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[1. MOMENT OF SILENCE]
WOULD JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.[2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
[3. ROLL CALL]
MAYOR HOLLOWAY, VICE MAYOR COSTCO, SAME COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE, COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN, COUNCIL, WOMAN MORRIS HERE.[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
THE NEXT APPROVAL OF MINUTES.I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVEMENT.
AND SO THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS WITH TOWN COUNCIL AS PRESENTED SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 27TH, REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 27TH AND WORK SESSION, UH, JUNE OF JULY 11TH, 2022.
THAT WOULD SUCK VICE MAYOR COCKREL IS ABSENT COUNCILMAN GLASSBEAM.
[5. ADDITION/DELETION OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA]
AND DELETIONS.WE DELETE ITEM 10 B FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM AND ADD CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION FOR REDUNDANT WATER LINE FOR THE ROUTE 5 22 CORRIDOR TO NUMBER 11 BUSINESS ITEMS. SECOND.
VIA SMEAR COCKEREL, COUNCILMEN GILLESPIE.
[6. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS]
UP NEXT? A RECOGNITIONS AWARDS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.UP FIRST WE HAVE RETIREMENT OF JERRY CARTER.
LET ME SEE JERRY BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS.
SO JERRY STARTED OUT, UH, AUGUST THE 23RD, 1993 AS A LABOR ON THE STREETS.
THEN HE WENT, UH, AT 5, 19 99 AS SENIOR MAINTENANCE WORKER, JULY THE FIRST 2007 MAINTENANCE WORKER IN HORTICULTURAL AND THEN MARCH 31ST, 2010 SENIOR MAINTENANCE WORKER STREETS.
SO JERRY GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
THIS IS
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UH, NEXT WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OFFICERS, SERGEANT ERIC SEUSS AND OFFICER RACHEL MARTIN.YOU WANT TO COME UP? LET'S SEE HERE.
WE WANT TO SHOW ALSO GOOD EVENING.
UM, THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE KINDS OF INCIDENTS THAT WE NEVER WISH TO HAPPEN, BUT WHEN THEY DO, WE'RE DARN GLAD WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE ERIC SUEZ AND RACHEL MARTIN TANTRA TO CALL.
AND THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 15TH OF THIS YEAR, WE GOT A CALL FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE, UH, AND OUR OFFICERS RESPONDED, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, WARREN COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE.
OUR OFFICERS ENDED UP GETTING ON SCENE FIRST.
UH, AND THE RESIDENTS WAS KIND OF OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
THEY HAD TO KIND OF FIND THEIR OWN WAY INTO THE PLACE.
UM, IT WAS AN ACTIVE STRUCTURE FIRE WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THERE WERE THINGS POPPING AND EXPLODING ON THE FRONT PORCH.
UM, AND YOU CAN, WHEN WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE VIDEO, UM, YOU CAN HEAR THE CRACKLING OF THE FIRE.
YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE, UM, AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE DETERMINATION ON THESE OFFICERS TO GET INTO THAT RESIDENCE AND GET THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THERE OUT.
THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM COULD, UH, COULD WALK.
SO, UH, SERGEANT SUEZ AND OFFICER MARTIN DISPLAYED INCREDIBLE COURAGE IN, UH, IN THEIR ACTIONS THAT NIGHT, GETTING THESE FOLKS OUT.
UM, IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND PLAY THE VIDEO, ARE THERE PEOPLE INSIDE THERE ARE, WE KNOW OF IS HIGH FOR SURE, MAN.
MA'AM CAN YOU STAND UP AT ALL? THEY'RE NOT AMBULATORY.
HE'S NOT REALLY VERY, AH, NOW YOUR SIDE ANY FURTHER YOU
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GUYS GOTTA TRY TO CRAWL.IT SOUNDS THE GUYS
THAT WAS THE LAST GOT TO GET UP AND PUSH THEY'RE LIKE HELP ME PUSH ME LIKE ANYONE ELSE BESIDES YOU TWO IN THE HOUSE.
I NEED YOU ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, BACK OF THE HOUSE, YOU GOT TO HELP.
YOU ONLY TWO OCCUPANTS OUT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, HAVE A RESCUE MEET US AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
HE SAID, MAN, IT'S A CLOSE CALL.
I'VE ALSO, UM, PRESENTED, UH, THESE, THIS INCIDENT WITH THESE TWO OFFICERS TO THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, UH, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THEIR LIFESAVING AWARDS, UH, THAT THEY'LL ACTUALLY ANNOUNCE LATER THIS YEAR.
I'M HOPING TO HEAR SOMETHING THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, AND OBVIOUSLY NEXT OUR NEXT VALOR AWARD CEREMONY NEXT YEAR.
UM, THESE TWO WILL CERTAINLY BE IN ATTENDANCE, SO I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH.
