Mar 28, 2022 Town Council

UH, MAYOR JUST WANT EVERYONE KNOW COUNCILMAN COLLAPSED.

HE COULDN'T MAKE IT CAUSE HE'S NOT FEELING WELL FOR THE RECORD.

NEXT APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE WORK SESSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 15TH, SPECIAL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 24TH AND MARCH 14TH, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28TH AND SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 14TH, 2022 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, I HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE.

NEXT, THE ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA.

[5. ADDITION/DELETION OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA]

CAN WE HAVE ANY YES.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ADD UNDER BUSINESS ITEMS, ITEM 11, D OUR RESOLUTION TO DONATE BALLISTIC TACTICAL VESTS TO VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE TO FORWARD TO THE 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATION.

LIFT UP UKRAINE.

HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL.

COUNCILMAN LOYD.

SCHOOL AND SERVED 15 YEARS AS AN EXPLOSIVE OR ORDINANCE TEAM LEADER.

ANNOUNCED MY MCFADDEN.

[6. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS]

UP NEXT.

UH, RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS AND REPORTS.

UH, WELCOME NEW POLICE OFFICERS AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE PROMOTION OF OFFICER TO SERGEANT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A RETIREMENT OF THE CANINE MAVERICK, CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CAMERA'S COUNCIL.

UH, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOME NEW FACES BEFORE YOU AND INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF OUR NEW FOLKS THAT ARE, THAT ARE COMING TO WORK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UM, I'D LIKE TO START WITH, UH, KAREN MCDONALD, WHO'S FILLING ONE OF THE VACANCIES IN OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER.

UH, KAREN COMES TO US, UH, FROM, FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

SHE'S, SHE'S NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN POLICE WORK BEFORE.

UH, SHE WORKED THE MAJORITY OF HER CAREER IN THE IT FIELD.

UH, SHE HELPED CREATE NEW, A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT FOR A LAR, UH, PURCHASING DEPARTMENT FOR A LARGE NETWORKING DISTRIBUTOR IN CHANTILLY BJ.

DON'T DON'T GET ANY IDEAS, BUT SHE'S GOING TO STAY WITH US.

UM, UH, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FIELD AND SHE LIKES TO HELP OTHERS.

UH, SHE VOLUNTEERS AND IS ON THE BOARD, UH, FOR THE WOMEN OF THE MOOSE HERE IN FRONT ROYAL.

UH, SHE'S HELPED VETERANS AND WORKED AT THE AMERICAN LEGION IN WINCHESTER.

UM, AND SHE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT A NEW CAREER, UM, AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, AND SHE'S BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST 33 YEARS TO HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART AND HAS A 30 YEAR OLD SON.

SO PLEASE WELCOME KAREN MCDONALD TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.

ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE LIST WE HAVE, UM, OFFICER MARK HYDUKE, UM, HE COMES TO US, UH, WITH SOME EXPERIENCE ON HAND, BUT HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RIGHT AFTER HIGH

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UH, HE HAD THREE DEPLOYMENTS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, UH, EARNING THE AIR FORCE COMMENDATION METAL METAL WITH VALOR DEVICE, COMBAT ACTION METAL AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, UH, AFTER RETIREMENT FROM THE AIR FORCE SMART START HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EARN THE TOP ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TOP SKILLS AWARD, AND TOP OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARD IN THIS CLASS AT THE SKYLINE REGIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY.

UM, MARK IS ALSO A CERTIFIED DARE OFFICER, UM, AND HE'S COME TO THE FRONT ROW POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER SERVING TWO YEARS WITH WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO HE'S, HE'S GOT A COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY UNDER HIS BELT.

UM, MARK IS MARRIED TO KRISTIN HYDUKE WHO CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN INVESTIGATOR WITH WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S A BIT OF A, A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY GOING ON HERE.

UH, BUT WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE MARK AND PLEASE WELCOME MARK TO OUR PATROL DIVISION.

STAND BY.

LET ME GET MY NEXT SET OF NOTES UP HERE.

SO THEN WE HAVE RACHEL MARTIN, UH, RACHEL'S OUR NEWEST ADDITION, UH, TO THE PATROL DIVISION.

UM, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER, UH, ACTUALLY AS AN EMT IN 2013, SHE BECAME A PARAMEDIC IN 2018.

SHE VOLUNTEERED IN LOUDON THROUGHOUT THAT ENTIRE TIME, BUT WORKED IN BOTH THE ER AS A TECH AND HAD DONE INNER FACILITY, CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

UH, SHE STILL SERVES IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY, UH, AND AS A PARAMEDIC AND HER STATE CERTIFICATIONS ARE STILL UP TO DATE, UM, DECIDED SHE WANTED TO, UH, TO COME OVER TO THE, TO THE BLUE SIDE OF THINGS, UH, FROM THE RED SIDE AND WENT TO THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY WHERE SHE GRADUATED IN DECEMBER OF 2020 AND SERVED WITH THE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, WHERE SHE GOT TO IN 2021 SERVE IN A TECH TACTICAL MEDICAL CLASS, UM, AND GOT TO WORK WITH THE FBI HRT, UH, WHICH IS THEIR HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAM, UH, PRETTY HIGH SPEED UNIT.

UM, AND THEY DID A OFFICER DOWN AND MEDICAL EVAC SCENARIO, UH, AND SHE ACTUALLY GOT TO FLY ON ONE OF THEIR BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER.

SO, UM, SOME PRETTY, PRETTY COOL STUFF.

UM, SO SHE'S, UH, SHE'S KIND OF COMBINED THOSE TWO THINGS IN, IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT WORLD.

UM, WE TRAIN VERY HARD ON THE TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE.

SO RACHEL IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT.

UM, RACHEL'S ALSO GOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY SITUATION GOING ON.

UH, HER HUSBAND IS A 15 YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN.

THAT'S CURRENTLY SERVING AS A SERGEANT IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG.

SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILIES THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE, UH, BECOME A PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

SO PLEASE WELCOME RACHEL MARTIN TO OUR PATROL DIVISION.

YOU'RE NOT NEXT.

UH, I'D LIKE FOR HIS BRIDE, UH, IF SHE WOULD DO THE HONORS TO FINISH SERGEANT'S BADGE ON HIM, JUST GO STRAIGHT IN THERE.

SO THAT BRINGS ME TO A FORMERLY CORPORAL DAVID FOGEL.

UH, DAVID CAME TO WORK FOR THE, UH, FRONT ROW POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK IN 2004.

UM, THEY BEGAN IN THE, IN THE PATROL DIVISION AND HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

UM, HE'S TRAINED IN COMPUTER CELLULAR AND VIDEO FORENSICS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

UH, HE SERVES ON THE INTERNET, SERVED ON THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASKFORCE, UM, SERVES AS OUR LEAD, UH, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, UM, AS WELL AS HAVING TRAINING IN FIRE INVESTIGATIONS.

UM, DAVID'S ALSO, UH, UH, DCGS CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR, UM, AND HE'S OUR PRIMARY LESS LETHAL MUNITIONS INSTRUCTOR, UH, INSTRUCTS FIRST AID, CPR, AED, AND, UH, NARCAN.

HE'S A REVIVE INSTRUCTOR FOR NARCAN.

UM, SO HE'S LED, UH, PATROL SHIFTS AND, AND OUR INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION AS A CORPORAL.

UM, AND WE HAD OUR SERGEANT SELECTION PROCESS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

UM, AND OUR PROCESS OBVIOUSLY CONSISTS OF TENURE AND TIME AND SERVICE, UH, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND EDUCATION, BUT THEY ALSO UNDERGO A PRETTY RIGOROUS TESTING PROCEDURE WHERE A WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ADMINISTERED.

UM, WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS FROM SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY, UH, COME DOWN AND THEY ACTUALLY DO A SCENARIO, UH, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INBOX ASSESSMENT WHERE THEY RATE OUR PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THE, ON THE PANEL THAT ARE UP FOR PROMOTION, UH, AND THEY GRADE THEM.

SO WE GO THROUGH, IT'S A PRETTY, IT'S A PRETTY INTENSIVE TESTING.

AND, UM, DAVID VOGEL CAME IN, CAME IN AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

SO HE'S, UH, WE KNOW HE'S GOING TO LEAD DO A GOOD JOB LEADING OUR, OUR PATROL.

ONE OF OUR PATROL SHIFTS, UH, HERE IN THE FUTURE.

SO I'D LIKE FOR HIS,

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WE TALKED ABOUT, WELL DONE, YOUNG LADY, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE HAVE ONE MORE, WELL THIS UP.

SO THE, MY OLD EYES CAN SEE.

NEXT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SO THIS LITTLE FELLOW HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW.

UM, CANINE, MAVERICK, UM, AND HIS HANDLE HANDLE HANDLER OLIVIA MEADOWS.

UH, MAVERICK WAS BORN IN HUNGARY ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2017.

SO HE'S A TRANSPLANT.

UM, HE WAS TRAINED IN NARCOTICS DETECTION AT THE SHALLOW CREEK KENNELS IN SHALLOW CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FINEST, UH, CANINE, UH, WORKING POLICE CANINE KENNELS, UH, ON THE EASTERN, ON THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES.

UM, HE WAS CERTIFIED IN THE DETECTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE, MARIJUANA, AND HEROIN, UH, THROUGH THE NORTH AMERICAN POLICE WORKING DOG ASSOCIATION.

UM, MAVERICK'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB FOR US AS A COMMUNITY.

HE SAT OVER 200 STREET DEPLOYMENTS, UH, AND MADE OVER 150 SUCCESSFUL DRUG SEIZURES.

UM, UH, AMONG THOSE, HE, UH, ROUGHLY OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, ALMOST $120,000 WORTH OF ILLEGAL NARCOTICS WERE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS, UH, BY MAVERICK.

UH, HE FOUND 602 SUBOXONE STRIPS IN ONE IN ONE SEIZURE, ROUGHLY $60,000 WORTH.

UM, HE'S LOCATED 264 GRAMS OF HEROIN, 143 GRAMS OF COCAINE AND 176 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE OVER, UH, THE SH THE SHORT COUPLE OF YEARS THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH US.

UM, CANINE MAVERICK HAS ASSISTED IN MULTIPLE NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS, UH, PROVIDING MUTUAL AID TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS WELL, INCLUDING THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, STRAUSBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT, FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, AND SHENDO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICES, AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, DUE TO LEGISLATION, UM, SINCE, SINCE CANINE MAVERICK IS TRAINED IN THE ODOR OF MARIJUANA, HE CAN NO LONGER BE USED IN THAT PARTICULAR CAPACITY, UNLESS THERE'S A WARRANT IN PLACE.

UM, SO HIS CAREERS ACTUALLY CUT SHORT.

I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LIVE.

YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING UP THAT ROUGHLY 70% OF THE MARIJUANA SEIZURES THAT HE MADE OTHER HARD NARCOTICS WERE FOUND DURING THOSE SEARCHES.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S KIND OF GOES TO SHOW THE WAY OFFICER MEADOWS WAS UTILIZING THIS CANINE.

SHE WAS REALLY LOOKING TO GET, GET THE, GET THE HARDER NARCOTICS AND, AND THE, THE REAL BAD GUYS OFF THE STREET.

UM, AND MAVERICK'S DONE SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS SEEING THEM AROUND THE OFFICE EVERY DAY.

UM, OFFICER MEADOWS IS GOING TO KEEP IN CARE FOR, UH, CANINE MAVERICK, UM, AND WE'RE CERTAINLY EXPECTING HER TO BRING HIM AROUND SO THAT HE CAN VISIT THOSE OF US AT THE OFFICE THAT HAVE, UH, IT HECK EVERYBODY'S COME TO, TO LOVE THIS ANIMAL.

SO WE'VE BEEN REALLY BLESSED TO WORK WITH HIM.

