[1. Meeting opened by Mayor Odham. Prayer Coordinated by Alderman Royal. Pledge of Allegiance.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 12TH, 2023 NEWMAN BOARD OF ALDERMAN MEETING.THE PRAYER TONIGHT IS GONNA BE COORDINATED BY ALDERMAN ROYAL.
FATHER, WE COME TO YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THE CITIZENS OF NEW BERN AND THOSE WHO ARE CELEBRATING DURING THIS SEASON.
WE ASK FOR YOUR JOY AND YOUR PEACE.
I PRAY TONIGHT THAT OUR MEETING WILL BE DONE DECENT AND IN ORDER, AND THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WILL ALL BE BLESSED.
MAY WE CONTINUE TO TRUST YOU, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR JUDGMENT, AND WE ASK THIS IN JESUS' NAME.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STAND, PLEASE DO SO AS WE PLEASURE TO THE FACT OF OUR, OUR PLEASURE, JESUS, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT SPANS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
UH, BOARD, BEFORE WE APPROVE THE AGENDA, I KNOW WE HAVE A BOY SCOUT TROOP 13 HERE TONIGHT.
WOULD UH, ANYONE FROM THE GROUP LIKE TO COME UP AND GIVE US AN INTRODUCTION? IF YOU WOULD JUST COME RIGHT HERE TO THE CENTER, TO THE MICROPHONE, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR TROOP.
MY NAME IS TYLER WILLIAMS. SPEAK.
TRY TO SPEAK IN, JUST MOVE THAT MICROPHONE RIGHT AROUND 'CAUSE NOBODY AT HOME'S GONNA HEAR YOU IF YOU DON'T.
UM, WE ARE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY OR CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY MERIT MATCH.
[3. Approve Agenda.]
OKAY.HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE AGENDA? YES, SIR.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 16 UNTIL OUR FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY.
THAT'S THE DISCUSSION OF BP BUILDING CHANGE.
SO YOUR MOTION IS TO TABLE THAT AND APPROVE THE AGENDA AS IS WITH THAT EXCEPTION? THAT'S CORRECT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[4. Request and Petition of Citizens.]
OKAY.UH, NEXT UP IS RE REQUEST AND PETITION OF CITIZENS, MS. CLERK.
UH, THE ONE AND ONLY TONIGHT IS JERRY WILLIAMS OF 1514 KIMBERLY ROAD.
HI, I AM JERRY WILLIAMS. I'VE LIVED IN NEW BERN FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS DIFFICULTY FINDING PARKING IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN.
PARKING IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN IS AN ISSUE, AND I'M NOT HERE TO ASK FOR ANY MONEY.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR A PERMIT SO THAT I CAN OPEN UP A BUSINESS AND PROVIDE A SERVICE SO THAT I CAN HELP FOR PEOPLE PARKING IN DOWNTOWN.
NEWBURN, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU BEARTOWN RICKSHAW.
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS BUSINESS, BUT UNLESS I CAN GET THE PERMITS FROM YOU GUYS SO THAT I CAN RUN IT LEGAL, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA DO IT ILLEGAL.
UM, THEN I DON'T WANT TO DO ANY MORE INVESTING IN THE, UH, IN, IN, I HAVE ONE RICK SHAW ALREADY.
I WOULD LIKE TO BUY A FLEET, BUT UNLESS I GET THE PERMIT FROM YOU GUYS, I DON'T WANNA DO THAT.
WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS A REVERSE RICK SHAW'S DOWNTOWN.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, THE PEOPLE SIT IN THE FRONT AND THE DRIVER SITS IN THE BACK.
IS THERE A BUTTON I CAN HIT? YES, I'LL GO FOR IT.
YOUR LAST
SO SKIP
I ALREADY OWN A BUSINESS CALLED BEARTOWN DELIVERY SERVICES.
I HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE AIR, WITH THE AIRPORT WHERE I DELIVER LUGGAGE.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A PICTURE OF SOMEBODY SITTING IN THE FRONT OF THE RICKSHAW.
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THE RICKSHAW SITS THAT HAS A CANOPY THAT YOU CAN SEE ABOVE THE CARS.SO THAT IS, UH, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
UH, SO IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE WHERE IF I'M DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN, CARS CAN SEE ME FROM FAR AWAY BECAUSE THAT CANOPY SITS SO HIGH.
THE RICKSHAWS HAVE ALL THE LIGHTS.
THEY HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS.
UH, IT HAS A HORN, IT HAS A, UH, A SEATBELT, AND, UH, IT HAS MIRRORS ALSO.
LITTLE KIDS LOVE RIDING IN IT ALREADY.
AND IF PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING IN DOWNTOWN NEW BERN, THEY CAN PUT THEIR BAGS ON, UH, BETWEEN THEIR LEGS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RIDERS SIT IN FRONT.
SO IF TOURISTS COME TO NEW BERN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BACKSIDE OF MY HEAD.
THEY GET TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL NEW BERN IS, AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
THAT WAS ME TRYING TO SHOW THE, THE LIGHTS.
I DIDN'T GET PERMISSION FROM THESE FINE PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR PICTURES UP HERE, SO I PUT SMILEY FACES ON THEIR PICTURES.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS HAS THE, UH, TURN SIGNAL, WHERE THE TURN SIGNAL IS, IS IN USE THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE PICTURE PRIOR, PRIOR TO THIS, HAD THE HEADLIGHT IN BETWEEN THE PEOPLE.
SO WHEN THERE'S NOT PEOPLE SITTING THERE, IT HAS HEADLIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE ALSO.
THIS WAS A VIDEO, BUT IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH ON HERE OF ME DRIVING IT.
AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA CLOSE UP BY SAYING I'M NOT ASKING FOR MONEY.
I'M ASKING FOR A PERMIT SO I CAN, SO I CAN HAVE A BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN NEWBURN.
EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN EVENT, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO PARK AND THEN GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, UNION PORN.
IT'S DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR OLD PEOPLE.
THAT'S THE, THE ORIGINAL REASON WHY I BOUGHT THIS IS BECAUSE MY DAD LIVES WITH ME AND HE'S OLD AND HE CAN'T WALK.
BUT I ALSO, BEFORE I LEAVE, WOULD LIKE TO SAY THERE'S FIREMEN, THERE'S POLICEMEN, THERE'S BOY SCOUTS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE'S PEOPLE FROM THE A BC BOARD HERE TONIGHT.
GIVE THEM ALL THE MONEY THEY WANT.
AS A CITIZEN, I SAY THANK YOU.
UH, IF YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY, THEY'RE FREE TO OPERATE AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT CONDUCTING BUSINESS, BUT WHEN IT TURNS INTO A BUSINESS, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE AN ISSUE, CORRECT? RIGHT, EXACTLY.
YOU CAN RIDE A BIKE ON THE STREETS, RIGHT? YOU JUST CAN'T OPERATE A BUSINESS.
AND WE, WE DON'T HAVE AN, AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR THIS, BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, ONE CAN BE DRAFTED.
THIS COMES UP FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE HORSE CARRIAGES, ET CETERA.
SO IF THE BOARD, UH, AT SOME LATER POINT IN THE MEETING WANTS TO DIRECT ME TO LOOK INTO THAT, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT.
[Consent Agenda]
NEXT UP IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS HE IS.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH ALDERMAN PRILL.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A PRESENTATION
[10. Presentation of City Employees of the Year.]
OF CITY EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR BY MR. HUGHES.THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR PROGRAM WAS, WE REINSTATED LAST YEAR, RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN THEIR JOB DUTIES OVER THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTH PERIOD.
UNDER THIS PROGRAM, ONE EMPLOYEES WITH THREE SERVICE CATEGORIES WILL BE RECOGNIZED, AND THEY'RE PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES NOMINEES WERE REVIEW, WERE REVIEWED BY SELECTION COMMITTEE AND ANNOUNCED THAT THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS SELECTION ON DECEMBER 6TH.
THE FIRST EMPLOYEE WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE IS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK TANYA HARMS AND FINANCE TO PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
CAN WE COME DOWN WITH YOU, SIR? YOU SURE CAN.
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TIME TO COME FORWARD.FIRST THING WE HAVE FOR YOU IS, IS A CHECK.
THE NEXT EMPLOYEE WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
JOSHUA WHITFORD WITH FIRE RESCUE.
AND OUR LAST EMPLOYEE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, AND THAT WAS TIM DAVIS WITH THE ELECTRIC UTILITY FOR PUBLIC UTILITY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.
AND THANK YOU, UH, MR. HUGHES FOR REINSTITUTING, THAT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THOSE EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR.
[11. Presentation by Craven County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.]
IS A PRESENTATION BY CRAVEN COUNTY, A BC BOARD.AND I THINK, THINK CHIP IS GONNA MAKE THIS PRESENTATION ON UP.
CHIP ALWAYS A PLEASURE, MR. MAYOR AND BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AND CITIZENS, UH, TO COME HERE TO, UH, TELL YOU HOW WE DID LIKE MORE, MORE LIKE A STATE OF THE UNION, IF YOU WILL.
UH, AND I HIT THE RIGHT THERE.
SEE, I'M DOING GOOD ALREADY HERE.
PUT THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT FOR, UH, THE A B, C BOARD AND THE, UH, COUNTY OF CRAVEN AND THE CITY OF NEW BERN.
UM, NO, WE CONTINUE TO GO WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT, UH, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS ORIENTED AROUND THIS ONE PARAGRAPH.
IF IT, IF IT FALLS OUTSIDE, WE JUST DON'T DO IT.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS, THE, THE STORES ARE FRIENDLY, SAFE, UH, THEY'RE MODERN AND THEY ARE EFFICIENT.
UM, AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT AFTER FIVE YEARS OF A MODERNIZATION PROGRAM THAT EVERY STORE IN CRAVEN COUNTY MEETS THAT, UH, WE HAVE A GOAL OF TRYING TO BE WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF ABOUT 90% OF OUR POPULATION.
WE KNOW THAT COVE CITY AND EARN, IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH TO MEET THAT.
UM, BUT OTHERWISE, WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW STORE IN BRIDGETON, WE'RE GOING TO MEET THAT STANDARD AS WELL.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE, UH, THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE HERE IN, IN CRAVEN.
I THINK WE MIGHT NEED SOME NEW BATTERIES IN THAT REMOTE PLACE.
I'M, I'M, I'M SHOOTING AT EVERY PLACE HERE.
UM, SO, UH, THE BOARD CONSISTS THIS YEAR OF, UH, COMMISSIONER DANNY BOOKER, UH, MAYOR DRED MITCHELL.
UM, OUR, OUR SECRETARY IS, UH, KATHLEEN COOK.
UM, UH, SECRETARY, UH, IS, UH, KATHLEEN COOK.
OUR VICE CHAIR THIS YEAR IS, UH, KENNY MORSE II.
UM, WE DID HAVE A CHANGE THIS YEAR.
WE, FOR THE LAST, UH, SEVEN YEARS, WE'VE HAD NORTH CAROLINA A LE AS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT, AND IN CHARGE OF OUR SECURITY.
WE DECIDED TO GO A NEW WAY, UH, UH, JANUARY 1ST OF LAST YEAR.
AND WE NOW HAVE THE, UH, CRAVEN COUNTY, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PROVIDING BOTH SERVICES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND, UH, SECURITY AT OUR STORES.
UM, AND IT'S, IT'S WORKING OUT QUITE WELL.
THEY, THEY HAD MANY APPREHENSIONS, UH, AT, AT, IN FRONT OF OUR STORES AND OUR STORES.
UM, SO IT, IT'S WORKING QUITE WELL FOR US.
WE HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS AROUND ANY OF THE STORES IN CRAVEN COUNTY.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I I, I TAKE A PERSONAL PIECE THAT WHEN, UM, MY, MY WIFE HAS
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A TO GO GET SOME BRANDY FOR COOKIES, UM, SHE WANTS TO LEAVE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.I DON'T WORRY ABOUT HER GOING OUT TO ANY OF OUR STORES IN, IN RAHAM COUNTY, AND CERTAINLY NOT IN NEWBURN.
