1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,400 Good, Seth. How are you? 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,360 I got it. How are you, sir? 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:05:25,110 I know. 4 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,120 » Good evening and welcome. We're so glad 5 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,160 to have such a big crowd to start off 6 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,800 the new year for the city of Radford. 7 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,600 This is our first meeting in the new 8 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:34,960 fiscal year and we're glad to have you 9 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,760 all join us this evening. So, welcome. 10 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,480 We always love to begin with our pledge 11 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,080 of allegiance. So, we'll ask Gary Harris 12 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:46,870 from the VFW to come forward. 13 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,520 » Present arms. 14 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:49,320 I pledge allegiance 15 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,640 >> allegiance to the flag of the United 16 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,200 States of America, 17 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,800 and to the republic for which it stands, 18 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,960 one nation under God, 19 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,440 indivisible, with liberty and justice 20 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,160 for all. 21 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,910 >> Thank you. 22 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,400 And we ask that you would join us in a 23 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,240 moment of silence that you can use for 24 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,360 silent reflection, prayer, or however 25 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:27,710 you plan to prepare for the meeting. 26 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,000 Thank you all very much. Uh Council, you 27 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,880 have the minutes from the June 8th 28 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,000 meeting. Are there any corrections or 29 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,040 changes you'd like to make? 30 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,680 Do we have a motion to approve as 31 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,720 submitted? We have a motion. Do we have 32 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:41,520 a second? 33 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:41,919 >> Second. 34 00:06:41,919 --> 00:06:44,000 >> A motion and a second. Any discussion? 35 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:45,800 All in favor, please respond by saying 36 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:46,400 "Aye." 37 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:47,120 >> Aye. 38 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,040 >> Any opposed? 39 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,470 Okay. 40 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:53,919 Oh, we're doing it over there. Got you. 41 00:06:53,919 --> 00:06:55,040 Okay. 42 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:55,760 Um 43 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,400 at this time, we'll open the floor for 44 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,040 citizen comments on public matters. 45 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,560 Uh we'd love for you to come down if you 46 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:02,840 have something you'd like to say or 47 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:04,880 question you'd like to ask. Come down to 48 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,560 the podium. Be sure to put the 49 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,120 microphone up close to your mouth so 50 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:09,880 that we can hear you. State your name 51 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,919 for the record, and limit your comments 52 00:07:11,919 --> 00:07:13,760 to 3 minutes or less. The comment time 53 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,919 is on the screen. So, the floor is now 54 00:07:15,919 --> 00:07:27,150 open for citizen comments. 55 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:28,200 » Hello. 56 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,160 My name is Bill Fleischer. 57 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,840 I'd like to recognize a group of people 58 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,080 that don't usually get uh praise. 59 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,000 And that's our police department. I 60 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,760 watched them on the 4th of July down in 61 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,240 that hot park wearing those black 62 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,600 uniforms and the vest with all that 63 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,240 equipment and I know they had to be 64 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:49,640 sweltering. 65 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,400 And then I saw how efficiently they 66 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,080 handled the crowd after 67 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,320 uh to get everybody out safely and 68 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,000 quickly and I I just I really 69 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,840 appreciated their professionalism and 70 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,360 their courtesy during that time. So, 71 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,280 just wanted to bring them together. 72 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,670 >> much. 73 00:08:06,670 --> 00:08:09,630 >> [applause] 74 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,680 » Certainly agreed, absolutely. Um any 75 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,320 Does anyone else have any comments for 76 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,240 the public record? 77 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:32,230 Come on down to the podium. 78 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,039 » Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, 79 00:08:34,039 --> 00:08:36,280 Mayor and City Council. I am Amanda 80 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,440 Hudgens and I am the uh director of 81 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,560 research and innovation for the College 82 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:44,400 of Nursing at Radford University and I 83 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,280 just wanted to bring to your attention 84 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,320 one of the new business items is our 85 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,839 Radford University Cares mobile health 86 00:08:50,839 --> 00:08:53,280 clinic, which is going to be uh 87 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,320 venturing out into the communities of 88 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,680 the New River Valley, Southwest 89 00:08:56,680 --> 00:08:58,480 Virginia, and hopefully the city of 90 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,160 Radford. This is a faculty-led 91 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,120 student-run clinic that is going to be 92 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,960 offering free care to our citizens and 93 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,640 training our next generation of health 94 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,040 care providers. So, we have lots of 95 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,280 services to offer and a service line to 96 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,200 expand as we go along, so we would 97 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,880 really appreciate the city's support so 98 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,839 we can bring this to the community in 99 00:09:19,839 --> 00:09:22,160 the places where people live, work, 100 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:26,080 play, and enjoy their community. 101 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:26,640 Thank you. 102 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,501 >> Thank you very much. 103 00:09:30,511 --> 00:09:33,990 » [applause] 104 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,280 » Maybe we'll all get applause this 105 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,080 evening. That's a good thing. 106 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,240 Um is there anyone else who has a 107 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,070 comment for the public record? 108 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,760 Okay, seeing no one else, we will 109 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,000 go ahead and close that portion of the 110 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,000 meeting. 111 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,280 Um, and we do have some things to 112 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,040 address this evening. Uh, we've got a 113 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,120 couple presentations. First, we have a 114 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,360 representative here from Brown Edwards 115 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,120 to give us an update on our forensic 116 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,360 audit. We started this process a good uh 117 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,840 bit of time ago by first issuing the uh 118 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,640 invitation for bid. We had several bids. 119 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,200 Uh, Brown Edwards was selected and since 120 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:12,800 the spring has been working toward it. 121 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,480 So, welcome. Thank you for being here. 122 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,520 >> Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Again, I'm John 123 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,800 Aldridge with Brown Edwards & Company. 124 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,440 Um, what I want to do tonight is just 125 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:21,760 kind of give you all an update of where 126 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,920 we stand on the project. As you recall, 127 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,000 when we started this 128 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:28,400 uh working with you all, there were 129 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,320 approximately 28 different areas we were 130 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,400 going to look at throughout the city. 131 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,880 And those went back a couple years. So, 132 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,520 to date, we have finished seven of those 133 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,680 28 tasks. So, for those seven, we've met 134 00:10:41,680 --> 00:10:43,760 with staff, we've uh gone over some 135 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,839 preliminary findings, observations 136 00:10:45,839 --> 00:10:48,160 there. Uh, so, we're going to continue 137 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,240 to fine-tune that before we issue that. 138 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,120 The other open um 21 items are in 139 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,640 process. We've requested information 140 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,760 from your staff. Uh, they're getting it 141 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,520 back to us um as they can because 142 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,120 honestly, they're trying to fit this in 143 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,200 between an audit, the budget, and 144 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:06,839 everything else they do. So, this is 145 00:11:06,839 --> 00:11:09,080 just one extra task. Uh, but they've 146 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,000 done a good job. They've uh done a good 147 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,360 job getting us information. Uh, there 148 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,920 hasn't so far been any situations where 149 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,800 we've been stonewalled or anything like 150 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,040 that. Um, to date as well, I was 151 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,480 counting before I came, I think we have 152 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,680 right at 26 recommendations already of 153 00:11:26,680 --> 00:11:28,760 things that you can can do better. You 154 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,880 know, again with looking with new staff 155 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,160 and some changes, this was the perfect 156 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,200 time for y'all to look at operations and 157 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,400 how to do things more efficiently. So 158 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,520 again, we've only finished seven and 159 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,840 I've already got 26 recommendations for 160 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,560 you. So, um 161 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:46,640 I feel pretty good, you know, going 162 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,240 forward this will be wrapped up fairly 163 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,440 timely. 164 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,120 However, a lot of this is on your all's 165 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,280 staff. So, I I could tell you if it was 166 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:54,600 all on me, here's when it would be 167 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,080 completed, but again, it's a lot of of 168 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,360 things they need to fit in, but uh you 169 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:00,960 know, some of the biggest areas we've 170 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:02,640 already completed would be related to 171 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,120 utility billings in that area. 172 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,640 Some of the big things left will be 173 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,440 personnel related, payroll, uh some 174 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,520 disbursements, and then the budget 175 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,040 process. Those are kind of the big 176 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,720 things on the horizon we need to wrap 177 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:15,400 up. But I'm sorry. 178 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,200 >> So, yeah, thank you so much for that. 179 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,200 You mentioned uh you had the seven that 180 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,000 are completed and at some point, will 181 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,080 you release those with some of the 182 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:24,840 recommendations sometime in the near 183 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,840 future before you complete all the rest 184 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:27,360 of the work? 185 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:28,200 >> We certainly could. 186 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:28,560 >> Okay. 187 00:12:28,560 --> 00:12:29,840 >> Yeah, that's that that would be fine if 188 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,280 you would like it to to do it that way. 189 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,440 >> No, I think that would be helpful cuz I 190 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,120 know a lot of folks have wanted to know 191 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,680 is there something that has gone on or 192 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:38,120 is there something that should change 193 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,280 and something we can actually start 194 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:40,880 doing better now. Now, all those 195 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,240 recommendations, have those been 196 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,200 communicated to the staff, yeah? 197 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,080 >> Not all together yet, just a few here 198 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:46,280 and 199 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:47,960 >> be helpful, too, because then we can 200 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,240 begin to incorporate some of that in our 201 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,440 process and and go from there cuz I 202 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:53,960 think that's one of the more valuable 203 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,240 portions of this. Um of course, the 204 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,040 biggest component that we feel we wanted 205 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,520 to look at is the budget piece and and 206 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,480 that has not even been touched at this 207 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:03,800 point. 208 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,760 >> It's been started, but it's just very 209 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:06,880 preliminary right now. 210 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,360 >> Okay. So, it'll still be some time on 211 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:09,400 that is what you're telling us. 212 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:10,040 >> Very much so. 213 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,880 >> Okay. Thank you so much for that uh 214 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,960 wonderful presentation. I I know it's 215 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,560 not a lot of detailed information, but 216 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:17,120 it's where we are and and what we're 217 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:18,520 working on. Council, do you all have any 218 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,870 questions? 219 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:22,560 Okay. 220 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:23,360 >> All right. 221 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,400 >> Yeah, thank you so much and I I think it 222 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,800 would be good um for us to be able to do 223 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,840 a short release. So, if you will help us 224 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,960 with that when you do the seven that 225 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:33,200 you've covered and whatever the 226 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,640 recommendations are, we want to be 227 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,880 really transparent with that and share 228 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,640 that with folks. So, once staff gets it 229 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,280 can digest it then we'll figure out how 230 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,200 we want to share that with the public at 231 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:42,680 large. 232 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:44,000 >> All right, we'll plan on that. Hopefully 233 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,440 by the next When's your next meeting? 234 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,880 August? Yeah. Hopefully we'll get it 235 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,000 wrapped up by August and have it 236 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:48,840 >> fabulous. 237 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:49,280 >> Yeah. 238 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:50,200 >> Thank you so much. 239 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:50,760 >> Thank you. 240 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,080 very much. 241 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,040 All right, and we now have our school 242 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:56,920 superintendent and the school board, 243 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,560 they have a request for additional match 244 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:01,560 funds and and I'll just start very 245 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:03,160 briefly by saying 246 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,240 normally we would do this significantly 247 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,240 earlier in the year, but the way the 248 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,320 state's budgeting process worked, we 249 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,520 didn't really have a state budget until 250 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,760 right at the end of June. And so we're 251 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,440 revisiting some things that we would 252 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:17,720 have typically talked about during 253 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,440 budget season. And with that, Adam 254 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,080 Joyce, our superintendent, is here. Dr. 255 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:21,960 Joyce, welcome. 256 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,520 >> Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate the time. 257 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:24,960 Thank you, Council, for having us here 258 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,480 this afternoon. Um 259 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,080 I have a real short presentation and 260 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,360 you're right, 261 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,480 the budget sort of drifted through the 262 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,080 spring, but then once it became a bill, 263 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,040 we've been moving at at at lightning 264 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,640 speed. So, that's why I'm here tonight. 265 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:41,240 A lot of the budget 266 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,880 was you know, we we were treated fairly 267 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,560 I think by the state. It comes with some 268 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,760 contributions in the form of matching 269 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,360 funds. So, that's what I'm here to 270 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,839 present tonight. Now, I can click or you 271 00:14:52,839 --> 00:14:55,120 just I'll just give you the click wink. 272 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,080 Okay. 273 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,960 The recently released state budget 274 00:14:57,960 --> 00:14:59,440 includes adjusted funding for a number 275 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:00,839 of categories including special 276 00:15:00,839 --> 00:15:03,560 education, class size reduction, 277 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,560 preschool initiative, compensation 278 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,800 supplements for staff, and our at-risk 279 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:08,920 students. 280 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:10,320 But as you know, in order to receive 281 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,080 those funds, locality must provide a 282 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,400 matching contribution. For Radford, our 283 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,120 LCI means that we're responsible for 284 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,400 slightly less than 16% 285 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,240 of the total amount. 286 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,360 Um in order to unlock these important 287 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,440 state resources, local required match 288 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,840 totals about $205,000. 289 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,920 Uh, that is all the categories combined. 290 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,880 And I think that might be all of it. 291 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,240 Huh. Um, so, I am open uh, for 292 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:38,840 discussion with you guys, questions, 293 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,200 comments, whatever it is I can help 294 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:40,640 with. 295 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,200 >> Well, thank you so much. Uh, there are a 296 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:43,680 lot of questions, and can we go back to 297 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,360 your slide about the uh, yeah, the the 298 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,040 now go we'll come back to that one in a 299 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,120 minute, but this one. So, just for 300 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,320 clarification on this, this is $205,209 301 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,120 that the city would provide on top of 302 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,120 the approximately half a million dollars 303 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,440 that the city has already budgeted for 304 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,000 and is provided as the the local match 305 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,720 prior to June 30th. 306 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,680 >> This is on top of the local required 307 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,320 effort and local required matches that 308 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,800 you guys appropriated for us back in the 309 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:11,280 spring. 310 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,800 >> And once we have done this, and once we 311 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,680 go into this, this is the new local 312 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,120 match moving forward. So, it goes from 313 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,640 about half a million to 700,000 in 314 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:21,480 perpetuity. 315 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,120 >> There are some variables there like 316 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,400 enrollment, things that um, may change. 317 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,000 It won't change a lot, so you're you're 318 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,400 right. Um, 319 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,280 this would probably be the new amount 320 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,240 going forward, plus or minus. 321 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,080 Uh, Carrie, would you agree? So. 322 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:44,910 >> Sometimes the state 323 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,080 » Okay. 324 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,000 So, just to clarify what Carrie just 325 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,640 said, and thank you so much for that. 326 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,560 Sometimes the state changes the 327 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,280 allocations, which could affect the 328 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,240 local match. Um, this year you did have 329 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,360 some savings that you could carry 330 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,680 forward. Can you talk about that a 331 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:01,520 little bit? 332 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,319 >> a budget ago, we um, budgeted at the 333 00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:06,959 school level some monies for folks who 334 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:08,880 aren't in VRS. 335 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:10,720 Uh, we were we were going to budget 336 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,600 money for them to have a retirement fund 337 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,000 individually, 338 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,520 um, so that it was, you know, it was a 339 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,520 of an incentive or retention or 340 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,600 recruiting tool. So, folks that aren't 341 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,640 in the VRS for whatever reason, we would 342 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,680 deduct some money from their payroll for 343 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,079 them to have some retirement funds. 344 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:30,240 We didn't get that completed this year 345 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:31,640 for a couple of reasons. I won't bore 346 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,480 you with those, but that money is still 347 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,160 there. So, what I asked 348 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,080 your folks to help us with was to take 349 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,400 that money, hold it for us, and let us 350 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,680 have it back this budget season so that 351 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,320 we could in earnest start that program. 