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A Joint Work Session of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and Frederick
County Economic Development Authority was held on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 12:00 P.M.,
in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia,
PRESENT
Chairman Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.; Vice -Chairman Gene E. Fisher; Blaine P. Dunn;
Bill M. Ewing; Gary A. Lofton; and Judith McCann -Slaughter.
ABSENT
Robert W. Wells.
EDA MEMBERS PRESENT
J. Stanley Crockett, Chairman; John R. Riley, Jr., Vice -Chairman; Dennis McNutt;
Bob Claytor; and Doug Rinker.
EDA MEMBERS ABSENT
James Longerbeam.
OTHERS PRESENT
Brenda G. Garton, County Administrator; Kris C. Tierney, Assistant County
Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County
Attorney, Patrick E. W. Barker, Executive Director of the EDA; Wendy May, Marketing
Manager; Sally Michaels, Existing Business Coordinator; Donna McIlwee, Administrative
Assistant; Michael Ruddy, Director of Planning and Development; and C. William Orndoff, Jr.,
Treasurer.
CALL TO ORDER
EDA Chairman Crockett called the EDA to order.
Chairman DeHaven called the work session to order.
Mr. Crockett reviewed the minutes from the last joint meeting of the two bodies, which
was held in October 2015. The themes that arose from the last work session were:
- Job creation
- Increasing incomes
- Existing business
Small business services expand
Measures for key areas
Winchester Regional Airport
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He then turned the presentation over to Director Barker,
Director Barker reviewed the EDA's recent activities. He spoke about Frederick
County's successes and its reputation as a premier business location. Director Barker then
reviewed enhancements for continued success:
- Performance Agreements — include an updated and improved process.
- Micro loan fund program — provide financing to small companies and start-ups.
- Revolving loan fund program — lend $150,000 to finance new fixed asset investment
for companies that might not otherwise be able to obtain financing.
- Community service agriculture loan fund — provide loans for start-up and expansion
support to Community Service Agriculture activities.
- Local facility charge — enable the EDA to fund significant water/sewer improvements
and recover investment through payments made by new construction.
- Business ready site revolving loan fund — fund rezoning and related engineering fees
to bring a site to a Tier 5 level under the VEDP Business Ready Sites Program.
- Business & Education Summit — assist the EDA's Business & Education Workforce
Initiative goals and objectives via a challenge grant.
Supervisor Slaughter asked Director Barker to elaborate on the microloan program.
Director Barker stated this project was in the conceptual phase and the specific details
were yet to be worked out.
Supervisor Lofton asked about the local facility charge and the EDA's relationship with
the Sanitation Authority.
Mr. Crockett responded that the two bodies have a working relationship, but it behooves
the EDA to build upon that relationship.
Chairman DeHaven stated there was a need to preserve sites and to bring them up to
speed so they could be developed.
Vice -Chairman Fisher brought up the airport and the $33 million investment in that asset.
Mr. Crockett stated they have had conversations and there was a lot going on.
After some further discussion, Mr. Crockett summarized the takeaways for the EDA.
They included:
- Job creation and enhancing salaries was a priority.
- Economic development across a broad spectrum (diversity).
- Workforce development.
The two bodies briefly discussed the scheduling of the annual meeting between the two.
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It was determined that the meeting would be held in May and would be scheduled when the
Board sets its meeting schedule at the annual organizational meeting.
There being no further business, the work session was adjourned at 1:13 P.M.
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr,
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
rends G. Garton
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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Jay Ef Ti s
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
Minute Book Number 42
Board of Supervisors Work Session with
Frederick County Economic Development Authority on 03/30/17
County of Frederick, Virginia