[1. ROLL CALL ]
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WE'RE OPEN WITH AN IMPLICATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
OUR FATHER LORD IN HEAVEN, I WILL BE THY NAME.
THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS TO HEAVEN.
GIVE US TO STAY OUR DAILY BREAD.
AND THEY FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
FOR THINE THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
[4. AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA]
TO THE AGENDA? MR. CHAIRMAN? UNDER CLOSED SESSION, UH, UNDER APPOINTMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE CRATER WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD.MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDITION.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
WE'VE HAD TIME TO GO OVER THEM.DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I MOVE.
WE, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[6.A. Virginia Department Of Transportation ]
VIDA, GOOD AFTERNOON.UM, THE 7 0 3 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE.
OPENED UP THAT BACK UP TO TRAFFIC ON FRIDAY.
UM, THERE IS ONE SMALL PUNCH LIST ITEM I DID NOT SEE WAS ADDRESSED OUT THERE ON THE WAY IN WITH THE PAVING.
THEY MAY HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO SOME TEMPORARY, TEMPORARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, BUT NOTHING LIKE WE'VE SEEN.
UM, THE WEIGHT RESTRICTION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON THAT BRIDGE.
IT WAS NOTHING DONE STRUCTURALLY FOR THE BRIDGE FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT WAS JUST ECK IT AND REPLACE THOSE PARAPET WALLS.
SO IT WILL REMAIN POSTED AT, UH, 40 TONS.
WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR PRIMARY MOWING CYCLE.
WE'VE JUST GOT NORTHERN PART OF ROUTE ONE TO DO AND THEN WE'LL BE COMPLETE WITH MOWING FOR THE SEASON.
THE PATCH WAS COMPLETED AT FOUR 60 IN BUTTER WOOD.
THEY WENT OUT THERE TO MARK IT AND THE MARKINGS JUST POOF GONE OVERNIGHT.
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PAINT THAT THEY USED.
THEY SAME CREW DID A BUNCH OF MARKINGS IN ANOTHER COUNTY THAT DAY.
THEY'VE GOTTA GO BACK AND REDO IT ALL.
SO IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT HASN'T BEEN MARKED YET, PAINT WAS BAD, THEY'LL BE BACK TO DO IT ONCE WE GET SOME, UH, WEATHER FORM CAN'T BE WET OR TOO COLD FOR 'EM TO APPLY THAT PAINT.
HALIFAX ROAD IS STILL GOING THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
WENT UPTOWN, GOT KICKED BACK, HAD TO GO TO THE CTB.
SO NOW WE'RE BACK UPTOWN WITH IT AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.
I KNOW IT IS SITTING ON THE DESK OF THE LAST PERSON TO APPROVE IT RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN WE WILL SEND THAT MUCH WEIGHTED EMAIL SAYING IT'S BEEN INSTALLED.
THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE STERLING ROAD THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION ENDED TODAY.
SO I WILL START ASSEMBLING MY PACKAGE, UH, IN THE COMING WEEKS AND GET THAT SUBMITTED FOR THE, UH, LENGTHY APPROVAL PROCESS AS WELL.
I DID SEE ON A LIST THAT THE, UH, COUNTY'S PROPOSED WIDENING PROJECT AT 85 AT 63 B ROUTE ONE, UM, THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR SMART SCALE HAS PASSED AND WE'LL BE MAKING IT TO SCORING.
SO, OH GOODNESS, NO GUARANTEES ON ANYTHING, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SCORING AND SMART SCALE ON THAT PROJECT.
LASTLY, UM, MS. DIANA BRYANT IS RETIRING, IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE.
UM, HER LAST DAY IN THE OFFICE WAS THIS PAST FRIDAY.
SHE WILL BE OFFICIALLY RETIRED LATER ON IN THE MONTH.
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SO I WILL BE TAKING HER POSITION.I'LL REMAIN MAIN POINT OF CONTACT, UM, IN LIEU OF ANYTHING.
AND I WILL BE INTERVIEWING FOR MY PREVIOUS POSITION THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THE BOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE HAD SOMEONE YEAH, JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS REAL QUICK.
UM, SO ONE AARON'S COMMENT ABOUT DIANA BRYANT AND WE, HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF HER CAREER.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A, A RESOLUTION, A PROCLAMATION FOR HER.
WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING HER BACK, UH, AND MAYBE THE MONTH OF JANUARY OR OR FEBRUARY FOR THAT.
UM, SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE, DIANA, IF ANYBODY DESERVES RETIREMENT, SHE DOES AFTER A REALLY LENGTHY CAREER.
UM, SECONDLY, AARON, AND WE RECEIVED, UM, KIND OF A NOTE HERE AT OUR, AT THE DAY THAT MR. BILL PACKARD CAME IN TODAY, UM, CAME TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER LOOKING AT A NO THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION ON HONEYCUTT ROAD.
I THINK HE STARTED AT THE RESIDENCY.
UH, HE CAME HERE AND, UM, I GUESS HONEYCUTT ONE SIDE OF HONEYCUTS IN THREE, DISTRICT THREE, THE OTHER IN DISTRICT FOUR.
UH, BUT JUST SOME THOUGHT AGAIN.
SO IN, IN A NOTE THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION, I GUESS THAT USUALLY IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD WOULD INITIATE TO YOU ALL IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WISH FOR US TO EVALUATE.
SO THERE'S A TELEPHONE NUMBER HERE.
WE'LL MAKE CONTACT WITH MR. PACKARD.
IS THERE ANY, UM, SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED FROM US ON THAT? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY DATA.
I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER KNOW THROUGH TRUCK AREAS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IN THE PAST, YOU'VE KIND OF HELPED US THROUGH WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MM-HMM
THE REASON IT COMES TO THIS BOARD AND NOT YOU ALL, IS IT, IT KIND OF FOR US, WE GET TO, TO GIVE SOME INSIGHT INTO WHETHER WE THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE OR SHOULDN'T BE DONE.
SO JUST FROM, FROM THE BOARD, FROM THE COUNTY'S PERSPECTIVE, IF WE WANT TO EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF IT, THAT OPENS THE DOOR.
SO AN EMAIL FROM EITHER OR BOTH SUPERVISORS OR YOURSELF.
UM, THAT'LL KIND OF TRIGGER US.
COUNTY IS AT LEAST INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING THE RESTRICTION.
WE WILL GO AHEAD, LOOK AT IT, DO A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, NO FORMAL STUDY OR ANYTHING AT THAT POINT.
UM, I'LL REAL QUICK, JUST LOOK AT THE ROAD, MAKE SURE IT MEETS THE FOUR CRITERIA THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION.
IF IT DOES, AT THAT POINT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND START WORKING ON A FORMAL RESOLUTION AND DO PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
SO, AARON, WHY DON'T, WHY DON'T WE TAKE THE APPROACH THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE TRANSPORTATION, UH, SAFETY AND PLANNING TEAM MM-HMM
SO CAN, CAN YOU DO A, DO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW TO THAT GROUP SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT? 'CAUSE USUALLY IF THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD THAT THEY WANT TO DO IT MM-HMM
AND BEFORE YOU DO TOO AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW, LET'S TAKE IT TO THE TRANSPORTATION GROUP.
AND I THINK OUR FIRST MEETING IS IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, BUT WE WILL TALK TO MR. PACKER, HIM IN THE MEANTIME.
IN MEANTIME, WHAT KIND OF TRUCKS IT IS.
UH, WHAT, WHAT TYPE OF TRUCKS ARE USUALLY PROHIBITED FROM A NO.
HONEY COULD BE, I CAN'T FAN 'EM WHAT THEY WOULD BE.
OH, IT DOESN'T, IT IT DOESN'T SPECIFY.
IT IS A, YEAH, A CUT THROUGH FOR TRACTOR TRAILERS.
BUT THE HONEYCUTS A YOU USUALLY WOULDN'T SEE THAT.
WELL, WE'LL I'LL MAKE CONTACT WITH MR. PACKER AND THEN AGAIN, AARON, IF YOU COULD JUST START TO LOOK AT IT GENERALLY.
AND THEN LET'S TAKE IT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND PLAN AND PLANNING COMMITTEE.
AND THEN WE CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD.
I'LL, I'LL LOOK AT AND, AND THIS DISCUSSION RIGHT HERE CAN EVEN SERVE AS A, AS AN INITIAL.
IF IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA, I'LL TAKE THAT TO THE COMMITTEE AND IT, IT WILL NOT LIKELY PROCEED FROM THERE.
UM, ONLY OTHER COMMENT I WAS GONNA MAKE.
WE, YOU KNOW, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ACTIVE A LITTLE BIT ON THE, THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND THE DRIVABILITY OF, OF THAT NOT, I MEAN, KIND OF MIXED EMOTIONS.
PEOPLE WERE VERY GLAD THAT IT WAS OPEN, BUT SOME PEOPLE CRITICIZED THE DRIVABILITY OF IT.
HAVE THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL WERE FAMILIAR WITH? AS IN IT'S, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SMOOTH RIDE? IS THAT THE MAIN, THAT THAT WAS THE UNDER, THAT WAS THE COMMENTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE.
UM, AND IT'S, IT'S MAINLY ON THE, UM, THE APPROACH IN THE DESCENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IN THE BRIDGE ITSELF THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN, BUT THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AS TO MM-HMM
A VERY KIND OF AGGRESSIVE APPROACH IN DESCENT.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL CAN TAKE A LOOK AT.
BUT I, IT WAS MAINLY DRIVABILITY.
I DON'T THINK I HEARD ANY OTHER, SAW ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS.
OTHER THAN IT WAS THE WAY IT WAS DRIVING.
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SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A FINAL PRODUCT OR I, IT LOOKED LIKE IT 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN STRIPED.I, IT'S KIND OF A TYPICAL DIMITY ROAD, NO OFFENSE, BUT IT'S LIKE
UM, IT MAY BE SOMETHING JUST FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND SEE IF IT'S, IF THERE IS SOMETHING, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT ON THE ONBOARDING ONTO THE BRIDGE AND GETTING OFF OF THE BRIDGE EITHER DIRECTION.
THAT THERE, IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT ABOVE GRADE COMPARED TO THE ROAD.
IT'S SO ON, ON THE WESTERN APPROACH IN BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND ROUTE ONE ON THAT, ON THAT APPROACH, IT IS HIGH.
AND THAT'S THAT ONE PUNCH LIST ITEM THAT THEY'VE STILL GOT.
UM, I WAS OUT THERE ON THURSDAY FOR THE FINAL INSPECTION AND COINCIDENTALLY IT WAS RAINING AS WELL AND YOU COULD SEE A WATER, YOU COULD SEE THE WATER POOL PONDING ON THE BRIDGE DECK.
SO THEY DO, UM, PLAN TO COME BACK AND, AND MILL DOWN THAT APPROACH SIDE TO SOME A, KEEP THE WATER FROM PONDING ON THE DECK WOULD BE A LARGE PROBLEM IN THE COMING WEEKS WITH COLD WEATHER.
UM, AND ALSO SMOOTH THAT RIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE? OH, I THOUGHT HE WAS, OH, UM, ON ROUTE ONE I SAW VDOT.
SO THEY ARE CLEANING, THEY HAVE PEOPLE PICKING UP TRASH ON THE ROAD.
YEAH, IT WAS A LOT OF 'EM THIS MORNING.
YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD, A WHOLE BUNCH OF 'EM, AND THEN THEY WERE GOING INTO THE WEST PETERSBURG AREA TO THE TRUCK.
SO THEY ARE GOING UP AND DOWN THE STREETS ALSO DOING SOMETHING.
NOT, NOT LIKELY IN WEST PETERSBURG.
THEY WERE MAINLY CLEANING ROUTE ONE AS WE'RE GONNA MEET MOWING UP THERE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE, I SAW 'EM GO UP AND DOWN UNLESS THEY WERE TURNING AROUND OR SOMETHING.
THEY WERE MORE THAN LIKELY TURNING AROUND.
SO I, THE OVERPASS, THEY ARE CLEAN.
SO YOU, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO 85.
UM, THEY, IT'S NOT A LOT OF GRASS, SO THAT'S GREAT.
YOU KNOW, HOLIDAY TIME PEOPLE BUSY.
SO I WANT, I WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU ABOUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND ALSO THEY, UH, CLEAN UP ON, ON ROUTE ONE.
I, I SET A GOAL TO BE DONE WITH PRIMARIES BY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE EVERYTHING CLEANED UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA MEET THAT.
ARE THEY STILL GONNA DO EIGHT AS YOU EXIT OFF 85 TO GO NORTH? ARE THEY GONNA DO THE TRASH? 'CAUSE PEOPLE DUMP TRASH, WHICH THEY SHOULDN'T ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS YOU EXIT ON.
ARE THEY GOING TO DO THAT AS WELL? OR THEY SHOULD? UH, MY FOLKS WON'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RAMP.
I KNOW THAT THE INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE HAS ISSUED SOME, THEY WE'RE DOING SOME TRASH PICKUP IN THAT AREA, BUT THAT'S A, IT'S, THAT'S A HABITUAL AREA.
IT'S, I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND TALK TO OUR INTERSTATE OFFICE AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.
I WAS GONNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE.
DON'T PLAN ON GOING CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[6.B. Virginia Cooperative Extension- Family & Consumer Sciences]
VIRGINIA CORPORATIVE EXTENSION, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE.AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO SING A SONG BEFORE PLEASE.
HOW YOU DOING TO EVERYONE ELSE? ATTENDANCE, IT BRINGS ME GREAT JOY TO BRING A PROGRAM UPDATE TO YOU OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE ACCOMPLISHED SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION AS FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT WITH VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION.
SO WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARENTING CLASSES THAT I DO.
NUTRITION EDUCATION, VACCINE EDUCATION, THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS NOW PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AS I CLOSE.
SO IN OPENING IN MY INTRODUCTION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS SELECTED TO DO, THERE WERE 25, UM, OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF VIRGINIA TO ATTEND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING.
THE GOAL WAS TO EVENTUALLY PARTNER, UM, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO TRY TO INCREASE RETENTION IN THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM.
UM, AS A RESULT OF MY WORK, I WAS SELECTED TO OVERSEE A PILOT STUDY, WHICH HAS NOW BECOME AN ABSTRACT AND HAS BEEN SUBMITTED INTO FORMAL RESEARCH DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
AND I ALSO HAD THE RECOMMENDATION OF DR.
KATHY HOICK AT VIRGINIA TECH SUPERVISED A DIETETIC INTERN, UM, DURING MY INITIAL STAGES IN BEING A FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN DENWITTY COUNTY.
UM, I FACILITATE PARENTING CLASSES.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY STRONG RESPONSE
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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.OFTENTIMES THEY'RE NOW REFERRED BY THE COURT AND ALSO BY THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THESE CLASSES ARE 12 HOURS OF EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION, UM, WITH THE GOAL TO REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
WE WALK THROUGH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT, UH, LESSONS.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN IN ON MY LESSONS ANYTIME YOU GET READY.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF YOU ATTEND IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO DO SO.
THE REASON WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO US IS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IS LIFELONG.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THINGS LIKE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THEY RESULT IN ADULT POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY DRIVING THE IMPACT OF THAT.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROGRAM RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR VACCINE EDUCATION CLASSES.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAD A LOT OF GENTLEMEN IN MY CLASS, WHICH SOMETIMES IS UNCOMMON FOR OUR PARENTING CLASSES.
AND THIS WAS A PARTNERSHIP WHERE VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY BROUGHT THE VACCINE EDUCATION TEAM TO COME IN AND TO DO SOME HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS OF HOW VIRUSES AND ILLNESSES CAN SPREAD FOR VACCINE EDUCATION.
I WAS THE FIRST AGENT IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA TO BE CERTIFIED AS A VACCINE AMBASSADOR.
AS A RESULT, I WAS, UM, PERMITTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A STATE PRESENTATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2023.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, I WAS NOMINATED TO PRESENT A NATIONAL PRESENTATION IN MAY OF 2024.
AND MOST RECENTLY IN NOVEMBER, I WAS, UM, SELECTED BY INVITATION ONLY TO THE, UM, ETHICS AND PANDEMIC SCIENCES NATIONAL DIALOGUE.
WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY BROUGHT THE SCIENTISTS IN THE ROOM WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THOSE WHO HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND FOR US TO SHARE AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS AN EQUITABLE OUTCOME AND OUTREACH TO ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE RECEIVING VACCINATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO BARRIER BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE LAB AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO REPRESENT DEN WITTY ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NUTRITION.
SO THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORKSHOPS THAT WE HOSTED.
I WAS ABLE TO DO THIS AS A RESULT OF INCOME FROM OUR CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT GRANT.
WE WERE ABLE TO HOST A SH A HEALTHY SHEET PAN SUPPERS WORKSHOP WHERE THEY LEARN KNIFE SKILLS.
THEY ALSO, THIS PAN RIGHT HERE THAT IS PREPARED WHERE YOU SEE THE CHICKEN THAT'S SLICED AND THE PEPPERS THAT ARE SLICED ARE ACTUALLY, UM, A DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM.
SO I TAUGHT THE CLASS AND DEMONSTRATED WHAT TO DO AND THEN AS A RESULT, THEY DID HANDS-ON IN THE CLASS.
AND WHAT I DEMONSTRATED, THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD FOR DINNER IN THE WORKSHOP AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT THEY PREPARED HOME.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME.
UM, I WISH I HAD PICTURES OF THIS WORKSHOP, BUT I HAVE A REALLY BAD TENDENCY WHEN I'M WORKING NOT TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO WITH A PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE TWO GEN GRANT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
UM, IF YOU SEE THAT CART FULL OF ITEMS, THE FAMILIES CAME IN AND THEY LEARNED HOW TO MAKE A HEALTHY CROCKPOT MEAL.
THEY LEARNED HOW TO MAKE CROCKPOT ALFREDO.
AND THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, NOT ONLY DID THEY RECEIVE ALL THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE, ALONG WITH THE NOODLES AND THE CHICKEN TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO ALSO RECEIVE A CROCKPOT TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM AS WELL.
SO IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
SO WHAT'S NEXT IN NUTRITION FOR DENWITTY COUNTY? WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FOOD PRESERVATION 1 0 1 WORKSHOP IN THE, UM, EARLY SPRING.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO INTRO INTO CANNING AGAIN.
BECAUSE OF THE CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT GRANT, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE A, UM, A PRESSURE CANNER THAT AND A WATER BATH CANNER THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO TEACH THOSE FOOD PRESERVATION CLASSES.
SO WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT FINANCIALLY? LET'S CONSIDER THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM.
SINCE THE START OF OUR PROGRAM IN DUNWOODY COUNTY, THE IMPACT HAS BEEN $7,000.
NOW, THAT'S NOT $7,000 YOU'LL SEE IN MY HAND, BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND THESE PROGRAMS AND GET THESE SERVICES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO AT NO COST.
THEY RECEIVE ALL OF THEIR INCENTIVES, THEY RECEIVE THEIR BINDERS, THEY RECEIVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS FREE OF CHARGE.
CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT, UM, PROGRAM HAS AN IMPACT OF ABOUT $10,000.
THAT HAS BEEN THE ONE WHERE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE AND FUND OTHER PROGRAMS IN DENWOODY BECAUSE, AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A SET PROGRAMMING FUND.
THIS IS BUILDING FUNDS FROM ZERO.
SO THAT IS WHERE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO STILL BE ABLE TO HOST, UM, SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. SO WHAT'S COMING FOR THE CHRONIC DISEASE, CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM? THERE ARE TWO AGENTS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA THAT ARE CERTIFIED TO TRAIN THE TRAINER FOR THE CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
SO WE HAVE A PROGRAM COMING UP IN FEBRUARY.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, UH, DOING CHRONIC DISEASE SELF MANAGEMENT, I WELCOME YOU TO ATTEND THE TRAINING.
SO WHAT ARE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AT DENWITTY? THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM, I TEACH HOW TO AVOID SCAMS BUDGETING, UM, MONEY SMART FOR OLDER ADULTS.
AND AGAIN, THE, UM, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UM, FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH
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DSS WAS A GREAT PARTNER.WHEN I STARTED IN THIS POSITION, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPACT 72 FAMILIES WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.
SO WHAT'S MY COMMUNITY IMPACT? I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED.
I'M TELL YOU
SO HERE WE HAVE, UM, STAFF WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES THAT ASK ME TO COME IN AND TEACH ABOUT THE DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS BECAUSE DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS IS HOLISTIC.
IF YOU ARE GREAT IN ONE AREA, BUT OFTEN THE OTHER, I I DO THIS WORKSHOP AND I BASE IT COMPARED TO SPOKES ON A WHEEL.
AND IN THE ONSET OF THE WORKSHOP I HAVE YOU COLOR THIS WHEEL ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL YOU'RE DOING FINANCIALLY, YOU KNOW, HEALTH WISE SOCIALLY.
AND THEN I ASK YOU IF THIS WHEEL WAS ON YOUR CAR, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, THE RIDE IS PRETTY BUMPY.
AND I SAY, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
WE'RE GONNA WORK ON THIS WHEEL TODAY.
SO, UM, THE DENWITTY FAIR, YOU ALL ARE NO STRANGER TO THAT.
THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS ANOTHER AREA THAT I WORK WITH, WITH MS. KISHA AS WELL.
AND SOME OF THE OTHERS, UM, THAT ARE HERE IN DENWITTY.
KEYS TO WELLNESS WAS A PARTNERSHIP THAT I DID WITH THE, UM, DENWITTY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAFETERIA PERSONNEL THROUGH THEIR REGIONAL MEETING.
THIS IS AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM AND THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT, UM, I CONDUCTED WITH FOUR H.
WE CREATED A TEEN MENTAL HEALTH BREAK ROOM AND WE ACTUALLY WON AN AWARD FOR THE SOUTHEAST DISTRICT.
UM, BECAUSE WHAT WE DECIDED WAS, UM, WE HAVE YOUTH THAT ARE SERVING AS TEEN COUNSELORS AND THEY'RE DOING LEADERSHIP ROLES ALL WEEK LONG AND THEY NEED A BREAK TOO.
AND SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS PARTNERED EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ON THEIR LEVEL AND HEALTHY COPING SKILLS ON THEIR LEVEL SO THAT WHILE THEY'RE SNACKING AND BREAKING, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING TOOLS THAT THEY CAN IMPLEMENT.
AND WE'VE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING WHILE THEY ARE SERVING AT CAMP.
SO, UM, THIS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE WAS A WORKSHOP THAT I WAS INVITED TO CREATE FOR DENWOODY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TEACHERS ARE REALLY ENGAGED.
I HAD ABOUT 120 EDUCATORS, UM, TO ATTEND THAT WORKSHOP.
