[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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AND I'M GONNA ASK IF EVERYONE WAS STAND AS WE RECITE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO OUR PLAN.. I ASK EVERYONE TO REMAIN STANDING, AND MR. CHESSON WILL GO DOWN TO THE PODIUM AND OFFER AN INVOCATION FOR US TO PRAY WITH ME PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.
AND, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNTY.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION.
THE LEADERS THAT YOU PUT IN PLACE.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE HERE AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING.
AND LORD I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE IN THIS MEETING.
GOOD LORD. FILL US WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
HELP US DO AND SAY THE THINGS AND THINK THE THINGS THAT GIVE YOU MORE AND MORE GLORY.
LORD I PRAY THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME, AMEN.
TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR AGENDA.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME, AND I'M GOING TO COME DOWN AND MR.
[II. SPECIAL PRESENTATION]
TENNESSEE. I'M GOING TO ASK IF YOU'LL COME UP FRONT, PLEASE, SIR.OH, SORRY TO TURN MY BACK TO YOU GUYS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FACE THE AUDIENCE.
MR. TENNESSEE, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO COME TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, FOR YOUR DEDICATION. AND I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE.
AND I WOULD LIKE, SIR, TO READ THE RESOLUTION THAT'S PRESENTED.
IT WAS IT WAS SIGNED BACK IN JUNE.
SO I THINK ABOUT ME SITTING NEXT TO YOU AND MR. PARKER WHEN I FIRST COME IN AS A ROOKIE, AND I CHERISH YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT TO TAKE THE PLANNING CLASS.
AND I THINK THEY GOT ME IN THE NEXT GO ROUND.
AND THAT WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL.
AND I THINK I MUST HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT GREEN.
I RECKON YOU NOTICED THAT I WASN'T REALLY JIVING WITH THE REST.
BUT ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD AND I TREASURE ALL THE ENCOURAGEMENT YOU GAVE ME ALONG THE WAY.
SO THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IT GOES ON TO SAY WHERE AS KEITH L.
TENNESSEE, SIR, HAS SERVED AS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION FROM OCTOBER 14, 1999 UNTIL MARCH THE 18TH, 2022.
TENNESSEE SIR HAS UNSELFISHLY GIVEN OF HIS TIME AND TALENTS TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, PROSPERITY AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, INCLUDING CONSERVATION OF ITS NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES, THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF THE NUMEROUS COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS TO THE SITE OF THE COUNTY ZONING AND SUBDIVISION DIVISION ORDINANCES AND OR AS HIS BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY AND THE CONCERN FOR ITS CITIZENS CONTRIBUTED IMMENSELY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S EFFORTS IN EFFECTIVELY BALANCING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION THAT KEITH L .
TENNESSEE SIR IS RECOGNIZED AND COMMENDED FOR 22 YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
AS AN ESTEEMED MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES OF THIS COMMISSION ON THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE 2022, SERVING TO RECORD AND FOREVER PRESERVE ITS GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A FRAMED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO KEITH L.
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TENNESSEE SIR.THIS RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ON JUNE 9TH, 2022.
I ASK WE HAVE A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS FINAL SERVICE.
IF I MAY. WENDELL, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREEN.
IT WAS JUST THAT I HAD JUST COMPLETED IT MYSELF, SO I KNEW THE BENEFIT THAT I HAD RECEIVED.
I WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE SAME APPROACH.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OF THE 22 YEARS THAT I HAVE SERVED, I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF IT.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK.
THERE WERE SOME TIMES WHEN WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT IT'S NOT THAT OBVIOUS.
WHAT I ALWAYS SAY, IF EVERYBODY AGREES TO FOLLOW ME, NOBODY'S THINKING.
MR. BURN, SEVERAL OTHER OLDER GENTLEMEN THAT WERE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN I CAME IN FOR THE LONGEST TIME, JACK, I WAS THE YOUNGEST GUY. AND THEN THAT CHANGED.
BUT I FELT LIKE WE'D DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH EACH OF YOU.
WE MADE IT THROUGH A PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A QUESTION OK NOW, AND MAYBE YOUR WIFE CAN CHIME IN A LITTLE BIT ON THIS.
SHE'S GOT GOOD TASTE IN HER FOOTBALL TEAMS. I SEE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, BUT HOW IS IT THAT YOU HAVE SERVED 22 YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS AND STILL DON'T HAVE GRAY HAIR LIKE ME? WELL, CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL ME THE SECRET JUST TO HELP ME OUT.
FOR A LONG TIME THEN MY SON WAS BORN.
THEN MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN. I HAD ONE EACH ONE FOR EACH OF THEM IN MY BEARD FOR THE LONGEST TIME.
AND THEN THEY JUST ALL STARTED TO COME IN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST BEEN A BLESSING.
SO I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT I HAVE HER GENES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY I REALLY ENJOYED WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE.
WE AGREED MORE TIMES THAN NOT, DEFINITELY.
BUT I REALLY ENJOYED THE DEBATE WITH YOU BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE COULD WE COULD DISAGREE.
BUT IT WAS ALWAYS EASY FOR ME TO DEBATE YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE ALWAYS RATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL AND WE COULD ALWAYS AGREE AND STILL GO OUT AND STILL LAUGH AT EACH OTHER BECAUSE.
SOMETIMES DEBATE REFINES AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
AS OF SOLAR PANELS, MR. DRAKE HAS TAUGHT ME A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ABOUT SOLAR PANELS.
AND JUST LIKE SOLAR PANELS, WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW AND CREATING ORDINANCES AND SO FORTH FOR SOLAR PANELS, WE DID THE SAME THING FOR CELL TOWERS, YOU KNOW, EVEN GOING OUT AND HIRING A CONSULTANT, YOU KNOW, AND GOING OVER THE ORDINANCES BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS FOR THEM EITHER.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS LATER, WE ALL RELY ON THEM EVERY DAY.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THEM.
YOU MIGHT FORGET YOUR LUNCHBOX, BUT YOU DON'T FORGET YOUR PHONE.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY TO US, I KNOW THAT [INAUDIBLE].
IS IN GOOD HANDS BECAUSE I REMEMBER LUCA'S DAY.
AND THEN WE ALSO GOT MISS AUSTIN, MY NEIGHBOR, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
SO BUT, YOU KNOW, BOB, THE ELVIS HAS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN THERE WITH FOR THE TIME WHEN HE WENT TO FIRST BECAME BOARD MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SO FORTH.
SO WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER SITTING OVER THERE ON THAT SAME CORNER FOR MANY YEARS.
AND SO, YEAH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
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Y'ALL GOT MY NUMBER AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE.[III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS, ANY ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED IN OUR PACKET? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMENTS OF THE MINUTES.HAVE A PROPER MOTION AND A PROPER SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING MINUTES AS PRESENTED SAY AYE.
ITEM NUMBER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.
I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR UP AT THIS TIME.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY LIKE TO COME UP TO DISCUSS.
