ROCKINGHAM A CITY LOOKING FORWARD CITY COUNCIL AGENDA March 8, 2022 6:30 p.m.  1. Opening of meeting by Mayor John P. Hutchinson.  2.  Invocation by Reverend Jack Lee, First Baptist Church.  3. Amendments and Changes to Agenda.  4. Consent Agenda:  A. Disposition of Minutes of the February 8, 2022 Regular Meeting.  B. Tax Collector's Report.  February 2022 (See Pages 4-8) Informational Items: 1.) Monthly Collection Report  2.) Uncollected Taxes as of February 28, 2022 1.) Refunds per County Assessor's Office. 2.) Discovery bills added to Tax Scroll. 3.) Releases per County Assessor's Office.  Action Items:  C. Minutes from Various Boards  5. Business by Planning Board.  A. Set Public Hearing: (None) B. Hold Public Hearing:  Resolution Closing Alley Right-of-way: Hold public hearing for a Resolution closing the 15-foot wide unnamed and unimproved alley extending between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue.  (See Pages 9-11 & map insert) C. Minutes from Various Boards: (None)  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone (910) 895 9088 - Fax (910) 997 '---gmanen  1    City Council Agenda March 8, 2022 Page 2  6.  Presentation of Rockingham Fire Department's Annual Report for 2021  by Fire Chief Harold Isler. (Enclosed separately)  7. Business by City Clerk. Business by Visitors. Business by City Manager. 10. Business by City Attorney. 12. Business by Mayor. 13. Adjournment.  8. 9.  11. Items of discussion by City Council Members.  2    Rockingham, NC  City Council Agenda  SUPPORT DOCUMENTS  3    CITY OF ROCKINGHAMI MONTHLY TAX COLLECTION REPORT  MONTH: FEBRUARY  YEAR: PRIOR YEAR RECORD  2022  AD VALOREM COST AND TAXES 4,862.73 50,547.09 1,550.20 629.26 41.68 83.46 86.04 137.61 51.73 32.58 34.42 36.42 38.61  TOTAL  PERCENT YEAR TO DATE SAME MONTH PERCENT OF  YEAR PREPAID 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011  INTEREST COLLECTED THIS DATE COLLECTIONS COLLECTIONS TOTAL  4,862.73 52,097.29 95.14% 709.84 99+% 60.15 99+% 109.91 99+% 126.88 99+% 172.00 99+% 90.68 99+% 84.57 99+% 85.06 99+% 92.27 99+% 85.80 99+%  6,806.86 3,430,979.61 8,959.24 1,008.94 1,182.94 1,025.55 1,281.50 1,162.64 1,146.13 429.55 36.42 38.61  1,863.42 61,360.57 96.21% 67.23 70.01 19.94 7.82  80.58 18.47 26.45 40.84 34.39 38.95 51.99 50.64 55.85 47.19  99+% 99+% 99+% 99+% 99+% 99+% 99+% 99+% 99+% 99+%  87.80  56,581.63 1,995.55  58,577.18  3,454,057.99  63,476.79    UNCOLLECTED TAXES  YEAR 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011  AMOUNT 175,171.72 16,436.73 8,398.18 6,781.31 6,124.80 5,511.13 5,903.59 6,112.28 7,963.05 6,196.47 5,831.54  Feb-22  175,171.72 75,259.08 250,430.80  Total Current Year Total Past Years Total All Years  5    CITY OF ROCKINGHAM MONTHLY DISCOVERIES REGISTER FEBRUARY 28, 2022 YEAROF  TOTAL  ACCT# NAME  BILL# TAXRATE DISCOVERY  DESCRIPTION  VALUE CITYTAX CITYLATE INTEREST AMOUNT  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00  TOTALS  0.00  0.00 0.00    CITY OF ROCKINGHAM MONTHLY RELEASES REGISTER FEBRUARY 28, 2022  CITY  DATE ACCOUNT  NAME  EXPLANATION YEAR BILL# VALUE CITYTAX LATE INTEREST DVERTISIN SP. ASSESS. RELEASED  POSTMARK  2/4/22 6519301 DOBBINS, ROBERT & KAY 2/4/22 6519303 DOBBINS, ROBERT & KAY  2021 6488  2.74 3.75  2.74 3.75  POSTMARK 2021 6489 LESS THAN $1.00  DELL EQUIPMENT  2/8/22 13421102 FUNDING  2021 7841  0.15  0.15  2/14/22 83342101 WILLIAMS FUEL  LESSTHAN $1.00 2021 9724  0.95  0.95 0.00 0.00  0.00 0.00 0.00 7.59  TOTALS  01 0.00 0.00 7.59 0.00 0.00]    CITY OF ROCKINGHAM MONTHLY REFUNDS REGISTER FEBRUARY 28, 2022 D EXPLANATION OVERPMT  A 1 DATE  B ACCOUNT  C  E F  G H  K  NAME  YEAR AMOUNT LATE LIST TAGS INTEREST REFUNDED CHECK#  2 2/10/22 156254303 STEELE, MARY  2021 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022  48.51  48.51 14.27 17.85 63.22 19.94 102.29 0.10] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  80870 80918  3 2/18/22 41208996 BRISTOW, ELIZABETH VEH TAX REFUND  13.60 17.85 63.22 19.94 102.29  0.67  4 2/18/22 59486148 GRIFFIN NISSAN INC 5 2/18/22 62265917 GRIFFIN NISSAN INC 6 2/18/22 64258321 MCLEAN, LARRYE 7 2/18/22 56902721 PERKINS, ROBERT E  VEH TAX REFUND VEH TAX REFUND VEH TAX REFUND VEH TAX REFUND  80921 80923 80924  8 2/28/22 4482303 CIPRIANI, WILLIAMFJR UNDER $1 OVERPMT 2022  0.10  8 9 10 11 12  13  0.00  14 15  0.00  TOTALS  $0.10 $0.00 $216.90 $0.67 $266.18  1    Staff Report to Planning and Zoning Board  Agenda Item: IV.A February 1, 2022 Issue:  Request for Right-of-way Abandonment: Ed Ladd has requested the abandonment of the 15-foot wide unnamed and unimproved alley extending through the property located at 235 S. Hancock Street (Dave's  Welders Supplies). Background:  On. January 20, 2022, Ed Ladd, with Dave's Welders Supplies, submitted a written request for the City Council to abandon the unnamed and unimproved alley that extends through the property located at 235 S. Hancock Street. The alley exists only on paper - it was never actually constructed and utilized by any adjoining property owners. Dave's Welders Supplies owns the property on both sides of the alley.  