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CITY OF DUNN
DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA
MINUTES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUNN HELD .A REGULAR MEETING ON
TIIURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE DUNN MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WAS MAYOR ABRAHAM OUDEH, MAYOR PRO -TEM MIKE WOMBLE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS GEORGE ROBINSON, JOEY TART, CAROLYN MCDOUGAL, PAUL
BASS AND TOBY SUMNER. ALSO PRESENT WAS CITY MANAGER CARL DEAN, CITY
CLERK JOYCE VALLEY, CITY ATTORNEY BILLY GODWIN, POLICE CHIEF PAT
GODWIN, POLICE CAPTAIN MORRY DENNING, FINANCE DIRECTOR RENEE'
DAUGIITRY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TIM HOLLOMAN, PUBLIC UTILITIES
�J DIRE.CTOR JOE CAMPBELL, CITY ENGINEER ED POWELL, CIIIEF BUILDING
INSPECTOR RICKY PARSON, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ALONZA VANN AND
DAILY RECORD REPORTER LISA FARMER.
INVOCATION
MAYOR OUDEH OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. AND ASKED COUNCILMEMBER TART
TO GIVE THE INVOCATION. AFTERWARD, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS REPEATED.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION -CEDAR CREEK
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT ORAL AND
WRITTEN COMMENTS WOULD BE HEARD AND RECEIVED CONCERNING THE REQUEST FOR
VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 16.89 ACRES OF PROPERTY OWNED BY ALLEN
WESTBROOK, CEDAR CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK, LOCATED OFF POPE ROAD (S.R. 1793).
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED ON AUGUST
22, 2000.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS
REQUEST.
RICK LASHMIT, A RESIDENT OF 715 WESTBROOK AVENUE, ASKED IF THIS ANNEXATION
WOULD COST THE TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY.
CITY MANAGER DEAN RESPONDED NO.
WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MAYOR OUDEH CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING IN
REFERENCE TO SAME.
CODE AMENDMENT -ETJ MOBILE HOMES
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT ORAL AND
WRITTEN COMMENTS WOULD BE HEARD AND RECEIVED CONCERNING THE REQUEST BY
THE CITY OF DUNN TO AMEND CHAPTER 22- ZONING OF THE DUNN CITY CODE TO ALLOW
SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES IN THE EXTRA - TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ).
HE STATED THAT THE PLANNING BOARD MET ON AUGUST 8, 2000 AND DENIED THIS
REQUEST 3 -2. HE FURTHER STATED THAT PURSUANT TO THE DUNN CITY CODE, IN ORDER
TO OVERRULE THE DECISION BY THE PLANNING BOARD, THERE MUST BE A FAVORABLE
VOTE OF THREE- FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL (5 VOTES). HE ADDED
THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED ON AUGUST 24, 2000 AND AUGUST
31, 2000.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
CHERYL MIDDLETON, 105 COVINGTON LANE, STATED THAT SHE IS SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION OF ALLOWING SINGLE -WIDE TRAILERS IN THE ETJ AREA. SHE FURTHER
STATED THAT HER REASONS FOR OPPOSITION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SHE STATED THAT AS AA HOMEOWNER LIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CITY LIMITS,
SHE WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS DECISION. SHE ADDED THAT WHEN SHE DECIDED TO
BUILD HER HOME IN THE CITY LIMITS, IT WAS FOR THE REASONS OF WATER/SEWER,
CURBING, GARBAGE AND CITY SERVICES AND THE PROTECTION OF WHAT COULD BE
BUILT AROUND HER.
SHE FURTHER STATED THAT HER HOUSE IS AN INVESTMENT AND SHE WAS PRETTY SURE
THAT THE TAX BASE OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME COMPARED TO A SINGLE -WIDE IS MORE
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY.
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SHE STATED THAT IF A PERSON IS CONSIDERING RESELLING THEIR HOME, AND A SINGLE -
WIDE HOME IS AROUND THEIR HOME, IT WOULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR A
HOMEOWNER TO SELL.
MRS. MIDDLETON STATED THAT THE ETJ IS OUR FUTURE, AND ASKED IF WE ARE SAYING
THAT THE FUTURE OF, DUNN WILL BE SINGLE -WIDE TRAILERS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
SHE STATED THAT DUNN HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS RECRUITING NEW BUSINESSES AND
ASKED IF COUNCIL THOUGHT THAT A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER WOULD LIKE TO SEE
TRAILER HOMES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SHE ADDED THAT SHE FELT THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES DO THEIR BEST IN MAINTAINING
THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THEY ARE SPREAD THIN. SHE
FURTHER STATED THAT SOME MAY WANT TO ADD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INSPECTING
MOBILE HOMES AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE REMOVED IN- FOUR YEARS AFTER A
PERSON HAS PAID FOR A BRICK UNDERPINNING, WHICH MADE NO SENSE TO HER.
MRS. MIDDLETON ALSO STATED THAT EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL WAS VOTED INTO
OFFICE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE AND DO WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE
CITY. SHE ADDED THAT COUNCIL HAS ONE REQUEST FOR THIS CHANGE, AS OPPOSED TO
WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WANT AND SHE URGED COUNCIL TO DO WHAT IS
BEST FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE CITY OF DUNN.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
JOHN PRINCE, 106 COVINGTON LANE, STATED THAT HE LIVES IN AN AREA THAT WOULD
BE EFFECTED BY THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND HE HANDED OUT A STATEMENT THAT HE
WOULD LIKE COUNCILMEMBERS TO READ AT THEIR LEISURE. HE FURTHER STATED
THAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE IT, HE WOULD LIKE TO READ HIS
STATEMENT AS FOLLOWS:
HE THANKED COUNCIL AND THE. MAYOR FOR ALLOWING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO ALLOW SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES TO BE
PLACED WITHIN DUNN'S EXTRA - TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ). HE FURTHER STATED
THAT AS HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF OWN A HOUSE WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE CITY
LIMITS AND THUS THE ETJ, THEY HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE.
