1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:10,719 of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,719 indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 3 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:22,240 » All right. Before we get started, um I'm just going to make an announcement that 4 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:26,880 the Irongate subdivision final vote will be uh cast on September the 21st. So, if 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:33,120 anybody's in the crowd for that, it'll be September the 21st when that final 6 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:37,520 vote is taking place. So, um we've got an agenda here and entertain a motion to 7 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:40,960 approve the agenda as presented. >> So moved. 8 00:00:38,399 --> 00:00:44,480 » Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. Any further discussion? 9 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:47,440 All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 10 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:52,239 » I. Opposed. >> All right. The agenda is approved. 11 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,079 All right. All right. I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda as 12 00:00:54,559 --> 00:00:58,800 presented. >> So move. 13 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:02,399 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Patton. [clears throat] Any further 14 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:05,439 discussion? Hearing none. All in favor indicate by 15 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,400 saying I. >> I. 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:12,799 » Opposed. All right. The consent agenda is approved. All right. Now we'll go to 17 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:17,400 National Emergency Management Awareness Month proclamation. Vanessa. 18 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:30,159 » All right. Good morning, commissioners. >> Good morning. 19 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:36,079 » All right. I'm going to read the proclamation. Wait, up here? All right. 20 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:40,960 All right. National Emergency Management Awareness Month proclamation. Whereas 21 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:46,000 emergencies and disasters can occur unexpect can occur unexpectedly posing 22 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:50,479 significant threats to life, property, and the environment. And whereas Lincoln 23 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:54,320 County Emergency Management dedicates countless hours to developing 24 00:01:52,159 --> 00:01:58,799 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation programs to protect the lives 25 00:01:56,799 --> 00:02:02,880 and property of all persons living in our community. And whereas Lincoln 26 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:07,439 County Emergency Management is charged with establishing and maintaining the 27 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:11,760 capabilities necessary to effectively direct, coordinate, and support 28 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:16,640 emergency and disaster response and recovery efforts. And whereas the 29 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:21,920 mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery align 30 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:26,720 with the core capabilities identified in the emergency operations plan. And 31 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:31,200 whereas our emergency management serves the community by responding to 32 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:35,200 emergencies and disasters each year, demonstrating commitment, compassion, 33 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:39,680 and professionalism in protecting the public. Now therefore, be it resolved by 34 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:44,560 the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners that August is recognized 35 00:02:42,319 --> 00:02:49,840 as emergency management awareness month in Lincoln County on the 17th day of 36 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:54,080 August 2026. Thank you. And Mark How with emergency management is going to 37 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:57,200 say a few words. Few words. All right. Before March starts, let's vote on this. 38 00:02:56,239 --> 00:02:59,920 » Okay. >> So, I'll entertain a motion to approve 39 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:04,560 the National Emergency Management Awareness Proclamation. So, moved. 40 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:08,959 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. >> Any further discussion? 41 00:03:06,239 --> 00:03:11,680 » All in favor indicate by saying I. >> Opposed. 42 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:16,239 » All right. It is approved. >> Right. You've got the floor, Mark. 43 00:03:14,239 --> 00:03:20,400 Thank you, Chairman Limeberger and members of the board for honoring 44 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:25,519 emergency mana our emergency management team and for proclaiming August as 45 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:31,280 emergency management prepare management awareness month. Emergency management is 46 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:36,560 a profession that often operates quietly behind the scenes. Planning, training, 47 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:41,920 and building partnerships long before a crisis strikes so that when the 48 00:03:38,799 --> 00:03:47,440 unexpected happens, our community isn't starting from scratch. This proclamation 49 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:53,040 shines a vital light on our dedicated staff, first responders, and community 50 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:57,280 volunteers who work to protect lives and property through preparedness, response, 51 00:03:55,360 --> 00:04:01,599 and recovery. Preparedness is a shared communitywide 52 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:08,000 responsibility. We encourage every resident to use this 53 00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:13,840 month to take simple, proactive steps. Build a family emergency plan and 54 00:04:10,799 --> 00:04:20,079 exercise it. Put together an emergency supply kit and stay informed by 55 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:25,040 connecting to Lincoln Alerts. Thank you again for recognizing our team and 56 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:29,600 helping us build a more resilient Lincoln County. Thank you. 57 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:32,639 » Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. And we're going to 58 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:36,560 give them a minute to make their way down and then we're going to take a 59 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:38,720 group picture. Appreciate you. They're going to make their way down and they're 60 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:42,800 going to we're going to take a group picture over here. So don't don't go 61 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:48,440 anywhere. >> Over here. [laughter] 62 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,440 I got it. 63 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,560 Alex over here. 64 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,720 » Yes. 65 00:05:13,759 --> 00:05:16,759 » Wonderful. 66 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:24,520 One, two, three. One, two. 67 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,199 Thank you. 68 00:06:21,759 --> 00:06:29,240 All right, we'll move to item number four, public hearing for industrial 69 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:29,240 center grant application. Mr. Danoff. 70 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,759 » Good morning, commissioners. I'm here this morning to represent Lincoln County 71 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:45,120 Existing Industry. Uh was formerly listed in your packet is AAA. The name 72 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:50,400 of the company is Kirk and Mats. Kirk and Mats is located at 3390 Denver Drive 73 00:06:48,319 --> 00:06:54,560 and they manufacture high-end quality awards and trophies. The incentive 74 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:59,120 request is to help support the addition of a building and additional equipment 75 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:05,840 in their existing uh location. The agreement would read on our behalf on or 76 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:10,000 before August 17, 2026, Kirk and M shall begin the addition of a new building and 77 00:07:07,599 --> 00:07:13,360 machinery. Within two years date of the agreement, Kirk and Matt shall make an 78 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:19,440 investment in a new building and machinery of $925,000, 79 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:23,280 which $92,500 will qualify for the incentive under the 80 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:27,520 Lincoln County Industrial Incentive Grant policy. Within two years date of 81 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:31,599 the agreement, Kirk and Mass will provide at least such a site at least 82 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:36,479 three new jobs paying the average annual wage of grant for this type project. 