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[Town Council Special Meeting on August 29, 2022.]
WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THIS SPECIAL TALENT COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 2020 TO, UH, FIRST ROLL CALL AND YOUR HALLWAY AND YOUR HEALTH WITH JACKSON.COUNCILMAN MORRIS HERE, THE WOMAN TUFTS HERE.
UH, FIRST WE HAVE, UH, RECOGNITIONS, UH, AND WE HAVE SERVICE ON PLANNING COMMISSION.
THAT WAS JOE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
SO I'LL READ THIS BLACK RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AND APPRECIATION PRESENTED TO DOUGLAS L JANUS FOR RURAL PLANNING COMMISSION, SEPTEMBER, 2008 TO AUGUST, 2022, RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 14 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE ASSISTING IN THE OVERSEEING COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS.
YOU GET A PICTURE
UM, NEXT A POLICE OFFICER HOUSE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
IF I COULD JUST SAY, UM, COULD EVEN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE 40,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WARREN COUNTY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE WARREN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND EVERY DAY WE SEE HUNDREDS OF THEM AND WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HELP THEM.
THAT'S WHY, WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND STEP UP WHEN SEEMINGLY NOBODY ELSE WILL HELP IT'S SPECIAL.
AND WE COULDN'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS BECAUSE SOMETHING OFFICER HOUSE DID WAS AMAZINGLY SPECIAL.
THERE'S A WOMAN WHO WAS IN A LOT OF TROUBLE AND SHE WASN'T GONNA MAKE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY STEPPED IN.
AND WE, AS SOCIAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP HER ON SUCCESSFULLY UNTIL OUR PARTNER STEPPED IN AND HELPED US.
THIS WOMAN IS NOW GETTING CARE.
SHE'S DOING WELL, SHE'S HEALTHY, SHE'S HAPPY.
AND IT WOULDN'T HAPPENED WITHOUT OFFICER HOUSE AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE HIM.
SO WE COULDN'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS WITHOUT THANKING HIM IN FRONT OF CHIEF AND THE COUNCIL.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING, WHICH IS 20,000 WEREN'T HERE, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE THIS, UM, EXCELLENCE AWARD, THE OFFICER HOUSE FOR DEMONSTRATING INTEGRITY AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST.
SURELY WE ARE A BETTER TEAM BECAUSE OF YOU AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US.
I APPRECIATE
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YOU MAY REMEMBER IS CANCELED.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, UM, TO SEMEN, UH, ONE OF YOUR FEET PROJECTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, SOME OF THEM ARE COMPLETED NOW, UH, THE CURB AND GUTTER PROJECT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND THAT'S NOW 85% COMPLETE, UH, HOW THESE 10 STREETS COUPLE LEFT.
PROJECT HAS 100% COMPLETED, HAS BEEN REPLACED.
SOME OF THE CURB AND STORM BOXES.
ALL THE PAVEMENTS BEEN RESTORED.
UH, NORTH AVENUE IS PROBABLY THE BIG ONE.
ALL THE THERMAL LAND PAIN'S BEEN DONE WHEN THE CONTRACTOR WAS HERE, THEY ALSO PAID FOR SECONDARY STREETS, UM, ON THIS ROUND OF PAVING THE WAY BACK, UH, FIRST PART OF SEPTEMBER AFTER LABOR DAY TO START A BUNCH OF MORE, UM, THE, UH, WEST 11TH STREET, UM, LAST FRIDAY, THEY DELIVERED THE NEW STORM RING STRUCTURE FOR THAT TOGETHER AT THE FENCE ON THE EDX PROPERTY.
I DON'T REALLY GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENTS OR TRY TO STORM ON THAT NEXT WEEK OR TWO TO DO THAT FINISHED, UH, THE BRAXTON, UH, ROAD MANASSAS HAVE ANY WATER LINES, UH, THEY'RE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR CONSENT, BUT HOPEFULLY GET APPROVED SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE.
I HAVE TWO BIDS FOR THOSE, UM, BUSH HOME CONTRACTING AT A WOODSTOCK WAS THE CHEAPEST TO 448,000 TO REPLACEMENT PLANS.
UM, THE JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY PROJECT, UM, WE HAD A PRE-BID ON THAT AUGUST 11TH.
WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT LOCAL CONTRACTORS SHOW UP.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHERS EMAIL QUESTIONS LAST TWO WEEKS OR SO.
UM, TOMORROW AT TWO, O'CLOCK ACTUALLY THE BID OPENING FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE GET SOME GOOD PRICES FOR THAT.
UH, THE ROBIN HOOD LANG PRV VOTE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, THAT'S STILL ABOUT SIX WEEKS OUT DUE TO THE, UM, THE, UH, ACTION.
YEAH, WELL THAT, AND THE HATCH, BECAUSE AS WE'LL BE IN THE ROAD SINCE WE WROTE GREAT, UM, AND WITH THAT BALL HAVE ALWAYS 24,000 POUNDS.
SO ONCE THEY GO TO DELIVER, WE'LL HAVE THE EXCUSE TO GET THE GRAIN SET TO SET IT.
UM, ROBIN HOOD, I MEAN, SORRY, RICHMOND ROAD PRV.
UM, WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO POST THOSE DRAWINGS, UM, THIS WEEK, GET THAT VOTE OUT TO BID SO THAT ONE'S GONNA BE IN THE GRASS.
HOPEFULLY WON'T TAKE AS LONG AS IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE ROOT GRADE LID AND, UH, PATCH, UH, THE REDUNDANT WATERLAND.
UH, WE HAD RESCHEDULED THE BID AUGUST 21ST TO THE 31ST, WHICH IS THIS WEDNESDAY.
UM, AGAIN, SUCH A LARGE PROJECT.
WE HAD A PILE OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.
UM, I HEARD DIFFERENT ADDENDUMS ON THE, YEAH, THE MICRO TUNNELING UNDER THE RIVER.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFFS, WHICH IS GOOD.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S REALLY DIGGING INTO IT CYCLE.
WE'LL GET SOME, GET SOME GOOD PRICING.
UH, THE CUSTOM STORM DRAIN LEADS.
WE GET ALL 25 AND IT WAS HANDLED MAIN STREET.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK AND WE PUT A COATING ON THE LAND.
SO NOW THEY LOOK REALLY NICE AND THE FRAMES LOOK OLD.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK POINT, YOU THEM OUT OF ONE TO 10 AND PAINT THE FRAMES FOR THE CODING THAT WAY THEY ALL LOOK, LOOK THE SAME.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE HERE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, CORE FALL, UH, WE DID RECEIVE A THING AS ONE I MENTIONED LAST WEEK FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE, UH, LAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, HE DID GO THROUGH TOWN AND SPRAY FOR THIS, UH, SPOTTED LAND ON FLY.
UM, THEY HAD A CONTRACTOR THAT DID THAT.
AND THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS WE DID RECEIVE 'EM FROM THE WARREN COUNTY ANALYTICAL COUNCIL, UM, $5,100 TO BUY TWO, A NICE SICK, YOUNG BEAR PROOF, TRASH CANS, UM, AND PUT NAIL NURSES ALREADY ON THE WATER.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TOO, BECAUSE THEY HAD GAVE US, DAVID STANDS ON CITY $200.
THEY'RE SEEING 10 QUESTIONS, PROBABLY THE CURBING THE CHILD DID ON, UM, 11TH STREET IN BETWEEN, UM, WHAT ROLE AND, UH, VIRGINIA DID A RETAINING WALL.
IT'S LIKE A RETAINING THE CORNER THERE.
DO WE NEED TO PUT ANY TYPE OF RAILING UP ON THAT? UM, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK AS WELL, THE HEIGHT OF IT AND PROBABLY THEN WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK, I MEAN, JUST TAKE, TAKE A LOOK AT IT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S, I DON'T KNOW IF HE LIVES IN THAT HOUSE, AROUND THE CORNER.
UH, NEXT, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TINA TO READ SUMMARY, PLEASE.
UM, CHEMICALS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FROM POST RIVER EDGE LLC AND EAGLE SKY INDUSTRIAL PARK, LLC, FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A NEW PRIVATE STREET TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH PARCELS LOCATED AT 5 0 8 KENDRICK LANE.
