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I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE MAY 24TH
[1. Meeting opened by Mayor Dana E. Outlaw. Prayer Coordinated by Alderman Kinsey. Pledge of Allegiance.]
MEETING OF THE NEW-BORN BOARD OF ALDERMAN.AT THIS TIME TONIGHT, THE PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY ALDERMAN, JOHNNY RAY KINS.
WELCOME TO THE BOARD INVOLVEMENT MEETING, PASTOR JOHNSON.
CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM PLEASE? AND GIVE US SPRINT.
UH, ALL THE MACKENZIE TO OUR MAYOR AND TO ALL OF OUR CITY OFFICIALS THAT HAVE GATHERED TOGETHER FOR THIS IMPORTANT MEETING.
AND, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO OFFER PRAYERS TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT, THAT 14 LIVES IN TEXAS, UM, THIS LAST TODAY, AND ONE OF, UH, ONE TEACHER AND SO THAT COMMUNITY AND THOSE FAMILIES DEFINITELY NEEDED OUR PRAYERS.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO JUST TO PAUSE AN AWFUL, I PEREZ UP TO THEM BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR MEETING TODAY, SHALL WE BOUNCE SOLID PRAYER? I WOULD LOVE A GRACIOUS FATHER IN HEAVEN, THE CREATOR, THE MAKER OF THIS AWESOME UNIVERSE.
WE COME BEFORE YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU ARE MIGHTY GOOD GOD THAT NEVER EVER SLEEPS, BUT ALWAYS SITTING ON YOUR THRONE IN HEAVEN, LOOKING DOWN UPON YOUR CHILDREN, UH, 24 7, PROVIDING PROTECTION, LOVE, AND CARE AND MERCY AND GRACE AND HEALING POWER INTO OUR LIVES.
AND WE ARE CERTAINLY IN INTERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US IN ALL THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO.
IT WILL BE CONTINUED TO TRUST YOU AND PUT YOU FIRST IN ALL OF OUR ENDEAVORS.
SO LORD, TO BECOME INTO THIS IMPORTANT MEETING OF THIS NIGHT, WE COME TO GOD THANKING YOU, THAT YOU BROUGHT US FROM A MIGHTY, MIGHTY LONG WAY AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO LORD, WE ALL ABOUT DOING YOUR WHEEL AND NOT OURS ALL BECAUSE YOU HAVE TRUSTED US TO BE STEWARDS OVER TAKING CARE OF THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY.
SO LORD UNITE US TOGETHER AROUND EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE US FOR ACTION FOR BOAT NOW WANTS TO BE ON ONE ACCORD, EVEN IN OUR DIFFERENCES THAT WE MAKE AGREED TOGETHER TO DO WHAT IS GOOD, RIGHT? AND BEST FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR GUIDES IN THIS, IN THIS PRAYER WE OFFER TO YOU IN JESUS NAME AND REDEEM OF THE LORD SAY, MAN, HEY MAN, YOU WANT ME TO PLEDGE THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL WHAT YOU CALL THE ROLL ALDERMAN BINGO HERE.
ALDERWOMAN HARRIS ALTERING ASTER MAYER, OUTLAW ALDERMAN KINSEY, ALDERMAN, BEST PRESENT ALDERMAN ITEM HERE.
[Consent Agenda]
OUR FIRST ITEM TONIGHT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND MOTION.
AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY, AYE, ALL OPPOSED, SAME MOTION CARRIES.
[8. Presentation by the American Flood Coalition.]
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ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PRESENTATION OF THE AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION.TELL ME IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP.
TONY ALLEN IS FROM WILMINGTON AND WAS THE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR, MAYOR, BILL SAPPHO AND WILMINGTON.
AND, UH, IF YOU FOLLOWED ANYTHING SINCE HURRICANE FLORENCE, A LOT OF THE COORDINATION OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA STAFF AND LEADERS GOING TO DC AND RALEIGH, TONY IS THE ONE THAT WAS SETTING ALL THAT UP AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL THANKS TO WHAT YOU DID AND, AND MAYOR SAPPHO AND THE CITY OF WILMINGTON DID.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD AND, AND HAVE AT IT.
AND AGAIN, UH, TONY HAS TAUGHT WITH THE CARE GROUP HERE IN NEW BERN AND OTHERS AND HIS ORGANIZATION CAN HELP US WITH COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY RATINGS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS, TONY, AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU UP HERE.
WELL, VERY MUCH THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME AND TO STAFF OR HELPING TO ARRANGE IT.
I WANT TO JUST GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION, UH, AND MAKE A REQUEST OF, OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN COUNCIL.
UH, BUT FIRST LET ME, I WANT TO RETURN THE FAVOR AND SAY THANK YOU TO MARY OUTRO IN PARTICULAR, AND THANK YOU TO NEW BERN, UH, FOR Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP.
AND LET ME KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT.
SO SHORTLY AFTER HURRICANE FLORENCE, HURRICANE, I WAS AT THE TIME WORKING, UH, FOR THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.
I WAS THEIR STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS, AND I UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF BUILDING COALITIONS TO GET THINGS DONE ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITIES AS NEWBURN UNDERSTANDS AS WELL.
AND SO SHORTLY AFTER HURRICANE FLORENCE, WILMINGTON HAD DEVASTATING IMPACTS JUST LIKE THE CITY OF NEWBURN HAD DEVASTATING IMPACTS.
AND SO WE STARTED TO BRING TOGETHER GROUPS OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TO RAISE OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
VERY QUICKLY, WE SAW THE VALUE IN REACHING OUT TO MAYOR OUTLAW AND HE RECIPROCATED WITH THIS TIME AND ENERGY.
AND, UH, SOON ENOUGH, WE STARTED GROWING THIS ORGANIZATION AND STARTED TO GET A LOT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION.
WE TOOK SOME TRIPS TO WASHINGTON AND WE FOUND OURSELVES MARIELLA GOT SOME GOOD PICTURES OF THIS, UH, IN THE WHITE HOUSE, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WEREN'T ALL THAT PREPARED FOR IT, BUT WE HAD SOME COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SOME MAYORS, A SMALL GROUPING, INCLUDING YOUR MAYOR.
AND SO WE MET WITH, UH, AT THE TIME SECRETARY BEN CARSON, UH, SEX EDUCATION SECTOR AND BETSY DEVOSS.
AND WE AGAIN MET WITH WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS AS WELL.
SO WE KEPT KIND OF, UM, UH, BEING THE SQUEAKY WHEEL ON BEHALF OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
WE GREW THIS KIND OF INFORMAL ALLIANCE THAT WE CREATED TO 64 MAYORS AND COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIR.
AND I WOULD GET CALLS FROM THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE WASHINGTON POST AND OTHER, UM, MEDIA OUTLETS, WANTING TO KNOW KIND OF HOW WE SET UP THIS BI-PARTISAN GROUP AND WE'RE MAKING OUR VOICE HEARD AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
AND SO WE KEPT KIND OF MOVING FORWARD AND, UM, UH, WE, WE WORKED ON SOME THINGS IN CONGRESS WHO WORKED WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND FAST FORWARD TO THIS PAST YEAR, UH, IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED A BILL.
UH, SO WE HAD SET UP, LET ME BACK A LITTLE BIT, A LISTENING TOUR THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BECAUSE OF COVID A VIRTUAL LISTENING TOUR.
AND SO WE CAME UP WITH SIX PRIORITIES, UM, IN OF THOSE SIX PARTIES, UH, FIVE WERE PUT INTO A HOUSE BILL 500, UH, THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, JOHN BELL, WHO REPRESENTS GOLDSBORO.
SOME OF YOU ALL MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, AND THAT ULTIMATELY WAS PUT INTO THE STATE BUDGET.
AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THAT AS A RESULT OF, OF Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP, WILMINGTON AND OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WE GOT $347 MILLION IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO OUR FIVE PRIORITIES IN THE, IN THE BUDGET.
AND SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THOSE DOLLARS IS THEY WILL TAKE DO THESE LARGE SCALE WATERSHED STUDIES THAT WILL HELP INFORM, TAKE POLITICS OUT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO FLOOD RESILIENCE, SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.
AND SO THEY'LL MAKE SCIENTIFIC DECISIONS AND INVEST STATE RESOURCES INTO INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE FRONT END TO SAVE LIVES AND RESOURCES ON THE BACKEND.
AND SO STREAM RIVERINE MANAGEMENT, FUNDING, STORMWATER FUND, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT'S FLOWING TO OUR STATE, NORTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA ARE PROBABLY THE TWO BIGGEST LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY ON THESE ISSUES.
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO WHAT NEWBURN DID IN SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
AND SO ONE OF THOSE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SO I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FLOOD RESILIENCE.
I'M NOT A TECHNICAL EXPERT PEOPLE WAY SMARTER THAN ME KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS STUFF THAN I DO.
I'M MORE DEAL WITH KIND OF THE POLITICS OF IT, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT, UM, UH, THANKFULLY DURING ALL THAT TIME, WHEN WE WERE COMING UP WITH THESE POLICY PROPOSALS, DOING THE LISTENING SESSIONS, WE HAD THESE MAJOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUST AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION, WHO I'M HERE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
AND, UM, A FEW MONTHS AGO, UH, AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION CAME TO ME WITH A JOB OFFER.
I HATE TO LEAVE WILMINGTON, BUT IT ALLOWS ME TO KIND OF ELEVATE OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES EVEN MORE.
SO I AM NOW THE FIRST EVER CAROLINAS DIRECTOR FOR THE AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION, WHICH IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
I REPRESENT THEM TO CONGRESS AND TO, UH, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
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I TRY TO DO IS TAKE YOUR CONCERNS HERE IN NEW BERN, THE CONCERNS OF YOUR COMMUNITY, PUT THOSE INTO POLICY PROPOSALS AND RUN THOSE THROUGH RALEIGH AND RUN THOSE INTO WASHINGTON.AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION IS.
AND LET ME PREFACE ALL THIS BY SAYING, THIS IS NOT A SALE IS A SALES PITCH, BUT IT'S NOT A SALES PITCH IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY MONEY, THERE'S NO COMMITMENTS TO ANYTHING BY HAVING YOU ALL A PART OF OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE.
IT HELPS US TO RAISE AGAIN YOUR VOICE AND HELPS ME TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE ON YOUR BEHALF ON BEHALF OF THESE ISSUES IN RALEIGH AND IN WASHINGTON.
SO AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION IS A 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT HERE'S WE HAVE ABOUT 30 STAFFERS.
UH, MOST OF THEM WASHINGTON I'M HERE BY MYSELF.
UH, SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LET ME COME HERE TONIGHT.
I'M HERE BY MYSELF WORKING REMOTE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA BASED OUT OF WILMINGTON.
UM, UH, SO THE, SO WHO IS THE AMERICAN FLEXIBILITY.
AND AGAIN, IF I WANT TO SEE C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, UH, WE'RE PRIMARILY A POLICY THINK TANK AND AN ADVOCACY GROUP, UH, EXTREMELY BIPARTISAN ORGANIZATION.
UH, WE HAVE FEDERAL CHAMPIONS, UH, CONGRESSMAN GREG MURPHY IS ONE OF OUR FEDERAL CHAMPIONS.
CONGRESSMAN DAVID ROUSER DOES SOUTH APPEARS ONE OF OUR FEDERAL CHAMPIONS.
AND SO WE HAVE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT, FEDERAL CHAMPIONS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR ISSUES.
WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CITIES, TOWNS, AND COUNTIES THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NATION.
THE MAIN FOCUS IS FLORIDA, TEXAS, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW THAT'S WHERE THE MOST OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND WE'LL GROW FROM THERE.
UH, WE HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS, MAYOR, BILL SAPPHO.
MOST OF THE LEADERSHIP, UH, TEAM, UH, MAYOR OUTLAW IS A MEMBER NOW AS WELL.
MOST OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM THE ALLIANCE THAT WE STARTED THAT WORKED ON OUR STUFF LAST YEAR IN THE LEGISLATURE ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AS WELL.
WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STATE LEGISLATORS THAT ARE A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
UH, AGAIN, COMPLETELY BIPARTISAN.
WE HAVE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, UH, MILITARY GROUPS, CIVIC, AND ACADEMIC GROUPS, UM, OVER 280 MEMBERS NATIONWIDE.
AGAIN, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU ALL TO BECOME ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS.
UM, IF YOU CAN SEE KIND OF HERE'S THE HOTSPOTS FOR WHERE WE'RE MOST ACTIVE AND THAT'S KIND OF, UH, UH, THE INTERSECTION OF WHERE FLOOD AND SEA LEVEL RISE IS MOST OF CONCERN.
UM, BUT ALSO WHERE THERE'S THE MOST OPPORTUNITY IN THE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE LEVELS IN THOSE STATES.
UH, THE MISSION IS PROTECTING COMMUNITIES THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE, UH, WHICH IS A NATIONAL ISSUE THAT MUST BE MET WITH NATIONAL SOLUTIONS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR WELL-BEING ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND SECURITY WITH EFFECTIVE FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING.
OUR COMMUNITIES CAN ADAPT AND THRIVE, BUT WE HAVE TO ACT NOW, UM, THE FOUR PILLARS, ECONOMY, COMMUNITY REBUILDING, AND MILITARY, UH, ALL OF THOSE OBVIOUSLY TOUCH NEWBURN, LIKE THEY TOUCH WILMINGTON.
UM, AND SO HERE'S KIND OF WHAT WE OFFER.
AGAIN, THERE'S NO CHARGE TO THIS.
YOU'RE NOT COMMITTED ANY POLICY.
UM, BUT WHAT WE DO PROVIDE IS BEST IN CLASS EDUCATIONAL GUIDES.
UH, IF YOU HAVE STAFF THAT HAVE A, UH, A QUESTION AROUND, UH, FLOOD RESILIENCE, UH, STORM WATER, WHAT HAVE YOU? WE HAVE SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN THE NATION, UH, AT OUR DISPOSAL, UH, IN OUR WASHINGTON OFFICE THAT WILL COME TOGETHER AND MEET ONE-ON-ONE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
IF Y'ALL AS LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, UH, ARE MAKING A SPEECH IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TO WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND YOU WOULD LIKE SOME, UM, TALKING POINTS AROUND THIS ISSUE, SOME SOLUTIONS THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OUT, ALL THE ONE YOU BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.
UH, WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU WITH THAT, UM, NETWORKS OF LEADERS ON FLOODING.
UH, WE IN MID JUNE, WE ARE VERY WELL-RESOURCED ORGANIZATION.
UH, WE PARTNER WITH LARGE GROUPS LIKE CRESPI FOUNDATION, PEW, CHARITABLE TRUST, UM, UH, IN MID JUNE AS AN EXAMPLE, WE'RE FLYING 60 MAYORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND OUR TARGET STATES.
WE'RE PAYING FOR ALL THE TRAVEL, UH, WE'RE PAYING FOR ALL THE HOTELS, THEY EVERYTHING.
UM, AND SO THAT'S THIS KIND OF NETWORK OF FOLKS WORKING TOGETHER.
SO THERE CAN BE THIS CROSS COLLABORATION AND SOLUTION SHARING, UH, COMPETITIVE, LOCAL RESILIENCE PILOTS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE MICRO GRANTS.
WE RECENTLY AWARDED, UH, I THINK A LITTLE LESS THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE CITY OF KINSTON.
SO THERE IS SOME FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES DIRECTLY FROM OUR ORGANIZATION.
UH, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE TRY TO CONNECT YOU WITH THOSE FUNDS.
AND I'LL SHARE THAT IN A MOMENT.
AND THEN AGAIN, A PLATFORM FOR ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.
THAT'S KIND OF MORE WHERE I COME IN.
UM, SO HERE'S ONE OF THE RESOURCES.
THIS IS PROBABLY IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS, FLOOD FUNDING, FUNDERS, THESE ARE IDEAL.
THIS IS AN IDEAL TOOL THAT WE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KRESGE FOUNDATION.
IT'S IDEAL FOR COMMUNITIES OF LESS THAN 50,000.
AND SO YOU PLUG IN BASICALLY WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE, AND IT WILL COME TO YOU WITH, HEY, HERE'S WHERE THERE'S RESOURCES, FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, FOUNDATIONAL, WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT YOUR COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS.
AND IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR THAT OR ACCESSING
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IT AGAIN, WE HAVE STAFF, THAT'S THERE TO BE HELPFUL TO YOU.YES, MA'AM MIND IF I ASK YOUR QUESTION AS YOU'RE GOING ALONG, I'M JUST CURIOUS.
SO THAT IS FOR US TO LOOK AT IT.
THAT'S NOT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO GO ON THE GENERAL BOARD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE, I MEAN, THIS IS A RESOURCE FOR WHOMEVER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER, BUT JUST, THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE PROVIDE TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
UM, AND, AND LET ME BACK UP REAL QUICK.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS I FOUND, AND IT'S REALLY, IT'S A SAD THING.
NEW BERN IS IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN MOST OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, ALONG WITH WILMINGTON ON, MAYBE Y'ALL HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF.
I KNOW I'VE TALKED WITH A FEW OF THEM IN RECENT DAYS AND WILMINGTON AS EXCELLENT STAFF, BUT IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF FAIR BLUFF, NORTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBUS COUNTY, UH, THEY WERE ALMOST WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH FROM FLOODING, FROM MATTHEW AND FROM FLORENCE.
AND THEY MAY NEVER FULLY REBUILD WHAT THEY HAD.
THEY HAVE A MANAGER THAT THEY SHARE WITH FIVE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
SO THERE'S A DEFINITE INTERSECTION BETWEEN COMMUNITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT NEED ON THESE ISSUES AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A LACK OF CAPACITY BASICALLY AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO ADVOCATE FOR IS STATE FUNDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WHERE THERE'S FOLKS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO DVR DEPARTMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, INCOR, WHAT HAVE YOU THAT ARE ACTIVELY OUT IN THESE COMMUNITIES, HELPING FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHERE THEIR RESOURCES, WHAT PROJECT ARE RIGHT FOR THOSE RESOURCES, HELPING THEM WITH ENGINEERING, THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT MY GROUP WORKS ON.
AND SO THIS ONE FUNDING, FUNDING FINDERS, AND EXAMPLE OF THAT, BUT THERE'S ALSO MORE HANDS-ON STUFF AS WELL.
THIS IS ANOTHER THING WE CREATED FOR COMMUNITIES.
HOPEFULLY COVID-19, WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE THAT'S IN THE REAR VIEW, BUT NOT QUITE YET, BUT SO FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS, THAT FACE HURRICANE CONCERNS.
SO YOU'VE GOT THE DUAL THREAT OF IF YOU HAVE EVACUATION SHELTERS AND THAT TYPE OF THING, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU GRAPPLE WITH COVID IN THAT? SO WE'VE GOT A GREAT, UM, NATIONAL RENOWN HANDBOOK TO DEAL WITH THAT.
I TRY TO BE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE WITH YOU.
AND I HOPE THAT HELPS A LITTLE BIT, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST PUBLIC PRESENTATION IN MY NEW JOB.
SO EITHER YOU ARE MY GUINEA PIGS OR I'M YOURS, I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
CAN YOU TELL ME YOU DID THIS AS A MEMBER? WHAT'S THE BENEFIT FOR BEING A MEMBER? UM, SO AGAIN, BENEFIT IS REALLY HELPING TO ENSURE THAT YOUR VOICE IS HEARD AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ADVOCACY TEAM Y'ALL HAVE IN PLACE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ON THESE ISSUES, YOU CAN FUNNEL THEM THROUGH US AND WE CAN ELEVATE THOSE ISSUES AND TRY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
THERE'S THAT THERE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO YOUR NEEDS.
IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT A COMMUNITY YOU REPRESENT AND YOU CALL ME, I CAN BRING A RESPONSE TO, WITH SOME EXPERT GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO THAT CONCERN OR NEED, THIS IS A COST BEING ZERO THERE'S, ZERO COST.
