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Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the

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Williamsburg City Council meeting of

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Thursday, January 8th. Miss McCay, would

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you call the role, please?

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>> Miss Williams

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» Miss Williams

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>> here. Miss Ramsey

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» here. Miss Ramsey

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>> here. Mayor Ponds

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» here. Mayor Ponds

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>> here.

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>> Vice Mayor Dent

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» Vice Mayor Dent

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>> here.

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» here.

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>> Miss Kernier

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» Miss Kernier

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>> here.

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>> Okay, now that we're all here, um, first

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» Okay, now that we're all here, um, first

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on our agenda is council minutes. We

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have several here for approval. Are

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there any modifications or changes

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there? A motion.

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>> So I move that the meetings from the

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» So I move that the meetings from the

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December 4th, December 8th, and December

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11th meetings be approved.

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>> Second,

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» Second,

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>> Mccay.

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» Mccay.

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>> Miss Williams.

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» Miss Williams.

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>> I miss Ramsey.

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» I miss Ramsey.

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>> I Mayor Ponds.

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» I Mayor Ponds.

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>> Vice Mayor Dent.

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» Vice Mayor Dent.

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>> I miss Kerner.

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» I miss Kerner.

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>> Okay. Next is matter of special pres uh

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» Okay. Next is matter of special pres uh

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special privileges. And this is a

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presentation of excellence and service

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award to Chris Puit. So Mr. Puit, if you

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would join me at the podium, please.

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» Well, so every quarter, I guess the city

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repres uh recognizes

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employees that have gone over and above

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and and turn in the barrel, so to speak,

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is Mr. Puit. So I have a

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to read. So since joining the city of

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Williamsburg's park and recreation

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recreation department in 2019 as an

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athletic programs coordinator, Chris has

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consistently demonstrated outstanding

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dedication, professionalism, and

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leadership. Through his strong work

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ethic and ethic and commitment to the

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internal and public service, he has

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risen through the ranks and now serves

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as assistant director. Chris answers the

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call to service without hesitation.

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frequently volunteering his time and

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stepping in whenever support is needed,

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often beyond the scope of his role.

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Consistently goes over and above and

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beyond to provide excellent customer

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service, ensuring positive experiences

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for staff, partners, and the community.

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Known for his collaborative spirit,

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pleasant demeanor, and positive

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attitude, Chris fosters a workplace

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culture grounded in teamwork,

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reliability, and mutual respect. He not

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only contributes his own efforts but

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also shares thoughtful ideas and pro

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with that improve the processes and

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strengthens the operation encouraging

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those around him to succeed. His actions

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exemplify Williamsburg the Williamsburg

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way and reflects a genuine commitment to

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service of others. Chris has earned both

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the certified public certified parks and

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recreational profession and the

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certified playground safety inspectors

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credentials through the national

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recreation park association

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underscoring his commitment to the

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highest standards of parks and

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recreation. Accordingly, Chris is hereby

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recognized for his dedication and

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excellence and keeping best traditions

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of public service in the city of

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Williamsburg. So, congratulations.

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>> Get this

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This is truly an honor to receive this

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award. I want to give a thank you to

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Mayor Ponds and members of city council

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and uh our city manager, Mr. Trivet, and

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my department head, Robbie Hutton, and

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all the parks and rec crew. Um over the

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last seven years, I've really loved

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working for the city and I've gotten to

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work on um many different events with

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many different uh departments. And the

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one thing that really makes this place

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special is working with all the other

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different departments and how everyone

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really joins in for that one common goal

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of working together to make sure that we

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provide the best services that we can.

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So truly proud to be able to serve this

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community and uh be a part of this team

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and contribute to the city in any way

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that I can. Thank you again.

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Thank you, Chris, and thank you for all

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that you do for this city. It certainly

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makes us a better place to live, work,

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and play.

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Okay. Uh takes us now to public hearing,

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uh which is an opportunity for anybody

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in the public who would like to come

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forward and address city council on any

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matters.

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>> Sorry, public. No, no public hearings.

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» Sorry, public. No, no public hearings.

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Gosh, I misread that. Thank you. So now

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is not the time. Soon will be the time

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for you to come forward. Um reports. Um

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first is monthly financial statement.

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Miss Damron. Thank you.

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» Good afternoon. Um

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this month we're going to start uh first

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looking at the year-to- date for

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December and then we're going to show a

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couple of slides uh for the uh year end

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results in 25. Uh we're first going to

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take a look at the 1% sales tax report.

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are at uh as of the end of December,

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we're at 34% of budget and we are

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showing a 2.3% increase compared to last

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year. this time. Um, and I will remind

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you that even though we're talking about

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December, it'll be two more months.

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results of the Christmas sales. And then

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our room tax, we see that we're at 41%

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of our budget. We show a um little bit

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over 10% increase compared to last year.

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there are some delinquent collections

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that we're pursuing in this and will be

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for the next two or three months. Um,

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but we'll continue to monitor that. Uh,

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and then on our meals tax, we see that

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we're at 37% of budget. We show a slight

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increase year to date uh to slightly

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over half a percent. This one has been

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showed a 3.8% increase compared to just

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the monthly data. Um, but I think the

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previous month we were down um maybe

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about 2.8%. The month before that we

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were up about a little over 6% and then

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we were down in the first month. So,

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that um and keep you a breast of any

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year. This also includes some delinquent

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collections um along with the rooms. The

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historic sales tax, we're at 35% of

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budget. We show a 5% increase compared

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we're at 50% of budget, which is exactly

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where I like to see us at this point in

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time. Uh, and we show a 4.4% increase

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on our local tax revenue. Our first uh

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side to the left there is a personal

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property tax and uh we're at 83% of

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budget showing a 19.5% increase compared

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to last year. We will, even though the

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due dates for both the personal property

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collect on that throughout um between

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now and the end of the year. On the

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business tax, we're at 87% of the budget

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to last year. Um so we will of course

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continue to monitor that as well. Now,

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um last year we showed a 7.6%

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increase compared to the previous years.

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show the tax rate for the given year

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then some decreases. And the gold or

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orange line um is the budget. So you can

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see that we we compare very well our

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actual to budget. And um we didn't put

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the percentone there, but I can tell you

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that the we are trickling down from the

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years that we had doubledigit increases.

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see that smooth out a bit as we move

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property tax, personal and business, the

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dark blue line is the personal property

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tax. The light blue is the business

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license tax. Um, and you can tell in um

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automobiles. you really see the jump in

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actually decreased the percent we only

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valued at 80% of the JD P's loan value

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average loan value in 23 um and then we

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see uh still an uptick in 24 now we see

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it's starting to level out as we enter

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uh business property stays fairly level

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Um that concludes my charts. I will add

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that our general fund both revenues and

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expenditures are performing as expected.

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that we made this year and expenditures

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that maybe we didn't make till later in

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the year last year, that type of thing.

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Um you the utility revenue and

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expenditures are trending with budget.

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Um but I'm happy to answer any questions

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» Thank you, Mr. Dam. I don't have any

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» None for me either. And I really

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appreciate the charts that you show as

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an overview. It's very helpful.

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>> Thank you, Director Dammer.

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» Thank you, Director Dammer.

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Okay. Uh, next is monthly departmental

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operating reports. Mr. Drivet, who do we

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public works who's going to give us some

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updates on some pending projects.

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>> Welcome, Mr. Reid.

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» Welcome, Mr. Reid.

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>> Good afternoon, mayor and members of

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» Good afternoon, mayor and members of

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city council. Um, as the city manager

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said, we're just going to go over a

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couple of projects. I know a few um that

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you're familiar with.

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Our department manages roughly 50

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projects at any given time. So, here's

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just a handful of what we have going on.

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Um, starting with the Capand Well, give

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you an overview. Capital Landing Road

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improvements. We're going to talk about

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Waller Mill Dam. um a few of the pump

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station rehabs, the water treatment

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filter inspections, and the fuel station

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canopy replacement.

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As you are all familiar with, we are

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still working on the cap landing road

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improvements. To um refresh your memory,

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what that all included was a water line

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replacement. Um we took all of the

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overhead utilities and put them

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underground. Once we get to

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construction, we'll be installing new

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curb and gutter, street signs, um

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additional sidewalks, obviously

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improving the landscaping.

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We're going to realign the roadway at

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the intersection and that'll actually

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become a signalized intersection. It'll

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allow for a fourth leg into the sports

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complex

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and it'll go from the four lanes to two

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lane with a road diet in the middle.

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So the preliminary engineering phase is

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coming to conclusion and the roadblock

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that we've been waiting on is we were

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finally able to go to rightaway phase

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and we're in rightway phase now. Um we

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only have one property owner we need to

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negotiate with and once we're able to

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acquire that rightway we'll be able to

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go to the construction phase. We hope to

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put the project out to bid in the fall,

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which means that construction we hope

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will begin in the spring of 2027. Um

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that will be the streetscape, curb and

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gutter, sidewalk, etc., and the

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intersection improvements.

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Um, another project that you're aware of

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is the Watermel Dam improvements.

