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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.WELCOME TO HENRICO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR APRIL THE 25TH.
AS YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY IN THE PAST, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE GIVEN FROM THE LECTURE IN THE BACK.
FOR ANYONE WHO IS WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM OF TONIGHT'S MEETING ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, YOU CAN PARTICIPATE REMOTELY IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.
GO TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WEBPAGE AT HENRICO.US/SUPERVISORS.
STEP TWO, CLICK ON GUIDANCE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.
AND THIRDLY, SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON WEBEX.
EVENT MODERATOR WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ALSO, IF YOU'LL BE SO KIND TO REMAIN STANDING, AS WE WILL HAVE INVOCATION WHO WILL BE GIVEN, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY MRS. JEAN LEE CHAPLAIN FOR RI COUNTY POLICE DIVISION.
[1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]
PROVIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SEE THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS ON A NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[00:10:03]
LET US PRAY ALL WISE, ALL KNOWING, ALL POWERFUL.GOD, YOU ARE, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY FOR ALL YOUR MANY, MANY BLESSINGS FOR THE 24 HOURS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
[2. INVOCATION ]
AND EVERY MINUTE IN IT, WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH US IN THIS SPACE.PLEASE ENCOURAGE OUR LEADERS, BLESS THIS AGENDA.
MAY EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID, THOUGHT AND DONE IN THIS MEETING, MAY IT BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT, AND MAY IT BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF US ALL HERE IN HENRICO COUNTY.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S NAME.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE A REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE, UH, BOTH REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF APRIL 11TH, 2023.
MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS.
MOTION BY MS. O ABANDON, SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 11, 2023, Regular and Special Meetings ]
THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE.OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVE.
SO, UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THERE ARE THREE COMMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS, UH, THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST ONE I'M GONNA ASK TODD, YOUR DANIELLE BASEMORE AND JASON COLLINS, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT IS WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO COME FORWARD.
[4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS ]
THANK YOU, CURTIS.SO, EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF BOARD, THERE IS A, A NOTARY RECOGNITION, UH, THAT COMES FORWARD.
AND IN THIS CASE, THE HENRICO COUNTY LIT LINEAR REFERENCING SYSTEM PROJECT HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GIS OR SAG AWARD AT THE 2023 ESRI USER CONFERENCE.
THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO USERS AROUND THE WORLD TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING WORK WITH GIS TECHNOLOGY.
AND IN RECEIVING THIS AWARD, OUR COUNTY STOOD OUT FOR MORE THAN 100,000 OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR USERS.
THE LINEAR REFERENCING SYSTEM PROJECT REPLACES THE SPREADSHEET BASED ROAD INVENTORY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS TRADITIONALLY RELYING ON FOR TRACKING ALL OF THE ROADS THAT WE MAINTAIN.
SO IN ADDITION TO MODERNIZING THE ROAD INVENTORY, THIS PROJECT FORMS THE BASIS FOR MANAGING OTHER ASSETS SUCH AS GUARDRAILS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ON OUR MORE THAN 3,500 LANE MILES OF ROADWAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO STREAMLINE THE REPORTING PROCESS FOR RECEIVING STATE ROAD MAINTENANCE, UH, FUND PAYMENTS.
SO, MR. YOUR GROUP, DANIELLE, JASON, I CERTAINLY, UH, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
TODD, I'M ASSUMING JASON, YOU HAVE SOME, UH, SOME THOUGHTS FOR THE BOARD ON WHAT THIS MEANS.
UH, FIRST, I WANNA APPRECIATE, UH, THANK YOU FOR, FOR RECOGNIZING THE AWARD.
UH, IT IS A, IT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
UM, IT, IT'S, IT, YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE THAT, UH, OUR, OUR ROADS ARE, ARE A VERY PROUD PART OF OUR, UH, WHAT WE DO IN PUBLIC WORKS.
AND, UH, THIS WILL ENSURE THAT GOING FORWARD, UH, WE HAVE ALL THE, THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THEM IN CORRECTLY.
SO I DO HAVE A, UH, ANOTHER RECOGNITION, IF YOU WILL, UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OUR COUNTY, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS
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A, UH, PRESENTATION, IF YOU WILL, SLIDESHOW THAT BEN SHEPHERD'S GROUP IS GOING TO, UH, PULL UP.OUR COUNTY HAS EVOLVED, UH, IN HOW WE SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND, UH, COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS.
IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK APRIL THE 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST, OUR COUNTY HOSTED VARIOUS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES, UH, TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS CELEBRATE SERVICE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE PEOPLE AND CAUSES THAT INSPIRE US TO SERVE DOZENS OF VOLUNTEER, DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES, SPORTED GREEN HENRICO VOLUNTEER T-SHIRTS WHILE MOWING GRASS AND UNCOVERING HEADSTONES AT WOODLAND CEMETERY, FILLING BAGS AND SORTING PANTRY SHELVES AT THE HENRICO COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, SORTING AND STUFFING GOODY BAGS FOR SOAR 360 FIVES, ANNUAL WINE TASTING AND SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER.
EMPLOYEES ALSO HOSTED A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR OUR COUNTY STUDENTS.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INTEREST ARE ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS.
I WANT TO THANK, UH, YOU THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALSO VOLUNTEERED OVER THE YEARS ON SO MANY EFFORTS AS VOLUNTEERS, COUNTY EMPLOYEES CHOSE TO GIVE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO A WORTHWHILE CAUSE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT I HOPE IS A LONG AND MUTUAL PROGRAM OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT PARTICIPATED, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
SO FOR THIS LAST ITEM, I'M GONNA ASK JACKSON VAYNER, UM, TO, UH, COME FORWARD AND IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WITH THE DIVISION OF FIRE THAT IS HERE THIS EVENING? YES, SIR.
BILL, WILL YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE? SO BILL IS OUR LOCAL I-A-A-F-F PRESIDENT.
SO EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION AS A LOCALITY WHERE WE HAVE TO HONOR SERVICE, UM, WITHOUT RESERVATION FOR WHAT IT IS FOR WHAT IT WAS.
IN THIS CASE, WE LOST FIREFIGHTER STEVE WHITSON, UM, FAR TOO EARLY.
AND, AND THIS IS A THANK YOU FIRST TO YOU ALL, BOTH OF YOU, BUT ALSO TO EVERYONE THAT SENT OFF STEVE IN THE RIGHT WAY.
AND THAT TOOK SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES BECAUSE WE BASICALLY HAD THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA THAT SHOWED UP.
SO OUR DIVISION OF FIRE, OUR FIREFIGHTERS COULD ATTEND STEVE'S SERVICE.
SO THAT WAS LA THE MEMORIAL SERVICE AND FUNERAL WERE LAST WEDNESDAY.
IN TOTAL, IT TOOK 4,383 HOURS TO ACCOMPLISH.
UM, BASICALLY, UH, THIS TASK, THE HONOR GUARD SPENT OVER A THOUSAND HOURS PROVIDING THESE WELL-DESERVED HONORS TO FIREFIGHTER WHITSON.
THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM SPENT 2,126 HOURS PLANNING AND SUPPORTING THE FUNERAL AND THE BACKFILL FOR HENRICO COUNTY FIRE.
AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN I START NAMING SOME OF THESE NAMES.
SO, I'D LIKE TO IDENTIFY AND PUBLICLY THANK THE MANY AGENCIES THAT SUPPORTED THIS INCIDENT.
MANAGEMENT TEAM PROVIDED BACKFILL SUPPORT FOR OUR FIRE AND OUR HONOR GUARD, OUR MUTUAL AID PARTNERS ON THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL RESPONDED TO 74 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
AND THIS ALLOWED MORE THAN 200 MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION TO ATTEND THESE SERVICES.
SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, WE HAVE A LIST AND I'M GONNA TAKE MY TIME.
AND SAYAN THANK YOU TO THESE, UH, AGENCIES, CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALL HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM, CHESTERFIELD FIRE AND EMS, CHESTERFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF RICHMOND, FIRE AND EMERGENCY
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SERVICES, CITY OF RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF SUFFOLK, FIRE AND RESCUE, CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT, CULPEPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, FAIRMONT CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FOREST LAWN CEMETERY, FOREST VIEW, VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD, GOOCHLAND FIRE AND RESCUE, HANOVER FIRE AND EMS, HANOVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.HENRICO COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER, HENRICO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, OUR DIVISION OF POLICE, PUBLIC RELATIONS SHERIFF'S OFFICE, HENRICO FIRE WIVES GROUP, HENRICO PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1 5 6 8.
HENRICO FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, HENRICO FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION, HCA, HEALTHCARE, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS.
JAMES CITY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, MANCHESTER VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD, METRO RICHMOND FLYING SQUAD, METRO RICHMOND POLICE, EMERALD SOCIETY, THE PIPES AND DRUMS, WHICH CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF LOCALITIES IN THE REGION GOING AS FAR AS, UM, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, NORFOLK NEWPORT, NEWS FAIRFAX, AND ALL OF US IN THE REGION.
MISSION BARBECUE, NEW CAMP FIRE, NORFOLK, FIRE AND RESCUE, OLD DOMINION FIREFIGHTERS, EMERALD SOCIETY PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, POWHATAN FIRE AND RESCUE, RICHMOND AMBULANCE AUTHORITY, RIVERWOOD EVENTS AND CATERING, SPOTSYLVANIA FIRE RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TUCKAHOE VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD, LAKESIDE VOLUNTEER RESCUE, THE VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR POST 6 3 6 4, THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, WOODY'S FUNERAL HOME, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY.
WE HAD TO PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE THE DAY BEFORE THE SERVICE TO LET OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT IF YOU SAW HARRISONBURG RESPOND TO A NINE ONE ONE CALL OR VIRGINIA BEACH, IT WAS OKAY.
AND SO FIREFIGHTER WHITSON SERVED OUR COUNTY FOR 33 YEARS, 16 YEARS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE PAST 17 YEARS WITH THE DIVISION OF FIRE AS A COMMUNITY AND A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY, WE REMAIN FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR HIS SERVICE AND THE EXAMPLE THAT HE GAVE US TO FOLLOW.
BUT TO BOTH OF YOU, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PLANNING, THE EFFORT, THE HEART THAT YOU PUT INTO SENDING HIM OFF AND REMEMBERING HIM AND HAVING HIS FAMILY UNDERSTAND THE TRUE GOODNESS OF HIS SERVICE.
THANK SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS THIS EVENING.
COMMENTS FROM ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE ONE EMPTY SEAT THIS EVENING, AND, UH, I THOUGHT WE WOULD MENTION THAT, UM, MR. BRANDON, TOMMY BRANDON IS, IS NOT FEELING WELL, SO HE'S NOT HERE THIS EVENING.
UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. BANNON.
[5. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS ]
YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT WE ARE SHORT OF ONE OF OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, AND THAT'S MR. BRANDON.AND, UH, LET'S SAY HE'S UNDER THE WEATHER.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE MEDIA HERE THIS EVENING, UH, FROM VPM, UH, LINDEN GERMAN.
SO WELCOME TO, UM, OUR PROCEEDINGS.
OKAY, MR. MANAGER, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS THE BOARD, UH, WE MOVE
[6. RECOGNITION OF NEWS MEDIA ]
INTO PRESENTATIONS.THE FIRST IS A PROCLAMATION FOR CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS WEEK, WHICH IS APRIL THE 23RD THROUGH THE 29TH.
UH, THIS RECOGNITION, UH, RECOGNIZED AS THAT WEEK IS CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS WEEK, AND REAFFIRMS OUR COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING A VICTIM
[7. PRESENTATIONS ]
SERVICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE[7a. Proclamation - Crime Victims’ Rights Week - April 23 - 29, 2023. ]
RESPONSE THAT ASSIST ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME.UH, DURING THIS WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, I'M GONNA ASK MS. PATTO BANNON TO THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION.
AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT SHELLY SHUMAN JOHNSON AND THE DREAM TEAM AT VICTIM WITNESS THAT ARE HERE.
BUT SEE IF I CAN GET YOUR, GET EVERYONE INCLUDED.
TARAN UE, RENEE DUFFY, NICOLE MATON, ERICA CLARK, KATE BENNETT, ASHLEY CRUZ, SUSAN HAYES, BRITTANY KREBS, AND MARIAH
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CHAMBERLAIN, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT I DID NOT CALL THIS PARTICULAR AS THE MANAGER SAID, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN HENRICO COUNTY CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK, WHICH IS APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH, 2023, WHEREAS THE TERM VICTIM IS MORE THAN JUST A LABEL AND HAS LEGAL STANDING AND PROTECTION THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.AND WHEREAS LAWS PASSED HERE IN VIRGINIA AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, GUARANTEE VICTIMS THE RIGHT TO MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE AND USE THEIR VOICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.
AND WHEREAS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER ALLIED PROFESSIONALS CAN HELP SURVIVORS FIND THEIR JUSTICE BY ENFORCING THESE RIGHTS.
AND WHEREAS THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE AN IMPACT STATEMENT ENSURES THAT VICTIM'S VOICES ARE CONSIDERED IN COURT DURING THE SENTENCING AND WHEN APPLICABLE RESTITUTION PROCESSES.
AND WHEREAS INCLUDING THE ELEVATING OF VOICES OF SUPERVISORS, SURVIVORS MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE HEARD AND SEEN, AND CREATES A PATH TO FORGING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY TRUST.
AND WHEREAS SURVIVORS LIVED EXPERIENCES CAN SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, SHIFTING EXISTING PROGRAMS INTO NEW DIRECTIONS, AND CHANGING POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT PREVENT SURVIVORS FROM ACCESSING SERVICES OR PURSUING JUSTICE.
AND WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO RECOMMIT TO HEARING CRIME SURVIVORS IN EVERY SPACE WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
AND WHEREAS THE COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVORS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL BE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND SUPPORTED.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA HEREBY RECOGNIZES APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH.
2023, AS CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK REAFFIRMS THE COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING A VICTIM SERVICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE THAT ASSISTS ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME DURING CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND EXPRESSES SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE TO ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME.
