Nov 26, 2024 Board of Aldermen

BOARD.

ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AGENDA IS APPROVED.

NEXT UP

[Consent Agenda]

IS CONSENT.

AGENDA'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON ITEMS NUMBER FOUR THROUGH EIGHT.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

NEXT STEP IS ITEM NUMBER NINE.

I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN FRILL.

[9. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Annex Tax Parcel IDs 8- 210- 044 and 8- 210- 23001.]

WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX TAX PARCELS ID 8 2 1 0 0 4 4 AND 8 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.

MR. HUGHES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND ALDERMAN PETER BOSWORTH, MANAGING MEMBER OF B-P-N-C-L-L-C.

PETITION TO ANNEX THE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION.

THESE PROPERTIES CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 98.43 ACRES.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF MLK BOULEVARD.

IF ANNEXED, THE PROPERTY WOULD BE IN WARD SIX.

AFTER CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION.

THE BOARD.

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME, I, I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.

IF ANYONE LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE DO SO.

AT THIS TIME, MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

SO, UM, I'M SURE THAT, UH, MR. HUGHES, UH, WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU AND MAYBE JUST HAVE A, YOU KNOW, INITIAL CONVERSATION AND KIND OF JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

ANY OPPOSED? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON ITEM NUMBER NINE? MAYOR, IF I COULD, I IS, ISN'T A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT, COULD, COULD I ASK YOU TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU WOULD? I, MY NAME'S PETER BOSWORTH.

PETER, THANK YOU.

UH, I, I, I'VE JUST GOT A QUESTION.

UM, THIS IS COMING KIND OF OUT THE BLUE.

I'M UNSURE, UM, TOWARDS YOU, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER, THAT'S FINE.

UM, BUT GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY THAT PRESUMABLY YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING TO DEVELOP IN THE, IN THE RELATIVELY NEAR FUTURE, UM, ANY POSSIBILITY THAT A FIRE STATION MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO ON, UH, A PIECE OF THAT SMALL PIECE OF THAT PROPERTY? ? WELL, I WOULD CERTAINLY, UH, BE OPEN TO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT.

UH, I'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 2007 AND BEEN WAITING FOR THE, UH, ROUTE 43 TO COME THROUGH.

I THINK ONCE THAT'S KIND OF SET UP, UH, AND ACTUALLY COMMITTED, WHICH TO ME MEANS CONSTRUCTION, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME SITE PLANS.

I, I COULD DO AND GENERATE SOMETHING, BUT HAPPY TO TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT THAT AT ANY TIME.

BUT I'D HAPPY TO TRY TO, UH, WORK SOMETHING IN IF WE CAN.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THE, AT LEAST THE, THE DOOR BEING OPENED TO ABSOLUTELY CONSIDERING IT, SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT TO THE CITY TO, BY THE WAY, THE PROPERTY WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CITY WITH, UH, A SEWER EASEMENT YES.

AND OTHER THINGS.

SO I'LL, I'LL BE ENGAGED WITH THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

YEAH.

WELL, MY, AS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, I MEAN, THE CITY HAS BEEN LOOKING TO PLACE A, A NEW FIRE STATION, UM, IN THE WEST NEWBURN AREA.

YOUR PROPERTY IS KIND OF RIGHT IN THE AREA THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, UH, AS THE, I THINK, THE BEST LOCATION FOR A FIRE STATION.

SO FIGURED IT COULDN'T HURT TO ASK, UM, JUST TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT.

SURE.

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SO AFTER THAT, SO THANK YOU ALL THE RED, SO I'LL APPRECIATE, BE VERY AVAILABLE.

APPRECIATE YOU OFFERING TO AT LEAST CONSIDER THAT.

SURE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX TAX PARCEL IDS EIGHT DASH 2 1 0 4 4 AND EIGHT DASH 223 0.

ONE SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 10.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ROYAL.

[10. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving a Sewer Use Agreement with the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Authority.]

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SEWER USE AGREEMENT WITH THE COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY.

MR. JORDAN HUGHES.

I THINK YOU MAYOR ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE SEWER USE AGREEMENT WITH THE COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT.

AND WHAT THIS IS, IS A, A, A SEWERAGE AGREEMENT FOR A CONNECTION TO OUR CONVENTIONAL SEWER SYSTEM THAT'S LOCATED IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT.

