Jun 24, 2025 Board of Supervisors Special Meeting

DO I, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE, UM, WARREN COUNTY'S ACCOUNTS FOR MAY AS PRESENTED.

APPROVAL OF A, OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE JUNE 3RD, 2025, UH, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.

SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. COLORS? NO.

[E. Approval of Minutes - June 03, 2025 ]

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

THAT WE HAVE IS THE WARREN COALITION UPDATE.

NOPE, I'M FINE.

MS. COLORS? NOPE.

WE COULD PRESENT, UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

ALRIGHT, YOU, SO THE NEXT THING

[F. Warren Coalition Update]

GOOD EVENING.

THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING ME.

HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GONNA PULL UP YAY A PRESENTATION FOR ME AND WE'RE GONNA HOPE THIS WORKS.

SO, I'M KRISTA SHIFFLET.

I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND, UH, BUCKLE UP FOLKS.

'CAUSE I GOT 30 SLIDES IN 20 MINUTES, SO HERE WE GO.

, MAYBE WHY NOT, NOT ADVANCING 'EM.

CAN I HAVE, UM, UM, SOME, UH, IT SUPPORT FOR THE WORK? HE, HE STUCK, HE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT.

STILL NO, STILL NOTHING.

IT'S UP THERE, BUT IT'S NOT ADVANCING.

NO WORRIES.

I HAD A PROJECTOR CATCH ON FIRE IN ONE OF MY TALKS THAT HAD 600 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.

THIS IS NOTHING THAT WAS VERY BAD NEWS.

NOW IT'S BUZZING IN MY HAND, BUT CLEARLY NOT.

SORRY, IT'S BUZZING.

LIKE IT'S THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M GONNA START WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

UM, SO THE WARREN COALITION, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN AROUND, UM, SINCE 1994.

WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY.

UM, WE WERE A NON, BECAME A NONPROFIT IN 2001.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE NINE FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME STAFF AT THE OFFICE.

UH, WE ARE GETTING READY TO HIRE ANOTHER PART-TIME STAFF, I'M ANTICIPATING IN JULY.

UH, WE PROVIDE SERVICES FROM BIRTH TO DEATH.

AND, UM, IF I HAD SLIDES, I'M JUST GONNA TALK OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE'LL GET THERE.

SO, UM, OUR FIRST, THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M GONNA START WITH IS OUR PROGRAM CALLED HALO REED.

AND HALO REED IS

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HELPING ALL LITTLE ONES READ.

IT'S A DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM WHERE THE AFFILIATE FOR THIS AREA, UM, I CAN'T SEE THE NUMBERS, BUT I WANNA SAY WE HAVE 403 CHILDREN IN SERVICE RIGHT NOW.

IT IS FREE TO FAMILIES.

UM, AND THEY JUST NEED TO SIGN UP WITH US AND THEN WE ENROLL THEM AND WE PAY THE COST OF THE SHIPPING FOR THE BOOKS.

AND DOLLY COVERS THE COST OF THE BOOKS THEMSELVES.

UM, WE'VE GOTTEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP THIS YEAR WITH A RESIDENCY PROGRAM OVER AT FRONT ROYAL FAMILY PRACTICE AND THEY'RE HELPING SPREAD THE WORD.

SO OUR NUMBERS ARE GOOD.

UH, AND THAT PROGRAM IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

IT IS ONE THAT IS SELF-FUNDED, MEANING WE AT THIS POINT IN TIME DON'T HAVE A GRANT.

SO WE HAVE TO FUNDRAISE TO BE ABLE TO COVER THOSE COSTS.

AND AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, UH, POSTAGE ON 400 BOOKS EVERY MONTH IS A LITTLE BIT DEAR AND OBVIOUSLY PAY SOMEBODY TO OVERSEE THE PROGRAM.

UM, THE NEXT PROGRAM THAT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT IS A PROGRAM CALLED PROJECT COURAGE.

WE ARE WRAPPING UP YEAR SIX OF COURAGE.

UH, THIS IS A PROGRAM FOR KIDS.

WE TAKE THEM IN IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT, WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF OR HAVE WITNESSED A CRIME.

AND WE HAVE A LARGE ASSORTMENT IN THERE FROM KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED TO KIDS WHO HAVE WITNESSED MURDERS TO KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT, UM, WHO WITNESSED DEME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

ONCE THEY'RE IN, THEY CAN STAY IN UNTIL THEY GRADUATE.

WE HAD FOUR GRADUATE THIS YEAR.

UM, WE ALSO WILL TAKE THEIR SIBLINGS AND IT'S OPEN TO ANY CHILD, UM, WHO IS AT THE ALTERNATIVE IN THE ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS.

WE'LL TAKE ANY THAT THEY HAVE OVER THERE AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE CRITERIA.

UM, THAT IS A VOCA GRANT, UH, THROUGH THE STATE.

IT'S FEDERAL MONEY.

THE MONEY HAS BEEN WINDING DOWN SOME EVERY YEAR.

WE, UM, DON'T GET ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE COST OF THAT PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COVER.

WE HAVE TWO STAFF OF OUR OWN AND THEN WE EMPLOY A CONTRACT AGENCY OVERSEES MENTORING AND DOES SOME TRAINING AND ALSO HAS A CASELOAD.

SO THAT'S COURAGE.

WE HAD 83 KIDS IN SERVICE THIS YEAR.

UH, THERE ARE PLENTY MORE.

UM, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE BODIES AND THE MONEY TO TAKE MORE KIDS THAN THAT.

UH, THE NEXT PROGRAM ON THERE IS A PROGRAM CALLED SAVED.

WE ARE, IT'S GETTING WORSE .

WE ARE.

UM, SO WE ARE IN YEAR SORT OF ONE AND A HALF WITH THAT.

IT'S, WE'RE EXTENDED NOW THROUGH JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.

UH, IT'S A GRANT THROUGH DCJS.

