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Henrico County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Place: Henrico County Board of Supervisors, Virginia
Length: 1h 4m (video)
Official meeting video (Swagit): https://henricocountyva.new.swagit.com/videos/356389
Official agenda (Henrico County): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2025/092325ag.pdf
Official minutes (Henrico County, regular meeting): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2025/092325regmins.PDF
Minutes, Oct 14, 2025 (record the Board's approval of these minutes): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2025/101425regmins.PDF

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[00:07:15] hey good evening everybody let's take this opportunity to welcome you all to the september 23rd meeting of the henrico county board of supervisors as a quick reminder for the folks in attendance today and those dialed in online that public comments in person will be given from the lectern in the rear of the room and for those of you who are watching on live stream you are encouraged to participate remotely in tonight's public comment portion of the meeting please simply go to board of supervisors webpage henrico.gov backslash supervisors click on guidance for Board of Supervisors meeting and scroll down to the WebEx event and our moderator will help you out. We'll begin tonight as we always do with our Pledge of Allegiance and then please remain

[00:07:55] standing if you're able for our invocation which tonight will be brought to us by Will Clements, Chaplain for Enrico County Police Division. I'd like at this time to ask our special guest this evening, the scouts from two different troops and I believe four different middle schools for the four of you here. So if you all would lead us in the pledge today. Thank you. Good evening.

[00:08:34] Lord God, we give you praise. We thank you, Lord, for this day. We thank you, Lord, for those that serve on our Board of Supervisors. Thank you, Lord, for the citizens and first responders that are here this evening. Lord, we pray for your wisdom, your guidance, your direction. Bless this meeting tonight, and we pray it in Jesus' name.

[00:08:50] Amen.

[00:08:58] Please, I'll accept a motion to approve the minutes from our September 9th meeting.

[00:09:21] So moved. Second. A motion made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mr. Nelson. Those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Mr. Manager. Mr. Chair and members of the board, I have no comments this evening. thank you sir are there any comments from my colleagues all right seeing none i do want to take a quick opportunity and again welcome our guests and allow them a chance to introduce themselves now i prepped you i warned you this is going to be a public speaking engagement so there's a microphone right there if you four wouldn't mind coming up tell us what school you go to a grade you're in what badge you're currently working on come on up and great to see you again

[00:09:56] Hello, my name is Nitya. I go to Shorepoint Middle, and my troop number is 736. I'm working for the Citizen in the Community Merit Badge.

[00:10:16] Hello, my name is Rebecca. I attend Collegiate, and I am working on my Citizen in the Community Merit Badge. I also attend Troop 736. Hello, my name is Andrea. I attend Hungry Creek Middle School, and I'm working on my citizenship in the Community Merit Batch. My troop number is 736.

[00:10:45] Hi, my name is Rico. I attend Moody Middle School. I'm in 8th grade, and I attend Troop 735, and I'm working on citizenship in the Community Merit Batch. Hey, thank you all very much. It's great to see you all tonight. Thanks for taking time with us. Thank you to Victoria, as always, for spending time with you all. And I know you guys had a little tour today and you saw so many things. And I would only encourage you to don't stop with this badge. Stay as involved in your local government as possible. Great to see you, ma'am. Thank you.

[00:11:13] Thank you all. Great to see you. Any other comments from my colleagues?

[00:12:36] All right. I do not see any media members, members of the media community in the room today. If you're dialed in, thank you for the coverage, and I know there were a few up at our work session this afternoon. Mr. Manager. Mr. Chair, members of the board, we do have a proclamation this evening, and this is for Active Aging Week, which would be October the 6th through the 12th, 2025.

[00:12:59] This proclamation recognizes that week as Active Aging Week and calls this observance to the attention of all our county residents. So I would ask our senior supervisor from the Verona District to present this proclamation to the following individuals.

[00:13:17] And they are Ashley Giles, Advocate for the Aging, and Sheila Cunningham. I count it a privilege to be the senior supervisor.

[00:13:38] At one time, I was very, very, very junior. so your time will come. Proclamation of the Board of Supervisors of Henrico County, Virginia, Active Aging Week, October 6th through 12th, 2025. Whereas the County of Henrico recognizes that citizens age 50 and older are integral to the history, diversity, and experiences of the community. And whereas the Henrico community benefits from the numerous contributions of this population group. And whereas the International Council on Active Aging has

[00:14:17] designed October 6th through 12th, 2025, as Active Aging Week and as a time each year to celebrate community engagement, volunteerism, and healthy aging among adults over the age of 50. And whereas the County of Henrico delivers services and offers programs through the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Advocate for the Aging, and other county departments to assist older adults in remaining healthy and living independently and provides opportunities for engagement exercise and socialization and whereas the county's advocate for the aging works to

[00:14:55] address the social determinant social determinants of health for older adults and improve the quality of life for older americans older adults living in henrico county and whereas the county will offer opportunities to celebrate active aging week including social and fitness driven activities promoting health and wellness intergenerational activities and opportunities for older adults to share wisdom and experience with others now therefore be it proclaimed that the board of supervisors of henrico county virginia hereby recognizes the week of october 6th through 12th

