[8a. Rezoning Case 249-25 REZ-2025-101722 Varina Elderhomes Corporation: Request to conditionally rezone from B-3 Business District and R-3 One-Family Residence District to R-5AC General Residence District (Conditional) (8.99 acres) and R-5BC General Residence District (Conditional) (8.51 acres) Parcels 817-726-9388, 817-727-7702, and 818-726-1688 containing 17.51 acres located at the northwest intersection of Nine Mile Road (State Route 33) and Newbridge Road. The applicant proposes single-family detached homes. The use will be controlled by zoning ordinance regulations and proffered conditions. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan recommends Suburban Residential 2, where density should not exceed 3.4 units per acre, and Commercial Arterial. A portion of the site is located in the Enterprise Zone. The Planning Commission voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors deny the request. (Deferred from January 27, 2026, meeting.) Agenda Item ]

AND R3 ONE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO R5, A C GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT AND R5 B C GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT.

CONDITIONAL SEVERAL PARCELS CONTAINING 17.5 ACRES THAT ARE LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NINE MILE ROAD AND NEWBRIDGE ROAD, WHEREIN THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DEVELOPMENT.

MR. EMERSON. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS A REQUEST TO REZONE A 17.5 ACRE SITE FROM B THREE AND R3 TO R5, A C AND R5 B C TO CONSTRUCT UP TO 60 DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF NINE MILE ROAD AND NEW BRIDGE ROAD.

THE SITE IS UNDEVELOPED, EXCEPT FOR THE FOOTPRINT OF A FORMER PARKING PAD AND IS ENTIRELY WOODED.

FLOODPLAIN IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND WETLANDS ARE ON THE WESTERN SIDE. BUSINESS USES EXIST TO THE EAST ALONG NINE MILE ROAD.

TO THE NORTH IS THE COUNTY WATER TANK AND TO THE SOUTH ACROSS NINE MILE ROAD YOU WILL SEE THE NEW BRIDGE LEARNING CENTER.

THE REMAINDER OF THE ADJACENT AREA IS DEVELOPED AS SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.

PROFFERED CONCEPTUAL PLAN REFLECTS TWO ACCESS POINTS A RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT OFF NINE MILE ROAD AND A CONNECTION TO ROBIN AVENUE TO THE NORTH.

INTERNAL ACCESS TO INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS WOULD BE FROM A COMBINATION OF A 50 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ROAD AND PRIVATE, 24 FOOT WIDE ALLEYS RUNNING ALONG THE REAR OF THE R5B LOTS. LOT WIDTHS SHOWN ON THE LAYOUT WOULD MEET THE MINIMUM 30 FOOT WIDTH IN THE R5B AREAS AND 50 FOOT WIDTH IN THE R5A SECTION.

A FIVE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK IS SHOWN ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE R5B LOTS.

INSIDE 35 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG NINE MILE ROAD.

AND IF YOU'LL FOLLOW THE CURSOR, YOU CAN SEE HOW THE SIDEWALK DOES PULL BACK SOMEWHAT FROM NINE MILE ROAD, BUT IT IS THERE.

AND THEN IT TIES BACK IN AND HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK CONNECTING. THE AREA ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SITE WOULD REMAIN LARGELY UNDISTURBED, WITH ANY FLOODPLAIN TO BE REZONED TO C1 CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT THE TIME OF SUBDIVISION SUBMITTAL.

AT THE EASTERN EASTERN LINE IS A DRIVE BMP, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO HANDLE STORMWATER.

THE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECOMMENDS SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TWO AND COMMERCIAL ARTERIAL WITH DETACHED HOMES AND AN OVERALL GROSS DENSITY OF 3.43 UNITS TO THE ACRE.

THE PROPOSED USE IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TWO DESIGNATION.

THIS REQUEST WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH BECAUSE OF UNRESOLVED ISSUES RELATING TO SITE DRAINAGE

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AND STREETSCAPE ON NINE MILE ROAD.

FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CLOSELY EVALUATED THE SUBJECT SITE AND RAISED CONCERNS REGARDING POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

THE APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGED THE SITE'S CHALLENGES AND PROVIDED AN UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ADDRESS ADDRESS THE CONCERNS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS EVALUATED THE UPDATED CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE CALCULATIONS AND EXHIBITS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE DESIGN AND CAPACITY OF SITE DRAINAGE, INCLUDING UPDATES TO THE FILL GRADING AND BMP. DPW HAS CONFIRMED THE APPLICANT IS SUFFICIENTLY SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED THEIR CONCERNS. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LAST DEFERRED THIS REQUEST ON JANUARY 27TH TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT ADDITIONAL TIME TO ADDRESS SITE DESIGN.

REGARDING REGARDING THE DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE APPLICANT HAVING SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED THE SITE DESIGN CONCERNS, STAFF CAN NOW RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THE APPLICANT HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING ON JUNE 26TH, 2025, AT THE HENRICO THEATER.

THREE ADJACENT RESIDENTS ATTENDED AND DISCUSSED TOPICS RELATED TO LOT AND HOUSE SIZE, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, LIGHTING, AND AMENITIES.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME ELEVATIONS OF THE HOMES.

