[00:00:05] I WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU ALL. LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN. I'M SORRY, JUDGE HERMAN. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. I'M SO SORRY. I WANT TO WELCOME, ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES, EVERYONE TO THE HENRICO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, JUNE 23, 2026. MEETING. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE GIVEN FROM THE LECTERN IN THE BACK. FOR EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM OF TONIGHT'S MEETING ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE. YOU CAN PARTICIPATE REMOTELY IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING. SPEAKERS. YOU WILL HEAR A TIMER LOCATED AT THE BACK DAIS AND ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, THE TIMER WILL BEGIN. YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ALERTING YOU TO THE REMAINING TIME, AND. ONCE THE TIMER TURNS RED, YOU WILL HEAR A BEEPING SOUND, LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. SPEAKERS ON WEBEX. THE TIMER WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. YOU WILL HEAR A BEEPING SOUND WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WEBPAGE@HENRICO.US. BACKSLASH SUPERVISORS. CLICK ON GUIDANCE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING. SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON THE WEBEX EVENT. A MODERATOR WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK, AND WE SAY THANK YOU SINCERELY. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN THIS EVENING BY ELDER RON KEITH SPEAKING SPIRIT MINISTRIES. PLEASE STAND FOR BOTH OF THOSE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. FATHER, WE ASK THAT THE POWER OF WISDOM BE GIVEN TO THIS BOY TODAY TO GOVERN THIS, THIS GREAT PLACE, WITH WHAT'S NEEDED TO HELP YOUR PEOPLE, TO LIVE A LIFE TO THEIR FULLEST. AND WE ASK THAT TODAY FOR THIS NEW FIRE CHIEF, THAT IN TIMES OF PERIL, YOU'LL GIVE HIM PEACE, AND THAT IN TIMES OF FEAR THAT YOU WOULD GIVE HIM FAITH. WE ASK THAT THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM DWELL UPON THIS PLACE AND HELP THOSE WHO ARE IN LEADERSHIP TO LEAD WITH A HEART THAT IS FOR THE PEOPLE, THAT IS FULL OF LOVE, THAT IS BOUND BY GRACE, AND THAT IS FOR UNITY FOR ALL. IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY. AMEN. YOU MAY BE SEATED. I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2026. REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS IN MOTION. MOVED BY VICE CHAIR BROWN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. AYE. APPROVED. MR. MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THIS EVENING, MR. CHAIR? I HAVE NO COMMENTS THIS EVENING. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MEDIA PRESENT. LEANNA HARDY FROM RIKER CITIZEN AJ WACO WTVR SIX AND LORIEN TOLMACH FROM WRC TV EIGHT. MR. MANAGER WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE JUDGE HERMAN TONIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE COMMENTS? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIR, THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE HOSTED OUR SIXTH JUNETEENTH EVENT. POWERFUL CELEBRATION ON THIS PAST SATURDAY. AND ONCE AGAIN EXCEEDED OVER 2000 PEOPLE AT DORY PARK FOR THE CELEBRATION. FOR THOSE WHO WERE THERE, WE HAD FANTASTIC VENDORS. WE HAD A KIDS ZONE. WE HAD A VARIETY OF DELICIOUS FOODS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH DJ TONY TONE, PLUS SPEAKING SPIRIT MINISTRIES AND SOUL EXPRESSIONS. AND THEN THE GRAND FINALE, WE WELCOME BACK FOR THE THIRD YEAR THE ART OF NOISE FEATURING DJ LONNIE B. PLUS WE ENDED WITH A FIRE FIREWORKS SHOW AND A LIGHT SHOW. INCREDIBLE, UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR ORGANIZERS FROM HENRICO RECREATION AND PARKS FROM ITS LEADER, JOHN ZANNINO, ON DOWN TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON. WITH REC AND PARKS, OUR POLICE, FIRE COUNTY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM, THE DIRECTORS THAT WERE THERE [00:05:08] ANYBODY WHO HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MAKING JUNETEENTH ANOTHER INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. ONE OF THE LARGEST SUCH EVENTS, IF NOT THE LARGEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. SO I WANT TO THANK OUR HENRICO TEAM. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YES, SIR. ANYONE ELSE RIGHT NOW? MISTER MAGIC. MISTER CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN ATTENDANCE, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ONLINE. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TONIGHT TO THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR DOUGLAS W CALVERT JR AS THE 12TH CHIEF OF THE HENRICO COUNTY DIVISION OF FIRE. I'M GOING TO ASK DOUG, HIS WIFE CHRISTINA, AND HIS SON DOUG, THE THIRD, TO COME UP. AND WE DO HAVE CHIEF JUDGE RONDELL HERMAN OF HENRICO CIRCUIT COURT THAT IS GOING TO ADMINISTER AN OATH. BUT BEFORE SHE DOES, I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOUG TO YOU ALL AS A COMMUNITY. I KNOW THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE COME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO SEE HIM. THIS IS A VERY PROUD MOMENT, NOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT ALSO FOR OUR COUNTY CHIEF. CALVERT OFFICIALLY BEGAN HIS SERVICE AS CHIEF ON JUNE 13TH, SUCCEEDING JACKSON BAYNARD, WHO RECENTLY WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY IT IS AMAZING TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE AND IF THE FIRE MARSHAL IS HERE, IF HE WOULD JUST STEP OUT. HIS WIFE CHRISTINA, AND SON DOUG, WHO I INTRODUCED HIS DAD, DOUG, ALSO TO HIS FRIENDS AND NUMEROUS FIRE PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE AS WE CHART A NEW COURSE OF LEADERSHIP FOR HENRICO FIRE. I HAVE PERSONALLY KNOWN CHIEF CLEVERT FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. HE ARRIVED IN HENRICO IN 2020 AS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. HE WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION IN 2023, AND WAS NAMED DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS IN 2025. CHIEF CLEVERT WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HENRICO AND IS A IS A PRODUCT OF OUR COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. HE WAS PART OF THE FIRST CLASS OF STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR ENTIRE K-12 JOURNEY FROM GAYTON ELEMENTARY AFTER THE SCHOOL OPENED IN 1988. HE'S A PROUD GRADUATE OF GODWIN HIGH SCHOOL. HE WENT ON TO EARN HIS BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES IN FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FROM LIBERTY UNIVERSITY. HE ALSO HOLDS AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN FIRE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY FROM REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CHIEF CALVERT IS A GRADUATE OF THE FIRE SERVICE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, A PROGRAM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS. THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIRE SERVICE LEADERS. HE