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I LIKE TO CALL THE FRONT ROW RECORD TOWN CASTLE, AND TO ORDER THE SEATING FOR DECEMBER THE 14TH, 2020 FOR A SECOND, WE'LL HAVE A CD TO EVERYBODY
[1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
WOULD STAND.WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF LEGION LED LED BY LUCY LAUDER.
[2. MOMENT OF SILENCE]
OF SILENCE.[3. ROLL CALL]
ROLL CALL PLEASE.COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
OF THE MINUTES WORK SESSION MINUTES OF NOVEMBER THE 16TH AND NOVEMBER THE 23RD, 2020 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.MINUTES OF NOVEMBER THE 23RD, 2020.
MR. HERRERA, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WORK SESSION OF NOVEMBER 16TH AND NOVEMBER 23RD AND THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES, NOVEMBER 23RD, 2001 SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE MOTION CARRIED.
VICE MAYOR C LOC COUNCILMAN COCKRELL.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNCILMAN MEZA.
[5. RECEIPT OF PETITIONS and/or CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE PUBLIC]
IS RECEIPT OF PETITIONS OR CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS.THE FIRST ONE IS DAVID MEANS IT'S CRYSTAL OUT THERE.
DAVID, YOU ALREADY KNOW THE RULES, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO WITH THE RULES OF SAFETY.
SO, SO MY NAME IS DAVID MEANS I LIVE AT TWO 10 WEST FIRST STREET HERE IN FRONT ROYAL.
UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU TO MAYOR JEAN 12TH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE TOWN.
UH, REMARKABLE, UH, OVER THE YEARS I'VE REALLY COME TO ADMIRE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR SMOOTH WAY OF DEALING WITH THINGS.
JAKE MEZA I MET YOU WHEN YOU WERE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED.
SOMEBODY WHO COULD SEE THE BUDGETS, UNDERSTAND THEM AND BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS OVER THE EARS AND REALLY CONCISE.
YOU HAVE A ALSO REALLY STEPPED FORWARD AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, IT'S LIKE A WHOLE NEW WORLD AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
I'LL FIGURE OUT THAT LOOM SOFTWARE WITH YOUR HELP.
UM, BUT FOR COUNCIL, I HAVE A PACKAGE FOR YOU AND IT'S ALL BASED ON A SET OF PLANS FOR STREAM DESIGN THAT, UM, DEALS WITH CURRENT THINKING AND, UH, IT'S 25 OUT OF 49 SCIENCE, UH, SLIDES.
AND I'LL BE A VOICE ON IT, NOT A PICTURE.
SO I HAVE FIVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
UM, AND IT'S ALL DEALING WITH THE HAPPY CREEK, CAUSE I'M NOT SURE WE'VE ACTUALLY FIGURED OUT WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? UM, AND UH, MAYBE I SHOULD GO THROUGH ALL FIVE AND YOU CAN ANSWER WHOEVER HAS THE BEST KNOWLEDGE, UM, UH, WHAT IS OUR
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EVIDENCE OF DOING THE PROJECT? UH, AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I MEAN LIKE, UM, ENGINEERING STUDIES, UH, UH, FLOOD HISTORY, UM, POSSIBLY EVEN PROJECTED STREAMSIDE DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR AND WE KNOW KNOW THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN.UM, PART OF OVERALL PLAN, UH, FOR THE HAPPY CREEK WATERSHED.
UH, SINCE WE'RE, THAT'S A FOCAL POINT.
UM, WHAT IS THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT? UH, CAUSE, UM, ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS 34, 38,000.
AND AFTER FIGURING OUT WHAT STONE MIGHT COST, IT'S GOING TO BE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR SURE.
UM, WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM AND WHOSE IDEA, UM, WHICH I GUESS COINCIDES WITH, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? SO, UH, I GUESS THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
UH, MR. MIMS, BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAST TIME WE COULDN'T GET YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION UP.
COULD YOU EMAIL THAT TO TINA SO WE CAN SHARE IT WITH COUNCIL? YES.
UM, THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT.
LAURIE HAS THIS REALLY GREAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, UH, FOR HER SCHOOL AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH ME, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ONE THING THAT YOU DON'T FIGURE OUT IN THE PROGRAM, THEN YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
SO THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN HELP YOU OR TODD OR I FIRST YOU'LL REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, THE DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT'S SO WELL DONE.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL.
WELCOME TO THE NEW TOWN MANAGER.
I HOPE YOU HAVE COME HERE FOR THE PEOPLE TO GIVE THEM A HAND AND TO BE HONEST WITH THEM AND, AND TO WORK TOGETHER.
YOU HAVE YOUR NAME AND NARRATIVE.
PAUL GABBERT ONE, TWO, TWO, ONE VALLEY VIEW DRIVE, UH, TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, AN EMAIL REQUESTING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EXTENSION ON THE HAPPY CREEK PROJECT THAT WAS ON FRIDAY ON SATURDAY 24 HOURS LATER, I HAD RECEIVED NO RESPONSES.
SO I SENT A REPLY SAYING ONLY NO RESPONSE WITH THE QUESTION MARK TO EACH MEMBER ON SUNDAY 48 HOURS LATER, I RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES.
ONE RESPONSE SAID MY COMMENT OF NO RESPONSE WITH A QUESTION.
I HAVE HAD NO OTHER RESPONSES.
THAT TO ME IS BEING ANTAGONISTIC WAY BEYOND A NO REPLY WITH A QUESTION MARK SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU CONCERNING HAPPY CREEK, ALL HAVE HEARD IS EXCUSES AND FALSE HOODS.
I DID NOT KNOW THE COMPLEXITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SO ON AND SO ON.
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF ALL OF THIS BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY.
A COUPLE OF MEMBERS SAID WE HEARD THE INTERIM TOWN MANAGER AND A COUNCIL MEMBER SAY WHEN IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE CONTRACTOR WHO CUT THE TREES DOWN BY MISTAKE WAS FIRED THE NEXT DAY, HE WAS NO MORE THAN A SCAPEGOAT.
THE STATEMENT BY THE TOWN EMPLOYEE OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT, SAYING ALL THE TREES THAT WERE CUT DOWN WERE CUT DOWN.
SO THE RIP REP COULD BE INSTALLED.
ALL OF THE TREES ON THE BANKS WERE CUT DOWN FOR THE RIP REP.
ALL SIX OF YOU KNEW THE TREES WERE BEING CUT DOWN AND DID NOTHING UNTIL THERE WAS A PUBLIC OUTCRY.
THIS WAS BEING DONE, EXCUSES AND
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FALSEHOOD, BUT LIKE I SAID, THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU.YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE DONE.
THE INTERIM TOWN MANAGER COLLECTS HIS FINAL PAYCHECK AND IS TOLD A JOB WELL DONE.
THIS COUNSEL PUSHES BLAME ONTO SOMEONE ELSE EVERY TIME AND PROTECTS THEMSELVES AND OTHER TOWN EMPLOYEES WHERE THE BLAME SHOULD BE POINTED TO.
I MAY BE ANTAGONISTIC ACCORDING TO A TOWN MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I DO FACE UP AND TAKE THE BLAME.
IF I MAKE A MISTAKE, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT MISTAKE, BUT TAKING THE BLAME AND APOLOGIZING FOR IT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BY THIS COUNCIL.
LIKE I SAID, THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU.
STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND FALSEHOODS TO THE PEOPLE FOR YOUR GIANT ENVIRONMENTAL MISTAKE.
AND JUST SAY WE MADE A MISTAKE.
IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL HAVING YOU MAYOR.
I HOPE YOU WELL IN YOUR RETIREMENT HAVE FUN AND DO EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR, MR. GABBERT? YES.
CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE OR NOT.
SO I DID RESPOND TO YOUR EMAIL.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF YOU WERE ONE OF THE TWO, RIGHT.
BUT I'M SAYING IN MY RESPONSE, I SAID THAT I'D ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AND THAT I WAS HOPING WE WOULD GET SOMETHING FOR THIS EVENING.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S FINE.
AND YOU WORRY ME THAT MAYBE YOU HADN'T RECEIVED IT.
NO ONE ELSE LIKE FIVE TO KNIVES REPORTS,
[6a. Report of Special Committees or Town Officials and Interim Town Manager]
PORTS OF THE TOWN MANAGER, STEVEN HICKS, VICE-VERSA COUNSELOR TOUCH BASE WITH THE INCREASE IN COVID-19 PATIENTS.UH, WITH THE INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES, UH, TODAY WE HAD OUR STAFF MEETING.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIAL PLANS TO KIND OF, UM, LOOK AT HOW OUR OPERATION IS TO MINIMIZE EVEN MORE POTENTIAL, UH, CONCERNS WITH EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS.
SO WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT, UH, PROBABLY TOMORROW, SOME MEASURES TO, TO KIND OF MINIMIZE THE EXPOSURE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL HEADS UP.
