Page 1 of11  Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024 MINUTES  Board of Aldermen Regularly Scheduled Meeting  Members Present:  Mayor Mike Eveland Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Owens Alderman John Hinton Alderman Tim Wise Members Absent: Alderman Phillip Wight Staff Present: Vickie Best, Town Manager Kathy Johnson, Town Clerk Sam Cullen, Town Planner Matthew Boger, Police Chief Misty Hagood, Finance Officer Seth Boyd, Senior' WWTP Operator Michael Herbertson, Police Officer Craig Justus, Attorney Two others were present. Brionna Dellara, The Mountaineer  Others Present: Media Present: Meeting Call to Order  Mayor Eveland called thel Meeting to order at 6:29 pm on Tuesday August 13, 2024, in the Maggie  Valley Town Hall Boardroom, 3987 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC: 28751.  Pledge of Allegiance  The Pledge of Allegiance was repeated by all followed by prayer led by Sam Cullen.  Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration There were no changes to the agenda and no conflict of interest stated.  Consent Agenda  d. Budget to Actual b. A/R Report Tax Releases  d. Minutes to be Approved:. July 2nd and gth.  Mayor Eveland said Alderman Phillip Wight will not be attending the meeting.  Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 2of11  AI motion was made by Alderman John Hinton to approve the consent agenda as presented.  The motion carried unanimously. (P. Wight was absent)  Public Comment  Mayor Eveland reminded everyone there would be public comment at the public hearing and he opened the meeting to general public comment. There was no public comment. Judy Hickman and Levi Cullen with Haywood County Tax Assessors office for upcoming re- Mayor Eveland welcomed Judy Hickman (Haywood County Assessor) and Levi Cullen (Lead Appraiser for Haywood County). He invited them to begin their presentation. Ms. Hickman  evaluation.  reviewed a power point presentation for the upcoming re-evaluation:  WHY IS HAYWOOD COUNTY DOING A REAPPRAISAL?  North Carolina General Statute 105-286 requires all counties to conduct a revaluation of all real property at least every 8 years. Haywood county, like many other counties, is on a Areappraisal resets all real property values to reflect the current market as of January: 1of  4-year reappraisal cycle. the revaluation year. 2021-100% 2022- 72% 2023- 63%  SALES RATIO STUDY  Sales Ratio Studies reflect the current condition of the market.  Projected sales ratio dropping below 85% triggers a mandatory reappraisal  MARKET VALUE  Market value is the most probable price expressed in monetary terms that a property would bring in an open and competitive market in an arm's length transaction betweena willing seller and a willing buyer neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell. The Haywood County assessor nor the County Commissioners create market value; this Market value does not change at the same rate on all properties - this does not meani that everyone will have a 37% increase in tax value. There are differences between individual  comes from trends of the local real estate market.  properties and neighborhoods located within the county.  Mr. Levi Cullen explained:  HOW IS THE VALUE OF PROPERTY DETERMINED?  Values are determined by comparing sales of similar properties. given the most weight are the 2023 and 2024 sales.  Sales data from real estate transactions are collected and analyzed -t the sales that will be Only valid transactions are consiered-foredosures, family sales etc. Are not considered Basic characteristics on every property such as square footage, exterior walls, quality of construction, number of bathrooms, heat source, age, and desirability are all taken into  valid.  consideration. Town of Maggie' Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 3 of11  Mr. L. Cullen further reviewed: several slides with photos of properties andi their current appraisal value and what each propertys sold for. The properties sold from between 29%1 to 197% over what  the property was appraised for.  NEW CONSTRUCTION AND GROWTH  Building permits for 2023-866 Building permits as of5/24/24-465 5news subdivisions in 2024 Patton farm - approximately 56 units. Queens - approximately 115 units. Mountain view - approximately 71 units. J-creek development - approximately 155 units.  