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[A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]
O'CLOCK, AND THIS IS WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, MEETING AND, UM, IN, UH, WARREN COUNTY, VIRGINIA.SO I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH A, UH, UH, WITH PASTOR OF DESANTIS.
HAVE YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
WE REJOICE AND THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL DAY YOU'VE GIVEN US.
IT IS TRULY A GIFT FROM YOU, AND WE KNOW THAT EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES DOWN FROM YOU.
AND SO, FATHER, I PRAY FOR THIS MEETING THIS EVENING, UH, AS YOUR WORD TELLS US, THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND, AND KNOWLEDGE.
AND SO, FATHER, I PRAY THAT EACH AND EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK, THAT THEY WOULD HUMBLY BOW BEFORE YOU.
AND FATHER SEEK TO DO THAT WHICH IS JUST, AND RIGHT ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD, THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE THE HONOR AND GLORY FOR WE ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME.
AND IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND FOR THE, UH, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.
[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]
THE, UH, ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.DO I HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? UH, YES SIR.
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER FOUR NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.
DO WE HAVE, UH, UH, ANOTHER ADDITION OR ANY, ANY MORE ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS ITEM Q THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE.
ITEM Q WOULD BE PURCHASE OF AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UTILITY VAN.
SO YOUR STAFF WILL REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH, UM, THAT ADDITION AND THE DELETION OF P FOUR.
DO I HAVE A, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE TO ADD THE PURCHASE OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UTILITY VAN.
UM, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT ITEM, AND IT'S NOT ON THE SHEET.
AND, AND TO DELETE ITEM P FOUR AND THEN TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS THEREBY AMENDED.
AND YOU CAN JUST SAY, SO MOVED TO THAT.
[C. Treasurer - Update on Investment Accounts]
ON OUR AGENDA IS THE UPDATE FROM THE TREASURER.TREASURER WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, SIR.
DID SHE SEND ANY UPDATE THE MATERIALS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE, UH, PACKET THERE? OKAY.
SO IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE SEND IT TO HER OR CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS HERE? I WOULD NOT WANT TO SPEAK FOR HER.
I THINK IF YOU WANTED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO HER, SEND THEM COPY TO US.
WHY? WE'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK ON THEM.
UM, YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THESE CERTIFICATES THAT MATURED IN FEBRUARY CAN BE REINVESTED, THAT NEEDS TO BE PURSUED MM-HMM
SO THEN SPECIFICALLY TO BE REINVESTED IN THE, IN THE STATES? YES,
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SIR.SO THAT WE, WE DON'T TAKE 'EM AND JUST REINVEST THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, MY QUESTIONS WILL BE, UM, REGARDING THE BANK BALANCES.
SO I GUESS THE NEXT ON THE AGENDA WOULD
[D. Public Comment Period for Items on the Agenda (30-Minute Time Limit)]
BE THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SHALL BE LIMITED TO TWO 60 MINUTE PERIODS DIVIDED INTO TH TWO 30 MINUTE SEGMENTS.
THE THE FIRST 30 MINUTE PERIOD IS LIMITED TO COMMENTS PERTAINING TO ITEMS WHICH ARE ON THE MEETING AGENDA NOT ADDRESSED IN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE SECOND 30 MINUTE PERIOD IS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ANY OF THE, UH, ANY COMMENTS THAT HAVE, UH, THAT YOU WEREN'T, THAT YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ON THE, THE, UH, THE FIRST 30 MINUTE PERIOD THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES FOR ANY ONE SPEAKER.
SPEAKERS MAY ONLY SPEAK ONCE DURING, UH, PER MEETING AND MAY NOT SPEAK, UH, DURING BOTH COMMENT PERIODS.
ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.
UH, 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, PLACARDS, POSTERS, AND OTHER MEANS A VISUAL DISPLAY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE BOARD MEETING ROOM.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS USED AS PART OF A FACTUAL PRESENTATION OF THE BOARD AT THE HEARING.
THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE ON ANY OF THE PART ON ANY OF THE PART PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCEEDINGS.
ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE ASKED TO LEAD BY THE CHAIRMAN.
FAILURE TO LEAD THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN ASKED TO DO SO IS IN VIOLATION OF WARREN COUNTY CODE 56 DASH FOUR AND VIRGINIA CODE 18.2 DASH FOUR 15.
AND IT'S SUBJECTED TO A FINE OF $2,500 AND A JAIL SENTENCE OF UP TO 20, UH, OF UP TO 12 MONTHS OR BOTH.
FINALLY, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN IN YOUR COMMENTS.
YOUNG CHILDREN MAY BE VIEWING THIS SESSION EITHER IN PERSON OR LATER ONLINE, AND PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY HAVE LESS TENDENCY TO TAKE YOUR COMMENTS SERIOUSLY IF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IS USED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
UH, FIRST UP WE HAVE LOUIS MOTON.
MY NAME IS LOUIS MOTON FROM NORTH RIVER.
AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEMS BDQ AND R REGARDING ITEM B, ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.
THE WAY THE MEETINGS ARE STRUCTURED IMPACTS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
THE AGENDA SETS, PRIORITIES, AND PUBLIC INPUT SHOULD BE A KEY PART OF THAT PROCESS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS ACCESSIBILITY.
UNDER ITEMS DNR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS SEPARATING GENERAL COMMENTS UNTIL LAST PORTION OF THE MEETING LIMITS PARTICIPATION.
MANY RESIDENTS CANNOT WAIT HOURS TO SPEAK.
ANYONE DETERMINED ENOUGH CAN REFERENCE THEIR GENERAL COMMENT AS BEING ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT ITSELF.
AN EXISTING AGENDA ITEM JUST TO BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK EARLIER.
IF THE GOAL WAS TO SEPARATE CRITICISMS FROM THE MAIN DISCUSSION, THIS SETUP COMPLETELY UNDERMINES ITSELF FOR ITEMS Q AND R.
ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS, THE BOARD CAN INTRODUCE NEW TOPICS AT ANY TIME, BUT THE PUBLIC IS FORCED TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE MEETING TO DO THE SAME.
THIS STRUCTURE MAKES COMMUNITY INPUT FEEL LIKE AN AFTERTHOUGHT RATHER THAN A MEANINGFUL PART OF THE DEC DECISION MAKING.
YOU MIGHT WANNA LOOK UP ROBERT'S RULES.
LASTLY, UNDER ITEM QI UNDER ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AN ORIENTATION COURSE FOR ALL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ON ETHICS AS RECENT EVENTS HIGHLIGHT ITS IMPORTANCE.
ON JANUARY 19TH, 2025, REYNOLD LEE JOHNSON JR.
WAS REMOVED FROM THE JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AFTER SECRET RECORDINGS OF CLOSED SESSIONS LED TO FELONY OBSTRUCTION CHARGES.
IN DECEMBER, 2024, ELIA HILLS COUNSEL DECLARED NO CONFIDENCE IN MAYOR JANE CLAIRE WISDOM FOR SECRETLY RECORDING PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS IN VIOLATION OF ETHICAL STANDARDS, UNAUTHORIZED RECORDING OF A CLOSED SESSION WITHOUT APPROVAL OF ROADS, PUBLIC TRUST, AND COULD CONSTITUTE MISCONDUCT WHEN DONE BY AN OFFICIAL.
IN DECEMBER, JOHN JENKINS REFERENCED VARIOUS ETHICS CODES.
A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR REVIEW INCLUDES WORM COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 56 DASH TWO, A EMPLOYEE CONDUCT CODE 3.0 DASH TWO, AND THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT 2.2
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DASH 3,100.I HAVE URGED THE BOARD TO ENSURE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND TO PRIORITIZE ETHICAL GOVERNANCE THAT FOSTERS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
UH, NEXT UP WE HAVE JOSH INGOLD WITH LYNN IZER.
HOW Y'ALL DOING? THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
I'M THE BOARD CHAIR FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY CHAPTER.
UH, IT'S WASHINGTON COUNTY, UH, MARYLAND, JEFFERSON BERKELEY, MORGAN HARDY, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY'S WEST VIRGINIA, AND DOWN THE 81 CORRIDOR.
FREDERICK CLARK, HAMPSHIRE OR FREDERICK CLARK.
PAIGE WARREN AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES.
SO WHERE WHEREABOUT DO YOU LIVE? I LIVE UP IN BERKELEY COUNTY.
SO I'M THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT BETWEEN WINCHESTER AND MARTINSBURG.
HERE IS OUR, UH, UH, DONOR RECRUITMENT FOR YOUR ALL'S AREA.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, NATURAL DISASTERS HAVE BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY AND ARE OCCURRING IN AREAS THAT TYPICALLY HAVEN'T SEEN LARGE DISASTERS.
IN 1980, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDED TO AN AVERAGE OF THREE NATIONAL DISASTERS A YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE RESPONDED TO 27 AND WE WERE ON TARGET TO DOUBLE THAT NUMBER THIS YEAR.
UH, YOU HAVE SEEN THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY STORMS MOST RECENTLY IMPACTING NORTH CAROLINA, KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES.
JUST LIKE YOUR OWN, EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR DISASTER.
SO WHEN ROADS AND BRIDGES GET WASHED AWAY AND POWER LINES OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS ARE DOWN, FAMILIES HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO STAY WELL UNTIL HELP CAN ARRIVE.
ONE OF THE UNS OTHER UNSEEN COSTS OF DISASTERS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER IS THE LOSS OF BLOOD PRODUCTS.
WHEN BLOOD DRIES HAVE TO CLOSE DUE TO STORMS, WE LOSE LIFESAVING RESOURCES THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HELPS TO PREPARE COMMUNITIES BEFORE A DISASTER OCCURS, WHETHER IT'S BIG LIKE NORTH CAROLINA OR KENTUCKY FLOODS OR SMALL, LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY FIRE.
LAST YEAR IN WARREN COUNTY, WE COLLECTED 1073 UNITS OF BLOOD ASSISTED.
APPROXIMATELY 15 FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCED A DISASTER, INSTALLED NEARLY 1000 SMOKE ALARMS, PROVIDED AROUND 30 SERVICES TO MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TRAINED NEARLY 450 PEOPLE IN LIFESAVING SKILLS.
UH, AND OVER 80 STUDENTS IN PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS COULD NOT FULFILL ITS MISSION WITHOUT THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE SELFLESSLY, UH, THEIR TIME AND THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS.
AND YET, DUE TO CHRONIC STATE OF OUR DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS AND CONSTANT NEED FOR BLOOD, WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF BLOOD DRY MONITORS, BLOOD DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND FINANCIAL DONATIONS.
UM, THIS 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025, I ASK THAT YOU DECLARE A MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATIONS OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND THE DONORS WHO SUPPORT OUR MISSION.
WE ALSO REQUEST MEMBERS OF WARREN COUNTY TO JOIN US IN OUR MISSION TO ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING AND TO BE A BEACON OF HOPE TO THOSE EXPERIENCING THEIR DARKEST HOUR.
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN HELPING, YOU CAN GO TO RED CROSS.ORG OR CALL ONE 800 RED CROSS.
UH, WE ARE ALSO ACTIVELY TRYING TO EXPAND OUR BOARD, AND WE DO NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION FOR WARREN COUNTY ON OUR BOARD AT THIS TIME.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO DROP OFF SOME OF MY CONTACT CARDS WITH YOU ALL, UM, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHILE CONNECTED THAT MIGHT BE A FIT TO HELP SERVE OUR MISSION, WE WOULD LOVE TO BE IN CONTACT AND DISCUSS THAT, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH THEM.
UM, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I HADN'T HAD TO DO THAT ON A TIMER YET.
IF YOU WOULD LEAVE YOUR CARD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE.
YOU WANT ME TO HAND IT TO YOU OR LEAVE IT WITH ZACH? UH, COULD COULD YOU LEAVE ONE WITH, WITH EACH ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS? YEAH, IF, IF YOU'VE GOT, UH, OKAY.
SO, MR. HENDERSON, UM, THAT'S ALL FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR.
IS THERE ANYONE, UM, IN THE, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK?
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OKAY.SO THE, UH, PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
[E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney (Part 1 of 2)]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE, UM, UH, REPORTS BY BOARD MEMBERS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY ATTORNEY.AND SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH, UM, MS. UH, KOHLERS.
UM, MARCH 5TH, I ATTENDED THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHERE THE BUDGET WAS DISCUSSED.
AND, UM, I THOUGHT THEY GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION ON THE BUDGET.
UM, MARCH 7TH, I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF CONFER COMMERCE IS COFFEE AND CONVERSATION.
