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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08141975The Board informed Mr. Donovan that they would get back in touch with him concerning the maps. DONALD BUIE, COORDI - Donald Buie, Coordinator for Continuing Education for Central NATOR FOR CCTI Carolina Technical Institute, appeared before the Board and dis- cussed and showed filmstrips in relation to continuing education in Harnett County. MANAGER'S REPORT County Manager Brock gave his report on the following items: County Garage and the Coastal Plains Grants DAN SPANGLER, SOIL Parks Blake, Soil Conservationist, appeared before the Board to ;SCIENTIST introduce to them Mr. Dan Spangler, Soil Scientist, who will be doing the survey, classification and interpretation of soils in Harnett County. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Cotton moved to adjourn at 11:50 a.m ;,,,,.4A,., 7G' Secrete y Cha rman Clerk to the Board SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HELD ON AUGUST 14, 1975. SPECIAL MEETING CALL TO ORDER The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Thursday, August 14, 1975, in a joint meeting with representatives from the municipalities of the county, the Development and Planning Department of the County, and with representatives from Moore - Gardner and Associates. The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M., with the following members present: Chairman Etheridge, Commissioners Brock, Alphin and Cotton. Also present was the Clerk, H. D. Carson, Jr. DUNN - HARNETT WATER TRANSMISSION LINE AGREEMENT RATIFICATION Commissioner W. J. Cotton, Jr. made a motion to ratify the contract entitled "DUNN - HARNETT COUNTY WATER TRANSMISSION LINE AGREEMENT ". The motion was seconded by Commissioner Alphin, and those voting "for" were Chairman Etheridge, Commissioners Alphin, Brock and Cotton. Those voting "against" were none. The entire agreement follows and is hereby made a part of the mintues of this meeting: DUNN - HARNETT COUNTY WATER TRANSMISSION LINE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made this 14th day of August, 1975, by and between the City of Dunn, a municipal corporation of the State of North Carolina, here- inafter called "the City ", and the County of Harnett, a bodycorporate and politic, hereinafter called "the County "; W I T N E S S E T H: THAT WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City and County to expand water facilities along the transmission line extending from Powell Manufacturing Company on U.S. Highway 301 North of Dunn to the Harnett - Johnston County line to the end that a healthy, orderly, and coordinated system of continued growth and develop- ment can be attained in a manner most conducive to the public health and general welfare; and WHEREAS, upon consideration of the City of Dunn agreeing to provide water services to county residents along the said transmission line, the County of Harnett has agreed to advance Sixty Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($60,500.00) to aid in constructing the transmission line; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, and con- ditions contained herein accruing to the benefit of each of the respective parties hereto, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows: 1. The County of Harnett hereby agrees to forthwith advance Sixty Thou- sand Five Hundred Dollars ($60,500.00) to aid in constructing the water transmission line. 2. The County shall have the right to require, and the City has agreed to, the installation of fire hydrants at appropriate intervals along the trans- mission line costing the City approximately $20,000.00. 3. The County shall have the right to connect or cause the connection of its own line or lines to the transmission line in keeping with sound engineer- 7470 GI ing principles. In the event the County elects to establish a water distrib ution system in the area effected, such connection may be made without charge to the County. 4. The County shall have the right to purchase water at its connector metering points in such amount as it deems appropriate not to exceed 1,000,000 gallons per day. Should this need increase, the City agrees not to unreason- ably refuse to provide the additional water. 5. The County shall have the right to purchase water at the connector metering sites at wholesale rates comparable to charges made to other govern- mental units; however, should the County elect to furnish water to the prop- erties abutting the transmission line the fees prescribed in paragraph 7 shall be collected for the Town of Benson and credited to the County's account as a return on its original investment. 6. The City of Dunn shall provide water service outside the corporate limits along and in close proximity to the said transmission line to the County residences, businesses, firm and establishments as their need may require. 7. Any person, firm, or corporation whose property fronts along said transmission line, desiring to have his property connected onto the water line shall pay the following fees to the City of Dunn: (a) A standard tapping fee shall be assessed against those persons requesting' service from the said water transmission line. This fee shall be based upon the front footage of the property abutting the transmission main and shall be arrived at in the following manner: Residential Type Users: $4.00 per abutting foot, if connected on or before July 1, 1976; thereafter at $5.00 per abutting! foot; however, such assessment shall not be made for more than 100 feet for a single family residential dwelling unit Industrial Type Users: $7.00 per abutting foot. Such tapping fee shall be collected by the City of Dunn and dis -3 tributed in the following manner: Fifty per cent (SO %) of the fee to Harnett County and fifty per cent (500) of the fee to the Town of