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YOU READY? ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 6 0 3 DOWN.[1. Call to order and Welcome]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER THE AUGUST MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEWBURN.WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE? ABSOLUTELY.
COMMISSIONER SHARON BRYAN? PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER STEVE STRICKLAND.
MADAM ATTORNEY? WE HAVE, I'M HERE TOO.
WELL, SINCE I'VE KIND RUN OF THE MEETING THIS EVENING, THAT WOULD BE NICE IF I WAS HERE.
WE HAVE DO HAVE A QUORUM? YES.
UM, FOR, FOR THOSE WATCHING ON TV AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE.
UM, UH, THE NEWBURN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS A PUBLIC BODY APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN OF THE CITY OF NEWBURN.
IT IS PUB PUBLIC BODY GOVERNED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HAS BEEN TASKED WITH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS BLIGHTED PARCELS AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND THE GENERAL WELFARE OF CITIZENS WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
AND WE WILL BE DEALING WITH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THIS EVENING.
[3. Approval of Minutes (June and July)]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES, STARTING WITH JUNE 14TH, JUNE 28TH, AND JULY 12TH.
I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE THAT ONE AT A TIME.
STARTING WITH JUNE 14TH, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES AS PRESENTED FOR JUNE 14TH.
SECOND, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? JUNE 14TH MINUTES OR APPROVE.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT, UM, I, I WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT MEETING AND IT'S NOT LISTED THAT I WAS ABSENT.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES AS PRESENTED WITH THE CORRECTION THAT, UM, OUR, UH, CHAIRPERSON WAS ABSENT OF MEETING OF MOTION.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE MINUTES? THEY ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
OPPOSED? THE JUNE 28TH MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN, UH, HAVE THEM CORRECTED THAT I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THAT MEETING EITHER.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH THE NECESSARY CORRECTION THAT, UH, CO-CHAIR KI PARAGO WAS ABSENT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MINUTES? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGNED THE JULY 12TH MINUTES ARE HEREBY APPROVED.
[4. Approve the Agenda. ]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.YOU ALL GOT THE AGENDA, UH, LAST FRIDAY, I BELIEVE, AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO LOOK AT IT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING? MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
I IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
LIKE WISE, A NEGATIVE VOTE, NO AGENDA IS APPROVED AND WE WILL PROCEED WITH OUR MEETING.
[5. Guiding Principles]
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, NUMBER FIVE IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.AND WE WILL START WITH MR. STRICKLAND AND WORK AROUND THE BOARD READING THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, EQUAL TIME,
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RESPECT OTHERS' OPINION, LISTEN TO BILL A CONSENSUS, SHARE ACCURATE INFORMATION, PUBLIC PERCEPTION.UH, STAY FOCUSED, BE ACTION ORIENTED, AND ALL OF US TOGETHER, BELIEVE, BELIEVE, BELIEVE.
[6. Public Comments (limit of 4 minutes) ]
OKAY.WE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, OR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
EVERYBODY IS LIMITED TO FOUR MINUTES.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM.
UM, MY NAME IS AGAPE ADAMS. ADDRESS OUR ADDRESS, OUR, OUR PUBLIC ADDRESS.
UM, WELL, I CURRENTLY LIVE AT 1 0 8 ROSE GARDEN COURTS.
IT'S IN BRYCE CREEK, BUT I DO HAVE A HOME IN DUFFY FIELD PROPER ON MECHANIC STREET.
1214 MECHANIC STREET THAT I DO NOT LIVE AT CURRENTLY.
BUT I WANTED TO STATE THAT BECAUSE THAT IS WHY I'M INTERESTED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
I USED TO LIVE THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH MY PARENTS, AND EVER SINCE COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STRONG DESIRE TO HELP REVITALIZE THAT AREA, TO TURN IT FROM A BLIGHTED COMMUNITY INTO QUITE FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, A DISNEY WORLD.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THERE.
I WANTED TO BE INFUSED WITH BEAUTY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
I'M GONNA MOVE BACK IN THERE MYSELF ONCE OUR HOME IS RENOVATED.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO, I I HAD A DESIRE TO BE A PART OF THE BOARD AS WELL.
UM, HAPPY TO THAT YOU HAVE THE SEAT, UM, BUT I WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I WANT TO BE OF SERVICE ANY WAY THAT I CAN BE OF SERVICE, PLEASE, UM, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME.
I WILL, UM, GIVE THE CITY CLERK MY INFORMATION SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN BE EMAILED THAT YOURSELVES.
I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
UM, I REALLY, I JUST HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
I JUST THINK THE CITY, WOW, I TWO THUMB THREE THUMBS UP, ALL THE THUMBS UP FOR THE CITY AND WANTING TO DO SOMETHING, UM, WITH THAT AREA OVER THERE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GETTING TOGETHER, SPENDING YOUR FREE TIME
THANK YOU MS. ADAMS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TODAY? COMMISSION, UH, MARVIN WILLIAMS, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR NEW BERN.
UH, WHAT I JUST WANT TO PASS ALONG SOME INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, CAPE FOR PARK.
