209  Dunn City Council Special CalledI Meeting Tuesday, January 18,2022 6:00 p.m., Dunn Municipal Building  Minutes  PRESENT: Mayor William P. Elmore Jr., Mayor Pro Tem Dr. David L. Bradham, Council Members J. Wesley Sills, April Gaulden, Frankl McLean, and Chuck1 Turnage.. Absent: Billy N. Tart Also present: City Manager. Steven Neuschafer, Assistant City Manager Mathew Boone, Public Utilities Director Heather. Adams, Administrative Support. Specialist II Debra Creighton, City Attorney Tilghman. Pope, and City Mayor Elmore opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m., gave thei invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. He askede everyone tor remember Council Member' Tart, whoi isI notl here duet to thel loss ofh his mother. Discussion of Proposed Wastewater Projects and/ or to Consider Additional Alternative Wastewater Projects for Funding from the. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and tol Provide the Authorization to Planning Director. Adams updated Council on where we stand on the sewer moratorium and Special Orders by Consent (SOC). Michael Goliber with DMP reviewed thel Four Phased. Approach to address the Wastewater System needs to include 1) Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation, 2) Black River WWTP Internal Rehabilitation, 3) Black River WWTP Effluent Conveyance and 4) Highway 301 Corridor Improvements. He reviewed the various projects and the timelines as established by the funding agency. He also reviewed the flow of the collection system. He reviewed the Collection System Rehabilitation projects which brings the total ofa approved andi funded) projects to$ $11.7 million. Plus thea additional project discussed with USDA would bringt thet total ofr rehab work to $19.31 million over thei next couple ofyears. City Manager Neuschafer pointed Mike Slusher with DMP reviewed the WWTP Internal Rehabilitation Project, including the facility's age and various projects previously completed. Het then updated Council on thet twoj projects being proposed for. ARPA funds, the Effluent project at $16,100,000 and the Highway 301 Corridor Improvements project at $15,850,000. The first) projectir includes installinga a parallel effluent force main from thel Black River WWTPto the Cape Fear Rivera and effluent pump station improvements toi increase pumping capacity and to eliminate the overflows on the Black River Outfall Line. The second project would be to construct a new outfall line from Machine & Welding to the WWTP, upgrade Eastside Pump Station, reroute the Eastside Force main to the new outfall line, and eliminate the Machine & Welding Pump Station. This improvement willi increase the pumping and capacity att thel Eastside Pump Station and the Black River Outfall Line. Goliber reviewed other options with estimated cost. These projects wouldl both benefit outflow but the Highway 301 Corridor option isl less disruptive and will ber more beneficial for future growth. The $30,450,000 is 100% grant with no city match and the City could use the American Rescue Plan funds allocated by the Federal Government lasty year of 1,540,000 and the same in this year to cover the balance of the expenses, also 100% grant. The slide Adams updated council on SOCI meeting held Thursday. They were noti interested inj justt thel line rehab! but felt the other two projects would bel beneficial and they wouldb be willing tor negotiate ans SOC with these proposed projects.. As wer move forward with thesep projects, we can negotiate additional flow that willa allow for growth. Itish highly unlikely, the city will get out oft the moratorium until all projects are complete. Adams stated the easements could slow us down al bit but the city plans to move full speed ahead. Mayor Pro Tem Bradham asked whati ifs someone does not want tos grantt thee easement. Attorney Pope stated thatt the property will have to be condemned and that it is not al lengthy process. Economic Development Growth concerns were discussed and various options whenb bringingi ina ani industry with the need forl larges sewer capacity. Goliber added that ARPA funds have tol be obligated by 2024 and expensed by 2026. Mayor Elmore stated that iti is important that we move as fast as we can so additional available funds can be used for future After additional discussion, motion! by Council Member Turnage and second by Council Member McLean to supportt thet two sewer projects proposed bys staff and DMP: and usingt the $30,450,000: fromi the ARPAt tof fund thej projects facilitating increase flow allocations ast the projects are inj progress and supporting lifting oft the sewer moratorium by 2026 when the funds must be spent. Motion unanimously approved.A copy oft the Mayor Elmore stated that staff needs to work on a process for allocating available taps with arranged With nof further business to discuss, motion by Council Member McLean and second by Council Member Sills  Clerk Tammy Williams. CALLTO ORDER. ANDI INVOCATION ITEMSI FORI DISCUSSION. AND/ORI DECISION  Request this Funding  outt that this portioni ist thel Lines and Manholesi int the ground.  presentation isi incorporated. into these minutes as Attachment: #1.  projects.  Resolution (R2022-01) isi incorporated into these minutes as Attachment: #2. toa adjourn the meetinga at7 7:27 p.m. Motion unanimously: approved.  timetables to developers.  111I11! I, - CITY OF CORPORATE SEAL AR  ayor  RRY  Attest: City Clerk  Conmy Whio Tammy Williams, CMG NCCMC