AND IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SELECTED FOR OUR STATEWIDE WINTER CONFERENCE AT VIRGINIA TECH.
SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THAT THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY.
UM, AND SO THIS TALKS ABOUT NAVIGATING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS AND VIEWING IT THROUGH THE SCOPE OF TRAUMA AND UNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU HAVE YOUTH IN YOUR CLASSROOM, IT'S NOT JUST A BRAIN READY TO LEARN, BUT THERE ARE BODY FULL OF EXPERIENCES TOO.
SO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH THEM.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BIGGEST IMPACT OF ALL.
AND I SEE, UH, MR. KEVIN REALLY SQUINTING HIS EYES.
THIS HAS BEEN AN IMPACT OF 39,000 FOR $345.
WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A COPE GRANT IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA THAT IS THROUGH THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY, UM, INITIATIVE THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED.
AND ONE OF THOSE INITIATIVES IS TO GET EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. AND SO I PARTNERED WITH DENWITTY, I PRESENTED TO THEM, I SAID, HEY, WE HAVE A GRANT AVAILABLE THAT HAPPENS TO ADDRESS PROBABLY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
AND IT'S BACKED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN SCREENED, THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE IS ALREADY THERE.
THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID, YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.
SO AS A RESULT, WE WERE ABLE TO TRAIN 18 TEACHERS.
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFERED A STIPEND OF $800 PER TEACHER IF THEY COMPLETED THE TRAINING.
UM, SO THE COST OF TRAINING THEM WAS ABOUT $20,000.
THE STIPEND WAS ABOUT $18,000.
THE PARENTING PROGRAM THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT IS $395.
THAT'S SO WE CAN PROVIDE ALL OF THE BOOKS AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, UM, FREE OF CHARGE.
SO THAT'S HOW YOU GET TO THAT TOTAL OF THREE 39,000.
SO THAT'S WHY I SAID I MAY NOT HAVE IT IN MY HAND, BUT IT'S IN WITTY.
SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN? I'M ALSO CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
SO ALL THINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, THAT MEANS GERONTOLOGY, UM, CHILDCARE, QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, STRESS.
I AM THE YORKO TO, I'M YOUR CONTACT.
SO MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN I SERVE YOU? ONE OF THE THINGS I PROMISED WHEN YOU HIRED ME FOR THIS POSITION IS THAT I WILL BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT I'M DOING JUST THAT.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF OF SUPERVISORS THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS OF DEN WITTY.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO, NOT A QUESTION.
YEAH, I I APPRECIATE YOUR EXCITEMENT AND WHAT YOU BRING TO THE JOB AND TO THE POSITION AND THE LIVES THAT YOU HAVE TOUCHED ALREADY AND THE LIVES THAT YOU WERE TOUCH IT GOING FORWARD.
AND THE LIVES YOU, UH, TOUCHED THE OTHER DAY AT ANG, THAT BEAUTIFUL
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I ALSO BROUGHT FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW, AND I'LL LEAVE THESE WITH HER.THIS IS THE BOOK THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE WHEN THEY SIGN UP FOR THE CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
AGAIN, IT IS FREE, IT IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.
UM, IT EVEN HAS THINGS TO HELP WITH ARTHRITIS LIKE IT, IT REALLY IS A GO-TO.
AND THEN I ALSO BROUGHT ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS GET WHEN THEY ATTEND THE BOT VIN LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM.
I WAS GONNA SAY IT IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU KEEP UP WITH ALL THIS
I JUST WANT TO THANK, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE FIRST OF A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU REPRESENTED THIS EVENING, UM, FOR, UM, VIRGINIA CORPORATE EXTENSION.
AND HOPEFULLY GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND, YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE CLASSES THAT YOU HAVE.
AND, UM, YOU SAID YOU HAD TO GO BACK TO DC NO, I'M GOING TO VIRGINIA TECH TO PRESENT VIRGINIA TECH.
WELL, THAT'S, WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
UH, THEY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF VIRGINIA TECH PEOPLE ON THE PROGRAM,
AND BELIEVE ME, I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.
BUT, UM, UH, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IS, IT IS JUST GREAT.
[6.C. Southern Virginia Regional Chamber Of Commerce]
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.I AM DEBRA CARPENTER, THE FORMER, UH, THE PRE I WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FORMER DENWITTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WE HAVE NOW MERGED WITH THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL, UH, CHAMBER OR SOVA AS IT'S ALSO KNOWN.
AND I WANTED TO INTRODUCE ITS PRESIDENT, UH, RAY FERGUSON AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN BRANTON.
I BELIEVE HE'S GOT A FEW THINGS TO SAY TO YOU AS TO WHAT THE CHAMBER IS DOING.
FIRST OFF, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US, UH, FOR HAVING US HERE.
UM, WE JUST GOT THROUGH WITH THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON, REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, MR. QUI BEING THERE WITH US.
UM, AND IT REALLY FALLS IN LINE, BRINGING DENWITTY ON BOARD WITH THE TEAM, TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IN 2025.
AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE EVIDENT WHEN JOHN BRAND ASKED THE GROUP, HE SAID, HEY, I'VE GOT 35 SOLDIERS SITTING AT A, AT A BUS STATION, NEEDS FOOD, WHO WANTS TO HELP.
HE HAD A COUPLE BUSINESS OWNERS JUMPED IN AND A NONPROFIT AS WELL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
WE'RE TRYING TO, AND WE DON'T CARE WHERE THE HELP COMES FROM, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE MORE TEAMWORK DECISIONS AND MORE COLLABORATION, UH, BETWEEN PETERSBURG, COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND IN WHITTY AS WELL.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM THERE TODAY, UH, WITH THE BUSINESSES.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, YOU KNOW, DEBORAH AND WHAT HER TEAM HAS DONE IN THE PAST.
AND I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S GONNA GO, IT'S GONNA GO A LONG WAY HERE IN THE FUTURE.
UH, WE'VE GOT A GREAT LEADER WITH JOHN BRAND.
UM, AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS ON OUR BOARD, ON THE, ON THE CHAMBER BOARD, WE'VE GOT FIVE SEATS FOR DIM WITTY RESIDENTS OR BUSINESS OWNERS, AND THEN FIVE FOR PETERSBURG AND FIVE FOR COLONIAL HEIGHTS.
SO WE ARE VERY WELL, UM, SEATED, UH, WITH OUR, WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND CAN'T, CAN'T WAIT TO GET 25 STARTED.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING US HONOR.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AGAIN, JUST TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE US AS THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
UM, I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE, I STARTED OUT RUNNING COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, SO 2016 IS WHEN I STARTED THERE.
AND SO WE'VE GROWN THROUGHOUT THERE.
UM, I ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON TO THE, UM, CHAMBER THAT WE ARE HITTING 102 NEW MEMBERS JUST IN 2024.
AND SO, UM, TO PUSH US OVER 600 MEMBERS TOTAL FOR, FOR THE CHAMBER.
AND SO JUST WANTED TO RELAY OUR MISSION TO YOU GUYS.
UM, SOUTHERN, UH, SOUTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL CHAMBER WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR SERVICE TERRITORY TO INCLUDE DEN WITTY AND ARE COMMITTED TO THE FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION WITH, WITH OUR 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATION ALSO, WHICH IS, UM, SOVA COMMUNITY BRIDGE FOUNDATION, THE FOUNDATION COORDINATES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH ADVANCES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAMBER.
THE FOUNDATION ALSO HAS INITIATIVES TO ALLOW THE CHAMBER TO CO COLLABORATE WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS KEY BUSINESS ISSUES AND EXTEND THE SCOPE OF OUR ACTIVITIES.
THESE INITIATIVES SERVE A DIVERSE AUDIENCE, INCLUDING COMMUNITY LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, SOLDIERS, EMPLOYEES,
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AS WELL AS EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS.THE PILLARS OF THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MILITARY TRANSITION ASSISTANCE, DISABILITY INCLUSION, AND ALSO BUILDING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS EDUCATION.
OUR MISSION AT SOUTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL CHAMBER IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OUR REGION.
OUR MISSION ENCOMPASSES SUPPORTING BUSINESSES, ENHANCING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY TIES.
WE BELIEVE THAT WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A, A THRIVING ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE.
UM, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, SO ALREADY, UM, A LANDSCAPE THAT BENEFITS ALL RESIDENTS.
UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, UM, WE'VE ALREADY COMMUNICATED WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESSES OF DENWITTY AND ALSO ARE REACHING OUT DAILY TO THE, UM, NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING IN AND ALSO SOME OF THE MORE ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THE COUNTY THAT WE CAN, UM, REACH OUT TO AND HELP THEM GROW.
WE'VE ALSO, UM, HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS TO HELP FACILITATE DOING THE CAREER, UM, TRANSITION PROGRAMS FOR THE STUDENTS, AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO HOLD THE JOB FAIRS THAT THE CHAMBER HAD ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED IN.
UM, AS FAR AS OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING SOME DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS HERE IN DENWITTY COUNTY.
NOT ONLY HAVE WE ALREADY HELD, UM, TWO OF OUR MONTHLY LUNCHEONS HERE.
WE HAD ONE AT THE AIRPORT ABOUT, UH, TWO MONTHS AGO.
UM, WE, WE HELD THAT ONE THERE.
THEN AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE HELD ONE TODAY WHERE WE HAD OVER 85 PEOPLE AT THAT LUNCHEON.
AND SO, UM, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MR. MAZDA AND, UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING A FLY IN, UM, AT THE AIRPORT TO BRING THE COMMUNITY OUT AND BE ABLE TO, UM, BRING OTHER COMMUNITIES HERE.
ALSO, JUST TO WRAP THINGS UP, THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL CHAMBER AND SOVA COMMUNITY BRIDGE FOUNDATION IS EAGER TO ESTABLISH A STRONG PRESENCE IN DENWOODY COUNTY.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO BUILDING VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO TOGETHER WE CAN ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF DENWITTY AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOU IN 2025.
AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE CHAMBER.
WHAT COMMUNITIES NOW ARE INVOLVED WITH THE, THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL? SO WE ARE COLONIAL HEIGHTS PETERS, WE'RE OUR PARTNERS.
SO AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL CHAMBER THAT I DIRECT IS COLONIAL HEIGHTS, PETERSBURG, AND DENWITTY.
BUT WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT ARE IN HOPEWELL, PRINCE GEORGE EMPORIA, ASHLAND, RICHMOND, AND SO ON.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
AND AS FAR AS THE FOUNDATION, WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY BOUNDARIES.
AND YOU HAVE YOUR INFORMATION THAT YOU LEAVE FOR THAT WE HAVE? ABSOLUTELY.
[7.A. Contract Award, A&E Services For Courthouse Renovation]
ITEMS. MR. MASSEY AND MR. CHAMBER.UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE A CONTRACT AWARD FOR A AND E SERVICES, AND THIS IS FOR THE, THE COURTHOUSE, UH, RENOVATION.
SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE COURTHOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1996.
UM, AND IT, IT CURRENTLY HOUSES OUR CIRCUIT COURT OR GENERAL DISTRICT COURT AND, UH, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS, UH, DISTRICT COURT, UM, AND THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ALL THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS ARE PART, ARE PART OF THAT, UH, OVERALL COURTHOUSE.
UH, SO SINCE 1996, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION IN THE COURTHOUSE.
UH, WE, WE, WE ALWAYS CALL IT THE NEW COURTHOUSE.
AND COMPARED TO THE 1853 COURTHOUSE, IT, IT STILL IS RELATIVELY NEW.
UH, BUT IN LIKE ANY, ANY BUILDING THAT AGES, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S TIMES THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT DOING SOME TYPE OF RENOVATION WORK IN THE FY 26, UM, UH, PROJECTS FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
AND THERE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE, ARE THEY ABOUT $213,000 OR SO TO, TO, UH, THAT WE COULD PUT TOWARDS, UM, THIS PROJECT? SO WE, WE PUT OUT A, A BID, REALLY TWO THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY.
WE, WE LOOKED KIND OF BEGINNING AND END TO THE END OF THE PROJECT, BUT TWO THINGS UP FRONT WAS DOING A, A FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
SO THAT WAS LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE BUILDING AND REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN PLAGUED, ESPECIALLY
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MOST RECENTLY WITH A LOT OF PLUMBING TYPE ISSUES OR MECHANICAL ISSUES.SO, UM, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MEP TYPE RELATED ISSUES.
UH, SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD DO A, A COMPLETE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS, UM, IF WE'RE DOING THAT TO LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT SPACE AND THE OVERALL NEEDS OF, OF THE COURTHOUSE.
UM, SO WE, WE HAD, WE WERE FORTUNATE WHEN WE PUT IT OUT TO BID THAT WE HAD EIGHT RESPONDENTS.
UH, WE SELECTED A COMMITTEE, THE COMP, UH, COMMITTEE WAS COMPRISED OF MYSELF, UM, ANN HOWTON, GENE JONES, UM, AND THEN, UH, HOLLY CASEY WAS ABLE TO HELP US AS WELL, UH, TO INTERVIEW FOUR OF THE, THE TOP FOUR OF THE, OF THE EIGHT.
UM, WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS RECOMMENDING, UH, HBA ARCHITECTURE AND, UM, AS YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH HBA ARCHITECTURE PREVIOUSLY, UM, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT THEY, THAT PROVIDED ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, UH, AS FOR THIS BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND THROUGH OUR RENOVATION PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY IN IT AND, UH, THE DOEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SO, UM, WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN DO THE WORK.
AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TASK ONE THROUGH FIVE, WHICH GETS US TO THAT POINT AGAIN, OF BEING ABLE TO DO THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT SPACE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
AND SO ON THE, THE END OF THE, UH, BRIEFING PACKET HERE, YOU'LL SEE A RESOLUTION.
UM, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UM, BASED ON SOME OF THE ESTIMATES THAT WERE PRESENTED, IF YOU WERE TO GO BEYOND THIS PARTICULAR SCOPE AND, AND LOOK AT THE OVERALL RENOVATION PROJECT, THE DOLLAR FIGURES THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT, AND I'M GONNA GO PUBLICLY TALK ABOUT ANY OF THAT YET UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GET THROUGH THESE TWO ITEMS. UM, BUT I THINK IT WAS REALLY EVIDENT TO MS. HOWERTON AND MYSELF THAT WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT A BORROWING OF FUNDS.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE PROBABLY ADEQUATE CASH FLOW TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR.
SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, COURTHOUSE 1996, IT'S COMING UP ON 30 YEARS OLD.
UM, AND JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, YOU START HAVING SOME SIGNIFICANT PIECES THAT NEED TO BE, UM, RENOVATED.
I THINK ANOTHER CHALLENGE, PARTICULARLY IN THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS THAT ALL OF YOUR HVAC INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN THE ATTIC.
AND SO ANYTIME YOU HAVE ANY DISRUPTION, ANY TYPE OF LEAK, ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT, WHERE WATER GOES
AND YOU'VE, YOU'VE HAD A COUPLE INSTANCES NOW WHERE WE'VE HAD SOME, SOME ISSUES THERE.
UM, SO AGAIN, WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO YOU LATER IN THE YEAR WITH SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOME OF THE, UM, THE FINDINGS OF THIS.
UH, BUT, BUT AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S COUNTY ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
BUT WE'RE, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I DO HAVE JEAN HERE AS WELL, AND ANN WHO ALSO SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE WITH ME, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT BE BETTER TO ANSWER ANY, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE JUST NEED SIMPLY A, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S TASK ONE THROUGH FIVE ONLY FOR 147,471.
SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL SECOND THAT.
[7.B. Resolution Of Intent To Reimburse Courthouse Renovation Project]
MS. ANN BERTON.GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT, UH, MR. MASSON WAS J MS WAS JUST DISCUSSING WITH YOU.
SORRY, THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A BORROWING.
SO AT THIS POINT SINCE WE'VE, UM, GOT A CONTRACT THAT YOU ALL HAVE JUST APPROVED FOR THE A AND E WORK AND THERE'LL PROBABLY BE SOME OTHER THINGS GOING ON BEFORE WE DO AN ACTUAL BORROWING.
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BORROW THE MONEY UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT AMOUNT WE NEED TO BORROW.
UM, IT'S CUSTOMARY TO DO AN, A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR THE, THE UPFRONT EXPENSES OUT OF THE BOND PROCEEDS.
SO, UM, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
UM, AND WE WANTED TO GET IT IN FRONT OF YOU BEFORE WE SPENT ANY MONEY ON THE PROJECT SO WE COULD REIMBURSE OURSELVES FROM THE BOND PROCEEDS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHTY, I NEED A MOTION.
[7.C. Contract Award, Utility Locating And Marking Services]
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ON.THANK CONTRACT AWARD, UTILITY LOCATED AND MARKETING SERVICES.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR A, UH, CONTRACT AWARD FOR UTIL UTILITY LOCATING AND MARKETING SERVICES.
THE COUNTY HAS BEEN UNDER CONTRACT WITH PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, UH, FOR UTILITY MARKING AND LOCATING SINCE 2020.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED, UH, WILL EXPIRE JANUARY 31ST, 2025.
WE RELEASED RFQ ON UTILITY LOCATING IN MARKINGS SERVICES ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2024.
ONE VENDOR RESPONDED IT WAS PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
UM, AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH THE COMPANY, OUR MONTHLY FEE WENT FROM $2,300 TO $1,300.
THE OVERALL COST, COST OF ALL SERVICES FOR FIVE YEARS WILL EXCEED THE $50,000 THRESHOLDS.
THUS, UH, REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL.
BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JANE? NO.
NEED A MOTION? MR. CHAIR? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED BY MR. JONES.
[7.D. Contract Amendment, Electrical Services]
ON.CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO ELECTORAL SERVICES.
UM, THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT IS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES.
UH, IN MAY, 2022, THE COUNTY ENTERED A INTO A CONTRACT WITH WAYNE COOK ELECTRIC.
UM, THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS CAPPED AT 50,000.
THE COUNTY WISHES TO CONTINUE TO CONTRACT WITH WAYNE COOK ELECTRIC, WHICH REQUIRES APPROVAL TO GO OVER THE $50,000 CAP.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S BASICALLY IT.
THE, UM, A LOT OF PROJECTS ARE RUNNING THIS OVER.
UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING MCKINNEY, JIM, UH, WE'VE GOT A, UH, A GENERATOR TO REMOVE FROM THE D WOOD TOWER.
SO ALL THAT IS REALLY TAKEN US OVER THE, THE CAP LIMIT.
AND DOES, WE'RE GOING OVER THE CAP, BUT THERE IS NO OTHER CAP OR, SO IT'S UP TO 200,000.
SO FROM A PROCUREMENT STANDPOINT, THE, THE OVERALL CAPS UNDER OUR PROCUREMENT POLICIES OR, OR WE'RE GONNA BE COMING TO YOU MORE WHOLESALE, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE SOME OF THESE DOLLAR FIGURES BASED IN, IN LINE TO SOME RECENT, UM, INCREASES IN PRICES.
MS. HAMILTON, YOU WANT TO, SO 200,000 IS, IS THE THRESHOLD TO HAVE TO DO AN IFB PROCUREMENT.
THE CONTRACT IS NOT UP WITH, UM, WITH WAYNE COOK YET.
AND SO INSTEAD OF GOING OUT FOR A WHOLE NEW CONTRACT AT THIS POINT, WE'RE JUST GONNA UP THIS TO THE 200.
IF WE GET TO THE 200,000, WE HAVE TO GO OUT FOR BID.
MOVING ON TO CITIZENS' COMMENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP, MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP.
[9. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS]
WE GO TO THE COUNTY MINISTRY.MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UM, FIRST I JUST, WHILE JESSICA'S STILL HERE, I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK HER UNDER MY COMMENTS FOR, FOR WHAT SHE DOES.
UM, THE ONE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE WHEN SHE SAID, WHAT CAN I DO? I ONE I WONDER WHEN SHE SLEEPS BECAUSE SHE, SHE HAS SUCH A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM AND DOES SIGNIFICANT WORK FOR THE COUNTY.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT HER, BUT SHE'S ALSO AN AUTHOR, SHE ALSO IS A PASTOR.
UM, SO THERE'S A, A LOT OF WORK BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE HERE THAT SHE DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND, AND JESSICA JUST DIDN'T WANT THAT TO ALSO BE NOTED.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WHEN YOU CAME AND THE FIRST TIME WE, WE KNEW ABOUT YOU BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP AND YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN WE HEARD THAT YOU WERE COMING, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GONNA DO? AND, AND THEN NOW QUITE HONESTLY, I CAN'T THINK OF US LOSING YOU BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DO DO.
SO I MEAN, IT'S, UM, JUST PHENOMENAL WORK.
UH, ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION TOO, THAT, UH, WITH SOVA BEING HERE, UM, AND I SHARED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER WITH WHEN I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
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THE GOOD THING ABOUT THESE, THESE MEETINGS, IT SEEMS LIKE NOW THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH CITY MANAGER, WHETHER IT'S, UM, DOUG OVER IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS OR MARCH IN PETERSBURG, OR, OR ME NOW IN DENWOODY TO KIND OF GIVE STATE OF THE, THE CITY OR STATE OF THE COUNTY, UM, KIND OF ADDRESSES AND, AND BE ABLE TO KIND OF EDUCATE OUR BUSINESSES, OUR NONPROFITS, TO WHAT'S REALLY KIND OF HELP HAPPENING IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.BUT IF YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, MORGAN SAID SOMETHING TO ME TODAY AT, AT THE, THE LUNCHEON THAT IF, IF YOU'RE A CUSTOMER, I KNOW WE KIND OF CARE ABOUT THESE JURISDICTIONAL LINES, BUT IF, IF YOU NEED A PLUMBER, YOU, YOU REALLY DON'T.
I MEAN, YOU MAYBE WANT TO DO LOCAL, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT YOU ALSO WANNA LOOK AT THE ECONOMY.
AND THE ECONOMY IS BIGGER THAN DENWOODY.
SO, YOU KNOW, OUR CUSTOMERS ARE, HAVE A HABIT OF GOING TO PETERSBURG TO COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND TO, TO THIS GREATER AREA.
SO IT REALLY JUST KIND OF MAKES SENSE.
DR. MOORE WAS KIND OF HITTING ON IT WHEN HE WAS ASKING FROM A REGIONAL APPROACH VERSUS A LOCAL APPROACH.
AND THE GOOD THING I LIKE ABOUT WHAT SOVA IS DOING STILL KEEPS SOME OF ITS IDENTITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE COLLABORATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, I THINK FOR WHERE WE ARE NOW FOR THIS, THIS, THIS AREA OF THE COMMONWEALTH, WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE UNITY OF, OF COMING TOGETHER FOR KIND OF SUCH A TIME AS THIS TO REALLY PROMOTE THIS AREA.
AND SO SOVA I THINK'S GONNA BRING A WHOLE LOT TO US THERE.