UH, HAS A PUBLIC INPUT MEETING THAT'S GONNA OCCUR ON MONDAY, AUGUST THE 14TH AT 5:30 PM AT THE OMEGA CENTER.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OLD NORTH STATE LEAGUE IS INTERESTED IN LEASING THE PARK, UH, FOR A, UM, SUMMER COLLEGIATE, WOODEN BACK BAT LEAGUE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM OLD NORTH STATE.
THEY'RE GONNA COME THERE AND DO A PRESENTATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING WITH THE PARK.
AND I HAVE SOME, UM, UH, FLYERS HERE FOR YOU ALL.
IF, IF YOU ALL DESIRE TO HAVE ONE FOR, UH, FURTHER INFORMATION.
THANK YOU MR. WILLIAMS. ALRIGHT.
AND, AND, AND THEY WILL ALSO BE DOING A SURVEY WHILE THEY'RE THERE JUST TO GET THE PUBLIC IN INPUT AS TO WHAT THEIR DESIRE IS, UM, REGARDING THEIR, UM, THEIR, UM, THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THAT AREA.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING? THANK YOU.
IF NOT, THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
[7. Consider a resolution approving the purchase of 209 Bryan and 821 West Street]
SEVEN ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING IS CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF 2 0 9 BRYAN AND 8 21 WEST STREET.THERE IS, UH, THESE PROPERTIES WERE, UH, PRESENTED BY MR. DIGGS.
THEY'RE DESIRING TO ACQUIRE THEM, MAN, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY EIGHT MONTHS AGO.
AND THEY'VE BEEN TOTALLY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, OF THE RE UH, REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS, UH, PROCESSES.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE UPSET BID PROCESS.
SO EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER, UH, FOR MR. BIG DIGGS TO PURCHASE THESE PROPERTIES.
YOU HAVE DEEDS AND RESOLUTIONS IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING, UH, TO CONVEY THESE PROPERTIES TO MR. DIGS.
IF REMEMBER MR. DIGGS IS GONNA BE BUILDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ON BOTH OF THESE LOTS.
AND THERE ARE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS PLACED ON THE DEEDS THAT REQUIRE HIM TO DO SO,
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UH, ON ONE LOT WITHIN 12 MONTHS AND ON ANOTHER LOT WITHIN 24 MONTHS.MR. UH, VICE CHAIR, JUST SO THAT YOU MIGHT NOTE, THE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT THE ORDER OF ALDERMAN APPROVE OF THE SALE BEFORE IT CAN BE COMPLETED.
SO IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UM, THIS MATTER WILL GO BEFORE THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN ON THE AUGUST 22ND MEETING AND SUBJECT TO THEIR APPROVAL.
UM, THE PRESIDING OFFICERS, OR THE OFFICERS FOR THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME CAN EXECUTE THE DEEDS AND SCHEDULE A CLOSING WITH MR. DIGS.
A QUESTION, WHAT DO WE NEED TO APPROVE ONE AT A TIME OR CAN WE APPROVE BOTH LOTS AT THE SAME, SAME TIME? YOU CAN APPROVE BOTH RESOLUTIONS AT THE SAME TIME SO LONG AS THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD ABOUT, UH, THE RESOLUTIONS AND THE PROPERTY THAT, UH, IS GOING TO BE CONVEYED TO MR. DIGS? NO EXCUSE FOR MY GOD NOT KNOWING, BUT WHAT'S THE PURCHASE PRICE? THE PURCHASE PRICE IS IN YOUR PACKET.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE $5,000 FOR ONE.
ONE PROPERTY IS $5,560, I BELIEVE.
NO, $5,650 AND THE OTHER IS $3,000.
AND MR. DIGS, AS IS INDICATING YOUR RESOLUTION WAS THE FINAL HIGHEST BIDDER THROUGH THE UPSET BID PROCESS.
AND THEN PRESUME THAT GOING ALONG WITH, UH, SIR APPRAISED VALUE OF THE COUNTY LINE? YES.
BASED ON TAX, TAX VALUE AND OUR GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS 75% OF APPRAISED TAX VALUE.
WOULD YOU LIKE A ROLL CALL? NO, WE WILL NO MOTION IF WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF 8 21 WEST STREET AND 2 0 9 BRIAN STREET TO MR. CHARLES DIGGS.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL.
NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A PRESENTATION.
[8. 817 Murray Street Presentation]
TO ABOUT EIGHT 17 MURRAY STREET.UM, I KNOW IT WAS GONNA BE A, I SET A VERBAL PRESENTATION, BUT I MADE A COUPLE OF DRAWINGS AND I BROUGHT THREE OF THEM IF WANTS TO HAVE A LOOK.
SEE, THEY'RE ROUGH, BUT THEY'RE THERE.
SO, UH, BUT MY NAME IS JUSTIN BECK.
UM, I RECENTLY MOVED BACK FROM CALIFORNIA.
I, UH, SPENT ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS IN THE MILITARY OVER THERE.
I COULD WALK OUT MY FRONT DOOR AND THERE WAS SEVEN 11 AND IF I WALKED AROUND THE CORNER, THERE WAS A GROCERY STORE AND I JUST MOVED OUT TO FAIRFIELD HARBOR 'CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHERE I WANTED TO LIVE.