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VDM reclassified our dam from a low

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hazard to a high hazard, requiring us to

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make some upgrades and simply we're

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going to raise the dam to increase the

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capacity of the flood it can handle. Um

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we applied to FEMA and VM and were

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awarded a grant. Um it's 100% funded

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through this grant. Um and the funds

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were allocated just this past August. So

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we are able to begin the project. 90%

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plans are complete and we hope to have

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PR plans complete put it out to bid in

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the fall and again this project we hope

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to begin in spring of 27.

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Some of the new projects from last year

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were pump stage pump station

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rehabilitation.

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Um with the money we have for design we

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were able to start design on two of

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them. That's pump station six and nine.

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These upgrades will include any and

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everything from new pumps,

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drives, piping, um PLC as pro

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programmable logic controllers. This the

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brains of what tells the pumps what to

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do. Um we think we'll have design

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complete this fiscal year, so by July 1.

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And we think we can start construction

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in fall of 26.

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the filter inspections out at the plant.

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It we're a little past due on these. And

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so the first thing we do is we inspect

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the

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sand media to see if it's still in the

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kind of shape we want it to be in. Um,

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first the engineers will come and in

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inspect the structure of of the filters

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themselves and we were actually able to

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find the original manufacturer of the

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filters and they come out in February

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and their report will let us know if

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that sand media needs to be replaced if

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it does. We'll likely look at uh

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granular activated carbon and what that

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will do is it absorbs a lot of

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contaminants up to including PAS.

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eliminating PAS is an issue in the

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future. We do foresee needing to change

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that media, but we needed the inspection

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report to to confirm that.

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And lastly, um

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the fuel canopy station replacement.

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This was approved in last year's budget.

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We put it out to bid

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um and got bids back in October and it

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exceeded the budget. So, we negotiated

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with the bidder and we were able to

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reduce the scope. We're going to do the

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demolition in house and that should

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bring it under budget. Um, we're waiting

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on a final price from them right now. If

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it brings it under budget, we'll demo

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the the current canopy in house and we

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should be able to start that project in

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March.

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You have any questions, please let me

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know.

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>> Uh, thank you, Mr. Reid. Um, you know,

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» Uh, thank you, Mr. Reid. Um, you know,

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it's it's interesting to hear, uh, you

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know, generally have about 50 projects

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going on, which is which is quite a

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workload. And I I applaud you and your

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team for getting all these things done

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because in addition to those planned

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projects, we have emergencies that

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happen, for example, here on South Henry

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Street. Yes, sir. Um,

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North Henry Street, um, which, you know,

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took a lot of time and took men men and

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women away from what they generally do.

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So, I I applaud you for being able to to

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do all that stuff. Uh related to Capital

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Landing Road, um

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the

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going to go out to bid in the fall of 26

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and hopefully construction begins on 27.

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That that includes the resurfacing of

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the street in that time frame. Okay. Um

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I know that it's not the most desirable

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street now. Um, and if you if you've

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traversed it as I have, um,

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rattles your dentures out. So, um, so

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can't wait to see that come to

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completion. So, so thank you for that,

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Vice Mayor.

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>> Yeah, thank you, Mr. Reed. And the mayor

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» Yeah, thank you, Mr. Reed. And the mayor

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just touched on the point I wanted to

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make is we have a lot of CIS citizens

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that talk about that right lane of

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Capitol Landing where the water line was

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replaced. Um, and I realize it'd be a

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huge expense to repave the whole thing,

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but I often wonder when when I drove

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through there, there seemed like a

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couple places where

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worse than others that maybe if it's

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going to be 27 there, there could be

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something done to kind of smooth those

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out a little bit.

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>> We we can look at the patch and see

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» We we can look at the patch and see

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where we can make some some

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improvements.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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>> Yes, sir.

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» Yes, sir.

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>> Sure.

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» Sure.

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>> My questions have been answered. Thank

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» My questions have been answered. Thank

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you. Uh, thank you for the update and I

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think everyone's anxious for Capitol

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Landing Road to be completed since the

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sports center will be opening this

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summer and we expect a lot of traffic

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there. So, I think anything to um to

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mediate some of those concerns would be

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great. My question was once construction

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starts in the spring of 27, how long do

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you anticipate for everything to be

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done?

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>> 12 to 18 months.

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» 12 to 18 months.

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be an additional 12 to 18 months.

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>> Okay. So, that puts us into like the

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» Okay. So, that puts us into like the

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middle of 2028.

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>> Fortunately, dealing with grant funds,

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» Fortunately, dealing with grant funds,

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there's a lot of paperwork and it

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extends the process significantly.

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>> And I know that we were waiting on some

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» And I know that we were waiting on some

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grant funds from the federal government.

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Are we still waiting on those? With this

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particular project, we were waiting on

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authorization to go to the rightway

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phase and we did just recently get that

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authorization.

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>> So, the project's moving forward again.

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» So, the project's moving forward again.

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>> Okay, good. And um just out of

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» Okay, good. And um just out of

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curiosity, pump station six and nine,

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where are they?

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>> Great question.

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» Great question.

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Um I believe nine is

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this is where

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neighborhood names. I would have to get

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back to you on that. That's okay. I was

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just curious.

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>> How many pump stations are there? 13.

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» How many pump stations are there? 13.

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>> 15. 15. Okay.

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» 15. 15. Okay.

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>> Well, thank you for the presentation.

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» Well, thank you for the presentation.

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Um, all my questions have already been

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answered, but I just wanted to applaud

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you and your team, especially with

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juggling so many projects as um at once

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and the emergencies we had this year as

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well and just the quick action that was

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taken with those. So, thank you again.

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>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Reid.

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» Thank you, Mr. Reid.

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>> Okay. City manager report. Mr. Trivet,

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» Okay. City manager report. Mr. Trivet,

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anything? City attorney Michelle,

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>> nothing today.

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» nothing today.

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>> All right. Now, the open form that I I

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» All right. Now, the open form that I I

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promised you earlier. Uh, so this is

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open form is an opportunity for anybody

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to like to come forward to speak to city

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council on matters uh of on their mind.

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I see we have one willing participant,

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Mr. Kirkland. Welcome.

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Thank you, Mayor Ponds, members of

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council. Ron Kirkland, Williamsburg

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Hotel Motel Association, 101A Richmond

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Road, Williamsburg, Virginia. Um,

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nobody likes taking money out and paying

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taxes, whether you're a individual or a

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business. But over the last 20 plus

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years, what I have enjoyed is driving to

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work to Williamsburg every day on nicely

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maintained streets and safe streets. I

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don't have to worry about getting

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mugged. We have lots of services and

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events and really a high quality of life

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here in our our little city. And you

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know those things have to get paid for.

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And so

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during the discussion of how those those

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revenues gets raised, uh we had a lot of

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great inclusive conversations with city

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manager, members of council, staff, and

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through all that um we were able to

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avoid property tax increase for our

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industry, which has a real negative

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effect on the bottom line. and we uh

546
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came to a solution where we can uh pass

547
00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,760
those uh expenses on to to consumers who

548
00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,919
may come from out of town to to come on

549
00:21:47,919 --> 00:21:51,200
vacation and that was really good. Um

550
00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,520
over time we were able to reduce the

551
00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,080
amount of the the sales tax. We got a

552
00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,919
dealer discount on credit card fees.

553
00:21:57,919 --> 00:22:00,480
Those are both very good. And uh

554
00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,679
ultimately I think we

555
00:22:03,679 --> 00:22:05,360
city has come up with a model that's

556
00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:07,039
going to get the revenue that you need.

557
00:22:07,039 --> 00:22:08,400
It's not going to have a tremendous

558
00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,520
impact on local folks, particularly the

559
00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,600
lodging industry. And I just want to say

560
00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,200
thank you for the the process. It is

561
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,360
very thoughtful and and well done. And

562
00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:18,960
we look forward to continuing working

563
00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,440
with the city in the future. Thank you,

564
00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:21,600
Mr.

565
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,990
>> Kirkland. Would anybody else like to

566
00:22:23,990 --> 00:22:24,000
» Kirkland. Would anybody else like to

567
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:30,390
come forward?

568
00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,230
» That's Fairbanks. Welcome.

569
00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,440
Sabrina Fairbanks, 119, Berkeley Lane,

570
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,240
Walnut Hills. Good afternoon, mayor,

571
00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,600
vice mayor, members of council. Uh it's

572
00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:44,880
my understanding you're going to vote

573
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,320
today on increasing uh revenue for the

574
00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,400
city through these the lodging,

575
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,440
admissions, and meal taxes. And that the

576
00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,720
crux of this is to help fund the CIP

577
00:22:56,720 --> 00:23:00,640
projects which are on the books. Um,

578
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,960
business owner friends have shared with

579
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,039
us that they would like to see the

580
00:23:05,039 --> 00:23:08,480
property owners, residents help share

581
00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,039
this tax burden. While the resident

582
00:23:11,039 --> 00:23:13,840
property owners think that with the

583
00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,440
rising the raise the rising assessments

584
00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:22,400
and uh increase in utilities that

585
00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,720
we're we are helping share the burden uh

586
00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:28,080
in terms of revenue. Um the one thing

587
00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,159
that we can agree on the business owners

588
00:23:30,159 --> 00:23:35,440
and the residents is that um

589
00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,480
we would like the city to look more at

590
00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,400
cutting the expenditures on the CIP side

591
00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,840
of things rather than continuing just to

592
00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,440
how can many taxes how much tax revenue

593
00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,799
can we generate. Uh some of these CIP

594
00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:54,400
projects have been on the books for

595
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,240
years. their ideas which were generated

596
00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:02,080
uh from old surveys 2017.

