Feb 20, 2024 Board of Supervisors Meeting

[A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SO WE WILL START THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 20TH.

AND I DON'T SEE REVEREND BROWN HERE, SO WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU'D STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY.

ADOPTION

[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? HEARING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.

SECOND MS. SECOND ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMON? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN? AYE.

OKAY.

AND AT THIS TIME

[C. Warren County Sheriff's Office Command Staff Introduction]

GOOD EVENING.

LOOKING SHARP, HUH? THEY DO LOOK PRETTY SHARP.

I'M GONNA HAVE A LITTLE CHEAT SHEET, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT JUST FOR THE, I DID WANNA EXPLAIN, UM, HOW MANY YEARS OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE, JUST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA, YOU KNOW, OF, OF WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER HERE.

SO, UM, I GUESS I'LL STAND HERE.

FIRST, WE HAVE MAJOR JASON WINTER.

UM, HE IS THE CHIEF DEPUTY AND HE IS, UM, MY SECONDHAND MAN.

NO, NOT SECONDHAND MAN.

LIKE, YEAH, RIGHT HAND, NOT THE LEFT, BUT ANY TIME THAT I'M ABSENT, UM, HE MAKES DECISIONS.

HE IS IN CHARGE OF ALL OPERATIONS.

UM, HE IS MY GO-TO GUY.

I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER AT THE FRONT ROW POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER.

WE'VE BEEN ON PATROL TOGETHER, WE'VE BEEN IN INVESTIGATIONS TOGETHER, AND NOW WE'RE CONTINUING THIS RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER.

UM, AND HE COMES WITH 22 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO THANK YOU.

AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, THREE DIVISIONS THAT, UM, MAJOR WINTER AND I ARE, HAVE PUT TOGETHER.

WE HAVE THE OPERATIONS DIVISION, UM, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION, AND THE SUPPORT SERVICES.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS OPERATIONS, WHICH IS CAPTAIN BOB MUMA.

HE HAS 19 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HE OVERSEES INVESTIGATIONS, BOTH CRIMINAL AND NARCOTIC, AS WELL AS THE PATROL DIVISION, WHICH INCLUDES ANIMAL CONTROL.

UM, AND HE ALSO IS IN CHARGE OF OUR SWAT TEAM, OUR ASSET FORFEITURE AND OUR VEHICLES, OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT.

AND WITH HIM, UM, WE HAVE THREE LIEUTENANTS.

WE HAVE LIEUTENANT WILLIAM SMOOT, I CALL HIM ALLEN.

UH, HE HAS 27 YEARS OF LAW, ENFOR ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE LIEUTENANT COLLINS AND HE HAS 14 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

AND WE HAVE LIEUTENANT GLADYS AND HE HAS 16 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

SO OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OUT ON THE STREET, THIS IS THESE GENTLEMEN RIGHT HERE.

UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CAPTAIN IS, UM, MR. CHUCKIE BROGAN.

AND HE IS, UM, OVERSEES THE RECORDS IN FOIA.

HE OVERSEES THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.

UM, HE DOES A LOT OF OUR GRANTS.

HE DOES A LOT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY.

UM, HE'S OUR LIAISON WITH FIRE AND RESCUE.

HE, HE DOES A LOT, HE DOES A LOT OF OUR PURCHASING ALONG WITH THE GENTLEMAN, UH, TO HIS RIGHT, THIS IS LIEUTENANT TERRY FRITZ, AND I'M SORRY, CHUCKY HAS 22 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

UM, AND PROBABLY WELL OVER THAT WITH ALL OF HIS PUBLIC SAFETY BACKGROUND, UM, IN FIRE AND RESCUE AS WELL AS HE STARTED OUT AS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AS WELL AS I BELIEVE GLADYS DID.

UM, AND LIEUTENANT FRITZ, HE HAS 16 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, UH, ACCREDITATION AND GRANTS MANAGER AS WELL AS OUR TRAINING COORDINATOR.

HE IS A, UM, VERY IMPORTANT PERSON IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

UM, KEEPING UP WITH, WITH ALL OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS.

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BUT THIS IS MR. UM, JAY ROY.

AND HE COMES WITH, UM, 20 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, WHICH I MET HIM FIRST OVER AT THE ACADEMY.

AND THEN HE ALSO WAS THE POLICE CHIEF OVER AT LAUREL RIDGE BACK WHEN IT WAS LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

AND THEN I HAVE CAPTAIN SCOTT BAKER WITH THE SUPPORT SERVICES, AND HE HAS, UM, 11 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, UM, POLICE CORPS AS WELL AS FIVE YEARS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

AND HE OVERSEES THE SUPPORT DIVISION, WHICH IS, UH, YOUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS COMMUNITY POLICING, OUR COURT HOLDING AND COURT SECURITY.

HE'S IN CHARGE OF ALL OF THAT.

UM, ONE OF THE BIG PUSHES THAT WE'RE DOING IS A, UM, A VERY PROACTIVE SCHOOL RESOURCE DIVISION AS WELL AS A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SO HE HAS A, A BIG HAT TO WEAR ON THAT.

AND TO HIS RIGHT IS LIEUTENANT JEREMIAH LANG.

UM, AND HE HAS 16 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND, UM, SO THIS IS, THIS IS A, UM, GOOD GROUP TO, TO HAVE HERE.

SO THIS IS THE, UM, MY STAFF THAT I RELY ON HEAVILY.

I AM SUPER EXCITED AND I HAVE BEEN TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK.

SO IN THE LAST 45 DAYS, I MEAN, IT IS, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF.

BUT, UM, I THINK THEY'RE KIND OF GETTING USED TO ME AND, AND HOW I DO THINGS.