UM, AND WE HATE TO SEE HIM HAVE TO TAKE THIS EARLY RETIREMENT, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

SO IF WE WOULD, UH, GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR, FOR CANINE MAVERICK THANK YOU ALL CHIEF.

DOES HE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? THANK YOU.

THANKS CHIEF.

UH,

[7A. Special Use Permit for Campground Facility from Poe’s River Edge, LLC – Lauren Kopishke]

FIRST UP.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR CAMPGROUND FACILITY FROM POSE RIVER'S EDGE, LLC.

MS. PRESLEY, COULD YOU READ THE SUMMARY, PLEASE? COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY POSE RIVER EDGE, LLC, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY LOCATED AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF KENDRICK LANE.

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PAST THE RAILROAD TRESTLE.

THE PROPOSED FACILITY WILL OPERATE AS A 200 SITE CAMPGROUND FACILITY.

THE PARCEL IS ZONED I TWO PER TOWN CODE CHAPTER 1 75.

COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITIES ARE PERMITTED ONLY WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT CONTINGENT UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

TOWN CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERLINE ACCESS TO THE SITE ARE FOLLOWED.

THE APPLICANT PROVIDES A LETTER FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING SEPTIC FACILITIES ARE ADEQUATE.

THE APPLICANT PROVIDES HOURS OF OPERATION INFORMATION TO STAFF, ALL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM THE FIRE.

MARSHALL ARE ADHERED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST.

AND THERE WERE NO SPEAKERS LETTERS WERE SENT TO ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFYING THEM OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ANYONE? ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR POST RIVER EDGE LLC TO OPERATE ON 200 SITE CAMPGROUND COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF KENDRICK LANE.

TEXTMAP UH, 2 0 8 1 3 5 8 1 CONTINGENT UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

TOWN CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERLINE ACCESS TO THE SITE ARE FOLLOWED.

THE APPLICANT PROVIDES A LETTER FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING SEPTIC FACILITIES ARE ADEQUATE.

THE APPLICANT PROVIDES HOURS OF OPERATION INFORMATION TO THE STAFF, ALL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM THE FIRE FIRE.

MARSHALL ARE ADHERED TO SECOND DISCUSSION.

COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? I GUESS MAYOR COCKREL YES.

PARTIAL VACATION OF EXISTING 20 FOOT SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT AT 1 95.

PUBLIC HEARING PASSES UP NEXT, A

[7B. Partial Vacation of an Existing 20’ Sanitary Sewer Easement at 195 Toray Drive – Kathy Leidich]

TORY DRIVE, MS. PRESLEY COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A DEED OF PARTIAL VACATION OF EASEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL AND LISBON LLC FOR A 20 FOOT SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT LOCATED AT 1 95 TOURAY DRIVE PURSUANT PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 15.2 DASH 1800 B THE DEEDS OF EASEMENT WERE APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022.

IT WAS DETERMINED BY STAFF THAT THE PARTIAL VACATION REQUIRED A PUBLIC HEARING TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS.

THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE LIKE TO SPEAK ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPENING UP TO COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE A DEED OF PARTIAL VACATION OF EASEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL AND LISBON LLC FOR A 20 FOOT SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT LOCATED AT 1 95 TORI DRIVE TAX MAP NUMBER 12 DASH G DASH ONE DASH TWO DASH ONE A ONE.

I FURTHER MOVED THAT THE MAYOR AND TOWN STAFF EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR.

THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING APPROVAL OF REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FY 20 22, 20 23.

COUNCILMAN LOYD, COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN, COUNSEL AND MCMORRIS.

[7C. Approval of Real and Personal Property Tax Rate for FY2022-2023 – BJ Wilson]

COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23 AT 13 CENTS PER HUNDRED ASSESSED VALUE, WHICH REPRESENTS NO INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR'S RATES AND HAS REMAINED NEAR 13 CENTS SINCE 2014 AND THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 64 CENTS PER HUNDRED ASSESSED VALUE, WHICH REPRESENTS NO INCREASE IN 2014, THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF RATE FOR QUALIFYING VEHICLES AT A RATE OF 49% OF VALUE ON THE FIRST $20,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE FOR QUALIFYING VEHICLES WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE GREATER THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF RATE OF A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR QUALIFYING VEHICLES WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS.

I WAS READING THE PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK

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ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU AT THIS TIME OF CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN UP TO COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23 AT 13 CENTS PER 100 ASSESS VALUE, WHICH REPRESENTS NO INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR'S RATES AND HAS REMAINED NEAR 13 CENTS SINCE 2014 AND THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 64 CENTS PER 100 ASSESS VALUE, WHICH REPRESENTS NO INCREASE SINCE 2014, THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF RATE FOR QUALIFYING VEHICLES@ARATEOFFORTYNINEPERCENTOFVALUEONTHEFIRSTTWENTYTHOUSANDOFASSESSEDVALUEFORQUALIFYINGVEHICLESWITHANASSESSEDVALUEGREATERTHANONETHOUSANDANDAPERSONALPROPERTYTAXRELIEFRATEOFONEHUNDREDPERCENTFORQUALIFYINGVEHICLESWITHANASSESSEDVALUEOFONETHOUSANDORLESSPURSUANTTOVIRGINIACODEFIFTYEIGHT.ONE DASH 3 5 2 4 SECOND.

THAT WAS SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL, PLEASE, PLEASE.

MR. COCKRELL.

UP NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE TO AMEND RE-ENACT CHAPTER 1 34 PERTAINING TO AN INCREASE IN SEWER SERVICE RATES.

COUNSEL AND MCMORRIS.

[7D. Ordinance to Amend/Re-enact Chapter 134 Pertaining to an Increase in Sewer Service Rates – BJ Wilson]

THAT'S PRESLEY COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT FRONT ROYAL TOWN CODE SECTIONS 1 34 DASH 22.1 AND 1 34 DASH 22.4.

THAT WOULD INCREASE SEWER SERVICE RATES AS PRESENTED UPON APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE.

IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2022, THE TOWN'S LEGAL AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SUCH FEES AND RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE CAN BE FOUND IN VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 15.2 DASH 2 1 1 9 15 0.2 DASH 2 1 1 1 AND 15.2 DASH 2 1 2 2.

THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE LIKE TO SPEAK ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT FRONT RURAL TOWN CODE SECTIONS 1 34 DASH 22.1 AND 1 34 DASH 22.4.

THAT WOULD INCREASE THROUGH OUR SERVICE RATES EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2022 AS PRESENTED SECOND DISCUSSION.

YES, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO PUT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, ONE, UM, AS PART OF THE NOTE, JUST FOR, FOR CONSTITUENTS SAKE, UM, THAT CURRENTLY THE MONTHLY CHARGE FOR A 5,500 GALLONS OF CERES IS $54 54, 50 8 CENTS.

THAT'S AN ESTIMATE.

LOOK FOR THE AVERAGE, UM, RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS.

UM, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US, NONE OF US EVER WANT TO, UH, RAISE RATES, BUT THIS WAS RECOMMENDED BASED ON THE TOWN'S CONSULTANT.

UM, UH, AND ALSO WE USE QUITE A BIT OF ARPA FUNDS THAT, THAT FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT TO ACTUALLY HELP WITH SOME OF OUR WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE RATES AT THAT LEVEL.

BJ.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT HOW MUCH OUR ARPA FUNDS DO WE USE ON WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS? I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A SET NUMBER RIGHT NOW.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 3 BILLION THAT WE ALLOCATED BEFORE SEWER MORRIS COME HERE.

I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, MR. MAYOR.

THANKS.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

MS. PACEMAKER COCKRELL.

ITEMS AND THEN A REQUEST, UM, TAKE IN YOUR PACKETS.

[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS]

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TONIGHT.

WE HAVE ONE GYM OSBORNE EVEN MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, JIM OSBORNE.

I'M YOUR TOWN, HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.

HOW YOU DOING? UH, I'VE GOT A COUPLE UPDATES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

UH, WE'VE DONE A COUPLE THINGS AND I'VE GOT, BRING YOU UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF THOSE

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THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING NEXT MONTH.

UH, BUT WE'VE GONE.

UH, THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IS, UH, WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DOING A, UH, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY GRANT.

WE ADDED SIX TREES DOWNTOWN AT BING CROSBY.

UH, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF RESOLVING THE HAPPY CREEK RESTORATION, UH, PROBLEMS FROM 2020 THAT SHOULD BE DONE THIS SPRING.

UH, WE'RE WE'RE PARTNERING AND RESOLVING A LITTER PROBLEM INTO OUR HAPPY CREEK WATERSHED FROM THE RURAL KING AND THE MARTIN'S PARKING LOT.

WE'VE GOT PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF POUNDS A YEAR GOING INTO THE CREEK THERE.

SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED, THE ISAC COMMITTEE, THE TREE STEWARDS, UH, THE ANTI-LITTER COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN TO TOWN BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE, AND THEN THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT'S THERE IS ALL INVOLVED WITH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY OF STOPPING ALL THE LITTER BLOWING INTO THE CREEK.

UM, MY REQUEST IS, UH, THERE, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON NEXT MONTH.

WE'VE GOT AN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION DOWNTOWN ON APRIL 23RD.

WE HAVE AN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING AT THREE 30 THAT SAME DAY.

AND THAT TIES IN WITH OUR 23RD YEAR OF BECOMING A TREE CITY USA.

UH, TINA HELPED GET THAT DONE, UH, THIS PAST WINTER.

SO WE'VE GOT 23 YEARS THEN AS A TREE CITY USA, AS PART OF THAT RECOGNITION, UH, THERE'S FOUR MAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN WITH THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION.

I HAVE TO FORM A TREE BOARD OR DEPARTMENT, AND WE'VE DONE THAT WITH OUR ISAC COMMITTEE.

UH, WE HAVE SOME TREE CARE ORDINANCES THAT WE FOLLOW, UH, IN TOWN THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING.

WE HAVE AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY FORESTRY BUDGET OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS PER CAPITA THAT, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TAKES CARE OF.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN ARBOR DAY OBSERVATION, OBSERVANCE AND PROCLAMATION.

I'M ASKING FOR A VOLUNTEER FROM SOMEONE UP HERE UP FRONT TO COME TO THE, A TREE PLANTING ON APRIL 23RD, THREE 30.

IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT DOWNTOWN AND IT'LL BE AT THE END OF OUR, UH, EARTH DAY PARTICIPATION THAT WE HAVE GOING ON DOWN THERE.

SO IT'D BE GREAT IF, UH, ONE OF YOU COULD ATTEND, UM, I'M HAPPY TO COME, BUT I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHERS TOO.

SO, BUT AT THREE 30 ON APRIL 23RD, RIGHT, CORRECT.

ALREADY OUT ON THE COUNTER, THE, UH, EARTH DAY STARTS AT 10 O'CLOCK, GOES FROM 10 TO THREE WERE TAKEN, UH, MOST OF THE PARKING LOTS DOWN AROUND THE, UH, GAZEBO CURRENTLY HAVE SPOTS FOR 40, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, ORGANIZATIONS.

RE-UPPED I THINK 32 OR 33 RIGHT NOW.

SO INVITE Y'ALL TO COME.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

UH, I'VE BEEN, UH, HIGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UM, HAVE THEY, SINCE THEY'VE BEEN ON BOARD SINCE COUNCIL APPOINTED THEM, I MEAN, THEY HAVE MET RELIGIOUSLY AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF GOOD STUFF AS IN POTENTIALLY HAVING A VISION AND JUST PULLING OFF THIS EARTH DAY EVENT WHILE IT'S APRIL 22ND.

UH, THEY FELT LIKE IT'D BE BETTER TO HAVE IT ON THE 23RD, SO MORE COMMUNITY AND THE CITIZENS COULD PARTICIPATE, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE WHOLE COMMITTEE GROUP AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND JUST WHAT PLANS THEY PLAN ON DOING IN THE FUTURE.

