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EDAMinutes2024February1 MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024 | A meeting of the Frederick County Economic Development Authority was held on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. in the County Administration Building , First Floor Conference Room, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. PRESENT: Rick Till, Judy McCann -Slaughter, Karen Swecker, Bryan Fairbanks and Gary L ofton. Due to personal reasons, Stan Crockett participated by phone which was approved by Board members present. STAFF: Patrick Barker, Shayla Rickard, Wendy May, and Donna McIlwee, Frederick County Economic Development Authority; Michael Bryan, EDA Attorney; Rod Williams, County Attorney; and Jay Tibbs, Deputy County Administrator MEETING CALLED TO ORDER : Chairman Till called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING—MODIFICATION OF UP TO $17,000,000 OF REVENUE BONDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LEGACY AT NORTH AUGUSTA, INC. Mr. Till opened the Public Hearing , held at the request of The Legacy at North Augusta, Inc. regarding certain modifications to the Authority’s Residential Care Facility Revenue Bonds (The Legacy at North Augusta project), Series 2011 (the “Bonds”), originally issued in an aggregate principal amount of $17,000,000. No one spoke during the Public Hearing, which was then closed by Mr. Till. RESOLUTION FOR MODIFICATION OF UP TO $17,000,000 OF REVENUE BONDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LEGACY AT NORTH AUGUSTA, INC. Mr. Bryan introduced the Legacy’s Bond Attorney, Mike Graff, and Craig Watson, a representative from Legacy. He explained the resolution was to modify the bonds a s to the interest rate. There is no obligation placed on the Authority and the Authority is not indebted on these bonds. The Authority does receive an administrative fee from the bonds. EDA Board members were provided a copy of the proposed Resolution prior to this meeting. On motion of Mr. Fairbanks, seconded by Mr. Lofton, the Resolution was approved by the following recorded vote: J. Stanley Crockett Aye Bryan Fairbanks Aye Page 2 of 4 Frederick County EDA Meeting Minutes | February 1, 2024 Gary Lofton Aye Judy McCann-Slaughter Aye Karen Swecker Aye Rick Till Aye PARTNER SHOWCASE – FREDERICK COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT Mr. Barker introduced Wyatt Pearson , Director, and Tyler Klein, Senior Planner, to give an operational overview of Frederick County’s Planning & Development Department. Mr. Pearson explained how the department interacts with the EDA. Mr. Klein presented an overview of the proposed Western Frederick Land Use Plan . APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the January 4, 2024 , meeting were presented. On motion duly made by Mr. Loften and seconded by Ms. McCann-Slaughter, the minutes were approved by the following recorded vote: J. Stanley Crockett Aye Bryan Fairbanks Aye Gary Lofton Aye Judy McCann-Slaughter Aye Karen Swecker Aye Rick Till Aye TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. Barker submitted the following report: Checking Account - Bank of Clarke as of December 31, 2023 - $7043.22 Intrafi Account – Bank of Clarke as of December 31, 2023 - $2,898,763.72 On motion of Ms. McCann-Slaughter, seconded by Mr. Lofton, the Treasurer’s Report was approved by the following recorded vote: J. Stanley Crockett Aye Bryan Fairbanks Aye Gary Lofton Aye Judy McCann-Slaughter Aye Karen Swecker Aye Rick Till Aye Page 3 of 4 Frederick County EDA Meeting Minutes | February 1, 2024 PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS VIRGINIA BUSINESS READY SITE PROGRAM Mr. Barker distributed a draft Performance Agreement between the EDA and VEDP due to two minor revisions. Mr. Till stated the Performance Agreement with the Peterson Companies is ready for signature. Mr. Lofton asked if there were any questions not resolved in this Agreement. Mr. Barker stated that Section 13, Final Reimbursement, needs to be discussed more with VEDP. All work must be completed before Peterson can request reimbursement and VEDP makes the final decision if work is complete. On motion of Ms. McCann-Slaughter, seconded by Mr. Fairbanks, the Board voted to move forward with the Performance Agreement by the following recorded vote: J. Stanley Crockett Aye Bryan Fairbanks Aye Gary Lofton Aye Judy McCann-Slaughter Aye Karen Swecker Aye Rick Till Aye VIRGINIA BUSINESS READY SITE PROGRAM APPLICATION Mr. Barker reported that One Logistics Park’s pre -application for $10,000,000 from the 2024 round of VBRSP Grant funding has been accepted for consideration. STRATEGY MEASUREMENTS UPDATE Mr. Barker stated that, to ensure proper implementation, staff will provide quarterly updates on the plan’s performance measures. Ms. May, Marketing Manager, reviewed Restaurant Week activities and the upcoming Agribusiness Conference. Ms. Rickard, Business Retention Manager, announced the Widget Cup competition would be held on April 11 at Millwood High School and the Employer Expo on May 8 at Shenandoah University. GROCERY STORE ATTRACTION Mr. Barker gave an update on his efforts to encourage grocery stores to locate in Frederick County. Two have shown moderate interest, 4 have long-term market consideration, and 2 have no interest. Page 4 of 4 Frederick County EDA Meeting Minutes | February 1, 2024 SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY COME BEFORE THIS AUTHORITY Mr. Barker provided Board members with a recap of key proposed bills in the Virginia legislature and a full list of proposed bills that VEDA is tracking. Ms. McCann-Slaughter asked that Board members be made aware of any bills detrimental to our community or work we are doing so that contact can be made with our legislators. ADJOURN There being no further business to come before this Authority, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 a.m. ________________________________ ____________________________ Richard Till Jay Tibbs Chairman Secretary