I'M DEFINITELY GETTING TO KNOW THEM AND, AND WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE.

AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO STAND RIGHT NEXT TO ALL OF THESE GENTLEMEN HERE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME TAKE THE TIME TO INTRODUCE THEM.

AND, UM, THIS IS MY COMMAND STAFF.

OH, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SERVICE YOU DO FOR OUR COUNTY.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

YEAH, I SECOND THAT.

YEP.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, WE ARE

[D. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit)]

AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS 60 MINUTES WHERE EACH SPEAKER GETS THREE MINUTES.

AND ONCE THE SPEAKER SPEAKS ONE TIME, WE DO HAVE A HARD STOP AT SEVEN 30 BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WHATEVER TIME REMAINS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE CAN PICK BACK UP.

IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT HASN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.

BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS.

THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, BOOING, OR OTHER AUDIBLE DISRUPTION TO THE PROCEEDINGS.

THROUGH A SHOW OF HANDS, THE CHAIRMAN MAY ASK FOR A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR COMMENTS MADE BY SPEAKERS.

NO PLACARDS, POSTERS, OR OTHER MEANS OF VISUAL DISPLAY, DISPLAY OF COMMENTS WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE BOARDROOM.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL AS PART OF A FACTUAL PRESENTATION TO THE, UH, BOARD AT A HEARING.

UM, THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANY ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCEEDINGS, AND ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

MR. HENDERSON, IS ANYONE, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? UH, YES MA'AM.

FIRST UP IS BETHANY O'NEILL.

GOOD EVENING.

HELLO.

AND IF YOU WOULD SAY YOUR NAME AND DISTRICT THAT YOU LIVE IN.

HELLO, BOARD, MY NAME IS BETHANY O'NEILL.

I'VE BEEN IN THE NORTH RIVER RIVER DISTRICT FOR 15 YEARS.

THAT'S ALSO AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN A SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY PATRON.

GETTING A LIBRARY CARD WAS THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER FIGURING OUT THE NEAREST GROCERY STORE.

TO SAY I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL TO, TO THE LIBRARY AND ALL THE SERVICES IT HAS PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT HAS ALWAYS STOOD OUT TO ME AS THE LIBRARY WELCOMES YOU NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK, HOW YOU LOVE HOW YOU PRAY, OR EVEN HOW YOU VOTE.

AND WHAT'S SO CRAZY IS YOU DON'T EVEN NEED ANY MONEY TO WALK THROUGH THE DOORS.

IF YOU REMEMBER DURING THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT I SHARED WITH YOU MANY OF THE FREE SERVICES THE LIBRARY PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND BEFORE I COULD FINISH, MY THREE MINUTES WERE UP WITH MY FINGER POINTING IN THE AIR, WHICH IN THE NEWSPAPER IT MADE ME LOOK LIKE I WAS SCOLDING YOU.

AND WHILE TECHNICALLY I WASN'T AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, PERHAPS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR YOU.

UH, TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF REDUCING FUNDING THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET WHEN IT'S UP FOR RENEWAL BEFORE I GO INTO MY CONTINUED LONG LIST OF FREE SERVICES.

FOR ANYONE THAT ISN'T AWARE, THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SIX DAYS A WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10 TO 8:00 PM AND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 TO 5:00 PM LET ME PICK UP, LET ME PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR YES, FREE CURBSIDE PICKUP,

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THOSE WITH NO PERMIT ADDRESS.

TODDLER PLAY AREA 3D PRINTERS.

AND I'M SURE I'M FORGETTING MORE NOW.

I'LL LIST GROUPS USING THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOMS FOR FEBRUARY ALONE.

THIS IS FREE MEETING SPACE FOR NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES.

SOME OF THESE GROUPS MEET MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH.

THERE'S GED CLASS GARDEN CLUB OF WARREN COUNTY BOARD MEETING A COURSE IN MIRACLE STUDY GUIDE GRAMMAR AND WRITING COURSE, SEWING SISTERS TUTORING GROUPS, MUSIC AND MOVEMENT STUDY GROUPS.

BEAUTIFICATION OF FRONT ROYAL MONTHLY MEETING, SPECIAL OLYMPICS STROKE SUPPORT GROUP FRONT ROYAL LIONS CLUB.

READ WITH THE SHERIFF STORY TIME BIBLE STUDY THEOLOGY GROUP, VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, HOMESCHOOL CO-OP GROUP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NONPROFIT PROFIT COMMITTEE MEETING, PHOENIX PROJECT HOPE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY COMMUNITY MEETING, BANNED BOOK CLUB CONGRESSMAN BEND, KLEIN'S MOBILE OFFICE HOURS MOM'S CLUB, WARREN COUNTY EXTENSION MASTER GARDENERS, SQUIRREL HOLLOW NATURE CO-OP HOMESCHOOL HUB, THE CHOICE GROUP MOCKING MOCKINGBIRD PLAYERS.

THIS IS IT, GIRL SCOUTS.

AND I'VE RUN OUTTA TIME YET AGAIN AND THERE'S MORE TO LIST.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? MR. HENDERSON? UH, YES MA'AM.

MARIA WETZEL.

UH, MY NAME IS MARIA WETZEL.

I LIVE IN THE NORTH RIVER, UH, DISTRICT.

I'M ASKING THIS BODY TO URGENTLY PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA.

THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING IN GAZA COMPARED TO THE ISRAELIS KILLED ON OCTOBER 7TH.

MORE THAN 26,000 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED SO FAR.

70% OF THEM WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

AFTER FUNDING CUTS TO RA AND ISRAEL'S PREVENTION OF CONTAINERS OF FOOD FROM ENTERING WHICH COULD FEED 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE FOR ONE MONTH, THE SITUATION HAS BECOME CATASTROPHIC.