I TO PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS REQUEST ON AUGUST 17TH AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT CONTINGENT UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
NUMBER ONE, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS AUTHORIZED FOR A 20 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE
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STREET.BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE APPREHENSION STANDARDS AS INDICATED ON THE OVERALL PRIVATE STREET PLAN SUBMITTED TO STAFF ON JULY 27TH, THE APPLICANT AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TOWN STANDARDS FOR THE LOCATION OF UTILITY.
NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO STAFF AT THE TIME OF THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
AND NUMBER FOUR, A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
YOU SUBMITTED THE PARCEL TAX MAP 28 1 DASH THREE DASH FIVE EIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ANYBODY HERE? DO YOU WANT TO GO UP THROUGH WITH THEM, MAYBE MAYOR HOLLOWAY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, JOE BERGEN, ONE OF THE OWNERS OF POVER RIVER RIDGE LLC.
AND I'M ALSO HERE ON BEHALF OF EAGLE SKY INDUSTRIAL PARK.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS IN THE WORK SESSION, BUT, UH, THIS IS A PRIVATE STREET WOULD BE THE MISSING LINK TO A 360 DEGREE FLOW AROUND BOTH OF OUR PROPERTIES.
UM, AND, UM, IS THERE, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER.
UM, AND IT'S MORE OF A COMMENT THAN A QUESTION BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE A PRIVATE STREET, RIGHT? SO, AND I ONLY BRING THIS UP CAUSE I, I, IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO TO TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON PRIVATE STREETS, ASKED ME ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE SERVICES THAT, UM, AND SO WHEN THIS, IF YOU GUYS ARE DEVELOPING IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRIVATE STREET, BUT IF IT GETS SOLD, WHAT TYPE, WHAT DO WE DO? OR WHAT DOES THE OWNER DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE PURCHASING IT ARE AWARE? I MEAN, SO IT'S IN THE DEED AND IT'S, I GUESS IT'S POINTED OUT TO THEM.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I, I THINK, UM, BECAUSE THEY WOULD PAY TAXES, I MEAN, THE TOWN WOULD PAY TAXES ON THIS.
YOU WILL TAXES ON THE STREET, BUT YOU WOULDN'T GET THE SERVICE THAT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICES IN A TOWN STREET WE GET, SO IT'S IN THE DEED.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY, THAT'S THE ONLY, UM, UH, WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY PURCHASING THIS IS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION, THAT, THAT WHAT THINGS THEY WON'T BE GETTING THAT A TOWNS TO THIS ONE.
WELL, IT HAS IN THE DEAL, A ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT THAT WAS INCLUDED NUMBER THREE.
SO IT SAYS THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO STAFF AT THE TIME OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
RIGHT? SO WE'VE PUT IN HERE, IT'S KIND OF UNINSURANCE THAT THIS WILL BE PROVIDED AND IT'S THERE.
THE APPROVAL IS CONTINGENT UPON.
AND, AND THEN THE SITUATION I'M TALKING ABOUT, I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S LITERALLY BEEN 20, 25 YEARS, RIGHT? THAT THIS STREETS THAN A PRIVATE STREET AND THE CITIZENS ASKING QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, SO IT'S NOT LIKE SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT ON 20, 25 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS ARE FAIRLY NEWER TO REQUIRE AND THEY'RE MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHIN SOME DIVISIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND DEVELOP ONE.
RIGHT? I KNOW FOR MORTGAGE PURPOSES, I CAN'T GIVE A LOAN TO SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ON A PRIVATE ROAD, FAR AS THE SERVICES A LOT IN SOME OF THOSE ONES HERE IN TOWN, THEY GET TRASH SERVICE THAT ROBBIE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEY JUST GOT TO BRING THE TRASH UP TO THE, OKAY.
SO THE CLOSEST TOWN MAINTAIN ROOMS. YEAH, NO, I UNDERSTAND.
I JUST HAD SOME OTHER PRETTY GOOD.
I JUST, THAT WAS ALL, ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN UP THE COUNCIL.
UH, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FROM POST RIVER EDGE LLC AND EAGLE SKY INDUSTRIAL PARK, LLC, FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A NEW PRIVATE STREET TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH PARCELS LOCATED AT 5 0 8 KENDRICK LANE.
