ROCKINGHAM A CITY LOOKING FORWARD CITY COUNCIL AGENDA December 10, 2019 6:30 p.m.  1. Opening of meeting by Mayor Steve Morris.  2. Invocation by Reverend Chris Thorton, Pastor of Community Church.  3. Amendments and Changes to Agenda.  4. Consent Agenda:  A. Disposition of Minutes of the November 12, 2019 Regular  Meeting.  B. Tax Collector's Report. (See Pages 5-9)  Informational Items: 1.) Monthly Collection Report  2.) Uncollected Taxes as of November 30, 2019 1.) Refunds per County Assessor's Office. 2.) Discovery bills added to Tax Scroll. 3.) Releases per County Assessor's Office.  Action Items:  C. Abstract of Canvassing of November 5, 2019 Elections  (See Pages 10-12)  5. Administration of Oath of Office to Mayor M. Steven Morris.  6.  Administration of Oath of Office to Councilwoman Anne M. Edwards, and Councilman C. Bennett Deane III and Councilman John P.  Hutchinson.  1  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone (910) 895 9088 Fax (910) 997 6617 ww.gelectngham.con    City Council Agenda December 10, 2019 Page - 2  7. Election of Mayor Pro Tem.  City Charter  Article IV. Sec.4.4 Election of Mayor Pro Tem.  "The mayor pro tem shall be elected by the city council from among its own members and he shall hold such office for the term for which he has been elected to the council. In the absence, disability, or resignation of the mayor, the mayor pro tem shall, to the extent permitted by the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina perform the mayor's duties, and until a mayor has been selected Councilman John Hutchinson was elected Mayor Pro Tem in December 2015 and per Charter served as Mayor Pro Tem until December 2019. Need to elect Mayor Pro Tem at December 2019 Council Meeting.  as provided in article IV, section 4.1(e) of this Charter."  8. Appointment City Officials:  A. City Attorney Benny Sharpe B. City Clerk Sabrina Y. McDonald  C.Other Appointments: (Information purposes only)  1.) Delegate to Lumber River COG.  (Denise Sullivan appointed May 14, 2013/term is open-ended) (Gene Willard reappointed December 8, 2015/term is open-ended) 3.) City Representative to Richmond Economic Development Corporation. (Anne M. Edwards appointed December 8, 2015  2.) Alternate Delegate to Lumber River COG.  ending December 31, 2021)  4.) Ex-officio member of Rockingham Downtown Corporation. (John Hutchinson appointed May 14, 2013/ term ends  December 31, 2021)  5.) Member to Richmond County Economic Development Team, (Bennett Deane appointed May 14, 2013/term ends  December 31, 2021)  2    City Council Agenda December 10, 2019 Page3  9. Business by Planning Board.  A. Set Public Hearing. (none) B. Hold Public Hearing. (none) C. Minutes from Various Boards  Consideration of sale of real property known as a vacant 0.4 acre lot located at 436S S. Caroline Street, Rockingham, NC 28379 to John Kester in the amount of $1,000.00. (See Page 13)  10. Presentation of the FY 2018-19 Audit by Ken Anderson, CPA of  Anderson, Smith & Wike, PLLC. (enclosed separately)  11. Business by Visitors. 12. Business by City Clerk. 13. Business by City Manager. 14. Business by City Attorney. 16. Business by Mayor. 17. Adjournment.  15. Items of discussion by City Council Members.  OLevy Chislmas & Sappy Olen eaal  3    Rockingham, NC  City Council Agenda  SUPPORT DOCUMENTS    a  5    0    88 8 00 8 o 5  6  8 0  8  8 8 8  8     3 a  5 6 a 3 3  00 0  3  00  >  3  0    2019 GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2019 ABSTRACTOFVOTES FOR  RICHMOND. COUNTY, NORTH. CAROLINA  INSTRUCTIONS  The county board shall prepare abstracts of all the. ballot items in triplicate originals, The county board shali retain one of the triplicate originals, ands shall distribute pne éach to thez city or town clerk for the municipality and the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections shall forward the original abstract it recelves to the Secretary ofs State (GS51 163A-1173)  STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OFI RICHMOND  The County Board. of Elections for said county, having opened, canvassed, and judicially determined the original returns oft the election ini the précincts int this county, held as above stated, do hereby çertify that the attached isat true abstract thereof, and containsi the number of legal ballots cast In each precinct for éach office or referendum named, the name ofe each person or choice voted for, their partyaffiliation (where applicable), and the number ofvotes cast for each person or choice fort thei item  named.  This is the: 15th day of November, 2019,  BoardChalr  BoardA Mehber QEluten Boa/FMember  Crkl  #I  Secretary  This day personally appearéd before me, CARLTON k. Hhkins Chairman oft the County Board of Elections, who being duly sworn, says the abstract ofv votes herein containedi is true and correct, açcording tot the returns INTESTIMONY WHEREOF, Ihave hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal this the: 15th dayo of November, 2019.  made to said Board.   