LANSING  7852 ncorp  Town ofLansing  Town Hall 173 B Street a PO Box 266 Lansing, NC28643-363843988: - www.ansingnc.us Board of Aldermen: Jim Blevins, Matt Cordell, Anita Greenwood, Tom Richardson, Teresa McCoy  Finance Officer: Elizabeth. Johnson  Mack Powers, Mayor  Sandra Roten, Town Clerk  BOARD OF ALDERMAN Regular Meeting Minutes July 13, ,2021  The Lansing Board of Alderman met at Town Hall for their regular monthly meeting on July 13, Those present by roll call were: Mayor Mack Powers, Aldermen Matt Cordell, Anita Greenwood, Also attending were: Finance Officer Beth Johnson, Town Clerk Sandy Roten, Maintenance  2021.  Teresa McCoy, and Tom Richardson. Absent Alderman Jim Blevins. Supervisor Larry Blevins, Robert Rice, René Shuford and Karen Eller.  1.0 Call to Order and Welcome  Mayor Powers called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone in  attendance.  2.0 Approval of March 9, 2021 Agenda  A motion was made by Alderman Cordell to approve the agenda as presented. Motion  carried with a 4-0 favor. 3.0 Review Minutes for Approval  Mayor Powers opened the floor for a motion to approve the June 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes or amend if necessary. A motion was made by Alderman Richardson to accept  the minutes as presented. Motion carried with a 4-0 favor.    4.0 Finance Report-I None  5.0 LPCCA  Robert Rice talked about the large water bill for LPCCA last month. There was a Robert gave an update on the Dog Day. They are looking at Friday night before with food, live music, twenty artisans, and demonstrations. They are needing On August 14th, LPCCA will sponsor al Lansing Family Fun Day. Some attractions will include an introductory square dance class and a dunking booth. Robert Inearly September they willl have an event for the students to show what they have  toilet leaking and it has been repaired.  sponsors for this event.  challenged the aldermen to volunteer for the dunking booth.  made in their classes.  6.0 G.L.A.D.  René Shuford reported GLAD had received the Jane Lonon grant starting in June. They will be starting the mural around the first of September on the GLAD is having the Welcome sign for entry into town as a model for all the other signs. They will be the same design but different sizes and will be finished in They have secured a contractor, Jamie Watson, for the flower boxes at the new The beautification committee conducted a small beautification contest for the  Lansing Food's building and finish sometime in October.  September.  bridge. We just need to know how wide and how to attach them.  storefronts in the town. The winners were: 1st place - Old Orchard Creek General Store 3rd place - Tie Lansing Foods and Pie on the Mountain  2nd place - Amy Anne's  Ab barn quilt willl be presented to the first-place winner to be displayed until the next  contest.  7.0 LVFD -N None 8.0 Public Comments  Karen Eller, owner of Country House came forward to ask for consideration on her last water bill. They had al leaky toilet and it has been repaired. The Board decided to grant an adjustment. An adjustment can be granted once per year. We will take an average of the last three months and submit the bill to Country House. Karen  thanked the Board for their help on this matter.  9.0 Other Business    Rachael Bronson did a presentation on the Accelerated Plan. Starting in November 2020 she covered these areas: Introduction, Goals of the Project, and Community Analysis. A move was made by Alderman Cordell to accept the deliverable plan and adopt the plan as a guideline for the Planning Guide for Mayor Powers gave the second reading of the Sewer Use Ordinance. A motion was made by Alderman Cordell to adopt the Sewer Use Ordinance. Motion carried Alderman Greenwood brought up the need for a franchise ordinance for the Town of Lansing. It was suggested that Clerk Roten check with other small towns like Mayor Powers addressed the issue of moving the power pole back to its original location. A letter was sent to BREMCO and the DOT requesting the pole stays at Aname for the campground entry road was discussed. The following names will  Lansing. Motion carried with a 4-0 favor.  with a 4-0 favor.  Seven Devils to see what they had in place.  the location it is now.  be sent to the county for approval: 1. Camping Lane 2. Campground Lane 3. Mountaineer Campground Lane  The following names will be submitted for the trailer park entry road:  1. WLane 2. WSLane 3. Walter Lane  Mayor Powers learned there might be extra money that could be available from the state through Senator Deanna Ballard. The items presented for consideration  were:  1. $350,000 Playgroundrestroms 2. 65,000 Sidewalk 3. 40,000 Barn parking lot  There was a committee formed for the playground project. Alderman Greenwood ist the Chairperson; members of the committee are Kathy Elliott, Tina Greer, Janis Roten, and Ashley Schneggenburger. They are looking at maybe two systems, Mayor Powers met with County Commissioners to ask for their help for Maintenance Supervisor Larry Blevins doing park maintenance. The quote for 26 weeks of park assistance was $21,000. The Commissioners said funds was not available at this time, however, they gave the town $12,000 to buy an industrial typer mower. Themower has been purchased willl be a long-term asset to the town.  ages 2-5 and 5-12. Requests for quotes have been sent out.    Mayor Powers also brought up the fact that Larry Blevins used his own truck for town hauling/running. He would like to provide gas for this usage for Larry's vehicle. It was decided that Larry could use the credit card for two tanks of gas Alderman Cordell asked what the status was for electric car charging systems. Itwas brought to the Board's attention the many compliments received about the cleanliness of the restrooms. The restrooms are kept spotless and people notice. A big thank you to the employees, Shelby Dowell and Brenda Reeves. It was suggested that the park needs to be checked for bee's nest. Around the decks someone noticed a nest and someone could be stung. Larry Blevins will Mayor Powers talked about the visit from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the town. The Federal Co-Chair, Gayle C. Manchin, and her staff along with other officials came on July 8 and was very impressed with the park, all those attending and the refreshments we served. A great time was had by all.  per month.  The town needs to find a place to locate these stations.  investigate this.  10. Aldermen Comments - None.  11. Motion to Adjourn - A motion was made to adjourn at 9:08 p.m. by Alderman  Richardson. Motion carried with a 4-0 favor.  MA Mack Powers, Mayor  B  Sandie R Sandra Roten, Clerk