Aug 12, 2025 Board of Aldermen

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

PETITION OF CITIZENS, MADAM CLERK, SO THE PUBLIC IS AWARE.

ANY OPPOSED? AGENDA IS APPROVED.

NEXT IS REQUEST AND

[4. Request and Petition of Citizens.]

UM, LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE JUST ONE.

UH, THE TIMER IS NOT WORKING OUT THERE, BUT IT'S WORKING HERE.

UH, SO MS. BARBARA SIMPSON AND YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND, UH, I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.

UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

FIRST THING DEAR HONOR TO GOD, UH, MY MAIN PURPOSE OF COMING UP HERE IS SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET A PERMANENT BATHROOM IN HENDERSON PARK.

I KNOW WE ALREADY GOT THE CAPTAIN BE THE CAPTAIN BETTY WALKING TRAIL AND FITNESS AREA.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE THE, UM, WE HAVE THE, UM, PORTA POTTIES OUTSIDE OUT THERE.

THE PORTA POT IS ALL RIGHT FOR THE ONES THAT PLAYING BALL ON THE CEMENT.

BUT WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE WHEN THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD, WE NEED TO HAVE A PERMANENT RESTROOM PROPERLY, A MEN, AND WHEN A MEN AND WOMEN RESTROOM, AND I KNOW YOU ARE SAYING THAT PEOPLE MIGHT GO IN THERE AND TEAR IT UP OR DO THIS, BUT THE SOLUTION TO THAT IS THE ONLY TIME YOU'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP IS WHEN WE ARE HAVING ACTIVITIES AND PEOPLE COME TO YOU ALL, ALL TO LET 'EM KNOW WHAT THE ACTIVITIES ARE GOING TO BE AND THEN THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT, AND THEN THEY CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER GO ON DURING THAT TIME.

BUT I KNOW IT'S ABOUT TIME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL BUILDING HENDERSON PARK UP BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING A WHOLE LOT OF PLACE, UH, STUFF FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE.

AND I'M THINKING THAT YOU PLANNING ON LETTING IT STAY.

I'LL SAY HOPEFULLY STAY FOREVER, YOU KNOW? BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT US TO DO.

AND THAT'D BE, UH, THAT'D BE BENEFICIAL TO A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND WE HAVE AREAS THAT WE CAN PUT, WE HAVE A AREA WHERE I CAN SHOW YOU WHERE YOU CAN PUT IT AT, WHETHER IT MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY AND WE KNOW THAT WE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE.

'CAUSE EVERYTHING YOU BUILD NOW, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE.

SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS THAT YOU NEED TO ASK ME? I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK THE MANAGER MAY HAVE AN UPDATE ON HIS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ON THAT ISSUE.

MS. MS. BARB, BARBARA, LET ME JUST SAY THIS MUCH.

WHEN YOU WERE SAYING THAT YOU HOPE THAT IT REMAINS A PART, IT IS A PERPETUAL PART, SO IT WILL BE THERE.

UH, NEXT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 16? MAYOR, WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

OH, OKAY.

SO, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO US HAVING A PERMANENT BATHROOM THERE.

YES.

RIGHT.

BUT KEEP THE PORTA POTTIES, , YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO PLAN ON THE SEA ME AND STUFF AND PLAN IN THAT AREA DURING THE FITNESS TRIP.

BUT WE DO, I DO SEE A NEED FOR A PERMANENT, UH, BATHROOM.

[Consent Agenda]

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE UNLESS HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN PRILL.

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[17. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend Sections 15- 462, 15- 463, 15- 465, 15- 466, 15- 467, 15- 493 and 15- 494 of Appendix A of the Land Use Ordinance]

17.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 15 4 62 15 463 15 4 65 15 4 66 15 4 67 15 493 AND 15 494 OF APPENDIX A OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE, MS. RUTH.

ALRIGHT, WE STILL WARMING UP OUR PRESENTATION DECK? YEAH, COLLEEN, NONE OF THE, UH, SCREENS ARE WORKING.

YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

I CAN GET MY NOTES AND PROBABLY ROLL WITHOUT IT OR WE CAN PAUSE.

UH, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO WING IT.

OLD SCHOOL STYLE.

SO UNFORTUNATELY THE PUBLIC WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

UH, BUT WE DO HAVE IT ON OUR AGENDA.

I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

WE PIVOT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RIGHT.