HAS SERVED IN KEY ROLES FOR THE HENRICO INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALL HAZARDS MANAGEMENT TEAM. PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS THAT ARE HERE. CHIEF CALVERT SERVED 15 YEARS WITH THE RICHMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALL TOLD, HE HAS MORE THAN 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL FIRE SERVICE CHIEF REMAINS RESOLUTE IN HIS COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTY. I KNOW WE'RE EAGER TO SUPPORT HIM IN HIS NEW ROLE AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT HIS LEADERSHIP WILL BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD ASK THAT WE GIVE OUR NEW CHIEF A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AFTER THE OATH AS WELL. ARE YOU READY? IF YOU PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. [00:10:03] AS THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO IS THE FIRE CHIEF OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, DOUGLAS W CALVERT JR. SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTY, TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE RESIDENTS OF HENRICO COUNTY, OF THE RESIDENTS OF HENRICO COUNTY. I WILL, I WILL, WITHOUT RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, WITHOUT RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. FULFILL MY DUTIES, FULFILL MY DUTIES IN AN ACCOUNTABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE, COMPETENT, COMPETENT AND INNOVATIVE MANNER. AN INNOVATIVE MANNER. I WILL HOLD IN HIGH REGARD. I WILL HOLD IN HIGH REGARD THE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY, THE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPHOLD. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THE PUBLIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL. TRUST, THE PUBLIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST BY COMMITTING MYSELF, BY COMMITTING MYSELF TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL AND MORAL CODES TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL AND MORAL CODES. I WILL REMAIN LOYAL TO MY COMMITMENT. I WILL REMAIN LOYAL TO MY COMMITMENT AND MY COMMUNITY AND MY COMMUNITY. I WILL SUPPORT, I WILL SUPPORT, UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTAND AND MEET THE NEEDS AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DIVISION OF FIRE, OF THE DIVISION OF FIRE AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY IN A COMPASSIONATE MANNER, IN A COMPASSIONATE MANNER. I SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY. I SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES, ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME, INCUMBENT UPON ME, BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY, EQUALITY, JUSTICE, JUSTICE AND HUMANITY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND HUMANITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. THERE'S BEEN ONE AMENDMENT BY MR. PHYTOKEYS. THAT'S OKAY, I KNOW, I KNOW, MR. PHYTOKEYS HAS AMENDED THE OATH AND IT SAYS FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. ALL RIGHT. SO HELP ME GOD. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. TO THE COUNTY MANAGER. HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND DEDICATED MEMBERS OF HENRICO DIVISION OF FIRE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT A TITLE. IT'S NOT ABOUT A BADGE, A RANK, A POSITION. TODAY IS ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY, TRUST, AND THE SACRED COMMITMENT WE MAKE TO SERVE OUR PEOPLE. BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO GIVE HONOR TO GOD AND HIS GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO MY WIFE CHRISTINA, MY SON DOUG, AND ALL MY FAMILY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. THEIR LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND BELIEF IN ME HAVE MADE THIS MOMENT POSSIBLE AND I AM PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL. AS I TAKE THIS OATH, I DO THIS WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP DEMANDS MORE OF US MORE HUMILITY, MORE COURAGE, MORE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MORE HEART. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I'VE LEARNED THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS ROOTED IN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, SERVANT LEADERSHIP, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP. THESE PRINCIPLES WILL GUIDE EVERY DECISION I MAKE AS YOUR FIRE CHIEF. AUTHENTICITY MEANS RECOGNIZING OUR SHORTCOMINGS, ADMITTING WHEN WE'RE WRONG, AND HAVING THE COURAGE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS. IT MEANS LISTENING BEFORE SPEAKING, SEEKING UNDERSTANDING BEFORE JUDGMENT, AND PLACING THE NEEDS OF OTHERS BEFORE YOUR OWN. IN THE FIRE SERVICE, CREDIBILITY IS NOT BUILT BY HAVING ALL THE ANSWERS. IT'S BUILT THROUGH TRANSPARENCY, CONSISTENCY, AND VALUES DRIVEN ACTION. IT IS EARNED WHEN FIREFIGHTERS KNOW THEIR LEADER WILL DO THE RIGHT THING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT, UNPOPULAR, OR UNSEEN. AS YOUR CHIEF, I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO SAY I DON'T KNOW, BUT I FIND OUT I GOT THIS WRONG AND I'M GOING TO FIX IT. THE MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE PEOPLE COME BEFORE MY PERSONAL INTERESTS. LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT BEING LIKED. IT'S ABOUT BEING TRUSTED. AND TRUST IS THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH EVERY GREAT FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BUILT. AS I BEGIN THIS JOURNEY, MY COMMITMENT IS SIMPLE AND UNWAVERING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PEOPLE. WE WILL HONOR OUR TRADITIONS, STRENGTHEN OUR CULTURE, AND BUILD A FUTURE THAT REFLECTS THE EXCELLENT THIS DEPARTMENT IS KNOWN FOR. [00:15:04] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST, YOUR SERVICE, AND YOUR BELIEF IN WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER. THANK YOU. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO MINUTE RECESS SO WE CAN CLEAR THE ROOM WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. OH, YEAH. HOW ARE YOU? SO HOW ARE YOU, YOUNG MAN? YOU GOTTA GET HIM A GOOD GIRL. YOU REPRESENTED. YOU GOTTA GET HIM RUNNING. MR. MANAGER, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS YOU BEGIN YOUR AGENDA, YOUR FIRST ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 134-26. THIS IS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO CARL FURILLO FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS PRESIDENT OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. GLENN ALLEN, MR. CHAIR. YOU NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. RESOLUTION AND OUR CHAIR, MR. ROSS D COOPER, IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO CARL. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR K. WHEREAS, K HAS ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT AFTER 18 YEARS, DEDICATED SERVICE AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER OF GLEN ELLEN. AND. WHEREAS, MISS ELLEN HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION BY PROVIDING VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND STEADFAST DEDICATION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, UNDER HER GUIDANCE, THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GLEN ELLEN HAS FLOURISHED AS A VIBRANT HUB FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENRICHING THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. AND WHEREAS MISS ZAFFIRO HAS DEMONSTRATED AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS, PROMOTING CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND ENSURING ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. AND WHEREAS HER LEADERSHIP HAS STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS, EXPANDED PROGRAMING AND ENHANCED THE CENTER'S ROLE AS A CORNERSTONE OF CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATION IN THE REGION, AND ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF ARTS. WHEREAS, THE CAPITAL CULTURAL ARTS CENTER SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE OF THE LOCAL ARTS SCENE, OFFERING PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENRICH THE REGION. AND WHEREAS MISS ALFARO'S PASSION, PROFESSIONALISM AND TIRELESS EFFORTS HAVE LEFT A LASTING AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GLEN ALLEN AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY IT SERVES. AND WHEREAS MISS HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL AND IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING ARTS PROGRAMING, [00:20:03] FOSTERING COMMUNITY PROGRAMING AND ENGAGEMENT, AND HELPING THE ORGANIZATION GROW AS A VIBRANT HUB OF CREATIVITY IN HENRICO COUNTY AND THE REGION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE RANKIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HEREBY EXPRESS ITS DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO K FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GLEN ALLEN, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE SPREAD AMONG THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING AND A COPY PUBLICLY PRESENTED TO MISS FERRO FOR HER ENDURING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS, AND EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR HER COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING CREATIVITY, CONNECTION AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. SIGNED. ROSCOE D COOPER, CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. TONYA N BRACKETT, CLERK, JUNE 2326. CAN WE GIVE HER A HAND? I KNEW I'D ALMOST FEEL SPEECHLESS. I DO AFTER I IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. I REALIZED TONIGHT THAT 18 YEARS AGO I STOOD AT THE SAME PODIUM AS OUR NEW BOARD WAS BEING SWORN IN, AND I WAS JUST COMING ON AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. AND, YOU KNOW, FROM THAT DAY FORWARD, THIS HAS ALWAYS SEEMED LIKE A FAMILY TO ME. IT SEEMED LIKE HOME EVERY TIME I WALK IN HERE. AND IT, IT REALLY DOES AMAZE ME. THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS DO AND I REALLY, I'M, I'M HUMBLED AND ALMOST A LITTLE OVERCOME BY ALL THE WORDS, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, IT IS NOT JUST ME. I COULD NOT DO THIS BY MYSELF. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE SOME OF OUR SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT, SO I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO STAND UP. WITHOUT THESE WONDERFUL LEADERS, WE NEVER WOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO. THEY HAVE THE SAME DRIVE, COMPASSION, COMMITMENT TO OUR TO OUR MISSION AND TO OUR GOALS. AND ALSO WE HAVE OUR BOARD WITH WE HAVE SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HERE, SOME OF WHO ARE BEING SWORN IN JUST TONIGHT AND COMING IN AS NEW BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME ACTIVE IN THE BOARD. SO I'D LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU'LL STAND. THESE PEOPLE BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE STAFF. THIS IS WHY I KNOW THAT IN LEAVING AND RETIRING AND GOING OFF TO RIDE MY HORSE, THAT THAT THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH BECAUSE OF THE STRONG LEADERSHIP THAT THAT IS IN PLACE. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL THESE PEOPLE. I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK MY VERY UNDERSTANDING FAMILY FOR THE HOURS THAT THAT I SPENT AFTER WORK AND ON WEEKENDS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS, PLUS ALL THE TIME THAT THEY SPENT VOLUNTEERING AT THE CENTER AS WELL. AND OF COURSE, WITHOUT YOU GUYS COUNTY LEADERSHIP HAS NEVER CEASED TO AMAZE ME. I THINK YOU GUYS WORK ON SO MANY BIG, BIG ISSUES. THERE'S SO MUCH YOU HAVE SO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY, AND YET YOU ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SERVE ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS, BIG ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS SMALL ORGANIZATIONS. AND THAT DEFINITELY DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. SO MY SINCERE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. YOU'VE ALL BEEN SO ACTIVE. I KNOW, REVEREND COOPER, YOU TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THAT YOU HAD OUR BACK. ANYTHING WE NEEDED, THAT YOU WERE THERE FOR US, MR. RAVETCH. MISS MISS ROUNTREE OR WHITEHEAD? SORRY. OOPS. WRONG ONE. ROUNTREE. WHITE CITY CHANGED NAMES, AND I GET ALL CONFUSED. BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN. YOU HAVE BEEN SO IMPORTANT TO OUR EFFORTS AT THE JAMES RIVER JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. I KNOW YOU HAVE. YOU HAVE ARTWORK HANGING IN YOUR HALL OR IN YOUR WALLS AND, AND ALSO IT MAKES IT HAS MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWN UP AT EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE. I HAD ONE STUDENT COME UP TO ME AND SAY, WHEN, WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT YOU GUYS WERE COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND HE WAS COMPLETELY OVERCOME, HE SAID, WHY ARE THEY HERE? I SAID, THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU, BECAUSE WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND THEY WERE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED. THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO COME OUT AND DO THAT. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, REVEREND NELSON, IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU. AND THAT ONE DAY IN YOUR OFFICE, WHEN I CAME DOWN AND ASKED AND TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS DREAM THAT WE HAD TO WORK AT JAMES RIVER, AND YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE TO STEP ON THE BANDWAGON, AND YOU REALLY MADE IT HAPPEN. AND MR., I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION AND YOU'RE. I LOOK TO YOU WHENEVER I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO, HOW TO LEAD OR HOW TO LEAD THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME OR A GOOD TIME. I, I LOOK TO YOUR LEADERSHIP WHETHER TIMES ARE GOOD OR TIMES ARE BAD, YOU'RE ALWAYS, YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE JUST THE RIGHT THING TO SAY AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH YOU. SO EVERYBODY AT THE COUNTY IS AWESOME. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, JOHN ZUNINO SERVES AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF OUR BOARD IS JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PARTNER. MONICA SMITH CALLAHAN WHEN COVID WAS, COVID WAS HITTING AND WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO. [00:25:06] AND I CALLED MONICA AND SAID, WHAT, WHAT CAN WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING AND WE WANTED WE STARTED A LEARNING HUB AND THAT WAS WITH MONICA HELPING US GET GET FUNDING AND A GRANT. SHE KNEW OF SOME MONEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR A GRANT. SO IT WAS ALL DONE SO WELL. AND MR. SCHMIDT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER FOR 26 YEARS NOW. BEFORE EITHER ONE OF US CAME AND STARTED WORKING WITH THE COUNTY. AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, SO YOU'VE BEEN SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND EVEN TO THE FACT I REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU CAME INTO OFFICE THE FIRST TIME, I KNEW YOU WERE SPORTS GUY. AND I REMEMBER SAYING TO YOU, WE HAVE ART. YOU ARE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF ART TOO, RIGHT? AND YOU SAID SOMETHING I'LL NEVER FORGET. YOU SAID, I'M HERE TO SERVE ALL OF HENRICO COUNTY, ALL THE INTERESTS OF HENRICO COUNTY. AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALL DONE THAT SO BEAUTIFULLY. WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. SO THIS HAS TRULY BEEN THE 18 YEARS HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT YEARS OF MY LIFE THAT I'VE EVER SPENT IN A JOB. AND IT'S, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU. IT'S BECAUSE WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I'M ACTUALLY THANKING YOU AND NOT ASKING FOR MONEY. THAT WAS KIND OF COOL, BUT I DO SINCERE, SINCERE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. I WAS HOPING YOU'D ASK. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AS YOU MOVE INTO THE REST OF YOUR AGENDA, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION PAPERS THIS EVENING. WE BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM 135-26, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS BOARD APPOINTS MARVIN GILLAM JR FROM THE VERONA DISTRICT TO THE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2030. MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? MOVED BY REVEREND NELSON, SECOND BY MR. ROGEN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. AND, MR. GILLIAM, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR OATH. ARE YOU HERE? HE'LL RECEIVE IT AT A LATER TIME. AGENDA ITEM 136-26 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS MULTIPLE TO THE COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD. THIS BOARD PAPER REAPPOINTS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THAT BOARD FOR TWO YEAR TERMS THAT EXPIRE JUNE 30TH, 2028 AND THEY ARE. JACKSON BONAR, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HENRICO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, RANDALL G. JOHNSON, JR, JUDGE. HENRICO CIRCUIT COURT, LAUREN CAUDILL, JUDGE, HENRICO GENERAL DISTRICT COURT, STEPHEN MUTNICK, JUDGE, HENRICO JUVENILE DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT. ROBERT F BEARD, CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF THE COUNTY. ERIC. ENGLISH. CHIEF. HENRICO. POLICE. MICHAEL COMMONWEALTH FROM THE COMMONWEALTH'S. ATTORNEY. WAS. OFFICE FOR HENRICO. THEODORE BRUNS, AN ATTORNEY EXPERIENCED IN THE DEFENSE OF CRIMINAL MATTERS. LISA GREGORY, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. MACARTHUR BEAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HENRICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LAURA TOTTY, A REPRESENTATIVE OF HENRICO AREA MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. DANIELLE HARRIS, RESIDENT OF THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT. JOEL MCCLELLAN, RESIDENT FROM THE TUCKAHOE DISTRICT. MARVIN GILLIAM, RESIDENT FROM THE DISTRICT. MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY MRS. ROUNTREE? SECOND BY ROBERT NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. AND IF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THEIR OATHS, THE ONES THAT ARE HERE. [00:30:10] YOU SHOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH. GRANER FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. CHAIR MEMBERS BOARD 13726 IS A RESOLUTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE FINANCE BOARD. THIS BOARD PAPER APPOINTS VAUGHAN CRAWLEY, OUR INTERNAL AUDITOR, AND JOHN WACK FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR TERMS THAT END MAY 24TH, 2028. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. RHODES. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. AND IF YOU ALL WOULD COME FORWARD. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA. I WILL FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE BOARD, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. AND. PUT ON MY GLASSES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 13826 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER, IN THIS CASE, THE GREATER RICHMOND PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS BOARD APPOINTS JODY ROGUISH, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO THAT BODY FOR A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. MISTER CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY MR. SCHMIDT? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. ALL THESE. MR. MEMBERS BOARD 13926 IS A RESOLUTION. THIS IS A RESIGNATION OF MEMBER FROM THE JAMES RIVER JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. AND LET'S SEE THIS RESIGNATION. SORRY, IS IN A DIFFERENT SPOT. ACCEPTS THE RESIGNATION OF. MIKE FINE FROM THAT A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT BODY. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY MISTER ROGERS, SECOND BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. AND 140-26 IS A RESOLUTION WHERE YOU ARE APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THAT SAME BODY. THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD APPOINT JACKSON BOEHNER TO THE JAMES RIVER JUVENILE DETENTION COMMISSION FOR A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, [00:35:06] 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY MISS ROBERTS, SECOND BY NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTIONS APPROVED. 141-26 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE JAY SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD. THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD APPOINT AT LARGE JEFF HEDRICK TO THAT BOARD FOR A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2020. IS THERE A. IS THERE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY REVEREND NELSON. SECOND BY MISS ROBERTS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. AND IS MR. HEDRICK HERE? NO. OKAY. 142-26 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE KEEP HENRICO BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE. MISS BOARD PAPER WOULD APPOINT STUART KLAYMAN FROM THE TUCKAHOE DISTRICT TO THE KEEP HENRICO BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE FOR A TERM THAT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. YES, SIR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. RHODES, SECONDED BY MISS RAUCH. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED. AND STUART KLAYMAN HERE. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, SIR. I ASK FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES. I WAS PARTIALLY DISCHARGED FROM THE CHEMICAL COMPANY. I DO REMEMBER THE. MR. MEMBERS OF BOARD 14326 IS A RESOLUTION IN WHICH YOU HAVE. RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GLEN ALLEN. THIS BOARD PAPER ACCEPTS THE RESIGNATIONS OF BELINDA RAGONESE MCDOWELL AND KEN POWELL FROM THAT BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. ROGERS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. 144-26 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GLEN ALLEN FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, ALL AT LARGE, TO THAT BODY FOR THREE YEAR TERMS THAT EXPIRED JUNE 30TH, 2029. AND THEY ARE MIKE MITCHELL, SHWETA OOJA, SARAH BICE, MELISSA ANDREWS, JUANITA LEATHERBURY, SHERMAN BURROUGHS, SCOTT HAMMER, AND BENNY BOWMAN. MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION BY MISS RAMCHARAN, SECONDED BY MR. SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. AND IF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD COME FORWARD. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ECOMMENTS. VIRGINIA AND I WILL FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GLEN ALLEN FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU MIKE. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY I TOOK THE WRONG DIRECTION. THANK YOU. SARAH. I THINK IT'S. A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION. OH. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [00:40:09] THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 14526 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE RICHMOND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS BOARD APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THAT BODY FOR TERMS THAT EXPIRED JUNE 30TH, 2030 AND THEY ARE AT LARGE. THOMAS HAWTHORNE AT LARGE. STEPHEN STOREY, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ROSCOE D COOPER, THE THIRD. MR. CHAIR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR. SMITH. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTIONS APPROVED. AND IF THOSE I KNOW I SAW. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A MEMBER OF THE RICHMOND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME GOD. I WILL, YES. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 14626 IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES, IN THIS CASE TO THE VIRGINIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ITS BOARD APPOINTS FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THAT BOARD FOR TERMS THAT EXPIRE JUNE 30TH, 2027, AND THEY ARE FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MR. TYRONE NELSON, COUNTY MANAGER JOHN PATTAKOS, ALTERNATES, ARE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TERRELL HUGHES, AND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, ASHLEY NICOLE AUSTIN. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MANAGER. IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY MR. SMITH? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTION. ALL RIGHT. CONSTITUTION. UNITED STATES. CONSTITUTION. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION. REFERENCES. THANKS. SO MUCH. SIT DOWN. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU MOVE INTO YOUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM, 147-26, IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE ANNUAL CDBG HOME PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS FOR THAT SAME YEAR AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS TO IMPLEMENT THOSE ACTIVITIES. MR. LEBEAU THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS NORMAL, I HAVE A SLIGHT A BRIEF SLIDE DECK FOR YOU ALL AS THIS [00:45:02] DOUBLES AS OUR PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED BY HUD. SO I'LL WAIT FOR FRED TO PULL THAT UP. SO AS THE MANAGER INDICATED, THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES A SUBMISSION OF THE 2020 627 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. IT APPROVES THE FEDERAL. THE 2020 627 FEDERAL FUNDS BUDGET, AND IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH HUD AND SUBRECIPIENTS. OUR TOTAL BUDGET THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL IS A LITTLE UNDER $3 MILLION, AND I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH. WE'RE RECOMMENDING BE FUNDED OUR HOMEOWNER REPAIR AND REHAB PROGRAMS THAT HELPS FOLKS STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND STABLY HOUSED. OUR CONNECT PROGRAM AND OUR COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT IS CONNECTED TO OUR ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE RECOMMENDING CONTINUING TO FUND DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE FOR LOWER INCOME AND MODERATE INCOME BUYERS SUPPORTING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. CARTER WAS FOR, AS WELL AS THE CAPITALIZATION OF CONTINUED CAPITALIZATION OF THE SCALE UP PROGRAM. THAT'S THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL FAMILY CRISIS FUND THAT HELPS PEOPLE WHO FALL ON HARD TIMES, HELPING THOSE INDIVIDUALS STAY STABLY HOUSED. WE'RE LOOKING AT RECOMMENDING FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SAFE HARBOR. ONE OF THE HOMES THAT THEY HAVE AS WELL AS THE REPAIR AT THE HOME AGAIN, FAMILY AND THE FAMILY SHELTER LOCATED IN THE CITY. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS LEBEAU. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEBER? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS, PLEASE DO SO. YES, MA'AM. AT THE BACK. MIKE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARY MOPE. I'M THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SAFE HARBOR, AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. EXCUSE ME. AND FOR STANDING WITH SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH THE CDBG FUNDING IS A PRIVACY FENCE FOR ONE OF OUR SHELTERS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE NEXT MONTH, AGAIN WITH FUNDING PREVIOUS FUNDING FROM YOU ALL. IT'S A HOME THAT WE'VE RENTED FOR 12 YEARS AND ONE THAT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR PROGRAM. THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSE PROVIDES LONG TERM, SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES REBUILDING THEIR LIVES AFTER EXPERIENCING UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA WHILE LIVING THERE. RESIDENTS RECEIVE COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HELP THEM HEAL, REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE, AND CREATE A NEW FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN. HEALING