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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-01-20Minutes of the Pulaski Town Council Meeting held at 5:30 p.m., September 1, 2020 in the Council Chambers of the Town Municipal Building at 42 First Street, N.W. The session also featured electronic participation by Zoom and a general broadcast by Facebook In attendance were: Mayor: Shannon Collins, presiding Councilmen Present: G. Tyler Clontz; Brooks R. Dawson, Greg East; Lane R. Penn; James A. Radcliffe; Councilmen Present Electronically: Michael P. Reis Administration: Darlene L. Burcham, Town Manager Legal Counsel: Spencer A. Rygas Staff: David Quesenberry, Clerk of Council Jordan Whitt, Social Media Manager Press: Melinda Williams, Southwest Times Others Present: Shannon Ainsley David Allen David Clark Debby Clark Jeremy Clark Pam Clark Joseph Goodman Olivia Hale Terry Hale, Jr. Justin Kemp Lee Spiegel Peggy White Others Present Electronically: Mike McManus 1. Call to Order Mayor Collins called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Council The roll was then called. Present for roll call were Mayor Collins; Mr. Dawson; Mr. Penn; Mr. Radcliffe; and Mr. Reis. Absent for roll call were Mr. Clontz and Mr. East. Following roll call, Mayor Collins read a declaration that Mr. Reis, in accordance with the Va. Code 2.2-3708.2 and Resolution 2019-13 would be participating remotely via computer from Sunset Beach, North Carolina while on a family vacation. Mr. Reis would be able to fully participate in the proceedings as if physically present. Since there were four Council members considered present and participating, a quorum was present for the conduct of business. 3. Modifications to the Closed Session Agenda Mayor Collins noted there were no modifications to the Closed Session agenda. 4. Closed Session Mayor Collins then requested a motion to go into Closed Session for the following items: two items under Va. Code 2.2-3711 (a) 1 personnel matters regarding performance of the interim Page 1 of 11/September 1, 2020 Town Manager and appointments to boards and commissions; two items under Va. Code 2.2- 3711 (a) 3 concerning acquisition of property and disposition of publicly owned real property; and, one item under Va. Code 2.2-3711 (a) 8 consultation with legal Counsel concerning a zoning violation. Mr. Penn moved to go into Closed Session as requested. His motion was seconded by Mr. Radcliffe and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Absent Gregory C. East -Absent Michael P. Reis -Aye Closed Session began at 5:35 p.m. Mr. East and Mr. Clontz arrived at 5:38 p.m. 5. Certification of Closed Session Council returned from the Closed Session at 7:06 p.m. Mayor Collins then requested a motion that Council only discussed those items for which it went into Closed Session: two items under Va. Code 2.2-3711 (a) 1 regarding performance of the interim Town Manager and appointments to boards and commissions; two items under Va. Code 2.2-3711 (a) 3 concerning acquisition of property and disposition of publicly owned real property; and, one item under Va. Code 2.2- 3711 (a) 8 consultation with legal Counsel concerning a zoning violation. Mr. Dawson moved to approve the requested motion, which was seconded by Mr. Clontz and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye 6. Pledge of Allegiance Mr. Dawson then led the Pledge of Allegiance. 7. Invocation Following the Pledge, Mr. East gave the Invocation. 8. Modification of the Public Session Agenda Mayor Collins then requested a motion to modify the public session agenda by adding item 15c under "New Business", 'Resolution 2020-28 Resolution of Support for Extension of Deadlines of the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)'; adding Item 16 "Manager's Report; and moving "Future Meetings" to Item 17. Mr. East moved to modify the agenda as requested. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dawson and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye Page 2 of 11/September 1, 2020 9. Guests and Visitors Mayor Collins welcomed everyone in attendance to the meeting and then moved on to "Presentations". 10. Presentations a. Presentation for Mike McManus, Resolution 2020-24 Mayor Collins read Resolution 2020-24, "A Resolution Honoring Michael D. McManus Upon His Retirement from the Town of Pulaski, Virginia" which honored Mr. McManus for his 29 years of service as a member of the Parks and Public Works staff. Following the reading of the resolution, Mayor Collins called for a motion. Mr. Dawson moved to approve Resolution 2020-24. The motion was seconded by Mr. Penn and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye Following the vote, Mr. McManus who had joined the proceedings via Zoom, expressed his appreciation for acknowledging his service with the Town calling it a "great journey". He wished the listeners well and looked forward to the Town succeeding in many areas in the future. b. Presentation for Olivia Hale, Resolution 2020-25 Next, Mayor Collins read "Resolution 2020-25 a Resolution Honoring Olivia Hale for Her Actions in Assisting