IT'S HOSTED AT ON QUEUE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THE GUEST SPEAKER THIS TIME WAS SHERIFF KLEIN, WHO GAVE, UM, AN OVERALL OF HER FIRST YEAR AS SHERIFF.
AND THEN, UM, THERE WAS QUESTION AND ANSWER AND IT WAS A WELL ATTENDED.
AND, UM, I LEARNED A LOT, EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT I ALREADY KNEW A LOT ABOUT.
UM, BUT, UM, IT WAS GOOD SESSION.
MARCH 10TH, I ATTENDED THE SAMUELS LIBRARY MEETING, AND AFTER THAT I WENT TO BROWNTOWN FOR THE BROWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER MEETING.
AND FOR THOSE WHO, UM, LIKE TO ATTEND THE REDBUD FESTIVAL, IT'S BEING PLANNED FOR APRIL 26TH.
AND, UM, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GO.
IT'S A, A VERY NICE LITTLE, UM, FESTIVAL THAT THEY PUT ON MARCH 11TH, I ATTENDED THE DISASTER TRAINING CLASS IN STANTON.
AND ON THE 12TH WE HAD OUR TOURISM COMMITTEE MEETING, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON GATHERING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS, IDEAS, WORKSHOPS TO BUILD OUR COMMITTEE, UM, TO THE BEST WE CAN PROMOTE TOURISM IN WARREN COUNTY.
WE'VE GOT A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE.
AND THEN, UH, I MET WITH SHERIFF KLINE TO GO OVER HER BUDGET AGAIN.
AND FOUR O'CLOCK THAT DAY WE HAD OUR TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND, UM, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING.
WE HAD, UM, QUITE A FEW ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL ROADS IN MY AREA, THOMPSON HOLLOW ROAD, BOYD MILL ROAD, PLANTATION HOLIDAY ROAD, ALL UM, HAD REPRESENTATIVES THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THEIR ROADS WITH VDOT.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STAN MEYER IS UP MYSELF.
AND WE HAVE TWO COUNCILMEN, UH, GLEN WOOD AND, UM, MR. RAPPAPORT, BRUCE RAPPAPORT.
SO THEY PUT, UM, WHERE THEY WANTED TO AN UPDATE ON THE SOUTH STREET STUDY AND EIGHTH STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN THEY HAD A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS ON, UM, SOME TURN LANES ON DIFFERENT PLACES ON RURAL AVENUE.
WE DISCUSSED THE, UM, SHANDOR SHORES ROAD 6 0 6 AND THE NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY EXIT OFF OF 66 ONTO THAT.
AND THAT'S A, A CONTINUING THING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON NOW FOR A WHILE.
AND THE EAST WEST CONNECTOR, UM, ANYBODY THAT LIVES OUT THERE KNOWS THERE'S ONE WAY IN ONE WAY OUT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO, UM, TO GET OUTTA THERE.
AND, UM, THAT WAS MOST OF THE DISCUSSION FOR THAT MEETING.
UM, ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THAT NIGHT.
I THINK THAT WAS A RECORD FOR YOU GUYS.
IT WAS, UM, WELL, UH, WELL EXECUTED AND DONE IN TIMELY FASHION.
MARCH 14TH, UM, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES HAD INVITED ME TO BE, IF IT WAS PIE DAY, SO PIE AS IN THE NUMERICAL PIE, UM, EQUATION.
AND THEY HAD A PIE TASTING CONTEST, WHICH MY, I TOOK MY, UM, EIGHTH MONTH OLD GRANDSON.
AND, UM, FOR THE FIRST TIME HE'S CLAPPING ON THINGS.
SO HE APPROVED OF SEVERAL OF THE PIES.
AND, UM, I FORGET, I THINK IT WAS BIRTHDAY CAKE THAT WON THE, UH, CONTEST.
UM, MARCH 18TH TODAY, I ATTENDED THE CPMT MEETING PRIOR TO THIS MEETING AND MET WITH DR.
BALLINGER TO DISCUSS HIS BUDGET.
UM, WANTED TO MAKE NOTE ON THE 14TH.
I ALSO WENT TO JOIN OR DIE AT THE ROYAL CINEMAS.
HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT.
UM, BUT THIS GENTLEMAN, UH, BOB PUTNAM DID A SEVERAL DECADES OLD STUDY OF, UM, A SOCIAL, UM, THE SOCIAL RE UM, I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD I WANNA USE, OF ALL THE CLUBS THAT PEOPLE USED TO JOIN, LIKE ANA'S LIONS.
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UM, NOT SURE IF MANY PEOPLE KNOW THE ODD FELLOWS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS MENTIONED A LOT IN THIS MOVIE AND THE DECLINE OF PEOPLE JOINING CLUBS AND THE EFFECT IT HAS ON SOCIETY.SO IF YOU HAVE NOT GONE, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GO TO.
IT REALLY GETS YOU THINKING ABOUT, I NEVER, I THOUGHT JOINING CLUBS WAS JUST A FUN THING TO DO.
UM, DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE LACK OF NOT BEING IN CLUBS AND, UM, WHAT THAT HAS EFFECT HAS HAD AS WELL.
IT'S GOING TO BE AIRING UNTIL, UH, MARCH 20TH.
AND I'LL LEAVE THIS HERE, AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT LATER, YOU'RE WELCOME TO THAT.
UM, I ALSO WANNA CONGRATULATE THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM ON A FANTASTIC YEAR AND THEIR SUCCESS.
THEY HAVE SEVERAL STATE CHAMPIONS AND I, THAT'S A FIRST FOR SKYLINE.
SO THOSE GUYS HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB, AND THEY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.
I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE HANNAH ANDERSON.
SHE'S A SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATE, AND SHE RECENTLY EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN FFA DEGREE.
UH, THE LITTLE BLURB THAT THEY PUT OUT WAS, UM, WITH OVER 1 MILLION MEMBERS IN THE NATIONAL FFAO ORGANIZATION, ONLY 1% ACHIEVE THIS ELITE HONOR.
SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE NOT ONLY HANNA, FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK TO ACHIEVE THIS AMAZING HONOR, BUT ALSO MRS. BUCKNER.
SHE'S THE FFA TEACHER AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE IS JUST A PHENOMENAL TEACHER.
SHE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
UM, HER COMMITMENT TO THESE KIDS IN THIS PROGRAM IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
AND I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN FOUR H AND AGRICULTURE.
YOU GET KIDS WORKING WITH ANIMALS AND IN THE DIRT, IT CAN MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE.
AND, UM, THIS PROGRAM, THIS SHOWS THAT THIS YOUNG LADY MAKING THIS, UM, WHAT A FANTASTIC PROGRAM, AND I HOPE IT'S CONTINUES.
AND THEY HAVE, UM, A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT WANT TO GET IN IT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
UH, LIKE MRS. CALLERS, I ALSO ATTENDED THE TOWN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY THE 19TH.
UM, AND THAT SHE SAID, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON THE EMERGENCY EXIT, UH, POTENTIAL FROM SHENANDOAH SWARTZ ROAD, UH, TO I 66, UH, WHICH WOULD BE FOR POLICE, FIRE AND RESCUE ONLY.
UM, NOT FOR, NOT FOR CITIZENS IN EITHER DIRECTION, BUT JUST CLARIFYING THAT IN CASE PEOPLE WERE WONDERING.
WE, WE TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS PARKING AT, UM, THOMPSON HOLLOW TRAILHEAD.
UM, SO JUST TO KIND OF CHECK THAT SITUATION OUT, I WENT OUT THERE AND DID A LITTLE SITE VISIT, AND I DEFINITELY SEE THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING.
UM, LET'S SEE, ON WEDNESDAY, THE, UH, PARDON ME ON, UH, THURSDAY THE 20TH, I ALSO MET WITH SHERIFF KLEIN ABOUT HER BUDGET.
UM, WE TALKED ABOUT PERSONNEL, UH, VEHICLES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT.
AFTER THAT, I, UH, CONVENED WITH THE STAN SHENANDOAH FARMS SANITARY DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, AND WE SET UP SOME ROAD MAINTENANCE PRIORITIES, UH, FOR THE, UH, COMING FISCAL YEAR.
I THINK I MENTIONED LAST TIME, UH, THAT THE VDOT STUDY OF THE RAILS WITH TRAILS OPTION WAS, WAS GONNA BE FORTHCOMING.
AND SURE ENOUGH, THEY DID RELEASE A PHASE ONE REPORT AND, UH, I ATTENDED A VIRTUAL CALL FOR THE FRIENDS OF SHENANDOAH RAIL TRAIL, WHICH, UH, IN WHICH THE PHASE ONE REPORT WAS DISCUSSED.
UM, THE RAIL TRAIL STEERING COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF TAKEAWAY MEMO TO HELP CONDENSE WHAT THE A HUNDRED PAGE REPORT SAYS.
AND THE MAIN TAKEAWAY THERE, UH, WAS THAT MAINTAINING RAIL WITH A TRAIL, UH, ON A 50 MILE TRAIL FROM WARREN COUNTY IN THE TOWN TO IN THE NORTH, TO THE BROADWAY IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, SO THAT IT WILL COST A LOT MORE AND TAKE LONGER TO IMPLEMENT.
UM, FOR INSTANCE, ALMOST HALF OF THE TRAIL WOULD REQUIRE SOME FORM OF COSTLY SPECIAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION.
UH, THERE IS, UH, GOING TO BE V VDO T'S NEXT STEP IS TO HOLD SOME PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY TOGETHER, PUBLIC INPUT IN FRONT ROYAL ON APRIL 10TH FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM VDOT WILL HAVE ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THIS ROOM.
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ASSOCIATED WITH BUSINESSES IN FRONT ROYAL, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT BENEFIT FROM TOURISM, UH, TO MAKE SURE YOU TRY TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.AND EVEN IF YOU CAN'T, UH, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONLINE SURVEY, THEY HAVEN'T PUBLISHED THAT WEBSITE YET, BUT I'LL ANNOUNCE IT AS SOON AS I FIND OUT ABOUT IT.
UH, THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS BEEN FORMALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE SHENANDOAH RAIL TRAIL PROJECT GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS.
AND, UH, THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE'VE UPDATED OUR COUNTY LETTER OF SUPPORT WITH THIS LATEST REPORT TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE STATE LEVEL DECISION MAKERS TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED, UH, WITHOUT THE RAIL REMAINING IN PLACE.
UM, LIKE, LIKE I THINK MOST OF US OR ALL OF US, I, I MET WITH SHERIFF KLEIN TO REVIEW SOME OF THE DETAILS OF HER BUDGET.
I ALSO MET WITH THE EDA CHAIRMAN, MR. MCDOUGAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION AROUND THE NOTION OF SPORTS AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS STARTED WITH THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE, THE ROCKLAND SPORTS COMPLEX.
THAT'S, THAT'S, UM, IN, IN CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT IT EXPANDED INTO A CONSIDERATION OF THE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL, UH, IN THE $19 BILLION TRAVEL SPORTS INDUSTRY WHERE WARREN COUNTY IS CURRENTLY A PASS THROUGH.
UH, PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING UP AND DOWN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY IN EAST AND WEST ALONG I 66.
UM, WE COULD BE AN IDEAL DESTINATION BECAUSE WHEN THESE, THESE EVENTS ARE HELD, THEY BRING THEIR FAMILIES GENERALLY, UH, THEY, THEY SPEND MONEY, THEY DO OTHER THINGS.
UM, AND WE HAVE A, IT WOULD BE A GREAT DESTINATION TO CONSIDER.
SO I'M GOING TO, I'M CONTEMPLATING, UM, TRYING TO PUT AN INFORMAL WORKING GROUP TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THIS WHOLE NOTION OF, OF ECONOMICS AS SPORTS OR SPORTS AS ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UM, WE'LL KIND OF SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
IT'S, IT'S PRETTY INFORMAL AT THIS POINT.
UM, WE HAD OUR FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
AND, UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN OPEN VACANCY.
SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO BE, UM, PART OF THE, UH, A CITIZEN APPOINTMENT TO THIS COMMITTEE, YOU CAN GO ON THE, UM, THE WEBSITE.
I THINK IT'S UNDER CITIZENS, RIGHT? YOU GO.
SO ANYWAY, IF YOU, IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE APPLICATION, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR, UM, MS. SCOTT.
SO, UH, WANNA LET FOLKS KNOW ABOUT THAT.
UM, IN OUR MEETING, WE ALSO DISCUSSED ABOUT HOW CLOSE WE ARE IN GETTING THE, UM, VOLUNT FIRE, THE VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE FISCAL POLICY TO THE BOARD.
UM, I WAS GONE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AND SO WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE POLICY OF THE WORK SESSION.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET IT ON THE AGENDA EITHER THE END OF THIS MONTH OR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT.