WITH ISRAEL NOW THREATENING TO INVADE RAFA, THE 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO ARE ABOUT TO BE COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.

THE SITUATION IN GAZA DID NOT START WITH THE HORRIFIC EVENTS CARRIED OUT BY HAMAS ON OCTOBER 7TH.

THE PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN LIVING UNDER A TYPE OF APARTHEID AND ISRAELI OCCUPATION FOR MANY DECADES.

IN FACT, HEARINGS DISCUSSING THIS OCCUPATION ARE BEING HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE THIS WEEK.

IN A SEPARATE CASE, BROUGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE SOUTH AFRICA.

WITH ITS HISTORY OF OVERCOMING APARTHEID ACCUSED ISRAEL OF GENOCIDE ON JANUARY 26TH, THE ICJ RULED THAT THERE WAS A PLAUSIBLE CASE OF GENOCIDE AND CERTAIN PROVISIONAL MEASURES MUST BE IMPLEMENTED WHILE THE COURT CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THESE CLAIMS. IF THE COURT RULES THAT GENOCIDE HAS BEEN COMMITTED THAN ANY NATION WHICH SENT WEAPONS OR ASSISTED ISRAEL WILL BE FOUND COMPLICIT IN IT.

AS WELL AS OFFICIALS WHO VOTED FOR RELEVANT LEGISLATION SUCH AS CONGRESSMEN, OF COURSE, PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HIS ADMINISTRATION.

OFTEN IT'S HARD TO PROVE INTENT OF GENOCIDE, BUT IN THIS CASE, THERE ARE MANY QUOTES OF ISRAELI OFFICIALS MAKING THIS INTENTION CLEAR.

IN THE JANUARY 26TH RULING OF THE ICJ, THEY QUOTED SOME OF THESE ISRAELI OFFICIALS I HAVE GIVEN YOU THESE TO READ LATER DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS HERE.

THESE QUOTES MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ISRAELI OFFICIALS BLAME THE ENTIRE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF GAZA, INCLUDING ITS 1 MILLION CHILDREN FOR THE EVENTS CARRIED OUT BY HAMAS ON OCTOBER 7TH.

WHAT IS THE WAY TO PEACE? IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS THAT IT'S NOT KILLING MORE CHILDREN.

FIRSTLY, IT'S BY OR ANY CHILDREN.

FIRSTLY, IT IS BY CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE.

SECONDLY, A TWO STATE SOLUTION MUST BE IMPLEMENTED.

BUT IF WE WERE TO HAVE A LASTING PIECE IN THE REGION, BOTH THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MUST START TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS TRULY HUMAN.

THIS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A COMMON MISSION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS ROCHE'S OASIS PLAN, WHICH WOULD BRING PLENTIFUL WATER AND POWER TO THE REGION.

PLEASE JOIN THE GROWING NUMBER OF LOCALITIES WHICH HAVE PASSED RESOLUTIONS FOR A CEASEFIRE.

THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 60 IN THE COUNTRY.

I HAVE LEFT YOU A COPY OF ONE OF THESE RESOLUTIONS FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

WE ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING A SITUATION IN WHICH THE 2 MILLION PEOPLE OF GAZA WILL PERHAPS BE NO MORE.

JUST AS THE JEWS IN THE WARSAW GHETTO WERE ELIMINATED.

HISTORY WILL NOT JUDGE US KINDLY IF

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THANK YOU.

NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP, MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SECOND CALL.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK THIRD AND FINAL? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO BOARD

[E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney (Part 1 of 2)]

MRS. COOK.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I'LL, I'LL BEGIN WITH THAT.

WE CONTINUE WITH OUR BUDGET HEARINGS THROUGH MARCH AND LISTENING TO ALL THE BUDGETS AND SEEING HOW WE CAN HAVE A BUDGET IN A BOX.

UM, ALSO OUR, UH, WE, THE FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET, UM, LAST WEEK AND, UM, WE CONTINUED CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE, UM, FIRE STATION, UM, VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION FISCAL POLICY.

AND, UM, WE'RE GETTING, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO BE ABLE TO, TO PROVIDE A POLICY FOR THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION.

YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY THE, THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD.

SO, UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S REALLY A FIRST, UH, WORK PRODUCT THAT'S GONNA BE COMING OUT OF, UM, THIS COMMITTEE.

UM, I ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, TO LISTEN TO THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR THEIR FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET, WHICH WAS YOU, NOT, NOT VERY UNEVENTFUL I SHOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, BUT I DO WANNA, UH, GO IN A LITTLE DIRECTION WITH THE, THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

UM, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I DON'T GO TO ALL THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, BUT THE PAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT I HAVE GONE TO EACH TIME I ATTEND, YOU HAVE PARENTS AND TEACHERS STANDING UP AND VOICING THEIR DISSATISFACTION OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AT THE, AT, AT THE SCHOOLS.

YOU KNOW, THE LACK OF ACTIONS REGARDING DISCIPLINES, UM, POLICY ISSUES AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

SO I JUST WANNA LET THE, ALL THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS THAT DO GO TO THE, UM, SCHOOL BOARD AND LET THEM KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, MY, MY HEART GOES OUT TO, I'M HEARING THEIR STORIES.

AND, UM, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT I ALSO ECHO MS. LAN'S CONCERNS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOLS.

