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OKAY. 
          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE, UM, BUDGET WORK SESSION FOR FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026. 
          AND WE'VE GOT A LONG LIST OF PRESENTATIONS HERE. 
          SO WE'LL GET STARTED. 
          AND FIRST ON THE 
          [A. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Concern Hotline]
LIST IS CONCERN HOTLINE. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO US. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 
          UM, THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. 
          MY NAME IS RUST HOLLAND. 
          I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONCERN HOTLINE. 
          UH, CONCERN HOTLINE IS YOUR COMMUNITY, WARMLINE AND ALSO YOUR CRISIS LINE SINCE 1968 IN WINCHESTER, WE'VE BEEN ANSWERING THE PHONES IN WARREN COUNTY SINCE 1979. 
          UM, WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGE IN STRUCTURE DURING THE PAST YEAR. 
          WE ARE NO LONGER AN AFFILIATE OR A CONTRACTEE OF NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD. 
          WE HAVE, UM, MOVED TOWARDS THE 9 8 8 NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE, WHERE WE HAVE FINISHED CLINICAL ONBOARDING, AND WE WILL BE GOING LIVE IN MAY WITH OUR NEW, UH, STRUCTURE. 
          WITH THAT SAID, WE'RE STILL GONNA OPERATE AS CONCERNED HOTLINE AND ANSWER PHONES FOR NORTHWESTERN, I MEAN, FOR 9, 8 8. 
          AND SO THE, THE MONIES THAT WE SEEK TODAY ARE TO SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED CONCERN HOTLINE LISTENERS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          WE REALLY FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT SINCE WE'D HAD SUCH A LONG, LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY OF THE NORTHERN CNO VALLEY, THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO OFFER THE NUMBERS THAT PEOPLE WERE FAMILIAR WITH, ESPECIALLY IN WARREN AND CLARK AND NANDO AND PAGE COUNTIES, BECAUSE WE'RE OBVIOUSLY A WINCHESTER BASED AGENCY. 
          SO WE HAVE A LOT OF VISIBILITY UP THERE. 
          UH, NOT SO MUCH IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          WE'VE, WE'VE, UM, TRIED REALLY HARD TO DO A LOT OF MARKETING. 
          WE MARKET WITH THE, WITH THE CARDINALS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          MOST OF, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN OUR BANNERS OR THE HANDOUTS AT THE CARDINALS GAME, BUT I COME TONIGHT TO SHARE A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD THAT HAVE HAPPENED FOR US IN THE PAST YEAR. 
          UM, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE NINE EIGHT HAS ALLOWED US TO APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF HELPLINES IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. 
          WE WERE ACTUALLY CERTIFIED AS ONE OF THE 100 CERTIFIED HELPLINES IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH MEANS WE WENT THROUGH A VERY RIGOROUS TESTING POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND SCRUTINIZATION OF OUR THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, SCRUTINIZATION OF OUR POLICIES AND TRAINING MANUALS. 
          UH, WE FEEL THAT THAT WAS A VERY BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR US. 
          IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN CERTIFIED, AND WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1968, SO IT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR US. 
          UH, THAT CERTIFICATION IS WHAT LED US INTO THE 9 8 8 PORTAL UNDER THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES. 
          THE, THE HOTLINE STILL CONTINUES TO BE VERY ACTIVE. 
          WE'RE ANSWERING BETWEEN TWO AND 3000 PHONE CALLS A YEAR. 
          UH, WARREN COUNTY SEEMS TO PICK UP ABOUT 10 TO 12% OF THOSE IDENTIFIED CALLS. 
          UM, MOST OF OUR CALLERS STILL LIKE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND DON'T LIKE TO SHARE WHERE THEY'RE CALLING FROM. 
          AND SO THE, THE NUMBERS THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY THE PERCENTAGES ARE SELF-REPORTED NUMBERS FOR WHERE PEOPLE ARE CALLING FROM. 
          SO WHILE WE CAN REPORT MOST OF THE NUMBERS, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY 100% ACCURATE. 
          UH, WARREN COUNTY PHONE CALLS, AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, TEND TO COME FROM AN AGING POPULATION, MOSTLY AGING IN PLACE. 
          LONELINESS AND ISOLATION TEND TO BE THE TOP PHONE REASONS. 
          SO WE LIKE TO SAY THAT OUR COMPASSIONATE LISTENERS REALLY GET CUT THEIR TEETH ON WARREN COUNTY AND, AND SOME OF THE OTHER RURAL PARTS OF NANDO AND PAGE COUNTIES. 
          BUT WARREN COUNTY SEEMS TO BE THE ONE WHERE WE GET THE MOST CALLS FOR LONELINESS AND ISOLATION. 
          UM, SO WE, WE KIND OF SPECIALIZE IN THAT ACTIVE LISTING SKILL. 
          YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE, THE, UH, HOTLINE BUSINESS HAS TURNED INTO CRISIS, WHICH WE STILL DO, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE WANTED TO CONTINUE WITH CONCERN HOTLINE, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT SORT OF NEIGHBORLY ACTIVE LISTENING AND COMPASSIONATE EAR. 
          UM, MOST OF OUR CALLERS ARE OVER THE AGE OF 55. 
          AS YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE THESE AGING COMMUNITIES RURALLY. 
          UM, THE NUMBER ONE DEMOGRAPHIC FOR SUICIDE OF THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW IS WHITE MALES OVER THE AGE OF 65 PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME. 
          AND AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WHITE MALES OVER THE AGE OF 65 IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          SO WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS 
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FROM THE ENTIRE REGION THAT ARE, I WOULDN'T SAY CRISIS ORIENTED, BUT I ALWAYS SAY THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY PHONE CALL IS A SUICIDE CALL. 
          AS LONG AS WE CAN FEND IT OFF, WE CAN KEEP THE EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM HAVING TO RESPOND. 
          AND THAT'S OUR GOAL, IS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE FOR NOW WHERE THEY ARE IN PLACE WITHOUT BURDENING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM. 
          UM, WE'VE NOW GONE TO THREE EMPLOYEES. 
          UH, WE HIRED A NEW PROGRAM COORDINATOR IN OCTOBER WHO'S BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO BUILD OUR SOURCE BOOK, BUILDING OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE. 
          THE ADDRESS IS ON THE INFORMATION THAT I SENT YOU, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD WITH, WITH FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY TO TRY TO BUILD THE RESOURCES FOR THE SOURCE BOOK DOWN HERE TOO. 
          UH, WE TRAINED 26 NEW LISTENERS OF THOSE 26, 19 OF THEM WERE SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. 
          WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WHERE WE GO INTO THE CLASSROOM AND TEACH THESE STUDENTS, AND THEN THEY SPEND A SEMESTER ON THE HOTLINE AFTER THEY'RE VETTED. 
          ONCE THEY'RE VETTED, THEY SERVE THAT SEMESTER. 
          WE HAVE A 40 OVER 40% RETENTION RATE OF THOSE STUDENTS THAT STAY ON FOR ANOTHER SEMESTER. 
          THOSE STUDENTS SEE THE VALUE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR US, AND OF COURSE, WE SEE THE VALUE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR US, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THEM. 
          UM, WE GAVE THREE COMMUNITY SAFE TALK TRAININGS THAT STANDS FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS FOR EVERYONE. 
          WE HAVE TRAINED THE WARREN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES BENEFIT WORKERS, AND WITH SOME OF THE FOREBODING, MEDICAID AND SNAP ISSUES THAT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE NEXT YEAR, WE FEEL THAT INTRODUCING THOSE CONCEPTS AS SUICIDE AWARENESS FOR EVERYONE TO YOUR BENEFIT WORKERS IS SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT. 
          YOU CAN SEE OUR LIST OF COLLABORATIONS THERE. 
          WE TEND TO COLLABORATE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT RIGHT NOW, WE JUST STARTED A NEW PROGRAM. 
          I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW COLLABORATION IS WITH BLUE RIDGE CARE. 
          WE'VE JUST STARTED HOSTING, UH, SOMETHING CALLED BROKEN SILENCE. 
          IT'S A SUPPORT GROUP FOR SURVIVORS OR SUICIDE. 
          IT'S A VETTED GROUP. 
          IT'S NOT A A VOLUNTEER GROUP WHERE YOU CAN JUST WALK IN. 
          YOU MUST BE VETTED THROUGH US AND THROUGH BLUE RIDGE CARE. 
          AND THEN YOU'RE ALLOWED INTO THE SYS INTO THE SUPPORT GROUP. 
          SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT ASKING FOR THE SAME FUNDING THAT WE ASKED FOR LAST YEAR. 
          UH, THAT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT OUR PHONE LINES. 
          AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, I KNOW YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CENTURYLINK TURNED INTO BRIGHT SPEED DOWN HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, AND THEY'RE PULLING UP ALL THE COPPER LINES. 
          SO WE'RE HAVING TO INVESTIGATE, YOU KNOW, DO WE GO TO VOICEOVER INTERNET PHONE LINES? THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE OUR ANSWERING SYSTEMS. SO A LOT OF THE FUNDING WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PHONE LINES AND ANSWERING SYSTEMS. UM, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY TIME. 
          I, I DON'T WANT TO GET YOU BEHIND THE CLOCK RIGHT OFF THE BAT, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? JUST, UH, ONE, I, I GUESS YOU SAID THAT A LOT OF THE, THE, THE CARS ARE WHITE MALES, 55 60 OVER 65 OR WHATEVER, AND I WAS READING A BOOK, UM, CAME OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. 
          IT'S CALLED THE ANXIOUS GENERATION. 
          I, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. 
          NO. 
          WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS IN 2009, THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONGST TEENAGERS. 
          YES. 
          AND PARTICULARLY AROUND, AMONGST, UH, TEENAGE GIRLS. 
          YES, THERE'S A HIGHER SUICIDE RATE, MAINLY BECAUSE ALL THESE INFLUENCERS AND STUFF, THEY LOOK LIKE MOVIE STARS. 
          SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE SEEING ANY OF THAT OR IF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ADDRESSING THAT IN SOME FASHION WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION. 
          I HAVE A HISTORICAL ANSWER AND A CURRENT ANSWER. 
          OKAY. 
          HISTORICALLY, WE USED TO RUN A TEENS A TEEN HOTLINE. 
          OKAY. 
          AND WE FOUND, THIS HAS BEEN MANY YEARS AGO, AND I WAS ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME, AND WE FOUND THE TEENS WANTED TO TALK TO TEENS. 
          OKAY. 
          IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR TEENS TO TALK TO SOME OF THE OLDER, RETIRED LISTENERS THAT WE HAD. 
          SO WE STARTED TO TRAIN THESE SHENANDOAH STUDENTS IN THE HOPES THAT THE YOUNGER STUDENTS WOULD CHANGE THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF OUR HOTLINE. 
          AS YOU CAN TELL BY OUR TRAINING NUMBERS, WE HAVE MORE AND MORE OF THESE YOUNGER STUDENTS. 
          UM, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OUR, UM, I GUESS TWEEN CALLS AND TEEN CALLS. 
          UH, I THINK HAVING THE YOUNGER PEOPLE ON THE LINE HAS HELPED A LOT. 
          WE ALSO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING, UH, THE CONCEPT OF TEXTING. 
          WE ALWAYS WERE KIND OF, WE WANT TO HEAR, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE LIKE TO HAVE BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          AND TEXTING IS A VERY DIFFICULT WAY TO CONTROL THE SUICIDE. 
          BUT, UH, IF A TEXTER IS IN CRISIS AND WE CAN GET THEM TO CALL, THEN WE CAN HELP EVEN MORE. 
          SO THE, UM, I'LL TELL ONE QUICK ANTIDOTE, AND I WILL TELL YOU, THIS WAS A WARREN COUNTY CALL, UM, AND I WAS THE ONE THAT RECEIVED THE CALL. 
          IT WAS THE 13-YEAR-OLD YOUNG LADY WHO HAD, UH, TAKEN HER GRANDMOTHER'S SLEEPING PILLS. 
          AND 
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SHE WAS ON THE COUCH AND SHE GOT VERY SCARED. 
          AND I ASKED HER IF ANYBODY ELSE WAS IN THE HOUSE, AND SHE SAID HER GRANDFATHER WAS THERE. 
          AND SHE SAID, I WANT TO, I SAID, COULD YOU GO WAKE HIM UP? SHE GOES, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO WAKE UP. 
          MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMA TOOK HER SLEEPING PILLS. 
          SHE'S SOUNDS, I'M ASLEEP. 
          I SAID, WELL, DON'T YOU THINK YOUR GRANDFATHER WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WERE IN SOME SORT OF DANGER AND HE COULD HELP YOU? AND SHE SAID, YES. 
          AND SHE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM AND SHE WOKE UP HER GRANDFATHER AND CAME OUT AND HE GOT ON THE PHONE AND WE TOLD, I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND WE WORKED IT THROUGH. 
          IN THE MEANTIME, I GOT EMERGENCY SERVICES ON THE PHONE. 
          THEY WENT OUT, THEY RESPONDED TO THE SITUATION. 
          THEY GOT THE 13-YEAR-OLD, TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL AND SAVED HER LIFE. 
          NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY THAT THE MORAL OF THAT STORY IS, WE'RE SO GLAD CONCERN HOTLINE WAS THERE SO WE COULD SAVE A LIFE. 
          WHILE THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, THE THING THAT REALLY IMPRESSED ME THE MOST WAS THAT A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAD ENOUGH WHEREWITHAL TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL CONCERN HOTLINE. 
          AND THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY PRESSING WITH OUR TEENAGERS. 
          A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE STARTED HAVING ANNOUNCEMENTS AT SKYLINE. 
          UM, ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF SOME OF THE SITUATIONS THAT HAPPENED AT SKYLINE, AND WE'VE HAD BOARD MEMBERS FROM WARREN COUNTY WHO I HAVE ONE AMONG WITH ME THIS EVENING, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US GET INTO SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          SO YOU CAN HEAR US IN THE MORNING OVER THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          SO THAT'S, THAT'S HOW WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THAT AGE GROUP. 
          NO, THAT'S GOOD. 
          'CAUSE ESPECIALLY WITH FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S, UH, SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE SO SUSCEPTIBLE TO BULLYING AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY JUST NEED TO TALK TO A, A REAL VOICE. 
          I AGREE. 
          AND WE HEAR IT ON THE PHONE. 
          OKAY. 
          NO QUESTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICES. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          NEXT 
          [B. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Old Dominion ASAP]
IS OLD DOMINION ASAP. 
          GOOD EVENING HONOR ROLL BOARD. 
          THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. 
          HE'S A LITTLE TALLER THAN I'M . 
          YEAH. 
          APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT. 
          YES. 
          UM, I'M JEN MCVAY. 
          I'M THE DIRECTOR WITH OLD DOMINION ASAP. 
          I'VE BEEN SERVING WITH THAT, UM, AGENCY FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES, MOST RECENTLY THE LAST THREE YEARS AS THE DIRECTOR. 
          UM, WE ARE PRESENTING TO WARREN COUNTY THIS EVENING ASKING FOR A BUDGET REQUEST OF 15,000. 
          WE HAVE NOT BEEN FUNDED BY THE COUNTY BEFORE, UM, BUT WE HAVE SERVED WARREN COUNTY AS THE IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM FOR OVER THREE DECADES. 
          LET'S SEE HERE. 
          UM, SO ASAP IS TECHNICALLY THE ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM. 
          WE ARE A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY WRITTEN INTO CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. 
          UM, ESSENTIALLY WE'RE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. 
          UM, WE ARE UNDER 18.2 DASH 2 71, AND WE SERVE ALL TYPES OF INDIVIDUALS, UM, ANYWHERE FROM YOUNG OFFENDERS TO RECKLESS DRIVERS. 
          UM, WARREN COUNTY DOES HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT REALLY LIKE TO GET OVER THAT TRIPLE DIGIT NUMBER. 
          UM, SO WE'VE RECENTLY, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS STARTED PROVIDING A RECKLESS AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM. 
          UM, BUT WE DO PROVIDE PROBATION INTERVENTION, OTHER RESOURCES, UM, CONNECTING THEM TO ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT NEED WHEN THEY'RE IN OUR PROGRAM. 
          UM, THIS IS A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION WHERE, UM, WARREN COUNTY CAME INTO AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD BE PART OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD. 
          UM, THIS ONE IS DATED 2021. 
          IT'S THE MOST RECENT ONE THAT I HAVE. 
          IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER ONE THAT IS MORE RECENT THAN THAT, UM, I'LL BE HAPPY TO REACH OUT TO GET THAT. 
          UM, BUT WARREN COUNTY JOINS WITH WINCHESTER CITY, FREDERICK COUNTY PAGE, SHENANDOAH AND CLARK, UM, AS LOCALITIES THAT OUR AGENCY SERVICES, THERE ARE 21 ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 
          AND EACH ONE OF THOSE SERVES A DIFFERENT LOCALITY SET. 
          UM, OUR POLICY BOARD, AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS, UM, WHO DO SERVE ON OUR BOARD. 
          UM, HONORABLE ANNE WILLIAMS IS ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR WARREN COUNTY AS WELL AS MR. JOHN BELL. 
          UM, BOTH HAVE SERVED US FOR SOME TIME AND WE'RE, WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THEM. 
          UM, TOTAL REFERRAL JURISDICTIONS, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT OUR LOCALITIES LOOK LIKE, UH, WE ARE STAFFED WITH THREE CASE MANAGERS, A DIRECTOR, AND THREE, UM, ADMIN STAFF. 
          AND WE SERVICE ESSENTIALLY 1200 CLIENTS, GIVE OR TAKE PER YEAR, UM, OUT OF WARREN COUNTY FOR FY 25. 
          WE DID SEE 196 INDIVIDUALS. 
          THE FIGURES FOR THE ACTUAL IMPAIRED DRIVING, I, I PULLED THOSE REALLY QUICK BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS. 
          WERE 132. 
          UM, SO OF THOSE ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UM, HAD ACTUALLY RECEIVED SOME PORT, SOME SORT OF, UM, DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR SOME SORT OF, UM, REFERRAL SUCH AS THAT. 
          THE OTHERS WOULD BE YOUNG OFFENDERS, 
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UM, RECKLESS DRIVING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 
          IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THESE LOCALITIES IN TOTAL PERCENTAGE WISE, UM, THE ONLY TWO THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER WOULD BE WINCHESTER CITY AND FREDERICK COUNTY. 
          FREDERICK COUNTY TENDS TO REALLY, UM,  CONTINUE TO, TO PROVIDE, UM, INDIVIDUALS, UM, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SERVICES TO US. 
          BUT IF WE LOOK AT IT FROM A PERCENTAGE PORTION, UM, WARREN COUNTY, IS IT ABOUT 18%? THEY'VE HELD STEADY EACH YEAR. 
          WE SEE A SMALL INCREASE THIS SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR FROM JULY ONE UNTIL NOW. 
          UM, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SERVICED 101 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE JUST DUI CONVICTIONS. 
          UM, SO WE ARE ALMOST AT LAST YEAR'S NUMBER. 
          AND WE'RE ONLY AT ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THROUGH. 
          UM, BASED ON MY PROJECTIONS, WE'LL SEE ABOUT 152 CLIENTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY IMPAIRED DRIVING. 
          AND WHEN I SAY IMPAIRED DRIVING, IT COULD BE A MULTITUDE OF SUBSTANCES. 
          IT CAN BE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, ALCOHOL, UM, MARIJUANA, OTHER ILLICIT SUBSTANCES, OR A MIX OF EACH. 