597
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,120
They're based on surveys uh from the

598
00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:07,360
future festivals which non-residents

599
00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:12,480
completed. Um so it might be time to

600
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,720
look at how many years are we going to

601
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,480
kick these things down the road and try

602
00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,400
to figure out how to fund them. Uh I

603
00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,640
believe the city manager has been quoted

604
00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,120
as saying the increased taxes will be

605
00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:26,960
passed on to the visitors rather than

606
00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,360
the businesses. Uh just thinking about

607
00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:31,520
the restaurants, I don't understand this

608
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:36,559
because um minimum wages are going up.

609
00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:39,200
You know, the cost of food, from what

610
00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,559
they tell me is rising.

611
00:24:42,559 --> 00:24:45,279
And I don't when they say it's going to

612
00:24:45,279 --> 00:24:46,799
be on the visitors, I feel like it's

613
00:24:46,799 --> 00:24:48,559
going to be a burden to the businesses.

614
00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:50,000
And I think that they have made that

615
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,919
very clear at all the meetings that I've

616
00:24:51,919 --> 00:24:53,440
attended.

617
00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,279
And in terms of just thinking that we'll

618
00:24:57,279 --> 00:24:59,919
generate this revenue from the tourists

619
00:24:59,919 --> 00:25:02,000
or from the visitors, I just wanted to

620
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,799
share a personal story.

621
00:25:04,799 --> 00:25:07,120
So I brought a prop.

622
00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:09,760
This is the size cup. I was at a

623
00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,840
conference in Virginia Beach in

624
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:17,520
September and the uh cocktail hour came.

625
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,559
We went, we paid our $50 and we thought

626
00:25:20,559 --> 00:25:22,240
that would certainly that will come with

627
00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:26,000
a couple of drink tokens. No. So, they

628
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,480
filled about half of this cup up with

629
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,840
wine and it was $10.

630
00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,080
And I thought, well, you know, it's a

631
00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,400
conference and that's okay. It's good

632
00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,919
for tourism for Virginia Beach. So, we

633
00:25:39,919 --> 00:25:43,120
put my credit card out for the $10 half

634
00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:46,880
a cup of wine and the total was uh

635
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,230
$13.70.

636
00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,520
And I thought in my mind I'm thinking,

637
00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,640
how do I tactfully ask if that's tax and

638
00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:01,200
tip uh for a $10 cup of wine? And before

639
00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,159
I could even think about how to uh pose

640
00:26:04,159 --> 00:26:07,120
that question, the bartender said it's

641
00:26:07,120 --> 00:26:08,880
all tax.

642
00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,600
So I'm assuming he'd been hearing this

643
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,600
and he said city council passed

644
00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,120
something over the summer and they're

645
00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:17,039
calling it a tourism tax or something

646
00:26:17,039 --> 00:26:18,960
like that. He wasn't sure what the name

647
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:23,919
of the tax was. So, if you can imagine,

648
00:26:23,919 --> 00:26:25,840
everybody at this conference could

649
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,400
afford it, but we I don't know one

650
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,559
person who went back for a second cup of

651
00:26:30,559 --> 00:26:33,520
wine. And I'm I'm very worried that

652
00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,279
these taxes that's what's going to

653
00:26:35,279 --> 00:26:37,440
happen. Even the visitors are going to

654
00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,520
say, you know, this is excessive. And uh

655
00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,679
people were talking about it. And then

656
00:26:43,679 --> 00:26:45,840
the mandator the attendees of the at

657
00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:47,760
this mandatory conference went to their

658
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:51,120
classes and spouses others uh went to

659
00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:53,039
the grocery store and went to drove to

660
00:26:53,039 --> 00:26:57,360
total wine and bought wine. So I mean

661
00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,000
that kind of tax killed that bar

662
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,360
business for that conference. So that's

663
00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:06,000
what I wanted to share with you and I

664
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,600
hope you will consider lowering these

665
00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,960
taxes if voting for them at all and then

666
00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,120
really in the moving forward let's look

667
00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:18,400
at some of these CIP projects because

668
00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,320
they just may be too expensive for our

669
00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:30,070
small community. Thank you.

670
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:31,919
Anybody else?

671
00:27:31,919 --> 00:27:33,679
Seeing none, I'll close the open form

672
00:27:33,679 --> 00:27:35,200
and we'll move on to unfinished

673
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,120
business. And first is consideration and

674
00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:38,559
action regarding proposed ordinance

675
00:27:38,559 --> 00:27:42,559
25-02 to amend section 18237

676
00:27:42,559 --> 00:27:45,840
and article 2 of section 18-271

677
00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,400
and 18-272

678
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,080
18-273

679
00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:55,679
and 18- 282 articles 8 of chapter 18 of

680
00:27:55,679 --> 00:27:59,679
the code of uh to increase the levied

681
00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:03,279
levy uh transient lodging tax and

682
00:28:03,279 --> 00:28:06,640
prepared foods and beverage tax

683
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,960
specify the distribution of the portion

684
00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,000
of transient occupancy tax provided by

685
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,919
the historic triangle marketing fund.

686
00:28:13,919 --> 00:28:14,880
Miss Shelton,

687
00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,110
>> so during council's budget process last

688
00:28:17,110 --> 00:28:17,120
» so during council's budget process last

689
00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:18,880
year, council held public hearings

690
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,360
regarding increasing the tax rates for

691
00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:24,399
the transient occupancy tax and also for

692
00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:26,960
the prepared food and beverage tax. Um

693
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,640
the both of those rates were advertised

694
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,200
at 7%. After the public hearing and as

695
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,919
part of city council's discussion, staff

696
00:28:33,919 --> 00:28:37,120
um was uh directed to lower the rate for

697
00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:39,279
meals tax to six and a half percent and

698
00:28:39,279 --> 00:28:42,480
also to include a deduction from the tax

699
00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,080
paid for these taxes of 2%. So each

700
00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,640
month the the amount of the tax 2% of

701
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,000
the amount of the tax will be deducted

702
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,880
from the bill. Those changes are

703
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,440
included in the ordinance. council

704
00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,159
postponed consideration and action on

705
00:28:58,159 --> 00:29:00,480
these this ordinance until today and so

706
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:01,760
they are in front of you for your

707
00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,039
consideration.

708
00:29:03,039 --> 00:29:06,149
>> Good. Thank you. Okay. So, yeah, we we

709
00:29:06,149 --> 00:29:06,159
» Good. Thank you. Okay. So, yeah, we we

710
00:29:06,159 --> 00:29:08,640
had uh lots of conversations about this

711
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,320
back in February, March, April, May,

712
00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:16,320
June of of last year with the

713
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,080
understanding that we would be taking

714
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,880
this action today. And I feel like um

715
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,799
with all the conversation that we had

716
00:29:22,799 --> 00:29:25,440
the needs of the city um at the time we

717
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,760
certainly felt that that is this

718
00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,159
decision was best way to meet the needs

719
00:29:30,159 --> 00:29:32,240
of the city. So I'm prepared to move

720
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,760
forward.

721
00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:34,230
>> Mayor.

722
00:29:34,230 --> 00:29:34,240
» Mayor.

723
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,149
>> Thank you mayor. Yeah. I mean we've had

724
00:29:36,149 --> 00:29:36,159
» Thank you mayor. Yeah. I mean we've had

725
00:29:36,159 --> 00:29:38,000
a lot of discussion about this and as

726
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,000
one of the speakers pointed out nobody

727
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:43,120
likes a new tax or an increased tax. Um,

728
00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,919
but also back in those discussions,

729
00:29:45,919 --> 00:29:47,360
there were several people that reached

730
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:48,720
out and talked about increasing real

731
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,120
estate tax and and that's something that

732
00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,279
council considered, but it was a

733
00:29:53,279 --> 00:29:56,000
significant real estate tax increase to

734
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,320
make up the revenue that um would

735
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,799
generate from these additional taxes.

736
00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:02,640
And based on some of the conversation

737
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,440
that took place back then, as uh Miss

738
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,000
Shelton indicated, some of those some of

739
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,799
that was reduced and we included the the

740
00:30:10,799 --> 00:30:15,279
2% rebate for uh the credit cards. So, I

741
00:30:15,279 --> 00:30:16,480
think we there's been healthy

742
00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,559
discussions, but we're at a point where

743
00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:21,760
we approved a budget based on on these

744
00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,720
revenues coming in. So, um I'm prepared

745
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,440
to support it as well.

