TOWN OF STOKESDALE Regular Town Council Meeting 8325 Angel Pardue Road Stokesdale, NC27357 November 12, 2015  The Regular Council Meeting oft the! Stokesdale Town Council was held on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the Stokesdale Town Hall on 8325 Angel Pardue Road in Stokesdale, North Carolina. COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Randy Braswell, Mayor Pro Tem Frank Bruno, William N. (Bill). Jones, Vicki  White-Lawrence, Joe Thacker. OTHERS PRESENT INCLUDED: Department.  William B. Trevorrow, Town Attorney; Carolyn L. Joyner, Town  Clerk/Finance Officer; Diana Marcus, Deputy Clerk; Deputy Scott Casey, Guilford County Sheriff's CALL COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER: Mayor Braswell called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.  INVOCATION: Given by Mayor Braswell.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Recited by Council members and citizens in attendance. REVIEW AND ADOPT AGENDA: Vicki White-Lawrence made a motion to adopt the agenda. Frank Bruno seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the motion was approved. READING AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES for the Regular Council Meeting of October 8, 2015 and Council Workshop Minutes of October 23, 2015: Vicki White-Lawrence made a motion to approve both without reading them. Frank Bruno seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: Ronald Hutchins said he lives in Bethany, but he owns land in Stokesdale and he concerned about the walking trail. If the walking trail goes through Stokesdale that means that he will lose an acre and al half of land along the A & Y Railroad bed. He only knows what he has read in the Northwest Observer and what people have told him. His neighbor who owns land beside his property called him and said that he needed to do something or sign a petition against the trail. Mayor Braswell said that last month a Public Hearing was held during the Town Hall meeting which gave the public an opportunity: to speak in favor of or against the trail. There is a petition available for those who oppose the trail, but there is also a group of people that are proponents of the trail. There was a sign-up sheet at the previous Town Hall meeting listing the names and addresses of the residents that attended. Frank Bruno said for Mr. Hutchins to provide his contact information and Council will let him know when the committee meetings will be held concerning the trail and if he cannot attend the meetings, Council will let him know what was discussed. Carolyn. Joyner said that the October gth Town Council meeting minutes are also available for Mr. Hutchins to review. Mr. Hutchins said that he is interested in reading the minutes. Mayor Braswell suggested that Mr. Hutchins stop by Town Hall to provide his contact information and pick up a copy of the October gth Town Council meeting minutes.  motion was approved.  Mr. Hutchins thanked Council and said he would do that. November12,2015- -Town Council Meeting  1  Book 13, Page 2815    NEW BUSINESS  Report from Guilford County Sheriff's Department: Deputy Scott Casey said that it has been four years that he has been reporting for the Town, and this is the busiest month he has ever had. Twenty-six (26) reports were generated from the calls received since the October gth Town Council meeting and nine were Part One crimes. There was a robbery at Crossroads Pharmacy and two arrests were made. There was Breaking and Entering (B & E) at residences on Athens Road, Flat Rock Road, Belews Creek Road, and Southard Road, at theft of property from a trailer behind a house on US Highway 158, al break- in ofa motor vehicle on Oak Level Church Road, a B&Eatt the B8 & G Car Wash, and a B& E yesterday at Deputy Casey said that his police car was damaged by a tractor trailer that rolled back and hit him, sO Discussion took place about the Holiday Parade, the police bicycle team that will be there for security, and the streets where yellow barrels need to be placed to block traffic. Deputy Casey said that things could be finalized at the December 10th Town Council meeting before the December 12th Holiday Discussion took place about Reverse 911 calls which is a county-wide system warning to citizens about a developing emergency, a program called Nextdoor which is a networking website for neighborhoods, and readyguilford.org where citizens can sign up their cell phones for emergency cell phone calls, text messages, and email warnings. Also discussed were the advantages of using Facebook to post emergency warnings and citizen tips which the Northwest Observer provides on their Facebook page and Guilford County Sheriff's Department will provide when their Facebook page has been set up and Deputy Casey said that he does not like that certain people have his personal cell phone number and are giving it out to people who call him all hours of the day and night about suspicious activity three or four days after it occurs. He wants people to call 911 at the time the suspicious activity is taking place sO immediate action can be taken by the Guilford County Sheriff's Department. If something suspicious is happening, call 911 immediately and do not wait three or four days and then call him on his personal Carolyn Joyner said that the Nextdoor information is on the Town website and Nextdoor brochures are Consider a Resolution Adopting the Guilford County Mult-lurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan: Don Campbell said he is the Emergency Management Division Director of Guilford County Emergency Services. The Guilford County Multi-Jurisdictional. Hazard Mitigation Plani is a plan the county is required to pass every five years based on state law and federal legislation. The goal of the program is to reduce hazards from making major disaster impacts in our community overall. The federal government requires this plan to be updated every five years in order to remain eligible for federal grants for disaster mitigation and the state requires the plan in order to be eligible for state disaster reimbursement funding and hazard mitigation grant funding. The plan was last approved in 2010, sO for the last nine to twelve months the county has been going through the update process by bringing community members  aresidence on! NC Highway 68.  