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Minutes of Work Session
May 10, 2022
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in work session on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at
9:00 am, in the Commissioners Meeting Room, Harnett County Resource Center and Library, 455
McKinney Parkway, Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present: Lewis W. Weatherspoon, Chairman
Matt B. Nicol, Vice Chairman
Barbara McKoy, Commissioner
Mark B. Johnson, Commissioner
W. Brooks Matthews, Commissioner
Staff present: Dwight Snow, County Attorney
Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
Brent Trout, County Manager
Melissa Capps, Clerk
Chairman Weatherspoon called the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting to order at
9:00 am.
Commissioner McKoy led the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation.
The following agenda was before the Board of Commissioners:
1. Call to order — Chairman Lewis Weatherspoon
2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation — Commissioner Barbara McKoy
3. Discuss Bonds for Cape Fear Valley Health; Charles Bowyer, Attorney with Robinson
Bradshaw
4. Discuss changing the Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Work Session date to Monday, June
13, 2022; Brent Trout, County Manager
5. Discuss approval of the fireworks applications from Pyro Shows East Coast for an
additional shoot for the shows at Campbell University on May 20, 2022 at 9:00p.m.;
Anderson Creek Club on July 2, 2022 and Town of Lillington on July 4, 2022; Larry
Smith, Emergency Services Director
6. Discuss changes in Harnett County Cooperative Extension's MOU Lock-in/Send-in
Procedures; Tim Mathews, County Extension Director, Harnett County
7. Discuss approval of the Project Ordinance for the Neill's Creek Park Restroom and
Concession Facility; Carl Davis; Parks and Recreation Director
8. Development Services briefing on upcoming public hearings:
• Proposed Land Use Amendment: Case # PLAN2203-0002 Land Use Map
Amendment
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• Landowner / Applicant: Wingo Holdings, LLC/ Sal Serafino; 89.12 acres; Pin #
0662-28-4695 & 0662-57-0911; From Low Density Residential to Medium
Density Residential; SR # 1438 (North Harnett School Rd); Black River
Township.
• Proposed Text Amendment: Case # PLAN2204-0001 Harnett County Unified
Development Ordinance; Article VII, Section 8.1 and 8.2. To amend Harnett
County's UDO in order to be more specific as to when open space is required.
9. Discuss Conflict of Interest Policy Revisions; Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney
10. Update on Harnett County Stop Arm Camera Program; Christopher Appel, Senior
Staff Attorney
11. Discuss Memorandum of Understanding for Magnolia Building; Dwight Snow,
County Attorney & Brent Trout, County Manager
12. Third Quarter Financial Report; Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
13. County Manager's Report- Brent Trout, County Manager
• May 16, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda Review
• Review applications to serve on Boards and Committees
• Upcoming meetings and invitations
14. Closed Session
15. Adjourn
Brent Trout, County Manager, reviewed information regarding the plan of financing health care
facilities with proceeds from tax-exempt bonds to be issued by the public finance authority for
the benefit of Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc. D/B/A Cape Fear Valley Health System
and Harnett Health System, Inc. The Bonds will be qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in Code
Section 145. The plan of financing calls for the proceeds of the Bonds to be used for the purpose
of (a) financing capital expenditures for health care facilities, including but not limited to paying
the costs of (i) acquiring, constructing, equipping and furnishing (A) a 100 -bed expansion of the
Valley Pavilion Tower (the "Pavilion Tower Project") at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
located at 1638 Owen Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina ("Cape Fear Valley Medical Center")
and (B) a new medical office/cancer center building (the "2022 Harnett Project") at Central
Harnett Hospital located at 215 Brightwater Drive, Lillington, North Carolina ("Central Harnett
Hospital"), and (ii) acquiring and installing medical, computer, office and capital equipment for
use at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and Central Harnett Hospital (the "2022 Equipment,"
and collectively with the Pavilion Tower Project and the 2022 Harnett Project, the "2022
Projects"); (b) refunding all or a part of the Public Finance Authority Health Care Facilities
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Cape Fear Valley Health System) Series 2020 (the "2020 Bonds");
(c) refunding all or a part of the taxable Harnett Adjustable Rate Hospital Bonds Series 2011 A
(the "Harnett 2011 Taxable Bonds"); (d) refunding all or a part of the taxable Harnett Hospital
Notes, Series 2013 numbered R-1 through R-8 (collectively, the "Harnett 2013 USDA Notes");
(e) paying a portion of the interest accruing on the Bonds; and (f) paying certain expenses
incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds will be special limited
obligations of the Authority payable solely from the loan repayments to be made by the
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Corporation to the Authority, and certain funds and accounts established by the documents for
the Bonds. The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds will not constitute an
indebtedness or liability of the County of Harnett, the State of North Carolina, or any political
subdivision of the State of North Carolina, or a charge against their general credit or any taxing
powers. The public hearing on the bonds is scheduled for May 16, 2022. Consensus of the
Board was to place the public hearing for the bonds on the May 16, 2022 meeting.
