Jun 09, 2026 Board of Aldermen

BOARD ITEM NUMBER THREE IS APPROVE THE AGENDA.

[3. Approve Agenda.]

ANY CHANGES YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? UH, YES, MA'AM.

UM, QUESTION FIRST.

SURE.

SHOULD, SHOULD WE ADVISE THE CITIZENS HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AT THE LAST CITIZEN PETITION OF CITIZENS THAT THEY NEED TO SIGN UP? YES, MA'AM.

SINCE WE HAVEN'T, UM, TO THAT POINT, ALL RULE INVEST.

I BELIEVE SINCE WE HAVEN'T, UH, CHANGED OUR RULES, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW SUBMISSIONS FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD UNTIL THAT ITEM IS CALLED SO CITIZENS CAN SUBMIT THROUGHOUT THE MEETING UP UNTIL THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CALLED.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ALL THOSE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OKAY.

UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE WOULD PROVE THE AGENDA WITH THAT CHANGE THAT'S BEEN MADE.

SO WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON THE REST OF THE AGENDA? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

NEXT IS NUMBER FOUR, REQUESTING PETITION OF CITIZENS FOR AGENDA TOPICS.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[4. Request and Petition of Citizens — Agenda Topics.]

I CLERK, UH, THIS DOES NOT MEET THE LEVEL OF A AGENDA ITEM.

UH, SO THIS CAN BE HEARD AT THIS SECOND SESSION OF THE PETITION OF CITIZENS MAYOR.

UH, POINT OF ORDER IS, SIR, YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE'RE ON THE BOARD.

I'M OKAY.

I'M THE CITIZEN.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SAID AT THIS POINT.

THE DECISION'S BEEN MADE.

THE WEBSITE SAYS, UH,

[Consent Agenda]

ANY DECISION.

BOARD, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER FIVE THROUGH 12.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? MAKE A MOTION ORDER.

PLEASE MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

ALDERMAN FERGUSON.

I'VE GOTTA OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

[13. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Establish Initial Zoning for 4095 E US 70 Hwy. — Tax PIDs 7-037- 017 and 7-034- 025 as C-3 Commercial.]

13.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH INITIAL ZONING FOR 4 0 9 5 EAST US HIGHWAY 70.

TAX PARCEL ID 7 0 3 7 0 1 7 AND 7 0 3 4 0 2 5 AS C3 COMMERCIAL MS. ROOT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS EVENING, WE ARE EVALUATING APPLYING C3 ZONING TO TWO PARCELS OUT, UM, ON 70 THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ANNEXED.

THEY WERE ANNEXED IN MAY AT OUR LAST MEETING.

THESE TWO PARCELS TOTAL JUST UNDER SIX ACRES, THIS IS OUR LOCATION, UH, ABOUT 900 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 70 AND WEST THURMAN ROAD.

FOR REFERENCE, OUR SIGN WAS POSTED NOTIFYING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL AS NOTIFICATION SENT OUT TO THE YELLOW PROPERTIES, UH, WHICH ARE WITHIN 100 FEET.

OUR COMMERCIAL THREE ZONING IS TYPICALLY WHAT YOU SEE DOWN HIGHWAY 70.

THAT IS OUR MOST POPULAR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS A VARIETY OF RETAILING AS WELL AS OFFICES.

THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF OUR LOCATION.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S PLENTY OF C3 ZONING THERE.

THE WHITE PROPERTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A COLOR APPLIED ARE NON-PARTICIPATORY, MEANING THEY ARE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA AND NOT PART OF THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.

UM, THESE ARE EXISTING CONDITIONS.

THE SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.

OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DID RECOMMEND A UNANIMOUSLY THE APPLICATION OF C3 ZONING ON THIS PARCEL BASED ON CONSISTENCY WITH OUR LAND USE PLAN AND THE ADJACENCY THREE ZONING.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? MAYOR,

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IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 13.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD AND MAYOR.

HOW ARE YOU? AFTERNOON.

UM, WHAT IS THE PROPOSED USE? I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU ALL CONSIDER, BUT EVERY TIME I HEAR Y'ALL TALK ABOUT ZONING, YOU AT LEAST SAY WHAT THE PROPOSED USE IS, AND I'M JUST ASKING.

ANYONE ELSE MAKE MOTION? WE CLOSE THE HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING, SIR, I HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES.

UH, CITIZEN ASKS, WHAT PURPOSE OF THE REZONING, MR. ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT? YES, MA'AM.

FAIR MINUTES.

BOARD.

WE, WE DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT HASN'T ADVISED US.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR.

AND JUST, UH, FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC, UH, MR. ATTORNEY, THESE ARE THE PARCELS THAT WERE RECENTLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.

YES, SIR.

AND THIS IS THE INITIAL ZONING.

SO THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ZONED BEFORE AND SO THEY NEED A ZONING SINCE THEY'RE NOW IN THE CITY.

EXACTLY.

YES, SIR.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING, SAY, AYE.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? ON ITEM NUMBER 13, MAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH INITIAL ZONING FOR 4 0 9 5 EAST US 70 HIGHWAY TAX PARTIAL SEVEN DASH 0 3 7 DASH 0 1 7 AND DASH SEVEN DASH 0 3 4 DASH 0 25 AT C3 COMMERCIAL.

HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

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

HAVE HELPED US, THIS BOARD, THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TO GET US TO THE, TO THIS POINT.

[14. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Rezone 1100 Pine Tree Drive from R-10A Residential to C- 5 Commercial.]

IS ITEM NUMBER 14.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.

CONSIDER ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE TO REZONE 1100 PINE TREE DRIVE FROM , A RESIDENTIAL TO C FIVE COMMERCIAL MS. ROOT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AGAIN, THIS IS A CONSIDERATION FOR 1100 PINE TREE DRIVE.

IF THIS SEEMS FAMILIAR TO SOME OF YOU, WE LOOKED AT A SIMILAR BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT REQUEST TO GO TO C3 ZONING BACK IN NOVEMBER.

TODAY'S REQUEST IS FOR O'BRIEN FAMILY WELLNESS TO BE REZONED FROM R 10 A TO C FIVE, WHICH IS A LOWER INTENSITY, MORE, UH, LESSER IMPACTS TYPE OF COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

AND THE PROPERTY IS 3.87 ACRES.

THE LARGE PARCEL TO THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN HERE, THAT IS WEST NEWBURN RECREATION CENTER FOR REFERENCE.

THE PARCEL WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING IS HATCHED IN RED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN.

THIS IS WHERE OUR 100 FOOT NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED.

OUR R 10 A DISTRICT IS A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

IT DOESN'T ALLOW MUCH ELSE.

AND OUR C FIVE ZONING DISTRICT IS OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL.

MOST, UM, THINGS THAT ARE MORE INTENSE OUT THERE WOULD BE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WHICH WOULD GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, BUT IT DOES ALLOW OFFICES, MEDICAL RESIDENCES ARE ALLOWED WITH, UM, OTHER PERMITTING, BUT AGAIN, IT IS LESS INTENSE THAN THE C3 ZONING DISTRICT THAT WE JUST SUPPLIED OUT ON HIGHWAY 70.

HERE IS, UH, A USE COMPARISON AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.

IT SUMMARIZES EXACTLY WHAT I JUST STATED.

AND AGAIN, UH, THIS IS THE PROPERTY.

AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THOSE PROPERTIES, UH, RIGHT UNDERNEATH ON YOUR SCREEN.

AND THE LIGHT BLUE, THOSE PROPERTIES ARE ALREADY ZONED C FIVE.

SO THAT PROTECTS US FROM ANY KIND OF SPOT ZONING, UH, SITUATIONS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN C FIVE INTRODUCED OUT HERE.

THESE ARE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE SITE.

AND OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DID UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL, UH, AND ARE REC RECOMMENDING TO YOU ALL TO, UH, APPLY THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF THE C FIVE ZONING TO THIS PROPERTY? AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

MR. BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 14.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'M JACKIE O'BRIEN, DIRECTOR OF PAUSE OF WAR.

ALL I REALLY WANNA SAY IS THANK YOU.

UM, WE HAVE NOTHING BUT GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORTERS THAT

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AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE IT, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL HAVE A YES VOTE.

AND THAT'S ALL.

THANKS.

ANYONE ELSE? MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? ON ITEM NUMBER 14, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE, UH, 1100 PINE TREE DRIVE FROM R 10 A RESIDENTIAL TWO C FIVE COMMERCIAL AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, LET HAVE A ROLL CALL HEARING WITH ALDERMAN ASTOR.

ALDERMAN OUT LONG? YES.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON? YES.

A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MAYOR? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

[15. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending Sections 15- 15 and 15-146 of the Land Use Ordinance to Add Text Amendment for Animal Service Uses.]

NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 15.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 15, 15 AND 15 1 46 OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE TO ADD TEXT AMENDMENT FOR ANIMAL SERVICES USE MS. RU.

UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS EVENING.

MAYOR, UH, PRESU PROPOSING A MODERNIZATION OF OUR ORDINANCE.

WE HAVE SEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE IN REQUESTS TO USE TO OPEN A VARIETY OF ANIMAL-BASED BUSINESSES.

IF YOU RECALL BACK AROUND THANKSGIVING, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND HAD A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ANIMAL TRAINING.

WELL, WE'RE CALLING IT BASICALLY ANIMAL TRAINING.