83 00:07:33,919 --> 00:07:41,919 I'll add level one was added a few years back to help the small and middlesize 84 00:07:39,039 --> 00:07:45,599 industries with smaller expansion. Uh this is part of that level one 85 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:50,400 agreement. I'll be able to answer any questions. 86 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:54,240 » Anyone have any questions? All right, I'll open the public hearing concerning 87 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:58,240 industrial incentive grant application. Um, having no one signed up to speak, I 88 00:07:56,639 --> 00:08:03,599 will close the public hearing and I'll entertain a motion to adopt the 89 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:05,440 incentive grant application. >> So moved. 90 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:09,440 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Mullen. 91 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:12,240 Any further discussion? All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by 92 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,039 saying I. >> I. Opposed. 93 00:08:13,759 --> 00:08:18,440 » All right. It is approved. Thank you. Thank you very much. 94 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:31,560 » All right. Now we'll go to uh NC uh NC DOT Capital 5310 95 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:31,560 purchase service grant. Miss Sain, 96 00:08:36,399 --> 00:08:41,120 » did you get that boy? Did you get that boy tucked away in college? 97 00:08:40,159 --> 00:08:44,399 » Gosh. >> Yes, I did. 98 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:48,399 » Lots of tears. >> That is so hard. is probably one of the 99 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:51,440 hardest things a parent can do is leave a kid at school, which I'm sure all of 100 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:56,160 you understand. >> Congratulations on him going. 101 00:08:52,880 --> 00:09:01,519 » Thank you. Thank you very much. >> So, good morning. Um, this morning I'm 102 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:06,320 here to present our FY28 um grant from from the North Carolina 103 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:12,000 Department of of Transportation. It is our 5310 purchases of services grant. 104 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:18,160 This grant we use in partnership with Veteran Services to provide rides to um 105 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:23,279 Lincoln County residents that are 65 and older and or disabled individuals in 106 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:27,360 Lincoln County who may be slipping through the cracks um since they don't 107 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:30,880 qualify for any of our other transportation grants. This grant does 108 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:38,399 capture that part part of the population. Um, in FY27, just to let you 109 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:43,279 know, or I'm sorry, FY26, we provided 4,217 110 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:47,440 rides with this grant. So, we we took people to cancer treatments. We took 111 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:51,760 them to dialysis. We've taken them to doctor's appointments. We take several 112 00:09:49,519 --> 00:09:57,040 disabled individuals to UMAR for programming. Um, we served 454 113 00:09:55,360 --> 00:10:02,640 individuals throughout the fiscal year in FY26. So this is a very very good 114 00:10:00,399 --> 00:10:06,880 needed grant especially for people again who may fall through those cracks and 115 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:12,800 not qualify for anything else. Um the grant is for $80,000. There is a 10% um 116 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:18,079 local match that I have already budgeted for. So there will be no increase or 117 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:22,160 further recommendations from me to um get additional funds for this grant. So 118 00:10:20,399 --> 00:10:26,160 just ask that you approve that and I will yield to any questions. 119 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:32,720 » Any questions? All right. I'll open the public hearing 120 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:36,079 concerning NC dot capital 5310 purchase. All right. Having no one signed up to 121 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,959 speak, I'll close the public hearing and I'll entertain a motion to adopt. 122 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:43,839 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. 123 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:46,880 » Any further discussion. All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by 124 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:49,360 saying I. >> Opposed. All right. It is approved. 125 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:55,040 Thank you. >> Thank you'all very much. 126 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:58,040 » Next TLC combined grant application. Clay, 127 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:08,399 » good morning. >> Good morning. 128 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:13,360 » Um, I'm here to present the TLC grant application. It is the combined grant 129 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:18,560 application. It's their 5311 funds. Uh, it will cover capital and administrative 130 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:21,959 cost. The total request funding request is 327,334. 131 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:29,440 The local match would be 476.99. This will cover administrative cost and 132 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:35,120 the capital investment. It'll replace the computers and all of the um it'll 133 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:42,480 upgrade the equipment in the vans as well. Uh this is for FY28 134 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:47,600 and we just ask that y'all approve. Anyone have any questions for Clay? 135 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:52,320 All right. I'll um open the public hearing concerning concerning TLC 136 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:55,120 combined grant. Having no one signed up to speak, I will close the public 137 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:58,800 hearing and I'll entertain a motion to approve. 138 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,399 » So move. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 139 00:12:00,399 --> 00:12:06,720 Carpenter. Any further discussion? 140 00:12:04,560 --> 00:12:10,880 All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 141 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,800 » Opposed. All right. It is approved. Thank you. 142 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:18,600 » Thank you. >> All right. One number seven, planning 143 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:18,600 board recommendations. Jeremiah. 144 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:28,720 » Good morning, commissioners. Uh following the public hearings on August 145 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:32,240 3rd, uh we have a few legislative cases where the planning board provided their 146 00:12:30,639 --> 00:12:37,600 recommendations. I'll present those first and then we'll proceed to a couple 147 00:12:34,399 --> 00:12:42,079 of evidentiary uh hearings that for which the decisions were postponed 148 00:12:39,839 --> 00:12:46,959 pending the reasonzoning decisions. Uh the first case I have for you is zoning 149 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:53,440 map amendment number 786. Troy Mottz was the applicant in this case. This was a 150 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:58,079 request to reszone uh 1.76 acres from uh residential suburban to general business 151 00:12:55,680 --> 00:13:02,880 located about 200 ft south of Highway 150 and about 500 ft east of Lee Longing 152 00:13:00,399 --> 00:13:08,240 Road in Ironton Township. Not too long ago, Mr. Mottz had reszoned uh the 153 00:13:05,519 --> 00:13:13,279 corner at the intersection with 150 to general business. Uh this was a request 154 00:13:10,079 --> 00:13:17,360 to reszone this additional 1.76 acres also to general business. The planning 155 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:21,560 board unanimously recommended approval and you have their adopted statement. 