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>> [NOISE] WE HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] SIX O'CLOCK,
[Call to Order]
SO WE'LL [NOISE] CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.[NOISE] MEETING AT SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
LET'S ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE.
DO WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT LEAD US A SHORT INDICATION PRAYER? [NOISE].
>> MAY WE ALL BELIEVE AND PRAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE ONENESS AND THE UNITY OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE ASK YOU [NOISE] TO BUILD IT UP, GIVE US THE COURAGE THE STRENGTH.
GIVE US AN OPEN MIND THAT WE MIGHT BE ABOVE THE BUSINESS OF CITIZENSHIP HERE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THOSE ON VIEW IN WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN GENERAL.
THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF THE CREATOR WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CITIZEN'S COMMENT PERIOD.
[1. Citizens Comment Period]
THIS WAS STARTED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2013.ANYBODY [NOISE] WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ANY MATTERS CONCERNING THE COUNTY, COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND WE'LL OPEN IT UP WITH THAT.
>> MR CHAIRMAN AND THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
>> YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
MY NAME IS WALTER RUNNER PRESIDER AT 33334 SANDY RIDGE ROAD FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN [NOISE] HAKANATA REUNION TRIBE, WHOSE PROPERTY IS HOUSE AT 27345 AQUIA PATH HERE IN COURT-LAND VIRGINIA AND I BELIEVE THIS AND MR. CHAIRMAN ARE YET MUST AREA YOU HAVE LIVED.
SOME MONTHS AGO, WE SUBMITTED A PETITION TO [NOISE] THE HONORABLE BOARD PERTAINING TO THE NEED FOR A WATCH LIGHT AT THE CULTURE SAC AND THE INTERSECTION OF HALL RACK DRIVE AND ALSO SAVAC TRIAL.
BECAUSE OF ALL THE CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON, TO [NOISE] INCLUDE HUMAN WASTES, EXCREMENTS, AND THE CULTURE SAC, ALL KINDS OF TRASH, ETC.
I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A LETTER I MIGHT GIVE IT TO MR. JOHNSON AND ASK HIM TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD GETS THE LETTER.
THE CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES HAS INCREASED.
I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS REPORTS TO THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
THERE IS A MEDICAL TRANSPORT, IT'S AN OLD VAN, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THE LICENSE PLATE YET BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING.
THEY COME DOWN AND THEY DUMP TRASH.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS.
WE HAVE FOUND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, CRACKED BONES IN THE CULTURE SAC NOT COUNTING THE TRASH AND EVERYTHING.
BUT IN A WAY WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE HONORABLE BOARD WILL RECONSIDER BECAUSE NOW I THINK MOST MR. GILLETTE AND I APPRECIATE HIM COMING [NOISE] OUT AND LOOKING AT THE AREA.
HE HAS AN AWARE EYES-ON, HANDS-ON WHAT THE CULTURE SAC LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD THAT THE LETTER ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, PUT ON OCTOBER'S AGENDA, AND THAT YOU WOULD REVISIT AND RECONSIDER THE DECISION YOU MADE NOT TO FUND THE WATCH LIGHT BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT.
IT HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TOURISM IN THE COUNTY.
[NOISE] WE JUST HAD A NATIVE AMERICAN REVIVAL AND IT WAS ALL COUNTS OF TRASH, WE PICKED UP MOST OF IT.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL DAY AND NATIVE AMERICAN RE-POWER ON NOVEMBER THE 5TH, 6TH, AND THE 7TH.
A LOT OF SCHOOL BUS IS GOING TO BE COMING IN OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY, EXPECTOR PROVIDING THAT THE CDC RULES ARE STILL GOOD TO GO FROM THE GOVERNOR.
BUT IT'S A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE TOURISM FOR THE TRIAL [NOISE] THAT WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE OUT THERE.
PEOPLE SEE THAT STUFF AND THEY GIVE COUNTY A BAD NAME.
I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU REVISIT THE DECISION YOU MADE PREVIOUSLY SOME MONTHS AGO, SO WE CAN ELIMINATE THE AREA SO WE CAN PUT UP A WATCH LIGHT AND GET SOME PICTURES SO BEING GIVEN TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALSO, WE'LL CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT GETS ON THE OCTOBER AGENDA.
>> GLEAN LEAVES JOHN BIRCH WHO LIVE IN [INAUDIBLE].
WE'VE WORKED MY REPRESENTATIVE.
[NOISE] FIRST I HOPE YOU'LL LOOK FAVORABLY UPON WHAT TO REQUEST BECAUSE I THINK IN THE FUTURE, THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIG ATTRACTIONS TO THIS COUNTY AS FAR AS TOURISM GOES AND I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
NOW ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS YEAR.
IN THE YEARS PAST ON ALL THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, OLDER COURTHOUSE I THINK DR. EDWARDS
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MADE A COMMENT IN FRANKLIN THE DAY THAT WE'VE BEEN A FIVE-YEAR BATTLE.IT'S NOT READY, IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.
THIS FIVE, SIX MILLION DOLLAR BOMB THAT WAS DROPPED ON US, I FELT WE HAD ARCHITECTS CONSULTANTS TO DO THE LEG WORK FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, ON THE LEFT FIELD, A WAY PRIVATE PARTS LEFT FIELD.
WE GET A BILL FOR 5-6 MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN WHAT THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL WERE TOTALLY IN THE DARK BUT FROM WHAT I HEARD AND WHAT I READ AND WHAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I HAD NEVER HEARD UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT A MONTH OR SIX WEEKS AGO.
THE FRUSTRATION I HAVE IS THAT WE HIRE THESE PEOPLE, AND WE CAN'T COUNT.
IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO ME, WE CAN'T BLAME MORE OR ATTEMPT TO BE POWER PINK.
I DON'T THINK THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH EVERYTHING THIS TIME.
BUT THESE PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP US INFORMED TO KEEP UP WITH THE PRICES, TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEY FAILED US.
IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THE FIASCO IN 2009 WHEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE CONSULTANTS TALKED US INTO HUGE EXPENSE IN OUR SEWER SYSTEM.
THEY SAID THEY WILL BUILD 400 HOUSES, NOW THAT'S OFF.
[INAUDIBLE] CAN'T TALK LIKE YOUR FRANKLY.
[NOISE] I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY THOUGHT THE 400 PEOPLE WILL COME FROM, FAMILIES BECAUSE, [NOISE] OUR POPULATION IS STEADILY DECREASING.
[NOISE] THE LAST CENSUS SHOW THE DECREASE, SO THE THING IS I'M HOPING IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO PUT IN THE RANKING ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T GIVE THEM A FAVORABLE RATE.
THE ONES THAT DID THE BIDDING ON COURTHOUSE.
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT.
BUT AT LEAST WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED UPFRONT INSTEAD, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS WE HAVE THEY'RE IMPORTANT THAT'S IT.
NOW THEY TOLD THEM AT THE MEETING IN FRANKLIN.
THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT HE'D DONE BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB TRYING TO DIG UP MONEY [NOISE] TO KEEP OUR HARD-RAISED TAXES SO MUCH.
BUT ANYWAY, IN THAT GREAT TIME TO MOVE ON AND I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF WORK.