          UM, POLYSUBSTANCE USE IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT TYPICALLY ONCE AN OFFICER PULLS SOMEONE OVER AND THERE'S ALCOHOL PRESENT, THEY MIGHT NOT BE TESTING FOR OTHER SUBSTANCES. 
          UM, BUT OFTENTIMES WE FIND THAT TO BE THE CASE. 
          SO WE ARE PUNITIVE, BUT RESTORATIVE IN NATURE AT ADDRESSING THAT. 
          UM, ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS OUR FUNDING OVERVIEW FOR THIS YEAR. 
          A LOT OF LOCALITIES LIKE TO KNOW, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO US AND ASKING US FOR MONEY, BUT TELL ME WHAT MY PARTNERS ARE DOING. 
          UH, FREDERICK COUNTY IS ACTUALLY OUR ALL, ALL-ENCOMPASSING FISCAL AGENT. 
          SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ASAP EMPLOYEES, UM, WE ARE ACTUALLY FREDERICK COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR OLD DOMINION ASAP. 
          NOT EVERY ASAP IS SET UP THAT WAY. 
          SOME ARE STANDALONE, SOME HAVE FISCAL AGENTS, BUT WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE VIRGINIA RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          IT, OUR BUILDING IS PROVIDED BY FREDERICK COUNTY. 
          ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING YOU WOULD RECEIVE AS A WARREN COUNTY EMPLOYEE, WE RECEIVE AS FREDERICK COUNTY EMPLOYEES. 
          UM, CLARK COUNTY AND WINCHESTER CITY DO FUND OUR AGENCY TO SOME PERCENTAGE. 
          UM, CLARK COUNTY, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE A SMALLER PERCENTAGE, AS YOU SAW THAT 7% OF OUR CLIENT BASE, THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY CONTRIBUTED 8,000 A YEAR. 
          AND WINCHESTER CITY, AS PART OF THEIR AGREEMENT WITH FREDERICK COUNTY, UM, HAVE FUNDED ABOUT 49,000 IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. 
          IT WAS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT IN THE YEARS PRIOR. 
          PAGE COUNTY, UM, CURRENTLY DOES NOT PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE, NOR DO THEY PROVIDE FUNDING, BUT WE STILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO THAT LOCALITY. 
          SHENANDOAH COUNTY PROVIDES AN OFFICE SPACE IN THE COURT, BUT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE FINANCIAL FUNDING. 
          AND THEN WARREN COUNTY DOES PROVIDE AN OFFICE FOR OUR AGENCY. 
          IT'S THE SMALL BUILDING THERE NEXT TO, UM, THE COURTHOUSE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE ART STUDIO. 
          UM, IT'S A WONDERFUL HISTORICAL BUILDING FULL OF ALL SORTS OF FUN HISTORICAL QUIRKS. 
          UM, WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THAT LOCATION. 
          UH, WE HAVE NOT BEEN THE BENEFIT OF FINANCIAL FUNDING UP TO THIS POINT. 
          UM, I DO REALIZE THAT ASKING FOR FUNDING IS, UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO DO SO BECAUSE WE WOULD SERVE THE LOCALITY REGARDLESS, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE BETTER AND PROVIDE CONSISTENT QUALITY SERVICES BY HAVING FUNDING FROM LOCALITIES. 
          WE ARE COMPLETELY OFFENDER FUNDED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLARK COUNTY AND WINCHESTER CITY. 
          ALMOST ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR COMES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REQUIRED. 
          THEY'RE COURT MANDATED OR DMV MANDATED, AS WE ALL KNOW. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF LAWS, UM, TO, TO PAY A $400 SERVICE FEE, POSSIBLY LESS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF SERVICE. 
          SO EVERYTHING THAT WE PROVIDE COMES FROM USER FEES, AND AGAIN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE, UM, OTHER PERCENTAGES THERE. 
          SO BY OFFERING THAT FUNDING TO US, WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR CASE MANAGER FOR WARREN COUNTY. 
          WE CAN CONTINUE TRAVEL HERE. 
          WE CAN CONTINUE SERVICING THE ROUGHLY, UM, 200 INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'LL SEE OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. 
          UM, I WILL MENTION THAT THIS PAST YEAR, UM, AT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A NEW BILL THAT'S COMING, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY BE AWARE OF THIS. 
          UM, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY, A BILL WAS PASSED THAT WE WOULD BE INCLUDED, MUCH LIKE LOCAL PROBATION, FELONY PROBATION, ALL OF THOSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES THAT WE WOULD COME INTO A FUNDING CALCULATION WITH LOCALITIES. 
          UM, VACO WAS THERE. 
          THEY SPOKE WITH THE COMMISSION ON ASAP AND CAME TO AN AGREEMENT, UM, THAT BILL HAD PASSED. 
          AND WE BELIEVE JANUARY OF 2028 WILL BE THE ENACTMENT OF THAT. 
          IT'S KIND OF AN ODD DATE, BUT IT GIVES LOCALITIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT. 
          UM, BUT MY HOPE IS THAT BY BEING HERE AND HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOU, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO START TALKING ABOUT 
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THAT, UM, DIPPING OUR TOES IN, HAVING THAT CONVERSATION SO THAT IT'S MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          SO IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT OUR FUNDING OVERVIEW OVERVIEW, WE'RE LOOKING AT 92,000 FROM EXTERNAL AGENCIES, UM, THAT WE'RE HOPING TO RECEIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. 
          THIS IS VERY SMALL, UM, BUT I'LL BE, I'LL BE VERY CLEAR. 
          OUR TOTAL BUDGET, EVEN FOR OUR STAFF IS ABOUT 650,000. 
          IT'S NOT A HUGE BUDGET, BUT 630,000 OF THAT IS STAFFING. 
          I KEEP OUR OPERATING BUDGET AS SLIM AS POSSIBLE. 
          WE, UM, WE DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, FANCY EQUIPMENT. 
          WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, DOING ANYTHING WHERE WE WANT THESE FUNDS TO DO, UM, ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. 
          IT'S REALLY SIMPLE THINGS LIKE, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER SECURITY IN ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS. 
          ON DECEMBER 11TH OF LAST YEAR, UM, MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WAS A DIRECTOR AT TRI RIVER ASAP IN GLOUCESTER, VIRGINIA. 
          AND HE WAS UNFORTUNATELY KILLED BY AN OFFENDER. 
          THAT PROGRAM HAS NO FUNDING. 
          THEY STILL HAVE NO FUNDING FROM LOCALITIES. 
          UM, HE WAS THERE WITH NO SECURITY, UM, NO ABILITY TO PROTECT HIMSELF. 
          HE WAS A 20 YEAR ARMY VETERAN, UM, WHO HAD BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN LOTS OF MIS MISSIONS AND WAS SERVING THE VETERAN POPULATION SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THIS CAREER. 
          UM, AND HIS LIFE WAS TAKEN BY A VETERAN WHO WAS IN CRISIS. 
          IT'S, YOU KNOW, A ONE IN A MILLION THING. 
          BUT THESE TYPES OF THINGS DO HAPPEN. 
          AND SO THESE, YOU KNOW, PORTIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR WILL HELP ASSIST US AND THAT TYPE OF, UM, RESOURCE SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A CASE MANAGER HERE IN THE WARREN COUNTY OFFICE, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEND ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER WITH THEM FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. 
          UM, PERSONALLY, THIS PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE BROUGHT A SECRETARY WITH ME AND HER BLACK LAB, MARLIN. 
          IT'S BEEN GREAT. 
          WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CLIENT BASE HERE. 
          UM, BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THAT EXTRA, UH, EXTRA SET OF HANDS IN CASE SOMEONE IS IN CRISIS. 
          THIS IS THE SECOND PAGE. 
          AGAIN, IT'S VERY SMALL, BUT IT JUST GOES OVER, UM, ALL OF OUR BUDGET LINE ITEMS. OUR STAFF HAS, UM, FREDERICK COUNTY DID A SALARY SCALE. 
          WE ARE RIGHT IN LINE. 
          NO ONE IS OVERPAID. 
          UM, IN FACT, BASED ON MY SENIOR CASE MANAGER WHO HAS ABOUT 550 CASES RIGHT NOW, SHE WOULD PROBABLY BEG TO DIFFER THAT IT'S THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF, UM, BEING OVERPAID. 
          BUT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE RETAIN TALENTED STAFF, TALENTED STAFF WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. 
          I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IN LEAVING PEOPLE BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM. 
          WE DO NOT WANNA PUSH PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROGRAM JUST TO HAVE PEOPLE BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          THE CONCEPT IS REALLY TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE, UM, AND SEE WHAT RESOURCES THEY MIGHT NEED. 
          SOMETIMES IT WAS JUST A BAD NIGHT, RIGHT? LIKE, WE'RE JUST A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ALL NEED SECOND CHANCES. 
          AND SOME INDIVIDUALS, LIKE A YOUNG MAN I SPOKE TO TODAY, UM, WHO HAD ATTEMPTED SUICIDE WHILE INTOXICATED, IT TRULY WASN'T THAT HE WANTED TO GO OUT AND DRIVE IMPAIRED. 
          HE WAS IN CRISIS. 
          SO THIS ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE STAFFING AND RESOURCES, UM, TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS. 
          UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE A SMALL STAFF. 
          THERE ARE SEVEN OF US. 
          I CONSISTENTLY WORK WITH TWO CASE MANAGERS. 
          SO I'VE BEEN A CASE MANAGER MYSELF FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. 
          PRAY FOR ME. 
          UM, BUT I I, WE SHOULD BE FULLY STAFFED SOON. 
          AGAIN, WE OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES AS WELL, BUT EDUCATING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS FAMILIES IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES, SPECIFICALLY WARREN SHENANDOAH AND PAIGE. 
          UM, I'VE MADE IT A PERSONAL MISSION TO START WORKING ON BREAKING THOSE CYCLES. 
          I GREW UP IN THIS AREA. 
          UM, I LOVE THIS AREA. 
          I THINK THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY PLACE THAT'S MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN OUR VALLEY, BUT, UM, I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE THAT RESOURCES AND TIME AND BREAKING CYCLES IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL WANNA WORK TOGETHER TO DO. 
          UH, WE ALSO OFFER RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUAL WHO, INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A VALID LICENSE WITHOUT AN ASAP PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS WOULDN'T HAVE A PROGRAM. 
          SO THEY WOULD, IN LIEU OF OUR PROGRAM, HAVE TO SERVE A JAIL SENTENCE OR LOSE THEIR LICENSE OF THE A HUNDRED AND OR 200 AND SOME CLIENTS THAT WE SERVICE, MANY OF THEM HAVE FAMILIES. 
          SO YOU'D HAVE A PROVIDER THAT HAS NO LICENSE, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE, OR THEY'RE GONNA DRIVE ILLEGALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO WORK. 
          UM, SO IN LIEU OF A JAIL SENTENCE AND IN LIEU OF LOSING THEIR LICENSE, THEY'RE ABLE TO COME TO ASAP AS AN OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO DO THAT. 
          AND SINCE IT'S A STATE MANDATED REQUIREMENT, LOCALITIES WOULD HAVE TO, UM, HIRE SOMEONE TO DO THAT. 
          SO BY OUR AGENCY DOING THAT, THE COST IS MUCH MORE MINIMAL TO LOCALITIES. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, WE ARE DESIGNED TO BE IN LIEU OF THOSE SANCTIONS. 
          UM, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO CONTINUE TO MEET PEOPLE 
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WHERE THEY ARE. 
          JUST A COUPLE SMALL THINGS, AND I KNOW I'M CLOSE TO MY 15 MINUTES, SO I WON'T, UM, SAY MUCH MORE. 
          WE'RE NOT JUST A A A COURT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
          A PASSION OF MINE IS MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE CLOTHING AND OTHER RESOURCES. 
          SO IN OUR WINCHESTER OFFICE, WE HAVE THIS HUGE CLOTHING CLOSET. 
          UM, AND WE DO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE JAIL. 
          PEOPLE DONATE CLOTHING, WE HAVE A COAT RACK OUT SO CLIENTS CAN JUST WALK BY AND GET CLOTHING IF THEY EVER NEED ANYTHING, THEY CAN COME BACK. 
          THEY CAN GET CLOTHES FOR INTERVIEWS. 
          UH, WE'LL HELP THEM WITH A RESUME EVERY NOW AND THEN IF THEY NEED IT. 
          CONNECT THEM WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SHELTERS, HOUSING, UM, ALL SORTS OF THINGS. 
          UM, ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, WE'RE, WE WANNA HELP THEM FIGURE IT OUT SO THAT, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE THRIVING, BUT THEN ALSO THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO US BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEEDED WHEN THEY WERE WITH US THE FIRST TIME. 
          UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. 
          I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THE ONLY THING, AND YOU TOUCHED ON IT, I GUESS, AS FAR AS IF PEOPLE NEED HOUSING OR CLOTHING, DO YOU PARTNER WITH SOME OF THE OTHER AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE AREA? WE'VE STARTED PARTNER PARTNERING WITH MORE. 
          WE DO PARTNER WITH NORTHWESTERN. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS. 
          WE WORK WITH ALL THE LOCALITIES TO DO OUR VERY BEST. 
          I ACTUALLY JUST SPOKE WITH, UM, THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONCERN HOTLINE. 
          I FOLLOW HIM IN A LOT OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AND I THOUGHT, MAN, WE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF CLIENTS THAT COULD USE THAT. 
          UM, SO WE HAVE SLOWLY STARTED BUILDING THOSE, UM, ESPECIALLY PROBATION AND PAROLE FOR FELON FRIENDLY HIRING, UM, THE WATTS, ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OH, I MISTOOK THAT SHOPLIFTERS INTERVENTION. 
          MY APOLOGIES. 
          . 
          UH, NEXT UP IS LAUREL 
          [C. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Laurel Ridge Small Business Development Center]
RIDGE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER. 
          ALL RIGHT, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. 
          THANK YOU BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE, UH, TONIGHT. 
          MY NAME IS ANDY GERIS AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OVER AT LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 
          I'VE BEEN THERE NOW FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. 
          A LITTLE BIT OVER, UH, EIGHT YEARS NOW, TOTAL WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT. 
          UH, IF YOU KNOW OR DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WE PROVIDE FREE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING TO SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UH, WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 20 YEARS WITHIN THE, UH, FOOTPRINT, UH, THAT WE SERVE, WHICH IS CLARK DOWN TO SHENANDOAH AND OVER TO FA YEAR COVERING WINCHESTER FREDERICK HERE IN WARREN. 
          UM, FOLKIER, UH, SHENANDOAH, AND THEN OF COURSE CLARK AS WELL. 
          WE SEE A LITTLE OVER 400 CLIENTS EVERY YEAR. 
          UH, AND I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR, AND THEN ALSO WE, OUR NUMBERS LOOK LIKE FROM THIS PAST YEAR. 
          AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR. 
          SO TWO YEARS AGO, UH, WE WERE RECEIVING ABOUT $2,500 FROM, UH, WARREN COUNTY, WHICH WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT. 
          IT HELPED MOVE THE NEEDLE. 
          UH, BUT THANKS TO THE IMPRESSIVE WORK OF, UH, ROB MCDOUGAL, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE $15,000 FROM THE EDA FOR THIS PAST YEAR. 
          SO LEMME JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. 
          TWO YEARS AGO, WE SERVED 26 CLIENTS. 
          THOSE ARE FOLKS WHO CAME TO OUR OFFICE WHERE WE MET HERE IN WARREN COUNTY THAT WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          WE STARTED ONE NEW BUSINESS. 
          WE HELPED SUPPORT ONE NEW BUSINESS. 
          WE CREATED FIVE NEW JOBS, RETAINED 12 JOBS, AND DELIVERED OVER 118 HOURS OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, UH, TO THOSE CLIENTS, WHICH IS GREAT. 
          WITH $15,000, WE SAW 67 CLIENTS SO FAR THIS YEAR. 
          NOW THAT IS AN INCREASE, OBVIOUSLY, FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN. 
          WE'VE ALREADY SEEN $110,000 IN NEW CAPITAL FORMATION. 
          THAT'S EITHER NEW LOANS OR GRANTS OR MONEY THAT THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE PUT INTO THEIR BUSINESSES THEMSELVES. 
          REALLY INVESTING BACK INTO WARREN COUNTY. 
          WE'VE HELPED START FOUR NEW BUSINESSES ALREADY THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          WE'VE CREATED 13 NEW JOBS. 
          WE'VE RETAINED 36 JOBS, AND WE'VE DELIVERED OVER 223 HOURS SO FAR OF ADDITIONAL WORK. 
          UH, AND SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT AND TO ASK IS TO SEE IF WE COULD GET OUR $15,000 INCLUDED INTO THE EDA BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR SO THAT WE CAN BE FUNDED THROUGH THE EDA, WHICH IS WHAT NORMALLY OCCURS WITH OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS AREA. 
          SHENANDOAH COUNTY, CITY OF WINCHESTER, FREDERICK COUNTY, UM, ARE ALL FAKI COUNTY ARE ALL FUNDED THROUGH THEIR EDS. 
          AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF WE CAN REMAIN THAT SAME SORT OF FUNDING THROUGH THE EDA TO KEEP THIS SORT OF INCREASED INVESTMENT WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. 
          THIS IMPACT HAS DOUBLED. 
          OUTCOMES ARE BASED, I WILL TELL YOU ON SELF-REPORTING THROUGH THE SBA. 
          SO, UH, OFTENTIMES MANY OF US IN THIS ROOM, PROBABLY, UH, WHEN WE RECEIVE A GOVERNMENT SURVEY, WE MAY JUST DELETE IT. 
          AND 
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SO WE WILL PROBABLY SAY THAT THESE NUMBERS THAT I'M REPORTING BACK TO YOU ARE, AGAIN, SELF-REPORTED. 
          SO THEY'RE PROBABLY LOW, LOWER THAN WHAT WE'D NORMALLY HAVE SEEN. 
          UM, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THESE FIGURES WERE REPRESENT TRUE CONSERVATIVE NUMBER FOR THIS AREA. 
          AND REALLY WHAT THIS MEANS, THESE AREN'T ABSTRACT NUMBERS. 
          THESE AREN'T METRICS THAT WE'RE JUST PULLING OUT OF NOWHERE. 
          THESE REPRESENT WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS. 
          THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. 
          THEY ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TAKING RISKS TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS. 
          THEY'RE SIGNING LEASES. 
          THEY'RE PURCHASING A, UH, EQUIPMENT. 
          THEY'RE COMMITTING THEIR FUTURES TO THIS COMMUNITY. 
          THEY'RE REPRESENTING, UM, EMPLOYERS WHO ARE HIRING NEW PEOPLE. 
          UH, AND THEY'RE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THIS AREA. 
          UM, THEY ARE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE STABILIZING OPERATIONS AND RETAINING WORKERS DURING ALWAYS UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. 
          AND THEN THEY ARE CHOOSING, AND I LOVE THIS IDEA OF RESILIENCE VERSUS RETREATS. 
          SO THEY'RE NOT BACKING AWAY. 
          THEY'RE, THEY'RE STANDING FORWARD AND SAYING, HOW CAN WE DO THIS? THEY ARE REPRESENTING IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THIS COMMUNITY OF WARREN COUNTY, THOSE WHO ARE THOSE ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE SURVIVING AND ARE MODERNIZING FOR THIS DAY AND AGE. 
          SO, 49, 49 NEW JOBS WERE CREATED AND RETAINED THIS YEAR ALONE SO FAR, 20 25, 20 26. 
          WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THIS YEAR YET. 
          FOUR NEW BUSINESSES, 110 IN NEW CAPITAL, DIRECTLY INTO THE WARREN COUNTY ENTREPRENEURS ENTERPRISES IN THIS AREA. 
          THIS IS THE MEASURABLE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $2,500 IN $1,500 FOR OUR SUPPORT IN THIS AREA. 
          WE CAN OFFER GUIDANCE, UM, WITH LIMITED FUNDING, BUT WITH SUFFICIENT INVESTMENT, WE CAN PROVIDE WHAT I LOVE TO CALL STRATEGY FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND STRATEGY FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          WE CAN HELP THEM WITH SMALL CAPITAL FORMATION EFFORTS. 
          SO OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO HELP THEM GET LOANS AND TO GET MONEY WITHIN THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES SO THEY CAN GROW AND DEVELOP EVEN FASTER. 
          WE ARE THERE TO PROVIDE DEEPER SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT INSTEAD OF BRIEF CONSULTATION. 
          THE LAST THING I WANNA DO IS BE THE GUY THAT SHOWS UP ONCE AND THEN WE'RE NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN. 
          WE WANT TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. 
          'CAUSE WE ARE BIG BELIEVERS THAT IT, ECONOMIC GROWTH DOES NOT HAPPEN IN JUST A SINGLE MEETING, BUT IN A RES, LIKE A RESUSCITATED EXCITING, WE ARE HERE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP. 
          IN FACT, I GOT A CALL FROM NIKKI FROM THE CHAMBER TODAY WHO SAID, I HAVE A BUSINESS WHO'S IN DIRE STRAITS. 
          THEY NEED TO SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH YOU. 
          CAN YOU DO IT TOMORROW AT LUNCH? AND I CLEARED MY SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BE THERE FOR THAT CLIENT. 
          UM, AND, AND, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR, OUR COMMUNITIES WHO ARE INVESTING IN US HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO. 
          SO. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT I REALLY WANNA TALK IS ABOUT IS THAT I RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE SBA, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
          AND SO TO PULL THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS DOWN, I NEED MATCH DOLLARS FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. 
          SO THE OTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THIS DISCUSSION IS LEVERAGING THAT SBA DOLLARS. 
          SO LOCAL INVESTMENT SERVICES REQUIRED MATCH THAT ALLOWS US TO DRAW DOWN THESE SBA DOLLARS 1500 OR $15,000 FROM WARREN COUNTY IS LEVERAGED TO THAT SBA DOLLARS. 
          SO WITH THAT MATCH THOSE WITHOUT THOSE, WITHOUT THAT MATCH, I SHOULD SAY, THOSE DOLLARS WILL GO ELSEWHERE. 
          AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN LEVERAGE THOSE DOLLARS TO BRING THEM HERE TO WARREN COUNTY. 
          AND IT IS MULTIPLIED THROUGH THE FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE GOT. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE THAT $1,500 INVESTMENT SO FAR THIS YEAR WITH ALMOST 12, 11, $110,000 WORTH INVESTMENTS SO FAR THIS YEAR. 
          WE CAN SEE THAT DOUBLING EFFECT IN ALREADY HAPPENING. 
          SO THE OTHER THING THAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS WHAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE FACING RIGHT NOW AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING UP AGAINST. 
          YOU KNOW, AI IS NOT JUST A TREND. 
          IT'S A PART OF OUR WAY OF LIFE. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE UNDERSTANDING WHAT, UH, IS NEEDED TO BE, UH, DIGITAL FORWARD IN THIS DAY AND AGE, BUT THEN ALSO, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE TOURISM THAT'S COMING TO THIS AREA ARE SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES WITHIN US? SO THE LAST THING WE EVER WANNA SEE IS A BUSINESS TO OPEN AND THEN SHUT THEIR DOORS IMMEDIATELY. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THEY'RE THRIVING AND SURVIVING? AND THEN BEING ABLE TO SHOWCASE AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE. 
          WITH WARREN COUNTY, WE ARE WORKING ON OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. 
          THAT'S OUR BIGGEST SORT OF THING. 
          WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH COVID, EVERYONE SORT OF WAS BOOTSTRAPPING IT FOR A WHILE, AND NOW WE'RE REALLY STRENGTHENING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ARE THE STRONGEST YEARS THAT WE'VE GOT DIGITAL MARKETING. 
          THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. 
          AND THEN REALLY, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WITH? AND, UH, FOR US, WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE SURE OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE SUPPORTING THE FOLKS BEHIND US AND OUR NONPROFIT SECTOR, BUT THEN ALSO OUR NONPROFIT SECTOR? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT SORT OF RELATIONSHIP IS GOING FORWARD BOTH WAYS? WE DO WORK WITH NONPROFITS AS WELL. 
          WE'VE WORKED WITH SEVERAL NONPROFITS WITHIN, UH, THE WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY. 
          AND OF COURSE, WE BELIEVE THAT NONPROFITS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, STRONG BUSINESSES STRENGTHEN THE TAX BASE, IS REALLY WHAT WE LOOK AT THERE. 
          UH, BOTH OF THEM ARE NEEDED FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ANY COMMUNITY. 
          [00:35:01]
AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ENVIRONMENT. 
          OUR SMALL BUSINESS THAT ARE OPERATING IN, IN, UM, ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS STILL OUR NUMBER ONE ISSUE RIGHT NOW. 
          PEOPLE WANT LOANS, ACTUALLY. 
          THEY WANT GRANTS. 
          THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GRANTS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT LOANS ARE AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, UH, SUFFICIENTLY LEVERAGING THEMSELVES FOR FUTURE GROWTH? IS THE KEY THAT WE'VE GOT, UH, WORKFORCE, THAT'S OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIGHT SORT OF, UH, EMPLOYEES AND, AND, AND MOVING FORWARD FOR THEIR, THAT GROWTH? AND THEN TECHNOLOGY IS OUR NEXT BIG ONE. 
          UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, INFLATIONARY PRESSURES. 
          THAT'S OF COURSE HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY OUR MAIN STREET BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT ALL OF THAT. 
          AND, AND THEN IN A RURAL AREA, THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SORT OF POP UP. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIMITED ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED SERVICES, SMALLER CUSTOMER BASE, UH, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, UM, MENTORSHIP NETWORKS ARE A LITTLE BIT LESS. 
          AND SO HOW ARE WE ENGAGING WITH ALL OF THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO HELP? SO THE LAST THING I WANNA SAY IS THAT WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS DUE TO THIS INVESTMENT FROM THE EDA THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY GROW AND PUSH WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY AND ALLOW THIS COMMUNITY TO REALIZE THE SBDC IS HERE FOR YOU. 
          UM, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE VERY WELL AND WE CONTINUE TO DO VERY WELL WITH THAT. 
          SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THAT INCREASE OF $2,500, THAT INVESTMENT TO $15,000 TO GO INTO THE EDA BUDGET TO SEE IF WE CAN RECEIVE THAT SAME SORT OF FUNDING FROM THE EDA AS WELL. 
          AGAIN, NORMAL SORT OF THINGS THAT WE DO WITH OTHER AREAS IN THE AREA WITH OTHER EDA PARTNERS IN THE AREA. 
          BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST ME ASKING, IT'S SHOWING YOU THOSE NUMBERS AS WELL. 
          MORE THAN DOUBLED, THE CLIENT SERVED FOUR TIMES THE BUSINESS STARTS MEANINGFUL JOBS CREATED IN RETENTION, $110,000 IN CAPITAL FORMATION, AND THEN LEVERAGED SBA DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING THOSE SBA DOLLARS HERE IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          IT'S NOT NEW. 
          UH, WE HAVE PROVEN THIS STRATEGY AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND WE CON CONTINUE TO SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE TANGIBLE RESULTS BY MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NOT CLOSED BUILDINGS ON MAIN STREET. 
          AND SO WE ARE JUST HERE TO SAY THAT SMALL BUSINESSES, AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY BELIEVE, ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          EVERYONE WHO COMES IN THROUGH OUR FRONT DOORS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THIS COMMUNITY, THE FIRST THING THAT THEY'LL GO TO IS A SMALL BUSINESS. 
          AND SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT SMALL BUSINESS IS REPRESENTING AND IS THERE FOR THEM FOR A LONG TIME? AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW. 
          WE ARE LOCATED AT LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 
          THEY PROVIDE OUR SPACE, BUT OFTENTIMES I'M MEETING WITH CLIENTS RIGHT HERE AT THE CHAMBER DOWN HERE IN WARREN COUNTY AND SUPPORT IT. 
          UM, BECAUSE WE'D RATHER COME TO THEM THAN THEM DRIVE ALL THE WAY UP IF THEY HAVE TO. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. 
          UH, OVER THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THE FUTURE IS HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, UM, AND, AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? UH, COULD YOU GIVE A, UH, LIKE A SUCCESS STORY IN A NUTSHELL TO KIND OF PUT SOME FLAVOR ON THOSE NUMBERS? UH, AND IT COULD BE AN OLDER ONE WHERE WE COULD SEE LIKE, HOW HAVE THEY GROWN OVER THE YEARS? YEAH, SO THE BIG THING WITH OUR CLIENTS IS THEY DO SIGN CONFIDENTIALITY. 
          SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO TALK DIRECTLY. 
          WE HAVE TWO SUCCESS STORIES OUT OF THE WARREN COUNTY AREA. 
          ONE HAPPENS TO BE A, UH, BUSINESS THAT PRODUCES JUICES, SO TO SPEAK, OF THEY PRODUCE A, UH, LIQUID, UM, UH, CONSUMABLE FOR, UH, PEOPLE IN THE AREA. 
          AND SO REALLY WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS GROW AND DEVELOP SO THAT THEY CAN SELL THIS IN NEW MARKETS. 
          MM-HMM. 
          WE ACTUALLY HELP THEM CONNECT WITH A LOCAL, UM, COM, A COMMISSARY KITCHEN, I SHOULD SAY THAT'S IN FREDERICK COUNTY RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT THEY'RE WORKING TO TRY TO FIND A SPACE IN WARREN. 
          AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPAND UPON THEIR REACH SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY, UH, MAKE MORE OPTIONS FOR THEIR CLIENTS AS WELL AS HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO EVEN TRY. 
          SO ONE OF THE PLACES THAT I THINK THEY'RE ABOUT TO PUT THEIR STUFF IN IS AT LAUREL RIDGE, SO THAT THE STUDENTS CAN, UH, UH, PARTAKE IN THE STUFF THAT THEY'VE GOT. 
          UM, AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF EXCITING TO SORT OF SEE REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED A LOT ON, ESPECIALLY FOR BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA, IS A LOT OF MARKETING. 
          LIKE, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE, PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING IN THIS AREA. 
          UH, AND SO WE HAVE CONNECTED STRONGLY. 
          UH, THE, THE YOUNG WOMAN I'M GONNA MEET WITH TOMORROW, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, IS MADE IT THROUGH COVID. 
          SHE HAS DONE, OKAY, SHE HAS MADE SOME TOUGH CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND NOW SHE WANTS TO TURN THINGS AROUND. 
          AND SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA SIT DOWN WITH IS LOOK AT CASH FLOW. 
          WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT BUSINESS PLAN. 
          WE'RE GONNA SAY, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS THAT YOU'VE GOT? AND THEN BE ABLE TO GO FROM THERE. 
          AND WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT IN ONE CD, LIKE ONE SITTING. 
          WE'RE GONNA NEED TO DO THAT OVER A COURSE OF A PERIOD OF TIME. 
          BUT MY GOAL AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE WILL TURN THIS BUSINESS AROUND AND WE WILL SEE IT SUCCEED OUT HERE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IS TO SEE THAT SUCCESS. 
          SO, UH, NOT AS MUCH AS IN TERMS 
          [00:40:01]
OF LIKE NAMES AND PLACES AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY COOL SUCCESS STORIES COME OUTTA THIS AREA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST, JUST CLARIFICATION. 
          YES. 
          LAST YEAR THIS BOARD GAVE 2,500 TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. 
          TWO, TWO YEARS AGO. 
          PARDON ME? TWO YEARS. 
          TWO YEARS AGO. 
          SO LAST YEAR YOU GOT THE FUNDING FROM ONLY THE EDA. 
          OKAY. 
          'CAUSE I'M JUST LOOKING AT OUR CHART OR WHATEVER, AND I GUESS I MISSED THAT ANYWAY, BUT I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID. 
          SO THAT'S IT. 
          SO THE, YOU'RE ASKING FOR 15,000 THAT GO THROUGH THE EDA. 
          WE WOULD ASK FOR THE 15,000 TO BE PUT INTO THE EDA BUDGET, RIGHT? AND THEN THE, WE WOULD ASK THE EDA FOR FUNDING FROM THAT SIDE OF IT AS WELL. 
          THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID. 
          I JUST WANNA CLARIFY. 
          YES, BECAUSE I'M SURE MR. MCDOUGAL WILL COME HERE AND PRESENT THE EDA BUDGET AND THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. 
          CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          AND, AND IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN WE JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO STILL TALK TO ALL OF YOU TO KNOW WHAT THE SBDC IS DOING IN YOUR COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND THAT SORT OF THING. 
          SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. MCDOUGALL IS AWARE HE'S YES. 
          OKAY. 
          IN FACT, WE SPOKE BEFORE THIS AND HE SAID YES, ABSOLUTELY. 
          I THINK HE WAS TRAVELING OR SOMETHING DURING THIS TIME AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE HERE. 
          I'M NOT SURE THE WHOLE STORY THERE, BUT HE SAID TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE AWARE THAT HE YES, HE'S FULLY AWARE OF ALL OF THIS. 
          YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEP. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THIS IS ALWAYS EXCITING. 
          THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS JOB, BY THE WAY, IS COMING TO TALK TO ALL OF YOU . 
          IT'S SO GREAT. 
          AND I WILL ASK ONE SMALL THING BEFORE I LEAVE THIS, THIS, THIS LITTLE DESK AREA HERE. 
          IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE, ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM HAVE MET SOMEONE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS A SMALL BUSINESS OR WANTS TO START A SMALL BUSINESS. 
          MY EMAIL IS PROBABLY THE BEST EMAIL IN THE ENTIRE LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY, ANDY@LAURELRIDGE.EDU. 
          PLEASE JUST REFER THEM TO ME IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN WANTING TO START A SMALL BUSINESS. 
          ALL THAT IT TAKES IS ONE OR TWO OF US TO REFER THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE TO US. 
          AND THEN SUDDENLY WE HAVE A TON OF BIG COMMUNITY WHO WANTS TO USE US MORE AND MORE AND MORE. 
          AND AGAIN, IT'S A FREE SERVICE. 
          THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR WHAT WE DO, WHICH IS FANTASTIC FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'VE TAKEN UP ENOUGH TIME. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, WINCHESTER AIRPORT. 
          [D. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Winchester Airport]
GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, A FACT TO FOLLOW THERE. 
          HIS ENERGY IS, UH, CERTAINLY CONTAGIOUS. 
          . 
          UM, MY NAME IS NICK SABAN. 
          I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT. 
          UM, GLAD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR FY 27 BUDGET REQUEST. 
          AND I DO JUST WANNA CALL ATTENTION REAL QUICK. 
          UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS BUILDING THAT YOU SEE ON THIS, UH, INTRO SLIDE HERE. 
          THAT'S OUR NEW TERMINAL BUILDING. 
          UH, JUST, UH, CUT THE RIBBON ON IT LAST YEAR AND INVITE ANYONE ON THE BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE COME OUT AND CHECK IT OUT. 
          UH, A LOT OF GREAT SPACE TO HANG OUT. 
          GRAB A COFFEE. 
          UH, THERE'S, UH, MEETING SPACE FOR RENT. 
          THERE'S JUST A, YOU KNOW, GREAT PLACES TO JUST CHECK OUT THE VIEWS AND WATCH AIRPLANES, SO PLEASE COME ON OUT. 
          UM, JUST TO LEVEL SET A LITTLE BIT, AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY ACT OF 1987 THAT BROUGHT WARREN COUNTY, FREDERICK COUNTY, CLARK SHENANDOAH, AND THE CITY OF WINCHESTER, TOGETHER TO FORM THIS AUTHORITY WITH THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MANAGING THE WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, COMPOSITION OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS THERE. 
          UH, FREDERICK COUNTY DOES ACT AS OUR FISCAL AGENT, UH, AND WE ALSO OPERATE WHAT'S CALLED THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT THE AIRPORT. 
          SO SIMILAR TO THE FRONT COUNT, OR I'M SORRY, WARREN COUNTY, UH, FRONT ROYAL AIRPORT. 
          UH, WE ARE THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF, UH, FUEL AVIATION SERVICES AND ALSO ALL THE, UH, HANGAR AND, AND STORAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. 
          UH, WE ARE A REGIONAL BUSINESS AIR AIRPORT. 
          UH, THAT'S A CLASSIFICATION DRAWN FROM THE VIRGINIA AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN. 
          UH, AND REALLY JUST HIGHLIGHTS THE, UH, THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPORT REALLY IN TERMS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          IT CAN ACCOMMODATE AIRCRAFT BIG AND SMALL WITH MISSIONS THAT ARE NOT ONLY REGIONAL, BUT NATIONAL. 
          UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT FLIGHT, ACTUAL FLIGHT PLANNING, UH, INFORMATION OVER VARIOUS YEARS. 
          AND, UM, IN 2022 ALONE, FOR EXAMPLE, AIRCRAFT EITHER ARRIVED INTO THE WINCHESTER AIRPORT OR DEPARTED AND REACHED 41 STATES IN THE UNITED STATES. 
          UH, HERE'S JUST A, A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR WARREN COUNTY. 
          JUST TO KIND OF DISTILL IT DOWN, I LIKE TO SAY THAT OUR AIRPORT IS A SUPPORTING ENTITY, LARGELY OF THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF YOUR, OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND, AND THE CITIZENS, OF COURSE, THAT ARE, UH, EMPLOYED BY THESE BUSINESSES. 
          UH, THAT PICTURE ACTUALLY IS, UH, THE DELIVERY OF A WHOOPING CRANE FOR THE SMITHSONIAN, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING. 
          ALSO, HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE UNUSUAL AERONAUTICAL MISSIONS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT THINK ABOUT, UH, TOP OF MIND WHEN IT COMES TO AVIATION. 
          UM, BUT PR PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THIS THOUGH, ARE, UM, MAYBE THE SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF BEING CLOSE TO A REGIONAL AIRPORT THAT HAS THE KINDA CAPABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS, AS, UH, WINCHESTER, UH, THINGS LIKE AIR AMBULANCE AND MEDEVAC SERVICES. 
          WE WORK CLOSELY WITH PHI, OF COURSE, HEADQUARTERED, UH, AT THE, UH, FRONT ROYAL AIRPORT, BUT ALSO, UH, WORKS IN TANDEM WITH VALLEY HEALTH ON LARGER MISSIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, OREGON HARVEST AND THINGS THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRE A TRANSFER INTO A LARGER AIRCRAFT. 
          UH, SO WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM, BUT ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT, AGRICULTURE, OTHER MISSIONS THAT, UH, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR. 
          SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. 
          I DO WANNA CALL ATTENTION THAT THE, UH, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AVIATION, UH, JUST 
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COMMISSIONED A, UH, OR JUST I SHOULD SAY RELEASED, UH, AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, UH, FOR ALL 65 PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS IN VIRGINIA. 
          THESE ARE OUR NUMBERS HERE, AND IT REPRESENTS ABOUT 300% GROWTH FROM WHERE WE WERE ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO. 