Residents in Escaping a House Fire". The resolution described Mrs. Hale's actions in getting an elderly couple away from their burning residence and her care of them before the arrival of first responders and family. After the reading of the resolution, Mayor Collins requested a motion from Council. Mr. East moved to adopt Resolution 2020-25 a Resolution Honoring Olivia Hale for Her Actions in Assisting Residents in Escaping a House Fire". The motion was seconded by Mr. Dawson and approved on the following voice vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye At the conclusion of the vote, Mayor Collins then presented the framed resolution to Mrs. Hale. C. Presentation for David L. Clark, Resolution 2020-26 The next presentation read by Mayor Collins was Resolution 2020-26, "A Resolution .of Appreciation and Thanks to David L. Clark for His Service as Councilman and Mayor to the Town of Pulaski". The resolution highlighted Mr. Clark's work as a Councilman and Mayor as well as his personal focus on the well-being of the Town in addition to a continuation of a family tradition of service to the Town. On the Mayor's call for a resolution, Mr. Dawson moved to approve Resolution 2020-26 "A Resolution of Appreciation and Thanks to David L. Clark for His Service as Councilman and Mayor to the Town of Pulaski". The motion was seconded by Mr. Clontz and approved on the following roll call vote: Page 3 of 11/September 1, 2020 Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye At the conclusion of the vote, Mayor Collins presented Mr. Clark with a copy of his resolution. d. Presentation for Joseph K. Goodman For the final presentation of the evening, Mayor Collins read Resolution 2020-27, "A Resolution Honoring Joseph K. Goodman for His Service as a Member of Town Council". Highlighted in the resolution were Mr. Goodman's concerns that the Town adhere to sound financial practices, work with other municipalities and see that employees were treated in a fair and professional manner. After concluding the reading of the resolution, Mayor Collins requested a motion from Council. Mr. East moved to adopt Resolution 2020-27, "A Resolution Honoring Joseph K. Goodman for His Service as a Member of Town Council". The motion was seconded by Mr. Penn and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye After the vote, Mayor Collins presented Mr. Goodman with a copy of the resolution. Council then heard a presentation from Ms. Peggy White concerning the Pulaski County Staycation Destination initiative. e. Pulaski County Staycation Destination, Peggy White, P. C. Chamber of Commerce In her initial remarks to Council Ms. White noted that she had served as director of the Chamber since 2008 and as the Designated Marketing Officer since 2009. She introduced Council to Shannon Ainsley her associate at the Chamber. Ms. White said her topic was tourism and what it meant to Pulaski County. Referring to her presentation, she emphasized that tourism had become a $26 billion a year industry. To the question as to what tourism was, Ms. White responded that it was our assets such as Claytor Lake; Gatewood Park; Dora Trail; and the creative economy which included artisans, history, agriculture and musicians. People came here to enjoy what we consider our everyday lifestyle and considered it a "getaway" to come here. Ms. White then reviewed the history of tourism promotion in Pulaski County. Starting with the construction of the new visitor's center in 2002, Ms. White highlighted he Chambers efforts over a wide variety of projects involving promotions; training assistance to local institutions; various events; planning and research; management responsibilities for facilities and events; and working in specialized areas of economic activity involving small business, industry, workforce development, tourism and lifestyle promotion to retain and recruit young talent. With the emergence of the COVID pandemic, the Chamber's focus changed to the community itself, assisting businesses; helping individuals with the PPP grants; and serving in partnership with various task forces dealing with issues connected with the pandemic. Ms. White then played a promotional video designed to showcase the various assets and activities awaiting I visitors to Pulaski County. Page 4 of 11/September 1, 2020 Ms. White then went into detail on the Chamber's "Staycation Campaign". Laying out the basic questions used in formulating the campaign, Ms. White noted the goals of: keeping people local and in the area; supporting local businesses; brand awareness; and, media diversity. Research indicated that the County's relative seclusion appealed to those wanting social distance who enjoyed the "small town" environment with "big city" things to do. The target markets for this objective were: individuals age 21 and up of individuals who enjoy the outdoors and small town feel; families age 35 and up with children; and disposable income age 70 and up. Concerning branding, itineraries were placed on the new Visit Pulaski.org website. Eight platforms were used which included: T.V., geofencing, radio, websites, social