AND, AND JIM, I APPRECIATE YOU HELPING OUT AND TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK?

[9A. Report of Town Manager]

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON A REPORT TO THE TAIL MANAGER, STEVEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THEY ARE? ALL I HAVE TO SHARE IS ON APRIL 15TH IS GOOD FRIDAY.

IT'S A, IT'S A HOLIDAY FOR THE TOWN.

UM, ESSENTIAL SERVICES WILL STILL BE PROVIDED.

AND I WAS GOING TO ALSO MENTION ON APRIL 23RD IS OUR EARTH DAY CELEBRATION DOWNTOWN, UH, FROM 10 TO THREE WITH THE PLANNING TO BE AT AT THREE 30 AND THE READING OF THE PROCLAMATION.

OUR REPORTS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH.

[9B. Report of Councilmembers]

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND A REAL ESTATE TAX.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK MY COUNSEL BECAUSE IT SHOWS A COMMITMENT TO US TO KEEP THOSE COSTS LOW FOR OUR FAMILIES IN THIS AREA.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE KIT'S FAMILY AND I'M GOING TO WORK, UH, WITH THEIR, WITH THE SCHOOL.

I LOVE K WHERE HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL TO, UM, GET SOMETHING IN PLACE TO REMEMBER HIM BY AS WELL.

HE WAS ALSO A COUNCIL MEMBER AND A PRINCIPAL AT LSK WHERE I ATTENDED AND NOW MY SON ATTENDS.

UM, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.

THAT I KNOW OF THAT SERVED OUR TOWN, UM, IN, IN ROLES, UH, MR. BANKS, WHO WAS OUR FORMER MAYOR AND COUNCIL BOMBAST WAY EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

THANKS ANYONE ELSE? YES, MR. MAYOR, ALONG THE SAME LINES, UM, FROM COUNCILMAN THOMPSON SINCE THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR, UM, OUR, OUR COMMUNITY IS LOST AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS

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AND THEN AS, UM, LATASHA SAID, UM, MY KIDS WHO SERVED ON THE TOWN COUNCIL, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN LATE EIGHTIES, EARLY NINETIES.

UM, HE WAS ALSO SERVED AS VICE MAYOR.

UM, MY, MY BEGINNING YEARS OF TEACHING MR. KIDS WAS MY PRINCIPAL, AND I REMEMBER HOW INVOLVED HE WAS, UH, WITH COUNCIL.

AND I WOULD ADMIT AND TOLD HIM, UH, AFTER I WAS ELECTED THAT I DON'T THINK I REALLY GAVE HIM ALL THE CREDIT THAT HE WENT TO WORK.

IT WAS SO HE SERVED AT THAT TIME.

AND THEN ACTUALLY, UM, RIGHT AFTER MR. KITTS PASSED OUR FORMER POLICE CHIEF, LARRY DANIELS ALSO PASSED.

UM, HE SERVED AS OUR POLICE CHIEF, I BELIEVE IT WAS 14 YEARS, WASN'T IT, KEVIN.

UH, BUT HE HAD SERVED ON THE FORCE MANY YEARS PRIOR TO THAT.

UM, SO I JUST FEEL LIKE OUR COMMUNITIES LOST A LOT OF, UM, GREAT PEOPLE THAT REALLY SERVED OUR, OUR CITIZENS.

AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES.

AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

NOT TO HAVE THE QUESTION EVEN SWIRLING IN THEIR MINDS.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IF I MAY, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU.

UH, IF Y'ALL COULD BEAR WITH ME FOR SOME SOMEWHAT, UM, EXTENDING COMMONWEALTHS, UH, AND YOU KNOW, I ALSO, I WAS, I WAS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND THEN, AND THEN A CLIENT CALLED ME AND IT JUST KINDA MESSED UP MY, MY PREPARATION OF THESE, UH, THESE COMMENTS.

SO IF, IF IT'S CHOPPY IN SOME PLACES, THEN I GUESS, UM, LET'S CHALK IT UP TO THAT, NOT TO THROW ANY CLIENTS UNDER THE BUS, BUT, UM, WHEN I DECIDED TO, UH, ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO TO RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL, UH, NOT FILED PAPERWORK TO FORM A BUSINESS ENTITY, TO SUPPORT MY LAW PRACTICE.

AND I HAD ONLY THE BEGINNINGS OF SOME BUSINESS IDEAS THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE BY THE TIME I WAS ELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2020, I HAD OPENED A PRACTICE AND GAINED A HANDFUL OF CLIENTS.

MY BUSINESS SIDE IDEAS HAD TAKEN MORE SHAPE, BUT THEY WERE THEORETICAL THEORETICAL AT THE TIME.

I FIGURED THAT TO THE EXTENT, ANYTHING MATERIALIZED BUSINESS-WISE, I WOULD BE SCRUPULOUS ABOUT DISCLOSURES AND COMMUNICATION WITH LEGAL AUTHORITIES TO BE SURE THAT EVERYTHING I DO IS ON THE UP AND UP VERY RECENTLY.

AND, UM, NOT JUST SOMEWHAT UNEXPECTEDLY, BUT TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY IT'S BECOME MY CONVICTION THAT I SHOULD NOT TRY TO DO BOTH TO BE BOTH A TOWN COUNCILMAN AND DO BUSINESS IN TOWN FROM ROYAL AND WARREN COUNTY ARE EMERGING FROM ONE OF THE WORST SCANDALS IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

IN MANY WAYS, IT REMAINS AN OPEN WOUND.

INVESTIGATIONS ARE STILL ONGOING LAWSUITS, PENDING TRIALS UNDERWAY, BUT NOT CONCLUDED.

I'VE BEEN MORE AND MORE OPEN ABOUT MY ASSESSMENT THAT THIS COMMUNITY REMAINS TRAUMATIZED FROM THESE EVENTS.

I DO NOT MEAN TO PUT ANYONE DOWN IN SAYING THIS.

I THINK THERE'S NO SHAME IN ADMITTING IT, WHAT WE EXPERIENCED IN THIS COMMUNITY WAS VIOLENCE.

SO IT WAS ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY VIOLENT, BUT IT WAS MOSTLY VIOLENCE AGAINST THE TRUTH AND AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRUST AGAINST, AGAINST THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN WHO WORK HARD AND WORK HARD TO WORK.

HONESTLY, THIS TRAUMA, I THINK EXPLAINS MUCH OF THE CURRENT SHAPE OF OUR POLITICS LOCALLY.

IT CASTS A CLOUD OF SUSPICION OVER HONEST AND LAWFUL ACTIONS, WHICH LEADS TO DEFENSIVENESS, WHICH LEADS TO AN OVERALL HARSHNESS THAT DOES NOT HELP US TO HEAL.

THE ONLY ANSWER IS TO START TRUSTING EACH OTHER AGAIN, WHICH IN SOME WAYS CANNOT BE THE ANSWER BECAUSE THE RESPONSE TO THE VIOLENCE WE'VE JUST EXPERIENCED IS VIGILANCE.

I RAN FOR COUNCIL TO BE A RESPONSE TO THAT DISHONESTY, TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

I DID NOT.

I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE PERFECT, BUT I CAN SAY WITH ALL CONFIDENCE AND FORTHRIGHTNESS, THAT I BROUGHT A VERY DEEP COMMITMENT TO A STANDARD OF SCRUPULOUS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY TO WHAT I WAS DOING BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY.

WHAT SLOWLY HAS DAWNED ON ME, HOWEVER, IS THAT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS MOMENT.

EVEN THAT FIRST, EVEN COMMITTED PEOPLE, EVEN IN PRAYER FOR PEOPLE, THEY GET TIRED, THEY GET FORGETFUL AND I'M NOT ABOVE ANY OF THAT.

AND WE'VE GOT THREE MORE YEARS TO GO SECOND.

THOSE WHO ARE, UH, GOING ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND NOT REGULARLY DOWN IN THE DETAILS OF TOWN BUSINESS, CHECK IN, AND WHETHER THEY SEE, WELL, THEY MAY SEE A TOWN OFFICIAL CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN TOWN LIMITS, REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL I CONDUCT MYSELF, I WOULD REPEATEDLY BE ASKING THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN TO GIVE ME THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THAT IS TOO MUCH TO ASK OF THEM.

THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN DESERVE TO KNOW THAT THEIR PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS THAT WITH THE GRACE OF GOD I CAN DELIVER.

I ALSO THINK, HOWEVER THAT AT THIS POINT, PEOPLE DESERVE

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THAT I AM NOT SURE I CAN DELIVER.

IF I KEEP TRYING TO DO BOTH, I SHOULD MENTION AT THE, UH, HERE THAT THIS LINE OF DISCUSSION BRINGS TO MIND SOME, UM, SOME THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED RECENTLY WITH OUR TOWN INVOLVING THE MAYOR AND MR. HICKS.

I WANT TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR.

THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO THROW SHADE ON EITHER OF YOU.

UH, I DIDN'T, I DID NOT.

I PERSONALLY DID NOT GROW UP HERE AND I'VE BEEN A COMMUTER TO DC FOR MOST OF MY TIME SINCE COMING TO TOWN, COMPARED TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR LIVES HERE AND ARE FROM FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ME AS WELL.

AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MORE DIFFICULT FOR MANY TO GAUGE WHAT MY INTENTIONS REALLY ARE.

FURTHERMORE, MY BUSINESS GOALS ARE NEW COMPARED TO THE OCCUPATIONS WERE REPRESENTED ON THIS, UH, DEUS.

UH, SOME OF THEM POST STATE MY ELECTION.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH ANY OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR.

AND SO I'VE COME TO THE POINT WHERE THE TIMING IS BEST AND IT'S MOST PRUDENT FOR ME AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, AS BOTH A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND A PUBLIC SERVANT TO END MY TIME ON CANCEL EFFECTIVE.

AT THE END OF THIS MEETING, I WILL BE RESIGNING MY POSITION ON TOWN COUNCIL.

GARY IS NOT HERE.

LAURIE, AMBER LATASHA AND JOE, STEVE, AND TINA, GEORGE, AND STAFF.

UM, I WILL MISS WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS WAY.

I REALLY HAVE LOVED IT.

AND I RESPECT YOU ALL VERY HIGHLY.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE TOWN.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT DURING AND AFTER MY, UH, BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER MY ELECTION AND WHAT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR SUPPORTERS, YOU SUPPORTED, SUPPORTED ME FOR A DEAL THAT LASTED FOR FOUR YEARS.

AND SO TO STEP DOWN NOW FEELS OFF IN SOME WAYS.

SO THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND EVEN MAY DISAGREE WITH MY DECISION.

I CAN ONLY SAY THAT IN TAKING THE STEP AND DOING MY BEST TO GIVE YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE AND IN A PUBLIC SERVANT.

I TRUST THAT THIS IS THE PROPER PATH AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU ON TALENT COUNCIL.

IT'S BEEN A TRUE HONOR.

I PLAY TO CONTINUE MY SERVICE TO THE TOWN, BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY, GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

AND GOD BLESS HER BEAUTIFUL TOWN.

THANK YOU, SCOTT.

UM, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET ALONG ON EVERYTHING, NOT GET ALONG.

WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT I'VE ENJOYED YOU ON COUNCIL AS WELL.

AND THE WORKING WITH YOU AND YOU'VE ALWAYS REMAINED RESPECTFUL AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE GOOD TOWARDS OUR TOWN.

AND, UM, I WAS LIKE THAT.

YOU BROUGHT UP ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSES IN TOWN AND HOW YOU'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS THAT QUESTION IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEADS.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR BOARD COLLECTIVELY, AND I KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION FOR YOU, AND, UM, I WISH YOU THE BEST AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND MAYBE A DIFFERENT CAPACITY AS YOU SERVE THE TOWN.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SCOTT.

