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I WANT RIDING AROUND IN THERE.[1. ROLL CALL]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE JULY 15TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE DENWOODY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ORDER.COULD WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. DOOLEY? DR. MOORE.
IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I FATHER REGARD HEAVEN HALL, GOD, NAME BY KINGDOM COME.
I WILL BE DONE ON, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.
AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASSED AGAINST US.
IT BELIEVE US NOT TO TEMPTATION OR DELIVER US FROM EVIL OR BINDS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER IN THE GLORY FOREVER HEAVEN.
A SHIP FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE, UH, THIS AFTERNOON.
[4. AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA]
ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? NONE FROM STAFF.DO WE HAVE ANY FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? NO.
WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO MOVED.
DO WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? DR. MOORE? AYE.
THE AGENDA STANDS AS PRESENTED.
UH, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
BEFORE YOU.IS IT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED OR PULLED OUT? UM, YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, MR. CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION.
WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? I DO.
WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
[6.A. Virginia Department Of Transportation]
THIS TIME WE ARE GONNA HAVE REPORTS AND WE'VE GOT THE V DIVE REPORT, BUT I THINK MR. FRENCH HAS HIS TOES IN THE WATER RIGHT NOW, SO TO SPEAK.UM, SO THAT'S CORRECT MR. CHAIRMAN, BUT I, I AM WILLING AND ABLE TO TAKE ANY MAINTENANCE REQUESTS AND GET IT BACK TO HIM IF THE BOARD HAS ANY OF THOSE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WELL, I KNOW WE MADE MARK A NOTE OF A COUPLE PLACES IN YOUR DISTRICT FROM GRASS CUTTING FOR SITE DISTANCE.
UM, SO WE'LL, WE'LL REPORT THOSE, BUT IF ANYBODY DOES HAVE ANY, YOU'RE IN BETWEEN, YOU ONLY GET THREE CUTS NOW FOR VDOT.
SO IF YOU, YOU HAVE A, AN AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE CUT.
AND I NOTICED THIS MORNING, UM, I CROSSED OVER FROM COURTHOUSE ROAD TO, UM, CROSS FOUR 60.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE WITH THAT INTERSECTION WE HAVE.
UM, AND I NOTICED THAT THE STRIPING IS KINDA AGING ON IT AND WITH THE WAY THE LANES, WE TOOK OUT THAT PASSING LANE AND CREATED THAT O OPENING IN THE MIDDLE MM-HMM
AND IN THE MIDDLE FOR, UM, PEOPLE TO STOP.
WE PROBABLY REALLY NEED TO KEEP THE MARKINGS UP ON IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD SOMETIMES TO SEE WHERE TO STOP AND YOU ALMOST, IF IT'S NOT LINE THERE, YOU DON'T WANT TO STOP.
I, MS. CHAIRMAN, I, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS MENTIONED AT OUR LAST TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE PLANNING TO, TO REMARK THAT AREA AND I THINK SOME OF THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BEING REPAIRED TOO.
BUT, WE'LL, WE WILL, UM, WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THEM ON THAT.
UM, MR. CHAIR, UM, JUST THE, UM, DRAINAGE ISSUES, THE GRASS AND THE DRAINS, UH, KIND OF, UH, SOME PEOPLE TOLD ME THEY HAD STOPPED UP SO THE WATER CAN'T, UH, MANEUVER THROUGH AND IT'S BACKING UP.
UM, SO THAT PROGRESS AND EVERYTHING, THAT'S THE WHOLE COUNTY, I GUESS THE LEAVES AND HUH? THAT RAIN LAST NIGHT MIGHT HAVE HELPED YOU
SO THAT, YEAH, THAT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS.
UM, BILLY BEAN NOW I'S STILL HOPING THAT HIS BRIDGE WILL BE OPENED UP THIS MONTH.
UH, SO HE DIDN'T ASK ME TO SAY ANYTHING MM-HMM
SO I'M NOT SAYING, I'M JUST PRAYING THEY WILL HAVE, HAVE IT OPEN THIS MONTH.
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BEEN, WELL LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WASHED AWAY.I'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE.
AND JUST ONE LAST THING ON SUNSET.
UH, GOING OUT TO 2 26, THAT BIG BUSH THAT'S ON THE END, UM, A YELLOW LOOKING GIANT.
SO I DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE TO KIND OF GO IN THE STREET TO LOOK.
MAYBE NEED A SIGHT DISTANCE OR CUT TRIMMED OR, OKAY.
YOU KNOW, IT HAS SOME WIRE WIRES IN THE MIDDLE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S VDOT OR
IF IT'S IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEY CAN TRIM IT.
SUNSET AND 2 26, RIGHT? MM-HMM
IT'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER AROUND THE END YELLOW PUSH.
ALRIGHT, SO THE, OUR NEXT, UM, PRESENTATION, UM, IS ONE THAT WE WAIT FOR EVERY YEAR.
UM, SO, UH, AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA TURN IT
[6.B. New Laws Presentation]
OVER TO SAL AND LAN, UH, ROBINSON, WHO IS HIS SUMMER INTERN.AND, UH, WE'LL LET Y'ALL PRESENT PRESENTING NEW LAWS FOR, UM, FOR 2025.
AND AS, AS YOU KNOW, WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PRESENTATION EVERY YEAR.
AND THIS IS, THIS IS ONE WHERE I ALWAYS LET THE SUMMER INTERN AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE GIVE THE PRESENTATION.
AND SO KJA HAS BEEN DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB THIS SUMMER.
SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON THE PRESENTATION AND, UM, SHE'S GONNA DO A GOOD JOB GIVING IT TO YOU.
IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO, TO ASK ME.
UM, BUT KJA WILL BE DOING THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION.
GUIDE TO SYMBOLS AND PRESENTATION.
THE MUST SYMBOL MEANS THAT IT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED THAT YOU ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THIS MATTER.
IT IS TOO INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
THE MAY SYMBOL MEANS THAT YOU MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THIS MATTER.
IT IS FOR INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
THE INFO SYMBOL MEANS THAT THIS SLIDE IS ONLY INCLUDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.
ALTHOUGH MANY OF THESE SLIDES ADDRESS LAWS WITH WHICH YOU OR THE COUNTY MUST COMPLY EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
BUDGET BILL, HHR CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT, INFO CAPS, STATE RE STATE REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCALITIES FOR PRIVATE DAY SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES STIPULATES THAT STATE REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCALITIES FOR PRIVATE DAY EDUCATION SERVICES WILL NOT INCREASE MORE THAN 5% OVER THE RATES FOR SUCH SERVICES.
PROVIDED THE PREVIOUS, THE PREVIOUS YEAR DIRECTS REPORTING ON THE TRANSITION OF STUDENTS FROM PRIVATE PLACEMENTS BACK TO LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS 2025 BUDGET BILL, HHR, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES, TEMPORARY DETENTION ORDERS AND STATE HOSPITALS INFO PROVIDES 2 MILLION IN FY 2025 FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL LAW ENFOR ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR TIME SPENT TRANSPORTING INDIVIDUALS UNDER TEMPORARY DETENTION ORDERS AND EMERGENCY CUSTODY ORDERS.
LANGUAGE DIRECTS PRIORITIZATION FOR LOCALITIES WITH AGENCIES THAT MUST TRAVEL SIGNIFICANT DISTANCES TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO SUCH FACILITIES TO STATE FACILITIES.
ANY UNEXPECTED FUNDS CARRY OVER INTO FY 20 26, 20 25 BUDGET.
BILL HHR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES, TEMPORARY DETENTION ORDERS IN STATE HOSPITALS.
INFO PROVIDES 3 MILLION IN FY IN FY 2025 TO CONVERT 10 BEDS AT SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA TRAINING MEDICAL CENTER TO A SKILLED NURSING LEVEL OF CARE TO ENABLE TRANSFER OF RESIDENTS AT HAREM DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER IN ANTICIPATION OF ITS PLAN.
CLOSING DIRECTS D-B-H-D-S TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE CLOSURE OF HAREM W DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER, INCLUDING ANY ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED NURSING BEDS AT SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER 2025 BUDGET BILL HHR, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES, TEMPORARY DETENTION ORDERS AND STATE HOSPITALS.
INFO IN THE PLAN D-B-H-D-S SHALL ACCESS ASSESS THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF SKILLED NURSING BEDS NEEDED BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT NEEDS
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AT ITS FACILITY.AND SHALL ALSO DEVELOP AN ESTIMATE OF SKILLED NURSING BEDS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS FUTURE NEEDS.
D-B-H-D-S SHALL SELECT STAKEHOLDER INPUT AS PART OF ITS SKILLED NURSING BED.
D-B-H-D-S SHALL REPORT THE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT TO THE CHAIRS OF THE HOUSE, APP OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATION AND SENATE FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE BY NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025.
BUDGET BILL LABOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INFO AMENDED VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 65.2 DASH 1 0 7 TO INCREASE FROM 52 TO 104 WEEKS OF MAXIMUM DURATION AFTER THE DATE OF DIAGNOSIS THAT WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE FOR ANXIETY DISORDER, DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER INCURED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS ACTING IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
SENATE BILL 1000 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY KILLED BY DOGS.
INCREASE FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS MUST COMPENSATION FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY KILLED BY DOGS, INCREASES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY KILLED OR INJURED BY DOGS FROM $750 TO 1000 PER ANIMAL.
AND FROM $10 TO 25 PER FILE WE WILL NEED TO AMEND IN WOODY COUNTY CODE SECTION FOUR DASH SIX TO CHANGE THE AMOUNTS PER FOR FILE AND LIVESTOCK TO THESE AMOUNTS.
HOUSE BILL 2278 SCHOOL, SCHOOL BOARD SLASH DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT REVIEW OF ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES IN LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS.
INFO REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL BOARD OR DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH SUCH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE TO REVIEW THE EXTENT TO WHICH PUBLIC, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISION.
PRESENT PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS THAT MAY PREVENT SUCH INDIVIDUALS FROM FULLY PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
CHALLENGES AND ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORTS EXISTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AT PUBLIC, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISION.
SUCH SCHOOLS HAVE BEGUN TO PLAN TO ADDRESS AND ELIMINATE ALL SUCH CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS AND STATE AGENCIES CAN ASSIST SUCH SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS AND ELIMINATE ALL SUCH CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS AND FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.
THE BILL REQUIRES EACH SCHOOL BOARD OR DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT TO REPORT THE FINDINGS OF SUCH REVIEW AND ANY ASSOCIATED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025.