Widbrok-aproximate'y 31 town homes and 31 single family dwellings. WHAT CANIEXPECTI DURING THE REAPPRAISAL PROPERTY VISIT? Real property appraisers are: still visiting properties and collecting data. All appraisers will have an Id badge and will knock on your door to verify information on the property record card. Appraisers will not come inside the home. The appraiser may do a walk around to make sure the sketch of the home is correct. The appraiser may ask questions regarding the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, heat, Mr. L. Cullen explained how to search for and view property tax data on the Haywood County Alderman Jim Owens asked if the inflated market or "bubble" would play a role in the assessment. Mr. L. Cullen said the General Statutes requires the County to be at 100% of market value. Ifitis an inflated market or "bubble" that would still be 100% of market value and there is Mayor Eveland said there was a house that was assessed at $390,000 and: sold for $795,000. He said it would be hard for the owner to say it'sr not worth that much because they paid that much for it. He: said "What about the poor gentlemen next door that has lived here his whole life". Mr. L. Cullen said it doesn't mean that every home will go up that much, "what we have to doi is raise that base rate on our values." He said "lt's not one: standard increase but everyone can expect to Mayor Eveland asked "All the new homes coming in around the county", he asked "What does that dot toi the homes int the area? Aret they considered separate because they are newerhomes?" Mr. L.C Cullen used the D.R. Horton Community on. Jonathan Creek as an example and said the tax values would only be effective for that neighborhood and the properties outside that neighborhood would not directly affect that. "All that will do is affect our averageasawhole." Alderman Tim Wise said "You said 85% kicks it in automatically that you have to look at it."If we are in an inflation "bubble", is there a reverse percentage that kicks ini for re-evaluation in two  finished basement etc.  Website.  no way to tell ift the market is inflated temporarily.  see an increase."  Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 4 of11  years? Mr. L. Cullen said yes, ifitisover1 115%. When that kicks in, we have two years to complete Board members thanked Ms. Hickman and Mr. L. Cullen for attending the meeting and explaining Public Hearing: Updates to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan-Development Considerations. Town Planner Sam Cullen read the staff report: In accordance with NCGS 160D-501 the Planning Department has been working on updates to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. NCGS requires that local government reasonably maintain their comprehensive plans by adjusting and modifying language within the document to reflect local planing initiatives and the goals of the The Town of Maggie Valley needs to consider preservation of areas in town with steep slopes. The proposed amendment includes language concerning the Towns opinion of steep slopes, as While the Comprehensive Plan is an advisory document the addition of this language will be helpfulforfuture conditional zoning approvals as well as possiblet text amendments tot the Unified Mr. Cullen said thei idea behind a steep slope ordinance would not be to eliminate development on all slopes but better control it. Steep slope ordinances have environmental and aesthetic values. He said the Planning Board met in July and recommended approval of the proposed  are-evaluation. the re-evaluation.  community.  well as additional new text.  Development Ordinance.  update.  Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 5 of11  Mountairside development conductedoutside: oft thef floodplainlimits! Isoftenonsteeps slopesp placing structures atr riskf for landslides ande erosion. Historically Town development has largelyd disregarded these considerations, leading to existingi infrastructurei inh high-riskl locations fore environmental and structural damage. Thel Town now recognizes thei importance ofp preserving the mountainsides and  ridgetops.  Slope Map Maggie Valley, NC  Asr reflectedi Inthe map: abovet the Townh hasr many areas within, andjustoutside, ofthe  muricipall limite exceeding258 ingrade.  Mayor Eveland asked for the Planning Department and the Planning Board to create a proposal for a steep slope overlay district. Planner Cullen said if an Overlay district is created it will likely Mayor Eveland opened the Public Hearing at 6:53 for Public Comment. There was no public  only apply to properties that meet the criteria and petition for annexation. comment. He closed the hearing at 6:54 for Board discussion.  Alderman John Hinton said he feels this is a "Good first step" a "Necessary step."  A motion was made by Alderman Jim Owens to adopt Ordinance 1089 Updating the Comprehensive Land Use Plan-Development. The motion carried unanimously. (P. Wight was  absent) Town of Maggie Valley August 13,2 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 6of11  A motion was made by Alderman Tim Wise to adopt the Reasonableness and Consistency Statement, for Ordinance 1089. The motion carried unanimously. (P. Wight was absent) Request for Grant: Façade, Sign and Landscaping Grant: Cool Breeze Campground Landscaping. Planner Cullen said there were a few additional applications since the agenda setting meeting. Applicants are still working on getting their applications packets together, mostly signage and Mr. Cullen said the Cool Breeze Campground project went well and has been completed. The owner has been reimbursed for the Towns portion. Mayor Eveland questions "What happens if five oft those trees die? Arei they required to put them back?" Mr. Cullen said "The Town can take  some landscaping.  