HE ADDED THAT ALL ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR ABILITY AND THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT -THEY ARE CLEARLY DOING
SO BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIRE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF DUNN, AND THEIR EFFORTS
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ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. HE ADDED THAT HE SHARES THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT
DUNN AND ITS FUTURE, AND OFFERS HIS COMMENTS IN THAT SAME SPIRIT.
MR. PRINCE STATED THAT ETJ AREAS ARE, AS HE UNDERSTANDS IT, PLACES WHICH ARE
TARGETED FOR EVENTUAL ANNEXATION BY CITIES, AND AS MR. JONES, CHAIRMAN OF
THE PLANNING BOARD WAS QUOTED IN THE DAILY RECORD AS SAYING ABOUT OUR ETJ,
"IF WE ARE GOING TO GROW, THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO." HE ADDED THAT THIS
IS NOT AN ISSUE OF "BIG DOGS" VERSUS "LITTLE MEN ", RICH VERSUS POOR, OR EVEN
THE NIMBY (NOT IN MY .BACK YARD) SYNDROME -THIS IS AN ISSUE ABOUT THE FUTURE
OF DUNN IN THE 21 ST CENTURY.
HE ADDED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH SUPPORT THE PLANNING
BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CODE NOT BE AMENDED TO ALLOW SINGLE -
WIDE MOBILE HOMES IN THE ETJ, INCLUDING THE DEPRECIATION OF THESE STRUCTURES
WHICH WILL RESULT IN INCREASINGLY LOWER TAX REVENUES AND DECLINING
PROPERTY VALUES FOR NEARBY PERMANENTLY BUILT HOMES, BUT PERHAPS MOST
IMPORTANT IS THE FACT THAT IF YOU ALLOW MR. PARKER- OR ANYONE ELSE, FOR THAT
MATTER -TO PLACE SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES ON PROPERTY WITHIN THE ETJ, YOU'VE
JUST SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO
REVERSE.
MR. PRINCE STATED THAT THE DAILY RECORD QUOTED MR. WALT TITCHENER AS
SAYING THAT "IF YOU RING THE CITY LIMITS WITH MOBILE HOMES, THEN THE CITY WILL
BE CHOKED AND WILL DIE," AND IF COUNCIL GRANTS AN EXCEPTION FOR MR. PARKER,
THEN HOW CAN OTHERS WHO LIVE IN THE ETJ AND WHO WANT TO PUT ONE -OR
PERHAPS, HUNDREDS -OF MOBILE HOMES ON THEIR PROPERTY -BE DENIED THE RIGHT TO
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DO SO?
HE ADDED THAT THIS IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE WHICH COULD LEAD TO MR. TITCHENER'S
BLEAK VISION OF THE FUTURE COMING TRUE IF OTHERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE SAME
GOOD MOTIVES AS MR. PARKER ARE ALLOWED TO DO WHAT HE HAS ASKED TO DO.
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HE FURTHER STATED THAT INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES THAT LOOK TO EITHER
RELOCATE OR START OPERATIONS HERE IN DUNN WILL MOST CERTAINLY TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THE CITY'S PLAN FOR FUTURE GROWTH, AND SURELY ALLOWING THE
INSTALLATION OF MOBILE HOMES AND /OR TRAILER PARKS IN THE ETJ IS NOT A PART OF
THIS PLAN NOR SOMETHING THAT SUCH BUSINESSES WOULD VIEW AS DESIRABLE. HE
ADDED THAT WE NEED ONLY TO LOOK TO NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR
NUMEROUS MOBILE HOME PARKS TO SEE THAT THIS IS NOT THE PATH WE WANT DUNN
TO FOLLOW.
HE STATED THAT THIS PROPOSED CHANGE IN CODE WOULD CLEARLY BE ONLY FOR THE
CONVENIENCE OF MR. PARKER AND HIS SON; AND WHILE HE IS CERTAINLY
SYMPATHETIC TO THEIR PLIGHT, HE CANNOT SEE ANY REASON WHY THE CODE NEEDS
TO BE CHANGED FOR THIS ONE INSTANCE, PARTICULARLY WHEN MR. JONES WAS
QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE PLANNING BOARD HAS NEVER HAD REQUESTS TO PUT A
MOBILE HOME IN THE ETJ. HE ADDED THAT IF MR. PARKER'S REQUEST FOR A CODE
CHANGE IS GRANTED, HE MAY BE ONLY THE FIRST IN A LONG LINE OF PERSONS WHO
COULD PUT ANY NUMBER OF SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES IN THE ETJ, AND THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NO DOUBT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OPENING THIS CAN OF WORMS.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT MR. GODWIN COULD PROVIDE
CITIZENS WITH AN IRON -CLAD GUARANTEE THAT MR. PARKER WOULD BE THE ONLY
INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS ALLOWED TO DO THIS, AND THAT THERE WAS A DEFINITE DATE
THAT THE MOBILE HOME WOULD BE MOVED FROM HIS PROPERTY, AND THAT NO ONE
ELSE COULD PUT A SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOME ON HIS OR HER PROPERTY WITHIN THE
ETJ, HE MIGHT NOT OBJECT SO VIGOROUSLY TO A CHANGE IN THE CODE. HE ADDED
THAT ONLY DEATH AND TAXES ARE CERTAIN, AND SINCE HIS HOME IS THE SINGLE
LARGEST INVESTMENT THAT HIS FAMILY HAS, HE CANNOT TAKE THE CHANCE THAT A
LOOPHOLE COULD ALLOW MORE MOBILE HOMES INTO THE ETJ AND REDUCE THE VALUE
OF HIS HOUSE.
