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HomeMy WebLinkAbout092623 ws packetWORK SESSION AGENDA Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Commissioners Meeting Room Harnett County Resource Center & Library 455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington Harnett County Board of Commissioners Page | 1 1.Call to order – Chairman Matt Nicol 2.Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation – Commissioner Barbara McKoy 3.Update on Comprehensive Land Use Plan Study; Mark Locklear, Development Services Director andStewart Engineering, Inc. 4.Discuss a request from the City of Dunn for extension of development rights with the County ofHarnett; Mark Locklear, Development Services Director 5.Update on Edgerton Industrial Park Study; Rocky Lane, Sanford Holshouser 6.Discuss a request for approval of additional COVID 716 vaccination funds in the amount of$30,000 for FY 23-24; John Rouse, Health Director 7.Discuss a request to approve the flu and pneumonia vaccine rates; John Rouse, Health Director 8.Discuss a request to approve the 2023 Health Department bad debt write-offs; John Rouse, HealthDirector 9.Discuss acceptance of funds from Sandhills for the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Project inHarnett County’s Detention Center; Coley Price, Deputy County Manager 10.Discuss a request to approve the FY2024 North Carolina Department ofTransportation/Integrated Mobility Division (NCDOT/IMD) Application for FY2024 RuralOperating Assistance Program (ROAP)Funds; Barry Blevins, General Services Director 11.Discuss a request for approval of Interlocal Agreements for additional wastewater capacitypurchases with the Town of Angier and the Town of Lillington; Steve Ward, Harnett Regional WaterDirector 12.Discuss and consider a request to approve a Resolution authorizing a grant and/or loanapplication to NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for PFAS Pilot Study forHarnett Regional Water Treatment Plant; Steve Ward, Harnett Regional Water Director ***please noteaction may be taken on this item*** 13.Discuss project ordinance for Northwest Elementary School; Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer 14.Discuss a request regarding the acquisition of real property for the purpose of expanding thearea and operations of the Harnett County Jetport and approval of corresponding budgetamendment; Dwight Snow, County Attorney and Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 1 Harnett County Board of Commissioners Page | 2 15. Review applications to serve on Boards and Committees. 16. County Manager’s Report – Brent Trout, County Manager • October 2, 2023, Regular Meeting Agenda Review • Upcoming meetings and invitations 17. Closed Session 18. Tour of Mobile Medical Unit 19. Adjourn CONDUCT OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 MEETING Live audio of the meeting will be streamed on the Harnett County Government’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7mTF6HTD65x_98EhAMeMg/featured. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 2 Item 4HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 3 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 4 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 5 Harnett County Edgerton Industrial Park Build Out Economic and Fiscal Impact Report October 2022 Item 5 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 6 ECONOMIC-FISCAL IMPACT ESTIMATE REPORT Prepared by: Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting LLC Raleigh, North Carolina AND Henry Lowenstein, Ph.D. RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC Conway, South Carolina November 10, 2022 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 7 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY III. ECONOMIC IMPACT ESTIMATE IV. FISCAL IMPACT ESTIMATE V. APPENDIX Consultant Information a. Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting b. Research and Consulting Services, Henry Lowenstein, Ph.D. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 8 3 I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF REPORT Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting, LLC (SHEDC) was engaged by Harnett County Economic Development to estimate economic and fiscal impacts of potential business locations in the Edgerton Industrial Park. North Carolina has enjoyed great economic success with the extensive business development that has occurred in the Research Triangle. Over the years, business investments have begun to migrate to counties adjacent to the original Research Triangle core. Chatham, Wake, Lee, and Johnston counties are experiencing growth in business investment, jobs, and housing from business expansion stimulated by the Research Triangle economy. Harnett County is strategically located in the region and could see more economic development benefit from the trend of Research Triangle area expansion, if the county is prepared to accommodate that growth. SELECTED HARNETT COUNTY STATISTICS (Source: U.S. Census Quick Facts, 2021 www.uscensus.gov) Population 135,966 County Seat Lillington, NC Median Single-Family Home $160,700 Median Apartment Rent $916 mo. Households with Computer 91.6% Population High School Graduates 88.1% Population BA/BS degree or higher 22.1% Median Single-Family Income $54,565 Poverty Rate 14.4% Total Employment [4thQ2021]* 52,196 Total Gross Annual Payrolls $790,300,000 *North Carolina Department of Commerce, County Profile, Harnett County, May 2022 As with similar localities in the state Harnett County could gain an advantage in its economic development recruitment efforts from ready to build investment inventory attractive to businesses which in turn would enhance its fiscal revenues, economic opportunity, median incomes, and quality of life for its citizenry. Harnett County is, however, at a disadvantage in attracting business growth due to its lack of quality economic development inventory, i.e., sites and buildings. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 9 4 The results of this analysis estimate may be used to demonstrate potential significant value added to the area’s economy, public revenue, and return on any proposed economic development investment by local governments consistent with state law.1 Harnett County’s Economic Development Work Plan priority goals are: o Transition Harnett County’s public economic development organization to a public-private model o Enhance Harnett County’s ability to recruit and retain companies through product development initiatives o Increase economic development marketing efforts to promote Harnett County o Support existing Harnett County companies o Review of Economic Development incentive guidelines o Support Harnett County’s 2022 Legislative Priorities (Source: harnettedc.org) To accomplish this analysis and estimate, SHEDC partnered with Henry Lowenstein, Ph.D. of Research and Consulting Services, LLC. (RCS). Dr. Lowenstein has a long distinguished career in academics, business, and government. Further, he has conducted research analysis and calculated estimate impacts for a number of economic development projects in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. His background is included at end of this report. The SHEDC/RCS consulting team was tasked to provide macro estimates of potential fiscal impact of the hypothetical business scenario of a projected Harnett County industrial park composed of two buildings described in the following data section. To demonstrate the impact of a typical business investment for this analysis, SHEDC researched announced projects by the NC Department of Commerce over the past several years and developed a conservative business profile on which our estimates are based. These overall estimates within the report provide metrics upon which public policy makers may evaluate potential economic development policy decisions. The RCS Model© estimates have been successfully used on many other economic development projects for purposes of evaluating project decisions. The model uses standard industry accepted multipliers that apply economic and fiscal impact estimates from jobs and spending by a business to the local economy. This includes an estimate of indirect2 and induced3 economic activity and employment created by the activity of a 1 State of North Carolina statutes allow local governments to provide incentive payments for economic development under provisions of the Local Development Act of 1925, N.C. Gen. Stat. §158.1 et. seq. 2 indirect business impacts -- business growth/decline resulting from changes in sales for suppliers to the directly affected businesses (including trade and services at the retail, wholesale, and producer levels) (see; Greg Weisbrod and Burton Weisbrod, Measuring Economic Impacts of Projects and Programs, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP (BOSTON, MA), April 1997 at 5. 3 induced business impacts -- further shifts in spending on food, clothing, shelter and other consumer goods and services, as a consequence of the change in workers and payroll of directly and indirectly affected businesses. This leads to further business growth/decline throughout the local economy. (see, Id.) HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 10 5 business (ripple effect) in addition to direct economic impacts. Fiscal impact estimates utilize per capita estimates of state and local taxes from the most recent data base of the Tax Foundation, a long respected research organization in Washington, D.C. This fiscal model is useful in aggregating both high and low consumer-taxpayer fiscal inputs into one comparative number, estimating average per capita revenue at each level of employment headcount. For fiscal analysis using per capita tax data, thus, allows policy makers to obtain a macro or overall view of estimated tax projections which harmonizes across all levels of income, discretionary spending, property values and the like. It helps clarify potential fiscal impacts of jobs, since the overwhelming bulk of tax collections arise from tax payments (direct and indirect) by individuals, hence wage earning employees. As with all such analytical models, results are estimates based upon economic theoretical models and may be impacted by