[1. Meeting opened by Mayor Odham. Prayer Coordinated by Alderman Kinsey. Pledge of Allegiance. ]
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YES, SIR.GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 25TH, 2025 NEW NEWBORN BOARD OF ALTMAN MEETING PRAYER.
TONIGHT'S GONNA BE GIVEN BY REVEREND JOHNSON TO I ARMED WITH MAYOR.
OUR HERE IN SPINES FINDS, UH, BOARD OF ALDERMANS AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME BEFORE YOU TO GIVE THE OPEN PRAYER IN THE ABSENCE OF, UH, BROTHER KINZIE.
AND WE CERTAINLY ASK FOR YOUR PRAYERS AS WELL AS FOR THE PRAYERS AND CITIZEN FOR HIM AS, AS HE RECOVERED.
SHALL WE PRAY? LOVING, GRACIOUS GOD, OUR FATHER, WHICH, WHICH OUGHT IN HEAVEN, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE GIVE OF ALL GOOD AND PERFECT GIFTS.
WE COME BEFORE YOU TO THANK YOU FOR WASHING OVER US ALL LAST NIGHT WHILE WE SLUMBERED AND SLEPT IN THE IMAGE OF DEATH, SICKNESS, DEATH, TROUBLES IN THE LAND SURROUNDED US.
BUT YOU BEING A CARING FATHER, A PROTECTIVE, UH, FATHER, YOU ALLOW THOSE THINGS NOT TO STOP AT OUR BEDSIDE OF OUR DOOR.
AND RIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING, SOMEWHERE BEFORE THE BREAK OF DAY, WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE DO KNOW ONE THING THAT YOU BEEN AND ON TIME, GOD, YES.
YOU REACH DOWN AND YOU TOUCH EACH ONE OF US.
WITH YOUR HAND OF COMPASSION, LOVE, AND MERCY.
LIFE, HEALTH AND STRENGTH AND SALVATION.
AND BREATHE NEW, FRESH, MERCY, GRACE, LIFE AND OUR BODY.
YES, LORD, YOU BLESS US TO TRAVEL OVER DANIEL HIGHWAYS AND BY WAYS SAY WE MAY MEET TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
AND WE THANK YOU TO GOD FOR THIS GREAT HISTORIC CITY.
WE THANK YOU, LORD, HOW YOU HAVE BLESSED US FROM DAY ONE RIGHT ON UP UNTIL THIS VERY PRESENT MOMENT.
YOU HAVE DEALT WITH SITUATION THAT WERE BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
SO DID GOD BECOME TODAY? NOT TO REPRESENT OURSELVES, BUT TO REPRESENT YOU.
ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS BOARD, THE MAYOR, GIVE THEM THEIR GOD, AN OPEN EAR, A HEART OF COMPASSION AND SENSITIVITY AS THE CITIZEN COME BEFORE THEM TO SHARE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT CONCERN US ALL.
SO, LORD, YOU HAVE YOUR WAY WITHIN US THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE THE GLORY AND THE HONOR FROM THIS MEETING.
AND WHEN WE, UH, DEPART FROM THIS MEETING TONIGHT, THAT WE WILL GO IN PEACE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE A, A GREATER DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY.
IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME AND THE REDEEMER, THE LORD SAY AMEN.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STAND, PLEASE DO SO.
TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY LAW.
MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ALDERMAN CRELL.
BOARD, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO APPROVE,
[3. Approve Agenda. ]
UH, OR ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? MAKE A MOTION.
UH, HEARING NO COMMENT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
[Consent Agenda ]
NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.THE ONLY ITEM THERE IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? AGENDA, MAKE A MOTION.
WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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THE ONLY THING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, SIR.HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
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APPROVED.NEXT UP IS ITEM FIVE AND ALSO ITEM NUMBER SIX.
UH, IF THESE ARE UNANIMOUS, WE CAN COMBINE THESE.