RIGHT? SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, UM, APPROVE THAT.
THIS IS GONNA BE WITH THE FIRST, THE FIRST POLICY THAT OUR COMMITTEE IS, HAS PUT TOGETHER.
WE ALSO REVIEWED THE APPROVAL OF THE ACCOUNT REPORTS THAT WE'RE ALL GONNA LOOK AT TODAY, UM, WHICH WAS VERY, UM, I THINK IT'S, IT'S A, A GOOD START FOR OUR COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT THE REPORTS.
SO, UM, GOING FORWARD, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THE APPROVE, UM, APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR MS. GOD, OR, AND WE CAN EXPLAIN.
BUT, UM, JUST WANT YOU TO BE REASSURED THAT THE, UM, THE, UM, FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT THOSE REPORTS FOR ANY, ANY, YOU KNOW, DISCREPANCIES AND THINGS.
SO, UM, AND LASTLY, OUR, OUR NEXT MONTH WE'RE GOING TO START LOOKING AT THE NEXT FISCAL NEW FISCAL POLICY FOR SANITARY DISTRICTS.
UM, I KNOW, UM, THIS, UH, CHAIRMAN, I SENT YOU THAT EMAIL THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH, UM, WITH LEGAL ON THE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FEE AND THE TAX AND THAT KIND OF THING.
'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY GOING TO, UM, DRIVE HOW WE, UH, LOOK AT THE, THE, THE POLICY.
AND JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS WITH AND EVERYONE ELSE KNOW ABOUT THE SANITY AS THE FISCAL POLICY FOR THE SANITARY DISTRICT, ALL WE'RE, BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST DOCUMENTING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND FINDING INCONSISTENCY IN INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN HOW WE PROCESS AND DEVELOP SANITARY DISTRICTS AND, YOU KNOW, BRIDGE THOSE GAPS.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT IT IN WRITING, UM, THE NEXT, AND LASTLY, UM, I, I MET WITH, UM, SHERIFF KLEIN AS WELL, ALONG WITH DR.
UM, JAMESON, REVIEWING THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET AS WELL.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE WITH MY, UH, WITH THE, UH, WITH THE BOARD REPORTS.
IT'S NOW SEVEN 30, SO WE WILL GO INTO OUR, AND, AND WE'LL PICK UP WITH THE, UH, BOARD REPORTS
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WITH MINE, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE OVER TO THE, UH, UH, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.[J. Public Hearing - CUP2025-01-01 - Short-Term Tourist Rental - Natasha Nyirongo-Gaillard & Gabriel Gaillard -]
WHO'S, WHO'S ON DECK FIRST, UH, WELL, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS, UM, GONNA BE CUP TWO TWENTY FIVE ZERO ONE TEN ONE SHORT-TERM TAURUS RENTAL.THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TAUS RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY THEY PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2023.
THE OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT TERM LODGING FOR TOURISTS AND VISITORS TO THE WARREN COUNTY AREA, PRIMARILY RESIDING WITHIN THE SAME SECTION OF THE SHENANDOAH FARM SUBDIVISION.
THE APPLICANTS WILL SERVE AS THE LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGERS TO OVERSEE MAINTENANCE CLEANING IN THE BOOKING OF RENTAL REQUESTS.
UH, PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2 6 8 V DRIVE IS IN THE SHENANDOAH FARMS SUBDIVISION, THE SHENANDOAH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
UM, THE DWELLING HAS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPERATION PERMIT FOR THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.
I APPROVING A MAXIMUM OF JUST TWO OCCUPANTS FOR THE ONE BEDROOM DWELLING.
UH, AND THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A COMPLIANT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
UM, WE DID RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF SHENANDOAH FARMS, UH, STATING THAT THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED USE, BUT THEY DO ADVISE THE OPERATOR TO ADVERTISE FOR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES OR CHAINS IN, UH, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
AND THE DWELLING DOES MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT TO ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
THE CLOSEST DWELLING IS LOCATED 154 FEET TO THE NORTH.
UM, SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, DID MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL, UH, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
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 COLI AND COLIFORM BACTERIA, AND A COPY OF THE RESULT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
AND NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL BE, HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SERVICED EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED, ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE THIS EVENING.
ANY QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD? OKAY.
SO IS THE, UH, IS THE, THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE, ARE THEY? THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
UH, WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? I OKAY.
UM, IS THERE ANYONE, UH, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE, UH, FROM THE AUDIENCE? UH, SIR, WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT SIGNED UP.
MY NAME IS LOUIS MOTEN FROM NORTH RIVER.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THIS PERSON HAS SHORT-TERM RENTALS APPROVED BACK IN MARCH, 2023 FOR OTHER PROPERTIES WITH A LOT OF UNQUESTIONED ANSWER ANSWERS AT THAT TIME.
UM, I THINK SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS NEED TO ALSO BE ASKED TODAY IN REGARDS TO THESE PROPERTIES.
APPARENTLY THEY SEEM TO BE BUYING UP A LOT OF STUFF FROM WHAT I'M SEEING.
UH, BASICALLY DO HAVE THEIR SHORT-TERM RENTALS HAD HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON TOURISM.
UM, HAVE THEY ACTUALLY ENGAGED IN FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS, HILLARY DAVIS OR OTHER NEIGHBORS WITH THE ISSUES THAT THEY'VE HAD IN THE PAST AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.
UH, ARE THE FRE, ARE THE, ARE PEOPLE FREQUENTLY COMING AND GOING AS PEOPLE WERE SPECULATING? OR WAS IT A NON-ISSUE? IS IT, IS IT NOISY OR NOT? UM, HAVE THERE BEEN INCIDENTS INVOLVING LAST LOUD PARTIES, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT EVER BEEN CALLED TO THE PROPERTY? OR IF SO, HOW OFTEN? AND HAVE MORE THAN SIX PEOPLE'S, WELL HAVE MORE THAN THE ALLOTTED PEOPLE STAYED AT THE PROPERTIES.
UM, SO IT'S LIKE, I, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUE THAT WERE RAISED IN THE PAST.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY MAKE, SEE IF THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED ALREADY, IF MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR NEW PROPERTIES THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE GOOD WITH THE NEIGHBORS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY.
THIS IS NOT FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT THIS IS FOR, UH, FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING.
DO, DO WE HAVE ANY TYPE OF, UH, INDICATION AS TO WHAT THE, UM, UH, WHAT THE OCCUPANCY RATES ARE ON THESE, THESE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE,
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THE, UH, SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTALS? THE REASON, REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE, AND, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT I COULD SEE THAT SOME LARGE CORPORATION COMES IN, THEY DECIDE THAT, UH, WELL THEY'RE GONNA BUY SOME HOUSES HERE, SO THEY WANNA DRIVE THE PRICES UP.SO THEY GO IN, THEY BUY A WHOLE BUNCH OF SHORT TERM RENTALS SO THAT THERE'S NOTHING AVAILABLE AND THAT THE, THE HOUSING PRICE GOES UP AND THEN THEY SELL 'EM.
UH, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I'M JUST, UH, I'M JUST SAYING, SO WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SHORT TERM RENTALS, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA AS TO WHAT THEIR OCCUPANCY RATE IS? YES.
SO WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL, WE ACTUALLY MAKE YOU GET HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMMENTS FIRST.
UM, WE'VE SEEN IT COME UP WHERE THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEM WAS SO OLD THAT IT'S JUST NOT PERMITTED AT ALL, AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS NO IDEA HOW IT'S DESIGNED.
GUESS WHAT? YOU NEED A NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM TO DO A SHORT-TERM ROUTE.
UH, SO WE, WE MAKE THEM GET THOSE COMMENTS UP FRONT SO WE, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE WASTING TIME OR SPINNING WHEELS.
UM, BUT YES, WHEN THE APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED, WE SHOULD HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND OCCUPANTS APPROVED FOR THE DOOR.
WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M SAYING IS SOMEBODY COMES IN, THEY GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THAT, UH, I COULD JUST ENVISION SOMETHING LIKE THIS, UH, WHERE, UH, WHERE A COMPANY COMES IN, THEY BUY UP A WHOLE BUNCH OF SHORT TERM RENTALS, AND THEN THEY JUST LET 'EM SIT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE MARKET'S GONNA GO CONTINUE TO GO UP.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK AND THE, UH, AND SO THEY SIT AND THEY NEVER GET RENTED.
SO THE, UH, SO THE, SO THE, THE, THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS, IS THAT OKAY, IF THEY'RE GONNA GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL, THEN THIS SHOULD BE A SHORT TERM RENTAL MM-HMM
AND IT SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT SITS THERE VACANT FOR TWO AND THREE MONTHS AT A TIME.
SO, UH, FROM WHAT I CAN THINK OF, UH, THE, FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL, UH, YOU DO HAVE TO MEET TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX CODE, WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO SET UP AN ACCOUNT WITH COMMISSIONER REVENUE AND REPORT YOUR, UH, LODGING OR TAX COLLECTED.
I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE PROBABLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO TRACK THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD BE PRIVY TO SPECIFICS, BUT, UH, FOR INSTANCE, THEY HAVEN'T FILED IN SIX MONTHS, YOU KNOW, THEN THEY HAVEN'T RENTED IT IN SIX MONTHS.
UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THAT.
I, I WOULD THINK THAT THAT'S PRIVATE TO, TO THEM.
NO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO KNOW THE SPECIFICS.
WE JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY RATE.
LIKE, UH, IS IT, IS IT, UH, EVERY SIX MONTHS? IT'S, IT'S ONLY 5%? UH, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY WAY IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO REASONABLY TRACK THAT.
WELL, IT, IT, YOU HAVE A, YOU KNOW, IF YOU FOLLOW THE MONEY, JUST LIKE WHAT, WHAT YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU, UH, IF YOU SEE WHAT THEY'RE, WHAT THEY'RE PAYING AS FAR AS TAXES FOR THE, FOR THE RATE.
AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE I SEE SHORT TERM RENTAL AFTER SHORT TERM RENTAL, AFTER SHORT TERM RENTAL.
AND I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE.
MY, MY, UH, DAUGHTER, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER HAS TO LIVE OUT IN LOU RAY 'CAUSE SHE COULDN'T FIND ANY PLACE TO BUY HERE.
AND THE, UH, GOSH, THIS WAS PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I I'M JUST, I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ON THIS.
AND IT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, I KNOW FOR ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, SOMEONE GOT A, A, UH, WANTED TO DO THE SHORT TERM RENTAL UNTIL THEY COULD RETIRE.
AND WHEN THEY RETIRED, THEY PLANNED TO MOVE IN HERE, UH, AND NO LONGER DO THE SHORT TERM RENTALS.
IT WAS BASICALLY JUST A GOOD DEAL ON THE HOUSE AT THE TIME.
UH, SO THEY WANTED TO SECURE IT.
SO YEAH, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES WITH THAT.
UM, THERE, THERE ARE, IT COULD CHANGE FROM ONE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NEXT, AND THE CODE DOESN'T REALLY SAY A SHORT TERM RENTAL MUST BE USED AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL 50% OF THE YEAR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT SHOULD BE IN THERE.
I'M JUST, I'M JUST TAKING A LOOK AT IT LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY WAY, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, MS. KOHLERS HAS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, THIS ALSO THAT, UH, UH, THAT YOU HAVE SO MANY OF THESE SHORT TERM RENTALS COMING IN AND UH, UH, YOU KNOW, ARE WE, ARE WE SOAKING UP SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE HOUSING THAT COULD BE USED BY FOLKS LIKE MY DAUGHTER? YOU KNOW, IF, IF SHE HAD, IF SHE HAD BEEN ABLE TO FIND A HOUSE THAT WAS AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, BACK THEN WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING THAT THEY HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY OUT TO LOU RAY, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I'LL JUST THROW IN, ADD A COUPLE THINGS.
WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS REALLY, IT'S, IT'S AS MUCH A REVERSE.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS, IS PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN AND, AND TAKING THESE HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING AND ARE DERELICT AND JUST WAY TOO MUCH COST AND TIME FOR JUST SOMEBODY WHO'S LIKE, I NEED HOUSING RIGHT NOW.
AND THEY'RE COMING IN, THEY'RE PUTTING A LOT OF SWEAT EQUITY INTO SOME OF THESE HOUSES.
NOT ALL OF 'EM, BUT SOME OF THEM.
SO, BUT THESE ARE HOUSES THAT WERE KIND OF AN EYESORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND IT REALLY STARTED OUT THAT WAY IN BLUE MOUNTAIN.