NOW THAT WAS NOT FORMERLY IN OUR ORDINANCE.

AND THIS, THIS, UH, PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS.

IT USES MODERN LANGUAGE FOR ANIMAL SERVICES.

IT REMOVES THE TERM KENNELING REPLACES IT WITH BOARDING, AND IT ADDS BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ANIMAL TRAINING USES.

THAT'S, THAT IS WHAT THIS DOES.

AND, AND SO WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU IS ACTUALLY BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, THIS IS THE SECTION OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE THAT CONTAINS ALL OF OUR DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.

AND IT ADDS BOARDING, IT ADDS DOG TRAINING, INDOOR DOG TRAINING, OUTDOOR AND REMOVES KENNEL.

SO THIS MAKES IT VERY EASY TO BE ABLE TO TELL IF YOU ARE STAFF HOW TO APPLY THIS ORDINANCE.

IT ALSO UPDATES OUR TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES.

SO ANYTHING IN THE TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES NEEDS A DEFINITION ATTACHED TO IT IN GOOD PLANNING PRACTICE.

AND THAT IS THIS SECTION OF IT WHERE WE MAINTAIN OUR, OUR SECTION ON VETERINARIANS, WHICH IS TREATED SEPARATELY AND THEN HAVE ENCLOSED, UM, BOARDING OUTSIDE AND INDOOR.

AND THEN THE SAME FOR THE TRAINING.

WHAT YOU SEE IN THE, THE STRIKETHROUGHS IS BEING REMOVED.

WHAT YOU SEE IN RED IS BEING ADDED.

YOU WILL SEE IN A NUMBER OF ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WE MAINTAIN THE NECESSITY TO GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT IS DUE TO NOISE AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE OFFENSE OR TO REQUIRE SOME KIND OF SOUNDPROOFING TECHNIQUES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THIS BOARD NOR THE PLANNING BOARD HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR AT ITS MEETING IN APRIL.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD DID RECOMMEND MAKING THIS TEXT AMENDMENT.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTION OF THE COUNCIL FOR CITY.

UM, IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO, WHAT DOES THIS CHANGE IN ORDINANCE PROTECT? UH, I MAY, UH, NOT LIKE, I CAN'T THINK OF ANY DOWNSIDES TO THIS.

UM, AS, AS STAFF HAS MENTIONED, THIS UNTANGLES THE, THE, THE COMPLICATION OF WHAT DOES KENNELING MEAN.

UM, SO NOW WE HAVE CLEAR DIRECTIVES AS TO, UM, BOARDING.

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH KENNELING IS YOU CAN KENNEL DURING THE DAY OR YOU CAN KENNEL ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.

NOW WE HAVE CLEAR RULES THAT BOARDING IS THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS OVERNIGHT, AND THAT'S JUST, THAT'S SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE TRAINING.

AND THEN FOR TRAINING, THE QUESTION IS CAN YOU TRAIN OUTDOORS OR JUST INDOORS? AND IN SOME JU IN SOME ZONES, THE OUTDOOR TRAINING WILL REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO DEAL WITH, AS JEFF SAID, SMELL NOISE, LIGHT SCREENING, ET CETERA.

VINCENT, THANKS SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 15.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, FEEL FREE TO COME UP AT THIS TIME.

MAY WE MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION,

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A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE AWARD? ON ITEM NUMBER 15, MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER DOCUMENT AN ORDINANCE A AMENDED SECTION 1515 THROUGH 15 THROUGH 1 46 OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE TO ADD TEXT AMENDMENTS FOR SERVED USES.

S IS SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN WHITE.

[16. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the CDBG 2026 Annual Action Plan.]

IS ITEM NUMBER 16.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CDBG 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

MS. RU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AT OUR MEETING IN MAY, WE HELD OUR REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WHICH OUTLINES HOW WE INTEND AND INTEND TO BUDGET OUR CDVG ALLOCATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

UH, THAT ALLOCATION IS FOR $240,314.

WE HAVE RECEIVED NO ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMENTS SINCE THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

AND SO THE PLAN STANDS EXACTLY AS WAS PRESENTED TO YOU WITH ADMINISTRATION STREETS, A ROOF REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE BEING THE FOUR PROJECTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, UH, WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE THE COMMENTS, AND THEN MAKE THE DECISION AT THIS MEETING.

SO ALL IS BEING ASKED OF YOU THIS EVENING IS TO, UH, VOTE ON THE PLAN.

DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? MAYOR? I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS NECESSARILY, BUT I DID READ OVER, UM, A PORTION OF THE, OF THE DOCUMENT AND IT'S VERY WELL WRITTEN AND TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION A LOT OF IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT OUR CITY IS FACING.

AND, UM, IN IT, THEY WERE, IT'S SAID THAT PEOPLE OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HAVE TROUBLE FINDING HOUSING DUE TO DISABILITIES.

AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE TO REMEDY THAT SITUATION.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND THAT'S ALSO, UM, AS A RELATED NOTE, UM, ACCOMMODATING IN A LOT OF THE PLANS FOR SOME OF THE, UH, HOUSING AUTHORITY REDEVELOPMENTS AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, NO QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD.

I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CDBG 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

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

[17. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving an Additional Streetlight on E.F. Thomkins Lane.]

IS ITEM NUMBER 17.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL STREETLIGHT ON EF TOMPKINS LANE.

MS. BOUCHARD.

MR. BOUCHARD, SORRY.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR ODOM, BOARD OF ALDERMAN.

UH, TONIGHT BEFORE I HAVE BEFORE YOU, JUST A TYPICAL STREET LIGHTING REQUEST.

UM, OUR STANDARD PROCEDURE IS TO BRING THOSE REQUESTS BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS, UH, UH, LOCATION AND, UH, IT DOES HAVE ADEQUATE STREET LIGHTING, UM, ON THE ROADWAY.

HOWEVER, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED IT AS WELL.

AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THE INSTALLATION OF THE STREET LIGHT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOUCHARD? THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.

I'D LIKE MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL STREETLIGHT ON EF TOMPKIN LANE.

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

AND I THINK WE CAN HIT ON ALL OF THOSE POINTS.

[18. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a NCDEQ Power Up Grant Application.]

NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 18.

CONSIDER DOCUMENT RESOLUTION IZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE N-C-D-E-Q POWER UP GRANT APPLICATION.

MR. BOUCHARD.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

UH, I'M REQUESTING THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TO PROCEED, UH, WITH AN APPLICATION FOR THE NCDQ POWER UP GRANT OPPORTUNITY.

UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROVIDED THE STATE WITH, UH, $8.5 MILLION FOR THIS ROUND OF FUNDING.

UM, IT'S THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IN JOBS ACT THAT WAS APPROVED A FEW YEARS BACK.

50% OF THAT 8.8 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO SMALL UTILITIES, WHICH WE QUALIFY FOR THAT OTHER QUALIFYING, UM, ASPECTS OF THE PROJECTS THEY MUST DEMONSTRATE GRID MODERNIZATION, RELIABILITY, RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AS WORK WELL AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

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UM, APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 26TH AND THEY REQUIRE A 33% MATCH.

SO IT'S A VERY QUICK TURNAROUND AND SHORT RESPONSE TIME ON GETTING THIS APPLICATION, THIS, THIS INTENT BEFORE YOU AND THEN GETTING THE APPLICATION PREPARED.

SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE SCOPE A LITTLE BIT, QUITE A BIT.

AND THE BUDGETING FOR THAT.

SO WHAT I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW IS, IS THAT WE CAN LIMIT THE GRANT REQUEST TO $2 MILLION, UM, WHICH WOULD PUT US AT A MATCH OF $660,000, ALL OF WHICH I BELIEVE BELIEVE WE CAN, WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR AN IN-KIND SERVICE AS OUR LABOR AND OUR EQUIPMENT CHARGES.

SO, UM, THINKING IF WE'RE ON TRACK TO NOT HAVE ANY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES WITH US, UM, THE TENTATIVE SCOPE INCLUDES, UH, RIGHT SIZING, UNDERSIZED, UM, SECTIONS OF FEEDERS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY REROUTING POWER UNDER THE ROUNDING AND RIGHT SIZING SECTIONS OF AERIAL FEEDERS WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTY.

AND THEN MODERNIZING PARTS OF OUR CONTROL ROOM AND OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.

UM, AND ALL THE GOOD NEWS WITH THIS IS ALL OF THIS SCOPE OF WORK IS WITHIN OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

SO THIS WOULD, IF WE GET FUNDED ON THIS, IT WOULD OFFSET AND RELIEVE US SOME, SOME MONEY ON OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO CHARLES, I UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL COULD BE 8 MILLION, BUT WE'RE GOING FOR TWO.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? TOTAL FUNDING IN THE STATE IS EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

HALF OF IT CAN GO TO, UM, SMALL UTILITIES.

I'M TAKE TAKING A SWING AT UP TO $2 MILLION.

WE'RE DESIGNING THE APPLICA, WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE APPLICATION IN THE SENSE THAT THERE'S ABOUT SEVEN DIFFERENT TASKS.

SO IF THEY WANTED TO, TO PICK AND CHOOSE, THEY COULD, THEY COULD CUT THAT DOWN AND, AND SPREAD IT OUT MORE.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT WE COULD APPLY FOR EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

YEAH.

UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET IT OFF.