TEXTMAP 2 0 8 1 DASH THREE DASH 5 8 1 AND 28 1 3 4 CONTINGENT UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
ONE, THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS FOR A 20 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE PRIVATE STREET TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
GOSH, I CAN'T READ IT IT SO THE AFOREMENTIONED STANDARDS AND IT'S INDICATED ON THE OVERALL PRIVATE STREET
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PLAN SUBMITTED TO STAFF ON JULY 27TH, 2022, AND LOCATED ON TEXT MAT PARKS, ALL 28, 1 3 5 81 AND 28 1 3 4, AND TWO.THE APPLICANT AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TOWN STANDARDS FOR THE LOCATION UTILITIES.
THREE OF THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO STAFF AT THE TIME OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
AND FOR A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN BE SUBMITTED PARCEL TAX MAP
UP NEXT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MR. MAYOR, I G UH, I BELIEVE SINCE THIS AGENDA HAS GONE OUT, WE, WE GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AM I WRONG? DIDN'T WE GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM ABOUT PURCHASE OF THE ENERGY.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT FIRST, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO I JUST WONDERED IF WE SHOULD PULL IT OFF SO THAT STAFF COULD, COULD UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT CHANGED ABOUT IT.
THAT'S ALL I WAS SAYING OR NO.
I I'D LIKE TO REALLY ASK HIM TO PULL IT OFF AND PUT OUT OUR BUSINESS ITEM OR IF WE DON'T VOTE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME? IS IT OKAY IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT, BUT ON UNDER BUSINESS, BUT DOES THAT MEAN THEN IF WE MOVE IT TO, WE CAN VOTE UNDER THE INSURANCE, RIGHT? YES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE JANE, ADD IT TO BUSINESS.
WE REMOVED G RESOLUTION AUTHOR AS GED ASSOCIATES EXECUTE THE 20, 23 25 FIXED VOLUME ENERGY CLASS SCHEDULE WITH AMERICAN BY AMP TO, UM, SEE FOR THE BUSINESS ITEMS WE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH.
GILLESPIE COUNCILOR JACKSON COUNCIL TORRES.
HOUSEMEN GILLESPIE COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNCIL AND MCMORRIS.
UP NEXT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT.
COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO APPOINT A MEMBER TO THE HARTWELL PLANNING COMMISSION TO A FOUR YEAR TERM, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022 AND ENDING AUGUST 31ST, 2020.
UH, I MOVED THAT COUNCIL POINT, DANIEL AS WELL AS TO THE FRONT ROW PLANNING COMMISSION TO A FOUR YEAR TERM, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022 AND ENDING AUGUST 31ST 26, RIGHT? YEAH.
UH, DESIGNATION OF TOWN WE OFFICER
YEAH, NO, I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT MR. WEALTH IS WILLING TO SERVE ON THE FRONT ROW PLANNING COMMISSION FOR YOUR COCK ROW.
COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNSEL, MS. MORRIS.
UM, NEXT DESIGNATION OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE PARSLEY, PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2370 4.2 PUBLIC BODIES TO DESIGNATE WELL, YOUR OFFICER COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO DESIGNATE A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
WE OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL TO SERVE AT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REQUEST THE PUBLIC RECORDS.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL DESIGNATE THE CLERK OF COUNCIL HAS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT VOYA OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL SECOND.
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ROLL CALL PLEASE.COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE, COUNCILMAN JACKSON, COUNCIL AND MEMORIAL.
NEXT, I ALWAYS START WITH BUSINESS ITEMS.
MS. PRESLEY COUNSEL IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE 2023 THROUGH 2025 FIXED VOLUME ENERGY SUPPLY SCHEDULE WITH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER ASSISTED BY DDS ASSOCIATES FOR THE PURCHASE OF SEASONAL POWER BLOCKS BASED ON CHANGES IN THE WHOLESALE WHOLESALE POWER MARKET.
THE NOT TO EXCEED PRICE DISCUSSED AT THE AUGUST 16TH WORK SESSION HAS BEEN UPDATED IN IS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE RESOLUTION.
THOSE ARE THE, UH, OUR CONSULTANTS DDS CONSULTANT SERVICES RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO INCREASE THE PURCHASE OR THE EXPECTED, UH, SORRY, NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $102 AND 55 CENTS.
