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[BANGS GAVEL]
>> LIKE TO CALL THE
JANUARY 23rd, FAYETTEVILLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
WE THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE
TONIGHT.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU STAND FOR
INVOCATION LED TONIGHT BY
REVEREND MARK ROWDEN FROM
SAVANNAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST AND
THEN IF YOU WILL REMAIN STANDING
FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> LET US PRAY.
GOD OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU AS
WE COMMON HAVE ASSEMBLED
OURSELVES ON THIS NIGHT IN THIS
PLACE.
WE PRAY NOW, FATHER, FOR OUR
LEADERS AND FOR THE LEADERSHIP
OF THIS CITY.
WE PRAY PARTICULARLY FOR OUR
CITY COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR, AND
THEIR STAFF.
AS THEY TAKE ON THE EVERYDAY
CHALLENGES TO LEAD THIS CITY.
WE PRAY, GOD, THAT EVERYTHING
THAT IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT,
GOD, WILL BE DONE DECENT AND IN
ORDER.
FOR YOU ARE A GOD OF ORDER, AND
YOU ARE NOT A GOD OF CONFUSION.
AND AS WE LEAVE TONIGHT, FATHER,
WE PRAY THAT THE CITIZENS WILL
BE BETTER INFORMED AND KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY.
AND I PRAY GOD THAT WE WILL
LEAVE ENCOURAGED KNOWING THAT WE
HAVE BEEN VISITED BY YOU, AND
THAT WE HAVE DONE YOUR WILL.
FATHER, THIS IS MY PRAYER, AND
YOUR DARLING SON IN JESUS THE
CHRIST NAME I DO PRAY.
AMEN.
>> AMEN.
>> [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
>> OKAY, COUNCIL WILL BEGIN WITH
ITEM NUMBER 4, TONIGHT'S
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
MR. HURST.
>> YES, SIR, MR. MAYOR.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA
EXCEPT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
MOVING 7.1, WHICH IS
CONSIDERATION OF MORATORIUM ON
VEHICULAR CONSENT SERVICES PRIOR
TO 6.0, WHICH IS PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HURST.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT
MOTION?
THANK YOU.
MR. BATES, ANY DISCUSSION?
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON THAT MOTION, PLEASE.
MR. BATES?
THANKS.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL.
OKAY.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 5, WHICH
IS TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.
MR. HAIRE?
>> YES, SIR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 5.16
AND LET'S BRING THAT BACK TO
A -- ANOTHER MEETING, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL TAKE THAT AS A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE CONCEPT AGENDA WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF 5.16.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT
MOTION?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MASSEY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT
MOTION?
OKAY.
LET'S HAVE A VOTE, PLEASE.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 5.16.
THIS CONCERNS PWC FINANCING TEAM
RESOLUTION.
IS THERE SOMEONE FROM PWC THAT
COULD BRIEF US ON THIS?
THANK YOU, SIR.
FEW QUESTIONS ON ITEM 5.16,
MR. LITTLE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TONIGHT.
IF YOU COULD BRIEF US ON THAT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WOULD YOU -- BRIEF FIRST,
PLEASE.
>> PWC HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO LOOK
FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SAVE THE
RATEPAYERS, TAXPAYERS, THE
CITIZENS OF FAYETTEVILLE
DOLLARS, AND IF YOU REMEMBER
BACK A FEW YEARS AGO, WE PUT
TOGETHER A MAJOR SAVINGS EVENT
WITH PREPAID POWER SUPPLY
CONTRACT THAT SAVED THE
RATEPAYERS ALMOST $10 MILLION.
THIS WAS INNOVATIVE.
IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE WITH
A LOCAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY AND
INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY AND
THEREFORE THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO IN
TRYING TO SAVE MONEY.
WHEN WE ISSUE BONDS, THERE IS A
COUPLE OF AREAS.
ONE IS THE INTEREST RATE THAT IS
PRETTY WELL SET, BUT THERE IS
SOME NEGOTIATION INVOLVED.