WELL, BUT WITH YOUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, DEPEND ON HOW THE BOARD FEELS ABOUT IT.

THIS, THIS IS THE, THE SAFE HARBOR PART THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD GO FOR WITH THE MATCHING 33% WHATEVER.

I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

UM, IT'S A SHORT TURNAROUND.

THE AWARD'S SUPPOSED TO BE NOTICES IS SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETIME IN, IN, UM, LATE JULY AND AUGUST.

SO IT REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT FUTURE PLANNING AND FUTURE PREPARATION.

IF WE DON'T GET THIS, IT'S NOT MESSING UP ANY OTHER PLANS.

IF WE GET IT, IT RELIEVES US SOME OF SOME OTHER FINANCIAL PRESSURE.

WELL, UM, OF THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN WOULD, IS THERE ANYWHERE THAT, THAT $2 MILLION WITH THE MATCHING PORTION THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM WITHIN YOUR, YOUR BUDGET? UM, WOULD THAT IN ANY WAY, UM, TAKE OFF SOME OF THE, THE LOAD OF THE CAPITAL PLAN? YEP.

IN WHAT YEAR DO YOU THINK SOME OF IT OFF OF YEAR ONE AND THE BALANCE OF IT OFF OF YEAR FOUR.

SO IF YOU'VE GOT I THINK 13 MILLION OF THE 20 MILLION ON YEAR ONE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER MILLION AND A HALF OFF OF IT? I EXPECT IF WE WERE GET AWARDED, WE'D TAKE ABOUT $700,000 OFF OF YEAR ONE AND THE REST WOULD BE ON YEAR FOUR, CORRECT? YEAH.

WHICH I THINK IT'S GONNA BE MORE, WE'LL RELIEVE IT OF MORE THAN THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELCOME.

I WOULD JUST COMMENT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, UH, LOOKING AT THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND I KNOW DEPARTMENT HEADS ACROSS THE BOARD LOOK AT THESE TYPES OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

AND THIS IS, I MEAN, A FANTASTIC GRANT OPPORTUNITY WHERE IT HELPS FUND OUR MAJOR CAPITAL NEEDS FOR RESILIENCY WITH THE ELECTRIC, UH, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING US TO DO IN KIND MATCH.

SO IDEALLY NO OUT OF POCKET.

UM, I I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT.

WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE FOR TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE N-C-D-E-Q POWER UP GRANT APPLICATION AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH DERMAN FERGUSON.

[19. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving a Subaward and Monitoring Policy for Expenditure of Grant Funds.]

[20. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving a Revised Capital Assets Policy.]

NEXT BOARD.

WE WILL CONSIDER ITEMS NUMBER 19 AND 20 TOGETHER.

ITEM NUMBER 19 IS CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SUB-AWARD AND MONITORING POLICY FOR EXPENDITURE OF GRANT FUNDS.

AND ITEM NUMBER 20 IS CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REVISED CAPITAL ASSETS POLICY AND MS. OSRAM WILL BE PRESENTED.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PROCESSES AND GRANT ADMINISTRATION PRACTICES.

NUMBER 19 IS A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A MONITORING POLICY FOR THE EXTEND OF GRANT FUNDS.

THIS POLICY ESTABLISHES FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTERING AND MONITORING GRANT FUNDS IN THE CITY MAY PASS IN THE CITY THAT MAY PASS THROUGH, UM, TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES TO DEVELOP THIS POLICY.

STAFF UTILIZED THE MODEL POLICY PROVIDED BY THE UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND MODIFIED IT TO REFLECT THE CITY'S

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THE POLICY IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE COMPLAINTS WITH FEDERAL UNIFORM GRANT GUIDANCE AND PROVIDE CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK FOR SUB-RECIPIENT OVERSIGHT MONITORING REPORTING NUMBER 20 IS RESOLUTION TO ADOPT REVISIONS TO THE CITY'S CAPITAL ASSETS POLICY.

THE BOARD ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THIS POLICY IN FEBRUARY, 2025.

STAFF PERIODICALLY REVIEWED FINANCIAL POLICIES TO ENSURE, UM, THEY REMAIN CURRENT, WHICH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES.

THE PROPOSED REVISIONS INCLUDE TWO CHANGES.

FIRST, A NEW SECTION THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO ADDRESS GABY STATEMENT NUMBER 1 0 4, WHICH REQUIRES THE CITY TO EVALUATE CERTAIN CAPITAL ASSETS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR SALE AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE REPORTED AS HELD FOR SALE IN THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SECOND, THE POLICY ESTABLISHES ESTABLISHES A $75,000 CAPITALIZATION THRESHOLD FOR SUBSCRIPTION BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRANGEMENTS, WHICH ARE ALSO KNOWN AS SPEED US SUBJECT TO GSB STATEMENT NUMBER 96.

WHILE MAINTAINING THE EXISTING $10,000 CAPITALIZATION THRESHOLD FOR PURCHASE OR PERPETUAL SOFTWARE, THE SPEEDA THRESHOLD WAS ESTABLISHED TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING GSB 96, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS.

THIS APPROACH ALLOWS STAFF TO FOCUS ON MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHILE AVOIDING UNNECESSARY TRACKING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALLER SUBSCRIPTIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND APPROVE THE SUBORDINATE MONITORING POLICY AS WELL AS THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REVISED CAPITAL ASSETS POLICY.

DOES BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS ON EITHER ITEM 2019 OR 20? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE 19 AND 20.

SO MOVED.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL SHOWING WITH ALDERMAN BRYANT.

[21. Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving an Installment Purchase Contract for FY2026 Vehicle and Equipment Financing.]

NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 21.

CONSIDER RESOLUTION PROVEN AND INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR FY 2026 VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING MS. O.

GREAT.

THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES AN INSTALLMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT TO FUND DEAL PLUS EQUIPMENT APPROVED IN THE FY 26 AND 27 BUDGETS.

FINANCING AMOUNT WILL NOT EXCEED $5 MILLION AND WILL BE PROVIDED BY TRUIST BANK THROUGH AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT AUTHORIZED UNDER NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE 1 68 DASH 20.

STAFF SOLICITED FINANCING PROPOSALS AND SELECTED TRUIST BANK ON THE, UM, AND SELECTED TRUIST BANK.

BASED ON THE MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, THE FINANCING CARRIES A FIXED INTEREST RATE OF 3.85% WITH A TERM OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AND NO PREPAYMENT PENALTY OR ADDITIONAL FEES.

WHILE THE FINANCING WILL CLOSE ON JUNE 30TH, THE CITY WILL ONLY DRAW FUNDS AS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ARE RECEIVED AND READY FOR PAYMENT.

STAFF WILL, UM, PLAN TO DRAW DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1.7 IMMEDIATELY FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS, APPROVING THE FINANCING TERMS, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE INSTALLMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT IN RELATED DOCUMENTS.

BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS? SO THERE WAS ONLY LIKE TWO BANKS THAT MADE PROPOSALS OR, UM, WE HAD ONE THAT DECLINED AND TWO THAT RESPONDED.

YEAH, I MEAN, WHAT WOULD YOU NORM? I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO SEE? THREE TO FIVE BANKS MAKE A PROPOSAL MORE THAN TWO.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

I MEAN NO, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN TIMES I I SHOOK MY HEAD LIKE, UM, A CERTAIN BANK, YOU KNOW, BANKS THAT YOU'VE GOT ON HERE WOULDN'T EVEN, WOULDN'T EVEN MAKE A PROPOSAL.

YEAH, WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY, WELL, WE JUST FINISHED UP THE TD BANK, WHICH WAS I THINK IN 2025.

WE'VE WORKED WITH TRUIST.

UM, FIRST CITIZENS DECLINED, THEY'RE LOCAL AND THEN BANK OF AMERICA IS THE OTHER ONE THAT, UM, SENT THEIR PROPOSAL IN.

BUT, UM, THEY WERE, WELL, ONLY THING I COULD, I COULD SEE ANY POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE, WHICH I THINK TRUIST WAS 3.85 AND YEAH.

BANK OF AMERICA WAS 3.86.

I MEAN, IT'S NOTHING THERE TO NO, BUT UNLESS THE TERMS ARE BETTER.

MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW.

YEP.

SO THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME TO A CERTAIN PERIOD.

THERE WERE SOME OTHER CONCERNS WITH, UM, VOTING BANK AMERICA.

THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION.

IT'S A PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.

ON ITEM NUMBER 21, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 VEHICLE

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AND EQUIPMENT FINANCING.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

[22. Consider Adopting a Resolution Designating Truist Bank as an Official Depository.]

NEXT ITEM NUMBER 22.

CONSIDER RESOLUTION DESIGNATED TRUIST BANK AS AN OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY.

MS. OSTROM.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION DESIGNATED TRUIST BANK AS AN ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR THE CITY OF NEW BERN.

FIRST CITIZENS BANK WILL REMAIN THE CITY'S PRIMARY OPERATING IN CENTRAL REPOSITORY.

HOWEVER, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY ESTABLISH A BANKING RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUIST IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENTLY THE OAKLAND EQUIPMENT FINANCING UNDER THE FINANCING AGREEMENT, LOAN REIMBURSEMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED FROM TRUIST.

STAFF RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC FUND MONEY MARKET SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH TRUIST RECEIVED THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS DIRECTLY.