156 00:13:21,839 --> 00:13:27,279 » All right. Any questions for Jeremiah? >> Jeremia, do we know what's going to go 157 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:33,240 in there? >> The applicant has stated he intends to 158 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,240 build a gas station. 159 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:41,680 » Thank you. >> All right. Any additional questions? All 160 00:13:40,079 --> 00:13:44,399 right. I'll entertain a motion to adopt the statement of consistency and 161 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,600 reasonless as presented by the planning board. 162 00:13:44,959 --> 00:13:50,880 » Motion. >> Motion by Commissioner Mullen. Any 163 00:13:48,639 --> 00:13:53,680 further discussion? All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 164 00:13:53,169 --> 00:13:58,800 [snorts] >> Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a 165 00:13:55,839 --> 00:14:00,560 motion to approve ZMA 786. >> So move. 166 00:13:59,279 --> 00:14:04,480 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Patton. 167 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:09,839 » Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 168 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:12,880 » I. opposed. All right, it is approved. Thank you, Jeremiah. 169 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:17,360 » Next, we have zoning map amendment number 788. Beck Company LLC was the 170 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:23,040 applicant in this case. Uh, this was a request to reszone uh an assemblage of 171 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:25,920 parcels um totaling a little over nine acres from general business to 172 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:31,680 residential single family and residential single family uh reszoning 173 00:14:28,959 --> 00:14:36,160 those to light industrial. Uh the property is located on the south side of 174 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:40,880 Highway 150 at uh the interchange with NC16 bypass. Uh the planning board 175 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:45,600 recommended approval of this unanimously. You have their adopted 176 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:48,720 statement. >> All right. Any questions for Jeremiah? 177 00:14:47,279 --> 00:14:52,320 » Is this the same piece of property, Jeremiah, that we just voted on or close 178 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:56,240 to it? >> Um are you referring to the gas station 179 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,800 from a couple years ago? >> Yeah. 180 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:03,920 » Uh that parcel is part of this assemblage. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. 181 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:06,320 » Right. I'll entertain a motion to adopt the statement of consistency and 182 00:15:05,199 --> 00:15:09,639 reasonleness as presented by the planning board. 183 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,360 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 184 00:15:11,839 --> 00:15:17,199 Carpenter. Any further discussion? 185 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:20,240 All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 186 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:26,560 » I. Opposed. >> All right. I'll entertain a motion to 187 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:29,920 approve ZMA 788. >> So moved. 188 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:35,199 » Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. Any further discussion? All right. Hearing 189 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:39,760 none. All in favor indicate by saying I. >> I. Opposed. 190 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:45,279 » All right. It is approved. >> Next we have zoning map amendment number 191 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:49,600 789. Uh Riley Acorn being the applicant in this case was requesting the 192 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:53,600 reszoning of a 1.03 acre parcel from neighborhood business to general 193 00:15:50,959 --> 00:15:58,160 business. Uh that property is located at 1769 194 00:15:55,279 --> 00:16:03,120 North NC16 business uh right at the intersection with Hickory Creek Drive. 195 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:06,639 Uh the planning staff unanimously recommended approval of this request and 196 00:16:04,959 --> 00:16:12,000 you have their adopted statement in your packet. 197 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:15,440 » Any further questions for Jeremiah? All right. I'll entertain a motion to 198 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:18,639 adopt the statement of consistency and reasonless as presented by the planning 199 00:16:16,959 --> 00:16:20,880 board. I make a motion to adopt the statement of consistency and 200 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,440 reasonableness as presented by the planning board. 201 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:27,199 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. Any further discussion? All right. 202 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:30,959 Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. I. 203 00:16:28,639 --> 00:16:35,199 » Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a motion to approve ZMA 789. 204 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:39,440 » I make a motion to approve ZMA 789. Riley Iicorn. I hope I said that right. 205 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,440 Applicant as recommended by the planning board. 206 00:16:39,759 --> 00:16:46,160 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. Any further discussion? Hearing none. 207 00:16:44,079 --> 00:16:50,480 All in favor indicate by saying I. >> I. opposed. All right, it is approved. 208 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:54,720 Thank you. >> All right, moving on to the special use 209 00:16:52,160 --> 00:17:00,000 permits. Uh the first one, uh SP number 536, Beck Company LLC, was the applicant 210 00:16:57,759 --> 00:17:04,240 in this case. Um this is the same property that was just voted to be 211 00:17:02,079 --> 00:17:11,280 reszoned, uh there at the intersection of NC16 bypass and Highway 150. Uh the 212 00:17:08,959 --> 00:17:16,000 applicant is proposing a building material sales operation there and so 213 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:19,199 that requires a special use permit in the Eastern Lincoln Development District 214 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:23,839 overlay in which that property is located. Uh so following the public 215 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:28,640 hearing uh a decision was postponed until this morning pending the outcome 216 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:32,480 of the reasonzoning and so you have the applicant's proposed findings of fact 217 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:35,120 included in your packet and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have 218 00:17:33,679 --> 00:17:38,559 for me. >> All right, this is for SP 536. So I'll 219 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:40,480 entertain a motion to approve the findings of fact as submitted by the 220 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:44,000 applicant. >> So moved. 221 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:47,840 » Motion by Commissioner Mullen. All right. Any further discussion. All 222 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:51,440 right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 223 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:55,360 » Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a motion to approve SP 536. 224 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:58,400 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 225 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:02,240 Patton. >> Any further discussion? All right. 226 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:06,960 Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. I. Opposed. All right. It is 227 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:12,160 approved. All right. And lastly, we have SUP 228 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:17,200 number 537. This was a request request for a special use permit for a 229 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:22,880 contractor's office. Um the property was uh just reszoned um earlier uh similar 230 00:18:20,799 --> 00:18:27,360 to the last request. Um following the public hearing for special use permit 231 00:18:24,559 --> 00:18:31,840 537, a decision was postponed pending the outcome of the resoning proposal. 232 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:35,760 Um, and so you have the applicant's proposed findings of fact included in 233 00:18:33,679 --> 00:18:40,640 your packet and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have for me. 234 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:43,120 » Any additional questions for Jeremiah? All right. I'll entertain a motion to 235 00:18:41,919 --> 00:18:46,480 approve the findings of fact as submitted by the applicant. 