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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-20-2018 minutes 1 November 20, 2018 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PRE-AGENDA MINUTES November 20, 2018 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in pre-agenda session on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 5:00 PM, in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman James B. Mallory III Vice Chairman Tommy Bowles Gene Houpe Jeff McNeely Marvin Norman Staff present: County Manager Beth Jones, County Attorney Lisa Valdez, Deputy County Manager Susan Robertson, Finance Director Debra Cheek, and Clerk to the Board Amy Anderson. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman James Mallory called the meeting to order. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: County Manager Beth Jones made the following adjustments: Remove: V.1 Recognize and approve a resolution honoring the Monticello Fire Department for achieving an improved insurance rating of Class 4/9E. Remove: V.2 Recognition of Iredell County Health Department’s Reaccreditation with Honors designation by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Board. VII.1 – Public Hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Donut: Will be continued to December 4, 2018 VII.2 – Public hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Storehouse: Will be continued to December 4, 2018 Commissioner McNeely asked to add, under Closed Session, Economic Development G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4). PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Donut Public hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Storehouse Public hearing to consider the adoption of the 2020 Public Transportation Program Resolution Public hearing to consider a rezoning request from Overcash Properties LP to rezone approximately 2.84 acres on Charlotte Highway ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 2 November 20, 2018 Request from Iredell-Statesville Schools to consider the Right of First Refusal on property adjoining Harmony Elementary School: County Manager Beth Jones explained that someone is interested in purchasing 1/3 of an acre across Memorial Highway. Iredell -Statesville Schools does not have a use for the property. The property will be sold at fair market value however, the Board has Right of First Refusal. If the Board is not interested in the Board the school system can sale the property. Market value of the property is $4-5,000. The Board agreed to waive the Right of First Refusal. This item was placed on consent. Request from Planning and Development to consider an application to utilize the High Density Option to allow for commercial development: Planning Director Matthew Todd said the property was rezoned earlier this year to Highway Business. Impervious area is limited to 20% because of the watershed requirements. The owner is requesting to utilize the High Density Option and go to 50% impervious. Vice Chairman Bowles said the high-density option was mentioned during the rezoning process. Todd said it was known that the owner would request to utilize the high-density option but it could not be applied for until the rezoning was approved. Chairman Mallory asked if there has been any feedback from neighbors. Todd said no. The area is commercial. This item was placed on consent. Request from the Health Department to write off uncollected patient account debt from 2015 in the amount of $24,595.43, in compliance with 10A NCAC 43A.0206: Business Administrator Jessica Ridgeway explained that the request is for patient accounts that have had no activity since June 30, 2015. The amount does not include any Medicaid right offs. Patients have received 30, 60, and 90 day notices along with a letter from an attorney. Some accounts were sent to debt setoff programs. Board of Health approved the request in October. Chairman Mallory asked how this year compares to last year. Ridgeway said this year is up by $1,080 from last year. The department is hopeful the numbers will start to decrease due to the newly implemented a pay at the time of service policy. Commissioner Houpe asked if the list of patients are retained for future reference and if the patients are allowed a chance to make payments if they return for services. Ridgeway explained the patients will be given an option to pay 50% up front to be seen or can make a monthly. The account can be reinstated for up to two years. This item was placed on consent. Request from the Health Department for approval of budget amendment #16 to receive and expend funds in the amount of $11,000 from the Statesville Alcoholic Beverag e Control (ABC) Education Fund: Director of Public Health Development and Promotion Norma Rife said the Health Department said the funds will be used for Project Alert, an adolescent learning experience resistance program. Staff teaches 3rd – 9th graders different programs in hopes of preventing them to using drugs. 3 November 20, 2018 This item was placed on consent. Request from the Health Department for approval of budget amendment #17 to receive and expend funds in the amount of $85,973 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for local mitigation to the Opioid Crisis: Director of Public Health Development and Promotion Norma Rife said the grant funds will be used to staff a Peer Support Specialist. The position will be housed in EMS. The peer support specialist will call upon a patient that has had one visit from EMS where there has been an overdose. The position will also work with the local emergency rooms to help identify individuals who need help to identify what resources there are in Iredell County to mitigate their issues related to their use of opioids. Opioid addiction takes a support system to overcome. Vice Chairman Bowles said this is a one-time grant but hopes the County is able to maintain the position. This is a mini-step to para-medicine. Commissioner McNeely felt the position will be successful but asked that staff maintain statistics to ensure the position is valid. Rife agreed. Quantitative metrics have been put in place. A slow rate of increase is expected and then slowly go down. Commissioner Houpe said a part of the goal