746
00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:28,950
>> That was well said. I don't really have

747
00:30:28,950 --> 00:30:28,960
» That was well said. I don't really have

748
00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,240
anything to add. We had a lot of

749
00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,679
difficult conversations about this when

750
00:30:31,679 --> 00:30:34,399
we passed the budget and the budget was

751
00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:36,480
passed with these with these in mind and

752
00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,960
so my position hasn't changed uh since

753
00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:39,760
then.

754
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:41,029
>> Thank you, M.

755
00:30:41,029 --> 00:30:41,039
» Thank you, M.

756
00:30:41,039 --> 00:30:44,789
>> Um, thank you. I would echo what Miss

757
00:30:44,789 --> 00:30:44,799
» Um, thank you. I would echo what Miss

758
00:30:44,799 --> 00:30:47,120
Kerner said and that I think the mayor

759
00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,960
and vice mayor u stated the situation

760
00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,480
well and I'm prepared to to uh vote for

761
00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,000
this as well.

762
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,399
I'm also prepared to move forward with

763
00:30:58,399 --> 00:31:01,679
this decision. Um, as it's been

764
00:31:01,679 --> 00:31:04,000
previously stated, we've had a lot of

765
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,399
conversations, especially I guess back

766
00:31:06,399 --> 00:31:10,080
last budget season um during that cycle.

767
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,200
Um, it's not the most exciting thing

768
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,799
moving forward, but definitely

769
00:31:14,799 --> 00:31:18,310
necessary.

770
00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,559
» Comments? Is there a motion? So I move

771
00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:22,399
that city council adopt proposed

772
00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:25,919
ordinance 25-02.

773
00:31:25,919 --> 00:31:28,310
>> Second

774
00:31:28,310 --> 00:31:28,320
» Second

775
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:29,440
McKay

776
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:29,990
>> Williams.

777
00:31:29,990 --> 00:31:30,000
» Williams.

778
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,110
>> I miss Ramsey.

779
00:31:31,110 --> 00:31:31,120
» I miss Ramsey.

780
00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:31,510
>> Hi.

781
00:31:31,510 --> 00:31:31,520
» Hi.

782
00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:32,070
>> Mayor Ponds.

783
00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:32,080
» Mayor Ponds.

784
00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:32,389
>> Hi.

785
00:31:32,389 --> 00:31:32,399
» Hi.

786
00:31:32,399 --> 00:31:33,190
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

787
00:31:33,190 --> 00:31:33,200
» Vice Mayor Dent.

788
00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:33,430
>> Hi.

789
00:31:33,430 --> 00:31:33,440
» Hi.

790
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:34,310
>> Miss Kerner.

791
00:31:34,310 --> 00:31:34,320
» Miss Kerner.

792
00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:35,350
>> I.

793
00:31:35,350 --> 00:31:35,360
» I.

794
00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,909
>> Item B uh under all business is

795
00:31:37,909 --> 00:31:37,919
» Item B uh under all business is

796
00:31:37,919 --> 00:31:39,440
consideration and action regarding

797
00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,640
proposed ordinance 25-03

798
00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,919
to add article 7 admissions tax to

799
00:31:45,919 --> 00:31:48,320
chapter 18 of the code of uh city code.

800
00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:49,360
Miss Shelton.

801
00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,909
>> Similarly, city council considered this

802
00:31:51,909 --> 00:31:51,919
» Similarly, city council considered this

803
00:31:51,919 --> 00:31:54,000
item during the budget session. It was

804
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,799
advertised as a rate of 10% on an

805
00:31:56,799 --> 00:31:59,120
admissions that's paid in the city.

806
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,200
Council requested that we make some

807
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,039
modifications to that, too. So, we've

808
00:32:03,039 --> 00:32:04,640
created classes as part of the

809
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,760
ordinance. The class school events are

810
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,519
exempt under the ordinance in front of

811
00:32:09,519 --> 00:32:12,799
you. The tax is 10% on the first $10,

812
00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:14,799
which is what council directed staff to

813
00:32:14,799 --> 00:32:16,799
provide at this meeting. council

814
00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:18,720
postponed consideration and action of

815
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,559
that item again to this meeting and so

816
00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:22,159
it's in front of city council for your

817
00:32:22,159 --> 00:32:24,399
consideration.

818
00:32:24,399 --> 00:32:27,430
>> So 10% on the first $10 is essentially a

819
00:32:27,430 --> 00:32:27,440
» So 10% on the first $10 is essentially a

820
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,720
dollar. Um okay good. So my my position

821
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,720
is the same as I stated on the previous

822
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:35,360
agenda item. So I'll turn it over to

823
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:36,950
>> I have nothing to add.

824
00:32:36,950 --> 00:32:36,960
» I have nothing to add.

825
00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,110
>> Nothing to add. And the only thing I

826
00:32:39,110 --> 00:32:39,120
» Nothing to add. And the only thing I

827
00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,840
would add is that I feel we we did a a

828
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,399
good made it a good decision applying a

829
00:32:44,399 --> 00:32:46,960
cap for the $10 because I don't think a

830
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,640
dollar really creates a burden on um on

831
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,559
people who are coming for various

832
00:32:52,559 --> 00:32:54,159
admissions.

833
00:32:54,159 --> 00:32:55,830
>> Yes, I'm prepared to move forward as

834
00:32:55,830 --> 00:32:55,840
» Yes, I'm prepared to move forward as

835
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:56,960
well.

836
00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:57,830
>> Is there a motion?

837
00:32:57,830 --> 00:32:57,840
» Is there a motion?

838
00:32:57,840 --> 00:32:59,590
>> So I move that city council adopt

839
00:32:59,590 --> 00:32:59,600
» So I move that city council adopt

840
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,880
proposed ordinance 25-03.

841
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,230
>> Second.

842
00:33:04,230 --> 00:33:04,240
» Second.

843
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:05,430
>> M

844
00:33:05,430 --> 00:33:05,440
» M

845
00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,350
>> Williams I. Miss Ramsey,

846
00:33:07,350 --> 00:33:07,360
» Williams I. Miss Ramsey,

847
00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:07,669
>> I

848
00:33:07,669 --> 00:33:07,679
» I

849
00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:08,310
>> Mayor Ponds.

850
00:33:08,310 --> 00:33:08,320
» Mayor Ponds.

851
00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:08,549
>> Hi,

852
00:33:08,549 --> 00:33:08,559
» Hi,

853
00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:09,430
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

854
00:33:09,430 --> 00:33:09,440
» Vice Mayor Dent.

855
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:10,470
>> I miss Kerner.

856
00:33:10,470 --> 00:33:10,480
» I miss Kerner.

857
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:11,029
>> Hi.

858
00:33:11,029 --> 00:33:11,039
» Hi.

859
00:33:11,039 --> 00:33:13,190
>> Okay. New business. Uh item A is

860
00:33:13,190 --> 00:33:13,200
» Okay. New business. Uh item A is

861
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:14,559
consideration and action regarding

862
00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:17,679
proposed resolution number 26-01

863
00:33:17,679 --> 00:33:19,360
amending the public assistance fund

864
00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,200
budget for the city of Williamsburg,

865
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,760
Virginia for the fiscal year ending June

866
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,240
30th, 2026 and authorizing the payment

867
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,880
of said grant proceeds to Leticia's

868
00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,630
house. Miss Damron.

869
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:36,640
» Yes. Um the state's 26 budget contained

870
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,600
a 300,000 grant to Leticia's House,

871
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:41,679
which is a nonprofit located in James

872
00:33:41,679 --> 00:33:44,480
City County. Um however, the budget

873
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,799
language specifically said that the city

874
00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:49,760
would uh pass through that grant. We've

875
00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,519
worked with the state to get it to be a

876
00:33:51,519 --> 00:33:53,279
pass through grant, meaning we're not

877
00:33:53,279 --> 00:33:56,320
having to monitor the expenditures. And

878
00:33:56,320 --> 00:34:00,080
so we're asking for city council to

879
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,760
approve resolution 26-1 authorizing the

880
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:06,480
city manager to pay the G grant monies

881
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:08,800
that are received from the state over um

882
00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,040
to Leticia's house.

883
00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,069
>> Thank you, Mr. uh Damron. So I I presume

884
00:34:14,069 --> 00:34:14,079
» Thank you, Mr. uh Damron. So I I presume

885
00:34:14,079 --> 00:34:16,079
I obviously money going to Leticia's

886
00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:18,320
house will serve a good purpose. The

887
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:20,480
grant couldn't just go to Leticia's

888
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:21,919
house. It had to come through a

889
00:34:21,919 --> 00:34:23,119
municipality, correct?

890
00:34:23,119 --> 00:34:24,869
>> So they chose the city of Williamsburg.

891
00:34:24,869 --> 00:34:24,879
» So they chose the city of Williamsburg.

892
00:34:24,879 --> 00:34:28,149
>> Right. Okay. Um, you know, absent have

893
00:34:28,149 --> 00:34:28,159
» Right. Okay. Um, you know, absent have

894
00:34:28,159 --> 00:34:31,040
having to provide any oversight um and

895
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:33,200
or manage the funds, I think just simply

896
00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,000
acting as a conduit as a pass through uh

897
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,240
is certainly fine for me.