236 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:49,679 » Make a motion. Sorry. >> I'll make a motion to approve the 237 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:52,720 findings of fact as submitted by the applicant. 238 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:55,120 » Right. Any further discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor indicate by 239 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:58,320 saying I. >> I. 240 00:18:55,840 --> 00:19:03,120 » Opposed. All right. Entertain a motion to approve SP 537. I 241 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:07,919 » make a motion to approve SP 537 Riley Ike board horn applicant based on the 242 00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:12,080 findings of fact. Right. Any further discussion? All in favor indicate by 243 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:16,480 saying I. >> Opposed. All right. It is approved. 244 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:19,679 » Thank you, commissioners. Yep. >> All right. Next, we'll go to Lincoln 245 00:19:17,679 --> 00:19:22,679 County Animal Services fee schedule amendment. 246 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:35,039 Good morning, commissioners. >> Um, I am looking to make an update to 247 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:40,480 our current fee schedule. Um, the proposed um, update is in your packet. I 248 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:46,320 recommend approval as requested. Please let me know if you have any questions. 249 00:19:43,679 --> 00:19:49,360 » Anyone have any questions? Then I'll entertain a motion to approve 250 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:52,400 the link county animal services feed schedule amendment. 251 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:56,640 » So moved. All right. Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. 252 00:19:54,320 --> 00:20:01,120 Any further discussion hearing? None. All in favor indicate by 253 00:19:58,559 --> 00:20:01,840 saying I. I. Opposed. It is approved. Thank you. 254 00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:04,400 » Thank you. >> Y'all have a good day. 255 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:13,000 » You too. >> All right. Next purchase authorization 256 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:13,000 of a Stellar TM Max with HDI. 257 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:22,160 » Good morning. Um so I'm here for um purchase authorization for one of our 258 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:27,360 utility bed crane trucks. We currently have one. Um, it's a 2008 model. It 259 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:31,360 already has 77,000 miles. This is very helpful with for our mechanics when they 260 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:35,760 have to go on site and change um compactors, use any equipment um to put 261 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:39,679 it in place. So, that's what I'm requesting. 262 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:41,919 » Anyone have any questions? >> This is already budgeted, I'm assuming. 263 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,360 » Yes. >> I thought so. 264 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:47,360 » Yes. >> Thank you. 265 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:48,960 » I'll entertain a motion to approve the purchase. 266 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:53,679 » So moved. >> Motion by Commissioner Cena. 267 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:58,159 » Thank you. Any further discussion? All right. Hearing none. All in favor 268 00:20:55,520 --> 00:21:01,039 indicate by saying I. I. Opposed. All right. That one is approved. 269 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,480 » Thank you. >> Then the purchase authorization of a Mac 270 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:09,760 rolloff truck. >> Um so this is something that was also 271 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:14,159 budgeted for fiscal year 27. It is again a purchase authorization for a new 272 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:19,280 rolloff truck. Um we do have several in the fleet. We like to keep two in for 273 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:24,480 spares. Um, currently the two oldest ones that we have that may be ending 274 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:32,799 their lives with us is um a 2017 model that has 365,000 m on it and a 2018 275 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:37,120 model with 305,000 m on it. >> I'd say you got your use out of those. 276 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:42,000 » Yes. [laughter] >> All right. Any further questions, 277 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:44,559 comments? I'll entertain a motion to approve the purchase authorization of a 278 00:21:43,360 --> 00:21:48,159 Mac rolloff truck. >> So moved. 279 00:21:45,360 --> 00:21:52,720 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. Any further discussion? All right. 280 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:56,000 Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 281 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:59,559 » Opposed. All right. It is approved. Thank you. 282 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,559 » Thank you. 283 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:05,720 » Bethl booster pump station relocation project. Jonathan. 284 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:16,640 » Thank you, commissioners. Um I'm here today to just give you an update on the 285 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:21,440 Bethl booster pump station. Um we have gone into bid for that. Um the bid is 286 00:22:19,039 --> 00:22:28,720 currently live. Um we will have a pre-bid meeting on August 25th, so next 287 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:35,360 Tuesday. And then the bid opening will be September 10th for this project um to 288 00:22:31,679 --> 00:22:42,480 meet the state's guidance on um for that bidding and and the uh startup of that 289 00:22:39,039 --> 00:22:46,480 project. Any questions? >> Anyone have any questions for Jonathan? 290 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:49,679 » All right. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. 291 00:22:47,919 --> 00:22:55,799 » All right. Next, Lincoln County write- offs on collectible uh taxes. Diana. 292 00:23:08,799 --> 00:23:17,120 » Good morning, commissioners. This is the companion to the utility write-offs we 293 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:25,760 did, I believe, in June. These are the general billing write offs. It's like um 294 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:30,159 fire permits, uh various um bills that the county sends for uh collection and 295 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:32,720 things like that. And these these have never been written off before because we 296 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:37,120 just started doing general billing on the system probably three or four years 297 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:41,919 ago. So again, these are going back uh 18 months and they are we are writing 298 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:44,480 them off uh in accordance with uh generally accepted accounting 299 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:47,600 principles. We will still pursue collection um once we hire the new 300 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:51,200 collection billing and collection supervisor. We will give them this to 301 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:55,919 them and they will use the debt set off process to collect whatever they can as 302 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:59,559 long as in an individual's name and not a business's name. 303 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:08,799 So I just need approval from y'all to write it off. 304 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:11,760 » Any further questions or anything? All right. I'll entertain a motion to 305 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:15,039 approve. >> So move. Motion by Commissioner 306 00:24:13,279 --> 00:24:18,720 Carpenter. Any further discussion? 307 00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:21,279 All right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 308 00:24:19,919 --> 00:24:27,120 » I. Opposed. >> All right. It is approved. Thank you. 309 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:31,640 » All right. Next. Request to approve contract Central Square One Solutions. 