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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12161985U �5 HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, DECEMBER 16, 1985 The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 16, 1985, in the Commissioners Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Caro- lina, with the following members present: M. H. Brock, Bill Shaw, Rudy Collins, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presiding. Vanessa W. Young, Clerk to the Board; John Phelps, representing the County Attorney's Office, and Hollie J. Wade, Recording Secretary, were also present. Commissioner Lloyd G. Stewart was absent. CALL TO ORDER & Chairman Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and recognized Rudy PRAYER Collins for the evening prayer. PUBLIC HEARING RE: At 7.31 p.m., Chairman Jesse Alphin called to order the public hearing on the pro - MOBILE HOME PARK posed ordinance governing manufactured home parks in Harnett County, and stated that ORDINANCE the purpose of the hearing was to obtain citizen input concerning this ordinance. Mr. Alphin then recognized Mr. Dobson, Director of Planning, who explained in detail the proposed ordinance and Mr. Thompson, Director of Health, who explained the health requirements set out in the ordinance. Mr. Thompson also mentioned to the Board several revisions he felt needed to be made to the Ordinance. Following the comments by Mr. Dobson and Mr. Thompson, the group had an opportunity to ask question of these two gentlemen concerning their presentation. Following this question -and- answer session, Chairman Alphin opened the floor to public comment and asked that anyone present who wished to speak pro or con to the proposed manufactured home park ordinance to feel free to do so at this time. Approximately twelve persons appeared before the Board and commented on the proposed ordinance. All Spoke in favor of the adoption of a mobile home park ordinance for Harnett County; however, several persons did express their concern on the lot size proposed in the ordinance which they felt were too stringent. After everyone was given an opportunity to speak concerning the Ordinance, Chairman Alphin closed the hearing at 9:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING At 9:15 p.m., Chairman Jesse Alphin called to order the regular meeting of the Board. CALLED TO ORDER The Board approved the minutes from the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting MINUTES APPROVED of December 2, 1985 as were received by mail. PETITION RE: JTPA Roger Sheats, Director of Region "M ", presented to the Board a petition requesting that Harnett, Lee, and Sampson Counties serve as one service delivery area for the Job Training Partnership Act Program. Commissioner Brock made a motion the County approve the petition; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. E. Marshall Woodall, Attorney for the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District presented for the Board's consideration a resolution on behalf of the County concern- ing the contract of lease of the county -owned wastewater treatment plant in Buies Creek. Following Mr. Woodall's presentation, Commissioner Collins made a motion that the following resolution be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: That Whereas, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, as the governing body of the County of Harnett has been requested to enter into a contract of lease leasing unto Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, the County owned waste water treatment plant located near Buies Creek, North Carolina subject to the terms and conditions as contained in that certain contract of lease attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth verbatim; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned lease has been requested pursuant to the understanding and agreement that said waste water treatment facility shall at all times be made available to Campbell University and the people of the district for the purpose of receiving of waste water from collection systems now owned or hereafter constructed by and for Campbell University and the District; and WHEREAS, the attached contract provides for continuous operation of said facility by the County of Harnett Public Utility Department in accordance with a contract heretofore entered into between the District and the County on July 23, 1984. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the Chairman and Clerk of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to execute in the name of the County of Harnett that certain contract of lease as attached hereto. 2. That the officials of said County be and they are hereby authorized to do and perform all acts and things necessary to carry out the intent of this resolution. Duly adopted this 16th day of December, 1985, by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners in regular meeting duly assembled. ATTEST: Vanessa W. Young, Clerk NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY Jesse Alphin, Chairman H. C. Board of Commissioners LEASE CONTRACT THIS LEASE CONTRACT, made and entered into this the 16th day of December, 1985, by and between THE COUNTY OF HARNETT, a body politic organized and existing pursuant to the laws of North Carolina, lessor hereinafter called "County "; and THE BUIES CREEK-COATS WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY, a municipal corporation organized and existing pursuant to provisions of North Carolina General Statutes §162A -86, etc., lessee, and hereinafter called "District "; WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, pursuant