HOSPITAL 1658 LOCAL FOUNDATION AND SOIL MANAGEMENT FUND MAY AUTHORIZES A LOCALITY BY ORDINANCE TO CREATE A LOCAL FOUNDATION AND SOIL MANAGEMENT FUND CONSISTING OF APPROPRIATED LOCAL MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTING FUNDS TO AN OWNER OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OR A COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY FOR FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT AND SOIL SETTLEMENT REPAIRS AND PREVENTION ON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED LANDS HOUSE BILL 1996.
PLANNING AND ZONING PUBLIC NOTICE INFO REQUIRES THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.
NOTICE THAT A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLISH PUBLISHES FOR CERTAIN PLANNING AND ZONING ACTIONS TO BE PUBLISHED NO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE MEETING.
CURRENT LAW REQUIRES SUCH NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED NO LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE MEETING.
HOUSE BILL 26 30 REPLACEMENT OF TREES DURING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND LOCALITIES TREE CANOPY FUND MAY ALLOWS LOCALITIES BY ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A TREE CANOPY FUND TO COLLECT, MAINTAIN, AND DISTRIBUTE FEES COLLECTED FROM DEVELOPERS THAT CAN PROVIDE FOR FULL TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENTS WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS SITUATED.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH COST UNITS THAT ARE BASED ON AVERAGE COSTS OF TWO
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TRIPLE INTER INTER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS OPERATED FOR TREE PLANTING STEWARDSHIP OR COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION MISSIONS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.THE BILL REQUIRES ANY FUNDS COLLECTED BY LOCALITIES TO BE SPENT WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE COLLECTION DATE HOUSE BILL 26 60 SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
LOCAL APPROVALS REPORT MUST SHORTENS THE TIMEFRAME FOR VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVALS OF SUBDIVISION PLATS AND SITE PLANS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE BILL CALLS ON THE VIRGINIA CODE COMMISSION TO CONVENE A WORK GROUP CONSISTING OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO REVIEW EXISTING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUB SUBMISSION REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION PLATS AND SITE PLANS.
THE WORK GROUP SHALL DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO ORGANIZE PROCEDURAL STEPS IN A CLEAR, LOGICAL AND SEQUENTIAL ORDER TO ENHANCE EASE OF REFERENCE, CLARIFY THE PROCESSES, REQUIREMENTS AND TIMELINES APPLICABLE TO EACH TYPE OF PLAT OR PLAN, STANDARDIZED TERMINO TERMINOLOGY TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY, REDUCE AMBIGUITY AND MINIMIZE MISINTERPRETATION AND IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE REDUNDANT OR DUPLICATIVE PROVISIONS TO STREAMLINE THE CODE AND IMPROVE ITS USABILITY.
AND SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025.
CHAPTER 18 OF THE DENWOODY CODE WILL NEED AMENDMENT BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE TIMEFRAME IN THIS BILL.
SENATE BILL 974 SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE PLANNING PLAN REVIEW BY DESIGNATED AGENT MUST REMOVES PLANNING COMMISSION AND GOVERNING BODY APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS FOR PLAS AND PLANS AND ASSIGN SUCH AUTHORITY SOLELY TO A DESIGNATED AGENT DEFINED IN THE BILL.
HOWEVER, THE BILL PROVIDES THAT THE LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION MAY SERVE AS A DE DESIGNATED AGENT OF ANY LOCALITY WITH THE POP WITH A POPULATION OF 5,000 OR LESS.
THE BILL ALSO EXPEDITES THE REVIEW PROCESS BY SHORTENING THE TIMEFRAME FOR FORWARDING PLATS AND PLANS TO STATE AGENCIES FOR REVIEW.
SENATE BILL 4 22 ZONING VIOLATION.
APPEALS FINES MAY APPROVES THAT A ZONING ORDINANCE MAY SUBSCRIBE AN APPEAL PERIOD OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS, BUT NOT LESS THAN 10 DAYS FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION INVOLVING THE STORAGE OR DISPOSAL OF NON-AGRICULTURAL EXCAVATION MATERIAL WASTE AND DEBRIS.
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR ENHANCED FINES FOR ANY CONVICTION RESULTING FROM A VIOLATION VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS REGULATING THE STORAGE OR DISPOSAL OF NON-AGRICULTURAL EXCAVATION MATERIAL WASTE AND DEBRIS.
SALE OF CERTAIN VACANT OR BLIGHTED OR DERELICT PROPERTY MAY ALLOWS A LOCALITY WHERE CERTAIN VACANT AND BLIGHTED OR DE REELECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO PETITION THE CIRCUIT COURT TO APPOINT A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DEED OR DEEDS TO CONVEY THE REAL ESTATE IN LIE OF A SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE LOCALITY, TO THE LOCALITY LAND BANK ENTITY, OR TO AN EX EXISTING NONPROFIT ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE LOCALITY TO CARRY OUT THE FUNCTION FUNCTIONS OF A LAND BANK.
THE BILL PROVIDES THAT THE LOCALITY SHALL REQUIRE ANY PURCHASER BY THE COVENANT AND THE DEED OR ANY OR OTHER SECURITY INSTRUMENT TO BEGIN REPAIR OR RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND COMPLETE ALL REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS NECESSARY TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING CODE WITHIN A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS OF THE PURCHASE.
HOUSEHOLD 2165 SLASH SENATE BILL 1002 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, PROHIBITED PERSONAL USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS, ET CETERA.
INFO PROHIBITS ANY PERSON FROM CONVERTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO A CANDIDATE OR HIS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR PERSONAL USE.
CURRENT LAW ONLY PROHIBITS SUCH CONVERSIONS OF CONTRIBUTIONS WITH REGARD TO DISBURSEMENTS OF SURPLUS FUNDS AT THE DIS DISSOLUTION OF A CAMPAIGN OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE.
THE BILL PROVIDES THAT A CONTRIBUTION IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO PERSONAL USE IF THE CONTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS USED TO FULFILL ANY COMMITMENT,
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OBLIGATION, OR EXPENSE THAT WOULD EXIST IRRESPECTIVE OF, OF A, OF THE PERSON SEEKING, HOLDING, OR MAINTAINING PUBLIC OFFICE.BUT ALLOW THE CONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR THE ORDINARY AND ACCEPTED EXPENSES RELATED TO CAMPAIGNING FOR OR HOLDING ELECTIVE OFFICE, INCLUDING THE USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR TO PAY FOR THE CANDIDATE'S DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSES THAT ARE INCURED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY.
THE BILL PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO THE PERSONAL USE BAN A REQUEST AND ADVISORY OPINION FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON SUCH MATTERS.
THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THE BILL HAVE A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1ST, 2026.
THE BILL DIRECTS THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO ADOPT EMERGENCY REGULATIONS HOUSE BILL 1705 VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS INFO REQUIRES THAT BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2026.
DISPATCHERS REQUIRES THAT BEGINNING JULY 1ST EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE HYBRID RETIREMENT PROGRAM BECOME PARTICIPANTS AND THE DISABILITY PROGRAM FOR HYBRID RETIREMENT PLAN MEMBERS.
IF THE LOCALITY EMPLOYING SUCH DISPATCHER PARTICIPATES IN SUCH PROGRAM, THE EMPLOYERS OF SUCH DISPATCHERS SHALL PROVIDE THE COST REQUIRED FOR FUNDING PARTICIPATION IN SUCH PROGRAM.
HOUSE BILL 1933 SLASH SENATE BILL NINE 20.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRESUMPTION AS TO DEATH OR DISABILITY FROM THROAT CANCER INFO PROVIDES THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRESUMPTION AS TO DEATH OR DISABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER.
THROAT CANCER INCLUDES CANCER THAT FORMS IN THE TISSUES OF THE PHARYNX, LARYNX, ADENOID, TONSIL, ESOPHAGUS, TRACHEA, NASOPHARYNX, ORAL PHARYNX, OR HYPOPHARYNX.
THIS BILL APPLIES ONLY TO DISEASES DIAGNOSED ON OR AFTER JULY 1ST, 2025.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, A ACCESS ACT, DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY DEFINITIONS.
PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS INFO MAKES NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS ACT.
THE BILL DEFINES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY DEFINED IN THE BILL FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
THE BILL PERMITS THE HEAD OF EACH COVERED ENTITY DEFINED IN THE BILL TO DESIGNATE AN EMPLOYEE TO SERVE AS SUCH COVERED ENTITY ENTITY'S DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR AND PROVIDES THAT SUCH DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH COVERED ENTITIES DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY POLICY.
THE BILL HAS DE DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATES OF APRIL 24TH, 2026 AND APRIL 26TH, 2027 FOR SPECIFIC COVER ENTITIES.
ACCORDING TO POPULATION SIZE, HOUSE BILL 27 18, PHOTO SPEED MONITORING DEVICES, SCHOOL CROSSING ZONES, INFO REQUIRES PHOTOGRAPHS, MICRO PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPES OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES OR DOCUMENTATIONS PRODUCED BY A PHOTO SPEED MONITORING DEVICE PLACED IN A SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE TO DEPICT OR CONFIRM A PORTABLE SIGN OR TILT OVER SIGN THAT IS IN POSITION OR BLINKING SIGN THAT IS ACTIVATED INDICATING THAT SCHOOL CROSSING ZONES AT THE TIME OF SUCH VEHICLE SPEED VIOLATION IN ORDER FOR A SWORN CERTIFICATE TO BE CONSIDERED PRIMA FOSSE EVIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF ENFORCING VEHICLE SPEED VIOLATIONS.
PHOTO SPEED MONITORING DEVICES, PROOF OF VIOLATION AFFIRMED BY RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
INFO ALLOWS A RETIRED SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DEFINED IN THE BILL TO SWEAR TO OR AFFIRM A CERTIFICATE FOR A VEHICLE SPEED VIOLATION ENFORCED BY A PHOTO SPEED MONITORING DEVICE.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? OR? THEY WERE BUSY ANYWAY.
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A LOT OF INFORMATION.THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I, GOOD JOB JUST TO MAKE A, A STATEMENT ABOUT KJA.
UM, ONE, I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT YOU JUST DID.
SO WHEN I, I FIRST BECAME COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MY POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FROM MY BUDGET THE FIRST YEAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON THE SCREEN.
UM, THANK GOODNESS I HAD NOTES WHERE I COULD KEEP GOING.