FROM THE AUDIENCE, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.
AT THIS TIME, I JUST ASK FOR YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
IF NOT, I'M A CLOSED TO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
OK. GOING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
[V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS]
I KNOW LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING MR. CHAD BROCK TO COME IN.I THINK MS. LEWIS HAS SECURED MR. BROCK AND I'M GOING TO ASK MS. LEWIS YOU'LL INTRODUCED AS WE GO FORWARD.
OKAY. THIS IS CHAD BROCK, THE CTE SUPERVISOR AT SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE IS AGREED TO COME AND FILL YOU ALL IN ON THE OFFERINGS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH CURRENTLY AND PLANNED, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU JUST CLICK THE BIG BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE.
BIG BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE. THANK YOU, MR. BROCK, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL INVITING ME.
WE'RE TRYING TO, IN SOME AREAS, GET THINGS BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE PRE-COVID AND THEN IN SOME OTHER AREAS WE'RE TRYING TO ADD AND WE HAVE ADDED SOME PROGRAMS WHERE WE HAVE LOST SOME PROGRAMS. SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE FILLING SOME GAPS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME NEW THINGS THAT ARE NOT ON THERE.
BUT IF I DON'T FORGET, I'LL TALK ABOUT THEM, SO WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.
SO I'M GOING IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER NOW, AND Y'ALL WHO KNOW ME KNOW I TAUGHT AGRICULTURE.
SO THESE ARE THE COURSES AND I HAVE SOME PICTURES I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT FOUNDATIONS OF AGRICULTURE IS A BASIC AGRICULTURE CLASS.
IT COVERS EVERYTHING PLANT SCIENCE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, NATURAL RESOURCES.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO CLASSES IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES.
I'LL GO TO THE OTHER SIDE AND THEN I'LL COME BACK TO THOSE LAST THREE ON THAT AG BUSINESS.
AND WE'RE NOT SKIPPING OVER AG BUSINESS TOO.
IT'S JUST THE WAY THE STATE LISTED.
SO THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
ELEARNING, BUSINESS CONCEPTS, FINANCIAL THINGS ONLY AS IT RELATES TO AGRICULTURE.
NEW CLASS WE ADDED THIS YEAR WAS INTRODUCTION OF PLANT SCIENCE.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GO STRAIGHT TO PLANT SCIENCE, DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ANIMAL SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION AND THOSE THINGS, THEY GO STRAIGHT INTO PLANT SCIENCE THAT LEADS THEM INTO HORTICULTURE, WHICH WE HAVE A GREENHOUSE AND LANDSCAPING.
SO IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THAT TRACK, THEY'LL DO THAT BACK OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE.
SO AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL POWER SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL POWER SYSTEMS ADVANCED OR BRAND NEW TO US, AS MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW, WE USED TO HAVE AN ELECTRICITY PROGRAM AND A BUILDING TRADES PROGRAM.
IT'S JUST BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
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SO I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS CLASS AND I FOUND SOMEONE WHO WAS CURRENTLY WORKING AS A MAINTENANCE MANAGER WHO WAS INTERESTED IN TEACHING IT.SO IN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, THEY'LL GET WOODWORKING, MASONRY, SMALL ENGINES, HYDRAULICS, AIR CONDITIONING, ELECTRICITY, PLUMBING, SOLDERING, YOU NAME IT.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF IT.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE GOING TO A WELDER CLASS AND LEARNING WELDING.
AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE OFFERED IT.
WE'RE TEACHING AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS. NEXT YEAR THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE TWO ADVANCED COURSES.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO SECURE SOME EQUIPMENT SO WE CAN DO THAT.
AND THEY CAN SPECIALIZE IN THOSE THAT KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND I ACTUALLY GOT A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE TO COME BACK AND TEACH IT.
A LOT OF PICTURES FOR YOU HERE.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM REAL QUICK.
KIDS HARVEST AND KALE THAT WE PLANTED OUT BACK, JUST GETTING BACK TO THE FIELD TRIPS, POST-COVID.
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO LANDSCAPING WISE.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY AT VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND KNOWING ABOUT GROWING MANGOES INDOORS.
SO TRY TO GET THE KIDS SOME EXPOSURE TO SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE LOCALLY.
THIS IS THIS YEAR, PLANTING SOME SHRUBS OUT BEHIND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, GETTING SOME PLANTS IN THE GREENHOUSE, SHOWING THE KIDS HOW TO REPOT THINGS AND SET THE WATER SYSTEMS UP.
AGAIN DOING SOME REPORTING WORK.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY AN EXERCISE IN.
THAT'S PLANTING THE KALE THAT THE OTHER GUYS WERE HARVESTING THEIR.
PUTTING THE TABLES TOGETHER IN THE GREENHOUSE, LEARNING HOW TO SET THINGS UP.
NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY.
MOST OF US RECALL A RABBIT PLUG, BUT A RABBIT TRAP.
I WAS AT THE STATE FAIR, KIND OF A LUMBERJACK COMPETITION, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT TO ACTUAL FOSTER COMPETITION WHERE THEY'RE DOING LAND MASS LAND AREA, IDENTIFYING TREES. AGAIN, SOME OF THE LUMBERJACK STUFF THEY DID.
PART OF THAT AGRICULTURE PROGRAM FOR LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THAT'S AN OLDER PICTURE THERE.
BUT THAT'S GOING OUT TO I THINK THAT WAS IT.
THE CLARKS HOSTED THAT WHEN THEY DID THE AG DAY, AND WE ALWAYS TAKE OUR FFA GROUP OUT THERE TO ASSIST WITH TEACHING THE KIDS AND THEN PUBLIC SPEAKING THROUGH FFA, GETTING THE KIDS COMFORTABLE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
WE TAKE THEM TO ALL THE COMPETITIONS WE CAN.
ANIMAL SCIENCE, FORESTRY, TRAINING.
THAT WAS OUR CROP SCIENCE TEAM THAT YEAR.
JUST A COUPLE MORE PICTURES ON THE X REMOVAL TRACK TO TROUBLESHOOT AND TRACK THE OPERATOR.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER GROUP THAT WENT UP AND COMPETED.
HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES AGAIN, LANDSCAPING, TAKING CARE OF THE BALL FIELDS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE READY FOR PLAY LAWN MAINTENANCE, SHRUB PLANTING SHRUBS. AND IN POWER STRUCTURES THAT DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT ON THIS ONE YET, BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S A BRAND NEW PROGRAM OF GUYS ON THE LEFT THEY'RE BUILDING.
CORNHOLE BOARDS AND DOING SOME GAS, CUTTING OUT SOME EQUIPMENT AND THEN KIDS HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
MADE THEMSELVES FROM CHRISTMAS TREES.
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS OUR BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE NOT TEACHING CYBER SECURITY.
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EITHER THEY TEACH IT AND WE SEND THE KIDS THERE OR THEY SEND US SOMEBODY AND WE TEACH IT IN HOUSE DESIGN, MULTIMEDIA AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES.WE'VE TALKED THAT IN THE PAST, BUT WE'VE ADDED SOME THINGS TO IT.