the police car isi int the shop being repaired.  Parade.  approved for the public.  cell phone on his day off. available int the Town Hall lobby.  2  November12,2015- -Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2816    and elected officials together and doing many surveys at public meetings in order to get input on how to move forward to do this. The plan is 490 pages most of which is a community survey of what our hazards are and what strategies can be used to reduce those hazards. Stokesdale has a specific section in the plan on strategies and has identified four strategies. One is to continue participation in the national flood insurance program. The next is to work with the county and the state in order to complete the hazard mitigation plan updates. The next is to continue to identify and document hazard occurrences, potential mitigation projects, and continue to look forward to see what can be done to reduce hazards. The last one is to support the county as it researches safe room grant opportunities to construct safe rooms in schools and in vulnerable population locations. The county is very proud of the Frank Bruno made a motion to adopt the Resolution Adopting the Guilford County Mult-lurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and authorized the Mayor to sign it. VickiWhite-lawrence seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the Resolution is hereby incorporated into and made a part of the Consider a Resolution: Agatha Road Addition to NCDOT State Maintenance System: Bill Jones made amotion to approve the Resolution Consenting to the Addition of Agatha Drive and authorize the Mayor to sign it. Vicki White-Lawrence seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the Resolution is herebyi incorporated into and made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Ratify Town Seal Registration Renewal: Frank Bruno made ar motion to approve the ratification of the Town Seal registration renewal. Vicki White Lawrence seconded the motion. All Council members voted Public Records Request Policy: Mayor Braswell made a motion to move this item to the December 10th Town Council meeting. Frank Bruno seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the Consider 2016 Development Bulletin (Meeting Schedule): Mayor Braswell made a motion to adopt and approve these dates for the Town of Stokesdale 2016 Development Bulletin. Vicki White-Lawrence seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the motion was approved.  plan and hopes tol keep the community safe ini the next five years.  minutes of the meeting.  aye and the motion was approved.  motion was approved.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS Stokesdale Water System: Stokesdale Water System.  Citizens' Comment Period on the Stokesdale Water System: No citizens made comments on the Proposals for Marking Waterlines for NC 811 Requests - Continued: Mayor Braswell made a motion to have Yates Construction Company as the Town's utility contract locater. Bill Jones seconded the Discussion took place about the NC 811 three-day requirement and having that written on the proposal  motion.  from Yates Construction Company.  3  November 12, 2015-Town Council Meeting  Book 13,1 Page 2817    Mayor Braswell made an amendment to his motion to have the Town Clerk contact Yates Construction Company and see if they would be willing to add al line on this proposal that they would be capable and Mr. Trevorrow advised Carolyn Joyner to find out what the requirements are under the NC 811 contract and make sure the proposal from Yates Construction Company covers the requirements of what the Town is supposed to do if the Town is going to pass the request onto the contractor. This should be  willing to respond to the NC 811 request within the three-day period.  incorporated into the agreement with Yates Construction Company in some way.  Mayor Braswell said he was withdrawing his motion.  