SO, UM, SO THIS YEAR WE HAD SOME OBJECTIVES.
UH, WE KIND OF OUTLAYED 'EM A LITTLE BIT LA LAST YEAR TO, UH, THIS YEAR WE, UH, CONTINUED TO HAVE GROWTH AND IN OUR REVENUE.
UM, AND WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD, UH, DO SOME OTHER THINGS THIS YEAR.
UM, NAMELY WE, WE HAVE A NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM.
YOU WANTED, IF YOU WERE A LIQUOR BY THE DRINK CUSTOMER CLUB RESTAURANT, YOU HAD TO GO TO A STORE AND, AND PICK IT UP, UH, PICK UP, YOU KNOW, AND IT CAUSED PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, COMING TO THE BACK DOOR AND KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS JUST NOT A GOOD SYSTEM.
NOW WE HAVE ENACTED, UH, A SYSTEM, UH, OF A STORE DEDICATED FOR OUR LIQUOR BY THE DRINK.
WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW BOARDS IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT HAS KIND OF GONE THIS WAY.
AND WE'VE EVEN ENHANCED THAT ONE MORE STEP BY DELIVERING LIQUOR TO OUR LIQUOR BY THE BOARD.
CUSTOMERS, JUST LIKE ANY ONE OF THEIR OTHER VENDORS, IT TAKES AWAY A LOT OF THE SECURITY ISSUES.
FIND, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LIABILITY.
WE TAKE CARE, CARE OF ALL THAT, AND WE DO THAT WITH, UH, OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE DOING, UH, QUITE WELL ON THAT.
UM, WE'VE ALSO INSTALLED, UH, YOU KNOW, NEW, NEW CAMERAS, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, THE, THE, THE BOARD.
AND THEY ARE REALLY STATE-OF-THE-ART, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS THAT ARE ON OUR PROPERTY THAT TAKE A PICTURE OF LICENSE PLATES AS THEY COME IN.
AND FRANKLY, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, UM, WARRANTS OUTSTANDING, UH, THAT WERE APPREHENDED AT STORES.
SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER SECURITY METHOD, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, CHIP HUGHES HAS, UH, HELPED, UH, PUT IN OUR STORES.
UH, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND, AND THAN OTHER BOARDS IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND PARTICULARLY IN, IN NEW BERN, I THOUGHT IT'D BE AN INTEREST TO YOU, IS THAT WE BUY A BARREL OF, UH, BUT NOW IT'S BOURBON, BUT IT CAN BE OTHER PRODUCTS AS WELL, A BARREL OF BOURBON.
UH, AND WE HAVE VARIOUS, THERE'S VARIOUS, UH, THINGS THAT THE DISTRIBUTORS DO TO INCLUDE MAKING THEM UNIQUE FOR NEWBURN.
UH, SO WE, WE HAVE THE, UH, ONE THAT I PARTICIPATED WITH AND HELPED PICK OUT WAS, UH, THE, THE BARREL, THE BARRON'S BARREL, AND THE OTHER WAS THE LADD CRAVEN SELECT.
UH, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE IN HONOR OF OUR NEW STORE OVER IN BRIDGELAND CALLED BRIDGETON NUMBER SEVEN.
IT'S THE SEVENTH STORE IN THE SYSTEM.
UM, AND WHEN WE DO THAT, UH, EVERYBODY IS A WINNER.
UM, THE, THE, THE COUNTY GETS APPROXIMATELY 75% MORE REVENUE PER BOTTLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR BOTTLE, AND THAT MEANS THAT THE CITY GETS MORE MONEY FOR THE BOTTLE.
SO E EVERYBODY WINS HERE, AND THE, AND THE CUSTOMER GETS A GREAT, GREAT TASTING, UH, UH, BOURBON.
UM, WE ARE KNOWN IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AS THE PREMIER, UH, SYSTEM TO DELIVER THIS.
UH, WE, WE PUT MORE, MORE BARRELS OUT THERE, UM, THAN EVEN, UH, WADE COUNTY AND NASH COUNTY.
SO, I MEAN, THEY WE'RE, YOU KNOW, IN GREENSBORO AND THE TRI COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE UP IN THE FRONT OF ALL THESE THINGS.
AND THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE'RE DOING, OUR STORES, EVERY STORE HAS A COOLER, UH, SO THAT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE HOME THAT EGGNOG, UH, THIS YEAR, IT'LL BE NICE AND CHILL FOR YOU WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GO BACK HOME, UM, AND, UH, TRY IT OUT.
SO EACH STORE TO INCLUDE THE, THE NEWBURN STORES HAS, UH, HAS THAT, UM, WE CONTINUE TO, UH, BE VERY AGGRESSIVE, UH, AS I SAID, UM, AND, AND IMPROVE THE, THE POLICIES THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR TOWARDS LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, WORKING WITH CHIP HUGHES.
UM, WE'VE KIND OF REWROTE THE MANUAL, IF YOU WILL, ON HOW WE DO BUSINESS ON THAT.
SO THAT, UM, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURES COMING ON.
VERY PROUD OF OUR, UM, UH, INTERN PROGRAM, UH, OUR INTERN PROGRAM, UH, THIS PAST YEAR.
UM, AND WE ARE VERY DIVERSE AT THE CRAVEN COUNTY, UH, A BC BOARD.
UM, AND, UH, WE APPLY, UH, THAT, AND MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF OUR, ONE OF OUR LADIES WHO JUST WENT THROUGH THE INTERN PROGRAM IS NOW A STORE MANAGER.
AND, UH, SO WE ARE, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
SO WHERE ARE WE GONNA BE GOING? WE, WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY COME HERE
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TO NEW BERN, AND THEY GIVE THEIR LITTLE SPRING, UH, VIEW OF HOW THINGS ARE GONNA BE GOING FOR THE NEXT YEAR, UH, WHILE WE LISTEN TO THE TOURIST PIECE OF THAT, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF OUR HINT.UH, 22% OF OUR, UH, SALES, UM, COME FROM OUR LIQUOR BY THE DRINK.
AND WHEN YOU ANALYZE WHERE THAT, THAT COMES FROM, ABOUT 40% ARE TOURISTS.
SO THAT TELLS YOU SOME, THAT'S JUST ON, ON THE, THE SALES INSIDE THE LIQUOR BY THE DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS.
AND WE LOOKED AT THESE ZIP CODES ON THE CREDIT CARDS, AND MOST PEOPLE DO CREDIT CARDS THESE, THESE DAYS.
UM, WE FIND THAT WE'RE ABOUT 18% ON THAT SIDE, UH, UH, TOURISTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE HERE IN CRAVEN COUNTY, UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING THEM DO THAT.
AND BY DOING THAT, WE'VE GONE, IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, WE'VE GONE FROM $6.2 MILLION, AND NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING WE'RE GONNA DO ABOUT 19 MILLION.
UH, SO THAT, THAT'S HOW WE, UH, HOW, HOW THAT'S GOING AWAY.
UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE VERY PROUD OF, UH, IS THAT, UH, BESIDES THE FACT THAT WE CONTRIBUTE CASH TO GREAT CITY OF, UH, NEW BERN AND HAVELOCK AND, UH, VBO, WHERE WE HAVE STORES AND TO THE COUNTY, OF COURSE, IS THAT WE DO OTHER THINGS THAT YOU DON'T QUITE SEE SO MUCH.
AND THAT IS THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF THE A BC BOARD.
WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW, AND WE ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THAT AND GO A LITTLE BIT OVER OF GIVING 7% OF OUR TOTAL REVENUE TO, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UH, PROMOTE AN ANTI, UH, UNDERAGE DRINKING PROGRAM SUCH AS DEER.
OKAY? SO, UH, NOW I'M GONNA ASK FOR SHOW OF HANDS OF HOW MANY YOU'VE BEEN IN THE DEER PROGRAM AND ALL YOU KIDS, AND I PROBABLY THE MAYOR.
UM, IT, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND, UH, WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE SPONSOR THE ENTIRETY HERE IN CRAVEN COUNTY TO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S 22 SCHOOLS AND, AND ALSO INCLUDES SUMMER CAMP.
AND, AND THE MESSAGE IS CONSISTENT.
YOU KNOW, ABOUT BAD DECISIONS, BULLYING, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
WE ALSO HELP OUT A COUPLE OF, UH, TWO, UH, UH, HALFWAY HOUSES.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT PROGRAM THAT WE, WE, WE HELP, UH, WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WE CONTRIBUTE, UH, TO THE, UH, THE, UH, REHAB CLINIC DOWN IN OSLO.
UM, QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, ABOUT $140,000.
SO WE CONTRIBUTE MIGHTILY TO THAT AND TO THESE OTHER PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE US DOING, BUT THOSE CHECKS GO OUT OF OUR OFFICE TO THEM AS WELL.
SO, UH, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S OUR STORY THERE.
UM, IF YOU'RE IN A BUSINESS WORLD, THIS IS THE KIND OF, UH, SLOPE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.
UH, AND I CAN HEAR, TELL YOU THAT, UH, IT'S NOT A MATTER THAT CRAVEN COUNTY SELLS A LOT OF ALCOHOL.
UH, WE TEND TO SELL HERE IN CRAVEN COUNTY, UH, ME, MEDIUM SHELF AND TOP SHELF.
UM, OUR FRIENDS OVER PIT, THANKS TO THE UNIVERSITY, I DO DO A LOT OF ARISTOCRAT AND A LOT OF BOTTOM SHELF STUFF.
THEY HAVE TO WORK A LOT HOTTER AND SELL A LOT MORE BOTTLES THAN WE DO HERE IN CRAVEN.
UM, WE, OUR AVERAGE SALE IS ABOUT $14, UM, A BOTTLE, UH, AS COMPARED TO PITS, UH, $7 AND ETTES 11.
SO YOU, YOU CAN SEE WE TEND TO SELL A LITTLE BIT HIGH HERE IN CRAMOND COUNTY.
I I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT WITH THE NEW STORE IN BRIDGETON WILL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 20 TO 21 MILLION HERE AFTER FULL YEAR OF OPERATION.
THIS IS HOW WE SPEND ALL THAT MONEY.
WE CALL IT THE TAIL OF THE BOTTLE.
AND, AND ONE OF THE COUNCILS HERE, UH, NOTED, UH, NOTED THAT HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, CHIP, I, I NOTICE HOW MUCH YOU YOU HAVE DOWN FOR, UH, NEWBURN, BUT YET I KIND OF CHEATED.
AND I LOOKED ALREADY AT HOW MUCH YOU'RE GONNA GIVE A CHECK.
AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THERE, UH, SHARP, UH, SHARP BOARD WE HAVE HERE, UH, TO PICK THAT UP.
AND, AND SO, UH, AS I TOLD THE, UH, THE ALDERMAN, UM, WE GIVE YOU MONEY EVERY QUARTER BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE OUTLAY SO THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, UH, JUST, JUST GIVE TO YOU.
WE GIVE YOU THE MAX AND UNDER THE LAW, I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU, UH, 30%.
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UH, WE GIVE YOU THE MAX A A LOT OF BOARDS DON'T DO THAT.SO YOU'VE ALREADY GOT $30,000 FROM, FROM THE CRANE COUNTY, A, B, C BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, ALLAM INVOLVED.
APPRECIATE YOU HELPING ME THERE.
UM, SO YOU, THOSE ARE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE, UH, DO GIVE TO, UH, YOU'VE SEE ON THE, UH, THE TAIL OF THE BOTTLE.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE SHORTLY OPENING UP THE NEW STORE.
AND YOU ARE ALL INVITED BY THE WAY, 18TH DECEMBER ONE O'CLOCK.