MR. PRINCE STATED THAT ACCORDINGLY, HE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THE
COUNCIL AND MAYOR REJECT ANY CHANGE IN THE CODE, AS THEIR ACTIONS IN THIS
MATTER WILL GREATLY IMPACT HOW DUNN DEVELOPS AND GROWS IN THIS NEW
MILLENNIUM. HE ADDED THAT HE IS CERTAIN THAT COUNCIL SHARES HIS HOPE THAT
THIS CITY WILL REMAIN AS DESIRABLE A PLACE TO LIVE TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW,
AND KEEPING THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS AGAINST ALLOWING SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE
HOMES IN THE ETJ WILL HELP ENSURE THIS FOR THE CITIZENS OF DUNN. HE THANKED
( ) COUNCIL FOR THEIR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
MR. JOHN PARKER, 1625 LANE ROAD, STATED THAT HE WAS THE PERSON WHO ASKED
FOR THIS TO BE ALLOWED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FIRST ONE THAT CAME UP
AND OPPOSED THIS, WAS TALKING ABOUT SHE OWNED A HOUSE, AND HE STATED THAT
IN FOUR YEARS, THERE WILL BE A HOUSE WHERE THIS TRAILER IS;. AND AS FAR AS
PROPERTY TAX, IT WILL GO UP, NOT DOWN.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON IT. HE ADDED THAT
HE WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD THREE MONTHS AGO, AND THEY MADE A
MOTION TO COME BACK AND HAVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT
WENT BACK TO THE PLANNING BOARD, AND THE SAME MEMBER WHO IS IN HERE, FOR
THOSE RESTRICTIONS WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF THAT MEETING DENIED IT. HE ADDED
THAT SOMEBODY GOT TO HIM AND THERE WAS NO REASONING. HE ADDED THAT THEME
ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WANT IT AND CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT DO.
MR PARKER STATED THAT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, HE CAME BEFORE THE CITY AND
ASKED FOR THIS AND THEY SENT HIM TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. HE STATED
THAT HE PAID THE APPLICATION FEE AND THEY APPROVED IT TWICE, BUT FIE WAS
NEVER ISSUED A PERMIT FOR IT AND THEY TOLD HIM HE COULD NOT GET ONE.
HE ADDED THAT WITH THOSE RESTRICTIONS, HE DID NOT SEE WHY IT SHOULDN'T PASS.
HE STATED THAT FAYETTEVILLE ALLOWS IT AND RICKY PARSON TOLD HIM THAT
CHARLOTTE ALLOWS IT IN THE CITY LIMITS. HE ADDED THAT DUNN IS NOT AS BIG AS
THOSE TWO CITIES, BUT MAYBE WE CAN GROW TO BE THAT BIG AND AS FAR AS
WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, IF COUNCIL IS IN CHARGE OF THE ETJ, COUNCIL
NEEDS TO WORK FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN THE ETJ.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
HEARING NONE, MAYOR OUDEH CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECONVENED THE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:15 P.M.
CONSENT ITEMS
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY CONSENT ITEMS THAT COUNCIL WISHED TO
DELETE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
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CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT UNDER CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS THERE IS A VAN
FOR A CUSTODIAN THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PULLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BECAUSE THERE MAY BE ANOTHER OPTION THAT HE IS REVIEWING.
WITH NO FURTHER DELETIONS, THE FOLLOWING CONSENT ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED BY
COUNCIL:
MINUTES - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 3, 2000
MEETING.
MINUTES - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 17, 2000
SPECIAL CALL MEETING.
BUDGET AMENDMENTS- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS #22
THROUGH #28. (ATTACHMENT # 1)
APPOINTMENT -DUNN PLANNING BOARD - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF JANET JOHNSON TO SERVE ON THE DUNN PLANNING BOARD TO FILL
THE TERM OF JOHNNY WINTERS WHO VOLUNTARILY RESIGNED.
CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF CAPITAL OUTLAY
REQUESTS WITH EXCEPTION OF THE CUSTODIAN VAN.
RESOLUTION -MSA- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION -MSA
REQUESTING THAT HARNETT COUNTY BE DESIGNATED AS A MEMBER OF THE
RALEIGH /DURHAM /CHAPEL HILL MSA (METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA)
(ATTACHMENT #2)
COMPUTERS - POLICE DEPARTMENT- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF PURCHASING
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WITH GRANT FUNDS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUDGET AMENDMENT #20 IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,666.67 IS NEEDED TO SET UP BUDGET
FOR THIS GRANT. (ATTACHMENT #3)
PRIVILEGE LICENSE WAIVER - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF WAIVING THE $200.00
PRIVILEGE LICENSE FOR THE COTTON FESTIVAL.
WATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET - COUNCIL CONSIDERED
APPROVAL OF WATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET. BUDGET AMENDMENT 418 IS
NEEDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000,000.00 TO ALLOW FUNDS PER GRANT ALLOCATION.