measures tor mitigate that issue ini the near future." Approval of 2025 Festival Grounds Rental Applications  The applications presented to the Board for approval were: Maggie Valley Fly Fishing Festival for May 21st-23rd, 2025. Altrusa Benefit Concert for August gth, 2025. Screamfest 2025 for October 31stand November 1st, 2025. WNC. JeepFest for. June 6th and 7th, 2025. Eurofest Maggie Valley for A motion was made by Alderman Tim Wise to approve the 2025 Festival Ground Rental Applications, for 2025. The motion carried unanimously. (P. Wight was absent) Budget Amendment Ordinance 1090: Amend the Special Revenue Fund Ordinance fori the ARPA. A motion was made by Alderman Jim Owens to adopt Budget Amendment Ordinance 1090, Amending the Special Revenue Fund Ordinance, for ARPA. The motion carried unanimously. (P. Budget Amendment Ordinance 1091: Amend 23-24 Budget for ARPA Funds to cover sewer A motion was made by Alderman John Hinton to adopt Ordinance 1091 Amending the 23-24 Budget forA ARPA Funds to coversewersalores. The motion carriedu unanimously. (P. Wight was Budget Amendment Ordinance 1092: Amend 24-25 Budget for ARPA Funds to using remaining A motion was made by Alderman Jim Owens to adopt Ordinance 1092 Amending the 24-25 Budget, for ARPA Funds to cover sewer. salaries and benefits. The motion carried unanimously.  August 16th 2025. Showdown in the Valley for October 3rd, 4th,5th,2025.  Wight was absent) salaries. absent)  amount to cover sewer salaries and benefits.  (P. Wight was absent)  Budget Amendment Ordinance 1093: Amend 24-25 Budget for Encumbrances for previous.year for Public Works building, Town Hall windows/doors, and Police equipment and striping on  vehicles. Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 7of11  A motion was made by Alderman Tim Wise to adopt Budget Amendment Ordinance 1093 Amending the 24-25 Budget for Encumbrances for previous year for Public Works building, Town Hall windows/doors, and Police equipment and striping on vehicles. The motion carried  unanimously. (P. Wight was absent)  Other Business  Manager Best said there was no other business other than everyone should be celebrating the  sale of the Waterfall property. Department Head Reports Seth Boyd, Senior WWTP Operator  Public Works  Monthly maintenance, general cleaning and repairs at Town Hall, Pavilion, Parham Park, Rathbone/Rich Park, Festival Grounds, Public Works buildings and Police Department.  Monthly Recyclables approx. 151 tons. Monthly Solid Waste approx. 61 tons. Monthly White Goods/Electronics 1 pick-ups.  Picked up miscellaneous residential brush and debris. 283 brush pick-ups that totaled Continue maintenance and repairs on Welcome Banners, Miss Maggie Banners and Spring Perform ditch, culvert, shoulder and road maintenance along streets. Both private and Town Public' Works worked with the Fire Dept to clean up fallen trees across town streets caused by Service and/or repaired 1 Public Works vehicles/equipment 1 Administration and 1 Police Picked up bagged trash and debris along Highway 19 and Highway 276 from Fie Top Road to Public Works continues inspections and testing of roads, paving and other infrastructure at Mountain View Estates. The first phase of paving is now completed and has been inspected Land clearing has begun ini the Valley' View subdivision on Jonathan Creek behind the CO-OP. Sweet Brier Parking Lot sign has been ordered and has arrived. Posts are being ordered to We are continuing construction oft the Public' Works! 50x100: storage building. This work: should Public Works oversaw the preparation oft the site, the festival grounds prep and cleanup fora  20 loads of brush. banners. streets. passing storms. vehicles.  Public' Works continues upkeep of all Town facilities.  the Wastewater Treatment Plant.  by town staff, as well as an inspection company hired by the developer.  mount the sign on. continue through late August. very successful 4th of July fireworks event.  Public Works staffed 4 successful events at the Festival Grounds in July.  Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 8of11  The Solid Waste Report has been started. This is a report that is required by the State every Daily and Monthly testing, monitoring and analysis; Monthly cleaning and repairs. Continued yearly sewer line, manhole, easement spraying and creek crossing inspections as Installed/repaired 2 sewer services issues, cleaned and videoed approximately 850' feet of sewer line, inspected 19 sewer comnections/nstalaton, repaired/leak. stopped 0 damaged Dewatered 160,000 gallons of digester sludge. Lime Stabilized 0 tons of dewatered sludge. Worked with business owners, homeowners, contractors and others to help resolve sewer related issues such as rainwater getting into sewer lines, back-ups, video inspection, private Continue monthly sewer easement maintenance. Bush hogging, tree cutting, spraying and This month we received one hundred thirty-five locate requests for NC811. These