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Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the

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Williamsburg City Council meeting of

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Thursday, August the 13th. Miss McCay,

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would you call the role please?

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>> Williams here.

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>> Miss Ramsey

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>> here.

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>> Mayor Ponds

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>> here.

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>> Vice Mayor Den

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>> here.

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>> All right. That leads us to matters of

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special privilege. The first is the

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consideration and action of a remote

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participation request from city council

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member Stacy Kernier for the August

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13th, 2026

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uh city council business meeting. Is

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there a motion?

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>> Yes. I move that city council approve a

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remote participation request from

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council member Stacy Kernier for the

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August 13, 2026 city council business

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meeting.

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>> Second.

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Little reluctant there. Miss McCay,

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would you call the role, please?

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>> Miss Williams, I.

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>> Miss Ramsey,

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>> I.

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>> Mayor Ponds. I.

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>> Vice Mayor Dent.

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>> Okay. Welcome, Mr. Kernair. Leads us now

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uh item four on the agenda, city council

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minutes. We have before us the minutes

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of July 9th uh for uh city council

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meetings, two sets there, and then a

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work sessions and

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on July 6th. Um, but have any changes,

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corrections? Is there a motion to

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approve?

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>> I move to approve all of the minutes as

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presented.

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>> Second. Okay. M.

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>> Mccay.

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>> Miss Williams.

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>> I, Miss Ramsey.

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>> I,

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>> Mayor Ponds.

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>> I,

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>> Vice Mayor Dent.

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>> I,

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>> Miss Kernier.

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>> Thank you. Let me not forget. [laughter]

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Um, leads us now to public hearings. And

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first item A is consideration and action

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regarding PCR number 26-00007

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proposing a special use permit for the

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continued use of two existing temporary

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learning cottages at Matthew School 3012

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Scotland Street. Mr. Wayong, welcome.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and good afternoon

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to city council. Today I'll be

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presenting PCR case 26-007.

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This is a special use permit application

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that we received from the Williamsburg

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James City County Public School System

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for the continued use of the two

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existing temporary learning cottages

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that are currently located at Matthew

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Whley Elementary School. Um, both these

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cottages are used to provide flexible

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classroom space for the needs of the

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school under the current special use

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permit. The use has expired as of July

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31st, 2026.

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And the school has requested that this

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use be continued until July 31st, 2030

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with no changes to the existing

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structures or the use on site. Just to

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give some very brief background here, of

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course, Matthew Whley's been a

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neighborhood school that served um

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citizens of Williamsburg for

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generations. As you can see on this map,

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the existing cottages are located behind

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the school. They are set back from the

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street frontage and are substantially

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screened by the structure as well as

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existing landscaping. And the continued

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use of these cottages does not require

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any new exterior construction or

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alterations to the campus.

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Uh thanks to Mr. Fzone for providing

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these pictures of the existing learning

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cottages. Um as you can see, they're of

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a higher quality design than you might

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see in the county because of our ARB

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review design guidelines.

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And like any special use permit, staff

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reviewed this against the six criteria

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within the zoning ordinance. And we

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found that these learning cottages do

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align with the comprehensive plan, the

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intent of the zoning district, and they

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harmonize with neighborhood character.

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does not put a strain on public services

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and does not detract from significant

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features or cause issues with design,

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site, and landscaping.

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Um, one thing I do want to note is that

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staff does recommend approval, but we do

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so subject to one condition that the

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continued use of the two existing

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cottages be permitted until July 31st,

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2030 with no changes to the layout or

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the structure. One of the interesting

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planning commission and a point of

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discussion was about the redistricting

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that's going to occur and what the

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impact could be and my understanding is

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the goal is to bring down um the

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enrollment at Matthew Wh. And so the

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question was well what if uh what if

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somebody the school system wanted to

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change the use of the cottages how would

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that process work? So under this

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condition if city council approves it um

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should the school system want to change

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the use of the cottages they would have

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to come back to city council to have an

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amendment to the special use permit. So

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in other words they would not be allowed

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to do anything other than what they've

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been using the structures for. So at the

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planning commission uh they voted six to

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zero to recommend approval to city

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council of this proposal subject to that

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proposed condition and Mr. Val Fzone

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sorry Jim uh is here with us and can

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answer questions and I'm happy to answer

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any questions you may have as well.

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>> Thank you Mr. Weissong the um with I

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mean clearly if this if the students

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need this just my question is does does

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the school division have any challenges

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with the amendment to the proposition

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they've raised no concerns. Any other

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with that I will open the public hearing

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forward um please do so speak to this

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hearing and I'll come back for uh some

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consideration. And first I'll just say,

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you know, if if if the demand requires

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learning cottages to remain and you

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to make sure that we have um

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suitable learning environment for our

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kids and classrooms. And while it may

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not be the best, you know, I

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all know I always feel that being in the

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school is better than being out in a in

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a cottage for any number of reasons.

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it's appropriate and I appreciate the discussion about the redistricting

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and what that may imply for these

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buildings. So, um, with the conditions

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set, I'm perfectly comfortable with

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this, Mr. Vice Mayor.

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at or actually over capacity. Hopefully

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the redistricting will solve some of

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those issues at least maybe not

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immediately but at least in future years

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um where we can eliminate not just for

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Matthew why but hopefully I agree with

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the mayor I would like to see all the

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kids in a classroom in the building but

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at some point hopefully we'll be in a

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position to not need the

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trailers. So I'm I fully support

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is I just hope that through the

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redistricing process hopefully in the

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future we will need these cottages but

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until that day comes I think that you

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know it's obvious that these are

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necessary so I support this

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>> I support it also for the reasons

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already um mentioned

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already been said hopefully we can find

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a way in the future where all the

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students can be in the same building but

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really you know I remember the first

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cottages. I mean, it's really amazing to

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see how they have created a really a

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learning space that does still feel

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inviting at them. So, definitely ready

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>> All right. Would somebody like to make a

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motion? So, I move to approve PCR26-007,

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a special use permit authorizing the

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continued use of the two existing

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learning cottages at Matthew Well

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Elementary School, 301 Scotland Street,

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with a condition that no changes to the

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existing layout or structures be made

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for for the um and this special use

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permit would be in existence for a

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period of four years expiring July 31,

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>> Mayor Ponds.

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>> Vice Mayor Dent.

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>> Miss Kier.

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>> Okay. leads us now to item B, which is

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consideration and action regarding PCR

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number 25-025

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proposing a special use permit for a

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walk-in freezer, storage shed, and

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basketball court at Berkeley Middle

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School at 11 uh 1118 Ironbound Road. Mr.

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>> Yes, sir. Well, hello again. Um, I'll be

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presenting PCR case 25-025.

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This is a special use permit application

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that was submitted by the school system

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to authorize a walk-in freezer, storage

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shed, and a basketball court at Berkeley

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Middle School. Um, just to give a little

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bit of background, Berkeley Middle

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school that has served the surrounding

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community for many years. These proposed

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improvements would be set back from the

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street frontage and screened from the

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surrounding properties by the main

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school building as well as existing

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landscaping and will not be visible from

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the rightway. I did my best to blow up

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the map here so that it's visible, but

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as you can see, the walk-in freezer will

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be on the northern part of the property

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adjacent to the main school building and

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the storage shed and the basketball

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court are cited to the southeast of the

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building away from the street frontage.

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No, no new, excuse me, roadway or major

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infrastructure improvements are required

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to accommodate this proposal. Um, here

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on the right, you can see an example of

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a walk-in freezer. This is at Teno

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Middle School. I believe this is about

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eight years old, but this is essentially

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what the product will look like on site.

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And then on the left, you can see just a

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zoomed in picture of the proposed shed

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and the basketball court. Um, similar to

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our previous application, we reviewed

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this against the six criteria within the

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zoning ordinance and staff found that

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this furthers the mission of the school

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and aligns with all six of those

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criteria. So, planning staff uh does

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recommend that city council approve this

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application and the planning commission

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at the regular meeting in July also

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recommended unanimously approval of this

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application by a vote of six to zero

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with one member absent. I'm happy to

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answer any questions you may have and

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Mr. Valzone I believe is still here. So,

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thank you.

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>> Uh do have a question. What do you know

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what conditions changed at the school

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that required them to put the freezer

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outside? Did

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>> did the indoor freezer go bad and there

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and are they creating more space inside

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and just need to put it outside?

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>> It's a good question. I'd have to defer

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to Mr. Felzone to answer that

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specifically.

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» Welcome sir.

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>> Thank you very much for having me today.

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So um we have seen an increase in the

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number of meals that we serve um through some federally mandated

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programs. uh the community eligibility

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program in particular. We provide more

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meals, breakfast, free lunches, and

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breakfasts to most of the kids. That's

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that requires more storage space in the

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schools. We were already looking to

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replace the walk-in coolers and freezers

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um at Berkeley just as part of our

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regular capital improvement plan

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process, but because of the increased

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need for for cold storage space, we we

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already put a larger walk-in cooler in

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place that have occupied both the cooler

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and the freezer. Senator Freezer needs

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to go outside.

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>> Okay, good. Thank you, sir. I appreciate

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you coming forward. Any questions for

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him while he's there?