UH, AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS, THE OTHER THING WITH THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, UH, COME WEDNESDAY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PREDICTING SOME MODELS, SAY FOUR INCHES, SOME SAY 18 INCHES.
UH, WITH THAT SAID OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER OPERATION STAFF WERE READY, UH, FOR THE EVENT.
UH, LET'S HOPE IT, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
UH, ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK, UH, STAFF AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, I TOOK A TOUR OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR FACILITIES.
UH, MATT HELPED COORDINATE THAT AS WELL AS TINA.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO NOT ONLY LEARN ABOUT FRONT ROYAL AND THE OPERATIONS, BUT TO GET TO KNOW OUR STAFF.
AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME GREAT, UH, STAFF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, STARTING NEXT WEEK AND PART OF THIS WEEK, UH, I WILL BE GOING OUT AND ACTUALLY MEET MORE EMPLOYEES.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH CANCEL.
AND THEN, UM, FINALLY I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, UH, AND, AND HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS, UH, THEIR, THEIR CHRISTMAS.
UH, NEXT ITEM REQUEST REQUESTS OR INQUIRIES OF COUNCIL PEOPLE.
MR. MAYOR, I JUST WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON THE, UM, WHAT MR. GAVIN WAS REFERRING TO AND OTHERS ABOUT AND THE EXTENSION, UH, FOR HAPPY CREEK PROJECT, IF OR WHEN WE HAVE, IF WE'VE ASKED FOR IT OR NOT.
MS. COMPARABLE, UH, MR. HICKS WAS DOWN AT THE PD, SO YOU PROBABLY HADN'T EVEN SEEN THIS EMAIL AT FIVE 45 37 TO SEE EVENING.
UM, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM, UM, MR. HOFFMAN, WHO'S THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHHA, UM, AND THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT IS THERE'S A COUPLE WAYS.
I HAVEN'T EVEN THOROUGHLY READ THE EMAIL WE CANDID.
UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT WE CAN GO ABOUT A POTENTIAL EXTENSION.
UM, SO I THINK TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CALL WITH HIM AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY WHAT THIS MEANS.
THERE, THERE APPEARS TO STILL BE SOME CONFUSION WITH THE MRC AND
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MR. HUFFMAN, EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE, UH, PRESENTED.UM, IF, IF IN FACT WE PLANNED TO PUT IN LARGER ROCKS, UM, HERE'S WHAT, HERE'S WHAT IT SAYS.
UM, THE BMRC PERMIT, ADDRESSES ACTIONS AND WORK THAT ACQUIRE THAT OCCURS BELOW ORDINARY HIGH WATER IN ANY WORK THAT OCCURS ABOVE THAT LEVEL IS UNDER JURISDICTION.
THE CORE AND WARREN COUNTY THROUGH LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT, THE JOINT PERMIT APPLICATION, THE JPA DID NOT INCLUDE THE USE OF LARGER ROCKS.
AND ANY VARIATION FROM THE JPA WILL REQUIRE THE SUBMITTAL OF A NEW JPA.
THAT INCLUDES A PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF THESE LARGER ROCKS.
UH, THIS WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE VARIOUS REVIEW AGENCIES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, PUBLIC NOTICE, PERMIT AND PROCESSING.
SO AGAIN, I HAVEN'T EVEN, WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CONSULT WITH, UM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, THIS JUST CAME IN, LIKE I SAID, FIVE 37.
I DID RECEIVE ANOTHER EMAIL, UM, RIGHT BEFORE THIS EMAIL FROM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT THE, UM, ENS PLAN WITH THE COUNTY HAS BEEN APPROVED, UM, UH, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS TODAY.
MAYOR IN ADDITION, UH, WE DECEMBER 16TH AT TWO O'CLOCK, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH MR. HOFFMAN AND MR. MEANS TO, AS A, UP AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO LOOK AT THE COMMITTEE AND LOOK AT WHAT, WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING ON HAPPY CREEK.
SO THAT IS SCHEDULED AT TWO O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
WELL, THAT'D BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
IT, IT, IT COULD BE, THERE'S GOING TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE SOME INPUT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL LOOK INTO THE, AND IF COUNSEL HAD, IF THEY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
MR. HICKS OR MR. ATHEISTS, I COULD JUST ADD HER, SORRY, MS. COCHRAN.
UM, I'VE JUST, AGAIN, I'M DIGGING INTO THIS EMAIL REALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IT SAYS, UM, HE SAYS, GIVEN THE DEQ DEADLINE FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE EXPOSED AREAS THAT NEED TO BE STABILIZED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PREVIOUSLY PLANNED WORK.
AT THIS TIME, THE TOWN COULD CONSIDER AN APPROACH THAT INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF THESE LARGER STONES AS A FOLLOWUP TO THIS PROJECT.
UH, THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE DEVEL DEVELOPMENT AS SUBMITTAL OF A JPA FOR THE NECESSARY PERMITS FOR THE ADDITIONAL WORK, BUT WOULD PROVIDE TIME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN THAT SHOWS LOCATIONS AND DETAILS FOR THE USE OF THE LARGER ROCKS.
SO I'LL FORWARD THIS OUT TO COUNCIL SO YOU CAN HAVE IT.
AND I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE CITIZENS THAT HAVE REQUESTED INFORMATION LIKE THIS TOO.
I'LL FORWARD IT TO THEM AS WELL.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? MS. PRESENTER, MR. MAYOR.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? NOT ON THAT.
[6b. Requests and inquiries of Councilmembers.]
AHEAD AND DO THE RECOGNITION IS THAT COMES NEXT AND THEN WE'LL DO THE, WELL, I DID HAVE A, IS THIS UNDER THE REQUESTING INQUIRIES OF COUNCIL OR ARE WE MOVING ON? WELL, NO, NO, NO, NO.LAURIE IS GOING TO GIVE OUT THE AWARDS FOR YOU AND THEY AND MR. SHEILA.
SO THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE RECOGNITION BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING Y'ALL WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
I'M HOW MUCH STAY UP HERE? LOWER.
YEAH, LET ME TAKE THE FIRST ONE YOU HOLD.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY AND COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE WISH THEY WERE HERE TONIGHT TO, UH, TO JOIN US IN THIS.
WE DISCUSSED THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I'M SORRY, THEY'RE NOT HERE.
SO I WANTED TO, UM, SPEAK TO MR. MESA.
UM, SO JAKE, THIS IS FOR RECOGNITION OF SERVICE PRESENTED TO JACOB BELL MESA FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE AS PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER, AUGUST, 2015 TO DECEMBER, 2015 AND COUNCIL MEMBER, JANUARY, 2016, TO DECEMBER, 2020.
HE IS RECOGNIZED AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT WHOSE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRESS AND FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED HIS DILIGENT EFFORTS IN THE CONTINUITY OF TOWN GOVERNMENT DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN STAFF, AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.
THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA PRESENTED THIS 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020.
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DIFFERENT.OKAY, MR.
HE'S RECOGNIZED AS DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT WHOSE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRESS AND FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED HIS DILIGENT EFFORTS IN THE CONTINUITY OF TOWN GOVERNMENT DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL, TOWN STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL.
SO BILL, THIS WAS PRESENTED TODAY FOR THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S NOT AWARE OF THIS IS, UH, THEIR LAST MEETING WITH US, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO MR. TIWAN MAYOR T WALL, I SHOULD SAY, UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY BEFORE I READ THIS, SO MY EXPERIENCE I'VE KNOWN MR. T SINCE I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND I GREW UP ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIM.
AND WHEN I THINK OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, I THINK IT'S KIND OF SYNONYMOUS WITH HIM.
I CAN REMEMBER MANY, A SNOW DAYS WHEN THE REST OF THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE EXCITED ABOUT SNOW.
HIS CHILDREN WERE NOT BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT WE, THEY KNEW THAT THAT MEANT HE WAS GOING TO BE OUT WITH THE CREWS AND PUSHING SNOW AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I KNOW HOW DEVOTED YOU WERE TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL.
SO, UH, RECOGNITION OF SERVICE PRESENTED TO EUGENE RT, WALT FOR CLOSE TO 20 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO TOWN, GOVERNMENT BY SERVING AS MAYOR VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND HE IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT, HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRESS AND FUTURE OF A COMMUNITY WOULD BE REMEMBERED FOR YEARS TO COME HIS ABUNDANCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONCERN FOR THE TOWN CITIZENS AND ITS HISTORY WILL BE MISSED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTINUITY OF TOWN GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE TOWN STAFF AND CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF FRAT BOY.
DO YOU GUYS GET IT ONE MORE THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT? PROBABLY NOT EVEN AWARE THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS TONIGHT.
SO, UM, THIS IS RECOGNITION AND SERVICE AND APPRECIATED PRESENTED TO MATTHEW TEA FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE, UH, FOR STEPPING IN AS INTERIM MAYOR MAY, 2019 TO NOVEMBER, 2019, AND ALSO INTERIM TOWN MANAGER, NOVEMBER, 2019, DECEMBER OF 2020.