310 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:37,279 » Good morning, commissioners. Thank you for allowing us to be on the agenda uh 311 00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:40,640 for this presentation. Uh so this is a request to approve the contract with 312 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:44,000 central square uh for our current records management system and our gel 313 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:48,080 management system software that we've been utilizing since 2004. Uh so this 314 00:24:46,559 --> 00:24:52,720 contract will continue us out with support for them. Continue the upgrade 315 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:55,440 of this system moving it to the cloud as well. So it's what we've currently been 316 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:59,600 operating on. All the connections are currently established. This will include 317 00:24:57,039 --> 00:25:02,559 a connection to the as far as for a data dump from Hexagon to come over to make 318 00:25:01,279 --> 00:25:06,880 it easier for the officers writing the report and a much more streamlined 319 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:10,880 version for them. And then funding for this, we've re requesting to reallocate 320 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:13,760 funds currently from our vehicle budget um that we've saved some money on from 321 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:17,360 purchasing some used vehicles that were completely outfitted from the city of 322 00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:21,120 Lincoln. Uh so approximately 400,000 that we save from that to move over to 323 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:25,360 this uh to continue operating and still have us what we had um allocated for 324 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:30,799 hexagon for for support and stuff along on that CAT system for it. 325 00:25:29,039 --> 00:25:33,919 Any questions for me? >> Only qu when does this contract take 326 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:37,440 place? When does it go in effect? >> It'll go in effect once it's signed. We 327 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:40,720 already currently operate on the system. Uh so it'll just be moving into the 328 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:43,840 cloud within the next couple of months as far as for that migration process. 329 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:47,600 And I guess the question was because we're not up to the 330 bid capacity yet 330 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:52,559 because we hadn't finished our gel expansion, would would they not give us 331 00:25:49,279 --> 00:25:55,840 a discount for the meantime on that? >> We can see and current like it'll be 332 00:25:54,400 --> 00:26:00,640 operational as far as we're told Decemberish as far as physically having 333 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:04,400 parts of those the jail operational inside of that expansion, but we can 334 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:07,360 inquire on that. >> Worth the question. 335 00:26:05,120 --> 00:26:14,159 » Sure. Yes, sir. >> All right. Any additional questions? 336 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:17,520 I'll entertain a motion to approve. >> So move. 337 00:26:14,799 --> 00:26:21,279 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. Any further discussion? 338 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:23,120 Right. Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 339 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,360 » I. >> Opposed. All right. It is approved. 340 00:26:25,039 --> 00:26:28,159 Thank you. >> Thank you very much. 341 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:34,760 » All right. Next. Sheriff's Office training facility range revised GMP. 342 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,760 Mr. Fields. 343 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:41,600 » Good morning, commissioners. >> Good morning. So, we're here to ask for 344 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:46,159 your consideration and approval of the construction of Lane County Sheriff's 345 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:51,279 Training Facility. This facility will be a two-story uh facility, 346 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:57,440 4,584 square ft, and it'll consist of, of 347 00:26:54,880 --> 00:27:03,200 course, lobby, restrooms, there's a classroom to accommodate 30 people. Um 348 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:09,840 there's an office for the range master and an office for a training officer. Uh 349 00:27:06,799 --> 00:27:15,440 and a bullpen area for the instructors and storage equipment. Lower level would 350 00:27:13,039 --> 00:27:21,840 consist of weapons cleaning room, ammunition uh storage area, electrical, 351 00:27:18,799 --> 00:27:28,000 mechanical uh and range a range maintenance equipment room. 352 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:33,120 The ranges are there's 18 lanes that range from 25 to 100 yards. Uh there's 353 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:41,520 five lanes [snorts] uh rifle range to uh 190 yards. Um 354 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:47,440 there's a 8 by8 shooting tower that is being has been designed and will be 355 00:27:43,919 --> 00:27:56,720 constructed to accommodate repelling uh exercises. Um the entire facility will 356 00:27:51,120 --> 00:28:01,279 be backed up uh generator back up. Um and 357 00:27:58,559 --> 00:28:06,320 we we have used decided to use the construction manager at risk delivery 358 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:09,919 method and we have the contractor's representative here. If if you have any 359 00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:15,120 questions, he can help help answer some of those questions. Um they have 360 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:18,120 provided a guaranteed maximum price of 6,829,782. 361 00:28:24,559 --> 00:28:31,440 I have a question as far as the grading for 1.6 million. I thought the site was 362 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:37,279 pretty much graded and ready to go based off the gel expansion when we uh moved 363 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:42,080 the retaining wall and did some of that initial work. is what's what's the 1.6 364 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:47,360 for? >> Yes sir. So there is still some grading 365 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:52,480 to be done. We had to shift the building um because of the the tower the 366 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:57,200 communication tower. So we had to shift the building uh to get out of the fall 367 00:28:55,120 --> 00:29:01,399 zone for that and and so it's going to require some some additional grading. 368 00:29:08,399 --> 00:29:13,840 Okay. >> Just the only place we've looked at 369 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:18,640 putting this facility grading amount is pretty steep and 370 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:25,520 » Yeah. No, we we did look it's been quite a few years ago. Um there's the old 371 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:32,559 landfill on Alen Road. Uh it was considered to put it there. Um but it's 372 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:36,000 you know it's relation to the school. It's relatively close to a school and 373 00:29:34,159 --> 00:29:37,440 neighborhood, but it's close to a school right here. 374 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:41,279 » Yes, sir. >> Okay. 375 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:45,120 » I guess, you know, if we're spending $7 million, to me, I'd like to see if we 376 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:48,880 got some alternatives to maybe put this into where we can open it up for 377 00:29:46,399 --> 00:29:52,960 recreational use. We got a ton of concealed carry people around in this 378 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:56,320 county, and we're very prun. It'd be nice if we could do something like this 379 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:59,320 to where all of our citizens could use it. 380 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:12,399 I think one of the issues behind um not utilizing it for public use um was 381 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:17,039 the liability aspect. If someone got hurt on the range, but that decision 382 00:30:14,399 --> 00:30:20,640 hasn't been made so about whether we're going to do it or whether we're not 383 00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:25,039 going to do it for public use. Um I would strongly suggest we don't allow 384 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:30,000 anybody use the tower besides law enforcement officers. um understanding 385 00:30:28,399 --> 00:30:35,120 and I think we need to understand that this is not a facility that just our 386 00:30:32,559 --> 00:30:39,039 folks can use but it's a regional use for Lincolnington and our federal 387 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:44,240 partners and our state partners as well but I don't see any reason why other 388 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:46,880 than the liability issues um of having civilians coming to shoot on the range 389 00:30:45,679 --> 00:30:51,360 we're going to have a range master out there um it it'll just it'll just 390 00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:56,960 require a certain amount of time I know Gastonia does it so that's a decision 391 00:30:54,399 --> 00:31:00,720 that we can make after we get the thing built. I suppose 392 00:30:57,919 --> 00:31:04,399 » I was just thinking of we have one in ranking ranking park and ranking lake 393 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:07,440 park and >> Gastonia and then you have one in 394 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:10,640 Cleveland County. So I mean from a liability standpoint they're able to do 395 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:14,000 it. So I'd rather if we're going to spend this kind of money is open it up 396 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:17,600 for recreational purposes for >> all of our citizens. And that's why I 397 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:24,799 wasn't sure what the location is that the ideal location or could we for$ 1.6 398 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:29,720 million in grad. It's gives us a lot of opportunity. 