SO EVEN WHEN WE JUST LOST POWER, YOU NEVER STOPPED A BEAT, WHICH WAS GREAT.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING, TODAY'S A GREAT DAY FOR US 'CAUSE WE GET TO, TO RECOGNIZE OUR YOUTH AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
AND JUST WANNA PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, YOU, YOU JUST GRADUATED, I MEAN, YOU GRADUATED, YOU JUST FINISHED YOUR, UM, SOPHOMORE YEAR, RIGHT? MM-HMM
AND TO BE A JUNIOR THIS YEAR YES.
SO SOMETIMES WHEN I, YOU MAY BE ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ONES TO, TO DO THIS.
WE MAY HAVE HAD A A, A SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR ONCE BEFORE TO DO IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM, UM, AND MY WAY OF LOOKING AT IT IS TO GIVE PEOPLE LIKE, UM, KAJA THE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE.
UM, WHICH YOU CAN SEE SHE'S, SHE'S DONE THAT.
UM, THE, THE, THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE, THE WORK THAT'S GIVEN TO 'EM IS MEANINGFUL.
AND SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE, I GUESS IN MY OFFICE WHEN SHE WENT OVER THIS PRESENTATION OF THE POTENTIAL WORK THAT SHE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN.
I THINK THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY OF MM-HMM
OF SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DO.
AND I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB AT IT.
UM, AND THEN TRYING TO DISCOVER WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.
AND SO WE'VE HAD THESE TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS BEFORE, BUT THIS IS A LOT OF COMPLICATED INFORMATION.
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA READ IT THREE OR FOUR TIMES JUST TO UNDERSTAND IT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL THE BOARD WHEN WE MET, AND MS. MR. SOUTHALL AND I, WE KIND OF TALKED THROUGH SOME OF THESE AND I MEAN, SHE, SHE DID A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL JOB.
SO I I I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU JUST DID BECAUSE IT, YOU MADE IT LOOK EASY.
YOU DIDN'T LOOK NERVOUS A BIT.
IF IT WAS ME, I'D BE SHAGGING,
[7.A. Contract Award, Dinwiddie Fire & EMS Insurance]
GONNA MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS. CONTRACT AWARD DI FIRE AND EMS INSURANCE.DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MR. MASSENGILL, MR. SOUTH HALL.
UM, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WAS A VERY GOOD JOB BACK THERE.
ALL THOSE MEDICAL WORDS THAT SHE THREW OUT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
IF YOU, IF YOU FALL OUTTA LAW, DON'T FORGET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A HOME FOR YOU.
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, KEEP UP WITH YOU.
TODAY WE ARE HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR FIRE AND EMS INSURANCE.
OUR CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRED ON JUNE 30TH, ON JUNE 5TH AND RFP FOR FIRE AND EMS INSURANCE WAS RELEASED.
COUNTY RECEIVED BIDS AND PROPOSALS FROM THREE VENDORS.
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE EVALUATED THE PROPOSALS AND SELECTED WATKINS INSURANCE AGENCY IS HAVING THE BEST OFFER.
THE POLICY COVERS PROPERTY, PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, AUTO GENERAL LIABILITY MANAGEMENT, LIABILITY ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS, WHICH SUPPLEMENTS THE VOLUNTEER WORKMAN'S COMP COVERAGE.
MR. SILL AND I HAVE SPOKEN AND WE'LL, WE WILL BE REMOVING THE GENERAL LIABILITY FROM THIS POLICY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE COVERAGE WITH V CORP, SO THAT WILL BE COMING OFF THE TOTAL.
I'LL READ THE TOTAL, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND THAT'LL BE PULLED OFF.
SO WE DON'T HAVE DUPLICATE COVERAGE IN THAT AREA, WHICH WE HAD BEFORE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE IDENTIFIED AND WE'LL BE CLARIFYING TO, TO CLEAN THAT UP.
WATKINS WAS OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT HOLDER FOR FIRE, EMS INSURANCE POLICIES HAD NO ISSUES WITH THEM.
SADLY, I'VE HAD TO HAVE SOME PHONE CALLS WITH THEM.
WE DING SOMETHING UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND I CAN SAY THEY DO GREAT WITH HELPING US TAKING CARE OF US AND KEEPING US, GETTING US BACK ON THE ROAD.
TOTAL PREMIUM FOR THE ENTIRE THING.
AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE TAKING THE GENERAL LIABILITY OFF WAS 1 61 5 95.
WE WERE REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH WATKINS INSURANCE TO REINSURE THROUGH THEM.
SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, ALL WE, WE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE RESOLUTION, I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, TO MAKE ANY CHANGES SUBSTANCE OF OTHERWISE.
SO AFTER TALKING TO CHIEF KUSHNER, WE'RE JUST GONNA REMOVE THAT GENERAL LIABILITY.
ALL COUNTY DEPARTMENTS HAVE UP TO A $5 MILLION, UH, POLICY PER INCIDENT.
SO WE JUST DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO DUPLICATE THAT SERVICE.
SO WE JUST NEED SIMPLY A, A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
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OKAY.WHAT'S THE PLEDGE OF THE BOARD? MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED WITH THE CHANGE IN THE GENERAL LIABILITY.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? DR. MOORE? AYE.
[7.B. Opioid Settlement With Henry Schein, Inc., General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc., And Insource, Inc.]
HAVE THE OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT.UM, MR. SAL, MR. LEE, IF IT'S OKAY, I THINK I'LL DISCUSS IT FROM DOWN HERE.
UM, SO, AND I, I DO WANT TO THANK KENISHA ROBINSON AGAIN FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION.
IT'S REALLY BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HER THIS SUMMER.
UM, SHE'S, SHE'S DONE A, A VERY GOOD JOB, AS YOU CAN TELL.
UM, SO WE HAVE A SETTLEMENT, UM, THAT'S BEEN OFFERED HERE BY HENRY SCHEIN INC.
UM, IN RELATION TO THE OPIOID LITIGATION.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER RELATED ENTITIES THAT ARE IN IT AS WELL.
AND THEY WERE A, A SMALL, THEY, THEY, THEY DON'T DO A LOT OF BUSINESS IN, IN VIRGINIA, BUT I GUESS THEY DID SOME.
AND SO THEY HAVE OFFERED, UM, A SETTLEMENT OF $450,000 WITH CERTAIN VIRGINIA DEFENDANTS INCLUDING DEN WITTY.
THERE'S A FORMULA FOR HOW THAT GETS DIVIDED UP.
AND DEN WIT'S UH, SHARE OF THAT AFTER ATTORNEY'S FEES APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF, OF $1,215 AND 37 CENTS.
UM, I IMAGINE THE FINAL AMOUNT COULD BE MORE OR LESS AT THE END OF IT.
UM, BUT THE, THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL IN IN, IN MY OFFICE DO ADVISE, UM, THAT THOSE FUNDS BE USED FOR OPIOID REMEDIATION AND THAT THE, UH, SETTLEMENT BE APPROVED.
THERE IS A RESOLUTION, UM, THERE IN YOUR PACKET FOR THE APPROVAL OF THAT RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
AND SO THIS JUST AFFECTS THE ONE ENTITY? CORRECT.
SO THIS SETTLEMENT WOULD AFFECT HENRY SCHEIN INC.
A COMPANY NAMED GENERAL INJECTABLES AND VACCINES INC.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY'RE ALL IN THE FAMILY OF COMPANIES OF HENRY SCHEIN.
AND I DID HAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT WOULD ALLOW, IT SAYS IN ANY OTHER RELATED ENTITY.
SO IF THERE, IF THERE'RE ONE OR MORE OTHER ENTITIES THAT SHOW UP LATER TO BE RELATED, IT SOMEHOW WE NEED TO SIGN FOR THEM, THAT'S FINE.
BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY, IT'S INTERESTING IN THE DOCUMENTATION I READ FOR, THERE'S A WHOLE LIST JUST TO BE CLEAR OF ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT BEING SIGNED OFF ON HERE, UM, WHEN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS SIGNED.
WHAT'S THE PLEASURE? THE BOARD, THIS SUPERVISOR ACTION.
BE IT, AND THE, THE RESOLUTION DOESN'T NEED TO BE READ.
JUST A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED WOULD BE SUFFICIENT.
MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AS PRESENTED THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? DR. MOORE? AYE.
[7.C. Regional Opioid Abatement Project Operating Agreement]
TO KEEP ON THE SAME THING, MR. AL.ALRIGHT, SO ON A RELATED TOPIC, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HOPEWELL, THE CITY OF HOPEWELL, AS WELL AS PRINCE GEORGE AND SURREY COUNTIES ON AN OPIOID REMEDIATION PROJECT THAT WOULD INVOLVE PEER, UM, SUPPORT RECOVERY SPECIALISTS.
AND SO AT YOUR FEBRUARY 18TH MEETING, YOU APPROVED ENTERING INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, UH, WHERE BASICALLY THE IDEA AT THAT POINT WAS THAT HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE SURY AND SUSSEX WOULD APPLY FOR COOPERATIVE GRANT FUNDS FROM THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY.
AT THE END OF THAT, SUSSEX DECIDED THEY HAD SOME OTHER PROJECTS THEY WERE INTERESTED IN AND THEY ELECTED NOT TO GO FORWARD WITH APPLICATION.
BUT THE OTHER FOUR JURISDICTIONS DID GO FORWARD WITH APPLICATION.
AND THE APPLICATION DID GET FUNDED, UM, BY THE, THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY OR OAA.
AND SO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT IS THAT WE HAVE WHAT I CALL AN OPERATING AGREEMENT, BUT THAT'S REALLY A MORE DETAILED AGREEMENT THAT SETS FORTH HOW THESE FOUR, UM, LOCALITIES AND ACTUALLY THE, UH, THE, UH, DISTRICT 19 COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD, WHICH IS NOW ACTUALLY KNOWN AS GREATER REACH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD WILL, WILL WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PROJECT.
SO, AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS FOR THE CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST STAFF.
IT IS TO BE HOUSED AT, UH, GREATER REACH.
AND THE GOAL WOULD BE FOR THIS STAFF TO WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WHO DEVELOP A REFERRAL BASED AGREEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE DEFINED AS 48 TO 72 HOUR RESPONSE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, UH, TO, TO PARTNER WITH, WITH
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN EACH LOCALITY TO PROVIDE TIMELY ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PEER RECOVERY SERVICES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT AND HARM REDUCTION KITS.UH, THREE, PROACTIVELY ENGAGE AT COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
UM, THE INITIAL AGREEMENT, AS YOU MAY RECALL, DID GIVE THE LOCALITIES THE ABILITY TO LIMIT WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE, UH, HARM REDUCTION KITS FOR EACH LOCALITY.
UM, THEN WITTY PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S AUTHORIZATION.