I'LL SHOW YOU THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE PICTURES.
BUT THAT'S TEACHING THE KIDS HOW TO DO DESIGNS, HOW TO DO ADVERTISING, MARKETING THOSE THINGS.
ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS IS KIDS LEARNING A SOFTWARE WHICH WE TAKE FOR GRANTED BECAUSE WE USE MICROSOFT OFFICE, MICROSOFT WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL, ACCESS, ALL THOSE THINGS.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY OFFERING.
IT'S ON OUR BOOKS. IF WE HAVE KIDS THAT SIGN UP FOR IT, WE WILL DO THAT CLASS AS WELL.
AND SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WE ONLY HAD TWO CLUBS THAT WERE REALLY ACTIVE FFA, WHICH YOU JUST SAW.
AND BIELA ACTUALLY WENT TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE LAST YEAR AND CAME BACK WITH ALL KINDS OF AWARDS.
F B L A IS FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU HATE ACRONYMS, BUT I'M SORRY.
SO WEB DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A SCREEN PRINT SHOP FOR THEM, AND SO THEY'VE JUST GOT THAT GOING.
ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS I PUT ON IT, THOUGH, IS THAT WE WILL NOT MANUFACTURE ANYTHING FOR ANYBODY OUTSIDE OF THAT SCHOOL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO COMPETE WITH THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. SO ANYTHING THEY MAKE IS GOING TO STAY IN THE SCHOOL.
BUT THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO MAKE SCREENS, HOW TO MAKE THE.
YOU KNOW, PUT THE SCREEN PRINT ON MAKING T SHIRTS FOR.
THAT WAS THE LATEST BASKETBALL TEAM.
THEY DID LITTLE T SHIRTS FOR THE GIRLS.
SO, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S STAYING IN HOUSE.
AND SAME THING WITH GREEN HOUSE.
ANYTHING COMES OUT OF THERE, IT'S NOT GETTING SOLD ANYWHERE.
IT'S IT'S USED CONSUMED AT THE SCHOOL.
BRAND NEW HERE, UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, DRONES.
SO SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO DO.
LAST YEAR, WE SENT A TEACHER OFF.
SHE'S TEACHING. THOSE KIDS ARE GOING TO TEST NEXT WEEK.
SO WHAT WE HAVE I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 12 TO 15 DRONES OF VARIOUS SIZES, VARIOUS CAPABILITIES.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL CAN SEE THOSE LITTLE ORANGE HOOPS ON THE.
TRAPPED THERE, BUT THEY MADE A LITTLE COURSE AND THEY HAVE TO NAVIGATE THOSE THROUGH THERE.
AND THEN THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE DRONES THAT THEY HAVE.
SO WHILE THIS IS A DRONE TECHNOLOGY CLASS, I ALSO WANT TO EVENTUALLY MERGE THAT INTO THE AGRICULTURAL SIDE BECAUSE THEY CAN FLY OVER FIELD, LOOK FOR DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE FIELD WITHOUT HAVING TO WALK THROUGH THE FIELD.
WE HAVE A. SHE'S BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL THREE YEARS NOW.
THAT'S WHAT SHE STARTED OUT IN LEARNING DRONE TECHNOLOGY.
AGAIN, IT'S HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THERE FOR TEACHER SALARY, BUT WE HAVE SOMEBODY BACK.
I AND AGAIN, HE'S HE'S NEW TO US.
SO THERE'S SOME DESIGNS HE'LL BE WORKING ON.
THAT'S ONE THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WORKING ON RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN THEY'LL BE DOING SOME SCALE MODELS.
AND WE STARTED OUT WITH NURSE AIDE ONE AND TWO.
LAST YEAR WE ADDED PHARMACY TECH.
WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A TEACHER.
REGULAR DAYTIME TEACHER AGREED TO COME IN AS ME.
THEY CAN COME OUT OF THERE AND GO WORK SOMEWHERE DOING EKGS, PHLEBOTOMY.
THERE'S A CERTIFICATION TEST THEY CAN TAKE.
SO AND THAT'S THE DESIRE FOR ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT THEY COME OUT WITH SOME SORT OF CERTIFICATION.
AND IF NOT, THEY'RE AT LEAST JOB READY TO GO SOMEWHERE, GO TO WORK.
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SO TWO SLIDES ON ON THAT PROGRAM THERE.THEY'RE SHAVING BALLOONS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO DO LIKE SURGERY PREP.
WORKING ON PATIENT ASSIST, HELPING THEM GET UP.
I'M NOT SURE HOW BAD THAT GUY'S FEELING, BUT HE'S BEING A GOOD VOLUNTEER.
AND THAT'S THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO PUT ON THE GLOVES AND TAKE THE GLOVES OFF PROPERLY.
GOT A LITTLE HUMOR IN THIS NEXT ONE WHEN WE GET TO THE END.
AND THEN A COUPLE HUMOROUS PICTURES.
THEY'RE WORKING. THEY'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO NURSING HOME AND GET SOME PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.
ALL RIGHT. COSMETOLOGY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF OUR STRONG PROGRAMS. STUDENTS GO IN THERE TO THREE YEAR PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE 5500 HOURS OF PRACTICAL TIME.
THERE'S. THERE'S A MOVE TO MAKE IT 1000.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT.
THAT'S WITHIN THE INDUSTRY ITSELF, NOT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
AGAIN, WE YOU KNOW, WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CURE A TEACHER FOR THAT.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES FROM PAUL.
AND THEN THEY WE HAVE OUR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.
THEY GO DOWN AND GET THEIR HAIR, WASH THEIR HAIR CUT AND GIVES THE KIDS SOME PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.
THEY ALSO WORK WITH THE MANNEQUINS.
THE KIDS COME OUT OF THERE, THEY'RE CERTIFIED BEFORE THEY EVEN GET IN THERE.
THEY HAVE TO GET THEIR FOOD PREP LICENSES, WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IN ANY RESTAURANT.
WE HAVE A KID RIGHT NOW. HE'S TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD.
HE'S GETTING READY TO GO TO PARIS TO BE LIKE A GUEST CHEF.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE WIGWAM DINNERS, LUNCHES.
SO I HAD TO STOP UP DURING COVID.
NO DESSERT. THERE. SOME COOKIES.
THE EDUCATION TRAINING, WHERE A BRAND NEW TEACHER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
TWO NEW ONES. ALL THERE IS VIRGINIA, TEACH FOR TOMORROW AND JOBS FOR VIRGINIA GRADUATES.
SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WE HAVE A TEACHER SHORTAGE NATIONWIDE.
SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT TRIES TO CATCH STUDENTS THAT THINK THEY MIGHT WANT TO TEACH ONE DAY.
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL STICK WITH IT AND GET THAT TEACHING DEGREE AND COME BACK TO US BECAUSE THAT'S PEOPLE FROM OUT OF THE AREA DON'T TEND TO STAY. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR OWN FOLKS COME AND DO THE SYSTEM, THEY'RE VESTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY STAY.