SO THEY MAY FIND RELEVANT ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, JUSTICE AND PEACE.
AND IT'S SIGNED BY FRANK THORNTON, AIR CHAIRMAN AND ATTESTED TO BY TANYA BRACKET AIR CLERK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO TO, TO PROVIDE US WITH THE ABILITY TO HAVE JUSTICE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. MANAGER.
UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I CAN THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK.
UM, THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME, MIKE HUBERMAN, THE DEPUTY COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY, UM, FOR OUR OFFICE, AND EVEN THE CHIEF AND THE SHERIFF ARE HERE.
WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
AND WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO BE IN THIS COUNTY THAT WE KNOW THAT OUR VICTIMS ARE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED, HEARD OF, AND YOU'RE SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM.
THESE LADIES BACK HERE HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 6,000 NEW VICTIMS THIS PAST YEAR.
SO WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO AND THE VICTIMS WOULDN'T BE SUPPORTED THE WAY THEY ARE.
SHE NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
SO THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES APRIL 23RD THROUGH THE 29TH AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THEIR LIBRARY IN PERSON OR ONLINE TO ENJOY THE AMAZING RESOURCES THE COUNTY'S
[7b. Proclamation - National Library Week - April 23 - 29, 2023. ]
LIBRARY'S OFFER.NOW WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A, UH, A SPECIAL PRESENTATION HERE.
I'M GONNA ASK, UH, VICE CHAIR, UH, MR. TYRONE NELSON TO THE PODIUM, MONICA CALLAHAN, IF YOU WOULD JOIN HIM AS WELL.
THESE ALLERGIES, UH, FROM THE, UH, CHAIR AND BROOKLYN DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, UH, GLORIA BARBER,
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FAIRFIELD DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, AND GAIL ATKINS, VICE CHAIR AND VERONICA, DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, AND TAMMY JOHNSON, BEARD TUCKAHOE, DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE.AND BARBARA, UM, YOU NEED TO COME UP HERE AS WELL AS THERE IS, UH, WELL, SOME SUSPECT MR. NELSON WILL EXPLAIN PROCLAMATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF RI COUNTY, VIRGINIA NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29, 20 23.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS, READ AND ENGAGE IN LIFELONG LEARNING, ALLOWING THEM TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES HAVE LONG SERVED AS TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNIC, ETHNICITY, CREED, ABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES STRIVE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AND COLLECTIONS THAT ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE AND ENSURE EQUITY OF ALL ACCESS FOR ALL.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ADAPT TO THE EVER-CHANGING NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, CONTINUALLY EXPANDING THEIR COLLECTIONS, SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, LITERACY SKILLS, SUPPORT FOR JOB SEEKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE, PLACES THAT PROMOTE A SENSE OF LOCAL CONNECTION, ADVANCING, UNDERSTANDING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SHARED COMMUNITY GOALS.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE CORNERSTONES OF DEMOCRACY, PROMOTING THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS FOR ALL.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK WITH THE THEME.
THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT THE WEEK OF APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH, 2023 WILL BE CELEBRATED IN THE COUNTY OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
AND ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THEIR LIBRARY IN PERSON OR ONLINE TO ENJOY THE AMAZING RESOURCES THE COUNTY COUNTY'S LIBRARIES OFFER.
SIGNED BY CHAIR, MR. FRANK THORNTON, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, OUR CLERK, TANYA BRACKET, APRIL 25TH, 2023.
NOW, UH, YOU GONNA MAKE SOME COMMENTS, JACKSON? ALL RIGHT, SO JACKSON'S GONNA MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AFTER THAT.
I THINK, UH, I THINK YOU SAID THE BEST EARLIER MR. COUNTY MANAGER WHEN YOU SAID THAT HENRICO HAS EVOLVED IN THE WAY THAT IT'S SERVED ITS CITIZENS.
AND THAT'S CLEARLY EVIDENT WITH THE LIBRARIES HERE IN HENRICO COUNTY.
I SAID IT LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, SO I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.
THE BEST LIBRARIES IN VIRGINIA ARE RIGHT HERE IN HENRICO COUNTY.
AND DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
THE LIBRARY JOURNAL AWARDED US FIVE STARS YET AGAIN, AND WE ARE THE ONLY LIBRARY SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA TO BE AWARDED AS SUCH.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY BE PROUD OF BECAUSE IT WAS WORLD CLASS LEADERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LEADERSHIP OFFERED BY BARBARA AND HER TEAM WITH CONTINUOUS OUTREACH, NUMEROUS EVENTS, NOTHING IS STATIC.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING FRESH GOING ON.
OFFERED EACH OF OUR LIBRARIES IN ENRICO COUNTY.
OPEN MIC SLAM POETRY IS HAPPENING ON THE 29TH OVER IN TUCKAHOE.
THEY'RE PLANTING SEEDS OVER LIVING MILL ON SATURDAY.
THERE'S A LOT THAT'S OFFERED BY OUR LIBRARIES, AND THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY.
IF YOU WANNA START THE NEXT GREAT PODCAST, YOU CAN DO IT IN OUR LIBRARIES, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE.
IF YOU WANNA START THE NEXT GREAT YOUTUBE SHOW, YOU CAN DO IT IN OUR LIBRARIES.
IF YOU WANNA RUN A MOVIE, YOU CAN DO IT IN OUR LIBRARIES.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO HOST A MEETING, YOU CAN DO IT IN OUR LIBRARIES.
SO THANKS AGAIN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR ONCE AGAIN PROCLAIMING THIS WEEK TO BE LIBRARY WEEK.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN, BARBARA, FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR, AGAIN, PROVIDING WORLD CLASS LEADERSHIP ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT, UH, WHAT THE CITIZENS HERE HAVE, UH, UH, HAVE DESERVED HEARING IN RIGO COUNTY.
ALSO, WOULD LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO OUR ILLUSTRIOUS LIBRARY DIRECTOR, UH, BARBARA WEEDMAN, AS WAS SAID, UM, WE HAVE RECEIVED, OR THE LIBRARIES HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS FOR BARBARA WEIMAN'S DESIGN OF OUR BABY WORKING PODS THAT RESIDE IN OUR FAIRFIELD LIBRARY, AND NOW IN OUR NEWLY REVAMPED SANDSTON LIBRARIES.
AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION, BARBARA WAS RECOGNIZED BY A TELEVISION PERSONALITY MOVIE STAR IN HOLLYWOOD FOR THIS, UH, DESIGN
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THAT SHE HAS CREATED FOR OUR LIBRARIES.SO I WILL SAY, PLEASE ROLL THE TAPE,
FINALLY, WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN TO THE HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN VIRGINIA, WHERE INSIDER REPORTS, THEY'VE ACTUALLY INSTALLED WORK AND PLAYS STATIONS.
IT'S A COMPUTER STATION WITH A CRIB ATTACHED.
SO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN BETTER MANAGE WITH THEIR KIDS.
UH, IT WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND SINGLE MOM BARBARA WEEDMAN, WHO WANTS THE LIBRARY TO BE A FREE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION FOR ALL THAT MEANS EVERY AGE.
AND, UM, SO BARBARA BRAVO MM-HMM
ON CREATING THESE LITTLE STATIONS SOLVING A PROBLEM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE I'VE GONE TO LIBRARIES WITH MY KIDS SINCE THEY WERE BORN.
THAT'S LIKE A HUGE PREDOMINANT PLACE WHERE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME.
SO THIS WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO ME.
WELL, IN THE WORDS OF OUR FRIEND DREW BARRYMORE,
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, UM, FROM THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF WHO WORK HARD EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND, UM, ON A VERY EXCITING NOTE, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK META AND THE FRIENDS OF THE HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BECAUSE THEY WILL BE, UH, SUPPORTING US ADDING THE WORK AND PLAYSTATIONS IN ALL OUR LOCATIONS THIS YEAR.
SO, UH, FINALLY, THE FINAL PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS FOR OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, WHICH IS MAY, 2023.
THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES THAT MONTH IS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH AND ENCOURAGES OUR RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR OLDER
[7c. Proclamation - Older Americans Month - May 2023. ]
RESIDENTS, UM, HELP TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY AND JOIN EFFORTS TO SUPPORT, UH, OLDER AMERICANS.UH, WE'VE GOT BROOKLYN DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DAN SCHMIDT, TO THE PODIUM, AND HE'S PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION TO CHRISTOPHER LAYTON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH SENIOR CONNECTIONS AND AMY STRIPE, UH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SENIOR CONNECTIONS.
AND, UH, THANK YOU MR. MANAGER.
UH, THIS, UH, PROCLAMATION HERE IS TO RECOGNIZE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH OF THE MONTH OF MAY, 2023, WHEREAS IN RUCKER COUNTY INCLUDES MORE THAN 71,000 RESIDENTS WHO ARE AGE 55 AND OVER.
AND WHEREAS THESE RESIDENTS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THEIR DIVERSE LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE ENABLED THEM TO CONNECT, CREATE, AND CONTRIBUTE.
AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING IN VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES OBSERVE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN MAY AS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLDER RESIDENTS IN THE MANY WAYS THEY CONNECT, CREATE, AND CONTRIBUTE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE 2023 THEME FOR OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IS AGING UNBOUND, WHICH OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HOW COMMUNITIES CAN COMBAT STEREOTYPES.
AND WHEREAS COMMUNITIES BENEFIT WHEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES AND ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOMED, INCLUDED, AND SUPPORTED.
WHEREAS IN RIKE COUNTY, SENIOR CONNECTIONS AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE COMMITTED TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING WITH AND SUPPORTING OUR OLDER RESIDENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILIES, AND BY ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
WHEREAS SENIOR CONNECTION JOINS WITHIN RIKE COUNTY'S ADVOCATE FOR THE AGING DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND OUR DIVISION OF RECREATION PARKS TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS HAVE SUPPORTIVE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AT EVERY AGE TO ALLOW THEM TO ENJOY THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND WHEREAS IN REAH COUNTY RECOGNIZES OUR NEED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, OLDER AMERICANS NEED TO THRIVE AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
AND WHEREAS ENRICO CAN WORK TO BUILD AN EVEN BETTER COMMUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS BY PLANNING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE, BY ENSURING ACTIVITIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF THESE FOLKS, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT SUPPORT AND AGING IN PLACE.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF RUCKER COUNTY, VIRGINIA RECOGNIZES MAY, 2023 AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, AND ENCOURAGES IN ROCKER COUNTY RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR OLDER RESIDENTS, ALL 71,000
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AND GROWING OF THEM, AND HELP TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY AND JOIN EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OLDER AMERICA'S CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY AGE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.SIGNED BY OUR CHAIR, MR. FRANK J. THORNTON AND OUR CLERK, MS. TANYA BRACKET.
UM, IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
MY NAME IS AMY STRIDE AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SENIOR CONNECTIONS, THE CAPITAL AREA AGENCY ON AGING.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR YOUR DECISION TO PROCLAIM MAY AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN HENRICO COUNTY.
YOUR RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OLDER ADULTS HAVE MADE TO HENRICO COUNTY AND EMPHASIZES THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS PROCLAMATION HELPS TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF INCLUSION AND RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE.
THROUGHOUT MAY WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OLDER RESIDENTS HIGHLIGHTING THEIR NEEDS AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEM.
YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TO THEIR WELLBEING IS TRULY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO CHERISHING ALL RESIDENTS AND YOUR DEDICATION TO MAKING HENRICO COUNTY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND GROW OLD.
NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE MOVE INTO THE WORKING END OF THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS THIS EVENING.
BEGINNING IS SHEILA MINOR, A REAL, UM, FINANCE DIRECTOR COMES FORWARD WITH A RESOLUTION FOR REAL ESTATE TAX LEVIES FOR 2023.
THIS AGENDA ITEM ONE 20 DASH 23, SHEILA, GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARINGS
[8. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS ]
ARE ON THE TAX RATES PROPOSED FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023.[8a. 120-23 Resolution - Real Estate Tax Levies, 2023. ]
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW THOSE ON YOUR SCREEN TONIGHT, THE FIRST OF THOSE, WHICH IS THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE, WHICH WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS THE 2022 CALENDAR RATE.AND THEN THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REFERS TO OUR VARIOUS CLASSES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
OF NOTE, WITH THOSE PROPOSED RATES AS THE 10 CENT REDUCTION IN THE RATE ON QUALIFYING VEHICLES, THAT WILL REDUCE FROM A $3 AND 50 CENT RATE TO A $3 AND 40 CENTS RATE AS PROPOSED ON THE RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT, TAX RATES ARE A PORTION OF THE TAX PICTURE.
THE OTHER PORTION OF IT IS THE ASSESSED VALUES.
AND THESE RATE REDUCTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ARE THE DIRECT RESULT OF, OF THE RECOGNITION THAT ASSESSED VALUES HAVE DONE SOME SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
WE DO SEE SOME TRENDING DOWNWARD OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
BUT, UH, THE TAX RATES ARE, UM, ARE PART OF THE PICTURE.
IN ADDITION TO THE ASSESSED VALUES THAT OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE COUNTY HAS TAKEN MULTIPLE STEPS ON IN RECENT HISTORY ON NOT ONLY PERMANENT RATE REDUCTIONS FOR THESE VARIOUS CLASSES OF PROPERTY, BUT ALSO EXEMPTION IN TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS. FIRST, TO ILLUSTRATE TO PERSON THE PERMANENT RATE REDUCTIONS TO THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
THE ONE TONIGHT IS, OF COURSE, THE VEHICLE RATE THAT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER IN THE 10 CENT REDUCTION LAST YEAR.
THE BOARD REDUCED THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE 2 CENTS.
AND VARIOUS CLASSES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY HAVE BEEN REDUCED OVER RECENT HISTORY.
IN ADDITION TO RATE REDUCTIONS, THIS BOARD HAS BEEN A LEADER IN TAX RELIEF AND EXEMPTIONS AS WELL.
AND AT THE LAST WORK SESSION WITH THE BOARD, THE BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A PROPOSAL FOR NEXT CALENDAR YEAR TO ADDRESS OUR, OUR SENIOR POPULATION WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES BY ESSENTIALLY CAPPING THE TAX BURDENS FOR THEIR REAL ESTATE TAXES.
