[Call to Order / Moment of Silence / Pledge of Allegiance/ Agenda Adoption]
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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE ARE NOW COMMENCING TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR THE COUNTY OF SIRY FOR THIS, UH, JULY MEETING.
AND WE ARE SO BLESSED THIS EVENING TO HAVE WITH US, UH, THE REVEREND JOANNE BROWN TO COME AND LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.
WE ASK HER TO COME AT THIS TIME, JULY, JUNE.
EVENING TO ALL THAT ARE PRESENT.
I STAND BEFORE YOU TO INVOKE THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN PRAYER.
CAN WE ALL BOW OUR AHEAD IN HUMBLE SUBMISSION? OH, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, A DAY THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSING THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY BESTOWED UPON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
HEAVENLY FATHER ON THIS EVENING.
WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT.
WE THANK YOU EVEN FOR TRAVELING MERCY TO ARRIVE HERE SAFELY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE COMMENCE AND MOVE FORWARD, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED PROTECTION.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CALL THE MEETING OFFICIALLY TO ORDER THE JUNE MEETING, 2025 OF S COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND WE WILL NOW CALL FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
LET US STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES, AMERICA, AND NATION.
I AGREED, MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE BEFORE US OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
AND THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM TO BE ADDED TO OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS A CONSENT ITEM.
AND WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A PRESENTATION FOR IT.
IT IS, UH, THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT WAS AWARDED A RECORDS PRESERVATION GRANT AND THE AMOUNT OF $47,304 THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO CONSENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GRANT WITH ANY NO OTHER ADJUSTMENTS OR AMENDMENTS TO OUR AGENDA.
IF WE HAVE PERUSE THE AGENDA, COULD WE GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR AGENDA WITH THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS OR NECESSARY ADDITION? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO, UM, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH THE NECESSARY CORRECTION AS STATED.
COULD WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE.
[Consent Items]
INTO OUR AGENDA.THE FIRST WILL BE OUR CONSENT ITEMS, AND WE HAVE FOR CONSENT ITEMS, THE APPROVAL OF OUR DRAFT MINUTES FROM 4 3 20 25 APPROVAL FOR DRAFT MINUTES OF 4 10 20 25, APPROVAL OF DRAFT MINUTES, EXCUSE ME.
APPROVAL OF DRAFT MINUTES FOR 5 8 20 25, APPROVAL OF DRAFT MINUTES FOR WORK, OUR WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD ON 5 19 20 25, APPROVAL FOR WORK AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, AND OUR MAY, 2025 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, THE AMOUNT OF $399,048 94 CENTS.
AND WITH OUR, UH, ADDITION TO OUR AGENDA THAT WAS, UH, PRESENTLY PRESENTED, IF THERE BE NO QUESTIONS ON OUR CONSENT ITEMS, CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF OUR CONSENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. CHAIR? I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED IN THE ADDITION OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
WOULD THERE SECOND TO THE MOTION SECOND BEEN PROPERLY MOVED? AND SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE.
OPPOSED? I'LL CONSENT ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED.
[Student Presentation]
WE ARE SO ELATED THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN[00:05:01]
SURY COUNTY THAT'S DOING GREAT THINGS, HAVE DONE A GREAT THING, AND HAVE GOTTEN NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM OUR LITTLE OLD SCHOOL HERE IN SURY COUNTY, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. I TELL EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE I GO, I'M SO PROUD OF SUR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND WE HAVE A YOUNG LADY BY THE NAME OF SKY, GREG GANNIS, I DON'T WANNA MESS YOUR NAME UP.THAT HAS, UH, DONE SURY COUNTY PROUD, AND WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER ON TONIGHT BY GIVING HER AN OPPORTUNITY.
SHE HAS WRITTEN A POEM THAT'S GONNA BE ARCHIVED IN, UH, INTO, UH, U UNI UNITED KINGDOM.
WE WANT TO BRING HER BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT AND LET HER READ HER POEM TO US.
SO AT THIS TIME, LET'S GIVE WAY.
LET'S GIVE HER A HAND AS SHE COMES.
WHAT IS FREEDOM? TO ME? FREEDOM IS THE AIR WE BREATHE.
A VOICE THAT NEVER HAS TO GRIEVE.
IT IS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK THE TRUTH WE HOLD AND LET OUR SPIRIT BE BOLD.
FREEDOM IS A CHANCE TO BE, TO SHOW THE WORLD THE REAL US.
NO MASK, NO WA WALLS, NO FALSE DISGUISE.
JUST HONEST HEARTS AND OPEN EYES OF THE PEOPLE WE ARE AND WILL BE.
TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND OUR GROUND, TO SPEAK WHAT'S REAL.
NO FEAR AROUND TO SPEAK OUR THOUGHTS WITH NO REGRETS, AND TO FIND OUR VOICES IN THE MOMENT.
FREEDOM IS WALKING WITHOUT SHAME.
LIVING WITHOUT HIDING OUR NAMES.
IT'S LIFTING OTHERS WHEN THEY FALL AND DARING THEIR DREAM RIGHT PAST ANY WALL.
IT'S NOT JUST FOR ONE TO FEEL, BUT FOR AUTO FEEL THE POWER OF CHOICE, THE RIGHT TO HEAL.
IT'S BEING ABLE TO MARCH HAND IN HAND THROUGH THE STORMS AND FINDING PEACE BEYOND THE NORMAL.
TO ME, FREEDOM IS MORE THAN JUST A WORD.
EVERY SILENT CRY WAS FINALLY HEARD.
IT'S WAKING UP IN KNOWING YOU'RE FREE TO LIVE, TO LOVE, TO SIMPLY BE YOU.
I, I WOULD LIKE FOR, I, I I JUST GLOSSED OVER THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS.
I WOULD LIKE FOR SCHOLAR TO LET US KNOW AND WE, WE ARE BEING BROADCAST LIVE ON OUR, UH, INTERNET CHANNEL AND WANTED HER TO GIVE THE DETAILS OF THE, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT IT TOOK AND EXACTLY WHERE THIS, UH, APARTMENT'S GONNA BE ARCHIVED AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOW YOU ENTERED INTO IT AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
UM, SO I LEARNED ABOUT THE CONTEST FROM MY HISTORY TEACHER, MS. TAYLOR.
UM, AND IT WAS ONLY THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, SO I HAD TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING QUICK.
UM, SO WHEN IT, WHEN THEY ASKED WHAT THE PROMPT WAS, WHAT IS FREEDOM TO ME, I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT'S HAP WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PAST, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING STILL NOW, AND HOW PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH IT, AND HOW WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON MAKING IT BETTER.
SO WHERE EXACTLY WILL THE POEM BE ARCHIVED? WHERE WOULD IT BE? IN ENGLAND.
WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE'RE GONNA ASK OUR VICE CHAIRMAN, MR. PIERCE, IF HE WOULD MAKE THAT PRESENTATION.
SO HE'S, BECAUSE HE'S SO INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND WE WANT TO GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR VERY, UM, MR. PIERCE IN THE SMITHSONIAN.
WE WANNA RECOGNIZE HER PARENTS WANT HER PARENTS TO STAND.
ALL RIGHT, MR. PIERCE, THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CHAIR, UM, SCHOLAR ON THE BE BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AMAZING POEM WITH US.
UH, WE WANT TO JUST SAY AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCH A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, UH, INTERNATIONALLY.
UH, AGAIN, LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE, UH, NOT ONLY PUT DOWN IN HISTORY, BUT I MEAN FOREVER.
I MEAN, AGAIN, THAT IS HISTORY, RIGHT?
WE HAVE A BAG FOR YOU FOR YOUR TRAVELS, AND RIGHT HERE AS WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER BAG FOR YOU FOR SOME COOL, UH, S COUNTY SWAG OUT HERE.
SO,
YOU CAN, UH, HAVE THIS STUFF WITH YOU OUT THERE TO REPRESENT S COUNTY WHEREVER YOU GO.
OKAY? SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO[Public Comments]
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.AND WE HAVE A FEW THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR US ON TONIGHT.
AND WE HAVE FIRST, UH, MS. SHALON, DR.
AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR, UH, DISTRICT, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UM, MY NAME IS SHALON PIERCE FROM THE BAKERS CASTLE DISTRICT.
I WANTED TO, UM, SAY THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BOARD FOR SUPPORTING.
THE FIRST IS, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE, UM, THE REFER SITE IN, UH, SUR? IS IT GOD GODSON GOODSON, THE GOODSON REFUGE COLLECTION SITE.
UM, I HAD THE FORTUNATE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO GO THERE WHEN THE BACONS CASTLE THING ON MANURA WAS BEING PAID.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, NOT THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE BACONS CASTLE MANURA SITE AREN'T DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT TO SAY THAT THOSE PEOPLE AT THAT SITE, AND I DID TELL THEM, I WOULD SAY THAT TO YOU, DOING AN EXTRA JOB, THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, IF A FEMALE COMES OUT THERE, THOSE GENTLEMEN WOULD GET OUT AND HELP US.