UM, SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, UM, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE THE CORRECT FORM TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT, UM, MAYBE WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT REINITIATING, THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LIAISON MEETING.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT FORUM TO DISCUSS THESE TYPE OF COMPLAINTS, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN START TALKING, YOU KNOW, ABOUT OTHER ISSUES LIKE, YOU KNOW, AT AT, AT THE MINIMUM.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WE, THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS THAT, UM, I ATTEND AND I'M ASSURE EVERYBODY ELSE IS AS WELL, THAT WE TALK ABOUT, UM, ACCOMMODATING THE SCHOOL CRITERIA, YOU KNOW, AND, AND MAYBE HAVE MORE OF, UM, UH, TRADE CAREERS FOR OUR, OUR YOUTH THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, MAYBE DO A LITTLE DRONE CERTIFICATIONS, YOU KNOW, UH, WITH THE RMA OR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, OTHER ISSUES LIKE THEM.

I KEEP HEARING , UH, UH, PARENTS SAYING THAT THE LIGHTING ISSUES AT THE SCHOOLS ARE, ARE NOT ALL THE GREATEST.

BUT, BUT ANY EVENT, YOU KNOW, I I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, AS THE BOARD THINK ABOUT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, START OPENING UP THAT DIALOGUE AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND SEE IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO, UM, COME UP WITH SOME IMPROVEMENTS, SOME IDEAS, AND THEN MAYBE SOME, SOME HELP.

UM, SO WITH THAT, ALL THAT BEING SAID, UM, THAT'S MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

UM, MR. BUTLER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THE, UH, I ATTENDED THE, UH, UH, FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE LAST WEEK WITH, UM, MS. COOK, THE, AND I THINK THE, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING SOME VERY GOOD, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS THAT ARE BEING WORKED OUT THAT WILL HELP THE, UH, UH, COUNTY TO, TO, UM, UH, BE BETTER AWARE OF THE, UH, UH, FINANCES AND WHERE THEY'RE AT.

UM, THE, UH, I ALSO ATTENDED A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH, UM, UH, MR. UH, NICK SABO OF THE, UM, UH, HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE, UH, UH, WINCHESTER AIRPORT.

WINCHESTER IS A, UH, THEY ARE THE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF WHICH, UH, THE, UH, UH, FRONT ROYAL, UM, UH, WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT FALLS UNDER.

SO WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING SOME CHANGES AT THE AIRPORT, UH, AT THE FRONT ROYAL AIRPORT, UH, WHERE THE, UH, THE, THE COUNTY WILL TAKE, UH, COMPLETE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL.

WE'RE IN THE, IN

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AND THE, UH, UH, AND WINCHESTER HAS, HAS, UH, UH, THE WINCHESTER AIRPORT, NICK SABO HAS OFFERED TO, UH, PROVIDE TRAINING FOR OUR PERSONNEL IF NEEDED.

AND THE, UH, AND, UH, JUST TO NAME A FEW THINGS THAT WE'LL BE GOING OVER IN ONE OF OUR UPCOMING WORK SESSIONS.

GREATER INVOLVEMENT BY THE AIRPORT COMMISSION AND, UH, BY THE, UH, TENANTS OUT AT THE AIRPORT.

SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE, UH, TO, UH, TO WIND THE AIRPORT IN WITH THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A, UH, I THINK WE'VE GOT A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, UM, YOU HAVE, UM, SKYLINE DRIVE.

IT WOULD BE A DESTINATION AIRPORT, ALL ALONG WITH SOME OF THE, UH, RECREATIONAL AND, UH, UH, OTHER ACTIVITIES OUT AT THE AIRPORT.

SO I THINK THAT WE'VE, WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, DR.

JAMISON.

LAST WEEK, UH, WEEK I MET WITH TWO OF OUR PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS TO DISCUSS THE FIRE AND RESCUE SITUATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FRONTLINE STAFF.

UH, WE AGREED THAT EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC ARE IMPORTANT TO PRESENTING HOW THINGS LOOK AS FAR AS THE DEMANDS ON THE FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM, COMPARED WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE IN PLACE, AND THE RISKS WE HAVE TO ASSESS WHEN DECIDING HOW TO FUND THE FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING THIS, WHICH I WASN'T AS A, AS A CONSTITUENT, UM, NOW I'M MUCH, MUCH MORE AWARE OF IT.

UH, THE COUNTY IS ESSENTIALLY IN A LENGTHY TRANSITION FROM A RURAL VOLUNTEER BASED FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM TO A PROFESSIONAL FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THESE ENTAIL VERY DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PROFILES, THE LATTER BEING CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE.

I GAVE MY COMMITMENT TO THESE GUYS TO HELP WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS SO THAT THE CITIZENS OF WARREN COUNTY CAN TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM CAN DO OR CAN'T DO, AS THE CASE MAY BE, DEPENDING ON HOW THE COUNTY PROCEEDS THROUGH THIS TRANSITION FROM A VOLUNTEER TO A PROFESSIONAL FIRE AND RESCUE SYSTEM.

AS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, THE BEST INFORMED CITIZENS WILL BE THE BEST EQUIPPED TO CHOOSE THEIR PATH FORWARD.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING THE FIRE AND RESCUE STAFF USE DATA FROM THE FIELD TO COMMUNICATE WHAT OUR CAPABILITIES ARE, WHAT OUR CONSTRAINTS ARE, AND HOW THE RISK PROFILE CHANGES GOING FORWARD, DEPENDING ON THE CONCRETE FUNDING DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. UH, STAN MEYER.

THANK YOU.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO, UM, REMARK THAT THE, UH, RAILROAD CLOSURE AT SHENANDOAH SHORES ROAD LAST WEEK ON FEBRUARY 14TH, WENT OFF WITH WITHOUT A HITCH.

UM, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL TO OUR FIRE AND RESCUE AND POLICE, AS WELL AS TO VDOT AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION FOR ALL THE METICULOUS PLANNING THAT WENT INTO MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND BE UNEVENTFUL.

