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February 1, 2000
The Alexander County Commissioners held their monthly meeting on February 1, 2000 in the Commissioners Room in the Alexander County Courthouse, Taylorsville, NC. PEOPLES' AGENDA Chairman John Watts called the Peoples' Agenda to order at 6:45 p.m. Mr. Raymond Steele stated that he owned two lots and wished to set up a metal carport. The Zoning Ordinance does not allow him to set up the carport where he wishes due to the fact that the carport would sit 1 1/2 feet onto the second lot. The Commissioners stated that they understand Mr. Steele's dilemma and recommended that Mr. Steele refer to the County Manager for further information. Mrs. Kim Bumgarner stated that she owned a 1986 mobile home that was moved into the county in 1993. The mobile home hasn't had power hooked up within 90 days due to remodeling. Mrs. Bumgarner stated that a gentleman was wanting to buy the mobile home but they can't get power hooked back up since the mobile home does not meet the current ordinance codes. Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to close the Peoples' Agenda. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. Chairman John Watts called the regular meeting to order at 6:55 p.m. Rev. Jason Guyer gave the invocation and Leah McLaughlin led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CITIZEN OF THE MONTH AWARD Chairman Watts presented the Citizen of the Month award to Mr. Lem R. Hafer for his dedication to family and promotion of Alexander County. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Chairman Watts noted that Budget Amendment #23 was to be added to the Consent Agenda. Commissioner David Odom made the motion to accept the addition and Commissioner Joel Harbinson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chairman John Watts gave the Chairman's Report which included a letter of resignation from Ms. Helen Anthony from the position of Clerk to the Board. Ms. Anthony cited personal reasons for resigning including plans to file for the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Odom stated that he has enjoyed working with Ms. Anthony and the wanted to commend her on her work and dedication to Alexander County. Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to accept Ms. Anthony's resignation and Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The Board asked County Manager Rick French to appoint someone to replace Ms. Anthony. Mr. French stated that he would like to appoint Jamie Millsaps as Clerk to the Board of Commissioners. SWEARING IN OF CLERK TO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The Clerk of Court, Seth Chapman, gave the Oath of Office to Jamie Millsaps, Clerk to the Board. PUBLIC HEARING: REZONING CASE 00-1 Corey Teague, Alexander County Planning Department, presented the rezoning case 00-1. The subject property is 2.75 acres located off NC Hwy 127. The property is zoned RA-20 Residential Agriculture. The proposed use is for commercial retail development H-C Highway-Commercial. The properties are vacant. Planning Board unanimously recommends rezoning. Commissioner Wes Bolick made a motion to accept the rezoning and Commissioner Harbinson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. PUBLIC HEARING: REZONING CASE 00-2 Corey Teague, Alexander County Planning Department, presented the rezoning case 00-2. The subject property is 2.8 acres located off the southern end of Icard Ridge Road. The property is currently being used for a commercial marina. The property is zoned RA-20 Residential. Planning Board unanimously recommends rezoning. Commissioner Odom made a motion to accept the rezoning and Commissioner Bolick seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. PUBLIC HEARING: TEXT AMENDMENT 00-1 Sylvia Turnmire, Planning Director, presented the Zoning Text Amendment 00-1 Manufactured Home Appearance Criteria. This request was generated from the letter received from Donald Robertson and suggested by the Commissioners this past November 1999. Commissioner Bolick made the motion to allow "metal on metal" on new manufactured homes until December 31, 2000 and to also do away with the 90/180 day time limit for electrical service. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Sylvia Turnmire, Planning Director, presented the proposed Subdivision Regulation. Several people stated their opinion on the regulations. Mr. Dent Allison, Mr. Tracy Warlick, and Mr. Carol Williams all stated that they were unaware of the regulations until January 31, 2000 and that they felt there were many discrepancies within the regulations. Commissioner Harbinson stated that all regulations were in the Taylorsville Times in the Public Notices. All three said they had not seen the Taylorsville Times. Commissioner Darrell Robertson made a motion to move this item to the April meeting. Commissioner Robertson also stated that all comments to be discussed during meeting must be given to Sylvia Turnmire by March 1, 2000. Commissioner Harbinson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. BUILDING COMMUNITY FROM DIVERSITY Larry Pope, Chairperson of Building Community from Diversity, presented to the Board a request of $1500.00 to help in funding the annual Building Community from Diversity celebration. The celebration will be held on March 19th at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. Ms. Lucy Allen from the Hiddenite Center is helping Mr. Pope with the festivities. Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to donate $1000.00 to the project. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted three for the motion, Commissioners (Watts, Harbinson, and Odom), and two against the motion, Commissioners (Robertson and Bolick). UPDATE ON GDS REORGANIZATION Cathy Bowman spoke on behalf of Bill Schrum from GDS. GDS, a subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc., will be involved in a corporate reorganization. GDS will be merged into Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC. All services will be the same and Alexander County will be working with the same people at the same locations. Commissioner Robertson made a motion to accept the reorganization. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. LIBRARY BOARD APPOINTMENT Ms. Janice Jones was recommended to serve on the Library Board. Chairman Watts made a motion to appoint Ms. Jones to the Library Board. Commissioner Bolick seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. EXPANSION OF COUNCIL ON AGING Angela Johnson, Senior Center Director, requested that the Board add four additional members to the Council on Aging. This action is recommended in order to ensure that older adults from various locations in the county are represented, to meet Home Care and community Block Grant Advisory Committee requirements and to avoid possible conflict of interest from providers serving on the council. Commissioner Bolick made a motion to add the four additional members. Commissioner Robertson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. Ms. Johnson will present to County Commission possible members to fill these positions at a later date. REPORT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Greg Cronk, Information Technology Director, gave an update on the Information Technology Department. Mr. Cronk reported that there were no major Y2K problems and that total cost associated with year 2000 replacements and remediation was approximately $43,100.00. Mr. Cronk reported that there were now eight buildings interconnected with the fiber optics network (Administration, Senior Center, DSS, Health Department, Library, Annex, Courthouse, and Dayton Building) and that the County had recently completed the transition to the State telephone networks for all County Departments. The IT Department also installed 6 PC's for additional staff, installed a new server at the Sheriff's Office, and completed a system transfer at the Tax Office. Mr. Cronk also reported that staff was in the process of expanding the County's webpage and was beginning to look at costs associated with extending the fiber optic WAN to the Employment Security Building. Commissioners asked Mr. Cronk to see how many surplus computers were left over from auction, stating that they may be used in other offices or given to children in the community. REPORT ON CDBG PROJECT Nancy Coley, Community Development Administrator, gave an update on the Community Development Block Grant Projects including Mitchell Gold EDC Project, Huntington House/Hancock & Moore Sewer Project, Taylor King, Inc. EDC Project, Highway 16 South Industrial/Prison Sewer Project, CNC Wood Technology, Inc. County ED Revolving Loan Project. No action was required. RECORDS RETENTION: BUILDING PERMITS Sylvia Turnmire, Planning Director, presented the Board with the North Carolina General Statutes on disposition of zoning, building, manufactured home permits, etc. Mrs. Turnmire went over the disposition schedule with the Board. Commissioner Darrell Robertson made a motion to accept the schedule as amended. Commissioner Bolick seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously to accept the motion.(Attachment #1) TEXT AMENDMENT 99-5: WATERSHED ORDINANCE Sylvia Turnmire, Planning Director, stated that Alexander County is required to adopt a map amendment for Lookout Shoals Lake in accordance with state regulations. Ms. Turnmire also stated that staff is continuing to work with the County Manager, the City of Statesville, and the Division of Water Quality in regards to this map amendment. After contact with the Division of Water Quality, the state has granted a time extension on the adoption of this amendment until February 20, 2000. The Board stated that this item would be tabled. Commissioner Robertson made a motion to table this item until a meeting could be set up with the City of Statesville and Alexander County Board of Commissioners regarding possible compensation to Alexander County. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. REPORT ON ALEXANDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Charles McGinnis, Project Manager, gave a report on the Alexander Community Hospital. Mr. McGinnis stated the hospital's objectives for the future including additional staff and services. Mr. McGinnis presented Dr. Choong's contract and the lease agreement for Dr. Choong's office. It was stated that the Alexander Community Hospital would need to move fast with financial aspects and payroll. Mr. McGinnis stated that he would like to have one of the surplus computers for his office at the hospital. The Board asked the County Manager to look into getting a surplus computer. ALEXANDER COUNTY SCHOOLS: ARCHITECTURAL FEES Mr. Roger Brown asked the Board for consideration of two Budget Amendments for architectural fees for Alexander County Schools. Mr. Brown stated that they need $200,000 for completion of the Central Park Project, $512,000 for architectural fees and design to Alexander Central, and $385,000 for architectural fees and design to Ellendale Elementary. Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to accept the budget amendments. Commissioner Robertson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. (Attachment #2) RESOLUTION TO SELL MCNAIRY GROUP HOME Commissioner Darrell Robertson presented the Board with a resolution to dispose of the McNairy Group Home. The building is currently empty and all the residents have been moved. Commissioner Robertson would like to sell the building and give the proceeds to handicapped and challenged individuals. Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to accept the resolution. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. (Attachment #3) COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT County Manager, Rick French, gave his monthly report to the Commissioners, which included two items that required action by the Board.
Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to designate additional funds as needed. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. OTHER BUSINESS PRISON PROPERTY The Dept. of Transportation owns the 23 acres adjacent to the old prison property on NC Highway 16, Parcel 43C, E8; Deed Reference Book #23 and Page 114. Chairman Watts designated County Manager, Rick French, to send a letter to the DOT requesting that they deed the property to Alexander County. Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to send letter. Commissioner Robertson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The issue of paving approximately one-third mile of State Road 1143 was discussed. Commissioner Bolick made a motion to hold a public hearing on the issue on March 14, 2000. Commissioner Odom seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. CONSENT AGENDA
Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Bolick seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. CLOSED SESSION -CONTRACTUAL ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Harbinson made a motion to adjourn at 10:30 p.m. Commissioner Robertson seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion and to reconvene in a Closed Session. The next regular Monthly Commissioners Meeting will be held March 14, 2000.
John F. Watts, Chairman Jamie C. Millsaps, Clerk to the Board
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