399 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,720 » Yes. 400 00:31:30,559 --> 00:31:39,519 » Yeah. I struggle with I mean, it's $7 million basically for something that's 401 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:44,240 not going to get used full time. I mean, and I agree. It needs to be somewhere 402 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:49,840 that we can uh the public can use it and at least um 403 00:31:47,519 --> 00:31:53,039 not recoup our money but further utilize it for the money that it's going to cost 404 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:56,080 us to do it. >> Have we already started grading out 405 00:31:54,559 --> 00:32:01,279 there? >> Not not specifically for this project. 406 00:31:58,799 --> 00:32:04,559 » Okay. >> Yeah. Most of the work out there has 407 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:10,320 really been done in relation to the jail expansion. Uh the only thing that really 408 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:14,720 has been complemented by the the uh training facility has really been the 409 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:18,320 wall contiguous run on the wall retaining wall which was there was two 410 00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:22,480 parts in the original plan. There was a part of it for the expansion and part of 411 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:25,279 it for the range and they did see the benefit. I think some of the 412 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:30,240 commissioners were part part of the observation of that to to basically join 413 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:33,919 that part as one part of the project just so we wouldn't be basically paying 414 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:38,640 for two parts that were going to end up being joined anyway. 415 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:44,880 And to your point, Commissioner Mullen, um the county had looked at a couple 416 00:32:41,679 --> 00:32:50,640 areas for the training range and um ultimately uh the sheriff had really uh 417 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:55,679 felt hesitation on the owl's den location and was more comfortable with 418 00:32:53,440 --> 00:33:00,320 looking at the area behind the current um facility to do the expansion just to 419 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:06,440 help understand that's kind of where we we it was it was discussed, but 420 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:06,440 ultimately that's what the request was. 421 00:33:08,159 --> 00:33:14,399 Okay. Any further questions? All right. I'll entertain a motion to 422 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:18,880 approve the sheriff's office training facility revised GMP. 423 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:25,640 » I'll make the motion to approve. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena. 424 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:25,640 Any further discussion? 425 00:33:25,679 --> 00:33:30,799 » Okay. Is that with Mark's uh about open to the public? Is that part of the 426 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:35,039 motion? >> No. I think that's something we need to 427 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:38,799 talk about and look at and decide once the facility gets built if it's 428 00:33:36,799 --> 00:33:43,600 conducive to that. Although we need to make sure that if that's what the 429 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:47,840 board's decision is that we make there's no there's park there's plenty of 430 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:52,480 parking there. So it wouldn't be beyond the re realm of possibility to have the 431 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:56,240 public shooting there. >> Okay. Just wanted to ask that question. 432 00:33:54,159 --> 00:34:01,360 » Yeah, I got you. I think most folks want a um that I've talked to anyway want a 433 00:33:59,279 --> 00:34:05,399 trap and ski range and that's that's not conducive to that at all. 434 00:34:06,559 --> 00:34:11,520 All right. Any further discussion? All right. All in favor indicate by 435 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,359 saying I >> I 436 00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:16,560 » opposed. No. >> No. 437 00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:20,879 » All right. It is a three to two in the no. Thank you. 438 00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:24,720 » Thank you. >> All right. Now this is public comment 439 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:29,280 time. This is where the public is able to come and speak to the board. Um, 440 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:37,320 you're able to speak for three minutes as an individual and five as a group. 441 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:37,320 Um, first is Jeff Carpenter. 442 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:45,320 And just a reminder, it's not a Q&A session. This is just your comments to 443 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,320 us. 444 00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:54,800 » Good morning, commissioners. >> Good morning. uh here today on behalf of 445 00:34:51,760 --> 00:35:00,560 Lincoln County Farm Bureau. Um we want to thank you all for your service to our 446 00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:03,119 community and um we've uh previously I think sent all of you should have 447 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:07,200 received a personal invitation in the mail to an elected officials 448 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:13,920 appreciation breakfast be next Tuesday up at our board meeting the 25th up on 449 00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:18,800 uh here north of town just a little bit. So we'd like to have you. Um, our system 450 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:22,960 of government relies on citizen involvement. All of you have stepped up, 451 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:28,400 put your names on ballots and are serving here uh, to lead our county. And 452 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:31,520 for you and all of your peers and other folks that serve in elected official 453 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:35,280 capacities, we just want to take this opportunity to say thank you for your 454 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:40,960 leadership. We know a lot of times it's a thankless job. You may have a lot of 455 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:45,920 fair weather friends and um, uh, it's a tough job. We know you sacrifice time 456 00:35:43,119 --> 00:35:50,640 from your daily lives and your families and is a way of stepping forward, you 457 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:54,400 know, to take on these responsibilities and we just want to let you know that we 458 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:59,119 we thank you for that and we appreciate it very much and we just want to set 459 00:35:56,079 --> 00:36:03,440 aside. We have the other 364 days of the year to call you when we have issues 460 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:06,640 that we want to talk to you about or to sway you one way or another try to 461 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:11,040 explain to you, but this was the day that we've kind of set aside for not 462 00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:14,720 just commissioners but others as well to uh just to come for us to be able to say 463 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:18,160 thank you just for a short period of time. So we hope you can join us. You 464 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:22,480 should have gotten that uh invitation in the mail and otherwise if you can let us 465 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:26,800 know so we can plan accordingly. But that'll be um next Tuesday the 25th up 466 00:36:25,359 --> 00:36:30,079 there at 8:00. So we hope to see you then and if not we certainly thank you 467 00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:34,960 and appreciate your service to our county and our community. So thank you. 468 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:38,359 » Thank you. Next on the list is Dr. Edward Haynes. 