UM, DOUG SMITH AND HIS REMARKS TODAY MENTIONED THE SHOOTING AT SOUTH PARK MALL, UM, WHICH I THINK IS THE FIRST SHOOTING WE'VE EVER HAD AT THE MALL.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, I WAS SOMEWHAT SHOCKED TO UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THIS WASN'T A RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE.
THAT, UH, COLONIAL HEIGHTS PD THINKS THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY, UM, AN INTENDED SHOOTING.
UM, SO YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT BEING SAID, AND THEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT MADISON, WISCONSIN, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY, UM, WE JUST LIVE IN A WORLD THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE A WHOLE LOT FOR GRANTED, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF VIOLENCE, THERE'S A LOT OF STRUGGLING PEOPLE OUT THERE.
UM, AND COMMUNITIES NEED TO COME TOGETHER MORE, MORE SO THAN EVER.
SO I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, DOUG'S COMMENTS, OUR HEART GOES OUT TO COLONIAL HEIGHTS, UM, AND KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH HERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHEN RETAIL, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IS A BIG TIME FOR THEM TO, UM, TO MAKE SOME FUNDS.
UH, JUST WANNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE REASSESSMENT.
THE, THE APPEALS TO THE REASSESSMENT FIRM HAVE ENDED.
SO ALL ALL OF THOSE PILLS WERE PUT FORTH, ALL OF THEM WERE HEARD.
UM, SO I, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING, AND I TALKED DIRECTLY TO GARY ES THROUGHOUT THE, THE TWO WEEK PERIOD, UM, AND WHAT I WAS REALLY PLEASED OF WAS WHAT HE INDICATED TO ME THE LEVEL OF CIVILITY THAT TOOK PLACE AT, IN, AT ALL OF THESE MEETINGS.
AND HE, YOU KNOW, HE SAID, KEVIN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DIMITY COMMUNITY, WE'VE BEEN IN SOME OTHER PLACES WHERE WE WERE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED, UM, TO EVEN BE HAVING THESE HEARINGS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST WANTED TO THINK THE DIM WITTY COMMUNITY, 'CAUSE I, I KNOW THIS WAS AN EMOTIONAL WHEN PEOPLE GOT THAT REASSESSMENT NOTICE.
UM, BUT EVEN FOR THOSE THAT HAD THE MOST CONCERN THAT WENT THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCESS, I'M, I'M GLAD THEY DID IT IN A CIVIL WAY.
UM, AND I'M GLAD HE WAS ABLE TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND THOSE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL, WILL SOON FIND OUT ABOUT THOSE, THE STATUS.
UH, FOUND OUT YESTERDAY, JUDGE TEFI, UH, DID AFFIRM ALL OF THE BOARD'S, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOE.
SO THAT'S NOW BEEN SIGNED BY HIM.
UH, SO THE BOE TRAINING WILL BE THE THIRD WEEK IN JANUARY, I BELIEVE MS. STEVENS, WHO'S BEEN HELPING US COORDINATE.
THAT SAID IT WAS GONNA PROBABLY START JANUARY 21ST, UM, SO THAT, THAT TRAINING WOULD TAKE PLACE.
THEN WE ARE, AS SOON AS THE APPEAL ENDED, THE BOE PROCESS STARTED.
SO WE HAVE ONLINE APPLICATIONS.
SO SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT TO, TO HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER TO GET THE PHYSICAL APPLICATION.
THEY CAN PRINT IT OFF ONLINE, THEY CAN, THEY CAN SEND 'EM INTO THE COUNTY.
UM, AND ADDITIONALLY IF THEY, THEY WERE HERE ANYWAY, WE HAVE AT THE, THE FRONT DESK IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ACROSS AND BESIDE PLANNING, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A STACK OF APPLICATIONS THERE.
UM, SO FEBRUARY 18TH IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE WITH THE, THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
UH, NEXT TOPIC I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, UH, WAS THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
SO THE GOVERNOR WILL BE PRODUCING AND PRESENTING HIS BUDGET TOMORROW, BUT AS YOU KNOW, ALL, ALL GOVERNORS START TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
LAST WEEK, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WAS A DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO, UM, COOPERATION WITH, UM, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT THAT'S COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS ICE.
AND, AND SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT, UH, LOCAL JAILS AND REGIONAL JAILS, UH, TO DO THAT.
AND SO THERE WAS SOME, SOME LANGUAGE THAT HE'S INTRODUCING INTO THE BUDGET
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THAT SPECIFICALLY WOULD RESTRICT MONEY FROM ANY PARTICULAR LOCALITY WHO DOESN'T COOPERATE WITH ICE.UM, SO, YOU KNOW, MR. CHAVIS KNOWS 'CAUSE HE'S A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL JAIL.
UM, BUT SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT LAST WEEK WAS, WAS THAT IN FOR DIY COUNTY'S PURPOSES THAT, UM, THAT WE WERE, UH, LABELED AND IDENTIFIED IN A REPORT AS BEING NON-COOPERATIVE.
WELL, WELL, ONE, DEITY COUNTY IS NOT, UH, NO ACTION OF THIS BOARD.
YOU ALL KNOW WE'VE NEVER TAKEN ANY ACTION.
THERE'S NO, WE'RE NOT A SANCTUARY COMMUNITY, UH, CITY OR COUNTY.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT A SANCTUARY PLACE.
UM, IF YOU'RE AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN DE COUNTY AND YOU BREAK THE LAW, YOU GET CHARGED.
AND SO WHEN YOU GET CHARGED, YOU GO BEFORE THE COURTS AND IF YOU GO TO JAIL, UH, WHEN YOU GO TO JAIL, YOU DON'T GO TO THE DENWOODY JAIL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ONE.
SO THE, THE NEWS REPORTS NOT WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID, BUT THE NEWS REPORTS SAID THAT DIY COUNTY COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE FUNDING BECAUSE OF OUR JAIL.
WE HAVEN'T HAD JAIL SINCE 2012.
SO WE ARE, WE'RE NOT OPERATING A JAIL.
AND SO WE IMMEDIATELY MADE PHONE CALLS TO MEHERON.
WE'VE TALKED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT THERE, AS YOU KNOW, I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT BOARD AND HAS SO BEEN SINCE THE LAST SIX YEARS, UM, AND WAS VERY PLEASED TO CONTINUE TO LEARN THAT.
AND FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S PERSPECTIVE, AND THEY KEEP A LOG OF ALL THIS, EVERY PERSON THAT IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT THAT DOES GET CHARGED 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THEM BEING RELEASED.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A CONSISTENT LIST OF THIS, NEVER MISSED IT, WE CALL ICE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT INDIVIDUAL A IS GOING TO BE RELEASED 48 HOURS BEFORE THEY OPEN THE DOOR TO THE SALLY PORT AND THEY WALK OUT.
SO IF, IF, UM, ICE WANTS TO GET THERE, THEY CAN GET THERE.
UM, SO WE, WE'VE COOPERATED THERE.
THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THE DRAFT REPORTS THAT HAVE GONE OUT, HAVE REFERENCED THAT THEY HAVE NOT COOPERATED.
SOME OF THAT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THAT, UH, ICE IN SOME CASES BECAUSE THE STAFFING CAN'T GET THERE WITHIN 48 HOURS AND WOULD WISH FOR LOCALITIES AND OR REGIONAL JAILS TO HOLD AN ADDITIONAL 48 HOURS.
AND, AND OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, OUR ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE HANGING THEIR HAT ON A FORMER AGS OPINION THAT WOULD SUGGEST ONCE THE INDIVIDUAL'S CRIME IS DONE AND THEY'VE DONE THE TIME, UNLESS THERE'S SOME LEGAL REASON TO HOLD THEM, IF YOU HOLD 'EM BEYOND THAT POINT, THE JAIL COULD BE LIABLE.
SO JUST FOR THE PEOPLE BACK AT HOME, I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING, WE'RE NOT A SANCTUARY COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
UM, WE GO THE EXTRA MILE AT THE REGIONAL JAIL TO MAKE SURE THAT ICE IS IDENTIFIED AND WE DON'T WANNA DO ANYTHING AS A REGIONAL JAIL THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY PUT US IN A LIABLE SITUATION.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, FROM FROM THE COURTS OR OTHERWISE, UM, FOR INDIVIDUALS.
SO WE SUPPORT OBVIOUSLY WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
WHAT, WHAT, UM, THE, THE NEW PRESIDENT IS, UH, STATED TO DO WHEN HE GETS HERE IN REGARDS TO, UH, BEING SWORN IN WITH WITH D UH, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO DEPORT.
UH, AND NOTHING THAT WE'RE DOING HERE LOCALLY PREVENTS THAT.
SO I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT.
UH, NEXT I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE, MS. HALTON MET WITH ALL THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES, UH, ALL OF OUR INDEPENDENT, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE PARTNER WITH.
SO THEY'RE IN THE BUDGET PRODUCTION PHASE NOW, AND THEY'LL BE DOING THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE FIRST FRIDAY IN JANUARY WHEN THE BUDGETS ARE DUE BACK TO THE COUNTY.
UH, AGAIN, I MENTIONED THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET IS COMING OUT, WHICH IS, UH, TOMORROW.
SO WE'RE KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU BE VERY ACTIVE THIS YEAR.
WE, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TOLD BY SOME THAT THERE WILL BE LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE IMPOSED TO TAKE AWAY LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR SOLAR PROJECTS OR LARGE SCALE SOLAR.
AND SO I KNOW THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN BEEN WATCHING, UH, BUT THERE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIG PUSH THIS YEAR TO, TO TRY TO, TO DO THAT.
UH, JAY LARK FINISHED, ITS, ITS STUDY, IT CAME OUT LAST WEEK ON DATA CENTERS.
UH, SO THAT'S, I KNOW WE ARE DOING THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ORDINANCE THAT WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION THIS MONTH.
SO AGAIN, ANOTHER AREA THAT, THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE, UM, BE AWARE OF, GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTUALLY COMES IN CONVENES ON JANUARY 8TH.
SO IT, IT IS COME IN PRETTY QUICK.
UM, I HAD THE PLEASURE TO, ON DECEMBER 9TH TO MEET WITH THE VIRGINIA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, UH, WAS CALLED, CALLED DISTRICT D.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET HERE AT, UH, MOUNTAIN LEVEL CHURCH.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT JUST WHERE WE ARE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SO THESE RETIRED TEACHERS AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY FASCINATING TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE STORIES OF WHAT, HOW MUCH TEACHING
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HAS CHANGED AND JUST FOR SOME OF THOSE THAT'S RETIRED FIVE, 10 YEARS AGO TO WHERE WE'RE AT NOW AND JUST THE STRUGGLE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION RIGHT NOW.AND, UM, SO, AND, AND JESSICA SAID IT WELL TOO.
I MEAN, IF IT'S IN THE SCHOOLS AND YOU'RE AT A YOUNGER AGE, YOU JUST DON'T CLICK YOUR FINGER AND GET OVER SOME OF THIS STUFF, RIGHT? I MEAN, SO THERE, THERE ARE SOME SOCIAL ILLS ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THAT TOO.
UM, THE NEXT DAY WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE MASONIC LODGE AND MS. CHAVIS, YOU WERE THERE, MR. LEE, MR. DOOLEY, WE HAD SOME SCHEDULING CONFLICTS FOR THE OTHER TWO, BUT WHAT A PHENOMENAL 150 YEAR, YOU KNOW, STARTED IN 1874 AND, UM, JUST A VERY NEAT NIGHT TO, TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE MASONIC LODGE HAS DONE IN DIMITY OVER THAT 150 YEARS.
NEXT DAY, MR. DOOLEY AND I ATTENDED CHRISTMAS SHARING FOUNDATION, WHICH IS ALWAYS AMAZING TO ME.
BUT THIS YEAR IN PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THEY, THEY HAVE NOW UPPED THEIR GAME TO OVER 400 INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AND DEVOTE JUST, AND I KNOW MS. CHAVIS, YOU WERE THERE TWO DAYS, RIGHT? BOTH DAYS.
BUT, UH, JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW BLESSED WE ARE.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY CALL IT, THEY CALL IT, UH, PUTTING A TWINKLE IN, IN A CHILD'S EYE.
UM, BUT THINK ABOUT HOW MANY KIDS WOULDN'T BE SERVED IN THE DEITY COMMUNITY IF IT WASN'T FOR CHRISTMAS SHARING.
AND WHAT I WAS INSPIRED BY WAS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THIS JUST HAPPENS, BUT THEY REALLY DO THIS YEAR ROUND.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT SOMETHING 143 BIKES PUT TOGETHER.
UM, I'M GONNA BE STARTING THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WITH DOING A WHOLE LOT OF STRATEGIC, UH, PLANNING.
AND SO ONE OF THE, THE PIECES OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THE KIND OF THE HOPE OF THIS RESTRUCTURE IS THAT I WOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO DO SOME OF THIS, UM, IS TO REALLY GET IN FRONT OF THE DIMITY COMMUNITY AND START TO, IT'S GONNA BE IF YOU ALL HAVE SPECIAL GROUPS, IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU WANT THE KEVIN MASSENGILL SHOW TO GO TO, UM, AND KIND OF TALK TO, I AM, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S REALLY UNIQUE HERE AT THE COUNTY.
I'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN DOING IT FOR 18 YEARS, BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY FOR 22 YEARS.
AND, UM, WHILE WE HAVE JUST A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY SEEMS TO BE DIVIDED VERY SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND, AND WHETHER OR NOT IT WISHES TO GROW OR IT DOESN'T WANT TO GROW, OR WHAT, WHERE INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE, WHERE INVESTMENTS SHOULD NOT BE MADE.
AND WHEN I SAY DIVIDED, THERE'S NOT MUCH COMMON GROUND.
AND SO I THINK FOR THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGER PICTURE IS, IS TRYING TO SEE THROUGH SOME OF THE CRITICISMS, UH, BOTH CONSTRUCTIVE AND OTHERWISE, TO REALLY KIND OF CHART A PATH OF WHAT, WHAT THIS BOARD REALLY WANTS TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.
THAT STARTS WITH STAFF HAVING A BETTER FEEL FOR, FOR WHAT'S OUT THERE.
UM, SO I, I DID THIS ONCE BEFORE.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, BUT, UM, IT'S REALLY WORTH IT.
SO I'M, I'M, I'M PLANNING TO DO THAT.
SO I, I KNOW MR. CHAVIS HAS A LIST, 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN HIS LIST OF SOME OF THE THINGS HE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT HAPPENED IN 2024.
UM, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A, A TREMENDOUS YEAR STAFFING HAS DONE, THE STAFF HAS DONE JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB.
UM, I THINK SPECIFICALLY LASHONDA LEE IS HERE, WHAT I CONSIDER MY, MY SMALL GROUP OR THE SENIOR STAFF, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR WORKFORCE IS RESILIENT.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, A LOT OF NEW HIRES, UM, A LOT OF RESTRUCTURING THIS YEAR.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THE OVERALL WORKFORCE IS HEADED IN, IN A, A MUCH BETTER DIRECTION THAN IT HAS IN, IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
WE WERE VERY BLESSED THIS YEAR TO, TO HAVE CHIEF KISSINGER COME ON BOARD.
SO I'M STILL GIVING HIM THE NEW CARD.
'CAUSE HE, YOU KNOW, HE, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE'S, HE'S, HE'S IN SOME WAYS, YOU KNOW, ANN AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND TAMMY THE OTHER DAY, YOU KNOW, CHIEF, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER IN SOME WAYS 'CAUSE YOU FIT IN SO WELL.
UM, BUT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW, I, I STILL WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT IT HADN'T BEEN THAT LONG, BUT AT, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST WHERE WE'RE HEADED WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE AND EMS NOW IS, IS SIGNIFICANT.
AND BEING ABLE TO FOCUS A WHOLE LOT MORE ON FINANCE.
WE NEED IT NOW MORE THAN EVER.
AND TAMMY FOCUSED ON, ON OPERATIONS, YOU KNOW, IS SETTING US UP, I THINK TO, TO BE EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR.
UM, SO THE ONLY THING ABOUT THIS YEAR THAT COMES TO A CONCLUSION IS EVERY YEAR I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CHAIRMAN TO A NEW CHAIRMAN.
SO, MR. BILL CHAVIS GAVE ME THIS, I WON'T READ IT 'CAUSE IT'S PERSONAL, BUT IT'S A DIVORCE SEPARATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MR. CHAVIS AND ME WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED AT THE HIP, OR HOOKED AT THE HIP FOR THE LAST YEAR.
UM, BILL, I DON'T KNOW, THERE WASN'T A PLACE FOR ME TO SIGN IT, SO I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S AN OFFICIAL CONTRACT, TYLER, BUT, YOU KNOW, YEAH.
SO BILL, BILL STARTED THE YEAR OFF BY SAYING, LOOK, I, I CAN'T GO TO EVERYTHING, UM, BUT, BUT I'M GONNA DO MY BEST.
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EXTREMELY ACTIVE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE DAILY CONVERSATIONS, UM, THE BIG ITEMS, THE BIG ITEMS. AND, AND HE'S GONNA GO THROUGH SOME OF THE LISTS OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.UM, BUT I, I'LL TELL YOU, EACH, EACH CHAIRMAN OR CHAIR PERSON GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN THIS CHAIR.
AND KAISHA AND I TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME.
EACH ONE OF YOU ARE VERY DIFFERENT, AND WE'RE GLAD FOR THAT, RIGHT? BECAUSE EACH ONE OF YOU BRING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF, OF OPPORTUNITY TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE OTHER DOESN'T HAVE.
BUT BILL, I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THE YEAR AND THAT YOU'RE NOT COUNTING THE DAYS TO, TO PASS THE, UH, THE GAVEL.
BUT IT'S BEEN A, BEEN A GREAT, GREAT YEAR AS YOU AS CHAIR, AND JUST FOR EVERYBODY IN THE DIM WINNING COMMUNITY, JUST WANTED TO WISH HIM A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THE, THE BOARD HERE.
I'M NOT GONNA GET ASK FOR ALIMONY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
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OKAY.WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? WOULD YOU LIKE TO START TODAY, SARAH? I'D BE HAPPY TO.
UM, WHAT A, WHAT AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT, UM, HUMBLED FROM THE ELECTION OF 2023.
UH, THE SUPPORT, UH, MY GRATITUDE TO STAFF FOR, FOR WALKING ME THROUGH MY FIRST YEAR ON THE BOARD, UH, TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, UH, CHRISTMAS SHARING THIS YEAR TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES.
UM, WHEN I LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY, I SAID THIS, UH, THE OTHER DAY, UH, I JUST SEE LOVE.
THAT'S WHAT REALLY RESONATES WITH ME.
FROM THE GRAND ILLUMINATION, FROM THE CHRISTMAS SHARING FROM, UH, FOUR H AND JJ BEING THERE, AND MY DAUGHTER GETTING TO EXPERIENCE HER ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.
UH, THE FIRE AND EMS VOLUNTEER AND PAID STAFF THAT ATTEND OUR FOOTBALL GAMES AND SHOW UP ALL THE TIME, THEY, THEY SHOW UP.
OUR COMMUNITY SHOWS UP FOR ONE ANOTHER TO DAN'S TRANSPLANT.
UM, KEVIN AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS, SHARING THAT YOU DON'T SEE THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
UM, AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M GONNA COME HERE.
UM, I'VE LIVED IN TEXAS, IDAHO, MICHIGAN, NORTH CAROLINA.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING VERY, VERY UNIQUE THAT YOU DON'T FIND EVERY DAY.
UH, I HAD, THEY LITERALLY WERE RUNNING BACK AND FORTH AT THE PARADE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SET UP AND PEOPLE WERE IN PLACE.
UH, OUR PARSON WRECK, I APOLOGIZE, THEY HAD TO CLEAN UP BEHIND MY HORSES
SO THANK YOU TO THEM FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, DOING MORE THAN THEY HAVE TO, UH, PLAYING, PLAYING ROLES FOR OUR, OUR CHILDREN.
UM, SO THEY GET THE MOST OUT OF OUR, OF, OF THESE EXPERIENCES.
DR. MOORE, UH, A COUPLE THINGS.
JESSICA, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE JOB YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING, AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO GOING FORWARD.
UM, JUST A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, UM, AND THE LIVES THAT YOU TOUCH.
UM, EVERY LIFE THAT YOU TOUCH AND THAT YOU SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH MAKES US A BETTER COMMUNITY ALONG THAT LINE.
UM, I LOVE THE REGIONALISM OF THE CHAMBER.
UM, THE CHAMBERS HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL SCENARIOS.
SO I, I THINK THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE MOVE FOR US, UH, BRINGING A REGIONAL ASPECT TO OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UM, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THE CHRISTMAS, UM, TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AS WELL AS THE PARADE.
UH, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN JUST LIKE THAT.
UM, SO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT, UM, FOR, FOR THEIR ABOVE AND BEYOND, UM, WORK STATUS.
UM, ALSO WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DENWITTY HIGH SCHOOL, UH, VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM WHO MADE IT TO THE REGIONAL FINALS.
UM, PLAYED A GREAT GAME AGAINST VER ANA, ENDED UP LOSING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO PBU EVEN DOWN AT THE BEACH.
UM, BUT, UM, CONGRATULATIONS COACH MILL TO EVERY CHILD ON THE TEAM AND TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR COMMITMENT, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS SOMETHING IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A DENVER WITTY FOOTBALL GAME, UH, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE.
UM, AND, AND I HOPE IN THE FUTURE AS WE GO FORWARD, MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THAT.
BUT THAT'S PART OF OUR COMMUNITY EXCITEMENT THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
UM, ALSO, AS FAR AS THE CHRISTMAS SHARING IS CONCERNED, I THINK WHEN WE FIRST CAME ON THE BOARD, WE'RE AROUND 200 FAMILIES THAT WERE BEING SERVICED.
UM, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB REACHING OUT TO, TO OUR CHURCHES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, I CAN ONLY SPEAK FROM MINE AT WEST END BAPTIST, WE DID 30 FAMILIES, 30, 30 GIFTS THAT WERE GIVEN OUT,
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UH, AND GIVEN TO CHRISTMAS SHARING.SO THAT HAS HELPED THEM TO RAISE THAT BAR AND BE ABLE TO, UH, HELP MORE FAMILIES AND MORE CHILDREN THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, HATS OFF TO BARBARA PITTMAN AND THE EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE CHRISTMAS CHANG.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS, COMES TOGETHER IN, IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
UM, BILL, I'M GONNA SAVE SOME OF MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT WHEN WE COME BACK AFTER OUR SESSION.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEAR THAT YOU, YOU'VE GIVEN TO US.
WE'VE HAD A, A GREAT 2024 AND I THINK 2025.