(ATTACHMENT #4)
RESOLUTION-HIGHWAY' 421 WIDENING- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF WIDENING HIGHWAY 421 EAST OF I -95 TO THE SAMPSON
COUNTY LINE. (ATTACHMENT #5)
PROCLAMATION - CONSTITUTION WEEK - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF A
PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17 -23, 2000 AS CONSTITUTION
WEEK. (ATTACHMENT #6)
N.C. HOUSING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT GRANT CONTRACT- COUNCIL CONSIDERED
APPROVAL OF A GRANT TO ALLOW A HOUSE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT TO
PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCDOUGAL TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CUSTODIAN VAN IN ITEM
#5 - CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
MAYOR OUDEH PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
17 -23, 2000 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK.
MARY HARDISON, PRESIDENT OF THE DUNN WOMEN'S CLUB, STATED THAT THE PLAQUE
FOR CONSTITUTION WEEK IS FOR THE DAUGHTER'S OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION -CEDAR CREEK
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT AT THE AUGUST MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED A RESOLUTION FIXING DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON QUESTION OF
ANNEXATION OF CEDAR CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK AND A RESOLUTION DIRECTING
THE CLERK TO INVESTIGATE PETITION.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS 16.89 ACRES IS LOCATED OFF OF POPE ROAD (SR 1793).
PURSUANT TO N.C. G.S. 160A -58.2, A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING SAME WAS
ADVERTISED ON AUGUST 22, 2000 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD THIS EVENING.
HE ADDED THAT THE CITY CLERK HAS PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY.
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HE STATED THAT IF COUNCIL WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THE ANNEXATION OF THIS
PROPERTY, AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DUNN,
NC., WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF ANNEXATION BEING SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND A MAP
OF THE PROPERTY NEEDS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TART TO
APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DUNN,
N.C., (CEDAR CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK -S.R. 1793) WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. (ATTACHMENT #7)
ETJ- MOBILE HOMES
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF
DUNN TO AMEND CHAPTER 22- ZONING OF THE DUNN CITY CODE TO ALLOW SINGLE -
WIDE MOBILE HOMES IN THE EXTRA - TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ) AND THE PUBLIC
HEARING WAS HELD THIS EVENING.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE PLANNING BOARD MET ON AUGUST 8, 2000 AND
RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST AND PURSUANT TO THE DUNN CITY CODE, IN
ORDER TO OVERRULE THE PLANNING BOARD'S DECISION, THERE MUST BE A FAVORABLE
VOTE OF THREE- FOURTHS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL (5 VOTES).
HE ADDED THAT A COPY OF THE PETITION AND LETTER FROM THE DUNN AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING BOARD WAS IN
THE AGENDA PACKET FOR THEIR REVIEW, AS WELL AS THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING
BOARD, AND THE PROPOSED CODE CHANGE SUBMITTED BY CITY ATTORNEY BILLY
GODWIN.
AFTER DISCUSSION, MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TART, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO UPHOLD THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING
BOARD TO NOT ALLOW SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES WITHIN THE ETJ. MOTION
CARRIED 5 -1.
AYES: WOMBLE NOES: MCDOUGAL
ROBINSON
TART
SUMNER
BASS
SAFETY POLICY- AMENDMENT
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, 1997, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED
A POLICY TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DEEMED NEGLIGENT IN AN ACCIDENT
INVOLVING A CITY VEHICLE TO PAY ONE -HALF OF THE INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DIFFICULTY AT TIMES IN THE
COLLECTION OF THIS MONEY; THEREFORE, THE SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED
THAT CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AMENDING THE POLICY TO REQUIRE PAYROLL
DEDUCTION IF NOT PAID BY THE 15 OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE SAFETY MEETING.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER TO
APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE SAFETY POLICY TO ALLOW PAYROLL DEDUCTION
FOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS DEEMED NEGLIGENT IF NOT PAID BY THE 15 OF THE MONTH.
MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
NCIIFA SINGLE FAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY TWO PLANNING
FIRMS TO DETERMINE THE CITY'S INTEREST IN APPLYING FOR A HOME GRANT FOR THIS
YEAR.
H.E FURTHER STATED THAT THIS GRANT WOULD BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00, AND
WOULD ALLOW FOR 1 I OR MORE SCATTERED SITE OWNER - OCCUPIED UNITS IN TOWN TO
BE REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD QUALIFY WOULD
��✓✓ BE BASED ON AN APPLICATION PROCESS BASED ON APPLICANT INCOME AND CONDITION
OF THE UNIT.
HE ADDED THAT THE CITY'S MATCH WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $11,000.00, BUT THE
LARGER THE CITY'S SHARE THE STRONGER THE APPLICATION WOULD BE. HE STATED
THAT BOTH COMPANY'S WOULD DO THE APPLICATION AT NO CHARGE, AND WOULD BE
COMPENSATED THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS IN THE GRANT.
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CITY MANAGER DEAN YIELDED TO MS. JESSIE MIARS, VICE - PRESIDENT OF HOLLAND
CONSULTANT PLANNERS, WHO STATED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE
N.C. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AND A TOWN THE SIZE OF DUNN WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
FOR UP TO $300,000.00 IN A GRANT WHICH WOULD REHABILITATE ABOUT 11 OR 12
DWELLINGS THROUGHOUT TOWN.
MS. MIARS STATED THAT RANK IS ACCORDING TO INCOME, SPECIAL NEEDS
HOUSEHOLDS, SUCH AS ELDERLY, DISABLED OR LARGE FAMILIES. SHE ADDED THAT A
NEEDS ASSESSMENT WOULD BE DONE TO DETERMINE WHAT KINDS OF HOUSING
CONDITIONS THERE ARE, TO DETERMINE IF THE HOUSE IS COST EFFECTIVE TO
REHABILITATE.