Benson until such time as Harnett County has been reimbursed its initial investment of $60,500.00; thenceforth all such fees collected shall be transferred to the Town of Benson until Benson has been reimbursed $123,000.00. It is anticipated that approximately 23,110 front feet of property located within Harnett County will be subject to the above tapping fee. (b) The standard connection fee as established by City Ordinance at the time the connection is made for the particular size of water service pro- vided. This fee shall be retained by the City, no part which shall inure to the benefit of the County nor the Town of Benson. (c) Normal service rates to be charged as established by the City; provided no such service rates shall exceed by more than one hundred per cent (100 %) of the rates established for water service within the corporate limits. This fee shall be retained by the City, no part which shall inure to the benefit of the County. 8. That the user of the water service outside the corporate limits shall be required to pay the above tapping fee and connection charges prior to receiving service from this transmission main. 9. The furnishing of all water service outside the corporate limits shall be in accordance with Chapter 24 of the City of Dunn Ordinances, including other, rules and regulations of the City; provided, however such ordinances, rules, and regulations shall nto restrict the rights of the County under this agree- ment. Such connections shall also be made in accordance with such other or- dinances and regulations established by the City Council and the County Commissioners with their respective jurisdictions and shall include, inter alia, all provisions of the plumbing code in the requirements of the Subdiv- ision Ordinances. Should there be any difference in the respective requirement - the most restrictive requirement shall govern. 10. The City shall maintain and operate the system, furnishing all personnel, materials, supplies, and other accessory service as may be necessary to keep the system in proper and efficient operating condition. 11: agreement shall terminate upon mutual consent of the City and County. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City of Dunn has caused this instrument to be signed in its name by its Mayor, attested by its Clerk, and its corporate seal hereto affixed, and the County of Harnett has cuased this instrument to be executed by the Chairman of the Board of the County Commissioners and attested by the Clerk of the County Board of Commissioners, all by proper resolution of its governing body duly given. ATTEST: Clerk ATTEST: Clerk CITY OF DUNN By COUNTY By Mayor 0 Bert 7 . pF COMMISSIONERS Chairman JOSEPH LUCAS NAMED TO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Commissioner W. J. Cotton, Jr. moved that Joseph Lucas be appointed as Director of the Harnett County Department of Human Resources, Commissioner Jesse Alphin seconded the motion, and those voting for the issue were Commissioners Cotton, Brock, Alphin and Chairman Etheridge. METRO WATER DISTRICT Mr. Richard E. Moore and Mr. Roy Spainhour appeared before the Board in regards to the Metro Water District. A lengthy discussion followed relating to the issue and Mr. Spainhour and Mr. Moore answered questions posed by those in attendance. ADJOURNMENT With no further questions or items of business, the meeting was adjourned by the Chairman at 8: P. M. �tr Z MID -MONTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS August 18, 1975 I Chairman Clerk The mid -month meeting of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners was held on Monday, August 18, 1975. The Chairman convened the meeting at 7:30 P. M., and the following were in attendance, Chairman Bobby R. Etheridge, Commissioners Brock Cotton and Alphin. The County Attorney Edward H. McCormmigk, and the clerk, H. D. Carson, Jr. were present. Commissioner Brock led the evening prayer. The minutes of the previous meetings were read by the Secretary and approved. CETA TITLE IV -D Mrs. Helen Crews, Director of Social Services, appeared before the Board in regard to CETA Title IV -D, of Social Security Act as it related to Child Support Enforcement. This, she said, was a prov- ision for enforcement of parents to support their children and that federal funds would support 75% of the program, and the remaining 25% of undetermined source as of yet. 25% of the funds collected the first year would go to the county and thereafter only 10% so that the program would become self sustaining. The Chairman asked that the County Attorney prepare a ruling for the Commissioners to study and indicated that action would be taken at the meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 2, 1975. RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL GRANT Upon motion by Commissioner Cotton and second by Commissioner Alphin, the following resolution pertaining to Federal Water Poll- ution Control was adopted by a vote of 4 ayes and no opposition. "Whereas an offer of a Grant in the amount of $45,000.00 has been made the County of Harnett, Lead Agency for the Greater Harnett County Wastewater Facilities Planning Area, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of assisting in the preparation of a Wastewater Facilities Planning Report, total maximum estimated cost of which is $60,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett that the hereinbefore mentioned offer be accepted on behalf of the County of Harnett and the Greater Harnett County Planning Area and further, that Official Representative of the County of Harnett, Chairman Bobby R. Etheridge, be and is hereby directed to execute the United States Environmental Protection Agency Grant Agreement under 33 U.S.C. 1151 et seq. amended, thus accepting said grant offer and making all assurances contained therein." Letter of Acceptance