AND I LIKED THE COMMUNITY, BUT AFTER LIVING KIND OF MORE BY MYSELF AND CLOSE BY, I'M LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO BE THIS CLOSE TO THEM EITHER.
SO I STARTED LOOKING AROUND AND I WAS LIKE, I, I WOULDN'T MIND LIVING DOWNTOWN.
SO I GOT MY REALTOR AND SHE TURNED ME ON TO UH, UH, CITY AND COUNTY OWNED, UH, PROPERTY.
AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, I'LL TRY MY HAND AT TRYING THIS SAG ONE OF THESE.
SO I LOOKED AROUND AND I WAS LIKE, THAT LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE.
'CAUSE I'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL LOTS AROUND HERE AND THEY'RE LIKE, 0.1, ONE OR SOMETHING ACRES AND IT'S LIKE, WHAT CAN WE REALLY DO WITH IT WITH THE, UH, RESTRICTIONS THAT THE CITY HAS WITHOUT ASKING FOR A VARIANCE OF COURSE.
SO, UH, I WAS WANTING TO BUILD MY CELL FOOT A LITTLE HOME DOWNTOWN, UH, WITH MAYBE A LITTLE ROOM TO GROW BECAUSE IT'LL HAVE, UM, AS YOU SEE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BASEMENT OR A LOFT AREA.
UM, SO JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FOR MYSELF AND, UH, OKAY.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. BECK? MR. BECK, UH, YOU,
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YOU, YOU JUST MENTIONED A BASEMENT.UH, DID, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE ELEVATION OF THAT LOT? YEAH, I LOOKED, UH, I LOOKED AT THE ELEVATION, THE FLOOD.
I'VE LOOKED ACROSS THE STREET, A COUPLE OF THE HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THE AREA AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE MAYBE ABOUT A SIX TO SEVEN FOOT FLOOD ELEVATION JUST TO, JUST TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THE HOUSE AT THAT LEVEL.
SO I WAS THINKING, WHY NOT GO ANOTHER FOOT OR TWO AND THROW IN THE GARAGE UNDERNEATH? BUT I MEAN, IT'S JUST THINKING IDEAS SO FAR BECAUSE I MEAN, NOTHING'S CONCRETE YET, SO.
I MEAN, THE FLOOD ELEVATION IS AT NINE FEET IN THAT AREA AND THAT, THAT LOT IS ABOUT FIVE FEET IN ELEVATION, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO BUILD IT UP AND YOU SHOW THAT ON YOUR PLANS.
AND MY, MY DAD WAS TALKING TO ME EARLIER, HE'S LIKE, WELL, MAYBE WE COULD DO STICK PILL.
I WAS LIKE, THE BLOCK WOULD BE BETTER IN CASE THE FLOOD DOES COME THROUGH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BECK FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY.
THE PROCESS THAT WE SHOULD ENTER INTO NOW, BASED ON CURRENT POLICY OF, OF THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION IS THAT YOUR REQUEST, UH, WILL BE REFERRED TO THE HOUSING WORK GROUP AND THEY WILL COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COMMISSION, UH, WHETHER IT'S ADVISABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE, THE UPSET BID PROCESS ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.
AND FOR DISCUSSION, I'M SORRY, IS THIS, THIS IS OWNED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY RIGHT NOW? YES.
SO WE WOULD JUST BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT THEY INITIATE THE UPSET INCOME? THAT'S CORRECT.
THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR.
MR. IS THE CITY'S POLICY RIGHT NOW? 50%? YES SIR.
THE CITY AND COUNTY GENERALLY REQUIRE, UH, 50% OF THE ASSESSED TAX VALUE AS THE INITIAL DATE.
NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE HOUSING WORK GROUP REPORT.
[9. Housing Working Group Report]
YOU HAPPENED, THE HOUSING WORK GROUP MET ON THE 27TH OF JULY TO GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO IT.UM, WE HAD, WE DISCUSSED THE REQUEST, UH, BY MS. JACKIE LONDON TO PURCHASE 1305 MAIN STREET.
AND YOU SEE THAT THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION, UM, BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT THERE'S NEVER BEEN A FORMAL OFFER MADE, BUT I THINK IT HAS NOW.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, AS, AS OF THE WORK GROUP, THE FORMAL OFFER HAD NOT BEEN MADE, BUT A PRESENTATION HAD, SHE HAS NOW MADE, UH, THE OFFER AND SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN REFERRED TO THE WORK GROUP, IT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO, UH, WE COULD, YOU ALL COULD, UH, MAKE THE RE RECOMMENDATION TO BEGIN THE UPSET BID PROCESS SO THAT SHE COULD PROCEED.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, THE ORIGINAL, ORIGINAL PRESENTATION THAT SHE MADE TO THE BOARD WAS BACK LAST OCTOBER.
OCTOBER, I BELIEVE A YEAR AND, HUH? SEE IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR.
AND IT GOT LOST IN THE PROCESSES GOING THROUGH, GOING AROUND AT THAT TIME.