Staff Comments:  1. A map illustrating the location of the unnamed and unimproved alley proposed for abandonment is 2. The requested abandonment includes the portion of the alley located adjacent to the property owned by Dave's Welders Supplies only. The 15-wide alley extends between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue between W & W Auto Sales and Serrano's Tires. City staff recommends the entire 3. As indicated by the aerial map included in the agenda packet, the adjoining property owners are already utilizing the alley right-of-way for their individual business uses. In the opinion of City staff, 4. Pursuant to NCGS 160A-299, the alley would be divided equally between all adjoining property  included in the agenda packet.  length of the alley be abandoned between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue.  the abandonment will not adversely affect them in anyway.  owners if abandoned by the City Council.  Staff Recommendation:  City staff recommends the Board review the request and recommend the City Council abandon the entire length of the alley between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue as proposed by City staff.  Planning Board Recommendation:  The Planning Board reviewed the request and recommended the City Council abandon the entire length  oft the alley between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue as recommended by City staff.  9    NORTH CAROLINA RICHMOND COUNTY  RESOLUTION  RESOLUTION CLOSING AN UNIMPROVED, UNNAMED ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY EXTENDING WHEREAS, on the gth day of February, 2022, the City Council oft the City of Rockingham directed A F RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE ROCKINGHAM CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE ABANDONMENT OF THE UNIMPROVED 15-FOOT WIDE ALLEY WHEREAS, the City Council, on the gth day of February 2022, ordered the City Clerk to send written notification to all persons owning property abutting on the undeveloped alley to be closed WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised the City Council that a notice was sent to each of the said abutting property owners, advising them of the day, time and place of meeting, and that the question as tot the closing of said portion of the undeveloped alley hereinafter described would be acted upon; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised the City Council that none of the letters sO sent have been WHEREAS, after full and complete consideration oft the matter, and after having granted full and complete opportunity for all interested persons to appear and register any objections that they might WHEREAS, it now appears to the satisfaction of the City Council that the closing of said portion of the undeveloped alley is not contrary to the public interest and that no individual owning property, either abutting said portion of the undeveloped ally or in the vicinity of said portion of the undeveloped alley will as a result of said closing be thereby deprived of reasonable means of ingress and egress to his  BETWEEN LEAK STREET AND E. BROAD AVENUE  the City Clerk to publish the following resolution entitled:  EXTENDING BETWEEN LEAK STREET AND E. BROAD AVENUE; and  hereafter described; and  returned undelivered; and  have with respect to the closing of said portion of the undeveloped alley; and  property; and  WHEREAS, it appears to the satisfaction of the City Council that the closing of said portion of  the undeveloped alley will be in the public interest;  10    NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Rockingham, North Carolina, meeting in a regular session, that the unnamed alley specifically described as a 15 wide and 285 feet in length unimproved right-of-way extending between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue and illustrated on the attached map is hereby ordered closed, subject to the reservation of any easements to the City of Rockingham for utility purposes, and interest is hereby released and quitclaim to the abutting property  owners under the provisions of North Carolina Statute 160A-299.  