HE IS RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND ACCEPT THE UNEXPECTED DURING ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES IN OUR COMMUNITY, HIS LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE AND UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE TOWN, CITIZENS, STAFF AND COUNCIL IS A MEASURABLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHERE HE IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE TOWN'S DAILY OPERATIONS, MAKING IT HIS GREATEST PRIORITY.
THANK YOU, CASPER LORI COCHRAN.
I'VE KNOWN HER SO LONG FOR IT.
I FORGET ABOUT YOU IS BARRY YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
NOW WE OPEN UP TO THE, UH, AGAIN, THE REQUESTS OF INQUIRES OF CASTLE PEOPLE, ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK? YES, MR. MAYOR.
UM, FOR THAT, FOR THAT WARM SENDOFF, THAT'S, THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL AND VERY NICE AND MUCH APPRECIATED.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE AREN'T ABLE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT.
UM, I HOPE THAT, UH, THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DESIRE TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN THIS ROOM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE COVID CASES INCREASING, IT WAS AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, UM, THAT WE HAVE THIS HYBRID MODEL OF DIGITAL AND, UM, UM, LIMITED CAPACITY IN OUR ROOM, BUT I'M SURE, UM, IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE, UH, ESPECIALLY AS, UH, MR.
SO MAYBE NEXT TIME WE'LL GET THERE, BUT I, I DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE UNDER THE WEATHER, UM, AND ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT, I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR, OUR NEW NORM AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE WINTER AND INTO THE SPRING MONTHS.
UM, FIRST OFF, BEFORE I COMMENT, UM, ABOUT COUNCIL, I DID WANT TO, UM, JUST REITERATE MY COMMENTS
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FROM OUR LAST WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS TO, UH, WELCOME MR. STEVEN HICKS.UH, HE HAS ONE WEEK UNDER HIS BELT AS, UM, AS WE'RE STILL ROLLING THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT TIMES WITH COVID, BUT HEY, THEY'RE ROLLING OUT THE VACCINE.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A BAD DREAM AWAY, WAKE UP FROM IT SOON.
UM, BUT I, I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE A COUPLE OF HIS EMAILS THAT HE SENT OUT TO OUR DIRECTORS AND OUR STAFF, UH, INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL, UM, SOLICITING FEEDBACK AND, UM, READY TO, TO JUMP IN THE TRENCHES, UH, WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO KEEP THIS TOWN RUNNING.
AND, UM, UH, I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH WHAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR.
UH, AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE A WARM WELCOME TO YOU, MR. STEVEN HICKS.
UH, AND OF COURSE, UH, AGAIN, JUST TO ECHO MY COMMENTS FROM LAST WEEK, BUT, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN, UH, MR. MATT TEDRICK FOR, FOR YOUR SERVICE WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY READ OFF YOUR, UM, YOUR RECOGNITION.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA LIE THE TIME HAS JUST FLOWN BY.
IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT LONG, BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT, BUT BETWEEN THE INTERIM MAYOR AND, UM, TOWN MANAGER, IT REALLY HAS BEEN THAT LONG.
UM, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THAT AGAIN, DIFFICULT TIMES, UM, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS TOWN, UM, AND APPRECIATE YOU SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY.
UM, I DID WRITE DOWN A FEW COMMENTS SO THAT I COULD STAY ON TRACK.
UM, BUT I WANTED TO SAY AS A, AS A FATHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, UH, MY PERSPECTIVE OF TIME TENDS TO GET MEASURED BY THE AGE OF MY CHILDREN.
SO NOW THAT MY OLDEST DAUGHTER IS HALFWAY THROUGH HER FRESHMAN YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I REALIZED THAT THESE LAST SIX, SIX YEARS HAVE JUST FLOWN BY FOR ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS MONTH FINISHES MY TERM ON TOWN COUNCIL AND THAT THIS IS LAST MEETING AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
AND I'M SAYING THAT GENUINELY, UM, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CERNY SERVING ON TOWN.
UH, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ON THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL PLANNING COMMISSION, WHERE I RECEIVED MY CERTIFICATION IN SMALL TOWN PLANNING FOLLOWED BY FIVE YEARS ON COUNCIL.
ONE IS AN APPOINTED MEMBER AND THE OTHER IS A FOUR YEAR ELECTED OFFICIAL.
I WANT TO THINK, OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO GAVE ME A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO SERVE AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE.
I ASSURE YOU THAT I GAVE 110% AND NEVER TOOK FOR GRANTED THE TRUST THAT WAS PLACED IN ME TO ADVANCE THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR THEIR OWN UNWAVERING SUPPORT.
A LOT OF SERVE ON COUNCIL EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AS IT WAS TRULY A FAMILY ENDEAVOR.
IT HASN'T BEEN EASY NAVIGATING THROUGH PERHAPS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES WARREN COUNTY HAS EXPERIENCED WITH THE EDA SCANDAL AND THE LACK OF CITIZEN TRUST THAT FOLLOWED.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO RECOVER FROM THAT, BUT IT WAS, BUT AS I REFLECT ON WHERE WE ARE TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR FOCUSED ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT LEAVE US IN A BETTER PLACE THAN WHEN WE STARTED.
WE FOCUSED ON OUR DOWNTOWN, THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT INITIATIVES, HELPING TO FUND FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCING OUR GAZEBO AREA WITH A NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A PAVILION FOR FAMILY AND OUR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.
OUR DOWNTOWN CONTINUES TO THRIVE WITH NEW RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS, OPENING FOR BUSINESS, WORKING TOGETHER TO WEATHER.
WE FOCUS ON TOURISM THROUGH REBRANDING INITIATIVES AND USHERING INTO THE DISCOVER FRONT ROYAL TAGLINE.
WE'VE CREATED A COUNTY TOWN CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP FOR TOURISM INITIATIVES, AND WE REDIRECTED FUNDING TO BUILD THE STRONGEST DIGITAL PRESENCE WE HAVE EVER HAD AS A TOWN.
WE FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND BUILT A BEAUTIFUL NEW POLICE STATION WITH COMPLETED FUNDING AND HAVE CONTINUED TO INVEST IN THE NEEDS OF OUR OFFICERS THROUGH TRAIN PROGRAMS, BODY CAMERAS, VEHICLES, AND UPGRADED TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES.
WE FOCUSED ON THE REORGANIZATION OF TOWN LEADERSHIP, SELECTING INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND CONDUCTING BUSINESS AND FIND ANSWERS FOR OUR CITIZENS, TRYING TO NAVIGATE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WE'VE HIRED AMAZING INDIVIDUALS ALL AROUND, BUT I AM PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR AND TOWN MANAGER TO KEY POSITIONS THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND OUR ABILITY TO EARN THE TRUST OF OUR CITIZENS THAT WE SERVE.
WE FOCUS ON EXPENSE REDUCTION IN OUR GENERAL FUND, BY HAVING THE FIRST EVER VOTE TO REDUCE REAL ESTATE TAX.
WE MODIFIED OUR HEALTH BENEFITS TO REDUCE PREMIUM, SPEND ONE OF OUR LARGER EXPENSE ITEMS. AND WHEN COVID HIT, WE WERE PROACTIVE IN PLANNING FOR A SHORTFALL IN REVENUE BY MOVING ALL UNNECESSARY PURCHASES TO CONTINGENCY FUND.
THUS, WE ENSURED THAT WE WOULD LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS AS A TOWN.
AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE FOCUS ON OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES BY CREATING AN ANNUAL APPRAISAL PROCESS AND FULLY FUNDING PHASE THREE OF OUR COMPENSATION STUDY, INCREASING WAGES BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS TO KEEP HER PAY EQUITABLE FOR THE WORK WE ARE ASKING OF OUR STAFF,
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ALL OF THIS WAS OFFSET THROUGH EXPENSE REDUCTIONS AND NOT TAX HIKES.I HONESTLY COULD GO ON AND ON.
IS THERE MANY NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY, I AM PROUD TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THIS COUNCIL AND TOWN LEADERSHIP TO HAVE ACHIEVED SO MUCH.
AND WHAT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THANK YOU, GARY GILLESPIE, BILL C LOCKE, LAURIE COCKRELL, LATASHA THOMPSON, JEAN T, WALT AND CHRIS HOLLOWAY FOR MAKING THIS LAST YEAR.
ONE OF MY BEST YEARS ON COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, MATT TODRICK FOR YOUR SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS, SERVING AS INTERIM MAYOR AND TOWN MANAGER.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE TOWN EMPLOYEES FOR PUTTING UP WITH COUNCIL AND PERSEVERING DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOW UP MONDAY NIGHTS TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER FRONT.
THE COMMUNITY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR TOWN.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EVERY YEAR MOVING FORWARD WILL BE BETTER THAN THE LAST THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL.
