Meeting Schedule Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners Monday, September 11, 2023 Pasquotank County Courthouse  4:00 PM - Finance Committee = CourtroomC 6:00 PM - County Commissioners Meeting - Courtroom C  Commissioner Meeting Agenda Summary  1. 2. 3. 4 5.  6:00 PM - Call to Order in Courtroom C  Invocation  Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag Amendments to the Agenda Public Hearings/Public Comments: A. Update from Congressman Don Davis' Office of Congressman Davis' first six months in office.  Chris Hardee, Regional Director for Congressman Don Davis will provide an update  6.  Old Business:  A. Adoption of Resolution to Sell County Owned Surplus Property  On August 7, 2023, The Board approved selling six County owned surplus properties. Staff met to discuss the best strategies for selling each property. County Attorney Mike Cox will provide an update and request the Board adopt the  attached resolution to start the process for selling the properties.  7.  Consent Agenda:  A. Approval of Minutes of August 21, 2023 Commissioner Meeting  B. Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds and solid waste fee releases: Tax Releases Taxpayer  The Finance Committee has recommended approval of the following tax releases  County 199.30  City  1. Katherine Lane & Doris Tammy Lane Solid Waste Fee Releases Owner's Name 1. Lucy G. & Michael G. Beamon 2. Angerine Brite Heirs 3. Willie Brown Heirs  Reason for Release Vacant Vacant Vacant  Parcel ID# P108-17 39-B-32 P10-15  1    4. Nancy P. Chessman 5. Karen Allison Evans 6. Charles Jr. & Carolyn JP Everett 7. Florence Evans Etal 8. Family Worship Center of EC Inc 9. Jarvis Ferebee 10. Jean Roach Ferebee & Vivian Roach Gibson 11. Gussie R. Layden Heirs 12. George C. Jr. & Gwendolen Manos 13. Gracie Meads Heirs 14. Elizabeth S. Overton Life Est, 15. Reginald Overton 16. Sam E. Spence 17. Mary R. Stokley Life Est. 18. Lemuel E. White 19. Mary Phillis W. White Approval of Budget Amendments  P141-49 P61-27 21-F-10-11A P126-32 P35-36 P139-5 P112-32 P119-75 P12-43 & 44A Vacant P35-59 P98-16 P99-8 P112-2 P122A-113 P110-55 P77-2  Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant  The Finance Committee has recommended approval of the following budget  amendments: Sheriff  Increase 010.0991.4991.00 Fund Balance Appropriated Increase 010,4310.5500.00 Capital Outlay  44,000.00 44,000.00 29,950.00 29,950.00 377,680.00 377,680.00  EMS  Increase 010.0991.4991.00 Fund Balance Appropriated Increase 010.4370.5500.00 Capital Outlay  Public Buildings  Increase 010.0991.4991.00 Fund Balance Appropriated Increase 010.4190.5500.00 Capital Outlay-Boardroom  D. Approval of Contract Extension with Ralph Hodge Construction Company The Finance Committee has recommended approval of a request by Ralph Hodge Construction Company for a 115 day time extension for completion of Northside The Finance Committee has recommended awarding the contract for the RO Water System Asset Inventory and Assessment to Green Engineering at a cost of  Road Pump Station and Water Line Upgrades project.  E. Award of Contract for RO Water System Asset Inventory & Assessment  $150,000, with the cost being paid by a $150,000 grant.  8.  New Business:  A. Consideration of Lease Extension with Brightspeed  In1 1994, the County and Brightspeed of Eastern North Carolina, LLC (f/k/a Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, LLC) entered into a lease whereby Brightspeed leased a 6,216 square foot parcel within the Commerce Park. The original lease for twenty (20) years ended 2014, and the parties amended the lease in2 2014 to add an additional term, which ended on June 30, 2023. Brightspeed has approached the County about a second amendment that would extend the lease for  2    an additional five (5) year term, with an automatic renewal of four (4) additional years. The annual rent for the term that ended June 30, 2023, was $2,700. Under the proposal oft the second amendment, the annual rent would be $2,970 for the first On July 17", the Finance Committee recommended approval of the lease extension. The required thirty (30) day public notice has been published, and the Board can now adopt the attached resolution approving the lease extension.  five (5) years and $3,267 for the remaining four (4) years.  9. 10.  County Manager's Reports County Attorney's Reports  11. Internal and External Committee Reports and Proposals  12.  Adjournment  3