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MAY 20TH, 2026[Board of Supervisors on May 20, 2026.]
OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.I WANNA SAY GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU.
GLAD ALL OF YOU CAME OUT TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR COUNTY AND ALSO TO PARTICIPATE.
I JUST ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONES, PLEASE PUT THEM ON MUTE OR EITHER TURN THEM OFF.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK THE REVEREND, DR. CHARLES KELLUM TO COME FORTH TO DO OUR INVOCATION, AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
GRACIOUS GOD, WE CAN GATHER, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.
HELP US LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS, SEE TRUTH, AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT YOUR LOVE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I FAILED TO SAY THAT HE IS THE EXT EXTREME PASTOR OF THE NEW MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IN PAINTER, VIRGINIA.
I BETTER MAKE THAT, UH, NOTION 'CAUSE I DON'T, SOME OF HIS PARISHIONERS MAY BE LISTENING.
UH, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVING PROPERLY.
SECOND, THAT WE ADOPT OUR AGENDA.
AND I DO HAVE ONE THING I SHOULD HAVE POINTED OUT BECAUSE, UH, THERE WAS AN ADDENDUM ON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA, UH, WHICH TALKS ABOUT, IT'S NOT ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA.
AND THE SECOND IS FINE WITH THAT.
WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSS ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? STAND NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET TO BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
WE NEED TO CONSIDER ALLOWING, UH, REMOTE PARTICIPATION OF A BOARD MEMBER.
AND WE DO HAVE A BOARD MEMBER THAT IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.
I GUESS ALL OF Y'ALL HAVE HEARD THAT
I ADOPTED REMOTE PARTICIPATION REQUIRES THAT ALL REQUESTS FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO BE REMOTELY PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CHAIR IN WRITING ON OR BEFORE THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, I CAN ATTACH THAT THE REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY WAS RECEIVED TO ME IN WRITING ON MAY 20TH, 2026.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SUPERVISOR HART IS CURRENTLY CONNECTED VIA ZOOM TO THIS MEETING.
AND SUPERVISOR HART, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM.
FOR THE RECORD, SUPERVISOR HART, WOULD YOU STATE THE REASON YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY AND THE EXACT LOCATION OF WHERE YOU ARE PARTICIPATING FROM? YES, MA'AM.
I AM REPRESENTING THE BOARD AT A VACO MEETING.
I'M ON MY WAY TO THAT MEETING IN MANASSAS.
I AM GOING AROUND THE CITY OF RICHMOND, AND SO THAT'S WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M ON, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR VIRTUAL.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SINCE WE HAVE A QUORUM PHYSICALLY ASSEMBLE ASSEMBLED HERE TONIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW SUPERVISOR HART TO REMOTELY PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY? SO MOVED.
SECOND, THAT WE ALLOW SUPER HEART SUPERVISOR HART TO PARTICIPATE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HE NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE NO, BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
LIKEWISE, SUPERVISOR HART, YOU ARE IN, UH, HAS, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? OKAY, WE DON'T NEED THAT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LATER BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION? AYE, THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
UH, WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED THAT WE DO, UH, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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I JUST WANT TO, UM, REMOVE 5.7, UH, JUST FOR RECOGNITION SO WE CAN APPROVE EVERYTHING FROM FIVE ONE TO FIVE SIX.IT'S BEEN MOVING PROBABLY SECOND THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE'LL, UH, APPROVE EVERYTHING FROM FIVE ONE TO FIVE SIX.
ALL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? HEARING? NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? HAVE A LIKEWISE.
THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED, I'VE ASKED, UH, THAT PARTICULAR, UM, ITEM TO BE REMOVED.
UH, THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAS CONTACTED ME, UH, AND THEY WANT TO ENCOURAGE GOVERNING BODIES AND OFFICIALS, UH, TO DO A PROCLAMATION.
AND, UH, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
THEY'RE, WE ARE COMMEMORATING THE 250 YEARS, SO WE, UH, WANT TO DO THAT AS A BOARD FOR THEM.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO, UH, DO THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVING PROPERLY.
SECOND, THAT WE DO THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION, AYE, THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED AS WELL.
THAT BRINGS US TO OLD BUSINESS, OLD BUSINESS CONSIDERED AUTHORIZING A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE DEED OF TRUST NOTE BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE NOTE HOLDER AND THE MACK MANOR.
MR. MASON? UH, THANK YOU MA'AM.
CHAIR MIKE MASON, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, THERE'S A LONG HISTORY ON, ON THIS ITEM, UH, THAT PARTICULARLY WITH DECISIONS THE BOARD HAS MADE, UH, WE'RE NOT READY FOR THE FINAL DECISIONS.
HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE, WHAT I'LL REFER TO AS AN INTERMEDIATE STEP THAT, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TONIGHT.
UH, STAFF SEEKS A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE DEED OF TRUST NOTE BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND ACK MANOR, LLLC, WHILE COUNTY STAFF AND, AND ACK MATTER REACHED AGREEMENT EARLIER THIS MONTH ON DRAFT PROVISIONS OF A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE DEED OF TRUST, UH, DH CD'S, APPROVAL OF THESE DOCUMENTS HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED AND, UH, IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO CONSIDER, UM, THEIR, THEIR APPROVAL IS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER, UM, ALL THESE AGREEMENTS GOING FORWARD.
UM, THIS AMENDMENT, IF APPROVED, WILL EXTEND THE MATURITY DATE OF THE NOTE FROM MAY 31ST, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, ALLOWING ADDITIONAL TIME FOR D-H-C-D-D-H-C-D REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL OF THE RELATED LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
UM, SO ES ESSENTIALLY WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH IMAC MANOR.
WE'VE COME TO AGREEMENT ON PROPOSED REVISIONS, WHICH THE BOARD WILL HAVE TO ADOPT AT A LATER DATE, BUT WE NEED DHCD TO REVIEW THOSE PROVISIONS AND TELL THEM THEY'RE ACCEPTABLE.
ONCE WE HAVE THAT APPROVAL, WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU, HOPEFULLY AT JUNE.
UH, I HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM DHCD THAT THEY RECEIVED THE INFORMATION AND THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS GIVING US A QUICK, UM, UH, REVIEW, UH, OF THE DOCUMENTS.
AND SO IT'S MY HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE, UH, AGREEMENTS IN FRONT OF YOU AT, UH, YOUR JUNE MEETING AND BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THIS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, BECAUSE OF OUR, UH, CURRENT, UH, THE SECOND AMENDMENT, UH, DEED OF TRUST NOTE IS GONNA EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
WE NEED TO EXTEND THE NOTE ONE MORE TIME, UH, TO GET US, UH, TO A LATER DATE WHERE WE HAVE TIME FOR, FOR THESE ADDITIONAL APPROVALS TO TAKE TO TAKE PLACE.
UH, THE AGENDA ITEM GAVE, PROVIDES THE FULL BACKGROUND, UH, OF THIS, OF THIS ISSUE, UM, INCLUDING THE LATEST, UM, UH, THE LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND, AND THINGS LEFT.
I CAN GO INTO THE PAST HISTORY, BUT I, I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO.
THAT'S THE, THE SUMMARY IS WE'RE WAITING FOR DACD AT THIS POINT AND JUST NEED THIS EXTENSION.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? UM, OUR PROMOTION THAT, UH, THAT WE EXTEND THIS AMENDMENT SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE EXTEND THE AMENDMENT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LATER BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED AS WELL.
EASTERN SHORE COMMUNITY SERVICE? NO, I'M SORRY.
EASTERN SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
MR. HART? MADAM CHAIRMAN? YES.
I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, BUT I CAN'T FIND ANYBODY YET.
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IT'S A CITIZEN.I DON'T, THAT CAN NECESSARILY HAVE TO COME FROM A PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
SO I GUESS WE NEED TO CARRY THAT OVER.
UH, AGRICULTURE AND FORESTER DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BOTH OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE STILL OUT THERE FOR, UH, WE'RE PUTTING FEELERS OUT.