IT KIND OF FEELS WEIRD THAT I'M GOING AROUND LIKE SAYING, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO MEMORY, BUT THERE'S ZERO COST.
SO WE HAVE, I KNOW YOU HAVE NON-PROFIT.
SO IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD, SO ONE OF THE LARGER FOUNDATIONS, I GUESS, IN THE WORLD IS A PEW CHARITABLE TRUST.
THEY, WE DO WORK WITH THEM, THE KRESGE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS ANOTHER LARGE FOUNDATION, UH, THAT WE DO WORK WITH.
WE HAVE A, ACTUALLY A NORTH CAROLINA NATIVE, THAT'S A CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND PUT THE INITIAL FUNDING TOGETHER TO DO THIS.
IT'S A PERSONAL PASSION OF HIS.
AND SO WE, WE ARE, UH, I'M PROUD TO SAY A PRETTY WELL-RESOURCED ORGANIZATION THAT'S GROWING AND THIS ISSUE, IT DOES NOT LACK FOR FUNDERS.
I MEAN, THIS IS ONE OF 'EM, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP THREE ISSUES IN THE NATION GOING FORWARD.
SO I DON'T DEAL WITH ANYTHING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.
BUT REGARDLESS OF THE CALLS THAT THERE ARE CERTAINLY EFFECTS THAT OUR COMMUNITIES FACE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THE FACT THAT SEA LEVEL RISE, WE CAN'T ARGUE CAUSE WE'VE SEEN DIFFERENT STORMS, YOU KNOW, THE FREQUENCY AND THE SEVERITY OF STORMS. SO I DON'T GET INTO THE CALL STUFF, BUT WE GET INTO THE EFFECT OF THESE THINGS AND THE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITIES.
UH, SO THERE, THERE WE ARE, WELL-RESOURCED ORGANIZATIONS, SO WE'RE NOT COMING TO YOU ASKING FOR ANYTHING WE'RE COMING TO YOU JUST ASKING TO BE A PART OF OUR COALITION AND BECAUSE IT HELPS US DO WHAT WE DO TO HAVE YOU IN OUR CORNER.
SO YOU SPOKE WITH SOME MILESTONE WATER, UH, STAFF ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES.
I AM AT Y'ALL'S DISPOSAL REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP AND I'M NOT JEALOUS DISPOSE ON AGAIN, I'M NOT THE TECHNICAL PERSON, BUT I'VE GOT PEOPLE BEHIND ME THAT ARE IN AND IT CAN BE HELPFUL.
TONY, COULD YOU GIVE THE, THE CITY, UH, COULD YOU GIVE SOME CITIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN AN ORGANIZATION AND IN, UH, NORTH CAROLINA? YEAH.
UH, WILMINGTON, PENDER COUNTY IS ABOUT TO BE ONE WHITEVILLE IS ONE WE'RE STARTING, THERE WAS DEVASTATING FLOODING AND MOUNTAINS IN AUGUST OF 2021.
SO COMMUNITIES LIKE PANTON ARE COMING ON BOARD, UH, NAGS HEAD IS A MEMBER.
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UM, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF COMMUNITIES WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT A 50 STATE LEGISLATORS AGAIN, UH, PRETTY EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN.AND, AND ACTUALLY, IF I CAN TAKE A STEP BACK REAL QUICK IS SOMEONE WHO IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARTISAN DIVIDE IN THIS COUNTRY, JUST PERSONAL PLATFORM HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THIS IS YOU NEVER HAVE TO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, YOU CAN JUST KIND OF CHECK YOUR PARTISAN FEELINGS AT THE DOOR.
THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW THINGS RIGHT NOW IN THIS WORLD THAT BRINGS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TOGETHER.
AND IT'S REALLY A NEAT THING TO BE A PART OF.
I MEAN, WE I'VE BROUGHT TOGETHER LEGISLATORS WHERE YOU'VE GOT THE MOST LIBERAL PERSON AND THE MOST CONSERVATIVE PERSON SITTING BESIDE OF EACH OTHER, TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER.
DO WE NEED TO DO, TO SAY, JUST PASS A RESOLUTION, MR. DAVIS, UM, FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WHAT DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS GOING THE BOARD JUST SIMPLY MAKE A MOTION THEN MY APPROVAL.
IT MIGHT HELP TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PUT A RESOLUTION ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A WRITTEN RESOLUTION TO APPROVE.
UH, BIGGEST THING I SEE IN WORKING WITH TONY IS, IS ANNA AND TONY, YOU KNOW, PENDER COUNTY HAD ALL THAT CARE PARTY ISSUES AND THE SCHOOLS, ONE WANTING LIKE $13 MILLION OR SOMETHING.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST GOING UP THERE AND GETTING THEM ON THE RADAR BY, AS IN RALEIGH AND DC IS SO IMPORTANT.
AND I SEE WHAT TONY CAN DO THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION IS PROBABLY 10 FOLD TO WHAT WE WERE DOING WHEN WE WENT UP THERE.
AND, UM, SO, AND, AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DEALT WITH HERE IN NEWBURN IS THE COMMUNICATION.
UM, AND I'M TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PILOT, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN THE CITIZEN IS BEING TOLD BY ONE ENGINEER TO ELEVATE AND BEING TOLD BY NO, WHEN NOT TO ELEVATE, AND THEN IT PUTS THE CITY KIND OF IN A JAM OF, OF MAKING ANY TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE IF WE TELL THEM ONE THING, THEN SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT TELL HIM SOMETHING I MAKE.
SO THERE'S THAT COMMUNICATION ISSUE THAT I THINK THAT THIS ORGANIZATION CAN HELP US OUT WITH.
APPRECIATE IT, TONY, I'M SO GLAD THE CHAIR AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.
OF COURSE, WE ALERTED YOU TO OUR CARES GROUP HAS BEEN A VERY ACTIVE ORGANIZATION WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THE RESOURCES WE NEED IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE'RE NOT CAUGHT, LIKE WE WORK AGAIN A 500 YEAR FLOOD, AND NONE OF US EVER EXPECTED ANY OF US AS ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE WOULD EVER DEAL WITH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, HAVE YOU SEEN OUR RESILIENCY STUDY THAT WE JUST RECENTLY FINISHED AND DID, AND HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO WHAT THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN TAKE AND WORK WITH OUR CARES GROUP TO TRY TO EITHER IMPLEMENT IT OR TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL? BECAUSE I THINK THE CONCERN IS, IS THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND BASICALLY WHAT IT SAYS IS YOU'VE GOT FLOODING ISSUES AND YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANY REAL NEED TO IT.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN ASSIST US WITH AND, AND, AND WORK WITH THE CARES GROUP? CAUSE I FEEL THAT SOMETIMES OUR CITIZENS FEEL THAT WE ARE EITHER NOT EMPATHETIC OR WE'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ASK FOR AND GET.
AND AGAIN, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, STORMWATER AND DIGGING DITCHES AND TRYING TO GET THE WATER FLOWING BETTER.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUT NEW PUMPS AND OTHER SYSTEMS IN, BUT THERE'S A HIGHER LEVEL THAT WE, MOST OF US, I WOULD, I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I DON'T THINK MANY OF US KNOW ABOUT, AND WE DO NEED ASSISTANCE.
WE NEED SOMEWHERE FOR OUR CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO CALL AND GET THE ANSWERS THAT WE CAN'T ANSWER FOR THEM.
SO WOULD YOU BE A STOP GAP OR WOULD THIS ORGANIZATION HELP IN THAT MATTER? I MEAN, KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE IN A POSITION AND I KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ASKING THIS.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY A POSITION TO RUN INTERFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IF, IF YOU WANT TO BRING THEM TO THE TABLE, IF YOU HAVE THIS RESILIENCE, UH, DOCUMENTED.
SO IN THIS GOES TO YOUR POINT, MR. KINSEY, UM, ABOUT WHAT WE COULD USE FROM Y'ALL, WE NEED THAT FROM YOU BECAUSE YEAH, WE CAN TRY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR YOU, UH, LEGISLATIVELY, BUT WE HAVE TO GET THESE IDEAS FROM YOUR COMMUNITIES VIA THE STUDIES VIA CONVERSATION.
WHAT HAVE YOU, AND, AND MARRY THOSE WITH SOME OF OUR FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING POLICIES.
SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING YOUR LOCAL CONCERNS AND YOUR LOCAL NEEDS.
AND IF, AND IF, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT THE TECHNICAL EXPERT, SO BEAR WITH ME, BUT IF Y'ALL WANT TO SET UP A MEETING TOMORROW WITH SOME OF OUR STAFF THAT ARE, DO YOU HAVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, YOU KNOW, POLICY BACKGROUNDS THAT I DON'T, UH, AND BRING YOUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TABLE TO TALK THROUGH SOMETHING? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
SHE'S SAYING THAT'S WHAT SHE, THAT'S WHAT SHE, YES.
I KNOW THAT THE CARES, WHEN WE, YOU WERE ON THE PHONE WITH US BEFORE WE GO TO PHASE TWO, WE WON'T FACE TO THE, BE THE,
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THE END ALL TO EVERYTHING WE'LL NEED IN, IN PHASE ONE DOES NOT DO THAT.AND SO I THINK IT'D BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR, SOME OF YOUR EXPERTS TO HELP US OUT, UH, ALONG WITH THE CARE OF SCOOP AND OTHERS BEFORE WE FORMULATE AND FINISHED THAT BASE TO YEAH.
AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S A KIND OF A SMALLER $6 MILLION IS NOT SMALL TICKET, BUT RELATIVE TO THE 300, SOME MILLION THAT WE GOT IN STATE BUDGET, THERE'S A $6 MILLION SLICE OF MONEY THAT IS MEANT TO GO TO THE COX.
UM, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT COG REPRESENTS Y'ALL OKAY.
SO WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY WOULD GET A PART OF THESE DOLLARS.
THEY WOULD HIRE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STAFF THAT WOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO THERE SHOULD BE HELP ON THE WAY COMING ON THAT AS WELL.
BUT IN THE INTERIM THAT WE CAN KIND OF DIGEST SOME OF THAT STUFF AND TRY AND CONNECT YOU WITH RESOURCES THAT CAN KIND OF HELP FULFILL Y'ALL'S VISION ON RESILIENCE.
IF THE BOARD SEES FIT AND HAS WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WE CAN PROVE THIS TONIGHT AND THEN BE READY FOR NEXT MEETING.
AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A MOTION TO, I HAVE THIS RESOLUTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING JUST TO MAKE IT EVEN QUICKER IF YOU'D LIKE IT.
AND THE SECOND, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS SEVERAL CALLS STARTING WITH ALL OF THE ODOM ALDERMAN ITEM? YES.
ALDERMAN BEST ALDERMAN KENZIE.
MAYOR OUT LONG ARGUMENT ASKED OUT A WOMAN HERE IS OTTOMAN THE DESK.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND TONY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
AND ONE THING THAT WAS INTERESTING, YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR MILITARY OUTLET, IF YOU REMEMBER, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE ORDER NUMBER OR WHATEVER, BUT THE MILITARY IS ACTUALLY EXEMPT ON A LOT OF THINGS STATE IN UNITS VALLEYS, OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT ITEM OR NOT.
I THINK MORE KIND OF WHERE WE COME FROM IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, INCREASED FLOODING STORM FREQUENCY, SPARITY SEA LEVEL RISE.
THAT'S A THREAT TO OUR MILITARY READINESS.
UH, AND THERE'S A LOT OF RETIRED GENERALS AND THAT TYPE OF THING THAT LEND THEIR VOICE TO THAT ISSUE AS WELL.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
I'LL LEAVE A STACK OF MY CARDS.
[9. Presentation by Redevelopment Commission.]
MR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK TO BORROW AND WALLACE KIP PARAGUAY, AND JULIAN TRIP TO COME UP AND MAKE A PRESENTATION ON REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.I WANT TO TEASE TO BARS BECAUSE I KEEP TELLING HIM THAT TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THIS IS YOUR DOMAIN.
IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT
UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH GIVING YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE HEALTH OR WELLNESS WORK UM, IS, IS, IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE VERY, VERY NEAR FUTURE.
ALRIGHT, UH, FIRST OUR VISION TO DO BARBRI DEVELOPMENT, UM, LEADING THE WAY FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND IMPROVEMENT BY DIRECTLY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE VITAL AREAS OF PUBLIC COMMUNITY NEEDS, UM, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AGAIN, THE COMMISSION IS COMMITTED TO ACCOUNTABLE, ACCOUNTABLE, TRANSPARENT, AND PUBLICLY DRIVEN PROCESSES.
WHAT I'M GOING TO BE DISCUSSING TODAY IS DIRECTLY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS OKAY.
IN THE VITAL AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
UM, I TEND TO SOMETHING TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORK GROUP, UM, IS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HEALTHCARE, WELLNESS AND RECREATION OPTIONS AND TO REDEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY AREA, AND TO SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY AREA.
THAT SITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO BEGIN THIS ENDEAVOR ONE IS, UH, THE PROPOSAL PATIENT OF 9 0 8 BLOOMFIELD STREET AND TWO ADJACENT AREAS RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
UH, BEFORE I GET INTO THE TENANTS OF WHAT WE PLAN TO OFFER AT THE SITE, UM, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PARTNERS THAT WE'VE ALREADY SECURED WENT OUT WAY TO NOT EVER TO HAVE TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN AND ASK FOR ANYTHING.
UM, BUT WE'VE SECURED SOME, SOME, SOME BIG NAME PARTNERS, UM, AND THAT, AND THAT LIST SHOULD GROW AS SOON AS WE CAN GET HESITATION WITH THEM AND GO AHEAD AND GET IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
BUT JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE ONES THAT WE'VE ALREADY SECURED, IT'S NOT THE FISSURE FROM CRAVEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DR.
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FROM NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, UH, WHILE THE BOOM FROM DURHAM TRIAL, DUKE UNIVERSITY, UH, RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES, UH, MYSELF AND MY CO-CHAIR, UH, REGGIE JONES.I MAY NOT READ THE JOEL'S I'M SORRY, JULIAN TRIP.
AND THEN REGGIE JONES SAYS IT IS A COMMUNITY LEADER Y'ALL YET SURGERY.
DID I? SO PLEASE KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS.
HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE PROBABLY STAYING IN RIGHT BESIDE ME.
HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR THREE YEARS, A VERY, VERY INTRICAL PART.
UM, AT THE MERCY CLINIC WE HAVE YET TO SECURE.
NOW I WANT TO ILLUSTRATE, UM, THE WHY THAT WE'RE HERE.
UH, I'VE BEEN IN EDUCATION 23 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN IN ALL THREE YEARS OF CREDIT COUNTY AND IN ALL MY SCHOOLS AND MY WIFE'S DOING CAUSE SHE JUST HAD AN INCIDENT LAST WEEK.
UM, LOW INCOME PARENTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD JUST TO RUN THEIR CHILDREN OUT TO THE HOSPITAL.
AND ONCE YOU GET OUT HERE, EVEN IF THEY JUST GIVE YOU A SHOT, OKAY, THEY WILL WAIT.
WE'LL HAVE BABYSIT IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY'LL BE SITTING THERE WITH A HOME SWOLLEN UP, BUT MAMA WON'T AND WON'T SPEND THAT MONEY UNTIL SHE'S FOR SURE THAT THE CHILD IS HURT TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
SO THEY SIT IN FIRST PERIOD HURTING UNTIL THE NURSE GETS THERE AND THEN THEY GO TO THE NURSE AND THEY'RE SAYING, HI, THAT'S BROKEN.
YOU NEED TO GO AND SEEK MEDICAL CARE, WE'LL CALL MOM, AND THEN SHE'LL TAKE THEM.
BUT THAT CHILD HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S ON THE WEEKEND, IT'S THREE DAYS HURTING LIKE THAT.
TRYING TO WAIT FOR A PROFESSIONAL TO SAY, YOU NEED TO SEEK FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT BRINGS US HERE TODAY.
THAT SITE IS LOCATED RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE FIVE POINTS COMMUNITY, UM, RIGHT.
ADJACENT TO THE DEPTH OF YOUR AREA.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH MAIN STREET AND IT COMES RIGHT DOWN JUST RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THAT.
HOW MANY? AND THE MAIN THING IS THE SIMPLE GET DISTANCE IT'S IN WALKING DISTANCE FOR THAT FIVE BUCKS.
SO RECOMMENDED AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES THAT WE WANT TO OFFER AND GET THIS CLICKER RIGHT.
UM, IS HEALTH PROMOTION AWARENESS, STRESS, YOU WILL HAVE SCREENINGS FOR CANCER, BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, PROSTATE, DIABETES, AND ALCOHOL.
WE WILL HAVE BLOOD WORK THAT COULD BE DRAWN AT THE WELLNESS CENTER AND THEN TRANSPORT IT TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, UH, FOR, UM, ANALYSIS, TRAUMA, INTERVENTION, SMOKING, CESSATIONS, ADDICTIVE ADDICTION, INTERVENTIONS, COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND MANY POSSIBLE OTHERS WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE.
I KNOW THE SLIDE SAYS PERSONNEL NEEDED, BUT THESE ARE PERSONNEL THAT WILL ALREADY BE PROVIDED VIA THE GRANT.
THE RULE, UH, COMMUNITY'S GRANT THAT HAPPENS TO ALREADY BE IN PLACE WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY AND NORTH CAROLINA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY DOC LIVINGSTON, WHO IS REPRESENTATIVE OF NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL WAS ON HIS WAY.
HE RAN INTO BAD WEATHER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE TRYING TO GET DOWN HERE.
SO IF HE WALKS IN, I'LL DEFER TO HIM.
BUT, UH, HE RAN INTO SOME, SOME ISSUES.
UM, BUT THAT PARTNERSHIP WILL GIVE A CERTIFIED NURSE NURSING STUDENTS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO, UH, SPIN 2000 HOURS OF INTERNSHIP HOURS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY.
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
THAT'S WHY THEY JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH US.
AND THEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HE, AND THEY MADE SURE, I SAID THAT WE'LL GIVE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES TO WHAT THE GRANT, IF THE GRANT OMIT SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL KICK IN AND ASSIST AND USE THEIR, THEIR PERSONNEL AND THEIR SERVICES TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A FULLY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, THE RURAL HEALTH CARE FUNDING INITIATIVE PRETTY MUCH, UM, PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, COUNSELING SERVICES, AND INTERVENTIONS THAT WOULD BE LARGELY DONE BY A TRIBE.
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP.
AGAIN, IT TAKES CARE OF THE PERSONNEL AND THE AT-LARGE SERVICES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH SUPPLEMENTATION AND THESE ALL PART OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE.
SO OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION BEING THAT NOT TO LISTEN, I WAS HOPING HE WOULD COME THROUGH THAT DOOR.
I'M GOING TO READ TO YOU THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, SOME OF IT, TOM PERMITS, IF I'M ALLOWED.
UM, JUST SO YOU CAN HEAR FROM THEM.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY'S MOUNTAIN.
UM, THEY SAY I'M DELIGHTED, UH, OF THE COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN THE NEW BARBIE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
NOW THAT A SPACE HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND SCREENINGS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF NEWBURN, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THIS DISPARATE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
YOUR FOCUS ON HOLISTIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ARE ALIGNED WITH LONG-TERM GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED, THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY HAS A FACULTY WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CANCER ADDICTION, AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT IMPACT HEALTH DISPARITIES.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM, WHICH SOON MAY BE EXPANDED TO A DOCTORAL PROGRAM THAT WILL SERVE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, GIVEN THE EXPERTISE ABOUT FACULTY, FACULTY THAT NEED TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION.
IN NORTH CAROLINA, WE ARE EXCITED
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ABOUT WORKING WITH THE NEW BAR REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, BEING A PARTNER TO CONSULT AND ENGAGE IN GRANT PARTNERSHIP AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN THE GREATER FIVE VOICE COMMUNITY.AS DISCUSSED EARLIER, WE WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUT F NO DRAMAS, UH, TO ADDRESS DISPARATE HEALTH AMONG COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM OUR NCC.