THIS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO EARN INTEREST AT MONEY MARKET RATES ON LOAN PROCEEDS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN SPENT WHILE MAINTAINING LIQUIDITY AND IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FUNDS AS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ARE RECEIVED AND INVOICES COME DUE.

THIS ACTION DOES NOT CHANGE THE CITY'S PRIMARY BANKING RELATIONSHIP.

IT SIMPLY DESIGNATES TRUIST AS AN ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY ALLOWING THE CITY TO UTILIZE BANKING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FINANCING.

ALL FUNDS TO PASS WITH TRUIST WILL REMAIN PUBLIC FUNDS SUBJECT TO NORTH CAROLINA COLLATERALIZATION AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION DESIGNATED TRUIST BANK AS AN ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE OFFICER TO OPEN AND MAINTAIN THE ACCOUNT.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TRUIST BANK AS AN OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL ROOM WITH ALDERMAN WHITE.

NEXT ITEM NUMBER 23, CONSIDER DIVING ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE.

[23. Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending the Electric Service Schedule.]

MR. BOUCHARD.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

EVENING.

UM, REGARDING OUR ELECTRIC RATE ORDINANCE, I NOTICED A CLERICAL ERROR, UM, CARRIED THROUGH THE LAST TIME WE AMENDED, UH, THE ORDINANCE.

AND THAT WAS IN APRIL OF 2026.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TRY TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THAT ERROR.

UM, IT'S REGARDING OUR, OUR SOLAR, UM, RATES.

BACK IN OCTOBER, 2025, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO ADOPT A NEW SOLAR RATE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THEY MADE THE EXISTING SOLAR RATE OBSOLETE TO NEW CUSTOMERS.

THAT ACTION DID NOT TRANSLATE, TRANSFER THROUGH TO WHEN THE, THE MOST RECENT AMENDMENT OCCURRED IN APRIL.

UM, SO I, IT APPEARS THAT THE ACTION THAT THE BOARD TOOK IN APRIL IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE APRIL'S UM, AMENDMENT.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN AMENDMENT THAT SHOULD RESOLVE THAT.

UM, AND IT'S JUST AS TO THIS OBSOLETE RATE.

CORRECT.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED.

IT JUST CLARIFIES RETROACTIVE, OR IS IT RETROACTIVE? OR IS IT, IT'S NEVER REALLY WENT AWAY.

IT'S JUST ADDS CLARITY FOR THOSE THAT ARE READING OUR RATES AND FOLLOWING, UM, THE ADOPTION OF, OF THOSE RATES, IT KIND OF PUTS THEM ALL IN ONE.

THIS WAS A, THIS, THIS WAS A RATE THAT WASN'T BEING USED AND YOU WEREN'T CHARGING FOLKS, BUT IT'S JUST STILL ON THE BOOKS.

WE STILL HAVE A SEPARATE SOLAR RATE, BUT THIS ONE, THE SOLAR RATE THAT IS, WAS MADE OBSOLETE WAS BEING USED, BUT A NEW TYPE OF SOLAR RATE WAS INTRODUCED FOR CUSTOMERS THAT WANTED AN ALTERNATIVE WHERE THEY COULD GET CREDIT FOR THEIR OWN SOLAR PRODUCTION.

AND THOSE CUSTOMERS STILL EXIST? THEY'RE STILL USING IT.

UM, SO WE, WE NEED TO KEEP IT ACTIVE TO THOSE EXISTING CUSTOMERS.

IT'S JUST OBSOLETE FOR NEW CUSTOMERS.

GOTCHA.

HARD TO EXPLAIN.

SORRY, FOR THE AIR AND CONFUSION.

NO QUESTION.

I MAKE A MOTION.

TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE.

HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH THE ALDERMAN VEST.

CITY'S JURISDICTION AS COMMITTED BY NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES.

[24. Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 " Waterways" to Add Article III. Abandoned Vessels to Regulate Removal and Disposable of Abandoned Vessels.]

IS ITEM NUMBER 24.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER, AMENDING CHAPTER 86 WATERWAYS TO ADD ARTICLE THREE, ABANDONED VESSELS TO REGULATE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS.

MR. HUGHES MAYOR, THIS ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT THE, A ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS IN NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN THE

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IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO FIND, AND ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR BELT, UH, WHEN WE DO HAVE ABANDONED BOATS, THAT THEY'RE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THEM IN A QUICK MANNER.

ANY QUESTIONS? HOW, YOU KNOW, TELL ME ABOUT THE CITY LIMITS.

I MEAN, IF A BOAT IS SITTING OFF OF JACK'S ISLAND IN NEED, TOEA WATER IS THAT, I'LL GIVE YOU A GREAT EXAMPLE.

THERE'S A BOAT CURRENTLY OFF OF JACKS ISLAND.

IT IS NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.

THAT BOAT IS NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.

SO WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION.

UH, SO THAT BOAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED SHORTLY.

BUT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE BRIDGE POINT.

THERE ARE TWO, TWO AREAS WHERE WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE BRIDGE POINT.

IT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO JACKS ISLAND.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AREA IN LAWSON CREEK PARK, UM, AROUND UNION POINT PARK.

THEN IN BRIGHTON CREEK HARBOR, WE'VE GOT SOME IN, IN THAT AREA.

BUT THE MAIN CHANNEL OF, OF, UH, OF THE NOOSE AND THE TRENT RIVER ARE NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.

AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU, WE WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OUT TO THE CENTER OF EACH RIVER IN AREAS WHERE IT'S NOT CURRENTLY.

UM, THERE ARE PLACES WHERE WE CROSS THE RIVER BECAUSE WE'RE CONTIGUOUS.

THERE ARE PLACES WHERE WE GO TO THE CENTER OF THE RIVER AND THERE ARE PLACES WHERE WE FOLLOW THE SHORELINE.

SO IN PLACES WHERE WE FOLLOW THE SHORELINE, WE'RE GONNA PUSH THOSE LIMITS OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT EITHER IN JULY OR AUGUST ON THE AGENDA.

AND THAT CHANGED THE CITY LIMITS THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING.

WOULD IT INCLUDE THIS AREA OF JACKS ISLAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW? IT WOULD, YEAH.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS A TOOL.

THERE'S, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO SILVER BULLETS.

UM, THE GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THESE VESSELS IS YOU CANNOT FIND, THE OWNER CANNOT OUT LOCATE THE OWNER.

IF YOU DO, THEY'RE OUTTA STATE OR THEY'RE SO FAR AWAY AND HAVE NO MONEY THAT THERE'S NO PRACTICAL SOLUTION.

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

SO THIS IS A TOOL THAT'S BETTER TO HAVE THAN NOT, JUST IN CASE IT COULD BE HELPFUL TO US.

WELL, IS THERE ANY MEANS OF GARNISHMENT OR ANYTHING THAT ON THE STATE LEVEL? WELL, SURE.

IF YOU CAN FIND A PERSON, UM, AND, AND THESE BOATS COST FIVE TO $10,000 TO DISPOSE OF.

UM, SO, AND, AND THE STATUTE ALLOWS US TO CHARGE THAT TO THE OWNER.

UM, THE QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY AND EFFORT ARE YOU GONNA SPEND TO COLLECT YOUR $5,000? WELL, WELL, I THINK WE SPEND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT TO SET AN EXAMPLE MM-HMM .

BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO BE LEAVING THEIR BOATS OUT IN THE MM-HMM .

OPEN WATERWAYS.

YES, SIR.

I, I CAN'T RECALL THE LAST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN OWNER.

I, I CAN'T THINK OF A VESSEL WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO FIND, FIND.

WELL, I THINK THAT ONE THAT WAS RIGHT BEHIND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

DIDN'T WE HAVE, DIDN'T WE KNOW WHO THE OWNER WAS WHEN THAT MOTOR YACHT THAT WAS BACK THERE? WE DID NOT BECAUSE IT, THAT THAT BOAT, UH, OWNERSHIP HAD CHAIN CANS SEVERAL TIMES.

WILDLIFE RESOURCES COULD NOT NARROW DOWN WHO ACTUALLY HAD OWNED THE BOAT.

BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN IT COMES TO BOAT OWNERSHIP, PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW THE PROCESS BY BY, BY TURNING THAT BACK INTO THE STATE SO THE STATE CAN REPORT IT.

SO THE LAST VOTE OWNER HADN'T OWNED IT IN MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND, AND WE HAD, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY NOBODY IN NORTH CAROLINA'S THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT IF YOU PARK A CAR ON THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE STATE ROAD HIGHWAY, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN ABOUT THREE DAYS? MAYBE IF AROUND NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALITIES WHERE TO PICK THESE BOATS UP AND PUT 'EM OUT ON A STATE HIGHWAY, WAIT RIGHT AWAY.

I BET THEY WOULD GET A LAW TO HELP US COLLECT.

I SECOND THAT.

I LIKE THAT IDEA.

YEAH.

THE, THE, THE, THE MOVING OF IT IS NOT THE QUESTION.

IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THE COST AND GETTING OUR MONEY BACK.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

BUT NONETHELESS, THIS, THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE HAVE AND IT'S WORTH HAPPENING.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YEAH.

LET'S WORK ON THIS.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 86 OR WAYS TO ADD ARTICLE THREE, ABANDONED VESSELS TO REGULATE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED VESSELS.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL SERGEANT FOR THE DERMAN OUTLAW.

