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ARE YOU READY? GOOD EVENING FOLKS.
[Call to Order]
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MARCH 26TH MEETING OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ORDER.IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
THE FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA IS ALL.
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY. THERE'S A VOLUNTEER FOR INVOCATION FOR US FROM THE AUDIENCE.
LET US BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER, PLEASE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE SAY, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS.
NOW, I ASK THAT YOU SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO BE WITH US IN THIS ROOM AND PREVAIL AS OUR LEADERS MAKE WISE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
AND THESE THINGS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME.
I WANT TO MENTION WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TONIGHT.
EVERYBODY IS HERE SO WE CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS.
FIRST THING ON THE LIST IS A CITIZEN'S COMMENT PERIOD.
[1. Citizens Comment Period]
I'LL OPEN THAT IN A MINUTE.HISTORICALLY, THIS STARTED ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2013, AND WE WELCOME ANYBODY TO SPEAK.
SO I'LL OPEN THE CITIZENS COMMENT, PERIOD.
MY NAME IS ASH CUTCHIN AND I LIVE ON DARLING POINT ROAD.
AND DOCTOR EDWARDS IS MY SUPERVISOR.
AND I HAVE THREE BRIEF ITEMS. I TRAVELED TO ARDEN SCOUT ROAD, OCCASIONALLY I TRY TO AVOID IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S WET.
MY NEXT COMMENT INVOLVES A THE FACT THAT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WOULD REVIEW THE CHINESE PURCHASE OF THE CUTCHENS FARM AND IT'S BEEN ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY KIND OF DOD REPORT, AND I JUST WONDERED IF IT'S COMING OR HAS COME, AND I MISSED IT.
MY NEXT COMMENT INVOLVES THAT BILL THAT'S IN RICHMOND.
I JUST WONDERED IF WHAT THE PROGRESS IS ON THAT, IF ANYBODY KNOWS.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT, WOULD YOU SHARE IT WITH US? CERTAINLY. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT? IT'S DELAYED TILL NEXT YEAR.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? WHO'S NEXT? GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MARY TAYLOR.
I BELIEVE THE [INAUDIBLE] DISTRICT.
SO MAYBE YOU, MR. EDWARDS. I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF THIS WAS THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR ME TO COME.
I'M KIND OF SEEKING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF GUIDANCE AND ADVICE.
WE'VE RUN INTO A PROBLEM PERSONALLY IN OUR HOME, SO.
I DON'T KNOW. LIKE I SAID, IF I'M SPEAKING WHERE I SHOULD.
WE ARE BEHIND ON OUR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE COUNTY, ANYTHING COUNTYWIDE TO HELP ANYBODY IN A SITUATION THAT'S LIKE IN OURS, OR IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT COULD GIVE US IDEAS OF HOW KIND OF A LOW INCOME FAMILY CAN TRY AND GET THAT DMV STOP REMOVED, BECAUSE WE ARE COMPLETELY LEGAL WITH OUR VEHICLES.
OTHER THAN THAT, AND I'VE CONTACTED TAX AND THEY.
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I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PLACE.HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE TREASURER ABOUT? I HAVE FOR THE YEAR OF 2023.
AND IT'S IT'S JUST QUITE A BIT FOR US TO TRY AND GET OURSELVES AHEAD.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE RESOURCES OR INFORMATION TO TRY AND HELP US.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE CAN HELP.
WHO'S NEXT? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS WARREN SIMMONS AND I LIVE AT 27 511 SOUTHAMPTON PARKWAY IN COURTLAND.
AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE BUDGET IS COMING UP HERE SHORTLY.
NUMBER ONE IS THE CAMERA AT THE STOPLIGHT AT FOOD LION.
EARLY, ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE STOP, BUT THE CAMERA AT THE STOPLIGHT AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE A RIGHT GOOD PRICE TAG ON THAT CAMERA. SO IT WOULDN'T GAIN US A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT WOULD HAVE AN EXPENSE.
AND MY IDEA IS IF WE BUNDLED THE THREE CAMERAS TOGETHER SO THAT THE ONES THAT MAY BE PAYING COULD HELP PAY FOR THE ONES ONE THAT'S NOT PAYING, THEN IT WOULD BE.
THE NEXT THING WOULD BE THE COURTHOUSE IS NEARING COMPLETION AND WE SHOULD DO SOME SOME CLEAN UP AND FIX UP IN THE GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY HAS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEEDS TO MAKE, AND IT NEEDS TO START WITH GOVERNMENT HERE IN COURTLAND.
MY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE THAT ACROSS FROM THE JAIL TO SINCE THE PARKING LOT THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT NORMALLY USE HAS BEEN USED BY CONTRACTORS THEY HAVE USED PARKED IN THE WHERE THE MARY RAWL'S BUILDING IS, I THINK WE SHOULD GET WITH THE OWNERS OF THAT PROPERTY AND GET AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO PAVE THAT AREA ALONG THERE.
WE PROBABLY CAN GET 16 OR 17 PARKING PLACES THERE.
PUT US PUT A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF IT THAT WILL WILL GO ACROSS AND CONNECT TO THIS PARKING LOT IN THIS BUILDING SO PEOPLE CAN PARK HERE BECAUSE IT'S VERY RARE.
YOU COME UP HERE ON A DAYTIME AND THIS PARKING LOT IS FULL.
SO THEY COULD WE PARKING WAS A BIG DEAL AT ONE POINT FOR THE COURTHOUSE.
THEY COULD WALK ON THE SIDEWALK ACROSS THE STREET AND BE RIGHT AT THE COURTHOUSE ADDITION.
PUT SOME OF THOSE NICE STREETLIGHTS ALONG THE THE SIDEWALK.
SECOND THING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IS THE JANITORIAL STAFF FOR THE NEW COURTHOUSE.
SOMEBODY JUST ASKED ME THE OTHER DAY, HE SAID, WHO'S GOING TO CLEAN ALL THE WINDOWS IN THAT BUILDING? GOOD QUESTION.
WHO'S GOING TO KEEP IT CLEAN, PERIOD.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR HISTORY, WHAT HAPPENED? WE WOULD TAKE ALL OUR GOVERNMENT WAS IN THE COURTHOUSE BUILDING AND WE WERE LOOKING AFTER IT.
AND THEN WE BUILT THIS BUILDING AND MOST OF THEM MOVED OVER HERE.
WE STOPPED PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COURTHOUSE AND THEN THAT GOT IN BAD SHAPE.
NOW THIS BUILDING NEEDS SOME UPKEEP.
THAT BEING SAID, WE NEED TO PUT SOME MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO HAVE A CONTRACT CONTRACT TO COME IN YEARLY AND INSPECT ALL OUR BUILDINGS, HAVE A SCHEDULE. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A YEAR, TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS AND AND SO ON.
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WE MUST CLEAN UP OUR COUNTY IF WE'RE GOING TO GET THE THE BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES WE NEED TO OFFSET THE HIGH TAXES THAT ARE COMING FROM FROM PROPERTY TAXES.THE PEOPLE CANNOT PAY THE TAXES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE PAID.
AND WE NEED SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HELP WITH THE TAX BURDEN.
AND THAT BRINGS ME TO MY LAST ITEM.
MR. HECHT DOES A GOOD JOB AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
BUT IT'S UNFAIR TO HIM OR ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT POSITION TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY IN FRANKLIN.
THEY CAN'T BE FAIR TO BOTH AREAS.
SO WE NEED OUR OWN PERSON WORKING JUST FOR US.
ALL RIGHT. GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
AND HOW ARE YOU? I'M HUNTER DARDEN, 19 311 ROSEMONT ROAD.
DOCTOR EDWARDS IS MY SUPERVISOR.
THE YOUNG LADY THAT CAME UP HERE, I WANTED TO LET HER KNOW SHE'S NOT BY HERSELF.
THERE'S OVER 200 PEOPLE LISTED THAT ARE DELINQUENT IN THEIR REAL ESTATE TAXES.
WE'VE JUST HAD THIS NEW REASSESSMENT.
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS.
I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH CLIENTS FROM ANYWHERE FROM ALABAMA ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA THAT OWNED PROPERTY IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY THAT ARE DISTURBED ABOUT THIS ASSESSMENT.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO SPEAK FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FLY UP HERE FOR A HEARING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
I WENT TO SUSSEX COUNTY LAST NIGHT.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, I'M GLAD I DO NOT LIVE IN SUSSEX COUNTY.
WHAT DID GETTING READY TO GO THROUGH IS GOING TO BE A BURDEN ON ALL OF THE LANDOWNERS UP THERE? IT'S GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE COUNTY.
AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS IF WE'VE GOT TO SUFFER WITH A TAX INCREASE, EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THIS COUNTY AND EVERYBODY DRAWS A SALARY OR THEIR SHARE IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN.
I'M GLAD THAT I AM ON THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION THIS YEAR.
I'VE BEEN SERVING THE COUNTY 12 YEARS ON THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS, AND THIS TIME I'M ON THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE GOT THIS GO ROUND.
AND IT IT IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR LAND AND KEEP PAYING THESE TAXES OR GET RID OF IT. AND THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS LOOK AT THE PAPER AND SEE.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE ON THAT BOARD, SIR.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE ON THAT BOARD.
WELL THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO ANYBODY ELSE? PLENTY OF TIME.
CINDY EDWARDS, 30421 SYCAMORE AVENUE.
SADLY I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE LADY ABOUT THE TAXES.
YES. PEOPLE HAVE TAXES THAT GO BACK SEVERAL YEARS.
WE DO HAVE TO COLLECT THOSE, AND IT'S IN EVERYBODY'S BEST INTEREST, IF YOU CAN'T PAY CURRENTLY TO GET ON A PAYMENT PLAN WITH THE COUNTY, NOW, YOU DO HAVE TO BE CURRENT.
BUT IT'S IN EVERYBODY'S BEST INTEREST TO GET CAUGHT UP AND GET A PAYMENT PLAN BEFORE JUNE THE 15TH OF THIS YEAR, BECAUSE AFTER JUNE THE 15TH, THE 2023 TAXES WILL BE GOING TO COLLECTIONS.
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ALSO WHAT MR. DARDEN REFERRED TO, THOSE ARE JUST THE PEOPLE THAT AT DOLAN REED THAT THE PROPERTY IS COMING UP FOR SALE, AND THAT'S THE ONLY REAL ESTATE.THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE DELINQUENT THAN 200 FOR 2023 TAXES, THERE ARE A LOT MORE. AND OF COURSE, WHAT'S IN THE PAPER HAS NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE DELINQUENT.
AND THIS COUNTY IS REALLY EXTREMELY HIGH ON TAXES, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, AND WE REALLY HAVE NOTHING IN THIS COUNTY TO SHOW FOR IT.
AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS AGAIN, I'VE SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES.
YOU ALL SAID YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE SOLID WASTE FEE ONE YEAR, AND THAT WOULD BE IT.
I'M COLLECTING THE SOLID WASTE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, BUT EVERYBODY KEEPS COMING IN.
THEY'RE STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.
AND AS A TREASURER AND AS A CITIZEN, I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THAT.
AND NOW, WITH THE REASSESSMENT ON THE REAL ESTATE THAT HAS GONE UP, THERE'S NO REASON IN THE WORLD THAT THIS COUNTY AND IN FACT, THE COUNTY SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED TO CHARGE A SOLID WASTE FEE BASED ON THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE TAX RATES.
OH YES, I HAVE. IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE MINUTES, I'VE TOLD YOU SEVERAL WAYS.
WELL, IT'S AND I'VE TOLD YOU ALL RIGHT, HERE STANDING IN THIS ROOM, IF WE AS INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE A BUDGET THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND BUY A NEW CAR, WE CAN'T GO BUY A NEW CAR.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO TURN TO TO GET THIS EXTRA MONEY THAT WE WANT TO SPEND.