SO ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO SELL 7 24 OAK STREET.
AND ITEM NUMBER SIX IS CONSIDERED ADOPT ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO SELL 1006 WILLIAMS STREET.
MR. HUGHES ON THE FIRST ITEM, BCJ DEVELOPMENT, LLC SUBMITTED A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS A 0.1 4.142 ACRE RESIDENTIAL TRACK WITH A TAX VALUE OF $6,000.
IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY IN JANUARY OF 2017 THROUGH TAX FORECLOSURE.
IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD FOR THIS BID, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE $1,130 AND 4 CENTS, AND THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE $1,869 AND 69 CENTS ON THE SECOND PROPERTY.
LLC HAS SUBMITTED A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FOR THIS PROPERTY.
THE SIZE IS A 0.116 ACRE TRACT THAT WAS JOINTLY REQUIRED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY IN AUGUST OF 2013 THROUGH TAX FORECLOSURE.
IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD FOR THIS AMOUNT, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE $848 14 CENTS, AND THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE $2,151 86 CENTS FROM THE PROCEEDS.
MAYOR, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, UM, AND I KNOW THIS IS BROKE UP.
ONE IS IN WARD TWO, ONE IS IN WARD FIVE.
IF MEMORIAL DOESN'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO, I MAKE A MOTION.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO SELL 7 24 OAK STREET AND TO A RESOLUTION TO SELL 1006 WILLIAMS STREET.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL FIRM WITH ALDERMAN FRILL.
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UP IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.SAME THING SEVEN AND EIGHT CAN BE COMBINED, SO I'LL READ THEM BOTH.
NUMBER SEVEN IS CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH TA LOVING FOR THE PINEHURST PUMP STATION RENOVATIONS.
AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH TRADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR HURRICANE FLORENCE CAT D DAMAGE REPAIRS FOR MULTIPLE DRAINAGE BASINS.
MR. CHIS, GOOD EVENING MAYOR BOARD.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, IS THE PINEHURST PUMP STATION.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS IN NEED OF UPFIT AND REQUIRED CHANGE OUT, AND WE ORIGINALLY, UM, HAD THIS DESIGNED AND ADVERTISED FOR BID IN JULY.
AT THAT TIME, WE RECEIVED LESS THAN THE REQUIRED BIDS AND HAD TO RE ADVERTISE.
ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS FOR THIS PROJECT AND OPEN AND A LOW BIDDER FOR THE PROJECT BEING T LOVING COMPANY WITH A TOTAL BASE BID OF $604,600.
THE LOW BID AMOUNT EXCEEDED THE ALLOCATED FUNDING SET FORTH BY THE BOARD APPROPRIATED ARPA.
AND SO WE HAD THE ENGINEERS, UH, REISE THE SCOPE AND THE PLANS, AND WE NEGOTIATED WITH T LOVING OFF OF THOSE NEW REVISED PLANS WITH A NEGOTIATED PRICE OF $513,300, WHICH WAS IN THE APPROPRIATED MONEY.
WE, UH, TRC HAS VETTED, UM, TA LOVING AND FOUND NO ISSUES OR CONCERNS AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND REQUESTING BOARD CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, UH, RELATED TO THIS PUMP STATION RENOVATION.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, IS FOR THE LAST OF THE CAT FEMA, CAT D RELATED TO HURRICANE FLORENCE.
SO THIS IS A MULTIPLE BASIN, UM, WORKUP WHERE WE COMBINE SEVERAL OF THE SMALLER BASINS BEING RENT'S RIVERFRONT, NORTH CLINTON, BURN, BRYCE'S, AND WILSON INTO ONE PACKAGE.
ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2024, THE PROJECT WAS ADVERTISED FOR BIDS AND ON FEBRUARY 25TH, THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED THE LOW BIDDER FOR THE PROJECT BEING TRADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH A TOTAL BASE BID OF 504 $40,520.