ALDERMAN OUTLAW.

AND IF, AND IF BOARD WANTED TO AMEND IT AND PUT MY RIGHT OF WAY THING ON THERE, WOULD WOULD DO IT.

? YES.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON.

SWINGS OUT AT UNION POINT PARK.

[25. Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending the Schedule of Fees and Charges.]

IS ITEM NUMBER 25.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES.

MS. OSTROM, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES BE AMENDED TO ADD $2,500 FOR AN HONOR MAYOR.

UH, NUMBER SWING.

THIS IS REFLECTED ON PAGE FOUR IN SECTION FIVE, PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND MS. CARRIE WARREN IS PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? SO THIS IS TO ADD TO THE MEMORIAL BENCH PROGRAM.

THE

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CORRECT? YOU CORRECT.

YOU, YOU JUST NOD YOUR HEAD.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT'S, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE I, I I GO TO A LOT OF CITIES IN MY, MY WORK AND IT'S JUST LIKE AMAZING IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS HOW MANY CITIES I'VE SEEN DOING THIS.

AND THANKS FOR BEING HIT OF THE GAME BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING 'EM EVERYWHERE NOW.

SO WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THIS HAS BEEN ON OUR BOOKS FOR OVER TWO YEARS.

JUST, JUST TAKING THIS, THIS MUCH TIME FOR, FOR STAFF TO GET TO 'EM.

BUT, AND, AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE, MADE A HUGE IMPACT OUT THERE.

OH YEAH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AND AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE UNLESS HAVE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH ALDERMAN FERGUSON.

[26. Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend the Multi- Year Grants Fund.]

NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 26.

CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MULTI-YEAR GRANTS FUND.

MS. OSTROM.

THIS ITEM IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT, RECOGNIZING A GRANT AWARD OF $15,203 AND 13 CENTS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

UH, FOR THE BULLETPROOFS BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, THE GRANT WILL ASSIST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE PURCHASE OF BULLETPROOF VEST.

FOR OFFICERS, THE PROGRAM REQUIRES A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR LOCAL MATCH, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S.

FY 27 BUDGET ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE THEIR GRANT FUNDS FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MAY I MAKE A MOTION? WE ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MULTI-YEAR GRANT FUND.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

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

TO THE ATTORNEY'S REPORT.

NEXT IS APPOINTMENTS.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS TO MAKE TONIGHT? HEARING NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[28. Attorney' s Report.]

UH, MAYOR MEMBERS, MS. BOARD, UH, ONE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION TO AMEND YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE AT YOUR DIRECTION.

AT THE LAST MEETING, UM, THE NOTION CAME UP, UM, OF ALLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF REQUEST TO COMMENT, UM, TO INCLUDE UP TO THE MOMENT OF THE, UH, AGENDA ITEM.

UH, IF YOU'LL TURN TO THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THAT HANDOUT, YOU'LL SEE A RED LINE VERSION WHERE WE STRIKE THROUGH THE DEADLINE BEING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BOARD MEETING, AND WE, UM, AMEND THAT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT WILL ALLOW FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE MEETING TO SUBMIT TO THE CLERK THE APPLICATION TO SPEAK.

UM, DURING THE PETITION OF, UH, CITIZEN AGENDA ITEM AT THE END OF THE MEETING, YOU ARE FREE TO ADOPT THAT THIS EVENING OR NOT? TOTALLY UP TO YOU.

IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.

DO THE PEOPLE HAVE A SAY IN THIS? NOT RIGHT NOW, SIR.

BE FURTHER.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE NEW VERSION.

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

I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE SECOND.

WHO WAS THAT? SHARON.

BRIAN, SORRY.

ALDERMAN BRIAN CALL THE VOTE.

WHO ARE WE STARTING WITH? ROLE CALLED ALDERMAN ASTER.

MAYOR? YES.

MOTION CARRIES ANYTHING ELSE, MR. ATTORNEY? NO SIR.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS DOWNTOWN TWICE A YEAR.

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS ITEM

[29. City Manager' s Report.]

NUMBER 29.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

FEW UPDATES FOR YOU.

UM, CROSSWALK PROJECT THE LAST FEW WEEKS CREW HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION AND P*****K STREET.

WE ANTICIPATE THIS CROSSWALK BEING FINISHED IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA START INSTALLING BRICKS THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR FRIDAY.

UM, SO AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, WE'LL PROCEED TO OUR NEXT CROSSWALK ALSO ON DOWNTOWN SIDEWALKS.

SO THEY, THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO BE PRESSURE WASH BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH AND THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH.

THAT WORK WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7:00 AM PUBLIC WORK WILL BE NOTIFIED THE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS.

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SO RESIDENT BUSINESSES ARE AWARE OF THIS.

ALSO, WANT LET YOU KNOW THAT WE RECENTLY, UH, REJOINED THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAFETY AWARDS.

AND SO WE DID RECEIVE SOME AWARDS THIS YEAR.

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION EARLIER THIS WEEK.

ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED THE FIRST YEAR OF GOLD AWARD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

RECEIVED THE FIRST YEAR GOLD AWARD FINANCE, THE FIRST YEAR OF GOLD AWARD, FIRE RESCUE, FIRST YEAR SILVER AWARD, PARKS AND RECREATION, FIRST YEAR GOAL, PUBLIC WORKS, FIRST YEAR GOAL, THE ELECTRIC UTILITY FIRST YEAR GOAL.

AND THEY ALSO RECEIVE THE ELECTRIC CITY SAFETY AWARD FOR NO LOST WORK DAY.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THOSE DEPARTMENTS DO, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES STAY SAFE DURING THEIR WORK DAY.

DO WANNA REMIND YOU, THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JULY 3RD FOR THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY.

UH, WE DO HAVE A 4TH OF JULY PARADE, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JULY 4TH.

THAT PARADE IS, UH, STARTS AT, I BELIEVE IT'S 10 30 ON SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PARADE WITHOUT LET COME DOWN P*****K.

IN TERMS ON CRAVEN, ANYONE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING SHOULD CONTACT THE NEW AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR SWISS BAY AND ALSO OUR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD AT LAWSON CREEK PARK.

THAT A BIT KICKS OFF AT 5:30 PM WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, UH, GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

A BUNCH OF FOOD TRUCKS.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT AN EXPANDED FIREWORKS SHOW THAT WILL START AT 9:15 PM WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME TO THAT AND JUST WANTED TO WISH ALDERMAN OUTLAW HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

IF YOU WISH IT, YOU HAVE TO SING IT.

ALRIGHT,

[30. New Business.]

MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

BIRTHDAY.

BIRTHDAY BOY, ALDERMAN OUTLAW.

ANY NEW BUSINESS? ALL 45, RIGHT? NO.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK THE CITY MANAGER, BEING THAT THE SIMMONS STREET IS A TIME OF ESSENCE ITEM, UM, WHERE ARE WE, HOW IS OUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE DOT ON THAT? ON ON WHICH ONE? SIMMONS STREET.

SIMMONS STREET.

UM, WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM DOT, BUT WE DID HEAR FROM, UH, REPRESENTATIVE TYSON THAT, THAT THAT ROAD IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

SO THAT'S THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION WE'VE GOT.

WELL, I'LL, I'LL JUST KEEP DRIVING MY OLD CAR TILL, UH, I WON'T DRIVE THE NEW ONE OVER THERE UNTIL THEY GET THAT FIXED.

UH, THAT'S ALL, SIR.

ALRIGHT, ALDERMAN BEST? UH, NOTHING SIR.

ALDERMAN WHITE.

UM, I'LL LEAVE THE UPDATE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO ALDERWOMAN BRYANT.

IS THAT ALL YOU GOT? THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

ALDERMAN ESTHER? YES, SIR.

UM, CITY MANAGER, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE NO WAIT ZONE IN BRYCE'S CREEK QUARRY? YES, SIR.

SO THERE'S A PROCESS THAT STATE NORTH CAROLINA, UH, ASKED US TO ADHERE TO.

THE FIRST IS AN ASSESSMENT.

SO WE HAVE REQUESTED AN ASSESSMENT FROM, UH, UM, STATE THEIR WILDLIFE RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE GONNA COME DOWN, EVALUATE THAT IT HAS TO BE BASICALLY A VOTER SAFETY ISSUE.

ONCE THEY'VE DONE THAT ASSESSMENT, THEY'LL, THEY'LL CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE BASED ON THOSE FINDINGS.

IF THEY FEEL THAT THERE, THERE IS, UH, A GOOD REASON TO HAVE A NO WAIT ZONE, THEN WE'LL BRING THIS TO THE GOVERNMENT BOARD AT A FUTURE MEETING, UH, TO ASK FOR A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR A NO LAKE ZONE.

THE STATE TYPICALLY ADDRESSES THIS TWICE A YEAR IN AUGUST AND DECEMBER.

SO THAT'LL BE UP TO THE STATE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO ISSUE IT AT THAT TIME.

IT'S, IT, IT'S, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THIS PROCESS, BUT WE'VE JUMPED ON IT, UH, BASED ON THE, THE REQUEST WE RECEIVED FROM THE BRIGHTON DECREE.

ALDERMAN BRYANT? YES, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UH, FELICIA CAMP.

FELICIA GRAY CAMP, A PROUD MEMBER OF NEW BERN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1987.