AND THEY, THEY, THEY WOULD, IF THEY'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY SEE YOU COMING, THEY SAY, MA'AM, UM, DO YOU NEED ANY HELP? ARE YOU OKAY? DO YOU, AND THAT WAS, THAT'S A LITTLE EXTRA THAT THEY DO.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT.
I WANTED TO ALSO COMMENT POSITIVE ABOUT THE 55 PLUS INITIATIVE WHERE ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, THOSE OF US WHO ARE AGING RAPIDLY TO ENJOY, UH, WHAT WE HAVE.
UH, SOMETIMES IT'S FOOD, SOMETIMES IT'S ENTERTAINMENT, YOU KNOW, JUST VARIOUS ACTIVITIES I PARTICIPATED IN, SOME, NOT ALL, BUT EVEN THOSE THAT I HAVEN'T PARTICIPATED IN THERE HAVE BEEN CO YOU KNOW, FRIENDS OF MINE WHO TALK ABOUT THEM
SO I WANTED TO COMMEND ALL THOSE AGENCIES WHO DO THAT.
UM, LEARN HOW TO DO A FACIAL AT ONE, GOT A FREE, UM, MASSAGE AT ONE.
UM, FOR THE DDO DEPARTMENT, I'M GLAD TO SEE, UM, MOONLIGHT ROAD, REPAID.
UM, I WANNA COMMEND THE FOUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE AT THE GRADUATION, UH, AND TO HAVE THAT POSTED SOMEWHERE SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IN SUR COUNTY, OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS.
THEY MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FUNDING THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE WOULD REQUEST.
I'M A FORMER MEMBER OF, OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION.
UM, BUT YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN, AND I KNOW YOU DO.
YOU GOT PEOPLE ON THE BOARD WHO GRADUATED FROM THOSE SCHOOLS.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CURRENT STAFF ON THAT BOARD.
SO I KNOW YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN, BUT I KNOW THAT, UM, THAT, THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME TO SEE THAT PICTURE TO COME OUT.
I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THIS BOARD DO A FORMAL RESOLUTION, UH, TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE YOUNG SCHOLAR FOR HER EFFORTS IN HAVING THINGS AT THE SMITHSONIAN AND AT WHEREVER.
IT'S GOING TO BE ARCHIVED IN ENGLAND, SO IT'LL BE A PART OF YOUR PERMANENT RECORDS, BUT ALSO A PART OF WHAT SHE'S ABLE TO PROVIDE AS SHE SEEKS TO DO WHATEVER SHE DECIDES TO DO.
ENLIST MONROE OR WHATEVER THE OTHER E IS THAT WE DO, THAT WE DO IN SURREY COUNTY.
MONROE'S GONNA GET ME, IF HE EVER SEES THIS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW ALL THOSE THREE E'S, BUT EDUCATE, YES.
AND ENLIST AND ROLE AND EMPLOYMENT.
WHATEVER SHE DECIDES TO DO THAT, SHE WOULD HAVE THAT AS A PART OF HER RESUME TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT TO WHATEVER SHE PLANS TO DO WHEN LIFE GOES BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.
I THANK YOU AND Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY.
WE NOW HAVE MR. MIKE EGGLESTON, MIKE EGGLESTON, TENDER AND BLACKWATER DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR FINALLY HAVING JONES DRIVE PAVED.
A LOT OF SURRY COUNTY WORKERS USE THAT TO GO TO WORK TO PAY TAXES.
WE SPEND THOUSANDS ON SOFTWARE THAT WE SUDDENLY FIND OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE THAT DOESN'T WORK.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ARE DISAPPEARING IN A SHORT TIME.
TWO EMPLOYEES HAVE DISAPPEARED RECENTLY AT TWICE THEIR NORMAL SALARY, I GUESS MONEY BY SILENCE.
SUDDENLY NO ONE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND THE COUNTY IS NOT ANSWERING FOR YOUR REQUEST.
CONCERNING THIS, THIS IS STARTING TO SMELL
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LIKE A THREE WEEK OLD COD.UH, YES, WE HAVE DR. DANIEL, SHE, DR.
I'M GONNA OPEN UP WITH A QUOTE BY SURY COUNTY'S CALL GAINES, UM, WHO I BELIEVE IS CEL WORTH CELEBRATING END QUOTING TO ME.
SHE SAYS, FREEDOM MEANS HAVING THE ABILITY TO SPEAK OPENLY ABOUT ISSUES THAT TRULY MATTER.
WHAT WE THINK AND WHAT WE BECOME ARE CONNECTED.
OUR BOARD CHAIR POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IF WARFARE IS INTENSE, THE WORTH OF IT IS IMMEASURABLE.
WHEN CHALLENGED ON THE WARFARE METAPHOR, HE REFERENCES EPHESIANS AND SPIRITUAL WEAPONS.
THE WEAPONS OF MY WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL.
WHEN A PASTOR PREACHES NON CARNAL WEAPONS, BUT HIS BOARD CHAIR DESIRES HIS PERSONAL FIREARM IN THIS VERY CHAMBER, HOW DO WE RECONCILE THAT? A GUN IS CERTAINLY A CARNAL WEAPON.
CHAIRMAN ELLIOT'S INTENSE WARFARE QUOTE ISN'T EVEN IN EPHESIANS, IT'S CLOSER TO SOMETHING NAPOLEON SAID.
WAR MUST BE MADE AS INTENSE AND AWFUL AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT SHORT AND TO DIMINISH ITS HORRORS.
IS THAT THE MODEL WE WANT FOR CIVIC DISAGREEMENT? CITIZENS DON'T WANT INTENSE, AWFUL CONFLICT.
WHAT SURREY COUNTY NEEDS IS PEACE, LOVE, TRUTH, AND UNDERSTANDING.
IF COUNTY SPOKESPERSON DAVID HARRISON BELIEVES THAT OUR POLITICAL CLIMATE IS SO EXTREME THAT OUR SAFETY'S AT RISK, HE'D BE WISE TO RECOMMEND COOLING THE VIOLENT CONFLICT LANGUAGE.
OUR SURY COUNTY CODE OF ETHICS REQUIRES AVOIDING, QUOTE, PERSONAL CHARGES OR VERBAL ATTACKS UPON THE CHARACTER OR MOTIVES OF THE PUBLIC, AND QUOTE, RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER AND CREATING A POSITIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT LIKE CHAIRMAN ELLIOT SUPER HAR SUPERVISOR HARDY ALSO WADES INTO SOME LANGUAGE THAT'S LESS THAN IDEAL, BELITTLING CITIZENS AND REPEATING DIVISIVE AND UNWISE TERMS LIKE FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
I COUNSEL CAUTION AGAINST MINDSETS AND LANGUAGE THAT ENCOURAGE WHAT WE OURSELVES FEAR.
I ASKED MR. UH, I ASKED MR. HARDY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS OWN ROLE RATHER THAN PREEMPTIVELY BLAMING OTHERS WITH WORDS LIKE THIS.
TEXT TO ME, GOD FORBID ANY OF THE YOUTH OF MY FAMILY GET HURT, I HOLD YOU PERSONALLY.
FRAMING ISSUES AS GOOD VERSUS EVIL IS TEMPTING.
AND IF YOU COULD CONTROL THE BACK CHATTER, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
FRAMING ISSUES AS GOOD VERSUS EVIL IS TEMPTING AND EFFECTIVE POLITICS.
BUT UNWISE LEADERSHIP, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ARE NOT INHERENTLY EVIL, NOT YOURS, NOT MINE, NOT ANYONE IN THIS ROOM.
DISAGREEMENT IS HEALTHY WHEN WE USE IT TO SEEK UNDERSTANDING AND WIN-WIN OUTCOMES.
LET'S PRAY FOR PEACE, NOT WAR.
AND LET'S FIND TO A PATH TO IT TOGETHER.
WE ALL CALL MADE THE ONE WHO MAKES PEACE IN THE HEAVENS, MAKES PEACE THE TIME, SIR, UPON US AND ALL WHO DWELL UPON THE EARTH.
NEXT WE HAVE, UH, MS. HELEN EGGLESTON, HELEN EGGLESTON, DUNNER, BLACKWATER DISTRICT.
WHAT IS GOING ON? REASSESSMENT OF ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ASSESSED AT LESS THAN $350,000 PROTEST AND PLEASE AVAIL NOTHING.
THEN ADOPTION OF A TWICE A YEAR TAXATION RATHER THAN THE EXISTING TAX STRUCTURE.
FARMERS PROTEST AND PLEAS AVAILED NOTHING.
THEN THE ADOPTION OF THE UNCHANGED CURRENT TAX RATE OF 71 CENTS OF WHICH THE ABOVE REASSESSMENT AND TWICE A YEAR TAXATION BRINGS A, AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION IN REVENUE DUE TO THE HIGHER ASSESSED VALUE.
MY HOME IN DENVER, MY HOUSE IN DENVER IN LOT WENT FROM 220,700 TO 261,400 AND INCREASE OF $40,700 WHEN NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, APPLYING THE COUNTY'S 71 CENTS, REAL REAL ESTATE TAX RATE TO THE NEW ASSESSMENT VALUATION JUST UNDER GENERATE RATES FOR THE COUNTY, JUST UNDER $9.6 MILLION IN REAL ESTATE TAX REVENUE FOR 25 26.