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>> Just on the basketball court. So,

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there's there has not been a basketball

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court there in the past.

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>> That's correct. It's just an a pave to

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play space for the kids. It's something

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actually was initiative that the

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previous principal initiated with uh

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with the PTA and fundraising.

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>> Okay. Thank you.

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>> Questions?

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>> No questions?

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>> Thank you, sir.

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>> Okay. Thank you.

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>> Any questions for Mr. Weiss?

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>> No.

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>> Okay. With that, I'll open the public

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hearing. And if anybody would like to

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come forward to speak to this matter,

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please come forward.

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Okay. Seeing none, I'll close the public

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hearing and come back for uh

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conversation and and discussion. You

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know, I think the the answer to the

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question about the freezer really, you

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know, solidifies to me that this is a

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purposeful and needed addition to the

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school. And so I I certainly support

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this. you know, having the recreation

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space, the basketball court makes sense

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and, you know, a storage shed to to

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accommodate uh those items, you know,

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for use makes sense. So,

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>> yeah, I agree. And they and as pointed

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out by Mr. Weissong, they're all

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shielded from public view with um the

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size of the space they have there at the

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school. So, I fully support this as

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well.

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>> Okay, Miss Current Sheer.

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>> Yes, I agree. No further comment.

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>> And I agree. I'm just glad that the

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space was there to accommodate it in

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[clears throat] such a way that it

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wouldn't be visible. So glad to support

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it.

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>> Miss Williams,

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>> also glad to support it and I think it's

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great um that we're um constructing a

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basketball court there as well. So happy

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to support.

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>> Excellent. Somebody like to make a

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motion. So, I move that city council

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approve PCR25-025,

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a special use permit authorizing a

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walk-in freezer, a storage shed, and a

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basketball court at Berkeley Middle

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School.

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>> Second. Thank you, Miss McCay.

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>> Miss Williams,

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>> I miss Ramsey.

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>> Hi, Mayor.

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>> Ps. I may deni.

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>> Miss Kerner.

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>> Hi.

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>> Thank you. Uh, leads us now to uh

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reports and our financial monthly uh

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monthly financial statement. Miss

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Damron.

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» Good afternoon and welcome.

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>> Well, good afternoon, Mayor and members

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of city council. Um,

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make sure I go the right way here.

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We're going to take we're still

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basically in FY26 primarily. A lot of

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the revenues that we like to tag and

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talk about have either a one month or

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two month delay. and the other revenues

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in the general fund really aren't active

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in July. And again, um although we have

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a month worth of July expenditures,

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there are no outliers there to be

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discussed. But it we do have good news

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looking still in FY26.

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Um the first thing I want to look at is

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the sales tax. And you'll see that

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compared um to the activity for May uh

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to last year, we see a 4.3% increase.

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We're currently at 94% of budget. We

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have another month of revenue, the

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activity for June coming in. Um, and the

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average increase is about 4%. Now, I do

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want to point out that for May alone, we

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saw 8.7%

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increase when comparing to May of uh of

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2025.

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But if if the next month was ahead of of

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uh last June's activity by 4%, we come

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in over a budget about 3% which equates

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to close to $200,000.

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And then looking at our room and meals

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tax before we do any rate adjustment, we

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see that we have a a 24.6%

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increase compared to last year. Um

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and when we rate adjust for just uh the

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month of June's activity, we see that we

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had 11.4%

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increase and the year-to-ate rate

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adjusted increase is 7.6%.

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We are atund6%

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of the budget. So we came in uh over a

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budget um by about $275,000

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at this point. And you, if you'll

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remember the last few months that I

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talked about meals, I was really

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concerned that we were going to come in

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under budget by uh about the same amount

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that Rune was over budget. But as it

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turns out, uh before we rate adjust, we

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see a 14.5%

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increase. The rate adjusted increase for

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the month of June is 10.9%

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and the year-to- date rate adjusted

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comes out to 1.7%.

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So, while we didn't quite make budget,

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we were at 99.7%

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and basically about $31,000 under

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budget. So, far far better um than my

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earlier fears.

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And then looking at the tourism taxes,

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the $2 lodging tax is at 12.8%

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increase uh compared to FY25.

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We're at 93%

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of the of the budget. So basically about

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$86,000

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under budget or 7% and and and there are

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a few delinquencies in here. But I also

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think it is great to see that we do have

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an increase even though we're under

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budget compared to last year and I think

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maybe we were a little aggressive on

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that budget. Um and then looking at the

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half percent sales tax again we have

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another month to to collect. We're

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seeing a 6.2% 2% is of the May activity

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increase compared to last year. We're at

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96% of budget. And again, if if we saw

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um that the funds for June activity came

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in uh at the average increase, uh we'd

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probably be finishing the year uh over

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last year's uh or over the budget by

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about five and a half%. Um so again, I

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think that's great news. Um

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and then that ends um my formal

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comments. Uh we continue to be acrewing

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both revenue and expenditures back to

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FY26.

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Uh we still have some of our yearend

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entries to make. Uh but we'll look

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forward to bringing you um final data uh

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between now and and year end. Happy to

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entertain any questions though. Uh I

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don't have any questions, but I said,

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you know, it's always good to that our

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revenue exceeds uh budget. And so we've

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done that. Um and and I suspect with

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June's when June's numbers fully come

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in, we'll see that trend continue. And

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then through July, of course, as a busy

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month. Um

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anything in the expense side that you're

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got your eye on?

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>> Well, it's a little early yet. I think

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I've mentioned before, we know we had

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some overages. We had some um vehicles

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that had to be repaired, particularly

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some fire trucks. At this point, I I

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believe that we have um you know, enough

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budget to cover that. Uh but as I said,

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we'll at the end of this month, uh we

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will have acred all the expenditures and

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unless something large that we don't

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foresee comes in after the fact that's

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material enough, we have to record it.

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And so we'll have a better idea then. So

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if you'll allow me to update you in

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September, that would be uh optimal.

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>> Absolutely. Large like a sewer repair.

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Sewer large like a a sewer line repair

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that we on the agenda.

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>> Okay. Any questions, Mr. Vice Mayor?

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>> Yeah. Just one, Miss Dan, when you you mentioned vehicle repairs, and I

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know we've talked about this in the

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past. Was there a a significant

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shortfall that you know of now with with

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the rising cost of fuel?

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>> Um [snorts] I mean there there are some

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places that were over um in that but

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nowhere that I'm seeing that we don't

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have savings other other places at this

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point that we would be able to cover any overages and should you know be

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within our legal budget. It looks like

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even though I uh we didn't have a side

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on the bole, but if we uh remember

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that's coming in under budget, but at

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this point I think we'll be able to

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cover that with other places that were

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coming in over. So at at this point, I

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don't see us adding a lot to fund

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balance. Um the only thing that we may

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if we pull from it all may be, you know,

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we we uh authorized some funds for the

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schooling to come out of our reserves.

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Um,

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but other than that, I'm I'm not at this

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point seeing anything, but certainly

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should be in better uh situation to uh

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give you an update in September. And

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even then, we may still be recording

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some injuries because we have uh if you

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recall the leases and sabitas and they

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00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:30,159
have an impact and until we got all that

550
00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:33,039
data in um

551
00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:34,640
uh but typically they're not huge

552
00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,039
impacts. I think in September I have a

553
00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:39,200
much better feel for sure, but I'm not

554
00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,600
seeing any anything at this moment.

555
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:42,960
>> Okay. Thank you.

556
00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,679
>> Thank you, Mrs. Karen. Any questions?

557
00:22:45,679 --> 00:22:47,840
>> No. Thank you.

558
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,520
>> None for me. Thank you,

559
00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:50,640
>> Williams. Anything?

560
00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,159
>> Well, thank you for the information. I

561
00:22:52,159 --> 00:22:54,320
did have one question looking again at

562
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,440
the um rooms tax. Just out of curiosity,

563
00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,679
what are some of the drivers? Um it

564
00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:02,960
looks like it came in 106% of budget.

565
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,280
So, just kind of wondering um why that

566
00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:05,760
is.

567
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,679
>> Well, on our on our room tax again,

568
00:23:07,679 --> 00:23:09,840
there are some delinquencies mixed up in

569
00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,200
that. Uh but I still think um even with

570
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,880
that uh that we're seeing, particularly

571
00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:20,000
um toward the end of the year, some

572
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,600
uptick in rooms. Um, and I think we're

573
00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,760
doing well with the $2 lodging, but

574
00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,360
there are a lot of factors that come

575
00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:30,880
into that in terms of what are the um,

576
00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,520
you know, rates and terms of the room

577
00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,720
nights because that is a charge. And

578
00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,320
actually, um, earlier, not not census

579
00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,000
report, but last month, I was trying to

580
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,600
get in touch with um, visit Williamsburg

581
00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,000
and just what a naval with vacations to

582
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,360
do that. So I think there's some

583
00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:51,200
opportunities there to get some of their

584
00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,840
data that will help us analyze that even

585
00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:55,520
better. And so hopefully we'll be able

586
00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,159
to make that connection in the in the

587
00:23:58,159 --> 00:24:00,080
next couple of months certainly before

588
00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,960
we're ready to finalize the year

589
00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:04,480
>> and and just because I have some

590
00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,000
information. So occupancy is has hasn't

591
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:12,080
grown as much as re u revenue per room.

