Harnett County Board of Commissioners s6

HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

County Administration Building

102 East Front Street

Lillington, North Carolina

RESULTS OF BOARD MEETING

Regular Meeting

June 21, 20107:00 p.m.

- Order of Business -

  1. Call to order – Chairman Timothy B. McNeill
  1. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation – Commissioner Jim Burgin
  1. Consider additions and deletions to the published agenda – Approved as amended

Mr. Sauer requested the addition of additional budget amendments and Public Utilities request for approval of an amendment to the existing 2006 water capacity agreement with Johnston County.

Commissioner Burgin, in reference to the Lease Agreement with Shawtown High School Alumni Association, Inc., advised the Legal Department to get an updated copy of the Certificate of Insurance (COI) from the lessee yearly.

Commissioner House requested a correction to the June 4, 2010 special session minutes regarding the one percent COLA increase for employees. Commissioner House also asked about the locations of the two additional communication tower applications received by Planning Services noted in budget amendment 481.

4.  Consent Agenda – All items on the revised consent agenda were approved

A.  Minutes: June 4, 2010 Special Session (corrected)

June 7, 2010 Regular Meeting

  1. Budget amendments
  2. Tax refunds, rebates and releases
  3. Public Utilities Department request approval of final change order for Seaside Environmental Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $56,539.60.
  4. Public Utilities Department request approval of an increasing change order for T.A. Loving Company in the amount of $752,815.27
  5. Public Utilities Department request approval of an increasing change order for Blackmon Contracting Company, Inc. in the amount of $866,405.
  6. Public Utilities Department and the County Engineer request approval of the engineering services agreement for Hazen and Sawyer for the Wastewater Master Plan in the amount of $204,430.
  7. Public Utilities Department request approval of an engineering services amendment for the Buffalo Lakes WW Extension Project in the amount of $104,518 for Marziano & McGougan, PA.
  8. Public Utilities Department request approval of write-offs for the first quarter of 2010 totaling $14,450.54.
  9. Parks and Recreation request approval to accept funding for the Anderson Creek Senior Center by Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging.
  10. Legal Department request approval of the Lease Agreement by and between County of Harnett and Shawtown High School Alumni Assoc., Inc.
  11. Legal Department, on behalf of Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, request adoption of a resolution authorizing disposition of four surplus motor vehicles to the Central Carolina Emergency Services Training Center.
  12. Legal Department, on behalf of the Tax Department, request approval of Services Agreement by and between County of Harnett and County Tax Services, Inc. for provision of auditing services on Business Personal Property Tax Listings.
  13. Planning Department request approval to accept $200,000 grant Planning Services/Community Development’s application to NC Housing Finance Agency for 2010 Single Family Rehabilitation grant program.
  14. Social Services Department request approval to transfer CAP-C Case Management to RHA Howell, Inc. RHA Howell provides residential and vocational services and care for disabled adults and disabled children in North Carolina.
  15. Finance Department request approval to deny a request to write-off an EMS billing for Alicia Jones, PAT-029358, in the amount of $618.87.
  16. Finance Department request approval of contract between 3HC and Harnett County Medical Services.
  17. Resolution recognizing Eagle Scout Jacob Roy Dunn
  18. Human Resources, on behalf of Public Buildings, request approval to reclassify the vacant Maintenance Worker Grade 58 position to a Facility Maintenance Technician Grade 63 position to assist in the maintenance of the new Law Enforcement Center. Funds exist to support this reclassification.

T.  Public Utilities requested approval of an amendment to the existing 2006 water capacity agreement with Johnston County. ADDED

5. Period of up to 30 minutes for informal comments allowing 3 minutes for each

Presentation

The following eight citizens from the Chalybeate Springs community shared their concern and spoke in opposition of the current unregulated practices of Drakes Landing, a shooting range located 3146 Chalybeate Springs Road, which they feel is a nuisance and a safety hazard to their community:

1) Bobby Jeffries, 707 Purfoy Road, Fuquay-Varina

2)  Myrtle Pearce, 15 Victoria Hills Drive, Fuquay-Varina

3)  Linwood Haire, Fuquay-Varina

4)  Al Caviness, 3481 Chalybeate Springs Road, Fuquay-Varina

5)  Grace Pennington, Fuquay-Varina

6)  David Moore, Fuquay-Varina

7)  Harold Wells, 1400 Atkins Road, Fuquay-Varina

8)  Jimmy Johnson, 107 S. Woodrow Street, Fuquay-Varina

6.  Appointments - None

7.  Presentation of Letter of Conditions and Public Hearing regarding the proposed loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, to construct a library in Western Harnett County, Lisa Talley, Area Loan Specialist with Rural Development, USDA

A)  Resolution Accepting Letter of Conditions - Approved

Chairman McNeill called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for comments from the public. There being no comments, Chairman McNeill closed the public hearing.

8.  Public Hearing – Locally Designated Historic Landmark, Jay Sikes, Senior Planner

Applicant: R.L. Johnson Family LP (Tim Johnson)

350 acres, 2095 Kipling Road, Hectors Creek Township - Approved

Chairman McNeill called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for comments from the public. Kent Jeffries of Chalybeate Springs spoke in support. There being no further comments, Chairman McNeill closed the public hearing.

9.  Presentation by the North Harnett Property Rights Assoc. Inc., Kent Jeffries

10.  County Manager’s report – Scott T. Sauer, County Manager

·  Interdepartmental Budget Report

·  Municipal Animal Control Monthly Activity Report

10. Closed session - none

11. New Business - Commissioner House requested that the County Manager contact Mr. Ken Bryan and have him come and give the board an update on the hospital situation.

12. Adjourn – 8:12 pm

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