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Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
Personnel and Compensation Committee Meeting 10/30/2023
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Personnel and Compensation Committee Meeting
10/30/2023
Attachments
October 2023 P&C Committee Meeting Agenda.pdf
August 2023 P&C Committee Meeting Minutes.pdf
SPEAKER_05
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We're fortunate and lucky.
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We can even finish up a little bit.
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So that's aspirational.
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I will always have that aspiration.
Michael Westermann
General Counsel
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I guess now I'll turn it over to Mike.
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All right.
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I'll do the safety briefing and then we'll get started.
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Hey, everybody knows if you go out of the store here, around by the glass there, the restrooms are down toward the hall there.
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In the event of an emergency, there's an east stairwell door right by the restrooms.
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We'll go down there.
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There's a fire alarm and fire extinguisher.
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Both are there.
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So you can follow me.
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We actually had a drill here in this building on Tuesday and we got to walk down all 24 flights of stairs.
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So we're in practice so we can help you.
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The AED is in the copy room in case we need it.
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Mary Estella, I know you're CPR certified.
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I'll ask you to
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take over if we need any CPR.
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I'll be the designated 911 caller, and I will take head-calf duties as well.
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In the event of an active shooter, we flee first, we hide second, we fight as a last resort.
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There are actually, again, by the bathroom is the closest one, I believe.
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There's a door without a window or room without a glass that locks from the inside.
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It's the family restroom that is our sort of safe room in the event of
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and Active Shooter if we have to hide.
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If you're joining us remotely, just be aware of your surroundings.
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And last but not least, if we do have to evacuate our meeting places at 9th and Gray Street on the statue of General Washington on the horse and the governor's.
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So that's where we'll meet.
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And again, we'll help in case we need to evacuate.
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I think that's it.
SPEAKER_05
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All right.
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Any questions?
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No?
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No questions?
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But that looks like the agenda has an approval of the meeting.
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Jen?
SPEAKER_01
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I think that's actually the meeting.
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It's going to be meeting.
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I think that carried over from the last meeting.
SPEAKER_05
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You know, I saw that board chair thing sit right there, and I thought, well.
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All right, so we had the meeting.
SPEAKER_01
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Yes, I chaired the last meeting.
SPEAKER_05
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I know you did.
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I recall now.
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Thank you for doing that.
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So what we have, obviously, is approval of the meeting minutes from the August 18, 2023 session.
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Have they been reviewed?
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Do I have a motion?
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Move.
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I was here.
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Second.
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Second.
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All in favor, say aye.
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Aye.
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Any opposed, say aye.
SPEAKER_04
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Can I call the roll?
Michael Westermann
General Counsel
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Because we're in person, we do not have to do roll call voting.
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Yeah, because everybody's here.
SPEAKER_03
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Thank you.
SPEAKER_05
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Anytime we have those
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parliamentary rules have to be followed.
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Please, just a second.
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Or let me know.
SPEAKER_04
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Well, I'm glad no one...
SPEAKER_05
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I thought I was familiar with it, but that's okay.
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I'm not going to...
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Thank you.
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All right, so the matter has moved in.
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And at this point, Tom, I'm going to ask Chairman...
SPEAKER_03
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I'm sorry, I got confused.
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That's all right.
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I move that the Personnel and Compensation Committee convene in a closed session pursuant to section 2.2-3711A1 of the Code of Virginia, the purpose of discussing the performance of a specific public officer and business policy contracts and that legal counsel and the VPRA chief administrative officer attend the closed session because their presence is deemed necessary and will aid the committee
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in its consideration of these matters, so moved.
SPEAKER_05
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Second.
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It says your roll call vote.
SPEAKER_03
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That's absolutely right.
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But we all have to say aye.
SPEAKER_05
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Yeah, just open it.
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So all in favor, can we get a closed session?
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Aye.
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If opposed, same sign.
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We are now going into closed session.
SPEAKER_04
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I'm going to leave and Jason is going to cut the stream.
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Joan, will you just text me when you need me to come back?
SPEAKER_00
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Yes, I sure will.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Marius, you're welcome.
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We're streaming.
SPEAKER_05
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Thanks.
SPEAKER_03
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Excellent.
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We are now in open session and we will take now a roll call and each member of their committee should indicate their agreement with the following.
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To the best of my knowledge, during the closed meeting, the only matters were heard, discussed or considered.
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considered were those matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and only those public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed session was convened.
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So we should take a roll call vote.
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So I would ask the chairman to call upon each of us.
SPEAKER_05
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Well, is that by job?
SPEAKER_04
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Mary, stop.
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Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Hall, Mr. Payne.
SPEAKER_05
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With that, there's no further business and I will adjourn this meeting.
SPEAKER_04
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Thank you for your time.
SPEAKER_05
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We're made in Baden, Virginia.
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That's all right.