          UH, AND I WAS, UH, GLAD TO BE PART OF, UH, A QUICK SESSION WITH, UH, JANET MICHAELS ON THE VALLEY TODAY. 
          SO IF WE HAVE ANY, UH, LISTENERS OF THE, THE RIVER, THEN, UH, YOU COULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT INTERVIEW. 
          AND WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN DEPTH AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. 
          UH, AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, AGAIN, THE FRONT ROW AIRPORT SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN GROWTH. 
          AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE, UM, SOMEWHAT UNDER THE SURFACE, UNDER THE RADAR IMPACTS. 
          BUT BEING CLOSE TO, UH, AN AIRPORT OFTEN BRINGS ABOUT RICH ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S SITUATED IN FOR, UH, THE FY 27 BUDGET, WE ARE REQUESTING LEVEL FUNDING, UH, SAME AS WE ASKED LAST YEAR, $5,000. 
          UH, THAT'S THE SAME AS CLARK AND SHENDO COUNTIES AS WELL. 
          UH, THAT GOES IN SUPPORT, UH, OF MATCHING FUNDS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS. 
          UH, WE HAVE ABOUT AN $8 MILLION CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FY 27. 
          UH, WE'RE, UH, WE'VE BEEN IN THE UPTICK OF, OF HISTORIC GROWTH. 
          AND THAT CONTINUES IN FY 27 WITH THE CONTINUATION OF A TAX, A LARGE TAX AWAY PROJECT. 
          UM, AND THE BENEFITS OF OF PROVIDING THAT FINANCIAL BEN OR THAT THAT FINANCIAL RESOURCE TO, TO US IS, IS WHAT'S DESCRIBED ON THE SLIDE HERE. 
          UM, THE VOTING RIGHTS ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT'S STATUTORY IN NATURE. 
          THAT COMES FROM THE, THE LEGISLATION OF COURSE, THAT CREATED THE AUTHORITY. 
          UH, BUT THIS, THE DIRECT SUPPORT FOR WARREN COUNTY, UM, EMPLOYERS AND CITIZENS, OF COURSE, BY BEING ABLE TO HAVE INFLUENCE ON WHAT GOES ON AT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE FOR THEM, UH, LEVERAGING THE AIRPORT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          I'LL SAY THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN REVERSE. 
          WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR PROXIMITY, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE INLAND PORT, UH, AND HOW THAT MIGHT, UH, HELP US INCENTIVIZE AND ATTRACT TRADED SECTOR COMPANIES THAT MIGHT HAVE A GLOBAL PRESENCE. 
          SO, UH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE, OR ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU IN CONJUNCTION TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE OUR TALKING POINTS AS WELL ABOUT WHY HAVING TWO CAPABLE AIRPORTS THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO ACTUALLY, UM, INCREASES, YOU KNOW, INCREASES YOUR POSITION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, OF COURSE, ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP. 
          AND IT WORKS IN REVERSE AS WELL. 
          WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH MIKE BERRY, JAKE SCHNEIDER, THE GREAT GUYS OUT THERE DOING GOOD WORK. 
          UH, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, UH, WE CAN ENTERTAIN SOME, SOME ACTIVITY THAT THEY CAN'T AND THEN, AND, AND VICE VERSA AS WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY HANDLE THE GLIDERS AND OTHERS THAT, UH, MIGHT NOT, UM, BE THE, THE BEST TYPE OF ACTIVITY IN THE WINCHESTER AIRPORT AND THEN IN, IN REVERSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE BUSINESSES THAT I HAD UP THERE PREVIOUSLY, UH, SOME OF THEIR AIRCRAFT SIMPLY CANNOT USE THAT AIRPORT. 
          AND SO THEY'LL FLY INTO WINCHESTER AND BUY VEHICLE DOWN TO WARREN COUNTY. 
          VERY QUICK DRIVE. 
          SO, UM, WITH THAT, BE, UH, HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. 
          QUESTIONS ALL. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UH, BEFORE, AND I JUST SAID SOMETHING I ASKED HUNTER, I GUESS THE GUY THERE BEHIND THE BLACK WINDOW, UH, MAYBE IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO TURN THESE LIGHTS OFF TO SEE THAT SCREEN A LITTLE BIT BETTER. 
          OKAY. 
          AND HE JUST SAID HE HAD TO FLIP ALL OF 'EM TO FIND THE RIGHT ONE. 
          SO WE DIDN'T WANNA DISTRACT SOMEBODY WHEN, OKAY. 
          I DUNNO IF THAT MAKES ANY, UH, DIFFERENCE OR NOT. 
          WELL, THERE'S FEELS LIKE THERE'S A HUNDRED SWITCHES ON THIS IN THIS ROOM. 
          , NONE OF THEM LABELED. 
          OKAY. 
          ANYWAY, YOU TOOK OFF, YOU TURNED SOME OFF. 
          THAT, THAT, THAT SHOULD HELP A LITTLE BIT. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS BROWNTOWN 
          [E. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Browntown Community Center]
COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT, UH, REPRESENTING THE BROWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT AND, UM, I DON'T HAVE A BIG FANCY BUDGET PLAN . 
          UM, BUT, UM, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BASED ON OUR, UM, OUR REQUEST, ANY INFORMATION I CAN GIVE YOU IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT, ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          UM, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN COM, WHEN THERE WAS THREE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES IN THE COUNTY, UM, WHEN THE COUNTY QUIT USING THE SCHOOL, THE SMALL SCHOOL HOUSES, THEY GOT AUCTIONED OFF AND, UM, THE COMMUNITY OF BROWNTOWN KIND OF GOT TOGETHER AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD GET THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR GET THE SCHOOL HOUSE FOR THE COMMUNITY? AND, UM, THE SCHOOL BOARD SOLD IT TO US FOR A DOLLAR. 
          UM, AND IT'S 
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AN 18 HUNDREDS BUILDING, SO IT IS EXPENSIVE  TO MAINTAIN. 
          AND I'M SURE THAT'S WHY THE, ONE OF THE REASONS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, UM, DIDN'T KEEP USING IT. 
          BUT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR LITTLE SCHOOL HOUSE AND IT TRULY IS OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          IT'S, IT'S NON-DENOMINATIONAL. 
          IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT POLITICAL PARTY YOU'RE ON, YOU'RE IN, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S WELCOME. 
          AND, UM, BROWNTOWN, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IS, UM, QUITE A BIT OF A DRIVE FROM FRONT ROYAL. 
          AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE MISS OUT ON IS LIKE, WE HAVE NO CELL SERVICE . 
          SO, UM, IT GETS INTERESTING SOMETIMES, BUT ONE THING WE DO HAVE IS REALLY GOOD COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LIKE TO COME TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND WE DO A LOT OF THINGS DOWN THERE AND WE HAVE FUNDRAISERS, UM, AS OFTEN AS WE CAN. 
          AND WE HAVE SOME EVENTS THAT DON'T COST ANYTHING. 
          UM, BUT WE'RE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE FOR ANY MEETINGS. 
          UM, HOA ASSOCIATIONS MEET THERE, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, FUNERAL, YOU KNOW, UM, GET TOGETHERS. 
          AND, UM, I GUESS OUR MOST POPULAR THING THAT WE DO IS THE RED BUD FESTIVAL IN APRIL AND WE CALL IT THE MAYBERRY FESTIVALS. 
          IT DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO THE WINE FESTIVAL. 
          UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF SPACE EITHER , UM, AND IT, AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND WE HAVE A GOOD TIME AT OUR EVENTS AND THE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY COME DOWN AND HELP. 
          UM, IT'S, IT'S 98% VOLUNTEER. 
          IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE DONE THAT REQUIRES, UM, A CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE, OBVIOUSLY, UH, WE GO THAT ROUTE. 
          AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS, UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR A LITTLE ADDITIONAL THIS YEAR IS WE'VE, WE HAD A, UM, A BUILDING ASSESSMENT DONE, ACTUALLY HAD LIKE A HOME INSPECTION AND WE HAD THINGS THAT NEEDED TO GET DONE RIGHT AWAY. 
          WE HAD SOME THINGS THAT WOULD BE NICE TO GET DONE AND WE HAVE SOME BIG TICKET ITEMS, UM, THAT ARE, WE NEED NOW AND WE'D NEED SOME IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. 
          WE NEED A WHOLE NEW METAL ROOF. 
          SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THAT WHEN WE NEED IT. 
          SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE, BUT SURPRISE, NOT SURPRISING TO ME, BUT SURPRISING TO EVERYBODY ELSE. 
          UM, HAVING ALL THE SOFFIT FASCIA AND GUTTERS REPLACED ON, UM, THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS QUITE COSTLY AND YOU KNOW, THE FIRST ASSESSMENTS WE HAVE WAS ABOUT 25,000 AND SO WE WERE HOPING TO, UM, GET SOME ADDITIONAL FROM THE COUNTY THIS YEAR. 
          AND WE DO HAVE THE BALANCE TO MAKE IT UP TO PAY FOR IT, BUT, UM, A LITTLE EXTRA HELP WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. 
          UM, I KNOW THE COUNTY HAS GOT A TIGHT BUDGET AND I DON'T, YOU KNOW, WANT TO TAKE AWAY ANYTHING FROM THE SCHOOLS OR THE FIRE AND SAFETY, BUT I DO THINK THE PEOPLE IN BROWNTOWN, UM, DESERVE A LITTLE SOMETHING. 
          WE HAVE ROCKLAND PARK, WE HAVE TOWN PARKS AND REC, WE HAVE LINDEN PARK. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FORK DISTRICT AND YOU LOOK AT SOUTH RIVER, UM, THERE ARE NEW PARKS. 
          SO THIS IS A COMMUNITY OWNED BUILDING. 
          WE HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE PLAYGROUND AND PARK. 
          AND SO I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT'S, WHILE IT'S NOT A GOVERNMENT OWNED BUILDING, UM, OR PIECE OF PROPERTY ANYMORE, IT STILL SERVES THE PURPOSE TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND WE ARE OPEN TO PEOPLE NOT FROM BROWNTOWN OR BENTONVILLE. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO USE THE BUILDING. 
          UM, IF THEY NEED, IF THEY NEED TO. 
          WE DO HAVE A, A SMALL RENTAL FEE AND IT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY THE MOST INEXPENSIVE BUILDING TO RENT IN THE COUNTY. 
          UM, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S  THAT'S WHY WHAT I HAVE FOR BROWNTOWN, I, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. 
          JUST, JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T FROM THE TWO TO THE FIVE REQUESTS, BUT THE BULK OF THAT IS TO GO FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE ROOF. 
          I'M SORRY, WHAT? I SAID YOU'RE GOING FROM 2000 FROM LAST YEAR TO 5,000. 
          THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE IS TO GO FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE ROOF? NO, THE INCREASE NOW IS TO COVER THE COST OF THE SOFFIT AND GUTTERS AND FASCIA. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT IT'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND WE TRY TO KEEP THE BUILDING AS HISTORICALLY CORRECT. 
          I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, UM, WE HAVE A LITTLE BROWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ON THE BUILDING THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM MOST, UM, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES AND, AND COMMERCIAL, IT'S GOT ROUND GUTTERS. 
          SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE ROUND GUTTERS. 
          SO THOSE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE, 
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UM, BUT THE ROOF IS ON OUR FIVE TO SEVEN YEAR PLAN. 
          SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME MONEY IN OUR RESERVE TO MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE WHEN IT NEEDS TO GET DONE, BUT, UH, RIGHT NOW THE ROOF IS HOLDING OKAY. 
          BUT THE, THE SOFFIT IS, IS NOT GOOD. 
          WE NEED, AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING ELSE. 
          WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A KITCHEN UPDATE, UM, AND TRYING TO GET SECURE THE, THE FUNDS FOR THAT. 
          BUT IT CALL IT, I MEAN, IT JUST, OUR OVERHEAD EVERY YEAR TAKES MOST OF OUR EVENT MONEY THAT WE, THAT WE RAISED. 
          WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEQUEATHED, UM, SOME MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          SO WE'VE PUT THAT IN A RESERVE SO THAT IF WE EVER HAD A, YOU KNOW, A BIG TICKET ITEM OR SOMETHING THAT CAME UP, SURPRISINGLY, WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS TO COVER THAT. 
          ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I, I THINK, THANK YOU. 
          UM, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU BROUGHT UP IS THE FACT THAT IT DOES SERVE THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE, WE DON'T HAVE A PARK LIKE A LOT OF THE OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY DOES. 
          SO YOU'RE BASICALLY SUPPLYING A PARK, UM, THAT WE DON'T, THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY THE MAINTENANCE OR BUY THE EQUIPMENT FOR. 
          SO IT'S KIND OF A, A BENEFIT TO THAT. 
          I THINK WE GET A PRETTY GOOD BANG FOR THE BUCK . 
          YEP. 
          AND, UM, SOME OF THAT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, UM, I WENT FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GRADE AT THAT SCHOOL, AND IT WAS THERE, AND I THINK IT WAS THERE QUITE A FEW YEARS BEFORE I WROTE ON IT. 
          SO, YEAH. 
          I, I THINK THAT THE SLIDE IS, IS, UM, YEAH, HISTORICAL . 
          IT IS DEFINITELY, UM, THAT, THAT SLIDE HAS BURNT MANY A LEG WITH A, WITH A PE WITH A PIECE OF WAX PAPER. 
          YOU CAN, YOU CAN FLY IT'S METAL. 
          WE USED TO TAKE OUR, UM, WAX. 
          BOY, I AM AGING MYSELF. 
          WHEN YOU USED TO HAVE YOUR SANDWICHES WRAPPED IN WAX PAPER. 
          WE USED IT ON THE SLIDE. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, NEXT UP IS HUMANE SOCIETY. 
          [F. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Humane Society]
UM, HELLO, UM, MY NAME IS KAYLA WINES AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN COUNTY. 
          UM, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. 
          UM, THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. 
          WE'RE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE TO THE ABANDONED, ABUSED, HOMELESS, AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UM, OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM HELPS PLACE ADOPTABLE PETS IN LOVING HOMES AND GIVES SHELTER, AND CA GIVES THE SHELTER AND THE COUNTY PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THE PETS THAT WE PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE ALREADY ALTERED, VACCINATED, MICROCHIPPED IN ON PARASITE PREVENTION. 
          THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE THINGS BEING DONE PRIOR TO ADOPTION IS VITAL NOT ONLY TO THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE ANIMAL, BUT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL. 
          UM, RABIES KILLS AND THERE ARE OTHER PREVENTABLE DISEASES THAT ARE ZOONOTIC, MEANING THEY CAN PASS TO HUMANS IN ADDITION TO OTHER ANIMALS. 
          UH, THE GOAL OF OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS IS TO OFFER RESOURCES TO OWNERS OTHER THAN SURRENDER TO THE OVERCROWDED SHELTER SYSTEM. 
          ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM ONE OR MORE OF THESE PROGRAMS, UH, FILLS OUT AN APPLICATION FOR RECORD KEEPING AND TO HELP US MEASURE THE NEED FOR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE. 
          OUR HAND AND PAUL PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGENCY VETERINARY BILLS TO OWN PETS IN WARREN COUNTY, AS WELL AS A FREE PET FOOD AND SUPPLY PANTRY. 
          UH, WE HAVE A TNR PROGRAM THAT SPAYS AND NEUTER FERAL CATS IN WARREN COUNTY AT NO CHARGE. 
          UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, UM, AND 2025, WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED 368 FREE TNR SURGERIES, UH, AT OUR SPAY CLINIC THAT WE OPENED UP IN 2021. 
          AND WE ALSO OFFER FREE RABIES CLINICS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AT OUR SPAY CLINIC. 
          UM, WARREN COUNTY FUNDING IS USED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CARE, INCLUDING HOUSING, RABIES VACCINES, PREVENTATIVES, AND A HEALTHY DIET, UM, TO OUR RESIDENTS. 
          WARREN COUNTY FUNDING IS ALSO USED TO COVER OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS UTILITIES AND PAYROLL TO ENSURE PROPER CARE AND ENRICHMENT FOR THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. 
          UM, IN 2025, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 1,237 INTAKES, 84% OF THE DOGS AND 24% OF THE CATS COMING INTO THE SHELTER WERE FROM ANIMAL CONTROL. 
          UH, SOME OF THE PETS COMING FROM ANIMAL CONTROL ARE PART OF A COURT CASE, AND THEY HAVE TO BE HELD FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AT A TIME. 
          UM, SOME CLOSE TO A YEAR OR MORE. 
          WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE CASES CURRENTLY WHERE THE OWNERS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR ANIMAL NEGLECT. 
          UM, A LOT OF THE TIME OWNERS WORK OUT PLEA DEALS, AND THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY RESTITUTION, BUT WE HAVE THESE ANIMALS FOR SO LONG THE, YOU KNOW, THE BILLS ADD UP AND WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING FOR THAT. 
          UM, ON TOP OF THAT, MINIMUM WAGES INCREASE THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND IT'S EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN IN 2027. 
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UM, WE'RE A NONPROFIT WITH MANY YEARS OF RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT UNDER OUR BELTS, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR A 5% INCREASE VERSUS OUR CONTRACTED AMOUNT OF TWO TO 3% TO HELP US WITH THE INCREASES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. 
          UM, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IS RISING IN COSTS FROM VACCINES TO MEDICATIONS TO PET FOOD. 
          UM, SO WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INCREASE THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY GET THIS YEAR. 
          SORRY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. 
          QUESTIONS. 
          UM, YOU MENTIONED, AND YOU MAY MENTIONED HERE TOO, ANY FOR, AS FAR AS PARTNERING WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MM-HMM . 
          THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS THE ANIMAL CONTROL. 
          THEY GO OUT AND PICK UP A STRAY AND THEN THEY BRING 'EM TO YOU. 
          CORRECT. 
          AND I JUST REMEMBER YEARS BACK, I GUESS WE, WE DID THAT AGREEMENT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT, I MEAN, IF WE DIDN'T PARTNER WITH YOU, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN? UM, THAT WOULD MEAN WE WOULD OPERATE LIKE FREDERICK AND WARREN COUNTY, OR FREDERICK COUNTY AND WINCHESTER CITY. 
          SO WINCHESTER HAS WINCHESTER AREA, SPCA, THEY'RE PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, AND THEN ESTHER BOYD IS THE COUNTY SHELTER. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          SO IN EFFECT, WE'RE SAVING MONEY BY WORKING. 
          OH, YES. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          OKAY. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          I THOUGHT SO. 
          I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY. 
          YEP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, NEXT UP IS 
          [G. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conservation District]
LORD FAIRFAX SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M MADISON COFFEY. 
          I'M ONE OF THE CONSERVATION SPECIALISTS WITH THE SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT. 
          AND I'M SARAH FLEMING. 
          I'M THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE FOR LORD FAIRFAX. 
          UM, SO THE LORD FAIRFAX SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH US, BUT IN CASE YOU'RE NOT, UM, WE SERVE FIVE LOCALITIES, SHENANDOAH, FREDERICK WARREN AND CLARK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF WINCHESTER. 
          AND SO WE OPERATE TO HELP, UM, LANDOWNERS IMPLEMENT, UM, PRACTICES ON THEIR PROPERTIES, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT HELP IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. 
          SO WE'VE GOT TWO MAIN AVENUES THAT WE CAN DO THAT. 
          WE HAVE, UM, AN URBAN BMP PROGRAM CALLED OUR VCAP PROGRAM THAT WE CAN WORK WITH RESIDENTIAL LANDOWNERS. 