352 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,320 That's about $70,000. 353 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,560 I think it would be fair for you as a 354 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,920 city to take the $70,000 355 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:53,320 that you're holding for us so that we 356 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,760 can start those non-VRS retirement funds 357 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,720 and make that part of the 205, which 358 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,160 would which would be a new total of 359 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:01,840 135209. 360 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:03,840 >> So, the 135209 would just be for the 361 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,520 first year, and then once we revisit 362 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,360 this for budget season next spring, the 363 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:13,680 total's 205209 plus, you know, ish, and 364 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,600 plus whatever that other rest of the 365 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,040 local matches, which is about half a 366 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:17,560 million. 367 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:18,600 >> That's a fair statement. 368 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:19,680 >> Okay. 369 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,120 Can we go to the slide that was before 370 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:23,080 this? 371 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,920 So, these are a lot of things, and I 372 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,720 know we talked about them a year ago 373 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,160 when we were working through with Mr. 374 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:29,880 Meadows when he helped us develop the 375 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,720 budget for fiscal year 2016 that just 376 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,880 ended about some of these areas. How 377 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:39,000 much of this is impacted? Like, would 378 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:40,480 the compensation, and I believe the 379 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,440 compensation is to go to 4% for raises 380 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,320 as opposed to the 2% that were budgeted 381 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:45,600 for? 382 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,520 >> The state has made funds available for a 383 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,880 4% increase for SOQ positions. We are 384 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,920 now at a 2% increase, so that's an 385 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,200 increase of 2%. 386 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,960 >> Explain what the difference is from an 387 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,800 SOQ position versus someone else working 388 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:00,280 for the 389 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,080 >> of quality positions are what the state 390 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,080 believes is the minimum staffing you 391 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,800 should have in a school division to 392 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,080 deliver the education, 393 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,560 but the city of Radford and the school 394 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:10,840 division is always going above and 395 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,520 beyond the SOQs. 396 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,440 We're not asking for the city to fund 397 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,960 non-SOQ compensation increases. 398 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,360 Um 399 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:21,640 Carrie Long and I and the school board 400 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,280 have found ways to extend that 2% to 401 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,240 non-SOQ personnel. I can't imagine not 402 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,520 doing that. Um you know, someone that 403 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:32,240 you could work directly beside in your 404 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,400 classroom wouldn't get the raise while 405 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,200 you did get the raise. So, we've worked 406 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,080 really hard to come up with funds to um 407 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:43,960 make it 2% at at right now or four if 408 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,880 things go well for everyone. 409 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:46,680 >> Okay. 410 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,120 So, and I appreciate that. How much of 411 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:52,280 the match is the compensation component? 412 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:53,680 >> Oh, boy. 413 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,600 >> Is it I mean, 80% 20%? 414 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:57,840 >> It's 415 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,800 No, it's it's not as much as you might 416 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:00,360 think. 417 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:01,840 >> Well, that's what I wondered cuz we were 418 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,040 trying to figure out, you know, if for 419 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,680 example, the city could do 10,000 or 420 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,720 50,000 or 100,000, what does that mean 421 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,000 we can have, what can't we have, you 422 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:13,440 know, how does that impact it? 423 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:14,880 >> Right. 424 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,680 >> So, um 425 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,680 The budget originally had the 2%. 426 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:19,400 >> Mhm. 427 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:20,600 >> I'm not going to be able to hear you, 428 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:21,200 dude. 429 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:21,680 >> Okay. 430 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:22,760 >> Uh sorry. 431 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:23,080 I'm going to 432 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:24,080 >> Yeah, it's probably better if you come 433 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,520 to the microphone. And I apologize. 434 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:26,800 These are all I think these are 435 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,640 important questions to ask though as we 436 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,240 have this discussion cuz we're so tight. 437 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,040 >> Carrie can join me at the podium, I feel 438 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,080 a lot better. 439 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:36,120 >> Um 440 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:38,200 Okay. So, what I'm looking at is the 441 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,560 calc tool which is available on the DOE 442 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,080 website which we've shared with not this 443 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:44,760 particular one, but we have shared one 444 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,440 with you all in the past. Um 445 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:51,080 So, under compensation, a supplement for 446 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:55,830 the 4% is 158,729. 447 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,120 So, approximately half of that is for 448 00:20:58,120 --> 00:20:59,840 the additional 2%. 449 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:00,800 >> Okay. 450 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,920 >> So, out of the 205 you're saying that's 451 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,480 the the total for the 2% additional 2% 452 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,560 raise. So, it's about 50%. So, the 453 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,800 special ed add-on, the class size 454 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,800 reduction, the preschool initiative, and 455 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,680 the at-risk students is about the same 456 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,320 then as the raise. Is that accurate? 457 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,320 >> Um I didn't I have not looked at it in 458 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,760 that particular detail, so I would think 459 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,320 it probably isn't done that way. It's 460 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:26,960 probably got some other type of formula 461 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,440 that it's figured on. 462 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:29,960 >> Okay. 463 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,040 All right. Um just you know, these are 464 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,200 questions that I had when we first were 465 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,520 told, "Okay, hey this is something we 466 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,000 need to talk about." Cuz this literally 467 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,800 just happened 13 days ago. 468 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:39,534 >> Yes, sir. 469 00:21:39,534 --> 00:21:40,000 >> [laughter] 470 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,120 >> There's not been a lot of time for 471 00:21:41,120 --> 00:21:42,960 discussion on that. Council, what 472 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,120 questions do you all have? 473 00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:46,720 >> I guess my one question would be with 474 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,560 the budget that was passed, all these 475 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,480 things were in place, right? So, the 476 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,320 these weren't at risk of going away. 477 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:53,760 >> No, sir. 478 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,000 >> Okay. So, so with this supplemental 479 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,200 money, what exactly is that 480 00:21:58,200 --> 00:21:59,960 other than the salaries? 481 00:21:59,960 --> 00:22:02,560 >> All these funds would be increased. Um 482 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,520 special education add-on would bring us 483 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:05,800 closer to 484 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,760 um you know, 485 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,440 it's a federal special education is 486 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:10,760 federal. We want to make sure that we're 487 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,520 exceeding any kind of federal standards 488 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,080 or state standards. We want to be above 489 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:18,720 and beyond that as far as caseloads and things of that nature. Class size 490 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,480 reduction, we always you know, that that 491 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,360 just means smaller classes, which means 492 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:23,720 a better ratio for your teacher to 493 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,640 students. We always kind of want to be 494 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,920 out front on that. Um preschool 495 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,360 initiative gives us more funding to 496 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:31,240 accept more kids to the program, maybe 497 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:32,880 have more aids, more materials in the 498 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:34,080 program. 499 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:35,800 Um compensation we've talked about and 500 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:37,720 our at-risk students, which are kids 501 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,760 that are um identified based on income, 502 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,400 things of that nature. We are able to 503 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,720 support them better with with counselors 504 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,880 or or tutoring or more material, things 505 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:48,840 like that. 506 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:49,960 >> And I know you guys have done a really 507 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,040 good job of being able to find that 2% 508 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,560 for the other positions. Would you be 509 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,480 able to if we if the city was not able 510 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,760 to do this, would you be able to Would 511 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,360 you have the funds available to to able 512 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:01,640 to pick up this initiative? 513 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,000 >> I couldn't say right now it would be a 514 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:04,200 4% now. 515 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,080 >> Right. 516 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:05,990 So, 517 00:23:05,995 --> 00:23:06,000 » [clears throat] 518 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,080 >> just 519 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,520 walk me through the math here. So, we 520 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,720 were looking at the next slide, you're 521 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,240 asking a total of 208 522 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:16,720 205. 523 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,400 >> And then you're saying the increase the 524 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:23,440 4% increase, that is how much of that? 525 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,990 >> Uh 526 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,840 about 80,000. 527 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,560 >> About 80, okay. 528 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,480 So, I guess where I always said is when 529 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:34,680 you were talking about when you're in a 530 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,320 classroom and you have one person that 531 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,120 gets a raise and then the person working 532 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:40,600 beside them, they don't get the raise. I 533 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,400 kind of feel like that's where our city 534 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,720 employees are. They're sitting next to 535 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,840 the schools who consistently get raises 536 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,520 and they've had to hold back from 537 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,600 raises. And so, um everyone is worth a 538 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,120 raise, but under restrictive financial 539 00:23:55,120 --> 00:23:57,600 environments, we have to make choices. 540 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,480 So, um 541 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,960 it's a hard sell when when you guys came 542 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:04,680 to us before, all these things were 543 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,920 covered pretty much to your satisfaction 544 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:11,120 and now you want additional funds. Um 545 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:12,520 >> And the only reason before that is 546 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,320 because, you know, all of our neighbors 547 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,440 have the same capital and are and are 548 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,240 looking at the same raise potential. 549 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,160 I just don't want to be the person that 550 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,040 lets Radford slip behind because 551 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:26,840 I mean, you know, I I get the variables 552 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,520 here. I get why. 553 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,760 But it's it's hard for me to recruit 554 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,000 teachers from other neighboring counties 555 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,960 when their compensation may already be 556 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,360 better than ours and they're not going 557 00:24:36,360 --> 00:24:38,200 to get the same raise. 558 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:39,480 That's why. And you And I know you 559 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:40,720 understand that. It's the same for your 560 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:41,120 folks. 561 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:43,120 >> Right. I was like, yeah, we it's it's 562 00:24:43,120 --> 00:24:45,160 the same for our police officers and our 563 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:49,560 fire firemen and EMS workers. We're dealing with the exact same thing 564 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,920 on this side uh as well. 565 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:52,560 >> Right. 566 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,520 >> So, if we gave you your 70,000 back that 567 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,640 you've requested, what could you cover? 568 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,360 some of this with that 569 00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:02,680 70,000 or is it an all or nothing 570 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:03,440 initiative? 571 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,040 >> No, it's not an all or nothing, but it 572 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,200 would take us more time than tonight to 573 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,880 figure how we could disperse that 574 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,720 fairly. 575 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,360 >> And 576 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:14,880 if you choose not to participate in one 577 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,520 particular program, whatever it is, 578 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,120 you're going to lose the state revenue 579 00:25:20,120 --> 00:25:22,040 from it. So, it is a little bit more 580 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,600 impactful for us than just the 581 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,080 difference, you know. 582 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:28,360 >> Right, because so many other things. 583 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:30,760 >> mean out of the 500 we've already done, 584 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,160 if we don't participate all the way to 585 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,760 the 200,000 level in a category, that 586 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,120 you lose all of that? 587 00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:39,320 >> No, you the 500 or the number that 588 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,640 you're using is the local part. 589 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:42,200 >> Right. 590 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:43,440 >> And um 591 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,040 >> So, that would not go away. 592 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:45,360 >> No. 593 00:25:45,360 --> 00:25:46,160 >> It would just stay where 594 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:47,880 >> So, what we've already, you know, let's 595 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,640 say the state hadn't done this addi- 596 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,360 additional 200. What we've already 597 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:53,160 budgeted will happen regardless. These 598 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,120 are just additional additional on top of 599 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:55,600 that. 600 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:56,240 >> Okay. 601 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,160 >> And see, I mean, I don't want to speak 602 00:25:58,160 --> 00:25:59,640 out of turn, but this is the state's way 603 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,040 of of showing the pre- the K-12 world 604 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,160 some love. The problem is it comes with 605 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,960 matching contributions that may or may 606 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,040 not be considered in Richmond. Right? I 607 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,000 mean, it sounds great that they're 608 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,800 giving more funding to the schools, but 609 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,600 what it does it burdens you and I and 610 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,360 the city and the school division to come 611 00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:18,520 up with the matching funds. 612 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:19,760 >> Can you ask them if they'll show the 613 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,560 locality some love? We need some of that 614 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:22,280 love. 615 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,120 >> They show us a tax increase is what they 616 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:25,080 show us. 617 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,400 >> So, I guess I go back to the reserves 618 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,000 with with your reserves because we're 619 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,080 trying to build our reserves as a city 620 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,680 because we for for you to be healthy, we 621 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,520 have to be healthy. So, we're trying to 622 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:37,600 build our reserves. So, I guess I would 623 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,400 go back to I'm sure I would assume 624 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,320 before you came to us, you evaluated 625 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,040 your reserves to see if you could cover 626 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,800 this and if so, are you not able to? Are 627 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:48,800 you or is that a 628 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,680 >> We we we can't cover this ourselves, the 629 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,360 205, no, ma'am. 630 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:56,320 >> This has to be new money that the city 631 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:57,600 puts in the budget. 632 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,040 >> Right, because otherwise then we start 633 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,120 taking from other other, you know, pots, 634 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:03,880 so to speak, and then they're left 635 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,120 short. So, we I was talking about like 636 00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:06,880 your reserve 637 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,800 >> So, your reserve account with us, you're 638 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:10,760 not allowed to take reserve money from 639 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:12,120 your account with us. 640 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:13,800 >> It has [clears throat] a most We really 641 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:14,960 want to be careful 642 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:16,440 >> dollars in it. 643 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,000 >> We want to be careful with our money as 644 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,680 well. So, this is a pot that is not 645 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,080 touching your cash. It's in reserves for 646 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,000 things like this that come up that may 647 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,640 be burdensome on the city that are also 648 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,360 burdensome on you. So, this is kind of a 649 00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:31,960 in-between pot that we can pull from. I 650 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,480 mean, I I would support sounds like that 651 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,920 may be a suggestion. I would absolutely 652 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,680 support that. I want to support the 653 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,080 schools and give them all the raises, 654 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:42,680 but I have to also think about other 655 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:44,120 departments that we have. You know, the 656 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:47,480 school is one very important huge piece 657 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,240 with the city, but we also have other 658 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,040 pieces that we have to think about, too. 659 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:52,840 And I think this reserve account may be 660 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,480 an option to 661 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,240 help both ends and not burden either of 662 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,520 us as much as as we, you know, would 663 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,240 want to and still make this happen. 664 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:02,880 >> It's kind of the I think it's to your 665 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,640 point, Kelly. It's kind of the same 666 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,440 concept we came up with last year for 667 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,960 fiscal year 26 where the half a million 668 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,320 was found out of the reserve funds that you all would donate that back to 669 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,320 help the budget and that the city would 670 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,400 go on and make its local match of the 671 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,640 half a million. So, I think that's the 672 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,600 concept. And I know everybody's kind of 673 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,680 on the spot tonight. The the one big 674 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,840 issue is we don't have to make a 675 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,200 decision tonight to get the funds, 676 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,440 correct? 677 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,000 Okay. So, this is something we could 678 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,440 work on and come back with a Okay, 679 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,960 here's a proposal to see these are some 680 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,160 options that are available to us. 681 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:40,880 >> And in the meantime, Todd, I mean, what 682 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,440 would that look like from our budgeting 683 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:43,880 standpoint? I know, you know, we did a 684 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,840 2% real estate increase. 685 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,000 You know, if we do this, that would 686 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,240 negate you know, over a cent or so. How 687 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:52,520 would that affect us? Would we just have 688 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,320 to continue to increase taxes? I mean, 689 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,160 how how could we substantially fund 690 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:58,040 this? 691 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,520 >> So, the 205 represents approximately 2 692 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,080 cent on the real estate, and that's what 693 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,320 we went up this year. So, it would 694 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,880 essentially use up that 695 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:08,880 or the equivalent of 2 cent on the real 696 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:13,400 estate. If the $70,000 is used to fund 697 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,160 the retirement accounts for the non-VRS 698 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:17,440 eligible employees, 699 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,760 you're looking at 700 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,280 about a a little bit over a cent, like a cent and a quarter of a cent on the 701 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:24,600 real estate. 