TOWN OF WEBSTER MINUTES APRIL6, 2010 The Board of Commissioners fort the Town of Webster met fori its regularly scheduled meeting at 1411 Webster Members Present: Mayor Larry Phillips, Commissioner Billie Bryson, Commissioner. Jean Davenport, Commissioner Road. Rick Fulton, Commissioner Alan Grant, and Commissioner Mark. Jamison. Others Present: Attorney Kim Lay and Louise Stephens Members Absent: none Agenda- Mayor Phillips called the meeting to order at7 7:00pm with a call for additional Agenda items. Budget was added tor new business and the Jackson County Flood Damage Ordinance was added under old business. Commissioner. Jamison called for approval oft the amended Agenda while Commissioner Grantp provided the Minutes-Ac call for approval oft the Minutes yieldeda a motion from Commissioner Fulton anda a second from Financial Report-Commisioner: Bryson presented thet financial report notingt that total checking balanceda at $162.557.78 with expenditures totaling $3888.04. Powell Bill funds showeda al balance of $53,098.75. There being no discussion Commissioner Fulton made: a motion for approval asp presented while Commissioner Davenport GUEST Speaker: Brad Moses, Webstersrepresentative on1 TWSA Board, was not present. second. Commissioner. Jamison. The motion carried. provided the: second. The motion carried. OLDI BUSINESS: 1. Zoning Board of Adjustment- Commissioner. Jamison reported that. Jackson County Commissioners were holding: a public hearing tor make appointments tot the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The meetingis scheduled for April 19, 2010 ate 6:00pm and Commissioner. Jamison encouraged anyone interested in this position tol be present at ther meeting. According tol NCI Law, if someone is present at the public hearing and requests appointment tot this Board, the Commissioners arer required tor make their selection from Flood Damage OrdinanceCommissoner Jamison made a motion fora adoption oft this ordinance with Commissioner Grant providingas second. The motion carried and two true copies were prepared. 1. The Greenway Committee- Commissioner Grant reported that hey walked the proposed Mill Creek area andi itl looked quite promising. Ity would provide ane easy walkway with al beautiful knoll and makes fora feasible project "maybe fivey years out". Aone million dollar per mile ist ther normal price tag for Greenway those candidates within a 45 day period. COMMITTEE REPORTS: development, per Commissioner Grant. 2. The Planning Board- -Commissioner Davenport reported that the work was progressing wella and that Ginny 3. Thel Traffic and Safety Committee- Mayor Phillips reported that the email that had been forwarded to each Commissioner as tot the cost ofp police protection comparedt to the net gaineds showed that three commissioners responded. Two commissioners liked thei idea ofs suspending the service while one commissioner liked the fact that patrol was occurring. Commissioner. Jamison requested at time listing of hours served in patrolling. Commissioner Davenport favoredi the enforcement citing that some visibility and protection was a positive with warning tickets servingt to deter speeding. No decision wasr made as the Towni is still under contract with thes sheriff's department through. June 30, 2010. Mayor Phillips met with the Highway Patrola and they will tryt to help Webster as mucha asp possible! by patrolling. Hef further reported that Ryan! Sherby: and DOT were quite! busy atv work ont thet total Highway Plan and were not available for discussion regarding the problems of Webster att thet time he called. Mayor Phillips also reported tot the Boardt that Webster Baptist Churchy would! bel hauling dirt through Town toward the proposed dental clinic at SCC. Commissioner. Jamison requested that Mayo Phillips call attention to DOT that their vehicles ares some oft the worst offenders regarding speeding through Webster. 1. Budget- Commissioner Grant, serving as chair oft the budget committee, reported that he was impressed with NCI league ofl Municipalities and their response tol hisr request for assistance. Het further reported that growthi isa ata al lower level than priort tot the recession and that all revenue will either just maintain 2. Fire Protection- general discussion for fire protection revealed thet following comments: Commissioner. Jamison noted that Sylva Fire and Rescuez are very close now with new building although response time is gauged onh how quickly thet firemen can get to equipment and then to Attorney Lay noted that the contract agreement between Webster and Sylva did not includea Attorney! Lay has reviewed case law regarding fire protection contract agreements and there are Commissioner. Jamison: stated that Cullowhee Fire Protection may be an optioni in thef futurea as Attorney Lay was asked to contact Sylvas soa as to gain further information regarding the fire Faust was providing excellent guidance and research. NEW BUSINESS: growth orl lose growth. afire. termination date. no guidelines-i -it's an agreement between two parties. they are working toward a6r rating. protection agreement Ap potential meeting with the Advisory Council was discussed Therel being no further business the meeting was adjourned at8 8:25pm. Salay Larry Phillips, Mayor CantSnal Jean W Davenport, Clerk