YES, THERE ARE GONNA BE CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US, BUT, UM, THIS BOARD ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE.
AND, UH, THIS ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE.
AND WITH GOD'S HELP, WE WILL MOVE THE COUNTY FORWARD.
AND THE LAST THING IS, UM, THE REASON FOR THE SEASON IS JESUS CHRIST.
AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS.
THIS IS A TOUGH ONE FOR ME, UM, TONIGHT.
UM, BUT I DO, UM, TO TODAY AND TOMORROW, MY TWO ANNIVERSARIES OF MY HEART TRANSPLANT AND LIVER TRANSPLANT.
AND I, EARLY ON, I REALIZED THAT GOD PUTS PEOPLE IN YOUR PATH FOR A REASON.
AND I THINK THIS BOARD HAS BEEN PUT IN MY PATH FOR A REASON.
AND, UM, TALK ABOUT BILL CHAVIS A LITTLE BIT.
BILL'S FAITH HAS HELPED ME MORE THAN, THAN ANYBODY WILL KNOW, AND BILL'S, TO SOME BILL'S.
FAITH UP IS IF HE'S GONNA PRAY FOR RAIN, HE'S TAKING AN UMBRELLA WITH HIM WHEN HE LEAVES THE HOUSE.
AND I'VE NEVER MET ANYBODY QUITE LIKE YOU AND LOVE YOU, UM, AND LOVE THIS WHOLE BOARD.
UM, BUT WITH THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AND I TOLD CASEY THIS BEFORE THE MEETING, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSPLANT, UM, WAS THE BEGINNING.
BUT FOR ME IT WAS A SPIRAL TO THE BOTTOM.
AND NOBODY REALLY REALIZES THAT.
BUT IT, IT, IT'S THE TOUGHEST THING THAT I'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH.
AND THERE WERE NIGHTS IN THAT HOSPITAL THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WISH THE UNTHINKABLE, BUT YOU, BUT YOU KNOW THAT SOMEBODY'S THERE WITH YOU.
AND, UM, THEY'RE GONNA KEEP YOU STRONG.
I HAD A WIFE THAT WAS BY ME EVERY DAY.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET MEAN, BUT A COUPLE OF TIMES.
BUT SHE KNEW WHEN SHE NEEDED TO GET MEAN.
UM, BUT I HAD THIS COMMUNITY, UM, WHEN MARIE AND KEVIN DID THE PRESS RELEASE.
PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE, THIS COMMUNITY, UM, JUST BACKED ME A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND, UM, HAD PASTORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY TO COME AND COME TO RICHMOND TO SEE ME AND SCRIPTURES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I LEANED ON.
I FOUND A SCRIPTURE AND I REALLY DIDN'T FIND IT.
'CAUSE IT, IT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE, BUT I, I KNOW IT, BUT I WANT TO READ IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA MESS IT UP.
BUT THIS SCRIPTURE DESCRIBES MY JOURNEY AND REALLY WILL DESCRIBE THE REST OF MY LIFE, UM, FROM, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
BUT, UM, AND YOU'LL LAUGH WHEN YOU HEAR ME START READING, BUT THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.
I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKE IT ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.
HE LEAVETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS.
HE LEAVETH ME IN THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS NAME SAKE.
YE THOUGH I HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEEL NO EVIL FOR THAT ARE WITH ME.
TH ROD AND THE STAFF THAT COMFORT ME, THAT PREPARES THE TABLE BEFORE ME.
IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES, ENEMIES, THOU ANOINTS MY HEAD WITH OIL.
SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, AND I SHALL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER.
I DON'T KNOW DAN, WHY DAN TRYING TO MAKE SOMEBODY CRY.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I SAW BILL GET THE TISSUE.
I SAID, NO, I'M NOT GONNA GRAB ONE BUDDY.
BUT, UM, UM, UM, I WILL SAY THAT IT, IT HAS BEEN A EVENTFUL YEAR.
AND JUST A COUPLE THINGS I JUST
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WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT.UM, UM, THE CHRISTMAS SHARING, WE WERE, WE WORKED WITH, UM, DSS AND WE HAVE TWO TEENAGERS THAT THEY ASKED US TO GIVE GIFT CARDS TOO, BECAUSE, UM, THE OLDER ONES, THEY NEED GIFT CARDS.
SO WE, SO WE DID, UM, WE'LL PARTNER WITH THEM TO GIVE THEM THAT.
AND, UM, ALSO, UM, JESSICA, UM, I, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST AMAZED AT YOUR PRESENTATION.
I MEAN, I WAS JUST AMAZED AT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WENT THROUGH, AND YOU WERE JUST ON POINT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU REMEMBER ALL THAT STUFF, BUT I KNOW GOD GOT YOU.
AND, UM, ALL AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S A EXCELLENT SPEAKER PASTOR.
SO, UM, I KNOW WE ARE VIDEOTAPING, SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME AND ASK YOU TO GO SPEAK, YOU CAN GO AND SPEAK TO THEM, UH, AND PREACH.
SO THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL BECAUSE YOU'RE A EXCELLENT SPEAKER AS WELL.
UM, THE CHAMBER OF CONVERSE, UM, GLAD ABOUT THEM THAT WE ARE GONNA PARTNER WITH THEM SO WE CAN, UM, JUST MOVE TOGETHER WITH THAT.
AND, UM, I DID ATTEND THE VIRGINIA GATEWAY AND MET SOME PEOPLE.
AND, UM, I THINK MORGAN IS GONE.
UM, THIS GUY WAS TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HE WANTED TO DO, AND THEY HAD DIFFERENT PEOPLE THERE TALKING ABOUT, UM, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO, UM, VIRGINIA.
SO I TOLD MORGAN, I SAID, COME HERE, MORGAN.
I SAID, THIS MAN WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
SO I HOPEFULLY, UM, SHE MADE, UM, SOME CONNECTIONS WITH HIM AT THE VIRGINIA GATEWAY.
I DID ATTEND THE FORD CHRISTMAS, UM, WITH SOME OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, UM, ON SATURDAY.
UM, THEY, UH, THEY HAVE A LIVELY BUNCH.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, A LOT OF CHILDREN, AND, UM, JUST A FAMILY ORIENTED GROUP.
AND THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A WHILE.
AND, UM, THE CHIEF WAS THERE AS WELL WITH HIS, HIS WIFE INTRODUCED HIS WIFE TO US.
UM, THE OTHER THING, UM, I WANTED, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF, UM, AND I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
I HAVE TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, MY SISTER AND I WENT TO A, A FUNERAL ON SATURDAY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
SO WE WENT, WE HAD TO STOP BY AND WE WOULD STOP BY CRACKER BARREL.
AND, UM, UM, I'M ALWAYS CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHERE I SIT.
AND, UH, THE GENTLEMAN, YOUNG, YOUNG GUY, HE SIT, HE SAT ME TO THE SIDE AND I SAID, WELL, NO, I DON'T WANNA SIT TO THE SIDE.
I SAID, I DON'T LIKE TO HAVE MY BACK TOWARDS THE DOOR.
AND I, AND HE SAID, WHY
AND I, I, I ALWAYS WANT TO JUST BE LOOKING SO I CAN SEE, AND YOU KNOW, GOD ALWAYS PUT PEOPLE IN YOUR WAY.
I'M JUST SITTING DOWN GETTING READY TO DRINK SOME COFFEE.
SO THEN HE GOES AND TELLS ME ABOUT HIS MOTHER, AND HE TELLS ME ABOUT, HIS MOTHER IS IN A PSYCH WARD, AND HIS FATHER LEFT.
AND HE, UM, HE SAID SHE STOPPED TAKING HER MEDICINE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, WHICH WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PATIENTS THAT STOPPED TAKING THEIR MEDS.
AND SOME FORGET, SOME JUST THINK THEY'RE BETTER, AND THEY JUST CONTINUE.
AND I SUGGESTED TO HIM, I SAID, WELL, WHEN SHE GETS OUT, MAYBE TAKING A SHOT, YOU CAN TAKE A SHOT AND YOU CAN TAKE THE PERSON TO GET A SHOT FOR THEIR MEDS, AND THAT WILL KIND OF KEEP THEM ON TRACK.
AND, UM, AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA TRY TO DO THAT.
AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT DOES HELP WITH PEOPLE.
I KNOW A LADY WHO, SHE LINES PEOPLE UP AND SHE TELLS THEM, OKAY, YOU TAKE YOUR SHOT, I'LL TAKE YOU OUT TO DINNER, WHATEVER IT TAKES, JUST TRY TO DO IT.
SO I THINK, UM, HE, HE WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT.
AND, AND MY SISTER SAID, YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT.
I SAID, IT TELLS ME THAT IT'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD.
IT'S A LOT OF THINGS WITH MENTAL HEALTH RIGHT NOW, HOLIDAY TIME.
PEOPLE ARE VERY LONELY AND, YOU KNOW, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE HOLIDAYS.
THEY DON'T LIKE, LIKE THANKSGIVING, AND THEY DEFINITELY DON'T LIKE CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THEY ARE LONELY.
EVERYBODY'S CHEERFUL AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT IT DOES AFFECT.
AND IT DOES AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND, UM, AGAIN, I JUST, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT 9, 8, 8, THEY TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PARTNERING WITH SOMEONE AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST TALKING TO THEM.
INVITE 'EM, IF YOU'RE A CHURCH PERSON, INVITE 'EM TO YOUR CHURCH OR TO AN EVENT.
UM, AND, AND JUST BE THERE FOR 'EM, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, ESPECIALLY SENIORS THERE AT HOME, AND WE NEED TO CHECK ON THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY OKAY.
AND AS YOU KNOW, AND AS I LOOKED AT THE SCHOOL AND MY HUSBAND CALLED ME AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE WISCONSIN AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE, I MEAN, IT'S JUST HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO
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SCHOOL AND THEY DON'T RETURN HOME.THAT THAT'S A AWFUL THING WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SEND THEM OFF AND YOU SAY, I'LL SEE YOU LATER ON, AND THEN THEY DON'T COME BACK.
UM, BUT WE, WE NEED TO REALLY REACH OUT TO PEOPLE.
AND BULLYING IS JUST A, JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME STUDENTS NOW, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY MOVE TOWARDS GUNS AND KNIVES AND EVERYTHING, UH, TO MAKE THEIR POINT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE, IF YOU KNOW, A CHILD IS BEING BULLIED, SOME CHILDREN DON'T.
I ALREADY TOLD MY STORY ABOUT BULLYING.
I'M NOT GONNA TELL THAT TONIGHT ABOUT WHEN I WAS ON A SCHOOL BUS.
SO I'M NOT TELLING THAT AGAIN,
BUT THE THING IS, YOU KNOW, UM, THINGS HAPPEN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, BE THERE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND, UM, SO THAT THEY WON'T HAVE TO TAKE THAT ROUTE BECAUSE THAT'S A TERRIBLE ROUTE.
AND, UM, LASTLY, IN TALKING ABOUT BILL, YOU KNOW, BILL, UM, BILL HAS BEEN ONE OF THESE PEOPLE.
HE, HE LIKES TO TELL A BUNCH OF JOKES AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M GONNA TRY TO SEND HIS NAME IN FOR COMIC VIEW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE HE, HE HAS A WHOLE THING, A BOOK OF JOKES THAT HE LIKES TO TELL AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, BUT HE DOES HAVE A SERIOUS SIDE AS WELL.
I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UM, WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND, UM, TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER ON.
BUT THANK YOU, BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN THERE AND YOU KNOW, IT'S BUSY MM-HMM
YOU KNOW, BEING A CHAIR AND EVERYTHING.
SO YOU'VE BEEN THERE AND YOU'VE BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, UM, PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UH, DR. MOORE AND I WERE ABLE TO SING A SONG.
I THINK WE STAYED OUTTA TUNE ABOUT THE WHOLE TIME.
UH, BUT EVERYBODY, UH, APPRECIATED OUR, OUR GREETINGS.
UH, THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, UH, WAS ABLE TO SEE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS AND GRANDSON AND, UH, AND THE PARADE.
UM, UH, DOOLEY AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND PARTICIPATING IN DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WITH HIM.
CITIZENS ACADEMY, UH, MARE LIKES TO, UH, PRO, UH, PROMOTE THIS.
IT'S SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 25.
STILL GOT A FEW SPOTS, UH, CALLED THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND, UH, KAISHA WOULD BE GLAD TO SIGN YOU UP THE FINAL MEETING OF, UH, OF 24.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, I'VE THOUGHT, AND I'VE LAUGHED, AND IT IS WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE CHAIRMAN, YOU'RE MARRIED TO THIS GUY.
BUT I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON, IF YOU DON'T ANSWER MY PHONE CALL, WHEN I CALL
SO, UH, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME REFLECTIONS.
HARRISON MOODY, UH, I CRIED WHEN HE, UH, WHEN WE HAD HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, HE WASN'T GONNA RUN AGAIN.
AND I REMEMBER WHERE WE WERE AT WHEN THAT HAPPENED.
UH, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A HARD TIME, BUT HE WAS IN HIM FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
HE HELPED US ALL WHEN WE FIRST BEGAN.
THAT'S THE REASON WE ROTATE ON BEING ON THE BOARD, BEING CHAIRMAN, BECAUSE HE WAS IN DISTRICT ONE, AND HE LET US OFF AND HE TOLD US HOW TO BE, UH, WHAT WE ALL NEEDED TO BE WELCOME.
HE, UH, HE'S BEEN AN ASSET TO THE BOARD.
HE'S OUR, HE'S, HE COULD BE MY SON, UH, WHICH HE'S BEEN WITH ME SINCE HE CAME HERE.
UH, AND HOW MANY YEARS HAS THAT BEEN? 16, 20, 22.
UM, SO HE AT ONE TIME DIRECTED OUR CHOIR AT OUR CHURCH.
AND, UH, THEN WHEN HE, UH, RECEIVED THE RED CROSS COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD, WHICH IS, UH, ALWAYS GOOD TO GET AWARDS, SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS, YOU KNOW HOW I FELT ABOUT THAT? OH MY GOD, I DON'T WANT DO THAT.
BUT WE REALLY HAD A GOOD SUCCESSFUL ROUND OF, UH, HALL, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, REOR REORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS.
SO WE WENT THROUGH THAT AND KEVIN AND THE WHOLE STAFF PUT THAT TOGETHER, WAS A GREAT THING.
WE WON VACO AND NACO ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALMOST LIKE A YEARLY THING FOR US.
THAT'S, UH, REALLY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT WE ARE UP HERE, YOU KNOW? AND ALWAYS ACHIEVEMENT, TRYING TO ACHIEVE HIGHER THINGS.
SO, UH, SUCCESSFUL COUNTY FAIR.
UM, I THINK I WENT EVERY NIGHT.
UH, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS, MY WIFE ENJOYED IT.
SHE ENJOYED THE, ALL THE COOKING AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO FIRST TIME EVER SPENT THREE DAYS TOURING THE COUNTY.
I DON'T THINK I EVER WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
IT WAS SO, SO, MY BUS, THE BUS, THE BUS WAS, SO NOW I KNOW HOW THE KIDS FIND WHEN THEY FAIL.
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HAVE TO RIDE LIKE FOREVER.YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT RIDE WAS, I ENJOYED THE, EVERYTHING WE SAW, THE WHOLE TOURING OF THE SCHOOLS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION WAS, UH, I'M NOT PUTTING IT DOWN, BUT THE NEXT TIME, GIVE US A, UH, A LIMO.
WHAT STANDS OUT THE MOST OF THE, UH, OF THE YEAR? I MEAN, HE MAY ME CRY A FEW MINUTES AGO.
WHAT HE WENT THROUGH, WHERE HE, UH, I, I WENT OVER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WHEN HE WAS GETTING READY TO, UH, GO INTO SURGERY.
UH, THE NURSE GAVE ME, UH, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GIVING ME A SCISSOR, BUT ONE SIDE OF IT WAS SCISSORS AND THE OTHER WAS A PUNCTURING THING.
HIS WHOLE NECK WAS BLEEDING WHEN I'D FINISHED CUTTING HIS HAIR.
SO BEING WITH HIM AND HAVING HUMOR AND, UH, PRAYING WITH HIM, BEING WITH HIS FAMILY IS THE NUMBER ONE THING.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE STAND OUT FOR.
THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR HIS FAMILY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS DONORS.
I THINK HE'S BEEN ABLE TO, CAN YOU TELL HIM WHAT YOU DID WITH THE, UH, HEART WHEN YOU WELL, I HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET.
YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW, UH, WHO'S GOING TO NEED, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GO, SOMEBODY ELSE CAN PROSPER.
YOU CAN DO IT WHEN YOU'RE RENEWING YOUR LICENSE.
OR YOU CAN GO IN AND RIGHT HERE, BE A DMV AND, UH, AND BECOME ONE.
DAN IS A WALK AND TALKING BREATHING TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF PRAYER AND BLESSINGS OF THE ORGAN DONOR.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO ME, AND I WISH ALL OF YOU ARE SAFE AND HAPPY.
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A TRYING TIME, UM, IN MANY WAYS, BUT IT'S BEEN A GOOD TIME.
I'VE ENJOYED SEEING THE COUNTY GO WHERE IT GOES, WHERE IT HAS BEEN, WHERE IT'S GONE NOW.
BUT BEING A CHAIRMAN IS, UH, IT'S A DUTY SITTING UP HERE.
I MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES, BUT I AM, I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT I AM A SUPERVISOR OF DENWOODY COUNTY, WORKING WITH A GREAT STAFF.
AND I WANT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU.
[11. CLOSED SESSION]
WITH THAT, WE NEED A MOTION TO GO IN AND CLOSE.THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED SESSION UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A ONE.
PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, DENWOODY AIRPORT AND INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY.
APPOMATTOX REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS DISTRICT 19 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, DENWOODY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, DENWOODY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
JOHN TYLER, ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM, ASAP PLANNING COMMISSION.
VIRGINIA'S GATEWAY, REGION CREATOR, REGIONAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A FIVE.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
DISCUSS DISCUSSION CONCERNING PERSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY, OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS UPDATE AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 180 3.
DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, OR OF THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY.
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSE PLEASE.
WHO MADE THE MOTION? WELL, SUB MOVED.
HAD A MOTION TO COME OUTTA CLOSE.
WHEREAS THIS BOARD CONVENED INTO A CLOSED MEETING UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A ONE.
PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, DENWOODY AIRPORT AND INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY, APPOMATTOX REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS DISTRICT 19 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, DIMITY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, ITY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JOHN TYLER, ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM, ASAP PLANNING COMMISSION.
VIRGINIA'S GATEWAY, REGION CREATOR, REGIONAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A FIVE.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION CONCERNING PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY, OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS UPDATE 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 180 3.
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DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE OR OF THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY.ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS NOVEMBER HAS MADE A STATEMENT THAT THERE WAS A DEPARTURE FROM THE LAWFUL PURPOSE OF SUCH CLOSED MEETING OR OF THE MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION DISCUSSED NOW BE IT CERTIFIED, THAT ONLY THOSE MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED IN THE MEETING.
I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT PLEASE.
ALMOST HAD A FEW MINUTES BEFORE.
ONE MINUTE YOU COUNT OF SECONDS.
[12.A. Resolution: Assistant Chief Dawn Titmus]
IS, UH, SPECIAL RECOGNITION.I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
HOW ABOUT THAT? THAT'S GREAT, MR. MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE, WE REALLY HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.
UM, THE FIRST ONE IS A RESOLUTION, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR ASSISTANT CHIEF DAWN TUS ON, ON HER RETIREMENT.
AND IF WE COULD, WE'LL GO DOWN AND, AND KIND OF PRESENT THIS CHIEF KISSNER, COULD YOU COME FORWARD? SO DAWN, BEFORE WE DO THE FORMAL READING, UM, WE, WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, UH, AS FAR AS WHO'S GONNA TALK THE MOST, AND OF COURSE ALWAYS I'M THE ONE THAT GETS TO TALK THE MOST.
UH, AND I'M SO PLEASED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY SO MANY OF, OF OUR, OUR YOUNG CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY, BECAUSE TONIGHT IS REALLY A LANDMARK, UH, PRESENTATION OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR DIMITY COUNTY.
UM, DON TUS WAS THE FIRST IN EMPLOYEE IN OUR DIMITY FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT, UH, STELLAR CAREER, UH, HERE IN, IN DWY AND IS TRULY THE, THE, THE EMBODIMENT OF, OF WHAT A PUBLIC SERVANT SHOULD BE.
NOW, TOO LONG AGO, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO TALK TO DAWN, UM, WITH HER COLLEAGUES ON HER LAST DAY, SO TO SPEAK.
UM, SO WE SAID A LOT OF THINGS THAT DAY THAT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SAID.
UM, BUT THE ONE THING WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO WAS TO DO THIS FORMAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
UM, SO DAWN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE HAD SOME PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU DID FOR DI WITTY COUNTY, UM, AND ALSO PUBLICLY NOW.
WE'LL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO, TO DO THIS.
AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE DAWN WOULDN'T WANT ANY OF YOU HERE REALLY.
I MEAN, SHE, SHE, SHE'S THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT I CAN TELL YOU IN, IN WORKING WITH HER FOR THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.
DAWN WAS HERE THEN, OF COURSE.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO DOES THE JOB BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND DON'T CARE WHO GETS THE CREDIT.
UM, CHIEF, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING REAL QUICK? ABSOLUTELY.
DAWN, I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO WORK WITH YOU FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
UM, NOT IN DENWOODY COUNTY, BUT IN, FROM THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU.
AND AS I SAID, IT'S YOUR RETIREMENT BEING ABLE TO START OUR CAREERS OFF AS KIDS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS.
AND THEN FINISH IT OFF AT THE END HERE.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY THE RELAXING PART OF YOUR LIFE NOW AND WATCH ME SWEAT A LITTLE BIT, SO I KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY IT AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR YOU.
AND, UM, IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
SO THE BEST READING VOICE IS KAISHA BROWN.
SO WE'LL HAVE THE CLERK TO THE BOARD TO READ THE PROCLAMATION IN, INTO RECORD MS. BROWN RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT DEWITTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
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ASSISTANT CHIEF DAWN MTUS, 1994 TO 2024.WHEREAS DAWN MTUS HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED THE CITIZENS OF DEWITTE COUNTY FOR THREE DECADES, FROM 1994 TO 2024, DEDICATING HER CAREER TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP.
AND WHEREAS DON BEGAN HER CAREER AS DEWITTE COUNTY'S FIRST FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE IN FIRE AND EMS LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS SINCE GROWN AND FLOURISHED UNDER HER INFLUENCE AND CULMINATING HER SERVICE AS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF FIRE AND EMS, A ROLE IN WHICH SHE HAS LED WITH VISION, INTEGRITY, AND DEDICATION.
AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DAWN EARNED THE DEEP RESPECT OF HER COLLEAGUES INSTILLING TRUST AND INSPIRING CONFIDENCE AMONG THOSE WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER, CREATING LEGACY OF PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION, AND EXCELLENCE THAT HAS TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES IN DIMITY COUNTY AND BEYOND.
AND WHEREAS DON'S UNMISTAKABLE IMPACT AND SINCERE DEVOTION HAVE LEFT AN UNFORGETTABLE IMPRESSION ON THE CITIZENS OF THE DIMITY COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE KNOWN HER AS A BEACON OF COMPASSION, DEDICATION, AND SERVICE IN TIMES OF BOTH CALM AND CRISIS, ALWAYS DEMONSTRATING AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS.
AND WHEREAS HER DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC SAFETY HAVE NOT ONLY ELEVATED DENWOODY COUNTY, BUT HAVE ALSO EARNED HER RECOGNITION AND RESPECT THROUGHOUT OUR REGION AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, MARKING HER AS A LEADER OF EXCEPTIONAL CALIBER.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
WE, THE DEITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO DAWN MTUS FOR HER THREE DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE.
HER LEGACY WILL LIVE ON AS A TESTAMENT TO HER TIRELESS WORK, COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT, AND ENDURING COMMITMENT TO DIM WITTY COUNTY, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT DIM WITTY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO DAWN MTUS, TO FOREVER COMMEMORATE HER EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIM WITTY COUNTY, AND A COPY SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING FOR ETERNITY ALL THE FACES.
SO, HUDDY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD THE GRUNT BEFORE, BUT I JUST ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
SHE WENT, HUH? YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE GRUNT.
THAT, WELL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, REALLY.
I JUST LIKE TO, TO THANK DUNWOODY COUNTY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, FOR THREE DECADES, BUT, UM, WORKING HERE IN DENWOODY COUNTY AND, AND BEING WITH DENWOODY COUNTY FIRE AND EMS BACK IN THE BACK THERE, UM, IT, IT'S BEEN TRULY AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS SYSTEM, UM, WATCHING IT GROW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.
UM, I CANNOT THANK THE COUNTY ENOUGH FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFORDED ME.
AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING, UM, THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTY GROW, CONTINUE TO GROW IN WHAT THEY DO TODAY.
THANK SO DON'T, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
UM, SO DAWN, WE, WE JUST DIDN'T, WHEN CHIEF AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT YOUR RETIREMENT, UM, A PROCLAMATION WASN'T ENOUGH.
SO, AND I, AND I ESPECIALLY AGAIN, WANT, WANT EACH PERSON TO HEAR THIS, DAWN, ALMOST EVERY EMAIL AT THE VERY END, SHE SAID, IF I TOUCH ONE PERSON, THEN IT WAS WORTH IT.
UM, AND I SAID IT AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.
WE DON'T HAVE A ROOM BIG ENOUGH IN DEWINE COUNTY TO TOUCH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SHE TOUCHED.
AND I THINK THE PROCLAMATION SUMS IT UP.
BUT WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A PERSON THAT HAS DONE AS MUCH AS DAWN? IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST A PROCLAMATION.
SO IN CONSULTATION WITH CHIEF KISSNER, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CREATE, UM, FOR, FOR ALL FUTURE OF FIRE AND EMS, THE DAWN TUS SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.
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THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION FROM THIS POINT FORWARD THAT COULD BE GIVEN TO A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM FOR FIRE AND EMS. AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED EVERY YEAR AT OUR ANNUAL FIRE AND EMS CELEBRATION CEREMONY, RECOGNIZING OUR HARD WORK AND OUR STAFF.WE CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY MORE DESERVING FOREVER FOR ALL PERPETUITY TO HAVE AN AWARD NAMED FOR OTHER THAN DAWN TUS.
SO THESE RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE, UH, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ONE, BUT IT'LL, IT'LL LOOK LIKE THIS AND GIVES THE HIGHEST HONOR FOR FIRE AND EMS AND IT'LL SAY, DAWN MTUS SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.
AND IT'LL BE PRESENTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS, FOR DISPLAYING OUTSTANDING JOB PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE AND BEYOND EXPECTATIONS IN ORDER TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION SUCCEED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT'S WHO CHIEF DAWN TITMUS IS.
AND EVEN THOUGH SHE WON'T BE WORKING FOR US, THIS SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WILL GO ON IN EACH PERSON THAT WE GIVE IT TO FOR YEARS TO COME.
SO DAWN, WE JUST WANNA SHOW YOU WHAT THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
YOU'LL BE SEEING IT EVERY YEAR.
UM, WAYNE KOVAL ALREADY KNOWS.
SO WAYNE KOVAL HAS SAID, I'M NOT COMING HERE TONIGHT, BUT WHEN YOU GIVE OUT THE FIRST DAWN TUS, UH, SPIRIT OF OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, I WILL BE THERE.
UM, BUT THAT'S WHAT MUCH YOU MEAN TO US IN THIS COUNTY FOR, FOR 30 YEARS OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OR STAFF THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH DAWN TONIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.
IF YOU GIVE US A, A FEW SECONDS TO DO THAT LY YEAH.
IT WAS DOWN A, SHE DOESN'T
MAYBE MAKE TWO DIFFERENT LINES.
MAYBE TURN, I'LL FACE THAT WAY.
YOUR SIDE FACE THIS IN AND OH, PAPARAZZI WE GO.
WHAT HAVE WE LOST NOW? SO, MR. CHAIRMAN,
[12.B. 4-H Horsekateers Volunteer, Rebecca Tilson]
NEXT WE HAVE THE FOUR H HORSE ERS, UH, VOLUNTEER, AND WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE REBECCA TILSON AND HANNAH BISHOP, YOU'RE GONNA WALK US THROUGH THIS ONE.[01:40:05]
I NOT EXPECTING TO BE FACING THIS WAY, BUT HELLOI AM THE FOUR H EXTENSION AGENT FOR DIMITY COUNTY.
I HAD TO WRITE A SPEECH BECAUSE OTHERWISE I SUFFER FROM WORD VOMIT.
AND I, YOU, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME OUTTA MY MOUTH, SO I GOTTA STICK TO MY STRIP, MY SCRIPT HERE.
UH, SO TONIGHT IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR AS THE FOUR H EXTENSION AGENT TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO RECOGNIZE AN, AN EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS MADE AN IMMEASURABLE IMPACT ON OUR FOUR H PROGRAM AND OUR COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT WE WILL CELEBRATE THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND HEARTFELT CONTRIBUTIONS OF MRS. BECKY TILSON, A LONG TIME CLUB LEADER OF THE DIMITY FOUR H HORSE ERS.
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU COME ON UP HERE WHILE I READ THIS
SHE, UH, WE TRIED OUR BEST TO SURPRISE HER.
SO BECKY WAS, AND, AND I'M WORKING WITH LIMITED INFORMATION.
BECKY DOESN'T LIKE TO SHARE A WHOLE LOT ABOUT HERSELF, SO I HAD TO FIND WHAT I COULD FROM HER DAUGHTER AND FAMILY AS MUCH AS I COULD.
BUT BECKY WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO FOUR H AND HER YOUTH WHEN SHE ACTUALLY WANTED TO JOIN HER LOCAL FFA PROGRAM IN APPOMATTOX.
AT THE TIME, FFA WAS A BOYS ONLY ORGANIZATION, BUT THEY HAD THE FHA, WHICH WAS THE FUTURE HOMEMAKERS ASSOCIATION, UM, FOR GIRLS.
AND SHE WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THAT.
AND THAT'S HOW SHE CAME UPON FOUR H.
SO WHILE WE KNOW THAT TBE HAS A PASSION FOR HORSES, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT SHE WAS ALSO A COUNSELOR AND STAFF MEMBER AT THE HOLIDAY LAKE FOUR H CENTER IN APPOMATTOX COUNTY.
SHE WAS ALSO INDUCTED AS A FOUR H ALL STAR, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST HONOR BESTOWED UPON FOUR HS IN 1971.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT LIKING ALL THESE DATES I'M GONNA THROW OUT HERE.
SHE BEGAN HER ROLE AS A CLUB LEADER IN 1992, WHICH IS THE SAME YEAR THAT I WAS BORN
YOU KNOW, I I GAVE YOU A HARD TIME
CAN YOU SEE IT? FOR 32 YEARS, BECKY HAS BEEN A GUIDING LIGHT FOR OUR YOUTH IN THE DENWITTY HORSE PROGRAM, EMBODYING THE VERY SPIRIT OF FOUR H HEAD, HEART, HANDS, AND HEALTH.
WHETHER SHE IS MENTORING A FIRST TIME RIDER, ORGANIZING EVENTS, PREPAR, PREPARING THE KIDS FOR A WHOLE HORSE BOWL OR HIP CONTEST, OR SIMPLY OFFERING WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
BECKY'S COMMITMENT GOES FAR BEYOND HORSEMANSHIP.
SHE HAS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE, FOSTER RESILIENCE, AND CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG OUR FOUR H MEMBERS.
HER EFFORTS HAVE NOT ONLY HELPED OUR YOUTH MASTER THEIR HORSEMANSHIP SKILLS, BUT ALSO HAS INSTILLED IN THEM THE VALUES OF TEAMWORK, RESPONSIBILITY, AND PERSEVERANCE QUALITIES THAT WILL SERVE THEM FOR THEIR LIFETIME.
BECKY'S INFLUENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE ARENA.
SHE HAS BUILT A LEGACY OF SERVICE LEAVING AN ENDURING MARK ON EVERYONE, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER, ALONGSIDE HER.
ALONG THE SAME LINES OF, UH, MRS. TITMUS.
IN THAT AWARD WE DID, UM, WANNA RECOGNIZE HER EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DID NAME ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED AWARDS IN HER HONOR.
SO GOING FORWARD, THE REBECCA TILSON SPIRIT OF FOUR H AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO A FOUR H MEMBER WHO EXEMPLIFIES BECKY'S PASSION, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO THE FOUR H PROGRAM AND ITS VALUES.
THIS AWARD SERVES TO, SERVES AS A LASTING TRIBUTE TO BECKY'S REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS INTO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
TO FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE, BECKY, YOUR SELFLESSNESS AND TIRELESS EFFORTS HAVE HELPED SHAPE NOT ONLY OUR PROGRAM, BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS YOUNG PEOPLE.
ON BEHALF OF THE DENWITTY COUNTY FOUR H PROGRAM, THE HORSE ERS IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO.
YOU ARE TRULY AN INSPIRATION AND WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR FOUR H FAMILY.
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ONE LAST PIN,THIS IS THE RUBY CLOVER OF EXCELLENCE.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN APPLAUSE TO RECOGNIZE MRS. TILSON.
I ALSO, I DON'T WANNA EMBARRASS YOU MORE, BUT I DID DISCOVER SOME PICTURES IN SOME OF OUR DIGGING HERE LATELY.
UM, SOME OF HER CONTRIBUTIONS THERE.
AND, UM, I ALSO HAD SOME FROM, WHEN WAS THIS? 2002, UM, GETTING RECOGNIZED AT DIFFERENT EVENTS WITH MS. PATSY BARN, WHO WAS ONE OF, UM, THE EXTENSION AGENTS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED.
WE HAVE CHRIS WALTERS HERE WHO WAS ALSO ONE OF YOUR EXTENSION AGENTS.
SO YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LIFETIME OF PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE, EXTENSION AGENTS AND ALL.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA TURN THAT AROUND.
TYLER, CAN YOU HELP HANNAH? OH, OH, HANNAH KNOWS HOW THAT STRONG.
SO, UM, GONNA CHANGE GEARS A LITTLE BIT AND THROW IN A LITTLE, UM, EXTRA SOMETHING, SORRY.
SO I'M GONNA INVITE ONE OF OUR CLUBS TO COME UP AND PRESENT AN IDEA THAT THEY HAVE.
WE'RE NOT EXPECTING ANY KIND OF ANSWERS OR VOTING OR ANYTHING TONIGHT.
THEY JUST WANT TO SHARE THEIR IDEA.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS AND MR. MASSING.
I AM LEXI CHU AND WE ARE THE FORD'S MOORE CLUB WITH DINWOODY FOUR H.
MY FELLOW MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
I'M REAGAN AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FORD'S MOORE.
OKAY, I'M ANDERSON AND I'M A MEMBER.
I'M AUTUMN GOODWIN AND I'M A MEMBER.
AND I'M SECRETARY AM MADELINE WINFIELD, AND I'M A MEMBER.
I'M KATIE DOWLING AND I'M A MEMBER.
I'M ANGEL WINN, AND I'M A MEMBER.
I'M EMMA BRI DURBIN, AND I'M A MEMBER.
I'M DONALD DOIN, AND I'M A T AND I'M THE TREASURER.
WE WANT TO BUILD A DOG TRAIL TO HELP PEOPLE AND ANIMALS BE ABLE TO BOND TOGETHER SO THE DOGS WILL GET ADOPTED.
WALKING THE DOGS HELP GET PEOPLE AND DOGS OUTSIDE, AND IT GETS THE DOGS MORE COMFORTABLE WITH PEOPLE.
THE BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE, DOGS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE NUMBER ONE.
SINCE MENTAL HEALTH IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE RIGHT NOW, WALKING DOGS CAN HELP IMPROVE MOOD AND HEALTH.
NUMBER TWO, IT HELPS DOGS GET NOTICED AND ADOPTED.
DOGS THAT ARE WALK WILL BE SEEN IN WATER.
IT HELPS BUILD LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS, NOT ONLY FOR DOGS, BUT ALSO HUMANS.
WALKS ARE GOOD SOCIALIZATION FOR DOGS AND FOR THE HUMANS THAT ARE WALKING THEM.
THIS WILL ALSO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH.
I, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THE LAND TO USE THE LAND BESIDE THE DIY SHOOTING RANGE NEAR THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO CREATE THE PATH.
IT WILL BE ONE HALF TO ONE MILE AND LENGTH.
WE'LL HAVE A MAP FOR YOU AT THE END.
THE SUSSEX ANIMAL SHELTER HAS ALREADY MADE A ONE MILE TRAIL SO PEOPLE CAN COME WALK A DOG.
THE TRAIL HAS HELPED TO GET PEOPLE AND DOGS EXPOSED TO EACH OTHER IN NATURE.
THE TRAIL HAS HELPED GIVE DOGS MORE OF A CHANCE TO GET ADOPTED BECAUSE PEOPLE GET TO KNOW THE DOGS BEFORE THEY ADOPT THEM.
BUILDING THIS TRAIL IS A GOOD WAY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.
THIS WILL ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THE SHELTER, EVEN IF THEY CAN'T ADOPT.
SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE MAKING AND CLEARING THE AREA.
OUR, OUR FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY VOLUNTEERED TIME AND EQUIPMENT FOR BULLDOZING A PATH.
IN CONCLUSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD, WE WOULD LIKE YOUR PERMISSION TO BEGIN WORKING ON THIS
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PROJECT.A PATH IN DEWIN COUNTY WOULD NOT JUST BENEFIT DOGS, BUT HUMANS AS WELL.
THIS PATH WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE NOT EVEN IMAGINED YET.
SLATE WILL SHARE THE MAP WITH YOU.
NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR.
I WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND, UM, AS THE MAP IS COMING AROUND AND I, I MENTIONED TO HANNAH EARLIER, FIRST TO, TO ALL THE, THE STUDENTS.
UM, LOOK REALLY FORWARD TO, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE TO START WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.
I WAS TELLING THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE NOT OUT OF ALL THE REALLY GOOD IDEAS.
SO WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU ALL HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND KIND OF HONING THIS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR COMING TONIGHT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS TO, TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.
[12.C. Dinwiddie Christmas Parade Winners]
UM, THE WINNERS OF THE DI WITTY CHRISTMAS PARADE.AND WE HAVE CHRIS WALTERS, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC, AND STACEY ENGLISH, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DIRECTOR HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS SPIN AROUND OR EITHER WAY.
DO YOU JUST WANNA SPIN THIS? NO, CHRIS HAS GOT IT.
HOW ARE YOU ALL TONIGHT? SO WE GET TO, UH, WE HAVE THE ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE OF, UH, BEING PART OF THE CHRISTMAS PARADE THIS YEAR.
I REALLY, I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT, UH, WE HAD A VERY NICE TIME, PERFECT WEATHER.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WE OWE FOR THAT, BUT THANK YOU.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA ANNOUNCE SOME WINNERS FOR SOME FLOATS.
SO OUR FIRST CATEGORY IS THE, IS IT PERFORMANCE? BEST PERFORMANCE.
SO WE, IN ALL OF OUR CATEGORIES, WE HAVE A RUNNER UP IN OUR FIRST PLACE AND OUR RUNNER UP FOR BEST PERFORMANCE DURING THE PARADE IS DEBORAH SCHOOL OF DANCE.
AND SEE THIS DEBORAH'S COMING UP NOW.
SO IF YOU ARE PRESENT WITH US THIS EVENING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, ANNOUNCE EACH CATEGORY AND WE'LL TAKE PICTURES WITH BOTH THE, THE RUNNER UP AND THE THE FIRST PLACE.
AND IN FIRST PLACE FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IS DTOE DANCE COMPANY.
CIVIC GROUP, RIGHT? SO NOW WE HAVE OUR BEST COMMUNITY OR CIVIC GROUP AND OUR RUNNER UP IS THE DENWOODY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL BOOSTER CLUB.
YES, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
I WAS TOLD THE CURRENT SCORE OF THE GAME IS DENWOODY IS BEATING PETERSBURG AND THAT IS WHY THEY ARE NOT HERE 'CAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLAYING.
SO, AND IN FIRST PLACE FOR BEST COMMUNITY GROUP IS DENWOODY FOUR HH YOU WERE NOT SHY 30 SECONDS AGO.
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ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT CATEGORY IS THE JUDGES' CHOICE AWARDS.OUR RUNNER UP WAS THE DINWOODY HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND.
AND IN FIRST PLACE FOR JUDGES CHOICE WAS OUR VERY FAVORITE CIVIC GROUP.
AND OUR, OUR FINAL CATEGORY FOR THE 2024 DIMITY CHRISTMAS PARADE.
OUR SECOND PLACE BEST IN SHOW GOES TO TOUCHSTONE BANK AND OUR FIRST PLACE BEST IN SHOW GOES TO BANK OF SOUTH SIDE VIRGINIA.
TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S PARADE, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU.
WE HOPE YOU, WE BROUGHT SOME HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
YOU CERTAINLY BROUGHT WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SPIRIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN IN 2025.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED.
MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, UM, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE RESOLUTION FOR DAWN TUS IF WE CAN GET THAT PASSED.
I SO MOVE I SECOND ROLL CALL MR. LEE.
[13.A. Rezoning Case, P-24-11, Airport Road]
HEARINGS, UM, ZONING CASE P DASH 24 DASH 11 AIRPORT ROAD.THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
MIGUEL, UH, THE APPLICANT THIS EVENING FOR CASE P 24 DASH 11 IS SUNNY DAY'S DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC AND THE REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN.
UM, FROM RESIDENTIAL R ONE TO INDUSTRIAL LIMITED M1 WITH PROFFERS, UH, MS CHAIR, AS YOU INDICATED, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, UM, OFF OF AIRPORT ROAD AND, UM, THE PROPERTIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
I INCLUDE, UH, INDUSTRIAL LAND, UH, THAT'S ZONED INDUSTRIAL.
UH, THAT'S THE GRAY SHADED AREA ON THE, UM, SLIDE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU CURRENTLY.
AND THIS WAS REZONED TO M1 INDUSTRIAL LIMITED IN 1997.
UM, AND THERE WERE, UH, PROFFERS WITH THAT, UM, REZONING REQUEST IN 97.
AND, UH, MR. JAMES DICE WHO OPERATED A BUSINESS, UH, THE WELDING BUSINESS, UM, ON THIS PROPERTY, UM, HE WAS THE APPLICANT AND SUBMITTED, UH, VOLUNTARY PROFFERS TO NOT ALLOW A TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER WITH THE BASE STATION.
ALL BUILDINGS PRINCIPLE AND ACCESSORIES SHALL BE SETBACK FROM AIRPORT ROAD, A MINIMUM 50 FEET, UH, A FIVE FOOT BUFFER ALONG THE SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES.
THERE WOULD BE A CHAIN LINK FENCING AROUND
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THE SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES.AND THE HEIGHT OF ANY PRINCIPLE OR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SHALL NOT PENETRATE THE AIRSPACE OF THE AIRPORT.
AND THE STORAGE OF MATERIALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
AND THE FINAL, UH, PROFFER CONDITION, UH, ADOPTED WITH THE REZONING WAS A CEMENT WALL SECTION OR CINDER BLOCK WALL WILL BE PROVIDED TO SCREEN THE SCRAP METAL FROM VIEW FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
AGAIN, THESE WERE THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED AS PART OF THAT REZONING IN 1997.
AND WHAT MR. JOHNSON DID WAS HE TOOK THOSE PROFFERS AND BASICALLY MODELED, UH, THE PROFFERS FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UH, THAT'S BEING, UH, CONSIDERED FOR REZONING TONIGHT AS PART OF HIS PROPERTIES THAT HE SUBMITTED.
OF COURSE, WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS THE DEWITTE COUNTY AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY PROPERTY, WHICH IS OWNED M TWO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A 10 AND A HALF ACRE RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY WITH THE DWELLING EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ARE COMMERCIAL USES.
UM, MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE AUTOMOBILE, UH, SERVICE TYPE USES.
OF COURSE, THAT FRONT ON, UM, ROUTE ONE.
UM, LOOKING AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL AREA AND IT ALSO ENJOINS ADJOINS THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER AREA OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.
THAT EMPLOYMENT CENTER AREA IS MAINLY THE, UH, AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY PROPERTY.
THE PLAN INDICATES THAT THIS GENERAL AREA IS APPROPRIATE FOR LIMITED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AS SUCH, UH, THE M1 INDUSTRIAL LIMITED WITH PROFFERS IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AS DEFINED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF THE SUBJECT REZONING, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC UTILITY IMPACTS, UM, THERE WERE NO, UH, REAL DISCUSSIONS AT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ABOUT ANY IMPACTS.
UM, EVERYONE FELT LIKE THE PROPERTY COULD BE SERVICED, UH, WITH, UH, ALL EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS IN THE AREA.
UM, BDOT DID DO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE, UH, SUBJECT REZONING, UM, AND INDICATED THAT AIRPORT ROAD HAS A FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF A LOCAL ROAD WITH A STATUTORY SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MILES PER HOUR AND AN AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUME OF 280 VEHICLES PER DAY.
THE PROPOSED USE WILL REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE AND WHEN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED, ALL FUTURE TRANSPORTATION RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ACCESS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL HAVE TO MEET VDOT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS AS PART OF THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS.