702 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,360 As far as what it looks logistically in 703 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,640 our budget, the general fund cannot 704 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:33,040 support $200,000. It can't support 138. 705 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,600 What it would look like, the city would 706 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,120 have to transfer money from one of the 707 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,440 enterprise funds, water or electric or 708 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,440 solid waste, one of those, most likely 709 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,760 water or electric, into the general to 710 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,200 fund this, to then turn over to the to 711 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,800 the schools for the local match. So, you 712 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,880 know, the only thing I will advise 713 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,600 council, just keep in mind, you know, 714 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,280 those transfers, we're trying to get 715 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,000 away from those, and the funds that we 716 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,040 do transfer out of the enterprise funds 717 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,040 are it's reducing the amount that we 718 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:03,640 have available to tackle infrastructure 719 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,840 needs. And and that's the ultimate 720 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,920 long-term danger of continuing to 721 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:09,840 transfer those funds out is that we're 722 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,200 not addressing infrastructure, like 723 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,400 water tanks, water lines, sewer lines, 724 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,800 electric pole replacements, 725 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:17,560 etc. 726 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,880 >> Or existing debt that we're trying to 727 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,480 whittle down and and get our interest 728 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,040 payments down and eliminate. 729 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,920 >> That's correct, existing debt as well. 730 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,360 >> I I've still 731 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:29,760 got a question in my mind. Out of the 732 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,280 205, 733 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,080 you said there's these different 734 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,960 categories. So, can we, I guess, if one 735 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,520 category is a $50,000, and one's 736 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:44,000 100,000, and one's 150, then we're on 737 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,920 the hook for 738 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,400 16% of that? 739 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,160 >> It's that It's 740 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:50,880 >> The match our 741 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:55,520 >> makes a whole. So, it's the um 16% plus 742 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:59,320 the uh 84% to make 100%. 743 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:00,360 >> Right. So, 744 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,120 but if it's 50,000 for one thing, and we 745 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:04,960 say we can't do our 746 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:05,280 >> Right. 747 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,920 >> 16% on that, that 50 goes away. 748 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,240 >> Well, that 50 That 50% that we're asking 749 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,440 you for is 16% of what the state would 750 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:12,920 do. 751 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,320 >> Okay, I'm talking about if 50,000's the 752 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:16,160 whole thing, 753 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:16,520 >> Oh, okay. 754 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:20,360 >> and our part is 16% of 50, and we say, 755 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,120 "No, we can't do that 16%." Then the 756 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:24,240 whole 50 goes away. 757 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,080 >> Right. 758 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,440 >> Can you give us or I would like to see a 759 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,280 breakdown of the categories 760 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,120 and what that category represents out of 761 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:35,880 that 205? 762 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,480 >> We We can, not tonight. 763 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:38,280 >> Right. 764 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:38,640 >> I know. 765 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:39,200 >> So, 766 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,040 you know, I'm thinking maybe what we do 767 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,600 is say, "Let's revisit this for our 768 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,440 August meeting and get some of that 769 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:46,840 information together and some of the 770 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,520 answers, um and talk about how what that 771 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,400 looks like if it's going to be, you 772 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:52,120 know, 773 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,000 we think we can do 30,000 out of water, 774 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,160 we think we can do this out of 775 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,880 sanitation, whatever that looks like, 776 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:58,760 and have something more concrete in 777 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,160 front of us to to look at and and see 778 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,080 what this looks like, cuz this is a a 779 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:04,800 big deal, and you know, I I actually 780 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:05,880 think it's a good thing we're having 781 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,480 this discussion. So, one of the biggest 782 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,040 things we've talked about as a locality 783 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,960 is how did we get exactly where we are 784 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,760 with some of the fiscal challenges we 785 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:16,840 have. This is a great example where the 786 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,200 state says, "Hey, we can do this 787 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,480 wonderful thing." And it's a wonderful 788 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,080 thing that I think everybody looks at 789 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,240 and says, "Yeah, that's amazing to be 790 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,840 able to do." But it's basically a, you 791 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,200 know, past this year, it's a 2-cent tax 792 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,480 increase or the equivalent budget 793 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,160 reduction to be sustainable. And and 794 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:34,840 that's the hard part for the city to get 795 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,080 to that sustainability. So, I think 796 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,000 coming back to this at the August 797 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,080 meeting makes a lot of sense to get all 798 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,160 the information we can 799 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,440 to talk about what each of these 800 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:48,240 categories represents out of the 205 801 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,040 um so that we understand that and then 802 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,280 to talk a little bit about how, you 803 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,600 know, if we were able to do 135 this 804 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,160 coming year cuz we have the special 805 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:57,720 savings we could do, 806 00:32:57,720 --> 00:32:59,800 what does it look like in out years 807 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:01,160 because again, even though we may not 808 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:02,960 have a crystal ball and know that, we're 809 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,840 pretty much saying this is baking that 810 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:07,280 in the cake and we move from a half a 811 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,520 million-ish dollar match to a $700,000 812 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:12,680 match and and just understanding that. 813 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,080 >> it's a 2-year cycle, I think we're 814 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,480 pretty safe that it won't go too far. 815 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:17,000 >> more, yeah. 816 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:17,800 >> One more, yeah. 817 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:18,680 >> Right. 818 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,640 >> I'm I'm still a little uncomfortable 819 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,600 with that because I don't see a route to 820 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,080 make that happen. I I'm not comfortable 821 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,000 taking money out of these other 822 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,520 departments that we know have 823 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:32,440 infrastructural needs. Um 824 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:36,400 I I'm more inclined to say the 70,000, 825 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:38,680 of course, return back. That was money 826 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,120 you invested and then to see what you 827 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:44,640 can do with the reserves because that is why we have the reserves and I 828 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,000 just don't see a logical path that's 829 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,920 fiscally responsible to do it any other 830 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,000 way at this point. And we, you know, we 831 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,880 felt like we went in pretty knee-deep 832 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,240 and didn't push back on the budget as it 833 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,360 existed when you brought it to us and 834 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,200 that was hard. That's, you know, there 835 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:00,800 are other grants as you're going to hear 836 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,560 tonight that we would love to be able to 837 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:05,000 take advantage of that we can't that 838 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,280 would help the entire community as well. 839 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,200 So, 840 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,560 I'm I'm not sure for me if waiting is 841 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:14,000 going to matter because I just don't see 842 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,080 a responsible path 843 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:19,520 to provide more than that other than 844 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:21,760 allowing that 70,000 to return and 845 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,399 having the reserves, but that's just 846 00:34:23,399 --> 00:34:27,560 where I currently sit, especially with 847 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,840 hearing from our city manager. 848 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,440 >> If I may, I wanted to make one more 849 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,960 point about the budgeted transfers to 850 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,800 our reserve accounts. Um we still have 851 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,040 two payments left, AEP, and while we've 852 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,080 made great progress this year, we do 853 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,320 still have those two payments out there. 854 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,040 It is possible we may have to use some 855 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,159 of those funds or close to all of those 856 00:34:47,159 --> 00:34:48,440 funds to 857 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,360 uh pay that bill down. Um 858 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:57,070 I just didn't want to leave that out. 859 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:58,520 » So, 860 00:34:58,520 --> 00:34:59,640 on top of all that, 861 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:00,120 >> Yeah. 862 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:01,200 >> um 863 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,040 I've never been this deep in a school 864 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:04,200 year without a budget. 865 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:04,960 >> Okay. 866 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,000 >> You know, and I don't think anyone has. 867 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,520 So, I'm not sure that I even have the 868 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,440 luxury to wait until August. 869 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:11,800 Because at the end of July, I need to 870 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:13,520 certify that we that we're operating on 871 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,440 a budget. That that doesn't even count 872 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:19,880 the the look that that we portray from 873 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,200 central office to our teachers that we 874 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,200 don't know what you're going to get. 875 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:24,800 >> Well, 876 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,160 >> Which is no one's fault, really. 877 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,760 >> No, but I will say this. We do have a 878 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:29,960 budget. It's just the budget 879 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,520 >> that was passed uh previously. We don't 880 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:37,880 have the additional match budget. So, I will say this, if I'm reading the tea 881 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,360 leaves correctly, August trying to 882 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,200 figure out a solution is probably the 883 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,520 best shot of getting anything. I mean, I 884 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,400 don't know if anybody's ready to say, 885 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:48,720 "We're going to do this tonight." with 886 00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:50,680 what we don't know and and all of that. 887 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:51,880 So, 888 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:53,200 you know, that that's the hard part. I 889 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,600 mean, if if if council was comfortable 890 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,920 saying, "Let's take 70,000, that's the 891 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:02,320 carry forward, and then another 135,000, 892 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,320 that would be the equivalent of the 893 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,440 current capital reserves, and try to use 894 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,280 that." That could be a possibility. I 895 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,000 don't know if that's where everybody is. 896 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,360 It doesn't ultimately solve this problem 897 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,520 past this year, though. I will say that. 898 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,840 That's the really tricky part, and this 899 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:18,720 is what everybody needs to really focus 900 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:20,000 in on. 901 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:21,880 We have to build this as we're building 902 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,640 out the budget typically, because we 903 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,920 have to decide, do we do a tax increase 904 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,160 or a budget cut somewhere else to be 905 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:30,840 able to make that work? So, if we're 906 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,400 able to figure something out 907 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,800 accounting-wise with what we currently 908 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:36,760 have, and that's what's been offered as 909 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:38,360 a possibility, 910 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,400 maybe we could do something, but I don't 911 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,040 know. What do you all think, Council? 912 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:43,560 >> Well, I also think later in the meeting 913 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,000 we are looking at something that could 914 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,920 help address some of these later on with 915 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,080 the referendum that that could be used, 916 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,760 but I mean, I I've said it a hundred 917 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:53,440 times a hundred different ways. If 918 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,080 Radford City is not healthy, Radford 919 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,440 City Public Schools aren't healthy. No 920 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,120 one stands to lose more than Radford 921 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,200 City Public Schools if we lose our 922 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:04,080 charter. Um RCPS will not exist. We have 923 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,320 to get our finance house in order. You 924 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:07,520 could talk till you're blue in the face 925 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,040 about why we're here, whose fault it is, 926 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:11,400 should we be here? We're here. I mean, 927 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,280 that's what it is. It would be, in my 928 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,400 opinion, fiscally irresponsible for us 929 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,360 to do that with all the outstanding debt 930 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,200 that we have, with all the other things 931 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,960 that we have to to address. I hate that. 932 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:23,920 I I got two I've said this a hundred 933 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:25,680 times, too. I have two little Bobcats on 934 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,080 the way. You know, 935 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,960 Bobcats run through my veins, but I just 936 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:33,000 I feel like I know numbers, and I feel 937 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,520 like the position that we're in, it 938 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:36,240 wouldn't be good for us to take care of 939 00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:38,280 you guys long-term. We have to get our 940 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:40,160 financial house in order. That's of no 941 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:41,800 That's not your fault, but it is your 942 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,400 problem because we're all in this 943 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,320 together. So, that's just kind of where 944 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:46,560 I'm at with it. And I know it's tough, 945 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,240 and I know that it's not about deserving 946 00:37:49,240 --> 00:37:50,800 or anything like that. Those teachers 947 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,200 deserve more than 4%. Um so do our 948 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:54,760 sanitation workers and police officers 949 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,960 and everybody else. And um in the 950 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:58,600 meantime, I hope you'll work with us 951 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,480 till we can roll up our sleeves and get 952 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:03,200 things done, but I just think in the 953 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,880 to here and now, it wouldn't be a wise 954 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,320 decision for the city. 955 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,600 That's just me. 956 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,440 Huh? I mean, I I'd be happy to entertain 957 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,080 if if if or I'm always going to listen. 958 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:14,080 I mean, if you have something to 959 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,240 propose, I would listen. I don't know 960 00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:18,280 that anything is going to change my 961 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:20,480 opinion that the city it I don't think 962 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:21,800 in August the city's going to be in a 963 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,800 better financial situation. Just I'm not 964 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,680 going to waste your time, but I would 965 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,560 respectfully listen to anything that you 966 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,120 would you would have to to share share. 967 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:31,000 >> Guy, where do you stand? 968 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,160 >> I'm I'm the same way. I don't see how in 969 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:35,280 the world we're going to be able to meet 970 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,480 that and that's why I was willing to 971 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,880 look at the breakdowns to see if there's 972 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,920 any part that we might be able to help 973 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:43,440 with, but 974 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:45,400 yeah, I'm I'm like Seth, you know, we've 975 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:47,960 just they're in such a a bind right now 976 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,640 that we cannot come up any with anything 977 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,560 like $200,000. 978 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,040 >> Jesse? 979 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,280 >> I'm I'm I think I've said my piece and 980 00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:01,040 again to reiterate, it's not a matter of you 981 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:05,520 know, what we would like to do. I love our teachers. I love our 982 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:07,000 administrators. I love our school 983 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:11,160 systems. I have three Bobcats. So, um 984 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,480 you know, I I wish that we were in a 985 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:16,480 position to do more, but you know, we we 986 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,200 do have to make sure that that our house 987 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,320 is is stable and not built on cards. And 988 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:23,960 so right now we just have to make sure 989 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,680 that we're stable first to make sure 990 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:28,840 that you're stable also in the long run. 991 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:31,240 And again, I feel like, you know, with 992 00:39:31,240 --> 00:39:33,440 the budget that you brought us, you had 993 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:35,600 good plans for these things and at that 994 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:37,920 point we felt like you could you could 995 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,800 manage these things. I understand this 996 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:41,920 would be on a greater scale and 997 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:43,920 certainly in a perfect world I would 998 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,240 support that, but I just think right now 999 00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:49,360 it'd be fiscally irresponsible for us 1000 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:53,880 to do anything other than what we're currently committed to do. 1001 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:57,990 >> Kelly, do you have any other thoughts? 1002 00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:58,920 » So, 1003 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,280 how how much in the reserves are there 1004 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:05,520 dedicated funds? Are they Is that 1005 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:06,280 broken down? 1006 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,160 >> The capital reserve account? 1007 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,240 >> The reserve account that that is shared 1008 00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:11,920 that that's there's a tract separately 1009 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:14,600 than ours, but there's dedicated money 1010 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:16,200 that is theirs, correct? 1011 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,480 >> Uh approximately 1.9 million. 1012 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,680 >> Okay, so that's 1.9 million of 1013 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:25,760 our CPS reserves or that's shared 1014 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:29,240 reserves for all of us, the city and the 1015 00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:30,480 school? 1016 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:32,640 >> They're dedicated to the school capital 1017 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:35,000 reserve fund. So, they're they're 1018 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,280 Everything is in a pooled account, but 1019 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:39,880 they're they're school funds. 1020 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:43,080 >> So, why does using the res- that some of 1021 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:47,000 that 1.9 affect our ability to pay bills 1022 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,520 and things like that if it's dedicated 1023 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:51,920 school capital fund? 1024 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,720 >> So, uh, if they want to use school the 1025 00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:56,240 capital reserve account funds from 1026 00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:58,720 there, it will not affect the the city's 1027 00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:01,240 >> Okay, that's what I'm proposing is, you 1028 00:41:01,240 --> 00:41:02,960 know, that 1.9 million that's sitting 1029 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:05,800 there as reserves or or roughly. 1030 00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:06,520 >> Right. 1031 00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:08,120 >> But, is that not allowed to be used in 1032 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:09,480 this circumstance? 