I KNOW WELL, PRIME FORCE I HAD NOT APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT I LIKE TO ASK OUR HEAVENLY FATHER TO TOUCH THE HEARTS OF OUR LEADERS THAT WE ARE HEADED DOWN THE EVIL ROAD, AND ASK HIM TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AS THEY'D BEEN EXPOSED TO EVIL IN SCHOOLS IS COMING HOME TO ROOST.
I'M HOPING HE WILL STEP IN AND TOUCH OUR HEARTS TO STOP THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
THANK YOU ALL. I'VE GOT TO BE SO I CAN SCAN.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? [NOISE]
>> I'M GLAD I MAKE A NUISANCE.
THIS IS NOT A MONARCHY TO PRESERVE MY PRIVILEGE WOULD ADOPT EDWARDS ON A LATER DATE.
TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE SHORT SO THAT MAYBE WE GET OUT TIME LESS HERE A LITTLE OF THE DEBATE GOING ON.
BUT LET ME JUST TAKE A FEW SECONDS AND GO BACK SOME 80 YEARS AND BRING YOU UP TO DATE.
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I REMEMBER AS A YOUNGSTER, WE WENT TO LURAY CAVERNS THEN WE TOOK A TRIP TO THE RANCH AND LURAY, WHICH HAD RIVER ROCK AND ALL ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.WHAT I'M GETTING AT, IS THIS WHOLE WORLD IS CHANGING AND WE CANNOT CONTROL IT.
HOW DID A RIVER ROCK GET THERE? HOW DID THE [BACKGROUND] PYRAMIDS AND THEN IN THE MID EAST, BECOME A CYAN PIT.
LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE TAKE OUR WISHES AND PUT IT IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS.
BECAUSE I'VE LIVED THROUGH THE PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS OR THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE TREES WOULD ALLOW CONTROLLED BURNING IN CALIFORNIA.
NOW, LOOK AT IT. THIS WAS OUR DOINGS BECAUSE WE WILL NOT MANAGE FORESTRY CORRECTLY.
WE KEEP BLAMING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYTHING.
THE SMOKE FROM THE FAR YOU'VE SEEN IT HERE IN THIS AREA.
THE HAZE, THE CANOPY COVERS THE WHOLE AREA.
THE WARMTH THAT IT'S PRODUCING.
REMEMBER, I KNOW SOME OF YOU DO BUT I IMAGINE ALL OF YOU REMEMBER CARRYING ORBS OF WOOD IN THE HOUSE TO WARM IT UP.
JUST THINK OF HOW MANY ARMS OF WOOD THAT THIS FOREST HAVE CREATED. THE TEMPERATURE.
WE'VE GOT THREE VOLCANOES EXPLODED IN THIS COUNTRY NOT IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
THAT PRODUCES TREMENDOUS HEAT.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS THEY'S THINGS WE CAN DO AND THINGS WE CAN'T DO.
AN ENVIRONMENTALIST HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE THEY THINKING ALL GOT OUR MONEY, THAT THEY CAN CONTROL THE WORLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
EVEN THIS MORNING, I'M WALKING BY AND DIDN'T CATCH ALL THE DETAILS.
NOW, GROUP WANTS TO STOP CUTTING TREES TO DO AWAY ARTIFICIAL TOILET PAPER.
THIS, THE VIRUS, THE ENVIRONMENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE GOT TO ACCEPT AND WORK WITH AND NOT AGAINST.
WHAT I'M ASKING NOT ASKING EITHER JUST TO REALIZE THAT THERE'S A BIGGER BEING THAN US, AND WE CANNOT CONTROL THE WORLD AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, AND YOU GOT TO WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
I'M GOING TO QUIT SO I CAN GET BACK HOME AND [BACKGROUND] MIGHT CATCH UP A LITTLE BIT OF A CAMPAIGN.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? UPON YOUR TIME ANYBODY ELSE? LAST CALL IF NOT THEN WE'LL [NOISE] CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
[2. Approval of Minutes Continued Session, August 5, 2021 Regular Session, August 24, 2021]
TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES.THE FIRST ONE TO CONTINUE SESSION OF AUGUST 5TH, WHICH IS THE SOLAR WORKSHOP WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE SECOND IS A REGULAR SESSION OF AUGUST 24, 2020.
[BACKGROUND] YOU HAVE TO DO IT SEPARATELY, RICHARD.
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>> THE FIRST ONE THEN. IS A SOLAR WORKSHOP FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ANYBODY HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS, PROBLEMS. MOTION TO ACCEPT.
>> SECOND WILL BE THE REGULAR SESSIONS OF AUGUST 24 [BACKGROUND] ANYBODY HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS, PROBLEMS? MOTION TO ACCEPT?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED. NO. THOSE ARE BOTH ACCEPTED.
MOVE ON HERE TO HIGHWAY MATTERS.
[3. Highway Matters]
ANYBODY HAVE A MONTHLY CONCERNS IN THEIR DISTRICTS OR ANYWHERE.>> I HAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT THAT THERE'S A STOP SIGN AT CHECKERBOARD.
THE TRAFFIC STUDY WAS DONE IN 2015 AND THEY FINALLY PUT UP A STOP SIGN.
>> I'VE GOT ONE MORE HEAD UP, ACTUALLY TWO RESIDENTS COMPLAINED TO ME ABOUT SPEED ON OUR O'BERRY CHURCH ROAD AND BLACK CREEK ROAD FROM WHERE O'BERRY CHURCH AND BLACK CREEK INTERSECT, IT'S LIKE A TRIANGLE.
WHEN YOU TURN OFF AT SEDLEY ROAD, ONTO O'BERRY CHURCH ROAD IS 40 MILES AN HOUR FOR ABOUT A MILE, AND THEN IT CUTS OFF WHERE IT'S BEEN A BUNCH OF NEW HOMES BUILT ALL UP AND DOWN BOTH OF THOSE ROADS.
THEIR SPEED LIMIT STILL 55 THROUGH MOST OF IT AND, A LOT OF FOLKS GOT YOUNG CHILDREN AND STUFF.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRITERIA IS TO TRY TO GET THE SPEED LIMIT REDUCED, 40 OR 45 PART OF IT'S ALREADY 40, BUT BASICALLY FROM ABOUT A 1/2 MILE OFF OF SEDLEY ROAD ON O'BERRY CHURCH, IT CHANGES BACK TO 55 AND THEN FROM WHERE O'BERRY CHURCH INTERSECTS WITH BLACK CREEK IS 55 ALL THE WAY TO SEDLEY ROAD.
IT'S A BUNCH OF NEW HOUSES HAVE BEEN BUILT OUT THROUGH THEN PEOPLE GOT YOUNG CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE YARD AND STUFF.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE VIDA TO LOOK AT JUST O'BERRY CHURCH OR O'BERRY CHURCH AND BLACK CREEK.
>> BLACK CREEK. FROM WHERE O'BERRY INTERSECTS BLACK CREEK BACK TO SEDLEY ROAD FROM THERE TO SEDLEY ROAD AND THE ALL O'BERRY CHURCH ROAD.
>> THE ALL TRIANGLE BASICALLY.
>> YEAH, BASICALLY EXCEPT FOR TO SEDLEY ROAD PART.
TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THERE TOO FAST?
>> I HAVE ONE, MIKE. WE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE POTHOLES AND THE THIRD SECTION OF THE DARDEN SCOUT ROAD THERE STILL THERE AND THEY'RE PRETTY DEEP AND I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY DANGEROUS.
>> THE OTHER THING WE HAVE IN YOUR PACKET IS, I BELIEVE LAST MONTH THIS IS A SUPPLY BROUGHT UP THE PROBLEM OF DARTS MILL PAWN AND EVERYBODY HAS WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TAKING SOME ACTION, GO TO PUT UP THE SIGNS, AND THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY PROPER COMMENT ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM FROM THE BOARD FOR TAKING THE ACTION ON THAT AND GETTING THINGS GOING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE MONTHLY REPORTS.
[4. Monthly Reports]
I'LL GO THROUGH THESE AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY JUST STOP ME, ANIMAL CONTROL, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, [BACKGROUND] JUDGE'S OFFICE.>> I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE COLLECTION PERCENTAGES.
FROM AUGUST, THE REAL ESTATE WENT FROM 99.76 PERCENT TO SEPTEMBER OF 99.80 PERCENT.
THE COLLECTION FROM AUGUST ON PERSONAL PROPERTY WAS 97.83 PERCENT AND HAS GONE TO 97.90 PERCENT AND THE SOLID WASTE FEE WENT FROM 83.72 PERCENT IN AUGUST TO 83.88 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
>> GO OVER THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AGAIN.
>> THE PERSONAL PROPERTY WAS 97.83 PERCENT IN AUGUST AND IS UP TO 97.90 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MISS [INAUDIBLE].
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>> JUST A FEW PERSONNEL ITEMS TO REPORT.
WE HAD TWO EMPLOYEE RECLASSIFICATIONS DURING THE MONTH BOTH EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST THE 1ST.
THE FIRST IS BRAD FLICK MUTER IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ANNUAL SALARY $40,350.
SECOND IS GIOVANNI STIFF ALSO IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ANNUAL SALARY $47,936.
THERE WERE FOUR SEPARATIONS DURING THE MONTH, ROBERT CARR IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE EFFECTIVE AUGUST THE 25TH.
STEPHANIE SPRINGER, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER THE 1ST, TYLER HISEL EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER THE 14TH, AND JERRY STIVERS, EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER THE 30TH.
THERE WERE TWO ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD.
ONE IS IN THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CAITLIN ANGEL, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, ANNUAL SALARY $71,128 AND THE SECOND IS IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SAMANTHA HOWL, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER THE FIRST ANNUAL SALARY $38,577. MR. JOHNSON.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 5 THEN, FINANCIAL MATTERS.
[5. Financial Matters]
THE FIRST ONE IS YOU'RE IN SEPTEMBER FOR JUNE 2021, [NOISE] APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION WITH TAKES IN ABOUT $22.5 MILLION.YOU'LL SEE THE DIVIDED UP THERE 12.9 FOR THE GENERAL FUND, 9.2 FOR THE SCHOOL FUND, 0.5 MILLION FOR THE SCHOOL FUND FOOD, AND 9.6 MILLION FOR THE BUILDING FUND.
APPROXIMATELY 875,000 FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUND, AND 2.1 MILLION FOR THE BLACKBOARD ORIGINAL LIBRARY.
THAT COMES UP TO A TOTAL OF $22,500,121.23.
WE NEED A RESOLUTION TO MOVE THIS ALONG. MOTION?
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION AND A THOROUGH DISCUSSION ON THEM.
ON FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION, SAY AYE.
THE SECOND IS WHAT WE DO EVERY MONTH, THE BILLS LISTS, WITH THE YELLOW AND BLUE SHEETS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED THERE?
>> I'VE GOT ONE. I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT IS, BUT IT'S NUMBER 8,221, WE PAID TIMMONS $2,317.
WHAT WAS THAT FOR? BECAUSE IT'S STILL ABOUT THE WETLANDS.
>> NO. I'M SUSPECTING AND I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
BUT THEY ASSISTED OUR DEPARTMENT OR UTILITIES WITH THEIR PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL PERMIT RENEWAL AND DRAWABLE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE NEED THE MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE'LL PAY THE BILLS. MOVE ON TO NUMBER 6, APPOINTMENTS.
[6. Appointments - Administrative Board - Department of Social Services]
THIS IS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.WE HAD A RESIGNATION AND WE HAVE A LADY FROM THE ALVO, BERLIN DISTRICT, MS. CROSS, WHO HAS EXPRESSED THE DESIRE AND WILLINGNESS TO SECEDE IN THAT RESPECT.
>> YES, I'VE SPOKEN WITH MS. [INAUDIBLE] CROSS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT AND SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT IT AND I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD'VE MOVED IT WE APPOINT HER TO THIS POSITION.
>> NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> THOSE, NO. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON WITH HER APPOINTMENT THEN.
I JUST SAY YOU ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE, ONE MORE THANKS.
NUMBER 7, WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL 5311 RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
[7. Regional 5311 Rural Transportation Program Steve Zollos, CEO Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia]
WE WELCOME, WE HAVE COUNCILMAN JOHNSON HERE TONIGHT.I HOPE MR. T. OBSERVE US? WE'LL TURN THAT OVER TO THEM TO GIVE US A RUNDOWN ON THE PLAN.
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>> TO THE CHAIRMAN, TO BOARD, AND TO THE ATTORNEY, AND ADMINISTRATOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE STEVE ZEUS, WHO'S GOOD FOR SENIOR SERVICES.
BASICALLY, HE WILL BE GIVING US SOME INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION.
[INAUDIBLE] 5311 FOR SFO, [INAUDIBLE] , SOUTHAMPTON, AND FRANKLIN. STEVE ZEUS.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME THIS EVENING AND GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THE 5311 PROGRAM.
I AM THE CEO WITH SENIOR SERVICES IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH OUR "I RIDE SERVICES" THAT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION HERE ALONG WITH A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER SERVICES FOR OUR OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE 60 PLUS.
TODAY I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REGION.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE FRANKLIN CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS ISLE OF WIGHT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I WANTED TO BRING IT HERE TO FIND OUT IF YOU ALL FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOUTHAMPTON.
WHAT WE RUN RIGHT NOW, IS A 5310 PROGRAM.
5310 PROGRAM WORKS THROUGH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT.
FUNDS THAT FLOW DOWN THROUGH THE STATE, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE, TO US, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE 60 PLUS.
THE 5311 PROGRAM, GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAMMING TO PROVIDE TRUE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
WHY 5311? I HAVE YOUR 2011 TRANSIT DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINED LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE NEED FOR RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS VERY MUCH NEEDED IN THIS AREA.
IT'S REALLY NEEDED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA FOR OUR DISTRICTS, 5311 WILL SERVE A NUMBER OF PURPOSES.
THE GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES SO EVERYBODY CAN HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO THEIR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SERVICES, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.
TIMING IS EVERYTHING. WHY NOW, WHY SHOULD WE BE CONSIDERING THIS? AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, HRT HAS DONE THEIR ANALYSIS OF HOW THEY WANT TO REPOSITION THEMSELVES, BUILD THEIR BACKBONE.
I SAT IN ON THOSE PLANNING MEETINGS.
I SPOKE ABOUT RURAL TIDEWATER OVER AND OVER.
NOT TO SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THEIR PLAN OR PROGRAM.
THEY JUST COULD NOT REACH HERE AT THIS TIME WITH THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE.
IF YOU'VE SEEN THEIR PLANS, THEY'RE PLANNING TO RE-ESTABLISH, MAKING BETTER THEIR PROGRAMMING IN THE METRO AREAS, PORTSMOUTH AREAS, ETC.
BUT THEY DID MENTION IN THEIR PLANNING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THE RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT THEY CAN'T GET TO BE PROVIDED GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THEY MENTIONED WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND ESTABLISH IT.
AT LEAST UNTIL THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF REACHING FURTHER OUT.
WHILE HRTS PLAN DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN WESTERN TIDEWATER.
WELL, IT DOES, BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO REACH.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE MONEY NOW THAT'S AVAILABLE.
THAT DRPT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION, WHO OVERSEES THE 5311 PROGRAM, MAY BE AVAILABLE NOW TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION AND STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT, IF YOU WILL, AND PUT IN AN APPLICATION TO A 5311 PROGRAM.
OTHER PLACES THAT DO 5311, BAY AGING, WHICH IS ANOTHER AREA AGENCY, AN AGING LIKE OURS AND MIDDLE PENINSULA DOES IT, AS DOES THE WILLIAMS FOR AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY IN WILLIAMSBURG.
THE THING THAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO NOTICE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, IS EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, IS THEY WANT TO TRY DEVELOP A 5311 PROGRAM FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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THEY TEAMED, THEY MADE THEMSELVES A REGION, WHICH IS ATTRACTED TO DRPT TO BE ABLE TO SAY YES, THIS WILL SUPPORT A 5311 PROGRAM.IT'S A LARGE ENOUGH AREA SERVING ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH ENOUGH SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROGRAM VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT BAY AGING WOULD BE DOING UP IN THE MIDDLE PENINSULA IF WE CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD HERE.
WHAT IT STARTS WITH IS COMMITMENT, COLLABORATION, COOPERATION.
I'M LOOKING AT CITY OF FRANKLIN, ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, AND INCLUDING SUFFOLK, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE DOING THEIR OWN THING, I'M NOT SURE HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE AT SERVING THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE WESTERN PART OF THEIR COUNTY.
I WOULD WANT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE DISCUSSIONS AS WELL.
IF WE HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
IF WE'RE INTERESTED, I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH DRPT.
THEY'RE WILLING TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE THROUGH A COMMITTED GROUP TO HELP OVERSEE THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
THEY WILL ASSIGN THEIR OWN PEOPLE TO HELP US WALK THROUGH AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO, HOW WE NEED TO DO IT, AND IF AN APPLICATION WILL EVEN FLY.
THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE A FEASIBILITY STUDY, LARGELY PROBABLY UPDATING WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE AND EXPANDING ON IT, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS NEEDED HERE AND HOW WE CAN TACKLE THE SITUATION.
THEY DID SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
WE WOULD HAVE DRPT SUPPORT, IT WOULD BE UP TO A THREE-YEAR PROCESS, AND WE WITH RFP FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER.
THE REASON I'M IN FRONT OF YOU IS WE RUN THE 5310 PROGRAM, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE HAVE THE SOFTWARE, WE HAVE THE BACKBONE, IF YOU WILL, TO SUPPORT 5311 PROGRAM.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO BE THAT PROVIDER.
AS SENIOR SERVICES, WE LOOK AT THE COMMUNITIES AND WE SEE WHAT THE NEED IS.
WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS, WE PUT OUT THE RFP, THERE WAS A BETTER ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE THIS BACKBONE, WE WOULD GLADLY STEP ASIDE AND SAY WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO PROVIDE TRUE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THESE COMMUNITIES, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
IF SENIOR SERVICES WOULD BE THE BEST PROVIDER, WE WOULD GLADLY STEP IN AND PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AS WELL.
THAT'S THE 5311 PROGRAM COMPARED TO THE 5310, WHICH LIMITS US ONLY TO 60 PLUS.
WE USED TO BEND THOSE RULES A LITTLE BIT AND PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS AS WELL, AND WE GOT OUR HANDS SLAPPED PRETTY GOOD FOR DOING SO.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BAND ANYMORE, IF YOU WILL, SO 5311 IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL WESTERN TIDEWATER TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT.
OUR NEXT STEP WOULD BE IF THERE'S INTEREST, DRPT WOULD PROBABLY DO A ZOOM CALL WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE COUNTIES TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I CAN EXPLAIN.
HERE'S WHAT IT WOULD TAKE, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXACTLY BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THERE'S REALLY INTEREST.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE REALLY JUST FINDING OUT IS THEIR INTERESTS, IS THERE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD WANT TO SIT IN ON A MEETING LIKE THAT HERE MORE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE GROUP TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO PURSUE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DID I UNDERSTAND YOU SAY FRANKLIN AND I ARE A POINT THEY'VE ALREADY COMMITTED.
>> THEY'RE COMMITTED TO LEARNING MORE.
THEY'VE SAID ''WE WILL PROVIDE PEOPLE FOR THIS MEETING WITH DRPT TO HEAR THIS.
THERE'S NO COMMITMENT PER SAY AT THIS POINT EXCEPT TO LEARN MORE.''
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL.
THE REASON PEOPLE DO 5311 PROGRAM IS IT'S LARGELY SUPPLEMENTED BY 5311 FUNDS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
>> WHEN YOU SAY TRUE PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THERE?
>> WELL, FIRST OFF, WE'D BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT EVERYBODY; MOTHERS, MIDDLE AGED, OLDER ADULTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, NOT TOO YOUNG, BUT EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE ACCESS.
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THERE WOULD ALSO BE PART OF THE PLANNING TO BE ABLE TO SAY NOT JUST WHERE DO OLDER ADULTS NEED TO GO, BUT WHERE ARE THE KEY TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.>> ANY OTHER REGIONS THAT YOU SAY SOMETHING'S ALREADY HAPPENING ALTHOUGH THERE IS RULE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
>> OH YEAH. THE BEIJING IS VERY MUCH, IF NOT MORE RURAL, ACTUALLY, AND THAT'S THE WHOLE FOCUS OF THE 5311 PROGRAM.
IT'S REALLY TOTALLY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
>> IS THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHEN WE DO OUR BUDGET?
>> AT FIRST, I THINK WE NEED TO SAY IF YOU WE'RE INTERESTED OR NOT AND THEN HAVING GET MARKED TO DETAILS THAT WE NEED.
THE FEELING IS WHEN WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT.
>> I WOULD BE. AS I UNDERSTOOD, IT IS THREE YEARS ACT.
>> IT'S THREE-YEAR PROCESS WAS WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE FIRST YEAR WOULD BE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
JUST WALKING THROUGH THE PROCESS, MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DETAILS ARE, THAT THE PROGRAM CAN BE SUPPORTED BOTH ON THE DRPT SIDE AS WELL AS THE PROVIDER SIDE, IF IT SERVES SOMEONE ELSE, AND ALSO THE COMMITMENTS FROM THE COLONIES AND WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
>> WHAT CONCERN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN LIKE THIS? ARE YOU GOING TO GO DOOR TO DOOR OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, LIKE BUS STOPS? IN A RURAL AREA, ARE YOU GOING HOUSE TO HOUSE? HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK?
>> IT WOULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WOULD WORK THROUGH AND BE ABLE TO DETERMINE BASED ON THE NEEDS RIGHT HERE, WHAT DO WE NEED.
>> THAT BRINGS ME TO THE POINT IN A FEASIBILITY STUDY CONSIDERED AS ENERGY BALE, I JUST WENT THROUGHOUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS GOING TO PUSH EVERYTHING TOTAL ELECTRICAL VEHICLES.