I JUST HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE TOWN.

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING MY FULL TENURE ON COUNCIL WITH YOU, BUT I BELIEVE WHAT YOU DID JUST NOW IS THE MOST HUMBLE THING THAT ANYONE COULD EVER DO.

AND I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT.

UM, I'M SAD TO SEE YOU GO, AND I THOUGHT YOU BROUGHT A LOT TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.

SCOTT, I JUST MADE THE COMMENT, THE OTHER DATA, UM, SUPERVISOR OATS THAT YOU ELEVATED IN A LOT OF WAYS, OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT, ABOUT HOW WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS AND, AND NOT JUST MOVE THINGS THROUGH A PROCESS, BUT INSTEAD MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROCESS WAS CORRECT AND QUESTION EVERYTHING WHICH MADE US MUCH BETTER, I THINK IN OUR CAPACITY AND IN OUR ROLES AS, UH, IN THIS CAPACITY.

SO THANK YOU, SCOTT.

UM, I'LL DEFINITELY MISS YOUR, YOUR, UM, I'LL MISS THAT AT COUNCIL MEETINGS.

I MEAN IT, AND THAT, AND LATASHA SAID IT, I MEAN, I MEAN, DIDN'T ALWAYS GET ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, UH, PEOPLE'S OPINIONS AND STUFF AND WE HAD DISCUSSIONS, BUT, UM, IT WAS, WE COULD ALWAYS AGREE TO DISAGREE AND, AND STILL WALK AWAY, UH, YOU KNOW, AS FRIENDS AND, AND, UH, AND I MEAN, YOU, YOU WERE LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, REALLY.

I MEAN, YOU DID ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YOU DID DRAG THINGS ON, BUT NO WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU AND WISH YOU THE BEST.

REALLY.

I GOT TO MISS YOU GUYS TOO.

I MIGHT NEED AN ATTORNEY ONE DAY.

I'LL STOP.

LET'S WAIT A LITTLE WHILE.

WELL, UH, I'M DUMBFOUNDED, BUT, UM, YEAH, IT WAS A SHOCK.

IS SCOTT'S HEART IS ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND HIS PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS CONVICTIONS, AND I'VE ALWAYS RESPECTED THAT.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT IF I'D KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED WITH LOTS OF THINGS, BUT, UM, I WILL SAY I'M ONE OF THE BEST HEATED CONVERSATIONS THAT WE EVER HAD WHERE WE DIDN'T AGREE.

THE ONE THING I CAN SAY AND SAID TO MANY PEOPLE

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SO I ENJOY CAMPAIGNING WITH YOU.

AND, UH, I, YEAH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S THING, BUT ANYWAY, I WHISPERED TO HIM AT FIRST, MY FIRST GUT IS I WANTED TO HUG HIM, BUT THAT MIGHT BE INAPPROPRIATE.

NEVER DONE.

AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BORING MEETING, UH, RAPPORT, THE MAYOR.

I, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT THAT DID IT, UM,

[10. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

UP NEXT, A CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED SECOND SECOND.

SO TRYING TO GET MY WHIP, LIKE, ARE WE GETTING IT ANY, UH, ANYBODY, ANY DISCUSSION COULD SEND A GEN ITEMS? MS. PRESLEY, CLEVER ROLL CALL PLEASE.

UH, FIRST, UH, RESOLUTION FOR WEST FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AND ROUTE 5, 3 45, 22 CORRIDOR FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USE MS. PRESLEY COUNSEL'S REQUEST TO, TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO OUT OF TOWN.

VICE MAYOR COCKREL YES.

ABSENT COUNCILMAN LLOYD.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS FILLING A SEAT.

UM, ANYWAY, BUSINESS ITEMS,

[11A. Resolution for a Request for Water and Sewer Services in the Route 340/522 Corridor for Commercial and Industrial Uses – Steven Hicks]

LOTS LOCATED ON THE ROUTE FIVE 20 TO THREE 40 CORRIDOR, SPECIFICALLY TAX MAP PARCELS FOUR DASH 41, 12 DASH SIX, 12 DASH SIX E AND 12 DASH NINE FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES CONTINGENT UPON THE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY.

THE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND CONSTRUCTS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PER THE STUDY.

THE DEVELOPER MUST FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 1 34 OF THE TOWN CODE, MAIN WATER AND SEWER PIPE ORIGINATING FROM ROUTE 3 45, 22, NOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO AVOID INCREASING RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CAPACITY STIPULATE COMMERCIAL USE FOR PILOT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND INDUSTRIAL USE FOR THE REMAINING PORTION.

STIPULATE, NO INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PER TOWN POLICY AND PRACTICE THIS APPROVED AND SIGNED RESOLUTION WILL ONLY APPLY TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THE AFTER SAID LOTS.

ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WILL REQUIRE A NEW RESOLUTION FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

UM, NO EMOTION.

YEAH, SURE.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO READ THAT.

NOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION TO AVOID INCREASING RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CAPACITY, FIVE STIPULATE COMMERCIAL USE FOR PILOT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND INDUSTRIAL USE FOR THE REMAINING PORTION.

I MAY HAVE THE COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO OUT-OF-TOWN LOTS LOCATED ON THE ROUTE 5 22 SESH THREE 40 CORRIDOR, SPECIFICALLY TAX MAG PARCELS FOUR DASH 4, 1 12 DASH SIX, 12 DASH SIX E AND 12 DASH NINE FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES CONTINGENT UPON THE ONE, THE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY TO, UH, THE DOE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND CONSTRUCTS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PER SITE.

MAY I BACK UP BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S MISSING HERE AND I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE SOME LEGAL ISSUE.

UH THERE'S THERE'S SOME WORDS MISSING, BUT, UM, I'LL JUST BACK UP.

I'M SORRY, BUT LET ME START OVER AGAIN.

UM, CAUSE I CAN'T FIND THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE.

IT'S ALL THE WAY AT THE BEGINNING.

SO HERE WE GO.

I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO OUT-OF-TOWN LOTS LOCATED ON THE ROUTE 5 24, 2, 3 40 CORRIDOR, SPECIFICALLY TEXTS NEXT TAX MAP PARCELS FOUR DASH 4, 1 12 DASH SIX, 12 DASH SIX E AND 12 DASH NINE FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES CONTINGENT UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

ONE, THE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY TWO, THE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND CONSTRUCTS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PER THE STUDY.

THREE DEVELOPER MUST FOLLOW A PROVISIONS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 1 34 OF THE TOWN CODE FOR WATER MAIN WATER SLASH SEWER PIPE ORIGINATING FOR ROUTE 3 45 22,

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SIX STIPULATE, NO INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PER TOWN POLICY SLASH PRACTICE SEVEN.

THIS APPROVED SLASH SIGNED RESOLUTION WILL ONLY APPLY TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THE AFRA SAID LOTS AND EIGHT.

ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WILL REQUIRE A NEW RESOLUTION FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS PREVENTED PRESENTED.

HAVE A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? I SMEAR COCKRELL COUNSELING, GLASS BEADS, ABSENT COUNCILMAN LLOYD.

[11B. Proclamation for Arbor Day 2022 – Steven Hicks]

UH, NEXT, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY IS PRESLEY.

COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF OUR PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL 23RD, 2022 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA AS PRESENTED MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A POP UP PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL 23RD, 2022 IS ARBOR DAY AND THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA AS PRESENTED SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK MR. AGENDA FOR COMING IN AND DISCUSSING MORE ABOUT WHAT YOUR GROUP IS DOING.

AND IT SOUNDS VERY EXCITING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PROGRAM YOU GUYS DO.

COUNCILMAN GLOSSARIES APP.

ANYONE ELSE? CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR COCKREL YES.

SAME COUNCILMAN LOYD.

COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN.

COUNSEL AND MCMORRIS.

COUNCILMAN THOMPSON.

NEXT FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF WARREN MS. PRESLEY, SINCE JUNE 21ST, 1993, THE TOWN HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING, THE VISITOR CENTER AND TOURISM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

[11C. Front Royal-Warren County Joint Tourism Agreement]

AS MOST HOTELS, MOTELS AND RESTAURANTS THAT BENEFITED FROM TOURISM WERE LOCATED INSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE TOWN.

HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF THE LODGING INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTY AND OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN LIMITS.

AS A RESULT, THE COUNTY ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT INCREASED THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FROM 2% TO 5%.

THIS INCREASE BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1ST, 2017, THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT ESTABLISHED THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE HERE IN AFTER THE COMMITTEE, THE TOWN AND COUNTY APPOINTED THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE, ASSIST, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCATE FOR TOURISM POLICIES, PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES TO MARKET AND PROMOTE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTS, AND TO SERVE AS THE LOCAL TOURISM INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION REFERRED TO IN SECTION FIVE, 8.1 DASH 38, 19 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AS AMENDED IN JANUARY OF 2021, THE TOWN AND COUNTY ENTERED INTO AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, TASKING THE COMMITTEE TO DIRECT PROMOTE AND MANAGE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE FRONT ROYAL ARE IN FRONT ROYAL AND WARREN COUNTY COUNCILS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL EVERY FRONT WAR ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN ADOPTED BY THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON MARCH 22ND, 2022 AS PRESENTED THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE WHAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THEIR MARCH 22ND, 2022 MEETING BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, ED DAILY.

THE DOCUMENT IS OFFICIALLY CALLED AN AGREEMENT, NOT AN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE AT FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN ADOPTED BY WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON MARCH 22ND, 2022 AS PRESENTED.

WELL, SO THERE WAS, I WAS GOING TO SAY, I BELIEVE WE CAN'T AND IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.

WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT UNTIL SOMEBODY SECONDS IT.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND JOE, JUST CHECKING.

UM, SINCE I SAT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE JOINT TOURISM COMMITTEE, I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD KIND OF WALK THROUGH SOME OF THIS WITH OUR GOAL BEING TONIGHT TO, UM, APPROVE A VERSION THAT WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH.

I FEEL LIKE THE BOARD, UM, THE COUNTY WENT BACK AND MEET THE CHANGES.

EVEN THE REALLY SMALL ONES THAT WE ASKED.

THE HUGE ONE THAT WE HAD BEEN DISCUSSING WAS THE FUNDING.

AND IF WE WERE GOING TO OVER FUND AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT THE NEW WORDING HERE, WE'RE LEADING WITH WHAT WE THINK SHOULD BE FUNDED AND THEY'RE MATCHING US.

WE'RE NOT MATCHING THEM.

UM, WHICH IS

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A HUGE THING.

UM, THEY DO ASK FOR US TO CONSULT WITH THE DMO WHEN WE'RE PLANNING ACTIVITIES, BUT THAT'S NOT ASKING FOR PERMISSION THAT SIMPLY MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE CONFLICTING EVENTS GOING ON OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THE IDEA IS THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER.

UM, OUR NEW EVENTS COORDINATOR ALONG WITH, UM, THE COMMITTEE, UH, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE I WANTED TO ON HERE.

I THINK THOSE WERE ALL OF THE REALLY BIG THINGS.

UM, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE SETTING THE TONE ON WHAT WE WANT TO FUND.

I DID LOOK INTO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MR. LLOYD HAD ABOUT PROCUREMENT, UM, AS A NONPROFIT, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

HOWEVER, THAT COULD BE PART OF THE BYLAWS THAT THEY SO WANTED THAT TO BE.

AND I'M ACTUALLY GONNA SET, I'M ACTUALLY SITTING ON A COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE, UM, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING THOSE ITEMS TOGETHER IN THE EVENT THAT WE WANTED TO STOP THIS PROGRAM.

IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE UNTIL MARCH 1ST OF THAT YEAR, HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER OPTION WHICH IS CALLED WORKING WITH THE COUNTY.