IT ALSO GENERATES $17.8 MILLION IN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TAX REVENUE UP TO MILLION
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12, UH, 12.7%.THE RHETORICAL QUESTION HERE, WELL MINUTE.
WITH ALL THIS MONEY GOING OUT OF OUR AND DOMINION ENERGY'S POCKETS AND INTO THE COUNTY'S COFFERS, WHERE IS THE EXPLANATION? WHERE IS THE JUSTIFICATION? WHERE IS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE? THE ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS, TO OUR CONCERNS.
AND THE MAY 7TH EDITION OF THE SMITHFIELD TIMES, WE LEARNED THAT THE STATE LAW MANDATES AN INDEPENDENT, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT PRESENT A DETAILED WRITTEN REPORT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY AT A PUBLIC SESSION BY DECEMBER THE FIFTH OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
AND THAT EVERY LOCALITY CONTRACT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS ANNUAL AUDIT, NOT LATER THAN APRIL 1ST.
THAT DELAY IS NOW UP TO JULY 1ST.
BUT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR INFINITE WISDOM ARE GOING TO BORROW 20 TIME, MA'AM, $24 MILLION THIS TIME TO BUILD A HOUSE FOR THE YMCA THANK YOU ADDING TO OUR EXISTING THANK YOU MA'AM.
WE THANK ALL THE CITIZENS TONIGHT FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
AND THE BOARD HAVE LISTENED ATTENTIVELY AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THIS MEETING ON TONIGHT.
FIRST WILL BE, UH, WELL, I I DON'T HAVE 'EM.
YEAH, WE HAVE, UH, MS. DIANE CHEEK.
DISTRICT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO COMMENT LIKE MS. PIERCE.
IS THAT RIGHT? YOUR MS. PIERCE, THE, UM, GENTLEMAN THAT WORK THE GOODS.
I'M, I'M GOING, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU TIME, BUT NO OTHER, NO OTHER PAPERS WILL RECEIVE AFTER THIS.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MA'AM? I I IT'LL BE, WE HAVE THREE MORE SINCE YOU ALREADY PUT YOURS IN, BUT AFTER YOU COME IN, AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE CAN'T HAVE IT ALL NIGHT LONG.
SO WE WILL, AFTER THIS WILL BE THE THIRD.
MS. CHEEKS, YOU GOT YOUR THREE MINUTES? OKAY.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE, UH, GENTLEMAN OF THE GOODSON, UM, WHAT SHALL WE CALL IT TRASH REFUGE, UM, ANYWAY, UM, ARE VERY HELPFUL.
I AGREE TOTALLY WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
SO, UM, ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE YMCA.
I READ THE AGREEMENT AND, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LOOKED AT IT LIKE I HAVE THIS REALLY LITTLE SIMPLE CHECKBOOK.
AND I KIND OF THINK MAYBE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN SURREY ARE LIKE ME.
UM, BUT I KNOW THE COUNTY HAS A BIG CHECKBOOK, PRETTY COMPLEX.
UM, AND SO WHAT, BUT I DO KNOW IS THAT WHEN THE COUNTY WRITES A BIG CHECK, THEN I HAVE TO WRITE A BIGGER CHECK TO HELP COVER WHAT THE COUNTY'S WRITING A BIG CHECK FOR.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I READ THIS AGREEMENT TONIGHT, I WANT THE YMCA I'M FOR IT.
SO YOU DO HAVE MY BUY-IN, BUT, UM, IT WORRIES ME WHEN THE AGREEMENT SAYS THAT LIKE THE COST IS TBD, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, A BLANK CHECK AND I CAN'T WRITE A BLANK CHECK OUTTA MY, MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
SO IF SOMEHOW WE COULD COME IN ON WHAT ARE THE COSTS BEFORE WE COMMIT, I, I THINK MAYBE THIS AGREEMENT SHOULD SAY WE'RE EXPLORING THE COST AND, UM, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF SAYING WE'RE COMMITTING TO AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT.
'CAUSE I CAN'T, I PERSONALLY CAN'T COMMIT TO THAT.
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GO RIGHT AHEAD.SUSAN VELA CLAREMONT DISTRICT, I'M SPEAKING TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE YMCA PROJECT IS BEING HANDLED.
WOULD I LIKE TO HAVE A-Y-M-C-A IN OUR COUNTY? ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S AN ORGANIZATION WITH STRONG EXPERIENCE IN FITNESS, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.
AND IT COULD BE A REAL ASSET, BUT HOW WE PLAN AND FUND THESE MATTER, FIRST, WHO IS PAYING FOR IT, ARE DONATIONS OR GRANTS OR FUNDRAISINGS COVERING THE YMCA'S PROJECT.
WHERE'S THAT MONEY COMING FROM? THE PUBLIC DESERVES A CLEAR ANSWER.
I REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND DID NOT SEE ANY PAYMENT OPTIONS LISTED EXCEPT COMING FROM THE COUNTY.
THERE'S NO EXPLANATION OF HOW THE PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED OR WHAT KIND OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS THE COUNTY FOR ITS CITIZENS MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
THAT INFORMATION SHOULD BE SHARED PUBLICLY BEFORE ANY AGREEMENT IS APPROVED.
ONE ITEM I DID NOTICE WAS THAT SURREY RESIDENTS FOR THE FIRST YEAR WOULD RECEIVE 50% OFF JOINING FEE.
I FEEL WE SHOULD GET FREE JOINING FEE FOR THE FIRST YEAR IF WE'RE PAYING TO PUT THIS COMPLEX UP.
WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF AROUND 6,700 PEOPLE, AND YET NO FULL ACCESSIBLE PRESENTATION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE DAVENPORT FINANCIAL PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN ON APRIL 23RD, BUT THERE WERE NO MINUTES TAKEN ACCORDING TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AND IT'S NOT BEEN MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE.
THE YMCA HELD A PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION ON MAY 12TH, AND IT WAS NOT RECORDED, AND MANY CITIZENS COULD NOT ATTEND.
THOSE WHO DID ATTEND SAID THE SLIDES WERE HARD TO READ.
DUE TO THE SMALL PRINT, A CITIZEN ASKED FOR THE PRESENTATION TO BE SHARED.
AND WHILE THE YMCA REPRESENTATIVE AGREED, IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN POSTED PUBLICLY.
I ALSO WANNA ASK HOW MANY SURVEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED AND HOW MANY WERE RETURNED.
IF SURVEY RESULTS ARE BEING USED TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE DATA IS COMPLETE, RELIABLE, AND UNBIASED.
THIS IS A $20, 20 THOU $20 MILLION PROJECT WITH LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN THE DARK, AND WE DESERVE FULL INFORMATION AND REAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND I HOPE THE BOARD WILL MAKE ALL DOCUMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT AVAILABLE ONLINE AND FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE MAKING ANY FINAL AGREEMENT DECISIONS.
LET'S NOT RUSH INTO THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU HAVE, UH, MS. KIMBERLY BAILEY.
IF I HAD A TOPIC, IT WOULD BE DISCHARGING OF FIREARM AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
UM, I LIVE IN THE BASE BACON CANCER AREA.
UM, AND FOR WHAT I'VE READ IN VIRGINIA, DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITHIN 100 YARDS OF A DWELLING OR OTHER OCCUPYING BUILDING IS GENERALLY PROHIBITED.
THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT IS WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT SHOOTS WHENEVER HE FEEL LIKE IT.
UM, WE'VE HAD SHOOTING COMING FROM BEHIND OUR HOUSE.
AND WE HAD SHOOTING COMING FROM ACROSS THE STREET BEHIND US.
SO, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CONCEALED WEAPONS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNOW THEIR RIGHTS MM-HMM
BUT, UM, I FEEL LIKE WHENEVER THEY GET A CONCEALED WEAPON, THEY SHOULD KNOW, SIGN THIS, YOU KNOW, KNOWING WHAT THE DUDES IN THE DON'TS OF SHOOTING IN THE, UM, RESIDENTIAL AREA AND EVERY FIVE YEARS THEY, THEY SHOULD RENEW THAT.
YEAH, BECAUSE, UM, IT'S A, A PROBLEM.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE BEFORE IT GET OUTTA HAND, BECAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
WE THANK ALL OF OUR CITIZENS FOR CITIZENS FOR BEING ENGAGED AND BRINGING US OUR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON TONIGHT.
UH, AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE FROM WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE MOVE INTO
[New Business]
NEW BUSINESS.AND THE FIRST ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS IS A RESOLUTION THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR CHANGE IN THE STIPEND FOR THE MEMBERS OF
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THE SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD AS STAFF SOCIAL SERVICES.YEAH, I'M, I'M THINKING ABOUT MY SOCIAL SECURITY.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, VICE CHAIRMAN, PIERCE BOARD MEMBERS, AND MR. HARRISON, MS. PERKINS, AND ALL ASSEMBLE.
UH, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST THAT HAS COME FROM THE, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD.
YOU DO HAVE IN YOUR AGENDA A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD.