[00:15:33] 2025 as active aging week and calls this observance to the attention of all henrico residents. Signed by Chair Dan Smith, Board of Supervisors, and our Clerk Tanya Brackett, September 23rd, 2025. Thank you. Thank you, Chairman and members of the Board. On behalf of Outreach and Engagement and Henrico County Rec and Parks, we thank you for this Active

[00:16:09] Aging Week proclamation. The International Council on Active Aging founded Active Aging Week in 2003 to be an annual week-long campaign aimed at celebrating and highlighting the positive aspects of aging active aging week celebrates older adults contributions and promotes healthy lifestyles through engaging wellness activities the overarching goal of active aging week is to challenge society's negative perceptions of aging by demonstrating that people over 50 can thrive in all aspects of life including physical social spiritual and environmental domains regardless of their age or health status to celebrate active aging week there will be activities across the

[00:16:47] county and partnership with rec and parks and the span center our local area agency on aging we will promote the importance of intergenerational connectedness at generations together at deep run we'll host a free movie screening at henrico theater and we'll promote healthy engagement through a health and wellness fair at eastern henrico rec and then the week will be concluded with our annual active aging week walk and fitness forum on friday october 10th at the henrico sports and events center thank you again members of the board and ricoh county seniors are a wonderful asset to our community and we are so happy to celebrate their contributions and promote

[00:17:24] remaining active in our community regardless of age and ability thank you next mr chair members of the board we do have an appointment paper agenda item 235-25 is a resolution this is for an appointment of member to the henrico area mental health and developmental services board this board paper would appoint amy amrine as a family consumer on that board for a term that

[00:17:59] would end december 31st 2026. sure all right thank you sir is there a motion on the resolution second but motion and second those in favor say aye any opposed resolution cares and is the appointee here perfect that will support the constitution of the united states and the

[00:18:37] the constitution and the common conclusion you know if they believe partially discharging perform all duties and coming upon me as a micro area that's my ability so much i do

[00:18:47] chair members of the board moving into the public hearing items the first agenda item is 236-25

[00:19:39] this is a resolution for amendments to the fiscal year 2526 annual fiscal plan for the month of september 2025 mr crawford thank you mr manager good evening mr chair members of board these amendments were introduced to the board on september 9th and they've been advertised and this is the public hearing for those requested amendments which total 30.5 million dollars being the september amendments they there are two sections the first being the reappropriation

[00:20:14] section for programs that were appropriations in fy25 that will continue into fy26 that total is 10.3 million dollars of that 9.7 million dollars is state highway maintenance fund and if the list of amendments includes a transfer of that of those resources over to the capital projects fund for the department of public works paving efforts the remainder of the amendments is a a little over 20 million dollars 11.7 million of that is in the special revenue fund for a number

[00:20:50] of uh areas the annual appropriation of uh of funds for the commu for the community revitalizations of management of the cdbg and home programs there is 1.5 million dollars for the sports and events center operating contract 2.2 million dollars for mental health and developmental services requests another 1.6 million dollars of opioid abatement authority requests and then 1.9 million dollars for sports grants eda agreement payments 900 000 of that is for phase one of the demolition of

[00:21:30] the glenwood farms community as part of that ed agreement to redevelop that area there's a number of highlights within the general fund which totals 2.1 million dollars including the staffing of a new medic unit for the division of fire behavioral health staffing within the jail and a primary care and substance use treatment contract for the sheriff's office as well in the capital projects fund that the request their total 6.2 million 1.5 million dollars is the county's

[00:22:06] contribution to the wastewater treatment plant upgrades in New Kent County per the an agreement for for the jail lease with New Kent County there's also 1.6 million dollars of state funding for the regrading of the hungry road railroad crossing and in 2.6 million dollars towards the fire apparatus program that as that as an overview I'll be happy to answer any questions the board has before any questions from my colleagues all right seeing none this is a public

[00:22:44] hearing is there anyone in the room that wishes to speak to this item anyone on WebEx there's no one to speak to this item thank you ma'am seeing no questions and no speakers motion made by mr. Cooper seconded by mr. Nelson those in favor say aye any opposed motion carries mr. measure next mr. chair and members of the board 237-25 an item that was discussed in work session is a a resolution authorizing and providing for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $125 million for water and sewer system revenue bonds for the purposes of financing the cost of acquisition

[00:23:22] construction and a number of other items for the water and sewer system. Ms. Minor. Thank you Mr. Manager good evening Mr. Chairman, members of the board. As the manager indicated this item would authorize the county to issue up to $225 million in water sewer revenue bonds. This is a planned issuance to accommodate projects that are on the water sewer capital improvements plan, and I'd be happy to answer any questions.