AND WE'RE REFERRING TO THAT AS A TAX FREEZE, AND WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD PROPOSALS TO YOU FOR THAT PROGRAM LATER IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE REAL ESTATE TAX CREDIT, WHICH WE'LL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY RATES.
WE WANNA ILLUSTRATE FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THESE HISTORICAL RATE REDUCTIONS, RELIEF CREDITS AND EXEMPTIONS ARE PART OF OUR COUNTY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO VALUE OUR CITIZENS OR PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR CITIZENS.
THE REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTIES RATES TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT ARE THE LOWEST STATED RATES OF THE TOP OF THE LARGEST VIRGINIA LOCALITIES AT THE 85 AND $3 AND FOUR 40 CENTS RATES.
THE COUNTY SERVICES THAT ARE SUPPORTED
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THROUGH THESE, UM, REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES INCLUDE EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, RECREATION, COMMUNALLY, REVITALIZATION, AND OF COURSE, OUR LIBRARIES.AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT HAPPENS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TAXES THAT ARE OFTEN INCURRED IN OTHER LOCALITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BAR CHART AT THE TOP, THESE LOW RATES AND LACK OF ADDITIONAL TAXES RESULT IN HENRICO HAVING THE LOWEST RESIDENTIAL TAX BURDEN AMONGST THESE TOP 10 LOCALITIES.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT AS CONTEXT AS WE GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE RATES THAT ARE PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS FISCAL 24 BUDGET.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, YOU DIDN'T DO THIS BY YOURSELF.
I HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT IS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND OF COURSE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER AND THE INITIATIVE OF THE BOARD IN MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDING TAX RELIEF FOR, FOR OUR CITIZENS.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION? OKAY.
WITH, IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? OH.
OH, THERE'S SOMEBODY I'D LIKE TO TURN TO THE BACK, SIR.
I PROMISE I WON'T THROW ANYTHING.
MY NAME IS, UH, DAVE CUMMINGS.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CEDARS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HERE IN ENRICO COUNTY.
UM, I APPRECIATE THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED, RECOGNIZING OLDER AMERICANS.
AM I THE OLDEST ONE HERE TONIGHT?
BUT WHEN I RECEIVED MY REAL ESTATE TAX BILL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, I WAS SURPRISED, UH, TO SEE THE ASSESSMENT HAD GONE UP BY 20%, 25% INCREASE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
NOW, MY, UH, BOARD MEMBER, TOMMY BRANDON, IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, AND I HAVE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO HIM.
UH, HE DIRECTED MS. MINOR TO RESPOND ON HIS BEHALF.
AND I'M SURE THAT BY HIS NOT BEING HERE, IT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
WE'VE ALSO EXCHANGED SOME EMAILS WITH MS. O O'BANNON.
THE, THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS THAT THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, ARTICLE 10 REQUIRES THAT REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE BASED ON FAIR MARKET VALUE.
AND THERE'S A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THAT TAX BASIS BASED ON SALES IN THE COUNTY.
NOW, WE KNOW THAT IN THESE POST PANDEMIC DAYS, THERE HAS BEEN LIMITED HOUSING SUPPLY, WHICH HAS PUT REAL UPWARD PRESSURE ON FAIR MARKET VALUES OF HOMES.
AND FAIR MARKET VALUES HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
AS I SAID, MINE HAS GONE UP BY 25% IN TWO YEARS.
NOW, THAT MIGHT BE GOOD NEWS IF I WANTED TO SELL MY PROPERTY, BUT I DON'T, I WANT TO STAY IN MY HOME AND LIVE HERE IN ENRICO COUNTY, AND I DON'T WANNA MOVE.
NOW THAT PART OF THE LAW TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, HAS BEEN FOLLOWED VERY CAREFULLY BY ENRICO COUNTY STAFF AND THE BOARD.
BUT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE TAX RATE.
THAT TAX RATE IS APPLIED TO THE TAX BASIS TO SEND ME MY TAX BILL.
NOW, MS. MINOR JUST SAID AS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION THAT THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE IS GONNA SAY STAY THE SAME.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ALLOWS YOU TO HEAR COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS AND TAKE A VERY CONSIDERED EVALUATION OF THOSE COMMENTS BEFORE THE TAX RATE IS APPROVED.
SO I HOPE IT'S NOT ALREADY A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
THE TAX RATE IS, WE'VE HEARD, IS NOW 85 CENTS PER HUNDRED THAT, UH, IN, IN PAST YEARS.
UH, I KNOW THE RATE HAS GONE DOWN SLIGHTLY, AND THAT RATE HAS PROVIDED PLENTY OF MONEY FOR THE COUNTY TO DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO.
BUT IF THE TAX RATE GOES UP BY 20 OR 25%, THE TAX OR THE, OR THE TAX BASIS GOES UP BY 20 OR 25% OF THE TAX RATE SHOULD COME DOWN TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO PAY A COM COMMENSURATE AMOUNT OF REAL ESTATE TAX FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
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THE SAME LAW THAT REQUIRES THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT ALSO REQUIRES OR REFERS TO THIS CONCEPT OF TAX EQUALIZATION.SO IT'S NOT A NEW CONCEPT, IT'S EMBEDDED RIGHT IN THE LAW.
AS THE BASE GOES UP, THE RATE SHOULD COME DOWN SO THAT TAXES REMAIN THE SAME.
NOW, THERE'S A REAL PROBLEM WHEN CITIZENS OF HENRICO COUNTY FACE THE PROSPECT OF BEING TAXED OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN, I'M NOT GETTING A 20 OR 25% INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S COMING IN.
BUT WHEN HENRICO COUNTY IMPOSES A 25% INCREASE IN THE TAXES, AND THAT CONTINUES TO GO UP BECAUSE ENRICO COUNTY IS A FAVORABLE PLACE TO LIVE, THAT REALLY PUTS A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON PEOPLE LIKE ME AND MY NEIGHBORS.
EVEN THOUGH MY NEIGHBORS, MOST OF WHOM STILL WORK, THEY DON'T GET 20 OR 25% SALARY INCREASES.
THEY MAY GET A COST OF LIVING INCREASE.
AND WE'VE SEEN INFLATION CAUSE THE PRICE OF ALL COMMODITIES TO GO UP EVERYTHING FROM CARS TO EGGS TO BACON.
SO TO IMPOSE A SIGNIFICANT TAX BURDEN ON RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL INCOME TO PAY, THAT IS SIMPLY NOT RIGHT.
MOST OF US, AND CERTAINLY THOSE OF US WHO ARE RETIRED, SIMPLY DO NOT GET EXTRA MONEY TO PAY AN EXTRA TAX BILL.
NOW, THERE IS A REAP PROGRAM THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS.
MOST OF US IN ARCO COUNTY DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VALUE OF OUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS, EXCLUDING OUR HOME, PUTS US OUT OF, UM, QUALIFICATION FOR THE REAP PROGRAM.
SO IT CER IT JUST DOESN'T APPLY.
SO THE PROPOSED RATE OF 85% IS JUST TOO HIGH.
NOW, I KNOW THAT SHEILA OR MS. MINOR SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE A, MAYBE A 2 CENT TAX REBATE, 2 CENTS VERSUS 25 CENTS IS KIND OF INSULTING TO SAY THAT'S GOING TO BE THE, THE, THE, THE CURE FOR THIS ILLNESS.
THE, UM, PRAYER THIS EVENING INVOKED THE BLESSING OF GOD ON EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE HERE TONIGHT.
AND ASK THAT WHATEVER GOD OR WHATEVER DECISIONS ARE MADE ARE PLEASING TO HIM AND DONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF US ALL.
SO MY REQUEST ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS IS THAT THE BOARD REDUCED THE TAX RATE FROM 85 CENTS TO 65 CENTS, A 25% DECREASE TO BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE 25% INCREASE IN THE FAIR MARKET VALUE.
AND THAT WILL ALLOW ALL OF US TO CONTINUE TO PAY THE SAME TAXES THAT WE'VE BEEN PAYING, EVEN WITH A MODEST INCREASE, BUT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN OUR HOMES AND NOT FACE AN UNREASONABLE TAX BURDEN.
I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE, BUT I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF MY CONCERN AND I REPRESENT A, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ABOUT THIS VERY, VERY CONCERNING ISSUE.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON WEBEX? DO YOU WANNA CHECK WEBEX? WEBEX? IS ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
UH, MS. MAJE, DID I WANT TO ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS AT THE, MY HEAD AT ALL? SO THE, UM, WELL, LET ME CHECK.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING? GOOD EVENING TO, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, COUNTY MANAGER.
UH, MY NAME IS BRUCE RICHARDSON.
UH, I RESIDE AT 1004 COUNTY PARK PLACE, HENRICO, VIRGINIA.
UH, MY ONLY REQUEST, UH, IN REFERENCE TO THE REAL ESTATE, UH, RELIEF PROGRAM, THE REAP PROGRAM, IS THAT THE TIME ALLOTTED FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION BE EXTENDED.
UM, AND MANY, YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M IN ERROR, BUT I BELIEVE THE TIME IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN SUBMIT APPLICATION IS THROUGH APRIL OF THE YEAR.
AND IN MANY INSTANCES, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON WITH OUR SENIORS AND
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DURING THAT TIME FRAME, IT'S THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR, UH, THEY'RE GETTING THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW, IF YOU WILL.SO IF WE COULD HAVE AN EXTENSION AT LEAST THROUGH END OF JUNE OR SOMETIME IN JULY OF THAT YEAR TO ALLOW THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, UH, WHOSE UH, PERSONAL ASSETS ARE BELOW $400,000 TO GIVE THEM TIME TO SUBMIT THEIR PAPERWORK.
ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU MR. RICHARDSON.
UH, MS. MINOR, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE? SO SHE CAN SPEAK TO YOUR QUESTION? UH, MR. RICHARDSON, AND THANK YOU MR. MANAGER.
AND, AND I AGREE APRIL 1ST IS, IS SOMEWHAT OF A RESTRICTIVE TIMEFRAME AND FORTUNATELY IN THIS AREA, WE DO NOT HAVE LEGAL MANDATES AS FAR AS THE APRIL 1ST DEADLINE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE JUST ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES THAT ARE MAKING THAT DEADLINE DIFFICULT FOR US TO IMPLEMENT DIFFERENTLY.
UM, AND THAT IS THAT THE BILLS, UH, AS OF ABOUT, WELL, ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES THE TAX RATES, WE WILL IMMEDIATELY START WITH THE PRINTING OF THE BILLS AND IT'S APRIL 25TH.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO ADDRESS THE RE PARTICIPANTS IN TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO NOT RECEIVE A REAL ESTATE TAX BILL, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH PROCESSING TIME FOR THAT VOLUME TO MAKE SURE THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED, THAT REAP DETERMINATION IS MADE, AND WE ADJUST THE BILLS ACCORDINGLY BEFORE THEY GO OUT.
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A, WHAT I WOULD CALL A SOFT POLICY IN THAT IF THERE ARE FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS IN THE REAP PROGRAM OR THOSE WHO HAVE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, OUR STAFF IS MORE THAN WILLING AND HAS TO ESTABLISH A HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THOSE APPLICANTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM FOR MISSING THE DEADLINE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE TRY TO ADVERTISE WIDELY BECAUSE AGAIN, WE NEED TO HAVE TIME TO PROCESS THOSE APPLICATIONS AND MAKE SURE THOSE RESIDENTS DON'T RECEIVE A BILL IF THEY SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ONE, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA CAUSE THE TRAUMA OF HAVING AN EXTENDED, UH, A BILL ARRIVE AT THEIR HOUSE WHEN THEY ARE COVERED BY THE PROGRAM.
BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE TIMING.
SO IF WE DO HAVE SOME RESIDENTS WHO MISSED A TIMEFRAME, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO CALL OUR STAFF TO EXPLAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TRY AND ACCOMMODATE THEM IN, IN THE PROGRAM.
SO, MR. RICHARDSON, IF YOU KNOW OR HAVE A NAME OR ANYONE THAT YOU JUST HEARD, MR, WE'LL DO THAT.
ALRIGHT, MR. MAYOR, CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE YOU WHERE THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE JUST HEARD? YES, SIR.
UH, DID YOU PUT THE, UM, SHEILA, DID YOU PUT THE, UH, COMPARATIVE TAX BURDEN, UM, DID YOU PUT THAT UP DOWN HERE? MM-HMM
SO MR. MANAGER, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M, I THINK MAYBE HANOVER IS LIKE 81 REAL ESTATE TAX MM-HMM
BUT THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A COMPARISON BETWEEN YEAH.
SO, SO MY POINT IS, DROP IT, IS THERE ANY LOCALITY WITH A 60 CENT REAL ESTATE TAX RATE? LIKE, LIKE WE ARE ONE OF THE LOWEST WITH TAX BURDEN ACROSS THE STATE.
20 CENT DROP ON THE REAL ESTATE TAX WOULD ACTUALLY DO THAT ALMOST SOUNDS CATASTROPHIC.
THERE'S NO LOCALITY THAT PROVIDES THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THIS GROUP AND, AND OTHERS.
SO YOU GET SICK, YOU NEED AN AMBULANCE, AND EACH OF THESE LOCALITIES, THERE'S GONNA BE A CHARGE.
YOU GO TO THE LANDFILL, IT'S NOT GONNA BE WHAT WE, WHAT OUR RESIDENTS PAY.
THERE'S GONNA BE SEVEN, EIGHT, $9.
SOME EVEN WEIGH, UM, SOME LOCALITIES DON'T HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, OFFER RECYCLING.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED IN OUR SCHOOLS OR SCHOOLS ARE CONSTANTLY FULLY FUNDED.
BUT THE, THE CHART, I THINK THERE WAS ANOTHER CHART, SHEILA, WHERE YOU SHOWED IN THIS IS ALL, THIS IS ALL A BALANCING ACT.
SO AT 85 CENTS, AND AS YOUR FORMER FINANCE PERSON FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, I DON'T KNOW OF A, OF A, I DON'T THINK THAT RATE CAN GET MUCH LOWER.
BUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS YOU ARE LOWERING PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX, WHICH WE'VE NOT DONE SINCE 1987.
YOU HAD A CHART UP SHEILA, THAT I THINK SHOWED A BEFORE AND AFTER ALL OF THESE OTHER TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN REDUCED OVER TIME, THAT HAVE BROUGHT IN NEW BUSINESSES THAT IN TURN ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT 85 CENT TAX RATE.
YOU HAVE GONE INTO SPORTS TOURISM, WHICH IS GENERATING
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REVENUE THAT IS INTENDED TO OFFSET THAT 85 CENT TAX RATE.BUT I UNDERSTAND MR. CUMMINGS POINT AND AGREE, YOU KNOW, TO AGREE WITH IT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'VE WORKED YOUR WHOLE LIFE AT A CERTAIN POINT THERE OUGHT TO BE SOME SORT OF BENEFIT.
AND RIGHT NOW THE BOARD IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, A PROGRAM FOR THOSE THAT ARE 65 AND OLDER.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING SOME SORT OF FREEZE, UM, FOR TAXES, BUT WE'VE NOT GOTTEN THERE BECAUSE OF CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, WHICH I THINK CAN BE OVERCOME YOUR GOOD WORK, SHEILA.
BUT THIS WOULD BE A PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE FORWARD LOOKING, NOT BACKWARDS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY OF MAKING A, UH, CHANGE.
I, I WANNA SAY I HEAR YOU MR. CUMMINGS, BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU MADE SOME VERY GOOD POINTS.
THE, UM, THE TAX EQUALIZATION QUESTION IS REALLY ONE THAT IS IN CODE WHERE WE HAVE EVERY LOCALITY, ALL 130 HAVE TO ADVERTISE, OKAY, THESE ARE THE ASSESSMENTS, THIS IS WHAT A EQUALIZED RATE WOULD BE.
AND SO WHAT THE LAW REALLY REQUIRES IS THAT IT'S A TRUTH IN ADVERTISING KIND OF THING WHERE THE LOCALITY PUTS FORWARD IN A PUBLIC, IN A NEWSPAPER, THIS IS WHAT THIS BUDGET DOES AS FAR AS THE EQUALIZED RATE.
SO, UM, AND YOU WILL SEE NO LOCALITY IN, IN THE COMMONWEALTH, AND AGAIN, I'VE BEEN AROUND A FEW YEARS, IS ACTUALLY ROLLING BACK, UM, THAT EQUALIZED RATE.
SO I THINK WE HAVE TAKEN AN APPROACH THAT LOOKS HOLISTICALLY OVER THE YEARS AT MANY TAXES.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE RESIDENTS? AND WHAT I'M TELLING YOU HERE TODAY, WHILE IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE 2023 ISSUE, IS I BELIEVE THERE'S MORE COMING BASED ON RECENT WORK SESSIONS THAT, UM, WE'VE HAD, UH, THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD IN DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY'VE HAD.
AND, AND I, I WANNA SAY MR. CUMMINGS, THAT I KNOW MR. BRANDON AND I HEARD FROM YOU AND MANY OTHERS, AND I KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HERE HEARD THAT ALSO, WHICH IS WHY WE HAD, UM, ASKED MS. MINOR TO FIND A WAY.
AND, UM, EACH TIME WE HAVE ASKED, THEY, HER TEAMS GO TO GO TO WORK AND TRY TO FIND SOME, SOME WAY TO DO THAT.
UM, THE EQUALIZATION AS YOU CALLED IT.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS, IT WAS ANOTHER CHART, ANOTHER, UM, OF THE PAGES HERE THAT, THAT APPEARED THAT SAID WE'RE WORKING ON IT FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THAT WAS WHAT THE MANAGER SAID IT WAS.
MR. CUMMINGS, IT WAS YOUR BOARD MEMBER THAT INITIATED THAT CONVERSATION.
JUST SO, SO YOU'RE AWARE TAX FREEZE FOR ELIGIBLE SENIORS, THE ONE THAT'S UP THERE, AND THAT MEANS THAT IT WOULD BE IF, IF YOU QUALIFY AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, UM, WHO, WHAT THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR IT WOULD BE.
AND, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED AROUND THE STATE IN OTHER LOCATIONS, TAX FREEZE FOR ELIGIBLE SENIORS TAX FREEZE.
I MEAN THERE, THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S SMALL VARIATIONS, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THERE'S SIMPLY NO COMPARISON.
NOTHING TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE NET INCOME AND NET WORTH.
THAT, THAT STAFF IS, IS CONSIDERING FOR A PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD.
I MEAN, IT HASN'T BEEN SETTLED, I GUESS, ABOUT HOW IT COULD BE DONE.
OTHER COMMENTS BY THE BOARD? CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? I DON'T WANT TO MONOPOLIZE.
BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID.
I APPRECIATE THE MANAGER SAYING THAT 85 CENTS IS, OR 81 OR WHATEVER IS THE LOWEST TAX RATE.
THE CONCERN IS THAT IF THE BASIS GOES UP BY 25% AND THE RATE STAYS THE SAME AND RIKO COUNTY GETS A 25% WINDFALL, THAT, THAT IS THE CONCERN.
NOW DOING SOMETHING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T HELP ALL THE OTHER CITIZENS THAT ARE OF WORKING AGE IN THE COUNTY.
AND IF ASSESSMENTS ARE GOING UP AND THE RATE STAYS THE SAME, EVEN THOUGH THAT RATE MIGHT SEEM TO BE LOW, THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE MONEY THAT THE COUNTY IS GETTING ON THE BACKS OF THE CITIZENS.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AREA, THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, THE PRESSURE ON SCHOOLS, THE PRESSURE ON ROADS, THE PRESSURE ON WATER,
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PRESSURE ON FIRE POLICE, THAT SHOULD COME FROM THE NEW DEVELOPERS.THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE SHOULDN'T BE PAYING FOR THAT.
YOU KNOW, THERE USED TO BE PROFFERS THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD PAY TO, TO HELP COMPENSATE FOR THAT.
SO YEAH, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT NO, YOU'VE NEVER DONE, I THINK EITHER YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT OR YOU'RE, YOU'RE DANCING AROUND THE POINT.
BECAUSE THE POINT IS ASSESSMENTS ARE GOING UP AND THAT IS WHAT IS DRIVING THE TAX BURDEN.
THANK YOU, MR. CUMMINGS ANCY, MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, UH, THAT MIGHT, THAT MIGHT HELP US NOT, UM, ANSWER MR. CUMMINGS TO ANSWER ON THE POINT QUESTION.
MR. BAYNARD, IF YOU COULD GET READY FOR A QUESTION.
MR. HINTON, I HAVE A QUESTION AND MR. MANJE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT.
WHAT WAS THE COST TO BILL GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL 10 YEARS AGO? 80.
$80 MILLION? WHAT WAS THE COST TO BILL TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR? A HUNDRED AND ALMOST 110.
ABOUT 20 SOMETHING PERCENT HIGHER.
SO COSTS, THE WINDFALL IS JUST NOT THERE.
'CAUSE IT'S AN EXPONENTIAL COST.
MR. BAYNER, WHAT'S THE COST TO BUY A FIRE TRUCK THIS WEEK? I WAS IN THE FIRE STATION WHEN WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK AT, AT PIERCE TRUCK.
WHAT'D THAT SUCKER COST? YES SIR.
OUR ENGINES ARE NOW OVER A MILLION DOLLARS A SHADE.
AND THAT'S UP, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT, UH, 30% OVER THE LAST, UH, COUPLE YEARS.
SO NOW I WAS GONNA ASK YOU FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, WHAT WOULD THAT ENGINE COST? UH, BETWEEN 600,000 AND 700,001 ENGINE? YES, SIR.
TEACHER SALARY TODAY, MR. MANAGER.
WHAT'S OUR STARTING TEACHER SALARY? 50 50, RIGHT? AT 54,000.
WHAT WAS OUR STARTING TEACHER SALARY A FEW YEARS AGO? THAT FIVE YEARS AGO, EIGHT YEARS AGO, LORD, 46, 40 UP 15, 20%.
SO MY, MY ONLY POINT THERE AND I HAVE, UH, AN AGING MOTHER WHO IS IN, WHO I'M THRILLED TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR TONIGHT, WHO IS IN A FIXED INCOME, WHO HER TAXES WENT UP, UM, UH, BY ASSESSMENT, 18%, UM, DOES NOT QUALIFY.
UH, MR. CUMMINGS BROUGHT UP THE, THE REPROGRAM.
UM, NOW KEEP IN MIND THE REPROGRAM IS WHAT NET WORTH IS IT NOW? 500,000.
SO IF YOU HAVE $500,000 IN NET WORTH, MS. MINOR, WHAT'S A $350,000 ANNUAL AS YOU AVERAGE HOME IN NCO? IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? 3 25 3 53 67 SIR.
WHAT'S THAT? TAX TAXES ABOUT 31 50 IN ROUND NUMBERS.
IS THAT ABOUT 600 BUCKS? 620 SOMETHING BUCKS, SIR.
SO, UH, AN AGING CITIZEN WHO'S ON A FIXED INCOME WHO HAS A NET WORTH OF BELOW A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS MM-HMM
WHAT ARE THEY PAYING IN TAX? THEY ARE PAYING NOTHING, SIR.
AND IF THEY HAVE A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BANK OR NET NET, NET, NET, NET WORTH RIGHT NET WORTH OF 500 OR LESS, OR A NET INCOME OF 75 OR LESS, 75,000 OR LESS, THEY PAY THE FEE.
SO MR. CUMMERS, I HEAR YOU AND I'D HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH MY MOM AT LUNCH ONCE A WEEK.
UM, SHE WOULD LOVE TO QUALIFY FOR THE REPROGRAM.
UH, SHE HAS A PORTFOLIO THAT IS DISQUALIFIES HER.
FORTUNATELY, OR UNFORTUNATELY, UM, YOUR TAX EQUALIZATION QUESTION RINGS A BELL WITH ME.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS COUNTY IS NOT SITTING ON THAT WINDFALL.
UM, THE COSTS TO OPERATE THE COUNTY ARE EXPONENTIALLY GREATER THAN THEY WERE YEARS AGO.
AND IF WE LOCKED TAX, IF WE HAD THE FLUCTUATING TAX RATE EVERY YEAR, NOT ONLY WOULD IT BE VOLATILE FOR FOLKS WITH IT UP AND DOWN EVERY YEAR, 'CAUSE WE'VE DISCUSSED IT, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW.
UM, IT WOULD BE VOLATILE FOR FOLKS EVERY YEAR.
UM, IT WOULD CAUSE VOLATILITY IN A, IN A BUDGET.
IT WOULD CAUSE VOLATILITY IN A HOUSEHOLD BUDGET.
MY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, EVERYONE'S HOUSEHOLD BUDGET.
UM, BUT IT WOULD ALSO LOCK THE EQUALIZATION, WHEREAS THE EXPENSES TO THE COUNTY WOULD NOT BE MITIGATED EITHER.
AND WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE ALSO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS, WITH THE BUDGET COMING UP, YOU KNOW, THE INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND MR. HINTON, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN NO GREATER INVESTMENT BY SCALE IN THIS COUNTY'S HISTORY.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS COUNTY CONTINUES TO TRY TO INVEST IN THE LIBRARIES THAT YOU JUST, THAT YOU JUST SAW.
AND, AND, AND, AND, AND THEN WE HANDLE OUR OWN ROADS AND WE TRY TO BUILD WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS AND WE'RE TRYING TO HIRE MORE POLICE OFFICERS SO WE CAN PROTECT OUR KIDS IN THOSE SCHOOLS.
UM, OR TRYING TO HIRE MORE TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND MENTAL HEALTH FOLKS IN THIS COUNTY.
WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES FOR THE NEW AGE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN, IN MENTAL HEALTH.
AND, YOU KNOW, IIII, I GET YOUR POINTS AND I APPRECIATE IT.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, MR. MANAGER STATED THE RIGHT, YEAH, YOU SO MANY POINTS ARE CORRECT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THIS COUNTY PROGRESSES AND GETS BETTER LIKE WE ARE COMMITTING TO AND WE'RE
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NOT SITTING ON THAT WINDFALL.I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT PERFECTLY CLEAR.
UH, NOT THIS BOARD, AT LEAST I'VE SEEN INVESTMENT FROM THIS BOARD IN A SPECTACULAR FASHION.
SO I WANTED TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, MR. CUMMINGS.
'CAUSE I, I BELIEVE THAT THE EXPENSE SIDE THAT THE COUNTY HAS, UM, IS INDICATIVE OF, OF THAT EQUALIZATION CONVERSATION TOO.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF I HELPED OR NOT, BUT THAT, THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT PROCESS.
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UH, MOTION BY MRS. OBAN, SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON.
OPPOSED? AS HAVING THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN IS AGENDA ITEM 1 21 DASH 23.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND MACHINERY AND TOOLS, TAX LEVIES FOR 2023.
MS. MINOR COVERED THIS INTRODUCTION.
SO I WOULD MOVE, UH, RIGHT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
[8b. 121-23 Resolution - Personal Property and Machinery and Tools Tax Levies, 2023. ]
ANYONE END WAS PRESENT.WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S, THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, SO MOVE THE RESOLUTION.
MOTION BY REVEREND NELSONS, UH, SECONDED BY MR. SCHMIDT.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN, 1 22 DASH 23 IS AN ORDINANCE TO RETURN SURPLUS REAL ESTATE TAX REVENUES TO TAXPAYERS MS. MINOR.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS ITEM WOULD APPROVE FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR THE PROVISION OF A REAL ESTATE TAX
[8c. 122-23 Ordinance - To Return Surplus Real Estate Tax Revenues to Taxpayers. ]
CREDIT IN THE FORM OF A CHECK OR A CREDIT APPLIED TO BILLS TO RETURN AMOUNTS EQUIVALENT TO 2 CENTS PER HUNDRED OF AN ASSESSED VALUE TO PROPERTY OWNERS THIS SEPTEMBER.WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TIMELINE, THE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN CALENDAR 2022.
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD.
ANY QUESTION OF THIS ORDINANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? MR. CHAIRMAN? I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.