UM, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING FOR THE COUNTY IS TO INCREASE THEIR STIPEND, UM, FROM $75, UH, WHICH IS THEIR CURRENT MONTHLY STIPEND, UM, TO $150 FOR THE BOARD CHAIR, $125 FOR THE VICE CHAIR, AND $100 FOR THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD.
UM, MS. PERKINS HAS, UH, UH, HAS DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AS WELL.
UM, SO SHE MAY BE ABLE TO ADD IN THE COMMENTS.
UM, THERE HAS BEEN A MINUTE SINCE THE, UH, STIPENDS HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD.
UM, SO THEY ARE REQUESTING AT THIS TIME THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER, UM, THIS INCREASE IN THE STIPENDS.
AND, AND THERE IS A RESOLUTION, UM, THAT'S ALSO BEFORE YOU, UM, THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
BOARD MEMBERS, UH, DO YOU NEED ANY TIME TO, UH, PERUSE THE, UH, THE RESOLUTION OR ARE WE READY TO, TO ACT ON THIS REQUEST? IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL TIME REQUIRED, WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW ON THE REQUEST FOR THE, UH, INCREASE IN THE STIPEND FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD.
MR. HOTTER, I'D JUST LIKE TO GO OUT CLEAR LEGAL.
I, I AM THE, UM, BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT ASSISTS ON THE SOCIAL SERVICE BOARD.
UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET MS, UH, PERKINS, UH, ADVISORY AS FAR AS MY, UM, POSITION ON VOTING OR NOT, OR STAND.
MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, THANK YOU MR. HARDY.
UM, DO YOU RECEIVE A STIPEND FOR ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS? I DO.
IN THAT CASE, SIR, YOU SHOULD, UH, ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM.
MR. CALHOUN AND MR. PIERCE, WE HAVE A MOTION.
MR. PIERCE, UH, JUST ONE QUESTION BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE, I GUESS THE STIPEND WAS CHANGED? DO WE KNOW? YES.
MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MR. PIERCE VICE, VICE CHAIR, PIERCE? UH, THE, THE RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO UNCOVER SHOWS THAT THE LAST TIME IT WAS CHANGED BY THE BOARD THROUGH A RESOLUTION WAS IN 2018.
FROM 2018 TO THE PRESENT, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL CHANGE, AND PERHAPS THAT WAS THROUGH BUDGETING BUDGET DOCUMENTS, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO EXACTLY PINPOINT WHEN THAT CHANGE OCCURRED.
AND DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE CHANGE WAS? WAS IT INCREASED OR DECREASED? IT WAS AN INCREASE.
IT WAS INCREASED, UH, IN 2018.
UH, I BELIEVE, AND I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, WAS ABOUT $50 PER MEETING.
AND THEN IT WAS INCREASED BETWEEN SOMETIME BETWEEN 2018 AND THE PRESENT.
IT WAS IN INCREASED TO THE CURRENT $75.
MR. PIERCE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
UM, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE INCREASE IN THE STIPEND FOR THE SURY COUNTY, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD.
ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE.
THEY WILL RECEIVE THE STIPEND.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS RESOLUTION FOR YMCA DEVELOPMENT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, YES, MS. BURS.
SO BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A, A DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA AND THE RESOLUTION THAT, UH, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF IS THE DOCUMENTATION AND THE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE MS. ROLLINS AND MYSELF THE ABILITY TO, UM, COMPLETE NEGOTIATIONS AND TO
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EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.UM, IF THE CHAIRMAN ALLOWS, I WOULD LIKE TO RUN THROUGH JUST A, A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE KEY PROVISIONS IN THE AGREEMENT.
AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY, ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE, OF THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS.
UM, SO THE WAY I'VE BROKEN UP THIS SUMMARY IS THE YMCA RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS, AND THEN THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS.
SO, AND, AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST INTENDED TO BE A SUMMARY.
IF YOU HAVE MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR, UH, SEVERAL WEEKS.
YOU WILL RECOGNIZE A LOT OF WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY FROM THE LETTER, FROM THE LETTER OF INTENT THAT WAS ENTERED INTO, UH, FOLLOWING, FOLLOWING AUTHORIZATION THAT WAS GRANTED BY THE BOARD, UM, EARLIER, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
UM, SO FIRST THE YMCA WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT, AND OPERATE THE FACILITY.
AND THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A NEW FACILITY.
THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY WOULD, WILL BE ON, ON PROPERTY WHERE THE CURRENT PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING IS, UM, NOT TEARING THAT BUILDING DOWN.
THAT IS NOT, THAT IS NOT THE, THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE A NEW STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THAT PROPERTY.
UH, SECOND, THE YMCA IS GOING TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN CONTRACTS TO ACHIEVE THIS DESIGN, DEVELOP CONSTRUCTION, UH, OF THIS NEW BUILDING.
SO THE FIRST CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE WITH A FIRM CALLED GROW DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT IS FOR A PREPARATION OF A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
AND GROW IS A UNIQUE DESIGN FIRM IN THAT IT SPECIALIZES IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERSHIP BASED NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND MOST PARTICULARLY YMCA FACILITIES THEY'VE WORKED ON, I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND 500 YMCAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
UH, SO BASED ON ITS UNIQUE SKILLS AND, AND EXPERIENCE GROW QUALIFIES AS A SOLE SOURCE VENDOR UNDER THE VIRGINIA PROCUREMENT ACT.
UM, AND WHAT GROW IS GOING TO DO, UH, PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THE YMCA IS, AGAIN, DEVELOP A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE NEW FACILITY.
AND THEN THE COUNTY WILL, AT A FUTURE DATE, THE COUNTY WILL LEASE THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TO THE YMCA AND IT WILL ALSO, PART OF THAT LEASE WILL BE THE NEW BUILDING BECAUSE THE COUNTY'S GOING TO RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THAT BUILDING.
SO THE SECOND CONTRACT YMCA WILL ENTER INTO IS, UM, IS WITH THE ARCHITECTS.
AND, AND ACTUALLY, IF, IF YOU CAN INDULGE ME FOR A MOMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THAT, UM, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS SO CRITICAL AS A FIRST STEP IS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT TELLS US WHAT THE BUILDING IS GONNA LOOK LIKE, WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE PLACED, WHAT ARE, IF ANY, WHAT ARE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE SITE AS TO WHERE THE BUILDING CAN BE CONSTRUCTED.
AND ALL OF THOSE, UH, KEY ELEMENTS GO TOWARDS THE CALCULATION OF WHAT THE COST OF THE PROJECT WILL BE.
SO AGAIN, THAT MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP.
SECOND CONTRACT THAT THE YMCA WILL ENTER INTO IS WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, WITH AN ARCHITECT.
AND THAT WILL BE FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROJECT PLANS.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE THROUGH A, UM, COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND IN CONSULTATION AND REQUIRING THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY AS TO WHICH ARCHITECT IS SELECTED.
THEN THE THIRD CONTRACT WILL BE, UH, A CONTRACT WITH A CONTRACTOR TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING AT A MAXIMUM GUARANTEED PRICE AGREED TO BY THE COUNTY, THE YMCA AND THE CONTRACTOR.
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MODIFY THE SCOPE, THE ORIGINAL INTENDED SCOPE OF THE PROJECT.
IF AT THE TIME WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IS BEING NEGOTIATED, UM, THE PROJECTED COSTS EXCEED PLANNED FINANCING.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW, THE INTENDED SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, AND AGAIN, THIS IS ALL, THIS IS ALL SUBJECT TO THAT MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN THE WORK OF GROW DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDES A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS A-Y-M-C-A TO PROVIDE WELLNESS YOUTH, SENIOR AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING, CONSISTENT WITH THE YMCA'S OTHER FACILITIES.
AND IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, HVAC, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALLS, DOORS AND WINDOWS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING, WHICH WE HOPE A BUILDING WOULD INCLUDE.
UH, THEN SECOND ELEMENT IS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SIGNAGE.
THIRD ELEMENT IS APPROPRIATE ONSITE PARKING SPACES WITH A PAVED PARKING AREA AND A YEAR ROUND POOL.
SO NUMBER THREE, SO THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTS.
THE YMCA WILL ENTER INTO, UH, THE YMCA WILL SERVE AS PROJECT MANAGER FOR ALL OF THIS WORK BEING PERFORMED AND
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PROVIDE REGULAR UPDATES TO THE COUNTY.SO THERE, THERE WILL NOT BE COUNTY PERSONNEL RESOURCES THAT ARE EXPENDED ON BEING A PROJECT MANAGER.
THE YMCA IS GOING TO HANDLE THAT, AND THEY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.
THEY'VE DONE THIS IN MANY DIFFERENT LOCALITIES, NOT JUST THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, BUT IN VIRGINIA AS WELL.
UH, NUMBER FOUR, THE YMCA IS GONNA USE BEST EFFORTS TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF THE, THE DATE.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED BY BOTH PARTIES.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME CONTROL THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO DRAG OUT FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
UH, THE YMCA WILL PROVIDE FOR, FOR A FACILITY FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
SO THAT MEANS ANYTHING INSIDE, ANY EQUIPMENT, ANY, UM, ANY RESOURCES NEEDED FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY WILL HOLD, THAT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE YMCA AT ITS SOLE COST.
UH, THE YMCA WILL HAVE FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN, INCLUDING REPAIRS, THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FACILITY AT THE YMCA'S COST AND EXPENSE.
UH, THE YMCA WILL OFFER AT THE NEW FACILITY, RECREATION, HEALTH WELLNESS, YOUTH, SENIOR AND FAMILY PROGRAMS, CONSISTENT WITH THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OFFERED BY PARKS AND RECREATION.
AND THOSE PROGRAMS OFFERED AT OTHER REGIONAL YMCA FACILITIES.
THE YMCA WILL PROVIDE SPECIAL BENEFITS TO SURREY RESIDENTS FOR THE FIRST YEAR.
FROM THE DATE THE PROJECT IS OPEN.
SURREY COUNTY RESIDENTS SHALL RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT ON THE JOINING FEE.
IN ADDITION, SURREY COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE PREFERRED ADVANCED REGISTRATION ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
AND LAST, THE YMCA MAY, WITH THE ADVANCED APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR AMENITIES TO INCLUDE WALKING TRAILS, OUTDOOR WORKOUT STATIONS, EXTENDED PLAYGROUNDS, AND THIS IS WOULD ALL BE AT THE YMC A'S SOLE COST AND EXPENSE IF CONSTRUCTED THESE EXTERIOR AMENITIES, UH, THE YMCA WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THEM IN GOOD AND SERVICEABLE CONDITIONS.
SO THAT WOULD NOT FALL ON THE COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTY STILL RETAINS OWNERSHIP, UH, OF THOSE, OF ANY EXTERIOR AMENITIES.
NOW MOVING TO THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS, THE COUNTY WILL APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE YMCA TO COVER THE COST OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.
THIS APPROPRIATION IS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 15.2 9 53 A, WHICH GIVES LOCALITIES THE AUTHORITY TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC FUNDS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE LOCALITY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS PREPARED BY THE COUNTY.
AGAIN, THE COUNTY CANNOT DEFINITIVELY KNOW THE FULL COST OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT DEFINE HOW THE COUNTY WILL OBTAIN THE FUNDS PROVIDING THE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE COUNTY TO PURSUE WITH GUIDANCE OF DAVENPORT AND FINANCE, FINANCIAL LEGAL COUNSEL, ALL AVAILABLE FINANCING OPTIONS SUCH AS LEASE FINANCING.
SECOND, THE COUNTY WILL ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYTIME THE COUNTY WILL BE RELINQUISHING AN INTEREST IN ITS PROPERTY, A PUBLIC HEARING IS RE REQUIRED BY VIRGINIA CODE, AND THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WILL FALL UNDER THAT CODE SECTION.
IT WILL INCLUDE THE LEASE AGREEMENT, WILL INCLUDE THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LOCATION OF THE NEW FACILITY AND THE BUILDING ITSELF THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
THE COUNTY WILL RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDING.
ONCE CONSTRUCTED, THE COUNTY WILL APPROVE ALL PLANS AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
THE COUNTY WILL DISPERSE FUNDS FOLLOWING A DETAILED PROCESS SET OUT IN THE AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE YMCA, PROVIDING INVOICES FROM VENDORS TO SUPPORT PAYMENT REQUESTS.
AND DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, EACH INVOICE FROM THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATION FROM THE ARCHITECT THAT THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE INVOICE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROJECT PLANS.
ONCE THE FACILITY IS OPEN, THE COUNTY WILL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE $400,000 TO THE YMCA TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING ONLY COSTS, COSTS OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY SHALL BE COVERED 100% BY THE YMCA.
THE $400,000 FIGURE IS BASED ON THE FY 24 25 BUDGET FOR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
THESE FUNDS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT RESIDENTS BY SUPPLEMENTING AND ENHANCING CURRENT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY PARKS AND RECREATION.
AND LASTLY, THERE IS A TERMINATION PROVISION WHICH HINGES ON WHICH HINGES, EXCUSE ME, UM, ON THE, THE COUNTY'S APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, IF THE AGREEMENT SHALL TERMINATE IN THE EVENT THE COUNTY DOES NOT APPROVE, OBTAIN AND APPROPRIATE FINANCING
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FOR THE PROJECT, THERE WILL ALSO BE TERMINATION PROVISIONS IN THE FUTURE LEASE AGREEMENT.UM, BUT THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN NEGOTIATED AT THIS TIME.
AS I STATED EARLIER, THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL COME LATER IN THIS PROCESS.
UM, IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION, THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE Y TO THE YMCA OF ANY INVOICES FOR WORK PERFORMED BY GROW DEVELOPMENT, THE ARCHITECT OR THE CONTRACTOR UNDER, UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION TAKING EFFECT.
UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT, THAT IS MY SUMMARY.
AGAIN, I AM HAPPY TO TALK IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
UH, THAT WAS A DETAILED SUMMARY OF OUR RESOLUTION, AND I I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
I HOPE THAT IT WOULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE, BUT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD NOW ON THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US, UH, WE WOULD NEED TO ENTERTAIN THOSE AT THIS TIME.
MR. CHAIR, MR. CAHO, SO MS. PERKINS MENTIONED, I THINK THERE WERE THREE TYPES OF THREE CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE GONNA ENTER INTO.
UM, AT WHAT POINT IN TIME WILL WE, UH, BE FUNDING OR PAYING FOR THESE CONTRACTS? DO THEY START IN 25, 26, 27? DO WE HAVE A ESTIMATE ON THAT? I MEAN, IF YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, UH, SO THE CONTRACT WITH GROW DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S GOING TO DO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE, THAT CONTRACT, THE, THE YMCA'S INTENTION, AS THEY HAVE EXPRESSED IT, IS TO ENTER INTO THAT CONTRACT AT SUCH TIME AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO BY BOTH THE PARTIES.
SO THOSE, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT SOME OF THOSE COSTS WILL LIKELY COME UP IN THE YEAR 2025, BUT I CANNOT SAY THAT WITH A HUNDRED PERCENT CERTAINTY BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE, UM, HOW QUICKLY GROW IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE WORK.
THE REMAINING CONTRACTS WOULD BE IN FUTURE, IN FUTURE YEARS.
AND AGAIN, THERE IS A CHECKS AND BALANCES.
UM, THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO, THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, THE COUNTY IS APPROVING THE ENGAGEMENT OF GROW.
BUT BEYOND THAT, THE ARCHITECT AND THE CONTRACTOR, UM, THAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE COUNTY INPUT, UM, AND COUNTY APPROVAL OF THE SELECTED ARCHITECT AND THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR.
AND AGAIN, WE HAVE REQUIRED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE YMCA IS ENTERING INTO THESE CONTRACTS, BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING WITH PUBLIC FUNDS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROCUREMENT ACT IS BEING FOLLOWED, EVEN THOUGH TECHNICALLY IT'S NOT THE COUNTY ENTERING THE CONTRACT, IT'S THE YMCA.
BUT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF PUBLIC FUNDS, WE HAVE PUT THAT REQUIREMENT IN THE AGREEMENT.
AND THE YMCA HAS AGREED TO ABIDE BY THAT REQUIREMENT.
SO IF I CAN ASK ONE ANOTHER QUESTION REGARDING YOUR, YOUR RESPONSE, THE FUNDS THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE EXPENDED IN 2025, DOES THAT HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL? YES.
AND ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OTHER CONTRACT? ONE, TWO, OR THREE AND FUTURE WILL STILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD.
WE JUST NOT, WE DON'T HAVE A BLANK.
WE ARE GONNA SPEND X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS AND APPROVE THAT WE'RE WE'RE SPECIFIC TO THE CONTRACT OR ACTIVITY.
THAT THAT IS CORRECT BECAUSE, UM, YOU CAN'T JUST APPROPRIATE A BLANK CHECK.
SO YOU HAVE TO APPROPRIATE, UM, SELECTED FUNDS, AND THEY HAVE TO BE, BECAUSE IT'S BEING APPROPRIATED UNDER THAT VIRGINIA CODE SECTION, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS.
SO THE RESOLUTION WOULD HAVE TO SAY WE ARE APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS FOR YMCA AND DIRECT WHAT THE YMCA IS GOING TO BE USING THOSE FUNDS FOR.
UM, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO TERMINATE THE PARTS AND RECS FACILITY AND TURN IT OVER TO THE Y AND GIVE THEM THE $400,000.
WHAT ABOUT THE, LIKE THE SPORTS, UM, THE DOCK MASTERS THAT MAY BE OUT THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE PARKS AND RECS? ARE THEY GONNA BE MAINTAINED BY THE YMCA OR ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO DO A SUB UNDER PARKS OR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT FOR THEM TO OPERATE IF WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN FUTURE YEARS? THE SPORTS AND THE, FROM MY, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, TALKING WITH THEM, MR. CAL, THEY, WE PLANNING ON CONTINUING THAT WHAT WE HAVE AND GIVING US EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITH THE COMMUNITIES.