IT'S FOR A VERY SMALL SEWER DEMAND, ABOUT 2000 GALLONS PER DAY, WHICH IS A PRETTY SMALL DEMAND FOR, UH, ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL USER.

UH, WE STARTED WORKING WITH THE AIRPORT, UH, EARLIER THE SUMMER OF THIS PROJECT.

INITIALLY, THEY ARE AT OUR STEP SYSTEM COVERAGE AREA, WHICH WE ALLOW CONNECTION TO, TO INFIELD THE STEP SYSTEM COVERAGE AREA.

INITIALLY WORKED ON SOME CONCEPTS TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE STEPS, ONSITE STEP SYSTEMS FOR 'EM.

AS WE WORKED THROUGH THAT DESIGN, IT GOT RATHER CUMBERSOME AND WE REALIZED IT WAS GONNA BE KIND OF A MAINTENANCE HEADACHE FOR THE CITY TO HAVE THESE REAL LONG SERVICE RUNS AND MULTIPLE STEP SYSTEMS. SO WORKING WITH THEIR DESIGN ENGINEERS, WE DEVELOPED A SINGLE PUMP STATION CONCEPT THAT'S MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY, BOTH INITIALLY AND IN LONG TERM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT CONCEPT FOR, UM, THROUGH THE SUMMER.

UM, IS DOING, IN DOING THAT, WE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE WOULD NOT BE CONNECTING THAT SINGLE PUMP STATION TO THE STEP SYSTEM, RATHER OUR CONVENTIONAL SEWER SYSTEM, WHICH IS IN THE SAME AREA.

SO THIS, THIS, THIS AGREEMENT'S SORT OF A UNICORN.

THIS IS THE FIRST ONE WE'VE COME ACROSS WHERE WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S IN OUR STEP SYSTEM COVERAGE AREA THAT'S ELIGIBLE FOR JUST A REGULAR CONNECTION TO THE STEP SYSTEM.

BUT WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ACTUALLY ASKED THEM TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND CONNECT TO OUR CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, A BETTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SCENARIO FOR THE CITY.

UM, AS SUCH, THE, THE, THE AGREEMENT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OUR STANDARD AGREEMENT.

I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY WORKED WITH THE AUTHOR'S ATTORNEY.

UH, THEY MODIFIED OUR STANDARD AGREEMENT A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THAT FITS THE, THE CONDITION HERE A LITTLE BETTER.

UM, BUT THAT EXPLAINS THAT SITUATION.

BUT IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT MAY HAVE THERE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE AGREEMENT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THEY, ANYBODY ASK OR HAVE QUESTIONS.

MR. HUGS, IF YOU ARE GOOD WITH IT, I'M GREAT WITH THAT.

YES, MA'AM.

AND, AND IN TERMS OF, UH, IN HOW THIS IS GONNA FUNCTION FOR THE CITY AND THE LONG, LONG-TERM OPERATION AND BENEFIT FOR THE CITY, TH THIS IS THE BEST SCENARIO FOR THE CITY, MR. JORDAN? YES, SIR.

UH, WITH THE CHANGES THAT ACTUALLY TAKEN PLACE WITH THIS SYSTEM HERE, WAS IT ANY EXTRA COST TO THAT? UH, NO COST FOR THE CITY? NO, SIR.

TH THIS IS THE, UH, LIKE MOST OF OUR DEV UH, DEVELOPMENTS, THE DEVELOPER PAYS ALL THE UPFRONT CALLS SO THAT THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE CITY.

WHAT THIS DOES IS IT PROVIDES US A SINGLE PUMP STATION TO KIND OF MAINTAIN IN THE FUTURE, AND IT'S A MUCH BETTER, UH, OPERATING CONDITION FOR US AND A MUCH LOWER MAINTENANCE COST FOR US LONG TERM.

SO DID THEY HAVE TO ADD ANY EXTRA PUMPS TO THIS SYSTEM HERE TO CONTINUE THE FLOW? UH, HOW DID THAT, UH, NO SIR.

THIS ACTUALLY IS FROM THE INITIAL COST STANDPOINT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BETTER SCENARIO TOO.

SO YOU END UP WITH A SINGLE PUMP STATION VERSUS MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL PUMP STATIONS.

MM-HMM, .

SO IT IS A LOWER INITIAL COST.

IT'S A LOWER O AND M COST.

YOU KNOW, IT IS A BETTER SCENARIO ALL THE WAY AROUND BECAUSE IN THAT STEP SYSTEM, YOU, THE LAST TIME I, IF I CAN RECALL, WHEN YOU WERE SAYING IT WAS MULTI, IT WAS MORE THAN ONE PUMP, BUT THIS TIME IT'S JUST ONE PUMPING STATION TO TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE FLOW COR, CORRECT? YES, SIR.

AND, AND IT'S A SINGLE PUMP STATION, BUT ALL OF OUR, OUR SINGLE PUMP STATIONS LIKE THAT, THEY DO OPERATE ON DUPLEX PUMPS.

SO THERE, THERE'RE ACTUALLY TWO PUMPS IN THE SAME STATION, SO THERE'S SOME REDUNDANCY THERE.

SO THERE'S EVER A PROBLEM WITH ONE.

THE OTHER ONE JUST TAKES OVER AND THEY ALTERNATE BACK AND FORTH.

A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SEWER USE AGREEMENT WITH THE COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE

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I HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE UNLESS HAVE A ROLL CALL STORY WITH ALDERMAN ASTOR.

ALDERMAN ASTOR? YES.

ALDERMAN KENZIE? YES.

[11. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Sale of 1110 Mechanic Street.]

YOU.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 11.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF APPROVING THE SALE OF 1110 MECHANIC STREET.

MR. HUGHES, JULIUS RODRIGUEZ AND CRYSTAL RUTLEDGE SUBMITTED A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY.

THE BID WAS ADVERTISED BUT NO UPSET BIDS WERE RECEIVED.

THE PROPERTY IS A VACANT POINT.

1 1 4 ACRE RESIDENTIAL TRACT THAT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY AND CRAVEN COUNTY IN JUNE OF 2019 THROUGH TAX FORECLOSURE.

IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD FOR THIS BID, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE $1,741 63 CENTS, AND THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE $4,258 37 CENTS.

IT'S A PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.

ON ITEM NUMBER 11 THERE.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF 1110 MECHANIC STREET.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 12.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN KINZIE.

ALDERMAN KENZIE? YES.

[12. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Change Order for the Stanley White Recreation Center Project.]

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER PROJECT.

MR. CHILES WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, THE AGENDA ITEM FOR YOU IS CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER.

AS WE GET TO THE CLOSING OF THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER, TWO REPRESENTS THE CHANGES WHICH WERE ADDITIONS AND DEDUCTS THROUGH THE CONTRACT COME TO A BALANCE OF, OF AN ADDITIONAL CHANGE, WHICH IS $23,677.

IN THE DETAILED PACKAGE YOU WILL PROVIDED, THERE WERE THREE ITEMS THAT WERE OF THE LARGER ADS.

UH, ONE WAS NECESSARY SANITARY JEWELRY LOCATION DUE TO CONFLICTS WITH THE FOUNDATION.

WE HAD SOME, UM, ADDITIONS TO THE ELEVATOR THAT WERE NECESSARY AND THEN SOME ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS.

THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL OTHER DEDUCTS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LIST PROVIDED FROM INDIVIDUAL SPEC ITEMS THAT WERE EITHER TAKEN OUT OR CHANGED.

DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? DOES IS THERE ANY WARRANTY WITH THAT WITH THESE CHANGES? YES, SIR.

UM, THERE'LL BE A WARRANTY ON THE BUILDING FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD AND CERTAIN ITEMS, CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL MECHANICAL ITEMS MAY HAVE SEPARATE WARRANTIES.

AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TA 11 HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CONTRACTOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SO I'M TALKING WITH THE CHANGES THOUGH THAT JUST THAT WE JUST MADE, THAT THE CITY MANAGER WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO OVERRIDE.

SO, UM, IT WON'T BE IT THE WHAT, I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS THE WARRANTY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COVER THAT OURSELVES.

THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COME IN IF SOMETHING WOULD GO WRONG.

NOTHING IN THIS CHANGE ORDER WOULD RE REFLECT OF ANYTHING WITH THE WARRANTY.

VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, WHEN'S IT GONNA BE FINISHED? MID-DECEMBER.

WOW.

THANKS.

UH, COMPLETED MID-DECEMBER AND OPENING AFTER FIRST YEAR, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE AIMING FOR POSSIBLY MID-JANUARY FOR THE OPENING, SO WE WILL BE GIVING YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION.

PROBABLY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.

UM, I WAS GONNA BRING IT UP IN OUR NEW BUSINESS, BUT I'LL SAY IT NOW.

UH, ALDERMAN, UM, UM, I LOST HIS, I LOST HIS, UM, NAME, UM, USED TO SIT RIGHT THERE.

VICTOR TAYLOR.

ALDERMAN TAYLOR, UM, SAID HE WAS SUGGESTING IF WE COULD HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE POSSIBLY BEFORE IT ACTUALLY OPENS.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE'LL, WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT A, A SERIES OF EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND CHECK THE FACILITY OUT BEFORE WE OPEN.

VERY GOOD.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ITEM NUMBER 12.

HAD A SENIOR MOMENT.

HEY, I ONLY GET WORSE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 12? IF NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CHANGE OF ORDER FOR THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER PROJECT.

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NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 13.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN BEST, ALDERMAN BEST? YES.

[13. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Updated Memorandum of Understanding with RHA Health Services for the Co- Responder Program.]

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RHA HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CONDER PROGRAM.

CHIEF GALLAGHER.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, BOARD, UM, THE NEWBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE, UM, 2022 HAS PARTNERED WITH RHA HEALTH SERVICES TO PROVIDE, UM, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN OUR RESPONSE SYSTEM TO THOSE IN CRISIS.

UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A NEW GRANT FROM, BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND.

FROM, FROM THE COPS OFFICE, CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM GRANT, UM, RHA IS A CO-SPONSOR WITH THIS GRANT, UH, THE MEMORANDUM THAT HAS BEEN GENERATED AND UM, IS, UM, WITH YOU NOW OUTLINES THE ELEMENTS OF THE GRANT.

BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE GOALS OF OUR CORRESPONDENT PROGRAM AND WHY WE FEEL IT IS A VALUE, UH, NOT ONLY TO THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THOSE THAT LIVE, UH, WORK AND VISIT NEW BERN.

OUR CORRESPONDENT PROGRAM, UM, ESSENTIALLY HAS FIVE GOALS.

THE FIRST ONE IS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY INCARCERATION AND OR, UH, HOSPITALIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS, UH, SUFFERING FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.

PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE CARE, UM, IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, PREVENT UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FACILITATE THE RETURN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BACK ON THE STREET AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOCUS ON SAFETY OF ALL INVOLVED USING A TEAM APPROACH.

UM, WHEN OUR OFFICERS AND OUR COPOS, WHO BY THE WAY ARE NOT OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT WORK OUT OF THE NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, UM, AND THAT SYNERGY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONDER AND OUR OFFICERS.

WHEN WE RESPOND, WE RENDER THE SCENE SAFE AND WE ALLOW THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO GO IN AND TRY TO SEEK ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.

SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS PROGRAM, NINE OUT OF 10 INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THAT ARE IN CRISIS, HAVE BEEN DIVERTED AWAY FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND, UM, RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR, UM, UM, THEIR, UH, THEIR NEEDS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO RHA OR OUR CORRESPONDENT PROGRAM.

THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS, NOT I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOU YOU MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE EXECUTION OF AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RHA HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CONDER PROGRAM.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER 13.

IT'S A FURTHER DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.

WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN PRILL.

[14. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving Model Mutual Aid Agreement Provisions.]

ITEM NUMBER 14 IS CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MODEL MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PROVISIONS, AND I BELIEVE THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, BEFORE YOU, TONIGHT IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE MODEL MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PROVISIONS.

AND THIS, UM, IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BECAUSE THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE STATUTE THAT CONTROLS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, UM, BY THE LEGISLATURE IN CONTEMPLATING THOSE CHANGES AND LOOKING AT, UM, SOME OF THE REQUESTS THAT WERE BEING MADE OF THE CITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, HAS UM, MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU TO ENSURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT GETS WHAT IT NEEDS AND CAN RENDER THE SERVICES THAT IT INTENDS TO RENDER, AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, SATISFY OTHER CITY OBJECTIVES.

SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU WOULD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU, WHICH WILL RESCIND THE ORIGINAL, UH, MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT RESOLUTION BACK FROM, UM, 2016.

AND ALSO PUT INTO PLACE A NEW SET OF POLICIES THAT WILL ALLOW THE CHIEF THE DISCRETION TO ENTER THESE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, BUT ALSO INCLUDE SOME LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S INDEMNIFICATION, UM, AND OTHER FINANCIAL PROVISIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IN PLACE.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS?

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THERE'S NO QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD.

I MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION OF PROVEN MODEL MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PROVISIONS.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

CITY'S ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY'S REPORT NOTHING TONIGHT.

HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ROYAL.

NEXT UP IS NUMBER 14,

[15. Appointment( s).]

I'M SORRY.

NUMBER 15.

APPOINTMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT? HEARING NONE, UH,

[16. Attorney' s Report.]

MAYOR,

[17. City Manager' s Report.]

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT A FEW THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, UM, THE CONTRACTOR IS SCHEDULED TO COME BACK ON DECEMBER 6TH TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD BEEN AT BROAD.

SO BY THAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, THE LIGHTS SHOULD BE IN OPERATION ALSO.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL EVENTS COMING UP.

UH, DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, WE HAVE ICE SKATING AND UNION POINT PARK, WHICH WILL START THIS FRIDAY FROM ONE TO EIGHT, AND THEN IT WILL BE OPEN DAILY THROUGH CHRISTMAS.

LIGHT UP THE SEASON WILL BE ON FRIDAY, STARTING AT UNION POINT PARK AT 6:00 PM SANTA WILL LIGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

SO WE INVITE EVERYONE OUT FOR THAT EVENT.

THEN WE'LL WALK DOWN THE MIDDLE STREET WHERE SANTA WILL LIGHT UP.

BEAR PLAZA.

AND THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT 6:30 PM ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.

THE TITAN AIR SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE AT UNION POINT PARK AT 4:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, THE CITY OF NEW BERN CHRISTMAS PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10:00 AM AND THE COASTAL CHRISTMAS FLOTILLA WILL BE AT 5:30 PM AND OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, NEW

[18. New Business.]

BUSINESS ALTMAN BEST.

UH, NOTHING TONIGHT, SIR.

ALT MCKENZIE.

I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

AND THAT'S IT, SIR.

ALLMAN MASTER, UM, NOTHING TONIGHT OTHER THAN I SEE WE HAVE A VISITOR IN THE AUDIENCE NIGHT, AND I THINK WE SHOULD ASK, UH, MARVIN TO INTRODUCE HIS GUEST.

UH, YES.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T MET THIS, MY, UH, STEP FATHER-IN-LAW.

HE'S VISITING FROM ST.

LOUIS AND HE, UH, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THESE JUDICIAL PROCEDURES AND HE WANTED TO ENJOY HIS TIME HERE.

WE, UH, WITH A COMPARISON OF HOW IT IS DONE IN ST.

LOUIS AS COMPARED TO HOW IT'S DONE HERE.

THE CITY MARSHALL.

RIGHT? IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

ALRIGHT, WELCOME.

WELL, THANK YOU YOU VISITING.

HOWARD, ANYTHING ELSE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

ALDERMAN ROYAL, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO WISH, UM, MY COLLEAGUES, THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN, THE CITY STAFF, ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, A VERY HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING.

THAT IS ALL.

ALRIGHT, AUTUM AND PRI UH, JUST ONE ITEM.

UM, MAYOR I, I SEE ON THE AGENDA, I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT UP, I GUESS, UNDER APPOINTMENTS, UM, ALDER MCKENZIE HAS, UH, WITHDRAWN AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EASTERN CAROLINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

UM, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND, UH, IF, IF THE BOARD, I MEAN, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT ON IF, UH, IF THE BOARD WANTS TO, UH, APPOINT ME TO REPLACE AL THE MCKINSEY.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION THAT, UH, ALMAN PRI SECOND THAT SEAT.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? UH, THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, NOTHING FURTHER? NO.

UH, THE ONLY THING I HAD, UM, MR. MANAGER, WE WERE HERE YESTERDAY FOR THE, UH, POLICE CEREMONY AND ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE CAME UP THE TRADITIONAL STAIRCASE, AND MOST OF 'EM WERE NOT AWARE THERE WAS AN ELEVATOR.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE NEED SOME SIGNAGE, UM, OR IF WE NEED, WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY, WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THERE'S SOME SIGNAGE OUT THERE.

YES.

UM, I, I HEARD SOME HUFFING AND SOME PUFFING, AND THEN I HEARD THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID, OH, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS AN ELEVATOR.

SO PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA SINCE, UH, IT WAS QUITE A BIT OF, UH, INVESTMENT BY THE TAXPAYERS.

SO, AND, UH, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE AND, UM, TIS THE SEASON.

ANYTHING ELSE BECOME BEFORE THE BOARD OF ALMAN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.

HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.