1033 00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:10,640 >> Well, it's my understanding that it is a 1034 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:13,640 capital reserve fund which is if if if a 1035 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:15,800 building needs a roof or a 1036 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:17,560 >> Yeah, I understand capital. I mean, I'm 1037 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:20,360 just saying is that is it like 1038 00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:21,160 >> Well, I couldn't 1039 00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:23,080 >> at all? I just want to make sure. 1040 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,200 >> If 1041 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,400 and and Trisha, if I'm incorrect on 1042 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:28,280 this, if it's my opinion that if they 1043 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,880 want to use the 205,000 from the capital 1044 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,880 reserve account, that will present no 1045 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:35,160 issues for the city well in any manner. 1046 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,040 >> And I think it might work out something 1047 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:38,480 kind of like this. If you all said, 1048 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,240 "Yeah, we can do 205,000 out of the 1049 00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,200 capital reserve fund." It would then go 1050 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:45,000 into one of our enterprise capital funds 1051 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:46,520 and then we would provide that new money 1052 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:46,710 as 1053 00:41:46,713 --> 00:41:46,720 » [cough] 1054 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:48,920 >> the match. That it's not a 1055 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:50,600 you know, direct take it out of the 1056 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:52,560 deposit and put it over here, but it 1057 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:54,920 would work out the same way essentially. 1058 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,520 >> I mean, if if it you know, it seems like 1059 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,000 everyone's leaning toward we can't do 1060 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,960 this. This is an option that will 1061 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:02,200 provide the money for you. I know it's 1062 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:03,520 not what you want to use it for and it's 1063 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:06,400 not technically capital, you know, 1064 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:06,720 >> Right. 1065 00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:08,560 >> repairs or roof or anything, but but 1066 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:09,480 that I mean, 1067 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,360 >> This is the slippery This is the 1068 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:15,920 slippery slope we were afraid of when we did the $500,000. 1069 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:17,280 We just didn't want to make that a a 1070 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:18,600 thing every year. 1071 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:19,720 >> We don't want to make it a thing either. 1072 00:42:19,720 --> 00:42:21,320 We understand that and we understand 1073 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,120 that, but I'm trying to make an option 1074 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,200 to where you guys get your money 1075 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:28,640 and not zero because that's what we're I 1076 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:29,680 mean 1077 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:31,760 >> I think the thing is 1078 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:33,280 this is a lot for everybody. School 1079 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:34,760 board hadn't had a chance to talk about 1080 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:36,080 it this way and all that. Do you all 1081 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:37,280 want to take this back and have a 1082 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,840 discussion and then come back again like 1083 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:41,880 I said, you do have a budget. It's just 1084 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:44,240 not the budget with the match. Um our 1085 00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:45,760 August meeting we could have a little 1086 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,280 more time if you want to do that. That 1087 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:48,880 would let you say, "Okay, here's what we 1088 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:50,760 feel comfortable doing. Let's see if we 1089 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:51,440 go from there." 1090 00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:53,320 >> So we also have a a meeting. I don't 1091 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,720 remember what it's for on the 22nd of 1092 00:42:55,720 --> 00:42:57,320 this month at 6:00. 1093 00:42:57,320 --> 00:43:00,680 Can we tack on a if we really have to 1094 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:02,640 wait and make a decision? I I know what 1095 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:04,120 I'm proposing. 1096 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:05,560 >> And what one question about your 1097 00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:09,240 proposal is it if we did do that, it 1098 00:43:09,240 --> 00:43:11,400 would be predicated that we do it again 1099 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,240 the following year, correct? Because 1100 00:43:13,240 --> 00:43:15,480 once you bake in that match not pulling 1101 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:16,960 from the capital reserve, but that that 1102 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:19,480 amount we would be on the hook for that. 1103 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:20,320 >> Yeah. 1104 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,320 >> We'd have to talk about it because again 1105 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:24,680 the match you you can either do it or 1106 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,800 not do it and that's what I'm saying. So 1107 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,160 we could say we can match up 500,000 1108 00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:31,480 which we're currently doing or we can 1109 00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:34,480 match up 705 or whatever that total is. 1110 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:37,760 So I mean it is a little bit because you're not 1111 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:39,040 going to want to say, "Okay, well those 1112 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:40,480 raises are baked in the cake." And then 1113 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:43,200 we got to back off, but it is a 1114 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,000 discussion that can be held depending on 1115 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:46,800 where the city's financial position is 1116 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,160 at that point in time. 1117 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:50,320 >> Well, I mean people don't get raises 1118 00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:52,480 every single year. So that's something 1119 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:53,040 that is 1120 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:56,405 >> once it's baked in that 4% is is 1121 00:43:56,405 --> 00:43:56,600 >> [snorts] 1122 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:57,520 >> the salary. 1123 00:43:57,520 --> 00:44:00,320 >> For your baseline and 1124 00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:01,800 All I'm saying is that's an option. If 1125 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:03,600 you guys need to go back and think about 1126 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:06,640 it, I'm proposing that we have a a 1127 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:08,400 meeting on the 22nd when we're already 1128 00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:10,080 going to be here at 6:00. All of us are 1129 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:11,480 going to be here. That gets you before 1130 00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:13,600 your August. Gives you a little bit time 1131 00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:15,520 to think. Otherwise, 1132 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:16,760 I I'm I mean 1133 00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:18,360 >> I think it's the only way to even have a 1134 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,760 further conversation on it. So, would 1135 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:22,840 that make sense to at least go back and 1136 00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:25,080 have a discussion and see where we are? 1137 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:27,640 It's better than a hard no tonight. 1138 00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:28,400 >> It is. 1139 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:30,160 >> And then we figure out is this something 1140 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:30,840 we can do. 1141 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:32,480 >> Melissa, is it even possible to do that 1142 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:33,520 on this I don't remember what we're 1143 00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:34,960 doing on this day. I just know I have to 1144 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,040 be here 1145 00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:37,080 >> It's already advertised that we're 1146 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:39,600 having a special meeting on July 22nd, 1147 00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:41,240 so we're good to go ahead and add the 1148 00:44:41,240 --> 00:44:42,640 school board 1149 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:43,880 meeting agenda item. 1150 00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:46,000 >> feasible for Does that give you Is that 1151 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:46,800 Okay. 1152 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:50,040 >> And you know, which would have been that date would have been fine, except 1153 00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:52,400 this was the meeting that was next. And 1154 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,560 you know, once the budget was approved, 1155 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:56,320 then the the 1156 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:58,240 video we had nine or 10 days to come up 1157 00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:00,680 with a calc tool. So, really um Ms. 1158 00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:02,920 Long's been sleeping with this paperwork 1159 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:04,840 for about the last week. And we didn't 1160 00:45:04,840 --> 00:45:05,920 mean to throw it on you. 1161 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:07,640 >> No, I get it. And I think the hardest 1162 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:08,320 part 1163 00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:09,760 >> done so you can get your house in order, 1164 00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:10,400 too. 1165 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:12,080 >> The hardest part with this is I don't 1166 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:13,240 think there's anything up there that 1167 00:45:13,240 --> 00:45:15,040 folks wouldn't like to be able to do in 1168 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:16,760 some way, shape, or form. 1169 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:18,840 It's just what's practical and what's 1170 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:21,040 realistic for our community at this 1171 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:23,080 moment, but also long-term. And and you 1172 00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:24,720 know, like I said, this is why this is a 1173 00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:27,040 good conversation because let's say the 1174 00:45:27,040 --> 00:45:28,680 decision's made to go, "Yeah, we'll do 1175 00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:31,120 it." That's why Radford struggles with 1176 00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:32,480 some of the things it has because we 1177 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:34,640 bake that in and then you've got to 1178 00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:36,520 figure it out every year. And you know, 1179 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:38,440 basically, that's a 2-cent tax increase 1180 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:40,880 or the equivalent somewhere. So, these 1181 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:42,520 are the hard decisions that we all have 1182 00:45:42,520 --> 00:45:43,760 to make. Let's plan to come back 1183 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:46,840 together for a short presentation. If 1184 00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:49,120 you can get us information prior to the 1185 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:51,040 meeting, that's helpful so that we're 1186 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:52,720 not hearing it the first time when we're 1187 00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:54,840 here. I think that'll get us to a good 1188 00:45:54,840 --> 00:45:57,160 place. And I do think guys, correct, if 1189 00:45:57,160 --> 00:45:59,200 we can know like special education 1190 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:02,560 represents X amount of this, class size 1191 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:04,600 reduction represents that. So, we can 1192 00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:06,160 have that meaningful discussion 1193 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:08,120 together. That would be helpful. 1194 00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:11,880 >> If I were to give you the match that the locality is responsible for and 1195 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:12,920 then what it triggers? 1196 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:14,680 >> Yeah, that's fine. That's perfectly 1197 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:17,200 fine. And I I recognize that triggers a 1198 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,880 significantly larger number. 1199 00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:21,680 But it's just what what are we able to 1200 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:24,200 do? How do we figure this out? Yeah. 1201 00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,200 >> Cuz I think 205 is large for the city. I 1202 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:26,840 understand that. 1203 00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:29,240 >> Yeah. Well, and like I said, you know, 1204 00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:30,760 this is a hard discussion. If we were 1205 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:32,600 talking about this 3 months ago, we may 1206 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:34,280 have said, "Well, we have to do a 4 cent 1207 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:36,640 tax increase on the real estate tax if 1208 00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:37,600 we're going to do that." 1209 00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:37,920 >> Right. 1210 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:39,800 >> And and that's a discussion to have, you 1211 00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:41,320 know, and it'll be a discussion that 1212 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:43,600 council will have if we go down this 1213 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:44,640 path 1214 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:47,800 for the 27-28 budget next spring. 1215 00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:49,360 So, these are all things and that 1216 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:50,960 doesn't even get us where we need to be 1217 00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:52,920 fully, you know, for a sustainable 1218 00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:54,920 budget for the city. So, 1219 00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:56,720 appreciate it. Let's do that. Let's plan 1220 00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:59,000 it for that on the 22nd. Thank you for 1221 00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:02,000 bringing this to us. Uh the good news is 1222 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:04,920 you got a good budget to start with and 1223 00:47:04,920 --> 00:47:06,640 then there's a possibility for this if 1224 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:09,240 we can figure something out and us to 1225 00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:10,120 work together. 1226 00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:13,360 >> Yeah, I I I do not at all want to feel 1227 00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:14,520 like I don't want you guys to feel like 1228 00:47:14,520 --> 00:47:16,480 we don't appreciate that budget. But 1229 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:18,440 once this new budget was passed, you 1230 00:47:18,440 --> 00:47:19,800 know, we couldn't just sit on it. 1231 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:21,200 >> Oh, it changes everything and and I 1232 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:22,320 think that's the hard part with 1233 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:23,840 Richmond. While we appreciate the extra 1234 00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:25,840 money, when it comes with that string 1235 00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:28,520 attached, that's a tax increase. The 1236 00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:29,720 folks in Richmond didn't have to 1237 00:47:29,720 --> 00:47:31,720 increase taxes to get to the budget that 1238 00:47:31,720 --> 00:47:33,680 they got to and they could have made 1239 00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:35,520 that decision differently. So, that's 1240 00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:35,920 where we go. 1241 00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:36,560 >> Thank you all. 1242 00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:39,280 >> Thank you. 1243 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:40,880 >> I don't know. 1244 00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:43,040 >> All right, we we got to keep going here. 1245 00:47:43,040 --> 00:47:45,600 We got lots of business to talk about. 1246 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:47,120 Um 1247 00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:48,720 Council, we have some unfinished 1248 00:47:48,720 --> 00:47:52,600 business. So, going back to 2018, one of 1249 00:47:52,600 --> 00:47:54,480 the first things we we did was we had 1250 00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:55,960 the Department of Housing and Community 1251 00:47:55,960 --> 00:47:58,360 Development come to Radford with the 1252 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:01,640 Main Street uh program to talk about 1253 00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:03,680 what could be done to help improve our 1254 00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:06,800 business district in East Radford. And 1255 00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:08,240 through a number of years working with 1256 00:48:08,240 --> 00:48:11,160 the Regional Commission and working with 1257 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:13,880 recommendations of citizens and and and 1258 00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:16,120 everybody, we came up with a concept 1259 00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:17,840 that was going to help improve a number 1260 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:20,680 of things and we got some money for it 1261 00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:22,120 from the Appalachian Regional 1262 00:48:22,120 --> 00:48:24,640 Commission, about 700,000. But that was 1263 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:25,800 another one that came with an 1264 00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:28,120 attachment. We had to contribute the 1265 00:48:28,120 --> 00:48:29,760 city's portion, which was going to be a 1266 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:31,760 couple million dollars. 1267 00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:33,760 We did a few of the small elements of 1268 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,560 the project, but we've got about 300 and 1269 00:48:36,560 --> 00:48:39,000 350,000, something along that line, 1270 00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:41,720 approximately. About 300,000 toward the 1271 00:48:41,720 --> 00:48:43,000 match. 1272 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:45,640 But right now we don't have 1.3 million 1273 00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:48,200 dollars to put toward this project. 1274 00:48:48,200 --> 00:48:51,160 And that's a challenge for us. So, we 1275 00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:53,080 have talked with the folks at the 1276 00:48:53,080 --> 00:48:54,360 Department of Housing and Community 1277 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:56,280 Development, could we have a little more 1278 00:48:56,280 --> 00:48:59,200 time to see if we can get closer along. 1279 00:48:59,200 --> 00:49:00,880 They said they can't do that right now. 1280 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:02,560 They have to see meaningful action. In 1281 00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:03,640 other words, we have to be under 1282 00:49:03,640 --> 00:49:06,680 contract for this project in the fall or 1283 00:49:06,680 --> 00:49:08,240 in the spring, something along that 1284 00:49:08,240 --> 00:49:09,960 line. And that's not feasible with the 1285 00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:11,320 budget we currently have and the 1286 00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:13,200 resources that we have. 1287 00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:14,760 These are needed things for us to do to 1288 00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:16,160 get our business district in better 1289 00:49:16,160 --> 00:49:18,680 shape. But at this time, we need to 1290 00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:21,080 transmit a letter to the Department of 1291 00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:22,560 Housing and Community Development 1292 00:49:22,560 --> 00:49:24,560 declining the Appalachian Regional 1293 00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:27,280 Commission grant at this time. The good 1294 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:29,040 news is we can go back and try to get 1295 00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:30,720 this funding again and they've said this 1296 00:49:30,720 --> 00:49:32,440 is a great project, they recognize the 1297 00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:34,400 importance of it and that they might be 1298 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:36,160 willing to fund it further down the 1299 00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:39,160 road. This is a tough blow because this 1300 00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:40,920 was supposed to help build up our 1301 00:49:40,920 --> 00:49:42,720 business district further, which would 1302 00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:44,320 help the economy and it's just a 1303 00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:46,360 positive cycle. But at this time, 1304 00:49:46,360 --> 00:49:48,400 Council, can we have a motion to approve 1305 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:50,680 the city manager to transmit the the 1306 00:49:50,680 --> 00:49:51,960 to the Department of Housing and 1307 00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:53,720 Community Development regarding the 1308 00:49:53,720 --> 00:49:55,600 Appalachian Regional Commission grant. 1309 00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:56,320 >> So moved. 1310 00:49:56,320 --> 00:49:56,920 >> We have a motion. 1311 00:49:56,920 --> 00:49:58,120 >> We have a second. 1312 00:49:58,120 --> 00:49:58,480 >> Second. 1313 00:49:58,480 --> 00:50:00,280 >> Motion is second. All in favor, please 1314 00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:03,440 respond by saying I. I. Any opposed? 1315 00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:05,400 Okay. 1316 00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:07,640 All right, moving forward. Um Council, 1317 00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:09,240 we have some board and commission 1318 00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:11,240 appointments. The Agency on Aging, 1319 00:50:11,240 --> 00:50:13,640 Tourism, and the Board of Zoning 1320 00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:15,080 Appeals. Um 1321 00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:16,480 Melissa, do you have anything you want 1322 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:18,120 to share with us based on the notes that 1323 00:50:18,120 --> 00:50:19,280 we have? 1324 00:50:19,280 --> 00:50:22,640 >> Sure. Um since our last meeting when you 1325 00:50:22,640 --> 00:50:24,360 appointed the 1326 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:27,000 number um back in your June 8th meeting, 1327 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:28,520 um I do have another vacancy on the 1328 00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:29,880 Board of Zoning Appeals. So, that was 1329 00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:32,720 not advertised appropriately um 1330 00:50:32,720 --> 00:50:34,840 because we have a new hire in our Code 1331 00:50:34,840 --> 00:50:37,680 Enforcement Office that he does not now 1332 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:39,960 qualify as being on the BZA. There's a 1333 00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:41,880 conflict there. So, 1334 00:50:41,880 --> 00:50:45,240 um I did get a response from Sally. I'm 1335 00:50:45,240 --> 00:50:48,040 sorry. Sally-Ann regarding Agency on 1336 00:50:48,040 --> 00:50:51,280 Aging and she is willing to 1337 00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:54,080 continue to serve if Council so does 1338 00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:56,600 wish to do so. 1339 00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:59,320 What I've provided was 1340 00:50:59,320 --> 00:51:02,480 a historic I guess a historic uh 1341 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:05,680 um breakdown of what the uh Tourism 1342 00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:09,360 Commission has been made up of. I did go 1343 00:51:09,360 --> 00:51:12,200 through our code to find out what the 1344 00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:14,320 parameters were. Like I said, the 1345 00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:16,600 lodging rate restaurant retail community 1346 00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,560 at large, those are just who held the 1347 00:51:18,560 --> 00:51:20,440 positions prior. Does not state in the 1348 00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:22,000 code that they have to fall within any 1349 00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,430 of those categories. Um 1350 00:51:24,430 --> 00:51:24,760 >> [clears throat] 1351 00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:27,040 >> but certainly their knowledge of the 1352 00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:28,280 community and their knowledge of the 1353 00:51:28,280 --> 00:51:30,720 business and how it might um help 1354 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:33,600 support our Tourism Commission certainly 1355 00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:36,040 um is is a positive. 1356 00:51:36,040 --> 00:51:37,800 So, 1357 00:51:37,800 --> 00:51:40,400 a minimum of nine members have to be on 1358 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:44,000 that board uh per code uh with a maximum 1359 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:47,080 of 13. So, So certainly at um 1360 00:51:47,080 --> 00:51:49,440 Council's discretion on how they would 1361 00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:51,760 like to move forward. I did provide a 1362 00:51:51,760 --> 00:51:54,960 shown in uh shown interest list um on 1363 00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:57,200 the right-hand side of the column, but I 1364 00:51:57,200 --> 00:52:00,640 also provided a list of um citizens who 1365 00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:02,520 had showed interest in other boards and 1366 00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:04,200 commissions but had not been appointed 1367 00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:07,800 who we may want to fall back up on and to reach out to. 1368 00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:10,040 >> So with this we have and let's just talk 1369 00:52:10,040 --> 00:52:11,840 tourism for a second then we can go back 1370 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:15,680 to BZA uh and agency on aging. Um 1371 00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:17,720 with this we have these positions that 1372 00:52:17,720 --> 00:52:20,160 are specific to these areas. Council 1373 00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:23,600 member, uh recreation rep, uh Radford 1374 00:52:23,600 --> 00:52:25,040 University rep, chamber rep, and the 1375 00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:27,000 school representative. But then the 1376 00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:30,240 others are all at large, correct? So 1377 00:52:30,240 --> 00:52:32,280 right now all of these together wouldn't 1378 00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:34,960 make nine total. So we need all of these 1379 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:39,120 plus some additional uh at large folks 1380 00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:41,080 to be able to operate. 1381 00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:41,640 Correct? 1382 00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:43,560 >> So now including council members, 1383 00:52:43,560 --> 00:52:45,200 including the chamber, and the R- you 1384 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:46,440 that that is nine. 1385 00:52:46,440 --> 00:52:47,440 >> Okay. 1386 00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:49,360 Uh but what I would say 1387 00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:50,400 >> 13. 