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06062002858 MINUTES CITY OF DUNN DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA THE .CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUNN HELD A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 06, 2002, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE DUNN MUNICIPAL BUILDING. PRESENT WAS MAYOR ABRAHAM OUDEH, COUNCILMEMBERS TOBY SUMNER, GEORGE - ROBINSON, JOEY TART, AND PAUL BASS. ALSO PRESENT WAS INTERIM CITY MANAGER RONNIE AUTRY, CAPTAIN MORRY DENNING, CAPTAIN RONNIE RADCLIFFE, FINANCE DIRECTOR RENEE' DAUGHTRY, RECREATION DIRECTOR PERRY HUDSON, CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR SHANE HUDSON, INTERIM HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER MOSES GALLION, FIRE CHIEF AUSTIN TEW, PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT THOMAS JERNIGAN, LIBRARIAN DEBORAH MELVIN, CITY ACCOUNTANT DEBBIE WILLIAMS, UTILITY SERVICES SPECIALIST PATTY PAGE, PUBLIC UTILITIES 1 DIRECTOR JOE CAMPBELL, CITY ATTORNEY P. TILGHMAN POPE, DEPUTY CLERK DEBRA WEST, AND DAILY RECORD REPORTER GREGORY PHILLIPS. MAYOR PRO -TEM MIKE WOMBLE WAS ABSENT DUE TO VACATION. INVOCATION MAYOR OUDEH OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. AND ASKED JOEY TART TO GIVE THE INVOCATION. AFTERWARDS, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS REPEATED. PRESENTATIONS SGT. RODNEY ROWLAND PRESENTED A LETTER OF COMMENDATION AND RECOGNITION TO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER BYRON TYNDALL. MR. ROWLAND STATED THAT MR. TYNDALL WAS THE COORDINATOR OF PARK DAY 2002 WHICH IS HELD ANNUALLY ACROSS THE U.S. AT VARIOUS HISTORIC CIVIL WAR SITES. SGT. RODNEY ROWLAND RECOGNIZED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER DAVID WHITTENTON (WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO A DEATH N THE FAMILY) WITH A LETTER OF COMMENDATION AND RECOGNITION. MR. ROWLAND STATED THAT MR. WHITTENTON ASSISTED N THE PARK DAY 2002 EVENT. LINDA HAYES OF THE GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMMISSION PRESENTED A YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION AWARD TO POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE MEMBER JUSTIN SPEARS. MS. HAYES STATED THAT JUSTIN WAS THE ONLY YOUTH RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD N NORTH j CAROLINA. u/ JUSTIN THANKED THE COUNCILMEMBERS, MS. HAYES AND RODNEY ROWLAND FOR NOMINATING HIM FOR THIS AWARD. MAYOR OUDEH CLOSED THE REGULAR MEETING AND OPENED PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 7:08 P.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS REZONING REQUEST ROBERT PLEASANT INTERIM CITY MANAGER RONNIE AUTRY STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS WOULD BE HEARD AND RECEIVED CONCERNING THE REQUEST BY MR. ROBERT PLEASANT TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 10 WEST HARNETT STREET N THE CITY OF DUNN. HE ADDED THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED ON MAY 23, 2002 AND MAY 30, 2002 AND ALL PERTINENT DATA IS ATTACHED UNDER ITEM VI -1. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. HEARING NONE, HE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING N REFERENCE TO SAME. REZONING REQUEST TART & TART, INC. INTERIM CITY MANAGER RONNIE AUTRY STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ( THAT ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS WOULD BE HEARD AND RECEIVED CONCERNING THE REQUEST BY TART & TART, INC. DBA WAYNE AVENUE SHOPPING CENTER TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 908 -1008 WEST CUMBERLAND STREET N THE CITY OF DUNN. HE ADDED THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED ON MAY 23, 2002 AND MAY 30, 2002 AND ALL PERTINENT DATA IS ATTACHED UNDER ITEM VI -2. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. HEARING NONE, HE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING IN REFERENCE TO SAME. 2002 LOCAL BLOCK GRANTFUNDS 859 INTERIM CITY MANAGER RONNIE AUTRY STATED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS WOULD BE HEARD AND RECEIVED CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. HE ADDED THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED ON MAY 23, 2002 AND MAY 30, 2002 AND ALL PERTINENT DATA IS ATTACHED UNDER ITEM VI- 3. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. HEARING NONE, MAYOR OUDEH CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECONVENED THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:10 P.M. CONSENT ITEMS MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY CONSENT ITEMS THAT COUNCIL WISHED TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER BASS ASKED MR. AUTRY TO EXPLAIN BUDGET AMENDMENT #102 (WATER TANK). MR. AUTRY STATED THIS WAS BROUGHT UP DURING ONE OF THE BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. HE ADDED THERE WERE TWO PAYMENTS LEFT ON THE WATER TANK BUILT AT MARY STEWART SCHOOL. HE FURTHER STATED SINCE INTEREST GAINED ON THEIR MONEY IS SO LOW, THEY OPTED TO PAY OFF THE TANK AND REMOVE IT FROM DEBT SERVICE AND AS A RESULT WOULD NOT HAVE TO FUND THIS ITEM FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AFTER EXPLANATION OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #102, THE FOLLOWING CONSENT ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL. MINUTES - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MAY 02, 2002 MEETING. MINUTES - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL CALL MAY 13, 2002 BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETING. MINUTES - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL CALL MAY 23, 2002 BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETING. RESOLUTION- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT BY THE CITY OF DUNN FOR THE DUNN -ERWIN RAIL TRAIL. (ATTACHMENT #1) RESOLUTION- COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT MUNICIPAL REVENUE SOURCES BE MADE SECURE. (ATTACHMENT 92) 1 TAX RELEASES /REFUNDS - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF TAX RELEASES /REFUNDS #144- #150. BUDGET AMENDMENTS - COUNCIL CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS #904102. (ATTACHMENT #3) A MOTION WAS RECEIVED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO APPROVE ALL CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ITEMS FOR DECISION REZONING REQUEST ROBERT PLEASANT INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM MR. ROBERT PLEASANT TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1110 WEST HARNETT STREET IN THE CITY OF DUNN. HE ADDED THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED R -10 AND IS REQUESTED TO BE REZONED C -0. MR. AUTRY STATED THAT THE PLANNING BOARD MET ON MAY 14, 2002 AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. HE ADDED THAT NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADVERTISED ON MAY 23, 2002 AND MAY 30, 2002. HE FURTHER STATED THAT ATTACHED ARE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, THE APPLICATION FOR REZONING, AND A MAP OF THE PROPERTY. COUNCILMEMBER TART ASKED MR. AUTRY IF THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY MR. PLEASANT. MR. AUTRY RESPONDED HE DID NOT KNOW BUT MR. PLEASANT WAS PRESENT. MR. PLEASANT STATED HE HAD AN OFFER TO PURCHASE PENDING APPROVAL OF THE REZONING. COUNCILMEMBER TART ASKED IF THEY COULD REZONE THIS PROPERTY PENDING MR. PLEASANT'S PURCHASE. ATTORNEY TILGHMAN POPE STATED THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO REZONE OR NOT. HE ADDED IF MR. PLEASANT IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE :m PENDING THE REZONING, THEN HE HAS A BINDING CONTRACT TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS PURCHASE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TART, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT .I 110 WEST HARNETT STREET IN THE CITY OF DUNN FROM R -10 TO C -0. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. REZONING REQUEST TART & TART, INC. INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM TART & TART, INC. DBA WAYNE AVENUE SHOPPING CENTER TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 908 -1008 WEST CUMBERLAND STREET IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DUNN. HE ADDED THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED C -2 AND IS REQUESTED TO BE REZONED C -3. MR. AUTRY STATED THAT THE PLANNING BOARD MET ON MAY 14, 2002 AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. HE ADDED THAT NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADVERTISED ON MAY 23, 2002 AND MAY 30, 2002. HE FURTHER STATED THAT ATTACHED ARE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING, THE APPLICATION FOR REZONING, AND A MAP OF THE PROPERTY. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYMORE DISCUSSION MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 908 -1008 WEST CUMBERLAND STREET IN THE CITY LIMITS OF DUNN FROM C -2 TO C -3. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 2002 LOCAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDS INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT ATTACHED COUNCIL WOULD FIND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE APPROVED FUNDING UNDER THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FISCAL YEAR 2002 LOCAL BLOCK GRANTS PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,597.00 FOR THE CITY OF DUNN, NC. HE ADDED THE CITY OF DUNN'S MATCH WILL BE $3,510.78. HE FURTHER STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE LLEBG PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE CRIME AND IMPROVE SAFETY. MR. AUTRY STATED THE CITY OF DUNN POLICE DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO PURCHASE PATROL VEHICLES WITH THE 2002 LOCAL BLOCK GRANT MONEY. HE ADDED THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED ON MAY 23, 2002 AND MAY 30, 2002. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYMORE DISCUSSION MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TART TO APPROVE THE GRANT TO APPROPRIATE CITY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,510.78 TO AWARD THE 2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION JAMES A. GODWIN PROPERTY INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED AT THE MAY COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CLERK TO INVESTIGATE PETITION CONCERNING THE CONTIGUOUS ANNEXATION OF 0.53 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON SR 1719 (POWELL AVENUE). HE ADDED THAT JAMES A. GODWIN, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, HAS REQUESTED VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF HIS PROPERTY. MR. AUTRY STATED THAT SHOULD COUNCIL WISH TO PROCEED WITH THE ANNEXATION, THE CLERK HAS PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY AND A RESOLUTION FIXING DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING IS ATTACHED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYMORE DISCUSSION. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FIXING DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS JULY 11, 2002 AND TO PROCEED WITH THE ANNEXATION OF 0.53 ACRES OF LAND ON SR 1719 (POWELL AVENUE) AND OWNED BY JAMES A. GODWIN. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. (ATTACHMENT #4) 1*14 CHANGE MEETING DATE -JULY INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT DUE TO THE JULY 4 HOLIDAY, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DATE SCHEDULED FOR 7:00 PM ON JULY 4, 2002. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO RESCHEDULE THE JULY 4, 2002 COUNCIL MEETING DATE TO JULY 11, 2002 AT 7:00 PM. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET FY 2002 -2003 INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING DATE NEEDS TO BE SET FOR THE FY 2002 -2003 BUDGET. HE ADDED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, OTHER ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING WOULD INCLUDE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, CONSIDERATION FOR THE VACANT COUNCIL SEAT IN DISTRICT 2, DAVID HODGES TAX RELEASE AND OTHER BOARD APPOINTMENTS. HE FURTHER STATED HE PROPOSED TO HAVE THIS MEETING ON JUNE 20, 2002. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR FY 2002 -2003 BUDGET FOR JUNE 20, 2002 AT 7:00 PM, MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. BOARD APPOINTMENTS INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT COUNCIL HAD BEFORE THEM INFORMATION CONCERNING BOARD MEMBERS. HE ADDED SOME APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE PLANNING BOARD AND ABC BOARD BUT NO OTHER APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE OTHER BOARDS. HE FURTHER STATED THE COUNCIL COULD DECIDE TONIGHT OR AT THE JUNE 20 ' MEETING TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS. MAYOR OUDEH STATED THAT BOARDS WITH APPLICANTS CAN BE DECIDED TONIGHT AND BOARDS WITHOUT APPLICANTS CAN BE ADVERTISED AND DECIDED AT THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MR. AUTRY STATED THAT TWO MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE RE- APPOINTED FOR OUT - OF -TOWN PLANNING BOARD AND NO APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE ONE MEMBER GOING OFF THE BOARD. HE ADDED THE COUNCIL MUST SUBMIT APPLICANTS FOR THE COUNTY TO APPROVE. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED MR. AUTRY TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS VACANCY AND THEY WILL DECIDE ON OUT -OF -TOWN PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AT THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. MR. AUTRY STATED THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS HAVE MEMBERS THAT HAVE SERVED LONG TERMS. HE ADDED THAT NO APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND IF THIS COUNCIL WENT BY THE GUIDELINES OF PREVIOUS COUNCILS, THEN THESE BOARD MEMBERS COULD BE APPOINTED FOR MORE THAN TWO TERMS. HE FURTHER STATED THESE MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. BLOUNT WHITESIDE D.J. JACOBS PAUL LEWIS ARTHUR HUDSON TERM BEGINS JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2002 TERM ENDS JUNE 30, 2005 JUNE 30, 2005 JUNE 30, 2005 JUNE 30, 2005 MR. AUTRY STATED THAT ONE OUT -OF -TOWN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEMBER DID NOT WISH TO BE RE- APPOINTED BUT THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM. HE ADDED THEY WOULD DECIDE UPON THESE THREE OUT -OF- TOWN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS APPOINTMENTS AT THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. TERM BEGINS TERM ENDS TED FITZGERALD JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2005 RALPH RAMOS JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2005 RICK LASHMIT JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2005 ROBERT WESTMORELAND JUNE 30., 2002 JUNE 30, 2005 MR. AUTRY STATED THAT TWO MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE RE- APPOINTED FOR OUT - OF -TOWN PLANNING BOARD AND NO APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE ONE MEMBER GOING OFF THE BOARD. HE ADDED THE COUNCIL MUST SUBMIT APPLICANTS FOR THE COUNTY TO APPROVE. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED MR. AUTRY TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS VACANCY AND THEY WILL DECIDE ON OUT -OF -TOWN PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AT THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. MR. AUTRY STATED THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS HAVE MEMBERS THAT HAVE SERVED LONG TERMS. HE ADDED THAT NO APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND IF THIS COUNCIL WENT BY THE GUIDELINES OF PREVIOUS COUNCILS, THEN THESE BOARD MEMBERS COULD BE APPOINTED FOR MORE THAN TWO TERMS. HE FURTHER STATED THESE MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. BLOUNT WHITESIDE D.J. JACOBS PAUL LEWIS ARTHUR HUDSON TERM BEGINS JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2002 TERM ENDS JUNE 30, 2005 JUNE 30, 2005 JUNE 30, 2005 JUNE 30, 2005 MR. AUTRY STATED THAT ONE OUT -OF -TOWN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEMBER DID NOT WISH TO BE RE- APPOINTED BUT THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM. HE ADDED