changes in assumptions, precision of data inputs provided, inflation/changed economic conditions; especially within the dynamic technology and overall economy the U.S. faces today. That said, figures presented provide a consistent comparative basis as those used historically at state and local levels, and, by the Federal government. It is important to note and recognize, as theoretical models the projected outcomes and their degree of magnitude are not guaranteed. This report provides prospective estimates of economic and fiscal impacts to the region. The report is limited to providing impact data estimates only. We provide no recommendation as to decisions of various public policy options officials may consider as investments, incentives, or inducements. METHODOLOGY AND DATA INPUTS The field of fiscal/economic impact analysis is generally divided into two camps of methodology. One is to use direct output and projected effects of an enterprise while another methodology uses direct employment and its projected effects. The RCS Model© uses the direct employment methodology. Thus, its results will differ from others using exclusively theoretical output methods. The RCS Model© we believe is a better indicator for economic and fiscal impact analysis as it estimates potential public revenue based on localized employment/labor growth and its attendant income. This logically follows as fiscal development impacts actually realized by state and local areas depend on the magnitude of income, economic activity and velocity of money that remains in the local economy, mostly produced by employment (i.e., consumers) which generate the fiscal income on which public services depend. In short, it is not how much output a firm produces, but rather how much of that output wealth remains in the community. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 11 6 For this analysis, the data developed by SHEDC for a potential business investment was inputted into the RCS Model©. Conservative estimates of potential employment and compensation are based upon the hypothetical inputs that would arise on average for like comparable facilities. This presents a model business profile on which to estimate economic and fiscal impact. The RCS Model© focuses on employee compensation estimates that remain in the local community and any expenditures of the company in the community. Since the project is prospective, there is no reliable data to estimate the company’s direct fiscal impact expenditures locally other than SHEDC computing the estimated ad valorem taxes of the hypothetical project’s capital investment building and equipment. As such, the RCS Model© does not include in compensation numbers Social Security or other federal tax revenues which are “leakages” from the region and state; with such monies going to the federal government in Washington, DC. Secondly, the RCS Model applies a “leakage” factor to the gross compensation figures (likewise to capital costs) to account for expenditures that would understandably be outside of the area or state. Fiscal estimate of the RCS Model© are based upon per capita tax data as reported for each state by respected research from the Tax Foundation, Washington, DC, 2021 Report (the most current version). Highly positive fiscal community results for state and local governments are demonstrated using conservative projections. Such projection provides reasonable estimates to public policy makers and taxpayers in determining, what if any, investment or incentive may be reasonable and prudent. The potential business investment in a rural area by its nature will develop over a period of years. However, for purposes of analysis, our estimates are a static model4 that aggregates total estimated effects. That is, our estimates assume a fully built out and operational project. Actual results may vary based on the corporation’s schedule, employment, completion, national, state, and regional economic conditions, and other unpredictable economic and fiscal factors. DATA INPUTS For this analysis SHEDC conducted research on several projects that considered the state/region and derived a hypothetical project that represents an average two types of generic industrial park buildings: 450,000 sq. ft. (Unit 1) and 330,000 sq. ft. (Unit 2) in the Edgerton Industrial Park (Conceptional Layout on following page). The model further estimated employment, wages, and capital investment for both. The analyzed hypothetical project profile for this analysis is below: 4 A static model provides a hypothetical fixed “snapshot” in time of the projected economic output, in this case assuming all factors are accurate, and the project is fully constructed and operational. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 12 7 EDGERTON INDUSTRIAL PARK PROPOSED TWO BUILDINGS: DATA INPUTS Unit 1 Unit 2 Total Square Feet 450,000 330,000 780,000 Total Capital Investment $73,000,000 $54,000,000 $127,000,000 Real Estate $42,750,000 $31,350,000 $74,100,000 M&E $30,250,000 $22,650,000 $52,900,000 Employment 803 588 1,391 Average Wages $37,497 $37,497 $37,497 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 13 8 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Based on the analysis of the hypothetical two building industrial park project for Harnett County at full execution and operation, the following is our estimated economic and fiscal impact. ECONOMIC  $272,288,000 Total Economic Impact (fully completed)  $129,352,651 Annual Economic Impact  $646,763,255 Projected Economic Impact over 5 years  3,728 Jobs Created [direct, indirect, and induced]  16.4% Increase in Employment Payroll County-Wide FISCAL  $15,926,669 Annual State and Local Tax Revenue  $79,350,434 Five-Year Projected State and Local Tax Revenue  $749,981 One-Year Projected County Ad Valorem Taxes  $3,466,994 Five-Year Projected County Ad Valorem Taxes HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 14 9 III. ECONOMIC IMPACT ESTIMATE This section summarizes the estimated total economic impact of proposed Harnett County Industrial Park, Units 1 and 2, for the hypothetical investment of the two buildings and their attendant estimated employment. Employment from capital investment (construction) is transitory in nature as contractors and workers are typically out of area and depart once construction is completed. Likewise, equipment and supply purchases are typically out of area. The economic impact of capital construction varies with the project schedule and fades once the project is completed. Thus, we present estimated economic impact as a onetime stimulus. The employment impact is inclusive in the indirect and induced multiplier calculation but does not impact estimated permanent employment effects. TABLE I TOTAL ESTIMATED NET CAPITAL INVESTMENT & ECONOMIC IMPACT AT COMPLETION (RCS Static Model) UNIT 1 UNIT 2 EST TOTAL NET DIRECT CAPITAL INVESTMENT $58,400,000 $43,200,000 $101,600,000 INDIRECT AND INDUCTED IMPACT $98,112,000 $72,576,000 $170,688,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED CAPITAL ECONOMIC IMPACT $156,512,000 $115,776,000 $272,288,000 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 15 10 TABLE II UNIT 1 ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT AND NET COMPENSATION ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT (RCS Static Model) EMPLOYMENT NET ANNUAL COMPENSATION 5-YEAR EST. DIRECT 803 $24,088,073 $120,440,365 INDIRECT and INDUCED 1,349 $50,584,953 $252,924,765 TOTALS 2,152 $ 74,673,026 $373,365,130 TABLE III UNIT 2 ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT AND NET COMPENSATION ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT (RCS Static Model) EMPLOYMENT NET ANNUAL COMPENSATION 5-YEAR EST. DIRECT 588 $17,638,589 $88,192,945 INDIRECT and INDUCED 988 $37,041,036 $185,205,180 TOTALS 1,576 $ 54,679,625 $273,398,125 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 16 11 TABLE IV COMBINED UNIT 1 and UNIT 2 ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT AND NET COMPENSATION ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT (RCS Static Model) EMPLOYMENT ANNUAL COMPENSATION 5-YEAR EST. DIRECT 1,391 $41,726,662 $208,633,310 INDIRECT and INDUCED 2,337 $87,625,989 $438,129,945 TOTALS 3,728 $129,352,651 $646,763,255 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 17 12 IV. FISCAL IMPACT ESTIMATE This section provides a fiscal impact estimate of the prospective hypothetical manufacturing project. Our fiscal impact estimates are composed of two elements: (1) Fiscal estimate from RCS’ per capita model via employment headcount, and (2) Direct taxes paid by a firm such as corporate income, sales, excise taxes, etc.). For this analysis, the Direct Taxes calculated are limited to the estimated business property and real estate ad valorem taxes. The current tax rate of $0.591 per $100 of valuation was used to calculate the ad valorem taxes for the facility and the associated machinery and equipment. The real estate ad valorem taxes were calculated using the full estimated value of each unit five years. Typically, this is standard for the first year and there is some reduction of the value in succeeding years. But real estate appreciation tends to keep tax revenues neutral, so the full value was used for the calculations. The machinery and equipment property taxes were figured on the full value year one and for years two through five a depreciation factor of 10% each year was applied; 90% for year two, 60% for year five. TABLE V HYPOTHETICAL UNIT 1 TOTAL ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: STATE AND LOCAL (Per Capita-Static Model + Ad Valorem Estimate) TAX Employees # DIRECT 803 INDIRECT & INDUCED 1,349 TOTAL ANNUAL 2,152 Total 5-Year Projection PROPERTY (Local) $797,379 $1,339,557 $2,136,936 $10,684,680 SALES (State & Local) $857,604 $1,440,732 $2,298,336 $11,491,680 INCOME (State) $975,645 $1,639,035 $2,614,680 $13,073,400 EXCISE (State & Local) $361,350 $607,050 $968,400 $4,842,000 OTHER (State & Local) $277,035 $465,405 $742,440 $3,712,200 TOTALS $3,269,013 $5,491,779 $8,760,792 $43,803,960 Ad Valorem Property Tax $431,431 $1,995,378 TOTALS $9,192,223 $45,799,338 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 18 13 TABLE VI HYPOTHETICAL UNIT 2 TOTAL ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: STATE AND LOCAL (Per Capita-Static Model + Ad Valorem Estimate) TAX Employees # DIRECT 588 INDIRECT & INDUCED 988 TOTAL 1,576 Total 5-Year Projection PROPERTY (Local) $583,884 $981,084 $1,564,918 $7,824,840 SALES (State & Local) $627,984 $1,055,184 $1,683,168 $8,415,840 INCOME (State) $714,420 $1,200,420 $1,914,840 $9,574,200 EXCISE (State & Local) $264,600 $444,600 $709,200 $3,546,000 OTHER (State & Local) $202,860 $340,860 $ 543,720 $2,718,600 TOTALS $2,393,748 $4,022,148 $6,415,896 $32,079,480 Business Ad Valorem Property Tax $318,550 $1,471,616 TOTALS $6,734,446 $33,551,096 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 19 14 TABLE VII HYPOTHETICAL COMBINED UNITS 1 and 2 TOTAL ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: STATE AND LOCAL (Per Capita-Static Model + Ad Valorem Estimate) TAX Employees # DIRECT 1,391 INDIRECT & INDUCED 2,327 TOTAL 3,728 Total 5-Year Projection PROPERTY (Local) $1,381,263 $2,320,641 $3,701,904 $18,509,520 SALES (State & Local) $1,485,588 $2,495,916 $3,981,504 $19,907,520 INCOME (State) $1,690,065 $2,839,455 $4,529,520 $22,647,600 EXCISE (State & Local) $625,950 $1,051,650 $1,677,600 $8,388,000 OTHER (State & Local) $479,895 $806,265 $1,286,160 $6,430,800 TOTALS $5,662,761 $9,513,924 $15,176,688 $75,883,440 Business Ad Valorem Property Tax $749,981 $3,466,994 TOTALS $15,926,669 $79,350,434 Note: 1. In this analysis because the estimated industrial park buildings are prospective, there is not data for actual direct state and local tax payments from operations. If such figures are available in the future, they would have the effect of materially increasing the fiscal impact estimate. However, for this analysis the only estimated direct tax is SHEDC’s estimate of commercial property tax valuation assessment to calculate ad valorem property tax to local government in the future. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 20 15 V. CONSULTANT INFORMATION HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 21 16 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 22 17 HENRY LOWENSTEIN, Ph.D. Research and Consulting Services LLC CONWAY, SC 29526-9001 Cell 843/504-1331 hlowenstein@earthlink.net DR. HENRY LOWENSTEIN, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Coastal Carolina University served the university for over 14 years as Dean of Wall College of Business, Professor of Management & Law, and member of the Graduate Faculty. He was awarded the Baxley Applied Endowed Professorship (2015-2016), Blanton Leadership Endowed Professorship (2013-2014), and Vereen Endowed Business Professorship (2019-2020). In 2018 he received the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Bonsignore Award by business law professors in U.S. and Canada. From 2000 to 2007 Dr. Lowenstein was Dean, School of Business and Public Administration at California State University Bakersfield; 2006-2007 Chair of the California State Universities Business Deans Association. From 1994-2000 he was Chair, Division of Business & Economics and Professor of Business at West Virginia University-Parkersburg. His areas of teaching and research include Business Public Policy Strategies, Employment Regulation & Policy, Economic Development, and Transportation. He is author of a number of articles on business law-regulation, the economy, employment, transportation, and public policy issues Dr. Lowenstein served as independent corporate director and committee chair for the former Tri- Valley Corporation, a NYSE energy and mining exploration corporation and roles with AACSB International, the accrediting agency for business schools worldwide. Other experience included officer positions with the former Kemper Group (insurance/ financial services), Dominion Bank- shares Corp., and Americana Furniture, Inc., and management analyst in the Ford Administration Executive Office of the President of the United States-Office of Management and Budget. Other academic positions included University of Illinois-Chicago, Governors State University (Illinois) and Virginia Commonwealth University. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Lowenstein received his Ph.D. in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, MBA degree in Transportation from The George Washington University, Washington, DC, and a B. S. degree in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. He was recipient of a University of Illinois Graduate Doctoral Fellowship, and Scottish Rite Foundation Fellowship to The George Washington University. His work has received government recognitions from the states of California, Illinois, and West Virginia; local governments in California, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mexico, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Lowenstein was principal consultant to the Illinois General Assembly and Chicago Chamber of Commerce on restructuring of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) during the 1980- 81 Chicago-area mass transit crises and helped co-author the labor relations section of Illinois’s Regional Transportation Reform Act of 1981. In 2012-2016 he was