Aug 10, 2020 Town Council

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THERE CAN BE NO

[*This meeting was joined in progress*]

A SPEAKER CAN CONDEMN THE NATURE OR LIKELY CONSEQUENCES OF A PROPOSED MEASURE AND STRONG TURNS, BUT OH, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN THE SPEAKER ATTACK OR QUESTION THE PERSONALITIES OR THE MOTIVES OF ANOTHER MEMBER, THE MEASURE, BUT NOT THE MAN IS THE SUBJECT OF DEBATE.

A SPEAKER MAY NOT SPEAK TO ANY MATTER.

THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING DURING THE SAME REGULAR MEETING, AS SPEAKER WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT I'VE JUST MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD BE PROP PROMPTLY, ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING IN THAT FASHION BY THE MAYOR.

IF SUCH SPEAKER DOES NOT PROMPTLY.

SO STOP THE MAYOR SHOULD ASK THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE MEETING TO REMOVE SUCH SPEAKER FORCIBLY, IF NECESSARY.

AND IF THE SPEAKER DOES NOT REMOVE HIMSELF, HE CAN EVEN BE CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR CRIME.

FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT PUBLIC POLICY IN MAINTAINING CIVILITY AND DECORUM DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSIONS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, BOTH TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AND MAXIMIZE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION, OVERRIDES AND SPEAKERS.

FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH.

GOVERNMENTAL BODIES MAY ENFORCE POLICIES AGAINST PERSONAL TAX IN FURTHER IT'S LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE TO PRESERVE ORDER AND DECORUM AND MEETINGS SO LONG AS THEY DO NOT USE THE PERSONAL ATTACK POLICY AS A PRETEXT TO SQUELCH A PARTICULAR SUBSTANTIVE VIEWPOINT.

IF A COUNCIL MEMBER FEELS A SPEAKER IS BEING DISORDERLY OR NOT SHOWING PROPER DECORUM OR CONDUCTING PERSONAL ATTACKS OR MAKING COMMENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND COUNCIL MEMBER WISHES TO BRING THIS MATTER TO THE MAYOR'S ATTENTION THE COUNCILMEN CAN DO.

SO BY SAYING THE FOLLOWING MR. MAYOR ON THE BORDER, THEN WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR.

IF NOT RECOGNIZED, REPEAT POINT OF ORDER, MR. MAYOR, ONCE RECOGNIZED THE COUNCILMAN CAN SAY SOMETHING LIKE, I BELIEVE THE SPEAKER IS VIOLATING PROPER RULES OF DECORUM OR BIAS OR PERSONAL ATTACK OR QUESTIONING THE MOTIVES OF COUNCIL OR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS OF FACT, WHICH ARE HARMFUL TO SOMEONE'S REPUTATION.

THE MAYOR EITHER STOPS THE SPEAKER, OR IF THE MAYOR OVERRIDES THE POINT OF ORDER, THE COUNCILMAN CAN STATE.

I APPEAL THE DECISION OF THE MAYOR.

THE APPEAL IS NOT DEBATABLE.

THE MAYOR STATES SHOUTED THE DECISION AND THE MAYOR BE UPHELD A TIE VOTE, SUSTAINS THE MAYOR'S RULING.

IT REQUIRES ONLY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE TO SUSTAIN THE APPEAL.

THAT'S THE RULES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. TOWN ATTORNEY,

[5. Receipt of Petitions and/or Correspondence from the Public]

UM, WE'LL BE OPEN UP OUR PR PUBLIC PRESENTATION.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO COME THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND HELP LAY THAT YOU COULD HOLD IT TO THREE MINUTES TO EACH TIME AND, UH, WE'LL BEGIN TO SAVE YOU.

HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE FOUR.

OKAY.

WOULD YOU CALL THE FIRST PAPER PLEASE? DAVID DOWNS, MR. MAYOR COUNCILMAN.

MY NAME IS DAVID DOWNS, ONE 60 OLD BROWNTOWN ROAD FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS.

I PRACTICE CRIMINAL DEFENSE IN FRONT ROYAL AT MY OFFICE, 14 CHESTER STREET.

WE ARE DYING IN THIS TOWN.

I'M NOT REFERRING TO COVID WHERE WE'VE LOST SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I'M REFERRING TO AT LEAST 13 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN WARREN COUNTY.

THIS YEAR ALONE, THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 68 OVERDOSE CALLS REPORTED BY OUR JOINT DRUG TASK FORCE FOR THIS YEAR 20 IN APRIL ALONE.

TODAY GRAND JURY RETURNED WARREN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

WE HAD OVER 25 DEFENDANTS IN DRUG-RELATED CHARGES IN OVER HALF OF THE DOCKET REPRESENTED DRUG-RELATED CHARGES.

