170 Dunn City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 24,2021 7:00 p.m., Dunn Municipall Building Minutes PRESENT: Mayor William P. Elmore Jr., Mayor Pro Tem Dr. David L. Bradham, Council Members J. Wesley Sills, April Gaulden, Frank McLean, Billy N. Tart, and Chuck Turnage. A copy of Request for Also present: City Manager Steven Neuschafer, Assistant City Manager Mathew Boone, Finance Director Jim Roberts, Public Utilities Director Heather. Adams, Communications Coordinator Kaitlin Adkins, City Attorney Mayor Elmore opened thei meeting at6 6:00p p.m. and gavet thei invocation. Afterwards, Council! Member McLean Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham and second by Council Member Turnage to adopt the June 24, 2021 Specia!! Meeting isi incorporated intot these minutes as Attachment: #1. Tilghman Pope, andA Administrative SupportSpecidlist. II Debra Creighton. CALLTO ORDER. ANDI INVOCATION ledi int thel Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA. ADJUSTMENT AND APPROVAL meeting agenda as presented. Motion unanimously approved. ITEMSI FORI DISCUSSION. AND/ORI DECISION USDAI Loan Police and' Water/Sewer Vehicles and Equipment Motion unanimously approved. Budget Amendments FY2020-2021 Motion by Council Member Turnage and second by Council Member Gaulden to table until the July meeting. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham ands second by Council Member Tart to approve the Budget Amendments providing fundingt to cover the expenditures across the departments for FY2020-2021. Motion unanimously approved. A copy ofE Budget Amendments (BA2021-270 and BA2021-28) are incorporated into these minutes as Finance Director Roberts proposed paying off three loans for equipment and vehicles totaling $80,373.16. The interest saved by prepaying thesel loans would be $7,560.00 and the interest rates on the loans varies from 2.12%1 by) FCB to3 3.125% and: 3.375% byt the USDA. Thej payoff of$80,373.06 would reduce thel budgeted amount to be spent in the FY2021-2022 budget by $73,730.00 and reduce the payoff in the FY2022-2023 Motion by Council Member Tart and second by Council Member Gaulden to approve the resolution and budget amendment authorizing the City to move forward with the payoff of three loans from the General Fund.I Motion unanimously: approved.. A copy of Resolution (R2021-19) and Budget Amendment (BA2021-29) City Manager Neuschafer requested approval of resolution to allow the City of Dunn zoning jurisdiction on property as requested by the owner. The request for the extension oft the City of Dunn's Development Rights are now allowed] pursuant tol NCGS 160D-203 splitj jurisdiction. Currently there aref four parcels that are split between the City of Dunn's ETJ and the County of Harnett's jurisdiction, with one completely in Harnett County's jurisdiction. These parcels are int the City of Dunn's Future Land Use Map and the property owner has given the City permission to assign planning and development; jurisdiction for the) parcels to the City. City Manager. Neuschafer: said ther resolution would need tog go tot the Harnett County Commissioners for adoption and most recently the Town of Lillington completed a similar resolution. He added that the ETJ boundary Motion by Council Member Turnage and second by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham to adopt the resolution and authorize the City Manager to send Memo and Resolution to Harnett County Board of Commissioners for approval. Motion unanimously approved. A copy of the Resolution (R2021-20) is incorporated into these City Attorney Pope presented proposal from the owner of the Downtown Motor Court located at 401 S Clinton Ave. The property owner has requested to donate the property due to incurring the scheduled demolition charges off $29,500.00. The Council would need to decide to accept the donation or continue with the demolition, foreclosure process and eventually the City would still own the property but with greater costs associated. The current Harnett County taxes are $1881.08 and the property owner advised the most they could afford towards the current years taxes would be $1,000.00. Ift the Council chooses to accept the Motion by Council Member Turnage and second by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham to accept the donation of the Attachment: #2. Resolution: and Budget. Amendment. Authorizing! Prepayment ofLoans budgeth by $25,729. arei incorporated intot these minutes as Attachment: #3. Resolution Requesting Planning Authority from Harnett County would not! bea affected byt this, itiss strictly for: zoning purposes. minutes aso attachment: #4. Discussion on) Proposed Donation ofReal Property offer, itv wouldh bel lesst than the cost off foreclosure proceedings and the costt to demolish. Downtown! Motor Courtp property. Motion carried unanimously. 171 195/140 Crossroads ofA Americal Economic Development. Alliance City Manager Neuschafer gave an update on the current status oft thel 195/140 Crossroads Alliance since the Town of Benson decided not to participate. He andl Mayor Elmore met with the Mayor and' Town) Manager of Four Oaks who want to continue the Alliance. Mayor Elmore said the. Alliance has been budgeted by both City's andi movingi itf forward would beg good for both. Hea addedt that Dunn would bet the first City south ofthe Crossroads: and Four Oaks would be the first City north oft the Crossroads. Consensus was tor move forward. Motion by Councill Member McLean and second by Council Member Gaulden to enter into Closed Session in accordance with [N.C.G.S1 143-318.11(a)(5) to direct staff concerning negotiations and terms for acquisition Mayor Elmore reconvened the meeting and with no further business to discuss, motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham and second by Council Member Sills to adjourn the meeting at 7:26 p.m. Motion carried ofreal property. Motion wast unanimously: approved. The meeting was recessed for Closed Sessiona at6 6:29 p.m. unanimously. ITY OF CORPOPI SEAL Csy L William P. wh ElmoreJ Jr. Mayor Attest: City Clerk Gany