AND I HAVE LISTED OTHER WAYS AS WELL.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S FALLEN ON DEAF EARS.
SO IT'S TIME TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO.
ANYBODY ELSE? WE'LL GO AGAIN, ASH. SURE.
THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOWN TO 30 SECOND..
I THINK WHEN THE. WHEN THE SOLID WASTE FEE WAS STARTED.
AND I'M OPPOSED TO IT JUST AS MUCH AS MISS EDWARDS, THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS IT WAS RELAYED TO THE PUBLIC WAS THAT HOUSEHOLDS, NUMBERED HOUSEHOLDS CREATE THE WASTE, NOT NECESSARILY LANDOWNERS LIKE MR. DARDEN MENTIONED. HE'S GOT SOME CLIENTS WHO LIVE IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA WHO OWN LAND HERE.
THEY DON'T GENERATE ANY HOUSEHOLD WASTE THAT NEEDS TO GO TO THE DUMPSTERS.
AND THE THE PURPOSE OF THE SOLID WASTE FEE TO SPREAD OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT CREATE THE SOLID WASTE, IN OTHER WORDS, HOUSEHOLDS, OR ELSE THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE 5 OR 6 OR $0.07 HIGHER.
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WAS A PREVAILING LOGIC AT THE TIME, WAS TO DISTRIBUTE THIS COST OF GETTING RID OF OUR WASTE AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT CREATE THE WASTE, RATHER THAN FEWER PEOPLE WHO OWN PROPERTY.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
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ALL RIGHT, LAST CALL.WE'LL CLOSE THE CITIZENS COMMENT, PERIOD.
NUMBER TWO, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING.
[2. Approval of Minutes]
ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES, DELETIONS, SUGGESTIONS? IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.THE JANUARY 1920 PLANNING SESSION.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THOSE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL RIGHT. NUMBER THREE IS VDOT MATTERS.
[3. VDOT Matters]
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY MATTERS? AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS.I'D LIKE FOR VDOT TO COME WITH A PROPOSAL.
DIDN'T THE GUY THAT WAS REPRESENTING THE COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO PUT THE SPEED CAMERAS UP SAY THEY DID RED LIGHT CAMERAS? NO, HE SAID THAT WAS A DIFFERENT COMPANY.
OKAY. ONE, ONE THAT WHAT HE SAID.
CAN WE ASK THE SHERIFF? JOSH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHETHER OR NOT HE SAID THEY DID THAT OR NOT? IF I REMEMBER, HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO GO.
MAYBE WE SHOULD CHECK WITH THEM.
ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ROAD CONCERNS? I'VE STILL GOT ONE FROM MY DISTRICT, JONAS BREAD ROAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S BEEN DONE ABOUT THAT OR NOT.
DO YOU? BRIAN, I PASS THAT ALONG TO OKAY.
MAINLY. WE COULD WE COULD SLOW THE SPEED LIMIT DOWN ON IT.
I HAD A COMPLAINT, BUT I EMAILED BRIAN SUNDAY AND HE TOOK CARE OF IT MONDAY.
VDOT HAS IT CORRECT? YEAH. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT HIGHWAY 35.
JUST ABOUT A 10TH OF A MILE THIS SIDE OF THE CROSS KEYS INTERSECTION.
THE RIGHT SIDE OF COMING THIS WAY.
THE RIGHT SIDE OF 35 HAS A SMALL PLACE THAT IS BREAKING AWAY ON THE SIDE.
OKAY, CHECHT WITH VDOT ON THAT.
WELL, I'VE GOT A COMMENT ABOUT ONE OF THE I BELIEVE IT WAS MR. SIMMONS TALKED ABOUT PICKING UP AROUND GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
I PARTICIPATED IN A TRASH PICKUP SATURDAY BEFORE LAST.
WE COVERED 30 MILES OF RURAL ROADS IN THIS COUNTY AND PICKED UP 256 BAGS OF TRASH AND A PICK UP LOAD AND A HALF OF TIRES AND THE SHERIFF WAS THERE AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, WAS A BIG HELP IN MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THAT GOT PUT WHERE IT BELONGED ON MONDAY, AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR DOING THAT AND OVERSEEING THAT.
HOW ABOUT THE ROADS OUT THERE? SOUTHAMPTON PAUL.
YEAH. THERE'S NOBODY HAVE NOT FIXED.
THE ONE IN THE FRONT BY THE DUMPSTER.
BUT THOSE POTHOLES THAT WE HAD TO DRIVE IN, SOME OF THEM WERE SO DEEP THAT YOU THAT YOU DRIVE AND PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON THE SIDE, OUT IN THE OUT IN THE GRASS NOW STEADY DRIVING THROUGH THE THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH THE STREET BECAUSE THE POTHOLES ARE SO DEEP. WE PAY OUR TAXES.
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ITSELF. THE LANDOWNER.SO THAT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY, WHOEVER OWNS THAT TRAILER PARK.
THAT'S WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ROADS.
WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO MORE DEPTH AND DISCUSSION OF THAT LATER.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY FURTHER ROAD ISSUES? OKAY. RULE NUMBER FOUR OF THE MONTHLY REPORTS.
[4. Monthly Reports]
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT.HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
YOU DO HAVE THE REPORT ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.
THE COURTHOUSE, IF YOU CAN READ IN MY REPORT, WE DO HAVE THE LATEST SCHEDULE PROVIDED BY HEARTLAND.
THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, INCLUDING CHANGE ORDERS, NOW STANDS AT $24,263,199.14.
YOU DO HAVE A COPY OF THE LATEST PAY APPLICATION CERTIFIED THAT'S ATTACHED, AND WE'VE PROCESSED THE CONTRACTOR'S FIRST 28 PAY APPLICATIONS AND PAY THEM $22,490,957.
SO WE ARE INCHING CLOSER ON THE COURTHOUSE.
NEWSOME CDBG PROJECT, WE CONTINUE WITH THAT PROJECT.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON REHAB, WORK FOR THE HOUSES IN THAT AREA.
YOU DO HAVE THE MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT ATTACHED THAT YOU CAN PERUSE FOR THE DETAILS OF THAT.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
NOW, WE'VE OBTAINED SIGNED EASEMENTS FROM MOST OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH CONDEMNATION OF ONE OF THE PROPERTIES, ONE OF THE PROPERTIES OWNERS.
AND WE'RE DOING SOME OTHER THINGS DETAIL WISE.
SO WE HOPE TO START WITH THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORK SOON.
THE EDGEHILL HONOR PROJECT BASICALLY HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME.
RADIO PROJECT, YOU'LL GET A BRIEFING ON THAT HERE SHORTLY FROM CTA CONSULTANTS.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL.
WE'VE HIRED A COUPLE OF FOLKS AND UTILITIES.
YOU CONFIRMED THE APPOINTMENT OF LEE GRAY TO BUILDING OFFICIAL.
AND WE DO HAVE THAT POSITION BEING ADVERTISED.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION STATEWIDE FOR THAT TYPE OF POSITION.
AND WE I AM DISCUSSING AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT WITH BERKELEY GROUP GOING FORWARD TO FILL THAT VACANCY WHILE WE CAN HOPEFULLY RECRUIT SOMEBODY TO COME ON FULL TIME WITH THE COUNTY.
AND THEN AND I WORKING ON THE BUDGET NOW AND THAT'S CONSUMING MOST OF OUR TIME.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO FINANCIAL REPORT.
THROUGH THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 24TH, WE HAVE COLLECTED 79% OF OUR REVENUES AS COMPARED TO 78% LAST YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE SPENT 64% OF OUR BUDGET AS OF THE END OF JANUARY. AND COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WE HAD SPENT 60%.
ANY QUESTIONS, MISS LOWE? I HAD ONE QUESTION.
WE HAD EIGHT ENTRIES FOR CAMERAS, JAIL AND EVIDRM WHATEVER THAT IS.
THEY ADDED UP TO A CHUNK OF CHANGE.
WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S WHERE WE WERE REPLACING CAMERAS IN THE JAIL.
AM I SPEAKING THAT RIGHT, SHERIFF? ALL RIGHT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? WE'RE ON TREASURER'S REPORT, MISS EDWARDS.
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OKAY, JUST AN UPDATE ON OUR COLLECTIONS.THIS MONTH FOR THE REAL ESTATE.
LAST MONTH WE WERE AT 99.48%, AND THIS MONTH WE ARE AT 99.53%.
WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF $950,184.25.
THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE IS $2,972,354.90, THE SOLID WASTE FEE, LAST MONTH, WE WERE AT 81.25%.
THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE IS $690,309.62.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, MISS EDWARDS? THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL MOVE ON DOWN THE LIST.
JUST STOP ME IF YOU NEED TO JUMP IN HERE.
ANIMAL CONTROL, I WANT TO SAY ONE THING.
NO DOGS WERE EUTHANIZED THIS MONTH.
VERY GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU'RE KEEPING UP WITH THAT.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SOLID WASTE QUANTITIES.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ANY OF THOSE CATEGORIES? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER FIVE, FINANCIAL MATTERS THE BILLS LIST.
[5. Financial Matters]
BUDDY HAS A LIST OF THE BILLS.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILLS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN PAID? WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION FOR THE SCHOOL FUND RESOLUTION, WHICH APPROPRIATES $131,987.97 IN REVENUE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES TO THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT RESOLUTION.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S APPROVED.
THE SECOND, THE APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND, $2,000,673, $125.35 IN VARIOUS REVENUES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? SECOND AND A SECOND.
[6. Appointments]
EXCUSE ME. THE FIRST ONE IS THE BZA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.MR. BARRY BURGESS HAS RESIGNED.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY? THEY ONLY MEET VERY, VERY SELDOM.
I PROBABLY WANT ONCE EVERY 2 OR 3 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT AND GET SOMEBODY FOR NEXT MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE IS THE SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA ASAP.
DEPUTY JUSTIN BOONE IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THEREFORE, WE NEED APPOINT A NEW REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA ASAP POLICY BOARD.
AND OUR SHERIFF HAS RECOMMENDED DETECTIVE MICHAEL VANDERFORD.
ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT APPOINTMENT SAY AYE.
OKAY. THE SECOND ONE IS THE THE VISION OF PRIORITIES AND OPERATING MECHANISMS RESOLUTION TO
[7. Vision, Priorities, and Operating Mechanisms - Request to Adopt]
ADOPT MR. THROWER, COULD YOU LEAD US THROUGH THAT? YES, I'LL BE GLAD TO.[00:35:05]
AND THE BOARD DEVELOPED ITS VISION, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND OPERATING MECHANISMS OVER THOSE TWO DAYS.AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT, I WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR STAFF OVER THE COMING MONTHS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC WORK PLAN TO IMPLEMENT YOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
AND REPORTS WILL BE GIVEN AT INTERVALS TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PROGRESS.
YOUR ADOPTED VISION AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WILL BE COMMUNICATED WITH PUBLIC GROUPS VIA THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND CIVIC GROUPS. ACTUALLY, NEXT FRIDAY I'LL BE TALKING TO THE ROTARY CLUB ABOUT YOUR VISION AND PRIORITIES BECAUSE IT WAS MY TURN TO DO THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD TIMING. SO MOST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ITS HARD WORK.
YOUR HARD WORK OVER THOSE TWO DAYS.
SO GOOD WORK TO THE BOARD ON THAT.
AND THOSE VISION THEMES INCLUDE HAVING A THRIVING AGRICULTURE THRIVING AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RELIABLE PUBLIC SAFETY, EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION, DESTINATION OF RURAL BEAUTY, RESPONSIBLE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
SO AGAIN, WE'LL BE PURSUING THOSE.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR WORK ON THAT.
I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADOPT THOSE ITEMS. HOW FAR DOWN THE LINE ARE WE LOOKING? HOW MANY YEARS IS THIS? GENERALLY ABOUT THREE.