UM, AND SO CONSEQUENTLY THEY'RE INVESTING
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IN THAT HOUSE, FIXING THAT HOUSE UP, GETTING IT READY, AND THEY'RE NOT READY TO, THEY DON'T WANNA MOVE THERE FULL TIME, BUT THEY WANT THEIR MONEY BACK.AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE KIND OF RENTING IT.
AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A PRETTY GOOD BUSINESS MODEL FOR 'EM.
AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE THAT HAVE DONE THAT.
AND ONE GENTLEMAN, HE ACTUALLY LIKES DOING IT SO MUCH, HE'S BECOME A PROPERTY MANAGER FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE DOING IT.
SO HE LIVES HERE IN THE COUNTY FULL TIME, AND HE'S BEEN AT A NUMBER OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS, YOU KNOW, AS THEIR PROPERTY MANAGER.
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE, IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SPECULATIVE MARKET.
OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE BUYING HOUSES, YOU KNOW, COULD GO UP, COULD GO DOWN, BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE TAKING THESE HOUSES, IT SOMEWHAT DERELICT AND, AND FIXING 'EM UP.
UM, THE COMMISSIONER REVENUE, I DON'T KNOW LIKE EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE COLLECTING, WHAT THEY'RE DOING EVERY MONTH, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE THAT MONTHLY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO RENT, THEY'RE JUST, IT MIGHT BE JUST HOW MUCH DID YOU MAKE THIS MONTH? OKAY.
YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S, BUT YEAH.
BUT THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S KIND OF INDICATIVE AS TO, YOU KNOW.
SO AS, AS LIKE TRACKING LIKE THE ACTUAL OCCUPANCY, WE, WE CAN ONLY, UH, OKAY.
LET THEM KNOW THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE AND, ALRIGHT.
AND WE LOOK AT THE ADVERTISEMENT.
WHAT ARE YOU ADVERTISEMENT FOR? SO, ALRIGHT.
JUST TO KIND OF ADD TO WHAT CHASE IS SAYING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH, UM, DIDN'T WE, I THINK IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR OR TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD THIS BIG OLD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SHORT TERM RENTALS AND UM, AND HOW TO, UH, TRY TO, UM, EQUALIZE IT, IF YOU WILL, ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND I RECALL THAT WE WERE, WE CREATED A, UM, A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL FOR THE, UM, POAS.
SO IF THEY HAD ANY ISSUES OR ANY CONCERNS OF A SHORT-TERM RENTAL VIOLATING ANY OF THEIR CONDITIONS ON THEIR CUP THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT I THINK, RIGHT? YEAH.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS YOU COULD GET IN TOUCH WITH US.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE PHONE AND EMAILS, UM, BUT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A WEB FORM SET UP TO WHERE YOU CAN ANONYMOUSLY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT, RIGHT.
BECAUSE IN THE PAST FOLKS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE VIOLATIONS, BUT THEY NEVER KNEW THE RIGHT OUTLET TO GO TO, YOU KNOW, CALLING THE SHERIFF OF COURSE.
OR THE SHERIFF WILL GO OUT AND IF THE SHERIFF MAKES A REPORT, NEVER GETS TO THE COUNTY.
SO WE KIND OF CREATED THIS LITTLE, UM, I GUESS A PORTAL THAT I GUESS IS THE ANSWER.
AND SO WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS, WITH EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT HAS ANY COMPLAINTS OF ANY SHORT TERM RENTAL THAT'S BEEN APPROVED, THEY HAVE VIOLATED ANY COUNTY ORDINANCE OR THEIR CUP REGULATIONS, THEY CAN GO ONLINE.
THEY CAN GO IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AND ACTUALLY REPORT THE VIOLATION.
SO WE HAVE A WEBSITE FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND UNDER THAT IS A SUB PAGE FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THERE IS A COMPLAINT FORM RIGHT.
THAT YOU CAN SUBMIT ON THAT PAGE AND THAT, AND THAT WHOLE PROCESS WAS PUT TOGETHER BY, I THINK FIVE POAS THAT YOU MET WITH TO TRY AND TO CORRECT THIS.
WE MET WITH THE, UH, WC THREE A MM-HMM
UM, AND EVALUATED SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND HOW WE MIGHT IMPROVE, UH, SOME OF OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES TOO.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
YEAH, ACTUALLY I, I DO HAVE A COMMENT.
A COUPLE THINGS LIKE IN, UM, JUST BACK TO YOUR IDEA OF SOMEONE SITTING ON A, AN EMPTY RENTAL.
THE OTHER AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT WITH THE ORDINANCE CHANGE WILL EXPIRE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IF THEY'RE DORMANT.
BUT ALSO I'VE, I'VE OWNED A SHORT TERM RENTAL BEFORE DOWN AT LAKE ANNA AND YOU'VE GOTTA WORK THAT PROPERTY TO MAKE, TO MAKE, MAKE, OTHERWISE YOU'RE LOSING MONEY EVERY MONTH AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD WAY TO INVEST.
UM, UH, AND THEN LASTLY, I'M, I'M CONCERNED THOUGH ABOUT THE NUMBER OVERALL.
UH, I'VE RAISED THIS ISSUE BEFORE, UM, AND I'VE TALKED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ABOUT, UM, DOING SOME KIND OF A STUDY TO, TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC PROS AND CONS.
UH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S BRINGING IN TAX REVENUE AND TOURISM REVENUE, UM, BUT IT IS DEPLETING THE HOUSING STOCK AND, BUT WE NEED TO GET OUR HEADS AROUND THAT BEFORE WE CAN START DRAWING LINES ANYWHERE.
UM, SO NO PARTICULAR RENTAL IS GOING TO, TO BE THE FALL GUY FOR THAT, I DON'T THINK UNTIL WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND WE HAVE LIKE A, AN OPTIMIZED VISION.
SO AT THIS POINT, DO I HAVE A MOTION?
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YEAH, I, UM, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF NATASHA, PARDON ME IF I BUTCHER YOUR NAME.NATASHA, UH, NIGO GILLARD AND GABRIEL GILLARD FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR STAFF.
I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.
SO THE, UH, THE, UH, THE MOTION UH, PASSES.
SO NEXT IF YOU BEAR WITH ME FOR JUST A SECOND.
[K. Public Hearing - CUP2025-01-02 - Short-Term Tourist Rental - Natasha Nyirongo-Gaillard & Gabriel Gaillard ]
IT, IT'S ANOTHER SHORT TERM RENTAL WITH, UH, UH, MS. UH, I IS IT, UH, GALLARD? GALLARD.THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM TAURUS RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY THEY PURCHASED IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.
UH, RESIDING PERMANENTLY, ONLY A HALF A MILE AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY.
THEY WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY THEMSELVES, OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF THE RENTAL IN, EXCUSE ME, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE, CLEANING AND THE BOOKING OF THE RENTAL REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2 29 RILEY COURT IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAP 15 E SECTION FOUR BLOCK FOUR AS LOT 52 IN THE SHENANDOAH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT LOCATED IN THE SHENANDOAH FARM SUBDIVISION.
THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPERATION PERMITT APPROVING A MAXIMUM OF SIX OCCUPANTS FOR THE THREE BEDROOM DWELLING ON, UH, CONVENTIONAL SEPTIC.
A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS WAS SUBMITTED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF SHENANDOAH FARMS WHO STATED THEY HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL, BUT RECOMMENDED THAT THE OWNERS ADVERTISE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BEING NECESSARY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER SITUATIONS.
THE DWELLING MEETS THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT OF A HUNDRED FEET TO ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
THE CLOSEST BEING 180 FEET TO THE SOUTH PLANNING COMMISSION DID MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
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 IS DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PER WARREN COUNTY CODE 180 DASH 56.4 B.
THE CERTIFICATE OF ZONING SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED WITH APPROVED HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDS.
NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE WELL WATER TESTED ANNUALLY FOR E COLI AND COLIFORM BACTERIA AND A COPY OF THOSE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SERVICE EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED ADJACENT PROPERTIES OWNER, OWNERS NOTIFIED, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? NO.
WOULD THE PROPERTY OWNER LIKE TO, TO, TO SPEAK? I, I GUESS NOT, BUT I'M JUST, UH, MAKE A COMMENT.
UM, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM BECAUSE THEY, 'CAUSE THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET YOU ON ON, UH, OKAY.
MY VOICE IS NOT THAT GREAT AS WELL, SO I'M SO SORRY FOR THAT.
UM, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT THE PROPERTIES THAT I DO PURCHASE ARE DILAPIDATED PROPERTIES THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNLIVABLE.
UM, AND I GUESS I'M JUST REALLY GOOD WITH MY MONEY.
I SAVE UP AND THEN FIX THEM UP AND I DO LOVE, UM, SHORT TERM RENTING THEM OUT.
UM, IT'S A FULL-TIME JOB FOR ME NOW.
I DON'T WORK ANYMORE AND I HAVE A NEW, UH, BORN BABY, SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE LIVING.
UM, YEAH, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT, I COULDN'T AFFORD A, YOU KNOW, COOKIE CUTTER HOME IN FRONT ROYAL RIGHT NOW.
SO, SO JUST TO SAY THAT I'M, I AM, I DON'T, MY BUSINESS IS NOT TO TAKE AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WANT, UM, A GOOD HOME FOR THEMSELVES, FAMILIES JUST, I JUST REALLY GO FOR THE ONES THAT ARE COMPLETELY, UM, YOU KNOW, BUSTED AND NOBODY WANTS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR, UH, EXPLAINING THAT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MR. HAM, IF THIS WHOLE SHORT TERM RENTAL THING IS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF LAWYERS IN THE WORLD, WE NEED TO PUT THAT IN OUR ECONOMIC MODEL
SO, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BABY.
I HAVE MORE WORK THAN I CAN HANDLE, SO DON'T WORRY, UH, ABOUT OFFENDING ME.
UH, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? UH, NO SIGNATURE SIR.
ARE I THINK THAT'S, I LEFT THIS UP HERE.
UM, MY NAME IS LOUIS MOTON FROM THE NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.
UM, MY FOCUS IS MORE ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN GENERAL.
UM, BASICALLY, UH, I'M HEARING ABOUT DERELICT PROPERTIES.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROOF IS THAT THE PROPERTY WAS DERELICT OTHER THAN PEOPLE'S WORDS, BUT, UM, I THINK MOVING
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FORWARD I'D SUGGEST THAT THE PLANNING OR SOMEBODY PROVIDE ANY SHERIFF'S REPORTS OR CPU COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE COMPANY.AND MY OTHER CONCERN IS I WANT NEIGHBORS, NOT RENTERS.
UM, WE DO HAVE HOTELS AND MOTELS FOR THAT KIND OF THING.
I UNDERSTAND THE EXCLUSIVITY, BUT IS THAT MY, OH NO, IT'S NOT.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THE EXCLUSIVITY OF HAVING A HOME THAT YOU CAN, UH, GO AT FOR A SHORT TERM, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND COMMUNITIES AS WELL IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE SPREAD OUT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW THE PERSON NEXT DOOR CAN BE RELIED UPON IF YOU RUN INTO AN EMERGENCY AND NEED HELP.
AND I'LL TAKE THIS WITH ME THIS TIME.
ANY, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF NATASHA NRONGO GALLARD AND GABRIEL GALLARD FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.
[L. Public Hearing - Z2025-01-01 - Bicycle Shop Zoning Text Amendments - Downriver Adventure Company, LLC (Mark Harris)]
IS, UH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BI BICYCLE SHOP.ZONING, ZONING, TEXT AMENDMENTS.
UH, ATTACHED AS A DRAFT ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 180 OF THE WARREN COUNTY CODE TO AMEND SECTION 180 DASH EIGHT C TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR BICYCLE SHOP TO AMEND SECTION 180 DASH 20 1D TO ADD BICYCLE SHOP AS A USE PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT INTO ENACT SUBSECTION 180 DASH 35.2 TO ADD SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR THE BICYCLE SHOP USE.
UH, THE ZONING TAX AMENDMENT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY MARK HARRIS ON BEHALF OF DOWNRIVER ADVENTURE COMPANY LLC.
THE APPLICANT RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE DOWNRIVER CANOE COMPANY, CANOE OUTFITTER BUSINESS, LOCATED AT 8 8 4 INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD AND IS SEEKING TO ADD RETAIL SALES RENTALS AND REPAIRS OF BICYCLES TO THE GOODS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE EXISTING BUSINESS.
UPON REVIEW OF THE INTENDED LAND USE WITH THE APPLICANT, STAFF DETERMINED THE CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS DO NOT PERMIT BICYCLE SHOPS.
AND SO WE HAVE PROCEEDED WITH THIS TEXT AMENDMENT.