IN FEBRUARY, OBVIOUSLY SUBJECT APPROPRIATIONS DID COMMIT, UM, ABOUT $18,832 AND 60 CENTS, AND WHAT'S CALLED INDIVIDUAL DISTRIBUTION FUNDS TO THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS ABOUT $4,708 OF GOLD STANDARD FUNDS.
ALL THAT MONEY'S HELD AT THE OAA AND IS DISPERSED UPON REQUEST.
UM, AND THOSE WOULD BE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
IDEALLY THIS WOULD BE A, A PROJECT THAT WOULD LAST AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
AND THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY WOULD FUND IT THE FIRST, THE FIVE, THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
UM, SO I, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE AGREEMENT GOES THROUGH A NUMBER OF ITEMS. IT'S A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR ONE YEAR RENEWALS.
UH, PRINCE GEORGE IS THE FISCAL AGENT.
UH, THERE'S SOME RULES FOR THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS.
UM, AND THEN THE, THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT TO SET FORTH AN EXHIBIT IN AN EXHIBIT TO THE AGREEMENT, UM, INCLUDING YEAR ONE FUNDING.
UM, THE SPECIFICALLY THERE WOULD BE ONE FULL-TIME, UH, TEAM LEAD AND TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
AND THERE WOULD ALSO BE FUNDING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO WOULD, UH, I THINK PRIMARILY ACCOMPANY, UH, THE EMPLOYEES ON VISITS AS, AS THEY FOUND NECESSARY.
UM, FUNDING WOULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO LEASED CARS, THREE LAPTOPS COM, THREE LAPTOP COMPUTERS, THREE CELL PHONES, UM, HARM REDUCTION KITS AND OTHER EXPENSES.
UH, THE STAFFING OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYEES, IS TO BE MANAGED BY GREATER REACH.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S SOME EXACT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROCUREMENT PROBABLY BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE AND GREATER REACH THAT WE MAY HAMMER OUT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH FINALIZING THE AGREEMENT.
UM, GREATER REACH IS ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT ON THE, THE SUCCESS METRICS OF THE PROJECT.
SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HOPEWELL PRINCE, GEORGE AND SURREY ALL MEET ON, I BELIEVE IT'S AUGUST THE 12TH AT THEIR SEPARATE BOARD MEETINGS.
OUR MEETING WAS NOT GOING TO BE UNTIL AUGUST THE 19TH.
AND SO THIS, THIS AGREEMENT IS ALREADY LIVING IN A FUNDING YEAR.
SO I THOUGHT IT MADE SENSE TO GO AHEAD AND BRING THIS TO YOU.
THERE MAY BE CHANGES, UM, TO, TO THE FINAL VERSION OF THE AGREEMENT.
THEY'LL PROBABLY BE FAIRLY MINOR IN NATURE, BUT THERE MAY BE CHANGES.
AND AS, AS REQUESTED BY THE OTHER LOCALITIES, YOU'RE DEALING WITH THREE OTHER LOCALITIES HERE.
AND THIS RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE MR. MASSENGILL AS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO APPROVE THOSE CHANGES BY SIGNING THE AGREEMENT.
BUT I THINK WE WANTED TO GET THIS TO YOU, UM, TODAY TO, TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE IT TODAY.
UM, IF YOU DID WANNA WAIT, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT ON THE AUGUST 19TH MEETING, BUT, UM, I I THINK IT PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO, TO BE ABLE TO, IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT, YOU KNOW, OUT THAT TO THE OTHER LOCALITIES THAT DENWOODY HAS APPROVED IT.
UM, AND IS IS IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY ALL THREE OF THESE LOCALITIES ARE ABLE TO DO THE SAME ON AUGUST 12TH AND WE CAN EXPEDIT EXPEDITIOUSLY MOVE FORWARD.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THERE MAY BE.
QUESTIONS AND THIS IS A, THE 47 AND THE OTHER AMOUNT I CAN'T, SO THE FUNDING IS THE 18,832 60 CENTS AND THE 4,700.
AND AND THAT'S MONEY THAT IS AT THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY, RIGHT.
AND THEN CAN BE USED FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND NOW WITH EARMARK DIY MONEY, IT'S JUST SITTING CORRECT AND OKAY.
AND THE, AND THAT'S OVER THE FIVE YEARS? OR IS THAT EACH YEAR? FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
SO EACH YEAR, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, IT WOULD BE THAT AMOUNT.
AND I MEAN, YOU, YOU, YOU THINK ABOUT THREE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, THE TWO CARS.
UM, IT'S A, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SIZE PROJECT AND, UM, I I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT PRINCE GEORGE IN PARTICULAR, I BELIEVE CONTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, RIGHT.
UM, O OVER AND ABOVE KIND OF THE AMOUNTS THAT THAT DENWITTY IS CONTRIBUTING PROPORTIONATELY.
UM, YEAH, I KNOW FEBRUARY WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
IT, IT, IT IS GETTING TO BE A LONG TIME AGO.
YEAH, WE WERE WAITING FOR APPROVAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE IN THERE AND THEN WE FOUND OUT WE GOT IT AND WE MOVED FORWARD WITH THIS, SO.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE MR. CHAIR? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE REGIONAL, UH, OPIOID ABATEMENT PROJECT OPERATING AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED.
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AYE.UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR CITIZEN COMMENT? MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP.
ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PORTION AND WE HAVE COUNTY
[9. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS]
ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS.MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
D UH, SO ONE, UM, AS YOU KNOW, HEAVY RAINS CAME IN REALLY OVER THE WEEKEND.
SO OUR NEIGHBORS IN CHESTERFIELD, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, PETERSBURG, AND THEN WE GOT OUR FAIR SHARE LAST NIGHT, SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTY, SEVEN TO EIGHT INCHES, SOME FOUR TO FIVE INCHES.
UH, BUT, UH, JUST WANTED TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT.
UM, SO EARLIER TODAY, CHIEF KISSNER AND I TALKED, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 22 ROADS OR INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE STILL PRESENTLY CLOSED IN, IN THE COUNTY.
UM, PROACTIVELY I GOT A CALL FROM SENATOR AD CHERICE CALLED AND SHE SAW THE, KIND OF THE DEVASTATION IN, IN PETERSBURG AND WANTED TO CHECK ON DIMWIT, UM, AND TO OFFER ANY TYPE OF STATE RESOURCES THAT WE MIGHT NEED.
UM, VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I THINK WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE HERE.
UM, THERE'S BEEN A, A FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR DI WITTY COUNTY UP TO 8:00 PM TODAY.
AND THEN A FLOOD WATCH THAT'S BEEN EXTENDED TILL TILL WEDNESDAY AT 12:00 AM UH, THE, THE CAMPAIGN NATIONALLY FOR, FOR THESE TYPES OF FLOODING EVENTS IS TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
AND, BUT IT, IT REALLY KIND OF COMES TO WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK INTO FLOODING AND IN FACT, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO CHIEF KIER EARLIER TODAY, I THINK HE WAS AT, YOU WERE JUST ACROSS FROM CENTRAL STATE NEAR THE V THE VDOT RESIDENCY, AND A GENTLEMAN WAS WALKING THROUGH FLOODED WATER.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT JUST SIX INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN KNOCK A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.
12 INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN ACTUALLY MOVE A SMALL CAR OFF OF ITS TIRES.
AND SO AGAIN, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SEE WATER GOING ACROSS ROADWAYS, AND, AND WE KNOW, AND AGAIN, NO CRITICISM NECESSARILY AT THIS MEETING FOR VDOT 'CAUSE I THINK THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN WITH THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE, BUT WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS JUST HOW OUR DITCHES NEED TO BE CLEANED OUT.
AND THEY, THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO WHEN, WHEN YOU HEAR THINGS LIKE FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD WATCHES, INEVITABLY THERE'S GONNA BE PARTS OF DEWINE COUNTY THAT'S GONNA BE FLOODED.
AND SO I, I CAN'T JUST AS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, I, I JUST WANT TO, FOR PEOPLE AT HOME THAT ARE MAYBE WATCHING, AND AGAIN, I KNOW WE DO A GOOD JOB IN TRYING TO PUT THIS INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU APPROACH MOVING WATER, YOU DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY WHAT'S UNDER THAT MOVING WATER.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF THAT ROAD HAS BEEN UNDERMINED.
WE HAD A COUPLE STORIES FROM PETERSBURG AND CHESTERFIELD WHERE INDIVIDUALS WENT IN THE WATER THINKING THAT IT WAS OKAY NOT KNOWING THAT THE ROAD WAS UNDERMINED UNDERNEATH AND GOT CAUGHT.
UM, SO THE WHOLE TURNAROUND, FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IS IMPORTANT.
UM, ALSO 507 SQUARE MILES, IF YOU KNOW OF A ROAD THAT'S FLOODED.
AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT VDOT TO, TO LET THEM KNOW SO THEY CAN WORK AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS THEY CAN.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NINE ONE ONE CENTER, AND IF YOU DO THAT, WE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH VDOT IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC ROAD THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE CLOSED.
UM, BUT WATCH FOR THOSE CLOSED ROAD SIGNS TOO.
UM, THIS MORNING I, I WITNESSED PEOPLE GOING AROUND CLOSED ROAD SIGNS.
UM, I GUESS THEY'RE THINKING VDOT PUT IT UP, WE CAN STILL GO THROUGH IT,
AND THE ULTIMATE PIECE OF THIS IS THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEIR LIVES ARE IMPORTANT, BUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS LIVES ARE VALUABLE TOO.
IF YOU'RE NOT HAVING GOOD JUDGMENT, THAT PUTS OUR FOLKS HAVING TO HELP YOU THROUGH YOUR BAD JUDGMENT.
AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WATER RESCUE AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
AND I, I, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE SEVEN DAY, UH, FORECAST, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE STILL GONNA BE GETTING QUITE A BIT OF RAIN OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
SO JUST, JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
UM, HAD THE PLEASURE EARLIER THIS WEEK TO, UM, ATTEND A MEETING IN PETERSBURG CALLED COFFEE AND CASINO.
IT WAS, UH, OBVIOUSLY A MORNING EVENT WHERE WE WERE, UH, HAD ABOUT 150 TO 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
AND THESE WERE REALLY VENDORS, INDIVIDUALS WHO WANTED TO WORK WITH THE CASINO IN PETERSBURG, UH, CASINO LIVE WAS THERE, THEIR TOP MANAGEMENT AND THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF, UH, THIS PARTICULAR PETERSBURG.