1388 00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:52,840 >> Okay. What I would say, my concern is I 1389 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:54,200 would want the chamber to make a 1390 00:52:54,200 --> 00:52:55,960 recommendation, the university to make a 1391 00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:57,840 recommendation, then of course council 1392 00:52:57,840 --> 00:53:00,560 we can decide who we want um and go from 1393 00:53:00,560 --> 00:53:02,320 there before we make that decision. So 1394 00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:05,880 if we appoint uh anyone else, the board 1395 00:53:05,880 --> 00:53:08,040 can't operate until they get to nine? 1396 00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:08,760 >> Correct. 1397 00:53:08,760 --> 00:53:10,200 >> And Kelsey, for her, I'm I'm sorry. 1398 00:53:10,200 --> 00:53:11,640 Kelly's already our 1399 00:53:11,640 --> 00:53:12,640 >> kicked off, David? 1400 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:13,240 >> No. 1401 00:53:13,240 --> 00:53:15,126 >> Ha ha. 1402 00:53:15,126 --> 00:53:15,840 >> [laughter] 1403 00:53:15,840 --> 00:53:17,720 >> Well, and and I might be able to help a 1404 00:53:17,720 --> 00:53:19,560 little bit with the chamber rep because 1405 00:53:19,560 --> 00:53:21,920 Rachel Joyel has expressed interest and 1406 00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:25,200 she is on the chamber board. 1407 00:53:25,200 --> 00:53:26,240 >> Knock out those two. 1408 00:53:26,240 --> 00:53:27,640 >> Yeah, I was going to say what we would 1409 00:53:27,640 --> 00:53:29,760 want to do is maybe tentatively do that 1410 00:53:29,760 --> 00:53:32,200 uh pending the chamber just saying, 1411 00:53:32,200 --> 00:53:34,240 "Yeah, that makes sense for us." 1412 00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:34,800 Um 1413 00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:36,160 >> Sounds great. She will. 1414 00:53:36,160 --> 00:53:38,000 >> Yeah, she wants to. Absolutely. 1415 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,160 >> And I I believe we talked about Tom 1416 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:41,920 Bennett being a representative of the 1417 00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:43,440 university. 1418 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:46,320 >> he was coming just as a citizen and has 1419 00:53:46,320 --> 00:53:48,120 not done anything formal. So, that could 1420 00:53:48,120 --> 00:53:50,720 be a question to be asked for the 1421 00:53:50,720 --> 00:53:54,000 university to say would they want to ask 1422 00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:56,960 Tom to serve in an official capacity or 1423 00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:58,320 would they want to appoint somebody else 1424 00:53:58,320 --> 00:54:00,120 and Tom, if he was interested, may be 1425 00:54:00,120 --> 00:54:01,960 able to serve as a 1426 00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:04,440 volunteer. 1427 00:54:04,440 --> 00:54:05,600 >> I can ask. 1428 00:54:05,600 --> 00:54:07,600 Um I can ask um 1429 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:07,960 >> Angela 1430 00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:08,560 >> for the 1431 00:54:08,560 --> 00:54:08,880 >> Oh. 1432 00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:10,320 >> Yes, in my joint commission meeting 1433 00:54:10,320 --> 00:54:12,280 tomorrow, I can ask Angela for 1434 00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:13,960 recommendations on our RU 1435 00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:15,160 representative. 1436 00:54:15,160 --> 00:54:17,600 >> Perfect. 1437 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:20,000 >> Um you'll you'll see that Amanda Winter 1438 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:21,880 um she was uh 1439 00:54:21,880 --> 00:54:24,400 the school representative prior um 1440 00:54:24,400 --> 00:54:26,120 and happy to continue serving in that 1441 00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:26,840 manner. 1442 00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:27,440 >> Okay. 1443 00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:28,440 Kelsey, would [snorts] there be any 1444 00:54:28,440 --> 00:54:30,280 issue with you being Commissioner of 1445 00:54:30,280 --> 00:54:32,040 Revenue and serving on the tourism board 1446 00:54:32,040 --> 00:54:34,360 or is that acceptable? 1447 00:54:34,360 --> 00:54:37,790 Okay. 1448 00:54:37,800 --> 00:54:40,840 Tara's great, Alba's great, um Jessica 1449 00:54:40,840 --> 00:54:42,200 could could serve if you all are 1450 00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:43,520 interested. 1451 00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:44,200 Um 1452 00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:45,880 I'd like to see if we could get these 1453 00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:47,520 folks appointed, get a representative 1454 00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:49,560 for the RU rep, and then maybe come back 1455 00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:52,760 and revisit the rest of it in um 1456 00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:55,320 August to see what we have. Does that 1457 00:54:55,320 --> 00:54:57,080 make sense? 1458 00:54:57,080 --> 00:54:59,720 Okay, so do we want to go on and reins- 1459 00:54:59,720 --> 00:55:01,480 you know, make sure Kelly is our council 1460 00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:02,840 representative. 1461 00:55:02,840 --> 00:55:06,160 Um and then we have nominations here 1462 00:55:06,160 --> 00:55:09,400 potentially for Kelsey Marleta, Jessica 1463 00:55:09,400 --> 00:55:12,080 Johnson. Um let's hold off on Tom until 1464 00:55:12,080 --> 00:55:14,280 we find out if that works out some other 1465 00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:16,120 way, but he he could potentially be a 1466 00:55:16,120 --> 00:55:18,520 citizen representative. Tara Kipps as a 1467 00:55:18,520 --> 00:55:22,000 nominee, Alba Alvarez, and then uh 1468 00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:24,000 potentially Rachel Doyle. We want to 1469 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:25,480 check with the chamber to double-check 1470 00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:27,480 that. And then Amanda has said she's 1471 00:55:27,480 --> 00:55:29,040 willing to do it and and the schools are 1472 00:55:29,040 --> 00:55:31,040 here tonight. So, 1473 00:55:31,040 --> 00:55:32,720 that works. Okay, do we want to go on 1474 00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:34,040 and nominate those folks that we've 1475 00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:36,960 mentioned as uh representatives for now? 1476 00:55:36,960 --> 00:55:38,840 Jordy, Okay, we have a motion to do so? 1477 00:55:38,840 --> 00:55:39,480 >> So moved. 1478 00:55:39,480 --> 00:55:41,000 >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? 1479 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:41,400 >> Second. 1480 00:55:41,400 --> 00:55:43,400 >> Motion and second. Any discussion? All 1481 00:55:43,400 --> 00:55:45,080 in favor, please respond by saying I. 1482 00:55:45,080 --> 00:55:45,920 >> I. 1483 00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:48,160 >> Any opposed? And if we can try to get 1484 00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:50,240 the others in place, we can do that and 1485 00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:52,720 the tourism board can get rolling by the 1486 00:55:52,720 --> 00:55:54,200 community fest date. So that'd be 1487 00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:55,640 perfect. 1488 00:55:55,640 --> 00:55:57,920 Awesome. Thank you all so much. Um for 1489 00:55:57,920 --> 00:56:02,000 agency on aging, do we want to go on and reappoint Sally Ann since she did 1490 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:03,360 express the interest? 1491 00:56:03,360 --> 00:56:03,880 >> Yes. 1492 00:56:03,880 --> 00:56:05,280 >> Okay. We have a motion. Do we have a 1493 00:56:05,280 --> 00:56:05,920 second? 1494 00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:06,520 >> Second. 1495 00:56:06,520 --> 00:56:08,480 >> Motion and second. Any discussion? All 1496 00:56:08,480 --> 00:56:10,160 in favor, please respond by saying I. 1497 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:10,800 >> I. 1498 00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:13,480 >> Any opposed? We need advertise board of 1499 00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:15,080 zoning appeals, correct? 1500 00:56:15,080 --> 00:56:15,720 >> We do. 1501 00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:17,200 >> Okay. So if we could do that, we can 1502 00:56:17,200 --> 00:56:21,880 come back to that in August or whenever. 1503 00:56:21,880 --> 00:56:23,320 Do you need that to function pretty 1504 00:56:23,320 --> 00:56:25,680 quickly though? 1505 00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:26,440 >> I hope not. 1506 00:56:26,440 --> 00:56:27,840 >> Okay. 1507 00:56:27,840 --> 00:56:28,920 Good. 1508 00:56:28,920 --> 00:56:31,320 All right. Moving on to new business. Um 1509 00:56:31,320 --> 00:56:35,280 in addition to the uh school match uh 1510 00:56:35,280 --> 00:56:37,000 and the other parts of the budget, the 1511 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:40,240 state gave the localities across the 1512 00:56:40,240 --> 00:56:44,520 state the ability to add a 1% 1513 00:56:44,520 --> 00:56:46,640 sales tax 1514 00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:48,680 to use revenue solely for capital 1515 00:56:48,680 --> 00:56:50,680 projects for new construction or major 1516 00:56:50,680 --> 00:56:52,520 renovation of schools. 1517 00:56:52,520 --> 00:56:55,120 This was something that was done on a 1518 00:56:55,120 --> 00:56:57,360 community by community basis previously. 1519 00:56:57,360 --> 00:56:59,640 It existed in the past. Uh some 1520 00:56:59,640 --> 00:57:01,400 localities have taken advantage of that, 1521 00:57:01,400 --> 00:57:03,440 but it wasn't statewide. Now it is 1522 00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:05,320 statewide where any locality could do 1523 00:57:05,320 --> 00:57:09,280 it. It has to be a uh ballot initiative. 1524 00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:11,480 It would have to be on the ballot this 1525 00:57:11,480 --> 00:57:14,920 November to take effect uh as soon as as 1526 00:57:14,920 --> 00:57:17,120 possible beyond that, and it would have 1527 00:57:17,120 --> 00:57:19,720 to be uh voted on obviously by the 1528 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:21,440 community. So there'd be a referendum on 1529 00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:22,280 it. 1530 00:57:22,280 --> 00:57:23,520 Um 1531 00:57:23,520 --> 00:57:25,080 what this would mean is there would the 1532 00:57:25,080 --> 00:57:28,760 Radford's sales tax would move up 1%. So 1533 00:57:28,760 --> 00:57:30,640 basically it would go from 5 cents to 6 1534 00:57:30,640 --> 00:57:33,600 cents. That's not counting meals tax and 1535 00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:35,760 other things along that line. So, the 1536 00:57:35,760 --> 00:57:37,520 total tax depending on the item 1537 00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:39,360 purchased would be different. There are 1538 00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:41,240 certain things that would not be 1539 00:57:41,240 --> 00:57:43,160 included in this. We're still getting 1540 00:57:43,160 --> 00:57:46,160 all the clarification, but primarily 1541 00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:48,040 some personal hygiene products and some 1542 00:57:48,040 --> 00:57:50,360 food products would not be included in 1543 00:57:50,360 --> 00:57:52,480 the tax. We have heard from a number of 1544 00:57:52,480 --> 00:57:55,120 folks. Our Commissioner of Revenue gave 1545 00:57:55,120 --> 00:57:57,240 us some thoughts on this so that we 1546 00:57:57,240 --> 00:57:58,960 would have a little more understanding 1547 00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:01,240 of it as a council. There are some 1548 00:58:01,240 --> 00:58:03,440 challenges associated. 1549 00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:04,920 Also, 1550 00:58:04,920 --> 00:58:06,480 I I don't I heard I don't know if you 1551 00:58:06,480 --> 00:58:07,880 all heard from Lindsay Williams, our 1552 00:58:07,880 --> 00:58:09,680 Director of Elections. One of the real 1553 00:58:09,680 --> 00:58:11,240 challenges we have this year is we are 1554 00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:13,640 going to have a mega ballot in November 1555 00:58:13,640 --> 00:58:15,240 that there's three constitutional 1556 00:58:15,240 --> 00:58:17,480 amendments in addition to all the 1557 00:58:17,480 --> 00:58:23,600 members of council and the state or the federal elections for the um 1558 00:58:23,600 --> 00:58:26,160 for the Congress on that. 1559 00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:28,120 So, one of the concerns is that 1560 00:58:28,120 --> 00:58:29,840 potentially this will be a long ballot 1561 00:58:29,840 --> 00:58:31,840 and this would be the very last thing on 1562 00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:34,640 the ballot as part of that. 1563 00:58:34,640 --> 00:58:35,920 Council, what are your all's thoughts 1564 00:58:35,920 --> 00:58:43,190 given all of those parameters? 1565 00:58:43,200 --> 00:58:45,250 » Well, I think it's been brought up. 1566 00:58:45,250 --> 00:58:45,400 >> [clears throat] 1567 00:58:45,400 --> 00:58:47,240 >> It's a 20-year 1568 00:58:47,240 --> 00:58:47,880 uh 1569 00:58:47,880 --> 00:58:48,400 deal. 1570 00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:49,120 >> Mhm. 1571 00:58:49,120 --> 00:58:51,960 >> Um and and if we didn't do it this year 1572 00:58:51,960 --> 00:58:55,160 under current, I guess uh statute, we 1573 00:58:55,160 --> 00:58:56,160 could do it next year. 1574 00:58:56,160 --> 00:58:57,720 >> Right. But this is a new thing that's 1575 00:58:57,720 --> 00:59:00,000 not going away. It's not got a sunset 1576 00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:01,560 clause associated with it right now. 1577 00:59:01,560 --> 00:59:03,320 >> But can it be changed? 1578 00:59:03,320 --> 00:59:04,720 >> Any law can be changed, yeah. 1579 00:59:04,720 --> 00:59:08,120 >> Okay. So, I guess my initial feeling was 1580 00:59:08,120 --> 00:59:10,840 it's up to the the citizens. 1581 00:59:10,840 --> 00:59:13,400 Um and it could be changed. So, my 1582 00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:15,240 feeling is that we ought to put it on 1583 00:59:15,240 --> 00:59:17,760 the the ballot and let let the citizens 1584 00:59:17,760 --> 00:59:19,120 decide. 1585 00:59:19,120 --> 00:59:20,680 Do they want to support the schools in 1586 00:59:20,680 --> 00:59:25,120 this capital effort or not? 1587 00:59:25,120 --> 00:59:27,240 >> I tend to think the same way. I I, you 1588 00:59:27,240 --> 00:59:29,640 know, am I endorsing a vote for yes and 1589 00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:30,480 this and that? Everyone will have to 1590 00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:31,880 make that decision at the ballot box. 1591 00:59:31,880 --> 00:59:33,920 Inevitably, the schools do have capital 1592 00:59:33,920 --> 00:59:35,800 needs that do have to be addressed, and 1593 00:59:35,800 --> 00:59:38,160 this, you know, the those needs are 1594 00:59:38,160 --> 00:59:39,640 going to come before us, and then I 1595 00:59:39,640 --> 00:59:42,280 think that this is an opportunity to let 1596 00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:44,360 the people decide if if if that's what 1597 00:59:44,360 --> 00:59:45,920 they um 1598 00:59:45,920 --> 00:59:48,280 are are going to be able to do. I do 1599 00:59:48,280 --> 00:59:49,720 think that some valid concerns have been 1600 00:59:49,720 --> 00:59:54,840 brought up um from Kelsey and from uh Lindsey as far 1601 00:59:54,840 --> 00:59:56,360 as getting it on the ballot, what the 1602 00:59:56,360 --> 00:59:59,120 appetite for that will be this year. I I 1603 00:59:59,120 --> 01:00:01,880 don't know. Um but I think to Gus's 1604 01:00:01,880 --> 01:00:03,400 point um 1605 01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:04,960 you know, this does give the people a 1606 01:00:04,960 --> 01:00:07,800 voice on um if they if if they support 1607 01:00:07,800 --> 01:00:09,240 it or not. 1608 01:00:09,240 --> 01:00:10,480 >> What are your thoughts, Jesse? 1609 01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:13,120 >> Yeah, I feel the same way. Um 1610 01:00:13,120 --> 01:00:15,760 really is put it into the hands of our 1611 01:00:15,760 --> 01:00:18,200 citizens and let them decide if this is 1612 01:00:18,200 --> 01:00:20,880 the tax increase that that they're 1613 01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:23,800 willing to do at this juncture. 1614 01:00:23,800 --> 01:00:24,520 >> Gwen? 1615 01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:25,360 >> I'm sorry. 1616 01:00:25,360 --> 01:00:28,840 >> Okay. So, my concern is um and I'll just 1617 01:00:28,840 --> 01:00:30,560 share some additional thoughts. I mean, 1618 01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:33,200 it it sounds like we have a consensus 1619 01:00:33,200 --> 01:00:35,440 that folks want to move ahead with that. 1620 01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:38,000 I will say here's the risk. Um 1621 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:41,000 we don't know yet for our community what 1622 01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:42,880 the overall tax picture is going to look 1623 01:00:42,880 --> 01:00:44,680 like next year and in coming years, 1624 01:00:44,680 --> 01:00:47,160 whether that's a combination of real 1625 01:00:47,160 --> 01:00:51,480 estate, um a combination of sales tax, 1626 01:00:51,480 --> 01:00:53,520 whatever that might be. And I think 1627 01:00:53,520 --> 01:00:56,320 that's a concern that I have. Um my 1628 01:00:56,320 --> 01:00:58,640 preference would be for us to wait 1629 01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:00,240 because we do have the ability to do 1630 01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:02,320 this next year and put it on the ballot 1631 01:01:02,320 --> 01:01:03,960 then after we've developed something a 1632 01:01:03,960 --> 01:01:06,760 little more substantial, and we know 1633 01:01:06,760 --> 01:01:08,720 where we are, or at least the council 1634 01:01:08,720 --> 01:01:10,240 that's serving in the spring of next 1635 01:01:10,240 --> 01:01:12,040 year when they're doing the budget knows 1636 01:01:12,040 --> 01:01:14,800 where they are uh to go from there. But 1637 01:01:14,800 --> 01:01:16,640 it sounds like am I the only one who 1638 01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:18,560 wants to wait? Is is everybody else want 1639 01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:20,920 to move forward this year? 1640 01:01:20,920 --> 01:01:22,440 >> Forward for me. 1641 01:01:22,440 --> 01:01:25,280 >> Okay. So, do we have a motion? 1642 01:01:25,280 --> 01:01:26,160 >> So moved. 1643 01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:28,040 >> We have a motion to adopt the resolution 1644 01:01:28,040 --> 01:01:29,320 and a second. 1645 01:01:29,320 --> 01:01:29,840 >> Second. 1646 01:01:29,840 --> 01:01:32,000 >> Motion and a second. Uh Melissa, would 1647 01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:33,800 you call the roll? 1648 01:01:33,800 --> 01:01:34,360 >> Mr. Trick? 1649 01:01:34,360 --> 01:01:35,560 >> Yes. 1650 01:01:35,560 --> 01:01:36,520 >> Mrs. Foster? 1651 01:01:36,520 --> 01:01:37,080 >> Yes. 1652 01:01:37,080 --> 01:01:38,040 >> Mr. Glassby? 1653 01:01:38,040 --> 01:01:38,680 >> Yes. 1654 01:01:38,680 --> 01:01:39,600 >> Mr. Wolford? 1655 01:01:39,600 --> 01:01:40,160 >> Yes. 1656 01:01:40,160 --> 01:01:41,000 >> Mayor Horton? 1657 01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:43,080 >> No. And the only reason I'm a no, I will 1658 01:01:43,080 --> 01:01:44,760 explain that is I think it would be 1659 01:01:44,760 --> 01:01:47,040 better if we waited. I don't think we're 1660 01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:49,000 ready for this for this fall to get it 1661 01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:51,440 passed. Uh doesn't mean you can't work 1662 01:01:51,440 --> 01:01:54,040 on it um and and try to make that happen 1663 01:01:54,040 --> 01:01:55,360 because it it's going to be on there. 1664 01:01:55,360 --> 01:01:57,240 The motion does carry. 1665 01:01:57,240 --> 01:01:59,920 But I think this is a big enough deal 1666 01:01:59,920 --> 01:02:02,280 for our community that this is another 1667 01:02:02,280 --> 01:02:04,960 tax after we've just increased real 1668 01:02:04,960 --> 01:02:07,920 estate taxes, after we've just increased 1669 01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:09,640 uh other fees and things along that 1670 01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:12,160 line. We really need to know where we 1671 01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:14,960 are before we move forward with this and 1672 01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:17,520 figure out what makes sense. It'll be in 1673 01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:18,960 the hands of the voters and we'll see 1674 01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:21,400 where we go. I think it's more prudent 1675 01:02:21,400 --> 01:02:22,840 to wait, but we're going to move forward 1676 01:02:22,840 --> 01:02:25,200 as a community and see where we are. I 1677 01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:27,480 do think it's a great idea down the road 1678 01:02:27,480 --> 01:02:29,320 to have some additional capital funds, 1679 01:02:29,320 --> 01:02:32,120 but we really need to work on developing 1680 01:02:32,120 --> 01:02:34,840 the most essential needs capital plan 1681 01:02:34,840 --> 01:02:37,600 for what we would do with those funds um 1682 01:02:37,600 --> 01:02:39,600 over a period of time and have some 1683 01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:42,400 further discussion on that uh so that 1684 01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:43,960 the community can make that decision cuz 1685 01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:46,560 that's an important part of this. That 1686 01:02:46,560 --> 01:02:49,240 um it has to be sold to the citizens of 1687 01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:51,560 Radford that we're funding improvements 1688 01:02:51,560 --> 01:02:53,040 at the high school or we're funding 1689 01:02:53,040 --> 01:02:55,560 improvements that are needed here. And I 1690 01:02:55,560 --> 01:02:56,880 don't know that we're ready for that at 1691 01:02:56,880 --> 01:02:58,400 this point in time. And it's a very 1692 01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:00,680 short window, so we'll see where we go. 1693 01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:02,360 It's going to be on the ballot. Council 1694 01:03:02,360 --> 01:03:03,960 approved it, so we'll see where we go 1695 01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:06,680 with that. Um 1696 01:03:06,680 --> 01:03:07,880 Council, you all heard a little bit 1697 01:03:07,880 --> 01:03:11,160 earlier about our mobile unit that 1698 01:03:11,160 --> 01:03:14,640 Radford University is uh has been 1699 01:03:14,640 --> 01:03:17,680 working on and they need a memorandum of 1700 01:03:17,680 --> 01:03:19,800 understandment on a memorandum of 1701 01:03:19,800 --> 01:03:21,920 agreement for affiliation. So, that'll 1702 01:03:21,920 --> 01:03:23,920 be an understandment 1703 01:03:23,920 --> 01:03:27,040 between us and the university city and 1704 01:03:27,040 --> 01:03:31,040 the university to agree. 1705 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:33,400 And this memorandum of agreement has a 1706 01:03:33,400 --> 01:03:36,200 date of the 29th of May, 2026. Do we 1707 01:03:36,200 --> 01:03:38,800 need to alter that to the current date 1708 01:03:38,800 --> 01:03:44,190 if we're going to consider it? 1709 01:03:44,200 --> 01:03:45,880 Can you repeat the question, mayor? So, 1710 01:03:45,880 --> 01:03:47,400 the memorandum of agreement that's in 1711 01:03:47,400 --> 01:03:50,000 front of us is entered in as of the 29th 1712 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:52,360 of May, 2026. For us to consider it, do 1713 01:03:52,360 --> 01:03:54,600 we need to alter that to today's date? 1714 01:03:54,600 --> 01:03:56,680 >> You can yes. The event's going to be 1715 01:03:56,680 --> 01:03:58,840 held in late July, but yes. Yeah. 1716 01:03:58,840 --> 01:04:00,480 >> Right. Yeah. Right. Right. But, we're 1717 01:04:00,480 --> 01:04:02,560 being asked to approve the memorandum of 1718 01:04:02,560 --> 01:04:03,800 understanding, right? 1719 01:04:03,800 --> 01:04:05,240 >> Yeah. Yeah. You can approve it with the 1720 01:04:05,240 --> 01:04:05,840 change. 1721 01:04:05,840 --> 01:04:07,160 >> Okay. 1722 01:04:07,160 --> 01:04:08,120 >> Now, 1723 01:04:08,120 --> 01:04:10,400 as I read it, I think there's no 1724 01:04:10,400 --> 01:04:13,600 liability to the city if someone goes 1725 01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:17,200 into this mobile unit and something goes 1726 01:04:17,200 --> 01:04:20,790 wrong. 1727 01:04:20,800 --> 01:04:21,680 » It's a big question. 1728 01:04:21,680 --> 01:04:22,080 >> Yeah. 1729 01:04:22,080 --> 01:04:22,840 >> Um 1730 01:04:22,840 --> 01:04:24,640 >> Yeah. 1731 01:04:24,640 --> 01:04:28,440 >> I I think that I'm not sure what role 1732 01:04:28,440 --> 01:04:30,800 that any 1733 01:04:30,800 --> 01:04:32,640 You know, as I understand it, the mobile 1734 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:37,040 unit is being administrated 1735 01:04:37,040 --> 01:04:38,320 um 1736 01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:41,720 by employees of Carilion. Is that 1737 01:04:41,720 --> 01:04:43,720 correct? Or I'm sorry, Radford 1738 01:04:43,720 --> 01:04:46,720 University, not by any employees of the 1739 01:04:46,720 --> 01:04:49,440 city, correct? 1740 01:04:49,440 --> 01:04:50,840 I mean, in essence, the only thing that 1741 01:04:50,840 --> 01:04:53,320 the city is providing, you know, is 1742 01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:55,800 basically a parking lot for the mobile 1743 01:04:55,800 --> 01:04:58,240 unit on city property. 1744 01:04:58,240 --> 01:05:00,680 You know, now if there was some type of, 1745 01:05:00,680 --> 01:05:02,400 I guess, 1746 01:05:02,400 --> 01:05:05,600 condition there at the parking lot that 1747 01:05:05,600 --> 01:05:08,480 the city had created and somebody was 1748 01:05:08,480 --> 01:05:10,480 walking up to the mobile unit and I 1749 01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:12,440 guess tripped and fell or something like 1750 01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:15,680 that. Maybe then there could be an issue 1751 01:05:15,680 --> 01:05:19,240 for the for the city, but um as to the 1752 01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:21,280 um administration of the mobile unit 1753 01:05:21,280 --> 01:05:24,440 itself by our U staff, I think that the 1754 01:05:24,440 --> 01:05:26,280 exposure is low. 1755 01:05:26,280 --> 01:05:29,120 >> Mainly for training students. I Is that 1756 01:05:29,120 --> 01:05:46,310 That's kind of what the idea I got? 1757 01:05:46,320 --> 01:05:56,790 Okay. 1758 01:05:56,800 --> 01:05:59,200 How many other uh jurisdictions have 1759 01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:03,070 you've got agreements with? 1760 01:06:03,080 --> 01:06:07,390 » Can you Can you come up to the podium? 1761 01:06:07,400 --> 01:06:17,850 Sorry. 1762 01:06:17,860 --> 01:06:21,190 » [laughter] 1763 01:06:21,200 --> 01:06:22,800 » Well, some of this is so folks watching 1764 01:06:22,800 --> 01:06:24,280 on streaming can hear you as well. 1765 01:06:24,280 --> 01:06:26,160 >> Yes. I'm sorry. 1766 01:06:26,160 --> 01:06:27,800 So, I just also want to recognize 1767 01:06:27,800 --> 01:06:30,080 Elizabeth at the Radford Public Library 1768 01:06:30,080 --> 01:06:32,720 who's so graciously um been one of our 1769 01:06:32,720 --> 01:06:35,400 community supporters. We currently have 1770 01:06:35,400 --> 01:06:38,320 affiliations with um the Health Wagon 1771 01:06:38,320 --> 01:06:40,920 down in Wise, Virginia. Um New River 1772 01:06:40,920 --> 01:06:44,360 Valley Community Services, VDH. Um we're 1773 01:06:44,360 --> 01:06:47,200 looking to partner with Food City um and 1774 01:06:47,200 --> 01:06:50,120 several other local businesses. Um We 1775 01:06:50,120 --> 01:06:52,320 have We've looked at 1776 01:06:52,320 --> 01:06:54,520 um just several businesses around the 1777 01:06:54,520 --> 01:06:57,120 area and in Roanoke. So, we've also 1778 01:06:57,120 --> 01:06:58,760 started some conversations with the 1779 01:06:58,760 --> 01:07:00,800 least of these, which is a homeless 1780 01:07:00,800 --> 01:07:03,640 service center. Um and we plan to do We 1781 01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:05,560 plan to expand throughout the New River 1782 01:07:05,560 --> 01:07:07,760 Valley and Southwest Virginia. 1783 01:07:07,760 --> 01:07:10,280 >> But but I mean jurisdictions. 1784 01:07:10,280 --> 01:07:11,120 >> As far as 1785 01:07:11,120 --> 01:07:12,920 >> Said Food City and some other places. 1786 01:07:12,920 --> 01:07:14,560 Those are partners. 1787 01:07:14,560 --> 01:07:16,560 >> Yeah, they're they're partners. So, um 1788 01:07:16,560 --> 01:07:18,640 right now the city of Radford is the 1789 01:07:18,640 --> 01:07:21,440 only jurisdiction that we 1790 01:07:21,440 --> 01:07:23,320 have an agree- that we have proposed an 1791 01:07:23,320 --> 01:07:25,720 agreement with right now. We'll probably 1792 01:07:25,720 --> 01:07:27,160 expand 1793 01:07:27,160 --> 01:07:29,800 to Pulaski County um and some of the 1794 01:07:29,800 --> 01:07:31,400 other surrounding counties as well 1795 01:07:31,400 --> 01:07:36,080 because, you know, we do want to be able to be in the community where, 1796 01:07:36,080 --> 01:07:37,360 you know, we're hoping to do the the 1797 01:07:37,360 --> 01:07:40,320 Radford Community Fest in August. Um 1798 01:07:40,320 --> 01:07:42,240 have some events at the library with 1799 01:07:42,240 --> 01:07:43,800 VDH. 1800 01:07:43,800 --> 01:07:46,240 Um but also in Pulaski County. So, if 1801 01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:47,840 there's something hosted at Randolph 1802 01:07:47,840 --> 01:07:49,920 Park or something that encompasses the 1803 01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:52,080 county and or the city of Radford that 1804 01:07:52,080 --> 01:07:54,560 we can be there on site and both of our 1805 01:07:54,560 --> 01:07:56,960 all both our entity at Radford 1806 01:07:56,960 --> 01:07:58,960 University and the city could be covered 1807 01:07:58,960 --> 01:07:59,960 with that. 1808 01:07:59,960 --> 01:08:05,920 >> And it's not uh based on monetary income or 1809 01:08:05,920 --> 01:08:07,240 anything. 1810 01:08:07,240 --> 01:08:09,240 >> We're We've actually put our application 1811 01:08:09,240 --> 01:08:10,760 in to become a free and charitable 1812 01:08:10,760 --> 01:08:13,600 clinic. So, all of our services is as 1813 01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:15,560 long as I have anything to do with it 1814 01:08:15,560 --> 01:08:17,480 will remain free for our free for our 1815 01:08:17,480 --> 01:08:20,000 citizens regardless of insurance status. 1816 01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:21,440 >> saying they don't means test. That's 1817 01:08:21,440 --> 01:08:23,240 what you're asking, right guy? 1818 01:08:23,240 --> 01:08:24,920 They don't means test. So, they don't 1819 01:08:24,920 --> 01:08:25,279 see if you 1820 01:08:25,279 --> 01:08:26,040 >> means test. 1821 01:08:26,040 --> 01:08:27,520 >> Right. Correct. And what kind of 1822 01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:29,319 services is going to be again? I'm 1823 01:08:29,319 --> 01:08:29,799 sorry. 