[00:00:03]
THE, THE MAY 6TH BOARD OF, UH, SUPERVISORS MEETING TO ORDER, UH, WOULD NOW WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR STEVE KENDALL EMMAS BAPTIST CHURCH TO LEAD US ON AN INVOCATION.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND MAKE GOD BLESS THIS MEETING.
OH, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING SO MERCIFUL TO US AND ALLOWING US TO MEET TODAY TO HANDLE THE MATTERS OF THIS PIECE OF LAND THAT YOU'VE ALLOWED US TO CALL HOME.
BLESSED LORD, BLESS THE MINDS AND THE ARTICULATION OF SPEECH AND THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO TALK AND DISCUSS HERE TODAY.
KEEP US ALL UNIFIED, LORD, IN ONE DEGREE, THAT GOD MIGHT BLESS US AS A FAMILY, GIVE US HIS UNDERSTANDING AND HIS LOVE.
AND MAY THE MERCY, GOD BLESS THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO HOLD AUTHORITY TODAY.
WE PRAYED ALL IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME.
I'M GONNA ASK OUR VICE CHAIR, JONATHAN CHRISTY TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALL SUSAN FLAG THE FLAG, UNITED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION TODAY.
WE HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING A PRESENTATION OF AWARD ON BEHALF OF GOV.
GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGEN TO FIRE RESCUE.
PRESENTING THE AWARDS WILL BE SONNY DANIELS, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY.
BRAD CREASEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS, BETTY REEVES, NOBLES, VIRGINIA FIRE SERVICES BOARD, AND SPENCER WILLETT, DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS, GOVERNORS OF AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER TO INVITE Y'ALL TO COME FORWARD.
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'LL START OVER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOU GIVING US THE TIME TODAY TO, TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
IT'S OUR HONOR TO BE HERE ALSO.
UM, MS. BETTY REEVES NOBLE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP TODAY, BUT WE DO HAVE, UM, KEN BROWN HERE WITH US, WHO IS, UH, RETIRED GLAND FIRE CHIEF.
UH, AND HE'S WORKING WITH OUR AGENCY NOW, SO WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS WELL.
UH, I THOUGHT I'D START BY JUST GIVING YOU THE BACKGROUND ON THIS AWARD.
UM, MANY OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, BUT THE GOVERNOR'S FIRE SERVICES AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2002, TWO AS A MECHANISM TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE VIRGINIA'S FIRE SERVICE AND THE EXCELLENCE THAT IS IN THE FIRE SERVICE HERE.
THESE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY DURING THE VIRGINIA FIRE AND RESCUE CONFERENCE, DURING OUR VIRGINIA BEACH CONVENTION CENTER OR OUR, OUR FIRE CHIEFS CONFERENCE, UH, AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN IN VIRGINIA BEACH EACH FEBRUARY.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MEMORY THAT, UH, THAT CONFERENCE HAD TO BE CANCELED BECAUSE OF SNOW.
UH, SINCE THE AWARDS PROGRAM INCEPTION, MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA FIRE SERVICES BOARD AND OUR AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROGRAMS, HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING NOMINATIONS AND FORWARDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY FOR FINAL SELECTION.
TWO, INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PROCESS.
EACH APPLICATION IS SCREENED THROUGH TWO ROUNDS IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROCESS BEFORE BEING RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR.
SO THIS YEAR, THIS, THE RECIPIENT OF THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN VIRGINIA'S FIRE SERVICE IS GLAND FIRE AND RESCUE GLAND RECENTLY COMPLETED A CONSTRUCTION OF A $1.2 MILLION LIVE FIRE TRAINING STRUCTURE.
THIS GROUNDBREAKING FACILITY ENHANCES LOCAL AND REGIONAL TRAINING CAPABILITIES AND ADDRESSED PREVIOUS CHALLENGES IN CONDUCTING LIVE FIRE TRAINING EXERCISES, GLAND'S, LEADERSHIP IN FIRE TRAINING INNOVATION, ENSURES FIREFIGHTERS IN THE REGION ARE WELL PREPARED TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO GLAND FIRE AND RESCUE.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA ASK, UH, SPENCER WILLETT, OUR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS MANAGER TO COME UP AND NAME THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE VITAL IN THIS PROJECT.
THEY'LL BE RECEIVING UNIFORM RIBBONS AND, UH, A, A CHALLENGE COIN FROM THE, THE BOARD.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CREI, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FROM GLAND COUNTY AND ALSO FROM FIRE RESCUE.
AND SO FIRST IS DEPUTY CHIEF MIKE WATKINS FROM GLAND FIRE RESCUE,
[00:05:06]
CAPTAIN BRANDON PROFIT FROM THE TRAINING AND SAFETY DIVISION OF GLAND FIRE RESCUE, RESCUE LIEUTENANT DANNY COUGHLIN, TRAINING AND SAFETY DIVISION GLAND FIRE RESCUE PURCHASING DIRECTOR MARY ZAPATA, FINANCE DIRECTOR CARLA CAVE, COUNTY ATTORNEY TARA MCGEE, INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MANUEL ALVAREZ, BUILDING OFFICIAL GARY FISHER.AND FINALLY, GENERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR SCOTT FOSTER.
I DO HAVE ONE EXTRA, UH, RIBBON HERE.
UM, WHEN WE ASKED FOR THE NAMES, AND I THINK THIS GOES A LONG WAY TO TALKING ABOUT HIS CONGRATULATIONS, UH, OF HIS, UH, SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND, AND JUST HUMILITY, UH, WHEN WE ASKED FOR THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, UM, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE LIST OF NAMES THAT WE GOT AND, UH, CHIEF FERGUSON DIDN'T MENTION HIMSELF, BUT, UH, WE'VE GOT AN EXTRA RIBBON IN COIN BECAUSE HE'S JUST AS DESERVING AS ANYONE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR.
VERY WELL DESERVING, AND THANK YOU AGAIN, UH, BOARD FOR ALLOWING US A FEW MINUTES TO DO THIS TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME, TIME TO BE WITH US TODAY, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND WHILE WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE PICTURE, I JUST WANNA SAY, I KNOW THIS WAS BRANDON'S BRANDON PROPHET'S BABY, AND I KNOW I LOOK THERE AND I SEE ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GOT, BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT KUDOS GOES TO OUR LEADERSHIP, EDDIE FERGUSON, FOR, FOR JUST DOING A GREAT JOB IN LEADERSHIP AND, AND GREAT JOB WITH THE MORALE OF THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT AND, AND CAUSING THIS THING TO HAPPEN AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE RESOURCES WERE AVAILABLE TO GET IT DONE.
WE ARE BLESSED WITH HAVING SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS PRESENTATION ON THE LAND CONSERVANCY.
PARKER GLASTO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY, WILL BE GIVING US A PRESENTATION ON LAND CONSERVANCY ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE TO INCLUDE GLAND COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL THIS AFTERNOON.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY.
UH, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR, UH, ORGANIZATION, WE ARE A LOCAL LAND TRUST THAT SERVES THE GREATER RICHMOND REGION.
UH, WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2005.
UM, I'LL TRY TO USE MY, UH, MY STRONGER, UH, SPEAKING VOICE.
SO, UM, SO THE CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY WAS FOUNDED IN 2005, AND WE HAVE BEEN SERVING GLAND EVER SINCE THAT DAY.
UM, WE ACTUALLY MERGED WITH ANOTHER LAND TRUST CALLED THE GLAND LAND ALLIANCE IN 2014.
AND THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS IN GLAND COUNTY WHO WANTED TO PUT PERMANENT CONSERVATION ON THE LAND HERE IN THE COUNTY.
UM, SO IN OUR ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY, WE HAVE HELPED TO CONSERVE NOW OVER 15,000 ACRES IN OUR REGION.
OUR MISSION IS TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA'S RICHMOND REGION
[00:10:01]
FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND NATURE.WE'VE PUT EQUAL ATTENTION TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC RESOURCES SINCE WE ARE BLESSED WITH SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HISTORY IN OUR REGION, BUT ALSO BALANCING BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF NATURE AND THE, THE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE.
OUR SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES ALL OF GLAND COUNTY.
IT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE AREA FOR PLAN RVA, BUT WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD ALSO EXPAND IT FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
SO WE WILL SERVE ANYWHERE WITHIN AN HOUR'S DRIVE OF OUR OFFICE THAT NOW PICKS UP MOST OF LUVANA.
IT PICKS UP A LOT OF LOUISA AND IT PICKS UP CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A LOT OF THOSE PORTIONS, UH, SURROUND THE WESTERN PART OF GLAND COUNTY.
THIS MAP ALSO SHOWS YOU WHAT OUR VISION FOR CONSERVATION IN THE REGION WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS WHERE WE'VE TAKEN YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WORKED WITH YOUR PLANNING STAFF, AND SAID, WHERE IS CONSERVATION MOST APPROPRIATE? AND WE'VE COME UP WITH THIS VISION AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT REALLY CREATES SOMEWHAT OF A GREEN BELT AROUND THAT CITY OF RICHMOND.
THIS, THIS IS A KIND OF CONCEPT THAT GOES BACK THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS WHERE YOU HAD YOUR, YOUR INNER CITIES, AND THEN YOU NEEDED TO HAVE AN AGRICULTURAL BELT AROUND TO PROVIDE FOOD SUSTENANCE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN YOUR AREAS.
UM, BUT THAT IS OUR VISION AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SEE GOLAND.
MOST OF YOUR WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY IS, IS, UH, PART OF OUR VISION.
THIS IS WHERE CURRENTLY THERE ARE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN OUR REGION.
YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS INCLUDES STATE PARKS, NATIONAL PARKS, LOCAL MUNICIPAL PARKS, BUT ALSO A LOT OF PRIVATE LAND THAT HAS BEEN PLACED INTO CONSERVATION, PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT THE PRIVATE LANDOWNER STILL RETAINS THEIR INTEREST IN THE LAND CAN SELL IT IF THEY WANT TO.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, HOWEVER, IS TO EXTINGUISH CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND ADDED PROTECTIONS THAT HELP WATER QUALITY AND AIR QUALITY BUFFERING OUR STREAMS AND WATERS.
CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY, AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 2005 AND WE'VE PROTECTED ABOUT 15,000 ACRES.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
WE CURRENTLY HOLD THREE EASEMENTS IN GLAND COUNTY, AND WE HAVE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE MONON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO CO HOLD EASEMENTS.
UH, MONON DISTRICT AS A PUBLIC BODY IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE OPEN SPACE ACT, CAPITAL REGION.
LAND CONSERVANCY AS A NONPROFIT IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACT.
AND WHEN WE DO AN EASEMENT FOR BOTH OF US HOLDING IT, IT BRINGS THOSE TWO SECTIONS OF THE STATE CODE TOGETHER.
A FEW OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE, UH, MOST NOTABLY, WE PURCHASED MALVERN HILL OUT IN EASTERN HENRICO, 870 ACRES, AND TRANSFERRED OVER 400 ACRES TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THERE.
WE WORKED WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND BOUGHT ABOUT 50 ACRES ON THE APPOMATTOX RIVER AT THE FALL LINE, UH, DOWN THERE.
AND, UH, THAT LAND IS BEING OPENED UP AS A PUBLIC PARK.
UH, WE'VE WORKED IN NEW KEN COUNTY, HAMANI RIVER, UH, AND A LOT OF OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING GLAND, WHICH WE'RE PROUD OF.
THIS PICTURE I LIKE TO SHOW THIS IS GLAND.
THIS IS RONNIE KNUCKLES FARM, WHICH IS ALSO PROTECTED UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT HELD BY THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION.
SO THE CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY IS A LOCAL LAND TRUST.
THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION IS A STATEWIDE AGENCY THAT DOES PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WORK THAT OUR ORGANIZATION DOES LAND CONSERVATION NATIONWIDE.
CURRENTLY, THE COUNTRY HAS ABOUT 13% OF ALL OF ITS LANDS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR UNDER SOME OTHER TYPE OF, UH, OF DEED COVENANT THAT IS PERMANENT.
IN OUR REGION, HOWEVER, WE ARE AT ABOUT 6%, AND THAT IS LARGELY 'CAUSE WE'RE AN OLDER AREA THAT HAS HAD A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? ONCE YOU HAVE ALL THIS FRAGMENTATION OF THE LANDSCAPE, IT'S VERY HARD TO PUT LARGE LANDSCAPE SCALE CONSERVATION INTO PLACE.
HOWEVER, IT'S NOT, UH, UN UNCOMMON TO DO LARGE PARCELS THESE DAYS IN TERMS OF GLAND COUNTY.
HOWEVER, UM, THE COUNTY IS AT ABOUT FOUR POINT A HALF PERCENT OF ITS LAND AREA UNDER PERMANENT CONSERVATION.
THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE BIG STATE PARKS, DOESN'T HAVE NATIONAL PARKS, DOESN'T HAVE THESE KIND OF LARGE LANDSCAPE PROJECTS THERE.
SO MOST OF THIS HAS ALL BEEN DONE THROUGH PRIVATE LAND OWNERSHIP, AND YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT OF IT DOWN ON THE RIVER, THE JAMES RIVER, AS WELL AS SOME, UH, ALONG THE, THE ROUTE SIX RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR.
PART OF THE CHALLENGE IS WE'VE GOT A BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH NEED FOR JOBS, NEED FOR HOUSING, BUT ALSO WHERE ARE WE FEEDING OUR PEOPLE? WHERE ARE WE HAVING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES? UH, IN THIS STATISTIC, I FIND TO BE RATHER, UM, JUST EYE-OPENING EVERY 30 SECONDS, WE ARE LOSING A FOOTBALL FIELD WORTH OF AMERICA'S NATURAL AREAS TO SOME SORT OF CONVERTED USE EVERY 30 SECONDS, YOU KNOW, THE DURATION OF THIS MEETING, HOW MUCH LAND WILL HAVE BEEN CONVERTED, AND AT WHAT POINT IS THERE NO MORE LAND
[00:15:01]
TO CONVERT? WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES? THIS IS A, A MODEL THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION HAS PRODUCED CALLED A DEVELOPMENT VULNERABILITY MODEL.AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT IN GRAY, UH, THE AREAS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED AND WHAT IS SHOWN IN ORANGE.
AND THEN YELLOW IS A PREDICTION THAT THE STATE HAS FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE LAND TO BE CONVERTED TO A DIFFERENT USE.
UH, THE ORANGE BEING A 50% CHANCE OF BEING CONVERTED IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THAT'S HOW FAST LAND IS BEING CONVERTED IN THE RICHMOND REGION.
CLEARLY, GLAND KNOWS, UH, YOU'RE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING LOCALITIES IN THE WHOLE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
AS A RESULT, A LOT OF OUR FARM LAND IS BEING CONVERTED, INCLUDING PRIME AG SOILS AND PRIME AG SOILS BEING THE MOST PRODUCTIVE.
UH, VIRGINIA HAS RANKED NUMBER EIGHT IN TER, UH, EIGHTH IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF ACTUAL LOSS OF ACRES BEING CONVERTED OF FARMLAND TO SOME OTHER USE, AND AS A PERCENTAGE 11 IN THE NATION.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, FOR GLAND COUNTY, IN THE US AGRICULTURAL CENSUS BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022, GLAND LOST 28% OF ITS FARMLAND IN FIVE YEARS.
THAT WAS AT A TIME WHEN THE POPULATION GREW 15%.
SO YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE, THE CONVERSION.
AND I KNOW THAT FROM YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THERE'S A GOAL FOR THE 85 TO 15 TRYING TO KEEP 85% OF THE COUNTY IN A RURAL STATUS.
THIS IS JUST WHERE YOUR PRIME AG SOILS ARE TODAY.
AND, UM, AND SO THAT BECOMES A HIGH PRIORITY FOR US IN TERMS OF AGRICULTURE, BECAUSE AGRICULTURE IS STILL VIRGINIA'S TOP INDUSTRY.
ONE IN EVERY 11 JOBS IS TIED TO EITHER AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
SO WHAT IS, UH, LAND TRUST AND WHAT ARE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS? CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE PERPETUAL DEEDS THAT A LANDOWNER VOLUNTARILY GIVES TO A LAND TRUST.
IT HAS TO COMPLY AND CONFORM WITH THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT BECOMES RECORDED IN THE COURTHOUSE.
IT RUNS WITH THE LAND PART OF THE TITLE OF THE LAND, UH, AND IT MUST PROTECT SPECIFIC CONSERVATION VALUES.
THESE ARE IDENTIFIED, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT IS UNIQUELY IDENTIFIABLE, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC.
THERE'S A LOT THAT COMES FOR THIS, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
OUR DRINKING WATER IS NEEDS SURFACE WATER TO, TO REPLENISH.
AND SO BY PUTTING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, IT HELPS OUR DRINKING WATER.
IT'S PROTECTING SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE LAND THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OF THE CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES.
UH, IN GOOCHLAND IS, IS, UM, REALLY, UH, AN INCREDIBLE HISTORICAL COUNTY.
I'M JOINED BY ONE OF, UH, ONE OF THE LANDOWNERS OF, UH, TUCKAHOE, UH, HISTORIC TUCKAHOE TAD THOMPSON, WHO HIS PROPERTY IS UNDER, UH, CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
NOWHERE ELSE GETS TO SAY THAT THIS WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON'S BOYHOOD HOME, RIGHT? IF YOU LOSE IT, IT'S GONE FOREVER.
UM, WHAT WE ALSO DO IS WE SUSTAIN WORKING FARMS AND FORESTS.
GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES TRY TO KEEP THE FARM IN THEIR FAMILY, BUT DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES AND THE COST OF THAT REAL ESTATE GOING UP MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT.
A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, EXTINGUISHES A LOT OF THOSE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND THEREFORE MAKES IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE FAMILY TO KEEP OPERATING.
UH, AND THEN IT PRESERVES OPEN SPACE AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
I KNOW MANY OF Y'ALL UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, KEEP GLAND RURAL.
THAT'S WHAT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GLAND IS LIKE.
AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELP TO DO THAT.
LANDOWNERS GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT BENEFITS, AND IN VIRGINIA, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMETHING, UH, CALLED THE LAND PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT.
SO THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE COMPENSATED FOR DONATING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND THEY WILL GET 40% OF THAT VALUE ISSUED AS A STATE TAX CREDIT THAT COULD THEN BE SOLD AND TRANSFERRED.
AND THAT CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT, UH, REAL ESTATE VALUES.
UM, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CONFORM WITH THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE LETTERS THAT WE GET.
AND WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF DOING DUE DILIGENCE ON EACH AND EVERY PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TITLE IS GOOD, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOUNDARIES ARE GOOD, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN BE EASILY PROTECTED AND DEFENDED.
SHOULD THERE EVER BE A THREAT TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE FUTURE.
WE WORK WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SO I DON'T NEED TO EDUCATE YOU ALL ABOUT YOUR LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT YOU DO INCLUDE IN IT, UH, A MAP OF THE CONSERVED LANDS.
YOU ALSO INCLUDE, UH, YOUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
AND SO OUR WORK IS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR FUTURE
[00:20:01]
LAND USE MAP.THEN YOU ALSO HAVE SMALL AREA PLANS.
THOSE SMALL AREA PLANS ALSO OFTEN WILL CALL FOR PARKS OR OTHER CONSERVED AREAS TO KEEP OPEN SPACE CAPITAL REGION.