SO IT WAS A, A REALLY INFORMATIONAL
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SESSION TO TALK SPECIFICALLY, UM, ABOUT WHAT CASINO LIVE AND WHAT THEY DO.AND IT'S MUCH, MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST A CASINO.
IT'S A TRUE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, UM, CONCERT POTENTIAL, UM, CONVENTION CENTER, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, 10 RESTAURANTS, UM, UH, LIKE I SAID, APARTMENT COMPLEX AND OVER THREE PHASES.
SO, UH, THERE'S A REALLY UNIQUE STORY OUTTA BRISTOL, VIRGINIA WHERE THEIR CASINO WAS LOCATED THAT, UH, THEY, THEY GOT A HARD ROCK CAFE.
AND SO THE INDIVIDUAL AT THAT HARD ROCK, UH, THAT WAS IN THE NEARBY AREA MADE HOMEMADE FUDGE.
SO GOT HARD ROCK TO SELL THEIR HOMEMADE FUDGE.
WELL NOW THAT HOMEMADE FUDGE IS BEING SOLD IN EVERY HARD ROCK ACROSS THE, THE WORLD.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GET INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, HOW BIG YOUR BUSINESS CAN, CAN POTENTIALLY GROW.
SO EVERYTHING FROM TRANSPORTATION, SO A LOT OF CONVERSATION WAS, UH, IN REGARDS TO THE DEITY AIRPORT AND SPECIFICALLY HOW PEOPLE WHO MAY FLY IN FOR THE CASINO, UM, THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE MR. CHAVIS, THEY GET IDENTIFIED AS HIGH ROLLERS THAT CAN COME IN AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN, IN THE CASINO.
AND SO, UM, HAVING THAT CONNECTION WITH THE DEY AIRPORT, UM, AND, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DIFFERENT ANCILLARY PIECES OF THIS, I THINK CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE A, A BIG IMPACT FOR THE WHOLE REGION.
AND WILL THERE BE SOME CHALLENGES? ABSOLUTELY.
BUT I MEAN, THE REGION SEEMS TO BE COMMITTED TO, UM, WORKING THAT TOGETHER.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT IS ANTICIPATED IN THIS IS, IS, IS TREMENDOUS.
UM, SO THE OTHER THING THAT WAS MENTIONED WAS JUST HOW PHILANTHROPIC CASINO LIVE IS AND TRYING TO SUPPORT REGIONAL, UH, 5 0 1 C THREES AS WELL AS, UM, NOT, NOT JUST THE 5 0 1 C THREES, BUT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TOO.
AND SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNERSHIP THERE.
WE WROTE A WHOLE LOT OF IDEAS DOWN, UH, PETERSBURG AREA REGIONAL TOURISM AS YOU, YOU KNOW, DI'S A PART OF THAT.
UH, WE SPONSORED THE EVENT AND, AND AGAIN, GOOD, GOOD MEETING.
SO JUST WANT Y'ALL TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
UH, EARLIER TODAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH DELEGATE OT WAXMAN OF THE 83RD, UH, DISTRICT OF THE HOUSE.
YOU KNOW, HE REPRESENTS A PORTION OF, OF DI WITTY.
HE HAD HIS MEETING STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING, AND HE MET WITH EVERY TREASURER AND COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE IN HIS DISTRICT.
THEN HE MET WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS AND CITY MANAGERS.
AND AS WE WERE LEAVING, ALL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS WERE COMING IN.
UM, HE'S GONNA SET UP ANOTHER MEETING WHERE HE KIND WANTS TO FOCUS ON FIRE AND EMS CHIEFS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND EVEN TOWNS.
SO WE WILL START TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE TOWNS THAT ARE IN HIS, IN HIS DISTRICT.
SO I JUST, I I WANTED TO MENTION THIS BECAUSE, UM, NOT ONLY WAS IT JUST A VERY GOOD MEETING, WE DID TALK ABOUT DRAINAGE.
OBVIOUSLY WE TALKED ABOUT OUT ALL OUTFALL DITCHES AND TO SHIFT A BURDEN AWAY FROM THE STATE TO THE HOMEOWNER.
UM, I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A, A, A BIG ISSUE FOR THIS BOARD.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT STATE COMPENSATION BOARD AND PROVIDING FUNDING, BUT ONLY TO THOSE THAT ARE, ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE, BUT NOT EVERYONE.
AND SO EVEN THOUGH WHAT WE JUST DID WITH OUR CLASS AND COMP, WE HAD TO TELL THE STATE, KEEP YOUR MONEY, UH, BECAUSE IF WE GAVE IT TO THEM, WE'D HAVE TO GIVE IT ON TOP OF THE NEW CLASS AND COMP NUMBER, NOT IN, IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY GAVE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE JUST GIVING MONEY BACK TO THE STATE AND HOW THAT'S REALLY DOESN'T MAKE, MAKE A LOT OF GOOD SENSE.
UM, SO AGAIN, A LOT OF, A LOT OF IMPORTANT TOPICS, BUT THE ONE REASON I SAY ALL THIS IS TO SAY THAT THE PRE-FILE DEADLINE HAS BEEN MOVED UP THIS YEAR.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY NOVEMBER 17TH.
SO, UH, WHAT SENATOR JORDAN AND WHEN SHE CAME BEFORE US AND NOW, UM, DELEGATE WAXMAN, THEY WOULD LIKE FOR THE COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO BE ADOPTED NO LATER THAN, UM, SEPTEMBER, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD BE OCTOBER, BUT BILLS HAVE TO GO TO LI LEGISLATIVE SERVICES.
SHE CAN WRITE THESE BILLS FOR US.
WE CAN, BUT WE, WE CAN, WE CAN SEND THESE BILLS, BUT THEY GOTTA GO THROUGH LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO BE WRITTEN IN, IN SOME CASES.
SO THEY REALLY LIKE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO 60 DAYS TO DO THAT.
SO WE'RE REALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT AT SEPTEMBER TO GET THIS ADOPTED.
SO FOR SOME OF US, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE VACO LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS IN AUGUST.
UM, WE TEND TO WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THEIR LEGISLATIVE MEETING, BUT I THINK NOW WITH SOME OF THIS WE NEED TO MEET, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADOPT OUR PLANS SOONER.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I, I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE TOPICS.
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AND I HAVE A MEETING WITH DELEGATE TAYLOR NEXT WEEK TO TALK ABOUT, UM, A POTENTIAL ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO VAPING, UH, IN OUR, UM, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS A POTENTIAL, UM, BILL THERE.AND I KNOW THAT, UH, MR. BEEN WORKING AND MR. DRURY ON THE CLUTTER ORDINANCE, UM, A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE MAKING SOME CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
UM, I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE JUST TO KIND OF, IF YOU'RE IN YOUR MIND'S EYE, CAN CAN GET TO ROUTE FOUR 60.
AND I WANT TO DRIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT DOWN TAMMY COLLINS AND I DID THIS LAST WEEK AND OR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT THAT'S HAPPENING IN DEWIN THAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE EVEN, SOMETIMES YOU DRIVE BY IT, BUT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.
SO I WANT YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN THE CAR, I'M DRIVING, WE TURN AT CLAYBURN ROAD AND WE'RE ON FOUR 60, UM, AND YOU, YOU, YOU GO PAST, UM, DR.
SOUTHALL'S OFFICE AND YOU SEE THE, UH, SOUTHERN SLIP IN AND SOUTHERN SLIP IN, UH, IS HAS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION, UM, ON, ON THEIR BUILDING.
SO YOU, YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN FOUR 60, UM, AND YOU COME TO CEDAR LANE AND BESIDE THE, JUST, WE JUST CUT A RIBBON ON, UH, THIS WINTER.
AND THEN BESIDE THAT, NOW YOU HAVE A RESTAURANT AND BREWERY THAT'S, UM, UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR RE RENOVATION THAT'S GONNA BE REFERRED TO AS THE WAGON WHEEL FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE SOUTHERN AREA.
REMEMBER THAT, THAT WILL BE OPENED AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
SO YOU KEEP, KEEP DRIVING WITH ME AND YOU GO PAST, UM, YOU GET TO WHAT IS NOW THE BP STATION.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE NEW B BP STATION IS RENOVATING THE OLD CHEMCO, UM, UH, GROCERY STORE THAT WAS THERE THAT WE APPROVED THAT A YEAR AGO.
BUT IT'S, I NOTICED OVER THE WEEKEND IT FINALLY GOT PAINTED AND UM, SOME MORE GAS PUMPS HAVE BEEN PUT IN.
UH, SO THAT'S AT, AT THAT INTER INTERSECTION.
UM, YOU GET TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX, AND I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU'VE GOT BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT ARE NEARLY COMPLETED THERE.
UM, GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN THAT AND YOU GET TO, UH, WALMART.
AND SO INSIDE WALMART, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION ON THE INSIDE OF WALMART.
YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THAT CONSTRUCTION BEING STAGED ON THE OUTSIDE, UH, WHICH IS A MAJOR ROBOTIC SHIFT.
AND SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT, UH, YOU THINK ABOUT ROBOTICS, YOU THINK ABOUT DOWNSIZING STAFF, WELL, THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR WALMART.
SO WALMART KEPT EVERY EMPLOYEE, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT ACTUALLY, UM, UP TRAINED SOME OF THEIR EMPLOYEES NOW BECAUSE OF THE ROBOTICS PIECE.
SO SIGNIFICANT, UM, INVESTMENT THERE FOR WALMART, WHICH I THINK FURTHERS THE INVESTMENT INTO THAT DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.
Y YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, YOU GET TO THE DEMEE COUNTY AIRPORT AND EARLY IN JULY, SENATORS, UM, KAIN AND WARNER ANNOUNCED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OVER $5 MILLION INVESTED IN IN VIRGINIA AIRPORTS.
UH, DEWIN COUNTY AIRPORT HAD SUBMITTED A, UM, A REQUEST FOR FUNDING.
SO THEY GOT A ABOUT $160,000 THERE, THE DEWIN COUNTY AIRPORT AND INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY, UH, TO CONSTRUCT NEW HANGAR, UH, FOR, UH, AIRCRAFT STORAGE, UH, AT THE AIRPORT.
SO SOME INVESTMENT THAT'S TAKEN ON THERE.
UM, YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, YOU GET TO SHEETS.
AND SO SHEETS IS STILL CONTINUING TO DO, UM, DO VERY WELL AT THAT LOCATION.
YOU GET TO THE INTERSECTION OF, OF, UH, ROUTE ONE AND FOUR 60.
AND, AND WAWA, IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT WAWA, UM, IS CLEARED ITS LOT IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT.