DID YOU RIP THE DOOR OFF THE HINGES? I DID.
SO THERE'S GUNS TAKE YOU TO GUN SHOW THERE.
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE OUR, UH, OUR BROTHERS FROM THE RED TRUCKS HAVE GOT A WORD GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
SO FORGIVE ME WITH WISDOM COMES BLINDNESS AND HERE WE GO.
SO, UH, MY NAME IS JIMMY PANZANO AND I'M BLESSED TO BE A PART OF, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, THE WARREN COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
I'VE BEEN THE CHIEF HERE NOW FOR ABOUT 19 MONTHS, UH, PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS IN ARLINGTON COUNTY.
SO I'VE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, CLOSE TO 40 YEARS, IF NOT EXCEEDING THAT MY HAIR WAS A LOT BLACKER AND MY WAIST WAS A LOT SMALLER, BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU, UM, I, I WANT TO SAY JUST, UH, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE HERE WITH, UH, OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BLUE.
AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF MIKAELA'S, UM, HIS, UH, MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK WITH HIM AND ALONG WITH HIM ARE AS GOOD AS THEY COME.
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BACK IN ARLINGTON COUNTY, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, THERE'S A CONTINUUM HERE THAT SAID THE WORK THAT WAS DEMONSTRATED THIS EVENING, THAT YOU SAW THIS EVENING, EXCUSE ME, BY, UH, SERGEANT SUEZ, AN OFFICER MARTIN IS EXCEPTIONAL, NOT ONLY THE RIPPING OF THE DOOR, WHICH WAS AN IMPRESSIVE BY ITSELF, BUT, UH, JUST THE KNOWLEDGE, UM, THE CALM BEHAVIOR, THE DEMEANOR, UM, SET THE TONE FOR SUCCESS.AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, THAT'S JUST EXCEPTIONAL WORK.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE TOO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR LIFESAVING EFFORTS.
AND I JUST WILL READ ONE, UM, TO KIND OF SUM UP OUR FEELINGS IN REGARDS TO THE GREAT WORK, IF YOU WOULD, YOU GOT ONE FOR YOUR FILE TOO.
SO, UH, THIS IS THE LIFE SAVING AWARD IS PRESENTED TO BOTH, UM, SERGEANT SUEZ AND OFFICER MARTIN FOR THEIR VICTORIOUS FLORISTS ACTIONS ON DUTY ACTIONS OR PERFORMANCE WHILE RISKING THEIR OWN LIVES DURING THE RESCUE OF TWO AMBULATORY OR NON-INVENTORY PATIENTS RESTRICTED CIVILIANS AT A WORKING STRUCTURE FIRE AND IN TRAPPED ON JUNE 15, 20, 22, THEIR HEROISM PERSONAL BRAVERY AND SELFLESS ACTIONS ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITION OF THE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF, HIMSELF, THE FRONT ROYAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL AND THE WARNING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND RESCUE OF ORANGE AND COUNTY OF ORANGE COUNTY.
MY SINCERE THANKS TO THEM AND THANKS TO YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
YOU DON'T NEXT, UH, RECOGNITION OF CHRIS CUBS.
WE'RE OBTAINING CLASS EIGHT LYMAN CERTIFICATION, MARIANNE, HERE HE COMES.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE YOU CAN COME UP.
CHRIS, CUBBAGE ON HIS RECENT COMPLETION OF THE APPRENTICE LINEMAN TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH THE VIRGINIA, MARYLAND DELAWARE ASSOCIATION AND NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE.
UM, FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT CHOOSING THIS CAREER PATH AND BECOMING ALIGNMENT IS NOT FOR JUST ANYBODY.
UM, THE WORK CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT LET'S ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A 24 HOUR A DAY, 365 DAY A YEAR COMMITMENT.
SO THAT MEANS BEING ON CALL, WORKING MAJOR OUTAGES, COMING IN FOR STORM TROUBLE, WHICH ULTIMATELY EQUALS A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM HOME AND FAMILY.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, UM, I'M SURE IT'S NO SURPRISE TO HEAR THAT OUR LINEMEN HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PRETTY RIGOROUS TRAINING PROGRAM TO REACH THEIR CLASS A CERTIFICATION TO GET FROM DAY ONE AS A GROUNDMAN TO FOUR AND A HALF YEARS LATER, WHERE CHRIS IS TODAY, I ADDED UP SOME NUMBERS FOR YOU.
SO, UM, NOT ONLY DOES IT TAKE A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH NINE TRAINING MODULES, 41 TESTS, 360 CLASSROOM HOURS AND 8,400 ON THE JOB TRAINING HOURS.
UM, SO ANYWAYS, THAT'S WHY I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT CHRIS WITH THIS DIPLOMA AND THIS CERTIFIES HIS COMPLETION AND QUALIFICATION AS A JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN.