SHE ADDED THAT COUNCIL HAS IN THEIR PACKET A SAMPLE RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
BE A LOCAL COMMITMENT OF $11,000.00 AND SHE IS SUGGESTING THAT COUNCIL
INCREASE THAT AMOUNT TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER TOWNS THIS SIZE.
SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS MONEY CAN GO INTO HARD COSTS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OR SERVICE DELIVERY FOR THE REHABILITATION LINE ITEM. SHE
ADDED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT MODERATLY DETERIORATED UNITS AS OPPPOSED
TO A SEVERELY DETERIORATED UNIT. SHE ADDED THAT IF A HOUSE IS FALLING APART,
THESE FUNDS CANNOT BE USED AND THERE IS NO RELOCATION MONEY IN THIS PROJECT
AVAILABLE; IT IS ALL REHABILITATION.
MS. MIARS STATED THAT THERE ARE 30 -YEAR NOTES ATTACHED TO REHABILITATION
GRANTS. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT AT THE END OF 30 YEARS, IF THAT HOUSEHOLD IS
STILL A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLD, THAT 30 YEARS COULD BE EXTENDED
FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS. IT IS AN INCOME GENERATING PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH
CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE ASKED MS. MIARS TO EXPLAIN THE REPAYMENT METHOD.
MS. MIARS STATED THAT IF A HOUSEHOLD IS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT, THEY
WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A DEED OF TRUST AND PROMISSORY NOTE, WHICH IS A DEFERRED
PAYMENT LOAN. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT AT THE END OF 30 YEARS, THEY MUST
PAY THAT MONEY BACK TO THE N.C. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, UNLESS THAT
HOUSEHOLD 1S STILL IN THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, AT WHICH TIME THE LOAN
CAN BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS.
CITY ATTORNEY GODWIN ASKED WHO WOULD BE THE BENEFICIARY ON THE DEED OF
TRUST.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED THAT THE N.C. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY WOULD BE THE
BENEFICIARY.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THE PROGRAM.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED THAT THE CITY WOULD NEED TO SEND OUT REQUESTS FOR
PROPOSALS TO SEVERAL CONSULTING FIRMS WHO DO THIS TYPE OF WORK AND THE
CITY WOULD MAKE THAT DETERMINATION BASED ON THE PROPOSALS.
CITY ATTORNEY GODWIN ASKED IF REQUESTS FOR THE RELEASE OF THE DEED OF TRUST
WOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE CONSULTANT AND NOT THE CITY.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED YES.
COUNCILMEMBER TART STATED AT THE END OF 30 YEARS, MOST FAMILIES COULD NOT
COME UP WITH THAT MONEY, AND ASKED IF A FAMILY COULD BORROW THE MONEY TO
PAY BACK THE LOAN.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED THAT IF THE FAMILY WAS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, EVERY
ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE MADE TO EXTEND THE LOAN ANOTHER 30 YEARS. SHE
ADDED THAT THEY WOULD WORK WITH THE HOMEOWNER ON SOME SORT OF PAYMENT
PLAN.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED WHAT WAS THE INTEREST RATE.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED 0 % INTEREST.
MAYOR OUDEH ASKED WHO WOULD DECIDE WHICH HOUSES WOULD BE
REHABILITATED.
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MS. MIARS RESPONDED THAT THE GRANT WOULD BE ADVERTISED INVITING
HOMEOWNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, AN APPLICATION WOULD BE FILLED
OUT STATING THEIR INCOME, WHICH WOULD BE VERIFIED, THE MAKEUP OF THE
HOUSEHOLD, AND A POINT SYSTEM ASSIGNED TO THE INCOME LEVELS WITH MORE
POINTS GOING TO THE LOWER INCOMES AND SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS.
SHE ADDED THAT ONCE THAT CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET, A REHABILITATION INSPECTOR
WOULD LOOK AT THE HOUSE AND COME UP WITH A BALL PARK ESTIMATE AND HE
WOULD DETERMINE IF THE HOUSE IS COST EFFECTIVE TO REHABILITATED.
CITY ATTORNEY GODWIN ASKED IF THE HOMEOWNER COULD PAY AMORTIZATION.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED THAT THE HOMEOWNER COULD NOT WITH THIS TYPE OF
FUNDING.
COUNCILMEMBER BASS STATED THAT HIS CONCERN IS IF SOMEONE MOVES IN THESE
HOUSES AND TEARS THEM UP, THEN MOVE OUT AND THEY ARE LEFT VACANT, IT IS A
BURDEN ON THE CITY. HE ASKED WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UPKEEP ON
THESE HOUSES.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED AFTER THE HOUSE IS REHABILITATED, THEIR FIRM DOES AN EXIT
INTERVIEW WHERE THEY EXPLAIN TO THE HOMEOWNERS WAYS TO KEEP THEIR HOME
UP AND THE HOMEOWNER THEN SIGNS A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER BASS STATED HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE
HOME ONCE THE HOMEOWNER MOVES OUT.
MS. MIARS STATED THAT THEIR FIRM HAS NO CONTROL OVER WHETHER SOMEONE
MOVES OUT AND HOPEFULLY, THE HOMEOWNER WOULD WANT TO STAY BECAUSE THEY
WOULD HAVE A NICE HOME THAT WOULD BE WEATHER TIGHT, ENERGY EFFICIENT AND
IN GOOD SHAPE. SHE ADDED THAT THESE ARE ALL SINGLE FAMILY, OWNER OCCUPIED
HOMES AND NO MOBILE HOMES.
