Sep 27, 2022 Board of Aldermen

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2022 NEW BOARD OF ALDERMAN MEETING.

THE PRAYER TONIGHT WILL BE GIVEN BY OTTMAN FRILL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE HAVE RESIDENTS IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT ARE FACING A VERY SERIOUS WEATHER EVENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE THREE DAYS, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE, UM, WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THAT EVENT, UM, MAY END UP BEING.

SO I WOULD JUST ASK MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, UM, TO KEEP THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, UM, WHERE REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE, UM, ARE MADE THAT, UH, THAT YOU CONSIDER HELPING OUT IN ANY WAY THAT YOU, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO.

THANK YOU, HONOR.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH HE STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

ALL.

ADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ALDERMAN PR.

YES.

HERE.

ALDERMAN ROYAL.

HERE.

OTTERMAN ASHER.

HERE.

MAYOR OEM.

HERE.

OTTERMAN KINZIE.

HERE.

ALDERMAN.

BEST PRESENT.

ALDERMAN BRINSON.

HERE.

OR

[3. Approve Agenda]

MOVE.

HAVE A MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION IS APPROVED.

MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT

[Consent Agenda]

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF THERE IS NONE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS HE IS SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? WE COULD HAVE A ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH OTTERMAN PR.

YES.

OTTERMAN ROYAL? YES.

OTTERMAN ASHER? YES.

OTTERMAN KINZIE.

YES.

OTTERMAN BEST? YES.

OTTERMAN.

BRINSON.

YES.

MAYOR OUM.

YES.

THAT IS APPROVED.

UH, NUMBER 10.

[10. Update on MetroNet]

MR. MANAGER, ANY COMMENTS? UH, YES, SIR.

UH, I'M HAPPY TO, TO HAVE METRONET COME IN, UH, TO, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS STAND.

SO WE'VE GOT CHRIS SMITH, EDDIE MASSAL, AND JOHN RY, UH, TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON WHERE THINGS STAND AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT VERY SOON.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

FOSTER ALDERMAN.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

AGAIN, I'M CHRIS SMITH.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR METRON NET.

I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, DO A LITTLE Q AND A FOR YOU.

MY COLLEAGUES WITH ME, ME TONIGHT ARE EDDIE MASSENGALE, ALSO WITH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.

AND JOHN AUTRY, WHO'S THE LOCAL NORTH CAROLINA MARKET MANAGER.

SO, JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, UM, METRONET IS THE LARGEST NATIONWIDE, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED 100% FIBER TO THE HOME PROVIDER.

WE HAVE 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

WE GOT STARTED IN 2005.

WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 16 STATES, OVER 250 COMMUNITIES.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT NEW BERN IS ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.

AS A REMINDER, ALSO, WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, UM, AROUND THE END OF 2022 OF LAST YEAR, AND OUR RESPONSE SO FAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POSITIVE.

OVER A THOUSAND PRESALES CURRENTLY IN OUR HOPPER.

SO WE'RE LOVING TO SEE THAT.

UM, AND IT ALL STARTS, YOU KNOW, IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE'RE A FIBER OVER BUILDER, SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION, PLACING THAT 100% FIBER, AND WE PASS RESIDENT HOMES AND BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY OF NEW BERN.

WE, UH, COMMUNICATE AS WE DO THAT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING WITH YOUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

WE RESTORE AS WE GO AND WE RELEASE SERVICE TO THOSE AREAS AS WE GO.

UM, CURRENTLY, AND I BROUGHT KIND OF A, A ROUGH MAP.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T SEE IT TOO WELL.

WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED WEBSITE FOR CONSTRUCTION RELATED ITEMS. SO WHAT TO EXPECT DURING CONSTRUCTION, HOW TO CONTACT US DIRECTLY WITH QUESTIONS.

MAYBE THAT'S IN REGARDS TO YOUR YARD, WHERE THOSE LINES ARE GONNA GO, WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.

IT'S ALL CONSTRUCTION CENTRIC.

HERE'S THE WEBSITE FOR THAT.

THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE MAP THAT I PLACE UP THERE.

IT SHOWS YOU FUTURE CONSTRUCTION, CURRENT CONSTRUCTION, AND WHERE IT'S COMPLETE.

I'M EXCITED TO TELL YOU THAT WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST AREA COMPLETE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, AND WE'LL BE LIGHTING THAT AREA.

OUR

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UM, AND SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED THAT THAT'S COMING ONLINE.

AND ONCE THAT SEEMS TO FOLLOW, IT'S LIKE DOMINOES AND IT GOES PRETTY QUICKLY.

UM, WE'RE ABOUT, AND I'D SAY THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE, SO BEAR WITH ME.

WE'RE AROUND 30 ISH, THAT'S OFFICIAL ISH, PERCENT DONE WITH THE PROJECT.

WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF UNDERGROUND IN, WE'RE STARTING TO PICK UP ON AERIEL.

THAT TYPICALLY GOES JUST A LITTLE BIT FASTER FOR US.

UM, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE ANY TIME YOU'RE INTERESTED IN VISITING, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OR HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

THAT IS AN INTERACTIVE MAP.

RESIDENTS OR ANYONE THAT OWNS A BUSINESS CAN PLACE THEIR, UM, ADDRESS AND IT WILL GIVE THEM A MAP OF WHERE WE'RE BUILDING AS WE START TO RELEASE FOR SERVICE.

THERE'S A LINK AT THE BOTTOM WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO, AND THOSE PRESALES THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU EARLIER WHERE WE'RE HAVING SUCH A GREAT RESPONSE, IT SHOWS NEW BIRTHS READY FOR A DIFFERENT CHOICE.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UM, WE'RE STILL ALSO ON TARGET TO COMPLETE OUR INITIAL BUILD OUT.

UM, I WILL SAY MAYBE BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, BUT LATE SUMMER SEEMS PRETTY ACCURATE.

AND THEN ONCE WE COMPLETE THAT INITIAL PLAN BUILD, WE'LL LOOK FOR EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES, UM, AND ANY AREAS THAT ARE PRIVATE, MULTI-DWELLING UNITS TO APARTMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU ALL HAVE FOR ME? BOARD QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, THE, THE, ONE OF THE HOT TOPICS WILL ALWAYS BE HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? WILL YOU BE COMPETITIVE? EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.