UH, THE PROPOSED DEFINITION IS A RETAIL OR SERVICES ESTABLISHMENT WHERE BICYCLES AND RELATED BICYCLING EQUIPMENT ARE SOLD, RENTED, OR REPAIRED.
THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR BICYCLE SHOP INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE HOURS OF OPERATION TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, PARKING REQUIREMENTS, LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS, SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAS, AND A RESTRICTION ON COMMERCIAL REPAIRS OF, OF MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED FOR A COMMERCIAL REPAIR GARAGE.
UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025, HELD THEIR PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND THEY DID MOVE IT FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
HOWEVER, THEY DELETED A COUPLE OF THE, UM, SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS WE WERE PROPOSING, ONE OF WHICH WAS A MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENT OF TWO ACRES.
THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS NECESSARY.
AND, UH, A PROPOSED CUTOFF TIME OF 7:00 PM FOR THE LATEST ALLOWABLE CLOSING TIME WITHIN THE HOURS OF OPERATION, UM, THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT IT, IT NEEDED TO BE, UH, LIMITED TO THAT TIMEFRAME.
UH, MOTION WAS, UH, PASSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY VOTE OF FOUR TO NOTHING.
UM, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED, ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND IF APPROVED, UM, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WILL BE UP NEXT.
BUT THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO, TO SPEAK? HEY, GOOD EVENING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW? YEAH.
UM, SO AS, UM, CHASE OUTLINED, WE PREVIOUS, WE RECENTLY PURCHASED DOWN RIVER CANOE COMPANY AND WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES THERE INTO BIKE RENTALS.
IT'S A PERFECT LOCATION RIGHT NEXT TO THE STATE PARK.
UH, THE STATE PARK'S A GREAT PARTNER WITH US.
THEY FULLY SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THERE.
UM, BRING MORE VISITORS INTO THE AREA.
WE'RE LOOKING TO, UM, DIVERSIFY A LITTLE BIT AND GET AROUND CONDITIONS WITH MAYBE WHEN THE RIVER IS LOW OR TOO HIGH, WE CAN STILL GET PEOPLE COMING TO, UH, OUR SERVICES AND DO BIKE RENTALS.
UM, SINCE WE'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA, WE'VE JUST RECEIVED NOTHING BUT SUPPORT ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.
UM, WE'VE RECENTLY BECOME A DEALER FOR A BIKES BICYCLE, UM,
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RESELLER.SO WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, PURCHASE THOSE BIKES AND SELL THEM.
UH, OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL PROBABLY IN THIS FIRST YEAR IS WE ARE FOCUSING ON OUR RENTALS ONLY.
UM, WE WILL HAVE SOME SERVICE CAPABILITIES THAT WE WILL DO FOR OUR, OUR BIKES.
OUR GOAL IS NOT INITIALLY TO OPEN UP A GREAT BIG BIKE, UH, STORE AND HAVE LOTS OF SALES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UM, IT'S MAINLY GONNA BE FOCUSED ABOUT RENTALS AND PROMOTING ALSO SALES.
IF PEOPLE RENT A BIKE AND THEY LIKE, LIKE IT, WE'LL WE'LL SELL IT.
SO, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY GETTING THE APPROVAL SO, UH, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
WE ARE OPENING UP APRIL 1ST AND WE'VE GOT A FLEET OF BIKES READY TO GO.
UM, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN, WE CAN GET THEM ON THE TRAILS AND PEOPLE OUT ENJOYING OUR BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND, AND COUNTRYSIDE IN THIS AREA.
SO, LEMME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL APPROVE THE ZONING AND THEN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CUP, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT AS WELL.
I'M, I'M JUST CURIOUS, UH, ONE IS, ARE YOU DOING E-BIKES OR, OR JUST TRADITIONAL BIKES? WE ARE DOING E-BIKES.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN, UM, A GREAT EXPANSION IN THAT AREA.
UH, PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED TO DO IT.
WE'VE GOT A, A VARIOUS SELECTION OF E-BIKES WE'RE GONNA BE USING BOTH FOR, UH, PEOPLE JUST TO USE ON VERY MELLOW TRAILS WITHIN THE PARK.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME, UH, MOUNTAIN BIKE E-BIKES THAT CAN BE USED WITHIN THE PARK.
UH, CURRENTLY THE FORESTRY, WHICH IS, UM, AN AMAZING PLACE TO GO AND RIDE BICYCLES.
UM, WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT PARTICULAR RULE WILL BE CHANGED AROUND MOTORCYCLE, UM, MOTORIZED VEHICLES WITHIN THE FORESTRY, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THAT, DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THAT, UH, WILL EXPAND A MASSIVE AREA FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GO AND, UH, RENT OUR BIKES INTO THAT AREA.
BUT YES, WE WILL BE DOING E-BIKES AND THANK YOU.
AND MY SECOND QUESTION WAS, UM, JUST CURIOUS FROM YOUR STORE TO GET INTO THE STATE PARK, ARE THERE ANY LIKE SIDE TRAILS OR DO THEY NEED TO GO OUT TO THREE 40 AND THEN COME BACK IN? UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY ADJACENT TO THE PARK AND WE HAVE AN ENTRANCE TO THE PARK FROM OUR LOCATION DIRECTLY INTO THE OKAY.
INTO A BACK TRAIL ON THE COLLEGE TRAIL.
UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT, WHERE IS YOUR ACCENT FROM? UH, MY ACCENT IS FROM WALES.
I'VE, I'VE LIVED IN THE, UH, THE STATES FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.
SHE BROUGHT ME OVER HERE ORIGINALLY, BUT I'VE, YOU KNOW, I'VE LIVED IN THE AREA HERE FOR ABOUT, UM, 12, 13 YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED BRINGING OUTDOOR EVENTS, UH, INTO THE AREA.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY MY RELATIONSHIP WITH DOWNRIVER, UH, CAME THROUGH HOLDING EVENTS, UM, WITH THE, UH, PREVIOUS OWNER OF THAT COMPANY.
I, I WAS GONNA GUESS IT WAS FROM, UH, EITHER AUSTRALIA OR NEW ZEALAND.
MOST PEOPLE ACTUALLY, I MET SOMEONE FROM THE UK THE OTHER DAY AND THEY THOUGHT I CAME FROM AUSTRALIA, WHICH REALLY UPSET ME THAT THEY GO
DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO.
DO I HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE UH, FROM THE AUDIENCE? SECOND CALL? NO SIR.
THIRD CALL PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, AND GENERAL OFFER IN ITS GOOD ZONING PRACTICE? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
I SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. CALLERS.
UM, THIS BUSINESS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MY HUSBAND AND MY SON.
[M. Public Hearing - CUP2025-01-03 - Bicycle Shop - Downriver Adventure Company, LLC (Mark Harris)]
SECOND ONE IS THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BICYCLE SHOP OF THANK YOU.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A BICYCLE SHOP.
THE APPLICANT MARK HARRIS RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE CANOE OUTFIT OR BUSINESS TOWN RIVER CANOE COMPANY, UH, AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD RETAIL SALES RENTALS AND REPAIRS OF BICYCLES TO THE GOODS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE EXISTING BUSINESS.
THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO USE THE EXISTING SHOP AND PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE THE EXISTING CANOE OUTFITTER BUSINESS WITH THE ADDITION OF OF BICYCLE SALES RENTALS AND REPAIRS.
IT'S ALSO APPLIED FOR THE NEXT NECESSARY TAX AMENDMENT WHICH YOU GUYS JUST HEARD.
UH, AS MENTIONED BY THE APPLICANT, THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO, UH, THE RIVER AS WELL AS THE STATE PARK.
UM, IN 1977 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE CANOE OUTFITTER BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY AND IT HAS BEEN IN OPERATION ON THAT OR AT THAT LOCATION SINCE THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
AND THE NEW OWNER HOPES TO EXPAND THE ORIGINAL VISION OF THE DOWN RIVER CANOE COMPANY INTO A MORE HOLISTIC OUTDOOR RECREATION OUTFITTER.
THE DOWN RIVER ADVENTURE COMPANY, UM, THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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OPERATION PERMIT ON FILE FOR THIS PROPERTY APPROVES A MAXIMUM OF 100 PATRONS AND SIX EMPLOYEES.UH, AND UH, THE APPLICANT'S HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE SEASONAL.
UM, HIS WINTER HOURS WILL BE 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ON THE WEEKDAYS AND 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND HIS SUMMER HOURS WOULD BE 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM ON THE WEEKDAYS AND 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM ON THE WEEKENDS.
UH, AND AS MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT WILL USE THE EXISTING PARKING AREA TO SATISFY THE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS MENTIONED MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
THE APPLICANT CONDITION NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FIRE PREVENTION CODE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TOTAL OCCUPANTS FOR THE BICYCLE SHOP SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 PATRONS AND SIX EMPLOYEES.
THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ANY OCCUPANCY LIMITATION DETERMINED BY THE VIRGINIA UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE FOR ANY BUILDING USED FOR THE BICYCLE SHOP.
AND NUMBER THREE, THE BICYCLE SHOP SHALL OPERATE WITHIN THE HOURS OF 7:00 AM AND 9:00 PM AND NUMBER FOUR, ALL BICYCLE RENTALS SHALL INCLUDE A SAFETY HELMET FREE OF CHARGE.
THE APPLICANT SHALL MAKE PRINTED BICYCLE SAFETY MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO BICYCLE RENTAL PATRONS FREE OF CHARGE.
UH, THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE THIS EVENING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
DO, UH, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? UM, JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WOULD, UH, ANY, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL? THIRD CALL.
I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND ROLL CALL.
MRS. COLORS? I ABSTAIN AGAIN FOR, UM, THE SAME REASONS AS THE PREVIOUS.
[N. Public Hearing - CUP2025-01-04 - Artisan and Craftsman Trades Facility - W. Allen Nicholls & Kelly Walker]
SO THE NEXT IS THE ARTISAN AND CRAFTSMAN TRADES FACILITY.UM, THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ARTISAN AND CRAFTSMAN TRADES FACILITY TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF AN EXISTING ACCESSORY BUILDING.
IT'S A WHOLE MARCH STUDIO FOR QUILTING CLASSES.
THE OWNERS CURRENTLY OFFER PAINTING AND QUILTING CLASSES AT THE STUDIO ON MAIN STREET AND IN FRONT ROYAL.
AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO ALLEVIATE THE CHALLENGE OF HAVING TO CHANGE THE CLASSROOM SETUP FOR EACH TYPE OF CLASS BETWEEN ART AND, UH, THE QUILTING, UH, BY MOVING THE QUILTING ASPECT OF IT TO THEIR HOME STUDIO.
UH, CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN HALF DAY SESSIONS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 10 STUDENTS, TYPICALLY TWICE A WEEK.
THE OWNER KELLY WALKER, IS THE INSTRUCTOR AND SOLE EMPLOYEE.
UH, THERE IS NO DEFINITION FOR ARTISAN AND CRAFTSMAN TRADES FACILITIES NOR SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS IN THE WARREN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, THE LISTED USE DOES STATE ARTISAN AND CRAFTSMAN TRADES IN FACILITIES NOT EXCEEDING 5,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
UH, THEY'RE PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THE AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT, THE EXISTING ART STUDIO TO BE USED AS THE CLASSROOM ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS 1200 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
UH, COMMENTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HOWEVER, THE OWNERS HAVE ACTUALLY, UM, DONE MUCH OF THE WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO, UH, AHEAD OF TIME AS IT'S A SIMILAR, UH, BUILDING AN ART STUDIO IN A A QUILTING CLASSROOM.
UM, SO AS MENTIONED, THERE'S NO DEFINITION OR SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
CONDITION NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM SESSIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 AS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MINOR MODIFICATION PERMIT ISSUED FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
NUMBER THREE, ALL CLASSROOM SESSIONS SHALL OCCUR WITHIN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 5:00 PM NUMBER FOUR, ATTENDANCE AND CLASSROOM SESSIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO A BY APPOINTMENT OR BY REGISTRATION BASIS.
SALES OF FABRIC SHALL BE LIMITED TO REGISTERED STUDENTS ONLY.
UH, NUMBER FIVE, OFF STREET PARKING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 10 SPACES.
THIS REQUIRED PARKING SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM OF TWO PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR THE PRINCIPAL DWELLING BY WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 180 DASH 15 G.
THE APPLICANT SHALL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING WOODED BUFFER ADJACENT TO LOT ONE 15 TO SERVE AS
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A LANDSCAPE SCREEN.AND NUMBER SEVEN, ALL OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS OF WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 180 DASH 49.2.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND YES, THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? ONLY IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
WELL, IF THEY, IF THERE'S NO, NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AND, UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SECOND CALL, THIRD CALL.