COUNCILMEMBER TART STATED THAT IF THE CITY DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN
$11.000.00, THE CITY MAY NOT GET THE GRANT. HE ADDED THAT THIS WOULD ONLY
HELP THE CITY TO MAKE HOMES MORE DESIRABLE TO LIVE IN. HE FURTHER STATED
THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE DONE TO THE HOME IF IT WERE TO GO
BACK TO THE STATE.
CITY ATTORNEY GODWIN STATED THAT IT IS PROBABLY UNLIKELY THAT THE HOUSE
WOULD GO BACK TO THE HOUSING AGENCY BECAUSE OF DEFAULT AT THE END OF THE
LOAN PERIOD.
MS. MIARS STATED THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO BENEFIT THE LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
CITY ATTORNEY GODWIN STATED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF THE HOUSE
WAS CONDEMNED BY THE CITY THAT THE STATE BE A PART OF DEFENDANT, AND THEN
MOST LIKELY THE STATE WOULD. REPAIR THE HOME.
MS. MIARS STATED THAT SHE WOULD CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE N.C.
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HOUSE
ONCE IT IS LEFT VACANT AND CONTACT CITY MANAGER DEAN WHO WOULD PASS THE
INFORMATION ON TO COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER TART ASKED MS. MIARS IF SHE KNEW HOW MANY LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES HAD APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT SO FAR.
MS. MIARS RESPONDED NO AND STATED THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT DUE UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MCDOUGAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON
f TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF LOCAL COMMITMENT AND APPLICATION APPROVAL IN THE
(� AMOUNT OF $20,000.00 TOWARDS THE APPLICATION FOR THE NCHFA SINGLE FAMILY
REHABILITATION PROGRAM. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. (ATTACHMENT #8)
FRIENDLY ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT
CITY, MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT PLANS WERE PREPARED IN 1996 TO DO WORK ON
FRIENDLY ROAD, BUT AT THAT TIME THE PROJECT WAS POSTPONED. HE FURTHER
STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL PROJECT HAD CURB AND GUTTER WORK INCLUDED IN THE
PROJECT, WITH A COST OF $470,000.00.
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CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL FROM DAVIS- MARTIN
AND POWELL WOULD BE $270,000.00 WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE ENGINEERING AND
CONTINGENCY.
HE ADDED THAT IT WOULD BE HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL TO SET UP A
SPECIAL CALL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 TO DISCUSS THE FRIENDLY ROAD
PROJECT ALONG WITH THE WATER AND SEWER GRANT PROJECTS.
COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER STATED THAT $270,000.00 WAS A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND
ON SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT LAST.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE STATED THAT FRIENDLY ROAD IS NO LONGER A RESIDENTIAL
STREET, IT IS A THOROUGHFARE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT A SPECIAL CALL MEETING,
WITH TIME ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL THREE
PROJECTS.
AFTER DISCUSSION, MOTION BY MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER TART TO HOLD A SPECIAL CALL MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
21, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING TO DISCUSS WATER GRANT,
WASTEWATER GRANT AND TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING THE FRIENDLY
ROAD PROJECT. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - LESTER PHILLIPS PROPERTY
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT MR. LESTER PHILLIPS IS REQUESTING A
CONTIGUOUS ANNEXATION OF 10.9418 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT POPE ROAD
(S.R. 1793). HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO CEDAR CREEK
MOBILE HOME PARK.
HE ADDED THAT IF COUNCIL WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THE ANNEXATION OF SAME, A
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO INVESTIGATE PETITION AND A
RESOLUTION FIXING A DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING NEEDS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO
APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CLERK TO INVESTIGATE A PETITION FOR
ANNEXATION AND A RESOLUTION FIXING A DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS OCTOBER 5,
2000. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. (ATTACHMENT # 9)
KING AVENUE AND GRANVILLE STREET PROJECT
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FOUR BIDS WITH THE
LOWEST BEING RAY JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $219,122.75. HE
FURTHER STATED THAT THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR $100,000.00 BUT
DUE TO CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE STATE DOT, THE COST ESTIMATE HAS INCREASED
TO $148,500.00.
OPTION 1
30- 810 -7401
GRANVILLE STREET WATER PROJECT
30- 810 -5400
INFLOW AND INFILTRATION
10 -560 -8000
STREET RESURFACING
10 -572 -8000
STREET RESURFACING
RESERVES WATER
RESERVES STREET (RESURFACING)
TOTAL
OPTION 2
30- 810 -7401 GRANVILLE STREET WATER
30 -810 -5400 INFLOW AND INFILTRATION
BEST AVAILABLE LOAN
(2 PAYMENT BUDGETED 01 -02)
TOTAL
100,000.00
20,767.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
40,233.00
39,000.00
250,000.00
100,000.00
20,767.00
129,000.00
250,000.00
CITY MANAGER DEAN YIELDED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HOLLOMAN TO EXPLAIN
THE PROJECT.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HOLLOMAN STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL
WATER LEAKS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION ABOUT
REQUESTING DOT TO INSTALL A THIRD TURN LANE ON GRANVILLE STREET, WHICH
WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THIS PROJECT.
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HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE BIDS DID COME IN AND WERE ABOVE WHAT THE CITY
HAD ANTICIPATED, BUT MOST OF THAT WAS DUE TO THE DOT REQUIREMENTS.
