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Home My WebLink About12-15-2020 1 December 15, 2020 IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PRE-AGENDA MINUTES December 15, 2020 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in pre-agenda session on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room located in the Iredell County Government Center 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman James Mallory Vice Chairman Melissa Neader Scottie Brown Gene Houpe Board Members Participating Remotely Marvin Norman Staff present: County Manager Beth Jones, County Attorney Lisa Valdez, Deputy County Manager Susan Robertson, Assistant County Manager Joe Pierce, 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 went over the following adjustment to the agenda:  Add a COVID19 update to Appointment Before the Board  Add an announcement from Commissioner Houpe under New Business  Remove Attorney Client from Closed Session ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Request from Emergency Management to apply for a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) grant in the amount of $1,000 to purchase materials and equipment to support the LEPC: Kent Greene said the department applies for the grant annually and is typically approved. The grant is used to support the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Greene said the committee focuses on Tier 2 Hazardous Materials throughout the County in record keeping and training for the public and business owners. There is no match for the grant and it will not take effect until next budget year. Greene requested approval of applying for the grant. This item was placed on consent. Request from Emergency Management to apply for a Tier 2 Hazardous Materials grant in the amount of $10,000 to conduct a Hazmat Technician course in conjunction with Mitchell Community College: Kent Greene requested approval to apply for a Tier 2 Hazardous Materials Grant in the amount $10,000 to conduct a hazmat technician training course in conjunction with Mitchell Community College. There is no match for the grant and it will not take effect until next budget year. This item was placed on consent. 2 December 15, 2020 Request from the Fire Tax Oversight Committee to approve budget amendment #31 to allocate $200,000 from the Countywide Fire Service District undesignated fund balance to Central Volunteer Fire Department to purchase land for a future station: Kent Greene said the Fire Tax Oversight Committee met November 5, 2020 to consider requests from three volunteer fire departments to purchase land or pay off existing debt to purchase land for future stations. The committee approved the requests and the Board heard the request on November 17. At that time, Greene was asked to take a second look at the requests and make sure the locations were appropriate and the value of the land purchased was in line with other purchases being made. The review was conducted on November 25, 2020 and on December 9, 2020 the committee reconsidered the requests and moved to table the requests by Monticello and West Iredell. Greene further explained the committee recommended in favor of the request by Central Volunteer Fire Department to purchase land approximately 100 yards from the current station. The change would not impact service delivery. Greene requested approval of budget amendment #31. This item was placed on consent. Request from Solid Waste to apply for a Grant to Replace Aging Diesel Engines (GRADE) grant in the amount of $226,225: Solid Waste Director David Lambert requested approval to apply for a GRADE grant. This item was placed on consent. Request from Planning & Development for approval to release the remaining of a $2,031.25 cash bond on a stormwater control project at 1214 River Highway, Mooresville: Planning Director Matthew Todd This item was placed on consent. Request from Tax Administration for approval of November 2020 Refunds and Releases: This item was placed on consent. Request from Clerk to the Board for approval of minutes from the meetings December 7, 2020: Minutes from the 10am meeting on December 7, 2020 was approved, by consent, by: Mallory, Houpe, and Norman (members of the previous board). Minutes from the 11am meeting on December 7, 2020 was approved by consent. This item was placed on consent. Request from Economic Development to present ReVamp, a joint initiative to enhance and market the capacities of motorsports-related manufacturers in North Carolina: This item was presented as information only. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS 3 December 15, 2020 Chairman Mallory explained the announcement of vacancies were announced during the November 17, 2020 meeting. Going forward, vacancies will also be listed on the County website. Personnel Advisory Committee Cindy Smale and Charles Page have volunteered to serve again. Planning Board Andy Webster, Ronda Hoke, and Cameron Cheek have volunteered to serve for the first time. OLD BUSINESS (None) NEW BUSINESS (None) COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT County Manager Beth Jones provided an update on the following:  County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, December 24 & 25, 2020 in observance of Christmas. CLOSED SESSION The Board moved into Closed Session at 6:07PM IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MINUTES December 15, 2020 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Board Members Present Chairman James Mallory Vice Chairman Melissa Neader Scottie Brown Gene Houpe Board Members Participating Remotely Marvin Norman Staff present: County Manager Beth Jones, County Attorney Lisa Valdez, Deputy County Manager Susan Robertson, Assistant County Manager Joe Pierce, and Finance Director Debra Cheek. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Mallory. 4 December 15, 2020 INVOCATION: Chairman Mallory asked everyone to bow their heads for a moment of silence or reflection. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Chairman Mallory. Chairman Mallory welcomed Vice Chair Melissa Neader and Commissioner Scottie Brown to their first regular meeting. Mallory also welcomed back Commissioner Gene Houpe. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA  Add a COVID19 update to Appointment Before the Board  Add an announcement from Commissioner Houpe under New Business  Remove Attorney Client from Closed Session MOTION by Commissioner Brown to approve the agenda as presented. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS (None) APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD County Manager Beth Jones gave an update on COVID19. Currently, the County has 7,512 positive cases, 62 hospitalizations, 85 deaths. PUBLIC HEARINGS (None) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS County Manager Beth Jones summarized the following Administrative Matters during the Pre-Agenda meeting held at 5pm:  Request from Emergency Management to apply for a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) grant in the amount of $1,000 to purchase materials and equipment to support the LEPC.  Request from Emergency Management to apply for a Tier 2 Hazardous Materials grant in the amount of $10,000 to conduct a Hazmat Technician course in conjunction with Mitchell Community College.  Request from the Fire Tax Oversight Committee to approve budget amendment #31 to allocate $200,000 from the Countywide Fire Service District undesignated fund balance to Central Volunteer Fire Department to purchase land for a future station.  Request from Solid Waste to apply for a Grant to Replace Aging Diesel Engines (GRADE) grant in the amount of $226,225.  Request from Planning & Development for approval to release the remaining of a $2,031.25 cash bond on a stormwater control project at 1214 River Highway, Mooresville.  Request from Tax Administration for approval of November 2020 Refunds and Releases.  Request from Clerk to the Board for approval of minutes from the meetings December 7, 2020. 5 December 15, 2020 MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to approve the consent agenda. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 Request from Economic Development to present ReVamp, a joint initiative to enhance and market the capacities of motorsports-related manufacturers in North Carolina: ANNOUNCEMENTS OF VACANCIES ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS (None) APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Personnel Advisory Committee Cindy Smale and Charles Page have volunteered to serve again. MOTION by Vice Chairman Neader to appoint Cindy Smale and Charles Page to the Personnel Advisory Committee. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 Planning Board Andy Webster, Ronda Hoke, and Cameron Cheek have volunteered to serve for the first time. MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to appoint Andy Webster and Cameron Cheek to the Planning Board. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Rachel Anders, 117 Clearview Road, Statesville, said the issue the monument resolves around the inscription, “Even though the confederacy lost their cause was just” found on the monument. Anders asked the Board to consider adding some contextual signage on or around the monument that recognizes the upwards of 80 pages of enslaved people. Scott Stevenson, 636 North Center Street, Statesville, asked the Board to consider changing the format of the meetings and move the Public Comment Period to the beginning of the meeting. At the last meeting, there were attendees who had an issue with wearing masks. Stevenson spoke on the importance of wearing masks. Stevenson, a 20-year Navy veteran, noted that meetings lack security measures. There is no magnetometer for people to walk through, allowing anyone to walk in with a firearm. Mark Gross, 501 South Mulberry Street, Statesville, spoke about the downtown area. 6 December 15, 2020 NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Houpe noted that Iredell-Statesville Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, December 16, 2020 due to inclement weather. Commissioner Houpe said Register of Deeds Ron Wyatt recently accepted the Town Manager’s position in Troutman. Houpe intends putting his name before the Iredell County Republican Party’s Executive Committee to be considered to serve the remainder of Wyatt’s term as Register of Deeds. COUNTY MANANGERS REPORT County Manager Beth Jones provided an update on the following:  County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, December 24 & 25, 2020 in observance of Christmas. CLOSED SESSION Chairman Mallory explained that Closed Session was held immediately following pre- agenda. MOTION by Vice Chairman Neader to call for a public hearing on January 5, 2021 at 7pm regarding a maximum economic development incentive of $270,158 over a five-year period, for Project 126 based on a $15 million investment in Iredell County. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 MOTION by Commissioner Brown to call for a public hearing on January 5, 2021 at 7pm regarding a maximum economic development incentive of $241,166 over a five-year period for Project Buffalo based on a $12,234,000 investment in Iredell County. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 MOTION by Commissioner Houpe to call for a public hearing on January 5, 2021 at 7pm regarding a maximum economic development incentive of $145,811 over a five-year period for Project Tampa based on a $9 million investment in Iredell County. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Commissioner Brown to adjourn at 8:10pm. The Board will meet for a regular meeting Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 5pm in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. VOTING: Ayes – 5; Nays – 0 __________________________________ ___________________________________ Date Approved Amy B. Anderson, Clerk 7 December 15, 2020