AGAIN, WE BELIEVE IN BRINGING AN ALTERNATE CHOICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, SO WE'RE GONNA BE VERY IN LINE, VERY COMPETITIVE.

WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF SPECIALS, UH, RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS.

AS WE START TO RELEASE, ONCE WE GET PAST CON CONTACTING THEM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE, WE'LL START TO CONTACT THEM WITH SPECIAL DEALS AND RATES.

UH, WE ARE A MONTH BY MONTH CONTRACT COMPANY, SO NO LONG TERM COMMITMENTS.

WE WANT YOU TO TRY OUR SERVICE AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

ANOTHER TOPIC THAT COMES UP THE INTERNET FOR A LOT OF KIDS THAT LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEM AS WELL? ABSOLUTELY.

ANYTHING THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY ALREADY IN OUR PLAN BUILD, WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES.

WE DO ALSO, UH, EXCUSE ME, PARTICIPATE IN THE AFFORDABLE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP WITH THAT AS WELL.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS CAN I ANSWER FOR YOU? WHAT OTHER SECTIONS, OR EXCUSE ME, WHAT SECTIONS OF TOWN WILL BE YOUR FIRST TO GO LIVE? UM, SO YOU CAN'T SEE IT.

YES.

, UM, ON THAT MAP SHOWS AN AREA AND FOSTER, CAN I ASK YOU TO JUMP IN WITH ME AND MAYBE GIVE SOME COMMUTE, LIKE SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS NAMES? YES.

THE, THE AREA THAT'S GONNA BE COMING ONLINE VERSUS THE PI BROOK AREAS.

THIS THE CLOSEST THING TO THEIR HUT LOCATION.

THANK YOU.

I MET THE GUYS THIS MORNING WORK IN THAT AREA, AND, UH, THEY WERE REALLY AT IT AND THEY WAS, I THINK THE TIMELINE THAT YOUNG MAN GIVEN ME WAS ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS, BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS SPLITTING.

YES, SIR.

SO WE'RE FINISHING OUR PIECE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS GETTING THAT FIBER IN THE GROUND.

THEN, UM, AS FOSTER MENTIONED, WE HAVE SOMETHING, AND AGAIN, SOMETIMES THAT TRIBAL LANGUAGE, RIGHT? WE CALL IT A HUT, BUT IT'S OUR EQUIPMENT SHELTER.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE SERVICES COME OUT FROM AND GO OUT TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND FROM THERE WE CALL THAT, THAT THE BACKBONE.

SO WE'RE WORKING TO CONNECT THOSE TWO AREAS, AND ONCE THOSE TWO CONNECT, IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR US TO ROLL THAT OUT AS WE GO.

SO YEAH, I'D SAY NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IS A PRETTY SAFE BET.

SO YOU, YOUR AFFORDABLE PLANS, UM, ARE CURRENTLY ON THE METRONET WEBSITE, SO PEOPLE CAN GO IN AND LOOK AT THE PLANS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE.

ARE THEY CONSISTENT WITH, WITH THIS AREA, I SAID ONE PLAN COVERS THE ENTIRE AREA OR CITY OR IS IT DIFFERENT PLANS? IT'S DIFFERENT PLANS, RIGHT? WE ALL USE THE INTERNET IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

SOME OF US CONNECT 20, 25 DEVICES.

SOME OF US CONNECT FIVE DEVICES.

SOME OF US ARE AVID GAMERS, SOME OF US ARE AVID STREAMERS FOR OUR TV.

SO WE REALLY WANT YOU TO FIND THE PLAN THAT BEST FITS YOU.

WE DO USE, AND I'VE GOT JOHN WITH ME TODAY, WE, WE UTILIZE WHAT WE CALL A CONSULTATIVE SALES PROCESS.

WE DON'T WANNA SELL YOU MORE THAN WE THAN YOU NEED, BUT WE WANT YOU

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AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT A COMPETITIVE PRICE THAT FITS YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

OUR HUNT'S LOCATED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.

YES, MA'AM, THEY ARE.

THAT'S REALLY, UM, THAT EQUIPMENT SHELTER IS WHAT REALLY HOUSES ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING AND THINGS AND REALLY CONNECTS IT BACK TO OUR HOME OFFICE.

MM-HMM.

SO EVERY COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE A HUT.

THEY WOULD HAVE A HUT OR A CABINET.

OKAY.

SO IS IT DETERMINED IN WHAT PROXIMITY, HOW CLOSE FROM ONE HUT TO ANOTHER? YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW WE DETERMINE THAT.

UM, AND WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERALL DENSITY OF THE MARKET THAT WE'RE IN.

SO WE MEASURE, YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE, WE CALL IT PASSES, BUT HOW MANY HOMES WE'RE GONNA PASS IN AN AREA AND WHAT WILL BEST SUPPORT, UM, THE AREA AS YOU EXPAND OUT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE UNDERGROUND VERSUS ARIEL OVERHEAD? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, ALDERMAN.

I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHAT WE ESTIMATED FOR NEWBERG, BUT A PRETTY GOOD RULE OF THUMB THAT WE FOLLOW IS WHERE IS YOUR ELECTRIC? SO IS YOUR ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND? WE'RE MOST LIKELY GONNA FOLLOW THAT OR YOUR OTHER UTILITIES.

IF THEY'RE UNDERGROUND, WE'LL FOLLOW THAT.

IF THEY'RE AERIAL, THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT AS WELL.

MORE QUESTIONS.

WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED, I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITIZENS ARE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE FIRST CUSTOMERS ONLINE.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

IF I CAN HELP YOU IN ANY OTHER WAY OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AGAIN, MY NAME IS C SMITH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU OKAY.

UH, NUMBER 11,

[11. Presentation on Resiliency Plan Road Show]

YEAH.

YES, SIR.

SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, UM, WE ADOPTED THE HAZARD MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY PLAN.

