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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE NICE REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND.
[1. MOMENT OF SILENCE]
WOULD PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.[2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN US AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SLIP OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, AMBER WARS.[3. ROLL CALL]
NEXT.COCKREL HERE HELPS ME GILLESPIE COUNTY, COUNCILMAN LLOYD HERE.
COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN, COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS HERE.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – I move that Council approve the Work Session Minutes of October 14th and October 19th; and Regular Meeting Minutes of October 25th, 2021, as presented.]
UP NEXT WITH THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES, HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAMMOTH, THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE WORK SESSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 14TH AND OCTOBER 19TH AND REGULAR MEETING.MINUTES OF OCTOBER 25TH, 2021 AS PRESENTED SECOND HOPELESS VICE MAYOR COCKREL YES.
[5. ADDITION/DELETION OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA]
UM, NEXT ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA.DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, YES, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, TAKE, UH, ITEM 10 I OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AND PLACE IT ON THE BUSINESS ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH.
UM, AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS FIRST NAVY OR IS THIS YES? YES.
MS. PRESLEY, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? TO MOVE 10 TO 11 D VICE MAYOR COCKREL YES.
AND ALSO MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ITEM 11 D WHAT WOULD BE 11, 11, 11 E I'M SORRY TO THE, UH, BUSINESS ITEMS FOR TONIGHT, WHICH IS PURCHASE OF REBUILT TRANSFORMERS FOR THE ENERGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE? TO ADD 11 E THE, UM, REPLACEMENT TRANSFORMERS PURCHASE.
MAYOR, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER, UH, UH, REMOVING THE RECOGNITION OF RETIREMENT FOR WILLIAM SEARS.
AND HE WOULD LIKE FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TO ADD IT TO THE DECEMBER 13TH, REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? CAN WE JUST PULL IT? NO.
[6. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS– - Recognition of Captain Crystal Cline for Graduation from the Southern Police Institute - Recognition of Service on Board of Architectural Review for Andrea White]
NEXT RECOGNITION OF AWARDS.UH, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF CAPTAIN CRYSTAL KLEIN FOR GRADUATION FROM THE SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE.
STEVEN MAYOR WE'LL WE'LL HAVE THE CHIEF GIVE A PRESENTATION UPDATE ON CAPTAIN KRISTA KLEIN, MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING US A FEW MINUTES THIS EVENING.
UM, JUST WANTED TO, UH, PUBLICLY CONGRATULATE CAPTAIN KLEIN, UH, ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH ON VETERANS DAY.
UH, I HAD THE EXTREME PLEASURE OF TRAVELING TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, AND WITNESSING THE GRADUATION CEREMONY, UH, FOR CAPTAIN KLEIN COMPLETING
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER SCORES.UM, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE STARTED THE SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE BACK IN 1951.
I THINK, OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER'S COURSE.
UM, SHE JOINED 41 41 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, UH, AND UNDERWENT A 12 WEEK COURSE OF STUDY, UH, GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE POLICE LEADERSHIP AND 21ST CENTURY POLICING TECHNIQUES.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN A KIND OF A GOAL OF OURS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, TO REALLY PUT SUCCESSION PLANNING INTO OUR DEPARTMENT, TO BE ABLE TO GROW OUR LEADERS ALONG THE WAY AND, AND, AND PREPARE THEM FOR COMMAND LEVEL POSITIONS.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE TO BE ABLE TO GROW OUR OWN COMMAND STAFF.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT THOSE, UH, POLICE IN THE AGENCY FOR DECADES SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'VE ALREADY BUILT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND THEY HAVE THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO, TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THOSE HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS, UH, AND STEP RIGHT IN FROM, UH, A GRASSROOTS LEVEL.
SO, AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, CAPTAIN CLIENT PUT IN TIME BEFORE SHE WAS ACTUALLY ACCEPTED, UH, TO THE, TO THE SCHOOL AND COMPLETED A PROJECT AND GOT A SCHOLARSHIP THAT PAID, UH, FOR, FOR HALF OF THE COST OF THE TUITION FOR THE PROGRAMS, BUT IT CATCH ALL OF IT.
SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, UH, BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYERS' FUNDS.
UM, CAN YOU TELL THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PROJECT AND THEN, UH, KIND OF GIVE THEM A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE COURSEWORK THAT YOU UNDERTOOK WHILE YOU'RE DOWN THERE? YES, MA'AM.
UM, NO, SO IT WAS A SCHOLARSHIP EFFORT AND, UM, I RESEARCHED WHAT WOULD MAYBE BE AFFORDED TO ME AND OUR, OUR TOWN AND WHAT OUR NEEDS WERE.
SO, UM, I WROTE AN ESSAY ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO ME AS A PERSON, WHAT I COULD BRING BACK TO OUR DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS WHAT IT MEAN FOR OUR TOWN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO SEND TO ME.
UM, SO I HAVE HAD YOU SEND A LITTLE BLUR OF MY BIOGRAPHY AND STUFF, AND, UM, THANK THE PEOPLE.
I ALSO HAVE TO DO A POST ESSAY AS WELL ABOUT WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THE CLASS AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO HELP ME IN MY FUTURE, IN THE FUTURE OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO A FEW OF THE CLASSES THAT WE WENT THROUGH WAS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, UM, NOT YOUR REGULAR LEADERSHIP CLASS THAT YOU WOULD, YOU KNOW, GO TO HERE FOR A WEEK.
IT WAS 12 WEEKS OF LEADERSHIP, CLASS LEGAL CLASS ABOUT LIABILITY AND WHAT THE OFFICER'S ACTIONS AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR ADMINISTRATION MEMBERS.
UM, AS WELL AS, UM, PROCEDURAL JUSTICE AND LEGITIMACY ABOUT HOW OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, NEED TO TREAT THE CITIZEN CITIZENRY WITH, UM, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL AND, UM, WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND LISTENING AND ALL OF THESE SKILLS.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME MOST WAS THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, WHERE WE START ON THE INSIDE AND IT'S HOW WE ON THE INSIDE AND AN ADMIN AND HOW WE TREAT OUR PEOPLE, OR IT GOES ABOVE TO HOW THE TAN MANAGER THEN TREATS OUR SUPERVISORS AND EVEN GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO WHERE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR IS AND, AND THEIR VALUE TO THEIR STAFF.
AND WHEN WE COMPLETE THE CIRCLE THERE, THEN OUR EMPLOYEES GO OUT AND THEY TREAT THE PUBLIC IN THE SAME MANNER.
SO THERE'S BEEN RESEARCH AND THERE'S DATA TO PROVE THAT WHEN THERE IS LOW MORALE AND, AND, UM, ISSUES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WHERE MAYBE THAT THE EMPLOYEES DON'T FEEL AS MUCH VALUE, THEN THEY'RE NOT AS HAPPY TO DO THE FULL JOB.
YOU GET A LOT MORE OUT OF HAPPY EMPLOYEES.
WE ALL KNOW THAT, BUT IT EXPANDED ON THAT.
AND I WAS, UM, I WAS COMPLETELY IMPRESSED WITH THAT ASPECT BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE FORGET, AND IT'S BEEN A HARD TWO YEARS, UM, FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR OUR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE.
AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC WHERE OUR OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING IN, IN THE RAIN AND THE SNOW, AND WE HAVE MASKS ON AND GOGGLES ON, AND WE'RE SPRAYING OUR CARS.
AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WRESTLING WITH PEOPLE.
WE'RE FIGHTING WITH PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THE COVID, IF THEY HAVE COVID.
AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS, IT WAS SUPER, SUPER SCARY WHERE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN WE CAME INTO CONTACT, WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO CATCH SOMETHING THAT EVENTUALLY WE WERE GOING TO DIE FROM.
AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING.
AND SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT WHERE WE ARE NOW, HERE WE ARE NOT EVEN WEARING MASKS, EVEN THOUGH THE PANDEMIC IS STILL GOING ON AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, SO IT IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT.
AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T COMMUNICATE ENOUGH AND GIVE THE MESSAGE ON, ON THE VALUE AND RESPECT
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AND DIGNITY THAT, UM, WE NEED FOR EMPLOYEES.SO THAT IMPRESSED ME THE MOST, BUT IT WASN'T EVEN THE COURSEWORK THAT I GOT THE MOST OUT OF.
I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO 40 ADMIN LEVEL PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PICK THEIR BRAIN ABOUT HOW ARE YOU DOING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS? HOW ARE YOU RETAINING YOUR, YOUR EMPLOYEES? UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE A HUGE RETENTION ISSUE GOING ON AND WE HAVE A HUGE RECRUITMENT.
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE EGG OR THE CHICKEN, WHICH COMES FIRST, WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT.
UM, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO DALE LOSIE THIS MORNING ABOUT COMING UP WITH A PLAN ON RECRUITMENT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE A PLAN, UM, FOR RETENTION BECAUSE WE HAVE OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SEVEN YEARS, 10 YEARS, 15 YEARS, 20 YEARS, I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS.
AND WHEN THIS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN, UM, WE'RE KIND OF IN A CRISIS MODE HERE.
SO WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THIS EXPERIENCE GOING WHEN WE HAVE OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR THAT HAVE THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ELSEWHERE NOW, PLUS WE HAVE HOLES TO FILL, HOW DO WE KEEP PEOPLE FROM APPLYING TO OTHER AGENCIES AND GETTING A 10 OR $15,000 BONUS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, BUT WE NEED TO THINK OF SOMETHING AND WE NEED TO THINK OF SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY QUICK.
SO I'VE BEEN TALKING TO DALE ABOUT THAT AS WELL, UM, WHERE WE NEED TO DO THAT.
UM, THERE WAS A, UM, PRESENTATION, AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU WERE SITTING ON COUNCIL AT THAT TIME ABOUT WHAT IT COSTS FOR, UM, AN OFFICER TO BRING THEM IN ANY, IT COSTS THE SAME AS A TRASH TRUCK, ABOUT $250,000 TO TRAIN THIS OFFICER AND PUT THEM THROUGH THE FTO.
AND, UM, WHEN WE HAVE THESE HOLES, YOU GOT OVERTIME TO PAY AND, AND THROUGH THE COURSE AND LIFE OF THIS OFFICER, I MEAN THAT, THAT'S A HUGE CHUNK OF CHANGE THAT WE'RE LETTING WALK OUT OUR DOOR.
SO WE GOT TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND WHAT WE CAN DO.
UM, I'M HOPING YOU GUYS CAN HELP THE TOWN MANAGER CAN HELP.
UM, MR. LOSI, HR, HE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TO TALK TO.
SO ANYWAYS, WE LEARNED A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.
UM, I'M EXCITED TO MAYBE WORK ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AND STUFF.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND THE NETWORK AND THAT WENT ON, IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU A PARTING GIFT, OUR CLASS, UM, THE 1 46 OF SBI.
WE, UM, WE MADE THESE COINS, WE DESIGNED IT AND STUFF.
AND SO EACH OF US BOUGHT A CERTAIN, A NUMBER, WHATEVER, BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE THESE AS A GIFT AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO, TO DO THIS.
I'D ALSO LIKE ONE MORE QUICK, SECOND.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK GEORGE KLEIN.
WHO'S CRYSTAL'S HUSBAND, BECAUSE HE'S HAD TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT BY HIMSELF FOR 12 WEEKS WITH KIDS AND DOG NEW DOGS.
SO HE HE'S TAKEN ON THE LION SHARE OF KEEPING THE HOMESTEAD TOGETHER WHILE CAPTAIN WAS AWAY.
SO HATS OFF TO GEORGE AS WELL.
UH, WE HAVE A RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR ANDREA WHITE STEVEN I CAN READ IT IF YOU LIKE.
RESOLUTION FOR RECOGNITION OF SERVICE TO ANDREA WHITE FROM NOVEMBER, 2017 TO NOVEMBER, 2021 FOR FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, YOUR DEDICATION AND INFLUENCE TO THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT AND OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET THAT TO HER.