UH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THOSE ALSO.
HOW ABOUT AACK COUNTY PARKS OF RECREATION? MR. MADAM CHAIR, I AM PLEASED TO RECOMMEND WOW
A IT'S HOT, LONG, LONG TERM CITIZEN, A RESIDENT OF PARSLEY, UH, AT ACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DRIVER FOR 14 OR BUS DRIVER FOR OVER 14 YEARS.
SHE WORKS AT THE YMCA, I THINK SHE'S GONNA DO GREAT IN THIS POSITION.
SECOND THAT WE APPOINT, UH, MARIA KNOCK TO THE MACK COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, ADVISORY BOARD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HERE? NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LATER BE KNOWN BY AYE A.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
UH, WE'RE GONNA SKIP NOT TIME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN TO NEW BUSINESS.
UH, WE GOING TO RECEIVE STAFF PRESENTATION ON MACK'S NEW EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
OKAY, MR. ACK CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CHARLES PER THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR MACK COUNTY.
AND I WANT TO FIRST BEGIN A THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU SOME INFORMATION REGARDING OUR, UH, NEW EMERGENCY, UH, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, IN THE PAST, WE UTILIZED CODE RED.
WE'RE GOING TO USE EVERBRIDGE.
AND WHAT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION DOES, IT ALLOWS US AS THE EMERGENCY SERVICE OR THE COUNTY TO SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR PUBLIC.
WHETHER IT'S A MANMADE DISASTER OR A NATURAL DISASTER.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY COULD USE A NOTIFY COUNTY EMPLOYEES OF ANY FUNCTION, UH, WHETHER THE COUNTY IS CLOSED OR SO FORTH.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY USED IT AND WE'VE HAD INCIDENTS OF HAZARD MATERIAL INCIDENT THAT, UH, PURDUE, WHERE WE LOCALIZE THE COMMUNITY, TELL 'EM TO STAY IN PLAY, NOT GO OUT OUR HOUSE.
UM, YOU MAY REMEMBER, UM, THE HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY MM-HMM
UM, MISS, UH, MAJOR'S DISTRICT.
THEN WE HAD AN INCIDENT THERE.
SO IT ALLOWS THE COUNTY THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THAT IS ALSO THAT IF YOU ARE OWN CODE RED OKAY.
THAT WE'VE STOPPED UTILIZING, YOU HAVE TO RERE FOR EVERBRIDGE.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON ANY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTY, WE WANT YOU TO GET ON THAT, UH, ANTICIPATION OF QUESTION.
IF YOU SIGN UP FOR, UH, EVERBRIDGE IN ACK COUNTY, YOU ONLY RECEIVE NOTIFICATION, ACK COUNTY.
SO WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THAT.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT IF NOR HAVEN COUNTY SENDS AN ISSUE, A THEY HAVE A ROAD CLOSURE, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET THAT FOR NOR HAVEN COUNTY.
NOW, IF BOTH COUNTIES ARE UNDER DISASTER FOR A HURRICANE, WE SEND A MESSAGE TOGETHER, THAT'S FINE.
OR IF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SINCE TONIGHT, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT NOTIFICATIONS ON YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT.
SO JUST JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY STARTED A, A, UH, CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION CAMPAIGN, I BELIEVE IT IS IN YOUR PACKET.
UH, WE HAVE IT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE THINK WE HAVE IT ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE.
SO, UM, WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO SIGN UP.
AND THEN, UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR? OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS? MAD CHAIR, GO AHEAD.
JUST TO REITERATE, CHIEF FOR IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT GET NOTIFIED, THEY COME ON AS AN EMPLOYEE, BUT IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE RECEIVE MESSAGE.
UM, MRS. LEWIS, MAN, I SAID THAT RIGHT, THAT TIME RECEIVE F 26 COUNTY THIRD QUARTER SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF SUMMARY OF OUR THIRD QUARTER REPORT.
FOR EVERYONE LISTENING, THERE IS A DETAILED 17 PAGE REPORT ON BOARD DOC.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DOWNLOAD IT, READ IT.
UM, THIS IS THE TABLE OF CONTENTS TONIGHT.
I'M JUST GONNA DISCUSS THE SUMMARY.
AND ON THE SUMMARY, YOU'LL NOTICE THE PROPERTY TAX ARE LARGEST MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
WE ARE AHEAD, UM, OF LAST YEAR.
AND WE ARE SEE THE GREEN, NOT, FOR SOME REASON, THIS ISN'T, MY CORNER'S NOT WORKING, BUT THE GREEN UP.
SO WE ARE WHERE WE NEED TO BE AT THE END OF THIRD QUARTER.
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THE CHANGE THAT WE ARE THE GREEN ERROR AT THE END.WE ARE AHEAD OF LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
AND, UM, LAST QUARTER AT THE SAME TIME, REAL ESTATE, PUBLIC SERVICE COURT.
THIS HAPPENS EVERY TWO YEARS WHEN THE REASSESSMENT MM-HMM
IT'S BEHIND THIS YEAR, BUT YOU'LL SEE THE NEXT YEAR IT'S GONNA CATCH UP BECAUSE OUR AS ASSESS, OUR VALUES WENT UP.
AND THIS WILL MAKE THE PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES GO UP AND WE'LL, SO IT'S ALWAYS LIKE A ACT, YOU KNOW, A HEARTBEAT.
UM, YEAR TO DATE, MAJOR REVENUES HAVE INCREASED BY 2.9% OR $1,887,803 WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
REVENUE FORECAST PROJECTS A 4.2% INCREASE AND MAJOR REVENUE OVER THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
WE ANTICIPATE ACHIEVING THIS 4.2% INCREASE BY THE END OF FY 26 DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
THE COUNTY HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCES A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN REVENUE DURING THE FINAL COURT OF THE FISCAL YEAR AS A RESULT OF THE JUNE 5TH TAX BILL, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN MAILED OUT.
AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU, MRS. THANK YOU.
BEFORE I, BEFORE I DO 12.3, I RECOGNIZE, UH, VICE CHAIR JOHNSON.
BECAUSE I WORK FOR MACK COUNTY AND I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL INTEREST IN APPROVAL OF AN EMPLOYEE BONUS, I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE MATTERS IN THE VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 312 B ONE.
BECAUSE I'M A MEMBER OF A PROFESSION, OCCUPATION, OR GROUP OF, OR THREE OR MORE PERSONS AFFECTED BY THESE TRANSACTIONS, I'M ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TRANSACTIONS FAIRLY OBJECTIVELY AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
IT SAYS, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2% EMPLOYEE BONUS FOR ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNTY AND STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL POSITIONS AND SET FORTH IN THE APPROVED FY 26 CABOOSE BILL, HOUSE BILL 29 AND FY 26 27 COUNTY BUDGET.
MIKE MASON, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION DICTATES OUT THE ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR A 2% BONUS INCLUDED IN THE COUNTY'S RECENTLY ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZED FOR STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL POSITIONS, UM, IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S FY 26 CABOOSE BILL.
THESE PROPOSED RULES ALIGN WITH THE, UM, THOSE PROMULGATED BY THE VIRGINIA COMPENSATION BOARD.
AND SO THE KEY PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN THE RESOLUTION INCLUDE, UM, WHEN THE BONUS, UM, IS TO BE AWARDED, UH, AND I'LL, I'LL JUST READ THOSE.
A BONUS IS APPLICABLE, UH, TO ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNTY AND STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL POSITIONS EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST, 2026.
THE BONUS, UH, FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IS BASED UPON THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY IN EFFECT ON JUNE 1ST.
THE BONUS, UH, FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IS PRORATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS THEY ACTUALLY WORKED OVER A PREDEFINED PERIOD WITH A MINIMUM BONUS OF $150.
AND THE PAYMENT, UM, IS TO OCCUR ON JUNE 15TH, 2026, THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THIS RESOLUTION.
