* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. THANK [00:00:01] YOU. APPARENTLY THE CLOCK IS OFF, SO I DO APOLOGIZE WE'RE A FEW MINUTES LATER THAN WHEN WE SHOULD BE, BUT, SO I'M GONNA CALL THE TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, UH, TO ORDER FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH. UM, AND WE'RE GONNA [1. MOMENT OF SILENCE] START OFF WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] OKAY. NEXT UP IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND AS YOU KNOW, DURING MY TERM AS MAYOR, I INVITE STUDENTS FROM THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL TO LEAD OUR COUNCIL IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND THIS MONTH WE WELCOME MARIE FUNK AS SHE'S COMING FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF NOELLE AND DARYL FUNK. SHE'S THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF IAN AND DEBORAH MOORE, AND IS ALSO BLESSED TO LIVE BESIDE HER PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, LONGTIME RESIDENTS OF FRONT ROYAL IVAN AND EDNA FUNK. MARIE IS A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT DOMINION RIDGE ACADEMY, WHERE SHE CONSISTENTLY EXCELS AND EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS. MARIE'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IRISH STANCE, SOCCER, DRAMA, CROSSFIT, YOUTH GROUPS AT BOTH VIRGINIA HILLS CHURCH AND NEW HOPE BIBLE CHURCH, WHERE SHE ALSO VOLUNTEERS IN THE AWANA PROGRAM AS A JUNIOR LEADER AND ATTENDS A BIBLE STUDY GROUP AT HER SCHOOL. SHE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE FRONT ROW LINES CLUB AND IS AWAITING THE DAY SHE CAN BECOME OFFICIAL. SHE'S ALSO A TALENTED, ASPIRING ARTIST. SHE HAS A BOSTON TERRIER NAMED CANDY APPLE, A BEAGLE MIXED NAMED BELL AND TWO CATS, JU BAR AND TEMPEST. I HOPE I SAID THAT CORRECT. TWO OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN COUNTY, WHERE SHE HAS ALSO VOLUNTEERED IN THE PAST. IN HOPES TO RETURN, SHE WOULD ONE DAY LIKE TO WORK WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND OR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND MOST RECENTLY, SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE AS A PAGE FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES DURING THE UPCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IN RICHMOND, AND IS VERY EXCITED FOR HER FIRST JOB. THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THAT'S INTERESTING. SO SHE IS ALSO RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE TONIGHT, THANKING HER FOR HER PATRIOTISM AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FRONT ROW TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AND A GIFT CERTIFICATE, TWO C AND C FROZEN TREATS. IF WE WERE DOING LIKE TALLY MARKS, I FEEL LIKE THAT ONE SEEMS TO, UH, GET, GET THAT ONE'S A HOT, HOT TOPIC. HOT, HOT CHOICE. SO IF EVERYBODY'S READY, PLEASE STAND. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MR. [3. ROLL CALL] PRESLEY, WE'RE READY FOR A ROLL CALL. MAYOR COCKRELL. HERE, VICE MAYOR, SEA OCK. HERE. COUNCILMAN INGRAM? HERE. COUNCILMAN MORRIS? HERE. COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? HERE. COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE. HERE. COUNCILMAN WOOD [4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] HERE. OKAY. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR APPROVAL OF MINUTES. DO I HEAR A MOTION I MOVE TO COUNCIL? APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023 AND WORK SESSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 4TH, 2023 IS PRESENTED SECOND. HEY, ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THOSE MINUTES? OKAY, SINCE THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, MS. PRESLEY, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYOR SEA LOCK? YES. COUNCILMAN INGRAM? YES. COUNCILMAN MORRIS? YES. COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? YES. COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES. COUNCILMAN WOOD? YES. OKAY. NUMBER FIVE IS ACTUALLY ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA OR ANY REVISION TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY? [6. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS] OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS OUR RECOGNITIONS AWARDS, UH, REPORTS [00:05:01] AND PRESENTATIONS SECTION. AND WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH OUR PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE WFTR RADIO STATION FOR 75 YEARS. AND SO ANDREW, RIGHT, IF YOU'D JUST LIKE TO COME FORWARD, I'M GONNA ACTUALLY, UM, READ THIS PROCLAMATION. UM, SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS WFTR AM AND W-F-T-R-W-Z-R-V FM RADIO STATION, CELEBRATING 75 YEARS, WHEREAS ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1948, W-F-T-R-A 250 WATT AM RADIO STATION OPENED IN FRONT ROYAL BROADCASTING FROM THE SKY PARK BUILDING LOCATED ON JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY, SIGNING ON AT 6:30 AM WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND SIGNING OFF AT 11:00 PM JUST AFTER HEADLINE NEWS AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WITH VARIOUS DAILY PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE MUSIC, LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS. LOCAL PROGRAM FEATURES HOSTED BY VARIOUS STAFF AND COMMUNITY FIGURES AND LOCAL CHURCH SERVICES AND RADIO DRAMAS. AND WHEREAS IN 1962, THE FCC APPROVED THE INCREASE OF BROADCAST POWER FROM 250 WATTS TO A THOUSAND WATTS, ALLOWING FOR BETTER COVERAGE FOR BEYOND WARREN COUNTY'S BORDERS. AND WHEREAS THERE WERE SEVERAL TRANSFERS OF OWNERSHIP FROM 1969 TO 2000, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF A CO-OWNED FM STATION, WIXV IN 1981, A NEW CALL SIGN CHANGED AT WFTR FM IN 1983, THE AFFILIATION WITH CNN NEWS IN 1991 AND AM TALK RADIO IN THE MID 1990S. THE MOST RECENT OWNERSHIP CHANGE OCCURRED IN AUGUST, 2000 BY ROYAL BROADCASTING INCORPORATOR INCORPORATED, ANDREW SHEARER, WHO BEGAN RECLAIMING THE IDEA OF LOCAL RADIO AS IT WAS ENVISIONED IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE RADIO STATION. AND NOW THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL DOBRA PROCLAIMED THAT ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023 FM RADIO STATION, WFTR, NOW WZRV, THE RIVER 95.3 AND WFTR AM CELEBRATED THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE SAME BUILDING ON JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY. THE SAME CALL LETTERS WFDR, AND ON THE SAME FREQUENCY, 14 FIVE OH BOASTING A THOUSAND WATTS SIGNAL POWER BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. SO WE'LL START HERE. WE'LL, WE'RE GONNA LET YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF HER. OH, OKAY. AWESOME. THANKS. MM-HMM? . PERFECT. ALL THREE. 1, 2, 3. THERE YOU GO. YEP, SOUNDS GOOD. PERFECT. PERFECT. YEP. WAIT. YEAH, HE IS. HE'S GONNA STAND DOWN THERE. OKAY. SEE, YEAH. I'M, I'M ANDREW. I JUST WANNA SAY, HAVING GROWN UP IN THIS COMMUNITY, I COULD SHOW MY AGE ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS I CAN REMEMBER WAITING TO, UM, WAITING FOR A PARTICULAR SONG TO COME ON THE RADIO SO THAT I COULD HIT RECORD ON MY TAPE PLAYER SO THAT I COULD GET A SONG. UM, I CAN, HONESTLY, AS SILLY AS THIS MAY SOUND, I CAN REMEMBER PLAYING IN THE BACKYARD THE DAY THAT THEY ANNOUNCED THAT ELVIS HAD DIED OVER WFTR. AND I RAN IN THE HOUSE TO TELL MY MOM, SHE'S LIKE, I DON'T BELIEVE IT. IT'S ON THE RADIO, MOM. AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS A TEACHER, UM, I LIVED FOR WFTR IN THOSE EARLY YEARS WAITING FOR THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE TO SHOW THAT IT WAS GOING DOWN AND FOR A SNOW DAY. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, FOR, UH, YOUR EFFORTS AND, AND, UH, IN RE UH, BRINGING BACK WFTR TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL. 'CAUSE IT CERTAINLY HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LOT OF YEARS. IF, IF I [00:10:01] MAY, IF YOU WERE TO READ THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH ON THE PROCLAMATION AND APPLY IT TO 2023, I THINK YOU FIND THAT ALMOST IDENTICAL TO WHAT OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS BASED ON WHAT THE, WHAT BROUGHT THAT HERE 1948 TO THAT'S, AND I PRIDE MYSELF AND MY STAFF ON THE FACT THAT WE SERVED, UM, AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT RADIO STATIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. YES. AND I'M SO GR I'M GRATEFUL THERE ARE STILL RADIO STATIONS SERVING OR, OR REPORTING THE NEWS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT Y'ALL PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MAKE A REQUEST AND YOU HAVE YOUR FINGERS ON THE PHONE, LET US KNOW. SOUNDS GOOD. I FORGOT THAT PART TOO. ACTUALLY, YOU COULD, I, I WANNA SAY MY TEENAGERS, YOU COULD CALL THE RADIO AND ASK FOR A REQUEST. AM I, DO Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT? I'M LIKE, AND THEN YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE WAITING AND WAITING. WHEN IS IT GONNA, WHEN'S MY SONG GONNA COME? SO, ANYWAY, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OH, I ALREADY KNOW, I KNOW THE PHONE NUMBER. I ALWAYS GOTTA CONFUSED. THERE'S THAT ONE, DOMINO'S. THEY'RE VERY CLOSE. BUT YOU COULD ALSO CALL THE RADIO STATION TO, AND IT WOULD TELL YOU WHETHER SCHOOL WAS CLOSED OR NOT. AGAIN, THAT STARTED AS A CHILD, BUT IT CARRIED ON TO MY ADULT CAREER. YES, I'M SURE. I'M SURE. SO YOU ALSO USED TO ANNOUNCE WHEN THERE WAS A FIRE CALL IN TOWN TOO? AH, YEAH. YES, THEY DID. YEAH, THAT SURE DID. THANK YOU. WELL, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL SOCIAL MEDIA GOOD , SOMETHING WAS BAD. THERE'S PROBABLY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ALSO REMEMBER BLACK JACK, UH, BINGO. UH, AT THREE 30. I USED TO PLAY IT WHEN I WAS A KID AFTER SCHOOL. THEY HAVE ELECTRICITY . OKAY. WAYNE , THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE. SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY A RESOLUTION FOR DEDICATION TO THE SOUTH STREET BRIDGE IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT WILLIAM PATRICK, PAT FARRELL. AND SO I'M GONNA, UM, ASK THEIR FAMILY IF YOU WANNA COME FORWARD AND WE'RE GONNA, UM, READ THE RESOLUTION. THIS IS A MORE SOMBER EVENT, UH, FOR US TO, TO TALK ABOUT FOLLOWING WFTR. BUT, UM, VERY IMPORTANT. SO WHEREAS WILLIAM PAT FERRELL WAS BORN MARCH 24TH, 1948, AND WHEREAS MR. FERRELL WAS HIRED SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1971 AS A PATROLMAN FOR THE TOWN OF FRONT ROW POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, AUGUST 20TH, 1971, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF SERGEANT MARCH 1ST, 1975, AND LIEUTENANT DECEMBER 12TH, 1978. AND WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 1977, MR. FARRELL WAS BITTEN AND SCRATCHED BY A SUSPECT WHO HAD HEPATITIS B UNBEKNOWNST TO HIM AT THE TIME. AND WHEREAS MR. FARRELL DEVELOPED CHRONIC HEPATITIS THAT CAUSED HIS HEALTH TO DETERIORATE, CREATING EARLY RETIREMENT FROM THE TOWN ON MARCH 9TH, 1982, AND ULTIMATELY HIS, HIS DEATH ON JULY 24TH, 1991 AT THE AGE OF 43. AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL DEDICATE THE SOUTH STREET BRIDGE IN MEMORY OF FRONT ROYAL POLICE, LIEUTENANT WILLIAM PATRICK, PAT FERRELL, WHO NOT ONLY FULFILLED THE DUTIES OF A SWORN POLICE OFFICER AND PUBLIC SERVANT IN AN OUTSTANDING MANNER, BUT SACRIFICED HIS LIFE AND PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES IN A DUTY RELATED ILLNESS THAT CREATED MANY YEARS OF SUFFERING. SO, YOUR HONOR, TO DO THIS, GET, [00:15:03] CAN YOU GET SHE WANTED FOUR. OH, OKAY. OKAY. AND MS. FERRELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE WILL, WE WILL BE PLANNING A BRIDGE, DEDICATION, AND WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU ONCE, UM, THAT IS PLANNED AND ALSO INFORM THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN COME. WE DO. OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO COUNSEL, JUST, UM, TO, UM, TAKE CARE OF THIS, UH, WE, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION SO THAT WE CAN VOTE. YEP. VICE MAYOR SEAL, I, IF YOU WOULDN'T, IF YOU WOULD DO THE HONORS OF MAKING THE MOTION. SURE. FOR THIS, I'LL MOVE THE COUNCIL, PUT RESOLUTION, DESIGNATING AND NAMING, UH, THE SOUTH STREET BRIDGE IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT WILLIAM P THAT'S PAT FERRELL, WHO DIED FROM A, UH, DUTY RELATED INJURY. UH, HE CONTRACTED, HE BEEN CONTACTED ON NOVEMBER THE SIXTH, 1977, UH, UNTIL HIS DEATH IN JULY OF 1991. THAT'S SECOND. OKAY. UM, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MS. PRESLEY. I, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE IT NEEDS ANY DISCUSSION, BUT IF, CERTAINLY IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING, IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE ROLL CALL VICE MAYOR SEA LOT. YES. COUNCILMAN INGRAM? YES. COUNCILWOMAN MORRIS? YES. COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? YES. COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES. COUNCILMAN WOOD? YES. THANK YOU. UM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. SO OUR NEXT SECTION IS PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, WHICH WOULD BE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. SO, MS. PRESLEY, DID ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK? NO, WE HAVE NO ONE. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? OKAY, SO [9.A. Report of Town Manager] WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY EMPLOYEES FOR RINGING THE BELL FOR THE SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 30TH AND DECEMBER 1ST AT ROYAL PLAZA. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE TOWN EMPLOYEES AND THE VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S PARADE THE BEST EVER. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, SO THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CRYSTAL KLEIN, CAPTAIN OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. [9.B. Report of Councilmembers] SO NEXT UP ARE THE REPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? UH, MADAM MAYOR, IF, IF I MAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I ATTENDED THE GRAND REOPENING OF THE, UH, PLAY FAVORITE STORE TER NEXT TO AL MCGUIRE. UH, COUNCIL COUNCILMAN WOOD AND I WERE BOTH THERE. UH, I GOT A CHANCE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. UH, IT'S UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. UM, AND, UH, THE, THE OWNERS THERE, LOOK, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PRETTY EXCITED TO, TO BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND CONTINUING ON THE, UH, UH, THE BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, OF PLAY FAVORITES, AND ALSO TOO, OF COURSE, UH, UH, AND OF COURSE, THE BIG EVENT OF THE, OF THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. UH, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND OUR ENERGY SERVICES TEAM. THOSE GUYS ROCKED IT WITH THE, UH, WITH THE FLOATS, YOU KNOW, FOR US AS