Board of County Supervisors Meeting - Mar 18, 2025

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What agenda items and proclamations are approved at the start of the meeting?

Deshundra Jefferson 24:13

All right, good afternoon, everyone. It is Tuesday, March 18th, and we're going to get started. We are going to begin with a moment of silence.

Deshundra Jefferson 24:41

Thank you. All rise if you are able for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United

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States of

Deshundra Jefferson 24:51

America and

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to the republic for which it stands, one nation under

Deshundra Jefferson 24:55

God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Thank you so very much. I'd like to entertain a motion for number 3A to approve the minutes from February 25th. So moved, Madam Chair.

Andrea O. Bailey 25:15

Second.

Deshundra Jefferson 25:16

All right. Let's take a vote.

Sarah Ford 25:25

Vote unanimous.

Deshundra Jefferson 25:29

All right. We are going to move on to agenda item number four, and that is accommodations and proclamations. We have 4A through 4F. Can I get a motion? So move, Madam Chair.

Andrea O. Bailey 25:39

Second.

Deshundra Jefferson 25:40

All right. Any discussions? I don't think so. So let's go ahead and vote.

Sarah Ford 25:50

Vote unanimous.

Deshundra Jefferson 25:53

All right. Thank you so very much. Supervisor Weir for 4F. When we get to that one, if you could join me down at the podium, I'd greatly appreciate it. First up, we have procurement month. So, Shanna Terry, if you and your team can meet me down by the podium.

Deshundra Jefferson 26:37

You roll pretty deep. Procurement is the strategic process of acquiring goods and services from external sources, encompassing activities like sourcing, negotiating, and managing contracts, ultimately aiming to optimize value and efficiency for an organization. The Office of Procurement Services staff contributes positively to the county's operations by improving procurement methods and practices and by exploring new technologies to increase efficiency. The Office of Procurement Services, the Virginia Association of Governmental Procurement, and the National Institute of Governmental Procurement and other professional associations throughout the world engage in special efforts during the month of March to raise awareness of the important role that procurement professionals play in business, industry, and government.

Deshundra Jefferson 27:30

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors hereby proclaims March 2025 as Procurement Month in Prince William County, Virginia. Do you have any words for us? Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board, our county executive and our deputy county executive. I want to thank you all for all of your support of the Office of Procurement Services and the great work that we do. From the pin you write with to the trails that you walk on to the public safety facilities, this is the team right here that does it all, supporting all of our county agencies. supporting all of our county agencies and running their operations and providing mission critical services to our community. So we've been celebrating all month long.

Deshundra Jefferson 28:21

We started off on March 5th with a virtual vendor workshop to engage our vendors and provide tools and resources on how to do business with the county. We then had a Price is Right themed celebration to engage our internal county customers, giving them procurement knowledge and just having some fun. This week on the 19th, we have a Lunch and Learn. Our PCAR team will be facilitating that, providing information on our PCAR program. And then on the 25th, you can pop in for a procurement Q&A. If you have any questions on the procurement process, our team will be happy to answer those questions. But I do want to take a minute. The most important thing that I do today is to acknowledge this team. So I want to acknowledge them by name, and then I'll be out of your way.

Deshundra Jefferson 29:09

So we have Keishla Perez, who is our deputy director. We have Candace Dunn. Candace Dunn supports police, ADC. We have Trenise Allen, who supports our community services, social services, youth services, and a few other agencies. We have Francine Morris, who is here with us to help us with some strategic things in our office. We have... Mustafa Arbizade, who supports transportation and development services. We have Lyndon Ogg, who supports our park and recreations operations. We have Andrea Silva, who supports fire and rescue. We have Mike Clark, who runs our procurement card program. And we have Marcus Crew, who is our vendor relations coordinator.