ONCE THAT'S IN PLACE ON FIXED
RATE BONDS, THEN THAT AMOUNT IS
SET FOR THE TERM OF THOSE BONDS
THE OTHER PLACE WE CAN SAVE MUN
SEA IN THE ISSUANCE COST.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF, OF PLAYERS
THAT CAN BE INVOLVED IN ISSUANCE
COST AND TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE
ISSUED BONDS ON A NEGOTIATED
BASIS.
WE ARE ATTEMPTING THIS TIME TO
ISSUE BONDS ON A COMPETITIVE
BASIS.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS WITH MINIMAL AMOUNT
OF, OF LOCAL -- I MEAN, A
MINIMAL AMOUNT OF PLAYERS
BASICALLY WHEN WE ISSUE BONDS ON
A COMPETITIVE BASIS RATHER THAN
ON A NEGOTIATED BASIS.
THEREFORE, THIS REDUCES OUR COST
OF ISSUANCE WHEN WE DO TYIS.
IN A, A -- WE HAVE NOT, AND A
NUMBER OF MUNICIPALS IN NORTH
CAROLINA HAS NOT ISSUED BONDS ON
THIS COMPETITIVE BASIS.
WHEN WE GO THIS ROUTE, WE CAN
DETERMINE WHAT THE MARKET IS,
WHAT THE MARKET WILL BE LIKE AND
IF IT IS NOT FAVORABLE, WE CAN
GO BACK TO A NEGOTIATED SALE OF
THE BONDS.
WITH THE ATTEMPT THAT WE ARE
GOING IN THIS ROUTE, AGAIN, WE
ARE ATTEMPTING TO SAVE THE
RATEPAYERS, THE TAXPAYERS, THE
CITIZENS OF FAYETTEVILLE DOLLARS
BY ATTEMPTING THIS APPROACH.
AND THEREFORE, THE FINANCING
TEAM IN THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE
HAVE BEFORE YOU IS SETTING IN
PLACE THE TEAM TO GO FORWARD
WITH A, A NEGOTIATED SALE.
I MEAN, A COMPETITIVE SALE.
THE, THE MEMBERS OF THIS
FINANCING TEAM OR THOSE REQUIRED
BY THE LGC TO MAKE THE, THE BOND
ISSUE.
SO IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, ALL
IN MIND OF SAVING DOLLARS FOR
OUR CUSTOMERS, THE RATEPAYERS,
AND THE CITIZENS OF
FAYETTEVILLE.
SO WE HAD ASKED YOU TO, TO
APPROVE THIS FOR A FIVE-YEAR
BASIS.
IF WE PUT A TEAM TOGETHER ON A
FIVE-YEAR BASIS, THIS ADDS
CONTINUITY TO THE TEAM AS WE'RE
PROGRESSING ALONG, THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT IS RETAINED, AND WE DID
CHANGE SOME OF THESE TEAM
MEMBERS BACK IN 2008.
AND THAT WAS WHEN WE HAD A, A
BOND ISSUE.
WE REISSUED OR REFINANCED OUR
FIXED RATE -- OUR -- EXCUSE ME.
I'M -- WE ISSUED OR REFUNDED THE
VARIABLE RATE BONDS INTO THE
FIXED DEBT BONDS THEN.
SO AGAIN THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
ATTEMPTING TO DO IS TO PUT A
STABLE TEAM IN PLACE FOR THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH A TWO-YEAR
OPTION TO RENEW.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. HAIRE, DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION, SIR?
>> WELL, SINCE WE ARE GOING TO
BE -- WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY,
I HOPE TO, I'M GOING TO SEE SOME
E-MAILS.
WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS
AGAIN.
YOU ARE GOING TO BRING IT BACK
TO US.
WHAT MY CONCERN WAS WAS THAT AS
YOU WENT ABOUT CHANGING THE TEAM
AND LOOKING AT THE TEAM ON THIS
ITEM, WE WERE GETTING RID OF OUR
LOCAL CONTRACTORS, OUR LOCAL
ATTORNEYS,.