$76 MILLION BACK TO THE FOLKS WHOSE MONEY IT IS YET.
RIGHT? NOT SACRIFICING SERVICE.
STORM WATER TAX BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS GIVING TEACHERS RAISES.
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES LIKE $76 MILLION IN TWO YEARS? YES, SIR.
AND MS. MINOR, WHO WAS THE FIRST JURISDICTION IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO DO THIS? THAT WOULD BE HENRICO COUNTY, SIR.
WHO WAS THE SECOND? IT'D BE US AGAIN.
WITH THE PERSONAL PROPERTY CREDIT, WE WOULD BE THE FIRST TO INVOLVE THAT AS WELL.
OTHERS CAN START GETTING IN LINE IF THEY'D LIKE.
BUT I THINK THAT WAS THE POINT THOUGH, IS THAT WE DID HAVE SOME MONEY LEFT THAT WE COULD GIVE BACK TO THE CITIZENS.
WE TRIED VERY HARD AND DID FIND THAT WE COULD DO THAT EVEN WITH DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED OR JUST TALKED ABOUT.
SO IS THERE ANYONE IN THE ORDINANCE WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS ORDINANCE? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE, THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
SHALL WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? MOVE THE ORDINANCE.
SECONDED BY TWO MY COLLEAGUES, UH, REVEREND NELSON.
OPPOSED STATE AS HAVING THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED.
NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN IS, UH, JUNE NINE, ITEM 1 23 DASH 23.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
THIS IS FOR LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY PROPERTY LOCATED AT TEN SEVEN NINE ONE OLD WASHINGTON HIGHWAY, WHICH IS IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT.
[8d. 123-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Lease of County Property - 10791 Old Washington Highway - Brookland District. ]
THE BOARD.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SENECA FRITZ, A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING LOCATED AT 1 0 7 9 1 OLD NATIONAL OLD WASHINGTON HIGHWAY.
UH, THIS LEASE WILL COMMENCE ON JUNE 1ST, 2023, ENDING MAY 31ST, 2024.
MR. FRITZ WILL PAY A MONTHLY RENTAL RENTAL RATE OF $900 A MONTH.
THE PARTIES AGREED TO RENEW AN EXTEND THE LEASE TERM ANNUALLY.
UH, MR. FRITZ IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE REAL PROPERTY DIVISION.
MR. FRITZ HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE NEGOTIATION OF THIS LEASE.
DIRECTORS OF REAL PROPERTY, RECREATION AND PARKS RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.
CONCURS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTION FROM BOARD MEMBERS? I DO NOT HAVE A QUESTION.
MR. SO DO WE HAVE A VISUAL OF THIS, KURT, OR, OR IT'S NO, I MEAN, I'VE REVIEWED IT.
YOU SENT IT TO ME, SO THANK YOU.
BUT IS THERE SOMETHING TO PRESENT FOR FOLKS ON BOARD? THERE IS NO, THERE'S NO EXHIBIT,
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SIR.I'D APPRECIATE, I JUST, I I DON'T, I DON'T NEED IT.
I APPRECIATE YOU SENDING IT IN ADVANCE.
MR. UH, CHAIRMAN, MOVE THE RESOLUTION AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M, UH, ANYONE THE ORDER LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION.
UH, ON YOUR WEBSITE THERE'S A LITTLE MORE, WELL, IT GIVES THE FULL INFORMATION AS COMPARED TO WHAT'S ON THIS SHEET, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, THIS PROPERTY BELONG TO THE COUNTY.
UH, WAS IT ORIGINALLY A FORECLOSED PROPERTY OR HOW WOULD THE PUBLIC HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROPERTY BEING AVAILABLE? THIS PROPERTY PROPERTY WAS FORMERLY LEASED BY, UH, ANOTHER COUNTY EMPLOYEE.
UH, AND IT THAT ENDED, UH, NOVEMBER OF 2022.
SO THESE PROPERTIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY.
IT'S, UH, COUNTY OWNED, UH, PROPERTY.
BUT IT'S ONLY MADE AVAILABLE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES? NO.
WE HAVE, UM, PROPERTIES ALSO THAT WE, UH, UTILIZE OR, UM, WE FUND THROUGH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE MAGGIE WALKER LAND TRUST AND THAT, UH, A POOL BECOMES AVAILABLE.
SO TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THESE PROPERTIES GOING BACK WAS THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WERE USED BECAUSE THEY WERE BASICALLY CARETAKERS OF THE PROPERTY.
WE HAD MANY, UM, PROPERTIES, ONE YOU RECALL, A DEEP BOTTOM.
AND SO, UM, THESE HOMES, THE THOUGHT IS THAT WE HAVE A POLICE OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER, A TEACHER, COUNTY EMPLOYEE, A PUBLIC SERVANT THAT POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, WILL TAKE CARE OF THE HOME.
UM, BUT THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO OWN, UM, HOMES THROUGH EFFORTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS UNDERTAKEN.
AND IF YOU, IF YOU'D, UM, LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE FURTHER, UH, I CAN HAVE YOU, UH, I CAN HAVE OUR CHIEF OF STAFF GET YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND WE CAN REACH OUT AND SHOW YOU HOW SOME OF THOSE, UH, WHAT SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE.
UH, I AM AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO LIKE THIS PARTICULAR ONE, BECAUSE I GREW UP IN THE NEARBY AREA.
SO WHEN PROPERTIES ARE, UM, FORECLOSED OR UH, DUE FOR TAXES.
THE COUNTY, DOES IT OFFER THEM FIRST TO PUBLIC, OR DO DOES THE COUNTY JUST AUTOMATICALLY SEIZE THEM? NO, THERE ARE VERY FEW TAX SALES THAT WE HAVE OF HOMES, BUT THOSE GO THROUGH A LEGAL PROCESS AND THEY'RE SOLD BASICALLY, UM, THROUGH THAT LEGAL PROCESS, UM, UH, THROUGH THE COURTS.
AND ALL OF THAT IS ADVERTISED, UH, PUT OUT FOR, UM, UH, INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME.
IT'S USUALLY PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER.
SO WAS THIS PROPERTY ONE OF THOSE? NO, THIS IS A COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY.
AND I'M, I'M SORRY, CURTIS, YOU NO, ALL THE INFORMATION.
THIS PROPERTY, THIS PROPERTY WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE.
THERE WAS A LIST PROVIDED TO, UH, WE'RE BEING REPRESENTED CURRENTLY BY, UH, ONE SOUTH REALTY, AND THAT WAS A LIST THAT WENT FORTH, UM, AT THE EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, EXPOSED TO THE MLS.
AND, UH, SOME OF THEM QUALIFIED TO BE, UH, LISTED, UH, THROUGH THAT MLS SERVICE.
AND WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT WITH A COUPLE OF THOSE, AND OTHERS WERE NOT.
WELL, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WITH THE COUNTY OWNING HOMES, CAN SOME OF THESE HOMES BE USED AS, UM, FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR INSTANCE? WELL, I, I GUESS POSSIBLY I WOULD, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY, I MEAN A GROUP HOME.
AGAIN, THIS, IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU AND I TO HAVE A, A MORE EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION, BUT OKAY.
A GROUP HOME HAS DIFFERENT, UM, BUT THIS IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM.
SO THIS HOME, IT'S A RESIDENCE.
WHAT, WHAT THIS PAPER DOES IS WE ARE RENTING A, A COUNTY OWNED HOME TO A COUNTY EMPLOYEE.
AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTY OWNED HOMES THAT WE HAVE RENTED, UM, TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
AND WE ALSO, LIKE I SAID, PROVIDE FUNDING TO A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE, THAT CREATE BASICALLY AFFORDABLE HOME HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
WHO IS THE CONTACT PERSON THAT YOU WANTED TO, SHE'S COMING TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
THE QUESTION IS, HOW DID THE COUNTY COME TO OWN THE PROPERTY? I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS SHE'S REALLY ASKING.
YOU'RE, AREN'T YOU ASKING HOW IS IT THAT THE COUNTY OWNS THE PROPERTY? HOW DID THEY THAT
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WAS MY, YES.SO HOW IS IT THAT THE COUNTY I COULD, AND I KNOW THEY HAVE THE ANSWER.
NO, I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
SO IT WAS, UM, DURING THE, UM, UH, CAP, UH, THE ACQUISITION OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER OR THE, SO THERE, THIS PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT AS A BUFFER PROPERTY TO, UM, THAT, AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN 3, 4, 5 YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
'CAUSE I REMEMBER, UM, UM, MR. GLOVER HAVING AN INTEREST IN, AT THE TIME THE REC AND PARKS DIRECTOR ALSO, MR. ANTHONY, IF THE, IF THE COUNTY DECIDED TO MAKE A SURPLUS PROPERTY PUBLIC, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS FOR THAT TO MAKE EQUITABLE ACQUISITION OF IT? IF THE COUNTY HAD PROPERTY LIKE ANY OTHER HOMEOWNER MM-HMM
A HOMEOWNER CAN RENT, LEASE, SELL THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR LAND.
IF THE COUNTY HAD AN INTEREST IN MAKING THE PROPERTY PUBLIC, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS FOR THAT? WELL, WE WOULD GO THROUGH THIS, THIS THE SAME BOARD PROCESS, UM, HAVE IT ADVERTISED AND NOTIFY THE WORLD THAT IT'S AVAILABLE.
AND IF THE COUNTY WANTED TO RENT OR RELEASE THAT PROPERTY TO AN EMPLOYEE, THEY COULD DO IT AS A PRIVATE LANDOWNER.
IS THAT THE ANSWER? AND LANDOWNER IN THIS ONE PARTICULAR CASE, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY TO TAKE THAT BURDEN OFF THE COUNTY, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
THE COUNTY ALSO DOES THE COUNTY PURCHASE LAND FOR DRAINAGE.
AND MR. MANAGER, I DON'T WANNA PUT CHRIS ON THE SPOT FOR THAT ONE, BUT WE, WE BUY LAND ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S PART OF
WE HAVE A LAND ACQUISITION SIDE AND WE HAVE A ASSET MANAGEMENT SIDE.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PURCHASE A, A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT YOU THINK A ROAD IS GONNA GO THROUGH, 'CAUSE I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, AND THE ROAD GETS CHANGED AS TO WHAT THE EXACT LOCATION IS, YOU COULD EITHER SELL THE PROPERTY OR YOU COULD LEASE THE PROPERTY.
COUNTY JUST HAPPENS TO OWN IT OTHER TIMES.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK THIS THIS LADY IS ASKING IS, IS, WAS THIS A FORECLOSURE AND DID THE COUNTY TAKE IT IN FORECLOSURE? NO, THE ANSWER IS NO.
THE COUNTY BOUGHT IT TO BE SPACE OR BUFFER.
WE HAD, MOST RECENTLY, WE HAD A POLICE OFFICER THAT LIVED THERE OKAY.
AND THEY WERE ORIGINALLY WERE GONNA TEAR IT DOWN, BUT THEY DECIDED IT WAS TOO NICE.
I REMEMBER THERE WAS DISCUSSION LIKE THAT THE PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE LAYOUT OF THE YARD.
SO IT PROVIDES A BUFFER FOR ACTIVITIES AT THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER.
AND, UM, THAT'S A CLASSIC, A, A POLICE OFFICER LIVES IT WAS ALLOWED TO RENT IT MM-HMM
BECAUSE THE COUNTY DIDN'T WANT TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
BUT THAT WAS THE THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD BE A POLICE OFFICER LIVING THERE AND IT WOULD, HE WOULD ACT OR SHE WOULD ACT AS AN OFFICER IF NEEDED, YOU KNOW, NEXT TO THE PROPERTY.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD COME IN TO ANSWER IF THERE IS A FORECLOSURE THAT'S BETWEEN A BANK AND THE PERSON BUYING THE PROPERTY.
WOULD A FORECLOSURE REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICE? OH, FOR THE BANK, DEFINITELY.
JUST ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSPAPER.
JUST LET ME, WOULD BE A BANK THING, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ACCOUNT.
THAT'S A QUESTION FOR DISCLOSURE.
AND SO THEN THE COUNTY'S ALSO A BUYER.
UM, IF THERE'S SOMETHING OF, IF THERE'S A PARCEL OF INTEREST, YES.
UH, THE OTHER PERSON WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS, UH, RESOLUTION.
UH, BRUCE RICHARDSON, UH, REAL ESTATE BROKER.
UM, I, I, IT'S, IT'S, I WAS NOT AWARE.
UH, SO THIS IS AN IN INTERESTING RES ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
UH, SO ARE THERE PREREQUISITES THAT COUNTY EMPLOYEES MUST MEET TO OCCUPY ANY RESIDENCE THAT ARE OWNED OR LEASED BY THE COUNTY? THERE'S A VETTING PROCESS THAT, UM, MR. CUR OR, UM, REAL PROPERTY HAS, BUT BASICALLY WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD POLICE OFFICERS, TEACHERS, I'M FIRE SERVICES.
UM, YEAH, SO, UH, SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
UM, BUT THERE'S NO LOTTERY, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO A, UM, A MORTGAGE PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES WHERE THAT ALSO IS KIND OF LIKE, THIS IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
SO THERE'S A POOL OF FUNDS THAT ARE
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GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, EFFECTIVE JULY ONE.AND SO THOSE FUNDS, WHEN THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE GONE.
UM, THE INTENT FROM A PUBLIC POLICY STANDPOINT IS TO HAVE THE HOME OCCUPIED BY A PUBLIC SERVANT OF THIS COUNTY.
AND THE THOUGHT ALSO IS THAT TYPICALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, THE PAY OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES, TYPICALLY IT'S LOWER THAN THAT OF, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE SECTOR COMPARISONS.
AND SO WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY END UP WITH IS A, A HOME THAT CAN BE RENTED.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE WAY THE HOME IS TAKEN CARE OF, UM, AND WE KNOW THEM.
SO, UM, IT'S BEEN A, A BENEFICIAL PROGRAM OVER THE YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS AS A REALTOR, OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN, CALL ME, LET ME KNOW.