YOU'RE INVITED TO GO OVER TO BRIDGETON AND, UH, SEE THE NEW, THE, THE LATEST IN WHAT A STORE IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE LIKE AND WHAT WILL, WILL BRING, I THINK IN A COUPLE YEARS TO WEST CRAVEN.
I THINK THAT WE ARE LOOKING ALREADY, IT WON'T BE CHIP, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
BUT, UH, UM, I, I SEE THAT WITHIN THREE TO FIVE YEARS IN NEED, UH, IN WEST CRAVEN FOR A STORE.
AND YOU WANT MAKE SURE IT'S INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS SO THAT YOU GET YOUR A PROPORTION OF THAT.
UM, SO THE, THE, WHEN WE MOVE OUT OF OUR, OUR MARTIN DRIVE, THE COUNTY'S GOING TO TAKE THAT OVER.
SO HERE'S A SAVINGS, UM, UH, THAT, THAT'S IN OUR SURPLUS AT THE COUNTY, NOT WANTED IT.
THEN THE CITY OF BRIDGETON, I MEAN, THE CITY OF, UH, NEWBURN WOULD'VE BEEN ASKED IF THEY NEEDED IT, BUT, UM, THIS IS A, IT'S A GREAT WAREHOUSE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING IT OVER TO THE, TO THE COUNTY, AND THEY'RE GONNA USE IT FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE, UH, OPERATION FACILITY.
IT'S VALUED AT ABOUT $700,000.
SO THEN THEY'RE GONNA GET THAT FOR THE PRINCELY SAMO $1.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER? BOARD, BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? NEXT SLIDE, MA'AM.
IF NOT, UM, I HAVE A CHECK HERE, SIR.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO WHOEVER YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO, UH, GIVE IT, GIVE THAT LADY RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT'S GONNA END UP.
GOT A CHECK HERE FOR $53,048, MA'AM.
AND AS ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE COMING AND AS YOU CAN TELL, I GET MY HAT.
I'M, I'M, UH, GETTING READY FOR YOUR LATEST THING.
THE SANTACON, UH, CHIP WILL BE OUT THERE DOING THE PUB CRAWL AND I'M HELPING THE REVENUE OF THE CITY OF, UH, NEWBURGH.
I'LL BE TRYING TO HELP YOU OUT A FEW BUCKS THERE.
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT, UH, YOUR STAFF DOES.
[12. Presentation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Audit for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023]
THANKS.ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT FOR FY ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2023.
THE CITY, UM, COMPLETED THE FISCAL YEAR 23 AUDIT AND HIT, UM, AND SUBMITTED IT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION.
THE BOARD WAS PROVIDED THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU ON DECEMBER 5TH.
TODAY WE HAVE ALAN THOMPSON WITH THOMPSON PRICE, SCOTT AND ADAMS, TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS OF THE EFFORT AND THE AUDIT.
UM, IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH IN YOUR PRESENTATION SUMMARY TO FLIP OVER TO PAGE ONE, COUPLE THINGS I NEED TO COVER AND WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE NUMBERS AS WELL.
UH, THE MAIN THING YOU DO, UH, YOU HIRE AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO DO IS ISSUE AN OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE.
WE ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED REPORT, WHICH IS A QUOTE UNQUOTE CLEAN REPORT ON PAGE ONE.
IN THOSE THREE PARAGRAPHS, IT TALKS ABOUT APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING POLICIES, ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURES.
WE WERE GOOD WITH ALL THE CITY'S, UH, ESTIMATES AND DISCLOSURES ON PAGE TWO.
THERE WERE NO DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN PERFORMING THE AUDIT.
NO UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS, NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT DID PROVIDE US WITH A REPRESENTATION LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 21ST, AND WE'RE UNAWARE THAT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS, ET CETERA.
UH, ONE COMMENT IS CONTINUE TO WORK ON SOME OF THE FUND BALANCES WITH NEGATIVE FUND BALANCES OR FUNDS WITH NEGATIVE FUND BALANCES, SOME OF THE PROJECTS, ET CETERA.
AND WITH THAT, IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH TO FLIP OVER TO PAGE FOUR, UM, I DON'T SAY THESE ARE ALL THE KEY NUMBERS IN THE AUDIT REPORT, BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY NUMBERS IN THE AUDIT REPORT IN THIS FIRST COLUMN FOR JUNE 30TH, 2023.
WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE FOUR PREVIOUS COLUMNS IS THE FOUR PRIOR YEAR AUDIT REPORTS.
THE PURPOSE FOR THAT IS TO GIVE YOU SOME, UH, CONTEXT FOR LIKE FUND BALANCE, SO IT'S NOT JUST A NUMBER IN SPACE.
YOU GET A FEEL FOR TREND INFORMATION, ET CETERA.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE TOTAL FUND BALANCE AND YOUR GENERAL FUND WAS 35,000,621.
IF YOU WERE TO GO BACK TO 2019, YOU CAN SEE THAT NUMBER IS 22,000,829 UNAVAILABLE FUND BALANCE 12,000,294,
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RESTRICTED AND ASSIGNED AT 13,000,947 GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AT 38,000,231.AND THEN FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE AS A PERCENTAGE IS 61.02% UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT 21.429.
AND THEN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES IS 56.05.
AND THEN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING FEMA WAS 60.05.
THERE'S A NOTE THERE ABOUT ARPA AS IT, UH, THE IMPACT IT HAD ON FUND BALANCE, ET CETERA.
IT'LL BE A WHOLE LOT CLEARER WHEN WE CHART IT OUT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
WHEN YOU SEE IT, I THINK IT'S, UH, MAYBE TWO MORE, TWO OR THREE MORE PAGES IN WHEN YOU SHOULD SEE IT ON THE CHART WITH AND WITHOUT ARPA THEN REVENUES OVER AND UNDER EXPENSES BEFORE CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS.
THE GENERAL FUND HAD A NEGATIVE 1,000,389.
THE ELECTRIC FUND WAS TWO NEGATIVE 2 43.
THE WATER FUND WAS A POSITIVE MILLION 520, AND THE SEWER FUND WAS A NEGATIVE 342,991.
ON THOSE THREE PROPRIETARY OR UH, FUNDS, YOU CAN SEE THE FIXED ASSETS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND CASH.
I WON'T READ ALL THOSE NUMBERS, BUT YOU CAN SEE FURTHER DOWN.
YOUR CASH GENERAL FUND WAS 27,000,928.
IF YOU GO BACK TO 2019, THAT NUMBER IS 6,000,876.
ELECTRIC FUND IS 15 MILLION 1 92.
WATER FUND IS 14,000,864, AND THE SEWER FUND IS 2,000,007 10.
SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS MIGHT BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR AFTER THE REIMBURSEMENT OF SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROPRIETARY FUNDS.
THE OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUND HAD A CASH BALANCE OF 2 MILLION 1 65, AND THEN THE FUND BALANCES THERE.
THE GENERAL FUND, 35.621, AGAIN, THE ELECTRIC FUND AT 52,000,833, THE WATER AT 48 4 10 AND THE SEWER AT 66 8 75.
THE FEMA STILL HAS A NEGATIVE MILLION 5 28 AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 1,000,930.
REALIZE THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, A LOT OF THAT NET POSITION, IF YOU WILL, WAS FIXED ASSET RELATED.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY SPENDABLE MONEY.
AND THEN YOU SEE YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR THE FIVE YEARS ALONG WITH COLLECTION PERCENTAGES.
COLLECTION PERCENTAGES, OVER 99% FOR ALL YEARS PRESENTED.
THEN YOU SEE YOUR TOTAL PROPERTY VALUATION AND TOTAL LEVY.
AND NEXT YOU SEE TOTAL DEBT THERE FOR BOTH GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH TO FLIP OVER TO PAGE FIVE, YOU SEE A BREAKDOWN OF YOUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE WITH 37 MILLION, AND THEN A BREAKDOWN OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AT $38,402,000.
AND IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH ON TO FLIP OVER TO PAGE SIX, YOU SEE TOTAL FUND BALANCE THERE IN BLUE.
YOU SEE YOU RESTRICTED AND SIGNED IN RED, AND THEN THE COMMITTED ARFA FUNDS THERE IN GREEN.
ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE, YOU SEE, UH, YOUR, UH, ANALYSIS OF FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE IN BLUE AND THE GROUP WEIGHTED AVERAGE THERE IN THE RED.
THE REASON THE GROUP WEIGHTED AVERAGE DIDN'T CONTINUE ON IS THE STATE DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GONNA CHANGE THE WAY THEY CALCULATED GROUP WEIGHTED AVERAGE.
AND IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH MEANING BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY ABOVE A HUNDRED MILLION AND EVERYBODY BELOW A HUNDRED MILLION RATHER THAN GROUPING IT BY POPULATION.
AND ON PAGE SEVEN, WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY EARLIER, THAT YOU COULD SEE THE VARIANCE, UH, THAT THE ARPA FUNDS HAD OR THE IM THE IMPACT IT DID.
IF YOU WOULD CONTINUE ON WITH THE GREEN DOTTED LINE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WOULD'VE BEEN WITH WITHOUT THE ARPA FUNDS.
AND YOU SEE WHERE IT IS WITH THE ARPA FUNDS.
ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE THE ANALYSIS OF REVENUES OVER AND UN EXPENSES BEFORE TRANSFERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
AND THEN IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH TO FLIP OVER TO PAGE EIGHT, YOU SEE YOUR CASH BALANCES AND FUND BALANCES BY FUND WITH THE SPECIFIC TOTALS UNDERNEATH THAT.
AND YOU CAN SEE CASH BALANCES AT 60,000,696 AND FUND BALANCES AT 203,000,741.
UNDERNEATH THAT, YOU SEE PROPERTY TAX RATES AND COMPARED TO YOUR GROUP WEIGHTED AVERAGE WHEN APPLICABLE.
AND THEN ON PAGE NINE YOU SEE YOUR COLLECTION PERCENTAGES, THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE GROUP WEIGHTED AVERAGE.
AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM YOU SEE A BREAKDOWN OF YOUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
REALLY NICE WHEN YOU'VE GOT A, UM, AVALOR TAXES THAT LETS THAN 50% AND YOUR SALES TAX OTHER GOVERNMENTAL RELATED AT 43.96.
SO YOU'VE GOT A GOOD DIVISION OF INCOME COMING INTO YOUR GENERAL FUND.
AND ON PAGE 10, YOU SEE WHERE THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE IS PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH SPEAKS WELL FOR YOU AS A BOARD MANAGEMENT.
AND THEN IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH,
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THERE'S ONE, UM, FINANCIAL, UH, ITEM TO CONSIDER.AND I THINK, UH, YOUR FINANCE OFFICER DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
SHE SENT OUT EMAIL, UH, ON DATED DECEMBER 5TH.
I DON'T CONSIDER THIS, UH, A CONCERN.
ONE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE NECESSARILY WITH THE, UM, WITH THE MODEL THEY CREATE IS IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE FACTORS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND A SPECIFIC ISSUE.
SO THEY'RE KEYING IN CERTAIN NUMBERS.
IF IT POPS OUT IN THEIR MODEL, THEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PRESENT IT AS A RESULT, I'M PRESENTING IT.
BUT IF YOU CONSIDER ALL THE BULLET POINTS THAT SHE, UH, EMAILED TO YOU ON THAT DECEMBER 5TH MEMO, I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE OR A PERFORMANCE INDICATOR OF CONCERN.
SO THAT'S, UH, MY OPINION, BUT I PRESENT IT TO YOU RESPECTFULLY.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OF ME.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYTIME YOU HAVE OF ME.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO GIMME A CALL IF I HAVE NOT TO BE IN THE OFFICE.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ANSWER MY CELL NUMBER AND I'LL GET YOU AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION BOARD, HAVE QUESTIONS.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS ON, ON PAGE 11, UM, WHICH YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE CASHFLOW INDICATOR, THAT THAT NEGATIVE 437,000, WHICH, WHICH ACCOUNT IS THAT REPRESENTING? IS THAT GENERAL FUND OR IS THAT A ENTERPRISE? IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
SO WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE RATES WITH THE LAST BUDGET.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS TO APPROVE IT OR ANYTHING, SO WE APPRECIATE THANK YOUR INPUT.
[13. Presentation on Long- Range Plan Funding Strategy for Metropolitan Planning Organization.]
13 IS A PRESENTATION ON LONG RANGE PLAN FUNDING STRATEGY FOR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.MS. TRIBBLE, HOW ARE YOU? HI, GOOD EVENING.
I'M LOOKING FOR THE CLICKER FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I WAS NOT SUBMITTED THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW BERN AREA, NPOS LONG RANGE PLAN, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS A METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
NOW THIS PLAN IDENTIFIES NEEDED PROJECTS FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS.
THIS PLAN IS FEDERALLY REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS.
SO OUR CURRENT PLAN IN VISION 2045 WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH OF 2021, WHICH MEANS THAT THE NEW PLAN NEEDS TO BE UPDATED BY MARCH OF 2026.
UM, AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S A FEDERALLY REQUIRED PLAN, IF WE DO NOT HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, NO AVAILABLE FUNDING FROM N-C-D-O-T IS ALLOWED TO COME TO US UNTIL THAT PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
SO A PLAN OF THIS SIZE IS QUITE COMPLEX, NORMALLY TAKES ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO COMPLETE, AND IT'S AVERAGED ABOUT $125,000.
SO A PROPOSED FUNDING STRATEGY THAT I'M PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF THE MPO IS, UH, FOR US TO UTILIZE UNSPENT FUNDS FROM FY 23 IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,500.
SO OF THAT 80% OF IT IS FEDERAL MONEY, WHICH IS ABOUT 58,000, AND THAT DOES REQUIRE A LOCAL MATCH OF 20% OF 14,500.
SO WITH THAT AMOUNT, EACH OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES BY THEIR PRO RATA SHARE OF POPULATION HAS A, A SMALL SHARE OF THAT LOCAL AMOUNT.
AND FOR NEW BERN, THAT AMOUNT IS $8,044 AND 60 CENTS.
SO UTILIZING FY 23 FUNDS SOME FUNDS FROM FY 24 AND A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDS FROM FY 25, WE CAN FUND THIS $125,000 PLAN.
ALTERNATIVELY, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO JUST START LOOK FORWARD, WE CAN USE SOME FUNDS FROM 24 IN FUNDING FOR THE NEXT THREE FISCAL YEARS COMBINED TO ALLOW US TO GET TO THAT 1 25 NUMBER.
HOWEVER, IF WE END UP DOING THAT, THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ANY OTHER STUDIES FOR THREE FISCAL YEARS.
UM, AND THAT I'VE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUNDING WE'VE GOT RE WE WE RECEIVED WORD FROM FY 25 FUNDING THAT THAT IT'LL BE REDUCED BY $28,000, WHICH WILL AGAIN LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO DO SOME, UM, OTHER PLANS.
SO TONIGHT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO SUPPORT APPRO APPROPRIATING NEW BERN'S LOCAL SHARE MATCHING THE AMOUNT OF $8,044 AND 60 CENTS TOWARDS THE NPOS LONG RANGE PLAN UPDATE WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO BE PRESENTED AT A FUTURE MEETING.
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AND THAT CONCLUDES MY, MY, UH, PRESENTATION AND WOULD HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, UM, FOR THE OTHER MEMBER AGENCIES, ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS FROM THEM? UM, GREAT QUESTION, MAYOR.
UM, I HAVE, UM, MET WITH THE TOWN OF TRENT WOODS AND I HAVE, UM, A PRESENTATION, UM, SCHEDULED WITH THE COUNTY IN JANUARY, AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE BRIDGETON AND RIVER BEND AS WELL.
SO, UM, THE CONSENSUS DURING THE TAC MEETING WAS, YES, THEY'RE IN SUPPORT.
OKAY, I ASSUME SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK MR. HUGHES, UM, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING ON A FUTURE AGENDA TO APPROVE THE REQUEST THAT'S BEING MADE IN THE FORM OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT? YES, SIR.
YOU JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION OR DO YOU WANT A MOTION? THAT'LL BE FINE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMING BACK TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR $8,000? NO.
[14. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Annex a Portion of Tax Parcel ID 8- 209- 13001 .]
NUMBER 14.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX A PORTION OF TAX PARCEL ID 8 2 0 9 1 3 0 0 1.
MR. HUGHES, MAYOR WEER IS ANNEX, A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY BEEN ANNEXED AFTER CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING? THE BOARD IS ASKED TO CONSIDER DOCUMENT AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY.
THIS BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX TAX PARTIAL 8 2 0 9 1 3 0 0 1.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MAYOR, SEEING NO, NOBODY COMING FORWARD ON MAKING A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY OPPOSED? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? MAY I MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO, UM, ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX A PORTION OF TAX PARCEL ID? 8 2 0 9 1 3 0 0 1 WEYERHAEUSER IN OUR COMPANY.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ROYAL.
[15. Appointment of Mayor Pro Tempore and Administration of Oath.]
IS APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM AND ADMINISTRATION OF OATH, UH, FOR THE BOARD'S RECOLLECTION, ONCE A YEAR AT OUR FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER.THIS IS PART OF OUR PROCEDURE, UH, IS TO APPOINT A MAYOR PRO TEM.
SHOULD, UH, THE MAYOR NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE FOR WHATEVER REASON MAY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, OR I'D LIKE TO APPOINT, UM, ALDERMAN HAZEL ROYAL AS MAYOR PROTO.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IS, IS THAT AMENABLE TO YOU, ALDERMAN ROYAL? YES.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO APPOINT ALDERMAN ROYAL AS MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS ALDERMAN ROYAL, IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE PODIUM, UH, THE CLERK WILL MINISTER YOUR OATH.
AND WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, THANK MAYOR PROTI, UH, BRISSON FOR SERVING THIS PAST YEAR A FEW TIMES THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO STEP IN.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT I GET YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, YOUR HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA NOT INCONSISTENT THEREWITH,
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AND THAT YOU'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF YOUR OFFICE AS MAY OR ATTEMPT SO HELP YOU GOD? OKAY.DO YOU SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, UPSET THE STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, SO HELP YOU GOD.
THANK I DON'T PEOPLE THAT NOT THE MEETING.
THERE'S NO THANK YOU ALLMAN ROYAL FOR WILLING TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, UM, MR. HUGHES, UH, I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SOUND ISSUE, UH, ONLINE THAT, UH, WE'RE HAVING SOME REPORTS ABOUT.
COLLEEN, DO YOU, DO YOU KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THAT, THAT ON THE WEB OR FACEBOOK? I HAVE AUDIO ON THOSE.
DO YOU KNOW BARBARA? THEY DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WELL, IF YOU'RE SHOWING IT ON OUR END, THEN IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ON THEIR END, SO, OKAY.
AND, UH, IF YOU RECALL, WE TABLED ITEM NUMBER 16.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
[17. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving a Sewer Use Agreement for 684 West Thurman Road.]
17.CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SEWER USE AGREEMENT FOR 6 8 4 WEST THURMAN ROAD, MR. JORDAN HUGHES USE.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU.
THIS AGENDA ITEM IS A STANDARD CITY SEWER USE AGREEMENT.
UM, THE OWNERS OF 6 84 WEST THURMAN ROAD APPROACH THE CITY REQUESTING CONNECTION TO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM IN THE AREA.
UH, WE'VE REVIEWED THE REQUEST, HAVE AMPLE CAPACITY TO HOOK 'EM UP TO THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE IN PLACE.
UH, I THINK WHAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THERE IS IS A SMALL VETERINARY OFFICE ON WEST THURMOND.
SO, UH, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE SEWER USE AGREEMENT.
BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? MAY I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING A SEWER USE AGREEMENT FOR 6 84 WEST THURMAN ROAD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL WITH ALDERMAN ASTOR.
ALMAN ASK YOU, THERE'S A REAL SMALL SECTION OF THURMAN ROAD THAT HAS GOT AN, UH, HAS AN ESTABLISHED WATER SYSTEM FROM CRAVEN COUNTY.
WE'VE ONLY GOT A FEW CUSTOMERS IN THERE, AND WE'VE ALLOWED THOSE TO CONNECT TO CRAVEN COUNTY.
THAT WAS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS WAY TO GET THOSE CUSTOMERS LOOKED UP.
[18. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager and Mayor to Execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the NC Department of Public Safety - Emergency Management to Accept Grant Funds for the Purchase of an Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle.]
IS CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN UNDERWATER REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE.UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKKAH.
UM, BEFORE YOU IS A, UH, AGREEMENT FOR, UH, GRANT, THERE IS NO MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A $72,000, UH, UNDERWATER REMOTE CONTROL VEHICLE.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL, UH, ASSIST US IN, UM, FILLING A SERVICE GAP IN TERMS OF TRYING TO RECOVER, UM, EVIDENCE, UH, FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE PURPOSES IN THE CITY OF NEW BERN.
UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE ARE MANY WATERWAYS, UM, IN OUR CITY, AND THIS, UM, OBVIOUSLY WILL BE AN ASSET TO US,
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UM, AND THE REGION.I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? CHIEF, WHAT, UH, WHAT TRAINING NEEDS TO BE SECURED BY THE OFFICER? THAT WOULD BE THE OPERATOR, UH, PART OF OUR, UH, DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.
WE'LL INCLUDE TRAINING AND WE'LL WORK WITH THE VENDOR TO ENSURE THAT, UH, OUR STAFF IS WELL QUALIFIED AND UTILIZING THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN UNDERWATER REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
MUST HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN BEST, ALDERMAN BEST, YES.
[19. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with SoundThinking, Inc. for ShotSpotter.]
NUMBER 19, CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED OF THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SOUND THINKING INC.FOR SPOT HONOR CHIEF GALLAGHER.
AGAIN, UH, MAYOR, THANK YOU AGAIN.
UM, THIS IS THE SECOND, IF NOT THE THIRD TIME.
I'VE BEEN BEFORE THIS BODY TO REQUEST, UM, THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT SHOT SPOTTER.
UH, I PROVIDED THE, UH, STATISTICAL, UH, STATS WITH RESPECT TO, UH, GUNFIRE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF DUFFY FIELD.
IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS, UM, TO BE, TO BE TRANSPARENT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, WE HELD, WE HELD A INFORMATION SESSION AT THE OMEGA CENTER, UM, AND WE HAD SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WITH THE VENDOR SHOTSPOTTER TO COME AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
UM, IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT THAT EVENT.
UH, ALSO RECEIVED, UH, PERSONAL CONTACT FROM SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UH, PROJECT.
WE DO ASK THAT, UM, THE CONTRACT BE SIGNED.
UM, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO ALDERMAN ASTOR FOR HIS, UM, KIND GIFTS OF HIS A PR FUNDS, AND WE WILL WORK TOWARDS FINDING FUNDING MOVING FORWARD.
THIS WILL BE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.
DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UH, CHIEF, ACCORDING TO THE WRITEUP AND LISA, I WAS LOOKING AT THE 16,800 STARTUP COSTS.
THOSE ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED, OR WE WILL NO LONGER NEED THOSE, THOSE MONIES WERE, UH, EARMARKED TOWARDS, UH, BRIDGING OUR RMS SYSTEM, OUR CAD SYSTEM.
WE NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THAT'S GONNA BE NECESSARY.
SO YOU DON'T NEED THE, UH, THE API, EITHER THE, THERE WAS A ADD-ON FOR 9,500 A YEAR.
ALL WE ARE NOW REQUIRED, OR WE'RE REQUESTING IS THE AMOUNT HERE.
SO TO GET THE SYSTEM IN TO PAY FOR IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS $49,500.
AND THEN IT'LL BE 49,500 ANNUALLY? THAT'S CORRECT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROVEN A CONTRACT FOR SOUND THINKING SHOT SPOTTER.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE.
IS THIS, IS THIS INITIAL YEAR ONE COMING OUT OF ALDERMAN ASTOR'S A RP FUNDING? IS THAT WHAT THE DECISION WAS? YES.
WELL, I WAS GONNA ASK FOR IT IN DO BUSINESS.
SO I'LL DO IT NOW IF YOU WANT.
WELL, WE'LL, LET'S JUST APPROVE IT AND THEN WE CAN CLEAN THAT UP IN OUR NEW BUSINESS.
SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, CHIEF IS, IS THERE A PLAN IN PLACE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO SEE IF, UH, THERE'S A WILLINGNESS ON THE PART OF BUSINESSES AND OR INDIVIDUALS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS FUTURE YEAR COSTS FOR THIS PROGRAM? UH, YES.
AND, UH, IDENTIFIABLE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND I WILL REACH OUT TO THEM PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THIS, UH, VOTE.
JUST, UH, I'LL, I'LL MAKE THE SAME COMMENT I DID LAST TIME WHEN YOU PRESENTED THIS.
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF ALDERMAN ASTOR'S PUTTING FORTH A AROUND $50,000 FOR YEAR ONE, THIS IS A THREE YEAR COMMITMENT.
SO THE CHIEF IS GOING TO TRY TO GO OUT AND RECOVER FUNDS TO HELP PAY FOR IT IN YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE, BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE.
SO ESSENTIALLY TONIGHT THIS DECISION IS,
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IS OBLIGATING THE CITY FOR AROUND $150,000.BUT YOU NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
DO DO YOU KNOW CHIEF JERE, ANY GRANTS AVAILABLE? HAVE YOU, HAS ANY INFORMATION CAME FORTH ABOUT FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR THE CITY? I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY GRANTS THAT WE COULD APPLY FOR SPECIFIC TO THIS.
HOWEVER, I DO KNOW THERE'S SOME FEDERAL DOLLARS OUT THERE BASED ON, UM, HUD BECAUSE PART OF THIS WILL GO, WILL BE COVERED UNDER, OR THE COVERAGE OF SHOT SPOTTER WILL INCLUDE TRENT COURT.
SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL MONIES THERE.
CHIEF, I'M HOPING THAT AFTER WE'VE HAD THIS IN PLACE FOR A FEW MONTHS, YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND PRESENT TO US THE FINDINGS AND WHAT THIS TOOL HAS BEEN DOING, AND IT WOULD CONVINCE US EVEN IF WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT, THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD INVESTMENT.
SO I'M, I'M HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC THAT'LL BE THE CASE.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN BRISSON.
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, UH, WE CAN CONSIDER THESE TOGETHER IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
[20. Consider Adopting a Resolution Amending the FY2020 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program.]
NUMBER 20 IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY 2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG PROGRAM.[21. Consider Adopting a Resolution Amending the FY2021 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program.]
21 IS TO DO THE SAME FOR THE FY 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. DEIA FUL MORE, UH, TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THESE UPDATES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMAN.
THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION SHOWED THAT WE WILL BE DONATING THE HOME.
UM, THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HAS AT NINE 11 EUBANK STREET TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO, UM, SELL TO A LOW INCOME FAMILY.
THAT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUS PLAN, WHICH WAS TO BRING IT ON THE MARKET AS RENTAL PROPERTY.
THAT WAS FOR ITEM NUMBER 20, OR ITEM 20 AND 21.
IT, IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE LINE BUDGET ITEM.
WE'RE JUST SIMPLY CHANGING THE LANGUAGE IN OUR INTEGRATED DISBURSEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHERE WE SUBMIT ALL OF OUR PLANS TO HUD FOR REVIEW.
BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE.
SO THERE WAS A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
DID YOU GET ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.
IT'S BEEN ON DISPLAY FOR 30 DAYS.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2020 AND PHYSICAL YEAR 2021.
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN PRILL.
[22. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Updated Memorandum of Understanding with RHA Health Services for the Co- Responder Program.]
22 IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RHA HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CONDER PROGRAM.UM, THIS IS AN UPDATED MOU BASED ON ADDITIONAL GRANT MONIES THAT THE CITY OF NEW BERN WAS GRANTED FOR OUR CONDER PROGRAM.
UM, THERE'S SUBSTANTIALLY NOTHING MAJORLY DIFFERENT OTHER THAN, UM, DESCRIBING THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF RHA REGARDING THE EXPENDITURE OF THAT GRANT FUNDS.
DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RHA HEALTH SERVICES FOR A CORRESPONDER PROGRAM.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ROYAL.
[23. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving Amendment Three of the Pamlico Sound Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.]
IS TO CONSIDER ING RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT THREE OF THE PAMELA COAST SOUND REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.[01:00:01]
CHRIS SEABERG.UH, AS YOU RECALL, ON THE 14TH MEETING OF THIS BOARD, NOVEMBER 14TH, WE DID REVIEW, UM, AN APPLICATION FOR A BRICK.
UH, AND PART OF THAT HAS TO MATCH THE REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN THAT WE HAD.
WE FELT THAT IT WAS GENERIC ENOUGH THAT IT FELL UNDER, BUT WE HAD BEEN SUGGESTED BY NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF TO BE VERY SPECIFIC.
SO WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE TO BE ADDED INTO THE PCO SOUND REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
UM, AND IT, IT JUST BASICALLY LAYS OUT THE RAIL CORRIDOR PLANNING STUDY IN ITS ENTIRETY.
UH, IT JUST TAKES A VOTE OF THIS BOARD AND IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL ON THE, UH, APPROVED AMENDMENT, IT'LL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GROUP TO INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.
I AM OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.
THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 23.
I HAD A QUESTION ON THE, UH, HAZARDOUS MITIGATION PLAN.
THE WAY THE LANGUAGE TO ME READS IS, UH, ENDS UP, IF WE DON'T GET THE BRICK GRANT, THEN WE'RE ON THE HOOK TO FUND THIS STUDY.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S NOT THE WAY, THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RHA HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CO RESPONDENT.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT THREE OF THE PAM MUCO SOUND REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ASTOR.
[24. Consider Adopting a Budget Ordinance Amendment for FY2023-24.]
NUMBER 24 IS CONSIDER ADOPTING A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR FY 2324.MS. OSTROM, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL APPROPRIATE $8,290 AND 91 CENTS FOR THE FIRE GRANT TO SECURE ADDITIONAL RADIOS AS DISCUSSED EARLIER, NO IS DISCUSSED IN THE NOVEMBER 14TH MEETING.
AND, UM, IT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,077 AND 60 CENTS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PURCHASE OF UNDERWATER REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE AS DISCUSSED EARLIER.
BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 24.
HAS THAT INTER, HAVE THEY AUTHORIZED THAT 72,000 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? HAS THAT BEEN APPROVED? YOU RECEIVED THAT GRANT? ARE YOU JUST APPLYING FOR IT? THE GRANT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
ON ITEM NUMBER 24, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ADOPTING A BUDGET ORDINANCE.
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH THE ALDERMAN BEST ALDERMAN DESK.
[25. Appointment( s).]
ITEM NUMBER 25.UH, ALDER MCKENZIE STILL HAS THIS, UH, PMZ BOARD APPOINTMENT.
UH, OBVIOUSLY HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.
UH, THE ONLY OTHER APPOINTMENTS THAT I SHOW WOULD BE FOR THE, UH, INITIAL, UH, INSTALLATION OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE MSD.
UH, EVERYONE RECEIVED A PACKAGE, I BELIEVE, AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WITH THE RESUMES AND THE SHEET THAT SHOW THE CATEGORIES WITH THOSE, UH, FOLKS THAT HAD BEEN VETTED, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE QUALIFIED BY THE CITY CLERK.
AND, UH, SO TONIGHT, UH, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A BALLOT.
IT LISTS THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES.
UH, AS A REMINDER, THERE'S ONE APPOINTMENT FOR EACH ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESIDENTIAL.
THERE ARE FOUR SEATS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SEAT.
SO IF THE BOARD WOULD TAKE, UH, A COUPLE MINUTES, UM, TO FILL THAT OUT.
AND THEN, UM, SOMEONE WILL PICK THESE UP AND THEY WILL TALLY THESE AND GIVE US THE RESULTS IN
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A FEW MOMENTS.ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? OKAY.
CHIEF SHORTY'S GONNA PICK HIM UP TONIGHT FOR, I HEARD THAT NICKNAME FOR YOU TONIGHT.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS APPROPRIATE.
YOU DID WE FIND OUT THE PHONE, THE HEAT NEAR NO.
CALL SENATOR, CITY MANAGER REPORT.
[26. Attorney's Report.]
MAYOR, WHY? THERE'S, UM, SOME TABULATION, SIR? YES, SIR.DO YOU WANNA HIT MY REPORT? 'CAUSE ALL I NEED IS SOME DIRECTION REGARDING THE RICKSHAW.
UM, THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE REQUEST.
WE UNDER PETITION OF CITIZENS FOR BASICALLY ALLOWING A BICYCLE TAXI SERVICE.
IS THAT WHAT GOOD DESCRIPTION OF YES.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, PROBABLY THE THIRD OR FOURTH REQUEST IN THE LAST DECADE OR SO.
UH, PREVIOUSLY BY THE TIME WE STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT, THE, THE APPLICANT, UH, HAD MOVED ON TO OTHER PROJECTS.
UM, THIS REQUEST SEEMS QUITE SERIOUS.
UM, TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST, UM, WE WOULD NEED TO CREATE, UM, AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE, UM, THE CITY TO ISSUE, UM, A LITTLE FRANCHISE FOR PETTY CABS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, YOU WOULD, I WOULD EXPECT THAT YOU WOULD, UM, THINK ABOUT RESTRICTING IT INTO A CERTAIN DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL AREA AND NOT HAVE BIKES ALL OVER, ALL OVER THE CITY.
UM, CAN'T IMAGINE THERE'D BE A NEED FOR THAT.
BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR, UM, SO MY THOUGHT WOULD BE IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE THAT DIRECTION, UM, IN JANUARY, I WOULD JUST SIMPLY HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO REFLECT ON, NOT TO ADOPT OR DO ANYTHING, BUT AT LEAST TO, TO GET SMART ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT'S INVOLVED.
AND THAT WOULD BE A, A, A, IT WOULD BE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW EFFECTIVELY ANYONE, UM, THAT WANTED TO GET INTO THAT BUSINESS TO APPLY FOR AND GET THE PERMIT ONCE THEY MEET THE CRITERIA, INSURANCE, ET CETERA.
SO, I HAVE A QUESTION WHILE THE BOARD'S THINKING ABOUT THAT.
SO THERE WAS A NEW BUSINESS THAT LAUNCHED, I THINK LAST YEAR OR SO WHERE THEY HAVE BICYCLES THAT ARE RENTED.
BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DRIVEN DOWNTOWN.
ISSUE WITH THAT? WELL, BECAUSE THEY'RE LOCATED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THERE'S THE PEOPLE ON BICYCLES WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE ESCORT AND THE CAB DRIVER, ET CETERA.
WOULD NOT, WOULD NOT GOT INTO THAT.
SO THE REASON I WAS ASKING IS IF THIS RICKSHAW SET UP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY SOMEWHERE.
AND THEY WERE SELLING THOSE, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE ESCORTING PEOPLE AND IT'S A DRIVER, IT FALLS IN LIKE A TAXI Y YEAH.
THE NATURE OF THAT BUSINESS, IT HAS TO BE, IT HAS TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
YOU'VE GOTTA PICK UP FOLKS ON THE SIDEWALK.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IT'S GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL IF YOU HAVE PICKUP AREAS RIGHT.
OR DROP OFF AREAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
MR. BOARD'S, THOUGHTS, ALDERMAN PRILLS PRIMARILY FOR DOWNTOWN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS HERE, SCOTT, WITH ANY, UH, PREVIOUS REQUESTS, UM, OR THE CURRENT REQUESTS, UH, WITH ANY RESEARCH THAT YOU MAY HAVE DONE WITH THOSE REQUESTS IN THE PAST? WERE THERE ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT KIND OF CAME UP THAT MIGHT BE OF CONCERN TO THE CITY? NOTHING, NOTHING COMES TO MIND.
WE, WE HAD ONE THAT, UM, THAT WAS SOMEWHAT OF A NON-STARTER.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE, UM, PEDAL PUBS,
YOU KNOW, WHY SOMEONE ELSE DRIVES THE CARTS.
WE, WE WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW OTHER CITIES HAVE THESE, UM, LITTLE FRANCHISES AND WE WOULD DO LARGELY MIRROR THE, THE QUESTION WOULD BE REALLY THE GEOGRAPHY.
THE, THE, THE GUTS OF THE ORDINANCE ARE, ARE QUITE, QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD TERMS. ALL THE SAFETY FISH FEATURES ARE DEALT WITH.
UM, SCREENING YOUR, YOUR PETTY CAB OPERATORS, UM, AND THEN WHAT AREA THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE IN.
AND OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I MIGHT THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BROAD STREET TO THE TWO RIVERS TO HANCOCK.
DO YOU THINK IT'D BE WISE AS PART OF OUR CONSIDERATION? UM, OR COULD WE PLACE A REQUIREMENT UPON THE OPERATORS TO, UM, PULL OFF OF THE, UM, THE ROADWAY, UM, TO DISCHARGE OR PICK UP, YOU KNOW, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT BLOCKING TRAFFIC? THE POWER TRAFFIC CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THOSE OPTIONS.
UM, THERE IS THE, THE PRACTICAL
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CONSEQUENCE OF THAT, UM, WE CAN LOOK AT, UM, WE CAN LOOK AT THE, THE DOWN, UH, LAYOUT OF, OF, UH, PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND LOADING ZONES TO SEE HOW, HOW FAR THEY ARE.MOST FOLKS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO TAKE ME TO THAT STORE, TAKE ME TO THAT RESTAURANT.
AND THEY DON'T WANNA BE LEFT A BLOCK AWAY BECAUSE THERE'S CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD.
BUT C CERTAINLY AN ISSUE I CAN LOOK INTO AND, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY DRAFT WHATEVER THE BOARD LIKES.
IF THAT'S THE BOARD'S PLEASURE, THEN CERTAINLY WE CAN DRAFT IT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
ANOTHER QUESTION IS, AGAIN, YOU SAID THAT THESE VEHICLES WOULD BE GARAGE AT THE OWNERS PLACE, NOT YES, MA'AM.
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE LEFT DOWNTOWN? YES, MA'AM.
THEY, THEY COULD NOT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE.
THEY, THEY COULD NOT BE LEFT ON, ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
WOULD YOU REQUIRE AN OPERATORS TO HAVE A BIG, AT LEAST A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR, I I JUST DON'T WANT A 12-YEAR-OLD OUT DOING THIS.
YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT.
THERE, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A SCREENING AND A, AND A VETTING WITH, WITH CRITERIA SO THAT WE KNEW WHO THE OPERATORS WERE AND THAT THEY HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE, ET CETERA.
I ALL IN FAVOR FOR, WELL, I GUESS I KIND OF ASKING HOW THAT WOULD WORK.
'CAUSE I MEAN, THIS, UM, COMPANY IS ASKING FOR A PERMIT FOR POSSIBLY FOUR MM-HMM.
AND SO WOULD THE PERMIT BE FOR THE COMPANY OR THE INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS? I GUESS THAT IT GETS TO KIND OF ALDERMAN ASHER'S QUESTION.
IT, IT WOULD OPERATE A LOT LIKE THE OLD FASHIONED TAXI CAB ORDINANCES WHERE THE TAXI CAB COMPANY GETS ITS PERMIT AND THEN, AND THEN ITS APPLICATION HAS ALL OF ITS DRIVERS, ALL THE LICENSE, ALL THE INFORMATION IS IN THAT APPLICATION.
SO YOUR PERMIT WOULD BE FOR X PETTY CABS FOR, FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
AND THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE I WOULD IMAGINE.
UM, BUT ALL THAT WOULD BE KEPT AT CITY STAFF AND WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHO MIGHT HAVE TO ORGANIZE THAT, ADMINISTER IT.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TALKING CONCEPTUAL, BUT MY QUESTION IS, DO I GO DRAFT SOMETHING TO START THINKING ABOUT AND ASKING THESE TOUGH QUESTIONS? OR IS THIS A PASS? I AGREE.
COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD, NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT QUICKLY.
THANK YOU'S ALL YOU MAYOR, IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE? YEAH.
[27. City Manager's Report.]
OKAY.UH, JUST TWO THINGS I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE.
THE CITY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 25TH, 26TH, 27TH, UH, FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AND THE NEW YEAR'S EVE BLOCK PARTY, UH, BE ON, UH, UH, DECEMBER 31ST EVENT AT 5:30 PM SO WE CERTAINLY INVITE ALL OUR VISITORS TOWN TIME, COME DOWN AND ENJOY A FUN EVENING OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ABOUT TO ASK ALDERMAN TO COME DOWN AS WELL AND HELP BRING IN THE NEW YEAR.
[28. New Business.]
OKAY.UM, NEW BUSINESS STARTING WITH ALDERMAN BRISSON.
UM, TALKING ABOUT, UH, REESE ACROSS AMERICA.
THAT WILL BE, UH, ON BOTH THURSDAY AND SATURDAY OF, OF THIS WEEK.
UH, HAPPY TO REPORT THAT, UH, OUR LOCAL CONTINGENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SPONSOR 6,060 RES.
SO IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY CREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
UH, THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED.
UH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH AT THE CLARKS EXIT AT 0 8 30, THE TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO, UH, ARRIVE FOR A MOTORCYCLE ESCORT FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN, IN THAT, UH, THERE'LL BE A SAFETY BRIEF AT EIGHT 30 BEFORE THEY TAKE OFF.
AND THEN THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO SEE, UH, THEM DRIVE BY, THEY WILL TAKE, UH, HIGHWAY 70 TO MLK TO BROAD STREET AND THEN TO GEORGE STREET AND INTO THE, UH, CEMETERY.
AND THEN AT NINE 30, THEY ARE SET TO ARRIVE TO UNBOX THE, OR TO, UH, UNLOAD THE TRUCK, UM, THERE AT THE CEMETERY.
UH, FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED VOLUNTEERS, UH, CAN ARRIVE AT ZERO NINE TO UNBOX THE WREATH AND START THE SETUP AT THAT TIME.
AND THEN, UH, THANKS, UH, TO THE CITY OF NEW BERN, WE'LL BE RUNNING BUSES FROM, UH, 1100 TO 2:00 PM FROM THE OLD, OLD ROUSE CHAPEL AREA.
UH, PARKING THERE AND, UH, DRIVING TO AND FROM THE CEMETERY.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL REESE ACROSS AMERICA CEREMONY WILL BE AT 12 O'CLOCK, UM, ON SATURDAY THE 16TH.
AND THEN, UH, PLEASE PUT ON YOUR CALENDARS JANUARY 13TH AT ZERO AT, UH, I STARTED TO SAY ZERO 900, BUT 9:00 AM FOR EVERYONE.
UH, IS THERE WREATH RETIREMENT? UH, SO THEY NEED, UH, MANY HANDS
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MAKE A BURDEN LIGHT, UH, OUT THERE TO RETIRE THE REESE.AND AGAIN, UH, THANKS TO THE CITY FOR PROVIDING, UH, DUMPSTERS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THAT RETIREMENT.
UH, FOR THOSE THAT ARE GOING OUT TO, UM, OR HAVE NOT BEEN OUT TO NEW BERN CEMETERY, UH, RECENTLY, UM, IF YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT THE WALL WAS DAMAGED OUT THERE.
IT HAD A, HAD A CAR RUN INTO IT.
UH, AND IT'S STILL, IT'S BEEN A NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO, STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET.
UH, WE HAD A, A GROUP MEET WITH THE, UH, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.
IT'S THE VA THAT ACTUALLY TAKES CARE OF OUR NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
AND, UH, WHAT WE DISCOVERED WAS THERE ARE ONLY FOUR COMPANIES IN ALL OF THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN REPAIR CIVIL WAR, BRICK AND MORTAR.
THEY ACTUALLY, UH, DEVELOP THE BRICKS, THE OLD FASHIONED WAY,
AND SO, UH, THEY ARE ACTUALLY, THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE TIMELINE TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE THE DECEMBER CEREMONY, BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
SO, UM, THEY ARE PROMISING NOW TO HAVE IT FIXED BY FEBRUARY OF 2024.
SO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE GOING OUT TO THE CEMETERY YOU HAVE, YOU'LL STILL SEE A HOLE IN THE WALL THERE.
BUT, UH, THERE IS A PLAN TO FIX IT.
AND, UH, AGAIN, IT, IT'S 'CAUSE IT, IT TAKES A WHILE TO MAKE THOSE BRICKS AND THAT MORTAR AND GET THAT COMPANY ENERGIZED TO COME OUT HERE.
ALDERMAN BES, UM, WELL SHE'S DOING THE TALLY.
UM, I'LL ASK YOU FOSTER, UM, YOU MAY KNOW, MAYOR, UM, I WAS GONNA ASK BRENDA THAT SHE'S BUSY.
UM, IF A CITIZEN COMES FORTH AND WANT THE PURCHASE A CITY PROPERTY THROUGH THE UPSET BID PROCESS, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION IN TO CITY CLERK.
IS THERE ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS OR IN PLACE FOR WHAT THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN PUT ON THEIR PROPERTY IN ZONING REGULATIONS, WHATEVER.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN PLACE? IS IT ON THE WEBSITE? IS IT SO THAT THAT PERSON WILL KNOW BEFORE THEY PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY? OKAY, WELL I CAN DO THIS AND THIS AND THIS WITH MY PROPERTY.
UNLESS IT'S A FEMA LOT WHERE, WHERE THERE ARE CERTAIN CONVICTIONS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, AND THEY'RE MEETING THE ZONING.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE, THAT'S THE QUESTION IS THEY DON'T KNOW THE ZONING.
BUT THEY'RE REFERRED TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE WE'LL EVEN TAKE A BID ALL SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT CAN GO ON THAT PROPERTY.
THE REASON WHY I ASKED IS 'CAUSE I HAD A YOUNG MAN THAT PURCHASED A CITY LOT AND NOW HE'S NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT A HOME PLUS BUSINESS ON HIS, ON THAT LOT.
WELL AS LONG AS THE INFORMATION IS THERE AVAILABLE TO THAT, TO THE CITIZENS AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
UM, YEAH, I'VE ACTUALLY, I GUESS MAYBE I'VE BEEN IN THE OFFICE BEFORE WITH THE CLERK AND SOMEONE'S COME IN AND I, I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER HER SAYING, HEY, THE FIRST THING WE RECOMMEND FOR YOU TO DO IS GO TALK TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, FIND OUT WHAT RESTRICTIONS ARE THERE.
UM, I THINK I HAD ONE OTHER THING.
OH, UM, I KNOW THE MAYOR HAD MENTIONED, UM, ABOUT UM, ACCESS TO CITY HALL.
'CAUSE WE GOT THE NEW ELEVATOR NOW WHERE CITIZENS CAN, ANYBODY CAN JUST COME ON UP ON THE ELEVATOR.
AT WHAT POINT ARE WE WITH THAT NOW? I MEAN, SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE PD AFTER WE DISCUSSED THIS A FEW MEETINGS AGO, WE HAD PD COME IN AND DO AN ASSESSMENT OF CITY HALL.
THEY HAVE GIVEN SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
UH, WE ARE GETTING SOME PRICES BASED ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE PLAN ON COMING BACK TO THE BOARD, MOST LIKELY AT THE JANUARY MEETING WITH A PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
AND ANOTHER, I HAD, ANOTHER QUESTION WAS ASKED AND I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK MYSELF.
UM, THE, UM, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL PLAQUE THAT'S PUT DOWN IN THE, UM, UH, ENTRANCE WAY THERE BY THE ELEVATOR.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO COME, COME BACK AND INSTALL THAT FOR, OKAY.
FOSTER, I BELIEVE IT INDICATED THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA HAPPEN THIS WEEK BY FRIDAY.
UM, FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS START OUT WITH MAKE OR ASKING TO BE ABLE TO USE 49,000.
I WROTE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE $49,500 TO PURCHASE THE, UH, SHOT SPOTTER, UH, FOR THE FIRST YEAR USING A RP MONEY.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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EXCUSE ME.YOU SURE YOU DON'T NEED A ROLL CALL FOR THAT? YOU'RE GOOD WITH A, YOU'RE GOOD WITH A VOICE VOTE YES, BECAUSE THERE'LL BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT COMES BACK.
YOU'LL HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT.
UM, I, AGAIN, I'M JUST GONNA ASK WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THE DAYS END PROPERTY? I WOULD, I MEAN, I, I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN WITH THAT PROPERTY.
WE NEED TO GET IT UP, GET IT FOR SALE, SOMETHING.
SO ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU IS, UM, THE EASTERN CAROLINA COUNCIL GOVERNMENT, IT SAYS, RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT, UH, TO WORK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH THEM, UH, TO ASK THEM TO, UH, GIVE US SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT PROPERTY AND ALSO THE HANCOCK, UH, HANCOCK AND SOUTH FRONT STREET PROPERTY, UH, TO GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS ON HIGHEST AND BEST USE.
IT'S GONNA BE A FREE, FREE THING THAT THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE FOR US.
AND WE'RE GONNA BRING SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE BOARD AND GO FROM THERE.
AND DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LONG TIME AGO, BUT DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT, UM, STORE IN THE FIVE POINTS AREA OR, OR BROAD STREET? THAT WAS, WE HAD SO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH THAT SCOTT WAS WORKING ON.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR? LAST TIME I ASKED THEY HAD COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE PUT FORTH IN FRONT OF 'EM.
SIR SCOTT COULD PROVIDE A LOT MORE DETAIL, BUT WE, UH, PRESENTED, UM, SCOTT WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF SOME TED UH, RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, THE OWNER OF THE FIVE POINTS HAS COMPLIED WITH SOME, UM, IN FACT, WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SCOTT JUST TWO WEEKS AGO IN TERMS OF WHERE THAT STATUS IS.
SCOTT JUST WALKED OUT THE DOOR.
BUT WE ARE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE, UH, EMBEDDED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THE NEW OWNERSHIP.
UM, AND FOSTER, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT DOWNTOWN'S BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW, PARTS AND REC AND PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
AND I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE REEFS WHERE WE'VE CHANGED SOME OF THE LIGHT BULBS AND PUT RED, WHITE AND GREEN BULBS IN THERE THAT REALLY MAKES 'EM STAND OUT.
AND ALL THOSE WHITE ONES JUST KIND OF WAS KIND OF WILD LOOKING, BUT I LOVED THE ONES WITH THE COLORED LIGHTS IN IT, SO THANK YOU.
OR WHOEVER, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD PASS THAT ON.
AND THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THE, THE COLOR CHANGE WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO TURN THAT US MORE LOOKING POST THAT COOL LIGHT LOOKING ON THOSE.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT POOR COLLEEN IS SITTING OUT HERE AND, UM, I HAD SUGGESTED THE PUBLIC WORKS YEARS AGO AND, UM, THAT WE GET HER, UH, SOME TYPE OF A CAMERA OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WHERE SHE CAN VIEW WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE THE DOORS OF THESE MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, AT ALL TIMES.
SO SOMEBODY KNOCKS ON THE DOOR.
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO TALL FOR HER, BUT SHE GOT A PUPIL.
WELL,
SHE HAS TO WEAR HER HIGH HEELS WHEN WE HAVE MEETINGS.
SO I RECKON THAT WILL RESOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
AND THEN I JUST, UH, EVERY, I'D JUST LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
IN THE WORDS OF ALDERMAN ASTOR, I'D LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR CITIZENS A VERY, VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, UH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE, THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN, UH, TO THE CITY STAFF TO ALL VERY MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
ALRIGHT, ALDERMAN PRILL? UH, NOTHING THIS EVENING.
JUST, UH, ONE THING I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, SORT OF IN LINE WITH WHAT ALDERMAN ASTER KICKED US OFF WITH.
UM, WE HAD OUR, OUR TREE LIGHTING.
UH, WE HAD THE AIR SHOW, AND THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD THE LIVE WINDOWS DISPLAY.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HERE.
DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBER? YOU, WE HAD THE PARADE AS WELL.
WE, WE HAD, WE HAD THE PARADE TOO.
SO WE HAD 130 ENTRANCES IN THE PARADE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE DID LOOK AT PLACER AI FOR THAT, AND THERE WERE OVER 10,000 THAT WERE DOWNTOWN DURING THE PARADE.
UH, DON'T HAVE NUMBERS FOR THIS PAST WEEKEND, YOU KNOW.
SO, UM, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN, BEEN WORKING WONDERFULLY.
UM, AND I JUST HEARD, UM, DURING THE, I WAS A JUDGE FOR THE WINDOW DISPLAY AND THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND I JUST HEARD COMMENTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT HOW GREAT AND WONDERFUL IT WAS.
THERE WAS, THERE WAS FOOD TRUCKS, THE RESTAURANTS WERE OPEN, THE BUSINESSES WERE OPEN, EVERYBODY WAS IN A FESTIVE AND A JOYOUS
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MOOD.I ALMOST ASKED, COULD WE HAVE OUR ELECTION THEN? 'CAUSE I FELT PRETTY GOOD AT THAT POINT IN TIME,
BUT, UH, I DO WANNA WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
UM, NEWBURN IS A SPECIAL PLACE, WE ALL KNOW THAT.
BUT IT'S EXTRA SPECIAL THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, AND WE'RE, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE FOR US TO LIVE HERE.
I JUST WANT TO, UM, ALSO, UM, SAY TO OUR CITY CLERK, THANK YOU FOR PLANNING AND GETTING OUR, OUR DINNER TONIGHT.
YOU ALWAYS TAKE SUCH GREAT CARE OF US.
UM, AND HAPPY, UH, WISH EVERYONE, EMPLOYEES, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND TO ALL OF YOU, UM, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
DO WE HAVE THE TALLY FOR THE MSD COMMITTEE? WE HAVE THE TALLY.
BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, CAN WE HEAR FROM ATTORNEY DAVIS REGARDING THE BROAD STREET? YEAH.
UH, THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT BROAD STREET, UH, CONVENIENCE STORE.
I I JUST SPOKE WITH CAPTAIN DANIELS LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS.
UM, USUALLY WHEN THINGS ARE QUIET, UH, ON MY FRONT, IT'S A GOOD SIGN AND THINGS HAVE BEEN VERY QUIET.
SO I ASK CAPTAIN DANIELS TO LOOK INTO IT TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY, ANY PROBLEMS WITH COOPERATION OR OTHERWISE.
AND, UM, HE JUST, WE JUST HAD THAT CONVERSATION IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
UM, SO, UM, IF ANYTHING WAS UP, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
THE ONLY OTHER MILESTONE, UM, WHEN WE, UM, ENTERED INTO OUR FINAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNER, THE OWNER AGREED TO, UM, IMPROVE THE FACADE OF THAT STORE, UM, TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF THE STANLEY WHITE REC CENTER.
SO HE'S STILL GOT PLENTY OF TIME FOR THOSE DEADLINES.
BUT, UM, BUT I REMINDED CAPTAIN DANIEL TO REMIND THE OWNER TO JUST NOT LOSE TRACK OF THAT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
UM, I'LL READ THE NUMBER OF VOTES AND WHO GOT THE MOST, AND THEN IF YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK AND TELL WHO CAST EACH VOTE, WHICH THAT'LL BE IN THE MINUTES, I CAN DO THAT TOO.
SO FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL, SABRINA BENGAL HAD FIVE VOTES, SO IT GOES TO HER.
JEFF MELIN HAD WON HOSPITALITY SIX VOTES FOR JOHN HAROLDSON.
RESTAURANT FINE VOTES FOR CHRIS LIN, IF I'M SAYING THAT CORRECTLY.
RETAIL THREE VOTES FOR JOHNNY ROBINSON.
TWO VOTES FOR MICHAEL ROSE WATSON AND ONE VOTE FOR HEATHER SINCLAIR ENTERTAINMENT.
FOUR VOTES FOR MICHAEL RAINS, ONE VOTE FOR ALICE CHESTNUT AND ONE VOTE FOR GEORGE OLIVER RESIDENTIAL WITH FIVE VOTES.
MICHAEL ROSE WATSON TIED AT THREE.
JIM POLO, AND LET ME GET THE FIRST NAME OF THIS PERSON.
UM, GRETCHEN ZA AND THEN JOHN CHO HAD ONE VOTE.
RICHARD PARSONS HAD ONE VOTE AND MARIA CHO HAD TWO.
SO JIM POLO AND, UM, GRETCHEN ZA.
SO MR. WERE TIED WITH THREE MR. ATTORNEY LOOKING FOR DIRECTION.
WE HAVE THREE THAT WERE FILLED.
WE HAD ONE HAD FIVE VOTES AND TWO HAD FOUR.
SO THE LAST SEAT, HOW DO YOU RECOMMEND WE DO THIS? THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL SEAT.
WERE THERE FOUR SEATS? REVOTE? WELL, LEMME ASK YOU THE YEAH, I, I WOULD I ABSOLUTELY RE REVOTE ON THAT LAST SEAT, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, I GUESS, BUT THREE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REMOVED, CORRECT? CORRECT.
UM, DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU WANT TO BALLOT OR? I, I HAVE CAN WILL YOU CIRCULATE THE BALLOTS AND THEN WE JUST ADD ON TO THAT SAME BALLOT? YOU COULD DO THAT.
JUST BE CLEAR IN YOUR WRITING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
CAN YOU, CAN YOU CALL THAT OUT AGAIN? RESIDENTIAL, ALL OF THE VOTES THAT WERE CAST.
THE ONES NOT JUST ONE, NOT THE ONES WITH JUST ONE VOTE.
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ALREADY SEATED? MICKEY MILLER.AND THEN THERE'S A TIE BETWEEN JIM POLO AND GRETCHEN ZA.
HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT LAST NAME? D-U-P-E-Z-A.
SO ONE THING WE'RE VOTING IS FOR POLO AND NO, I THINK YOU CAN OPEN IT UP TO YEAH, I I THINK YOU CAN OPEN THAT UP.
IT'S, IT'S WHEREVER THE BOARD LIKE TO DO, BECAUSE NOW YOU'VE GOT THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING WHO WAS PLACED.
SO IF WE LOOK AT ALL THE APPLICANTS WERE RESIDENTIAL AND REMOVE THE ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN, IT MIGHT HELP IF THE CLERK WOULD TAKE THOSE BLANK APPLICATIONS AND STRIKE THROUGH WHO'S ALREADY SEATED SO THAT THE BOARD CAN SEE THE CANDIDATES REMAINING.
YOU FOLLOWING BRENDA? WE DON'T HAVE ANY BLANK.