UH, NOTE THAT CONSIDERATION OF BONUSES FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY ATTORNEY IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS RESOLUTION SIDE INCREASES AND BY EXTENSION BONUSES FOR THESE TWO POSITIONS MUST BE DISCUSSED AND ACT UPON SEPARATELY FROM ACTIONS FOR, UH, THE GENERAL WORKFORCE.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, UH, STAFF PREPARED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION.
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE, WE APPROVE.
SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE 2% BONUS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED MADAM CHAIR AND AGAIN? YES.
CAN I FOLLOW UP ON THAT? SURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, AUTHORIZE A 2% BONUS FOR OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I GONNA SAY WE HAVE THAT IN CLOSED SESSION.
THE VOTE NOT IN CLOSED SESSION.
I MEAN, DO YOU NOT? I, WELL, IT'S PROTOCOL.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT WE CAN VOTE.
IT'S GONNA BE SAFETY AFTER CLOSED MEETINGS.
UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND THAT WE EXTENDED 2% BONUS TO OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AS WELL AS OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
ANY FURTHER? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY
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AYE.ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THAT MOTION DOES CARRIED.
UM, CONSIDER DATES FOR THE JOINT WORK SESSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DRAFT LANGUAGE.
YOU HAVE SOME PROPOSED DATES FOR FOUR MEETINGS.
THESE ARE JOINT MEETINGS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, YOU'LL RECALL DURING, UH, YOUR LAST JOINT, UH, MEETING THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING FUTURE JOINT MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE COMP PLAN AS, AS IT WAS BEING DRAFTED.
AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE, UM, IS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT.
SO, UH, TUESDAYS WERE THE DATES THAT HAVE BEEN PICKED.
UM, THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE OCCURRING AUGUST 25TH, UH, AND THE NEXT ONE, OCTOBER 27TH.
UH, THE THIRD ONE, JANUARY 26TH, 2027.
AND THEN FILED BY MARCH 23RD, 2027, ALL AT FIVE 30, ALL AT THE PARK CITY LIBRARY.
AND SO WE WOULD, UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS CLEARED THESE DATES.
AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO, UM, MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND, AND, UH, THESE WILL, OF COURSE, WE LIST THEM AS WORK SESSIONS THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AND, UM, PUBLIC'S INVITED AUGUST 20TH.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY CLIENT THOSE DATES? I'M IN JANUARY RIGHT NOW.
I CAN REMOTELY PARTICIPATE AUGUST THE 25TH.
IS THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT I WILL NOT BE, I WILL NOT BE HERE.
I WISH I KNEW MY SCHEDULE THAT FAR OUT.
REST OF, I GONNA SAY I DON'T KNOW EITHER, BECAUSE I'M JUST PUTTING IT DOWN.
I DEFINITELY DON'T, I DON'T REMEMBER MY STATE PART.
ALRIGHT, Y'ALL JUST MAKE NOTE OF THOSE TIMES.
COULD YOU MEET TO NOTE DATES AGAIN? AGAIN? UH, YES SIR.
ALL OF THOSE ARE TUESDAYS AND ALL OF THEM ARE FIVE 30.
YOU GOING TO THE NEXT ISSUES? UH, CONSIDER UPDATES OF THE, UH, 13 TWO IS, UH, IS, UH, BASICALLY STATUS UPDATES ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
UM, THESE WILL BE, UH, FAIRLY QUICK.
UH, THE AIRPORT HANGAR CONSTRUCTION, UH, THAT IS GOING, UH, AS PLANNED.
YOU MANY OR AT LEAST, UH, SUPERVISOR PARKS WAS AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY THAT OCCURRED ON MARCH 4TH.
UM, WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AT THAT MEETING, INCLUDING CONGRESSWOMAN GAN, SO, UM, AS WELL AS SOME STATE OFFICIALS AND, UM, OUR, OUR DELEGATE BLOCKS AND WAS THERE AS WELL.
UH, MOVING ON TO THE, UH, NEW BUILDING PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
INTERIOR DEMO HAS STARTED ON THAT PROJECT.
WE DO HAVE, UM, SOME FUTURE, UM, UH, HVAC ISSUES, BUDGET RELATED TO RESOLVE.
WE'RE DOING SOME VALUE ENGINEERING NOW, BUT THE HVAC COMPONENT OF THE PROJECTS COME IN MORE THAN WE EXPECTED, BUT STAFF'S WORKING ON BRINGING THAT IN ALIGNMENT.
UM, AS WE, AS WE SPEAK NOW, UH, THE DETER PRISON, WHICH, UM, YOU ALL HAVE SEEN BEING WORKED ON, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FOR A A NUMBER OF MONTHS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THAT BEING FINISHED UP IN A WEEK.
UM, STAFF PERFORMED A WALKTHROUGH, UM, UH, IN THE, IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
SO THAT ONE SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP SOON.
UM, THE ONLY ONE ON HERE THAT'S NOT GONNA BE WRAPPING UP SOON, AND THAT IS THE AIRPORT FUEL FARM REPLACEMENT.
UH, THAT ONE IS SIGNIFICANTLY SHORT ON BUDGET AND, AND WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION.
WE'VE BEEN PIECEMEAL FUNDING THE BUDGET ON THAT PROJECT FOR, UH, A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT'S JUST, IT'S, UH, A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT I WAS ANTICIPATING, BUT, BUT WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THAT.
BUT IT'S, UM, UH, MATERIALLY, UM, IT HAS A MATERIAL BUDGET GAP RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN'T SEEM TO PLUG.
SO, UM, THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THOSE FOUR PROJECTS.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER.
IF NOT, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, I'M SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS? MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
SO I HAVE MORE OTHER ITEMS THAN ACTUALLY LISTED.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE AS USUAL, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN AND THE DAYS LEADING UP BETWEEN WHEN WE PUBLISH THIS AGENDA AND WHEN YOU ACTUALLY MEET.
UM, SO WE'LL START OFF WITH A BIT OF GOOD NEWS.
UH, THE COUNTY WAS AWARDED, UM, A GRANT,
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UM, FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR THREE OF THEM, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UM, WORKING WITH ACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUT IN THE APPLICATION, THE APPLICATION'S SUCCESSFUL AND, UM, THE GRANTS BEEN AWARDED.UM, WE'RE GONNA WORK THROUGH THAT AND FIND A SOLUTION FOR WHAT THAT IS.
IT SORT OF CAME AT THE VERY END OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, HAVE THOSE LOCAL MATCH, UH, FUNDS, UH, A AVAIL OR AT LEAST IDENTIFY FOR YOUR APPROPRIATION AT A LATER DATE.
WE KNOW THAT WE CAN USE SOME IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THAT, AND WE JUST HAVE TO, TO WORK THAT UP.
IT'S ALL, AGAIN, WE JUST GOT THE AWARD THE OTHER DAY, SO WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT WORK YET.
UM, BUT THAT, THAT IS CERTAINLY THAT, THAT WILL ENABLE ALL MATIC AKIMA COUNTY SCHOOLS WITH EXCEPTION OF TAN YEAR TO HAVE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
AND, AND NOTING THAT THE ONE ONTE IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE TOWN.
AND, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS ALL HAVE WILL HAVE SRL.
WHEN THOSE POSITIONS ARE PUT IN PLACE.
UH, ANOTHER, UM, UH, NEXT ISSUE I, UH, ATTENDED AT, UH, ACTUALLY AT ODU ON TUESDAY, AN EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT.
UM, IT WAS ACTUALLY AN EXECUTIVE BRIEFING THAT WAS PUT ON BY MINUS NINE TO FIVE, WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH ODU AND A GROUP THAT THE COUNTY IS WORKING WITH ON, ON ITS NEXT, UH, VERSION OF CHILDCARE, UH, INCENTIVES THAT IT'S, UH, PLANNING ON THE, THE, UM, THE BRIEFING HAD A TITLE, IT WAS CALLED UNLOCKING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND, UH, DUE TO CHILDCARE.
AND ONE OF THE KEY NOTE SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING WAS VEDP.
