[0:01] Advisors together, please stand for the
invocation by Reverend Jones followed by
[0:06] the Pledge of Allegiance.
>> Lord, you're great and greatly to be
[0:09] praised. How excellent is your name?
There's none like you. We ask you
[0:13] tonight for your guidance that we may
make decisions relative to this county
[0:20] that bring glory, to bring honor to you.
We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
[0:25] » I pledge allegiance to the to the flag
of the United States of America and to
[0:30] the republic for which it stands, one
nation under God, indivisible, with
[0:36] liberty and justice for all.
You may be seated.
[0:43] Okay, next up is the setting the agenda.
Since this is a special meeting, there
[0:47] will be no
uh
[0:49] citizen comment periods or other
speakings.
[0:54] One item on the agenda is a motion to
approve the agenda as set.
[0:58] » So moved.
>> Mr. Ripsin moved to accept the uh agenda
[1:02] as written. Is there a second?
>> Second.
[1:04] » Reverend Jones seconded. All in favor
signify by saying I.
[1:07] » I.
>> Okay, before we hit that, I will say
[1:10] that if this is a baseball game, Mr.
Simpson has three strikes.
[1:14] And I know the people he represent,
their employers expect them to be on
[1:19] time. And this is the third time that
Mr. Simpson hasn't showed up for his job
[1:23] on time for his citizens.
Um
[1:28] I move
that the All right, say one other thing.
[1:31] I want to thank you all for coming.
It's going to go similar it did last
[1:35] meeting. We're going to move into closed
session, go in the other room.
[1:39] If a recommendation is made to take a
vote on the uh data center or on the uh
[1:45] water issue with Cambo County, we'll
come back out here and make that vote in
[1:49] public, but all the discussions will be
in
[1:53] uh closed session. And you're welcome to
stay. I don't know how long it'll take
[1:57] us to do it. But, you know, if you
brought board games or whatever, you
[2:01] know, you're welcome.
All right.
[2:03] All right. I move that the board enter
into closed meeting for the limited
[2:07] purpose of consulting with legal counsel
retained by the board regarding specific
[2:11] legal matters requiring the provisions
of legal advice by such counsel related
[2:16] to a proposed water agreement,
performance agreement, discussion of
[2:20] prospective business or industry and
region
[2:24] 2000 authority and agreement accordance
with section 2-2-3711
[2:30] {parentheses} A {parentheses} 8 and
section 2-2-711
[2:35] {parentheses} A {parentheses} 5 of the
code of
[2:38] of Virginia is a second.
Mr. Hipps is second the motion to go
[2:43] into closed session. All in favor say I.
>> I.
[2:46] » Okay, we'll be moving into closed
session.
[2:52] » I certify that in the closed meeting
public business matters were lawfully
[2:55] exempted from open meeting requirements
and that only such public business
[3:00] matters as were identified in the motion
by which the closed meeting was convened
[3:05] were heard and discussed or considered
in the closed meeting.
[3:09] Mr. Senson.
>> Yes.
[3:12] Yes, ma'am.
>> Yes.
[3:15] » Mr. Hipps.
>> Yes.
[3:16] » And Mr. Wilson.
>> Yes.
[3:25] » Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Senson, uh and just to clarify,
[3:29] would you
like a full
[3:32] read of the two pages?
Or it's two pages?
[3:36] » It's a page and a half.
[3:42] » Which one is that?
>> I'm trying to read if that's the one
[3:44] you've got up there.
I mean, I can I'll make that one.
[3:54] Which one are you making a motion on,
Mr. Simpson?
[3:55] » Well, we can do that one since it's up.
I'll make a motion we accept the
[3:59] I'll read the title. Resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of Appomattox
[4:03] County, Virginia, conditionally
approving
[4:07] To be continued.
[4:14] Can uh
There we go.
[4:16] Uh conditionally approving the
settlement of pending litigation and
[4:20] related agreements and authorizing
execution subject to conditions
[4:25] and I'll add specifically about Region
2000 and the Campbell County CCOSA water
[4:30] agreement.