I DO FOLLOW, BUT UM, WE JUST STRIKE THROUGH.
WHO'S GOT, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE NAMES LISTED.
IF YOU WANNA SPEND A FEW MINUTES DOING SOMETHING ELSE, I'M WRITE THEM DOWN.
HOW MANY APPLICANTS ARE, HOW, HOW MANY FOLKS FOR THOSE FOR THAT LAST SEAT ARE AVAILABLE? BRENDA? WELL, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE SPREADSHEET SO I CAN HIGHLIGHT THE ONES THAT, UM, ARE ALREADY SEATED.
WE'VE GOTTA PRINT 'EM RIGHT IN THERE AND GIVE YOU THAT LIST, AND THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE SOMEONE FROM THAT LIST IF YOU WANNA DO THAT.
THAT'LL JUST TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE WE DID NEW BUSINESS, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
SOMEBODY WANNA SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
IF I WANNA ENTERTAIN SOMETHING.
UM, GOT A QUESTION FROM A CONSTITUENT ASKING FOR A UPDATE ON THE BASEBALL NEGOTIATIONS.
UH, WE PLAN ON BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY.
SO WE'RE FINISHED UP CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH, WITH THEM AND THEY'RE DECIDED TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
WELL, WHILE WE'RE JUST, UM, CHATTING, UH, MR. HUGHES, UM, WE, WE MENTIONED THE PARADE EARLIER.
UM, HOW DID THAT WORK WITH STAFF? ANY ISSUES, CONCERNS? UM, ANY THOUGHTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR? UH, I THOUGHT THE PARADE TURN TURNOUT WAS EXCELLENT.
UH, I THOUGHT THE COORDINATION OF IT WITH THE STAFF WENT VERY WELL.
UM, THE WAY STAFF LOADED EVERYONE INTO THE, THE STATION AREA PRETTY MUCH WENT FLAWLESS.
WE WERE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, BACKING TRAFFIC UP ONTO THE ROADS COMING IN THERE, BUT IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY HOW THEY FED FOLKS OUT.
UH, UH, THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE'VE HEARD WAS THAT ONCE PEOPLE TURNED ON BROAD STREET, AND I THINK IT WAS WITH FLOATS DOING SOME PERFORMANCES, THAT KIND OF CREATED SOME GAPS.
AND SO, UH, WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH STAFF ABOUT THAT AND, UH, WE PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT MOVING FORWARD.
AND, YOU KNOW, BEST TIME AS ANY, UM, IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF, THEY'D LOVE TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THE BOARD HAS TO SAY.
IT'S SOMETHING I THINK THE CITY CAN ACCOMMODATE, UM, BASED ON WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR.
UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO HEAR, HEAR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY.
I I WOULD JUST, I I WOULD PRO THE QUESTION THAT OBVIOUSLY WE HAD A LOT MORE TURNOUT THIS YEAR THAN WAS LAST YEAR.
UH, LAST YEAR THEY CHARGED FOR ENTRIES WE DID NOT CHARGE.
DO YOU THINK THAT THAT HAD ANY BEARING ON WHY WE HAD MORE? I THINK SO.
UH, AND, AND THE BIGGEST, THE BIGGEST COMMENT STAFF RECEIVED WAS HOW IT WAS ORGANIZED, HOW WELL IT WAS ORGANIZED, HAD RULES AND REGULATIONS IN PLACE, AND THE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF TO THE APPLICANTS WAS PRETTY MUCH WITHIN MOMENTARILY.
SO THEY, THEY LIKED CONSTANT COMMUNICATION AND THEN THE DIRECTION THEY RECEIVED ON SITE.
AND IF WE WERE TO DO IT AGAIN, IN ALL HONESTY, I CAN'T ANTICIPATE CHARGING FOR THAT.
UH, AND I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THAT SUCH A GOOD PARADE.
IF WE DO IT, I THINK WHAT WE WOULD DO IS LOOK AT BRINGING SOME PROFESSIONAL FLOATS IN, UH, IN THE FUTURE TO, UM, AND, AND WORK WITH A NONPROFIT ON A SPONSORSHIP FOR THAT.
ON YOUR BALLOT, I'LL JUST NOTE I'VE REMOVED THE THREE WHO ARE ALREADY PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, BUT I'VE ALSO, YOU'LL SEE I'VE REMOVED A FOURTH PERSON THAT'S SABRINA BENGAL SINCE SHE HAS THE LARGE COMMERCIAL SEAT.
WE JUST VOTE FOR ONE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
JUST VOTE FOR ONE, ONE PERSON.
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HEY, PASTOR, WHILE WE'RE WAITING STILL, UM, ANY, ARE WE, WE'RE STILL PLANNING ON PUTTING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL UP WITH MIDDLE AND BROAD, RIGHT? WE ARE.UM, THE, UH, BID WAS HELD ON RIGHT THE END OF NOVEMBER.
AND SO WE'LL WAITING FOR, UM, COMPANIES TO GIVE US THE TIMELINE ON WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO START.
I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO SOURCE OUT THE, ALL THE MATERIALS RIGHT NOW FOR, FOR THE INSTALL.
THAT, THAT IS ON HOPEFULLY BY THIS SPRING WHERE THAT WILL AND MAYOR, WE'RE LOOKING, WE'RE LOOKING FOR FOUR VOTES.
THAT, THAT'S THE PLAN IS TO GET TO FOUR.
I BUT I MEAN, A, A NOMINEE WHO GETS A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CORRECT.
SO WE HAVE TO KEEP TH THE HERD IF WE DON'T GET FOUR.
UM, WHILE THEY'RE, WHILE THEY'RE TO TALLYING THAT UP.
UM, MS. OSTROM, YOUR, YOUR STAFF I'M SURE DID A LOT OF WORK WITH THE, UH, AUDIT.
UH, YOU WANT TO, WE DIDN'T REALLY TALK A LOT ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE AUDIT'S NOT THAT MUCH FUN TO TALK ABOUT, BUT DO YOU WANNA RECOGNIZE SOME STAFF MEMBERS AND MAYBE WORK ON THAT? I DO.
TONIGHT WE HAVE ELLEN STEVENS, WHO IS OUR ACCOUNTING MANAGER, KIM ROSE.
SHE HANDLES THE, UM, GRANTS IN FEMA AND THEN TANYA HARMS DOES THE, UH, BUDGET AND REVENUES.
THEY WERE HERE WITH THE, UM, FOR THE AUDIT PRESENTATION AND ALSO TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOW, UM, COWORKER WHO RECEIVED THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD.
BUT THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CITY AND THE, AND, UM, THIS AUDIT WAS, IS INCREDIBLE.
SO I'M JUST GLAD THEY'RE HERE.
UM, THEY'RE A GREAT, UH, MEMBER OF THE TEAM AND I'M HONORED TO BE WORKING WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
I'M HOPING IT WON'T TAKE THAT LONG TO COUNT SIX.
OH, NO, I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE.
WITH ONE VOTE, JIM POLO MARIA CHO, TWO VOTES, THREE VOTES FOR GRETCHEN ZA.
SO IS THAT, LET'S JUST GO WITH IT.
LET'S, LET'S, LET'S LIMIT THE POPULATION TO, TO THREE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET TO FOUR.
I FEEL LIKE WE, WE NEED A, DO YOU WANT, DO YOU WANNA JUST, DO YOU WANT A WINNER OF THE SIX OR DO YOU WANT TO GET TO FOUR? IF WE DID WHAT WE DID WITH THE REST OF 'EM, IT'S JUST WHOEVER WAS THE TOP POKE GETTER, RIGHT? I MEAN, YEAH.
UNLESS THE BOARD WANTS TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THIS ONE SEAT.
WE DIDN'T REALLY DO THAT DIFFERENT WITH THE OTHER ONES.
I WAS GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH WAS THE, UH, LENGTH OF TURN.
SO WOULD YOU READ THEN BEFORE YES.
FOR RESIDENTIAL IT IS MICKEY MILLER, DAVID BARTHEL, MICHAEL ROSE WATSON, AND GRETCHEN ZA.
AND I, I WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT, UH, UM, MS. WATSON IS MICHAEL LEAH ROSE WATSON.
I WAS GOING BY WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE, IT'S MICHAEL A NICOLET.
SO I THINK ALDERMAN BRISSON, YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY.
WELL, IF, IF YOU RECALL THE, WE'VE ALREADY SET THE TERMS FOR THE SIX PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL OWNERS.
THE, UH, THERE ARE VARIOUS TERMS FOR EACH OF THE RESIDENTIAL.
UH, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THREES, MAYBE ONE, TWO, MAYBE ONE, ONE.
MS. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? I DO.
AND LET ME PULL THE RESOLUTION.
AND SO I WAS JUST GONNA MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION LIKE WE DID LAST TIME.
WHOEVER HAD THE MOST VOTES WOULD'VE THE LONGEST TERMS. ACTUALLY, I THINK I HAVE IT.
SO THERE ARE TWO RESIDENTIALS.
SECOND, THEN, UM, MICKEY MILLER WOULD HAVE THE LONGEST TERM.
MR. BARAL WOULD BE THE NEXT LONGEST.
WOULD, UM, THERE ARE TWO, THREE YEAR TERMS. ONE, TWO YEAR TERM AND ONE ONE YEAR TERM.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN, UH, MR. BARAL AND MS. WATSON WHO WOULD GET THE THREE YEAR AND WHO WOULD GET THE TWO YEAR IF WE DID IT THE WAY I SUGGESTED.
SO ARE WE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT SINCE MS. MILLER GOT THE MOST VOTES, WE WOULD GIVE HER THE LONGEST TERM? EVERYONE GOOD WITH THAT? YES.
AND THEN SINCE MS. ZA GOT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF VOTES, SHE WOULD HAVE THE SHORTEST TERM.
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ATTORNEY, CAN WE FLIP A COIN FOR THE OTHER TWO TO SEE WHO GETS THE LONGEST TERM? THE BOARD? YES, SIR.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON FLIP COIN OR DRAW THE NAME OUT THE HAT, WHICH HELL YOU WANT TO DO? NO, THERE'S NOT.
I MEAN, YEAH, I GUESS PROBABLY EASIER TO DRAW OUT A HAT.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR IDEAS? UNLESS WE DO A ALL IN FAVOR AND CALL THE TWO NEIGHBOR.
I MEAN, IF, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION THAT ONE OF THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS GETS THE LONGEST TERM AND WE CAN JUST VOTE ON IT, I'M FINE WITH THAT, JUST SO WE CAN GET IT DONE.
SO IT'S, UH, MR. BARAL AND MS. WATSON ARE THE TWO THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO GETS THE LONGEST TERM.
WELL, I MAKE A MOTION THAT MR. IS IT MR. MARSHALL? UH, YE YES.
DAVID BARAL GETS THE, UH, THE LONGEST TERM OF THE TWO.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION? UM, I FEEL LIKE WE BETTER DO A ROLL CALL ON THIS ONE.
SO LET'S DO A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ROY.
SO THE MSD BOARD HAS BEEN APPOINTED, UM, I GUESS AT THIS POINT, UH, THE CITY CLERK WILL DO WHAT SHE NORMALLY DOES TO CONTACT ALL OF THESE MEMBERS AND LET 'EM KNOW WHERE THEY SIT, AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO ESTABLISH, UH, THEIR FIRST MEETING AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL THINGS TO DO AS FAR AS ELECTING CHAIRS AND FOLKS OF THAT NATURE.
SIR? UH, I BELIEVE, UH, WE DO NEED
[29. Closed Session.]
TO POST SESSION TONIGHT.MAYOR, I NEED A, UH, CLOSED SESSION TO, UH, UM, DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 1 43 3 18 11 85.
DO WE HAVE SECOND? SECOND BY ALDERMAN BRISSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? WE'RE ENC CLOSED SESSION.
WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MERRY CHRISTMAS OUT.