IT REALLY HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHAT DO YOU SAY AFTER FOUR YEARS OF A SERVICE I'VE MISSED ONE MEETING AND FOUR YEARS.
AND I CALLED IN FROM COLORADO DENVER THAT NIGHT VISITING MY SON AND GRANDCHILDREN ON THANKSGIVING.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT RECORD.
I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN CDBG CARES ACT.
I'M SORRY TO SAY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT FUNDING AND THE WHOLE NINE YARDS FOR GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SPENT.
AND THAT WAS A LONG DRAWN OUT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, WE HAVE AN ASSET AND BJ HE'S VERY THOROUGH.
HE ASKED FOR RECEIPTS, HE WILL NOT APPROVE ANYTHING UNTIL HE'S GOT A PIECE OF PAPER.
AND HE'S SAYING THAT SAYS THE COUNTY OR THE EDA OR THE VENDOR, OR WHOMEVER DEMONSTRATES THE ORIGINAL COST.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE SPENT MANY HOURS COMING TO THAT $8 MILLION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR BJ, I AM VERY THANKFUL AND, AND ALL STAFF AS WELL, BECAUSE I'VE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
AND I REALLY, REALLY HAVE SEEN SOME REAL ASSETS IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT OF A $50 MILLION BUDGET.
AND WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT MATT TJ? HE CAME ABOARD WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
AND THE FIRST CONVERSATION HE AND I HAD WAS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT A COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT DO I SAY ABOUT MAYOR TIWAN CONFIDANT FRIEND? WE'VE HAD PERIODS OF TIME WHERE, UH, WE ARGUE, WE FUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS OR THAT, BUT WE COME TO SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION AND I'LL SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT COUNCIL.
WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE COME TO SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS COUNCIL OF FOUR YEARS.
THEY, OTHER THING IS, UH, UH, THE CARES ACT WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND I WAS GLAD TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT SPENT A LOT OF HOURS THERE.
AND WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT, UH, THINGS WE'VE DONE FOR DOWNTOWN? YOU KNOW, CLOSING MAIN STREET IS A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE.
EVERY TIME THAT WE DID IT AND HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD, MR. HICKS, WELCOME TO THAT.
UH, QUIET, MR. WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU VERY SHORTLY, BUT I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HAPPY CREEK.
I WAS VERY ADAMANT AND SUPPORTING, GETTING SOME, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THAT'S UNDERWAY.
THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER FAILED TO MENTION THAT I HAD PROVIDED HIM WITH THAT INFORMATION, THAT THERE WAS A AD HOC COMMITTEE BEING FORMED.
AND MR MEANS WHO CAME AND SPOKE LAST WEEK.
AND HE WAS HERE AGAIN TONIGHT AND HE POSITIVELY SHOOK HIS HEAD.
EVERY TIME I MENTIONED A FACT THAT HE KNEW ABOUT, SO A LOT OF THINGS HAVE GONE ON THAT
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ON THE HAPPY CREEK THAT THE COMMUNITY EITHER MISSES OR DOESN'T HEAR THE RIPRAP IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING THEIR CREEK.AND I STILL SAY, YOU CAN'T LET THIS AREA.
IF IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF OUR TOWN, YOU CAN'T NEGLECT IT FOR 13 YEARS AND EXPECT IT TO REMAIN BEAUTIFUL CHANGE HAS TO COME ABOUT.
AND IT WASN'T COLLECTED FOUR YEARS AGO.
WHEN I TOOK THIS POSITION AS COUNCIL MEMBER, I WAS APPROACHED BY MANY TOWNS, CITIZENS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ONE OR TWO, I'M TALKING ABOUT MANY THAT WANTED SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FLOODING SITUATION THAT WE HAD IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
AND MR.
OUR ON OUR PROGRAM, WE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT FLOODING, BUT THE I AND I PROGRAM THIS COUNCIL, TOOK IT ON TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT, AND I, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE SAVE US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE TO CHANGE OUR WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS TO, TO ACCEPT FLOODING FLOOD WATERS ANYMORE.
SO FOR THAT, AND ALL THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT ALL OF US HAD AN INTEREST AND EFFORT IN IS APPRECIATED.
UM, I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE.
UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT'S TAKES THE ROLE, SO SOMEBODY HAS TO FILL THAT ONE, BUT, UM, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE A MENTOR.
YOU SIT NEXT TO ME AND LIKE, I'VE ASKED YOU ALL THE QUESTIONS AND IF I MESSED UP, YOU'D BE LIKE, IT'S OKAY.
AND, UM, I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
UM, MR. T, WELL, I ALWAYS SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE EVERY MANHOLE ISN'T FRONT ROYAL AND I THINK I'M JOKING.
UM, SO I REALLY COUNT ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH ALL OF THE WATER IN THE WORKS AND EVERYTHING, AND I'D APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND HOW WELCOMING YOU WERE WHEN I CAME TO THE COMMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL.
UM, MR.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE YOU LEADING THE CHARGE ON FINDING A NEW TOWN MANAGER.
AND, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, MATT, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND BRINGING, UM, WITH YOU.
I REMEMBER WHEN HE FIRST BECAME MAYOR SUCH ORGANIZATION TO EVERYTHING AND YOU SAT DOWN AND YOU SAID, HEY, WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH? AND WE WORK FROM THERE.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
AND I KNOW IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN EASY.
I KNOW THAT ALL OF US HAVE NOT AGREED ON EVERYTHING.
I KNOW I WOULD GET EMOTIONAL, BUT, UM, I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU TREATED ME WITH RESPECT, EVEN WHEN WE DID NOT AGREE ON SOMETHING.
AND I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU ALL LAURIE.
WELL, I'LL JUST MAKE IT QUICK.
BUT, UM, I THINK TASHA SAID IT BEST.
I REALLY AM GOING TO MISS YOU ALL.
AND, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING THIS SINCE JANUARY, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
YOU ALL, THEY EVEN APPOINTING ME.
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU ALL, BUT I FEEL LIKE I STILL HAVE A LOT LEFT TO LEARN.
I KIND OF WAS THINKING TONIGHT THAT I'M HOPING YOU MIGHT BE ON CALL.
SO BE EXPECTING A TEXT EVERY NOW AND THEN.
UM, BUT I REALLY HAVE APPRECIATED WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
AND I, AND I KNOW YOU'LL CONTINUE TO, UM, TO STAY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND, UH, AND SEE GREAT THINGS FOR FRONT ROYAL THAT I KNOW I'VE SHARED THIS WITH YOU ON OUR END, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST THE FACT THAT I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT MR. T DEREK'S TENURE, ESPECIALLY AS TOWN MANAGER, WAS HOW MANY EMPLOYEES APPROACHED ME AND MENTIONED HOW, UM, HOW MUCH THEY LIKED, UH, THE TIME WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS TO YOU.
AND THEY WOULD SAY, I REALLY LIKE THAT TEACHER.
AND, UM, AND I THINK THAT'S A REAL TRUE TESTAMENT TO A LEADER IS WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDER YOU, UM, ARE SEEING THE BENEFITS, EVEN WHEN THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT WE SAY, SOMETIMES RESPECT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND THEY FELT RESPECTED BY YOU.
[6c. Report of the Mayor]
I HAD MADE UP MY MIND.I WASN'T GOING TO SAY A WHOLE LOT, BUT I AM GOING TO SAY A FEW THINGS.
FIRSTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SERVING WITH ME AS MAYOR THIS YEAR AND BEFORE THE OTHERS, THAT WHEN I WAS MAYOR FIRST TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AT MY YEARS OF SERVING FRONT ROYAL.
I'VE SERVED FRONT ROW SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 40 PLUS YEARS.
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PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND ALL THE OTHER HATS I HAD WORN AT THE TIME FROM ENGINEER TO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO, TO PLANNER AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE DONE OVER MY LAST 10 YEARS.BUT DURING MY YEARS WITH THE TOWN, UH, I GOT ON THE CASTLE IN 2000.
AND DURING THAT TIME I WORKED AT WORKED FOR AT LEAST FIVE MANAGERS.
NOW, I THINK I'VE WORKED WITH OR UNDER, OR BEING THE BOSS OF NINE MANAGERS.
I BELIEVE I TRIED TO COUNT THEM UP NEXT YEAR.
BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A GREAT TIME IN FRONT OF ROW.
WE SHADE ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE BUILT A NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NEW PUBLIC WORKS AREA AND NEW, UH, ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT, UH, NEW SEWER PLANTS, NEW WATER PLANTS, AND MANY, MANY, MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST 40 SOME YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN PART OF.
AND SOME OF US, I WAS IN CHARGE OF SOMEBODY THAT WASN'T, THAT WAS ON THE COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR.
UH, BUT I GUESS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I CAN REMEMBER, AND FOR ROYAL WAS 1985 WHEN WE DID THE, THE BLOCK GRANT.