CAUSE IF WE'RE N WE'RE NOT HAPPY, THE COUNTY'S PROBABLY NOT HAPPY EITHER.

AND WE CAN BOTH JUST BE LIKE, WE'RE NOT FUN TO GET THIS QUARTER BECAUSE WE'RE FUNDING IT QUARTERLY VERSUS A ONE ANNUAL LUMP SUM.

UM, SO I DID DISCUSS THAT AND I, WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAD, I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT MY NOTES, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE SCRIPT.

CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT? UM, PROCURE PROCUREMENT'S A MINOR.

I MEAN, THE, THE REASON I RAISE IS THAT TYPICALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE ANY ENTITY, UM, TO, TO EXPEND PUBLIC FUNDS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT GOES THROUGH A BIDDING PROCESS, BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT, UH, BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A NONPROFIT, IT'S JUST NOT SUBJECT TO THAT SAME PROCESS.

RIGHT? THAT'S FAIR.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

HOWEVER, LIKE I SAID, YOU SIT ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE CREATIVE, WORKING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT BYLAWS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THAT COULD BE A PART OF IT LIKE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT UP AND BE PART OF THE CALL TO ACTION.

ALSO, ALL OF THE MEETINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE COMMITTEE ARE GOING TO BE, UM, PUBLIC AND RECORDED JUST LIKE OUR MEETINGS ARE.

UM, SO THERE'LL BE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THAT WAY TOO, TO THE PUBLIC.

THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AS WELL.

I THINK I ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAD PREVIOUSLY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD.

SO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO ONE, ONE THING THAT THEY DID NOT ADD IN THE COUNTY ONE, WHICH I THINK THEY, I THINK THEY PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO, WHICH IS THE VERSION THAT WE GOT ON MARCH 14TH AT 4 45 FROM THE COUNTY UNDER THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, WHERE IT SAYS, NUMBER TWO, THEY, WE, THEY, WE ACTUALLY ADDED A LINE THAT TALKED ABOUT JUST THIS YEAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING IN THEM AWAY THAT SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR JULY 1ST, 2022 AND THE JULY 30, 20, 23.

AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS A SPECIFIC AMOUNT, WHEREAS THE REST OF THE AGREEMENTS JUST SAID 50 TO 70% OF THE FIVE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE.

BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, IF WE DID THAT THIS TIME, OUR FIVE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, IT WOULD NOT HAVE REACHED THE 200,000 MARK, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.

SO THAT'S, IN MY OPINION, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ADDED.

UM, AND I DON'T SEE THEM IN A BIT OF PROBLEM WITH THAT.

LIKE, I DON'T SEE THAT CAUSING ANY ISSUES.

THAT'S ONE THING THAT I THINK, UM, NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

UM, I, UM, LET'S SEE THE PAID QUARTERLY.

UM, I'M STILL NOT.

AND MAYBE DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF PAID QUARTERLY? IS IT, SO THERE WERE ONLY GIVING OUT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AT A TIME OR BJ.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I MEAN, BEING OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE BENEFIT OF PAYING QUARTERLY? CAUSE THAT SEEMED TO BE ADDED FOR THIS VERSION AND THEN ALL THE MULTIPLES OF VERSIONS WE HAD.

IT NEVER WAS.

SO I'M ASSUMING THERE'S A GOOD PURPOSE BEHIND THAT.

WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP OCCUPANCY? OKAY.

WE COLLECT THOSE FUNDS QUARTERLY.

ISN'T THAT CORRECT? LIKE THEY COME IN AND PAY THOSE QUARTERLY.

WE, WE COLLECT THE LODGING TAX MONTHLY.

WE COLLECT MONTHLY.

UM, UH, SO THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT THE OTHER PART OF IT IS, IS THAT HOW IT'S SPENT, YOU KNOW, UH, WHEN THEY'RE SPENDING QUARTERLY, UH, NORMALLY A LOT OF THE AGREEMENTS WE'VE HAD WITH THE COUNTY IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN PAID QUARTERLY.

SO IT'S KIND OF A STANDARD.

SO THAT'S JUST STANDARD TO THAT, THAT IN THERE, SEE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE IT IN THE

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PAST.

HAS THAT WORKED IN THE PAST? YEAH, IT SEEMS TO THE, UH, WHAT I WASN'T CLEAR ON IS IF WE'RE PAYING THE BUDGET AMOUNT OR IF WE'RE PAYING ACTUAL AMOUNTS, UH, QUARTERLY.

SO THAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CLARIFICATION WE NEED TO HAVE THERE, BUT, UM, THE CLARIFICATION AND THE QUARTER OF THE BUDGET.

SO BASICALLY IF IT'S 200,000, WE'D DO 50,000, 50,000, 50,000, 50,000 VERSUS A QUARTER OF WHATEVER THE LODGING TAX WAS BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY NOT BASING IT ON THAT.

ANYWAY, WE'RE BASED ON A FIVE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE.

WELL, WHAT I WAS GETTING AT IS WE WERE GOING TO PAY THE ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE ORGANIZATION IF WE'RE GOING TO PAY QUARTERLY, THE ACTUAL EXPENSE INCURRED.

UH, SO IF THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, OR IF THEY DON'T MEET A QUARTER OF THE BUDGET, ARE WE GOING TO PAY THE ACTUAL EXPENSES THEY'VE INCURRED? WELL, THAT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

WOULDN'T YOU ALL AGREE? YEAH.

SO I THINK THAT WAS ON ONE OF THE EMAILS THAT YOU HAD SENT TO COUNSEL.

MAYBE WE NEED TO CLARIFY THAT.

IS IT A QUARTER OF THE BUDGET OR A QUARTER OF THE EXPENSES OR ARE THEY, UM, OR IF WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE ACTUAL EXPENSES QUARTERLY.

THAT WAS ONE, UM, QUESTION.

I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT, UM, THAT'S KEY HAS COME UP SEVERAL TIMES IS UNDER THE TOWN OF FRONT OIL FOR NUMBER THREE LEAST THE VISITOR CENTER TO DISCOVER FRONT ROYAL FOR A DOLLAR PER YEAR.

SO THAT WAS, AS SOMEBODY POINTED OUT TO US, THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE ORIGINAL RFP AND THE ONE YOU SENT TODAY, IT SHOWS IT IN THERE.

I WILL SAY THOUGH, NOW LOOKING AT THAT ORIGINAL RFP, THAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN IN FRONT OF US SINCE LET'S SEE WHAT IT DID WHEN IT TOOK PLACE 2020.

IT ALSO SAID IN THERE THAT THE UTILITIES WOULD BE PAID BY THE DMO.

SO I DO HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD REGARDING THAT.

SO, UM, WE WOULD MAINTAIN, OR HAVE AN OWNER, RENTER OWNER, LEASING RELATIONSHIP, WHICH, UM, WHEN WE CAN OUTLINE IT, HOWEVER WE WANT, LIKE IF THE REPAIR IS $35 OR LESS, YOU GUYS DO IT.

IF IT'S 35 OR MORE, WE COME IN AND DO IT BECAUSE IT'S OUR BUILDING.

BUT IT COULD BE WRITTEN ANY WAY THAT WE WANT.

UM, WE WOULD, OF COURSE MAINTAIN OUR INSURANCE JUST AS A HOMEOWNER WOULD MAINTAIN THEIR HOMEOWNER INSURANCE, EVEN IF THEY RENT IT OUT, UM, THAT DMO CAN ALSO OPT TO GET RENTER'S INSURANCE, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AS WELL, UM, TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.

THAT'S IN THAT EXACTLY.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.

UM, THERE ARE PROPERTY THAT WE PAID FOR.

I SAID, WELL, IT DEPENDS.

WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT THAT WAY.

I THINK WE SHOULD REQUIRE RENTER'S INSURANCE BECAUSE IF OUR PROPERTY THAT WE'VE FUNDED WITH THE TAXPAYER'S DOLLARS IT'S DESTROYED.

BECAUSE YOU CAN PUT THEM IN THE LAUNDRY, WE HAVE NOT DRAFTED THE LEASE YET.

ELVIS MS. SCOTT STARTED IT BEFORE SHE LEFT, BUT, UM, WE CAN WRITE THE LEASE.

HOWEVER, WE WISH IT TO READ AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE, WHAT INSURANCES, THEY NEED TO KEEP WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO THAT'S WIDE OPEN FOR US TO DO, AS WE WISH AND HAVE THEM SIGN OFF AS JUST LIKE YOU WOULD RENTING YOUR HOUSE.

THEY, AND JUST LIKE, IF THEY WERE RENTING YOUR HOUSE, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UTILITIES.

AND THAT CAN THAT REALLY HAVE THAT HASN'T BEEN HAPPENING THOUGH? CORRECT.

NOTHING'S BEEN HAPPENING BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T MOVED FORWARD PAYING UTILITY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T MOVED FORWARD WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL FUND OUR PORTION.

BUT THE RFP SAID THAT I THINK, I THINK MAYBE THAT JUST KIND OF SLIPPED OUT OF HERE SOMEWHERE THAT, THAT, THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE CONTRACT OR IT WAS IN THE RFP, WHICH I'M ASSUMING IS SOMETHING THEY SIGNED.

SO REALLY THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING THE, THE RFP SAYS IS NON MANDATORY.

SO WE DO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO NEGOTIATE WAS THAT UNDER THE NON MANDATORY PART, BECAUSE THERE WAS A NON MANDATORY, BUT I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT, BUT I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS PART OF IT, BUT I REVIEWED IT WITH MS. SCOTT AGAIN TODAY.

LIKE I CHATTED WITH HER AGAIN TODAY, SPECIFICALLY ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD ABOUT THE UTILITIES.

AND SHE REITERATED TO ME THAT WE WOULD WRITE OUR LEASE AGREEMENT.

IT WOULD BE LIKE OWNER TENANT AND THEY WOULD, THE UTILITIES WILL BE PAID BY THE DML.

AND WE, OF COURSE YOU WANT TO PUT EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CAN THINK OF RIGHT.

IN THE LEASE.

THERE'S NO QUESTION IT'S IN BLACK AND WHITE.

BUT YEAH, WE CAN GET RID OF, KIND OF GET RID OF THAT.

IS THAT, ISN'T THE OTHER THING THAT WAS IN THE RFP THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING.

WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE IT WHEN WE, WHEN WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE, UM, 5 0 1 C6, WHICH WAS ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES OF THE VISITOR CENTER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

CAUSE ACTUALLY IN THE RFP, IT SAID THAT THEY WERE TO EMPLOY THEM, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN HAPPENING.

SO I HAVEN'T MOVED FORWARD.

THAT'S WHY NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

WE'RE STILL PAYING WHERE'S THE CONTRACT.

NO, THAT'S HOW THEY GO UP AND SAY, GET THOSE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND APPLY TO

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US.

BUT WE'RE STILL PAYING FOR ALL OF THE THINGS AT THE VISITOR CENTER RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEFORE, IF WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE NO LONGER PROVIDING THE BENEFITS AND THE PAY TO THOSE EMPLOYEES.

WE'RE NO LONGER HOLDING RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BUILDING.

IN ESSENCE, THEY HAVE MORE RESPONSIBILITY ON THAT.

UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO GET TO YOU IS TO THE POINT WHERE ALL OF THESE THINGS CAN BE FULFILLED.

AND THERE WAS ONE OTHER PART THAT, UM, I KNOW I'VE ASKED ABOUT AND YOU KNOW, IT, UH, IT MAY BE PETTY, SO I'LL, I'LL GO RIGHT UP FRONT, FULL DISCLOSURE, MAYBE IT'S PETTY, BUT LIKE NUMBER FIVE, TRANSFER ALL TOURISM RELATED LICENSES, ENTITLEMENTS AND INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO OUR MERCHANDISE NOW.

