* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:10] I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE SEPTEMBER 3RD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF [I. 3:30 PM - Call to Order] GOUCHER COUNTY TO ORDER. UH, THE FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, WE WELCOME, UH, PASTOR DAVE NELSON, WHO WILL GIVE US PRAYER REIGN. , YOU MUST HAVE [II. Invocation: Pastor Dave Nelson, Smyrna Baptist Church] DONE THAT AHEAD OF TIME. I MUST. I, I, I WAS THINKING ABOUT RAIN ON THE WAY, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D STOP. I'LL STOP THAT. OKAY. LET'S, LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. OUR FATHER, GOD, AGAIN, WE THANK YOU THAT THIS GROUP, THIS COUNTY STILL WANTS PRAYER, THAT WE STILL RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A CREATOR. THERE IS ONE, AND THAT YOU ARE HE. AND WE THANK YOU, FATHER, THAT WE HAVE THIS COUNTRY WE LIVE IN THAT STILL HAS, FOR THE MOST PART, SO MANY GOOD FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY. SO MANY OF THEM WERE FOUGHT FOR RIGHT HERE IN THIS COUNTY AND IN VIRGINIA. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUCCESS THAT THEY HAD TO GET TO THIS POINT. WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR RIGHTS COME FROM GOD. THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T BESTOW THEM UPON US. THEY ONLY HOLD TO THEM BECAUSE OF THE CREATOR. WE LOOK TO YOU AGAIN TODAY AS THIS GROUP AND THE LEADERS, THE SUPERVISORS LABOR TO HEAR AND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY OF GLAND. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNTY. WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT THEY REPRESENT. THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY HERE. AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL GIVE THE KIND OF WISDOM THAT IS NEEDED, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WE USE THAT WORD THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO TREAT ONE ANOTHER FAIRLY EQUITABLY. AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL DO A GOOD WORK BY GRANTING NOT ONLY TO THE SUPERVISORS, BUT TO ALL THOSE WHO BRING THEIR ISSUES BEFORE THIS GROUP, THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE FOR ALL OF US. AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE UP TO THIS POINT. WE ONLY PRAY THAT IT WILL CONTINUE, AND WE PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU REVEREND NELSON. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO CALL ON OUR VICE CHAIRMAN, JONATHAN [III. Pledge of Allegiance: Vice-Chair Christy] CHRISTIE, TO LEAD US INTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION THE HONOR GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY. I JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO CORRECT MYSELF, IT'S SEPTEMBER 4TH, NOT THIRD . UH, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE [IV. Chair's Comments] COMMENTS, UH, TO REMIND EVERYONE ON SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE, UH, TWO CEREMONIES. ONE BEGINNING AT 9:45 AM AT COMPANY FIVE FIREHOUSE, 27 10 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, RIGHT HERE IN THE VILLAGE. AND THEN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON, THE EVENING AT 7:00 PM AT COMPANY ONE AT 180 RIVER ROAD WEST. HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL JOIN US. FEEL FREE TO JOIN US FOR BOTH OF 'EM. THEY'RE VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT, NOW TURN IT OVER TO, OH, NEXT THING WOULD BE, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF, UH OH, YOU WANT TO DO YOURS NEXT? OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING, UH, [V. County Administrator's Comments] SOME TIME TO JOIN US OUTTA YOUR DAY TODAY. A FEW THINGS JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY. UH, THE FIRST IS, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, WE HAVE A PRETTY IMPORTANT MEETING TAKING PLACE ON MONDAY. UH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF REALLY GREAT CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND THE WORK OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING TO ESTABLISH A TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT AND A TECHNOLOGY ZONE TO ULTIMATELY SPUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO, UH, WE HAVE, UH, COMMUNITY MEETINGS GONNA TAKE PLACE ON THAT TOPIC. THAT IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE EIGHTH AT 6:00 PM AND THAT WILL BE AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW TYPICALLY THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS TAKE PLACE IN THIS ROOM OR IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE GREAT ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS WELCOME INTO A SPACE THAT'S LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE CROWD THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE AUDITORIUM AT GLAND HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER THE 18TH. UH, IN ADDITION TO OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THAT SETTING. SO SOME REAL IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. [00:05:01] UH, ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, UH, MR. LYLE'S GOING TO HOST A DISTRICT FIVE TOWN HALL THAT'S AT 6:00 PM IN HOPE CHURCH. AND JUST A FEW DAYS LATER ON OCTOBER THE SECOND, THERE WILL BE A COMBINED TOWN HALL WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEMBERS. AND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THIS ROOM AND WILL LIVE STREAM BOTH OF THOSE MEETINGS. UH, I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT OUR COUNTY STAFF IS DOING THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IN GOLAND MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT. AND IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU MAY SEE SOME OF THE POSTS THAT WE'RE MAKING AND SAY, DID YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF HELPED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE GOLAND RECREATION CENTER TO BUILD A BALL FIELD AND REJUVENATE A BALL FIELD? THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE POSTED ALREADY, BUT ALSO WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU JUST MAY NOT KNOW. AND I SEE JOB GREEN AND HIS TEAM HERE, MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM WHO ARE HERE. BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFICERS RESPONDED TO 2,395 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, WHICH RUNS FROM JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2025? DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE RECORDED 4,285 DEEDS IN THAT FISCAL YEAR? AND DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR BUILDING INSPECTION STAFF COMPLETED 21,609 INSPECTIONS IN THAT SAME FISCAL YEAR? AND SO, UH, THIS IS WHAT OUR ADMINISTRATION IS DOING TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND DO GREAT THINGS IN GOLAND. AND JUST REALLY PROUD OF OUR TEAM WHO'S WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, KUDOS TO OUR TEAM AND, UH, JUST GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS, THIS AMAZING WORK TAKING PLACE IN GOLAND. SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU DR. RAIL. UM, NOW I'LL GET TO REQUEST TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEMS IN ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CHANGES IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM THE BOARD? ALRIGHT, UM, NEXT, AND BEFORE I, UH, OPEN UP THE CITIZEN COMMENT, PREMIER, UH, PERIOD, WOULD YOU MIND REMINDING US OF THE, THE RULES OF THE STIPULATED IN THAT? YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO. AND, UH, THE BOARD ALWAYS WELCOMES CITIZEN [VII. Citizen Comment] INPUT AND FEEDBACK. AND NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ON, UH, THE WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY. UH, MR. MR WINFREY SHORTLY WILL OPEN UP THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD. IT'S INTENDED NOT TO LAST ONE MORE HOUR, ONE HOUR, BUT IT'S, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, TO WELCOME THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HEAR COMMENTS ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE ON THE MINDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. UH, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND AS YOU BEGIN, THE TIMER THAT YOU SEE ON THE PODIUM WILL LIGHT GREEN THAT SAYS THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES STARTS, AND THEN IT'LL TURN YELLOW AT ONE MINUTE. AND THAT 30 SECONDS LEFT TO SPEAK, YOU'LL HAVE A BLINKING YELLOW LIGHT. AND WHEN IT TURNS RED, UH, YOUR TIME IS UP. AND SO AS YOU'RE MAKING YOUR COMMENTS, WE ASK THAT YOU MAKE YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE CHAIR AND AVOID ANY SORT OF PERSONAL CALL OUTS TO BOARD MEMBERS OR OUR EMPLOYEES. UH, SO WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK AND INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE MANY TOPICS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, DR. RAIL. I NOW OPEN THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, LINDA MOORE, 2164 PROFIT ROAD MANNEQUIN SEVEN. LONG TIME, NO SEE COUPLE HOURS. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, SARAH WARLEY, UM, RAY CASH, JO, UH, JOSH AND DR. RAYLEY FOR MEETING WITH OUR GROUP JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO. MM-HMM . UM, THIS MEANS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SIT IN AND DISCUSS THINGS IN A CALMER ENVIRONMENT, UM, AND REALLY BRING OUT, UM, WHAT WE SEE IS CONCERNS, UM, WITHOUT MAKING A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF IT, YOU KNOW, BUT IN A WAY THAT, UM, WE WORK TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION TO, TO RESPECT, UM, ONE ANOTHER'S. UM, ALSO, I, AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT, UM, WORKED ON THE BOND REFERENDUM FOR I GUESS 18 MONTHS, WHAT WAS, HOW LONG WAS IT? 18 MONTHS. UM, I APPRECIATE THAT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOPEFULLY BRINGING BACK, UM, STATION SEVEN. I KNOW THERE'S A, BEEN A LOT OF, UM, GLITCHES IN THE PROCESS, BUT, UM, THAT REALLY RELIEVES THE MIND OF, OF MANY OF US WHO, WHO CONVINCED OUR NEIGHBORS [00:10:01] TO GIVE YOU AN 85, UH, PERCENT, UM, SCORE OR, OR VOTE ON THIS, UH, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT FOUR. UM, SO, UM, I APPRECIATE, LIKE I SAID, EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. UM, AND I HOPE WE WILL TRY TO, UH, CONTINUE WITH THE, WITH THE TIMELINE, UH, SO THAT, SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORS DO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TIMELINE IS FOR STATION SEVEN. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S A BIG ASKED, BUT I THINK WE NEED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. MOORE. ANYONE ELSE? REVEREND LISA SYKES. I LIVE AT 1 2 4 8 2 NORTH CROSSING DRIVE. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN GLAND COUNTY AS A RESIDENT FOR ABOUT SIX, SEVEN MONTHS, I THINK I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUILDING THAT MANY TIMES. ALRIGHTY. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M LEARNING WHEN THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT AND WHEN THERE IS NOT. SO MY APOLOGIES FOR TRYING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE WORKING SESSION. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT BELONGED HERE, SO I'LL MAKE IT HERE. UM, I WANT TO REITERATE SOME OF WHAT, UH, SUPERVISOR WATERS WOULD SAY IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA WHERE I LIVE, WHICH IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE TOD. UM, THERE'S GREAT CONCERN THAT WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT ARE PROGRESSING. I'VE HAD TO CALL 9 1 1 IN MY LIFE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT ASSURANCE TO ME THAT IN TWO MINUTES I ALWAYS HAD A FIRE ENGINE THERE. I'M IN NEW PLACE NOW, AND WITH THE EMS STRETCH SO FAR, I WANNA RECOGNIZE THE CADETS WHO ARE HERE. 'CAUSE I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY'VE PUT INTO THEIR TRAINING AND THEIR MISSION. AND OF COURSE, FIRE CHIEF FERGUSON HAS IMPRESSED ME GREATLY. I WANT THE COUNTY TO BE REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF EMS. IT GIVES US, AS RESIDENTS A SENSE OF SECURITY. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY CALL VOLUMES IN THE EASTERN END OF GOOCHLAND, AND SOMETIMES THE COUNTY HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING ASSETS FROM ONE FIREHOUSE TO ANOTHER TO MEET ALL THE CALLS AND THE COVERAGE. SO I'VE SPOKEN TO FOLKS AT READERS BRANCH, OF COURSE, THE PARK, UM, AVERY POINT AND BELLEVUE GARDENS. AND WE ARE ALL VERY, VERY STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF, IN FAST TRACKING, I GUESS SHOULD SAY, AND GETTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE FIRE STATION SEVEN FOR WEST CREEK UNDERWAY. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH US AND ENGAGE US AND LET US EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD. UM, NEXT WOULD BE APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES. UH, WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MINUTES. [VIII. Approval of Action Minutes] DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? I MOVE TO THE BOARD, APPROVE THE EXTRA MINUTES OF AUGUST 5TH, 2025 MEETINGS [1. Minutes of Aug 5, 2025 3:30 PM] SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. A AYE. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE, UH, THE VDOT REPORT. MR. FRAZIER, THANK [IX. Reports] YOU FOR BEING HERE. [1. VDOT] THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. LEY STAFF, UH, PHILLIP FRAZIER WITH VDOT. UM, SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO THIS AFTERNOON, I, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON GRASS MOWING. UH, WE RECENTLY, UH, FINISHED OUR PRIMARY MO CYCLE, UM, COMING UP IN THE NEXT, UH, WEEK TWO WEEKS, YOU'LL START TO SEE THE SECONDARY MOWING CYCLE TAKE OFF. WE WILL BE USING A CONTRACTOR TO DO THAT. THAT WILL NOT BE DONE BY STATE FORCES. SO WE'VE ISSUED THE NOTICE TO PROCEED, UH, WITH AN EARLY START OF THE 8TH OF SEPTEMBER, WHICH WOULD BE NEXT MONDAY, I BELIEVE. AND THEY HAVE TO START NO LATER THAN THE 19TH. SO I BRING THAT UP. 'CAUSE, UH, SHE SPOON HOWER, I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S A DESIRE TO GET OUT THERE AND MAYBE DO SOME, UH, LITTER PICKUP. OUR FOLKS WILL BE DOING THAT AS PART OF THE CONTRACT. BUT BY ALL MEANS, ANYBODY WITH AN ADOPT A HIGHWAY, UM, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBILITY THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT. SO, UM, BEYOND THAT, I'M NOT GONNA GO OVER THE MAINTENANCE REPORT. WHAT I DID DO WAS I PRINTED OUT, UM, A LIST OF PROJECTS IN GLAND COUNTY. JUST GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES AND GO OVER LINE BY LINE AND TELL YOU A HIGH LEVEL STATUS. IT'S ABOUT MAYBE 10 PROJECTS. UM, SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW THINGS GOING ON IN GLAND. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THAT AFTER THE FACT. UM, SO WITH THAT, THE FIRST ONE I WANNA BRING UP IS THE FAIRGROUND ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT. [00:15:01] UH, THE NEXT CRITICAL MILESTONE FOR THAT PROJECT IS GONNA BE RIGHT OF WAY AUTHORIZATION. WE EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. UH, THAT'LL GO ON FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. UM, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE PLANS WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT, UM, OF 2027. UH, RIGHT NOW THAT IS FOR FEBRUARY OF 2027 ADVERTISING. NEXT ONE IS THE RELOCATION OF THE HICKORY HAVEN PARK AND RIDE. I THINK, UH, YOU GUYS ARE AWARE THAT THAT HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH THE DIVERGING DIAMOND PROJECT AT 6 23. UM, SO AGAIN, THAT ONE'S COMBINED. SO I'LL JUST SKIP TO THAT PROJECT. THAT ONE AGAIN, IS GOING DESIGN BUILD. UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD IN JULY, WAS WELL ATTENDED. UH, I KNOW MANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE THERE AND STAFF. UH, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT. THE RFP, WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO THE CONTRACTING COMMUNITY. THE DESIGN BUILD COMMUNITY IS EXPECTED TO GO OUT IN DECEMBER. UM, AND THEN THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UH, YEAH, FOR, FOR WINTER OF 2025, I'M SORRY. UM, AND THEN PLANNING TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT TO WHOEVER THE LOW BID, I DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY A LOW BID AND DESIGN BUILD. UM, THERE'S A DIFFERENT NAME FOR IT, BUT, UH, WOULD BE EXPECTED IN THE FALL OF 2026 WITH A PROJECT COMPLETION OF SUMMER OF 2029. AND THE ESTIMATE IS STILL AROUND THAT $90 MILLION RANGE. UM, AND AGAIN, THE PARK AND RIDE HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH THAT. SO THE NEXT ONE IS THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT AT, UH, OILVILLE ROAD AND I 64. THAT ONE, UM, ACTUALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY RIGHT OF WAY IMPACT, SO IT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE BIT. AND IT WILL BE GOING TO ADVERTISEMENT IN 2025, UH, AT THE END OF 2025. SO IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. UM, SO, AND THAT'S A, PROBABLY A ONE SEASON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO WE'LL BE SEEING, UH, GROUND BREAK HERE IN THE NEXT PROBABLY EIGHT MONTHS OR SO. UM, BUT I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED AS, AS THINGS CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS THE SIDEWALK, UH, COURTHOUSE, VILLAGE SIDEWALK. THAT ONE IS ACTUALLY EXPECTED, I THINK, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY GLAND COUNTY. UM, THE KICKOFF MEETING WAS HELD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ON A FRIDAY. UM, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IT. I HAD, I WAS ACTUALLY CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS, UM, AND SO I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S EXPECTED TO, UH, BE ADMINISTERED BY YOU GUYS. SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PROJECT. EXCITED. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN, UM, A VDOT PROJECT ADMINISTERED BY GLAND IN QUITE SOME TIME, OR MAYBE EVEN EVER. SO, GOOD OPPORTUNITY. UH, THE NEXT PROJECT, HOCKET ROAD EXTENSION, WITH THE ROUNDABOUT. THAT PROJECT HAD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, IF YOU REMEMBER, TWO LOCATION PUBLIC HEARINGS. UM, SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW, VDOT HAS WHAT WE CALL LOCATION AND DESIGN PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE LOCATION PUBLIC HEARING IS WHERE WE COLLECT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS. NOW, NOT ALL PROJECTS HAVE A LOCATION, PUBLIC HEARING 'CAUSE SOME OF IT IS JUST WE'RE GONNA CONSTRUCT A RIGHT TURN LANE. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS WHERE THAT'S GONNA GO. UH, BUT A PROJECT THAT HAS A BRAND NEW ROAD, NEW ALIGNMENT, YOU HAVE A LOCATION HEARING. THERE MAY STILL BE A NEED TO HAVE A DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING. I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO BE AWARE OF THAT. UM, THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAYBE GO WITH A WILLINGNESS, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU CAN SKIP, I DON'T WANNA SAY SKIP, BUT WE SAY WE'RE WILLING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS PROJECT. UM, AND IF THERE'S NO DESIRE TO GO AHEAD AND FULFILL THAT, THEN WE OPEN IT UP FOR 30 DAYS. WE COLLECT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. IF THERE'S NO DESIRE TO HAVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING, WE CLOSE IT AND WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD. MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY HERE, CONSIDERING WE DID HAVE TWO LOCATION PUBLIC HEARINGS. UM, ONE WAS, UH, WE HAD SOME ISSUES, SO WE HAD TO KIND OF REDO IT. BUT, UH, JUST SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF, UH, THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR AN ADVERTISEMENT OF SEPTEMBER, 2028. SO IT'S STILL A WAYS OUT. THERE'S SOME RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY, UH, COMPONENTS TO THIS PROJECT. YES, 2028. AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH, NOT THIS ROUND OF SMART SCALE, BUT A PREVIOUS ROUND OF SMART SCALE. IT WAS, I THINK, THE SECOND OR FIRST HIGHEST SCORED PROJECT IN THE ENTIRE STATE . SO, UM, THE NEXT ONE, UH, THIS IS A NEW PROJECT. UM, IT HAS NOT GOTTEN PE AUTHORIZATION, BUT IT'S, I'M HAPPY TO BRING IT TO YOU GUYS AND LETS YOU KNOW THAT IT DID GET FUNDING. THIS IS A SHOULDER WIDENING AND RUMBLE STRIP INSTALLATION ALONG FAIRGROUND ROAD. UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS, WAS A BRAINCHILD OF A STUDY THAT WE COMPLETED KIND OF TOGETHER, UH, THE COUNTY AND VDOT, UM, WHERE WE, WE IDENTIFIED SOME NEEDS ALONG FAIRGROUND ROAD. VDOT [00:20:01] THEN TOOK THAT STUDY AND TOOK THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBMITTED IT TO OUR CENTRAL OFFICE THROUGH OUR HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FUNDING, UH, WHICH IS SCORED ON A BENEFIT COST RATIO. IT'S SCORED WELL AND IT GOT FUNDED. SO THAT PROJECT IS STILL IN ITS INFANCY, HASN'T EVEN HAD ITS PE AUTHORIZATION YET, MEANING WE CAN'T REALLY START ANY KIND OF DESIGN WORK. BUT I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS A PROJECT THAT HAS COME TO, UH, AT LEAST THIS, THE STARTING GATE AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW THAT TURNS OUT. UH, NEXT ONE. I'M GONNA SKIP THAT ONE 'CAUSE IT IS NOT STARTED YET. THE NEXT ONE THAT IS COMING UP PRETTY SOON IS GONNA BE THE ROUTE 2 88 NORTHBOUND HARD SHOULDER RUNNING LANE. UH, IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT'S GOING NORTHBOUND 2 88, KIND OF COMING UP WITH, UH, YOU GO OVER THE BRIDGE AND YOU HAVE, UM, THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE PRIVATE, UH, BENEDICTINE ON THE RIGHT. UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE, UH, A LANE, A THIRD LANE THAT IS OPEN ONLY DURING PEAK HOURS. WE WOULD CLOSE IT DURING DAYS LIKE TODAY WHEN IT IS POURING. UM, YOU KNOW, BUT, BUT BEYOND THAT, ON A NORMAL SUNNY DAY THAT WILL BE OPEN DURING PEAK HOURS IN THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON TO HELP RELIEVE SOME OF THAT CONGESTION. ON 2 88. WE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET THAT PROJECT, UM, MOVING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. THAT ONE HAS AN ADVERTISEMENT THIS MONTH. SO, UM, REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT ONE MOVING. UH, AND THEN THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY COME BACK AND HOPEFULLY, UH, FIND, YOU KNOW, SOME FUNDING TO DO THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE. UM, BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE LAST THREE THAT I'LL BRING UP ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT STARTED, BUT HAVE A PE AUTHORIZATION COMING UP HERE PRETTY SOON. AGAIN, PE AUTHORIZATION MEANS THE MONEY IS NOT QUITE THERE YET. WE'RE NOT, ARE AUTHORIZED TO GO AHEAD AND SPEND IT. SO WE HAVEN'T STARTED ANY DESIGN WORK, BUT THOSE PROJECTS ARE ROUTE 2 88 SOUTHBOUND AUXILIARY LANES. AND THAT IS A, UH, SMART SCALE ROUND SIX PROJECT. THAT PE AUTHORIZATION IS EXPECTED THIS FALL, 2 88 AND TWO 50. THERE'S INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS ALSO A SMART SCALE PROJECT, UH, FALL OF 2025. AND THEN ROUTE 6 32 AND 6 34. FINALLY, ANOTHER ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. THAT ONE ALSO CAME TO FRUITION BECAUSE OF THAT FAIRGROUND ROAD STUDY, UM, THAT ALSO HAS A, A P START DATE OF THE FALL OF 2025. SO WITH THAT, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I THINK YOU GUYS, YOUR STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB GETTING PROJECTS, UM, PRIORITIZED AND FUNDED IN GLAND COUNTY. I WANT TO THANK YOU, UH, THANK YOUR STAFF. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AWESOME. SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ANY COMMENTS, ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUES, HAPPY TO, UH, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE I CAN FOLLOW UP ON IF THERE'S A DESIRE CAME UP, MAYBE LAST MEETING. OH, COULD YOU, UH, DO YOU RECALL THE EMAIL I SENT YOU? COULD YOU BRIEFLY, UH, EXPAND ON THAT PUBLICLY, I GUESS? SURE. SO, UM, I THINK THE EMAIL YOU'RE REFERRING TO WAS MAYBE A, A YEAH, THE GRA THE GRASS CUTTING AND WESTERN MAINTENANCE. YEAH, JUST MAINTENANCE ON THE WEST END. SO WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS WE, WE CUT OUR PRIMARIES THREE TIMES A YEAR. WE CUT OUR SECONDARIES TWICE A YEAR, SO WE'RE ALREADY NOT CUTTING IT AS FREQUENTLY AS MAYBE WE WOULD IF IT WAS OUR OWN YARDS CORRECT. UM, BUT THE MONTH OF JULY WAS VERY, VERY WET. IT WAS ONE OF THE WETTEST JULYS WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. AND THE GRASS WAS, WAS HOPPING. UM, SO REALLY WHAT WE WERE DOING WAS WE WERE ADDRESSING SITE DISTANCE ISSUES, UM, WITH OUR MOWING. WE IDENTIFIED PUBLIC INTERSECTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE TALL GRASS. THIS JOHNSON GRASS, IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT'S ALL ALONG 6 23. IT'S ALL ALONG BROAD STREET GROWS REALLY FAST. BUT WE WERE ADDRESSING THAT, UM, UH, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE OTHER THING THAT I MENTIONED WAS WE HAD A PRETTY, NOT A, NOT A TOUGH SNOW SEASON, BUT WE HAD A PRETTY CONSISTENT SNOW SEASON THIS PAST YEAR. DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF BIG STORMS, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE GETTING SOME SNOW ABOUT EVERY WEEK, WEEK AND A HALF. UM, AND SO WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CONSTANTLY OUT THERE. WE'RE PREPPING THE ROAD WITH BRINE, WHICH IS LIKE A, A SALT, UH, WATER. UH, WE PREP THE ROAD THAT WAY, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WHEN IT DOES SNOW, WE'RE PUTTING SALT DOWN ON A LOT OF OUR ROADS. UH, WE'RE PUTTING ABRASIVES, WHICH IS REALLY A SALT AND SAND COMBINATION, UM, TO IMPROVE TRACTION AND HELP UNLOCK THAT ICED UP OR THAT THOSE COLD SNOW PACKS. AND THEN ON TOP OF IT, WE'RE USING A PLOW THAT WE'RE JUST DRY DRAGGING OVER TOP OF THE ASPHALT OR THE SURFACE TREATMENT. AND SO INEVITABLY, WHENEVER WE HAVE A SEASON LIKE THAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, POTHOLES. WE CALL IT A POTHOLE BLITZ. UM, SO WE EXPERIENCE THAT QUITE A BIT. UM, SO I'M SURE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SURFACE TREATED ROADS IN THE, ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, IT'S [00:25:01] LOWER, LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUME, SO YOU DON'T SEE AS MUCH ASPHALT. SO THOSE SURFACE TREATMENT ROADS DO, THEY DO GET BEAT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE DURING A SNOW SEASON. UM, SO THAT MIGHT BE SOME OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK I I MENTIONED WAS WE'VE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HAD A BIG EFFORT AS A RESIDENCY TO DO A LOT OF PATCHING, UH, IN, IN GLAND COUNTY AND IN HANOVER COUNTY OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. SO INEVITABLY WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE SEE THAT PATCHING AND IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. IT DOESN'T LOOK PRETTY. UM, AND THEN YOU ALSO, YOU START TO FEEL THE BUMPS BETWEEN THE OLD PAVEMENT AND THE NEW PAVEMENT. AND WHAT WE ALWAYS DO IS WE, WE PATCH IT AND THEN WE COME BACK AT SOME POINT AND WE SURFACE TREAT, WHICH IS THAT, THAT TAR AND ROCK APPLICATION, AND IT, IT CREATES A UNIFORM LOOK, IT SMOOTHS IT OUT A LITTLE BIT. UM, AND I THINK THAT'S SOME OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IS WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER KIND OF MAYBE LAZY PATCHING OR, OR, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT SATISFACTORY PATCHING, BUT IT, IT'S PRETTY COMMON. UH, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAY WE DO, UM, ON THE FRONT END BEFORE WE, WE DO THAT SURFACE TREATMENT. THANK YOU. YEAH, NO PROBLEM. A QUESTION? UH, YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. FRAZIER FOR THAT UPDATE. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIST LAST WEEK, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT OVER $200 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON NOW. SO I DON'T KNOW IF GUCH ONE'S EVER HAD THAT AMOUNT OF, OF ROAD WORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORK BEING DONE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, UM, AGAIN, THANKS TO THE STAFF FOR, UM, GETTING US THOSE APPROVALS. JUST A COUPLE THINGS. I WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY, THE HOCKET ROAD, UH, THE REALIGNMENT, ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, THE, WELL, I GUESS WOULD BE THE OLD HOCKET ROAD INTERSECTION, HOCKET AND TWO 50. UM, THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO SHUT DOWN THE LEFT TURN LANE. I JUST WANT, AND WE WORKED WITH VIDA TO ENSURE THAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAINTAIN THE LEFT TURN LANE. UM, AND, UM, SO THAT FOLKS CAN GET TO FOOD LION AND, AND, YOU KNOW, HEAD WEST, BUT HE SCARED ME A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA HAVE A COUPLE MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT ALIGNMENTS, NEW ALIGNMENTS. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT IN JEOPARDY. SO YEAH, THAT GREAT QUESTION. UM, YOU ARE CORRECT. THE ORIGINAL SCOPE, UH, THAT WAS SUBMITTED THROUGH SMART SCALE DID SHOW REMOVING THE SIGNALIZE INTERSECTION AT, AT H ROAD AND BROAD STREET. BROAD STREET. UM, WE GOT THE REQUEST FROM, FROM THE COUNTY TO INCLUDE THAT BACK IN. WE WENT THROUGH A SMART SCALE CHANGE, UM, AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. UM, SO YES, THAT SIGNAL WILL REMAIN OKAY. UM, IT'LL REMAIN FULL ACCESS WITH THE SIGNAL. UH, SO THAT, THAT HASN'T CHANGED OR THAT IS, I THINK, GOOD NEWS, UM, FOR YOUR QUESTION. PERFECT. JUST, JUST WANTED TO ASK, BUT TO CLARIFY ABOUT THE, THE ALIGNMENT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS FOR THE NEW OCK ROAD. OKAY. AS IT COMES UP TO ASHLAND ROAD. AND IT'S REALLY, WE DID THE SAME THING WHEN WE DID IT OUT HERE FOR, UM, FOR FAIRGROUND EXTENSION. YOU KNOW, IT, THAT ALIGNMENT CAN SHIFT 50 FEET TO THIS WAY, 50 FEET TO THAT WAY. IT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTS ON PROPERTY, IT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTS ON WETLANDS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONSIDERING DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS, BUT, OKAY. PERFECT. AND THEN YOU HAD MENTIONED, UH, IN THE LAST LIST OF PROJECTS, THE, I THINK IT STARTED WITH THE SOUTHBOUND, UH, HARD SHOULDER RUNNING LANE, BUT THAT THESE PROJECT, THOSE PROJECTS THAT YOU WERE LISTING WEREN'T FUNDED AND THEN YOU INCLUDED THE MAIDENS AND FAIRGROUNDS ROUNDABOUT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS FULLY FUNDED, UM, THROUGH THE LATEST ROUND OF SMART SCALE. SO ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT I BROUGHT UP ARE FUNDED. THE ONLY ONE THAT WOULD NOT BE FUNDED AS A SOUTHBOUND HARD CHARTER, RUNNING, HARDSHIP, RUNNING, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I MENTIONED IS FUNDED. WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS, THE PE AUTHORIZATION ISN'T THERE YET, SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SPEND ANY MONEY. GREAT. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE, SOME WHO MAY BE IN THIS ROOM THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOME SAFER, UH, SOLUTION FOR MAIDENS AND FAIRGROUNDS, SO THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH. THAT'S, THAT'S A BIG ONE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. ONE LAST THING I WANNA MENTION FOR YOU, MR. SPOON. HOWER, WE'VE, THE LAST TWO MEETINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEN LAMONT. OKAY. UM, SO WE DID IDENTIFY A COUPLE PLACES. I, I THINK I MENTIONED THAT SOMEONE HAD DROPPED OFF EQUIPMENT AND TORN UP THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT. WE PATCHED THAT. WE ALSO IDENTIFIED A PLACE MAYBE ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET OR SO WHERE THERE WAS SOME WASH BOARDING. WE WENT AHEAD AND PATCHED THAT WITH ASPHALT. THEY WILL BE COMING BACK WEATHER PENDING TOMORROW TO DO THAT SURFACE TREATMENT TO COVER IT ALL UP. SO. GREAT. THANK YOU. I'LL, I'LL REACH OUT. THANKS. SURE. LET ME, UM, ANYTHING, MR. CHAIR? YEAH. YES. UM, COULD YOU GO OVER THE, I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS 2 88 NORTHBOUND, UM, PROJECT IS THAT IT'S NORTHBOUND, CORRECT. NORTHBOUND HARD SHOULDER RUNNING. YES. UM, CAN YOU ADDRESS HOW I SEE HOW IT [00:30:01] IMPACTS THE, OR BENEFITS THE TRAFFIC FLOW? CAN YOU ADDRESS HOW IT MIGHT HELP, UH, OR MAYBE IT IS NEUTRAL TO FIRE AND RESCUE AND, YOU KNOW, ARE WE, ARE WE S WITH, WITH THE ADDITION OF WIDTH, ARE WE SACRIFICING, UH, SIZE OF SHOULDER, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT THEY COULD POTENTIALLY GO AROUND TRAFFIC, DO THINGS IF THERE IS A REAL BACKUP? SO I THINK THAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND I, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THERE WAS A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH US IN, IN FIRE AND RESCUE, UM, ON THE FRONT END OF THAT PROJECT WHEN WE WERE STILL GOING THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. YOU'RE CORRECT. UM, YOU, YOU CAN'T WIDEN THAT BRIDGE WITHOUT, IT BECOMES AN UNFEASIBLE, INFEASIBLE PROJECT. UM, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING SHOULDER. SO YOU ARE INEVITABLY GONNA HAVE A SMALLER SHOULDER ON THAT BRIDGE. UM, HOWEVER, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THIS WHOLE SYSTEM IS GONNA BE SMART. IT'S GONNA BE CONNECTED. UM, SO IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT ON, UH, NORTH OF THE BRIDGE, UH, I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY, I, NO, I GUESS YEAH, STILL IN GLAND, BUT ANYWAYS, NORTH OF THE BRIDGE, UM, WHAT CAN HAPPEN IS THEY CAN, IN OUR TOC, OUR TRAFFIC OPERATION CENTER, THEY CAN ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN THAT LANE WHERE IT'LL THROW UP. THERE'S GONNA BE OVERHEAD GANTRIES THAT HAVE, UM, ELECTRONIC SIGNBOARDS THAT HAVE LIKE A, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE A GREEN CHECK, BUT LET'S JUST ASSUME IT'S A GREEN CHECK, MEANING YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH IT AND WHEN IT'S A RED X, IT'S SAYING NO. SO THEY CAN SHUT THAT OFF, UM, AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT NORTH OF THE BRIDGE TO SAY GET EVERYBODY OUTTA THAT LANE, AND IT COULD BECOME A, A FREE FLOWING TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, A FREE FLOWING LANE FOR, FOR FIRE AND RESCUE THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT ALSO DEPENDS ON FOLKS NOT BEING IN THAT LANE. YEAH. UM, AND I THINK IT DOES COME WITH SOME, SOME CROSS ARM. I, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE. SORRY, THAT'S, I KEEP DOING THAT. UM, BUT, UH, BUT I CAN CHECK IN TO SEE IF THOSE CROSSARMS ARE GONNA BE INCLUDED. I BELIEVE THEY ARE. BUT, UH, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN, IN PREVENTING ANYBODY FROM ACCESSING THAT THIRD LANE WHEN IT IS NOT OPEN, I GUESS. SO IF I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, IT'S A DYNAMIC SYSTEM RATHER THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, THREE TO FIVE, IT'S OPEN AND, AND THE REST OF THE HOURS IT'S NOT. CORRECT. IT HAS THAT REAL TIME BENEFIT TO FIRE AND RESCUE. CORRECT. GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. LAU. AND I WAS JUST GONNA COME AND I THINK, I THINK, UM, CHIEF FERGUSON HAS BEEN WORKING WITH VDOT TO HOPEFULLY IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS. THE, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED THERE WILL HOPEFULLY, UM, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS TO THE TALK. IS THAT WHAT IT'S THE TOC? YES. OUR, YEP. NICE JOB, . SO HOPEFULLY, THANK YOU. COME DOWN TO THE DISTRICT AT ANY POINT AND ASK FOR A TOUR. WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. OH, MAN. IT'S, IT'S A, YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE FACILITY FOR SURE. MR. LONG? YES, SIR. MR. FRAZIER, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO START WITH A THANK YOU. UH, THE FOLKS IN BROAD RUN ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT YOU ARE, UH, YOU BEING VDOT ARE ASSISTING WITH THEIR CULVERT ISSUES. THEY'RE REBUILDING THEIR SIGN TO THEIR SUBDIVISION AND CANNOT DO THAT UNTIL THE, UH, CULVERT HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT, I THINK IS WHAT THE TECHNICAL TERM WAS AND, AND REPLACED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND THEN THIS QUESTION IS ONE THAT YOU NEED TO GET SO THAT YOUR SEPTEMBERS IS COMPLETE. OKAY. UM, I GOT A CALL FROM A CONSTITUENT ASKING WHY SPRAYING WAS BEING DONE TO THE WILD FLOWERS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE BEES STILL NEED THEM TO POLLINATE, AND COULD THAT BE DELAYED UNTIL THE 1ST OF DECEMBER? AND, UH, I'M THE MESSENGER. AND SO I'M ASKING YOU IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELAY THE WILDFLOWER SPRAYING, UH, ALONG THE ROADSIDES FOR THE BEES AND POLLINATORS ARE IMPORTANT. YES. I, I, I DON'T DISAGREE. UM, OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. UH, APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOUR ANSWER IS, I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH THE, THE FOLKS THAT WERE SPRAYING IT, ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT MY GROUP THAT DOES THE SPRAYING, BUT, BUT ABSOLUTELY I CAN TALK TO THOSE GUYS ABOUT THEIR SCHEDULE AND, AND WE'VE HAD SOME LOCATIONS WHERE WE, WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHERE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY WILD FLOWERS. UM, I THINK ON ROUTE 60 AND, AND PALLO TAN, I'VE HEARD SOME FOLKS RUMBLE ABOUT THAT BEFORE. UH, THAT THERE'S, THERE'S CLEAR AND OBVIOUS LOCATIONS WHERE THERE'S WILD FLOWERS AND WE'LL ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE SPOT IS RIGHT AND PUT UP A SIGN THAT SAYS NO SPRAYING, NO MOWING, UM, OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU DON'T MOW, SOMETHING CAN CREATE, YOU KNOW, OTHER ISSUES. I UNDERSTAND. BUT YES, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE WILDFLOWERS AND THE POLLINATORS. I DON'T DISAGREE. THIS, THIS INTERSECTION CITED WAS, UH, RIVER ROAD AND, UH, SIX PATTERSON AND, AND RIVER ROAD. SO I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, GETTING BACK TO ME ON THAT. THANKS SO MUCH. YEAH, NO PROBLEM. UM, BEFORE I LET YOU GO, GO BACK TO HOCKETT ROAD A SECOND. IF I, UH, READ INTO WHAT YOU'VE SAID, IT'D PROBABLY BE 2030 IS THE EARLIEST, UH, COMPLETION ON THAT, IF YOU'RE GONNA HOLD OFF TILL 28 TO, SO LIKE [00:35:01] I SAID, THE ADVERTISEMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER OF 2028, SO THAT'S NOT A BAD ASSUMPTION MR. WINFREY. I, I, I THINK THAT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GOOD THING IS, IS A LOT OF THIS PROJECT IS GONNA BE BUILT ON VIRGIN LAND, SO THAT MAKES THE MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC A WHOLE LOT EASIER. THAT BEING SAID, THE ROUNDABOUT IS NOT. UM, SO THERE'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, SOME SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC NEEDS THERE. SO WITH A SEPTEMBER ADVERTISEMENT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY, UM, PROBABLY FEBRUARY OR MARCH BEFORE YOU EVEN SEE CONSTRUCTION START TO HAPPEN MM-HMM . IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, 2029. AND I WOULD SAY THIS IS AT LEAST ONE CONSTRUCTION SEASON, BUT IT COULD BE TWO. SO YEAH, I WOULD SAY 2030 TO, YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS COMING OUTSIDE. I JUST LIKE TO SURE. GIVE 'EM A REALISTIC ANSWER. YEP. YEAH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST, YOU, YOU MENTIONED SEASONS. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT A SEASON IS IN B TALK? YEAH, SO A CONSTRUCTION SEASON IS LIKE, UM, IS REALLY, IT'S A, IT'S LIKE A YEAR, BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION SEASON, IT'S LIKE FROM MARCH UNTIL ABOUT, UH, THAT NOVEMBER DECEMBER RANGE, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF A CONSTRUCTION SEASON. YEAH. GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT. I WON'T, I WON'T GIVE YOU THIS, UH, PROJECT UPDATE EVERY TIME, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO PRETTY, IT WAS VERY VOLUNTARY, THANK YOU. WAS PRETTY, PRETTY MAYBE EVERY SIX MONTHS OR SO. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS WANT ME TO FOCUS ON IN ONE OF THESE MEETINGS, JUST FEEL FREE. LET ME KNOW, DR. LEY, LET ME KNOW. UM, WOULD HAP BE HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS, UH, THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU. THANK, ALRIGHT, HAVE A GOOD ONE. YOU TOO. ALRIGHT, NEXT ON OUR AGENDAS FOR MONKEY REGIONAL LIBRARY REPORT, AND I'M SURE WE'VE [2. Pamunkey Regional Library Report] GOT GOOD NEWS TO HERE. OH, OKAY. I'M BARBARA YOUNG AND, UH, I AM ON THE, UH, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALONG WITH BARBARA SLOAN AND OUR VERY FIRST PIECE OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS VERY GOOD NEWS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT OR THIS AFTERNOON, OUR NEW, UM, OUR NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR, MR. ZACHARY TAYLOR OR ZACHARY ROBERTS. I'M SORRY. I'VE SAID TAYLOR SO MANY TIMES NOW. UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A, A FEW FACTS ABOUT ZACH AND THEN I'M GONNA LET ZACH TALK TO YOU. UH, ZACH HAS WORKED IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, UM, FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, SERVING IN THE ROLE ROLES THAT HAVE RANGED FROM FRONTLINE PUBLIC SERVICE AND PROGRAMMING TO SE SENIOR MANAGEMENT. MOST RECENTLY, ZACH SERVED AS A SENIOR LIBRARY MANAGER WITH PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. ZACH'S EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND INCLUDES A MASTER'S OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FROM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER'S OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. AND I WILL LET ZACH TALK WITH YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN BARBARA AND I WILL TELL YOU A FEW MORE THINGS. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION. I APPRECIATE, UH, THE, UH, POKY REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT. BARB AND BARB. THANK, THANK THEM VERY MUCH. UM, SO THIS IS DAY 13 FOR ME. SO RIGHT NOW I AM FULLY ENGAGED IN MEETING WITH MY TEAM, UH, OVER, OVER THE REST OF THIS MONTH. MY PLAN IS TO MEET WITH EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER OF MONKEY REGIONAL LIBRARY TOMORROW. I SPEND MUCH OF THE DAY JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM YOU AT GLAND, UH, MEETING WITH THE TEAM THERE. AND I'M ALSO GOING BACK NEXT WEEK AGAIN TO MEET WITH THE REST OF THE TEAM. UM, WHAT I'M CURRENTLY DOING NOW IS JUST ASSESSING WHAT WE DO, AND THAT RANGES FROM EVERYTHING TO SERVICE AREAS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, THOSE KIND OF PROGRAMMINGS ENGAGEMENT. I'M ALSO LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON. UM, ONE OF THE AREAS OF CONCERN THAT I'VE FOUND, UH, UH, IMMEDIATELY TALKING TO THE BRANCH MANAGERS IS WE HAVE A HIGH TURNOVER RATE. UM, 83% OF THE LIBRARY STAFF ARE PART-TIME, AND MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE VERY PART-TIME AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RETAIN A POSITION THAT'S A 13 HOUR POSITION. UM, SO IT'S KIND OF BEGINNING THESE EARLY DAYS IS REALLY TALKING TO THE TEAMS AND SEEING WHAT THEY NEED FROM ME, HOW I CAN BE THEIR ADVOCATE. UM, AND WORKING WITH THE BOARD IS TO FIND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN DO THINGS BETTER, EXPAND SERVICES INTO THE COMMUNITY. UM, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF CONTINUING THIS PROCESS, UH, THROUGH SEPTEMBER. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU AS WELL AS THE GLAND COUNTY STAFF, UM, OVER THE, OVER THE COMING WEEKS TO KIND OF TALK TO YOU AND ENGAGE WITH YOU AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE THE INTRODUCTION AND, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY [00:40:01] MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. UH, NICK? YEAH, WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE TO TELL YOU. OH, OH, OH, OH, GOOD. THERE'S MORE GOOD NEWS. NO, THAT'S FINE. WE, UM, WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN THE LAST, UM, THREE MONTHS SINCE WE PRESENTED THE LAST TIME. FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, KING WILLIAM, IT HAS, UH, DEPARTED FROM P**N REGIONAL LIBRARY OFFICIALLY NOW AS OF JULY ONE. UH, THEY, AND WE HAVE COMPLETED EVERYTHING WITH IT THAT WAS ON THE MEMORANDUM, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THEM. SO WE ARE BEYOND THAT NOW. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOW HAS SEVEN MEMBERS INSTEAD OF 10. WE HAVE FIVE THAT ARE FROM HANOVER AND TWO FROM GLAND. AND YOU, WE ALWAYS SAY YOU HAVE TO BE NAMED BARBARA TO BE FROM GLAND. SO, UM, WE, UH, ALSO, UH, HAVE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS. UH, WE ELECT THEM EACH YEAR. AND, UH, NOW WE HAVE CHRISTIE SCHUMACHER AS THE CHAIR. SHE IS FROM, UM, HANOVER COUNTY AND WAS OUR FORMER VICE CHAIR. OUR VICE CHAIR THIS YEAR IS BARBARA SLOAN. AND, UM, I AM THE SECRETARY ON OUR COMMITTEE. SO GLAND IS WELL REPRESENTED IN THE, UM, ON THE BOARD. WE, UM, ALSO, UM, HAVE MADE THE DECISION JUST THIS LAST MONTH. WE ARE GOING TO START INSTITUTING A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND TO HELP ACCOMMODATE US ON THAT. ZACH HAS ALREADY ORDERED FLAGS FOR ALL OF THE, UM, COMMUNITY ROOMS IN EACH OF THE LIBRARIES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THEM , SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THEM. UM, COUPLE NEW THINGS AT, UM, AT P**N WE'VE ACQUIRED A NEW VAN AND HAS, THE VAN HAS BEEN OUTFITTED AND IT CONDUCTS THE DELIVERIES AND PICKUPS, UM, BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT LIBRARIES. AS A REGIONAL LIBRARY, WE SHARE THE, UH, RESOURCES. AND IT USED TO BE THAT, UM, GLAND ONLY HAD THE, UM, THIS VAN DELIVER, UM, TWO DAYS A WEEK. BUT BECAUSE OF THE, UM, LOWERING OF THE NUMBER OF LIBRARIES, WE WILL NOW BE VISITED EVERY DAY, WHICH IS WONDERFUL THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES. IT'LL GET, KEEP THINGS MOVING BACK AND FORTH. UM, THE OLD VAN IS BEING REPURPOSED TO BE MORE OF A, UM, TO BE USED TO, UH, AT SCHEDULED COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND I KNOW RIGHT NOW, EVEN AT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS HERE IN GLAND, OUR GLAND LIBRARY HAS ALREADY STARTED. THEY ALREADY WORK WITH US, BUT WE WILL HAVE THIS VAN WORK WITH US ON, ON THOSE TOO. UM, ALSO, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO HAS A UNK REGIONAL LIBRARY CARD. SO, WHICH IS NICE TO HAVE. UH, AND JUST AS A POINT OF INTEREST, THE, UM, ANNUAL VIRGINIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS CONFERENCE IS GOING TO BE HERE IN RICHMOND THIS YEAR. AND SO WE HAVE, UM, THE, UH, STAFF HAS MADE THE DECISION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LET TO OFFER TO ALL OF THE STAFF IN P**N REGIONAL LIBRARY TO ATTEND. SO WE'RE REAL, WE'RE, WE ARE VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT. I'M GONNA LET BARBARA CONTINUE. SHE'S GOT A FEW MORE THINGS AND THEN WE'LL BOTH ANSWER QUESTIONS. HELLO EVERYONE. I JUST HAVE A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT FINANCES AND GENERAL SERVICES. UM, WE HAVE A NEW BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER, ACE PHILLIPS WAS HIRED FROM WITHIN, HE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE BRANCH MANAGER AT KING AND QUEEN, AND THEN AT KING WILLIAM. AND HE'S WORKING OUT GREAT FROM ALL THINGS I'VE HEARD. UH, THE, THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2025 AUDIT IS UNDERWAY AND GOING VERY WELL. WE HAD AN AUDIT COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND WE'VE DISSOLVED THAT COMMITTEE AND ROLLED IT INTO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THINGS ARE GOING SO WELL. UH, AND THE STAFF WILL BE PRESENTING THE PRELIMINARY FISCAL 27 BUDGET THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. AND JUST A FEW GENERAL SERVICES UPDATES FOR LIBRARY LOVERS, UM, FOR THE ELECTRONIC CHECKOUTS, WHICH ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR, AND WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK THOSE MORE CAREFULLY. UH, WE HAVE, UM, YOU CAN NOW CHECK OUT FIVE AS OPPOSED TO SEVEN PER MONTH TO JUST KEEP THINGS MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. AND OVERDRIVE. AND LIBBY, WHICH IS ANOTHER ELECTRONIC PROVIDER, YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 15 CHECKOUTS AT A TIME AS OPPOSED TO 30 AND OVER. BILL, UH, OVERDUE BILLING NOTICES, UH, HAVE STARTED TO BE EMAILED OUT, WHICH HAS GOTTEN A GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE, UH, THE [00:45:01] PUBLIC. THEY WERE HAPPY TO, TO, UH, GET THOSE NOTICES. 'CAUSE PEOPLE DO FORGET, AND I MIGHT BE ONE OF THEM, , UM, UH, EXTENDED LIBRARY CARD PRIVILEGES. YOU ONLY HAVE TO RENEW NOW ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. AND PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. UH, SUMMER LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS, UH, WE GOT THESE HIGHLIGHTS FROM JANET MELTON, WHO IS OUR WONDERFUL, UH, BRANCH MANAGER. UH, THE READING PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESS, SUCCESSFUL, SO SUCCESSFUL THAT GLAND WAS NUMBER TWO OUT OF SEVEN IN PARTICIPANTS TOTAL PARTICIPATION. SO THAT WAS PRETTY GREAT. UM, WE HAD MANY PROGRAMS, UM, ESPECIALLY, UH, THE ANIMALS AWARE PROGRAM, WHICH IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO GO, THERE'S SNAKES AND REPTILES AND COOL STUFF. AND IT WAS SO POPULAR THAT PEOPLE HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY FROM THAT. SO THAT WAS EXCITING. UH, JULY 3RD WHEN WE HAD THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY, THE LIBRARY WAS OPEN, WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. AND PEOPLE CAME IN, THEY PARKED THEIR CARS THE PARKING LOT TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS, BUT EVERYBODY, THE LIBRARY STAFF WELCOMED EVERYBODY IN AND PROVIDED THEM WITH CRAFTS, COLORING AND RESTROOMS. SO EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY ABOUT THAT. UM, BIG NEWS, EVERYONE, WE HAVE A BOTTLE FILLER AT THE LIBRARY AS OPPOSED TO JUST A WATER FOUNTAIN SO EVERYBODY CAN FILL THEIR BOTTLES NOW, WHICH APPARENTLY WAS A BIG ASK AND EVERYBODY'S THRILLED TO HAVE IT, SO. ALL RIGHT. UH, GLAND LIBRARY STAFF WENT TO AN OUTREACH EVENT AT THE SPAN CENTER, AND INFORMATION ABOUT LIBRARY SERVICES WAS SHARED WITH 19 SENIORS. SO TRYING TO GET OUT THERE IN THE WORLD. AND ONE LAST LITTLE THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS, UM, I URGE YOU TO STOP BY AND TAKE, TAKE A LOOK AT THE TINY ART SHOW. THIS WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AS A SUMMER PROGRAM, AND THE LIBRARY GAVE OUT 100 LITTLE FOUR BY FOUR CANVAS BOARDS ON WHICH A PATRON COULD PAINT OR COLOR OR COLLAGE AND RETURN FOR DISPLAY. AND WE GOT 50 OF THEM BACK AND THEY'RE DISPLAYED. AND IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH TALENT THERE IS IN THIS COUNTY. IT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE. ONE, UH, ONE LAST LITTLE THING ABOUT A FACILITY ISSUE. WE APPARENTLY HAVE, UH, WATER BLOWING IN, UH, DURING THE RAINSTORMS AND ONE OF OUR, OUR BACK DOORS. AND JANET'S GOTTEN A, A LARGE FAN FROM FACILITIES TO RUN IT OVERNIGHT TO DRY THE AREA. BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD AND ARE HOPING TO, UH, PERHAPS GET AN AWNING OR A COVER. AND THAT'S MY 2 CENTS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY. IF I UNDERSTAND, IF WE HAVE A CARD, THE NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION COMES WITH THAT MM-HMM . AND THAT'S THE HOME. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE IT'S ALL ONLINE. YEAH, IT'S ONLINE. WELL, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ASSET. MM-HMM . YEP. YEAH, THERE'S A LOT. I, I WOULD, UM, URGE YOU ALL TO GO TO THE, TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH WILL GET BETTER AND BETTER AS THE WEEKS AND MONTHS GO BY, BUT THERE'S A LOT ON THERE. THERE'S REALLY A LOT THAT IS PROVIDED FOR THE PUBLIC. SO ANY MR. CHAIRMAN QUESTIONS? YES, UH, UH, I, DURING A LAST REPORT, IT WAS A MENTION OF PERHAPS HAVING, UH, KIOSKS WHERE PEOPLE COULD ORDER BOOKS AND THEY WOULD BE PUT INTO KIOSK AND THEY COULD PICK 'EM UP. UH, IN OUR MEETING, JUST PRE PRECEDING TO THIS, UH, THE LIBRARY PROFFER FUNDS SITS AT $110,000 AND IT HAS TO BE SPENT IN GLAND, UH, ON GLAND LIBRARY INITIATIVE. SO HANOVER WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH THEIR OWN KIOSKS, I SUPPOSE. BUT IS THERE SOME, WELL, WE'RE TALKING, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING A MEETING WITH THE FRIENDS GROUP ON THE 19TH, AND WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT IDEAS OF HOW BEST TO SPEND THE PROFFER MONEY TO EXPAND THE LIBRARY SERVICES. WE DO HAVE A LOCKER CURRENTLY AT OUR LIBRARY. UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATS ARE IN THE LOCKER RIGHT NOW. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN UPDATED REPORT ABOUT, ABOUT, YEAH, ABOUT THE USE, HOW PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THAT. WELL, I'VE NOTICED THAT RED BOX IS OUTTA BUSINESS , SO THERE COULD BE A LOCATION IN THE CENTERVILLE, UH, SHOPPING CENTER THAT, THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE IT. UH, WE, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY DON'T REGULARLY COME TO THE COURTHOUSE AREA. YES. AND SO IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT, UH, SOME OF THE PROFFER MONEY COULD BE UTILIZED TO PUT A LOCKER OR TWO UP, WELL, WE ARE DISCUSSING DIFFERENT METHODS, DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPAND SERVICES USING THAT MONEY AND PERHAPS, UM, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. I RAISED YOUR AWARENESS THAT THERE IS OH, YES. AND IT HAS TO BE SPENT ON LIBRARIES. OH, YEAH. AND THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER RESTRICTIONS, WHICH, WHICH DEPENDING UPON WHEN IT WAS COLLECTED, WHETHER IT, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN DEPENDING UPON WHEN IT WAS COLLECTED, UM, THERE MAY BE SOME OTHERS. COULD THEY FIX THAT DOOR WITH THAT MONEY? UM, TAKE CARE OF IT DEPENDS UPON [00:50:01] WHEN IT WAS COLLECTED AS TO WHETHER IT HAS TO INCREASE CAPACITY. THAT'S A, YEAH, I, I DID CHECK COUNSELOR WITH, UH, UH, AN ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE. AND KIOSKS ARE CONSIDERED CAPITAL, I WAS TOLD. YEAH. SO, OKAY. THAT'S MY POSITION ANYWAY. WELL, LIKE I SAID, WE WERE, WE ARE DISCUSSING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING IDEAS FROM OUR FRIENDS GROUPS, AND THEN WE'RE TAKING IT ALL TO OUR NEW DIRECTOR, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT, YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US AGAIN ABOUT THAT. OH, GO AHEAD. ANYTHING ELSE? YES, PLEASE, MR. YOU GO AHEAD. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES INDEED. SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO AND GIVING US THESE UPDATES. AND WHILE I KNOW EVERYTHING IS VERY COLLEGIAL NOW, UM, WITH THE, THE, UH, ABSENCE OF THE OTHER LIBRARY, I'VE NO, I'M NOT GREAT AT MATH, BUT I NOTICED THE VOTE COUNT, UM, FOR YOUR BOARDS IS, IS SKEWED VERY HEAVILY TOWARDS HANOVER. AND OBVIOUSLY I'VE, FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE, THAT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. MM-HMM . ARE THERE ANY, ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS FROM YOU AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE? CONGRATULATIONS BY THE WAY. OH, THANK YOU. UM, REGARDING THAT, THAT THE, THE BOARD CAN HELP OUT, OR DO YOU THINK THINGS ARE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FROM A BALANCE OF VOTES PERSPECTIVE? I WOULD SAY THAT OUR BOARD IS VERY UNITED ON OUR MISSIONS. WE, WE REALLY ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE NEW TWO, THE TWO NEW MEMBERS THAT HAVE JOINED FROM HANOVER. UM, WE'VE GOTTEN TOGETHER NOW TWO OR THREE TIMES AS A FULL BOARD. AND WE SEEM TO, I THINK WE'RE GONNA WORK REAL WELL TOGETHER. I, I FEEL VERY POSITIVE ABOUT IT. SO THE ONLY, THE ONLY THING I WOULD CAUTION IS WE'RE ONLY ONE ELECTION AWAY FROM THAT CHANGING. I'M AWARE. SO HOW, WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN WE POTENTIALLY DO TO, TO ENSURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE REPRESENTED WITH OUR VALUES AND HOW WE, WE WANT THE LIBRARY TO BE RUN THAT? NOTHING TO ANSWER NOW. OKAY. WELL, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL CERTAINLY BE WORKING ON. WE'VE DEALT WITH THAT RULE. YES, WE'RE AWARE. SO I WOULD, I WOULD STRESS WHAT MR. LYLE SAID ABOUT THE EAST END, YOU KNOW, FEELING CONNECTIVITY TO THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, BUT HAVE WE HAD OUTREACH SPECIFICALLY WITH ONE OF OUR BOOMING POPULATION CENTERS IN AVERY POINT TO, UM, EITHER EXPAND OUTREACH TO, UH, OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OR, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKE THEM AWARE BECAUSE WITH, YOU KNOW, I, I DEFINITELY SEE THE VALUE TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY, BUT NEW ME, YOU KNOW, NEW RESIDENTS OH YEAH. ARE A GREAT, AND THEY'RE A VERY, VERY ACTIVE READING POPULATION. OKAY. YEAH. WE'RE, WE'RE FULLY AWARE OF THAT AND TRYING TO ENGAGE. THANK YOU FOR SURE. YEP. YOU KNOW, AVERY PO HAS A LIBRARY. I DO. YEAH. YES. IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS OURS THOUGH. NO. NO, OF COURSE NOT. GO. WELL, THANK YOU ALL. IT'S ALL GOOD NEWS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. APPRECIATE IT. HELPING BRING US ABOUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, ANYTHING ELSE FROM, FROM, LORD, WE'VE GOT THE GOLAND. PET LOVERS WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND [3. Goochland Pet Lovers - Good Neighbor Outreach Report] GIVE US A REPORT. AND I KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD NEWS TOO. OH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD NEWS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ANIMALS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER. NEVER BAD. UM, MY NAME IS STACY PUCKETT AND I'M ON THE, THE BOARD OF GLAND PET LOVERS. AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU WERE ON THE ORIGINAL BOARD. UM, GLAND PET LOVERS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2016 TO HELP FULFILL A VISION BY BECKY DIXON OF A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER. SO A BUNCH OF SMART PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER AND RAISED 1.45, $1.45 MILLION, UM, FROM GENEROUS DONATIONS AND HELP WITH THE COUNTY TO HELP BUILD THAT SHELTER. AND IT OPENED IN 2020. UM, SIDE NOTE, WE HAVE A BIG PARTY SEPTEMBER 26TH AT CAMP BRADY SAUNDERS WITH ALL GLAND VENDORS, FOOD, DRINK, ENTERTAINMENT, ART, UM, TO CELEBRATE THAT, UM, ONCE THE SHELTER WAS COMPLETED, GLAND PET LOVERS HAD TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? SO, THE LORI ELLIOTT, DR. LORI ELLIOTT, UM, MEDICAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP SUPPORT THE HEALTH WELLNESS OF THE SHELTER ANIMALS. WHILE THEY'RE THERE. THEY, UM, ARE ALL MICROCHIPS, FADE, AND NEUTERED. AND, UM, ANY MINOR MEDICAL STUFF, THEY'RE HEARTWORM TESTED, WHICH A LOT OF, UM, MUNICIPAL SHELTERS DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO. UM, AND THEN IN 2023, UM, THE TEACHING KINDNESS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED. SO EVERY THIRD GRADER IN GLAND COUNTY NOW GOES THROUGH A COURSE ON KINDNESS TO ANIMALS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS, AND HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT ANIMAL FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD. AND IT CULMINATES IN A SHELTER TOUR. BUT WHAT I REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT IS OUR GOOD [00:55:01] NEIGHBOR OUTREACH FUND. SO, UM, THIS FUND WAS LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY OF 2021 TO STRENGTHEN, UM, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO, UM, AFFORD APPROPRIATE VET CARE FOR ANIMALS THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE. UM, WE ALL KNOW THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF HAVING AN ANIMAL, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF HAVING AN ANIMAL. AND SO WE REALLY WANNA, UM, HELP PEOPLE KEEP THEIR ANIMALS WITH THEM HEALTHY AND OUT OF THE SHELTERS. UM, THE THINGS WE DO IS WE PROVIDE HEARTWORM AND FLEA AND TICK, AND YOU KNOW, HOW EXPENSIVE THAT CAN BE. YOUR ANNUAL VACCINATIONS. WE MICROCHIP, WE, UM, PURCHASE COUNTY LICENSES SO THAT THEY'RE ALL REGISTERED AND LEGAL. UM, WE MANAGE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR SPAY AND NEUTER, AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT TO BE IN THIS PROGRAM. UM, AND IT'S NEED BASED. IT'S, UM, ANY, UM, GOLIN OR POWHATAN RESIDENT THAT'S 200% OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, UM, CAN QUALIFY. AND A LOT OF OUR, UM, REFERRALS COME FROM SOCIAL SERVICES, GOLIN CARE, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, WE STARTED OUT WITH QUARTERLY, UM, CLINICS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WE HAD A MOBILE VET COME. AND NOW, BECAUSE GUIN COUNTY HAS ALLOWED US TO USE THE FLAG SPA, THE FLAG VET CLINIC IN THE SHELTER, WE DO IT ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH ONCE THE SHELTER CLOSES. AND IT IS AMAZING. IT'S, YOU'D SEE ABOUT 16 VOLUNTEERS AND AT LEAST FOUR VETS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME ONCE A MONTH. UM, AND YOU HAVE VET TECHS. IT'S JUST LIKE WALKING INTO A REGULAR VET. UM, SOME OF US ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. I, I WORK THE FRONT DESK AND I'M NOT SO GREAT ON THE VET CLINIC, UM, COMPUTER, BUT I, I DO MY BEST. YOU GET YOUR LITTLE RECEIPT, YOU SEE WHAT YOUR HAS BEEN DONE. UM, WE DO MINOR VET CARE. YOU KNOW, YOUR DOG HAS AN EAR INFECTION, STUFF LIKE THAT. FULFILL, UM, ROUTINE PRESCRIPTIONS, ACUTE CARE. UM, WE HAVE HAD SOME OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE MAJOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS, UM, AND THE BOARD GETS TOGETHER AND WE WILL SEND THEM TO ANOTHER, UM, VET CLINIC AND, UM, PAY FOR THAT. UM, WE'VE HAD AMPUTATION, UM, STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S VERY SATISFYING TO SEE PEOPLE BE ABLE TO OFFER THEIR PETS THE SAME CARE, UM, THAT ALL OF US WANT FOR OUR BABIES. UM, THE NUMBER OF, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU, UM, A SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES, UM, AT EACH CLINIC VARIES. WE STARTED OUT WITH NINE FAMILIES, UM, AND 16 ANIMALS. THE LARGEST CLINIC TO DATE, WE SERVE 32 FAM FAMILIES AND 42 ANIMALS ALL IN THREE AND A HALF HOURS OF OUR CLINIC. UM, THERE ARE AN AVERAGE OF 16 VOLUNTEERS. THERE'S OVER A HUNDRED HOURS GOES INTO EACH CLINIC. UM, THERE'S ABOUT 40 HOURS THAT BLAINE CONVERSE WHO, UM, RUNS THE GOOD NEIGHBOR OUTREACH CLINIC. SHE PUTS INTO SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS, MAKING SURE SHE CALLS WITH THE REMINDERS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOUR DOG NEEDS THEIR ANNUAL EXAM. IT'S GONNA BE AT THIS TIME ON THIS DATE. UM, WE'VE HAD 168 CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND 306 INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS HELPED. AND THE NUMBER OF SPAY AND NEUTER THAT WE HAVE PAID FOR, SCHEDULED AND PAID FOR 150, THAT'S 150 ANIMALS THAT AREN'T RUNNING AROUND REPRODUCING UNWANTED PETS, THEY'RE GONNA END UP IN OUR SHELTER. UM, FOOD PROVIDED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, 260 CANS AND 2,500 POUNDS OF DRY FOOD. UM, CURRENTLY THROUGH AUGUST, WE HAVE A HUNDRED SIXTY A HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT PETS IN THE PROGRAM. 178 APPOINTMENTS, 19 NEW FAMILIES, 29 NEW PETS, 157 EXAMS, 168 VACCINATIONS, 22 MICROCHIPS AND 122. TRY HEART PACKETS OF SIX HEARTWORM PILLS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH AUGUST. UM, IT'S SOMETHING I'M REALLY PROUD OF TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH. UM, I'M A PERSON OF GREAT FAITH AND, UM, I REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU, YOU HELP PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. AND I HAVE TWO PASSIONS THAT I CAN BRING TOGETHER, UM, TO FULFILL, TO FILL MY CUP, IS TO KEEP PE PEOPLE HAPPY WITH THEIR ANIMALS. WHETHER IT'S ELDERLY OR SOMEONE THAT'S RUN INTO HARD TIMES, OR SOMEONE WHO JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME RESOURCES THAT OTHER [01:00:01] PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THAT COMFORT AND CARE, UM, THAT YOU AND I HAVE. UM, SO THAT'S WHY I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU GUYS ON THAT PROGRAM. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YOU ARE TRULY A GOOD NEIGHBOR. UM, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, I WANNA INTRODUCE, UH, HR MAN CLIFF HELLER, [4. Introduction of New County Staff] WHO WILL INTRODUCE SOME PROUD NEW EMPLOYEES. SOME PICTURES, SOME PICTURES. GET THIS GOING UP. TWO SECONDS HERE. OKAY. BUT WE WILL LOAD. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON. IT'S NOT GOING UP FOR SOME REASON THERE. IT'S, WELL, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE A BUNCH OF NEW EMPLOYEES COMING ON TODAY. WE'RE GONNA BE INTRODUCING 14 NEW COUNTY EMPLOYEES, UM, JOINING US TODAY. ALSO AS A PART OF OUR FIRE RESCUE CREW. WE WILL BE HAVING, UH, NOT ONLY OUR NEW FIRE, UH, RECRUITS, BUT UH, WE ALSO HAVE SIX REPRESENTATIVES FROM PALATAN THAT ARE PART OF OUR COHORT AND ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IS ALSO, UH, GONNA BE JOINING US. SO I'M GONNA JUST CYCLE, WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE FIRE RESCUE GUYS. BRING THEM ON UP. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT STAND AS THEY GRAB YOUR NAME, UH, WE'RE GONNA GET PROBABLY LINED UP GENERALLY RIGHT HERE FOR A PICTURE. BUT IF YOU CAN STAND, COME OVER AND, UH, MEET WITH, UH, MR. RY AND MR. RAYLEY, DR. RAYLEY, THAT'D BE GREAT. SO OUR FIRST STEP, LET'S GO BACK. OUR FIRST, UH, FIREFIGHTER RECRUIT IS DOUG, GET PROFIT. SO THANK YOU DUNCAN. IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD, OUR NEXT ONE IS, UH, JACOB ROBUCK. YOU GUYS AGAIN, COME ON FORWARD. BRIAN SMITHCO. SEAN REED. I GOT DUNCAN HERE FIRST. YEAH, LET'S GO. YEAH, LET'S GO. LET SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SLOW DOWN. YEAH, A LITTLE DUNCAN AND JACOB WOULD BE NEXT. WELCOME. WELCOME. OUR NEXT IS, UH, BRIAN SMITH. GO PROMISE. . OH, WAIT, HOLD ON THERE. PROMISE GO. BRIAN, I DIDN'T GET YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ACTUALLY, SEAN REED. SEAN, SEAN DORIGHT BE RIGHT. JONATHAN LARA ON CARL PALMERVILLE. COLIN DAVIS, SIR EVAN, STAYING. THANK SIR. MAKE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM. YES, . AND THEN, UH, OUR HAT BACK. KIR BROOKS . SO THANK YOU. WELCOME. UH, THAT IS OUR, UH, FIRE RESCUE GUYS. IF YOU WANNA GET A QUICK PICTURE HERE. Y'ALL GOTTA HOLD UP YOUR SHIRTS. Y'ALL JUST, UH, YOU'RE DRAFTED TO TEAM GOLAND, SO WHEN YOU GET DRAFTED, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A JERSEY. WE CAN'T GIVE YOU A JERSEY WITH YOUR NAME NUMBER ON IT, BUT WE GET THE NEXT BEST THING. SO REALLY GLAD YOU ALL ARE HERE. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL READY? GO. , . THANK YOU GUYS. IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT, AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE PAAN GROUP AND OUR VOLUNTEER AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, CONTINUING ON. WE HAVE OTHER FOLKS. WE DIDN'T JUST HIRE FIRE RESCUE THIS TIME AROUND. WE, UH, WANNA INTRODUCE DAMIAN DROVER. UH, HE IS OUR NEW STORMWATER PLANS REVIEWER. VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. OUR NEXT ONE IS THOMAS ATKINS, OUR NEW BUILDING INSPECTIONS, RESIDENTIAL PLANS REVIEWER. ALSO VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, A NEW PERSON FOR THE TREASURER'S [01:05:01] OFFICE. TRACY MOORE. COME ON DOWN. TRACY. REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE. WELCOME. YES. AND LASTLY, UH, WE HAVE MADDIE OAKS FOR, UH, OUR NEW ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFICER. AS WE TALK WITH C AND PET FLUS, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD. SO YOU WANNA BRING HIM OVER HERE? YEAH. ALRIGHT. COME ON OVER IN FRONT OF US. WE CAN GET YOU IN FRONT OF THAT. IT'S YOUR JERSEYS. THERE YOU GO, . ALRIGHT, WELCOME. WELL EVERYBODY THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL REPORTS, THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FOR AUGUST REPORTS IN THEIR PACKAGE, [5. AP AUGUST 2025] UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORTS. ALSO IN THE PACKET SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025, BROADBAND REPORTS IN THE PACKET, AND A SEPTEMBER AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY BOARD REPORTS? ANY REPORTS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH. MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. UM, THE R-R-T-P-O, UH, RICHMOND REGION TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION, UH, MET, UH, LAST MONTH AND WE'LL MEET AGAIN. UM, I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE THE DATE ON THE SIXTH OF, UH, OCTOBER. UM, WE LOST A VALUED MEMBER OF, UH, OUR STAFF. JOHN HODGES, WHO WAS THE VICE MAYOR OF ASHLAND, PASSED AWAY. AND, UH, HE HAD LABORED DILIGENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS A MEMBER OF THE R-R-T-P-O. WE WERE SORRY FOR HIS PASSING. UM, UH, HE, HE TRULY WAS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND WE RECOGNIZED HIM, UH, APPROPRIATELY AT OUR MEETING. UM, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH, UH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN A STATE OF FLUX IN THAT THERE'S SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FUNDING IS GOING TO BE HANDLED. UM, MORE WILL BE REVEALED. I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE [9. Board Reports] ARE ANY DEFINITIVE ANSWERS ON HOW THAT IS HANDLED, BUT, UH, UH, WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION AS A ORGANIZATION WITH THE FOLKS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, UH, TRANSPORTATION INTO RICHMOND REGION. UH, GLAND HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE. UH, IF THERE ARE SPECIFICS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO BRING THOSE UP AND, AND REPRESENT FOR TEAM GLAND WITH OR WITHOUT A JERSEY. THANK YOU, MR. LYLE. ANYTHING ELSE, MR. BAUER? SURE. THANK YOU MR. MOONEY. UM, JUST A QUICK UPDATE FROM THE CVTA. SO I'VE, I'VE SAID FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW THAT THE CVTA IS MOVING TOWARDS, UM, POTENTIALLY MOVING AWAY FROM A, A PAYGO, UH, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DOING NOW FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS TO, UM, INCLUDING BONDING. AND AS PART OF THAT EXERCISE, THERE'S SOME HOOPS YOU'VE GOTTA JUMP THROUGH AND SOME, SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO DO. ONE OF THEM IS TO, UH, PRESENT HOW, UH, ALMOST LIKE A SLATE OF PROJECTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE, UM, CONSIDERED FOR, UH, BONDING IN UCHIN COUNTY. UH, WE WORK WITH STAFF AND WE SUBMITTED THE POTENTIAL ROCKVILLE ROAD REALIGNMENT. UM, THE, THIS IS NOT AN INDICATION THAT WE WILL BE BONDING, BUT JUST PRETTY MUCH GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AS IF WE WERE TO WORK OUT ANY KINKS. SO I THINK THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION AMONG SOME OF THE, I CALL THE BIGGS OF WHETHER THE CBTA SHOULD, UH, TAKE ON DEBT. UH, SO THAT'LL BE PLAYING OUT IN THE MONTHS TO COME. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? UM, ALL RIGHT. NEXT THING IS CONSENT AGENDA. WOULD YOU MIND GOING OVER THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? [X. Consent Agenda] YEAH, DR. LEY. HAPPY TO. THANK YOU, MR. WINFREY. SO, BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I'LL HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THEM FOR YOU AND OUR PUBLIC WHO IS WATCHING AND WITH US TODAY. THE FIRST IS THE CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES. [1. Consideration of Amendments to the Financial Management Policies] THESE POLICIES WERE INFORMED BY A LOT OF WORK, UH, BY THE BOARD. UH, MR. LYLE PLAYED A ROLE IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. THESE POLICIES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AT THE PREVIOUS TWO FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ONE IN MAY AND ONE IN AUGUST. SO THEY [01:10:01] HAVE HAD SUBSTANTIAL, UH, REVIEW AND, UH, SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THOSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES. YOUR APPROVAL ALLOWS OUR PUBLIC TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MORE TRANSPARENT AND AVAILABLE IN, IN LAYPERSON'S TERMS. AND CERTAINLY THESE ARE IMPORTANT POLICIES THAT WE WANT OUR PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND, AND THESE ARE INTENDED TO DO THAT. THE SECOND ITEM, ONE, YOUR CONSENT AGENDA IS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SCHOOL DIVISION'S FY 2025 [2. Resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Goochland County Budget by budgeting and appropriating $96,035 in the School Operating and Cafeteria Funds] BUDGET BY BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING $96,035 IN THEIR OPERATING IN CAFETERIA FUNDS. UH, THE, THIS REQUEST FROM THE SCHOOL DIVISION DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY LOCAL TRANSFER OR ANY LOCAL DOLLARS. UH, THESE ARE A RESULT OF FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN STATE SALES TAX. SO THEY'RE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THAT TODAY. NUMBER THREE IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED GLAND PALATAN COMMUNITY SERVICES FY 26 AND 27 [3. Approval of the Amended Goochland Powhatan Community Services FY2026 & FY2027 Performance Contract with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services] PERFORMANCE CONTRACT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ASKED TO DO ON BEHALF OF THE STATE AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. AS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD IS STRONG, UH, THE BOARD HAS, UM, AUTHORIZED AN APPROPRIATION FOR THAT. AND SO THIS DOES NOT INCREASE OR DECREASE THAT APPROPRIATION. IT AFFIRMS THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH US AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD. AND THE LAST IS YOUR ADOPTION OF THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. [4. Adoption of the 2026 Legislative Agenda] AS THE PUBLIC MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, WE DO HAVE A MEETING WITH OUR DELEGATION ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 10:00 AM AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. SO PENDING YOUR ADOPTION AND APPROVAL TODAY, UH, THIS LEGISLATIVE WILL BE SHARED WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AT THAT MEETING. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS AND SO FORTH? IF, IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MR. CHAIR. UM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE, UM, CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR IS PRESENTED. SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARRIED. UM, NEXT THING IS NEW BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS. DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS TO [XI. New Business: None] COME BEFORE THE BOARD? UM, AT THIS POINT? UM, WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AT DINNER, DINNER BREAK, AND RECONVENE AT SIX O'CLOCK. [XII. 5:00 PM - Dinner Break: The Board of Supervisors will have dinner with the Parks and Recreation Department and Recreation Advisory Commission for the Wall of Fame Induction and Recognition of Mrs. Mary Beth Browning in the Goochland Sports Complex Gym.] PERFECT. HOW ARE YOU? [02:30:01] OKAY. [02:30:02] I [02:30:02] THINK [02:30:02] THEY'RE [02:30:02] READY [02:30:03] WHENEVER [02:30:03] YOU [02:30:03] ARE. [02:30:06] THEY [02:30:06] DON'T. [02:30:11] ALRIGHT. [02:30:11] RIGHT. [02:30:12] LADIES [02:30:12] AND [02:30:12] GENTLEMEN, [02:30:13] I'D LIKE TO CALL THE EVENING MEETING [XIII. 6:00 PM - Chair Calls Meeting Back to Order] SEPTEMBER 4TH, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO ORDER. FIRST, UH, ON OUR AGENDA IS A, UH, RESOLUTION TO MR. WAYNE PRYOR. IF YOU'LL JOIN US AT THE PODIUM, SIR. [XIV. Presentation of Resolution Recognizing Wayne Pryor Upon His Retirement as President of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation] UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, COURT INFORMATION IS ALSO FOR PATTY PRYOR, HIS BRIBE. SO IT'S A JOINT RESOLUTION. OH, OKAY. WELL, YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME, ? I WOULD YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION. IT'S A RESOLUTION. OKAY. ARE WE, HOW ARE YOU? OH MY GOSH. ALL RIGHTY. WHEREAS WAYNE F PRYOR RETIRED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AFTER MORE THAN 18 YEARS, YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMONWEALTH. AND WHEREAS PATTY H PRYOR HAS SERVED IN LEADERSHIP ROLES, SUPPORTING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE IN GLIN AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. AND WHEREAS WAYNE F PRYOR ALSO SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT FROM DECEMBER, 1998 THROUGH NOVEMBER, 2006, AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SINCE 1988, WHEREAS A LIFELONG VIRGINIAN AND TIRELESS STEWARD OF THE LAND, WAYNE N PRYOR, IS A PRODUCER OF HAY, CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, AND BEEF AT HIS FAMILY'S PRIOR V FARMS IN GLAND COUNTY. AND WHEREAS PATTY H PRYOR SERVED ALONGSIDE OF WAYNE AT VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU AS A LEADER IN THE WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL EFFORTS, FAITHFULLY ATTENDING ANNUAL CONFERENCES IN VIRGINIA AND NATIONALLY, TRAVELING TO COUNTLESS GLAND AND VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU EVENTS, SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL BOOK DISTRIBUTION FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM, VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ANNUAL FOURTH GRADE GLAND SCHOOL'S, AGRICULTURAL DAY, AND THE GLAND FARM BUREAU'S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DINNER, AND NUMEROUS OTHER VIRGINIA AND GLAND FARM BUREAU EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS WAYNE F PRYOR'S IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND THE COMMONWEALTH, AS HE HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI BASED SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND COUNTRY WAY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AMERICAN FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SERVICES. AND WHEREAS WAYNE F PRYOR HAS SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AG PACK, AND THE VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE INNOVATION AND RURAL SUSTAINABILITY. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS BOARD PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIA AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL KEY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL AND VIRGINIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. AND WHEREAS WAYNA PRYOR HAS LED THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION TO ESTABLISH MANY POLICIES PROTECTING AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, SAFEGUARDING LANDOWNERS AGAINST A LEGAL EXPANSION OF CONDEMNATION AUTHORITY THROUGH IMMINENT DOMAIN. AND WHEREAS WAYNE F PRYOR HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY VIRGINIA BUSINESS MAGAZINE MULTIPLE TIMES IN ITS ANNUAL VIRGINIA 500 LIST OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S MOST INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL LEADERS. AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, WAYNE F PRYOR HAS RECEIVED MANY AWARDS AND ACCOLADES, INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU'S EASTERN DISTRICT YOUNG FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARD, EARLY IN HIS CAREER, THE ORGANIZATION'S WARREN BEACH AWARD IN 2005, A TESTAMENT TO HIS COMMITMENT TO NURTURING FUTURE LEADERS AND THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND THE HONORARY AMERICAN FFA DEGREE, HIGHLIGHTING HIS DEDICATION TO AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND FFA. AND WHEREAS WAYNE F PRYOR EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY AS A 53 YEAR MASON AND PAST MEMBER OF CABELL LODGE NUMBER 3 2 8, AS A LIFE MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER AT THE GLAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, [02:35:01] RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND AS A BOARD MEMBER, ELDER AND LIFELONG MEMBER OF FOREST GROVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN GLAND COUNTY. AND WHERE WAYNE F PRYOR AND PATTY H PRYOR HAVE BEEN THE EMBODIMENT OF A COMMUNITY LEADERS AS A COMMITTED FARM COUPLE THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. PATTY HAS ALSO HELD A CAREER IN NURSING AND CARED FOR OTHERS WHILE ACTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR AND SUPPORTING THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THE COUPLE ARE BLESSED WITH ONE ADULT SON, STEVEN AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TI NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY COMMENDS WAYNE F PRYOR ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AND PATTY H PRYOR FOR HER FARM BUREAU EFFORTS IN HER OWN RIGHT AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE WAYNE'S EFFORTS HERE IN GLAND AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH, AND WISHES THEM HELP HAPPINESS AND THE JOYS OF LIFE BEYOND THE WORKPLACE AND FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THEIR ENDEAVORS AND AGRICULTURE HERE IN GLAND COUNTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION. IT, IT, I'M HONORED BEYOND WORDS THAT I CAN SAY, BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT AND THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH. I, I DON'T KNOW HOW ALL THAT CAME FROM, BUT PATTY AND I HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE SERVING AGRICULTURE, SERVING THE COUNTY, SERVING THE STATE, SERVING THE NATION IN AGRICULTURE. MY PASSION IS AGRICULTURE, BUT I AM HONORED. I'VE GOTTEN LOTS OF AWARDS AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION, BUT TO BE IN MY HOME COUNTY AND THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO RECOGNIZE ME, NONE IS MORE IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. SECOND. SECOND. YOU GOT A MOTION? DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT'S PASSED NOW THE LEFT WHERE ONE, WHERE AS WHEREAS YOU IS JUST A GREAT GUY. WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU IN THIS COMMUNITY, YOU AND YOUR WIFE PATTY, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND YOU'VE MADE THIS COUNTY MUCH BETTER THAN IT WOULD'VE BEEN WITHOUT YOU ALL. SO VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LET'S GO GET A PICTURE. AND I, I THINK THIS, UH, YOUNG FELL IN THE BACK. ROW'S GONNA BE, HE'S OUR OH, LONG STANDING PRESIDENT OF THE GOON FARM BUREAU . GOOD JOB COMING UP. JEREMY. NO, . OH, JEREMY. HE'S LIKE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE HIM ANOTHER HASH. YOU STILL GOT ANOTHER YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA ANNOUNCE IT. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS ONE OF THE FUN, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEING A SUPERVISOR AND UH, IT IS JUST A, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE AND WE'VE GOT ONE MORE. AND, UM, MS. MARY BROWNING WHO, WHO UH, JUST GOT, UH, [XV. Presentation of Resolution Recognizing Mrs. Mary Beth Browning Upon Her Induction into The Goochland County Parks and Recreation Wall of Fame] AT DINNER TIME, UH, AWARDED THE WALL OF FAME AWARD FOR THIS YEAR. SO, MARY, DO YOU JOIN ME? UM, LEMME GET THE, ALRIGHT. WHEREAS MS. MARY BROWNING HAS DEMONSTRATED LONGSTANDING DEDICATION AND HUMANITARIAN COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF GLAND COUNTY. AND WHEREAS MS. BROWNING HAS SERVED IN NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THE GLAND YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING CONCESSION COMMISSIONER, CURRENT BASEBALL COMMISSIONER, AND ACTIVE GYAA BOARD MEMBER. AND WE, MS. BROWNING HAS COACHED GYAA SOFTBALL PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT TO COUNT COUNTLESS YOUNG ATHLETES. AND WHEREAS MS. BROWNING HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE BYRD ELEMENTARY PARENT GROUP LEADING INITIATIVES FOR FAMILY EVENTS, TEACHER APPRECIATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHEREAS MS. BROWNING HAS ORGANIZED YOUTH EVENTS, FOOD DRIVES, AND CHRISTMAS MOTHER GIFTS FOR CORINTH GLOBAL CHURCH AND PROVIDED WEEKLY DINNERS FOR A LOCAL YOUTH GROUP. AND WHEREAS MS. BROWNING [02:40:01] HAS LED NUMEROUS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TEAMS AND GYAA PROGRAMS ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS MS. BROWNING'S TIRELESS VOLUNTEERISM AND LEADERSHIP ACROSS MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE FOSTERED A STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE GLAND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION HAS ENDORSED MS. BROWNING FOR INDUCTION INTO THE GLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION WALL OF FAME. NOW, THEREFORE, THE GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARY BROWNING FOR HER EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF GLAND COUNTY AND ENDORSES HER INDUCTION INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION WALL OF FAME. CONGRATULATIONS. AND I MAY ADD, SHE, SHE FINDS TIME TO RAISE A NICE FAMILY TOO. YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. I AM, I FEEL LIKE I ALREADY SAID MY SPEECH OVER AT DINNER, BUT I DO, I AM HUMBLED BY THIS HONOR AND I APPRECIATE IT FROM ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. PLEASE, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING MRS. MARY BETH BROWNING UPON HER INDUCTION INTO THE GLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION WALL OF FAME. SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, UH, WE ARE GONNA OPEN THE MEETING IN A MOMENT, UH, FOR THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, BUT I'M GONNA ASK DR. RAYLEY TO, TO READ THE, UH, PROCEDURES APPLY TO THAT. SURE. [XVI. Citizen Comment] YEAH. UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. SO, THE CITIZEN COMMENT THIS EVENING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO GIVE A COMMENT ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. UH, BUT TONIGHT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A RECOMMENDED DEFERRAL AND WELL AT LEAST ONE OF OUR CASES. AND SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE SERENITY TRAIL CASE, UH, THIS, THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT IN CITIZEN COMMENT IF YOU CHOOSE TO. UH, BUT ULTIMATELY THE BOARD'S GONNA OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. AND SO WE WELCOME YOUR VOICE, WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WELCOME THAT FEEDBACK. UH, ULTIMATELY YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK, AND AS YOU BEGIN YOUR CONVERSATION, UH, THE LIGHT WILL TURN GREEN AND AS IT PROGRESSES WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW, YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT TO SPEAK. THE SECOND YELLOW LIGHT WILL START TO BLANK, WHICH TELLS YOU YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT, LEFT, AND THE RED LIGHT COMES ON. THEN YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP AND WE ASK THAT YOU DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR RATHER THAN ANY SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER, UH, AND AVOID HAVING, UH, ANY CALL OUTS TO ANY OF OUR STAFF. BUT, UH, WE WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS AND, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, READY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. UH, MAY I OPEN UP THE PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? HI, WE'RE JAMES AND JENNIFER OTT. THERE'S A LITTLE BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BASE. OH, PERFECT. SORRY. THANK YOU, SIR. WE ARE JAMES AND JENNIFER OTT. WE'VE LIVED IN THE COUNTY FOR 23 YEARS, ABSOLUTELY LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR COUNTY. I'M REMINDED EVERY DAY HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR COUNTY. WE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE. UM, WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL HOME ON FOREST GROVE ROAD. WE ARE GETTING TO THE AGE WHERE WE DECIDED OUR KIDS ARE GROWN, WE'RE GONNA DOWNSIZE. SO WE BOUGHT A DIFFERENT PIECE OF LAND, SOLD OUR HOME, WHICH I REGRET AT THIS MOMENT, UM, TO BUILD A HOUSE. SO WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE NEW ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE TO CREATE A STATE MAINTAIN OR A STATE LEVEL ROAD TO GET TO OUR PROPERTY. UM, THE LAND WAS DIVIDED BACK IN 19 79, 73, 73, UM, AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF AS AVERAGE PEOPLE, WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WOULD EVER BE A POSSIBILITY OF HAPPENING TO US. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA YEAH, THANK YOU. UH, WE'RE REALLY HERE FOR, TO ASK FOR Y'ALL'S GUIDANCE SUPPORT AND HELPING US FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD FROM WHERE WE'RE AT NOW TO BUILD OUR HOME IN THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY POSSIBLE. UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE RECENT ADOPTED ORDINANCE WAS TRULY TO DETER LARGER SCALE DEVELOPERS FROM OVER OVERBUILDING IN THE COUNTY. [02:45:01] WE TRULY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT REASONING BEHIND IT. UH, PROTECTING THE CHARACTER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA IS VERY IMPORTANT. HOWEVER, THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOW REALLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SINGLE FAMILY LIKE US TO BE ABLE TO BUILD IN THE COUNTY. UM, THE ORIGINAL PIECE OF LAND WAS 108 ACRES THAT WAS SPLIT BACK IN 1973 INTO 10 LOTS. WE PURCHASED THE LAST TWO LOTS ON THE ROAD. NOBODY'S APPARENTLY HAS BOUGHT LAND OR REALLY DONE ANYTHING SINCE 83, WHICH IS THE LAST TIME A HOUSE WAS BUILT BACK THERE. THERE'S TWO HOUSES THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. ONE ACTUALLY DOESN'T ACCESS THE ROAD, IT GOES TO THE OTHER SIDE OFF APPALOOSA. SO THERE'S REALLY ONE HOUSE THAT'S ON THIS ROAD. SO WE'D BE THE SECOND HOUSE GOING IN. UM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WENT TO SUBDIVIDE THE LAND, NOW WHOEVER SUBDIVIDED IT WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE ROADWAY IN TO THE COUNTY STANDARDS, WHICH I WILL HARDLY AGREE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE ORIGINAL, THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE 108 ACRES WOULD BE ABLE TO SPLIT THAT COST ACROSS THE 10 ACRES. I MEAN THE 10 PARCELS OF LAND TO GAIN THEIR MONEY BACK, YOU KNOW, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO, YOU KNOW, TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PAY FOR A 300,000 ROAD. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE QUOTED, YOU KNOW, PLUS THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AT, YOU KNOW, $30,000 PLUS TO GET EVERYTHING DESIGNED AND GOING. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MORE THAN OUR HOUSE THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING. UM, WE'RE NOT HERE TO ASK FOR, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE'RE JUST SIMPLY HERE TO, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER OUR SITUATION AND HELP US FIND A RESOLUTION THAT CAN MAKE IT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE FOR US TO BUILD. ONE POSSIBLE OPTION IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING TO JUST PUT IN A DRIVEWAY, LIKE A STANDARD DRIVEWAY THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS 16 FOOT WIDE, FOUR INCHES DEEP, YOU KNOW, TO ACCESS OUR LAND. YOU KNOW, WE GET IN OUR DRIVEWAY'S GONNA BE BIG ENOUGH TO, FOR THE COUNTY TO TURN AROUND, YOU KNOW, IF FIRE TRUCKS, YOU KNOW, NEED TO GO BACK THERE. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING US TO SPEAK. AND I THINK THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. WE ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. ELLEN BLAKE, JUNIPER LANE. WE ARE ADJACENT TO THE, UH, SERENITY TRAIL PROPERTY. UM, I AM FAIRLY FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET THAT PROPERTY UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE RURAL PRESERVATION. 50 ACRES HAS BEEN, UH, CLAIMED TO GO UNDER PRESERVATION. UM, AFTER THE PLANNING MEETING, I SPOKE TO MR. JEANETTE AND HE HAD SAID IN THE MEETING HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PROPERTY WAS AFTER THE MEETING. HE SAID HOW HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT LIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY. AND HE KIND OF SAID, WELL, WHY WOULD I WANNA BE TOLD WHAT TO DO WITH MY PROPERTY? THE PRESERVATION, RURAL PRESERVATION IS SUPPOSED TO DO JUST THAT. THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION IS THE ONE THAT'S IN CONTROL OF THAT. I THINK THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER PARTY THAT WATCHES OVER THE PRESERVATION OF THE LAND, WHICH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WOULD DO, SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION THAT KEEPS UP THE RULES OR THE, THE, UH, THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GO IN ON THAT LAND. SO I SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL WITH MY LETTER FROM THE PLANNING AND STUFF. I HOPE YOU WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING IT IN AS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CALL IT AN ORDINANCE OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT BECOMES A REAL SET IN THE DEED WAY OF CONSERVING THE LAND. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REALLY A UNIQUE PIECE OF PROPERTY. MR. JEANETTE AND I TALKED ABOUT WHETHER WE HAD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON OUR PROPERTY. WE HAVE SIX AND A HALF ACRES. I SAID, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE ORGANIZATION, IT'S ABOUT A $20,000 INVESTMENT TO HAVE THE EASEMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING MY HUSBAND AND I DON'T HAVE. A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WE WENT AND BOUGHT EXTRA LAND. THEY WERE GONNA CLEAR CUT RIGHT NEXT TO US, AND THREE NEIGHBORS. WE ALL WENT IN WITH WHAT MONEY WE DID HAVE TO SAVE THE LAND FROM BEING CLEAR CUT. SO, BEAUTIFUL TREES, BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS, BEAUTIFUL WATER. PLEASE MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT IS IN [02:50:01] THE DEED THAT STAYS THAT WAY. ONE MORE THING, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT ON FAIRGROUNDS ROAD DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY KIND OF, UM, SOIL EROSION PROTECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED THAT. ALL THAT RED CLAY, I DON'T SEE ANY FENCING, ANY BALES OF HAY. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS FRANK HART. AND FIRST I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF. UH, I'M GONNA GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, UH, AND SHARE A COUPLE COPIES. STATE YOUR, UH, ADDRESS IF YOU'LL, UH, SO I DON'T TECHNICALLY HAVE AN ADDRESS YET. AND SO, UH, UN UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE MR. OTT AND HIS LOVELY WIFE, UH, I WASN'T FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE, UH, UH, TO LIVE IN GLAND ALL, ALL MY LIFE AND RAISE MY KIDS HERE. BUT I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO MOVE HERE. AND I THINK I'VE GOT, WELL, I HAVE GOT CAUGHT UP IN A VERY SIMILAR TRAP TO MR. OTT. I THINK SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. UH, MY WIFE AND I, BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, BOUGHT FOUR CONTIGUOUS PARCELS OF LAND AT THE END OF A DEAD END, UH, ROAD. AND WHEN I MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE HERE GEOGRAPHICALLY, IT PUT ME IN BETWEEN MY ADULT CHILDREN GOT ME CLOSER TO THEM. UH, I WANTED TO BE AT THE END OF THE DEAD END ROAD. I, I, I HAVE, I'VE HAD NEIGHBORS MY WHOLE LIFE. I LOVE MY NEIGHBORS. I DO NOT WANT NEIGHBORS NOW. I WANTED TO BE BACK HERE. UH, THE BACK END OF MY LAND IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF WITH SWAMP. SO THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY DEVELOPMENT BACK ACROSS THAT. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I WANNA REMAIN PRIVATE. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I FILED FOR MY BUILDING PERMIT THAT I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE, I, I GUESS IT'S RECENT. I CAN'T EVEN PRETEND TO, UH, SPEAK INTELLIGENTLY OR INFORMED ABOUT THE ORDINANCE. ALL THIS WAS BRAND NEW TO ME. UH, BUT I DO THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN BUILD A ROAD OR THEY CAN BUILD A HOUSE, BUT THEY PROBABLY CAN'T BUILD. BOTH MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE PUBLIC JOBS. SHE'S BEEN A SCHOOL TEACHER FOR 33 YEARS. UH, I'M A COUPLE YEARS AWAY FROM RETIREMENT MYSELF. AND MY INTENT WAS TO COME HERE AND RETIRE AND, AND BUILD A HOME TO LIVE. I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A, A PLACE THAT I'M INTENDING TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. ALL I WANT IS A DRIVEWAY. AND I THINK THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE LEARNING THIS NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, BUT IT'S GONNA AFFECT ANYBODY WHO OWNS LAND IN THIS COUNTY. AND, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE INTENT WAS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND, AND FOR PLANNING OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF. THAT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC. BUT I DO THINK THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CONSIDER OTHER CONSIDERATION. AND SO I JUST ASK FOR THAT CONSIDERATION. I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. HELLO. OKAY. MY NAME'S KEELY LOCKNEY. I AM A REGISTERED NURSE. I'VE, UM, CURRENTLY IN GRADUATE SCHOOL AND I'VE BEEN ON THE COACHING STAFF FOR GLAND HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE, UM, LAND I PURCHASED NEXT TO THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. AND THE ISSUE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY EMOTIONAL AND TRYING TIME FOR ME, IS I'VE INVESTED OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO THIS, UM, TO BUILD MY FIRST HOME. NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD TURN INTO THE NIGHTMARE THAT IT HAS. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS MY EXPLANATION OF THE SITUATION AND MY VIEW OF THE RIGHT OF WAY ISSUE. I'M NOT REALLY ASKING FOR A LOT HERE, BUT JUST TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS MY PROPERTY THROUGH MY RIGHT OF WAY. I DON'T REALLY SEE ANY WAY THIS WOULD AFFECT THE ENTRANCE TO THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER PROPERTY. AND I WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU GUYS OUT AT THE PROPERTY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. I DON'T NEED THE 50 FEET. I PROBABLY ONLY NEED 50 TO 20 FEET. THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER ALREADY HAS TWO NEIGHBORS ALONG THIS ROAD THAT IS STILL CLEARED AND HAVING IT GRAVELED, IT WOULD IN NO WAY CHANGE THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER'S USE OF THE PROPERTY. THEY ALREADY HAVE A FENCE ALONG THE CLEARED PART AND THERE'S A NATURAL DENSE TREE BARRIER FOR THE REST OF THE ROAD. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY AND THE COUNTY INTENDED FOR IT TO BE A RIGHT OF WAY. THEY CONFIRMED THE INTENT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THREE WAYS. THEY CONVEYED THE INTENT TO HART AND BELL SURVEYORS AS SHOWN BY THE WORK PAPER PLAT THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR DOCUMENTS THAT STATES THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY CONTAINING 2.66 ACRES, WHICH WAS SURVEYED AT THE REQUEST OF GLAND COUNTY, GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM MY PROPERTY TO THE EAST PROPERTY, WHICH IS BEHIND ME. THEY CONFIRMED THAT INTENT WHEN THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE EAST COURTHOUSE ESTATES PLAT IN 1987 [02:55:01] THAT CLEARLY STATES OLD COURTHOUSE ROAD 50 FOOT RIGHT AWAY. AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT INTENT AGAIN IN 1987 BY ALLOWING THE EAST TO USE THIS RIGHT OF WAY FOR EIGHT YEARS UNTIL THEY DECIDED TO NO LONGER USE IT DUE TO ISSUES RECEIVING THEIR MAIL. I'M REQUESTING THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTE TO HONOR THIS 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AND ALLOW ME TO BUILD A DRIVEWAY ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY. OR AT THE VERY LEAST, GRANT ME A PERMISSION, A PERMANENT EASEMENT ALONG THE HISTORICAL 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY OF OLD COURTHOUSE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO. UM, MY NAME IS CAROLYN ELLIOTT. I LIVE ON POPLAR FOREST LANE, UM, ABUTTING THE PROPOSED SERENITY TRAIL SUBDIVISION. AND I'VE ATTENDED SEVERAL OF THE MEETINGS AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH A TRUE CONCERN, NOT ONLY FOR THIS AREA, BUT FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT IN GLAND COUNTY. IF YOU ASK MOST PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE IS THAT WE HAVE, THEY WOULD PROBABLY SAY OIL OR COAL OR COLD. BUT YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE IS? IT'S WATER. AND I HAVE BEEN SHOCKED AT HOW, UH, SHALLOW THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT GROUP HAS DONE ON THE WATER USE. A LOT OF US HAVE LIVED UP HERE 30 YEARS. WE'VE GOT SHALLOW WELLS, WE'VE HAD YEARS WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE OUR WELLS WERE GONNA GO DRY. AND I'M ASKING ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE PUT SOME VERY, VERY SERIOUS CRITERIA IN PLACE SO THAT IF SOMEBODY HAS TO PUT IS PUTTING IN A DEVELOPMENT, THEY CAN'T JUST SAY, OH, THEY'LL BE DEEP WELLS. THEY WON'T BOTHER YOUR WATER SOURCE. WELL, WHERE'S YOUR EVIDENCE? WHERE'S YOUR RESEARCH? WHERE ARE THE STUDIES? NONE OF THEM WERE PRESENTED. THEY WERE ASKED TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT PRESENTED. SO AS WE DEVELOPED THE COUNTY, WHICH I, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS EVER GONNA HAPPEN, BUT I, I GUESS IT, I GUESS IT IS. UM, I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE, UM, BE VERY VIGILANT AND COME UP WITH SOME VERY STRICT CRITERIA ON WATER BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE OUR GREATEST ISSUE. I WALKED INTO, UM, PARISH'S STORE 28 YEARS AGO AND I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RAIN. AND I GOT TOLD OFF BY A FARMER, YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, MA'AM. YOU'RE NOT FROM HERE, ARE YA? YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, YOU DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RAIN AND IT'S WATER. AND WE HAVE TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY, WHICH THIS COUNTY'S ALWAYS DONE. AND I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO PLEASE PUT IN SOME VERY STRICT RED, UH, RESTRICTIONS AND TO ASK AND DEMAND THAT YOU GET VERY GOOD EVIDENCE ON WATER USE FOR ANYTHING THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED IN THIS COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. UM, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, PRESENTATION ON SERENITY TRAIL. UM, [XVII. Public Hearings] MS. SHERRY, OH, MR. CASH, YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT THAT [1. District 3 - RZ-2025-00002 Application by Serenity Trail LLC (Project: Serenity Trail) requesting to rezone 109.22 acres from Agricultural, Limited (A-2) to Residential, Preservation (R-P) with proffered conditions, at 2453 Maidens Road on Tax Map No. 31-1-0-83-0. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Rural Enhancement Area. Applicant has requested a deferral of this public hearing to the Board of Supervisors October 7, 2025 meeting.] ACTUALLY THE APPLICANT FOR THAT HAS REQUESTED A DEFERRAL TO YOUR OCTOBER 7TH, UH, UH, MEETING. I DO BELIEVE THAT HE IS HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO DEFERRAL IF YOU'D LIKE MR. JEANETTE. OKAY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD VOTE ON. YEAH, WE HAD PROVIDED A SLIDE, LISA, IF YOU NEED IT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A SLIDE IN THERE? YEAH, I GOT, YEAH. ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, DEFER THIS. UH, DO WE HAVE A DATE TO WHAT? SEVENTH OCTOBER 7TH UNTIL OCTOBER 7TH. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DO A ROLL CALL. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. OKAY. MR. LYLE? YAY. MR. CHRISTIE? YES. MR. SPOON. HOWER? YES. MR. VAERS? YES. AND MR. WINFREY? YES. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, APPLICATION BY BIG DADDY'S OILVILLE LAND OFFICE, LAND [2. District 3 - RZ-2025-00003 Application by Big Daddy’s Oilville Office Land Holding Corporation LLC requesting a proffer amendment to rezoning case RZ-1990-00009 to remove the required screening for outdoor storage on 2.17 acres, at 1164 Tricounty Drive on Tax Map No. 45-19-0-24-0. The property is zoned Industrial, General (M2). The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Industrial.] HOLDING CORPORATION, LLC REQUESTING A PROPER AMENDMENT TO REZONING CASE RZ 1999. SO GIVING ME TO MR. CHAIRMAN FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS RAY CASH, JUST DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS APPLICATION RZ 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 0 0 3. [03:00:01] UM, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING A DEFERRAL. I BELIEVE IT'S TO BE WE DETERMINED A DATE. I'M SORRY, WE HAVE NOT DETERMINED A DATE YET. I BELIEVE SO THAT WOULD BE, IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OUR STANDARD DEFERRAL IS 30 DAYS. UM, BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THERE MAY BE A REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL DEFERRAL. OKAY. FOR THIS. SO DO WE HAVE THAT'S AGAIN, UH, A DEFERRAL DATE NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED BEFORE THE BOARD COULD MOVE ON IT TO BE DETERMINED. YOU CAN HAVE DISCUSSION, BUT BEFORE YOU CAN VOTE ON IT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT DATE. DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? DOES THE APPLICANT WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? UH, I MEAN, I'M, I'M, I'M FINE WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M, GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YEAH. UH, EVAN WIENER, UH, WITH BIG DADDY VILLE OFFICE, LANDHOLDING CORPORATION. UH, WE'RE FINE WITH OCTOBER. WE'RE FINE WITH PUSHING THIS OUT. UH, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, UH, ABOUT SOME OF THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED. UM, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WHATEVER WHAT, WHATEVER, WHATEVER Y'ALL WANNA DO, WE'RE OKAY WITH, UM, WOULD A, WOULD A MAY OF 2026 DATE BE APPROPRIATE? SURE. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MR. BONO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? SURE. UM, SO THANK YOU. UM, BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF CONTEXT. SO THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING CASE IN THAT, UM, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A PERSON THAT, UM, HAS A BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY, HAS OUTGROWN HIS CURRENT FACILITY AND DID, AND DID EXACTLY WHAT WE HOPED HE WOULD DO. WHAT ANYBODY WOULD DO IS THEY MOVED THEIR BUSINESS OUT FROM THEIR HOME AND THEY MOVE IT INTO OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK. IN THAT INDUSTRIAL PARK, THERE'S A, SOME PROFFERS THAT ARE, UM, NOT BEING CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED. UM, WE DO TYPICALLY LOOK AT, UH, WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS, HOWEVER, PUTTING MYSELF IN THE APPLICANT'S SHOES AND BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PROVIDE SCREENING ON VERY EXPENSIVE COMMERCIAL LAND, BUT LOOKING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AND SEEING PEOPLE THAT AREN'T IN COMPLIANCE, IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE. UH, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE BOARD IN, IN TWO BY TWOS, AND I DON'T THINK WE REALLY, UM, WERE ABLE TO TRULY APPRECIATE THE, THE SITUATION THAT WAS IN. SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD DEFER, AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION IN, IN A MINUTE, UM, UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO ALLOW US TO ADDRESS THIS CONSISTENTLY FOR ALL, UH, THE FOLKS IN THAT PARK, WHETHER IT BE TO ENFORCE THE, THE CONDITIONS THAT HAD BEEN SET UP IN THE EIGHTIES, OR WHETHER IT BE FOR THIS BOARD TO DECIDE TO REMOVE THAT PROFFER, UM, AND TO WORK WITH THOSE BUSINESSES IN A, IN A BUSINESS FRIENDLY WAY, WHICH I KNOW THIS BOARD IS, AND ALLOW THIS, THIS NEW BUSINESS TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND THRIVE. UM, THE, THE LOT THAT IS IN QUESTION IS VERY WELL, NATURALLY SCREENED IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SCREENED LOTS IN THE PARK. UM, SO I THINK THIS WOULD GIVE US, AND THE REASON FOR SUCH AN, UM, UH, TO PUSH THIS OUT, UM, IT WAS REALLY, UH, UH, FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMERCIAL GROWTH THAT'S, UM, BEING PRESENTED TO US. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW US THE TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING. UM, WE HEARD THREE FOLKS COME UP TODAY, UM, BASED ON OUR, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE IN SITUATIONS DUE TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THINGS THAT BOARDS DO. WE MAKE MISTAKES. WE, WE DO THE BEST WE CAN, BUT THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS ROLE AND THE OUR POSITIONS IS THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIX THOSE MISTAKES. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE PAUSE LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO BREED AND GET THIS RIGHT FOR ALL THE FOLKS IN THERE. SO IT'S FOR THAT, THAT I MOVE THAT WE DEFER THE PROFFER AMENDMENT RZ 25 0 3, UM, UNTIL OUR MAY, 2026 BOARD MEETING. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIR? I WOULD, I WOULD, I I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS, AND I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN BEST CONVEY TO CITIZENS THAT WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, GOOD POLICY MOVING FORWARD AND WE INTEND TO ENFORCE IT AND DO THAT, IS TO, AS MR. SPOON HOWER SAID, RAISE OUR HANDS AND, AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN WE HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. AND WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY, YOU KNOW, THINGS IN THE WAY THAT IS FITTING OF GLAND COUNTY. SO, UM, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN GO AND HAVE PROPER ENFORCEMENT AND, UM, WORK WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED OR NOT ENFORCED IN THE RIGHT WAY IS MOVING FORWARD, FOLLOWING A STANDARD THAT WE HOPE FOR THAT ALL BUSINESSES FOLLOW, [03:05:01] UM, IS HOW WE MAKE LASTING CHANGE. AND, UM, IT DOES, IT, IT DOES US NO GOOD TO TRY AND ENFORCE IT AND, UH, NOT LOOK TO OUR PAST, UH, TO REMEDY ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES UP TO US. SO, UM, THANK YOU. I MEAN, I, I APPRECIATE THE STAFF HAS THIS ON THEIR PLAN AND THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANT FOR BEING WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, UH, WORK WITH US, UM, AND FOR A MAY, 2026 DEFERRAL. 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, UM, TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. YEAH, I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT TOO FOR, FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND, AND QUITE HONESTLY, I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT THAT, UH, THAT WILL BE, UH, MUTUALLY, UH, AGREEABLE AND ADVANTAGEOUS TO US TO BOTH SIDES. YOU KNOW, I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT WE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE SORT OF CAVE IN, UH, WHAT SORT OF MESSAGE DOES THAT SEND TO THE REST OF THE, THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT, THAT, UH, WHEN WE GO IN AND TRY TO ENFORCE IT. BUT I, I THINK WE'VE HAD ENOUGH DIALOGUE WE CAN COME TO SOME SORT OF A PLAN WHERE, WHERE WE CAN, UH, MOVE FORWARD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO WE HAVE A MO YES. YOU WANT MAKE ONE MORE FREE COMMENT? YES, GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO, UM, I I I REALLY APPRECIATE MICRO, PLEASE. GOT IT. THERE WE GO. YOU GO. UM, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL TAKING A MOMENT, STEP BACK. UH, YOU KNOW, MY, UH, I, I THINK I'VE SHARED WITH Y'ALL, I'M AN, I AM IN AN INTERESTING SPOT BECAUSE I'M A CITIZEN, YOU KNOW, I OWN A BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY. I OWN LAND IN THE COUNTY, AND THE INTEREST OF THOSE THREE DIFFERENT ROLES THAT I HAVE DON'T ALWAYS ALIGN, YOU KNOW? AND SO I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE HOPEFULLY GONNA DO TONIGHT IS THE BEST THING FOR THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHICH MAY NOT BE THE BEST THING FOR MY BUSINESS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, I JUST, I, I, I WANT IT TO BE THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL CONSIDERING THIS. THANK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE? YEAH. MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK WE ARE STILL IN DISCUSSION, AREN'T WE? OH, YES, SIR. OKAY. I SEE MR. CHRISTIE'S LIGHT ON. OH, I'M SORRY. OH, WELL, BUT MINE IS, UM, AND THIS IS JUST POINT OF INFORMATION. IF THE APPLICANT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, THERE'S, WE'RE NOT INCURRING ANY PENALTIES OR ANY KIND OF, UH, DOWNSIDE. THE, THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, I GUESS TO MAKE SURE BY DEFERRING WE'RE NOT SADDLING, UH, A SITUATION, CREATING A SITUATION THAT, AND I'M NOT EVEN FINISHING MY SENTENCES AND I'M BEING TOLD NO. OKAY. SO, ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT OF INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, THE MOTIONS BEFORE WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. DO A ROLL CALL? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL START WITH MR. LYLE. YAY. MR. CHRISTIE? YES. MR. SPOON. HOWER? YES. MR. VAERS? YES. AND MR. WINFREY? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING, I'LL CALL FOR AN ADJOURNMENT TO SEPTEMBER THE 12TH AT 10:00 AM COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE [XVIII. Adjournment] DELEGATION MEETING AT CENTRAL HIGH CULTURAL AND EDUCATION COMPLEX, AND A REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 2ND AT 6:00 PM WE WOULD HAVE A JOINT COUNTYWIDE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SCHOOL BOARD TOWN HALL MEETING. UH, RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD INTERRUPT AND JUST REMIND FALE ON THE 22ND OF THIS MONTH, THERE WILL BE THE DISTRICT FIVE TOWN HALL MEETING ALSO. YEAH. DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? UH, UH, WELL, THE ADMINISTRATOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MENTIONED THAT, BUT IT IS AT HOPE CHURCH, SIX O'CLOCK. EVERYBODY'S INVITED, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A DECIDED FOCUS ON DISTRICT FIVE ISSUES. UM, NO OFFENSE TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, BUT BROADBAND IS NOT A TOP TOPIC FOR DISTRICT FIVE. UH, AND SCHOOLS REALLY ARE NOT AS MUCH OF A CONCERN THERE, BUT WATER PRESSURE, UH, AND ROADS AND OTHER THINGS WILL BE VERY MUCH ADDRESSED THERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THEN, OF COURSE, A REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 7TH. UH, THE RE REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, UH, AFTER ME AFTERNOON MEETING TO BE THE TIME TO BE DETERMINED, AND THEN THE SIX O'CLOCK PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.