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WE GOOD TO GO? ALRIGHT, WELL I'LL HIT TOGETHER.
[1. Call to order and Welcome. ]
I'M GONNA CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEWBURG.AND JUST AS A REMINDER TO OUR AUDIENCE AND TO UM, ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT NEWBURY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS A PUBLIC BODY APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN OF THE CITY OF NEWBURN.
AND, UM, WE ARE GOVERNED BY THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA, IN PARTICULAR THE OPEN MEETING LAWS.
AND I HEAR ALL COME JOIN US MR. WALLACE FOR A ROLL CALL.
SHARON, BRIAN, JIMMY DILLA HUNT.
COULDN'T FIND A PARK, COULD YOU? YEAH.
I THINK SHE BROUGHT IN THE MAYOR'S PARK SPACE.
OUR ALDERMAN, HAZEL ROYAL PRESENT.
AND I DON'T SEE ANY MORE EX OFFICIOS IN THE ROOM.
BUT MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE QUORUM.
[3. Approve the Agenda. ]
ON THE AGENDA IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.CAN I GET A MOTION? SOME MOVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[4. Approval of Minutes (October)]
IN YOUR PACKET.UM, THERE'S A MEETING MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 11TH MEETING AND THEY WERE, UM, PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE STATUTES AND GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY THE STAFF.
THEY'VE ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO BE EDITED, UM, BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION.
DOES ANYONE, UM, HAVE ANY CONCERNS HERE OR CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER? SO MOVED.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 11TH MEETINGS.
UH, I'VE BEEN CALLED CASPER, BUT MY NEW NAME WASN'T KNOWN AS BEING PRESENT FOR THE LAST MEETING.
IS THAT RIGHT THERE? I WAS NOT PRESENT.
MR. I, SO I KNOW, RIGHT? SO CAN WE APPROVE, UM, THE MINUTES WITH THAT, UH, AMENDMENT TO ADD.
I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE, MAKE THE AMENDMENT FOR SURE.
IS THAT REFLECTED IN THE PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? IS THAT THE MOTION TO APPROVE WITH MR. DILLA HUNT'S ADDITION? YES.
IS THAT THE SECOND, THE SECOND APPROVAL? YES.
AND DO NEED TO VOTE AGAIN? ALL APPROVE.
WE WE'RE APPROVING THE MINUTES, THE NECESSARY CORRECTION.
AND ALL OPPOSED? I THINK MOTION CARRIES.
[5. Guiding Principles ]
ALSO, IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES.WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GO THROUGH OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH OUR BUSINESS.
SO IF I CAN, HOW ABOUT YOU START WITH THAT MR. MORGAN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF NEW BERN GUIDING PRINCIPLES, PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, EQUAL TIME.
IF THEY UNDER OPINIONS, LISTEN TO BUILD CONSENSUS, SHARE ACCURATE INFORMATION, PUBLIC PERCEPTION, STAY FOCUSED, BE ACTION ORDERED.
BELIEVE IT'S YOUR FAVORITE ONE.
UM, THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THEN TONIGHT IS WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE HAVE A LIMIT OF FOUR MINUTES.
UM, FOR ANYBODY WHO WOULD WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TONIGHT, SEE SHAKING THEIR HEAD.
SO, UM, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[7. Housing Working Group Report]
WORK GROUP REPORTS.AND WE'RE STARTING WITH THE HOUSING WORK GROUP REPORT.
MR.
AND, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, UH, WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND SO FORTH DURING THE TIME PERIOD OF THE MONTH TO, UH, BEGIN THE, UH, WALT
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FELONY STREET PROJECT AND GET THAT UNDERWAY.AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT LATER.
BUT THE OFFICIAL HOUSING WORK GROUP DID NOT MEET.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THERE'S A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE WAL FOLLOWING PROJECT ON FRIDAY.
MORNING AT 9:00 AM IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND, WE WOULD LOVE EVERYBODY TO BE THERE.
HOW ABOUT THE WELLNESS WORK GROUP? UM, OH, I'M SORRY.
[8. Neighborhood Working Group Report]
DID YOU JUST GET NEIGHBORHOOD WORK GROUP? YES YOU DID.UH, AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA IS EVER CHANGING AND IT CHANGES ALONG WITH THE SEASONS.
UH, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS A, UH, PARTICULAR COMMUNITY THAT CHANGES WITHOUT IT BEING FOR IN, IN OTHER WORDS, THE LANDSCAPE CHANGES EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY, BUT YOU HAVE THOSE THAT COME OUT AND WORK THE SEASON, SO TO SPEAK.
THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA IS DICTATED, ITS LANDSCAPE IS DICTATED BY ITS SEASON AND NOT WORKED AS MUCH AS OTHER PLACES IN THE REDEVELOP WELL IN THE CITY, UH, IF I'M MAKING ANY SENSE.
UM, PEOPLE PREPARE FOR THEIR SEASONS AND WE JUST PREPARE FOR EACH SEASON BECAUSE THE LANDSCAPE IS GONNA BE EVER CHANGING, UH, WHETHER WE WANT IT TO OR NOT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE, UM, LEAVES THAT WILL BECOME ABUNDANT AND IT DOESN'T REALLY GET A LOT OF THE ATTENTION WITH THE STREET SWEEPERS, WITH THE WHATEVER CAN BE DONE FOR A LOT OF THE WIND BLOWING TRASH.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT A LOT MORE AND IT'S ALMOST BEING DICTATED AND BEING FORCED UPON US.
UM, SO WE HAVE TO GET OUT AND WE HAVE TO DO MORE AS IT RELATES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WE HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE BIT CLOSER ATTENTION AND NOT JUST BE DICTATED, UH, BY THE, BY THE WEATHER AND BY ITS NATURAL SEASONAL EFFECTS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE WILL BE A CLEANUP THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING, UM, HOPEFULLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
NOT ANYTHING MAJOR, BUT WE ARE PLANNING ON A COMMUNITY CLEANUP AND IT'S GONNA TAKE ALL HANDS ON DECK.
UH, AND THAT'S THE CONSENSUS OF THE REPORT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING? I HAVE A QUESTION.
AND THERE IS A CERTAIN DATE THAT THE CITY GO BY AND PICK UP ALL PILE OF LEAVES.
IF THAT WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW OR NOT CONCERNED ABOUT, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THAT SCHEDULE IS.
I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS, BUT I DON'T SEE IT PRINTED.
UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN AWARE OF IT.
UH, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE LET OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORS KNOW, UH, WHAT IS AVAILABLE AND THE DATES THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
I THINK THAT MAYBE THAT'S, UM, YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND FIND OUT WHAT DAYS THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING.
AND I'LL REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL ADD THAT INTO OUR NEXT, UH, WORKING GROUP, UM, INTO OUR GROUP REPORT.
[9. Wellness Working Group Report ]
THE WELLNESS WORKING GROUP REPORT? YES, THANK YOU CHAIR.UM, WELL, THE, UM, WELLNESS PROJECT, UM, IS, IS ONGOING.
UM, IT'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME, BUT AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO, LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK, UM, SOME OF OUR EXTERNAL MEMBERS, UM, OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS GROUP.
THEY PROVIDE ME WITH A LOT OF GUIDANCE, A LOT OF ASSISTANCE, UM, AND THEY ALWAYS ANSWER THE PHONE.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT I NEED TO SAY.
AND THAT, THAT, THAT'S SARAH TON, SHARON, JULIUS, ROBIN, AND ZEV.
I MEAN, THEY HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL PARTS, UM, OF, OF THE LATEST PORTION OF OUR WORK, BUT I JUST WANTED TO USE THIS TIME TO SAY THANK YOU, UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT.
AND NOT ONLY BUT THEY'VE BEEN ASSISTING ME AS NEEDED, SO.
[10. Rule of Procedure Project Group update]
WORK, UM, PROJECT GROUPS THAT WE HAVE, UM,[00:10:01]
IMPLEMENTED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.ONE IS THE RULE OF PROCEDURE PROJECT GROUP.
AND, UM, SARAH, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US ON THAT? SURE.
UM, WE MET ON LAST FRIDAY, I THINK IT WAS, WHICH I WAS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, SHARON KIPP, UM, ZE AND I MET AND WENT THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, SPENT A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AND KIND OF TALKED ABOUT OUR INITIAL CONCERNS AND HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR IT.
UM, I'M WORKING ON UPDATES AND Z'S HELPING ME WITH A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS WE HAD AS WELL.
UM, SO WE WILL, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING IN WRITING TO SHARE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, OKAY, GREAT FOR THAT PROJECT.
[11. Strategic Planning Project Group update]
WORK GROUP IS A STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP.AND, UM, I WANNA ASK YOU, JO SAYS THERE,
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A DATE AND THEN HOPEFULLY JAIL WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE DIRECTORS OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO COME IN AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT.
UH, IT'S VERY, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT, THAT WE DO THIS VERY SOON.
