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I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE HENRICO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR FEBRUARY THE 24TH.
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FOR EVERYONE WHO IS WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM ON TONIGHT'S MEET OF TONIGHT'S MEETING ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, YOU CAN PARTICIPATE REMOTELY IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.GO TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WEB WEBPAGE. SUPERVISORS CLICK ON GUIDANCE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON WEBEX EVENT. A MODERATOR WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, AND WE ALL THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
WE WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING'S BOARD MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION TONIGHT GIVEN BY OUR VERY OWN COUNTY MANAGER, MR. JOHN, MIGHT WE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
[1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]
ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.REMAIN STANDING, PLEASE. LET US PRAY. LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
[2. INVOCATION ]
WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND COWORKERS, TEACHERS AND FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND UTILITY CREWS. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN CALLED TO SERVE OTHERS.WE THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THEY DO EACH DAY TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER.
WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE WITH US HERE TONIGHT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
HELP THEM BEAR BOTH THE BURDEN AND THE HOPE OF LEADERSHIP.
WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED BLESSINGS ON HENRICO COUNTY TONIGHT, TOMORROW, AND IN THE DAYS TO COME.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 10, 2026, Regular and Special Meetings ]
FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026. MEETING. IS THERE MOTION? SO MOVED. BEEN MOVED BY. SECONDED BY MISS ROUNDTREE.[00:10:02]
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION APPROVED. MR. MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THIS EVENING? I DO, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I HAVE ONE COMMENT THIS EVENING AND I'M GOING TO ASK OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES DIRECTOR, BENTLEY CHAN, AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, TERRELL HUGHES,[4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS ]
TO COME FORWARD FOR THIS ITEM. AND WHO DO WE HAVE FROM GILBERTO IS HERE FROM PUBLIC WORKS.IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE. SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THE VIRGIL R HAZLET RESERVOIR AT COBBS CREEK IS THE WINNER OF THE 2026 AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER'S PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD, AND THIS IS FOR THE CATEGORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL.
ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS OF MORE THAN $75 MILLION FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE FROM GLEN ALLEN.
THE RESERVOIR AT COBBS CREEK IS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, 52 MILES AWAY.
IT IS THE LARGEST RESERVOIR IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND WILL SERVE OUR WATER NEEDS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME. AND THE PIPELINE IS ESSENTIALLY THE JAMES RIVER.
THE APW PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS BY RECOGNIZING THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE MANAGING AGENCY, THE CONSULTANT ARCHITECT, ENGINEER AND THE CONTRACTOR WHO WORKS TOGETHER TO COMPLETE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
WHILE THIS IS A PUBLIC UTILITIES PROJECT, IT WAS NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD AND THIS JUST SHOWS SOME OF THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY BY OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. TERRELL HUGHES, HIGHLIGHTING THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITY OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTS.
THE VIRGIL R HAZLET RESERVOIR AT COBBS CREEK IS THE COUNTY'S 1100 ACRE, SO IT'S 52 MILES AWAY.
IT'S AN 1100 ACRE RESERVOIR. IT HOLDS 14.8 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER.
MR. CHAN, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT YEARS AGO WAS SIMPLY A DREAM. AND YOU'VE TAKEN THE BOARD. YOU'VE TAKEN A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TO IT.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, SIR? JUST THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR NOMINATING US.
SO FINGERS CROSSED FOR THE NATIONAL AWARD. AND FOR CONTEXT, IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, WE RELEASED 900 MILLION GALLONS BACK INTO THE JAMES RIVER LAST NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER TO HELP WITH DROUGHT MITIGATION. AND SO WE'LL DISCUSS THIS MORE AT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS.
BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MANAGER. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
5326 IS A RESOLUTION THAT COMMENDS THE GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM.
[5. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS ]
[6. RECOGNITION OF NEWS MEDIA ]
[7. PRESENTATIONS ]
[7a. 53-26 Resolution - Commending Glen Allen High School Girls Cross Country Team. ]
DRUMROLL, PLEASE. THE CLASS FIVE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. MOVED BY MR. SMITH. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. ROGERS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. THANK YOU SIR. IF I COULD ASK, COACH, CAN YOU BRING EVERYBODY UP HERE? THIS IS BECOMING A REGULAR FOR YOU SO MUCH FOR MY BEST.