FELICIA GRAY CAMP ACHIEVED A REMARKABLE MILESTONE BY BECOMING A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE IN CONNECTICUT.

HER DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE HAVE MADE HER AN INSPIRING TO MANY.

WE CELEBRATE HER SUCCESS AND POSSIBLY EXAMPLE SHE SET FOR FUTURE GENERATION.

NEWBURN IS PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS IF YOU SERVE WITH INTEGRITY, WISDOM, AND FAIRNESS.

UH, MS. KIM IS A NATIVE NEWBURN WHO HAS MOVED TO CONNECTICUT AND NOW IS A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.

SO TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE YOU CAN DO IT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THAT TO MAKE REGULAR UPDATES.

ALDERMAN WHITE.

WERE YOU EXPECTING ALDERMAN BRYANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE? , I'M GONNA GIVE THAT BACK TO HER.

ALDERMAN WHITE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND ONE OF THE REQUESTS AT THE MEETING WAS FOR US ALDERMAN WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF BEING LIAISONS WITH THIS BOARD

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SO THIS IS MY ROUGH DRAFT AND WE'LL, WE'LL BE DOING MORE DETAILED ONES IN THE FUTURE.

AND, UM, MR. MAYOR, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE CLOSING CEREMONY AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK, AND THEY DID GET RECOMMENDED FOR RE REACCREDITATION, WHICH HELPS US, UM, IN OUR CITY KEEP OUR, UM, INSURANCE RATES LOW.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU ALDERMAN FERGUSON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE CLOSING OUT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ACCREDITATION REVIEW AND, UM, THE, THE, THE GRADERS HAD GLOWING RECOMME, UM, GLOWING REVIEWS FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO WELL DONE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

JUST BRIEF UPDATES, UH, FOR THE BOARD.

SWISS BAYER JUST WAS INFORMED, I THINK LAST WEEK THAT THEY RECEIVED A $10,000 GRANT FROM ELECTRIC CITIES TO GO TOWARDS THEIR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATION IN ELECTRIC CITIES THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN.

SO, UM, THEY RECEIVED THAT GRANT THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

AND THEN THE OTHER OTHER UPDATE IS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE MAYOR AND I WENT TO RALEIGH WHILE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS IN SESSION.

MET WITH SOME OF OUR DELEGATES AND SOME OTHER REPRESENTATIVES.

HAD SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS THAT, UM, HAPPY TO UPDATE THE BOARD MORE THOROUGHLY IN OUR WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK.

BUT, UH, FROM WHAT WE HEAR, THE STATE'S GONNA HAVE A BUDGET MAYBE NEXT WEEK.

UM, SO VERY, VERY EXCITING AND JUST REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF BUILD THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND INFORM THEM ABOUT SOME OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN NEW BERN AND HOW WE HOPE THEY CAN HELP US.

SO WE'LL SEE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I HAVE TWO QUICK ITEMS. UH, ONE, WE NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CALL FOR THE SUMMER RETREAT ON JUNE THE 16TH, 2026 AT 9:00 AM ARE WE HOLDING THAT STANLEY RIGHT HERE AT STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER? I WOULD NEED A MOTION.

I OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MS. ALL REMEMBER BRIAN ON THIS SECOND MADAM CLERK? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ANY OPPOSED? OKAY.

AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE IS IT'S, UH, TIME FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S ANNUAL EVALUATION AND FOR THE LAST, UH, AT LEAST 2013, THAT'S BEEN DONE BY WAY OF A SURVEYMONKEY.

UH, WE'LL SEND A SURVEYMONKEY OUT WITH A STANDARD LIST OF QUESTIONS.

EVERYBODY CAN FILL THAT OUT AT YOUR LEISURE.

UM, HOPEFULLY YOU DO IT, NOT WAIT TOO LONG.

AND WHEN WE GET THAT TOGETHER, UH, PROBABLY AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT MEETING, WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND DISCUSS THE MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE WITH HIM.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.

BUT JUST A HEADS UP, IF NOBODY'S OPPOSED TO THAT PROCESS, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE USED FOR A LONG TIME NOW.

THAT'S THE WAY WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

PETITION OF CITIZENS FOR GENERAL TOPICS.

THAT'S ALL OF DO BUSINESS REQUEST AND

[31. Request and Petition of Citizens — General Topics.]

MADAM CLERK, THANK YOU.

FIRST UP IS DAVID FRENCH.

I AM DAVID FOR 1 0 4 JOHNSON.

I'M HERE TO TEST YET AGAIN.

MAYOR ODOM'S JUVENILE UNILATERAL DECISION TO PUSH THE PEOPLE OF NEW BRUN TO THE BACK OF THE BUS WITH HIS MOVING OF THE PETITION OF CITIZENS NON AGENDA ITEMS TO THE END OF THE MEETING.

WHY CANNOT WE, THE PEOPLE BE HEARD AT THE BEGINNING AS HAS BEEN DONE FOR DECADES? WHY WOULD HE RESTRICT, RESTRAIN AND DELAY US? DOES MAYOR ODOM AND THIS BOARD THINK THAT WE THE PEOPLE ARE STUPID? WE KNOW EXACTLY WHY MAYOR ODOM MOVED THE NON-AG AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE END.

HE WAS TIRED OF HEARING ME SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY MEETING IN APRIL, DUE TO MAYOR ODOM'S JUVENILE UNILATERAL DECISION, HE SUBJECTED AND INFLICTED UPON ONE OF THE NUMEROUS BEST LOVE PEOPLE HAVING TO WAIT FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE SPEAKING.

WHO IS THIS PERSON IS NONE OTHER THAN THE GREAT REVEREND ETHEL STARKEY SAMPSON, A SENIOR CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE WHO CAME TO STAND UP AND SPEAK UP UPON THE BEHALF OF HER NEPHEW WHO SUFFERED WHEN THE NEWBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTED HIM.

SHOULD A 90 PLUS YEAR OLD LADY HAVE TO WAIT HOURS ON END TO BE HEARD? NO, SHE SHOULD NOT.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO WATCH THE ENTIRE MEETING AND BY PUSHING US THROUGH THE BACK OF THE BUS THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE WILL HEAR OUR QUESTIONS.

THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS.

WHY? BECAUSE MAYOR ODOM DOES NOT REALLY BELIEVE IN FREE SPEECH.

HE BELIEVES IN CONTROLLING SPEECH LIKE THE FASCIST MARXISTS AND COMMUNISTS DO.

VERY SADLY, THIS IS NOT ISOLATED.

JUST THROUGH THE CITY OF NEW BERN AND CRAVEN COUNTY, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME VIOLATION OF THEIR RIGHTS TO BE PROPERLY HEARD AND THEIR CONCERNS PROPERLY ADDRESSED.

AT THE APRIL CCRA, AT THE APRIL CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING, SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE UP IN SUPPORT OF SAVING THE FR DANIEL SCHOOL, THE SIDE OF THE HISTORIC WEST STREET SCHOOL TO BE A NEW AND AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH, WHICH IS GREATLY NEEDED.

GUESS WHAT? THEY WERE PUSHED TO THE BACK OF THE BUS JUST LIKE THE CITY OF DUB NEWBURN

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DOES TO US.

AND THEIR COMMENTS WERE NOT RECORDED ON VIDEO.

THOUGH SPEAKING WITH MS. CLEOPATRA HARGET LONG REVEREND ROBERT JOHNSON AND DR.

QUASI PKI MD, THEY WERE SILENCE ALONG WITH MYSELF AND THE REVEREND RAY GRIFFIN AND THE PEOPLE OF CRAVEN COUNTY DID NOT GET TO HEAR THEIR VOICES AND CONCERNS.

OUR VOICES IN HISTORY WERE ERASED.

WE NOW KNOW THAT CRAVEN COUNTY MADE THIS DECISION TO NOT RECORD OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM WE THE PEOPLE.

THIS IS BLATANT DISCRIMINATION WRIT LARGE IN A VIOLATION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

MANY YEARS AGO AT THE CONATION OF THE GREAT EDUCATOR, MS. ETHEL MARTIN SATAN, I SERVED ON THE HISTORIC DRIVER AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD HERE IN NEWBURN UNTIL I BECAME MY COUSIN MARYANNE'S 24 7 FULL-TIME CAREGIVER.

AFTER HER STROKE.

WE ALL ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT DEAL AND HAD A GRAND TIME SHARING, ER FORGOTTEN AND OFTEN IGNORED HISTORY WITH THE PUBLIC.

AS MS. ETHEL MARTIN STATE AND MS. MARY JONES, PETER CAN ONCE SHARED WITH ME, WE EACH NEED TO SHARE OUR OWN STORIES AND OUR OWN WORDS.

IF I WAS NOT HAVING TO STAND UP FOR MY VERY LIFE AND FOR MY VERY HOME, UH, I WOULD BE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM.

BUT I'M HAVING TO STAND AGAINST THE CITY, THE COUNTY STATE, AND THE FEDS, UM, AND OTHERS IN THE FRONT LINES, FIGHTING, FIGHTING THE FIGHT, AND ALSO DISCOVERING, PRESERVING AND SHARING THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ALL OF NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY AND ENC THAT MY DEAR COUSIN MARY ANN AND I DID FOR SO MANY YEARS.