IT'S FOR KIDS IN SIX THROUGH 12TH WHO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT WITH DRUGS, UM, OR ALCOHOL IN THE SCHOOLS.

NOT NICOTINE VAPES, BUT DEFINITELY WHAT WE WOULD CALL CARTS OR VAPES WITH THC OR ANY OTHER DRUGS IN THE SCHOOL OR IF THEY'VE BEEN IN A FIGHT OR IN VIOLENCE.

UH, THEY DO INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS AND THEN THEY HAVE A PROGRAM SET UP SPECIFICALLY BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENTS WHERE EACH CHILD, IT'S AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT WE USE, BUT IT'S HAS 205 LESSONS SO YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH, UH, INDIVIDUALIZE IT AS YOU GO.

UM, AND WE'VE HAD REASONABLE RESULTS WITH THAT.

UM, KIDS ARE GOOD ABOUT STAYING IN.

WE'VE NOT HAD WHAT I WAS HOPING WHEN I GOT THE DATA FROM THE SCHOOLS, UH, THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS THAT I WAS HOPING FOR, TO BE HONEST.

SO I'VE ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION TO SEE IF WE CAN'T GET THAT ONE GOING A LITTLE BETTER.

UM, WE DO DRUG PREVENTION.

WE CALL IT DEALS HOPE, UM, IN THE SCHOOL.

SO WE PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS, UH, FOR TWO GOOD FOR DRUGS AND ALSO LIFE SKILLS AND OVERSEE THE SUPPORT FOR THE PE TEACHERS ACTUALLY TEACH THAT, BUT WE GO THROUGH THE TRAINING WITH THEM FOR THAT.

AND THEN WE DO THE EVALUATION PIECE THAT WE TURN INTO THE GRANTOR, WHO IS THE, UH, FOUNDATION, VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY YOUTH.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO DO RED RIBBON WEEK, NOT THROUGH THAT GRANT.

AGAIN, ONE WE HAVE TO FUNDRAISE FOR, BUT THAT'S NATIONAL DRUG PREVENTION WEEK, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW.

AND WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HAVE FOR YEARS SO THAT WE ARE IN, WE ARE IN CONTACT IF THEY'RE IN SCHOOL THAT DAY WITH EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLER IN THE COUNTY TO DO DRUG DRUG PREVENTION EDUCATION, UM, AROUND THAT PROGRAM.

AND THEN IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, WE TEACH NINTH TWO GOOD FOR DRUGS AND 10TH LIFE SKILLS AT THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS.

WE TEACH LIFE SKILLS FOR THE MIDDLE AND WE TEACH TWO GOOD FOR DRUGS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLERS.

AND STARTED A NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR ON VAPING AT STANFORD MEDICAL.

UM, TWO LESSON HAND-ON LESSON FOR FOURTH GRADERS.

SO WE JUST STARTED THAT, UM, THIS YEAR.

HOORAY A LITTLE FURTHER, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE.

MY MEMORY'S THE GOOD BUT NOT THAT GOOD.

UM, CAN YOU GIMME TO DEAL'S HOPE? MAYBE SECOND OR THIRD SLIDE IN MAYBE.

RIGHT? WE'LL SEE WHERE WE GET THERE.

UM, SO WE ARE, WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING, WE'RE DEFINITELY DOING THAT AS WELL AS FAR AS PREVENTION WORK.

UM, AND ARE TIED TO THE SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY RIGHT NOW, WORKING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLERS, UM, TO COME UP WITH SOME ADS, WHICH I WOULD SHOW YOU SOME OF THE ADS WE'VE DONE, IF I COULD GET THERE.

UM, SOME OF THE DO COME UP WITH SOME ADS AROUND DRUG, UM, PREVENTION EDUCATION, AND ALSO TO GET IDEAS ABOUT PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT, UM, THE KIDS WOULD

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ENGAGE IN AND WOULD COME TO WITH TWO FOCUSES.

ONE ON, UM, JUST HEALTHY ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN THE OTHER THAT HAS MORE OF A PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH.

LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS.

TALK ABOUT STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH, PARTICULARLY AROUND MANAGING STRESS.

UM, AND NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.

SO LISTENING TO THE KIDS AND HEARING WHAT THEY THINK MIGHT WORK, UM, MIGHT WORK WITH THAT AND WHAT THEY WOULD COME TO.

UM, WE ALSO, SO WE HAVE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEM.

THAT ALSO SORT OF ROLLS INTO ANOTHER GRANT THAT WE HAVE THAT IS CALLED AWESOME, UH, ALCOHOL WON'T EVER SPOIL OUR MEMORABLE EVENTS.

THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT STOP ACT GRANT RIGHT NOW SLED, WE'RE IN YEAR ONE, SLATED FOR NO MORE FUNDING AFTER THIS YEAR.

UM, IT'S $60,000 A YEAR.

AND AS IT SAYS, IT'S WHAT AN WHAT IS ALLOWING US TO DO THOSE PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH KIDS.

ALSO DO COMPLIANCE CHECKS AROUND ALCOHOL IN TOWN.

UM, DOING THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.

IT HELPS SUPPORT OUR GLOBAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING.

UM, IF PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE, BEING ON YOUR CELL PHONES ALL THE TIME IS REALLY NOT GOOD FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

SO WE ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL GLOBAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING.

WE'RE PART OF THE UNPLUGGED VILLAGE.

UM, WE HAD A HUGE EVENT THE FIRST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH WITH MANY, MANY, MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR GETTING KIDS OFF THEIR PHONES.

UM, AND IT WAS GREAT.

WE DID THE, WE DID THE EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH PARKS AND REC AND SCOUTING AMERICA AND YOUNG LIFE HAD HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF KIDS THERE.

IT WAS LIKE CELEBRATE KIDS DAY ALL OVER AGAIN, EXCEPT IT WAS A NIGHT.