THEY WOULD DECIDE UPON THESE THREE OUT -OF- TOWN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS APPOINTMENTS AT THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. mm MR. AUTRY STATED THAT EARL BLEACHER HAS SERVED TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS ON THE ABC BOARD AND HE IS WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM. HE ADDED THERE WERE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM BARFIELD, SHANNON BROWN AND CHARLES SMITH. HE FURTHER STATED TED FITZGERALD AND RICK LASHMIT HAD APPLIED FOR THE ABC BOARD AND PLANNING BOARD. HE STATED SINCE TED FITZGERALD AND RICK LASHMIT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING BOARD, THERE WERE ACTUALLY THREE APPLICANTS LEFT FOR THE ABC BOARD VACANCY. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TART TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO THE ABC BOARD. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. SHANNON BROWN TERM BEGINS JUNE 30, 2002 TERM ENDS JUNE 30, 2005 MR. AUTRY STATED THE TENANT APPOINTMENT FOR THE DUNN HOUSING AUTHORITY IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT AND THAT CAN BE DECIDED AT THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. MR. AUTRY STATED THAT NO APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE RECREATION COMMISSION TO REPLACE THE ONE VACANCY. HE ADDED THE OTHER MEMBERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE ON VACATION HAVE BEEN REACHED AND ARE WILLING TO SERVE A SECOND TERM. COUNCILMEMBER TART ASKED RECREATION DIRECTOR PERRY HUDSON IF HE HAD SOMEONE TO RECOMMEND FOR THIS VACANCY. MR. HUDSON RESPONDED HE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE FILL OUT AN APPLICATION BEFORE THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING. MR. AUTRY STATED THAT NO APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD. COUNCILMEMBER BASS SUGGESTED WAITING UNTIL THE JUNE 20, 2002 MEETING TO APPOINT LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS. BILLY BARFIELD FRIENDLY ROAD INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THAT MR. BILLY BARFIELD OF 1304 GUY AVENUE HAS REQUESTED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE FRIENDLY ROAD PROJECT. MR. BARFIELD STEPPED FORWARD AND STATED HE HAD RESIDED AT 1304 GUY AVENUE FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS. HE ADDED THAT SHORTLY AFTER HE MOVED THERE, HE PETITIONED THE CITY OF DUNN FOR CURB AND GUTTER BECAUSE OF THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS ON FRIENDLY ROAD. HE FURTHER STATED HIS PROPERTY ON THE CORNER OF GUY AND FRIENDLY WAS THE WORST POINT FOR DRAINAGE. MR. BARFIELD STATED IN THE YEAR 1999 HE WAS TOLD THAT FRIENDLY ROAD WOULD BE REPAIRED BUT THE PLAN WAS NEVER CARRIED THROUGH. HE ADDED THAT HE PETITIONED THE COUNCIL IN OCTOBER, 2000 BUT IT WAS NEVER ACTED ON. HE FURTHER STATED A PLAN WAS STARTED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION ON FRIENDLY ROAD BY REPAIRING THE DRAINAGE. MR. BARFIELD STATED HE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PLAN BY INSTALLING PROPER DRAINAGE BUT INSTEAD THE COUNCIL CHOSE A CHEAPER PLAN BY INSTALLING BAND -AID BLACK TOP ON THE ROAD. HE ADDED THIS CHEAPER PLAN INCLUDED OPEN DITCHES. HE FURTHER STATED ALL COUNCILS IN THE PAST HAD BEEN ON THE TRACK OF CLOSING DITCHES AND NOT OPENING THEM BECAUSE OF SAFETY AND COSMETICS. MR. BARFIELD STATED THEY NOT ONLY APPROVED DITCHES, BUT ALSO APPROVED CANALS IN THEIR PLAN. HE ADDED THESE CANALS ARE ANYWHERE FROM ELEVEN TO SIXTEEN FEET ACROSS THE TOP AND THIRTY -TWO TO FORTY INCHES DEEP. HE FURTHER STATED THEIR PLAN INCLUDED COMING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND TAKING FOOTAGE WITHOUT PROPER DUE PROCESS. MR. BARFIELD SHOWED THE COUNCIL PICTURES TAKEN OF FRIENDLY ROAD. MR. BARFIELD STATED HE HAD TALKED WITH MR. ROBERT DAVIS OF DAVIS- MARTIN- POWELL ENGINEERING AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WAS TO INSTALL CURB AND GUTTER. HE ADDED THAT NOW THE CITY SHOULD INSTALL TILE IN THESE CANALS. HE