SO THAT'S RIGHT EVERY DAY.

SURE WOULD.

SO THIS EVENING, OUR FIRST, WE HAVE TWO TEXT AMENDMENTS TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST ONE IS A COLLECTION OF SEVEN SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.

THEY ARE ALL TIED TOGETHER WITH THE COMMON THEME OF THEY DEAL WITH OUR OVERLAY DISTRICTS.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING OR THIS UH, TEXT AMENDMENT PACKAGE WAS RECOMMENDED BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR SOME CLEANUPS AND SOME CLARIFICATION.

AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO IS DO THREE SEPARATE THINGS.

THE FIRST ONE IS MODERNIZE THE ORDINANCE TO CONVERT HEIGHT CALCULATIONS FROM STORIES TO FEET.

RIGHT? SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OVERLAY DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THE REST OF OUR ORDINANCE.

AND STORIES CAN BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET.

AND THERE'S NO DEFINITION OF A STORY.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING AND WE WANTED TO TIGHTEN THAT UP.

AND SO BY DOING THIS, IT'S GOING TO MATCH THE UNIT OF MEASUREMENTS IN SECTION 15 DASH 180 9, WHICH IS WHERE ALL OF OUR OTHER HEIGHTS ARE LISTED FOR ALL THE UNDERLAYING ZONING DISTRICTS OR THE REGULAR ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOT OVERLAYS.

THE SECOND THING IT'S GONNA DO IS ESTABLISH ON THE BROAD STREET QUEEN STREET CORRIDOR DISTRICT THAT THE HEIGHT LIMIT IS 60 FEET.

IT DOES NOT SPECIFY IN THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND SO ADDING THIS STANDARD WOULD BE ALIGNED WITH OTHER COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.

AND JUST FOR EXTREME CLARITY, THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT OF ALMOST ALL OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT IS C3 THAT IS ALSO 60 FEET.

SO WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE HEIGHT, WE'RE JUST CLARIFYING IN, IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT, FAR AT THE EAST END OF THIS OVERLAY DISTRICT, THERE IS A HANDFUL OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED C FOUR, BUT IT'S ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY C3.

SO THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND THE UNDER UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT HAVE THE SAME HEIGHT REPORT RECORDER.

THE THIRD IS IT REMOVES RESIDENTIAL DESIGN ELEMENTS FROM THESE OVERLAY DISTRICTS.

IN 2021, THE STATE TOOK AWAY OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE DESIGN STANDARDS ON RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

SO YOU'LL SEE IF YOU LOOKED AT THAT RED LINE VERSION, THE WORD COMMERCIAL HAS BEEN LITTERED IN THERE QUITE A BIT.

THAT IS BECAUSE THOSE STANDARDS CAN NOW ONLY APPLY TO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, NOT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

DERMAN PRILL HAD ASKED WHERE THIS WOULD APPLY WHEN WE WERE CALLING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS, UM, WE CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THERE IS AN OUTLINE IN YOUR PACKET, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREENS WHERE THAT BROAD STREET, QUEEN STREET, UH, CORRIDOR DISTRICT APPLIES TO.

IT'S KIND OF THE, THE HEART OF THE COMMERCIAL AREA OF THE FIVE POINTS AREA.

AND SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DID RECOMMEND UNANIMOUSLY, UH, OF THE MEMBERSHIP PRESENT THAT THIS BE ADOPTED AND BASED IT ON CONSISTENCY WITH NOT ONLY CITY PLANS, BUT ALSO WITH STATE LAW.

AND WITH THAT, I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS.

THIS BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS.

HEARING NONE, UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 17.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR, I LIKE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 15 DASH 4 6 2 15 4 6 3 15 4 6 5 15 4 6 6 15, 4 6 7 15, 4 93 AND 15 4 94 OF APPENDIX A OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE.

WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? ON ITEM NUMBER 17, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO

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I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

[18. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend Section 15- 487 " Establishment of Greater Five Points Redevelopment Overlay District; promulgation of use and design standards." Of Appendix A of the Land Use Ordinance.]

18.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 15 4 87, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GREATER FIVE POINTS REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT PROMULGATION OF USE AND DESIGN STANDARDS OF APPENDIX A OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE.

MS. RU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS SECOND TEXT AMENDMENT COMES, IT WAS INITIATED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR, UH, MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT ESTABLISHES THEM IN SECTION 15 DASH 4 87.

THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE AMENDMENT.

IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED TWICE BY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND TWICE BY THE RDC.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS TO ALLOW THE RELAXED BUILDING LOT STANDARDS THAT ARE ALLOWED IN R SIX WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY TO BE IN ALL OF THE DISTRICTS IF YOU'RE DEVELOPING RESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARY.

AND WHEN WE STARTED TO APPLY THIS, WE REALIZED THAT RDC IS IMPACTED BY A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER OVERLAYS AND WE NEEDED TO FIND A MECHANISM OF, WELL WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE OVERLAYS? WHICH ONE'S GOING TO GUIDE IT? AND WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS BY SAYING THE ONE WITH THE, THE OVERLAY WITH THE MORE, UM, SPECIFIC STANDARD WOULD BE THE ONE THAT APPLIED.

AND THAT'S VERY COMMON.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN MODIFIED TWICE.

WE HAVE AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE THE RDC BOUNDARY IS.

MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

IT GOES FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF RIVERSIDE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TRENT COURT.

AND AGAIN, THIS WAS REVIEWED ON MAY 15TH AND JULY 17TH BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY BASED ON CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY OF NEW BERN ADOPTED PLANS.

AND WITH THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

AND OUR RDC DIRECTOR IS HERE AS WELL.

DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO MS. RU, SO BASICALLY WHAT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY AREAS ZONE THE SAME, NOT CHANGING ANY ZONING.

WHAT WOULD CHANGE IS THAT REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING, IF YOU WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE, YOU'RE GONNA BE AFFORDED THE SAME BENEFIT AS IF YOU WERE IN R SIX AND BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH SMALLER SETBACKS AND SMALLER LOTS.

AND THAT'S TO ENCOURAGE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF, OF THOSE SMALL LOTS IN THAT AREA.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER 18.

HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY OR ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW.

UM, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, UH, THE ER FIVE POINT AREA, UH, I KNOW IT WAS THE AREA UP THERE MOSTLY IN BROAD STREET, BUT NOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO SEND IT TO RIVERSIDE.

THIS IS TWO DIFFERENT, UH, BORDERS.

SO THE LAST ITEM WAS THE BROAD STREET CORRIDOR.

THIS IS CONSIDERED THE GREATER FIVE POINTS OVERLAY DISTRICT.

SO IT'S TWO DIFFERENT ONES.

IS THAT RIGHT MR. YES.

I KNOW WHERE THEY SAID IT WENT TO AMEND IT, SO I WAS THINKING THAT THEY WAS TRYING TO EXTEND IT.

OBJECT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

A AYE.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? ON ITEM NUMBER 18, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 15 DASH 4 87, ESTABLISHMENT OF GREATER FIVE POINTS REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT, PROMULGATION AND U OF USE AND DESIGN STANDARDS OF APPENDIX A OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE.

I HAVE A MOTION AND

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A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR DERMAN KINZIE.

[19. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Annex 2960 Old Airport Road ( PID 7- 105- 10002).]

IS ITEM NUMBER 19.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTING ORDINANCE TO ANNEX 29 60 OLD AIRPORT ROAD PARCEL ID NUMBER 7 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2.

MR. HUGHES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND ALDERMAN ST.

BARTOLOM USE THE ANGLICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS MADE A REQUEST TO ANNEX THEIR 2.86 ACRE PARTIAL.

UH, WE ASK THAT YOU CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONSIDER THIS REQUEST.

DOES BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING NONE, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 19.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND AS WELL AS A SECOND.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD FOR ITEM NUMBER 18? I'M SORRY.

NUMBER 19, MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX 29 60 OLD AIRPORT ROAD, PID SEVEN DASH 1 0 5 DASH 1 0 0 0 2.

HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

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

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 20.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX.

4 3 9 RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

PARCEL ID 2 0 3 7 0 7 8.

MR. HUGHES, DAVID GREENBERG HAS MADE A REQUEST TO ANNEX HIS 0.38 ACRE PARCEL.

AFTER CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'RE ASKED TO CONSIDER THIS REQUEST.

THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

HEARING NONE, WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 20.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME.

MAKE MOTION.

SHOULD WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S THE PLEASURE OF

[20. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Annex 439 Riverside Drive ( PID 2- 037-078).]

THE BOARD.

ON ITEM NUMBER 20, MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO CONDUCT THE, OH, I'M SORRY.