WELL. UH, I, I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT, UH, THE, MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN AND I, WE ALL, I THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD TIME, UH, LIZZIE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE, WITH THE CANDY RUSH, UM, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARADE THERE, THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO RESCUE THE DAY FOR US, UH, JOE AND HIS TEAM. SO FOR, UH, HELP COORDINATING EVERYTHING. SO JUST LIKE I SAY, EVERYONE, UH, WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR WHAT, THANKS FOR EVERYBODY HERE. I MEAN, I SEE A LOT, I SEE A LOT OF FACES HERE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER. SO, UH, JUST, I'M JUST THANKFUL TO BE IN FRONT ROYAL AND, UH, I WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY. YOU KNOW, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. OKAY, WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? I'LL GO NEXT. AGAIN, I WANNA THANK ALL THE TOWN EMPLOYEES, WHAT THEY DID. UM, AND I, I SAY THIS KIND OF BITTERSWEET, CAPTAIN KLEIN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE TOWN. I, YOU KNOW, WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. UM, CHRISTMAS PARADE I DIDN'T GET TO SEE, BUT, UM, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY, I GOT TO, I DID PARTICIPATE FOR A COUPLE HOURS DOWN AT THE, AT THE GAZEBO, UM, WHERE THEY HAD CHILDREN THAT REALLY, WHERE HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING TO DO WITH SANTA CLAUS OR CHRISTMAS. [00:20:01] UM, THE FRONT WALL ROTARY, IS THAT CORRECT? MM-HMM. , WARREN COUNTY ROTARY, UH, PUT THAT ON AND I ASSISTED THEM. UM, BUT AGAIN, I'VE LOOKED AROUND TOWN AND TOWN LOOKS REALLY NICE THE WAY IT'S DECORATED. I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK FOR THE, WHAT IS IT? THE GREAT LIFE LIGHT FIGHT OR SOMETHING. LIGHT FIGHT. WE'LL SAY THAT QUICK THREE TIMES. UH, BUT AGAIN, AND THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE, HERE BY US, THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT FOR US. TWO, THANKS. UH, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT? AND NO PRESSURE. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SAY ANYTHING? MINE'S SHORT AND SWEET. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT, THE TOWN STAFF FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE. UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, LAST YEAR, I THINK IT WAS FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA WAS RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE CHRISTMAS TOWNS TO VISIT IN THE STATE. UM, I'M BIASED BEING BORN AND RAISED HERE, BUT I DROVE DOWN MAIN STREET THE OTHER NIGHT AT DARK, AND IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. UM, AND, UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO LET CRYSTAL GO. UM, THANK YOU CAPTAIN KLEIN FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL. UM, CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY WHO DESERVES A BETTER PROMOTION. UM, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. ANYONE ELSE? I'M NEXT. UM, I ALSO, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SAID AS FAR AS THE PARADE AND THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. IT'S GREAT TO LIVE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO SEE HOW WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND BE HAPPY, UM, AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. UM, I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN PENNY LANE OPENING, UM, WHICH IT'S ALMOST LIKE A RENAISSANCE, I CALL IT, DOWN ON MAIN STREET RIGHT NOW BETWEEN FLEETWOOD MAC AND THE BEATLES AND JUST, UH, REALLY COOL THINGS HAPPENING DOWN ON MAIN STREET. SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND ALSO THE UNVEILING OF THE YOUTH CENTER, WHICH, UM, STILL HAS THE SAME NAME OF RAYMOND E. SAND MEYERS. UM, AND, UH, BUT IT, IT'S NOW A STUDENT UNION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, YOU KNOW, HELPING OUT THIS GROUP MORE, GET, GET LAUNCHED OFF. UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT UNDER GREAT LEADERSHIP. AND ALSO, UM, SINCE JOE MENTIONED, UM, SALVATION ARMY, ANY OF YOU WHO ARE LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER, IT'S VERY EASY TO GO TO THE WEBSITE THAT THEY HAVE AND SIGN UP FOR A BELL RINGING AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY NEEDS STILL IN THE COMMUNITY AND, AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE, UM, IN VOLUNTEERISM OR IN KIND OR, UH, DONATIONS THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE NEEDS. SO REMEMBER THAT. AND I ALSO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND IF YOU DON'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR. WELL, THANK YOU FOR STEALING MY THUNDER, . NO, ACTUALLY, UH, I'M ON THE SALVATION ARMY BOARD. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY TO OUR $40,000 GOLD. UM, AS, UM, UH, MELISSA SAID, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO COVER THE COUNTY, UH, COUNTIES OF PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK IN THE TOWN OF CHARLESBURG. AND THERE'S DIFFERENT, UH, FUNDING MECHANISMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT GO INTO THAT. UH, BUT, UM, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VERY GENEROUS. OF COURSE, THE WEATHER HAS COOPERATED FOR THE MOST PART. UM, I, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOUR FAMILIES OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, RIGHT UP UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE, WE'LL HAVE BELLS OUT. SO IF WE FEEL IT IN YOUR HEART, YOU CAN GIVE SOMETHING. ANYTHING HELPS. UH, WE HELP SO MANY PEOPLE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS. UM, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF TAKING A TOUR OF THE TOWN, UM, AND ITS FACILITIES AND MEETING A LOT OF THE WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES WE HAD. WE DIDN'T TOUR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 'CAUSE YOU WERE LEAVING, AND I JUST DIDN'T SEE POINT AND GOING THERE . ANYWAY, UH, NO, I HAD THE HONOR OF GOING THROUGH THAT PREVIOUSLY AND, AND, AND SAW THAT. SO I, I GOT JOE FOR ALMOST SIX HOURS, UH, VISITING THE WATER PLANT, THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT, THE ELECTRICAL, THE TOWN FARM, UM, MCKAY SPRINGS, UH, WHERE THEY'RE BORING UNDER THE RIVER FOR THE REDUNDANT WATERLINE. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING HERE. UH, WHAT I WANT TO, UH, SHOUT OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE, UH, THESE FACILITIES, UH, APPEAR TO BE AN EXCELLENT CONDITION, UM, THAT, UH, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, WE, WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. YOU TURN ON THE TAP AND THE WATER COMES OUT. LET ME TELL YOU, , IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THAT EASY. UH, WE, WE CERTAINLY KNOW WE HAVE CHALLENGES WITH WATER AND PROVIDING WATER THAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT NEXT YEAR, I'M HOPING. BUT, UH, UH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOB. EVEN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A, A, A NICE PLACE TO GO, BUT IT REALLY WAS THE [00:25:01] ENTHUSIASM AND THE PROFESSIONALISM, EMPLOYEES JUST UNQUESTIONABLE. SO, UH, THANK YOU JOE, FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO DO THAT. AND, UH, CERTAINLY MADE ME EVEN A BIGGER BELIEVER IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN RUNNING OUR ENTERPRISES AND OPERATING THE TOWN. UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANKS TO A GUY. MIGHT'VE BEEN THERE AT SANTA CLAUS. I DON'T KNOW, I, I THINK HE CAME IN ON A SLED, BUT, UM, UH, SANTA CLAUS, MRS. CLAUS, ALONG WITH THE, UH, THE GRINCH AND RUDOLPH WERE DOWNTOWN AT THE GAZEBO, AND CHILDREN WERE HAVING FUN GETTING PICTURES PLUS, UM, UH, PENNY LANE AND WHITE PICKET FENCE, UH, PRODUCED COOKIES AND HOT CHOCOLATE. SO KIDS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME DOWN AND ENJOY IT. UM, I THINK IT WAS A VERY NICE OCCASION. AND AGAIN, GETTING PEOPLE TO OUR DOWNTOWN WONDERFUL THING. UH, TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE WFTR FOR AN OUTSTANDING 75 YEARS IN BUSINESS. FOLKS. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I HOPE TO, UH, SEE US WORK MORE TOWARDS THEIR RECOGNITION BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE YEARS PROVIDING AN INVALUABLE SERVICE LIKE WFTR HAS. THEY'VE EMPLOYED PEOPLE, THEY'VE PAID TAXES, AND IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN WE GET TO GO TO A NEW BUSINESS OPENING. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES DETERMINE OR HAVE BEEN THERE AND PAID WAY FORWARD. LASTLY, FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS, A BERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. I GUESS I'M LAST, ALRIGHT, RIGHT? MINE, MINE WILL BE, UH, PRETTY SHORT. I THINK. UH, I THINK EVERYONE HAS SAID JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING TONIGHT. UH, I GUESS IT GOES OUT WITHOUT SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, CAPTAIN KLEIN ON YOUR, UH, VICTORY. UM, WITH REGARD TO THE TOWN STAFF. UH, GOSH, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT. WHAT WOULD THIS TOWN BE LIKE WITHOUT 'EM? SO, UH, THEY, UH, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING OUR, OUR, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, THE REST OF STAFF, UH, THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE. THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE. IF WE HAVE A, A BREAK IN A LINE, UH, THEY WORK IT THROUGH. UH, AND, UH, WE, WE GET WATER SERVICE BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS. UM, UH, I DID ATTEND A, UH, CHRISTMAS PARADE, UH, AND, UH, I RODE IN THE FLOAT AND I GOT TO SLING SOME CANDY, WHICH WAS FUN. AND, UH, UH, WE HAVE SOME, UH, FUTURE THIRD BASEMANS OUT THERE. I BELIEVE. UH, THEY CAUGHT SOME OF MY SLINGING, UH, AND, UH, ALSO, UH, ATTENDED THE PENNY LANE, UH, GRAND OPENING. UH, THAT WAS A GREAT AFFAIR. UH, VERY HAPPY AFFAIR. UH, AND, UH, I, I, I