UM, BUT NOW THAT SHE HAS MADE THAT FORMAL OFFER TO PURCHASE AND SHE HAS MADE THE PRESENTATION AND WE HAVE HOUSING WORK GROUP HAS LOOKED AT IT, UM, WE, AS THE HOUSING WORK GROUP RECOMMEND THAT WE PROCEED WITH THE UPSET BID PROCESS ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.
UM, YOU SEE COMMENTS ABOUT MR. BECK AS PRESENTATION AGAIN? WE WERE WAITING FOR HIM TO DO THE FORMAL PRESENTATION SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH, UH, AN OFFICIAL, UH, RECOMMENDATION COMING OUT OF THE HOUSING WORK GROUP AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
WE DISCUSSED THE PRESENTATION, UH, MADE BY MR. STEWART TO PURCHASE 1101 MAIN STREET.
UH, THE PROPERTY'S OWNED BY THE CITY.
UH, THE HOUSING WORK GROUP RUBRICS RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION REQUEST THE PROPERTY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SO THAT PROTECTIVE COVENANTS CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY.
COVENANTS WOULD INCLUDE RESTRICTING THE PROPERTY OF RESIDENTIAL USE
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AND CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE, LIKE THOSE THAT WE JUST, UH, APPLIED TO THE DEEDS THAT WE DID WITH MR. DES.THE CITY IS THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE LOT.
THEY CANNOT ATTACH COVENANTS, ONLY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CAN ATTACH COVENANTS TO A DEED.
THEREFORE, THAT IS WHY WE BASE OUR REQUEST THAT CITY TRANSFER THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO US SO THAT THAT PROCESS CAN TAKE PLACE.
IS THAT A COURSE OF ACTION WE CAN TAKE NOW SINCE WE'VE DISCUSSED IT, THAT AS THE BOARD WE CAN, UM, ASK STAFF TO DO THAT? OR DO WE NEED A RESOLUTION FOR THAT? YES, MA'AM.
UM, YOUR, YOUR POLICY THAT YOU'VE ADOPTED INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE A FEW OPTIONS.
ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS IS TO REQUEST, UH, TITLE BE CONVEYED FROM THE CITY AND COUNTY OR THE CITY IN THIS CASE TO THIS COMMISSION.
AND I BELIEVE THAT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS REGARDING 1101 MAIN STREET.
ONE IS LABELED OPTION A, UM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS THAT JUST FORECASTED AND THE OTHER IS OPTION B.
SO YOU HAVE THOSE RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND YOU CAN, UH, ADOPT EITHER ONE, NOT BOTH, BUT THEY REFLECT THE, THE OPTIONS THAT, UH, MR. VICE-CHAIR JUST ARTICULATED.
AND I BELIEVE WE DON'T NEED NECESSARILY A RESOLUTION OR A VOTE, JUST WE NEED CONSENSUS TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION.
I I WOULD RECOMMEND VOTING TO ADOPT THAT RESOLUTION BECAUSE IF
THE RESOLUTION'S BEFORE US, SO THERE'S, YEAH.
UM, SO THERE'S A DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD THAT ARTICULATES YOUR REQUEST.
THIS IS AN ACTIONABLE ITEM FOR THE BOARD THIS EVENING.
SO IF, IF THE BOARD, SO COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE, UH, REQUEST, WE CAN HAVE A VOTE ON THAT RIGHT NOW TO ADOPT ONE OF THE TWO RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US.
WHERE IS, PARDON? I'M AFRAID HERE'S OPTION A AND OPTION B HERE.
IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE AGENDA PACKET.
SO OPTION A IS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNTY INITIATE THE BID AND OPTION B IS, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THEY CONVEY IT TO US SO THAT WE CAN PUT RESTRICTIONS ON IT AND THEN START THE BID PROCESS.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK GROUP WAS OPTION B, I BELIEVE.
MAKE A MOTION, BE ADOPT, UH, OPTION B AS A RESOLUTION TO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE HAVE AN OPTION, UH, A MOTION AND A SECOND
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONGST THE BOARD? IF NOT, WE'LL NEED A ROLL CALL ON THIS, I BELIEVE.
COMMISSIONER STRICKLAND? YES, IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
THE NEXT ITEM THAT THE HOUSING WORK GROUP DEALT WITH WAS, UH, A ON UPDATES WITH DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
UH, THE FIRST ONE WAS MR. DIGGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED.
UM, THE TRANSFER OF NINE 11 ANG STREET AND RELATED TRANSFER OF THE, UH, REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
LOTS ACROSS THE STREET WAS DISCUSSED AND SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING WORK GROUP.
RESOLUTIONS SHOULD BE AND ARE ADDED TO THE PACKET TO DECEIVING.
SO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN THIS EVENING AGAIN TO MOVE THAT PROPERTY OVER TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IF THE BOARD SO DESIRES.
AND JUST AS A POINT OF CLARITY, MR. UH, VICE CHAIR, AS WE, UM, AS I DISCUSSED WITH THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE CONVEYED ARE GOING TO BE CONVEYED TO MR. DIGGS, THIS TRANSACTION WOULD ALSO REQUIRE BOARD OF ALDERMAN APPROVAL.