WISHES. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU OUT. THANKS FOR TAKING ANOTHER NIGHT OUT OF.
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PLANTATION IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, MARKING THE FOURTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.AND WHEREAS THIS WAS THE 12TH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE FOR THE TEAM.
12 HOW MANY YEARS DOES THE SCHOOL BEEN OPEN? 1612 OUT OF 16 YEARS.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE FOR THE TEAM AND IS BETTER THEIR TOP PERFORMANCE OF RUNNER UP IN 2022.
AND WHEREAS THE TEAM WAS LED BY UNDERCLASSMEN EMMA STEIN AND AVERY CARLSON THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
AND WHEREAS SENIOR CAPTAINS KATE PETRICEVICH AND KELSEY BOUGHTON MENTORED THE TEAM MEMBERS.
AND WHEREAS EMMA STEIN, AVERY CARLSON, KATE PETRUSHEVYCH, KELSEY BOUTON, FINLEY BIKEY, MCKENNA PERDUE AND CATHERINE ARANA ALL EARNED FIRST TEAM ALL REGION AND EARNED SECOND TEAM ALL REGION, ALL STATE.
AND WHEREAS THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT AND THE ENTIRE HENRICO COMMUNITY ARE TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF MA'AM, THE COACH AND THE COACHING STAFF AND TEAM AND APPLAUD THE TEAM MEMBERS FOR BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER, OTHER TEAMS, AND THE COMMUNITY. AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELKO COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HEREBY EXTENDS ITS HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR WINNING THE CLASS FIVE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE, AND COMMENDS THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR EXHIBITING SUPERIOR SPORTSMANSHIP DURING SUCH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON AND SIGNED BY OUR CHAIR, MR. ROSCOE D COOPER, AND ATTESTED TO BY OUR CLERK, MISS TANYA BRACKETT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU FOR AGAIN THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. THANK YOU.
WE'VE WE'VE GOT THESE RESOLUTIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, FOR GETTING THIS STUFF DONE THAT YOU CAN POST AT SCHOOL SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YET AGAIN WHAT YOU ALL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME GIFTS FOR YOU TO, TO TAKE AWAY.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY ANY WORDS? ANY CAPTAINS? NO THANK YOU. TED TALKS. ARE YOU SURE? ANYONE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GET A QUICK PICTURE. LET'S TURN THESE.
TURN THESE AROUND. THESE. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GIFTS THAT WE GIVE OUT.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL SIGNING THIS RIGHT HERE. SUPER SUPER COOL.
THANK YOU. YEAH. IS EVERYBODY DOING. EVERYONE.
54 DASH 26 IS A RESOLUTION THAT COMMENDS THE GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM AND THE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM. WE EXTEND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON WINNING THE CLASS FIVE.
[7b. 54-26 Resolution - Commending Glen Allen High School Boys Volleyball Team. ]
DRUMROLL, PLEASE. BOYS VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND COMMENDS THE TEAM FOR EXHIBITING SUPERIOR SPORTSMANSHIP DURING A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. MISTER CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISTER MANAGER, MISTER SMITH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION? YES, SIR. MISTER CHAIR, SO MOVED. MISTER SMITH HAS MOVED FOR APPROVAL.SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED, MISTER SMITH. THANK YOU SIR.
MRS APPEARANCES IN YEARS. SO, COACH HOY, YOU WANT TO BRING THE CHAMPIONS ON UP HERE FOR ME, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THIS IS ALSO PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
THE REPETITIVENESS OF THIS YOU'LL HEAR IN A SECOND OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THIS GROUP.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING TIME. WE HAVE THE SIMILAR GIFTS FOR YOU GUYS HERE. AND AGAIN, I HOPE YOU GET BACK AND CHEER ON THOSE. THE BOYS AND GIRLS I THINK ARE ARE PLAYING TONIGHT. THIS RESOLUTION COMMENDS THE GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR THEIR STATE TITLE.