UM, SO WE'RE SAD ABOUT LOSING THAT BECAUSE THAT AVENUE, ONCE THAT FUNDING IS GONE, THE MONEY, THE MONEY JUST DOESN'T EXIST UNLESS THE MONEY COMES FROM OTHER PLACE TO SUPPORT DRUG FREE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.

UH, WE ALSO USE THAT TO DO THE SURVEYS SO WE KNOW HOW BAD THE DRUG, THE DRUG PROBLEMS ARE HERE IN TOWN AND HAVE HAD THAT DATA FOR THE COALITION SINCE I KNOW I HAVE IT FOR 2005 BACK.

SO WE HAVE A VERY LONG HISTORY TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHETHER WE'RE GOING UP AND DOWN AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND WITHOUT FUNDING LIKE THAT, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY IDEA.

UM, SO THAT'S THAT.

WE DO ALSO CELEBRATE KIDS' DAY.

WE ARE IN YEAR 12.

I BELIEVE WE LOST A COUPLE YEARS THERE BECAUSE OF COVID.

I, UH, ALWAYS THE LAST SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER, WE HOLD IT OUT AT THE 15TH STREET COMPLEX.

IT COSTS A DOLLAR FOR THE KIDS TO GET IN.

PARENTS COME FREE.

'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE YOUR LITTLE DEAR ONES WITH US.

GENERALLY WE, LAST TWO WE'VE HAD AT THE, IN THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANES, IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE ZOO AND JAMMED, USUALLY ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE COME OUT FOR CELEBRATE KIDS DAY.

BUT IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR FAMILIES TO COME AND JUST ENJOY FAMILY TIME TOGETHER AND GO ON INFLATABLES AND RIDE PONIES AND PLAY GAMES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

SO, UM, THAT CELEBRATE KIDS DAY.

AND THEN WE SORT OF MOVE INTO OUR ADULT PROGRAMMING.

SO WE PROVIDE SERVICES ON THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SIDE IN WARREN COUNTY.

UH, WE ARE ACTIVE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT PARTICULARLY.

WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN CIRCUIT COURT EVERY FRIDAYS.

WE'RE ALSO THERE FOR INDICTMENT DAYS, UM, TRYING TO HOOK PEOPLE UP WITH PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, BUT ALSO HELPING LAWYERS FIND INPATIENT PLACEMENTS IF THEY NEED THEM.

AND THEN TRANSPORTING PEOPLE WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE IN THE STATE.

NEWPORT NEWS, RICHMOND, NORFOLK, YOU NAME IT, THEY GO ALL OVER AND TRY TO GET PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT.

WE BRING 'EM BACK, UM, AND THEN SEE PEOPLE ONE-ON-ONE.

UH, WE HAVE TWO RECOVERY HOUSES RIGHT NOW.

ONE IS A 14 BEDROOM, UH, UH, I'M SORRY, A 13 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR MEN ON SOUTH ROYAL MIDDLE OF ROYAL.

WE HAVE A WOMEN'S HOUSE CALLED THE NEST, WHICH IS SOON TO BE MOVING FURTHER UP TO THE, THIS END OF ROYAL.

UM, AND WE'LL GO TO BE A SIX BED FACILITY.

AND THEN THE, WHAT IS THE NEST WILL BECOME COLBY'S HOUSE AND IT'LL BE ANOTHER NINE BED FACILITY FOR MEN.

UM, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT FACILITY BEING FILLED WITHIN SIX WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS OF OPENING.

THERE'S A LOT OF CALL FOR THAT.

WE DID JUST START AT WHAT IS NOW THE NEST, BUT WILL BE COLBY'S HOUSE, A MEMORIAL GARDEN FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PASSED FROM OVERDOSES.

IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAS LOST SOMEONE TO OVERDOSE AND YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND PAINT A ROCK AND PUT IT IN THE GARDEN, THEIR BENCHES AND TREES AND IT, IT'S VERY NICE AND LOVELY.

AND WE ALSO START A RESOURCE CO CLOSET THERE FOR FOLKS COMING OUTTA TREATMENT OR JAIL WHO DON'T HAVE CLOTHES OR HYGIENE ITEMS THAT THEY CAN COME TO AND JUST GET SOME SUPPORT.

UM, WE ALSO DO THE ASSESSMENTS.

WE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE DOING ASSESSMENTS RIGHT NOW, UM, FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE AT RSW.

UM, MEDICAID WON'T PAY FOR THAT.

SO, UM, WE HAVE A GRANT THAT'S PAYING US TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

OTHERWISE NO ONE WANTS TO TOUCH IT 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY REIMBURSEMENT.

SO WE PROVIDE THAT.

WE ALSO PROVIDE THEM FOR PROBATION PRETRIAL AND WE DO OUTPATIENT.

UM, WE DO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AS WELL.

UM, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROGRAM IN THE JAIL THAT IS CALLED PROJECT PURPOSE.

IT IS A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST PROGRAM TO HELP KEEP

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PEOPLE, UM, ON TRACK AND HELP THEM BUILD A RELAPSE PREVENTION PLAN BEFORE THEY GET OUT OF THE JAIL.

AND WE HAVE REENTRY THERE.

SO WE ALSO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN IN AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, FIND JOBS, GET THEIR LICENSES, GET SNAP, GET MEDICAID, UM, WE'LL TAKE 'EM TO COURT.

WE'LL DO THOSE SORTS OF THINGS FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE JAIL.

AND THEN, UH, ALSO UNDER THAT, THERE'S A TRAUMA.

UM, THERE'S A TRAUMA PORTIONING TRAUMA PROCESSING PART CALLED FORWARD FACING TRAUMA THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WHO WANNA DO THAT SHORT TERM.

I ALSO WORK IN THE JAIL UNDER A DIFFERENT POT OF MONEY.