THE MULTIPLE BASE, UH, REPAIRS CONSIST OF PERMANENT STRUCTURES SUCH AS HEAD WALLS, CULVERS, AND BULKHEADS.
THE CONSULTANTS HAVE VETTED THE, UH, THE BID PROVIDED BY TRADER CONSTRUCTION FOUND NO ISSUES OR CONCERNS AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO IT.
MS. BOARD, I HAVE QUESTIONS ON SEVEN OR EIGHT.
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IS THIS, UM, ADDITIONAL REPAIRS SOMETHING WE HAD A, A FAILING PUMP STATION THAT WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT AND THE PUMP ACTUALLY FAILED WHILE WE'RE IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.SO WE'RE AT A POINT THAT THIS IS A NEEDED ITEM TO BE DONE.
NO, I MEAN FOR, UH, NUMBER EIGHT, THE BASINS.
SO THIS IS THE LAST ONE WE'LL HAVE, UH, RELATED TO THE HURRICANE FLORENCE CAT A OR D.
SO THERE WERE CAT D, A LOT OF CAT D WAS FINALIZED, BUT OKAY.
I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONTRACTS FOR ALL THE OTHER BASINS THAT HAVE EITHER ARE BEING PERFORMED.
JIMMY'S RIGHT NOW IS UNDER CONTRACT AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST, SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE OTHER BASINS THAT COMPLETED THAT WORK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH TA LEVIN FOR THE POND, HARRIS PUMP STATION RENOVATIONS.
AND I, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
AUTHORIZE AN EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH TRADE OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE HURRICANE FLORENCE CATEGORY D DAMAGE REPAIRS MULTIPLE DRAINAGE BASINS PROJECT SECOND.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ROYAL.
[9. Consider Adopting an Ordinance for the Demolition of 722 First Avenue. ]
STEP IS ITEM NUMBER NINE.CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 7 22 FIRST AVENUE, MR. ZEL.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR BOARD.
STAFF, THE STAFF IS SEEKING APPROVAL FOR, IN ORDER TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE AT 7 22 FIRST AVENUE.
STAFF HAS SENT THE OWNER ON RECORD AN INITIAL MINIMUM HOUSING LETTER IN OCTOBER OF 2020, STATING THAT THE DWELLING HAS DEFICIENCIES VIOLATING THE CITY'S MINIMUM HOUSING CODE.
STAFF HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE OWNER VIA THE PHONE AND CERTIFIED MAL HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CONTINUE ANY COMMUNICATIONS.
HE HAD INITIALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CASE WHERE HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO RENOVATE THE HOUSE AND BRING HIM BACK IN, BUT SINCE THEN, ALL ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE HIM VIA THE PHONE, EMAIL, ORAL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND FAILED.
THE NOTICE OF HEARING IN AUGUST OF 2024, THE CERTIFIED MAIL BEING RETURNED TO CENTER, THE NON-CERTIFIED MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED.
AND THEN BY ORDINANCE BEING THAT CONSTITUTE AS A DELIVERY OF THE VIOLATION.
THE DEFENDANTS NEVER RESPONDED TO ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENCE AND NEVER SHOWED UP TO THE HEARING.
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, LATER ON THAT MONTH, THE ORDER, THE BILLING INSPECTOR WAS ISSUED AND SERVED TO THE OWNERS TO BRING THE DWELLING BACK INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS.
THAT ORDER EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2024.
TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR, AND THE STRUCTURE STILL REMAINS NONCOMPLIANCE.
PUBLIC WORKS HAS ESTIMATED THAT DEMOLITION OF THIS PROPERTY BE $10,445 AND 60 CENTS, WHICH AGAIN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ASBESTOS TESTING AND ABATEMENT AND THE UTILITY TERMINATIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED.
ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? YES, I DO.
IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS A BACKLOG FOR DEMOLITION? I KNOW YOU'RE HERE FREQUENTLY AND, UH, SO I KNOW THERE'S GOT TO BE A LOT OF STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY THAT, UH, COMMANDS YOUR ATTENTION.
UH, IS THERE A LIST PER SE, AND THAT YOU'RE GETTING TO EACH ONE AS NEEDED OR HOW DOES THIS WORK? YES.
THE WAY IT WORKS IS ONCE WE HAVE A PROPERTY, I IDENTIFIED HOUSE A DOESN'T MEET THE STANDARDS, WE SEND OUR NOTIFICATIONS TO TRY TO START OUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, AND EVENTUALLY IT MAY LEAD TO FILING A COMPLAINT, WHICH BRINGS US TO THE HEARING.
AFTER THE HEARING, WE TALK TO THE OWNERS.
IF THEY SHOW UP, SAY, HEY, LOOK, HERE ARE YOUR DEFICIENCIES WITH THIS PROPERTY? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS ON THIS PROPERTY? SOMETIMES THEY SAY, HEY, WE HAVE A PLAN.
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVEN SHOW UP.
THAT USUALLY RESULTS IN THE ISSUE OF THE ORDER OF THE BUILDING
AND THEN ONCE THAT GETS DONE, WE HAVE TO FIT IT INTO PUBLIC WORKS SCHEDULE TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY AFTER THAT.
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IS THERE, ARE THERE MORE HOMES THAT ARE SORT OF ON AWAITED LIST OR NOT FOR THE DEMOLITION? I WOULDN'T SAY MORE HOMES.THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE ON THERE, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE COMING UP.
BUT WE HAVE TO LET THE TIME PROCESSES OF THE ORDER OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND THE HEARINGS TO COME TO COME TO WHAT THEY ARE, THEN PUT THE PACKAGE TOGETHER TO PRESENT TO YOU ON THE ONES THAT DON'T REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL.
THOSE ARE JUST ON THE HOMEOWNERS SAYING, HEY, IF YOU DON'T FIX YOUR HOME BY THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER OF THE BILLING INSPECTOR THAT ORDER EXPIRES, THEN THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS FINES BEGIN TO RECUR ON THOSE PROPERTIES UNTIL ULTIMATELY THE FINES GET PAID OR THE GO INTO TAX ENCLOSURE.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY WHEN YOU'RE ISSUING THE ORDER BILL INSPECTOR, OKAY.
PATRICK, CAN, CAN, CAN YOU GIVE THE BOARD AN IDEA OF HOW MANY HOUSES ARE IN THE PROCESS FOR A DEMOLITION ORDER? YOU HAVE APPROVED THREE BEFORE THIS ONE WILL MAKE FOUR.
I HAVE AT LEAST TWO MORE THAT I'M WORKING TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS AND THERE'S PROBABLY A GOOD 10 TO 15 ONCE I WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
COULD GO TOWARDS DEMOLITION AREA, PROBABLY ABOUT 10, 10 TO 15.
BUT I HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF NOTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS FILING THE COMPLAINT, HOLDING THE HEARING, SEEING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE PROPERTIES, ISSUING THE ORDER FROM THERE AND SEEING IF THEY COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.
MR. ZO, AS USUAL, I'M GONNA ASK YOU I BY LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES, UH, BUT THAT'S, THIS IS NOT MY, IN MY, UM, PURVIEW.
CAN YOU SAVE THESE STRUCTURES? THEY'RE AT, THEY'RE AT THEIR END OF NO REPAIR NOW OR WHAT? AS PART OF OUR, OUR UM, ASSESSMENT, PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE IS.
AND WE GO OFF OF TAX VALUE FOR THIS PARTICULAR HOUSE.