SO I ASK THIS BOARD, ARE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE TO LET MAYOR ODOM RULE AS A FASCIST, MARXIST AND COMMUNIST DICTATOR? OR ARE YOU GOING TO STAND ON THE SIDE OF WE THE PEOPLE AND PUT ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? THIS WOULD SOLVE THE WHOLE ISSUE OF HAVING TWO DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SIGN IN AND LET WE THE PEOPLE BE HEARD AT THE BEGINNING.

YOU NEVER RESPOND.

SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? I'M ASKING EACH ONE OF YOU.

I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE A MOTION AND CHANGE THIS ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING.

LET THE PEOPLE BE HEARD.

I RECENTLY SAW A VIDEO OF A GENTLEMAN WHO APPEARED BEFORE A BOARD WHO WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO HIM.

AND HE SAID THAT IF WE TRULY DESIRE TO SEE CHANGE ACROSS OUR GREAT LINE, THAT 200 PEOPLE NEED TO ATTEND EVERY TOWN, CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE BOARD MEETING TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WE THE PEOPLE WILL NO LONGER PUT UP WITH BEING IGNORED AND EXCLUDED.

I'M CALLING UPON ALL THOSE IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE TO DO SO, TO TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY IN THIS 250 ANNIVERSARY YEAR.

THIS IS HOW WE NEED TO HONOR OUR ANCESTORS BY SHOWING UP, STANDING UP AND SPEAKING UP.

A FAVORITE SAYING OF MISS ETHEL MARTIN STATON IS, MAN IS MIGHTY, BUT GOD IS ALMIGHTY.

THE LORD IS OUR SHEPHERD.

I SHALL NOT WANT, I WILL NOT YIELD.

YOUR TIME IS UP.

WHAT DO YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY? YOUR TIME IS UP.

PLEASE LEAVE.

I CALLED FOR YOUR RESIGNATION AND ALDERMAN ALCOHOLIC RECORD RESIGNATION FOR VIOLATING YOUR PLEASE LEAVE FOR VIOLATING YOUR OATH OF OFFENSE.

LEAVE THE PODIUM YOUR TIRED.

NEXT IS DR.

TYRON BROWN.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING, EVENING, EVENING.

MY NAME IS DR.

TYRON BROWN.

MY ADDRESS IS 1414 HARRISON STREET, NEW BERN, NC 2 8 5 6 0.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY, NOT JUST AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT AS A PASTOR AND A 22-YEAR-OLD CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND ADVOCATE.

I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF OUR DEMOCRACY IS UNDER SIEGE RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD.

THAT PRINCIPLE IS SIMPLE, YET ABSOLUTE.

NO INDIVIDUAL, NO MATTER THEIR TITLE, BADGE, OR BANK ACCOUNT, IS ABOVE THE LAW.

ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE, ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, NOT RULE OVER THEM WITHIN IMPUNITY.

I AM BRINGING THESE PRESSING ISSUES AND SERIOUS COMPLAINTS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE CITIZENS OF CRAVEN COUNTY DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH.

THEY DESERVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE ILLEGAL AND UNACCEPTABLE ACTIVITIES OCCURRING UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SHERIFF CHIP HUGHES.

WE ARE WITNESSING A CA CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE CAVEN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

MULTIPLE HUMAN BEINGS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE UNDER THE CUSTODY IN THAT FACILITY.

PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SUFFER AND DIE FROM FENTANYL OVERDOSES IN A SECURE JAIL.

HOW DOES FENTANYL ENTER A LOCKED FACILITY? IT ENTERS THROUGH CORRUPTION UNDER THE DIRECT LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION OF SHERIFF CHIP HUGHES, LIEUTENANT TERRENCE HARLEY AND CAPTAIN CHAD SMITH.

THE THE SYSTEM IS COLLAPSING.

JAILERS ARE QUITTING THEIR JOBS IN THE MASSES AND A FEW JAILERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT ACTIVELY SMUGGLING ILLICIT SUBSTANCES INTO A FACILITY.

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST AND IT MUST STOP FOR TOO LONG.

CRAVEN COUNTY HAS NOT OPERATED UNDER THE PRACTICE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, BUT UNDER THE CORRUPT RULES OF AN ENTRENCHED GOOD OLD BOY SYSTEM.

WE SEE IT IN THE COORDINATION BETWEEN COMPROMISED FIGURES WHO PROTECT ONE ANOTHER AT THE EXPENSE OF ORDINARY CITIZENS.

BUT THE TIME FOR SILENCE IS OVER CHANGE MUST COME TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS WHY I AM OFFICIALLY ENDORSING MICKEY TILLMAN.

RUN FOR SURE.

FOR CRAVEN COUNTY.

WE NEED LEADERSHIP THAT RESPECTS HUMAN RIGHTS, VALUES,

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TRANSPARENCY, AND RESTORES INTEGRITY TO THE BADGE.

THE FIGHT WILL NOT END HERE LOCALLY.

I WILL PERSONALLY WRITE EVERY SENATOR, EVERY CONGRESSMAN REPRESENTING NORTH CAROLINA.

I WILL BRING THE EVIDENCE BEFORE ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF JACKSON, GOVERNOR JOSHUA STEIN.

I WILL NOT ON EVERY DOOR IN RALEIGH UNTIL FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES INTERVENE, INVESTIGATE AND DISMANTLE THE THIS CORRUPT NETWORK.

THE LIVES LOST IN THE DETENTION CENTER WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

AND THE FAMILY SUFFERING FROM THIS INSTITUTIONAL NEGLIGENCE WILL SEE JUSTICE TO SO TO EVERY CORRUPT JUDGE, EVERY COMPROMISE LAWYER, AND EVERY DISHONEST ELECTED OFFICIAL, CURRENTLY OPERATING WITHIN CRAVEN COUNTY.

CONSIDER THIS YOUR FINAL WARNING.

IF A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTY BRINGS ANY CORRUPT OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY TO MY ATTENTION, I WILL NOT HESITATE.

I AM GOING TO EXPOSE YOU PUBLICLY AND I AM GOING TO BRING THE FULL WEIGHT OF ADVOCACY AGAINST YOU, AND YOU WILL FACE ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER THE LAW.

WE ARE DRAWING THE LINE IN THE SAND TODAY.

JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL, ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE RESTORED, AND THE RULE OF LAW WILL RETURN TO THE PEOPLE.

AND ALSO I HAVE SOMETHING FROM MY INVESTIGATOR THAT SHOWS THE DEATHS, THE FENTANYL, OVERDOSES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAS HAPPENED INSIDE OF THAT JAIL.

SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE GET TREATED WITH RESPECT NO MATTER IF THEY'RE PRISONERS OR INMATES OR NOT, THEY'RE STILL HUMAN BEINGS AND IT IS OUR JOB TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED.

NEXT UP IS JESSE MARS.

THAT'S, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVY WEIGHT TO COME BEHIND .

ALRIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR DEN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN, UH, CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF, AND FELLOW CITIZENS.

UH, MY NAME IS JESSE MARS AND I'M HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF JUNETEENTH OF NEW BERN.

UH, TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ABOUT UPCOMING 2026 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE, UH, GRATITUDE FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF NEW VERN THROUGHOUT THE PAST FEW YEARS.

UH, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO MAYOR ODOM.

UH, I, I WON'T SAY FASCIST ODOM, BUT THANK YOU.

BUT, UM, THE BOARD OF ALMAN PARKS AND REC, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AND, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL CITY STAFF HAVE, HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO HELP US BUILD JUNETEENTH OF NEW BERNON TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

UM, YOUR DEDICATION AND COLLABORATION HAS HELPED TRANSFORM JUNETEENTH FROM NEW BERNON TO ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST ANTICIPATED CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS.

AND MIGHT I ADD THE LONGEST JUNE TEAM CELEBRATION IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA? THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

UH, JUNETEENTH OF NEW BERNON IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EDUCATION, CELEBRATION, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, WHILE HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

UH, OUR WORK EXTENDS BEYOND A SINGLE EVENT AND SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH HISTORY, CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE.

UH, ON 2020, OUR 20 20 16 ROOTED IN THE RESILIENCY AND UNITY REFLECTS BOTH THE JOURNEY OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US AND THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT THAT'S CONTINUED TO MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD TODAY.

UH, THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION WILL FEATURE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES BEGINNING IN EARLY JUNE AND CULMINATING WITH OUR SIGNATURE JUNETEENTH WEEKEND EVENTS.

UH, THOSE, A, A FEW OF THOSE EVENTS WOULD BE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART EXHIBIT AND PAINT AND SIP EXPERIENCE, WHICH JUST HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND.

UM, THE BROWN PELICAN PATRONIST NIGHT, UH, FEATURING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY BRIDGE TO BREAKDOWN, UH, WORSHIP, UH, CHURCH WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AT GIVE FIELD MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.

OUR YOUTH COMMUNITY HEALTH DAY FEATURING A FREEDOM SKATE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT R LAND, WHERE THE FIRST 90 KIDS ARE ABLE TO SKATE FOR FREE.

UH, OUR JOHN CANOE UNITY WORKSHOP WHERE YOUTH AND ADULTS WILL LEARN AND CELEBRATE CULTURAL TRADITIONS THROUGHOUT, THROUGH HANDS-ON PARTICIPATION, UH, OUR HBCU DIVINE NINE DAY, UM, SHOWCASING, SCHOLARSHIPS, SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

OUR STANLEY WHITE TRIBUTE NIGHT AT SOUTHPAWS BASEBALL GAME, UH, THE RETURN OF THE YOUNG URBAN PROFESSIONALS SEVENTH ANNUAL PREMIER JUNETEENTH ROOFTOP CELEBRATION.