1824 01:08:29,799 --> 01:08:31,319 >> starting out with with So, we're 1825 01:08:31,319 --> 01:08:33,040 building a service line, which means 1826 01:08:33,040 --> 01:08:35,160 we're starting out kind of small just to 1827 01:08:35,160 --> 01:08:37,440 pilot with some screening services for 1828 01:08:37,440 --> 01:08:41,040 hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia. 1829 01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:43,000 Um and then we hope to expand out. We're 1830 01:08:43,000 --> 01:08:46,400 doing some school physicals uh this fall 1831 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:48,120 and summer and we're hoping to expand 1832 01:08:48,120 --> 01:08:50,279 out to we where we can actually have 1833 01:08:50,279 --> 01:08:53,440 full encounters for acute care, gap care 1834 01:08:53,440 --> 01:08:56,279 services, and also connecting um 1835 01:08:56,279 --> 01:08:58,560 citizens to resources. So, if they need 1836 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:01,799 a referral to a specialist or be 1837 01:09:01,799 --> 01:09:03,200 established with a primary care 1838 01:09:03,200 --> 01:09:05,160 provider, we can put that in place 1839 01:09:05,160 --> 01:09:06,600 immediately. 1840 01:09:06,600 --> 01:09:08,240 Um and then we are also looking at 1841 01:09:08,240 --> 01:09:10,400 telehealth services, become a telehealth 1842 01:09:10,400 --> 01:09:13,080 service provider. So, if a patient 1843 01:09:13,080 --> 01:09:15,000 doesn't have access to broadband, they 1844 01:09:15,000 --> 01:09:17,000 can come to us and we can facilitate 1845 01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:19,080 that appointment to a specialist at UBA 1846 01:09:19,080 --> 01:09:22,120 or Wake Forest or John Hopkins, wherever 1847 01:09:22,120 --> 01:09:24,560 they need to be seen. 1848 01:09:24,560 --> 01:09:26,160 >> Right now, it sounds like you you know, 1849 01:09:26,160 --> 01:09:27,759 you kind of have a mobile unit unit. 1850 01:09:27,759 --> 01:09:29,640 Have you thought any about having a 1851 01:09:29,640 --> 01:09:33,160 permanent facility if this works out on 1852 01:09:33,160 --> 01:09:35,680 campus or around or something like that? 1853 01:09:35,680 --> 01:09:37,040 >> So, I don't want to speak out of turn 1854 01:09:37,040 --> 01:09:38,680 because you know, there's channels that 1855 01:09:38,680 --> 01:09:39,720 we have to go through through the 1856 01:09:39,720 --> 01:09:41,680 university, but we 1857 01:09:41,680 --> 01:09:44,560 there have been conversations about a 1858 01:09:44,560 --> 01:09:46,720 center for rural health. 1859 01:09:46,720 --> 01:09:48,960 I don't know that that will encompass a 1860 01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:53,920 brick-and-mortar clinic. It would be my my heart dream to do that, but the 1861 01:09:53,920 --> 01:09:55,680 purpose of mobile clinics is meeting 1862 01:09:55,680 --> 01:09:58,480 people of the community where they're at 1863 01:09:58,480 --> 01:10:00,880 and eliminating that transportation 1864 01:10:00,880 --> 01:10:06,960 barrier. So, in my choice right now in our university, we are choosing the 1865 01:10:06,960 --> 01:10:08,960 mobile health clinic so we can emerge 1866 01:10:08,960 --> 01:10:11,480 our students in that culture of rural 1867 01:10:11,480 --> 01:10:12,720 health. 1868 01:10:12,720 --> 01:10:14,480 >> Will you be providing vaccinations by 1869 01:10:14,480 --> 01:10:15,520 chance? 1870 01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:21,360 >> So, that is it in the health care world, 1871 01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:23,040 that is a little complicated because 1872 01:10:23,040 --> 01:10:25,280 we're not providing insur- we we don't 1873 01:10:25,280 --> 01:10:28,800 accept insurance. It's a free care and 1874 01:10:28,800 --> 01:10:31,400 Medicaid has their own vaccine service 1875 01:10:31,400 --> 01:10:33,560 line. So, if you participate with 1876 01:10:33,560 --> 01:10:36,120 Medicaid, they ship you the vaccine. So, 1877 01:10:36,120 --> 01:10:38,320 our solution to that is we're partnering 1878 01:10:38,320 --> 01:10:42,000 with VDH to hold shared clinics so they 1879 01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:44,000 can provide the vaccine and we can 1880 01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:46,680 provide alternate services so we expand 1881 01:10:46,680 --> 01:10:52,240 those service lines, we expand the resource for the patient in one 1882 01:10:52,240 --> 01:10:53,560 spot. 1883 01:10:53,560 --> 01:10:57,160 >> Did Did I read in there that every spot 1884 01:10:57,160 --> 01:10:59,600 you want to to go to that the city has 1885 01:10:59,600 --> 01:11:01,320 to approve. 1886 01:11:01,320 --> 01:11:03,400 Did anybody else read that? 1887 01:11:03,400 --> 01:11:04,040 >> Do you know 1888 01:11:04,040 --> 01:11:05,920 >> I think that's just like a verbal 1889 01:11:05,920 --> 01:11:08,400 agreement that if we're going to the, 1890 01:11:08,400 --> 01:11:10,640 you know, Radford Library that we would 1891 01:11:10,640 --> 01:11:13,080 just make sure that Mr. Meredith knew 1892 01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:14,480 that or if we were going to be in 1893 01:11:14,480 --> 01:11:16,960 Bissett Park one day that that would 1894 01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:19,880 just be a shared communication, 1895 01:11:19,880 --> 01:11:22,720 you know, with the organizational 1896 01:11:22,720 --> 01:11:25,080 appointment and myself at Radford 1897 01:11:25,080 --> 01:11:27,080 University that we would have that 1898 01:11:27,080 --> 01:11:29,400 understanding before we release that 1899 01:11:29,400 --> 01:11:32,400 information to the city and the citizens 1900 01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:34,440 that we would just share, you know, 1901 01:11:34,440 --> 01:11:35,080 agree. 1902 01:11:35,080 --> 01:11:37,320 >> partnership thing you we were you were 1903 01:11:37,320 --> 01:11:39,320 mentioning like if Food City said, "Hey, 1904 01:11:39,320 --> 01:11:41,040 you can come to our parking lot." 1905 01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:43,320 >> We have to have the same thing with them 1906 01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:46,080 as well. A memorandum of agreement with 1907 01:11:46,080 --> 01:11:47,640 that with those organizations. 1908 01:11:47,640 --> 01:11:49,640 >> want to be able to go to different spots 1909 01:11:49,640 --> 01:11:50,480 in the city, correct? 1910 01:11:50,480 --> 01:11:53,240 >> Absolutely. But this memorandum of 1911 01:11:53,240 --> 01:11:55,000 agreement, if it's my understanding 1912 01:11:55,000 --> 01:11:57,680 correctly, is just to be on city 1913 01:11:57,680 --> 01:12:00,560 property locations. So like Radford 1914 01:12:00,560 --> 01:12:03,000 Library, Bissett Park. If we wanted to 1915 01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:04,800 host something in conjunction with 1916 01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:07,240 emergency services. 1917 01:12:07,240 --> 01:12:08,320 Um 1918 01:12:08,320 --> 01:12:09,480 something like that. 1919 01:12:09,480 --> 01:12:11,880 >> And Todd, on our end, um for for city, 1920 01:12:11,880 --> 01:12:14,000 how long of a or how much of a heads up 1921 01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:15,760 would you like, I guess, you know, for 1922 01:12:15,760 --> 01:12:17,280 that correspondence if if they're going 1923 01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:19,800 to be at the library? I mean, 3 days, 1924 01:12:19,800 --> 01:12:21,520 week? I mean, what what works for 1925 01:12:21,520 --> 01:12:23,040 >> I think a week or two in case we had to 1926 01:12:23,040 --> 01:12:24,640 prepare for the event, you know, tape 1927 01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:27,600 off an area or, you know, um if it's a 1928 01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:28,800 parking lot, maybe we have to fill some 1929 01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:29,840 potholes or something like that. 1930 01:12:29,840 --> 01:12:32,200 >> I hope I have that to you in 3 months in 1931 01:12:32,200 --> 01:12:34,080 advance because we run on academic 1932 01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:35,800 semester, so I have to have that 1933 01:12:35,800 --> 01:12:38,480 schedule 2 to 4 weeks before the 1934 01:12:38,480 --> 01:12:41,000 semester starts, so I have to have that 1935 01:12:41,000 --> 01:12:42,440 to you in plenty of time, sir. 1936 01:12:42,440 --> 01:12:43,000 >> time? 1937 01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:43,760 >> Yes. 1938 01:12:43,760 --> 01:12:45,520 >> How many how many events just 1939 01:12:45,520 --> 01:12:46,960 preliminary are you thinking of of 1940 01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:47,840 holding? 1941 01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:51,760 >> So, right now in our uh a fall pilot, we 1942 01:12:51,760 --> 01:12:54,360 hope to be out at least one day a week. 1943 01:12:54,360 --> 01:12:56,640 We have gotten a couple two days a week 1944 01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:59,920 and then in spring of 2027, which in 1945 01:12:59,920 --> 01:13:02,440 academia starts in January, we hope to 1946 01:13:02,440 --> 01:13:05,000 bump that up to three days a week. Um we 1947 01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:07,120 also have a part an MOU with Radford 1948 01:13:07,120 --> 01:13:09,680 City Public Schools right now. Um so 1949 01:13:09,680 --> 01:13:12,360 we're actually working on a a project 1950 01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:14,360 with them with the mobile clinic and 1951 01:13:14,360 --> 01:13:16,560 hope to expand that into maybe some 1952 01:13:16,560 --> 01:13:20,080 school-based care. Um so we'll kind of 1953 01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:21,400 see where that goes. 1954 01:13:21,400 --> 01:13:23,160 >> Is it first come first serve or is it 1955 01:13:23,160 --> 01:13:24,320 appointment-based? 1956 01:13:24,320 --> 01:13:25,760 >> We're we're still working through those 1957 01:13:25,760 --> 01:13:28,000 logistics. It's going to be walk-ins 1958 01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:30,800 mainly. Um but we do we are launching 1959 01:13:30,800 --> 01:13:33,480 our electronic health record, which um 1960 01:13:33,480 --> 01:13:35,480 is going to you know, in all our of our 1961 01:13:35,480 --> 01:13:38,320 media social media and flyers, we'll 1962 01:13:38,320 --> 01:13:41,320 have a QR code that um patients or 1963 01:13:41,320 --> 01:13:44,200 anybody uh wishing to acquire services 1964 01:13:44,200 --> 01:13:46,480 can scan a QR code and schedule their 1965 01:13:46,480 --> 01:13:48,040 appointment ahead of time. 1966 01:13:48,040 --> 01:13:50,080 >> Awesome. 1967 01:13:50,080 --> 01:13:50,400 Okay. 1968 01:13:50,400 --> 01:13:51,160 >> Thank you. 1969 01:13:51,160 --> 01:13:53,040 >> And it is a wonderful thing because what 1970 01:13:53,040 --> 01:13:55,080 a great learning tool, but what a great 1971 01:13:55,080 --> 01:13:56,720 service for so many people who are 1972 01:13:56,720 --> 01:13:59,120 struggling uh to get their health care. 1973 01:13:59,120 --> 01:14:01,160 So Council, we have this uh memorandum 1974 01:14:01,160 --> 01:14:02,720 of agreement. Do we have a motion to 1975 01:14:02,720 --> 01:14:03,600 adopt? 1976 01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:04,000 >> So moved. 1977 01:14:04,000 --> 01:14:04,680 >> We have a motion. [clears throat] Do we 1978 01:14:04,680 --> 01:14:05,360 have a second? 1979 01:14:05,360 --> 01:14:05,840 >> Second. 1980 01:14:05,840 --> 01:14:07,640 >> Any further discussion? All in favor, 1981 01:14:07,640 --> 01:14:09,080 please respond by saying I. 1982 01:14:09,080 --> 01:14:09,800 >> I. 1983 01:14:09,800 --> 01:14:11,520 >> Any opposed? All right. Thank you so 1984 01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:13,560 much. 1985 01:14:13,560 --> 01:14:15,960 Council, you also have the DMV Select 1986 01:14:15,960 --> 01:14:18,200 Agreement and that establishes terms and 1987 01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:20,600 conditions under which the 1988 01:14:20,600 --> 01:14:23,560 DMV has appointed the agent to establish 1989 01:14:23,560 --> 01:14:29,560 and maintain a license agency of the DMV Select in Radford and currently this 1990 01:14:29,560 --> 01:14:31,400 is with our Treasurer's office. So we're 1991 01:14:31,400 --> 01:14:32,960 glad you're here tonight, Joy. Thank you 1992 01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:35,000 for being here. Todd, you and and Joy 1993 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:36,600 have had some discussions and talked 1994 01:14:36,600 --> 01:14:38,640 through it. Are you good with the uh 1995 01:14:38,640 --> 01:14:40,040 bulk of the agreement with how it 1996 01:14:40,040 --> 01:14:41,520 stands? 1997 01:14:41,520 --> 01:14:43,040 >> Yes, I'm comfortable with it. 1998 01:14:43,040 --> 01:14:45,120 >> So the manager thinks we can work 1999 01:14:45,120 --> 01:14:46,360 through this. Council, do you all have 2000 01:14:46,360 --> 01:14:48,360 any questions? 2001 01:14:48,360 --> 01:14:49,840 Do we have a motion to adopt? 2002 01:14:49,840 --> 01:14:50,360 >> So moved. 2003 01:14:50,360 --> 01:14:51,920 >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? 2004 01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:52,400 >> I second. 2005 01:14:52,400 --> 01:14:54,400 >> Motion and a second. Any discussion? 2006 01:14:54,400 --> 01:14:55,960 All in favor, please respond by saying 2007 01:14:55,960 --> 01:14:56,360 I. 2008 01:14:56,360 --> 01:14:57,080 >> I. 2009 01:14:57,080 --> 01:14:58,600 >> Any opposed? 2010 01:14:58,600 --> 01:15:00,600 Okay, we have another agreement we need 2011 01:15:00,600 --> 01:15:02,680 to consider. It is a Procom repeater 2012 01:15:02,680 --> 01:15:04,960 agreement. The purpose of this MOU is to 2013 01:15:04,960 --> 01:15:07,000 allow Procom to install communications 2014 01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:09,680 repeater antenna coaxial cable on the 2015 01:15:09,680 --> 01:15:12,200 city-owned tower on Prospect Street. The 2016 01:15:12,200 --> 01:15:14,200 repeater is just for the use of Radford 2017 01:15:14,200 --> 01:15:16,400 Transit to provide more consistent and 2018 01:15:16,400 --> 01:15:18,480 improved communications. Melissa, do you 2019 01:15:18,480 --> 01:15:20,560 have anything you want to share about 2020 01:15:20,560 --> 01:15:22,120 that from the transit side? 2021 01:15:22,120 --> 01:15:24,320 >> Um currently that repeater is located at 2022 01:15:24,320 --> 01:15:26,240 Smith Mountain Lake. So they're being a 2023 01:15:26,240 --> 01:15:27,480 little bit closer will have better 2024 01:15:27,480 --> 01:15:30,520 coverage with our 2025 01:15:30,520 --> 01:15:33,400 radios. Um the payment actually our 2026 01:15:33,400 --> 01:15:35,440 contractor covers the payment. So this 2027 01:15:35,440 --> 01:15:37,080 is not at any cost to us a city. 2028 01:15:37,080 --> 01:15:39,520 >> Okay. What does this do from a radio 2029 01:15:39,520 --> 01:15:42,240 wave standpoint? Is there the risk of 2030 01:15:42,240 --> 01:15:44,120 putting it on Prospect Street that it 2031 01:15:44,120 --> 01:15:47,240 will interfere with communications in 2032 01:15:47,240 --> 01:15:49,120 the city or does it limit us for any 2033 01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:50,160 other 2034 01:15:50,160 --> 01:15:51,640 communication on that tower? 2035 01:15:51,640 --> 01:15:53,360 >> It does not. We've worked with Procom 2036 01:15:53,360 --> 01:15:54,920 for a number of years and they they help 2037 01:15:54,920 --> 01:15:56,680 us with all our um 2038 01:15:56,680 --> 01:15:59,920 PD, fire, EMS um repeater. So they're 2039 01:15:59,920 --> 01:16:02,360 very well versed in what our current 2040 01:16:02,360 --> 01:16:04,160 status is with our repeaters and it will 2041 01:16:04,160 --> 01:16:05,960 not conflict with any others. 2042 01:16:05,960 --> 01:16:07,640 >> Fantastic. All right, Council, you have 2043 01:16:07,640 --> 01:16:09,040 this agreement in front of you. Do we 2044 01:16:09,040 --> 01:16:11,200 want to adopt or go another direction? 2045 01:16:11,200 --> 01:16:12,240 Do we have a motion? 2046 01:16:12,240 --> 01:16:13,160 >> Motion to approve. 2047 01:16:13,160 --> 01:16:15,160 Do we have a second? 2048 01:16:15,160 --> 01:16:15,640 >> I second. 2049 01:16:15,640 --> 01:16:17,560 >> Motion and a second. Any discussion? All 2050 01:16:17,560 --> 01:16:19,240 in favor, please respond by saying I. 2051 01:16:19,240 --> 01:16:19,840 >> I. 2052 01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:22,600 >> Any opposed? Um T-Mobile has requested 2053 01:16:22,600 --> 01:16:24,600 an amendment to their original December 2054 01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:27,800 11th, 2001 lease for 410 Prospect 2055 01:16:27,800 --> 01:16:29,520 Street. This agreement would allow them 2056 01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:31,520 to continue use of the tower. 2057 01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:33,200 Um I'm assuming the same thing applies 2058 01:16:33,200 --> 01:16:36,040 that us being able to do the tower on 2059 01:16:36,040 --> 01:16:38,040 Prospect Street with Procom won't affect 2060 01:16:38,040 --> 01:16:39,320 T-Mobile. 2061 01:16:39,320 --> 01:16:40,320 >> It will not. 2062 01:16:40,320 --> 01:16:41,080 >> Okay. 2063 01:16:41,080 --> 01:16:43,160 Council, you have the agreement for the 2064 01:16:43,160 --> 01:16:45,200 land and tower with T-Mobile. Is there a 2065 01:16:45,200 --> 01:16:47,040 motion to approve? 2066 01:16:47,040 --> 01:16:47,600 >> So moved. 2067 01:16:47,600 --> 01:16:49,720 >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? 2068 01:16:49,720 --> 01:16:50,080 >> Second. 2069 01:16:50,080 --> 01:16:52,200 >> Motion and a second, any discussion? All 2070 01:16:52,200 --> 01:16:54,280 in favor, please respond by saying aye. 2071 01:16:54,280 --> 01:16:56,640 Any opposed? 2072 01:16:56,640 --> 01:16:58,600 Smart Scale application. All right, the 2073 01:16:58,600 --> 01:17:00,440 Virginia Department of Transportation 2074 01:17:00,440 --> 01:17:02,680 reached out to the city in October 2025 2075 01:17:02,680 --> 01:17:04,400 regarding an opportunity for us to 2076 01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:06,680 participate in an Office of Intermodal 2077 01:17:06,680 --> 01:17:08,560 Planning and Investment Project Pipeline 2078 01:17:08,560 --> 01:17:10,440 Study for the city from Lee Highway to 2079 01:17:10,440 --> 01:17:13,480 Tyler Avenue, which basically runs down 2080 01:17:13,480 --> 01:17:15,880 Main Street. VDOT identified this area 2081 01:17:15,880 --> 01:17:17,960 as one of the top study locations within 2082 01:17:17,960 --> 01:17:19,400 the region we're in, which is called the 2083 01:17:19,400 --> 01:17:21,480 Salem District. And staff has worked 2084 01:17:21,480 --> 01:17:24,080 with stakeholders from the OIPI office, 2085 01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:27,000 VDOT, regional commission, and the MPO 2086 01:17:27,000 --> 01:17:28,920 on the proposed study. It focused on 2087 01:17:28,920 --> 01:17:30,520 improving the roadway and pedestrian 2088 01:17:30,520 --> 01:17:33,360 safety, multimodal accessibility, so 2089 01:17:33,360 --> 01:17:35,680 bicycles, pedestrians, and transit, and 2090 01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:38,240 transportation demand management needs. 2091 01:17:38,240 --> 01:17:39,840 The project recommendation from the 2092 01:17:39,840 --> 01:17:41,480 study has been developed into a funding 2093 01:17:41,480 --> 01:17:44,160 application for Smart Scale Round 7. So, 2094 01:17:44,160 --> 01:17:45,840 this is how you get money from VDOT to 2095 01:17:45,840 --> 01:17:47,560 pave and adjust roads and everything 2096 01:17:47,560 --> 01:17:49,160 along that line. 2097 01:17:49,160 --> 01:17:51,120 We would be looking at a resolution of 2098 01:17:51,120 --> 01:17:53,360 support. It does not obligate the city 2099 01:17:53,360 --> 01:17:55,360 to fund the project. Melissa, I know 2100 01:17:55,360 --> 01:17:56,880 you've worked a lot on this. Do you have 2101 01:17:56,880 --> 01:17:58,440 anything you want to share? 2102 01:17:58,440 --> 01:18:01,200 >> No, Mayor. We had had, over the last 6 2103 01:18:01,200 --> 01:18:03,200 months, had a number of opportunities 2104 01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:04,960 for the community to provide input, so 2105 01:18:04,960 --> 01:18:07,280 this has been out in the public. 2106 01:18:07,280 --> 01:18:09,560 Like you said, it does just give us 2107 01:18:09,560 --> 01:18:11,000 permission to go ahead and submit the 2108 01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:12,440 application. 2109 01:18:12,440 --> 01:18:14,160 So, we don't know the cost of the 2110 01:18:14,160 --> 01:18:16,200 project or anything like that or city's 2111 01:18:16,200 --> 01:18:19,400 obligation if we were to approve, but 2112 01:18:19,400 --> 01:18:20,440 just want to be able to submit the 2113 01:18:20,440 --> 01:18:21,080 application. 2114 01:18:21,080 --> 01:18:22,160 >> Todd, do you have any additional 2115 01:18:22,160 --> 01:18:24,360 thoughts or you good with it like it is? 2116 01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:25,480 >> I'm good with it like it is. 2117 01:18:25,480 --> 01:18:26,880 >> Okay. And just for people's 2118 01:18:26,880 --> 01:18:29,720 clarification, this is again from 2119 01:18:29,720 --> 01:18:31,760 basically the intersection of Main 2120 01:18:31,760 --> 01:18:34,280 Street Memorial Bridge East. And so, it 2121 01:18:34,280 --> 01:18:36,520 provides a a work in that corridor for 2122 01:18:36,520 --> 01:18:39,000 safety. Council, do you all want to make 2123 01:18:39,000 --> 01:18:40,520 a motion to approve the Smart Scale 2124 01:18:40,520 --> 01:18:42,520 application? Do we have a motion? 2125 01:18:42,520 --> 01:18:43,120 >> So moved. 2126 01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:43,520 >> a motion. 2127 01:18:43,520 --> 01:18:45,360 >> Do we have a second? 2128 01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:45,800 >> Second. 2129 01:18:45,800 --> 01:18:47,920 >> Motion is second, any discussion? All in 2130 01:18:47,920 --> 01:18:50,200 favor, please respond by saying I. 2131 01:18:50,200 --> 01:18:52,080 Any opposed? Okay. 2132 01:18:52,080 --> 01:18:54,560 Uh fiscal year 2027 chemical bid the 2133 01:18:54,560 --> 01:18:56,720 water treatment plant received bids for 2134 01:18:56,720 --> 01:18:58,280 one of the significant chemicals 2135 01:18:58,280 --> 01:19:01,200 polyaluminum chloride uses a coagulant 2136 01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:03,120 in our treatment process of potable 2137 01:19:03,120 --> 01:19:05,680 water. Uh sub suppliers of this chemical 2138 01:19:05,680 --> 01:19:07,600 are very limited and we received a bid 2139 01:19:07,600 --> 01:19:10,640 from Kymara for uh 2140 01:19:10,640 --> 01:19:14,800 33.6 cents uh per liquid pound uh and a 2141 01:19:14,800 --> 01:19:19,160 bid from US Alco for just a penny or so 2142 01:19:19,160 --> 01:19:20,880 or a hundredth of a penny less than 2143 01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:23,400 that. Um the cost of these chemicals is 2144 01:19:23,400 --> 01:19:26,480 included as part of the fiscal year 2027 2145 01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:28,640 annual budget. City staff has reviewed 2146 01:19:28,640 --> 01:19:30,360 this. They recommend the approval of the 2147 01:19:30,360 --> 01:19:34,040 award to uh USALCO. 2148 01:19:34,040 --> 01:19:37,750 Council, do you all have any questions? 2149 01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:39,680 Do we have a motion to approve? 2150 01:19:39,680 --> 01:19:40,200 >> So moved. 2151 01:19:40,200 --> 01:19:41,720 >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? 2152 01:19:41,720 --> 01:19:42,160 >> Second. 2153 01:19:42,160 --> 01:19:44,640 >> Motion is second, any discussion? All in 2154 01:19:44,640 --> 01:19:46,360 favor, please respond by saying I. 2155 01:19:46,360 --> 01:19:46,920 >> I. 2156 01:19:46,920 --> 01:19:48,960 >> Any opposed? All right, now we have 2157 01:19:48,960 --> 01:19:50,480 several appropriations here. What I'd 2158 01:19:50,480 --> 01:19:53,360 like to do is discuss them all quickly, 2159 01:19:53,360 --> 01:19:54,400 uh kind of go through them, see if 2160 01:19:54,400 --> 01:19:55,920 anybody has any questions, kind of 2161 01:19:55,920 --> 01:19:57,680 explain what they are, and let's approve 2162 01:19:57,680 --> 01:19:59,440 them all at once so we can get through 2163 01:19:59,440 --> 01:20:01,640 this this grouping. They are all for 2164 01:20:01,640 --> 01:20:04,600 fiscal year 2026. This is money that has 2165 01:20:04,600 --> 01:20:06,920 been a expended and we need to now go 2166 01:20:06,920 --> 01:20:08,920 back and appropriate it. Todd, would you 2167 01:20:08,920 --> 01:20:11,120 start us off and then we will go line by 2168 01:20:11,120 --> 01:20:13,840 line into what each of these are and I 2169 01:20:13,840 --> 01:20:15,600 know social services is here. If you all 2170 01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:17,960 want to go on over to the podium, we're 2171 01:20:17,960 --> 01:20:19,600 going to ask you about several that come 2172 01:20:19,600 --> 01:20:21,680 up here in just a second. So Todd, get 2173 01:20:21,680 --> 01:20:22,520 us rolling. 2174 01:20:22,520 --> 01:20:24,720 >> So to summarize these are FY '26 2175 01:20:24,720 --> 01:20:26,400 appropriations. 2176 01:20:26,400 --> 01:20:28,640 Um I'm going to defer to Vicky and Keith 2177 01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:30,160 on the Department of Social Services, 2178 01:20:30,160 --> 01:20:31,880 but I do think it's interesting to point 2179 01:20:31,880 --> 01:20:33,960 out that the Erronze operation that's a 2180 01:20:33,960 --> 01:20:35,920 joint venture between the city and the 2181 01:20:35,920 --> 01:20:38,160 state and it's just a good example of 2182 01:20:38,160 --> 01:20:40,120 how collaboration can help local 2183 01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:42,520 businesses and job creation. So, that 2184 01:20:42,520 --> 01:20:44,600 was funded half by the state, half by 2185 01:20:44,600 --> 01:20:45,600 the city. 2186 01:20:45,600 --> 01:20:48,760 >> Absolutely. And that's $25,900 2187 01:20:48,760 --> 01:20:51,240 for that Commonwealth Opportunity Fund. 2188 01:20:51,240 --> 01:20:53,160 Okay, we have several here in a row 2189 01:20:53,160 --> 01:20:55,000 comprehensive services act funding, 2190 01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:57,000 Medicare expansion, social services 2191 01:20:57,000 --> 01:20:58,800 grants, and social services 2192 01:20:58,800 --> 01:21:00,760 administrative state funding. What can 2193 01:21:00,760 --> 01:21:02,400 you all share about that? 2194 01:21:02,400 --> 01:21:03,760 >> So, 2195 01:21:03,760 --> 01:21:04,720 those funding [clears throat] streams 2196 01:21:04,720 --> 01:21:07,280 have various local match rates. Medicaid 2197 01:21:07,280 --> 01:21:10,160 expansion has zero local money. 2198 01:21:10,160 --> 01:21:10,960 Um 2199 01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:13,080 I guess the highest local match rate is 2200 01:21:13,080 --> 01:21:17,240 20%. Otherwise, it's 15.5%. 2201 01:21:17,240 --> 01:21:19,560 So, the typical state reimbursement 2202 01:21:19,560 --> 01:21:21,040 rate. 2203 01:21:21,040 --> 01:21:22,560 So, and 2204 01:21:22,560 --> 01:21:24,600 on there you'll have auxiliary grant. 2205 01:21:24,600 --> 01:21:25,160 >> Mhm. 2206 01:21:25,160 --> 01:21:27,080 >> That's the money that goes to pay for 2207 01:21:27,080 --> 01:21:29,480 like people who live at Fairview Home 2208 01:21:29,480 --> 01:21:31,520 and you know, can't live on their own 2209 01:21:31,520 --> 01:21:34,320 and and need supportive and assisted 2210 01:21:34,320 --> 01:21:36,480 living facilities. So, that's an example 2211 01:21:36,480 --> 01:21:40,240 of how that money is used and um 2212 01:21:40,240 --> 01:21:42,240 Dick Herschberger and I 2213 01:21:42,240 --> 01:21:44,360 sit on those boards 2214 01:21:44,360 --> 01:21:48,040 and right now Radford has the second 2215 01:21:48,040 --> 01:21:50,880 highest population at Fairview Home. So, 2216 01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:53,840 that those funds are being used and and 2217 01:21:53,840 --> 01:21:55,640 the people there residents are being 2218 01:21:55,640 --> 01:21:57,120 well taken care of. 2219 01:21:57,120 --> 01:21:59,840 >> What's the cost to the city for that? 2220 01:21:59,840 --> 01:22:01,040 >> Auxiliary grants. 2221 01:22:01,040 --> 01:22:02,400 >> Um 2222 01:22:02,400 --> 01:22:05,200 that's 20% local match. Whatever that 2223 01:22:05,200 --> 01:22:07,720 number is, you just times that by 20%. 2224 01:22:07,720 --> 01:22:08,880 Um 2225 01:22:08,880 --> 01:22:11,480 the the administration one, 2226 01:22:11,480 --> 01:22:13,400 it's a 15.5% 2227 01:22:13,400 --> 01:22:14,320 match. 2228 01:22:14,320 --> 01:22:14,560 >> Okay. 2229 01:22:14,560 --> 01:22:18,560 >> And by giving us that 15.5% 2230 01:22:18,560 --> 01:22:21,440 match on that, that is stopping the city 2231 01:22:21,440 --> 01:22:23,000 from having to spend something called 2232 01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:26,560 pass through, which would require a 67% 2233 01:22:26,560 --> 01:22:30,360 match. So, it's a a big savings if you 2234 01:22:30,360 --> 01:22:32,600 can just give us extra money in a 2235 01:22:32,600 --> 01:22:34,320 different pot of money, so we don't have 2236 01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:35,720 to spend other money. 2237 01:22:35,720 --> 01:22:36,800 >> And the city gets a better 2238 01:22:36,800 --> 01:22:38,600 reimbursement, right? 2239 01:22:38,600 --> 01:22:40,800 >> So, it's not that we're spending extra 2240 01:22:40,800 --> 01:22:43,040 money, we're just changing the funding 2241 01:22:43,040 --> 01:22:44,480 stream 2242 01:22:44,480 --> 01:22:46,520 of where those costs have already been 2243 01:22:46,520 --> 01:22:48,200 paid for. 2244 01:22:48,200 --> 01:22:51,400 Uh CSA administration, uh that pays for 2245 01:22:51,400 --> 01:22:53,560 a small portion 2246 01:22:53,560 --> 01:22:56,800 of the CSA coordinator's salary. 2247 01:22:56,800 --> 01:22:59,360 Uh the CSA coordinator works with 2248 01:22:59,360 --> 01:23:01,840 children that are at risk. Uh some of 2249 01:23:01,840 --> 01:23:05,080 the children are also school children 2250 01:23:05,080 --> 01:23:06,360 that are placed in private they 2251 01:23:06,360 --> 01:23:08,320 placement. Some of them are foster 2252 01:23:08,320 --> 01:23:09,560 children 2253 01:23:09,560 --> 01:23:13,120 uh in different uh various placements. 2254 01:23:13,120 --> 01:23:15,080 >> And for that, you said there is a local 2255 01:23:15,080 --> 01:23:17,120 match for the 13,000 or not? 2256 01:23:17,120 --> 01:23:18,880 >> It's it's at the CSA. 2257 01:23:18,880 --> 01:23:19,360 >> Yeah. 2258 01:23:19,360 --> 01:23:21,760 >> Uh I think it's a I think it's about 25% 2259 01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:23,520 local match. 2260 01:23:23,520 --> 01:23:26,080 Uh it's mentioned in your um 2261 01:23:26,080 --> 01:23:28,360 your handout. It actually shows the the 2262 01:23:28,360 --> 01:23:30,240 local match somewhere. 2263 01:23:30,240 --> 01:23:33,320 >> Okay. Okay. So, uh basically what I'm 2264 01:23:33,320 --> 01:23:35,720 looking at here if we are able to do 2265 01:23:35,720 --> 01:23:39,200 these for the CSA, it's about $2,600 2266 01:23:39,200 --> 01:23:41,400 additional the city's can contributing 2267 01:23:41,400 --> 01:23:43,440 not not quite with you add in the total, 2268 01:23:43,440 --> 01:23:46,400 but that's approximate. 12,000 for the 2269 01:23:46,400 --> 01:23:49,360 social services auxiliary if that's a uh 2270 01:23:49,360 --> 01:23:52,800 20% match on that, and then 4,500 for 2271 01:23:52,800 --> 01:23:55,520 the social services administrative. Are 2272 01:23:55,520 --> 01:23:57,560 we able to accommodate that, Todd? 2273 01:23:57,560 --> 01:23:58,880 >> Real quick, just for clarification, 2274 01:23:58,880 --> 01:24:00,320 these have already been expended. We're 2275 01:24:00,320 --> 01:24:02,560 just making an appropriation ordinance 2276 01:24:02,560 --> 01:24:04,240 for last year. So, I mean I don't know 2277 01:24:04,240 --> 01:24:05,920 if it's a matter of if we can afford it 2278 01:24:05,920 --> 01:24:07,560 cuz we've already done so, correct? 