          AND THEN OUR LARGER PROGRAM IS OUR AGRICULTURAL COST SHARE PROGRAM THAT WE HELP TO IMPLEMENT, UM, WITH AGRICULTURAL LANDOWNERS AND FARMERS IN OUR, UM, LOCALITIES. 
          AND SO, UM, WHAT WE DO IS WE KIND OF PARTNER WITH FARMERS AND WE PARTNER WITH THE RESIDENTS, UM, TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PRACTICES MIGHT WORK BEST FOR THEIR OPERATIONS OR FOR THEIR HOUSES, UM, IN ORDER TO SEE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. 
          SO IN THE PACKET THAT WE GAVE YOU, WE DID HAVE JUST A FEW, UM, THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          ONE THING JUST TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO, SO THIS WAS FOR OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR. 
          UM, WE COMPLETED ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF AGRICULTURAL COST SHARE PRACTICES HERE IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          UM, WE DID HAVE A REALLY LARGE STREAM EXCLUSION PROJECT, UM, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE, UM, THAT IT HELPED PROTECT ALMOST 30,000 LINEAR FEET OF STREAM BANK HERE IN WARREN COUNTY AND PROVIDED A LOT OF GREAT BUFFER ACRES. 
          UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A REALLY ACTIVE EDUCATION PERSON. 
          I THINK YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY TYPICALLY USED TO SEEING HER HERE. 
          UM, AND SHE WORKS REALLY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS. 
          SHE WORKS WITH THE, UM, SMITHSONIAN, THE, THE MASON, GEORGE MASON SMITHSONIAN SCHOOL, UM, DOES INTERNSHIPS WITH THEM, UM, AND JUST HAS A REALLY STRONG EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT SHE HELPS TO IMPLEMENT. 
          SO WITH THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OVER 300 DIFFERENT PARTICIPANTS HERE IN WARREN COUNTY LAST YEAR. 
          UM, THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE STATE, AND THAT'S WHERE A LARGE CHUNK OF THE MONEY THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE CHART IS COMING FROM, WHICH MAKES IT LOOK LIKE WE DO RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS. 
          HOWEVER, THOSE FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THIS FROM THE STATE ARE ONLY PUT INTO THE VAX PROGRAM. 
          SO ANYTHING THAT OUR OFFICE, UM, HAS TO PUT OUT, UH, COST-WISE FOR OPERATIONS IS TAKEN OUT 
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OF OUR ACCOUNTS THAT WE ARE ASKING THE LOCALITIES FOR ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING WITH. 
          UM, AND THOSE THINGS WOULD BE LIKE OFFICE SUPPLIES, UM, VEHICLE SUPPORT, AND THEN, UM, SUPPLEMENT FOR THE EDUCATIONAL STAFF SALARY. 
          AND THEN, UM, FIELD FIELD SUPPLIES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EVENTS. 
          ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE FOR US? JUST ONE FOR THE STREAM EXCLUSION PROJECTS. 
          UH, DO YOU SEEK OUT FARMS, UH, TO BRING INTO THAT, OR DO THEY FIND YOU AND HOW DOES THAT WORK? TYPICALLY, LANDOWNERS AND FARMERS ARE REACHING OUT TO US. 
          OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE, SO A LOT OF TIMES IT'S WORD OF MOUTH. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, A FARMER DRIVES BY AND SEES SOMETHING THAT'S BEING DONE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY AND KIND OF GETS OUR CONTACT. 
          UM, SOMETIMES WE ARE ABLE, LIKE IF WE KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WE'VE DRIVEN PAST AND THERE'S A STREAM TO BE EXCLUDED AND WE KIND OF HAVE A WAY TO CONNECT WITH THAT PERSON MM-HMM . 
          WE DO KIND OF REACH OUT OR PUT THE BUG IN THEIR EAR ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO US. 
          UM, WE DO SET UP AT A LOT OF EVENTS, UM, TO TRY TO PUT THE WORD OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT PROGRAMS WE OFFER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          UM, BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST THE ACTUAL, UH, CONSERVATION IN THE GROUND KIND OF STIRS UP, UM, MORE OF AN INTEREST. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, SIR. 
          I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING MY EMAILS BECAUSE, UM, A COUPLE OF MEMBERS FROM MY AREA THAT ARE ON YOUR BOARD, UM, MARK HUDDLESTON AND EMMA BRICKER HAD SENT ME SOMETHING THEY WANTED ME TO READ. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS IN HERE. 
          UM, SO I'M GONNA KIND OF WING IT BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS A FARMER, UM, WE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT, THAT YOU HAVE AND, UM, THEY'RE VERY WORTHWHILE. 
          UM, SOME OF THESE ARE GONNA BE MANDATES, UM, UH, KEEPING ANIMALS OUTTA STREAMS RIGHT NOW, THE PROGRAM'S THERE WHERE YOU CAN GET ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID IT, I WAS LOOKING THROUGH HERE, UM, I THINK WHEN WE DID IT, IT WAS LIKE 75, 25, UM, SUPPORT ON, YOU KNOW, DOING THOSE KIND OF THINGS. 
          AND THEN I THINK IT WENT UP WHAT, TO ABOUT A HUNDRED PERCENT AT ONE POINT. 
          YEAH. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR OUR PROGRAMS, AND WE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES, BUT MOST OF THEM DO RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 75% COST SHARE OR FOR SOME OF THE STREAM EXCLUSION ONES, THE, UM, LANDOWNERS OR PRODUCERS COULD GET UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT COST SHARE. 
          SO EXACTLY LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING RIGHT NOW, IT'S VOLUNTARY AND WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THAT. 
          UM, AT SOME POINT IT MIGHT BE MANDATED MM-HMM . 
          AND THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT WOULD WOULD MEAN FOR IT. 
          SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT NOW WHILE IT'S VOLUNTARY. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, AND TYPICALLY FARMERS ARE KIND OF STUCK IN THE MUD. 
          THEY WANNA CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING LIKE THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE WORD OUT AND GETTING THEM TO JOIN IN IS DIFFICULT. 
          UM, WE HAD THAT IN OUR FAMILY, SO, UM, IT IS A VERY WORTHWHILE, UM, THING TO, UM, TO BE A PART OF. 
          I KNOW, UM, I WENT TO ONE OF THE, UH, SEMINARS THAT ALLISON PUT ON, UM, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT, UM, LIKE FOR HOMES THAT HAVE SLOPES THAT ARE REALLY, UM, STEEP, THAT YOU CAN HELP THEM DO THE REMEDIATION SO THAT THERE'S NOT THE RUNOFF AND RUNNING OVER INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          SO, UM, JUST A LOT OF GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO, FOR SUPPORT FROM YOU GUYS AND APPRECIATE IT. 
          AND YOUR, AND EVEN IF, EVEN IF YOU'RE, EVEN IF THERE'S A FARMER OR A HOMEOWNER WHO HAS JUST ISSUES AND WE GET OUT AND THERE ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PHYSICALLY FUND, WE WILL ALWAYS GO OUT AND ACCESS, ASSESS THE, THE AREA AND GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, FEEDBACK ON HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE IT AT NO CHARGE. 
          I MEAN, IT'S ALL VOLUNTARY, NO COST TO THE, TO THE LANDOWNER FOR US TO COME OUT AND ASSESS THEIR PROPERTY. 
          YEP. 
          AND DID YOU TALK ABOUT DOING THE SOIL TESTING AS WELL? UH, THANK YOU. 
          DO YOU STILL DO THAT? WE CAN HELP ASSIST WITH THE SOIL TESTING. 
          UM, WE DO KEEP SOME OF THE BOXES THAT EXTENSION HAS. 
          WE DO KEEP SOME IN OUR OFFICE AND, UM, AND IF LANDOWNERS NEED HELP WITH THAT, WE CAN ASSIST WITH THAT OR WE CAN ALSO HELP GET THEM CONNECTED WITH OTHER RESOURCES AND PEOPLE WHO CAN, UM, HELP. 
          IF THERE'S THINGS WE CAN'T DO IN OUR OFFICE, WE'RE NORMALLY LIKE THE CONNECTION POINT TO GET THEM OUT TO KIND OF A BROADER GROUP OF PEOPLE. 
          OKAY. 
          MM-HMM . 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. 
          WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. 
          THANK, WE APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU ALL THE TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
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UH, VIRGINIA 
          [H. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Virginia Regional Transit]
REGIONAL TRANSIT. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, CHAIR LADY. 
          I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO INDUCE MYSELF. 
          I'M STEVEN BAGLEY. 
          I'VE REPLACED MIKE SOSA. 
          HE RETIRED IN IN OCTOBER. 
          ALSO BROUGHT WITH ME OUR, OUR ASSISTANT, UH, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SUSAN NEWMAN, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, JASON OLIVERA. 
          TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, AND ALSO ADD A FEW OF THE NUMEROUS STORIES HIGHLIGHTING THE VALUE OF OUR SERVICE TO YOUR AREA. 
          AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE PROVIDING THE REGIONAL TRANSIT IN THIS AREA, EXCUSE ME. 
          UM, DURING OUR TRANSIT, WE ARE, WE ARE RUNNING OUR SERVICES IN YOUR AREA FROM FIVE 30 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 1150 IN THE MORNING. 
          AND THEN WE START BACK AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON FROM ONE 40 TO 5:25 PM SO WE'RE RUNNING ABOUT 11 HOUR DAY. 
          WE START OFF AT MARTIN'S IN THE MORNING, AND THEN WE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO WALMART. 
          TARGET FAMILY DOLLAR RRSW, IRON MOUNTAIN DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICE, VALLEY HEALTH, AND LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 
          THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN A SERVICE OF CHOICE FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING MEDICAL AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR AREA. 
          RSV FERGUSON AND WESTERN FOODS ARE PRIMARY DISTINCT DESTINATIONS FOR THE REGION IN THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON FOR IT FOR, UM, JOBS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE MADE, BEEN MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP. 
          UM, THE CONNECTOR CONNECTS THE REGIONAL PROGRAMS, AS IS THE FRONT ROYAL TROLLEY, AS WELL AS THE WINCHESTER TRANS TRANSITION TRANSIT SERVICE. 
          THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY AND THE FRONT ROYAL. 
          AND I DO HAVE A FEW STORIES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RIDING. 
          UM, ONE PARTICULAR RIDER, SHE SAYS, I'M A WOMAN THAT HA THAT IS A WHEELCHAIR WITH, EXCUSE ME, THAT IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND AND USE A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND. 
          LIKE MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE MOBILITY CHALLENGES, FINDING AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 
          OWNING AND ARRANGING SUCH SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION IS OFTEN EXPENSIVE AND LIMITED. 
          MAKING EVERYDAY TASKS SUCH AS ATTENDING APPOINTMENTS, RUNNING ERRANDS, VISITING FAMILIES, A MAJOR CHALLENGE. 
          THIS SER THIS SERVICE PROVIDES ME WITH A DEPENDABLE SOLUTION, ALLOWING ME TO TRAVEL SAFELY AND CONFIDENTIALLY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          AS ANOTHER ONE, IT SAID, OPPORT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BECAME A REALITY WHEN THE CONNECTOR BEGAN AND ALLOWS ME TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. 
          IN ADDITION, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT SAYS AT SIX 30 THAT THE CONNECTOR PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN HELPING IRON MOUNTAIN EMPLOYEES START THEIR WORK DAY ON TIME. 
          SIX TO SEVEN WORKERS DEPEND ON THIS SERVICE DAILY TO GET TO WORK SAFELY AND RELIABLE FOR THEM. 
          THE BUSES MORE THAN TRANSPORTATION. 
          IT IS DEP, IT IS A DEPENDABLE LINK TO THEIR LIVELIHOOD. 
          RIDERS CONSISTENTLY EXPRESS APPRECIATION IN KNOWING THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON THE SAME FRIENDLY DRIVER AND ON TIME SERVICE EACH MORNING. 
          THE CONNECTOR DRIVERS TREAT RIDERS LIKE FAMILY TO MANY OF THE RIDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          THIS SERVICE IS VITAL TO CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR IRON MOUNTAIN EMPLOYEES. 
          THE CONNECTOR REPRESENT TRUST, CONSISTENCY, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH DEPENDABLE SERVICE AND GENUINE CARE. 
          THE COUNTY CO THE CORRIDOR CONNECTOR CONTINUES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE FRONT ROW AND WARREN COUNTY. 
          ALSO, AS I SAID, WE CONNECT WITH THE VIRGINIA BREEZE THAT COMES THROUGH, AND WE ALSO CONNECT WITH WIN WINCHESTER TRANSITION. 
          UM, WHEN I WENT OUT DOING MY INITIAL RIDE ALONG, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE DID, WE DID CONNECT OVER AT TO LAUREL RIDGE WITH THE WINCHESTER TRANSITION, AND OUR DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT SERVICE WOULD BE THERE WITHIN APPROXIMATE 20 MINUTES OF WHEN WE DROP THEM OFF. 
          SO WE ARE CONNECTING EVEN FURTHER OUT. 
          THE BUSES HAVE, ARE ALL WHEELCHAIR EQUIPPED, AND THE FEE IS FREE FOR ANY RIDER. 
          WE ALSO, SOCIAL SERVICES HERE IS A CONNECTION POINT FOR US. 
          SO THAT IS A TRANSITION PORT, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING AN UPDATED SIGNAGE COMING FORTH IN YOUR AREA. 
          UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR, OUR RIDERSHIP DOES GO UP AND DOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AREA, BUT WE DO HAVE CONSISTENT RIDERSHIP. 
          UH, WE ARE PULLING IN APPROXIMATELY SET ABOUT 700 RIDERS PER MONTH AT THIS POINT, AND SOME MONTHS IT'S MORE THAN THAT. 
          UM, AND THEN THE BUDGET WHEN, UH, BUDGET BREAKDOWN IS THE FEDERAL PROVIDES 50%. 
          THE COMMONWEALTH 
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OF VIRGINIA PROVIDES 18%, AND OUR LOCAL MATCHES IS 32%. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COULD YOU GIMME THE TIMES AGAIN THAT YOU RUN? I WANNA MAKE SURE I WROTE 'EM DOWN CORRECTLY. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          IT IS FIVE, HOLD ON. 
          I WANNA MAKE, I WANNA MAKE SURE. 
          FIVE 30 TO 5:30 AM TO 11:50 AM AND THEN WE ARE ON LUNCH BREAK UNTIL 1:50 PM AND WE'RE GOING BACK UNTIL FIVE 30. 
          I WAS OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS HOUSE 
          [I. FY 27 Budget Presentation — House of Hope]
OF HOPE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS MICHELLE SMER, AND I'M THE BOARD CHAIR FOR HOUSE OF HOPE. 
          AND THIS IS NICOLE JOHNS AND SHE'S OUR BOARD SECRETARY. 
          UM, LEMME GET MY GLASSES SO I CAN READ WHAT I WROTE. 
          UH, HOUSE OF HOPE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008, AND WE HAVE OPERATED AT WARREN AVENUE LOCATION FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. 
          I, I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 10 YEARS WITH THEM, AND WE WERE THERE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN THERE, BUT PRETTY CLOSE TO 2008. 
          UM, WE'VE BEEN SERVING THE MEN IN WARREN COUNTY WHO ARE WORKING TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. 
          WE PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR UP TO 12 MEN AT, AT A TIME. 
          AND OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL TO HELP MEN STABILIZE, BECOME EMPLOYED, PAY DOWN DEBT, SAVE MONEY, AND MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. 
          WHILE WE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A RECOVERY HOUSE, WE MAINTAIN A SOBER LIVING ENVI ENVIRONMENT. 
          ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ARE NOT PERMITTED. 
          RESIDENTS ARE BREATHALYZED, NIGHTLY, AND SUBJECT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING. 
          STRUCTURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM SUCCESS. 
          IF A RESIDENT IS NOT EMPLOYED UPON ENTRY, SECURING EMPLOYMENT IS QUICKLY AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM, SO THEY HAVE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. 
          WE WORK CLOSELY WITH WARREN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENSURE RESIDENTS ACCESS ANY PROGRAMS WITH THEY, WHICH THEY QUALIFY FOR. 
          AND WE ALSO COORDINATE WITH THE JOB DEVELOPER AT SOCIAL SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT. 
          UH, WE HAVE A VERY LEAN STAFF, , UH, CHRISTINE, OUR HOUSE MANAGER, WHO OVERSEES INTAKE, CASE MANAGEMENT AND MONTHLY PROGRESS MEETINGS WITH EACH RESIDENT. 
          AND THEN, UH, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE, IN THE MIDDLE, BUT WE'RE GETTING READY TO HIRE A LIVE IN HOUSE MONITOR WHO PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT. 
          UH, BASICALLY 24 HOURS. 
          UH, RECENTLY, UH, CHRISTINE EARNED HER PEER SUPPORT RECOVERY CERTIFICATION. 
          AND THIS, THIS ADDITIONAL CREDIT CREDENTIAL STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITIES, SO TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN RECOVERY AND WORKING TOWARD LONG-TERM STABILITY. 
          OVER THIS PAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD 20 MEN STAY AT THE HOUSE. 
          UH, WE HAD SEVEN TRANSITION TO PERMANENT HOUSING. 
          THREE MOVED TO TEMPORARY DESTINATIONS SUCH AS STAYING WITH FRIENDS. 
          UM, ONE ENTERED AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING, TWO RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS, AND ONE WE'RE NOT SURE ABOUT. 
          BUT THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT 50% SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO HOUSING, WHICH EXCEEDS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE'S OVERALL SHELTER RATE OF 36%. 
          UM, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. 
          UH, WE HAVE, UM, WE ENTER ALL THEIR INFORMATION INTO A DATABASE, UH, CALLED HMIS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO EXTRACT A LOT OF DATA THAT WAY. 
          UM, AND THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THIS CAME FROM. 
          WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM RUN A REPORT FOR US, , AND GIVE US SOME OF THIS INFORMATION. 
          UM, SO THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, UH, THE OVER THE LAST YEAR WAS THREE TO SIX MONTHS. 
          NOW WE HAD PEOPLE THAT STAYED QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN THAT. 
          AND, BUT THAT WAS THE AVERAGE. 
          AND, UH, OF THE 20 MEN THAT WERE SERVED, UH, IN THE PAST, I WAS ASKED HOW MANY WERE FROM WARREN COUNTY, SO THAT WE JUST ADD THAT IN HERE. 
          BUT WE HAD 13 FROM WARREN COUNTY, TWO FROM WINCHESTER, TWO FROM FAIRFAX, ONE FROM PAGE AND TWO FROM OUTTA STATE. 
          SO 65% OF THOSE, UH, SERVED WERE WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS. 
          UM, WE HAVE STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. 
          LAST YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH HOMEMADE, WHICH PROVIDED NEW CABINETS, COUNTERTOPS, BUNK BEDS, MATTRESSES AND BEDDING. 
          UH, THE FRONT ROW ROTARY FUNDED NEW 
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REFRIGERATORS, AND THEY'RE, THIS SPRING THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US A LITTLE FACELIFT OUTSIDE, MAKE, MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. 
          CURB APPEAL, UM, HANOCK ELECTRIC, UH, PROVIDED FUNDING FOR SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES, DINING TABLE, RECLINER, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          WE ALSO RECEIVE, UM, MONTHLY GROCERIES FROM CAP. 
          SO WE GO SHOPPING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CCAP AND, UH, ABLE TO GET SOME GROCERIES THAT WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY GET, JUST, UM, WITH DONATIONS. 