WHEREAS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, THE GLEN ALLEN JAGUARS WON THE VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE CLASS FIVE BOYS VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MARKING THE THIRD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
AND WHEREAS THE TEAM HAS THREE, IS THAT TOTAL THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS, COACH ROY IS THAT RIGHT IN FIVE YEARS WITH SIX APPEARANCES IN THE TITLE MATCH IN EIGHT YEARS INCREDIBLE. AND WHEREAS THE JAGUARS ALSO WON THE 2025 REGION FIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS, DEFEATING GRANBY HIGH SCHOOL, MARKING THE FIFTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
AND WHEREAS, JAKE ON A ON A WAS NAMED THE REGIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND METRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND ENDED HIS CAREER WITH FOUR PROGRAM RECORDS, INCLUDING MOST KILLS IN A CAREER AT 807, AND MOST ACES IN A CAREER WITH 177, AND HAYDEN GUSSIE WAS NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL REGION AND SECOND TEAM ALL STATE.
JACK BATEMAN WAS NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL REGION, AND D.J.
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CAREER. WHEREAS THE GLEN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM FINISHED THE SEASON RANKED NUMBER ONE NATIONALLY BY MAXPREPS.AND YEAH, INCREDIBLE. AND WHEREAS THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT AND THE ENTIRE HENRY COMMUNITY COACH AND GENTLEMEN ARE TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF BOTH YOUR COACH, YOUR COACHING STAFF, YOUR TEAM. AND WE APPLAUD THE TEAM MEMBERS FOR BUILDING, AGAIN, BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER TEAMS, YOUR TEAMMATES AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, NAGDCA COUNTY, HEREBY EXTENDS OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GLEN ALLEN BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE CLASS FIVE BOYS VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE, AND COMMENDS THE TEAM FOR EXHIBITING SUPERIOR SPORTSMANSHIP DURING SUCH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. CONGRATULATIONS, COACH. COACH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SORRY. YES. THANK YOU.
OH. YEAH, THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE. WAIT. WHAT? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MONICA.
ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR, WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, YOU HAVE FIVE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. WE BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH AGENDA ITEM 55, DASH 26, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION.
THESE ARE AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 ANNUAL FISCAL PLAN FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
MR. CRAWFORD. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER, AND GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THESE AMENDMENTS WERE INTRODUCED AT THE FEBRUARY 10TH BOARD MEETING, AND THE AMENDMENTS WERE ADVERTISED IN THE HENRICO CITIZEN PER THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AS A REMINDER
[8. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS ]
[8a. 55-26 Resolution - Amendments to FY 2025-26 Annual Fiscal Plan - February 2026. ]
FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC.THE TOTAL OF THESE AMENDMENTS IS $34.4 MILLION OVER 25 MILLION OF WHICH IS REQUESTS FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET NEARLY, WITH NEARLY $20 MILLION OF THAT TOTAL BEING FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS ENTIRELY FUNDED WITH STATE FUNDING. THERE IS $9.3 MILLION REQUESTED FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET.
6.6 MILLION OF WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND, 3 MILLION OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC WORKS, AND $3.6 MILLION RELATED TO FOR GENERAL SERVICES RELATED TO WINTER STORM RECOVERY.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO $2 MILLION FOR THE HENRICO TOMORROW OFFICE RENOVATION PROGRAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS THE RESOLUTION? OKAY, SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE'S PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, YOU CAN. IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM. SINCE NO ONE HAS SPOKEN TO IT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY MISS SMITH. SECOND BY MR. REVEREND NELSON. EXCUSE ME. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYES HAVE RESOLUTION APPROVED. THANKS.
MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AGENDA ITEM 56.
[8b. 56-26 Resolution - Authorizing the County Manager to Submit an Amended Henrico County FY 2025-30 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025-26 Annual Action Plan and Execute Contracts for CDBG and HOME Activities. ]
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CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FY 25 THROUGH 26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS FOR BOTH CDBG AND HOME ACTIVITIES.MR. LEE. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS BOARD PAPER IS THE COUNTY MANAGER INDICATED WOULD AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN AMENDED 2520, 25 2030 CONSOLIDATED PLAN IN FISCAL YEAR 2526.