IT WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY A NUMBER, NUMBER OF STATE LEGISLATORS.
THERE WERE SOME FEDERAL, UM, LEGISLATORS THERE AS WELL.
UM, IT WAS ALSO PUT ON BY THE HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE.
OVER A HUNDRED IN PARTICIPATION, UM, PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT.
ONE, CHILDCARE HAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO AKIMA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON IN, IN, IN, IN ACK COUNTY.
AND I WANTED TO BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.
CERTAINLY REPRESENT THE BOARD.
UM, AND, AND ALSO BECAUSE, UM, MINUS NINE TO FIVE WAS TO, IN THEIR REMARKS WAS TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS THAT THE AKIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE APPROVED TO, UM, ADDRESS CHILDCARE SHORTAGES IN ACK COUNTY.
AND SO, UM, I WENT THERE, WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS, AS, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE COUNTIES THAT WAS REALLY, UH, MOVING FORWARD STRATEGIC PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
AND, UH, I THINK IT WAS GOOD PR FOR THE COUNTY, UM, IN, IN A SETTING WITH A LOT OF LARGER LOCALITIES WHO, WHO DIDN'T, HADN'T TAKEN THESE STEPS.
SO I THOUGHT IT WAS, UH, AGAIN, UH, GOOD FOR, FOR AKAMAK.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT DURING THE MEETING WAS A, JUST A VERY SIMPLE, UH, STATEMENT THAT I THINK IS VERY RELATIVE, UM, TO US.
AND CHILDCARE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TALENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND, UM, UH, IT, WHILE A VERY SHORT SENTENCE, IT'S VERY, UM, REVEALING AND I THINK REALLY HITS ON WHAT A LOT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS ARE TELLING US WHEN WE MEET WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT DO YOU NEED ACK COUNTY TO BE PURSUING IN ORDER FOR YOU TO COME AND PUT YOUR BUSINESS HERE.
57% OF VIRGINIA IS CONSIDERED A CHILDCARE DESERT.
UM, AND I, I WAS, YOU KNOW, PROUD TO, TO OFFER COMMENT ON THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD WAS DOING TO TRY TO SOLVE THAT ISSUE.
SO, UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I DID HAVE TO GET UP AT FOUR 30 IN THE MORNING TO GET THERE BECAUSE THEY HAD IT AT SEVEN 30.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PER SE, BUT THE OTHER HAT I WEAR, I DO, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I MANAGE IN NORTH HAM COUNTY, UM, AS A FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS IS THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE MINUS NINE TO FIVE, AND I AM JUST ELATED IT THAT OUR COUNTY ACK IS ON BOARD WITH CHILDCARE.
UM, CHILDCARE IS A HOT BUTTON ISSUE IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT, UH,
UH, BECAUSE WHEN FOLK COMPANIES AND EVERYBODY WHO COME TO YOUR DIFFERENT COUNTIES, THEY LOOK FOR WHAT'S YOUR EDUCATION SYSTEM LOOK LIKE? EDUC, THERE'S CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY.
SO IT'S VERY MUCH THAT CHILDCARE NEEDS TO BE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE.
AND, UH, AS FAR AS, UM, MACK COUNTY IS CONCERNED, AND I'M GLAD THAT, UH, WE HAVE THE FORESIGHT AND, UH, I THINK WE ARE OUT OF THE BOX ON THIS, AND I'M JUST, I'M GLAD BECAUSE, UH, IT'S, IT'S BECOMING HARDER, UH, IN FINDING CHILDCARE, UH, QUALITY CARE, UH, FOR, UH, AS FAR AS CHILDCARE IS CONCERNED.
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UH, OUR ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATOR IN TAKING THAT, UH, INITIATIVE TO GO AND LEARN AND BRING US BACK INFORMATION.AND JUST A BRIEF, AND AT THAT POINT I'M GONNA NEED TO PUT, LET YOU PUT A PEN IN YOUR, UM,
ALRIGHT, BECAUSE I NEED TO GO TO THE PUBLIC.
I NEED TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING SIX O'CLOCK.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED PUBLIC HEARING RULES.
AND I'M TINA, WE HAVE PEOPLE ONE.
I COUNT ADMINISTRATOR, I'M SORRY.
MIKE'S ALREADY WEARING ENOUGH HATS.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING SPEAKING RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD SIGN THE REGISTER.
PERSONS ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE LECTERN PERSONS ADDRESSING.
THE BOARD SHALL BE LIMITED TO FOUR MINUTES.
PERSONS ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHALL NOT USE INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE OR VERBALLY ATTACK.
ANY BOARD MEMBER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNS AND PLACARDS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE MEETING ROOM.
ANY PERSON WHOSE BEHAVIOR IS DISRUPTIVE SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING ROOM.
PERSONS MAY NOT QUESTION INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISORS OR STAFF MEMBERS WITHOUT THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE BOARD PERSONS ADDRESSING.
THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE ISSUE ON OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
A SPEAKER MAY RESERVE THEIR TIME, BUT SHALL NOT DELEGATE THAT TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER AND ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING CLIENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 10 MINUTES.
AND IF ANY ATTORNEY SPEAKS UNDER THIS PROVISION, A REPRESENTATIVE HOLDING AN OPPOSING VIEW SHALL BE PROVIDED 10 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR VIEW.
THE CHAIR HAS THE RIGHT AND DUTY TO MAINTAIN PROPER ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES.
OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS, IS TO AMEND THE COUNTY'S FY 26 BUDGETS FOR ACK COUNTY REVISED FY 25 CARRYOVER REQUEST.
DO YOU HAVE A PRE
ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
YOU SCHEDULED A PUBLIC HEARING LAST MONTH.
UH, THE BOARD HAS SEEN THE LIST OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT, UH, MAKE UP THE 27 MILLION.
AND, UH, WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE ENOUGH BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT IT, IT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING BY CODE.
UM, SO I, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE, UH, THE SUPERINTENDENT PLANS ON SPEAKING TO THIS MATTER TONIGHT.
AND THAT'S BASICALLY THE SUMMARY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THAT'S LISTED.
THAT'S DR. MILLER MIMA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, WOULD YOU RESTATE YOUR NAME AND, AND, UH, YOUR LOCATION USUALLY WHAT? UH, YES, MA'AM, IT'S DR. MILLER AND MY LOCATION IS RIGHT HERE.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY LEADERSHIP, AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ON BEHALF OF ACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR GOVERNING BODIES IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, AND I REMAIN GRATEFUL FOR THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT HAS GUIDED OUR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF ACK COUNTY.
AS WE DISCUSS THE APPROPRIATION OF CARRY FORWARD FUNDS THIS EVENING, I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR SHARED GOAL IS THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND STABILITY OF THIS COMMUNITY.
STRONG SCHOOLS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO A STRONG COUNTY, AND THE INVESTMENTS WE MAKE TODAY DIRECTLY IMPACT ACA, ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY, WORKFORCE READINESS, SCHOOL SAFETY, EMPLOYEE RETENTION, AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THE REQUESTED CARRY FORWARD FUNDS REPRESENT RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONAL NEEDS, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, AND COMMITMENTS ALREADY UNDERWAY WITHIN THE DIVISION.
AS WITH ALL PUBLIC FUNDS AND TRUSTED TO US, WE, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND STEWARDSHIP.
WE RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES THAT EXIST IN BALANCING COUNTYWIDE PRIORITIES, AND WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION DURING THIS PROCESS.
I REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT BY CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH MUTUAL RESPECT, OPEN COMMUNICATION, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE CITIZENS WE SERVE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN A MANNER THAT STRENGTHENS BOTH THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF MACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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YOU.WHILE I AM UP HERE, UM, IT IS PART OF MACK COUNTY PRIMARY IS PART OF THE CARRY FORWARD FUND.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF.
UM, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE COLUMNS ARE GONE AND THE PORCH IS GONE.
SO, UM, THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THAT.
IT IS GOING TO GO BACK AS CLOSE TO EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS AS WE CAN MAKE IT.