[00:23:49] Thank you, ma'am. Any questions for Ms. Minor? Seeing none, this is a public hearing. Does anyone in the room wish to speak to this resolution? Anyone on WebEx for this item? There's no one to speak to this item. Thank you, ma'am.

[00:24:06] Is there a motion? Second. Motion made by Ms. Roundtree, seconded by Mr. Nelson. Those in favor say aye. Aye. Any post? Motion carries, Mr. Manager. Next, Ms. Chair and members board 238-25 is an ordinance this is a vacation of a building line in the in the monument hill subdivision which is in the brooklyn district mr anthony yes sir thank you mr manager mr chair honorable members of the board ladies and gentlemen this is a request to vacate a 35-foot building line at a property located at 6711 west franklin street the owners have requested this action to make improvements to their front porch the real estate division process this request

[00:24:42] for this vacation to the departments of planning public works and utilities without objection director of real property recommends approval of the board paper county manager concurs i'll be happy to answer any questions thank you sir any questions seeing none this is a public hearing is anyone in the room wishes to speak to this ordinance anyone on webex for this ordinance there's no one to speak to this item all right thank you man i will uh i'll make a motion to move and approve the ordinance second by mr cooper those in favor say aye any post motion carries mr manager next mr chair members of board 239-25 is a resolution this is for signatory

[00:25:21] authority for an easement agreement at rfmp park with virginia electric and power company the park is in the brooklyn district mr anthony yes sir thank you mr manager mr chair honorable members of the board this paper would authorize the chair to execute an easement agreement with virginia electric power company for underground electronic electric line services and facilities and a portion of RF&P Park.

[00:25:45] The easement will not interfere with the county's use of the land. The Real Property Division has processed its request due to departments of planning, public utilities. Public works without objection. Director of Real Property recommends the proof of the board paper. County Manager concurs. I'll be happy to answer any questions. Thank you, sir.

[00:26:01] Any questions on this one? This is a public hearing. Anybody in the room wish to speak to this item? Anyone on WebEx for this item? There's no one to speak to this item. Thank you, ma'am. I'll move the resolution. Okay. It's seconded by Mr. Rogus.

[00:26:17] Those in favor say aye. Any opposed? Resolution carries. Mr. Manager. Mr. Chair and members of the board, 240-25 is a resolution for a condemnation for an easement on Williamsburg Road and Chapman Lane, that water extension project. Chapman Lane is in the Verona District.

[00:26:34] Mr. Anthony. Mr. Manager, Mr. Chair, honorable members of the board, this would authorize the condemnation proceedings for the property that is needed for the construction of the Williamsburg Road and Chapman Lane water extension project. This board paper authorizes the county attorney to institute and conduct condemnation proceedings in accordance with the Code of Virginia.

[00:26:52] The board paper further authorizes and directs the county manager to continue to seek a voluntary acquisition of the easement, to take all steps necessary to acquire the easements, and to enter on and take possession of the required easement in accordance with the Code of Virginia. Director of Public Utilities, Director of Real Property, and the Deputy County Manager of Community Operations recommend approve of the board paper.

[00:27:16] County manager concurs. I'll be happy to answer any questions. Thank you, sir. Any questions on this item? All right. Seeing none, this is a public hearing. Anybody in the room wish to speak to this resolution? Anyone on WebEx for this item? There's no one to speak to this item.

[00:27:33] Thank you, ma'am. Is there a motion? So move to resolution. Second. Motion made by Mr. Nelson, seconded by Mr. Rogus. Those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Resolution carries, Mr. Manager. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, 241-25 is a resolution for signatory authority. This is an agricultural lease to Creamfield Farm, LLC, property at 8701 Willis Church Road, which is in the Verona District.

[00:27:57] Mr. Anthony. Thank you, Mr. Manager, Mr. Chair, honorable members of the board. This would authorize the county manager to execute a lease for 1,051.90 acres of farmland located at 8701 Willis Church Road to Creamfield Farm, LLC.

[00:28:14] The Directors of Recreation and Parks and Real Property recommend approval of the board paper to County Manager that concurs. I'll be happy to answer any questions. Thank you, sir. Any questions on this item? Seeing none, this is a public hearing. Anybody in the room wish to speak to this item?

[00:28:31] Anyone on WebEx for this item? There's no one to speak to this item. Thank you, ma'am. Mr. Nelson? So moved. Second. Motion made by Mr. Nelson, seconded by Mr. Cooper. Those in favor say aye. Aye. Any post? Motion carries. Next, Mr. Chair and members of the board, 242-25 is the resolution, In this case, declaration of surplus property.

[00:28:51] Property is 424 Piedmont Avenue, which is in the Verona District. Mr. Anthony. Once again, Mr. Manager, Mr. Chair, honorable members of the board, this would declare 424 Piedmont Avenue in the Seven Pines Villa Site Subdivision as surplus to the needs to the county.