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO HUD. IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS TO IMPLEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2526 HOME AND CDBG ACTIVITIES. ESSENTIALLY, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL $266,615 IN CDBG FUNDS AND $33,385 IN HOME FUNDS. AND ESSENTIALLY, IT WOULD ALLOW US TO FUND ONE OF OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED REHAB SUPPORTS TO TO SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO OWN HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO HELP US RECAPITALIZE OUR BRIDGING VIRGINIA SMALL SMALL BUSINESS REVOLVING LOAN FUND. WITH THAT, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE BOARD PAPER, AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE BEFORE WE ANSWER OR ASK THE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. SEEING HOW THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS ANYONE PRESENT? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MISS ROUNTREE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MISTER ROGERS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[8c. 57-26 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Exchange of Real Property - 7705 Impala Drive and 7200 Galaxie Road - Islamic Center of Henrico - Brookland District. ]
THIS IS THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF HENRICO, WHICH IS IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT.MR. ANTHONY. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MISTER MANAGER.
MISTER CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THE ISLAMIC CENTER WOULD LIKE TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR THE COUNTY FOR EGRESS ONTO GALAXY ROAD.
THE DIRECTOR OF REAL PROPERTY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS BOARD PAPER. COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. ANTHONY? NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, NUMBER ONE, BUT FOR ALSO FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS ON THIS REALLY BENEFICIAL EXCHANGE FOR NOT ONLY YOUR USE, BUT TO ALLEVIATE SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS WITH THE ISLAMIC CENTER FOR THE WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. SO MOVED, MOVE. MR. CHAIR HAS BEEN MOVED BY MR. SMITH. IS THE SECOND BY MISS RANCH.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.
[8d. 58-26 Resolution - Condemnation - Easements - Fall Line Trail Longdale Phase - 10879 Winfrey Road - Fairfield District. ]
THE LONGDALE PHASE 108 SEVEN NINE WINFREE ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE FAIRFIELD DISTRICT.MR.. ANTHONY, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, MR. MANAGER.
MR. CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PROPERTY THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FALL LINE TRAIL LONGDALE PHASE PROJECT. THE COUNTY NEEDS TO ACQUIRE A PERMANENT TRAIL, EASEMENTS AND EASEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY ABERNATHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL, THE COUNTY MADE AN OFFER OF $6,264 FOR THE REQUIRED PROPERTY INTEREST, BUT THE PARTIES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND REAL PROPERTY RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
THE BOARD PAPER COUNTY MANAGER, CONCURS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MISS ANTHONY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BEEN MOVED BY REVEREND NELSON. SECOND BY MISTER ROGERS.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION APPROVED.
NEXT. MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 59 DASH 26 IS A RESOLUTION.
[8e. 59-26 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Quitclaim Deed - Club Commons at Wyndham Condominium Unit Owners Association, Inc. - Three Chopt District. ]
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THIS IS IN THE THREE CHOP DISTRICT. MR. ANTHONY.THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, SIR.
MR. MANAGER MISTER CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
CLUB COMMONS COURT, MANAFORT CIRCLE. SAILORS DRIVE AND LAYTON DRIVE.
THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED IN MARCH OF 2025 FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
IS ANYONE ONLINE? I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, MISS ROUNDTREE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. NEXT, MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF COMMENTS.
[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS ]
OH, AND COME FORWARD LIEUTENANT COLONEL, IF YOU WOULD, TO THE PODIUM IN THE BACK.AND HE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MISS JENNIFER LIEBERMAN.
YOU ASKED ME TO GO TO THE FRONT. OKAY. OKAY. I APOLOGIZE.
CAN YOU TURN THAT MIC OFF, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
THE DEPUTY'S GOT. IS THIS WORKING? YES. OKAY, DEPUTIES GOT SOME HANDOUTS FOR YOU.
OKAY. WAIT TILL YOU GET YOUR HANDOUTS. THANK YOU.
SHERIFF. YOU CAN. YOU CAN PROCEED, MR. CLARK.
