LANSING  AROLINA 552 Incorpr  Town ofLansing  Town Hall 173 B Street - PO Box 266 Lansing, NC 28643"3 336.384.3938 - www.lansingnc.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 November 9, 2021  TheLansing Board of Aldermen met at Town Hall for their regular monthly meeting on November Those present by roll call were: Mayor Mack Powers, Aldermen Jim Blevins, Matt Cordell, Anita Also attending were: Town Clerk Sandy Roten, Maintenance Supervisor Larry Blevins,  9, 2021 in person and by Zoom for the public to attend by request only.  Greenwood, Teresa McCoy, and Tom Richardson  Finance Officer Beth Johnson, and Robert Rice, LPCCA.  Call to Order and Welcome  Mayor Powers called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone in  attendance.  Approval of November 9, 2021 Agenda  A motion was made by Alderman Blevins accept the agenda as presented. Motion  carried with a 5-0 favor. Review Minutes for Approval  Mayor Powers opened the floor for a motion to approve the October 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes or amend if necessary. A motion was made by Alderman Blevins to  accept the minutes as presented. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.    Finance Report  Afinance reportwas given by Beth Johnson. She reported all finances were looking good to date. A motion was made by Alderman Blevins to accept the report as given. Motion  carried with a 5-0 favor.  LPCCA - An update was given by Robert Rice.  They have classrooms built and are ready for the winter classes. November should be the last month the office space is needed at Town Hall. They should be able to move everything up to LPCCA. LPCCA's pottery instructor has left due to health reasons. JAM sessions are being planned for the winter with the assistance of Independence, VA. Friday night is being looked at for the meetings. We are looking at setting up a music advisory group. This group of five or six would be comprised of people with musical inclinations to serve as advisors. We are looking at a grant to cover the windows that need extra protection from the  weather. G.L.A.D.  The annual meeting of GLAD was conducted by Zoom on October 28. The new officers elected were: V.P. - Jim Parsons, Secretary - Sandy Roten, and The mural on Lansing Foods has been postponed until the spring. Signs are finished and have been mounted in the park. They look great.  Treasurer = James Littlejohn.  LVFD - None Public Comments  Thomas Herrington, a potential buyer of the "old milk plant" located at 226 South Big Horse Creek, joined the meeting by Zoom. He had some questions concerning Ist the culvert city property or the buyers? It would be the responsibility of the The proposed business would be owner operated type, not a franchise. Mr. Herrington realizes this is a dry county, but if it were a restaurant, would it be able to sell drinks? Since it would be on a NC Scenic Byway there is an exception to being able to sell alcohol and this building would be a historic building also.  the property. property owner.  9.0 Other Business  Sewer Contamination - A letter was sent today to Molley Chompers. This gives  the town a paper trail.  2    Playground Committee Report = Alderman Greenwood, chairperson for the Playground Committee, gave a report on the status of the playground. Ithas been decided to go with Play World based on the price, delivery, and set-up quoted. It was decided to add a picnic shelter with restrooms across the creek near the J.O. Clerk Roten gave a report on the tax collections for 2021. During September Ditch Line Quote = A ditch line cleaning quote was received from Darnell Grading for a total of $3,000. This included several streets. A motion was made by Alderman Blevins to proceed with the work as quoted. Motion carried with a 5-0 Clerk Roten reported on the status of the current HP copier used in the office. After much discussion with HP, it was determined there was a problem with the drum which would be very expensive to repair. Aquote was obtained for a newer model of HP that would be an All-in-One printer. The quote was for $249.00, two-year warranty included and nine months of free ink. A motion was made by Alderman Blevins to purchase this newer model printer. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor. Mayor Powers discussed the advantages of moving the electric meters from the store fronts to the back of the buildings. This would require burying the power lines on the back street at a cost of $5,800 to the town. James Littlejohn and Amy Anne's, which make up most of the store fronts, agreed to this move. Alderman Cordell made a motion to enter a contract with BREMCO to move the power lines Clerk Roten reported that the annual renewal for the 2022 Ashe County Guide is due. If we renew by November 30, the cost is $600 for a % page. Alderman Richardson made the move to proceed with this renewal. Motion carried with a 5- Clerk Roten and Maintenance Supervisor Blevins reported that not all the town's streets/lanes are recorded on our Powell Bill map. Roads that we maintain that are not recorded are N &WLane to the barn, sewer plant lane, H Street to water tank, and WS Street if we want to maintain it. Mayor Powers asked Supervisor Blevins to obtain preliminary footage that we are talking about and we would investigate if Clerk Roten asked about attending the Certified Municipal Clerk's Training held by the UNC School of Government. The topics taught would be very beneficial to the town. Alderman Blevins made the motion to cover the expenses for Clerk Roten to Water Tank Discussion = Mayor Powers stated we only have one 6" water line going across the creek. We need to begin discussions for an additional tank. We are looking for a suitable location for this new tank. We have talked to Bobby  Blevins meadow along with restrooms.  $1,040.80 was collected bringing the total to date $19,593.65.  favor.  to the back of the stores. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  Ofavor.  itv was worthwhile to add these streets to our Powell Bill.  attend this training in 2022. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  3    Waddell about possibly locating this tank at the upper location on his property. We will invite Bobby Waddell and his son to the December meeting to discuss this BRIC Grant Funding - We are working with the HCCOG to submit a grant funding request for the improvement of the sewer funded by FEMA. The key for application for the sewer improvement is it being in the flood zone. The first step is to write a letter stating we would like to apply for this grant. The grant must be submitted by the end of November. We will work with NC Pro for this work. Funds could be awarded for 88 per cent of this work with 12 per cent coming from the town.,  issue.  10.0 Aldermen Comments  We need to check to see if grease traps are mentioned in our sewer ordinance. DOT Speed Limits - The DOT does not want to do anything about speed limits in our town. DOT did not want the 20-m.p.h. limit all within the city limits of any town.  11. Motion to Adjourn - A motion was made to adjourn at 8:50 p.m. by Alderman Blevins.  Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  Mskge Mack Powers, Mayor  Sandra Wetn Sandra Roten, Clerk  4