MR. UH, CHAIRMAN, I, UH, TO ELIMINATE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION OR OUTCRY? I'M, I'M WITH, UH, I'M NOT GONNA VOTE ON THIS ISSUE BASED ON THE FACT THAT I, UH, AS OF TWO DAYS AGO, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF HABITAT, SO I WANNA BE SAFE
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IN THAT.YOU KNOW, BE FRONT PAGE, SO VERY GOOD.
YOU'LL NEED TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECUSE MR. PARHAM BASED ON HIS, HIS INTEREST.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RECUSE MR. PARHAM FOR VOTING ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR SEAT DEFINED BY SAYING AYE.
YOU'RE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
WE HAVE BEFORE US HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE RESOLUTIONS TO PRO TO TRANSFER PROPERTIES ON EUBANK STREET TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
MR. VICE CHAIR, I WOULD RECOMMEND, UM, HANDLING THIS, THIS ITEM IN TWO STEPS.
UM, THERE ARE, I BELIEVE THREE LOTS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
ONE CONTAINS A STRUCTURE TO OUR VACANT LOTS.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ACTION ON ALL THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OWNED LOTS FIRST, AND THEN AFTER THAT, TAKE ANY ACTION THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO AS IT RELATES TO A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN IN THE, IN CRAVEN COUNTY ABOUT THE LOT THAT THEY OWN ACROSS THE STREET.
DO WE NEED TO TALK OR CAN I MAKE NO.
A MOTION THAT WE, WE'LL TALK AFTER YOU MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE TRANSFER THE, UM, THE PROPERTIES THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OWNS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
UH, NOW WE NEED DISCUSSION NOW, NOW WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS.
THERE SEEMS TO ME BE A NEED FOR A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.
UM, SO THE TIME IS NOW TO MAKE FEELINGS KNOWN.
I THINK I'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ALONG THE WAY THAT I'VE TAKE SOME, SOME UMBRAGE WITH, UH, TRYING TO GIVE SOMEONE ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY AND BEING ASKED FOR TWO MORE, EVEN THOUGH WE ACHIEVED THEM AT NO COST TO US BY VIRTUE OF THE TRANSFERS.
UM, BUT WITH THAT SAID, AS A PART OF THE GREATER GOOD AND THIS BEING LIKE THE BEST WAY GOING FORWARD, THAT'S WHY THE SECOND WAS THERE.
BUT WE'LL STILL VOICE THAT, THAT HESITATION.
WE'LL, AND I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING YOU ALSO DISCUSSED SUCH THINGS AS A, AS SOME, UH, PAYMENT FOR THE LOTS, THE VACANT LOTS THAT WERE, UH, THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT WE TRANSFERRED TO THEM.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MOTION? UM, I MADE THE MOTION BECAUSE I WAS, UM, UNDECIDED UNTIL I HEARD THE HABITAT PRESENTATION AT OUR LAST MEETING AND HAD NOT CONSIDERED THE FACT THAT THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT DOES BETTER WITH A GROUP OF HOUSES THAT ARE THE SAME.
AND SO THAT WAS CONVINCING TO ME.
LIKE YOU SAID, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BUY THAT PROPERTY EITHER.
AND IT, IT DOES SEEM LIKE THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE ACTION WITH THIS MOTION.
CAN WE SET CONTINGENCY THAT THEY DO BILL IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO ALSO ATTACHED TO THE DEED, UM, THAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING IS A TRANSFER AND REVERSION AGREEMENT, AND IT SETS OUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, UM, THAT THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT TO.
SO SPECIFICALLY IN, IN THAT DOCUMENT, IF YOU FLIP TO PAGE, UM, TWO OF SEVEN, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESTRICTIONS, UH, CHIEFLY AMONG THEM THAT THE PROPERTIES MUST BE DEVELOPED AND SOLD TO LOW, UH, AT LOW COST WITH LOW INTEREST TO, UH, QUALIFYING LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS THAT, UM, HABITAT HAS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN AUDIT, UM, EVIDENCING THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THOSE CONDITIONS EVERY FISCAL YEAR.
AND THAT, UM, HABITAT MUST OBTAIN BUILDING PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CLOSING GROUP.
SO THEY HAVE TO AT LEAST PULL THE PERMITS WITHIN A YEAR.
THEY HAVE 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S NOT TO BEGIN, THAT'S TO COMPLETE.
UM, AND IF THEY FAIL TO ABIDE BY THOSE CONDITIONS, UNLESS YOU ALL GRANT SOME TYPE OF EXTENSION OR WAIVER, THEN TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES WILL REVERT BACK TO THIS COMMISSION.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW AS WELL.
I FEEL LIKE WE FELT BETTER HAVING THAT CONTINGENCY ON THERE.
AND I ALSO WILL ADD TO THAT CONVERSATION THAT WHEN WE GOT THOSE PROPERTIES FROM THE COUNTY, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNTY OWNED AND THEY WERE ON
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THAT LIST OF 10, THAT, UM, THERE WAS CAVEATS ATTACHED TO THAT DEEDED TO US THAT WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS OF PROVIDING HOUSING IN, IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.SO, AND I THINK BY DOING THIS, WE ARE NOT ONLY DO ACHIEVING THAT GOAL OF PROVIDING HOUSING, BUT WE'RE ALSO SHOWING THE COUNTY THAT WE ARE ALSO BEING RESPONSIVE TO THEIR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO US.