FURTHER STATED THESE CANALS HAVE HIGH AND LOW SPOTS AND WATER WILL STAND IN THEM WHEN IT RAINS, CAUSING MOSQUITO INFESTATION. MR. BARFIELD STATED IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CUT GRASS IN THESE CANALS SAFELY. HE ADDED THAT IN DIGGING ALL THESE DITCHES ON FRIENDLY ROAD, THEY NEVER TOUCHED THE DITCH BESIDE HIS HOUSE WHERE ALL THE BAD DRAINAGE PROBLEMS WERE. HE FURTHER STATED HE REALIZED THE CITY WAS LOW ON MONEY RIGHT NOW BUT HE WAS TOLD CENTIPEDE GRASS WOULD BE PUT BACK IN THE DITCHES. Rv MR. BARFIELD STATED THAT A LANDSCAPER INFORMED HIM THE ONLY WAY IS TO SOD IT AND HE THOUGHT THE YARDS WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED BACK THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE THEY WERE TORN UP. HE ADDED THAT THEY SHOULD GET MONEY FROM THE POWELL BILL AS SUGGESTED BY MR. WOMBLE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HE FURTHER STATED THAT SECTION 18 -10 OF THE DUNN CITY CODE STATES THAT NO PERSON SHALL DEPOSIT GRASS CLIPPINGS, CUT BRUSH, OR OTHER WASTE ON THE CITY STREET OF THE CITY OF DUNN. MR. BARFIELD STATED THAT THE CODE STATES IF THIS OCCURS, THE CITY WILL INDICT THAT PERSON. HE ADDED THAT HE HOPED ALL THE CITIZENS ON FRIENDLY ROAD PUT THEIR GRASS CLIPPINGS ON THEIR LOT AND CITY EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO CROSS OVER THE DITCHES TO PICK IT UP. MR. BARFIELD STATED THIS IS A BAD PROBLEM AND ASKED THE COUNCIL TO CORRECT THIS MISTAKE. HE ADDED OTHER RESIDENTS FROM FRIENDLY ROAD WERE PRESENT TONIGHT AND THEY WERE ALL DISGUSTED. HE FURTHER STATED THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THEIR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. MR. BARFIELD STATED THE RESIDENTS ON FRIENDLY ROAD DESERVED BETTER THAN WHAT THEY GOT. HE ADDED THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AND THEY NEED TO FIND MONEY IN THE POWELL BILL TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. MR. AUTRY STATED AT THE PRESENT TIME HE SPOKE WITH THE ENGINEER AND INSPECTOR THIS MORNING AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR PRICE QUOTES TO SOD BACK WITH WHATEVER TYPE OF GRASS THE RESIDENTS HAVE IN THEIR YARD. HE ADDED THE REASON THAT MOST OF THE DITCHES CANNOT BE PIPED AT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE THE PROJECT THAT CALLED FOR PIPING ALSO REQUIRED THE STREET AND PIPING TO BE LOWERED SO THE YARDS COULD DRAIN. HE FURTHER STATED THE YARDS COULD NOT DRAIN IF THE ROAD IS TWO TO THREE FEET HIGHER THAN THE YARD AND IF PIPE WAS INSTALLED THEN THE YARD WOULD NOT DRAIN. MR. AUTRY STATED THEY COULD COVER UP THE DITCHES, BUT THE WATER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE YARD AND INTO THE DITCH TO GO AWAY. HE ADDED THAT IS THE REASON THERE ARE OPEN DITCHES, SINCE THE PROJECT THAT INCLUDED CURB AND GUTTER, TILING AND LOWERING THE WATER LINES WAS NOT DONE. MR. AUTRY STATED THERE MAY BE SOME DITCHES THAT CAN HAVE PIPING INSTALLED BUT INITIALLY IT WAS DETERMINED TO GO OUT AND DIG OPEN DITCHES FROM "1 DRIVEWAY TO DRIVEWAY TO DRAIN THE WATER. HE ADDED HE SHOULD HAVE PRICE QUOTES FOR THE SOD SOON. HE FURTHER STATED THE AREA BESIDE MR. BARFIELD'S HOUSE WAS VERY FLAT BUT THE CONTRACTOR WOULD BE WORKING ON THIS DITCH NEXT WEEK. COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON ASKED MR. AUTRY IF THIS JOB WAS STILL ON- GOING. MR. AUTRY RESPONDED YES, THERE WERE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS BEFORE THIS JOB WOULD *BE COMPLETE. MR. ROBINSON STATED THAT HE AND COUNCILMEMBER BASS WENT OUT TO MR. BARFIELD'S HOUSE AND THEY DIDN'T SEE HOW CURB AND GUTTER COULD BE INSTALLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY LOW. MR. AUTRY STATED THE ROADWAY WOULD HAVE TO BE LOWERED IN MANY AREAS AND THAT IS THE REASON THE COST FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT WAS SO HIGH. MAYOR OUDEH SUGGESTED TWO OF THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND MR. AUTRY MEET WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER TO DISCUSS HOW THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED. COUNCILMEMBER TART VOLUNTEERED TO MEET AND THE MAYOR SUGGESTED COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER TO ALSO MEET. COUNCILMEMBER TART STATED HE DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WAS ASKING FOR CURB AND GUTTER BUT PIPING IN THESE DITCHES. HE ASKED MR. AUTRY IF THIS COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MR. AUTRY RESPONDED SOME OF THE DITCHES COULD POSSIBLY BE PIPED BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE DITCHES COULD NOT. COUNCILMEMBER TART ASKED MR. AUTRY IF SODDING THESE DITCHES WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS THEY'VE HEARD. MR. AUTRY RESPONDED HE HOPED SO BUT THIS PROCESS WAS CHOSEN AT THIS COST AND THEY ARE TIED TO WHAT THE Y CAN SPEND ON THIS PROJECT AND ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE BUT WILL NOT BE PERFECT UNTIL CURB AND GUTTER, PIPING AND DRAINAGE ARE INSTALLED. HE STATED WITH THE SHORTAGE OF FUNDS, THERE WERE NO OTHER OPTIONS. MR. AUTRY STATED ONCE HE RECEIVES THE PRICING BACK FOR SODDING, THEN HE WOULD SET A MEETING WITII THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE ENGINEER. COUNCILMEMBER BASS STATED HE DID NOT LIKE THE PROJECT AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PIPING IN THESE DITCHES AND AN ENGINEER WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION. COUNCILMEMBER BASS ASKED MR. BARFIELD IF THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WOULD PAY FOR CURB AND GUTTER. MR. BARFIELD RESPONDED HE HAD A COPY OF A PETITION FOR CURB AND GUTTER. SEVERAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS OF FRIENDLY ROAD SPOKE OUT AGAINST THIS PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER THE ARMED FORCES, ESPECIALLY OF JUNE 6 THAT NEVER CAME HOME AND ASKED THE AUDIENCE TO STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF ALL THESE ARMED FORCES. MR. CARNELL ROBINSON, AN AUDIENCE MEMBER, APPROACHED THE PODIUM AND ASKED MAYOR OUDEH IF HE COULD SPEAK ABOUT REPRESENTATION OF DISTRICT II BEFORE THE COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. HE ADDED THIS ISSUE COULD BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. CITY ATTORNEY TILGHMAN POPE EXPLAINED TO MR. ROBINSON THAT A MOTION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE BY A COUNCILMEMBER TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE AGENDA. HE ADDED THAT THE FILLING OF THE VACANCY OF WARD II COUNCIL SEAT MUST BE DONE IN OPEN SESSION AND NOT DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER TO ALLOW FIVE MINUTES FOR MR. CARNELL ROBINSON TO DISCUSS THE VACANT DISTRICT II COUNCIL SEAT. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MR. CARNELL ROBINSON THANKED THE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING HIM TO ADDRESS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE THIS COUNCIL WILL FACE IN THIS BUDGET YEAR: HE ADDED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT HIS NEIGHBORS IN DISTRICT II ARE JUST LIKE THE COUNCILMEMBER'S NEIGHBORS. HE FURTHER STATED BY THE COUNCIL'S INACTIVITY THEY HAVE DISENFRANCHISED THE TAXPAYERS OF DISTRICT II. MR. ROBINSON STATED THAT THE COUNCIL KNEW WELL BEFORE MAY 1, 2002 THAT THE DISTRICT II CHAIR WOULD BE VACANT. HE ADDED THAT THE NATION WE LIVE IN IS GREAT BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DERIVES ITS POWER FROM THE PEOPLE. HE FURTHER STATED HE IS NOT REPRESENTED BY HIS DISTRICT AS THE COUNCIL APPROACHES THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF THE CITY, THAT BEING THE BUDGET. MR. ROBINSON STATED HIS NEIGHBORS IN DISTRICT II ARE NOT BEING REPRESENTED. HE ADDED THAT ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPER, THE COUNCIL THINKS THAT PERSON SHOULD BE BROUGHT ON BOARD IN JULY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE BUDGET DETERMINES WHAT THE COUNCIL WILL DO NEXT YEAR AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS COUNCIL TO DISENFRANCHISE 17% OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY OR FORMULATE