WE LOSE OUR MINORITY
PARTICIPATION, AND AS WE -- AND
AS I WAS JUST STATING, WE LOSE
OUR LOCAL PERSON IN WHICH THE
LOCAL ATTORNEYS AND THE LOCAL
MINORITY WERE BOTH LOCAL, YOU
KNOW, WITHIN THE CITY.
SO I JUST HAD AN ISSUE WITH THAT
BEING ONE THAT'S ALWAYS THRIVING
TO TRY TO GET EVERYBODY TO THE
TABLE, EVERYBODY TO, YOU KNOW,
PLAY A ROLE IN THIS.
SO THAT HAS BEEN MY NUMBER ONE
CONCERN.
>> OKAY, WE NEED TO GET A MOTION
ON THE TABLE FOR DISCUSSION --
IF WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS
SOMETHING.
DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
>> MOTION TO BRING IT TO ONE OF
OUR WORK SESSIONS WITH DETAILS.
>> OKAY.
HAVE A MOTION TO BRING IT TO A
WORK SESSION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT
MOTION?
>> SECOND.
>> MR. MASSEY, SECONDED BY
MR. HAIRE, MR. APPLEWHITE, ANY
DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
MR. BATES?
>> MR. DWIETS, HOW -- DWIGHT, HW
MUCH SAVINGS ARE YOU PROJECT
FIGURE WE SWAP -- THIS SWAPOVER
HOWEVER HOW MUCH SAVINGS ARE YOU
ESTIMATING?
>> THE UNDERWRITING PIECE OF IT
WITH A COMPETITIVE SALE, AND
MR. HAIRE'S TO ANSWER A QUESTION
THAT, THAT HE HAD RAISED ALONG
WITH THIS.
WE DO NOT NEED THE UNDERWRITERS'
COUNCIL TO BE PART OF THE
FINANCING TEAM.
AND ONE OF THE LOCAL ATTORNEYS
WAS WITH THE UNDERWRITERS'
COUNCIL.
SO THEREFORE, THAT PIECE WOULD
BE ELIMINATED IN A COMPETITIVE
SALE.
WE WOULD LOOK TO SAVE IN EXCESS
OF $100,000 WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS THAT'S
INVOLVED IN THE CLOSING.
ALSO, THERE'D BE ADDITIONAL
SAVINGS SO FAR AS THE
UNDERWRITING COST.
AND THAT IS IN THE COMPETITIVE
PIECE OF IT, IS WITH THE
UNDERWRITERS INSTEAD OF
NEGOTIATING WITH ONE
UNDERWRITER, THE NUMBER OF
UNDERWRITERS WILL BE COMING TO
THE TABLE WITH THEIR OWN
ATTORNEYS TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO
LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTS WE'RE
PLACING OUT AND BASICALLY WE ARE
SELLING SECURITIES WHEN WE ARE
--
>> OKAY.
NOW WITH THE $100,000 SAVINGS
ESTIMATED, WITH THE CURRENT
PACKAGE COMMITTEE YOU HAVE SET
NOW, COULD THERE BE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THEM TO LOWER THEIR PRICES
TO COME UP WITH THIS SAVINGS SO
WE CAN STILL KEEP IT WITH LOCAL
BUSINESS?
>> WELL, AGAIN, WE WOULD
ELIMINATE, BASICALLY THE
UNDERWRITERS' COUNSEL IN THIS
PROCESS.
SO THEN WHEN WE HAVE THE CITY'S
BOND COUNSEL, WHICH IS -- AND WE
WENT THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS IN
2007 THAT BROUGHT THE
UNDERWRITERS, I MEAN, THE, THE
CITY'S BOND COUNCIL -- COUNSEL
IN PLACE.
WE ALSO DID AN RFP FOR A TRUSTEE
THIS TIME.
I THINK I STATED THAT IN MY
LETTER TO YOU AND TO THE
COMMISSIONERS.
AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR WAS ALSO
PUT OUT FOR AN RFP THIS TIME AND
WAS SELECTED.