lead consultant to the Interstate Railroad Committee of North and South Carolina in retaining the region’s only freight railroad servicing three counties in both states, HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 23 18 purchased by RJ Corman Railroad Company. In the 1980’s he conducted pioneering work on highway safety/traffic enforcement management and traffic police training in Illinois. In West Virginia, California and South Carolina Dr. Lowenstein was consultant to legislators and executives on Higher Education Policy, Economic Development, Transportation and Tax Policies. Locally, Dr. Lowenstein is an independent research consultant on economic development and fiscal impact analysis. Community service included: Chairman of the Board of Directors Ocean View Memorial Foundation of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and its Finance Committee Chair; Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Historic Fox Theater Foundation of Bakersfield, California and member of the Board of the Historic Minter Field Air Museum, Shafter, California. Dr. Lowenstein has been a frequent guest on local media on business subjects. He is author of the World War II theme best-selling book, The Rescue Man: A “Snafu Snatching” Pilot’s Extraordinary Journey through World War II, (Van Rye Publishing, 2017). The book has led to a joint Department of Defense/DPAA-Philippine Government project to recover WWII MIA airmen. 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Law Firm (Pennsylvania)  Random House Publishing (New York) HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 24 Item 6 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 25 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 26 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 27 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 28 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 29 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 30 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 31 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 32 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 33 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 34 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 35 \\lecfile\department\Admin\Clerk to the Board docs\AGENDAS\2023\092623 ws\7 100223 FLU VACCINE RATES & VAXNEUVANCE.docx Page 1 of 2 Board Meeting Agenda Item MEETING DATE: October 2, 2023 TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: FLU VACCINE RATES VAXNEUVANCE (PNEUMONIA) VACCINE REQUESTED BY: JOHN ROUSE, HEALTH DIRECTOR REQUEST: At the September 21, 2023 meeting the Board of Health may approve the following fee increases for flu vaccines. These rates are based upon the 2023-2024 Seasonal Flu Vaccine Pricing provided by CMS. CPT CODE DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED PRICE 90686 Fluzone 6 mos+ $23.00 90694 Fluad 65+ $78.00 90674 Flucelvax 6 mos+ $35.00 The administration reimbursement rates for influenza and pneumonia were increased based upon the 2023 CMS pricing guidelines. These increased rates were also approved by the Board of Health. CPT CODE DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED PRICE G0008 Admin Fee $29.77 G0009 Admin Fee $29.77 Also discussed was the establishment of the following pneumonia vaccine for children. CPT CODE DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED PRICE 90671 Vaxneuvance $250.00 Thank youfor your consideration in this matter. Item 7 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 36 \\lecfile\department\Admin\Clerk to the Board docs\AGENDAS\2023\092623 ws\8 100223 2023 WRITE-OFFS.docx Page 1 of 1 Board Meeting Agenda Item MEETING DATE: October 2, 2023 TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: 2023 HEALTH DEPARTMENT BAD DEBT WRITE-OFFS REQUESTED BY: JOHN ROUSE, HEALTH DIRECTOR REQUEST: At the September 21, 2023 meeting, the Board of Health may approve patient fees to be written off in accordance with our Clinical Patient Fee Policy. In the event a patient returns to the Health Department for services, these fees will be reinstated. All appropriate attempts have been made to collect these past due fees, and enrollment in the NC Debt Set Off Program has helped to reduce our overall write-off amounts. FINANCE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: COUNTY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION: Item 8 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 37 Managing Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services 910-673-9111 (FAX) 910-673-6202 www.sandhillscenter.org P.O. Box 9, West End, NC 27376 24-Hour Access to Care Line: 1-800-256-2452 TTY: 1-866-518-6778 or 711 Serving Anson, Davidson, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and Rockingham counties September 5, 2023 Brent Trout, County Manager Harnett County 455 McKinney Parkway P.O. Box 759 Lillington, NC 27546 Dear County Manager Trout, Sandhills Center received and reviewed Harnett County’s proposal for a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Project in Harnett County’s Detention Center. Our staff have had an opportunity to participate in the opioid planning work being done locally and had indicated a request would be submitted. For Year 1 of the proposal, we understand Sandhills Center is requested to contribute $182,000 in treatment costs along with 2 Peer Support Specialist positions at $37,740 each, for a combined Year 1 cost of $257,480. We have reserved the requested $257,480 from our reinvestment funding for Harnett County’s use in the project. Harnett County will invoice Sandhills Center for reimbursement of project expenses as the project moves forward. While reinvestment funding is committed on a fiscal year basis, we understand a Year 2 of the program is planned. We will be glad to review a request for Year 2 reinvestment funding as we move closer to the beginning of next fiscal year. We look forward to seeing the success of this project as you move forward. If there are any questions along the way or if Sandhills Center can provide any additional information, please feel free to reach out. Thank you, Anthony Ward, Chief Executive Officer Sandhills Center Cc: Sheriff Wayne Coats Item 9 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 38 Board Meeting Agenda Item MEETING DATE: October 2, 2023 TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: North Carolina Department of Transportation/Integrated Mobility Division (NCDOT/IMD) Application for FY2024 Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Funds REQUESTED BY: Barry A. Blevins, General Services Director REQUEST: General Services/Harnett Area Rural Transit System (HARTS) requests the Board of Commissioners consider and approve the FY24 NCDOT/IMD ROAP application. ROAP is a state funded public transportation program administered by NCDOT/IMD. ROAP funding includes project categories: Elderly and/or Disabled Transportation Assistance (EDTAP), Employment and Transportation Assistance Program (EMPL), and Rural General Public (RGP) programs. Programs are funded at 100%. Total FY24 ROAP Allocation is $285,588. C:\Users\apeele\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\A68MBLSD\FY24 ROAP Agenda Request.docx Page 1 of2 Item 10 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 39 \\lecfile\department\Admin\Clerk to the Board docs\AGENDAS\2023\092623 ws\11.1 Agenda Request for ILA Approvals for Angier and Lillington 9-11-23.docx Page 1 of 2 Board Meeting Agenda Item MEETING DATE: October 2, 2023 TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: Approval of Interlocal Agreements for Additional Wastewater Capacity Purchases REQUESTED BY: Steve Ward, HRW Director REQUEST: This a formal request for the Board to approve two separate interlocal agreements between Harnett Regional Water and the Towns of Angier and Lillington. Both of the Town's respective governing bodies have approved these agreements which formalize the purchase of additional wastewater capacity in the planned expansion of the North Harnett Wastewater Treatment Plant. The executed agreements are enclosed for your review. Please place this item on the agenda at the next available meeting. FINANCE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: COUNTY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION: Item 11 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 40 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 41 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 42 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 43 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 44 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 45 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 46 S:\Clerk to the Board docs\AGENDAS\2023\092623 ws\Funding Resolution Agenda Request 9-18-23.docx Page 1 of 2 Board Meeting Agenda Item MEETING DATE: September 28, 2023 TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: Resolution to Apply for Grant and/or Loan Funding for PFAS Pilot Study at Harnett Regional Water Treatment Plant REQUESTED BY: Steve Ward, HRW Director REQUEST: This is a formal request for the Board to consider a resolution authorizing a grant and/or loan application to NCDEQ to address a future pilot study at the Harnett Regional Water Treatment Plant. The pilot study will help determine what possible treatment changes need to occur to successfully remove PFAS/PFOA and other chemicals from the raw water supply. Please place this item on the agenda at the next available meeting as the funding application must be received prior to October 2, 2023. FINANCE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: COUNTY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION: Item 12 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 47 1 RESOLUTION OF THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO SUPPORT THE HARNETT REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT PFAS TREATMENT EVALUATION AND PILOT TESTING STUDY WHEREAS, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Infrastructure is offering Emerging Contaminants funding, available to local government units, for planning or construction projects addressing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in water or wastewater