AND MY CONSTITUENTS WHO WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT ARE RELIEVED THAT IT'S BEHIND THEM AND THAT IT DID NOT DRAG ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

UH, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

UM, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE'S A ROCKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING COMING UP ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH.

IT'S TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT ON ZONING AND LAND USE FOR THE, UH, UPCOMING REFRESHER OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UM, I WILL BE THERE, UH, AND IT'S, IT'S ONE IN A SERIES THAT'S BEING SPONSORED BY THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY ALLIANCE.

UM, LET'S SEE.

I ATTENDED THE, UH, AIRPORT MEETING IN WINCHESTER, UH, AS WELL WITH MR. BUTLER AND MR. BARRY, AND WANTED TO THANK NICK SABO UP IN WINCHESTER FOR HIS, UM, WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT HE SHARED WITH US AND HIS, UH, FREE CONSULTING SERVICES AND OFFER TO HELP US AS WE GO THROUGH THIS TRANSITION WITH THE AIRPORT.

UM, SPEAKING OF THAT, ON OUR AIRPORT COMMISSION, THERE IS, UH, A VACANCY.

WE HAVE ONE CANDIDATE IN, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE MULTIPLE CANDIDATES TO LOOK AT.

SO IF ANYONE HAS AN INTEREST OR, OR SKILLS THAT ARE RELEVANT THERE, I'D, UH, URGE YOU TO APPLY.

THERE'S A CITIZEN APPOINTMENT, UH, PAGE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE.

UM, SIMILARLY, I, I HAVE A BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OPENING, WHICH, UH, WE ARE GATHERING CANDIDATES.

I'M, I'M TALKING TO ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR, BUT, UH, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING FOR CONSIDERATION.

UM, LET'S SEE.

OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A COUPLE SANITARY DIS DISTRICT ISSUES AND, UM, UH, ENJOYING, UH, GETTING FAMILIAR WITH CLEAR GOV AND, UH, DIGGING INTO ALL THIS BUDGET DATA.

UM, IT IS A, A TOUGH YEAR.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, A LOT OF ASKS AND NOT, UH, NOT A LOT OF REVENUE, UH, ADDED TO THE COFFERS THAT, THAT WE NEED TO SPREAD.

SO THERE WILL

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THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA SHORTEN MINE UP A LITTLE BIT SINCE I'VE ATTENDED A LOT OF DIFFERENT MEETINGS AND SO FORTH.

BUT I DID WANNA, WHILE, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STAFF IS STILL HERE, FEBRUARY 15TH WAS, UM, NATIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCES AWARE, UH, APPRECIATION, UM, LITTLE LATE ON THAT, BUT, UH, DO APPRECIATE AND IF YOU WOULD EXTEND HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM LOOKING OVER THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.

UM, TO ADDRESS THE LIAISON COMMITTEE, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO DR.

PENCE.

WE ARE GONNA REESTABLISH THAT.

UM, I TOO MET WITH FIRE AND RESCUE.

THE PROFESSIONAL, UH, UNION HAD A REALLY GOOD TALK.

UM, ONE OF MANY I'VE HAD WITH THEM SINCE BEING ON THE BOARD.

AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES THERE, UM, WITH FUNDING AND SO FORTH AND WORKING TOGETHER.

I THINK WE CAN GET THROUGH 'EM.

THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF AVENUES THERE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, AND I'VE TALKED TO DR.

PENCE ABOUT, IS DOING A FIELD TRIP, UM, UP IN FREDERICK COUNTY WINCH CITY OF WINCHESTER, TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN, HOW THEY'RE BRINGING FIRE AND RESCUE INTO THE CLASSROOM SO THAT WHEN KIDS GRADUATE, THEY CAN GO RIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE WITH FIRE AND RESCUE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE GOT PLANNED TO DO.

UM, BE GLAD TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION ONCE WE'VE HAD IT.

AND, UM, EXTEND THAT ON AFTER WE GO.

MAYBE WE CAN DO A SECOND FIELD TRIP WHERE WE CAN ALL, UM, GO.

BUT, UM, THIS MORNING WE MET WITH, UM, THE NORTHERN SHANDOR VALLEY REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR, UH, A STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

AND THAT STRATEGIC TRA PLANNING IS NEEDED TO TAP INTO FEDERAL FUNDING.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE LINED UP SO WE CAN TAP INTO THOSE FEDERAL FUNDINGS.

UM, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS SOMEONE DEDICATED TO GRANTS.

GRANTS ARE NOT FREE, BUT AT LEAST THEY HELP WITH, UM, WITH A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD ON OUR OWN AND TAP IT INTO THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR POSSIBLY SOME ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS WITH THE NORTHERN SHAND VALLEY REGIONAL COMMISSION IS IMPORTANT.

UM, I'M SKIPPING OVER 'CAUSE I HAD EVERYTHING WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.

BUT, UM, THE OTHER THING AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, I DID WANNA CONGRATULATE ALL THE TEACHERS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED.

THERE WAS A TEACHER FROM EACH SCHOOL, AND THEN, UM, MR. CLARK, TONY CLARK WAS RECOGNIZED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

SO THERE THINGS ARE MAYBE NOT PERFECT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD GOING ON THERE AS WELL, AND DEFINITELY NEED TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS.

UM, EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN IS NOT WHAT IT WAS 10, 15, 20 YEARS AGO.

UM, SO IT'S A, IT'S A DIFFICULT FIELD.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SUM UP, UH, ONE THING.

WE'RE GONNA VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, AND AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I HAVE NOT BEEN VOTING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ACCOUNTS.