WHEN I PULLED THE CURRENT TAX VALUE BACK IN MARCH OF 2025, JUST THE PROPERTY OF THE STRUCTURE NOT TO INCLUDE THE LAND WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
AND WE TAKE 75% OF THAT $35,000 IS MAKE AN ESTIMATE OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN BRING THAT PROPERTY BACK INTO MINIMAL HOUSING STANDARD 'CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE DONE THROUGH THE ROOF LEAK, WHICH CAUSED THE CEILING ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO LEAK INTO THE FLOOR OF THE SECOND, THE FLOOR OF THE SECOND FLOOR, AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED THAT CEILING TO FALL IN THE FLOOR OF THE FIRST FLOOR, CAUSING THOSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, NOT ONLY CEILING, THE FLOOR, BOTH FLOOR MEMBERS AND SOME OF THE WALL MEMBERS.
MY ESTIMATE WAS IT WOULD COST OVER 30,000 TO BRING THIS HOUSE BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.
BUT THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IS IF IT'S OVER 75, 70 5% THAT WE CLASSIFY IT AS DILAPIDATED AND THAT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYOR? HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 7 2 2 FIRST AVENUE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN ASTOR.
[10. Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 46 " Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions" to Add Sec. 46- 11 " Camping on Public Property Prohibited" ]
UP IS ITEM NUMBER 10.CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 46 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS TO ADD SECTION 46 11, CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS OBSERVED INSTANCES WHERE CITIZENS ARE USING PUBLIC SPACES AS CAMPING LOCATIONS.
CAMPING IN PUBLIC AREAS INTERFERES WITH LIKES OF OTHERS TO USE THE SPACES FOR WHICH THEY'RE INTENDED.
SUCH ACTIVITY CAN CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTS NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMERCIAL SPACES AND KEEPING WITH A NATIONAL TREND TO BAN PEOPLE FROM CAMPING IN PUBLIC SPACES.
IN THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS CRAFTED.
ANY QUESTION RELATED TO THE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE CITY ATTORNEY.
IT IS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE BOARD OF ARGUMENT APPROVE TO AMEND CHAPTER 46 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS BY ADDING SECTION 46 11 CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
THIS WOULD MAKE THE UNLAWFUL ACT IN ALL PUBLICLY OWNED PARTS OF THE CITY.
HAVE QUESTIONS? I DID, BUT UM, I'VE GOTTA REFRAME.
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ANY QUESTIONS? YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 46 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS TO ADD.SECTION FOUR D SIX DASH ONE ONE CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN BEST? ALDERMAN BEST? YES.
[11 . Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 50 — Parks and Recreation, Sec. 50- 45 " Park Hours." ]
ITEM NUMBER 11.CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 50 PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION 50 45 PARK HOURS.
UM, SO WE ARE REQUESTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO ADD JACK SMITH CREEK WETLANDS AND MARTIN MARIETTA PARK TO THE LIST OF CITY PARKS AND ESTABLISH OPERATING HOURS OF DAWN TO DUSK.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE, UM, MARY WHITE PARK BE REMOVED FROM OUR PARK SYSTEM AND DECLARED EITHER SURPLUS OR TRANSFERRED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS MAY BE.
DARREN, OUR 2024 PARKS AND MASTER PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, A RECOMMENDATION WAS TO LOOK AT DISPOSAL OF SOME OF OUR PARKS OR REPURPOSE THEM FOR ANOTHER USE.
AND AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THAT WITH MARY QUAD PARK.
IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN, UH, A PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY, UM, THE TAX PARCEL OR PROPERTY PARCEL ID PICTURE BELOW OFF OF GIS AND THEN A FEW THINGS TO GO ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL PROPERTY.
UH, CURRENTLY IT'S USED UH, FOR GREEN SPACE WITH A SWING BENCH AND TRASH CAN AND IS LOCATED ACROSS FROM GREENWOOD CEMETERY.
UM, THIS PARK DOES NOT GET ANY USE THAT WE NOTE.
UM, THERE'S NO ONE EVER OUT USING THE FACILITIES.