Mayor Braswell made a motion to provide Yates Construction Company with a copy of the NC 811 agreement and have that agreement incorporated into their proposal and bring it back int the December 10th Town Council meeting. Frank Bruno seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the Any Other Issues Pertaining to the Water System: Frank Bruno said that he received a call from a resident requesting the results of a test that was done to their water in May 2015, by the Town. Mayor Braswell said that due to a concern about water quality, the Town had sent Meritech, Inc. to test the resident's water, and he had called and advised the resident that the test results were good. He will take Carolyn Joyner wanted to know if Council was ready to address moving the $200.00 deposits from one location to another. Mayor Braswell said Mr. Trevorrow needed some additional information from Ms. Mayor Braswell said that he has been working with Ron Hargrove, the Utilities Director for the City of Winston-Salem, on the Town's contract. There will be a new contract sometime in the spring of 2016. He has inquired about the possibility of Stokesdale selling water to the Town of Oak Ridge. It will help Review of Administrative Task List - Continued: Frank Bruno said that he is still working on the task Review of Visitors Log: Mayor Braswell said that the Visitors Log is not accomplishing what he had Mayor Braswell made a motion to move the Visitors Log behind the window sO the Town Clerk and Deputy Clerk can keep track of the foot traffic for the next 90 days. Bill Jones seconded the motion. All Mayor Braswell made a motion to log the date, time, length of the visit, and the purpose oft the visit. He wants to see the different reasons that people visit Town Hall. The Visitors Log could list whether a water bill was paid, a planning and zoning inquiry was made, the library was used, or general  motion was approved.  care of getting the test results to the resident.  Joyner before that issue could be addressed.  Stokesdale run water through the lines and it will help Oak Ridge too. list and hopes to have something to present next month.  originally hoped to accomplish, which was to track how many people visit Town Hall.  Council members voted aye and the motion was approved.  information was requested. The clerks can be creative with the Visitors Log.  4  November 12, 2015- -Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2818    Joe Thacker suggested making categories on the Visitors Log so the clerks could just simply check it off. Mayor Braswell said that the Visitors Log can be used for lots of reasons. He would like to see what the Visitors Log looks like in 30 days, but wants to keep a 90-day limit on it. Vicki White-lawrence said the Visitors Log should be as simple as possible sO it does not take too much time away from the clerks' regular work. Discussion took place about the many different reasons that customers visit Town Hall and how long some might stay. Mayor Braswell said that Council needs to identify how busy Town Hall is now compared to four years ago in order to determine whether there is enough staff or the right staff Bill Jones seconded the motion. Mayor Braswell, Frank Bruno, Bill Jones, and Vicki White-Lawrence Frank Bruno asked when the water rates were going up and when the notification that rates were increasing would appear on the water bill. Carolyn Joyner said that the City of Winston-Salem did increase the water rates last month and she will know the dollar amount of the increase by next month. Discussion took place about when to put the water rate increase notification on the water bill and the  available.  voted aye and. Joe Thacker voted nay, sO the motion was approved bya 4-1 vote.  rate for water that was set during the Town budget process.  COMMITTEE ANDI BOARD REPORTS  Land Use Plan Review Committee: Frank Bruno said that there have been some planning cases over the last several years that were a little different than how the Land Use Plan was laid out, and he thought it was time for the Land Use Plan Review Committee to start meeting again and look at some of those issues and make some changes, if necessary. He suggested contacting the committee members that were listed on the Land Use Plan Review Committee in the past and find out if they are still interested in serving on the committee. A committee meeting should be scheduled sometime after the Trails/Paths, Right of Ways Committee: Frank Bruno said that the past members of the Trails Committee also need to be contacted in order to find out if they want to continue serving on the Trails Committee, as well. He has received one application for the Trails Committee and approximately six people have emailed him with interest in becoming committee members. The people that attended the Public Hearing last month should also be contacted to find out if they want to submit an application for Frank Bruno made a motion to have the staff call the members of the Land Use Plan Review Committee to verify whether they still want to serve on the committee or not. Mayor Braswell said to post to the Town website and Facebook page that the Town is seeking applicants to serve on the Land Use Plan Review Committee and the Trails Committee. Mayor Braswell seconded the motion. All Council Ordinance Review Committee Progress Report and Consider Publishing the Development Ordinance using Municode: Frank Bruno said that Municode needs to be used to codify the Town ordinances and amendments in order to protect the Town from a liability standpoint. His concern is that the ordinance book is very unorganized and difficult to interpret. It is time to codify the ordinances and amendments and put them on the Town website for people to easily access when needed. Mayor Braswell said that the Guilford County Planning Department was going to review some of the suggestions and requests  first of the year.  the Trails Committee.  members voted aye and the motion was approved.  