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Henrico County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Place: Henrico County Board of Supervisors, Virginia
Length: 57m (video)
Official meeting video (Swagit): https://henricocountyva.new.swagit.com/videos/384202
Official agenda (Henrico County): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2026/42826ag.pdf
Official minutes (Henrico County, regular meeting): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2026/042826regmins.PDF
Agend-O-Gram, May 12, 2026 (records the Board's approval of these minutes): https://henrico.gov/pdfs/manager/meetings2026/5-12-26Agend-O-Gram.pdf

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[00:05:42] to welcome everyone to the Enrico County Board of Supervisors April 28th, 2026 meeting. Public comments will be given from lecture on the back for everyone who is watching the live stream of tonight's meeting on the county website. You can participate remotely in the public comment portion of the meeting. Speakers, you will see a timer located at the back dais. Once you begin speaking, the timer will begin. You will see a yellow light alerting you to remain remaining time. Once the timer turns red, you will hear a beeping sound letting you know that your time has expired.

[00:06:19] Speakers on Webex tonight, the timer will begin when you begin speaking. You will hear a beeping sound when your time has expired as well. Go to the Board of Supervisors webpage at henrico.us backslash supervisors. Click on Guidance for Board of Supervisors meeting.

[00:06:37] Scroll down and click the Webex event. A moderator will let you know when it is your turn to speak, and we all thank you in advance. We'll begin this evening with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the invocation given by Isaac Hanna, pastor of Patterson Avenue, Seventh-day Adventist Church.

[00:06:55] Remain standing, please.

[00:07:18] Heavenly Father, we come before you with humility and gratitude as we gather for this meeting of Honoreico County Board of Supervisors. We acknowledge your wisdom and your holiness, and we ask your guidance for you.

[00:07:37] over those entrusted with leadership and decision making in this county your word remind us if any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of god who gives to all liberty and without a approach today we ask that you grant these leaders clarity of mind integrity of heart and unity of purpose as they carry out their responsibilities lord help them to lead with justice compassion and fairness may

[00:08:16] their decision reflect commitment to the well-being of all residents seeking what's right and good for the whole community as it's written what does the lord require of you to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

[00:08:38] We also pray for the spirit of cooperation and respect among all who serve here. May differences be approached with understanding, and may shared goals guide their work together.

[00:08:57] Let their efforts be marked by peace. As you remind us, blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. As we conclude, Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that you bless this county and all who live and work here.

[00:09:19] May this body serve with diligence and deep sense of responsibility, always mindful of the trust placed on them. And we give glory to your name in Jesus Christ. Amen.

[00:09:33] I will call for motion to approve the regular and special meeting minutes from Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

[00:10:08] a regular and special meeting is their motion so moved around to respect them by reverend nelson all in favor say aye aye eyes have it even the agenda meeting meeting minutes are approved mr manager mr chair members of the board i have no comments but i am going to ask andrew newby make a comment regarding a article we saw pop up this afternoon mr newby thank you mr manager mr chair members of the board i appreciate this opportunity um the henrico citizen briefly published an article on our recodification item this evening i've had a chance to speak with the reporter miss hardy uh that article is down currently but just for the

[00:10:45] benefit of the public who may be watching you may have seen the headline recodification is a process we do every 15 years to update the county code to remove inconsistencies basically do housekeeping and clean up on our code make sure it complies with state and federal law this time around however we are not doing any zoning amendments and that was the issue we have with the article that was posted a while ago suggests that that recodification including included our zoning ordinance and that it potentially would include updates to the zoning code it does not so for the benefit of the public again just know that the recodification process does not include any updates to our zoning code thank you mr chair members of the board mr manager for that opportunity thank you so much mr newby

[00:11:25] colleagues anyone have any comments hearing none mr manager mr chair as you move into your agenda you have several presentations the first is a proclamation i see our new economic development director miss carrie tritina uh if she would come forward to uh the podium she's going to be joined by devon chester and so mr chester is the owner of brooks stitch and fold representing small

