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[1. ROLL CALL]
SO NOW I, UH, ALL OUR SPECIAL MEETING AND, UH, COUNSEL, UH, JANUARY THE FOURTH, 2021, MAYOR HOLLOWAY, COUNCILMAN COCKRELL HERE.COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN HERE, COUNCILMAN THOMPSON HERE.
[2. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Joint Tourism Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Warren County Approval and Destination Marketing Organization Award Approval]
AND YOUR FIRST ITEMTHE JOINT TOURISM COMMITTEE WILL REPRESENT THE BEST INTEREST OF TOURISM SERVICES FOR BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN, AND APPROVE ALL INVOICES FROM THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND FOR AN 18 MONTH CONTRACT TERM.
SO THAT THE FIRST TERM IS AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE TOWN WILL PAY ITS HALF UP TO 300,000 TO WARREN COUNTY AND WARREN COUNTY WILL PAY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
IT'S MATCHING HALF UP TO 300,000 FOR OUR FIRST CONTRACT TERM, TOTAL OF 600,000.
IN SUBSEQUENT 12 MONTH CONTRACT TERMS, THE TOWN WILL PAY WARREN COUNTY.
IT'S HALF UP TO 200,000 CONTINGENT UPON FUTURE COUNCIL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS AND WARREN COUNTY WILL PAY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR IT'S MATCHING HALF CONTINGENT UPON FUTURE COUNTY BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS DEPENDENT UPON THE DMO MEETING ITS CONTRACT DELIVERABLES FOR A FULL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 400,000 COUNSEL HAS ALSO REQUESTED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DESTINATION MARKETING CONTRACT CONTINGENT UPON WARREN COUNTY SUPERVISORS APPROVING THE MOA AT ITS JANUARY 5TH, 2021 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS PUBLIC CONTRACT WAS COMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL METHOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT MEMBERS OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT SELECTED THE BEST VALUE FROM REPRESENT THE COUNTY TOWN AND JOINT TOURISM COMMITTEE UPON APPROVAL OF ALL DOCUMENTS.
THE NOVEMBER 13, 2017, FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MOA IS TO BE RESCINDED.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVED THAT COMFORTABLE APPROVE A NEW FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM COMMITTEE AND MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT MLA WITH WARREN COUNTY AND APPROVAL OF THE DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION IN JONES LANG LASALLE AMERICA AMERICAS, INC ALPHA NANA'S DLL CONTINGENT UPON THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVING THE MLA.
I FURTHER MOVE THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK OF COUNCIL EXECUTE THE MLA IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I CONTINUE TO FURTHER MOVE TO RESCIND THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TERRORISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MLA APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL OF NOVEMBER 13TH, 2017 SECONDS.
[3. COUNCIL APPOINTMENT]
IS SHE GOING TO READ THE SUMMARY OR SHOULD WE MAKE THE MOTION? COUNCIL'S REQUEST TO TELL POINT A MEMBER TO THE TOWN COUNCIL TO FILL THE VACANCY LEFT BY COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY, JANUARY ONE, 2021.WHEN HE WAS ELECTED AS MAYOR TO BEGIN JANUARY ONE, I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
MAYBE AS HE WAS ELECTED AS MAYOR I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT JAKE MEZA TO THE FRONT ROYAL TOWN COUNCIL TO FILL THE VACANCY LEFT BY COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY.
DUE TO BEING ELECTED MAYOR SAID TERM TO BEGIN UPON TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE WITH THE CLERK OF COURT AND END DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 SECOND.
SECOND, HAVE A SECOND TO HEAR A ROLL CALL, PLEASE COUNTS MORE DISCUSSION.
HOW ABOUT DISCUSSION FIRST? ANY DISCUSSION? CAN I MAKE COMMENTS IN THAT DISCUSSION PERIOD? UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT CAME OUT, UM, UH, TO PUT THEIR RESUMES OUT THERE AND HAVE 'EM, UH, ANSWER SOME REALLY, UH, SOME HARD QUESTIONS.