592
00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,159
Um and so we have seen growth in our in

593
00:24:14,159 --> 00:24:21,029
our average daily rates. So that's been driving a lot of that.

594
00:24:21,039 --> 00:24:23,760
Thank you, Miss Damry.

595
00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,840
>> Okay, takes us now to monthly

596
00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,440
departmental operating reports. And

597
00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,520
today we have uh Miss Griffin, who's

598
00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,520
going to give us an update on our

599
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,919
comprehensive plan process.

600
00:24:33,919 --> 00:24:36,080
>> I am. Good afternoon, Mayor Ponds and

601
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,559
members of city council. I am really

602
00:24:38,559 --> 00:24:40,559
pleased to present the first in a series

603
00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:42,880
of briefings on the progress being made

604
00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,120
to update the comprehensive plan. Um,

605
00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:46,799
back in May, you authorized the city

606
00:24:46,799 --> 00:24:48,880
manager to execute a contract with our

607
00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,080
consultant WRT. And in early June, that

608
00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,240
contract was signed. And since that

609
00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,039
time, staff and WRT have really been

610
00:24:57,039 --> 00:24:59,360
working to set a foundation or to lay a

611
00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:01,120
foundation for the work that's going to

612
00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:02,960
be moving forward over the next 18

613
00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,520
months. So, my purpose here is today is

614
00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,679
to give you a briefing on what we've

615
00:25:07,679 --> 00:25:09,919
been doing and also what can you what

616
00:25:09,919 --> 00:25:11,840
you can expect over the next four

617
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,000
months. Um specifically we've been

618
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,720
working on our project management plan

619
00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,279
building a brand and also collecting

620
00:25:19,279 --> 00:25:21,360
data and the development of an

621
00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:23,840
engagement strategy. So I wanted to talk

622
00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,000
first about the building of a brand and

623
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,559
why this is important. WRT has been

624
00:25:28,559 --> 00:25:31,440
leading this charge and on July 20th we

625
00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,320
held a branding workshop with our some

626
00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,919
people from our IT team, our

627
00:25:35,919 --> 00:25:38,320
communications and planning staff really

628
00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,400
to set a vision for what we would like

629
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,880
the planning brand um to look like and

630
00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,960
this is the brand that will really give

631
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,080
people a unifying um vision of the

632
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,000
planning elements moving forward over

633
00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,799
the next 18 months. We also um feel that

634
00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:54,960
it would give people understanding of

635
00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,600
the planned initiatives. Um we know that

636
00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,200
we have a lot of things coming out of

637
00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,520
the city. We have zoning talks coming

638
00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:03,600
forward. We have a lot of other um

639
00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,440
conversations that we're having. We want

640
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,520
people to be clearly able to understand

641
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,240
and to see and distinguish the um

642
00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,880
comprehensive plan process um with

643
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,039
others.

644
00:26:15,039 --> 00:26:16,480
The next thing that we're doing and

645
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,240
laying a foundation for is a digital

646
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,159
home for a community engagement. And I

647
00:26:20,159 --> 00:26:22,240
talked about this back in May, but this

648
00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,400
is a platform called um the software is

649
00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,720
called public input. And this is where

650
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,880
people if you cannot make a meeting or

651
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,240
if you just want to know what's going

652
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,760
on, if you want to see event, what

653
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,520
events are taking place with the

654
00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,600
comprehensive plan, you'll be able to go

655
00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,600
online and engage with this public

656
00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,159
platform. Um we we now have some

657
00:26:40,159 --> 00:26:42,240
elements of that platform available on

658
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,400
our on our website. Now, if you go in,

659
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,720
you can give us your information. And in

660
00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,480
doing that, when we launch the

661
00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,720
comprehensive plan process officially in

662
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,799
September, you'll receive updates from

663
00:26:52,799 --> 00:26:55,679
us. But this particular page will be

664
00:26:55,679 --> 00:26:58,000
fully launched on September the 26.

665
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,720
It'll have events, it'll have questions

666
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,240
um when we have meetings. If you can't

667
00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,000
make the meeting, you'll be able to go

668
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,159
on engage in that way and to provide

669
00:27:06,159 --> 00:27:08,480
your comments.

670
00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,200
And then September the 24th through the

671
00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,000
26th, the consulted team will be in

672
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,880
Williamsburg and they're going to we'll

673
00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:18,640
take them on a series of tours

674
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,960
throughout the city. They'll publicly um

675
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,200
meet with city leadership. We'll also

676
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,320
have some staff engagement and um we'll

677
00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,200
launch officially the comprehensive plan

678
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,600
update process.

679
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,520
The launch will officially take place on

680
00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,320
September 26. That is a Saturday. There

681
00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,559
are a lot of things going on on that

682
00:27:38,559 --> 00:27:41,840
Saturday and our face will be um there

683
00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,960
on all of those places. Um we're excited

684
00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:46,559
about this. This will be the first time

685
00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:48,240
that people will be able to see the

686
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:49,840
brand that we come up with for the

687
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,640
comprehensive plan and it'll also be the

688
00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,559
first time that um they'll be able to

689
00:27:54,559 --> 00:27:57,039
pick up an application to be a part of

690
00:27:57,039 --> 00:27:59,360
what we're calling the community plan

691
00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:01,919
update committee.

692
00:28:01,919 --> 00:28:03,520
This particular committee, we're not

693
00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,120
calling it a steering committee because

694
00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:06,960
it's not steering anything, but it's

695
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,520
more advising. And it will be made up of

696
00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,720
15 to 21 residents and stakeholders. And

697
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,480
if you may say, well, what who would

698
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,000
consider who would be considered a

699
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,919
stakeholder? People that own businesses

700
00:28:17,919 --> 00:28:20,480
in this city and community partners um

701
00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,559
will be a part of this. The application

702
00:28:22,559 --> 00:28:25,520
process will open on September the 26th,

703
00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,919
the first day of the launch, and it will

704
00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:30,480
close on October the 26. So that will

705
00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,720
give people a month to um provide us

706
00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,880
their application. The applications will

707
00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,279
be available online on that public input

708
00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:39,200
platform that I told you about. You'll

709
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,720
be able to go in, put in your

710
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,440
information, and submit your application

711
00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,679
online. Um for those who don't want to

712
00:28:45,679 --> 00:28:47,600
do that online, we'll also have paper

713
00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,360
copies available in various places

714
00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,440
throughout the city. And all of that

715
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,600
information will be pushed through um

716
00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,480
public input. And also in talking to

717
00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:57,760
council, I'll give you a briefing and

718
00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,760
you'll you'll be able to tell um your

719
00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,520
constituents where that information will

720
00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,110
be housed.

721
00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,919
Next, we'll um start with our fa first

722
00:29:07,919 --> 00:29:11,200
phase of listening. In um late fall, we

723
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,440
will have our first community workshop.

724
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,080
And this workshop will be not popups in

725
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,559
various places, but in one location.

726
00:29:18,559 --> 00:29:20,159
We're still working on that location

727
00:29:20,159 --> 00:29:22,320
now. that information will go out, but

728
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,000
this will be an invitation to all

729
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,440
residents to come and to take part um in

730
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,200
listening. We will be listening to you

731
00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,039
and and trying to find out really what

732
00:29:31,039 --> 00:29:33,440
you want the vision of the city to be

733
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,640
over the next um 10 to 25 years. Um at

734
00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,520
this particular workshop, WRT since

735
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,200
they're collecting data now, they'll

736
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,919
give us our first um look at the

737
00:29:43,919 --> 00:29:45,840
outcomes and what we what we look like

738
00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,320
as a city. Now, um they will have that

739
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,559
information available for us and then

740
00:29:50,559 --> 00:29:52,720
also a time of listening and just

741
00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:56,640
reflecting on um people's thoughts.

742
00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,600
Also, during this time, we will have our

743
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,640
um citywide community survey. The survey

744
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,880
will be launched in October and go all

745
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,679
the way until January. Um this will be a

746
00:30:07,679 --> 00:30:09,919
time that we'll collect residents um

747
00:30:09,919 --> 00:30:12,320
input, have various questions. Again,

748
00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,320
this will be on the website and in

749
00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,559
various other locations, paper copies of

750
00:30:16,559 --> 00:30:20,320
the survey will be available.

751
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:24,399
And then finally, the um the last in

752
00:30:24,399 --> 00:30:27,279
December of this year, we will launch

753
00:30:27,279 --> 00:30:29,840
the community ambassador program. Um

754
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,039
this is going to be a little bit

755
00:30:31,039 --> 00:30:34,159
different than the CPU, and I apologize

756
00:30:34,159 --> 00:30:36,720
for all the acronyms, the the the

757
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,919
comprehensive plan um update committee.

758
00:30:39,919 --> 00:30:41,440
It's going to be different from that.