IN A RURAL AREA WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS. WHO'S GOING TO PULL ALL THOSE ELECTRIC VEHICLE OUT OF THE SNOW AND THE MAD IN PLACES THAT YOU GET HUNG UP ON IN A RURAL AREA LIKE THIS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH A FEASIBILITY [NOISE] STUDY WHERE THEY ALWAYS BEEN PASSED AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS EXPECTING THE LOCALITIES.
THEY'VE ALL DEALT WITH ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD IDEA, AND OTHER RULE CAN IS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING UP THE MONEY FOR THE GRANT, IS THIS GOVERNMENT MONEY OR IS THIS COMING FROM NON-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS OR WHERE IS THAT GRANT MONEY COMING FROM?
>> THE 5311 GRANT MONEY IS GOVERNMENT WOULD COME DOWN FROM THE STATE.
>> THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU, OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM HERE FOR A GOOD NUMBER OF YEARS.
WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FEEL HAVING RUN A PROGRAM, NOT WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES GRANT.
>> BUT THAT TRANSITION IS COMING IF EVERYTHING PROCEEDS AS PLANNED NOW UNLESS SOMEONE STOPS IT.
>> THAT'S COMING AND THAT'S GOING TO THROW A HUGE STUMBLING BLOCK, IN MY OPINION.
>> IT'LL DEFINITELY BE A TRANSITION.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS, IT'LL BE A TRANSITION BECAUSE THEY WILL FLEET US UP A YEAR BY YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION FROM THE GAS VEHICLES TO THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON FRANKLY IS THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AS WELL.
EVENTUALLY, AFTER ELECTRIC, THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE HORIZON AND SO WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT AS WELL.
THERE'S IMPLICATIONS WITH OLDER ADULTS.
YOU STILL NEED SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLE TO ASSIST AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH OF THOSE TRENDS NOW AS I'M SURE DRPT IS AS WELL.
BUT I KNOW THAT THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A STANDARD PROGRAM LIKE IT'S BEEN RUN AND THEY HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING TO US ABOUT, THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR VEHICLES EVEN FOR THIS COMING YEAR, "HEY, YOU NEED TO START TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES." IT'S NOT QUITE THERE YET, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS COMING.
>> WHAT PERCENT HAS THE GRANTS COVERED IN PLACES THAT YOU HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED AND THEN THE LOCALITY HAS TO PICK UP THE REST?
>> WELL, WE HAVEN'T DONE THE 5311 PROGRAM.
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I CAN SPEAK TO THE 5310 PROGRAM.THE 5310 PROGRAM PICKS EVERYTHING UP.
WE OPERATE UNDER THE STRICT AUSPICES OF THE 5310 PROGRAM.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE LIMITED AS TO WHO WE CAN PICK UP AND WHO WE CAN'T BECAUSE THEY'RE FUNDING IT DIRECTLY.
NOW, IF THERE'S SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE 5310 PROGRAM PROVIDES, THEN WE RAISE MONEY, WE MIGHT LOOK FOR GRANT DOLLARS, ETC, FOR MORE SPECIFIC NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY MIGHT ALLOW US TO PROVIDE.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE GRANTS FROM THE STATE FUNDS ARE GOING TO COVER EVERYTHING?
>> AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR 5311.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED TO ASK DRPT WHEN THEY'RE IN FRONT OF US AND GO, LET'S GET CLARITY ON THIS, RIGHT? I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE 5310 PROGRAM, YEAH, THOSE FUNDS ARE WHAT WE OPERATE ON AND THROUGH AND WE'RE NOT PUTTING ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO RUNNING 5310 PROGRAM.
OKAY. 5311 IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN AND TAKE A GUESS, BUT THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE UPCOMING MEETING.
IF WE DECIDE TO HAVE DRPT COME IN TO BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT GOES ON.
THEY OVERSEE THE BAY AGING ONE UP IN MIDDLE PENINSULA.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US EXACTLY HOW WORLD IT IS AND WHY THEY'VE GRANTED THEM THE DOLLARS.
JUST BECAUSE WE APPLY, DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO GET THE SUPPORT.
WE HAVE TO WALK THROUGH THE FEASIBILITY.
THEY HAVE TO SEE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO AND READY TO APPLY THIS PROGRAMMING AND START IT THAT WE SEE A NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO PRESSURE, THERE'S NO COMMITMENT EXCEPT TO SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET ME KNOW RIGHT NOW.
MICHAEL CAN GET A HOLD OF ME AND SAY, "HEY, WE WANT TO DO THIS." "IT'S NOT GOOD TIMING FOR US AND IF YOU DO, HERE'S TWO PEOPLE OR THREE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO SIT IN ON THIS SO WE CAN GATHER THE RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE UPCOMING MEETING." BUT IF IT'S JUST NOT TIME, YOU CAN HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT TOO.
I'M JUST LOOKING AND SAYING, "WOW, I'VE NEVER HAD DRPT SO WILLING TO HELP." WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN A PLACE WHERE THERE'S DOLLARS AVAILABLE SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS IS THE TIME.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN LET MICHAEL KNOW, "HEY, GOOD TIMING, BAD TIMING.
HERE'S THE PEOPLE IF IT IS." IF NOT, WE STEP ASIDE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PURSUE THIS.
>> IF WE DO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY IS IT ON A FACT-FINDING MISSION OR IS IT A COMMITMENT?
>> I BELIEVE AND WE CAN ASK THEM AGAIN, BUT I ANTICIPATE IT'S FACT-FINDING.
LIKE I SAID, THAT [NOISE] WE'LL PROBABLY COME OUT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER PIECE LIKE THIS FOR THE REGION THEN AT THAT POINT, FIRST DRPT IS GOING TO SAY, "YES, THIS FITS THE BILL FOR A 5311 PROGRAM, I THINK WE CAN DO THIS." THEN THE COUNTIES WILL HAVE TO COME UP AND SAY, "YES, WE WANT TO DO THIS TOO.
WE SEE THE NEED, WE UNDERSTAND THE COST AND THE BENEFITS, AND WE WANT TO GO THROUGH." OTHERWISE, AT THE END OF THE FEASIBILITY, EVERYBODY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO GO, IT'S NOT WHAT I THOUGHT, LET'S WAIT.
>> WHAT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE ONLY COMMITMENT THE COUNTY HAS TONIGHT IS TO WHETHER WE'D TAKE THE NEXT STEP TO LEARN ABOUT IT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> I WOULD GO ALONG WITH THAT.
>> I WAS LOOKING AT THAT FINANCIAL PLAN ON PAGE 23, 5310 IS NOW IN EXISTENCE AND IT'S 69 PERCENT FEDERAL FUNDED AND THEN WHEN YOU GET DOWN AND LOOK AT THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS, IT SAID 80 PERCENT CAPITAL WAS FEDERAL AND 20 PERCENT WAS SUPPLIED LOCAL.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S REFERRING TO THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.
>> WHEN WE PURCHASE VEHICLES AND THEY COME THROUGH DRPT AS OPPOSED TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT DOLLARS.
WHEN WE PURCHASE VEHICLES, THEY SUPPLY 80 PERCENT AND WE PROVIDE A 20 PERCENT MATCH.
>> WHEN YOU SAY WE, IS THAT THE LOCALITY OR YOU?
>> THAT'S US. NOW, EVERY LOCALITY SUPPORTS US TO SOME DEGREE AS WELL.