I'LL RUN THROUGH THOSE QUICKLY FOR YOU.

AND IN THE INTERIM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO ANSWER, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY AND DO THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. EMERSON.

COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. EMERSON OR STAFF? MR. EMERSON, IF YOU DON'T.

SO I KNOW WE HAD SOME CONCERNS, AND I THINK I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF YOU.

YOU KNOW, ABOUT SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS? CAN YOU? YOU KNOW, JUST FROM A, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, MAYBE CAN SPEAK TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE.

HAVE DONE AND THEN MAYBE TO REAL THAT WE HAVE DONE, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS DONE SINCE THE FIRST TIME WE HEARD THIS CASE.

YES, SIR. WHAT MAKES STAFF COMFORTABLE NOW? WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DRAINAGE.

ONE OF THE. THERE WERE TWO TWO THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON IN REGARDS TO THE.

THE OVERALL PLAN WHEN IT WAS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

ONE WAS THE TREATMENT OF THE.

THE BUFFER ALONG NINE MILE ROAD THAT HAS SINCE BEEN DEFINED TO BE 35FT PLANTED TO A 25 FOOT TRANSITIONAL. AND COMMITMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THAT.

AND AND THE REST WERE DRAINAGE ISSUES, BOTH ON SITE AND OFF SITE.

AND THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AN UPDATED CONCEPT PLAN WHICH REVISED THE BMP BETTER DELINEATED THE WETLANDS.

THEY DID PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CALCULATIONS AND EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO DPW, ILLUSTRATING THE DESIGN AND CAPACITY OF ALL THE SITE DRAINAGE, INCLUDING UPDATES AGAIN TO THE PHIL GRADING AND BMP.

AND THIS DID CHANGE TO A DRY POND.

AT ONE POINT IT WAS THOUGHT IT WOULD WOULD BE A WET POND.

AND WITH THAT ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIATION, DPW DID CONFIRM THAT THE APPLICANT IS SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED THEIR CONCERNS.

YOU DO HAVE A TRANSITIONAL BUFFER TEN TO THE REAR.

I FAILED TO MENTION THAT, BUT THAT IS ALONG THE COUNTY HOLDINGS WITH THE WATER TANK TO BETTER BUFFER THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS THE CONNECTIVITY TO ROBIN AVENUE AND THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE NINE MILE ROAD ACCESS.

IT HAS BEEN LIMITED TO A RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT.

AND WE'LL GET THE FINALIZATION ON THAT AT THE TIME OF PLANNING DEVELOPMENT WITH VDOT, THAT'S NORMALLY WHEN WE SETTLE THOSE.

SO I THINK THAT THAT SUMS IT UP.

SO ROBIN, ROBIN AVENUE IS A STREET THAT'S A STRAIGHT CUT THROUGH.

YES, SIR. IT WILL BE. OKAY.

YEAH, I REALLY LIKE THIS LAYOUT ALL THAT MUCH, BUT I MEAN, TO GET INTO THINGS THAT WE NEED.

I SEE, I SEE THE POINT.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? ARE YOU. YEAH.

MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING. YEAH, NO, WE DID WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE APPLICANT AND THEIR ENGINEER.

SO TYPICALLY AT ZONING YOU KNOW, WE'RE USUALLY WORKING OFF THE CONCEPTUAL LEVEL. SO THEY ACTUALLY DID DO AN ADDITIONAL SURVEY WORK, ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BEYOND WHAT WE NORMALLY WOULD SEE AT ZONING TO PROVE THAT THE SITE, WHICH IS VERY FLAT NOW, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS WITH SOME OF THE AREAS WOULD BE GRADED PROPERLY SO THAT ANY NEW RESIDENTS MOVING IN WOULDN'T HAVE DRAINAGE ISSUES ONCE THE HOMES WERE BUILT.

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AND THEN WE ALSO SPENT SOME ADDITIONAL CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY OF THE WATER FROM THIS SITE WERE TO STAY ON SITE AND BE MANAGED BY, ON SITE AND HANDLED BY THE EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM. NINE MILE ROAD AS OPPOSED TO IMPACTING SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO THEY SPENT A LOT OF ENERGY AND ATTENTION ON ON BOTH OF THOSE MATTERS, TO THE POINT WHERE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES.

SO YEAH, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO CAUSE CHALLENGES, NOT ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES.

ARE THERE, ARE THERE CHALLENGES ALREADY? WELL, NO. YEAH. SO I THINK THEY'VE ADDRESSED THAT.

OKAY, SITE IS FLAT AND THEY ACTUALLY ARE COMMITTING TO BRINGING IN FILL DIRT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SITE MEETS GRADING.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WHEN THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AT BY OTHER DEVELOPERS.

THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS ON THE TABLE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, MR. ROGERS? I HAVE MR. EMERSON. JUST TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.

I NOTICED ON THIS THE CONCEPTUAL CLUSTERED MAILBOX.

IS THAT STANDARD FOR R5A AND B? YES, SIR. IT'S STANDARD IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISIONS.

NOW THAT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE US POSTAL SERVICE.