UM, AND I CAN, WITHOUT A DOUBT SAY THAT HE'S AN ASSET TO NOT ONLY THE ENERGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BUT TO ALSO THE TOWN.
AND WE'RE JUST REALLY THRILLED TO HAVE HIM ON THE QUEUE.
UM, I STAY UP HERE BECAUSE I'M NEXT TO THANK YOU, CHRIS.
UP NEXT AM SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT.
UM, SO I'M ALSO GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE HARRY PHILLIPS, WHO IS OUR AMP MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE.
UM, AND HE IS HERE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, SENIORS, UM, FOR RECEIVING THE AMP SCHOLARSHIP.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE RECIPIENT IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT DUE TO SOME UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT HARRY IS GOING TO STILL DO HIS THING.
UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THEIR SILVER AWARD AS A TOWN, I GUESS.
UH, ACTUALLY THIS A SECOND TIME HERE A FEW YEARS BACK BEFORE COVID I WAS HERE ONCE BEFORE GIVING OUT AN AWARD, THE SCHOLARSHIP, UH, TO ONE OF YOUR RECENT, UH, UH, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
AND SO I BACK AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH $500 MORE SO, UH,
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AS BARRY LYNN SAID, I'M WITH AMP.AMP IS A, UH, UM, NOT NOT-FOR-PROFIT WHOLESALE PROVIDER OF ELECTRIC, UH, IN NINE STATES TO 134 MEMBERS, WE SERVE ABOUT 650,000 TOTAL METERS, UH, WITHIN THE AMP FOOTPRINT, THE, UM, TONIGHT'S RECIPIENT.
IT WAS A NOMINATED BY YOUR TOWN MANAGER, STEVEN HICKS.
UM, IT IS IAN HALL WHOLESALER, AND, UM, HE IS, UH, BEING AWARDED THE LYLE BEE RIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP.
UH, THERE WAS UP TO FIVE ONE TIME SCHOLARSHIPS, EACH $3,000 OF BEING PRESENTED ANNUALLY, INCLUDING 2000, UH, 22 SCHOLARSHIP AMP IS AWARDED 430, $8,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 1988.
THE SCHOLARSHIP IS NAMED IN MEMORY OF LYLE B WRIGHT, A STRONG PUBLIC POWER ADVOCATE WHO SERVED ON THE AMP AND OMBA BOARDS.
THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, RIGHT? SCHOLARSHIP IS OFFERED TO SENIORS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES ELECTRIC FROM THE AMP MEMBER COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 28 STUDENTS WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR THE RIGHT SCHOLARSHIP.
THE FINALIST TOOK A TEST BY PUBLIC POWER.
THE AMP BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED FIVE RECIPIENTS BASED ON THEIR SCHOLASTIC RECORDS, PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND PUBLIC POWER TEST SCORES WERE PLEASED AT SUCH A STRONG ELECTRIC COMMUNITY LIKE FRONT ROYAL IS HOME TO ONE OF THESE, THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS IN IS THE SON OF ANDREA WHOLESLER.
UH, HE WAS GRADUATING FROM THE WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND IS PLANNING TO ATTEND VIRGINIA TECH TO STUDY ENGINEERING AND WAS EXTREMELY INVOLVED IN SCHOOL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
AND THESE ARE SOME OF HIS HIGHLIGHTS.
HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.
HE WAS PART OF THE STUDENT STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND WAS VICE PRESIDENT ALL FOUR YEARS AND WAS INVOLVED IN SOCCER AND WAS A TEAM CAPTAIN FOR FOUR YEARS AND ALSO VOLUNTEERED FOR MANY COMMUNITY ACTIVITY PROGRAMS IN THE FRONT ROYAL AREA.
WE FIND L I E N TO BE A VERY TALENTED STUDENT WITH A PROMISING FUTURE.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'M PLEASED TO AWARD HIM WITH THE $3,000 CHECK FOR THE BIOLITE.
UH, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE A PROJECT UPDATES, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, ROBBIE BOYER, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO SEE ME.
UH, FIRST PROJECT I WANT TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING IS THE, UH, CURB AND GUTTER PROJECT.
THAT'S GOING ALONG WITH THE PAVAN PROJECT, UM, THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE 9,000 FEET OF CURB AND GUTTER LAST TIME.
AND THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY 50% DONE.
HALF OF THOSE STREETS HAVE BEEN DONE.
UM, IF THINGS CONTINUE THIS WAY, THERE'LL BE WRAPPED UP MID SEPTEMBER SO WE CAN FINISH PAVING ALL THOSE STREETS, UH, WEST DUCK STREET, WHERE THE STORM DRAIN WAS FAILING UNDER THE ROAD.