ALSO, JUST TO NOTE, VDOT DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES, UM, THAT THEY NOTED WITH REZONING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, LOOKING AT THE PROFFER PROFFER CONDITIONS THAT THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE CASE, UH, WHERE THAT THE PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING, A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
BUILDING SETBACKS, ALL MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES SHALL BE SETBACK FROM AIRPORT ROAD MINIMUM OF 50 FEET.
UM, BUFFERS, THERE SHALL BE A 50 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES FENCING, CHAIN LINK FENCING SHALL BE PROVIDED ALONGSIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES BUILDING AND STRUCTURE HEIGHTS.
THE HEIGHT OF ANY MAIN STRUCTURE SHALL NOT PENETRATE THE AIR AIRPORT AIRSPACE OF THE DIM WITTY AIRPORT AND STORAGE AREAS.
THE STORAGE OF MATERIALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND SHALL BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
THESE WERE THE PROFFER CONDITIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST, UM, AT THAT MEETING INDICATING THAT M1 INDUSTRIAL WITH PROFFERS, AGAIN, IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING PATTERNS SURROUNDING LAND USES AND ALSO THE PROPOSED USE CONFORMS TO THE UNDERLYING USES RECOMMENDED IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL AREA AND ADJOINING EMPLOYMENT CENTER AREA IS SET FORTH IN THE DENWOODY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FOR THIS AREA.
UM, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID HAVE A, UM,
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DISCUSSION ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE, UM, OF THE PROFFERS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE CONVERSATION.UM, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, AFTER, UM, DISCUSSING THE PROFFERS, UM, DID UNANIMOUSLY VOTE, UH, FOR RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE, UM, OF THE REZONING WITH PROFFERS TO THE BOARD.
UM, UPDATED PROFFER CONDITIONS THAT, UH, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED SINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION INCLUDED, UH, THEIR PERMITTED USES.
AGAIN, UM, NOT ALLOWING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS, UM, BUFFERS.
UM, AGAIN, THERE'D BE A 50 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES, UM, CHAIN LINK FENCING, UM, WOULD BE PROVIDED, UH, ANY FURTHER DEFINED THAT WHICH ARE THE NORTHWESTERN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN PROPERTY LINES.
AND HE ALSO DISCUSSED, AGAIN, THE BUILDING STRUCTURE HEIGHTS AND, UM, STORAGE AREAS.
THE STORAGE AND MATERIAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MAIN STRUCTURE IN SHELBY, BE SCREENED FROM AIRPORT ROAD AND FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE AS PART OF OUR STAFF REPORT PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO, UH, SAY ANY COMMENTS OR HAVE ANY YES.
CARL JOHNSON WITH SUNNY DAYS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? UM, DO YOU OWN ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S ON AIRPORT ROAD? I DO.
SO I PRESUME YOUR, YOUR PLAN IS TO CREATE A COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE OFF OF ONE OF THOSE LOG? WE ALREADY HAVE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT ON LOT 10.
ON LOT 10 THAT'S BEEN IN EFFECT FOR 17 YEARS.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU PLAN TO PUT THE COMMERCIAL.
YOU'VE BEEN ALREADY APPROVED BY VDOT AND EVERYTHING.
SO THE LOT ITSELF WILL JUST PROBABLY STAY EXACTLY AS ACTUALLY YOU'LL CREATE AN ACCESS ROAD.
WELL THERE IS ONE BUILDING ON LOT 10.
NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THESE LOTS IS, IS NUMBER 10 THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? UH, LOT 10 IS WELL TOWARDS THE END WHERE IT GOES UP IN THE SCOOP OKAY.
SO WE OWN ON BOTH SIDES AND THEY CAN'T USE THE FRONT OF IT MORE OR LESS OF THE BUILDING.
SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M FIGURING IT'S GONNA, IS THIS MIDLAND BROADBAND COMING IN.
ANYTHING ELSE? IS THERE ANY UPDATE ON WHAT THE POSSIBLE USE IS? WHAT THE POSSIBLE BUSINESS WOULD BE? OH, I HAVE NO IDEA.
WE'VE GETTING CALLS, A LOT OF CALLS, SO.
YEAH, WE'LL GET THIS FIRST, THEN WE'LL GO ON TO EVERYTHING ELSE.
MR. JOHNSON? I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION OVER HERE.
UM, IN THE, YOU, YOU'RE REFERENCING A ACCESS AGREEMENT AND IS THAT THE, IS THAT THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT YOU PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PACKET MATERIALS? YES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE, THERE'S A REFERENCE TO LOT NINE AND 11 AND 10 ON THERE.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY REFERENCE IN THERE TO THE LOT, YOU KNOW, BEHIND.
WELL, IT'S ALL, YES, IT'S, IT'S RECORDED ON LOT 10 DEED.
SO THE LOT YOU'RE SEEKING REZONING FOR IS PART OF LOT 10? YES.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
OKAY, WELCOME TO PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. BASSETT A QUESTION.
UM, LOOKING AT, UM, FENCING, BUILDING SETBACKS AND ALL OF THAT, THE, THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
NOT SURE HOW THEY'RE GONNA ORIENT ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS OR WHATEVER, BUT, UM, IF IT'S A SIDE, WHAT'S 50 FOOT BUFFER, UM, LANDSCAPE BUFFER SIDE AND REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN, LET SEE, IT SAYS FENCING.
IS THE FENCING AT THE EDGE OF THE 50 FOOT BUFFER OR CAN THE FENCING ACTUALLY BE
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LIKE THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY? HOW DOES THAT IF THE, IF THEY'RE NOT ONE IN THE SAME, TYPICALLY THE FENCING WOULD BE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY, ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY.SO FROM THE EDGE, EITHER 50 FOOT, BUT THE FENCE COULD BE ON THE, ON THE EDGE, BUT STILL IT WOULD BE 50 FOOT OF OF BUFFER.
AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S ALREADY THERE IN THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THE AIRPORT DRIVE? YES.
SO I NEED A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION BE RESOLVED THAT IN ORDER TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 15.2 2 8 2 2 8 6 A SEVEN.
IT IS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE RESOLUTION IS INITIATED IS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, GENERAL WELFARE, AND GOOD ZONING PRACTICE.
I MOVE THAT REZONING P DASH 24 DASH 11 AS PRESENTED, BE APPROVED WITH PROFFERS BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I SECOND, SECOND, MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU DID HAVE, AND I KNOW YOU'VE ENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, PERSON IN THE FAR RIGHT CORNER HAD OUR RIGHT.
UM, IT INDICATED, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WISHED TO SAY, BUT THEY, THEY'VE RAISED THEIR HAND TWICE.
WE HAD THE I WHEN I ASKED FOR IT, SO IT'S UP TO YOU.
I JUST KNOW THEY'VE RAISED THEIR HAND.
DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? UH, AND IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YEAH, I'M, UH, KEVIN ANDERSON.
WE'RE, UH, LOT TEN TWO THREE FOUR THREE TWO AIRPORT ROAD.
UM, SO I WAS KIND OF TRYING TO SORT OUT HOW THIS WAS ALL GONNA WORK WITH THE DRIVEWAYS SINCE LIKE, HE MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH HIMSELF WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL ONE.
AND THEN IT WAS SEPARATED TWO OWNERS AGO.
SO WE WERE JUST KIND OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE'RE GONNA LOSE THE WHOLE FRONT OF OUR BUILDING FOR LIKE A SELF STORAGE LOT WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE LITERALLY DRIVING RIGHT THROUGH OUR FRONT DOOR.
UM, AND OUR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BIGGER TRAILERS AND STUFF, SO WE GOTTA GO AROUND THE BUILDING, SO IT REALLY HINDER WHAT WE DO ON OUR LOT ALREADY.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SORT OUT WHERE THAT'S GONNA GO AND HOW THAT'S GONNA AFFECT US.
AND WE TRIED TO FIND RECORDS FOR THE STUFF WITH THE COUNTY AND WE DIDN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING.
MARK? YEAH, MARK, COULD YOU SHED SOME LIGHT INTO THAT? YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION DIRECTLY, BUT WE HAVE, UM, ON LOT 10, OF COURSE, WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE DID HAVE A SITE PLAN SUBMITTED FOR THAT.
IT SHOWED SOME PARKING SPACES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING THERE.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE THOSE PARKING SPACES, THAT'S ABOUT 18 FEET, UM, OF DEPTH FROM THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, AND THEN YOU'RE REQUIRED BY ZONING TO HAVE, UM, A 20 FOOT PARKING AISLE.
SO YOU'D HAVE 38 FEET FROM THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING FOR PARKING SPACE AND THEN FOR THE 20 FOOT, FOR THE DEPTH FOR THE DRIVE AISLE.
AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THE ACTUAL, UM, COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE OFF THE ROAD.
AND, UM, FOUR LOT 10, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO AS WELL, SOMEBODY WAS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING LOT NINE, WHICH IS, UH, THE PARCEL THAT'S EAST OF THE LOT 10, UM, ON THE, I GUESS YOU'D SAY THE ROUTE ONE SIDE OF LOT 10.
AND, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT DID SHOW THE, THE CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT.
UM, BUT WHAT IT SHOWED FOR THE ENTRANCE WAS YOU WOULD COME IN THE ENTRANCE TO LOT 10 AND THEN IMMEDIATELY, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW MANY FEET, BUT IMMEDIATELY AS YOU GOT ONTO THE PROPERTY, YOU WOULD TURN RIGHT INTO LOT NINE IS WHAT THEY WERE, UH, PROPOSING WHEN THAT LOT WAS UP FOR DEVELOPMENT.
UM, OF COURSE THAT SITE PLAN IS EXPIRED BECAUSE THEY, IT WASN'T ACTED ON FOR FIVE YEARS, SO IT'S EXPIRED, BUT THAT'S HOW THAT ENTRANCE WOULD WORK AS A CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE AT TRACTOR SUPPLY AND FAMILY DOLLAR,
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UM, JUST NORTH OF HERE ON ROUTE ONE, WHERE YOU COME OFF THE, THE ROAD AND THEN DIRECTLY GO EITHER TO LOT 10, LOT NINE TO THE EAST OR LOT 11 TO THE LEFT.THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THE ENTRANCE HAD WORKED.
THERE WAS, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY OTHER DRIVE EASEMENT THROUGH, UM, LOT 10.
IT'S JUST SAYING THAT THEY'RE, THEY HAVE A CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT, UM, FOR THE ENTRANCE ITSELF.
SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HINDER, UM, WITH HAVING TO HAVE THAT 20 FOOT DRIVE AISLE IN FRONT OF THOSE PARKING SPACES.
I THINK IT WOULD ALLOW, YOU KNOW, A 20 FOOT OF ACCESS AROUND THE FRONT OF LOT 10, UM, IF I'M MAKING SENSE WITH, WITH THAT.
BUT, SO THERE WOULD BE ROOM THERE TO MANEUVER AROUND LOT 10 ON THAT.
WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR THAT 20 FOOT DRIVE AISLE THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THE ACTUAL DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE INTO THE PROPERTY.
SO, UM, IIII DO LIKE RACE CARS AND STUFF.
UH, YOU KNOW, I TUNE THE COMPUTERS ON 'EM.
UM, PRETTY MUCH SMALLEST THING THAT COMES IN MY PARKING LOT'S GOT LIKE A 30 FOOT TRAILER.
I'VE HAD 50 FOOT TRAILERS COME IN THERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT GETS ME WHERE IF I CUT THE FRONT OF MY LOT DOWN, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT AROUND MY BUILDING ANYMORE.
IF I'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING, GOING TO A, YOU KNOW, A SELF-STORAGE PLACE, THEY'RE GONNA BE GOING RIGHT THROUGH MY LOT ALL THE TIME AND SEEING THE STUFF I GOT IN MY LOT ALL THE TIME.
PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY AREN'T FROM HERE, PEOPLE THAT COME AND THAT'S THAT, THAT'S WHERE WHEN, I MEAN, HE OWNS BOTH PIECES NEXT TO ME.
IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO LOSE MY LOT WHEN HE MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH HIMSELF FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER CAME TO FRUITION, TO A NEW WHOLE PLAN THAT I'M NOT INVOLVED WITH ANY OF IT AND IT COMES RIGHT THROUGH ME.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I'M KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT IN THIS WHOLE ORDEAL.
I MEAN, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH EVERYTHING HE WANTS TO DO.
IT'S JUST, IT, THE, THE FACT OF IT CUTTING A, YOU KNOW, MY ALREADY SMALL LOT WHEN HE'S GOT A WHOLE LOT BESIDE ME, LIKE EVERYWHERE BESIDE ME, I, I'VE GOTTA LOSE FUNCTIONALITY AT MY LOT.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT THAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S EVEN STILL, IN FACT, FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER CAME TO FRUITION, THAT PRETTY MUCH THEY SAID IT'S CANCELED, THAT'S NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.
AND THAT WAS AN AGREEMENT WITH HIMSELF OR HIMSELF, NOT HIMSELF WITH ANOTHER LANDOWNER THAT WAS HIMSELF OR, YOU KNOW, I CAN MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH MYSELF THAT, I MEAN, 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD I SOMEBODY ELSE COULD DEAL WITH THAT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO ME.
THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY ABOUT THAT.
SO, I MEAN, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME LIGHT ON THAT, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU, YOU DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UM, JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU CALL FOR THE, FOR THE FINAL VOTE.
I MEAN, I, I'M JUST TRYING TO VISUALIZE IN MY MIND, I KNOW WHAT TRACTOR SUPPLY LOOKS LIKE.
THE LAST THING I WANNA DO IS CREATE A HARDSHIP FOR AN EXISTING BUSINESS THAT'S THERE NOW THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S MY ONLY DIFFICULTY WITH IT.
UM, BUT I LOOK AT, IF I LOOK AT TRACTOR SUPPLY, I KNOW THEY'RE, THEY HAVE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS THAT COME IN THERE AND BRING SUPPLIES TO THEM.
AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HE PURCHASED THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WITH WHAT WAS THERE, WAS THERE, UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT CAN, I MEAN, WE CAN WAIT ON THIS AND GET IT DELINEATED TO SHOW HIM ON THE GROUND WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, BUT IT'S STILL ULTIMATELY THE OWNER OF THE PIECE OF PROPERTY CAN, I MEAN, IT, IT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED, RIGHT? MM-HMM
SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE OF, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN HAVE TO COME BACK AND, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IN JUST LOOKING AT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME WITH THIS CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENT, I SEE A REFERENCE TO LOTS NINE, 10, AND 11.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
I I DON'T SEE HOW 10 IS IN HOW THAT BACK LOT IS INCLUDED WITHIN 10.
I I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ENOUGH INFOR INFORMATION TO GIVE AN OPINION AND I'M NOT GIVING AN OPINION.
BUT I DO NOTE THAT WHEN I LOOK AT NINE, 10, AND 11 ON THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DRAWING IN FRONT OF US, IT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE FRONT THREE LOTS AND MAY NOT INCLUDE, UM, THE BACK LOT.
I'D ALSO NOTE FROM AN EASEMENT POINT OF VIEW, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER EASEMENT OR CROSS ACCESS AGREEMENTS MAY OR MAY NOT EXIST.
UM, THEY EXIST REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE, THE PROPERTY HAS A CERTAIN ZONING OR NOT.
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RIGHT.IS THAT SOMETHING WE WANT TO TRY TO GET STRAIGHT BEFORE, I GUESS IS MY QUESTION? I DON'T, IT'S BESIDE ALL I DON'T MR. LEE, THAT'S REALLY UP TO THE BOARD OF WHETHER OR NOT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF, IF YOU THINK THAT TRAFFIC PATTERNS, UM, GO TO TRAFFIC IS SOMETHING THAT BE, CAN BE CONSIDERED FROM A ZONING POINT OF VIEW, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP YOU INFORM YOUR DECISION ON WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW I THINK THAT LOT IN THE BACK IS OWNED.
R ONE, I THINK THE PROPOSAL HERE WOULD CHANGE IT TO M1 IF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN OF EXACTLY HOW PEOPLE GET BACK THERE IS, IS RELEVANT TO YOU.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO YOU TO CLARIFY WITH MORE INFORMATION IF YOU KNOW WHATEVER, WHATEVER.
AND, AND TO, TO NOTE MR. JOHNSON'S ENTITY DOES OWN PROPERTY ON THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT, UM, OF LOT 10.
UM, IF IT, IF, IF YOU DON'T THINK IT WEIGHS ENOUGH ON, ON YOUR DECISION MATRIX, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU COULD SAY WHATEVER EASEMENTS THERE ARE OR NOT THERE ARE OR NOT, AND IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL GONNA MAKE THE SAME ZONING DECISION OR NOT.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, YEAH.
I'M, I MEAN I'M JUST, I'M ONE PERSON HERE, BUT I, I WOULD, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME CLARITY ON, ON THAT SINCE IT'S COME TO LIGHT.
CORRECT ME IF I'M, HOW MR. JOHNSON, HOW MANY LOTS DO YOU OWN ON AIRPORT ROAD? SAY THAT AGAIN.
HOW MANY LOTS DO YOU OWN? I OWN LOT NINE LOT 11 AND THE 7.7 ACRES BEHIND.
AND WE ALREADY HAVE HAD THIS EASEMENT THROUGH THAT PROPERTY FOR 17 YEARS.
AND THERE WAS A V PROVE THAT FORCED THAT ENTRANCE.
AND IT SHOWS WHEN YOU FIRST COME IN FROM THE ORIGINAL PLANS THAT WE APPLIED FOR YEARS AGO THAT JUST ABOUT LIKE MARK SAID, 20 FOOT IN, THEN YOU MAKE A TURN AND GO RIGHT INTO LOT 11 AND LOT NINE ON BOTH SIDES.
AND THEN FROM THERE IT ALSO FEEDS THE BACK PART.
THAT'S ALL THAT VO WILL ALLOW.
I GUESS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR IS THAT THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE OTHER LOTS OTHER THAN THE FRONT OF 10.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
HE HAS AN OPTION IF HE USED WANTED TO USE NINE OR 11 'CAUSE HE OWNS BOTH LOTS.
UM, AS, AS THE LANDOWNER TO PUT THE COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE IN, HE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
SO WE, MR. BASS, MR. CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT, UM, VDOT, UH, SINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, UM, DID INDICATE TO ME, I ASKED THEM IF, IF LOTS NINE OR 11 COULD BE ACCESSED UTILIZING AN A SEPARATE E UH, SEPARATE ENTRANCE AND THEY DID INDICATE THAT THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
THEY SAID AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, AS INDICATED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THEY MET VDOT REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACING, WHICH THEY INDICATED WAS 50 FEET FROM THE, THE CURRENT ENTRANCE ON EITHER LOT WOULD HAVE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 50 FEET AWAY FROM THAT.
AND ALSO THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET, UM, SITE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.
SO IF THEY COULD MEET BOTH OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS, THEY DID SAY, UM, THE, THE APPLICANT COULD USE LOTS NINE, COULD ACCESS LOTS NINE OR 11 FROM A, A SEPARATE ENTRANCE.
YOU GOT A MOTION? AND A SECOND? WE DO.
MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU DO, YOU DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND UNLESS THE, THE ORIGINATOR OF THE MOTION, WHICH IS TO WITHDRAW THEIR MOTION, THEN UM, I WOULD CALL FOR THE, THE QUESTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, CAN WE DO A CONT A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE AND TRY TO GET SOME ANSWERS TO SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS? AND SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I, MY MOTION, I THINK WHAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO IF THERE'S
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A DESIRE FOR A CONTINUANCE IS TO RESCIND THE NO VOTE THAT YOU JUST MADE AND TO MAKE AN, AN, UH, AND TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE.SO IF SOMEONE WANTS, IF, IF THAT'S YOUR DESIRE AND SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO RESCIND THE NO VOTE JUST TAKEN AND TO GIVE A 30 DAY CONTINUANCE TO BRING THIS MATTER BACK BEFORE YOU AT THE JANUARY, I THINK IT'S THE 21ST MEETING OF THE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I'LL RESCIND THE, THE NO VOTE.
MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND THE NO VOTE AND THE SECOND.
AND FOR THE CON AND FOR A CONTINUANCE.
AND FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR 30 DAYS.
OKAY, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT MR. TYLER AT THAT POINT, I GUESS YOU COULD LOOK AT, AT THE EASEMENT POD AND WE GET BACK TO, I, I GUESS I NEED TO UNDERSTAND, 'CAUSE ONE OF MY PROBLEMS IS, YOU KNOW, THE 17 YEAR EASEMENT WAS BASED ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR UN ZONE.
WELL, IT'S ZONED, BUT MAYBE NOT.
ITS INTENDED, ITS INTENDED USE 17 YEARS AGO, BUT THE INTENDED USE NOW HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT I HATE ABOUT A LOT OF REZONING THINGS THAT LAST FOREVER BECAUSE, UM, USES DON'T LAST FOREVER EITHER.
YOU KNOW, THAT THIS AREA HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE IN IT OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF, I'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE THINGS ADDRESSED IN BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION.
MR. LEE, I'M RELUCTANT TO GIVE A LEGAL OPINION ON PRIVATE EASEMENTS, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO THE MATTER MORE AND, AND GIVE YOU SOME FURTHER INFORMATION.
[13.B. Rezoning Case, P-24-14, 5321 Olgers Road]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, BV ZONING CASE P DASH 24 DASH 14 53 21 ERS ROAD.THE APPLICANT FOR P DASH 24 DASH 14 IS TYNDALL CORPORATION.
THE REZONING REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL GENERAL, A TWO TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL M TWO WITH PROPERTIES.
UH, THE ACTUAL REZONING REQUEST, AS YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, INVOLVES TWO TAX MAP PARCELS AND THE PROPERTY SIZE IS 2.15 ACRES.
UH, LET'S SEE, GO TO THE NEXT, THE NEXT SLIDE.
UM, ALL OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY, UH, FOR THE MOST PART, UM, IS OWNED BY, UH, TYNDALL CORP AND IS ALREADY ZONED, UM, WITH THE, UH, WITH WHAT'S BEING ASKED FOR AS PART OF THIS INDUSTRIAL GENERAL M TWO WITH PROFFERS, UH, THAT PROPERTY WAS REZONED, UH, BACK IN 2006 AGAIN WITH PROFFERS AND, UH, THE PROFFERS, UH, THE 2006 REZONING PROFFERS RESTRICT RESTRICTED THE USES ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY TO THE OPEN OR COVERED STORAGE OF FINISHED CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND VEHICLES USED BY OWNER AND ITS EMPLOYEES AND OR OTHERWISE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE OWNER'S BUSINESS.
