MINUTES  RECULARSCHEDULED MEETINGOFTHE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INTHE CARMON AUDITORIUM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE! BUILDING MEETING CALLEDTO ORDER BY CHAIRMANLEONARD WIGGINSAT MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Leonard Wiggins, Chairman, Rev. E. Wayne Hines, Vice-Chairman, Mr. Donald Boswell, Mr. Ralph Webb, Mr. William Wooten, Mrs. OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Eric Evans, County Manager, Mrs. Natalie Bess, Deputy County Manager, Mr. Michael Peters, County Attorney and Ms. Frangie Mungo,  OFI EDGECOMBE COUNTY APRIL: 5, 2021 AT7:00 P.M. TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA  1.  7:001 P.M.  Viola Harris and Mrs. Evelyn Powell. MEMBERS ABSENT: None. Clerk tot thel Board. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. Mrs. Bess provided safety instructions. Rev. Hines provided prayer.  2. 3. 4.  PRAYER.  MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL. Rev. Hines moved to approve the minutes of thel February 22, 2021, March 1,2021 and March 15, 2021 meetings as presented. Mr. Boswell seconded the motion,  which carried by unanimous vote. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS.  5.  A. Vila Anderson, Register of] Deeds. presented aj proposed resolution to name the Mr. Peters read thel Resolution: Dedicating the Records Vaulti in the Edgecombe County Register of] Deeds Officei in Memory of. Jonathan Leo Newton "John", stating that] Mr. Newton was not an employee of Edgecombe County, he worked for many: years as an independent title researcher in Edgecombe County where hel became such a vital aspect of the community of citizens, Register of] Deeds personnel, and local attorneys who relied on his services that he maintained his Mrs. Harris moved to approve the resolution as presented. Mrs. Powell seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. B. Karen Lachapelle, Health Director, presented COVID-19 update. Mrs.] Lachapelle stated that as of today the County has 5,0160 cases ofCOVID-19 over the last year. From the week before that was ani increase of 123 cases. Thati is an increase of about 29 cases from the week before. She stated that we still have the Optum Serve testing at Heritage Parki in Princeville and at Pinetops behind the' Town hall. Of course, you can stilll be tested at Freedom Hill, Vidant Multispecialty Clinic and OIC. Mrs. Lachapelle provided the following breakdown of the cases: Age group 25-491 have had most cases (1797) Males have had most cases Whites have had more cases (2035) 373 hospitalized 111 total deaths  ROD's] Records Vault in honor of Mr.Jonathan Newton.  own "corner office" in ther records vault.  1    Majority deaths in age group 75+ More males have died than females More whites have died (59)53%  She stated that they continue to give vaccinations at thel Health Department and have given only 12,000 vaccines andi itis declining in both offices. She provided  a list of] places currently giving the vaccine.  MR. BOSWELL MOVED TOI RECESS THEI REGULAR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING AND CONVENE AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW. MRS. POWELL SECONDED THEI MOTION, WHICH CARRIED: BY A. Thel Honorable Carol. Allen White, Clerk of Court, administered the oath. B. Mr. Wiggins, Chairman, called the meeting to order. C. Consideration of adoption of updated Notice of] Decision letter. seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote.  UNANIMOUS VOTE.  Mr. Boswell moved to approve the Notice of Decision Letter as presented. Mrs. Powell Mrs. Harris moved to approve the Decision Regarding the Discovery Billing as presented. Mr. Webb seconded thei motion, which carried by unanimous vote. RECESS AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ANDI REVIEW UNTIL MAY3, 2021AND RECONVENE REGULAR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING.  D. Scheduled appointments. None  6.  PUBLIC PETITIONS. 7. OTHER BUSINESS:  No petitioners came forth or signed up tos speak. A. Approval of budget amendments.  Mr. Evans provided explanation on several of thel budget amendments. Mrs. Powell moved to approve thel budget amendments as presented. Mr. Boswell seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. B. Approval of demolition order for 123 Martin Sasser Drive.  