THEY NO LONGER DO THE INDIVIDUAL MAILBOX IN IN ANY OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS.

OKAY. AND THEN SECOND QUESTION DID THIS NOT CHANGE ENOUGH TO WARRANT IT TO GO BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY OF THESE CHANGES? NO, SIR, I DON'T BELIEVE SO, BECAUSE PRIMARILY IT WAS A LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING ISSUE AND DRAINAGE ISSUES.

THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE SUBDIVISION DID NOT CHANGE THAT DRAMATICALLY.

THE NUMBER OF UNITS PROPOSED DID NOT CHANGE.

SO THERE THERE WASN'T ANY ANY TYPE OF DENSITY SHIFT.

AS REVEREND NELSON NOTED, THE LAYOUT REALLY IS DRIVEN A GREAT DEAL BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES WHERE THE BMP HAS TO BE, WHERE THE WETLANDS EXIST.

SO YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU JUST FOLLOW THE CURSOR, THE WETLANDS ARE MOSTLY IN THIS AREA.

YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON AREA THERE THAT'S USABLE.

THEN YOU HAVE A BMP ON ON THE EASTERN SIDE.

SO JUST BASED ON THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE, THE CONFIGURATION REALLY DID NOT CHANGE THAT MUCH. AND LAST JUST CONFIRMATION IT DOES MATCH THE COMP PLAN 3.4 ACRES OR UNITS PER ACRE. SO I THINK THAT'S EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU. REVEREND NELSON AND COLLEAGUES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? JUST A SUMMARY. I THINK WE'RE ALL PRETTY CLEAR.

BUT JUST FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT STAFF HAS NOT SHARED THAT YOU HAVE DONE, IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT.

SO WE GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.

GOOD EVENING, KATE LAFAYETTE WITH ROTH JACKSON HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT PROJECT HOMES. SO IN SUMMARY, THE THREE MAIN THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS EXPANDED THE DRY POND.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY A WET POND.

FROM OUR RESEARCH, THERE IS A DITCH ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE POST DEVELOPMENT FLOW.

IT WILL ALL GO TOWARDS THAT BMP INSTEAD OF FLOWING OFF SITE.

WE ARE GOING TO WE FIRST BROUGHT THIS PROJECT TO YOU BACK IN NOVEMBER.

WE HAD GRADING LEVELS AROUND 1%, SO THOSE ARE NOW 3 TO 5% ACROSS THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE BRINGING IN MORE. PHIL, WE ACTUALLY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. HUGHES ABOUT EXACTLY THE LEVELS HE WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD NEED AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, PURCHASING THOSE AND GETTING THOSE ON SITE.

THERE'S ALSO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT IN TERMS OF LIKE IT'S CALLED CROWNING. YOU CAN BASICALLY HAVE THE ELEVATIONS HIGHER IN THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE WATER DRAINS TO THE SIDES INSTEAD OF DRAINING INTO THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO INLETS AND OTHER STRUCTURES TO HELP WATER FLOW.

AND BASICALLY ALL OF THIS SUMMARIZED TOGETHER MEANS THAT AFTER THE CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN RUN, OUR POST-DEVELOPMENT PEAK FLOW OFF SITE IS BELOW THE CURRENT PRE-DEVELOPMENT FLOW OFF SITE. SO THAT IS IN FOR A TEN YEAR STORM LIKE FLOOD EVENT.

SO WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES.

SO QUICK QUESTION. SIZE OF THE HOMES, THE SIZE OF THE HOMES.

I KNOW THE LOT WIDTHS AND I THINK ABOUT 1500 SQUARE FEET.

OKAY. SO ALL ABOUT THE SAME SIZE.

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YES, SIR. AND WHAT PROJECTED HOME PRICES.

I BELIEVE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT AROUND 400 OR LOWER THAN LESS THAN 400.

SO LIKE 80% AM I. OH 225 300.

YEAH. THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

SO SORRY. HELLO, I'M MATT MORGAN.

I'M WITH PROJECT HOMES.

WHICH ONE IS IT? YEAH.

WE'RE TARGETING 80% TO 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

WE'RE A NONPROFIT DEVELOPER.

SO OUR CURRENT RANGE FOR THAT BASED ON INCOMES IS 225 ON THE LOW END AND 295 ON THE HIGH END. OKAY. SO AND YOU SAID, THIS IS THIS IS THROUGH BETTER HOMES, PROJECT HOMES, PROJECT HOMES.

OKAY. BUT NOT WORKING WITH ANY LAND TRUST OR ANYTHING.

NO LAND TRUST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO 225 1500 SQUARE FEET, 225 TO 295.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. CHAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. WELL, HEARING NONE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE? HI. GOOD EVENING. BOARD EVERYONE.

I'M RON TIERNEY WITH ATTORNEY ENTERPRISE, NORMAL SIGNS NEXT DOOR.

AND PRESENTATION WAS GOOD.

THEY ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WHEN THEY CAME UP HERE.

SOME OF MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE TRAFFIC, WHICH I GUESS YOU ALL CAN'T ADDRESS HERE.