UP NEXT PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE HAVE NONE
[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT LIKED TO SPEAK? WE HAVE ONE CRAIG ANDERSON.
MR. ANDERSON, PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.
GREG ANDERSON, ONE 10, SUNSET AND LINDEN.
UM, UH, NOT IN A TOWN, BUT I AM IN THE COUNTY.
UM, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING NICE.
IT'S SO ENCOURAGING TO SEE NOBODY WEARING MASKS IN HERE.
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HOPE WE'RE GETTING OVER THAT STUFF.THAT THEN WE GOT SOME RESPECT FOR OURSELF.
SO IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE, YEAH, WE DON'T WANT TO BE DOMINATED BY IT.
UM, LAST TIME I POINTED OUT THAT, UM, YOU GO TO DC AND THEY GOT BLACK LIVES MATTER.
I THINK THEY CALL IT, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE POWER IS, BUT BETWEEN THE MAYOR OR THE COUNTY OR WHATEVER, WE COULD HAVE ALL LIVES MATTER IF WE WANTED.
AND I THINK THAT'D BE REALLY NICE TO COUNTER THAT KIND OF STUFF I POINTED OUT.
AND YOU CAN FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER BY THEIR OWN ADMISSIONS ARE TRAINED MARXIST AND THEY HAVE CALLED FOR THE DISRUPTION OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY THINKS THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
LET'S SEE THEM FOR WHAT THEY ARE AND LET'S FLY A, UH, ALL LIVES MATTER FLAG TO COUNTER THAT.
AND I LIKE ME, I BELIEVE IN, UH, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN EQUITY, THEY GOT EQUITY IN CUBA.
THEY CAN KEEP THAT EQUITY STUFF.
UM, ONE THING I MISSED SAYING LAST TIME WHEN WE HAD THE, UH, FRONT ROYAL UNITES THING, I SAW SOMEBODY AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT I SAW SOMEBODY FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE ROOM, COMPLIMENT THE LEADER OF FRONT ROYAL UNITES FOR NOT BEING VIOLENT.
THANK THANKING HIM FOR BEING NONVIOLENT.
I'M STILL MAD TODAY ABOUT THAT.
WHAT KIND OF A CRAZY PERSON COULD COTTON, NOBODY EVER COMPLIMENTED ME FOR BEING NON-VIOLENT SO, UH, THINK ABOUT IT.
UM, I, IT WAS TERRIFYING QUESTION TO, UH, UH, TERRIFYING STATEMENT TODAY TO SAY ALL LIVES MATTER, BUT IT ALMOST TAKES COURAGE TO SAY ALL LIVES MATTER.
AND I LEFT YOU WITH THAT QUESTION LAST TIME.
SO I DON'T KNOW, HAS ANYBODY GOT COURAGE TO SAY ALL LIVES MATTER? CAUSE YOU KNOW, IT GETS CALLED A REAL DIRTY WORD.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE A LITTLE FEEDBACK AND I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT, UH, LIKE TO EXPOSE WHO, WHO IS WHO THE LEFTIES ARE AND WHO THE PATRIOTS ARE UP THERE.
AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT COMMENT ON MY COMMENT, IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANYTHING TO SAY ANYBODY WELL ANYWAY, UM, YUP.
I THINK MOST OF US IN THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY WOULD LOVE TO SEE ALL LIVES MATTER TO, TO COMBAT THIS, UH, MARXIST TAKEOVER.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? THOMAS SERRA, 35 SHENANDOAH SHORES ROAD FROM RURAL VIRGINIA.
I JUST HAVE TWO BRIEF THINGS THAT, AND I'M WAS WANTING TO BE CAREFUL HOW I WORDED THIS, THAT, UH, I SEE ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, HEP TAB REQUESTS FOR ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO SUBMIT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THROUGH THE FOYER THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE FRONT RURAL TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY WERE INTERVIEWING JOHN COSTELLO AND IT CAME THAT MR. NAPIER HAS DIRECT INTEREST IN HEP TAB.
AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO HOPE THAT YOU DO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE THE VOTE, UM, MAKE A DISCLOSURE, CAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE THE OTHER IS I'M PLANNING ON MAYBE MAKING A FOYER REQUEST, UNDERSTAND THERE WAS SOME EMAILS THAT WENT ON, UH, REGARDING THE REPORT THAT MR. NAPIER DEAD.
AND I HOPE I DON'T GET BACK SOMETHING.
THAT'S SAYING A $5,000 OR $3,000 OR SOMETHING I'M GOING TO TRY AND MAKE IT AS NARROW AS I CAN.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ANSWER MY FOYER REQUEST.
[9. a. Report of Town Manager]
ALRIGHTY.NEXT WE HAVE REPORTED TOWN MANAGER, STEVEN, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE CITIZENS AND STUFF THAT DECEMBER SIX, WE WILL NOT BE HAVING OUR WORK SESSION.
WE'LL BE COMBINING OUR WORK SESSION WITH OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON DECEMBER 13TH.
OUR WORK SESSION WILL START AT 6:00 PM AND OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING WILL START AT 7:00 PM.
ALSO, UH, FIRST HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE, A TOWN HALL AND, AND SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE CLOSED ON THE 25TH AND 26 WITH THAT, UH, TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, OUR DOUBLE RUNS.
SO THURSDAY WE'LL BE DONE ON TUESDAY.
AND IF YOUR TRASH IS PICKED UP ON FRIDAYS, THERE'LL BE DONE ON WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO YARD WASTE FOR THIS WEEK.
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WE STARTED THE WATER LINE REPAIRS WHERE WE'RE UPGRADING IT FROM A SIX INCH TO A 10 INCH LINE AND THAT PROJECT JUST BE PATIENTS WITH US.UH, IT WILL END IN MID MARCH AND WE PLAN ON, UH, UH, PUTTING A NEW SURFACE TOP IN APRIL MAYOR.
[9. b. Report of Councilmembers]
UP NEXT PORTER COUNCIL MEMBERS.MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO, UM, WISH ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, UM, UH, SAFE AND, UH, AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
SO I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALSO WELCOME AMBER HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY OUR HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN, UM, THAT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED ON HALLOWEEN.
THE TOWN WAS A PART OF SPONSORING THAT, UM, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
UH, MR. HICKS, MYSELF AND CHAIRMAN COLORS WERE PASSING OUT CANDY AT THE VISITORS CENTER.
AND I WAS JUST AMAZED AT HOW MANY FAMILIES WERE THERE AND, UM, THE COSTUMES AND IT WASN'T JUST YOUNG.
THERE WAS LOTS OF INTERESTING, UM, THING GOING ON THERE.
UH, ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT I SPENT A COUPLE HOURS AT THE VISITORS CENTER ON SATURDAY AND WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE THAT WAS.
I KNOW SOME OF MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING THAT.
UM, THE SAT THERE AND LANEY AND DEBBIE WERE JUST SO KNOWLEDGEABLE AS PEOPLE WALKED IN, THEY, THEY, THEY KNEW A LOT.
THEY, UH, I LEARNED SOME THINGS MYSELF, WHICH SURPRISED ME, BUT, UM, ALSO OUR COMP PLAN KICKOFF IS TOMORROW FROM 11 TO ONE ALSO THEN AGAIN FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.
AND SO ANY CITIZEN THAT WANTS TO COME DOWN ON, THERE'S GOING TO BE COFFEE AND DONUTS, RIGHT.
COOKIES, NOT, NOT DONUTS, COOKIES, COOKIES.
SO LET ME SET AN APPLE SATURDAY, MEET SOMEWHERE, BUT COFFEE AND COOKIES.
UM, BUT THERE'LL BE INFORMATION THERE AND SOME CARDS.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN SENDING OUT ABOUT THE SURVEY ALREADY.
UM, IT'S, THERE'S A LINK ON THE TOWN WEBSITE, SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.
WE, UM, THE CONSULTANTS SAID THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE 3000 RESPONSES AND I THINK OUT OF 15,000 PEOPLE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO MORE THAN 3000.