SO WITH THE WORK THAT THE CITY'S
BOND COUNSEL HAS DONE FOR US IN
THE PAST YEARS, HAS BEEN
SATISFACTORY.
WE ARE -- PWC STAFF AND CITY
STAFF IS PLEASED WITH, WITH THAT
WORK.
>> OKAY, SO --
>> THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR --
>> THE NEGOTIATION TO SAVE MONEY
WITH THE CURRENT COUNSEL?
>> WE CAN ALWAYS TALK TO THEM AS
TO THEIR PRICES.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
>> YES.
>> THANKS.
MR. CRISP?
>> I JUST HAD TO WONDER WHY
WE'RE EXERCISING THE TRUSTEE TO
BE THE MELON BANK RATHER THAN
USING THE NORTH CAROLINA ENTITY.
BUT I'LL HOLD MY QUESTIONS UNTIL
THE WORK SESSION.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
MS. APPLEWHITE.
>> SIMILAR.
I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE --
>> MR. FOWLER?
>> YES, SIR.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF A DELAY
IN WAITING TO THE WORK SESSION
IS GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT
WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MR. MASSSY, DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION, SIR?
>> YEAH, THE ONLY THING KIND OF
CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS YOU WENT
THROUGH YOUR EXPLANATION TO WHAT
IT WAS GOING TO BE, WAS THE
ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT A STABLE
COUNSEL TEAM.
IS THAT -- DOES THAT IMPLY THAT
THERE WERE SOME AREAS THAT THERE
WAS NOT STABILITY THE LAST TIME
WE WORKED WITH THESE TEAMS?
>> NO.
THIS WOULD BE GOING FORWARD IN,
YOU KNOW, WITH THIS TEAM.
AND TRADITIONALLY, WE WOULD, WE
WOULD COME UP TO, BEFORE YOU
WITH THE FINANCING TEAM THREE OR
FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO ISSUING
DEBT.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT IN
FRONT OF THIS TO ALLEVIATE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE IN
REGARDS TO THE FINE FINANCING TM
AND THE CONTINUITY AND STABILITY
GOING FORWARD WOULD BE FIVE TO
SEVEN YEARS THAT WE WOULD NOT
HAVE TO BRING THIS QUESTION UP.
>> THAT WAS JUST A POINT BECAUSE
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT MAKING
A DECISION THAT WOULD LAST
BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN YEARS,
AND THIS CAN IMPACT NEGATIVELY
ON PARTICULARLY MINORITY AND --
I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD
MINORITY.
I WANT TO USE MULTI, WHATEVER.
EVERYBODY.
WE HAVE GOOD PEOPLE IN THE
OVERALL PROCESS.
I'LL HOLD THE REST OF THE
QUESTIONS UNTIL WE GET TO THE
WORK SESSION.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE IT TO
THE NEXT AVAILABLE WORK SESSION.
THAT MOTION WAS MADE BY
MR. MASSEY, SECONDED BY
MR. HAIRE.
LET ME ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON THAT
MOTION, PLEASE.
OKAY.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 7.1,
WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF A
MORATORIUM ON VEHICULAR CONCEPT
SERVICES.
I THINK WE HAVE A BRIEF REPORT
FROM THE MANAGER.
MR. IMAN, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND
COUNCIL.
>> EVENING.
>> ITEM 7.1 IS A PROPOSED
MORATORIUM ON TRAFFIC STOP
CONSENT SEARCHES FOR THE
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT FORTH AT
THE JANUARY 4 WORK SESSION, AND
COUNSEL ASKED -- COUNCIL ASKED
THAT WE BRING THIS BACK FOR THE
MEETING TONIGHT FOR
CONSIDERATION.
THE PROPOSAL IS A FOUR-STEP
PROPOSAL WHEREBY FIRSTF -- FIRST
OF ALL, A 120-DAY MORATORIUM
WOULD BE IN PLACE WHEREBY DURING
THAT TIME TRAFFIC STOP CONSENT
SEARCHES WOULD NOT BE
PERMISSIBLE IN THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE BY OUR DEPARTMENTS.