898
00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:41,270
>> Yeah, I think I agree. I just curious

899
00:34:41,270 --> 00:34:41,280
» Yeah, I think I agree. I just curious

900
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,159
about why they selected Williamsburg if

901
00:34:44,159 --> 00:34:46,000
it's located in James City County. If

902
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:47,919
you have any insight into that.

903
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,230
>> I I really don't. Uh we were kind of

904
00:34:50,230 --> 00:34:50,240
» I I really don't. Uh we were kind of

905
00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:53,359
curious too and our first request was to

906
00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:55,359
see if we could change that but we

907
00:34:55,359 --> 00:34:59,040
couldn't. Um but I will say that uh we

908
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,640
and our human services director Wendy

909
00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,040
Evans worked with the state department

910
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:08,640
of social services um to to get language

911
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,280
that we felt comfortable with.

912
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,430
>> I think Mr. Vice Mayor um just so the

913
00:35:13,430 --> 00:35:13,440
» I think Mr. Vice Mayor um just so the

914
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,119
council knows I think the issue's been

915
00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:17,119
fixed. This will be a one-time thing.

916
00:35:17,119 --> 00:35:18,880
Um, I really think probably this was

917
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:20,640
just an error by the general assembly. I

918
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:21,920
mean, we're all familiar with the

919
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:22,960
concept that a lot of people don't

920
00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:24,240
realize if they live in James City

921
00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:26,000
County or the city of Winssburg. I think

922
00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:27,760
that's what happened here. Um, but this

923
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,520
is a one-time grant as far as I

924
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:30,160
understand.

925
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,550
>> Okay. Thank you.

926
00:35:32,550 --> 00:35:32,560
» Okay. Thank you.

927
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:33,910
>> Yes. No questions. Thank you for the

928
00:35:33,910 --> 00:35:33,920
» Yes. No questions. Thank you for the

929
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:35,680
clarification.

930
00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,510
>> I have no questions either.

931
00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:37,520
» I have no questions either.

932
00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,109
>> Yes. Thank you. No questions.

933
00:35:39,109 --> 00:35:39,119
» Yes. Thank you. No questions.

934
00:35:39,119 --> 00:35:40,790
>> Okay. Is there a motion? Thank you, Miss

935
00:35:40,790 --> 00:35:40,800
» Okay. Is there a motion? Thank you, Miss

936
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:41,359
Damron.

937
00:35:41,359 --> 00:35:43,270
>> So, I move that city council adopt

938
00:35:43,270 --> 00:35:43,280
» So, I move that city council adopt

939
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,480
resolution 26-01.

940
00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:47,599
Second,

941
00:35:47,599 --> 00:35:47,829
>> M.

942
00:35:47,829 --> 00:35:47,839
» M.

943
00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:49,030
>> Mccay.

944
00:35:49,030 --> 00:35:49,040
» Mccay.

945
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:49,270
>> M.

946
00:35:49,270 --> 00:35:49,280
» M.

947
00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:50,230
>> Williams. I

948
00:35:50,230 --> 00:35:50,240
» Williams. I

949
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:51,109
>> Miss Ramsey.

950
00:35:51,109 --> 00:35:51,119
» Miss Ramsey.

951
00:35:51,119 --> 00:35:51,510
>> Hi.

952
00:35:51,510 --> 00:35:51,520
» Hi.

953
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:52,150
>> Mayor Ponds.

954
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:52,160
» Mayor Ponds.

955
00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:52,390
>> Hi.

956
00:35:52,390 --> 00:35:52,400
» Hi.

957
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:53,190
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

958
00:35:53,190 --> 00:35:53,200
» Vice Mayor Dent.

959
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:53,589
>> Hi.

960
00:35:53,589 --> 00:35:53,599
» Hi.

961
00:35:53,599 --> 00:35:55,270
>> Miss Kerner. Hi.

962
00:35:55,270 --> 00:35:55,280
» Miss Kerner. Hi.

963
00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,510
>> Okay. Item B is consideration and action

964
00:35:57,510 --> 00:35:57,520
» Okay. Item B is consideration and action

965
00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,280
regarding the canopy repairs and

966
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,440
replacement to the columns located at

967
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,280
the Williamsburg Transportation Center.

968
00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,599
Welcome back, Mr. Reid.

969
00:36:05,599 --> 00:36:09,670
>> Good afternoon. Um,

970
00:36:09,670 --> 00:36:09,680
» Good afternoon. Um,

971
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:13,280
back in June, someone backed into one of

972
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,960
the columns out front of the

973
00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:18,160
transportation center. We put it through

974
00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:22,640
insurance and um, got a quote, but

975
00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,760
further inspection revealed a lot of

976
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,960
moisture damage. Um, and so we had a

977
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:30,800
structural group come out and do a full

978
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:33,599
inspection. And I have some pictures and

979
00:36:33,599 --> 00:36:36,079
they found a lot of um, rotten wood.

980
00:36:36,079 --> 00:36:39,359
that simply needs to be replaced. And so

981
00:36:39,359 --> 00:36:41,280
we had David, we asked David Nice to

982
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:45,040
give us a quote on the repairs.

983
00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:46,960
Um they provided a quote. It's an

984
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,359
emergency procurement and so we would

985
00:36:49,359 --> 00:36:51,839
like to move forward with the repairs.

986
00:36:51,839 --> 00:36:53,359
Um

987
00:36:53,359 --> 00:36:56,320
the cost is $263,700,

988
00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,480
but that does not include the original

989
00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:00,800
insurance claim. That one column was

990
00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:03,440
40,000. Um, so the total cost of

991
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,480
everything is just north of 300,000 and

992
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,800
we will follow all ARB requirements in

993
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,520
the repair.

994
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,829
>> Um,

995
00:37:13,829 --> 00:37:13,839
» Um,

996
00:37:13,839 --> 00:37:15,839
I guess good and bad. Glad we were able

997
00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:17,920
to get some insurance money. I'm sorry

998
00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:20,000
somebody bumped back into the the

999
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:23,040
columns. Um, it's good that we found the

1000
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,040
damage before it continued to get worse.

1001
00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,000
Yes, sir. Will these repairs um to the

1002
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,040
structure internal to the canopy also

1003
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,839
include fixing the source of the leak on

1004
00:37:33,839 --> 00:37:34,400
the roof?

1005
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:39,990
>> Yes, sir. Yeah. The flashing and

1006
00:37:39,990 --> 00:37:40,000
» Yes, sir. Yeah. The flashing and

1007
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,920
you see the um the shingles there and

1008
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:43,440
the flashing. A lot of that is the issue

1009
00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:46,240
and that'll be repaired.

1010
00:37:46,240 --> 00:37:48,950
>> Thank you.

1011
00:37:48,950 --> 00:37:48,960
» Thank you.

1012
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:50,800
Yeah, I mean obviously looking at the

1013
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,320
photos, um we don't have an option to to

1014
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,200
fix to fix the damage. Um I guess

1015
00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,280
unfortunate as the mayor said that

1016
00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:00,800
someone hit the column, but fortunate

1017
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,320
that they did at a time where we've been

1018
00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:04,720
able to find this damage before it got

1019
00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:08,710
any worse.

1020
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,240
» Yes, I spent some time reading this

1021
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:12,320
report and I learned a new use the word

1022
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,320
sistering. I did not know that that was

1023
00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,720
a word. I I was like, "Huh, I learned

1024
00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:18,640
something new." Uh, but no, I really do

1025
00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:21,359
I it is one of those things where a good

1026
00:38:21,359 --> 00:38:22,880
thing we found out about it before it

1027
00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:26,400
got any worse. And noting that the um,

1028
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:29,440
you know, going forward, you know, they

1029
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:30,880
did note that, you know, routine

1030
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:32,160
maintenance would have caught this

1031
00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:34,240
earlier. So, it kind of also is a

1032
00:38:34,240 --> 00:38:37,200
reminder like, you know, keep keep an

1033
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:38,640
eye on things before they before they

1034
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:40,000
get this bad. So, I'm sure that that

1035
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:43,119
will happen going forward, too.

1036
00:38:43,119 --> 00:38:45,359
I have no further comments. Uh thank you

1037
00:38:45,359 --> 00:38:47,359
for the presentation and bringing this

1038
00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:49,280
to our attention.

1039
00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,349
>> Also have no further comments. Um you

1040
00:38:51,349 --> 00:38:51,359
» Also have no further comments. Um you

1041
00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:52,960
know looking at the pictures, it's

1042
00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:54,880
definitely looks like something that um

1043
00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:56,880
needs to be repaired. So thank you for

1044
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,160
the information today.

1045
00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:00,069
>> Thank you.

1046
00:39:00,069 --> 00:39:00,079
» Thank you.

1047
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:01,829
>> Maybe now you have 51 projects you have

1048
00:39:01,829 --> 00:39:01,839
» Maybe now you have 51 projects you have

1049
00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:03,920
to take.

1050
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,310
>> Is there a motion? So, I move that city

1051
00:39:06,310 --> 00:39:06,320
» Is there a motion? So, I move that city

1052
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,640
council authorize the city manager to

1053
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,359
execute a purchase order authorizing

1054
00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:14,160
David Nice Builders to perform the

1055
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:16,640
repairs on the transportation center for

1056
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:21,430
the not to exceed price of $263,700.

1057
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:22,960
» Second.

1058
00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,069
>> Okay.

1059
00:39:24,069 --> 00:39:24,079
» Okay.

1060
00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:24,870
>> Miss Williams.

1061
00:39:24,870 --> 00:39:24,880
» Miss Williams.

1062
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,150
>> I miss Ramsey.

1063
00:39:26,150 --> 00:39:26,160
» I miss Ramsey.

1064
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:27,109
>> I Mayor Ponds.

1065
00:39:27,109 --> 00:39:27,119
» I Mayor Ponds.

1066
00:39:27,119 --> 00:39:27,430
>> Hi.

1067
00:39:27,430 --> 00:39:27,440
» Hi.

1068
00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:28,230
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1069
00:39:28,230 --> 00:39:28,240
» Vice Mayor Dent.

1070
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:29,349
>> I miss Kernair.

1071
00:39:29,349 --> 00:39:29,359
» I miss Kernair.

1072
00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:30,230
>> I

1073
00:39:30,230 --> 00:39:30,240
» I

1074
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:32,069
>> Okay. Item C under new business is

1075
00:39:32,069 --> 00:39:32,079
» Okay. Item C under new business is

1076
00:39:32,079 --> 00:39:33,599
consideration and action regarding

1077
00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:35,680
tourism promotion contingency funds

1078
00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:38,240
request from the uh Virginia Dossent

1079
00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:40,240
Exchange, the Virginia Black Film

1080
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:42,480
Festival, and the Muscarelli Museum of

1081
00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,800
Arts. Miss Gbala, welcome.

1082
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,870
>> Uh good afternoon uh and happy new year,

1083
00:39:46,870 --> 00:39:46,880
» Uh good afternoon uh and happy new year,

1084
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:49,440
Mayor Ponds, members of city council. Uh

1085
00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:51,200
today we'll be reviewing three tourism

1086
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:52,800
promotion contingency fund requests as

1087
00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:54,240
you just mentioned. Um they are from the

1088
00:39:54,240 --> 00:39:55,599
Virginia Dose Exchange, the Virginia

1089
00:39:55,599 --> 00:39:57,280
Black Film Festival, and the Muscarelli

1090
00:39:57,280 --> 00:40:00,480
Museum of Art. Uh, as a refresher, this

1091
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,800
program was adopted in 2015 and was

1092
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:03,920
designed to increase overnight

1093
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,400
visitation to the city by providing

1094
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:08,160
startup funding for new projects or

1095
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,079
funding to expand or enhance existing

1096
00:40:10,079 --> 00:40:12,320
projects. It is not designed to provide

1097
00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:13,920
year-over-year support for reoccurring

1098
00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,880
projects. Examples of funded uh projects

1099
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:19,200
include the Oxford com conference in

1100
00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,320
FY23, a feasibility study for an LPV in

1101
00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:27,200
FY24 and in FY25. There was a VA1 VA

1102
00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:29,680
250s a common cause to all conference, a

1103
00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,359
vendor payment processing system for

1104
00:40:31,359 --> 00:40:32,560
Williamsburg downtown and the

1105
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,040
Michelangelo exhibit at the Muscarelli.

1106
00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:37,119
Uh for this current fiscal year, the

1107
00:40:37,119 --> 00:40:40,079
TPCF budget is $150,000, none of which

1108
00:40:40,079 --> 00:40:44,160
has been expended so far.

1109
00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:46,160
The next slide shows you a snapshot of

1110
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,320
the program through a monetary lens um

1111
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:49,920
with over half a million dollars being

1112
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,480
awarded to date for each year. The teal

1113
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:54,720
bars show the program budget. The yellow

1114
00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:57,119
bars show the total funding requested

1115
00:40:57,119 --> 00:41:00,000
and the peach bars uh show the total uh

1116
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,240
awarded funds. You'll note that last

1117
00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:04,560
year was the first year since FY20 in

1118
00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:06,400
which all funds were expended indicating

1119
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:08,800
a gradual recovery after the early COVID

1120
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,160
years.

1121
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:12,720
Well, uh, today you'll be considering

1122
00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:15,359
three applications. The graph shows four

1123
00:41:15,359 --> 00:41:17,599
applicants for FY26.

1124
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:19,359
One additional application was submitted

1125
00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:20,800
after the deadline to be considered

1126
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,040
today, but uh, we were we were able to

1127
00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:28,790
include it in the data for this slide.

1128
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:30,960
The first request uh, for review comes

1129
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:33,040
from the Virginia Dose and Exchange.

1130
00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:35,440
They're requesting $8,610

1131
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:37,440
to support their conference taking place

1132
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:39,440
March 8th through 10th. This is a bi is

1133
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:41,359
a bianial conference that rotates its

1134
00:41:41,359 --> 00:41:43,119
location throughout the state. This

1135
00:41:43,119 --> 00:41:44,960
year's event is in the city and is being

1136
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:46,800
consider is being co-hosted by the art

1137
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,240
museums of cloning williamsburg and the

1138
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:50,960
muscarelli museum of art. Uh the first

1139
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,040
conference actually took place in 1990

1140
00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:55,119
at the muscarelli.

1141
00:41:55,119 --> 00:41:57,760
The event is expected to have 150 to 200

1142
00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:00,240
attendees. Williamsburg as the host city

1143
00:42:00,240 --> 00:42:02,640
has generated a lot of excitement and

1144
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:04,880
the conference planners are encouraging

1145
00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:06,400
attendees to bring their families to

1146
00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:09,040
experience the area while they're here.

1147
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:11,040
They are also placing a strong emphasis

1148
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,280
on the 250th commemoration and will

1149
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,760
feature two VA250 speakers. Other

1150
00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:17,280
partners include Virginia Tourism

1151
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:18,800
Corporation, Greater Williamsburg

1152
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,280
Chamber of Commerce. Uh

1153
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,440
the total budget for this conference is

1154
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,950
$31,065.

1155
00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:29,599
Once the application is submitted, um, a

1156
00:42:29,599 --> 00:42:31,119
staff committee meets to review the

1157
00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:33,359
request to make a recommendation. The

1158
00:42:33,359 --> 00:42:35,040
staff recommendation for the Virginia

1159
00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:37,680
Dose Exchange is to award full funding,

1160
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:42,550
um, of $8,610.

1161
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,160
The next request comes from the Virginia

1162
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,319
Black Film Festival. They are requesting

1163
00:42:46,319 --> 00:42:48,240
$50,000 to support the event, which is

1164
00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:50,480
taking place February 19th through 22nd

1165
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,240
at the Kimble Theater. This is the

1166
00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:54,319
festival's third year, but the first

1167
00:42:54,319 --> 00:42:56,240
year in Williamsburg. Previously, it was

1168
00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:58,480
held in Hampton. Um, and I will note

1169
00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:01,680
that the um event organizer prior to the

1170
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,640
Virginia Black Film Festival um spent 10

1171
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,000
years producing a film festival in

1172
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:09,200
Miami. So, he has uh experience.

1173
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,119
This year's theme for the Virginia Black

1174
00:43:11,119 --> 00:43:13,280
Film Festival is uh Black Excellence,

1175
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:14,960
past, present, and future in celebration

1176
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:16,640
of Black History Month. The festival

1177
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,640
includes 15 events over four days with

1178
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:21,040
an ant anticipated total attendance of

1179
00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:23,839
3600. The schedule features guest

1180
00:43:23,839 --> 00:43:25,599
speakers, screenings, celebrity guests,

1181
00:43:25,599 --> 00:43:28,000
including actor Keith David, who will be

1182
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:29,839
receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award,

1183
00:43:29,839 --> 00:43:31,839
and a Gala Award show, all designed to

1184
00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:33,920
put black filmmakers and entrepreneurs

1185
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:35,760
in the forefront and accessible to the

1186
00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:38,319
community and with each other. As with

1187
00:43:38,319 --> 00:43:39,920
the Virginia Do Exchange, there is also

1188
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:42,640
a focus on the 250th commemoration,

1189
00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:44,319
which will uh celebrate the essential

1190
00:43:44,319 --> 00:43:45,839
role African-Americans played in the

1191
00:43:45,839 --> 00:43:47,760
origin of this nation and the importance

1192
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:50,720
of telling those stories. The festival

1193
00:43:50,720 --> 00:43:52,480
is being presented in partnership with

1194
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:54,880
Visit Williamsburg and with a total um

1195
00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:59,920
budget for the event is uh $98,790.

1196
00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:02,160
Staff recommends funding in the amount

1197
00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:04,480
of $15,000 which is level with visit

1198
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:09,349
Williamsburg sponsorship.