NOW, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY DOWN ROUTE ONE AND ALL THE WAY BACK THE OTHER WAY ON ROUTE ONE, BUT, UH, THEN WHAT HE DONE TOLD, UM, IS, IS ALSO A REALLY NICE GOOD LOOKING FACILITY.
UM, I THINK I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MS. COLLINS EARLIER WHEN I SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAD ABOUT 30 CARS PARKED ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT.
SO HAVE THEY OPENED YET AT THIS POINT OR
BUT WHAT A, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY THERE.
SO SOMETIMES WE, AGAIN, WE, WE TALK ABOUT THE, THE HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA AS REALLY SMALL BUSINESS.
AND SO WE, WE, WE TEND TO OVER ANNOUNCE WHEN WE HAVE THE REALLY BIG BUSINESS THAT COMES IN AND WE OBVIOUSLY THEY THEY PROVIDE A LOT, BUT SOME OF, SOME OF THAT LOCAL INVESTMENT THAT YOU'RE SEEING I THINK IS, IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMY.
UM, SO LEMME TALK ABOUT THAT BASKETBALL AND PICKLEBALL COURT.
SO DR. MOORE, IT'S IN HIS DISTRICT.
WE HAD A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION MONDAY ABOUT THAT.
AND SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS OR OPPORTUNITIES REALLY WAS TO TALK ABOUT HOW ARE WE GONNA OPERATE THIS THING? AND SO, UM, I TALKED AGAIN TO MS. COLLINS
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WHO TALKED TO PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR CORNELL.AND SO WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS OPERATE THIS DAWN TO DUSK.
AND SO REALLY AT FIRST LIGHT, YOU'RE ABLE TO GET ON, UM, THE FACILITY'S GONNA BE OPEN, UM, AND THEN AT, AT THE AT NIGHT WHEN IT GETS DARK, UM, AT SUNSET IT'S GONNA CLOSE.
SO WE, WE, UM, AT THAT POINT AGAIN, UM, IF WE WERE TO GET A PHONE CALL THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL PLAYING AT NIGHT, WHICH I WAS TELLING DR. MOORE, MY KIDS LOVE TO GO OUT OUTSIDE AND SHOOT BASKETBALL AND THE PITCH BLACK DARK, WHICH I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT, BUT THEY TEND TO DO IT SO THAT, WE'LL, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO USE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF, IF PEOPLE DECIDED TO DO THAT.
BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE WANNA DO IS WE WANNA START WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS TO BE MORE OPEN THAN RESTRICTED.
AND MY HOPE IS, IS THAT PEOPLE WILL RESPECT IT AND HONOR THAT.
UH, SO WE'VE GOT ONE, BOTH COURTS ARE SET UP TO, TO DO BOTH WAYS, BUT PREDOMINANTLY, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE'S GONNA BE MORE OF A BASKETBALL.
AND THEN FOR THOSE THAT WANNA DO PI PICKLEBALL, THEY CAN DO THAT.
BUT YOU GOTTA BRING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT SUPPLYING WE'RE PICKLEBALL OTHER THAN THE NET AND THE, AND THE ACTUAL FACILITY, THE PADDLE AND THE BALL'S ON YOU.
AND SAME THING WITH BASKETBALL, IS THAT CORRECT? SO THERE WON'T BE SOME HOURS ASSOCIATED WITH PICKLE BALL BECAUSE THERE HAS TO BE A TRANSITION OF THE COURT SPACE.
AND DURING THOSE STATED HOURS, STAFF WILL PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE THE PICKLEBALL PADDLES AND BALLS.
SO WHEN YOU SEE DESIGNATED TIMEFRAMES, THAT'S WHEN THERE IS STAFF ON SITE TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE USER GROUPS.
AND SIGNAGE HAS BEEN ORDERED, THAT ACTUALLY EXPLAINS YES.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN SIGNAGE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR THE COMMUNITY AND SO WE'RE STARTING WITH, UM, A SET OF SCHEDULES FOR BOTH, BUT UM, IT'S TEMPORARY BASED ON WHAT WE SEE IN TERMS OF USAGE.
AND SO AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RIBBON CUTTINGS, UH, INSTEAD OF HAVING YOUR AUGUST WORKSHOP, WHICH AGAIN IS THAT FIRST TUESDAY AT 4:00 PM WE PLAN TO, TO NOT HAVE A WORKSHOP, WE'RE JUST GONNA CUT A RIBBON ON THAT FACILITY.
AND EARLIER TODAY, MR. LEE CHALLENGED MS. EBRA BONNER TO A, A MATCH OF PICKLEBALL.
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE SLOW MOTION BASKETBALL.
BUT WHAT A, WHAT A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WAY WE LOOKED AT THIS IS WE GOTTA GOTTA KIND OF, UH, WALK BEFORE YOU RUN.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA EVALUATE, AS MS. COLLINS SAID, WE'RE GONNA EVALUATE THE USAGE AND HOPEFULLY IT CAN BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO, TO RECOGNIZE THE DEMAND.
UH, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT'S GONNA BE HEAVILY USED AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE TALKING ABOUT EXPANDING SOME OF THESE SERVICES EITHER ON THIS SITE OR OTHER SITES.
SO WHAT A, WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND FOR OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, UM, RECRUITMENT WISE, I SAW MS. LEE, SHE'S BEEN ACTIVELY RECRUITING ON MANY, MANY, MANY DIFFERENT FRONTS.
UM, BUT WE, WE DO HAVE A POSITION, SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE OUT NOW, WE HAVE A DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
AS YOU KNOW, GENE JONES, UH, HAS RETIRED, UH, HIS RECEPTION WAS LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY POSITION THAT WE'RE PRESENTLY RECRUITING FOR AN IT TECHNICIAN.
SO CHASE, UH, LOGIC, WE, WE LOST TO A, A COMPETING, UH, INTEREST IN, SO HIS LAST DAY WAS LAST WEEK.
BUT WE HAVE THAT POSITION THAT'S OPEN AND WE HAVE, UH, NUMEROUS POSITIONS, UH, IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT, UH, FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THAT'S NOT TO COUNT THE FIRE MARSHAL POSITION, THE EMS CAPTAIN POSITION, THE HR RECRUITER POSITION.
UM, SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE AND THAT WANTS TO FIND A REALLY GOOD, GREAT PLACE TO WORK, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD THERE.
UM, ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON JULY 8TH I HAD A REAL UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, LIEUTENANT GUNN AND I MET WITH LINDA HAWKINS.
AND IF, IF YOU DON'T KNOW LINDA, LINDA HAS CREATED A A 5 0 1 C NONPROFIT, UH, THAT SHE'S REFERRING TO AS RECOVER HOPE.
AND SO RECOVER HOPE FOCUSES ON, UH, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TOPICS THAT UNTIL I SAT DOWN TO LINDA, I, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T THINK THAT THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND AS LIEUTENANT GUNN AND I STARTED TO TALK TO HER, WE TALKED FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS, UM, THE
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NEED FOR OUR STAFF TO BE TRAINED ON SOME KEY IDENTIFIERS THAT MAY HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME FOLLOW UP TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
SHE'S ALSO BUILDING A BOARD AND SHE JUST WANTED ME TO EXPRESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR ANYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY AT HOME THAT IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK, UH, THAT THEY HAVE A BOARD AND THEY'RE ACTIVELY, THEY'RE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD NOW.
UM, BUT THEY'RE DOING SOME AMAZING WORK THAT'S HERE.
AND JUST ON THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIDE, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF OUR GAS STATIONS AND WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE SHEETS THAT'S THERE, WE HAVE A RATHER LARGE, UM, I GUESS PARKING LOT THAT FOCUSES ON SOME OF OUR TRUCKING INDUSTRY.
AND SO THERE IS A CONNECTION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH, UM, TRUCK DRIVERS.
AND SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING.
SO, UH, JASON MEAR, AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS PUT OUT SOME SPECIFIC ORDERS TO HOTELS AS TO WHAT TO LOOK FOR, BUT NOW THEY'RE STARTING TO LOOK MORE INTO, UH, SOME OF OUR MORE RURAL GAS STATIONS TRUCK STOPS.
AND SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TO YOU ALL IN CASE THAT YOU HAD AN INTEREST IN IT.
ALRIGHT, LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS MS. COLLINS TOLD ME THAT, UH, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A GRAND REOPENING OF FIVE FORKS VISITOR CENTER.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN OUTDOOR MOVIE, THE LORAX, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME GUIDED, UH, TRAIL WALKS, FREE HOT DOGS GIVEAWAY.
THE EVENT ITSELF IS FREE TO GET OUR, OUR, UM, COMMUNITY BACK AT FIVE FOURTH.
YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN RESTRICTED, IT'S BEEN CLOSED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
IT'S THE AGREEMENT THAT WE GOT INTO WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
BUT AUGUST 1ST AT 6:00 PM THE MOVIE STARTS AT 8:00 PM UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S AT ITS MAIN LOCATION AT, AT UM, 98 40 COURTHOUSE ROAD.
SO WHAT A, I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S, THAT SAW THIS INFORMATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE.
IN FACT, TODAY I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL, UM, FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT THE BOARD HAD THE, THE FORESIGHT TO PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INSTEAD OF GOING AND RECREATING TRAILS IN A, IN A VENUE THAT WE WORKED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT HAD ALREADY BUILT IT, BUT JUST EXPANDED.
AND SO, YOU KNOW WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY HERE, BUT AUGUST 1ST, 6:00 PM AND MOVIE AT EIGHT.
MS. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.UM, WE'LL START WITH DR. MOORE.
UM, THERE'S BRIGHT THINGS HAPPENING FOR YOUR FUTURE COMING FOR GOING FORWARD.
IT IS NOT EASY TO STAND BEFORE PEOPLE AND DO PUBLIC SPEAKING.
FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE DONE IT FOREVER.
UM, BUT THANK YOU, UH, GOD WILL BE WITH YOU AND OPEN DOORS FOR YOU AS YOU GO FORWARD.
UH, THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WE'VE HAD THE STORMS AND STUFF THAT HAVE COME ALONG.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES WITH STORMS IS WIND AND A LOT OF TRASH GETS BLOWN AROUND.
AND I KNOW MR. LEE HAS HAD, HAD A MEETING ON, A BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED AND ALL.
BUT I DO WANT TO JUST TELL PEOPLE, COVER YOUR, YOUR, IF YOU'RE TAKING STUFF TO THE, TO THE DUMP PUT, IF YOU'VE GOT A PICKUP TRUCK, TRY TO COVER IT.