AND I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR AGAIN THAT MY SAYING NO IS NOT THAT I THINK THERE'S ANYTHING ILLEGAL, CORRUPT NOT BEING DONE RIGHT.

IT'S JUST A, A LACK OF INFORMATION I NEED PERSONALLY TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

AND IT'S, IT'S IMPROVING EACH MONTH.

IT IMPROVES, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

SO THAT'S WHY I VOTE.

NO, BUT IT IS NOT A LACK OF CONFIDENCE ON OUR STAFF AT ALL.

IT'S JUST EVERYBODY GETTING IN SYNC.

THIS WAS INFORMATION THAT WASN'T A BIG DEAL YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S A BIG DEAL TO ME, AND THEY ARE GETTING IN LINE, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT THERE YET.

AND THEN THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I SEE THAT I QUESTION.

UM, AND I, I ASKED MRS. SCOTT ABOUT APPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE SPENDING, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY REAL GUIDELINES.

SO I'M HOPING THAT MRS. COOKS AND HER FINANCE COMMITTEE, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME CLEAR POLICY GUIDELINES ON SPENDING WITH THE PCARD AND SO FORTH.

AND THEN THAT WOULD HELP ME FEEL COMFORTABLE TOO, AS, OKAY, WE GOT A POLICY THAT SAYS THIS IS APPROPRIATE SPENDING AND THIS IS NOT, AND WE'RE FOLLOWING IT.

SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK, I DON'T TRUST OUR STAFF, BUT I TRUST AND VERIFY, AND WHEN I DON'T HAVE A DESCRIPTION, I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING IT'S OKAY.

SO THERE'S WHERE I AM, WE'LL PUT IT ON OUR LIST.

THANK YOU.

SO DR.

DALEY, YOU WANNA GO AFTER, SINCE IT'S, WE'RE AT SEVEN 30,

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IF YOU JUST HAVE A FEW MINUTES, WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. JONES IF HE WOULD COME UP AND GIVE US A SECURITY UPGRADE, UH, REPORT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I'LL TRY TO BE AS BRIEF AS I CAN.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.

UM, WE ARE IN, I, I'VE ALLUDED TO THIS A LITTLE BIT IN THE PAST.

WE'RE BEGINNING TO TRANSITION OUR DATA BACKUP SOLUTION FROM THE SYSTEM WE CURRENTLY HAVE TO A NEWER SYSTEM.

IF YOU RECALL CORRECTLY, DURING THE BUDGET MEETING, I DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE HAD A NEW STORAGE ARRAY WE WERE GONNA PURCHASE IN THE NEXT BUDGET SEASON.

WELL, THE FIRST STEP OF MOVING IN THE, IN THIS TRANSITION IS PURCHASING THE SOFTWARE THAT WE NEED TO START, UM, THE, UH, BACKUP SYSTEM, THE WAY IT NEEDS TO GO AND DEPLOY THAT SYSTEM FIRST.

AND ONCE THAT'S DEPLOYED TO THE EXISTING HARDWARE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, THEN WE'LL UPDATE IT WITH THE NEW HARDWARE AFTER WE MAKE THAT PURCHASE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.

SO WE'LL BE PURCHASING SOME SOFTWARE CALLED VEEAM.

IT'S SPELLED V-E-E-A-M.

IT'S A DATA BACKUP SOFTWARE SOLUTION.

UM, THAT IS THE FIRST PART OF IT.

THE SECOND PART OF IT IS OFFLINE OFF, EXCUSE ME, ONLINE STORAGE AS WELL.

SO WE'LL STORE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION HERE LOCALLY.

AND THEN AS WE TRANSITION FORWARD, WE'LL PUT A LOT OF IT IN AN EXTERNAL STORAGE ARRAY IN THE CLOUD, IF YOU WILL.

UM, WE ESTIMATE THAT WHEN WE'RE AT FULL CAPACITY, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 40 TERABYTES OF TOTAL STORAGE IN THE CLOUD AT, AT ITS MAXIMUM AMOUNT.

SO 40 TERABYTES OF STORAGE ALONG WITH THE SOFTWARE.

AND OH, AND THERE IS A THIRD PART OF THIS AS WELL.

THERE'S BACKUP SOLUTIONS FOR ALL THE OFFICE 365 ACCOUNTS.

SO ANYTHING THAT SAY PEOPLE STORE IN ONEDRIVE OR IN THEIR EMAILS AND THAT TYPE OF THING, THOSE THINGS WILL BE BACKED UP AS WELL.

KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU STORE DATA IN ONEDRIVE AND THEN YOU DELETE A FILE OUT OF THAT AFTER 90 DAYS, THAT FILE IS DELETED PERMANENTLY FROM MICROSOFT SERVERS.

SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO KEEP THAT DATA AS LONG AS WE NEED TO.

UM, THE TOTAL COST WHEN WE GET TO THE FULL 40 TERABYTE SYSTEM, ALONG WITH THE SOFTWARE FOR OFFICE 365 AND THE SOFTWARE FOR THE SERVER BACKUP IS A TOTAL OF $16,027 AND 60 CENTS.

THE EXISTING BUDGET WILL CARRY THIS AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL BE TAKING IT OUT OF OUR, UH, 3005 ACCOUNT, WHICH IS COMPUTER SERVICES.

AND YOU'LL SEE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S AN ENTRY IN IT AS WELL FOR, UM, RAPID RECOVERY.

NOW, THE RAPID RECOVERY NUMBER IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THIS NUMBER, BUT WE'LL COMPENSATE AND ADJUST IN OUR BUDGET ACCORDINGLY, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY ADDITIONAL REQUESTS.

SO I'M JUST HERE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE GAME PLAN IS AND SEE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS.