UM, AND IT GOES THE ONE IN ON THAT ONE, BUT I GUESS, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF MERCHANDISE IN THE VISITORS CENTER, A LOT OF MERCHANDISE WHEN WE, UM, MADE SOME CHANGES WITH OUR TOURISM AND I GET THAT, ANYTHING THAT HAS DISCOVERED FRONT ROYAL WRITTEN ON IT.

I MEAN, THERE'S LITTLE SUNGLASSES OR A LITTLE TEDDY BEARS.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

I TOTALLY GET THAT.

IT SAYS, DISCOVER FRONT ROYAL ON IT.

BUT THERE WERE OTHER THINGS IN THERE LIKE T-SHIRTS AND COFFEE MUGS AND JUST, I MEAN, TONS OF STUFF.

AND THAT WAS PURCHASED THAT WAS PURCHASED ALREADY.

AND IT WAS ALREADY PURCHASED WITH TOWN FUNDS.

AND SO ALL I'M SAYING IS IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO TRANSFER ALL OF THAT OVER THEN, IN MY OPINION, WE SHOULD GET SOME FORM OF A CREDIT FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, UM, IT WASN'T PURCHASED TOGETHER.

AND IF IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT TOGETHER, I I'M JUST SAYING IF, IF LISTEN, IF IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS THEN WHATEVER, BUT, UM, I DON'T THINK IT WAS, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY, THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, TO ME, I FEEL LIKE THAT, THAT I JUST, I JUST, DON'T, I'M, I'M VERY GUILTY OF BEING SOMEBODY THAT SAYS FAIRS, FAIRS THERE AND NOT SELLING ON FIVE, BUT THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM FAIR.

I CAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE A MONTH'S WORTH OF TRANSIENT TASKS TO ME, I CAN SEE YOUR POINT IN THERE.

I WILL SAY THAT THAT STUFF HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE.

WE TRIED TO GET RID OF SOME OF IT AT SOME POINT THE OTHER YEAR.

UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE IF WE'RE NOT SELLING IT AT THE VISITOR CENTER.

LIKE, WHAT WOULD WE DO? LIKE, I GUESS WE COULD DONATE IT TO A SHELTER, BUT WHEN I WAS ASKED DOOR PRIZES AT THE, AT THE EMPLOYEE HAD ACCESS TO IT, WE HAD ACCESS TO IT.

I KNOW, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY WANTED TO LEAVE IT SIP.

CAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU.

MAYBE WE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT, BUT MAYBE WE WOULD.

I MEAN, THERE'S SOME REALLY NICE MERCHANDISE THAT QUITE HONESTLY A LOT OF MONEY WAS SPENT ON IT.

WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE OR DOES BJ, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UM, PROBABLY NOT WITH YOU.

I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND THE INVENTORY, BUT WE DID HAVE AN INVENTORY.

I REMEMBER I REMEMBER SEEING THAT AT SOME POINT.

WELL MAYBE JUST THE WORDING THAT SAYS CONVERSATION TOWARDS UNRELATED LICENSES, ENTITLEMENTS, AND PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFIED WITH THE DISCOVER FROM OIL SLOGAN.

YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST, WE CAN OPT TO REMOVE THAT.

WE CAN, WE CAN OPT TO REMOVE THAT FOR NOW.

AND, AND FOR, FOR OUR PURPOSES OF MOVING THIS FORWARD, WE COULD SCRATCH THAT AND SAY, OUR, THIS IS OUR VERSION THAT WE'VE APPROVED.

AND IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO ANOTHER MEETING FINE, BUT I'M THINKING PEOPLE WILL JUST, YEAH.

I MEAN, IF IT'S AN END OF THE DAY, IF WE, IF WE CAN GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY GIVE US LIKE A THOUSAND DOLLAR CREDIT, $2,000 CREDIT, WHATEVER'S FAIR, LIKE A FAIR MARKET VALUE OR WHATEVER, THEN I THINK IT'S FINE.

AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT IN THE WAY OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

I MEAN, THE REST OF IT, IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE.

I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT WAS QUITE A BIT AND THE UTILITIES AND THE MAINTENANCE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF WILL BE ON A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LEAGUE.

I THINK WE'VE RESOLVED THAT.

SO YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE OUT THE MERCHANDISE PIECE HERE.

WHAT SAYS INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY? INTELLECTUAL.

I'M ASSUMING THEY MEAN LIKE IDEAS, THE IDEAS AND STUFF, RIGHT.

AS NO ONE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WOULD BE SO, I MEAN, THEY ALREADY HAVE ACCESS, I BELIEVE, TO ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE HAVE DONE CROSS OUT MERCHANDISE AND THEN HAVE THAT SEPARATELY, THE DIFFERENT DISCUSSION WITH THE DIFFERENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAYBE JUST CROSS OUT, JUST PUT PERIOD AFTER PROPERTY, AFTER PROPERTY TRANSFER, ALL TOURISM RELATED LICENSES, ENTITLEMENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PER PROPERTY.

IT CAN SAY A COMMA.

THAT'S THE DISCOVER FRONT ROW SLOGAN, RIGHT? YEAH.

COMMA, A DENT.

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THAT'S A GOOD SCHEME.

DIDN'T I READ SOMEPLACE IN ONE OF THE EMAILS THAT CAME THROUGH THAT SOME OF THAT MERCHANDISE HAD BEEN SOLD OFF TO LOCAL VENDORS AND SOME OF IT'S BEEN GIVEN AWAY TO VOLUNTEERS GIVEN.

I DON'T THINK I GOT TO MAYBE USE IT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS FOOD, GIVE IT TO RIGHT, RIGHT.

I'M JUST WONDERED, WONDERED WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO WHEN WE COMPARE INVENTORIES FROM THE ORIGINAL TURNING OVER OF THIS AND MOVING INTO THIS PROCESS VERSUS NOW.

AND IF WE WERE GOING TO CONSIDER A DEAL BREAKER OF SORTS, IF WE SEE LIKE THERE'S $20,000 WORTH OF STUFF, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS ABOUT $20,000 WORTH OF RIGHT.

ISN'T THAT? WHAT ABOUT IT WAS, IT WAS A LOT.

I CAN'T, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT WAS.

IT WAS A LOT OF INVENTORY FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD.

AND SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

IT'S NOT, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S A DEAL BREAKER FOR ME, BUT I WOULD ALSO THINK IT WOULDN'T BE A DEAL BREAKER FOR THEM.

IF WE DECIDED TO KEEP $5,000 WORTH OF COFFEE MUGS.

AND T-SHIRTS THAT SAY FRONT ROYAL? THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

I MEAN, I'M, I'M JUST LIKE, LIKE I SAID, THE DISCOVER FRONT ROYAL, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

IT KIND OF STARTED COMING OVER BEFORE THIS MOVE WAS SO A LOT OF THE STUFFS STARTED HAVING THAT SLOGAN ON IT, BUT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, BUT, YOU KNOW, YEAH.

I, I CAN GET WITH THAT.

I DO JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE DISCUSSION FOR THE RECORD.

ONE MORE TIME.

MY CONCERNS WITH CITIZENS PAYING TWICE THROUGH THEIR TAXES TO FUND THIS, UM, EFFORT.

UM, AND AS WE JUST DISCUSSED BRIEFLY, BUT I THINK I'D LIKE TO REITERATE FOR CONSTITUENTS AND ANYONE WHO WATCHES THIS MEETING BACK, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL WILL MAINTAIN INSURANCE ON A BUILDING, WHICH IS NOT CHEAP.

AND THEN WE CAN REQUIRE IN OUR LEASE THAT THEY OBTAIN RENTER'S INSURANCE, WHICH WILL BE PURCHASED WITH THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING FROM THE COUNTY AND TOWN GOVERNMENT.

SO ESSENTIALLY WE WILL BE DOUBLE PAYING FOR DOUBLE INSURANCE OUT OF, UM, THESE TAX FUNDS.

SO AS WE JUST SAW ENROLLED BACK WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, UM, IT'S, I JUST STILL HAVE MY CONCERNS WITH DOUBLE FUNDING, THIS AND DOUBLE CHARGING.

I MEAN, THE TOWN'S GOING TO PAY TWICE.

SO, SO JUST AN EXAMPLE.

SO THE BUILDING, MY BUSINESSES HAS INSURANCE ON THE PROPERTY, ON THE BUILDING ITSELF, BUT THEN WITHIN, AS AN ENTITY WITHIN THE BUILDING, I HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE IN ORDER TO PROTECT MY EQUIPMENT.

IF SOME KIND OF FIRE WERE TO HAPPEN OR WHATEVER.

AND I, I THINK THIS WOULD KIND OF BE THE SAME WAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE.

AND HOW IS THE BMO BEING FUNDED BY THE TOWN AND COUNTY? SO THE TOWN IS PAYING FOR THE BUILDING, BUT WE, THE RENTAL INSURANCE, THAT WAS AN IDEA YOU BROUGHT FORTH.

I DID BRING THAT FORTH BECAUSE WE OWN MOST OF THE MERCHANDISE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE BACK TO IT.

SO IF WE HAVE $20,000 IN MERCHANDISE WHERE YOU BROUGHT YOU, YOU CALLED ME OUT AND I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE MERCHANDISING PIECE.

SINCE YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, I JUST GOT A MESSAGE FROM DOLORES AND THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF USING ANY OF THE MERCHANDISE.

SO IT'S ALL LORI'S.

NOW, THEN HERE AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEARSAY INTENTIONS THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH.

I MEAN, THIS IS, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE INEFFECTIVE GOVERNING.

SO I'LL ALSO JUST SAY ONCE AGAIN, I SUGGESTED THE REQUIREMENT OF IT BECAUSE AS A PROPERTY OWNER, AS A PROPERTY MANAGER AND AS A LANDLORD, I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT AREN'T COVERED, THAT THE RENTER IS GOING TO COULD POTENTIALLY SUE OR COME AFTER THE TOWN FOR, AS A RESULT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD ONCE MORE, MY CONCERNS WITH THE TOWN PAYING TWICE AND BEING A LITTLE BIT REDUNDANT AS WE SAW IT DIDN'T WORK OUT LAST TIME.

IN BRENT ROYAL ARE GOING TO STAY IN THE HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT.

UM, SO, UH, TO THE REDUNDANCY, THERE'S THE SORT OF THE TOWN, UM, WELL, ANYBODY EATING IN TOWN, THEY'D BE PAYING INTO THIS THROUGH THEIR MEALS, THEIR MEALS, TAX LOGIC, TRANSIENT LODGING, IT'S THE COUNTY.

IF WE EAT MEALS IN THE COUNTY, WE'RE PAYING IT TOWARDS THIS FUNDING.

THE COUNTY IS MEALS TAX.

THE TOWN IS LA AFTER ALL THIS.

SO IN THE COUNTY, IT'S NOT THE LODGING, IT'S THE MEALS.

IT'S A PERCENTAGE OF BOTH.

AM I CORRECT? TH TH THAT'S THE WAY THAT WARREN COUNTY SEES IT.

THE TOWN IS NOT OBLIGATED TO DO EITHER MEALS OR LODGING THE TRANSIENT TAX, BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY VIEW IT AS, AS A PORTION OF THE MEALS.

UM, BUT I KNOW MR OR DR DAILY DOES VIEW IT AS A PORTION OF THE MEALS, TAX OR MEALS FOR THE COUNTY LODGING IT'S LODGING AS THE REQUIREMENT, BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY VIEW IT AS A PART OF THE MEALS.

I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOW, BUT CITIZENS

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THIS, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S EVEN CONSIDERED STAYING AT A HOTEL PO'S RIVER EDGE CAMPGROUND THAT WE JUST APPROVED IN TOWN LIMITS.

IF I GO CAMPING WITH MY FAMILY AT KOA, WHICH I DID EVERY YEAR, GROWING UP AS A CHILD IN FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY, THAT WAS MY TAX DOLLARS.