YOU DOES KNOW CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY SLASH DUKE PROJECT, THE PLAYS AND E N D F NO DRAMAS HAVE BEEN AN EFFECTIVE TOOLING AND INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF HIV, VARIOUS CANCERS, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, AND ADDICTION, AS WELL AS CHANGING HEALTH RELATED BEHAVIORS AND THAT SCREENINGS AND HEALTH MONITORING IN MY BUSINESS TO NEW BERN AND PARTICIPANTS AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND MEETINGS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CITY OF NEWBURGH ARE EMPOWERED AND HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PROMOTION, WHICH IS SO VITAL, WHICH IS SO VITAL AT THIS PERIOD OF THOSE ISOLATED BY ECONOMICS AND GEOGRAPHY.
THIS LETTER SERVES AS OUR SUPPORT OF OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN NEWBURGH.
FISHER FROM PHD, FROM NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
YOU READY? QUESTIONS QUESTION WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO START? WELL, I THINK THERE HAS BEEN, UH, SOME DIALOGUE ABOUT A $250,000 ALLOTMENT AND I'M HERE TODAY.
UM, THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO USE THAT MONEY TO GO INTO THE MCCARTER HOUSE AND OVERHAUL IT AND DO THE FIXING UP AND I GUESS, MAKE IT THE QUOTE UNQUOTE TAJ MAHAL, BUT AT THE TOP OF WHAT MY PARTNER, WHO IN HOUSING I'M ON THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
IF WE HAD $350,000, WE CAN ACTUALLY, AS HE SAID, WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT A BUILDING THAT IS CONDUCIVE, UM, TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THAT COMMUNITY.
AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE, UM, THE PROPERTY OVER AT THE SITE, WE CAN ONLY USE DOWNSTAIRS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT THE ELEVATOR AND BEYOND HOW MUCH THAT COSTS IN ORDER TO BRING IT UP TO COLD, UH, FOR, FOR THE DISABLED.
SO WE WILL BE REGULATED TO, I THINK IT'S FOUR ROOMS, FIVE ROOMS AT THE BOTTOM, AND THEN THE OFFICES WOULD HAVE TO BE UPSTAIRS, BUT WE DON'T THINK THAT'D BE ENOUGH SPACE.
SO, UM, I PITCHED THIS, UH, THE NEW BARBIE DEVELOPED PERMISSION.
I THINK WE WERE ALL IN LOCKSTEP.
LIKE THAT IS WAY A BETTER PLAN THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, PUT $250,000 IN AN OLD BUILDING OR JUST A, FOR ANOTHER HUNDRED.
WE CAN HAVE A BRAND NEW BUILDING AND WE'LL BE READY TO VOTE.
AND I DON'T, I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S GOING OUT.
I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT, GREAT, UM, RESOURCE, UH, INCENTIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
DIDN'T YOU MENTION THAT WITH THIS, LIKE YOU SAID, A NEW FACILITY THAT WILL GIVE YOU MORE LEEWAY FOR GETTING BIGGER GRANTS.
YES MA'AM AND WORKING THROUGH, UH, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL, OR WAS THAT DUKE, UM, CENTRAL AND DUKE WOULD, WITH THAT, THAT WOULD INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION.
THEY WILL BE LIMITED WITH THE SPACE THAT'S ALREADY OVER THERE, NOT TO MENTION THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH AND SERVICES WHERE IT DOES, WE'RE EXTREMELY RULE.
THEY ARE JUST LOOKING TO GET SUPPORT AND ENDEAVORS LIKE THAT.
SO CAN YOU GIVE ME JUST MAYBE A FEW OF THE RESOURCES THAT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AND DUKE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THIS, BUT THE NEW CENTER, AGAIN, THE MAIN, THE MAIN RESOURCE IS GETTING THOSE, UH, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THERE, EITHER CLINICAL NURSE WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE INTERNS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE INTERNS, UH, PROBABLY TWO OR THREE AT THE TIME GETTING THEIR INTERNSHIP HOURS.
AND I'LL KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOU HAVE DONE INTERN C OR SIMPLE ON THIS BOARD.
YOU KNOW, HOW LONG BACK ARE 2000 HOURS IS A LONG TIME.
THEY'VE ALREADY SAID THEY'RE THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW SITE, THEY'RE ALL IN.
AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED WE WOULD BE IF WE WERE TEARING IT DOWN.
SO, SO WHAT ABOUT PARKING? WOULD YOU BE PURCHASING PROPERTY ON EVEN SIDE THE LEFT OF THE RIGHT SIDE? WE WERE ALMOST, WE'RE ALMOST THERE FOR TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
WE'RE STILL IN CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY, UH, TO COME, COME TO A REASONABLE PRICE.
AND THEN THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF MORE.
BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE FINDING WITH PARK.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, COULD YOU SAY, UM, THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WOULD BE SOME, UH, SITE TO LOOK AT, TO SAY THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GET BREAKING GROUND? UH, WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT ON THAT? UM, I WOULD THINK AS SOON AS THE, UH, AS SOON AS WE HAD THE MONEY SECURE IT, I THINK WE WILL START AS SOON AS Y'ALL CALL ME AND SAY GO, UH, WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND START.
I HAVE A KIPP PARANOID WHO IS WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS BUILDING.
I MEAN, HE CAN BUILD IT RIGHT THERE IF WE SAY IT TO OKAY.
UH, SET IT ALL WELL AT, BUT IN OUR STUDIES OF THE
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BOTTOM HOUSE OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS OR SO, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS THE OLD PROVERBIAL SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE AND STAND IN FRONT OF THE BIKE IN FRONT OF THE MIC.I CAN'T HEAR YOU, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
AND THE IDEA OF SEVERAL VACANT PARCELS BEHIND THE COTTER HOUSE CAME UP AND WE STARTED EXPLORING THAT.
AND IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW THAT COULD BE DESIGNED EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO SERVE THE PURPOSE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE RATHER THAN GOING IN AND GUTTING AN EXISTING STRUCTURE OR TRYING TO BRING IT UP THE TOTAL CODE AND DO WHAT WE NEED, NEED TO DO AND ACCOMPLISH THIS.
THE THING WE DO HAVE, YEAH, I HAVE TO PLAY ALL THE TIME, THE SITE PLANS AND SO FORTH.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ROUGHED OUT AT BROOK.
I HAVE ROUGHED OUT A ROUGH SITE PLAN FOR A NEW STRUCTURE TO BE ABOUT 30, 30, 1, 3200 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE.
UH, THERE WAS ROOM FOR PARKING.
UH, SO ALL THOSE THINGS ARE IN PLACE.
AND, AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT AGAIN, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEW, YOU HAVE SOMETHING DESIGNED TO FUNCTION THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOCUSED FUNCTIONING RATHER THAN TRYING TO PUT THAT SQUARE PEG IN THE ROUND HOLE JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
AND I THINK THE COMMISSION ALSO FEELS THAT WAY.
WHAT WOULD THE PLAN BE FOR THE MCCOTTER HOUSE IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED FOR THIS, ARE YOU GOING TO REHAB THAT FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING? YEAH, THAT, THAT IS, UH, IF WE CAN MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE WORK, THEN WE CAN DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WHICH IS TAKE THE MCCOTTER HOUSE AND DO MINOR RENOVATIONS TO IT, TO MAKING RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IT ALREADY IS BASICALLY.
AND THAT'S THE EXTRA BENEFIT OF DOING WHAT WE'RE PLANNING AND THINKING ABOUT DOING IS TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, INCREASE THE HOUSING, THAT GOOD HOUSING STOCK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS FACILITATE THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTER.
DO YOU HAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON WHAT THAT WOULD COST? NO, BECAUSE WE NOT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT AT ESTIMATING COST OF RENOVATING FOR HEALTH TO BE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, WHICH WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT COST.
I THINK YOU PROBABLY SAW THOSE, SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS AND A LOT OF THAT'S BECAUSE YOU HAD TO DO A LOT OF DEMOLITION WORK AND RESTRUCTURING THE WAY THAT THE BUILDING WAS SUPPORTED AND SO FORTH OF THAT NATURE.
WHEREAS WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A LOT OF THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BUSTING OUT WALLS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO ADA SPECIFICATIONS FOR DOORS AND BATHROOMS AND SO FORTH TO MAKE IT A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, UM, AND YOU KNOW, I FULLY SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON.
SO IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOCATE THE LAST $100,000 THAT'S NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, UM, TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
SO I GOT OUT OF ARP, RIGHT? UH, CORRECT.
DO WE NEED TO REPHRASE IT? WE NEED TO REPHRASE THAT TOTAL.
NOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO ASK TO, UM, VOTE, UM, TO DO A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AND ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND THAT BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO APPROPRIATE A TOTAL OF 350,000 IN FUNDS FROM ARP MONEY.
AND I ALSO TOO WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN AT THIS A LONG TIME AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, THAT MCCOTTER HOUSE.
WE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION GOT THE HOUSE.
WE HAD A FEW BUMPS ALONG THE WAY BECAUSE THE POLICE HAD TO TAKE THEIR DESIGNATION OFF OF IT AND GLAD THAT THAT WORKED OUT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, AND LOOKING AT IT AND BEING REALISTIC, IT'S IT, WASN'T THE END ALL BE ALL TO THE MISSION THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU HAVE TO, IF IT HAS TO COME DOWN TO ACHIEVE THAT MISSION, I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH THAT TOO.
I MEAN, WE GET, WE KILLED TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE IF WE HAD IT THE OTHER WAY, BUT CERTAINLY IF THE OTHER PROPERTY DOESN'T WORK IN OUR FAVOR, THEN THE IDEA IS WE NEED TO GET THIS UP AND OPERATING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
SO I KNOW IT'S GREAT TO HAVE AN UNANIMOUS BOARD BEHIND YOU RIGHT NOW, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T TAKEN A VOTE HERMAN BAGEL.
OH, THE WOMAN HARRIS ASKED HER MAYOR OUTLAW ORDERING KINSEY
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ALDERMAN.KNOW, I SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY.
ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS FOR SUCH A GREAT JOB THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DOING.
[10. Conduct a Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.]
GOOD ON NUMBER 10, MAY YOUR NEXT ITEMS CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FYI AT 2223 AT THE MAY 10TH MEETING, I PRESENTED THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND THE BOARD ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE TO RECEIVE COMMENTS HEARING WAS OFF OF ADVERTISE AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE.I DO WANT TO PROVIDE A ONE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON PAGE 36 OF THE BUDGET.
UH, THIS IS UNDER THE GOVERNING BOARD.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BURDEN.
THE SALARY INCREASE OF 7% FOR THE BOARD.
TRADITIONALLY, THE BOARD WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UH, ON SALARY INCREASES.
SO THIS WAS IN, IN BURDEN AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO, UM, HOWEVER, THE WAR, LIKE FOR US TO, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT IT REMAINS, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL SECOND IT.
YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION? YEAH.
IT'S JUST THAT ON THAT PAGE, IT'S ALL LUMPED IN, YOU KNOW, TO TOTAL SALARIES.
SO MY QUESTION IS THE PAGE YOU GAVE US PREVIOUSLY, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE ALDERMAN, UM, CURRENTLY GET $11,098.
THAT INCLUDES, UH, THE TRAVEL STIPEND THAT WE GET.
SO IS THE 7% MISTAKE THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS? IS IT 83, 6 13.
IS THIS AMOUNT 11,000, 0 98 TIMES 7%.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE NUMBER IS THAT THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS INFORMATION WAS, WAS TAKEN PREVIOUSLY FROM WHAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE BOARD FOR THAT WAS IN MAY, 1920, THOSE AMOUNTS, IF YOU HAD 7%, A THOUSAND NOW, SO IT STILL PUTS US, IT WOULD PUT US EVEN WITH HICKORY, EVERYBODY ELSE.
I MEAN, I THINK WE WERE PRETTY GOOD WHERE WE WERE AT.
UM, SO THE MOTION AND THE SECOND IS TO INCREASE THE, THE GOVERNING BOARD SALARIES BY 7%.
I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
UM, ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE PROBABLY, YOU MAY BE AWARE OF IT OR MAYBE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF IT.
WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME? THIS BOARD INVOLVEMENT, NOT THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, BUT THE BOARD OF ALL PER SE HAS EVER HAS RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN SALARY.
GREAT, GREAT QUESTIONS MAY HAVE CLERKED UP TO LOOK AT THAT.
I KNOW THAT BASICALLY AN FYI, 1920, WE COMBINE THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCE IN WITH, WITH THE, UH, YOUR MONTHLY ALLOTMENT, BUT BRING THE, DO WE HAVE A DATE? NO, I'D HAVE TO LOOK IT UP, BUT IT ISN'T THAT.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK SERVE IN THESE 20 YEARS.
THAT'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR MR. KENZIE.
YOU'VE BEEN UP HERE IN DUE TIME.
I THINK IT'S DUE TIME, YOU KNOW? UM, I DON'T KNOW.
I'D RATHER NOT THAT IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED, UH, HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTED WITH ALDERMAN ALDERMAN ITEM.
ALDERMAN ASKED HER OUT A WOMAN HARRIS.
THE MOTION IS DENIED AND THAT'S WHAT IT HAS BEEN ALL THE TIME.
NO, EACH TIME IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP.
WELL, THE OTHER ITEMS IN THE BUDGET, UM, YES, MAYOR, UM, UNDER THE FEES THAT WE HAVE, UM, SCHEDULE WITH FEES, THERE IS AN INCREASE IN PARKING RATES, UM, AND THEY ARE GOING FROM $20 A MONTH PER SPACE TO $35 A MONTH.
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$45 FOR THE 24 HOUR RESIDENTIAL SPOTS THAT ARE BEING LEASED OUT.AND THIS WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL JANUARY ONE.
BUT, UM, THE PUBLIC AND THE PEOPLE WHO RENT HAVE NOT BEEN, HAVE NOT BEEN ADVISED OF THAT INCREASE.
SO I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE IN THE BUDGET THAT WE, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD ADOPT A BUDGET WHERE CITIZENS HAVEN'T BEEN ADVISED THAT WE'RE RAISING THE PRICES.
WE CAN COME BACK AND AMEND IT.
IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD JULY ONE AND SEND OUT A NOTICE THAT SAYS IN JANUARY ONE, WE'LL BE RAISING AND, AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, WE CHARGED $20 A MONTH.
THAT'S LESS THAN A DOLLAR A DAY FOR A PARKING SPACE.
I THINK $35 IS NOT UNREASONABLE.
MY ISSUE IS THAT I THINK CITIZENS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OR THE PEOPLE WHO PAID PARKING LEASES SHOULD BE MADE AWARE BEFORE WE ADOPT SOMETHING AND THEN SAY, OH, WELL, GUESS WHAT WE ALREADY ADOPTED.
AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO IT.
SO I WOULD LIKE IT TAKEN OUT IF POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT.
AND YOU JUST MAKE A NOTE OF THAT AND JUST GO THROUGH IT, ANY OTHER ITEMS AND SEE IF WE CAN INCORPORATE ANY CHANGES, OTHER CONCERNS, UH, I GUESS MAIN ONE, YOU FEEL I'M FROM A REVENUE STREAM.
UM, UM, UM, FOSTER I'M AWARE OF WHAT THE 4% INCREASE IN, UM, AVALARA TAXES WOULD BE, BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THAT 4% INCREASE ENTAILS.
SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS? PLEASE TAKE OUR BASE TAX AS FOSTER I'M AWARE OF IT, BUT A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHY THERE'S A 4% BEAR WITH ME ONE SEC.
YOU SAID VALUATION, RIGHT? THANK YOU.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEHIND THAT? CAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IT AS WELL.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE VALUE OF OUR PROPERTIES GREW UP 4%.
SO OUR TAX BASE GREW BY 4% IN THIS PAST YEAR.
IS THAT CORRECT? WE HAVEN'T RAISED TAXES.
WE ARE NOT CHARGING ANYBODY ANY MORE.
IT'S JUST THE BAT, THE TOTAL VALUE OF OUR TAX SPACE.
IS THAT CORRECT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CORRECT.
IF I'M GOING TO THAT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M SPEAKING TO IT CORRECTLY.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T WANT OUR CITIZENS TO THINK THAT WE WERE GOING UP 4% ON THE TAXES.
UH, THIS BUDGET DOES NOT RECOMMEND AN INCREASE ON THE AD VALOREM TAX.
ALSO, THERE IS NO RECOMMENDED INCREASE ON UTILITY RATES, WATER, SEWER RATES, EITHER JUST FOR, UM, BLACK AND WHITE.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME WE RAISED TAXES IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.
IT WAS DURING REVALUING REEVALUATION BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT.
AND I CALLED HER MY NOTE OF, DID YOU ALL RAISE THAT BETWEEN 32? IT WAS REVENUE NEUTRAL.
IT WAS REVENUE NEUTRAL, NEUTRAL.
MR. WHITE, WAS IT? I THINK IT WAS BLACK.
UH, PLEASE BRING THE ONE THAT STAYED DOWN SUDDENLY ALLOWED THE BLOOD BLOCKS AND QUARTER SLANT.
WE TOOK THAT WITH PROBLEMS. WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE MUSEUM AND OTHER THINGS.
SO THEY KIND OF TECHNICALLY WENT UP THEN I WOULD THINK, AND THAT WAS ABOUT 2000 THEN AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
AND ARE WE STILL THE LOWEST TAX RATE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA? WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE.
I THINK THERE MAY BE ONE MORE THAT'S LOWER THAN US, BUT WE HAVE MAINTAINED THAT LOAD RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS A REVALUATION FOR THE COUNTY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR AS WELL.
SO NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE'LL BE EVALUATING THAT AS WELL.
AND MR. USE, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE THIS, BUT JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE TAX BASE, WENT UP 4%.
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S A NET.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE ARE SERVICES
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THE CITY PROVIDES PLEASE SPIRE AND OTHER SERVICES.SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A HALF PERCENT IN THAT ONE, HALF PERCENT.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MYSELF, BUT JUST KIND OF A MISNOMER.
PEOPLE SAY THAT IT KILLED PERMITS WERE THIS.
WE YOU'VE GOT THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE OUT.
I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE GREAT BUDGETS, AT LEAST THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE SAT ON THE BOARD AND BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF THINGS.
AND HAVEN'T HAD TO RAISE TAXES.
HOPEFULLY THE NEXT BOARD DOESN'T HAVE TO RAISE TAXES, BUT, UM, I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO THEIR TOP WITH CITY FUNDS AND TAXES THAT COME IN.
AND THEN ONE THING I ALSO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS WE HAVE HAD TO, UH, UH, ALLOW FOR INFLATION, UM, COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES HAVE GONE UP GAS HAS, HAS GONE UP.
WE HAVE NOT, UH, PULLED FROM THE FUND BALANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO BALANCE THIS PROPOSED BUDGET AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE QUITE CONFIDENT IN IT.
AND, UM, OF COURSE IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S A GENERAL BASIC BUDGET.
WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THE ROOF ON ANYTHING AND THAT'S, AS WE GET TO A, UH, AN AGENDA ITEM LATER ON, THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE GOT SOME OF THOSE ARP FUNDS THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY LOOK AT MOVING FORWARD TO LOOK AT FUNDING, SOME OF THOSE OTHER WEST'S THAT MAY HAVE COME ACROSS AND SHE'S DONE IT.
WE CAN TELL HIM SEVERAL TIMES.
I THINK YOU INDICATED LAST FIVE YEARS AT THE AQUATIC CENTER HAD BEEN IN A BLACK, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND OF COURSE IT WOULD BE FOR A FUTURE BOARD IN THE SIDE, IF YOU WERE TO ENCLOSE THAT AND PUT CANOPY, COULD, DO YOU SEE ANY INCREASE REVENUES THERE OR THE COPS ON IT WHEN THAT WAS BUILT, IT WAS LIKE THREE TO $4,000 TO, TO ENCAPSULATE IT.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT? WE'VE LOOKED AT IT.
AND I, AND I DO HAVE, UH, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN AQUATICS.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE ON THAT, ON THAT AQUATIC CENTER IS THE SCHOOL FOOD.
SO I THINK FOR A YEAR OUT OPERATION, WE'D HAVE TO LITERALLY EXPAND SOME OF THE SWIMMING AREAS THAT THE SWIM LANES THEMSELVES, IT'S NOT A FULL 25 YARD, UH, FOR SWIMMING.
YOU CAN'T HOLD A SWIM MEET THERE.
SO THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS TO THAT, THAT FACILITY TO MAKE THAT WORK.
UM, 'CAUSE YOU SAID AND FOSTER WITH, UM, WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT HIGHER SALARY SURVEYS THAT WERE HAVING THE CONSULTANT WORK ON? YEAH, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON IT.
WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT, UH, UNFORTUNATE.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE RIGHT AROUND JULY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REVISITING THAT REALLY RIGHT AT THE 1ST OF JULY WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
SO IN THIS BUDGET, WE HAVE RECOMMENDED A 5% COCA-COLA AND UP TO 2% MERIT INCREASE BASED ON HOW EMPLOYEE THE VALUATIONS WENT UP, 7% DOES HELP A LITTLE BIT ON THAT SALARY SURVEY, BUT IT DOES SHOW FROM THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE CONSULTANT THAT WE ARE STILL BEHIND CONSIDERABLY.
I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION AND I'M JUST QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR, UM, OUR LINEMEN.
I KNOW THEY'RE LEAVING US AND THAT'S THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE OUR LINE AND LEAVE US.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT RESULT SO THAT, UM, AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT JUST THEM IN MY HIP, SOME OTHER, UH, DIVISIONS AS WELL, BUT I'D LOVE TO GET THAT SALARY SURVEY IN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND YOU, YOU TALKED ABOUT UTILITY LIME AND IT, EVERY POSITION WE HAVE IS LITERALLY EFFECTIVE IN THIS CITY, RANGER, POLICE, FIRE, UTILITY LINEMAN, PUBLIC WORK STAFF, AND WE GOT TO PAY THEM OR THEY'RE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO WORK.
AND, YOU KNOW, UM, I'M PREPARED TO MOVE ON WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR, OUR STAFF IN PLACE.
AND SINCE SHE WAS SPEAKING OF STAFF, UM, OUR EMPLOYEES ARE SO VALUABLE TO US.
UM, WE COULDN'T DO THESE JOBS WITHOUT THEM.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, FOSTER.
AND I HOPE THAT THIS DOESN'T CHANGE.
UM, I SEE THAT YOU PUT $50,000 IN FOR EMPLOYEES APPRECIATION.
AND, AND I HOPE THAT WILL EQUATE OUT TO GHANA CITY PICNIC OR SOMETHING.
THAT'S GOING TO BOOST THE MORALE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
YES, MA'AM THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'M MAKING A MOTION TO OPEN UP THE, OKAY.
MY OUTSET IS NOW A LITTLE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
IF ANYBODY FROM THE PROVINCE WOULD LIKE TO COME
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FORWARD, ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE COMMENTS CONCERNING THE BUDGET FOR THEM SOON.YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP AT THIS TIME, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY, AYE, I'LL POST SAYING, SO POINT OF CLARIFICATION AT THIS TIME, THE 7% SALARY INCREASE FOR THE GOVERNING BOARD IS STILL IN THE BUDGET.
WE, WE BROUGHT IT DOWN, WE VOTED IT DOWN WITH IT STAGE, WHICH I GUESS MEANS IT NEEDS TO BE VOTED ON TO TAKE OUT IF WE WERE GOING TO BE THAT.
SO TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED OR THE 7% ON THE GOVERNING BOARD, AS WELL AS THE FEE AND CHARGE FOR PARKING, UH, QUESTION.
UM, WHEN YOU SAID THAT 7% NOW, ARE YOU SPEAKING OF THE 5% COLA AS WELL AS THE 2%? IS THAT HOW YOU GOT THE 7%? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE GOVERNMENT WHERE WE DON'T GET A COST OF LIVING RATES, THAT'S UP TO THE BOARD TO GIVE US A DIRECTION ON, OKAY.
WORK WITH WORK WITH JEANETTE WARD.
BARBARA, JUST ASK THE QUESTION.
UM, YES, NO QUESTION FOR ALDERMAN.
KEN, CAN YOU CLARIFY? I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOWED YOU ON THAT.
SO THEY WON'T GET THAT INCREASE UNTIL JANUARY ONE WHEN THEIR LEASE IS RENEWED.
SO WHAT ARE WE TAKING OUT OF THE BUDGET? I WAS AFRAID THAT IF WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET WITHIN NOW AND THEN PEOPLE ARE UP IN ARMS, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT'S COMING.
THERE'S BEEN NO ADVISEMENT TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO BE RAISING THE RATES.
HOW COULD THEY COME AND SPEAK TO IT TO SAY THEY LIKED IT? THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT.
I FELT THAT IT WASN'T FAIR AND THAT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST VOICE THAT WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND AMEND THAT FEES.
AS WE'VE DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE WITH FEES.
AND I JUST THOUGHT IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY AND PUTTING EVERYTHING OUT THERE, WE SHOULD REMOVE IT AT THIS POINT, SEND OUT THAT WE WILL, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CHANGING AND AT LEAST LET THE PUBLIC BE AWARE OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY NEED PUBLIC.
THAT'S AWARE THAT WE WERE, BUT APPROVING THIS BUDGET DIDN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE RATE INCREASE.
WELL THEN I AGREE WITH YOU AND THAT'S WHY, CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO VOTE ON SOMETHING THAT I FELT NOBODY REALLY KNEW ABOUT OR WOULD SPEAK TO.
I MEAN, NO, ONE'S HERE TO SPEAK TO THE BUDGET, BUT I'LL BE THE ONE TO HEAR ABOUT.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE AT LEAST GIVING CITIZENS SOME NOTICE OF, OF THAT IT WILL BE GOING UP AND IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND THAT WE CAN JUST ADD IT TO THE GENTLEMEN AND VOTE ON.
I'LL JUST SAY, I THINK IT'S STILL ENTIRELY TOO LOW.
IT'S WHEN WE HAD THE PARKING COMMITTEE OF WHAT, FIVE YEARS AGO, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LOT MORE.
I, I STILL THINK IT'S A STEAL PERSONALLY.
AND ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME THAN I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN WHAT IT IS.
I MEAN, I, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WHERE THAT'S NOT EVEN A DOLLAR A DAY, YOU KNOW, A DOLLAR A DAY WOULD BE LIKE 30 TO $35.
WHERE CAN YOU GO FOR A DOLLAR A DAY AND PARK YOUR CAR? YEAH.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S COSTS ARE GOING UP AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT I, I THINK THAT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOTIFICATION.
WASN'T MISS, BUT IF Y'ALL DON'T AGREE, THAT'S FINE.
BUT I JUST WANT TO, I'M FINE WITH IT BEING REMOVED AND TRANSPARENCY.
I MARYLAND WITH THE HOLD UP, HAVING VOTED ON THE BUDGET, WE'RE DOING THAT ON THE NEXT MEETING.
SO I DUNNO, TANA IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON POSE BUDGET.
WHERE DO WE ACTUALLY, WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY ADOPTED BUDGET? DO WE KNEW THAT NOW WHO WOULD DO THAT? THAT WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THAT'S WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE.
SO BY THEN, THE CHANGES WILL BE UPDATED AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
THIS IS ACTUALLY BE A BOUNDARY, UH, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAD LAST YEAR.
SO, AND SO NEXT MEETING, OR IS THE BOARD GOING TO MAKE MOTIONS TO CHANGE A FEW OF THOSE THINGS OR IF YOU'RE TAKING YEAH.
W W WE'RE TAKING THOSE TWO ITEMS OUT NOW.
WELL, HAVE YOU GOT DIRECTION IN FRONT OF THE BOARD? I ASSUME THAT YOU'RE ASSUMING THAT, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS THAT BECAUSE THE BOARD DID NOT BUY.
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7% THAT YOU WILL BE TAKING IT OUT.THERE WAS A MOTION ON THAT ON THE 7%.
UM, ANYTHING ELSE? DOES HE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE THIS STUFF? JUST BE CLEAR.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE REMOVE THE, UM, PARKING INCREASED PARKING FEES AT THIS TIME.
AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION YOU WANT TO WROTE CALL SCOTT? YES.
OH, THE WOMAN PARIS OTTOMAN ASKED HER, MAY YOUR OUTLAW ORDERING KINSEY ALDERMAN BEST.
LET'S UH, LET'S GET TO THE NEXT SIDE.
[11. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Annex a Portion of Tax Parcel ID 8-209-25001.]
NEXT ITEM IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX A PORTION OF TAX ID EIGHT DASH 2 0 9 DASH 2 5 0 0 1.AS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEYERHAEUSER CLIFF PARSON REQUESTED IN THAT POINT 25 ACRE PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY BE ANNEXED.
THE PROPERTY OF THE PROPOSED FUTURE SITE FAILS ACADEMY.
AFTER CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT IN YOUR PACKET, THE LAST PLATTE IN THAT PACKAGE IS NOT RELEVANT TO, TO THIS ITEM.
SO JUST DISREGARD THAT LAST PAGE ON THERE.
AND MAYBE IN YOUR MOTION, DO THAT WITH COLLINS.
IF THIS IS PUBLIC RECORD, THEN ONE MIGHT'VE SEEN THAT PAGE IS PART OF IT.
AND IT'S NOT IT WAS BOARD HEAVY THING.
BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING OPEN A POET, HEARING ANYBODY LIKE TO COME FORWARD, ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THE SIGN.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO IT.
UH, CLIFF PARSON FROM WARDEN SMITH.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WAREHOUSE OR HAPPY TO BE BRINGING THIS IN FRONT OF YOU.
IT'S THE NEXT PHASE AND THE EXCITING WESTERN NEWBURN DEVELOPMENT.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN CASE ANYBODY HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, BUT IF IT MIGHT BE IN HERE, BUT IT'S FAILS ACADEMY OF SCHOOL, IT IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
THEY'RE OUT OF KERRY FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND AND HOW TO REPRESENT THEM, BUT THEY DO K THROUGH.
THEY DO K THROUGH 12 PRE-K THROUGH 12.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEIR PLAN IS, UH, FOR NEUTRINO.
SO WILL THIS BECOME A NON-TAXABLE PIECE OF PROPERTY? I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
UM, SCOTT, WOULD THIS BE, I DON'T KNOW.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A NONPROFIT.
UM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE USED FOR A NONPROFIT PURPOSE.
W WE'LL HAVE ALL THE AREA AROUND IT.
SO YOU PROBABLY DO WANT ZONING AND REGULATION ON IT JUST TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE AREA.
AND IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE SIGNED A FEW YEARS AGO, OBLIGATES, WHENEVER WE DO A NEW PLAT AND BEFORE, BEFORE WE CONVEY THAT PROPERTY OUT, ACCORDING TO THAT NEW PLANT, WE ANNEXED THE PROPERTY IN AND AROUND THE VNX.
SO IS EVERYTHING AROUND IT ANNEXED AT THIS POINT? OR ARE THEY JUST WANT THIS SPECIFIC THAT'S WAS THAT'S FULLY SO, SO IT'S, IT'S CONTIGUOUS TO THE DR.
UM, BUT THERE IS SOME SPACE BETWEEN THE COMMENT APARTMENTS AND THIS PARCEL.
THIS IS EAST OF THE COMMON APARTMENTS RIGHT UP AGAINST THE POWER LINE THERE.
CLIFF, ULTIMATELY, WON'T THIS BE ENCOMPASSED WITHIN A FULLY ANNEXED AREA? YES.
ULTIMATELY EVERYTHING WILL THERE WILL BE JUST MAKING SURE YES.
SOMETHING'S NOT GOING DANA'S ANYTHING, IF YOU, THE BOARD'S PLEASURE CLOSE BY THE HEARING, MAKE PUBLIC HEARING SECOND MOTION, SECONDARY DISCUSSION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ANNEX THE PARTIAL ID.
AND DELETE AND DELETE THAT LAST PAGE OF THAT EXHIBIT.
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SO, UM, DID YOU GET A SECOND TO THAT? ANY DISCUSSION? UH, CNN LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTED WITH ALDERMAN ITEM.
ORDERING KINSEY MAY ARE OUT LONG.
OUT A WOMAN HARRIS OBERMAN BINGO MOTION CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 12.
[12. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving a Lease Agreement with the New Bern/Craven County Area Farmers' Market, Inc.]
THANKS.DIANE WAS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEWBURN CRAVEN COUNTY AREA FARMER'S MARKET.
THE CURRENT LEASE WITH THE FARMER'S MARKET WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR.
THE NEW FIVE-YEAR LEASE IS PROPOSED EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027 AT THE ROAD IN A CURRENT RATE OF $500 PER MONTH.
THESE TERMS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FARMER'S MARKET, UH, MEMBERS THEMSELVES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE'RE HAPPY TO ADD OR HAVE QUESTIONS.
NO, I JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOUR CHAIR, MR. HUNT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UH, AND MR. MORRISON IS THE FINANCIAL BRAIDS.
SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR GOOD WORK AND UM, YOU KNOW, THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE MARKET.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW BERN CRAVEN COUNTY AREA FARMER'S MARKET.
AND SECOND IS THERE DISCUSSION? SEE AMOUNT OF SOUND ROLL CALL STARTING WITH A THOUSAND BENGAL.
ALDERMAN ASKED HER MAY YOUR OUT LONG OUTER RING KINSEY.
[13. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amended Agreement with Metro Fibernet, LLC.]
13.UH, A GOOD FRIEND, MR. MASSENGALE FROM MY EDDIE WITH METRONET IS GOING TO COME UP IN JUST A SECOND.
AND YOU KNOW, I, I WANT YOU TO DO ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS.
YOU DO LIKE UPDATE AND THEN MAYBE TELL A COUPLE OF FISHING STORIES.
AND UH, BUT ANYWAY, YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT ITEM BEFORE HE MUST EXPLAIN.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY AND HITTING MASSIVE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UM, WE, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING FIBER AND NEW BURN ROOM AND TURNED YOU GUYS INTO A GIGABIT CITY.
UM, WE'RE EXPECTING OUR FIRST CUSTOMERS IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR HERE IN NEW BERN.
UM, WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY BACK IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR OF 2021, WHERE WE OUTLINED WHAT THE SERVICES WERE PROVIDING GIGABIT SERVICE SYMMETRICAL, UH, TELEPHONE, AND ALSO, UH, LINEAR VIDEO VIDEO CHANNELS.
AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING TODAY IS THAT TO AMEND THAT AGREEMENT, TO, UM, DROP THE LINEAR VIDEO, THE FACT IS LESS THAN 1% OF OUR CUSTOMERS NOW ARE TAKING WINTER LINEAR VIDEO THERE, EVERY PATIENT OVER THE TOP.
THEY'RE STREAMING, WHETHER YOU'RE, IF YOU'VE GOT NETFLIX, YOU'RE ALREADY STREAMING.
SO, UM, WE'LL STILL OFFER THE INTERNET.
WE'LL OFFER GIGABIT SYMMETRICAL INTERNET, WE'LL OFFER TELEPHONE.
AND WE'LL ALSO, WE HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE WHEN WE SIGN CUSTOMERS UP, THEY CAN STILL GET ALL THE CHANNELS, INCLUDING LOCAL CHANNELS, BUT RATHER THAN GET THEM THROUGH METRONET THEY'LL ACTUALLY GO DIRECT.
SO WHAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT MY WIFE LIKES THE WALL WATCH HALLMARK CHANNEL.
SO, UH, IF YOU PUT IN WHATEVER YOU WANT TO WATCH AND THEN ON A WEBSITE, NO, TELL YOU WHAT SERVICE YOU CAN GET THOSE FROM.
AND THEN YOU JUST PAY YOU JUST, YOU JUST ORDER DIRECT FROM THAT, FROM THAT PROVIDER.
AND THEN WOULD THAT SHE WOULD JUST BE BUYING THE INTERNET AND PHONE AND BE LIKE, SO WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU IF WE CAN AMEND THAT AGREEMENT TO DROP THE ONE IN YOUR VIDEO.
I THINK MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN YOU OFFERED IT, IT WAS A PACKAGE DEAL.
AND NOW IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE INCREASE IN RATES.
IF I, IF I WANT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW, I HAVE TO GO TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER AND THEN MY BILL IS GOING TO BE 9 99, 29, 99, 14 99 TO GET THESE CHANNELS.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T GO TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.
ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND WHATEVER CHANNELS YOU CHOOSE TO WATCH, THEN IT'LL SHOW YOU WHICH PACKAGE OR THAT YOU NEED TO ORDER IT FROM.
YOU'RE JUST NOT PAYING IT TO US.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY NOW, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE NETFLIX OR HULU YOU'RE PAYING ANYWAY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE QUITE A BIT OF MONEY OVERALL BUYING IT DIRECT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN WANTING.
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WHAT I WANT AND, AND NOT TAKE WHAT I DON'T WANT.SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO WATCH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EXAMPLES OF THOSE PRICE RANGES FOR PACKAGES? IF WE'RE REMOVING ONE SERVICE, DO YOU HAVE ANY EXAMPLES OF WHAT A PACKAGE WOULD BE? THAT IT WOULD COST ME? IF I WANTED TO GET SERVICES, IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON WHAT YOU WEAR.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT, BUT YOU WANT TO ON WHAT YOU WANT.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU MAY WANT ESPN, WHATEVER YOU MAY WANT.
SO IT'S GOING TO VARY A LOT OF IT.
YOU CAN GET THROUGH YOUTUBE TV, UH, YOU KNOW, PARAMOUNT'S ONE, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE USE AT MY HOUSE, WE SUBSCRIBE TO PARAMOUNT AND WE GET ALL THE CHANNELS THAT WE WANT PLUS OUR LOCAL CHANNELS.
BUT YEAH, IT'S SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'LL SAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF I UNDERSTAND ALL THIS STUFF, BUT TELL ME, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU OFFERING THAT PEOPLE ARE, YOU'RE SAYING PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ACCEPTING, UH, THE VIDEO, IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU LIKE CURRENTLY WITH YOUR CURRENT INCUMBENT, YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, YOUR TELEPHONE INTERNET AND ALL THE CHANNELS, YOU'VE GOT A PACKAGE OF CHANNELS AND WHAT WE'RE SENDING TELEVISION, BASICALLY TELEVISION.
UH, SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS DROP THE CHANNELS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU AS A CUSTOMER, HOW TO GET THOSE CHANNELS DIRECT.
YOU'LL SEE, THAT'S PASSED THROUGH PRESS.
WE DON'T ORIGINATE THE CONTENT.
AND WHEN, AS THE, AS THE PROVIDERS, IF THEY ADJUST THAT THOSE PRICES, THEN WE HAVE TO ADJUST PRICES.
SO RATHER THAN DO THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BROAD.
WHAT WE DO AND DO BEST IS WE'RE GOING TO TURN YOU INTO A GIGABIT CITY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOUR CUSTOMERS HOW TO GET THEIR CONTENT DIRECT.
SO, SO RIGHT HERE, LOOKING UP, HULU TV, LIVE DISNEY, ESPN, 69, 99 A MONTH FOR THAT PACKAGE INCLUDED WITH YOUR INTERNET COSTS.
RIGHT? SO IT NECESSARILY IS LIKE GETTING A PACKAGE FOR SOUTHERN SUTHERLAND.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT METRO NET COMING IN WAS GOING TO BE A EXTREME BENEFIT FOR THE CUSTOMERS AND THE PRICES AND STUFF.
SO HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE SIGNED UP AND NEWBURN? WE DON'T HAVE ANY YET.
WE'RE GOING TO, NOBODY'S INTERESTED IN IT.
WELL, BASED ON OUR OTHER 250 COMMUNITIES, WE'RE GETTING LESS THAN 1% OF OUR NEW CUSTOMERS ARE ACTUALLY SIGNING UP FOR IT.
IS IT A DIFFERENCE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE? WHAT SHE PUT IN AS, I MEAN, WELL, WHAT IT IS IS NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH HIGH SPEED INTERNET WITH, WITH, UH, FIVE OR, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO BUFFERING, THERE'S NO, SO YOU CAN STREAM, YOU CAN STREAM EVERYTHING AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO WATCH, YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO WATCH.
AND WHEREAS BEFORE IT WAS A PACKAGE YOU HAD TO TELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DIDN'T WANT ESPN, ESPN OR DISNEY IS STILL COME WITH THIS PACKAGE, OR IF YOU WANTED DISNEY, YOU HAD TO GET THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PACKAGE.
SO IT ENABLES THE CUSTOMER TO GET WHAT THEY WANT AND CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT.
IS IT MY LAST QUESTION? IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE CASE BY CASE? CAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME ELDERS THAT DON'T STREAM TV AND WANT THE NATIONAL TV TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT AND THEN, WELL, THEY CAN KEEP IT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT REPLACING YOUR INCUMBENT PROVIDER.
ALL WE'RE OFFERING IS AN OPTION AND BETTER TECHNOLOGY.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR SERVICE IF PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP THEIR CHANNELS SO THEY CAN STAY WITH SUTTON.
AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
I THINK WHEN THE BIG NEWS CAME THAT YOU GUYS WERE COMING IN AND EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH, 32,000 PEOPLE WERE FRUSTRATED WITH SUDDENLY.
SO WITH THE NEW SERVICES AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, I JUST, I'M JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THERE IS A POPULATION THAT DOESN'T STREAM, DOESN'T USE INTERNET AND DOESN'T WANT TO PAY SUDDENLY CAUSE IT'S OUT EVERY DAY.
AND THEN WHAT YOUR GREAT SERVICE COMING IN WITH FIBER WE'RE IN THE MINDSET, THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SWITCH TO THE SAME SERVICE.
SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE WAS A, UM, A WAY TO NOT REMOVE EVERYTHING OR LET IT BE CASE BY CASE BECAUSE A LOT OF WE HAVE A RETIREMENT POPULATION AND NOT EVERYBODY IS ON THE INTERNET.
WELL, IF THEY'RE NOT ONLY IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S NOT GOING TO PICK UP SERVICE.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THEM.
BUT IF YOU, YOU CAN STILL GET THE SAME THING YOU WANT.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE THEM IN YOUR VIDEO BECAUSE OF THE COST OF IT.
WE HAVE TO BUY AND THEN WE HAVE TO PRE, THEN WE RESELL.
BUT WHEN YOU PRESENTED TO US THAT'S RIGHT, RIGHT.
AND HE PRESENTED AN INTERNET COMPANY, THEY WERE GEARED TO BRING US INTERNET PERIOD.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS INTERNET SERVICE BECAUSE SUDDENLY INTERNET SERVICE WAS SO BAD OR SO UNRELIABLE PEOPLE'S INTERNET WAS GOING OUT.
SO THEY COULDN'T GET, YOU KNOW, IT WAS MORE INTERNET THAN IT WAS CHATTY BECAUSE METRO, I MEAN, WE'RE IN, WE'RE AN INTERNET PROVIDER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE FIBER COMPETENT.
AND SO WHEN WE BUILD IT, WE'LL GO TO THE CITY AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS LONG TIME.
UM, AT ONE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE OFFERED AND
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STILL DOING ALL THE MARKETS WE OFFER VIDEO.BUT THE POINT IS, IS NOBODY'S TAKING A DAY OFF.
I, WHEN WE COME INTO A MARKET AND WE'VE GOT LESS THAN 1% OF OUR PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT, IT'S NOT WORTH THIS VITAMIN BECAUSE WE'RE SHOWING THEM HOW TO GET THE SAME THING THEY WANT ANOTHER WAY AT EDDY, WHENEVER YOU ORIGINALLY MADE YOUR PRESENTATION, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR A CUSTOMER TO HAVE TAKEN THE TV, BUT NOT HAVE YOUR INTERNET SERVICE? NO.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE BIG DIFFERENCE.
SO IS SUDDENLY YOU CAN GET SUDDENLY TV WITHOUT TAKING THEIR INTERNET SERVICE.
YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING INTERNET SERVICE.
IF IT WERE, IF THEY WANTED IT, THE TRUCK, FOR EXAMPLE, MY SUDDENLINK BILL, I THINK NOW IS UP TO $129 A MONTH.
I PAY AN ADDITIONAL WHATEVER 20, $30 FOR HULU TO STREAM.
SO WHAT I'M HOPING IS IS THAT I COULD KEEP MY HULU ACCOUNT SWITCHED FROM SUDDENLINK TO METRONET AND YOUR INTERNET'S GOING TO BE CHEAPER AND MORE RELIABLE.
AND I'LL STILL HAVE THE SAME HULU THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T STRAIN BECAUSE MY ENTERTAINMENT WON'T ALLOW ME TO GET TO, I PAID, I GET ANOTHER LITTLE BOX.
AND YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING TOO, AND THAT'S THE WHOLE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, FIBER ANYWAY MEAN JUST BECAUSE OF THE SPEED.
BUT, UM, AND YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING TOO, FOR PEOPLE LIKE SNOWBIRDS AND PEOPLE HAVE TWO HOMES, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN SHARE IT.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU GOT A, IF, IF ONE PERSON'S GOT YOUTUBE TV, THEY CAN SHARE WITH THEIR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW? SO, SO, SO SIR, RIGHT HERE, SO IN LAYMAN'S TERM FOR ME AND OTHERS WHO MAYBE LISTENING, SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS RIGHT NOW YOU PROVIDE OUR INTERNET, GET OUR CHANNELS.
IF WE LIKE RIGHT NOW, I'LL HAVE PRIME AND I HAVE NETFLIX, YOU WOULDN'T PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, BUT YOU HAVE THE INTERNET AVAILABLE THERE WHERE I CAN GO TO, TO PURCHASE THOSE.
SO NOW I ALREADY HAVE NETFLIX ALREADY HAVE PRIME.
SO HOW'S THAT GOING TO AFFECT ME? I HAVE IT WON'T CHANGE NOTHING CORRECTLY.
I'LL STILL BE DOING, PAYING FOR IT, LIKE I'M PAYING FOR IT.
SO YOUR, YOUR HULU IN YOUR PRIME NOW, YOU'RE JUST GETTING IT THROUGH SUDDENLY.
WHICH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE SPEECH WE HAVE, SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME THING YOU'VE GOT.
CAUSE YOU'RE PAYING HULU DIRECT NOW.
AND YOU'LL STILL CONTINUE TO BUY ON BREAD.
YOU'LL JUST STREAM IT THROUGH OUR FIBER SERVICE RATHER THAN, OKAY.
SO IF A CUSTOMER SIGNS UP WITH YOU AND YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH A TWO LOOP CHANNEL, BASICALLY ALL YOU'RE DOING IS PASSING THE COST OF THE HULU CHANNEL ON THROUGH, WELL, ROB, WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.
IF THAT DIRECTLY WITH HULU ROTTEN UTILIZING THE INTERNET.
SO BASICALLY NO TV CHANNELS, STRAIGHT INTERNET AND TELEPHONE.
AND THEN HE CREATED TOOLBOX WHERE IF I WANT HBO, MAX, I CAN GET IT FOR 9 99, YOUR WEBSITE LIST.
MAX, CAN YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE? YOU CAN CHOOSE WHATEVER CHANNELS YOU WANT.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU LIKE TO WATCH, UM, YOU KNOW, NINE OR WHATEVER IT IS, AND YOU CAN PUT THEM IN THERE AND THEN IT'LL RECOMMEND A PACKAGE, WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, HULU OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT.
AND THEN YOU JUST PAY THEM DIRECT.
AND IT'S LIKE, YOU'RE DOING THAT WHILE YOU'RE STILL IN ONE GIG OR ONE-TO-ONE RIGHT.
YOU DID WITH SERVICE SYMMETRICAL UP AND DOWN.
WE'D KNOCKED THE RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, EXECUTE A MINUTE TO MAKE THE AGREEMENT WITH METRO FIBER
AND SECOND IS THERE DISCUSSION.
I, I JUST, I DON'T HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, BUT I WANTED TO ASK MR. MASSENGALE WITH QUESTION.
ANY IDEA, I REPRESENT WARD EAST OF NEWBURN ACROSS THE RIVER.
ANY IDEA WHEN, UH, MY CONSTITUENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO GET METRONET I'M TELLING YOU IF YOU WON'T DO IT THERE TODAY, YOU'D SIGN UP ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE OVER THERE BECAUSE THE SERVICE OVER THERE IS TERRIBLE.
WE'VE TALKED QUITE A FEW OF THEM.
IT'S GETTING A CROSS OVER THERE, BUT THAT'S THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON DAN NEPO.
WHO'S OUR, UH, VP OF CONSTRUCTION OVER HERE.
HE'S ACTUALLY WORKING ON SOLUTIONS ON THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON.
THAT'S THE ANSWER WE GOT TO GET OVER THERE.
SO NO ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN YOU THINK I CAN FIND OUT WHAT YOU KNOW, BUT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE IN FACT, I WROTE IT DOWN WHEN I'VE TALKED TO YOU EARLIER, UM, UH, TELL ME AGAIN, WHICH COMMUNITY, THOSE WHERE, UM, WELL, I'D START WITH TWO BURNA EVANS MEAL,
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BLUE WATER RISE, ESPECIALLY, AND EVEN LONG LEAF PINE.AND THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM, RIGHT.
CAROLINA COLORS HAS THEIR OWN SERVICE.
AND ALSO TO KEEP IN MIND THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE, AS WE BUILD NEW BARN, WE'RE BUILDING ALL THE WAY TO NORTH MORGAN CITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING.
AND SO TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FUNDING THIS 100% OURSELVES, UM, AND THE DECISION OR THE ASK TO AMEND THIS AGREEMENT, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY WE WANT WHEN I ACTUALLY GIVE YOU MORE.
WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE BECAUSE WHAT IT IS IS PEOPLE ARE FIGURING OUT THEY CAN GET IT CHEAPER BY JUST GOING, DRIVING BY AND GOING OVER THE TOP.
UM, YOU MADE A COMMENT THAT, UM, AUGUST 1ST WOULD BE YOUR FIRST CUSTOMER, WHAT AREAS THAT OUTSIDE OF HIS REQUESTS, BECAUSE THERE'S COMMUNITIES THAT NEED INTERNET SERVICE THAT ARE SUFFERING IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.
IS THERE SOMEONE THAT HAS A LIAISON SO I CAN GET THAT UP YESTERDAY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO OUR CONSTRUCTION WEBSITE, UM, AND THEY CAN, IT'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE BUILDING IT AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT IN YOUR ADDRESS AND IT'LL TELL YOU WHEN, WHAT THE SERVICE WOULD BE ABOUT.
I'M I WORK FOR AN INTERNET COMPANY, BUT I'M TECHNICALLY CHALLENGED.
WELL, WE DID HAVE MUCH IN SECOND, IF NO MORE DISCUSSION YOU HAVE ROPE COUNT, STARTING WITH ELEMENT ITEM, ALDERMAN ODOM.
I STEPPED OUT HAVING USED THE LADIES TO A MANLY.
OTTOMAN ASKED HER OUT A WOMAN HARRIS ALDERMAN BEFORE.
HEY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND UM, IF YOU WOULD, UH, SABRINA AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHO ALL MR. HUGHES SMOTHERS, UM, YOU ACTUALLY HAD TO YOUR CEO AND NEWBURN.
AND, UH, COULD YOU, UH, THE FOLKS THAT WERE HERE, COULD YOU JUST GO THROUGH WHEN WE WERE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT THAT THOUSAND, NOTHING NEWBURN TO COME ALL THE WAY FROM, WELL, I MEAN, UH, UH, WHY ARE WE GOING TO NEW? NO, I MEAN, JUST, IT WAS, UH, A WOMAN TO GET THE WHOLE CORPORATE DOWN HERE.
AND WHEN WE MET WITH CHARLIE AT IT ELECTRIC CAR, I MEAN, HE HAD A WHO'S WHO IN THERE, IT'S JUST, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THIS.
UM, YEAH, I WAS, I WAS WITH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT THAT TIME.
I'M NOW I'VE BEEN I'M IN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, BUT SAME ROLE.
BUT, UM, WHEN THE MAYOR NOT FIRST STARTED TALKING AND, UM, AND I WAS RECOMMENDING NEW BURN TO OUR COMPANY, BECAUSE THE WAY IT WORKS IS, IS, IS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL MARKETS TO BE ABLE TO GO OVER A BUILDING VIABLE.
UM, AND I REACHED OUT TO NEWBURN.
WE'RE PROBABLY HELD COMPANY AND WE'RE THE LARGEST, PROBABLY HEALTH, UH, POWERFUL INTERNET COMPANY IN THE COUNTRY, BUT OUR LEADERSHIP IS EXTREMELY HANDS ON.
SO BEFORE WE ACTUALLY PULL THE TRIGGER, SO TO SPEAK, YOU KNOW, OUR LEADERSHIP ACTUALLY COMES TO THE MARKET.
WE DRIVE THE MARKET, WE MEET THE LEADERSHIP AND BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WE WANT TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE FUND THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF IT.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, A PARTNERSHIP, SO TO SPEAK WITH THE CITY.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH A CITY THAT WANTS US HERE.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, UH, JOHNSON ELE UH, YOU KNOW, HE, HE COME INTO THE MARKET TO MEET THE MAYOR AND, AND, AND MEET YOU FOLKS.
AND WE LITERALLY DROVE THE MARKET AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS A COMPANY.
WELL, WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED THAT YOUR UPPER CORPORATE CAME TO NAVY BURN IN, UH, WELL, I MEAN, IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT YOU DID.
THIS, THIS WHOLE AREA IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
WELL, YOU TAKE CARE OF A BRAND AND BE BACK IN TOWN WAS
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NUMBER 15.I DIDN'T MEAN TO MISS OUT ON THE WASTE INDUSTRIES THING.
SO THE NEXT TIME IT'S CONSIDERED A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT WITH PLACE INDUSTRIES, DOING BUSINESSES, GFL ENVIRONMENTAL FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES, THE EXISTING FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH WASTE INDUSTRIES FOR COMMERCIAL PICKUP AND DUMPSTER SERVICE WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR, CONSIDERING THE CURRENT MARKET FOR THESE SERVICES, SCARCITY OF QUALIFIED AND CAPABLE PROVIDERS, PLUS UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC FACTORS, STAFF POSING IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT, BE EXTENDED FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS.
UM, WE DO ANTICIPATE A COST OF DUMPS FOR SERVICES TO INCREASE BY 4.8%.
UH, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE IF WE CAN ABSORB THOSE COSTS WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS THAT ONTO THE CUSTOMER.
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AWESOME.I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT WITH WASTE INDUSTRIES, LLC, DBA, GFL, ENVIRONMENTAL LLC, FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT WITH WEISS INDUSTRIES, LLC, GFL ENVIRONMENTAL FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, WHICH IS ITEM 14 AND 15 FOR CLARIFICATION STAFFING MOTION.
AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION
I'LL REMEMBER IN THIS OUTER RING KINSEY MAYOR ALDERMAN ASKED HER YES.
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ITEM.WOULD I ONLY, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO LUMP THESE TOGETHER, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 16, AND IT'S A VERY MINOR QUESTION, BUT, UM, ALL YOUR EXAMPLES ON THE FRONT, YOU TALK ABOUT THE $5,000 BID AND ALL OF THESE ARE OKAY.
OTHER THAN, UM, YOUR $5,000 ON THE FIRST PAGE AND ON THE LAST PAGE, YOUR EXAMPLE, IT'S $2,000.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING BECAUSE IT'S 604 B 604 BEACH STREET.
AND WHERE DID THE $2,000 OFFER COME FROM THE LAST PAGE VERSUS 5,000 ON THE FIRST PAGE? NUMBER 16.
PEOPLE GET THE OFFER TO PURCHASE.
SO IT'S NOT A $5,000 BED, THE COVER SHEETS.
WELL, SO I THOUGHT, WHAT WAS OUR PHONE? SO Y'ALL ARE GOING TO AUTOMOTIVE TAX BIAS, THE TAX.
SO THAT 2000 IT'S MORE THAN THE 50.
SO, SO THE FIRST PAGES IS NOT 5,000.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO LUMP THOSE WITH WHATEVER MAYER AND YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
WELL, I, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IN SELLING THESE, AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THE SIGNS ARE WORKING FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, ALL OF THESE CAME AS A RESULT OF PUTTING SIGNS UP THAT SAY THIS PROPERTY FOR SALE PURPOSES, IT'S MAKING EVERYBODY WORK.
BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOING ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
AND WHEN YOU SELL THESE PROPERTIES OFF AND ARE THEY USING THEM FOR PARKING LOTS, BUT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT, YOU KNOW, I JUST GET CONCERNED.
SO THAT FIRST HOUSE, OUR BINGO IS THAT IN THE REDEVELOPMENT, NO MATTER THESE ARE IN THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENED, YOU'D BE IS, UM, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WENT OVER THERE AND TALKED TO THE LADY AS A MATTER OF FACT, AND SHE OWNS THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR.
SOMEBODY MIGHT COME AND GET IT WHEN SHE SAW THE SIGN.
SO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S BUYING A DATA TO HER PIECE OF PROPERTY.
I DON'T KNOW, BARBARA, DO YOU KNOW W WHAT THIS PIECE IS ON DUFFY STREET? YEAH.
HE HE'S, HE WANTS TO ADD IT TO HIS PROPERTIES.
AND THAT'S WHAT, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT.
UM, AND, UM, WILMINGTON STREET, SAME THING.
JUST, THEY'RE GOING TO ADD IT TO THEIR PROPERTY.
SO I'VE CHECKED BOTH OF THOSE APP.
SO YEAH, I'D SAY WELCOME TOGETHER.
MAY I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION INITIATING UPSET THEIR PROCESS FOR 6 0 4 B STREET, TWO 10 DUFFY STREET, 2, 2 0, 0 RACE AVENUE, 2101 WITH AN AD 1,703 WILMINGTON STREET AND 2302 MCKINLEY AVENUE, SECOND MOTION.
AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION
[22. Consider Adopting a Resolution Accepting American Rescue Plan Earmark Funds from NC Department of Environmental Quality.]
IT TAKES TIME TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.EARMARK FUNDS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED THE CITY WAS, WAS APPROPRIATED TO $75,000 IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING.
THE FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF FREQUENTLY FLOODED AREAS OF NEWBURGH, FORMERLY ACCEPTED GRANT.
THE CITY MUST ADOPT A RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE FOR THERE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN HERE, MORE FUNDS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AND SECOND WAS THERE DISCUSSION,
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SAYOTTOMAN ASKED HER OUT A WOMAN HARRIS OTTOMAN THE BENGAL.
[23. Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Establish the Stormwater Study and Analysis Project Fund.]
IT TAKES TIMES TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A STORMWATER STUDY AND ANALYSIS PROJECT FUND IN RELATION TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM.UH, THIS PROJECT CALLED THE MOB MISSTATED HYDROLOGICAL STUDY OF FREQUENTLY FLOODED AREAS WITHIN THE CITY.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS WILL COVER THE NORTH HILLS PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.
YOU EVER, WHEN YOU SAY NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE ARE LIKE, MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A STRONG BORDER STUDY AND ANALYSIS PROJECT FUND MOTION.
AND SECOND, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION
AUTO THE WOMAN HARRIS OTTOMAN ASKED HER MAY YOUR OUTLAW ORDER MCKINSEY OUT OF RED FEST.
[24. Consider Adopting a Budget Ordinance Amendment for FY2021-22.]
MINUTES USE.WE GET INTO THAT AS FAR AS BUDGET ORDINANCES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THE $250,000 WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE OF, OF THE 21, 22 BUDGET FOR SIDEWALKS.
YOU, YOU HAVE THOSE ALL LINED UP AND THAT MONEY ALL WILL BE SPENT IN 21, 22.
THAT $250,000 HAS BEEN ENCUMBERED.
THE CONTRACTOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THOSE PROJECTS.
NEXT ITEMS CONSIDER A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR FYI 2122.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK, MISS US TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
UM, SHE, SHE WHAT'S THE, UM, CURRENT, UM, PROCEDURE, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO A DEVICE THAT APL LOCK FOR AS EVIDENCE, WHAT DO WE DO NOW THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUBLICLY SPEAK ON? SO IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, WHAT'S THE PROCEDURE FOR ACCESS AND DATA IN, FROM A CELL PHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE? YEAH.
LIKE THE POLICY OR THE LAW, THE RIGHTS CAUSE THIS BRIDGE, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO IT IS THE SAME AS THE SEARCH FOR ANY OTHER ITEM.
UM, EITHER WE HAVE CONSENT OR WE HAVE TO HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT.
UM, SO IN THE, IN THE CASE OF AN IPHONE OR AN ANDROID, IF WE WANT TO EXTRACT DATA FROM THAT, WE HAVE TO PRODUCE THE, UH, RELEVANT PROBABLE CAUSE, UH, TO A MAGISTRATE OR JUDGE TO OBTAIN THAT SEARCH WARRANT.
ONCE WE HAVE THAT SEARCH WARRANT, THEN THE GRAY KEY ALLOWS US THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THAT DATA.
WE CANNOT JUST SIMPLY DO IT ON OUR OWN.
THAT'S NOT, THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSTITUTED.
SO THIS MAKES IT EASIER IN THE PROCESS.
ONCE YOU GET THE AUTHORIZATION TO DO THAT.
YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AND NORTH COORDINATES AMENDMENT FOUR F Y 2 0 2 1 DASH 22 SECONDS.
AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION SEEING NONE THE SNAP, A ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH ALDERMAN NOTE, ALDERMAN ITEM.
MAYOR OUTLAW OTTOMAN ASKED HER OUT A WOMAN HARRIS OTTOMAN BEAGLE MOTION CARRIES I'M 25.
[25. Discussion of American Rescue Plan Funds.]
AND YOUR NEXT TIME IS DISCUSSION ON AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS.SO WE WERE ARRESTED ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED 6 MILLION, 700, $4,351.
UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE ALLOCATED 2 MILLION, $350,000.
SO WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION, 350,
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$4,351 YET TO ALLOCATE.SO AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO MINNESOTA AND SHE'S GOING TO COVER WHAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED.
AND SHE'LL ALSO HAVE, UH, SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE, I JUST NEED THAT NUMBER AGAIN BEFORE HOW MUCH OTHER $4,354,351 IS YET TO BE ALLOCATED SO WHEN WE DID THAT, OUR PRESENTATIONS IN JEAN MARIE RECOGNIZED SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WERE ON THAT LIST, THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM, THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, OR $10 MILLION.
THIS WAS, UM, ADDITIONAL
THERE'S ALSO A NEED FOR NEW BURN WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AT 3.5 MILLION IN THE SOUTHEAST WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, SOME OF THE OLDER MEN HAVE, UM, ADJUSTED.
WHAT IS THE GARDEN CITY SIDEWALK PROJECT, 85,000, THE STORM WATER PUMP SYSTEM, HAZEL AVENUE, THE STREET IN NORTHWEST DRY ON THERE'S A PENDING STUDY, THE, UM, THE NATIONAL AVENUE UNDERGROUND, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES,
BUT IF YOU DID IT SAY, IF WE, IF WE DID IT SEVEN WAYS, WHICH ALLOWS THE MAYOR AND OPPORTUNITY, IT WOULD BE A $627,000 ALLOCATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION WITH THE FUNDS.
I'LL JUST ADD MY SPIEL, BEEN ON THIS FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
I WAS HERE DURING ALL OF THESE PANDEMICS AND GETTING THIS MONEY, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT MONEY.
AND FOR HOWEVER LONG, PEOPLE HAVE SAT ON THE BOARD TO PRINT.
BROOKE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GROW IN REGARDS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND I'M GOING TO FIGHT FOR IS $450,000 FOR THE PROJECT THAT GEORGE PUT TOGETHER THAT PUT SIDEWALKS ELISE AROUND THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
EVERY WARD, EVERY PERSON THAT SITS ON HIS BOARD HAS SIDEWALKS IN THAT AREA, IN THEIR AREA.
THEY WOULD LIKE SOME SIDEWALKS.
THIS IS A SMALL PROJECT AND I WILL YIELD THE REST OF MY MONEY TO ANYBODY ELSE'S PROJECT.
BEFORE HUNDRED $50,000 IS AVAILABLE.
AND REGARDLESS OF ANY STANLEY WHITE OR ELEVATOR, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PANDEMIC AND THIS MONEY DIDN'T COME THROUGH, WE WERE STILL GOING TO HAVE DEBT WHERE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THINGS FOR THE ELEVATOR, FORCED THEM AND WHITE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE ROLLING OFF, ALLOWED US COMMUNITY TO GET YOUR SIDEWALKS, PLEASE.
THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR SIDEWALKS.
UM, SO I HAVE, UM, AL COULD YOU COME UP PLEASE? MR.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO KNOW AT WHAT POINT OR YOU OR YOUR STAFF AT THE GARDEN STREET SIDEWALK PROJECT?
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WELL, CURRENTLY WE HAVE COMPLETED THE SURVEY ORDER DOOR SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED.WE RECEIVED WHAT LETTERS THAT WE DID SEND OUT TO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFIED.
WE HAVE RECEIVED BACK APPROXIMATELY, UH, 50% OF THOSE LETTERS THAT WE SENT OUT.
UH, WE'RE COMPILING WHAT, UH, HAS BEEN SAID, UM, IN THOSE LETTERS FROM THE, UH, DOOR TO DOOR SURVEY, WHICH WAS MYSELF AND THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT OFFICER THAT CONDUCTED, IF THEY WERE ALL IN SUPPORT OF HAVING THE SIDEWALKS.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, HIRED A, UH, SURVEY, UM, COMPANY, UM, THAT IS EXPERIENCED IN DOING THESE TYPES OF SIDEWALK.
AND BOOMIN'S WHERE RIGHT AWAY IS REALLY A CONCERN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN THAT AREA, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME, UM, QUESTIONS AS FAR AS DEEDS AND HOW THE RIGHT OF BOY HAS BEEN PLACED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE ROAD.
AND SO THAT WE'RE IN PROCESS OF DOING THAT.
WE HOPE TO HAVE THE, UH, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE THERE CURRENTLY IN, UH, ABOUT 30 DAYS, UH, WE SPOKE TO THE SURVEYOR AND, UM, THEY'RE STILL IN PROCESS OF DOING ALL THE RESEARCH.
SO, SO YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE A FIGURE RIGHT NOW FOR HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST.
WE DID DO AN ESTIMATE OF YES, THE LINEAR FOOT OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH CHAPMAN, FROM THE RALEIGH.
AND THAT'S, UH, THE 85,000, WHICH IS A CONSERVATIVE FIGURE.
WE'RE JUST, UH, HEDGING, YOU KNOW, THAT THE RIGHT-AWAY IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO THE ROOM, TO, TO PLACE THE SITE QUESTION ABOUT THAT FORM.
SO THAT 85, BECAUSE I KNEW THIS WAS UNDERWAY AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, IS THAT IN THIS YEAR SIDEWALK BUDGET, OR IS THAT GOING TO, THAT WOULD NOT BE IN ANY OF IT.
SO IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE ARP MONEY.
UH, OR IT CAN BE ONE OF THE SIDEWALK IN THE NEXT BUDGET.
YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THEM, BUT 22, 23
SO IT'S NOT ON THIS LIST, BUT I'VE BEEN, UM, ADVISED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A REAL ISSUE, BROAD AND MIDDLE WHERE THE CHELSEA IS THAT CROSSING AREA THERE.
I MEAN, I GET COMPLAINTS FROM THE CITIZENS AND THEN START DISTRICTS.
AND EVEN SOME OF OUR VISITORS, IF YOU SIT THERE AND WATCH, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO PUSH A BUTTON FOR THE FISHING LIGHTS, PEOPLE DON'T DO IT.
THE PEOPLE, THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AND PEOPLE ARE NOT STOPPING.
SO THERE'S A SYSTEM THEY CAN PUT IN WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE ROAD.
IS THAT CORRECT? MR. LICENSEES, THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE ROAD AND IT'S ACTIVATED BY WALKING PLEASE.
AND ALSO TOO, THIS WOULD INCLUDE A SIGNAL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, SO THEY COULD CROSS THE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, EARLY ON IN OUR TERM, WE HAD PEOPLE COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO, UM, POTENTIALLY AS SUPPORT, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, THROW THAT IN THERE.
WE HAVE TO, IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PULL IT FROM, BUT WE NEED, WE NEED TO, WE HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS THERE.
I WISH WE HAD A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE'RE TALKING 300,000 FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT STUFF.
I WILL SAY THAT IT'S VERY ANNOYING WHEN YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S GOING.
OR SO, I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE'S BEEN ACCIDENTS IN THAT AREA TOO.
SO I SUPPORT FOSTER WITNESS, THE NEW BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
UH, SO BASICALLY THE LAST PUBLIC INPUT MEETING WAS HELD TODAY.
SO THE NEW BIKE PLAN SHOULD BE COMING TO THE BOARD WITHIN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS TOSSED TO THE RACETRACK ROAD PROJECT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE STILL WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AFTER SCHOOL.
SO WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT? SO THERE'S CURRENTLY NO FUNDING FOR, FOR THAT.
AND IT IS A CONSIDERATION FOR, UH, FOR MECHANISTIC PLAN FUNDS.
WHAT ABOUT THE MONIES THAT WE HAVE SET ASIDE THAT WE'RE CHOOSING FROM FOR, FOR THAT? AND SO NO FUNDS HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE RACETRACK ROAD PROJECT.
WELL, JOHNNY, YOU SUPPORT MY FOUR 50TH SIDEWALKS.
THE REMAINDER I WORK YIELDED OVER TWO YEAR, $1 MILLION PROJECT.
I'M NOT WALKING IN THE STREET.
I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF AMOUNTS FOR EACH PERSON.
I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SPEAKING OF THAT, IF IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER SO THAT MAYBE EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD CAN HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A SUCCESS OUT OF THIS FUNDS THAT CAN
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GO TO THE COMMUNITY.I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THE FUNDS ARE THERE FOR.
WE'VE GONE OVER HOURS AND MEETINGS OF WHAT WE SHOULD DO WITH THE MONEY.
IT'S VERY EASY FOR US TO JUST MAKE THE DECISION OR WE GO AHEAD AND ALLOW IT TO BE SPLIT SEVEN WAYS AND ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL ALBUMIN MAYOR TO DETERMINE HOW THE FUNDS ARE USED IN THE PROJECT.
AND I'VE BEEN ASKING THIS SINCE THREE, THREE YEARS NOW.
SO DON'T DO IT FOR ME, DO IT FOR PRIMARK.
THEY WOULD LIKE SOME SIDEWALKS AND WE HAVE THE FUNDS OH, FAR.
SO INSTEAD OF BRINGING IT BACK UP, DO YOU KNOW IF THE STONE WATER PUMPS, UM, PROJECT SYSTEM PROJECT IS UNDERWAY? HA HAVE YOU HAVE, Y'ALL HEARD OF ENGINEER OR ARE YOU DOING THE SURVEY? WHAT IS, I AM GOING TO BRING OUT A BACK UP ON THIS.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON THIS THE OTHER DAY OUT AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
YES, MA'AM THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT HERE THAT CAN HELP OUT WITH WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE OUT THERE.
UM, SO WE HAVE SOME, SOME ISSUES, UM, WITH THAT, UM, SPECIFICALLY I THINK YOUR CONCERN IS THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW IF IT'LL BE FIXED WITH A DESIGN, RIGHT.
WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE A MEETING IN FEBRUARY IN REFERENCE TO THIS, UM, ABOUT WHAT, WHAT TYPES OF ENGINEERING DESIGN OF SERVICES OF WHATEVER IS NEEDED FOR THE AREA TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE FLOODING OVER ON THE SIMMONS NORTHEAST, EVEN, UM, THE TREPPASS TRAIL, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN IT.
BUT SO AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION FOR SOME NUMBERS OR ESTIMATE OR STUDY INTO YOUR REPORT OR WHATEVER, I'M SORRY.
THE NORTH HILLS IS, IS PART OF THAT STUDY.
THAT'S WHAT THE, THE BOARD ACTED ON TONIGHT.
WE HAVE THAT FUNDING IN PLACE.
IT WAS COMPLETELY GRANT FUNDED.
SO WE'RE ALREADY IN THROWS OF THAT FIRST PHASE THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL IN HELPING OUT WITH THAT AREA.
IT'S, UH, IT, TO ME, IT'S, IT'S A PRETTY COMPLICATED SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ONE SILVER BULLET, THAT'S GONNA FIX THAT WHOLE STRAIN OF JARRETT, OPERATIONALLY SPEAKING.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE, UM, WE NEED THEM TO STAND.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW WE GOT TO THE PLACE THAT WE ARE WITH, UH, ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
WE HAVE, UH, DITCHES, UH, THAT DRAINED INTO AREAS THAT I THINK I UNDERSTAND ORIGINALLY THAT THERE WERE WEAPONS AND THAT'S HOW THE WHOLE AREA WAS DEVELOPED.
BUT, UH, ESSENTIALLY WITH THE AREAS SITTING AS LOW AS IT IS, IT IT'LL TAKE SOME STEPS, A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK OF WHICH THINGS LIKE THE NORTH HILLS DRAINAGE WILL HELP.
UM, AND AS WE CONTINUALLY TRY TO ANALYZE THAT AND MAKE IT A LITTLE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WAY THAT WILL HELP US.
UM, BUT THERE IS NO SILVER GRILL.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE ISN'T ONE SOLUTION, BUT THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF THOSE THAT WILL MAKE THAT WILL HELP YOU WATER THAT AREA.
UM, AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING, THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEKING FOR.
AND THAT'S THE, WHAT IS THE FIRST SOLUTION TO ELIMINATE, TRY TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THAT FOOT STORMWATER? WELL, WE'RE ON OUR WAY, BUT THE STUDY WITH, WITH, WITH, WITH THE NORTHFIELD, STRANGE, COULD YOU SAY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO COMPLETE PHASE ONE OF THAT STUDY AND THE ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME TO COMPLETE PHASE TWO OF THIS STUDY? WELL, WE MET, UH, PRELIMINARILY WITH, WITH THE CONSULTANT, WHICH IS REPRESENTED HERE WITH THEM, MR. MEADOWS.
AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN GET AT LEAST THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED TO FOR THE STUDY TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 60 DAYS, 60 DAYS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE MAYBE EVEN QUICKER INTO THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT SAME STUDY AND BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG AS FAR AS THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN RECOMMEND.
AGAIN, KEEPING IN MIND, IT'S GOING TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND LIKE WE ALL HAVE THE PANACEA WILL BE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME SOLID RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD WITH THE FUNDING THAT IS LIMITED SO THAT WE ARE MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS WITH THE BEST INTELLIGENCE AND BEST DATA POSSIBLE.
ANY RESILIENCE YOU DON'T WANT TO ADD? OH, GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE REALLY NEED TO GET THE DATA BEFORE WE JUMP ON ANY, UH, ANY, ANY TYPE OF, UH, HALF COP SOLUTION.
WE, UM, IF WE DON'T GET THE DATA THAT WE NEED, WE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE, WE GOING TO WASTE OUR MONEY.
I DON'T WANT TO WASTE OUR MONEY.
SO THAT $75,000 ARE COVERING YOUR STUDY, CORRECT? YEP.
THAT'LL GIVE US THE DATA THAT WE NEED.
THEN WE'LL GO, WE'LL START MAKING COMPREHENSIVE DECISIONS SO WE CAN FIGURE
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OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THERE IS SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE SITUATION BETTER.AND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL SAY TO US, THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE PLAN, AND THIS IS THE MOST INEFFECTIVE PLAN.
SO WE WON'T, WE CAN THROW TWO OR THREE OF THE WAY.
AND WE GOT THESE REALLY GOOD PLANS TO ACT ON.
AND THEN WE LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET STARTED, OR EITHER THE COMPLETED.
IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT IN FOR A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MAYBE A FEW HUNDRED, A FEW MILLION.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THE STUDY IS GOING TO, WHERE IT'S GOING TO PUT US AND THIS, THIS, UH, THIS WILL BE A WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO WASTE TIME OR MONEY AND DO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T, THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE.
SO THANK YOU JUST TO CONCLUDE OUR, OUR PART IN TRYING TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FRUSTRATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SYSTEM AS WELL.
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT AS FAR AS, JUST FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, BUT RECOMMENDING STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU'RE RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE KNOW IN OUR HEART AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS OUT THERE, WHICH WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEMS AS YOU SEE THE MINUTES OF THE RESIDENCY WOULD BE, UM, THAT WOULD BE DISINGENUOUS.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WOULD DO.
UM, WE STAND BEFORE YOU WITH THE BEST DATA THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH.
WE BELIEVE THIS BEST START BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME INNOVATION LOOKED AT IT.
UM, AND WHAT WILL COME BEFORE YOU WILL BE A WELL THOUGHT OUT.
SO WITHIN YOUR STUDY, THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITHIN, AT $75,000, IS THAT INCLUDING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AS WELL? YES MA'AM.
WELL, I AM AMENABLE TO SPLIT IN THIS MONEY IF, IF THERE'S, IF OTHER AUTOMATION, YOU KNOW, UM, AT THE TIME DON'T HAVE ANY, ANY ISSUES WITH THAT, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS.
I THINK THAT'S JUST INFRASTRUCTURE HAS SUFFERED, ESPECIALLY IN THE OLDER PARTS OF TOWN, BUT ALSO TO HAVE BIG DEBTS ON US.
I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE ELEVATOR DEBT, AS WELL AS THE STANLEY STANLEY WHITE DEBT.
I WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP UNDER NEW BUSINESS, BUT I'LL BRING IT UP NOW, IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS A THREE B BILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS.
AND SO I'VE HAD, I'M HAVING SOME CONVERSATION WITH, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE, UH, STEVE TYSON AND HIS RECOMMENDATION IS FOR US TO SEND A LETTER TO MAYBE ASK FOR SOME OF THE FUNDS.
UM, AND WE NEED A NUMBER, A MILLION AND A HALF, 2 MILLION.
I RECOMMEND THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD ASK FOR 2 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS THE ELEVATOR.
SINCE IT IS A KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, WE ARE CITIZENS.
CAN'T GET IN THE BUILDING, THE ELDERLY AND IT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE.
AND HE THINKS THAT MIGHT BE A PROJECT THEY MIGHT LOOK AT AND FUND.
WE WOULD CERTAINLY COPY, UM, OUR SENATOR JIM PERRY, AND THEN, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR, UH, JUSTIN SAYING, SO, UM, OR JASON, EXCUSE ME, JASON SAYING.
SO, UH, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE OR GIVE DIRECTION TO SEND A LETTER TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF, OF THE ELEVATOR, WHICH MIGHT HELP US OTHERWISE.
YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT USING ARP FUNDS TOWARDS IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN GET A GRANT FROM, FROM THE STATE, IF THEY'D BE WILLING TO FUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT CERTAINLY I SUPPORTING, WE SHOULD ASK, I KNOW THAT ALDERMAN ASKED YOU, YOU HAD CONCERNS ABOUT REDUCING THE DEBT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO PAY, BECAUSE THAT IS A LARGE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO BE CARRYING, WHAT DID WE DETERMINE? WHAT IS IT, $6 MILLION IN DEBT, ADDITIONAL DEBT, ALL THE MONEY.