469 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:50,079 I'm Dr. Edward Haynes. This is Sarah Lart. We are with the Sky Bell 470 00:36:47,359 --> 00:36:57,040 Foundation. This is the third time in six months we are standing before you. 471 00:36:53,920 --> 00:37:02,160 I want to tell you a story. Sarah and I 472 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:08,640 through the Sky Bell Foundation have driven over 88,000 miles. 473 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:14,720 We have visited over 2,400 individual fire departments through 35 474 00:37:11,599 --> 00:37:21,200 states with our foundation. Along that journey, 475 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:24,960 we have had meetings with commissioners, city council, 476 00:37:23,119 --> 00:37:31,680 mayors, congress people, governors, 477 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:37,839 and one senator out of South Carolina. Some of those meetings we asked for. 478 00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:44,079 Some of those meetings they contacted us and asked for 479 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:51,440 all about the volunteer firefighters in their state that they care about. 480 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:57,359 The foundation is to improve the emergency care in every county. 481 00:37:56,400 --> 00:38:02,160 Now, I don't know whether you commissioners realize it or not, but in 482 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:08,320 Lincoln County, you only have eight ambulances that run 483 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:13,440 in the daytime and four at night to cover 300 square miles. 484 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:18,960 You call on mutual aid from other counties, which puts a burden on their 485 00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:24,480 emergency services. How do I know this? We went and asked, 486 00:38:22,079 --> 00:38:30,560 but the Skybell Foundation was formed and designed to help with that. 487 00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:37,599 Though we've been promised that somebody from this commissioners, including you, 488 00:38:33,119 --> 00:38:41,520 chairperson, we would be contacted. We have yet to be contacted. 489 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:46,560 I don't know whether it's a fact that you don't care about the volunteer 490 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:51,359 firefighters who are twothirds of all firefighters across America. 491 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:56,720 The devastation of losing volunteer firefighters can be felt in New York 492 00:38:53,760 --> 00:39:00,520 State which in the last five years have lost over 55,000. 493 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:07,160 Can you imagine losing volunteer firefighters in Lincoln and Lincoln 494 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:07,160 County? 495 00:39:07,359 --> 00:39:13,760 We're out there doing everything we can. We wonder why this group of 496 00:39:11,839 --> 00:39:19,440 commissioners haven't done anything to contact us to 497 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:24,720 see what it's all about, to see if they want to be a part of it. 498 00:39:21,839 --> 00:39:30,160 And with your emergency services in such condition as it is with only eight 499 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:34,560 ambulances, every second counts when the fire department arrives at an 500 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:39,200 emergency because 501 00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:43,680 As we were told by Dr. Boyd, if two ambulances are 502 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:47,920 sent out in the same area, the response over here is even longer. 503 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:55,800 But that firefighter may be able to give enough aid to sustain that life until 504 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:55,800 that ambulance can get there. 505 00:39:56,000 --> 00:40:06,880 I'm ashamed that we have been invited to speak in 506 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:11,440 front of, as I said, governors, mayors, 507 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:17,040 congress people, and senators, but little Lincoln's county commissioners in 508 00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:23,359 six months of promising to reach out to us, has failed to do so. I can only 509 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:27,599 assume and take it that you do not care about your volunteer firefighters in 510 00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:30,079 Lincoln. And I wonder how many of y'all have visited 511 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:36,640 your firefighters >> for three minutes. You're 45 group. 512 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:42,640 » The group did not was not identified from the get-go. So you've got three 513 00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:42,640 minutes. So you're you're a minute over. 514 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:52,800 Oh, >> leave it right on the desk there, sir. 515 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:56,640 » All right. No one else signed up to speak for public comments. I will close 516 00:40:54,320 --> 00:41:01,960 the public comments and we'll move on to item 16, finance office reports. Miss 517 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,960 Rios. 518 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:22,079 Good morning again. [gasps] 519 00:41:19,599 --> 00:41:26,800 » This is the finance report back to May. Um we don't have June yet as we're still 520 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:33,280 closing out June. Um we'll probably get that to you probably next month. Um but 521 00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:39,359 through May, which is 92% of the fiscal year, um the general fund investment 522 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:42,319 earnings were 2.9 million. Uh we had um three more million in the poolled 523 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:47,040 accounts, but that gets distributed between the general fund, the utility 524 00:41:43,839 --> 00:41:52,800 fund, solid waste, and the multi-year funds. Um we are over budget in the um 525 00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:57,520 interest revenue account, which is always a good thing. Um but we do have 526 00:41:55,200 --> 00:42:01,920 some adjustments that we do when we mark tomarket on the investments. So that 527 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:06,400 will bring that number down. Um taxes budgeted through fiscal 26 were at 92 528 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:11,760 million. They collection the collections through May were almost at budget and 529 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:16,319 June is very small but I do believe we hit our budgeted amount. Sales taxes 530 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:23,119 were at 37.6 million. We had received almost 31 million and we will receive we 531 00:42:20,319 --> 00:42:27,280 will pull back the sales taxes through the payments through September. Um, 532 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:32,400 total revenues in the general fund in May were 95%, expenditures were 86. Um, 533 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:36,240 utility fund revenues were at 94, expenses were at 77, and solid waste 534 00:42:34,319 --> 00:42:41,920 revenues were a little over 100% and expenses were at 82. Um, obviously the 535 00:42:39,599 --> 00:42:46,400 27 budget was posted. We are in it now. The auditors will be here in about three 536 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:52,960 weeks. So, we are working on adjusting and closing and um, actually paying the 537 00:42:49,599 --> 00:42:56,079 last of the 26 invoices. Um, as sometimes we do receive them late. We do 538 00:42:54,800 --> 00:43:01,040 have some this week that are still going in. So hopefully next month I'll get you 539 00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:07,040 June. It will be unudedited. It'll be unadjusted, but it'll be the what we 540 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:11,760 have gotten at by now that we pull back to June. Are there 541 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:13,680 any questions? >> Any questions? 542 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:18,079 » Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. 543 00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:21,200 » All right. Next item 17, county manager report. Mr. May, 544 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:25,760 » thank you. Good morning, Chairman. Uh just uh for the for some news updates. 