AND I WAS IN CHARGE OF THE MAIN STREET PROJECT AND MY MEN BUILT, UH, ACTUAL GAZEBO AND, AND DID ALL THE WORK THAT WAS DONE DOWN ON MAIN STREET.
AND WE REPLACED ALL THE WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, WHATEVER IT WAS IN THE GROUND WE REPLACED.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, IT COMES TO MIND THAT HOW GOOD EMPLOYEES THAT YOU HAD WHEN WE PUT THE TOP ON THE GAZEBO AREA.
AND WE HAD BUILT IT IN OUR MAINTENANCE SHOP DOWN AT, UH, BEHIND THE BIG GROCERY STADIUM, UH, OF ALL THE BOLTS, I THINK WAS 64 BOLTS THAT HELD THE TOP OF THAT ON.
AND ALL OF THEM HIT PERFECT EXCEPT ONE.
AND WE HAD TO RETRAIN ONE HOLE FOR OUR HALF INCH.
AND SO, AND WE HAD BUILT IT IN SIX DIFFERENT PIECES AND IT ALL FIT TOGETHER LIKE A GLOVE.
AND AS WELL AS THE OTHER WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE, AND I WAS THE ENGINEER ON IT AS WELL.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I COULD GO ON ALL NIGHT TALKING ABOUT BUILDINGS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE, BUT, BUT THE GREATEST THING IS I'M I WAS HERE TO ABLE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
AND LIKE I SAID, I'VE SERVED THE PUBLIC FOR PROBABLY 40 PLUS YEARS.
I THINK IT'S S 20 ON THIS PLAQUE, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S REALLY 16, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
CAUSE I HAD 25 ERIN WITH PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND I THINK 16 WITH, WITH THE CATS, WITH BEING MAYOR.
BUT, BUT REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER IT IS, I I'M REALLY PROUD OF BEING ABLE TO SAY, I'M A CITIZEN OF THE FRONT ROYAL.
I'M PROUD TO BE A PERSON WHO HAS TAKEN UPON HIMSELF TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
AND I HOPE THIS UP THE GRID, THE PUBLIC REALLY APPRECIATED THAT DURING MY TENURE HERE, AGAIN, I'VE SERVED WITH PROBABLY 30 OR MORE PEOPLE ON THIS CANCEL AS MAYOR OR COUNCILMAN IN, IN OTHER AREAS.
AND, AND REALLY, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD A GOOD TIME.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
AND IN, IN THOSE YEARS, I'M VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE.
STEVE, WITH YOU BEING HERE NOW, UH, I WAS HOPING I COULD WORK WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I'LL WORK WITH YOU BEHIND THE SCENES HOPEFULLY, AND MAYBE WE CAN GET OUT, AT LEAST PLAY SOME GOLF ONE DAY SOONER OR LATER, IF THE WEATHER DOESN'T GET TOO BAD.
AND MATT, WE'LL SEE YOU LATER AND I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU AROUND TOWN.
SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, THANKS FOR EVERYONE.
HERE'S THE SAFETY AND ALL THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN ME.
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WE GO OFF AND WORK TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE OR MAYBE OTHER PROJECTS.
WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS SAID, LET'S GET INTO OUR BUSINESS FOR THIS EVENING.
[7. PROPOSALS FOR ADDITION/DELETION OF ITEMS TO THE AGENDA]
ITEM IS PROPOSALS AND ADDITION OR DELETIONS OF ITEMS TO THE AGENDA.MR. MAYOR, UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT C A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR VESTA UPGRADE PROJECT, CALL RADIO RECORDING SERVICES AND TIM TIAA.
AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 10, PUBLIC AIRING, SPECIAL PERMIT FOR RICHARD SPEED WACK PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON NON-CONFORMING LOT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, CAN HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR C LOT.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNCILOR MEZA YES.
WE TAKE IT OFF TWO ITEMS, ITEM EIGHT.
SEE UNDER THE CONSENT AND ITEM 10, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
UM, I WANT IT TO REMOVE NUMBER 13.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR MR. BILL TO GET THROUGH HIS MR. C LOCK SALARY.
IS THE DONATION FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR $50,000
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NUMBER 13? YES.OH, I GOT YOU ROUND THE WRONG PAGE.
DO I HEAR A SECOND HERE? A SECOND? OKAY.
ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS IT OR WE'RE GOING TO VOTE OR WE'LL DISCUSS THE SURE.
NO, IT, IF YOU'RE, IS IT, IF YOU'RE SECOND IN IT, WE'RE REMOVING IT FROM THE AGENDA ALTOGETHER, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE COULD DISCUSS IT, BUT THE VOTE WILL BE YES OR NO IF WE MOVE IT AND IT HAS TO BE EITHER A WHOLE CASTLE HAS TO VOTE YES.
TO REMOVE, UH, I WON'T SECOND IT, BUT WHEN WE GET TO THAT, WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND DECIDE.
IS THERE A SECOND, THIRD TIME? IS THERE A SECOND FOR LACK OF A SECOND, THE MOTION DIES.
[8. COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
EIGHT TO SEE EVENING CASTLE APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MR. MERRITT.I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING FOR APPROVAL.
NO, I'M ASKING FOR A OH, MOTION, MOTION.
SORRY, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED, UH, WITH THE ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS, UH, POST.
WELL WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANYBODY WANT TO PULL ANYTHING ELSE OFF THE AGENDA? DOES ANYBODY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA? YOU MEAN FOR NUMBER FOUR FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH NO DISCUSSION TO COVER, UH, LOW COST VICE MAYOR.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNCILMAN MEZA.
[9. PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance to Amend Chapter 28-Planning Commission Membership (1st R)]
ITEM.AN ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 28 PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.
FIRST READING, COULD YOU READ THE SUMMARY PLEASE? THE FRONT ROYAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED AS A SEVEN MEMBER BODY AS SET FORTH UNDER TOWN CODE CHAPTER 28.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THIS CHAPTER IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FROM SEVEN TO FIVE AND TO MAKE OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 28 REGARDING TERM OF OFFICE AND REMOVAL FROM OFFICE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP AND TO MIRROR APPLICABLE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15.2 DASH 2212 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CHANGING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO A FIVE MEMBER GROUP WOULD MAKE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION CONSISTENT WITH THE MEMBERSHIP NUMBER OF BOTH THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, WHICH ARE ALSO FIVE MEMBER PUBLIC BODIES.
THIS PROPOSAL WAS PRESENTED IN A STAFF MEMORANDUM AND DISCUSSED WITH TOWN COUNCIL AT IT'S OCTOBER 26TH WORK SESSION.
IT WAS A CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL FOR STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARING.
ON THIS MATTER BY COUNCIL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO, SIR.
IS YOUR ONE IN ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THE CV, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THIS TIME I'LL CLOSE.
OUR PUBLIC HEARING ALTERA JOHN WERE TO CANCEL.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO A TOWN CODE CHAPTER 28 PLANNING COMMISSION IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND AS SET FORTH AND PRESENTED IN PRESENTED ORDINANCE, THEREBY CHANGING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE FRONT ROYAL PLANNING COMMISSION FROM SEVEN TO FIVE AND IN MANY, IN OTHER SECTIONS OF TOWN CODE 28, THAT COINCIDE WITH THE CHANGE ACCORDINGLY AND IN CONFORMITY WITH STATE STATUTES.
YOUR SECOND, SECOND TO SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? YES.
UM, I THINK THE SUMMARY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF LAYING OUT WHY WE'RE MAKING THE CHANGE FROM SEVEN TO FIVE.
UM, BUT I DID WANT TO JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
WE'VE HAD SOME DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SERVED FOR QUITE SOME YEARS ON PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH ALLOWED US TO KEEP A BODY OF SEVEN, UM, MEMBERS, WHICH IS, WHICH HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY GREAT, BUT OVER TIME, UH, MEMBERS HAVE DROPPED OFF AND IT'S BEEN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FILL OUR BOARD POSITIONS.
UM, YOU FILL OUR BOARD POSITIONS, UM, PLANNING, COMMISSION BEING ONE OF THEM.
AND NOW WITH ONE OF OUR, OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS NOW JOINING COUNCIL IT'S EVEN THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO KEEP A BODY OF SEVEN.
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THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER BODIES APPOINTED BODIES, THAT FIVE MEMBERS WITH SUFFICE.UM, AND SO, UH, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD MOVE IN REDUCING THE SIZE OF IT FROM SEVEN TO FIVE AND HOPEFULLY DEFINE SOME, UH, QUALIFIED AND TALENTED INDIVIDUALS, UH, TO FILL THAT SEAT.
ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, UM, IT'S NOT JUST FILLING THE SEAT AS AN APPOINTED, UH, PLANNING COMMISSIONER, BUT WE DO ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TO BE IN SMALL TOWN PLANNING AS WELL.
SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT, UM, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER BOARDS AS WELL.
UM, AND SO AGAIN, MOVING IT TO FIVE, I THINK WOULD ALLOW US TO, UM, FIND SOME QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, UM, AND HOPEFULLY KEEP THEM FOR A LONG TIME.