were all Continue monitoring. Johnathan Creek and stream banks for fallen and dead trees that could impact the Town's sewer creek crossings. This is now required by NCDEQ. Removed fallen trees and debris from Jonathan's Creek on Moody Farm Road, Stonebridge Grease in the Towns sewer collection system and in the Wastewater Treatment Plant is an ongoing and time-consuming problem. Regular grease trap pumping and maintenance is the key to keeping these problems to a minimum. All food handling businesses are required to have grease-removing equipment installed and to maintain records of cleaning and maintaining their equipment. The sewer department staff regularly inspects this equipment and looks at records and logs of this maintenance. This month we performed Z grease trap inspections. Of these two were found to be non-compliant. We continue to work with all businesses on their grease issues. We provide assistance and education in hopes of reducing Completed and sent to DENR our application for the Town's Residuals Permit Renewal. The  year.  WWTP  Monthly Road, Levee, equipment and building maintenance.  required by DENR.  manhole and inspected 0 manholes as we continue to work on 1&1 issues.  Also, we hauled 661 tons of dewatered sludge to landfill. line or service locations and damage to lines.  debris removal. marked in a timely manner.  Campground, Valley Creek and Campbell Creek.  the amount of grease in our sewer: system. new permit will be until January of 2028.  Reviewed plans and permits for new developments and projects.  Matthew Boger, Police Chief  Incidents  During the reporting month of July, the Maggie Valley Police Department investigated forty- seven incidents, which included Breaking and Entering, Larceny, Property Damage, Drug Violations, Simple Assault, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle. Theft, Disorderly Conduct,  Trespassing, Weapon Law Violations, Fraud, and Death Investigation.  Arrests  Town of Maggie' Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 9 of11  Maggie Valley Police Officers arrested twenty-three individuals, resulting in thirty-nine charges, which included Larceny, Property Damage, Driving While Impaired, Trespassing, Maggie Valley Police Officers investigated eight motor vehicle accidents for the reporting period and issued one-hundred thirteen traffic-related charges. Thirty-eight percent of THIS LIST IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL THE INCIDENTS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. SOME CASES, DUE TO THE INTEGERGY OF THE CASE, CAN NOT BE PUBLICLY Sgt. Flowers and K-9 Officer Bellows responded to a domestic disturbance call for service at al hotel. Investigation revealed that a female had assaulted a male. She was transported to Sgt. Flowers responded to a residence inreference to al larceny callf forservice.. Areporto of Officer Crowe and Sgt. Wood responded to the parking lot of Maggie Valley Police Department in reference to a meet-with call for service. The complainant was arrested for Intoxicated and Disruptive. He was transported to Haywood County Detention Facility. Sgt. Wodinitatedatraffiesoponavehdetoratraficinfaction. The driverwasarrested for Driving While Impaired. He wast transported to Haywood County Detention Facility. K-9Officer Bellowsinltatedatralfistoponavende foraregulatory violation. AK-9sniff, and search of the vehicle was conducted and the female was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine.sne was transported to Haywood County Detention Facility. Officer Herbertson responded to an abandoned amusement park in reference to trespassing. OficerHerbertsonintionintiatedatraflestoponavehidleforaregulatonyvolattion.Thevehicle fled and was ultimately stopped. The driver was arrested and charged with multiple Officer Riddle responded to a business in reference to property damage. A report of the Officer Riddle responded to a motorcycle traffic crash call for service. A repo. cfthc Officer Greene responded to a gas station in reference to a shoplifting calli for service. A male subject was identified and arrested for Shoplifting. The subject also had an uttandingerderforares. Hev was transported to Haywood County Detention Facility. Officer Greene was conducting routine neighborhood patrol when he observed a suspicious vehicle on posted property. A: subject in the area was located and charged with Larceny of Ginseng and Possession of Methamphetamine. He was transported to Haywood County Officer Greene and Officer Kelley responded to an abandoned amusement parki in reference toat trespassing call for service. Multiple juveniles were discovered on the property and were  Weapon Law' Violations, Drug Violation, and Disorderly Conduct.  Motor Vehicle Traffic  charges were for speeding (7 citations and 36 written warnings).  Officer Activities  DISCLOSED ATTHIS TIME.  Haywood County Detention Facility. theincident was documented.  Multiple subjects were cited for trespassing.  crimes. He was transported to Haywood County Detention Facility.  