[00:29:07] This paper would further authorize the sale of the property to Baptiste Development LLC for $700. The assessed value of the property when the interested buyer first offered to purchase it the county the interested buyer owns the adjacent properties real property division has processed this request through departments of planning public utilities and public works without objection the director of real property recommends approval of the board paper county manager concurs I'll be happy to answer any questions thank you sir any questions on this item it's a public

[00:29:38] hearings anyone in the room wishes to speak to this surplus item just curious It's why I looked up the corresponding addresses near there, and it looks like at least two addresses have been sold within the past eight months.

[00:30:17] My questions are, why is it that we do, I'm going to presume that fees that are there as of right now will be demolished. Why do we need to demolish these in favor of building single-family homes?

[00:30:36] I mean, I've ranted about single-family homes, how it is not the efficient way of building housing. You need to go into the ideas of building multifamily housing, say duplexes or triplexes, purchasing unit, I mean, apartment buildings in the county, turning them into complexes that are managed by the county, and then turning those units into rent-to-own or purchasable.

[00:31:06] My question is, why does the LLC need to purchase this and then turn likely property to single-family housing? Or is there something else that does?

[00:31:22] Thank you. I'm sorry, sir. My response would be, we receive these requests and process these pretty often. A lot of times, a certain LLC, a developer, private entity, would have an interest in assembling these lots for, I don't know, future development of whatever their interest is.

[00:31:42] And if the county has no need to retain it for whatever reason, we provide them with the opportunity to purchase it. And to address your question with regard to the $700 assessment, that's what the real estate section has assessed the value to be based upon how it exists currently.

[00:31:58] But, again, my question is, you know, from the ecological, you know, again, it's trees, probably hundreds. A lot of animals live in there, whether it be microbes from and environmental, so that has come in, not more.

[00:32:35] Well, I'm not in a position to argue that statement. That's not really a question, Mr. Chair, for a real property agent. Yeah, the county can't assume, ma'am, what developers will or won't do with the land.

[00:32:52] What the county can do is take an assessed value of a piece of property that this county no longer needs on behalf of its taxpayers and surplus it for the value of the land. In this particular case, I am looking at the overhead picture of it, And more than likely, I think the answer that you got a minute ago was either for assemblage, if you look at this parcel and you look at it, which clearly you say you did, or it's for a neighboring parcel on the back to acquire land that they – a nearby parcel that they want to maintain and actually, quite frankly, not use.

[00:33:24] But again, intentions for the developer would be unknown to this group. It's just the operation of the surplus of land. Thank you, though. Just one point of clarification, even though this is an LLC, please don't assume this is a developer.

[00:33:40] This is an adjoining property owner. That is correct. It may just be buying the property to have woods that he owns, he or she. Yeah, there are homes on Virginia Avenue, which back up to that property, I would say. Thank you. Anybody else in the room wish to speak to this public item?

[00:34:01] Anyone on WebEx? There's no one to speak to this item. All right, thank you. Mr. Nelson. So moved. Motion made by Mr. Nelson, seconded by Ms. Roundtree. Those in favor say aye. Any opposed. Motion carries. Mr. Manager, I think that's it on public hearing items. Yes, sir.

[00:34:16] Mr. Chair, members of the board, you would move into public comments. I do have three individuals that have signed up to speak. The board does ask that you make your comments from the lectern at the back of the room and that you limit those comments to a five-minute time period and you begin them by stating your name and address for the record.

[00:34:32] So, Teresa DiServio? Ms. DiServio, are you here? Ms. DiServio, are you on WebEx? She is not, sir. Okay. I have Mr. Jay West. Mr. West, are you here? Okay.

[00:34:49] If you would. Good evening, Chair, Mr. Manager, members of the board.

[00:35:09] My name is Jay West. I'm a 20-year resident of Henrico County. I've currently lived in the Tuckhoe District, where I own a home with my daughter and I for the last three and a half years. During my adult life, I have found Henrico County to be a pleasant place to call home. You know, moderate taxes, low crime, good schools, fair law enforcement, sensible governance.

[00:35:28] A few things are perfect in life, but in my experiences, I found Horiko to be a great place to live and raise my family. I wish I were here this evening to discuss something of great social significance, you know, about how we could work together, you know, to help with our homeless population or something else. But unfortunately, I'm here to discuss something very much in my own self-interest.

[00:35:46] It's not something I really sought out to bring here, but it's a matter that I was confronted by county government and threatened with having my property seized. And I wanted to bring that to you all's attention and discuss it further. The Community Maintenance Division within the Department of the Community Revitalization is one of the most common points of interaction between citizens and that department.

[00:36:06] What I'm specifically here to discuss this evening is the procedures under which they operate something called the Tag and Tow Program, which is what they call a program to remove vehicles they consider abandoned or inoperable from public right-of-ways. Using their own words, this is done to promote a healthier and safer environment.

[00:36:22] At present, the Tag and Tow Program operates under Henrico Code Section 22-252, which references Virginia Code 46.2-100 to define an operable vehicle by the following criteria, that it is not an operating condition, which no further definition is provided, it does not display valid license plates, it does not display an inspection decal that is valid, or displays an inspection decal that has been expired for more than 60 days.