          SO WE ALSO RECEIVE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND MONETARY DONATIONS FROM LOCAL CHURCHES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH OUR, WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE FUNDRAISER A YEAR. 
          IT'S CALLED THE EMPTY BULL SUPPER. 
          SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE ATTENDED IN THE PAST. 
          AND, UH, NORMALLY WE HAVE IT IN APRIL, I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA PUSH IT OUT. 
          UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S OUR ONE BIG FUNDRAISER. 
          SO THE FUNDING WE'RE REQUESTING, UH, WE'LL GO TOWARDS FACILITIES AND ALLOW US TO EXPAND STAFFING HOURS AND SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE CHRISTINE'S, UM, HOURS SO SHE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. 
          RIGHT NOW SHE WORKS 20 HOURS A WEEK. 
          UM, SO WITH MORE STAFF TIMES, IT MEANS MORE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, STRONGER EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, BETTER RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITIES, AND HIGHER HOUSING STABILITY. 
          SO, UM, WE'RE PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE IMPACT FOR WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? JUST, UM, A POINT OF ORDER, UH, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED. 
          IT DID LOOK LIKE IN THE, UH, DOCUMENT SUBMITTED, THAT SECTION WAS BLANK. 
          AND EITHER I HAVE AN OUTDATED VERSION IN THE PACKET OR OTHERWISE, IF, IF IT HASN'T BEEN SUBMITTED TO MS. SCOTT, WOULD YOU DO THAT AT SOME POINT? SO WE HAVE IT FOR THE RECORD, UH, WITH THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS IN THAT SECTION TOO. 
          OH, IN THE, IN THE GRANT LIKE APPLICATION, UH, OR YEAH, IT'S THE STANDARD, UH, FORM THAT ALL PARTNER AGENCIES FILL OUT. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          SECTION. 
          NOT WE HAD, SO I HAD SOMEBODY ELSE OUR YEAH. 
          TREASURER FILLED THAT OUT. 
          , NO PROBLEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT, SENIORS 
          [J. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Senior's First (Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging)]
FIRST. 
          WELL, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. 
          UM, I AM JIMMY ROBERTS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SENIORS FIRST. 
          AND I'M GONNA SHOW A SHORT VIDEO TO EXPLAIN WHAT AAA IS AT AREA AGENCY ON AGING, UH, WHICH THEY DO A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN I DO. 
          AND, UH, THEN I'LL HAVE A SLIDE DECK OF THE LAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES. 
          AND THIS I'LL IS A FEW COMMENTS. 
          PIVOTAL MOMENT IN VIRGINIA'S HISTORY. 
          WE ARE LIVING LONGER, LONGER LIVES, DEMAND SMARTER PLANS THANKS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AREA. 
          AGENCIES ON AGING PROVIDE SUPPORT, NAVIGATING OPTIONS TO HELP US AGE WELL IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OLDER VIRGINIANS ARE REWRITING THE SCRIPT. 
          AGING IS UNIVERSAL. 
          A COMMON THREAD THAT BINDS US ALL. 
          FUNDING AND SUPPORTING AGING SERVICES IS A CRITICAL INVESTMENT IN THE LONGEVITY OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 
          PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TODAY SAVE ON COSTLY HEALTH AND SAFETY CRISES. 
          LATER. 
          PREVENTION SERVICES ARE A WIDELY RESEARCHED, SUCCESSFUL WAY TO AGE WELL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING KNOW THAT INVESTING IN PREVENTATIVE SERVICES NOW HAS A PROFOUND AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH SYSTEMS AND FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, ONE IN EVERY FOUR OF US IS TAKING CARE OF AN OLDER FAMILY MEMBER, FRIENDS OR NEIGHBOR UNITED STATES. 
          THAT'S ROUGHLY 63 MILLION FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN THE US. 
          16 MILLION OF THOSE CAREGIVERS ARE IN THE SANDWICH GENERATION, BALANCING CARE FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN AT THE SAME TIME. 
          AREA AGENCIES ON AGING UNDERSTAND THE CATASTROPHIC IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH SYSTEM, LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM AND OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          IF CAREGIVERS DON'T HAVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT. 
          SO WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS SO THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE THEIR CAREGIVING JOURNEY AREA. 
          AGENCIES ON AGING PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT GO BEYOND HELPING PEOPLE AGE WELL. 
          THEY PREVENT CRISES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. 
          THROUGH PROACTIVE SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND EARLY INTERVENTION, THEY REDUCE THE NEED FOR COSTLY CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND THEY GENERATE SAVINGS ACROSS HEALTH, SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. ACCORDING TO 
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US AGING SURVEYS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING ACL SHOW THAT EVERY $1 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE OAA LEVERAGES NEARLY AN ADDITIONAL $3 IN STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE FUNDING. 
          THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT CREATES A PATHWAY TO INVESTING IN VIRGINIA'S FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC. 
          SO INVESTING IN AGING SERVICES IS A NO-BRAINER. 
          IT'S INVESTING IN EVERY GENERATION HERE LOCALLY. 
          IN THE FAIRFAX AREA, YOU CAN FIND RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS TO HELP YOU AGE WELL IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY BY GOING TO FAIRFAX COUNTY.GOV/OLDER ADULTS. 
          FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIND RESOURCES IN ANOTHER AREA, VISIT ELDER CARE.ACL.GOV. 
          FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN KEEPING UP WITH HOW TO SUPPORT AGING SERVICES, YOU CAN VISIT US AGING.ORG. 
          WE ARE ALL AGING. 
          IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE IT, EMBRACE IT, AND SUPPORT IT. 
          WELL, YOU GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF IT. 
          , UM, I GUESS TECHNOLOGY SOMETIMES DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT ANYWAY, SO THEY'RE GONNA SHOW A LITTLE SLIDE DECK OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN WARREN COUNTY OVER THE LAST, UH, PHYSICAL YEAR. 
          AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF SENIORS FIRST TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AT THE LEVEL OF $50,000, WHICH REPRESENTS LEVEL FUNDING. 
          WITH NO INCREASE THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TAKEN TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO DO THE WORK WE DO, HELPING SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATE SOME OF LIFE'S MOST CRITICAL TRANSITIONS. 
          MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH INCREASING CARE NEEDS IS THE PURPOSE THAT DRIVES US. 
          AND THE WORK FOR WHICH WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR MANY OLDER ADULTS, REMAINING INDEPENDENT IS BOTH A TOP PRIORITY AND AN ONGOING CHALLENGE AT SENIORS. 
          FIRST PART OF OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR ACHI ADVANCE AND ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE FOR THE AGING COMMUNITY. 
          NEARLY EVERY SERVICE WE PROVIDE SUPPORTS THIS GOAL AND PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN HELPING OLDER WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE SAFELY, COMFORTABLY, AND WITH DIGNITY IN THEIR OWN HOMES. 
          OLDER ADULTS MUST NAVIGATE MANY FACTORS THAT AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE WELL AND INDEPENDENTLY MANAGING, CHANGING PHYSICAL NEEDS, STAYING CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AFTER RETIREMENT, AND OFTEN CARING FOR LOVED ONES THEMSELVES. 
          SENIORS FIRST SERVES AS YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES FIND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED DURING THESE TRANSITIONS. 
          AND WHILE SENIORS FIRST PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE, WE ALSO CONNECT OLDER ADULTS TO LOCAL RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVING AT HOME THROUGH OUR DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM, EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND SOCIALIZATION. 
          AND AS WE LOOK BACK ON THE PAST YEAR, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE TRULY HUMBLED BY THE GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND EVERYTHING WE DO AT SENIORS FIRST. 
          AND BECAUSE OF YOUR COMMITMENT, SENIORS IN WARREN COUNTY FEEL VALUED, CONNECTED, AND CARED FOR. 
          IN THE REPORT THAT I SUBMITTED, YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBERS, THE SERVICES DELIVERED, AND THE HOURS DEDICATED TO THE SENIORS IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          BUT BEHIND EVERY ONE OF THOSE NUMBERS IS A HUMAN STORY, A HUMAN HEART. 
          AND BECAUSE OF YOU, A WIDOW WAS ABLE TO REMAIN IN HER HOME. 
          SHE SHARED WITH HER HUSBAND FOR 50 YEARS. 
          AND BECAUSE OF YOU, A VETERAN NEVER MISSED A DIALYSIS APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF YOU. 
          A GRANDFATHER SHARED A HOT MEAL AND LAUGHTER WITH FRIENDS. 
          INSTEAD, INSTEAD OF SITTING ALONE HOME ALONE IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION, YOU HELPED TURN ISOLATION INTO CONNECTION AND UNCERTAINTY INTO HOPE. 
          AND AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE DO SO WITH HOPE AND EXCITEMENT FOR WHAT WE CAN ACCO CONTINUE TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER. 
          WE KNOW THERE ARE STILL MORE IMPORTANT WORK TO BE DONE, BUT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE PARTNERS LIKE YOU BESIDE US MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. 
          THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? I'M, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE A, A SENSE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU'VE HELPED STAY OUT OF NURSING HOMES. 
          THAT'S A NOBLE GOAL. 
          WE DO NOT, THAT IS NOT AN OUTCOME THAT WE'RE TRACKING. 
          MM-HMM . 
          UM, BECAUSE THE PROGRESSION, UM, OF, 
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OF, OF, HOW DO I SAY THAT? THEIR HEALTH, I GOTTA SAY IT GENTLY. 
          UM, WE GET TO A POINT TO WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM EITHER IN THE HOME OR THE SENIOR CENTER TO WHERE IT MIGHT NOT BE SAFE FOR US ANY LONGER. 
          YEAH. 
          SO WE WILL PULL OUT AND THEY MIGHT BRING OTHER HELP IN. 
          AND THEN FROM THERE, MAYBE HOSPICE OR I'M, EVERY STORY IS DIFFERENT. 
          EVERY JOURNEY IS DIFFERENT. 
          IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T TRACK. 
          BUT I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR, OF OUR TALKING POINTS IN RICHMOND. 
          UH, FOR THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, WHICH YOU WELL KNOW, IS STATE FUNDED. 
          UH, IT'S IT'S WAY CHEAPER TO FUND US, TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOME AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BY IDENTIFYING BARRIERS, BRINGING IN SERVICES, WHATEVER IT TAKES THAN TO PAY A SKILLED FACILITY FOR THE SAME SERVICES. 
          IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT FOR BASICALLY THE SAME SERVICES. 
          SO THE LONGER WE CAN KEEP THEM OUT OF THIS FACILITIES, THE CHEAPER IT'S GONNA BE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH. 
          AND SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THEY'RE GONNA PAY US OR THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA PAY NOW. 
          THEY'RE GONNA PAY LATER AND LATER IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. 
          THANK YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          I APPRECIATE ALL THAT, UH, ALL THAT YOU DO THERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UH, NORTHERN VIRGINIA FOUR 
          [K. FY 27 Budget Presentation - Northern Virginia 4-H]
H. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          I LOVE THIS. 
          WE'RE RUNNING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. 
          I WAS AT THE CHAMBERS EVENT AND  WAS TOLD, HEY, GET OVER TO THE UH, GOVERNMENT CENTER. 
          SO, UM, BEAUTIFUL. 
          I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET MY PRESENTATION, SO WHY WE'RE GETTING THAT UP. 
          JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. 
          FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT I DON'T KNOW, I'M KATIE. 
          I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA FOUR H CENTER. 
          SO WE ARE OUT OFF HARMONY HOLLOW AND WE SERVE AT 19 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA FOR OUR CAMPING PROGRAM. 
          BUT WE ARE HOUSED HERE IN WARREN. 
          SO I'M GONNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CAMPING PROGRAM AND THEN ALSO TALK ABOUT JUST IN GENERAL WHAT WE DO IN AND WITH THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO OUR MISSION IS TO, WE SHORTEN IT TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND CONNECT. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE OUTSIDE, GET THEM IN NATURE, GET THEM LEARNING IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT KIND OF THE NORM ANYMORE. 
          THE FOUR H MOTTO IS LEARN BY DOING. 
          AND WE REALLY WORK ON GETTING PEOPLE IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AND ENGAGING IN THE PROCESS. 
          JUST IN GENERAL, SOME RESEARCH FROM THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION. 
          SO WE ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE A CA. 
          WE GO THROUGH, THERE'S LIKE 275 STANDARDS WE HAVE TO MEET TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
          AND THEN WE GET RE-ACCREDITED EVERY FIVE YEARS. 
          BUT EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COMPLIANCE CYCLE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING THOSE STANDARDS. 
          BUT CHILDREN REPORT GROWTH AND SELF-ESTEEM, PEER RELATIONSHIPS, INDEPENDENCE. 
          SO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED IN OUR YOUNG CHILDREN AS WE ARE GROWING UP AND MAKING THEM INTO FUTURE LEADERS. 
          AT THE END OF SUMMER, WE ASK KIDS ON THEIR SURVEY BECAUSE OF CAMP AND KIND OF LEAVE IT BLANK. 
          THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE ANSWERS. 
          I HAVE A COMMUNITY WHERE I FEEL BELONG AND SUPPORTED. 
          I HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SCHEDULES AND TEAMWORK. 
          SO A TYPICAL CAMP DAY, WE'RE UP AT 7:00 AM GOING TILL 10:00 PM THOSE YOUTH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP AT AFTER THEMSELVES AT MEALS, SWEEPING UP IN THEIR BUNK ROOMS, TAKING ALL THE SUPPLIES BACK FROM THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO. 
          WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON GIVING THEM SOME SELF-EFFICACY IN ADDITION TO HAVING A FUN TIME. 
          KIDS DON'T REALLY RESIST LEARNING AS MUCH IF YOU CAN DO IT IN A PLAY ENVIRONMENT. 
          AND THEN WE ASK THEM, WHAT DID YOU LEARN AT CAMP? AND THEY SAID, HOW TO HAVE MY VOICE HEARD IN A LEADERSHIP SETTING. 
          ANGER MANAGEMENT SKILLS, I LOVE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT OUR TOP PRIORITY. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT OUT THERE SAYING, I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS KID LESS ANGRY. 
          BUT BECAUSE OF THE THINGS WE DO, WE DO CHARACTER COUNTS. 
          PART OF THE FOUR H MODEL, WE DO HEALTH ROCKS, WHICH IS A VERSION OF LIKE A DARE PROGRAM THAT WE DO WITH THE KIDS. 
          SO THEY'RE LEARNING THESE THINGS AND IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES. 
          WE PUT THEM IN SITUATIONS THAT THEY'RE GONNA FAIL. 
          AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE WORK THROUGH THAT? HOW DO WE OVERCOME THAT AND HOW CAN WE BUILD ON THAT FOR THE FUTURE. 
          SO A COUPLE OF THE CLASSES WE DO YOUR TRADITIONAL CAMP, WE'RE AT CAMPFIRE COOKING, CANOEING AND ARCHERY. 
          WE DO PERFORMING ARTS TEAM BUILDING CREEKS AND CRITTERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ED. 
          WE DO STEM HIGH ROPES. 
          KIDS GET TO PICK THEIR CLASSES SO THEY GET TO SIGN UP AND REALLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. 
          AND WE ALWAYS HAVE KIDS THAT SOMETIMES TRY SOMETHING AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, I HAD NO IDEA. 
          I LIKED YOGA. 
          THIS WAS LIKE REALLY GOOD FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH. 
          UM, AND WE HAVE THE LEARN BY DOING. 
          SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UP TO THE FOUR H CENTER, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME. 
          I GOTTA GIVE UM, MADAM CHAIR A TOUR A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          I'D LOVE FOR THE OTHER SUPERVISORS TO COME OUT AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE OFFER. 
          WE'RE RIGHT OFF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, WHICH IS JUST AN AMAZING THING. 
          WE DO YOUR TRADITIONAL CAMPFIRE SKITS, SWIMMING, SURVIVAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. 
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AND THERE'S A COUPLE PICTURES FROM LAST SUMMER. 
          SOME OF THE FUN THINGS. 
          WE HAVE HAPPY CREEK, UM, THAT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THE PROPERTY THERE AS WELL. 
          SO IT GIVES US A REALLY HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE WATER. 
          AND THEN IN GENERAL, PEOPLE THINK OF THE FOUR H CENTER SOMETIMES AS JUST FIREWORKS IN THE POOL, BUT WE ARE A LOT MORE THAN THAT. 
          WE HAVE CONFERENCING SPACE. 
          OUR AUDITORIUM, WHICH I HAVE SOME PICTURES IN MINUTE HERE, CAN HOLD UP TO 300 PEOPLE. 
          AND IN THAT SAME BUILDING IN THE CONFERENCE CENTER WE HAVE MEETING SPACES DOWN BELOW. 
          WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT ROOMS IN THAT BUILDING AND TWO DIFFERENT ROOMS IN ANOTHER BUILDING. 
          SO IN BREAKOUT SPACES WE CAN HAVE UP TO ABOUT 500 PEOPLE ON SITE AT ONCE. 
          WE DO LODGING, WE DO MEALS. 
          ALL OF OUR LODGES HAVE AC AND HEAT. 
          UM, THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, MORE STATE PARK STYLE BUNK BEDS. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE HILTON BUT IT GETS THE JOB DONE AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THERE. 
          WE ALSO DO SOME SPECIALTY CAMPS WITH, WE HAVE A MILITARY CAMP THAT WE DO CAMP SMILE. 
          WE PARTNER WITH KY CITY SCHOOLS AND IF ANY OF YOU HAVE GOTTEN THE CHANCE TO COME UP FOR CAMP, FANTASTIC. 
          WE PARTNER WITH SPECIAL LOVE OUTTA WINCHESTER AND THAT IS OUR WEEK OF CANCER CAMP. 
          SO WE SERVE KIDS THAT ARE EITHER CURRENTLY RECEIVING TREATMENT OR WITHIN TWO YEARS OF RECEIVING TREATMENT. 
          SO WE ACTUALLY TURN ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS INTO MANY HOSPITAL. 
          THEY BRING IN DOCTORS AND NURSES AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED AND THOSE KIDS GET TO FEEL LIKE NORMAL FOR A WEEK AND GET TO BE WITH OTHER KIDS THAT GET IT AND THAT ARE LOSING THEIR HAIR AND THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE MISSING A LIMB AND BE MADE FUN OF AT SCHOOL. 
          AND IT JUST REALLY GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO GET OUTDOORS. 
          SO HERE ARE SOME PICTURES, OUR DINING HALL AND A FEW OF OUR LODGES. 
          THE CONFERENCE CENTER AUDITORIUMS DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM WITH MY CUTE LITTLE DOG, TITA. 
          SHE SAID SHE HAD TO BE IN THE PICTURE 'CAUSE SHE LOVES PEOPLE. 
          SHE'S OUR UNOFFICIAL OFFICE THERAPY DOG. 
          SO WE HAVE TWO LODGES THAT ARE SET UP MORE LIKE A DORM STYLE. 
          SO THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE ROOMS AND OOPS. 
          AND THEN A COMMON BATHROOM, THEN FOUR OR FIVE ROOMS AND A COMMON BATHROOM. 
          AND WE HAVE TWO LODGES THAT HAVE BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS INSIDE OF EACH ROOM. 
          SO PEOPLE KIND OF HAVE THEIR CHOICE AS THEY GO THROUGH OUTDOOR FACILITIES. 
          WE HAVE THE AMPHITHEATER THAT'S UNDERGOING A HUGE RENOVATION THANKS TO SOME DONATIONS FROM THE PEARSON FAMILY. 