[00:11:59] business we have a number of staff members and we have a little visitor uh carrie you want to introduce uh the person that little person that you're with i know she's a little shy absolutely so we have a shady grove cardinal here miss francis so we work hard for generations like this to have a job to be a vet in the future so appreciate her coming so mr chair uh this proclamation our vice chair misty roundtree is going to present uh to these individuals it recognizes may 4th through the 8th is economic development week thank you mr manager and i'm

[00:12:38] delighted to um read this proclamation i don't think folks necessarily realize and we hear the words economic development and we may think of one thing and businesses and all of that but I am so proud of our EDA because they are really focused on on the heart of the community and the fact that why we support businesses is because people are behind those businesses and everything that you all do I see that that focus being done so I am incredibly proud of what you guys are doing at the EDA and please know how much you have our support in everything that you do. Proclamation of

[00:13:13] board of supervisors of henrico county virginia economic development week may 4 through 8 2026 whereas more than 100 000 economic development or related professionals worldwide are committed to creating retaining and expanding top-tier opportunities that facilitate long-term equitable community growth and whereas the economic development profession cultivates thriving neighborhoods champions sustainability and resiliency boosts economic prosperity enhances the quality of life and builds robust tax bases and whereas economic development professionals

[00:13:48] operate throughout diverse economic environments including rural suburban and urban settings local state provincial and national governments public private partnerships chambers of commerce commerce institutions of higher education among many similar organizations and associations and whereas economic development professionals serve as stewards bridging connections between community stakeholders such as residents business leaders elected officials industry executives and educational administrations to collaborate in promoting job creation community investment infrastructure advancements and in it and an optimistic future and whereas small businesses

[00:14:28] play a vital role in henrico county's economic success by generating employment fostering entrepreneurship and enhancing community identity and whereas the henrico economic development Authority, established in 1968, has played a pivotal role in advancing economic growth and opportunity in Henrico County, and whereas Henrico County ranks among the leading local economies in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the fourth largest gross domestic product and the third highest number of jobs reflecting the strength and impact of economic development efforts, and whereas economic development efforts in Henrico County actively support

[00:15:06] the growth, resilience, and long-term success of small and locally owned businesses in recognition of National Small Business Week, May 3 through 9, 2026, and whereas economic developers contribute to the betterment and progress of Henrico County, Virginia, whereas since 1926, the International Economic Development Council has been a leader and driving force in advancing economic development initiatives with a steadfast commitment to fostering growth and prosperity in communities of all sizes worldwide through equity inclusion sustainability resilience and innovation and now

[00:15:43] therefore be it proclaimed that the board of supervisors of Henrico County Virginia hereby recognizes the week of May 4 through 8 2026 as economic development week in alignment with national small business week and calls this observance to the attention of all Henrico residents signed Roscoe D Cooper the third chair board of supervisors attested to Tanya and Brackett clerk. Thank you so much, Vice Chair, members of the Board, and Mr. Manager. I do think this is the

[00:16:20] first time that we've received a proclamation, so we're really thankful for this recognition and the resources you provide. You know, we do everything from large to small, and so we've done $3 billion worth of investment, over a thousand jobs just this year, but we also take pride in the fact that just today we announced a launch of scale up which is a small business loan product where we're contributing three hundred thousand dollars and where we're also investing four million dollars into startups and entrepreneurship so we understand the value and the heart of what we have here in

[00:16:54] henrico and i would love for devon chester as we mentioned the award-winning ceo and president founder of stitch and fold to give a few words so thank you so much thank you for those kind words well member of the members of the board first and foremost i just like to say i'm honored to be able to stand before you and share a few words about brook stitch and fold and our partnership with the eda brook stitch and fold we're a full service laundry facility we specialize in wash dry and fold dry cleaning and alteration services and we do that both on a commercial and residential

[00:17:34] level as far as our commercial service area or service area that stretches from virginia beach all the way to northern dc on the residential side we focus right in the greater richmond area we've been blessed to work with hospitals military installations various state departments and so and so forth. I'll just say that in 2021, as most of you know, for small businesses, that was a tough time coming out of COVID. We were blessed to be, well, we had just purchased a building, I'll start there, and was looking to make some updates to that facility. And we were