This the.  day of  2022  Mayor John P. Hutchinson  Attest: Sabrina Y. McDonald, CMC City Clerk  NORTH CAROLINA RICHMOND COUNTY  I, a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that Sabrina Y. McDonald personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged that she is City Clerk of the City of Rockingham, a North Carolina municipal corporation, and that by authority duly given and as an act of the corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by its Mayor, sealed with its municipal seal and attested by  herself as its City Clerk.  Witness my hand and official stamp or seal, this  day of  2022.  Notary Public  My Commission expires:  11    Alley Right-of-way Abandonment 15-wide. Alley Extending between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue  Scale: 1"=60'  ROCKINGHAM NOR A CITY LOOKING FORWARD  0228  - Requested Abandonment Recommended. Abandonment Property Lines (2020) Street Names  11  Requested Abandonment (Pink)  EARST  236  235  318  Recommended by City Staff (Blue) Entire length of Alley between Leak Street and E. Broad Avenue  0;  VE G    DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITY REPORTS  for  COUNCIL'S INFORMATION  12    ROCKINGHAM A CITY LOOKING FORWARD  To: From: Date: Subject:  Monty Crump, City Manager Dave Davis, Recreation Director March: 1, 2022 Activity Report  With spring right around the corner the following are just at few activities involving our  department this month. Friday, February 25th.  Youth Basketball - Our 2022 season came to a conclusion last week with championship games on Indoor Soccer - We had 130 children register to participate int this new program. Pre-season clinics have been completed with practices beginning March 1st and regular season play starting March7th.  Spring Soccer- = Registration is underway for this well established program.  (Deadline is March: 17t) concludes Friday, March 25th.  Youth Baseball/Softball - Registration for these two programs begins on Monday, March: 14thand Hinson Lake - As the spring and summer months approach activities and reservations for this facility increase substantially. Hinson Lake has, and will continue, to offer a nice diversification to our  recreational offerings.  March is always at transitional month for our department. Weather will remain a variable, but through the years, our maintenance staff has employed various maintenance strategies to make the  process as seamless as possible. We look forward to the months ahead.  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone (910) 895 9088 Fax (910) 9976617-www.gorockingham.com  13    a OCKINGIAM  FIREC CHIEF HAROLDI ISLER ADMIN.ASST. KRISTY PLAYER  4p FIRED DEPT. February  We are pleased to submit the monthly fire report ont the activities undertaken by the Rockingham  Fire Department during the month of February 2022.  Total Alarms: Turn In Alarms: Wrecks: Service Call: Power line down: 1 Smoke scare: Electrical:  34 0 Z 6 1 0  In Town: Silent Alarms: Alarm Malf: Assist Police: Assist Ems: Cooking fire: Bomb Threat:  34 34 10 1 0 0 0  OutofT Town: Structure fire: Good Intent: Trash/outside fire: 5 Unauthorized burn: 0 Vehicle fire: SpillLeak:  0 0 2 0 0  Hours Spent on Calls: 9 hours 42 minutes Total Property Exposed to Fire: Total Property Damaged by Fire: Total Property Saved:  $4,500.00 $4,500.00 $0.00  During the month of February members of thet fire department averaged 28 training hours per person; part-paid members averaged 6 hours per person for the month.  Respectfully: Submitted, KES Bir Harold Isler Fire Chief  231 S. LAWRENCE ST. ROCKINGHAM. NC 28379 I 910-997-4002  14    ROCKINGHAN  Chiefof Police G.C. Gillenwater  To: Monty Crump From: G.C. Gillenwater Chief of Police Date: March 1, 2022 Ref: February Activity Report  On behalf of the Rockingham Police Department, I am pleased to submit this report for your consideration. The following activities have been undertaken by officers of the Rockingham Police Department.  Total Calls for the Month: Public Service Calls INCLUDES Alarms, Unlocks and Battery Boosts) Charges Generating Arrest: Felonies: Misdemeanors: Drug Violations: Juvenile: Warrants Served: Citations:  1266 369 17 58 07 03 83 18 51 07 17 130  Accidents Reported/Investiyated: Property Damage only: Personal Injury: Officer Hours Spent in Court: Officer Training Hours Logged  311 East Franklin Street, Rockingham NC: 28379:910-895-2468  15