          SO WE HAVE PHASE ONE DONE AND THEN PHASE TWO IS HOPEFULLY GETTING STARTED THIS SPRING. 
          AND THEN PHASE THREE WILL BE ALL THE LIGHTING AND NEW AV AND SOUND. 
          SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST SOME EVENTS THERE. 
          OUR CAMPFIRE CIRCLE, WE HAVE THREE SHELTERS FOR RENT AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF AN OVERALL VIEW. 
          WE HAVE 229 ACRES UP THERE. 
          WE'RE PART OF THE ORIGINAL REMOUNT FROM THE WAR. 
          SO WE HAVE A LOT OF SPACE UM, THAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE LOTS OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH SOME GRANT MONEY. 
          WE JUST REDID THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE BASKETBALL COURTS LAST YEAR AND THOSE ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT AND FOR COMMUNITY USE. 
          THOSE JUST SIGN UP THAT THEY CAN GO ON AND SIGN UP TO USE THOSE. 
          WE HAVE THE SWIMMING POOL. 
          IT'S A JUNIOR OLYMPIC SIZE POOL AND WE HAVE SWIM LESSONS WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HOURS THREE DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK. 
          WE'RE NOT UTILIZING IT FOR CAMP. 
          SO THAT'S ANOTHER SUPPORT. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE THE STABLES EQUINE FACILITIES, THEN WE HAVE THE ZIPLINE HIGH ROPES COURSE AND ROCK CLIMBING AS WELL. 
          SO HERE'S JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR LAST YEAR. 
          I WANTED TO HIT ON A LITTLE BIT SOME OF MY FAVORITE. 
          AT THE BOTTOM WE HAD TWO AND 29 COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE WORKED WITH AND WE OFFERED SEVEN TRAININGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE DO RED CROSS TRAININGS, WE DO TEACHER TRAININGS. 
          UM, I'M CERTIFIED IN PROJECT LEARNING TREE PROJECT WILD AND A FEW OTHER CURRICULUMS THAT WE HELP OUT AND DO. 
          BUT WE SERVED 11 STATES OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA. 
          SO WE HAD OVER 13,000 PEOPLE COME TO THE FOUR H CENTER LAST YEAR. 
          AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE COMING INTO TOWN THAT ARE BUYING GAS, THAT ARE GRABBING A MEAL ON THEIR WAY IN. 
          OR OUT OF THOSE 13,000 WE HAD ABOUT JUST SHORT AS 7,000 WERE FROM WARREN COUNTY. 
          SO THAT MEANS ALMOST 6,000 WERE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY COMING IN TO USE THE FACILITIES THAT WE DO. 
          UM, OUTSIDE OF OUR CAMP PROGRAMS, WE SERVED ABOUT 3000 YOUTH, UM, OVER OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, THAT NUMBER WAS A LITTLE OVER 7,000. 
          SO IN TOTAL WE'RE SERVING ABOUT 10,000 YOUTH OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THROUGH OUR DAY CAMP PROGRAMS. SO THE MAIN THING I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE THE BOARD TO LOOK AT IS HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US THROUGH THIS. 
          WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS. 
          WE'LL BE SELLING OUR 50 ANNIVERSARY IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. 
          AND LIKE I SAID, WE SERVE 19 COUNTIES. 
          SO I GO AROUND AND I SOLICIT ALL THOSE COUNTIES FOR THE FUNDS. 
          WE TRY TO MAKE CAMP AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AS YOU SAW IN OUR REPORT. 
          SO WE DISCOUNT IT AND WE LOSE ABOUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY KID THAT COMES TO CAMP. 
          SO AS I MENTIONED, WE HAD OVER 7,000 KIDS WE'RE LOSING A HUNDRED DOLLARS A KID. 
          WE TRY TO MAKE UP HALF OF THAT WITH OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR OTHER FACILITIES OFFERINGS THAT WE DO AND WE ASK EACH COUNTY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS TO TRY TO MAKE UP FOR THAT OTHER 50. 
          SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE BOARD FULLY COME BESIDE US AND SUPPORT US. 
          THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. 
          WE'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT OF OUR ASK, BUT WE'RE GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT FROM WARREN COUNTY WHERE I HAVE 125 CAMPERS THAT I AM FROM SOME OF MY SMALLER COUNTIES THAT I HAVE 20 CAMPERS COMING. 
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AND WHEN I GO TO PRESENT TO THEIR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THEY'RE LIKE, OH WELL WHAT'S YOUR HOME COUNTY DOING? AND I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY WANNA TELL YOU . 
          UM, BUT I WOULD HOPE THROUGH TOURISM DOLLARS, THROUGH UM, THE DRUG ADVOCACY DOLLARS OR THE GENERAL BUDGET THAT YOU COULD HELP PARTNER WITH US AND SUPPORT OUR ASK THIS YEAR. 
          WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? QUESTIONS? OKAY. 
          NO, UH, JUST SAY MY KIDS WENT THERE PROBABLY LAST CENTURY  AND NO, IT'S A GREAT FACILITY, A GREAT ASSET. 
          OKAY. 
          HOW MANY? AND I DON'T KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING YOU BROUGHT THAT UP AS FAR AS YOU HAVE PEOPLE THERE MM-HMM . 
          WHO BEEN, LIKE YOU SAID, THEY COME TO SHOP IN TOWN. 
          MM-HMM . 
          AGAIN, THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FAIRLY HARD IS BOOSTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          MM-HMM . 
          AND THAT KIND OF PLAYS INTO HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU, UM, KEEP UP THERE AS FAR AS OVERNIGHT AND STUFF LIKE THAT? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          SO WE HAVE LODGING, IF YOU USE TOP BUNKS, WHICH PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH WILL DO, WE CAN LODGE 370 PEOPLE AT ONCE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IF YOU'RE STRICTLY AN ADULT GROUP AND WANNA USE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE CLIMBING ON A TOP BUNK, THEN YOU WOULD CUT THAT IN HALF. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT YEAH, WE CAN LODGE THREE 70 AND OUR DINING HALL CAN HOLD UP TO 320 AT A TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          SO SOMETIMES IF WE'RE FULL WE MIGHT HAVE TO SPLIT MEALS OR DO A COUPLE THINGS, BUT WE DO YOU SAID AS FAR AS WITH ADULTS IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LESS BECAUSE CORRECT. 
          I WOULD CUT THAT IN HALF 'CAUSE MOST ADULTS AREN'T GONNA SLEEP ON A TOP BUNK . 
          THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY THERE. 
          DON'T WANNA BE IN BUNK, UH, BUNK BITS. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          BUT NO, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS SOME TALK IN THE PAST ABOUT HAVING A CONVENTION CENTER MM-HMM . 
          OR SOME WHATEVER. 
          BUT IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME WE ALREADY HAVE ONE TO SOME EXTENT WE DO ALREADY THERE. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ALL, UH, VACANCIES OR YOU'RE BOOKED LIKE EVERY WEEK FOR A LOT. 
          WE DO. 
          SO WE WEEK UP BOOK UP ALMOST A YEAR IN ADVANCE FOR OUR WEEKENDS. 
          OKAY. 
          SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BOOKED EVERY WEEKEND PRETTY MUCH THROUGH LIKE NOVEMBER FOR THIS YEAR AND A LITTLE BIT INTO NEXT SPRING. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SO WE TELL PEOPLE TRY TO GET ON THE BOOKS AS EARLY AS YOU CAN. 
          USUALLY ABOUT A YEAR IN ADVANCE. 
          BUT WE HAVE WEEKDAY AVAILABILITY. 
          WE DO SOME MEETING SPACE AND GROUPS. 
          WE'VE HAD THE BOARD OF EDUCATION COME IN, WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT GROUPS COME IN THAT JUST WANT KIND OF THAT SPACE FOR A DAY AND THAT'S AN OPTION TOO. 
          NO, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 
          AND UH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A GREAT A SF FOR WARREN COUNTY. 
          YEAH. 
          WE APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          OH, IT'S, IT'S A HIDDEN JEWEL, THAT'S FOR SURE. 
          AND, UM, WE HAVE GONE UP, UM, SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF. 
          IT, IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP OUT OF THE SEVENTIES TO A LITTLE BIT . 
          UM, AND IT HAS BEEN. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, WHAT WAS THE EVENT THAT YOU HAD THAT YOU DID THE CAFETERIA AND IT WENT FROM A CAFETERIA TO A WONDERLAND? YEAH, WE HOSTED AN ENCHANTED FOREST GALA. 
          SO THAT WAS OUR FIRST MAIN FUNDRAISER WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. 
          AND THAT'S THE TRICKY THING THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS COME ACROSS ON PAPERWORK 'CAUSE IT'S KIND OF A GRAY ZONE. 
          SO I CAN'T SAY WE GET ZERO STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING BECAUSE I AM A VIRGINIA TECH EMPLOYEE THAT IS CONTRACTED OUT TO RUN THE CENTER. 
          SO THEY PAY MY SALARY, THEY PAY MY BENEFITS, BUT WE DO NOT GET ANY OPERATIONAL MONEY FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          EVERYTHING THAT WE SPEND, WE HAVE TO RAISE AS A NONPROFIT THROUGH DONATIONS, GRANTS, OR USER FEES. 
          YEAH. 
          SO IT'S, THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL THERE, UM, THAT WE NEED TO TAP INTO AND, AND BE MORE SUPPORTIVE. 
          UM, WELL MY, MY QUESTION MAY BE MM-HMM . 
          MORE OF A STAFF QUESTION. 
          OH, I WASN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT FUNDING THEM WITH TOURISM DOLLARS. 
          I KNOW WE, WE, WE POCKET A LITTLE BIT OF TRANSIT LOGIC TAX, WHICH A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF IT HAS TO BE SPENT IN TOURISM DOLLARS. 
          WOULD THEIR FUNDING QUALIFY UNDER THAT BLANKET? YOU THINK? IT ACTUALLY QUALIFIES FOR OPIOID FUNDING. 
          SO IT'S GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF THE OPIOID FUND THIS YEAR AND IT HAS LAST YEAR AS WELL, I BELIEVE. 
          HMM. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, SO RATHER THAN TOURISM OPIOID, YEAH. 
          I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS AN APPLICABLE NO APPLICATION FOR TOURISM DOLLARS TOO. 
          SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT, LAST 
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          SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
          ALL RIGHT, WELL I DEFINITELY KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW US . 
          UM, SO, UH, AGAIN, I'M AARON ROONEY. 
          I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
          AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. 
          REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 
          UM, AS YOU GUYS I'VE, I'VE SAID THIS, UH, A HUNDRED TIMES WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT. 
          UH, WE BRING PEOPLE INFORMATION AND IDEAS TOGETHER TO ENRICH LIFE AND BUILD COMMUNITY. 
          AND WE ARE FANTASTIC AT IT. 
          UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THIS A LOT THROUGH OUR, UM, USAGE DATA. 
          UM, WE ARE PRIMARILY WARREN COUNTY. 
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UM, OUR, OUR USERS ARE WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS. 
          UM, THAT'S OUR MAIN SERVICE POPULATION. 
          UH, WE'VE HAD ABOUT 132,715 PEOPLE WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS ALONE IN FY 25. 
          SO OUR BUILDING IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MOST WELL USED RESOURCES IN, IN, IN THE COUNTY ITSELF. 
          UM, CARD HOLDERS, UM, PRIMARILY AGAIN, WARREN COUNTY. 
          YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE BROKEN IT UP. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DO HAVE, UH, CARDHOLDERS FROM OTHER COUNTIES. 
          WE DO HAVE A RECIPROCAL BORROWING AGREEMENT WITH, UM, ANY OF THE COUNTIES THAT ARE, ARE ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO US, SO, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT FOR OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT LIVE, UH, CLOSER TO, TO THE BORDER. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE A CARD WITH US, YOU CAN GET A CARD AT HANLEY. 
          UH, SAME THING WITH SHENANDOAH COUNTY AND VICE VERSA. 
          UM, SO WE CAN REALLY, UH, UTILIZE, UH, ACROSS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN ORDER TO GET THE MOST SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          I'VE KIND OF SPELT OUT A LOT OF WHAT WE PROVIDE IN WARREN COUNTY. 
          UM, I KNOW I COULD, THAT WOULD TAKE UP THE WHOLE 15 MINUTES AND I'D PROBABLY BE TALKING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER TWO HOURS ON JUST ALL THE VAST AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES THAT WE PROVIDE. 
          UM, BUT I DO HAVE IT IN THE PARTNER AGENCY FORM FOR MORE INFORMATION. 
          MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THOSE. 
          UM, THE STATISTICS THAT I HAVE SHOWN IN THAT, UH, THAT FORM IS PRIMARILY FROM FISCAL YEAR FY 25, UH, AND AGAIN, REALLY SHOWS HOW WELL USED WE ARE. 
          UM, ITEMS ALONE, WE HAD ABOUT, UH, 400,000 CHECKOUTS. 
          UH, WE ALSO HAD, UM, OVER 925 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AS WELLING. 
          PEOPLE JUST USING OUR MEETING ROOMS. ITSELF WAS OVER, UH, 2000. 
          UM, WHAT I HAVE ON THE POWERPOINT HERE IS ACTUALLY OUR SIX MONTH STATISTICS FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          THESE WEREN'T AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THAT I SUBMITTED THE PARTNER AGENCY FORM FOR, BECAUSE THIS IS JULY ONE TO THIS PAST DECEMBER. 
          AND YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING, UH, WE ARE SEEING INCREASES IN A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT USED STATISTICS. 
          SO VISITORS ALONE WERE ALREADY UP 3% THAN HOW WE WERE THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. 
          UH, CHECKOUTS WERE RIGHT ON PAR WITH THAT. 
          AND, UM, AS WELL AS 3% MORE IN PATRONS ADDED. 
          WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING COMING PEOPLE IN TO GET NEW LIBRARY CARDS. 
          I THINK WE AVERAGE AROUND ABOUT A HUNDRED A MONTH, AND THAT'S ALSO NOT INCLUDING, UH, PEOPLE JUST RENEWING THEIR ACCOUNTS. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE A TWO YEAR RENEWAL FOR ACCOUNTS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S UPDATED INFORMATION AND WE CAN SHOW YOU EACH YEAR THE BREAKDOWN OF, UM, WHERE OUR PATRONS ARE COMING FROM. 
          UM, THE ONE, UH, STATISTICS I LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR VOLUNTEER HOURS. 
          THAT'S ALREADY UP 22%. 
          THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS A NONPROFIT. 
          AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE SUCH A GREAT, UH, PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY IS THAT AS A NONPROFIT, WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, USE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANTS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE'RE WE REQUIRE TO OPERATE, AS WELL AS THOSE VOLUNTEERS. 
          WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED DIFFERENT VOLUNTEERS THAT COME, UH, TO THE LIBRARY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO HELP OUT WITH ANYTHING FROM, UM, BEING ABLE TO SHELF BOOKS, TO PROCESSING BOOKS FOR US AND HELPING OUT WITH PROGRAMS. UM, I DO BELIEVE, UH, ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, UM, AND THE VALUE OF A VOLUNTEER HOUR, THOSE JUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ALONE IS UP TO ALMOST LIKE $237,000 IN JUST, UH, LABOR COSTS. 
          SO, UM, NOT ONLY ARE WE THEN THAT JUST FREES UP STAFF TO BE ABLE TO DO MUCH, MUCH MORE AND GIVE MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE PARTNER AGENCY FORM, UM, WE HAVE, UH, OF COURSE OUR PRINT COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WITH A CAR TO CHECK OUT OR SEE IN THE LIBRARY. 
          WE HAVE A VAST AMOUNT OF, UM, AV LENDING COLLECTIONS. 
          WE STILL HAVE, UH, BOOKS ON CD 'CAUSE A LOT OF OUR, UH, PATRONS AND WARREN COUNTY STILL HAVE CD PLAYERS IN THEIR CAR, SO WE STILL ABLE TO, TO OFFER THAT AS WELL AS DVDS. 
          UM, WE HAVE OUR DIGITAL LENDING COLLECTION AS WELL. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY PART OF A CONSORTIUM WITH ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES, WHICH REALLY HELPS TO, UH, PULL EVERYBODY'S RESOURCES TOGETHER AND OFFER MORE. 
          UM, AS WELL AS, UM, THINGS LIKE OUR PUBLIC COMPUTER ACCESS HOTSPOTS FOR CHECKOUT. 
          'CAUSE INTERNET ACCESS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT, UM, AS WELL AS A VAST, UH, RANGE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMMINGS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS. 
          UM, WE ALSO OFFER A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR, UH, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES. 
          UH, WE ALSO, FOR INSTANCE, HAVE A DATABASE HELP NOW THAT ALLOWS, UH, FREE TUTORING HELP. 
          SO WE, WE OFFER A LOT FOR OUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          UM, WE ALSO HELP A LOT. 
          WE GET A LOT OF HELP WITH, UH, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL TO SEE, UM, WHERE THERE'S, UH, A LOT OF, UH, SERVICES THAT OTHERS ARE PROVIDING THAT WE CAN TEAM UP TO BETTER GET THAT SERVICE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          THINGS LIKE LAUREL RIDGE FOR GED CLASSES, VALLEY HEALTH HELPS WITH SOME, UH, KEEPING OUR HEALTH, UH, HEALTH RATED, HEALTH RELATED COLLECTIONS UP TO DATE. 
          UM, VIRGINIA WORKS TO OFFER, UM, DIFFERENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND WORKSHOPS AND, UM, JOB FAIRS THAT WE HAVE AT THE LIBRARY. 
          UM, AND OF COURSE MUCH MORE. 
          I COULD GO ON AND ON. 
          UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, PARTNERSHIPS WITH 
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A LOT OF OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS, UM, PARKS AND RECREATION, SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, FIRE AND RESCUE. 
          THEY'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH US TO PROVIDE A LOT OF PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS. 
          THEY'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL WITH STORY TIMES. 
          UM, AND THEN THINGS LIKE, UH, VOTER REGISTRATION. 
          THEY COME IN AND DO, UH, VOTER DRIVES OUT THE LIBRARY, AND THEN WE ARE A DESIGNATED COOLING AND HEATING CENTER. 
          AND THEN NOW TO THE ACTUAL BUDGET, UM, I WANTED TO BE BETTER ABLE TO SHOW JUST KIND OF WHERE WE'RE WE GET OUR REVENUE FROM. 
          SO THIS IS A REVENUE SUMMARY, UH, WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF OUR, UH, PARTNER AGENCY DOCUMENT. 
          PRIMARILY OUR OPERATING BUDGET DOES COME FROM OUR ASK FROM THE COUNTY. 
          UM, THIS YEAR WE HAVE ASKED ABOUT 1,240,000. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, THAT'S PRIMARILY OPERATING BUDGET. 
          THAT'S ABOUT 77.4, UH, PERCENT OF OUR OVERALL TOTAL BUDGET THAT WE NEED. 
          UM, THE SECOND, UH, HIGHEST OF THAT WOULD BE THE 15.7%, AND THAT'S THROUGH STATE AID AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          SO WE GET A LOT ABOUT ALMOST A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH STATE AID EVERY YEAR. 
          UM, THAT REALLY HELPS. 
          AS WELL AS E-RATE, WHICH I'M ASSUMING MOST MAY BE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH, WITH THE SCHOOL SINCE AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE DO COUNT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT AS WELL. 
          UM, NEXT IS, UH, FUNDRAISE FUNDRAISING AND DONATED FUNDS, UM, WHICH MAY SEEM A LITTLE BIT LOW. 