Mr. Trout also reviewed a Resolution changing the Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Work Session date to
Monday, June 13, 2022. Mr. Trout shared the NC Association of County Commissioners will be
hosting Assembly Day on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Consensus of the Board was to place this
item on the next consent agenda.
Larry Smith, Emergency Services Director, reviewed requests for approval of the fireworks
applications from Pyro Shows East Coast for an additional shoot for the shows at Campbell
University on May 20, 2022 at 9:OOp.m.; Anderson Creek Club on July 2, 2022 and Town of
Lillington on July 4, 2022. Consensus of the Board was to place this item on the next consent
agenda.
Tim Mathews, County Extension Director reviewed a request to change Harnett County
Cooperative Extension's MOU from Lock -in to Send -in procedures. Consensus of the Board
was to place this item on the next consent agenda.
Carl Davis, Parks and Recreation Director reviewed a request for approval of the Project
Ordinance for the Neill's Creek Park Restroom and Concession facility. The contract with the
NC Office of State Budget & Management related to the receipt of a $444,225 State Capital
Infrastructure Directed Grant was approved by the Board of Commissioners on April 18th.
Consensus of the Board was to place this item on the next consent agenda.
Mark Locklear, Development Services Director provided a briefing on the following upcoming
public hearing:
• Proposed Land Use Amendment: Case # PLAN2203-0002 Land Use Map
Amendment Landowner / Applicant: Wingo Holdings, LLC/ Sal Serafino; 89.12
acres; Pin # 0662-28-4695 & 0662-57-0911; From Low Density Residential to
Medium Density Residential; SR # 1438 (North Harnett School Rd); Black River
Township.
Jay Sikes, Assistant Development Services Director/ Manager of Planning Services, provided a
briefing on the following upcoming public hearing:
Proposed Text Amendment: Case # PLAN2204-0001 Harnett County Unified
Development Ordinance; Article VII, Section 8.1 and 8.2. To amend Harnett
County's UDO in order to be more specific as to when open space is required.
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Christopher Appel, Senior Staff Attorney, reviewed proposed changes to the Conflict of Interest
Policy for compliance of federal regulations with ARPA funding. Consensus of the Board was
to place this item on the next consent agenda.
Commissioner Johnson shared information regarding a call he received from a concerned citizen
about a violation received by the Stop Arm Camera program. There was some confusion on how
to appeal a case. Attorney Appel provided background information regarding the program. If
there is a potential violation, it is sent over to the Sheriff's office for review to see if there is a
violation, if it is a violation, it goes back to bus patrol which then they will issue a citation to the
registered owner. On there, there are instructions on how to appeal it, if they wish to do so and
under the ordinance, state statute, they mail in a sworn statement that they did not violate the
ordinance for various reasons, when that is mailed in to the address on the citation, Bus Control
creates a docket and on the second Wednesday of every month the Stop Arm Appeals Board
hears the appeal. After the matter is heard before the Stop Arm Appeals Board, an order is
issued and again, there is a statement on there on how to appeal the Appeals Board. The process
is to file an appeal with the Clerk of Superior Court and then it will be heard in District Court.
Attorney Appel stated there are some ongoing issues with that process right now, it is a part of
the growing pains with any new program. Attorney Appel stated I have been in communication
with Renee Whittenton to set up an appeals process with District Court. Attorney Appel stated I
cannot tell them how to write an appeal. It is on there that they have a time period to appeal,
obviously with the growing pains, I would not move for a dismissal, obviously there would be a
grace period, until the process smooths out. If they appeal it, they do not have to pay their
citation until the final disposition. Discussion included adding the Clerk of Court's phone
number and address, statistics of possible violations and citations issued and program funding.
Commissioner Matthews stated the School Board's total focus has been safety for the children. I
appreciate all the hard work everyone has put into this. For those who don't remember or don't
know we lost a child in 2012 that got struck by a vehicle. Chairman Weatherspoon stated I think
we should look at the possibility of doing an ad campaign.
Dwight Snow, County Attorney, reviewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between
Harnett County and the City of Dunn regarding 600 S. Magnolia Ave., Dunn, NC. Consensus of
the Board was to place the MOU on the Consent Agenda.
Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer, provided the third quarter financial report.
Brent Trout, County Manager, stated today we had an item for Neill's Creek Park improvements,
we will also have one for the Benhaven School window project, if you remember that is a part of
what we supplemented for the SCIF funds received. Legal is working on the agreements we will
have related to the general fund expenditures for the items the SCIF funding was originally
intended for.
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The draft agenda for May 16, 2022 was reviewed. Board appointments were also discussed.
Commissioner Matthews made a motion to go into Closed Session for the following purpose:
To instruct the County staff concerning the position to be taken by the County in negotiating a
proposed contract for the acquisition of real property. The motion is made pursuant to NC
General Statute Section 143-318.11 (a)(5).
Vice Chairman Nicol seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
Following a motion to come out of Closed Session, Chairman Weatherspoon called the meeting
back into open session.
Vice Chairman Nicol moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:41 am. Commissioner Matthews
seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
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Lewis W. Weatbgp4poon, Chairman
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Melissa D. Capps, Clerk
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