ANYONE ELSE HEARING NONE? WE'LL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN IS ABSENT COUNCILOR MEZA YES.
NEXT ITEM DENIED HAS BEEN DELETED NUMBER 10.
[11.COUNCIL APPROVAL – COVID-19 Municipal Utility Relief Program – FY21 Budget Amendment and Agreement with Warren County]
NUMBER 11, CANCEL APPROVAL.COVID 19 MUNICIPAL UTILITY RELIEF PROGRAM.
FYI 21 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND AGREEMENT WITH WARREN COUNTY.
COULD YOU READ YOUR SUMMARY PLEASE? COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO APPROVE AN F Y 21 BUDGET AMENDMENT TO RECEIVE $88,109 FROM MORIN COUNTY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
COVID 19 MUNICIPAL UTILITY RELIEF PROGRAM TO ALLOW THE TOWN TO DISTRIBUTE TO ELIGIBLE TOWN UTILITY ACCOUNTS.
ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, FURTHERMORE COUNCILS REQUESTED TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN FOR THE USE OF COVID-19 MUNICIPAL UTILITY RELIEF FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.
STAFF WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE AN INTRA FUND BUDGET TRANSFER TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS ACCORDINGLY TO THE CORRESPONDING ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
I TURN IT OVER TO CANCEL AT THIS TIME.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A F Y 21 BUDGET AMENDMENT TO RECEIVE $88,109,000 FROM WARREN COUNTY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
COVID-19 MUNICIPAL UTILITY RELIEF PROGRAM TO ALLOW THE TOWN TO DISTRIBUTE TO ELIGIBLE TOWN UTILITY ACCOUNTS.
ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, I FURTHER MOVED THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN FOR THE SUP COVID 19 MUNICIPAL UTILITY RELIEF FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF, ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARES ACT.
ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MR. MAYOR.
UM, I SEE THAT BJ HAS COME OUT OF THE OFFICE CAUSE HE ANTICIPATED THE QUESTIONS.
UM, REMIND ME AGAIN, WHAT IS OUR TOTAL DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS? UH, DOLLARS I'M SORRY IS APPROXIMATELY A 545,545,000.
AND I'M DISTILLING THIS DOWN IN SIMPLE TERMS, BUT BASICALLY THIS IS RELIEF FUNDING GIVEN TO US BY THE STATE TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE, UM, HARDSHIPS ON PAIN, THE UTILITY ACCOUNTS.
SO, UM, SO IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET SOME FUNDING 8,000 IS REALLY NICE, BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE REARS, UM, BY 400, SOME 30,000, UH, THAT IS, THAT IS INDEED CORRECT.
THE, UH, AND, UM, UH, THE, UH, THE FUNDS ARE LIMITED TO THOSE ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS.
ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS HAVE TO BE 30 DAYS IN A REARS WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO THOSE 60 DAYS IN ARREARS.
UM, AND THE, UH, THE ACCOUNTS WILL NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE CARE'S FUNDING PREVIOUSLY.
SO THERE ARE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT YES, IT WILL HELP SUPPORT ANY INDICATION THAT THERE MIGHT BE A SECOND ROUND OF CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING.
UH, NOT AT THIS POINT UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXTENDS THE CARES, UM, UH, GUIDELINES, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE, UH, NOT TOTALLY COMPLETE, PRETTY WELL COMPLETE BY DECEMBER 30TH.
AND I'M JUST SAYING THIS FOR AGAIN, PUBLIC RECORD, BUT, UM, THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, UM, DID NOT GET AN EXEMPTION TO, UM, ESSENTIALLY COLLECT ON DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS AS, UM, AS, UH, LIKE DOMINION POWER DIDN'T.
IS THAT CORRECT? AM I SAYING THAT CORRECT? IT'S CORRECT.
THAT WE DID OBTAIN AN EXEMPTION, BUT NOT IN THE SAME FASHION THAT DOMINION OBTAINED, MEANING THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LET USERS WHO ARE DELINQUENT, UM, DRAW ON THE UTILITIES AND THE IDEA BEHIND THIS FUNDING IS TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THAT.
UM, THIS WILL HELP OFFSET SOME OF THAT.
UH, WE DID HAVE A, WE DID OBTAIN THE EXEMPTION LAST MONDAY.
UH, SO WE, WE CAN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THERE'S STILL A FEW ITEMS WE HAVE TO CHECK OFF BEFORE WE CAN, UH, RESUME DISCONNECTIONS IF WE CHOOSE TO DO SO UP UNTIL LAST MONDAY, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
SO, SO I MEAN, DON'T GET ME WRONG.
IT'S NICE TO GET SOME FUNDINGS BETTER THAN NONE.
UH, BUT ALSO DIDN'T WANT THERE TO BE A PERCEPTION THAT THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT LIFT FOR
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US, UH, BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS.BJ, ARE THERE CERTAIN GUIDELINES THAT'S ADMISSIBLE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE DELINQUENT? YES.
THERE IS A, UM, UM, A RATHER LONG LIST OF GUIDELINES.
UM, I MEAN THEY HAVE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THOSE GUIDELINES.
THE, UM, THEY DON'T MEET THE GUIDELINES.
THE NURSE STILL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BUILDING.
THE, UM, UH, THE TWO MAJOR GUIDELINES IS, IS THAT THE ARREARAGE, NOT THE ACTUAL BUREAU BILL, BUT THE ARREARAGE.
SO PAST DUE, IT HAS TO BE 30 TO 60 DAY OR OVER 30 DAYS, UM, TO EVEN BE ELIGIBLE OVER 60 DAYS TO RECEIVE PRIORITY, UM, ARE THE TWO BIGGEST GUIDELINES, UM, AND RECEIVING NO PREVIOUS CARES FUNDING.
DID TELL YOU BASICALLY UNEMPLOYMENT, UH, OR, UM, THERE ALSO HAS TO BE A HARDSHIP, A HARDSHIP, AND A RELATED TO COVID-19.
SO UNEMPLOYMENT, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, CHILDCARE, THINGS LIKE THAT, OR MAYBE A MEDICAL CONDITION RELATED TO COVID.
UH, SO THERE ARE, UH, THERE IS A LIST OF GUIDELINES AND WE'LL, WE WILL, WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO OUR UTILITY ACCOUNT HOLDERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO ASSISTANT COUNCILMAN, UH, HAVE MADE AN IMPORTANT FACT.
IF WE STICK TO THE NUMBERS THAT YOU QUOTED US, WE WERE STILL BEING A WHOLE SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND I DO ANTICIPATE, UH, UH, THE FIGURES FOR DECEMBER CLIMBING A LITTLE BIT UNTIL WE GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH ALL THE NOTICES AND THINGS, UH, FOR THE EXEMPTION.
UH, THAT WAS PART OF THAT CLARIFICATION.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? WELL, HIS PARENTS SEE LOT.
COUNCILMAN GLOSSARY, ABSENT COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S APPS IN COUNSELING.
[12. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Resolution for Town Manager to Accept Deeds of Easement on Behalf of the Town for Redundant Waterline Project in the Route 522 North Corridor]
THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 12 CASTLE APPROVAL RESOLUTION FOR THE TIME MANAGER, EXCEPT DEED OF EASEMENT IN BATH OR THE TOWN FOR THE REDUNDANT WATERLINE PROJECT AND PARK ON THE RIGHT FOOT, ROUTE FIVE 22 NORTH CORRIDOR.DO I HEAR A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, THE COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE TOWN MANAGER TOWN ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF FORT ROYAL, ALL DEEDS, DEEDS OF EASEMENT UNRELATED, RIGHT RIGHTS TO COMPLETE THE ROUTE FIVE 20 TO THREE 40 REDUNDANT WATERLINE PROJECT.
HERE'S A SECOND, SECOND MOTION.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNSELOR MEZA YES.
[13. COUNCIL APPROVAL – FY21 Budget Amendment Chamber of Commerce Donation]
FYI BUDGET AMENDMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DONATION.DO I HEAR A MOTION ON SECOND THOUGHT? LET ME READ THE SUMMARY.
COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO APPROVE AN F Y 21 BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 AND TO APPROVE THE TOWN DONATING $50,000 TO THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOW TO HER EMOTION.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 AND APPROVE THE TOWN DONATING 50,000 TO THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TO HEAR A SECOND, SECOND EMOTION AND A SECOND.
UM, IT'S FOR, UH, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA BY DJ AND MATT.
UM, SO I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THOSE GUYS, I GUESS.
SO THE LETTER DOESN'T TECHNICALLY ASK FOR SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF MONEY, I'LL SAY THAT SERVICES THAT THEY'RE LISTED, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE OR SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED FREELY FROM THE LORD FAIRFAX, SMALL BUSINESS CENTER, AND THEY'VE RECEIVED CARES, ACT MONEY FOR THAT.