          I, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE EXTRAORDINARY. 
          UM, SO WHEN WE PUT THAT IN OUR BUDGET, WE TRY TO MAKE A MORE, UH, A MORE REALISTIC LOOK AT WHAT WE THINK WE CAN GET FOR THE YEAR. 
          WE ALWAYS TRY AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. 
          UM, AND AS MY BOARD PRESIDENT SAID LAST WEEK, AT THIS POINT WITH, UH, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE DONOR FATIGUE. 
          AND IT REALLY, THE LEVEL OF THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FUNDRAISE THIS YEAR IS REALLY NOT SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN. 
          UH, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS, UH, LOOKING TO FUNDRAISE. 
          WE'RE DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN EVERY YEAR. 
          WE HAVE, UH, MULTIPLE FUNDRAISERS, TASTE FOR BOOKS COMING UP. 
          UH, ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT THAT WE DO. 
          UM, WE HAVE A, A KAYLEE THAT YOU WE'RE, ARE, ARE ALL INVITED TO NEXT WEEK. 
          UM, SO WE ARE CONSTANTLY, CONSTANTLY FUNDRAISING. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE AN AMAZING PARTNER AGENCY, FRIENDS OF SAMUEL'S LIBRARY THAT ALSO DOES THEIR OWN FUNDRAISING AND HELPS, UM, WITH, UH, OFFSETTING A LOT OF COSTS FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. 
          WE ALSO HAVE, UM, LIBRARY FUNDS THERE LISTED, UM, THAT'S ALSO LISTED AS OTHER, UH, FUNDING IN THE PARTNER AGENCY DOCUMENT. 
          THIS IS THE 3% WE GET OFF OF OUR ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT THAT'S LISTED IN OUR BYLAWS. 
          SO THAT REALLY DOES HELP AS WELL TO HELP, UH, OFFSET COSTS. 
          UM, MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. 
          UM, THAT IS ANYTHING THAT IS FROM, UH, FINES FOR LATE FEES, DAMAGED COPIES, COPIER, UH, MEETING ROOM FEES IF YOU'RE A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, THAT TYPE OF, UH, THING AS WELL. 
          UM, THIS IS OUR BUDGET INTER OVERVIEW. 
          THIS IS A MUCH BETTER BREAKDOWN IN THE PARTNER AGENCY FORM. 
          THERE'S REALLY ONLY TWO ITEMS TO LIST AND I, THIS SHOULD SHOWCASE A LOT BETTER ON HOW IT RELATES TO OUR, UM, UH, THE EXPENDITURES IN OUR BUDGET. 
          SO ABOUT 78.9% IS GOING TO BE, UM, SALARY AND PAYROLL ITEMS. SO THAT COVERS ANYTHING FROM SALARY, SOCIAL SECURITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, UH, RETIREMENT AND ALL OF THAT. 
          UM, NOT ALL OF THAT IS THROUGH WARREN COUNTY FUNDS. 
          UH, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFSET THAT WITH, UH, STATE AID. 
          STATE AID IS VERY SPECIFIC ON HOW WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE THAT ALLOCATED MONEY. 
          SO THEY HAVE A CAP WHEN IT COMES TO SALARIES, ABOUT 25%, BUT WE DO COMPLETELY USE THAT 25% IN ORDER TO KEEP COSTS DOWN. 
          UM, AND THEN, UH, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER POSITION, FOR INSTANCE, WITH, UH, FOR DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, THAT'S COVERED STRICTLY JUST FROM THE LIBRARY. 
          UM, FOR BOOKS AND RELATED ITEMS, THAT'S AT ZERO. 
          THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE LIKE STATE AID. 
          UH, THEY ARE HEAVILY, THAT IS THE CATEGORY WE CAN SPEND A LOT IN. 
          SO WE USE TYPICALLY THAT, THAT IS STATE AID AND THEN SOME GRANTS, UM, SPECIFIC FOR SOME COLLECTIONS OR SERVICES. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, COUNTING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, UM, THAT IS GONNA BE OUR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR HVACS, FOR INSTANCE, OR, UM, ANY BUILDING MAINTENANCE COSTS. 
          UM, IT IS AN INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND, UH, OF COURSE THAT'S, WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP, UH, COSTS DOWN, UH, BEFORE, UH, WE WERE PART OF, UM, UH, THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT HELP AS WELL. 
          UM, WE HAVE HAD TO CONTRACT OUT FOR OTHER SERVICES, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S, IT'S HIGHER OUR BUDGET FOR THIS IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. 
          UM, OTHER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, UM, THAT IS THINGS LIKE OUR INSURANCE, UH, PRIMARILY IT'S UTILITIES IS WHY IS THAT THAT HIGH COST? UH, BUT IT'S UTILITIES AND INSURANCE. 
          AND THEN, UM, CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE COSTS, WE'VE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET THAT ONE DOWN, UH, BECAUSE WE USED TO CONTRACT OUT FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES AND NOW WE DO HAVE A PERSON ON STAFF AND THAT HAS BEEN A, A GRACE COST 
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SAVER AND THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC. 
          UM, THE OTHER IS OFFICE EXPENSES, SO THAT IS TYPICALLY WHERE YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE COST FOR LIKE OUR AUDIT AND OUR COPIER EXPENSES, THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          AND THEN, UM, LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY, UH, PRIMARILY THAT'S, UM, GONNA BE COVERED BY STATE AID AND, UM, SOME FROM THE LIBRARY. 
          BUT ANYTHING ELSE IS REALLY GOING TO BE, UH, THE REST IS WARREN COUNTY FUNDS. 
          UM, THIS LINE ITEM IS MOSTLY LIKE OUR PUBLIC COMPUTERS, THE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          STATE AID TENDS TO COVER A LOT OF LIKE OUR, UM, WEB CALENDAR, UH, CLOUD STORAGE FIREWALL AND STUFF. 
          THEY, THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND COVER THAT. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE THE LAST BIT IS OUR AUTOMATED SYSTEM. 
          THIS IS OUR INTERLIBRARY LOAN OR OUR, UH, INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM. 
          THAT IS THE, THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT WE USE IN THE LIBRARY FOR, UH, PATRONS ACCOUNTS, CHECKING OUT, UH, ITEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          THAT IS ALSO PRIMARILY COST, UH, COVERED BY STATE AID. 
          THEN THE REST, UH, WITH WARREN COUNTY FUNDS. 
          SO I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT PRETTY QUICKLY, SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING I KIND OF HAD DIFFICULTY HEARING. 
          COULD YOU START ALL OVER PLEASE? ? I CAN IF I MUST . 
          NO, SERIOUSLY. 
          UM, UH, I, I I'M SURE EVERYTHING YOU WENT OVER IN YOUR, UM, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IS INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET. 
          YES. 
          BUT I WAS WONDERING IF POSSIBLE, AND I MAYBE SHOULD HAVE ASKED SOME OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IF YOU COULD TAKE YOUR POWERPOINT AND EMAIL IT, I COULD DO THAT. 
          DEFINITELY TO US. 
          IT, IT, YOU KNOW, COMES VERY CONCISE AND, AND I, AND OBVIOUSLY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS IS NOT HERE, SO I'M SURE HE'D BE INTERESTED IN PROBABLY LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL. 
          SO IF YOU COULD DO THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          I ALSO HAVE PRINT COPIES IF ANYBODY'S WOULD LIKE ONE RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY EMAIL IT ALL TO YOU. 
          OKAY, THAT'S FINE. 
          MM-HMM . 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I THINK THE ONLY OTHER THING IS, UM, THE INCREASES THAT YOU DO SEE THAT WE'VE HAD, UM, I DO KNOW IT IS A LOT MORE THAN UM, THE, OF COURSE THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR. 
          UM, THERE IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT INCREASE. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE A 21% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE THAT. 
          UH, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD A GOOD OVER, UH, OVERVIEW OF, IN A PERFECT WORLD, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN THE LIBRARY. 
          BUT WE, AS I SAID IN MY COVER LETTER THAT I SENT TO ALYSSA, WE UNDERSTAND THINGS ARE TIGHT, SO WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH WHAT WE CAN. 
          UM, THE ONLY THING I DO STRESS STATE AID, SINCE THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC ON HOW YOU CAN SPEND MONEY AND ALSO, UM, THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC ON, IF YOU GO LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, UH, YOU, WE ARE KIND OF ALREADY A PROB IN A PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 
          SO, UH, IF WE DON'T HAVE AT LEAST THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE YEAR PRIOR, WE ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING THAT, THAT STATE AID. 
          AND IT'S NOT JUST THE FUNDS. 
          SO THE MONEY THAT THAT'S ALLOCATED, THAT'S ANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT WE GET IN ADDITION THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA, ABOUT 80% OF OUR DATABASES, INCLUDING THE ONE, THE HELP NOW I TALKED ABOUT FROM THE SCHOOLS, UM, THAT IS COVERED THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA. 
          THAT'S A NO EXTRA COST TO US, BUT IT'S A, UH, THEY, IT'S A GREAT MANY DATABASES AND OTHER SERVICES. 
          UM, ANOTHER ONE IS OUR STATE PARK BAGS. 
          UH, THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GONNA BE NOW MOVING TO OUR NEW LIBRARY OF THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. 
          UH, THAT AS A BACKPACK YOU CAN CHECK OUT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO GET INTO THE STATE PARKS. 
          SO AGAIN, NO COST TO THE COUNTY, BUT IT, IT WOULD GO AWAY IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT STATE AID. 
          DID YOU SAY ALONG THOSE LINES? YEAH, NO, THERE'S A SALE ALONG THOSE LINES. 
          IF YOU DON'T GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU HAD THE PREVIOUS YEAR, YOU MAY LOSE. 
          IS THAT CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF THE MONEY YOU GET? THAT'S ED. 
          THE WHOLE THING IS GO, YOU LOSE ALL OF IT. 
          OKAY. 
          BASED ON THE TOTAL BUDGET OR WHAT YOU RECEIVE FROM WHAT YOU RECEIVE FROM THE LOCALITY. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          THE OTHER THING TOO IS I KNOW THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING AND I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY TRIED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND EILEEN, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE AND I THINK THE TOWN, ACTUALLY, I THINK WE USED TO DIDN'T, WE USED TO TOWN, COUNTY, KIND OF JOINT FUNDED THE LIBRARY YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO. 
          BUT I THINK THEY GAVE SO MUCH MONEY TO KIND OF HAVE SUNDAY HOURS. 
          AND YOU ALL TRIED THAT. 
          AND AGAIN, NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. 
          I KNOW IDEALLY IF YOU'D BE OPEN 24 7, YOU'D HAVE A FOLLOWING, BUT HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT MAYBE IF YOU HAD ANY, I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY ALL THE TIME, BUT IF YOU HAD TIME WHERE YOU WEREN'T QUITE AS BUSY JUST TO HAVE A COUPLE HOURS ON SUNDAY. 
          'CAUSE THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE, BUT THAT'S, AGAIN, THAT FITS IN THE PARAMETERS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. 
          WE WOULD LOVE TO, I WILL SAY, UM, THE WAY WE HAVE OUR HOURS NOW, UM, SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UM, AGAINST STATE AID BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE US TO BE OPEN. 
          SO, SO MANY, UH, NIGHT, NIGHT HOURS DURING THE WEEK. 
          UM, WE DO HAVE THE, THE SATURDAY IT'S MOSTLY, UM, STAFFING COSTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          I WILL SAY THAT WAS MUCH BEFORE MY TIME , UH, WITH THE SUNDAY. 
          UM, BUT YEAH, IT CHANGED WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING BECAUSE THE COUNTY WAS FEELING A FINANCIAL PUSHBACK THEN IN OH NINE. 
          AND SO THAT WAS A SOLUTION 'CAUSE WE WERE ONLY OPEN FOUR HOURS ON SUNDAY. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND, AND 
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WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS DIAL BACK THE HVAC SYSTEM. 
          CAN YOU GO UP SO THAT YEAH, I'M SORRY. 
          EXCUSE MY THANK YOU. 
          IN, IN OH NINE, WE MOVED INTO THE NEW FACILITY AND THE COUNTY WAS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY THEN, YOU KNOW, NOT STRUGGLING, BUT MONEY WAS TIGHT AND SO WE LOOKED AT THE BEST SOLUTION AND IT WAS TO CLOSE ON SUNDAYS. 
          IT WOULDN'T AFFECT STATE AID AND IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW US, UH, TO DIAL BACK THE HVAC SYSTEM SO THAT YOUR HEATING AND COOLING WAS NOT RUNNING FULL THROTTLE LIKE IT HAS BEEN ALL WINTER. 
          AND THE STAFFING, UH, WE WERE ONLY OPEN FOUR HOURS ANYWAY. 
          SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THAT AND THAT GOT US WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE. 
          SO IT, IT'S A FINANCIAL, UH, QUESTION IN THE END. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          AND I REALIZE I DID FORGET ONE, UH, OTHER SLIDE. 
          THIS WAS JUST TO SHOWCASE OVER THE YEARS, UH, WHAT FUNDING HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. 
          UM, SO WE HAVE HAD THAT, WHAT WAS BEFORE THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE, UH, MILLION 24, UM, SINCE 2023. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE OPERATIONAL COSTS INCREASING 'CAUSE OF, UM, THINGS LIKE, UH, UH, INFLATION IN COSTS OR, UH, INCREASES. 
          I THINK WE HAD LIKE A 27.6% INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATION COSTS ALONE. 
          UH, WE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE, THE AMOUNT IN THE AUDIT, WHICH I'VE OUTLINED IN THE, UM, A PARTNER AGENCY FORUM. 
          I BELIEVE THAT WAS ABOUT 24% INCREASE. 
          UM, AS WELL AS THE HVAC MAINTENANCE ALONE, AS WE'VE SEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE. 
          AND OF COURSE THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SEEING THAT AT THE MOMENT. 
          SO, UM, BUT WE DID WANNA AT LEAST MAKE SURE, UH, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE HAD THE SAME AMOUNT FOR A LONG TIME, AT LEAST HAD IT LIKE 3%, UM, COLA FOR, FOR STAFF. 
          UM, SO YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          I'M, I'M GLAD TO HEAR, UM, THE RATIONALE ON THE SUNDAYS. 
          'CAUSE I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE STATE FUNDING DICTATED HOURS OF OPERATION EITHER. 
          SO I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING HERE TONIGHT ON THAT. 
          UM, CO COUPLE THINGS, UH, TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT, MAYBE WORK WITH STAFF ON, OH, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION SOMEWHERE OVER THE YEARS AS FAR AS BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 
          AND WHO WAS KIND OF RESPONSIBLE FOR, FOR WHAT I KNOW WE GET THIS, UH, FUNDING BACK. 
          UH, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME CLEAR, UH, VERY CLEAR, UH, ON WHAT PARTS OF MAINTENANCE. 
          YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS, UH, THE BIG STUFF OR LITTLE STUFF, YOU KNOW, PARKING LOT OR ROOF OR YOU KNOW, MOW THE GRASS, CLEAN THE BUILDING. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A PRETTY BROAD RANGE. 
          UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME CLEAR LANGUAGE FOR THAT, UH, FOR MYSELF AND, AND TO PROTECT THE LIBRARY AND COUNTY FOR, FOR FUTURE AGREEMENTS. 
          YOU KNOW, SO SOME CLEAR LANGUAGE THERE. 
          AND THEN THE, UH, THERE WERE SOME PARTS OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT UH, IT SOUNDED LIKE PUBLIC WORKS USED TO DO. 
          UH, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE WHAT THE COST DIFFERENCE FOR YOU TO FUND IT SEPARATELY VERSUS WHAT MAYBE WE COULD DO IT OURSELVES FOR. 
          'CAUSE I KNOW OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UM, AND SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES, INCLUDING THIS BUILDING, HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME WORK THAT WE WOULD'VE PUT OUT FOR A, UH, IF WE HIRED AN ALPHA PRIVATE CONTRACTOR, IT'D BEEN MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN, UH, FOR US TO HANDLE IT INTERNALLY. 
          SO, UM, MAYBE WE PUT PUBLIC WORKS OR AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT, WHAT THEY CAN DO. 
          SO IF, UH, IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE'RE GONNA FUND IT, IF WE CAN DO IT OURSELVES THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS, I, I THINK IT WOULD BE A, A CALL SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY AND, AND, AND TO EVERYONE, UH, FOR A TOTAL FUNDING THING. 
          SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT THAT'S A, WHAT THE NUMBERS ACTUALLY ARE, BUT UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT, UH, HAVE OUR STAFF TO UH, AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO ABSOLUTELY. 
          YEAH, WE'RE MORE THAN WELCOME WILLING TO, TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT. 
          UM, LIKE I SAID IN IN OUR BUDGET, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT, THAT BIG INCREASE IN THAT LINE ITEM. 
          AND THAT'S PARTIALLY 'CAUSE WHEN WITH PUBLIC, WHEN WE WERE PART OF PUBLIC WORKS, IT WAS A, A BIG HELP IN KEEPING COSTS DOWN. 
          YEAH, I I'D DEFINITELY LIKE TO REVISIT THAT. 
          UH, OBVIOUSLY FROM COSTING AND, AND QUALITY OF SERVICE. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          YOU MENTIONED IT. 
          MAYBE YOU'D MENTIONED IT, MAYBE I MISSED IT. 
          BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT, UH, A NEW HVAC SYSTEM OR THE HVAC SYSTEM YOU HAVE TO REPLACE MM-HMM . 
          IS THAT, WHERE'S THAT MONEY COMING FROM? IS THAT COMING FROM OUR ALLOCATION OR OVER THE COUPLE YEARS OR HOW I'VE IN, I'M PRETTY SURE I INCLUDED THAT IN ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT WAS ALSO SUBMITTED DURING THE TIME OF THE PARTNER AGENCY FORM AS WELL. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, I WAS, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS PART OF THE, THE LEASE WE WERE, UH, THINKING THAT WAS COVERED BY THE COUNTY, BUT MORE BOARD BELINDA SPEAK ON THAT. 
          SO I KNOW CAPITAL DIFFERENT. 
          SO THE CAPITAL, THE HVAC 
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IS IN ADDITION TO THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT YOU'RE ANSWERING. 
          YEAH, THAT WOULD NOT BE THE I THE COST OF REPLACE THAT WOULD NOT BE IN THAT THIS CURRENTLY. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. 
          YEP. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I THINK IT'S BEEN A PRETTY WELL LAID OUT, UH, BUDGETS FROM EVERYONE TONIGHT. 
          AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD, UH, MR. HENDERSON SAID HE HAS ALL THE POWERPOINTS. 
          HENDERSON. 
          OKAY. 
          YEP. 
          SO WE'LL GET ALL THOSE. 
          AND IF YOU DO HAVE PAPER COPIES, I DO LIKE CA PAPER, I CAN GIVE YOU ONE RIGHT NOW. 
          AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. 
          I'D ALSO MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE ANYBODY WHO HASN'T HAD A CHANCE, UH, A ACTUAL TOUR OF THE LIBRARY, INCLUDING YOU, DR. MARTIN, UM, OF ALL THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. 
           NO, NO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATIONS, AT LEAST FOR TONIGHT. 
          UM, DR. MARTIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANYTHING ADDITION FOR US? I DO NOT PRESENTATION FOR. 
          EXCELLENT. 
          AND THEY FLOWED, UM, WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF WHERE I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE BY THIS TIME, SO, UM, IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE, UM, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          SO SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME. 
          SORRY.
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