BUT I, NONE OF THE, NONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT I'M AWARE OF TALKING WITH, UH, THE YMCA, THEY NOT, NOT COMING IN TO CUT ANYTHING THEY COMING INTO AND GIVE US EVEN THE MORE.
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THAT THEY, THE SPORTS AND STUFF, BUT I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, LIKE THE DOCK MASTERS IS, IS ONE OF MY BABIES.I, I'VE TRIED, I BROUGHT THIS UP, YOU KNOW, I BROUGHT THE RECOMMENDATION TO, WELL, I'M, I'M TALKING WITH THEM THAT AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO CUT ANYTHING.
THEY WOULD, I, IF, IF WE SUGGESTED, THEY WOULD SUGGEST THAT, I'M SURE THEY COULD INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE.
AND I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE LEASE AGREEMENT.
UM, AND I LOOKED AT IT TODAY AND I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO FORMULATE IT ALL MY QUESTIONS.
SO I I, I WILL ADDRESS THOSE AT A FUTURE TIME.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE LEASE AGREEMENT IS NOT BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY.
BECAUSE THAT LEASE AGREEMENT HAS NOT EVEN BEEN NEGOTIATED, THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD.
SO THAT, THAT WILL BE DOWN THE ROAD.
AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT AND, AND A VOTE OF THE BOARD BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR COVER SHEET FOR THIS TONIGHT, THIS IS FOR THE APPROVAL FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY ATTORNEY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA.
THAT'S WHAT THE ASKED IS FOR OF TONIGHT.
AND MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I, IF I MAY, I TWEAKED THE LANGUAGE IN THE RESOLUTION, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT'S IN THE COVER SHEET.
SO IF I COULD READ THE, IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO READ THE NOW, THEREFORE PARAGRAPH YES.
I THINK THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.
UH, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SURREY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS SETTING OUT THE PARAMETERS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES, INCLUDING FUNDING OBLIGATIONS FOR THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A-Y-M-C-A FACILITY IN SURREY COUNTY ON ENOS FARM ROAD IS APPROVED IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY.
AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZED TO FINALIZE THE TERMS THEREOF IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, AND IS AUTHORIZED TO FURTHER EXECUTE AND DELIVER THE AGREEMENT IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS, MR. CHAIR? I JUST, UH, UM, I JUST HAVE A CONCERN, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION 20 25, 10, EXCUSE ME.
UM, UNTIL SUCH TIME AND WORK SESSION, UH, WITH THE BOARD AND SU BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND STAFF IS SCHEDULED FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS OF FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY DISTRICT BUY-IN WITH THE YMA BEFORE WE JUMP TO THIS CONTRACT AND START PUTTING OUT MONEY UNTIL WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE BUY-IN AND, AND THE FINANCIAL, UH, COST OF THIS.
IS THAT YOUR MOTION, SIR? YES, SIR.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? IF THERE BE NO SECOND MOTIONS DOWN THE FLOOR, WOULD THERE BE AN ADDITIONAL MOTION TO THE REQUEST FOR US TONIGHT? MR. CHAIR? MR. PIERCE? UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE, UH, AGREEMENT AND EVERYTHING.
UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND APPROVE MOVE.
I MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO COMPLETE NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA FOR THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A-Y-M-C-A FACILITY IN S COUNTY.
ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE.
OPPOSED? NO, THE MOTION IS CARRIED.
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BUSINESS IS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, BEFORE I GET INTO THE, THE JUST ONE OR TWO COMMENTS I WAS GONNA MAKE, I DO WANNA SHARE THAT THERE WERE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 23RD WORK SESSION AND, UM, I JUST WANNA GO AHEAD ON AND BRIEFLY READ THOSE MINUTES AND I WILL ASK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THEIR NEXT SESSION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.
THOSE MINUTES DID NOT FOR SOME REASON MAKE IT TO OUR AGENDA PACKET, BUT I THINK JUST BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WAS JUST HAPPENING, IT WOULD BE PERTINENT FOR ME TO KIND OF READ THOSE MINUTES.
SO THAT MINUTE, UH, THAT MEETING WAS HELD ON APRIL THE 23RD.
UH, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS WAS PRESENT EXCEPT SUPERVISOR DREWRY.
ALSO PRESENT WAS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, MYSELF, THE DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OF OPERATIONS AND, AND INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR REGISTRAR WAS PRESENT.
UM, THE DISCUSSION INDICATES THAT DAVENPORT AND COMPANY
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PRESENTED AN ANALYSIS OF SUR COUNTY'S FINANCIAL POSITION TO INCLUDE COMPARISONS WITH SEVERAL PEER COMMUNITIES.A HYBRID FINANCING STRATEGY WAS PRESENTED USING A PHASED APPROACH FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSIDERATION AND PLANNING FOR THE YMCA PROJECT, INTERIM FINANCING FOR THE INITIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF $10 MILLION FOLLOWED BY PERMANENT FINANCING.
THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
MR. ELLIOT INQUIRED AS TO THE CURRENT STATUS WITH THE YMCA AND MS. PERKINS COUNTY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT THE LETTER OF INTENT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED AND THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ROLLINS ADVISED THAT A PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION TO BE ANNOUNCED WILL BE SCHEDULED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SUPERVISOR PIERCE MADE THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE DAVENPORT AND COMPANY TO PROCEED WITH THE NEXT STEPS FOR ENTERING FINANCING.
CHAIRMAN ELLIOT, A VICE CHAIRMAN PIERCE PIERCE, A SUPERVISOR, HARDY A AND SUPERVISOR CALHOUN A AS WELL.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED ON MAY 1ST.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, UH, THAT HAPPENED ON MAY 1ST AT 6:00 PM THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6 45.
I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND READ THAT BECAUSE THAT KIND OF PRECEDES, UM, THE NEXT COMMENT THAT I HAD FOR THE, UM, BOARD, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WHAT WAS THE DATE ON THOSE MEETING? THE DATE OF THE MINUTES? YEAH.
WERE APRIL THE 23RD AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
NO, YOU DID NOT APPROVE THOSE YET.
BOARD MEMBERS, WE HEARD THE READING OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR APRIL 23RD MEETING.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES? IF THERE BE NO QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES, THEN THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE TO THE BOARD FOR THAT OMISSION.
UM, THE NEXT THING I WANTED ADDED, UM, BECAUSE BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, THAT YOU ALL DID PROCEED, UM, GIVING DAVENPORT THE GO AHEAD TO DO THE INTERIM FINANCING.
AS I ADVISED YOU ALL IN EARLIER DISCUSSIONS, UM, THAT THE RFP WAS ISSUED FOR INTERIM FINANCING.
HOWEVER, UM, BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, IN ADDITION TO BOND COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL STAFF, THE RFP WAS NOT ISSUED FOR $10 MILLION.
IT WAS ISSUED FOR A LESSER AMOUNT, AND THE LESSER AMOUNT WAS EITHER $3 MILLION OR $5 MILLION.
THAT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, UM, WILL BE DUE ON JUNE THE 18TH.
AND THAT IS STILL SUBJECT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.
SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH WE'LL FOLLOW ONCE THE, UH, RAP UM, RESPONSES I RECEIVED FROM MY FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
AND THE REASON FOR THE LESSER AMOUNT, AS WE DISCUSSED, WAS THE FACT THAT MS. PERKINS JUST KIND OF OUTLINED THE NEED TO, UH, DO THE INITIAL FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
SO, UM, BASED ON THE SUBJECT, UH, BASED ON OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND OUR BOND COUNCIL, IT JUST MADE PRACTICAL SENSE TO DO THE LESSER AMOUNT.
UM, AND THAT WOULD BE USED TOWARDS THE PHASE FIRST, THE FIRST PHASE DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND SITE PLAN PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
AND THAT WILL ALSO GIVE THE TIME, UH, FOR THE COUNTY TO, UH, HAVE MORE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL COST WOULD BE ONCE THE AGREEMENT IS ENTERED IN WITH GROW DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FOR CLARIFICATION AS WELL.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS, UM, I WANTED TO, UH, SHARE THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO OUR ANIMAL PANEL THIS WEEK.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UM, THE FOLKS AT OUR, UH, THE STAFF AND THE TEAM MEMBERS WHO RUN OUR ANIMAL SHELTER DO AN AMAZING JOB.
UM, THERE WAS SOME ISSUES THAT WE HAD AS FAR AS THE VENTILATION WAS CONCERNED.
THOSE ISSUES ARE BEING FIXED OR HAVE BEEN FIXED.
AND THE VISIT TO THE PANEL, I CAN TELL YOU IT IS A STELLAR LOOKING FACILITY.
SO YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO GO TO OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.
UM, I WANTED TO SAY THAT SERGEANT HAM, MELISSA, AND WE DO HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE WHO JUST STARTED THERE.
THEY DID A FANTASTIC, THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB.
UM, AND I WANT TO ALSO, UM, ADD THAT YOU ALL AWARE OF OUR FIREWORKS EVENT ON JULY 3RD, AND I WILL, UH, MR. HARRISON MAY HAVE THOSE DETAILS, UM, AT ANOTHER TIME, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMING OUT TO SUPPORT OUR FIREWORKS ON JULY 3RD.