OKAY. AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS IN A MEETING AND I'VE ALL THOSE SUBJECTS.
THIS IS SORT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH WILL BE COMING OUT PRETTY SOON.
WE LIKE EVERYBODY TO READ IT AND COMMENT ON IT.
ANY DISCUSSION? OH, YEAH. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY TO EXPAND UPON WHAT BRIAN WAS INDICATING OF THE 28, ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS HERE TONIGHT, I WANTED TO AS I INDICATED, EXPAND UPON THE RELIABLE PUBLIC SAFETY CRITERION, WITH THOSE FOUR BEING JUST SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THROUGH THE WEEDS OF ALL OF IT. HIRE A FULL TIME, DEDICATED EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, EXPLORES STRATEGIES THAT WOULD FURTHER INCENTIVIZE VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE PROVIDERS. EVALUATE THE FUNDING OF OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE AGENCIES, AND CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT RADIO PROJECT.
WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THAT.
AND WE HAVE AS IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES FOR US.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM BOARD? ALL RIGHT, NO MORE COMMENTS.
WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT VISION, PRIORITIES AND OPERATING MECHANISMS. SO MOVED. SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. IF ANYBODY WANTS A COPY OF THIS, WE'D BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF OF THE PLAN.
OKAY. NEXT ONE IS THE RADIO PROJECT.
[8. Radio Project - Request to Approve MOU and Authorize NOI to Award]
AND MR. THROWER. YES.HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE I GOT WITH THE COUNTY FROM DAY ONE.
WE DO HAVE AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK.
RACHEL SOWERS IS HERE, AND JEREMIAH.
BUT RACHEL IS HERE WITH CTA CONSULTANTS.
THEY'RE GOING TO UPDATE YOU ON WHERE WE STAND WITH THIS.
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THE MOU AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD.JUST TO GO THROUGH A BRIEF BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICE TO, OF INTENT TO AWARD TO THE HIGHEST SCORING VENDOR PER THE EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE RFP.
AND WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING YOU APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY, ESTABLISHING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EACH LOCALITY'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASE, USE, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM.
PER THE AGREEMENT, THE COUNTY SHARE OF THE PROJECT COST ARE 67% AND CITY SHARES 33%.
WELCOME, RACHEL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
MY NAME IS RACHEL SEWARD WITH CTA CONSULTANTS.
AND I'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR PROJECT.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT EACH OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM DESIGNS AND THE EVALUATION SCORING.
I'LL SHARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND ESTIMATED TIMELINE AND POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS.
CTA BEGAN WORKING WITH SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN 2022.
SO WE'VE BEEN WITH YOU GUYS FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THAT WAS WITH THE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR CURRENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
YOUR GOALS WERE TO IMPROVE OPERABILITY, THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ON YOUR RADIO SYSTEM AND TO IMPROVE INTEROPERABILITY, THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES WITHIN YOUR COUNTY, COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY OF FRANKLIN AND WITH SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS.
WITH THIS ASSESSMENT, CTA PROVIDED ALTERNATIVES AND A PATH FORWARD.
THE LACK OF RADIO COVERAGE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE DEMONSTRATED IN THE SHADED AREAS ON THE MAPS, MOSTLY AROUND THE COUNTY BORDERS AND AROUND THE CITY BORDERS, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF IN THE RIGHT, IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY, A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE.
CTA PROVIDED SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES AND, IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY, RANKED THEM.
OUR RECOMMENDED SYSTEM FOR THIS SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY AND CITY OF FRANKLIN IS A 7800MHZ P25 PHASE TWO TRUNK SYSTEM.
THE CITY AND COUNTY ALSO SELECTED INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE AS A TECHNICAL REVIEW TEAM, TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN RFP FOR THE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
THE RFP WAS RELEASED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, AND THREE PROPOSALS WERE RETURNED IN NOVEMBER.
WE RECEIVED PROPOSALS FROM JVC KENWOOD, L3 HARRIS AND MOTOROLA.
THE REVIEW TEAM COMPLETED THE PRICE AND TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS IN DECEMBER OF 2023, AND OPTED TO HOLD PRESENTATIONS IN JANUARY FOR EACH OF THE PROPOSERS TO WALK THROUGH THEIR SYSTEM DESIGNS.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS LIST THAT A LOT OF ACTIVITY HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST YEAR, AND WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TIME AND EFFORT INVESTED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY REVIEW TEAMS. THEY HAVE BEEN DILIGENTLY ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM DESIGNS.
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AREAS PORTABLE OUTDOOR FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY.THEIR REDUNDANCY IS UNIQUE IN THAT THEIR RF EQUIPMENT AT ALL OF THE SITES CAN OPERATE AS A CORE.
JVC'S EQUIPMENT PROVIDES A CORE AT EVERY SINGLE SITE.
THEY PROPOSED STARGATE CONSOLES AND AN EVENTIDE LOGGING RECORDER, AND THEY PROPOSE DUAL BAND RADIOS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SINGLE BAND RADIOS FOR NON PUBLIC SAFETY. L3.
HARRIS PROPOSED DESIGN IS A FIVE SITE, FOUR CHANNEL, 700MHZ SYSTEM.
THEY ALSO MEET THE REQUIRED SERVICE AREA COVERAGE GUARANTEE FOR ALL THREE AREAS.
THEY HAVE A REDUNDANT CORE IN THE CITY AT HUNTER DALE AND IN THE COUNTY AT APEX TWO.
THEIR CONNECTIVITY DESIGN IS ALSO A RING TOPOLOGY.
THEIR PAGING WILL BE OVER THE P25 SYSTEM UTILIZING UNICATION PAGERS.
FOR DISPATCH, THEY PROPOSE SYMPHONY CONSOLES AND AN EXECOM LOGGING RECORDER.
THEY OFFER ALL BAND RADIOS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SINGLE BAND RADIOS FOR NON PUBLIC SAFETY.
THEIR CONNECTIVITY IS A MICROWAVE STAR TOPOLOGY.
THEIR PAGING WILL BE OVER THE P25 SYSTEM UTILIZING COMMUNICATION PAGERS.
FOR DISPATCH THEY PROPOSE AVTECH CONSOLES AND EVENTIDE LOGGING RECORDER.
THEY ALSO PROPOSED DUAL BAND RADIOS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SINGLE BAND RADIOS FOR NON PUBLIC SAFETY.
OKAY, HERE WE ARE FOR THE DOLLARS FOR THE BAFO PRICING THAT WAS PROVIDED.
THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT LINE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL PROPOSED SYSTEM COST.
JVC KENWOOD'S PRICE IS AT 7,999,000 L3, HARRIS AT 11,706,000, AND MOTOROLA AT 9,191,000. THIS COST REPRESENTS THE TOTAL SYSTEM COST OF WHICH, IF THE MOU THAT MR. THROWER JUST PRESENTED IS ACCEPTED, THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE 67%.
UNDER THE EVALUATION, THE ALLOCATION OF POINTS IS AS FOLLOWS.
PRICING HAD A TOTAL ALLOWABLE POINTS OF 30.
FOR THE TECHNICAL CATEGORY, 70 POINTS WERE ALLOWED.
JVC KENWOOD SCORED 100.04 POINTS, L3 HARRIS 92.93 AND MOTOROLA AT 96.19.
USING THE METHODOLOGY AND THE RFP AND THE ALLOCATION OF POINTS, CTA AND THE FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON REVIEW TEAM RECOMMEND USING RECOMMEND ISSUING A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO JVC KENWOOD TO PROCURE AN 800MHZ SYSTEM WITH FOUR RF SITES AND FOUR CHANNELS.
THE TEAM UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY AGREED.
JVC KENWOOD WAS RANKED HIGHEST IN OVERALL SCORING.
AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT.
WITH THEIR EVALUATION COMPLETE IN MARCH, WE BELIEVE THAT WE COULD FINALIZE A CONTRACT IN APRIL.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE TEAM TO DO THE ENGINEERING REQUIRED FOR THE DETAILED DESIGN REVIEW IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, ALLOWING THEM TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE RADIO EQUIPMENT STAGING AT THE MANUFACTURER SITE IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR.
THAT COULD HAPPEN IN A SYSTEM.
WE WANT TO GET THROUGH THAT TESTING PERIOD.
THAT'S WHEN WE WANT TO DO THE TESTING.
CUTOVER COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IN JANUARY OF 2026.
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FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO THIS PROJECT, WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS APPROPRIATELY SPENT, OR WE COULD HELP REQUEST AN EXTENSION FOR THAT GRANT FUNDING.YOU MAY HAVE A QUICK COULD YOU FLICK THAT BACK TO THE THREE COMPANIES AND THEIR BIDS, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LIKE, YOU KNOW, 3 OR 4 MILLION OR SO BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW THERE.
IN PARTICULAR, WHILE THIS SLIDE IS UP HERE, MIGHT BE THE BEST TIME TO ASK THEM AS FAR AS TO PROPOSE MAINTENANCE THAT ROWE ACROSS THE CARR.
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE SIGNED AT THE TIME OF THE RADIO CONTRACT, BUT IT CAN BE.
WE FEEL LIKE WHEN WE GO INTO THIS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP PRICE AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO INVEST THIS KIND OF MONEY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A PLAN TO MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT.
WITH A WELL MAINTAINED SYSTEM, WE EXPECT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY.
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 15 YEARS WELL MAINTAINED.
SO THAT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL.
THE COST YOU SEE THERE IS A 14 YEAR COST THAT MAKES ME FEEL YES.
SO AT THAT TIME, YOU'RE 200 SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR, 67% OF THAT NUMBER DIVIDED OVER 14 YEARS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? YOU? YEAH, I GOT A LIST, DOCTOR EDWARDS.
I'LL TRY TO BE AS QUICK AS I CAN.
YOU INDICATED ON ONE OF THE LAST SLIDES THE POSSIBILITY OF PROSPECT OF SOME GRANT FUNDING.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? CERTAINLY. I THINK WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS SOME CURRENT GRANT FUNDING, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DIDN'T EXPIRE, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE THAT APPROPRIATELY IF THERE WAS GRANTS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH GRANTS.
WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST.
THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRANTS OUT THERE THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR.
AND IT JUST KIND OF SEEMS RANDOM SOMETIMES WITHIN THE STATE HOW THOSE ARE AWARDED.
AND IT'S PROBABLY IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
BUT FOR THE SAKE OF ME NOT HAVING THE TIME TO READ IT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION, IF I MAY.
WHAT IS THE 6,733% BASED ON? IS IT POPULATION DENSITY? IS IT WHAT IS THAT? IT'S A BLEND OF THOSE ITEMS AND MR. THROWER IT'S BASICALLY IT'S IT'S A BLEND OF POPULATION AND THE EQUIPMENT.
SO WE JUST ROUNDED IT DOWN AS ONE THIRD, TWO THIRD ACTUALLY TO OUR FAVOR TO THE COUNTY'S FAVOR.
SO IT IT'S A BLEND OF BOTH OKAY.
I'M ASSUMING THIS MEETS ALL THE OBJECTIVES.
I MEAN, THIS ENABLES US TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO EVERYBODY.
WE NEED TO TALK TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, PARTNERS, EVERYBODY AROUND US.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN A DONUT HOLE ANYMORE, NOT BEING ABLE TO TALK TO.
YES, SIR. SO THE RFP HAD A REQUIREMENT TO MEET THE INTEROPERABILITY NEEDS.
AND THEY EACH PROPOSER WENT ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
SO THE OPERATING TWO DIFFERENT BANDS FOR INTEROPERABILITY WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THAT ALL YOUR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS SUBJECT TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? THEN WE NEED A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
SO MOVE THERE A SECOND, SECOND.
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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE SECOND PART OF THAT WAS TO ISSUE THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO THE TO JVC KENWOOD AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SIGNING THE CONTRACT FOR THAT. I ASSUME THAT'S PART OF THE MOTION.
EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT WITH THAT.
WE NEED THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD.
APPROVED. WE NEED TO APPROVE THAT.
YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? A DISCUSSION.
YES, SIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE? I MEAN, YOU'RE SPENDING SOME OF OUR MONEY AGAIN.
AND I NOTICE ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT SLIDE IT SAID A HALF $1 MILLION FOR GENERATORS, THEN ASSAULTED.
YOU'RE GOING TO PUT FOUR SITES.
DOES THE COUNTY ALREADY OWNED THE FOUR SITES? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY THE FOUR SITES AND THERE'S A GENERATOR.
GO AT EACH ONE OF THE FOUR SITES, DO TWO GENERATORS, A $2 MILLION.
ASKING THE QUESTION, CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
ONE OF THEM SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE SITES.
DOES THE COUNTY ALREADY OWN THE SITES TO PUT THIS STUFF? DO WE GOT TO BUY THEM? SHE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
SO THIS IS YOUR FIRST QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE SITES UP THERE TO.
SO WITHIN THE COSTS THAT ARE PROVIDED IN OUR BAFO DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL OF THE VENDORS, WE REQUESTED WAYS THAT THEY COULD BRING THE COST DOWN. ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THEY EXPLAINED TO US WAS THAT THE GENERATORS WERE JUST A MARK UP FOR THEM.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY DO.
WE DID WORK ON PULLING SOME QUOTES FOR THE GENERATORS, AND THOSE ARE THE PRICES THAT WE'VE WE'VE COME UP WITH FOR HAVING THOSE GENERATORS INSTALLED UP TO THE DEMARCATION POINT WHERE THE RADIO VENDOR WILL TAKE OVER.
THOSE COSTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.
DOES THAT ANSWER ALL OF THEM? GOT A QUESTION? ALL RIGHT BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
I'M FROM THE SOUTHEAST DISTRICT AND I'M ASKING.
WHEN WE GOT A PRESENTATION FROM THE ALAWITE RADIO SYSTEM, THEY HAD A BACKUP.
I GUESS WAS THE AGREEMENT WAS WITH YORK COUNTY.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY BACKUP IN CASE ALL ELSE FAILS, IN CASE A HURRICANE OR DISASTER OR SOMETHING HAPPENS SO WE CAN HAVE NON INTERRUPTED SERVICE WITH OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, AND WE HAVE A BACKUP SYSTEM.
SO IF YOU REMEMBER ON THE SLIDES, EACH ONE OF THE SLIDES HAD A REDUNDANCY BULLETED ITEM THAT TALKS ABOUT NOT ONLY THE REDUNDANCY WITHIN THE RF, BUT THERE'S A REDUNDANCY WITHIN THE MICROWAVE TOPOLOGY, SO THAT IF ONE SITE WERE TO GO DOWN AND THAT RECONFIGURATION, THE DATA IS GOING TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK THE OTHER WAY.
BUT HAVING TWO CORES, ONE WITHIN THE CITY AND ONE WITHIN THE COUNTY ALLOWS FOR THAT REDUNDANCY.
SHOULD THERE BE ANY TYPE OF NATURAL DISASTER TO TO TAKE OUT ONE AREA? LET'S SEE, WAS THERE ANY OTHER PARTS OF YOUR QUESTION YOU DIDN'T SEE? SO THERE THERE'S BUILT IN REDUNDANCY INTO THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED.
WELL, WE GOT THIS YOUNG LADY HERE.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? WE THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL MOVE ON THEN. NUMBER NINE, FINANCIAL POLICY GUIDELINES.
[9. Financial Policy Guidelines - Request to Adopt]
YOU EVIDENTLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF ONE UNTIL NOW.AND WE WE WELCOME DAVID ROSE HERE AND AJ ALLEN WITH DAVENPORT AND COMPANY.
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AND LYNETTE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE NOW WITH DAVENPORT.SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THIS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
AND WE'LL LET MR. ROSE TALK THROUGH THE PURPOSE AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PROPOSED POLICIES HERE.
LYNETTE'S PASSING OUT THE PROPOSED GUIDELINES TO YOU.
BUT I'LL LET DAVID, WHENEVER THE BOARD'S READY TO.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN, A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
WHAT IS IT? OH. EXCUSE ME. YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW HOW TO KILL.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOD OR BAD SIGN.
IT'S JUST THEY LEAVE. I HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING.
OKAY. I THINK WE'RE CLEARED OUT.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF AJ WILL BE IF HE COULD STAND ME.
I TOLD HIM I WON'T BE AROUND FOR 30, BUT ANYHOW SO YOU MAY RECALL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I WAS HERE AND I PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND TO TO THE CITIZENS.
WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU? WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN JUST SLIGHTLY AMENDED.
THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE IN WHAT YOU RECEIVED A WEEK AGO WHICH WAS THAT WRITTEN DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE ASKING IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE TO APPROVE. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BIG PICTURE AND I'M HAPPY TO GO OVER ANY PAGES OR WHAT HAVE YOU IS MEMORIALIZING WHAT WE'LL CALL FINANCIAL POLICIES OF THE COUNTY BEST PRACTICES.
AND SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A COUNTY OR A CITY OR A TOWN FOR THAT MATTER NEEDS TO HAVE.
ON THE HEELS OF YOUR YOUR MEETINGS BACK IN JANUARY, COUPLED WITH YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, OUR THINKING IS WELL MANAGED.
SO THOSE POLICIES ARE TIED INTO THE WAY THE NATIONAL RATING AGENCIES ARE LOOKING AT COUNTIES LIKE YOURS, AS WELL AS HOW YOU COMPARE TO OTHERS HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, BUT REALLY ALL OF THEM HERE ARE TO CREATE BEST PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CREATE SAFEGUARDS.
WHAT WE WANT TO AVOID, OR AT LEAST TO MINIMIZE, IS SOME FURTHER BOARD COMING IN, FOR EXAMPLE, STRIPPING OUT SAVINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY HAVING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SAVINGS IN THE BANK IS ACTUALLY SAVING THE COUNTY FINANCIALLY AND IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTY AS OPPOSED TO WASTING TAXPAYERS MONIES.
SO SOMETIMES WE NEED ALL OF THAT.
THESE POLICIES HELP KEEP US IN THAT SITUATION.
SO WE DID, AS YOU MAY RECALL, HAD A SELECTION OF A PEER GROUP.
THEY CAME FROM ALL THE VARIOUS REGIONS BY COUNTIES.
AND THEN WE DID A LOT OF COMPARATIVE WORK, AND NONE OF THIS IS NEW.
CITIZENS HAVE SEEN IT, YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IT.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AND HAD FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO FOR ANY QUESTIONS FUND BALANCES.
THIS IS ONE, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON THE MEETING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY REALIZES WHY THE COUNTY HAS FUND BALANCES.
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PROJECTS LIKE THE ONE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THE DOLLARS ARE THERE.AND THEN ALSO THE BIG ONE IS THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
AND THAT BASICALLY IS YOUR RAINY DAY FUND.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU HAVE A NEED UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS BECAUSE YOU DO NOT SPEND MONEY THE SAME EVERY MONTH. MONEYS DO NOT COME IN THE SAME EVERY MONTH.
BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, YOU DO NOT TAKE IN YOUR COLLECTIONS IN TERMS OF TAXES ONCE A MONTH.
YOU DO THEM LIKE MOST COUNTIES, EITHER ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR.
SO THERE'S TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE MORE DOLLARS, LESS DOLLARS.
THAT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS THERE FOR YOU.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE LOCAL BANK AND BORROW MONEY TO MAKE PAYROLL.
THAT'S PART OF WHY YOU HAVE THESE RESERVES.
SECOND REASON YOU HAVE THESE RESERVES IS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS LENDERS TO SEE THAT IN THE CASE OF A CRISIS, LIKE WAS JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH REGARD TO, LET'S SAY, A HURRICANE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE IN THE MODE WHERE YOU DON'T AGAIN.
THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE BANK AND HOPE TO GET SOME MONEY ON EMERGENCY BASIS.
SO THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES.
AND SO AGAIN, THE THIRD THING PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE IS RIGHT NOW WE ARE EARNING OR SHOULD BE EARNING AN INTEREST RATE THAT IS VERY SUBSTANTIAL.
THE STATE HAS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL THAT IS EARNING TODAY OVER 5.4%.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, THAT IS VERY STRATEGIC.
THAT GOES BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND, HELPS WITH KEEPING PRESSURE DOWN OFF YOUR TAXES.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THAT YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF 24, AS WE ESTIMATE, IT'S GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY UNDER 25%.
THERE IT IS, 24.1 ESTIMATED LAST YEAR IT WAS ABOUT 24.9.
AND YOU COULD SEE HOW ALL THIS LOOKS.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE A POLICY OF 25%.
EXCUSE ME. PURPOSES FOR THAT ARE THINGS SUCH AS WHEN WE HAVE PERSONAL PROPERTY DOLLARS THAT WERE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED IN ONE YEAR, LOWER IN THE OTHER YEARS.
OFFSETTING THAT, THIS BUDGET STABILIZATION IS JUST THAT HELPS STABILIZE THE BUDGET.
BUT IN BOTH CASES TOGETHER THEY WOULD COLLECTIVELY BE A 30% OVERALL.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE BELOW THAT.
SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE SET THIS UP AS AN ASPIRATION.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE BUILD OURSELVES OVER THREE YEARS TO GET THERE.
FINALLY, THIS IS JUST A MEMORIALIZATION OF THAT.
TOTAL RESERVES THEN WOULD BE ABOUT $11.6 MILLION OVER THE NEXT UP TO THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO THERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE.
WE'RE BASICALLY ABOUT 300,000 SHORT IN THE WE'LL CALL IT THE UNASSIGNED.
YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING WE DO THAT.
AND AGAIN, WE THINK THAT WILL BE A WAY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE COUNTY FINANCIALLY STRONGER.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE, THIS IS HOW YOU LOOK VERSUS THE PEER GROUP AND YOUR MEDIUM.
THOSE FOLKS THERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.
BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE IN SOLID SHAPE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT.
ALL RIGHT. JUST SOME OTHER CATEGORIES.
WE TALK ABOUT REVENUES WHERE THEY COME FROM, SOME SAFEGUARDING OF THOSE REVENUES.
WE TALK ABOUT EXPENDITURES WHERE THEY GO AGAIN.
SIMILARLY, I WOULD POINT OUT THAT AGAIN, WE LOOK AT ALL OF THIS, NONE OF THESE CHANGES DRAMATICALLY FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
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PROPERLY TO YOUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP WITH REGARD TO ALL OF THIS BUDGETS.AGAIN, SOME SPECIFICS IN TERMS OF HOW TO LOOK AT BUDGETS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT WITH BUDGETS IS NOT COUNTING ON ONE TIME USE OF REVENUES, SUCH AS FUND BALANCE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET THAT WE CALL NON-RECURRING.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS IT IS JUST THAT WE DON'T GET IT EVERY YEAR.
AND SO WE CAN'T RELY ON THAT TO HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET.
THERE'S CAN BE EXCEPTIONS, BUT BY AND LARGE, WE LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RECURRING REVENUES EVERY YEAR ARE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE RECURRING EXPENDITURES. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS WE ADOPT A MULTI YEAR PLAN.
WE DO NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, ANYTHING OVER $25,000 OR A USEFUL LIFE OVER FIVE YEARS WOULD BE IN THAT CIP, AS WE CALL IT. AND AGAIN, IT'S THE TYPE OF THING THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT DOWN THE ROAD THAT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT OF IN TERMS OF FUNDED, NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT OF, AND NOT ALWAYS.
IS THIS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO FEEL GOOD.
BUT IT MAY BE CAUTIONARY, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
THAT INCLUDES WATER AND SEWER, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, ROADS, ETC.
