ROCKINGHAM EAESENSANTANCESESENGMISATAEIRS A CITY LOOKING FORWARD  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA February 10, 2015 7:30 p.m.  1. Opening of meeting by Mayor Steve Morris.  2. 3.  Invocation by Reverend Allison Farrah, Assistant Pastor of First United  Methodist Church (Rockingham). Amendments and Changes to Agenda.  4. Consent Agenda:  A. Disposition of Minutes of the January 13, 2015 Regular Meeting.  B. Tax Collector's Report. (See Pages 5-8)  Informational Items: 1.) Monthly Collection Report  2.) Uncollected Taxes as ofJanuary 31, 2015. 1.) Refunds per County Assessor's Office. 2.) Discovery bills added to Tax Scroll. 3.) Releases per County Assessor's Office.  Action Items:  C.  Authorize Tax Collector to advertise Tax Liens for the 2014Tax' Year in accordance with N.C.G.S. 105-369. (See memo Page 9)  5.  Business by Planning Board. A. Set Public Hearing.  1.) Rezoning Request: Set public hearing for an ordinance to rezone approximately .63 acres located at 190 County Home Road and identified as Richmond County PIN # 7472-02-68-8866 from Residential Duplex (R-8) to Neighborhood Business (B-1). (See  pages 10-11 & Photo Inserts)  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone - 1- 95 9088 Fax (910) 997 6617 wwwgoroetingnam.com    City Council Agenda February 10, 2015 Page 2  B. Hold Public Hearing.  C. Minutes from Various Boards (included separately)  6. Presentation of Rockingham Fire Department's Annual Report for 2014 by 7. Introduction of new police officers Chauncy Devonta Saunders and Jan 8. Consideration and discussion of Interlocal Agreement for the Consolidation of Public Safety Dispatch and 911 Service and the Creation of a Joint Agency Pursuant to NCGS $160A-462 to provide Emergency Public Safety Communication Service within Richmond County. (See Manager's Comments  Fire Chief Harold Isler. (Reportenclosed separately)  Taylor Owens by Police Chief Billy Kelly.  &P Proposed Agreement enclosed separately)  9. Business by Visitors. 10. Business by City Clerk. 11. - Business by City Manager. 12. Business by City Attorney. 14. Business by Mayor. 15. Adjournment.  13. Items of discussion by City Council Members.  -2-    Monty R. Crump City Manager  ROCKINGHAM A ESCBERATISTCMAIGNCETIRN CITY LOOKING FORWARD  MEMO TO: Mayor Steve Morris & City Council  FROM: DATE: RE:  Monty R. Crump, City Manager February 5, 2015 Agenda Items  REGULARAGENDA:  8.  Consideration and discussion of Interlocal Agreement for the Consolidation of Public Safety Dispatch and 911 Service and the Creation of a Joint Agency Pursuant to NCGS $160A-462 to provide Emergency Public Safety Communication Service within Richmond  County. (See proposed agreement enclosed separately)  This agenda item is on the current agenda for purposes of discussion and Ia am not requesting action until the March, 2015 meeting. Consolidation of 911 communications has been discussed for some time. The agreement spells out the details but I will highlight a few key points. Consolidating 911 communications will save taxpayers money and increase efficiency. Currently in downtown Rockingham, the city, county (911) and sheriff's department have three sets of dispatchers and equipment providing emergency communications to their respective agencies all located within about a quarter of a mile from one another. Consolidation would merge all of this into one agency to provide services to all participating agencies. Rockingham Fire Department migrated integrated emergency communications to 911 several years ago and it has worked well. With the construction of a new 911 facility the very latest in communication and technology will be available to handle emergency communications (911). Grants and 911 fees will fund and pay for new construction and ongoing operations which will alleviate the current duplication of personnel by each individual agency as noted above. As noted in the agreement, the county will not charge the city any fees for taking over our call taking and dispatch functions. Rockingham currently employs 4 dispatchers at an approximate total cost of $161,076.13. As noted in the agreement every effort will be made to reemploy displaced dispatchers at the new 911 center. Many counties have either already migrated to countywide 911 or are in the stages of doing SO. Using available grants and 911 fees to fully fund this consolidation provides a significant savings to the taxpayer (city and county), gains efficiency and allows utilization of state of the art technology. II look forward to discussing this matter at the meeting. For your information, this item  isa also being discussed at the Hamlet Council meeting.  -3-  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC. 28379. Phone (910) 895 9088 Fax (910) 9976617-www.gorocaingham.com    Rockingham, NC  City Council Agenda  SUPPORT DOCUMENTS      2  80 80  -5-    UNCOLLECTED TAXES  YEAR 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004  AMOUNT 229,669.17 35,994.04 25,791.85 21,482.75 16,739.48 13,154.34 10,030.51 6,149.47 4,666.91 4,199.26 3,112.25  January 2015  229,669.17 141,320.86 370,990.03  Total Current Year Total Past Years Total All Years  -6-    B  0    0 88 00 88 8 8888  9 a  3  8  3 8  8  -8-    To: From: Date: Re:  Mayor & Rockingham City Council Members  Lauren Turner, Tax Collector February 3, 2015  Request to Advertise Tax Liens  The Tax Collector for the City of Rockingham requests approval of the Council to advertise Tax Liens for the 2014 tax year in accordance with  NCG.S. 105-369.  -9-    Staff Report to Planning and Zoning Board  Agenda Item: IV.A February 3, 2015 Issue:  Rezoning Request: Henry R. Seals has submitted a request to rezone approximately .63 acres located at 190 County Home Road and identified as Richmond County PIN # 7472-02-68-8866 from Residential  Duplex (R-8) to Neighborhood Business (B-1).  Background:  On. January 20, 2015, Henry R. Seals submitted a request to rezone approximately .63 acres located at 190 County Home Road from Residential Duplex (R-8) to Neighborhood Business (B-1). An upholstery shop is operated by the applicant on the subject property, which is a nonconforming use in the R-8: zone. The applicant is concerned with the potential future limitations created by the legal nonconforming status of his business as currently zoned if the building were to be substantially damaged and/or ceased As stated in Section 3.01 of the UDO, the R-8 zone is intended to provide for the orderly growth of single-family detached, semi-detached, and two-family development (excluding manufactured housing) with a moderately dense character in order to create quiet, livable neighborhoods. The B-1 zone is intended to accommodate and provide for the development of small, nelghborhood-orented commercial activities strategically located to offer goods and services to the surrounding residential areas that are typically considered non-offensive in nature and compatible with residential uses in close proximity.  operations for a period of time in excess of 180 days.  Staff Comments:  1. A copy of a zoning map and aerial map illustrating the location of the subject property is included in 2. The subject property is currently zoned Residential Duplex (R-8). Upholstery shops and/or similar uses are not allowed in the R-8 zone. Thus, the upholstery shop is considered a legal nonconforming use and subject to regulations set forth in Article 6 of the UDO concerning nonconforming situations. Such regulations place limits on re-establishing nonconforming uses if damaged or destroyed; re-establishing the use if discontinued for 180 days; or using the existing 3. Ina addition to the upholstery shop, two single-wide manufactured homes are located on the subject property. Both manufactured homes are also legal nonconforming uses in the R-8 zone. The requested rezoning to B-1 will not affect their nonconforming status = both manufactured homes 4. The approval of the rezoning request will undoubtedly constitute spot zoning. As discussed in previous rezoning cases, spot zoning is not illegal if determined to be reasonable and in the public interest. Legal precedent has established the following factors for determining if a particular spot zoning is reasonable: the size of the tract; compatibility with an existing comprehensive plan; the impact of the zoning decision on the landowner, the immediate neighbors, and the surrounding community; and the relationship between the newly allowed uses in a spot rezoning and the 5. Shaping Our Future: 2023, the City's land use plan, mentions the importance of neighborhood- oriented commercial developments at key intersections for the purpose of providing goods and  the agenda packet for the Board's review.  building for a different commercial use.  would remain legal nonconforming uses under the B-1 zoning.  previously allowed uses.  -10-    services to the surrounding residential areas. While the subject property was not specifically identified and may not necessarily constitute a "key intersection", it is an existing commercial building in a residential area that could serve the same purpose. From this perspective, the request 5. The B-1 zone has been previously used in multiple instances around the City's jurisdiction to address a single commercial use located in a residential area. So, this particular rezoning request is not  iso consistent with the City's future land use plan.  without precedent. Staff Recommendation:  City staff recommends the Board review the request and recommend the City Council rezone the subject  property from R-8 to B-1 as requested by the applicant.  