UH, PART OF THAT IS, IS IS THE PUBLIC FACING PIECE, UH, WHERE WE, WE TAKE IT, TAKE THIS ON A ROAD SHOW TO ALL OF COMMUNITIES, CIVIC CLUBS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AS MANY FOLKS AS WE CAN TO SHARE, SHARE ABOUT THIS.

SO WE'RE GONNA ASK MATT, SHELLY TO COME UP TO, TO, TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.

AND COLLEEN, YES, COLLEEN AND I ARE BOTH WORKING AS TEAM ON THIS ONE, UH, FOR A ROLLOUT OF THE RESILIENCY PLAN TO THE COMMUNITY AS WE, UH, PRETTY MUCH PROMISED BACK IN MARCH.

UM, UH, WE MENTIONED THAT THE PLAN IS A, UH, A LIVING DOCUMENT AND THAT WE WOULD BE UPDATING IT WITH, UH, PUBLIC INPUT.

SO JUST AS A A I'M GONNA DO LIKE A, A BRIEF LITTLE, UH, THING ON WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THE, THE NEW MEMBERS AND FOR NEW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.

AND THEN COLLEEN WILL TALK ABOUT THE ROLLOUT.

SO, UH, WE ALL REMEMBER, UH, THE TRAGEDIES OF, UH, FLORENCE.

AND SO THE PLAN WAS, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THAT SO THAT WE COULD, UM, UH, PREPARE AND BUILD BACK, UH, BETTER FOR FUTURE.

SO THE PLAN ITSELF IS BASED IN A, UH, IS, UH, BASED ON A STUDY AREA THAT'S EVEN LARGER THAN THE CITY LIMITS.

IT INCLUDES, UH, THE AREAS AROUND THE CITY, UH, THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE.

THOSE ARE BASICALLY, UH, CENSUS TRACKED AREAS TO HELP WITH SOME, UH, DATA AND DEMOGRAPHICS.

SO, BUT ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS IS WHAT IS RESILIENCE? AND BASICALLY, UH, YOU CAN DISTILL IT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN HERE, THE CAPACITY TO WITHSTAND RESPOND AND RECOVER FROM AN ADVERSE EVENT.

AND SO WE DID A NUMBER OF, UH, QUITE A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT FOR THE PLAN ITSELF.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THIS LIST HERE.

UH, HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE, UM, UM, MARKETING THAT WE DID TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO, UM, PROVIDE SOME PUBLIC INPUT.

THEN THE PLAN WENT ON WITH CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS OUR CAPABILITY CURRENTLY.

UH, AND THEY REVIEWED DOCUMENTS AND THE REST OF THESE ITEMS HERE ON THIS SCREEN THAT INCLUDED, OF COURSE, FLOOD PLAYING MAPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, UH, UH, THIS WAS, UH, MORE OF A, UM, UH, AN ANALYTICAL PROCESS, UH, WHERE THEY, UH, THE CONSULTANTS, UH, REVIEWED THEIR, OUR COMMUNITY ASSETS, OUR FLOOD HAZARDS AND THREATS.

UH, WERE ALSO ASSESSED THE VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF EACH OF THOSE.

AND PRIMARILY THREE, UM, UH, FEATURES OR, UM, THREATS WERE, UH, INVESTIGATED FLOODPLAIN IN INUNDATION.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE STREETS FLOODING, THE WATER RISING AND JUST COVERING THE AREA STORM SURGE, SO FROM

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AND SO THAT, UH, KIND OF ANALYSIS LOOKED LIKE SOME OF THESE MAPS HERE AND THERE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE, THE PLAN AND THE APPENDS, UH, THE RESULT WAS TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD WITH SIX RESILIENCY PILLARS, UH, TO COVER HEALTH AND SAFETY, HOUSING, ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE.

AND WE DEVISED, UH, UH, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR ALL OF THESE IN CONCERT WITH ALL OF THE PUBLIC INPUT.

IN A LITTLE RIGHT HAND CORNER, IT SAYS ACTIONS.

SO, UH, THOSE, UH, ACTIONS, UH, WERE QUITE NUMEROUS.

SO WE ENDED UP WITH 61 DIFFERENT ACTIONS, UH, LISTED IN THE PLAN.

AND THOSE WOULD OF COURSE BE AUGMENTED IN THE FUTURE BY ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT.

BUT, UM, SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, PUTTING THIS PLAN IN ACTION.

SO WE HAVE A GRANT, UM, WITH A, UH, CONSULTANT JUST TO PROVIDE THE, UH, THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND THE WORK, UH, SUPPORT TO ACTUALLY CARRY OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, SPECIFICALLY IN THIS CASE, THE ROLLOUT OF THE PLAN TO THE PUBLIC.

SO, UH, THAT IS THE THIRD BULLET THERE, UH, ON THIS SCREEN.

AND NOW COLLEEN WILL TAKE OVER AND DESCRIBE THE ROLL OUT FROM HERE.

THANK YOU, MATT.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, BOARD OF ALDERMAN.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ASSETS HERE TO PROTECT, ONE BEING OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, TWO BEING OUR BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT CITY, AND THIRD BEING OUR COMMUNITY.

SO HOW DO WE EDUCATE, INFORM, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC WITH RESILIENCY? AND THIS ROBUST PLAN WE'VE PUT TOGETHER, THE RESILIENCY PLAN IS AN 800 PAGE DOCUMENT.

THE MEAT OF THE MATTER IS ABOUT 150 PAGES, BUT WE KNOW NOBODY'S GONNA READ THAT.

SO HOW DO WE PUT TOGETHER A STRATEGY TO REACH PEOPLE? WHAT WE'VE STARTED WITH IS AN INTRODUCTORY VIDEO.

NOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EDITS TO MAKE TO THE VIDEO, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA SHOW IT TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL USE THIS AS AN INTRODUCTION.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT HURRICANE FLORENCE AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE, WE HAD DURING THAT STORM.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL ILLUSTRATE THE NEED FOR RESILIENCY PLAN.

WE'RE GONNA BE AT MUM FEST THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE A BOOTH ON EAST FRONT STREET.