I'M VERY COMPETITIVE, SO LET'S TRY TO PROVE THEM WRONG.
UM, ALSO WANTED TO SAY I'M SUPER PROUD OF CAPTAIN KLEIN.
I'M UM, I'M BLESSED TO BE, UM, ON SOME SOCIAL MEDIA WITH HER AND JUST EVERY TIME YOU SHARED ALL THOSE PICTURES OF EVERYBODY STUDYING, I WAS LIKE, WOW, YOU'RE REALLY GIVING IT YOUR ALL FOR OUR CITIZENS.
I KNOW SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON, UM, THE BAR.
UH, WE, WE STRUGGLED TO GET CITIZENS TO SERVE ONE SUMMIT OF OUR COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AND I JUST, I KNOW YOU'RE GIVING UP YOUR TIME, SO THANK YOU.
UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST THANKS TO THE TOWN STAFF.
I'VE UH, MAIN STREET IS LOOKING GREAT ALREADY.
I LOVE IT'S REALLY MY FAVORITE THING WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE GOING UP AND IT'S DECORATED.
SO THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THAT.
[9. c. Report of the Mayor]
OKAY.UM, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I KNOW LAST AT OUR WORK SESSION, UM, I HAD SPOKEN AND SAID THAT, UH, THE FEDERAL, UH, VACCINE MANDATE THAT WE HAD PASSED A RESOLUTION, UM, A WHILE BACK, UH, NOT REQUIRING OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED.
UM, AND IN ORDER FOR, UM, US TO, I GUESS, ACCEPT A FEDERAL MANDATE, WE WOULD HAVE TO RESEND THE RESOLUTION AND I'M NOT GOING TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION, UM, TO RESEND IT.
UM, IF THAT WERE TO BE THE CASE, I KNOW IT'S HELD UP RIGHT NOW.
I BELIEVE THE SUPREME COURT, UM, IT'S GOT EVERYTHING ON HOLD, BUT EVEN IF IT WERE TO GO THROUGH, I WOULD NOT, UM, RESCIND THE RESOLUTION.
UM, ALSO, UM, I LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES WILL BE RECEIVING AT LEAST A $2,000 BONUS EACH YEAR.
UM, SO I, I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO COME IN HANDY AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND THAT'S IT.
SO WITH THE VACCINE THING, I WANTED TO ALSO DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT INSURANCE RATES ARE HIGHER WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE VACCINE.
SO INSTEAD OF SPREADING THAT ACROSS EVERYBODY AND INCREASING EVERYBODY'S OR SAYING, IF YOU GET A VACCINE IT'S A REDUCED COST TO YOUR INSURANCE PREMIUM AND THE OPPOSITE, IF WE DIDN'T THAT WE START LOOKING FOR WAYS
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TO HAVE MONEY ASIDE SO THAT WE CAN COVER THAT DIFFERENCE.SO THEY DON'T SEE A DRASTIC INCREASE IN THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE OR SEE IT AS ANOTHER WAY OF NOT HAVING THE CHOICE.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
OKAY.MOVING ON ONE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, MR. MAYOR VIVERS T COUNSEL, BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT UP, I DO HAVE A STATEMENT ON, UH, ITEM 10, UM, F HEPTAPOD, UM, PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.23115.
UH, I HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN TRANSACTION INVOLVING PEPTIDE, LLC, WHICH, UH, HAVE, OR MAY COME BEFORE THE TOWN SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE I WAS HIRED AS TOWN ATTORNEY.
AND WHILE I WAS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, I GAVE LEGAL ADVICE TO AND DRAFTED LEGAL FORMATION PAPERWORK FOR THE DEVELOPER OF THAT ENTITY.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, I ACQUIRED A SMALL FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP IN THAT COMPANY, WHICH OWNS THIS REAL ESTATE IN THE TOWN IN WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION TO BE SOLD.
THEREFORE, I HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THAT COMPANY AND WHICH WILL BE REALIZED UPON SALE TO A THIRD PARTY.
ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 1 1 2 8 4.
