* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. ARE WE ALL [00:00:01] TOGETHER HERE? VERY GOOD. [A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America ] WELL, WELCOME TO THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, UM, FOR APRIL 4TH, 2023. UM, WE'RE GONNA BEGIN OUR SESSION WITH OPENING WITH PRAYER WITH, UM, PASTOR BOYETTE. IS HE HERE? I DIDN'T SEE HIM. NO. NO, I DIDN'T SEE HIM EITHER. UM, SO LET'S JUST, UM, HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEG 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. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. [B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions ] NICK'S ORDER OF BUSINESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. DO DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR, UM, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS ON OUR AGENDA? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR AGENDA AS PRESENTED? THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MAE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU. ALL [C. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit) ] RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT, UM, ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GIVE INPUT ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE, NOT THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING. AND IT'S NOT INTENDED AS A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SHALL BE LIMITED TO 60 MINUTES WITH THE MAX OF THREE MINUTES FOR ANY ONE SPEAKER. SPEAKERS MAY ONLY SPEAK ONCE AND WILL BE HEARD IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE SIGNED UP. SO WITH THAT, I'M MSK. HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES, MADAM CHAIR. K BEASON. HELLO. HELLO, MY NAME'S SUSIE DELGADO. I'M JUST GONNA, UM, SPEAK ON HER BEHALF CUZ THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR HER REGARDING HER DISABLED BROTHER AND HER HUSBAND WAS GONNA COME, BUT HE COULD NOT GET AWAY FROM A WORK OBLIGATION. SO HE PREPARED A LETTER IF I WOULD JUST BE PERMITTED TO READ IT ON HER BEHALF. A ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, DEAR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS A SERIOUS ISSUE I'VE HAD WITH WARREN COUNTY STAFF ADMINISTRATOR AND WARREN COUNTY TREASURER JAMIE SPIKER. MY BROTHER ALFRED BEASON SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN 2007. HIS INJURIES HAVE LED TO A SERIES OF DECLINING HEALTH PROBLEMS THROUGH THE YEARS, THE NATURE OF HIS INJURIES HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO MANAGE HIS AFFAIRS AS TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES OFTEN CAUSE OUTBURSTS OF IRREGULAR AND OR VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. IN OCTOBER OF 2022, MY BROTHER WAS PLACED IN A NURSING CARE FACILITY. I'VE DONE MY VERY BEST TO ENSURE THAT HIS NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET AND HE HAS MAINTAINED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES IN LIFE. RECENTLY I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LAWYERS WORKING FOR ROSE HILL NURSING HOME THAT MY BROTHER'S HOME WAS BEING FORECLOSED ON BY THE WARREN COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE. AS I INQUIRED ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE, I MADE CONTACT WITH JAMIE SPIKER ONLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CALLING FOR INFORMATION. I WAS ALSO REFERRED TO POND LAW AND APPARENT LEGAL OFFICE HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO COLLECT BACK TAXES. AS I TOLD THE AFOREMENTIONED MY NAME HAS BEEN ON MY BROTHER'S DEED AND I TOO SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN NOTICE FOR ANY DELINQUENT TAXES. THE TAX ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE STEMMED BACK TO 2009 AND AS OF TODAY'S DATE, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A TAX LIABILITY NOTICE AT ANY POINT. IN FACT, THE COUNTY MADE A HUGE MISTAKE AND REMOVED MY NAME FROM THE RECORD. THAT BEING THE REASON FOR THE TAXES BEING DELINQUENT. I HAVE REQUESTED FROM WARREN COUNTY A RECORD SHOWING WHERE THEY HAVE MADE AN ATTEMPT AT DUE DILIGENCE IN CONTACTING ME EITHER THROUGH THEIR OFFICE OR THROUGH THE ATTORNEY POND'S OFFICE. I'VE BEEN MET WITH ARROGANCE AND STONEWALLING ON BOTH PARTS. IN FACT, I WAS TOLD BY THE LAWYER, MR. POND, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK TO SEARCH THE RECORD AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I DO KNOW THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY THE INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF JULY, 1967. I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AND RESOLVING THIS PROFOUND ISSUE WITH WARREN COUNTY. YOU SEE, MY BROTHER'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS PROBLEM. [00:05:01] ALTHOUGH THESE TAX TAXES ARE DELINQUENT, IT IS MY POSITION THAT WARREN COUNTY FAILED IN ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF DUE DILIGENCE. THEY HAVE ACTED IN A LESSENED COMPANIONATE POSITION GIVEN THE SE SEVERE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE REASON FOR THE DELINQUENT TAX BILL. HAD MY BROTHER'S TAXES BEEN PROPERLY ADJUSTED, THIS TAX BILL WOULD NOT EVEN BEEN AN ISSUE AS HE WOULD'VE HAD LITTLE TO NO TAX LIABILITY BASED ON HIS SEVERE INJURIES AND HIS STATUS OF PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO PAY THE FULL TAX LIABILITY AS IT IS. I AM NOT HOWEVER WILLING TO PAY A LAWYER'S OFFICE FOR FAILING TO DO ANY WORK WHATSOEVER IN MAKING CONTACT WITH ME OR ANYONE BASED ON THE MAILING I HAVE FOUND AT THE HOME OF MY BROTHER. IT IS MY POSITION THAT BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE LAW FIRM MA FAILED TO MAKE THE PROPER AND LEGAL NOTIFICATIONS. IN FACT, MY NAME AND POSSIBLY MY HOME ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RECORD. IT WAS ONLY UNTIL I WAS NOTIFIED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE CLERK OF THE RECORD'S OFFICE DID THEY, THEY EVEN KNOW THAT I WAS WRONGLY REMOVED. AS A RESULT, I REMAIN RESOLUTE TO THE POSITION THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE BY BOTH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND THE PONDS LAW FIRM, THE TAX BILL SHOULD BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT INTEREST IN PENALTIES. EXCUSE ME. ARE YOU ALMOST FINISHED THE THREE MINUTES? YEP. YEP. AND LAST PARAGRAPH. IF YOU COULD SO KINDLY ASSIST IN THIS MATTER AS GOOD CHRISTIANS, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS EXTENUATED DEBT BE FORGIVEN TO A MANAGEABLE POSITION. I FEEL BASED ON HIS DISABILITY, THAT WE SHOULD BE, UH, PAY THE PAST DUE TAX LIABILITY. WE WOULD'VE SATISFIED THE ISSUE WITH THE TAXPAYERS OF WARREN COUNTY AND THIS WOULD ALLOW US AS HIS FAMILY TO HAVE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO MAINE A REASONABLE HEALTHCARE POSITION FOR HIM IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS OF HIS LIFE AND THE WAY OF HEALTHCARE. EVEN THIS MONEY WILL NOT GO FAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP? NO ONE ELSE HAS SIGNED UP. MADAM CHAIR, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? ONE SECOND CALL. VERY WELL. THIRD CALL AND, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. [D. Report from the Virginia Department of Transportation (written only) - Ed Carter ] NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR REPORT FROM VDOT. AND I DON'T SEE MR. CARTER HERE. I KNOW HE SUBMITTED A, UM, HIS REPORT AND MS. TRUCKEE, I'M SORRY, WILL YOU PLEASE READ IT FOR THE COMMUNITY? YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. SO THE APRIL, 2023 REPORT FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE VDOT CONDUCTED GRADING AND STONE APPLICATION OPERATIONS ON VARIOUS STABILIZED ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN MARCH AND WE'LL CONTINUE THIS MONTH, THERE WERE BRUSH CUTTING OPERATIONS ON ROUTE SIX 19 MOUNTAIN ROAD, ROUTE 6 58 ROCKLAND ROAD, ROUTE SIX 13 BENTONVILLE ROAD AND ROUTE 6 69 DOGWOOD LANE. THEY PERFORMED LITTER PICKUP ON SEVERAL ROUTES AND REMOVED DOWN TREES AND DEBRIS. THEY WILL BE SWEEPING CURB AND GUTTER AND BRIDGES ON BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES THIS MONTH AND ADDRESSING POTHOLE ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. THEY WILL ALSO BE DEMOBILIZING SNOW EQUIPMENT AND PREPPING THEM FOR STORAGE. REGARDING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIFIC ISSUES FOR THE HIGH KNOB INTERSECTION ON JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY, FIAT IS CONTINUING TO SEEK FUNDING FOR INTERSECTION CONSTRUCTION AND MOVING FORWARD WITH PREEMPTIVE WARNING LIGHT INSTALLATION THIS SUMMER REGARDING THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS ON ROUTE THREE 40 SOUTH AS OVERLAY IS STILL SEVERAL YEARS OUT, VDOT WILL BE ERADICATING THE EXISTING MARKINGS AND REMARKETING THIS SUMMER. AND REGARDING THE PAVEMENT MARKERS ON BROWNTOWN ROAD, THE ESTIMATE FOR INSTALLATION IS 75 TO $100 EACH. THE RECOMMENDED SPACING IS 30 FEET. AND WHILE VDOT DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO THE ENTIRE LENGTH, THEY WILL BE DOING THE SHARPEST CURVES TO START THIS YEAR. THEY WILL EXPAND THE OPERATIONS AS FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE. AND THAT IS THE VDOT REPORT. MA'AM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYBODY ON THE BOARD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS REPORT? ANY COMMENTS, MADAM CHAIR? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, I WAS CONTACTED WITH FROM VDOT YESTERDAY AND ASKED, UM, TO THANK THE WARREN COUNTY FIRE AND EMS SYSTEM FOR ALL THE ASSISTANTS THEY GAVE THIS WEEKEND WITH THE HIGH WINDS AND CUTTING TREES OUT THE ROAD. THEY REALLY APPRECIATED, UM, THE HELP GIVEN BY THE, THE FIREMEN DOING THAT. SO I WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU AGAIN. [E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney ] NICK'S ITEM ON OUR AGENDA ARE, ARE BOARD REPORTS. UM, MR. BUTLER, UH, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE, UH, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, UM, I MET WITH THE, UH, MOTHERS FOR LIBERTY THIS LAST, UH, SUNDAY, AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR, WITH THE, UH, UH, PROGRESS THAT THEY HAVE MADE. AND I, I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT, UH, WHAT [00:10:01] THE MOMS FOR LIBERTY ARE, ARE DOING. UH, MET WITH, UH, CONSTITUENTS ON SEVERAL ISSUES. MET WITH ONE ON, ON A LIBRARY ISSUE, MET WITH ANOTHER ONE ON THE PARKS AND REC ISSUE WITH A, UH, UH, CONCERNING THE, UM, UM, OH, THE, THE USE OF BEN CROSBY STADIUM. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, UH, THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT. UH, MY, MY THANKS GO OUT TO THE PARKS AND REC. UH, IT WAS WITH, UH, CHRISTEN AND COLLEGE AND, UM, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, IT'S ALL I HAVE MANAGED HERE. THANK YOU, MS. KOHLS. UH, YES MA'AM. ON MARCH 28TH, I ATTENDED THE DOMINION ENERGY AND MARATHON COMPETITION AT THE FOUR H, UH, CENTER IN HARMONY HOLLOW. UH, THIS WAS AN EVENT BY THE LORD FAIRFAX SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION. THEY MENTIONED IT TO US IN THEIR BUDGET PRESENTATION. THERE WERE SIX SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING. ONE OF THE TEAMS WAS FROM WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, WHOSE COACHES ARE LEE MEADOWS, THE AG TEACHER AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEACHER, AND I HOPE I SAY HER NAME RIGHT, SHERRY MASELLI. UM, THIS WAS THEIR FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING AND THEY PLACED FORCE, AND THIS IS A LOCAL COMPETITION, BUT IT ADVANCES TO A STATE AND NATIONAL AR UM, EVENT COMPETITION. AND, UM, THAT WAS, IT WAS NICE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WE, THEY ASKED US FOR FUNDING AND THIS IS WHAT OUR LOCAL FUNDING HELPED, WAS TO PUT ON THIS COMPETITION. THEY HAD PEOPLE FROM FOREST SERVICE, UM, LOTS OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES THERE, AND THEY WERE GIVEN TASKS THAT THEY HAD TO, TO DO AND THEN GIVE A PRESENTATION. SO IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING EVENT. I WAS ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR FIRE AND EMS PROVIDERS, UM, FOR FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THEIR JOB IS ABOUT. AND I ASKED IF THEY WOULD ALLOW ME TO STAY, IF THEY COULD PUT UP WITH ME FOR 24 HOUR SHIFT. AND THEY DID. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I USED TO VOLUNTEER WAY BACK IN THE DAY AND IT'S VERY MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE TIME THAT I SPENT VOLUNTEERING. I ARRIVED AT 6:30 AM AND THE SHIFT STARTED AT SEVEN. I WAS MET THERE BY LIEUTENANT TIM WARRIOR AND, UM, HE'S THE, UH, FIRE AND EMS PROVIDER AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL FIRE UNION, LIEUTENANT COLIN COLE AND FIREMAN LOGAN STEWART AND FIREMAN MEDIC, UH, NICK BAILEY. AND THEY WERE ALL VERY GRACIOUS. THEY SHOWED ME A LOT. THEY, WE WALKED THROUGH THEIR MORNING CHECK OF APPARATUS AND EXPLAINED WHAT EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS. UM, THEN WE, UM, WE WENT ON TWO CALLS. ONE WAS AN EMS CALL, ONE WAS AT A CAR ACCIDENT. CAME BACK AND I WAS, UH, TAKEN OUT TO A RECENT FIRE, UH, HOUSE FIRE AND LIEUTENANT C CONCERTO WALKED ME THROUGH A FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATION. AND THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. I DID NOT HAVE ANY IDEA OF, OF THE AMOUNT OF, UM, EFFORT PUT INTO THAT. AND HE, HE WALKED US THROUGH STEP-BY-STEP AND I APPRECIATED THAT VERY MUCH. THEN WE TOURED STATION FOUR AND I JUST WANT TO THANK DONNA SHACKLEFORD AND THE PUBLIC WORKS AND WHOEVER, THE CONTRACTOR THAT LOOKS LIKE A NEW BUILDING INSIDE, IT'S, UM, AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE. AND I, I THINK EVERYONE'S VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. WE WENT BACK TO THE FIRE HALL AND WE WENT THROUGH A TRAINING SESSION WHERE THEY LAID LINE TO PUT OUT A MOCK HOUSE FIRE. UM, THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO RUN HO HOSE AND I DON'T THINK MY BODY COULD STAND THE PROCESS OF HEALING, CUZ I PROBABLY COULD NOT HAVE RUN THAT AND NOT FALLEN DOWN. UM, SO I DECLINED THAT. BUT THEY DID SHOW ME HOW TO BREAK ENTRY TO A DOOR. UM, EXPLAINED THE, THE PIECE OF, UH, TRAINING EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE FOR THAT. AND ALL I CAN SAY IS, IS WHEW, GETTING THROUGH A DOOR IS NOT EASY, BUT I, I WAS ABLE TO DO IT. LIEUTENANT MOYER TALKED ME THROUGH IT AND I, I GOT THROUGH IT SO I DIDN'T EMBARRASS MYSELF. UM, WENT ON A BRUSH FIRE WITH CHESTER GAP, UM, THAT WAS A MUTUAL A CALL AND I THINK WE HAD SEVEN MORE CALLS AVERAGE