THIS HAS BEEN MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN SPEAK WITH SOME AUTHORITY BEFORE THIS BODY AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

I WORK WITH THE PROBATION OFFICERS THAT I'VE DISCUSSED IN PREPARING FOR THIS REPORT.

NOT WITHSTANDING NO EMERGENCY DIRECTOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED, NOR HAS THIS EVEN BEEN MENTIONED WHEN A COUNCIL'S AGENDA, EITHER HERE OR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADDRESS AN EPIDEMIC THAT HAS KILLED TWICE.

THE NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS FROM COVID-19 LET'S RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES.

WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME TAX DOLLARS PATIENTS TO RESPOND

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I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.

BEFORE ANOTHER 13 FAMILIES LOSE A LOVED ONE.

I HAVE 13 YEAR OLD TWINS.

I SURE AS HECK DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS DIE FROM AN OVERDOSE OR SEE THEM GO DOWN THAT PATH.

WE CAN AT A MINIMUM ADDRESS, THE DEMAND SIDE OF THE ILLEGAL DRUG BUSINESS AND LET ELIO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE SUPPLY SIDE.

IF THERE IS NO DEMAND, THE DRUG DEALERS ARE OUT OF BUSINESS.

FIRST.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT WITH OUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES WHO WERE AT RISK.

WHAT'S HAVE THAT DIALOGUE STARTED PRETENDING IT DOES NOT EXIST OR WON'T AFFECT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS HAS FAILED.

SECOND.

LET'S FIND A WAY TO SECURE A DETOX CENTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE GAY LACKS IS THE CLOSEST ONE AND THAT'S 250 MILES AWAY.

FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INDUSTRY.

THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE A CLIENT THAT IS SO OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF THEIR ADDICTION.

THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THEMSELVES AND THEY NEED A DETOX CENTER.

WHETHER UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS FREQUENTLY BEEN JAIL, BUT DETOX, WHERE YOU HAVE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST THEM THROUGH THAT.

DETOXIFICATION IS LIFE-SAVING.

AND I I'VE, I'VE WATCHED TOO MANY OF MY CLIENTS OVERDOSE AFTER I'VE GOTTEN THEM OUT OF JAIL.

UM, BECAUSE THEY BEGGED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO JAIL.

THIRD, LET'S ENCOURAGE THE BUILDING OF A REHABILITATION CENTER OR AN OXFORD HOUSE MODEL IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I UNDERSTAND NOBODY WANTS THEM IN THEIR BACKYARD, BUT THE STRUGGLE AND GETTING HELP IS REAL FOURTH.

WHAT STOP USING PROBATIONERS AS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS BY THE DRUG TASK FORCE AND PROMPTLY HAVE THEM ADVISE THEIR PROBATIONERS.

IF THEY HAVE VIOLATED THE TERMS OF THEIR PROBATION, THEY'RE RISKING THEIR LIVES.

INTRODUCING THEM BACK INTO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT THAT GOT THEM THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE IT'S HAPPENING.

THEY SAY THAT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO, BUT IT HAPPENS FIFTH LET'S INCREASE EDUCATION.

THE SCHOOLS, THE DARE PROGRAMS WERE A GOOD START.

THE EPIDEMIC IS NOT UNIQUE TO FRONT ROYAL.

SO LET'S NOT BE ASHAMED OF THAT FACT HOW WE ADDRESS IT WILL BE HOW WE ARE REMEMBERED.

THANK YOU, MR. DOWNS, KELLY WALKER.

MR. MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

I LIVE AT NINE 39 SOUTH MARSHALL STREET, AND I OWN THE STUDIO AT ONE OH FIVE EAST MAIN STREET DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM TOWN HALL.

I WANT TO TALK TONIGHT FOR JUST A MINUTE ABOUT THE RECENT CLOSURES OF MAIN STREET FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL MONDAY MORNING, I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORT FOR DOING THAT FOR OUR RESTAURANTS TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET DURING THE COVID CRISIS.

BUT NOW I FEEL THAT WE'RE HARMING MORE BUSINESSES THAN WE'RE HELPING THERE'S MANY SMALL BUSINESSES, MAIN STREET.

THEY ARE NOT BENEFITING FROM THE CLOSURE.

I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN DOWNTOWN DURING THE CLOSURE I'M DOWN THERE ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.

I HAVE CLASSES.

I'M NOT A REGULAR SHOP.

LIKE MOST PEOPLE IT'S NOT SOMEWHERE YOU WALK IN AND OUT TO COME IN AND BUY.

I'M A TEACHING STUDIO.

SO WHEN I'M THERE IS WHEN I'M HAVING CLASSES AND I'M THERE AT VARIETY OF TIMES DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

AND I'VE YET TO COUNT A DOZEN PEOPLE ON MAIN STREET.

WHEN I'M DOWN THERE, IT'S A GHOST TOWN.

I BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN FROM OUT OF THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE CLASSES.