WHILE LEGALLY I MAY PARTICIPATE IN A TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES A REQUEST TO EXTEND THE TIME TO SUBMIT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITHIN ONE YEAR OF APPROVAL OF THE MASTER LAND USE PLAN OF THAT PROPERTY.
BECAUSE THE NATURE OF THIS REQUEST IS A TRANSACTION THAT AFFECTS THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND THEREBY A PERSONAL INTEREST AS A MIRROR OF THE PUBLIC WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THIS TRANSACTION IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.
I DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN GIVING LEGAL ADVICE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL OR 10 TOWN STAFF IN THIS MATTER AS I'VE ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST, SINCE I BECAME TOWN ATTORNEY AS ALWAYS, UH, SINCE I BECAME TOWN ATTORNEY, I HAVE FILED THIS, UH, REFUSAL IN WRITING, UH, WITH THE TOWN CLERK.
TO HEAR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL AT PROSAIC CONSENTED INTO ITEMS AS PRESENTED AND UPDATED EARLIER DECEMBER 2ND.
I HAVE A SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN, COUNSEL AND MORRIS.
[11. A. Board of Zoning Appeals Nomination]
BUSINESS ITEMS. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOMINATION HERE.I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, UH, NOMINATE CODY TAYLOR TO THE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TO A FIVE-YEAR TERM ENDING MAY 1ST 20, 26.
[11. B. Refer to Planning Commission – Short-Term Rental Text Amendments – Lauren Kopishke]
OF NEXT REFER TO PLANNING COMMISSION.SHORT-TERM RENTAL TEXT AMENDMENTS.
EXCUSE ME, MAYOR IS MR. TAYLOR HERE.
HE, I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS HIM OR NOT, BUT THEY JUST STOPPED ME.
UM, SO I MOVED THAT COUNCIL REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION OF SHORT TERM RENTAL TEXT AMENDMENTS.
ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE? I SMEAR COCKRELL.
[11. C. Request from Warren Memorial Hospital for a Five (5) Year Extension of a Storm Water Management Easement at its Former Hospital Property on N. Shenandoah Avenue – Doug Napier]
NEXT REQUEST FOR ONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, EASEMENT EDITS FORMER HOSPITAL PROPERTY AT NORTH SHANDRA AVENUE.WHY SHOULD I DO THE MOST PERFECT.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL GRANT WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN A SIGN-UP FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION TO THE DEED OF EASEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 27TH, 2012, 2000 TO BE EXECUTED BY THE MAYOR AND DORK MANAGER.
SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THEIR LETTER, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL 30 YEAR, UM, AGREEMENT.
AND SO THE EMOTION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US FOR FIVE YEARS, I THINK THEY CAN
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GO UP TO FIVE YEARS WITHOUT ONE THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING.IS THAT CORRECT? MR. NAPIER? I, THEY CAN GO UP TO FIVE YEARS, UH, WITH, UH, THEY CAN GO FIVE YEARS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IF THEY GO BEYOND FIVE YEARS, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A BIDDING PROCESS.
AND I THINK MR.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? I, TO MAYOR COCKREL YES.
[10. I. Two Resolutions to Participate in Both National and Virginia Opioid Settlement Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Doug Napier]
UH, NEXT, UH, TWO RESOLUTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH NATIONAL AND, OH, I'M SORRY.AND VIRGINIA OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH THE NATIONAL AND VIRGINIA OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE AND, AND EXECUTE THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND AND SETTLEMENT ALLOCATION.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS BOTH ARE PRESCRIBED.
I FURTHER MOVE THAT COUNCIL DIRECT THE TOWN MANAGER OR TOWN ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO, UH, TO EFFECTUATE THE TOWN OF FRONT ROADS PARTICIPATION IN THE SETTLEMENTS AND PARTICIPATION IN AN EXECUTION OF SAID MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
UM, SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
UM, I, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS SINCE OCTOBER OF, UH, SORRY THAT MY NOTES HERE, BUT ANYWAY, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS SINCE OCTOBER OF 2020, AND IT'S A JOINT PARTNERSHIP OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY.
