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Minutes of Work Session
October 12, 2021
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in work session on Tuesday, October 12, 2021
at 9:00 am in Commissioners Meeting Room, Harnett County Resource Center and Library
Building, 455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present: Lewis W. Weatherspoon, Vice Chairman
Barbara McKoy, Commissioner
Mark B. Johnson, Commissioner
Matt Nicol, Commissioner
Member Absent: W. Brooks Matthews, Chairman
Staff present: George Wood, Interim County Manager
Dwight Snow, County Attorney
Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
Melissa D. Capps, Clerk
Vice Chairman Weatherspoon called the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting to
order at 9:00 am.
Commissioner McKoy led the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation.
The following agenda was before the Board of Commissioners:
I. Call to order — Vice Chairman Weatherspoon
2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation — Commissioner McKoy
3. Discuss Fee Waiver Policy for Parks & Recreation Facilities, Carl Davis
4. Discuss Lease of County Property for Billboard, Thomas Royer
5. Discuss Property Transfer to Dunn, George Wood
6. Discuss Ordinance Amendment for Water and Sewer Capacity Allocations, George
Wood & Steve Ward
7. Motion to Call a Public Hearing for October 26, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. on the Proposed
Ordinance Amendment for Water and Sewer Capacity Allocations, George Wood
8. Discuss Recommendation for the Elimination of Late Fines for Materials at the
Harnett County Public Library, Angela McCauley
9. Discuss Talbert & Bright Pending Projects and Engineer of Records' RFQ, George
Wood
10. Development Services briefing on upcoming public hearings:
• Proposed Zoning Change: Case # PLAN2109-0001, Landowner / Applicant:
Thomas E. Chancy / Jimmy Pierce; 106.6 +/- acres; Pin # 1529-44-3463.000; From
RA -40 to RA -30 Zoning District; SR # 1709 (Hodges Chapel Road) & SR # 1704
(Tilghman Road); Averasboro & Grove Townships.
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Proposed Zoning Change: Case # PLAN2109-0002, Landowner / Applicant:
Kenneth Siecinski; 1.15 +/- acres; Pin # 9536-83-0016.000; From RA — 20R to
Commercial Zoning District; SR # 1209 (Barbecue Church Road); Barbecue
Township.
Text Amendment: Case # PLAN2103-0002, Harnett County Unified Development
Ordinance; Article IV; XIV, Sections 13.0, 6.0. To amend Harnett County's UDO
where it pertains to the Military Corridor Overlay.
11. County Manager's Report- George Wood, Interim County Manager
• October 18, 2021 Regular Meeting Agenda Review
• Review applications to serve on Boards and Committees
• Upcoming meetings and invitations
12. Closed Session
13. Adjourn
Carl Davis, Parks and Recreation Director, reviewed a draft Fee Waiver Policy for Parks &
Recreation Facilities. The consensus of the Board was to add it to the consent agenda for the
next regular meeting.
Thomas Royer, Assistant Staff Attorney, reviewed a request to renew a lease of County property
located at Highway 401/421, 1700 ft. N/O McKinney Parkway, Lillington for a billboard and the
request to replace the old wooden pole structure with a 10' x 24' steel monopole. If approved,
beginning February 1, 2022 InterState Outdoor, Inc. would pay $2,000 per year for years 1-5 and
$2,200 per year or years 6-10. The lease would require a 30 day public hearing notice. Vice
Chairman Weatherspoon asked staff check with the Town of Lillington on how they feel about
the location. Consensus of the Board was to set the public hearing and issue a notice.
George Wood, Interim County Manager, reviewed a request to donate two small parcels of land
to the City of Dunn that have both been and continue to be used by Dunn for sewer pump
stations. One is 0.09 acres, with a value of $1,980; and the other is 0.13 acres with a value of
$2,830. My recommendation is that you donate both parcels to the City of Dunn at no charge.
The consensus of the Board was to add this item to the consent agenda for the next regular
meeting, if it requires a public hearing, the item will be pulled and considered at a later date.
Mr. Wood reviewed a request to call a public hearing for October 26, 2021 at 9:00 am on the
proposed ordinance amendment for water and sewer capacity allocations. Vice Chairman
Weatherspoon stated that is the day we will be discussing redistricting. Mr. Wood stated yes sir
and we would request you consider a vote on the amendments following the public hearing.
Commissioner McKoy asked that a notice be prepared for the October 20h to share redistricting
will be discussed. Commissioner Nicol made a motion to call a public hearing for October 26,
2021 at 9:00 am on the proposed ordinance amendment for water and sewer capacity allocations.
Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Johnson made a motion to make the October 26th meeting a voting meeting. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner Nicol. The motion passed unanimously.
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Angela McCauley, Library Director and Joanna Cox, Assistant Library Director, provided
information on the elimination of late fines for materials at the Harnett County Public Library.
The consensus of the Board was to place this item on the consent agenda for the next regular
meeting.
Mr. Wood reviewed a memo regarding the recommendation on Jetport pending projects and the
Engineer of Record (EOR) RFQ process. The recommendation is to preserve all of your options
until you are comfortable with the key decisions to be made and to have a sub -committee of
Commissioners Weatherspoon and Nicol, and the Chair and Vice -Chair of the Airport Advisory
Committee, and Natalie Pusser review all of the submittals and select the top five for the full
BOC's review and interviews. The BOC would then interview the top five and select a firm.
Then the Legal Department would negotiate the contract. The submittals are due by October
15`h. The consensus of the Board was to place this item on the consent agenda for the next
regular meeting.
Mark Locklear, Director of Development Services, provided a briefing on the following
upcoming public hearings:
• Proposed Zoning Change: Case # PLAN2109-0001, Landowner / Applicant:
Thomas E. Chancy / Jimmy Pierce; 106.6 +/- acres; Pin # 1529-44-3463.000; From
RA -40 to RA -30 Zoning District; SR # 1709 (Hodges Chapel Road) & SR # 1704
(Tilghman Road); Averasboro & Grove Townships.
• Proposed Zoning Change: Case # PLAN2109-0002, Landowner / Applicant:
Kenneth Siecinski; 1.15 +/- acres; Pin # 9536-83-0016.000; From RA — 20R to
Commercial Zoning District; SR # 1209 (Barbecue Church Road); Barbecue
Township.
• Text Amendment: Case # PLAN2103-0002, Harnett County Unified Development
Ordinance; Article IV; XIV, Sections 13.0, 6.0. To amend Harnett County's UDO
where it pertains to the Military Corridor Overlay.
Mr. Wood provided an update on the County Manager selection process and Economic
Development Director recruitment process.
The draft agenda for the October 18, 2021 meeting was reviewed, as well as the applications to
serve on Boards and Committees.
Commissioner Nicol made a motion the Board go into Closed Session for the following purpose:
to instruct the County staff concerning the position to be taken by the County in negotiating a
contract for the acquisition of real property. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Johnson that passed unanimously.
Following a motion to come out of Closed Session, Vice Chairman Weatherspoon called the
meeting back into open session.
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Commissioner Nicol moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:13 am. Commissioner Johnson
seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
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W. Brooks Matthews, Chairman Melissa D. Capps, Clerk to the Board
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