AND WHEN I HAVE SOMEONE FROM WINCHESTER OR WARRENTON OR BERRYVILLE, COME IN AND SAY, AS ONE DID A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHY WOULD THE TOWN PAVE MAIN STREET ON A WEEKEND? I SAID, I DON'T THINK WE'RE PAVING MAIN STREET.

THEY SAID, BUT IT'S CLOSED.

AND THERE'S NOBODY ON THE STREET.

I SAID, THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO HELP OUR RESTAURANTS.

SO IT'S A BAD VISUAL WHEN WE BRING PEOPLE IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, WHICH IS NOT HELPING TOURISM IN ANY WAY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WORD OF MOUTH DOES A GREAT DEAL TO HELP WITH TOURISM.

SO I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER ANOTHER WAY TO HELP THE BUSINESSES ON

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I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT OPENING THE STREET ALL THE TIME IS NOT A GOOD THING.

WE NEED TO CLOSE IT AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT TO HELP EVERYBODY.

AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE ON THE STREET ARE WILLING TO COMPROMISE, BUT THE COMPROMISE THAT WE'VE TRIED TO TALK ABOUT AT A RECENT MEETING WAS NOT ACCEPTED.

WE HAD A VOTE AT THAT MEETING WHERE THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE FROM SOME BUSINESSES VOTED AND ONLY ONE FROM OTHERS.

SO I WOULD ASK IF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING BACK TO YOU ABOUT A VOTE THAT YOU CONSIDER, WHETHER OR NOT THE VOTE WAS ONE BUSINESS, ONE VOTE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE VOTE WAS SKEWED AND THAT THE REPORT WAS SKEWED AS WELL.

I THINK THAT THERE'S A WAY TO HELP EVERYBODY.

I THINK WE COULD HAVE A CLOSURE ONE DAY, ONE WEEKEND, A MONTH WHERE WE ALL SHARE A THEME AND TRY TO BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT DOWNTOWN AND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

WE STILL DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SHOPPING ON MAIN STREET TO JUSTIFY CLOSING THE STREET FOR PEOPLE TO WALK UP AND DOWN AND SHOP.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER OF SHOPS.

I'VE WALKED THE STREET A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK, JUST TO LOOK, TO BE SURE TO REFRESH MY MEMORY.

WE HAVE FAR FEWER SHOPS THAN WE DO SERVICE INDUSTRY OR CLOSED BUSINESSES OR EVEN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

THAT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH.

IT'S ABOUT A HALF, A DOZEN SEVEN BUSINESSES WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND OUT AND PURCHASE SOMETHING.

THAT'S NOT A RESTAURANT.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO CLOSE THE STREET.

SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH MAIN STREET DURING THIS PANDEMIC, I THINK THAT MOST OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS ON THE STREET ARE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER AND TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING WORK.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO COMPROMISE.

WE'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY.

THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES AND DIFFERENT REASONS WHY PEOPLE HAVE THEIR BUSINESS ON MAIN STREET.

I KNOW I SAID SOMETHING ONCE ABOUT ONE OF THE SMALLER BUSINESS OWNERS HAVING A ROUGH TIME DURING THE CLOSURE.

AND WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS, WELL, HOW MUCH MONEY DO THEY MAKE ANYWAY, WHEN THEY'RE OPEN? THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

THE POINT IS THEY HAVE A BUSINESS ON MAIN STREET, THEY'RE SUPPLEMENTING A SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY MAKE $200 OR $2,000, THAT'S HELPING THEM.

AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO HELP KEEP THEIR BUSINESS.

I'VE BEEN, WE'VE HAD TOO MANY BUSINESSES ALREADY CLOSED DURING THIS PANDEMIC.

I HATE TO SEE ANOTHER SMALL BUSINESS CLOSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MS. WALKER.

NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

I KNOW KOLESNIK MR. MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.

MY NAME IS I'M OWNER OF NICOLE JEWELRY DESIGNS.

THE LAST REMAINING JEWELRY STORE ON MAIN STREET.

I CAME TO SPEAK TO YOU NOT ONLY AS A BUSINESS OWNER, REAL ESTATE OWNER, BUT ALSO AS A RESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN, MY LATE HUSBAND AND I OWN BUILDING ON MAIN STREET FOR A LAST 24 YEARS AND A RETAIL SHOP FOR 18 YEARS.

THE ISSUE THAT CONCERNS ME IS THE WEEKEND CLOSURES OF THE MAIN STREET THAT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO DURING PHASE TWO OF COVID-19 RECOVERY.

UH, NOW WE ARE IN PHASE THREE AND TO MY SURPRISE, I NOTICED LAST TUESDAY, THE TOWN INSTALLED PERMANENT SIGNS, PROHIBITING PARKING FROM 4:00 PM ON FRIDAYS UNTIL 7:00 AM ON MONDAYS.