IT WOULD INVOLVE THE FIRST OF
ALL, STEP ONE, WHICH WOULD
IDENTIFY AN ORGANIZATION
EXTERNAL TO THE FAYETTEVILLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW ALL
TRAFFIC STOPS, POLICIES,
PROCEDURES, AND STANDARDS OF
CONDUCT.
THE SECOND STEP WOULD INCLUDE
COMPLETE PURCHASE AND
INSTALLATION OF CAMERAS INTO ALL
PATROL VEHICLES.
TO DATE WE HAVE INSTALLED 126
CAMERAS INTO POLICE CRUISERS.
AND WE HAVE 53 YET TO BE
COMPLETED.
WE'RE DOING ABOUT THREE A DAY ON
AVERAGE.
SO WE EXPECT TO HAVE ALL OF OUR
CRUISERS THAT ARE USED FOR
PATROL PURPOSES EQUIPPED WITH
CAMERAS BY APPROXIMATELY MARCH
1st.
STEP THREE WOULD BE TO DEVELOP A
RELIABLE AND VALID POLICE
CITIZEN CONTACT DATA COLLECTION
REPORTING SYSTEM, AND WILK IS
MOVING ALONG NICELY ON THAT
ACTION ITEM AS WELL.
AND STEP FOUR WOULD BE TO
REVIEW, REVISE AND IMPLEMENT
CHANGES TO THE CURRENT CITIZEN
AND EMPLOYEE COMPLAINT
PROCESSES.
THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE
REVIEW, WHICH IS A PART OF THE
SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE CONSULTANT THAT WOULD BE
SELECTED.
NOW, DURING THE TIME PERIOD
SINCE JANUARY 3rd, I HAVE
RECEIVED AND REVIEWED THE
CREDENTIALS FOR SEVERAL AGENCIES
THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO PREPARE
THE TYPE OF STUDY THAT THE
COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING THIS
EVENING.
AND I'M PREPARED TO HIRE A FIRM
BY THE NAME OF -- THAT GOES BY
AN ACRONYM NOBLE, WHICH STANDS
FOR THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF
BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT
EXECUTIVES.
THE LEAGUE CONSULTANT FOR
NOBLE -- THE LEAD CONSULTANT FOR
NOBLE, CHWOULD -- WHICH WOULD BE
ON SITE AS EARLY AS TOMORROW A
JIMMY L. WILSON, WHO'S CHIEF OF
POLICE RETIRED FROM THE
WASHINGTON, D.C., POLICE FORCE.
ASSISTING HIM WOULD BE ASSISTANT
CHIEF ANDREW CANDIDATE, A
30-YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN
WHO'S RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND
CONSULTANT DAVID SCOTT DEPUTY
CHIEF OF POLICE WHO HAS 31 YEARS
AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN.
WE THINK THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR
WORK, REVIEWING ALL THE
POLICIES.
HAVE THE WRITTEN REPORT AND
SCHEDULED FOR A PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN
ABOUT 45 DAYS.
THE COST OF THAT STUDY IS
ESTIMATED AT $30,000,
$25,000 FEE WITH AN ADDITIONAL
$5,000 FOR TRAVEL, HOTEL
ACCOMMODATION, AND OTHER
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
>> MR. CRISP?
>> WHO DID YOU SAY THE CHIEF --
RETIRED CHIEF FROM WASHINGTON,
D.C., IS?
>> I DID SAY CHIEF BUT IT'S
ACTUALLY DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE
WITH THE CITY OF WASHINGTON,
D.C.
JIMMY L. WILSON.
>> WILSON?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HE WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
AND BEFORE THAT SUFFOLK,
VIRGINIA, AND BEFORE THAT,
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI AND CANTON,
MISSISSIPPI.
AS CHIEF OF POLICE.
>> MR. IMAN, CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THAT FIRST PART SINCE IT SEEMS
WE FOUND AN ORGANIZATION TO COME
IN, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING
THAT HAPPEN.
