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09072000592 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. 593 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 / 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 - 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. 594 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. 595 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. 596 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. 597 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. IN 598 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. 599 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. r_� 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. 600 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. 601 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. 602 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 n a CEMETERY. 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 JOktE TY VALLEY, C CITY CLERK CEMETERY. MAYOR OUDEH ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 8:15 P.M �FJf ® ,ea -.... Vie "m >sn a ° J MAYOR n a w.Y,$ s E �"L✓ �' � '� AT � ST: .� G ] "'"% JOktE TY VALLEY, C CITY CLERK