[4:39] » Okay, Mr. Simpson's made the resolute
made the motion to pass the resolution
[4:43] on the
[4:46] water and
[4:53] » Yeah, conditionally approving the
settlement of pending litigation related
[4:56] agreements and authorized execution sub-
conditions
[4:59] uh with Campbell County.
[5:03] Is there a second?
>> Second.
[5:05] » Mr. Hinkle has seconded it. Any
discussion?
[5:07] » Mr. Hinkle, uh Mr. Chairman, I want to
um
[5:11] just communicate that these are good
this agreement this resolution, excuse
[5:15] me, will be
on the county website. How quickly can
[5:19] we get that
on there?
[5:22] Ace, can you
What?
[5:26] This [clears throat] evening.
First thing in the morning. Okay.
[5:30] Um
[5:32] Yeah, just full disclosure that it'll it
will be publicly available. It is
[5:37] publicly available now, but it will be
on the website.
[5:42] And this I'm sorry. And this YouTube's
being recorded right now, too. So, if
[5:48] can pause the YouTube video and read it
from there too. So.
[5:57] And it'll also be on my supervisor page
sometime tomorrow too.
[6:02] Since you kept me up past my bedtime
here, might be later than
[6:06] All righty.
Any further discussion?
[6:10] Mr. Simpson.
>> I.
[6:12] » Mr. Jones. I.
Mr. Woska.
[6:15] » I.
>> Mr. Gibbs.
[6:16] » I.
>> I vote I also.
[6:18] So the resolution
[6:22] conditionally approving the settlement
agreement pending litigation and related
[6:26] arguments or agreements with Capital
Campbell County has been approved.
[6:31] Next resolution is on approval of the
data data center.
[6:35] Mr. Simpson, do you have that?
>> Uh Mr. Chairman, I'll
[6:41] Mr. Chairman, I'm
moved to ex- that we accept or adopt
[6:47] the resolution and I'm again I'll read
the full title as presented by our
[6:50] council.
Resolution of the Board of Supervisors
[6:53] of Appomattox County, Virginia
conditionally approving an economic
[6:56] development and performance agreement
and authorizing it its execution and
[7:01] delivery and I'll add that this is
related to the EDA park uh
[7:07] data center project.
>> Okay, is there a second?
[7:50] » Hearing no second on the resolution
regarding the operational agreement for
[7:55] the data center.
[8:02] It is tabled.
[8:16] All right, next up we have the uh
[8:22] engagement letter with Whitford
attorneys uh
[8:26] to allow us to continue to engage
Whitford Taylor and Preston LLP
[8:32] uh regarding the
uh
[8:35] issues with Campbell County and CCUSA.
[8:40] Is there a motion to approve the
engagement letter approval?
[8:44] » So moved.
>> Mr. Hips has moved that we approve the
[8:47] engagement letter.
Is there a second?
[8:52] » I second.
>> Reverend Jones has seconded. Any further
[8:56] discussion?
All right, approval. Mr. Hip Mr.
[8:59] Simpson?
>> Aye.
[9:01] » Reverend Jones? Aye.
>> Mr. Hips?
[9:03] » Aye.
>> Mr. Boswell?
[9:05] » Aye.
>> I vote aye also to approve the
[9:08] engagement letter with Whitford Taylor
and Preston LLP.
[9:16] All right, the next meeting is Monday,
September 21st
[9:21] of 2026 at 6:00 p.m. right here,
regularly scheduled meeting.
[9:26] Is there any other issues?
[9:30] If not, I'll accept the motion to
adjourn.
[9:39] » All right.
[9:41] » Mr. What Mr. Wolfskill's made a motion
to adjourn. Is there a second?
[9:45] » Second.
>> Mr. Hibbs a second. All those in favor
[9:48] say I.
>> I.
[9:49] » Motion's been approved to adjourn.