759
00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,120
This is going to be an ambassador

760
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,760
program and this is really for residents

761
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,399
who really want to get engaged with

762
00:30:48,399 --> 00:30:50,320
their neighbors um about the

763
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,600
comprehensive plan for we want to really

764
00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,159
find people that usually will not um

765
00:30:56,159 --> 00:30:59,039
engage um maybe not come to a meeting,

766
00:30:59,039 --> 00:31:01,520
maybe not go online, but really still

767
00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,000
feel that they want to have a say in how

768
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,880
the city shapes over the next 10 to 25

769
00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,120
years. And so these ambassadors will be

770
00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:10,399
the people that go into these

771
00:31:10,399 --> 00:31:12,640
neighborhoods and going into these um

772
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,000
communities to really hear um what they

773
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,559
would what neighbors want to say. And

774
00:31:18,559 --> 00:31:21,360
the first quarter of 2027 will be when

775
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,440
we have the training for those who would

776
00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,600
want to be ambassadors. And that program

777
00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,520
will launch also in the first quarter of

778
00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,919
next year.

779
00:31:29,919 --> 00:31:32,320
And that gives a recap of all of the

780
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,240
exciting things coming forward. and also

781
00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,640
gave you hopefully a little peak into

782
00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,799
what we've been working on and I'm happy

783
00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:40,399
to answer any questions that you may

784
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:41,120
have.

785
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,200
>> Well, thank you, Miss Griffin. Um, quite

786
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,720
comprehensive. Yes,

787
00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,440
>> we're we're undertaking and and as I

788
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,039
listen to you go through all of the

789
00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:51,519
different the steps, the brand and the

790
00:31:51,519 --> 00:31:53,600
vision and planning elements and digital

791
00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,080
home and opportunities for people to

792
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,559
participate and and working to make sure

793
00:31:58,559 --> 00:32:01,679
that um it's very transparent and the

794
00:32:01,679 --> 00:32:03,519
ability to go online to fill out a

795
00:32:03,519 --> 00:32:06,320
survey or get a paper survey. um

796
00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:10,320
ambassadors. Um we it's clear that you

797
00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,640
know what we as a city what you as a

798
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,000
department and department head are

799
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,320
trying to do is make this available to

800
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:17,919
everybody to participate so that

801
00:32:17,919 --> 00:32:20,559
everybody can have an opportunity to

802
00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:22,080
express their opinion and share their

803
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:23,679
thoughts and their vision for the city.

804
00:32:23,679 --> 00:32:28,559
And um all this undoubtedly will lead to

805
00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:31,919
I think a a new comprehensive plan uh

806
00:32:31,919 --> 00:32:34,240
that that envisions Williamsburg for the

807
00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:35,760
future. And so I applaud you for all the

808
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,679
work that you've done already and I'm

809
00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:40,559
certainly looking forward to um

810
00:32:40,559 --> 00:32:42,080
participating in the future. So thank

811
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:42,960
you for that.

812
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:43,279
>> Thank you,

813
00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:44,559
>> Mr. Vice Mayor.

814
00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:46,080
>> Yeah, [clears throat] no questions. I

815
00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:48,080
just also I mean it's very exciting.

816
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:49,919
We're we're finally getting this off the

817
00:32:49,919 --> 00:32:52,000
ground and we made a significant

818
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,159
investment because that that's how

819
00:32:54,159 --> 00:32:55,760
important it is to the future of

820
00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:57,679
Williamsburg. And I hope everybody

821
00:32:57,679 --> 00:32:59,760
everyone in the community is excited as

822
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,480
well and and take the opportunities all

823
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,159
the opportunities you laid out that

824
00:33:04,159 --> 00:33:06,399
they'll have to provide input because

825
00:33:06,399 --> 00:33:07,679
it's important that we hear from

826
00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:12,559
everyone. Um but it it it really is um

827
00:33:12,559 --> 00:33:14,559
>> really exciting that we have an

828
00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:16,000
experienced team. That's right.

829
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,880
>> To work with with our experienced staff

830
00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,480
uh and everyone in the community to

831
00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,799
guide us through this process and really

832
00:33:22,799 --> 00:33:24,399
excited to see what the outcome is going

833
00:33:24,399 --> 00:33:27,440
to be. So thank you. Thank you, Mr.

834
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,840
>> Kier. Any thoughts, questions?

835
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,880
>> Um, no. I don't think I have any

836
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,399
questions. I just want to say that it is

837
00:33:34,399 --> 00:33:37,360
impressive at this early stage that it's

838
00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,120
clear that this, as you mentioned, this

839
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:40,720
is strategic, this is thoughtful, this

840
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,000
is going to be a very intentional

841
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,559
process. And I think that that's been,

842
00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:46,559
you know, clear from when we even first

843
00:33:46,559 --> 00:33:48,799
began talking about what we what we are

844
00:33:48,799 --> 00:33:50,960
doing here. But I am really impressed

845
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,399
with the amount of groundwork that has

846
00:33:52,399 --> 00:33:54,080
been laid to ensure that we're setting

847
00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,159
up for success for everyone to be

848
00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:58,320
included and be a part of the process.

849
00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,880
But I do actually the one question I I

850
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:02,720
did just um think of is that you

851
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,320
mentioned implicit here is that this is

852
00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,840
update number one. So, how often or have

853
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:09,440
you thought about are there markers of

854
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:10,720
which you're going to come back to city

855
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:13,040
council and come back to the to um the

856
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,599
public and kind of say here we are uh we

857
00:34:15,599 --> 00:34:17,200
want to give you updates now because I

858
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,359
really am appreciative of this update

859
00:34:19,359 --> 00:34:21,520
this early on and just kind of wondering

860
00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:23,280
if you're thinking in terms of timeline

861
00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:24,720
or benchmarks where you're going to come

862
00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:26,320
back again before the public.

863
00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,240
>> Yes. So, the benchmarks are really once

864
00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:30,480
a quarter. If we find that we need to do

865
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,399
more than that, we will. Um so for

866
00:34:32,399 --> 00:34:34,960
example after our community um launch

867
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,440
after the survey and then after our

868
00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,040
first listening I will come back to you

869
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:40,960
in the first quarter of next year to

870
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,040
give you an update.

871
00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,040
>> Great. Thank you so much

872
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,960
>> Ramsey. Uh thank you for this update and

873
00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:53,359
uh as has been said it it um lets us

874
00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:56,079
know how engaged you and your whole

875
00:34:56,079 --> 00:35:00,240
department are in this that uh you're an

876
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:03,359
integral part with the consultant, not

877
00:35:03,359 --> 00:35:06,000
just passing it off to the consultant

878
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,560
and saying go do this. You want to be

879
00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,040
sure that everyone is involved and that

880
00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,359
they know well what we're looking for

881
00:35:13,359 --> 00:35:15,119
out of this plan. So, I really

882
00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:17,520
appreciate that. I did have a a couple

883
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:20,640
just sort of curious questions. When you

884
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,520
mentioned the 26, you are correct that

885
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,839
is a big weekend. We've got not only the

886
00:35:25,839 --> 00:35:29,119
Pancake Festival, but Bird Quest. So,

887
00:35:29,119 --> 00:35:31,040
have you given thought as to where

888
00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,800
you're going to be setting up the the

889
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,560
launch because I think you mentioned a

890
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,320
couple different places.

891
00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,560
>> Yes. And so the idea is that we're not

892
00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:43,440
going to try to create a separate event

893
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:45,599
because we have several events going on,

894
00:35:45,599 --> 00:35:47,359
but we will have a presence at all of

895
00:35:47,359 --> 00:35:49,280
the events that you just named. So we

896
00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:51,119
are working, we know that we'll be at

897
00:35:51,119 --> 00:35:52,960
the farmers market. Um we've already

898
00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,800
engaged with the pancake festival. We

899
00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,320
will be there. We're working with

900
00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,240
Burquest to be there. And we also want

901
00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:00,000
to get out into various neighborhoods.

902
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,720
So um I'm searching for maybe there's

903
00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:04,160
neighborhood meetings, neighborhood

904
00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,240
block parties that we could go to. So,

905
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:08,079
we really didn't want to take away from

906
00:36:08,079 --> 00:36:10,240
what was already happening, but really

907
00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:12,480
um lean lean into what was taking place

908
00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,560
already. Um we know that residents will

909
00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:16,160
be there. So, we're excited to talk to

910
00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,320
residents. And there's also elements of

911
00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,400
any comprehensive plan that we need to

912
00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,320
talk to people who come here. Why are

913
00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:23,760
they coming here? Why do they want to be

914
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:25,839
here? What do they find to be exciting

915
00:36:25,839 --> 00:36:27,119
um when they get [clears throat] here?

916
00:36:27,119 --> 00:36:29,119
Um and so we're excited to be able to

917
00:36:29,119 --> 00:36:30,960
really talk to residents and those who

918
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,200
are visiting um in those three locations

919
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:36,000
thus far. and we are working on more.

920
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,680
So, we'll be busy Saturday. If we have

921
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,359
any volunteers, we'd love to have you

922
00:36:39,359 --> 00:36:41,280
come and join us.

923
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,079
>> Well, um I'll be around that because you

924
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:46,000
never can tell. And I think when you

925
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,480
talk about engaging residents and

926
00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,200
visitors, it's not only to find out what

927
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,760
they find exciting, but also what they

928
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:55,760
might find as challenging. Yes.