WELL RUN GOVERNMENTS ARE IN THAT MODE.
IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT WELL RUN, BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE VERY RURAL.
SO AS A RESULT, THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN IN RURAL AREAS.
BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT ULTIMATELY OVER TIME, BETWEEN YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND YOUR OTHER THINGS, YOU CAN GET TOWARDS THAT GOAL, THEN THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU THAT MUCH STRONGER, TAKES LESS PRESSURE ON THE GENERAL FUND AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT LENGTH.
SO AS A RESULT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE RECOMMENDING FROM ALL THIS, AND I THINK IT'S IN YOUR BUDGET, PROPOSED BUDGET IS SOME FUNDING TO DO A WATER AND SEWER STUDY FOR RATES. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE DO.
DEBT. AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT YOUR DEBT.
WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THE FIRST ONE IS THAT REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES THOSE PAYDAY LOANS THAT WOULD COME FROM A BANK WE'RE NOT TO USE EXCEPT FOR EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. THAT'S WHY, IN PART, WE HAVE A STRONG FUND BALANCE, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BORROW FROM THE BANK EVERY YEAR TO MAKE PAYROLL.
THAT'S THE TYPE OF THING WE WANT TO HAVE YOU MEMORIALIZE.
WE THINK IT'LL BE GOOD FOR NOT ONLY THIS BOARD, BUT FOR SUCCESSOR BOARDS TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF WE DON'T LISTEN TO THIS, SOMEBODY BEFORE US MADE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WHY DID THEY DO IT? BECAUSE THIS IS THE RIGHT PRACTICES.
SO WHAT? WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE HARDER, MR. CHAIRMAN, ON FUTURE BOARDS TO ACT RECKLESSLY, FRANKLY.
WE SEE THAT HAPPENING NOT OFTEN, BUT IT'S HAPPENED OUT THERE.
AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OPERATING THIS WAY.
YOUR DEBT LEVELS, YOU COULD SEE YOUR DEBT IS THERE RIGHT NOW, THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT $6.6 MILLION IN YOUR CURRENT BUDGET. IT'S THE SAME THING IN NET 25.
ACTUALLY, IT STARTS TO WIND DOWN.
AGAIN, A LOT OF THAT DEBT IS TIED TO THE UTILITY.
AGAIN, IT WOULD BE IDEAL IF THAT UTILITY DEBT COULD BE SELF-SUPPORTING FROM WATER AND SEWER FEES.
IT'S NOT. NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL.
YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW YOU DEBT GRADUALLY GOES DOWN.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT MONEY THAT WE'VE BORROWED THAT'S INCORPORATED IN THERE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER COMPLETION FINANCING FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM.
INEVITABLY, PROBABLY OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO, THAT'LL GET LAYERED INTO TO ALL OF THIS.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE BACK FOR THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, I'M SURE.
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AGAIN, WE LOOK AT RATIOS.WE LOOK AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF DEBT.
WE HAVE A DEBT TO WHAT WE CALL ASSESSED VALUE.
THAT ASSESSED VALUE, OF COURSE, IS JUST GOTTEN OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING AMENDED.
AND THE DEBT SERVICE TO EXPENDITURE IS YOUR CREDIT CARD.
HOW MANY PENNIES PER DOLLAR DO YOU USE EVERY MONTH OR EVERY YEAR TO PAY DEBT SERVICE? RIGHT NOW, THAT DEBT TO ASSESSED VALUE IS ABOUT 3%.
THAT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO CLOSER TO 2% BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU JUST HAD YOUR IN THE MIDST OF YOUR, YOU KNOW, REVALE WITH REGARD TO EVERYTHING.
SO AGAIN, YOU'RE IN LINE WITH POLICY.
YOU'LL STAY IN LINE WITH POLICY.
SO WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT THEN.
YOUR DEBT SERVICE TO EXPENDITURE.
RIGHT NOW YOU'RE PAYING SLIGHTLY OVER 8.5% OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT GOES TO DEBT SERVICE.
IT'LL STAY APPROXIMATELY IN THAT RANGE INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
IF THERE'S SOME SCHOOL WORK THAT'S DONE THAT INEVITABLY WILL GET LAYERED IN.
AGAIN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE LIKE THE IDEA OF A POLICY.
THAT IS A VERY SOLID BY THE RATING AGENCIES.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD BE.
SO THERE YOU CAN SEE YOUR OVERALL DEBT SERVICE TO EXPENDITURES A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE GROUP MEDIAN.
AND FINALLY A NEW CONCEPT BY ONE OF THE RATING AGENCIES.
THEY CALL IT FIXED COST TO EXPENDITURES.
THAT'S JUST INCLUDES YOUR DEBT AND YOUR PENSIONS AND OPEB.
THAT'S OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, ALL OF WHICH YOU REALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.
IT'S TIED IN FROM THE STATE, BASICALLY.
BUT YOU TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT NOW IN YOUR BUDGETS.
AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT ALSO IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
THAT POLICY THERE WOULD PUT YOU AGAIN BEING VERY STRONG AND STAY THAT WAY.
THAT POSSIBLY COULD BE SOME DOLLARS FOR THE COMPLETION FINANCING OF THE RADIO, AND THAT WOULD BE APPROVED AND ACCEPTABLE BY YOUR POLICY. AND THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 45, 50 YEARS.
SO THAT'S THAT FINANCIAL REPORTING.
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT, HAVE YOUR AUDITS DONE AND PROPERLY.
AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ONE IMPORTANT POINT HERE, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE MEMORIALIZE THE FACT THAT IF SOMEBODY COMES TO YOU OR YOU GO TO THEM ABOUT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THAT YOU HAVE A REVIEW OF THAT OUTSIDE REVIEW INDEPENDENT, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SHOWS YOU WHAT IT COULD COST THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF, LET'S SAY, UPFRONT DOLLARS OR DOLLARS OVER TIME OR AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT IT COULD MEAN TO THE COUNTY.
WITH THAT SAID, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, YOU DO NOT NEED TO ABSOLUTELY APPROVE THIS TONIGHT.
BUT IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WE WOULD RECOMMEND DOING THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S Y'ALL'S DECISION.
SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR. DOESN'T THE STATE HAVE A POLICY ON RESERVE? IT DOES NOT NO, THE STATE DOES NOT.
NORTH CAROLINA HAS A DOUBLE POLICY, IF YOU WOULD, 8% AS A MINIMUM ON WHAT THEY CALL THAT UNASSIGNED, AN 8% ON TOP OF THAT, ON A LIQUIDITY.
SO BASICALLY THAT'S A 16% AS A MINIMUM.
THOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA, THEY TEND TO HAVE 25, 30, 35% THAT ARE HEALTHY.
SO WHAT WE DON'T WE DON'T LOOK AT YOU AND COVER NORTH.
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WE COVER NORTH CAROLINA ALL THE TIME AS WE DO IT IN OUR BUSINESS.BUT WE KIND OF KEEP STATES SEPARATELY BECAUSE BUDGETS OF THE STATES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SCHOOLS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, A CITY'S ROLLED UP INTO INTO THE COUNTY, WHEREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE CITIES ARE IN THE COUNTY.
SO DIFFERENT BUDGET WAYS THEY STRUCTURE.
ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? I JUST TOTAL UP WHAT MISS EDWARDS RECORDED IN UNPAID TAXES AND GOT, I THINK, $4.6 MILLION, 4.6 OR SOMETHING.
HOW DID OUR PEER GROUP, HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH OUR PEER GROUP AND 4 OR $5 MILLION UNPAID TAXES AT ANY GIVEN TIME? WELL, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
WE COULD ALWAYS TALK WITH THE TREASURER.
SO REALLY THE QUESTION IS, IS NOT IN A GIVEN MONTH, WHERE ARE YOU? IT'S HOW ARE YOU TRACKING FOR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR? SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE WORK WITH SUFFOLK, WE WERE THERE THE OTHER NIGHT, THE TREASURER, WHEN HE MAKES HIS PRESENTATION, HE'LL NOT ONLY SHOW THE PERCENTAGE, BUT HE'LL ALSO SHOW HOW WE'RE TRACKING AND WHERE HE THINKS WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND HOW THAT COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.
SO THAT WAY WE JUST DON'T JUST GET A BUNCH OF NUMBERS AT US.
WE GET A COMPARISON OF HOW WE ARE DOING.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE WE DOING BETTER THIS YEAR THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR? WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
BUT THE KEY IS WE THEN REALLY LOOK AT THAT AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO RAISE OR GOING TO END UP HAVING ALMOST ALL THE DOLLARS THAT YOU BILL WILL COME IN BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SOUNDS LIKE IT.
BUT AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A SENSE OF THAT.
WELL, I COME TO THE MOST EVERY ONE OF THESE MEETINGS, MAYBE TEN A YEAR, AND IT'S ALWAYS $2 MILLION OR MORE WHEN I ADD UP HER THREE, THREE OUTSTANDINGS AND THEN SOMEBODY SAYS THIS SOLID WASTE FEE, THEY JUST ELIMINATE IT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID IT IN THREE YEARS, THEY JUST WRITE IT OFF.
SO WE'RE NOT TRENDING POSITIVELY.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT. I MEAN AND AGAIN, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT I THINK AGAIN AGAIN BECAUSE ALSO I DON'T KNOW IF THE TREASURER IS TALKING ABOUT COLLECTIONS FOR THE CURRENT COLLECTIONS OR IS THERE ALSO, YOU KNOW, DELINQUENT COLLECTIONS PUT INTO THAT AS WELL.
SO IT DEPENDS AND WHEN WE SEE THIS AND WE LOOK AT THIS AGAIN AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BEST THING THAT WE WOULD DO IS SUGGEST PULLING OUT YOUR AUDIT, MEANING YOUR AUDIT THAT'S DONE BY OUTSIDE AUDITORS.
AND THERE'S A TABLE IN THE BACK AND IT SHOWS WHAT IS YOUR COLLECTION FOR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHOWS WHAT THE DELINQUENT IS THAT CAME IN. SO YOU MIGHT END UP BEING IN A MODE WHERE, YES, THERE MIGHT BE SOME LAGGING DELINQUENT EVERY YEAR, BUT YOU ALSO MAY BE GETTING A BUNCH OF THAT BACK OVER TIME.
IT JUST DEPENDS. SO I DON'T WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE AUDIT, WE CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.
AND THAT NUMBER WON'T TELL US THAT THAT SHE'S GIVEN US YET.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANKS A LOT.
OKAY. SO AGAIN MR. CHAIRMAN, WHAT IS YOUR YOUR THINKING IN TERMS OF THESE POLICIES.
AND JUST AS WE LEAVE HERE, YOU'RE THINKING THIS MEETING, FUTURE MEETINGS, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I COULD DO IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, JUST THE THINKING OF THIS? ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST TO ECHO WHAT DAVID SAID, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO ADOPT THESE GUIDELINES MOVING FORWARD.
NOT TONIGHT. WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SO THIS IS THE SAME ONE THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN AS A DRAFT.
HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT, GIVEN BRIAN? A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AT LEAST.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NOT HAD FORMALIZED WRITTEN FINANCIAL POLICIES IN THE PAST, WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED GOVERNMENTAL GUIDELINES.
AND SO WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE OVERALL GUIDELINES.
BUT IT IS TIME TO HAVE IT IN WRITING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST 50 OR SO YEARS YOU'VE ONLY HAD TWO BUDGET PEOPLE, I MEAN, TWO FINANCE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED IN THE COUNTY FOR THIS BOARD.
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AND IT IS TIME TO HAVE SOMETHING IN WRITING SO THAT THE PROPER POLICIES GO FORWARD, THAT THE PROPER FUND BALANCES ARE MAINTAINED BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE BOND RATING FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR GETTING MONIES AT LOWER RATES IN THE FUTURE.I CAN TELL YOU THAT BRIAN AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THESE POLICIES, AND WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH DAVENPORT AND COMPANY OVER THE PAST ALMOST YEAR ON THESE.