[00:18:13] blessed to be able to partner with EDA and take advantage of the enterprise zone grants associated with that. So through that, we were able to get assistance with the architectural design assistance, construct a construction grant renovations to our facade a parking lot paving grant and a signage grant and you know I just can't stress enough how beneficial that was to us at that point in time and in that growing stage looking to grow but still kind of searching through and trying to weigh the decisions on you know is the capital there to make these changes right now and it was

[00:18:50] through that partnership that we were able to do so. So I really commend the EDA for their efforts and their commitment to working with small businesses, because it's rare that you get an agent or agencies today that truly meet those needs. I mean, a lot of times as small business owners, we receive good lip service. But when you ask someone to really step up to the plate, put ink to paper, you know, you don't always get that level of commitment. So again, I take my head off to this department because you all have done a wonderful job in assisting me and many

[00:19:24] of others so again thank you for your time and i'll just close with you know we're a small authority of 22 strong 10 board of directors that you all appoint in our dedicated members of our community and 12 staff members and we couldn't do it without the 11 members i'm just here to to make speeches so thank you all for the hard work that you do and thank you to the board of

[00:19:52] supervisors in the administration manager before you go on to the next proclamation i just want to

[00:20:39] recognize the media in the in that room uh leanna hardy from her ankle citizens here so chair uh members of board next proclamation is for older americans month may of 2026. this proclamation recognizes a full month as opposed to a week for older americans and urges every resident to recognize the contributions of our older residents to help foster community for all residents to age well and i believe um mr schmidt from the brooklyn district is

[00:21:16] coming forward to uh present that proclamation thank thank you mr manager thank you mr chair for the privilege of uh providing this uh reading of this proclamation here uh tonight they deserve a whole month older americans deserve a whole month great to see you all thank you for being here uh ladies and gentlemen this proclamation for older americans month may of 2026 whereas Enrico County includes more than 60,000 residents, age 60 or over, who enrich our community with both with their strength, their wisdom, and their experience. And whereas the Administration for

[00:21:53] Community Living and the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services observe Older Americans Month in May as a time to honor and acknowledge the contributions of older adults and their immense influence on every facet within our community. Whereas the 2026 theme for Older americans month is champion your health which focuses on prevention wellness and personal responsibility as cornerstones of healthy aging and whereas this theme encourages individuals to take an active role in managing their health through preventative care self-advocacy and informed decision making that supports independence and well-being whereas henrico county recognizes

[00:22:29] the need to create a community that provides the services to help older community members thrive and live independently and healthfully for as long as possible and whereas henrico county works to build an even better community for our older residents by providing services and programs to the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Outreach and Engagement Agency, and other county departments in partnership with the SPAN Center, by planning programs which empower healthful aging, by exploring and highlighting the positive aspects of aging, and by increasing access to services that support aging well.

[00:23:03] Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of Supervisors in Noronka County, Virginia, that we hereby proclaim May 2026 to be Older Americans Month, and we urge every resident to recognize the contributions of our older residents, help to foster a community for all residents to age well, and join efforts to support older Americans' choices about how they age within our communities. Signed by our Chair, Mr. Roscoe Cooper, and attested to by our Clerk, Ms. Tanya Brackett. Thank you. Good evening. It is such an honor to be with you all again this

[00:23:42] year, so thank you very much. My name is Amy Streit, and I'm President and CEO of the SPAN Center, the Capital Area Agency on Aging. On behalf of our organization, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for your proclamation recognizing May as Older Americans Month in Henrico County. Your leadership in this recognition highlights the invaluable contributions older adults have made and continue to make in this community. It also affirms the importance of fostering a culture grounded in inclusion, dignity, and respect for all people of all ages.