SOME LOCALITIES HAVE DECIDED THEY'RE INCREASING THEIR TRANSPORTATION ANYWAYS.
ONE LOCALITY ACTUALLY PURCHASED A NEW BUS FOR US AND SAID, BUT WE WANT THIS ONE TO STAY IN OUR COUNTY,
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IN OUR AREA, SO WE DO THAT AS NECESSARY.WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION NOT ONLY FOR OLDER ADULTS, CERTAINLY FOR OLDER ADULTS, BUT FOR OTHER FOLKS AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO ASSIST IN THIS ONE.
IF THIS IS THE WAY, GREAT, IF NOT, WE'LL KEEP WORKING IN OTHER WAYS.
>> ONE OTHER QUESTION, DO YOU CHARGE THE ROUTERS? DO THEY HAVE TO PAY OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? [OVERLAPPING] LIKE A BUS TOKEN OR SOMETHING?
OUR SERVICE IS FREE, BUT WE DO SAY, "HEY, IF YOU CAN GIVE US A DONATION, HELP US COVER OUR GAS, HELP US COVER OUR MAINTENANCE." THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE GIVE A DONATION? [NOISE]
>> A GOOD NUMBER OF FOLKS REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET AROUND, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF COVID AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN AND UNABLE TO SOCIALIZE.
ALL OF OUR BANDS NOW ARE TOTALLY OUTFITTED FOR COVID WITH THE SNEEZE GUARDS AND THE DISINFECTANT AND OUR DRIVERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY TRANSPORT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
>> LIKE I SAID, I THINK THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHETHER WE'RE NOT COMMITTING TO ANYTHING OR ONLY WE'LL BE COMMITTING TO WHETHER WE WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> THERE OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF QUESTIONS WE WILL HAVE IN THE FUTURE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GO ON AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT RIGHT NOW.
>> ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THAT?.
>> ARE THERE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CALL THAT STEVE REFERENCE WITH DRPT WHEN THAT HAPPENS?
>> WOULD IT BE SIMPLER FOR THEM TO COME HERE TO ALL OF US?
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE REGION.
AM I CORRECT? I THINK YOU SAID [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY SUGGESTED THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO BE ONLINE MEETING AT THIS POINT, SO YOU CAN JUMP IN FROM ANYWHERE.
>> IT'S NOT BEEN SCHEDULED, THEY'RE WAITING FOR ME TO [OVERLAPPING] IF THERE'S INTEREST.
>> I'LL VOLUNTEER WHENEVER IT COMES.
>> MR [INAUDIBLE] AND MR. WHITE.
>> THEY WILL REPRESENT US AT THE MEETING THEN.
>> VERY GOOD. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] I APPRECIATE.
[8. Special Projects Request - Smart Beginnings Western Tidewater]
SPECIAL PROJECTS REQUESTS FROM SMART BEGINNINGS WESTERN TIDEWATER.DO WE HAVE MRS. WHITEHEAD HERE?
>> THANK YOU, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] [LAUGHTER]
>> DO YOU NEED A COPY BACK THERE?
>> YES THAT WILL BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> [NOISE] I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR ME AS TWO PEOPLE.
ONE, AS DIRECTOR FOR SMART BEGINNINGS, BUT ALSO AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THIS FUNDING IS BEING REQUESTED BY SMART BEGINNINGS OF WESTERN TIDEWATER FOR GATHERINGS AND SO CALLED FALL FESTIVAL.
THAT IS THE NEW EVENT VENUE BY DEBBIE AND CHARLES DARDEN THAT WAS RECENTLY SET UP.
I BELIEVE THAT IT HADN'T BEEN THAT LONG THAT THEY CAME BEFORE YOU ALL GETTING THIS GOING.
THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE TWO EVENTS AT THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS.
SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
I'VE BEEN WITH SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 45 YEARS, I'VE BEEN GOING OUT TO SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS AS THE PRE KBPI PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE GETTING SIGNATURES FROM THE PARENTS OUT THERE.
THE ALICE REPORT INDICATES THAT THIS AREA IS THE BIGGEST POVERTY POCKET IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY AND HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST, IF NOT THE HIGHEST CRIME RATES IN THE COUNTY ALSO.
WE HAVE AROUND 200 FAMILIES OUT THERE, AND ABOUT 70 CHILDREN OUT THERE ATTEND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
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THE CHILDREN OUT THERE ARE MOSTLY MINORITY CHILDREN AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MANY OF OUR OTHER CHILDREN IN THE COUNTY HAVE.YOU TALKED ABOUT TRANSPORTATION DESERT THAT'S OUT THERE IS JUST ABOUT AS BIG A DESERT AS YOU CAN GET FOR EVERYTHING.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS IN THE COUNTY.
I AM VERY EXCITED THAT THE DARDENS AND IT'S NOT JUST DEBBIE AND CHARLES, RITA AND MICHAEL ARE ALSO GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE HAY RIDES, TRACK THE WAGON RIDES FOR OUR CHILDREN OUT THERE.
SMART BEGINNINGS IS GOING TO PROVIDE SOME BOUNCY HOUSES AND SLIDES AND THAT SORT OF THING ALSO.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE A RECREATIONAL EVENT, THE RECREATIONAL EVENT IS TO GET OUR PARENTS AND OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES TO COME OVER TOO, THEY CAN WALK RIGHT OVER THERE.
WE WANT THIS TO BE A RESOURCE EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES OUT THERE, SO THAT WE'VE GOT THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMING OUT THERE, COURTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS GOING TO HAVE A BOOTH WHERE WE'RE GIVING OUT BOOKS AND CANDY, BUT DR. SHANNON WANTS TO USE THIS ALSO AS AN EVENT FOR RECRUITING PERSONNEL LIKE TEACHER ASSISTANTS.
THE FOOD BANK IS COMING OUT THERE, BLACKWATER REGIONAL LIBRARY, FRANKLIN HOMETOWN PHARMACY, THE CHILDREN'S CENTERS ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE, RECRUITING CHILDREN FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM, T-FITNESS IS GOING TO COME OUT AND HELP WITH GAMES AND ATHLETIC EVENTS OUT THERE, STOP INCORPORATED IS GOING TO BRING A MOBILE HEALTH UNIT OUT THERE.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE STOP PROGRAM AND THE GRANTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN GETTING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS MOBILE HEALTH UNIT THAT IS GOING TO MAKE REGULAR VISITS OUT THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE STUFF LIKE BLOOD PRESSURE AND MONITORING HEALTH, AND HIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE AN INTRODUCTION FOR OUR FAMILIES OUT THERE FOR THAT UNIT.
CAMP COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WE HAVE ASKED THEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO COME OUT THERE TO PARTICIPATE.
A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS OUT THERE DO NOT BELIEVE OR EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY CAN GO TO COLLEGE, AND WE WANT A REPRESENTATIVE, LIKE I SAID, CAMP HAS ALREADY SAID THEY WILL SHOW UP, THEY WILL HAVE A BOOTH OUT THERE FOR US.
WE WANT OUR CHILDREN OUT THERE TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES, THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS, THEY CAN DO AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE WANT TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM OUT THERE.
WE HAVE CELEBRATION CHURCH, IS GOING TO COME AND DO THE COOKING.