I'VE WORKED AT THE JAIL FOR 10 YEARS NOW.

I TEACH, UH, DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION, ANGER, ANXIETY AND TRAUMA MANAGEMENT, UH, HOW NOT TO BE POOR.

AND THEN A VERY SHORT CLASS ON RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF TRAUMA.

UM, AND SO I SEE I WAS THERE TODAY.

UM, I'LL BE THERE ON FRIDAY.

UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF SUPPORT.

AND WE DO SERVE NOT JUST WARREN, BUT SHENANDOAH, RABBI HANOCK AND CU PEPPER, UM, UNDER THAT GRANT, UM, IT'S HARD WITHOUT, I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU THE VIDEOS ON HERE.

WE ARE ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN BUILDING RESILIENCE.

THIS IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM, UH, CALLED WE SEE YOU WARREN COUNTY.

IT IS, UM, IN YEAR, WE'RE GOING INTO YEAR FOUR WITH IT.

WE HAVE GOTTEN NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION ON THIS.

YEP, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.

WE GOT RESILIENCE VIDEOS, .

UM, WE'VE GOTTEN INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION FOR THE WORK WE'RE DOING ON BUILDING RESILIENCE.

IF YOU ALL GO, WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THAT? UM, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM TRAUMA, UH, THEY'RE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

AND THEY, UM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT THAT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH, WE SEE YOU RECOGNIZING THAT EVERYONE MATTERS.

EVERYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE AND WE ALL HAVE A ROLE IN DOING THAT.

CAN YOU START THAT VIDEO FOR ME? CAN YOU MAKE THAT GO? YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS VIDEO.

ONE WAY WE CAN BUILD RESILIENCE IN OUR CHILDREN IS TO REMIND THEM OF ALL THAT IS GOOD ABOUT THEM.

WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH UPLIFTING MESSAGES AND WRITING, ENCOURAGING NOTES.

PROVIDING AFFIRMATIONS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE AND MAKING THEM FEEL SAFE, LOVED, AND VALUED.

AND REMEMBER, OUR CHILDREN AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO NEED TO KNOW THEY'RE LOVED AND VALUED.

LEARN MORE ABOUT RESILIENCE@NWPREVENTION.ORG.

SO NW PREVENTION IS A LARGER COOPERATIVE.

WE HAD TWO VERY LARGE GRANTS WITH COALITIONS FROM THREE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND OURSELVES.

THEY'VE, THEY'RE GONE NOW.

UM, BUT WE HAD THAT AND WE'RE, WE DEFINITELY DO THAT.

WE ALSO, I FORGOT WITH THE KIDS, WE DO RESILIENCE BINGOS.

SO AT EVERY ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WE GO ONCE, UM, ONCE A YEAR WE HA SERVE A DINNER.

IT'S FIVE BUCKS FOR FOUR PEOPLE AND 10 BUCKS.

WE'RE UP TO SEVEN.

AND THEY PLAY PLAY BINGO.

WE TALK ABOUT HOW YOU BUILD RESILIENCE.

THE KIDS WIN PRIZES WHETHER THEY WIN THE BINGO OR NOT.

UM, AND WE GET REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.

IF YOU GO FURTHER UP, YOU GO UP A LITTLE BIT.

KEEP GOING.

IT'S, THAT'S SO SMALL.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SEE.

KEEP GOING.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET TO LIKE, AWESOME.

IF YOU CAN READ ONE THAT SAYS AWESOME.

LEARN MORE@NWPREVENTION.ORG.

DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S SO SMALL ON THE SITE.

CLICK.

THERE'S A VIDEO THERE.

IF YOU CLICK THAT ONE, THE, YEAH, THEY'RE TWO.

SO THESE ARE DRUG PREVENTION VIDEOS.

YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN THESE TWO.

WE ONLY USE LOCAL PEOPLE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THC.

THAT'S THE CHEMICAL AND WEED THAT IMPACTS, UH, OH.

IT WAS GOOD UNTIL IT WASN'T.

UM, SO THE LOCAL NURSES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE, PUTTING THOSE TOGETHER, HERE WE GO.

AS PARENTS, WE NEED TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEARING AND LISTENING.

HEY MOM, I'M GONNA GO OUT AND HANG OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS.

OKAY, HAVE FUN.

HEY MOM, I'M GOING OUT TO HANG WITH SOME FRIENDS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING HONEY? UM, TO THE BASEBALL FIELD.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH, WITH NICK? WHAT TOWN WOULD YOU BE HOME? UH, AROUND FOUR PROBABLY.

WILL YOU HEAR YOUR KIDS HAVE FUN OR WILL YOU LISTEN TO THEM? PARENTS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN PREVENTING SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG YOUTH.

ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU TRY THE ONE BELOW THAT FOR ME? MAYBE.

AND I'LL BE QUIET HERE IN TWO SECONDS.

I PROMISE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME OR NOT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE AGAIN.

AS PARENTS, WE NEED TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOT THAT ONE, THE ONE BELOW IT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THC.

THAT'S THE CHEMICAL IN WEED THAT IMPACTS YOUR BRAIN.

30 YEARS AGO, WEED CONTAINED ABOUT 3%.

THC.

TODAY'S WEED IS AROUND 20%.

VAPE CARTS CAN CONTAIN UP TO 99%

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THC.

THESE LEVELS CAN CAUSE EXTREME PARANOIA, HALLUCINATIONS, DANGEROUS DELUSIONS, DEPRESSION, WEIGHT GAIN, ANXIETY, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES.

TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES.

WE NEED TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.

ACTUALLY, THE ONLY OTHER ONE I DID TALK ABOUT IS, CAN YOU FIND THE ONE THAT SAYS WAHOO? YEAH.

NOW I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT WAHOO.

LET ME TALK ABOUT WAHOO FOR A SECOND.

SO WAHOO IS WORKING TO ACHIEVE HEALTHY OUTCOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

WE ARE IN YEAR 11 OF THIS GRANT.