929
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:59,280
>> In terms of traffic patterns, parking,

930
00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,400
um and and other aspects. So, so that's

931
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,560
good. And I'm really pleased you're

932
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:07,119
doing the community ambassador uh

933
00:37:07,119 --> 00:37:09,599
program. I think all of us who have run

934
00:37:09,599 --> 00:37:11,839
for city council realize there are a lot

935
00:37:11,839 --> 00:37:14,800
of neighborhoods in Williamsburg that

936
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,079
don't get that touch that uh those

937
00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:20,160
particularly more in the downtown area

938
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,040
do. So, uh, is this something where an

939
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,839
ambassador might volunteer to go to an

940
00:37:25,839 --> 00:37:28,800
HOA meeting, say at a Brandy Wines

941
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:34,720
community, and give them an update and be sure that they're well informed.

942
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:37,440
>> Yes, that's one perfect example. HOAs,

943
00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:39,520
if there are religious meetings that

944
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,040
they're having, someone's having a

945
00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,359
cookout, um, meetings like that we would

946
00:37:43,359 --> 00:37:45,680
like the ambassador to go to. um and

947
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:48,240
really to go to um communities that for

948
00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:50,240
whatever reason um don't feel that they

949
00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:52,400
have a voice or usually don't come to a

950
00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,839
meeting maybe because of babysitting or just various reasons. We want to make

951
00:37:55,839 --> 00:37:57,760
sure that we reach everyone because they

952
00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:59,599
may not be in the meeting but they do

953
00:37:59,599 --> 00:38:01,839
have something important to to say.

954
00:38:01,839 --> 00:38:03,599
>> Right. That's that's really good. And

955
00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:05,839
one last question on the committee. Will

956
00:38:05,839 --> 00:38:08,079
this be I know you said that there will

957
00:38:08,079 --> 00:38:10,720
be businesses represented as well as

958
00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:13,359
residents. I assume the residents are

959
00:38:13,359 --> 00:38:15,520
would all be Williamsburg city

960
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,320
residents, but the businesses could have

961
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,839
a representative living outside the city

962
00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:24,240
limits as long as the business is in the

963
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:24,800
city.

964
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:26,800
>> That is correct. If you are a resident

965
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:28,720
residential, if you're a resident, then

966
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:31,440
it would only be city residents, but a

967
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,640
business um in the city, but that

968
00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,320
business owner could live out of the

969
00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:37,839
city. That is correct.

970
00:38:37,839 --> 00:38:39,119
>> Thank you. I'm probably getting a little

971
00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:41,040
ahead of myself, but just wanted

972
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:42,480
>> No, that's that's great. I was thinking

973
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,680
and and I didn't mention um that that

974
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,200
meeting those meetings will be eight

975
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,599
over the term of the 18 months.

976
00:38:49,599 --> 00:38:51,920
>> Okay. Thank you, [clears throat]

977
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:52,320
>> Williams.

978
00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,160
>> Thank you. Um just for the very

979
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:56,880
comprehensive overview of just the

980
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,200
timeline of the comp plan, it's just

981
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:01,520
been very exciting to see it unfold the

982
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:03,680
past couple of weeks, especially as we

983
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,839
go into the um next couple of months.

984
00:39:05,839 --> 00:39:07,680
just really I have a lot of

985
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:10,000
anticipation. I know the community does

986
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,720
as well to see how this will unfo unfold

987
00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:14,640
and I really wanted to just applaud you

988
00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:17,119
and um the department as well of you

989
00:39:17,119 --> 00:39:18,800
really have thought of everything. When

990
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,320
we were going through the slides I was

991
00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:22,000
like oh my goodness what question do I

992
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,079
even ask because all of them were

993
00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:26,160
answered. Um so just thank you for

994
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:28,240
really just being diligent um and

995
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,839
thinking of everything. Um I did have

996
00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:34,880
one more question though. Um so going

997
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,880
over the digital platform which I it's

998
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:39,760
really just a remarkable idea. Um how

999
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:41,839
can the community access um I know

1000
00:39:41,839 --> 00:39:43,680
sometimes the city website there's a lot

1001
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:45,760
of information on it and sometimes a

1002
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,160
little bit difficult to navigate but how

1003
00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:49,920
can the community find um these

1004
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,839
resources online or where are they

1005
00:39:51,839 --> 00:39:52,720
located at?

1006
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:54,480
>> Yeah. So we've talked to that about that

1007
00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,720
with our director of communications and

1008
00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:59,440
so you will be able to um access that

1009
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:02,079
page from our um I don't know how to say

1010
00:40:02,079 --> 00:40:06,480
it. the first page. You get to the the first page. The land page. Thank

1011
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,079
you. The home. That's right. It's the

1012
00:40:08,079 --> 00:40:10,160
homepage. So, you'll be able to see that

1013
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:11,440
from the homepage. It'll say

1014
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:13,119
comprehensive plan and then you can go

1015
00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:14,800
straight there. You can also get it from

1016
00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:16,320
the planning department, but we know

1017
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:17,680
that that's you have to go through some

1018
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:19,280
things for that. So, it'll be on the

1019
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:19,920
homepage.

1020
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,640
>> That's perfect. Thank you.

1021
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:23,680
>> Well, thank you, Miss Griffin.

1022
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:24,079
>> Welcome.

1023
00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:25,200
>> Yep. Good luck with everything.

1024
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:27,119
>> Thank you.

1025
00:40:27,119 --> 00:40:29,920
>> Okay. Uh leads us now to city manager

1026
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:31,680
report. What have you got, Michelle?

1027
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,599
Yes. Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of

1028
00:40:33,599 --> 00:40:35,920
council. Um, regrettably, the

1029
00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,320
procurement process um could not be

1030
00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:40,240
completed in time to bring the contracts

1031
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:42,640
for the African-American Heritage Trail

1032
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:44,800
for your consideration today. We

1033
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,800
appreciate everyone's patience as we

1034
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:48,960
move through the necessary details and

1035
00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:50,400
we'll bring it back to you as soon as

1036
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,670
it's complete.

1037
00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:55,839
» Thank you, Madam Attorney.

1038
00:40:55,839 --> 00:40:57,040
>> Nothing today.

1039
00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:59,119
>> Thank you. Yeah, we we apologize for the

1040
00:40:59,119 --> 00:41:00,720
delay on the African-American hitters

1041
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,800
trail. So, I know we are all anxious to

1042
00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:06,319
get that started, but um we'll we'll get

1043
00:41:06,319 --> 00:41:08,560
going as soon as possible. So, thank you

1044
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:10,960
for that update. Okay, that leads us now

1045
00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:12,800
to an open forum, which is an

1046
00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,160
opportunity for anybody in the audience

1047
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,720
to come forward. If anybody has anything

1048
00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:18,400
they'd like to address to council,

1049
00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:22,390
please do so.

1050
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,319
Okay, seeing none, I'll close the open

1051
00:41:24,319 --> 00:41:26,880
form. And we have no unfinished

1052
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:28,880
business, which leads to new business.

1053
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:31,040
And I first got to compliment Mark. The

1054
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:32,800
microphones in here are working

1055
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:33,599
excellent.

1056
00:41:33,599 --> 00:41:33,920
>> Yes.

1057
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:36,319
>> Much better than they've been. So, um,

1058
00:41:36,319 --> 00:41:37,760
all right. New business consideration

1059
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,240
and action regarding the tour a tourism

1060
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,319
uh promotion contingency fund request to

1061
00:41:42,319 --> 00:41:43,839
sponsor a themed entertainment

1062
00:41:43,839 --> 00:41:47,599
association TA tea explore Williamsburg

1063
00:41:47,599 --> 00:41:48,960
event. Miss Hutton.

1064
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:51,040
>> Well, good afternoon, Mayor and members

1065
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:53,520
of council. The first tourism promotion

1066
00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:56,560
contingent contingency fund request for

1067
00:41:56,560 --> 00:42:00,240
FY27 is for the themed entertainment

1068
00:42:00,240 --> 00:42:04,319
association explores Williamsburg event.

1069
00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:06,960
The applicant is Gernzie Tingle and the

1070
00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:10,160
request is for $5,000. Uh but before we

1071
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,640
get into the request, I would just like

1072
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:15,119
to uh provide some background

1073
00:42:15,119 --> 00:42:17,839
information for this program. This

1074
00:42:17,839 --> 00:42:20,800
program is intended to drive overnight

1075
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,680
visitation to the city and the funding

1076
00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:28,160
is for new programs and events or to

1077
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,880
expand existing programs and events.

1078
00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:33,520
However, it is not designed to provide

1079
00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:36,560
yearover-year uh funding for reoccurring

1080
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:40,319
projects. Uh past projects include

1081
00:42:40,319 --> 00:42:43,119
special events, marketing, conferences,

1082
00:42:43,119 --> 00:42:46,480
exhibits, and festivals. And last year's

1083
00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,359
award winners was uh was a f film

1084
00:42:49,359 --> 00:42:52,400
festival, the Virginia Dossent Exchange,

1085
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:55,280
an art exhibit, the opera, and the

1086
00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:57,760
African-American Heritage Trail virtual

1087
00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,520
tour. Um the budget this year for FY27

1088
00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:04,160
is $150,000,

1089
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:08,880
which none has uh yet been awarded.