SO WE'RE PURCHASING, UH, THE EQUIPMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 24 TO IMPLEMENT IT IN FISCAL YEAR 25.

WE'RE PURCHASING THE SOFTWARE IN 24.

WE'LL PURCHASE THE HARDWARE IN 25.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

AND I SHOULD MENTION TO THE OTHER ADVANTAGE TO THIS BACKUP SOLUTION VERSUS WHAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW IS THE CURRENT BACKUPS.

IF SOMEONE WAS TO, IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO OUR NETWORK AND PUT MALWARE OR SOME TYPE OF, UM, SOME TYPE OF RANSOMWARE ON OUR SYSTEM, THEY COULD CHANGE OUR DATA FILES AND LOCK US OUT OF OUR EXISTING DATA.

WITH THIS EXISTING, WITH THIS NEWER BACKUP SYSTEM, THE BACKUPS ARE IMMUTABLE SO NO ONE CAN CHANGE THEM.

SO THEY CAN'T LOCK US OUT OF THEM.

SO IF GOD FORBID SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, WE CAN SIMPLY PULL THE BACK UP AND PUT IT BACK IN PLACE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU.

NO.

YEAH, CAN, CAN YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA AS TO WHAT A TERABYTE IS? 'CAUSE IT'S GREEK TO ME, A LOT OF DATA.

IT'S A LOT.

YOU, WE FIGURE WE HAVE ABOUT 400 MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 ACCOUNTS, WE HAVE TO BACK UP.

SO THAT'S ALL THE EMAILS, ALL THE FILES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE EMAILS AND ALL THE FILES IN THEIR ONEDRIVE ACCOUNT.

UM, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF DATA.

SO, BUT AGAIN, IT'LL TAKE US PROBABLY A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS TO GET TO THAT TOTAL AMOUNT OF BACKUP.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE, WE SURE NEED IT THOUGH, THAT'S FOR SURE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

DR.

DALEY, DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THEN FINISH SINCE WE'RE FIVE MINUTES OUT? IT'S YOUR CHOICE, LET'S DO THAT.

OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING TIME,

[I. Public Hearing - CUP2023-12-01 – Greg Kelley for a Short Term Tourist Rental - Chase Lenz - A request for a conditional use permit for a Short-Term Tourist Rental. The property is located at 886 Highridge Road and identified on tax map 39C, block H, lot 14. The property is zoned Residential One (R-1) and located in the Lake Front Royal subdivision and in the South River Magisterial District. - Chase Lenz, Zoning Administrator]

HERE HE IS, UM, CP 2023 DASH 12 DASH OH ONE.

GREG KELLY FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL MR. LENS.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY.

HE AND HIS BROTHER PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2021.

THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE HIS PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR VISITORS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, SEEKING TO ENJOY NATURE IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT.

THE APPLICANT WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY PERSONALLY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGER.

UM, JUST AS A NOTE, THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE ACTIVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR, UH, A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL IN

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UH, AND THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONDITIONAL PERMIT THAT ALLOWS MAXIMUM OF EIGHT OCCUPANTS FOR THE FIVE BEDROOM DWELLING.

THEY'VE PROVIDED THEIR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WE DID REQUEST COMMENTS FROM THE LAKEFRONT ROYAL POA.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

THE DWELLING DOES MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRED SEPARATION FROM NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS.

THE NEAREST RESIDENCE LOCATED 101 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST.

I TOOK MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS TO MAKE SURE, UM, WE ARE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY AND IT IS THE STANDARD RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS WE'RE UM, RECOMMENDING FOR THIS.

NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FIRE PREVENTION CODE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SYSTEM CAPACITY AS DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT PER WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 180 DASH 56.4 B.

THE CERTIFICATE OF ZONING SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED WITH APPROVED HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDS.

NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE WELL WATER TESTED ANNUALLY FOR E COLINE AND COLIFORM BACTERIA AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY A STATE LICENSE INSPECTOR AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE SYSTEM SHALL ALSO BE SERVICED EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

NUMBER FIVE, THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND HUNTING ON THE PROPERTY BY GUESTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.

NUMBER SIX, THE USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES BY GUESTS ON THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION AND ON STATE ROADS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.

AND NUMBER SEVEN, OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS BY GAS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

YES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING AT THIS TIME? YES.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS, UM, OF THE BOARD TO MR. CHASE OR, UM, THE APPLICANT? OKAY.

NO MA'AM.

MR. HENDERSON, IS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SECOND CALL.

ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? THIRD AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF GREG KELLY FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STEINMEYER? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR.

JAMISON? AYE.

MR. SCOTT? AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

[J. Public Hearing - Proposed Lease Agreement of Hangar A7 to William Sullivan - Mike Berry - Mike Berry, Public Works Director]

ALRIGHT, TONIGHT I'M ONLY GONNA BE HERE FOR TWO.

UM, BUT SO WOULD THE COUNTY I'D LIKE TO LEASE HANGER A SEVEN LOCATED AT 2 2 9 STOKES AIRPORT ROAD FOR ROYAL TO MR. WILLIAM SULLIVAN FOR A MONTHLY RENT OF THREE 50.

UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING'S BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARRY? NOPE.

AND APPLICANT IS HERE OR NOT.

OKAY.

MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SECOND CALL.

ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? THIRD AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE LEASE OF HANGER A SEVEN LOCATED AT 2 29 STOKES AIRPORT ROAD, FRONT ROW, VIRGINIA 2 2 6 3 0 WITH WILLIAM SULLIVAN FOR A MONTHLY RENT OF $350.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MR. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMON AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STANMORE? AYE.

OKAY.