[00:36:48] I believe using the above definition alone and without further definition is a highly flawed method of identifying vehicles that are truly inoperable, that present safety issues to motorists or pedestrians, or that are serving to diminish property values. Recently, in my own neighborhood, a neighbor had an automobile parked on the street, the public right-of-way, for six to eight weeks.

[00:37:09] This vehicle had current Virginia safety inspection, two license plates that displayed current Virginia registration decals. Unfortunately, the vehicle had also been in a serious accident. Passenger side front suspension was collapsed, the wheel was folded back into the fender well. The airbags had been deployed, and the windshield was shattered.

[00:37:25] To any person with knowledge of how automobiles operate, this was clearly a vehicle that was not in operation. Yet using the inspection processes and the criteria that the community maintenance division has chosen to use for its tag and tow program, this vehicle was not cited as an inoperable vehicle during their normal neighborhood inspections.

[00:37:43] At the same time, I had a high-end sports car sitting in front of my home. But because it does not have a front license plate installed, it was considered an inoperable vehicle by the department. And I was given notice that my vehicle would be towed within 48 hours if it was not removed. Simply put, I think this methodology that they are using is flawed.

[00:38:02] Please understand now, I don't question the authority by which the department operates or anything of that nature. As a homeowner and a parent, I understand having minimum standards for appearance to ensure safe roads and neighborhoods for motorists and pedestrians and to discourage conditions in residential neighborhoods that would impact neighborhood property values.

[00:38:19] What I seek is a more comprehensive set of criteria used beyond the state definition of an inoperable vehicle to be used in establishing if a vehicle should be removed from the public right-of-way. In my research, I've noted that many other localities around Virginia have expanded upon the state-provided definition for their community beautification initiatives.

[00:38:40] Now, I was taught at a young age not to complain about something without also offering a solution. My personal ideas would be to expand upon the inspection process used by the department to use factors such as flat tires, broken or key components being missing or broken, that allow a vehicle to operate to help determine what is truly a vehicle that's in operating condition.

[00:38:59] I believe that a matrix could be developed, including legal definition and observations from the inspection to help better determine what is an operative vehicle. But these are my own ideas, and such proposals should come from more than a single individual. I note that there are presently over 40 standing boards and committees that are used for advising the county government.

[00:39:18] I recommend that this, or I request rather, that this board stand up a temporary committee to help liaison with the Department of Community Revitalization to help develop a better system for identifying and remediating when vehicles are truly inoperable. I shall volunteer my own time to help work on this effort.

[00:39:35] I've spoken with Eric Lebo, the director of that department, and I have found him to both be very patient and open-minded regarding the issues I'm discussing with you all this evening. I hope that together, citizens and government, can come together to help develop a more comprehensive process that meets the objectives of the Community Maintenance Department without needlessly bothering or burdening the citizens of Verico.

[00:39:56] Thank you. Thank you, sir. I'm glad you were here tonight, and I'm also glad to hear that you've had a conversation with Mr. Lebo. Yes, sir. Your points raised tonight are well presented. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, Kenneth Harvey.

[00:40:12] Appreciate your time to update the county manager, W.M.A.

[00:41:19] Brian, the board, on what the American Legion is doing. But I'll start with my name, Kenneth Harvey. I'm at 7817 King Ider in Reichel County. With that said, I am the commander for American Legion 233.

[00:41:39] And I want to start by saying that I came here earlier, and I wanted folks to kind of understand what the American Legion is all about first. We're supposed to look at the community and make sure that there's pockets out there that need to be resolved, youth, seniors, programs that we can help with.

[00:42:05] We bring those programs, and I want to say that I want to thank the community for allowing me to be a part of what we've got going on. And what we have going on is positiveness in the community and a great vacancy that was permitted by the American League.

[00:42:24] So, I don't want anybody here to think that Verona is not an important place. It is. And one of those reasons is I'm a veteran, but about enough disabilities, I'm not even sure why I'm standing. But I'll say this.

[00:42:42] On Friday, September 26th, we'll be at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Facility for a job fair. We did a job fair July 11th. It was a lesson. It's still a lesson. We're learning. We want to grow the community within that pocket.

[00:43:01] And what we fail to do as the American Legion is keep that pocket growing. We've got a lot of kids out there. And I'm going to make a statement here. Some would say, wow, when the American Legion gives back $39,000 in scholarships and grants one year and $49,000 another year, and then we turn around and watch the scouts because we're adopting them, give back $5,000, what's going on with the community?

[00:43:32] We want to make sure those kids are taken care of. That is what the American Legion is supposed to do. We're supposed to figure out what's going on out there and get there and fix it as best we can. So I want to thank the county manager for giving me an opportunity to bring in folks that are helping us.