GOING BACK INTO THIS REVENUE STREAM.

I'LL ALSO JUST ADD THAT MY CONCERNS ALL ALONG HAVE BEEN WE'VE COMPARED THIS TO PLACES LIKE ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND SEDONA, ARIZONA, AND ALL OF THESE DESTINATION PLACES.

AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

HOWEVER, WE TALK ABOUT CART BEFORE THE HORSE OFTEN THERE IS NO WALKABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO A LOT OF OUR MOST PROMINENT AREAS.

UM, WHILE I, FOR ONE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH PARKING, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, AND I KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF THE PARKING DOWNTOWN, BUT WHEN I'M DRIVING THROUGH A DESTINATION, UM, IF THERE'S NO PARKING AND THE SIDEWALKS JUST ABRUPTLY END INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF A MIXED COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL AREA, I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO BE PUSHING MY KIDS DOWN THE DEAD END SIDEWALK THAT DROPS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF NO MAN'S LAND.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE SIDEWALKS FOR OUR CHILDREN WALKING IN BETWEEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH.

SO I THINK THE TOWN NEEDS TO FOCUS MORE ON THE ACCESSIBILITY, WALKABILITY AND PARKING, WHICH IN RETURN WILL INCREASE TOURISM.

ANYONE ELSE? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE TOURISM, SO I WAS SERVING ON COUNCIL WHEN SOME BIG SHIFTS WERE MADE AND TOURISM, AND THE IDEA WAS AT THE TIME, UM, WAS TO OUTSOURCE IT AND TO FIND A DMO.

AND WE'RE TWO YEARS, IT'S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS SINCE WE MADE THAT BIG SHIFT AND RIGHT OR WRONG.

UM, JUST, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

THANK GOODNESS.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO END THIS AT ANY TIME, IF A YEAR FROM NOW, THERE'S LOTS OF STUFF IN HERE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, METRICS AND THEM SHOWING US, YOU KNOW, HOW, UM, HOW IT'S WORKING AND NOW IT'S IMPROVING THINGS AND INCREASING TOURISM.

UH, AND IF AT ANY TIME WE FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT, WE COULD PULL OUT, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE FOR ME, I'LL JUST FEEL LIKE I GOTTA BITE THE BULLET AND GO WITH THIS ONE IN AND LEASE, GIVE THEM THE CHANCE.

CAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE REALLY KIND OF STIFLED JLL SINCE WE, WE GATHERED THEM BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE FULL ABILITY TO DO EVERYTHING THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO.

AND A YEAR FROM NOW, IF I'M WRONG, I'LL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO ADMIT THAT I'M WRONG.

I DON'T DISAGREE.

AND ONE OF THE FIRST COMMENTS I EVER MADE, AND ONE OF MY JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS WAS THAT I FEEL LIKE WE HIRED A COMPANY AND THEN HELD THEM HOSTAGE.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO JLL AND I AM GOING TO WORK TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THEMSELVES.

BUT I'LL ALSO JUST ADD AND HAVING CONVERSATION AFTER OUR LAST WORK SESSION, OUTSIDE OF MAIN STREET, OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN HALL, UH, IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH I HAVE, I WAS BORN AND RAISED.

IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE WINE AND CRAFT FESTIVAL AND THE FESTIVAL OF LEAVES, WE DIDN'T PAY $200,000 A YEAR FOR A DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION.

AND THERE WERE TRACTORS AT EDW WILSON MORRISON.

I MEAN THE WHOLE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL WAS A FESTIVAL AND THE BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET, I GREW UP AT 18 TO BECOME A TELLER AT THE OLD BANK OF WARREN WAS FIRST CITIZENS BANK.

AND A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET LIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM THOSE TWO EVENTS ALONE.

AND WE WEREN'T SPENDING $200,000 IN TAX REVENUE TO DO IT TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

AND PERHAPS I'LL BE WRONG IN AGREEING TO GO ALONG WITH THIS AS WELL.

BUT I DO WANT TO STATE MY CONCERNS FOR THE RECORD AND THE SUCCESS THAT FRONT ROYAL HAD WITHOUT IT.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US HAVE BIG EVENTS AND LOTS OF SUCCESS.

JUST, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I ALSO BORN AND RAISED HERE.

I WAS A LEAF IN THE, IN THE PLAY AND SECOND GRADE, SO I'M TOTALLY TOTALLY WITH YA.

AND OH MAN, THOSE DAYS WERE FUN AND GREAT FROM EVERY STATE.

THERE WAS A LADY FROM NEW JERSEY WHO CAME HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO SELL HER SOAPS AND SCRUBS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF, AND THERE WAS NOBODY PAYING HER TO COME HERE AND SHE WASN'T AN INFLUENCER USING A HASHTAG VERY TRUE.

UH, BUT I WILL SAY, WE ALL AGREE IN THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED ALYSE.

I THINK SOME OF THOSE, UM, FESTIVALS AND, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WERE REALLY, UH, SPEARHEADED BY GROUPS OF VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.

AND FOR, FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, I CANNOT TELL YOU WHY WE EXPERIENCE IT AT OUR SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, WE USED TO HAVE A PTO THAT WAS LIKE, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SEAT TO SIT AND DON'T SHOW HER TWO OR THREE PEOPLE TO COME OUT.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S PART OF IT TOO.

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SO, AND I PROMISE THAT TO MR. BARON, I'LL SAY ANOTHER, NOT ANOTHER WORD.

UH, YEAH, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL PIPE UP BRIEFLY ON THIS ISSUE.

I'VE, I'VE SAID A LOT, SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY EXCEPT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I, UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES IN THE NEXT 90 SECONDS, I'LL BE, UH, I'LL BE A NO ON THIS VOTE, BUT I, I WILL SAY THAT, UM, EVERYBODY'S, THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN A BACK AND FORTH AND IT'S BEEN FRUITFUL AND IT'S IMPROVED.

AND IF I HAD SOME MORE TIME, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER WHAT LATASHA HAS JUST BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.

UM, YOU KNOW, IN RESPONSE TO MY CONCERNS AND MAYBE GET MYSELF INTO A YES.

AND I HOPE THAT MY, UM, UH, I DON'T KNOW MY CONCERNS OF NOT HAVING THAT STRUCK ANYBODY IN, IN A PERSONAL WAY, BECAUSE IT'S NEVER BEEN, UM, PERSONAL FOR ME.

UH, SO, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY AS PITHY AS I CAN, THE REASONS WHY I'M GOING TO BE A NO, AND ONE IS A VERY FULL, PHILOSOPHICAL, UM, REASON.

AND IT'S, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONCEPT OF EQUAL PROTECTION.

AND BASICALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO BE, BE, UM, PROPPING UP ONE SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY, THEN WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE ONES THAT WE'RE NOT, UM, UH, PROPPING UP.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY, I WAS TELLING SOMEBODY ELSE BEEN DECIDED A GENERATION AGO.

AND SO THIS IS NOT REALLY, LIKE, I'M NOT CRITICIZING ANYBODY HERE AT THIS TABLE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT THE STATE LEVEL SOMEWHERE WHERE TOURISM IS A THING THAT WE CAN FUND.

AND, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, WELL, WAIT A SECOND.

YOU KNOW, WHY, WHY ARE WE JUST PICKING ONE, ONE SECTOR? I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC, BUT, UM, YOU COULD COME UP WITH LOGIC TO, TO FUND ATTORNEYS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH WOULD BE, WHICH I WOULD NOT EVEN SUPPORT AS AN ATTORNEY.

UM, ESPECIALLY AS AN ATTORNEY.

UH, THE OTHER ONE IS I, I ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD GO BACK TO GROUND ZERO ON THIS AND START THE WHOLE DISCUSSION OVER, I DON'T THINK THAT I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY ALL AGREE THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE INVOLVED.

THIS COULD BE A, UH, AN INITIATIVE, UH, ENTIRELY OF, UH, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, INCLUDING THE FUNDING.

AND, UM, ALSO IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO ZERO, I THINK THAT WHAT WE WOULD DO, AND WE ALL DECIDED, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO TOURISM.

WE'RE GOING TO FUND IT AT THIS LEVEL.

I THINK THAT WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER WOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE OF A, A GRANT.

UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, GOT JLL, AND THIS IS WHAT JLL, UM, PUT FORWARD TO US.

BUT I THINK THAT, UM, I JUST THINK THERE ARE SOME FLAWS IN THE WAY THAT THE, THIS HAS COME TOGETHER.

I THINK THAT THEY'RE ALL IMPROVED AND, UH, IF I'M WRONG IN A YEAR, UH, I'M HAPPY TO BE WRONG.

UM, IF I'M RIGHT IN A YEAR, I THINK THAT WE, I THINK THAT THE TOWN CAN GET, GET OUT OF IT.

UM, IN, IN AN EXPEDITIOUS FASHION, I THAT'S ONE MAJOR CONCERN I HAD, THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND, AND KUDOS EVERYBODY.

WHO'S BEEN WORKING, WORKING THIS, UM, OVER TIME AND THAT'S AS PITY AS I GET, I GUESS.

NO COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS.

CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, MISS PORCELAIN? K.

THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS AT COUNCIL APPROVAL, FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN ADOPTED BY WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON MARCH 22ND, 2022 AS PRESENTED VICE MAYOR COCKRELL.

I KNOW SOME COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.

COUNCILMAN LOYD, NO COUNSEL AND MCFADDEN.

NOW COUNCIL, WOMAN THOMPSON.

NO, CAUSE WE HAD TO CHANGE.

NOW IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE MAKE THE BOATS AND RIGHT.

WHAT AMENDMENTS I'M GOING TO, HOPEFULLY SINCE I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A FRONT ROW WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN WITH THE ADDITIONS AND CHANGES DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT.

SECOND, IS THAT AN OKAY SPECIFIC? OKAY.

SO ADDING THE LINE, CAN WE GET A LEGAL OPINION ON HOW THIS MOTION NEEDS TO READ? I THINK WE NEED TO SAY WHAT THE CHANGES ARE.

GEORGIA, GEORGIA, GEORGIA, GEORGIA IS HERE.

SO GEORGE, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR US TO, TO MAKE A MOTION WITH THOSE CHANGES? YEP.

AMENDED FIRST, CAN WE TAKE A RECESS AND NO, THEY SAID, THEY SAID WE HAD TO RESPOND TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION VERSE.

WHY WE ALL VOTED IT DOWN RIGHT.

THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE IN RUIN.

I SHOULD HAVE MADE, UH, THE, UH, AMENDED MANDATE MOTION

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FIRST.

SO IT WAS VOTED DOWN.

UM, I CONCUR WITH THE CHAIR.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? ARE WE GOING TO VOTE WITH THE AMENDED CHANGES? SHOULD IT BE THAT FIRST APPARENTLY? WELL, WE, OKAY.

WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE WHERE WE BRED IT ONE WAY AND THEN IT GOT SECONDED AND THEN WE KNOCKED IT DOWN AND WE BROUGHT IT BACK, CORRECT IT TO WHAT WE WANTED IT TO BE.

THAT'S.

SO IS IT NOT ALSO THE CASE THAT IN ORDER, IN ORDER TO CURE AN IRREGULARITY IN ROBERT'S RULES, THERE HAS TO BE A POINT OF ORDER TO ACTUALLY CURE IT, UH, POINT OF VIEW.

UH, AN OBJECTION, I THINK IS WHAT, UH, A POINT OF ORDER IS TO RAISE, UH, A PROCEDURAL QUESTION REGARDING ROBERT'S RULES IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE RULES OF PROCEDURE THIS BODY FOLLOWS.