A BUDGET WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM DISTRICT II AND IF THIS IS DONE, THEN THE COUNCIL MIGHT AS WELL WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO FILL THIS SEAT BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE ALREADY DETERMINED WHAT THEY ARE SPENDING MONEY ON THIS YEAR. MR. ROBINSON ASKED THE COUNCIL TO ABORT THE PROCESS THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO FOLLOW AND IMMEDIATELY FILL THE VACANCY IN DISTRICT II BY APPOINTING DONNIE OLDS. HE ADDED MR. OLDS RAN FOR THIS SEAT. HE FURTHER STATED THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT A PRINCIPLE ON WHICH THIS NATION WAS BUILT. MR. ROBINSON STATED TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION WAS WRONG IN THE 1700'S AND IS WRONG TONIGHT. HE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE FILL THIS VACANCY, BRING THIS PERSON ON BOARD AND SET THIS PERSON DOWN WITH THE ACCOUNTANT WHO AUDITS THE CITY SO HE UNDERSTANDS THE BUDGET AND CALL A BUDGET SESSION TO GIVE THAT PERSON A CHANCE TO REPRESENT DISTRICT II AND COME BACK ON JUNE 30, 2002 AND APPROVE A BUDGET THAT REPRESENTS THE VIEWS, NEEDS AND NECESSITIES OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF DUNN. MR. ROBINSON THANKED THE MAYOR FOR ALLOWING HIM TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCE, CHARACTER, FITNESS AND CONDITIONS OF INITIAL EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE NAMELY PERSPECTIVE CITY MANAGER PURSUANT TO N.C.G.S. SECTION 143 - 318.11 AT 8:00 P.M. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. CLOSED SESSION NO ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, THE CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNED AT 8:36 P.M. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SUMNER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES TAKEN BY ATTORNEY TILGHMAN POPE OF THE JUNE 6, 2002 CLOSED SESSION. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MAYOR OUDEH RECONVENED THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 8:37 P.M. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TART, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF MICHAEL USKIEWICZ AS CITY MANAGER AND TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND SEVERANCE PACKAGE AS PRESENTED BY THE 'CITY ATTORNEY AND GIVE MAYOR OUDEH THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBINSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS TO HOLD A SPECIAL CALL MEETING ON JUNE 17, 2002 AT 6:00 P.M. TO GIVE EACH PERSPECTIVE CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 2 FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND TO SELECT A CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. MAYOR OUDEH STATED THAT ANYONE APPLYING FOR THE VACANT DISTRICT II SEAT COULD STOP BY CITY HALL TO GET A COPY OF THE PROPOSED 2002 -2003 BUDGET. INFORMATION INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY REMINDED THE COUNCIL OF TOWN HALL DAY ON JUNE 11, 2002 AND OF THE NATIONAL HARNETT HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RIBBON CUTTING ON JUNE 7, 2002 AT THE OLD HARNETT HIGH SCHOOL. INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTRY STATED THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A MEMO REQUESTING THEIR PRESENCE AT A 2003 TAX REVALUATION POWER POINT PRESENTATION BY HARNETT COUNTY ON JUNE 18, 2002. MAYOR OUDEH ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER INFORMATION COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS. WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE FOLLOWING BURIAL RIGHTS WERE EXECUTED 1. BERNICE CHANCE AND HER HEIRS, LOT 49, BLOCK 11, SPACE 8, RESTHAVEN CEMETERY. 2. DOROTHY SNEAD AND HER HEIRS, LOT 31, BLOCK 13, SPACE 4, RESTHAVEN CEMETERY. 3. WYNONA WILLIAMS AND HER HEIRS, LOT 49, BLOCK 13, SPACE 4, RESTHAVEN CEMETERY. WITH NO FURTHER BU3,iiFfiiT)?,DISCUSS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:44 P.M. �• % "" -of OF " L �G�Ft 0 R"`3T� � .. ATTEST: _ SEAL DEBRA G. WEST DEPUTY CITY CLERK � ' 1 1