1199
00:44:09,359 --> 00:44:11,119
And the final request for review comes

1200
00:44:11,119 --> 00:44:13,359
from the Muscarelli Museum. They are

1201
00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:15,359
asking for $84,350

1202
00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:18,160
in TPCF funding to support its abstract

1203
00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,319
expressionists, the women exhibition,

1204
00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:22,560
which opens later this month on January

1205
00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:26,000
23rd and runs through April 26th. The

1206
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:28,400
exhibit features nearly 50 works by 32

1207
00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:29,920
pioneering women artists from their

1208
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:31,839
Christian Levit collection and is

1209
00:44:31,839 --> 00:44:33,680
already garing garnering national

1210
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,680
attention as this is its East Coast

1211
00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:37,359
debut.

1212
00:44:37,359 --> 00:44:39,200
The funding request is specifically for

1213
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:40,640
marketing as outlined on the slide

1214
00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:42,560
before you and includes paid

1215
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:44,480
advertising, public media sponsor

1216
00:44:44,480 --> 00:44:46,079
sponsorships, and coverage in major

1217
00:44:46,079 --> 00:44:48,079
publications. Last fiscal year, the

1218
00:44:48,079 --> 00:44:51,200
Muskill received TP TPCF grant for the

1219
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:53,119
Michelangelo exhibit for just over

1220
00:44:53,119 --> 00:44:54,800
$95,000.

1221
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:56,560
The total budget for the abstract

1222
00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,640
expressionist exhibit is $262,895

1223
00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:03,520
and staff uh recommends awarding funding

1224
00:45:03,520 --> 00:45:05,760
in the amount of $25,000 which is the

1225
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:10,950
premier sponsorship level

1226
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:13,520
because these uh three because we have

1227
00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:15,520
three funding requests today. Um here's

1228
00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:18,000
a quick summary for your review. The

1229
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:20,560
yellow box on the right shows the FY26

1230
00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:22,400
budget, the total dollar amount

1231
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:24,000
requested today. Okay. So, it does not

1232
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,640
include that fourth application and the

1233
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:29,839
sum of the staff recommendations. As a

1234
00:45:29,839 --> 00:45:31,520
reminder, any unspent funds for the

1235
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:34,720
fiscal year do roll back into the TDF.

1236
00:45:34,720 --> 00:45:36,640
Um, thank you. And at this time, I'm

1237
00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:37,920
happy to answer any questions that you

1238
00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:40,319
may have. I know we have at least two

1239
00:45:40,319 --> 00:45:41,920
representatives. Oh, three. We have all

1240
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:44,560
three um applications represented today.

1241
00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:46,480
Um, so if you have any questions that I

1242
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:48,800
cannot answer, I'm happy to bring them

1243
00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:50,319
up.

1244
00:45:50,319 --> 00:45:52,230
>> Well, well, thank you, Miss Corbala. Uh

1245
00:45:52,230 --> 00:45:52,240
» Well, well, thank you, Miss Corbala. Uh

1246
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:54,800
just just as a reminder, you know,

1247
00:45:54,800 --> 00:45:57,760
number of years ago, council

1248
00:45:57,760 --> 00:45:59,520
um had the foresight to develop the

1249
00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:02,400
tourism contingency fund for this exact

1250
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:04,400
type of purpose. We wanted to create

1251
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:08,400
opportunities that would um assist

1252
00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,240
events come to Williamsburg to help

1253
00:46:10,240 --> 00:46:12,640
offer unique opportunities for

1254
00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:15,440
businesses to bring exhibits and and do

1255
00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:18,160
various shows and and ultimately in an

1256
00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:20,800
effort to drive overnight visitation,

1257
00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:24,160
you know, to help um help the hotels,

1258
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:25,839
help the restaurants and just spending

1259
00:46:25,839 --> 00:46:28,079
in Williamsburg. But as you can see from

1260
00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:30,079
these uh events and some of the ones

1261
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:32,400
that we've supported in the past, they

1262
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:34,640
are great cultural activities for our

1263
00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:36,720
residents to take place. And I I think

1264
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:38,800
back just to the Michelangelo exhibit

1265
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:42,319
that was here uh last year at the

1266
00:46:42,319 --> 00:46:44,480
Muskerelli. I think that was met with

1267
00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:46,560
with great fanfare and and I know lots

1268
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:48,079
of people here in the city were able to

1269
00:46:48,079 --> 00:46:51,280
take advantage of that. So um I I fully

1270
00:46:51,280 --> 00:46:53,040
support this and look forward to having

1271
00:46:53,040 --> 00:46:56,400
having these three events in town.

1272
00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:56,720
Mayor,

1273
00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:59,750
>> thank you, Miss Corbal. And I agree. Um,

1274
00:46:59,750 --> 00:46:59,760
» thank you, Miss Corbal. And I agree. Um,

1275
00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:01,839
all three of these events fit exactly

1276
00:47:01,839 --> 00:47:04,880
what council's intent was when this was

1277
00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:06,640
developed. And I really appreciate the

1278
00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:08,240
time that staff puts into reviewing

1279
00:47:08,240 --> 00:47:09,839
these recommendation, these

1280
00:47:09,839 --> 00:47:12,000
applications, and coming back with

1281
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:14,160
recommendations to council and look

1282
00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:15,920
forward to all three of these events and

1283
00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:17,839
and the people that they can attract to

1284
00:47:17,839 --> 00:47:20,480
Williamsburg.

1285
00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:22,790
>> Yes. Thank you. Uh, this is, you know,

1286
00:47:22,790 --> 00:47:22,800
» Yes. Thank you. Uh, this is, you know,

1287
00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:25,440
all wonderful. Yes. And thank you to you

1288
00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:27,520
and your and your team for everything

1289
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,520
you've done. I did have a couple of

1290
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:30,560
questions. You said there's one

1291
00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:32,560
additional application that's still is

1292
00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:35,040
that in the the review stage, your all's

1293
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:36,319
review stage right now?

1294
00:47:36,319 --> 00:47:38,390
>> Yes, it will be disseminated to the

1295
00:47:38,390 --> 00:47:38,400
» Yes, it will be disseminated to the

1296
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:39,680
staff committee and then we'll meet pri

1297
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:41,280
and hopefully it'll be going before city

1298
00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:42,480
council at the February.

1299
00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:45,030
>> Okay. And then is it possible that even

1300
00:47:45,030 --> 00:47:45,040
» Okay. And then is it possible that even

1301
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:46,960
more applications will come? Is there a

1302
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:49,119
hard deadline or is it a rolling

1303
00:47:49,119 --> 00:47:50,560
application? as long as they meet the

1304
00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:52,400
deadlines. I guess the final deadline

1305
00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:56,720
would be late May to meet the June um

1306
00:47:56,720 --> 00:47:58,960
city council meeting. But um but yes, as

1307
00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:00,960
long as there is funding there, then

1308
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:02,160
anybody can apply.

1309
00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:03,910
>> Great. Yeah. So that's that's good to

1310
00:48:03,910 --> 00:48:03,920
» Great. Yeah. So that's that's good to

1311
00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:05,520
know that you know these three that

1312
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:07,440
we're considering right now that that

1313
00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:09,119
means there could be more events that we

1314
00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:11,280
learn about that apply uh going forward

1315
00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:13,680
before the end of the end of the fiscal

1316
00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:15,839
year. So um that's exciting to think

1317
00:48:15,839 --> 00:48:18,079
about as well. and I definitely think

1318
00:48:18,079 --> 00:48:19,920
that what we have been presented with

1319
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:23,119
today are all excellent um to know that

1320
00:48:23,119 --> 00:48:24,559
they're coming to town and happy to

1321
00:48:24,559 --> 00:48:26,880
support them in this way.

1322
00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:29,510
>> Thank you for the presentation. I too am

1323
00:48:29,510 --> 00:48:29,520
» Thank you for the presentation. I too am

1324
00:48:29,520 --> 00:48:32,160
pleased to support all of these. I think

1325
00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,480
that the contingency fund, as the mayor

1326
00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:38,720
has said, has really done its intent. uh

1327
00:48:38,720 --> 00:48:42,720
not only has it brought different um

1328
00:48:42,720 --> 00:48:44,960
events and helped us sponsor different

1329
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:46,800
events, but they've all been very

1330
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:48,880
diverse throughout the years. And I

1331
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:51,839
think this is um evident for this year,

1332
00:48:51,839 --> 00:48:54,079
too. I think one thing we do want to

1333
00:48:54,079 --> 00:48:58,079
keep in in mind is with 2026 being the

1334
00:48:58,079 --> 00:49:01,040
250th, there might be some surprise

1335
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:03,200
applications towards the end of the

1336
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:05,760
fiscal year. And so I think it's helpful

1337
00:49:05,760 --> 00:49:09,839
to have some funding left in the fund uh

1338
00:49:09,839 --> 00:49:12,480
for for anything that might come up. I

1339
00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:14,880
also really appreciate the collaboration

1340
00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:16,960
with other partners, particularly Visit

1341
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:20,079
Williamsburg, who's uh partnering on two

1342
00:49:20,079 --> 00:49:23,839
of these, and I appreciate the staff's

1343
00:49:23,839 --> 00:49:26,000
uh review and the way that you've

1344
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:28,240
approached these and and brought your

1345
00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:30,960
results and recommendations to council.

