111819mHARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Regular Meeting
November 18, 2019
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 18,
2019, in the Commissioners Meeting Room, County Administration Building, 420 McKinney
Parkway, Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present:
Member absent:
Staff present:
Gordon Springle, Chairman
Mark B. Johnson, Commissioner
Barbara McKoy, Commissioner
Joe Miller, Commissioner
Howard Penny, Vice Chairman
Brian Haney, Assistant County Manager
Dwight Snow, County Attorney
Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
Margaret Regina Wheeler, Clerk
Chairman Springle called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Commissioner McKoy led the Pledge
of Allegiance and invocation.
Chairman Springle called for any additions or deletions to the published agenda. Mr. Haney
asked that the request for approval of a lease agreement with Wake Enterprises, Inc., be removed
from the consent agenda for clarification. Commissioner Miller moved to approve the agenda as
amended. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion that passed 4 - 0.
Commissioner McKoy moved to approve items on the consent agenda. Commissioner Miller
seconded the motion, which passed 4 - 0.
1. Minutes: November 4, 2019 Regular Meeting
October 29, 2019 Work Session
2. Budget Amendments:
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18 General Fund JCPC
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1103900 390990
Revenue JCPC
JCPC Admin Unspent Grant Funds
Healthy Choice Unspent Grant Funds
Fund Balance Appropriated
4H Teen Court Unspent Grant Funds
Restitution Unspent Grant Funds
Fund Balance Appropriated
11,625 increase
34 increase
11,659 increase
7,046 increase
5,499 increase
12,545 increase
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Salaries & Wages — Regular
Salaries & Wages — Longevity
Expense Allowance
FICA
State Retirement
401(k) — General
Medical Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Clinic
OPEB
Unemployment Insurance
Worker's Compensation
Uniforms
Training- Mileage
Training — Meals
Training — Lodging
Electricity
Natural Gas
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1248 General Government Special Revenue
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3. Tax rebates, refunds and releases
2,523 increase
4 increase
500 increase
193 increase
564 decrease
554 increase
177 increase
8 increase
50 decrease
12 decrease
13 increase
85 increase
2,931 decrease
1,000 decrease
500 decrease
1,000 increase
539 increase
539 decrease
1,034,000 increase
1,034,000 increase
1,900,000 increase
1,900,000 increase
4. Harnett County Tax Department requested approval of applications for Property Tax
Exemption/Exclusion submitted after the deadline. (Attachment 1)
5. Harnett County Parks and Recreation requested approval to accept $9,600 from the Duke
Energy Foundation Grant /Nature grant program. These grant funds will be used to
remove the natural loblolly pines from the planted longleaf pines helping to restore the
longleaf pine ecosystem at Anderson Creek Park. Parks and Recreation is partnering
with the NC Forest Service to administer these grant funds. There is cost share involved.
6. Harnett County Finance Officer requested approval of the Town of Angier's request for
FY2019 SRO Reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $70,021.94. The Town was
previously without a Finance Director and supporting staff and therefore was unable to
submit reimbursement requests timely.
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7. Harnett County Sheriff's Office requested approval to accept a grant for $21,387 from the
FY19 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The grant funds will
be used to purchase interview camera equipment and mobile printers and/or other
investigative equipment to support the Sheriff's Office needs. No local match required.
8. National Hospice and Palliative Care Month — November 2019
9. Harnett County Workforce Development requested approval to enter into a contract for
the FY 2019-2020 with the Triangle Workforce Development Board, which administers
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act. The WIOA grant is a federal grant that
currently provides funding for employment and training services to the citizens of Harnett
County enrolled in the WIOA Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker Program. The
Sampson County WIOA Youth Program will also be included for this fiscal year.
10. Harnett County Sheriff's Office requested approval to accept a Governor's Highway
Safety Grant with funding for 15% of the cost for one Deputy's position and $300.00 in
training. This is the third and last year of this grant after which the county will be
responsible for 100% of the cost of the deputy's position.
Chairman Springle presented the National Hospice and Palliative Care Month — November 2019
Proclamation to Transitions LifeCare CEO John Thoma.
Chairman Springle opened the floor for informal comments by the public, allowing up to 3
minutes for each presentation up to 30 minutes.
- Mr. Floyd Heins of 411 Rainey Drive in Anderson Creek addressed the Board.
Commissioner Miller moved to approve the appointment listed below. Commissioner McKoy
seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
Library Board of Trustees
Cecilia Del Prado was appointed to serve as a District 5 representative on this Board for a
term of three years expiring December 31, 2022.