SO THAT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL COUNTY PROPERTIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIRE, THAT THEY WOULD LOOK FAVORABLY UPON THAT IF WE HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD, WE ARE GIVEN HABITAT THE ABILITY TO FULFILL OUR GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO GET YES, THESE LOTS DEVELOPED.
DO WE RECALL WHAT THE TIMELINE WAS WITH THE COUNTY FOR SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE? I THINK IT WAS FIVE YEARS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
WE, I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
WE STARTED OUT A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER THAN THAT, BUT I THINK JAMIE DID A GREAT JOB IN RECRAFTING THAT AGREEMENT.
I'M JUST DOUBLE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE, GIVEN 24 MONTHS IS NOT GONNA NO, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW.
BUT THANK YOU MR. VICE CHAIR FOR THAT WONDERFUL COMPLIMENT.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE DEADLINE.
UM, HOWEVER, I I I DON'T THINK THAT THE TIMEFRAME COULD BE FORECASTED TO HABITAT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE'VE HAD ROBUST CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO CALL THE CALL THE VOTE.
COMMISSIONER PARHAM IS RECUSED, SORRY.
THE NEXT ACTION YOU MIGHT CONSIDER MR. VICE-CHAIR IS THE LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE EUBANKS HOUSE, UH, THAT IS OWNED BY CRAVEN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEWBURN.
SINCE YOU DON'T OWN THAT PROPERTY, YOU CAN'T SELL IT, YOU CAN'T CONVEY IT, YOU CAN'T DONATE IT.
HOWEVER, THE ENTITIES THAT OWN IT CAN.
SO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO RECOMMEND TO CRAVEN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEW BERN THAT THEY CONSIDER DONATING THEIR INTEREST IN THAT PROPERTY TO HABITAT AS WELL CONSISTENT WITH, UM, THE CAMPUS THAT HABITAT HAS REQUESTED.
THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF THIS WHOLE TRANSFER THAT JAMIE DESCRIBED TO US A LITTLE BIT AGO.
SO WE'RE DEALING WITH, AND THIS IS A, THIS IS A REAL, WE TALK ABOUT IT BEING A SLIVER.
SO IT'S REALLY JUST GONNA BE A CONNECTOR TO THE LOTS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE TRANSFERRED.
SO WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION THAT RECOMMEND IS THE, TO THE COUNTY AND THE CITY THAT THEY TRANSFER THEIR PROPERTY TO CRAVEN COUNTY, UH, TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SLIVER OF LAND HEARING? NO DISCUSSION.
UH, ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE HOUSING WORK GROUP WAS THE JONES STREET PROJECT.
AND, UH, THAT HAS BEEN, UH, SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT PROJECT, BOTH FOR THE HOUSING AND THE SITE WORK HAVE BEEN CREATED AND TURNED OVER TO THE CITY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT'S, AS FAR AS I KNOW,
I DO KNOW THAT, UH, IT, IT, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT HAS TRANSFERRED RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING THAT PACKAGE TOGETHER, UH, TO THE CITY ENGINEER AND HE IS WORKING ON THAT.
AND I WILL BE MEETING WITH HIM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
UH, MS. WALKER, I HOPE WILL JOIN US, UH, TO REVIEW THE PACKAGE THAT THE CITY HAS PUTTING TOGETHER, MAKE SURE IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WORKING WITH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JONES STREET PROPERTY.
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WILL THAT PLAN, IS THAT PLAN TO BE PUT OUT FOR BID FOR ANYONE TO DEVELOP IT OR DO WE ALL, ARE WE COMMITTED TO ONE PERSON ALREADY DOING IT? NO, WE'RE, IT WILL, IT WILL GO.AND HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE THERE ON JONES'S STREET? UH, THERE ARE, THE, THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY WAS SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE PROPERTIES? YES.
NOW, YOUR MEANS OF PUTTING PROPERTIES UP IS, UH, WHAT, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A REGULAR NEWSPAPER,
HOW ARE WE GONNA ADVERTISEMENT? YEAH.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO YOUR ADVERTISEMENT? UH, THE ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE DONE BY SOLICITATION.
THE PROJECT IS PROJECTED TO COME IN UNDER $500,000.
UH, THEREFORE THERE IS NOT A FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE.
UH, SO IT WILL BE, UH, BID BY INVITATION.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE A INVITE LIST, PER SE, OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS IN THE AREA? UH, SOMETHING NEW TO ME, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET YEAH, NO UPDATED ON.
WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE, UH, CONTRACTORS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST.
WE'VE HAD CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT THESE, THIS PROJECT AND HAVE GIVEN THIS COST ESTIMATES ALREADY SO THAT WE CAN DEVISE A BUDGET.
AND, UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT DID THE, UH, ALL THE WORKFORCE ON THE EUBANK STREET HOUSE, UH, IS WE'LL, WE'LL GET AT LEAST THREE BIDS, UH, INVITATIONS OUT TO QUALIFIED BIDDERS, UH, BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT A, WHO, THE, WHO THE BIDDERS ARE AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.
