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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02071983HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, FEBRUARY 7, 1983 CALL TO ORDER PRAYER MINUTES. APPROVED RAY STONE, DOT The Harnett County Board of Commissioners Met in regular session on TTonday, February 7, 1983, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: Lloyd G. Stewart, M. H. Brock, Bill Shaw, Rudy Collins, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presiding. VanessaW. Young, Clerk to the Board, and Robert Morgan, County Attorney, were also present. Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. Commissioner Rudy Collins led the morning prayer. The minutes from the Harnett County Board of Commissioners Meeting of January 17, 1983, were approved as read. Ray Stone, Highway Maintenance Engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, appeared before the Board to discuss road matters and situations in Harnett County. RESOLUTION RE: Commissioner Collins moved for the adoption of the following resolution SR 1773 concerning SR 1773; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried: HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. RESOLUTION RE: BUIES CREEK -COATS WATER & SEWER DISTRICT RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THAT THE North Carolina Department of Transportation be and it is hereby requested to resurface SR 1773 and widen it by 2 ft on each side. This the Seventh Day of February, 1983. HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS s/ Jesse Alphin Chairman Commissioner Stewart moved for the adoption of the following resolution concerning Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. RESOLUTION THAT, WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina, is the governing body of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina, and as such governing body should now take steps to proceed with authorizing appropriate officials of the Board of Commissioners to execute various documents relative to the construction project for furnishing of sewage collection services to the people of said District; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the District to enter into a right -of -way encroachment agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation generally providing for the construction and installation of collection lines and main wastewater trunk lines within the right -of -way areas of primary and secondary highways owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and further enter into a right -of -way encroachment agreement with the Town of Coats to con - struct and install collection wastewater lines and main wastewater trunk lines within right -of -ways of Town streets owned by the Town of Coats; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the District to execute a non - discharge permit application directed to the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Environmental Management Commission, for the transportation wastewater from the Town of Coats to the County's wastewater treatment plant on Buies Creek and such other purpose as may be required by state law; and WHEREAS, the District should fully authorize the officials of the Board of Commissioners, including the County Manager and the Director of the County Public Utility Department to do and perform those acts necessary to proceed with the construction project heretofore mentioned; and WHEREAS, pursuant to contracts with professional agents heretofore employed by the District, certain fees and charges have accrued for the work performed and that a portion of said fees are now due and payable to said professional agents; that further the District has received more than $225,000 in advanced payment of anticipated construction assessments from anticipated users within the District and that pursuant to the project heretofore formulated, said local funds collected must first be used prior to the use of any receipts from bond anticipa- 01 tion notes or federal and state grants and that further funds so collected by the District should be used to pay professional agent fees and charges to the extent that the same are due and payable under contract heretofore entered into between the parties. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Harnett County Board of Commis- sioners, as governing body of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina, as follows: FIRST: That the Chairman and Clerk of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to execute a righty -of -way encroachment agreement with the North Carolina Departmentof Transportation, upon such form as required by said state agency, for the purpose of constructin and installing wastewater collection lines and mains within those certain right of -way of primary and secondary highways owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as are needed as shown within the plans and specifications prepared or being prepared by the District's engineer. SECOND: That the Chairman and Clerk of the Harnett County Board of County Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to enter into a right -of way encroachment agreement with the Town of Coats upon such form as required by said Town for the purpose of constructing and installing wastewater collection lines and mains with those certain rights -of -way of primary and secondary high- ways owned by the Town as are needed as shown within the plans and specifications prepared or being prepared by the District's engineer. THIRD: That the Chairman of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners be and he is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the Buies Creek Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina, that certain non - discharge permit application directed to the Environmental Management Com- mission of the North Carolina Department of Natural Resoruces and Community Dev elopment for the purposes and matters as required by the laws of the State of North Carolina for the construction and completion of the wastewater collection and treatment project for said District. FOURTH: That the Chairman and Clerk to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to execute such other and furt- her documents, applications and matters necessary to proceed with the construct ion and completion of the wastewater collection and treatment project for the citizens of the District, including procedures concerning the financing thereof, all as heretofore authorized by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners and a vote of the citizens of said District. FIFTH: That the officials of the County of Harnett, including but not limited to the County Manager and the Director of The Harnett County Public Utility Department, be and they are hereby fully authorized to do and perform all those acts and things necessary to proceed with the contracting for, planning for, construction of, and completion of the wastewater collection and treatment project for the people of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina. SIXTH: That the County Manager and County Auditor be and they are hereby authorized to approve and pay from the funds heretofore collected from the users of said District as advanced payments of anticipated assessments to be levied against improved property within the District for the purpose of paying accrued professional agent fees and charges as a result of authorized services delivered to the District and for which payments are due pursuant to the contracts heretofore entered into between the District and said profession agents, said payments not to exceed a sum of $50,000 until further approved by County Board of Commissioners. Passed this the 7th Day of February, 1983, by the Board of Commission- ers of Harnett County, North Carolina, as the governing body of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, North Carolina. BY: ATTEST: s /Vanessa W. Young Vanessa W. Young, Clerk HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS s /Jesse Alphin Jesse Alphin, Chairman 202 RESOLUTION RE: ADVISORY BOARD FOR AVERASBORO FIRE DISTRICT FAA GRANT AMENDMENT ADAP -03 Commissioner Brock moved for the adoption of the following resolution establishing an advisory committee for the Averasboro Fire District: Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried: THAT, WHEREAS, the County'has provided Fire Protection Services to Averasboro Fire Protection Service District through contracts with the Town of Benson and City of Dunn; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to have an Advisory Committee from the District as provided for herein to act as a liaison between the County and citizens in the District;, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that: ARTICLE ONE Advisory Committee That the following persons are names to the Advisory Committee: Jesse Alphin; Carlie McLamb; Don Pugh; Kenneth Lee; Jasper Tart; Jarvis Alphin; Hughy Bass; T. O. Miller ARTICLE TWO Duties of Committee The Committee is requested to perform the following duties: 1. Review Budget requests from the Town of Benson and the City of Dunn to the County of Harnett and provide advice to the County respect to the request at the annual budget hearings. 2. Meet with each town when necessary to review the contract between the County and each town and its sufficiency and report the find- ings of the Committee to the County at least annually at the budget hearings. 3. Advise the County at the annual budget hearing from year to year with regard to the level of taxation needed to deliver fire protection service in the District, taking into consideration the moneys held in the District Special Account and other sources of revenue available to the District for use in funding the contracts. 4. Meet with the Commissioners or their representative at such times as the need arises. 5. Study the question of whether or not a need exists to form a non- profit corporation or Voluntary Association to provide a form organization for citizens in the District to elect its own repre- sentatives to meet with this Advisory Committee or other represent - atives of the County concerning fire protection matters. Adopted this the 7th day of February, 1983, by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County. COUNTY OF HARNETT s/ Jesse Alphin, Chairman Commissioner Brock moved for the adoption of the following resolution amending Harnett County Airport Project No. ADAP -03 by $4,696.45; Commis- sioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, ADOPTING, APPROVING, ACCEPTING AND RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO GRANT AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT NO. 5 -37- 0088 -03 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND COUNTY OF HARNETT, NORTH CAROLINA. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett: SECTION 1. That said Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes, adopts, approves, accepts and ratifies the execution of Amendment No. 2 to Grant Agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of the United States of Amercia and the County of Harnett. SECTION 2. That the execution of said Amendment to Grant Agreement in quadruplicate on behalf of said Board of Commissioners by M. H. Brock, County _Manager, and the impression of the official seal of the County of Harnett and the attestation of said execution by Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board, is hereby authorized, adopted, approved, accepted, and ratified. 203 BASE MAPPING $12,000 COMMITTED SECTION 3. That a true copy of the Amendment to the Grant Agreement referred to hereinabove is hereto attached and made a part of this Resolution as though it were fully copies herein. Adopted this the Seventh Day of February, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty - three. HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONER s/ Jesse A1•hin Chairman UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Page 1 of 3 Pages Contract No. DTFA06- 80- A80011 Harnett County Airport Erwin, NC AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO GRANT AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT NO. 5 -37- 0088 -03 WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration (hereinafter referred to as the FAA) has determined it to be in the interest of the United States that the grant agreement between the FAA, acting for and on behalf of the United States, and Harnett County (hereinafter referred to as the sponsor), accepted by said sponsor on the 10th day of March, 1980, be amended as hereinafter provided. NOW, THEREFORE, WITNESSETH: That, in consideration of the benefits to accrue to the parties hereto, the FAA on behalf of the United States, on the one part, and the Sponsor, on the other part, do hereby mutually agree that the terms and conditions of the grant agreement between the Unites States and the sponsor, accepted by said sponsor on the 10th day of March, 1980, be further amended: The maximum obligation of $341,550 as stated on Page 2 of the grant agreement is hereby revised and reads as follows: The maximum obligation of the United States payable under this offer shall be $346,246. It is understood and agreed that all the other terns and conditions of the grant agreement remain in full force and effect and are not changed or altered except as hereinabove provided. The United States shall not be obligation under any provision hereof unless this amendment has been executed by the sponsor, on or before February 28, 1983, or such subsequent date as may be prescribed in writing by the Administrator. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this amendment to the grant agreement to be duly executed as of the 7th day of February, 1983. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION BY: s/ Robert Harris Acting Title Manager, Airports District Office Connie M. Wester, Photogrammetric Mapping Consultant with the Lands Records Management Program, appeared before the Board concerning Base Mapping of the County. Mr. Wester as well as Mr. Holloway, Director of the Land Records Management Program, gave a presentation to the Board at its meeting of January 17, 1983, on the total proposal to base and cadastral map the County. Mr. Wester explained to the Board that in order to proceed with Phase I of this project for aerial photography the County would need to commit $12,000. Commissioner Stewart made a motion thatthe County commit $12,000 for Phase I, Aerial Photography, and that the County Manager and the County Attorney be and they are hereby authorized to accept, review, & award a contract for Phase I- Aerial Photography of the County's mapping projec Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. PROCLAMATION, WEEK OF Wandra A. Raynor, President of the Harnett Council of the International FEBRUARY 21 -25 NEWSPAPER Reading Association, appeared before the Board and presented the following IN EDUCATION WEEK proclamation declaring the week of February 21 - 25 as Newspaper -in- Education Week in Harnett County: PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the American Newspaper Publishers Association and the RESIGNATION OF D. W. DENNING RESIGNATION OF ROBERT KING TOBACCO ALLOTMENT. International Reading Association have designated Fbbruay 21 in- Education -Week; and 25, as Newspaper - WHEREAS, - newspaper -in- education {programs have been implemented by over 500 United States papers, with publications offered for schoolroom use at half- price, along with free teacher and students supplements; and WHEREAS, the goal of the programs is to develop future generations of informed and intelligent newspaper readers and to promote appreciation of the newspaper's role in the democartic society; and WHEREAS, the local newspapers will participate in the week's observance by offering special educational events and the NIE's in Raleigh will help many papers develop programs: NOW, THEREFORE, We, the Harnett County Board`of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim February 21 -25, 1983, to be Newspaper-in-Education Week in Harnett County -and urge all citizens to take cognizance of the special- events arranged for this time in recognition of the newspaper as an educational tool. Dated this Seventh Day of February, 1983. Mrs. Raynor info.r.med -the Board of some of the activities that have been planned in Harnett County Schools in recognition of this special week. Upon motion of Commissioner Shaw, seconded by Commissioners Stewart, the foregoing, proclamation was duly adopted. M. H. Brock, County Manager, filed with the Board the following letter of resignation from D. W. Denning Jr.: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NC 27546 Dear Mr. Alphin: I have served as a "member of the Harnett County Development Commission' since_ its formation by resolution of the Harnet County'Board of Commissioners dated, September, 1964. It is with a certain amount of pride and satisfaction that .I look. back on the influence and accomplishments of this organization on the development of our county. Due to personal - reasons and convictions, 1 'feel that it is- necessary for me to resign from this Commission as of this date, January 26, °1983. I compliment all of you for your service to our county and wish for you every success. Very truly yours, D. W. Denning, Jr., Chairman .Upon motion of Commissioner Stewart,' seconded by Commissioner Shaw, the Board accepted with regret Mr. Denning's resignation. M. H. Brock, County Manager, filed with-the Board the following letter of resignation from Robert L. King: "Mr. Jesse Alphin, Chairman, Harnett County Board.of .Commissioners, County_ Office' Building, Lillington, NC 27546 Dear Mr... Alphin: I reaffirm my support of efforts to provide the citizenry of Buie's:Creek and Coats with a much needed and proper wastewater treatment facility, yet, due to possible real, alleged and /or assumed conflict of interest, I ask to be relieved of my position on this Advisory Committee. °I appreciate the opportunity of having been able to serve as a member of this committee during these early stages of the. development of this needed facility. Sincerely, Robert L. King" - Upon motion of Commissioner Collins, seconded -r- by Commissioner Shaw, the'Board with regret accepted the- resignafian of Mr. King. Commissioner Stewart reported to the Commissioners that at its meeting of January 3, 1983, the Board appointed Rudy Collins and himself to work with the County Manager regarding the sale of Harnett County's tobacco allotment of 1,871 lbs. The committee, after advertising the sale of this allotment in the local paper, received and opened the five sealed bids, which were as follows: 1) Raymond Porter, Rt. 2, Box 575, Lillington, NC 27546, Bid in the. amount of $4,250 which equals $2.27 per lb.; 2) John Anderson Thomas, Rt. _6,'Box 437, Sanford, NC 27330, Bid of $2.50 per lb.; 3) L. Frank Stewart, P. 0, Box 161, Lillington, NC 27546, Bid of $2.55 per lb.; 4) Melvin Stanley, Rt. 2, Box 74, Lillington, NC 27546, Bid of $3.10 per lb.; 5) Bobbie H. Austin, Rt. 3, Angier, NC 27501; Bid of $3:11 per lb. Commissioner Stewart stated that it is the reconunendation of this Committee that the bid for Harnett County's tobacco allotment of 1,871 be awarded to the highest bidder -- Bobbie H. Austin, Rt. 3, Angier, NC 27501, for $3.11 per lb. Commissioner Stewart made a motion that the Board approve this recommendation; Commissioner Shaw 7 AI5 p2o5 1 seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. CERTIFICATION Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, presented the following certification to the CYPRESS CREEK FIRE Board: BUDGET AMENDMENT GOVERNING BODY BUDGET AMENDMENT REGISTER OF DEEDS BUDGET AMENDMENT SOCIAL SERVICES BUDGET AMENDMENT SOCIAL SERVICES BUDGET AMENDMENT BOARD OF ELECTIONS BUDGET AMENDMENT HEALTH DEPT. TAX COLLECTOR REPORT TAX SUPERVISOR REPORT HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. C E R T I F I C A T I O N I, Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor for the County of Harnett, do hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge notices were mailed by January 26, 1983, to the owners of property within the boundaries of the proposed Cypress Creek Fire Protection Service District stating that a public hearing will be held on February 24, 1983, at 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing matters relevant to the creation of the Cypress Creek Fire Protection Service District. Presented to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, this the Seventh Day of February, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty- three. s/ Thomas Allen Tax Supervisor Commissioner M.H. Brock made a motion that the Governing Body Budget, Code 410 -004, Professional Services, be increased by $20,000. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried. Lou Griffis, Assistant Register of Deeds, requested that the Register of Deeds Budget, Code 480 -074, Capital Outlay, be increased by $1,300 to purchase a plat cabinet for maps. Commissioner Shaw made a motion that this budget amendment request be approved; Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried. Helen Crews, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board and requested that her budget, Code 611 -183, County Initiated Checks - -AFDC, be increased by $69,809. Mrs. Crews explained that these are State and Federal Dollars that have been reimbursed to the County and are being rolled over to be used again in this same line item. Commissioner Collins made a motion that the foregoing budget amendment be approved. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. Helen Crews, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board and requested that her budget, code 611 -188, Crisis Intervention, be increased by $275. Mrs. Crews explained that $250 of this money was received as a donation from a church and $25 received from an individual. Commissioner Shaw made a motion that this budget amendment be approved, Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. Virgina Warren, Supervisor of Elections, appeared before the Board and requested the following budget amendment: Code 10- 430 -002, Salaries $ Wages, Increase by $1,000 Code 10- 430 -014, Travel $ Meetings, Increased by $600 Code 10- 430 -016, Maintenance $ Repairs -- Equipment, Increased by $1,000 Code 10- 430 -021, Building $ Equipment- -Rent, Increased by $200 Mrs. Warren explained that these amendments were needed because of the special district elections which have been held and are planned for this year. Also for an unanticipated repair on a machine. Commissioner Collins made a motion that the foregoing budget amendment be approved. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried. Commissioner Brock made a motion that the Maternal $ Child Health Budget, Code 10 -592- Crippled Children /Scoliosis, be amended by $550 to reflect revenues received from the State for this project; Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried. Thomas Allen, Tax Collector, reported on the activities of this department for the month of January and his plans for February, 1983. Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, requested the following refunds: 1. Leland & Irene Matthews, Rt. 2, Box 116, Linden, NC 28356, in the amount of $4.41. Mr. Matthews listed property in Anderson Creek Township in January where he lives and thought that took care of listing a 15 acre tract in Johnsonville valued at $4,950 since he did not receive notice in the mail. 2. Daisy G. Lasater, Box 666, Lillington, NC 27546, Lillington Township, in the amount of 82c. Property was charged as if in Summerville Fire District, and it is not. 3. Wesley A. & Margaret H. Douglas, Box 36, Olivia, NC 28368, in the amount of $54.38, for years of 1980, 1981, and 1982. A tract of land consisting of 9.45 acres was priced as open land and should have been priced as woodland. 206 TAX COLLECTOR LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY Mozelle Price, Box 108, Angier, NC 27501, Black River Township, in the amount of $40.55. Grade of, house was incorrectly stated. Commissioner Stewart made a motion that the foregoing refunds be approved. " Commis- sioner Shaw. seconded the' motion and it carried. Thomas Allen, Tax Collector, presented the following report to the Board: HARNETT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners In accordance with Section 105-369 of the North Carolina General Statutes, 1 report that as of the. close of busmness January 31, 1983, the, unpaid taxes`forthe current fiscal year that constitute liens on real property in Harnett County amounts to: $894,663.19 Be it resolved that, pursuant to the authority vested in this;. Board by Section 105 -369 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, W. Thomas Allen, Tax Collector, is hereby ordered to advertise for sale according to law and to seel all liens for 1982 taxes then existing on real property at the courthouse doore on May 2, 1983, beginning at 10 :00" a.m. Respectfully submitted this the 7th day of February, 1983. W. THOMAS ALLEN TAX COLLECTOR SHERIFF'S Larry Knott, Operations Officer with the Sheriff's Department, presented to the REPORT` Board a report on the activities of the Sheriff's office for the month of January, 1983. EXPENDITURE REPORT The expenditure report' for the period ending January 31, 1983, was filed with the Board. ADJOURNMENT There being-no further business, the Harnett County Boa d o Commissioners meeting. of February 7, 1983, duly adjourned at 11:15 a.m.` Secretaril ils/ /_' daL L airman Clerk i/