Mr. Haney presented Harnett County Administration/Legal Services' request for approval of a
lease agreement with Wake Enterprises, Inc., on behalf of ARC of Harnett County, to lease
rooms 121 and 141 at 200 Alexander Drive, Lillington to conduct education, training, and
support activities and services for an initial term of one year with the option to renew for three
additional three-year terms. He noted a correction in the room numbers to be leased as well as a
diagram attached.
Commissioner Miller, noting the lease agreement states the utility costs shall be determined
solely by the lessor, asked if we were going to charge Wake Enterprises, Inc. their utility bill or
give it away like before. Staff responded that the Board will look at the average utility cost after
the first year and make that determination. Commissioner Miller said we are just not very
consistent.
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Commissioner McKoy moved to approve the lease agreement with Wake Enterprises, Inc. to
lease rooms 121 and 141 at 200 Alexander Drive, Lillington. Commissioner Johnson seconded
the motion that passed 4 - 0.
Brian Haney briefly presented the recommended Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Harnett
County. He said the CIP would be presented to the Board in detail on Monday, December 2,
2019. Commissioner Miller asked about the recommendation not to move forward with the
Detention Center Housing Unit Addition. Staff noted that a feasibility study showed no option
which results in net revenue to the county; four scenarios showed a deficit of between $2.3M and
$7.2M over the next 10 years. Budget Director Renee Pascal said the feasibility study would be
provided to the commissioners on December 2, 2019.
The Chairman opened the floor to the public for comments on the recommended CIP.
- Everette Blake, chairman of the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee, said the
County needs to try to find ways to increase parks and recreation funding.
Commissioner Miller suggested that Mr. Blake also contact local legislators and tell them we
need an impact fee on all these new houses being built. Seeing no one else move, Chairman
Springle closed the public comment period.
Jay Sikes, Harnett County Planning Services Manager, petitioned the Board for a public hearing
on the proposed zoning change: Case # PLAN 1910-0001, Landowner/Applicant: Harnett
Central Holdings, LLC / Stancil & Assoc, PLS, PA; 75 +/- acres; Pin #'s 0652-47-0150.000,
0652-47-6597.000, 0652-47-7401.000, 0652-47-7213.000, 0652-47-7008.000, 0652-46-
7901.000 & 0652-46-7717.000; From RA -40 to RA -20R; SR# 2215 (Harnett Central Rd) & SR
# 1437(Ballard Road); Hector's Creek Township.
Mr. Sikes noted that on November 4, 2019 the Harnett County Planning Board voted
unanimously (5-0) to recommend approval of application based on compatibility to the Land Use
Plan and the existing residential in the area. He noted several citizens attended the meeting and
one spoke in opposition with her concerns including traffic at the intersection of Ballard &
Harnett Central Rd, traffic at the Harnett Central & Hwy 401 intersection, too many proposed
residential subdivisions in the area already, fire station is not in close proximity, schools are over
capacity, electric & water service outages occur often, and the need for green space & walking
areas for citizens.
Mr. Sikes reported the site is currently vacant farmland. Surrounding land uses consist of
undeveloped land, residential & agricultural uses, and several non-residential uses. Services
available include public water and public sewer.
Mr. Sikes stated staff's evaluation as:
The IMPACT to the adjacent property owners and the surrounding community is
reasonable, and the benefits of the rezoning outweigh any potential inconvenience or
harm to the community. REASONING: The impact to the surrounding community is
reasonable, as the requested zoning district is the similar in nature to the surrounding
area.
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The requested zoning district is COMPATIBLE with the existing Land Use
Classification. REASONING: The requested zoning is compatible with the overall land
use classification of Medium Density Residential. Compatibility developments that
utilize public water & sewer could exist yielding higher densities while including
conserved open space.
The proposal does ENHANCE or maintain the public health, safety and general welfare.
REASONING: The requested zoning to RA -20R would maintain the public health, safety
and general welfare due to the existing residential uses within the area.
- The request is NOT for a SMALL SCALE REZONING and should not be evaluated for
reasonableness. REASONING: Due to the size of this parcel, this application does not
need to be considered for Small Scale Rezoning.
Suggested Statement -of -Consistency: Staff concludes that the requested rezoning to RA -20R
would not have an unreasonable impact on the surrounding community and will maintain the
public health, safety, and general welfare based on the existing residential uses and compatibility
with the County's Land Use Plan. It is recommended that this rezoning request be approved.
Commissioners asked how it could not have an unreasonable impact on the community. Mr.
