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03171986ris HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISISONERS MEETING, MARCH 17, 1986 CALL TO ORDER PRAYER MINUTES APPROVED RESOLUTION RE. FAYETTE. URBAN AREA THROUGHFARE PLAN The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 17, 1986, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: M. H. Brock, Bill Shaw, Rudy Collins, and Chair- man Jesse Alphin presiding. Commissioner Lloyd Stewart was absent. Others present were Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board; John M. Phelps, representing the County Attorney's Office; Dallas Pope, Assistant County Manager; and Hollie J. Wade, Record- ing Secretary. Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Commissioner M.H. Brock led the evening prayer. The minutes from the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting of March 3, 1986, were approved as read. Rick Heicksen with Cumberland County Planning Department, appeared before the Board and presented for the Board's consideration a resolution concerning the Fayetteville Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan. Following a discussion, Commissioner Shaw made a motion that the following resolution be approved; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: RESOLUTION THAT WHEREAS, the Fayetteville Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan map dated 1984 includes urban unincorporated areas of Harnett County; and WHEREAS, to better serve the existing and anticipated transportation and land use development needs of the community, it has become desirable to revise the thor- oughfare plan in the unicorporated area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF HARNETT, NORTH CAROLINA: THAT the Board of Commissioners adopts the Fayetteville Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan with revisions subject to the mutual adoption by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1. THAT Golfview Road (S.R. 1115) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 2. THAT Camden Road (S.R. 1003) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 3. THAT Rockfish Road (S.R. 1112) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 4 THAT Strickland Bridge Road (S.R. 1104) a major thoroughfare be extende from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 5. THAT Cliff dale Road (S.R. 1400) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 6. THAT Manchester Road (S.R. 1451) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old trnasportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 7. THAT Betts Road (S.R. 1001) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 8. THAT N.C. 24 and N.C. 87 a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 9. THAT N.C. 210 (North) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transporation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 10. THAT U.S. 401 (North) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 11. THAT River Road (S.R. 1714) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 12. THAT N.C. 24 (East) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary 17 maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 13. THAT Evans Road (S.R. 2216) from Fields Road (S.R. 2215) to N.C. 53/210 be added as a minor thoroughfare. 14. THAT N.C. 210 (South) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transpor- tation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 15. THAT N.C. 53 (South) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transporta- tion planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 16. THAT Chickenfoot Road (S.R. 2252) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 17. THAT I -95 (South) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 18. THAT Parkton Road (S.R. 1118) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transportation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the same recommended right -of -way and roadway design. 19. THAT U.S. 401 (South) a major thoroughfare be extended from the old transpor- tation planning boundary to the new transportation planning boundary maintaining the recommended right -of -way and roadway design. RESOLUTION W. N. Porter appeared before the Board as spokesperson for the Harnett County Black FROM BLACK Caucus and presented for consideration the following resolution: CAUCUS PRESENTED J.D. NORRIS APPOINTED TO DOMICILIARY COMM. HARNETT COUNTY BLACK CAUCUS RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM FIVE TO NINE; TO ABOLISH THE "TWO /THREE" STAGGERED TERM; AND TO ABOLISH THE NOMINATION BY DISTRICTS AND CONTINUE AT -LARGE ELECTIONS 1) WHEREAS, the procedure of electing members to the Board of County Commissioners and/ or the Board of Education by staggered terms lessens by two the number of seats in the races. Thereby reducing the opportunity for minorities to be elected, and 2) WHEREAS, electing members to the Board of County Commissioners and /or the Board of Education by a "three /two system" has resulted in the election of no minorities to either the Board of County Commissioners or the Board of Education, and 3) WHEREAS, minorities constitute 23+ % of the population of the County but have no minority elected representatives on either the Board of Commissioners or the Board of Education, and 4) WHEREAS, minorities constitute more than 40% of the total student population of the Harnett County School System but have no minority representatives on the Board of Education, and 5) WHEREAS, taxation without representation is the basic principle on which the nation was founded, and 6) WHEREAS, section two of the voting rights act of 1965 as amended states that any practices (practices are identified on the basis of their impact not by motives or intentions of the officials involved) which deny, abridge, or lessens the opportuni- ty for minorities to have a fair chance of being successful in elections is uncons- titutional. THEREBY BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Harnett County Board of Commissioners shall take immedi- ate action to eliminate this unfair and unconstitutional means of electing members to the County Board of Commissioners and the County Board of Education. Thereby, be it further resolved that the members of the Board of Commissioners and the members of the Board of Education be increased from five to nine members. THEREBY, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Board of Commissioners and the Members of the Board of Education shall all be nominated at the same time without regard to residnetial requirements and all shall be elected at the same time without regard to residential requirements. Following Mr. Porter's presentation, Rev. Stroud also appeared before the Board and offered comments supporting this request. Chairman Alphin stated that he appreciated Mr. Porter and the others coming tonight and presenting this request. He stated that this was a rather revolutionary request and would be a drastic change for Harnett County Mr. Alphin stated the Board would take this matter under consideration. Commissioner Brock made a motion that J. D. Norris be appointed to the Harnett County Domiciliary Home Community Advisory Committee; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion 18 LEASE AGREEMENT FOR MINI SITE AVERAS. TWSP. J.D. BARNES and it °carried with a unanimous vote. Mr. Dallas Pope, Assistant County Manager, presented for the Board's °consideration a lease agreement between Harnett County and J. D. and Henrietta Barnes for the location of a container site in Averasboro Township. Following a discussion, Commis- sioner Brock moved for the adoption of the following lease agreement; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. LEASE THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 19th day of March, 1986, by and between J. D. Barnes and wife, Henrietta Barnes, parties of the first part, Lessor (whether one or more parties) and the County of Harnett, a body politic exist- ing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, party of the second part, Lessee, WITNESSETH: That in consideration of their mutual promises and undertakings herein, the Lessor does hereby let, lease, and demise to lessee, and lessee does hereby accept as tenant of the lessor, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, a centain lot of land situated in Averasboro Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, and described as follows: Beginning at stake, said stake being located on property line along State Road 1790 and being 453 feet form the center line of State Road 1780, and runs thence north 200 feet to a stake; thence west 120 feet to a stake on the edge of pond, thence 200 feet to a stake on the edge of pond, thence east 120 feet to the point of beginning, containing .56 acre, more or less. Said tract being a portion of that certain parcel of land dedded to Lessors by deed on record in the Harnett County Registry in Deed Book 394, at Page 628. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said lands unto lessee for the term and upon the conditions set forth to wit: 1. This lease shall exist and continue for a term of five years from the date hereof unless sooner terminated as herein provided. The lessee shall have the option to renew this lease for an additional term of five years upon the same terms and conditions set out herein. The lessee herewith pays to the lessor the sum of $500.00, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by lessor. 2. Said lands are being leased to lessee for use as a containerized garbage facility and lessee covenants that said property will not be used for any other purpose. 3. Lessee shall not have any right to assign this lease or sublet any part of the herein demised premises and if lessee shall cease to use said property for the purposes herein mentioned prior to the expiration of thelease term said lease shall hereupon automatically terminate and expire and lease shall have no further rights hereunder. 4. Lessee shall be solely responsible for the performance of and shall pay all expenses incurred in preparing the leased premises for use as a containerized gar- bage facility. Lessee convenants that in preparing said leased premises for such purpose it will: a. Not use any of the dirt on the leased premises as fill dirt or for any other purpose and lessee will obtain elsewhere all dirt and other materials required to build said containerized garbage facility includ- ing ramps, unloading areas and surfacing material for the access area and roadway; and b. Lessee will clear the leased premises to the extent necessary in pre- paring said containerized garbage facility and remove and haul away from said leased premises and the adjoining lands of lessors all vege- tation, trees, bushes, stumps and other material cut down, upset, destroyed or otherwise damaged in preparing said facility. Lessee covenants that it will not cut or damage anymore standing timber on said premises than is reasonably necessary for the proper preparation of said facility. 5. Lessee will exercise all reasonable care and precaution to prevent garbage, paper, trash, litter or other material placed in the garbage containers or carried to the garbage facility from being blown or otherwise carried to or deposited upon the adjoining lands. In the event any such garbage, trash, paper, litter or other 19 material shall be blown onto, or otherwise get onto the adjoining lands, County will forthwith and at its sole expense collect, clean up and remove the same from said adjoining lands. 6. Lessee covenants and agrees that it will keep and maintain premises in a sanitary condition in compliance with standards set by State Law as amended or changed from time to time and further covenants that it will empty or cause to be emptied the garbage containers placed on the demised premises at least once each week and more often and as frequently as may be necessary to prevent said containers from over- flowing. 7. Lessee will take all reasonable care and precaution to prevent any fires from being started on the leased premises or in the containers to be placed on the leased premises and shall be responsible for and shall reimburse lessor for any and all damages which lessor and his adjoining lands may suffer as a result of any fire which started on the leased premises or got onto the adjoining lands of lessors as a result of anything done or failed to be done upon said leased premises by lessee or any person using said leased premises and the garbage facility thereon. 8. Lessee convenants that upon the termination of this lease it will forthwith clean up the leased premises, remove therefrom all garbage, paper, trash, litter or other material which has been placed upon or which has accumulated on said lands and will likewise dismantle and remove from said demised premises all structures, build- ing materials, equipment and other property which has been placed on said premises. 9. It is understood that the term lessor or the singular term "his" shall mean "lessors" or "their" when there are twon or more lessors named. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties of the first part have hereunto set their respec- tive hands and seals and the County of Harnett has caused this lease to be executed in its name by its appropriate officers, all by authority of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County. s /J. D. Barnes Lessor s /Henrietta J. Barnes Lessor COUNTY OF HARNETT s /Jesse Alphin Chairman, Harnett County Board of Commis- sioners Attest: s /Vanessa W. Young Clerk, H. Co. Board of Commissioners BUDGET PREPARATION M. H. Brock, County Manager, reported to the Board that the County had begun its BEGUN preparations on the budget for the Fiscal Year 1986 -87 and presented the Board with a copy of the schedule on the budget meetings. BUDGET AMENDMENTS Jack Bryan, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board and presented the SOCIAL SERVICES following three budget amendments: 1. Social Services, Code 10- 7700 -002, Salaries and Wages, decrease by $8,000 and Code 10- 7700 -067, Vendor Transportation, increase by $8,000. 2. Social Services, Code 10- 7700 -061, Day Care: Children, increase by $15,000, due to additional funds to be received from the State. 3. Code 10- 7710 -151, Crisis Intervention, increase by $2,210, as a result of new funds received form Carolina Power and Light. Following an explanation of these budget amendments by Mr. Bryan, Commissioner Shaw made a motion that the above amendments be approved; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. BUDGET AMENDMENT Mr. Thompson, Director of Health, appeared before the Board and requested a budget HEALTH DEPT. amendment to his department. He explained that additional funds are to be received from the Division of Health Services in the Tuberculosis appropriations and for state aid to counties. Mr. Thompson requested Code 10- 7600 -016, Maintenance and Repair -- Equipment, be increased by $1,165 and Code 10- 7600 -046, Medical and Surgical Supplies be increased by $1,145. Following a discussion, Commissioner Collins made a motion that the above requested budget amendment be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. 20 BUDGET AMENDMENT: Commissioner Shaw moved for the adoption of the following budget amendment to Trans - TRANSPORTATION portation and Maintenance: Code 10 -5550 -002, Salaries and Wages be decreased by $1,000 and Code 10 -5550 -013, Utilities, be increased by_$1,000; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. BUDGET AMENDMENT: Commissioner Collins moved for the adoption of a budget amendment to the Sheriff's SHERIFF DEPT. Department, increasing Code 10 -5100 -046, Medical Supplies, by $1,600; Commissioner Brock seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. BUDGET AMENDMENT: Commissioner Collins moved for the adoption of a budget amendment to Code 10- 4900 -033, FACILITIES FEES Materials and Supplies, increasing this code by $15,000 as a result of new monies received from the Clerk of Court for interest earned on Facilities Fees money; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. BUDGET AMENDMENT: Rodney Tart, Director of Public Utilities, appeared before the Baord and requested the PUBLIC UTILITIES following budget amendments to Harnett County Public Utilities, Water Fund: 1. Code 30- 8100 -016, Maintenance and Repairs, Increase by $5,000 Code 30 -8100 -120, Capital Reserve, decrease by $5,000. 2. Code 30- 8100 -073, Capital Outlay -Other Improvements, increase by $2,725. Mr. Tart explained these funds would be for a water line for which an individual is paying. Following the explanation of the above - described budget amendments by Mr. Tart, Commis sioner Collins made a motion they be approved; Commissioner SHaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. Mr. Tart also requested a budget amendment to Harnett County Public Utilities -- Sewer, requesting that Code 32- 8300 -016, Maintenance $ Repairs be increased by $5,000 and Code 32- 8300 -202, Capital Reserve be decreased by $5,000. Commissioner Collins made a motion that the above - described budget amendment be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. DEPT. REPORTS A copy of the inspections report and ambulance report for the month of February, 1986, was filed with the Board. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting of March 17, 1986, duly adjourned at 8:26 p ;m.