THAT WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CITIZENS AND WE KNOW THERE ARE A
LOT OF VARYING OPINIONS ON THE
SUBJECT BUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE TO HAVE INPUT IN THIS
PROCESS?
HOW DO YOU ENVISION THOSE
WORKING?
>> YES, IN ORDER TO GET THE
PROPOSAL PUT TOGETHER, WE
ACTUALLY SENT THIS ORGANIZATION
A COPY OF THE PRUPOSED
MORATORIUM AND STRESSED THE NEED
FOR CITIZEN INPUT IN THE
PROCESS.
>> OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR
MR. IMAN?
OKAY.
MR. ARP?
>> I DID HAVE A QUESTION.
FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR,
YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS ABOUT STEP TWO,
126 OF THE 179 CAMERAS ARE
INSTALLED.
WITH ONLY 53 LEFT.
AND ONE MARCH.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR US.
THE -- I NOTICED ON THE TIME
FRAME BASED ON THAT, AND THEN
BASED ON THE 45 DAYS, YOU, YOU
BELIEVE AT THIS POINT THAT YOU
CAN ACCOMPLISH ALL THIS WITHIN
THE 120 DAYS THAT WERE
ESTABLISHED?
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY THE BULK OF
THE WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE BY
THE CONSULTANT, AND THEY'VE
GIVEN US AN ESTIMATE OF 45 DAYS
FROM THE CONCLUSION OF THE SITE
VISIT, WHICH WOULD FALL INTO
THAT 60-DAY TIME PERIOD THAT YOU
JUST REFERENCED.
I THINK 60 TO 75 DAYS CERTAINLY
LOOKS TO ME THAT WE WOULD BE
COMPLETE ALL FOUR OF THE STEPS
THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE ACTION
PLAN.
PROBABLY CLOSER TO 60.
>> OKAY, SO 60 TO 70 DAYS FROM
TODAY OR FROM THE DATE OF THE
SITE VISIT?
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M
CLEAR ON THAT.
>> WELL, THE PROPOSAL SAYS 45
DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT THEY
CONCLUDE THE SITE VISITS.
THEY WILL BE, HAVE IN OUR HANDS,
THE WRITTEN REPORT, AND THEN
WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH A COUNCIL
PRESENTATION.
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT.
>> MM-HMM.
>> YEAH, I GUESS, MY -- I'M
TRYING TO TIME FRAME THIS OUT IN
MY MIND.
45 DAYS FROM THE CONCLUSION OF
THEIR SITE VISIT.
THE INTENT WOULD BE TO DO THE
SITE VISIT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE
TOMORROW IF THE COUNCIL VOTES IN
AFFIRMATIVE THIS EVENING.
THEY WILL BEGIN ENGAGEMENT
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
>> AND THE ESTIMATED TIME TO DO
THEIR SITE VISIT?
>> THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
SPECIFICALLY.
LESS THAN A WEEK.
>> LESS THAN A WEEK.
>> YES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
MS. APPLEWHITE, THEN MR. BATES,
I BELIEVE.
>> MR. IMAN, YOU MENTIONED
$45,000.
IS THAT FOR INITIAL SITE VISIT
OR DOES THAT INCLUDE ANY FOLLOW
ON ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE
COMMUNITY?
IS THIS TOTAL COST OR?
>> IT WOULD BE FOR THE SCOPE OF
SERVICES OUTLINED IN DEVELOPING
THE STUDY, REVIEWING ALL
POLICIES, PROCEDURES,
INTERVIEWING OFFICERS, TALKING
TO THE PUBLIC, TALKING TO
COUNCILMEMBERS.
IF THE RECOMMENDATIONS COME BAG
THAT THE X, Y, OR Z WAS
DETERMINED AND WE NEED TRAINING,
FOR EXAMPLE, TO ACCOMPLISH THAT,
THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL
CHARGE.
>> OKAY, SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO
FIGURE IT OUT AS WE GO ALONG
BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THEIR
INITIAL MEETING.
>> THE STUDY WILL KIND OF
DEVELOP THE MENU IF THE FUTURE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> MR. BATES.