JOBS. VIRGINIA GRADUATES IS A PROGRAM FOR I WON'T CALL IT DISADVANTAGED, BUT THERE'S ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT CAN FALL UNDER IT, MAYBE GPA, IT MAY BE ATTENDANCE, IT MAY BE FAMILY OF A SEPARATED FAMILY, SINGLE PARENT FAMILY, ACTIVE MILITARY. IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON FOR THEM TO QUALIFY.
BUT BASICALLY, IT'S ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY BARRIERS THAT MIGHT PREVENT THEM FROM GRADUATING ON TIME.
SO IT'S OUR FIRST YEAR DOING IT.
LIKE WE JUST STARTED PULLING THE KIDS IN LAST WEEK.
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PRESIDENT. WOW.AND THEN THEY WENT. WHILE I WAS ON VACATION LAST WEEK, THEY WENT TO NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
SO THE YOUNG MAN ON THE RIGHT UP THERE, HE ALREADY HE RUNS TWO BUSINESSES.
THIS WAS THE ORIENTATION THE OTHER DAY FOR THE PRESCHOOL.
BUT THEY'RE READY TO GET THAT ROLL ON AGAIN.
AND I THINK SHE'S GOING TO START WHEN WE GET BACK FROM BREAK.
SHE'LL HAVE THE KIDS IN THERE.
SO. ANOTHER BRAND NEW PROGRAM.
WE KIND OF PILOTED IT LAST YEAR, BUT WE HAVE A FULL COURSE RUNNING AS ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
AND SO THAT IF THEY WANT TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR RUN A BUSINESS, THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE. GETTING READY.
WELL, THEY HAVE CHECKED IN THE PRICE FOR GETTING THE RIGHTS TO SHOW A MOVIE AT SCHOOL, AND THEN THEY'RE SELLING THE TICKETS TO THE MOVIE AND FOR REFRESHMENTS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY COVER ALL THE COSTS AND EVENTUALLY THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN UP A SPIRIT SHOP AND START SELLING SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL APPAREL.
AND THEY'LL BE DOING THE SAME THING WITH THAT.
WHAT'S IT COST ME TO MAKE IT? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO MAKE A PROFIT? I THINK THESE ARE OUR LAST TWO PROGRAMS, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND NUTRITION AND WELLNESS.
SO INDEPENDENT LIVING IS ALL THE THINGS YOU WISH YOUR KID KNEW BEFORE THEY LEFT THE HOUSE.
HOW TO GET A LOAN. HOW DOES YOUR SPENDING HABITS AFFECT YOUR CREDIT RATING? BUYING A CAR OR RENTING A CAR? INSURANCE CHECKBOOK BALANCES ALL THOSE THINGS.
AND THEN NUTRITION AND WELLNESS.
AND THERE IS SOME NUTRITION TO WELLNESS IN THAT AS WELL.
BUT NUTRITION WELLNESS IS IS DEVOTED TO TEACHING THEM HEALTHY HABITS.
SO WHEN THEY GET OUT THERE ON THEIR OWN, THEY KNOW WHAT.
SO THESE KIDS HERE WORKING WITH THE THE NEW FOOD PYRAMID.
YOU MUST KNOW PROJECTS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER.
A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL HAPPEN OR NOT.
I'VE HAD A GENTLEMAN APPROACH ME, SAID I'M WILLING TO COME TEACH AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE IF YOU WANT.
SO IF WE CAN FIND HIM A SPOT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT.
ALSO, LOOK, BASED ON THE STATE'S JOB MARKETS, AS I'D LOVE TO TRY TO BRING IN LIKE A VET TECH PROGRAM, I THINK WE HAVE A SPACE TO DO IT AND I HAVE SOMEBODY WILLING TO DO IT IF WE CAN GET THAT GOING.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS SOMEBODY REACHED OUT TO ME RECENTLY AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MEETING ON IT WITH PAUL DE CAMP ABOUT SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING THESE KIDS TO BE SOLAR TECHS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU IN THE QUESTIONS.
I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND IT WAS ABOUT YOU MENTIONED CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, AND I WONDERED IF YOU HAD ASSISTANCE WITH JOB PLACEMENT, APPRENTICESHIPS, SUMMER JOBS, AND THAT ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF PEOPLE.
ARE THE KIDS TAKING THOSE THAT TRAINING AND WHAT KINDS OF JOBS ARE THEY CREATING FOR THEMSELVES? LIKE, IS SOMEBODY DOING HYDROPONICS? YEAH. WELL, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS AND I FORGOT.
NOW THE STATE HAS A PROGRAM CALLED WORK BASED LEARNING.
AND SO THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK SOMEWHERE THAT'S ALIGNED WITH A CLASS THEY'RE CURRENTLY TAKING.
LET'S SAY THEY'RE DOING STATISTICS, TAKING A STATISTICS CLASS TO PARTY.
MAYBE THEY GO WORK AT A BANK OR COME DOWN AND WORK AT THE COUNTY SOMEWHERE AND LOOK AT SOME THINGS.
SO WE'RE GIVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR I THINK THERE'S 12 OF THOSE CATEGORIES, JOB SHADOWING.
I'LL CALL A HIRING FAIR, BUT WE DO A JOB FAIR IN FEBRUARY, MARCH.
I'VE ALREADY HAD A GUY COME TO ME.
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HE SAID, I HIRED TWO GUYS LAST YEAR AND THEY'RE GREAT.SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
IT'S GREAT BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG PUSH TO GET PEOPLE INTO THESE KINDS OF TECHNICAL JOBS.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE THE WORLD PEOPLE NEED TO BE.
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WHO CAN COME AND FIX THINGS OR BUILD THINGS OR MAKE THINGS.
AND THEN I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT OTHER OFFERINGS.
ANYTHING INVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUCH AS EROSION CONTROL, DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT? AND THEN DO YOU HAVE A 3D IMAGING CLASS? WE DO NOT HAVE A 3-D IMAGING CLASS.
THE NATURAL RESOURCES CLASS DEALS WITH EROSION.
IT'S PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURAL EROSION, BUT IT DOES COVER EROSION AND EROSION CONTROL.
THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF CHEMICALS YOU USE.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IT GOES INTO SOLAR.
IT GOES INTO ALL YOUR ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES, HYDROGEN, EVERYTHING.
OF ALL THESE THINGS YOU MENTIONED, WHICH ONES ARE ACTUALLY IN THE HOUSE THAT YOU HAVE AT THE HOUSE? EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE WELDING AND THE ELECTRICITY.
AND SAID, WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY DOING THE CYBER SECURITY.
WE'VE DONE THAT IN HOUSE, WE'VE DONE IT THROUGH PAUL D AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT.
THEY'LL SEND US SOMEBODY OR WE SEND THE KIDS TO THEM.
FOR THAT. I'VE GOT A QUESTION NOW.
