[I. CALL TO ORDER ]
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YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.I SIGNED MY NAME THAT I WOULD TALK
THAT'S WHY I WAS BEING PATIENT.
IT IS, IT'S ALWAYS, IT IS ALWAYS BEING PATIENT.
ALRIGHT, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2024 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING.
SO STARTING OFF WITH MR. OR EXCUSE ME, BOARD MEMBER JAMES FERGUSON AND LET THE RECORD SHOW MR. JAMES FERGUSON IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE.
BOARD MEMBER SANDRA GRAY HERE.
AND LET THE RECORD SHOW MR. ERIC THOMPSON IS ABSENT.
BE PRESENT BOARD MEMBER BRENDAN LOFTON PRESENT.
AND MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
AND AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO STAND AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY MINUTES.
[IV. CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS ]
HEY, GOOD EVENING, ROLAND.UM, WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL ATTENDING TONIGHT'S BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETINGS AND WE ASK THAT Y'ALL PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONICS OR IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, UM, PLEASE STEP OUT AT THAT TIME.
AND THIS IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING, UH, WHICH PROCEEDS VERY SIMILARLY TO A COURT HEARING.
WE ASK THAT YOU RESPECT EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE AND DO NOT ENGAGE IN DISORDERLY, OUTBURST OR DISRUPTION.
IF THIS TAKES PLACE, WE MAY BE ASKED, WE MAY ASK YOU ALL TO LEAVE.
UH, IF YOU TEND TO SPEAK TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT, UH, PER SPEAKER.
AND IF YOU ALL HADN'T, UH, SIGNED UP ON THE PRESENTATION SHEETS THERE WHEN YOU WALK IN, PLEASE DO SO AS I FINISH UP HERE.
UM, PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THOSE TIMES AND IF YOU EXTEND IT, I WILL TRY TO ASK Y'ALL TO CONCLUDE QUICKLY.
UM, AND WE'LL CALL SPEAKERS UP, UM, IN A RANDOM CHANCE, UH, BASED ON THE SIGNUP SHEET.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY PRESENTERS THAT ARE SIGNED UP THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, SO WE'LL FOREGO, UH, SWEARING ANYBODY IN.
IS THAT TRUE, MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, IF, IF, IF WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES HERE, ANY PERSONS THAT MIGHT OFFER ANY INFORMATION TO THE BOARD TONIGHT, THEY MAY WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND BE SWORN AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE STAFF.
SO ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND OFFER TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES.
SO I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR YOUR REMARKS, KENDRICK? UM, YES
[VI. SPECIAL USE APPLICATION(S)]
SIR.SO I HANDED OUT ACTUALLY AN EMAIL TO THE BOARD.
UM, THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE FIRST ITEM HERE.
THE APPLICANT HAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED TO CONTINUE, UH, THIS MATTER OR THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
SO THE BOARD, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, NEEDS TO ESSENTIALLY MAKE A MOTION IN ORDER TO EITHER DENY OR APPROVE SET CONTINUANCE PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
SHOULD, SHOULD I TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE EMAIL? UH, ABSOLUTELY SIR.
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL TIME, PLEASE, PLEASE DO.
IS THAT, IS THAT BETTER FOR YOU? SO THE APPLICANT MADE A REQUEST TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM, UM, TO THE NEXT DATE.
ESSENTIALLY THAT NEXT DATE, JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE, IS OCTOBER 24TH AND THAT'S, UH, ANOTHER THURSDAY.
UM, THE BOARD HAS TO MAKE A MOTION ESSENTIALLY TO EITHER ALLOW OR DENY SET CONTINUANCE.
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I GUESS THE FIRST THING WOULD BE IS DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE OR A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST OF THE CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE CORPORATE TRAINING CENTER TO DELAY THE APPLICATION UNTIL OCTOBER 24TH, 2024 TO CONTINUE THE HEARING ON THE APPLICATION UNTIL OCTOBER, 2024.SO I GUESS THE KEY WORD IS CONTINUE, CONTINUE THE HEARING ON THE APPLICATION.
SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SO I GUESS WE SHOULD TAKE A VOTE.
SHOULD WE DO A ROLL CALL? UH, YES SIR.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I CAN DO A ROLL CALL.
UH, BOARD MEMBER KATHLEEN MARTY AYE.
AND BOARD OR EXCUSE ME, CHAIRMAN TIM TEAK.
SO WHAT WE'LL HAVE IS THE, ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2024, AT THE SAME TIME WE'LL HAVE A CONTINUANCE OF THE CURRENT MEETING, UM, TO HEAR THE TRAINING CENTER.
SO IT'S, UH, PARCEL NUMBER 8 2 1 2 0 2 0 AT 800 COLLEGE COURT, UH, CRAVEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, UH, APPLICANT, RIVERS AND ASSOCIATES, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR A PROPOSED USE ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, UH, FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
AND JUST TO ADD, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, THIS ITEM WILL NOT NEED TO BE RENO 'CAUSE YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY WE'RE PROVIDING THAT NEXT DATE.
SO THAT IS AGAIN, OCTOBER 24TH.
UM, AND IT'S THE SAME TIME, IT'S THE SAME PLACE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE IN ATTENDANCE, YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT ONCE, ONCE MORE.
SO I GUESS WE CALL FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, ADJOURN THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
SO PLEASE COME BACK OUT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
THIS WAS KIND OF NEW TO ALL OF US WHEN WE CAME THIS EVENING TO HEAR THAT.
LET, WE'LL GET THE, GET EVERYTHING TURNED OFF HERE.
WE'RE ON TELEVISION RIGHT NOW, SO SHE, THE MEETING'S OVER.