Sikes said any sort of development would bring about site improvements and they are in
discussions with DOT about anticipated road improvements. Commissioners also asked about
traffic, plans for a fire station and complaints about water and sewer problems in the area.
Discussions continued. Steve Ward, Director of Harnett Regional Water, said the development
in that area is making substantial improvements that should actually help with pressure issues.
He also said capacity is not an issue in the area. Mr. Sikes responded that the preliminary plan
submitted for RA -40 showed about 105 houses and the rezoning could possibly add an additional
20 to 50 lots. Staff said the Planning Board voted unanimously to approve this rezoning taking
in to account the land use plan only. Mark Locklear, Director of Harnett County Development
Services, reminded the Board that the rezoning could be for any uses allowed within RA20-R.
Chairman Springle called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for
comments from the public.
Harvey Montague of 10305 Penny Road in Raleigh, developer for the applicant, spoke in
support of the proposed rezoning. He said they recently invested $150,000 in a pressure
reducing valued and will be extending the sewer line in the area.
Judy Bingham of 140 Porch Swing Lane spoke against the proposed rezoning. She
echoed the concerns she voiced during the Harnett County Planning Board meeting on
November 4, 2019.
Lester Stancil, applicant, told the group that the Summerville Bunnlevel Fire Department
recently purchased 3 acres of land in the area to build a sub -station for their district.
- Deborah Eccleston of 81 Porch Swing Lane spoke against this proposed rezoning.
Mr. Ward responded that there would be lots of fire hydrants in the new subdivision and better
water pressure to serve the area. Seeing no one else move Chairman Springle closed the public
hearing. Commissioner Miller moved to deny the proposed zoning change as the requested
rezoning to RA -20R was found to have an unreasonable impact on the surrounding community
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and does not enhance or maintain the public health, safety, and general welfare due to the
potential school impacts on an existing, overburdened school system in this area. Chairman
Springle seconded the motion which passed 4 — 0.
Mr. Sikes petitioned the Board for a public hearing on the proposed zoning change: Case #
PLAN 1910-0002, Landowner/Applicant: Landowner/Applicant: Harnett Central Holdings, LLC
/ Stancil and Associates, PLS, PA; 4.614 +/-acres (Consisting of two lots) Pin #'s 0652-38-
2792.000 & 0652-38-6648.000; From RA -40 to Commercial; SR# 2215 (Harnett Central Rd) &
SR # 1575(Neill Smith Road); Hector's Creek Township.
Mr. Sikes noted that on November 4, 2019 the Harnett County Planning Board voted
unanimously (5-0) to recommend approval of application based on compatibility with the Land
Use Plan and the growing nature of this area. He said several citizens attended the meeting but
no one spoke in opposition.
Mr. Sikes reported that the site is currently vacant farmland. Surrounding land uses include
undeveloped land, residential and agricultural uses, and several nonresidential uses. Services
available are public water and public sewer.
Mr. Sikes stated staff's evaluation as:
The IMPACT to the adjacent property owners and the surrounding community is
reasonable, and the benefits of the rezoning outweigh any potential inconvenience or
harm to the community. REASONING: The impact to the surrounding community is
reasonable, as there are several nonresidential uses in the area and any new development
would incur site improvements.
The requested zoning district is COMPATIBLE with the existing Land Use
Classification. REASONING: The requested zoning to Commercial is compatible with
the land use classification of Rural Center Development Node. These nodes are usually
market driven commercial centers with a small scale, non-residential footprint less than
50,000 sq. ft.
The proposal does ENHANCE or maintain the public health, safety and general welfare.
REASONING: The requested zoning would enhance or maintain the public health, safety
and general welfare due to the potential site improvements that could take place.
The request is NOT for a SMALL SCALE REZONING and should not be evaluated for
reasonableness. REASONING: Due to the size of these parcels and the Land Use
compatibility, this application does not need to be considered for Small Scale Rezoning.
Suggested Statement -of -Consistency: Staff concludes that the requested rezoning to Commerical
would not have an unreasonable impact on the surrounding community based on the
nonresidential growth patterns of this area as well as compliance with the County's Land Use
Plan. It is recommended that this rezoning request be approved.
Chairman Springle called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for
comments from the public.
- Judy Bingham of 140 Porch Swing Lane spoke in opposition of the proposed rezoning.
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Deborah Eccleston of 81 Porch Swing Lane spoke in opposition of the proposed
rezoning.
Eric Smith of 164 Porch Swing Lane spoke in opposition of the proposed rezoning.
