Mary Ball Washington Regional Council GO Virginia Region 6 www.govirginia6.org August 12, 2019 Rappahannock Community College, Glens Campus 12745 College Drive, Glenns, VA 23149 Call to Order William Beale Introductions William Beale Public Involvement William Beale June 10, 2019 Meeting Minutes Approval (ACTION ITEM) William Beale Financial Report (ACTION ITEM) Kate Gibson Discussion of Project Funding Placeholders (ACTION ITEM) Jennifer Morgan Executive Committee Report & Actions Taken William Beale Growth & Diversification Plan Update Review and Approval FY20 Capacity Building Contract Approval (ACTION ITEM) William Beale Project Pipeline Development Update Jennifer Morgan Current Project Reports Jennifer Morgan Break for Lunch Growth & Diversification Plan Update Final Approval (ACTION ITEM) Neal Barber, Community Futures Meeting Schedule Jennifer Morgan Adjournment William Beale MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MARY BALL WASHINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL June 10, 2019 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Bowling Green, Virginia www.govirinia.org MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING: Vice-Chair – Carlton Revere, Bruce Davis, Jackie Davis, Val Foulds, Steve Goodall, Lisa Hull, Ann Lewis, Kim McClellan, Morgan Quicke MEMBERS ABSENT: Chair – William Beale, Wally Beauchamp, Lou Belcher, Elizabeth Crowther, Stephanie Heinatz, Anne Richardson, Bryan Taliaferro, John Wells, Kimberly Young OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Jerry Davis, Liz Povar, Angela Freeman STAFF/CONSULTANTS: GWRC – Kate Gibson, Jennifer Morgan, Community Futures – Neal Barber, Mangum Economics – Fletcher Magnum CALL TO ORDER Mr. Revere called the meeting to order at 11:00 am with a quorum present. INTRODUCTIONS Ms. Gibson introduced Jennifer Morgan to the Council as the new GO Virginia Program Coordinator for Region 6. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT No members of the public wished to speak. GROWTH & DIVERSIFICATION PLAN UPDATE Fletcher Magnum, Magnum Economics updated Council on the current economic profile of the region. Dr. Magnum explained that overall trends have not changed significantly since the original Growth and Diversification Plan analysis in 2017. Neal Barber, Community Futures updated Council on regional stakeholder meetings and highlighted common themes from each meeting, including stopping out-commuting, improving broadband, and focusing on regional collaboration. Furthermore, Mr. Barber explained that many who attended the meetings emphasized that workforce training/education programs do not align with employer needs and see an opportunity for Council here. 1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MARY BALL WASHINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL June 10, 2019 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Bowling Green, Virginia www.govirinia.org APRIL 8, 2019 MEETING MINUTES APPROVAL Mr. Quicke moved to approve the April 8 2019 Meeting Minutes, and Mr. Goodall seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. FINANCIAL REPORT Ms. Gibson presented the financial report for April 2017-April 2019. Mr. Davis moved to approve the financial report, and Ms. Foulds seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. BUDGET REVISION DISCUSSION & APPROVAL Ms. Gibson presented a draft Capacity Building Budget revision. The Region 6 Capacity Building Budget includes funding from FY17, FY19, and FY20. The oldest money must be spent first. The revision shifts line item amounts between fiscal years, but keeps the sum of each line item across the three years the same, to better reflect the order in which funds will be spent. Ms. McClellan moved to approve the budget revision as presented, and Mr. Davis seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT & ACTIONS TAKEN Ms. McClellan reported on the business discussed and actions taken at the Executive Committee Meeting on May 17, 2019. The Executive Committee approved the continuation of the George Washington Regional Commission as the support organization for GO Virginia Region 6, approved the FY20 Capacity Building Budget, and approved the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance and the Middle Peninsula Alliance to develop a pipeline of projects in their respective subregions. Due to conflicts of interest, only one Executive Committee member present could vote to approve the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Region Partnership for project pipeline development in the Northern Neck sub region, therefore this proposal must come before the Council. Mr. Davis moved to approve all Executive Committee actions, and Mr. Goodall seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. PROJECT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT DETERMINATIONS APPROVAL Mr. Davis moved to approved the Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Region Partnership as the agency to develop a pipeline of projects for the Northern Neck sub region, and Mr. Quicke seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, with Ms. Hull abstaining. 2 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MARY BALL WASHINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL June 10, 2019 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Bowling Green, Virginia www.govirinia.org CURRENT PROJECT REPORTS Ms. Povar provided updates on the PamunkeyNet Business Plan project, the Middle Peninsula Alliance Business Site Readiness Planning project, and the Middle Peninsula Project Pipeline Development effort. Mr. Jerry Davis provided updates on the Flexible Office Space Due Diligence, Welding Training Program, and Northern Neck Region- Wide Site, Building & Infrastructure Study projects. Ms. Gibson provided updates on the Virginia Sea Grant Planning Grant, Good Jobs Here, and Cybersecurity Certification Program projects. MEETING SCHEDULE The next meeting of the Regional Council will take place on August 12, 2019. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:37 pm. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Morgan, Economic Development Coordinator George Washington Regional Commission 3 Financial Report - Capacity Building Funding Mary Ball Washington Regional Council (GO Virginia Region 6) Report Period: April 2017 - May 2019 Report Date: 8/12/2019 FY18 Capacity Building FY17 (100% Match) FY19 FY19 FY20 Expenditures Capacity Building MOVED TO PROJECT Capacity Building Capacity Building Capacity Building Under/Over (since April 2017) (No Match) FUNDING (No Match) (50% Match) (No Match) Total by Line Item by Line Item Region 6 Allocation Total $400,000.00 $0.00 $250,000.00 $111,111.00 $250,000.00 $1,011,111.00 Budget GWRC Staffing (Salary, Fringe, and Indirect) $95,988.00 $0.00 $49,873.00 $0.00 $140,000.00 $285,861.00 $120,962.47 $164,898.53 Community Futures Staffing $4,000.00 $0.00 $12,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16,000.00 $9,100.00 $6,900.00 Meetings $3,374.00 $0.00 $1,073.00 $0.00 $2,000.00 $6,447.00 $3,743.67 $2,703.33 Travel $2,217.00 $0.00 $536.00 $0.00 $3,000.00 $5,753.00 $3,370.05 $2,382.95 Marketing/Outreach $521.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,000.00 $2,521.00 $1,001.28 $1,519.72 Legal Expenses $0.00 $0.00 $4,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,000.00 $0.00 $4,000.00 Equipment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 G&D Plan Development $93,900.00 $0.00 $32,518.00 $0.00 $4,482.00 $130,900.00 $93,900.00 $37,000.00 Capacity Building Efforts (no match) $200,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $23,000.00 $223,000.00 $20,130.00 $202,870.00 Project Pipeline Development $0.00 $0.00 $150,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $150,000.00 $0.00 $150,000.00 Future Consulting Needs $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,518.00 $4,518.00 $0.00 $4,518.00 Contingency $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $70,000.00 $70,000.00 $0.00 $70,000.00 Project Reserves $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $111,111.00 $0.00 $111,111.00 $0.00 $111,111.00 Total $400,000.00 $0.00 $250,000.00 $111,111.00 $250,000.00 $1,011,111.00 $252,207.47 $758,903.53 Expenditures (since April 2017) Total $252,207.47 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $252,207.47 Under/Over Total $147,792.53 $0.00 $250,000.00 $111,111.00 $250,000.00 $758,903.53 Financial Report - Project Funding Mary Ball Washington Regional Council (GO Virginia Region 6) Report Period: April 2017 - Present Report Date: 8/12/2019 FY18 FY18 FY19 FY20 Per Capita Capacity Building Per Capita Per Capita (100% Match) (100% Match) (100% Match) (100% Match) Total Region 6 Allocation Total $640,182.00 $250,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $1,008,621.00 $2,898,803.00 Projects Funded Flexible Office Space Due Diligence $50,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $50,000.00 PamunkeyNet Business Plan $50,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $50,000.00 VASG Planning Grant $49,996.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $49,996.00 Welding Training Program $130,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $130,000.00 Cybersecurity Certification Program $110,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $110,000.00 Total $389,996.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $389,996.00 Projects in Pipeline Apprenticeship Network $289,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $289,200.00 Total $289,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $289,200.00 Under/Over Total -$39,014.00 $250,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $1,008,621.00 $2,219,607.00 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MARY BALL WASHINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE July 23, 2019 Rappahannock Community College Warsaw, Virginia MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING: Chair - William Beale, Wally Beauchamp, Lisa Hull, Kim McClellan MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice-Chair - Carlton Revere OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: None STAFF: GWRC – Kate Gibson and Jennifer Morgan, Community Futures – Neal Barber CALL TO ORDER Mr. Beale called the meeting to order at 11:05 am with a quorum present. MAY 17, 2019 MEETING MINUTES APPROVAL Mr. Beauchamp moved to approve the May 17, 2019 Meeting Minutes and Ms. Hull seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. FINANCIAL REPORT Ms.