2279 01:24:07,560 --> 01:24:09,440 >> we have to find additional money for 2280 01:24:09,440 --> 01:24:12,440 that, or have we already spent it? 2281 01:24:12,440 --> 01:24:14,280 >> There is pass-through money that we have 2282 01:24:14,280 --> 01:24:17,560 not spent because of vacancies in the 2283 01:24:17,560 --> 01:24:20,440 agency. So, what we're doing is we're 2284 01:24:20,440 --> 01:24:23,440 giving up the pass-through money, which 2285 01:24:23,440 --> 01:24:26,720 requires a 6 to 7% local match. So, 2286 01:24:26,720 --> 01:24:28,360 we're giving up I don't remember the 2287 01:24:28,360 --> 01:24:29,960 exact dollar amount. We're going to give 2288 01:24:29,960 --> 01:24:33,040 up like $30,000 of pass-through that we 2289 01:24:33,040 --> 01:24:35,320 didn't spend. That will give us the 2290 01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:38,240 local match money to pay for the other 2291 01:24:38,240 --> 01:24:38,960 programs. 2292 01:24:38,960 --> 01:24:39,600 >> Okay. 2293 01:24:39,600 --> 01:24:41,400 >> So, that the main piece I wanted to talk 2294 01:24:41,400 --> 01:24:43,000 about was were we going to have to find 2295 01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:44,440 additional money. So, what it sounds 2296 01:24:44,440 --> 01:24:45,640 like is we will not. 2297 01:24:45,640 --> 01:24:46,160 >> That's correct. 2298 01:24:46,160 --> 01:24:47,880 >> Okay. That's good news. All right, 2299 01:24:47,880 --> 01:24:49,640 great. And thank you all so much. Do you 2300 01:24:49,640 --> 01:24:51,200 have any other questions for Social 2301 01:24:51,200 --> 01:24:54,080 Services while we have Ms. Pody? 2302 01:24:54,080 --> 01:24:54,480 >> Nope. 2303 01:24:54,480 --> 01:24:57,840 >> Okay. Uh and then we have a $1 million 2304 01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:00,800 reclass budgeted personnel savings. And 2305 01:25:00,800 --> 01:25:02,160 I know we've got to go back. I do 2306 01:25:02,160 --> 01:25:04,320 recognize I'm skipped over item 10, but 2307 01:25:04,320 --> 01:25:05,840 I'll I'll go back to that. For 2308 01:25:05,840 --> 01:25:09,080 appropriation ordinance 1815.46, 2309 01:25:09,080 --> 01:25:10,360 uh the budget was built on the 2310 01:25:10,360 --> 01:25:11,800 assumption we would have about a million 2311 01:25:11,800 --> 01:25:13,200 dollars in personnel savings. It's 2312 01:25:13,200 --> 01:25:15,680 actually likely exceeded that. Since it 2313 01:25:15,680 --> 01:25:16,920 was not known at the time which 2314 01:25:16,920 --> 01:25:18,440 departments or funds would generate the 2315 01:25:18,440 --> 01:25:20,200 savings, the entire amount was budgeted 2316 01:25:20,200 --> 01:25:22,240 just in the general fund. This aligns 2317 01:25:22,240 --> 01:25:24,000 the budget to the actual. Todd, do you 2318 01:25:24,000 --> 01:25:25,000 have anything else you want to share 2319 01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:27,870 about that? 2320 01:25:27,880 --> 01:25:30,720 » No, that that's summarized very well. Um 2321 01:25:30,720 --> 01:25:32,520 I will say we, you know, that's the 2322 01:25:32,520 --> 01:25:34,160 million dollars that was budgeted as a 2323 01:25:34,160 --> 01:25:35,720 credit back to the budget. But as we 2324 01:25:35,720 --> 01:25:37,400 work through the numbers, expect that to 2325 01:25:37,400 --> 01:25:39,720 grow higher as far as the savings that 2326 01:25:39,720 --> 01:25:43,320 we achieved from uh um um payroll cuts. 2327 01:25:43,320 --> 01:25:44,560 Uh it's going to be much higher than 2328 01:25:44,560 --> 01:25:45,720 that. 2329 01:25:45,720 --> 01:25:46,760 >> Okay, counselor, are there any 2330 01:25:46,760 --> 01:25:47,800 additional questions? 2331 01:25:47,800 --> 01:25:49,040 >> I just think I'll just follow up on that 2332 01:25:49,040 --> 01:25:51,000 question. So, we are trending much 2333 01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:52,400 higher than the $1 million that we 2334 01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:53,120 projected. 2335 01:25:53,120 --> 01:25:53,920 >> That's correct. 2336 01:25:53,920 --> 01:25:54,880 >> Okay. Are you are you starting to see 2337 01:25:54,880 --> 01:25:57,200 that carry over into this fiscal year as 2338 01:25:57,200 --> 01:25:58,880 well, where we've held the 2339 01:25:58,880 --> 01:26:00,640 >> We carried over I believe the $1 million 2340 01:26:00,640 --> 01:26:03,600 was based on a 17 employees assumption 2341 01:26:03,600 --> 01:26:06,400 that 17 employees would be uh uh 2342 01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:08,440 that that 17 uh positions in the payroll 2343 01:26:08,440 --> 01:26:10,880 would be reduced through attrition. And 2344 01:26:10,880 --> 01:26:13,120 we have went uh at one point reached as 2345 01:26:13,120 --> 01:26:15,920 high as 34 in FY26, but we've carried 2346 01:26:15,920 --> 01:26:18,960 forward into fiscal year 27 24 2347 01:26:18,960 --> 01:26:22,080 vacancies. So, yes, that number 2348 01:26:22,080 --> 01:26:24,960 we saved it in FY 26 and we will 2349 01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:27,200 continue to have that savings that's 2350 01:26:27,200 --> 01:26:29,800 there going into 27. The 27 budget was 2351 01:26:29,800 --> 01:26:30,680 built around that. 2352 01:26:30,680 --> 01:26:32,080 >> Yep. Thank you. 2353 01:26:32,080 --> 01:26:34,040 Um Council, we have appropriation 2354 01:26:34,040 --> 01:26:36,280 ordinance 1815.41 2355 01:26:36,280 --> 01:26:38,400 in the amount of $25,900, 2356 01:26:38,400 --> 01:26:40,280 1815.42 2357 01:26:40,280 --> 01:26:42,920 in the amount of $13,506, 2358 01:26:42,920 --> 01:26:44,480 1815.43 2359 01:26:44,480 --> 01:26:47,600 in the amount of $75,217, 2360 01:26:47,600 --> 01:26:49,640 1815.44 2361 01:26:49,640 --> 01:26:53,120 in the amount of $61,862, 2362 01:26:53,120 --> 01:26:54,960 1815.45 2363 01:26:54,960 --> 01:26:58,160 in the amount of $29,169, 2364 01:26:58,160 --> 01:26:59,800 1815.46 2365 01:26:59,800 --> 01:27:01,840 in the amount of $1,000,000. Are there 2366 01:27:01,840 --> 01:27:03,920 any further questions or concerns or do 2367 01:27:03,920 --> 01:27:05,880 we have a motion to adopt those 2368 01:27:05,880 --> 01:27:07,960 appropriation ordinances? 2369 01:27:07,960 --> 01:27:09,360 >> Motion to approve. 2370 01:27:09,360 --> 01:27:10,560 >> So, we have a motion. Do we have a 2371 01:27:10,560 --> 01:27:12,000 second? 2372 01:27:12,000 --> 01:27:12,640 >> Second. 2373 01:27:12,640 --> 01:27:14,600 >> Motion and second. All in favor, please 2374 01:27:14,600 --> 01:27:15,880 respond by saying I. 2375 01:27:15,880 --> 01:27:16,760 >> I. 2376 01:27:16,760 --> 01:27:18,680 >> Any opposed? Having heard four 2377 01:27:18,680 --> 01:27:20,400 affirmative votes, we can dispense with 2378 01:27:20,400 --> 01:27:22,480 a second reading if so desired. Is there 2379 01:27:22,480 --> 01:27:24,040 a motion to dispense with the second 2380 01:27:24,040 --> 01:27:24,520 reading? 2381 01:27:24,520 --> 01:27:25,160 >> So moved. 2382 01:27:25,160 --> 01:27:27,520 >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? 2383 01:27:27,520 --> 01:27:27,960 >> Second. 2384 01:27:27,960 --> 01:27:29,320 >> Motion and second. Any further 2385 01:27:29,320 --> 01:27:31,840 discussion? All in favor, please respond 2386 01:27:31,840 --> 01:27:32,600 by saying I. 2387 01:27:32,600 --> 01:27:33,480 >> I. 2388 01:27:33,480 --> 01:27:35,880 >> Any opposed? Okay. Going back to item 2389 01:27:35,880 --> 01:27:38,160 number 10, the right-of-way vacation for 2390 01:27:38,160 --> 01:27:41,320 West Main and Rock Road West. Gary 2391 01:27:41,320 --> 01:27:44,000 Duncan, who has Gad Management, has 2392 01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:45,640 submitted his request to vacate a 2393 01:27:45,640 --> 01:27:47,080 portion of 2394 01:27:47,080 --> 01:27:48,680 the right-of-way located at the corner 2395 01:27:48,680 --> 01:27:50,680 of West Main Street and Rock Road. A 2396 01:27:50,680 --> 01:27:52,360 public hearing was held on June 9th. 2397 01:27:52,360 --> 01:27:54,440 Staff requested City Council appoint a 2398 01:27:54,440 --> 01:27:56,280 three-person board of viewers who are 2399 01:27:56,280 --> 01:27:57,800 charged with the responsibility of 2400 01:27:57,800 --> 01:27:59,920 examining this request and making 2401 01:27:59,920 --> 01:28:02,040 written recommendations to City Council 2402 01:28:02,040 --> 01:28:04,080 to any inconvenience that results from 2403 01:28:04,080 --> 01:28:06,480 discontinuing this right-of-way. We have 2404 01:28:06,480 --> 01:28:08,560 reached out to Bill Fleischer, Jennifer 2405 01:28:08,560 --> 01:28:10,480 Van Deren, and Abram Williams. They've 2406 01:28:10,480 --> 01:28:12,880 all agreed, so we need a motion to adopt 2407 01:28:12,880 --> 01:28:14,760 these folks as our board of viewers. Do 2408 01:28:14,760 --> 01:28:16,720 we have a motion to do so? 2409 01:28:16,720 --> 01:28:17,400 >> So moved. 2410 01:28:17,400 --> 01:28:19,360 >> a motion. Do we have a second? 2411 01:28:19,360 --> 01:28:19,680 >> Second. 2412 01:28:19,680 --> 01:28:20,880 >> A motion and a second. Any further 2413 01:28:20,880 --> 01:28:22,920 discussion? All in favor, please respond 2414 01:28:22,920 --> 01:28:23,680 by saying I. 2415 01:28:23,680 --> 01:28:24,400 >> I. 2416 01:28:24,400 --> 01:28:27,200 Any opposed? And thank you to Bill, 2417 01:28:27,200 --> 01:28:29,640 and to Jennifer, and to Abram for doing 2418 01:28:29,640 --> 01:28:33,040 that. Okay. So, that was a a mega agenda 2419 01:28:33,040 --> 01:28:34,760 this evening. Todd, what do you have for 2420 01:28:34,760 --> 01:28:35,520 us this evening? 2421 01:28:35,520 --> 01:28:38,840 >> I have just a few updates this evening. 2422 01:28:38,840 --> 01:28:40,920 Um with regards to finance, our staff 2423 01:28:40,920 --> 01:28:42,760 continues to make steady progress on the 2424 01:28:42,760 --> 01:28:44,800 FY25 audit. I know we talked about the 2425 01:28:44,800 --> 01:28:46,760 forensic audit, but we are still working 2426 01:28:46,760 --> 01:28:49,720 on on the fiscal year 2025 audit. 2427 01:28:49,720 --> 01:28:51,920 Staff's made great progress. 2428 01:28:51,920 --> 01:28:54,000 Uh that is nearing the end of its life 2429 01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:56,080 or at least the end of its uh process 2430 01:28:56,080 --> 01:28:58,360 cycle. So, we have a draft and uh 2431 01:28:58,360 --> 01:29:04,040 anticipate having it ready in August. Uh I just want to talk uh just I just 2432 01:29:04,040 --> 01:29:05,640 want to say that 2433 01:29:05,640 --> 01:29:07,160 uh I'm most appreciative for staff and 2434 01:29:07,160 --> 01:29:09,320 their hard work on all of these audits 2435 01:29:09,320 --> 01:29:10,640 that are going on right now. I know it's 2436 01:29:10,640 --> 01:29:12,200 been a lot of work, but they've done a 2437 01:29:12,200 --> 01:29:14,880 great job and uh rallied together to get 2438 01:29:14,880 --> 01:29:16,240 all those documents together and get 2439 01:29:16,240 --> 01:29:17,840 everything submitted. 2440 01:29:17,840 --> 01:29:20,120 Uh we also continue working with the APA 2441 01:29:20,120 --> 01:29:22,160 and our financial consultants as we move 2442 01:29:22,160 --> 01:29:24,480 the city forward. Uh while there's still 2443 01:29:24,480 --> 01:29:26,520 work to do, we continue making uh 2444 01:29:26,520 --> 01:29:28,760 measurable progress toward restoring the 2445 01:29:28,760 --> 01:29:32,080 city's uh financial stability. Um I just 2446 01:29:32,080 --> 01:29:35,120 will I I briefly mentioned earlier um 2447 01:29:35,120 --> 01:29:38,480 we finished FY FY26 um two payments 2448 01:29:38,480 --> 01:29:41,240 behind to AP. And I do think that's 2449 01:29:41,240 --> 01:29:43,400 significant progress, but I would just 2450 01:29:43,400 --> 01:29:45,600 like to express cautious optimism. Uh 2451 01:29:45,600 --> 01:29:47,680 we're not out of the woods yet. Uh we 2452 01:29:47,680 --> 01:29:49,560 still have to there we we can't have any 2453 01:29:49,560 --> 01:29:52,040 missteps. So, we're still watching every 2454 01:29:52,040 --> 01:29:54,400 step we take, but uh it is measurable 2455 01:29:54,400 --> 01:29:56,280 progress, and I'm I'm glad to be able to 2456 01:29:56,280 --> 01:29:57,880 report that. And uh 2457 01:29:57,880 --> 01:29:59,960 and as I report that, I do want to thank 2458 01:29:59,960 --> 01:30:02,280 all city staff because 2459 01:30:02,280 --> 01:30:04,800 uh we wouldn't have been able to do that 2460 01:30:04,800 --> 01:30:06,360 uh without city staff taking on what 2461 01:30:06,360 --> 01:30:07,840 they have done. 2462 01:30:07,840 --> 01:30:10,080 Uh we have reduced uh payroll and I've 2463 01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:11,800 seen quite a few department directors 2464 01:30:11,800 --> 01:30:14,400 step up and uh and and be able to 2465 01:30:14,400 --> 01:30:16,640 accomplish more with less. And uh and I 2466 01:30:16,640 --> 01:30:18,120 think that's encouraging. Uh it's 2467 01:30:18,120 --> 01:30:20,000 inspiring. So, so I just want to thank 2468 01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:21,920 staff for being able to do that and I'm 2469 01:30:21,920 --> 01:30:24,160 pleased to report measurable progress, 2470 01:30:24,160 --> 01:30:26,760 but also I just want to like I said, 2471 01:30:26,760 --> 01:30:29,280 cautious optimism moving forward. 2472 01:30:29,280 --> 01:30:32,520 Uh operations, uh the automated mower, 2473 01:30:32,520 --> 01:30:34,880 uh that's been put into service and 2474 01:30:34,880 --> 01:30:36,560 we've completed training. We're starting 2475 01:30:36,560 --> 01:30:38,360 to use that more and more. Uh I just 2476 01:30:38,360 --> 01:30:40,880 wanted to talk briefly about it and our 2477 01:30:40,880 --> 01:30:43,720 ultimate plan for using it. Uh we're 2478 01:30:43,720 --> 01:30:45,000 going to use it to mow all of our 2479 01:30:45,000 --> 01:30:47,560 athletic fields. And if we use it for 2480 01:30:47,560 --> 01:30:48,720 our athletic fields, that means our 2481 01:30:48,720 --> 01:30:50,120 mowing crew doesn't have to mow those 2482 01:30:50,120 --> 01:30:51,840 fields. And if they're not mowing those 2483 01:30:51,840 --> 01:30:53,320 fields, we may be able to shift them to 2484 01:30:53,320 --> 01:30:54,800 some of these others where we have 2485 01:30:54,800 --> 01:30:57,280 mowing contracts. So, the city has 2486 01:30:57,280 --> 01:30:59,800 approximately $28,000 2487 01:30:59,800 --> 01:31:01,280 annually that we have in mowing 2488 01:31:01,280 --> 01:31:02,840 contracts that if we were able to 2489 01:31:02,840 --> 01:31:04,280 eliminate those, 2490 01:31:04,280 --> 01:31:05,760 uh the return on investment for the 2491 01:31:05,760 --> 01:31:08,800 automated mower is less than a year and 2492 01:31:08,800 --> 01:31:12,320 a half. So, um we anticipate uh 2493 01:31:12,320 --> 01:31:13,920 fingers crossed that it should pay for 2494 01:31:13,920 --> 01:31:16,080 itself. And not only pay for itself, but 2495 01:31:16,080 --> 01:31:18,000 it can you know, the mowing quality. 2496 01:31:18,000 --> 01:31:19,800 It's going to be it's automated. So, 2497 01:31:19,800 --> 01:31:21,800 it's going to be consistent. Uh it can 2498 01:31:21,800 --> 01:31:24,200 also do things that we really can't do 2499 01:31:24,200 --> 01:31:26,640 by hand. It can mow designs uh in the 2500 01:31:26,640 --> 01:31:28,240 field. It can mow a logo in the field. 2501 01:31:28,240 --> 01:31:29,560 You know, if we want to do that, we can 2502 01:31:29,560 --> 01:31:32,280 do it. Um but uh I just expect it to 2503 01:31:32,280 --> 01:31:34,600 increase quality and and be more 2504 01:31:34,600 --> 01:31:36,760 efficient and cost less in the long 2505 01:31:36,760 --> 01:31:39,520 term. So, so uh that's just uh that's 2506 01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:41,000 just one example of how we want to move 2507 01:31:41,000 --> 01:31:42,720 forward with automation. When and where 2508 01:31:42,720 --> 01:31:45,560 we can, automation can save money and uh 2509 01:31:45,560 --> 01:31:48,280 and it can improve quality. 2510 01:31:48,280 --> 01:31:50,200 Um economic development, you know, I 2511 01:31:50,200 --> 01:31:52,120 mentioned Arronzim um I just like to 2512 01:31:52,120 --> 01:31:53,880 thank staff for all of their work on 2513 01:31:53,880 --> 01:31:55,600 administering the city's 2514 01:31:55,600 --> 01:31:57,560 uh grant portfolio and working on 2515 01:31:57,560 --> 01:31:59,840 economic development and supporting our 2516 01:31:59,840 --> 01:32:01,680 existing businesses. 2517 01:32:01,680 --> 01:32:03,520 Um I just think Iranzi's is a good 2518 01:32:03,520 --> 01:32:06,400 example of of you know, creating 2519 01:32:06,400 --> 01:32:08,560 incentives and working with the state, 2520 01:32:08,560 --> 01:32:10,880 managing those, and and getting projects 2521 01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:12,880 in place that can help businesses and 2522 01:32:12,880 --> 01:32:14,400 create jobs. 2523 01:32:14,400 --> 01:32:17,080 Um transportation, I'd like to recognize 2524 01:32:17,080 --> 01:32:18,480 the work of our engineering, planning, 2525 01:32:18,480 --> 01:32:20,440 public works staff along with our 2526 01:32:20,440 --> 01:32:22,800 regional partners at VDOT 2527 01:32:22,800 --> 01:32:24,200 uh in preparing the smart scale 2528 01:32:24,200 --> 01:32:26,920 application before council tonight. Um 2529 01:32:26,920 --> 01:32:27,880 we're bringing that before council 2530 01:32:27,880 --> 01:32:30,280 tonight. Uh the approval does not commit 2531 01:32:30,280 --> 01:32:31,720 the city financially as you stated 2532 01:32:31,720 --> 01:32:34,200 earlier, but it does position us to uh 2533 01:32:34,200 --> 01:32:36,480 compete for future uh transportation 2534 01:32:36,480 --> 01:32:39,840 improvements that, you know, can enhance 2535 01:32:39,840 --> 01:32:42,920 safety, um transportation safety, and 2536 01:32:42,920 --> 01:32:45,160 the quality of our of our transportation 2537 01:32:45,160 --> 01:32:47,280 infrastructure. So, just wanted to point 2538 01:32:47,280 --> 01:32:49,400 that out. Um 2539 01:32:49,400 --> 01:32:51,200 Uh community partnerships, I want to 2540 01:32:51,200 --> 01:32:52,600 speak to that just briefly. Uh we 2541 01:32:52,600 --> 01:32:53,880 continue to strengthen partnerships 2542 01:32:53,880 --> 01:32:56,800 through community agreements. Uh I think 2543 01:32:56,800 --> 01:32:59,240 the agreement we saw tonight with the 2544 01:32:59,240 --> 01:33:01,560 uh Raff University and the health clinic 2545 01:33:01,560 --> 01:33:04,560 and the DMV select program. Um I think 2546 01:33:04,560 --> 01:33:07,160 that those expand services and make more 2547 01:33:07,160 --> 01:33:08,920 services available to the residents of 2548 01:33:08,920 --> 01:33:10,640 our community. I just think that's a 2549 01:33:10,640 --> 01:33:12,320 value add and it's a quality-of-life 2550 01:33:12,320 --> 01:33:14,160 value add. So, just wanted to point to 2551 01:33:14,160 --> 01:33:16,240 those and uh everyone involved in those. 2552 01:33:16,240 --> 01:33:18,320 I think they're great programs and and 2553 01:33:18,320 --> 01:33:20,640 uh and um I think they I think they 2554 01:33:20,640 --> 01:33:23,950 benefit the community. 2555 01:33:23,960 --> 01:33:26,240 Um wanted to talk for a minute about 2556 01:33:26,240 --> 01:33:28,880 MUNIS um and our conversion to MUNIS. Um 2557 01:33:28,880 --> 01:33:31,600 the project remains in the testing and 2558 01:33:31,600 --> 01:33:34,320 troubleshooting phase. It's very close 2559 01:33:34,320 --> 01:33:36,880 to being completed. Uh city staff has 2560 01:33:36,880 --> 01:33:39,400 completed the requested modifications to 2561 01:33:39,400 --> 01:33:42,360 the It's called the ProVal data export. 2562 01:33:42,360 --> 01:33:44,280 I think I pronounced that correctly, but 2563 01:33:44,280 --> 01:33:46,480 ProVal data export and we're waiting on 2564 01:33:46,480 --> 01:33:49,720 Tyler Technologies. That's MUNIS. Uh 2565 01:33:49,720 --> 01:33:51,000 We're waiting on them to complete 2566 01:33:51,000 --> 01:33:53,200 several technical fixes within the MUNIS 2567 01:33:53,200 --> 01:33:56,160 system. Uh the primary issue involves 2568 01:33:56,160 --> 01:33:58,480 the system messaging. Uh 2569 01:33:58,480 --> 01:34:00,280 display formatting for certain text 2570 01:34:00,280 --> 01:34:02,920 changes and validation of the production 2571 01:34:02,920 --> 01:34:04,480 environment, the data that's in there. 2572 01:34:04,480 --> 01:34:06,480 There's some data in there that's legacy 2573 01:34:06,480 --> 01:34:08,080 data that needs to be cleaned up in 2574 01:34:08,080 --> 01:34:10,440 order to get fully converted over. 2575 01:34:10,440 --> 01:34:12,960 Um Tyler has uh collected diagnostic 2576 01:34:12,960 --> 01:34:15,440 information. They have it. Um we're just 2577 01:34:15,440 --> 01:34:17,480 waiting on them to give us the results 2578 01:34:17,480 --> 01:34:20,640 and to get us where we can go live. Uh 2579 01:34:20,640 --> 01:34:22,320 I'm hopeful. I can't make any 2580 01:34:22,320 --> 01:34:24,560 guarantees, but I am hopeful that that 2581 01:34:24,560 --> 01:34:26,080 conversion takes place by the end of 2582 01:34:26,080 --> 01:34:29,040 July, no later than going into August. 2583 01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:31,080 Um you know, I can't guarantee that, but 2584 01:34:31,080 --> 01:34:33,440 that's the goal. And and it certainly 2585 01:34:33,440 --> 01:34:36,240 seems achievable. So uh so I just wanted 2586 01:34:36,240 --> 01:34:39,240 to update everyone on that. 2587 01:34:39,240 --> 01:34:41,800 And uh finally, um 2588 01:34:41,800 --> 01:34:43,480 just want to thank staff again. I know 2589 01:34:43,480 --> 01:34:45,480 we're starting a new fiscal year. Uh 2590 01:34:45,480 --> 01:34:46,640 everything that you were able to do in 2591 01:34:46,640 --> 01:34:49,280 FY26, I find it I I just think it's very 2592 01:34:49,280 --> 01:34:51,120 impressive. What some of our department 2593 01:34:51,120 --> 01:34:52,240 directors have been able to do in their 2594 01:34:52,240 --> 01:34:53,960 departments, and I look forward to 2595 01:34:53,960 --> 01:34:57,240 starting FY27 with everyone. 2596 01:34:57,240 --> 01:35:00,160 >> Thank you, Todd. Um and I I did want to 2597 01:35:00,160 --> 01:35:02,160 come back to a couple of the things that 2598 01:35:02,160 --> 01:35:04,200 you said with the noticeable progress. I 2599 01:35:04,200 --> 01:35:05,640 think that's significant for us to 2600 01:35:05,640 --> 01:35:07,640 consider. You know, uh one of the 2601 01:35:07,640 --> 01:35:10,040 reasons that we've had some challenges 2602 01:35:10,040 --> 01:35:12,880 is we've had to choose to finance uh 2603 01:35:12,880 --> 01:35:14,920 some of our bills with Appalachian 2604 01:35:14,920 --> 01:35:17,960 Electric Power um to be able to keep 2605 01:35:17,960 --> 01:35:20,280 cash flow preserved. Um that's one of 2606 01:35:20,280 --> 01:35:22,440 the real issues for the city is making 2607 01:35:22,440 --> 01:35:25,360 sure that we keep cash on hand. And by 2608 01:35:25,360 --> 01:35:27,120 doing that, that's been a way we've been 2609 01:35:27,120 --> 01:35:29,360 able to maintain that cash flow. At one 2610 01:35:29,360 --> 01:35:31,760 point, we were as high as six bills that 2611 01:35:31,760 --> 01:35:33,280 were being financed, and it's down to 2612 01:35:33,280 --> 01:35:37,000 two. We would prefer zero, always. Um 2613 01:35:37,000 --> 01:35:40,240 but that is demonstrable progress in 2614 01:35:40,240 --> 01:35:42,640 about a year and a little bit of change. 2615 01:35:42,640 --> 01:35:44,840 And I I think that needs to be commended 2616 01:35:44,840 --> 01:35:46,600 significantly. So we did want to 2617 01:35:46,600 --> 01:35:48,800 continue to point that out. And as far 2618 01:35:48,800 --> 01:35:51,960 as the uh the savings go that we've 2619 01:35:51,960 --> 01:35:54,000 talked about with the 2620 01:35:54,000 --> 01:35:56,120 uh employee reductions. That has all 2621 01:35:56,120 --> 01:35:58,120 been through attrition. 2622 01:35:58,120 --> 01:35:58,720 Uh 2623 01:35:58,720 --> 01:36:00,920 I don't think we have laid anybody off 2624 01:36:00,920 --> 01:36:02,960 for this. We haven't reduced salaries. 2625 01:36:02,960 --> 01:36:05,120 You know, there was a lot of commentary 2626 01:36:05,120 --> 01:36:06,680 with that that was going to need to be 2627 01:36:06,680 --> 01:36:08,040 done, but I think that's an important 2628 01:36:08,040 --> 01:36:10,160 piece to bring out as well that so many 2629 01:36:10,160 --> 01:36:13,120 people on our staff have stepped up to 2630 01:36:13,120 --> 01:36:15,080 take on additional responsibilities, to 2631 01:36:15,080 --> 01:36:17,200 find more efficient ways to do things, 2632 01:36:17,200 --> 01:36:19,400 and to continue to offer the greatest 2633 01:36:19,400 --> 01:36:21,720 service to our community for the 2634 01:36:21,720 --> 01:36:23,920 resources that we have available. That's 2635 01:36:23,920 --> 01:36:25,960 stressful, too, and we do appreciate 2636 01:36:25,960 --> 01:36:27,240 that, and we want to say thank you so 2637 01:36:27,240 --> 01:36:29,280 much to all the employees. The other 2638 01:36:29,280 --> 01:36:30,960 piece I just have to point out before we 2639 01:36:30,960 --> 01:36:32,880 get away from this is our finance 2640 01:36:32,880 --> 01:36:34,480 department. What a great job Trish and 2641 01:36:34,480 --> 01:36:36,520 her team have done. I mean, it was a 2642 01:36:36,520 --> 01:36:39,480 Herculean task to reimagine what we 2643 01:36:39,480 --> 01:36:42,280 needed to do to get it back in line, and 2644 01:36:42,280 --> 01:36:43,760 to make sure we were moving in the right 2645 01:36:43,760 --> 01:36:46,400 direction. The discussions with the APA, 2646 01:36:46,400 --> 01:36:48,080 the work we're doing with Brown Edwards, 2647 01:36:48,080 --> 01:36:49,680 all of those elements I think are so 2648 01:36:49,680 --> 01:36:51,760 important. And you come down to this to 2649 01:36:51,760 --> 01:36:54,480 say significant progress has been made 2650 01:36:54,480 --> 01:36:56,520 for Radford's challenges, and I wanted 2651 01:36:56,520 --> 01:36:58,240 to thank you for bringing those things 2652 01:36:58,240 --> 01:37:00,480 forward. I'll have more later in in the 2653 01:37:00,480 --> 01:37:02,120 meeting, but I just wanted to highlight 2654 01:37:02,120 --> 01:37:04,160 that as part of what you were saying. Uh 2655 01:37:04,160 --> 01:37:05,280 Kelly, what do you have for us this 2656 01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:11,790 evening? 2657 01:37:11,800 --> 01:37:13,360 » Um 2658 01:37:13,360 --> 01:37:15,280 I want to thank city staff for all they 2659 01:37:15,280 --> 01:37:17,160 did for the 4th of July. I think that, 2660 01:37:17,160 --> 01:37:19,160 you know, to echo what Todd was saying, 2661 01:37:19,160 --> 01:37:20,240 um 2662 01:37:20,240 --> 01:37:22,120 I really felt like that was us coming 2663 01:37:22,120 --> 01:37:23,520 into a little bit more of our 2664 01:37:23,520 --> 01:37:25,440 independence. I'm very proud where we've 2665 01:37:25,440 --> 01:37:27,440 come. We've, you know, we've tackled 2666 01:37:27,440 --> 01:37:30,400 some hard expenses and some tough 2667 01:37:30,400 --> 01:37:33,400 choices, but I feel like us hosting that 2668 01:37:33,400 --> 01:37:35,120 great event, and it was a good turnout 2669 01:37:35,120 --> 01:37:36,640 even though it was really hot, and all 2670 01:37:36,640 --> 01:37:39,920 of our um citizens coming together, and 2671 01:37:39,920 --> 01:37:41,800 um all of our staff working really hard 2672 01:37:41,800 --> 01:37:43,640 that day, it was just it it gave me a 2673 01:37:43,640 --> 01:37:45,120 sense of pride that what we're doing up 2674 01:37:45,120 --> 01:37:46,720 here is changing things and really 2675 01:37:46,720 --> 01:37:49,080 matters. So, um I appreciate everybody 2676 01:37:49,080 --> 01:37:51,760 and I hope you guys feel the same way. 2677 01:37:51,760 --> 01:37:53,920 Um a couple of things from my joint 2678 01:37:53,920 --> 01:37:56,440 commission meeting. Uh Summer at Selu 2679 01:37:56,440 --> 01:38:00,520 has been going on. Um they have a couple 2680 01:38:00,520 --> 01:38:04,840 more dates left. I wrote it down. 2681 01:38:04,840 --> 01:38:07,870 Hold on. 2682 01:38:07,880 --> 01:38:11,080 Uh 725 from 9:00 to 5:00 and then 8:07 2683 01:38:11,080 --> 01:38:12,720 from 11:00 to 2:00 is open to the 2684 01:38:12,720 --> 01:38:14,600 public, so you can 2685 01:38:14,600 --> 01:38:16,720 paint, you can picnic, you can hike and 2686 01:38:16,720 --> 01:38:19,800 fish and um float and meditate or 2687 01:38:19,800 --> 01:38:21,040 whatever you would like to do. It's a 2688 01:38:21,040 --> 01:38:23,040 great space that's available for 2689 01:38:23,040 --> 01:38:24,760 community to go and use on those dates 2690 01:38:24,760 --> 01:38:26,280 and times, so I encourage you to go do 2691 01:38:26,280 --> 01:38:30,440 that. Um we are still working through uh 2692 01:38:30,440 --> 01:38:32,840 the 5-year strategic plan and giving 2693 01:38:32,840 --> 01:38:34,920 recommendations and and looking at that, 2694 01:38:34,920 --> 01:38:36,000 so that's something that I feel like 2695 01:38:36,000 --> 01:38:38,520 will help uh the city and and the 2696 01:38:38,520 --> 01:38:41,040 university. Um 2697 01:38:41,040 --> 01:38:42,720 community impact report is something 2698 01:38:42,720 --> 01:38:44,120 else that we're working on that will be 2699 01:38:44,120 --> 01:38:45,760 coming our way that I'll share with you 2700 01:38:45,760 --> 01:38:48,800 more as it comes about. Community Fest 2701 01:38:48,800 --> 01:38:50,440 is something that is coming up next 2702 01:38:50,440 --> 01:38:53,240 month that we're very excited about. Um 2703 01:38:53,240 --> 01:38:57,800 it's on the 22nd. Uh I think we have 23 2704 01:38:57,800 --> 01:38:59,720 vendors 2705 01:38:59,720 --> 01:39:02,800 uh available left or no? There's 110 2706 01:39:02,800 --> 01:39:04,920 available and there's 23 left? 2707 01:39:04,920 --> 01:39:05,280 >> Correct. 2708 01:39:05,280 --> 01:39:06,480 >> Okay, sorry. 2709 01:39:06,480 --> 01:39:08,320 I was writing notes furiously cuz I was 2710 01:39:08,320 --> 01:39:10,480 so excited wanting to listen. Uh seven 2711 01:39:10,480 --> 01:39:13,000 food trucks, we have a new logo uh 2712 01:39:13,000 --> 01:39:15,360 mentioning our heart, which is very very 2713 01:39:15,360 --> 01:39:17,520 cool, heart and hands. Um 2714 01:39:17,520 --> 01:39:19,360 there is a website if you would like to 2715 01:39:19,360 --> 01:39:22,640 volunteer. This event um is happens 2716 01:39:22,640 --> 01:39:23,840 because of volunteers. There's usually 2717 01:39:23,840 --> 01:39:25,200 about 100, so if you'd like to 2718 01:39:25,200 --> 01:39:27,560 volunteer, um please go to the website 2719 01:39:27,560 --> 01:39:29,440 or the Facebook page. 2720 01:39:29,440 --> 01:39:31,120 And the city website also I think has a 2721 01:39:31,120 --> 01:39:33,000 link to it as well. 2722 01:39:33,000 --> 01:39:36,560 Uh congratulate um Radford University on 2723 01:39:36,560 --> 01:39:37,920 their second year at winning the 2724 01:39:37,920 --> 01:39:39,640 Adventure College, so that's really 2725 01:39:39,640 --> 01:39:40,640 great for for 2726 01:39:40,640 --> 01:39:43,040 Really good tourism thing for us, so um 2727 01:39:43,040 --> 01:39:46,200 you know, we're living um where the 2728 01:39:46,200 --> 01:39:48,400 adventure is, and that brings a lot of 2729 01:39:48,400 --> 01:39:50,160 um highlight to our community, so I 2730 01:39:50,160 --> 01:39:52,720 think that was great. 2731 01:39:52,720 --> 01:39:55,840 Uh enrollment is looking flat, so that's 2732 01:39:55,840 --> 01:39:59,990 also good. Um 2733 01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:02,080 What else do we have? Uh we talked about 2734 01:40:02,080 --> 01:40:05,280 the mobile health clinic, which we've looked at. Thank you very much for 2735 01:40:05,280 --> 01:40:06,280 everything you guys are doing there. 2736 01:40:06,280 --> 01:40:07,880 That sounds like a really um great 2737 01:40:07,880 --> 01:40:10,760 opportunity for everyone involved. 