THIS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF W ALLEN NICHOLS AND KELLY, UH, WALKER FOR AN ARTISAN AND CRAFTSMAN TRADES FACILITY WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.
[O. Public Hearing - CUP2025-01-05 - Short-Term Tourist Rental - Paul Balserak]
PUBLIC HEARING IS THE SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY OWNED BY HIS STEPMOTHER AND LATE FATHER.
THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL TO VISITORS WISHING TO EXPLORE WARREN COUNTY DURING PERIODS WHEN HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE NOT UTILIZING IT, THEREBY GENERATING ADDITIONAL INCOME.
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS AND THE APPLICANT AIMS TO HONOR HIS LATE FATHER'S DEVOTION TO THE KAREN ENJOYMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY.
IT WILL BE MANAGED BY A FELLOW BROWNTOWN RESIDENT, MIKE.
NOW PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 5 3 0 5 GOONEY MANOR LOOP IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP 44 ON LOT 18 B.
IN THE SOUTH RIVER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, THERE IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPERATION PERMIT APPROVING A MAXIMUM OF SIX OCCUPANTS FOR THE FOUR BEDROOM DWELLING.
THE SUBJECT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A SUBDIVISION GOVERNED BY AN HOA OR A POA.
THE DWELLING MEETS THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS TO ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, THE CLOSEST BEING 462 FEET TO THE WEST.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID MOVE THIS APPLICATION FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
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.
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SYSTEM CAPACITY IS DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 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 COLI AND COLIFORM BACTERIA, AND A COPY OF THOSE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SERVICED EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED, ADJACENT PROPERTIES OWNERS NOTIFIED AND THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.
DO WE HAVE, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD EVENING.
I LIVE IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA WITH MY WIFE.
UM, WE HAVE SPENT THE PAST 30 YEARS TAKING OUR KIDS EVERY SUMMER TO DIFFERENT VACATION RENTALS THROUGHOUT THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, UH, BLACKSBURG, ROANOKE, LEXINGTON, LARAY THROUGHOUT.
MY DAD LEARNED MUCH LATER IN LIFE THAT HE LOVED THE VALLEY WHEN HE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY IN BROWNTOWN ABOUT 12, 13 YEARS AGO.
SO WHEN HE PASSED AWAY THIS SEPTEMBER, UH, HIS WIFE, MY STEPMOM, UM, DID NOT WANT, DID NOT REALLY HAVE THE ABILITY AT HER AGE TO KEEP IT UP.
SO, UH, MY WIFE AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT, UM, BUT CAN'T, AT LEAST FOR THE SHORT TERM MAKE, MAKE IT FINANCIALLY WORK WITHOUT THIS O OPPORTUNITY TO, TO HAVE RENTAL.
SO, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION, APPRECIATE CHASE AND KELLY'S EFFORTS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO I HAVE ANY, UH, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE, FROM THE, UH, AUDIENCE? SECOND CALL.
DO I HAVE A, UH, A MOTION? HOW MANY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUESTS OF PAUL EREK FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
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PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF? SECOND.AND THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL HOME, SIR.
I, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND GROWING UP IN BROWNTOWN, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY OF YOU DIDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH HERE AND YOU PLAN TO MOVE HERE THAT WE USUALLY GET
[E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney (Part 2 of 2)]
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE, UM, REPORTS FROM BOARD OF BOARD OF, UH, BOARD MEMBERS.SO THE, UM, I HAD A MEETING WITH THE, UH, UH, PARKS AND REC, UH, ON THE 10TH OF, UH, UH, OF MARCH.
AND THAT WAS WITH, UH, TIFFANY WALKER AND THE MEMBERS OF THE, UH, PARKS AND REC.
AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT SHE IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, UH, ON THE, UH, 11TH, UM, I'VE ATTENDED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING WITH, UH, MS. COLORS DOWN IN, UH, IN STANTON.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO, UH, UH, HARD TO GET USED TO CALLING IT STANTON WHEN IT, WHEN IT'S SPELLED STANTON, BUT I GUESS LOCALLY IT'S STANTON, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE IN, IN WHERE MY WIFE IS FROM OR, UH, MOST PEOPLE WOULD CALL IT VERSAILLES, BUT THEY CALL IT VERSAILLES.
SO, UM, THEN, UH, ON THE, UM, ON THE 11TH, UH, OR RATHER ON THE 12TH, I MET WITH SHERIFF KLEIN AND SHE WENT, UH, SHE WENT OVER, UM, UH, UH, BUDGET CONCERNS AND, UH, UM, JUST SOME, SOME REPORTS.
AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT SHERIFF KLINE IS, SHE'S DOING A VERY GOOD JOB AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, THE, UH, ON THE 12TH, UH, I MET WITH THE, UH, ALSO ON THE 12TH I MET WITH THE, UH, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND, UH, UH, MS. COOK.
AND I THINK SHE'S ALREADY GIVEN A, A GOOD, UH, RUNDOWN ON THAT.
AND THEN ON THE 14TH OF, UH, I ACTUALLY LEFT, UH, TO GO UP TO VERMONT TO SEE MY, TO PICK MY WIFE UP AND VISIT MY, UH, DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND GRANDSON IN MY, MY, UM, UH, MY SON-IN-LAW.
AND, UH, WHILE I WAS UP THERE, I GOT A, UH, A PHONE CALL FROM A, A CONSTITUENT WHO LIVES RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME.
AND HE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT, UH, UH, SPEEDING ON THE ROAD.
AND, UH, SO I, I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT, UH, WELL, THAT SINCE IT'S IN THE CITY, IN, IN THE TOWN LIMITS, THEN THAT IS A TOWN ISSUE.
AND HE SAID THAT HE'D ALREADY CALLED THE TOWN AND THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS A VDOT ISSUE.
HE CALLED VDOT AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COUNTY ISSUE.
SO WE WERE KIND OF GOING AROUND.
I DID GIVE HIM THE NAME OF, UH, MR. UH, BRUCE RAPPAPORT.
'CAUSE I SAID THAT MR. RAPPAPORT IS ON THE, HE'S ON THE TOWN COUNCIL AND UH, HE IS VERY RESPONSIVE.
SO, UH, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ELSE FROM THIS GENTLEMAN.
SO I FIGURED THAT MR. RAPPAPORT PROBABLY TOOK CARE OF IT FOR HIM.
UM, AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
DALEY BEING A RESIDENT ON THE SAME STREET AS THE INDIVIDUAL YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, SIR, HE DOES RECEIVE A BILL FROM THE TOWN FOR HIS TAXES.
HE'S IN THE TOWN AND THE POLICE OFFICER SITS UP AT THE CORNER THERE IF YOU COME THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TOO FAST.
UM, NEXT WEEK, UH, NEXT TUESDAY THE BOARD WILL BE, UM, MEETING WITH SCHOOL BOARD AND THEN TALKING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE ABOUT THE REVENUE, THE ASSESSMENT ADJUSTMENT, UH, THE ASSESSOR, MR. COWAN WILL HA COEN WILL HAVE A REPORT, UM, ON THE PROCESS FOR YOU.
BUT THE NET RESULT IS YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ROLL BACK THE RATE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK TO ROLL BACK THE RATES, YOU EQUALIZE IT SO THAT THE REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY IS THE SAME WITHIN 1% OF THE CURRENT YEAR REVENUE.
AND AS WE HAVE TALKED BEFORE, EARLIER IN THIS ASSESSMENT
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PROCESS, ALL PROPERTIES ARE REASSESS DIFFERENCE.SOME PROPERTIES GO WAY UP AND SOME PROPERTIES COME DOWN.
SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN HOW EVERYBODY LOOKS AT THE ASSESSMENT.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE BOARD TRADITIONALLY TRIES TO AVOID RAISING ANY TAXES ON THE YEAR OF A REASSESSMENT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE ALREADY GOING TO HAVE AN INCREASE BECAUSE THEIR PROPERTY INCREASED MORE THAN OTHERS.
AND USUALLY WHEN THE BOARD IS GOING TO CONSIDER ANY TYPE OF AN INCREASE, THEY DO IT ON A YEARS WHEN THERE ARE NOT REASSESSMENTS THAT BEING GIVEN, WE HAVE BEEN, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING UNDER THAT AS THE GUIDELINE FOR THIS BUDGET, THAT IT IS THE BOARD'S INTENT TO NOT INCREASE THE TAX RATE ANYMORE THAN WHAT IS REVENUE NEUTRAL.
SO THAT YOU WOULD ROLL THE RATE BACK AND THEREFORE THE REVENUE IN THIS BUDGET WILL BE ESSENTIALLY NEUTRAL.
SO THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT A LEVEL OF BASICALLY LEVEL FUNDING IN OUR BUDGET.
AND THE BOX WILL BE FAIRLY NARROW WHEN YOU SEE IT.
BECAUSE OF THAT, UM, THE BILLS GO OUT FROM THE MAILING AGENT EARLY IN MAY.
THEY HAVE TO BE OUT, THE DEADLINE IS JUNE 5TH.
AND UNLESS THE BOARD EXTENDS THE DEADLINE, WHICH YOU CAN DO, BUT IF AS LONG AS YOU DON'T EXTEND IT, THEN THE MAILING AGENT NEEDS TO HAVE THOSE BILLS THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM.
THE TREASURER WORKS WITH THE BILLS FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE THEY GO TO THE MAILING AGENT.
THE COMMISSIONER WORKS WITH THE BILLS 10 DAYS BEFORE THEY GO TO THE TREASURER, SO THAT THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL IT IS DESIRED FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO RECEIVE THE BILLS.
SO THEY CAN GO TO THE TREASURER THE 15TH OF APRIL.
SO THEY CAN GO TO THE MAILING AGENT THE 25TH OF APRIL.
SO THEY CAN BE MAILED THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY SO THAT THE, UH, TAXPAYER HAS A MINIMUM OF THREE WEEKS TO PAY THAT BILL.
SO LOOKING AT THAT, THAT TAKES US BACK AFTER NEXT WEEK, YOUR WORK SESSION ON THE 25TH, THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS APRIL 1ST.
AND YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AFTER YOU MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND LOOK AT THE, THE ROLLBACK OF THE RATE TO DETERMINE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
IF YOU SET THE RATE REVENUE NEUTRAL, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
YOU HAVE THREE SANITARY DISTRICTS THAT WANT TO RAISE THEIR RATES.
AND I'VE ASKED MR. HAM TO LOOK, CAN WE HAVE A SEPARATE HEARING FOR THE SANITARY DISTRICTS SO THAT THE MAIN TAXES CAN MOVE FORWARD AND GETTING DONE.
AND THEN BY THE TIME YOU HAVE THE HEARING, WE JUST HAVE TO ADD THOSE THREE DISTRICTS ONTO THE BILLINGS.
ALL OF THAT BOILS BACK TO WHY YOU WOULD BE LOOKING IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO INCREASE THE RATE THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO DO.
SO APRIL 1ST, UH, NEXT WEEK BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT FIVE O'CLOCK YOU WILL HAVE MR. BUTLER HAS CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING FOR FOUR 30.
AND THAT MEETING, THE PURPOSE OF THAT SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE TO CONSIDER AN UNSOLICITED PPEA PROPOSAL THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARY SERVICES THAT ONCE THAT IS DEEMED A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, IF IT IS, THEN IT IS
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POSTED AND HAS TO BE ADVERTISED FOR 60 DAYS TO ALLOW IT.'CAUSE THE OBJECTIVE IS TO RECEIVE OTHER BIDS.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL, AND SOMETIMES THE VERY FREQUENTLY THE OTHER BIDDERS WILL WIN THE BID RATHER THAN THE ORIGINAL UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL.
I'VE SEEN THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THAT HAPPENS.
BUT THEN AFTER THAT, THEN THERE IS A 30 DAY PROCESS BEFORE A CONTRACT CAN BE SIGNED.
SO IT'S, CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL TO SAY IT IS YOU WISH TO CONSIDER IT 60 DAYS, ACCEPT A PROPOSAL THAT ONE OR ANOTHER ONE THAT YOU RECEIVED DURING THE 60 DAY PERIOD AND THEN WAIT 30 DAYS TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT.
AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.
I JUST WANNA ASK ONE QUESTION IN, IN YOUR REPORT, I KNOW I PICK ON THIS, BUT I I I, IT'S ONLY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MY ARMS AROUND IT.
IT'S FOR THE ROCKLAND PARK FIELDS.
IT SHOWS THE COST OF $4 MILLION AND THEN IT SAYS GRANT 2 MILLION NOT FUNDED AT THIS TIME.
SO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET THAT WE LOOKED AT IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR PARK AND REC, I THINK IT WAS 1.5 MILLION OR SOMETHING.