5  November 12, 2015 -Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2819    made by the Ordinance Review Committee and make some recommendations based on some other ordinances that are very similar. The Water Ordinance is also being reviewed with Mr. Trevorrow. He will call the Chairman of the Ordinance Review Committee and let him know that Council will have to move forward with Municode, if there are no further suggestions. Mr. Trevorrow said that he does not think he has an updated ordinance book and feels that he should, since he is the Town Attorney. Consider Committee Applications Submitted to Council: Mayor Braswell made a motion to add Rick Pegram to the Water Committee. Bill Jones seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and Vicki White-Lawrence made a motion to approved Lynn Magyar for the Trails Committee. Frank Bruno  the motion was approved.  seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the motion was approved.  Departmental and Administrative Report:  Finance Report October, 2015: Carolyn Joyner said that assets decreased in the General Fund by $9,392.62 over the last month. In the General Fund Checking Account, The News & Record was paid $692.48 for road closing ads, the Northwest Observer was paid $145.00 for the Stokesdale Community Day ad, Sunshine Scapes was paid $2,355.00 for plugging, seeding, and delivery of additional seed, Guilford County Emergency Services was paid $392.50 for Fire Code Investigations for 3rd Quarter, and Triad Inflatables was paid $214.00 for the Community Day bounce house. In General Fund Accounts Payable, an invoice was received from Guilford County Finance Department for Law Enforcement for 3rd Quarter in the amount of $15,922.30. In the General Fund Savings Account, Time Warner Cable Fees were received for $1,860.65. There were no Certificates of Deposit that matured during October in the Carolyn Joyner said that assets increased by $11,803.93 in the Water Enterprise Account over the previous month and assets increased by $1,008.03 in the Water-Sewer Fund over the previous month. In the Water Enterprise Checking Account, a check written to the Guilford County Sheriff's Department for $60.00 was voided, BB&T was paid $240.32 for materials for the chlorinator, Energy United was paid $47.67 for Meter Vault Lighting and the Chlorinator which has increased due to the chlorinator, NC Department of State Treasury was paid $2,417.59 due to monies that were identified as Unclaimed Property, and Yates Construction Company was paid $2,250.00 for modifications made to the chlorinator and for reading meters, and the Department of Environmental Quality was paid $810.00 for the 2016 Permit to operate the water system. In Water Enterprise Accounts Payable, invoices were received from Meritech, Inc. for their monthly service and Yates Construction Company for reading Discussion took place about the electric bill increase since the chlorinator has been turned on. Administrative Report - Town Clerk: Carolyn Joyner said that the Town received a deposit from Nationwide Insurance on the two claims that were submitted for the two fire hydrants that were damaged. One claim was paid which included the administrative fee and the water that was lost due to the damage. The second claim was paid but did not include the administrative fee or the water that was lost due to the damage, sO she sent a request to the insurance company for an explanation as to why those items were not paid on that one claim. She has not received a reply yet and will not cash the check  General Fund, sO it was just the Money Market Interest that was added.  meters, two taps, eight gang meter assemblies, and flushing.  6  November 12, 2015 -Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2820    the insurance company sent until the matter is settled. If the insurance company paid the items on one Carolyn Joyner said she wanted to confirm that Council wanted the ordinance printed on the new signs the Town is purchasing for the Town Park about keeping pets leashed at all times. Vicki White-Lawrence said that the ordinance should be referenced on the sign. Bill Jones said the statute number should be  claim, she thinks they should pay thei items on the second claim.  referenced on the sign.  Carolyn Joyner said that there were two Facility Use Agreements for Council to approve.  Mayor Braswell made a motion to approve the application from the Stokesdale Community Choir on those dates seeing no conflicts and waive the fees. Vicki White-Lawrence seconded the motion. All Discussion took place about whether to allow Senior Resources of Guilford access to the Town printer Mayor Braswell made a motion to approve the Senior Resources of Guilford's application to use Town Hall the hours that they are requesting and to use the Executive Conference Room and provide her with the electrical hookup that she needs and waive the rental fees and waive printing fees, but set up an Discussion took place about whether a budget amendment would be necessary for the cost of printing. Carolyn Joyner said she will need I.T. (Information Technology) help connecting the Senior Resources of Guilford's computer to the Town printer. Frank Bruno said that the Senior Resources of Guilford representative can copy her forms to a USB drive on her computer and then plug the USB drive into the printer to print out copies. Vicki White-lawrence asked why there were no dates and times listed on the application. Mayor Braswell said that the representative would be meet people during Town Hall hours and by appointment only, sO she does not know dates and times before someone contacts her.  Council members voted aye and the motion was approved.  due to the cost to the Town.  account to monitor those costs in case Council needs to do al budget amendment.  