NUMBER 20.

UM, MAKE A MOTION TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX 4 39 RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

PARCEL ID.

2 0 3 7 0 7 8.

HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

MR. TURNER, YOU GOOD WITH THAT? YES, SIR.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CROSS, STARTING WITH ALDERMAN PRILL.

[21. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Community Development Block Grant (" CDBG") FY2025 Annual Action Plan.]

ITEM NUMBER 21.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, ALSO KNOWN AS CDBG FOR FY 2025.

THEIR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

MS. RU, THANK YOU AGAIN.

UM, THIS IS A REQUEST TO ADOPT OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

AS YOU RECALL, AT OUR LAST MEETING IN JULY, WE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLAN.

THE PLAN WENT ON DISPLAY AND THE 30 DAY DISPLAY PERIOD ENDED.

YESTERDAY WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE COMMENT ON THE PLAN, AND THAT WAS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING.

THE BUDGET SUMMARY THAT WAS SHARED AND DETAILED FOR YOU AND THE PROGRAMS AT THE LAST MEETING HAS NOT CHANGED.

AND SO WE ARE ASKING YOU THIS EVENING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

THIS BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

THERE'S NO QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD.

MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROV, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

FEASIBLE.

YOUR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL.

ATTORNEY ORMAN ASTER.

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[22. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Agreement with Craven County to Utilize 5307 FTA Funding to Support MPO Operations.]

ITEM NUMBER 22.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CRAVEN COUNTY WITH CRAVEN COUNTY TO UTILIZE 53 0 7 FTA FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MPO OPERATIONS MS TREATMENT.

HI, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, AND THE FUNDING OF THE MPO IS, UM, UH, WHAT THE MPO DOES IS WE ARE THE LONG RANGE REGIONAL TRAIN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR ALL MODES WITHIN THE LARGER NEW BERN AREA.

SO WE INCLUDE, UM, NOT JUST THE CITY OF NEW BERN, BUT WE ALSO HAVE BRIDGETON, TRENTWOOD RIVER BEND AND PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY PLANNING.

UM, EXCUSE ME, FOR THE, FOR THE DE URBANIZATION OF THE NEW BERN AREA RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF SECTION 53 0 3 FUNDING, WHICH IS TRANSIT PLANNING THAT THE MPO RECEIVES.

THE MPO WAS FUNDED BY TWO GRANTS AND THAT'S, UH, PO 1 0 4, WHICH MAKES UP ABOUT 75% OF OUR FUNDS.

UM, WITH THE REMAINING 25% COMING FROM SECTION 53 0 3 WITH THE LOSS OF DE URBANIZATION, WE ARE NOW LOSING SECTION 53 0 3 FUNDING, UM, BEGINNING, UM, NEXT FISCAL YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARTS, WHICH IS CRAVEN AREA RURAL TRANSIT SYSTEM AS AN URBANIZED SYSTEM TO PROVIDE TRANSIT, THEY RECEIVE SECTION 53 0 7.

RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE A LARGE UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF ABOUT $2.9 MILLION.

THAT FUNDING CAN ONLY BE USED IN THE URBANIZED AREA, UM, WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING ANYTHING RELATED TO TRANSIT.

SO THAT WOULD BE TRANSIT PLANNING, UM, ALSO TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS, ET CETERA.

AND SPEAKING WITH THEM, THEY USE ABOUT 500,000 ANNUALLY, UM, TO, FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.

UM, WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT 53 0 7 IS YOU CAN ONLY ENCUMBER FUNDS FOR THE OP YEAR OF OPERATIONS ONE YEAR AT A TIME.

UM, BUT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, YOU CAN ENCUMBER THEM FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND FOR AS LONG AS YOU MIGHT NEED THOSE FUNDS.

SO OUT OF THAT $2.9 MILLION CARTS NEEDS ABOUT 2 MILLION TO GET THEM THROUGH THE FOUR FISCAL YEARS THAT ARE REMAINING BEFORE THAT FUNDING LAPSE.

UM, AND IN TALKING WITH THEM, WE ARE, THE MPO WOULD LIKE TO PARTNER WITH CARTS TO BE A SUB-RECIPIENT OF SECTION 53 0 7 FUNDING THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 34.

UM, THAT WOULD GET US THROUGH THE NEXT CENSUS.