LAND CONSERVANCY IS VERY PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH CHESTERFIELD, HENRICO, CITY OF RICHMOND, TO CREATE NEW PARK LAND BY GOING IN AND ACQUIRING LAND, PROTECTING IT, HOLDING IT IN RESERVE SO IT COULD BECOME A PARK IN THE FUTURE.
THE STATE HAS ITS HIGH PRIORITY, 10% OF ALL LAND THAT THE, THE STATE HAS IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITY LAND FOR CONSERVATION IS CALLED CONSERVE VIRGINIA.
WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS MAP ARE THOSE PROPERTIES THAT THE, THE STATE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CONSERVED.
AND HERE'S A BREAKDOWN THAT INCLUDES AGRICULTURAL LANDS, FORESTRY LANDS, NATURAL HABITAT, ALSO TALKING ABOUT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL LANDS AND SCENIC PRESERVATION.
AGAIN, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A ZOOM IN ON THAT DEVELOPMENT VULNERABILITY MODEL THAT THE STATE HAS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FIND VERY FASCINATING IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, WE KNOW THIS HAPPENS, BUT HERE'S A MODEL THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.
IT'S PUSHING YOUR WILDLIFE, YOUR HABITAT FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY.
UH, AND SO PART OF WHAT THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS PUT FORWARD A MODEL THAT WOULD SAY, HOW DO WE KEEP OUR ECOLOGICAL CORES INTACT? HOW CAN WE SUPPORT LAND CONSERVATION THAT KEEPS WORKING FARMS WORKING FOR US, BUT ALSO CREATES THE WILDLIFE SUPERHIGHWAY? SO THIS IS CALLED THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, AND IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH WESTERN GOOCHLAND.
THIS IS WHERE THE, THE STATE HAS SAID, LET'S DO LAND CONSERVATION.
THIS WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONNECTS THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP ALL THE WAY TO THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, RIGHT? SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WILDLIFE HAS SAFE PLACES TO TRANSPORT AND HAVE FEWER INCIDENTS INVOLVING HUMANS IN, IN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC? UM, AND HERE'S JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SHOWING THAT ON THE MAP AND HOW IT CONNECTS THROUGH OUR REGION.
UH, I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION, BUT I'LL JUST SIMPLY SAY, WITH PARKS AND ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC, THERE'S ALSO MODELING THAT CAN BE DONE, BUT IT CAN ONLY BE DONE RIGHT NOW BASED ON URBANIZED AREAS ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS, WHICH GLAND COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE ANY QUOTE UNQUOTE URBANIZED AREAS.
BUT I SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES THAT INCLUDE SHORT PUMP AND TUCKAHOE THAT ARE TO YOUR EASTERN BOUNDARY.
AND THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED THE, UM, THE 10 MINUTE WALK MODEL.
THIS IS, PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET TO SOME SORT OF PUBLIC LAND WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF AN URBANIZED AREA.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN, UH, SHORT PUMP, ONLY ABOUT 30% OF THE POPULATION CAN GET TO A PARK WITHIN A 30 MINUTE WALK.
THE GOAL WOULD BE TO INCREASE THAT.
THERE'S ALSO NEW STUDIES OUT ABOUT OUR TREE CANOPY AND THE LOSS OF OUR TREE CANOPY.
UH, CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM HAS A GOAL TO INCREASE TREE CANOPY IN THE BAY WATERSHED HELPS WITH WATER QUALITY, ET CETERA.
AND YOU CAN SEE, ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT FROM THE US, UM, UH, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, THAT, UH, GLAND COUNTY HAS HAD A NET LOSS OF 542 ACRES OF TREE CANOPY, UH, OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME SINCE 2017.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT MODELS THAT WE LOOK AT AND PUTTING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELP TO SUPPORT, UH, MANY OF THE, THE COUNTY'S PLANS AND ITS GOALS FOR WHAT IT WANTS TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
AND PERMANENT CONSERVATION HELPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHERE YOU WANT GROWTH CAN BE DIRECTED THAT WAY, WHERE YOU WANT CONSERVATION CAN BE DIRECTED THAT WAY.
IT'S ALL IN A BALANCE IN A RELATIONSHIP.
UH, AND SO WE ARE HERE TO HELP LANDOWNERS AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR.
UM, THIS MAY AS A SOFTBALL, BUT WHEN A PIECE OF PROPERTY GOES INTO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, IT ISN'T RESTRICTED FROM SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES TAKING PLACE.
ANOTHER STRUCTURE, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY BE PUT ON IT, OR SOME OF THE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY MIGHT BE EXPANDED.
SO IT'S NOT A SNAPSHOT OR A STATUS QUO WHERE IT CAN NEVER CHANGE.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE DEED OF EASEMENT IS PERPETUAL.
THE DEED OF EASEMENT, HOWEVER, IDENTIFIES WHAT RESERVED RIGHTS THE LANDOWNER KEEPS AND WHAT THEY'RE GIVING UP.
SO TODAY YOU MIGHT HAVE 200 ACRES WITH ONE HOUSE ON IT.
THE LANDOWNER MAY SAY, WELL, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A SECOND HOME AT A LATER DATE.
I'D LIKE TO DIVIDE THAT SECOND HOME OFF FOR A SECOND PARCEL.
AND THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT COULD BE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY TO PERMIT THAT TO OCCUR ON A FUTURE DATE.
THERE ARE, DEPENDING ON GRANT FUNDING, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WE WILL GET GRANT FUNDING, BUT, UH, LAND USE CONVERSION BETWEEN FORESTRY ACTIVITIES AND AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, UH, ARE CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL PUT A CONSERVATION
[00:25:01]
EASEMENT ON AHE LAND TO FIRST EXTINGUISH DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, BUT THEN THEY MIGHT COME BACK WITH ECOLOGICAL SERVICES SUCH AS WETLANDS OR NUTRIENT BANKS AND THE LIKE, AND TO THEN ADD THAT.AND THAT WOULD BE A LAND USE CONVERSION, BUT IT, IT CAN BE DESIGNATED AS BEING FLEXIBLE.
UM, JUST A FURTHER AMPLIFICATION.
SO WHEN A LAND PIECE PARCEL GOES INTO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, MOST TIMES IT'S NOT GONNA SEE RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO THE TAX BASE WILL BE DIMINISHED BECAUSE THE LAND VALUE IS GOING TO BE OPEN.
BUT IS IT ALSO FAIR TO SAY WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A DEMAND FOR SERVICES ON THAT LAND? WE AREN'T GONNA BE LOOKING FOR KIDS TO GO INTO THE SCHOOLS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LOOK FOR DEMANDS, SAY ON THE AQUIFER OR WATER OR A NEED FOR MORE ROADS BECAUSE TRAFFIC WON'T BE INCREASING ON THAT.
SO THERE WAS A, A STUDY DONE IN NEW KENT, CHARLES CITY AND JAMES CITY COUNTIES.
UH, AND THAT STUDY PRODUCED, UH, TWO FACTS.
ONE THAT IT, UH, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HAD A FISCAL IMPACT FOR THE GOOD FOR THOSE LOCALITIES.
IT BROUGHT IN TAX BASE, BUT IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF EXPENSES.
SO THEY ENDED UP WITH A SURPLUS, A A, A POSITIVE FISCAL IMPACT.
IT ALSO HAS A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT BASED OFF OF ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DRIVEN THERE.
AND THE AUGMENTING, UM, UH, ECONOMIC IMPACT PRIMARILY THEY WERE LOOKING AT OUTDOOR RECREATION, UH, THAT CAME AS A RESULT.
UM, AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AND, AND FORGIVE ME, UM, AS NOT A GLAND COUNTY RESIDENT, BUT YOUR TAX BASE ON A MILLION DOLLAR HOME WOULD BE ABOUT 50,000.
UH, I MEAN 5,000, UH, YEAH, THANK YOU.
50% DO, DO NOT GIVE THE AUDIENCE 50 CENTS THANK 50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, BUT IT WOULD BE $5,000 OF INCOME ON A MILLION DOLLAR HOME.
BUT THAT YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, IT COSTS MAYBE 13, $14,000 TO EDUCATE A STUDENT.
AND SO WHAT THEN IS THE FISCAL IMPACT OF A MILLION DOLLAR RESIDENTIAL HOME? RIGHT? IT'S GONNA HAVE A NET, UH, A DEFICIT IN THAT INSTANCE.
SO, UH, BEING ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR GROWTH AND YOUR POPULATION THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT THE OTHER LOCALITIES HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT.
UM, JUST, UH, QUESTION FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I WENT TO A UNIVERSITY IN AN URBAN AREA, AND ONE THING THAT THEY DID THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY CREATIVE WAS AS THE STUDENT BODY GREW, YOU HAD TO HAVE A TREE FOR EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE STUDENT BODY.
AND IN AN URBAN AREA, IT ACTUALLY ENSURED THAT RATHER THAN A CONCRETE LOOKING CAMPUS, YOU MAINTAINED A, UM, WOODED, YOU KNOW, WOODED SPACES AND A LOT OF TREES.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT EMPLOYED IN A SUBURBAN AREA? WE, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY URBANIZATION IN OUR COUNTY, BUT WE DO HAVE AREAS THAT ARE GROWING MM-HMM
AND YOU DO SEE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES HUNDREDS OF ACRES CUT DOWN FOR THAT GROWTH.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, I'M NOT SAYING STOP IT ALTOGETHER, BUT AT LEAST, UM, FIND WAYS TO SAY, OKAY, THE COUNTY IS NET, YOU KNOW, NOT LOSING ANY OF THIS IMPORTANT, UH, TREE COVER COVERAGE AND ALL THE BENEFITS WE GET.
HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU SEEN THAT FROM EXAMPLES? SO THERE WAS, UH, A BILL THAT, THAT WAS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR EACH LOCALITY TO ESTABLISH A FUND WHERE DEVELOPERS COULD PAY INTO THE FUND FOR, FOR CUTTING DOWN TREES FOR DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT THAT WOULD THEN ALLOW FOR THE LOCALITY, THEN PLANT TREES ELSEWHERE.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT PASSED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
I DON'T KNOW, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE VETOES, THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T VETO THAT PARTICULAR BILL, UM, ON THE STUDENT BASIS.
HOWEVER, UM, INTERESTINGLY, HENRICO COUNTY IS WORKING ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AS PART OF THEIR HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OUT AT WILTON ON THE JAMES RIVER.
AND THEY HAVE IN THEIR, UH, THEIR PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY THAT THE STUDENTS, ALL THE STUDENTS WHO WOULD GO THROUGH THAT WOULD END UP PLANTING THEIR OWN TREE AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND, AND SEE THE TREES AS THEY GROW AND DEVELOP AS A WAY OF CONNECTING THEM TO THE LANDSCAPE.
ANYTHING ELSE? I, I'M, I'M INTRIGUED WITH THE, THE TAX CREDITS THAT, UM, I, I'M ON, UH, UCH FARM BUREAU BOARD, AND I'M AWARE OF SEVERAL PRODUCERS WHO DID USE EASEMENTS.
AND THE, THE COMMENT OFTEN IS, IS, WELL, THIS IS MY RETIREMENT.
I NEED TO SELL THE LAND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF WHEN I'M NOT ON THE COMBINE OR, OR THE HAY RAKE.
SO, SO HOW DO WE BEST INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY SELL TO A DEVELOPER, THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING A RETIREMENT THROUGH A CONSERVATION
[00:30:01]
EASEMENT AND THE RESALE OF THESE TAX CREDITS.IS THIS SOMETHING OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE INTRODUCING WITH EVERY APPLICATION SAYING, AND BY THE WAY, YOU COULD USE AN EASEMENT INSTEAD OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OR, OR HOW DO WE BEST MAKE PEOPLE AWARE? UH, CERTAINLY WE WOULD, WE WOULD LOVE IT IF THE COUNTY HELPED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
UH, AT ONE POINT WE ALSO WORKED WITH, UM, YOUR REVENUE, UH, COMMISSIONER SEND OUT LIKE, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN IN YOUR, UH, LAND USE TAX PROGRAM AS AN EXAMPLE.
UM, BUT TO YOUR POINT, UM, ABSOLUTELY THERE'S, IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY WITH YOUR LAND, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS THE BEST OPTION FOR YOU.
MY PARENTS, WE HAVE A FARM IN NELSON COUNTY, IT'S 200 ACRES, AND WE PUT IT INTO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT 20 YEARS AGO, AND WE GOT THE TAX CREDITS AND MY DAD, MY BROTHER, WE ALL MADE THE DECISION TOGETHER.
WHAT THAT TAX CREDIT HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE USED FOR BY TAKING THE CAPITAL OUT OF THE LAND AND GETTING CASH AND APPLYING IT ELSEWHERE HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THE FAMILY AND FOR THE FARM.
RIGHT? THAT'S THE VISION OF IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO DIFFERENTLY, IF YOU WANT TO PASS THIS LAND TO THE NEXT GENERATION TO CONTINUE TO FARM, IT IS THE TOOL TO USE CERTAINLY FOR THAT PURPOSE.
UM, AND SO THE TAX CREDITS ARE GREAT, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN VIRGINIA, WE'RE ONLY ONE OF THREE STATES IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY THAT ALLOW YOU TO SELL YOUR TAX CREDITS.
UH, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE, THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW YOU ACKNOWLEDGED TUCKAHOE PLANTATION IN YOUR PRESENTATION, AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE MR. TAD THOMPSON IS HERE, HE AND HIS FAMILY OWN TUCKAHOE, AND I BELIEVE MOST OF TUCKAHOE OF THE 500 SOME ACRES IS IN A CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
AND, UH, IT'S SUCH A GEM FOR OUR COUNTY TO HAVE SUCH A HISTORIC, UH, IMPORTANT, UH, ASSET.
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S CHILDHOOD WAS THERE, SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD THERE AND SO FORTH.
SO ALL THE CITIZENS HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, UH, VISITING TUCKAHOE PLANTATION.
WE'RE WE'RE HAVING A MOTHER'S DAY PICNIC.
IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER MOMENT AND I WILL PROCLAMATION, THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THE PROCLAMATION AND TAKE A PHOTO.
WHEREAS GLAND BUSINESSES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING GLAND COUNTY AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BY EMBRACING JOB CREATION, INNOVATION, AND EMPLOYING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE TO PRESERVE THE ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF OUR CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS GLAND BUSINESSES PROVIDE OVER 20,000 JOBS TO THE CITIZENS OF GLAND AND GREATER RICHMOND REGION, AS WELL AS OFFERING A VARIETY OF GOODS AND SERVICES WORLDWIDE.
AND WHEREAS GLAND'S BUSINESSES WORK IN A NUMBER OF DIVERSE INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, FINANCE AND INSURANCE CONSTRUCTION, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, MANUFACTURING EVENTS AND HOSPITALITY LOGISTICS AND HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES.
AND WHEREAS ONE FORTUNE 102 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ARE LOCATED IN GLAND AS WELL AS SEVERAL REGIONAL COMPANIES AND HUNDREDS OF SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY THOUSANDS OF WORKERS.
AND WHEREAS GLIN IS EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE AND SHARE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES ON ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS, THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF
[00:35:01]
GLAND COUNTY.AND WHEREAS GLAND WANTS TO HIGHLIGHT ITS BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO THE CITIZENS OF GLAND, SO THEY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE HOW OUR BUSINESSES HELP DRIVE THE GLAND ECONOMY FORWARD.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF GLAND, VIRGINIA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, 2025 IS BUSINESS APPRECIATION MONTH IN GLAND AND CALL THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS AND APPRECIATION OF ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY'S BUSINESS APPRECIATION MONTH OF GOIN COUNTY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE EDA FOR BEING HERE, PERSON HERE,
WHEREAS GLIN INCLUDES A GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER AMERICANS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND EXPERIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS COMMUNITIES BENEFIT WHEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOMED, INCLUDED AND IN SUPPORTED.
AND WHEREAS GLIN RECOGNIZES OUR NEED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, OLDER AMERICANS NEED TO THRIVE AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
AND WHEREAS GLIN CAN WORK TO BUILD AN EVEN BETTER COMMUNITY FOR OUR OLDER RESIDENTS BY PLANNING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENTS, ENSURING ACTIVITIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT SUPPORT AGING IN PLACE.
NOW THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF GLAND COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, 2025 TO BE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS URGE EVERY RESIDENT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLDER CITIZENS, HELP TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY AND JOIN EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OLDER AMERICANS CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY AGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
MY NAME IS HEATHER FORTUNE AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SPAN CENTER, WHICH IS THE DESIGNATED AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR PLANNING DISTRICT 15.
THAT INCLUDES GOOCHLAND COUNTY.
MOTION CHAIRMAN, WE NEED A MOTION? YEAH, WE, WE DO NEED A MOTION.
MR. MR. POTTERS IS GONNA MAKE ONE.
I'LL LET THE OLDER, UH, ON THIS DAY IS DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT MR. ALVAREZ IS ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
I HAVE A LONG MEMORY MR. BRAVOS.
OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION, PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK CLIFF HELLER.
NOW THIS GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE.
EARLIER TODAY, I TOOK PLACE IN, UH, IN HELPING DELIVER SOME THANK YOU PACKETS, LITTLE GOODY BAGS TO THE EMPLOYEES HERE.
AND, UH, IT, IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
WHEREAS AMERICANS ARE SERVED EVERY DAY BY PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY LEVELS.
THESE UNSUNG HEROES SUPPLY CONTINUITY TO OUR SOCIETY.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES SERVE IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ARTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, FINANCE, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY PLANNING, HUMAN RIGHTS, RECREATION AND
[00:40:01]
MORE.AND WHEREAS AS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ACCEPT NOT ONLY JOBS BUT OATHS AND WHEREAS GLAND COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME AND TALENT BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SERVICES THEY RENDER.
AND WE, AS WITHOUT PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, CONTINUITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF GLAND COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4, 3, 10, 20 25 IS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK AND GLAND COUNTY AND COMMENCES ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR DELIVERING QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE COMPLIMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNED EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS, FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY.
AND THIS IS MR. CLIFF HELLER AS OUR HEAD OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY WE HAVE GOT THE VERY BEST EMPLOYEES THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? UM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS JOB.
UH, THESE ARE ALL GREAT PROCLAMATIONS.
UM, I JUST HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT.
UH, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THE GOOSE AND LEADERSHIP, UH, PROGRAM.
UM, AND JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
IT'S CALLED THE GLAND LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE, AND IT'S NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS 27TH.
GLE CLASSES INTRODUCED GLAND'S RESIDENTS TO THEIR COUNTY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE COUNTY'S HISTORY, COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, SERVICES, AGRICULTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGET PROCESS.
PARTICIPANTS ARE INTRODUCED TO BOTH COUNTY AND STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
GLE HOSTS 13 SESSIONS, TYPICALLY EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 PM FROM MID-OCTOBER THROUGH EARLY APRIL.
SESSIONS ARE HELD AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE FURTHER INSIGHT INTO GLAND'S HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT.
REGISTRATION IS IN PROGRESS AND CONTINUES INTO OCTOBER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, UH, THERE'S A BROCHURE AVAILABLE AND YOU CALL, YOU COULD CALL THE COUNTY GLAND COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, I WAS READING THE, THE CLASS TOPICS AND I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF, UH, LET YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THEM.
THE INITIAL, UH, SESSION WOULD BE SOMEWHAT OF AN ORIENTATION AND PICTORIAL, UH, TOUR OF THE COUNTY.
UH, THAT WOULD BEGIN IN IN OCTOBER.
THEN AGRICULTURE AND NA, NATIONAL RESOURCES COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, REVENUE TREASURER, THEN THE SHERIFF CLERK OF COURTS AND COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY.
AND NEXT INTO DECEMBER, EDUCATION, COUNTY DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET AND FIRE RESCUE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DINNER WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AND I ATTENDED THAT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS VERY GOOD STATE LEGISLATURE.
THEY'LL SPEND A DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
AND, AND THEN THERE'S A MAKEUP SESSION AVAILABLE AND THE LEADERSHIP AND, AND GETTING INVOLVED.
AND THEN A GRADUATION DINNER, WHICH WOULD, UH, BE AT THE FINAL APRIL 8TH MEETING.
SO IT'S, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SIGN UP.
THERE ARE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE.
UH, YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT, UH, AT THE VIRGINIA, UH, EXTENSION OFFICE, VIRGINIA TECH, UH, EXTENSION OFFICE.
AND, UH, THERE'LL BE AN APPLICATION THERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MR. INTERIM? I DO.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE QUITE A FEW TODAY.
UH, IN ADDITION TO, UM, JUST, JUST HEARD OUR CHAIRMAN TALK ABOUT GLEI, I, UH, LEFT APPLICATIONS ON THE TABLE IN THE, IN OUTSIDE OUR BOARD ROOM.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY, THE APPLICATIONS ARE THERE.
IF NOT, YOU CAN FIND THEM, UH, ONLINE OR, OR CALL THE EXTENSION OFFICE.
UH, ON APRIL 25TH, WE HAD THE FIRST, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, NIGHT AT TUCKER.
[00:45:02]
AND THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.NEXT NIGHT AT TUCKER WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, AND THE BAND IS EXIT 38 AND THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS AND FARM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THE GLAND FARMER'S MARKET STARTS TODAY.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AFTER OUR MEETING DURING THAT TIME, YOU CAN GO AND VISIT THE FARMER'S MARKET ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, NO DISCOUNT COUPONS FROM US.
JUST, UH, DO WHAT YOU CAN FOR OUR LOCAL, UH, LOCAL FARMERS.
UH, THE, UM, GLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, SPECIAL OLYMPIC TORCH RUN WILL BE ON MAY ON FRIDAY, MAY 9TH, THIS COMING FRIDAY.
AND, UH, IT'LL START AT 10:00 AM AND THEY'LL BE GOING THROUGH HERE TO THE, FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING HERE, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO.
ALSO HELD AN EGG HUNT FOR ON EASTER SATURDAY, I THINK IT WAS.
WE HAD A LOT OF PARTICIPANTS, I THINK THAT THOUGHT WE WERE HANDING OUT REAL EGGS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PRICING NOWADAYS.
SO WE HAD REALLY HAD REALLY GOOD CROWD.
GLAND DAY STARTS ON MAY 16TH AND 17TH, RIGHT HERE IN THE COURTHOUSE AREA.
UM, THIS IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MONTH.
AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, WE'RE CELEBRATING BUSINESSES, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE, UH, SMALL BUSINESS APPRECIATION EVENT ON MAY 8TH, UH, TODAY,
SO YOU CAN COME TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, ADDRESS ON RIVER ROAD ACROSS FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THEY'LL HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE.
UM, AND THE, THAT SAME DAY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, YOU SOUTHERN COME UP EARLIER TO ACCEPT, UH, RECOGNITION WILL BE HO HOLDING A ASK US ANYTHING EVENT.
SO COME AND ASK THEM ANYTHING.
UM, AT THE LAST MEETING, A LADY, UH, CAME UP AND ASKED ABOUT COULD WE CHANGE THE ZIP CODES SO THAT, UH, HER ADDRESS WOULDN'T BE LOUISA ANY LONGER.
I'M NOT GONNA SAY HER NAME, BUT SHE'S BEEN BEEN HERE A LOT.
UH, PAUL DRUMRIGHT IS WORKING WITH HIS CONTACTS IN HENRIK WINCHESTER FIELD.
'CAUSE I WENT, WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, UM, MS. WARWICK WHO WRITES A BLOG IN GLAND, ACTUALLY DID A STORY.
UH, I SAW IT TODAY ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF DOING THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
IT'S ON OUR LIST, UH, TO WORK ON FIREWORKS.
THIS YEAR WILL BE ON JULY 3RD INSTEAD OF JULY 4TH.
UM, A FEW REASONS FOR THAT, BUT IT HAPPENS ON A THURSDAY.
SO COME OUT, CELEBRATE WITH US ON THE THIRD AND THEN GO OFF ON YOUR VACATION ON THE FOURTH.
UM, IT MEANS, IT MEANS A LOT LESS MONEY FOR THE COUNTY, SO WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE TAXPAYER FUNDS.
UH, A FEW YEARS, ACTUALLY, LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER, THE BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION TO PARTNER WITH VDOT TO, UM, COLLECT OLD SIGNS AND SO ON FROM THE COUNTY.
IF YOU, IF YOU DRIVE AROUND ENOUGH, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF TRASHY LOOKING SIGNS.
SO THE BOARD AGREED TO PARTNER WITH VDOT.
WE'RE WORKING, I'M WORKING WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NOW TO COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THERE WASN'T A SPECIFIC, UH, PERSON OR ENTITY, UH, ORGANIZED FOR THAT EVENT.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON, UH, TO DO THAT.
UM, MEMORIAL DAY, THE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED ON MAY THE SIXTH.
UH, AND THE BOARD, WHAT'S THAT? JUNE MEMORIAL DAY? MAY, MAY 26TH.
THE 26 ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE.
DID I TELL YOU THAT ALREADY?
UM, AND THEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL HAVE A-C-I-P-A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WORK SESSION ON MAY 23RD.
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WANT DO OVER THE NEXT, UH, 25 YEARS.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. CHAIRMAN, A LOT GOING ON.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO PROPOSE TO POSTPONE, UH, AGENDA ITEMS OR IN ADDITIONS? EXCUSE ME.
ANY DELETIONS OR CHANGES IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION FROM BY THE BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD, DELETE, OR CHANGE? OKAY, NONE.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD.
[00:50:01]
IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUE INVOLVING THE COUNTY THAT IS NOT ON THE MEETING.IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT AN ISSUE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, YOU NEED TO SPEAK WHEN THAT MATTER IS CALLED.
EACH PERSON MAY SPEAK ONCE FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE COME TO THE PLATFORM TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE PROVIDING YOUR COMMENTS.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES, YOU MAY EXTEND YOUR TIME BY HAVING OTHER RESIDENTS COME UP, GIVE THEIR NAME AND SEE THEIR TIME TO YOU.
YOUR TIME IS INCREASED BY TWO MINUTES.
FOR EACH PERSON WHO DOES SO UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 MINUTES, THE BOARD IS OFFERING A CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, BUT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO LAST MORE THAN AN HOUR.
WHEN THE LIGHT TIME OR GREEN LIGHT COMES ON, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TALK.
THE FIRST YELLOW LIGHT, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT TO SPEAK.
THE SECOND YELLOW LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS 30 SECONDS LEFT TO SPEAK.
AND OF COURSE, WHEN THE RED LIGHT COMES ON, YOUR TIME IS UP.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE? I WOULD NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? LINDA MOORE, 2164 PROFIT ROAD, MANNEQUIN, SABBATH, VIRGINIA.
UM, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, MANNY ALVAREZ, UM, AND ALL THE STAFF THAT ALLOWED OUR SMALL GROUP CITIZENS TO MEET, UH, TO DISCUSS, UM, SOME CONCERNS.
UM, WITH THE HIGH FIELD DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE FOR QUITE A ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF, UH, ASSEMBLED A SMALL GROUP OF CITIZENS, UM, WHO ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE DEVELOPER TO MEET SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE FEEL TO FIRE AND RESCUE AND OUR CURRENT ROADS.
UM, AND THE, AND WE HAVE FINALLY, AFTER A YEAR, WHITTLED IT DOWN TO THREE AREAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE.
I'VE ALREADY PROVIDED IT, UH, TO YOU ALL.
WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, SIGNAL THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE COULD WORK ON RATHER SOON.
UM, THEY'RE NOT, UM, MONEY GENERATING THINGS.
THEY DO, UH, REQUIRE THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US ON HOW TO WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE DON'T HEAR THESE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT COMES ALONG WHEN WE HAVE AN OOPS MOMENT, WHEN, WHEN SOMETHING IS, IS DOESN'T WORK AFTER IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO.
UM, I HOPE, LIKE I SAID, THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, UH, TOWARDS SOME OF THESE, UM, CONCERNS THAT I'VE ALREADY GIVEN YOU.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO MR. THOMPSON? COME ON, YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
UH, JUST LIKE TO, UH, REITERATE AGAIN, AN OPEN INVITATION AND ALSO, UH, FOLLOWING ON TO, UH, PARKER'S, UH, PRESENTATION.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING ON THAT BOARD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AND HAVING STARTED WITH THE GLAND LAND ALLIANCE, FORMED BY SOME OSELAND CITIZENS THAT MERGED INTO THE GLAND ALLIANCE AND ALSO, UH, AS AN EASEMENT DONOR STARTING BACK IN 1986.
I THOUGHT I WOULD POINT OUT, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU INTERESTED, THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU THERE.
UM, MULTIPLE BENEFITS YOU GET AS, AS ALLUDED TO THE, THE TAX CREDIT THANKS TO VIRGINIA'S, UH, SPECIAL, UH, STATUTORY ARRANGEMENT.
YOU ALSO GET THE FEDERAL, UM, UH, CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION.