VickWhite-lawrence seconded the motion.  Frank Bruno said that December 7th is the deadline fori insurance enrollment, SO he assumes the space at Town Hall would only be needed until then. Discussion took place about the risk Council is taking with  setting precedence for waiving copy fees.  All Council members voted aye and the motion was approved.  Mayor Braswell said that he asked Thearon Hooks, Chairman of the Safety Committee and a member of the Water Committee, to attend the meeting tonight and give a brief update. Thearon Hooks said that the Water Committee met on Tuesday, November 10th and went over the list of emergency contacts. He asked Fire Chief Todd Gauldin to attend the Water Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 24th, to talk about the needs of the Fire Department related to the Stokesdale Water System and to answer questions the Water Committee may have about consistency, what the Fire Department has in place, and what their needs would be. The Water Committee has been working on the Emergency Response Plan too. He spoke with Mike Painter of DENR (Department of Environmental and Natural Resources) who will be connecting back with Raleigh to find out the personnel changes that have taken  7  November 12, 2015 -Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2821    place since the change in title with DENR. Mr. Painter should be getting back with him within the next week or SO before the next' Water Committee meeting and give him some updates on some of the issues that the Water Committee have some concerns with. He also was able to go on a website and print a simple Emergency Response Plan formulated for small water systems. A recommendation was made during the last Water Committee meeting to also invite Gene Robertson from Yates Construction Company to the Water Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 24th. The Disaster Emergency Response Plan has been narrowed down to six pages and the plan is to obtain three phone numbers for emergency response notifications and backups. Diana Marcus will contact the City of Winston-Salem and find out who the Town of Stokesdale should contact in a water emergency situation. The emergency notification system for the customers on the Stokesdale Water System is still being worked on. Besides regular stock printed door hangers, Diana Marcus is looking into the cost for clear plastic bag door hangers sO a check-off list for certain water emergency issues that may come up can be inserted into the bag. He also will ask Mr. Painter who should be notified at DENR in the event of an emergency: and what kind ofe emergency management resources they already have in their computer. He Mayor Braswell asked Diana Marcus how many water customers provided their emergency contact information sO far. Diana Marcus said approximately 85 customers have provided emergency contact information SO far. Mayor Braswell asked Diana Marcus to start calling customers that have not yet Some discussion took place about whether the Town had the names and emergency contact information for the property owners of rental properties as well as the tenants renting those properties, whether the property owner or tenant receives the water bills each month, and if it was possible to call Mayor Braswell said that regarding the Safety Committee, he spoke to Sheriff B.J. Barnes a couple of weeks ago and asked him to attend a Town Council meeting next year and encourage the Town residents to get more serious about the Community Watch program. Mayor Braswell told Thearon Hooks that he wants the Community Watch program to be the focus of the Safety Committee. He wants to arrange a special public meeting or Town Hall meeting by January 2016, if possible, and have residents learn about and sign up for the Nextdoor and Ready Guilford programs which are part of the ANNOUNCEMENIS: Vicki White-Lawrence read the announcements listed on the agenda. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL: Joe Thacker said that he will be vacating his Council seat next month, and he wants each Council member to know that it has been a pleasure working with them and being on Town Council. He has learned al lot over the last year and he appreciates that Council appointed him and gave him the opportunity. He would truly like to see more people attend Town Hall meetings, volunteer Bill. Jones said he would like to thank. Joe Thacker for his service on the Town Council. He brought a lot of new ideas when he came in. He attended a lot of water meetings and brought some new ideas to the table. He also wanted to thank everyone who came out to vote. It is very important that we support the democracy that everyone has fought for. We are one day away from Veterans Day and a lot of people  plans to give an end-of-year report at the December 10th Town Council meeting.  providedemergency, contact information.  the property owners for their emergency contact information.  Community' Watch program.  for committees, and geti involved int the Town.  8  November 12, 2015- = Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2822    died to give us the right to vote. He hopes that everyone comes out during next year's Presidential Frank Bruno said he wanted to thank everyone who put together the Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday. They did a fantastic job and there was a great turn out. It was nice to see everyone out Vicki White-Lawrence also wanted to thank everyone for the Veterans Day service too. They are always really good, but this one was exceptional. She also wanted to make note that Council will be recognizing the retiring members of the Veterans Monument Committee at the December 10th Town Hall meeting. Mayor Braswell said that it has been a pleasure working with Joe Thacker on Town Council. He appreciates that Joe Thacker attended all the workshops and for stepping up when the Town needed a Councilman. He also thanked the women that served on the Veterans Monument Committee all these years. The Vulcan Materials Company employees were also excited to see the community attend the Veterans Day service. He also thanked all the volunteers in Stokesdale who get involved. Mary Maness, a Stokesdale resident, said she will miss seeing. Joe Thacker on Town Council. ADIOURNMENT: Mayor Braswell made a motion to adjourn. Vicki White-Lawrence seconded the motion. All Council members voted aye and the meeting adjourned ats 9:16pm.  Primary to vote for the referendum for the Fire District taxi increase.  there paying tribute.  She also thanked Joe Thacker for serving on Town Council.  Diana Marcus, Deputy Clerk  Mlle  Approved:  abAKe  D. Randall Braswell, Mayor  9  November: 12, 2015-Town Council Meeting  Book 13, Page 2823    A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE GUILFORD COUNTY MULTI-  JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN  WHEREAS, thel North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 300 "An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Emergency Management as Recommended by the Legislative Disaster Response Commission"i in June of2001 that among other provisions requires the Town of Stokesdale tol have a hazard mitigation plan approved prior to January 21, 2016 in order to receive state public assistance WHEREAS, in October of 2000 the President oft the United States signed into law the "Disaster Mitigation Act of2000" (PL 106-390) to amend the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Reliefand Emergency Act of 1988" which among other provisions requires local governments to adopt a WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division ofEmergency Management has established rules and criteria that allow municipalities to adopt their county'sa approved hazard mitigation plan through WHEREAS, Guilford County last updated the Guilford County Multi-urisdictional Hazard WHEREAS, the regulations set forth by North Carolina Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management agency require a 5 year update period forall Mitigation Plans; and WHEREAS, Guilford County departments have worked closely with the Guilford County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning Team to develop a countywide hazard mitigation plan that WHEREAS, the Town of Stokesdale supports Hazard Mitigation Planning as a logical means toward protecting people and property from the potential devastating effects ofl hazards, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Stokesdale's Town Council adopt, by way ofthis resolution, the "Guilford County Mult-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan"as approved by the North Carolina Division ofEmergency Management and the Federal Emergency  funds; and  mitigation plan in order to be eligible for hazard mitigation funding; and  resolution; and  Mitigation Plan in 2010; and  will serve the needs ofi its residents and visitors; and  Management Agency.  ADOPTED this 12th day ofNovember, 2015.  Ablubapelh D. Randall Braswell  Cauforlgpumme Clerk Carblynl LBoyer  STONES (SBAL!    RESOLUTION  A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE. ADDITION OF AGATHA DRIVE, ASTREET WITHIN THE ELLISON ESTATES SUBDIVISION, LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF STOKESDALE, NORTH CAROLINA, TOTHE SECONDARY ROADSYSTEM OF THE  STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.  WHEREAS, the property owners of] Ellison Estates Subdivision have petitioned the North Carolina Department ofTransportation to accept for State maintenance said road as defined on the Ellison Estates, Revised Subdivision Plat as recorded on December 30, 1997 in Plat Book 127 Pages 061 ofGuilford County,  North Carolina; and  WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department ofTransportation has declared through its Secondary Road Addition Investigation Reports (File G-16-2014) dated. July 28, 2015 that said street meets the minimum requirements for addition into the Secondary Road System oft the State ofNorth Carolina; and,  WHEREAS, the cognizant District Engineer oft the North Carolina Department of Transportation does recommend the addition of Agatha Drive to the Secondary Road System oft the State of North Carolina.  NOW, THEREFORE, BEI IT RESOLVED THAT:  The Town Council on behalfoft the Town of Stokesdale, North Carolina does herewith, after due consideration and deliberation and without any objection being heard, concur and consent to the addition of Agatha Drive to the Secondary Road System oft the State ofNorth Carolina to the same degree and measure to which property owner has petitioned said Department ofTransportation ofthe State ofNorth Carolina; and to the same degree and measure to which the said Department ofTransportation does now: recommend acceptance into the said  Secondary Road System oft the State ofNorth Carolina.  This the 12th day of November, 2015.,  Randy Braswell  Abh  Attest:  Cadplaner Town Clerk  Carolynd.Jdyner  SROA  ISBAD  Book 13, Page 2825