Planning Board Recommendation:  The Planning Board reviewed the request on February 3, 2015 and recommended unanimously the City Council rezone the subject property from Residential Duplex (R-8) to Neighborhood Business (B-1).  -11-    aIs SubjectProperty Proporty! Lines(2014) AE( (Floodplain) SHADEDX/Flodplan) AEFW (Floodvray) StreetNames Address Data Cilylimits  ETJ District Watershed CriticalA Area eWatershedE Balance TNCO HÇO  Seals Rezoning Request  Scale: 1"=150'  ROCKINGHAM CRN A LOOKING CITY  B-1)  FORWARD  (R-8toE  200  208    -IS SubjectProperty Propertylines( (2014) JAE(Flooiplain) SHADEDX(Fbodplan) AEFW (Floodway) StreetN Names Address Data Limils SsETJ Istoric District Watershedo Area eWatershedB Balance TNCO B-1(Neighborhood: Businoss) B2/CentalBusines) B-3(Highway! Business) H(lghtindustial)  1-2(Heavyl Industrial)  0-I( (Olffico Insltutional) jo-s(Opens Space) R-20(RuralF Residential) R-12(LowD DensityF Residential) R-9(Moderatet Density Residential) R-8 (Residential Duplex) R-7( (High DensityF Residential) R-7AC (Residentialv Vilage)  Seals  Request  Scale: 1"=300'  Rezoning to (R-8 B-1)  ROCKINGHAM A CITY  FORWARD  O-I  R-20/  B3    DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITY REPORTS  for  COUNCIL'S INFORMATION  -12-    6A  6A  $A  -13-    K&    ROCKINGHAM  A CITY LOOKING FORWARD  To: From: Date: Subject:  Monty Crump, City Manager  Dave Davis, Parks and Recreation Director  February 2, 2015 Activity Report  The following is an update on Parks and Recreation Activities.  Youth Basketball - All schedules are current with post season tournaments beginning Sunday,  February gth and concluding Saturday, February14th,  Youth Soccer- Registration deadline is Friday, February 6th. Enrollment has been strong and final Youth Baseball/Softbal - We will begin the registration process fori these two programs on Monday, February gth and conclude Monday, March 2nd. Late registration will be from March Hinson Lake = Reservations are consistent and will increase as we approach the warmer  numbers will be available in the March report.  3rd until March 5th. months.  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 Phon 15- 5 9088 Fax (910) 997 6617 www.goroclingham.con    FIRE CHIEF HAROLDI ISLER ADMIN.ASST. KRISTYPLAYER  ASST.CHIEF DAVIDMULLIS CAPTAIN VICMCCASKILL  4 January-15  We are pleased to submit the monthly fire report on the activities undertaken by the Rockingham  Fire Department during the month of January 2015.  Total Alarms: Turn In Alarms: Wrecks: Smoke Scare: Power line down: 0 Illegal Burn: Electrical:  50 0 21 0 0 1  In Town: Silent Alarms: Alarm Malf: Vehicle fire: Bomb Threat: Co detector: Assist EMS:  50 50 13 1 0 3 1  Outo of Town: Structure: Good Intent: Grass/Brush: Gas Leak/Spill: Assist Police: Mutual Aid:  0 0 9 0 0 1 0  Hours Spent on Calls: 20 hours 05 minutes Total Property Exposed to Fire: Total Property Damaged by Fire: Total Property Saved:  $5,200.00 $4,200.00 $1,000.00  During the month of. January full time members oft the fire department averaged 541 training hours  per person; part-paid members averaged 10 hours per person for the month.  Public Life & Safety: -Installed 4 car seats -Inspections: 71 -Station tour: 2kids 1 adult training for the year Respectfully Submitted, Hleuny lu& Fire Chief Harold Isler  -All full time employees participated in a mandatory 21 Hour Rapid Intervention Team class -All department personel who have EMT certification completed their required 24 hours of Co-Ed  -Participated in the Martin Luther King parade  231 S. LAWRENCE ST. ROCKI -16- NC 28379 I 910-997-4002    ROCKINGHAM A GIY LOOKINO FORWARD  Rockingham Police Department  W.D. Kelly, Chiefof Police  To: Monty Crump pkm  W. D. Kelly Chief of Police Date: February 3, 2015 Ref: January Activity Report  On behalf of the Rockingham Police Department, Ia 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: Animal Control Calls: Alarm Calls Escorts: Unlock Vehicles: Charges Generating Arrest: Felonies: Misdemeanors: Drug Violations: Juvenile: Warrants Served: Citations:  1115 40 130 72 131  29 127 34 2 132 311  Accidents eported/Investgated: Property Damage only: Personal Injury: Officer Hours Spent in Court: Officer Training Hours Logged Items of Interest:  53 01 43 111  We would like to congratulate Lt. Det. Donovan Young on his recent promotion.  He will now be in charge of the Detective Division.  311 E. Franklin Street, Rockingham, N.C. 28379 Phone - 17 - -2468 Fax (910) 895-0899 ngorcknglampacom