THE MANUFACTURER OF CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES RELATING TO SUCH STORAGE AND OR MANUFACTURER ADDITIONAL PROFFERS, UH, FROM THE 2006 REZONING INCLUDED A SIX FOOT HIGH BERM ALONG THE ALGERS ROAD FRONTAGE.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE M TWO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED, UM, WHOOPS, SORRY.
UM, I, I'M SORRY, I WENT OVER THE PROFFERS FROM THE 2006 REZONING.
UM, AND IS DEFINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, THE TWO AND A HALF ACRES AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY AS WELL IS LOCATED WITHIN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER PORTION OF THE NORTHERN DENWOODY DEVELOPMENT AREA.
IN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER AREA.
INDUSTRIAL USES ARE ENCOURAGED, ESPECIALLY NEAR ROUTE FOUR 60 AND THE RAIL CORRIDOR, AND AS SUCH, THE REQUESTED M TWO BUSINESS GENERAL DISTRICT WITH PROFFERED USES IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AS DEFINED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF THE REZONING, AGAIN,
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WHEN WE, UM, DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED REZONING AT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UM, THERE WERE NO PUBLIC SAFETY OR PUBLIC UTILITY IMPACTS, UM, THAT WERE NOTED AS PART OF THE REZONING.UM, PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY DID NOT HAVE ISSUES, UH, WITH THE EXISTING BUSINESS OR EXPANDING THE BUSINESS ACROSS ERS ROAD ONTO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, LOOKING AT TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS, UM, THE REZONING REQUEST DOES NOT REQUIRE A 5 27 TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
AND AS INDICATED IN THE VDOT PRELIMINARY REVIEW LETTER, ALDERS ROAD HAS A FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR AND HAS A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HOUR AND AN AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUME OF 1,580 VEHICLES, 84 VEHICLES PER DAY.
THE APPLICANT IS PROFFERED TO PAVE THE ENTRANCES FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 50 FEET FROM GERS ROAD INTO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND TO CONSTRUCT 150 FOOT TAPER WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON THEIR CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE REZONING AND PROFFERS.
OF COURSE, WHEN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED, ALL FUTURE TRANSPORTATION RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FOR ACCESS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL OPT TO BE MET AND VDOT DESIGN CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS AS PART OF THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, UH, THE CURRENT PROFFERS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE REQUEST, UM, DO TIE, UM, THE SUBJECT CONCEPTUAL PLAN, UH, TO THE PROFFERS.
UM, THE, AND, UM, WITH, WITH NOTES ABOUT, UM, CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS, UM, NEED TO BE, UM, IF THEY NEED TO BE, UH, CHANGED SLIGHTLY, UM, THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED, UH, TO MEET GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS OR, UM, OR AS OTHERWISE APPROVED AS PART OF THE PSYCH PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, AGAIN, THEY RESTRICTED THE USES ON THE TWO AND A HALF ACRES TO CONCRETE MANUFACTURING USES ACCESSORY TO CONCRETE MANUFACTURING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE OPEN OR COVERED STORAGE OF FINISHED CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND VEHICLE PARKING PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY, ALL SITE ENTRANCES ON THE PROPERTY MUST BE PAID FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 50 FEET FROM DER'S ROAD PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY, THE APPLICANT MUST CONSTRUCT AN EARTH AND BERM APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET IN HEIGHT ALONG THE ENTIRE ALDERS ROAD FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SITE ENTRANCES AND AREAS PROHIBITED BY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EASEMENT REQUIREMENTS OR AS OTHERWISE APPROVED AT THE TIME OF FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY, THE APPLICANTS MUST INSTALL VEGETATIVE BUFFERING IN THE AREA SHOWN AND DESCRIBED ON THE CONCEPT PLAN AS THE 40 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER AREA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SITE ENTRANCES AND IN AREAS PROHIBITED BY PRI PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EASEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND AS EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE APPROVED AT THE TIME OF FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
VEGETATIVE BUFFERING SHALL CONSIST OF A SINGLE ROW OF EVERGREEN TREES THAT ARE A MINIMUM OF SIX FEET IN HEIGHT AND PLANTED MINIMUM OF 10 FEET ON CENTER.
LIGHTING ON THE PROPERTY WILL BE POSITIONED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MINIMIZE ITS IMPACT OFFSITE AND PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY, THE APPLICANT WILL CONSTRUCT 150 FOOT TAPER LANE WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE AREA, GENERALLY SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN.
AND, UM, WITH AMENDMENTS AS APPROVED, UH, DURING SITE PLAN APPROVAL, UM, PLANNING STAFF DID RECOMMEND OR DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY GIVEN THAT THE REQUESTED ZONING CLASSIFICATION M TWO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL WITH PROFFERS IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING PATTERN AND SURROUNDING LAND USES THE PROPOSED USE CONFORMS, THE UNDERLYING USES RECOMMENDED IN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER PORTION OF THE NORTHERN DENWITTY DEVELOPMENT AREA AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FOR THIS GENERAL AREA.
UH, AT THE, UH, NOVEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, UH, THE
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PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, WITH THE REZONING, WITH PROFFERS, UH, VIA VOTE OF FIVE TO ONE.I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME, MR. CHAIR.
OKAY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARK? THANK YOU, MARK, APPRECIATE THANK YOU.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? WELL, YES, SIR.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, MY NAME IS MATTHEW ROBERTS WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HERSCHEL FLEISCHER, UH, IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
UH, HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT TYNDALL CORPORATION.
I HAVE MARK AND PAUL WITH TYNDALL, UH, WITH ME HERE TONIGHT.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY OUR CIVIL ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT DUE TO AN ILLNESS, BUT, UH, UH, APPRECIATED ALL HIS EFFORTS TO HELP US BRING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
UH, AND TO THAT END, WANNA ALSO THANK STAFF, UH, FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS, YOU KNOW, IN HELPING US WITH THE PLANS, GETTING THINGS IN ORDER, MAKING SURE THE PROFFERS LOOK CORRECT AND, AND THINGS SUCH AS THAT.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE, UH, WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, UH, AS WELL AS A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
UH, MARK HAS DONE A GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW, GETTING YOU SITUATED, SO I'LL TRY AND BE AS BRIEF AS I CAN.
UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE AWARE, TYNDALL HAS FILED A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE ADDITIONAL TWO ACRES, UH, THAT THEY NOW OWN ON THE GERS ROAD.
AND SO EFFECTIVELY THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THAT REZONING THAT THIS BOARD APPROVED, UH, BACK IN 2006 FOR THAT ENTIRE ASSEMBLAGE.
AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING.
SO, JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR TYNDALL, UH, IS A COMPANY WITH A LONG HISTORY IN THE CONCRETE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS.
UH, THEY OPERATE FACILITIES ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND SUPPLY A CONCRETE PRODUCT FOR PROJECTS, UH, ALL ACROSS THE US.
UH, THE FACILITY HERE IS, IS CURRENTLY SUPPLYING, UH, CONCRETE PRODUCT IN VIRGINIA, PRIMARILY DATA CENTER PROJECTS AND, AND THINGS SUCH AS THAT.
UH, SO GOOD BUSINESS TO BE IN RIGHT NOW.
UH, AS YOU'RE VERY WELL AWARE, UH, THE, THEY OPERATE A, UH, AN EXISTING PLANT ACROSS ALGER ROAD, UH, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SITE, AND THAT'S BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1988.
SO MARK'S ORIENTED YOU TO THE SITE, BUT JUST TO WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OTHER THINGS, UH, THE CURRENT REZONING SITES ARE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ALGER ROAD, JUST NORTH OF THAT FOUR 60 IN NORFOLK SOUTHERN LINE.
UH, IT'S AGAIN, APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES.
SO IT'S, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLAGE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REMAINING TWO ACRES, UH, THAT TYNDALL OWNS ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD.
UH, AND ONE OF WHICH THEY ACTUALLY RECENTLY PURCHASED IN ANTICIPATION, UH, OF THIS ZONING CASE.
THEY'VE DEMOLISHED THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME THAT WAS OUT THERE BEFORE AND IT'S OTHERWISE BEEN A FIELD.
UH, AND THIS IS, AS I MENTIONED, IS ADJACENT TO OUR OTHER LAND HOLDINGS, UH, THAT INCLUDES THAT EXISTING FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET AND THE VACANT LAND, UH, RIGHT ON THE NORTH.
AGAIN, THE COUNTY HAS APPROVED AN APPLICATION OF PROFIT REZONING FOR THE M TWO DISTRICT BACK IN 2006 FOR THAT LARGE FIELD YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.
UH, AND THAT PRESENTLY ALLOWS TYNDALL TO BUILD A CONCRETE MANUFACTURING PLAN ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND SUCH AS THAT.
BUT WHAT IT DOESN'T DO IS IT DOESN'T INCORPORATE THOSE TWO ACRES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY.
SO, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL WITH THIS APPLICATION IS TO BRING THOSE TWO ACRES UNDER THE M TWO ZONING DISTRICT, UH, BRING EVERYTHING UNDER SORT OF ONE HOLISTIC SET OF PROFFERS AND THAT'S GONNA SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CONCRETE MANUFACTURING PLANT, UH, ON THE GREATER ASSEMBLAGE, UH, AT FULL BUILD OUT, WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 200 NEW EMPLOYEES, UH, FOR THE SITE.
AND AS MARK MENTIONED, THIS IS IN LINE WITH YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH CALLS IT OUT FOR EMPLOYMENT CENTER USES.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE COUNTY AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SAYS, CONCENTRATE YOUR, UH, YOUR, YOUR COMMERCIAL, YOUR INDUSTRIAL, THOSE THINGS GENERATING EMPLOYMENT AND, AND OTHER TAXES FOR THE COUNTY.
UH, AGAIN, WE ARE HERE, UH, WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, BUT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT AFTER THE MEETING WE, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE HAD DONE A LITTLE BIT OF OUTREACH AHEAD OF THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO SEND OUT A NOTICE LETTER TO A BUNCH OF FOLKS ALONG THE ROAD AHEAD OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
A NUMBER OF FOLKS SHOWED UP AT THAT MEETING, UH, AND HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH US AFTERWARDS.
WE ULTIMATELY HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING LAST WEEK UP AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, UH, HAD A NUMBER OF FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE AND A, A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DIALOGUE AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.
UH, AND HOPEFULLY, UH, UH, GIVE PEOPLE A BETTER SENSE OF OF HOW THIS MAY IMPACT THEM OR NOT AS THE CASE MAY BE.
SO JUST TO WALK THROUGH A FEW MORE THINGS FOR YOU, TRAFFIC TO THE SITE, UH, AS MARK MENTIONED, CAN BE, UH, SUPPORTED WITH THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS ON RIDGE ROAD.
UH, JUST, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT WITH THESE KINDS OF CASES, SO WANTED TO RUN THROUGH A FEW NUMBERS 'CAUSE I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE AM UH, AND THE AM ON THE SITE DURING WEEKDAYS IS ROUGHLY 63 TRIPS TO THE SITE.
AND PM WEEKDAYS IS ROUGHLY 55 TRIPS, SO WE'RE REALLY NOT TALKING ABOUT A WHOLE LOT OF NEW TRAFFIC IN THE PEAK HOURS WHEN EVERYBODY'S ON ALGERS ROAD, UH, BEING GENERATED FROM THIS PROPOSAL.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'D ANTICIPATE ABOUT ONE TRUCK IN THE AM PEAK HOUR AND FOUR IN THE PM PEAK, UH, HOURS, BUT THAT'S ON WEEKDAYS, EVERYTHING CHANGES AND GOES DOWN A LOT ON WEEKENDS.
SO YOU'RE DOWN TO 19 VEHICLE TRIPS,
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UH, DURING THE AM PEAK HOURS ON WEEKENDS, NO TRUCKS, UH, AND ON THE WEEKENDS, AGAIN, DURING THE PM PEAK HOURS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SIX VEHICLES.SO WE ALSO DID A TURN LANE ANALYSIS USING THE VDOT STANDARDS FOR THAT.
UH, TURN LANES ARE NOT WARRANTED WITH THE APPLICATION.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE TAPER LANES WORK FOR THE SITE.
UH, BUT AS MARK MENTIONED, WE HAVE PROFFERED TO CONSTRUCT THOSE TAPER LANES, UH, IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE SITE TRAFFIC.
UH, THOSE ENTRANCES, AS YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT, UH, CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO A W UH, WB 67 TRUCK, WHICH IS ABOUT 68 FEET IN TOTAL, UH, FOR THAT TYPE THAT, THAT TYPE OF TRUCK.
AND AGAIN, AS YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT, UH, WE'RE ALSO USING SOME BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY ALIGNING OUR ENTRANCES WITH EXISTING ENTRANCES ACROSS THE ROAD SO YOU DON'T HAVE SORT OF A SAWTOOTH PATTERN OF PEOPLE GETTING ON AND OFF UL ROAD.
SO THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE SITE.
UH, THE HATCHED AREA IN THE SORT OF UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN IS THE AREA THAT'S PART OF THE REZONING.
THE REMAINDER IS PART OF THAT 2006 REZONING.
UH, AND WITH THIS TYNDALL WILL CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING, THE PARKING, THE STORAGE AREAS AND THINGS SUCH AS THAT.
UH, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED AS YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE CONCEPT PLAN, AND WE'LL ULTIMATELY EXTEND THAT 40 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER DOWN GER ROAD AND ACROSS THOSE REMAINING TWO ACRES.
UH, AND AGAIN, WHILE THE TURN LANES ARE NOT REQUIRED, WHAT WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY ON THAT, ON THOSE NORTHERN TWO, UH, TAPER ENTRANCES, YOU EFFECTIVELY HAVE THEM MERGING.
SO IT, IT CREATES BASICALLY A 12 FOOT, UH, UH, TURN LANE INTO THE SITE.
SO THAT'S HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
UH, AND AS MARK MENTIONED, THE PROFFERS DO LIMIT THE USES OF THE SITE TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE PLAN.
THAT'S THE CONCRETE MANUFACTURING AND ACCESSORY USES, UH, INCLUDED, INCLUDING THE STORAGE AND PARKING.
SO THE LONG STORY SHORT, THERE IS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.
I DID WANNA SHOW THIS AND I, I HOPE YOU CAN SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN.
ONE OF THE REAL KEY THINGS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN NOW AND 2006 AND, AND REALLY IMPORTANT TO US I IS THE IMPACTS OF THIS CASE AND WHAT IT'LL HAVE ON THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL AS THE SITE.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN, IN, IN THAT SORT OF, UH, RED HATCH BOX UP IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, THAT'S WHERE THE BUILDING WOULD BE UNDER THE 2006 REZONING.
SO IF THIS DOESN'T GO THROUGH, THAT'S WHERE WE CAN AND, AND WOULD OSTENSIBLY PUT THE BUILDING, UH, GOING FORWARD.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS WE SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFT THAT BUILDING TO THE SOUTH.
UH, AND SO IF IT'S NOT APPROVED, WE'RE BASICALLY 75 FEET OFF THE PROPERTY LINE, MORE OR LESS WITH OUR, OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOR ON THE NORTH THERE, WHICH IS A RESIDENTIAL USE.
UH, BUT THEN IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE CAN SHIFT THAT BUILDING ROUGHLY FIVE FOOTBALL FIELDS DOWN THE WAY AT SOUTH ALONG GERS ROAD, ABOUT 1500 FEET, UH, MORE OR LESS.
UH, AND AGAIN, THE SITE'S GONNA BE BUILT WITH ALL THOSE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED BUFFERS ALONG GERS ROAD AS WELL AS THE 75 FOOT BUFFER, UH, ON THE NORTH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROFFERED.
SO ALONG RIDGE ROAD, YOU'RE GONNA GET THAT SIX FOOT BERM, SIX FOOT HIGH TREES, AND THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE EVERGREENS.
UH, THEY'LL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH SOME STUFF IN BETWEEN, BUT AT A MINIMUM, UH, EVERGREENS 10 FOOT, UH, 10 FOOT ON SPACING.
AND THEN AGAIN, ON THE NORTH, UNDER THE 2006 PROFFERS, YOU HAVE A 75 FOOT BUFFER WITH OUR NEAREST RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR.
UH, AND WHAT'LL END UP BEING A DOUBLE ROW OF LELAND AND, UH, CYPRESS TREES MORE, MORE LIKELY.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS THAT COME WITH THIS REZONING AND THE SITE DEVELOPMENT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE NEW FACILITY GENERATES JOBS, IT GENERATES COMMERCIAL TAXES AND THOSE ARE TAXES COMING TO THE COUNTY, UH, NOT PAID BY THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, ON, ON THEIR HOMES, ON THEIR LAND AND THINGS SUCH AS THAT.
YOU ALSO GET DEVELOPMENT THAT COMPLIES WITH YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PUTS A USE WHERE YOU'RE TARGETING, UH, THIS KIND OF EMPLOYMENT USE.
UH, AND THEN THE COUNTY CAN ULTIMATELY RELY ON A HOLISTIC SET OF PROFFERS FOR THE ENTIRE SITE DEVELOPMENT, UH, FOR THAT CONCRETE MANUFACTURING PLANT GOING FORWARD.
UH, ONE THING THAT'S NOT ON YOUR SCREEN, AND ONE THING WE'VE MENTIONED TO THE CITIZENS IS THAT THERE ARE ASSOCIATED DOMINION POWER UPGRADES FOR THIS PROPERTY.
SO THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, FACILITY UPGRADES, UH, ALONG GER ROAD THAT'S ULTIMATELY GONNA RED DOWN TO THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL, UH, IN TERMS OF RELIABILITY AND SECURITY FOR THEIR ELECTRICITY.
JUST TO GET TO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY COMMENTS WE HEARD, WE DID RECOGNIZE THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT CAME UP AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO, LIKE I SAID, WE HELD THAT COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MEETING LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS A COUPLE THINGS THAT DID COME UP.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE EXISTING SITE, UH, AND, AND TALKING THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THAT.
JUST TO SAY IT UP TOP, IT'S AN OLDER FACILITY, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WOULD BUILD TODAY, BUT JUST TO GET AT SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE HEARD, UH, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT TRASH ON THE SITE.
WE'VE STARTED TO INSTITUTE TRASH CLEANUP THERE.
THAT'S, THAT'S UNDERWAY AND ONGOING.
UH, IT DOES SEEM TO US THAT A LOT OF THAT TRASH IS COMING FROM OFFSITE, BUT NONETHELESS, WE ARE OUT THERE PICKING IT UP, HAVE, HAVE, UH, UH, HAVE EMPLOYEES GOING OUT THERE TO DO THAT.
WE'RE ALSO SWITCHING TO TRASH COMPACTORS OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
SO TAKING AWAY FROM THE OPEN CONTAINERS, GOING TO SOMETHING CLOSED, UH, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE TRASH CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING THEIR CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS WITH US, WHICH IS TO BASICALLY HAVE NETTING OVER THOSE, UH, OVER THOSE CONTAINERS SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE DUMPING INTO THEIR TRUCKS, IT'S NOT GOING EVERYWHERE.
AND WE'RE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, CLEANING UP, UH, AND GETTING YELLED AT.
I MEAN, THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE TO US.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE CONTRACTORS ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AS WELL.
THERE WAS ALSO A CONCERN RAISED
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BY ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT, UH, AN EXISTING FENCE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE PROPERTY LINE.SO WE ARE LOOKING AT UPGRADING THAT TO INSTALL A PRIVACY FENCE.
UH, THERE'S BASICALLY A GAP AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BETWEEN, UH, WHERE THAT FENCE ENDS AND SOME OF THE EROSION THAT TENDS TO OCCUR BENEATH THAT FENCE.
SO LOOKING TO UPGRADE THAT, THAT'S IN PROCESS AS WELL.
UH, ONE OTHER CONCERN THAT CAME UP ABOUT THE EXISTING SITE, AND THIS WAS MENTIONED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL, IS THERE ANY, UH, YOU KNOW, ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE TWO, YOU KNOW, TRUCK TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE TWO FACILITIES, THE OLD AND THE PROPOSED? UH, AND THERE WON'T BE, SO JUST SUFFICE IT TO SAY, TRUCKS ARE NOT COMING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER.
A COUPLE OTHER THINGS HERE REAL QUICK, UH, IN TERMS OF NOISE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GUARANTEE WITH AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THERE IS NO NOISE COMING FROM IT.
IT'S KIND OF THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, BUT NONETHELESS, YOU KNOW, SHIFTING THAT BUILDING IS GONNA MITIGATE A LOT OF THOSE INTERNAL NOISES COMING FROM THE MANUFACTURING OPERATION.
AND AGAIN, THERE ARE A MINIMAL NUMBER OF TRUCKS COMING OFF THIS SITE, UH, DURING A M PEAK.
AND JUST OVERALL, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT TRUCK TRAFFIC THAT WAS KIND OF DRIVING SOME OF THOSE NOISE CONCERNS THAT WE HEARD, UH, IS, IS REALLY NOT GONNA BE, UM, ACCENTUATED WITH, WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
AGAIN, TRAFFIC WAS ANOTHER, UH, ITEM THAT CAME UP.
WE CAN RUN THROUGH THE NUMBERS AGAIN IF YOU LIKE.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ONE ITEM TO ADD TO THAT, AND WE, WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE, UH, COMMUNITY MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, WE ARE MEETING OR EXCEEDING, UH, VDOT S LINE OF SIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT A NUMBER OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE, UH, MAILBOXES ON OUR SIDE OF ERS ROAD, EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVE ACROSS THE STREET.
UH, AND SO THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, CAN, CAN THE TRUCK SEE US COMING IN AND OUT? THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN.
AND WE ARE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THAT IN A NUMBER OF SPACES.
UH, AND ONE OF THE LAST TWO, JUST BECAUSE I DO HAVE ONE OR TWO MORE SLIDES HERE AND I'LL BE QUICK, UH, DUST WAS ANOTHER CONCERN.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS LARGELY DERIVED FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET.
IT, IT'S UNPAVED IN A LOT OF PLACES.
UH, I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU THAT THE PLAN FOR THIS SITE IS TO PAVE AGAIN, THOSE ENTRANCES ARE GONNA BE PAVED.
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THAT PARKING LOT AND THAT STORAGE AREA PAVED AS WELL.
SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE DEALING WITH THAT DUST, UH, LIKE YOU MAY BE WITH THE EXISTING OPERATION.
UH, AND JUST TO SAY ALL THOSE MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OCCURRING AT THE PROPERTY ARE OCCURRING INDOORS SO YOU DON'T HAVE INDUSTRIAL DUST AND STUFF LIKE THAT GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WAS VIEWS.
UH, AND I, I, I ALWAYS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS 'CAUSE IT, IT SHIFTS A LITTLE BIT ON YOUR SCREENS.
UM, BUT FOR US, YOU KNOW, WE WENT OUT AND WE TOOK SOME TIME TO ACTUALLY TRY AND SHOW FOLKS WHAT THE LINE OF SIGHT WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE FROM A COUPLE DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINTS.