TIE  LOANIE HKEHY Printed/Typed Name of Notary  baukss  My Commission Expires:,    105/243  (Seal) R  ND   10    000000 2 2 o 0 1  o  0000 :o 8 2 2  o a  C  1 0  3 e  88880  BREEREPEBF:  6 le  :o e  o    E  11 f  8    NNOO-N  ONNNNF  de8  12    John R. Massey, Jr. AICP Planning Director  ROCKINGHAM A CITY LOOKING FORWARD  MEMORANDUM  To: Mayor Steve Morris and City Council Members From: John R. Massey, Jr., Assistant City Manager  Date: December 2, 2019  Re: City-owned vacant lot (0.4 acres) located 436 S. Caroline Street  Pursuant to NCGS 160A-270(a) and as authorized by City Council Resolution at their October 8, 2019 regular meeting, a public auction for 0.4 acres of property located at 436 S. Carolina Street was held at 2:00 PM on December 2, 2019 in the Council Chambers at Rockingham City Hall. Notice of the public auction was published in the Richmond County Daily Journal and posted on the subject property. The higher bidder is John Kester with a bid of $1,000. City staff recommends the City Council approve the sale of the 0.4 acres at 436 S. Caroline Street to Mr. John Kester for $1,000.  13  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 - Phone (910) 895 9088 Fax (910) 997 7-mmgeadighncn    DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITY REPORTS  for  COUNCIL'S INFORMATION  14    ROCKINGHAM A CITY LOOKING FORWARD  To: From: Date: Subject:  Monty Crump, City Manager  Dave Davis, Parks and Recreation Director  December 2, 2019 Activity Report  The following is an update of recent and current recreation activities.  Youth Volleyball - Our seventh season comes to a close on Saturday, December 14th. From number of participants to quality of play it has been fun to watch and wel look forward to Youth Basketball = Our registration period ends Monday, December gth and although sign-ups have been al little slow we still anticipate approximately two hundred participants for the Employee Banquet - On Thursday, December 5th Browder Park will once again play host to the Annual Employee Appreciation Banquet. This is the thirty-ninth year for this event. Park Maintenance = Although a great deal of our activities have moved inside our maintenance staff continues to perform various I refurbishing and renovation work to Hinson Lake, Browder, and Civitan Park. At Browder Park alone our maintenance staff has  what next season may bring.  coming season.  undertaken and completed the following projects.  *Men and Women's bathrooms and locker rooms have been painted with the addition of new  flooring for each.  *Light fixtures ini the gym have been removed and replaced with new LED lighting. *Tile and brick replacement work has been completed at swimming pool.  All of this work was competed "In House" and we are fortunate to have individuals with the  skills and abilities for these type of projects.  On behalf of staff and myself we wish each of youa Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  15  514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 Phone (910) 895 9088 Fax (910) 997 6617 - ww.golectingham.com    ROCKINGHAM cmy LOOKING FORWARD W.D. Kelly, Chiefof Police  Rockingham Police Department  Monty Crump From: W. D. Kelly Chief of Police Date: December 3, 2019 Ref: November Activity Report  On behalf of the Rockingham Police Department, I am pleased to submit this report for your consideration. The following activities have been undertaken by officers of the Rockingham Police Department.  Total Calls for the Month: Public Service Calls - INCLUDES (Animal Control Calls, Escorts, Alarms, Unlocks and Battery Boosts) Charges Generating Arrest: Felonies: Misdemeanors: Drug Violations: Juvenile: Warrants Served: Citations:  1505 472  43 81 8 19 107 113 42 5 42 308  Accidents eported/Investyated: Property Damage only: Personal Injury: Officer Hours Spent in Court: Officer Training Hours Logged Items of Interest Happy New Year!  We hope everyone had a Blessed Thanksgiving and are wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a  311E. Franklin. Street, Rockingham, N.C. 28379Phone (910)891 16 58 Fax 9/0.895089wmmgorechinghampdcom    - ROCRINGIAM  FIRECHIEF HAROLDI ISLER ADMIN.ASST. KRISTYI PLAYER  4 FIRE DEPT. November-19  We are pleased to submit the monthly fire report on the activities undertaken by the Rockingham  Fire Department during the month of November 2019.  Total Alarms: Turn In Alarms: Wrecks: Service Call: Power line down: 1 Smoke scare: Electrical:  33 0 16 1 0 0  In Town: Silent Alarms: Alarm Malf: Assist Police: Assist Ems: Water rescue: Cooking:  33 33 10 0 0 0 1  Out of Town: Structure fire: Good Intent: Trash/outside fire: 2 Unauthorized burn: 0 Vehicle fire: Gas Leak:  0 0 2 0 0  Hours Spent on Calls: 8 hours 31 minutes Total Property Exposed to Fire: Total Property Damaged by Fire: Total Property Saved:  $0.00 $0.00 $0.00  During the month of November members of thei fire department averaged 42 training hours per person; part-paid members averaged 5 hours per person for the month.  Public Life & Safety: -Installed 3 car seats  -Sparky visited Sandhills Children Center -Participated in the Veterans Day Parade  Respectfully Submitted, lb 1 Vernon McKinnon Asst. Fire Chief  17  231 S. LAWRENCE ST. ROCKINGHAM, NC 28379 1 910-997-4002