BUT IT ACTUALLY WORKED PRETTY GOOD WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WE GOT FROM SOUTHAMPTON.
IT LED TO EMPLOYMENT OF ONE STUDENT, WHICH WAS GREAT BECAUSE WE GET TO EVALUATE THEM AND SEE IF THEY CAN DEAL WITH THE RIGORS OF A JOB, WHICH I'M SURE IN YOUR EDUCATION, YOU SEE, YOU SEE HOW SOME REALLY EXCEL AND SOME DON'T.
WELL, I'M LEARNING THAT YOU'VE GOT THE BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND, ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE.
AND WITH MY LAW FIRM, I REALLY DON'T LIKE REMOTE.
I LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE WORKING.
IT JUST I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL, BUT IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.
AND WE'VE PARTNERED PARTNER WITH SEVERAL COLLEGES.
WE'RE GOING TO CAROLINA BECAUSE THEY'RE GIVING US A BETTER PRODUCT, RIGHT? BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GETTING A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT THAT IS INTERESTED IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR BUSINESS IS GOING.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR PROGRAMMERS WHICH CAN LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT OR THAT CAN LEAD FOR SOME TYPE OF, I GUESS, REMOTE TYPE OF CONTRACT WORK, ETC., AS WE HAVE PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE LOCALLY OF ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION BUSINESS AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND SOMETHING THAT IS JUST PRIME FOR THE PICKING LOCALLY FOR SOMEONE TO GO TO DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN OR THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND OPEN UP SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S SO COMPETITIVE.
I MEAN, BUT THAT ONE ESPECIALLY, BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY BE INTERESTED AND GETTING SOME ONE WITH SOME TALENT TO COME IN TO SEE IF THAT'S BECAUSE THE ONES THAT WE'VE USED FROM A LAW PERSPECTIVE, THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN.
BUT THE LAW IS BECOMING MORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
THE LAST TIME I HAD MY HVAC HE WORKED ON AND THEY'RE HOOKING THINGS UP AND I'M LIKE, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT? I MEAN, HOW MUCH TECHNICAL TRAINING DO YOU NEED FOR ALL OF THAT? AND IT LOOKED VERY EXPENSIVE.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO BE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LITERATE IN ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO NOW.
SO I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE DO THAT.
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I'M GOING TO CALL IT A JOB CENTER BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO WHAT I JUST LOOKING AT HOW PEOPLE AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE.AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES, BUT.
IF ITS ALL THAT IT NEEDS IS THAT SPARK.
SOME CHILD MAY HAVE PARENTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BUT IF THEY GET THAT INTEREST, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GET IT? IT'S GOING TO BE AT SCHOOL.
THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE LOCAL.
AND I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND IN MY OFFICE WITH, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS AGAINST IT AT FIRST.
I SAID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND MY OFFICE MANAGER KEPT LEANING IT ON ME.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE? AND I SAID, WELL, WE'LL JUST KEEP THEM, YOU KNOW, ON THAT SIDE OF THE OFFICE.
AND THEN THEY CAME IN AND THEY WERE LEGITIMATELY HUNGRY TO LEARN.
AND AGAIN, ONE OF THEM IS FULLY EMPLOYED AT OUR OFFICE NOW AND NEVER WOULD HAVE KNEW.
SO I'M REALLY AMAZED THAT DIVERSIFICATION OF CAREER TYPES, YOU CAN GO INTO IT.
ITS STUNNING TO ME, MR. REYNOLDS, FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THEN IF YOU DIDN'T DON'T ALREADY THEY'RE TEACHING CODING AT ALL THREE LEVELS.
THE ELEMENTARY IS GETTING CODE.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, GETTING CODING IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, GETTING CODING.
SO GETTING THAT SEED PLANTED, YOU CAN FIGHT IT ALL YOU WANT, BUT IT'S HERE TO STAY.
YEAH. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
ARE YOUR BUDGET REQUESTS BEING HONORED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM? ARE YOU GETTING THE MONEY THAT YOU NEED? YEAH. I MEAN, WHAT HELPS US IS THE FEDERAL MONEY.
PERKINS MONEY AND THE SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH MATCHES THAT.
SO. WHERE ARE YOU GETTING FUNDING FOR THE STRUCTURES THAT YOU NEED? THAT'S A STICKY ONE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AN ELECTRICIAN OR WE'LL SEE THAT PLUMBER NOT SO STICKY BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.
BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
WELL, IF YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS, IT'S A SUBJECT THAT I'M GOING TO APPROACH.
WE NEED TO HAVE SOME ALTERNATIVE PAY STRUCTURES.
MISS LEWIS AND I WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THAT.
SO TEN MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
SO, YEAH, THERE MAY NEED TO BE SOME SOME DIFFERENT THINGS DONE THERE TO ATTRACT THOSE PEOPLE.
AND SOME PEOPLE IN THE TWILIGHT OF THEIR CAREER MAY WANT TO BE EDUCATORS.
THEY'VE KIND OF DONE THEIR CAREER.
AND THAT'S PROBABLY I GUESS YOU'RE KIND OF NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT.
BUT YOU'RE LOSING A RESOURCE AS LONG AS THEY'RE VETTED.
YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER READING IN THE WESTERN, WESTERN TIDEWATER.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A DOCTOR, A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN THAT IS TEACHING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE SUFFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ISLE OF WIGHT.
IT WAS EITHER ISLE OF WIGHT, SUFFOLK OR SOUTH.
AND BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S COVERED.
AND I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY WERE PAYING.
I THINK HE WAS DOING IT PRO BONO.
AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO THAT.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT THEY MADE CONCESSIONS FOR HIM TO GET A PRACTICING DOCTOR THAT WAS TRYING TO KIND OF TRANSITION AND SPEND LESS TIME THE RIGORS AND THE STRESSES OF THAT TO DO, YOU KNOW, TO HELP THE KIDS.
THEY CAN BE THEY CAN BE NEURONS OR I THINK IT WAS CITY OF FRANKLIN.
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SO HE JUST HAS TO TAKE A COUPLE OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT CLASSES, THOSE SORT OF THINGS TO GET HIS TEACHING LICENSE.BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT FOR YEARS.
THE QUESTION I HAVE, YOU KNOW, IS FROM THE ENABLING BODY OF THE COUNTY.
ARE YOUR REQUEST FOR WHAT YOU NEED BEING HONORED.
I HAVEN'T BEEN TURNED DOWN FOR ANYTHING.
WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR WISH LIST? YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THINGS.
AND IF ELECTRICIANS OR WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU WERE TOLD? WELL, I MEAN, TO GET THE PROGRAMS BACK THAT WE ONCE HAD, WE HAD MASONRY AND CARPENTRY AND ELECTRICITY.
THAT'S THE PROGRAMS WE HAD THAT WE'RE MISSING.
AND THEY'RE ALL HIGH DEMAND FIELDS.
ANY OF YOUR TRADES ARE ANY COURSE THAT I REQUEST FROM APPROVAL FROM VIDEO.