UM, THE VIEW THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS THERE ARE SEVERAL HOMES, UH, ACROSS, UH, SORT OF ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER.
WELL, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PLAN SORT OF ON THE NORTH NORTHEAST PART OF THE PLAN, SO THE KIND OF UPPER RIGHT PART OF OUR CONCEPT PLAN, THERE ARE SEVERAL HOMES, UH, ON THAT SIDE.
UH, THEY'RE BASICALLY LOOKING DOWN AND ACROSS INTO THE STORAGE AREA.
BUT REALLY THE THING THAT THIS SHOWS, AND I THINK, UH, COMBINED WITH A COUPLE OTHER FACTORS, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE TOPOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE IS ACTUALLY SLOPING DOWNWARD.
AND SO THAT REALLY STARTS TO CREATE KIND OF A BOWL EFFECT AND, AND TAKES AWAY FROM THE LINE OF SIGHT MORE IMMEDIATELY.
THEN ONCE YOU ADD IN THAT SIX FOOT BERM AND SIX FOOT TALL TREES, THAT LINE OF SIGHT, UH, REALLY STARTS TO GET, UH, UH, MUCH MORE MINIMIZED VERY IMMEDIATELY.
AND AS THOSE TREES GROW OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, THAT IS NOT THEIR FULL GROWTH POTENTIAL.
BUT REALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, YOU COULD EXPECT NO VIEWS OR, OR VERY, VERY MINIMAL VIEWS, UH, INTO THE SITE.
SIMILARLY, IF YOU WERE STANDING ACROSS THE STREET AT THE EXISTING FACILITY AND LOOKING INTO OUR SITE, YOU HAVE ROUGHLY THE SAME THING.
THAT TOPOGRAPHY, UH, STARTS TO FALL AWAY VERY QUICKLY.
YOU'RE BASICALLY ABOUT 10 FOOT DOWNGRADE BY THE TIME YOU HIT THE BUILDING, MORE OR LESS.
AND SO THE TOPOGRAPHY COMBINED WITH THAT BERM AND THOSE TREES AND THOSE PLANTINGS, UH, IS REALLY GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND MINIMIZE, UH, ANY VIEWS INTO THE SITE IMMEDIATELY AND, AND MORE SO IN THE LONG TERM, UH, AS THOSE THINGS TEND TO GROW IN.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND, AND WE APPRECIATE BEING HERE.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP.
OKAY, GENTLEMEN, JUST A QUESTION FOR THE, FOR THE APPLICANT, JUST YOU HAVE A RAIL SPUR THAT'S ON THE WESTERN MANUFACTURING SIDE? YES SIR.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR A SPUR ON, WHICH WILL BE ON YOUR EASTERN SIDE? MARK MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK AS YOU MOVE FORWARD MORE, MORE DIRECTLY WHAT? WE OWN THE LAND BETWEEN THE RAIL WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UNLESS WE WORK UP BRIDGE WITHIN OR SOMETHING.
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT THE NOTES FROM WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER, AS WELL AS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
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IF WE DON'T, IF THIS, IT DOES NOT PASS TONIGHT, WHERE YOU PLAN TO BUILD IT OUT WILL BE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE BUILDING, WILL BE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM SEVERAL HOUSES THAT ARE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.WHEREAS IF WE MAKE THIS CHANGE, IT ALLOWS YOU TO BRING THE BUILDINGS CLOSER TO FOUR 60 INTO THE, TO THE RAIL YARD OR TO YES SIR.
THE RAILROAD LINE, WHICH MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND IT GETS YOU CONJOINED TO YOUR CROSSOVER FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER SIDE.
ALL ALL OF THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT.
UM, I WILL SAY, I MEAN, 'CAUSE I'M, I'M IN THAT AREA.
I LIVE ABOUT TWO MILES FROM, FROM THE SITE.
UM, JUST AS A GOOD NEIGHBOR, I SAY THE SAME THING TO VULCAN, YOU KNOW, WHETHER AT CERTAIN TIMES YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF DUST ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I KNOW YOU'VE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE ASPHALT NEEDS, I WOULD SAY AT SOME POINT GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO SOME ASPHALT ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT WOULD HELP YOU IN THAT PROCESS.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UH, SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGHBORS WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE.
I, MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT MOVING IT FROM, FROM WHERE YOU PROPOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT LONG TERM, I GUESS THE REST OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND I CAN TELL MY FARM AND ROOTS, THE THE FIELD PART.
UM, WHAT, UH, ANY PLANS I GUESS AS YOU CONTINUE TO EXPAND, UM, OR LAY DOWN YARD, ANY IDEAS, IDEALS, IF THERE ARE PROPOSAL TO EXTEND ANY OTHER HOLDINGS IN THE AREA? IS THAT, IS THAT THE QUESTION? IT JUST, ANY FUTURE PLANS TO CONTINUE ON THAT SIDE, THE ROAD I GUESS.
OH, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, SOUTH OF US IS OWNED.
THERE'S A VULCAN PROPERTY, UH, AND A DINWOODY WATER PROPERTY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS IN THE PAST ABOUT ACQUIRING THE DINWOODY WATER PROPERTY, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT IN, THERE'S, THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE PLANS FOR THAT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE ARE ANY FORESEEABLE PLANS FOR THAT EITHER.
THERE'S NOT A LOT LEFT TO DO ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD.
JUST, JUST TO COMMENT, OF COURSE, MR. LEE AND MYSELF WERE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE US.
AND OF COURSE IT WAS A LAY DOWN YARD THAT WAS, AND BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE GONNA USE IS THE PROPERTY THAT IS ZONED NOW, THE MAJORITY OF THAT'S GONNA BE A LAY DOWN YARD AND PARKING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK THERE.
THE MANUFACTURING IS GONNA BE VERY CLOSE IN PROXIMITY RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHERE YOU ARE ALREADY MANUFACTURING.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IN ROOM UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPT.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE, WHERE NOW YOUR LAY DOWN IS GOING WEST.
THIS WOULD BE GOING DOWN INTO THE INITIAL LAY DOWN YARD, WHICH WAS PAST 20, ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO.
IS THAT THAT AGAIN? THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT, I'D LIKE TO UM, JUST SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE T AND DENWOODY COUNTY.
GENTLEMEN, I'M JUST LOOKING TO MAKE SURE NOBODY ELSE IS GONNA RAISE THEIR HAND OR ANYTHING BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
AND IN ORDER TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 15.2 DASH 2286 A SEVEN, IT IS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS INITIATED IS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, GENERAL WELFARE, AND GOOD ZONING PRACTICES.
I MOVE THAT REZONING P DASH 24 DASH 14 AS PRESENTED, BE APPROVED WITH PROFFERS BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OKAY, MR. MASSENGALE, TAKE US HOME.
[13.C. Amendment To Dinwiddie County Code, Chapter 2. Administration, Article I. In General, Section 2-4. County Seal Described; Unauthorized Use Prohibited.]
OF THE BOARD, YOUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS A CHANGE TO THE DIMITY COUNTY SEAL.AND IF YOU RECALL AT ONE OF YOUR BOARD ADVANCES, UM, NOT THIS PAST ONE, BUT A YEAR AGO, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT TRYING TO TAKE THE COUNTY SEAL AND TO MODERNIZE IT SOMEWHAT.
SO IN THIS, THIS BOARD MEMO AND, AND BEFORE YOU AND YOUR MONITOR, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THE, THE EXISTING DEWINE COUNTY SEAL, UM, TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE PROPOSED NEW SEAL ON THE RIGHT.
UH, SO WHAT WE DID, AND, AND AGAIN, WE DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE THE INNER PART OF THE SEAL, UM, YOU, YOU ALL WERE VERY, UM, STRICT IN THAT, RIGHT? YOU DIDN'T WANNA CHANGE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, UH, DENWOODY.
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE THE, THE ACTUAL CREST, UM, OR THE, THE, UM, THE LATIN PHRASE AT THE BOTTOM.
SO WHAT WE DID IS, UH, WE INCLUDED AN OUTER BAND TO THE SEAL.
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TRYING TO MODERNIZE THE SEAL.SO WE TOOK THE FONT AND MADE IT INTO A, A FRESHER FONT.
UH, YOU LOST THE SEAL OF AND PUT DIM WITTY COUNTY VIRGINIA.
UM, PROBABLY THE MORE OBVIOUS CHANGE IS THAT OUTER BAND IS NOW SHADED AND IT'S SHADED A COLOR OF NAVY BLUE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE LARGEST CHANGE.
SO JUST CONSEQUENTLY, THE LAST TIME YOU CHANGED YOUR SEAL WAS IN 2010.
UM, AND THEN PREVIOUS FROM THAT, OUTSIDE OF THIS BOARD CHAMBERS, YOU'LL SEE THE ORIGINAL ARTIST, UM, RENDERINGS OF THE SEAL AND THE DIFFERENT SEALS THAT WERE CONSIDERED THAT ARE HANGING OUTSIDE, UM, OF THE BOARD CHAMBERS.
AGAIN, OTHER THAN THAT, THE SEAL HASN'T CHANGED.
UH, THE OTHER PIECE IS ON THE VERY OUTSIDE OF THE OUTER BAND, THERE IS A GOLD BAND ON THAT, THAT OUTWARD MOSTS PIECE.
UH, WE ALSO PROMINENTLY PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAL ESTABLISHED 1752, OBVIOUSLY VIRGINIA, UM, AN OLD, UH, STATE COMMONWEALTH.
THERE ARE 95 COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
AND DENWOODY IS NUMBER 65 FROM THE ORIGIN.
SO THERE ARE 30 OTHER COUNTIES THAT WERE CREATED AFTER US AS 64 BEFORE US.
UH, BUT, BUT AGAIN, ALL OVER THIS, THIS GREAT NATION, UH, PROMINENTLY PUTTING 1752 IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT.
IT IS IN YOUR SCALE OF JUSTICE THAT'S ALREADY ON THE SEAL IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, BUT WE PUT IT PROMINENTLY AT, AT, AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
UH, SO I THINK WE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT THE BOARD WAS ASKING US TO DO, WHICH IS, AGAIN, DON'T CHANGE THE SEAL TOO MUCH, BUT MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE MODERN.
UM, SO WE PRESENTED THIS TO YOU AT A WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, UH, HE ASKED THAT IT BE PUT AT THIS MEETING, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION.
SO WE'VE ADVERTISED THIS AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
'CAUSE IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE SEAL, EVEN AS WE'RE SUGGESTING HERE TODAY WOULD STILL REQUIRE, UH, PUBLIC INPUT AND, UM, IF TO, TO CONSIDER THAT INPUT BEFORE YOU MAKING AN A, A FINAL VOTE.
I I WILL TELL YOU, UH, THESE THINGS CAN BE SOMEWHAT COSTLY.
WE WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING APPROACH THAT WE'RE, I MEAN, OBVI OUTSIDE OF LETTERHEAD, WHICH WE PRINT IN HOUSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR COUNTY CREST OR SEAL ON A LOT OF OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
UH, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT CHANGING THOSE IMMEDIATELY.
SO THE COST OF THIS IS GONNA BE SOMEWHAT TRANSITIONAL.
UM, AS EQUIPMENT GETS REPLACED, WE WOULD ADD THIS, THIS COUNTY SEAL TO IT.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS OF WHAT STAFF HAS DONE OR PROPOSING? THAT'S GOOD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE NEED TO SOLICIT PUBLIC, UH, INPUT THROUGH THE HEARING.
I GOT ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR IT? NO, NO ONE SIGNED UP.
WELL, I I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLUE.
MY DAD SAYS YOU BECOME WHAT? YOU HANG AROUND AND I THANK Y'ALL FOR HANGING AROUND, TURNED INTO BLUE
YOU UH, YOU JUST CHANGED IT TO
IT'S CAROLINA THOUGH, RIGHT? NO.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO NAVY NATION.
NEED A MOTION? NEED A MOTION? DO YOU WANT ME TO READ? I VOTED SIR.
'CAUSE I CAN'T WORD MOVE OUT TO THE DOOR'S GOING READ IT.
THEREFORE RESOLVE THAT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COUNTY SEAL IS ADOPTED AS PRESENTED.
[14.A. Appointments]
ALL NEW BUSINESS.OKAY MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW APPOINTMENTS TO MAKE TONIGHT.
THE FIRST APPOINTMENT, UM, IS TO THE DIY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I UM, WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT BOBBY PERKINS TO A TERM TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT.
AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE MR. CLEVELAND HUDSPETH UH, SERVE ON THE DEITY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TO EXPIRE HIS TERM AT TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT.
SECOND ROLL CALL MR. LEE A MS. EBRA BONNER
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AYE.ALL VOTING? AYE MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS BOARD DOY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, I MAKE A MOTION THAT SAM HAYES BE APPOINTED TO THE DEITY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE IN TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT.
DR. MOORE AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I CAN MAKE A MOTION THAT EDWARD HUTUS AYE.
PLANNING COMMISSION AYE YOU NEED TO VOTE.
UM, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. HUDDY UH, EDWARD HUDDY TIP MR. II UM, FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE 12 31 20 28.
THE DIY AIRPORT AND INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, I MAKE A MOTION THAT AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD AND THAT WE REVISIT THIS MATTER AT OUR JUNE, 2025 REGULAR MEETING.
THE DEWINE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY? I GOT IT.
UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM E. JONES FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE.
THE JOHN TYLER ASAP BOARD, WE HAVE THAT ONE? YES MA'AM.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, REAPPOINT, UM, MARIE GRANT TO A TERM TO EXPIRE TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY EIGHT SECOND ROLL CALL MR. LEE A MS. EBRA BONNER AYE.
ALL VOTING AYE VIRGINIA'S GATEWAY REGION MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT, UH, HAMPTON GORDON TO A UH, TERM ENDING TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY FIVE.
ANYTHING ELSE? OH, UM, I, LET'S SEE, GATEWAY.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REAPPOINT UH, DANIEL LEE TO A TERM TO EXPIRE.
TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY FIVE SECOND ROLL CALL MR. LEE A MS. EBRA BONNER AYE.
THE CRATER REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD? MM-HMM
UM, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TAMMY COLLINS TO THAT POSITION PENDING? NO, NO TERM LIMIT.
THE DIY COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, UH, UM, I LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT, UM, FOR WILSON A YEAGER JR.
FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY NINE.
THE APPLI REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD? UM, I'D LIKE TO REAPPOINT, UM, SANDRA RUFFIN TO A TERM TO
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EXPIRE.TWELVE THIRTY ONE TWENTY EIGHT SECOND ROLL CALL MR. LEE.
AND MR. CHAIRMAN, THE ONLY OTHER, UH, APPOINTMENT WAS THE DISTRICT 19 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD.
AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD AT THIS TIME AND THAT WE, WE REVISIT THIS MATTER AT A LATER DATE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK YOU SET A RECORD FOR THE MOST APPOINTMENTS IN ONE NIGHT.
CAN'T THAT BE PUT IN THE RECORD PLEASE? AYE.
OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO CITIZEN'S COMMENT TIME.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP.
[16. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
TO BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS.ANYONE I STARTED WITH YOU? OH, UM, I'M JUST GONNA SAY, UM, WELL THE, THE REASON FOR THE SEASON FOR THE, FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND I HOPE PEOPLE, UM, REMEMBER THAT, UM, AND GIVING AND, AND ALSO TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY.
AND AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETIMES IT'S A LONELY TIME FOR PEOPLE AND, UM, PLEASE CHECK IN ON YOUR SENIORS AND, UM, MAKE SURE TO, UM, JUST LOOK AFTER THEM DURING THIS TIME BECAUSE IT CAN BE A LONELY TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ANYONE.
AND, UM, ALSO FOR OUR CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR THIS YEAR, BILL.
AND, UM, I KNOW YOU WERE EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR AND, UM, I THINK YOU SAID YOU COULD DO IT.
I KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING THAT HE DIDN'T SAY THAT, BUT, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A HARD JOB.
UM, BEING A CHAIRMAN AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO FOR 12 MONTHS AND BEING ON CALL FOR EVERYTHING.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT, UM, EVEN WHEN YOU HAD TO TRAVEL AND VACATION AND MS MEETINGS AND, AND ALL OVER THE PLACE.
BUT THANK YOU AGAIN, UM, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AND, UM, SO AS, AS WE, UM, GO INTO NEXT YEAR.
AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE.
UM, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU BILL FOR, UM, CHAIRMANSHIP.
UM, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I WASN'T HERE FOR A WHILE LAST, LAST, LAST YEAR, THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
UM, AND, UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, WHAT THIS BOARD HAS DONE FOR ME, UM, WHILE I WASN'T HERE.
AND, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A, UM, TO DECIDE WHETHER I WAS GONNA BE VICE CHAIR LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME AND, AND Y'ALL HAVE FAITH IN ME TO BE VICE CHAIR.
SO, UH, UNFORTUNATELY FOR Y'ALL, I GET TO BE CHAD NEXT YEAR,
UM, BUT, UH, I DO, UM, APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, UM, WHAT STAFF HAS DONE THIS YEAR AND, AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, I I KIND OF GOT DEEP AT THREE O'CLOCK WITH, WITH MY COMMENTS AND I'M TRYING TO STAY LIGHTER.
TODAY IS MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MY, MY HEART TRANSPLANT.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN A PRETTY EMOTIONAL DAY.
UM, MY DONOR FAMILY, UM, HAVE REACHED OUT SEVERAL TIMES TODAY AND WE'VE ACTUALLY TALKED PRIOR TO THIS, UM, WHICH IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.
UM, SO, UM, I DO WANT TO, UM, MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF A DONOR, UM, BEING A DONOR.
UH, IT, IT'S MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE.
SO, UM, I DO APPRECIATE, UM, THE DONOR FAMILY AND, AND ALL THAT GOES, UH, INTO MAKING THAT DECISION.
UM, BUT, UM, I WANNA WISH EVERYONE HERE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
UM, AND LET'S HOPE 25 IS 20, 25 IS THE BEST YEAR EVER.
YOU GOT IT BILL, YOU'VE MADE IT TO THE FINISH LINE BUDDY.
UH, I KNOW YOU, THIS IS A DAY THAT, THAT IT IS KIND OF MIXED EMOTIONS.
'CAUSE AS THE CHAIRMAN, AS WE TALKED ABOUT AT THREE O'CLOCK YOU'VE GOT A DIVORCE DECREE FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
BUT YOU KNOW, THE YEAR GOES BY FAST.
YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW FAST IT IS UNTIL YOU GET INTO THAT CHAIR, UH, WITH ALL THE
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ACTIVITIES THAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND THE MEETINGS THAT YOU ATTEND AND, AND JUST THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE.BUT YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
AND, UM, 25 IS GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR.
24 WAS A GOOD YEAR, BUT 25 IS GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR BECAUSE THEY A MIRACLE.
WE HAD A MIRACLE GOD, GOD'S GOT A PLAN BUDDY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP WHEN WE GET GET TO JANUARY'S MEETING.
AND, UH, BUT BILL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF, EVERYBODY FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
THIS IN 2024, ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATE.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY.
SO I'LL ECHO WHAT I SAID AT THE, THE THREE O'CLOCK MEETING.
UM, THIS COMMUNITY IS, IS UNIQUE.
UH, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BILL.
I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR 22 YEARS, SERVED WITH YOU ON BAPTIST MEN AT SMYRNA BAPTIST AND TO HAVE A FAMILIAR FACE, UH, ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, DAN AND, AND MARK ALSO.
UH, BUT IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO HAVE YOU CHAIR THIS BOARD ON MY FIRST YEAR.
OKAY? I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR LEADERSHIP.
IT'S MADE THIS, UH, A TRANSITION AND, AND EXPERIENCE SMOOTH AND I'M, I'M BLESSED BY YOU.
UM, TO OUR STAFF, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
UH, I'M WOULD BE, I MISSED CHIEF TITUS'S RETIREMENT LUNCHEON.
UM, MAN, THERE WERE TEARS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM TONIGHT, AND WE ARE A LESSER IN OUR SERVICE BECAUSE SHE IS NOT SERVING WITH US.
UH, TO HAVE SERVED ALONGSIDE OF HER.
UH, AND MY OTHER CAPACITY, THERE WAS A CALMNESS THAT SHE BROUGHT TO CHAOS, AND WHEN YOU LOOKED OVER AND SAW HER ON SCENE, YOU KNEW THAT THE PERSON THAT SHE WAS HELPING WAS GETTING TOP-NOTCH SERVICE.
AND SO, UH, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE TO MS. TILSON.
AGAIN, A A NAME THAT IS JUST, IT'S SYNONYMOUS WITH, WITH FOUR H AND HORSE ERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE HORSES AND, UM, MY CHILDREN STUDIED UNDER HER HIP APOLOGY AND SHE IS JUST AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND AGAIN, SHE PASSED THE TORCH ON, AND IT'S GONNA CONTINUE.
BUT AGAIN, OUR FOUR H PROGRAM IS LESSER BECAUSE SHE'S NOT IN IT.
UH, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WILL STEP UP AND, AND DO THEIR BEST TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, BUT THE WISDOM THAT SHE HAD AND, AND PASSED ALONG TO OUR YOUTH IS GONNA BE MISSED.
SO THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT THEY DID FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I'LL ECHO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR AND GREAT CHRISTMAS.
UM, WHEN YOU HAVE A, A GROUP LIKE THIS THAT PUTS YOU, THAT HOLDS YOU TOGETHER AND SUPPORTS YOU AND KAISHA, THANK YOU.
IF IT WASN'T FOR HER, SOMETIMES I WOULDN'T SHOW UP
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE COURAGE TO CALL US WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED.
AND KEVIN, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
I HAD TO PUT IT IN MY DE DIVORCE PAPERS, BUT IT COMES THAT TIME WHEN IT IS.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME.
ALL OF US HAVING TO SAY IT'S OVER.
THE STAFF, WHEN YOU HAVE A STAFF LIKE Y'ALL, IT REALLY MAKES IT EASY TO, TO MAKE IT THROUGH.
SO, UH, AND ALL OF YOU WHO COME OUT TO THESE MEETINGS AND MAKE US, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT US.
SO, UM, BUT BEING A BOARD, UH, CHAIRMAN IS NOT SISSY.
IT'S, UM, WHEN I GET UP HERE BEHIND, I THINK IT IS THE SCARIEST I EVER GET WHEN I'M BEHIND THIS MIC RIGHT HERE, CALLING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
SOMETIMES IT DON'T TURN OUT RIGHT, BUT IT DOES.
AGAIN, I YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD COMMENTS AND DAN MADE ME CRY TODAY AND THAT TAKES A LOT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING THE FRIEND THAT YOU'VE BEEN, UH, BEEN THROUGH ALL OF YOU.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.