8/6/24,9:07AM  Regularn Meetingo oft the City Council  HITEV  1833  MINUTES  Regular Meeting of the City Council 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2024 317 S. Madison Street, Whiteville, NC, 28472  The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Whiteville was called to order on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., at 317 S. Madison Street, Whiteville, NC, 28472.  1)  ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT:  Terry Mann, Kevin Williamson, Jimmy Clarida, Tim Collier, Joshua Harris, Helen B Holden, and Vickie Pait  None.  OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Darren Currie, City Manager; Heather Dowless, City Clerk; Carlton Williamson, City Attorney; Hal Lowder, Emergency Services  Director; Joseph Williams (The News Reporter) Call to Order by Mayor Mann at 6:30 p.m. Invocation provided by Council Member Clarida. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Mann. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Tim Collier SECONDED the motion. VOTE: 7-0 (Unanimous)  2) 3) 4) 5)  CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION  Vickie Pait MOVED to approve the Adoption of the Agenda.  Yeas: 7 (Terry Mann, Kevin Williamson, Jimmy Clarida, Tim Collier,  Joshua Harris, Helen B Holden, Vickie Pait)  Nays: 0 Absent: 0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES  6)  6.1) Consideration for Approval of Minutes for the Regular City Council  Meeting held on July 9, 2024 Meeting held on July 9, 2024. Vickie Pait SECONDED the motion. VOTE:7-0 (Unanimous)  Tim Collier MOVED to approve the Minutes for the Regular City Council  Yeas: 7 (Terry Mann, Kevin Williamson, Jimmy Clarida, Tim Collier, Joshua Harris, Helen B Holden, Vickie Pait)  Nays: 0 Absent: 0  7)  PUBLIC COMMENT  There were two individuals that spoke during Public Comments.  John Wood, Whiteville resident, spoke to Council about his concerns regarding a lack of community participation at Council Meetings. He suggested it be a requirement that all students attend at least one Council Meeting, Commissioners Meeting, etc. during their senior year of high school. He stated these students could write reports after their meeting attendance. Mayor Mann suggested Mr. Wood present this idea to the Whiteville City Schools Board of  httos:/ llwhiteville. aranicus. com/MinutesViewer: oho?clio id=265&doc 6-asac07s3P-liebal 05056a89546  1/3    8/6/24,9:07AM  Regular Meeting ofthe City Council  Education.  Aaron Cutler, Whiteville resident, spoke to Council. He stated he shared the concern regarding the lack of community participation. He stated he had followed up with Mr. Currie regarding a community workday on August 10, 2024  near the Mollie's Branch area. PRESENTATION  8)  8.1) 2024 Hurricane Season/Emergency Management Update  Steven Pfaff, Meteorologist-in-Charge for the National Weather Service, located in Wilmington, shared the 2024 Hurricane Season Outlook. His presentation focused on understanding impacts and messaging challenges during an event. Hal Lowder, Emergency Services Director, also updated Council on unity of messaging, The National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) and roles and responsibilities of staff, and the Emergency Management Statutes. Mr. Pfaff stated that in tropical cyclones, water accounts for around 85% of all direct deaths. He stated there were several vehicle-related flood fatalities in recent years, noting it does not take much water to push a This year's Hurricane Season is forecasted to be above normal. It was also noted that southeastern North Carolina was well overdue for a major hurricane. Mr. Pfaff stated one challenge with hurricane messaging is a focus on the category of the storm. He noted the focus should be on all the impacts of the storm, not just the wind. He noted even when a storm weakens, other hazards may actually be increasing. There are also many ways people become injured before, during, and after a hurricane. Mr. Pfaff stated another challenge was misinformation. Everyone is encouraged to not share bad information, as it creates more confusion. The message needs to be unified. The Mr. Pfaff noted the forecast cone of a storm shows where the center of the storm is most likely to go. This is not the same as the impact cone. Itwas noted impacts can happen outside of the cone, given the size of the hurricane. He stated the seasonal outlooks are great for initiating hurricane preparedness actions and discussions at the start of the hurricane season. However, he noted it only takes one storm to define Mr. Lowder noted in addition to protecting life and property and mitigating an incident, it is the responsibility of Emergency Management to ensure the continuity of government and the unity of message. Itis also important to resolve any resource allocation conflicts. Mr. Lowder noted the importance of ensuring the organization follows State and Federal restrictions and requirements. The National Interagency Incident Management System NIIMS guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. NIIMS establishes standard terminology and a unity of effort. Itu utilizes incident command and also includes operations, planning, logistics, finance, and organized public information. The Joint Information System - JIS integrates incident information and public affairs into a unified organization that provides consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely, and complete information to the public and Mr. Lowder noted that the governing body of a municipality or county may declare a State of Emergency when necessary. There are also emergency authorities to enact prohibitions, restrictions, etc., such as mandatory evacuations, curfews, controlling ingress and egress of an emergency area, etc. Mr. Lowder stated there was a designated flow on  car off the roadway.  public should be re-directed to credible sources.  al hurricane season.  stakeholders during incident operations.  ar municipality or county requesting assistance.  9)  BUSINESS None.  10) COUNCIL COMMENTS  httos: lwhiteville. aranicus. com/MinutesViewer: pho?clin id=265&doc a-a46ah207-s3P-1lethala00505A89546  2/3    8/6/24,9 9:07AM  Regular Meeting oft the City Council  Council Member Vickie Pait thanked the Parks and Recreation Department for the recent football camp. She stated her grandchildren enjoyed this camp.  11) REPORTS  11.1) Manager's Update for. July 23, 2024  Mr. Currie stated the design work was continuing for the Mollie's Branch project. The City has been working with the engineers on the final layout. It was noted FEMAI may be doing al Letter of Map Amendment- Demolition is ongoing for the Provalus project. There are electrical components that still need to be removed from the building. Draft plans are almost complete and the hope is to bid this project out in mid- Designs are almost complete for the next sewer project. This next project will include building a new Lift Station #1 and upgrade Lift The designs for the Columbus County Airport Water and Sewer project are almost complete. It was noted again that this project is being funded by Columbus County through grant funding. The City is being Mayor Mann reminded Council of the upcoming Ribbon Cutting for the  LOMA for thei floodplain in the area.  August. Station #8.  reimbursed for its costs. Courthouse.  12) ADJOURNMENT  Vickie Pait MOVED to approve the adjournment of tonight's meeting.  Helen B Holden SECONDED the motion.  VOTE: 7-0 (Unanimous)  Yeas: 7 (Terry Mann, Kevin Williamson, Jimmy Clarida, Tim Collier,  Joshua Harris, Helen B Holden, Vickie Pait)  Nays: 0 Absent: 0  Tus EHon  Terryl L. Mann, MAYOR  hOmpauln Heather Dowless, CITY CLERK  CIYOE  htps./whitevile.oranicuscomMinutesViewer.ohp?cip id=265&doc -aA6dhc07-s32-11efbalt-09056a89546  3/3