UH, PREVIOUSLY I BELIEVE IT WAS RIGHT AROUND $94.
UH, THE REASON FOR THIS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET, UM, ELECTRIC PRICES ARE CHANGING TODAY.
UH, UH, GDS HAS PROVIDED US WITH GRAPHS JUST HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED IN WHAT WEEKS PERIOD.
UM, AND WE REALLY NEED TO LOCK IN OUR PORTFOLIO, UM, AND NOT BE EXPOSED TO THE OPEN MARKET.
SO I WOULD CERTAINLY RECOMMEND COUNSEL MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS APPROACH.
MR. MAY I MOVED BY COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE 2023 TO 2025 FIXED VOLUME ENERGY SUPPLY SCHEDULE WITH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER INC.
I HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION THIS PERSONALLY.
MAYOR COCKREL GILLESPIE COUNCILOR JACKSON COUNCIL AND MORRIS.
RIGHT NEXT CLOSE MEETINGS CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, THE MAYOR, MAYBE WE'VE GONE TO THE LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED PUBLIC BODY LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE.
I STARTED COUNSELING THE POLICE SETTING A DATE FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION AS REQUIRED BY VIRGINIA 24 DASH TWO DASH 2 2 6, PERSUADING TO 2.2 DASH 37 11.
A AGE OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, PLEASE.
I MOVED THAT COUNCIL CERTIFIED THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE AS RECOGNIZED BY EACH COUNCIL MEMBERS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE THAT ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY GLINTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED OR HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED IN THE CLOSED MEETING BY COUNCIL AND THAT THE VOTE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF COUNCIL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL AND RECORDED AND INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TELECOMS. OKAY.
COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS FLORENCE HOUSE.
I MOVED TO COUNCIL DIRECT THE DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY TO PETITION THE WARREN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT TO ISSUE A WRIT OF ELECTION FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY NOW EXISTING ON TOWN COUNCIL AND WITH SUCH LEGACY OCCURRING WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION AND WITH THE COUNCIL, NOT WISHING TO INCUR THE EXPENSE OF A STANDALONE SPECIAL ELECTION COUNCIL FURTHER DIRECTS THAT THE PETITION INCLUDED A REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE SECOND SUCH GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER THE SEVENTH, 2023, PERSONALLY, THROUGH VIRGINIA CODE 24.2 DASH 2 2 6 8 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
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YES.YOU READY? I HAVE DISCUSSION, UM, REGARDING THE MOTION THAT WE JUST HEARD TO, UH, DIRECT THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY TO PETITION THE COURT FOR THE RE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR NEXT NOVEMBER.
I THINK, UM, WITH REGARD TO OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL DID CONSULT WITH THE MARTIN GRAHAM VANDERPOOL CROSSTREK AND MS. SHANNON PC.
UM, AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT UNDER THE STATE STATUTE, WHICH TRUMPS ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, THAT THE, UM, RE VOCATION OF A RESIGNATION HAS TO OCCUR ON THE SAME DAY.
UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY SINCE COUNCILMAN MCFADDEN STATED THAT HE RESIGNED AND THEN LEFT BEFORE THE END OF THE MEETING, UM, AND DIDN'T WITHDRAW HIS RESIGNATION FOR FOUR DAYS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION FROM THE LAW, NOT AS A LAWYER THAT, UM, HIS RESIGNATION STANDS AND UNDER, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, IT WOULD BE QUESTIONABLE WHETHER OR NOT, UH, COUNSEL COULD RISK CHALLENGING REFUSING TO ACCEPT HIS RESIGNATION BECAUSE OF THE TIME THAT HAD LAPSED.
UM, I THINK THAT THIS IS AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT.
I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO COST THE TOWN MONEY, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, UM, A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE SPRING WOULD HAVE CAUSED, YOU KNOW, OVER $30,000 IN A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE FALL, STILL GOING TO COST MONEY, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE WAITING, UM, IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT COUNSEL NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY WORK.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO THE TOWN APART OIL, AND WE NEED TO DO THAT WITH A FULL BODY OF COUNSEL.
UM, AND SO FOR THAT REASON, UM, I AM GOING TO VOTE YES, UH, TO THE PROPOSED MOTION ON THE TABLE.
I ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THE SECOND LEGAL OPINION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
AND AS AMBER SAY THAT WE DO NEED A FULL COUNCIL AND WE CAN'T JUST HOLD AN OPEN SPOT, WHAT ELSE? AND NOW I'M GOING TO BE
I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO OPEN UP LEGAL PROBLEMS IF, IF WE WERE TO ACCEPT JOE BACK, UM, CAUSE HIS VOTES GOING FORWARD, BE CHALLENGED AND SEE HE HAD RESIGNED.
UM, SO, UH, SO A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID, ONE THING ABOUT OPENING UP LEGAL CHALLENGES.
SO, UH, IN MY OPINION, UH, THAT TOWN COUNCIL, UM, WE ARE FIVE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THE CITIZENS.
MR. MCFADDEN WAS ELECTED CITIZENS.
I PERSONALLY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT HE, UH, HIS RESIGNATION WAS, UH, EFFECTIVE OR NOT.
UM, I'VE MADE MY POSITION NOTE THAT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE AN, UH, GENDER, UH, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION.
I RECOGNIZE IT WOULD TAKE A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME.
UM, MY CONCERNS ARE THAT WE, ANY BOATS WE TAKE WITH MR. MCFADDEN PRESENT, IF HIS RESIGNATION WAS EFFECTIVE, THERE WAS THAT VOTE COULD BE CHALLENGED IF MR. MCFADDEN RESIGNATION WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND HIS WITHDRAWAL WAS, UH, ILLEGAL, THEN ANY BOAT WE TAKE WITHOUT HIM HERE COULD BE QUESTIONED.
AND AGAIN, THE CITIZENS THAT ELECTED HIM AND WHO ASKED, UH, ASK QUESTIONS OF ME, UH, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, WE WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO GO.
AND I THINK THE CITIZENS EXPECT US TO DO THE, TO, UH, TO GET THE BEST INFORMATION WE CAN.
I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS.
WELL, UH, WHY SAY THAT, UM, CITIZENS OF ROYAL DID MOST GENUINELY FAD TO COUNSEL, UM, MR. MCFADDEN IS THE ONE TO LET THE CITIZENS DOWN, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE US LETTING THE CITIZENS DOWN.
WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE COULD, WE'VE GOTTEN OUTSIDE OF LEGAL OPINION.
WE'VE, UH, UH IN-HOUSE AND, UM, SECOND OPINION ALSO, UM, GOING FORWARD, IF HE WAS BACK ON COUNCIL, EVERY VOTE COULD BE CHALLENGED THAT HE VOTED ON.
UM, DON'T WITH THAT, UH, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IT BACK ON OUR COUNCIL, SO WE DIDN'T CREATE THIS.
HE CREATED, IT IS JUST TIME FOR US JUST TO MOVE ON AND GET THINGS DONE.
SO I DON'T HAVE A VOTE UNLESS IT'S A TIDE.
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TIME, BUT THAT'S MY OPINION.SO IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING, UM, SHORT TIME ON COUNCIL, BUT, UM, I KNOW MR COVID PERSONALLY, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, UM, AND THAT, THAT TO THE SITUATION IS, UH, IT'S PRETTY SEVERE, UM, AND NOT THINK HAVING NOT HAVING PRECEDENT, UM, IN POCKET CAPSTONE IS, IS AN ISSUE.
UM, HOWEVER, UM, I AGREE WITH THOSE THAT VOTE FOR AND VOTE THOSE THE VOTE AGAINST, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE.
UM, I, I AGREE WITH THEIR VALIDATIONS FOR THAT REASON.
UM, AND BECAUSE I'M SO TORN BETWEEN, UM, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, THE LACK OF A HIGHER OPINION.
AND IN FACT THAT I WANT TO KEEP GOVERNMENT GOING, I WILL ABSTAIN ON THIS BOAT, UM, AND THAT ASSIST MY SITUATION.
UH, HOWEVER, I WILL SAY IF THERE IS A BOAT NEEDED TO PASS IT, IT CAN'T BE AN ABSTAIN.
WE HAVE A ROLL CALL TO VICE MAYOR TYPE ROLE.
BE A NEW FOR THE BUSINESS MEETING IN GERMANY.