AM I RIGHT THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS VERY, VERY SOON? I MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BUT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT, BY THE TIME THE NEXT MEETING COME AROUND, HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A DATE SET TO WHERE WE CAN BRING THOSE FOLKS IN AND TALK ABOUT IT.
UH, AND THEN I THINK ONE OTHER THING TOO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT, AND I THINK KI BROUGHT UP THE LAST MEETING AND THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING WAS THAT WE, THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, BUT HOW FAR ARE WE, HOW FAR DO WE GO? YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE KEYED INTO THE
I MEAN THIS FOR THE WHOLE CITY, OR WE JUST KEYING ON ONE, ONE AREA.
SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF QUESTIONS WE'RE GONNA NEED TO ASK, UH, OURSELF AND ASK THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS, HOW, HOW, HOW THEY'RE DOING.
SO HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME NEXT WEEK WE HAVE SOME SOMETHING ON IT.
APPRECIATE THE, THE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND I SAW YOU NOD YOUR HEAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE COMING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, SO IT MIGHT BE A GREAT WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR.
OH, WAIT TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS.
[12.a. Staff Report]
HAD OUR UPDATES.UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
YOU WITNESSED YOUR STAFF BEFORE? YEAH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS THE QUICKEST, UH, MEETING THAT, UH, I'VE BEEN A PART OF SO FAR.
SO, BUT, UH, I, UH, I JOINED THE STAFF ON NOVEMBER THE FIRST OFFICIALLY.
SO I'M, UH, NO LONGER A CONSULTANT.
UM, I WANTED TO GET, WE ARE HAPPY AHEAD.
UH, IN, IN, IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS AND I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THOSE WITH YOU.
ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IS OUR, UH, MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT, UH, FOR THE COMMISSION.
UH, YOU ALL HAD ASKED, UH, FOR THAT.
AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, THE CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
THEY'VE, UH, COME UP WITH A REPORT FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE.
JUST TO GO OVER, UM, A SUMMARY OF THAT, THE FUND BALANCE, UM, UH, THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY REMAINING IS $362,904, UH, FOR THE COMMISSION.
OUR EXPENSES TO DATE ARE LISTED ON YOUR REPORT.
UH, THE WALT BELLAMY HOUSING, UH, DESIGNATION, UH, IS PROJECTED TO BE $427,885.
UH, AND WE ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE A $119,000 $114 REMAINING BALANCE AFTER THE HOUSES ARE, UH, CONSTRUCTED ON WALT BELLAMY.
UH, AND THEN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, UH, HAS $313,018 AND 88 CENTS REMAINING IN ITS BALANCE FUND.
UH, UH, IN THE NEXT COME, IN THE COMING MONTHS, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE'LL BE, UH, CHARGING THE, A STREET DEMOLITION, UH, TO, UH, TO OUR FUND BALANCE.
SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE, UH, CHARGES, UH, IN UPCOMING REPORTS.
AND, UH, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE, OUR, OUR PROPERTIES ARE
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FINALLY INSURED.SO, UM, THAT, THAT WAS, UH, DONE AND, AND TAKEN CARE OF AS MADAM CHAIR, UH, UH, MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE, UH, THIS FRIDAY THE COMMISSION AND STAKEHOLDERS ON THE WALT BELLING PROJECT ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE SITE.
UH, WE'LL GO OVER THE PROJECT SCOPE AND, UH, BEFORE IT BEGINS, AND LOOK AT THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT AND DEFINITELY, UH, GET THAT POSTED TO THE WEBSITE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION, UH, AND, UH, BRING YOUR BEST SMILES.
'CAUSE I INTEND TO GET A PHOTO OF ALL OF, UH, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILES.
UM, THE EUBANKS, UH, PROPERTY, UH, PROJECTS, UH, THAT WE, UH, THAT WE DISCUSSED, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UM, BEING CONVEYED TO, UM, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS BEEN DELAYED.
UH, AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT PROJECT, UH, TONIGHT BECAUSE THOSE FUNDS WERE, UH, CDBD DESIGNATED FUNDS, WE HAD TO FILE A, UM, A ANNUAL ACTION AMENDMENT, UH, WITH HUD.
AND SO I HAVE GIVEN YOU MY REPORT TONIGHT, A TIMELINE FOR WHAT, UH, WHAT WILL HAPPEN, UH, WITH, WITH THAT AMENDMENT.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEW YEAR BEING ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, BEGIN, UH, THE PROJECT ON NEWBANK WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, UM, WITH THOSE UPDATES.
I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS MY, UH, THAT IS MY STAFF REPORT, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU SAID IF I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
DID YOU GET A COMES TO COMMUNITY ACTION YES.
TO SEE THEIR INTEREST OR DID THEY HAVE ANY, OR WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THAT? UH, IN, IN TRANSPARENCY, I CALLED, UH, MISS, UH, MS. TISA HEAD AND, UH, SHE AND I ARE PLANNING TO HAVE LUNCH AS SOON AS SHE'S BACK FROM A TRAINING THAT SHE'S ON.
UH, SO WE DID, UH, WE DID MAKE CONTACT AND I'M EXCITED, UH, FOR THE, UH, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANOTHER PARTNER AT THE TABLE.
AND THAT CAN BE BETWEEN YOU TWO OR IT CAN BE YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME ALONG.
YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO IF YOU LET ME KNOW.
UH, COMMISSIONER KIPP, UH, TWO, TWO QUESTIONS.
THE, THE WELL BELLAMY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, YOU SAID 4 27 8 85, UH, WAS PROJECTED, UH, DID THAT INCLUDE THE 10% THAT WE ADDED ON TO THAT? IT DOES NOT.
SO THE 10% WILL COME OUT OF THE ONE 19 IF WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE OVERRUNS CORRECT.
THIS, THIS REPORT WAS, I, I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THAT.
UH, THIS REPORT WAS DONE AS OF LAST MONTH AND WAS BASED ON PROJECTIONS.
SO AS, AS ACTUAL EXPENSES, UH, HIT THE ACCOUNT, I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED FOR SURE.
UH, THE SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT THE $350,000 FOR THE WELLNESS CENTER.
UH, I THOUGHT WE GAVE THAT MONEY BACK TO THE CITY.
UM, THE, THE DESIGNATION, BECAUSE IT IS STILL, BECAUSE IT IS STILL A PROJECT THAT WE ARE INVOLVED IN, THE DESIGNATION STILL FALLS UNDER OUR REPORT.
AND SINCE IT WAS INCLUDED ON MY REPORT, I FELT INCUMBENT UPON MYSELF TO REPORT THAT TO YOU ALL.
BUT IF IT IS A PROJECT THAT WE'RE STILL INVOLVED IN, WE GAVE THE, THE LAND AND THE MONEY BACK TO THE CITY BY, BY VOTE OF THIS COMMISSION.
WHAT, HOW DO, HOW DO WE STILL BE INVOLVED? AS, AS STATED, IT WAS ON THE REPORT THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME, SO I FELT OBLIGATED TO SHARE, UH, SHARE THAT IN MY REPORT.
IF FINANCE TAKES IT OFF MY, UH, MY, MY REPORT NEXT MONTH, I WON'T REPORT ON IT NEXT MONTH, BUT, UH, IF THEY GIVE ME THE NUMBERS, I'M GONNA GIVE 'EM TO YOU, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT STOPPED MISSING, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS.
I'D RATHER SEE IT THAN NOT SEE IT.
SO IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, UH, ONE, GO AHEAD.
NO, I THINK YOU'RE MOVING ON RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE I FLIPPED TO THE LAST PAGE.
SO I THINK YOU'RE FLIPPING TO IT NOW.
UH, IN THE SPIRIT OF LOOKING AHEAD AND, UH, AND, AND PLANNING, UH, FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND LONGEVITY, I HAVE DRAFTED, UH, FOR YOU NEXT YEAR'S MEETING DEADLINES AND DATES.
SO IF YOU'LL GIVE THAT A PERUSAL AND, UH, BE READY FOR CONVERSATION AND ADOPTION ON NEXT MEETING, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
MADAM CHAIR ARE YIELD THE FLOOR.
UM, SO, AND I ASSUME WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING OUR SAME STAY OF THE WEEK, YOU KNOW, WEEK OF THE MONTH, MEANING THERE'S NO CHANGES THERE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
I PROJECTED BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN.
IF EVERYBODY WILL LOOK AT THAT AND
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BE READY TO VOTE ON THIS NEXT MEETING, THAT'D BE GREAT.[13. Closed Session]
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A NEED TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION.MADAM CHAIR, PURSUANT TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE 1 43, 3 18, 11 A FIVE TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF ROW PROPERTY.
IF YOU WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, SO MOVE SECOND.
UM, CAN A ROLL CALL VOTE SUFFICE FOR THAT? YOU CAN DO A VOICE VOTE IF YOU OKAY.
IS THAT OKAY? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? OKAY.
WE'LL, MY SIX YEAR MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND HAVE SECOND.
WE MAY ADJOURN IF THE COUNSELOR HAS ALL OF THE, UM, DRAFT FACTS IN HER HAND STAND.