media, print, billboards, and newsletters. Ms. White then showed examples of the outreach methods that were used with the assistance of consultants to write blogs and posts for specifically targeted areas. More traditional promotion methods (e.g. billboards) were changed to reflect the new staycation emphasis. Issuance of newsletters had increased from twice a month to once a week and were distributed to local employers. As a result of the outreach, page views of the websites increased 1,200%. Referring the use of geofencing ads, Ms. White showed the ads going to Radford U. and Virginia Tech students. A new video was planned for release in October or November promoting outdoor activities for this time of year. Other changes proposed included redoing the visitors guide; usage of gateway signs; and a shop local promotion for the entire month of November. Given work with other Designated Marketing Officials, Ms. White said her goal was to have Pulaski County in the Top 15 state destinations. She felt it was possible but it could not be done by Pulaski County alone, but it could be done as part of the New River Valley. The hope was to pull everybody collectively together to have more marketing power and a bigger presence. She added that she had come to encourage the Town to be a part of the entire program. She further encouraged the Town to join in with a spring promotion to get persons to come to our area. In closing, Ms. White mentioned two upcoming events. The first was the "Battle of the Bridge" golf tournament at the Pete Dye River Course on October 201 and 25th with proceeds going to the ACCE program. The second was a "Drive -Through Treat Trail" along with a pumpkin carving contest with proceeds to go to "Coats for Kids". Ms. White then concluded her presentation. Mr. Dawson told Ms. White that it was interesting about the signage, because Council had recent discussions about that area of tourism. Referring to Gatewood, he said that it was an underused asset and not well known. Ms. White responded that when traveling, signage was "everything". Signage had to be put in place to move up in the tourism realm. People she added would not come if there was not proper lighting and signage. Mr. East asked what other measures were used to determine success. Ms. White responded that data could be obtained from the social media pages (e.g. shares, time of viewership, etc.). She explained that sharing, etc. showed the amount of engagement of the viewer and explained how such techniques could be applied. At this juncture the presentation concluded. Council next heard a presentation from Beans & Rice on a mobile market plan. Page 5 of 11/September 1, 2020 f. Mobile Market Plan, Beans & Rice, Lee Spiegel Ms. Lee Spiegel then made a presentation to Council concerning a mobile food market. Referring to her media presentation, the market would give access to healthy food options with those struggling with food insecurity in our community. Currently there were underserved neighborhoods, newly unemployed and elderly that lacked access to fresh nutritional foods. They may lack transportation or be exposed to danger, given the situation at this point in time. Fresh fruits and vegetable could be more expensive than packaged foods. The pandemic had highlighted both the need and the supply issue for having healthier foods available for lower income families and individuals. Ms. Spiegel emphasized that large scale unemployment meant that the needs of low income families and children were increasing disproportionately. At the same time non -profits were experiencing reduced donations from funding sources. Available food donations needed to go much further. Ms. Spiegel said there were several types of food services in our community such as food pantries; hot meals served on-site; reclaimed food from grocery stores and restaurants which was shared back into the community; mobile meals that went to seniors; several CSA's and backpack programs that sent food home with youths on the weekends. The one thing that was missing from the community was a way to get fresh produce and healthy food products to underserved areas and neighborhoods. Beans and Rice used to do this at several sites, but had to discontinue internal distribution due to the pandemic. Ms. Spiegel added that the target market had been broadened to include a wider variety of customers from those who were in desperate need up to those who were not financially challenged. The goal was to build sustainability into the mobile market model by leveraging the one-time COVID-19 recovery funds with an innovative business model along to put the mobile food marked in the best position possible for years to come. Through sales to those who could pay in some form, there would be funding to purchase a portion of the products offered. This would allow the program to support our local farmers and businesses by buying fresh produce and farm products directly from them. An additional plan was to subsidize the mobile market with "local market bucks". For those without means, the "market money" could be used like cash to purchase