is to reduce the ambulance calls for the frequent patient. Rife said that would be assessed. Jones said this grant creates a great partnership with various county departments. Commissioner Houpe asked if the specialist will be able to access patients information from the emergency rooms. Jones said yes. The position is directly related with EMS so they will have access to the information. Commissioner Houpe asked that a protocol be put in place to know when the specialist is making a visit to ensure their safety. Jones said visits will be pre-scheduled. Other staff members will know when and where the visits are made. Vice Chairman Bowles said this position is a lot like a social worker. Jones explained if EMS experiences a volatile situation during the initial call, someone else will go with the support specialist. This item was placed on consent. Request from ECOM to approve budget amendment #18 in the amount of $100,909.62 to receive and disperse E-911 funds to Statesville Police Department: ECOM Director Candy Strezinski said in October 2018, the 911 Board approved the Statesville Police Department to become a secondary. Vice Chairman Bowles asked if Statesville will be a secondary across the board for ECOM or just police. 4 November 20, 2018 Strezinski said they are recognized as a secondary as Mooresville is. Jones explained that Mooresville and Statesville Police Departments have their own dispatch centers. All 911 calls come into ECOM and the police department calls are transferred to the respective police department. Since they receive calls, they qualify as a secondary and are eligible for funding. Chairman Mallory asked about having Statesville as a backup. Jones said Statesville does not qualify as a backup. Mooresville is currently the County’s backup and receives funding for being so. Statesville and Mooresville are both recognized as a secondary. Strezenksi said the funding is based on the amount of calls being transferred to the department. Staff is currently tracking calls that come back to the County because they are unable to take the call. Commissioner McNeely asked how many calls are being transferred back. Strezenski said the County does handle the ones Statesville is unable. Chairman Mallory asked that the Board be updated on this. This item was placed on consent. Request from Parks and Recreation for approval of budget amendment #19 for the start-up and six month operational cost for the Iredell County Recreation Center (located at 122 Grannis Lane and formerly known as the Barium Springs YMCA): Parks and Recreation Director Michelle Hepler said the funds will allow Parks and Recreation to open and operate the newly acquired fitness center and pool. Commissioner Houpe said this is money previously budgeted for other projects that was redirected for the fitness center. Commissioner McNeely said the fitness center is a big undertaking and staff will be spread thin. Hepler explained that she and her team are in complete support of the project. There are a lot of unknown. This project takes the department to an entire new level. Some current staff members have experience in fitness centers. Jones said the budget amendment does include additional staffing. Staff is very excited to provide additional recreational activities to the citizens. Commissioner Houpe expressed his appreciation to the staff for all their hard work. The community is looking forward to a great partnership. Vice Chairman Bowles said the recreation center is in a great location. Hepler invited the Board to an informal drop-in meeting regarding the recreation center from 6-8pm at Troutman Town Hall. Chairman Mallory said the Board is very excited about the recreation center. It is a grea t start to a new day. This item was placed on consent. 5 November 20, 2018 Request from Finance for approval of amended Project Ordinance for Mooresville High School to expend remaining earnings in the fund: Finance Director Debra Cheek said the Mooresville Graded School Board approved the amended ordinance at last night’s meeting. The request is to appropriate all the investment earnings, sales tax earnings, and some savings to move them to the construction line in order to complete the project. Vice Chairman Bowles asked if the floor at the high school has been straightened out. Jones said she would check on that. This item was placed on consent. Request from Tax Administration for approval of October Refunds and Releases: This item was placed on consent. Request from Clerk to the Board to appoint a Voting Delegate to the NCACC Legislative Goals Conference: Commissioner McNeely volunteered to serve as the Voting Delegate at the NCACC Legislative Goals Conference. This item was placed on consent. Request from Clerk to the Board for approval of minutes from the meeting on October 16, 2018: There were no corrections. This item was placed on consent. COUNTY MANANGERS REPORT County Manager’s report will be given at the 7:00PM meeting. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MINUTES November 20, 2018 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM, in the South Wing Conference Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman James B. Mallory III Vice Chairman Tommy Bowles Gene Houpe Jeff McNeely Marvin Norman Staff present: County Manager Beth Jones, County Attorney Lisa Valdez, Deputy County Manager Susan Robertson, Finance Director Debra Cheek, and Clerk to the Board Amy Anderson. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Mallory. INVOCATION: Chairman Mallory asked everyone to bow their heads for a moment of silence. 6 November 20, 2018 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Chairman Mallory ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA County Manager Beth Jones made the following adjustments: Remove: V.1 Recognize and approve a resolution honoring the Monticello Fire Department for achieving an improved insurance rating of Class 4/9E. Remove: V.2 Recognition of Iredell County Health Department’s Reaccreditation with Honors designation by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Board. VII.1 – Public Hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Donut: Will be continued to December 4, 2018 VII.2 – Public hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Storehouse: Will be continued to December 4, 2018 Commissioner McNeely asked to add, under Closed Session, Economic Development G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4). MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to approve the agenda as adjusted. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS (none) APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Donut: Chairman Mallory opened the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner McNeely to continue the public hearing until the December 4, 2018 meeting. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 Public Hearing for the consideration of an economic development incentive for Project Storehouse: Chairman Mallory opened the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to continue the public hearing until the December 4, 2018 meeting. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 Public Hearing to consider adoption of the 2020 Public Transportation Program Resolution: ICATS Bradley Johnson said there are four grants totaling $1.4 million for operating, administrative, and capital funds. ICATS is required to allocate cost depending upon service area, 7 November 20, 2018 customer eligibility, trip type, and capital expenditure. ICATS has the required five year projected budget providing that the system is in much need of additional operating space. ICATS has 54 employees operating from a 1,298 square foot house and cannot request federal transportation improvement funds for the current facility because of its close proximity to the active landfill. The grant funds will include three replacement vehicles, one service vehicle, and updated camera system for vehicles. The administrative funds will cover five salaries. Two operating grants are used to cover 50% of the cost of the balloon rally for a community section back and forth between Mooresville Main and Iredell Express. The Traveler’s Aid grant is for disadvantage individuals, victims of domestic violence, and stranded travelers in need. The local match of $400,000 comes from funds generated by ICATS. Commissioner Houpe said ICATS is self-funded based on its fees and not subsidized by local tax dollars. Jones said there is a small contribution from the County to help fund ICATS. Chairman Mallory opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak. Chairman Mallory Closed the public hearing. MOTION by Vice Chairman Bowles to approve the 2020 Public Transportation Program Resolution. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 Chairman Mallory said he has inquired if ICATS will be an approved transportation authority to be able to utilize the facility at no cost. Johnson explained that Debra Collins with the NCDOT assured that ICATS would be able to utilize the tolls at no cost. Chairman Mallory asked Johnson keep the Board updated on this matter. Public Hearing to consider a rezoning request from Overcash Properties LP to rezone approximately 2.84 acres on Charlotte Highway: Planning Director Matthew Todd said the Planning Board recommended in favor of the rezoning. The request is conditional and limited to the highlighted use within the staff report. The owners plan to build an interior mini -storage facility. The property is adjacent to future site of Hoke Lumber Company. Several adjoining owners attended the public input meeting but no one opposed the rezoning. Chairman Mallory opened the public hearing. Jacquelyn Overcash was available to answer any questions. Chairman Mallory closed the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Norman Motion to approve the zoning map amendment, making a finding that the approval is consistent with the adopted 2030 Horizon Plan and that said approval is reasonable and in the public interest and furthers the goals of the 2030 Horizon Plan because medium density residential areas allow for small scale commercial uses, and adjacent property is already commercial in nature. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 8 November 20, 2018 Iredell County PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING STAFF REPORT REZONING CASE # 1810-1 STAFF PROJECT CONTACT: Leslie Meadows EXPLANATION OF THE REQUEST This is a request to rezone approximately 2.84 acres at 2069/2071 Charlotte Highway from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Highway Business Conditional District (HB-CD). This request is conditional per the submitted application, and will be limited to the uses attached to the request. OWNER/APPLICANT OWNER/APPLICANT: Jacquelyn Overcash, Overcash Properties LP PROPERTY INFORMATION LOCATION: 2069/2071 Charlotte Hwy; more specifically identified as PINs 4658656536.000 and 4658657732.000. DIRECTIONS: South on US-21 from I-77; Property is on the left just before Hoke Lumber Company. SURROUNDING LAND USE: There is residential and commercial property to the north, toward the V-intersection with Statesville Highway. There is residential property to the west. The properties to the south and east are M-1, manufacturing in nature. SIZE: The acreage to be rezoned is approximately 2.84 acres. EXISTING LAND USE: Both parcels are currently vacant, with two older unoccupied homes on one parcel. ZONING HISTORY: The property has been zoned RA since county-wide zoning in 1990. However, the adjoining property to the southeast, rezoned to M-1 in 2016, has recently began construction for operation of a sawmill/lumberyard. OTHER JURISDICTIONAL INFORMATION: This property is located within Mooresville’s short range USA boundary. The Town of Mooresville has expressed concern about additional commercial uses along this section of US 21 that may serve to strip out the once residential area, and fear the road infrastructure may be lacking to support additional traffic, particularly at the V-intersection with NC 115. OTHER SITE CHARACTERISTICS: The property is located outside of the regulated Catawba/Lake Norman Watershed areas, and is not in a flood zone. IMPACTS ON LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND/OR FACILITES TRAFFIC: The closest traffic count to the north, near the V-intersection with NC 115, had a traffic count of 11,000 vehicles per day in 2015. The capacity for this section of Charlotte Highway is approximately 13,800 vehicles