UH, IT'S CLOSE TO THE RESTROOMS AT UNION POINT PARK WHERE WE WILL HAVE ALL KINDS OF RESILIENCY INFORMATION.

TWO OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE HANDING OUT AT MUM FEST WILL BE RESILIENCY CHECKLISTS FOR RESIDENTS AND ALSO FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.

WE'RE NOT GONNA WEIGH YOU DOWN WITH A BUNCH OF STUFF TO CARRY AT MUM FEST.

WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE THESE NEAT LITTLE BUSINESS CARDS WITH A QR CODE ON THEM.

YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME, SCAN IT, AND GET ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RESILIENCY PLAN.

MATT ACTUALLY BROUGHT HOME THANKS FOR GETTING IT PRINTED OUT FOR US.

SO WE DO HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THOSE WERE GONNA LOOK LIKE.

UM, ALSO OUR FLYERS.

WE INTEND TO HAVE SEVERAL, UH, PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WE INTEND TO PUT TOGETHER FLYERS OF THOSE CALENDAR MEETINGS.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE HANDOUTS, INFORMATION THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, COULD BE IN YOUR MONTHLY UTILITY BILL.

SO FOR FOLKS WHO STILL RECEIVE THEIR BILLS BY MAIL, THEY'LL GET ALL THE RESILIENCY INFORMATION IN THOSE STUFFERS.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, NOT JUST TO YOU, BUT THINK ABOUT PRESENTATIONS WE COULD DO TO ROTARY GROUPS, COASTAL WOMEN'S FORUM, CIVIC TANS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE STRATEGIZING AND PUTTING TOGETHER TWO FORMS OF OUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO EDUCATE FOLKS, THE 15 TO 20 MINUTE VERSION FOR THOSE SHORT BRIEF MEETINGS.

UM, AND THEN MORE OF A 45 MINUTE VERSION FOR MEETINGS THAT, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A MORE IN DEPTH LOOK AT RESILIENCY, UH, PROJECT WEBSITE UPDATES.

IF YOU GO TO NEW BERN NC.GOV/RESILIENCY, YOU'LL GET ALL THE INFORMATION ON WHAT WE'VE DONE TO DATE WITH OUR RESILIENCY PLAN.

YOU CAN VIEW THE PLAN, YOU CAN PRINT IT, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR FUNDING SOURCES.

PHASE ONE OF THE PLAN WAS COMPLETELY FUNDED BY GRANTS.

YOU CAN SEE OUR GRANT FUNDERS ON THAT PAGE.

YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THE CITY PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE STARTED MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS PROBABLY A YEAR AGO AND GETTING AN INFORMATION DOWNLOAD ON THE PLANS, PROJECTS, AND EVEN SOME OF THE EVERYDAY THINGS THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS DO TO IMPROVE RESILIENCY.

THAT IS ALL ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE.

NEW BERN, NC DOT DOV SLASH RESILIENCY.

OF COURSE, WE PLAN TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENGAGE OUR PUBLIC AND CITY THREE TV, OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT CHANNEL.

WE'LL USE EMAIL CAMPAIGNS RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR RESILIENCY EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST.

YOU CAN SIGN UP TO GET ON THAT LIST

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WE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THEM TODAY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT RESILIENCY WAS ON THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN AGENDA TONIGHT SO FOLKS COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN.

WE'LL USE PRESS RELEASES ALSO TO ENGAGE OUR FOLKS, REACH OUT TO OUR LOCAL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND HELP THEM SHARE SOME OF OUR COVERAGE AND LOTS MORE STRATEGIES AND IDEAS FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

PART OF THAT AND MORE WOULD BE OUR BRAND NEW MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

NEW BURN ALERTS.

WE HAVE 13 CATEGORIES THAT PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP FOR TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE CITY.

ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES IS RESILIENCY.

WE ALSO USED THAT TODAY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS ITEM WAS ON THE AGENDA.

SO WE'RE PULLING OUT ALL OF THE ITEMS IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT AND REACHING OUT TO FOLKS TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT RESILIENCY, BREAK DOWN WHAT IT IS, BREAK DOWN THIS 800 PAGE PLAN, AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL ENGAGE AND PARTNER WITH US AS WE BUILD A STRONGER UBER.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I DO.

YES, SIR.

UM, DURING THE TIME OF THE MONTH THAT YOU ALL HAVE A VIDEO AVAILABLE TO SHOW WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WE CAN DO NOW WITH ACTUALLY A VIDEO YOU SHOWN SHOW, WE ARE EXPLORING HAVING THAT RESILIENCY VIDEO THAT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT PLAYING IN THE BOOTH.

VERY GOOD.

UM, TONY, UH, GATLIN, OUR IT MANAGER, IS WORKING WITH US TO MAKE SURE WE GET A TV WITH GREAT SPECS THAT YOU CAN VIEW IN BRIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

OKAY.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT TECHNOLOGY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

BOARD.

I'M SORRY, I, UH, ALSO HAVE A QUESTION.

HISTORY HAS TAUGHT US, ALONG WITH DATA AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES SUFFER OR, UH, EXPOSED TO, UM, MORE ADVERSE, UM, SITUATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS THAT ARE CATASTROPHIC.

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REACH VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES? I LOOK AT THIS LIST OF ITEMS HERE AND I DON'T SEE ANY ACTUALLY THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO THE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN PLAN OR PLACE, UH, OF A PLAN IN ORDER TO REACH THAT, UH, SECTOR OF THE POPULATION? MANY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN THOSE SIX PILLARS ARE VERY FOCUSED ON THOSE COMMUNITIES.

WHAT WE'RE STRATEGIZING IS 11 POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE WILL BE 11 MEETINGS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT 11 POSSIBLE LOCATIONS, UM, TO HOST THOSE MEETINGS.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND IN PUBLIC, THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL OPTION.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO JUST RECORD WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE, A VIRTUAL VIDEO THAT YOU COULD WATCH ON YOUR OWN IN YOUR OWN TIME.

THOSE 11 PROSPECTIVE MEETING LOCATIONS SPAN ALL SIX WORDS.

SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND MEETINGS.

UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO USE SOME OF THOSE METHODS THAT PEOPLE MAY USE FOR FOLKS WHO MAY NOT BE TECHNOLOGY SAVVY.

MAYBE THEY COULD GET SOMETHING IN THEIR UTILITY BILL.

UM, IF THEY VISIT AT MOM FEST, WE HAVE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE CAN HAND THEM AT MOM FEST.

UM, WE HAVE THE RESILIENCY DISTRIBUTION LIST, SO FOLKS WHO DO HAVE EMAIL, WE HOPE THEY WILL SIGN UP FOR THAT.

UM, I THINK IF WE HAD TO, MATT AND I COULD PROBABLY GET TOGETHER A HALF DOZEN CITY EMPLOYEES.

WE COULD GO DOOR TO DOOR IF WE HAD TO DROPPING OFF PAPERWORK, UM, AND CALENDAR INVITES FOR PEOPLE TO ATTEND MEETINGS.

SO WE KNOW WE HAVE A CHALLENGE AHEAD OF US.

THAT'S, LIKE I SAID, WE WANNA PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN REACH EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

COLLEEN, WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME, UM, THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH ON THIS ROLLOUT? WELL, THE INTRODUCTORY VIDEO WILL BE, OF COURSE READY BY MUM FEST.

THE CHECKLISTS ARE ACTUALLY READY TO GO NOW.

UM, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN GET SOME OF THOSE PREPAREDNESS CHECKLISTS.

WE ARE HEADED INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

UM, WE'RE ALL KIND OF PREOCCUPIED WITH WHAT WE SEE GOING ON IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN WITH HURRICANE IAN RIGHT NOW.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO PUT A TIME LIMIT ON WHEN WE EXPECT THE PRESENTATIONS TO LAST.

WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEM A DEADLINE.

IF WE'RE STILL DOING THE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND THE POSSIBLE 11 LOCATION MEETINGS HEADED INTO THE NEW YEAR, THAT'S FINE WITH US.

WE DON'T WANNA PUT A DEADLINE ON GIVING PEOPLE AN EDUCATION ON RESILIENCY.

IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT.

WE ALSO EXPECT TO MAKE A LOT OF CHANGES TO IT.

THAT WILL INVOLVE US GOING BACK TO THE PUBLIC TO GIVE THEM FURTHER UPDATES.

SO THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING TYPE OF THING STARTING TONIGHT.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

YEP.

COLLEEN, ONE, ONE

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TO SEE IF MAYBE WE COULD HAVE THEM PLAY THE VIDEO, ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE CLASSES, BUT PROBABLY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

AND MAYBE SEND THE CARDS HOME WITH THE, THE CHILDREN.

SOMETIMES THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE CONNECTIONS THAT THE PARENTS DON'T HELP GET THE INFORMATION OUT AND IT'S FREE OTHER THAN THE COST OF PRINTING.

WILL DO.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST GOT, UH, ONE QUESTION, NOT NECESSARILY WITH THIS, COLLEEN, THE WEATHER ALERT CHANNEL OR SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE NOW MM-HMM.

, WOULD YOU TAKE A SECOND AND JUST EXPLAIN THAT AND TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THE VIEWERS THE HOW TO SIGN UP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SIGNING UP, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE, UH, WITH, WITH IAN? ABSOLUTELY.

UM, CHIEF FOY OF NEWBURN FIRE RESCUE DID AN INTERVIEW TODAY ABOUT NEWBURN ALERTS.

THIS IS OUR NEW MASS NOTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY MESSAGING PLATFORM.

IT DEBUTED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.

THE CITY SOUGHT A NEW SERVICE, OUR NEW PLATFORM FOR THIS SERVICE, RATHER, BECAUSE WE WANTED A MORE INTERACTIVE PLATFORM.

WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY SHARE EMERGENCY INFORMATION, BUT ALSO GENERAL INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN.

SO, NEW BERN NEWBURN ALERTS ONCE YOU SIGN UP NEW BERN NC.GOV/NEWBURN ALERTS, ONCE YOU SIGN UP, YOU ATTACH YOUR EMAIL, CELL PHONE NUMBER, HOME OR BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER TO YOUR ACCOUNT, AND YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON ONE OR ALL OF 13 CATEGORIES ON THE SITE.

SOME OF THOSE CATEGORIES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE STREET CLOSURES, CITY EVENTS, SUMMER CAMPS, PARKS AND FACILITIES RESILIENCY, NEW BERN 1 0 1.

THERE ARE ALSO NON-EMERGENCY CATEGORIES FOR POLICE AND FIRE.

THEY'LL BE USED TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT CHILD SAFETY, SEEK CHECKS THAT OCCUR ON FRIDAYS.

YOU WILL STILL RECEIVE WEATHER ALERTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

WE DO NOT DEPLOY THOSE.

SO IF YOU ARE IN THE CONE OF THE FORECAST FOR A DISASTER EVENT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL DEPLOY THAT MESSAGING AND IT WILL GET SENT THROUGH NEWBURN ALERTS.

IT'S A FREE SERVICE.

THERE IS ALSO A MOBILE APP CALLED MY ALERTS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANDROID USERS AS WELL AS IPHONE USERS.

UM, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH IT SO FAR.

LIKE I SAID, WE USED IT TODAY TO NOTIFY PEOPLE ABOUT RESILIENCY.

UM, THE STREET CLOSURE FOR SIMMONS STREET TOMORROW, WE SENT OUT THAT INFORMATION VIA NEWBORN ALERTS AS WELL TODAY.

SO IT'S, IT'S SHOWN IT'S SUCCESSES ALREADY, UM, IN FOLKS SIGNING UP FOR THE PROGRAM AND US BEING ABLE TO DEPLOY INFORMATION ON DEMAND.

COLLEEN, COULD YOU SHARE HOW MANY ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED? SURE.

IN TALKING TO YOU, I GOT MY NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT WRONG, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE SERVICE.

IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT WE'RE REALLY ONLY ABOUT 60 DAYS IN WITH NEW BE ALERTS.