OKAY. MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL DOUGLAS CLARK.
I RESIDE AT 5005 CASTLE POINT COURT IN GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA.
MY LAST JOB WAS PROVIDING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST IN AFGHANISTAN.
LIKE MR. LUCAS WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.
HE USED TO BE IN THE BUDGET OFFICE AND DID SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB.
NOW HE'S COUNTY MANAGER. WE BOTH KNOW HOW TO ADD.
AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT IS THE FY 2027 HENRICO COUNTY BUDGET.
I'LL BE FOCUSED ON THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE FUNDING REQUEST.
2027 BUDGET REQUEST BY THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE AND MARK COAKLEY.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE $1.1 MILLION SPENT IN 2025 ON THESE SAME SYSTEMS. I'VE PROVIDED IN THE PACKET GIVEN TO YOU PRIOR TO THIS BRIEF, A COPY OF DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING WHAT I'VE JUST STATED.
YOU CAN SEE THE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND CONTRACTS FROM ESNS ADDING UP TO THE COST.
STATED THE BEHIND MY STATEMENTS THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU A COPY OF AND ATTACHED TO IT ARE EMAILS RECEIVED BY ME BY CLINT CURTIS. HE'S A REGISTRAR IN SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
HE HAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE PROVIDED IN THIS PACKET, WHICH IS THE SECOND HANDOUT, WHICH IS A SUMMARY OF EXACTLY HOW YOU CAN HAND COUNT HAND PAPER, COUNT YOUR ELECTIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY $46,500 PER PRECINCT.
YOU'VE GOT 93 PRECINCTS, SO YOU CAN ADD UP THE COST.
I MEAN, $500 PER PRECINCT. EXCUSE ME. 93 PRECINCTS ADDS UP TO $46,500.
SECONDLY, I'VE INCLUDED A COPY OF THE FY 2027 REQUEST BY THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE FOR ANOTHER $600,000 AND WHAT IT ENTAILS. AND THE LAST BROCHURE THAT I'VE INCLUDED IS THE 2025 BUDGET THAT SHOWS YOU THE $1.1 MILLION THAT WAS
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SPENT ON THESE VOTING SYSTEMS. AND IF YOU HAVE TWO ELECTIONS IN A YEAR INSTEAD OF 46.5, IT WOULD COST YOU ABOUT $100,000, WHICH WOULD STILL SAVE YOU HALF $1 MILLION.SO IF YOU ADD UP 1.1 MILLION FOR 2025, 600,000 FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT HALF $1 MILLION IN EXPENSES ON THESE ELECTIONS EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS UNNECESSARY IN SPITE OF RECENT POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING IN RICHMOND.
THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES THE RIGHT OF EVERY COUNTY TO HAND PAPER COUNT.
IN ARTICLE TWO, SECTION THREE. AND YOUR ATTORNEY, WHO IS VERY COMPETENT.
I'VE TALKED TO HIM MANY TIMES. GOOD MAN. HE CAN VERIFY THIS FOR YOU.
IN ELECTIONS BY THE PEOPLE, VOTING SHALL BE BY BALLOT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.
QUOTE, IN ELECTIONS BY THE PEOPLE, VOTING SHALL BE BY BALLOT OR BY MACHINES FOR RECEIVING, RECORDING AND COUNTING VOTES CAST IN YOUR PACKET.
SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT HE'S ACTUALLY DONE AND EXPENSES HE'S ACTUALLY INCURRED.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT IT'S ALL ON THE UP AND UP.
SO I HAVE ALSO ANOTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, MARK COOK, WHO'S COMING TO VIRGINIA IN APRIL, WHO WOULD LOVE TO BRIEF YOU ON THE HAND COUNTING METHOD.
I CAN GET MY PAGE TO TURN. IN CONCLUSION, I'M REQUESTING A DECISION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO NOT APPROVE THE 600,000 ADDITIONAL SPENDING BY THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE AND SAVE TAXPAYERS A HALF MILLION DOLLARS BY REQUIRING A HAND COUNT OF THE OFFICIAL PAPER BALLOT, TO BE DOCUMENTED BY VIDEO FOR ALL PRECINCT COUNTS AND AGGREGATE VOTE TOTALS TO BE VERIFIED COUNTYWIDE.
IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAVE THE TAXPAYERS HALF $1 MILLION, I'M REQUESTING AN EXPLANATION OF WHY NOT? I'M AVAILABLE AND YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THESE TO SAVE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS IN THE COMING WEEK.
I'M GOING TO CALL AND ASK FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER AND MY REPRESENTATIVE IN BROOKLYN TO TALK ABOUT THIS MATTER, AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. AND MR. LUCAS, SORRY. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. YOU'VE DEALT WITH A BUDGET FOR A LONG TIME. SO YOU CAN TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU, VERIFY THE ACCURACY, AND EVEN IF I'M OFF BY 100%, IT WOULD STILL SAVE A HALF $1 MILLION. AND THEN YOU CAN ADVISE THE BOARD WHETHER MY MATERIAL IS ACCURATE OR NOT.
TALK TO CLINT CURTIS, WHO'S AN ACTUAL REGISTRAR AND ACTUALLY HAS DONE THIS.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THAT'S THE END OF MY BRIEF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT CHAIR MISS JENNIFER LIEBERMAN.
HI, MY NAME IS JENNIFER LIEBERMAN. I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE A REASON TO GIVE ANOTHER SPEECH GIVEN LAST SESSION, BUT AT LEAST ONE OF YOU SAYS SOMETHING THAT PIQUES MY INTEREST THAT FORCES MY HAND TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
PERHAPS IT IS BLISSFUL IGNORANCE ON MY PART, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT I AM UNAWARE OF HOW THE LABOR MOVEMENT HAD HAS FORMED OVER THE 20TH CENTURY, AS I'VE NEVER ATTENDED ANY CLASSES REGARDING THE MOVEMENT, AND I'VE NEVER PARTICIPATED IN A COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT, BUT I DIGRESS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITY OF HENRICO COUNTY, WE HAVE A PRETTY BUSTLING AREA WITH TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED EVERY SINGLE DAY. WHEN WE LOOK AT A LARGE PORTION OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, IT IS EITHER RESTAURANTS OR RETAIL.
AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, PEOPLE IN BOTH SECTORS ARE MAKE UNDER $40,000 A YEAR, RETAIL BEING AROUND 20,000 PEOPLE AND RESTAURANTS BEING AROUND 7000 PEOPLE. I'M NOT ALL THAT INTERESTED IN REHASHING ANY OF THE PREVIOUS SPEECHES THAT I'VE GIVEN, BUT TO SUMMARIZE, THAT EQUALS TO JUST 1,415% OF THE WORKFORCE.
CURRENTLY, ABOUT 8% OF THE POPULATION IN HENRICO COUNTY IS IS DISABLED.
TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE WORKFORCE WHILE BEING DISABLED IS EVEN HARDER.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE LAWS AGAINST IT, BEING IN A RIGHT TO WORK STATE MEANS THAT YOU CAN GET FIRED FOR ANY REASON, WHICH ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS A PERSON TO BE RELIEVED FROM THEIR DUTIES IF THEIR PROBLEMS INCONVENIENCE THE EMPLOYER, WITHOUT THEM FACING ANY CONSEQUENCES. THEY CAN JUST DOCUMENT VERY MINUTE THINGS UNTIL THEY HAVE ENOUGH OF A CASE TO GET RID OF YOU,
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AND YOU HAVE NO RECOURSE. OR LIKE MYSELF, YOU HAVE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING ISSUES WHERE IT MAKES IT HARDER TO JUST FIND SOMETHING OR ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF.OR LIKE MANY OBVIOUSLY KNOW, IT CAN MEAN THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE MORE MONEY TO FUNCTION AND EVEN HAVE A PILLOW TO FALL ON IF A CATASTROPHE OR EVEN A FRACTURE HAPPENS. AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE MORE MONEY? YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO PUT IT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EITHER BUYING THINGS OR RECEIVING DIFFERENT SERVICES, OR EVEN ALLOWING YOURSELF TO EXPERIENCE NEW THINGS.