2738 01:40:10,760 --> 01:40:14,480 Uh National Trails Day went well. Um 2739 01:40:14,480 --> 01:40:16,320 it surprised me that there was 74% 2740 01:40:16,320 --> 01:40:17,800 community members there, so that was 2741 01:40:17,800 --> 01:40:19,360 really great thing that our local 2742 01:40:19,360 --> 01:40:20,760 community went out and celebrated, so 2743 01:40:20,760 --> 01:40:22,960 that was really good for us. 2744 01:40:22,960 --> 01:40:26,240 Um Eric Plummer, who is the chief at RU, 2745 01:40:26,240 --> 01:40:27,960 has written three books. If you'd like 2746 01:40:27,960 --> 01:40:29,640 to read about his accomplishment 2747 01:40:29,640 --> 01:40:31,720 accomplishments, they're called Crisis 2748 01:40:31,720 --> 01:40:33,800 Through the Door, Crisis at the Top, and 2749 01:40:33,800 --> 01:40:37,000 then a new one uh called Crisis in the 2750 01:40:37,000 --> 01:40:38,560 Shadows. So, if you'd like to pick up a 2751 01:40:38,560 --> 01:40:40,440 summer read that's by a local artist, 2752 01:40:40,440 --> 01:40:43,590 you could do that. 2753 01:40:43,600 --> 01:40:45,160 And 2754 01:40:45,160 --> 01:40:47,240 I think that's about it. 2755 01:40:47,240 --> 01:40:49,720 Other than that, yeah, thank you to Oh, 2756 01:40:49,720 --> 01:40:52,480 and um Sarah at the Chamber of Commerce 2757 01:40:52,480 --> 01:40:53,800 said that they have a new website. 2758 01:40:53,800 --> 01:40:56,000 They've got uh a new member database, so 2759 01:40:56,000 --> 01:40:58,040 that's great for all of our um 2760 01:40:58,040 --> 01:41:01,360 businesses around. Um I run the audit 2761 01:41:01,360 --> 01:41:02,920 department for National Bank, so I know 2762 01:41:02,920 --> 01:41:04,880 how difficult it is um 2763 01:41:04,880 --> 01:41:06,640 sending out the request list, but I'm 2764 01:41:06,640 --> 01:41:08,520 also on the back end of having to turn 2765 01:41:08,520 --> 01:41:11,040 in things. Um and so, I can't imagine 2766 01:41:11,040 --> 01:41:12,480 the laundry list of things that you guys 2767 01:41:12,480 --> 01:41:14,360 have gotten and weeded through and the 2768 01:41:14,360 --> 01:41:16,360 nitpicky seemingly questions that come 2769 01:41:16,360 --> 01:41:18,080 out of those things. Um so, I really do 2770 01:41:18,080 --> 01:41:19,800 commend you guys for getting both of 2771 01:41:19,800 --> 01:41:22,200 those done. Um I know that 28 2772 01:41:22,200 --> 01:41:24,800 recommendations seems like a a lot just 2773 01:41:24,800 --> 01:41:27,480 out of seven areas. Um but I want to 2774 01:41:27,480 --> 01:41:29,600 stress that those are all good ideas for 2775 01:41:29,600 --> 01:41:31,360 us that we don't have to implement them 2776 01:41:31,360 --> 01:41:34,040 all. They're just good tools for us to, 2777 01:41:34,040 --> 01:41:35,200 you know, be able to look at things from 2778 01:41:35,200 --> 01:41:37,600 a different perspective. Um 2779 01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:39,120 So, I'm I'm proud that we're getting 2780 01:41:39,120 --> 01:41:40,600 that information and we can add it to 2781 01:41:40,600 --> 01:41:44,120 our already um, you know, six sigmaing 2782 01:41:44,120 --> 01:41:46,120 and and looking at all the departments 2783 01:41:46,120 --> 01:41:48,800 and kudos to the department managers for 2784 01:41:48,800 --> 01:41:50,120 um, stepping up and looking at things 2785 01:41:50,120 --> 01:41:51,800 differently and accomplishing more with 2786 01:41:51,800 --> 01:41:54,040 less. I think that's great. So I think 2787 01:41:54,040 --> 01:41:55,560 all in all it'll be good even though it 2788 01:41:55,560 --> 01:41:56,920 sounds 2789 01:41:56,920 --> 01:41:58,440 terrible right now, that number that he 2790 01:41:58,440 --> 01:42:00,800 said. It's I wouldn't take it that way 2791 01:42:00,800 --> 01:42:03,280 anyone citizens or or city employees. 2792 01:42:03,280 --> 01:42:04,760 They're all good recommendations that we 2793 01:42:04,760 --> 01:42:06,360 can definitely 2794 01:42:06,360 --> 01:42:07,920 improve on. So 2795 01:42:07,920 --> 01:42:09,520 I'm just proud of everything that we're 2796 01:42:09,520 --> 01:42:11,840 doing and moving forward. 2797 01:42:11,840 --> 01:42:13,000 >> Thank you, Kelly. Jesse, what do you 2798 01:42:13,000 --> 01:42:14,880 have? 2799 01:42:14,880 --> 01:42:17,560 >> Um, I attended an amphitheater meeting 2800 01:42:17,560 --> 01:42:20,680 and we are so very close. We have the 2801 01:42:20,680 --> 01:42:23,560 renderings now and we're just kind of 2802 01:42:23,560 --> 01:42:25,320 deciding the details like where the 2803 01:42:25,320 --> 01:42:26,840 bathrooms and food trucks are going to 2804 01:42:26,840 --> 01:42:29,560 be. So we are very very close to seeing 2805 01:42:29,560 --> 01:42:32,240 a very nice amphitheater in Radford on 2806 01:42:32,240 --> 01:42:34,480 the water and I want to thank our 2807 01:42:34,480 --> 01:42:37,400 partners at RU for making that a reality 2808 01:42:37,400 --> 01:42:39,840 for us. I had a department of social 2809 01:42:39,840 --> 01:42:43,800 services meeting, a CPMT meeting 2810 01:42:43,800 --> 01:42:45,320 and 2811 01:42:45,320 --> 01:42:47,080 a slight 2812 01:42:47,080 --> 01:42:49,600 tragic mishap at my house that I want to 2813 01:42:49,600 --> 01:42:51,080 thank the community for helping me 2814 01:42:51,080 --> 01:42:53,960 overcome. I was on vacation and two of 2815 01:42:53,960 --> 01:42:56,360 my dogs got out. Actually, I only have 2816 01:42:56,360 --> 01:42:59,360 two dogs and both of them ran away. Um, 2817 01:42:59,360 --> 01:43:01,840 I was just so very impressed by how the 2818 01:43:01,840 --> 01:43:03,960 community came together to help me find 2819 01:43:03,960 --> 01:43:05,560 them and I just want to thank everybody 2820 01:43:05,560 --> 01:43:09,280 that went out and on foot, drones. 2821 01:43:09,280 --> 01:43:11,240 Luckily, they were both found safely. 2822 01:43:11,240 --> 01:43:13,760 One ended up in jail with Adele. So I'd 2823 01:43:13,760 --> 01:43:16,760 like to thank Adele for her help in 2824 01:43:16,760 --> 01:43:19,080 helping me get that rascal home, but I 2825 01:43:19,080 --> 01:43:20,960 was so moved. I was actually moved to 2826 01:43:20,960 --> 01:43:23,760 tears. I was literally halfway across 2827 01:43:23,760 --> 01:43:26,280 the world when this happened and the 2828 01:43:26,280 --> 01:43:27,880 support that I got from the community 2829 01:43:27,880 --> 01:43:30,240 just reminded me of why I choose this 2830 01:43:30,240 --> 01:43:32,480 place to be my home. So thank you again 2831 01:43:32,480 --> 01:43:34,760 to everyone for that. 2832 01:43:34,760 --> 01:43:38,000 We were mentioning um Airmid Z and I 2833 01:43:38,000 --> 01:43:40,120 know that they have offered us an air 2834 01:43:40,120 --> 01:43:42,600 purifier in the past. So, we need to 2835 01:43:42,600 --> 01:43:44,320 follow up on that because they really 2836 01:43:44,320 --> 01:43:44,880 >> in. 2837 01:43:44,880 --> 01:43:47,560 >> Right. Um and so, 2838 01:43:47,560 --> 01:43:50,640 here I go again, corporate visits. You 2839 01:43:50,640 --> 01:43:52,760 know I'm going to say our business site 2840 01:43:52,760 --> 01:43:54,480 visits. We really need to get those 2841 01:43:54,480 --> 01:43:56,400 going again because through those 2842 01:43:56,400 --> 01:43:58,760 conversations, we were able to have 2843 01:43:58,760 --> 01:44:00,120 conversations with Airmid Z where 2844 01:44:00,120 --> 01:44:01,240 they're like, "We want to give you an 2845 01:44:01,240 --> 01:44:03,240 air purifier. We want you to see how it 2846 01:44:03,240 --> 01:44:05,080 works. We want to educate the community 2847 01:44:05,080 --> 01:44:07,760 on it." So, if we could get those back, 2848 01:44:07,760 --> 01:44:10,400 I would love to see those going again. 2849 01:44:10,400 --> 01:44:12,120 Uh and remind everyone that we have the 2850 01:44:12,120 --> 01:44:14,800 Mary Draper Ingles Festival, July 24th 2851 01:44:14,800 --> 01:44:16,440 through the 26th. We hope to see 2852 01:44:16,440 --> 01:44:18,200 everyone out there. It should be a lot 2853 01:44:18,200 --> 01:44:20,840 of fun. It is every year. And a lot of 2854 01:44:20,840 --> 01:44:23,880 work goes behind um the scenes for that. 2855 01:44:23,880 --> 01:44:25,640 So, thank you to the Heritage Foundation 2856 01:44:25,640 --> 01:44:27,920 for working so diligently to make sure 2857 01:44:27,920 --> 01:44:29,480 that that is 2858 01:44:29,480 --> 01:44:31,520 um so popular every year. We get people 2859 01:44:31,520 --> 01:44:33,720 from literally all over the world have 2860 01:44:33,720 --> 01:44:36,440 showed up for this event. And also, a 2861 01:44:36,440 --> 01:44:39,080 little note on the 4th, I was able to 2862 01:44:39,080 --> 01:44:41,680 visit some local businesses and I made a 2863 01:44:41,680 --> 01:44:43,720 point just to go up and down Main Street 2864 01:44:43,720 --> 01:44:45,840 a couple times and our little city 2865 01:44:45,840 --> 01:44:48,040 really came alive. So, we were out 2866 01:44:48,040 --> 01:44:51,720 supporting not only the anniversary of 2867 01:44:51,720 --> 01:44:54,200 our country, but also just supporting 2868 01:44:54,200 --> 01:44:57,760 one another and our our businesses. So, 2869 01:44:57,760 --> 01:45:00,000 we need to absolutely do more of that 2870 01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:01,840 whenever we can. Build it, they will 2871 01:45:01,840 --> 01:45:04,200 come. This community shows up. So, thank 2872 01:45:04,200 --> 01:45:05,520 you to everyone who come out to make 2873 01:45:05,520 --> 01:45:07,080 that a success and work behind the 2874 01:45:07,080 --> 01:45:09,000 scenes to make that a success. And 2875 01:45:09,000 --> 01:45:10,080 that's all I have, Mayor. 2876 01:45:10,080 --> 01:45:11,560 >> Very good. Thank you. Seth, what do you 2877 01:45:11,560 --> 01:45:12,200 have? 2878 01:45:12,200 --> 01:45:13,800 >> Yeah, I'll I'll tie into that and just 2879 01:45:13,800 --> 01:45:15,760 thank everyone from the Parks and Rec, 2880 01:45:15,760 --> 01:45:18,800 Public Works, Fire and EMS. I mean, the 2881 01:45:18,800 --> 01:45:20,280 whole list. It literally takes pretty 2882 01:45:20,280 --> 01:45:22,200 much every department to make the 2883 01:45:22,200 --> 01:45:25,880 uh this year's July 3rd event um go. So, 2884 01:45:25,880 --> 01:45:27,640 you know, it was a hot day, but the 2885 01:45:27,640 --> 01:45:31,120 fireworks were absolutely great. It was good to see us come alive, and I 2886 01:45:31,120 --> 01:45:33,000 agree with Jesse. I 2887 01:45:33,000 --> 01:45:34,440 looking around town, there was a lot of 2888 01:45:34,440 --> 01:45:35,800 people out and about, and it was great 2889 01:45:35,800 --> 01:45:37,280 day for the community. Hopefully, some 2890 01:45:37,280 --> 01:45:39,480 of our businesses um made some money, 2891 01:45:39,480 --> 01:45:40,840 and I think that a lot of a lot of 2892 01:45:40,840 --> 01:45:42,920 memories were made, and it was uh it was 2893 01:45:42,920 --> 01:45:44,640 a hopeful day. So, I was glad to see 2894 01:45:44,640 --> 01:45:47,200 that. It was a good day for Radford. Um 2895 01:45:47,200 --> 01:45:48,880 one thing that that Todd I was going to 2896 01:45:48,880 --> 01:45:51,520 ask for an update on is the HVAC upgrade 2897 01:45:51,520 --> 01:45:55,000 in the um in the municipal building. Do 2898 01:45:55,000 --> 01:45:56,800 we have it? And the reason I'm asking is 2899 01:45:56,800 --> 01:45:58,200 if there are if we do have to move 2900 01:45:58,200 --> 01:46:01,160 anybody around for courts or the voting 2901 01:46:01,160 --> 01:46:02,440 or anything like that, do we have a 2902 01:46:02,440 --> 01:46:04,520 strategic plan in place, or how What's 2903 01:46:04,520 --> 01:46:06,160 the timeline looking like for that? 2904 01:46:06,160 --> 01:46:08,640 >> As far as the the strategic plan, I do 2905 01:46:08,640 --> 01:46:10,520 not have that. It doesn't mean that we 2906 01:46:10,520 --> 01:46:12,240 don't have one. I just can't speak to it 2907 01:46:12,240 --> 01:46:13,360 right now. 2908 01:46:13,360 --> 01:46:14,200 Um 2909 01:46:14,200 --> 01:46:15,680 it's my understanding that that project 2910 01:46:15,680 --> 01:46:17,000 should be taking place when we get on 2911 01:46:17,000 --> 01:46:18,840 their schedule. We would like to do it 2912 01:46:18,840 --> 01:46:21,040 when it's more moderate temperatures. If 2913 01:46:21,040 --> 01:46:23,160 we can get that done in like October, 2914 01:46:23,160 --> 01:46:24,720 around that time frame, it would be best 2915 01:46:24,720 --> 01:46:26,960 for the city, but ultimately, we're sort 2916 01:46:26,960 --> 01:46:29,040 of at the mercy of of the HVAC company, 2917 01:46:29,040 --> 01:46:29,600 as well. 2918 01:46:29,600 --> 01:46:31,360 >> Yeah. That No, that makes sense. I I I 2919 01:46:31,360 --> 01:46:32,480 agree with you. I think fall would 2920 01:46:32,480 --> 01:46:34,360 probably be ideal if we were able to do 2921 01:46:34,360 --> 01:46:36,280 it. Thank you. 2922 01:46:36,280 --> 01:46:38,000 Um also wanted to thank Melissa and and 2923 01:46:38,000 --> 01:46:40,200 all the other um planning commission um 2924 01:46:40,200 --> 01:46:41,920 members cuz it has been a long and 2925 01:46:41,920 --> 01:46:44,000 tedious process on our uh zoning 2926 01:46:44,000 --> 01:46:45,600 rewrite, and we're we're getting very 2927 01:46:45,600 --> 01:46:47,440 close, and so I just wanted to Melissa, 2928 01:46:47,440 --> 01:46:50,720 I know that it's been been quite yeah, 2929 01:46:50,720 --> 01:46:53,240 several years, and so I appreciate her 2930 01:46:53,240 --> 01:46:54,640 efforts, as well as all the other 2931 01:46:54,640 --> 01:46:56,080 planning commission members, because it 2932 01:46:56,080 --> 01:46:58,280 has and and Affi from 2933 01:46:58,280 --> 01:47:00,240 um being able to help us. It's it's 2934 01:47:00,240 --> 01:47:02,520 definitely been a long process, but 2935 01:47:02,520 --> 01:47:03,640 we're getting near the end. And then 2936 01:47:03,640 --> 01:47:06,560 Todd, I I I appreciate the uh update. I 2937 01:47:06,560 --> 01:47:08,760 won't There'll be much to say about that 2938 01:47:08,760 --> 01:47:10,200 in the future, and and where we're 2939 01:47:10,200 --> 01:47:11,480 going, and 2940 01:47:11,480 --> 01:47:13,120 um or where we've been, and where we're 2941 01:47:13,120 --> 01:47:16,040 we have headed, but it it was nice um to 2942 01:47:16,040 --> 01:47:18,440 see us make some measurable progress. Um 2943 01:47:18,440 --> 01:47:20,720 it's been a tough road to hoe, and 2944 01:47:20,720 --> 01:47:22,000 there's still a I mean, you can see 2945 01:47:22,000 --> 01:47:23,760 tonight, there's still tough decisions 2946 01:47:23,760 --> 01:47:25,360 and conversations to be had because 2947 01:47:25,360 --> 01:47:27,200 we're not out of the woods yet, and we 2948 01:47:27,200 --> 01:47:29,880 have to stay disciplined. Um fatigue 2949 01:47:29,880 --> 01:47:31,840 can't set in. Uh we do have some 2950 01:47:31,840 --> 01:47:33,480 measured progress, but we have a lot of 2951 01:47:33,480 --> 01:47:35,760 work to do. But I have been very 2952 01:47:35,760 --> 01:47:38,240 encouraged by the buy-in and the pride 2953 01:47:38,240 --> 01:47:40,440 of some of our um department heads, a 2954 01:47:40,440 --> 01:47:42,320 lot of our staff, cuz that culture can 2955 01:47:42,320 --> 01:47:44,640 be contagious. And to see that starting 2956 01:47:44,640 --> 01:47:47,040 to take root is um encouraging for 2957 01:47:47,040 --> 01:47:48,760 Radford's future, and I think you're 2958 01:47:48,760 --> 01:47:51,080 doing a great job cultivating that. And 2959 01:47:51,080 --> 01:47:53,800 again, it it's very encouraging 2960 01:47:53,800 --> 01:47:56,320 from six payments to two payments is is 2961 01:47:56,320 --> 01:47:58,720 measurable progress, and I want to thank 2962 01:47:58,720 --> 01:48:00,800 our finance department. I want to thank 2963 01:48:00,800 --> 01:48:03,240 both of you guys and and every the whole 2964 01:48:03,240 --> 01:48:04,880 It's taken a lot to get there, and we 2965 01:48:04,880 --> 01:48:06,840 have a long way to go. And I do think 2966 01:48:06,840 --> 01:48:08,560 it's important to to take time to 2967 01:48:08,560 --> 01:48:09,880 acknowledge that, but then it's, you 2968 01:48:09,880 --> 01:48:11,080 know, roll your sleeves up, back to 2969 01:48:11,080 --> 01:48:12,800 work, cuz we do still have a long way to 2970 01:48:12,800 --> 01:48:14,440 go. So, I just want to thank everybody's 2971 01:48:14,440 --> 01:48:17,080 efforts, and um yeah, that's it. Thank 2972 01:48:17,080 --> 01:48:17,480 you. 2973 01:48:17,480 --> 01:48:19,120 >> Thanks, Seth. Guy, what do you have? 2974 01:48:19,120 --> 01:48:20,640 >> Well, I'm not going to take time to 2975 01:48:20,640 --> 01:48:22,880 reiterate everything that everybody else 2976 01:48:22,880 --> 01:48:25,320 has said, but I did want to bring up the 2977 01:48:25,320 --> 01:48:28,240 July 3rd event down at the park. Uh my 2978 01:48:28,240 --> 01:48:30,040 wife and I spent the whole time down 2979 01:48:30,040 --> 01:48:32,560 there. It was good to to be back down 2980 01:48:32,560 --> 01:48:35,440 there. I thought the the band wasn't 2981 01:48:35,440 --> 01:48:36,360 like 2982 01:48:36,360 --> 01:48:38,680 uh J- uh Fortune, but you know, they 2983 01:48:38,680 --> 01:48:40,400 were a good band. They played my kind of 2984 01:48:40,400 --> 01:48:42,880 music, and and I enjoyed it. And I 2985 01:48:42,880 --> 01:48:45,240 wanted to mention uh Charlie Gowins, of 2986 01:48:45,240 --> 01:48:46,880 course, is the director, but I think 2987 01:48:46,880 --> 01:48:49,360 Donna Wolfe was the coordinator and and 2988 01:48:49,360 --> 01:48:50,160 the 2989 01:48:50,160 --> 01:48:52,080 head honcho on that thing, and I just 2990 01:48:52,080 --> 01:48:53,960 appreciate the the good job that she 2991 01:48:53,960 --> 01:48:56,160 did. And and I think everybody enjoyed 2992 01:48:56,160 --> 01:48:58,720 it and liked seeing it happen again. So, 2993 01:48:58,720 --> 01:49:01,480 I hope it's on a new roll. That's all I 2994 01:49:01,480 --> 01:49:01,880 have. 2995 01:49:01,880 --> 01:49:03,840 >> Thanks, Guy. And I I'll reiterate that 2996 01:49:03,840 --> 01:49:05,560 as well. I wanted to say Charlie did a 2997 01:49:05,560 --> 01:49:07,560 great job leading the effort along with 2998 01:49:07,560 --> 01:49:08,920 Donna doing the work, as well as the 2999 01:49:08,920 --> 01:49:10,680 whole staff. There was a tremendous 3000 01:49:10,680 --> 01:49:12,320 amount of work to pull off that event. 3001 01:49:12,320 --> 01:49:14,720 It was absolutely wonderful. Uh you 3002 01:49:14,720 --> 01:49:16,320 know, July 4th 3003 01:49:16,320 --> 01:49:19,000 semi-quincentennial weekend celebration 3004 01:49:19,000 --> 01:49:21,560 is a central part of the city and 3005 01:49:21,560 --> 01:49:22,960 everybody did a wonderful job. The 3006 01:49:22,960 --> 01:49:24,920 fireworks were fantastic and that was 3007 01:49:24,920 --> 01:49:26,160 fabulous. 3008 01:49:26,160 --> 01:49:27,280 Um 3009 01:49:27,280 --> 01:49:29,040 just a couple of thoughts. So, since we 3010 01:49:29,040 --> 01:49:31,480 last met, there was an article that 3011 01:49:31,480 --> 01:49:35,200 appeared in several of the local media 3012 01:49:35,200 --> 01:49:38,000 talking about how we got where we are. 3013 01:49:38,000 --> 01:49:40,080 It was an opinion piece and and where we 3014 01:49:40,080 --> 01:49:41,480 are and what might happen. And there was 3015 01:49:41,480 --> 01:49:44,360 a discussion about Radford's future. 3016 01:49:44,360 --> 01:49:46,240 Would we be better off as a county? What 3017 01:49:46,240 --> 01:49:47,840 would the tax rate look like? I 3018 01:49:47,840 --> 01:49:49,680 appreciate all the opinion pieces that 3019 01:49:49,680 --> 01:49:51,120 are shared and then the thoughts that 3020 01:49:51,120 --> 01:49:53,280 everybody has because I think it's good 3021 01:49:53,280 --> 01:49:56,360 for us to have these discussions. 3022 01:49:56,360 --> 01:49:59,120 point as I I speak to this a little bit, 3023 01:49:59,120 --> 01:50:02,400 nobody really knows exactly what things 3024 01:50:02,400 --> 01:50:04,800 would look like should Radford, say, 3025 01:50:04,800 --> 01:50:07,640 decide to revert to town status, ask to 3026 01:50:07,640 --> 01:50:09,680 join a county. That's a negotiated 3027 01:50:09,680 --> 01:50:13,280 process. So, you can't really say it's 3028 01:50:13,280 --> 01:50:15,920 10 cents of a tax, 20 cents of a tax, a 3029 01:50:15,920 --> 01:50:18,440 dollar of a tax. You don't know. And you 3030 01:50:18,440 --> 01:50:21,120 don't know if every debt that the city 3031 01:50:21,120 --> 01:50:24,000 has would be taken on by a county and 3032 01:50:24,000 --> 01:50:25,600 that some of the debt could be left with 3033 01:50:25,600 --> 01:50:27,000 the town. So, you'd have to service 3034 01:50:27,000 --> 01:50:29,400 that. I will say there were some very 3035 01:50:29,400 --> 01:50:31,560 good points to the article that I I 3036 01:50:31,560 --> 01:50:34,440 wanted to highlight that this is 3037 01:50:34,440 --> 01:50:38,080 one piece of a very, very long process 3038 01:50:38,080 --> 01:50:41,080 that goes back many decades where 3039 01:50:41,080 --> 01:50:43,240 the city has been working through a lot 3040 01:50:43,240 --> 01:50:46,920 of challenges as our economy changed, as 3041 01:50:46,920 --> 01:50:49,120 we shifted away from some of our 3042 01:50:49,120 --> 01:50:51,840 manufacturing base that existed. We 3043 01:50:51,840 --> 01:50:53,400 still have amazing manufacturing in 3044 01:50:53,400 --> 01:50:54,520 Radford. It's wonderful that we're 3045 01:50:54,520 --> 01:50:56,600 talking about Aeroseal this evening. 3046 01:50:56,600 --> 01:50:58,040 That's one of the world leaders in air 3047 01:50:58,040 --> 01:51:00,960 purification and engine motors. 3048 01:51:00,960 --> 01:51:02,640 You you look at the same with Regal 3049 01:51:02,640 --> 01:51:05,240 Rexnord, Kollmorgen, and they're such a 3050 01:51:05,240 --> 01:51:06,640 leader in motion control. They're 3051 01:51:06,640 --> 01:51:08,640 wonderful things that happen, but it is 3052 01:51:08,640 --> 01:51:10,320 good to reflect on the fact that the 3053 01:51:10,320 --> 01:51:13,240 city has really changed significantly in 3054 01:51:13,240 --> 01:51:15,160 the last 40 or 50 years and those 3055 01:51:15,160 --> 01:51:17,280 changes have resulted in some of the 3056 01:51:17,280 --> 01:51:19,840 structural issues that we have as a 3057 01:51:19,840 --> 01:51:22,400 community. Working to address those is 3058 01:51:22,400 --> 01:51:25,000 no small task and I think this council 3059 01:51:25,000 --> 01:51:27,120 has spent a tremendous amount of time 3060 01:51:27,120 --> 01:51:29,440 working with staff, working with 3061 01:51:29,440 --> 01:51:31,000 everybody in the community who could 3062 01:51:31,000 --> 01:51:34,280 work together to find a pathway to 3063 01:51:34,280 --> 01:51:36,280 solutions. We had hoped to have an 3064 01:51:36,280 --> 01:51:38,400 economic development update tonight. We 3065 01:51:38,400 --> 01:51:40,200 had to push that off till August because 3066 01:51:40,200 --> 01:51:41,480 there's a few things that we're trying 3067 01:51:41,480 --> 01:51:43,520 to get together, but in August we do 3068 01:51:43,520 --> 01:51:45,800 plan to have that discussion. And 3069 01:51:45,800 --> 01:51:47,720 there's room for a lot of hope in the 3070 01:51:47,720 --> 01:51:49,280 city. There's a lot that's going to be 3071 01:51:49,280 --> 01:51:52,520 happening in the last 6 months of 2026 3072 01:51:52,520 --> 01:51:55,040 and the first 6 months of 2027 that 3073 01:51:55,040 --> 01:51:56,840 should be moving us forward. That 3074 01:51:56,840 --> 01:51:59,680 economic development is a key factor so 3075 01:51:59,680 --> 01:52:02,120 that we're not just talking about real 3076 01:52:02,120 --> 01:52:04,080 estate tax. We're not just talking about 3077 01:52:04,080 --> 01:52:06,080 fees. We're talking about a total 3078 01:52:06,080 --> 01:52:07,640 picture that can allow this city to 3079 01:52:07,640 --> 01:52:10,000 thrive. You've heard from several folks 3080 01:52:10,000 --> 01:52:12,080 about the tourism piece just like the 3081 01:52:12,080 --> 01:52:14,080 semi quincentennial weekend with July 3082 01:52:14,080 --> 01:52:17,320 3rd and 4th. That is a tremendous 3083 01:52:17,320 --> 01:52:19,760 opportunity for the city. Working with 3084 01:52:19,760 --> 01:52:21,720 the amphitheater project, working with 3085 01:52:21,720 --> 01:52:24,400 the riverfront and adventure activities. 3086 01:52:24,400 --> 01:52:26,440 The path is there for the city. We just 3087 01:52:26,440 --> 01:52:30,760 have to fully take advantage of it and move forward. I want to say so much 3088 01:52:30,760 --> 01:52:32,560 progress has been made with the Munis 3089 01:52:32,560 --> 01:52:34,520 update and we're really appreciative of 3090 01:52:34,520 --> 01:52:37,200 Todd and our entire IT team. Very 3091 01:52:37,200 --> 01:52:39,080 appreciative of our treasurer for all 3092 01:52:39,080 --> 01:52:41,520 the work that she's done with that. 3093 01:52:41,520 --> 01:52:44,760 has been a major issue for the city 3094 01:52:44,760 --> 01:52:47,160 for at least 15 years and more like 3095 01:52:47,160 --> 01:52:50,240 decades and I think that's a huge issue 3096 01:52:50,240 --> 01:52:53,160 that once that is completed, that is 3097 01:52:53,160 --> 01:52:55,240 moving quite a big mountain. Now, we're 3098 01:52:55,240 --> 01:52:57,160 not done yet. We're almost there and 3099 01:52:57,160 --> 01:52:58,760 we'll have a an announcement for you 3100 01:52:58,760 --> 01:53:01,760 when that is complete and an update. Um, 3101 01:53:01,760 --> 01:53:03,280 you know, Joy is doing a great job in 3102 01:53:03,280 --> 01:53:04,840 the treasurer's office and we thank you 3103 01:53:04,840 --> 01:53:06,200 for that. Kelsey, you're doing a 3104 01:53:06,200 --> 01:53:07,800 fantastic job in the Commissioner of 3105 01:53:07,800 --> 01:53:10,160 Revenues office. There's so much about 3106 01:53:10,160 --> 01:53:12,200 taxation that we have to try to 3107 01:53:12,200 --> 01:53:14,360 understand as a locality, and it's 3108 01:53:14,360 --> 01:53:16,160 really important that we up here on 3109 01:53:16,160 --> 01:53:18,520 Council get good information so that we 3110 01:53:18,520 --> 01:53:21,280 can make the best possible decision. And 3111 01:53:21,280 --> 01:53:22,720 it's not as simple as, "Well, what 3112 01:53:22,720 --> 01:53:24,320 should the rate be?" There's a whole lot 3113 01:53:24,320 --> 01:53:26,800 of factors that come into play about how 3114 01:53:26,800 --> 01:53:28,800 you collect it and and what that does to 3115 01:53:28,800 --> 01:53:31,000 a business or an individual. And so, I 3116 01:53:31,000 --> 01:53:32,840 think that's a big part of where we are. 3117 01:53:32,840 --> 01:53:35,080 I wanted to explain my vote a little bit 3118 01:53:35,080 --> 01:53:38,000 tonight on the 1% referendum. 3119 01:53:38,000 --> 01:53:40,080 I feel like Radford has got so many 3120 01:53:40,080 --> 01:53:42,360 moving parts. We're just not ready to 3121 01:53:42,360 --> 01:53:43,960 move forward with that referendum. Now, 3122 01:53:43,960 --> 01:53:46,200 it has passed, and Council has approved 3123 01:53:46,200 --> 01:53:48,000 it, and this is just David speaking to 3124 01:53:48,000 --> 01:53:50,200 you in the community, but I think it is 3125 01:53:50,200 --> 01:53:51,800 important that we look at ourselves 3126 01:53:51,800 --> 01:53:54,920 holistically and really examine what 3127 01:53:54,920 --> 01:53:57,200 taxes are we charging and why, are we 3128 01:53:57,200 --> 01:53:59,400 getting to our fiscal sustainability, 3129 01:53:59,400 --> 01:54:01,240 and what are our liabilities, and how do 3130 01:54:01,240 --> 01:54:03,720 we work on that. All of that has to be 3131 01:54:03,720 --> 01:54:05,440 pulled together because those are all 3132 01:54:05,440 --> 01:54:08,440 dollars that impact all of us. You know, 3133 01:54:08,440 --> 01:54:10,760 and I recognize that. I want to say this 3134 01:54:10,760 --> 01:54:12,480 progress we've made is incredibly 3135 01:54:12,480 --> 01:54:13,960 important, 3136 01:54:13,960 --> 01:54:15,320 but I want to look at the cost of that 3137 01:54:15,320 --> 01:54:17,640 progress, too. For the city employees 3138 01:54:17,640 --> 01:54:19,800 who stepped up and done extra work, 3139 01:54:19,800 --> 01:54:22,440 often times for no no additional pay, or 3140 01:54:22,440 --> 01:54:24,080 worked really hard to reimagine their 3141 01:54:24,080 --> 01:54:27,320 areas to do more with less, that is a 3142 01:54:27,320 --> 01:54:28,680 tremendous burden, and we are so 3143 01:54:28,680 --> 01:54:30,640 thankful for you for doing that. The 3144 01:54:30,640 --> 01:54:32,240 ball has not been dropped in this 3145 01:54:32,240 --> 01:54:34,840 community with all of those efficiencies 3146 01:54:34,840 --> 01:54:36,560 that have been found, and we're so 3147 01:54:36,560 --> 01:54:38,320 appreciative that people have stepped up 3148 01:54:38,320 --> 01:54:41,040 to do that. Um, I do think that the 3149 01:54:41,040 --> 01:54:42,840 citizens of this city are to be 3150 01:54:42,840 --> 01:54:45,840 commended for their support. The taxes, 3151 01:54:45,840 --> 01:54:48,840 the fees, it's so difficult, but it's 3152 01:54:48,840 --> 01:54:50,400 what gets us in a position to be 3153 01:54:50,400 --> 01:54:51,720 stronger. 3154 01:54:51,720 --> 01:54:53,600 The issue is the options that are there 3155 01:54:53,600 --> 01:54:55,360 if we don't do those things are so much 3156 01:54:55,360 --> 01:54:57,240 worse and could be so much more 3157 01:54:57,240 --> 01:55:00,200 expensive, and what we lose is so much 3158 01:55:00,200 --> 01:55:04,040 more um expensive than the trying to 3159 01:55:04,040 --> 01:55:05,840 find the savings where we can. So, 3160 01:55:05,840 --> 01:55:07,280 everybody's working really hard and the 3161 01:55:07,280 --> 01:55:08,680 good news is positive things are 3162 01:55:08,680 --> 01:55:10,640 happening. We do have much more to say 3163 01:55:10,640 --> 01:55:12,880 as we move forward and we will continue 3164 01:55:12,880 --> 01:55:14,800 to talk about the wonderful things going 3165 01:55:14,800 --> 01:55:17,480 on in Radford. We do need to go into a 3166 01:55:17,480 --> 01:55:19,560 closed session tonight to discuss some 3167 01:55:19,560 --> 01:55:21,720 things. So, we're going to take a pause 3168 01:55:21,720 --> 01:55:23,800 to do that and Seth, if you will take us 3169 01:55:23,800 --> 01:55:25,440 into closed session, then we'll be back 3170 01:55:25,440 --> 01:55:27,240 after a quick discussion and go from 3171 01:55:27,240 --> 01:55:27,920 there. 3172 01:55:27,920 --> 01:55:30,840 >> I'd like to make a motion 3173 01:55:30,840 --> 01:55:32,080 to convene a closed meeting for 3174 01:55:32,080 --> 01:55:33,720 discussion or consideration of the 3175 01:55:33,720 --> 01:55:35,560 investment of public funds where 3176 01:55:35,560 --> 01:55:37,840 competition or bargaining is involved 3177 01:55:37,840 --> 01:55:39,560 where if made public initially, the 3178 01:55:39,560 --> 01:55:41,120 financial interest of the governmental 3179 01:55:41,120 --> 01:55:43,000 unit would be adversely affected. 3180 01:55:43,000 --> 01:55:45,280 Specifically to discuss electric standby 3181 01:55:45,280 --> 01:55:47,480 service tariff, contract for appraisal 3182 01:55:47,480 --> 01:55:50,440 services and solid waste services. 3183 01:55:50,440 --> 01:55:55,470 Virginia Code 2.2-3711A6. 3184 01:55:55,480 --> 01:55:57,400 Discussion, consideration or interviews 3185 01:55:57,400 --> 01:55:58,680 of prospective candidates for 3186 01:55:58,680 --> 01:56:01,160 employment, assignment, appointment, 3187 01:56:01,160 --> 01:56:03,080 promotion, performance, demotion, 3188 01:56:03,080 --> 01:56:05,560 salaries, disciplining or resignation of 3189 01:56:05,560 --> 01:56:08,400 specific public officers, appointees or 3190 01:56:08,400 --> 01:56:10,880 employees of any public body body and 3191 01:56:10,880 --> 01:56:12,480 evaluation of performance of 3192 01:56:12,480 --> 01:56:14,560 departments. Specifically to discuss 3193 01:56:14,560 --> 01:56:17,280 city managers evaluation. Virginia Code 3194 01:56:17,280 --> 01:56:21,590 2.2-3711A1. 3195 01:56:21,600 --> 01:56:22,680 » All right, we have a motion. Do we have 3196 01:56:22,680 --> 01:56:25,870 a second? 3197 01:56:25,880 --> 01:56:27,680 » Second. 3198 01:56:27,680 --> 01:56:28,880 >> We have motion and a second. Any 3199 01:56:28,880 --> 01:56:29,680 discussion? 3200 01:56:29,680 --> 01:56:31,240 >> All in favor, please respond by saying 3201 01:56:31,240 --> 01:56:31,720 I. 3202 01:56:31,720 --> 01:56:32,840 >> I. 3203 01:56:32,840 --> 01:56:34,680 >> All right, any opposed? Well, we got to 3204 01:56:34,680 --> 01:56:37,920 go into closed session. If you