1090
00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,280
This slide provides historical data of

1091
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,839
this program. Uh to date, this program

1092
00:43:13,839 --> 00:43:17,040
has awarded 20 applications with just

1093
00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,079
over $638,000

1094
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:24,630
awarded

1095
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:28,800
today. $5,000 is being requested for the

1096
00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,040
themed entertainment association

1097
00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,079
explores Williamsburg for their opening

1098
00:43:34,079 --> 00:43:36,880
reception and this is going to be held

1099
00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:38,880
at the Greater Williamsburg Sports and

1100
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:42,319
Event Center. T Explores Williamsburg is

1101
00:43:42,319 --> 00:43:44,560
a multi-day event that is planned for

1102
00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:48,240
September of this year. Um the focus is

1103
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:50,880
going to be on networking, education,

1104
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,960
and business development as well as

1105
00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:57,760
tours. Um this program will be uh open

1106
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:01,920
to TE's membership base which has 16,000

1107
00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:05,280
people and it's comprised of just over

1108
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:10,079
1,200 hospitality focused organizations.

1109
00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:14,079
This request of $5,000 is at the uh

1110
00:44:14,079 --> 00:44:16,640
headliner sponsorship level, which

1111
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:19,680
includes two tickets, um the opportunity

1112
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:22,560
to speak at the reception, sponsorship

1113
00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:25,839
recognition through their social media,

1114
00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:30,079
their event website, and onsite signage.

1115
00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:34,560
Uh Gernzie Tingle is the local um

1116
00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:37,440
organizer of this event and they are

1117
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,280
working with the Williamsburg Hotel

1118
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:42,880
Motel Association to secure a minimum uh

1119
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:45,440
30 room block for three to four nights

1120
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:48,319
at the Williamsburg Lodge. After staff

1121
00:44:48,319 --> 00:44:51,200
has reviewed this application, it is

1122
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:54,160
staff's recommendation to award the full

1123
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,319
amount of $5,000

1124
00:44:56,319 --> 00:44:59,280
for this event. I'm happy to answer any

1125
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,119
questions. And there's also a

1126
00:45:01,119 --> 00:45:03,920
representative from the applicant,

1127
00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:06,720
Gernzy Tingle, with us today. Um, it is

1128
00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:09,119
Emanuel Hails, the director of business

1129
00:45:09,119 --> 00:45:11,280
development.

1130
00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:13,280
>> Well, thank you, Miss Hutton. I don't

1131
00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:14,640
have any questions. I think it's a great

1132
00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:16,480
opportunity to showcase the sports

1133
00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,240
center, showcase Williamsburg, and it's

1134
00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:20,240
a small investment to make. So, I think

1135
00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:21,760
it's a great idea.

1136
00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:23,520
>> Yeah, I agree. I think the 5,000

1137
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:26,480
investment is uh we'll see more than the

1138
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:30,720
return we we would uh expect on $5,000

1139
00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:32,800
investment for this event. And again, I

1140
00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:34,800
think it's a perfect opportunity to

1141
00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:42,160
showcase the sports and event center and those folks are going to talk and hopefully bring some other events to

1142
00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:44,720
the sports center as well.

1143
00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:47,200
>> Thank you, Miss Kernier. Any thoughts?

1144
00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:49,520
>> Um not really. There's I just think this

1145
00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:52,160
is a really a perfect use of these funds

1146
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:53,839
and this sounds like it's completely on

1147
00:45:53,839 --> 00:45:55,760
point with what we endeavor to

1148
00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:58,000
accomplish with this fund. So I fully

1149
00:45:58,000 --> 00:45:58,800
support it.

1150
00:45:58,800 --> 00:45:59,920
>> Thank you.

1151
00:45:59,920 --> 00:46:02,560
>> And I fully supported as well and I

1152
00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:05,200
think looking back over the history of

1153
00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:08,000
this fund particularly since looks like

1154
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:13,200
FY20 it's stayed level at $150,000.

1155
00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:15,760
Some years all being used some years not

1156
00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:18,640
being used. So I just had one question.

1157
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:21,040
If funds are not expended during a

1158
00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,480
fiscal year, I do they go back to the

1159
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:27,359
general fund, they're not carried over.

1160
00:46:27,359 --> 00:46:31,359
Is that correct? So um so in in my view

1161
00:46:31,359 --> 00:46:33,680
this is an opportunity for us to

1162
00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:36,560
encourage throughout the year uh groups

1163
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,640
if they might have need of these funds

1164
00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:41,440
to be sure and come forward because the

1165
00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,160
last thing we want is for a well

1166
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:46,560
intended event not to get some extra

1167
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:49,200
funding if if we have it available. But

1168
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,200
as far as this particular event, I'm

1169
00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:52,880
sort of excited about it. It seems like

1170
00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,280
something new and different uh coming to

1171
00:46:55,280 --> 00:46:58,079
Williamsburg to explore all that we have

1172
00:46:58,079 --> 00:47:01,599
to offer and particularly um being held

1173
00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:04,800
at the new sports and event center. So

1174
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:07,839
I'm all in favor of it.

1175
00:47:07,839 --> 00:47:09,839
>> Yes, it seems like a great opportunity.

1176
00:47:09,839 --> 00:47:12,800
I'm ready to fully support as well.

1177
00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:15,359
>> Thank you. Okay. Um,

1178
00:47:15,359 --> 00:47:17,920
>> so I move that city council award a

1179
00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:21,040
tourism promotion contingency fund grant

1180
00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:24,160
to the themed entertainment association

1181
00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:27,040
for sponsoring the T Explores

1182
00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:29,839
Williamsburg opening reception event at

1183
00:47:29,839 --> 00:47:31,760
the Greater Williamsburg Sports and

1184
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:33,040
Event Center.

1185
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:34,160
>> Second.

1186
00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:35,040
>> Miss McCay.

1187
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:35,920
>> Miss Williams.

1188
00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:37,040
>> I miss Ramsey.

1189
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:37,920
>> I Mayor Puns.

1190
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:38,240
>> Hi.

1191
00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:38,960
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1192
00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:39,200
>> Hi.

1193
00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:40,880
>> Miss Kerner.

1194
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:41,839
>> Hi.

1195
00:47:41,839 --> 00:47:44,480
>> Okay. Item B is consideration and action

1196
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:48,240
on an on the FY27 line of duty act

1197
00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:50,079
payment. Miss Don Hicks, director of

1198
00:47:50,079 --> 00:47:53,040
human resources.

1199
00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:55,040
>> Hi, good afternoon, Mayor Ponds and

1200
00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:57,359
members of city council.

1201
00:47:57,359 --> 00:48:00,720
The Virginia Line of Duty Act or LOA

1202
00:48:00,720 --> 00:48:03,760
provides statutory benefits to public

1203
00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:06,560
safety employees and volunteers and

1204
00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:08,960
their families in the event that a

1205
00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:11,119
public safety employee or volunteer is

1206
00:48:11,119 --> 00:48:14,560
injured or killed in the line of duty.

1207
00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:17,119
We the city makes an annual payment to

1208
00:48:17,119 --> 00:48:20,000
the line of duty death health benefit

1209
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,079
trust fund every year which is

1210
00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:24,240
administered by the Virginia retirement

1211
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:28,720
system for fiscal year 27. The total

1212
00:48:28,720 --> 00:48:34,950
cost is $127,143

1213
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:38,400
which does exceed the $100,000 threshold

1214
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:40,640
that requires city council's approval

1215
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:43,839
before payment is executed. So I am here

1216
00:48:43,839 --> 00:48:46,160
today asking for authorization for that

1217
00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:48,640
payment to be made.

1218
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:50,559
>> Um well certainly something I think we

1219
00:48:50,559 --> 00:48:52,240
ought to be doing. Mr. Vice.

1220
00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:54,160
>> Yeah. Just out of Mr. Stakes, thank you.

1221
00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:57,280
Out of curiosity, do do does the city

1222
00:48:57,280 --> 00:49:00,079
track the number like over the years the

1223
00:49:00,079 --> 00:49:03,200
number of employees that have benefited

1224
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:08,160
from or had to have um some type of

1225
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:12,319
um participation in line of duty.

1226
00:49:12,319 --> 00:49:14,559
Um, I can tell you that since I've been

1227
00:49:14,559 --> 00:49:16,800
with the city, um, a little over nine

1228
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:18,800
years, I'm aware of one employee that

1229
00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:20,720
has received benefits from that fund.

1230
00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:23,599
>> Okay. And that's again, it it doesn't

1231
00:49:23,599 --> 00:49:26,000
fortunately it doesn't happen often, but

1232
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:28,160
it's when it does happen, it's a huge

1233
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:31,040
expense is why um that amount for the

1234
00:49:31,040 --> 00:49:33,839
city's contribution um is what it is

1235
00:49:33,839 --> 00:49:37,119
today. So, um, but that that's helpful.

1236
00:49:37,119 --> 00:49:37,599
Thank you.