8, 8, 8, OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO PROJECTS.
UH, THE FOUR PLUS FOUR, BECAUSE ORIGINALLY, WHAT DID WE HAVE WE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR THE ELEVATOR? WAS IT $2 MILLION WAS THE ORIGINAL.
AND IT ENDED UP BEING FOUR, ALMOST FOUR.
SO WE MAY WANT TO ASK FOR TWO, BUT THIS ONE WOULD BE AMENABLE TO US SENDING A LETTER TO, UM, REPRESENTATIVE TYSON REQUESTING THAT.
SO KIM, WHAT KIM DO YOU, ARE YOU, UM, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT DATA DO WE HAVE COMING ON IS YOU DON'T MEAN HAVE ALMOST ABOUT THREE, $4 MILLION COMING OFF OF DEBT SERVICE THIS YEAR.
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SO RIGHT NOW IT'S APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION THAT WILL, THAT WILL COME OFF THE BOOKS.UM, BY, BY JUNE 30TH, 2020, JUNE, JUNE 30TH, 2023, THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IT WILL BE ANOTHER $1.1 MILLION, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS THAT YEAR TO SPEND ON ADDITIONAL DEBT SERVICE.
IT MEANS YOU'RE PAYING OFF YOUR DEBT SERVICE, EVEN IF WE'VE INCURRED NEW DEBT SERVICE.
THAT'S NOT BEING FACTORED INTO THAT AS WELL.
WELL, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION ELISE, TO INCLUDE THE GARDEN STREET SIDEWALK, 85,000, THE CRANBROOK SIDEWALK, 450,000 AND THE, UM, ONE, 1,120,000 FOR THE BROAD STREET IN CHELSEA AREA, WHICH WE TOTAL $655,000 TO BE ALLOCATED TO THOSE THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD DISCUSSED, UM, THERE WAS SOME DRAINAGE DEFICIENCIES, UM, THAT WAS GONNA REQUIRE, UM, I THINK IT WAS $500,000 TO PLAY SOME COLBERT'S WIDE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS FIRST ONE OUT OF THE WAY.
SO ARE THOSE, IS ANY OF THAT UNDER OUR FEMA MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET FOR WORK? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T.
AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS INCLUDED.
THAT'S WHY IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE, UM, ARP FUNDING WHEN, UM, IT WAS DISCUSSED BECAUSE, UM, I DON'T KNOW.
UM, NO, IT'S, SOMETHING'S CHANGED AVERY OR AL IS IT'S CRAZY THAT WE GOT THAT MONEY.
MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL THIS, I HAVE THIS HANDOUT THAT WE PREPARED THAT HAD THE 2 MILLION, IF I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, IT'S INCLUDED IN THE 2 MILLION THAT YOU WRITE.
BUT AS ALL, I DON'T KNOW, CALL FROM A BEING AN ENGINEER OR PARIS, IS THAT WE'RE, THAT CAN BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE FEMA FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE.
NO, THOSE, YES, THEY WERE DECLARED INELIGIBLE.
I MEAN, THEY ARE THEY'RE RADIO READY TO GO THERE THEN CAN HAVE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE SAYING ON OUR TOP PRIORITY.
WELL, ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, UM, MONIES TO GO AHEAD FOR THE STORM WATER PUMPS, UM, SYSTEMS, UM, TO GO HEAD ON SO WE CAN HAVE SOME MONIES AVAILABLE THERE TO GET THAT STARTED FOR, UM, W IN WARD FIVE.
UM, AND THEN LATER ON, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
SO WE APPROPRIATELY, WE AGREED TO $2 MILLION FOR DRAINAGE, RIGHT? SO DOESN'T THAT INCLUDE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? THE 500,000 FOR THE EAST ROBE, MOST ROSE, THAT WAS ALL INCLUDED IN THAT I WAS ASKING HIM.
CAUSE YOU SAID, WAS, WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED IN FEMA? CORRECT.
BUT NOT THAT, BUT ISN'T IT IN THE 2 MILLION WE'VE ALREADY SET ASIDE OUT OF THE SIXTH.
BUT YOU WAS ASKING WOULD TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FEMA FUNDING CARESS, WHERE I'M WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS, OR WHAT I'M CONFUSED AT IS ADDITIONAL 500.
WE'RE GOING TO ALREADY, WE'VE ALREADY VOTED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT.
I JUST WANT TO, I WAS, SO YOU SAID FEMA FUNDING.
THAT'S WHERE I WANT IT TO BE CORRECT.
SO TO REITERATE MY EMOTION, DO YOU WANT ME TO INCLUDE THE 85? HEY, WHY ARE YOU DOING IT? WHY DON'T YOU INCLUDE ABOUT $10 MILLION TO REDO THE BRIDGE ON A COUNTY LINE ROAD? UH, SO WHEN IT RAINS, IT DOESN'T FLOOD AND TRAP THOSE PEOPLE IN WHY MUST WE INCLUDE ABOUT $10 MILLION OR SO TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE ON A OLD AIRPORT ROAD? SO IT DOESN'T FLOOD THE PEOPLE WHEN IT RAINS GOOD AND HARD.
AND I MEAN, WE CAN, WE CAN KEEP ON GOING.
I MEAN, I'VE GOT ISSUES OVER AND MORE THREE WITH FLOODING.
SO I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO, IF YOU GO AND DO IT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND END YOUR MOTION INCLUDE ABOUT $10 MILLION TO REPLACE A COUPLE OF BRUISES AND GET, DO YOU HAVE SIDEWALKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU DO.
SO
IT'S 450,000 ON MY STREETS, BUT IF I DRIVE THROUGH TO BURN, YOU HAVE A SIDEWALK THAT GOES AROUND
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THE CIRCLE AND I DON'T TEACH OVER WHERE THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS.IF FINALLY YOU'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO THE SIDE AND I'M NOT DISPUTING, BUT THAT IS HOW THAT'S, HOW IT'S BEING PROJECTED.
IS THAT, OH, I NEED THIS, I NEED THIS ONE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT NOTE THERE.
THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T EVEN COME HERE THAT THEY'RE TIRED OF ASKING.
THEY JUST WANTS, BUT WE CAN ONLY DO FROM 4.3 MILLION, I'M DOING IT AT A LOGICAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, $450,000 TO BE ALLOCATED.
AND WE CAN ALSO PUT IN SOME MONEY TO PAY COUNTY LINE ROAD AS WELL.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE SIDEWALKS THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR THE LAST THREE BUDGETS, PLEASE.
ANYBODY THAT'S WATCHING, WE DO STILL HAVE AN ELECTION.
REMEMBER THE PEOPLE THAT YOU VOTE FOR IN THE SEATS.
THAT'S HOW, I MEAN, IT'S THAT SERIOUS? IT'S $450,000 WE SPEND UP HERE AND Y'ALL, CAN'T SAY YES, THE $450,000.
UH, HOW MUCH WAS THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN THAT WE JUST HAVE? YEAH, I DID THEIR TOTAL RECOMMENDATION.
HOW MUCH DID IT COST US FOR THAT PLAN? I WANTED TO SAY UP, IT SEEMS THAT IT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
I DON'T, I'M NOT DISPUTING THAT CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS NEED SIDEWALKS.
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF IT IS JUST HAVING A PLAN MADE IF THAT WAS THE AREA THAT WAS GOING TO BE CONDUCIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND LESS EXPENSIVE.
BUT, BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT ANOTHER COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS IT WORSE THAN THAT ONE.
I'M NOT DISPUTING THAT, BUT I'M SITTING HERE IN THIS SEAT.
AND CAN YOU, CAN YOU, YOU'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR HOW MANY YEARS? CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN BUILT UP OVER IN PEMBRO? AND THAT'S NOT A NEGATIVE TO YOU? NO, NO, BUT I, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO GET INTO THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT LOOKING AT WHAT EACH WARD HAS GOTTEN, BECAUSE IF WE WENT BACK AND TOOK A LOOK AT WHAT EACH WARD HAS GOTTEN, AND THEN WE DECIDE HOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE FUTURE MONEY.
I CAN TELL YOU A WARD SIX AND WARD THREE, HADN'T GOTTEN ANYTHING.
AND YOU GUYS ADVOCATE AT ALL THE TIME IN PUBLIC THAT, OH, WELL, THESE WORDS, WE REALLY DON'T NEED IT MUCH.
I UNDERSTAND IF I AIN'T HEARD FROM YOU, I DEFINITELY HEARD IT FROM, BUT THAT'S NOT A NEGATIVE.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PUT MORE SUPPORT IN.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE THE, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN ALLOCATED SO FAR? THIS IS JUST A SUGGESTION.
SHE POINTED TO 2.3, TAKE 2.3, 5 MILLION, FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THAT'S BEEN SPENT BY WARD, AND THEN GO BACK TO YOUR PROPOSAL ABOUT SPENDING THE REST OF IT EQUALLY OUTSET.
SO, SO, SO INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE BALANCE OF WHAT HASN'T BEEN SPENT AND DIVIDING THAT EQUALLY AMONGST AWARDS, WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH EACH WARD GOT AND THEN DIVIDE THAT BY SIX OR SEVEN, IF THEY DON'T, WHAT THE MAYOR WANTS TO SPEND SOME OR NOT, AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHAT AMOUNT IS THERE AND WHATEVER AMOUNT THAT IS, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE ALDERMAN ELECT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SITTING IN THIS SEAT IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND I WOULD GO ALONG WITH THAT, MAKE THAT EMOTION.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S ALREADY A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH NO CENTERS WITH NO SECOND.
AND THEN, UM, YOU'RE SAYING MONEY THAT'S ALREADY ALLOCATED.
SO THE MONEY THAT'S ALREADY ALLOCATED THEN TO, ARE YOU WORKING ON THAT IS THE PAUSE.
WHAT MORE DOES THAT? IS THAT THAT'S 300.
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AND THE BLOOMFIELD STREET IS THAT NOW IN WARD FIVE IT'S FLUID FEEL INCLUDED THAT IN WHAT WAS ALREADY THE 200, I MEAN, 2 MILLION, 350.SO, SO, OR TO HAVE $600,000 AND I STILL NEED $450,000.
SO WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? SO CAN YOU RE TRACK WHERE THERE WAS NO SECOND? SO, I MEAN, I KEPT, I MEAN, IT DIED IF THERE'S NOT A SECOND, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, $450,000 FOR SIDEWALKS IS WHAT I'M ASKING FOR.
UM, WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE SUBTRACT MONIES IT'S ALREADY BEEN SPENT THAT WENT TO EACH WARD AND THE DIFFERENCE BE SPLIT SIX WAYS.
IF THE MAYOR DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, THE REMAINING BALANCE BE GIVEN TO EACH WARD, YOU'RE SAYING THE 4.3 BEATS DIVIDED INTO THE SOUTHERN WARRANTS, SIX, SIX WARDS.
SO THEN I'M STILL GOING TO GET THE $627,000.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT, IF YOU FEEL THAT FROM THE BEGINNING, THANK YOU.
IF YOU FEEL THAT ANOTHER WARD MAY NEED THAT, THEN WEED, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANYTHING, I WILL YIELD MY MONEY TO YOU.
SO, SO, SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE SAYING TAKE THE MONEY.
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED THE $2.3 MILLION THREE, FIVE.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE, FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE JUST SAID.
TAKE THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, SUBTRACT THAT FROM EACH WARD AND THEN WHATEVER THE DIFFERENCE IS WITH THE OVERALL AMOUNT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EACH WARD TO HISPANIC.
AND YOU SAID
WE GOT SIX POINT WHEN WE RECEIVED 6.756
WE'VE ALREADY SPENT 2 MILLION, 350, BUT THE WAY, BUT THE WAY THAT YOU'RE EXPLAINING IT IS IS WE SUBTRACT THAT.
I GOT TO SAY, THAT'S WHY I'M STILL COMING OUT ON TIME.
I LOVE TO TRACK WHAT'S ALLOCATED.
SO, UM, MS. KIM, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT DOESN'T MEAN I GET 600 AND SOMETHING DOLLARS.
KEEP WHAT'S MY CALCULATION FOR A LOT BOARDMAN OR 85, WHATEVER IT WAS FOR YOUR SIDEWALK.
IS EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT ON THE ITEMS THAT SHE OUT? IS EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT ON BUGS? YEAH.
CAUSE THAT WAS $2 MILLION YET.
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TWO THINGS TAKEN OFF OR FOUR THINGS ADDED A DAY FROM NOW IF SOMEBODY IN VERTICALLY LEFT OFF.
SO WE'LL SEE THAT DON'T EQUAL OUT FOR ME.
AND AGAIN, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EACH OF THOSE ISLANDS, THAT THOSE ITEMS WERE EXPANDED THROUGH GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES OR GRANTS, OR I JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THOUGH, THE, UM, ALL OF THOSE ADS, 2.1 MILLION, WHEN YOU ALLOCATED BACK IN MARCH.
IT'S JUST GOING TO LET ME, UH, LET ME GREG.
SO AL DID COME UP WITH SOME UPDATES AND THAT WAS A FULL 2 MILLION ON THOSE PROJECTS BROKEN DOWN.
HE HAD, HE HAD SINCE MADE SOME UPDATES ON THAT.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND FOR MISUNDERSTAND THE SECOND, THE BOARD VOTES.
WE HAVE 4, 3, 5 0 3, 5, 4 $0.3 MILLION DIVIDED BY SEVEN GIVES US SIX.
NOW YOU'RE YOUR OWN ALREADY, SIR? SHE'S ROLLING ALREADY.
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THE $6.7 MILLION.6.7 DIVIDED BY SIX IS WHAT? A MILLION, ONE 16.
NOW YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE $2 MILLION.
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED AND TAKE OUT BOWEL WARD.
WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED FROM EACH OF THAT $1.1 MILLION PER REWARDING.
THEN WHATEVER THE BALANCE IS LEFT OVER IS WHAT YOU HAVE.
SO WHO, WHO, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? HELLO? THIS IS WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST.
I WOULD SUGGEST GIVE THAT STAFF DIRECTION, LET THEM CRUNCH ALL THESE NUMBERS, PUT IT ON A PIECE OF PAPER IN OUR NEXT AGENDA AND LOWE'S APPROVE IT.
WELL, SOME OF THOSE THINGS WHERE HOLISTICALLY THE WHOLE CITY, I WOULD THINK LIKE A REDEVELOPMENT.
YOU GUYS I'M JUST SO PROUD OF EVERYBODY.
I, MR. DAVIS, WHAT THAT MOTION DO WE NEED TO RETRACT THAT MOTION AND JUST GIVE DIRECTION BACK TO LET'S DO THAT.
I RETRIED MY SECOND, BUT YOU, BUT THE BOARD IS IN AGREEMENT ON THE DIRECTION.
AND FOR CLARITY, AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE ITEMS TO BE SITE SPECIFIC AWARD, IF SOME OF THOSE ITEMS COULD BE
SO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS HOW MUCH, THREE 50.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE EXPENDED TO THAT WARD, CORRECT? NO, NO, NO, NO.
ONE THREE, BECAUSE THE THREE WARDS REPRESENT THREE BOARDS, ONE, TWO, AND FIVE REPRESENT OUR MAKEUP, THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
SO IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY, THANK YOU.
I NEED ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM, NUMBER 25.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT ITEM? SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.
YOU MIGHT WORK PLAN A, B AND C ON THAT ONE.
LET'S GET TO A POINTLESS, NUTS, A NICER ARMAND.
ALL THE WOMEN HERE ON MONDAY JOURNEY'S REPORT REPORTS, NIGHTMARE
[28. City Manager's Report.]
CITY MANAGERS REPORT.IF HE THINKS YOU'RE FOUR, FIRST OF ALL, OUR JULY 26TH BOARD MEETING, UH, IN THE EVENT OF A RUNOFF, JULY 26 IS SAID IT'S ELECTION DAY.
SO IS THERE A DESIRE FROM THE BOARD TO CANCEL OR RESCHEDULE THIS MEETING? CAN WE RESCHEDULE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT OR DOES ANYBODY WANT TO CANCEL IT? I WOULD GO AND CANCEL.
UM, DID YOU, IS THAT YOUR MOTION? A MOTION SECOND DAY BY EVERYBODY GOT THAT? AND ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR MOTION, SAY AYE, ALL OPPOSED.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU GOT TONIGHT? I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON TISDALE HOUSE.
UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS ON, ON PROPER PROCESS.
WE NEED TO GO THROUGH ON THIS.
AND ORIGINALLY, UH, THE MOTION WAS MADE TO PUT A BANNER OF SAYING FREE HOUSE.
AND SO SCOTT AND I HAD BEEN TALKING, WE CANNOT LEGALLY GIVE THE HOUSE AWAY TO JUST ANYONE.
WE CAN OPEN THIS UP TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DONE AND, AND NO ONE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
HOWEVER, WE CAN GIVE THE HOUSE TO A NON-PROFIT WHO HAS EXPERIENCE AS SPECIALIZES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
SO WE'VE SPOKEN WITH THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION.
THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT.
UH, IF WE DO THIS INTERESTED PARTIES WOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THOSE PARTIES WOULD THEN PROVIDE A PROPOSAL TO THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION WHO WOULD VET, UH, THAT PROPOSAL.
AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT HOUSE WITH THE ESTIMATED COST WOULD BE TO MOVE THAT HOUSE.
UH, THEY'D HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME TO MOVE THE HOUSE THEY'D TO HAVE OTHER PROPERTY SECURE TO WHERE THAT HOUSE IS GOOD, A PLAN ON HOW THEY WOULD BASICALLY REHAB THAT HOUSE.
AND THEN THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME TYPE OF BONDING REQUIREMENTS IN THERE TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE INTERESTED PARTIES WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PULL THE PROJECT OFF.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A, AT AN ALTERNATE PLAN TO WHERE IF NO ONE, THIS DOES COME UP, PRESERVATION FOUNDATION IS INTERESTED IN RELOCATING THAT HOUSE, UH, AS WELL.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON THAT.
UH, WE DO PLAN ON PUTTING A SIGN UP TO START THIS PROCESS.
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HAVE A SIGN UP AND GIVE FOLKS 30 DAYS, UM, TO, TO REACH OUT TO A PROPOSAL, LET THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION VET THAT AND GO FROM THERE.ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE ARCHITECT'S GOING TO BE READY TO GO OUT FOR BID, I THINK THE BIDDING PROCESS WILL PROBABLY BE LATER IN THE SUMMER, THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE ON ALL OF THEIR, UM, DESIGNS WHEN THEY GET, WHEN THEY GET THAT SQUARED AWAY, IT'S GOT TO GO TO FEMA FOR APPROVAL.
SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOUR FEMA TO LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION.
I WOULD JUST SAY, I HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
CAUSE I JUST FEEL LIKE A LOT OF RESOURCES, TIME, BRAIN ENERGY HAS GONE TO THIS, THIS HOME.
I KNOW THAT IT IS HISTORIC AND THERE'S A LOT THAT IT IS.
BUT I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT WITH THE NEXT DECISION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN BECAUSE WE HAVE TO STANLEY WHITE'S GOING TO BE COMING IN OR OKAY.
AND SO WE, WE, WE STILL HAVE A TIME FRAME FOR WHERE THAT HOUSE HAS TO BE REMOVED AND WHERE WE'RE WELL WITHIN THAT.
CAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE FOOT WITH THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER IS NOT GOING TO GET THAT HOUSE, THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PARKING.
SO, SO WE DO HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO WORK THIS OUT.
I KNOW I'M GETTING OLDER, BUT I FOUGHT WITH THAT.
WE HAD A PRETTY ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AND THAT THERE WAS A SIGN THAT IT WAS GOING TO GO IN FRONT OF IT FREE TO WHOEVER WANTS IT.