SO IF FOLKS ARE WATCHING US ON FACEBOOK OR TUNED IN ON CITY THREE TV OR THE WEBSITE, PLEASE GO TO NEW BERN NC.GOV/NEWBURN ALERTS.

IT'S COMPLETELY FREE.

YOU CAN SIGN UP THERE.

ANYTHING ELSE? SO, ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA HAND OUT THESE LITTLE CARDS FROM YOUR SEVEN.

OKAY.

ONLY HAVE SEVEN, UH, AND IT HAS A FEW CODE ON IT THAT WILL TAKE RIGHT TO THE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THIS BUILDING YOU GET HOME.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION'S OBVIOUSLY VERY TIMELY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO

[12. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving an Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Water Supply with the Town of River Bend.]

CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY WITH THE TOWN OF RIVER BEND.

MR. HUGHES, THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK JORDAN USED TO COME UP AND PRESENT PRESENTED ITEM.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS AN, UH, RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY WITH THE TOWN OF RIVER BEND.

UH, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, THE TOWN OF RIVER BIN EXTENDED ITS WATER SYSTEM ACROSS HIGHWAY 17, UH, TO SERVE A, A PORTION OF THE TOWN THAT RESIDES ON THAT SIDE OF THE, THE HIGHWAY.

IN DOING SO, THEY CREATED ALMOST THE, THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO INSTALL AN INTERCONNECTION

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AND SINCE THEN, OFF AND ON, WE'VE KIND OF EVALUATED THE OPTIONS, UH, KIND OF KICKED AROUND SOME IDEAS.

AND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I'VE ACTUALLY HAD, UH, ENGINEERS FOR THE, THE TOWN ENGINEERS WITH THE CITY TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, THE HYDRAULICS OF IT, THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BOTH SIDES, TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ACTUALLY PUTTING AN INTERCONNECTION IN THERE.

WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH IS THERE'S A, A PRIME OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN A ONE WAY INTERCONNECTION, WHERE IN THE EVENT OF OUR EMERGENCY, THE NEWBURN WATER SYSTEM CAN SUPPLY WATER TO THE TOWN OF RIVER BEND.

UH, RIVER BEND HAS ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON SOME GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND HAS SECURED SOME STATE FUNDING THAT WILL HELP, UH, TAKE CARE, I THINK, OF ALL THE CALLS TO PUT IN THE INTERCONNECTION.

AND IN DOING SO, THE NEXT STEP, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD IS THEY NEED TO GET AN, AN INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT APPROVED, UH, BY THE TOWN COUNCIL AND BY THE CITY BOARD OF OTTMAN.

UH, SO THE TOWN OF RIVER BEND ACTUALLY APPROVED THE AGREEMENT LAST WEEK.

THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS WILL BE APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF OTTMAN.

EVERYTHING WILL BE IN PLACE THAT WILL OUTLINE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOTH THE TOWN AND THE CITY AND ESTABLISHING THE INTERCONNECTION AS WELL AS HOW TO MAINTAIN IT MOVING FORWARD.

UH, HOW THE, THE BILLING WILL WORK, HOW THE METERING WILL WORK.

UM, WE'VE HAD THE LEGAL STAFF FROM BOTH THE TOWN AND THE CITY REVIEW THE AGREEMENT, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IN THERE IS APPROPRIATE.

WE'VE HAD THE ENGINEERING STAFF FROM BOTH PARTIES REVIEW TO MAKE SURE ALL THE TECHNICAL DETAILS ARE APPROPRIATE.

AND WE FEEL LIKE THE AGREEMENT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE, THE TOWN OF RIVER BEND AND ESTABLISHING THEIR EMERGENCY IN THEIR CONNECTION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

JORDAN, I HAVE A GOOD QUESTION.

IF, OBVIOUSLY THIS WERE EMERGENCY ONLY, UH, HOW WOULD WE BILL, WOULD THERE BE A METER PUT ON THERE AND RIVER BEND WOULD BE BILLED FOR THE COST? THAT IS CORRECT.

MAYOR, THERE, THERE'S A METER INSIDE OF THE INTERCONNECTION.

SIMPLY, UH, THE METER METER WILL BE TESTED EVERY SO OFTEN.

THERE'S A FREQUENCY OUTLINED AGREEMENT TO MAKE SURE THE METER'S ACCURATE.

THEY'LL NOTIFY US AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE READY TO ACTIVATE THE NCE INTERCONNECTION.

UH, WE'LL GET EVERYTHING SET UP.

WE'LL TAKE OUR METER READING.

THEY'LL USE IT WHEN THEY'RE DONE.

WE'LL SAY, THEY'LL SAY WE'RE DONE.

WE'LL SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND HOW THEY'RE BILLED THE BILLING RATE, EVERYTHING IS OUTLINED IN THEIR AGREEMENT.

OKAY.

AND, AND JORDAN, HAVE YOU, UM, HAD ANY PLANS OR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT DOING THE SAME THING OVER IN THE JAMES CITY AREA? WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT TWO INTERCONNECTIONS WITH THE CRAVEN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM.

WE HAVE ONE AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND ONE OUT ON HIGHWAY 55 WEST.

AND, AND, AND MUCH LIKE THIS, WE'VE ACTUALLY KICKED AROUND SOME IDEAS AND, AND STARTED LIKE SOME BACK OF NAPKIN EVALUATION ON WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE HAD AN INTERCONNECTION WITH THE COUNTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WELL.

SO IF WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR WATER SYSTEM, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPLY US.

CORRECT.

IT'S, IT'S PART OF THAT EVALUATION PROCESS.

THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT GOES INTO IT THAN JUST THINKING.

YOU CAN HOOK BOTH SYSTEMS UP THERE.

THERE ARE CAPACITY ISSUES, THERE IS TREATMENT CHEMISTRY ISSUES.

WE, WE TREAT WATER DIFFERENTLY AND THEY TREAT WATER.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.

THERE ARE HYDRAULIC ISSUES OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE ONE SYSTEM HAS VERSUS THE OTHER.

UM, SOME OF THE, SOMETIMES IT'S A, A SLAM DUNK.

IT'S VERY EASY, LITERALLY JUST KIND OF CONNECT EVERYTHING.