UM, I DID CHECK ON ZONING RESTRICTIONS.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IT TO POSSIBLY BE, UM, PERMITTED FOR A HOME OR STRUCTURE AND THERE WOULD BE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ELECTRIC AND WATER SERVICES AT THAT PROPERTY IF WAS NEEDED.
CARRIE, WHERE IS, LEMME GET BACK TO IT.
WHERE IS THE DONNA MILLER PARK THAT IS ON THE WATER OVER AVENUE A I BELIEVE AT THE END OF AVENUE A OVER ON, UH, BY THE RAILROADS? YES.
I, I, I PLACED ALL THE REST OF, BUT I WASN'T FOR SURE WHERE THAT WAS LOCATED.
THE, UM, PARK THAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT WE GET RID OF OR PUT IT ON, UH, SURPLUS PROPERTY, UH, THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT MAYBE THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE SOME INTEREST IN IT.
HAVE, HAVE WE SPOKEN TO, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SEE WHETHER THE COMMISSION WOULD POTENTIALLY BE INTERESTED IN THAT? YES, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH WITH HIM ABOUT THAT AND HE'S GONNA DISCUSS THAT WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AT A FUTURE MEETING.
UM, SO EVEN IF THE BOARD, WELL, I GUESS WE WOULDN'T BE TAKING ACTION TONIGHT TO ACTUALLY DONATE IT TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE ACTION THAT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WERE YOU FINISHED ON, OH, GO AHEAD.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WILL THIS BRING IN UNIFORMITY ALL OF THE PARK HOURS ONCE WE ADD THESE TWO? YES MA'AM.
FOR ALL OUR LARGE PARKS THAT WOULD OPERATE WITHIN, UM, DONNED DUSK, AND THEN IF THERE WERE AFTER HOURS, IT'S SPECIFIED IN THERE NOW.
THIS, UM, THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR JAMIE.
UM, I GUESS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS OBVIOUSLY FIXING THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE HOURS AND IT'S REMOVING MARY WHITE PARK AND LIKE ALDERMAN PRI ALLUDED TO, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY TRANSFERRING THIS PARCEL TONIGHT.
SO REALLY THE ONLY, THE ONLY CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THE ZONING ON THIS PROPERTY.
UH, IT'S, IT'S I TWO ZONING, I BELIEVE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CHANGED BEFORE WE WOULD DISPOSE OF THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I TWO IS SOMETHING THAT
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WOULD, IT'S A PARK NOW, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.BUT I TWO ZONING IS VERY LIBERAL AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF IT WAS LEFT I TWO ON THAT CORNER WHERE IT IS.
SO IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WANTS IT AND THEY HAVE AN IDEA OR PLAN THAT IT COULD BE REZONED? THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST QUESTION.
SECOND QUESTION IS, IF REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS NOT INTERESTED IN IT, CAN THE CITY REZONE IT BEFORE WE DEEM IT SURPLUS AND SELL IT? SO THE ANSWER TO BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS IS YES.
UM, THE REDEVELOP REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION COULD, UM, REQUEST A REZONING, UM, ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE, UM, CONDUCIVE WITH COMPATIBLE LAND USES AND THEIR PURPOSES.
AND IF FOR SOME REASON, IF THE BOARD ELECTS NOT TO CONVEY THE PROPERTY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, THIS BOARD, UM, CAN INITIATE A ZONING AMENDMENT AS WELL.
I MEAN, WE, WE WE'RE LOOKING HERE NOW 17 PARTS AND TAKING OUT THAT PARTICULAR ONE.
OUR, ALL OF THESE PARTS REALLY UTILIZE A LOT.
I MEAN, IT'S BECAUSE I, I CAN IMAGINE ALL THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THESE PARTS AND THE UPKEEP AND, UM, THE ONES THAT ARE LISTED ON HERE ARE HEAVILY USED.
UM, AND THE ONES THAT REMAIN ON HERE, THERE WAS ONLY, LET'S SEE ONE, ONE OF THESE OTHER ONES THAT WAS RECOMMENDED ON OUR MASTER PLAN FOR ALTERNATE USE.