545 00:43:23,599 --> 00:43:30,640 Last Tuesday, I attended the St. James Elementary School dedication ceremony. 546 00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:34,880 Uh the the new expansion is very impressive and I think we have some very 547 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:40,240 happy teachers and very happy students. Uh lot of lot of good uh has come of 548 00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:44,319 that and I know we've got two more uh project update. The finance team had 549 00:43:42,319 --> 00:43:47,680 their due diligence call with the NC treasures office and our financial 550 00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:52,400 consultants Davenport last week on the limited obligation bond uh in regards to 551 00:43:50,720 --> 00:43:55,920 the Rock Springs and Kataba Springs expansion and my understanding every 552 00:43:54,400 --> 00:44:01,200 from based off that the process is moving along well no issues. Uh the 553 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:04,960 county team uh along with some members of the airport advisory board met with 554 00:44:03,119 --> 00:44:09,200 our airport engineer last week to get updates on phase 2 improvements and the 555 00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:13,040 lighting rehabilitation. we're ready to go out for bid on the 556 00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:17,760 phase two hanger site development. Unfortunately, uh I know it's still 557 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:22,640 there's I know there's still a lot of impatient uh in regards to the lighting 558 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:26,880 rehab, but they did give us an estimated completion time frame for that for June 559 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:30,880 to July of 2027 uh as it currently stands. So, just want 560 00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:35,839 to make the board aware of that. But, uh we had I think we had a a good meeting 561 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:39,920 and those those projects are moving along. So, that pretty much concludes my 562 00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:42,960 report. Did you have any questions? Thank you. 563 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:46,400 » All right. Next, county attorney's report. 564 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:51,440 » Uh just a brief update. The ordinance was approved finally for parks and 565 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:57,599 wreck. I think it's done for at least a while um at the last meeting. And then 566 00:44:54,240 --> 00:45:04,000 just a brief update on uh the abandoned structures in June. This board uh did 567 00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:08,079 approve me to take legal action. Um, but before I did that, we did send out 568 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:12,000 30-day notices, ask people to clean up the properties um that had been deemed 569 00:45:10,079 --> 00:45:17,520 abandoned by the chief building official. Um, none of those violations 570 00:45:15,440 --> 00:45:24,960 were cleaned up. So, in the in the next few weeks, I will be filing uh suits on 571 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:29,680 that. Um, so we will get that moving. That's all I have to report. Any 572 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:32,720 questions? >> All right. County Commissioner's report. 573 00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:37,119 Any commissioner have anything to report? 574 00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:40,480 » All right. Next, vacancies and appointment. 575 00:45:38,079 --> 00:45:44,160 » Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make the uh motion to we approve the following 576 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:49,040 appointments for the board of health to reappoint Cammy Benton for her second 577 00:45:46,240 --> 00:45:54,760 term. Michael Watt for his first term and for the Lake Norman Marine 578 00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:54,760 Commission to appoint Robert Weller. 579 00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:00,680 » All right. 580 00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:08,079 That's in the form of a motion. Any further discussion? All right. All in 581 00:46:06,079 --> 00:46:11,680 favor indicate by saying I. I. >> Opposed. All right. Those appointments 582 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:15,680 are approved. >> All right. Any other business to come 583 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:18,640 for this board at this time? >> Close session. 584 00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:24,000 » All right. Next, we'll go into close session. Somebody read the reason for 585 00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:27,280 close session as as the motion. >> Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion to 586 00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:34,480 enter in close session pursuant in North County General Statute 143-318.11A3 587 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:37,760 to consult with the attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to 588 00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:41,680 preserve the attorney client privilege between the attorney and the public body 589 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:46,760 which privilege is hereby acknowledged in pursuant to North Carolina General 590 00:46:43,119 --> 00:46:46,760 Statute 143-318.11A6 591 00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:53,119 to consider the qualifications competency performance character fitness 592 00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:58,240 condition of employment or condition of initial employment ment of an individual 593 00:46:56,400 --> 00:47:01,920 public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee. 594 00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:06,800 » All right, everyone understand the motion? Any further discussion? All in 595 00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:12,520 favor of any close session? >> I opposed. All right, we are now in 596 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:12,520 close session. 597 02:24:19,199 --> 02:24:21,219 » [sighs] 598 02:24:21,600 --> 02:24:28,560 » All right, we're out of close session. Um, and we want to we adopting a 599 02:24:27,040 --> 02:24:33,120 resolution to allow the county manager to approve the excise taxes uh refunds 600 02:24:31,840 --> 02:24:38,960 so they don't have to come before the board um moving forward. And so I'll 601 02:24:37,120 --> 02:24:41,120 entertain a motion to approve. >> So move. 602 02:24:39,760 --> 02:24:45,600 » All right. Motion by Commissioner Patton. Any further discussion? 603 02:24:43,040 --> 02:24:49,920 » All in favor indicate by saying I. >> All right. So that is approved. I've got 604 02:24:48,000 --> 02:24:54,880 a few more actions. So I'll entertain a motion to adjust David Madden's county 605 02:24:51,840 --> 02:24:58,240 manager salary to $232,000 effective September the 1st, 2026. 606 02:24:57,359 --> 02:25:02,960 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 607 02:25:00,080 --> 02:25:07,520 Carpenter. Any further discussion? All in favor indicates by saying I. 608 02:25:05,439 --> 02:25:12,720 » I. opposed. All right. I'll entertain a motion to 609 02:25:09,520 --> 02:25:14,399 approve and adopt David's contract as presented. 610 02:25:13,920 --> 02:25:18,960 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 611 02:25:15,600 --> 02:25:21,520 Carpenter. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor indicate by 612 02:25:20,800 --> 02:25:23,680 saying I. >> I. 613 02:25:22,080 --> 02:25:27,280 » Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a motion to 614 02:25:25,600 --> 02:25:31,600 adjust Megan Gilbert County Attorney's salary to $189,000 flat. 615 02:25:30,800 --> 02:25:37,040 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 616 02:25:33,680 --> 02:25:39,760 Carpenter. Any further discussion hearing? None. All in favor indicate by 617 02:25:39,040 --> 02:25:41,840 saying I. >> I. 618 02:25:40,319 --> 02:25:46,960 » Opposed. All right, that passes and I'll 619 02:25:43,680 --> 02:25:50,319 entertain a motion to improve Megan's employment contract as presented. 620 02:25:49,680 --> 02:25:53,280 » So moved. >> All right. Motion by Commissioner 621 02:25:51,680 --> 02:25:57,439 Patton. Any further discussion? 622 02:25:55,600 --> 02:25:58,880 Hearing none. All in favor indicate by saying I. 623 02:25:58,240 --> 02:26:02,800 » I. >> That is approved. All right. With 624 02:26:01,359 --> 02:26:06,000 there's nothing else left to do, I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. I make a 625 02:26:04,880 --> 02:26:10,240 motion to adjurnn. >> Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. Any 626 02:26:08,319 --> 02:26:13,600 further discussion hearing? None. All in favor indicate by 627 02:26:12,479 --> 02:26:18,040 saying I. >> Opposed. 628 02:26:14,479 --> 02:26:18,040 » We are journed.