IS THAT COMING? IS THAT THE COUNTY'S PORTION OF IT? I MEAN, IS THAT COMING OUT OF, LET ME LEMME TRY AND REPHRASE THIS.
SO THE 1.5 MILLION THAT WE HAVE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS IN THE PROPOSED, YOU MEAN MA'AM, IN THE WHAT? IN THE PROPOSAL? UH, IN, UH, I DON'T KNOW.
THE, THE REQUEST THAT YOU HEARD FROM PARKS AND RECREATION.
SO IS THAT THE WARREN COUNTY TAX PAYERS PORTION OF IT OR IS THAT MAKING AN ASSUMPTION? WE ARE GONNA GET 2 MILLION FROM THE FEDS DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME TO GET REIMBURSED.
SO TO GO BACK AND YOU REMIND ME, MS. MEADOWS, IF I GET THIS INCORRECT, THE GRANT IS FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
CORRECT? THE GRANT IS $2 MILLION.
THEY MAY CHANGE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AT ANY TIME AND WE MAY BE NOTIFIED GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT.
SO WE ARE WORKING ON THE FIRST PART OF THIS, WHICH IS TO UPGRADE THE PLANS, WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS OLD AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE ENGINEER TO GO BACK TO UPDATE THOSE PLANS TO BE RESUBMITTED TO THE STATE.
THAT WAS THE TOURISM MONEY AND THAT, THAT'S A SMALL RIGHT.
BUT THAT, THAT'S THE INITIAL THING.
AND PART OF THAT WILL BE PAID BY TOURISM AND PART OF IT WILL COME OUT OF THE GRANT.
BECAUSE IT'S 50 50, THE GRANT IS 50 50.
SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, I'M COMING, COMING THERE.
SO THOSE PLANS WILL BE READY APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS, SO PROBABLY FALL MM-HMM
AND AT THAT POINT THE BOARD WILL BE LOOKING AT THE MONEY WE HAVE IN TOURISM CAN BE USED IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO MATCH THE GRANT MM-HMM
AND THERE'S UP TO HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN TOURISM MONEY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS NOT BEEN OBLIGATED YET.
THAT MONEY COULD MATCH AS 50 50.
SO IT COULD, WE COULD DO A $1 MILLION PROJECT PARTIAL PART OF THIS PRO OUT THERE AT ROCKLAND PARK.
WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE AN IMMEDIATE INFUSION OF LOCAL CASH OTHER THAN TOURISM.
SO, UH, AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY LOCAL MONEY GOING INTO THE PARK EXCEPT THE TOURISM FUNDING.
NOW, WHEN YOU GET THE PLAN BACK, DR.
JAMISON HAS MENTIONED THE IDEA OF SPORTS TOURISM AND HOW THAT MAY INTERACT IN THIS AREA.
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YOU MAY DECIDE ON OTHER REVENUE SOURCES OTHER THAN CASH FROM THE BUDGET.I THAT YOU MAY DECIDE TO USE FOR FY 26 FY 27 TO CON CREATE A COMPLEX THAT CAN BE USED AND USED, NUMBER ONE FOR THE LOCAL TOR LOCAL USAGE.
YOU'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF ENOUGH FIELDS FOR THE LOCAL TEAMS AND NUMBER TWO FOR SPORTS TOURISM.
AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO MELD THOSE TOGETHER.
SO FOR THE SAKE OF FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET, WHEN I LOOK AT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN OF $1.5 MILLION, THAT IS TOURISM MONEY THAT IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT $1.5 MILLION.
IF WE GET, IF WE START AND TO GO FURTHER AFTER THE CONCEPT, WE GET BACK THE CONCEPTIONAL PLAN.
THE PIG IS NOT FLYING ON THAT 1.5 MILLION, MA'AM.
THE ONLY MONEY THAT WILL BE IN THERE IS GOING TO BE TOURISM MONEY AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY $500,000.
MRS. SCOTT'S WORKING TO GIVE US AN EXACT AMOUNT, BUT ABOUT THAT.
AND IT COULD HAVE HALF A MILLION OF FEDERAL MONEY GRANT MONEY.
THE REST OF IT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THAT I, THAT WE PRESENT, I THINK.
SO, SO WHEN WE PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, 5 HUNDRED'S COMING FROM A TOURISM BUDGET AND WE'RE PLANNING ANOTHER 500 THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO, IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH THE FEDS OF BEING REIMBURSED MM-HMM
SO THAT'S AND MONEY AND THAT'S AS FAR AS IT WILL GO IN PHASE ONE.
AND THEN IF THE FEDS DO, DO NOT, UH, GRANT GO, UM, DOES WE DON'T GET THE GRANT THEN THAT 500 KIND OF LIKE, WE HAVE TO REGROUP AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO FURTHER.
WE JUST HAVE TO WATCH THERE BECAUSE, UM, THEY HAVE AWARDED THE GRANT.
THE STATE HAS AWARDED THE GRANT.
BUT GETTING THE MONEY, IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF WHETHER IT WILL BE RECALLED.
WELL, IT'LL, I IT'LL COME UP WHEN YOU SEE THE BUDGET.
I, TO ME IT, IT'S, THERE ARE DIFFERENT COLORS OF MONEY THAT WERE THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, MA'AM.
AND SO NOW I UNDERSTAND THE COLORS, SO, OKAY.
MR. CHAIRMAN, DO YOU EVER HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO.
[F. Appropriations and Transfers]
THE, UH, NEXT IS APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS.IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIVES, I APPROVE THE, THE APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS.
SO DO I HAVE A, SO YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT? YEP.
[G. Approval of Accounts]
UH, APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS.OH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS FROM ANYBODY ON THE BOARD, I, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS.
[H. Approval of Minutes- March 4th 2025]
NEXT ONE IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH 4TH, 2025.I, I'M JUST CURIOUS, UH, MR. HENDERSON, DO YOU DO THE MINUTES? UH, YES SIR.
DO YOU, DO YOU DO THE, UH, DO YOU, DO YOU USE AI ON THAT, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO AI AND, UH, NO SIR.
I USUALLY GO BASED ON THE VIDEOS AND THE TRANSCRIPTS SUCH AS THEY ARE.
I I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AI YOU, YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND KIND OF STRAIGHTEN IT OUT BECAUSE AI WILL DO A COUPLE OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, SCREWY THINGS, BUT I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ON THAT.
WELL, I'VE SEEN HIM TYPE AWAY TOO, SO, OKAY.
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SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE.WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
[I. Z2024-11-01 - Conditional Use Zoning Text Amendments - Warren County Planning Staff]
NEXT IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND THAT'S CONDITIONAL USE ZONING, TEXT AMENDMENTS.OKAY, SO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM ON FEBRUARY 18TH OF THIS YEAR.
UH, THIS ITEM WAS TABLED, UH, WITH THE REQUEST FOR PLANNING STAFF TO REVISE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE PROPOSED EXPIRATION PROCESS TO ALLOW FOR, UH, A 60 DAY TIMEFRAME TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS OPPOSED TO, UH, 30 DAYS, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.
AND, UH, FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO RENDER THE FINAL DECISION TO EXPIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UH, SO RUNNING BACK THROUGH IT, I KNOW WE'VE HEARD IT A FEW TIMES, BUT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE NOW PROPOSES THE EXPIRATION PROCEDURES FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BE ESTABLISHED UNDER A SEPARATE SUBSECTION WITH PROCEDURES FOR EXPIRATION AND REQUESTING AN EXTENSION FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THE EXPIRATION PROCEDURES WILL APPLY TO ANY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WHERE THE PERMITTED USE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN A THREE CALENDAR YEAR TIMEFRAME.
OR IF THE PERMITTED USE HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR THREE YEARS, THE PROPOSED SUBSECTION WILL REQUIRE THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO SEND A CERTIFIED NOTICE OF IMPENDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT EXPIRATION TO THE PERMIT HOLDER AND GRANT THE PERMIT HOLDER 60 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE TO APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION.
UH, THE PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING AN EXTENSION FROM THE BOARD WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
HOWEVER, THE PROPOSED TAX MOVEMENT WILL ADD A, UH, $100 APPLICATION FEE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION.
UH, THE PROPOSED TAX AMENDMENT WILL ADD A REQUIREMENT TO THE TERMINATION PROCEDURES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF, OF SUPERVISORS.
AND THE DRAFT ORDINANCE ALSO PROPOSES A RESTRICTION ON REAPPLYING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF DENIAL BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THE LOCALITY IS GRANTED THE EXPRESS POWER TO ESTABLISH SUCH AN ORDINANCE BY CODE OF VIRGINIA SUBSECTION 15.2 DASH 2310, WHICH STATES, UH, ANY LOCALITY MAY PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE THAT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD, NOT EXCEEDING ONE YEAR.
UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD THEIR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS BACK IN DECEMBER.
UM, THEY DID MOVE IT FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL, HOWEVER, THEY DID CHANGE THE REAPPLICATION RESTRICTION TIMEFRAME FROM ONE YEAR TO THE SIX MONTHS, WHICH IS HOW IT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY.
UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UH, CAPTURED THE CHANGES REQUESTED ON FEBRUARY 18TH AND THAT IS WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD.
SO THAT HAS BEEN SATISFIED AS WELL.
SO I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR IT.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTION FOR, UH, FROM THE BOARD? NO, ANY, UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE UH, UH, FROM THE UH, AUDIENCE? OKAY.
SO THE, UH, I THINK WE'VE UH, I'M SORRY WE'VE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.
SO DO I HAVE A, UH, UH, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, DO I HAVE A, UH, A MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, AND GENERAL WELFARE AND IS GOOD ZONING PRACTICE.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND ROLL CALL.
[P. Consent Agenda]
OKAY.THE NEXT IS, UH, NEW BUSINESS AND THAT'S, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD ITEM NUMBER FOUR THAT WAS, WAS PULLED OR, OR WAS DELETED.
UH, SO DO WE HAVE ANY OTHERS THAT, UH, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE PULLED? NOT FOR ME.
IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
OKAY, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
[Q. Additional New Business]
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IS, UH, THE, UH, NEW BUSINESS AND THAT'S UNDER YOU SEE, UH, PURCHASE OF VEHICLE.THAT'S FOR THE, UH, IT, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP MY, UH, REQUEST.
UH, CHAIRMAN BUTLER, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I CONCUR WITH MR. HAM, THAT AI IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS A NO NO.
SO, UM, OF COURSE WE ARE, UH, BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING AND APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A VAN FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE BEEN USING HAND-ME-DOWNS SINCE WE CAME ON BOARD.
THE HAND-ME-DOWNS, FREQUENTLY BREAK DOWN AND HAVE ISSUES.
THE LATEST ONE WAS A FORD EXPLORER THAT WE HAVE TURNED IN FOR, UM, FOR, UH, AUCTION AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR VAN.
UH, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CARRY EQUIPMENT BACK AND FORTH AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, UH, IN A MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE MANNER.
UM, BEING A VAN IS, UH, YOU KNOW, MUCH MORE USEFUL FOR US AS WELL.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING LOCALLY WITH AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF MILES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
THOUGHT, THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DEAL.
SO, AND THERE'S SOME COMPARISONS THERE FOR YOU AS WELL TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OTHER VEINS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE MARKET.
UM, WE'VE HAD GREAT, UH, SERVICE FROM, UM, FROM THE, UH, DEALERSHIP AS WELL.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MIGHT ADD TO THIS, THE PARTICULAR THING ABOUT THIS IS IT'S A USED VEHICLE AND WE'VE HAD MR. JONES OUT SHOPPING LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
UH, AND THE REASON FOR NOT WAITING UNTIL JULY AND THE NEW BUDGET IS BECAUSE WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THE ASSETS ACCOUNT AND BE ABLE TO GET IT AND THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THAT POINT, AT THIS PRICE.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE, UH, FROM THE BOARD? YEAH, I, I JUST HAVE ONE.
SO FROM THE SALE OF ASSETS, SO WHAT LIGHT ITEM IS THAT IN THE REVENUE SUMMARY REPORT?
WHICH ONE OF THESE LIGHT ITEMS WOULD THIS, UM, THE SALE OF ASSETS? I THINK IT'S UNDER REFUNDS.
SO WE HAVE COURT FINE REVENUE FOR USE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND IT AS PART OF IT'S NOT YEAH, IT IT'S NOT HERE.
THE, THOSE LINES MAKE UP MULTIPLE LINES ON THE GENERAL LEDGER, SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND THAT PARTICULAR LINE.
I'M GONNA NEED TO GIVE YOU WHAT REVENUE IS IN THAT LINE.
AND ROUGHLY IT'S ABOUT 71,000 RIGHT NOW AS A TOTAL? YES MA'AM.