items. SNAP Double Value and WIC would be able to be used at the mobile market. Those who wished to support the market could pay the usual price and enjoy the food as well. Unsold produce would be donated to other food pantries and service providers. In addition excess food could be moved from one site to others that were in need. A prime goal was to partner with the Calfee Community and Cultural Center especially with a future community kitchen. There was a vision of food prepared in the community kitchen being sold through the mobile market. In developing the mobile market concept, Ms. Spiegel said they looked at the LEAP market in Roanoke which integrated healthy food with local food systems to create an entire network. Concerning the social return on investment (SRO[), Ms. Spiegel ventured that Beans & Rice had invested $5.3 million in community learning center funding since 2008; $402,000 in alternative break volunteer time since 2015; and $402,000 in reclaimed food since 2015, in addition to three other programs which had made a difference in the community. Currently efforts were underway to secure funding for the project for those areas whose needs were not being met. Funding sources were being contacted such as Pulaski County, as well as Page 6 of 11/September 1, 2020 F L grants and contacts with other donors. Following review of estimates and data, the cost of the project went from $76,000 to $150,000 to ensure the program was set for the coming year. Ms. Spiegel said there was a commitment in the organization to see that they would be around in the future to deal with future events in the community. While emphasizing that the market did not seek to take resources from other organizations, but to work with them, she requested $40,000 in CARES funding from the Town if that was possible. The funding was not intended just for current needs but to build on for future needs. As the new executive director of Beans & Rice, Ms. Spiegel said she was excited to build on a strong foundation as they worked with partners to do greater things. She thanked Council for the opportunity to speak and asked if they had any questions. Mr. Dawson asked about underserviced areas as to where they were located, what the population was; and, what the usage was at those locations. Ms. Spiegel responded they typically did food distribution, where reclaimed, donated or purchased food were distributed at Washington Square and other locations in low income housing communities. There was not enough space there to continue in a COVID-safe manner. A tent was also employed partially inside and outside for extra space which was still being utilized. A mobile unit could be used at those sites. The staff would remain safe, because the goal was to set up the truck in a COVID safe manner so that people could be signed up for a time slot to come to the unit to prevent a rush of people. Mapping had also been looked at to find locations people could walk to from disadvantaged or low income neighborhoods where transportation was not available. Mr. Dawson ventured that some of the proposal was still in the works. Ms. Spiegel said she had partnered with Virginia Senior Design engineering design teams on several occasions to designate those areas where the need was and how distribution could work. Mr. Dawson then asked if the $40,000 would be used towards the purchase of a food truck. Ms. Spiegel replied it would be for a separate RV all rolled into one with the budget applied not just for the truck, but obtaining the produce to start. Mr. East asked about the longevity of the program, and inquired about the vision for the program beyond the start up. Ms. Spiegel said the hope was to build a customer base that would be mixed enough and to build the market such that funds, from WIC and full payments would allow the program to be diverse enough to become self-sufficient. Another goal was to build relationships with farmers and local markets to be able purchase as much as possible. Donated food was higher in calories and usually at the end of its life cycle, so the desire was to get food closer to its beginning. The hope was also to get recipes out so that people would use food grown locally. While the group had visions, the priority was getting the food out. Mr. Reis questioned if anyone could purchase from the market and if that was correct would it also be available to small businesses that wanted to use it with a value added product with other locally grown products. Ms. Spiegel said yes and that was what was envisioned especially with respect to the Calfee Kitchen. She felt it was a good way for small businesses to get started, but there would have to be some work concerning cost. The goal was to have the cost affordable through donations or through WIC assistance. There was also the intent to carry other goods that were staples. Page 7 of 11/September 1, 2020 Mr. Dawson asked if it would be serving other communities as well. Ms. Spiegel replied that Pulaski County would be their focus. If not enough funds were available and they had to go to Radford and do it, they would expand their