UM, BECAUSE THINGS ARE FLYING AROUND AND ROADS ARE GETTING TRASHY,
SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND OBLIGATION AS THE CITIZENS OF DENWOODY COUNTY TO JUST DO OUR PART.
OKAY? IT'S ONE THING TO PUT 'EM IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR.
IT'S ANOTHER THING THAT'S IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK.
AND, UM, SO JUST KIND OF KEEP THAT IN YOUR MIND, YOUR OUR BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, WE PUT THINGS HAVE A TENDENCY TO PUT THINGS OUTSIDE, WAITING FOR THE DUMPSTER TO GET EMPTIED OR WHATEVER, BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT WINDS 30, 40 MILES AN HOUR, UM, THINGS GET BLOWN AROUND.
SO JUST, JUST BEING MINDFUL OF, OF THE THINGS THAT WE PERSONALLY CAN DO TO TRY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A, A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND TRY TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
UM, THE OTHER, OF COURSE, WHEN WE HAVE FLOODING ISSUES AND THINGS, YOU KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORS, WE DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT IT, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SITUATIONS WITH, WITH, UH, EXTREME WEATHER.
SO JUST, WE'RE OUR BROTHERS KEEPER.
UM, NEVER FORGET TO, TO CHECK ON YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW, UH, WHERE MORE, WHERE WATER CAN AND COULD BE.
UM, MR. MASSENGILL FORGOT TO, TO MENTION THAT HE WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE RENAMING OF FORT GREG ADAMS TO FORT LEE.
AND, UM, THE FORT LEE PART IS PRIVATE FITZ
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LEE, WHICH WAS A DENWITY RESIDENT.AND I, I JUST WANT PERSONALLY SAY HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF, UH, HIS SPEECH THAT HE GAVE, UH, PERTAINING TO, UM, THE RENAMING THE PROCESS AND, UH, ABOUT THE LEE FAMILY AND WHAT HE MEANT TO, TO THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO THE, UM, TO THE CURRENT SOLDIERS THAT EXIST AND HOW THEY DEFEND, UH, FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THOSE THAT WERE THERE, THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS THAT WERE THERE.
SO I JUST WANNA PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU, UM, TO HIM AND FOR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE WERE THERE, UM, FOR THAT, UH, FOR THAT EVENT.
UM, FORT LEE IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS WE ARE IN, WE ARE REGIONALLY CONNECTED, AND, UM, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH IT, AND IN PARTICULAR WITH MR. MASSAL AND, AND THE WORDS THAT HE SPOKE THAT DAY.
UM, AND WITH THAT, I WILL YIELD THE FLOOR.
UM, WELL, I HAD A COUPLE THINGS.
I, UM, WENT ON A TRIP, A CONFERENCE TO, UM, PHILADELPHIA WITH NACO MM-HMM
AND THAT'S THE, UH, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
AND, UM, IT WAS 3,200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE FROM ALL 50 STATES.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST, UH, INTERESTING.
I HAD MY PHONE ON AND I DID LIKE 6,000 STEPS ALMOST EVERY DAY.
UM, THE CONVENTION CENTER AND I SIT ON THE HUMAN SERVICE AND EDUCATION BOARD, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE, UM, LARGEST BOARDS, UM, THAT NACO HAS.
AND WE JUST TRY IT, IT ENCOMPASSES SO MUCH STUFF WITH, UH, THE CHILDREN.
UM, OF COURSE WE, WE'VE SEEN HOW MEDICAID IS, UM, BEING SLASHED AND WHATNOT, AND WE ARE TRYING TO, UM, HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE TO HELP THOSE, UH, VULNERABLE, VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
AND, UM, SO WE HAD TO VOTE ON THOSE.
AND WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND ACTUALLY, UM, UM, TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE.
AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO, TO DO ALL THOSE POLICIES.
AND EVEN WITH SENIOR CITIZENS AND, UM, THE DISABLED.
AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, EVEN WITH MEDICAID, THEY SAY, OH, IT'S JUST PEOPLE GOING AND GETTING MEDICINE AND EVERYTHING.
BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED, WHO ARE ON MEDIC, UH, MEDICAID, WHO DON'T, UM, HAVE MONEY TO GO TO THE HOSPITALS.
YOU HAVE SENIORS WHO ARE IN REHAB CENTERS THAT, UM, THAT ARE VERY, VERY ILL.
SO, UM, OUR ORGANIZATION, WE REALLY, UM, TRY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE HAVE, UH, JOB TRAINING.
UH, WE TALK ABOUT OF COURSE, MENTAL HEALTH.
WE HAD A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS THERE AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH PHILADELPHIA.
THEY HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE, AND THEY HAVE, UH, DONE SOME THINGS WITH, UM, THE STUDENT LOAN, UM, POPULATION.
THEY HAVE, UH, HAD FUNDS TO COME AND THEY HAVE PAID OFF A LOT OF THE EDUCATIONAL LOANS FOR STUDENTS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST, UH, EXTRAORDINARY.
AND WHAT THEY DO WITH MENTAL HEALTH, AGAIN, WAS REALLY SOMETHING THEY SAID.
UH, THIS GENTLEMAN SAID, YOU DON'T, YOU GO TO THE PERSON AND TRY TO WORK WITH THE PERSON EVEN WHEN THEY'RE INCARCERATING, GETTING THEM OUT.
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY OPEN THE DOORS, THEY LET 'EM OUT.
THEY HAVEN'T, THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO, AND THEY'RE JUST IN THE STREET WITH NO MONEY, NO, NO PLACE TO STAY.
AND THEY MEET THEM THERE AND THEY HELP THEM.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST GREAT.
I, I TALKED WITH THE GENTLEMAN, I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT IT BECAUSE, UM, SOME PEOPLE, HE SAID THAT, UM, WHEN YOU LOSE A JOB OR YOU GO THROUGH A A CRISIS, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A PERSON THAT A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S NOT EDUCATED.
IT'S, IT'S JUST SOMETIMES THE LUCK OF THE DRAW THAT HAPPENS AND YOU DON'T HAVE THESE THINGS.
AND, UM, YOU WANT SOMEONE THERE TO TRY TO HELP YOU MM-HMM
SO THAT HE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS, HE WAS REALLY GOOD.
AND, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN, UM, I TALKED WITH THIS LADY ABOUT, UH, TEENAGERS AND DIABETES, AND SHE WAS SAYING ONE IN THREE PRE-TEENS HAD, UM, HAVE DIABETES AND THAT'S A LOT.
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YOUNG PEOPLE ON EATING HABITS AS WELL AS WHAT, UM, WHAT THEY CAN HAVE INSTEAD OF A LOT OF FAST FOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT.SO SHE WAS THERE TALKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXHIBITORS THERE.
AND I BROUGHT A LOT OF STUFF BACK.
I TOLD THEM, I SAID, UM, UH, WHEN I SEE LASHONDA AND MARIE AND TAMMY, I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF FOR 'EM.
AND I SAID, I'M GONNA PUT 'EM IN PHOTOS.
I DON'T HAVE 'EM TODAY THOUGH.
I'M GONNA PUT 'EM IN PHOTOS FOR Y'ALL.
I'M GONNA COME AND JUST DROP 'EM OFF.
BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF FREE TRAININGS FOR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, THAT'S, AND THAT WAS GOOD.
AND FREE TRAININGS, YOU CAN LEARN A LOT AND WHATNOT AND, AND EVERYTHING.
UH, VIRGINIA HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO, UM, WAS RECOGNIZED THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE DID WIN SOME AWARDS AND I DID SEE SOME PEOPLE FROM VACO, THE VIRGINIA, UH, UH, ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
AND I ASKED THEM, I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR VACO, WHAT'S GOING ON? SO SHE PUT 'EM, MY HANDS OVER MY MOUTH.
SO I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN WE GO IN NOVEMBER.
I SAID, I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO ELABORATE FURTHER ON THAT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, KNOW, UH, IT, IT WAS A, IT WAS A NICE, UH, TRIP.
UM, TOOK THE TRAIN AND TRAIN, GOT A LITTLE DELAYED, BUT THAT WAS OKAY COMING BACK.
BUT, UM, AND THE OTHER THING, THEY TALKED ABOUT AI, UM, THEY ARE REALLY PUSHING AI OUT.
AND THIS GENTLEMAN SAID, HE SAID ONE THING ABOUT A AI WORKING NOT TO GET RID OF PEOPLE, BUT TO HAVE THAT ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR WORKERS.
HE SAID THEY NEVER CALL OUT, THEY NEVER GET SICK, AND THEY NEVER TAKE VACATIONS.
AND, AND IT, UM, IT'S DOING WELL.
IT'S DOING WELL WITH, UM, A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT STATES.
AND OF COURSE IT VARIES FROM, FROM STATE TO STATE AND EVERYTHING, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING TOO.
SO, UM, TO REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, I TOLD 'EM THAT THEY ARE LOOKING IN INTO IT AND EVERYTHING TO REALLY PUSH THE BUTTON WITH AI AND, AND THAT SORT OF THING.
UM, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TRASH, YOU KNOW, UH, PHILADELPHIA WAS ON TV ABOUT TRASH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY WERE ON STRIKE MM-HMM
ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT, WHICH WAS GREAT, UM, AT THE HOTEL.
BUT THEY WENT BACK TO WORK AND THEY WERE PICKING UP TRASH AND EVERYTHING.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE TRASH, YOU HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT COME THAT, THAT COME ALONG WITH TRASH, YOU KNOW, RODENTS AND ALL KIND OF STUFF.
AND, UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, IS IT NOT HER NAME? NA THE YOUNG LADY? KJA KJA.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET IT RIGHT.
AND, AND, UM, GOOD LUCK WITH IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND, AND SO FORTH.
AND, UM, JUST, UH, JUST PRAYING THAT YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR YOU.
AND, UM, THE LAST THING ABOUT WATER, I'LL NEVER FORGET, WE HAVE A LOT OF WATER IN THAT AREA.
AND, UM, I WAS COMING HOME WHEN WE HAD A MAJOR STORM, SOME, UM, SOME YEARS AGO.
AND, UM, MY SUPERVISOR DIDN'T WANT TO LET US OFF.
SHE WANTED US TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER, SO, YOU KNOW, SO WE STAYED A LITTLE LONGER AND I WAS GOING HOME, UM, AND IT WAS WATER.
AND IT, AND THEY, PEOPLE TELL YOU DON'T DRIVE THROUGH IT.
I DROVE THROUGH IT AND I, YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT SCARED.