1346
00:49:30,960 --> 00:49:33,040
Thank you.

1347
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:34,800
Thank you for the presentation and I'm

1348
00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:36,880
pleased to support all three projects as

1349
00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:39,359
well, especially when we think about um

1350
00:49:39,359 --> 00:49:42,079
fostering overnight visitation and um

1351
00:49:42,079 --> 00:49:44,079
bringing in different conferences,

1352
00:49:44,079 --> 00:49:46,240
events, and festivals to Williamsburg as

1353
00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:48,559
well. So, thank you to you and your team

1354
00:49:48,559 --> 00:49:51,200
um and your recommendations.

1355
00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:53,190
>> Your motion. So, I move that city

1356
00:49:53,190 --> 00:49:53,200
» Your motion. So, I move that city

1357
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:55,680
council award tourism promotion

1358
00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:58,559
contingency fund grants to the Virginia

1359
00:49:58,559 --> 00:50:00,720
Dose and Exchange in the amount of

1360
00:50:00,720 --> 00:50:02,880
$8,610,

1361
00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:05,119
the Virginia Black Film Festival in the

1362
00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:07,760
amount of $15,000 at the director

1363
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:10,160
sponsorship level, and the Muscarelli

1364
00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:13,040
Museum of Art in the amount of $25,000

1365
00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:15,760
at the premier sponsor sponsorship

1366
00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:16,880
level.

1367
00:50:16,880 --> 00:50:18,230
>> Second,

1368
00:50:18,230 --> 00:50:18,240
» Second,

1369
00:50:18,240 --> 00:50:19,589
>> MC, would you call the RO?

1370
00:50:19,589 --> 00:50:19,599
» MC, would you call the RO?

1371
00:50:19,599 --> 00:50:20,390
>> Miss Williams.

1372
00:50:20,390 --> 00:50:20,400
» Miss Williams.

1373
00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:21,910
>> I miss Ramsey. Hi,

1374
00:50:21,910 --> 00:50:21,920
» I miss Ramsey. Hi,

1375
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:22,549
>> Mayor Ponds.

1376
00:50:22,549 --> 00:50:22,559
» Mayor Ponds.

1377
00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:22,870
>> Hi,

1378
00:50:22,870 --> 00:50:22,880
» Hi,

1379
00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:23,670
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1380
00:50:23,670 --> 00:50:23,680
» Vice Mayor Dent.

1381
00:50:23,680 --> 00:50:24,069
>> Hi, Mr.

1382
00:50:24,069 --> 00:50:24,079
» Hi, Mr.

1383
00:50:24,079 --> 00:50:25,750
>> Kier. I

1384
00:50:25,750 --> 00:50:25,760
» Kier. I

1385
00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:28,870
>> thank you. Uh, takes us to item 10,

1386
00:50:28,870 --> 00:50:28,880
» thank you. Uh, takes us to item 10,

1387
00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:30,319
which is close session. And I believe we

1388
00:50:30,319 --> 00:50:31,359
have close session today.

1389
00:50:31,359 --> 00:50:34,069
>> We do. I move to go into close session

1390
00:50:34,069 --> 00:50:34,079
» We do. I move to go into close session

1391
00:50:34,079 --> 00:50:36,800
pursuant to section 2.2-3711

1392
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:38,400
of the Code of Virginia for the purpose

1393
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:40,640
of discussing one legal matter per

1394
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:42,480
subparagraph 8 for the purpose of

1395
00:50:42,480 --> 00:50:45,119
consultation on specific legal matters

1396
00:50:45,119 --> 00:50:47,119
requiring the provision of legal advice

1397
00:50:47,119 --> 00:50:50,640
by council concerning ARB guidelines.

1398
00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:52,079
Second.

1399
00:50:52,079 --> 00:50:52,710
>> Okay.

1400
00:50:52,710 --> 00:50:52,720
» Okay.

1401
00:50:52,720 --> 00:50:53,589
>> Miss Williams.

1402
00:50:53,589 --> 00:50:53,599
» Miss Williams.

1403
00:50:53,599 --> 00:50:53,910
>> I,

1404
00:50:53,910 --> 00:50:53,920
» I,

1405
00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:55,030
>> Miss Ramsey. Hi,

1406
00:50:55,030 --> 00:50:55,040
» Miss Ramsey. Hi,

1407
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:55,990
>> Mayor Pon. Hi,

1408
00:50:55,990 --> 00:50:56,000
» Mayor Pon. Hi,

1409
00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:57,190
>> Vice Mayor Dent. Hi,

1410
00:50:57,190 --> 00:50:57,200
» Vice Mayor Dent. Hi,

1411
00:50:57,200 --> 00:50:58,630
>> Miss Kernair. I

1412
00:50:58,630 --> 00:50:58,640
» Miss Kernair. I

1413
00:50:58,640 --> 00:51:00,710
>> Okay, we will go into close session and

1414
00:51:00,710 --> 00:51:00,720
» Okay, we will go into close session and

1415
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:04,319
reconvene thereafter and

1416
00:51:04,319 --> 02:24:59,750
go from there. Thank you.

1417
02:24:59,760 --> 02:25:00,560
Miss McCay,

1418
02:25:00,560 --> 02:25:01,349
>> Miss Williams,

1419
02:25:01,349 --> 02:25:01,359
» Miss Williams,

1420
02:25:01,359 --> 02:25:01,670
>> I.

1421
02:25:01,670 --> 02:25:01,680
» I.

1422
02:25:01,680 --> 02:25:02,389
>> Miss Ramsey,

1423
02:25:02,389 --> 02:25:02,399
» Miss Ramsey,

1424
02:25:02,399 --> 02:25:02,710
>> hi.

1425
02:25:02,710 --> 02:25:02,720
» hi.

1426
02:25:02,720 --> 02:25:03,349
>> Mayor Ponds.

1427
02:25:03,349 --> 02:25:03,359
» Mayor Ponds.

1428
02:25:03,359 --> 02:25:03,670
>> Hi.

1429
02:25:03,670 --> 02:25:03,680
» Hi.

1430
02:25:03,680 --> 02:25:04,389
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1431
02:25:04,389 --> 02:25:04,399
» Vice Mayor Dent.

1432
02:25:04,399 --> 02:25:04,710
>> Hi.

1433
02:25:04,710 --> 02:25:04,720
» Hi.

1434
02:25:04,720 --> 02:25:05,590
>> Miss Kerner.

1435
02:25:05,590 --> 02:25:05,600
» Miss Kerner.

1436
02:25:05,600 --> 02:25:06,150
>> I.

1437
02:25:06,150 --> 02:25:06,160
» I.

1438
02:25:06,160 --> 02:25:07,910
>> Okay. Nothing else. Is there a motion to

1439
02:25:07,910 --> 02:25:07,920
» Okay. Nothing else. Is there a motion to

1440
02:25:07,920 --> 02:25:08,319
adjurnn?

1441
02:25:08,319 --> 02:25:11,110
>> I move that we adjourn.

1442
02:25:11,110 --> 02:25:11,120
» I move that we adjourn.

1443
02:25:11,120 --> 02:25:13,349
>> Second.

1444
02:25:13,349 --> 02:25:13,359
» Second.

1445
02:25:13,359 --> 02:25:14,150
>> M. Pay.

1446
02:25:14,150 --> 02:25:14,160
» M. Pay.

1447
02:25:14,160 --> 02:25:14,950
>> Miss. Williams.

1448
02:25:14,950 --> 02:25:14,960
» Miss. Williams.

1449
02:25:14,960 --> 02:25:15,270
>> I.

1450
02:25:15,270 --> 02:25:15,280
» I.

1451
02:25:15,280 --> 02:25:15,990
>> Miss. Ramsey.

1452
02:25:15,990 --> 02:25:16,000
» Miss. Ramsey.

1453
02:25:16,000 --> 02:25:16,389
>> Hi.

1454
02:25:16,389 --> 02:25:16,399
» Hi.

1455
02:25:16,399 --> 02:25:16,870
>> Mayor Pond.

1456
02:25:16,870 --> 02:25:16,880
» Mayor Pond.

1457
02:25:16,880 --> 02:25:17,190
>> Hi.

1458
02:25:17,190 --> 02:25:17,200
» Hi.

1459
02:25:17,200 --> 02:25:17,990
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1460
02:25:17,990 --> 02:25:18,000
» Vice Mayor Dent.

1461
02:25:18,000 --> 02:25:18,230
>> Hi.

1462
02:25:18,230 --> 02:25:18,240
» Hi.

1463
02:25:18,240 --> 02:25:20,070
>> M. Kier. I

1464
02:25:20,070 --> 02:25:20,080
» M. Kier. I

1465
02:25:20,080 --> 02:25:24,439
>> we are journ. Thank you all.