THAT CONCLUDES MY, MY COMMENTS.
NO, I DO APOLOGIZE, MR. CHAIRMAN.
UM, TYPICALLY I KNOW THAT WE DO NOT, UM, TAKE THE TIME TO, UM, TO FEEDBACK, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT I MAKE A CORRECTION TO SOME INACCURACIES THAT WERE STATED IN THE EARLIER COMMENT FROM, UM, ONE OF OUR CITIZENS.
UM, IN TERMS OF, UM, OF, OF SILENCE, UM, UH, PAYOUTS.
UM, ANYTIME THAT AN EMPLOYEE LEAVES AND THEY
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HAVE LEAD TIME ON OUR BOOKS, OBVIOUSLY THAT IS GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT'S PAID TO THAT EMPLOYEE.SO I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE SOME INFORMATION IS BEING COMING FROM.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE OUR MEDIA IS GETTING THEIR INFORMATION FROM, BUT I JUST COULD NOT ALLOW THAT TO STAND ON THE PUBLIC FORUM AND THOSE CITIZENS WHO ARE LISTENING TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE COUNTY IS PAYING SILENCE TO EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
SO I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT EMPHATICALLY THAT THAT IS THE REASON WHY AN EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE GOTTEN MORE THAN THAT REGULAR CHECK.
BECAUSE WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY GET LEAVE PAYOUT.
UM, AND ALSO THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING THAT WAS STATED, UM, IN TERMS OF THE, UM, UH, FOUR YEAR REQUEST NOT BEING ANSWERED.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THAT WAS INACCURATE AS WELL.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU MR. ROLLS FOR YOUR, UH, REPORT AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
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YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU OUR REPORTS FROM THE COUNTY HEAD, THE SUR COUNTY, UH, BILL OFFICIALS REPORT THE INSPECTION PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT PASS AND FAIL.WE HAVE OUR SUR COUNTY BILL OFFICIALS FOR THE MONTH OF, THAT'S FOR APRIL AND MAY.
AND ALSO PASS AND FAIL FOR MAY AS WELL.
AND AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR
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FOR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.AND I'M GONNA CHANGE THINGS UP.
I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND SHARING WITH US YOUR CONCERNS.
AND JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR THE CITIZENS OF SE TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
AS I STATED ONCE BEFORE, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.
IT IS MY DESIRE TO DO WHAT I THINK IS BEST THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE TOTALITY OF THE COUNTY, NOT JUST ONE OR TWO.
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO YOU AND DOING WHAT WE FEEL IS BEST FOR THE COUNTY ON THE WHOLE, WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE, WE HAVE MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE, WE HAVE OLDER PEOPLE, AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO, I'M TRYING TO DO MY VERY BEST TO BE A BLESSING TO EVERYBODY HERE IN THE COUNTY.
AND, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK, UH, TO DO WHAT WE THINK IS BEST.
AND ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE FIRST FRIDAY, TOMORROW NIGHT, THE FIRST FRIDAY.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CLEAR IN THE EVENING.
SO PUT IT ON YOUR COUCH AND COME OUT SO WE CAN SPREAD UNITY AND LOVE IN SARA COUNTY.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MR. PIERCE.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE WHO'S ATTENDING.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING US FROM HOME.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK ON THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS EVENING.
UM, WE ATTENDED THE, UM, GRADUATION AS A, UH, AS A BOARD ON, UM, UH, FOUR AS A BOARD ON, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY.
UM, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A DELIGHT TO SEE OUR FUTURE.
UM, SARA COUNTY NATIVES, UH, CONQUER SUCH A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT AS FAR AS GRADUATING.
UM, THEY HAD TWO STUDENTS THAT, UH, RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM BRIGHT POINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UM, BEING THAT, UH, SARA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, BUT THESE TWO, UH, YOUNG MEN WERE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THAT AND BELIEVE RECEIVED SOME TYPE OF CERTIFICATION, UM, UM, STRAIGHT OUTTA HIGH SCHOOL.
SO NOW INSTEAD OF ENTERING, UM, THE JOB FORCE AT AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ENTERING AS A EXPERIENCED WORKER.
SO I THINK THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, ESPECIALLY COMING FROM CITIZENS HERE INS COUNTY.
UM, I DON'T, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT UP HERE AND SAY MUCH AND RAMBLE A LOT, BUT I JUST WANT, AGAIN, JUST, UM, REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THAT LOVE, BEAUTIFUL LOVE SIGN THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, UM, IN, IN, IN FRONT OF OUR, UH, BEAUTIFUL, UH, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
AND AS I, I RIDE BY THERE, UH, AS I PASS THROUGH GOING TO SARAH AND EVEN COMING TO OUR, MY VARIOUS MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS, IT'S JUST A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE DO AS FAR AS THE BOARD, WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE COLLECTIVELY, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IS TO, TO, IS TO, AGAIN, SHOW LOVE OUT HERE INS COUNTY.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF HATE IN THIS WORLD.
I, I SOMETIMES TURN THE NEWS OFF AND, AND AGAIN TO JUST RIDE AROUND SARA COUNTY AND HEARING THE, SOME OF THE, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS, IT'S CLOSING OUR LEFT THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE, UM, GOING BACK IN MY NOTES AND HEARING SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OF THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES THAT SOME OF THE CITIZENS HAVE HAD AND AS COLLECTIVE AS A BOARD AND STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO, UH, ACHIEVE SOME OF THOSE THINGS I HEARD TONIGHT.
UM, MR. UH SSON, I APPRECIATE IT.
I DON'T WANNA CALL YOU OUT LIKE THAT, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, ACKNOWLEDGING THE EFFORTS AND TRYING TO GET THE JONES DRIVE ROAD PAVED.
I KNOW THAT'S HUGE, UH, TRYING TO WORK WITH OTHER, UM, ENTITIES TO GETTING THAT DONE.
BUT, UM, I, I, I RECOGNIZE THAT TONIGHT AS WELL.
I, I APPLAUD MISS, UH, DR. PIERCE AT HER, AT HER COMMENT, BUT IT WAS SUCH EXCITING TO HEAR ABOUT THE HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR YOUNG SCHOLAR, UH, HOW SHE HAS THAT HUGE
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RECOGNITION RIGHT HERE IN LITTLE SARA COUNTY, GETTING INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN.AND AGAIN, WE SIT HERE AND, YOU KNOW, WE COULD, I COULD SIT HERE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT A THOUSAND THINGS, BUT AGAIN, I, I THINK ABOUT THE PAST PEOPLE WHO SAT HERE BEFORE ME AND, AND TOUGH DECISIONS THEY HAVE MADE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A, A, A BRIGHT FUTURE THAT I SEE TODAY.
AND I THINK THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS, I'M HOPING THAT BOARD MEMBERS ON UP HERE ARE, ARE TRYING TO DO THE SAME WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
SO, AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, UH, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR, UH, GETTING TO SPEAK.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME.
UH, JUST BEFORE WE CONTINUE, UH, THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT THE BOARD WOULD, UH, ENTERTAIN A RESOLUTION FOR A SCHOLAR.
AND AT THIS TIME, I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA, AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE WOULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
FOR RESOLUTION WILL BE COMING FORWARD.
UM, THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO'S ATTENDING IN PERSON TONIGHT, AND THOSE ON, ON THE INTERNET OR, UH, OUR CHANNEL.
UM, AGAIN, AS WE JUST DID, RECOGNIZING SKYLAR, UM, THAT POINT WAS, THAT POINT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
AND IT, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO WRITE IT, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, SHE, SHE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
I'M VERY EXCITED, UH, AND PROUD OF HER, OF HER ACHIEVEMENT.
I HOPE THAT SHE'LL COME BACK AND TELL US, UH, MORE ABOUT, UH, HER POINT, GOING OVER TO ENGLAND AND TO SMITHSONIAN AND, AND JUST HER FUTURE WITH, WITH, UM, WITH THE, WITH SCHOOL.
UM, AGAIN, MENTIONING FIRST FRIDAY, TOMORROW NIGHT, UM, HOPEFULLY THE RAIN WILL STAY OFF AND, UM, LET US HAVE A DRY, DRY NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO MADE COMMENTS THIS EVENING.
UM, THEY WERE LISTENED TO AND I MADE NOTES OF THEM.
AND, UM, WE'RE WORKING HARD TO, UM, DO WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER SURREY COUNTY AS, AS WE LIVE THROUGH THESE DAYS.
IF I COULD, UM, I'D LIKE THE YEAR, IF I COULD, YEAR TWO.
I THINK SHE'S BEEN QUIET DOWN THERE.
SHE MADE SOME THINGS ON HER MIND TOO.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY I ECHO A LOT OF WHAT, UH, WAS SAID ALREADY, BUT, UH, A COUPLE THINGS.
UH, MS. BAILEY, IF, IF YOU FEEL THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DANGER EVER PRESENT, DANGER, PLEASE STOP YOU DURING THE CALL.