AND OF COURSE I WAS JUST PRAYING, AND THIS, THIS IS COMING UP WITH AN ANIMAL STORY.
I GOT ANOTHER ANIMAL STORY, BUT I WAS RIGHT
THAT'S HOW FAR THE WATER WAS COMING UP.
BUT GUESS WHAT? LORD SAID, YEAH, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU ON THROUGH WITH THIS CAR.
SO I GOT THROUGH, BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT.
AND I WILL NEVER GO THROUGH WATER AGAIN.
SO THAT IS, UM, PEOPLE LISTENING.
DON'T, DON'T GO THROUGH WATER BECAUSE IT IS, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.
AND I WAS, I WAS JUST BLESSED THAT MY CAR DID NOT, UM, COLLAPSE ON ME AT THAT TIME.
WHEN YOU DRIVE AND, AND PRAY, INDEED, YOU KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN OR CLOSED YOU, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
I WOULD SAY, KJA, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
WE HAVE A GUY HERE THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOU.
SO WE WENT TO FORT LEE THE OTHER DAY AND HE DID A SPEECH.
AND AFTERWARDS, UH, THE, THAT'S THE GENERAL'S BOSS WAS FROM THE PENTAGON.
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SO AFTER HE GOT THROUGH SPEAKING, THEY CAME UP AND ASKED FOR HIS NOTES.HIS HEAD DIDN'T GET TOO BIG 'CAUSE WE HAD
BUT THAT WORRIED ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE DO GREAT JOBS LIKE YOU DID THAT IF SOMEONE CAN HEAR YOU, UH, YOUR PRESENTATION THAT STEAL YOU FROM TYLER RIGHT QUICK, LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO, BUT BEING AT FORT LEE WAS, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? NO, I'M JUST SAYING BEING SHE'S A JUNIOR, SHE CAN COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND SHE CAN BE AND GET MORE.
PUBLICITY COME TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, WE PROMOTE YOU.
BUT AFTER THAT, WE DID THE KEVIN HAS A, LIKE YOU, HE HAS A, A WAY ABOUT PRESENTATIONS THAT JUST GOES BEYOND MM-HMM
I MEAN, EVERYONE WAS AT JANE'S, UH, RETIREMENT THE OTHER DAY AND THE PRESENTATION HE PUT ON IT BLEW HIM AWAY.
HE'S LIKE, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE WAS QUESTIONING, YEAH, WHERE'D YOU GET THAT? HOW'D YOU DO THIS? MM-HMM
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU, YOU DON'T JUST WALK UP AND DO SOMETHING WITHOUT BEING PREPARED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
AND AT FORT LEE WAS THE SAME WAY.
KEVIN WAS THERE AND HE COVERED ABOUT EVERY TOPIC COULD BE SPOKE ABOUT.
AND WHEN HE CAME BACK AND SAID, HEY, UH, CAN I HAVE YOUR NOTES? YOU KNOW, THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD WHEN YOU SAID IT.
I HAD TO WALK AWAY IN THAT PAMPHLET BUILDING THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, OH GOD, WHAT? UH, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS WE DID.
MR. LEE EVEN HAD A PARKING SPOT.
THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO GET LOST.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT FORT LEE.
WHEN KEVIN GOES TO FORT LEE'S, LIKE I AM, YOU KNOW, YOU GET IN THERE AND YOUR NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU THINK YOU'RE FIGHTING A WAR 'CAUSE YOU, SO WE ALL GOT LOST.
KEVIN WAS GONNA GO AND I WAS GO, EXCEPT MARK, YOU KNOW, HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY HAD AN ENTRANCE.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO GO IN A GATE.
WELL, THEY SAID DON'T GO IN THE GATE.
SAID DON'T GO IN THE GATE, A NEW ONE.
BUT I TOLD MY WIFE, I'M GOING AND I'M GONNA KNOW WHAT I'M DOING IN THE MORNING.
SO WE PASSED IT A COUPLE TIMES AND THEY SAID, WELL, THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT ON THE SIDE OF IT, BUT IN BETWEEN THE TWO GATES IS WHERE YOU HAD TO GO.
BUT WOKE UP THE OTHER MORNING, I KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING.
AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
AND I TOLD KEVIN, I SAID, KEVIN, I'M HERE AND HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT,
SO IT WAS A GREAT, UH, UH, EVENT, UH, TO DO AND TO HEAR ALL THE SPEECHES AND THE GENERAL IS ALWAYS SO POLITE.
SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS A, THAT WAS A GOOD THING.
AND RENAMING ALL THE FORTS HAS BEEN.
SO TOMORROW MORNING WE GO INTO BRIGHT POINT TO DO ANOTHER, SO I KNOW HOW TO GET THERE.
UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
UM, WE HAD OUR SECOND MEETING, UM, AND WE'RE APPLYING FOR A GRANT TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO IN THE FUTURE.
AND, AND IT'S, WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE GONNA START TO SEE AND HEAR FROM US.
SO, UM, A LITTLE PREVENTION AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE, UM, WITH POLICE, UM, OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL SYSTEM AND COUNTY.
UM, AND TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT, UM, ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY.
UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED, UM, OR KNOW SOMEBODY IN THE COUNTY THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED AND, UM, TALK TO MARIE.
UM, WELL, KAHA CAN, UM, POINT WHOEVER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOO.
UM, SO, UM, SO I'M VERY POSITIVE.
HAD ACTUALLY HAD SOME YOUNGER, UM, PEOPLE THERE, UM MM-HMM
THAT WERE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT, UH, LITTER AND, AND ENVIRONMENTAL THINGS.
SO, UM, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.
UM, KEVIN TOUCHED ON THE FLOODING AND, UM, AND, UM, SO I'M, I'M NOT GONNA GO THERE.
UH, THE LEE RENAMING CEREMONY, UM, FIRST I WANT TO TAKE CREDIT,
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UM, FOR KEVIN'S SPEECH BECAUSE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE KEVIN ASKED, DID I WANT TO DO IT? AND SO INSTEAD OF FUMBLING AND MUMBLING, UH, THROUGH IT ALL, I, I LET KEVIN DO, UH, SAID, NO, KEVIN NEED, DID YOU WRITE HIS SPEECH? DID YOU WRITE HIS SPEECH? GOOD, BUT I, I CLEARED THE WAY SO HE OH, OH, OKAY.HE COULD DO, DO THE SPEECH AND NOT ME.
SO, UH, BUT, UH, IT, IT TRULY WAS A, UM, A, A NICE EVENT.
UH, KEVIN DID A, A GREAT JOB, UH, PRIVATE FIT LEAD, UH, THE NAME AND, UH, FOR DIY COUNTY, WE, WE PROBABLY, AND, AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON IT, UH, NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT, UH, PRIVATE FITS LEAD.
UM, 'CAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF, OF, UM, UH, INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, UM, ON IT, ON HIM.
SO AND SO ANYWAY, LIKE I SAID, UH, GREAT EVENT.
UM, WE HAD THE PLEASURE LAST FRIDAY OF, UH, GENE JONES' RETIREMENT.
UM, KEVIN DID A GREAT PROGRAM ON, ON, UH, GENE THROUGH THE YEARS.
AND, UH, I THINK THE BEST ONE WAS, UH, GENE'S SLOGAN WAS IF, UM, WHAT'S IT? AND BOB THE BUILDER? NO.
IF YOU, UM, YOU'RE TOO TIRED TO LEAN.
IF YOU GOT TIME TO LEAN, YOU GOT TIME TO CLEAN.
AND THEN HAD A PICTURE OF GENE LEANING ON A, ON A ROOM.
UM, SO, UH, BUT GENE, UH, DID A LOT OF GOOD WORK.
UM, HAD TONS OF GOOD STORIES THAT THAT GENE, UH, SAVED THE COUNTY A LOT OF MONEY OVER THE YEARS.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, REALLY WISH HIM GOOD IN HIS RETIREMENT.
UH, F FORKS VISTA CENTER, UM, KEVIN TALKED ABOUT THAT, AND FRIDAY, AUGUST THE FIRST.
BUT THAT TRULY IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND, UM, IT'S GONNA ADD SOMETHING TO DIMITY THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD.
SO, UH, UM, REAL HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW THE KIDS DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
UM, PARENTS WANT TO HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.
UM, AND SO, UH, ENJOY THE REST OF THE SUMMER.
MAYBE IT'LL STOP RAINING, UH, LONG ENOUGH.
WE'LL, UM, EVERYBODY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF SUMMER.
UM, AND, UM, LAST THING I GOT IF, UH, EVERYONE, UH, SMALL PRAYERS FOR ME, UM, TOMORROW I'M HAVING HOPEFULLY MY LAST EYE SURGERY, LASER SURGERY, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, UM, TO CLEAR UP SOME OF MY FUZZINESS IN MY EYES.
AND, UM, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I, I'M REALLY SHOULDN'T SAY I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO SURGERIES WITH THE ONES I'VE HAD, BUT, UH, BUT ANYWAY, I AM, UH, HAVE, HOPEFULLY HAVE ALL THAT BEHIND ME.
SO, UH, UH, AT THIS POINT, UH,
[11. CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE A NEED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED SESSION UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A ONE.
PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS CREATOR PLANNING DISTRICT METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, DENWOODY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 180 5.
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.
DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE OR THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY WERE 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.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSE PLEASE? SO MOVED.
AND WE DO HAVE SEVEN O'CLOCK BACK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR SOME PRESENTATIONS.
AND, UH, IT, IT ACTUALLY SHOULD BE A FUN, UH, EVENING SESSION.
SO NOT THAT THEY'RE ALL NOT FUN.
ALRIGHT, GOT THE PENCIL I STAND.
WE HAVE A NEED TO COME OUTTA CLOSED SESSION.
WE NEED A MOTION TO COME OUTTA CLOSED.
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AYE.WHEREAS THIS BOARD CONVENED IN A CLOSED MEETING UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A ONE.
PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS CRA PLANNING DISTRICT METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, DENWOODY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 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 AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A THREE DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE OR 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 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS NOM 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 NOT 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.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT? YEAH.
UM, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE UH, RECOGNITIONS THAT WE HAD TONIGHT ARE GONNA BE POSTPONED.
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A RECEPTION FOR THE, FOR THE YOUTH.
SO YOU ALL WILL BE INVITED TO THAT.
THAT'LL BE AT A DIFFERENT TIME AND PLACE.
UM, AGAIN, DUE TO THE, THE WEATHER THAT'S COMING IN HERE AND THE, THE FLOOD WARNING THAT'S IN PLACE.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? NOPE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
SORRY I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THAT.