SO JUST IN CASE YOU GET ANY QUESTIONS, THANK, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE, SO THANK YOU.
SOMEBODY KNOW, I'M SURE THEY DID.
I KNOW THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS ACTUALLY SIGNED, AND I DON'T NORMALLY DO IT, BUT I'LL DO IT THIS TIME.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE IN THE PUBLIC OR IN THE AUDIENCE, RATHER, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER? ONCE, TWICE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE BOARD, MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE.
WE APPROVE THE REQUEST OF 27,698,361 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FY 26.
SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE AMOUNT THAT WAS JUST NOTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
I THOUGHT YOU WAS GOING ABSTAINING.
UH, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 WHAT? EIGHT EIGHT.
EIGHT YAYS AND ONE ABSTENTION.
WE'LL GO ON TO, UH, PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 82 1 28 OF COUNTY CODE TO ALLOW THE LAST FOLLOWING OF APPLICANT'S AND, UH, REVITALIZATION FORMS, UH, REVALIDATION FORM, SORRY, FORM.
SO THE COUNTY'S LAND USE PRO PROGRAM USED TO 60 DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE ESTABLISHED A FEE FOR LATE SUBMISSION.
CHAIR MIKE MASON, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 82 DASH 180 2 OF THE AKIMA COUNTY CODE PROVIDES FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR FILING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS AND READ REVALIDATION FORMS, WHICH WE OTHERWISE REFER TO AS LAND USE FORMS. THESE EXTENSIONS ARE AUTHORIZED BY, UH, THE VIRGINIA CODE 58.1 DASH 32 34, WHICH SETS FOR SEPARATE PROVISIONS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE AND FOR AN INITIAL APPLICATION AND THE EXTENSION OF AN ANNUAL, UH, REVALIDATION IN GENERAL, BOTH MAY BE EXTENDED, UH, FOR A 60 DAY PERIOD UP TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TAX YEAR.
SO THE COUNTY'S CURRENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT ALLOW ACCEPTANCE OF LAND USE APPLICATION FORMS OR RE REVALIDATION FORMS PAST THE ESTABLISHED DEADLINE.
MEANING THERE IS NO OPTION FOR ANYONE TO REMAIN IN THE PROGRAM IF THEY SUBMIT LATE.
UM, THAT'S WHY THIS ORDINANCE REVISION IS BEING PROPOSED.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVIDES AN OPTION, UH, THIS OPTION AS LONG AS THE FORM IS NOT MORE THAN 60 DAYS PAST DUE, AND A LATE FEE OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS IS, IS PAID.
SO, WHEREAS TODAY, UM, IF YOU SUBMIT LATE, YOU'RE TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE OUT OF THE PROGRAM.
UM, THERE IS, YOU CAN'T DO IT BASED ON THE ORDINANCE.
IF YOU APPROVE THIS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN THE LAND USE PROGRAM SHOULD YOU DESIRE, AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE A HUNDRED DOLLARS FEE WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME PROVIDED.
UH, THERE'S NO ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
FIRST OFF, PUT IT, THERE'S NO ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE PRIVILEGE IF ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER ONCE TWICE.
PUBLIC HEARING ENCLOSED, UH, THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD, MADAM CHAIRMAN.
UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PRO, UH, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, UH, AMENDING SECTION 82.182 OF MACK COUNTY CODE.
OKAY, SECOND, IT'S MOVING PROPERLY.
SECOND, THAT WE, UH, UH, AMEND OR THAT WE PROPOSE THAT GO IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, UH, TO SECTION 82 DASH 1 28.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY ACT.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED IN THAT MOTION? AYE, THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
UH, OUR NEXT ONE IS PROBABLY HEARING THE PROPOSED EASEMENT ACROSS TERMINAL DRIVE AND
UM, THE EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA BROADBAND SERVICE HAS REQUESTED, UH, AN EASEMENT OVER AND PARALLEL PARALLELING, UH, TERMINAL DRIVE IN, IN MALFA, UH, TERMINAL ROAD IS, OR TERMINAL DRIVE IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE COUNTY, AND THE, UH, EASEMENT IS NEEDED FOR THE BROADBAND AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE, UH, THE VDA BUILDING WITH SERVICE.
SO, UM, THAT'S, UH, BASICALLY THE, UH, STAFF
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SUMMARY FOR THAT ONE.THERE'S AGAIN, NO ONE HAS SIGNED.
ANYBODY WANNA TO COME AND SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? GOING ONCE TWICE.
BOY, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? UH, MADAM CHAIR WILL MAKE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED.
YOUR REQUEST, UH, EASEMENT OVER ON AND A ALONG TERMINAL DRIVE IN MALFA.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVING PROPERLY.
SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE THE PROPOSED EASEMENT ACROSS TERMINAL DRIVE IN MELVA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THERE BE NONE BY AYE.
COULD I, COULD I MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION? YES.
IT SOUNDS LIKE MR. HARD IS SAYING AYE TO OPPOSE.
YEAH, HE'S NOT SAYING I TO YOU'RE SAYING I IN AGREEMENT, AREN'T YOU MR. HART? NO, I'M SAYING I IF I WAS OPPOSED, I'D SAY NO.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT EXACTLY.
UH, GOING ON TO PUBLIC, UH, NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ON CAPA, UH, RESILIENT AMENDMENTS.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.
LEE PBA, DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH.
AND JUST TO RECAP VERY BRIEFLY, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 11TH, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AS ADVERTISED.
THE, UH, THE, UH, UM, THE ORDINANCE HAS NOT CHANGED.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY AMENDMENTS OR ANY CHANGES TO THAT SINCE WE PRO SINCE WE PRESENTED THAT TO YOU LAST MONTH.
BUT, UH, JUST TO GENERALLY CHARACTERIZE WHAT THIS IS, THESE ARE, UM, THESE ARE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE MANDATED BY STATE CODE, SO THEREFORE WE ARE OBLIGATED TO, UH, TO APPROVE THEM.
BUT THEY'RE BASICALLY, UH, ADDING PROVISIONS FOR RESILIENCY, UM, COASTAL RESILIENCY AND THE PRE PRESERVATION OF MATURE TREES.
AND THERE ARE, SO THERE ARE ALSO SOME, UH, ADAPTATION MEASURES TO ADDRESS SEA LEVEL RISE, STORM SURGE, AND FLOODING.
UH, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, DIFFERENCE OF RPA AND RMA LAST MONTH, BUT AGAIN, NO MAJOR CHANGES THERE.
AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS THAT IT STRIKES SECTION 1 0 6 2 34 AND TRANSFERS A LOT OF THOSE, UH, TRANSFERS ALL OF THOSE, UH, UH, A MEMBER OR RATHER THOSE PROVISIONS TO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE CODE.
SO WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY AUTHORITY THERE, WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY PROVISIONS THAT WE HAD BEFORE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST TRYING TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW HERE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I CAN FIELD ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MR. PAMPER? I GOT ONE QUESTION.
WHAT, WHAT IS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE MANDATE FROM THE STATE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION FOR SQUARE? PUT A BUILDING UP.
YEAH, SO IT'S, UH, 2,500 FOR 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF DISTURBANCE, UH, REQUIRES AN ENS PLAN AND 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF DISTURBANCE FOR A STORMWATER PLAN THAT IS UNDER THE, UM, UNDER THE REGULAR, UH, UH, KAPPA AREA.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHES BAY PROTECTION AREA NOW HERE IN MACK, THAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE ACTUALLY APPLICABLE TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY BECAUSE BACK IN 2009, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MADE THE, UH, DECISION TO APPLY THOSE CHES BAY PROTECTION, UH, STANDARDS TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
SO 2,500 FOR ENS AND 2,500 FOR STORMWATER.
OTHERWISE, IT WOULD BE 10,000 SQUARE FEET IF IT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CAPA.
THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE ENCOMPASSES PARKING LOT, BUILDING EVERYTHING.
SO ANY LAND DISTURBANCE WHATSOEVER WILL COUNT TOWARDS THAT 2,500.