AND, UM, ADDITIONALLY, GLIN MAKES IT EASY FOR US LANDOWNERS TO, UH, UH, GET THE BENEFIT AGAIN UNDER VIRGINIA LAW OF THE REDUCED, UH, ASSESSMENT, WHICH
[00:55:01]
HAPPENS AS EVERY YEAR.SO EACH YEAR IT SAVES YOU ON YOUR, UH, INCOME TAX, UH, EXCUSE ME, YOUR REAL ESTATE TAXES, UH, FOR THE COUNTY.
AND, UM, THE, THE HISTORY HAS BEEN THAT, UH, UM, IN, UH, COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE, UH, ACREAGE UNDER, UH, EASEMENT, THE, THE LAND VALUES CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE.
SO YOU STILL HAVE ALL YOUR OTHER, UH, RIGHTS.
YOU TYPICALLY GIVE UP, UM, MUCH OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? SO YEAH, YOU'RE NOT GONNA, UH, HAVE A HUGE CASH, UH, AWARD.
YOU'RE GONNA GET THE TAX BENEFITS, WHICH CAN BE SOLD UNDER VIRGINIA LAW.
UH, BUT THEN YOU'LL FIND THAT, UH, IF YOU KEEP, KEEP LIVING, KEEP FARMING, THE VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP.
AND, UH, AND SO, UH, I'M A BIG FAN OF EASEMENTS.
BE HAPPY TO, TO TALK TO OTHERS.
AND FOR THOSE OF, FOR THE, THOSE OF YOU ON THE BOARD, WE USED TO SAY IN THE GLAND LAND ALLIANCE, UH, SANDY FISHER MAY BE PRIME AMONG THEM.
THE BIG DEAL IS COWS DON'T GO TO SCHOOL.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COME FORWARD? I GUESS THEY YIELD AND THEN I GO AFTER THEM.
I RESIDE AT 1511 RIVERVIEW ROAD IN MAIDENS, VIRGINIA, AND I YIELD MY TIME TO EVAN WEINER, TERRY MCLAUGHLIN, 1714 REED MARSH LANE IN GOOCHLAND, AND I YIELD MY TIME TO EVAN.
UM, SO, UH, I THINK ALL Y'ALL KNOW WHO I AM.
UH, EVAN WEINER, UH, PO BOX ONE OILVILLE.
UM, I'M HERE REPRESENTING, UH, BIG DADDY'S OILVILLE OFFICE, LANDHOLDER CORPORATION, MOUTHFUL, UM, AS WELL AS HOSTED BACK BY PORT 80, PORT 80 INTERNET.
UM, I LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO TERRY AND ANDY, BOTH CUSTOMERS OF DIFFERENT SIDES OF OUR SHOP.
UM, I APPRECIATE COMING OUT TODAY SO I CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN I WOULD'VE OTHERWISE HAD.
UH, SO IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, WE PURCHASED A PARCEL IN THE, IN DOYLE, IN THE OILVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT HAD AN APPROVED POD FOR A CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT STORAGE YARD.
AND THAT HAD BEEN USED AS A TRUCKING LAY DOWN YARD FOR YEARS WITHOUT ANY SCREENING AND NO RESIDENTIAL HOMES IN SIGHT, AS IS COMMON, WE REQUESTED A ZONING CONFIRMATION LETTER.
WE FOUND OUT TO OUR SURPRISE THAT WHEN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WAS SUBDIVIDED, THAT DEVELOPERS PROFFERED THAT THERE WOULD BE SCREENING OF OUTDOOR STORAGE.
EVEN IN M TWO WHERE IT'S PERMITTED BY WRIGHT, I COULD NEVER HAVE EXPECTED THAT THE APPROVED AND INSPECTED POD ON A PARCEL THAT WE PURCHASED ISN'T EVEN COMPLIANT WITH THE PROFFERS.
I STARTED A DIALOGUE WITH STAFF AND SOME BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT IT.
YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PAST COUPLE YEARS OR PAST YEAR NOW.
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, BUT LEADS US HERE TODAY, UM, BECAUSE WE FELT SINGLED OUT AS THERE IS NOW ONLY ONE PARCEL THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE PROFFERS.
AT THE TIME OF OUR PURCHASE, THERE WERE NONE.
UM, OVER THE PAST MONTHS, I'VE DONE FAR MORE RESEARCH AND ANALYZED INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH FOYER REQUESTS THAN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DO.
IT SEEMS THAT STAFF HAS BEEN NEGLECTFUL IN EITHER REQUIRING SCREENING DURING THE POD APPROVAL PROCESS OR ENSURING IT WAS ACTUALLY INSTALLED DURING THE INSPECTION.
TO BE CLEAR, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A SINGLE POD APPROVED IN THE PAST 20 YEARS MET THE PROFFER REQUIREMENTS.
I STAND HERE TODAY AS A CITIZEN LANDOWNER AND BUSINESS OWNER IN THE COUNTY FOR MONTHS.
I'VE BEEN PLEADING FOR THE COUNTY TO BE PART OF SOLVING THIS COMMUNITY ISSUE, NOT TO LEAVE US BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WITH THE RISK OF A ZONING VIOLATION OR MY COMPANIES FEELING LIKE WE'RE SINGLED OUT AND BEING REQUIRED TO INSTALL SCREENING THAT HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED FOR ANYONE ELSE TO INSTALL.
SO FAR, STAFF HAS CREATED THIS PROBLEM BY FAILING OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO ENFORCE THE PROFFERS AT VARIOUS PHASES OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT.
I'M NOT IMPLYING THE STAFF WAS MALICIOUS, IT WAS HUMAN ERROR.
I'M ALSO NOT SAYING THAT THIS PROBLEM CAME UP BECAUSE PEOPLE CHANGED STUFF AFTER APPROVAL OR INSPECTION OF THEIR PODS.
THIS WAS FAILURES DURING THE PROCESS THAT STAFF IS INVOLVED WITH.
IT IS A REVIEW AND INSPECTION ISSUE, NOT AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
STAFF'S ACTIONS HAVE CREATED A SITUATION OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT.
IT IS AN ABJECT FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, ENFORCE THE LAW EQUALLY AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR PREFERENCE.
I COME BEFORE YOU ALL AS A GROUP TODAY BECAUSE STAFF HAS REFUSED TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ROLE IN THIS SITUATION AND WORK TOWARDS AN AMICABLE AND LEGAL SOLUTION.
HECK, THE COUNTY'S NOT EVEN COMPLIANT WITH THE PROFFERS ON A PARCEL THEY OWN IN THE FRONT OF THE BUSINESS PARK.
YET STAFF THINKS THAT I SHOULD WASTE INDU WASTE VALUABLE AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE LAND TO SCREEN OUTDOOR STORAGE WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN SCREEN SCHOOL
[01:00:01]
BUSES THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SCREEN.ALSO, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS HASN'T LED TO A DOUBLE STANDARD.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES AND AT $150,000 AN ACRE, WHY SHOULD I WASTE $30,000 IN VALUABLE INDUSTRIAL LAND TO INSTALL SCREENING WHEN NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE SO EXCEPT FOR ONE PARCEL IN THE PAST? THIS IS EXACERBATED BY STAFF'S REFUSAL TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
THEY WON'T EVEN TAKE PART IN A COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS WAYS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
WHETHER THAT BEING COMING INTO COMPLIANCE OR HELPING TO PUT A PROFFER AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU ALL TO CHANGE THE, UH, THE PROFFERS FOR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION.
UH, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET REPLIES TO OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EVEN TO EMAILS.
IF SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER, JUST SAY THAT.
DON'T IGNORE FIVE OR MORE EMAILS OVER A WEEK OR TWO.
UH, WHERE, WHERE A CITIZEN'S ASKING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SOMETHING, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CALL A BOARD MEMBER TO HELP GET A SIMPLE REPLY TO AN EMAIL.
AND IT'S THINGS LIKE THIS OVER AND OVER FOR THE PAST YEAR FOR US, THIS IS ALL MADE FURTHER INSULTING BY A STAFF MEMBER'S COMMENTS ALONG THE LINES OF, WELL, I WASN'T HERE THEN, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENED.
AND THEN BASICALLY THROWING THEIR ARMS UP IN THE AIR LIKE, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.
THE ISSUE ISN'T WHAT HAPPENED THAT'S IN THE PAST.
THE ISSUE IS HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUES THAT, THAT A NUMBER OF GLAND BUSINESSES ARE CURRENTLY FACING IN THIS INDUSTRIAL PARK.
THE ISSUE IS STAFF'S INABILITY TO APPROVE OR DENY A SCREENING MATERIAL THAT THEY'VE HAD IN FRONT OF THEM SINCE SEPTEMBER 13TH OF LAST YEAR, ALMOST NINE MONTHS.
THE GENERAL RESPONSE RECEIVED SO FAR IS A SLAP IN THE FACE OF THE BOARD'S DESIRE TO BE BUSINESS FRIENDLY.
IT IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF THAT, TO BE HONEST.
I PURCHASED THIS LAND TO RESOLVE ZONING VIOLATIONS, GROW OUR GLAND BASED BUSINESS AND CREATE NEW JOBS IN THE COUNTY, NONE OF WHICH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION.
I ALSO FIND IT MILDLY IRONIC THAT THE SITUATION BOILS OVER TODAY OR THIS MONTH OF ALL MONTHS BUSINESS APPRECIATION MONTH.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE CASE WHEN I MADE PLANS TO COME HERE TODAY.
OUR REQUEST AND NEED IS VERY SIMPLE.
WE WANNA PUT A BUILDING ON A PARCEL WITH AN APPROVED POD FOR THE SAME USE.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE APPROVED ENTRANCES, NO NEW IMPERVIOUS AREAS, NOTHING TRIGGERING STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
WE WANT TO BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HELD TO.
WE WANT TO GET TIMELY ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
WE WANT TO BE LEGAL IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND YET, HERE I AM TODAY, ALMOST A YEAR, ALMOST A YEAR LATER, STILL TRYING TO CHECK BOXES WITH THE RIGHT COLOR PENCIL, NO MARKER WITH THE STROKE AT THE RIGHT ANGLE.