[00:24:15] Throughout the month of May, we look forward to celebrating the achievements of older residents, elevating their voices, and bringing greater awareness to the opportunities and challenges that shape their lives. Your continued support and commitment to their well-being truly makes a difference. We would also like to extend a special heartfelt thanks to Monica Smith Callahan, Jaleesa Turner, Ashley Giles, Irene Reynolds, Sheila Cunningham, and Rosie Shoemaker for their partnership and leadership within the county. Their collaboration strengthens our shared efforts

[00:24:50] and deepens the impact we are able to make together so thank you thank you for your ongoing commitment to all residents and for helping to ensure that henrico county remains a place where

[00:25:01] people are valued supported and able to age with dignity respect and choice thank you thanks mr chair members of the board we have a proclamation for law enforcement officers week this is may the

[00:25:37] 10th through the 16th this proclamation will actually be presented at the police memorial by our chair on monday may the 11th uh 2026 but as per tradition is it is uh included in this uh on this agenda finally we have a resolution which is agenda item 90-26 expressing appreciation to franklin harris this resolution expresses heartfelt appreciation of mr harris for his extraordinary service unparalleled commitment and invaluable contributions and offers him the very best wishes

[00:26:17] on his retirement and future endeavors mr tyrone nelson from the verona district is presenting this resolution thank you mr manager miss chair colleagues i am i'm going to read the resolution first before i ask um coach to come up and receive it and uh oh you are already up okay all right well let me read it first and then i have a couple comments before We bring him up with his family and players to take a picture.

[00:26:50] Coaches in the Highland Springs community, I've seen several persons come in. I will first start by saying I was fortunate when I was first elected at Highland Springs to come in while three of the greatest coaches that we will have in our region's history were coaching at the same school at the same time.

[00:27:16] So we've already acknowledged George Lancaster now, I think, almost 10 years ago. Many of us know Coach Lancaster, over 700 wins, et cetera, legend in our area.

[00:27:33] Coach Lauren Johnson, at some point, when he retires, will probably go down as one of the greatest coaches in our region ever. And this young man who stands behind me, three of the greatest of all time, coaching at the same school at the same time, purely amazing.

[00:27:52] Expression and appreciation of Franklin Harris, whereas Franklin Harris has enjoyed a successful and distinguished career as head coach of the Highland Springs Springers girls basketball team for 18 years and retired on March 4, 2026.

[00:28:08] And whereas Mr. Harris coached AAU ball for several years and headed the basketball program at St. Gertrude. And whereas while coaching the Richmond Timberwolves travel team, he decided to go watch players compete for the Springers. And whereas Mr. Harris learned the head coach position for the girls' basketball team was available.

[00:28:29] And whereas Mr. Harris was offered the position from the athletic director, Mr. Rudy Ward, and was quoted as saying, that was the good Lord's doing, quote unquote. And Highland Springs was a true family atmosphere.

[00:28:43] And whereas during his tenure that included a winter without interscholastic competition due to COVID-19, the Springers earned a 410 win, 63 record, that is Coach Harris' record, 410 wins, 63 losses, won seven regional titles, qualified 11 times for the VHSL playoffs.

[00:29:14] and whereas in 2020, Virginia High School League declared the spring as co-champions when the pandemic ended the season. And whereas during Harris' two-decade tenure, he was inducted into the Highland Springs High School Wall of Fame, won seven regional titles again, had four state championship appearances, and was 2019-2020 VHSL Class 5 state champions.

[00:29:36] And whereas Mr. Harris as coach using Havoc-style basketball originally adopted by Shaka Smart Days at VCU, it looks ugly sometimes but that's our style of play that's how we play quote unquote and this is on the resolution and whereas coach Harris coaches first I'm about to say quote unquote on the resolution before I like it whereas coach Harris's impact will go beyond all the wins and championships because he has touched countless student athletes coaches and members of the Highland Springs community now therefore be it resolved that the board of supervisors of

[00:30:13] in Reichel County, Virginia, hereby expresses his heartfelt appreciation to Franklin Harris for his extraordinary service, unparalleled commitment, and invaluable contributions, and offers him the very best wishes in his retirement and future endeavors.

[00:30:29] Be it further resolved that this resolution shall be spread among the minutes of this meeting in a copy publicly presented to Mr. Harris as a token of the board's deepest gratitude, signed by Chair Roscoe D. Cooper III, or the supervisors, Tonya and Brackett Clerk, April 28, 2026.

[00:30:49] Reverend Nelson. Mr. Chair. Before you bring up Mr. Harris for his remarks, would you please be so kind to make the motion to approve this resolution? Yes, so move. It's been probably moved by Reverend Nelson, seconded by Mr. Smith to approve this resolution.

[00:31:08] All in favor say aye. Aye. Ayes have it. No opposed. Resolution is approved. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do want to say this, Coach. The sport is the sport. It's bigger. And just the game, you know, athletes, while they're playing it, it's about the competition, it's about the win.

[00:31:29] But we know that you are also teaching life skills, helping to build relationships, building culture. From the first time I met you, you've always had a humble demeanor, a genuine spirit, caring.

[00:31:49] You are always about Highland Springs. And we may not ever see another coach like you. And so we like to give flowers while we can give them.

[00:32:10] The activities director, who is in the back, I want to shout him out, Hurley Daniel. The retirement happened so Coach Harris way. Quiet, not a lot of fanfare. I thought we was going to have a press conference or something, nothing.

[00:32:28] It was just ride off into the sunset on the white horse. But we need you to know that you made Highland Springs a better place and your legacy will live on forever.

[00:32:44] And you look at former players, you look at coaches, the respect level that has always been there for you, you know, we're appreciative. And so there are not enough words that can say how much we are thankful that you stumbled upon the gym.

[00:33:05] And you talked to Coach Land and talked to Rudy Ward, and you ended up a Springer. And you know, once a Springer, always a Springer. And so congratulations, sir. Salute to you, and we thank you.

[00:33:24] And I'm going to ask the rest of the Springer family, y'all come on up so we can take a group picture, and Coach is going to give some remarks. can he make his remarks first or you want to take the picture first we're going to let him make his remarks thank you all for this resolution this is just not about me

[00:33:59] this is about what you see behind me but they were never behind me they were always beside me my wife for 43 years a true coach's wife

[00:34:37] because she has a I don't know if she remembers but I have a pillow in my room upstairs that says marriage on hold it's basketball season which is true uh my players who for young ladies 15 16 17 when you tell them you're gonna have a practice at 6 o'clock on a Saturday morning and they're at school waiting on you at 5 30 uh never had to worry about them the administration

[00:35:12] at um holland springs uh from rudy ward michael bailey rick lilly harry lee daniels uh you couldn't ask for finer people to work for uh if you needed it it was there most time didn't have to ask uh reverend nelson the support that he gave us um unwavering um but my coaches who endured

[00:35:47] craziness from me yes i will i will admit poor coach bookers she sat on the right side of me for 10 years that left leg stayed bruised up for 10 years um but i cannot thank them for the love the support my players their love their commitment to uh what we were trying to do um and i just hope that I made them better people.

[00:36:22] Basketball players are basketball players. But to be better young people, to be better people when they go out, I've been fortunate. Some of them have become doctors, a couple lawyers, but every one of them, better people. And I cannot thank them enough for that. And again, I thank you all for this. It means an awful lot. Thank you all.

[00:36:49] Come on, guys. Let's take a good group picture. So we need to circle around. You got to get in there. You got to get up front. Some folks, y'all come down. Come down and get a picture. Come on up, get in this picture.

[00:37:08] Snuck in at the end. Somebody in the bag. You can't. One more comment.

[00:37:34] Twins crying in the ulysses. Thank you.

[00:37:43] Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, you move into the resignation appointment section of your agenda.

[00:38:22] 91-26 is a resolution that accepts the resignation of a member from the Board of Social Services. This board paper accepts the resignation of Deborah Ann Gribbon from that board as the three-chop district representative.

[00:38:38] Mr. Chair. Thank you. Ms. Roundtree. Moved by Ms. Roundtree. Seconded by Reverend Nelson. All in the paper. So I oppose. The ayes have it. The resolution is approved. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, 92-26 is a resolution. This is for appointment of person eligible to serve as the third member of the employee grievance panel.

[00:38:58] this board paper appoints from the three chop district trevor taylor uh to be eligible to serve until a a term that expires december 31st 2026. thank you sir mrs roundtree is there a second second second by mr roguish all in favor uh opposed the eyes have a resolution is approved and as a point of information those that may be watching uh members of the grievance panel are not sworn in as they do not have any allegiance to or affiliation with the county mr. chair members

[00:39:35] of the board you now move into public comments and we do have one two individuals that have signed up i don't see jennifer lieberman miss lieberman are you oh she is okay and mr clark i understand you've signed up so if you want to miss lieberman if you would go to the podium i just called you up Hey, Mr. Clark, I have you signed up next.

[00:40:11] Hi, my name is Jennifer Lieberman. I will first say that I do not miss my words. Ms. Lieberman. Words that are the most effective. Ms. Lieberman, before you go, I want to read something real quick. Sure. Once you, we have a new system, the timer system. Yeah. Once you begin speaking, the time will begin.

[00:40:28] You will see a yellow light alerting you the remaining time. Once the timer turns red, you hear a beeping sound letting you know that your time has expired. Thank you. Hi, my name is Jennifer Lieberman. I will first say that I do not mince my words.

[00:40:43] I use words that are the most effective at conveying the discontent I have without swaying away from my speech, from whatever my speech is about. I don't care if I upset someone when I break decorum. Politics isn't about friendship. My speech tonight is titled The Suffocation of the Uniquely Misremembered.

[00:41:02] I will start with a quote. The lineage of fear succumbs the most vulnerable. while it emboldens those that never have had to scoff at the unimaginable. By now, I think that I've shown that I care about the environment quite a lot, and I see it is our responsibility to take care of the only thing that we can consistently interact with that is not ourselves.

[00:41:26] With that being said, Enrico County recently celebrated planting 10,000 trees this year. Yeah, yes, that's pretty neat, planting possibly native trees to Henrico. But what's even better is that Henrico, in my adult life, has approved to cut down what, tens of thousands of trees?

[00:41:46] Trees consume things like carbon, help retain water from flooding areas, and help reduce the temperature of areas they cover. Say you have an oak tree that is roughly 214 years old, 14 feet in circumference, 100 feet tall.

[00:42:04] Say you cut that down, replace it with saplings. The replacements eventually grow to 7 years old. How many of those trees do you need? Over 3,000. I could say comparable information regarding carbon and water storage, but I think you all get where I'm going.

[00:42:23] You also have to look at what the trees do for animals. That is their home. it provides them with some if not all of what they need the trees drop what we call debris in the fall and winter giving protection to so many including to save bugs that plant themselves for the winter in piles of leaves for this their survival but furthermore you may ask what does that have to do with a drought trees help give this give shade which reduces water consumption the risk of fires which if you did not know old growth trees are pretty fire resistant they help

[00:43:01] more drought from plants that get cut down more often from dying which this county has not put in an emergency declaration coinciding with a temporary ordinance to stop people from cutting heat plus pressure on very dry if not dead organisms can require the use of more more water through emergent measures but i digress i will end with this i have to ask am i just a moron or do i have ideas of what government should be that have not been inoculated into the zeitgeist

[00:43:36] because for whatever reason that may be we have the mentality that the have and have nots need to be sequestered for things to run in the most efficient i understand you signed up yeah if you just to that podium yes sir and just gauging is there anyone on webex that would like to address the board this evening there's no one to speak on webex anyone else in the room that wishes to

[00:44:09] address the board if i see your hands no okay mr clark and the oh let's see the lights are right here okay it's easy okay um thank you i'd like to thank the board members of the board uh public attorney. My name is Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Clark. I reside at 5005 Castle Point Court, Glen Island, Virginia. I've been a resident here for quite a number of years. On April 14th, which was two weeks from today, I introduced you to Mark Cook, briefly spoke to you regarding

[00:44:48] vulnerability of electronic voting systems. The purpose of today is to cover some of the things that we've done and to give you an idea of where we're going forward because I made some promises to Mr. Rogish, and I want to let you know where I'm going to go with that. Mark Cook. Okay, thank you. Mark Cook did meet with our county officers. Unfortunately, that meeting on the 15th didn't go very well because Mr. Cook felt that there was no interest in what he had to say based upon some comments at the meeting. Therefore, I tried to get it back on track, but it did not happen. So I made

[00:45:27] some promises that I was going to try to get some recommendations together to try to help the county and making our elections more secure. I do want to thank the members that attended, though. I do appreciate you, and I appreciate your time and your effort and your interest in this subject.

[00:45:45] We did have two public meetings after that, that evening, and then the day after. They went very well and were very well received. In regard to the future and what I'm going to provide, I emailed all of you, as far as the Board of Supervisors go, another copy of the electric integrity videos to your county at henrico.gov, or your, not your county, but your district.

[00:46:15] And so the videos are there for you to view. I highly encourage you to view them. Of those videos, there is one from Mark Cook, so you can see some of the things he would have said if they had been said at that briefing that I had scheduled a month ago. And I highly encourage you to watch the videos because they explain a lot.

[00:46:39] Regarding the cast vote records, the assistant registrar at the meeting we were at said that all I had to do was request those with a FOIA. Mr. Newby and I had extensive discussions three and a half years ago when I did request the cast vote records for the 2020 election.

[00:46:55] I didn't get those because when the FOIA was requested, it was kicked back and I was told that I could not receive that with a FOIA. I had to request actually a court order to get those documents.

[00:47:11] So I did petition the court, pay my $86, and in those court documents, the registrar's office said they didn't even recognize the term cast vote records, even though it is industry standard. So I never could get them, except for our wonderful attorney did eventually get them for me, although he only got 2022, because our registrar's office said that every year our voting records are erased in order to make room for the next election. And I informed our

[00:47:44] lawyer, Mr. Newby, that that is not correct, that the amount of data it takes to store those records is minimal. And by law, we have to store them for two years. So that was back then. So here we are today. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to request those records again, and I'll give you an update and see what happens. I also want to let you know that when it comes to our voting records and I've already talked to you about the fact that it's not transparent that the votes in these

[00:48:23] electronic voting systems are calculated based upon proprietary software that you do not have access to because if you requested it they would refuse access. That means that it is not transparent because it's impossible for you to determine whether the vote was accurate because you will not count the actual ballots and the dots on the ballots when they come out the other side.

[00:48:47] In the Virginia Code 24.2, Article 2, Section 3, in the second paragraph, it says, quote, nor the votes counted in secret. The vendors are conducting the count using the proprietary software. Your election officials are certifying that it's an accurate count, but they can't certify that. I have law enforcement officers that are retired that refuse to work the elections.

[00:49:16] because they know it's a class five felony to sign those documents because they cannot verify it's accurate. I'm out of time. Thank you. And I'll keep you updated on my efforts. And I want to tell you again how much I do appreciate you and your time. Thank you.

[00:49:33] Chair, seeing no one else in the audience that wishes to address the board this evening, you'd move into your general agenda with agenda item 93-26. This was discussed in earlier today, introduction of ordinance, adoption of recodification of the ordinance of the County of Henrico, Virginia, titled the Code of the County of Henrico, Virginia 2026. Mr. Newby. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, members of the board. This board paper introduces and advertises for public hearing on May 26, 2026, an ordinance to recodify the county code.

[00:50:13] The code is updated basically every 15 years with the county code's publisher. Civic Plus is the of that publishing company so we'll get nice new hard volume codes and also on the website new access to the code the recodification accomplishes four major things it identifies and resolves conflicts and inconsistencies internally deletes obsolete provisions and modernizes the code to reflect current norms and terms removes redundant provisions and also conforms to changes in state law and federal law and updates those cross-references previous recodifications occurred in 1980 1995 and 2010 i want to emphasize again that the recodification

[00:50:49] this time does not include the zoning ordinance or subdivision ordinance as both of those were overhauled substantially in 2021 so this recodification does not touch the zoning ordinance or the subdivision ordinance very quickly for the members of the public who may be watching an example of what might be changing is our code references what used to be known as the state board of game and inland fisheries that's being updated to their new name the state board of wildlife resources it's those kinds of technical changes expanding the definition of park to include not just recreation areas but open space and conservation areas uh now checks can be sound not by assigned not by a signature plate but by electronic signatures those kinds of updates that

[00:51:28] are being made to the code uh to change cross references conform to state law and otherwise make the code consistent with modern practices you have to answer any questions colleagues any question. So move the introduction of ordinance. Second. Moved by Reverend Nelson, seconded by Mr. Rogers. All of them say aye. Aye. Opposed, the ayes have it. Next, Mr. Chair, members of the board, as Mr. Coakley comes forward, 94-26 is the introduction of an ordinance that would move temporarily the polling

[00:52:06] place for the Monument Hills Precinct in the Brooklyn District from Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church to Crestview Elementary School solely for the August primary. Mr. Coakley? Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the board, Mr. Manager. This board paper introduces an ordinance to temporarily move the polling place to Monument Hills Precinct, which has 1,130 voters and had 425 vote last week, to Crestview Elementary School, which has 2,816 voters and had 918 vote

[00:52:40] last week. It's a temporary move for the August 4th primary election due to the church has other obligations happening that day the electoral board approved the paper at its meeting on april 20th 2026 i'd be glad to answer any questions you may have all those in the questions yes sir mr chair mr cokey just for interested folks this is temporary correct yes sir it is going back in and then right after the election the paper says it'll it'll it'll cease to exist august 5th so in November of 2026, the November 4th election, we go back to the church and then just one polling

[00:53:18] place at the school. Did you mention why the church is unavailable this time? They just said that they had obligations happening in all classrooms. Got you. And then for interested parties, Crestview, we're crossing districts, right? Yes, sir. We are. Brooklyn voters that are voting in Tuckahoe? That is correct. But this is for a primary for congressional districts.

[00:53:39] Perfect. That's exactly what I needed the public to hear. So can you just explain why that's okay and why this would be a little different if it was, let's say there were local elections? That's right. If there were local elections, the county attorney would not allow this to happen. But since it is a congressional primary election with districts that are much larger than your magisterial districts, all the congressional districts fall within the western part of the county that will be on the ballot. Therefore, all the ballots are the same in those two precincts this time? Yes, they are, sir. Awesome. Thank you, Mr. Coakley. I apologize for that, but there are some inquiring lines that wanted to make sure that that was all right yes sir thank you sir

[00:54:16] mr chair if there are no other questions i'll certainly move the uh move the agenda just just just one mr chair i just so just to follow up on that if a resident from brooklyn wanted to vote for the tuckahoe supervisors they would actually have to move to tuckahoe that's correct right okay i'm just making sure um thank you that's correct mr smith yes sir mr chair i have so moved the the uh introduction of the ordinance mr roguish second um made the motion by mr smith second by miss roguish all in favor say aye opposed the ayes have it it's been introduced mr mr chair if i may

[00:54:55] mr cokey's still here um what happens on that election day will there be obviously signage and will there be human interaction there as well there will be we will have signs at the church we will put out two mailers to the voters and just a reminder for primary elections there are no write-in votes so you cannot write in the supervisor's name crossing district lines thank you for that clarification mr. Coakley and and then thank you sir mr. chair thanks for the extra time but it's it's it's one mile or less actually it's it's pretty close so thank you yes thanks

[00:55:35] mr. chair members of board 95-26 is a resolution this is an award of contract for the strawberry hill pumping station screw pump number one and number three replacement project which is in the Fairfield District. Mr. Chan. Thank you, Mr. Manager, Mr. Chair, members of the Board. Good evening.

[00:55:52] This is an award of a fixed-price contract for $4,753,400 to Waco for the Strawberry Hill Pumping Station Screw Pump Numbers 1 and 3 Replacement Project. The project will replace screw pumps numbers 1 and 3 with new screw pumps equipped with permanent stainless steel troughs, Replace gear reducers numbers also numbers one and three with new gear reduction units and replace concrete surfaces as specified in the contract documents and provide new parts and spare parts.

[00:56:25] Work on the project is anticipated to begin in July and be completed within 610 calendar days. With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Colleagues, any questions? If not, so move. Second.

[00:56:41] Moved by myself, seconded by Reverend Nelson. All of a sudden, aye. Aye. Eyes have the resolutions brewed. Mr. Chair, no other business this evening. Colleagues, any comments? Seeing none, meeting's adjourned.

[00:56:57] Thank you.

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