UM, GES STARTED ON THAT JULY 18TH, UM, UPGRADING THAT OLD, UH, CORRUGATED 18 INCH CULVERT TO A 30 INCH.
UM, ALL THE CULVERT WORK HAS DONE.
THEY ACTUALLY POURED THE CURB AND GUTTER TODAY.
UM, SO THEY'RE GONNA BACKFILL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, UM, AND THERE'LL BE DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PAVING CONTRACTOR PAVE, UH, NORTH ROYAL AVENUE.
UM, THEY STARTED ON JULY 18TH AS WELL.
UM, THEY HAD A FEW DOWN TIMES, THEY HIT SOME STUFF AND BROKE SOME MILAN TEETH, UM, AND HAD TO DO MORE MILLING THAN THEY THOUGHT, BUT ALL THE BASES DOWN AS OF THIS AFTERNOON.
UM, SO TOMORROW THEY'RE GONNA START WITH A TOPPING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET ALL THAT FINISHED.
AND THEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT, THE LINE PAYERS WILL BE HERE TO START PUTTING IN ALL THE BLINDS FOR NORTH RULE.
UM, FROM THERE THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE TO A BUNCH OF THE SECONDARY STREETS AND START WORKING ON THEM.
ONCE IT'S ALL WRAPPED UP, UH, THE WEST 11TH STREET, UH, STORM DRAIN, UM, THAT 36 INCH CULVERTS RUN RUN BACK TO SHY THE FENCE, UH, AND THE BACKYARD THERE.
UM, WE GOT THIS PAST FRIDAY, WE DID GET THE RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENT FROM THE EDA
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SO WE CAN, UH, CROSS THE FENCE INTO THE STORM STRUCTURE, UM, AND THEN TRY TO GET ALL THAT FINISHED AND DO SOME GRADING.UM, SO HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEXT TWO, THREE WEEKS, WE CAN GET ALL THAT FINISHED UP, UH, BRAXTON AND MANASSAS AVENUE, WARLOCK GRADES.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, WE HAD THE PRE-BID MEETING JUNE 27TH.
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAD SEVERAL CONTRACTORS SHOW UP FOR THAT.
SO WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT.
UM, THE BID OPENING WILL BE THIS THURSDAY AT 2:00 PM.
UH, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK, BRING IT BACK TO AUGUST FOR APPROVAL.
UM, FOR THAT JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY WATERLINE GRADE ON THAT'S GOING TO BE POSTED THIS FRIDAY.
THAT'S THE PIECE OF 12 INCH THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, OR THE PIECE OF EIGHT INCH IS GOING TO BE UPGRADED AT 12 INCH BETWEEN THE, UM, COLONIAL WHEN LEE TRON PARKWAY, UM, SEND THE PRE-BID IS GONNA BE AUGUST 11TH AND BIDS ARE GONNA BE THE BACK AUGUST 30TH FOR THAT ONE, UH, ROBIN HOOD LANE.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE PRV VAULT.
UM, IT WAS AN OLDER BACK IN APRIL.
THEY'RE LITERALLY JUST WAITING FOR THE, UH, TRAFFIC BEARING HATCH, SINCE IT WILL BE IN THE ROAD FOR THE LID, UH, RICHMOND ROAD PRV, WE'RE WORKING ON THE VAULT DRAWINGS NOW FOR THAT AND THE BID DOCUMENTS.
UM, SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT OUT IN LATE AUGUST, UH, REDUNDANT WATERLINE, WE HAD THE PRE-BID MEETING JULY 19TH.
WE HAD ROUGHLY ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS SHOW UP FOR THAT.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S BEDS WILL BE DUE BACK AUGUST 24TH.
UM, THE LAST THING IS THE, UH, WE GOT THE, ALL THE CUSTOM, THE 25 CUSTOM STORE CUSTOM STORM DRAIN LIDS IN FOR MAIN STREET.
UM, WHEN THEY COME IN, THEY HAD LIKE A COATING ON THEM WHERE THEY HAD BEEN CUT.
SO WE'RE CLEANING ALL OF THEM UP AND ACTUALLY PUTTING A COATING ON THEM.
UH, SO WE STARTED THAT THIS WEEK.
SO BETWEEN THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THOSE AND IT PUT SOMETHING OUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM IN ON MAIN STREET.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GET OUT AND LOOK AT THEM, THEY'LL ALL BE IN THERE.
[7A. Ordinance Amendments to Town Code Chapter 16 – Industrial Development Authority – Steven Hicks]
UP NEXT.WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN WE HAVE ONE MARIANA, COULD YOU READ YOUR SUMMARY FORCE PLEASE? YES.
UM, IT SAYS PUBLIC HEARING, HEARING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO CHA TOWN CODE CHAPTER 16, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
COUNSEL'S REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO TOWN CODE CHAPTER 16, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS PRESENTED.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, SIR.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 16, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR.
COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN.
[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT? NO, SIR.
IS THERE ANYBODY THERE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR TOM STEYER.
THOMAS SERRA PO BOX 56 FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA.
I WAS HERE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON A FEW THINGS, UH, REMINISCE A LITTLE BIT, MR. MAYOR, WHEN YOU AND I SERVED ON COUNCIL TOGETHER TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROW WAS SUE FOR 30 MILLION, THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE TOWN OF FRONT ROW.
WE BEAT THEM IN COURT AND THEN THEY AMENDED THE COMPLAINT AND I HAD A 10 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 40 MILLION.
AND, UH, AS I RECALL, IT WAS BECAUSE THE ISSUE CAME DOWN TO THAT.
IF THEY FILED BANKRUPTCY, THE TOWN WOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR $10 MILLION.
AND WE WEREN'T AGREEABLE TO THAT.
AND I THINK WE HELPED SAVE THE TOWN $10 MILLION.
AND, UH, ALSO REMEMBERED THE JUDGE RULING.
HE SAID THERE WASN'T EVEN ANYTHING IN THE FAMILY STORY.
I EVEN, HE SAID, I EVEN SAID ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING.
SO THE SECOND ISSUE WAS AS TO A, THE TRAIN THAT WAS BLOCKING SHADOW SHORES ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE TOWN LIMITS.
UH, WANTING TO CLARIFY, I SPOKE BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND MENTIONED THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO CROSS THE RAILROAD TRACK TO GET TO HORMONAL HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY AND FOR, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT MEDICAL ISSUES.
AND, UH, I DIDN'T MAKE IT CLEAR.
IT WAS NOT THE FRONT WORLD POLICE.
AND THEY DID TELL ME THAT THE TRAIN WAS ABANDONED, THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYBODY.
THEY DIDN'T USE THE WORD BANNER.
THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYBODY THERE.
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THERE WAS NO WORKERS OR EMPLOYEES.AND SO IT WAS A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY THAT WAS THREATENING PEOPLE WITH THE REST AS THEY WERE TRYING TO CROSS.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
AND, UM, I WAS HOPING, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FRONT ROYAL, UH, EDA, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T ALLOW MONIES TO BE SPENT OR LOANED, LIKE FOR AN EXAMPLE, SAY AFTERNOON AND ALLOW MONIES TO GO TO FIX IT UP.
UH, I THINK THAT THOSE ARE PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND THEY NEED TO GO OUT INTO THE PRIVATE MARKET AND AGAIN, GAIN MONEY TO FIX IT AND NOT RELY ON EDA MONEY TO DO THAT.
IT'S ABOUT HOW WE GOT THERE BEFORE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THESE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL, THEY SPEAK, AND I SAY ALL TRANSPARENCY, THIS AND THAT.
I JUST WANTED, I'VE LOOKED INTO THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
THERE WAS 150,000 WAS MOVED FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET TO THE GENERAL FUND AUTHORIZED PAYMENT FOR LEGAL FEES RELATED TO LITIGATION PAYMENTS MADE A VIRGINIA REASSURING ASSOCIATION FOR LEGAL FEES.
REALLY, TO ME THAT LOOKS LIKE SETTLEMENT MONEY AND LET'S THINK OUT OF TRANSPARENCY.
IT SHOULD, YOU KNOW, SHE'LL SAY THAT IT WAS WENT TO A SETTLEMENT, NOT JUST THE LEGAL FEES.
[9A. Report of Town Manager]
NEXT FOR THE TAIL MANAGER, STEVEN.YES,
ARNOLD
POUR THE MAYOR AND WE'LL HAVE ANYTHING.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
RIGHT.WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THEY'RE HERE.
MOTION, MR. NAMANNY THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONSENTED INTO WITH ITEM BEING REMOVED AS PREVIOUSLY MOVED.
UM, WHENEVER I SAY IT AS PRESENTED BECAUSE IT INCLUDES B SORRY, AS PRESENTED NOW.
WELL AS PRESENTED SECOND, I HAVE A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR.
COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN.
[10B. Condemnation Resolution for Redundant Waterline for the Route 522 Corridor]
BUSINESS ITEMS. WE HAVE ONE MR. MAYOR.I MOVE THAT COUNCIL DISCUSS, UM, AND DELAY THE CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION FOR REDUNDANT WATERLINE FOR THE ROUTE 5 22 CORRIDOR UPON FULL COUNCIL ATTENDANCE AND FURTHER INFORMATION BE PRESENTED IN DISCUSSION.
I DO HAVE DISCUSSION REGARDING, UM, MY MOTION AND THE REMOVAL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM TO THE BUSINESS ITEM.