OH NO, HAS TO BE AN X, NOT A CHECK MARK.
THIS IS HOW IT FEELS NOW TO US.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR AN EXCEPTION.
WE ARE ASKING TO BE TREATED AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN TREATED, INCLUDING THE COUNTY ITSELF.
I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A REZONING APPLICATION AND HOPE IT'S APPROVED TO TRY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT I DIDN'T CREATE, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO SACRIFICE VALUABLE STORAGE SPACE AND COVETED INDUSTRIAL ZONE SCREENING AND COVETED INDUSTRIAL ZONE LAND FOR SCREENING THAT OTHERS HAD NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO INSTALL.
I STAND HERE TODAY ASKING SIMPLY FOR THE COUNTY TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME.
I I THINK GLAND IS BETTER THAN THIS.
ALSO, I ALSO REALIZE THAT YOU CAN'T DIRECTLY RESPOND TO ME IN THIS FORUM TODAY, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL PROMPT, UH, A PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION, NOT THE ABSTINENCE AND INDIFFERENCE WE RECEIVED TO DATE IN THE WORDS OF MICHAEL JACKSON.
I'M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR.
I'M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE HIS WAYS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO MR. WINTER.
I KNOW IT'S NOT NORMAL PRACTICE, BUT SURE.
SO MI, MR. WINTER AC ACCUSE STAFF OF, UH, THINGS THAT WERE DONE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE.
WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE BACK IN 20 11, 1 OF THE THINGS THAT WE AGREED TO DO WAS TO TREAT EVERYBODY EQUALLY AND FAIRLY.
AND YOU DON'T DO THAT IF YOU START VIOLATING YOUR ZONING ORDINANCES FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL OR TWO, IN THIS CASE, AN ENTIRE BUSINESS PARK.
UM, SO THE, UM, HE CALLED ME AND HE TALKS ABOUT US NOT WANTING TO MEET WITH HIM.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO EVAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE BEFORE I BECAME INTERIM LAST AUGUST ACTUALLY.
AND, UM, HE SAYS THAT THE STAFF HAS NOT RESPONDED.
KNOWING MR. WIER AND THE, AND THE NUMBER OF EMAILS WE'VE GOTTEN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS ALONE, THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD BELIEVE THAT SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 24 UNTIL MARCH, HE DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE OF ANY KIND.
UM, THE STAFF MOST OF THE TIME WAS EXPECTING AN APPROVED POD.
HE TALKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE POD WAS ALREADY APPROVED FOR THAT SITE, THE
[01:05:01]
POD AND, AND THAT THERE ARE NO CHANGES OTHER THAN, UH, KIND OF THE SAME BUSINESS USE.THE BUILDING REQUIRES NEW, NEW THINGS, INCLUDING IMPERVIOUS AREAS.
UM, I'VE MET AS FAR AS MEETING, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MEETINGS WE'VE HAD WITH, WITH MR. WIER SINCE I'VE BEEN INTERIM.
WE HAD A MEETING HERE IN THE BUILDING AND MR. WINFREY, UH, WAS IN THAT MEETING AS WELL.
AND WE MET, WE THOUGHT IT, THOUGHT WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS NOT A REAL AGREEMENT.
UM, THEN LAST WEEK WE MET AT HIS LOCATION.
WHEN I LEFT THERE, I DIDN'T FEEL WE HAD AN AGREEMENT BECAUSE MR. WIER WAS PROPOSING GETTING IT RIGHT AWAY FROM A NEIGHBOR TO PUT TREES ON THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY, NOT HIS OWN PROPERTY, ON THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.
THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK BECAUSE THAT AFTERNOON HE CAME BACK ASKING FOR MORE, UM, MORE FROM THE COUNTY.
UM, AS FOR THE BUS GARAGE, BUSES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE SHIELDED.
IF BUSES WERE REQUIRED TO BE SHIELDED, WE'D HAVE A, A SHIELD ALL AROUND A PARKING LOT.
THERE'S NO EQUIPMENT LAYING ON THE GROUND IN THAT LOCATION.
AND LASTLY, FOR BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS, WE HAVE, UH, MR. WIER, A A NEIGHBOR OF HIS COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RUNNING HIS BUSINESS FROM HIS HOME.
WE DIDN'T ISSUE ANY KIND OF VIOLATION THEN.
HE'S BEEN IN THE PARK NOW SINCE HE BOUGHT IT, AND HE'S GOT ALL HIS EQUIPMENT THERE, ALL HIS STORAGE THERE.
AND HE HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED A VIOLATION FOR RUNNING A BUSINESS, AN UNAPPROVED BUSINESS.
SO, UM, AND BY THE, AND BY THE WAY, WE JUST RECEIVED ON FRIDAY A ZONING COMPLAINT AGAINST, UH, MR. WIENER'S PROPERTY.
SO, SO I GUESS IF WE'RE GONNA MODIFY THE RULES FOR MR. ALVAREZ.
DO I GET A CHANCE TO RESPOND TO HIM REAL QUICK NOW, OR? IT'S UP TO YOU, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
YOU WANT, YOU OPENED THE DOOR.
I, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT, THAT BRIEF THAT, YEAH.
AND, AND, AND TO BE CLEAR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE ELSE IN HERE, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL WERE, I SENT Y'ALL A COPY OF, OF MY DRAFT REMARKS LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I, I, I'VE, I'VE BEEN AROUND THIS COUNTY FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS BOARDROOM, I'VE BEEN ON, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, WE'RE A VENDOR TO THE COUNTY.
UH, THE LAST THING I WANTED WAS FOR, FOR Y'ALL TO BE SURPRISED BY ANYTHING, YOU KNOW? AND I KNOW THAT I, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THIS'S COME UP IN TWO BY TWOS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DIALOGUES GOING ON.
I, I, I, I, I DON'T THINK IT'S PRODUCTIVE TO, TO GO BACK AND FORTH ON, ON, ON INDIVIDUAL POINTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, BUT AT, AT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, YOU KNOW, AND LIKE I SAID IN THE EMAIL LAST NIGHT, MR. ALVAREZ, UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF STAFF HAS 15 DAYS, 15 WORKING DAYS TO APPROVE OR DENY A POD, THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I EXPECT.
YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, OR SOME COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHY IT'S NOT GONNA BE APPROVED, YOU KNOW, WHY, WHY THERE'S A HOLD UP.
DID THAT NOT HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR? IT DID.
AND THEN WE, AND, AND, AND THEN WE RESUBMITTED.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE, BUT WE RESUBMITTED IN MARCH, UM, IN, IN, YEAH.
IN MARCH AND OF THIS YEAR, AND OF THIS YEAR.
SO, SO YOU WERE NOT WAITING FOR NINE MONTHS FOR THE STAFF? WELL, WE, WE, WE, WE'VE HAD A DIALOGUE GOING BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO YOU COMING BACK WITH, WITH MR. CARPENTER, MR. WINFREY, MR. SPOON, HOWER, YOU KNOW, MY GOAL HAS BEEN THE WHOLE TIME FOR, FOR, FOR THIS TO BE SOLVED FOR THE ENTIRE BUSINESS PARK.
SO THAT, SO THAT WE ARE NOT ALL IN VIOLATION OF THE PROFFERS.
AND, AND, AND, AND SO THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE TODAY, YOU KNOW, AND BECAUSE, BECAUSE YES.
I, I RESUBMITTED THE POD UH, THE SECOND SUBMITTAL IN EARLY APRIL.
AND, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE BEYOND THAT 15 DAY PERIOD.
I, I SUBMITTED SOMETHING, UH, FOR THE, FOR, FOR A PROPOSED SCREENING MATERIAL.
THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT WE BELIEVE MEETS THE, MEETS THE VISUALLY IMPENETRABLE BARRIER REQUIREMENT OF THE PROFFERS.
UM, INITIALLY ON SEPTEMBER 13TH.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A, NOT A, IT WAS A NON-COMMITTAL RESPONSE THAT WE GOT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN OUR, IN OUR RESUBMISSION PACKET WHEN WE WERE ON SITE WEEK BEFORE LAST.
YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE GAME PLAN WAS MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY, MAY, I, UH, IS THIS A TOPIC THAT MIGHT BETTER BE HANDLED? YEAH.
I WAS GONNA SAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS, BUT THIS IS NOT A, THIS IS NOT A, WELL, I HEAR YOU APPROPRIATE, FULL ON.
BUT MR. ALVAREZ ALSO, YOU KNOW, MADE SOME ACCUSATIONS ABOUT, ABOUT MY, ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF, OF, OF WHAT CLAIMS WERE MAKING.
WE'LL, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS.
THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL WE'VE BEEN ASKING.
I OUT ONE THING, IF THE PROFFER IS REMOVED, IF THE PROFFER IS REMOVED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPLIES.
RIGHT? AND IT'LL APPLY TO EVERYBODY EQUALLY.
I BELIEVE THAT PROFFER WAS DONE 30 YEARS AGO.
THE ZONING ORDINANCE HAS BEEN UPDATED MANY TIMES SINCE THEN.
I WOULD CAUTION YOU, BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOUR RESTRICTIONS ARE GONNA BE
[01:10:01]
STRONGER WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAN WHEN THE PROFFER THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN FOR RESTORING.WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA DEBATE IT ANYMORE, SIR.
THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD IS STILL OPEN.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC? SEEING NONE.
I'M GONNA CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD.
UH, NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH 11TH, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JOINT WORK SESSION, APRIL 1ST AND APRIL 15TH.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 11TH? APRIL 1ST, APRIL 15TH, MR. CHAIRMAN PRESENTED, MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE THE ACTION MINUTES FOR MARCH 11TH, APRIL 1ST AND 15TH AS PRESENTED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? UH, NEXT WE HAVE A REPORT, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE'LL GIVE A BRIEF REPORT OUT.
MR. WYNN, WELCOME TO THE PODIUM, TALK TO THE PLATFORM, WHATEVER.
ALRIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. ALVAREZ, MARSHALL WIND WITH VDOT.
UH, THIS PAST MONTH WE HAD 153 WORK ORDERS, UH, COMPLETED.
198, HAD EIGHT CALL OUT AFTER HOUR.
CALLOUTS BEEN DOING POTHOLE PATCHING, DITCH AND SHOULDER REPAIR, UH, PIPE CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT, TREE REMOVAL AND CLEANUP.
UM, BEEN PICKING UP TRASH HERE AND THERE.
UM, NEXT WEEK WE'RE WILL START OUR PRIMARY MOW ON MONDAY.
UH, STATE FORCES WILL START THAT AND SOON AFTER THAT SECONDARY MOW WILL START WITH OUR CONTRACT FORCES.
SO IT'LL ALL KIND OF LINE UP TOGETHER.
UM, I KNOW MR. SPOON, HOWER WAS TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY PICKUP TRASH.
THESE GUYS WILL PICK THE TRASH UP.
SO IF THEY'RE NOT, IF THEY DON'T, WHAT? GET BACK WITH ME.
THAT'S ALL YOU HONOR, THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.
UH, I DO WANT TO MAKE, UH, ONE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE I GET ANY QUESTIONS.
NEXT MONTH IS GONNA BE MY LAST MONTH WITH THIS BOARD.
I AM PLANNING ON RETIRING JUNE 24TH AFTER 48 YEARS OF SERVICE.
WELL, MISS YEAR, IT IS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE MARCH OF 1977.
SO I'LL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SEE, SEE MY BOY IN ATLANTA AND MY DAUGHTER IN RALEIGH.
SO I'LL MISS IT, BUT I'LL GET OVER IT.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, LET ME KNOW.
OKAY, MR. CHAIR, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MR. MR. SPIER WAS ALREADY SPEAKING WHEN I INTERRUPTED HIM.
WELL, MARSHA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, AND SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE AND YOU REALLY, YOU CARE FOR THIS AREA THAT YOU SERVE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR, YOUR TIME BEFORE YOU GO.
UM, I WAS DRIVING DOWN BEN LAMONT THE OTHER DAY.
AND WHICH IS A ROAD, WHICH IS A, HAS JUST HAD BEEN PAVED, UH, I THINK WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
AND I WENT DOWN THERE AND I WONDER IF SOMEBODY COULD GO TAKE A RIDE DOWN.
IT'S, IT'S JUST ABOUT BACK TO BEING A DIRT ROAD.
UM, IF YOU HEAD DOWN THE BOTTOM, IT'S ALL, IT'S ALREADY, UM, OKAY.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANY KINDA TIMEFRAME OF THAT SHOULD MAIN BE A PAVED ROAD, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A, WE'LL, WE'RE LOSING THAT.
WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOR SURE, MARSHALL.
AND, AND BEST TO YOU AND SAFE TRAVELS AND ENJOY AND SEND US PICTURES.
UM, YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE.
I MEAN, WE, WE WILL KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU WHEN YOU ARE SUCH A WEALTH OF WHAT I'LL CALL CORPORATE MEMORY.
THAT WHEN WE START A CONVERSATION, YOU ALMOST SAY, MR. LOW, I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.
LET ME TELL YOU THE BACK STORY.
AND, AND THAT, THAT THAT'S INVALUABLE.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ATLANTA JUST DON'T GO THERE DURING RUSH HOUR.
I'VE BEEN THERE DURING RUSH HOUR.
I KNOW
RIGHT? AND, AND, UH, THAT WAS A, UH, AN APPRECIATED INVESTMENT OF HIS TIME.
UH, I KNOW THAT YOU FOLKS ARE CONSTANTLY BUSY, BUT I COULD NOT, UH, GO WITHOUT SAYING.
UM, AND, AND SO IF YOU SEE PHILIP LET HIM KNOW THAT WELL, I'LL, I'LL SEE HIM FOR SURE.
[01:15:01]
I'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED MY APPRECIATION, BUT COMING FROM YOU, IT WILL MEAN MORE, I'M SURE.UH, I ALSO WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE UNDER THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WITH THE, UH, TWO STUDIES GOING ON, BOTH WITH WHAT I CALL SPAGHETTI JUNCTION THERE AT OKAY.
RIVER ROAD AND ROUTE SIX AND HOCKEY ROAD.
UH, IT, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A SITUATION.
AND, UH, I WAS AT A COMMUNITY MEETING FOR BENEDICTINE, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO, AND THAT CAME UP JUST AS AN ANCILLARY BECAUSE OF THE BENEDICTINE TRAFFIC THERE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PUTTING, UH, ENERGY AND TIME INTO LOOKING AT THAT.
AND THEN ALSO THE HOCKET ROAD TURN LANE SCENARIO UP THERE AT ROUTE SIX.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BETTER CHEER, LEAD WITH YOUR ABSENCE, IF YOU CAN GIMME SOME COUNSEL AND COACHING ON THAT.
I WILL POLITELY CONTACT AND, AND CONTINUE.
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS MY JOB AD CLOSES TONIGHT.
AND HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, A NAME NEXT MEETING THAT WILL TAKE OVER MY POSITION.
AND, AND AGAIN, MY LAST QUESTION IS, DO YOU PREFER CHOCOLATE CAKE OR ANGEL FOOD CAKE FOR YOUR GOING AWAY PARTY? I DON'T WANT ANY CAKE.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN.
IF YOU COULD SEE TWO AT THE SHALLOW WELL ROAD IS REPAVED AND, UH, AND THE SPEED LIMIT REDUCED TO 25.
I'LL BE GONE BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
UH, YEAH, WE HAVE, UH, THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORTS IN YOUR PACKET.
THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2025 THIRD QUARTER PROJECTION REPORTS IN THE PACKET.
BROADBAND REPORT IS IN THE PACKET, AGRICULTURAL REPORTS IN THE PACKET.
AND, UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY REPORTS THEY WISH TO MAKE AT THIS TIME? UH, MR. ALVAREZ, WOULD YOU NOW COVER THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? UH, YES, MR. CHAIRMAN.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A REQUEST TO SET A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR, FOR NEXT MONTH FOR A THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION IN PARKSIDE VILLAGE.
THE SECOND IS A RESOLUTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE SIX YEAR SECONDARY ROAD PLAN.
UH, THE THIRD ITEM IS REGIONAL LIBRARY AGREEMENT.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, UH, PAON REGIONAL LIBRARY WILL ONLY BE HANOVER AND GLAND GOING FORWARD, AND THIS AGREEMENT SOLIDIFIES THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY THAT WE LEASE FOR UTILITIES ON MANNEQUIN ROAD.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, UH, CHANGED, SO WE NEED A NEW AGREEMENT WITH NEW OWNER.
NOTHING ELSE CHANGED IN THE AGREEMENT THAT IT BOARD.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AS, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR AS PRESENTED.
ANY, UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE HAVE A LIST OF APPOINTMENTS BEFORE US THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE MEMBERS HAVE ALL REQUESTED TO BE EITHER REAPPOINTED OR APPOINTED FOR ANOTHER TERM.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MR. CHAIRMAN? I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE APPOINTEES HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND HAVE AGREED.
I WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE NAMED APPOINTEES AND HE WAS SURPRISED TO KNOW HE WAS BEING REAPPOINTED.
DON'T KNOW WHO, WHO WAS THAT? I'M CURIOUS.
I CHECKED WITH SARAH BURLEY AND WE ALL SHOULD BE REAPPOINTED.
I JUST, I STANLEY'S IN THE AUDIENCE AND, UH, HAS ACCEPTED.
APPROVE THE ABOVE AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE NEXT ITEM FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA IS A CLOSED MEETING.
AS THIS MEETING COULD TAKE SOME TIME, WE DO NOT WANT TO KEEP STAFF UNNECESSARILY FOR THE LIVESTREAM OF THE CERTIFICATION.
THE PUBLIC MAY STAY FOR THE CERTIFICATION, BUT IT WILL NOT BE LIVE STREAMED.
THE CLOSED MEETING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATION.
[01:20:01]
NOTE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL ADJOURN AS FOLLOWS.FRIDAY, MAY 23RD, 2025, 9:00 AM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CIP WORK SESSION MEETING.
AND IT'S GONNA BE OPEN, AS MR. ALVAREZ SAID, IT'LL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING.
IT'S, AND OF COURSE, THE 6:00 PM PUBLIC HEARINGS BOARD.
MAY I HAVE, LET ME MAKE THE MOTION FIRST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A ONE AND A THREE AND A FIVE, I MOVE THAT THE GOEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONVENE AND CLOSE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING AND CONSIDERING FIRST PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE FOR EMPLOYMENT TWO, ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE, WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION.
WE MAY WISH TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THESE SAME ISSUES.
BOARD, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER A CLOSE MEETING CHAIR WINFREY? I I THINK YOU MIGHT'VE MISSED THE THIRD, UM, BULLET IF I MISHEARD YOU.
UM, WELL, LET ME PICK UP, I'M SORRY.
TALK, TALKING ABOUT, UH, ADVERSELY AFFECTING, UH, DISCUSSIONS ON OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BARGAINING POSITION ON REAL ESTATE OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY.
AND THREE PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE OF A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS INTEREST IN LOCATING ITS FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CERTIFICATION REQUIRED AFTER CLOSE MEETING.
DOES THAT COVER IT? AND THAT'S MY MOTION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I DON'T WANT TO RUSH INTO THIS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
AND WE GONNA CALL FOR A ROLL CALL ON THIS ONE.
DON'T FORGET THE FARMER'S MARKET.