I THINK WE ASKED THEM, UM, ABOUT BRINGING BUSINESS TO THE TOWN, OTHER THINGS, UM,
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UH, I WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, IT WAS A HARD DECISION, UM, AND, UH, I'M, I THINK I'M VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DECIDED AS A COUNCIL.SO, UM, BEING CONSISTENT WITH, UM, WHAT I'VE SAID ALL ALONG.
SO I AM VOTING NO ONLY BECAUSE I LIKE TO SEE NEW FACES.
UM, AND THAT'S BEEN PART OF WHAT I'VE SAID ALL ALONG.
HOWEVER, THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST JAKE.
I'M GLAD THAT HE'S GOING TO COME BACK AND ALL OF THAT'S FINE.
UM, SO NO NEGATIVE OR HARD FEELINGS TOWARDS HIM, NOTHING PERSONAL.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE NEW FACES.
ANYBODY ELSE? I'M UM, I'M, UH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH JAKE AGAIN.
UM, MY EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST YEAR, MR. MESA WAS VERY THOROUGH, UH, RESEARCH TOPICS, UM, WAS, UH, VERY PROLIFIC WITH THE WAY HE WOULD EXPLAIN THINGS.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO GIVE US SOME CONSISTENCY FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, AND I'M, UM, I'M HAPPY WITH, UM, WITH, WITH THE DECISION AND THE MOTION AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL PASS.
I THINK THIS MICROPHONE HAS WORKED.
IT'S BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS ALL NIGHT, BUT, UH, YEAH, I, I TOO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED.
UM, WE, WE, UM, ARE GOING TO BE CHOOSING, UH, JAKE.
UM, JAKE HAS, UM, HAS EXPERIENCED, UM, HE HAS BEEN VOTED IN, UM, BY THE VOTERS, UM, BEFORE, AND, UH, JAKE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN STEP IN AND, UM, AND IT HAS FAMILIARITY WITH ALL THE ISSUES, WHETHER IT BE GUY, UH, EDA, YOU KNOW, THE LIST GOES ON AND NO ONE'S.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S, UH, MY COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR, AND, UM, THANK YOU.
I WAS ENCOURAGED, UH, BY THE, BY THE, UM, ENTHUSIASM AND THE QUALITY THAT PEOPLE WHO APPLIED.
UM, IT'S A TOUGH CHOICE, BUT I'M VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH JAKE.
AND I THINK WE'RE MAKING AN EXCELLENT DECISION.
WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE A VOTE IN IT, BUT, UH, I TOO WOULD HAVE CHOSEN JAKE.
I THINK JAKE BRINGS BACK TO COUNCIL A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, UM, AND, UH, HE'S A GREAT PERSON TO WORK WITH.
AND I TOO WANT TO THANK ALL THE OTHER APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED.
UM, I THINK WE HAD SOME GREAT APPLICANTS AND HOPEFULLY, UH, I THINK IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I BELIEVE ALL OF THEM SAID THEY'RE WILLING TO, UH, SERVE ON OTHER COMMITTEES.
SO, UM, I THINK, UH, THINK THAT'S GREAT.
SO THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MR. HOLLOWAY, MAY I READ A STATEMENT? SURE.
SO, UM, THE TOWN COUNCIL HAS SELECTED JACOB MESA TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MAYOR CHRIS HOLLOWAY, THE TOWN COUNCIL ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM AND CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS OF ALL APPLICANTS AND ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THOSE WHO WERE WILLING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. MAYS, HIS EXPERIENCE ON THE TOWN COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION SET HIM APART FROM THE OTHER CANDIDATES, THE LOSS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF FORMER MAYOR
MR. MESA HAS A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE EDA LAWSUIT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS COVID 19, AND THE TOWN'S BUDGET COUNCIL BELIEVED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITIZENS TO BRING BACK MR. MESA FOR THIS YEAR FOR MUCH NEEDED CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT.
UM, AND TH THE TOWN COUNCIL ALSO WANTS TO STATE THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER, 2021.
THAT BEING SAID, MEETING ADJOURN.