SO. I BELIEVE THEY'RE READY TO BE ACCEPTED.
BUT OF COURSE YOU NEED TO IF YOU NEED MORE TIME TO GO THROUGH THEM.
BUT THEY ARE THE SAME ONES THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WHEN I WAS.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, AND I KNOW Y'ALL LIKE IT.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE NEED A VOICE VOTE ON THIS, SIR.
WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MIGHT, I SEE IT AS A GOOD GUIDELINE AND BAROMETER TO HELP STAY ON TRACK.
IN THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW, IT'S EASY TO GET OFF TRACK.
PLAN THAT CAN HELP US WITH SOME OF THESE BIG ISSUES THAT WE'VE GOT COMING UP, AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE.
AND CERTAINLY I THINK WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
SO TO ME IT'S A GOOD GUIDELINE, A GOOD.
A GOOD YOU IS A WORD MEMORIALIZING.
YES, SIR. SO I SEE THAT AS A POSITIVE THING FOR THE BOARD, NO MATTER WHO'S SITTING ON THE BOARD.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY EASIER.
DO WE ANTICIPATE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM PARTICIPATING IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM? THAT IS THE INTENT.
VERY GOOD. OKAY, WE'RE READY FOR THE VOTE.
ALL YESES, ALL UNANIMOUS, WE'LL ADOPT THIS.
OKAY. I LONG TO THANK YOU, MR. ROSE. THANK YOU.
NUMBER TEN, SAYS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK RESOLUTION.
[10. National Small Business Week Resolution - Request to Adopt]
I BELIEVE THAT'S MR. CARL HECHT.I'LL GET YOU TO READ AND I'LL ASK ALSO, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ANY KIND OF ECONOMIC REPORT? I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT ME TO.
WE ARE THE NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IS THE WEEK THAT STRADDLES APRIL AND MAY.
APRIL 20TH 9TH TO MAY THE 3RD.
SO WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER AN EVENT, A BREAKFAST AT THE BUSINESS CENTER TO KIND OF GET BACK IN THAT MODE TO HONOR BUSINESSES. THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH HOPEFULLY A SPEAKER AND SOME RESOURCE TIME AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES TO GET THAT BACK GOING. WE ARE RUNNING START UP FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON WE HAVE 15 PEOPLE IN THE CLASS AT THE MOMENT.
ALL 15 RETURNED FOR CLASS NUMBER TWO, SO THAT WAS A GOOD SIGN.
IT'S ON THURSDAY NIGHT, SO THE NEXT CLASS IS THURSDAY NIGHT.
SO THAT'S GOING WELL AND DOES HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF CITY AND COUNTY PARTICIPATION AS WELL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THAT? I CAN READ IT IF I HAVE ONE.
I JUST GOTTA REMEMBER TO BRING IT NEXT TIME.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO WHEREAS AMERICA'S STRONGEST ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY THE RESILIENCE OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES WHO CONTINUE TO PIONEER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OUR COUNTRY'S GREATEST CHALLENGES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND WORKERS.
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AND WHEREAS, FROM THE STOREFRONT SHOPS TO ANCHOR MAIN STREET TO THE HIGHEST TECH START UP EDGE, TO THE SMALL MANUFACTURERS DRIVING OUR COMPETITIVENESS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY AND THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR NATION'S PROMISE.AND BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY'S 33 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE NEARLY TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE NEW JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES, WE CANNOT RESOLVE OURSELVES TO CREATE JOBS AND SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AMERICA WITHOUT DISCUSSING WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR ENTREPRENEURS.
AND WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS PROCLAIMED NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK EVERY YEAR SINCE 1963 TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
AND WHEREAS, THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY SUPPORTS AND JOINS THIS NATIONAL EFFORT TO HELP AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES DO WHAT THEY DO BEST GROW THEIR BUSINESS, CREATE JOBS, AND ENSURE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES REMAIN AS VIBRANT TOMORROW AS THEY ARE TODAY.
NOW, THEREFORE, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY RECOGNIZES APRIL 28TH THROUGH MAY 4TH, 2024 AS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AND CALLS THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT OUR COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS.
THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS RESOLUTION.
CAN YOU TELL US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPENINGS? WE HAD PROJECT THE WATER PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE EDA LAST WEEK.
SO THAT IS MOVING TOWARD CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY.
SO THAT IS ONE PROJECT THAT WILL BE COMING IN.
WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OTHERS THAT ARE ONES COMING TO THAT PHASE SOON.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT OTHERS IN THE PIPELINE FOR SURE.
SO LIKE I SAID, STARTUP IS HAPPENING.
SO WE HAVE 15 POTENTIAL BUSINESSES AND STARTUP AS WE SIT, WHICH IS A GOOD NUMBER.
AND AS THEY'VE STAYED THE SAME FIRST WEEK, THE SECOND WEEK SCARE ANYBODY AWAY.
WEEK TWO, WHICH IS DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN IN THE COUNTY SEVEN.
SO THERE'S A VARIETY THERE'S FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, BUT THERE ARE SEVEN CURRENTLY.
WELL, WE'VE HAD THE OCCASIONAL COMPLAINT.
AND. WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO CONTINUE TO BE DONE IN THE SUMMER.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? THANKS, CARL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
OH, THE NEXT ONLY BUSINESS IS SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS CONCERNS.
[11. Southampton Meadows Concerns - Request by Chairman Edwards]
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CITIZENS FROM SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE VOICING THEIR CONCERNS.WE DO HAVE, I BELIEVE, A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT.
AND I MIGHT ADD, BEFORE YOU START THAT, THE.
COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF LEGAL SITUATIONS, ANY DOGS IN THE IN THE FIGHT, SO TO SPEAK.
WITH THIS SITUATION, IT'S MAYBE A CIVIL THING.
SO WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU NEED FIVE MINUTES.
JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU, MR. EDWARDS. I AM A MOM, AND I'M A ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF SOUTHAMPTON TENANT ASSOCIATIONS.
AND WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS.
AND I THINK, MR. WHITE, FOR EVEN GOING OUT THERE TO TRAVEL THROUGH TERRIBLE ROADS.
I HAVE A STACK HERE, BUT MOST OF IT WAS CAUSE OF THE ROADS WE HAD TOOK PICTURES.
SO Y'ALL CAN SEE WHAT THE ROAD CONDITION IS.
AND ONE OF THE TENANTS THAT'S WHO SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT THE ROAD CONDITION.
Y'ALL REPLIED BACK THAT IT WAS OUR MANAGER, OUR PART MANAGERS OR OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR US BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE OWNERS ARE.
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WE TALKED TO HER.SHE JUST TELLS US TO EMAIL OUR LAWYER, EMAIL THE PEOPLE THAT SHE SAYS OWNED THE PARK IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE PARK MANAGER AND THE CONDITIONS OUT THERE IN THE PARK, WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THAT OWNER THIS WEEK.
SHE WROTE AROUND SENDING OUT VIOLATION PEOPLE PARKING WHERE SHE DON'T WANT THEM TO PARK, OR YOU HAVE A GRILL OR A TRAILER IN THE YARD WHERE SHE SAYS ON THE LANDSCAPE.
BUT YET I HAVE A PICTURE HERE TO SHOW YOU THAT SHE PARKED HER CAR ON THE LANDSCAPE.
BELIEVE YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.
DON'T TELL ME NOT TO DO SOMETHING.
WHAT, ARE YOU ON IT OR NOT? IT'S A STANDARD, YOU KNOW, AND FOR YOU TO TELL US NOT TO PARK ON THE LANDSCAPE, BUT YET YOU GO BACK BEHIND YOUR BUILDING, WHICH IS YOUR OFFICE, PARK ON THE LANDSCAPE.
AND THEN TO FIND OUT, NOT ONLY IS SHE PARKING ON THE LANDSCAPE, SHE'S PARKING ON THE SEWAGE TANK.
SO IT'S IT'S JUST A WORST PERSON IN THE TERRIBLE PLACE OUT THERE.
WE HAVE MANY ISSUES, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT Y'ALL SAID Y'ALL CAN'T DO A LOT OF THINGS, BUT TO ME, I THINK THE COUNTY CAN SOMEWHAT TRY TO GET US A NAME TO WHO OWNS THE PARK.
BECAUSE IF THAT PERSON PAYING TAX TO SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE A NAME.
WHO PAYING THE TAX ON SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY LAND.
WHEN WE MET MISS MELANIE JONES SHE SAID THEY HAD BIDS OUT FOR BIDS OUT.
AND THIS WAS BACK IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR FOR BIDS OUT FOR SOMEONE TO BID ON COMING OUT TO PAY THE ROAD WHERE THIS IS 2024.
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN NO ONE COME TO PAY THAT ROAD.
IT'S A PROBLEM FOR HER, BUT YET SHE DO NOT HAVE A FACILITY OR PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY OR HAVE ACTIVITY IN, WHICH IS CRAZY TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE CHILDREN.
THEY WANT TO DO THINGS, THEY ARE KIDS.
SO WHY HAVE SHE TOLD US THAT THE PLAN WAS TO, IN FRONT OF HER OFFICE TO PUT UP A BUILDING, A FACILITY FOR THE KIDS, A RECREATIONAL CENTER? WE HAVEN'T SEEN A HOLE DUG A BRICK THROWER OR ANYTHING OUT THERE YET.
AND THIS WAS STILL LAST YEAR WHEN WE WHEN SHE HAD ALREADY TOLD US ALL THIS.
SHE WANT US TO TELL HER WHO? BURGLARIZING. WHAT BURGLARIZING THIS.
BUT YOU GO AND LOOK AT HER OFFICE.
TWO AND FOUR, LIGHTS ALL BRIGHT AND SHINING, JUST LIKE IT'S IN THE MORNING, THE NEW SUNLIGHT.
SO WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR WATER.
WE CAN'T DRINK THE WATER OUT THERE, BUT YET WE'RE PAYING DOUBLE WATER.
BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST GOT OUT THERE, THEY SAID THAT OUR WATER AND SEWAGE IS INCLUDED INTO OUR LOT RENTS. SO NOW WE'RE PAYING EXTRA MONEY FOR LOT RENT.
I HAVE PICTURES OF HOMES WHERE SHE SAID THAT SHE WANTED THE LANDSCAPE AND OUR HOMES TO LOOK PROFITABLE, BUT YET SOME OF THE HOMES THAT'S OUT THERE AND BEEN OUT THERE FOR YEARS HAS GROWN OVERGROWN GRASS OR BEEN TORN DOWN OR IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S AN EYESORE.
BUT YET SHE WANT US TO MAKE OUR HOME LOOK GOOD.
WHILE THE PERSON THAT ABANDONED THEIR HOME IS MAKING OUR HOME LOOK WORSE.
I TALKED TO MISS MELANIE JUST THIS WEEK BECAUSE SHE GAVE MY HUSBAND A VIOLATION.
THEY WANT US ONLY HAVE FOUR CARS.
AND IF THIS THIS IS WHAT I TALKED WITH HER ABOUT.
IF WE ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE FOUR CARS, THEN THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT IN THE LEASE AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WE FIRST MOVED OUT HERE, AND I'VE BEEN OUT THERE FOR 14 YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM.
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BUT WHEN I ASKED HER IF WE HAVE MORE THAN FOUR CARS, WHICH WE DO, WHERE DO WE PUT THE EXTRA CAR? SHE SAID SHE DON'T KNOW.SO THE ABANDONED PLACE WHERE IT USED TO BE WHEN THE OLD OWNERS USED TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN PUT YOUR EXTRA CARS, TRAILERS OR SOMETHING IN THAT GATE.