Mr. Evans stated that al home located at 123 Martin Sasser Drive was destroyed byi firei in 2017. The remnants of which are unsafe and pose a threat to nearby residents. After a complaint was received and subsequent inspection done, a public hearing was held in August of 2019. The owner was ordered to demolish thes structure, but has not complied. Therefore, Mr. Evans recommended that thel Board approve the resolution ordering thel Building Inspector to condemn the property, giving the owner 90 days to comply with the order. Ifafter that time, the owner has not, this will authorize the Building Inspector to have the structure demolished and removed, placing al lien against the real property for Mr. Boswell moved to approve thel Resolution Ordering thel Building Inspector ofEdgecombe County to Condemn the Building Owned by Rosaland Evans and Located at 123 Martin Sasser Drive, Rocky Mount, NCI Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 160D-1129. Mrs. Harris seconded thei motion, which carried by Approval of Resolution tos support the naming of Sunset Avenue Bridge inl honor Mr. Wooten moved to approve the Resolution in Support of] Naming the Sunset  the costs incurred.  unanimous vote. ofMr. Gus Tullos.  2    Avenue/Wesleyan Boulevard Bridge in Honor of Mr. Gus' Tulloss. Mrs. Powell seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. D. Approval of the Water and Sewer Capital Improvement Plan. Mr. Evans presented for thel Board's consideration the Water and Sewer Department's Capital Improvement Plan. This providesav way toj plan for the phased build-out of needed infrastructure in the County as well as capital purchases needed to maintain our existing system. This plan lists desired projects, planned capital purchases, estimated costs, and the number of citizens Mrs. Harris moved to approve the Water and Sewer Capital Improvement Plan as presented. Rev. Hines seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous E. Approval of amended purchase agreement with Stryker for Stretcher and power Mr. Evans presented for thel Board's consideration the purchase agreement with Stryker for the purchase. andi installation of power stretchers and lift systems for three of our new ambulances. The total cost is $110,338. Funds are: already Rev. Hines moved to approve thej purchase agreement as presented. Mr. Boswell F. Approval of Resolution to approve thes submittal of funding application for Mr. Evans stated that wel have the opportunity to apply for funds to expand our water capacity atl Kingsboro Industrial Park. We are currently able tos serve all of the park with the existing infrastructure. However, increasing our capacity will allow us toj pursue. industrial clients who have a water volume demand greater than what we can currently provide. Mr. Evans presented for the Board's consideration a resolution that will authorize the submission ofan application to thel NCI Department of Environmental Quality. Mr. Boswell moved to approve the resolution as presented. Mrs. Powell seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. Approval of calling for aj public hearing to consider the renaming of Mr. Evans stated that Mr. Joe Powell has submitted a request to rename Bessemer Lane to Joe's Place. Section 20-37 of the Code of Ordinances requires aj public hearing tol be held before consideration ofa a road name change. Mr. Boswell moved to call for aj public hearing at thel May 3, 2021 meeting. Rev. Hines seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote H. Approval ofc contract for Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Mr. Evans stated that annually, we enteri into an agreement with thel NC Division of vocational Rehabilitation services to assist eligible individuals in gaining employment. These services include counseling, training, education, transportation, job placement, assistive technology, and others support services. For those services, the County provides matching funds, which for FY 2022 will Mr. Boswell moved to approve the agreement and authorize the Chairman to execute the same. Rev. Hines seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous  potentially benefitting from thej project.  vote.  lifts system for EMS.  budgeted for this purchase.  seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. Kingsboro Water System Improvement Project.  Bessemer. Lane to. Joe's Place.  be $18,086 and offices space is provided for staff.  vote.  3    . Approval of amendment to Southern Health Partners contract.  