1237
00:49:37,599 --> 00:49:38,559
>> You're welcome,

1238
00:49:38,559 --> 00:49:40,640
>> Miss Crunchier.

1239
00:49:40,640 --> 00:49:42,079
No questions. Thank you,

1240
00:49:42,079 --> 00:49:43,119
>> Ramsey.

1241
00:49:43,119 --> 00:49:45,520
>> So, uh, thank you for bringing this

1242
00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:47,520
forward. And the only question I have

1243
00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:50,880
is, um, is this a higher amount than

1244
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:54,000
usual? I don't remember us going through

1245
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:56,640
this process in the past couple years.

1246
00:49:56,640 --> 00:49:58,880
>> Sure. So, over the last few years, the

1247
00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:02,240
amount has slowly creeped up. Um, this

1248
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:03,920
is the first year that it's exceeded

1249
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:05,040
100,000.

1250
00:50:05,040 --> 00:50:07,520
>> Okay.

1251
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:08,640
>> Questions? Thank you.

1252
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:10,160
>> Thank you. Somebody like to make a

1253
00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:10,640
motion.

1254
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:12,720
>> So I move that city council authorize

1255
00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:16,079
the city manager to execute the FY27

1256
00:50:16,079 --> 00:50:18,480
payment to the Virginia Retirement

1257
00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:20,960
System for the line of duty death and

1258
00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,680
health benefits trust fund totaling

1259
00:50:23,680 --> 00:50:27,349
$127,143.

1260
00:50:27,359 --> 00:50:28,000
» Second.

1261
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:29,280
>> Thank you. Miss McCay.

1262
00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:30,480
>> Miss Williams. I

1263
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:31,200
>> Miss Ramsey.

1264
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:31,599
>> Hi.

1265
00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:32,480
>> Mayor Ponds. Hi.

1266
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:33,200
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1267
00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:33,520
>> Hi.

1268
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:35,040
>> Miss Kier.

1269
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:35,920
>> Hi.

1270
00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:38,160
>> Okay. Item C is consideration and action

1271
00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:40,559
regarding the emergency care in place

1272
00:50:40,559 --> 00:50:44,960
living of TW uh 2,2772

1273
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:48,960
linear feet of uh sewer main uh contract

1274
00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:52,000
for the city of Williamsburg. Mr. Reid.

1275
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,599
>> Yes, sir. Good afternoon, Mayor and

1276
00:50:53,599 --> 00:50:57,670
members of city council.

1277
00:50:57,680 --> 00:50:59,680
Um, public works and utilities recently

1278
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:01,680
discovered a significant blockage in a

1279
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:04,480
16-inch gravity sewer man. Um, while

1280
00:51:04,480 --> 00:51:05,760
we're performing some routine

1281
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:08,319
maintenance, this main runs from Pard

1282
00:51:08,319 --> 00:51:11,119
Park all the way to the Colonial Parkway

1283
00:51:11,119 --> 00:51:16,000
and is 30 ft deep. Um, we contracted

1284
00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:18,400
Vortex Services to clean and assess the

1285
00:51:18,400 --> 00:51:20,559
pipe and following the cleaning,

1286
00:51:20,559 --> 00:51:23,520
multiple fractures were identified. Um

1287
00:51:23,520 --> 00:51:26,160
the pipe is made of concrete and several

1288
00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:28,559
of those areas are considered um

1289
00:51:28,559 --> 00:51:31,680
requiring critical repairs. Due to the

1290
00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:33,280
depth and the location of the damaged

1291
00:51:33,280 --> 00:51:35,760
sections, staff recommends using a cure

1292
00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:39,040
in place pipe lining. Um it's

1293
00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:41,280
noninvasive. Rather than excavating the

1294
00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:44,800
pipe, we can essentially inflate. It's

1295
00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:47,599
similar to inflating a balloon. Once it

1296
00:51:47,599 --> 00:51:51,119
adheres to the pipe, we the company adds

1297
00:51:51,119 --> 00:51:53,040
water and then it cures it in place.

1298
00:51:53,040 --> 00:51:55,040
It's almost like creating a pipe within

1299
00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:56,720
the pipe.

1300
00:51:56,720 --> 00:51:59,040
Um, this will avoid excavation and

1301
00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:01,680
minimizes any real disruption. Um,

1302
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:03,760
Vortex Services has submitted a proposal

1303
00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:06,720
to line the 2772

1304
00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:10,000
linear feet of the compromised main for

1305
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:14,710
a cost of $262,57.

1306
00:52:14,720 --> 00:52:16,880
We do have funds available in our sewer

1307
00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:19,839
system rehab. SSO stands for sanitary

1308
00:52:19,839 --> 00:52:23,440
sewer overflow program. Um that

1309
00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:25,839
particular line was created in the event

1310
00:52:25,839 --> 00:52:29,599
when we find issues like this. Um so we

1311
00:52:29,599 --> 00:52:31,839
have sufficient funds available. And to

1312
00:52:31,839 --> 00:52:33,760
give you an idea of how long that sewer

1313
00:52:33,760 --> 00:52:36,559
run is, it starts all the way around

1314
00:52:36,559 --> 00:52:40,000
Griffin Avenue, runs through a good

1315
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:44,880
portion of downtown and outfalls into uh

1316
00:52:44,880 --> 00:52:49,680
a manhole along the Parkway.

1317
00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:50,960
And if you have any questions, please

1318
00:52:50,960 --> 00:52:51,839
let me know.

1319
00:52:51,839 --> 00:52:53,760
>> Thank you, Mr. Reid. Uh that is a long

1320
00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:55,680
stretch. Uh it's probably been there a

1321
00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:59,119
long time as it's made out of concrete.

1322
00:52:59,119 --> 00:53:01,200
this this lining that you put in that's

1323
00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:03,200
cured. This is not a new technology to

1324
00:53:03,200 --> 00:53:04,640
Williamsburg. I mean, we've we've

1325
00:53:04,640 --> 00:53:06,800
deployed this in the past, have we not?

1326
00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:08,400
>> Yes. It's become common practice.

1327
00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:10,880
>> Yeah. Um and and it's pretty durable,

1328
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:12,079
this liner, right?

1329
00:53:12,079 --> 00:53:14,000
>> Extremely durable.

1330
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:15,760
>> Do you have an estimate of do they have

1331
00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:21,349
a life expectancy of these these liners?

1332
00:53:21,359 --> 00:53:23,920
» Honestly, a lot of times it's 30 to 50

1333
00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:27,440
years. And I mean, we hope a lot of it

1334
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:29,599
is if it's installed well, if it's

1335
00:53:29,599 --> 00:53:31,200
installed well, it'll last a really long

1336
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:31,760
time.

1337
00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:33,920
>> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Vice Mayor.

1338
00:53:33,920 --> 00:53:35,680
>> Thank you, Mr. Reed. Could you talk when

1339
00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:38,400
you said looking through the agenda uh

1340
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:40,160
item, you talked about routine

1341
00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:41,359
maintenance. Can you tell us a little

1342
00:53:41,359 --> 00:53:43,119
bit how that routine maintenance takes

1343
00:53:43,119 --> 00:53:45,680
place that you would identify something

1344
00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:46,559
like this?

1345
00:53:46,559 --> 00:53:48,800
>> Yes, sir. We we developed a program in

1346
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:51,119
house that's similar to what HSD uses

1347
00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:54,800
where we try to camera 10% of all of our

1348
00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:57,520
gravity mains each year and the last two

1349
00:53:57,520 --> 00:53:59,920
years we've been able to do it and we

1350
00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:02,079
started in the oldest sections of town.

1351
00:54:02,079 --> 00:54:04,880
Obviously, this is an area where, like

1352
00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:06,960
the mayor said, it that's an old pipe.

1353
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:08,559
And so, we started there. And as we're

1354
00:54:08,559 --> 00:54:09,760
working our way through the city, when

1355
00:54:09,760 --> 00:54:11,839
we find something like this, a lot of

1356
00:54:11,839 --> 00:54:13,359
times to assess it, the next thing we

1357
00:54:13,359 --> 00:54:15,440
have to do is to clean it. And you once

1358
00:54:15,440 --> 00:54:17,200
you clean it out, you can get an idea of

1359
00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:19,280
the the condition of the pipe. And so,

1360
00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:21,680
this is part of our routine maintenance.

1361
00:54:21,680 --> 00:54:24,240
>> And then if if approved today, how how

1362
00:54:24,240 --> 00:54:26,400
quickly do you see this process moving

1363
00:54:26,400 --> 00:54:26,960
forward?

1364
00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:28,400
>> We think we can get them out here in

1365
00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:29,520
about two or three weeks.

1366
00:54:29,520 --> 00:54:32,480
>> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Miss.

1367
00:54:32,480 --> 00:54:34,079
Current Sheer.

1368
00:54:34,079 --> 00:54:36,240
>> Uh, yes. Thank you. Glad you and your

1369
00:54:36,240 --> 00:54:38,960
team found this. Um, my couple of my

1370
00:54:38,960 --> 00:54:40,800
questions have already been answered.

1371
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:43,839
Uh, but it's I just want to clarify it.