Seeing no one else move Chairman Springle closed the public hearing. Commissioner Miller
moved to approve the requested rezoning to Commercial, as it would not have an unreasonable
impact on the surrounding community based on the nonresidential growth patterns of this area as
well as compliance with the County's Land Use Plan. Commissioner McKoy seconded the
motion which passed 4 — 0.
Jay Sikes petitioned the Board for a public hearing on a proposed text amendment: Case #
PLAN 1910-0003, Harnett County Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment
Harnett County Unified Development Ordinance; Article VII: Development Design Guidelines,
Section 6.4.1 Fire Protection; General Fire Hydrant Requirements
Harnett County Development Services & the Fire Marshall's Office request to add the statement
to the nonresidential development regulations. This removes any potential contradictions with
the NC State Building Code. The requested Text Amendment is compatible with the State of
North Carolina & Harnett County regulatory documents.
Chairman Springle called to order a public hearing on the matter and opened the meeting for
comments from the public. Seeing no one move, Chairman Springle closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Johnson moved to approve a Resolution Amending the Harnett County Unified
Development Ordinance; Article VII: Development Design Guidelines, Section 6.4.1 Fire
Protection; General Fire Hydrant Requirements. Commissioner Miller seconded the motion
which passed 4 — 0. (Attachment 2)
Mr. Haney presented the following reports:
- Harnett County Veterans Services Activities Report — October 2019
- Harnett County Public Health Activities Summary — October 2019
- Interdepartmental Budget Amendments
Mr. Haney also reviewed upcoming meetings and invitations.
There was no new business.
Commissioner Miller moved that the Board go into closed session for the following purposes:
1) Consultation with the County's legal staff in order to preserve the attorney-client
privilege concerning the handling of certain claims and litigation including the following
case: Workers Compensation Claim of William Boyd Beasley
IC File No.: 17-016000;
2) To instruct the County staff concerning the position to be taken on the County in
negotiating a contract for the acquisition of real property.
This motion is made pursuant to N.C. General Statute Section 143-318.11(a)(3)&(5).
Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion that passed 4 — 0.
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Commissioner Miller moved that the Board come out of closed session. Commissioner Johnson
seconded the motion which passed 4 — 0.
Commissioner McKoy moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 pm. Commissioner Miller
seconded the motion that passed 4 — 0.
and Penny, Chairman
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ATTACHMENT 1
Property Tax Relief/Exemption Application Appeals
APPELLANT OWNER REASON FOR APPEAL TYPE
THOMPSON, KEVIN LATE APPLICATION DV
CHENARD, KAITI J LATE APPLICATION DV
HUSSEIN, SINCERE LATE APPLICATION DV
HIGHLAND,MARK LATE APPLICATION DV
CRENSHAW, PEARL LATE APPLICATION ELD
GIUNTA, STEVE LATE APPLICATION DV
DIAZ, REINARDO LATE APPLICATION DV
GREEN, JANIE LATE APPLICATION ELD
WALKER, FONNIE LATE APPLICATION DV
GODWIN, DONNA LATE APPLICATION ELD
ATTACHMENT 2
Harnett
COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE
HARNETT COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
www.harnett.org
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County adopted the UDO on October 17,
2011 for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the county residents;
and
WHEREAS, this ordinance was adopted under authority granted by the General Assembly of the
State of North Carolina, particularly G.S. 153A-340; and
WHEREAS, the UDO contains provisions for amending said ordinance and those provisions have
been followed; and
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Planning Board has reviewed the amendment to the article of
the UDO as listed below and recommends the adoption of the following amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA that Harnett County Unified Development
Ordinance Article IV: Zoning & Overlay Districts, Article VII: Development Design Guidelines,
Section 6.4.1 Fire Protection, General Fire Protection, of the UDO shall be amended to read as
indicated in "Attachment".
"Attachment" is filed with the Unified Development Ordinance in the Clerk to the Board's
Office.
Duly adopted this 18th day of November, 2019 and effective upon adoption.
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ATTACHMENT
Article VII. Development Design Guidelines
6.4 Fire Protection
6.4.3 Fire Hydrants for Nonresidential Development
Fire hydrants, or other fire protection methods as approved by the Fire Marshall's Office, shall
be required for all new construction and expansions of nonresidential development. Fire hydrants
shall be located in such a manner that no primary structure is further than 400 feet from a
hydrant, measured along the street centerline. Development of lots located along divided
right(s)-of-way shall only consider distance to hydrants located on the same side of the right(s)-
of-way.
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