THEY'VE GOT A PLACE FOR ANYBODY, IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE FOR THE MEADOWS, WE WANT IT TO BE FOR THAT WHOLE AREA OUT THERE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE PARKING OUT THERE ALSO, THE DORIANS HAVE RESTROOMS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY SET UP OUT THERE.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS FUNDING FOR ACTUALLY TWO EVENTS THEY'RE GOING TO DO A FALL EVENT AND THE SPRING EVENT.
THIS FUNDING WILL HELP PROVIDES A LIGHT SUPPER LIKE A HOT DOG OR WHATEVER WE CAN GET OUT THERE; HOTDOGS, DRINK AND CHIPS, SOME COOKIES.
I WOULD BE PERSONALLY AND GRATEFULLY, APPRECIATIVE OF ANYTHING [NOISE] THAT YOU ALL COULD HELP US OUT WITH OUT THERE.
THESE ARE MY CHILDREN. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YOU THINK A LOT OF ADULTS FROM SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS WILL COME AS WELL?
>> YES. WE HAVE HAD SMALLER EVENTS OUT THERE THAT [NOISE] WERE OVER ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE MEADOWS, AND WE HAVE HAD A GREAT BREAK.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A BAIT AND SWITCH KIND OF THING, [LAUGHTER] WE DO WANT THEM TO COME TO BE ENTERTAINED AND WE DO WANT TO OFFER THEM THESE OTHER THINGS, BUT EVERYBODY'S BRAIN WORKS OFF OF WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME.
IF PROVIDING A MEAL FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY WILL COME.
>> I THINK IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT.
>> A GOOD PROGRAM. WE NEED TO TRY TO HELP THE COUNTY IF WE CAN [NOISE].
>> RESOURCES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, I THINK WE'LL BE VERY NEGLIGENT NOT TO.
>> [NOISE] BOARD LET'S HAVE A MOTION NOW.
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>> I MAKE THE MOTION. [OVERLAPPING].
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> SOUND LIKE THAT COULD BE $1,500 WELL-SPENT.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I BELIEVE IT'S [INAUDIBLE]
>> I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT INTRODUCING WAYS TO GET INTO COLLEGE.
DO YOU MAYBE OFF FROM WAYS TO GET IN THE TRADES GOES FOR WELDING, AUTO MECHANICS, GIVE THEM LEADS TO THAT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WANT TO HAVE OUT THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR VO-TECH CENTER WITH SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOLS.
NOW THAT YOU SAID THAT, I BET CAMP COULD ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THEIR VO-TECH.
>> WE HAVE SOME SHOULDERS OF BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS, AND THEY'RE GETTING PAID BIG BUCKS RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON.
[9. Newsoms Housing and Drainage Improvement Project - Phase 1 ]
NUMBER 9, NEWSOMS HOUSING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PHASE 1 ARE FIRMLY GETTING THAT UNDERWAY.MIKE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY ABOUT THAT?
>> NOT A LOT OF OTHER THAN WHAT'S IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE.
WE MENTIONED LAST MONTH WE HAD THAT LITTLE HICCUP WITH THE OLD NEWSOMS SCHOOL OVER THERE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES, THAT SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED NOW.
I'M CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL GET THIS PROJECT [NOISE] ON THE CONTRACT PROBABLY WITHIN THE MONTH.
>> WE'RE GOOD. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT A LONG TIME.
PROJECT UPDATES, COURTHOUSE RENOVATION.
[10. Project Updates]
MIKE, COULD YOU LEAD US THROUGH THAT?>> SURE. JUST AS I REPORT, I'M PLEASED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE DID GET THE COMBINED DISTRICT COURT CLERK AND STAFF SUCCESSFULLY RELOCATED TO THE MODULAR UNIT ADJACENT TO THE FRANKLIN COURTS BUILDING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 23RD THROUGH THE 27TH.
THEY ACTUALLY BEGAN HERE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY CASES IN THAT FRANKLIN BUILDING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
WE DO HAVE JUST A FEW SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE WRAPPING UP RIGHT NOW.
MOST OF THOSE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED JUST LATE LAST WEEK AND EARLY THIS WEEK.
WE STILL NEED TO CONSTRUCT A TEMPORARY COVER OVER THE WALKWAY FROM THE MODULAR UNIT INTO THE COURT'S BUILDING, AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THE SECURITY FENCING TO BE CONSTRUCTED BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT.
SECURITY FENCING WAS FINISHED YESTERDAY.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL GET THAT COVERING DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND WE'LL CALL OURSELVES FINISHED WITH THE RELOCATION THERE.
AS YOU ALL DIRECTED AT YOUR SPECIAL MEETING, I DID ISSUE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO HEARTLAND CONSTRUCTION ON SEPTEMBER THE 10TH.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT PERHAPS CONTEMPLATING A PHASED CONTRACTUAL APPROACH WHICH WOULD FACILITATE A QUICKER START ON THE RENOVATIONS [NOISE] TO HUNTERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PREPARING THE SWING SPACE FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK AND THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSING THAT WITH THE ARCHITECT IN HEARTLAND'S MANAGEMENT, WE CONCLUDED THAT BREAKING THE CONTRACT INTO CONTRACTUAL PHASES SAVED REALLY VERY LITTLE TIME, AND IT OVER-COMPLICATED DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
I ISSUED A REVISED AND AMENDED NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON SEPTEMBER THE 17TH.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT AND YOUR AGENDA.
WHAT THAT DOCUMENT DOES IS IT MEMORIALIZES THE VALUE ENGINEERING AND THE BID AWARD PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.
THE WAY THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD, LAST WEEK, ACTUALLY SEPTEMBER 22ND, GLAVE & HOLMES FINISHED ALL THE REVISIONS TO THE PROJECT DRAWINGS AND SUBMITTED UPDATED DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO HEARTLAND, INCORPORATING THE VALUE ENGINEERING CHANGES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CLEARLY UNDERSTANDS [NOISE] WHAT THE CHANGES ARE THAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING.
SO FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THOSE UPDATED DOCUMENTS, HEARTLAND WILL BE REVISING AND RESUBMITTING AN UPDATED BID THAT IS DUE TO ME NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON OCTOBER THE 6TH, AND IT WILL REFLECT THE NEW REVISED SCOPE OF WORK.
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WE'RE ASKING YOU ALL TO CONTINUE TONIGHT'S MEETING UNTIL OCTOBER THE 7TH AT 6:00 PM, AT WHICH TIME I WILL SHARE THAT REVISED AND UPDATED BID WITH YOU ALL, AND HAVE YOU CONSIDER IT.IF THE BOARD RESOLVES TO ACCEPT THAT REVISED BID ON OCTOBER THE 7TH, THE PLAN WOULD BE TO ISSUE A FORMAL NOTICE OF AWARD TO HEARTLAND ON OCTOBER THE 8TH, AND WE WOULD SEND THAT TO THEM ALONG WITH THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR THE PROJECT.
HEARTLAND WOULD THEN HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER THE 15TH TO EXECUTE THOSE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND DELIVER ALL THE REQUIRED BONDS BACK TO US.
PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THAT OCCURS, WE WOULD EXPECT TO ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH THE RENOVATIONS AT HUNTERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER THE 18TH.
HEARTLAND IS INDICATED THEY ANTICIPATE THOSE RENOVATIONS TO TAKE ABOUT [NOISE] 90 DAYS.
I DID NOTE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE.
THEY ARE NOT CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO DELIVER THOSE WITHIN 90 DAYS.