AND AS FAR AS HOW WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER, BUT FROM A, FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, CURTIS, THESE, THESE HOMES ARE, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS WITH, UH, WITH THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THERE.
THIS SEEMS AS THOUGH, AND YOU GUYS CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M AN ERROR, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S, UH, IT'S INCENTIVE FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES.
BUT IT SEEMS ALSO TO BE INNOVATIVE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN OPTION FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RENTING ONCE THEY'VE, ONCE THEY'RE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT RENT, IF THERE'S THE OPTION FOR THEM TO PURSUE OWNERSHIP, TO TRANSITION INTO OWNERSHIP FROM THAT STANDPOINT, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ADDRESSES AFFORDABILITY.
AND AGAIN, MR. RICHARDSON, I'D, I'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND PERHAPS MR. LEBO WHO HAS HELPED US IN THE AFFORDABILITY REALM DO SO MANY THINGS THAT WE, WE WERE NOT DOING, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.
SO WE'RE USING MULTIPLE PRONGS AND WITH NO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE ONLY STRATEGY AND WHAT CURTIS HAS DONE, UM, AGAIN, HE'S MANAGING A LOT OF PROPERTIES, BUT, UH, THESE PAPERS ACTUALLY DO COME FORWARD EVERY SO OFTEN, UM, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ANYONE ELSE CARE TO SPEAK? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
MOTION BY MR. SCHMIDT, SECONDED BY MSS O'BANNON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VOTE? AYE.
OPPOSED? THEY AS HAVE IT AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN IS AGENDA ITEM 1 24 DASH 23, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE VACATION OF A PORTION OF DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT.
9 8 0 8 OLD MILLBROOK WAY, UH, WHICH IS IN THE SPRINGFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION IN THE BROOKLYN MAGISTERIAL
[8e. 124-23 Ordinance - Vacation of Portion of Drainage and Utility Easement - 9808 Old Milbrooke Way - Springfield Manor Subdivision - Brookland District. ]
DISTRICT.THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, MR. MANAGER.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD VACATE A PORTION OF A DRAINAGE UTILITY EASEMENT THAT CROSSES THE NORTHWEST CORNER, UH, IN SPRINGFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION, ALSO KNOWN AS 98 0 8 OLD MILLBROOK WAY IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT.
JEFFREY AND SHARON JOHN OWNED THE LOT THAT WOULD AFFECT, THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE VACATION AND HAVE REQUESTED VACATION TO ACCOMMODATE A POOL HOUSE THAT ENCROACHES.
IT'S THESE TWO ITEMS HERE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED SMALL TRIANGLES, UM, TO ACCOMMODATE A POOL HOUSE THAT ENCROACHES ON THE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT.
THE REAL PROPERTY HAS PROCESSED ITS REQUEST THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS OF PLANNING PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, DIRECTOR OF REAL PROPERTY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER.
THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? NO, SIR.
IS ANYONE, UH, IN THE ORDINANCE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, UH, THIS ORDINANCE? IS ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
MR. CHAIR, MOVE THE ORDINANCE.
A MOTION BY MR. SMITH, SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON.
UH, AS HAVING THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN IS 1 25 23, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION.
THIS IS FOR CONDEMNATION EASEMENTS FOR THE RIDGE ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT, WHICH IS IN THE TUCKAHOE DISTRICT.
MR. ANTHONY, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, SIR.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES
[8f. 125-23 Resolution - Condemnation - Easements - Ridge Road Sidewalk Project - 444 N. Ridge Road - Tuckahoe District. ]
CONDEMNATION PRO PROCEEDINGS TO PROCEED.UH, THE COUNTY NEEDS TO INQUIRE PERMANENT SIDEWALK EASEMENT CONTAINING 119 SQUARE FEET,
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A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AREA CONTAINING 11 SQUARE FEET ACROSS THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 4 4 4 NORTH RIDGE NORTH RIDGE ROAD.UH, THIS PROPERTY'S OWNED BY THE ROBINS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
UH, AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL WAS CONDUCTED.
THE COUNTY MADE AN OFFER BASED ON AN APPRAISAL OF $1,100.
UH, TO, TO REQUIRE THESE INTERESTS, THE PARTIES CANNOT REACH AGREEMENT.
THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE A CONDUCT AND CONDUCT CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTION FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS IS A, A, A LONG AWAITED PROJECT AND PEOPLE ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO HAVE THAT SIDEWALK PUT IN.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
MOTION BY MS. O'BANNON, SECONDED BY MR. SCHMIDT.
AS HAVING THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
NEXT, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN IS AGENDA ITEM 1 26 DASH 23.
ONE, UH, 1 26 DASH 23 IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY, DETERMINATION AND RELEASE OF COVENANTS FOR THE BRIDAL 10 LANDING, UH, SECTION A, WHICH IS IN THE VERONICA DISTRICT.
MR. NEWBY, YOU COVERING THIS FROM THE DIAZ? YES, SIR.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
[8g. 126-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Termination and Release of Covenants ? Bridleton Landing, Section A - Varina District. ]
WORKS TO EXECUTE A TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF COVENANTS RELATED TO FORMER STREAM PROTECTION AREAS IN BRIDLE TO LANDING SECTION A IN THE VERINA DISTRICT.THIS IS THE SITE OF A PROPOSED SOLAR ARRAY.
THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE REQUESTED THE TERMINATION AND RELEASE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY NO LONGER CONTAINS STREAM PROTECTION AREAS.
SO THIS IS REALLY JUST THE CLEANUP OF THE DEED.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS ANY QUESTION FROM BOARD MEMBERS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE IN ORDERS LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
MOTION BY REVEREND NELSON, SECONDED BY MS. O'BANNON.
AS HAVING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN IS, UH, 1 27 DASH 23.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RICHMOND METROPOLITAN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, UH, IN, UH, CONVEYANCE OF, UH, REAL PROPERTY TWO ADDRESSES
[8h. 127-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Agreement with Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity and Conveyance of Real Property - 5200 and 5405 Moncure Avenue - Varina District. ]
FIFTY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR OH FIVE MONCURE AVENUE IN THE VERONA DISTRICT.MR. CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOTALING A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RICHMOND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT FIFTY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR OH FIVE VOCARE AVENUE.
IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE A DEED CONVEYING BOTH PROPERTIES TO RICHMOND HABITAT, SUBJECT TO CONDITION, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT HABITAT WILL USE THE PROPERTIES ONLY TO CONSTRUCT TWO AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT.
UM, FIFTY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR OH FIVE QUIRE AVENUE ARE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THIS AREA WILL HELP ADD TO THE COMMUNITY AND ITS VITALITY.
THE REAL PROPERTY DIVISION HAS PROCESSED THIS CONVEYANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS OF PLANNING, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE DIRECTORS OF COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AND REAL PROPERTY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE ANY QUESTION FROM BOARD MEMBERS? YEAH.
MR. LIBO, THIS IS NOT ANYTHING NEW AND WE DO THIS.
WE'VE DONE THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO CREATE AFFORDABILITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
AND HOW DID THE COUNTY COME TO OWN THE FIFTY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR OH FIVE IS THE, I AM NOT CERTAIN, AS I RECALL MS. ODEN, THESE WERE, UM, THESE CAME UP THROUGH TAX SALE AND, UM, BUT I, AND LET ME VERIFY THAT BEFORE I ANSWER DEFINITIVELY, BUT I'M THINKING THESE WERE LOTS THAT, UH, CAME TO US THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND I KNOW THERE, I'LL GET YOU AN ANSWER.
THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS THAT THEY COME.
YEAH, SOMETIMES THEY'RE WELL, LOTS.
BUT YEAH, SO IT COULD BE WELL, LOTS THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED.
AND THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE A HOUSE ON THEM.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, WE, WE COME INTO THIS ISSUE IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS YES.
I THINK, I THINK THE THEME IS TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE, AS MR. THORN ALWAYS SAY, TOOLS IN TOOLBOX, IT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO PARTNERING MM-HMM.
WITH PEOPLE TO CREATE THESE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES.
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SIR.AND HABITAT OFFERS THEIR HOMES AT A, A LOWER PRICE POINT THAT MAKES IT AFFORDABLE.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY, UH, PROVIDE 0% INTEREST RATES, 0% INTEREST RATE MORTGAGES THAT MAKE THE HOUSE EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE TO WORKING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
AND ESPECIALLY KIND OF TARGETING SOME OF THOSE LOWER LEVELS OF THE A MI TO INCREASE AFFORDABILITY.
AND I KNOW THEY ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT HOME OWNERSHIP MEANS.
THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THERE'S SWEAT EQUITY, THERE'S HOME OWNERSHIP EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT IF SOMEONE BUYS THE HOME, THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT LONG TERM.
THEY KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
IS ANYONE, ANY AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION? IS ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
REVEREND NELSONS SECONDED BY MS. O'BANNON.
OPPOSED? NAY AYES HAVING THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, OUR LAST, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS, UH, ONE THAT WE DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET, UH, CONVERSATION.
THIS IS THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE WATER AND SEWER FEES.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, AGENDA ITEM 1 28 DASH 23.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, GOOD EVENING.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD CHANGE UTILITY FEES AND CHARGES, UH,
[8i. 128-23 Ordinance - To Amend and Reordain Section 23-359 Titled “Water connection fees,” Section 23 360 Titled “Sewer connection fees,” Section 23-361 Titled “Water service and volume charges,” and Section 23-362 Titled “Sewer service charges and rates” of the Code of the County of Henrico to Change Utility Fees and Charges and Make Credits Available for the County’s ARPA Infill Project. ]
TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, UH, 2023 AND MAKE CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNTY'S AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR ARPA, UH, INFILL PROJECTS.UH, THE INCREASE IN WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AND VOLUME CHARGES, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT HOLDER, UH, WOULD BE $3 AND 35 CENTS, UH, PER MONTH OR APPROXIMATELY 11 CENTS, UH, PER DAY.
UH, THE CHANGES ARE RECOMMENDED TO SUPPORT ANNUAL OPERATING DEBT SERVICE AND CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER AND SEWER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
IN ADDITION, UH, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, AUTHORIZES AND DIRECTS THE COUNTY MANAGER TO RETIRE WATER AND SEWER CREDITS OWNED BY THE COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFSETTING THE BASIC AND LOCAL FACILITIES CONNECTION FEES, UH, THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS SERVED BY PRIVATE WELLS AND INDIVIDUAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS AS PART OF THE COUNTY'S ARPA INFILL PROJECTS.
UH, THE AUTHORIZATION WOULD EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF CREDITS OWNED BY THE COUNTY.
UH, WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS? UM, IS THIS A LIMITED TIME OPPORTUNITY? AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHY YOU'RE PR YOU'RE SAYING YOU SHOULD, YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND CONNECT BECAUSE IT'S REDUCED OR FREE OR, UH, IT, IT WILL BE FREE.
UM, AND, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE, UH, RESIDENTS AS THE, UH, PIPES GO IN AND, UH, GO IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSES, UH, TO, UH, CONNECT.
AND THIS, THE TIME LIMITED IS WHEN WOULD THE, THE TIME BE UP? UH, SO, UM, WE ARE, UM, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND ALL OF THE 64 MILLION IN, UH, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS, UH, BY THE END OF 2020.
SO IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO DO THIS AND IT GETS TO BE 2027, THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR A HOOKUP.
SO YOU'RE REALLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE THAT IF IT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM, THAT THEY PROBABLY SHOULD GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP.
'CAUSE ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY LIKE REDONE THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEM, I GUESS, IS THAT SORT OF WHAT YOU'RE FINDING? THAT, UH, SO WE'RE NOT FINDING AS MANY PEOPLE, UH, WE'RE NOT FINDING AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE THE, UM, LIKE PUT IN A NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM.
THEY, THE OLD SEPTIC SYSTEM HAS KIND OF JUST LIMPED ALONG AND, AND IT, IT, IT ISN'T, UH, GOOD FOR, UH, THE RESIDENT OR THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO THESE PROJECTS, UH, WILL HELP, UH, TAKE THOSE OFFLINE AND GIVE RESIDENTS A, UH, MORE RELIABLE AND, AND SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAY OF, UH, DISPOSING OF THEIR WASTE.
IS THIS THE ONE THAT INCLUDES DREW AND HILLS? IS THAT YES, MA'AM.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THROUGH THE YEARS THEY HAVE SET, IS THEY REALLY WANT TO HAVE THE SEWER CONNECTION.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THERE TO PLEASE HOOK UP WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR SEWER CONNECTIONS RATHER
BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, IT'S A HUGE COMMUNITY AND IT'S STILL VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO THIS, BUT HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE NEW LINES IN THE STREET THAT THEY CAN AT LEAST CONNECT TO IN THE FUTURE.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, DISCUSS THIS
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AUDIENCE? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO.THIS ITEM SHALL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MOVE THE ORDINANCE SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MS. LEXANDER AND SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON.
ALL THOSE WHO FAILED VOTE AYE.
AND THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, WHICH BRINGS US, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF BOARD TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, THIS IS THE TIME THAT YOU MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON ANY ITEM WHICH IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THE BOARD ASKS THAT YOU BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME AND CURRENT ADDRESS
[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS ]
FOR THE RECORD.UH, AS A POINT OF INFORMATION THAT IS NOT A DIALOGUE WITH THE BOARD, THIS IS SIMPLY ADDRESSING SPECIFICALLY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WHO WILL TAKE THAT AS INPUT AND TIME WILL BE KEPT UP HERE.
UH, THERE'S A FIVE MINUTE, UH, UH, LIMIT ON COMMENTS, UH, FOR THE BOARD.
UH, MR. RICHARDSON, YOU HAVE BEEN UP SEVERAL TIMES.
UM, BRUCE RICHARDSON, 1004 COUNTY PARK PLACE IN RACO, VIRGINIA.
UM, MR. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, I AM GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT SATURDAY MAY 6TH, 2023, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME OF THIS CONVERSATION, BUT WE WILL BE OFFERING, UH, THROUGH VIRGINIA HOUSING A FREE HOME BUYER EDUCATION CLASS.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE FAIRFIELD LIBRARY FROM 9:45 AM TO 4:15 PM THE REASON THAT I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT THIS, AND I'M SO GLAD I ATTENDED BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
BUT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE STEPS TOWARDS HOME OWNERSHIP.