THE CENSUS 2030 CENSUS RESULTS OF URBANIZATION STATUS THAT ARE NORMALLY RELEASED DECEMBER OF, UM, DECEMBER OF 30 32.

AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US POTENTIALLY FUNDING TO FUND UP OPERATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 34.

SO, UM, SECTION 53 0 3 OH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COUNTY.

UM, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 53 0 3 AND 53 0 7 IS IT DOES REQUIRE AN INCREASED 10% MATCH.

SO CURRENTLY IF IT WITH 53 0 3 FUNDING, ALL OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES PAY 10% WITH 53 0 7.

IT WOULD NOW BECOME 20%.

THE GOAL IS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BY OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR SO THAT WE ARE POSITIONED TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.

THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CRAVEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND IT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA IN YOUR PACKET, THERE'S A CHART OF FUNDING TO SHOW THE PER THE PERCENT CHANGE.

UM, USING FY 26 BUDGET NUMBERS, YOU CAN SEE THAT NEW BERN'S CURRENT ALLOCATION OF 10% IS ROUGHLY 4,300.

IF WE MOVE TO SECTION 53 0 7, THE ALLOCATION WOULD NOW GO TO 8,700.

AND THAT'S JUST FOR REPLACING OF THE 53 0 3 TO 53 0 7 TOTALLY.

YOU CAN TOTAL MATCH WITH BOTH FUNDS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CHANGE REMAINS AT THAT $4,300 DIFFERENCE.

SO THE REQUEST THIS EVENING IS TO CONSIDER THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH CRAVEN COUNTY TO ALLOW US THE MPO TO BE SUB-RECIPIENTS OF THAT FEDERAL FUNDING AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FUNDING, UM, FOR THE LONG-TERM OPERATIONS INTO THE NEXT URBANIZATION CENSUS.

AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS.

IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON ITEM NUMBER 22.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH CRAVEN COUNTY TO UTILIZE 5 3 0 7 FTA FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MPO OPERATIONS.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MEETING, REGINALD BARNER WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MADE A PRESENTATION ON THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, INITIATIVE AND, AND THE GRANT PROCESS AND A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY TO APPLY FOR THAT GRANT.

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

[23. Consider Adopting a Resolution to Certify a Choice Neighborhoods Partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of New Bern.]

ITEM NUMBER 23.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY A CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF NEWBURN.

MR. HUGHES.

MAYOR, AT THE LAST

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DURING THAT CONVERSATION, QUESTIONS CAME UP ABOUT A PROPOSED ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND, AND THIS WAS TABLED, UH, TO, TO GIVE TIME FOR STAFF FROM BOTH AGENCIES TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.

SO, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK REGINALD BARNARD TO COME UP AND, AND GIVE A DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU.

UM, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

UH, AS FAR TO INDICATED, WE WENT BACK FROM THE LAST DISCUSSION, UH, HAD SOME INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AS WELL AS BOTH ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY AND THE HOUSE OF AUTHORITY.

SOME OF THE POINTED QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED TO US, WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS, UH, AS IT RELATES TO, UH, WAS IT A REQUIREMENT, UH, AT THAT TIME FOR US TO HAVE THE, UH, IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WAS, NO, NOT AT THIS TIME.

UH, HUD WILL DETERMINE, UH, ONCE AN AWARD IS GIVEN, THEY'LL DETERMINE WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE.

SO THE NEW MODIFIED, UH, RESOLUTION THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEFORE YOU, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, ADDRESSES ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THAT DISCUSSION.

UH, MAYOR, IF, IF ANY OF THE YOU, YOU OR THE OTHER ALDERMEN HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.

BUT I THINK WE CLEANED IT UP, UH, TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT OF, OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED.

DOES BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD FOR ITEM NUMBER 23? MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY A CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN? SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

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

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

ALDERMAN KENZIE? YES.

MAYOR ODOM? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 24.

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

MR. HUGHES, AFTER RECEIVING A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 FROM BRANDON RUTLEDGE, UH, FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PARTIAL, UH, WE RECEIVED THE BID WAS ADVERTISED, NO UPSET BIDS WERE RECEIVED.

THIS PARTIAL IS A 0.114 ACRE RESIDENTIAL TRACT WITH THE TAX VALUE OF $6,000.

IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY IN JUNE OF 2019 THROUGH TAX FORECLOSURE.