DO YOU ALL KNOW THE REASON WHY PEOPLE AREN'T IN A UNION? IN MOST OF THE COUNTRY, IT IS DUE TO THE FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOB.
IF THEY WERE TO TRY TO START A NEW CHAPTER, NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE IN ONE.
ANYWAY, I HOPE THAT NONE OF YOU WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF BEING LIKE THE 40TH PRESIDENT, A TURNCOAT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING? ANYONE ON WEBEX TO SPEAK ON WEBEX? MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SEEING NO ONE.
YOU WOULD MOVE INTO YOUR GENERAL AGENDA. YOU BEGIN WITH THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM 60, DASH 26. THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY.
[10. GENERAL AGENDA ]
THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER FOR THE STRAWBERRY HILL PUMPING STATION, SPECIFICALLY SCREW PUMP REPLACEMENT.[10a. 60-26 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Construction Change Order - Strawberry Hill Pumping Station - Screw Pump No. 2 Replacement - Fairfield District. ]
THIS PROJECT IS IN THE FAIRFIELD DISTRICT. MR. CHAN. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH WACO IN THE AMOUNT OF $550 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRAWBERRY HILL PUMPING STATION.
SCREW PUMP NUMBER TWO. THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $464,040.75. DUE TO UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF TARIFFS ON IMPORTED EQUIPMENT, ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO TO THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENTS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS STILL ON TRACK, TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAN. COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I SO MOVED. SECOND, BEEN MOVED BY MYSELF. SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.
NEXT. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, 6126 IS A RESOLUTION, IN THIS CASE FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT.
[10b. 61-26 Resolution - Award of Contract - Colonial Court Area Water Rehabilitation - Varina District. ]
THE COLONIAL COURT AREA WATER REHABILITATION PROJECT.THIS IS IN THE VARENA DISTRICT. MR. CHAN, THANK YOU AGAIN.
THIS IS AN AWARD OF A FIXED PRICE CONTRACT FOR 2,000,060 $61,153 TO CENTRAL SITE AND UTILITIES FOR THE COLONIAL COURT AREA WATER REHABILITATION PROJECT, CONSISTING OF INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1325 LINEAR FEET OF WATER MAINS, INSTALLATION OF WATER METERS AND SERVICE LINES, AND ABANDONMENT OF THE EXISTING THREE INCH WATER MAINS IN ALLEYS WITHIN THE COLONIAL COURT AREA. WORK ON THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN APRIL AND BE COMPLETED WITHIN 360 CALENDAR DAYS.
MOVED BY REVEREND NELSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MISTER ROGUISH? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. NEXT. MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS AGENDA ITEM 62 DASH 26.
[10c. 62-26 Resolution - Award of Contract - Liesfeld Farm Drive Extension - Three Chopt District. ]
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT. THIS IS THE LEAST FIELD FARM DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE THREE CHOP DISTRICT.MR. DE LEON. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. MANAGER. MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD AWARD A UNIT PRICE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,679,474 FOR TO J.R. CASKEY, INCORPORATED FOR THE LEASE.
FIELD FARM DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE THREE CHOP DISTRICT.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 800 LINEAR FEET OF ROADWAY EXTENSION ALONG LEES FIELD FARM DRIVE, AND 500 LINEAR FEET OF EXTENSION OF FOUR ROAD B.
THE SCOPE ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE LANE ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF FARM DRIVE AND ROAD B, AND ALSO CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE.
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IT ALSO INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF A WATER MAIN AND NEW STORM SEWER AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES.AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? MISS ROUNDTREE? GLAD TO SEE THIS GETTING GOING ALONG, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH FOR THAT ANIMAL SHELTER.
SO I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MISS ROUNDTREE.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY REVEREND NELSON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.
MR. CHAIR, I HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MANAGER. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TONIGHT, MR. CHAIR? ONLY ONE TO THANK OUR COUNTY MANAGER FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO DO THE INVOCATION WITH TWO REVERENDS ON HIS BOARD, SO THANK YOU, SIR. IT WAS VERY WELL DONE, SIR.
YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. WELL, SEEING, THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.