WHEN I MADE INQUIRIES WITH MY NEIGHBORS, I FOUND OUT THAT ONE LAST MEETING ON AUGUST 3RD TOWN COUNCIL VOTED FOR EAST MAINE.

WE CAN CLOSURES MY ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING, VERY UNSUCCESSFUL VIDEO OF THE MEETING WASN'T PUBLISHED ON TOWN OR FROM TOIL, A WEBSITE, EITHER NOBODY FROM TOWN ADMINISTRATOR CON MINISTRATION CONTACTED ME OR MANY OTHER BUSINESSES I SPOKE WITH TO INQUIRE HOW THE CLOSURE OF THE STREET HELPING OUR BUSINESSES.

I WISH THE TOWNS WAS COMMUNICATE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES ABOUT IMPORTANT DECISIONS THEY ARE MAKING, UH, THAT MIGHT AFFECT US.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE PARKING IS AN ISSUE IN DOWNTOWN AND ON REGULAR BASIS.

I HEAR FROM MY CUSTOMERS THAT THEY HAD HARD TIME FINDING PARKING SPOT, CLOSING EAST MAIN STREET ELIMINATES 28 PARKING SPOTS, MAKE IT EVEN HARDER TO FIND PLACE TO PARK.

AND AS A RESULT, IT NEGATIVELY EFFECT BUSINESSES.

UM, MY BUILDING IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF MAIN STREET A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, DOWNPLAYING AND THE ZONING OFFICE ALLOWED BUILDING THE FENCE BEHIND MY BUILDING, BLOCKING THE BACK ENTRANCE.

SO ONLY ACCESS TO MY BUILDING.

I HAVE THROUGH THE MAIN STREET.

WHEN I MOVED TO MAIN STREET, I ANTICIPATED STREET CLOSURE TWO TIMES A YEAR, LIKE FOR SPRING

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BUT THE STREET IS BLOCKED FROM ALMOST HALF OF THE TIME.

NOW AS THE RESIDENT, I HAVE TO CARRY MY GROCERIES FOR FAR AWAY AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HEAVIER LOADS IN ADVANCED, HOW ATTRACTIVE IS THE PERSPECTIVE TO LIVE IN A PLACE THAT HAS LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY? IT LOOKS TO YOU PROBABLY NOT VERY MUCH IN MAKING YOUR DECISION.

PLEASE THINK OF EAST MAIN STREET AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE LEAVE BESIDES INCONVENIENCES BLOCKING PART OF EAST MAIN STREET CREATES EXTRA OBSTACLES IN TIME OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES OR FIRE.

WHEN EVERY SECOND MATTERS, THE HELP FROM EMERGENCY CREWS WOULD DELAYED SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE BLOCKAGE.

AND IN MY CASE, IT'S A BLOCKAGE FROM THE BACK AND FROM THE FRONT IN THE SUMMARY, I WANTED TO SAY AT THIS TIME TO OPEN MAIN STREET FOR ALL BUSINESSES, NOT ONLY RESTAURANTS WE CAN CLOSURES OF IT'S MAIN STREET MAY HELP TO BENEFIT TWO OR THREE BUSINESSES, BUT HURTS A LOT MORE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, AND IT MUST COME TO AN END.

UM, HERE'S THE PETITION THAT WAS SIGNED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET.

NOT SOME RANDOM PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.

UM, THE LAST SPEAKER IS SAMUEL PORTER.

MR. MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YES, SIR.

MY APOLOGIES SAMUEL PORTER, TWO 16 FLETCHER STREET IN FRONT ROW, VIRGINIA.

OH, B CORP IS VERY IMPORTANT.

MR. MAYOR.

SO PERSONALLY I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AS A TOWN RESIDENT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP THAT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS GOOD JOB.

AND MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, PETITIONS, REFERENDUMS MARCHES, PROTESTS, ALTHOUGH CAN BE COSTLY, CAN NEVER EQUATE TO WHAT IT'D BE LIKE TO LIVE IN A PLACE OR A WORLD WHERE BLACK PEOPLE ARE FEARED AND GET AN EQUAL FOOTING REGARDLESS OF THEIR COMPLEXION.

I'M NOT AN ADVOCATE OF THE ORGANIZATION, BLACK LIVES MATTER, BUT I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY THE SLOGAN BLACK LIVES MATTER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. PORTER.

ANYONE ELSE? NO, SIR.

I APOLOGIZE.

I SKIPPED EVERY, SORRY, TOM, TOM.

TOM IS THERE.

SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY.

TOM, SARAH, EIGHT 35 SHADOW SHORES ROAD FROM RURAL VIRGINIA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I'M GOING TO KEEP MY COMMENTS VERY BRIEF AND TRYING TO BRING SOME LEVITY TO THE SITUATION OF WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.

NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BUT TENDS TO HAPPEN ON OUR OWN LOCALITY.