SO WHAT I THINK, UH, YOU, I'M NOT, I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE ANYTHING UP HERE, BUT WHAT I THINK WE COULD DO IS JUST, UM, PROCEED ACCORDING TO, UH, THE PROCEDURE THAT WE, UH, ACKNOWLEDGES IS IRREGULAR, BUT, UM, AND SO LONG AS NOBODY PUTS ON THE TABLE, UH, OFFICIAL OBJECTION, WE CAN, UH, MOVE ON AS I THINK EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THE CHAIR, LIKE ME TO RESPOND.

SURE.

GEORGE MOON, I THINK A, THERE COULD BE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT BY BELIEVED BY, UM, SO IT HAS TO BE A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT BY SOMEONE, UH, ON THE WINNING SIDE, SO TO SPEAK.

HOW DO WE ALL VOTED THE SAME WAY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE WINNING SIDE? WELL, I GUESS THE NO VOTES ONE, RIGHT? I MOVED TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE THAT JUST HAPPENED.

SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COCKREL TO RECONSIDER.

COUNSEL AND METAMORIS YES.

SO DO WE GO TO THE AMENDED MOTION NOW? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE LAURIE YOU'RE PREPARED TO DO THAT CORRECT.

OR NO, I THINK THE AMENDMENT NEEDS TO, IT NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIC UNMET NEEDS JUST TO BE SPECIFIC, TO INCLUDE THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE APPROVING IT AS.

DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THIS? MR. MAYOR MEAN YOUR PATROLS.

SO THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO AMEND A MOTION, ADD OR INSERT WORDS AT THE, OF THE MOTION IN CERTAIN, THE MIDDLE STRIKE OUT WORDS, STRIKE OUT WORDS AND INSERT OTHER WORDS IN THERE, PLACE SUBSTITUTE.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT IN THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT, ORIGINAL MOTION IN ORDER TO THEN VOTE ON THAT.

ACCORDING TO THIS, YOU WANTED TO ADD AND WELL, WELL THAT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER THE QUESTION REGARDING FINANCING, WHICH IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

UM, AND WE HEARD FROM OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING IT QUARTERLY BASED ON THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OR THE BUDGETED.

AND IT SAYS THAT THAT AMOUNT, THE AMOUNT TO BE FUNDED, IT WILL BE DECIDED BY THE PARTIES EACH YEAR AND THEN PAID OUT QUARTERLY MEETING THE BUDGETED AMOUNT AS DISCUSSED AT THE, BEFORE THE BUDGETING CYCLE.

AND THEN THAT MOUNT AMOUNT IS DIVIDED BY FOUR.

AND WE PAY IN, UM, QUARTERLY, UM, UH, EXCUSE ME, QUARTERLY INCREMENTS TOWARDS THE GOAL THAT WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED.

SO THIS YEAR $200,000 EACH QUARTER, WE PAID 50,000.

WE'RE AGREEING ON THE BUDGET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CHANGES EVERY QUARTER.

SO PAY PORTER, SHOW ME ONE THIRD OF THE BUDGET FOR THE, IT READS LIKE THAT.

BUT YEAH, YOU CAN WRITE IT IN THERE.

I'M NOT THE FINANCE DIRECTOR HERE.

I MEAN, SO WITH THE AMENDMENT COULD SAY IT IN THOSE WORDS HAVE PAID FOR DIRTY TO BE ONE FOR OF THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR.

OTHER THING YOU WANTED WAS INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT YEAR TO BE ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT SOMEWHERE? JUST A SENTENCE YOU SAID, I THINK IT WAS UNDER NUMBER FIVE ON DISCOVER FRONT ROYAL SHELL.

I MEAN, IT READS LIKE THAT, BUT YEAH, YOU CAN ADD THAT INTO THE MORE SPECIFIC AND TO BE ONE FOURTH OF THE AGREED UPON, BUT APPROVED, APPROVED, APPROVED BUDGET.

AND WHAT WAS THE, THE

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I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU WANTED IT.

AND I'LL JUST LITERALLY READ WHAT I'LL JUST GET INTO THE MOTION.

UM, YOU'VE GOT IT.

THAT EXTRA SENTENCE.

CAUSE THEY LEFT BUDGET YEAR TO YEAR.

VICE-MAYOR WHAT SECTION IS THAT IN? UNDER THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL CHEF.

IT IS ON PAGE THREE.

UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO ON PAGE 30 ITEMS PAID, PAID STARTS ON PAGE TWO, THE ITEM NUMBERS ON PAGE THREE, NUMBER TWO, FRONT ROYAL SHELL PAGE TWO OF TWO, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT.

OH, THERE WE GO.

YEP.

ROCHELLE NUMBERS.

PART OF THAT WAS GOING TO SAY, OKAY, YOU WANT TO READ IT TO ME? I'LL WRITE DOWN.

JADA.

SO THE UNDER THAT TOO, WHERE IT SAYS SUCH AMOUNT, LET'S START WITH THIS.

I MEAN, IT'S WHAT IT IS.

UM, SO NUMBER FOR US TO BE FUN AND EQUAL SHARES.

AND THEN WE'LL JUST SAID SUCH AMOUNT TO BE FUNDED, DECIDED BY THE TOWN AND COUNTY JURY, PART OF THE RESPECT OF BUDGET PROCESSES PROVIDED THAT SUCH FUNDING AMOUNT TO BE PROVIDED BY THE TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

I'M SORRY THAT THOSE TWO THINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE COMBINED.

AND I'M SORRY, MY FAULT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EITHER MOVE ONE.

HE CAN'T GET THIS TOGETHER.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK TO IT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY CHANGES LAUREN TO SENTENCE CHANGES, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TABLE THIS AGAIN FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

WE CAN APPROVE OUR VERSION TONIGHT THOUGH.

IF LAURIE CAN HAVE A MOMENT TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO, PROVIDE I'LL RUN THE MEETING.

I'M NOT SAYING, OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO BE ADDING, STARTING IT PROVIDED.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS GOING TO BE TO REVIEW, UM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL MERCHANDISE.

WHICH SECTION IS THAT IN PAGE THREE, UNDER TOWN OF PORT ROYAL SHAO, NUMBER FIVE.

ARE YOU READY NOW? THE TRY ON PAGE THREE, NUMBER FIVE, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION IN THIS BEFORE THE MOTION MOVES FORWARD.

PAGE THREE, UNDER THE COUNTY OF WARREN, VIRGINIA, SHOWER, NUMBER THREE, AND LORI, YOU HAVE THIS CIRCLED.

IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE COUNCIL'S PACKET VERSION.

THE COUNTY SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE FISCAL AGENT AND COLLECT HALF OF THE FUNDS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

UM, SO THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN AMBER.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH PAGE THAT WAS? PAGE THREE, THE COUNTY OF WARREN, VIRGINIA SHAO, NUMBER THREE.

I HAVE FUN AT A MINIMUM THAT THAT'S WHICH VERSION AMBER, THE BOARD OF SERVICE APPROVED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THE COUNTY SHOP CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE DISPLEASURE, AND IT'S LIKE TO HAVE THE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR, TOWARDS THEM, FROM THE TOWN AND TO PAY SUCH A BRIEF TOURISM BILLS FROM TOURISM DESIGNATE FUNDS ONLY UNTIL THE NONPROFIT HAS BEEN CREATED AND AS OPERATIONAL RIGHT.

ONLY INTO.

THAT'S WHAT THE ONLY INTEL IS.

WHAT'S CHANGED.

I WAS ASKING FOR THE CHANGE IN THAT PORTION OF IT, ALL THIS STUFF OUT THAT WAY.

RIGHT? LET ME THINK.

OKAY, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST THING THAT'S OKAY.

I THINK I'M READY.

DON'T JUDGE ME.

I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST HERE.

I MOVED THE COUNCIL APPROVED A FRONT ROW WARREN COUNTY JOINT TOURISM AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

ONE IS ANYWHERE THAT

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IT SAYS PAID QUARTERLY.

THAT WILL BE ASSUMED THAT IT IS INTENDED TO BE ONE FOURTH OF THE APPROVED BUDGET UNDER THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL SHALL ADDED TO THAT SENTENCE SHOULD BE AFTER SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION YEAR TO YEAR, WE SHOULD INCLUDE THE WORDS PROVIDED THAT SUCH FUNDING AMOUNT TO BE PROVIDED BY THE TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, STARTING JULY 1ST, 2022 AND ENDING JULY 30TH, 2023 SHALL BE 200,000 WITH AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION BY THE COUNTY OF 200,000.

SO THAT TOTAL FUNDING OF 400,000 SHALL BE PROVIDED ALSO UNDER THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL SHELL.

UM, NUMBER FIVE, WE WILL BE REMOVING THE WORDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL MERCHANDISE AND ADDING THE WORDS WITH THE DISCOVER FRONT OIL SLOGAN WITH THOSE THREE CHANGES.

I MOVE THAT.

WE APPROVE DISAGREEMENT.

SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE.

THAT'S WHEN GILLESPIE'S ABSENT.

COUNCILMAN LOYD.

NO COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN.

NOW DO WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL? NO.

WELL THANK YOU.

OH, NEXT, UH, RESOLUTION DONATE BALLISTIC TACTICAL VESTS TO VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE TO FORD TO LIFT UP UKRAINE, MS. BRESLIN, PLEASE.

CHIEF MIKAELA'S ASKED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD APPROVE THE DONATION OF 12 BALLISTIC TACTICAL VESTS TO THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE THAT WOULD IN TURN FORWARD THE 5 0 1 C3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, LIFT UP UKRAINE AS PRESENTED MR. MAYOR.

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION, DONATING 12 BALLISTIC TACTICAL VESTS TO THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE WHO WILL FORWARD TO THE 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, LIFT UP UKRAINE AS PRESENTED SECOND AND DISCUSSION.

UM, I'M JUST WANTING TO THE QUESTION AND ASK ABOUT LIFT UP UKRAINE.

IF YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT THAT ORGANIZATION.

I JUST TRIED TO FIND THEIR WEBSITE AND EVERY SITE CAME UP DEAD.

SO I'M JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DONATING THESE TO, I DON'T WANT TO WAR PROFITEERS OR OTHER PEOPLE NAMING ORGANIZATIONS AND MAKING IT RIGHT.

AND RIGHT.

SO I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION SHE'S OF POLICE.

I THINK IT WAS FRIDAY EVENING AND THEY'RE SUPPORTING THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IT'S ACTUALLY LIFT UP UKRAINE.

AND THAT'S THE THAT'S I THINK THAT'S THE WEBSITE THAT AFFORDED TO YOU GEORGE LIFT UP UKRAINE.COM.

SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND IT.

I HAD THE WEBSITE UP EARLIER, UM, THEY'RE RICHMOND BASED.

THEY'RE BASED OUT OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

UM, IT'S ACTUALLY RUN BY SOME FOLKS, SOME CITIZENS HERE AND REFUGEES FROM THE UKRAINE, UH, TO PROVIDE VESTS TO, UH, SOME OF THE FOLKS OVER THERE THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT.

SO THANKS CHIEF.

BRITTLEY THANKS SOME TANKS.

ANYONE ELSE? UM, IF WE COULD JUST, I GOT IT.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR.

COUNCILWOMAN THOMPSON.

PASSES UP NEXT, A

[12. CLOSED MEETING]

CLOSED MEETING.

MOVE THE TOWN COUNCIL CONVENE AND GO INTO CLOSE MEETING FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ASSIGNMENT APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION REFORMANCE DEMOTION SALARIES DOES DISPLAYING OR RESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICER'S APPOINTEES OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC BODIES SPECIFIC TO THE DOWN MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE IN HIS ROLE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TALENT JOURNEY, POSITION, AND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS VACANCY PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH THREE SEVEN ELEVEN.A.ONE OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.

SECOND

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ICE MAYOR.

COCKREL COUNCILMAN GLASS BEATS ABSENT COUNCILMAN LOYD.