to specific requests by many citizens in the area composing the District and the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Coats, and by resolution of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners entitled "RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE BUIES CREEK -COATS WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY" duly passed on the 20th day of October, 1980 and recorded in the book of minutes for the Harnett County Board of Commissioners in Book No 14, Pages 491 -494, the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County was organized and is now existing pursuant to Article 6, Chapter 162A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, after hearing evidence at public hearing, and by resolution duly adopted on the llth day of February, 1982, (being a resolution entitled "RESOLUTION 82 -1 OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION ORDERING THE BUIES CREEK -COATS WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN - ADEQUATE SEWAGE FACILITIES ", ordered the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District to prpceed to arrange financing and. prepare plans and, specifications for - construction of necessary sewage collections facili ties,: and i to°- :proceedr'as:rapidly as possible,,to . construct necessary facilities and place the same in operation under competent supervision; and WHEREAS, the County is the owner of a waste water treatment plant located on the banks of Buie's Creek, some distance South of U. S: Highway No. 421, near the village of Buies Creek, Neills Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, and that said treatment plant is located within the territorial boundaries of the District; and WHEREAS, the waste water treatment facility owned by the County was constructed with the use of Federal and State grant funds and was declared, at that time, constructed for the purpose of treating waste water from Campbell University and other citizens of the County, needing said services; and WHEREAS, under existing policy and further upon inquiry it was made to appear to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners that the treatment plant owned by the County had sufficient capacity to treat waste water from a collection system then proposed for the District and for said reason the County committed said facility for the continued use of Campbell University and use by the people of the District; and WHEREAS, certain improvements were determined to be needed for the County's treatment plant mentioned aforesaid, including the construction and installation of an'out fall - -line from said plant site to the Cape Fear River and that the County agreed for the District to (1) make said improvements and to finance the costs thereof and the District obligated itself to make said improvements subject to a vote of the citizens of said District to finance the construction of the collection system to be built within said District and the costs of said improvements; and WHEREAS, the District adopted a bond order authorizing 2.5 million dollars of bonded indebtedness to finance the construction of a collection system for said District and the construction of needed improvements at the aforementioned treatment plant (bond order passed on first reading March 1, 1982 and passed on the second reading at a public hearing thereon March 15, 1982); and WHEREAS, upon a referendum held April 30, 1982 (pursuant to a resolution calling for a referendum passed by the governing Board of the District on March 15, 1982), the voters of said District did overwhelming vote in favor of the bond order authorizing the borrowing of money to construct and install the waste water collection system within the boundaries of the District and to make the necessary improvements to the waste water treatment plant owned by the County; and WHEREAS, subsequent thereto the District did enter into contract with various contractors for the construction of the work mentioned aforesaid and that said construction work has now been completed; and WHEREAS, the Farmers Home Administration did make certain grant funds available to the District along with proceeds from a general obligation bond to create sufficient funds to enable the District to finance the construction of said collection system and improvements to County's treatment plant as mentioned aforesaid; and WHEREAS, the County has heretofore created a utility department that is fully capable to conduct the operation of and is currently operating the treatment plant and the collection system of the District; and WHEREAS, the County and the District did on the 23rd day of July, 1984 enter into a contract concerning the operation and maintenance of District's collection system and County's treatment plant, wherein the County agreed to make the treatment plant available for use by the District on a continuing basis and especially for a period beginning as of the execution of said contract and extending until any loan(s) made by the Farmers Home Administration to the District had been paid in full and further that the County did agree to operate the collection system of the District as a County operated system and to operate the treatment plant owned by the County for the benefit of Campbell University (as obligated by contract heretofore entered into between the County and Campbell University) and the District; that further said contract made adequate provisions for proper accounting and for control of said operations to be subject to the approval of the District's governing body; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto do recognized that further improvements are now needed at said treatment plant and that in consideration of the County's agreement to make said facility available to the District, the District has agreed to finance the costs of said improvements and to cause the same to be constructed; and WHEREAS, the District has made application to the Farmers Home Administration for a loan to be repaid over a period of forty (40) years for the financing of said improvements; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto have been requested to enter into a lease agreement of said treatment plant facility for the County as lessor to the District as lessee and the parties have so agreed subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual obligations recited above and in further consideration of District's agreement to make expenditure of funds to make certain improvements to the County's waste water treatment plant, the County does hereby let and lease unto the District and the District does hereby accept as lessee that certain waste water treatment facility owned by the County and located on the banks of Buies Creek, some distance South of U. S. Highway 421, near the village of Buies Creek, Neills Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, together with all appurtenant rights, said facility is more specifically located on the certain tract or parcel (2) of land described in a deed dated June 10, 1971, from Campbell College, Inc. to the County of Harnett and recorded in Book 551, Page 254, Harnett County Registry, to which reference is hereby made and incorporated herein as a part of this description. The terms and conditions of this lease contract are as follows: 1. This lease contract shall commence as of the date of the execution of this contract of lease and shall exist and continue until and including the final payment date of all loans made by the Farmers Home Administration to the District whether now existing or hereafter made, such period -of time being at least forty (40) years from the date hereof and in all events shall exist and continue until the debt of the aforesaid loan(s) have been fully paid. 2. The District shall finance the cost of needed improvements to said treatment facility as determined by the governing body of the District, shall enter into contracts for the construction of said improvements and shall otherwise cause said improvements to be constructed. The parties anticipate that Farmers Home Administration will make a loan to the District for payment of a portion of the cost of said improvements. 3. It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the aforesaid treatment plant shall at all times be made available for treatment of waste water received and to be received from the collection system now owned or any system hereafter owned by Campbell University and for treatment of waste water received and to be received from the collection system now or hereafter owned by the District and any subsequently connected line or lines to the collection system of the District, when authorized by the County in accordance with paragraph six (6) below. 4. That the parties hereto do agree that the treatment facility mentioned aforesaid and the waste water collection system owned by the District shall be operated and maintained by. the Public Utility Department of the County as previously agreed in that certain contract dated July 23, 1984 and the provisions thereof are herein reaffirmed. 5. That it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that at all times the governing body of the District shall be in the exclusive control of the setting of rates for customers of the District. 6. That it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the County reserves the right at all times to make said treatment facility available for use of other persons in need of the use thereof and the County shall be entitled to fund the construction of any sewer line(s) to be connected to the District's system as an extension within or without the boundaries of the District for the purpose of serving needy users with waste water utility services as the same may be determined by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners and that the rates chargeable to such persons (users) shall be equitably set to properly reflect costs of operation and maintenance of collection and treatment and further that in the event it becomes necessary for the District to levy a tax for the purpose of funding bond indebtedness of the District, then in such event such rate of any person (user) outside the boundaries of the District shall be charged a greater user fee (rate) as will be equilvalent to such needed property tax as the same may be levied; provided that if a tax levy is made, then such user charge for out -of- district users shall not be less than 150% of the user charge of users within the district. It is understood and agreed that the District shall have no obligation to extend its sewer collection lines outside of the District's boundaries. IN WITNESS OF the parties hereto have caused this contract of lease to be executed as authorized by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners sitting as the governing body of the County and the District, all the day and year first above written. (3) BY: COUNTY OF HARNETT Jesse Alphin, Chairman Harnett County Board of Commissioners Attest: Vanessa W. Young, Clerk Attest: BUIES CREEK -COATS WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OF HARNETT COUNTY BY: 661 Jesse Alphin, Chairman Harnett County Board of Commissioners Vanessa W. Young, Clerk NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned Notary Public, Vanessa W. Young, who, being by me duly sworn, says that she knows the common seal of Harnett County, North Carolina, and is acquainted with Jesse Alphin who is the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, and that she, the said Vanessa W. Young, is the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, and saw the said Jesse Alphin sign the foregoing Lease Contract in the name of the County of Harnett and that she, the said Vanessa W. Young, Clerk as aforesaid, affixed said seal of Harnett County hereto and signed her name in attestation of said Lease Contract in the presence of the said Jesse Alphin, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina, all as authorized by the governing body of the County of Harnett. Witness my hand and notarial seal, this the day of December, 1985. My Commission Expires: • NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY Notary Public Personally appeared before me, the undersigned Notary Public, Vanessa W. Young, who, being by me duly sworn, says that she knows the common seal of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County, and is acquainted with Jesse Alphin who is the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, and that she, the said Vanessa W. Young, is the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, and saw the said Jesse Alphin sign the foregoing Lease Contract in the name of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County and that she, the said Vanessa W. Young, Clerk as aforesaid, affixed said seal of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County hereto and signed her name in attestation of said Lease Contract in the presence of the said Jesse Alphin, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County, North Carolina all as authorized by the governing body of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County. Witness my hand and notarial seal, this the day of December, 1985. My Commission Expires: (4) Notary Public 662 CONTRACT OF LEASE WITH LESTER PHILLIPS RE: LANDFILL MINI - SITES Attorney E. Marshall Woodall presented to the Board of Commissioners sitting as the governing body for the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District a resolution for their consideration regarding the lease of the wastewater treatment plant in Buies Creek. Following Mr. Woodall's presentation, Commissioner Collins made a motion that the following resolution be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: That Whereas, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, is the governing body of the Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County; and WHEREAS, it has been made to appear to the Board of Commissioners that certain improvements need to be made at the County of Harnett Waste Water Treatment Plant located near Buies Creek, North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the District has heretofore made application to Farmers Home Administration for financing of said improvements or a portion of the costs thereof; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners have been advised that the District needs to request a contract of lease of said waste water treatment facility from the County to the District for the purpose of giving a property right in said facility to the District as a justification for the extension of a loan for the financing of continued improvements thereon; and WHEREAS, the County of Harnett has agreed to execute a contract of lease and that a proposed contract of lease is hereto attached and is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth verbatim. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the Chairman and Clerk of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners be and they are hereby authorized to execute in the name of Buies Creek -Coats Water and Sewer District of Harnett County that certain aforementioned contract of lease, thereby obligating said District to fulfill the obligations as set forth in said annexed contract of lease. 2. That the officials of Harnett County be and they are hereby authorized to do and perform all acts and things necessary to carry out the intent of this resolution. Duly adopted this 16th day of December, 1985, by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, in regular meeting duly assembled. Jesse Alphin, Chairman H. C. Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Vanessa W. Young, Clerk Lease Contract is same as adopted by Board in previous resolution. Commissioner Shaw reported to the Board that the County has been working on a proposed contract of lease with Lester Phillips, Inc., to assume the responsibility of operatin the mini site landfills for the County. This contract would include the purchase of the roll-off truck and a tractor from the County and before the County could proceed with the contract, this equipment would need to be declared surplus and sold. Follow- ing a discussion, Commissioner. Brock made a motion: 1) the Ford Roll -off Truck, Serial Number 1 FDYW90J9DVA47496, and the International Model 150 Loader, Serial Number 14299, be declared surplus property; 2) the County Manager be authorized to sell this equipment; and 3) a committee consisting of Commissioner Shaw, the County Manager, and the County Attorney be authorized to negotiate a contract with Lester Phillips, Inc., and bring it back before the Board; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. 66 :) SECTION "8" HOUS- ING ANNUAL CON- TRIBUTIONS CON- TRACT Ervin Dobson, Director of Planning, presented for the Board's consideration a resolu- tion authorizing the execution of an Annual Contributions Contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the County's Section "8" Program. Following the presentation; Commissioner Shaw made a motion that the following resolution be approved; Commissioner Collins seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT Whereas, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners (herein called the "PHA ") proposes to enter into an Annual Contributions Contract (herein called the "Contract ") with the United States of America, Department of Housing and Urban Development (herein called the "Government "). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the PHA as follows: Section 1. The Contract, numbered Contract No. A -3351, is hereby approved and accepted both as to form and substance and the Chairman of County Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Contract in triplicate on behalf of the PHA, and the Chairman of County Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to impress and attest the official seal of the PHA on each such counterpart and to for- ward said executed counterparts to the Government together with such other documents evidencing the approval and authorizing the execution thereof as may be required by the Government. Section 2. The Chairman of County Commissioners is hereby authorized to file with the Government from time to time, as monies are required, requisitions together with the necessary supporting document, for payment under the Contract. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. WEATHERIZAITON Ervin Dobson, Director of Planning, presented to the Board for consideration the PROGRAM CONTRACT contract amendment regarding the County's Weatherization Program. Commissioner Collins made a motion that the following contract amendment to the county's weatheri- zation assistance program for low- income persons be approved; Commissioner Brock seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote: CONTRACT AMENDMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COUNTY OF WAKE FOR LOW - INCOME PERSONS ENERGY DIVISION CONTRACT NUMBER 85- 4422 -20A1 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART I Pursuant to Part II, paragraph two of the Weatherization Assistnace Plan Agree- ment (hereinafter referred to as agreement), date May 6, 1985 between the Energy Divi- sion, North Carolina Department of Commerce and Harentt County Housing and Urban Devel opment, the following amendment is hereby set forth: WHEREAS, Part A, Title IV of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, (NECPA) Public Law 95 -619 provides for a Weatherization Assistnace Program to assist in achieving a prescribed level of energy conservation materials in the homes of low - income persons; and WHEREAS, the National Energy Conservation Policy Act provides that funds to carry out the Weatherization Assistance Program be allocated directly to the North Carolina Department of Commerce; and WHEREAS, the Energy Division, North Carolina Department of Commerce desires the assistance of local community organizations within the State of North Carolina in implementing the Weatherization Assistnace Program for low- income persons in North Carolina; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises exchanged between both parties, the Grantee and the Contractor do mutually agree as follows: Section 1: Purpose of Amendment. The purpose of this amendment is to provide for the continuation of the Weatherization Assistnace Program. Section 3: Period of Performance. The Contractor shall commence performance of this amendment on the 31st day of March, 1986, and shall complete the contract in a sound, economical, and efficient manner to the satisfaction of the Grantee no later than the day of Section 4; Cost of Program. The Contractor shall be assisted in financing the 684 - costofthe Program in accordnace with budget limitations outlined below. Payments. shall be made upon the submission of accurate financial reports supporting all requests for- funds - expended on the Program: Original - Total Contract 'Amendment Contract Training: Administrative and Technical -$ - '600..00 500.00 $ 1,100.00. Consumer Education 100.00 - 100.00 Travel 800;00 - .500.00 1,300.00 Supplies and Equipment - - - TOTALS $1,500.00 -'$ 1,000.00 - $ 2,500:00 These funds shall be drawn down monthly based on actual expenditures. In no event shall expenditures exceed the authorized budget... Budget line item expenditures must conform with the approved budget as outlined above. During the contract period, a Request for Budget Revision (line item trans- fer) must be submitted for approval .by-the grantee prior to any line item overage. Minor line item adjustments necessary to reconcile the budget with final acutal expendituresmaybeinitiatedwithout .prior approval within 45 days of contract termination. 2411 other provisions o.f th Contract remain valid and enforceable. IN WITNESS WHEREOF: this : amendment has been duly executed by the Grantee and the Contractor, by and through a duly authorized representative and is effective on the day and year first written above. FINAL PLAT FOR Mr. Dobson presented to the Board for consideration a final plat for the. Oak Creek OAK CREEK SUBDIV. Subdivision located in Hector's Creek. Commissioner Collins made a motion that the Oak Creek Subdivision Plat be approved; Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote.. INSPECTION DEPT. A copy of the Inspection Department report for the month of November, 1985, and a copy of the Ambulance Report for the month of November, 1985, was filed with the Board. There being no further business, the Harnett County Board of Cowruissioners meeting of December 16, 1985, duly adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Sectary LIAJ, Lti/j4„1, Clerk