IT WORKS.

OTHER TIMES IT'S VERY COMPLEX, IT REQUIRES SOME LEVEL OF TREATMENT.

IT REQUIRES SOME LEVEL OF EITHER REGULATING PRESSURE OR PUMPING OR BOOSTING PRESSURE.

UM, SOME OF 'EM CAN GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY JUST, THEY'RE NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO, YOU KNOW, TO IMPLEMENT.

SO IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH, TO IMPLEMENT THAT CONNECTABILITY WITH CRAVING COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THEY POSSIBLY TREAT NEAR WATER? OR WOULD NOT BE ADVISABLE OR AUTO THE ONE IN, UH, JAMES SUE.

THAT AUTO OR ADMISSION THAT, THAT'S ONE WE HAVEN'T GOT FAR ENOUGH WHEN THE, AND EVALUATION, UH, TO REALLY TAKE ANY OF THOSE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION, REALLY GET TO THAT POINT.

UH, THE ONE WE HAVE AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WORKS REAL WELL.

IT'S KIND ISOLATED SYSTEMS. WE CAN BASICALLY TAKE THE ENTIRE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND SERVE IT FROM EITHER SYSTEM.

UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY USED THAT ONE A COUPLE TIMES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS TO DO TANK MAINTENANCE.

SO WE'LL TAKE OUR WATER TOWER COMPLETELY DOWN, DRAIN IT, WE CAN DO SOME INTERIOR CLEAN OUT AND MAINTENANCE ON THE INTERIOR OF OUR TANK, REPAINT IT, AND THEN WHILE, WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, WE CAN RUN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRIAL PARK OFF THE COUNTY SYSTEM AND THEN PUT EVERYTHING BACK ONLINE ONCE OUR TANK'S READY TO GO.

THAT, THAT DATA SITUATION WON'T VERY WELL.

IT'S NOT JUST AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

ALSO WORKS VERY WELL FOR PLANNING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.

OKAY.

WE USED TO HAVE A CONNECTION.

IT WAS AT THE FOOT OF THE BRIDGE WHERE FOR THE COUNTY, UH, DANNY IN THAT TREE.

DIDN'T, DIDN'T WE HAVE USED TO HAVE A CONNECTION FOR THE COUNTY AT THE FOOT OF THE BRIDGE.

SO IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, THEY COULD USE OUR WATER.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER? IT MUST NOT BE TRUE.

THEN , WE'VE GOT A COUPLE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TRENT RIVER.

OKAY.

WE DON'T THINK WE'VE GOT ONE ON THE EAST SIDE.

OKAY.

THEY JUST TOLD YOU THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

SO FIRE DEPARTMENT

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SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANYMORE DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH OTTERMAN ROYAL.

YES.

ALDERMAN ASTOR.

YES.

OTTERMAN KINZIE.

YES.

OTTERMAN BEST? YES.

OTTERMAN BRINSON.

YES.

OTTERMAN PRIL.

YES.

MAYOR OEM? YES.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER

[13. Consider Adopting a Resolution Designating the Chief of Police Position to Make Recommendations to the NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission on ABC Permits.]

SO, SO MAYOR, HISTORICALLY WE HAVE, WE HAVE DESIGNATED A NAME, AN EMPLOYEE NAME FOR THIS, AND TO PREVENT HAVING TO CONTINUE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD.

OVER AND OVER, UH, WE'RE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO NAME THE, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO, TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ABC PERMIT ISSUANCE, MOVING FORWARD BOARD.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION DESIGNATE IN THE CHIEF OF POLICE POSITION TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL COMMISSION ON THE ABC PERMITS.

SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ATHER.

ALDERMAN ASTOR.

YES.

OTTERMAN KINZIE.

YES.

ERMAN BEST? YES.

OTTERMAN BRINSON.

YES.

OMAN PR.

YES.

ERMAN ROYAL.

YES.

MAYOR OUM? YES.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER

[14. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Execution of an Application Contract with the NC Governor's Highway Safety Program for a BikeSafeNC Coordinator.]

I'D LIKE TO ASK CHIEF GALLAGHER TO GALLAGHER TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, UH, BOARD OF ALDERMAN NEWBURN SITS IN REGION TWO OF, UH, OF THE STATE.

THERE WERE 11 REGIONS.

THE GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED EACH ONE OF THOSE REGIONS TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATOR, UH, ON TWO PARTS.

ONE IS FOR MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, AND THE OTHER ONE IS A MUCH BROADER, UH, COMMITTEE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUES.

UM, WITH RESPECT TO THE $5,000, UH, GRANT FOR MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, UH, THIS IS A POSITION THAT THE CITY OF NEW BERN AND THE, THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS THE COORDINATOR IN 2020.

WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ON THAT ROLE ONCE AGAIN IN 2022.

UM, THIS PROVIDES THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A LARGER SAY IN HOW THAT $5,000 IS UTILIZED IN TERMS OF, UH, UTILIZING MONIES FOR TRAINING, UM, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY.

AND I COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SECOND PART, UH, NOW IF YOU WISH.

SURE.

SO THE $25,000, UM, GRANT THAT IS ALSO OFFERED BY, UH, THE STATE FOR REGION TWO.

WE CURRENTLY ARE THE, UM, UH, AGENCY THAT HOUSES THE COORDINATOR.

THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY, ONCE AGAIN, TO HAVE A GREATER VOICE AND A GREATER INFLUENCE ON HOW TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY IN RESPONSE TO ADDRESSING HIGHWAY SAFETY CONCERNS.

SPECIFICALLY, UM, UH, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STAFF.

UM, WE HOST ROUGHLY NINE COUNTIES.

UM, SO THE MONEY IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE CITY OF NEW BERN OR CRAVE COUNTY, BUT THE GREATER REGION.

UM, BUT WE HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE MANY YEARS WE'VE HAD THAT.

AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE USAGE OF THAT $25,000, UM, UH, SOME OF THAT WILL GO, UH, TOWARDS EDUCATING OUR OWN OFFICERS.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT, UH, YOU APPROVE THAT AND ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

SO, BOARD, HE, HE TALKED ABOUT NUMBER 14 AND NUMBER 15, BOTH REQUIRE NO MATCHING GRANT OUT OF OUR FUNDS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF MAYOR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF PROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION CONTRACT WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM.

FOR THE BIKE SAFE MC COORDINATOR.

HAVE A MOTION FOR NUMBER 14.

WHO HAVE SECOND.

SECOND.

HAVE A SECOND.

WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL

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YES.

ALDERMAN DESK.

YES.

ALDERMAN BRINSON.

YES.

ALDERMAN PR? YES.

ALDERMAN ROYAL.

YES.

ALDERMAN ASTOR.

YES.

MAYOR ODO.

YES.

SO ALSO, IF WE

[15. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Execution of an Application Contract with the NC Governor' s Highway Safety Program for a Regional Law Enforcement Liaison.]

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IN DISCUSSION.

NOT WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH OTTERMAN.

BEST ALDERMAN.

BEST YES.

OTTERMAN BRANSON.

YES.

OTTERMAN PR? YES.

OTTERMAN ROYAL? YES.

OTTERMAN ASHER? YES.

OTTERMAN KINZIE.

YES.

MAYOR OUM? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU CHIEF NUMBER

[16. Consider Adopting a Resolution for the Sole Source Purchase of Diesel Exhaust Filtration System from Ward Diesel Filter Systems.]

CONSIDER ADOPT YOUR RESOLUTION FOR THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF DIESEL EXHAUST FILTRATION SYSTEM FROM MORE DIESEL DIESEL FILTER SYSTEMS. I'D LIKE TO ASK CHIEF BOY TO MAKE THIS, UH, PRESENTATION.

IN THE PAST, CANCER HAS STARTED TO CREEP UP ON US AND HEART ATTACK FOR THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTERS FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT NOW CANCER IS QUICKLY CATCHING UP WITH IT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO MANY THINGS WE CAN TO REDUCE THAT EFFECT OF CANCER.

AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS INSTALLING A FILTERER SYSTEM, UH, ON OUR APPARATUS, AND NOT ONLY INTO FIRE STATIONS GOING THE FIRE GROUNDS, THAT WILL REDUCE THE CARCINOGENS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S ONLY ONE COMPANY THAT DOES THIS, AND THEY ALREADY ALSO PROPRIE AND THE PROVIDER OF THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOUR BLESSINGS ON BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IS SO WE CAN INSTALL THESE ON OUR APPARATUS.

SO CHIEF, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE STALLED IN ANOTHER DEVICE THAT WOULD GO ON THE PIECE OF, UM, EQUIPMENT THAT THEY THEY USE LIKE FOR FACE MASKS? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? NO, MA'AM.

IT'S ACTUALLY A FILTERER THAT GOES ON THE TRUCK ITSELF.

OH, OKAY.

UH, THAT, THAT IT HAS TO HAVE IT OUT EVERY 10 YEARS.

IT HAS TO BE CHANGED OUT, BUT IT, WHAT IT DOES, IT STOPS BASICALLY LIKE A, ON A BUFFER CAR.

IT NEVER REDUCES THING, BUT THIS JUST REDUCES THE CARCINOGENS THAT COME OUT.

UH, WE HAVE EXHAUST FANS ON OUR BUILDING, BUT THEY'RE STILL, WE ON FIRE GROUND.

THEY'RE STANDING PUMP ENGINEERS STANDING BESIDE FIRER AL STARING AND BREATHING IT.

SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY OF US TO TRY TO REDUCE THE CARCINOGEN GO INTO OUR BODIES OR ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.

SO ANOTHER QUESTION TO YOU.

SO THE APPARATUS THAT, THAT THE FIRE WEARS, THAT'S FIREFIGHTING FIRE, THAT'S WATER FIGHTING FIRE.

THIS IS, THIS IS MORE FOR LIKE, OUR TRUCKS ARE INSIDE THE FIRE STATION.

SO I KNOW WE STARTED AT FIRE STATION.

I GOT THAT POINT.

SO THE, THE APPARATUS THAT THE FIRE WEARS THAT PROTECTS HIM FROM ALL OF THESE FUMES OR WHATEVER, THAT YES MA'AM.

COULD CREATE CANCER? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

AND THEN THIS NEW DEVICE IS GONNA BE ADDED TO THE TRUCKS BECAUSE OF THE FUMES AND EVERYTHING COMING FROM THE TRUCKS AND WHATEVER.

AND, AND JUST TO KIND OF CARRY A LITTLE FARTHER, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

UH, WE HAVE TWO SETS OUT GEAR NOW.

UH, WE ARE REQUIRING OUR PERSONNEL TO CLEAN YOUR GEAR, UH, IT'S CALLED SO THEY DON'T TAKE IT HOME WITH 'EM, THEY ABOUT TO FIRE STATIONS, SO, OKAY.

ANYTHING TO, I KNOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IS WHEN THOSE DIESELS SIT INSIDE THE ENCLOSED FIRE STATION AND THEY FIRE 'EM UP, THEY JUST BLACK SMOKE THE WHOLE FIREHOUSE.

SO THIS WILL HELP ELIMINATE A LOT OF THAT DIESEL FUMES FROM RUNNING ALL THROUGHOUT THE FIRE STATION.

THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF DIESEL EXHAUST FILTRATION SYSTEM FROM WARD DIESEL FILTER SYSTEMS. SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECONDARY DISCUSSION.

A ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH ALDERMAN SSON.

ALDERMAN SSON.

YES.

ALDERMAN PR.

YES.

ALDERMAN ROYAL.

YES.

OTTERMAN ASHER? YES.

OTTERMAN KINZIE.

YES.

ERMAN VEST? YES.

MAYOR OEM? YES.

OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER

[17. Consider Adopting a Resolution to Initiate the Upset Bid Process for 2706 McKinley Avenue.]

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE THE UPSET BID PROCESS FOR 27 0 6 MCKINLEY AVENUE, MR. MANAGER.

SO STEPHANIE COWARD LEE HAS TENDERED AN OFFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY.

THE TAX VALUE WAS $4,500.