ABOUT TWO HOURS EVERY TWO HOURS DURING THE NIGHT. THE GUYS ASKED ME IF I'D HAD ENOUGH YET AND I TOLD 'EM, I LIKENED IT TO HAVING A BABY. YOU'RE UP EVERY TWO HOURS WITH A BABY IN THE NIGHT. SO IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME, BUT UM, IT DID GIVE ME A VERY GOOD IDEA OF THE ONE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS THERE. YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS ARE, WE, WE ARE SO SHORT STAFFED. THESE GUYS ARE WORKING AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OVERTIME. AND THE ONE YOUNG MAN WHO LIVES IN MCCAYSVILLE HAD DONE 2 24 HOUR SHIFTS LEFT AT 8:45 PM AND BANK CAME BACK AT SIX 30 IN THE THE MORNING TO DO ANOTHER SHIFT. SO THE DEDICATION THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN HAVE IS JUST AMAZING. UM, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO, BUT IT DOES WORRY ME. [00:15:01] I, I TOLD HIM I WANTED HIM TO CONTACT ONE OF THE OTHER GUYS CUZ THE MOTHER AND ME CAME OUT AND I WORRIED THAT HE WOULD FALL ASLEEP GOING HOME AFTER THAT MUCH. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A FULL DAY. HE DID NOT SIT DOWN AND TAKE A NAP DURING THE DAY. UM, I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THIS EXPERIENCE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAN OUR COUNTY. AND I KNOW THAT PROBABLY IS RAISING THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF PEOPLE'S NECKS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO FIND FAULT. IT JUST PROVED TO ME THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE DEPARTMENTS DO UNTIL YOU DO SPEND THE DAY IN THEIR LIFE AND WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS, UM, WITHOUT THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT I THINK IT WOULD DO US GOOD. SO IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND PUTTING UP WITH ME, AND EVEN IF YOU DO, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A DAY IN SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT. UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, CHIEF BONANO, ASSISTANT CHIEF MATTO, WHOEVER WAS INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE REGIONAL TRAINING THAT I SAW THAT YOU DID WITH, UH, RAPPAHANNOCK AND LOUDON FOR THE FIRE TRAINING. I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. REGIONAL IS THE WAY TO GO. SO I WAS VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, I WANNA WISH MRS. SHIRAI ALL THE BEST IN HER FUTURE PLANS WITH HER FAMILY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS IS YOUR LAST EVENING WITH US AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA REPLACE YOU. YOU'RE UNREPLACEABLE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU TAUGHT ME AND SUPPORTED ME WHILE I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME A LOT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE OUR JOBS EASIER. BUT I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A MUCH BETTER JOB WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. OATS. YES. UM, SO OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS I'VE SPENT A NUMBER OF HOURS WITH CONSTITUENTS. UM, AND I AM SURPRISED IN, WELL I'M NOT SURPRISED CUZ WE HAVE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY, BUT THE CONSTITUENTS THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, ONE OF VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY IN SOME WAY. I HAD ONE CONSTITUENT WHO'S OFFERED TO HELP US LANDSCAPE, THE WARREN COUNTY SIGN OUT ON THE NORTH, OUR, UH, END OF TOWN ON THE NORTH END OF TOWN. AND HE EVEN BROUGHT A DESIGN. AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE. I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF OTHER CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER IN SOME CAPACITY WITH OUR BUDGET, UH, ANALYSIS, AND MANY OF THEM WHO WANT TO HELP US, UH, UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT MAY, UM, HOW THAT MAY IMPACT THEM. AND SO, UM, I APPLAUD THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND I WAS AFFIRMED IN THAT IN ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL CALLS THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE TO ME AND OFFERED TO HELP. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO MS COLOR'S. UM, GOODBYE TO MS. SHIRAI. UH, SHE HAS BEEN, UH, SHE IS IRREPLACEABLE AND WE, UH, WILL MISS HER DESPERATELY AND SHE KEEPS US ALL ORGANIZED AND SHE KEEPS US ALL STRAIGHT ON FOYA . BUT, UH, BEING A MOTHER IS A FAR, FAR BETTER JOB THAN ANY THAT I COULD THINK OF. SO WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. WOO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. MAID? YES MA'AM. UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY, SO YOU'VE DONE GOOD FOR US. UM, ON THE 21ST, I DID A WELL IN SEPTIC, UH, APPEALS BOARD MEETING. UH, WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL ISSUES WHERE WE HAD TO DEAL WITH WELLS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND THEM BEING OUT OF PLACE AND OUT OF WACK. SO WE GOT 'EM FIXED. WE ALSO, ON THE 21ST ALSO, WE HAD A BO OS MEETING 22ND, WE HAD A BUILDING COMMITTEE AT L F K, UH, AND I SHARED THAT WITH, UM, UH, CHERYL. UH, YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT ONE, THAT, BUT WE WERE THERE. UH, WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE DONE AT LF K AND WE ALSO GOT TO LOOK AT THE, THE REMODELING OF THAT BUILDING. UH, AND IT'S JUST AMAZING. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE SAME PLACE. UH, ALSO HAD A, UH, ON THE 22ND HAD A DEVELOP MEETING, A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, WITH THE TOWN AND COUNTY AND MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS ON THE, IN THE COUNTY HERE ON THE 23RD WE HAD AN R S W BOARD MEETING. UM, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT WERE GOING ON AT THE, AT THE JAIL. UH, DID THAT WITH UM, DOLORES. UM, ON THE 24TH [00:20:01] WE HAD AN E D A MEETING AND I MET, UH, ALL OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND WE WENT OVER SOME OF THE DETAILS AND UPDATES FOR THE NEW MEMBERSHIP ON THE 25TH, UH, I GOT HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND DSS TO ASSIST IN GATHERING FOOD AND GETTING IT OUT INTO THE HANDS OF ANYBODY THAT WANTED IT. THEY DROVE BY, WE FILLED UP THE CARLE FOOD, IT WAS AWESOME. AND MY BACK HURT BITTERLY . UM, AND I'D DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW. UH, ON THE 28TH, UH, WE HAD ANOTHER BS BS MEETING. UM, HE HAD A WORK SESSION, UH, THEN WENT, WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING WAS COMING UP FOR THIS LAST WEEK AND WHAT'S COMING, WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE THAT. UH, ON THE 20, ON THE 31ST, I WENT TO A COFFEE BREAK WITH, UH, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE TALKED ABOUT FRONT ROYAL AND WARREN COUNTY BUSINESSES AND IT'S A ZOOM MEETING, SO I GET TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT, UH, YOU JUST DON'T NORMALLY SEE. THEY'RE LIKE IN THE BACK ROOMS AND THEY'RE DOING THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S GOOD STUFF. UM, LAST NIGHT I WAS AT SHENANDOAH SHORES FOR THEIR BOARD MEETING, UM, AND PARTICIPATED IN WORK SESSION. SO THAT WAS EXCITING FOR EVERYBODY OUT, OUT AT THE SHORES. AND TONIGHT WE'RE, OF COURSE WE HAD THE, THE BOS MEETING. THAT'S ALL, THAT'S MY REPORT, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I ONLY HAVE TWO THINGS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WE FINISHED REVIEWING ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S CONTINGENT ON WHAT OUR PEOPLE ARE DOING AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH THE BUDGETS. UM, ONCE WE GET A WELL, IF WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRICKLE DOWN AND AND TALK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. UM, THE SECOND THING I'D LIKE TO, UH, REPORT, OF COURSE I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE THAT I'M, I SUPPORT THE WARREN COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS, YOU KNOW, I DELIVER MEALS AND, AND PARTAKE IN THEIR ACTIVITIES. AND SO TODAY THEY HAD THEIR EASTER LUNCH, WHICH HAD A EASTER BUNNY, A GREAT LUNCH MUSIC, WE DANCED, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME AND UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UM, MR. DA, DR. DALEY. THANK YOU MA'AM. WE WILL BE CONTINUING WORK ON THE BUDGET AT SIX O'CLOCK NEXT TUESDAY AND NEXT THURSDAY AT FIVE 30 WE WILL PLAN TO GO AHEAD AND MEET WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SEE WHAT THEIR PARAMETERS ARE AROUND THEIR BUDGET SO THAT THEN WHEN THE STATE MEETS NEXT WEEK, IF THEY MAKE A DECISION, WE WILL KNOW HOW IT FITS INTO OUR, UM, OUR PARAMETERS. VERY GOOD. THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS I HAVE. THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU MR. HAM. I HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED WORKING WITH MRS. SHIRAKI AND I'M SAD TO HEAR THAT SHE'S LEAVING. VERY, VERY DEDICATED, SMART, EFFECTIVE PERSON WHO I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH TREMENDOUSLY. SO I WISH YOU THE BEST. SHE'S ALWAYS GONNA DO WELL. OKAY, VERY, VERY [F. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting of March 21, 2023 ] GOOD. SO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVING, UM, MEETING MINUTES AT OUR REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 21ST, 2023. ARE THERE ANY, ANY CHANGES OR REVISIONS TO THE MEETING MINUTES THAT'S PRESENTED? NO. WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, I'VE MOVED TO ACCEPT THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES ON MARCH 21ST. 2023. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. NOW THANK YOU. [G. Modification Request for Conditional Use Permit 2015-01-01, Gillian Greenfield & Richard Butcher for Private Use Camping (Non-Commercial) Located off Beech Road - Chase Lenz, Zoning Administrator ] NEXT ITEM. WE'RE MOVING INTO THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. SO THE ITEM NEXT ON IS THE, UH, MODIFICATION REQUEST FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2015 DASH OH ONE. GILLIAN GREENFIELD AND RICHARD BUTCHER FOR PRIVATE USE. CAMPING FOR NON-COMMERCIAL LOCATED OFF OF BEACH ROAD. MR. LINZ. OH HI . THANK YOU. AND SO WE DID HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS REQUEST ON JANUARY 24TH, 2023. WE HAD A WORK SESSION LAST MONTH TO KIND OF DISCUSS THE PATH FORWARD. AT THIS POINT, THE APPLICANT AND PLANNING STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING THE FIRST CONDITION FOR THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BE MODIFIED TO THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE. THE PARKING AND USE OF MAJOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE USE CAMPING ON THE PROPERTY SHALL BE PROHIBITED. UH, SO YOU'LL SEE IN THE COVER SHEET THAT I'VE UPDATED [00:25:01] THE MOTIONS, UH, TO REFLECT THAT AND I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LINZ? NO. NO. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE MODIFICATION TO THE CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, 20 15 1 1 FOR PRIVATE USE CAMPING NON-COMMERCIAL, AND TO MODIFY THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU. [H. Consent Agenda ] WE'RE MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS. NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE, UH, EXCUSE ME, TO, UM, REMOVE ANY CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND RULE CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? I MET HIM. CHAIR. AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. THANK YOU. [I. Award Recommendation: F&R Personal Protective Equipment - James Bonzano, Fire Chief, Alisa Scott, Finance Director ] ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS. IS THE AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR, UH, FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MR. BONNO OR, UH, OR IS IT GONNA BE ALYSSA SCOTT? THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE FINANCE AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW QUOTES WITH COOPERATIVE CONTRACT PRICING FOR THE PURCHASE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. TURNOUT GEAR FROM MARYLAND FIRE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION SECTION 2.24604 OF THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY TO COOPERATIVELY CONTRACT WITH THE MARYLAND FIRE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION THROUGH A COOPERATIVE CONTRACTING OR RIDER CLAUSE ISSUED IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND RESULTING CONTRACTED APRIL 20TH, 2021. UH, THE COUNTY OF ORANGE COMPETITIVELY SOLICITED THE PPE GEAR, WHICH THE COUNTY CAN PROCURE DIRECTLY FROM THE AWARDED CONTRACTOR PURCHASING AS REVIEW THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND VERIFIED THIS COOPERATIVE CONTRACTING OPTION IS AVAILABLE AND VALID STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE AWARD FOR FIRM FIXED PRICING ON PPE GEAR BASED UPON PRICING PER THE ORANGE COUNTY CONTRACT DATED APRIL 20TH, 2021, WITH THE TERM ENDING APRIL 30TH, 2023 AND RENEWABLE OPTIONS FOR $69,546 AND 83 CENTS. THE CONTRACT AND PRESS QUOTE, UM, HAVE BEEN ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW. FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE IS AVAILABLE AND HAS BEEN BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED THE TOTAL, UM, AMOUNT OF THAT FUND BALANCE IS $78,984 FOR FISCAL YEAR 23. AND, UM, MR. CERNA AND I ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? NOPE. NO, I THINK THIS IS, UM, REPLACEMENT TURNOUTS SO THAT, UM, AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS IN THE PAST. SO I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE, WE NEED AND WE NEED TO YET. YES MA'AM. VERY GOOD. AND I, UM, I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT AS WELL IS THAT I WANNA THANK OUR CHIEF FOR ALL HE DOES FOR HIS PEOPLE AND FIRE AND RESCUE. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION MAAM? CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF P P E GEARED FROM MARYLAND FIRE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND THE AMOUNT IS $69,546 AND 83 CENTS. I FURTHER MOVE THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO THE MARYLAND FIRE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION FOUR $69,546 AND 83 CENTS TO PURCHASE THE B P E GEAR ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU. [J. Award Recommendation: New Website - Alisa Scott, Finance Director ] [00:30:01] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW WEBSITE. MS. SCOTT, THE COUNTY'S FINANCE AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO PROCURE WEBSITE SERVICES TO ASSIST THE COUNTY IN DEVELOPING A NEW WEBSITE. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD USED WAS COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION. THE ACADEMY RECEIVED 15 STEEL PROPOSALS, AN EVALUATION TEAM MET WITH THE TOP RANKED FIRM AND SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDED. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE ATTACHED CONTRACT FOR SERVICES, WHICH HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY WITH CIVIC PLUS. IT INCLUDES A SCOPE OF WORK IN BINDING PRICE, CONSIDERED FAIR AND REASONABLE FOR EACH OF THE REQUESTED TASKS. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS PURSUANT TO THE SOLICITATION, THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT. ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS MEMO IS A CONSENSUS LETTER SIGNED BY MEMBERS OF THE EVALUATION TEAM. AND FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE IS IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT'S LINE ITEM COMPUTER SOFTWARE. IT HAS BEEN BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 23. THE ANNUAL RECURRING SERVICES, YOUR TWO IS INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIST BUDGET REQUEST AND WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED AND APPROPRIATE FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR. THIS COST IS $5,812 AND 50 CENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24. AND MR. UH, JONES AND I ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS FOR CARE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO. IS THIS GONNA BE MORE USER FRIENDLY THAN WHAT WE ARE OUR CURRENT IS? CUZ HONESTLY, I DON'T LIKE WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. YOU'LL LIKE WHAT WE HAVE. IT'S A GOOD PRODUCT. OKAY. IT'S THE, THE, UH, COMPANY CIVIC PLUS SPECIFICALLY, UM, DESIGNS WEBSITES ONLY FOR MUNICIPALITIES. UM, AND THEIR, THEIR WEBSITE IS CUSTOM CUSTOMIZED AROUND THE NEEDS OF A MUNICIPALITY. SO I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT VERY MUCH SO IT'S GONNA BE EASIER FOR I'LL, I'LL BE HONEST, I, YOU KNOW, I I CAN'T MANEUVER THE CURRENT ONE VERY EASILY AND I'M PROBABLY NOT THE ONLY ONE. SO YOU'RE NOT , IT'S GONNA BE, UH, WHAT IS IT? COMPUTERS FOR DUMMIES WEBSITE FOR DUMMIES EASILY. IT'LL BE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND EASY TO OPERATE. YES. OKAY, WELL I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO CIVIC PLUS IS THE, UM, COMPANY THAT WE CURRENTLY USE FOR ALL OF OUR AGENDAS AND ALL OF THE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION. YES. UH, FOR THE AGENDAS. AND SO THAT THIS WILL ALL BE INTEGRATED THEN SEAMLESSLY? YEAH, THE TWO, THE TWO, THE WEBSITE AND THAT PARTICULAR MODULE PLUG IN TOGETHER AND WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER. OKAY. AND SO THEY HAVE A IS SO IT'S CALLED CIVIC ENGAGE. IS THERE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO PL PLUG AND PL, YOU KNOW, PLUG AND PLAY IF YOU WILL, AND SEE MAYBE WHAT THEIR IS, DO THEY HAVE A WEBSITE THAT WE CAN GO PLAY AROUND ON AND MAYBE PERHAPS SEE HOW THEY'VE DESIGNED OTHERS? SO THE, THE EASIEST WAY TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THEIR WEBSITES LOOK LIKE IS TO LOOK AT OTHER WEBSITES. SO THE TOWN OF FRONT WORLD USES CIVIC PLUS AS WELL AND I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST IF YOU WANT, EMAIL YOU A LIST OF DIFFERENT WEBSITES THAT CIVIC PLUS IS DESIGN AND CREATED. I CAN GET THAT TO YOU TOMORROW MORNING. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . AND WILL THE, UM, WILL IT ALSO INTEGRATE WITH THE, UM, WITH SWAGGO? YEAH, IT'LL, IT'LL HAVE INTEGRATION WITH IT. CIVIC PLUS HAS A DIFFERENT PRODUCT FOR VIDEO SERVICES. IT'S NOT QUITE AS ROBUST AS SWAG. IT IS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE SWAG IT IN WHAT'S CALLED AN EYE FRAME. UM, BUT IT'LL LOOK, LOOK SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW WITH SWAGGO, BUT IT LATER ON IF THEY, IF THEY MAKE A MORE ROBUST PRODUCT WITH CIVIC MEDIA, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AT A LATER TIME. THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH, GO AHEAD. YEAH, ONE MORE. YEAH. WHEN UM, WILL WE BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE OUR UM, SINHA DISTRICTS AND HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR OWN WEBSITE AS WELL? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN HELP CENTER DISTRICTS DEVELOP THEIR OWN WEBSITES. WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE A PAGE OF INFORMATION THAT'S EASIER AND BETTER AND MORE WELL LAID OUT THAN WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ON, ON OUR WEBSITE. GIVING THEM A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO DO A BETTER WEBSITE. IF THEY'VE GOT WE IT WOULD BE THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE, BUT WE WOULD HAVE A PAGE ACCORDINGLY FOR THE SANTA DISTRICT'S. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YEAH. MM-HMM. , ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, ALL I HAVE TO SAY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT. ABSOLUTELY. IT'LL BE A GOOD THING. I THINK YOU'LL APPRECIATE IT. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEP. SO WITH ALL THAT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE AWARD AND CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WITH CIVIC PLUS I FURTHER MOVE THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, EITHER OF WHOM MAY ACT TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OR THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND WILL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER. AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. [00:35:01] OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. THANK [K. Award Recommendation: Phase II Senior Center - Alisa Scott, Finance Director ] YOU. NEXT ITEM IS AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR FA FOR PHASE TWO OF THE SENIOR CENTER. MS. SCOTT, THE FINANCE AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGER TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION FOR PHASE TWO OF THE SENIOR CENTER, WHICH INCLUDED MOVING A FUEL TANK AND INSTALLING A COURTYARD PATIO IN SIGN. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD USED WAS COMPETITIVE SEALED BEDDING IN THE COUNTY. RECEIVED ONE BID FROM LANCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF WINCHESTER FOR $139,900. UH, THIS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT LINE ITEM, UH, SENIOR CENTER ONCE A TRANSFER OF $207,190 AND 6 CENTS IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND'S PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCE INTO THE CURRENT SENIOR CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. SO THIS REQUEST IS TWOFOLD. IT'S A REQUESTED TRANSFER FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCE AND A REQUEST FOR OH, THE AWARD TO ALLIANCE CONSTRUCTION. AND MRS. LOGAN AND I ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? UM, JUST FOR CLARITY FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS CAUSE IS FOR TAKING OUT A CURRENT INGROUND PROPANE TANK THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, UH, REPLACING THAT AND THEN, UM, MAKING THE, UM, CONSTRUCTING THE COURTYARD ITSELF AND UM, A SECURITY FENCE AROUND IT. CORRECT. THAT'S RELEVANT. AND REPLACING, I'M SORRY, REPLACING WITH A NEW PROPANE TANK THAT WILL BE PUT IN THERE AS WELL, CORRECT? YES. WITH A FENCE. WITH A SIGN. RIGHT. WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED BECAUSE UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THE SENIORS TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND GET SOME FRESH AIR BUT IN A SECURE AREA, SO, AND THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE A WONDERFUL THING THERE. SO THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR EVERYONE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS? THE ONLY THING THAT I'D LIKE TO COMMENT IS THAT EVERYONE AT THE SENIOR CENTER IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR NEW VENUE BIG TIME AND I THINK THIS IS OUR LAST PHASE, RIGHT? ONCE WE GET TO PHASE TWO, THEN THEY ARE READY TO MOVE IN. YES MA'AM. I'M WORKING ON THE KITCHEN AS WELL. MM-HMM. . WONDERFUL. THIS IS GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZE THE INTERFUND BUDGET TRANSFER OF $207,190 AND 6 CENTS FROM THE GENERAL FUND'S PRIOR YEAR END BALANCE TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. I FURTHER AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR $139,900 TO LANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PHASE TWO OF THE SENIOR CENTER ON THE BEHALF OF WARREN COUNTY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. WONDERFUL. [L. Additional New Business (If needed) ] OKAY, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESSES. THERE. ANYBODY ON THE BOARD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME NEW BUSINESS? MADAM CHAIR? THE, UH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME, SOME NEW BUSINESS. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT HERE, UH, BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE, WITH THE BOARD. AND IT'S, UH, IT'S THE ISSUE THAT I BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE, THE LIBRARY. MM-HMM. , I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO ANY DETAILS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DO WANT TO SPEAK WITH COUNSEL AND WITH THE, UH, THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SEE WHAT, WHAT THE MOST, UH, WHAT THE BEST DIRECTION WOULD BE ON THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING? SO MOVE MADAM CHAIR. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. VERY GOOD. GOOD WORK EVERYONE. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.