FROM VIOLENCE. EXCUSE ME? HEALING FROM VIOLENCE IS A LONG AND DIFFICULT JOURNEY FOR MANY SURVIVORS. THIS HOME IS THE FIRST PLACE WHERE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP WITHOUT FEAR, WHERE THEIR CHILDREN CAN LAUGH AND PLAY AGAIN, AND WHERE THEY CAN BEGIN TO FEEL SAFE. THE BACKYARD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A PLACE OF PEACE AND HEALING, A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN RUN FREELY AND WHERE PARENTS CAN SIT, BREATHE, AND SIMPLY ENJOY BEING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. BUT TODAY, THAT SPACE IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND EXPOSED TO PASSING CARS AND FOOT TRAFFIC. ANYONE DRIVING OR WALKING BY CAN SEE WHO'S IN THE YARD. FOR SURVIVORS WHO HAVE LIVED WITH FEAR, CONTROL AND THREATS, BEING VISIBLE LIKE THIS CAN FEEL UNSAFE. SOME CONTINUE TO WORRY THAT THEIR ABUSER MAY FIND THEM. OTHERS STRUGGLE SIMPLY WITH BEING SEEN AFTER EXPERIENCING TRAUMA. A PRIVACY FENCE IS MUCH MORE THAN CREATING A BOUNDARY AROUND A YARD. IT'S ABOUT RESTORING A SENSE OF SECURITY AND DIGNITY. IT'S ABOUT GIVING CHILDREN A SAFE PLACE TO PLAY WITHOUT FEAR, AND GIVING THEIR PARENTS THE PEACE OF MIND THAT COMES FROM KNOWING THEY CAN RELAX IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ABOUT CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVORS CAN TRULY BEGIN TO HEAL. SAFETY IS THE FOUNDATION OF RECOVERY AND THIS FENCE WILL PROVIDE BOTH PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY THAT OUR FAMILIES NEED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST AND FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SURVIVORS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT BEING SAID THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY REVEREND MR. SMITH. SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON. SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE FUNDING IS APPROVED. [00:50:01] RESOLUTION APPROVED. NEXT. MR. CHAIR. 148-26 IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY. THIS BOARD PAPER. I'M SORRY. IT'S A QUITCLAIM PORTION OF AN EXISTING UTILITY EASEMENT FIVE 801 BREMO ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS BOARD AUTHORIZES THE CHAIR TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED, RELEASING ANY INTEREST. THE COUNTY MAY HAVE ANY PORTION OF UTILITY EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AT SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND, INCORPORATED AT 5801 RIJINO ROAD. THE OWNER HAS REQUESTED THIS ACTION TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL. THE COUNTY DOES NOT NEED THE AFFECTED EASEMENT AREA AND THERE ARE NO COUNTY FACILITIES IN THE AREA. REAL PROPERTY DIVISION HAS PROCESSED THIS REQUEST THROUGH THE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY OPERATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENTS OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC UTILITIES. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE THAT. COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY PRESENT PLACE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE ON WEBEX THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEARING NONE. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE! THANK YOU SIR. SECOND. MOVE BY MR. SMITH. SECOND BY MISS ROGERS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. NEXT. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, 149-26 IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN. SECTION 1723, TITLED USE GENERALLY OF THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO TO SET FEES FOR THE COUNTY HOUSEHOLD REFUSE DISPOSAL AREAS. MR. CHAN. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD SET NEW FEES FOR THE USE OF THE COUNTY'S HOUSEHOLD REFUSE DISPOSAL AREAS. THE FEES FOR HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND UP TO FOUR TIRES WOULD INCREASE FROM $3 TO $5. UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES WOULD INCREASE FROM $1 TO $5 PER TIRE. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES CONTAINING CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, OR FLUOROCARBONS WOULD INCREASE FROM $15 TO $20. ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING AND VEGETATIVE WASTE AREAS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE FREE FOR ALL RESIDENTS. WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS? MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST FOR CONTEXT, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE HISTORY OF FEES AND HOW LONG AGO IT'S BEEN CHANGED RELATIVE AND RELATIVE TO OTHER LOCALITIES, WHAT THEY CHARGE AS WELL? YES, MA'AM. AND SO OUR LAST FEE CHANGE WAS FROM $2 TO $3 IN THE, I GUESS, MID TO LATE 90S. AND IF YOU WERE TO GO TO OTHER LOCALITIES, IT IS DOUBLE OR CLOSE TO DOUBLE WHAT IT COSTS TO COME TO US. THANK YOU MADAM. NO ONE ELSE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MISS ROUNDTREE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE. THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED. NEXT. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU WOULD MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. NICOLE. FRANCIS. NICOLE, ARE YOU HERE? ARE YOU ON WEBEX? NICOLE. SHE IS NOT, SIR. OKAY. AND CHANTEL. TYLER IS. TYLER, ARE YOU HERE? ARE YOU ON WEBEX? SHE IS NOT, SIR. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS EVENING? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ROCHELLE SMITH AND I LIVE IN THE FAIRFIELD DISTRICT AND I HAVE A HOME. A PROPERTY IN MY COMMUNITY IN HECHLER VILLAGE. WE LIVE BETWEEN LABURNUM AND NINE MILE ROAD, AND I HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. IF I COULD GET PERMISSIONS TO TO SHARE THESE. I WROTE A LETTER ABOUT AND I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE DATE ON THE LETTER BECAUSE IT'S SIGNIFICANT TO WHEN THIS STARTED AND WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THIS. I WROTE A LETTER JULY OF 2022. THIS PROPERTY IS ON THE CORNER OF MEADOW SPRING AND GLENSIDE ROAD. THE HEDGES ARE SO TALL YOU CAN'T SEE THE FRONT DOOR. YOU CAN'T SEE THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE VEGETATION IS PULLING THE STRUCTURE APART. AND I HAVE CALLED HENRICO OUT SEVERAL TIMES TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. DO HAVE SENT SOMEONE OUT TO MAKE HER CUT HER GRASS. BUT THE HEDGES AROUND THE PROPERTY IS AN EYESORE AND THE PROPERTY SITS ON THE CORNER. [00:55:06] IT'S AT THE CORNER OF MEADOW SPRING AND GLEN AND GLEN SPRINGS. AND AS AN OLDER PERSON THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR. 93 YEARS OLD, SHE HAS TO PAY FOR TERMINATION FEES EXTERMINATION FEES FOR MICE COMING INTO HER HOME BECAUSE OF THIS OVERGROWN HEDGES. AND IT'S JUST TERRIBLE. AND I KNOW, LIKE WITH THE ORDINANCE HEDGES CAN BE SEEN AS ORNAMENTAL OR DECORATIVE, BUT IT'S NOTHING ORNAMENTAL OR DECORATIVE ABOUT THAT. AND IT'S ALSO ON THE CORNER OF LIKE A BUS STOP WHERE KIDS HAVE TO CATCH THE BUS. SO I JUST REALLY WISH THAT THIS HOUSE CAN BE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S JUST A REALLY, IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD EYESORE. AND WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND HEALTH. RATS, SNAKES, WHATEVER. THEY CAN HIBERNATE THERE. MISS SMITH, IS IT? YES. MISS SMITH, THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING THIS. THANK YOU. RIGHT TO YOUR LEFT, THE GENTLEMAN AND THE OBAMA BROWN SUIT. NO A PROBLEM. OKAY. I LIKE IT. HE IS. HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF OUR COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT. HE WILL PERSONALLY REACH OUT TO YOU TOMORROW, AND HE WILL GET ALL THIS INFORMATION, AND HE WILL MAKE SURE THE COUNTY STAFF COMES OUT TO THE PROPERTY. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. OKAY. AND THE COUNTY, THEY HAVE BEEN OUT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY. THE HEDGES ARE NOT AN ISSUE. THEY HAVE MADE HER CUT HER GRASS SEVERAL TIMES. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THIS DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN YESTERDAY. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING Y'ALL CAN DO TO ASSIST. WELL, GOING FORWARD, HE'LL BE YOUR CONTACT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF IT. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT. AND NO ONE ON WEBEX. THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK ON WEBEX. OKAY. MR. CHAIR, YOU WOULD MOVE INTO YOUR GENERAL AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM. 150-26 IS A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. THIS BOARD PAPER APPROPRIATES THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN LATE APRIL. CORRECT, JUSTIN? YES, SIR. APRIL 14TH TO BE EXACT. IS WHEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. SO THIS RESOLUTION WOULD APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS OF THE TOTAL $1.99 BILLION OPERATING BUDGET AND $343.6 MILLION CAPITAL BUDGET. IT ALSO INCLUDES A NUMBER OF REAPPROPRIATION ACTIONS THAT ARE CUSTOMARY IN THE APPROPRIATION PAPER APPROPRIATIONS FOR ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE LONG TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT PROGRAM AND GRANT PROGRAMS AND DONATIONS THAT EXTEND BEYOND JUNE 30TH, 2026. IT ALSO, THIS ALSO INCLUDED WITH THIS BOARD PAPER IS A PROJECT BY PROJECT LIST OF, OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE FUNDED WITH MEALS, TAX RESOURCES. AND THERE'S A LIST OF THOSE IN THE ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION. SO WITH THAT AS A OVERVIEW OF THE APPROPRIATION PAPER, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD HAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS CRAWFORD. I'M GOING TO GO FIRST. MY COLLEAGUES AND I ALL ARE AWARE, ALONG WITH THE MANAGER THAT THE STATE BUDGET WAS JUST ADOPTED. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IF WE'RE NOT MISTAKEN, THERE'S SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN THE BUDGET PERTAINING TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR RAISES FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. COULD YOU EXPOUND ON THAT FOR US, PLEASE? YES, SIR. SO WITHIN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT THE GOVERNOR INTRODUCED IN DECEMBER, THERE WAS A RECOMMENDED 2% INCREASE FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. SO S O STANDARDS OF QUALITY SUPPORTED POSITIONS THROUGH THE THREE THROUGH THE COMPOSITE INDEX FORMULA WITH THE STATE, THE BUDGET THAT WAS AGREED TO, TO YESTERDAY BY THE BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDS THAT INCREASE TO A 4%. NOW, BY COMPARISON, THE BUDGET THAT IS UP FOR APPROPRIATION THIS EVENING INCLUDES A 3% SALARY INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES BASED UPON THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE ONE WE APPROVED BEFORE AND THE ONE THAT JUST CAME OUT UP FROM THE STATE. ARE WE ABLE TO DO ANY ACTION TONIGHT PERTAINING TO THAT AS A AS A BOARD? [01:00:04] AS A BOARD? YES, SIR. CRAWFORD. I THINK YOU CAN DEFINITELY EXPRESS INTENT. MR. CRAWFORD THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK WITH AN AMENDMENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD'S INTENT CAN BE EXPRESSED, OF COURSE, TONIGHT. OKAY. WELL, I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES WHILE THIS EVENING WE ARE APPROPRIATING THE BUDGET THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPTED ON APRIL 14TH. MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS REGARDING MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, WHICH CLEARLY INCLUDE OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING A BUDGET YESTERDAY, WHICH CAME WITH A SURPRISE FUNDING FOR A 4% SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE SUPPORTED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL ALLOW THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO INCREASE RAISES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF FROM 3% TO 4% NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE BOARD HAS ASKED STAFF TO BRING FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT AT A FUTURE MEETING FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION, MR. CRAWFORD. DULY NOTED, SIR. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. NEXT FOR APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION. RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS THE LEAST FIELD FARM DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT 12325 CAIN ROAD. THIS IS IN THE THREE CHOP DISTRICT, MR. YOB. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD AUTHORIZE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12325 CAIN ROAD, WHICH IS OWNED BY MISS ANY. BE FAIR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIST FIELD FARM DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT. ON DECEMBER 3RD OF 2024, THE BOARD AUTHORIZES CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THIS RIGHT OF WAY. ON JANUARY 13TH OF THIS YEAR OF 2025, EXCUSE ME, THE COUNTY DID FILE A CERTIFICATE OF K OF TAKE WITH THE CLERK OF THE HENRICO COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN ON JULY 2ND OF 2025, THE COUNTY FILED A PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION. FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, MISSUS FAIR IS WILLING TO ACCEPT $800,000 AS SETTLEMENT OF ALL COMPENSATION FOR THIS RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH APPROXIMATES, APPROXIMATES, FOUR ACRES AND UPON COMPLETION OF THIS, THE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS WILL BE DISMISSED. I WOULD NOTE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS ROAD IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE AWARDED THE CONTRACT YOU DID IN JANUARY. SO THE PROJECT IS PROCEEDING AND WE HAVE NOW SETTLED WITH MRS FAIR. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. YAP. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. YAP? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MR.. I KNOW THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING, AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON IT. AND THIS IS A BIG PROJECT FOR A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS GOING ON AT THE THREE CHOP DISTRICT. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN THIS DONE. THAT BEING SAID MOVE THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU MADAM. MOVE BY MISS ROUNDTREE, SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. NEXT ITEM. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WAS DEFERRED FROM THE JUNE 9TH MEETING. 130-26 IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY. THIS IS ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION. 11490 GREENWOOD ROAD. THIS IS IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS BOARD PAPER AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION OF 11490. GREENWOOD ROAD FOR DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION. THE OWNER HAS AGREED TO SELL THE PROPERTY FOR $6,800. THE DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC WORKS AND REAL PROPERTY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PAPER. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING ABOUT THIS ACQUISITION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MR. SMITH. YEAH. THANK YOU SIR. YOU GOT THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED THIS WEEK. SO THANK YOU SIR. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE THE RESOLUTION. SECOND. MOVED BY MR. SMITH, SECONDED BY REVEREND NELSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED, AND I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T CALL YOU OUT, BUT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SENECA FRITZ IS SITTING IN FOR CURTIS ANTHONY THIS EVENING, AND HE'S BROUGHT HIS DAUGHTER, WHO'S BEEN DOING HER HOMEWORK THE WHOLE TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO 152-26 IS A RESOLUTION FOR SIGNATORY AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDERS. GLOVER PARK THIS IS PHASE TWO. THIS PARK IS IN THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT. MR. ZUNINO THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS BOARD PAPER WOULD AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CHANGE ORDER IN [01:05:05] THE AMOUNT OF $2,500,934.52. FOR ADDITIONAL WORK ON GLOVER PARK PHASE TWO PROJECT. THE ADDITIONAL WORK INCLUDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS, ENTRANCE MONUMENT SIGNAGE, POWER FOR IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE. THE OVERALL PROJECT INCLUDES TWO NEW NCAA SIZED SYNTHETIC TURF BASEBALL FIELDS, DUGOUTS, BULLPENS, SCOREBOARDS, LED SPORTS LIGHTING, PREPARATORY EARTHWORK FOR FOR FUTURE BASEBALL FIELDS AND RESTROOM BUILDING, NEW PARKING, DOG PARK, PLAYGROUND, FITNESS STATION AREA, MISSING POLE PLAZA, SHADE SHELTERS, FIVE KILOMETER TRAIL AND MORE. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE STADIUM WAS APPROPRIATED ON JUNE 10TH, 2025 VIA A BUDGET AMENDMENT. THE DIRECTOR, RECREATION AND PARK AND PURCHASING RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THE BOARD PAPER AND THE COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. YOU WANT TO START, MR. SMITH? NO. NO QUESTIONS. JUST GLAD TO SEE THIS CLOSING IN. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OTHER QUESTIONS. COLLEAGUES. MOVE THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU SIR. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY REVEREND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION IS PROOF. NEXT, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 153-26 IS A RESOLUTION. THIS IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE HENRICO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELD RENOVATION. THIS PROJECT IS IN THE FAIRFIELD DISTRICT, MR. ZUNINO. THANKS AGAIN. SO THIS BOARD PAPER AWARDS A FIXED PRICE CONTRACT FOR $2,461,066 TO THE LAND TECH GROUP, LLC FOR THE HENRICO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELD RENOVATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE DEMOLITION DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FIELDS. REGRADING AND INSTALLATION OF SYNTHETIC SYNTHETIC TURF PLAYING SURFACE AT HENRICO HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH FIELDS WILL HAVE NEW LED ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING INSTALLED, AS WELL AS NEW FENCING AND CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND PADS AND NEW DUGOUTS FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD. WORK ON THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN JULY 1ST, 2026, AND BE COMPLETED WITHIN 165 CALENDAR DAYS. THE COUNTY RECEIVED TWO BIDS BASED UPON A REVIEW OF THE BIDS. THE LAND TECH GROUP LLC IS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. THIS BOARD PAPER ALSO APPROPRIATES $1.3 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE FUND BALANCE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND TO COVER THE GAP BETWEEN THE INITIAL PROJECT BUDGET AND THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT. THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND PARKS AND PURCHASING DIRECTOR RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THE BOARD PAPER AND THE COUNTY COUNTY MANAGER CONCURS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. THE. THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS AFTER IT'S BUILT, WILL THAT FALL UNDER REC AND PARKS? THIS WILL BE. YES. THE MAINTENANCE WILL FALL UNDER REC AND PARKS. THIS IS THE NEW TURF PROJECT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. SO THERE IS LESS MAINTENANCE OF THIS TURF THAN YOU WOULD SEE AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM FIELDS. BUT THE MAINTENANCE WILL FALL TO REC AND PARK. AND I'M ASSUMING WHEN SCHOOLS ISN'T USING IT, THAT'S E A CAN UTILIZE THIS. YES. THIS IS PART OF A RENEGOTIATION OF THE SCHOOL USE AGREEMENT THAT WILL INCLUDE THIS AS ANOTHER FIELD IN OUR INVENTORY THAT CAN BE SCHEDULED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL USAGE. THANK YOU. WELL, I'M REALLY EXCITED. I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR 12 YEARS ALMOST TO GET SOMETHING DONE, AND I WANT TO THANK THE MANAGER FOR ASSISTING IN MAKING SURE THAT EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN REGARDS TO FIELDS AND RICO HIGH SCHOOL HAD ONE OF THE WORST FIELDS IN THE COUNTY BECAUSE OF DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT NEVER COULD BE RECTIFIED. AND SO THIS KIND OF SHOWS THAT WE DON'T MIND INVESTING IN OUR ENTIRE COUNTY. SO I MOVE THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD. SECOND, MOVED BY MYSELF, SECONDED BY MR. ROGERS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. RESOLUTIONS APPROVED. MR.. MR. CHAIR, NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. COLLEAGUES. ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF OF ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, THE COUNTY MANAGER, ALL OF US WERE SADDENED TO HEAR OF YOUNG KING WHO PASSED, UNFORTUNATELY, AT SWIM LAST WEEK. AND OUR CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND INFECTED COMMUNITY. ALL OF US ARE HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE OF THAT ACT. THANK YOU. THAT BEING SAID, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.