AND, UM, AS A COMMITTEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT GOALS AND SOME OF THOSE GOALS WAS TO EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE USE, UM, TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE LOCAL PROBLEM AND BEGIN PREVENTION EFFORTS IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, THIS RESOLUTION AND MOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL VIRGINIA AND OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OF $26 BILLION WILL BE SENT TO LOCALITIES, UH, TO VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
THIS WILL HELP TREMENDOUSLY WITH PREVENTION EFFORTS IN OUR TOWN AND COUNTY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO PEOPLE TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION.
AND, UM, I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, SUPERVISOR OATS, UM, UH, BETH REAVIS, UM, CHIEF MIGUEL IS, UM, THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM, SOCIAL SERVICES, UM, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, UH, NONPROFIT AGENCIES, JUDGES, AND COURT PERSONNEL, UM, PROBATION AGENCIES, COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEYS, UM, PUBLIC DEFENDERS.
UM, WE ALL KINDA CAME TOGETHER AND WE ARE TRYING TO, TO PUT OUR HANDS AROUND THIS EPIDEMIC THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, SOME THINGS THAT WE HOPE TO COME OUT OF THIS WILL BE A DRUG COURT.
UM, THE, THE OTHER MOST IMPORTANTLY, UM, I BELIEVE IS A FAMILY COURT, UM, TO HELP PEOPLE TO BREAK THIS CYCLE OF ADDICTION IN THEIR LABS.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE MR. MAYOR.
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OKAY.CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR COCKREL YES.
COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE, COUNCILMAN LOYD, COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN.
[Additional Item]
PURCHASE OF REBUILD TRANSFORMERS, ENERGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE PLACEMENT OF AN ORDER WITH SOUTHEASTERN TRANSFORMER COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS SIZES OF REBUILT TRANSFORMERS THAT INCLUDED THREE-YEAR WARRANTY AND A DELIVERY AS EARLY AS 12 WEEKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,422 AND 94.
I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND AND DISCUSSION.
I DO WANT TO SAY, I DID SPEAK WITH MR. JENKINS THE OTHER DAY AND DAVID WHAT'S THE, UH, LEAD TIME ON TRANSFORMERS NOW? 52 WEEKS.
SO, UM, I GUESS GET A JUMP ON IT NOW.
UM, AND ALSO THE, UH, YOU KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING, BUT, UH, THE LIGHTS THAT YOU GUYS DID DOWN ON MAIN STREET ARE AWESOME.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT'S MRS. WHITE ISN'T HERE, RIGHT? SO IT'S OKAY.
I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WALKED IN.
YOU KNOW WHERE THIS DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR MEETING.
[12. CLOSED MEETING – Board/Committees Updates, Investment of Public Funds, Consultation with Legal Counsel]
WE DO HAVE A CLOSED MEETING.A MOVEMENT COUNCIL CONVENE AND GO INTO CLOSE MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 11 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AS FOLLOWS ONE WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT ENDEAVOR WITH ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE TOWN TO CONSIDER PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, A DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE INVESTMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS IN WHERE COMPETITION OR BARGAINING IS INVOLVED.
WHERE IF MADE PUBLIC INITIALLY THE FINANCIAL INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT TOLL UNIT WOULD BE ADVERSELY EFFECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION A DOT SIX AND B THE DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF BITTERS OR OFFERS AND DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS OR SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT, WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD AVERSE THE EFFECT OF THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A DOT 29 AND TWO CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE MESSAGE COUNSEL CONCERNING AN EXISTING AGREEMENT.
THE TOWN IS ALREADY A PARTY TO WHICH HAS BECOME PROBLEMATIC AND THE TOWN WISHES TO CONSIDER ITS LEGAL OPTIONS AND ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION EIGHT DOT EIGHT AND THREE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION, OR INTERVIEWS OF PROSPECTIVE PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT, ASSIGNMENT, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARIES, DISCIPLINING, OR RESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICER'S POINT.
THESE ARE EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC BODY, INCLUDING THE FRONT OH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE FRONT ROW BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION A.ONE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE.