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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10021978270 HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, OCTOBER 2, 1978 CALL TO ORDER PRAYER DOT - -DON DUPREE HUD FAIR HOUSING ACT SECTION "8" CHECKS The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular ses- sion on Monday, October 2, 1978, in the Commissioners' Room, County Office Building, Lillington, North Carolina, with the following members present: M. H. Brock, W. J. Cotton, Jr., Lloyd G. Stewart, Bill Shaw, and Chairman Jesse Alphin presidir Edward H. McCormick, County Attorney, and 11:: D:c Carson, Jr, , County Auditor and Clerk to the Board, were also present. Chairman. Jesse Alphin called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m. Commissioner M. H. Brock led the morning prayer. Don Dupree, District Engineer with the Department of Transport- ation, appeared before the Board to discuss road matters and situations in Harnett County. 3 Commissioner Shaw moved for the adoption of the following New Horizons Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Harnett and the HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportuni- ty Office of Voluntary Compliance. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and it carried with a unanimous vote. WHEREAS, the county of Harnett, hereinafter referred to as the community, is receiving or applying for Federal subsidies administered by HUD for the purpose of improving housing and services of the community, including community development, for its lowaand moderate income residents; WHEREAS, the community is required in receiving Federal subsidies to meet certain conditions to provide fair housing for people of all races, colors, creeds, national origins and both sexes; WHEREAS, the community recognizes that'it could take steps to improve the status of fair housing and fair lending above and beyond those actions required of it under the Federal Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, and Section 109 of the Housing and Community Develop - ment Act of 1974. WHEREAS, the community has determined that the HUD sponsored New Horizons Fair Housing Assistance Project and its activities can enable the community to go beyond the basic requirements in promoting fair housing and fair lending; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the community agrees to enter into a voluntary relationship with the office of Voluntary Compliance to partici- pate in the New Horizons Fair Housing Assistance Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the community agrees to establish a community -wide fair housing strategy board or task force composed of influential citizens and other affected by fair housing programs. This group will develop an areawide fair housing strategy and action program. The community furthe agrees, after approval of the strategy and program, to designate an agency of government to implement the strategy and program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the board or task force members will be selecte and the first meeting held within three months after the signing of this agreement and that the board will meet at least on a quarterly basis after its first meeting. This board will also monitor implementation of the program, in accordance with our guidelines on reporting, and provide period is reports to the HUD Office of Voluntary Compliance, with a copy to the local HUD office. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Office of Voluntary Compliance, FHEO, HUD will provide the community continuing technical as sistance in this project,. DONE THIS SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY -EIGHT Commissioner Brock moved for the adoption of the following resolution authorizing Sam Sally, Director of Community Deve- lopment, to countersign all documents of expenditures on behal of the Harnett County Section "8" Housing Program. Commission Cotton seconded the motion and the issue carried. WHEREAS, the County of Harnett, (herein called the "PHA ") entered into an Annual Contribution 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 Director of Community Development is hereby authorized and directed to countersign all documents of expenditures on behalf of the PHA. SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effective immediately. g. r T._ 27i ' TAX COLLECTOR REPORT Earl Jones, Tax Collector, appeared before the Board to report on the activities of his department for the month of September 1978, and his plans for the month of October, 1978. Ted Honeycutt, Chairman of the Harnett County Soil and Water Conservation District prepared and submitted a report of his program to the Board. Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, appeared before the Board and reported on the activities of his department for the month of September, 1978. The Statement of Investments for the month of September, 1978, were filed with the Board. SOIL AND WATER CON- SERVATION REPORT TAX SUPERVISOR STATEMENT OF INVEST- MENTS RELEASE OF TURLINGTON PROPERTY Commissioner Cotton made a motion that M. H. Brock, County Mana- ger, be and he is hereby authorized to exercise the release of the Turlington property and that this release be made a part of this record. Commissioner Shaw seconded the motion and it passe with a unanimous vote. THIS RELEASE, made and entered into this 2nd day of October, 1978, by and between the COUNTY OF HARNETT, a body politic and corporate, party of the first part; and REBECCA M. TURLINGTON, widow; EDWARD S. TURLINGTON and wife, PAULA R. TURLINGTON, FRANK TURLINGTON, and wife, BRENDA S. TURLINGTON, all of the County of Harnett, parties of the second part; W I T N E S S E T H: That, whereas, the parties entered into a lease agreement on or about the 24th day of February, 1976, which lease is recorded in Deed Book 637, Page 916, Harnett County Registry; and Whereas, the demised premises are described as follows: BEGINNING AT the corner in the center of the road, it being a new dividing corner between Carl F. Turlington and Harold S. Turlington, salt corner being a pin 8 feet West of culvert and runs thence as a new dividl ing line between Carl F. Turlington and Harold S. Turlington South 50 degrees 50 minutes West 990.5 feet to an iron stake; thence North 32 degrees West 273.6 feet to a concrete corner; thence North 35 degrees East 2,435 feet to an iron stake; thence South 51 degrees East 1,028 feet to an iron stake, a new corner between Carl F. and Harold S. Turlin gton; thence as a dividing line between the said parties South 32 degree 7 minutes West 817 feet to an iron stake; thence another dividing line between said parties South 54 degrees 40 minutes West 859.5 feet to a corner in the center of the road; thence along the center of the road North 25 degrees 24 minutes West 290 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 41 acres more or less, not including that part in the right -of -way of Durham and Southern Railroad. and Whereas, the County of Harnett, inconsideration of the sum of $1,500. per acre, has agreed to release from the terms of said premises a portion con- taining 9.889 acres. Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and the sum of $14,833.50, the County of Harnett does hereby release from the terms of said lease and does hereby quitclaim, remise and release unto the parties of the second part all their rieght, title and interest in and to the following described tract of land: Being a 9.889 acre tract, more or less, in Grove Township, Harnett County, North Carolina, situate West of S.R. 1725 and bounded , now or formerly, on the North by C. P. Johnson land; on the West by Maynard land; and on the South by other Turlington land; and being a portion of that 41 acre tract called "Firts Tract" in a deed from Harold S. Turlington and wife to Carl F. Turlington dated March 22, 1961, and recorded in Book 398, Page 553, Harnett County Registry; and is more fully described according to a plat of survey by L. T. Turlington, Route 3, Dunn, North Carolina, dated August 31, 1978, as follows: BEGINNING at a corner with C. P. Johnson land (Map Book 7, Page 111; Deed Book 356, Page 402), a corner of the 41 acre tract of which this is a part (Book 398, Page 553), said corner marked by an existing iron pin; and runs, thence South 31 degrees 49 minutes 06 seconds East 273.96 feet to a corner (also a corner of said 41 acre tract) marke by an existing iron pin, a point in the line of Maynard; thence North SO degrees 52 minutes 23 seconds East 992.11 feet along a line of the 41 acre tract to a corner in S. R. #1725 marked by an existing iron pin, also a corner of said 41 acre tract; thence a new line with the center of S. R. #1725 the following calls: North 25 degrees 33 minutes 52 272 Title IV -D REPORT seconds West 364.30 feet; and North 25 degrees 31 minutes 10 seconds West 231.12 feet to a corner in the center of the road, a point in the line of said 41 acre tract South 35 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds West 1139.22 feet with C. P. Johnson lands to the point of BEGINNING, and being 9.889 acres, more or less. For reference see Book 398, Page 553, Harnett County Registry. It is specifically understood and agreed between the parties, that the lease dated the 24th day of Febryary, 1976, shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the remainder of said lands not released herein. It is further understood and agreed between the parties that the party-of the first part owes no further obligations to the party of the first part under said lease with respect to the premises released herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned officers of the County have executed this release by authority duly given-by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County and in witness whereof the undersigned parties of the second part has signed their names and affixed their seals on the day and year first above written. COUNTY OF HARNETT BY: s/s M. H. Brock M. H. Brock, County Manager ATTEST: s/s H. D. Carson, Jr. H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk Pat Cameron with the Social Services Child Support Enforcement IV -D Program made a presentation of the activities of his program to the Board. WASTEWATER DISTRICT Leonore D. Tuck, Chairperson, appeared before the Board on behalf BUIES CREEK of the Concerned Citizens' Committee for the Establishment of a Wastewater System in Buies Creek and petitioned the Harnett County Board of Commissioners to establish a special wastewater district called the Buies Creek Wastewater District of Harnett County, North Carolina, located in Neill's Creek Township in and around the Com- munity of Buies Creek, North Carolina, in accordance with Article 16 of Chapter 153 -A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and to provide for the support of such wastewater service by special tax only when deemed necessary. The Board accepted this petition and instructed the County Manager to meet with Edward H. McCormick, County Attorney, and Commissioner W. J. Cotton, Jr., to act on this petition and bring it back to the Board with the proper documents for consideration. RENOVATION OF Oscar P. Hay, Jr., consulting engineer, from Raleigh, North Carolin COURTHOUSE STUDY appeared before the Board to report on the study and recommendation WESTERN HARNETT WASTEWATER PROJECT Moore, Gardner he had prepared for renovations systems and other energy saving Courthouse. After a discussion the recommendations for further to heating, cooling, and ventilatio considerations to the Harnett Count of this report, the Board accepted review and study. Ray Hamilton, Engineer with Moore, Gardner & Associates presented the following resolution to the Board authorizing and directing Jesse Alphin to execute the engineering contact with Moore, Gardner & Associates for the Western Harnett Wastewater Collection Project. Commissioner Shaw moved for the adoption of this resolution, Commis sioner Stewart seconded the motion and it passed with a unanimous vote. WHEREAS, The Western Harnett area is growning at a rapid rate and has sustained a substantial growth rate over a period of the past 10 to 12 years and, WHEREAS, due to the large and growing concentration of population in the Western Harnett area many problems have been experienced with wastewater disposal and, WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has authorized a 201 Facilities Plan to be provided for the area and in addition a Wastewater Collection Engineering Report is needed to document the problems and provide a means where -y a waste- water collection system may be financed and installed. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners that Jesse Alphin, and 273 successors so titled, is hereby authorized and directed to execute engineer- ing contracts with the Engineers, Moore, Gardner and Associates, Inc. for said report and other documentation required in order to accomplish the project documentation phase. The foregoing Resolution after presentation was approved on a vote of Ayes: Chairman Jesse Alphin, Commissioners M. H. Brock, Lloyd G. Stewart and Bill Shaw. Absent: Commissioner W. J. Cotton, Jr., retired from the Board of Commissioners Meeting at 10 a.m. Against: None. Certified as a true and valid copy of the Resolution as presented to the Board of Commis- sioners on the 2nd day of October, 1978. BY /s/ H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk to the Board AGREEMENT FOR Mr. Hamilton presented an agreement for engineering services ENGINEERING SERVICES between the County of Harnett as owners and Moore, Gardner & Associates for the construction of a Wastewater Collection System for Western Harnett County. Commissioner Shaw made a motion that Jesse Alphin, Chairman, be authorized to execute thi agreement which is duly filed in the County Manager's Office. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and the issue carried unanimously. APPLICATION FOR PALMISTRY - -Rosie Marie Johnson Rosie Marie Johnson, Route 4, Box 309, Dunn, North Carolina, filed an application for license for the practice of palmistry with the Board of Commissioners as in accordance with Section I of Chapter 314 Session Laws of 1951. Commissioner Brock made a motion that Rosie Marie Johnson's application be given consid- eration and studied by the County Manager, County Attorney, and Sheriff to make sure the application is in compliance with the Laws of Harnett County, North Carolina. TAX ATTORNEY'S REPORT The following Tax Attorney's Report was filed with the Board: ADJOURNMENT TAX SUITS COLLECTED: DISMISSALS OR CANCELLATIONS FILED: Name Averasboro Township William E. Crouch Mrs. Don Roberson William E. Strickland Charles Allen Taylor Suit No. Amount. Coll. Attorney's Fee 74 CVD 1625 78 CVD 0424 74 CVD 1968 78 CVD 0423 Barbecue Township: Howard Lee Douglas 78 CVD 0575 Walter and Mazie P. Reaves 78 CVD 0561 Charles W. Swann 78 CVD 0566 Black River Township: Elbert Wayne Adams Jerry Gregory Willie Earl Lanier 78 CVD 0562 78 CVD 0563 78 CVD 0555 Johnsonville Township Roy E. Booth 75 CVD 0016 TAX SUITS COMMENCED: Barbecue Township Zella Mae Fore Black River Township: Beulah Collins R. V. Matthews, heirs Joseph R. Overby Duke Township: Annie Lee Avery Jefferson G. Bryant $201.02 170.76 831.74 558.80 277.38 389.26 533.12 750.79 608.64 604.01 55.00 40.00 131.50 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 433.26 20.00 Total 446.50 78 CVD 0738 10.00 78 CVD 0736 78 CVD 0735 78 CVD 0727 78 CVD 0691 78 CVD 0737 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Total $60.00 Expenses: Sheriff of Forsyth County Service of Process 6.00 Sheriff of Wake County Service of Process 4.00 Sheriff of Johnston County Service of Process 6.00 $16.00 The Harnett County Board of Commissioners Meeting adjournet at 11:30 a.m. ¢IFCGL (C1 E F ;ovLC j L�" 1� Secretary,M Chairman Clerk