I'M ALSO READING, UM, THAT THIS WILL MAYBE COVER FEES OF THEM DOING THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
UM, I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS $50,000 WORTH OF SERVICES.
ONE, UM, TWO IT'S DUPLICATES AND THREE ARE WE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE CHAMBER WITH $50,000 EVERY YEAR? AND WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM? SORRY, LOTS OF QUESTIONS START WHEREVER YOU WANT.
UM, JUST TO, UM, MAYBE BRING IN SOME, UH, HISTORY.
I THINK WE HAD TWO OR THREE WORK SESSIONS WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO DETERMINE
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HOW WE WERE GOING TO SPEND THE CARES ACT AROUND TO FUNDING.AND IF YOU RECALL, THERE WAS, UM, AT THE TIME THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, HOW MUCH MONEY WAS GONNA BE USED FOR HAZARD PAY, HOW MUCH MONEY WAS GOING TO USE FOR BUSINESS INCENTIVES, HOW MUCH MONEY WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DONATION? SO THE $50,000 WAS CARRIED OVER IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE SPREADSHEETS.
AND SO WHEN THE COUNCIL, UH, CHANGED THE POLICY BY WHICH WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE CARES ACT FUNDS WHERE WE, WE, UH, SUBMITTED THE, UH, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARIES AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET LUMP SUM CHECKS.
UM, THE $50,000 IS IT'S A DONATION IS WHAT IT IS AND AN EFFORT TO HELP THE CHAMBER STAY AFLOAT, BUT ALSO IN TALKING WITH THE CHAMBER, UM, UH, WE HAD, WELL, LET ME BACK UP BJ AND I, AND, AND STAFF WERE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PERSON IN-HOUSE, UM, AND PAYING THEM AS A CONSULTANT IN AN EFFORT FOR BUSINESS RECOVERY EFFORTS, SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY EFFORTS AS PART OF THE CARES ACT FUNDS.
UM, AND, UM, IN TALKING WITH PROCUREMENT, UH, IT JUST MADE IT A LOT EASIER TO FIND A, UM, NOT-FOR-PROFIT TO KIND OF OVERSEE THAT INDIVIDUAL.
LORD FAIRFAX, UM, DOES HAVE THAT SERVICE, UM, AS WELL AS OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
UM, BUT THIS PERSON WOULD SPEND, ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS A MONTH, SPECIFICALLY IN FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, UM, THE, UM, THE SPECIAL PERMITTING PIECE, UM, HANDLING THE SPECIAL PERMITS.
UM, THAT'S NOT REALLY, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST A VALUE ADDED SERVICE THAT THEY VOLUNTEERED THAT THEY WOULD DO FOR US.
UM, AND, AND YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT MISTAKEN, THERE'S, THERE IS NO QUANTIFIABLE, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY, UM, SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICE.
THE CHAMBER IS GOING TO PROVIDE, IT WAS A DONATION TO HELP WITH THE, UH, THE BUSINESS RECOVERY EFFORTS, AS WELL AS TO HELP OFFSET THEIR SHORTFALL.
UM, WHAT HAPPENS YOUR, I THINK YOUR OTHER QUESTION WAS, WHAT ABOUT NEXT YEAR AND, AND OTHER, I MEAN, THAT'S UP TO FUTURE COUNCILS TO DECIDE.
UM, THERE'VE BEEN, THERE HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE PAST, I THINK PRIOR TO JEAN, YOU PROBABLY WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY.
UM, IN YEARS PAST THE, UH, COUNSEL AND THE, UH, THE, UH, COUNTY WOULD DONATE MONIES TO THE CHAMBER FOR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THAT STOPPED BECAUSE IT BECAME SELF-SUFFICIENT TO SOME DEGREE.
AND THEN, UM, THIS YEAR, UH, WITHOUT THE, THE ABILITY FOR THE CHAMBER TO GENERATE THE REVENUES THAT THEY DO, UM, THEY'VE COME TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN AND ASKED FOR DONATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH WE'VE, WE'VE DONE.
AND THEY'VE ALSO PROVIDED THE SERVICES TO ADMINISTER THE FIRST ROUND.
THE CARES THAT THE HOPE I ANSWERED, DID I ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS? I THINK SO.
I JUST WANT A HUNDRED PERCENT CLARIFY, SAY THE MONEY THAT WE'RE DONATING THAT'S $50,000 IS COMING FROM THE CARES ACT.
LET ME, LET ME BE VERY TECHNICAL WITH THAT.
I, I KNOW, AND BJ, YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M, IF I MISS MISSPEAK IS COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THE CARES ACT, UM, THE COUNTY, THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED TO DATE APPROXIMATELY $800,000 FROM THE CARES ACT ROUND TWO.
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, WE SHOULD RECEIVE THE BALANCE 300,000 FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION, UH, OTHER $1.2 MILLION.
THERE'S BEEN MONIES AS OUR HAIR HAD BEEN SPENT THE, THE, UM, EMPLOYEE BONUS THAT YOU DID LAST MEETING THE, UM, SCADA SYSTEMS FOR THE ELECTRIC IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
AND YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THOSE, THOSE ITEMS. SO THERE'S STILL A BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $500,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND.
SO I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD, DID I SAY IT, THE MONEY'S COMING FROM CARES ACT? IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN REIMBURSED IS TECHNICALLY COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND WHEREBY THE GENERAL FUND HAS BEEN INCREASED BECAUSE OF CARES ACT FUNDING.
BJ DID I IT'S COMING FROM CARES FUND THE MONEY THAT HAS BEEN DEPOSITED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A GOOD DECISION.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, OR I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THE ANSWER.
SO, SO THIS MONEY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPENT BY DECEMBER 31ST, WHERE AS, UM, YOU KNOW, CURE SOME OF THE CARES, CARES, ACT MONEY HAD TO BE SPENT BY THEN, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY, WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT SHE SAID.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPENT BY DECEMBER 31ST, UM, TO TOUCH ASTRID.
I KNOW WE ASKED IT LAST WEEK, THIS DOESN'T TIE US THIS DOESN'T TIE THE COUNCIL INTO THIS BUDGET ITEM AS BEING IN THE 2022 BUDGET.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DONATING MONEY IN THIS BUDGET, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WHEN WE GET READY TO DO
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BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR, THAT THIS WILL STAY AS A LINE ITEM.I MEAN, I GUESS IT COULD BE THERE AND WE WOULD JUST DECIDE WHETHER WE WANTED TO TAKE IT OUT OR PUT IT UP.
AND IF, IF I WERE, UM, IF I WERE STILL IN AN ADVISORY ROLE, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST TO COUNSEL IS, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU GETTING VALUE FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PERSON? ARE YOU GETTING GOOD FEEDBACK FROM BUSINESSES THAT YES, THERE'S VALUE THERE.
AND IS THAT SOMETHING THE CHAMBER CAN CONTINUE TO FUND ON THEIR OWN? OR DO YOU THINK IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DONATE TOWARDS? UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE, THAT'D BE A DECISION TO MAKE DOWN THE ROAD AS FAR AS I'D BE CONCERNED, BUT THAT'S STUFF, THE NEW LEADERSHIP AND NEW NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, LAST QUESTION.
DO YOU KNOW? AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW OR NOT, MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR, UM, MR. DALEY, BUT DO YOU KNOW IF THE COUNTY IS ALSO MAKING A DONATION TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE? I DO NOT KNOW.
SO I KNOW WE WERE, IT WAS REQUESTED FROM US.
DO YOU KNOW IF IT WAS REQUESTED FROM THEM AS WELL? I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
I THINK SO, UM, WITH THE MONEY GOING TO THE CHAMBER AND ARE TYPICALLY PROVIDING THESE SPECIFIC BUSINESS SERVICES, UM, IS THAT FOR ALL BUSINESSES OR ONLY THOSE THAT HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER AND FORMS OF MEMBERSHIP? YEAH.
IT'S, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING FROM, UM, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM THE CHAMBER THAT ALL BUSINESSES WILL BE WELCOME, UM, TO GET RECEIVED THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
UM, AND ALSO YOU ASKED ANOTHER, THERE WAS ANOTHER QUESTION YOU ASKED ON DIDN'T ANSWER.
UM, I MEANT TO, I MEANT TO ASK YOUR OTHER QUESTION.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME, I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME, I THOUGHT YOU HAD TWO QUESTIONS AND I ONLY ANSWERED ONE, BUT OKAY.
AND THEN TO BE CLEAR, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE PERMITTING PROCESS, BUT JUST THE DONATION, ANY WAYS THAT THE PERMITTING PROCESS WOULD BE A SEPARATE VOTE AND EVERYTHING, I'M NOT AGREEING TO ANYTHING IN THIS LETTER RIGHT OR WRONG.
I'M SORRY, NOT A PART HERE WHERE THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING TO HANDLE THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND I KNOW THE SECOND I KNEW IT, THE SECOND ANSWER WAS, UM, WE CAN TECHNICALLY DISPERSE THAT OVER THE NEXT, THIS BUDGET YEAR, HOW YOU WISH.