[00:43:50] And I want to start with saying that Mrs. Montgomery has done a wonderful job of assisting us with this upcoming job fair and a lot of the other staff. What we've got on track right now is about 40 employers that are coming in and offering jobs.

[00:44:08] So if you're looking for a job, stop by the rec facility. We have a stellar group of people who taught me some lessons. I'll say this, that the Marana board member, Mr. Nelson, has helped me grow.

[00:44:26] I think when you grow, you have to be out there in the community to figure out how to grow. You're going to make some mistakes. So I made a few, and I got some lessons. And I know about lessons because I made enough of them to be standing here today.

[00:44:44] So when we look at all that's taking place, we've got volunteers such as the Scouts, Mindvetchers, CNF Bank, New York Life, and Meineke that are on board with what we're doing. So let me just say, without the community, we're much of nothing because you folks make the community up.

[00:45:05] American Legion, for some time, or more, about 15 years over there where we're at, in the Verona location, lost its way. And I'm here to say that I'm not here to change anything in Verona.

[00:45:21] I'm here to help Verona, the county, as much as they allow me to repair those things that need to be repaired. So what am I saying? I met with Mrs. Atkinson and talked about how we can make sure money that we come into gets to the kids, get to the family, sit down and talk to them.

[00:45:41] There's no reason for us to be giving money back. So with that said, on October 4th, Dory Park, we will be fundamentally doing a fair. And that fair is free to all those who come by. Those things that we worked on is to make sure we don't burden the county.

[00:46:01] When you burden the county, we're not helping the county. We find ways to get things done. I got a lot of support with that within the county and communication system. And it takes a lot of talking to getting folks to help me get that done.

[00:46:21] So I'm going to sort of narrow this down to one starting thing. When you bring a team together, a team can get a lot done. And so what I see right now, as for the American Legion, I want to be happy to say that I've learned a lot, I've moved a lot, and I appreciate what the board members and the staff here is doing.

[00:46:45] And I want to be sure that when I leave here tonight, we'll see folks at the Rec Facility, we'll see folks at the Dory Park location, and we need volunteers. But what volunteers that does not show up, I assure you, as the commander of America Legion 233, we're going to keep pushing because I will not allow any money to go back this year and next year and the year after.

[00:47:12] As long as I'm the commander over there, we're going to find a way to make it work. So if anybody in here wants to help me make that way, besides Mrs. Atkinson, who's the board member for the school county, touch bases with us.

[00:47:27] Give us a call. Anybody want to volunteer, volunteer. But help me get what I came here to do, not just for myself and all that I've been through. I serve this country proudly, and I'll continue to do it through the county.

[00:47:44] With that said, I'm going to close it up and move on. Thank you, sir. Great to see you again this evening. You're welcome. Is there anyone else that wishes to address the board this evening? Anyone on WebEx? There's no one to speak on WebEx.

[00:48:00] Okay. Mr. Chair, members of the board, then you would move into your general agenda. First agenda item is 243-25. This is a resolution for amendment to the fiscal year 25-26 annual fiscal plan. This is for the appropriation of funds for the rebuilding of Cuyacuson Middle School.

[00:48:19] Mr. Crawford. Thank you again, Mr. Manager, and good evening again, Mr. Chair, members of the board. This resolution, as the manager noted, is an amendment for the Cuyacuson Middle School rebuild project. it was a project approved by the voters in the 2022 bond referendum with a 89 million dollar estimate the construction bids were received for this project on september 11th and after an analysis of the bids the lowest responsive and responsible bidder it was revealed that there

[00:48:57] was a 15.1 million dollar shortfall within the project now this amendment here i will note does not require any general fund resources all of the all the entire shortfall is will be covered with unappropriated bond proceeds those being interest earnings on the 2020 and 2024 bond issuances and the premiums generated on the most recent issuance this fall.

[00:49:28] With that as an overview, I'll be happy to answer any questions the board may have. Thank you, sir. Any questions for Justin on this item? Mr. Chair, I have a couple questions. Justin, just the $89 million, was that, you said, previously approved when?

[00:49:46] Was that in 22? So the plan that was put forward to the voters totaled $89 million. Those appropriations came over the first couple years, I believe, the FY24 and FY25 budgets. So the increase of $15 million didn't increase the scope.

[00:50:04] Is this material cost? Is it labor cost? Is it just cost of goods have gone up? Yes, sir. The estimates for this project were put forward in late 21, early 22, and the construction market in that time has shifted.

[00:50:28] You mentioned in 2022 the bond pass. Does anybody know that passed well over 80%, right? You said 80%, but it was like 85% or it was well over 80%. Yes, sir. I have a couple questions for maybe that school, and it might be for the schools if that's okay.

[00:50:49] That school was built in, do you know, Justin? Yes. I was going to ask Ms. Mansfield to acknowledge the director of facilities for HCPS, Ms. Susan Moore. Thank you, Ms. Moore. How are you? I'm good. Just a couple quick questions.