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

THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF 1110 MECHANIC STREET? SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR MUSIC? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, LET HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN FRILL.

[25. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Redevelopment Commission' s Sale of 1037 Main Street]

ITEM NUMBER 25.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SALE OF 10 37 MAIN STREET.

MR. HOFF.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR BOARD.

UM, EVENING, THE, UH, REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECEIVED A REQUEST TO PURCHASE 10 37 MAIN STREET FROM MR. CHESTER FREEMAN.

UM, AFTER REVIEWING THE REQUEST, UH, THE PURCHASE PRICE WAS $4,050, WHICH IS 75% OF THE, UH, TAX ASSESSED VALUE.

THE, UH, REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, UH, PASSED THAT RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY.

AND WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE SALE OF THIS PARCEL.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO HOUSE? UH, NO.

THE PARCEL IS ADJACENT TO HIS CURRENT PROPERTY.

IT'LL EXTEND HIS FRONT YARD.

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROV APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SALE OF 10 37 MAIN STREET.

HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

IS ITEM NUMBER 26, ACCEPTANCE OF TAX COLLECTOR'S ANNUAL SETTLEMENT FOR TAX YEAR 2024.

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

[26. Acceptance of Tax Collector's Annual Settlement for Tax Year 2024]

MS. RA, GOOD EVENING, BOARD DIRECTOR GENERAL STATUTES 1 5 3 73 REQUIRE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL SETTLEMENT OF TO THE GOVERNING BODY

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REFLECTING TOTAL LEVI LEASES WRITE OFF QU THE COUNTY, SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

THE COUNTY TAX 24 TAX SETTLE, 99.7% COLLECTION RATE AND THE 99.95% COLLECTION RATE FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE DISTRICT.

IT'S REQUESTED THE BOARD MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SETTLEMENT, WHICH WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES.

DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? WAS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON ITEM NUMBER 26? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO ACCEPT TAX COLLECTOR'S ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FOR TAX YEAR 2024.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[27. Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend the Roadway Improvements Project Fund]

IS ITEM NUMBER 27.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FUND MS. OSTROM.

THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUND BY 800,000, TRANSFER 4,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND STREET DIVISION, WHICH WAS PROVIDED THE ADOPTED BUDGET, UM, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.

AND, UM, $400,000 GENERATED BY REVENUE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE, UM, WILL SUPPORT THE EVEN A THOUSAND DOLLARS BOARD.

HAVE QUESTIONS, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUND.

HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

ALDERMAN KENZIE? YES.

[28. Consider Adopting a Budget Ordinance Amendment for Fiscal Year 2026]

IS ITEM NUMBER 28.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2026.

MS. OSTROM, THIS AMENDMENT ADJUSTS THE BUDGET TO INCORPORATE 38,000 FROM GUN VALE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL RADIO SYSTEM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, AND THE 11,000 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

A PORTION OF THAT CONTRACT.

IT ALSO SUPPORTS 53,000 FROM GUN VALE FOR IT SERVICE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS NOT ORIGINALLY COMPLETED IN THE DOCK.

BUDGET BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS.

WHAT'S THE $53,000 FOR, FOR WHAT KIND OF IT SERVICES? IS THAT THE 53,000 INSISTED OF SOME IT RESTRICTED THINGS FOR, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, UM, DUST DESKTOP MOBILES AND PORTABLES AND WATER ELECTRIC LOOKS LIKE IT'S MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS FOR MUNI, SYN GUARD DUO, MICROSOFT, VNA, CISCO AND A FIREWALL.

SO IT'S ALL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

ITEM NUMBER 29 APPOINTMENTS.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE UNLESS HAVE ROLL CALL STARTING.

ALDERMAN BEST? ALDERMAN BEST, YES.

ALDERMAN? YES.

ALDERMAN ASTOR? YES.

ALDERMAN KENZIE? YES.

MAYOR ODOM? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT UP IS

[29. Appointment( s).]

ARE THERE ANY APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT? MAYOR, IF I COULD JUMP IN JUST REAL QUICK.

UM, SURE.

I KNOW, UM, ALDERMAN, UM, ALDERMAN ROYAL, UM, HAD A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS THAT SHE WANTED TO, UM, PRESENT TO THE BOARD IN CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

UM, SHE'S DUE TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.

SHE'S NOT HERE THIS EVENING.