AND, UM, THERE'S BEEN TIMES THAT PEOPLE SAID THAT THINGS THAT I HAD SAID OR DONE WAS NOT TRUE, NOT FALSE, WHERE IT WAS FALSE, THIS AND THAT, AND ENDED UP BECOMING TRUE.

AND UH, SO I THOUGHT I WAS SHERIFF SOMETHING TONIGHT THAT I'M SURE MANY PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IN, BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD SHARE IT AND SEE WHERE IT HITS.

OUR LADY OF MAGIC.

ORI HAS BEEN APPEARING SINCE 1981 AND IT HURTS THE GONIA ON JULY 25TH, 2020.

SHE SAID, DEAR CHILDREN.

AND THIS PIECE LAST TIME IN WHICH THE DEVIL IS HARVESTING SOULS TO DRAW THEM TO HIMSELF, I'M CALLING YOU TO PERSEVERING PRAYER.

SO THEN IN PRAYER, YOU DISCOVERED A GOD OF LOVE AND HOPE LITTLE CHILDREN TAKE THE CROSS IN YOUR HANDS.

MAY IT BE YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT FOR LOVE, TO ALWAYS WIN IN A SPECIAL WAY.

NOW WHEN THE CROSS AND FAITH ARE REJECTED, YOU'D BE A REFLECTION ON SAMPLE WITH YOUR LIVES THAT FAITH AND HOPE ARE STILL ALIVE AND A NEW WORLD OF PEACE AS POSSIBLE.

I'M WITH YOU IN OUR SEED FOR YOU BEFORE MY SON.

JESUS, THANK YOU FOR, I RESPONDED TO MY CALL.

THE SECOND POINT THAT I HAVE IS, UM, I HAD MADE A FOUR-YEAR REQUEST BACK ON JULY 29, 2020, AND I HAD A REQUEST THAT'S NOW THERE'S BEEN A FOIL OPINION.

THAT'S BEEN FAVORABLE TO ME AND I THANKED MR. NAPIER FOR HIS COURTESY.

OVER THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN A PERSONAL FRIEND.

I'VE THANKED HIM FOR HIS EXCELLENT WORK AS THE TOWN ATTORNEY AND MY REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS OF ANY TYPE AS RELATES TO MY FOUR-YEAR REQUEST.

I RECEIVED A RESPONSE REGARDING THE SECRET

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AND THERE'S AN EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF FOYA COUNSEL, ALAN BERNHARDT, WHERE ANY STATES THAT THE CITED EXEMPTION FOR RECORDS RECORD IT AND OR COMPILED EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE AND CLOSED MEETINGS HELD LAWFULLY PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH 37 11 WOULD NOT APPLY AT THE RECORD WAS IN FACT USING A CONTEXT OTHER THAN IN A CLOSED MEETING, IT WOULD NO LONGER BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN CLOSED MEETINGS.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

IT WAS NOT USED ON A CLOSED MEETING.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION SOON AND KINDLY REMEMBER THEN HE PERSONAL NOTES AND WRITTEN MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS FROM THE SECRET MEETING, BE INCLUDED IN MY REQUEST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. FAIR.

NO OTHER SPEAKERS.

NO.

SO THERE IS NO MORE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM SIX WAS

[6a. Report of special committees or Town Officials and Interim Town Manager]

SO THE TOWN MANAGER, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UH, FIRST ITEM THAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS TONIGHT IS, IS AN AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO, UH, BJ WILSON, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, UM, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, UH, PROVIDED A REPORT AND, AND AN ANALYZED OUR KAFFIRS, OUR COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT ON JUNE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2019, AND GAVE A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING AND IS ATTAINED.

AND ITS ATTAINMENT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT BY A GOVERNMENT AND ITS MANAGEMENT.

WHEN THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IS AWARDED TO A GOVERNMENT AND AWARD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING, ACHIEVEMENT IS PRESENTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR DEPARTMENT DESIGN AND TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, THE CAFFER HAS BEEN JUDGED BY AN IMPARTIAL PANEL TO MEET THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES DEMONSTRATING A CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT OF FULL DISCLOSURE TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE HIS FINANCIAL STORY AND MOTIVATE POTENTIAL USERS AND USER GROUPS TO READ THE CAFFER, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR THE LAST 33 YEARS.

UH, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROW HAS RECEIVED THIS.

AND I'M PLEASED THAT BJ HAS CONTINUED THE TRADITION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, UH, RECEIVING THIS AWARD.

THAT'S A GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS, BJ, AS FAR AS SOME OTHER MATTERS, AS FAR AS SOME OTHER MATTERS EAST STONEWALL DRIVE BRIDGE CLOSURE, UH, THE TOWN WILL HAVE A CONTRACTOR PERFORM REPAIRS ON EAST STONEWALL DRIVE BRIDGE.