per day. SCHOOLS: This is a commercial rezoning and should have no implications on local schools. EMERGENCY SERVICES: This proposal has been reviewed by the Iredell County Fire Marshal’s Office and Iredell County EMS. Neither office addressed any concerns regarding the request. UTILITIES: This site is currently served by well and septic. REQUIRED REVIEWS BY OTHER AGENCIES 9 November 20, 2018 LOCAL: The applicant must provide a site plan to the Planning Division for review to develop the property. Zoning requirements such as parking, landscaping, and buffering will be reviewed at such time. Erosion & sedimentation control standards will also be reviewed for compliance. STATE: Other than building code, there should be no formal state agency review at this time. FEDERAL: None at this time. STAFF AND BOARD COMMENTS STAFF COMMENTS: The 2030 Horizon Plan calls for this area to be Medium‐Density Residential which includes areas and land that is either currently developed or slated for future development at medium densities. These areas are within the Iredell County Urban Services Areas and may be serviced by and incorporated into one of the municipalities at some point in the future. These lands are either currently served or will be served in the future by public or private water or sanitary sewer systems. The intent of these lands is that they provide more dense development opportunities and a broader range of housing choices than low density residential. Medium-Density Residential also allows for small scale neighborhood commercial uses. The Planning staff can support the proposed rezoning request based on the following: The 2030 Horizon Plan calls for this area to be medium density residential, which allows for small scale neighborhood commercial uses. The subject property is located adjacent to Hoke Lumber Company, which makes the site less desirable for residential development and use. The site is near other existing highway business commercial uses, and staff has aided applicant in narrowing down the list of HB uses, to only include uses that should not exceed existing road capacity. PUBLIC INPUT MEETING: A public input meeting was held by the applicant on Monday, August 27th, 2018 at Shepherds Volunteer Fire Department from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Four property owners from the area were in attendance to hear the proposal and ask questions. Those present went through the list of permitted uses, and aided in culling out those considered undesirable. Other concerns expressed dealt with hours of operation, security, and lighting. SITE REVIEW COMMITTEE: Robert Palms visited the site with staff on September 13, 2018. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS County Manager Beth Jones summarized the items that were placed on the consent agenda as follows:  Request from Iredell-Statesville Schools to consider the Right of First Refusal on property adjoining Harmony Elementary School.  Request from Planning and Development to consider an application to utilize the High Density Option to allow for commercial development.  Request from the Health Department to write off uncollected patient account debt from 2015 in the amount of $24,595.43, in compliance with 10A NCAC 43A.0206.  Request from the Health Department for approval of budget amendment #16 to receive and expend funds in the amount of $11,000 from the Statesville Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Education Fund.  Request from the Health Department for approval of budget amendment #17 to receive and expend funds in the amount of $85,973 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for local mitigation to the Opioid Crisis.  Request from ECOM to approve budget amendment #18 in the amount of $100,909.62 to receive and disperse E-911 funds to Statesville Police Department.  Request from Parks and Recreation for approval of budget amendment #19 for the start-up and six month operational cost for the Iredell County Recreation Center (located at 122 Grannis Lane and formerly known as the Barium Springs YMCA).  Request from Finance for approval of amended Project Ordinance for Mooresville High School to expend remaining earnings in the fund.  Request from Tax Administration for approval of October Refunds and Releases. 10 November 20, 2018  Request from Clerk to the Board to appoint a Voting Delegate to the NCACC Legislative Goals Conference.  Request from Clerk to the Board for approval of minutes from the meeting on October 16, 2018. MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to approve the consent agenda. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES OCCURING ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS  Charlotte Regional Partnership – 1 announcement  Board of Health – 2 announcements  Advisory Committee for Home and Community Care Block Grant – 1 announcement  Recreation Advisory Board – 2 announcements  Transportation Advisory Board – 2 announcements  Zoning Board of Adjustment – 3 announcements APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD AND COMMISSIONS (None) UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None) PUBLIC COMMENT No one wished to speak. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner McNeely said goals for the National County Commissioners’ Association are due November 30, 2018. The Board agreed that school safety is a top priority. MOTION Commissioner McNeely to move forward with crafting a legislative goal for the National County Commissioners’ Association. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT County Manager Beth Jones gave updates on the following items:  Organizational Meeting – Monday, December 3, 2018 at 10AM  Iredell County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23, 2018 in observance of Thanksgiving. CLOSED SESSIONS 11 November 20, 2018 Chairman Mallory said the Closed Session was completed during the pre-agenda meeting. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Commissioner Norman to adjourn at 7:35 PM. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 5:00 PM, in the South Wing Conference Room, Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 __________________________________ ___________________________________ Date Approved Amy B. Anderson, Clerk