[00:51:05] That school was built in the 70s, right? Yes, sir. Late 60s, early 70s. Late 60s, early 70s. And in this, are we adding capacity to this school? We are adding a little bit of capacity. That is allowing us to put the second center of innovation into the Cuyacuson Middle School.

[00:51:28] We also have a FACE family and community engagement hub that will be housed inside the new building as well. So not necessarily adding more students in the community there, but adding at the Center of Innovation will pull some kids from outside because that will be the second Innovation Center?

[00:51:44] Some from outside as well as some from within the school itself. Okay. Real quick, Susan, can you also speak to the ADA compliance with that building and the challenges we've had with that building? Yes, sir. So the existing building, it's a one-story footprint, but within that footprint, we have three different levels in the building.

[00:52:09] As a matter of fact, we have five different educational wings that the classrooms are on. Every single one of them has about seven to eight stairs to get up to the actual classroom level. So you can go up, you can go down. It is a plethora of stairs throughout the building.

[00:52:29] And we added lifts within that building to make it as accessible as we could, but the new building will be fully ADA compliant. Just one follow-up question, and honestly it's a comment to Mr. Cooper, but that is kind of the idea when we look at rebuilding a school versus rehabilitating something.

[00:52:51] Because I know in that same bond we had, Longham and Jackson Davis, they increased capacity, but we didn't rebuild them completely. But to Reverend Cooper's point, sometimes you have to completely rebuild a school because the ADA compliance, that's a great point, though. Yes, sir. They were also very small schools.

[00:53:08] So by nature, that small campus school is not how we would design a typical elementary school today. Thank you. Thank you. Sir, good.

[00:53:24] All right, thank you. Any other questions for Justin on this item? All right, seeing now, is there a motion? So moved. Motion made by Mr. Cooper. Seconded by Mr. Nelson. those in favor say aye aye any post motion carries mr. manager next i'm sorry can you do that again in the books no i resent my motion oh mr roguish one that is noted it was usually how we keep in the file hey it was school so you know that's what it was excited over here he was pushing the button still on the school board oh man don't do that to me i miss the man's kind of kind of rescind my

[00:54:04] motion please sir it is it's in the books one is in mr rogers category as an iou for you sir mr manager next uh mr chair 244-25 an item that has been worked on by mr yob who's coming up to the podium for several years this is a resolution for the acquisition of real property from csx this is the actual canal canal that traverses the tuckahoe magisterial district and goes into to the City of Richmond. Mr. Yard. Thank you, Mr. Manager. Good evening. Members of the Board,

[00:54:39] Mr. Chair. First of all, let me introduce Randy Marcus, Vice President of CSX, who is with us tonight. Randy and I have been talking about this for quite a long time now, and if you have any really hard questions, that's I'm sure why he's here. But as the Manager said, this would authorize the county manager for signatory authority for a five mile stretch of the canal, a canal containing approximately 65 acres. The county would use this property for both potential future utility

[00:55:16] improvements, recreation, as well as public safety. And public safety is important as there are a number of residents who live on the river, have no way to access their homes other than crossing the canal. The bridges that exist for those properties are in disrepair, and we would take over maintenance and repair of those, in fact replacing them one by one over the course of the next several years. So with that, a very historic resource. It's been around the Commonwealth since

[00:55:49] 1835, if our numbers are correct, and George Washington was in fact originally involved with us back in his time. With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Thanks, Steve. Any questions for Mr. Yalb? All right. Seeing none and seeing that this item is in the Tuckahoe District, is there a motion, Mr. Ruggish?

[00:56:13] Reverend Cooper, so move the resolution. The motion may have Mr. Ruggish. Second by Mr. Roundtree. Those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Mr. Manager. Thank you, Steve. Thank you. Next, 245-25 is the resolution. This is approval of Virgin Med Transportation, Inc.

[00:56:34] to operate a medical transport service in henrico county miss dixon good evening mr chairman members of the board mr manager this board paper approves virgin med transportation inc to provide medical transportation services within the entire geographical area of the county the fire chief recommends approval of this board paper and the county manager concurs i will be happy to answer any questions? Thank you, ma'am. Any questions on this item? Is this part of our free ambulance

[00:57:07] service that the county provides? No, ma'am. This will be a private ambulance service. It will do home to hospital transports or hospital, I'm sorry, hospital to home, hospital or home to dialysis patients. So it will help support the private ambulance services that are already existing within the county which we are glad for this expansion any other questions on this item all right seeing none is there a motion so moved second motion made by mr roundtree second by mr

[00:57:42] cooper those in favor say aye aye any post motion carries mr manager 46-25 is a resolution this resolution would initiate the east end water transmission main project that was discussed in work session earlier mr. Chan thank you mr. manager mr. chair members of the board good evening again this board paper would initiate the East End water transmission main project and direct staff to bring forward proposed contracts for the design and construction of the project the project involves the installation of approximately 13 miles of new 42 inch

[00:58:21] pipe to enhance transmission capacity to Eastern Hemrico from the county's water treatment plan in western hemrico the project will make available reliable and redundant public water public drinking water service to all county residents and businesses and assist future efforts to expand drinking water services throughout the region with that I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have thanks Bentley any questions for Bentley on this item well I don't I don't have a question but I want to say thank you to you mr. manager and to your staff and my colleagues on the board.