IT BECOMES THE PREREQUISITE THAT YOU'VE HEARD SPEAK ABOUT EARLIER THIS EVENING.
IT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BELIEVED THAT RENTING IS THE ONLY OPTION TO LOOK INTO HOME OWNERSHIP AS A VIABLE OPTION.
THE TOPICS THAT WE WILL DISCUSS INCLUDE PERSONAL FINANCING AND BUDGETING, MANAGING YOUR CREDIT, THE ROLE OF WORKING WITH A MORTGAGE LENDER, THE ROLE OF WORKING WITH A REAL ESTATE BROKER, THE HOME INSPECTION PROCESS, AND THEN THOSE IMPORTANT LOAN DOCUMENTS WHICH YOU SIGN AT COMPLETION OF BECOMING A HOMEOWNER.
THESE COURSES ARE OFFERED THROUGH VIRGINIA HOUSING, UH, WHICH IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT, STATE NONPROFIT, QUASI GOVERNMENT AGENT AGENCY.
AND AS MENTIONED PRIOR, THE CLASS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 2023 FROM 9:45 AM TO 4:15 PM WE ASK.
AND, AND ALSO AT 14 0 1 NORTH LABURNUM AVENUE AT THE FAIRFIELD AREA LIBRARY.
WE ASK THAT YOU SHARE THIS INFORMATION.
I WILL PROVIDE, I HAVE COPIES, I WILL PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION.
UH, THIS IS GREAT FOR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES.
THIS IS GREAT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THIS IS GREAT FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
THIS IS GREAT FOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYEES.
THIS IS GREAT FOR SO MANY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES.
AS A FORMER PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATOR, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO THINK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO BECOMING A HOMEOWNER.
SO, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, UH, I HOPE THAT THE COUNTY MANAGER, UH, THAT I CAN SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE MANY PEOPLE ATTENDING.
WE HAVE THE BIG MEETING ROOM AT THE FAIRFIELD AREA LIBRARY SO WE CAN HOUSE AS MANY AS 50 INDIVIDUALS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
SEND IT TO US AND, UM, WE'LL ALSO PUT IT OUT.
ALRIGHT, NEXT I HAVE, UH, TRA TAYLOR.
I LIVE AT 2 0 4 SANDING AVENUE, SAN VIRGINIA.
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ORDINANCE.UP TO A POINT MY NEIGHBOR LIVES, THERE'S A STREET BETWEEN OUR TWO HOUSES AND HE LIKES TO PLAY HIS MUSIC LOUD ENOUGH WHERE I'M LISTENING TO IT IN MY HOUSE OVER TOP OF MY TELEVISION.
I'VE HAD THE OFFICERS OUT THERE MANY TIMES.
WHEN I STARTED THIS PROCESS, I WAS TALKING TO MR. NEWBIE AND HE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
HE ASKED IF I'D BE ON A MEMBER, WHATEVER, AND HE THREW IT TO OFFICER LIEBER.
OFFICER LIEBER WENT TO TALK TO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND HE REFUSES.
I MEAN, HE STRAIGHT OUT REFUSES ANIMAL PROTECTION, WAS GOING OVER TO TALK TO HIM ONCE, AND HE WOULDN'T TALK TO THEM EITHER.
UNFORTUNATELY, HALF OF YOU, HALF OF THE OFFICERS YOU HAVE OUT THERE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'VE WRITTEN THE LAW.
THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WAY OR A, A WAY OR ANYTHING ELSE.
ONE OF 'EM EVEN CAME IN MY HOUSE TO SEE IF HE COULD LISTEN TO IT.
THAT'S, I CLOSED THE DOOR AND HE COULD HEAR IT.
SO HE GOES OUT TO HIS CAR, GETS IN IT AND LEAVES.
SO WHAT DOES MY NEIGHBOR DO? HE TURNS IT UP EVEN LOUDER.
I MEAN, HE'S BEEN OUT 14 TIMES SINCE THIS NOISE ORDINANCE WAS DONE.
AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD ANY TICKETS WRITTEN.
WHY, WHY ARE Y'ALL WRITING LAWS? BECAUSE CAN THEY ONLY WRITE ONE TICKET A DAY? ONE TICKET EVERY TIME THEY HAVE TO COME OUT THERE? WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE 'EM MORE TEETH? THE, THE SECOND TIME THEY COME OUT THERE? YOU MADE, YOU MADE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS TO DEAL WITH, I'M THE ONLY PERSON FED UP ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY COME DOWN HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU.
I'VE TALKED, TALKED TO MR. NELSONS AND THE, AND HIS SECRETARY WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SEND IT TO THE CAPTAINS WHO SENT IT TO THE LIEUTENANTS WHO MARRIED OFFICER LIEBER IN IT.
AGAIN, THIS POOR MAN IS DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN, BUT HE'S NOT GETTING ANY HELP.
AND THAT'S WHAT HE NEEDS BECAUSE THIS GUY WILL NOT TALK TO OFFICERS.
I HAVE TO MAKE SURE WHEN I SEND HIM OUT THERE, YOU HAVE TO SEND TWO BECAUSE WE, HIS SISTER ADMITTED HE'S GOT MENTAL ISSUES.
HIS SISTER SAYS, WELL, I'LL TRY TO BE THE GO-BETWEEN TO HELP AFTER THE NEXT TIME THAT I CALLED THEM.
AND THEY CALLED HER, SHE SAYS, SHE'S NOT LISTENING TO ME.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND OUT IN THE, OUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, YOU GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE NO BEFORE NEXT DAY.
BUT LIKE, AGAIN, I'M NOT THE ONLY NEIGHBOR.
I'M JUST THE ONE WHO'S THE BIGGEST SQUEAKY WHEEL.
AND THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO TRY TO GET Y'ALL TO DO SOMETHING.
I MEAN, BECAUSE EVIDENTLY THE WAY THINGS ARE WRITTEN NOW, NOBODY UNDERSTANDS IT.
SO I'M GONNA ASK, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING UNUSUAL.
ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO COME DOWN AND MEET YOU IN THE HALL WITH ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS.
AND I THINK THIS CONVERSATION MAY BE BENEFICIAL FOR ALL, BUT YOU BROUGHT UP SOME VERY GOOD POINTS.
HE'S GOT SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, ULKA HUX ULKA HUCKEL YOU ON WEBSITE.
HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? SAY AGAIN? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, WELL FIRST I ACTUALLY, IT'S FUNNY THAT THE PREVIOUS, UH, PERSON WAS TALKING ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE BECAUSE THAT IS WHY I'M HERE.
BUT FIRST, I WANTED TO THANK THIS BOARD FOR AMENDING THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
UH, I AM SO HAPPY WITH THE NEW ONE.
UM, I THINK IT WAS A FANTASTIC CHANGE AND MADE HENRICO EVEN A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
UH, THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER EXTENDING THE NEW NOISE ORDINANCE BEYOND RESIDENTIAL HOUSES TO INCLUDE INSTITUTIONS AS WELL.
SO, SPECIFICALLY I'M TALKING ABOUT CHURCHES.
NOW YOU MAY BE THINKING, HOW CAN A CHURCH BE A PROBLEM? AND MOST OF THEM ARE NOT.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL PLACES FOR RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME OUTLIERS WHO ARE NOT RESPECTFUL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEY'RE IN.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR HOUSE IS LOCATED VERY CLOSE, UH, TO ONE OF THOSE OUTLIERS.
THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS CHURCH IS BLATANTLY USING THEIR PRIVILEGE TO BE LOUD AND DISRUPTIVE.
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THAT I WANT TO MAKE, THE THE KEY POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT THE EVENTS THAT THEY HOLD ARE NOT RELIGIOUS IN NATURE.THEY'RE SECULAR EVENTS THAT INCLUDE VERY LOUD MUSIC THAT WE CAN HEAR INSIDE OUR HOUSE WITH OUR DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED.
ONE NIGHT, AND THIS WENT ON UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 PM THEY HAD A DJ OUTSIDE PLAYING SONGS THAT YOU CAN HEAR, LIKE ON THE RADIO STATION Q 94.
ONE SONG INCLUDED LYRICS LIKE, I WILL PUMP YOU UP.
AND IT WENT ON UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 PM AT ANOTHER TIME.
THEY HAD A CAR SHOW THAT WAS BLASTING A SIMILAR TYPE OF MUSIC.
UM, SO IT HAPPENS ONCE THE WEATHER GETS WARM.
IT HAPPENS IN IN THE SPRING, FALL, SUMMER.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE THE NOISE COMES FROM.
AND ANY ORGANIZATION, BE IT RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR THAT IS IN A RESIDENTIAL NE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD NOT BE DISRUPTIVE, DISRUPTIVE TO THE RESIDENTS.
SO I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER EXPANDING THE NOISE ORDINANCE THAT SO THAT NOBODY IS EXCLUDED FROM IT.
NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE, UH, JOSEPH NORWOOD.
MR. NORWOOD ON YOU ARE, ARE YOU ON WEBEX? HE IS, HE IS NOT SIR.
AND FINALLY I HAVE RON HEDLAND.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I FORMERLY LIVED AT 53 0 4 SINGLE TREE COURT, GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA, RIGHT BEHIND, UH, THE NEW WELL THEN NEW GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, I MOVED, UH, ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT UNFORTUNATELY, MR. GLOVER PASSED AWAY.
UH, HE WAS MY SUPERVISOR FOR OVER 25 YEARS, UH, HAD THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR HIM.
AND I MOVED TO HANOVER COUNTY, UH, CURRENTLY RESIDE IN CHARLES CITY COUNTY.
UH, BUT LOOKING TO MOVE BACK TO THE AREA, UH, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT GLOVER PARK.
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND I CONCENTRATE ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
AND IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE OPENED CARRIED, I'VE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES, UH, IN ANY OF THE LOCALITIES WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
THE ONLY ISSUES I'VE HAD HAVE BEEN WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SHERIFF GREGORY HERE TONIGHT.
UH, SHE MAY NOT REMEMBER ME, BUT TWO YEARS AGO, UH, I WAS ALLOWED TO CARRY A GUN UP TO THE DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER.
BUT IF I WALKED BE INSIDE THE FLAG POLES IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE, I WAS THREATENED WITH ARREST FOR HAVING A CAMERA INSIDE THE FLAG POLES.
BUT I COULD WALK WITH A GUN ALL THE WAY TO THE DOORS.
ANYWAY, UH, I WAS THREATENED WITH ARREST WITH HER, ONE OF HER LIEUTENANTS.
AND WE AMICABLY AND PROFESSIONALLY RESOLVED THAT ISSUE.
AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT.
AND I, UH, ACTUALLY CONFIRMED THAT I CAN WALK UP TO THE DOORS TODAY AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT.
AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES TREATED WITH TREATED ME WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT AND COURTESY.
UH, I'VE ALSO DONE FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES IN HENRICO COUNTY, AND THE POLICE HAVE TREATED ME WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT UP UNTIL THE POINT OF GLOVER PARK WHERE A LIEUTENANT THAT I KEEP UNNAMED, UH, THREATENED ME WITH ARREST AND TRESPASSED ME AND OTHERS PERMANENTLY FROM ALL HENRICO COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT LANDS FOR EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT.
AND I WASN'T EVEN INSIDE THE PARK.
I WAS OUTSIDE THE PARK, UH, OUT BY THE ROAD ON GREENWOOD ROAD.
WELL, ANYWAY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALSO LIEUTENANT COLONEL BARKER HERE FOR IMMEDIATELY AND PROFESSIONALLY CONTACTING ME AND RESOLVING THE ISSUE.
AND I HAVE TO NOW THIS DAY, UH, AS OF A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS, HE WROTE A LETTER RESCINDING THE TRESPASS NOTICE, ALLOWING AND RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INSIDE THE PARK.
AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT DISORDERLY.
AS LONG AS WE RECOGNIZE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, WE CAN EXPRESS OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HANDLING THAT VERY WELL.
THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS THERE'S AN OUTSTANDING ISSUE THAT REMAINS UNRESOLVED AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT COMPLEX CENTER FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS, PROTESTING, UH, THERE WERE, I WAS THERE ON A SATURDAY ALL DAY BY MYSELF AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WHEN I LEFT SATURDAY NIGHT.
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WERE ESTABL WERE INSTALLED ON GREENWOOD ROAD ON A SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER I LEFT.SO WHEN WE SHOWED UP SUNDAY MORNING, WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO PARK OUT ON GREENWOOD ROAD WHERE I'VE BEEN PARKING FOR TWO YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT.
SO WE MOVED DOWN THE ROAD A HALF A MILE AND WE PARKED THERE AND CONTINUED OUR ACTIVITIES ON SUNDAY.
AND LO AND BEHOLD, A NO PARKING SIGN WENT UP THERE WHERE WE WERE PARKED AFTER WE LEFT THAT SUNDAY.
SO WE HAVE SUBMITTED FOIA REQUESTS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO AUTHORIZED THE NO PARKING SIGNS AND WHO AUTHORIZED THEM TO BE ESTABLISHED ON OR INSTALLED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT.
WE'RE ASSUMING ON OVERTIME ON A WEEKEND.
AND SO I ALSO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE BOARD, I TURNED MY SHIRT INSIDE OUT FROM NEXT.
I WAS EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT IN HERE EARLIER, BUT KNOWING THAT THIS IS CAST, UH, LIVE OR WHATEVER ON WEBEX, I WANTED TO TURN MY SHIRT INSIDE OUT.
OUT OF RESPECT FOR YOU AND THOSE VIEWERS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING? I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP, SIR.
UH, SEEING NO OTHERS, WE MOVE INTO THE GENERAL AGENDA AND THE FIRST IS A RESOLUTION.
THIS IS FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING, UH, LITERALLY FOR MONTH AND A HALF.