UM, I THINK THOSE DETAILS CAN BE LEFT WITH THE TOWN MANAGER AND, AND, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND, UM, EXACTLY THE NUANCES OF, OF THE SPECIAL PERMITTING THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS A SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION.
UH, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK OUT THE MOU, THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR HOW THE SPECIAL PERMITTING.
I KNOW IF YOU DO NOT ALLOW THE CHAMBER TO TAKE THAT OVER, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A GIANT SCREAMING SOUND, WHICH IS TINA PRESLEY.
CAUSE SHE WAS VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THE CHAMBER IS GOING TO TAKE THAT OVER.
UM, BUT IT WOULD, I MEAN, I THINK IT MAKES, YOU KNOW, MAKES GOOD SENSE.
AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE CHAMBER BOARD IS TRYING TO GET MORE ENGAGED WITH BUSINESSES AND TRYING TO BE MORE ACCOMMODATING TO BUSINESSES.
YOU KNOW, THIS PANDEMIC HAS REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT THE GLASS HALF EMPTY.
I LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HALF FULL, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND SEEN AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS BUILT AROUND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY STEP UP THE WAY THEY HAVE AND BEING WILLING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, DO THESE SPECIAL PERMITS AND TO BRING IN A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PERSON, UM, JUST CREATIVE OUT OF THE BOX THINKING.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S UP TO COUNCIL HOW YOU WANT TO HANDLE THIS.
IN THAT ONE AREA OF THE PARAGRAPH, I DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT IT SAID CREATED A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION AMONGST, UM, BUSINESS OWNERS AND EVENTS, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO MAIN STREET, UM, WHETHER CLOSE WHETHER OR NOT CLOSE.
SO GETTING THE CHAMBER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS I THINK IS, IS, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE INVESTED IN THAT DECISION.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT I TEND TO AGREE HAVING, UM, I GOTTA BE CANDID WITH YOU.
ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING PARTS OF THIS JOB WAS MAIN STREET IN THE CLOSING OF IT AND, AND THESE EVENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S SO MUCH PASSION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES HAVING IT COME FROM THE TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE GIVES THIS PERCEPTION OF HEAVY GOVERNMENT AND BUREAUCRACY, WHICH IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THE PR.
I MEAN, ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS HAVE, HAVE GOOD COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR THE CITIZENS AND TOURISTS, RIGHT.
AND SO, BUT WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S FOCUSED INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ONE DICTATING DON'T GET ME WRONG.
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE THE SITUATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES AND SERVICES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA HAVE THOSE GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS TO BE PART OF EVENTS, BUT THE ACTUAL ORGANIZING THE EVENTS AND THE APPROVAL OF THE EVENTS, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S A CREATIVE WAY TO, TO, UM, TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS VESTED IN THE, IN THESE TYPE OF EVENTS ACTUALLY OVERSEEING THEM THROUGH A COMMITTEE.
LIKE YOU SAID, I THINK IT, I THINK IT'S PRETTY
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CREATIVE PERSONALLY.MR. HICKS, MR. DIEDRICH COUNSEL.
DID I INTERPRET WHAT YOU JUST SAID WAS THAT, THAT THAT $50,000 DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A ONE-TIME DISBURSEMENT LIKE TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF CHECK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE, UM, ONCE THEY HAVE A, UH, A STAFF MEMBER THAT'S GOING TO FOCUS ON, UM, YOU KNOW, SMALL BUSINESS AND, AND RECOVERY OR YES.
SO THE, THE, UH, THE MOTION IS, IS TO APPROVE THE DONATING AND TO SHIFT IT FROM THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LINE ITEM.
SO, UM, TH THE, THE MOTION IS TO GIVE BJ AND, UH, THE TOWN MANAGER, THE AUTHORITY TO, TO CUT THAT CHECK AT SOME POINT, THAT CHECK COULD BE CUT TODAY.
THE, THE MONEY IS ALLOTTED ALLOTTED FOR THAT LINE ITEM.
ANYONE ELSE? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN GLOSSARIES, ABSENT COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNCILOR MEZA YES.
[14. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Budget Transfer to Release Portion of Contingency Funds]
ITEM TONIGHT IS ITEM 14 BUDGET TRANSFER TO RELEASE PORTIONS OF THE CONTINGENCY FUNDS.IT'S THROUGH THIS IT'S READING SUMMARY, GETTING SOURCED COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO APPROVE RELEASING THE AMOUNT OF $347,761 FROM FYI 21 CONTINGENCY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY SET ASIDE AND APPROVING BUDGET TRANSFERS, TOTALING $347,761 TO ALLOW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THIRD YEAR COMPENSATION STUDY AND FUNDING FOR MERIT RAISES FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES.
THESE FUNDS WERE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED WITH THE FYI 21 BUDGET AND WERE SET ASIDE FOR CONTINGENCY.
IN THE EVENT, THE TOWN WERE TO EXPERIENCE REVENUE SHORTFALLS DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
OVERALL TOWN REVENUES ARE CURRENTLY TRACKING THEIR BUDGETED MOUNTS AND REMAINING CONTINGENCY FUNDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED MONTHLY.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE RELEASING THE AMOUNT OF $347,761 FROM FISCAL YEAR 21 CONTINGENCY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY SET ASIDE IN APPROVING BUDGET TRANSFERS TOTALLING $347,761.
SO ALLOW IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT 30 YEAR COMPENSATION STUDY AND FUNDING AND FUNDING FOR MERIT RATES.
REVA'S EXCUSE ME FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES.
HERE'S A SECOND, SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MR. MAYOR, I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT MY LAST MEETING, WE GET THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE.
THIS WAS FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING, AND I KNOW THAT OUR, OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES, UH, CAN, CAN GET FRUSTRATED WITH COUNCIL PROBABLY MORE THAN I WOULD EVER EXPRESS, BUT, UM, UH, I'M REALLY PROUD THAT WHEN WE COMMITTED TO A COMPENSATION STUDY AND THEN COMMITTED TO THE FIRST YEAR IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE FEAR WAS THAT WE WERE NEVER GOING TO FUND YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE, BECAUSE PAST EXPERIENCE HAS TOLD OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WHEN COUNCIL CHANGES OVER THAT GOES BY, BY, UM, I'M REALLY PROUD THAT WE GOT THREE YEARS OF FUNDING OVER THE FINISH LINE FOR OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES WHO MORE THAN DESERVE IT.
AND, UM, I KNOW IT'S IN OUR CONTINGENCY FUNDS.
I KNOW WE HAD TO DELAY IT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED.
IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A TENUOUS TIME, BUT WE'RE FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
UM, AND SO THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF, ONE OF THE LONGER PROJECTS THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON.
UM, AND THEN I'M MOST PROUD TO GET OVER THE FINISH LINE.
SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EMPLOYEES, ANYONE ELSE ALSO WORKING ON THIS COMMITTEE, I'M EXTREMELY THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.
THOSE ARE THE MORE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT, UM, YOU DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE, AND YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT OUR STAFF DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WATCH HIM RIDE ON A POLICE VEHICLE.
I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO BE ON A GARBAGE TRUCK AND WATCH SOME OF THESE PEOPLE IN ACTION AND IT'S WELL DESERVED.
I'M PROBABLY NOT AS STATIC AS A MR. MAISON, BUT IT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THIS COUNCIL.
UM, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE WE DID A COMPENSATION STUDY.
I'D ENCOURAGE FUTURE COUNCILS, UM, TO HAVE THIS AS A REOCCURRING,
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UM, UH, REOCCURRING PROCESS, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE FINISHED UP THREE YEARS NOW, IF WE LOOK AT IT EVERY FIVE YEARS OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, BUT DON'T LET THIS GO TO THE WAYSIDE, BECAUSE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE'LL GET SO FAR BEHIND OUR PAY GRADES THAT, UM, IT WILL BE ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE TO TRY TO CATCH UP.I MEAN, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE ONE-YEAR TERM OF 347,000, IMAGINE TRYING TO MAKE THAT UP OVER FIVE YEARS PERIOD OF TIME.
SO THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A PROCESS.
UH, ANYONE ELSE? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNCILOR MEZA YES.
[15. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Resolution for Recognition of Service – Nancy LeHew on BAR]
IS ITEM NUMBER 15 CASTLE APPROVED RESOLUTION RECOGNITION FOR SERVICE OR NATURALLY HUE ON THE BAR.YEAH, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING NANCY, OUR LIHUE FOR 11 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.
ANY DISCUSSION, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MS. LIHUE, UM, FOR VOLUNTEERING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE BAR.
ANYONE ELSE? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.
COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY'S ABSENT COUNSELOR.
OH, SEE CARRIE THERE BEING NO MORE BUSINESS MADE IN NEW JERSEY.