SO I, I DO WANNA MAKE A CLARIFICATION.
THERE ARE 26 TOTAL PARKS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE SYSTEM.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A LIST OF 17.
SO IN THAT ORDINANCE, I THINK THE LAST LINE BASICALLY SAYS IF, IF THE PARK IS NOT NAMED, THEN THE HOURS OF OPERATION FALL FROM, FROM DUST TO DAWN.
BUT AS CARRIED DID STATE SEVERAL PARKS WERE LISTED, UH, TO AS CONSIDERATION TO STUDY, UH, TO DETERMINE BASICALLY, UM, TURNING THAT PROPERTY INTO SURPLUS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST PROPERTY THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTORS PRESENTED.
UM, WE'VE LOOKED AT A FEW OTHERS.
SOME, SOME OF THOSE PARTIALS HAVE, UH, REVERSION AGREEMENTS.
AND SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES, BUT YOU WILL BE SEEING MORE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
AND THESE ARE ALL GOING TO BE PARKS WHERE THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE TO NO USE OVER THE YEARS.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? UH, YEAH, JUST I, I THINK A CLARIFICATION FOR, FOR MY BENEFIT, UM, IF WE APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE THIS EVENING, UM, I MEAN THE PAPERWORK, THE BACKUP PAPERWORK HAS A RED LINE THROUGH THAT PART, BUT WE'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY TAKING ACTION ON TRANSFERRING THAT PARK PROPERTY TO SURPLUS TONIGHT.
SO SHOULD WE BE STRIKING IT OFF THE LIST? NOT AT TONIGHT.
THIS WILL STRIKE IT OFF THE LIST WITH THE HOURS OF OPERATIONS REMOVED.
THIS WILL STRIKE IT OFF THE LIST.
PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF WILL REMOVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S OUT THERE.
AND REALLY THE EQUIPMENT IS AN OUTDATED SWING AND A TRASH CAN.
SO IT WILL JUST BE A VACANT LOT AFTER THAT.
OKAY'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
ON ITEM NUMBER 11, MERRILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 50 PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION 50 DASH 45 PARK HOURS.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN CRE.
[12. Appointment( s)]
12, APPOINTMENTS.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT? NONE.
[13. Attorney' s Report. ]
ATTORNEY'S REPORT NOTHING TONIGHT.[14. City Manager' s Report. ]
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.FIRST OF ALL, THE PIER PROJECT HAS STARTED.
UH, OUR CONTRACTORS HAVE INSTALLED QUITE A FEW PILINGS OUT OF THE PIER LOCATION, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ACTUALLY SEEING THAT WORK.
ALSO, I WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PEMBROKE MICROSURFACING PROJECT IS IN FULL FORCE.
THE CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE PEMBROKE COMMUNITY TODAY, AND SO I WAS OUT THERE TO LOOK AT THAT AND, AND I THINK THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE GONNA BE VERY PLEASED WITH, WITH WHAT THEY GET OUT THAT I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALICE WEL, UH, WILSON FOR RECEIVING THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE GIS COMMUNITY AWARD THAT WAS PRESENTED TO HER BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GEOGRAPHIC COORDIN COORDINATING COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE PROUD OF ALICE FOR ALL OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT, SIR.
[15. New Business. ]
NEW BUSINESS STARTING WITH ARM AND PER, UH, I HAVE NOTHING THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR.[00:30:01]
NOTHING TONIGHT, SIR.ALDERMAN BEST? YES, I TOO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. ALICE WILSON.
I'VE BEEN KNOWING HER FOR A LONG TIME.
SHE'S ONE HARD WORKING, DEDICATED YOUNG LADY.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT AND I HAVE NOTHING.
DO WE NEED TO CLOSE SESSION? NO, SIR.
IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.