HAVING SAID THAT, THEY ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROJECT BY JUNE THE 19TH OF 2023.
SO THE QUICKER THEY COMPLETE THE RENOVATIONS AT HUNTERDALE, THE QUICKER THEY CAN GET STARTED ON THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION.
WE HOPE THAT THEY'RE FURTHER MOTIVATED BY $1,000 A DAY EARLY COMPLETION INCENTIVE FOR EACH DAY THEY MIGHT COMPLETE EARLY PRIOR TO JUNE 19, 2023.
>> MY [INAUDIBLE] IS INCLUDED IN THAT LOAN FOR THE COURTHOUSE.
IS A SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTY INCLUDED IN THAT?
>> RADIO SYSTEM, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> YEAH. AS DAVENPORT SHARED WITH YOU ALL AT THE MEETING AT THE COLLEGE, WE WERE PLANNING TO GO OUT AND ISSUE BONDS FOR THE NEW RADIO SYSTEM EARLY NEXT YEAR ANYWAY.
WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IS SIMPLY ROLL IN THESE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER AND ISSUE IN ONE SERIES OF BONDS FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM AND THE BALANCE OF FUNDING WE NEED TO FINISH THE COURTHOUSE.
>> SOMEWHERE AROUND WHAT, 7.8 MILLION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? AROUND EIGHT MILLION?
>> ABOUT, YEAH. WE WERE EXPECTING ABOUT THREE MILLION FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM, AND WE'VE GOT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE 22 AND 16-8 FOR THE COURTHOUSE.
WE'LL MOVE ON AND AT THE END OF THE MEETING, WE'LL ACT ON THAT.
HOW ABOUT THE INSURRECTION TRIALS PROJECT, ANYTHING NEW ON THAT?
>> YES. WHAT WAS IN THE PACKET WAS CORRECT.
THE PEDESTALS WERE SHIPPED YESTERDAY.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO ARRIVE, BUT THE SHEETS THAT GO INSIDE ARE STILL WITH THE DESIGNER.
THEIR BROCHURE HAS BEEN DONE, AND WE HAVE GOTTEN A GRANT FOR A NEW WEBSITE, AND WE ARE WORKING ON DOMAIN NAMES.
RIGGS WARD IS JUST ABOUT THROUGH WITH OUR SMARTPHONE APP, AND THE LAYOUTS OF THE 19 SIGNS ARE DONE.
WE HAD TO CHANGE SOME OF THE WORDING TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT.
FROM SLAVE OWNERS TO ENSLAVERS, AND INSTEAD OF SLAVES, WE WANT IT TO SAY ENSLAVED, AND WE WENT OVER EVERYTHING.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR INPUT THERE? SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE MOVING ALL FRONTS THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 11.
[11. Miscellaneous]
MISCELLANEOUS VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING VOTING CREDENTIALS.>> YES. ABOUT 10:30 IN THE MORNING.
>> WE GO AFTER APPROPRIATE TO MANIPULATE EVERY TICKET OUT OF THE BUDGET.
>> YOU'RE JUST PLANNING TO GO THE BUSINESS MEETING, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STAY ALL NIGHT.
>> YEAH, IT'S IN NORFOLK THIS YEAR WHICH IS MUCH CLOSER THAN IT HAS BEEN.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? [INAUDIBLE] YOU WANNA GO.
>> OKAY. THEN WE WILL BE REPRESENTED BY SUPERVISOR UPDIKE.
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>> YOU ALL GOING TO TELL ME HOW TO VOTE ON ISSUES, AREN'T YOU?
>> OKAY. ANNUAL REPORT WESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC.
[INAUDIBLE] ANY COMMENTS ON THAT?
>> I SEE IN THE PACKAGE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT MS. UPDIKE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANNUAL REPORT WESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC.
ANNUAL REPORT JUAN BASIN SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT CORRESPONDENCE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THE CORRESPONDENCE? ARTICLE'S INTEREST? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL MOVE TO NUMBER 12,
[12. Late Arriving Matters]
THE LATER OTHER MATTERS.I GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE EDGE CATCHERS IN MY DISTRICT THAT HE FELT THERE WERE SOME KILLER BEES IN HIS FRONT YARD AS TONY TOLD HIM THIS WEEKEND.
HE HAS SEVERAL OF THE BEES AND HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS AN ENTOMOLOGIST OR SOMEBODY WHO HAS THAT EXPERTISE COULD IDENTIFY THEM AND I THINK MRS. UPDIKE CAME UP WITH.
>> IF YOU GET THAT PHONE NUMBER TO ME I'LL CONTACT [INAUDIBLE] BEING INTERESTING TO SEE.
YOU KNOW WE GET A LOT OF STUFF COMING IN HERE.
FIRE ANTS AND BEES ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND THEY KILL ANIMALS AND PETS AND PEOPLE.
THE OTHER THING THAT RANG UP IS MS. LEWIS WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SEND EVERYONE IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A VERY EXCELLENT ORDNANCE FROM CAROLINE COUNTY.
IT WAS LIKE SIX PAGES FRONT AND BACK.
I LOOKED AT IT LAST NIGHT WHEN WE GOT IT YESTERDAY LAST NIGHT, AND IT COVERS A LOT OF STUFF.
IT EVEN COLORS THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT.
SO IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH TO SEND THAT TO EVERYBODY AND TO MR. RAILEY AND MR. JOHNSON, PLEASE, AND WE'LL APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT.
I WAS IMPRESSED. THEY HAD SOMEBODY DID A HECK OF A JOB OF THIS SLIDE.
OKAY. APPRECIATE THAT, MS. LEWIS.
IT IS APPARENT THAT WE NEED A CLOSED SESSION.
[13. Closed Meeting - in accordance with §2.2-3711 (A) (5) and (8), Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended]
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? IT'S NECESSARY FOR THIS BOARD TO NOW CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET OUT IN THE CODE OF VIRGINIA 1950 AS AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: NUMBER 1, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711(A3), DISCUSSION WITH COUNTY STAFF AND STAFF FROM FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED CONCERNING THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD PROPERTY IN THE SOUTHAMPTON COMMERCE AND LOGISTIC CENTER WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
NUMBER 2, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711(A8), CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNING BODY REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO POTENTIAL ZONING VIOLATIONS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 23530 RIDLEY ROAD.
NUMBER 3, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711(A1), DISCUSSION OF A PERSONNEL MATTER REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. HECK AND MS. LEWIS IF THEY WOULD REMAIN HERE FOR THE CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL MEET IN THE BACK.
>> WHEREAS THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
[14. Adoption of Certification Resolution for Closed Session ]
CONVENED TO CLOSE MEETING ON THIS DATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE AND RECORDED VOTE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, WHEREAS SECTION 2.23712D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION BY THE BOARD THAT SUCH CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH VIRGINIA LAW.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
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THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY THE BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, AND CONSIDERED BY THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.>> ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION HE JUST READ.
>> [INAUDIBLE] DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> FOR THE RECORD, KNOW IT'S UNANIMOUS.
OKAY. WE MOVE ON TO NUMBER 15, WHICH, BASICALLY,
[15. Consideration of a Motion to Continue the Meeting to October 7, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. to Discuss Award of a Contract for Renovation of the Southampton Courthouse ]
WE NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING UNTIL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, SIX O'CLOCK, IN THIS BUILDING.>> IT IS ALL DONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.