UM, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE JULY 11TH WORK SESSION, UM, THAT GOOD FAITH LETTERS
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HAD GONE OUT TO ALL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.IS THAT CORRECT? STEPHEN? I WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT, UM, THAT MR. SONNET MAY HAVE SOME CONCERNS, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS, UM, TO FORMALIZE IT, UH, I WOULD LIVE CALM MR. SONNET, EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
UM, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE EASEMENTS AND THE, UH, THE RESOLUTION, UH, STATES AND VARIOUS FORMS IN EFFECT THAT, UH, NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED.
SO, UH, THAT WOULD RENDER THE RESOLUTION PREMATURE AT THIS TIME, MR. SONNET, UM, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, HAVE THE GOOD FAITH LETTERS GONE OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND THAT AREA OF THE 5 22 CORRIDOR.
IT SAID THAT THEY WERE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL, I BELIEVE AT THE JULY 11TH WORK SESSION.
UM, CERTAINLY NOT BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THE CONSULTANT CHA UH, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, UH, AT LEAST ONE HAS NOT GONE OUT.
SO OBTAIN THE CERTIFIED RECORDS FOR THAT, THE CERTIFIED RECEIPTS FROM THOSE LETTERS, BECAUSE IT SAYS WE'RE NOT CERTIFIED MAIL.
SO THERE SHOULD BE A PAPER TRAIL OF WHEN THE PERSON ACCEPTED THE LETTER.
MY CONCERN IS AT THIS RESOLUTION AS A MISREPRESENTATION, CONSIDERING THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT PROGRESSED AND THERE SHOULD BE NO FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS, THE NEGOTIATIONS COULD WELL BASED ON HOW THE RESOLUTION, HOW ONE CAN INTERPRET IT, UM, UNDERSTAND, BUT THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ALWAYS, WILL BE ONGOING EVEN DURING THE CONDEMNATION PROCESS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DON'T NEED TO PROCEED TO THE CONDEMNATION PROCESS BECAUSE THE OWNER, UM, HAS BEEN AMENDABLE AND AGREED TO THE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS AND THE PRICE THAT IT WAS VALUED AT WAIT BJ.
AND I, WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 29TH.
WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING FOR THAT OUTCOME.
HOWEVER, UH, WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, SHOULD THAT OUTCOME, NOT THE POSITIVE SO WE CAN GET THIS ADVERTISE AND THE WORK STARTS SO WE CAN, UM, MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS FOR THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT FUNDS.
I'M JUST GOING TO ECHO MY CONCERNS.
AND I THINK IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AND ANTICIPATION AND HOPES OF COOPERATION WITHOUT HAVING THE DOCUMENTS SIGNED.
UM, SO I JUST, UM, ECHO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND HELD, UM, IF WE WERE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION PREMATURELY, UM, WE COULD INDEFINITELY HOLD UP THE CONDEMNATION PROCESS AS A RESULT, SINCE THE LETTERS HAVE NOT BEEN SENT AS ADVERTISED, WE CAN TAKE IT TO A VOTE.
MR. MAYOR, CAN YOU VERIFY IF THE LETTER'S BEEN HMM, GOOD EVENING, MR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? UM, ACTUALLY, UM, THE, UH, CERTIFIED LETTER WAS SENT TO THE SCHULTZ PROPERTY, UM, STAFF, UM, UNFORTUNATELY BECAME AWARE OF A STAFF MEETING IN REGARDS TO THE FNR PARTNERSHIP AFTER THE INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL.
UM, I HAVE ACTUALLY INDEED, UM, PRES UH, DEVELOPED A, AN UPDATED STAFF REPORT THAT REFLECTS THE CURRENT SITUATION.
SO INDEED ONE LETTER WAS SENT WHEN LETTER WAS HELD PENDING OUR, OUR CONTINUED, UM, DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, SO WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE CONTINUE BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY SENT THE GOOD FAITH OFFER LETTER TO ONE PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, THE RESOLUTION AS IT'S WRITTEN IS REALLY GIVING STAFF THE ABILITY TO PURSUE CONDEMNATION.
SHOULD WE NEED TO, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY DIRECT AND YOU WANT US TO EXHAUST ALL MEASURES.
UM, BY PASSING THE RESOLUTION THIS EVENING WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE ON THE TRAJECTORY THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ON.
WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO CONDEMN A PROPERTY WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROPER NOTICE.
UM, IF COUNSEL IS AMENABLE, I HAVE AMENDED THE STAFF REPORT REFLECT THAT THE LETTER WENT TO SHOLTZ THE SCHULTZ PROPERTY ON JUNE 29TH.
AND THAT WE WILL SEND THE LETTER OBVIOUSLY TO FNR PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE IF WE NEED TO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT.