UM, STREET WILL BE CLOSED AUGUST 12TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, UH, FROM WALKING TRAIL TO FLETCHER STREET SIGNS WILL BE UP AND PLACED ALSO, UH, HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS, THE 17TH STREET SLIP SLIP LANE.

WE FINALLY HAVE THE DEED, THE DEED OF EASEMENT, AND WE HAVE ALL EVERYTHING'S BEEN RECORDED AND WAS STAKED OUT TODAY.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PUBLIC WORKS BEGINNING, THEIR, THEIR WORK, HOPEFULLY THIS THURSDAY WEATHER PERMITTING THEY'RE ANTICIPATED IN APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.

AND I DID TALK ABOUT POSSIBLY DOING IT AT NIGHT.

UM, AND FRANKLY, THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS MANPOWER.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS DURING THE DAY, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE CREWS OFF OF THAT SHIFT.

SO THE RECOMMEND THE STRONG RECOMMENDATION OF LEADERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC WORKS WAS GO AHEAD AND DO IT DURING THE DAY.

BUT I DID PROPOSE THAT.

SO THEY WILL BE CLOSING THAT SECTION OF THE STREET DURING SOME OF THE WORK, BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO IT'S FINALLY GETTING STARTED.

WE HAD CHALLENGES IN GETTING THE, UH, THE, UH, THE EASEMENT, AS FAR AS THE CARES ACT UPDATE.

I'M VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS YOU REMEMBER, THE TOWN OF FORT ROYAL, UM, WAS, WAS PROVIDED $1.1 MILLION TOWARDS SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND RECOVERY.

UH, AS OF TODAY, 5:00 PM, WE'VE ISSUED 50 CHECKS IN THE AMOUNT OF $457,500.

AND THERE'S STILL 15 IN PROCESS.

UH, THE DEADLINE IS, WAS TODAY AT 5:00 PM.

AND SO THE, THE PLAN IS WE'RE GOING TO FINISH OUT THOSE REVIEWS THE LAST 15, UH, HOPEFULLY BY THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK, WE'LL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE, THE CARES ACT COMMITTEE, AND WE'LL COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GOING TO, UM, ADDRESS THE REST OF THE FUNDS AND HAVE AROUND TO, WE MAY HAVE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE LEVELS.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN, IN, UH, IN DISCUSSION.

I WAS INFORMED LAST WEEK THAT THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS IN CARE, ZACK GRANT FUNDING.

UM, SO THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE COMING UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS HOW TO SPEND THAT MONEY AS WELL.

ONCE I, ONCE I IDENTIFY THE TIMING OF IT AND THE, UH, AND THE LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE IT, UM, ALSO THE LAST POINT TONIGHT IS

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IT WAS ORIGINALLY FROM NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN ECONOMICS.

UH, TIM HAS MADE PUBLIC SERVICE HIS CAREER AND HAS NEARLY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR THE TOWN AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN BOTH VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.

HE HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND HAS SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

HE AND HIS WIFE, SHARON HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE TWO ADULT DAUGHTERS AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN THAT THEY ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH TIM IS ALSO AN OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST AND FINDS THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL AND SURROUNDING AREAS AS AN IDEAL PLACE WHERE HE CAN PURSUE BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND IS VERY GLAD TO BE PART OF THE TOWN ORGANIZATION.

AND FROM A PERSON PERSPECTIVE, WE HAD A, I HAD APPROXIMATELY NINE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED, UM, TIM ABSOLUTELY ROSE TO THE TOP.

AND DURING MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM, ONE THING REALLY RESONATED WITH ME IS THAT, UM, IN HIS PAST EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, HE WANTS TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO A YES, AS OPPOSED TO JUST SAYING NO.

AND SO THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME AND HIS, UM, THE BUSINESS FRIENDLY ATTITUDE THAT HE HAD.

SO I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S A REAL REAL HONOR THAT I WAS ABLE TO MEET HIM AND GET HIM HIRED ONTO THE TOWN, UH, WITH THAT MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, THAT IS MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM

[6b. Requests and inquiries of Council members.]

UH, YES.

MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME THIS, MR. MAYOR.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. DOWNS FOR BRINGING UP THE, THE DRUG EPIDEMIC.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN, UH, EITHER ON PLANNING COMMISSION ON TOWN COUNCIL NOW FOR ALMOST FIVE AND A HALF YEARS.

AND, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT I'VE HEARD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, BUT HAVE YET TO SEE ANY MAJOR, UH, INITIATIVES TAKEN UNDERTAKEN IN THIS, IN THIS COMMUNITY BETWEEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES, UH, AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND I THINK THAT THERE IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR SUCH COMMITTEES TO EXIST 250 MILES AWAY IS A LONG WAYS.