systems. WHEREAS, Harnett Regional Water has need for and intends to construct, plan for, or conduct a study in a project described as Harnett Regional Water Treatment Plant PFAS Treatment Evaluation and Pilot Testing Study; and WHEREAS, Harnett Regional Water intends to request a State loan and/or grant assistance for the project through the Emerging Contaminants funding that has been made available; and NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners as follows: That Harnett Regional Water, the Applicant, will arrange financing for all remaining costs of the project, if approved for a State loan and/or grant award. That the Applicant will provide for efficient execution and management of the project until it is completed. That the Harnett County Board of Commissioners agrees to include in the loan agreement a provision authorizing the State Treasurer, upon failure of Harnett County to make a scheduled repayment of the loan, to withhold from Harnett County any State funds that would otherwise be distributed to the local government unit in an amount sufficient to pay all sums then due and payable to the State as a repayment of the loan. That Harnett Regional Water Director, Steve Ward, the Authorized Representative and successors so titled, is hereby authorized to execute and file an application on behalf of the Applicant with the State of North Carolina for a loan and/or grant to aid in the study of or construction of the project described above. That the Authorized Representative, and successors so titled, is hereby authorized and directed to furnish such information as the appropriate State agency may request in connection with such application or the project: to make the assurances as contained above; and to execute such other documents as may be required in connection with the application. That the Applicant has substantially complied or will substantially comply with all Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and funding conditions applicable to the project and to Federal and State grants and loans pertaining thereto. HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 48 2 Duly adopted by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners this 26th day of September, 2023. HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS _________________________________________ Matthew B. Nicol, Chairman Harnett County Board of Commissioners Attest: _______________________________ Melissa D. Capps, Clerk HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 49 3 FORM FOR CERTIFICATION BY THE RECORDING OFFICER The undersigned duly qualified and acting Clerk to the Harnett County Board of County Commissioners does hereby certify: That the above/attached resolution is a true and correct copy of the resolution authorizing the filing of an application with the State of North Carolina, as regularly adopted at a legally convened meeting of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners duly held on the 26th day of September, 2023; and, further, that such resolution has been fully recorded in the journal of proceedings and records in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of September 2023. ________________________________ Melissa D. 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SUB 2308-0017 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 61 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 62 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 63 OCTOBER 2, 2023 APPOINTMENTS NEEDED TRIANGLE SOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD Hamett County needs to replace one (1) non-participatory member on this Board for a Joint Labor­ Management, or union affiliated, registered apprenticeship program representative. HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW There is one (1) vacancy on this Board, an at-large member. DANGEROUS DOG COMMITTEE There is one (1) vacancy for an alternate on this Board. The vacancy is not district sensitive. HOME & COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE There is one (1) vacancy for an older consumer on this Board. JlNENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL There are three (3) vacancies on this Board. The vacancies are not district sensitive but are position specific, as County Commissioner Appointee. HISTORIC PROPERTIES COMMISSION There are five (5) vacancies on this Board. The vacancies are for District 1, 2, 3, 5 and two alternates. The qualification of members pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Historic Properties Commission Ordinance state, "A majority of the member of the HPC shall have demonstrated special interest, experience or education in history, architecture, archaeology, or related fields." (Excerpt from Ordinance attached). HARNETT COUNTY COMMISSIO� FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH There are three (3) vacancies on this Board, District 2, District 3 and District 5. We have received a resignation from Jennifer Parrish. She currently serves as a District 4 representative. Page 1 Item 15 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 64 HCBOC 092623 ws Pg. 65