services to those who would buy into the program. Mrs. Burcham asked what the amount was for Pulaski County since the Town was asked for $40,000. Ms. Spiegel responded that they had not officially asked and when they did their County presentation they did not actually ask them. Mrs. Burcham said she thought it would be helpful to the Council to have a detailed budget that would show where the money would be spent in the first year. The cost of the vehicle would not be reoccurring, but in light of Mr. East's question, there was a need to see what the balance of the funding was for and what the expectation was of what ongoing costs would be. Mrs. Burcham said a budget would be helpful to her in making a recommendation to Council as to whether or not they should participate. The Council's questions indicated that they had a need for that level of detail as well. She said if the information were given to her she would distribute it to the Council. Ms. Spiegel said she would be glad to assist. Ms. Spiegel asked if there was anything in addition to a budget that Council would like to see. Mr. Dawson ventured that as the service area was finalized, he felt it would be important to know where the program was going as the details came out. He then asked about the timeline for the CARES funding. Mrs. Burcham replied that the money had to be spent by the end of December, but a commitment could be made. If the biggest amount of the expenditures was for a vehicle that could be easily handled. The previous budget Council was given a few weeks ago, had a little bit more money budgeted that Ms. Spiegel was requesting so it would fit within the allocation the Town had. There were still questions as to how these commitments could be made and the bills paid in a manner that it still qualified (for funds). The proposed Wi-Fi for the Downtown would be paid for a year in advance as a way to make sure it was eligible. Not having all the details (for the mobile market) made it hard to address the proposal. Mr. Dawson complemented Ms. Spiegel on her ideas, but explained there was only one pot of money to be spent which required understanding the benefits from those decisions. Mrs. Burcham made the Council aware that starting tomorrow or Thursday, the Town would be issuing a grant process for non-profit organizations, which would require a formal application in the same way as for small businesses. She ventured that this group and other non -profits would be looking to the CARES Act money. Ms. Spiegel told Council that it they thought of anything else she would get them the information. She then thanked Council and concluded her presentation. After Ms. Spiegel's presentation, Council moved on to the Public Comment Period. 11. Public Hearings There were no public hearings scheduled on the agenda. 12. Public Comment Period Mayor Collins then opened the public comment period. Page 8 of 11/September 1, 2020 Rev. Joseph Goodman, a member of EAC2 Consulting at 41 East Main Street, addressed Council on comments made at the previous Council meeting concerning parking enforcement on Main Street. He noted that he was one of the business owners that parked on Main Street because that was where there were handicapped spaces. He told Council his business had been on Main Street for five years and had located there due to the availability of broadband and readily accessible parking both on and off the street. He emphasized there was not a problem with parking on East Main Street. If there were issues between business owners, it was discussed between them with no need to involve the Town. He emphasized there was plenty of parking on East Main Street now with the businesses that were there. Rev. Goodman said his business was one of the larger employers with 12 employees and tenants who parked on the street or in a public lot. Like many buildings on both East and West Main Street, their building took up the entire lot, leaving no off-street parking for them. The closest public lot was near Glenn Insurance with about 12 spaces, then there was the other on the corner used by West Main Development. More parking could be installed, but there was another option proposed years ago which consisted of a footbridge connecting the parking on First Street behind the Dalton Building with parking on East Main. There was also some property not developed by Jeff Ballard that potentially could be converted to a parking lot in addition to two buildings on East Main that should be demolished. Coming onto East Main trying to do two hour parking or parking permits Rev. Goodman maintained was unnecessary. He said that Council was regulating a problem that did not exist and asked them to stay out of it. They did not have an issue and asked that Council leave them alone. Next speaker was Mr. David Allen owner and operator of Allen Providing HealthCare on East Main Street. He noted he had been in business in the general area for about 37 years. About two or three years ago he said there was a parking problem. Right now of the five buildings there, he owned three of them with his employees generally parking in the