Mr. Evans presented for thel Board's consideration a contract amendment with Southern Heath Partners. SHP provides health services onsite at the Edgecombe County detention center. Sheriff. Atkinson has requested SHP to also provide mental health services. This amendment will add the services ofa Qualified Mental Health Specialist for up to four hours per week. This will add $8,653 to Mrs. Harris moved to approve the contract amendment with Southern Health Partners as presented. Mrs. Powell seconded the motion, which carried by  the contract annually. unanimous vote. APPOINTMENTS A. Arts Commission.  8.  Mrs. Powell moved to appoint Barbara Vick as recommended. Mrs. Harris Mr.] Boswell moved to approve the afterlists and releases as presented. Mrs. Powell  seconded thei motion, which carried by unanimous vote. 9. AFTERLISTS. AND RELEASES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. 10. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS FOR REVIFW,-"-Reehed":  A. Water Services. B. Financial Summary report. C.Solid Waste - Roadside Litter. 11. MANAGER'SI REPORI-"Reehved-: A. Parks and Recreation Taskforce. B. Workforce Development Indicators. C.Joint meetings with school boards: Edgecombe May 6th at 7:00 p.m. Nash May 10th at 7:00 p.m. Ordinance updates.  D. Schedule fori follow-up works session to review draft Unified Development E. Award fori infrastructure work at] Kingsboro Industrial Park.  Mr. Evans stated that] hel had onel last item that was not on the agenda that he wanted to add. He stated that wel have al new road in thel Kingsboro Industrial Park. The road has rcommendatiohugrstion for that road. Mr. Evans recommended, along with Norris Tolson and Oppie. Jordan with Carolinas Gateway, the road name of thel Leonard Wiggins Parkway. Although Mr. Wiggins was unaware of this Mr. Evans had previously discussed Mr. Evans read the following request tol be submitted tol NC-DOT and tol be signed by all The Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners is pleased to recommend. naming our new industrial access roadi into our 2,000 acre Kingsboro business park, "Leonard Wiggins Parkway". Mr. Wiggins, current Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, has served on this board for 28j years and has been chair for the last 10j years. He has been an active public servant for most of his adult life, chairing numerous. boards including the Edgecombe County social Services Board and the Edgecombe Community College Board. Chairman Wigginsisa graduate ofShaw University. The majority of his public service career was with the NC Human Relations Committee where he served as the Human Relations Specialist and Supervisor of Investigations. Though retired from the position, he is still very active as a small business owner. Mr. Wiggins also servedi in the United States Army. He is married to  been there for some time and wel have to name that road and hel hasa  this with the other] Board members. Board of Commissioners:    Selma Wiggins and they have one adult son, The Honorable Lamont Wiggins, NCSuperior  Court.Judge.  12. COMMISSIONERS REPORT. 13. ATTORNEY'S: REPORT. 14. CLOSEDSESSION.  None. None.  Rev. Hines moved to go into executive session to discuss economic development. [N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a)(4)). Mrs. Powell seconded the motion, which carried by Rev. Hines moved to go out of closed session and resume the regular meeting. Mrs.  unanimous vote.  Powell seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote.  Mr. Boswell asked whether any federal funds from the American Rescue Plan would be earmarked for broadband. Mr. Evans responded that there would be some funds earmarked for broadband expansion. The board discussed thatl broadband was still an ongoing issue and Mr. Wooten commented that thel board should consider waiting to see how the federal money would be allocated before spending county money where federal funds could be used. The board discussed waiting for more guidance from thei federal government about how the funds could be spent, county staff working with stake holders to decide how to utilize federal funds, and waiting to see how the State key of North Carolina's budget allocates the stimulus money the state received so as to not duplicate Mrs. Harris reminded everyone that the NCACC webinar regarding the American Rescue 15. MR. BOSWELLI MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETINGI UNTIL MAY3, 2021. REV.I HINES SECONDED THE MOTION, WHICH CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS  spending and toi invest county funds well.  Plan was going tol be held thei following day on April 6, 2021.  VOTE.  Frangie Mungo, Clerk to thel Board  a  5