IN ADDITION TO, UM, THE DRUG ACADEMIC AND FINDING RESOURCES AVAILABLE, UM, FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS IT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT OUR COMMUNITY FACES AND IT FACES THE SAME LOGISTICAL CHALLENGE OF BEING ABOUT 200 TO 250 MILES AWAY FOR, UM, ANY CENTERS OF HELP.

UM, SO THESE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT CRIPPLE, UH, THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. DOWNS, UH, AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS ON, UM, HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND FIGURING OUT WAYS TO ESTABLISH RESOURCES BECAUSE I AGREE IT IS AN EPIDEMIC, UM, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE TEARING APART THIS TOWN SLOWLY BUT SURELY, UH, IF WE DON'T GET A HANDLE ON IT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO, I WAS HOPING MR. BOYERS WOULD BE HERE SO I COULD THANK HIM PERSONALLY, BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER HAVING A LATE LUNCH WITH SOME TEACHER COLLEAGUES, UM, WORKING BACK IN SCHOOL, UM, I LEFT SPLUNKERS AND, UM, ONE PAN STREET, UM, AS I WAS PULLING OUT, THERE WAS A RATHER LARGE PATIL AND PINE STREET.

AND SO, UM, I DECIDED TO DO WHAT I'D LEARNED HERE AT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

I CALLED TOWN HALL, LET THEM KNOW WHERE IT WAS.

UM, AND THAT WAS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

AND ON MY WAY TO THE COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, I DROVE BY THERE AND IT WAS FIXED.

IT WAS REPAIRED.

SO THANK MR. BOYERS AND HIS GROUP FOR ME.

UM, SO I THINK THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK.

AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? YES.

UM, SO THE OTHER WEEK OUR MEETING KIND OF GOT A LITTLE CHAOTIC AND I WAS PART OF THAT CHAOS.

UM, I'VE PRIVATELY APOLOGIZED TO EUGENE AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND APOLOGIZE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

UM, MAYOR OF COURSE IS WELL WITHIN HIS RIGHTS TO, UM, CALL UP POINT OF ORDER.

AND SO I JUST WENT IN TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, DAVID I'M ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN THE, UH, DRUG PROGRAMS WE CAN GET STARTED.

ROANOKE WAS ABLE TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB BY COMBINING RESOURCES BETWEEN SOCIAL SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT, THAT SORT OF THING.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL.

AND THAT'S IT.

YEAH.

ANYONE ELSE, UH,

[6c. Report of the Mayor]

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UH, AGAIN, ON TO THANK MR. DOWN SO COMMON AND BRING IN THE REPORT THAT HE BROUGHT IS VERY, VERY, UH, UH, GOOD FOR US TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THESE THINGS.

AND I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE, UH, WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND WORK, WORK SOMETHING OUT THAT MIGHT ENHANCE THIS PROGRAM.

ALSO, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TIM TO YOU TODAY.

UH, AND HOPEFULLY I GET TO WORK WITH YOU FOR A LONG TIME.

AND SO IT'S WELCOME TO THE, TO THE BOARD AND TO THE BOARD, IF I WERE OR DID THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL.

AND IF WE COULD HELP YOU IN ANY WAY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL UPON US BECAUSE I KNOW BEING A NEW PERSON IN FRONT ROW, YOU MAY NEED SOME HELP AND SOME ISSUES THAT WE CAN ALL PROVIDE FOR YOU.

SO WITH THAT, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S MY REPORT TO SAVING NEXT ITEM.

THIS EVENING IS THE PROPOSAL OR ADDITION OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA.

VERY NONE.

SEVEN IS A CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WE HAVE NO ITEMS.

[8. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Lumos Networks, Inc Franchise Agreement (1st Reading)]

COULD YOU, WOULD YOU READ THE SUMMARY FOR THAT PLEASE? TEAM COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO AFFIRM ON ITS FIRST READING A REQUEST FROM LOOMIS NETWORKS, INC DBA SEGRA FOR A LIMITED FIVE-YEAR NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AND POLE ATTACHMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN TO USE THE PUBLIC WAYS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

THE TERM OF WHICH CAN BE EXTENDED FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR TERMS UPON SUCCESS OF AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES AS PRESENTED THE AGREEMENT WILL COMMENCE UPON APPROVAL OF TOWN, COUNCIL AND EXECUTION BY THE TOWN MANAGER PER THE ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY.

THE AGREEMENT IS CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE, THEREFORE REQUIRING TWO READINGS.

YOU SAY THIS WOULD REQUIRE TWO MEETINGS AND IT'D BE A PUBLIC HEARING THEN NO, THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES TWO READINGS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD.

DO I HEAR A MOTION PLEASE? YES.

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL FROM WHEN IT'S FIRST READING OR REQUEST FROM LEWIS NETWORKS, INC DBA SET GRIP OR LIMITED FIVE YEAR NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AND POLE ATTACHMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN TO USE THE PUBLIC WAYS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

THE TERM OF WHICH CAN BE EXTENDED FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR TERMS UPON SUCCESS OF AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES AS PRESENTED AT FURTHER MOVE THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE INTERIM TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.

SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE.

A ROLL CALL PLEASE.

NICE.

MAY I SEE THAT? COUNCILMAN COCKRELL? YES.

COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE.

YES.

COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY.

YES.

COUNCILMAN MEZA.

YES.

COUNCILMAN THOMPSON, MOTION CARRIED.

NEXT

[9. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Resolution for COVID-19 Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan]

WOULD YOU READ THE COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS THE REQUIREMENT FOR A WRITTEN COVID-19 INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN FOR TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL EMPLOYEES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE VIRGINIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM.

REVISIONS REQUESTED TO THE PLAN FROM COUNCIL AT THE AUGUST 3RD, 2020 WORK SESSION HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ATTACHED PLAN.

THEY'RE YOUR EMOTION, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN COVID-19 INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL EMPLOYEES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE VIRGINIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM AS PRESENTED SECOND MOTION, HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES.

I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK LAURA MCINTOSH.

I BELIEVE LAURA WAS A MAJOR, UM, CONTRIBUTOR AND, AND, UM, WRITING THIS PLAN.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN'T AWARE AT LAST WEEK'S WORK SESSION, THERE WAS MENTIONED THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAD ACTUALLY LOOKED AT OUR PLAN.

UM, SO JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO LAURA FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? YES.

MR. MAYOR, UH, COUNCILMAN COCKRELL BEAT ME TO IT, LAURA, BUT I WAS GONNA, I WAS GONNA THANK YOU AS WELL.

UM, THIS IS EXTENSIVE.

THIS IS A LOT OF WORK AND, UM, AS EVERYBODY'S AWARE, UH, THE COVID-19 SITUATION IS IN FLUX.

UM, AND JUST WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR AREA TO PIN DOWN, SOMETHING CHANGES AND THEN YOU HAVE TO REWRITE DEPARTMENT OF POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TOWARDS THE TOWN FOR BEING ON TOP OF THIS.

UM, AND, AND, AND REALLY BEING ONE OF THE FIRST

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UM, AS I KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY WORK, SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING SERIOUSLY THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND YOUR COLLEAGUES.

ANYONE ELSE? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

VICE MAYOR CEYLON.

YES.

COUNCILMAN COCKRELL.

YES.

COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE.

YES.

COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY.

YES.

COUNCILMAN MEZA.

YES.

COUNCILMAN THOMPSON.

YEAH.

OKAY.

NEXT ITEM IS ITEM

[10. COUNCIL APPROVAL – Deed of Dedication – First Bank – W. 17th Street]

DEED OF DEDICATION.

FIRST BANK WEST 17TH STREET.

WOULD YOU READ THE SYNOPSIS PLEASE? ON JANUARY, 2020 20 COUNCIL APPROVED AND ACCEPTED A DEVELOPER'S CASH ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH SHEETS INCORPORATED FOR THE TOWN TO COMPLETE THE LESS 17TH STREET IN SHENANDOAH AVENUE, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS BY ADDING A SLIP LANE INTO ACQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE ADJACENT BANK PROPERTY COUNCILS REQUESTED TO APPROVE A DATE OF DEDICATION WITH FIRST BANK FOR 594 SQUARE FEET ON WEST 17TH STREET TO ACCOMMODATE THE SLIP LANE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT WEST 17TH STREET IN NORTH SHANDO AVENUE.

THEY'RE YOUR EMOTION, MR. MIRA MOVED THE COUNCIL APPROVE A DEED OF DEDICATION WITH FIRST BANK FOR 594 SQUARE FEET ON WEST 17TH STREET TO ACCOMMODATE A SLIP LANE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT WEST 17TH STREET IN NORTH SHANDA AVENUE AS PRESENTED.

IT'S ACTUALLY OKAY TO SAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION MR. MARIN, JUST ONE COMMENT REGARDING THIS, UH, SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FIRST BANK, UH, DONATED, UH, THAT, THAT PORTION OF LAND.

AND I HOPE TO HAVE THEM AT A NEXT WORK SET OR WORK SESSION OR OTHER REGULAR MEETING TO PROPERLY THANK THEM, UM, FOR BEING GREAT CORPORATE CITIZENS IN CORPORATE, UH, BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

GOOD.

GOOD.

ANYONE ELSE? CALL PLEASE? I JUST WENT TO SEE LOT COUNCILMAN COCKRELL, COUNCILMAN GILLESPIE, COUNCILMAN HOLLOWAY, COUNCILMAN MEZA HOUSEMAN THOMPSON.

YES.

NO, SHE CARED.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA TO WHETHER IT'S SAVING WILL NOW GO INTO A WORK SESSION IN THE OTHER ROOM.

ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY AS WELL.

UM, WE WILL NOT.