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I JUST, AGAIN, DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS SENT TO ONE PROPERTY OWNER AND NOT ALL PROPERTY OWNERS.UM, AS I MENTIONED, WHEN WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING THE LETTERS OUT ABOUT JULY 6TH IS WHEN WE BECAME AWARE OF ANOTHER, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE STAFF, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND SO IN LIGHT OF THAT, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT PROCESS THE ABILITY TO, TO WORK.
UM, SO WE DID NOT SEND THE GOOD FAITH OFFER LETTER OUT TO THAT INDIVIDUAL.
OBVIOUSLY THE SCHULTZ PROPERTY OWNER, WE'VE HAD NO REASON TO SEND OUT THE LETTER THEN NEGOTIATE.
WELL, MY CONCERN WITH ALL DUE RESPECT IS, AGAIN, SHE JUST MENTIONED A DATE OF JULY 6TH AT THE JULY 11TH WORK SESSION COUNSEL WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ALL GOOD FAITH LETTERS HAD BEEN SENT OUT.
UM, AND SO THIS ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE A MISREPRESENTATION.
SO IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY, ONE LETTER HAS NOT GONE OUT.
AND IF IT HAS, I WOULD APPRECIATE PROOF OF RECEIPT OF THAT CERTIFIED LETTER GOING OUT TO THE FRONT ROYAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY AS WELL.
UH, IT WAS NOT SENT TO FNR PARTNERSHIP.
IT WAS ONLY SENT TO THE SCHULTZ PROPERTY OWNER.
BUT ON THIS, UM, CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION MEMO DATED JULY 11 UNDER THE SECTION FOR BETH AND OUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ITEM NUMBER 14, THIS IS 6 29, 22.
GOOD FAITH LETTER MAILED VIA CERTIFIED MAIL TO PROPERTY OWNER.
YOU'RE THERE WAS A MEETING JULY 6TH.
THIS IS NOT AGAINST YOU, JULY SIX.
AND THEN JULY 11TH, WE GOT THIS WITH EVERYONE.
WELL, NOT MAYBE NOT EVERYONE, MAYBE NOT YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHO KNOWS AND WHO DOESN'T KNOW THAT ITEM 14 ON THIS WAS INCORRECT.
AND THAT THAT LETTER HAD NOT GONE OUT.
THAT'S THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT IT SAYS ON OUR PAPER, IT WENT OUT AND IT DIDN'T GO OUT.
AND NO, ONE'S REALLY UPDATED US ON THAT UNTIL NOW.
AND LIKE I SAID THIS TO YOU, CAUSE YOU SAID YOU JUST FIGURED IT.
AND, AND UNFORTUNATELY, YEAH, AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, UNFORTUNATELY, THE INFORMATION WAS ALREADY SUBMITTED FOR THE COUNCIL PACKET UNDER THE JULY 1ST DEADLINE.
SO IT WAS SUBMITTED AND THEN CERTAINLY IT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT.
IT WAS NOT FOR THE JULY 25TH AGENDA.
IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED EITHER.
AND SO MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE PROPERTY OWNER REFUSES TO SIGN THE CHA EASEMENTS WHILE WORKING WITH HIS OWN LAND USE ATTORNEYS AT THIS POINT, UM, FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS A FAIR VALUE, UM, THE CONDEMNATION PRESS CAN AND WILL BE DELAYED FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
UM, SO AGAIN, I JUST FEEL LIKE IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY, THIS AGENDA ITEM IS A MISREPRESENTATION OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE OR HAS NOT THE GOOD FAITH LETTER SERVE AS THE FINAL NOTICE FROM THE TOWN PRIOR TO THE START OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
THE CURRENT PLAN, HOWEVER, IS AFTER THE MEETING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, STAFF IS PREPARED TO SEND OUT THE GOOD FAITH OFFER LETTER.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE WE EXPECTING TO MAKE THE PRICE IS WHAT IT IS THE APPRAISAL IS IN THE EASEMENT WORK HAS TO BE DONE, OR WE'RE GOING TO CONDEMN IT.
SO WHAT PER SE NEGOTIATIONS, UH, COULD BE PROGRESSING AT A LATER MEETING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, IT WOULD REALLY JUST BE THE SIGNING OF THE DOCUMENT, JUST LIKE ALL THE, UH, PARCELS THAT WE'D NEGOTIATE, THE, THE, UH, TOWN MANAGER, MYSELF, UH, I MEAN THE TOWN MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THEY ANY COUNTER OFFICE, WE REVIEW IT.
AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE TO MAKE AN OFFER UP TO 25,000.
WE ALSO HAD A DISCUSSION WITH COUNSEL ON THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE, UM, MORE AS NEEDED.
HOWEVER, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF WHAT'S BEEN APPRAISED.
I DON'T RECALL A COUNCIL'S CONSENT TO NEGOTIATE FOR ANYTHING FURTHER THAN THE FAIR MARKET VALUE.