BUT WHERE DO WE DO THAT? WHERE WOULD WE PUT OUR EXTRA CARS, OUR EXTRA TRAILERS? GRILLS? WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO CARRY? SHE SAID SHE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO IT.
WELL, WHO IS THE OWNER? WE DON'T KNOW THE OWNER.
AND YOU AIN'T GIVING US A NAME OF THE OWNER.
YOU SAID SEND IT TO THE EMAIL.
OUR LAWYER SENT THIS LETTER, WHICH I THINK YOU ALL ALREADY HAVE SENT THIS LETTER.
1010 THINGS OF WHAT WE HAVE ISSUED WITH OUT THERE IN THAT PARK.
WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE OWNERS.
WE STILL HAVEN'T RESOLVED THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
AND WE JUST WE'RE GETTING TIRED OF IT.
WE REALLY GETTING TIRED OF IT.
AND IT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM, BUT I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM THAT YOU ALL CAN STEP IN AND HELP US WITH BECAUSE IT'S YOUR CITY. IT'S YOUR COUNTY, AND IF IT'S YOUR COUNTY, WHY WOULD YOU LET SOMEONE ELSE COME IN YOUR COUNTY AND ABUSE IT THE WAY THAT THEY DOING IT? WHAT? DID THEY PAY THEIR TAX OR NOT? IT'S STILL YOUR COUNTY AND YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE TO OVER MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING OF YOUR COUNTY IS BEING DIRECTLY AND TAKEN PERFECTLY CARE OF.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HELL GOING ON WITH THIS WOMAN, AND YET WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.
WE CAN'T GET NO ONE TO HELP US.
OUR LAWYER FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAILS.
AND YES, WE ARE TAKING IT TO A CIVIL COURT.
BUT WHAT IS THE COUNTY GOING TO DO IF I CALL THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TOMORROW? CAN THEY TYPE UP AND FIND OUT WHO OWNS SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS PARK? BECAUSE MELANIE JONES DOESN'T.
SHE SAID SHE'S STAYING IN NORTH CAROLINA.
SHE TELLING US PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA, WELL, WE SENT A LETTER TO CALIFORNIA.
IT'S NO EFFECT BECAUSE WE DON'T GET NO RESPONSE.
BUT SHE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
SO WHO DO WE TALK TO IF WE DON'T TALK TO YOU ALL SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, SOMEBODY'S GOT TO HAVE AN ANSWER, A SOLUTION TO HELP US GET THIS, THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF.
I DON'T WANT HER TO LOSE HER JOB.
NO, I WANT HER TO BE AS NICE AND SWEET AS MRS. LINDA SIMMONS OR MISS BROOKE BECKER BUTLER, WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT AT SOUTHAMPTON MEMBERS, BUT YET REACHES OUT TO US.
I WANT THEM TO BE AS SWEET AS THAT.
EVERYBODY NEED A JOB, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO ABUSE YOUR JOB BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO BE IN A IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE IS GOING TO FIGHT BACK AT YOU, NOT PHYSICALLY.
BUT LIKE I'M WE DOING RIGHT NOW? TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION.
AND IF SHE IS, SHE CAN WALK AROUND CARRYING A GUN AND THREATEN PEOPLE.
THEN IT'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH OUR COUNTY.
BECAUSE WHAT DOES SHE GET AN ANSWER OR RESULT THAT SHE WON'T? IT DOESN'T MAKE HER ANY BETTER THAN ANY CRIMINAL WHO PULL OUT A GUN ON SOMEONE.
AND FURTHERMORE, WE HAD SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES BURNED UP OUT THERE.
WHY? WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A FIRE HYDRANT.
WE HAD NOTHING CLOSE TO A FIRE HYDRANT.
SO THE HOMES IS BURNING DOWN BECAUSE WE HAD NOTHING TO PUT THE FIRES OUT.
AND THEN WHEN FRANK RESPONDS, EITHER THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER.
AND IT HAS THE INCIDENTS FOR SURE THAT IT HAD HAPPENED OUT THERE IN SOUTHAMPTON MEADOWS.
SO WE NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP US TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE HAVING.
AND. A CLOSED HAND CAN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING.
WE AIN'T GOT WE DON'T HAVE OUR HANDS CLOSED.
BECAUSE NOW WE AND OUR LAWYER ARE FIGHTING TO GET WHAT'S RIGHTFULLY RIGHT FOR US A PEACE, A LOVING PLACE TO LIVE, A A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN PARTY.
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IT'S TOO MANY CARS COMING BACK.BUT YET WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PANEL HERE.
WHO SAYING THAT IT'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO.
MAYBE YOU CAN'T DO THE ROADS, BUT YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN MAKE HER GET THE ROADS DONE.
PROVERBS 1728 A FOOL WHEN HE IS, WHEN HE, WHEN HE KEEPS HIS MOUTH IS WISE. SO WE DON'T WE DON'T KEEP OUR OUR QUIETNESS SO LONG THAT WE'RE SHOWING HER THAT WE ARE WISER THAN HER.
SO NOW, IF WE ARE WISER THAN HER, I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL CAN BE JUST AS WISE AS WE ARE, AND PUT FORTH AN EFFORT AND NOT JUST LISTEN, BUT PUT FORTH AN EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP US ALONG.
BECAUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IMMA TELL YOU ALL THE TRUTH.
MR. GILLETTE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FROM THE SUFFOLK AREA BECAUSE MY MOM USED TO DO DOMESTIC WORK FOR MOST OF GILLETTE IN SUFFOLK LONG MANY YEARS WHEN I WAS LITTLE, BUT I'M FROM THE HOLLAND AREA OF SUFFOLK, BUT ONCE I CAME TO FRANKLIN AND SOUTHAMPTON MET HER.
BUT I'VE BEEN OUT THERE EVER SINCE 2009.
I HAD NO PROBLEM FOR NO ONE OUT THERE UNTIL NOW.
ON THE WAY HERE TALKING, I SAID, YOU WANT TO MOVE TO COURTLAND? HE SAID, NO, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO GO.
I WANT TO I RATHER BE BACK IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT WHEN THE LORD BLESS US TO GO SOMEWHERE, THEN WE WILL GO.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THIS ON OUR PLATE.
THIS IS OUR MATTER RIGHT NOW, AND THAT WE GOT TO FACE AND TRY TO CONQUER IT NOW BEFORE WE EVEN TAKE A MOVE, BECAUSE GOD GOING TO MOVE ON HIS OWN TIME, WE KNOW THAT.
AND WHEN HE MOVE, IT GOING TO BE SO SUPERNATURAL THAT THAT WE AIN'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT NONE OF THIS.
AND THAT DOESN'T HAVE STAGE FOUR CANCER.
EXCUSE ME. AND SHE IS NOT NOT LENIENT WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEALTH ISSUES OR MENTAL PROBLEMS. NOW, THIS IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE AND PERSON I'M TELLING Y'ALL WE WORKING WITH THAT WE CAN'T THAT WE GOT TO PUT UP WITH.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HEART, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A MANAGER.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A COUNSELOR.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A PREACHER.
I THINK YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.
I THINK WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I MIGHT ASK, MR. GREGORY, IS THERE ANY THE COUNTY HAVE ANY OPTIONS OR ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS SITUATION? MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THE.
VIRGINIA HAS STATUTE ENTITLED THE MANUFACTURED HOME LOT RENTAL ACT, WHICH AUTHORIZES VIRGINIA LOCALITIES TO ADOPT ORDINANCES TO ENFORCE THAT ACT. THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN ITS COUNTY CODE TO TO THAT WOULD THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE ACT.
SO THERE'S THERE'S NOTHING ON THE BOOKS CURRENTLY THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THAT ACTION.
THERE ARE THERE ARE AVENUES THAT THE PRIVATE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE TENANTS ASSOCIATION CAN TAKE AGAINST THE OWNER OF THE OF THE PARK.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE THOSE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, MONETARY DAMAGES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WOULD BE THE BEST AVENUE TO PURSUE.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DO HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH THEM TO, TO PURSUE YOUR YOUR REMEDIES.
YES, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COUNSELOR.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR ATTORNEY, LIKE, EVERY TWO WEEKS.
AND STILL THE EMAIL THAT SHE ONLY GAVE US, IT'S NOT GOOD.
TO WHOM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND THIS MESSAGE? IT'S NOT GOOD. IT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL.
SO WE DON'T WE DON'T KNOW WHO TO WE TO WHOM WE SUPPOSED TO.
THAT'S WHY I WAS THINKING THAT THE COUNTY.
Y'ALL COLLECTING TAX MONEY NOT ONLY FROM US, BUT FROM WHOEVER OWNS THAT PARK.
AND IF A PERSON OWNED THAT PARK, A NAME HAS TO BE DOWN THERE, NOT JUST A STREET.
Y'ALL GIVE ME JUST A STREET NAME, BUT IT HAS TO BE WHAT A PERSON?
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A STREET CAN'T OWN A STREET? NO, IT'S A CORPORATION, LLC THAT OWNS IT.OKAY. WHAT IS LLC? THE LLC IS ACTUALLY WHO PAYS THE TAXES ON IT.
DOES THE TREASURER, ARE THEY UP ON THEIR TAXES? SOUTHAMPTON MATTERS, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW OF THEM BEING BEHIND.
YES, ACTUALLY, THAT'S AN ENTITY.
THAT'S THAT'S LEGAL, YOU KNOW, THAT CAN HAVE A COMPANY.
OKAY. EVEN IF THE COMPANY OWNED IT, HOW WOULD WE GET THE COMPANY TO RESPOND? I DON'T KNOW, THERE IN CALIFORNIA, THAT'S WHAT WE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE THAT'S WHERE WE SEND OUR NOTES TO.
HOW MANY TENANTS Y'ALL HAVE AND HOW MANY SLOTS DO THEY HAVE OUT THERE? WE HAD, WE HAD OVER 200 TENANTS.
OVER 40 OF THEM MOVED OUT BY FORCE AND BY DECISION.
SO WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY AS FAR AS SLOTS? I'M NOT FOR SURE. WHAT'S THE MASTERS USE? OKAY. IT'S OVER 240.
IT'S OVER 240. YEAH, THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF RESIDENTS.
YES, THIS IS A COMMUNITY, AND IT'S A LOT OF SOUTHAMPTON MEMBERS.
SO HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE.
JUST A QUESTION. QUESTION? I GOT A QUESTION. YES, SIR.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THE WATER WAS UNDERGROUND.
YES. WE HAVE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
CAN WE SEND THEM OUT THERE TO TEST THAT WATER? YES. IT'S GOOD.
YES. IF IT'S NOT, THEY CAN'T RUN.
THEY CAN'T RUN ANYTHING OUT THERE IF THEY DON'T HAVE SUITABLE WATER FOR.
YES. AS YOU KNOW, I DRILLED A PRIVATE WELL IN MY LOT A FEW YEARS AGO BECAUSE OUR WATER SYSTEM IN NORTON MILL KEPT GETTING E.COLI DAMAGES EVERY YEAR, AND THEY'D SEND US A LETTER SAYING OUR WATER WERE UNUSABLE.
A LOT OF US DRILLED WELLS, OKAY, THAT OUR COMMUNITY WELL WAS INADEQUATE.
RIGHT. OUR EXPERIENCE, MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE.
WITH WITH THEM IS THAT THEY TELL YOU IT'S CONTAMINATED.
SO. RIGHT. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT, YOU AND I.
WHOSE JOB IS IT TO CONTACT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT? NO, THAT'S MR. THROWER. MR. THROWER. I WE CAN WE CAN CERTAINLY CONTACT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE FOLKS HERE.
AT THAT OFFICE TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS.
BUT THE TENANTS CAN CERTAINLY CONTACT THEM ALSO.
ANOTHER QUESTION IN THE UTILITIES.
IS NOT PART OF OUR, WELL SYSTEM, THE PRIVATE SYSTEM AS FAR AS I'M AWARE.
AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULATES THAT SYSTEM, AS WELL AS EVERY EVERY OTHER SYSTEM.
YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE THE PRIVATE WEALTH SYSTEMS GET TESTED YEARLY, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
DOWN AT DARKSIDE AND WE GOT RESULTS.
HAWKINS OWNED IT. WHO OWNS THE ONE AT DARDEN MILL? IT WAS MAJETTE AND HIS FRIEND.
MAYBE STILL, Y'ALL GET TEST RESULTS YEARLY ON THAT.
YEAH, WE GOT A LETTER EVERY YEAR SAYING SAYING IT WASN'T GOOD.
NO. WHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOL BUSSES? SCHOOL BUS DRIVE THROUGH THE DOWN THE ROAD.
THIS BROTHER. THE SCHOOL BUS TO TRAVEL UP AND DOWN ALL THE MEDALS HITS THOSE POTHOLES AS WELL AS WE HELP KIDS ON THAT, ON THAT, ON THE BUSSES.
SO THE COUNTY HAD A HUGE HOLE.
NOT JUST MAYBE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN ENFORCE SOMEBODY TO FIX THE ROAD.
WE JUST NEED A WHOLE PAVEMENT BECAUSE IT'S THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE.
SIMMONS HAD A QUESTION WHO'S YOUR REPRESENTATIVE? ALL BEEN OUT THERE FOR YEARS AND NEVER GOT LIKE THIS.
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WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN.IT'S ALWAYS THE STREETS, ALWAYS BEEN PAVED AND EVERYTHING.
UNTIL THESE LAST FIVE YEARS, THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE FOR 40 YEARS.
I WAS OUT THERE WHEN I THINK I WAS NUMBER FIVE TRAILER OUT THERE.
AND ABOUT THIS TRASH THING BRINGING THIS BACK UP.
EVERYBODY WE PAYS TAX, THE DUMPING, THE TRASH.
EVERYBODY FROM NORTH CAROLINA COMES IN AND DUMPS IN OUR DUMPSTER.
NEVER SAY. NOW, BUT NOTHING SAID ABOUT THAT.
THEY DON'T CHECK AND SEE WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE KNOCKING DOWN, WHO DON'T.
SO SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? THEY JUST TELL THEM, COME ON, THAT'S OUR PROBLEM.
Y'ALL OKAY? WE'LL MOVE ON. YOU KNOW, THE TRASH IS A PROBLEM.
I GET COMPLAINTS ALL THE TIME OF PEOPLE DUMPING, AND NOBODY'S DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S A COUNTY WIDE PROBLEM.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T CORRECT THAT.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? WE GOT TWO. EXCUSE ME ONE MINUTE.
WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO AND I LISTEN, SIT AND LISTEN IN THIS ROOM AND THEY SAY THE DRINKING WATER IS NOT SUITABLE AND THE WHOLE PARK IS SICK AND NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IT, OWN IT, SOLVE IT, DO IT.
YEAH. WHERE CAN WE SEND OR WHO DO WE DIRECT THIS LADY TO TO GET THAT WATER TESTED AND DETERMINE IF IT'S HEALTHY TO DRINK OR NOT HEALTHY TO DRINK? BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANT TO HEAR IS WE GOT A TRAILER PARK FULL OF PEOPLE SICK, AND WE ALL HEARD IT.
SO LET'S FIND OUT WHERE SHE CAN GET WHO CAN HELP HER GET THE WATER TESTED.
SO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS A SECTION THAT DEALS JUST WITH DRINKING WATER.
SOMEBODY CONTACT BRANDON APPLEWHITE.
AND I WOULD THINK HE COULD TELL THEM EITHER DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OR TELL THEM WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHO SHOULD CONTACT BRANDON? THE REPRESENTATIVE, SHE SHOULD DO IT.
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, RIGHT? YEAH. YOU COULD PROBABLY TAKE A WATER SAMPLE IN THERE.
IT'S NOT MY JOB, RIGHT? SHE'S COMING TO THE COUNTY ASKING FOR HELP, AND WE DO ALL KINDS OF SILLY CRAP FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS A SERIOUS THIS COULD BE A MULTIPLE ILLNESS ISSUE.
WHO'S GOING TO OWN IT? I HAVE A I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WHO WILL OWN IT? WHO WILL HELP HER? WELL, IF PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA THAT OWN THE TRAILER PARK, THEY'LL PROBABLY SELL IT TO THE CHINESE.
NO, MA'AM. MR. CHAIRMAN, I LIVE OUT IN THE PARK AND THE BACKSIDE OF DOWNING STREET.
I, THE LADY THAT RUNS THE OFFICE.
I THOUGHT WE HAD A GOOD COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE TENANT IN THE PARK AND WHAT WE DID.
BUT YOU CAN'T GO TO HER AND TRY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH HER.
IF YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT, YOU MIGHT FORGET IT, CAUSE SHE DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR PROBLEM.
SO I WAS TALKING TO HER ABOUT MY SITUATION, ABOUT MY COUNSELOR AND EVERYTHING.
DID Y'ALL TALK ABOUT REACHING OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA? DOES NOT WORK. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT HER.
WELL, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT HER.
BUT YOU YOU'VE HIRED YOU HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
YES, SIR. THAT NEED TO TAKE THAT UP.
NOW, MY ONLY QUESTION IS, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THE WATER NOW? OKAY. WE CERTAINLY ARE PROBABLY ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
YOU SAID MR.. YOU SAID BRANDON APPLEWHITE.
COULDN'T WE GIVE HER HIS HIS INFORMATION SO THEY COULD CONTACT.
MY NEIGHBOR RIGHT HERE, JUST I JUST GAVE IT TO HER.
WE JUST GAVE IT TO YOU. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. HART. YEAH. THANK YOU.
ISN'T IT? ONE TIME YOU ALL TRIED TO PAY A BILL AND END UP GOING TO OHIO OR SOMETHING.
YES. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHO THIS PERSON IN OHIO IS RUNNING YOUR WATER BILL AND SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
YOU DON'T KNOW. BUT HOW DID YOU END UP GOING TO OHIO? ACTUALLY, IT CAME FROM OHIO.
I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAYS OHIO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT IN THE CALIFORNIA, BUT.
BUT THIS IS THE PEOPLE YOU PAY YOUR WATER BILL TO.
WE PAY OUR BILL TO THE MANAGERS THAT'S OUT THERE.
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YEAH. WATER BILL? YEAH. HE OWNS HE OWNED THE WATER LAND IN FLORIDA, OWNED THE WATER SYSTEM, AND THEY HAD TO SEND HIM A CHECK.SO I DROVE ON. WELL, THIS THIS COMPANY TOOK OVER.
THEY WOUND UP HAVING TO PAY THE WATER AND THE WATER BILL ALONG WITH THE LOTTERY.
SO WE PAID WE PAID $25 EXTRA PER MONTH FOR THE WATER BILL.
WE NEVER HAD TO PAY BEFORE THIS COMPANY TOOK OVER.
HEY BOARD, WHAT DID YOU WHAT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF WHAT WE COULD DO OR NOT DO OR SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT DO? I THINK WE SHOULD START MAKING SURE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MAKING SURE THE WATER IS SAFE OR THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE.
YEAH. SO IF Y'ALL GET IN TOUCH WITH BRANDON APPLEWHITE AND GET HIM TO TEST THE WATER AND LET US KNOW OR LET BRIAN KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS ARE, HE'LL LET THEM KNOW.
AND. BUT LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE COVERED UNDER VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION.
VERY GOOD. OKAY, I'VE GOT ONE OTHER THING.
THIS GRAY HAIR MADE ME FORGET.
BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE TALKED TO ME OF ASKING IF WE COULD GET LIGHTS ON THE ROUNDABOUT.
ARE WE TOO LATE TO APPLY FOR THAT? THE LIGHTS ON THE ROUNDABOUT.
IT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ONE OF THE GRANTS OR THE SMART SCALE OR ANYTHING.
YEAH, THAT WAS A YEAR AGO, THOUGH.
IS IT TOO LATE TO APPLY AGAIN? I MEAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK VDOT TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S COME AND GONE FOR SMART SCALE FUNDING.
BUT THAT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM LIKE A SMART SCALE PROJECT.
BUT WE CAN WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH VDOT PROJECT.
OUT OF THE ABOVE OUR COST LIMIT.
YEAH, A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS.
BUT UNLESS WE GET THAT GRANT A GRANT.
IF IT'S RAINING BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIT.
IT'S UNSAFE. A FRIEND OF MINE.
HER HUSBAND ALMOST DROVE IN THE LAKE.
WELL, WE CAN BRING THAT UP IN THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE.
MR. THROWER IF YOU PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.
I BELIEVE SO. WELL, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND WELCOME, IF I MAY DELEGATE OTTO WASSERMAN.
VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 83RD DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.
DON'T LET HIM OUT OF HERE BEFORE I GET TO TALK WITH HIM.
AND THE REASON IS IT MIGHT AFFECT ALL OF US.
DOCTOR EDWARDS CAN VERIFY THIS.
SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, OUR SUBDIVISION WAS GETTING MAIL ABOUT FOUR DAYS A WEEK.
AND? AND I'VE MISSED TWO VISA BILLS BECAUSE I NEVER GOT THEM.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE POST I WAS IN RICHMOND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR VARIOUS THINGS.
PEOPLE STEALING MAIL, IN FACT.
BUT WE NEVER GOT IT. THAT'S AN ISSUE OF SEEING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THAT'S FEDERAL PROGRAMS. AND THAT WOULD BE YOUR CONGRESSMAN.
SO THE STATE CAN HELP US ONE BIT.
OTTO DIDN'T KNOW YOU'D GET TO PUT PUT TO WORK TONIGHT, DID YOU? OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON.
[12. Closed Session]
CLOSED SESSION? MR. THROWER.HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS MOTIONS REQUIRED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2 3711, A ONE PERSONNEL MATTER REGARDING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND SECTION 2.2 3711 A5, DISCUSSION WITH STAFF FROM FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED CONCERNING A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY, OR THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY, OR NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE OF THE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY'S INTEREST IN LOCATING OR EXPANDING ITS FACILITIES IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY AND SECTION 2.2 3711 A8, CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE PERTAINING TO THE COURTHOUSE PROJECTS.
LAST DOMINION ENERGY DELAYS AND PRE INC.
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PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
YEAH. LET ME LET ME SEE IF THEY WANT TO COME UP.
IS OUR ATTORNEY STILL HERE? YEAH. HE'S BEHIND. YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. CAN I MOVE THAT? WE. OH. I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE THROUGH. I'M SORRY I MOVE WE GO BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE, AYE. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
AND WHAT, ARE WE LIABLE IF HE GETS RUN OVER OR HURT? NO, MA'AM. OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD. I'M AFRAID IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
DON'T HIT HIM, GOING HOME? NO, HE'S GOT REFLECTORS.
WHAT DO YOU SAY JOSH? THE HOMELESS MAN ON 671.
SHE ASKED WERE WE LIABLE FOR HIM? AND I THINK SOMEONE SAID NO.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAS STATION BESIDE THE ROAD TO THIS NATURAL GAS STATION? I SAW HIM RELIEVING HIMSELF THE OTHER DAY.
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP HEARING OUR WILDLIFE SANDWICHES AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
IT'S NOT EASY. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE SURVIVES THE COLD IN THERE, WHICH HE'S NOT USING.
ARE WE READY FOR THE RESOLUTION? ONE OF YOU RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS DATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORDED VOTE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
AND WHEREAS, SECTION 2.2 3711 D 3712 D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES THE CERTIFICATION BY THE BOARD, THAT SUCH CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH VIRGINIA LAW.
NOW THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED, THAT THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBERS KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES, AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC MATTERS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, AND CONSIDERED BY THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.