THERE IS NO, THERE IS NO BUDGET FOR THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T BUDGET FOR AN UNEXPECTED REVENUE SOURCE LIKE THIS.
SO WE RECEIVE FUNDS IN, AS WE AUCTION THE VEHICLES OFF.
SO I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW MANY VEHICLES WE'VE AUCTIONED OFF THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S BROUGHT IN ABOUT $5,000 AND THEN THERE WAS A SALE OF, UH, SURPLUS REAL ESTATE PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S WHAT BRINGS IT UP TO AROUND 71,000.
SO THAT'S UNEXPECTED REVENUE THAT IS YET TO BE APPROPRIATED.
BUT I WOULDN'T SEE IT ON OUR REVENUE IS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T APPROPRIATED IT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT HASN'T BEEN APPROPRIATED, BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE'S MULTIPLE LINES THAT MAKE UP ONE SINGLE LINE ON THE REVENUE REPORT, SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE THAT PARTICULAR LINE.
AND THERE IS NO BUDGET IN THAT REVENUE LINE AS WELL.
WELL THE ONLY THING, THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING, I MEAN IF WE HAVE $70,000 THAT WE'VE COLLECTED FROM THE SELLER OF ASSETS, WHICH IS GREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT REVENUE, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE KEEP TRACK OF IT? HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE KNOW OTHER THAN WHAT YOU IT'S IT'S ON THE REVENUE REPORT.
THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED IS PART OF THE REVENUE.
IT'S JUST, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE THE EXACT LINE FOR THAT PARTICULAR ACCOUNT.
SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, I'LL, I'LL BE ABLE TO, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BUDGET ACTION FORM THAT LISTS THAT ACCOUNT HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THAT ACCOUNT AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TO BE APPROPRIATED TO THE ASSET REPLACEMENT IT MM-HMM
SO, SO WHEN WE SELL THE ASSETS, DOES IT GO INTO OUR, OUR RESERVE FUND OR DOES IT GO TO THE GENERAL? IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
JUST WANTED TO KNOW, THAT'S ALL.
AND IF YOU RECALL, UM, YOU DID APPROVE AN IT PURCHASE FOR A VEHICLE MM-HMM
SO IF YOU DO RECALL THAT, I WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT
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DID NOT GO THROUGH AND THAT MONEY WENT BACK INTO THE FUND BALANCE OF THE ASSET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.SO WE'RE USING THE REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE.
'CAUSE HE SPENT THE MONEY
AND WE SPENT HIS MONEY AND WE DID NOT SPEND HIS MONEY.
ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE? THAT'S, I I WOULD SAY CHECK THE, ACTUALLY SAW IT GREW UP IN ITHACA.
I CHECKED THE UNDERSIDE FOR RUST.
SO ACTUALLY WE'VE DONE THAT AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOME RUST UNDER THERE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT AND TREAT IT APPROPRIATELY, SO.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A 20 15 4 F-150 UTILITY UTILITY VAN AT THE COST OF 22,792 FROM MARLOW MOTORS.
MR. STAN MEYER? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE.
MS. PASSES, UH, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS? IF NOT, THEN UH,
[R. Public Comment Period - General Comments (30Minute Time Limit)]
WE WILL, UH, CONTINUE WITH THE UH, UH, GENERAL COMMENTS.DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? UH, YES SIR.
FIRST UP IS SAMANTHA GOOD? OKAY.
HI, I'M SAMANTHA GOOD FROM THE SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT.
AT THE END OF LAST YEAR'S, SUPERVISOR COOK REQUESTED THAT SAMUEL'S LIBRARY CREATE A MORE ITEMIZED VERSION OF THEIR BUDGET.
THEY HAVE DONE SO AND IT IS READILY AVAILABLE ON SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WEBSITE AND THEIR BOARD PACKET FOR THEIR MEETING ON MARCH 10TH, 2025.
I PROVIDED YOU ALL WITH A COPY OF THAT BUDGET.
SINCE REPEATED DIRECTIONS TO SAMUEL'S WEBSITE SEEM TO HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE USE OF COUNTY FUNDING IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
I'M HERE AGAIN TODAY TO ADDRESS THE LIES THAT ARE BEING PERPETUATED BY THE WARREN COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD.
WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE SECRET MEETING OF THE SAMUELS LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS IN FACT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THREE POINT 10.3 OF THE BYLAWS OF SAMUELS LIBRARY INCORPORATED.
PER VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH 3 7 0 7, PROPER NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS MUST BE GIVEN SIMULTANEOUSLY TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN THIS CASE.
NOTICE OF THE DECEMBER 17TH SPECIAL MEETING WAS PUBLICLY POSTED ON SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY DISPLAYED AT LIBRARY INFORMATION AND BY THE DOOR OF THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S OFFICE ON DECEMBER 13TH.
THEREFORE, THE CLAIM THAT SAMUEL'S LIBRARY BREACHED THE LIBRARY FUNDING AGREEMENT IS UNFOUNDED.
FURTHERMORE, SAMUEL'S LIBRARY DOES NOT OPERATE AS A MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION.
THEREFORE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN VIRGINIA CODE 13.1 DASH 8 42, WHICH MANDATE A 25 DAY NOTICE FOR MEETINGS ADDRESSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE NOT APPLICABLE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SAMUELS LIBRARY FUNCTIONS AS AN INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IN A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH WARREN COUNTY.
IT IS GOVERNED BY THE SAMUELS LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NOT THE COUNTY OR ITS AGENTS.
THE RECENT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10 OF SAMUEL'S LIBRARY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FALLS WELL WITHIN THE BOARD'S RIGHTS AND WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ON JANUARY 27TH.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SUPERVISOR JAMESON'S CLAIMS REGARDING COUNTY FUNDING THAT WAS USED TO PURCHASE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FOR SAMUEL'S LIBRARY.
WHEN SAMUEL'S LIBRARY MOVED TO THE NEW LOCATION ON ER ROAD, WARREN COUNTY GAVE THEM A LOAN TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL FURNITURE AND FIXTURES DUE TO THE INCREASED SIZE OF THEIR SPACE.
WHEN WARREN COUNTY ACQUIRED THE VILLA AVENUE BUILDING, THE OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE WAS $256,372.
TO SETTLE THIS BALANCE, SAMUEL'S LIBRARY REDUCED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE BUILDING, THEREBY TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF THE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES TO SAMUEL'S LIBRARY DESPITE CLAIMS. TO THE CONTRARY, THE ACTIONS OF THE WARREN COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SAMUEL'S LIBRARY IS UNDER ATTACK.
YOU PRESENT AND PERPETUATE LIES.
YOU DISMISS FACTS, YOU DO NOT LISTEN TO OR RESPECT THE WILL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
YOU ARE ON TRACK TO WASTE OVER $100,000 OF TAXPAYER MONEY ON AN ISSUE THAT AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF CITIZENS HAVE TOLD YOU TO LET GO.
AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF ANY LITIGATION THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR CHOICE TO DEFUND SAMUELS LIBRARY WITHOUT CAUSE YOUR BEHAVIOR IS SHAMEFUL.
DOES THE CITIZENS OF WARREN COUNTY AN INJUSTICE AND WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN? COME ELECTION TIME NEXT STEP IS REBECCA ALTIZER.
I'M FROM THE SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT AND I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING SICK OF HEARING US SAY THE SAME
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THING OVER AND OVER, BUT YOU'RE NOT LISTENING.THIS IS OUR BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC LIBRARY, NOT YOUR CHURCH SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD THAT? WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE BOOK THAT'S A WONDERFUL LITTLE BOOK AND I'M A RETIRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER AND I APPRECIATE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.
AND IN THE BACK OF THIS BOOK, THIS BOOK WAS PRESENTED TO BE BANNED BY UH, ERIC BELK.
AND IT HAS COST THE LIBRARY HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE BOOKS.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A MINUTE AND READ THIS BOOK AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ALL TO KEEP IN MIND THAT LOVE IS LOVE AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
SO THIS LITTLE GIRL HAS WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED MY MADDIE, AND IT'S A COMBINATION OF MOMMY AND DADDY.
MOST DADDIES ARE BOYS, BUT LOTS OF PARENTS ARE NEITHER A BOY OR A GIRL LIKE MY MADDIE.
SOMETIMES MADDIE'S EYES ARE GREEN AND SOMETIMES THEY LOOK BROWN.
SOMETIMES THEY LOOK LIKE BOTH OR SOMETIMES COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
MADDIE SAID IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLOR ALL IN ITS OWN.
MADDIE'S HAIR GROWS FROM SHORT TO BROWN.
KIND OF BLONDE TO KIND OF BOTH, BUT REALLY NEITHER.
IF ONLY THERE WERE A WORD LIKE HAZEL FOR HAIR.
MADDIE WAKES UP THE CRACK OF JOHN WAY BEFORE I GET UP.
MADDIE TELLS SUNRISE, MADDIE TELLS ME IT'S NOT DAY AND IT'S NOT NIGHT.
IT'S SOMETHING IN BETWEEN AND KIND OF BOTH AND SOMETHING ALL ITS OWN.
THE SKY CHANGES FROM RED TO PINK TO YELLOW EVERY MORNING.
MADDIE DRINKS COFFEE WHILE EATING BREAKFAST WITH A SPORK.
IT'S NOT A SPOON OR A FORK, BUT KIND OF BOTH THAT WAY YOU ONLY NEED ONE UTENSIL EVERY DAY.
MADDIE WALKS ME TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
WE TALK ABOUT ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR? MADDIE? FALL AND SPRING SAYS MADDIE.
THE LEAVES TURN COLORS IN THE FALL.
THINGS CHANGE IN FALL AND SPRING BEFORE MADDIE LEAVES.
MADDIE'S KISSES FEEL LIKE SANDPAPER AGAINST MY FACE, BUT IT'S FINE.
WHILE I'M IN SCHOOL, MADDIE DRIVES A MOTORCYCLE TO WORK EVERY DAY.
MAYBE SOMEDAY MADDIE WILL TAKE ME FOR A RIDE ON IT.
IT'S KIND OF BOTH AND IT'S SOMETHING ALL ITS OWN.
MADDIE ALWAYS SAYS WHEN MADDIE PICKS ME UP FROM SCHOOL, I GET A BIG BEAR HUG AND I KNOW HOW BABY BEARS FEEL ONE DAY OUR WAY HOME.
AND IN THE BACK THERE'S UH, THINGS FOR PARENTS TO READ THAT CAN HELP CHILDREN WHO ARE PARENTED BY TRANSGENDER PARENTS.
AND THAT IS ALL FOR PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP.
WOULD ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE? PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED BEFORE WE ADJOURN.
UM, I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD CONSIDER, UM, WORKING WITH PLANNING TO LOOK AT OUR SHORT TERM RENTALS AND FIGURE OUT IF WE'RE DOING TOO MANY, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING AND THAT KIND OF THING.
'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE GET INTO A DISCUSSION DURING A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT JUST KIND OF MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT DURING A PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT.
SO, UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, IF WE COULD DO THAT EITHER AS A WORK SESSION OR SOMETHING.
'CAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
UM, YEAH, SO SO DO I AND, AND AND THE THE REAL BIG REASON IS BECAUSE LIKE, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT TO TO BUY SOMETHING, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AROUND HERE.
IT'S NOT THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD AFFORD, THEY JUST COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
AND THE, UH, UH, AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL THE CASE.
I KNOW THAT MY, UH, MY MIDDLE DAUGHTER IS GETTING MARRIED IN JUNE AND UH, THEY WILL PROBABLY BE, NOW THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING TO GAINESVILLE, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT.
UH, BUT IF THEY, IF THEY DO WANNA MOVE HERE, THEY MAY RUN INTO THE SAME THING.
WELL JUST, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IN, IN, IN, IN THIS FORM.
SO, UM, AND THEN THE OTHER THING, UM, MR. JENKINS IS
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HERE, WHICH REMINDED ME OF, HE SENT ME AN EMAIL AND OF COURSE NONE OF US KNOW WHAT'S BEING CUT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND WHAT'S NOT GONNA BE CUT AND WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN THERE.UM, BUT EVIDENTLY THERE'S SOME SPECULATION ON THE BEAD PROGRAM.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN REACH OUT.
UM, I WAS, UH, DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TODAY TO SEND THAT TO, UM, TO YOU DR.
DALEY, OR TO BRANDON DAVIS, OUR PROJECT MANAGER.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I, EVEN IF WE ASKED A QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT WE'RE IN THE SAME BOAT AS EVERYBODY ELSE.
THE UNKNOWN, WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BUILDING EXACTLY AT RIGHT NOW,
SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.