WISH THEM WELL OVER THERE WAS WELL ATTENDED, UH, THE, UH, RAYMOND ST. MYERS, RAYMOND E ST. MYERS STUDENT UNION DEDICATION. I ATTENDED THAT, THAT, UH, THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED. UH, IT WAS A FUNDRAISER THERE. UH, SOME MUSIC, UH, A JOYOUS OCCASION AS WELL. UH, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING FOR OUR YOUTH GOING FORWARD, UH, AT THAT. I GUESS THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT, EXCEPT I WANNA WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS. UM, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY KWANZA. UH, THERE'S PROBABLY SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE, UH, THAT I HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON. SO, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. THANK YOU. MM-HMM, . SO [9.C. Report of the Mayor] NEXT STEP IS THE REPORT OF THE MAYOR. AND I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT, OKAY, WELL THIS ONE'S GONNA BE SHORT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, BUT SOMEHOW MY CALENDAR HAS STILL BEEN FULL OF MEMORABLE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO DECEMBER 2ND WAS AN EXTREMELY BUSY DAY FOR ME AND MANY CITIZENS IN FRONT ROW. I ROAD IN THE FRONT ROW CHRISTMAS PRAY WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS INGRAM WOOD AND DE DOMINICAN PAYNE. UM, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT I ENJOYED IT. I THINK WE ALL ENJOYED IT. I LOVED WAVING AT ALL THE PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD. UH, I JUST KEPT GETTING DISTRACTED, FROM THE PEOPLE THAT I KNEW AND FORGETTING TO THROW CANDY. UM, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR DESIGNING THE TOWN COUNCIL'S FLOAT AND TO ROBBIE BOYER FOR DRIVING US THROUGH THE PARADE, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES. ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE WITH THEIR OWN FLOATS ALONG [00:30:01] WITH THE TOWN TROLLEY. AND OF COURSE, WE CAN NEVER PULL UP AN EVENT LIKE THAT, UH, WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKING OFF STREETS AND KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE. THE PARADE HAD OVER A HUNDRED ENTRIES. I THINK IT, I THINK IT WAS MORE THAN 150 JOE, BUT I'M NOT SURE I KEEP HEARING THAT QUOTE. LIKE IT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN LIKE 150, BUT I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT, I DON'T WANNA QUOTE, BUT I KNOW IT WAS OVER A HUNDRED AND THE STREETS WERE PACKED. UM, AND IT REALLY IS A HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I CAN REMEMBER MYSELF ATTENDING THEM AS A CHILD AND THEN TAKING MY OWN CHILDREN. HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN WITH ITS SMALL TOWN CHARM. AFTER THE PARADE, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE GAZEBO ON MAIN STREET. UH, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SANTA TO GET BACK TO THE GAZEBO AFTER THE PARADE WAS OVER, BUT WE PULLED IT OFF. UH, AND THE ANTICIPATION OF THE LIGHTS BEING TURNED ON WAS ELECTRIC. HAHA HA. UH, I RUSHED FROM THE CHRISTMAS PARADE TO THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GALA AT HUNDO VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB TO BE THEIR KEYNOTE SPEAKER. UH, THAT TOO WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING. UH, CAPTAIN KLEIN, SHERIFF ELECT KLE WAS ALSO A SPEAKER THERE THAT EVENING. UM, THEY, THEY, THEIR BOARD SHARED THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CELEBRATED THEIR VOLUNTEERS, WHICH ACTUALLY INCLUDED MEMBERS OF OUR OWN TOWN STAFF. THEY DEVOTED A DAY, UM, FOR HABITAT. UH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY WERE THERE TO RAISE MONEY FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THOSE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEEDS STABLE AND SAFE HOUSING. AND, UH, I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHILE I SAW SOME FAMILIAR FACES THAT EVENING, I ALSO MET MANY NEW PEOPLE WHO, UH, WHILE THEY MAY NOT BE LIFELONG RESIDENTS, HAVE CHOSEN OUR COMMUNITY AS THEIR HOME, AND ARE DEDICATED TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS. DECEMBER 8TH, UM, I ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR PENNY LANE HAIR SALON ON MAIN STREET WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS RAPPAPORT WOOD AND DE DOMINICO PAYNE, AS WELL AS OUR TOWN MANAGER, MR. WALTZ. IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AS THE SALON WAS PACKED WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. ALL THE AIR TO SUPPORT MALLORY. SHE HAD A SMALLER LOCATION PREVIOUSLY, BUT WAS SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO EXPAND HER SPACE. SPEAKING OF THE SPACE, UH, FOR THOSE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THE ABBEY ROAD ALBUM BY THE BEATLES, YOU WILL REALLY APPRECIATE HER DECOR INSIDE WHEN YOU ALL AGREE. UM, AS I SAID DURING THE RIBBON CUTTING, WE HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BUSINESSES ON OUR MAIN STREET. WE ARE TRULY LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN WILLING TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I I I BELIEVE THE ENERGY DOWNTOWN IS CONTAGIOUS. SO PLEASE GO DOWN AND CHECK IT OUT. OUT. THIS PAST SATURDAY, I STARTED OUT AT THE GAZEBO WITH SANTA , MRS. CLAUS, THE GRINCH RUDOLPH, AND THEN A FESTIVE ELF AT THE END. UH, PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS CANDY CANES, HOT, HOT COCOA CIDER AND COOKIES WERE PROVIDED. UM, WHILE I WAS THERE, I SAW WHAT I WOULD PREDICT WAS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. SHE WAS ONLY THREE WEEKS OLD. UH, AND, AND SHE WAS THERE WITH HER GRANDPARENTS FOR HER FIRST PICTURE WITH SANTA. UH, THERE WERE A FEW TEARS THAT MORNING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS REALLY MORE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A MIXTURE OF FEARS OF SANTA, BUT REALLY ALSO THE GRINCH, BUT MOSTLY SMILES IS, IS WHAT WE ALL SAW. WOULD YOU AGREE? MOSTLY SMILES. THANK YOU TO THE ROTARY FOR ORGANIZING AND FUNDING THIS EVENT FOR OUR FAMILIES. UH, I LEFT THE GAZEBO TO ATTEND THE WARREN COUNTY HASKELL BAZAAR. SANTA WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE, BUT THERE WERE ALSO LOTS OF LOCAL VENDORS AND ARTISANS SHARING THEIR TALENTS AND GOODS. THE DECA CLUB PROVIDED FOOD ITEMS FOR SALE TOO. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THEIR PULLED PORK YET, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY IT. WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE, I FINISHED THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY BY ATTENDING A REACHING OUT NOW EVENT ON MAIN STREET AT HONEY AND HOPS. IT WAS A MEET AND GREET OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION TO SHARE WHAT THEIR VISION IS AND HOW THEY HOPE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY UNVEILED THE NAME, WHICH HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT WILL BE CALLED THE RAYMOND E ST. MYERS STUDENT UNION AND ACTIVITIES CENTER. AS YOU KNOW, UH, THE TOWN APPROVED AN MOU ON NOVEMBER 6TH. THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD GIVE ME AUTHORITY TO SIGN ONCE REACHING OUT. NOW IN WARREN COUNTY, HAVE ALSO SIGNED IT. THE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THIS MOU AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING ARE ONGOING. COUNCIL MEMBERS, RAPPAPORT WOOD AND DE DOMENICO PAYNE AND SHERIFF ELECT KLEIN WERE ALL IN ATTENDANCE, UH, AT THE EVENT. AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD AGREE THAT THERE ARE GREAT THINGS ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS BUILDING AND ALL THAT IS PLANNED. A LITTLE PLUG THAT I WILL SHARE IS THAT SATURDAY WAS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY, I BELIEVE, UM, COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT MENTIONED IT WAS, UH, IT WAS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. UH, REACHING OUT NOW DOES HAVE A WISHLIST OF ITEMS THEY'D LOVE TO HAVE DONATED FOR THE STUDENT UNION. AND THEY'RE ALSO WILLING TO TAKE ANY MONETARY DONATIONS AS WELL TO PURCHASE NEEDED ITEMS AND [00:35:01] SUPPLIES. SO, AS YOU KNOW, ENDEAVORS SUCH AS THESE REQUIRE FUNDS. UH, I KNOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS MANY GENEROUS PEOPLE WHO WANNA TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LAWS OF OTHERS. AND THIS MIGHT BE A PROJECT YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT. IF SO, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO CONSIDER A DONATION. SPEAKING OF MAIN STREET, DOESN'T IT LOOK SO FESTIVE WITH THE LIGHTS AND WREATHS AND THE BEAUTIFUL TREE AT GAZEBO? AGAIN, OUR TOWN STAFF ACROSS MANY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING LIZZIE LEWIS, MADE ALL THIS HAPPEN. WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY DEDICATED EMPLOYEES ON OUR TOWN STAFF, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON ON WEDNESDAY AND BEING ABLE TO THANK THEM IN PERSON FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I HOPE IN THE COMING WEEKS YOU CAN FIND A TIME TO RELAX, REST, SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND PARTAKE IN SOME YUMMY FOOD AND GOODIES. AND WHILE THIS TIME OF YEAR PRESENTS SOME STRESSES LIKE SHOPPING, DECORATING, COOKING, CLEANING, I MUST REMIND MYSELF TO STOP AND REFLECT ON THE REASON FOR THE SEASON FOOD TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. I WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND THAT'S IT. [10. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS] SO NEXT UP IS NUMBER 10, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UM, DO I HEAR A MOTION, MADAM MAYOR? I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION? I I WILL JUST MENTION THAT THE, UM, APPOINTMENT OR THE REAPPOINTMENT THAT IS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA IS TO REAPPOINT JUSTIN PROCTOR TO A FOUR YEAR TERM ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ACES. UM, I BELIEVE JUSTIN CAME TO US A A FEW MONTHS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, SO PEOPLE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIM SPEAK, BUT I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT HE IS WILLING TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE. UM, HE REALLY KIND OF HEADS IT UP AND THAT'S A GREAT, UH, HE'S, HE'S JUST DOING AN AMAZING JOB. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, MS. PRESLEY, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? VICE MAYOR SEA LOT? YES. COUNCILMAN INGRAM? YES. COUNCILMAN MORRIS? YES. COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? YES. COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES. COUNCILMAN WOOD? YES. OKAY. [11.A. HEPTAD Request for One-Year Extension to Submit Development Plan] ITEM NUMBER 11, UH, IS THE HAVE TED REQUEST FOR A ONE YEAR EXTENSION TO SUBMIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. MS. PRESLEY, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE SUMMARY? COUNSEL'S RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JOSEPH F SEK, JR. DATED OCTOBER 2ND, 2023, REQUESTED AN EXTENSION OF THE REQUIREMENT TO FILE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR HEPT A PURSUANT TO TOWN CODE 1 75 DASH 37.18. THE TOWN CODE REQUIRES THAT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN BE SUBMITTED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF APPROVAL OF THE MASTER LAND USE PLAN AND ALLOWS THE DEADLINE TO BE EXTENDED BY COUNCIL COUNSEL. COUNSEL HAS APPROVED THE EXTENSION EVERY YEAR SINCE 2016. OKAY. AND IT IS 2016, RIGHT? MM-HMM, . OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, SO I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP TO COUNSEL. DO I HEAR A MOTION, MA MADAM MAYOR? UM, I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A, UH, SUBSTITUTION, UH, MOTION. OKAY. AND JUST, UM, THAT'S FINE. WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO MOTION MADE, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S CONSIDERED A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. IT'S THE FIRST MOTION. FIRST MOTION. IT'S JUST A MOTION. OKAY. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNSEL APPROVE A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO HE A TO FILE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO TOWN CODE 1 75 37 0.18. SECOND. OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. UM, SINCE THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, MS. PRESLEY , LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. THE MOTION TO APPROVE A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO HEPT A TO FILE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO TOWN CODE 1 75 DASH 37.8. VICE MAYOR . YES. COUNCILMAN INGRAM? NO. COUNCILWOMAN [00:40:01] MORRIS? NO. COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? YES. COUNCILMAN MEDIDA. MONICA PAYNE? YES. COUNCILMAN WOOD? YES. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. AND THEN LAST [12. Closed Meeting] BUT NOT LEAST IS OUR CLOSED MEETING. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, ONE PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 A, ONE OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, ASSIGNMENT, APPOINTMENT PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARIES, DISCIPLINING, OR RESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICERS, APPOINTEES OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC BODY. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE FRONT ROYAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE LOCAL BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS L-B-B-C-A AND TWO, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 11, A SEVEN OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND BRIEFINGS BY STAFF MEMBERS OR CONSULTANTS PERTAINING TO ACTUAL OR PROBABLE LITIGATION WHERE SUCH CONSULTATION OR BRIEFING AND OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NEGOTIATING OR LITIGATING POSTURE OF THE PUBLIC BODY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL VERSUS FRONT ROYAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. AND THREE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A EIGHT OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A PUBLIC BODY REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL. MORE SPECIFICALLY, PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 0 1 EAST EIGHTH STREET, FORMERLY OWNED BY THE TOWN. AND FOUR, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A EIGHT OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A PUBLIC BODY REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL. MORE SPECIFICALLY, OBLIGATIONS OF THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY, EDA SECOND. OKAY. UM, MS. PRESLEY CAN WITH YOUR ROLL CALL VICE MAYOR OCK. YES. COUNCILMAN INGRAM? YES. COUNCILMAN MORRIS? YES. COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? YES. COUNCILMAN DEAMON PAYNE? YES. COUNCILMAN WOOD? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. WE'LL BE MOVING INTO CLOSE NOW. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.