UH, THE FHC SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, ALL WHITE AFFAIR, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER.

UM, OUR SIGNATURE JUNETEENTH PARADE AND FESTIVAL IN THE FIVE POINTS AREA ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH.

A COMMUNITY FORWARD CELEBRATION THAT SAME NINTH AT AT HENDERSON PARK, AND CONCLUDING THE CELEBRATION, OUR MAAFA COMMUNITY GATHERING AND BARBECUE ON MONDAY, JUNE 22ND, UH, AT UNION POINT PARK, UH, DEDICATED TO REMEMBRANCE, REFLECTION, HEALING, AND

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COMMUNITY UNITY.

THESE EVENTS ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE RICH HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT CONTINUES TO SHAPE NEW VERNON EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

UH, WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD THAT THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION PLACES A STRONG EMPHASIS ON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, UH, CULTURAL EDUCATION, VOLUNTEERISM, COMMUNITY WELLNESS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

UH, AS WE PREPARE FOR THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION, WE REMAIN GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S ASSISTANCE WITH THE FACILITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, COORDINATION, EVENT, LOGISTICS, INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT, AND COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HELP ENSURE A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND VISIT US.

SO ONCE AGAIN, WE THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND ALSO, THIS, THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH, UH, JUNETEENTH FOR NEW BERN, BUT AS A FORMER CITY OF NEW BERN FIREFIGHTER, UH, LINE ITEM 17, EF TOMPKINS DOESN'T EXIST IN THE CITY.

NOTICE OF MEETINGS OR TO EVEN TO HAVE AN OPEN MEETING.

STAFF WILL LOOK INTO THAT IN, IN, IN THE, IN THE WAY THAT IT'S BUILT.

NEXT UP IS SKIP KENNEDY.

I, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD.

EVENING.

GOOD TO BE BEFORE Y'ALL ONCE AGAIN.

PROBABLY DON'T RECOGNIZE HIM 'CAUSE MY WHI HAS FELL DOWN.

I GOTTA GET 'EM BACK UP SOME KIND OF WAY.

BUT I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE FOR THIS SAME CONCERN, WHICH IS, UH, THE SPEED LIMIT ON QUEEN STREET, WHICH IS A BUSINESS DISTRICT.

AND YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL, UH, AREA ALSO.

UM, AND I DON'T, I DON'T DARE NOT RECOGNIZE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH THE CROSSWALKS AND THE STOP SIGNS IN THAT AREA, BUT THAT'S JUST MINIMAL, THAT SPEED LIMIT 35.

WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU SIT THERE IN YOUR CAR, YOU HAVE TO GAUGE YOURSELF, LET A COUPLE CARS GET BY, THEN HOP OUT AND HIDE BEHIND YOUR FRONT BUMPER OR YOUR TRUCK OR SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE YOUR RISK.

MY CHANCES ARE BETTER GETTING OUT AT THE SPEED LIMIT 25 THAN IT IS AT 35 AND 40.

LAST WEEK, I WITNESSED, UH, A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAD DEATH IN THE FAMILY THAT LIVES ON QUEEN STREET, HAVE GUESTS AND VISITORS COMING IN, THEY GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS, HURRY UP AND JUMP OUT AND HIDE BEHIND THE BUMPER UNTIL TRAFFIC CLEAR, YOU KNOW? AND UM, THAT IS A CONCERN.

WE HAVE SOME THAT EVEN PARK UP A LITTLE BIT OUT ON THERE, OFF THE STREET ONTO THE GRASS AREA TO KEEP THE VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, FROM GETTING HIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT THAT HAD ALWAYS BEEN 25 AS I GREW UP.

AND, AND IT'S STILL A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

IT'S A NARROW STREET.

AND IF YOU GOT CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES, SOMEONE OPEN THE DOOR, PEOPLE HAVE TO GO OVER IN THE OTHER LANE, YOU KNOW, THE BOY HITTING THEM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU HAVE PARENTS OUT THERE PUTTING KIDS IN THEIR CARS, UH, PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET WITH LAUNDRY BASKETS, ALL THE SENIOR CITIZENS FROM THE HOME OVER THERE ON WEST STREET TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE STREET.

HE GOT 18 WHEELERS COMING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST 35 IS JUST TOO MUCH FOR THAT AREA.

AND I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL TO, ONCE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

CONSIDER LOWERING THE STREET.

I MEAN THE STREET, UH, SPEED BACK TO 25.

THEY GONNA GO 30 ANYWAY, 32.

BUT, UH, I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER LOWERING THE STREET.

UH, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE BE, YOU KNOW, THUS FOR, BUT I'M ASKING, UH, YOU DO THIS AGAIN FOR ME.

I LIVE IN THE, WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW BERN WOMEN'S, UM, OKAY, THE FIRST QUESTION I UNDERSTAND THE ELECTRIC REVIEW AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS MET THREE TIMES, BUT THERE'S DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A MEETING SCHEDULE PUBLISHED AHEAD OF TIME.

SO IS IS THAT, UM, ARE YOU ALL FOLLOWING THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN MEETING LAWS OR, OR PUBLIC MEETING LAWS? IS THAT A REQUIREMENT FOR THIS COMMITTEE? NOT I, ALTHOUGH THE, THE BOARD ESTABLISHED IT, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE DETAILS.

IS THAT REQUIRED OR NOT? THERE'S NO QUORUM.

YES MA'AM.

THE BOARD DID NOT CREATE A PUBLIC BODY, SO THE RULES DON'T APPLY.

THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY MADE THE DECISION TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND, BUT IT'S NOT A CONSTITUTED PUBLIC BODY.

SO IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO PUBLISH A

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I THINK THEY'RE DOING THAT AS A MATTER OF COURTESY.

OH, THANK YOU.

SO THE MEETING MINUTES ARE OUT OF COURTESY.

THEY'RE NOT BECAUSE IT'S REQUIRED BY LAW.

YES, MAAM.

EXACTLY.

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

UM, ALSO, UH, IT WAS SAID EARLIER THAT THE, THE ALDERMAN, THE THREE ALDERMAN AND THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, I DON'T KNOW IF, ARE YOU, ARE YOU EX OFFICIOS OR YES MA'AM.

UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

UNDER THE ORDINANCE THAT CREATED THE COMMISSION.

NON-VOTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.

SO I, IT WAS SAID THAT THERE'S SUPPOSED TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN ON WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

I'M CURIOUS, IS THE MAYOR REPORTING WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE BOARD, WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETINGS AND THE STATUS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH, WITH LIKE THE WALT BALMY HOUSES AND STUFF, OR, I MEAN, THERE WAS SITTING MONEY USED.

SO HOW IS THAT, IS THAT BEING HAPPENED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS OR IS THAT GONNA BE DISCUSSED DURING AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING? WAS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? YEAH, LIKE THE, THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD, NOR AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER.

SO IT MAKES THE APPOINTMENT AND HE ATTENDS A MEETING BY STATUTE.

HE DOESN'T BY STATUTE, HE BY STATUTE, THE ONLY AUTHORITY THE CITY HAS IS FOR THE MAYOR TO APPOINT THOSE MEMBERS.

OTHERWISE, THE CITY HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AT ALL.

BESIDES THE MOU AND THE REQUEST FOR FEE GRANT, IF WE DO SOMETHING BY YES MA'AM, WE DO SOMETHING BY CONTRACT, THEN THAT CONTRACT WILL CONTROL.

SO ARE THE UPDATES HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES OR IS IT COMING, LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? WHAT, WHAT UPDATES ARE YOU REFERRING TO THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE GRANT REQUEST? LIKE THE BOARD NEVER TALKS ABOUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, BUT THE CITY'S MONIES BEING USED TO FUND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.

SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF, IF THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT, OBVIOUSLY YOU SAID IT WASN'T, SO THANK YOU.

ATTORNEY DAVIS.

UM, AND IS THE BOARD, DO I HAVEN'T SEEN WHATEVER WAS APPROVED? THE, THE RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN RULES AND PROCEDURES, DID THAT INCLUDE LIKE, UH, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CASE OF AN EVENT? SO DO PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT TWO, THREE HOURS TO ANNOUNCE AN EVENT? UM, I MEAN IT WAS, IT WAS SAID THAT YOU ALL WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN AFTER YOU, YOU KNOW, LOOKED AT THE DRAFT, MAYBE I'M WRONG.

IT, I MEAN IT WAS JUST DECIDED ONE IN APRIL.

I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS.

AND THIS IS THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN.

NEXT UP IS A CLOSED SESSION.

[32. Closed Session.]

MR. DAVIS, DO WE NEED A CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT? YES, SIR.

MAYOR MEMBERS, THE BOARD.

I NEED YOU BRIEFLY IN A CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT 1 43 3 18, 11, A FIVE, AND A THREE TO MAINTAIN OUR ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE? SO MOVED.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? WE'RE IN CLOSE SESSION.

YOU NEED, YOU NEED TO WATCH IT ON TWO MS. OFF.

IS THERE ANY BUSINESS COMEBACK WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK TONIGHT? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.