020921wsmHARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Work Session
February 9, 2021
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in work session on Tuesday, February 9, 2021,
in the Commissioners Meeting Room, Harnett County Resource Center and Library Building, 455
McKinney Parkway, Lillington, North Carolina. Due to COVID-19 this meeting was not open to
members of the public to attend in person however, citizens and staff were provided options to
listen to the meeting live. Only County staff necessary to conduct the meeting or to speak on
scheduled agenda items were in attendance, stationed in the meeting chambers to maintain the
recommended social distancing of six feet, as the Board demonstrated compliance with State law
and prudent public health practices.
Members present:
Staff present:
W. Brooks Matthews, Chairman
Lewis W. Weatherspoon Vice Chairman
Mark B. Johnson, Commissioner
Barbara McKoy, Commissioner
Matt Nicol, Commissioner
Paula Stewart, County Manager
Dwight Snow, County Attorney
Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
Lindsey B. Lucas, Deputy Clerk
Chairman Matthews called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Commissioner McKoy led the
Pledge of Allegiance and invocation.
The following agenda was before the Board:
> Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation
> Discuss amendments to the CCCC Harnett County Promise MOU to include
temporary changes in eligibility requirements for local high school students
negatively impacted by COVID-19 as well as a few other minor changes to
eligibility criteria, Jon Matthews, Harnett County Provost, CCCC.
➢ Discuss Bus Patrol, Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney
> Harnett Regional Jetport Discussions, Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney
1) Fixed Based Operator (FBO)
2) Harnett Regional Jetport Committee Bylaws
> Discuss the Indemnity Agreement between the County and Serenity Pointe,
Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney
➢ NCDOT's request that a street be partially abandoned from the State's
Secondary Road System, Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney
> Development Services briefing on upcoming public hearings:
Proposed Zoning Change: Case # PLAN2101-0001, Landowner/Applicant:
Harnett Central Holdings, LLC / Stancil and Associates, PLS, PA; 75.001 +/-
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acres; Pin #'s 0652-46-7717.000, 0652-47-0150.000, 0652-47-6597.000, 0652-47-
7401.000, 0652-47-7213.000, 0652-47-7008.000, 0652-46-7901.000; From RA -40
to RA -20R Zoning District; SR # 2215 (Harnett Central Road) & SR # 1437
(Ballard Road); Hector's Creek Township.
Proposed Zoning Change: Case # PLAN2101-0002, Landowner/Applicant:
Paul Griffin / Rhetson Companies, Inc.; 3.62 +/- acres; Pin # 0505-48-7310.000;
From RA -20R to Commercial Zoning District; Intersection of SR # 1117
(Nursery Road) & SR # 1121 (Ray Road); Anderson Creek Township.
➢ Discuss proposed Fiscal Policy Changes, Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
➢ Discuss the Town of Angier ABC Board's Request for refund, Kimberly
Honeycutt, Finance Officer
➢ County Manager's Report:
COVID-19 Update
Request from Harnett County Board of Elections
February 15, 2021 Regular Meeting Agenda Review
- Review applications to serve on Boards and Committees
- Upcoming meetings and invitations
➢ Adjourn
Vice Chairman Weatherspoon made a motion to go into closed session. Commissioner Johnson
seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
At 10:48 am, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners resumed Open Session.
Jon Matthews, Harnett County Provost, CCCC, discussed amendments to the CCCC Harnett
County Promise MOU to include temporary changes in eligibility requirements as well as a few
minor changes to eligibility criteria. Mr. Matthews would like to extend to the high school class
of 2021 the same COVID-19 related "Waiver of Provision" that was first approved by the
Harnett County Board of Commissioners in July of 2020 for the high school class of 2020. Mr.
Matthews would also like the Board to consider approving the requested changes of the Harnett
County Promise MOU. It was the consensus of the Board to add this to the consent agenda for
the upcoming regular meeting on February 15, 2021.
Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney came before the Board to seek further guidance
regarding Bus Patrol. Mr. Appel explained that generally, the idea is for Bus Patrol to install the
equipment onto the school buses and the cameras will be activated once the school bus comes to
a stop. If a car passes the bus, the camera will activate and take a picture of the passing vehicle.
Bus Patrol would then put together a packet and that information would be sent to the sheriff's
office for review. Questions were asked by the Commissioners and it was the consensus of the
Board to add Bus Patrol as a discussion item for the upcoming regular meeting on February 15,
2021.
Mr. Appel provided the Board with information on the Harnett Regional Jetport's Fixed Base
Operator (FBO) and spoke about a few amendments made to the Harnett Regional Jetport
Committee Bylaws. Mr. Appel explained to the Commissioners that if they did choose to amend
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the Bylaws he would need to write a letter to the Harnett Regional Jetport Committee notifying
them of the changes and give them a 2 weeks' notice before the Commissioners could vote on it.
It was the consensus of the Board to add the Harnett Regional Jetport Committee Bylaws to the
consent agenda for the March 1, 2021 regular meeting and add the Harnett Regional Jetport's
Fixed Base operator (FBO) as a separate item at the March 1, 2021 regular meeting.
Mr. Appel approached the Board to discuss the Indemnity Agreement between the County and
Serenity Pointe. Greenfield Serenity LLC is developing a subdivision off Rawls Church Road
called Serenity Pointe. Before a subdivision, goes in they are required to install the necessary
utilities and once those utilities are installed, those utilities are turned over to Harnett County for
operation and maintenance of the water and sewer lines. As part of the process for this rendering
development, they are being required to make some slight road improvements along Rawls
Church Road and across the borderline. Mr. Appel explained that he and Keith Burns with
Nexsen Pruitt Law Firm have worked on the indemnity agreement that has been presented in
order to have an understanding between the parties and to protect the County. It was the
consensus of the Board to add this to the consent agenda for the upcoming regular meeting on
February 15, 2021.
Mr. Appel informed the Board of a request by the NCDOT asking that a street be partially
abandoned from the state's Secondary Road System. NCDOT is asking that the Board adopt a
Resolution approving the abandonment. It was the consensus of the Board to hold a public
hearing at the upcoming regular meeting on February 15, 2021 to approve a Resolution to
partially abandon a public road from North Carolina's Secondary Road System.
Mark Locklear, Director of Planning Services, stood before the Board to inform them of 3
upcoming public hearings for rezoning. The first is a rezoning request of 75 acres on Harnett
Central Road in the Hector's Creek Township to go from RA -40 to RA -20R to put in more
subdivision lots. The second is a rezoning request at the intersection of Nursery Road and Ray
Road in the Anderson Creek Township to go from RA -20R to Commercial Zoning in order to
build a Dollar General. The last rezoning request is to go from RA -40 to RA -30 on NC Hwy 42
in order to put in a new development.
Kimberley Honeycutt, Finance Officer, spoke to the Board about proposed Fiscal Policy
Changes. It was the consensus of the Board to add this to the consent agenda for the upcoming
regular meeting on February 15, 2021.
Mrs. Honeycutt then discussed the Town of Angier ABC Board's request for refund of an
overpayment they made in April 2020. Mrs. Honeycutt recommends that the Board of
Commissioners proceed with reimbursing the Town of Angier's ABC Board. It was the
consensus of the Board to add this to the consent agenda for the upcoming regular meeting on
February 15, 2021.
Larry Smith, Emergency Services Director, gave an update on COVID-19 and the COVID-19
Vaccination in Harnett County.
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Mrs. Stewart informed the Board of Commissioners that the Board of Elections is wanting to
meet to discuss them getting a new location that would be easier for the public to find a big
enough for them to be able to house everything in one place. Mrs. Stewart was directed by the
Board of Commissioners to talk to Claire Jones, Director of the Board of Elections, about finding
a time to come to a work session to discuss this further.
Mrs. Stewart reviewed the draft February 15, 2021 regular meeting agenda.
Vice Chairman Weatherspoon moved to adjourn the meeting at 12:31 pm. Commissioner
McKoy seconded the motion t �.� _ �,=;± animously.
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