damage was documented. incident was documented.  Detention Facility.  ordered to leave the property. Town of Maggie Valley Board ofA Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes August 13, 2024    Page 10 of11  Officer Crowe responded to the parking lot of Maggie Valley Police Department in reference to an assault that had previously occurred. The subject was advised of the Officer Crowe initiated at traffic stop on a vehicle for a regulatoryviolation. The female driver had an outstanding order for arrest and was arrested. She was transported to Haywood Officer Kelley continued the FTO program with K-9 Officer Bellows, Officer Greene, and Evidence Technicians O. Murphy and S. Justice processed one item for the month. Evidence Evidence Technicians checked items back into evidence that were taken for digital download. Sydney Justice assisted Detective Crocker with the homicide investigation Detective Crocker continued toi follow up on leads with the homicide investigation. Detective Crocker is following up on a potential human trafficking case.  appropriate: actionandareport: was documented.  County Detention Facility. Sergeant Wood. includes narcotics.  Evidence Processing (E/P)  Investigations (CID)  Detective Crocker FTO'd Officer Kelley for a week.  Assisted with. July 4th activities  Detective Crocker and Sgt Wood arrested a male for disorderly conduct after the fireworks concluded. Crocker transported for Sgt Wood, who charged and processed the male at the Detective Crocker and Officer Kelley went to Charote-Meckenburg PD to retrieve evidence Detective Crocker worked several shifts on patrol to assist with calls due to being Detective Crocker assisted with a vehicle chase that started at Teague's and ended at Dollar General in Maggie Valley. Deputy Ledin and Detective Crocker were able to get the vehicle stopped without incident and Robert Mershon was taken into custody. 31.6g of Detective Crocker assisted with a civil disturbance at Tanglewood Shops where Chris Smith  jail.  that was taken for digital download.  shorthanded.  methamphetamine was located on Mershon as well. arrived to retrieve his belongings a week early.  K9P Program  The K91 teams logged fifteen training events and one deployment.  K-9Officer Bellows and K-9 Charlie conducted a vehicle search where they located and: seized Maggie Valley Officers patrolled through our residential neighborhoods several times this Maggie Valley Officers responded to 337 Calls for Service (CFS) in this reporting period. The average number of calls for service per day has been consistently around 10 for the last  2g of Methamphetamine. Great Work!  Community Patrol and Interactions  month.  Maggie Valley Officers performed their monthly business visits.  several months. Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Events, Schools, and Meetings  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes    Page 11 of11  Sergeant Mackey attended the SRO Conference for this year. Maggie Valley officers played an important role in the 4th of. July celebration. Several officers worked an extra shift to ensure. safety in the Valley throughout this event. Maggie Valley Police Department celebrated Maggie Valley's 50th Birthday and attended the Birthday Celebration. A: special thanks to the town employees that worked together to Chief Boger attended a meeting with the Mission Hospital Trauma Team. This meeting was held to plan a more efficient critical response in the event that an officer sustains serious  make it a great evening!  injury.  Chief Boger attended the monthly Chief's meeting.  Sam Cullen, Town Planner  Eight Residential Permits: New Structures at Havenwood Drive, 228 Turn-a-bout Court, 126 Clearview Drive, Two new structures Alexander Drive and Loblolly Way. New Use at 179 Two Commercial Permits RV: at 2468 Dellwood Road and New Business at 2501 Soco Road. Three Floodplain Permits: Renovation at 221 Moody Farm Road and 83 Indian Trace Road, Seven In person consultations: Two Grants, Three Signs off NC DOT R.O.W. and Two Twelve Final Zoning Compliance: 114 Wildbrook Drive, 87 Riverside Villa Drive, 2804 Soco Road, 48 Alaska Lane, 123 Wildbrook Land, 273 Mountain View Drive, 3935 Soco Road, 585 Twinbrook Lane, 611 Twinbrook Lane, 134' Wildbrook Drive, 115 Wildbrook Drive and 67 Mari Six Notice of Violations: Grass; Soco Road and Caldwell Drive. Solid Waste, 100 Johnson Branch Road. Two Building without permits at Solar Ct. Junk Vehicle on Campbell Creek Rd. Two Resolved Violations: Grass at Carsen Loop, Building without permit on Solar Ct. A motion was made by Alderman Tim Wise to adjourn the meeting at 7:11pm. The motion carried  Jonathan Creek Rd., Renovation at 219: Solar Court.  Duke Energy Pole Replacement. developers of residential property.  Place.  One Misc. requests: Variance at 35 Donald Circle.  Adjournment unanimously.  2H Vickie Best, Town Manager  Mayor Mike Eveland EHEL KBuan Kathy. Johnson, Town Clerk  Town of Maggie Valley August 13, 2024  Board of Aldermen Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes