Planning District Commission Meeting   8/5/2021

With that being said, Sandy, can you read the Notice of Electronic Meeting and Commissioner and Public Protocol?

Mr. Stolzenberg?

Here.

Mr. Galloway?

Here.

Mr. Smith.

Here.

Mr. Babiak.

Here.

Mr. Rutherford.

Here.

Herring.

Candy, do we have any comments provided through means of email, online, or website?

Do not.

I'm going to leave this to you, Christine.

We're really glad to have him.

Great.

Moving on into the Watershed Improvement Program, Dominique.

I'm not sure when the Sandy, do you actually know when they said they were going to get back to Greene County about that by any chance?

I believe that summer.

If there are any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

I'd like to know if a county had an issue, how do we apply for consideration?

Are you referring to getting funding for an existing environmental issue or something?

It's in the realm of strong water management.

So I would, if I had to choose, I'd reach out to Soil and Water and then DEQ and see what our funding sources are if we know that there isn't something we have already.

I'm in the loss category, so maybe you could help me, guide me to the proper advice for a potential solution.

Have you reached out to soil and water?

or DCR?

Or the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District.

Yes.

Their director, Anne Coates, is incredibly knowledgeable about funding for stormwater.

So if you could please coordinate with her.

Yes.

Thank you so much.

Have a great evening.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

David, I'm going to try to say Erzen.

Good for you.

So David, you worked with us a little bit, didn't you?

Yeah, I have been for the past nine weeks, and tomorrow is actually my last day.

So it's been quite a time.

So you can take it from here, David.

I think that was really challenging and that's the world of research but having like a pretty detailed outline of different deliverables that I might be able to expect that aren't maybe so much in conversation but a little bit more in writing would be beneficial so yeah I think I touched on some of my recommendations also a bit more of an onboarding process too instead of I don't know I just logged on one day and we figured it out as we went.

Go.

Great.

But thank you so much for participating and we look forward to a successful future for yourself.

Yes.

Sam, thank you for another intern.

Just give me a second to share my screen here.

All right.

Great.

Bob Babyok says, apply to Louisa.

Nick Morrison.

And so with that, I know that was quick, but I'm happy to answer any sort of questions or discussion that anyone has.

So I'm wondering all this data and all these recommendations, I wonder how much of that is affected or does it alter any of the recommendations?

And again, I think, you know, trying to help highlight what that gap is now, it certainly could be more, again, with kind of this recent trail, that would certainly be something that we could look into.

I'd like to give Keith, the chairman of the RHP, do you have any couple comments to say on the back end of this presentation?

Awesome.

Yes, I will.

Awesome.

Hands up.

I mean, but.

I'm not going to stop.

So could you speak like the methodology behind computing that like from census data or?

So you're going by the IRS definition of 58 cents a mile, too.

Rory, is that anything else?

What is our kind of plan for what to do with this document moving forward?

So they've already been through a review process on this.

Gotcha.

Of course.

If we could do a roll call vote, Sandy.

Mr. Galloway.

Abstain.

Mr. Smith?

Aye.

Herring?

Aye.

And Mr. Rutherford?

Christine.

We do an estimation of how much will be spent across each fiscal year, and we just roll over what remains at the end.

I am happy to answer questions.

Otherwise, staff would recommend approval of the financials.

We have a question for Mr. Babyok.

A question, and maybe I just don't know the terminology, but our regional, I'm sorry, our small area plan for Zion Crossroads that's being done by Kittleson, where is that in this?

That would be, that's, hang on a second, let me see if I can find it.

I can't even.

It's a part of the rural transportation.

We're planning.

I can respect it 100, you see me even putting my own glasses on.

Is there any anticipation or any allowance for more funds if needed and obviously certified, is that possible?

I'm going to defer to Sandy on this and she's been overseeing the rural and MPO budgets.

So that's something that we would have to have a bigger discussion about before we could answer that.

So I'm just anticipating that as a potential.

Understood.

Great.

Seeing no other comments or voices, I'm looking for a motion to approve the financial reports, as she mentioned with the slide amendment.

So moved.

Sandy, if you could do the roll call.

Mr. Galloway.

Yes.

Ms. Wilkinson.

Aye.

Mr. Babiok.

Aye.

Herring.

Aye.

Mr. Rutherford.

Christine?

And they've asked for a resolution of support from the commission.

Keith, that's in your place.

And before the final vote, I do want to do say a quick statement.

Yes.

So we need a second before I can.

Second.

Awesome.

Sandy, if you could do the roll.

Can I clarify who seconded?

Yes.

Mr. Galloway.

Yes.

Mr. Smith.

Aye.

Mr. Babiak.

Yes, aye.

Herring?

Aye.

Aye.

So at this time, I am looking for a motion to approve.

Mr. Chairman, I would be honored and thankful to make that motion, sir.

I need a second, and we'll go to discussion.

I'll second.

Who is the second?

That's Dylan.

Any discussion?

Mr. Smith also deserves credit himself for the work that he's put in on this.

Absolutely.

Yeah.

Thank you, sir.

Hearing none, Sandy, if we could do the roll.

Mr. Gallaway.

Yes.

Ms. Price.

Aye.

Ms. Wilkinson.

Aye.

Mr. Babiak.

Aye.

Herring.

Aye.

And Mr. Rutherford.

Aye.

David can talk.

Glad to take any questions if you have them about the project or TJPDC's role.

Hearing none, are we supposed to vote on something?

Nope.

And other than that, we're going to move forward into the interim executive director's report.

We still have under new business, regional housing partnership.

Oh, it doesn't have that.

Awesome.

Oh, did we just vote on that?

We're talking about it again.

That last one was just the plan.

More housing stuff, regional housing partnership funding.

So I just wanted to leave on that and know that I'm, you know, we're not looking for any kind of vote or anything, but that we're asking for some support to make sure that this program continues to operate and continues to bring in the leverage and the benefit that it has across the last few years that we've started it.

Moving forward, Keith, do you have any comments?

Any questions for Christine at this moment?

Now I can move on to the interim executive director's report.

Anything else you wanted to add on that?

That's okay.

Happy to take any questions on any of the above.

Last time?

He's got his notes in front of him.

No, it's not to me.

Because I really was, I know it's been done already in different states, mostly out West, but I think this is a real potential, not only would speed up the program, but make it more affordable as well.

Perfect.

Sure.

We're gonna have Bob read it.

So it's that first one right there.

Moved that the commission be convened to a closed session pursuant to the exemption found in section 2.2-3711, paragraph A1 of the Code of Virginia to discuss prospective candidates for the position of executive director.

We need a second.

I'll second that, sir.

Sandy, can you do a roll call vote?

Mr. Payne, Mr. Stolzenberg?

Aye.

Mr. Galloway?

Yes.

Mr. Smith?

Aye.

Ms. Wilkinson?

Aye.

Mr. Babiak?

Aye.

Herring?

Aye.

And Mr. Rutherford?

At this time, we're going to put those who are not commissioners in the waiting room and turn off recording.

We can do that now.

Need a second.

Is Sandy here?

All right, Sandy has returned.

Sandy, roll call vote.

I think before you came in.

And so we're now moving to the roll call vote on that.

So this is the motion to exit the closed session.

Yes.

Mr. Smith?

Aye.

Mr. Barlow?

Looks like he's frozen.

He froze.

Say something.

Mr. Barlow?

Yes.

Herring?

Aye.

And Mr. Rutherford?

Aye.

Bob read this.

That one right there.

I made the motion, I need a second.

All right, Sandy, could you do the roll?

Yes, Mr. Payne, Mr. Stolzenberg.

Aye.

Mr. Galloway.

Yes.

Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Smith.

Aye.

Mr. Barlow.

Yes.

Herring.

Aye.

And Mr. Rutherford.

Is that good enough for you, David?

I could list the four names.

Let's get someone to make a motion.

David, if you would list the four names, I'll make the motion.

Vice Chairman Dale Herring, Secretary-Treasurer Keith Smith, and Commissioner Ned Galloway.

We need a second.

Second.

Sandy, could you do roll?

Mr. Galloway.

Yes.

Ms. Wilkinson?

Aye.

Mr. Babiak?

Aye.

Herring?

Aye.

Mr. Rutherford?

Is there any further action beyond just doing during the meeting?

No, there's round table that I assume we are going to pass on.

Sandy, did you roll?

Mr. Payne, Mr. Stolzenberg.

Hi.

Mr. Galloway?

Yes.

Mr. Smith?

Aye.

Mr. Babiak?

Aye.

Mr. Barlow?

Yes.

And Mr. Rutherford?

Good stuff going in the future and we'll have a great round table next month.

See y'all.