[K. Public Hearing - Proposed Lease Agreement of Hangar A12 to Sean Roe - Mike Berry - Mike Berry, Public Works Director]

MR. BERRY, AGAIN, THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO LEASE HANGAR A 12, UM, LOCATED AT 2 2 9 STOKES AIRPORT ROAD FRONT ROW TO SEAN ROWE FOR THE MONTHLY RENT OF $350.

UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SECOND CALL.

THIRD AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE LEASE OF HANGAR A 12 LOCATED 2 2 9 STOKES AIRPORT ROAD, FRONT ROYAL

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IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR.

JAMERSON? AYE.

MRS. SCOTT? AYE.

ALL RIGHT, DR.

[E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney (Part 2 of 2)]

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

REMIND THE BOARD THAT UH, WE WILL MEET, UH, BACK HERE AT FIVE O'CLOCK ON THURSDAY.

WE WILL HAVE A VERY BRIEF, UM, CLOSED SESSION BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH OUR, UM, BUDGET INTERVIEWS.

AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE REPORT, UH, FROM THE AIRPORT COMMISSION AND THE COMMITTEE NEXT, UH, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY BEGINNING AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

WE WILL CONTINUE AND WE EXPECT WE WILL WRAP UP THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE INTERVIEW SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THE EXPENDITURE REQUESTS IN THERE.

SO THAT, UH, WEDNESDAY THE SIXTH, YOU HAVE YOUR, UM, YOUR SECOND ADVANCE FOLLOWED BY THURSDAY THE SEVENTH.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT EXPENDITURES AND, EXCUSE ME, REVENUES BEFORE AT 5:00 PM ON TUESDAY THE 12TH.

UH, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE, UH, SCHOOL BOARD FOR THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEN PROMPTLY AFTER THAT WE WILL BE MEETING TO, UH, ALLOW THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE TAX RATE TO GET THAT BY THE END OF MARCH, THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, SO THAT THAT CAN THEN BE PROCESSED AND BILLINGS CAN GO OUT IN MAY.

THERE'S ABOUT THREE WEEKS BETWEEN WHEN THE BOARD APPROVES THE RATE AND WHEN THE ACTUAL BILLINGS GO OUT.

AND THEN THERE'S THREE WEEKS AFTER THEY GO OUT, MINIMUM BEFORE THE BILLS ARE DUE.

SO THAT TAKES US INTO MID TO THE END OF JUNE BY THE TIME THAT IS COMPLETED.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MA'AM.

UH, CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION? MM-HMM.

.

SO WHEN ARE WE GONNA HAVE THE BUDGET? I MEAN, EXCUSE ME.

OUR AUDIT COMPLETE AS QUICKLY AS THE AUDITOR BRINGS IT UP HERE.

DO WE HAVE A DATE, MA'AM? MARCH 20TH NOW.

RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

MARCH 20TH OR 19TH? .

I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S THE 19TH.

THE 19TH.

CLOSE ENOUGH.

SO, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE IT IN TIME.

I DIDN'T WRITE THE DATE WHERE WE HAVE, WE WERE GONNA LOOK AT THE REVENUES, BUT ARE WE GONNA HAVE IT IN TIME FOR THAT'S THE, THAT MEETING, THAT'S THE DESIRE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN GET THEM TO GET IT HERE? YES MA'AM.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MR. HAM.

YES.

SO IN ITEM, UM, L THREE OF YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ARE THE, UH, PROPOSED OR SUGGESTED MOTIONS MAKE REFERENCE TO APPROVING THE RESOLUTION OR ACTUALLY APPROVING TWO RESOLUTIONS.

WHEN THIS AGENDA WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED, THOSE RESOLUTIONS, WRITTEN RESOLUTIONS WEREN'T ACTUALLY IN YOUR PACKET.

THEY ARE NOW.

UH, THE REASON FOR THE DELAY WAS THAT VDOT NEEDED TO BLESS THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

THEY NOW HAVE.

UM, THERE'S NOTHING DIFFERENT YOU NEED TO DO, BUT SINCE NEW THINGS WERE ADDED YESTERDAY, I WANTED TO DRAW THAT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[F. Appropriations and Transfers]

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. SCOTT? AYE.

DR.

JAMERSON? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER AYE.

[G. Approval of Accounts]

MADAM CHAIR, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? NO.

DR.

JAMERSON? AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

[H. Approval of Minutes - February 6th 2024]

FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024.

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED TO MADAM CHAIR.

SECOND.

SECOND.

MR. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER? AYE.

OKAY.

[L. Consent Agenda]

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ANY OTHER? NOT, NOT FOR ME MA'AM.

HONOR, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE, UM, CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 21? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR.

JAMON? AYE.

MRS. SCOTT? AYE.

[L.21. Approval of the proposed 2024 Parks and Recreation League and Fee Schedule - Dan Lenz, Parks and Recreation Director]

ITEM 21 IS APPROVAL OF THE 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION LEAGUE AND UM, FEE SCHEDULE AND THERE'S A CORRECTION TO THE FEE SCHEDULE.

I THINK EACH OF YOU HAVE THAT.

UM, IT JUST NEEDS TO HAVE BE AMENDED WITH THE FEE SCHEDULES ON THE SHEET THAT YOU HAVE AT YOUR DESK.

AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, MS. WALKER'S HERE TO EXPLAIN THIS IS, YES.

YES.

SO THIS NEW ATTACHMENT IS WHAT WE REVIEWED DURING THE, UM, WORKING SESSION, IS THAT CORRECT? YES MA'AM.

YEAH, IT'S SAME ONE.

OKAY.

YES MA'AM.

WHAT WE HAVE SOME OKAY.

NO WORRIES.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM, , IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE PARK AND REC FEE WITH THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE AS WE WERE GIVEN TODAY? SO MOVED.