AND AS THIS IS PUBLIC, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD SOMEBODY, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO SEND THEIR INTEREST INFORMATION AS A CONTRACTOR TO, UM, IS THAT, IS THAT FAIR? MM-HMM.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ON JONES STREET.
UH, WE DISCUSSED THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE EXISTING PURCHASING PROCESS, UH, THAT WAS SUBMITTED AT THE LAST MEETING.
UH, THERE WAS NOT A CONSENSUS AMONGST THE HOUSING WORK GROUP AS TO WHETHER CHANGE WAS GOOD OR BAD.
UH, THERE WAS CONCERN THAT, UH, INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE, UH, THAT THERE MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR FACT GATHERING, UH, PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND OTHER FACTORS CAN WEIGH INTO THAT.
SO IT, IT IS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
UH, AND WE HAD, WE TOOK NO POSITION AS, AS TO WHETHER IT WAS GOOD OR BAD.
IT, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S HASHED OUT, UH, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE COMMISSION.
AND, AND MR. VICE CHAIR, BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR HASHING PROCESS, YOU CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO REINSTATE COMMISSIONER PARHAM SINCE HE WAS RECUSED.
DO WE HAVE TO YOU
I MAKE A MOTION TO MR. BARR BE REINSTATED.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AND, AND MR. VICE CHAIR, JUST TO SPEAK TO, ONE OF THE CONCERNS I THINK FROM THE WORKING GROUP IS THAT ANY TIME WITH ANY AGENDA ITEM BEFORE YOU, IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS OR RESERVATIONS OR NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE TO TABLE AN ITEM TO A DATE CERTAIN FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE, RUMINATE, OR GATHER ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT NEED BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION.
SO WHEN, WHEN THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC COMES UP AGAIN, REITERATE THAT.
THAT'S THE HOUSING WORK GROUP REPORT FOR THIS MONTH.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, MR. VICE CHAIR, YOU, YOU GAVE AN UPDATE REGARDING, UM, MS. JACKIE LONDON'S REQUEST MM-HMM.
FOR THE PROPERTY ON MAIN STREET.
IS THE COMMISSION GONNA TAKE ANY ACTION TO INITIATE THE UPSET BID PROCESS FOR THAT PROPERTY? IF SO, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A MOTION.
'CAUSE THIS, THIS IS IT, IT HAS UNFOLDED IN AN INTERESTING PROCESS, KIND OF CONVOLUTED TO WHAT THE NORMAL PROCESS IS, BUT, UM, SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO INITIATE THE UPSIDE BID PROCESS FOR 1307 MAIN STREET 1305.
I BELIEVE SHE LIVES AT 1305, BUT THE PROPERTY THAT YOU ALL OWN IS 1307.
CAN I SAY SO MOVED FOR THAT? YEP.
THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSING WORK GROUP.
STILL LIKE THAT ONE'S BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR A LONG TIME AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT WE HAD ALREADY AGREED ON EVERYTHING.
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PROCESS.SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT FORMAL AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE INITIAL OUT, UH, INITIATE THE UPSET BID PROCESS FOR THIS PROPERTY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, ROLL CALL.
[10. Update of the current landscape of the Redevelopment Area]
IS AN UPDATE OF THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.THAT'S, UH, COMMISSIONER MORGAN BROUGHT THIS UP.
UM, AND IS THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE WITH US? YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY ON BEHALF OF MR. MORGAN.
YES, UNFORTUNATELY MR. MORGAN, UH, COULD NOT BE WITH US, UH, TODAY DUE TO AN EMERGENCY.
HE DID JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE, UH, UH, DEEP GRATITUDE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY FOR THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER THAT TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH.
UH, HE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE CITY ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND THE PAVING AND THE ING ON AND RALEIGH AND WASHINGTON STREET.
UM, AND WAS VERY, VERY, UM, SORRY TO, TO NOT BE HERE.
UM, BUT VERY, VERY, UH, OPTIMISTIC AND ENTHUSIASTIC AND GIVING GRATITUDE TO THE CITY, UH, AND ESPECIALLY NEW BERN PARKS AND RECS AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENT IN THE REDEVELOPMENT ZONE.
AND SO HE WANTED TO SAY THANKS.
[11. New Business.]
BUSINESS.IF THERE'S ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE NEW BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE COMMISSION THIS EVENING.
OH, ARE WE STILL PLANNING TO HAVE A RETREAT? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT IN THE, UH, UH, THE CONSULTANTS.
I WAS GIVEN THE COMMISSION FIRST SHOT AT THIS.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I WANTED TO JUST UPDATE YOU ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN PROCESS.
UH, THE COMMISSION ADOPTED RE RESOLUTION TO RECOMMEND THE TRANSFER OF THE BLOOMFIELD PARCEL WITH THE WELLNESS CENTER, UH, BACK TO THE CITY.
UH, ALONG WITH ANY BALANCE OF FUNDS, UH, THAT EXISTED LAST NIGHT.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN ACCEPTED THE TRANSFER AND IS PLANNING TO GET STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND SO THE, UH, THE WELLNESS CENTER, UH, LIVES ON AND, AND IS MOVING ON, UM, VERY WELL.
UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RETREAT IS BEING PLANNED.
UH, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GREENSBORO REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, UH, AND HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH HER, UH, TO SEE WHAT VIABLE DATES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON SATURDAYS.
UH, I ALSO CONTACTED TARA KENON, UH, TO GET A SENSE OF VIABLE DATES, UH, TO PROPOSE TO THE COMMISSION, UH, AS WELL, IN THE COMING DAYS, I'LL BE SENDING OUT A DOODLE POLL, UH, WITH THOSE DATES, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FACILITATORS TO ACTUALLY FACILITATE, UH, THE, THE, THE CONVERSATIONS WE DISCUSSED, UH, BEFORE WE ALL DECIDED ON A DATE THAT NO ONE ELSE COULD, COULD COME TO.
UM, YOU ALSO NOTE THAT THE INSURANCE QUOTES ARE NOT IN YOUR, UM, ARE, ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WE ARE IN PROCESS, UH, WITH OUR INSURANCE PARTNER AND, UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN GETTING THE APPLICATIONS PROCESSED.
UM, THE, UH, THE APPLICATIONS HAVE FINALLY BEEN COMPLETED AND THEY WILL BE, GET, UH, BE GIVEN TO THE INSURANCE, UH, COMPANY, UH, BEFORE TONIGHT IS OVER WITH.
UH, JUST FOR SOME BACKGROUND ON THAT.
UH, PRIOR TO THIS, THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION DIDN'T HAVE, UH, INSURANCE POLICIES OF ITS OWN.
AND SO WORKING OUT THE GROUNDWORK TO ESTABLISH, UH, THE POLICIES IS WHAT HAS CAUSED THE DELAY.
UH, AND THEN AS HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, UH, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE RULES AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT ON THIS AGENDA.
UH, AT OUR LAST MEETING, A FORMAL DOCUMENT WAS SENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW.
UH, TO DATE, I DON'T, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT 16 PAGE DOCUMENT, UH, THAT BEING THE CASE.
UH, WE, I, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSION THAT YOU CONSIDER THE DOCUMENT AS IS, UH, AS,
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AS, UH, JAMIE AND I GAVE IT TO YOU, OR, UH, HOWEVER, UH, I, I GOT THE SENSE LAST TIME THAT THERE WAS SOME, SOME CHANGES, UH, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND.SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU REVIEW THE DOCUMENT AND SEND THOSE CHANGES TO MY ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET IT BACK ON THE AGENDA.
AND, UH, ALSO LAST THING, I'VE RECEIVED THE YEAR TO DATE BUDGET, UH, FROM FINANCE.
AND AS SOON AS I MAKE SENSE OF IT AND CAN SPEAK EDUCATEDLY ABOUT IT, UH, I'LL DISPERSE THAT TO YOU ALL AND GET IT ON AN AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN, UH, GET A FINANCE UPDATE AS WAS REQUESTED AT OUR LAST MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING ALL THOSE UPDATES.
I DID HAVE ONE MORE THING I NEED TO SAY.
AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER DI HUNT.
WE'RE REALLY HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
[12. Chair and Vice Chair Ballot Vote]
THE LAST ITEM, UH, ON THE AGENDA IS THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD, SO TO SPEAK.UH, UH, THIS MEETING WAS DESIGNATED AS THE DATE THAT WE WOULD ELECT NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, UH, FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
UH, UH, BALLOTS HAVE BEEN ENCLOSED AND THIS PROCESS WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING.
SO, UH, WE'RE JUST IN THE PROCESS.
YOU HAVE THE BALLOT, WE CAN MARK THEM AND WE, ZED CAN COLLECT THEM AND DO A TALLY.
AND SO, AND THEN WE'LL BE READY TO GO FOR NEXT MEETING WITH HER.
AND I WILL ADD THAT YOU, I, I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU WOULD WRITE YOUR NAME ON YOUR BALLOT.
WE CANNOT DO A SECRET BALLOT AS A PUBLIC BODY, AND YOUR BALLOT IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
SO, UH, YOU MAY INDICATE YOUR VOTE OR WHATEVER ELSE THAT YOU LIKE, BUT IT WILL BE RETAINED FOR POSTERITY.
DID YOU FIND THE BALLOT SHOULD BE SHEET PAPER IN THERE? OKAY.
EVERYBODY, WELL BALLOTS ARE BEING CAST.
I, DOES ANYONE KNOW THE REASON FOR US TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING? NO, SIR.
DID WE TALKED ABOUT THAT DOCUMENT.
THERE'S A 16 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT JAMIE DID AT THE LAST MEETING MM-HMM.
WE JUST NEED TO GET, WE NEED TO GET YOU PUT DON'T BE CRITICAL, MAN.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS CORRECT.
UH, ACCORDING TO YOUR, UH, TO YOUR BALLOTS, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UH, COMMISSIONER BETH WALKER AS YOUR NEW CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER KIPP PARAGO AS YOUR VICE CHAIR.
IS THERE A, CAN WE EXTRACT A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM THE COMMISSION? SO THOSE SECOND AND A SECOND? I WANT A FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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LET'S GO.