I HAVE TO DO A LITTLE FORM IN A MATRIX TO PROVE THAT IT'S IT'S NEEDED AND.
SO NURSING DOCTORS, FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERINARIANS SHOWS UP IN THAT THEIR SHORT.
YOU'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THESE CERTAIN PEOPLE, BUT HAVE YOU BEEN ALLOCATED THE FUNDS TO GET THEM? WELL, FIRST WE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY APPLY.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS A CONTRACTOR, I WOULDN'T COME IN AND WORK FOR A TEACHER SALARY.
SO WHEN WE HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT DISCUSSION YET.
BUT YOU HAVE GOOD PARTICIPATION FROM THE STUDENTS.
I MEAN, YOU ARE ENGAGED IN THESE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
AND AGAIN, WITH THE NEW ONE THAT WE ADDED TO POWER STRUCTURES, I'M HOPING BECAUSE YOU'RE SENDING US 16, 17 YEAR OLD KID TO A COLLEGE, SO IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT.
SO I'M HOPING WITH THAT POWER STRUCTURES, THEY'LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF ELECTRICITY AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF WELDING AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF HVAC AND GO, I DON'T REALLY LIKE ALL OF THESE. I LIKE THIS ONE.
SO WHEN THEY GO TO PAUL RD, THEY'RE MORE INCLINED TO TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND STAY WITH IT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU YOU HAD THE CAPABILITY OF.
THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SUCH A FIELD BECAUSE SOMETIMES A HOME LIFE.
YOU DON'T SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SOME OF THAT.
THINK THE JOB SHADOWING IS GOOD FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE TOO.
THEY DON'T ALWAYS WORK OUT RIGHT PLACE TO KID.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE DID IT.
WELL, THE GUY CALLED ME AND SAID, I CAN'T HAVE THIS KID IN MY SHOP.
IS THAT LIKE THE APPRENTICESHIP? YEAH. HE JUST VULGAR LANGUAGE AND THROWING TOOLS HE'S I CAN'T HAVE IN MY SHOP.
SO IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THE KID.
I WAS ABLE TO PLACE HIM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND DID FINE BECAUSE HE LEARNED I CAN'T ACT LIKE THAT.
SO EVEN IF THEY DON'T FIND A CAREER THEY LIKE, THEY AT LEAST LEARN SOME OF THEMSELVES.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS PRE COVID, BUT DID HE HAVE LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY CLASSES? SO I REMEMBER THEY TAUGHT LIKE FIREFIGHTER ONE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT HELP THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO IF THEY WANT TO PURSUE THAT, WE DID THAT THROUGH PAUL RD AND I DON'T THINK THEY OFFER IT ANYMORE.
OKAY. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PARTY.
WE TRY TO ALIGN OUR CLASSES WITH WHAT THEY'RE TEACHING SO THESE KIDS CAN ROLL RIGHT INTO IT.
AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE TEACHING THAT RIGHT NOW.
IS THAT WHAT YOU REFER TO AS YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS? RIGHT. I MADE A LITTLE LIST OF WHAT YOUR WISH LIST, BUT I MENTIONED LAST MEETING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING CALM AND THAT WAS A TERRIFIC PROGRAM YEARS AGO. YEAH. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF VOLUNTEER FIREMEN IN THE COUNTY, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT CAME THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
THE KIDS LOVED IT. AND, WELL, I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE PROFESSIONAL.
YEAH, THAT WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE A DOCUMENT IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT REFERENCES A TECHNICAL CAREER CENTER.
I'M SEEING A CTE ACRONYM BEHIND YOUR NAME.
WHAT IS THAT? ARE THEY ONE IN THE SAME? YEAH. AND IS IT INTERCHANGED? IS IT A DEPARTMENT?
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LIKE WHAT OTHER KIND OF DEPARTMENTS IN WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM MIGHT THIS BE? MOST CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTERS ARE OFF SITE.THEY'RE REGIONAL LIKE PRUDEN CENTER.
ALL THE SCHOOLS, GOOD RECRUITING CENTER.
ALAWITE WHITE USED TO PARTICIPATE WITH THEM.
THEY HAVE TWO. THEY HAVE ONE AT SMITHFIELD THAT HAS SOME PROGRAMS AND ONE AT WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAS OTHER PROGRAMS. AND THEY BUSSED THOSE KIDS TO THOSE HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE OURS ON SITE IS CONVENIENT.
SO HOW DOES THIS COMPETE WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT TEACHES READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC? AND DOESN'T I MEAN, THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT YOU WILL COMPLETE A SERIES OF STUDY IN CTE.
OKAY. SO THEY HAVE TO TAKE A MINIMUM OF TWO CLASSES DOWN THERE.
SOME OF THEM ARE THREE CLASSES BECAUSE THERE'S AN INTRODUCTORY AND THEN TWO MORE.
THEY'RE GETTING READY TO ADD A THIRD WAY, AND THAT'S JOB SHADOW.
WHAT THEY EITHER HAVE TO HAVE AN ADVANCED DEGREE, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE CALLING TRACK.
THEY'RE TAKING ALL DUAL ENROLLMENT.
AND THEN THE NEW ONE THAT'S COMING ONLINE NEXT YEAR.
SO THEY'RE GIVING THESE KIDS A CHANCE TO.
EMBRACE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO DO, AND NOT EVERYBODY GETS SHOVED IN THE SAME HOLE.
YOU GOT TO GO TO COLLEGE OR YOU'RE A FAILURE.
WHAT IS THE APPLIED STUDIES DIPLOMA? THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HAVE THAT IS IF YOU ARE IDENTIFIED AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT AND YOU DID MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS.
SO MODIFIED STANDARD DIPLOMA IS WHERE A LOT OF YOUR STUDENTS FALL.
THERE'S NO THERE'S A MODIFIED STANDARD.
I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST READING THE STANDARD DIPLOMA.
THERE USED TO BE ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT ONES.
OKAY. BUT APPLIED STUDIES, THAT'S A SPECIAL CASE THERE.
I SEE. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT $4.3 MILLION AND PANDEMIC MONEY.
I DON'T SEE THAT YOU'RE INCLUDED IN THAT STRUCTURE THAT'S LISTED HERE.
I CAN'T GET INTO THE FUNDING BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY LITTLE BOWL TO SPEND.
AND I WONDER WHY YOUR SYSTEM WE NEED THAT STUFF IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CATEGORY.
I MEAN, YOU GOT $4.3 MILLION IN COVID FUNDS AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY MONEY FROM THAT.
FROM THAT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
BUT I CAN'T. I DON'T PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
I DON'T DEAL WITH THAT BUDGET.
I HAVE A FEDERAL PIECE AND STATE PIECE AND LOCAL PIECE, AND THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY.
BUT YOU'RE GETTING YOUR SUPPLIES AS YOU REQUEST.
YEAH. I DON'T HAVE NEVER BEEN TURNED OFF FOR ANYTHING.