back. All day long there were parking vacancies on Main Street. While there had been a parking problem, now there were parking spaces. It appeared to him that someone just wanted to hinder something that was going correctly. Mr. Allen added that most of the people that came to his store did so through a fax machine or they called. They also dropped by for a pick up or Mr. Allen would deliver it to them. There was no traffic problem there at all. Mr. Allen noted he parked his van outside of his building nearly every day. He asked Council to leave things the way they were since it worked for them. His twelve employees parked either in the back or in the private parking lot across the street. Mr. Allen asked that Council take this into consideration and thanked them. Council next considered the Consent Agenda. 13. Consent Agenda a. Consideration of August 18, 2020, Council Work Session Minutes Mayor Collins called for a motion to approve the Council work session minutes of August 18, 2020. Mr. Dawson moved to approve the August 18, 2020 Council meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. East and approved by unanimous voice vote of Council. Page 9 of 11/September 1, 2020 Council continued on with consideration of a graffiti ordinance. 14. Old Business a. Reconsideration of Graffiti Ordinance, Ordinance 2020-06 Mayor Collins asked if there was a motion concerning the measure. Mr. East moved to adopt Ordinance 2020-06 as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clontz and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye 15. New Business a. Inoperable Vehicle Ordinance, Ordinance 2020-08 Council next considered an inoperable vehicle ordinance, designated as Ordinance 2020-08. Mayor Collins said if the ordinance had been reviewed, he would need a motion. Mr. Radcliffe moved to adopt Ordinance 2020-08. Mr. East seconded the motion which was approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye b. Antique Vehicle Decal Exemption, Ordinance 2020-09 Mayor Collins next asked the Council to review Ordinance 2020-09. Mr. Radcliffe moved to adopt Ordinance 2020-09, "Amending Chapter 82 of the Code of Ordinances Pertaining to Vehicle Decals". The motion was seconded by Mr. East and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye c. Resolution 2020-28 Resolution of Support for Extension of Deadlines of the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Mr. East moved to adopt Resolution 2020-28, as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dawson and approved on the following roll call vote: Lane R. Penn -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye Brooks R. Dawson -Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Michael P. Reis -Abstain Mr. Reis stated that he abstained in that he had not seen the proposed resolution and did not feel comfortable voting on it. 16. Manager's Report Council next received the Manager's Report. Mrs. Burcham said as she had previously mentioned, the Town would be rolling out another phase of CARES Act funding which would be directed towards non -profits. She was pleased to report that the Town had approved and sent over to the County for checks to be issued to 15 Page 10 of 11/September 1, 2020 small businesses. There was an additional number still in process where the Town was requiring some additional information in order to complete the applications. There was an intent to advertise both the opportunity for non -profits and to the small business grant proposal. With 15 approvals, approximately half of the money was initially allocated, from the original $150,000, for the small business grant. It was anticipated that the County would provide additional funding, which was why the Town would rollout the non-profit group portion. This had also been announced by the County which had held a meeting last week. Mrs. Burcham encouraged the members of Council to ask businesses if they were interested in not only the Town's program, but the County's as well. Of the 15 business mentioned as having applied, only two or three had also applied to the County so they would benefit from both grants. Mrs. Burcham also notified Council with regret, that Jordan Whitt, the social media manager would be leaving to take another position in the private sector. Mr. East said they certainly hated to see him go and that he had heard it about an hour ago, but wished him the best of luck. Mr. Whitt thanked everyone for welcoming him since he started working for the Town and looked forward to "finishing strong". 17. Reminder of Future Meetings and Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Collins reminded Council of future meetings on September 151�' at 5:00 p.m.; October 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.; and, October 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Collins then called for a motion to adjourn. The motion was so moved by Mr. Clontz seconded by Mr. Dawson and approved by the unanimous voice vote of Council at 8:26 p.m. 1 ATTEST: ,axvlw,a� David N. Quesenbe ry Clerk of Council 1 Approved: V, W. Shannon Collins Mayor Page 11 of 11/September 1, 2020