UM, AND SHE JUST ASKED IF THE BOARD MIGHT BE WILLING TO HOLD OFF ON ANY APPOINTMENTS TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO OUR NEXT MEETING, UM, WHERE SHE WILL THEN, UM, DISCUSS THE, THE CANDIDATES THAT, UM, UM, SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING TO THE BOARD.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? IF THAT'S YOUR MOTION.

I SECOND IT.

UH, YES.

I'LL MAKE THAT A RULE MOTION.

SO WE, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO THE NEXT MEETING.

TO THE NEXT MEETING.

YES.

ARE YOU GOOD WITH THAT? I'M GOOD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY

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CONSTRUCTION WILL BE STARTING.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER APPOINTMENTS OTHER THAN THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THAT ANYONE HAS? OKAY, HEARING NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 30.

ATTORNEY'S REPORT.

NOTHING IMPORTANT.

NIGHTMARE CITY MANAGER'S

[31. City Manager' s Report]

REPORT.

GOT SEVERAL THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON.

THE FIRST THING I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON IS HENDERSON PARK AND RESTROOM.

SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE RESTROOM FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE BUILDING PERMIT.

WE HAVE HAD THE DESIGN APPROVED FOR TO BE IN A FLOOD ZONE.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THE FOUNDATION BEING POURED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN THE RESTROOM, UH, SLASH CONCESSION STAND.

UM, THE LOCATION FOR THAT IS GOING TO BE OVER NEAR THE EXISTING BASKETBALL COURT.

THAT'S THE MOST REASONABLE AREA, UH, TO PUT THAT.

WE ARE ALSO, UH, WAITING FOR NEW BALL FIELD LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED FOR THE FOOTBALL SLASH SOCCER FIELD.

UM, AND SO YOU'LL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL WORK OVER THERE THROUGHOUT, UM, THE FALL.

SO WE HAVE DONE QUITE A LOT OF WORK OVER AT HENDERSON PARK AND I THINK WITH, UH, THE RESTROOMS AND THEN THE, THE MULTIPURPOSE, UM, FIELD OUT THERE BEING COMPLETED, YOU'LL SEE A, A VERY NICE PARK OUT THERE.

UM, I WAS HOPING TO, TO TALK, UH, IN A POSITIVE MANNER ABOUT OUR PEG CHANNEL.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE DID HAVE A GLITCH TONIGHT.

UH, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON, ON, ON THE TESTING FOR THIS FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

AND, AND LITERALLY UP UNTIL THIS MEETING STARTED, UH, THINGS WERE WORKING WELL.

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS ON OUR ROKU CHANNEL, A CITY WEBSITE FACEBOOK LIVE THAT IS BEING BROADCAST IN HIGH DEFINITION, IT'S STILL BEING BROADCAST AND, AND STANDARD DEFINITION ON, ON CABLE TV.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING, UM, THIS LITTLE ISSUE ADDRESSED.

UM, ALSO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS OFFICIAL EARLY VOTING WILL BE AT THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER STARTING SEPTEMBER 18TH IN THE EVENT OF A RUNOFF EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON OCTOBER 16TH.

YOU'VE GOT A FLYER IN FRONT OF YOU REGARDING THE BOND REFERENDUM DROP IN MEETINGS.

OUR OUR SECOND MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH FROM FOUR TO SEVEN AT THE DE BURNA COUNTRY CLUB.

STAFF WILL BE THERE FOR THOSE HOURS.

HAPPY TO TALK TO ANY CITIZENS ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE REGARDING THE BOND REFERENDUM.

THEN WE'LL HAVE ONE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH FROM FOUR TO 7:00 PM AT THE PLEASANT HILL COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEN WE'LL HAVE ONE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH FROM FOUR TO SEVEN AT THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER.

AND OUR LAST MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH FROM FOUR TO SEVEN AT THE NEW BERN MALL.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION ON THE BOND REFERENDUM, OF COURSE YOU'D CALL US AT CITY HALL OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE@NEWBERNNC.GOV.

UM, JUST ENTER BOND REFERENDUM AND, UH, GREAT WEALTH OF INFORMATION WILL POP UP ON THERE.

UM, ON YOUR UH, PACKETS, YOU ALSO HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2024 ANNUAL POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT THAT WAS RECENTLY RELEASED AND IT'S AVAILABLE, UH, ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SITE@NEWBURNNC.GOV.