HERE'S THE PHONE NUMBER? ARE WE WAITING TO GET ALL THIS GOVERNMENTAL RED TAPE TOGETHER BEFORE WE CAN PUT A SIGN UP THERE THAT SAYS THAT? SO WHERE'S THE SIGN UP.
DON'T PROBABLY BE UP BY THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.
SO WE'RE AT LEAST A MONTH SINCE WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SIGNS ON IT, BUT MAYBE THAT'S JUST ME, UH, MACHINES.
COULD YOU UPDATE US? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE UPDATED, BUT COULD YOU TALK A MOMENT ABOUT SOME OF THESE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS SIGNS THAT ARE STARTING TO FAIL AND THEY HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE? THERE'S ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT I TOOK A PHOTO OF AND I WOULD ASSUME WITHIN A REASONABLE 30 DAY PERIOD, IT MIGHT'VE BEEN BACK UP.
AND UH, I THINK EITHER THIS BOARD OR A FUTURE BOARD, THESE SILENT BREAKS POLICY, IT'D BE A GREAT SPOT FOR THAT BOARD MEMBER.
SO YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN GENERAL, ABOUT A FEW OF THEM.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT SITE AND SEVERAL OF THE SIGNS DO NEED TO BE REPAINTED.
AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A GOAL FOR, FOR STAFF TO GET OUT THERE THIS SUMMER AND START WORKING ON THOSE THERE'S ONE SIDE COLONIAL HEIGHTS, UH, THAT SILENT WAS BASICALLY BROKEN IN HALF, UH, SPOKE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF THE DAY AFTER I SAW THE PICTURE OF THE SIGN, THEY ARE GOING TO START REPAIRS ON THAT.
AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO RELOCATE THAT AND BACK A LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO WHERE HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE RUN INTO AGAIN.
SO I THINK THAT SIDE WILL PROBABLY BE BACK OUT IN A FEW WEEKS, BUT THOSE SIGNS WERE, THOSE SIGNS ARE BASICALLY THE CITIES.
UM, AND WE'VE GOT TO MAINTAIN THOSE, UM, UH, A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THEM, A FEW NEW ONES HAD BEEN PUT IN.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THOSE THINGS WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME POLICY BECAUSE ALL THE ONE HARRISON, I SPENT DISCRETIONARY AND THINGS TO WHATEVER, AND A LONG WAY AWAY.
AND SO NOW YOU'RE SAYING THEY'RE SHITTY SIGNS.
SO I SAID,
SO DO I GET REIMBURSED SO I CAN SPEND MY MONEY AGAIN? LET'S BE CONSERVATIVE.
SO, UM, ALDERMAN HARRISON, ALL THE ONE ASTER DON'T, Y'ALL SIT OVER THERE AND TELL ME HOW I'M GOING TO SPEND MY
IT'S ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR WHAT COULD YOU UPDATE US ON WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE HERE? YES, SIR.
THE, WELL, THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY POURED CONCRETE BY NOW.
HOWEVER, THE RAIN HAS HIS IS SLOWED THE CONTRACTORS DOWN SINCE THEY STARTED TO WORK A FEW WEEKS AGO, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING STEADILY ON A VARIETY OF THINGS.
UM, AND UH, NEXT THING IS THEY'RE GETTING READY TO START POURING THE FOOTERS.
THEN THEY'RE GOING TO START, UH, DOING SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY BLOCK WORK, UH, WITH FOUNDATION.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING WHETHER COMMITTEE YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING A LOT OF WORK COMING OUT OF THE CONTRACTORS VERY, VERY SOON.
UM, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A FEW OTHER UPDATES? THE F 11 JANET LAWSON CREEK PARK.
UH, WE DO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR.
THEY WILL BE STARTING WORK ON THAT REHAB ON JUNE 1ST.
SO IT'LL TAKE WHETHER FOR MANY, APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT.
WE'VE HAD SOME DOWNTOWN CONCERNS ABOUT TRASH DOWNTOWN.
SO WE DID USE SOME MSD FUNDS TO PURCHASE 16 ADDITIONAL TRASH CANS.
THOSE HAD BEEN PLACED THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING SOME USE IN THOSE AREAS AND THEY'VE BEEN STRATEGICALLY
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RELOCATED.ALSO, ALSO STARTING THIS WEEKEND.
POLICE ARE INCREASING DOWNTOWN PATROL.
SO ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS POLICE WILL HAVE THEIR SEGWAYS DOWN FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM AND 10:00 PM TO 2:00 AM TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE HAD.
THE NEXT THING WE'VE GOT WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CITY CLERK, BRENDA BLANCA, WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE RECENT CITY VISION CONFERENCE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS AND ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE BATTALION CHIEF DENNIS TINDALL ON RECEIVING THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD THAT WAS PRESENTED BY
AND SUMMERTIME IS JUST ABOUT HEARING, I COULDN'T SAY A GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE FOOTLOOSE ON THE NEW SUMMER CONCERT SERIES TURNS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE BRITISH INVADERS WEATHER PERMITTING.
AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE GOOD WEATHER.
UH, ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH, WE'LL HAVE THE
WE'LL HAVE THE CAROLINA DREAMERS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH ON THE BORDER.
THE ULTIMATE EAGLES TRIBUTE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 REV ON THE FOREIGNER EXPERIENCE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, THE TAMS AND WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL DATE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, DURING THE MS. BIKE RIDE DOWNTOWN WE'LL HAVE WEST END MAMBA.
SO HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A GOOD CONCERT SERIES SCHEDULED THIS YEAR.
I DON'T SEE A GROUP ON HER LIST.
ARE THEY, WERE THEY NOT AVAILABLE FOR DANNY? THOSE DATES? WE, WE ROTATE THEM.
UM, ALDERMAN ODOM, UM, MENTIONED, UM, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE BEING HONORED.
WE HAVE A POLICEMEN BEING HONORED TONIGHT.
UH, YES, MASTER POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW BARNARD WAS JUST HONORED ACROSS THE STREET AT STANLEY HALL FOR THE ANNUAL BACK THE BLUE EVENT.
HE WAS JUST HONORED ABOUT, I THINK, 15 MINUTES AGO.
COULD YOU GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE CEMETERY? UM, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE WITH THE, UM, DAMAGED HEADSTONES? YES.
WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST GOTTEN, UH, TWO SETS OF BIDS FROM HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, FOLKS.
AND SO WE'RE BETTING THOSE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE QUESTERS ON THAT.
WE'RE GONNA, UM, LET THE QUESTIONS REALLY COORDINATE THAT CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY TRADITIONALLY DO.
SO, UH, WORK ON REPAIRS TO THOSE 17 OR 18 HEADSTONES, WE'LL BE STARTING VERY SOON.
I'D BE CURIOUS WHEN YOU GET THE BID, HOW MUCH IT WAS.
I MEAN, I KNOW BOTH ALDERMAN ASTRO, MYSELF DON'T NEED, ARE FUNDS SOME OF OUR FUNDS TO, TO THEM TO REPAIR THOSE HEADSTONES.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE OVERALL COST IS GOING TO BE.
CAN YOU EMAIL ME THOSE TOO? YES.
[29. New Business.]
THE ONLY THING I HAVE TONIGHT IS I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, UM, THE MAYOR WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR JOHNNY SAMSON DAY TO HONOR COMMISSIONER JOHNNY SAMSON.AND THAT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY.
SO WE DESIGNATED THE SATURDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS THE JOHNNY SAMSON DAY.
SO THAT IS HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY AT UNION POINT, HIS FAMILY WILL BE OUT THERE AT THE GAZEBO.
AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO JOHN IS TO DISTRICT SIX.
AND SO I KNOW THAT, UM, MOTHER SAMPSON, WHICH EVERYBODY CALLS HER, UM, WOULD, WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WANTED AS A DAY OF CELEBRATION AND REMEMBRANCE, NOT A SAD DAY, BUT, UH, SO I BELIEVE, UH, MEMORIAL DAY HAS BEEN HIS BIRTHDAY TRADITIONALLY.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO SET A DATE WHEN TALKING TO THEM.
SO SATURDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND KIND OF COVERS IT.
SO EVERYBODY COME OUT TO DO THAT.
AND THEN ON FRIDAY, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY AT CALEB RATA, UM, THE INVENTOR OF PEPSI-COLA TURNS 155.
SO COME BY THE STORE AND GET A NICKEL PEPSI ALL DAY LONG AND A PIECE OF BIRTHDAY CAKE.
SO I HOPE YOU'LL COME BY AND CELEBRATE IT BECAUSE WE CELEBRATE IT EVERY YEAR.
THAT'S IT TWO TO SIX AND I DO HAVE TWO TO SIX.
UM, MY ONE LAST THING IS, UM, I DO, I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE TOO, TO THE RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN, UM, WHERE THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, THERE WAS A LOT, A LOT, A LOT OF LOUD MUSIC COMING FROM THE, UM, EVENT IN THE BEER MEW, TRI TRIANGLE, UM, THREE BANDS, VERY LOUD.
I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE, IT COULD BE HEARD ALL THE WAY ON MIDDLE STREET, DOWN FROM WEST STREET STREET FROM A PUB, THERE WAS THREE BANDS.
AND SO, UM, I, I JUST WANT THE CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT I HEAR YOU, I'VE HEARD YOU,
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UM, AND GOING FORWARD NEXT YEAR, WE'LL TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM TO HAVE THEIR EVENT AND TO EIGHT O'CLOCK, I'LL PUT THE BANDS IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE DAY OR TAKE THE BANDS INSIDE BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS, WE GOT LOTS AND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS.I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR WARD ONE TOO.
THERE'S THERE'S NO WAY TO FIND THE HAPPY MEDIUM.
SO MAYBE BY RESTRICTING THE HOURS WE CAN, BUT WE NEED TO REALLY THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX BECAUSE NO OTHER PART OF TOWN GETS IT.
SO WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOME WAYS.
YES, BECAUSE WE LOVE THE MUSIC.
CAN I GET AN UPDATE ON STANLEY STANLEY? WHY RECREATION CENTER PROJECT? SO OUR CONTRACTORS, OUR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE UPDATED PLAN.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE WIND ZONES BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT, UH, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EMERGENCY SHELTER.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE FAST AND THE PROCESSING.
WE'LL ALSO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON HENDERSON PARK IF YOU LIKE.
SO OUR CHANGING SCOPE OF WORK WAS APPROVED BY FEMA, SO THAT, THAT CHANGES GET THE WORK WILL INCLUDE, UH, TAKING OUT THE OLD FITNESS COURSE, BUT IN A BRAND NEW FITNESS COURSE IN, UH, PUTTING IN A 30 BY 65 SHELTER THAT WILL DOUBLE AS A FARMER'S MARKET, UH, DOING PLAYGROUND ADDITION, THERE'LL BE SOME, UH, ASPHALT GAMES SUCH AS BEING ABLE TO TAKE TACK THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, RIGHT BESIDE THE BASKETBALL COURT, WE WILL LIGHT THE BASKETBALL COURTS, ADD SOME FOR THE BLEACHERS OUT THERE.
UM, SEVERAL REALLY GOOD BATHROOMS KNOW WE'RE IN DESIGN WILL BE COMING UP SOON.
UH, MR. OWL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN EMAIL TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS, THAT HAS BEEN SPENT ON THE DITCHES FROM THE FEMA MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION YOU PROBABLY MIGHT NEED TO COME TO THE MIC, UM, OR MAYBE AVERY, UH, TWO 11 WEST STREET OR WATER STREET.
UM, DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT DISH IS GOING TO BE WORKED ON MS. BRIAN'S HOUSE? YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT.
THAT WILL BE, CAN I CONFIRM IT? YES.
CAN I JUST EMAIL YOU WITH A CONFIRM CONFIRMATION BECAUSE I GOT TO LOOK AT THE, WHAT THEY HAVE IN THE WORKS, THE PLANS, SO TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH HOW WE EMAIL YOU AND LET YOU KNOW.
UM, ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED THE KENSINGTON STREET AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE BANK EROSION.
UM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO THAT, AND THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CAT D PROJECT A LOT AT FORD.
SO I WILL LOOK INTO FINDING WAYS TO FIX IT MYSELF OR STAFFING.
WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BECAUSE THIS IS CITY RIGHT AWAY.
THAT RUNS RIGHT TO, IF YOU LOOK AT THEM, THE BLACK RUNS RIGHT TO THE CANAL.
SO WE HAVE SOME LEEWAY TO DO SOME, AND WE'LL BE IN OUR OWN, IN OUR OWN RIGHT AWAY IF WE HAVE GOOD REPAIRS, BECAUSE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE, THE BANK IS ERODED OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, LIKE RIGHT DOWN TO THE EDGE.
WELL, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT IN THE INVESTING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO WE CAN DO SOME BANK STABILIZATION, SOMETHING AND THAT'S RIGHT BESIDE THE CITY PROPERTY PIECES.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARENTS.
UM, AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS, UM, SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM, THE WHOLE CITY STAFF THAT WAS KEEPING YOUTUBE, MAINLY YOU FOSTER KEEPING US UP TO DATE WITH THE DEBRIS, THE TREES AND THE, UM, POWER OUTAGES WE APPROVED.
I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT CLOCKS IN TO THE CITY OF NEW BERN AND CLOCKS HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.
DO NOT THINK THAT THE WORK THAT YOU DO GOES ON NOTICE NOT FOR ME.
AND I KNEW I COULD SPEAK TO THE REST OF THE BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOU MAKE ME LOOK GOOD.
ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE TIMES, WE GET FILLED IN SO MANY QUESTIONS.
WHEN MY ELECTRICITY GET TURNED ON, WHO'S GETTING THE DEBRIS AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE ANSWERS.
YOU GET THE CHARTER FOR SHOWERED ANSWER TO UM, YES.
FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN WARD THREE FOR TRUSTING ME WITH ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF REPRESENTING AND, UM, FOSTER.
IT'S PROBABLY BEEN OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN WE HAD THAT MAJOR DOWNTOWN BACK UP, BECAUSE IT WAS A WRECK ON THE BRIDGE OR THE ILLEST PAVING GOING ON IN BRITAIN.
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT I ASKED THE, UM, PRIOR CHIEF OF POLICE AT THAT TIME TO COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF A POLICY, UM, TO PUT IN PLACE TO DISPATCH OFFICERS,
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TO INTERSECTIONS, TO, TO TRY TO MOVE SOME OF THIS TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE LITTLE BRIDGE WAS OPEN THE WHOLE TIME.SOME OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS HAD EVERYTHING BACKED UP AND THERE WAS WAY MORE CARS THAN WHAT COULD YOU HAVE THE STREET COULD HANDLE.
AND I DON'T, I HAVEN'T MENTIONED ANYTHING TO OUR, OUR NEW CHIEF ABOUT IT, BUT, UM, WE DEFINITELY, IT'S GOING TO ONLY GET WORSE WHEN THIS PROJECT STARTS OVER HERE AND THEY START CLOSING ROADS AND PAVING AND BACKUPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
DOWNTOWN NEWBURN IS GOING TO BE JAMMED PACK AND IT CREATES A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, WHERE EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE HAD.
AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN PUT TOGETHER.
SO WHEN THAT TRAFFIC STARTS BACKING UP, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET IT MOVED THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, UM, UM, BENGAL, UM, I ALSO TOO, GOT SOME CALLS ABOUT THE, THE MUSIC ON PALMER STREET WITH, WITHIN THAT, UM, CELEBRATION OR WHATEVER THAT WAS GOING ON SATURDAY.
UM, AND I JUST LET THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
CAUSE WE DO HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE IN THE CITY, SO I'VE RECEIVED SOME CALLS AS WELL.
UM, AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO MENTION, UM, I THINK ALL OF US HERE, THAT'S BEEN HERE IN THIS CITY OVER 40 OR 50 YEARS KNOW, UM, DR.
SIDNEY BARNWELL, HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY.
SHE WAS 91 YEARS OLD AND, UM, DR.
BARNWELL IS NOT DOING VERY WELL HIMSELF.
UM, HE WAS IN HOSPITAL, BUT HE'S BACK HOME NOW.
UM, SO LET'S JUST KEEP HIM IN HIS, UM, HIS FAMILY AND PRAYER, YOU KNOW,
UM, AND THEN HE WAS ALSO A, UM, THE, HE WAS THE, UM, CHIEF, UM, OFFICER AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER THE CLINICAL SIDE OF, OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SO LET'S JUST KEEP HIM IN PRAYER, PLEASE.
I'M ALSO FOSTER, UM, AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT GETS TO BE SUMMERTIME AND I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES, THOSE THAT WORK OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE AND KNOW POLICY AND TAKING BREAKS AND GETTING PLENTY OF LIQUID SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEATHS DUE TO STROKES.
SO, UM, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
UM, THE CITY STAFF, THIS BOARD FOR BEING SO AMENABLE AND AGREEING WITH THAT ARP FUNDING, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR NOT WANTING TO HAVE IT SPLIT SEVEN WAYS, BUT I JUST THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THAT WE DO FOR OUR CITIZENS.
WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY AND THAT'S IT.
UH, JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT MAYOR SATURDAY AT 7 45 IS GOING TO BE THE THIRD ANNUAL MAYOR LEANDER MORGAN GOLF TOURNAMENT AT HARBOR POINT GOLF CLUB THAT IS SPONSORED BY KAPPA ALPHA PSI.
I DON'T PLAY GOLF, BUT I DID SPONSOR IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT ME OUT THERE PLAYING GOLF.
THEY'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD, UM, CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THAT DAY.
SO IF ANYBODY DOES PLAY GOLF, UM, THE PROCEEDS OR GOING TOWARD THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER PROJECT, AWESOME.
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? HOW WOULD YOU CITE TO POINT OUT? I JUST RECEIVED A EMAIL.
MANY OF YOU PROBABLY RECEIVED IT AS WELL.
THE DEATH TOLL NOW IS UP TO 21 AND THAT SHEER MAJORITY OF THEM WERE CHILDREN, CHILDREN, SCHOOL CHILDREN.
NOW, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE NEW BUSINESS ABOUT, I KNOW WE DO HAVE THAT EAT THIS ITEM RIGHT HERE.
YEAH, WE, WE CANCELED THE MEETING, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU WANT TO EMBED THAT WE RECEIVED TONIGHT ABOUT THE ELECTIONS THAT, UH, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF THE RUNOFF TILL AFTER AUGUST 22ND? WE HAD SAID THE FIRST WEEK, WELL, WE SAID THE FIRST MEETING AFTER THE ELECTION WAS CERTIFIED, WHICH WOULD BE AUGUST 22ND.
NOW THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE HAD, UH, UH, AN ALDERMAN ELECTED FOR THE SIXTH WARD SO WE CAN SEE HIM, WHICH WOULD MEAN WE WOULD, WE WOULD DISPLACE OUR SITTING ALDERMAN.
SO I WOULDN'T, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD STAYS IN TACK UNTIL AFTER, UM, THE JULY 26.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT RUNOFF AND THE ELECTION IS CERTIFIED,
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I AGREE.WHAT DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? UH, SCOTT, LET ME, LET ME LOOK AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH THE NEXT MEETING.
WE CAME IN AS A BOARD AND I WANT US BE ABLE TO SIGN A DARN AS A BOARD, REGARDLESS OF WHO SITTING ON IT.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE INDIVIDUALS.
LET'S JUST FINISH OUT OUR TERM AND LET THE NEXT 14 DAYS.
SO BOBBY CAN REST A LITTLE MORE AND WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE OUT OF INTELLECT, MY BRINSON AND THE OFFICER.
THEY MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU THOUGH.
[30. Closed Session.]
DO WE NEED TO SEE THEM HERE CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT? UH, YES.MY MEMBERS, THE BOARD NEED YOUR CLOSED SESSION TO MAINTAIN OUR ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE FOR SOME OF THE 1 43, 3 10, 11, 8 3, TO DISCUSS ANY NEW ONE VERSUS A
SO ANYTHING ELSE MR. NOT TO NIGHTMARE? PROBABLY MOST YOU HAVE SECOND, PRETTY MUCH TO SAY I WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.