09-21-2021 Work Session Agenda
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WORK SESSION
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 – 4:30 PM
Conference Room #1
County Administration Building, 1 Center Street
Chatham, Virginia 24531
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER (4:30 PM)
2. ROLL CALL
3. AGENDA ITEMS TO BE ADDED
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
For the citizens’ convenience, all Work Session and Committee Meetings are now being
recorded and can be viewed on the same YouTube location as the Board of Supervisor’s
Business Meetings. Please remember that the Board’s Work Session is designed for
internal Board and County Staff communication, discussion, and work. It is not a
question and answer session with the audience. Accordingly, during the Work Session,
no questions or comments from the audience will be entertained. Respectfully, any
outbursts or disorderly conduct from the audience will not be tolerated and may result in
the offending person’s removal from the Work Session. As a reminder, all County
citizens, and other appropriate parties as designated by the Board’s Bylaws, are permitted
to make comments under the Hearing of the Citizens’ Section of tonight’s Business
Meeting.
5. PRESENTATIONS
a. County Tourism Update (Staff Contact: David M. Smitherman); (Presenter: Corrie
Bobe); (15 minutes)
b. County Agritourism Update (Staff Contact: David M. Smitherman); (Presenter: John
Harris, ODAC); (15 minutes)
6. STAFF, COMMITTEE, AND/OR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER REPORTS
a. County Transient Occupancy Tax Usage Discussion (Staff Contact: David M.
Smitherman); (15 minutes)
Work Session - September 21, 2021
7. BUSINESS MEETING DISCUSSION ITEMS
8. CLOSED SESSION
a. Discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an
existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the
business' or industry's interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community.
(Staff Contact: Matthew D. Rowe)
(1) Legal Authority: Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(5)
Subject Matters: Projects Settlement, AI, and Matterhorn
Purpose: Economic Development Updates on Unannounced
Industries/Prospective Businesses
b. Consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public body regarding
specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel. (Staff
Contact: J. Vaden Hunt, Esq.)
(1) Legal Authority: Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(8)
Subject Matters: RDOF MOU and Solar Siting Agreements
Purpose: Legal Consultation/Advice Regarding the Same
9. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION & CLOSED SESSION CERTIFICATION
a. Closed Session Certification
10. ADJOURNMENT