CHIEF GALLAGHER WILL BE HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THAT ANNUAL REPORT AND WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME UPCOMING EVENTS.

MAGIC MIDWAYS RETURNS TO NEWBURN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7TH AT LAWSON CREEK PARK.

THE MS BIKE RIDE WILL BE HERE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH AND SEVENTH.

UH, GONNA HAVE QUITE A FEW RIDERS THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT.

LABOR DAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST.

CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.

OUR FINAL CONCERT OF THE SEASON WILL BE FOR FOOT AND LOOSE ON THE NEWS WILL BE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH WITH THE REVON EXPERIENCE.

UM, THIS YEAR WE BROKE, UH, ATTENDANCE RECORDS THREE SEPARATE TIMES.

OUR FIRST ONE WAS WITH TRIAL BY FIRE AND THAT ATTENDANCE WAS 5,100.

THEN WE BROKE IT AGAIN WITH TELL ME LIES, WHICH IS A FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE BAN AND ATTENDANCE.

THERE, UH, WAS 5,900 AND WE LOOKED TODAY TO SEE WHAT THE ATTENDANCE WAS AT THIS LAST CONCERT, WHICH WAS, UH, AN EAGLES TRIBUTE BAND.

AND THAT WAS 6,700 ATTENDING THAT CONCERT.

WOW.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW THAT CONCERT SERIES HAS REALLY TRANSFORMED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

ALSO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT TODAY'S, UH, RAIN THAT WE HAVE JUST A FEW HOURS AGO IN, IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE CITY, WE, WE GOT UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN A VERY QUICK PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WE DID SEE A, A LOT OF FLOODING AND SOME LOW LYING AREAS THAT WATER DID DRAIN OUT.

WE DID HAVE SOME CARS STALLING IN CERTAIN AREAS, BUT, BUT ALL THINGS ARE CLEARING OUT AND WE ARE, WE ARE MONITORING TROPICAL STORM AARON.

AND SO WE'LL BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO SEE, UM, IF, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TONIGHT.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE MANAGER? ALRIGHT.

UH, NEW

[32. New Business.]

BUSINESS ALDERMAN PRILL.

NOTHING THIS EVENING, MAYOR.

ALDERMAN ASTER? NOTHING TONIGHT.

MAYOR ALDER MCKENZIE? NOTHING SIR.

ALDERMAN BEST? YES.

IF, UH, IS MR. CHILDS HERE? I MEAN GEORGE CHILD? HE'S NOT NO, HE HE'S

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NOT.

UM, OKAY.

MAYBE, UM, I'LL DIRECT IT TO YOU.

UM, MR. HUGHES, UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU, IF YOU CAN GIVE, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT MR. UH, CHILDS WAS GONNA BE HERE.

BUT, UM, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE CITIZENS AND, AND I'M REFERENCING LAKE TYLER WITH THE ROADS FOR AS THE PAVING OF THE ROAD OF THE AREA THAT'S ALREADY BUILT OUT.

UM, IS THERE YES MA'AM.

SO PUBLIC WORK STAFF HAS BEEN TALKING TO, TO THE DEVELOPER THAT ACTUALLY MET WITH CONTRACTOR THAT THE DEVELOPER, UH, IS, IS LOOKING TO ENGAGE TO, TO PAVE THOSE ROADS.

THEY HAVEN'T, THE CITY HAS NOT TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THOSE ROADS YET.

SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THAT DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE.

WE DON'T HAVE A TIMEFRAME, UH, FOR WHEN THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE, BUT THE, THE GOAL IS TO NOT ACCEPT THOSE ROADS UNTIL THEY'RE UP TO STANDARDS.

SO STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THAT DEVELOPER FOR A WHILE ON THIS, SO IT DOES SEEM PROMISING THAT IT SHOULD BE COMING SOON.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR.

UH, ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO JUST ANNOUNCE IS I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT ON AUGUST THE 28TH, UH, THE NEW HEALTH CLINIC THAT'S LOCATED NEAR STANLEY WHITE, WE OPERATED BY CAROLINA EAST, WILL BE OPEN AND START TO SEE PATIENTS.

UH, MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING, BUT THEY HAVE HIRED A PERMANENT PROVIDER THAT WILL BE STARTING IN OCTOBER.

THAT WILL BE MANNING THAT FACILITY.

YES, SIR.

UH, DO WE NEED A CLOSED SESSION? NO, SIR.

IF NOT, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVE, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.