[10. GENERAL AGENDA ]
AS THE MANAGER NOTED, THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE[10a. 104-23 Resolution – Approval of Operating and Capital Annual Fiscal Plans for FY 2023-24 and Allocation of Car Tax Relief for Tax Year 2023. [Deferred from the April 11, 2023, meeting.] ]
APPROVAL OF THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL ANNUAL FISCAL PLANS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, 2023 2024.THE THIS ALSO, UM, SETS THE, UH, PERCENTAGE FOR CAR TAX RELIEF FOR THE, UH, TAX YEAR OF 2023.
AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE, UH, TIMELINE FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE, UH, MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET WAS INTRODUCED ON MARCH 14TH.
UM, FROM THERE, THE BOARD HELD, UM, BUDGET REVIEWS WITH EACH DEPARTMENT COMING IN, UH, AND THE BOARD REVIEWING THE BUDGET LINE BY LINE, UH, FROM MARCH 20TH THROUGH MARCH 23RD.
AND THEN THE BOARD HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 11TH, UH, AT WHICH TIME, UH, THE BOARD DEFERRED, UM, ACTION ON THE BUDGET UNTIL THIS EVENING.
UM, THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET IS $1,667 MILLION.
THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS $316.8 MILLION.
IT INCORPORATES, UH, ALL OF THE TAX RATES THAT, AND, UH, FEES THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, APPROVED THIS EVENING.
UH, AND WITH THAT AS A V VERY QUICK OVERVIEW, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, IS THERE, IS THERE A TIME LIMIT, UM, TO HAVE THE, THE BUDGET, SORRY, SARAH, UM, MR. MANAGER OR OR YOUR BUDGET DIRECTOR? UM, IS THERE A TIME LIMIT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS, THIS ESTABLISHED SO THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN, SO, UH, STATE CODE, STATE CODE, THE TERM, UM, UH, OUTLINES THAT FOR SCHOOL BUDGETS THEY HAVE TO BE ADOPTED.
UM, SO AT SOME POINT IN MAY, UM, FOR THE COUNTY'S BUDGET, IT, UH, WOULD BE JUST, UH, BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
OTHER COMMENTS? MR. CHAIR? UM, IF WE COULD JUST GET A CLARIFICATION.
I HAD A FEW FOLKS ASK ME AND I THINK THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VALID QUESTION, BUT THE STATE HAS NOT PASSED A BUDGET YET.
CORRECT, SIR? UM, IT'S BI BIANNUAL BUDGET.
IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN IT IN 30 SECONDS.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT YEAH, THEY THINK THAT THE STATE'S HELD UP, BUT IT'S A BIANNUAL BUDGET.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS AND WHAT OUR YES.
SO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTED A BUDGET, UH, LAST JUNE.
UH, THAT COVERED, UM, THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
UM, AND THERE HAS BEEN ACTION, UM, UH, TO ADOPT, UH, SOME TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS, UH, THIS PAST SESSION.
HOWEVER, THEY'RE, THEY'RE STILL DELIBERATING ON, UM, ON THE, ANY FULL ADJUSTMENTS THE, THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD.
BUT THIS IS THE YEAR IF THEY'RE GONNA DELAY IT IN THE BIANNUAL PERIOD TO DO IT.
AND WE'RE ON SOLID GROUND ON OUR BUDGET.
THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE SAFE.
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF BOARD IS A HIGHLIGHT, IF YOU WILL, IN ADDITION TO THE $1.6 BILLION.
BUDGET IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
THIS IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CAPITAL TREES FOR A REFORESTATION PROGRAM.
MR. TINA? THANK YOU MR. MANAGER.
[10b. 129-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Memorandum of Understanding - Capital Trees - Reforestation Program. ]
MR. CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.I AM VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS BOARD PAPER.
THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CAPITAL TREES OF 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATION AND THE HENRICO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.
THE MOU ESTABLISHES A REFORESTATION PROGRAM THAT WILL IDENTIFY TREES IN COUNTY PARK PROPERTIES AND THE SCHOOL BOARD PROPERTIES AND CREATE A REFORESTATION PLAN TO INCREASE OUR TREE CANOPY AND SUSTAIN HEALTHY WOODED AREAS ON THE PROPERTIES.
THE INITIAL TERM OF THE MOU IS ONE YEAR AND MAY BE RENEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THE INITIAL BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM IS $50,000 SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE BOARD.
THIS PARTNERSHIP IS A RESULT OF A RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS YEAR'S BOARD RETREAT AND THE COUNTY'S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE IS EXCITED TO BEGIN THIS WORK WITH CAPITAL TREES.
WE ARE JOINED TONIGHT BY SHELLY PARSONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL TREES.
THE CHIEF OF STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS BOARD PAPER AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS MYSELF OR MS. PARSONS WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
QUESTION FOR BOARD MEMBERS, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE PLANTED? YES MA'AM.
SO WE HAVE A INITIAL PILOT PROGRAM 'CAUSE A REFORESTATION PLAN IS PRETTY INTENSIVE.
YOU HAVE TO IDENTIFY, CATEGORIZE, AND THEN DEVELOP THE PLAN.
SO WE HAVE A PILOT PERIOD WHERE WE'RE DOING TWO PARK PROPERTIES AND TWO SCHOOL PROPERTIES.
THE PARK PROPERTIES ARE DEEP RUN IN CHESWICK 'CAUSE THERE ARE ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE TREE CLEARING.
SO WE THOUGHT THOSE WOULD BE GOOD PILOT PROJECTS.
AND THEN WE'LL BE SELECTING TWO EASTERN SCHOOL SITES, EASTERN HENRICO SCHOOL SITES FOR, UM, THAT PORTION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM.
MOTION BY REVEREND NELSON, SECONDED BY MS. O'BANNON.
AS HEAVEN, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN IS ONE 30 DASH 23, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
THIS IS FOR A SUBLEASE AT 2 2 6 3 DABNEY ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER
[10c. 130-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Sublease - 2263 Dabney Road - Brookland District. ]
TO EXECUTE A SUBLEASE WITH GAME ON FOODS INCORPORATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 9,217 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE WAREHOUSE SPACE LOCATED AT 2263 DABNEY ROAD.THE DIVISION OF FIRE WILL USE THE SUBLEASE PREMISES TO CONDUCT FIREFIGHTER CANDIDATE PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTS AND WORK PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
THE MONTHLY RENT WILL BE $13,000.
THE TERM WILL BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MAY 1ST, 2023 AND END ON JANUARY 31ST, 2026, THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE DIRECTOR OF REAL PROPERTY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER COUNTY MANAGER.
CONCURS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
AS HAVING THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
NEXT MR. CHAIRMAN IS 1 31 DASH 23.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MAGGIE WALKER COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ON CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY.
THIS IS 1 0 2 3 5 GREENWOOD ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE FAIRFIELD
[10d. 131-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Agreement with Maggie Walker Community Land Trust and Conveyance of Real Property - 10235 Greenwood Road - Fairfield District. ]
DISTRICT.MR. CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOTALING $25,077 TO MAG THE MAGGIE WALKER COMMUNITY LAND TRUST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE, AN AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOME AT 1 0 2 3 5 GREENWOOD ROAD.
IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE CHAIR TO EXECUTE A D CONVEYING 1 0 2 3 5 GREENWOOD ROAD TO MAGGIE WALKER.
UM, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT MAGGIE WALKER WILL USE THE PROPERTY ONLY TO CONSTRUCT AN AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOME FOR SALE TO A QUALIFIED HOME BUYER USING THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL.
UM, 1 0 2 3 5 GREENWOOD ROAD IS CONSIDERED SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOME WILL HELP ADD TO THE COMMUNITY AND ITS VITALITY.
THE REAL PROPERTY DIVISION HAS PROCESSED THIS CONVEYANCE TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC PLANNING, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE DIRECTORS OF COMMITTEE REVITALIZATION AND REAL PROPERTY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
AND IF I MAY, MR. MANAGER, THE, UH, PROPERTIES ON
THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION, MS. O'BANNON? YES.
BUT, UM, I WAS JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN HOW WE END UP WITH THESE PROPERTIES ON OCCASION.
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SECOND.MOTION BY MS. O, SECOND BY MR. SCHMIDT.
OPPOSED? NAYES HAVING THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
NEXT, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, 1 32 DASH 23 IS A RESOLUTION FOR A HOTEL CONNECTION FEE HOLIDAY.
UH, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET.
MR. CHAN, YOU WANT TO, UH, REMIND THE BOARD WHAT THIS IS? ALRIGHT.
[10e. 132-23 Resolution - Hotel Connection Fee Holiday - Use of the Shovel Ready Henrico Fund and County Utility Credits to Offset Utility Connection Fees for New and Rehabilitated Hotels. ]
UH, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, THIS IS AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO USE THE SHOVEL READY HENRICO FUND AND COUNTY UTILITY CREDITS TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF CONNECTION FEES TO THE COUNTY'S WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS FOR NEW AND REHABILITATED HOTELS AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF HOTEL PROPERTIES FOR 36 MONTHS.SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF, UH, CREDITS AND FUNDING.
UM, UH, THIS IS A PART OF AN OVERALL, UH, PROGRAM TO, UH, UH, BRING HOTELS, UH, INTO THE AREA TO SUPPORT, UH, SPORTS, UH, TOURISM.
AND THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO GET TO, UH, 10,000 ROOMS. UH, WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY HOTELS WILL BE INTERESTED IN THIS? OH, UH, QUITE A NUMBER.
UH, SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT, UH, IN THE QUEUE, UH, RIGHT NOW.
UH, MOTION BY SECOND REVEREND NELSON.
UM, UH, THOSE OPPOSED AYES HAVE IT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. AGENDA ITEM 1 33 DASH 23.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT, ANNUAL CONTRACT TO APPLY SLURRY SEAL COUNTYWIDE.
MR. YOR? THANK YOU MR. MANAGER.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS BOARD OF PAPER AWARDS AND ANNUAL CONTRACT
[10f. 133-23 Resolution - Award of Contract - Annual Contract to Apply Slurry Seal - Countywide. ]
TO SLURRY PAVERS INCORPORATED TO APPLY SLURRY SEAL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ON AN AS NEEDED, UH, AND AS REQUESTED BASIS, STAFF ESTIMATES ANNUAL EXPENDITURES UNDER THE CONTRACT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION.ANNUAL CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JULY OF 20.
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SAY? ONE, UH, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION.
UM, IN ANNUAL IT, IT VARIES YEAR TO YEAR.
UH, THE ANNUAL CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JULY OF 23 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITH TWO ONE YEAR, UH, RENEWAL OPTIONS.
UH, THE COUNTY RECEIVED ONE BID ON, UH, MARCH 7TH IN RESPONSE TO THE ITB AN ADDENDUM AND BASED ON REVIEW OF THE BID SLURRY PAVERS INCORPORATED AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, UH, THE BOARD PAPER AWARDS ANNUAL CONTRACT OF SLURRY PAVERS INCORPORATED.
THE MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND A FORM PROOF BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY MANAGER OR THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR AS HIS DESIGNEE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT BUDGET.
UM, WHEN THERE'S ONE BIDDER, HOW DO YOU JUDGE THAT? YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH ONLY ONE, THERE'S NO COMPARISON.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT, UH, YES MA'AM.
WE DID COMPARE, UH, THEIR COST AGAINST, UH, SOME OF OUR MATERIAL COSTS AND WHILE AS, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, UH, HAVE BEEN INCREASING ACROSS THE, THE ROAD, UH, SECTOR, UM, IT WAS IN LINE WITH, WITH WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR SIMILAR MATERIALS.
MRS. UI HAVE A PERAL QUESTION.
UH, WITH THE CONTRACT BEING A MILLION DOLLARS, DO WE HAVE, WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALSO MINORITY PARTICIPATION? UM, YES SIR.
UH, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR HAS UH, BEEN ONE OF THE FEW BIDDERS FOR THIS, UH, FOR THIS CONTRACT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IT'S A FAIRLY SPECIALIZED, UM, UH, PROCESS.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, OF, OF VENDORS IN THE REGION THAT, THAT DO THIS WORK.
BUT THIS COMPANY HAS DONE IT FOR MANY YEARS.
I MEAN, OFF AND ON OR? YES MA'AM.
CHAIRMAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION RESOLUTION.
MOTION BY MS. BANNON, SECONDED BY MR. SCHMIDT.
OPPOSED NAY AS HAVING THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
NEXT, MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS BOARD, WE MOVE INTO 1 34 DASH 23, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION SIGNATORY AUTHORITY FOR A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS WITHIN THE REGION.
THIS IS THE FALL LINE TRAIL WHICH TRAVERSES THE FAIRFIELD DISTRICT.
[10g. 134-23 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Agreement with the Central Virginia Transportation Authority for Regionally Funded Projects - Fall Line Trail - Fairfield District. ]
UM, WOULD AWARD, UH, OR NEGOTIATE, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE COUNTY WILL CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 7.5 MILES OF THE FALL LINE TRAIL, ALONG WITH OTHER ASSOCIATED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS.UH, THE COUNTY SECTION OF THE FALL LINE WILL RUN BETWEEN BRYAN PARK AVENUE TO WOODMAN ROAD AND INCLUDE,
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UH, TRAIL HEADS, CONNECTED TRAILS, PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, INTERSECTION MODIFICATIONS AND LANDSCAPING.UH, THE ESTIMATED COST FOR DESIGN RIGHT AWAY IN CONSTRUCTION, THE PORTION OF THE FALL LINE WITHIN HENRICO IS, UH, $52,614,000.
UM, FUNDING FOR THE PORTION OF THE FALL LINE WITHIN THE COUNTY HAS BEEN, UH, ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS, BETWEEN 7.6 MILLION IN CBTA LOCAL FUNDS.
UH, 9.165 MILLION FOR FROM STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS.
UH, 35.8 MILLION FROM CBTA REGIONAL FUNDS, WHICH IS WHAT THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR, TOTALING 52.6 MILLION.
THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS CHAIR
SECOND MOTION BY MR. SCHMIDT, SECONDED BY MS. O'BANNON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VOTE AYE.
OPPOSED NAY, UH, AS HAVING RESOLUTION ADOPTED, MR. MANAGER IS THAT FURTHER BUSINESS, NO OTHER BUSINESS THIS EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.