UH, IT, IT IS REALLY NOT A, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS OR IS CONCERNED, THIS IS A, A, A SAFETY MATTER.
UM, AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL GET OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, DO AN ASSESSMENT OR AN INVESTIGATION, AND, UM, MAYBE BRING SOME CLOTHES IN THAT SITUATION, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, PLEASE DON'T WAIT A MONTH
UM, YOU KNOW, PLEASE, UM, ACT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE, UH, IT, THEY COULD SEE ABOUT THEY'RE FIRING WHERE, WHERE THE, UM, OFFICERS WILL GET OUT THERE HERE AND, AND, UH, RESPOND TO THE APP AREA.
BUT THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT, UH, TO OUR ATTENTION.
ALSO, WHILE, UH, WHILE I GOT THE SHERIFF HERE, UH, MR. PHELPS, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE, UM, ON MY WAY IN TONIGHT, THERE WAS A PRETTY BAD WRECK UP AT, UH, SIX 50 HO ISLAND ROAD.
UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, UM, STOP SIGNS PROVEN TO BE PROVEN TO BE VERY DIFFICULT HERE IN SURY COUNTY WITH THE, UH, ROUTE 31 AND, UH, 10, UH, INTERCHANGE AS WELL.
SO, UM, CITIZENS LISTENING IN, IN, UH, PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND PLEASE WILL BE THE SIGNS.
UM, I, I TALKED TO ASSISTANT THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THE BACK ROADS.
I SAID, GROWING UP IN SUR WE LEARNED ABOUT WHAT I CALL BACK ROAD ETIQUETTE.
THOSE ROADS AREN'T DESIGNED FOR 65 AND 70 MILES PER HOUR.
WE, WE SAW A CAR COMING, WE SLOW DOWN AND GET OVER AND WE PASS.
THEN WE GET BACK TO OUR NORMAL SPEED.
SO I KNOW, UM, A ISSUE I CAN BRING TO THE, UM, UM, TRANSPORTATION MEETING ABOUT SOME OF THE LOW SHOULDERS ALONG BEACHLAND AND JONES DRIVE.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANYONE BE RUN, RUN OFF THE ROAD.
PLEASE SLOW DOWN A OBEY SPEED LIMIT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND RESPECT YOUR, UH, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC AS YOU, AS YOU MEET IT ON, ON THOSE BACK ROADS.
THEY'RE NOT DESIGNED FOR, YOU KNOW, INTERSTATE SPEEDS.
ALL RIGHT? UH, I ECHO, UM, EVERYBODY'S SENTIMENT.
UH, MR. SKYLER GARIS
SO PROUD OF HER, UM, YOU KNOW, STUDENT OF MISSOURI COUNTY NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.
SO, AND SHE READY WITH POISE AND, AND, UM, IT'S, IT IS WONDERFUL.
AND, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, LESSONS WE CAN ALL APPLY TO OURSELVES HERE.
UM, I KNOW THERE MAY BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS LINGERING OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT, UM, THE YMCA PROJECT.
UM, THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST, UH, THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS TO DATE THAT I CAN COUNT, MAYBE MORE.
I KNOW YOU ALL GO THROUGH A TON AS WELL, BUT I KNOW FOLKS WANT IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION, IMMEDIATE INFORMATION,
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BUT THINGS, IT'S A PROCESS.WE HAVE TO TRUST OUR STAFF, THE PROFESSIONALS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COUNTY.
WE GOTTA TRUST THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, UM, THE THINGS EVEN BOARD MEMBERS GET, YOU KNOW, AN INCREMENTS BECAUSE, UH, OF CERTAIN REASONS.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, EVERYONE INVOLVED.
I KNOW, UM, ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE PUT INTO THIS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WILL APPROVE THIS IN, IN INCREMENTS AS IT COMES ALONG THE WAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO, UH, START, UH, SOMEWHERE WITH REBOUNDING, SURREY COUNTY FOR OUR YOUTH, OUR SENIORS, AND GETTING A PRODUCT OUT THERE THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY.
SO, THANKS, THANKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO ALL YOU AND INVOLVED WITH THAT.
AND, UM, AGAIN, ECHO WITH THE, UH, FIRST FRIDAYS.
IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST ONE, YOU MISSED A TREAT.
I THINK WE GOT, UH, THE BLACK HAW BAND COMING UP, I THINK THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES ROCK.
SO YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THAT.
SO PLEASE COME OUT, ENJOY, UH, EACH OTHER AND I AND THE FOOD.
AND I GET UP TO SEE MY SENIORS, OUR SENIORS, EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.
LEMME TELL YOU, EVERY TIME I LEAVE, MY FACE HURTS.
I HAVE SUCH A GREAT TIME LAUGHING, INTERACTING WITH OUR SENIORS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I, ANYBODY WHO, WHO HAS A FEW EXTRA MOMENTS TO GO UP THERE AND, UM, INTERACT AND, AND, AND SPEND SOME TIME, PLEASE DO.
UM, THIS, THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
WE WANT BETTER FOR EVERYBODY, INCLUDING OUR SENIORS.
SO, UH, THEY'RE A LIVELY BUNCH.
AND, UM, UM, THEY, THEY KEEP ME LAUGHING, SO I THINK THEY'RE KEEPING ME YOUNG.
SO, AND I'LL CLOSE WITH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE ALL HAVE CONCERNS AND, AND WARRANTS AND ISSUES AND, AND, AND, AND DISLIKES, LIKES, AND THINGS THAT, BUT I, I HAD A SERGEANT MAJOR IN THE ARMY THAT SAID, DON'T COME IN MY OFFICE WITH A CONCERN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE OF A RESOLUTION.
SO IT'S EASY TO LIVE AND COMPLAIN AND TALK THIS, AND TALK THAT IN POST, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S EVERYBODY'S RIGHT.
IF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A, A OUTCOME OR A RESOLUTION OR, OR, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE END GAME HERE? SO I CLOSE THAT.
AND WE DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR, UH, STUDENT LIAISON, MS. HARRELL.
AND WE WANT TO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A WORD IF SHE WOULD LIKE.
I KNOW SHE SAYS SHE'S GONNA HAVE A REPORT FOR US NEXT MONTH, BUT WE DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER AND THANK HER.
YES, SHE'S VERY ACTIVE IN, IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS AND THINGS IN SUR HIGH, AND SHE'S A STELLAR STUDENT.
AND WE JUST THANK HER FOR, UH, TAKING THE TIME OUT TO HAVE THE YOUTH VOICE PRESENT WITH US TONIGHT.
AND IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REMARK, WE'LL GIVE WAY FOR HER TO DO SO AT THIS TIME.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, AGAIN, THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY AND WELCOME ME BACK FROM MY VERY BUSY SCHEDULE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN CONGRATULATE MS. SKYLER.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN WORKING WITH HER IN BASKETBALL, AND I'M JUST SO PROUD AND LOVE TO SEE THAT SHE'S GROWING UP AND DOING ALL HER OWN THINGS.
UM, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY SAYING THAT I THINK THAT THE MEMBERS OF SURREY COUNTY, THEIR RESIDENTS, THEY SHOULD REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE TO PUT IN WORK AND SACRIFICES INTO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN GROW AND MAKE IT BECOME SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND MORE THAN WHAT IT ALREADY IS.
MR. HARRISON FOR CALLING ON YOU FOR FIREWORKS INFORMATION.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT? I DON'T.
I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S SUPPOSED, OKAY.
WE DO KNOW THAT, UH, THE FIREWORKS WILL BE ON THE 3RD OF JULY, AND THAT IS THE SCHEDULED DATE FOR OUR BOARD MEETING.
SO, UH, THE BOARD, WE HAVE TALKED COLLECTIVELY AND WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT FOR JULY THE SECOND, OH, WANT ME TO SAY IT, MR. SORRY, MR. CHAIR.
UM, WE MET WITH THE TOWN AND, UM, REGARDING WHAT SOME VISIONS ARE, WHAT THEY LIKE TO SEE, UM, TO HAPPEN IN, IN TOWN OF SURREY.
AND WE CAME UP WITH, UM, THROUGH A THIRD PARTY AND A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL OF US.
THE TWO HAVE A VISION BOARD, AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU, YOU KNOW HOW LIKE PIECES OF PAPER AND WELL, YOU
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, MEMBERS FROM OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, MYSELF, MR. WADE AND SOME STAFF TO BE THERE WITH, UM, THESE GIANT, UH, PADS,
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THE STICKY PADS AND, UH, THE TOWN, SENDING TWO OF THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS AND GIVE IDEAS OF WHAT KIND OF AMENITIES AND ACTIVITIES AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS THEY'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IN THE, THE TOWN OF SURREY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.AND SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE A LIST OF THAT AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE THAT TO THE REST OF TOWN COUNCIL.
AND THEN WE'RE ALL GONNA FIGURE OUT COLLABORATIVE WAYS HOW WE CAN MAKE SOME OF THESE VISIONS COME THROUGH.
THAT WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT, UH, FIRST FRIDAYS.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BUSINESS THAT DRAW ATTENTION, WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT UNTIL JULY THE SECOND.