05-08-2020 SR RIFA Agenda1
Staunton River Regional Industrial Facility Authority
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Town of Hurt, Virginia
City of Danville, Virginia
AGENDA
May 8, 2020
1:00 P.M.
Pittsylvania County Wayside Park Pavilion
1678 Main Street
Hurt, VA 24563
County of Pittsylvania Members
Tim W. Dudley, Vice Chairman
Ben L. Farmer
Dr. Charles H. Miller, Alternate
Town of Hurt Members
Shirley Barksdale-Hill
Steve Watson
Collin Adams, Alternate
City of Danville Members
Sherman M. Saunders, Chairman
Fred O. Shanks, III
J. Lee Vogler, Jr., Alternate
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Staunton River Regional Industrial Facility Authority
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
A. Appointment by Vice Chairman, Sherman M. Saunders, of Matthew Rowe, Director,
Economic Development, Pittsylvania County, to prepare the minutes of the meeting in the
absence of the Authority’s Secretary
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Members of the public who desire to comment on a specific agenda item will be heard during
this period. The Chairman/Vice Chairman of the Authority may restrict the number of speakers.
Each speaker must identify themselves and state their address, and each speaker shall be
limited to a total of three minutes for comments. [Please note that the public comment period is
not a question-and-answer session between the public and the Authority.]
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Consideration of Resolution No. 2020-05-08-4A, to approve a Local Performance Agreement
for Project Emotion, pertaining to an industry to be located in the Southern Virginia Multi-
Modal Park in Hurt, VA, bringing significant jobs and investment to the surrounding area, in
furtherance of the Authority’s purpose set forth in its Amended and Restated Bylaws to
enhance the economic base of the Authority’s member localities by developing the Park, on
such terms and conditions as presented at this meeting by Authority Staff, which are
determined by the Board of the Authority to be in the best interests of the Authority and
the citizens of its member localities, and to authorize the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Authority, each of whom may act independently of the other, to execute and deliver such
Agreement, together with such amendments, deletions or additions as may be approved by
the Chairman or Vice Chairman, such execution of the Agreement by the Chairman or the
Vice Chairman, as the case may be, to conclusively establish his approval of any
amendments, deletions or additions thereto – Matthew Rowe, Director, Economic
Development, Pittsylvania County, and Corrie Teague-Bobe, Director, Economic
Development, City of Danville [NO SEPARATE WRITTEN RESOLUTION]
B. Formal Announcement of Project Emotion Industry and Recruit – Sherman M. Saunders,
Chairman of the Authority
5. REMARKS FROM:
Sherman M. Saunders, Chairman of the Authority
Tim W. Dudley, Vice Chairman of the Authority and the Staunton River District Member of
the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Recruit Representatives
Legislators/Other Distinguished Guests
Gary Hodnett, Mayor of the Town of Hurt, VA
Alonzo Jones, Mayor of the City of Danville
Robert (Bob) Warren, Chairman of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
6. ADJOURN – Mr. Saunders, Chairman of the Authority