UM, AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND A NEGOTIATION.
THE PRICE IS WHAT IT IS AND COUNSEL ISN'T WILLING TO PAY ANYTHING OVER FAIR MARKET VALUE.
I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FURTHER MEETINGS WERE HAD WITH ONE PROPERTY OWNER AND NOT THE OTHER, IF THE, IF THE EASEMENT IS NOT SIGNED AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT WILLING TO PROCEED, THEN BEGINS THE PROCESS OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
UH, THE SCHULTZ PROPERTY OWNER HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE THE WHOLE ENTIRE PROCESS.
AND REALLY BECAUSE IT'S ONLY $140 ARE PROBABLY NOT WELL GOING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH HER.
PERHAPS KATHLEEN, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS, IF NOT STEVEN, PERHAPS YOU CAN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND FOR THE PROPERTY.
WE KEEP MENTIONING THE SCHULTZ PROPERTY AND THAT IS NOT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, THE PROPER PROCESS HAS BEEN FOLLOWED FOR THAT PROPERTY.
IT'S ANOTHER PROPERTY IN QUESTION, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S BEEN THREATS OF LAWSUIT TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL FROM THIS
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PROPERTY OWNER BEFORE WE ALL KNOW THAT HE'S WILLING AND CAPABLE AND ABLE OF HOLDING THIS UP IN COURT AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LAND USE ARGUMENTS.UM, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS REDUNDANT WATERLINE WOULD IMPROVE, UH, THE LAND USE OF THAT PROPERTY.
SO, UM, AFTER A YEAR OF NO NEGOTIATIONS, THE SUDDEN WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE, UM, IT'S, IT SEEMS AS THERE LIKE A LAND USE COMING UP ON THIS THAT IS EXPECTING TO BE HEARD AS WELL.
THERE'S BEEN SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THIS LAND OWNER ON THIS REDUNDANT WATER LINE.
AND IT'S, IT'S A PROCESS IN PLACE.
THAT'S CONNECTED TO A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I'M WILLING TO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION ON TO DISCUSS AS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, BUT IN GENERAL, UM, THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE LATELY, BUT IT ALSO STILL LINKS BACK TO THE VSA AND SOME OTHER POC PROFFER CONCERNS THAT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH.
UH, IT'S IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING, UH, NEGOTIATION.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, A COUNCIL MEMBER WILLING TO DISCUSS PROBABLY SOME OF THE, THE OTHER CONFIDENTIAL STUFF AS PART OF THE NEGOTIATION AND CLOSED SESSION.
UH, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, UM, W WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL IF THEY FEEL NEED TO BE, UM, LIKE WE HAVE BEFORE.
I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WAS ACTUALLY HAD, UM, AND IF SO, I WAS ABSENT FOR WHICH I DON'T RECALL, BUT IF NO SIGNED EASEMENT AGREEMENTS ARE RETURNED TO THE TOWN, BY THE END OF THE 30 DAY NOTICE PERIOD, THE LETTERS INITIATING THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS CAN BE SENT AND THEN THEY SERVE AS A FORMAL NOTICE.
SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T SENT THE FORMAL NOTICES, WHAT'S ALARMING TO ME, KATHLEEN, I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
GEORGE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING.
UM, CAN WE HAVE THE MOTION? YOU WANT ME TO REREAD IT, PLEASE? OKAY.
UM, I'VE WRITTEN BITS AND PIECES DOWN AS I'VE GONE ALONG.
SO, UM, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, UM, PAUSE THE CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION FOR REDUNDANT WATERLINE FOR THE ROUTE 5 22 CORRIDOR UNTIL FURTHER DISCUSSION HAS HAD WITH COUNCIL REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS AND LATASHA.
WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUT THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA ON, AT THE WORK SESSION? MAYBE? YEAH.
DO I NEED TO ADD THAT TO MY MOTION, GEORGE, TO HAVE IT AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION? YES.
THAT DATE IS FINE FOR CLARITY BECAUSE WE CAN, BECAUSE WE CAN, IT'S NOT THAT DAY.
WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS.
WE ALREADY HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR THAT DAY TOO.
SO WE CAN ADD IT TO THAT AGENDA.
YOU WANT TO ADD IT TO THE 16TH? I, RIGHT.
SO GEORGE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET, TO AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE DATE? NO, WE DON'T HAVE, ACTUALLY, I DO PREFER THAT YOU WENT TO A DATE CERTAIN YES.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE PAUSING OF CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION FOR REDUNDANT WATER LINE FOR THE ROUTE 5 22 CORRIDOR TO AUGUST SPECIAL CALLED 16TH MEETING.
SECOND DISCUSSION, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN.
BE A NO FURTHER BUSINESS MEETING ADJOURN.