UM, THE COALITION TAKES VERY LITTLE OF THIS MONEY, A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IT DEPENDS ON THE YEAR, BUT IT'S BETWEEN 30 AND 33,000, UH, A YEAR.

AND WE GIVE IT TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THAT, THE NETS AND STUFF FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, THAT WAS WAHOO MONEY.

WE GAVE MONEY TO THE SPLASH PAD.

WE BUILT TWO BASKETBALL COURTS, ONE AT SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE OUT AT ROCKLAND PARK.

WE BROUGHT THE EXERCISE STATION THAT'S AT ROCKLAND PARK IN, WE GAVE THE, UH, PART OF THE FRISBEE GOLF COURSE THAT'S OUT AT ROCKLAND WITH THAT MONEY.

WE BUILT A SWING SET UP AT THOMPSON'S PARK AND RIDE.

WE PUT IN TWO PIECES OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT THE SOCCER PLEX.

WE'VE GIVEN NUMEROUS THINGS OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND DONE THE PAINTING AT THE SCHOOLS.

THAT GRANT HAS BEEN A HUGE BOON TO WARREN COUNTY.

WE, UM, KNOCK WOOD, THEY LOVE US.

AND, UM, I DON'T, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT GRANT GOING AWAY GETS, WE PUT THE SPARK OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM IN FOUR OR FIVE, WAIT, 1, 2, 3, 5 OF THE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.

A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROGRAM FOR HELPING KIDS LOSE WEIGHT.

AND THEY'VE SEEN GOOD NUMBERS WITH THAT IN THE PE PROGRAMS AND BOUGHT ALL THE EQUIPMENTS AND BOOKS FOR THAT.

HMM.

I CAN'T, THEY'RE SO SMALL I CAN'T SEE THEM.

BUT I THINK, I THINK THAT'S A GIST OF WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

SO, UM, WE'RE TRYING, OH, ONE, ONE MORE THING.

AND, UH, WE JUST GOT MONEY TO TRY TO GET A HOMELESS SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN TOWN.

I'VE APPLIED FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS.

I'M TIRED OF GETTING THOSE CALLS THAT IT'S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND THEY'RE WOMEN WITH KIDS AND THEY'RE HOMELESS AND THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO AND NO ONE HAS ANY MONEY.

UH, IT'S A HORRIBLE THING.

AND I THINK UNDER MY BREATH, I HOPE YOU DON'T FREEZE TO DEATH BECAUSE I CAN'T HELP 'EM AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO SEND THEM.

SO WE DID SOMETHING, WE WROTE A GRANT, WE GOT THE MONEY FROM VALLEY HEALTH AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO FIX THAT.

SO NONE OF US WHO WORK IN THAT ARENA HAVE TO TELL MOMS WE'RE SORRY 'CAUSE WE CAN DO BETTER.

GUYS, I'M SORRY.

ANSWER A FEW OF THOSE CALLS, YOU'LL KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER.

UM, ANYWAY, DID YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? , DID YOU TELL 'EM WHAT THE GRANT IS? WHICH GRANT? THE ONE THAT YOU'RE GETTING TONIGHT.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GETTING THE GRANT TONIGHT.

THIS IS SURPRISE, SURPRISE .

SO I'M THINKING IF, IF IT'S THE GRANT.

I THINK IT IS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS HAPPENING.

SO IT'S AN OPIATE ABATEMENT GRANT.

I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MR. DR.

OPIOID, UH, OPIATE ABATEMENT.

GRANT.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

HERE SHE COMES.

THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT LINES.

IT'S A SURPRISE TO ME.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO HEAR.

WE WEREN'T MESSING AROUND ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

IT'S THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTION FOR THE DIRECT DISTRIBUTION.

BUT YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE OAA GRANT OF WHICH THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN IT TO US YET, BUT THAT WILL BE COMING ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

ANY ANYBODY ELSE? ANYTHING THAT, I MEAN, I'M SORRY THAT WASN'T GOING THE WAY I WANTED IT TO, BUT OH, YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.

YOU MUST HAVE PREPARED FOR LIKE 40 HOURS 'CAUSE YOU, YOU WERE GOING THROUGH YOUR WHOLE PRESENTATION AS THOUGH IT WE'RE THERE.

UH, I'VE BEEN THE DIRECTOR AT THE COALITION FOR 15 YEARS, SO IT WAS, THE SLIDES WERE MORE FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT SOME PICTURES.

I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT THE COALITION UNTIL YOU WISHED I WOULD SHUT UP .

UM, VERY PROUD, VERY PROUD TO WORK THERE.

I HAVE THE MOST AMAZING STAFF AND THE MOST VOLUN AMAZING VOLUNTEERS THAT SUPPORT THE COALITION.

AND, UM, IT IS A TRUE JOY AND A BLESSING AND I'M VERY, VERY FORTUNATE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR 15 YEARS.

AND, UH, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS GUYS, BUT THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

WELL, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

I'VE BEEN TO SOME OF YOUR EVENTS AND THINGS, UM, TAKING MY GRANDKIDS TO A LOT OF THE KIDS THINGS AND YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY STAFF.

THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL.

YEAH, NO, THE GROUP, IT TAKES A TEAM AND I KNOW THAT.

AND A HUNDRED PERCENT YEAH.

THANK YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT.

IT DOES.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

AND PULL THE ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO PULL OFF OF IT.

AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK UNTIL 6:30 PM UNLESS, UH, ACTUALLY BY, BY MY CLOCK IT'S, IT'S FOUR MINUTES.

SO UNLESS, UNLESS WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, I CAN GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

YEAH, YOU CAN GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA

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ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE

[J. Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT, UH, YOU ALL WANT TO PULL OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION? JOHN? I'VE GOT NOTHING TO HOLD.

ALL RIGHT.