BUT THE TRAFFIC, THE EGRESS WHEN YOU'RE COMING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT TOO WELL.

AND THEN COMING OUT TOWARDS ROBIN AVENUE AND GOING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS THERE, ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE ROADS BACK THERE? BECAUSE I'VE SEEN PEOPLE GO IN DITCHES AND THINGS GET PRETTY TIGHT WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO PASS OR HAVE LARGER VEHICLES THROUGH THERE.

SO I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THEY'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A U TURN RIGHT HERE ON MY PROPERTY, AND IT'S JUST THE EASIEST THING TO DO.

AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I SEE.

PEOPLE DO IT NOW JUST FOR OTHER REASONS, MUCH LESS IF THEY LIVE DOWN THERE AND THEY'RE COMING IN FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

AND THEN ALSO THE SIDEWALK, THERE'S NO SIDEWALK THAT GOES IN FRONT OF MY PROPERTY. SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT SIDEWALK IS GOING TO LEAD TO.

WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THAT.

AND THEN ALSO THE DRAINAGE.

I THINK KATE ENDED UP ANSWERING.

SO IF THEY CROWN IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN IT SPANS DOWN TOWARDS THE DMP AND THE WETLANDS.

THAT'S GOOD. AND THAT SEEMS TO WORK OUT.

BUT THEN SO THAT DITCH.

WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT TYING IN TO THE THE DITCH THAT GOES BETWEEN MY PROPERTY AND YOUR PROPERTY. IS THAT HOW THAT WAS? JUST YOU GO AHEAD AND KEEP ON ASKING YOUR QUESTIONS, AND THEN I'LL BRING THEM UP AND LET THEM KNOW.

RIGHT. I THOUGHT SHE SPOKE ABOUT IT, BUT I DIDN'T CATCH THE WHOLE THING.

SO SHE'LL THEY'LL COME BACK AND THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

I SEE WHERE THEY PUT SOME EXTRA BUSHES IN.

I GUESS THAT'S FOR HELPING WITH DRAINAGE AND WATER AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S MAINLY THE ACCESS AND IN TRAFFIC AND THERE IS CRIME IN THAT AREA.

AND I JUST WONDER WHAT THE FUTURE PLAN IS TO KIND OF KEEP CRIME DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, NEW BRIDGE VILLAGE IS ITS OWN THING, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE TWO KIND OF MESHED TOGETHER AND STUFF.

SO THOSE ARE MY MAIN CONCERNS.

NOTHING CRAZY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU ALL. MISTER.

MISTER CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND AND SO, MISTER HUGHES, IF YOU DON'T MIND SPEAKING TO THE INGRESS EGRESS AND THE IN AND OUT OFF OF NINE MILE, I CAN SEE I CAN SEE THE CONCERN.

SO THE LIGHT IS ON THE COMING OUT OF NEW BRIDGE.

THE LIGHT IS ON THE NORVILLE SIGN SIDE OF THE ROAD IT JUST SPOKE TO BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU GUYS THOUGHT ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE IMPACTS OF THIS NINE MILE ROAD ENTRANCE AND EXIT. AND THEN IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND SOMEBODY COMING BACK AND KIND OF SPEAKING TO

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HIS CONCERN AND THEN CHIEF, I HATE TO CALL YOU OFF THE CALL YOU UP, BUT DO YOU MIND JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU ALREADY HAVE OFFICERS IN THAT AREA, BUT CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO ANY CONCERNS MAYBE ABOUT CRIME OR WHAT ARE WE DOING IN IN THE NEW BRIDGE AREA? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS THE MILE QUESTION.

SO SO CURRENTLY TODAY NINE MILE IS AN UNDIVIDED ROADWAY.

SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A MEDIAN.

SO U-TURNS AREN'T SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A MEDIAN, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NOT SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED. BUT FROM A STATE STANDPOINT, THEY CONTROL THE ACCESS ON NINE MILE ROAD.

THEY KIND OF DETERMINE WHETHER WHAT TYPE OF ACCESS.

AND I THINK GENERALLY THEY'RE LOOKING AT SAFE ACCESS SPACING.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHY WHAT'S SHOWN RIGHT NOW IS A RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER SPACING FOR A FULL CROSSOVER.

BUT YEAH, I MEAN AS FAR AS THE U-TURNS YOU MENTIONED ON HIS PROPERTY, TECHNICALLY, I GUESS YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE THOSE HAPPEN AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

BUT BECAUSE THERE'S NO MEDIAN, I GUESS TECHNICALLY COULD OCCUR, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD TALK TO VDOT ABOUT. I MEAN, THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE IF THAT'S OCCURRING TODAY.

THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE COULD TALK ABOUT. IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

SO CAN WE CAN WE GET WITH WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? MISTER TONY, CAN YOU GET WITH HIM AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF GET VDOT ENGAGED. AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF RECTIFY THAT PART OF IT.

YES. YES, SIR. I'M JOHN MURRAY WITH TIMMONS GROUP, THE ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT.

JUST WANTED TO TRY AND ANSWER A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS.

I THINK THE QUESTION ABOUT DRAINAGE, THE DRY POND THAT WE'VE GOT WILL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE COUNTY STORM SEWER SYSTEM SO IT WON'T HIT THE DITCH AT ALL NEAR YOUR PROPERTY. I THINK THAT WAS THE, THE PRIMARY QUESTION.

AND THEN WE CAN WORK WITH VDOT ON THE, ON THE ACCESS POINT.

THEY DO CONTROL THE ACCESS SPACING STANDARDS.

IT'S AND IT'S ALL IN THEIR MANUALS AND GUIDELINES.

AND THE REASON FOR THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT IS WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR A FULL ACCESS ENTRANCE TO MEET THEIR CRITERIA.

SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SHOWN THAT WAY.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE BEST OPTIONS FOR THE AREA THAT MEET THEIR STANDARDS, OR EVEN AN EXCEPTION IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO ALLOW THAT AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. SO SOMEBODY IS GOING TO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET AROUND.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE EMPATHY FOR THE, THE U-TURN.

BUT HONESTLY, I LOVE THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT.

SO I'M GLAD THAT THEY CAN'T CROSS OVER BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A MESS RIGHT THERE IF PEOPLE COULD JUST STOP AND CROSS OVER NINE MILE RIGHT THERE.

SO BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK WITH YOU.

OKAY, CHIEF, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SO GOOD EVENING BOARD. JUST TO ADDRESS THE, THE AREA YOU'RE, YOU'RE REFERRING TO, ME AND MY TEAM ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE, WITH THAT LOCATION, AS YOU KNOW, IN SOME AREAS IN THE COUNTY, THERE IS A FOCUS IN CERTAIN, CERTAIN CORRIDORS.

THAT AREA IS ONE OF THE ONE OF OUR FOCAL POINTS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF MANPOWER THAT WE PUT IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, BUT WE ALSO LEVERAGE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY IN THAT AREA AS WELL IN ORDER TO MITIGATE, MITIGATE CRIME. SO I WILL SAY THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, A SPECIFIC CRIME OR SOMETHING THAT'S OCCURRING, JUST GET WITH ME. GIVE ME LET ME GET YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE.

BUT WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA. AND WE KNOW THAT IF WE IF WE CAN KEEP CRIME DOWN IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, IT WILL DO A LOT FOR THAT DISTRICT.

SO IT'S NOT UNFAMILIAR TO US.

THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU, MR. NELSON. MR.. MR.. YES, SIR.

MR.. CHAIR, CAN I JUST CAN I ASK MR. HUGHES ONE MORE TIME? I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THIS, BUT IF YOU'RE HEADING WEST ON NINE MILE, THERE IS A LIGHT THAT.

WHAT'S THE RECOMMENDED.

IF SOMEONE IS COMING WEST ON NINE MILE, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO UP TO THAT AND MAKE A U U-TURN AND COME BACK DOWN AROUND AND COME IN.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? YEAH, I THINK WITH THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT, THEY'RE HEADED WEST. THEY WOULD TECHNICALLY HAVE ACCESS VIA BAKER AVENUE AND THEN THEY COULD KIND OF CONNECT THROUGH.

THAT'S ONE THAT'S ONE OPTION.

AND THE FUTURE OF NINE MILE ROAD WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY MENTION THIS, BUT AT SOME POINT THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS COMING IN THE FUTURE.

I GOT YOU. THAT MAKES MORE SENSE WITH ADDITIONAL SIDE EYE LIKE THE RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT. BUT I JUST IF YOU'RE HEADING WEST ON THERE, I JUST DON'T, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE

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HOW THE PERSON WOULD GET BACK INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

YEAH. AND, AND TO GO BACK TO THE WRITING RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW, LIKE MR. MURRAY MENTIONED, WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S VDOT CONTROLLED. SO THERE'S A SIGNAL JUST RIGHT UP THE STREET.

SO THE SPACING ISN'T MET BASED ON THEIR STANDARDS.

SO WHAT TYPICALLY WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AFTER REZONING IS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER.

AND AT THAT POINT THAT'S WHEN VDOT WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THEY WOULD ALLOW FULL ACCESS POINT OR NOT, AND IN MANY CASES THEY DO.

BUT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE OF THE SPACING STANDARDS, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAS TO BE ASSUMED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. MADAM. THEREFORE, IF NO ONE IS SPEAKING IN PUBLIC OR ONLINE, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED.

BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR STAFF? QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.

ANYONE. IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION, MR. CHAIR? THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO THANK THE THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT.

I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR REENGAGING THIS.

IT WAS DENIED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION GENERALLY WHEN RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE COME IN HISTORICALLY FOR ME AS A DENIAL, I USUALLY STICK WITH THAT.

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE EVERYBODY KIND OF PUT THEIR HEAD DOWN AND WENT TO WORK ON TRYING TO MAXIMIZE AND MAKE THIS A BETTER PROJECT.

I KNOW SINCE THIS BOARD HAS BEEN TOGETHER, WE PROBABLY HAVE DENIED MORE PROJECTS THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN MY 15 YEARS OF BEING ON THE BOARD.

AND I'M FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S, WE ARE ALL PUSHING TO GET THE BEST PRODUCTS.

THIS IS A MIX. THIS IS A MIXED AREA OF RESIDENTIAL A PUBLIC OF COMMERCIAL. YOU KNOW, I THINK RESIDENTIAL IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA MAKES SENSE. 60 UNITS AND I MEAN, WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THE DAY WOULD COME THAT WE WOULD SAY $225,000 IS ON THE LOW END OF HOUSING.

I MEAN, THAT IN ITSELF IS IS SAD.

YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S FOR NEW HOMES ON SALE.

ANYTHING CLOSE TO 200, YOU KNOW, IS ABOUT AS AFFORDABLE AS IT'S GOING TO GET THESE DAYS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M, I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I NORMALLY DON'T DO, WHICH IS GO AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I'M GOING TO MOVE AT 2020 5-1017 22 ELDER HOLMES COURT BE APPROVED WITH THE REVISED PROFFERS DATED FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY REVEREND NELSON.

IS THERE A SECOND SECOND SECONDED BY MISS ROGERS.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

IT IS APPROVED, MISS BINGHAM.

NEXT. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE MOVE INTO PUBLIC HEARINGS. OTHER ITEM.

[9. Public Hearings – Other Item ]

AGENDA ITEM 64 DASH 26 IS A RESOLUTION.

[9a. 64-26 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Utility Easement Agreement - Virginia Electric and Power Company - 3200 Old Williamsburg Road - Varina District. ]

THIS IS FOR SIGNATORY FOR A UTILITY EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY. THIS IS 3200 OLD WILLIAMSBURG ROAD IN THE VERONA DISTRICT.

MR. ANTHONY. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PEPCO FOR A 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ACROSS COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY AT 3200 OLD WILLIAMSBURG ROAD.

THE PROPOSED UTILITY EASEMENT WOULD ALLOW PEPCO TO INSTALL A NEW POLE METER TO SUPPLY POWER TO A NEW CONTROL VALVE VAULT THAT IS PLANNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE EASEMENT WILL NOT INTERFERE THE COUNTY'S USE OF ITS LAND.

THE REAL PROPERTY DIVISION HAS PROCESSED THIS REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS. WITHOUT OBJECTION. DIRECTORS OF PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THE BOARD PAPER COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. ANTHONY.

COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ANTHONY? SEEING NONE.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANY PERSON PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE ON LINE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION? SECOND. MOTION MADE BY REVEREND NELSON, SECONDED BY MRS. ROUNTREE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

NEXT. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING

[10. Public Comments ]

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IN PERSON? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK ON WEBEX.

OKAY THEN, MR. CHAIR, YOU WOULD MOVE INTO YOUR GENERAL AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEM 65 DASH 26 WAS COVERED EXTENSIVELY IN WORK SESSION.

[11. General Agenda ]

[11a. 65-26 Resolution - Receipt of Operating and Capital Budget Estimates for FY 202627 and Notices of Public Hearings on the Budget and Proposed Tax Rates. ]

THIS IS THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627 AND ALL THE NOTICES REQUIRED FOR TAX RATES.

MR. CRAWFORD. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER, AND GOOD EVENING.

EVENING AGAIN, MR. CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS, AS THE MANAGER NOTED, THE RECEIPT OF THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 2627.

IF APPROVED, THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE THE ADVERTISEMENT OF BOTH THE BUDGET AND THE APPLICABLE TAX RATES OF THAT SUPPORT THE BUDGET FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026, AND WOULD SET THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR BOTH OF THOSE.

THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE SET FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2026. FOR THE BUDGET AT 5:00.

NOTE THE SPECIAL START TIME FOR THAT MEETING AND THEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE TAC FOR THE REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATES WOULD BE SET FOR APRIL 20TH.

APRIL 14TH AT 6 P.M.. WITH THAT JUST AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PAPER.

AS THE MANAGER NOTED, WE REVIEWED THE OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET DURING WORK SESSION. FOR THE PUBLIC.

I'LL NOTE THAT THE NEARLY $2 BILLION OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET AND $346 MILLION CAPITAL BUDGET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE.

AND ALONG WITH THE, WITH THE SLIDE DECK FOR THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN AT WORK SESSION, ALONG WITH THE SCHEDULE OF BUDGET REVIEWS THAT BEGIN ON MONDAY MORNING AT 9 A.M.. SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS AT THIS TIME. AND IF NOT, I WILL BE PREPARED TO SEE YOU ON MONDAY.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR. CRAWFORD. COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CRAWFORD? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THIS RESOLUTION BEEN MOVED BY MR. SMITH? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY REVEREND NELSON? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 66 DASH 26.

THIS IS ALSO AN INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE IN THIS CASE FOR THE WATER AND SEWER CHARGES FOR

[11b. 66-26 Introduction of Ordinance - To Change Utility Charges by Amending and Reordaining 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. ]

THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, MR. CHAN. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER.

MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION FOR ADVERTISEMENT AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 14TH FOR A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO CHANGE UTILITY FEES AND CHARGES, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, THE ORDINANCE WOULD INCREASE BI MONTHLY SERVICE AND VOLUME CHARGES FOR WATER AND SEWER USAGE, WITH THE TOTAL INCREASE IN WATER AND SEWER CHARGES FOR THE MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT HOLDER USING TEN CC OF WATER EVERY TWO MONTHS TO BE $7.70, OR APPROXIMATELY $0.13 PER DAY.

CHANGES WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AGAIN ON JULY 1ST, 2026, AND ARE RECOMMENDED TO SUPPORT ANNUAL OPERATING DEBT SERVICE AND CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS.

WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAN. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CHAN? I GOT A QUESTION.

YES, SIR. MR. NELSON DOES THE INQUIRY.

WHAT? THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH EXTENDING WATER FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST, IS THAT CONNECTED TO THIS INCREASE? YES, SIR. IT IS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE GOES TO FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS, SPECIFICALLY THE EAST AND WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT.

SO, MR. CHAN, WHY WE ARE DOING THIS? WHY? WELL, JUST REFRESH OUR MINDS ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RELY ON ON OUR OWN WATER. YES, SIR.

AND SO IF THE IF THE WATER CRISIS OF 2025 TAUGHT US ANYTHING, IT'S THE NEED FOR ALL OF THE ALL OF THOSE BIG THINGS REDUNDANCY, RELIABILITY, RESILIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY.

AND WITH THIS $300 MILLION PROJECT THAT WILL EXTEND A A 13 MILE, 42 INCH LINE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THE CAPACITY THAT IS INHERENT TO OUR WATER

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TREATMENT FACILITY AT THREE JOHNVPN GASKINS, AS WELL AS UTILIZE THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THE JAMES RIVER THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COBBS CREEK RESERVOIR PROJECT.

AND SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER WILL ALLOW US TO TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OURSELVES IN THE EVENT THAT ANYTHING HAPPENS WITH OUTSIDE SOURCES, WITH THE COUNTY. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, ALLOW US TO BE A POSSIBLE PROVIDER TO OTHER LOCALITIES IN THE REGION.

SHOULD AN EVENT LIKE THIS OR ANY OTHER EVENT OCCUR.

ANOTHER QUESTION, MR. CHAIR. I'M SORRY SIR.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR REDUNDANCY ALSO THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL WATER THAT FLOWS THROUGH THE COUNTY FROM THE JAMES THROUGH THE COUNTY WHICH ONCE WE REACH THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTRAL AREA OF HENRICO COUNTY AND TO THE EAST, WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH CONTROL RIGHT NOW.

YES, SIR. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME ABOUT IN OUR AFTER ACTION STUDIES OF THE WATER CRISIS EVENT WAS THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PINCH POINT NEAR THE RACEWAY, AND I'M ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE IS A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT WILL COMMENCE VERY, VERY SOON THAT WILL UPSIZE THOSE LINES.

THERE'S TWO 16 INCH LINES THAT WILL BE UPGRADED TO A LARGE 42 INCH LINE, THEREBY ALLEVIATING SOME OF THAT CAPACITY, AND THE REST WILL COME FORTH WHEN WE BUILD THE OTHER TWO SECTIONS OF THE LINE.

SORRY AGAIN, MR. CHAIR, FOR ALL THESE QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CUT THIS VIDEO, SPLICE IT UP, AND USE THIS AS A COUNTERACTION TO SOME OF THE NON-TRUE INFORMATION THAT IS SHARED.

DURING THE CRISIS LAST YEAR DID WE LOSE WATER IN THE WEST END OF THE COUNTY? NO, SIR. OTHER THAN OTHER THAN WHEN WE HAD WATER MAIN BREAKS.

NO, SIR, WE DID NOT. SO WHAT PART OF THE COUNTY DID DID NOT HAVE ANY WATER AT ALL? SO ABOUT HALF OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN.

THE ENTIRETY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE, OF THE COUNTY.

SO PRETTY MUCH HALF OF FAIRFIELD AND ALL OF VERONA.

YES, SIR. DID NOT HAVE ANY WATER.

CORRECT. OKAY, SO THIS WATER MAIN THIS EXTENSION OF THE WATER PIPE WITHIN IT HELPED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT THAT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

YES, SIR. SO THIS THIS RATE INCREASE AS, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 50, $50 MILLION.

YES, SIR. AND SO ALL OF THAT WILL ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND REDUNDANCY OF THE, OF THE WATER THAT SERVES CENTRAL AND EASTERN HENRICO.

OKAY. SO THIS WOULD, THIS WOULD HELP PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO LIVE IN MARINA AND FAIRFIELD BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT IF WE HAVE ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE.

YES, SIR. AND SHOWERS? DO WE HAVE WATER? DO WE HAVE WATER FLOWING INTO WHITE OAK TECH PARK RIGHT NOW? WE DO CURRENTLY. YES, SIR.

DO WE HAVE WATER? ARE WE HAVING, LIKE, A WATER SHORTAGE? NO, WE ARE NOT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE CONCENTRATED DATA CENTERS.

MOST THE DATA CENTERS THAT ARE IN OUR COUNTY HYPERSCALE ARE IN THE, IN THE, IN THE TECH PARK.

WOULD THERE BE A NEED WITH.

WELL, NO, LET ME NOT SAY.

LET ME NOT ASK THAT WAY.

THERE IS A MIS NOMER THAT THE REASON THAT WE ARE DOING THIS IS THAT WE ARE ARE RUNNING WE HAVE DONE THIS WHOLE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HOODWINKING THE COMMUNITY INTO BELIEVING THAT THIS IS FOR THEM WHEN IT'S REALLY FOR DATA CENTERS BASED UPON WHAT I'VE, WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS WHEN WE HAD THE COMMANDER AND THE MOTOROLA PLANT THERE WAS WAY MORE WATER USAGE IN THE TECH PARK THAN IT IS AT DATA CENTERS RIGHT NOW.

AND SO WOULD THERE BE A NEED TO RUN WATER FROM THE WEST END OF THE COUNTY TO THE WHITE

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OAK TECH PARK? BECAUSE WE ARE.

WE HAVE AN EXCESSIVE USE OR NEED FOR WATER IN THE WHITE OAK PARK NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, BASED UPON THE BUILD OUT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

SO NO SIR, THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

WHITE OAK TECH PARK, ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR A MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING HAD A ALLOCATION OF AROUND I BELIEVE IN LIKE THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF GALLONS.

AND TODAY IT'S ONLY A FRACTION OF THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY BEING USED.

SO THERE IS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN, IN THE TECH PARK AREA.

AND SO THIS PROJECT IS NOT TO PUT ADDITIONAL WATER IN THAT IN THAT AREA.

IT'S TO SERVE EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A SOURCE OF AGAIN, RELIABILITY AND REDUNDANCY TO THE, TO THE RICHMOND SYSTEM THAT CURRENTLY SERVES THAT AREA. ALL RIGHT. SORRY, MR. CHAIR, FOR ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, REVEREND.

WE APPRECIATE IT. I CAN SAY UNEQUIVOCALLY, THIS ENTIRE BOARD WANTS TO MAKE SURE IN THE FUTURE THAT THERE'S NO RESIDENT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SIDE OF TOWN YOU LIVE ON, THAT EVER HAS TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE WENT THROUGH AS A AS A AS A COUNTY.

I WANT TO COMMEND OUR MANAGER, YOU, MR. CHEN, OUR STAFF FOR BASICALLY BEING SOLUTION FOCUSED AND FORWARD THINKING, REALLY DOING SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER PUT THIS SIZE PIPE IN THE GROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO OUR JOB REDUNDANCY, RESILIENCY, RELIABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY.

SO THANK YOU. I'M WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT ANNOUNCING THIS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? WELL, JUST FOR CLARITY, BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS THE DUE PROCESS GURU OR PERSON HERE, THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT IS NOT APPROVING THE INCREASE.

IT IS BASICALLY SETTING THE STAGE FOR US TO VOTE ON IT IN APRIL.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.

IT'S THE INTRODUCTION AS WELL AS THE THE PUBLICATION IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

AND THEN ON APRIL 14TH, WE WILL BE BACK HERE TALKING ABOUT IT AGAIN.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT BEING SAID, NO OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. OR MISS SCHMIDT, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOVED BY REVEREND NELSON, SECOND BY MR. ROGERS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED.

NEXT. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM 67 DASH 26 IS ANOTHER HISTORICAL

[11c. 67-26 Resolution - Signatory Authority - Acquisition of Real Property - American Battlefield Trust - 2550 and 2570 Kingsland Road - Varina District. ]

ACQUISITION BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, REALLY BY THE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF MR. STEVE YOB. THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.

THIS IS THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST 2550 AND 2570 KINGSLAND ROAD IN THE VARENA DISTRICT. MR. ANTHONY? YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS PAPER WOULD AUTHORIZE THE ACQUISITION OF THREE PARCELS LOCATED NEAR 2550 AND 2570 KINGSLAND ROAD FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND POTENTIAL USE OF FUTURE PARK.

THE OWNER OF AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST HAS AGREED TO SELL THE PROPERTIES. THE DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC WORKS AND REAL PROPERTY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOARD PAPER. COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NONE OTHER THAN MR. STEVE YOPP. HE JUST LIKE APPEAR LIKE A GHOST.

DIDN'T SEE HIM. THAT BROTHER JUST SHOWED UP.

BUT HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD ON, HOLD ON. BEFORE YOU SPEAK.

SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. QUEUING IT UP LIKE HE DID.

WOULD YOU BE SO KIND, SIR? TO ADD SOME CONTEXT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THIS PROPERTY IS UNDER CONSERVATION NOW WITH THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HISTORIC BATTLES WERE FOUGHT HERE.

NOT NOT INCLUDING NOT NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH RATHER WAS THE THE MARCH OF THE U.S.

COLORED TROOPS FROM DEEP BOTTOM TO THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 1864 AGAINST THE ENTRENCHED AND VETERAN CONFEDERATE TROOPS ON NEW MARKET ROAD.

A VERY HISTORIC BATTLE WAS FOUGHT THERE.