[00:58:58] I know I say this to all of us because we all care about our entire county. I know this was a little different for Reverend Nelson and myself and constituents in the Fairfield-Variner districts who lost, who weren't able to get water during our water tragic situation.

[00:59:17] And we asked you, Ms. Manager, fix this problem for us. And you all came up with a $300 million solution. And today is the genesis of that project. along with what Ms. Miner proposed as well. You know, so this is a great day in Heracle. It just shows that when we are faced with complex issues and problems, we find solutions and we work together to accomplish them.

[00:59:35] So thank you, Mr. Chan, for your work on this. And I know Reverend Nelson has something to say as well. I think you covered it. So we're excited, just ready to hit the fast forward button so we can move as quickly as possible.

[00:59:51] Mr. Chair, I was given the privilege and permission by Reverend Nelson, senior statesman on this board to ask Mr. Tuckahoe if he would make the motion for the East End. That's very noble of you both. Mr. Rogish. So move the resolution. Very excited about it. Thank you guys for doing this. It's been a motion made by Mr. Rogish, properly seconded by Mr. Nelson.

[01:00:17] Those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed. Motion carries and Mr. Cooper your debt has been paid. Thank you. Thank you Bentley. Next is 247-25. This is a resolution for award of contract. This is the proposed bridge rehabilitation project for the parham road bridge this is in the brooklyn district mr hughes all right mr manager mr chair members of the board good evening this board paper would award a 2.8 million dollar construction contract to lanford brothers company for rehabilitation of the param road bridge over csx railroad the work will include removing the old

[01:00:52] bridge surface and putting down a new stronger concrete surface replacing seals and bearings that allow the bridge to flex and move safely, repairing damaged steel and concrete parts of the bridge, applying new protective coating to help prevent future water damage, managing traffic and phases so vehicles can continue to use the bridge during work, replacing the concrete median on the bridge and nearby approaches and coordinating with the railroad during the project. The project area runs from 0.15 miles east of Landmark Road to 0.21 miles west of Ackley Avenue. Construction is expected to begin in 2025 and completed in October of 2026. The county received three bids and based upon a review of the bids, Landford Brothers Company is the lowest responsive and

[01:01:32] responsible bidder. Funding to support the contract is available within the project budget so which consists of about 2.2 million dollars of state bridge funds that we were able to obtain and about 573,000 in local maintenance funds. The director of public works and purchasing recommend approval of the board paper and the county manager concurs so happy to answer any additional questions there was a couple of my questions were state bridge funding you mentioned that have we worked with this company before previously uh no i don't recognize their name they've they're very well known with vdot though oh gotcha yes we check the references they've worked on a number of emergency bridge repair projects for vdot around the state gotcha any

[01:02:09] questions for mr hughes seeing none i'll make a motion to move the resolution it's been seconded by mr cooper those in favor say aye any post motion carries mr manager chair members of board At this time, I'd ask the board to add an item to the agenda.

[01:02:25] I've labeled the item 248-25. The item is titled Resolution Settlement of Litigation to Approve a Settlement Recommended by the Self-Insurance Trustees in the case of Carl Green as conservator on behalf of Damien Cousins versus the estate of Trey Marshall Sutton.

[01:02:45] Thank you, Mr. Manager. Any discussion from the board on adding this item? Mr. Chair, I would like to note for the record that I am abstaining from any voter discussion on this matter. I was previously appointed to represent Mr. Cousins in my capacity as a private attorney in a matter completely and wholly unrelated to this matter that is before the board and had no previous involvement in any discussions prior to today either.

[01:03:10] I no longer represent Mr. Cousins, and the county attorney has advised me that I do not have a conflict of interest that prohibits me from participating in the discussion or vote on this matter as an elected member of the board. However, I am making the choice to abstain from any discussion, participation in the discussion or vote on this matter.

[01:03:29] So I would ask the clerk to please note that I am not participating in this item. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Any further discussion on adding this item to the agenda? Mr. Chair, I move we add Resolution 248-25 to the agenda. Second. Thank you, Mr. Cooper.

[01:03:45] Motion made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mr. Rogish. Those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? And the one abstention noted. Is there any discussion on the item itself? And if so, let's have it now. If not, I'll entertain a motion on the item.

[01:04:00] Mr. Chair, I move we approve Resolution 248-25. Motion made by Mr. Nelson, seconded by Mr. Cooper. Those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Again, noting the one abstention. Motion carries.

[01:04:16] Mr. Manager. Mr. Chair, I have no other business this evening. Thank you, sir. Any closing comments from my colleagues? Seeing none. Y'all have a wonderful Tuesday. Thank you.

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