UM, IT'S VERY EASY TO GET TO 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF LAND DISTURBANCE.
AND ONCE YOU GET A SIGNATURE FROM A, UH, ENGINEER ADDED BY $5,500 TO YOUR LOAN.
UM, ANYBODY UNDERSTAND ALL THIS? NO, NO.
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE BURDEN IS BEING PUT ONTO COUNTY LIKE THIS.
IT'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING HERE SOMEWHERE WHERE THIS CAN BE MODIFIED, WHATEVER.
AND I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS, THIS UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
I HAVE AN ENGINEER THAT SAID HE WILL SHOW UP AND EXPLAIN IT TO US.
SO WE'LL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS.
OKAY, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
UH, WE, WE HAVEN'T HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
THIS IS JUST STAFF PRESENTATION.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION? GO AHEAD.
UH, LEE, WOULD YOU, SO THAT A SIXTH GRADER COULD UNDERSTAND THIS A
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LITTLE BIT? SURE.IF SOMEONE OWNS A PROPERTY, A 200 BY 250 FOOT PIECE OF PROPERTY WITH A, WITH A, WITH A BUILDING ON THERE, RIGHT NOW, 100, 100 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE IS UNDER THIS PROTECTION AREA, CORRECT? IN INWARD, RIGHT.
SO THE, SO THE RESOURCE PROTECTION AREA CONSISTS OF A 100 FOOT BUFFER.
THERE IS A 50 FOOT SEAWARD BUFFER AND A 50 FOOT LANDWARD BUFFER.
ALRIGHT? SO YES, 100 FEET USING THAT SAME PROPERTY.
WHAT HAS CHANGED WITH THIS CONCERNING WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THAT 100 FOOT? NOTHING.
IT'S STILL YOU, YOU, UH, THE, THE, WELL, YOU, YOU SAID IT RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
THAT'S SO THE, THE 50 FOOT SEAWARD BUFFER IS UNTOUCHABLE.
YOU CANNOT DO ANY DEVELOPMENT WHATSOEVER WITHIN THAT 50 FOOT SEAWARD BUFFER WITH CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS OR, OR, UH, OR WAIVERS.
YOU COULD MINIMALLY IMPACT THE 50 FOOT LANDWARD BUFFER.
NOW, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UH, TO I GUESS, INDICATE TO THE BOARD THAT, UH, AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT EACH OTHER.
THESE, THE, THE AMENDMENTS ARE MANDATORY.
WE HAVE TO DO THESE, UH, NOW TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN.
UM, SUPERVISOR TAR, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN RECONSIDER TO MAKE IT, UM, TO, I GUESS, REPEAL THE CHEEZ BAY REQUIREMENTS ON THE SEASIDE SO THAT THOSE FOLKS ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, WE DON'T HAVE TO APPLY THE, UH, THE INCREASED REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHEEZ BAY REQUIREMENTS ON THE BAY SIDE.
BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, BACK IN 2009, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAID, WE WANT, WE WANT THE ENTIRE COUNTY TO BE PROTECTED.
UM, THE STAFF AND I, WE'VE BEEN RE WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERING THIS VERY POINT OF JESUS, WHY DO WE HAVE THE INCREASED PROTECTION ON THE SEASIDE WHEN, UH, NUMBER ONE, THERE'S NO ENGINEERING REASON FOR THAT BECAUSE THE TOPOGRAPHY IS FLAT.
WHEREAS THE CHEEZ BAY REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACES WE'LL SAY ACROSS THE BAY, THAT HAVE TO TOPOGRAPHY, IT'S REALLY INTENDED TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF EROSION.
UH, AND, AND THAT KIND OF THING.
THE OTHER PART OF IT IS THAT THERE'S NO REAL, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, UH, ASSET OR ENVIRONMENTAL REASON FOR APPLYING THOSE SAME CHES BAY REQUIREMENTS ON THE SEASIDE.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REASON FOR HAVING CHES BAY TO BEGIN WITH IS TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS, REDUCE ALGAE, REDUCE THOSE KINDS OF, UH, UH, THOSE KINDS OF, UH, EFFECTS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ITSELF.
SO GENERALLY, IF YOU'RE EAST OF ROUTE 13, ALL OF THAT WATER IS GOING TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
AND IF YOU'RE WEST OF ROUTE 13, THAT THAT POTENTIALLY HAS AN IMPACT ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF A SIXTH GRADER WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT'S THE BASIC REASON FOR THE CHES BAY PROTECTION, UH, UH, STANDARDS.
SO BASICALLY WITH THAT EXAMPLE, WITH THAT HYPOTHETICAL THAT I GAVE YOU, NOTHING CHANGES THERE.
JUST, I'M GONNA COME INTO THE FOURTH GRADE LEVEL, SAY
YEAH, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, GUYS.
AND WE CAN CERTAINLY STUDY THAT AS A STAFF TO, UH, TO SEE WHAT AN AMENDMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO REPEAL THE CHES BAY, UH, UH, CHES BAY REQUIREMENTS ON THE SEA SIDE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM IN PLACE ON THE BAY SIDE.
WELL, I I MEAN, CAN WE ALSO PUT INTO THAT CONSIDERATION IS ROUTE 13 THE DIVIDER, OR WHAT IS THE DIVIDER BETWEEN THE BAYSIDE AND THE SEASIDE? MAYBE IT'S 360.
THERE, THERE IS A, THERE'S SOME MAPPING AVAILABLE THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY TAKEN A LOOK AT.
SO THERE IS, THERE IS SOME, UH, UH, UH, SOME TERRITORY, IF YOU WILL, THAT IS, UH, THAT DOES NOT DRAIN TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THAT'S ACTUALLY WEST OF ROUTE 13.
SO, UH, YOU'RE GONNA FIND JUST A LITTLE, A, A A FEW PROPERTIES THAT ARE WEST OF ROUTE 13 THAT DO NOT DRAIN TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE BASIC EXPLANATION THERE.
ANY, ANYBODY? ARE Y'ALL FINISHED ASKING QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE, ON THE PUBLIC HEARING, ON THE, UM, CAPITAL RESILIENT AMENDMENT, CAPA AMENDMENT.
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THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.SO I'LL RESTATE MY MOTION TO THIS TABLE UNTIL JUNE, JUNE MEETING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS DOES IN, THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO AS A BOARD, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HELP STOP IT OR WHATEVER, OR PUT A STOP.
IT'S, IT'S GOING TO TAKE AWAY BUILDING, YOU KNOW, IN OUR COUNTY, PEOPLE JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT.
I THINK THE POINT IS IT'S DOING IT NOW.
YOU SEE A NEW CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW.
SO, MR. TAR, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ADD THAT WE GO AHEAD AND DIRECT STAFF TO BEGIN DOING THAT RESEARCH NOW AS MR. PAM OFFERED? YEAH, I, I KNOW SHE'S ABOUT TO JUMP OUT OF HER SEAT.
UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S, DON DO YOU HAVE SOME I SO YOU NEED TO MUTE IT? YEAH.
DON, YOU NEED TO MUTE YOUR PHONE.
OKAY, GO AHEAD MR. I'LL BE BRIEF BECAUSE LEE STATED EVERYTHING VERY ACCURATELY, BUT THIS IS MANDATORY UNDER STATE LAW.
WE HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING OUT OF THE CBPA ORDINANCE NOR THE NEW REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE AMENDMENT.
AND AS LEE STATED, THE ONE CHANGE WE CAN MAKE IS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT APPLY ON THE C SIDE.
AND IF YOU WANNA DIRECT US TO DO THAT, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TO STAFF.
OTHERWISE WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO STUDY BECAUSE OF THAT'S WHAT MY ASK IS.
IS THAT THE DIRECTION? BECAUSE WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING, MADAM.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO.
MADAM CHAIR? YES, MR. HALLETT.
I THINK WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT REQUIRING THE ENGINEER.
I THINK THAT'S A VERY EXTRAVAGANT COST.
SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE, THE LAW, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT REQUIRING THE ENGINEER, WHICH ADD THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SOMEBODY WHO IS JUST TRYING TO BUILD A LITTLE SMALL HOUSE OR SOMETHING.
YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAN LOOK TO TOO LONG.
THIS, WELL, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
I THINK IT'S A FUNCTION OF, OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND ENS, BUT WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK THAT.
LIKE I SAID, WE, SO I'LL MAKE SURE I, BECAUSE OTHER COUNTIES DON'T REQUIRE THAT, PLEASE.
BECAUSE OTHER COUNTIES DO NOT REQUIRE THAT.
SO THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME, SOME LEADWAY THERE.
ALRIGHT, SO COUNTY, MADAM COUNTY, I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE MOTION, THE RIGHT VERBIAGE.
DO WE NEED A MOTION? SO WE ARE APPROVING, UH, THE RESILIENT AMENDMENT? NO, CONTINUE.
UH, SO THE MOTION IS TO CONTINUE THE CAPA RESILIENT AMENDMENTS WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE TAKE OUT THE CAPA REQUIREMENT ON THE, ON THE SEASIDE.
IS THAT, I THINK THE TERMINOLOGY WOULD BE WHETHER IT'S COUNTYWIDE OR NOT.
WHAT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT ON THE SEA SIDE, RIGHT? ON THE BAY SIDE.
SO ALL WE CAN DO IS REMOVE IT FROM THE SEASIDE AND A AND A COUPLE OF PARCELS THAT LEE MENTIONED.
AND MEMBERS, UH, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON, ON, UH, MR. HART'S, UH, COMMENT, UH, AND I AGREE WITH THAT AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO AS FAR AS FEES GOES TO ELIMINATE THE FEES BECAUSE WE ARE TAKING PROPERTY PROTECTION MM-HMM
THERE'S NO LONG AND SHORT ABOUT IT.
WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU RESTRICT SOMEBODY, WHEN YOU PREVENT SOMEBODY FROM USING THEIR PROPERTY, IT'S A TAKE.
BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO PAY REAL ESTATE TAXES AT THAT SAME VALUE.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ELIMINATE ANY FEES THAT WE MAY, UH, THAT WE CAN, UH, THAT WE CAN ELIMINATE, THEN I'M ALL SUPPORTIVE.
UM, MADAM COUNTY ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU STATE A MOTION WITH THE RIGHT VERBIAGE? THE MOTION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE THE MATTER UNTIL THE JUNE MEETING WITH DIRECTION TO STAFF.
NUMBER ONE, TO ELIMINATE THE APPLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE ON THE SEASIDE OF THE COUNTY AND ANY OTHER PROPERTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE TO BE UNDER THE CBPA ORDINANCE.
AND SECONDLY, TO STUDY COST SAVING, UH, METHODOLOGY SUCH RELATING TO SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND SO FORTH.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? YEP.
SECOND, UH, THAT, THE MOTION THAT OUR COUNTY OR OR COUNTY ATTORNEY HAD JUST STATED, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION, AYE, THAT MOTION IS CARRIED.
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AND LEE, WE, WE RECOGNIZE YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO DO ITUM, NUMBER 11.6, CONTINUED HEARING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CONVEYANCE IN FEE SIMPLE OF A POR LAND DESIGNATED AS PUMP SEC, UM, STATION LOT ON THAT CERTAIN PLOT ENTITLED SUBDIVISION SHOPPING OF SHOPPING CENTER TRACK, UH, CHESAPEAKE SQUARE ASSOCIATIONS INC.
LLC RATHER INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREOF TO THE HAMPTON ROAD SANITATION DISTRICT.
I'M SORRY, HOW MANY TIMES HAS THAT BEEN, MR? YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.
I WOULD RECOMMEND 60 DAYS BASED ON OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ATTORNEY TODAY.
UH, 11.7 PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT, UH, ADVERSE.
YOU NEED A MOTION TO WE NEED A COMMOTION, UH, TO CONTINUE.
UH, MS. MOVING PROPER SECOND THAT WE CONTINUE, UH, WHAT I JUST READ,
THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
UH, WE ARE DOWN TO, OH, CONTINUE WITH V COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
I'M SORRY, I'M GOING BACK TO WHERE I PLACED MY PIN.
UM, SO WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING, UM, CHILD CARE CHILDCARE, AND I WAS GONNA WRAP THAT UP BY GIVING YOU A QUICK STATS UPDATE OKAY.
ON WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR NEXT INITIATIVE.
AND, AND THAT IS, UM, WITH, WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S HELP, WE HAVE PROVIDED MINUS NINE TO FIVE WITH A, WITH AN MOU, UM, SPECIFYING HOW WE'D LIKE TO STRUCTURE THE NEXT PROJECT.
UM, AND, UH, I'VE ALREADY BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THAT DIRECTION, WHICH IS TO INCENTIVIZE FAMILY DAY PROVIDERS IN ACK COUNTY.
AND, UH, THEY'RE REVIEWING IT NOW AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IN THE FORM OF, OF THE, OF AN AGREEMENT.
IN THE NEXT, UH, 30 TO 60 DAYS.
UM, THE NEXT ITEM, JUST A A AND THIS IS, UH, ANOTHER, LET'S CALL IT A HAPPENING IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE, TODAY WE STAFF WAS ON A CALL REGARDING, UH, A D CIP GRANT APPLICATION.
D CIP STANDS FOR DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
AND, UH, THE A-M-P-D-C HAD ALERTED US, UM, TO THIS, THIS FUNDING STREAM, WHICH IS FEDERAL, UM, AND THOUGHT THAT PER PERHAPS WALLOPS, UM, ISLAND IN THAT VICINITY, UH, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE A GOOD MATCH FOR THIS GRANT.
AND SO WE, WE DID HAVE A COUPLE CALLS ON THIS.
THE OUTCOME OF THOSE CALLS IS, UM, UH, ONE, THIS IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT REQUIRES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION READINESS.
AND I, I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE NOT READY, UM, TO, TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T CHECK ALL THE BOXES TO BE SHOVEL READY.
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, THE WASTEWATER PLANNING EFFORT, WE HAVE, UH, A THIRD PARTY ENGAGED TO DO A MASTER PLANNING STUDY THAT, THAT, UH, FIRM IS GOING TO BE DOING A REPORT OUT TO YOU IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
UM, AND THEN TO GET SOME DIRECTION.
AND THEN THERE'S GOTTA BE A LOT OF DECISIONS, UH, DOWN THE WAY WITH THIS, UH, WITH THIS MASTER PLANNING BEFORE WE CAN, UH, PUT IN ANY TYPE OF GRANT APPLICATION THAT'S GONNA REQUIRE US TO HAVE SOME FIRM, UM, FIRM, FIRM COMMITMENTS ON THINGS THAT FALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION READINESS.
YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SITE ACQUISITION AND, UM, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR US RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO STAFF IS GONNA KEEP IT IN THE BACKGROUND AND ONCE WE GET IT, ONCE WE CROSS THAT LINE WHERE WE THINK WE COULD HAVE A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION THAT WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, UM, WE CERTAINLY BRIEF THE BOARD ON THAT.
UH, HERE, HERE'S JUST A A, A QUICK SORT OF COMING TO AN AGENDA NEAR YOU ISSUE, UM, BOARD DOCS, UH, YOU ALL WILL REQUIRE LA RECALL LAST YEAR THAT, UM, THE BOARD PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UM, FOR THE COUNTY TO, UH, UPGRADE, IF YOU WILL.
ITS AGENDA, IT'S PAPERLESS AGENDA SYSTEM.
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO, WE'RE DOING WELL.
THE, I DO ACTUALLY WANNA UPGRADE IT BECAUSE OF SOME PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
BUT THE, BUT THE MAIN, UM, CATALYST FOR THIS WAS, UH, THE CURRENT PROVIDER OF A, OF OUR
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AGENDA SOFTWARE IS NO LONGER GONNA SUPPORT, NOT NO LONGER OFFER WHAT WE USE TODAY.THEY'RE GONNA PUSH EVERYONE INTO A NEW PRODUCT.
OUR, OUR PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THAT PRODUCT IS, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA FIT US WELL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO OTHER OPTIONS.
MY POINT IN TELLING YOU THIS TONIGHT IS, UM, AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IT WON'T BE TOMORROW, IT WON'T BE NEXT MONTH, PROBABLY WON'T BE, UM, IN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE TO A NEW AGENDA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND IT'S GONNA BE CHANGED.
SO, SO THE AGENDA'S GONNA LOOK DIFFERENT.
YOUR ROLE IN THE AGENDA, HOW YOU REVIEW DOCUMENTS AND, AND FRANKLY, YOU PROBABLY WON'T LIKE IT, BUT UNTIL YOU GET USED TO IT
WE'RE, I THINK ALL OF US, THE CA THE CATALYST IS WE HAVE TO MOVE.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS, AS I SAID AT THE OLDER AMERICANS DAY, ALL OF US ARE ARE AT THAT AGE IN SEASON AND WE DON'T LIKE CHANGE THAT MUCH.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH SOFTWARE.
WE, SO WE NOT, BUT WE HAVE SOME SUPERVISOR NOT GONNA DO.
WE ALSO HAVE, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OLD SCHOOL, VERY OLD SCHOOL, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THAT ISSUE ALSO THERE ARE FEDERAL REGULATIONS OUT THERE ON A DA THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO, WE MUST MEET.
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES.
SO MY PURPOSE IN TELLING YOU THIS IS SO WHEN WE DO ARRIVE AT WHATEVER OUR NEW APPLICATION IS, IF YOU'RE HAVING SOME GROWING PAINS WITH IT, JUST REMEMBER WE HAD TO DO IT
UM, I'LL NOTED TWO LAST MORE QUESTION.
IS IT STILL A SECURED BOARD DOC? WE CAN GO ON WITH OUR CODE.
REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST COME ON THE BOARD, WE GO, YOU, YOU KNOW YOUR PASSCODE.
YEAH, I KNOW THE PASSCODE, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THERE LOOKING ANYTHING.
THAT SAME THING AS A PUBLIC, THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU HAVE ADMINISTRATOR OR ACCESS IS IF WE POST ANY DOCUMENTS UNDER PERHAPS CLOSED SESSION THAT ARE NOT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE.
SO, UM, THE LAST THING IS, UH, MANY OF YOU RECALL THE PLANE CRASH.
THE NAVY PLANE CRASH HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WHERE THE, UH, FUSELAGE FROM THAT PLANE, THIS IS A SURPRISE TO ME, IS, HAS BEEN, UH, ON THE NASA WHILE IT'S MAIN BASE ALL THIS TIME.
AND SO ON THE 27TH, THAT FUSELAGE IS GONNA BE PLACED ON A BARGE, FLOATED OUT TO THE QUEEN SOUND BRIDGE.
UH, THE CAUSEWAY WILL BE CLOSED FOR TWO HOURS FROM 12:00 AM TO 2:00 AM THE BARGE HAS THE ABILITY TO LIFT UP THE, THE, THE FUSELAGE AND THEN A PLANE'S GOING.
OR A CRANE IS GONNA TAKE IT OFF THE BARGE AND PLOP IT ONTO, UH, A TRACTOR TRAILER AND, AND TAKE IT OUT OF THERE.
UM, THE REASON I WE'RE, WE'RE NOT INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT PER SE OTHER THAN FROM AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATING SOME OF THIS TWO MAIN POINTS HERE.
TWO HOUR CLOSURE OF THE CAUSEWAY TOWN OF CHEN, AND ITS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF IT.
UM, UH, PROVISIONS ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE FOR, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY.
UH, KNOWING THAT THAT TWO HOUR, UH, DELAY IS GONNA RENDER THE ISLAND ISOLATED BECAUSE OF THE 1 75 CLOSURE.
UH, SIGNAGE, I BELIEVE STARTED TODAY ALONG ROUTE 1 75, ADVERTISING OF THE, THE DATE AND THE CLOSURE TIME SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE.
AND I I JUST WANTED TO, TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION AGAIN.
THAT WOULD BE RIGHT NOW THE PLAN AND IT'S, UH, OBVIOUSLY COULD CHANGE, BUT IT IS MAY 27TH AT 12:00 AM TO 2:00 AM OKAY.
AND SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS TONIGHT.
IF, UH, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER 'EM QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD.
MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DID TEXT US TO, UM, ITEM 14, BOARD OF SUPERVISOR'S COMMENT, PERIOD.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT? STAY AWAY.
SAFE, UM, TRAVELS THIS ON HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, UH, AT THE PARSLEY WAR MEMORIAL ON MEMORIAL DAY.
UM, AND I'VE FORGOTTEN THE TIME, BUT I ABOUT MIDDAY, PLEASE CHECK.
IT'S ONLINE, BUT IT'S, UH, GREATLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ATTENDANCE.
WELL, IF THIS IS JUST FOR THE CITIZENS AND FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW, MY BROTHER, WHO IS A PHD
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PROFESSOR, RETIRED.HE LET PEOPLE IN HIS COMPUTER, HE GOT HACKED.
THEY JUST BARELY CALLED HIM AT THE FRAUD DIVISION.
SO JUST LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE OUT THERE.
THEY'RE SMART, THEY'RE TRICKY.
LIKE I SAID, MY BROTHER IS A PHD, SO HE'S A DOCTOR AND HE GOT TAKEN IN.
SO THAT, THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS.
UH, I, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK, UM, VICE CHAIR JOHNSON.
SHE ATTENDED THE EGGS AND ISSUES ON THE BEHALF OF THE BOARD, AND THEY SAID SHE DID A REALLY BANG UP JOB.
AND I WANNA THANK PUBLICLY, I WANNA THANK HER FOR DOING THAT.
UH, I HAD, UM, ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT AND COULD NOT ATTEND.
UH, THE NEXT, I WANNA SAY THAT BOTH OF US CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ATTENDED THE OLDER AMERICANS DAY.
AND I THINK ALL THE PARTICIPANTS THERE, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT, IT'S DIVERSE.
I MEAN, THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME, YOU KNOW.
UM, I JUST SAW LAUGHTER AND, YOU KNOW, COMRADERY.
UH, I WOULD ALWAYS, UH, AND I, I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT HEAD IS HERE AND I, I DIDN'T CARE THAT ALWAYS IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THE OLDER AMERICANS DAY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE IT'S THE ADULT ABUSE MONTH.
IT'S ALSO A FOSTER CARE MONTH.
AND, UH, THAT ENDS MY, UH, COMMENTS.
AND ALSO I WANNA DIG TO, UH, DITO, EVERYONE ELSE AS FAR AS MEMORIAL DAY, HAVE A SAFE ONE, EAT A LOT WHILE AS THE WEATHER'S DICTATING THAT MOST OF THE EVENTS HAS TO BE INDOOR, OR IF YOU HAVE A CLOSED, UH, TENT, UH, THAT BRING, THAT BRINGS US TO BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ITEMS. SINCE DONALD HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
DONALD, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO, OH, I FORGOT ABOUT HIM.
DONALD, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, DONALD? THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
I LOVE YOU, BUT HONEY, I FORGOT ABOUT YOU.
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ITEMS. CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FY 26 AND FY 27 BUDGETS.
OKAY, IT'S A MOVING, IT'S BEEN MOST MOVED AND PROPERLY.
SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE THE REV, UH, RESOLUTION TO AMEND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LIKE TO BE KNOWN BY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
UH, MR. MASON, DO YOU CERTIFY? AYE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT, AND THAT MOTION HAS CARRIED.
WE DON'T NEED A, A NEED FOR A CLOSED SESSION.
Y'ALL DID THAT IN OPEN AND THE ONLY THING LEFT ON OUR AGENDA IS 8.1.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVING PROPERLY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION IS CARRIED.