1372
00:54:43,839 --> 00:54:46,319
This is such a long stretch, but it

1373
00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:48,880
sounds like residents won't see any

1374
00:54:48,880 --> 00:54:51,359
disruption. It all happens without

1375
00:54:51,359 --> 00:54:53,040
having you say there's no excavation.

1376
00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:54,880
There's anything nothing else like that.

1377
00:54:54,880 --> 00:54:58,000
So, will residents even know that this

1378
00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:00,400
is occurring or

1379
00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:02,160
>> you'll see trucks set up around

1380
00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:05,040
manholes. How we perform the work is we

1381
00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:07,119
go from manhole to manhole. So, there'll

1382
00:55:07,119 --> 00:55:10,319
be a truck stationed at a manhole couple

1383
00:55:10,319 --> 00:55:11,839
hundred feet down the road. There'll be

1384
00:55:11,839 --> 00:55:14,240
a truck at another manhole. I won't say

1385
00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:16,960
it's no disruption, but

1386
00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:18,319
>> essentially just blocking a lane of

1387
00:55:18,319 --> 00:55:19,599
traffic to perform the work.

1388
00:55:19,599 --> 00:55:20,880
>> Right. Right. You're not going to dig

1389
00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:22,800
up, you know, 30 feet from Pard Park to

1390
00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:24,640
the Parkway. That's that's good news.

1391
00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:26,800
So, uh so thank you for that. And then

1392
00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:29,520
my other question is once you begin the

1393
00:55:29,520 --> 00:55:32,319
process, how long does it take to

1394
00:55:32,319 --> 00:55:33,280
completion?

1395
00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:35,040
>> This will take a few weeks. I would say

1396
00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:36,480
six to eight weeks to do the full

1397
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:37,680
project.

1398
00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:40,319
>> Okay. Thank you very much.

1399
00:55:40,319 --> 00:55:42,240
>> Uh thank you very much. Thank you for

1400
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:45,760
including uh the map. Uh I was in Jack's

1401
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:47,839
office this morning. He showed it and to

1402
00:55:47,839 --> 00:55:52,000
me it helps uh identify the complexity

1403
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:54,960
of of the project. It's not just going

1404
00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:57,520
down Griffin and up Newport uh to make

1405
00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:00,319
the change uh that it goes through a lot

1406
00:56:00,319 --> 00:56:03,599
of different uh areas. And when you talk

1407
00:56:03,599 --> 00:56:05,760
about this material sort of like a

1408
00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:09,440
balloon. So you sort of

1409
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:12,240
I guess sort of blow it in uh in a

1410
00:56:12,240 --> 00:56:16,400
liquid form and then it cures inside. Uh

1411
00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:18,480
and then you'll go to the next manhole

1412
00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:21,920
area and sort of do do the same thing.

1413
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:24,799
Um the mayor asked or someone asked

1414
00:56:24,799 --> 00:56:28,400
about the how long this would last. So

1415
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:30,319
if this need if there's a little crack

1416
00:56:30,319 --> 00:56:32,240
or something, can you go back in a

1417
00:56:32,240 --> 00:56:35,839
second time and and do this? You can

1418
00:56:35,839 --> 00:56:38,319
>> just sort of on top of of what's already

1419
00:56:38,319 --> 00:56:38,960
there.

1420
00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:39,839
>> Yes, ma'am.

1421
00:56:39,839 --> 00:56:43,200
>> And I assume it's thin enough that over

1422
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:46,799
time it wouldn't sort of clog. I tend to

1423
00:56:46,799 --> 00:56:49,040
think of like an artery, [laughter] you

1424
00:56:49,040 --> 00:56:51,839
know, clogging and needing to be cleaned

1425
00:56:51,839 --> 00:56:53,599
out every now and then.

1426
00:56:53,599 --> 00:56:55,440
>> We we may still need to clean it from

1427
00:56:55,440 --> 00:56:57,280
time to time, but the the pipe material

1428
00:56:57,280 --> 00:56:58,880
should stay intact.

1429
00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:00,720
>> And and the funding for this, you

1430
00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:02,559
mentioned that you had it in this

1431
00:57:02,559 --> 00:57:05,680
special fund. Is is that part that all

1432
00:57:05,680 --> 00:57:08,559
falls under the utility fund, I assume?

1433
00:57:08,559 --> 00:57:08,960
>> Yes, ma'am.

1434
00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:10,720
>> It's not part of the general fund,

1435
00:57:10,720 --> 00:57:11,760
>> right?

1436
00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:13,280
>> Okay. Thank you,

1437
00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:14,400
>> Williams.

1438
00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:16,079
>> Thank you for the information, and I

1439
00:57:16,079 --> 00:57:17,680
don't have any specific questions. All

1440
00:57:17,680 --> 00:57:19,359
my questions have already been answered,

1441
00:57:19,359 --> 00:57:21,200
but just wanted to thank you and your

1442
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:23,760
team for kind of just being vigilant. It

1443
00:57:23,760 --> 00:57:25,440
seems like over the past couple of

1444
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:27,680
months, we've had a couple of unexpected

1445
00:57:27,680 --> 00:57:30,880
repairs um and unexpected costs come up,

1446
00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:32,960
but just thank you for being attentive

1447
00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:35,359
to those changes, especially um you

1448
00:57:35,359 --> 00:57:38,160
know, a lot of our infrastructure is old

1449
00:57:38,160 --> 00:57:40,480
here. So, definitely something to keep

1450
00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:42,640
eye on. So, thank you for all your work.

1451
00:57:42,640 --> 00:57:44,400
>> Thank you.

1452
00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:46,079
>> Somebody like to make a motion. So, I

1453
00:57:46,079 --> 00:57:48,079
move that city council authorize the

1454
00:57:48,079 --> 00:57:50,640
city manager to execute a contract with

1455
00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:54,079
Vortex Services to cure and place line

1456
00:57:54,079 --> 00:57:56,400
of 2,772

1457
00:57:56,400 --> 00:57:58,799
lineal feet of sewer main for the cost

1458
00:57:58,799 --> 00:58:02,870
of 262,57.

1459
00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:04,160
» Second,

1460
00:58:04,160 --> 00:58:04,960
>> mccay.

1461
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:05,920
>> Miss Williams.

1462
00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:07,040
>> I miss Ramsey.

1463
00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:08,240
>> I may pond. Hi,

1464
00:58:08,240 --> 00:58:08,880
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1465
00:58:08,880 --> 00:58:09,200
>> Hi,

1466
00:58:09,200 --> 00:58:11,920
>> Miss Kier. I

1467
00:58:11,920 --> 00:58:14,079
>> right leads us to item D which is

1468
00:58:14,079 --> 00:58:16,319
consideration and action of appointments

1469
00:58:16,319 --> 00:58:18,319
to boards and commissioners. Mr. Vice

1470
00:58:18,319 --> 00:58:18,720
Mayor,

1471
00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:20,880
>> yes. I move that city council appoint

1472
00:58:20,880 --> 00:58:22,720
David Klepinger to the economic

1473
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:24,160
development authority to fill an

1474
00:58:24,160 --> 00:58:27,680
unexpired term ending June 30, 2027.

1475
00:58:27,680 --> 00:58:29,280
>> Second.

1476
00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:29,920
>> Mccay.

1477
00:58:29,920 --> 00:58:30,799
>> Miss Williams.

1478
00:58:30,799 --> 00:58:31,760
>> I miss Ramsey.

1479
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:32,160
>> Hi.

1480
00:58:32,160 --> 00:58:32,720
>> Mayor Ponds.

1481
00:58:32,720 --> 00:58:32,960
>> Hi.

1482
00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:33,680
>> Vice Mayor Dent.

1483
00:58:33,680 --> 00:58:33,920
>> Hi.

1484
00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:35,520
>> Miss Kernier.

1485
00:58:35,520 --> 00:58:36,720
>> Hi.

1486
00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:39,040
>> Okay. Mr. Vice Mayor, do we have any

1487
00:58:39,040 --> 00:58:40,799
close session today? We do not.

1488
00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:42,960
>> Okay. Uh, leads us to item 11,

1489
00:58:42,960 --> 00:58:44,240
adjournment. Would somebody like to make

1490
00:58:44,240 --> 00:58:44,799
a motion?

1491
00:58:44,799 --> 00:58:46,720
>> I move that we adjourn.

1492
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:47,680
>> Second.

1493
00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:48,559
>> Okay.

1494
00:58:48,559 --> 00:58:49,359
>> Miss Williams.

1495
00:58:49,359 --> 00:58:49,680
>> I,

1496
00:58:49,680 --> 00:58:50,480
>> Mr. Ramsey.

1497
00:58:50,480 --> 00:58:50,799
>> Hi.

1498
00:58:50,799 --> 00:58:51,440
>> Mayor Ponds.

1499
00:58:51,440 --> 00:58:51,680
>> Hi.

1500
00:58:51,680 --> 00:58:52,400
>> Vice Mayor Den.

1501
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:52,720
>> Hi.

1502
00:58:52,720 --> 00:58:54,559
>> Miss Ker.

1503
00:58:54,559 --> 00:58:56,319
>> Hi.

1504
00:58:56,319 --> 00:58:59,559
>> We are adjourned.