IN FACT, THE POWER STRUCTURES.
I'VE SPENT A PILE OF MONEY ON THAT.
THIS YEAR BECAUSE HE NEEDS WE'RE TEACHING THINGS WE HAVEN'T TALKED BEFORE.
SO I'M GOING OUT THERE AND GETTING STUFF.
THE OTHER QUESTIONS. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
MY OLDEST SON IS A PRODUCT OF THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM.
HE REPRESENTED SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY TWO YEARS IN A ROW ON THE STATE LEVEL.
HE IS TODAY AFTER GOING TO JOHNSTON.
WELL, HE IS AN EXECUTIVE CHEF IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.
SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS IN PLACE.
SECONDLY, BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR, OWNER OF TWO BUSINESSES MYSELF, HOW WOULD I, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, PARTNER WITH YOU TO BE ABLE TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS, SAY, IN THE SCREEN PRINTING? ALSO, MY WIFE AND I, WE HAVE A HOME HEALTH AGENCY FOR THOSE WHO GO THROUGH THE NURSING PROGRAM.
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED WITH HELPING? IF YOU JUST MISS LEWIS HAS MY EMAIL? IF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO ME, I CAN GET YOU IN THERE IN FRONT OF THOSE ENTREPRENEURSHIP HEADS, THE BUSINESS KIDS AND THE NURSING PROGRAM.
AND AT A MINIMUM, THEY COULD GO TO A NURSING HOME AND START WORKING.
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I JUST BELIEVE THAT IF WE HAVE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY, THEN OUR KIDS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WONDER WHERE THEY CAN TURN FOR EMPLOYMENT.AND SO I'D LIKE TO BE ON THE FRONT LINE TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY.
AND I HATE SEEING OUR BEST TALENTS LEAVE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND A JOB.
AND I THINK WE HAVE LOST SIGHT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE GOT YOU KNOW, CHARITY IS IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GIVE THEM A FISH AND FEED HIM FOR A DAY, BUT YOU TEACH HIM TO FISH, HE SAYS.
AND WE HAVE LOST SIGHT IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN DOING THAT.
AND IT'S A BALANCING ACT WITH GOVERNMENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES IS KEEP GOVERNMENT AT BAY.
AND THIS IS A YOU KNOW, WE NEED FIRE, WE NEED POLICE, WE NEED THE DEPUTY.
BUT SOMETIMES GOVERNMENT CAN'T GET IN THE WAY OF BUSINESS.
AND I'M NOT AGAINST REGULATION.
BUT WE HAVE TO BALANCE IT AND NOT CRUSH BUSINESS.
OUR PENITENTIARIES IS THE ONLY PLACE IS CROWDED NOW.
I'M IN MY OFFICE AND WATCH ME INTERVIEW PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT WITH THE FUNDING.
I MEAN, CALL A ELECTRICIAN TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE.
THIS MAN IS TRYING TO GET THEM TO TEACH OK.
AND SOME PEOPLE. WE'LL GET TO YOU IN THREE MONTHS.
I'M LIKE, WELL, I AIN'T GOT NO HEAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S REAL LIFE IN THIS AREA IN MANY COMMUNITIES.
AND WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE.
I HEAR YOU. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR DOCTOR.
THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF THESE BUSINESSES WILL BE HEATING AND AIR.
SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
LEADING UP TO THE CHILD FAILURE, IS THAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? ANYBODY CAN COME TO IT.
I'M SORRY. I'M JUST NOT AWARE OF IT.
IS THAT ADVERTISED? I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.
I CAN'T THINK OF A NAME THAT FOLKS AND FRANKLY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LET TRY TO ADVERTISE IT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF ME GOING OUT AND PICKING MY BUDDIES AND BRINGING THEM IN THERE, I WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.
AND I'VE ALREADY HAD A GENTLEMAN.
HE HIRED TWO PEOPLE LAST YEAR.
HE'S AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR IN THE AREA.
HE SAID, I DON'T CARE IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
THAT'S WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO WORK.
RIGHT. AND HE SAID THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN.
HE'S TRAINING THEM AND THEY'RE WORKING.
IN FACT, ONE OF THE COMPANIES IS PUTTING THE LIGHTS ON THE BALL FIELD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING TONIGHT? THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE.
I'M SORRY. I JUST I WASN'T THE USUALLY FEBRUARY OR MARCH WHEN WE HAVE THAT.
THEY USED TO NOT JUST CALL A CAREER FAIR, BUT IT KIND OF EVOLVED INTO A JOB FAIR, RIGHT? THERE ARE PEOPLE. AND ACTUALLY I CAN SEE THE EXPANSION OF THE JOB FAIR, AND THAT MIGHT ENCOURAGE OTHER KIDS TO PARTICIPATE EVEN GREATER.
LET'S SEE IF HE CAN DRAW SOMETHING ELSE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.
KUDOS TO YOU, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WONDERFUL.
I MEAN, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, THIS IS OFFERED HERE IN OUR COUNTY.
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I KNOW THAT MANY OPTIONS.I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.
WHAT A GREAT. MY GOAL IS TO RUN OUT OF SPACE AND HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE].
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. BROCK? YES, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU COME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND GIVE US SOME PROGRAM, PLEASE.
BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO PUSH.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO FIND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VERY WILLING TO DO IT.
THAT I LIKE TO INVITE YOU WHENEVER YOU LIKE TO COME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US AND SEE THIS PROGRAM TO.
AND MAYBE I'LL HAVE SOME NEWER PICTURES.
AND, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, CHAD, I MEAN, THE CHALLENGE, LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYER TO, AS YOU ADD, RUNNING THIS DEPARTMENT, TRYING TO ATTRACT TEACHERS FOR THESE CLASSES, IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE MORE FUNDING.
WELL, YEAH, NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY OUT THERE TRYING TO FIND WORKERS RIGHT NOW.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO HELP WANTED SIGN IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS.
BUT IF YOU ADVERTISE IN THE NEWSPAPER OR SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE WILL SEE IT AND YOUR PRICE IS RIGHT, YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S JUST AND THAT'S KIND OF UNCONVENTIONAL.
BUT WE'RE IN UNCONVENTIONAL AND THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW.
TOM, HOW ARE YOU PAYING THOSE PEOPLE? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND THERE'S SOME OTHER PROGRAMS AND THE TIDEWATER AREA THAT ARE LOOKING AT THAT EXACT THING.
HEY, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME MONEY HERE HALF A DAY OR FOR ONE BLOCK OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS.
AND THIS KIND OF LOOKS IN DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET THEM.
AFTER SO MANY YEARS, THE ACADEMIC SIDE AT SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN EMPHASIZED AND THE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T GOING TO COLLEGE OR WHATEVER GOT TO BECOME ROCKET SCIENTISTS OR SO LEFT OUT. AND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.
AND NOW WE FOUND OUT WE HAVE A REAL DEFICIT THERE.
MR. MANN, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, MR. BROCK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL. YEAH, THANK YOU.
THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. MANN. WE HEARD THAT.
HE WANTS TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.
TREMENDOUS. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN AN EYE OPENING FOLLOW.
AND. IF THEY DID HELP YOU, LET US KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE IN TUNE TO THAT JOB FAIR.
LATE LAST YEAR, THEY HAD THE OLD GYMNASIUM FLOOR FULL OF I'LL CALL THEM VENDORS, BUT.
I THINK WE'RE ALL EXCITED FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
RELATIVE TO THAT, I GUESS PART OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, AS YOU MAY PROBABLY, BETH, I HOPE BETH TOLD YOU, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE CHAPTER OF EDUCATION WITHIN THAT PLAN.
EXPAND ON IT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
WE NEED TO VERY STRONGLY, POSITIVELY GET BEHIND IT AND EMPHASIZE.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIST HE PRESENTED AND THE SECTION IN HERE, THIS ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND WE COULD TAKE SOME OF WHAT IS IN HIS PRESENTATION AND EXPAND THAT SECTION.
YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MR. BROCK. LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN AMEND THAT SECTION THAT MIGHT HELP ENCOURAGE YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, GUYS.
SERGEANT, WE'LL START TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT PROGRAM.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE, MS. LEWIS, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO? WE'RE GOING TO TALK.
ANY MORE ABOUT THIS CHAPTER TONIGHT.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN NEXT MONTH WITH THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SECTION, WE CAN INCORPORATE SOME OF THE SHOTS. I THINK MOST OF THEM ON THIS HANDOUT.
YES. YOU HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT?
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SURE. I'D LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT PRESENTED US.
YOU SAW THAT? I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY REVAMP.
YEAH. AND MAYBE GET SOME OF THE GENTLEMANS COMMENTS.
CAN WE SEND HIM A COPY AND SAY, HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR US? AND I'M SURE HE DOES BECAUSE HE DOES IT.
I'M SURE HE'S BEEN TO A LOT OF TRAINING AND YEAH, HE HAS A COPY.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY BASIC.
IT IS WHAT IT IS BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SHARE.
RIGHT. AND THE WHOLE THING ABOUT GRADUATION, I MEAN, IF THERE'S NO LONGER A MODIFIED STANDARD DIPLOMA, CHOOSE A VERBIAGE, CHANGE THAT PAGE FIVE, DASH FIVE, BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS THREE AND HE SAID IT'S THREE.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KIND OF [INAUDIBLE].
WE CAN WE SEND IT TO HIM TO JUST GET HIS THOUGHTS IN ANY INPUT HE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE.
IS THAT OKAY? YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHERE WE STAND IN THE WORLD IN EDUCATION? WE'RE NUMBER 24 IN THE 23 COUNTRIES IN THIS WORLD AHEAD OF US.
SO WE'RE CHALLENGED TO DO BETTER.
OKAY. WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER CRACK AT THE EDUCATION CHAPTER.
AND NEXT MONTH, I'VE INVITED ALL THE MAYORS.
I INVITED ALL THE MAYORS BACK IN.
AND MR. RANDALL TOLD ME, THE SEDLEY WOMEN'S CLUB.
OKAY. AND I SEND AN INVITATION TO THE DREWRYVILLE WOMEN'S CLUB.
I'M WAITING TO HEAR IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF ORGANIZATION FOR THE AREA.
I KNOW THEY HAVE A BUILDING THERE.
THEY MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF ORGANIZATION.
AND IF ANY OF YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, WE HAVE THE COURTLAND CLUB CATERING.
WELL, WHAT THIS IS IS LOOKING AT LAND USE AROUND THESE.
I THOUGHT LOOK LITTER LEADERSHIP KNOW THIS? NO THIS ISN'T LITTER.
THIS IS LAND USE AROUND THE INCORPORATED TOWNS AND THE COMMUNITY AREAS.
YEAH. GOOD. AND I SPOKE TO I CORRESPONDED WITH THE THE WOMAN FROM THE LITTER CONTROL COUNCIL THIS WEEK AND SHE SAYS THEY SHE HOPES BY JANUARY THEY WILL HAVE A FULLY STAFFED LITTER CONTROL COUNCIL.
SO DR. EDWARDS KEEPS APPOINTING ME.
SO THAT'S WHY I WAS IN MY MIND WONDERING WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO.
SO SHE'LL PROVIDE INFORMATION ONCE THEY GET UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.
WELL, I SENT THEM AN INVITATION ASKING WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
I EXPLAINED THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE SOLAR ORDINANCE WAS NOT PERMITTING SOLAR WITHIN A MILE OF THE INCORPORATED PLACES, SO THEY HAD ROOM TO GROW.
SO ASKING THEM WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS.
ALSO, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, YOU RECEIVED A COPY OF AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND MANY OF THOSE PATHS AND EVERYTHING WERE THROUGH THE INCORPORATED TOWNS.
AND ASKING IF THEY IF THERE WAS MONEY AVAILABLE, IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
EXCUSE ME. WE'VE GONE TO THE TOWNS ONE AT A TIME, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD A CONCERTED EFFORT.
SO WE'LL SEE YOU TALKING ABOUT SOLAR.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU INVITED THEM TO TALK ABOUT LAND USE AROUND THEM.
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IS IT A PROBLEM TO GIVE THEM AN AGENDA AND PUT ON THE AGENDA? LITTER IS ANOTHER THING THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT BECAUSE HOW LONG YOU GO TO MEETINGS? WELL, I MEAN, I'M JUST I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS AT THAT TIME, IT'S LITTER IS A CONCERN AND HAS BEEN A CONCERN THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DEAL WITH.AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE MAYORS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE WE'RE COMMUNICATING.
THEY'RE GETTING SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT.
BUT JUST EVEN A MINIMUM 30 SECONDS OF IT COULD BE.
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AND WE HOPE YOU ALL WILL PARTICIPATE AND KEEP LITTER.
I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
MAYOR MAY HAVE SOME PULL ON THE CITIZENS OR THE TOWNSHIP OR WHATEVER.
YEAH. I MEAN, TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, DAY OR WHATEVER.
THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT. ALL RIGHT.
WELL. SO WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT OUR AGENDA NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO COME UP BECAUSE I'LL GO BACK TO OUR AGENDA FOR THE NIGHT.
NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, NO NEW BUSINESS, OR IS THERE ANYTHING ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? IS THERE ANY OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST NEED TO COME FORWARD TONIGHT? BUT WE DISMISS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.
MR. MANN, DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW ITEMS TO COME FORWARD TONIGHT? NO. I JUST WISH EVERYBODY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR ANY ADVANCES THAT WE CAN MAKE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THANK YOU, MR. MANN. AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
TELL HIM, HE COULDN'T VOTE FOR [INAUDIBLE].
DID YOU? LET ME PARTICIPATE REMOTE.
OK. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ARE WE DONE? WELL, MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.
HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY WITH YOUR FAMILY.
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
MOTION TO.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.