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CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT IT IS HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY CHOOSE
OPTION 1, BECAUSE HE SEES NO REASON TO GO TO LOAN WITH THIS. HE ADDED THAT
THE FIRST FOUR ITEMS FOR REVENUE WOULD COME OUT OF THE EXISTING BUDGET AND
IT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE FINAL TWO COME OUT OF POWELL BILL
SURPLUS.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE ASKED WHERE DOES THE MAJOR NEED FOR THE PROJECT
ARISE.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HOLLOMAN STATED THAT THE WATER LINE IS VERY
DETERIORATED AND HAS SEVERAL WATER LEAKS AND IT IS NOT COST BENEFICIAL TO
CONTINUE REPAIRING LEAKS WHEN THE PIPE COULD BE REPLACED.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE IS TWO BLOCKS THAT HAVE PRIVATE SEWER LINES
BEHIND THEIR HOUSES THAT THE CITY DOES NOT CLAIM AND PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH, AND THIS IS AN AREA WHERE INFLOW AND INFILTRATION
WOULD ELIMINATE THOSE PROBLEMS.
HE ADDED THAT DOT REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE STRINGENT THAN THE CITY'S BECAUSE
OF HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC AND OTHER THINGS THEY REQUIRE THAT THE CITY WOULD
NOT.
COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER ASKED WHERE IS THE AREA OF THE PROJECT.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HOLLOMAN RESPONDED FROM THE RAILROAD TRACK BACK
TOWARD KING AVENUE.
CITY ENGINEER ED POWELL STATED THAT THIS AREA HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF
PROBLEMS FOR BOTH WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS IS
A CONTINUATION OF REPLACING SUBSTANDARD AND DETERIORATING MAINS WHICH
HAVE CREATED A LOT OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS AND ALSO WITH
SEWER LINES.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE ASKED IF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF GRANVILLE WOULD BE
RESURFACED OR JUST THE AREA DESCRIBED.
CITY ENGINEER POWELL RESPONDED THAT JUST THE AREA THAT IS BEING DISRUPTED
FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER LINE WOULD BE RESURFACED.
�✓ HE STATED THAT THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING 3 LANES ON GRANVILLE
STREET. 14E FURTHER STATED THAT GRANVILLE STREET IS 46 FEET FROM CURB TO
CURB, AND THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM FOR A CROWDED FOUR LANE. HE ADDED THAT
AFTER THE CITY OVERLAYS 2900 FEET OF GRANVILLE STREET, THERE WAS SOME
DISCUSSION TO REQUEST DOT TO OVERLAY THE REMAINDER, AND RE- STRIPE AS A
THREE -LANE WITH A CENTER TURN LANE.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE STATED THAT SOUTH CLINTON AVENUE, WHERE THE NEW
POST OFFICE IS LOCATED, IS ALSO A WIDE ROAD AND MAYBE SOME INVESTIGATION
COULD BE DONE ALONG THESE LINES AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO GOING TO BE A
TRAFFIC ISSUE.
MAYOR OUDEH SUGGESTED THAT COUNCIL REQUEST THAT THEY COMBINE ALL THE
STREETS INTO ONE PROJECT.
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MCDOUGAL, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE TO
ACCEPT THE LOW BID OF $219,122.75 WITH RAY JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION WITH THE
CHANGE IN BUDGET AS SUGGESTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
CITY MANAGER DEAN YIELDED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HOLLOMAN TO DISCUSS
THE SOLID WASTE PLAN WITH COUNCIL.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HOLLOMAN STATED THAT THIS IS A TEN -YEAR PLAN AND
THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL SINCE THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS PLAN IS STATE MANDATED AND THE TARGET IS TO
REDUCE WASTE PRODUCTION BY 40% BY THE YEAR 2010. HE ADDED THAT THIS PLAN
DOES NOT REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION.
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BOARD APPOINTMENT- HOSPITAL
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
APPOINTING ONE (1) MEMBER TO THE BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, AND THIS WOULD BE DONE AT THE NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE TWO MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS WOULD EXPIRE ON
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 WERE BETTY JOHNSON AND VIVIAN BENNETT.
MAYOR OUDEH STATED THIS BOARD APPOINTMENT IS ALSO OPEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL
IF THEY WANT TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES OR OTHERS TO BE APPOINTED TO REPRESENT
THE CITY.
CITY ATTORNEY GODWIN STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO VERIFY WHETHER THE CITY
COUNCIL COULD APPOINT ONE OF ITS OWN MEMBERS TO THE HOSPITAL BOARD.
INFORMATION
MAYOR OUDEH ADVISED COUNCIL THAT ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS WERE IN THEIR
AGENDA PACKETS FOR REVIEW.
MAYOR OUDEH STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THERE IS A DRUG
FREE SUMMER JAM THIS SATURDAY FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. FOR ALL THE
CHILDREN IN HARNETT COUNTY. HE ADDED THAT HIS CLINIC, OUDEH MEDICAL PLAZA,
HAS DONATED $2,500.00 FOR THE CARNIVAL.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL WILL HOLD THE CHILDREN'S
HEALTH FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2000 AND HE ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO ATTEND
BOTH PROGRAMS.
COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENDATIONS, AND
HE APOLOGIZED TO THE POLICE CHIEF FOR FORGETTING TO BRING THEM TO THE
MEETING, BUT HE WOULD BRING THEM TO THE NEXT MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO
INSTALLING A STOP LIGHT AT DUNN /ERWIN ROAD AND TILGHMAN DRIVE AT SKINNER
FUNERAL HOME.
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED AN INVITATION FROM THE
WOMEN IN ACTION CLUB OF DUNN FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND MAYOR TO ATTEND
A RECEPTION AT BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL TO COMMEMORATE THE UNVEILING OF THE
PORTRAIT OF DR. C.B. CODRINGTON ON SUNDAY FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2000, FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M., PIZZA
INN WILL HOLD A BENEFIT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE
PURCHASE OF BULLET PROOF VESTS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE BUSSING
TABLES.