SO FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO BE PULLED, DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL MRS. COLORS? AYE.

NOW YOU GOT A BREAK NOW YOU GOT A BREAK NOW? NOW WE'LL TAKE A THREE MINUTE BREAK.

AND WE WILL RESUME AT, UH, SIX.

I'VE GOT, UH, 6 27 BY MY CLOCK.

SO IF WE CAN HAVE, UM, WARREN COUNTY PLANNING STAFF, UH, AVAILABLE, HE IS AVAILABLE.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

SO THE UH, FIRST PUBLIC

[G. Public Hearing - Z2025-05-03 - Zoning Text Amendments for Agricultural Pursuits in the Commercial and Industrial Districts - Warren County Planning Staff]

HEARING IS FOR THE, UH, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS IN THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, WARREN COUNTY STAFF.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

ATTACHED YOU'LL FIND A DRAFT ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 180 OF THE WARREN COUNTY CODE TO ENACT SUBSECTIONS 180 DASH 27 B 34 AND 180 DASH 28 B 23 TO ALLOW FOR AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS EXCEPT FOR CONFINED FEEDING OPERATIONS SAW SAWMILLS AND AVATARS UNLESS SUCH USES LAWFULLY EXISTED AT THE TIME OF A REZONING OF A LOT INTO THE COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND TO ENACT, UH, 180 DASH 27 D 22 180 DASH 28 D 24 TO MAKE AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS OTHER THAN THOSE PERMITTED BY RIGHT PERMISSIBLE ONLY BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

UH, THE ZONING TAX AMENDMENT HAS BEEN OR IS BEING REQUESTED BY PLANNING STAFF AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO ALIGN WITH RECENT AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER ONE 60 OF THE WARREN COUNTY CODE REGARDING ROLLBACK TAXES.

UM, WE BRIEFLY, UH, COVERED THIS TAX AMENDMENT AT A WORK SESSION ON JUNE 3RD.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, UH, I'M AVAILABLE AS IS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

UM, BUT THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NOPE.

JOHN, NO QUESTIONS.

THE UH, SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE, UH, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS, WARREN COUNTY STAFF.

SO DO I HAVE A, UH, A MOTION PUBLIC HEARING? SIR? THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M SORRY.

SO IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FROM THE, FROM THE BOARD, IS THERE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO, SIR.

DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK IN THE AUDIENCE? GOING TWICE, THREE TIMES PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

DO I HAVE A, UH, A MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC NECE? SO, NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE ARE GOOD ZONING PRACTICES.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

[H. Public Hearing - Z2025-05-04 - Subdivision Ordinance Text Amendments - Warren County Planning Staff ]

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

UH, SO RECENT CHANGES TO THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, SPECIFICALLY CHAPTER 22 OF TITLE 15.2, UM, HAVE NECESSITATED CHANGES TO OUR OWN SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.

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UM, AND THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE.

UM, BUT THE, THOSE RECENT CHANGES, UH, ARE SET TO GO IN EFFECT JULY 1ST.

SO WE DO NEED TO HAVE OUR ORDINANCE UPDATED FOR THAT DATE.

UM, BUT THE CHANGES INCLUDE REMOVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND GOVERNING BODY AS THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS FOR PLATS AND PLANS.

AND ASSIGNING SUCH AUTHORITY SOLELY TO A DESIGNATED AGENT INCLUDES EXPEDITION OF THE REVIEW PROCESS BY SHORTENING TIMEFRAME FOR FORWARDING PLATS AND PLANS TO STATE AGENCIES FOR REVIEW AND SHORTENS TIMEFRAMES FOR VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVALS OF SUBDIVISION PLATS.

UM, SO OUR TEXT AMENDMENTS REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS REVIEWERS AND APPROVING AUTHORITIES FOR SUBDIVISIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND ASSIGN SUCH AUTHORITY TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.

THE AMENDMENTS ALSO ELIMINATE THE SUBDIVISION CLASS SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, WHICH BREAK DOWN PLAT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVING AUTHORITY.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF NEW LOTS CREATED OR CREATION OF A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ALL SUBDIVISIONS WILL BE HELD TO THE SAME PLAT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND ALL SUBDIVISIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR UNDER THE DRAFTED ORDINANCE.

AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, UH, THE EXPEDITE EXPEDITED TIMEFRAME, UH, GIVE AN EXAMPLE FOR A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT REVIEW.

UH, THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ACT ON ANY PROPOSED FINAL PLAT WITHIN 60 DAYS, AND THAT IS 40 DAYS.

IF THE PLAT ONLY INVOLVES COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE, UH, IT REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATOR TO FORWARD THE FINAL PLAT TO STATE AGENCIES FOR, FOR REVIEW WITHIN FIVE DAYS AND FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR TO ACT UPON A FINAL PLAT WITHIN 20 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS FROM STATE AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES.

AND IF, UH, THE SUBDIVIDED SUBDIVIDED RESUBMITS PREVIOUSLY REJECTED PLAT, A NEW 45 DAY PERIOD FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION BEGINS ON THE RESUBMISSION DATE.

AND THAT IS A 30 DAY TIMEFRAME IF THE PLAT SOLELY INVOLVES COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE.

UH, I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS ONE.

THIS TEXT AMENDMENT WAS DRAFTED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

I DID GO THROUGH THE HEADACHE OF PUTTING IT INTO A WORD DOCUMENT, UM, SO THAT YOU COULD READ AND COLOR CODE IT.

UM, BUT IT HAS BEEN PUBLICLY, UH, ADVERTISED OR PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

UH, AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS WAS MOVED FORWARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS A STATE LAW THAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO COMPLY WITH? YES.

SO THE STATE CODE HAS CHANGED BASICALLY TO MAKE THE WHOLE SUBDIVISION PROCESS STREAMLINED A LITTLE FASTER AND TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE MINISTERIAL APPROVALS FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SINCE IT'S MINISTERIAL, I BELIEVE THE IDEA IS THAT IT COULD BE DONE BY AN ADMINISTRATOR SINCE IT'S NOT A LEGISLATIVE DECISION.

IS THERE ANY APPEAL PROCESS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS IF A DECISION THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR? UM, SO I MEAN, THERE IS A, UH, AN APPEAL PROCESS FOR ANY, UH, GOVERNMENT DECISION.

I THINK IT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE APPEALED TO THE CIRCUIT COURT.

SO THE ADMINISTRATOR AT THIS POINT IS, IS NOT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR? IT WOULD BE PLANNING DIRECTOR.

GOT THE ZONING TAX AMENDMENTS FOR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS PLANNING STAFF.

SO UNDER THE DRAFTED TEXT AMENDMENT, IT IS THE, UH, PLANNING DIRECTOR AND OR HIS DESIGNEE, HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.

ANY OTHER, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, JOHN? NO.

NO? OKAY.

DO I HAVE, UH, DO I HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO, SIR.

WOULD ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK GOING TWICE? THREE TIMES PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, AND GENERAL WELFARE AND ARE GOOD SONY PRACTICES? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

SECOND, I'LL SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. S WELL, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO AGREE WITH IT, BUT I DON'T LIKE THIS LEGISLATIVE RULING PERSONALLY, SO, AYE.

[I. Public Hearing - Z2025-05-05 - Zoning Text Amendments for Application Requirements - Warren County Planning Staff]

ALRIGHT, SO WE ALSO COVERED THIS AT THE JUNE 3RD, UH, WORK SESSION.

UH, THESE TEXT AMENDMENTS ARE BEING REQUESTED

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BY PLANNING STAFF AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

UM, SO BASICALLY THE, UH, WORD SUBDIVISION IS INCLUDED IN A LISTING OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPLIES TO, UH, SUBDIVISIONS HAVE THEIR OWN ORDINANCE WHERE THERE'S A WHOLE CODE CHAPTER THAT WHERE THAT BELONGS.

AND SO THIS TEXT AMENDMENT IS JUST TO REMOVE THE WORD SUBDIVISION FROM THE ZONING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL POINTS, UM, WITH REGARD TO, UH, A PROVISION TO WAIVE THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS NOW, UM, THAT, UH, STAFF COULD ADMINISTRATIVELY WAIVE, UM, UH, AN ITEM OF THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS IF IT IS, UH, SIMPLE OR UNCOMPLICATED IN NATURE.

AND THEN IT DOES GO ON TO SAY, SPECIFY WHAT THAT MEANS AS WHERE NO SPECIFIC USE OR STRUCTURE IS BEING REQUESTED.

AND SO IN THIS LISTING OF ITEMS, THERE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT, UM, FOCUSING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

UH, OUR PRACTICE AS A DEPARTMENT HAS LARGELY BEEN TO, UM, BASICALLY ASSESS THE USE TO SEE IF IT IS A, A MORE IMPACTFUL USE AND IF IT NECESSITATES A, A FULL SCALE, UH, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT REVIEW.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO DO A, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTAL, THAT MAY NOT BE AS NECESSARY SINCE THE MOST OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ARE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE.

AND THAT WOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN DONE AT THAT POINT.

UM, AND SO BASICALLY THE, THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS JUST TO REMOVE THE, UH, THE SPECIFICATION OF WHAT ELEMENTARY AND UNCOMPLICATED MEANS.

UM, SO JUST TO REMOVE WHERE NO SPECIFIC USE FORCE STRUCTURE IS BEING REQUESTED FROM THAT WAIVER PROVISION, UH, WE BELIEVE THIS BETTER ALIGNS WITH HOW WE HAVE INTERPRETED THIS CODE IN THE PAST.

UH, AND THE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY HAS POINTED OUT THAT, UM, BASED ON HOW IT IS WORDED NOW, WE SHOULD BE GETTING COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR EVERYTHING.

UM, AND SO THIS IS OUR, OUR KIND OF OUR, UH, OUR EASY SOLUTION.

AND ALSO STILL, UH, IF YOU DISAGREE AS THE BOARD OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, AND THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL OR COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT, YOU CAN STILL, UH, YOU KNOW, TABLE A DECISION AND REQUIRE THAT, UM, BEFORE THE, THE APPLICATION MOVES FORWARD.

UM, OTHERWISE THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL AND THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES.

SO THIS, THESE THINGS WILL STILL COME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS? YEAH.

IT'S JUST, UM, HOW WE HAVE INTERPRETED THIS ELEMENTARY AND UNCOMPLICATED.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO REZONE A PROPERTY OR YOU'RE GONNA BE DEVELOPING 10 ACRES OF LAND OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WANT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND WE'LL GET THAT UP FRONT.

UM, BUT IF IT'S A LESS IMPACTFUL USE, LIKE USING AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKE A HIGHER IMPACT THAN WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEING DONE THERE.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY, UH, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.

SO IS, IS THIS, IS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO KIND OF STREAMLINE THINGS OR SO NOT NECESSARILY, NO.

THIS IS SIMPLY HOW WE'VE BEEN DOING THINGS.

UH, THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT'S PRACTICE AND HOW WE'VE READ THIS CODE.

UH, THE ATTORNEY POINTED OUT WE'VE BEEN READING IT WRONG, .

UH, AND SO, UH, IF WE REMOVE THAT LANGUAGE, WE CAN TRULY ASSESS IT BASED ON EITHER IT IS UNCOMPLICATED IN ELEMENTARY.

ALRIGHT.

CASE, CAN YOU THINK OF ANY EXAMPLES THAT YOU CAN REMEMBER WHERE THERE WAS A DISPUTE OR A DEBATE, UH, ABOUT WHETHER A GIVEN USE WAS ELEMENTARY AND UNCOMPLICATED? SO, NO, UM, I THINK WE'RE PROTECTED IN, IN THIS INSTANCE BECAUSE AS THE BOARD, IF YOU THINK THAT IT'S NECESSARY, YOU COULD STILL REQUEST A, REQUIRE THAT ITEM, UM, ON YOUR OWN.

UM, SO IT, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF DOESN'T GO AROUND, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS, IT'S STILL IN PLACE.

UH, AND YOU CAN APPLY IT AS NEEDED, BUT I HAVEN'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY USE CASES.

FOR EXAMPLE, UH, I THINK MY BEST EXAMPLE IS PROBABLY THE SHORT TERM RENTAL AND NOT HAVING THEM DO, YOU KNOW, $10,000 END ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT STUDY .

UM, HOW, HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD COME TO OUR ATTENTION? LIKE IF, IF WE HAVE THE OPTION TO, TO REQUIRE IT, AT WHAT POINT WOULD WE DO THAT? I MEAN, WE USUALLY, SO USUALLY SEE THINGS WHEN THEY'RE AT A HEARING.

WE'LL BE AT THE HEARING IN WHICH POINT WE WOULD SAY, ACTUALLY WE DO NEED THAT.

UH, SO LARGELY, UM, THINGS THAT WOULD WOULDN'T BE ELEMENTARY OR UNCOMPLICATED OR GONNA REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BASED ON THE, UH, IMPACT.

AND SO IT'S GONNA GO BEFORE YOU EITHER WAY.

UM, BUT YEAH, IT WOULD BE AS A PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, I HAVE SEEN THAT BEFORE.

I'VE SEEN THE BOARD, UH, TABLE A DEC A DECISION AND ASK FOR A STUDY OR, UM, ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS FOR THE IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE COMMUNITY.

SO AS A PRACTICAL APPLICATION, THE WAY THAT IT'S, THE BOARD IS GOING TO OVERRIDE WHAT YOUR DECISION WAS,

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CORRECT.

PRACTICALLY SPEAKING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

DO I HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO, SIR.

WOULD ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS, UH, ON THIS MATTER GOING TWICE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE AND OUR GOOD ZONING PRACTICES.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. COOK? AYE.

AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE.

ITEM ON OUR, UH, AGENDA IS THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION.

SO THE NEXT

[K. Budget and Appropriation Resolution for FY 2025-2026 ]

DR.

DALEY, ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? NO SIR.

YOU HAVE THE, UH, RESOLUTION, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND, UM, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS DISCUSSED THIS WITH YOU.

SO THE, UH, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONDUCTED THE, UH, FY 2024, UH, 2025 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 10TH, 2025.

CODE OF VIRGINIA 15.2 DASH 2 25 26 PROVIDES THE BUDGET MAY BE ADOPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 24TH.

SO, DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, YOU'LL EACH FIND A LETTER FROM, UM, CHAIRMAN DONAH HAY FROM HANOCK AND I SIGNED THAT AS WELL ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, TO EXTEND THE CURRENT CHESTER GAP AGREEMENT UNTIL JANUARY, UM, TO GIVE TIME TO ORGANIZE SO THAT THE CHESTER GAP AREA OF, UM, LAKEFRONT ROYAL AND POINT OF WOODS.

AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED AS MANY EMAILS AS I HAVE, UM, FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS ABOUT NOT HAVING, UH, CHESTER GAP FOR FIRE AND EMS SERVICES THERE AND THEIR CONCERNS.

SO I WOULD ASK, UM, THAT THAT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR.

I, UM, DIRECTED, UH, CHIEF PANZANO TO WORK WITH THE, UH, EMERGENCY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR OF RAPPA COUNTY.

AND I DIRECTED THE CHIEF TO WORK ON A TRANSITION PLAN, WHICH THEY HAVE AGREED UPON THAT WE WILL CONTINUE THE PROGRAM TO SEPTEMBER 30TH AND THAT WILL BE DONE WITHIN THE CURRENT FIRE AND RESCUE BUDGET.

AND THAT WAS THE TIME THAT RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SAID THEY NEEDED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME TRANSITIONS TO ONE OF THEIR OTHER COMPANIES.

AND THIS WOULD GIVE THEM TIME TO DO THAT.

AND IT ALSO LETS US MOVE FORWARD TO BRING IN OUR NEW PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET AT COMPANY ONE AND TO BE ABLE TO, UM, PROCEED WITH THAT.

SO I I DID THAT.

THANK YOU SIR.

WELL, IT'S, IT'S NOT AS FAR OUT AS I'D LIKE, BUT I APPRECIATE THE COMPROMISE THERE.

ALRIGHT.

ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOPE.

MR. SANDMEYER? UH, I'LL JUST REITERATE WHAT I SAID TWO WEEKS AGO, UM, THAT THE, UH, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION DID A A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THIS BUDGET.

UH, YES, IT IS A AUSTERITY BUDGET AND IT'S, WE'RE IN A HARD PLACE.

UH, BUT UM, MOST DEPARTMENTS WERE LEVEL FUNDED OR EVEN TOOK CUTS.

UM, WE, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE A LITTLE INCREASE TO THE SCHOOLS, NOT AS MUCH AS WE WANTED, UH, BUT, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN, IT COULD HAVE BEEN ZERO.

AND WE, WE GOT, UH, AT LEAST A, A NON-TRIVIAL INCREASE FOR THEM.

UM, AND UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON TOURISM AND GROWING, UH, COMMERCIAL REVENUE, UH, SO THAT WE ARE OUT OF THIS AUSTERITY MODE, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO AT THIS POINT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND 2026 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR WARREN COUNTY, VIRGINIA BE ADOPTED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES THAT THE APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING 1,024,000 TO THE WARREN COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD REMAIN IN THE BUDGET, BUT NOT APPROPRIATED AT THIS TIME.