HE ADDED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM MR. LASHMIT FOR THE OCTOBER
MEETING TO DISCUSS INCLUDING THE CABOOSE ON THE CITY'S INSURANCE.
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT THE HOUSING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT GRANT
HAS RECEIVED ONE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT THAT WAS APPROVED. HE ADDED
THAT THERE IS $1.25 MILLION THAT HAS BEEN JUST ADDED FOR HOUSES THAT NEED
WORK AND ARE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN AREA. HE STATED THAT ANYONE WITH LOW TO
MODERATE INCOME, WHO IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING NEED TO CONTACT THE
BUILDING INSPECTIONS OFFICE.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE SUGGESTED THAT CITY MANAGER DEAN OR BUILDING
INSPECTOR PARSON MAKE A PROACTIVE EFFORT TO LOCATE CITIZENS IN THE AREA
THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS GRANT.
COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON STATED THAT HE KNOWS A PERSON ON EAST DIVINE
STREET THAT HAD SOME WORK DONE WITH ONE OF THOSE GRANTS, AND HER ROOF IS
STILL LEAKING. HE ASKED CITY MANAGER DEAN IF THERE WAS ANY MONEY LEFT TO
REPAIR IT.
CITY MANAGER DEAN STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK INTO IT. HE FURTHER STATED
THAT THERE WAS NO MONEY LEFT, BUT HE WOULD SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.
COUNCILMEMBER MCDOUGAL STATED THAT OPENING CEREMONIES FOR THE DRUG
FREE SUMMER JAM WOULD BE AT 10:30 A.M. AND INVITED COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY
ATTORNEY GODWIN AND CITY MANAGER DEAN TO ATTEND.
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ROY TEW STATED THAT EARLIER TONIGHT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED ON MR. PARKER'S
REQUEST THAT A NEW SINGLE -WIDE _MOBILE HOME BE ERECTED IN THE ETJ AND HE
BELIEVES COUNCIL DISMISSED HIM UNANIMOUSLY; BUT RIGHT BEFORE THAT, COUNCIL
ANNEXED A WHOLE MOBILE HOME PARK WITH 50 SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES IN IT
INTO THE DUNN CITY LIMITS AND HE ASKED IF SOMEONE COULD EXPLAIN THAT TO HIM.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE STATED THAT THE REASON HE VOTED THE WAY HE DID WAS
BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT TO SEE SINGLE -WIDE MOBILE HOMES IN THE ETJ WHICH IS
THE FUTURE TOWN OF DUNN. HE ADDED THAT THE CEDAR CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK
IS ALREADY IN THE ETJ, SO WE ARE NOT ADDING TO THE NUMBER OF MOBILE HOMES IN
THE ETJ. HE FURTHER ADDED THAT THE ANNEXATION WAS REQUIRED TO BE
REQUESTED AS A RESULT OF A COURT ORDER TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO WHEN JUDGE
BOW.EN SIGNED AN ORDER REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN THINGS BE DONE AND AN
ANNEXATION BE REQUESTED.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAD A CHOICE TO REJECT THE ANNEXATION BUT HE
FELT THEY ARE IN A BETTER POSITION TO POLICE, PROTECT AND CONTROL THE AREA IF
IT IS WITHIN THE CITY'S BORDERS AS OPPOSED TO BEING OUTSIDE THE CITY.
COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON STATED THAT THIS IS ALREADY A MOBILE HOME PARK .
AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT HAS PURCHASED IT IS DOING SOME WORK OUT THERE BY
PUTTING UP A FENCE AND PUTTING NEW MOBILE HOMES IN IT.
MAYOR PRO -TEM WOMBLE STATED THAT COUNCIL IS GIVEN A LOT OF INFORMATION
THAT CITIZENS DO NOT REGULARLY SEE, WHICH HELPS COUNCIL TO MAKE THEIR
DECISIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER BASS STATED THAT HE VOTED FOR IT DUE TO PEOPLE CALLING HIM
ON THE PHONE ASKING HIM TO BUT PERSONALLY, HE DID NOT GO ALONG WITH IT AT
ALL.
COUNCILMEMBER TART STATED THAT HE VOTED FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS BEST
FOR THE CITY AND THOSE MOBILE HOMES ARE GRANDFATHERED IN AND THE CITY IS
BETTER OFF TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THEM IN THAN TO LEAVE THEM OUT. HE ADDED
THAT COUNCIL HAS DONE WHAT THEY THINK IS BEST FOR ALL THE CITIZENS.
WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE FOLLOWING BURIAL RIGHTS WERE EXECUTED:
1.
MR. CLEO M. SMITH & HIS HEIRS, LOT 19, BLOCK 13, SPACE(S) 7, RESTHAVEN
CEMETERY.
2.
MR. WILLIAM C. MAKEY & HIS HEIRS, LOT 6, BLOCK W, SPACE(S) 1 -8, GREENWOOD
CEMETERY.
3.
MS. JUDY SANDERS & HER HEIRS, LOT 18, BLOCK 4, SPACE(S) 8, RESTHAVEN
CEMETERY.
4.
TUCKER & SONS & THEIR HEIRS, LOT 64, BLOCK 15, SPACE(S) 3, RESTHAVEN
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5.
MS. ODELIA CAGLE & HER HEIRS, LOT 33, BLOCK 2, SPACE(S) 5 & 6, RESTHAVEN
CEMETERY.
6.
MR. DALLAS SOLIS & HIS HEIRS, LOT 30, BLOCK BB, SPACE(S) 1 -8, MEMORIAL
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