>> MR. IMAN, WHAT, YOU JUST SAID
THAT LAST SENTENCE OR TWO ABOUT
WHAT THE CONSULTANTS ARE GOING
TO DO, REVIEW THE POLICY,
PROCEDURES.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?
SOUND LIKE YOU HAD IT WRITTEN
DOWN.
YOU SPIT IT OUT PRETTY NICE.
>> YEP.
>> OKAY.
NOW IS THAT WHAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT --
>> I'LL DO ONE BETTER.
I'LL READ IT TO YOU.
THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ON TRAFFIC
STOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES,
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
ACCREDITATION PROCESS, TRAINING
NEEDS, COMPLIANCE WITH CULIA
MANDATES AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS,
ALL DATA COLLECTED TO DETERMINE
WHETHER BIASED BASED POLICING
HAS OCCURRED, WHETHER PATTERNS
INDICATIVE OF BIASED PLACE
PRACTICES ARE DEPARTMENT WIDE OR
SPECIFIC TO INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS
AS SPECIFIED BY FAYETTEVILLE AT
THE TIME OF THE AGREEMENT.
>> AND THAT INCLUDED THE PUBLIC
INPUT, THE DISCUSSIONS AND THOSE
THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THAT PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE --
IS THAT WHAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WENT THROUGH TO BE
ACCREDITED?
EVERYTHING'S BEEN REVIEWED AND
DOUBLE CHECKED AND TRIPLE
CHECKED BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES?
>> A LOT OF THIS WAS DONE FOR
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS.
>> WERE WE ACCREDITED.
>> YES, WE WERE.
>> THANK YOU.
MR. HAIRE?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
DALE, WHEN YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE
INPUT WITH THE PUBLIC, EXPLAIN.
IS IT COMMUNITY WATCH LEADERS?
I MEAN, HOW ARE WE ACTUALLY
GETTING TO THE PUBLIC?
>> YES, WE DISCUSSED THOSE
THINGS.
I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THE LOCAL
LEADERSHIP, THE NAACP.
THE COMMUNITY WATCH LEADERS.
AS ONE GROUP THAT WAS MENTIONED
SPECIFICALLY.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS IN
GENERAL.
PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES.
JUST A BRAWD -- BROAD CROSS CUT
OF THE POPULATION OF THE CITY.
>> AND IS IT THROUGH.
>> I WAS MEANING ABOUT THE MEANS
OF CONTACT TO GETTING TO THEM.
ARE WE GOING TO DO SOME OR ARE
THEY GOING TO DO SOME FORM OF
RADIO?
IS IT THROUGH THE NEWS?
HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY
MAKE THOSE COMMENTS WITH THE
PEOPLE?
>> THEY WILL MAKE PERSONAL
CONTACTS.
THESE WILL BE PERSONAL
INTERVIEWS.
I WOULD ENVISION THEY DON'T GO
INTO THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY,
BUT YOU TYPICALLY DON'T.
YOU HIRE SOMEBODY TO DO A JOB,
YOU DON'T TELL THEM HOW YOU WANT
TO DO IT.
>> RIGHT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT THAT
PUBLIC CONTACT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
>> AND POSSIBLY, IF THIS WERE TO
PASS TONIGHT, AND WE CAN JUST
HAVE CONTINUED UPDATES LIKE AT
OUR MEETINGS AT THE WORK
SESSION, THE STAFF CAN BRIEF US
ON THOSE DEVELOPING PLANS AS
THEY EMERGE AFTER THE CROWD IS
UNDER CONTRACT.
MR. FOWLER, DO YOU HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS, SIR?
>> YES, SIR.
MR. IMAN, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
POLICE ORGANIZATIONS THIS GROUP
HAS WORKED WITH?
DID THEY MENTION THAT IN
ANYTHING?
>> THEY ARE ESTABLISHED -- I'M
WORKING WITH SO MANY
ORGANIZATIONS BETWEEN THIS AND
THE, THE CHIEF SEARCH --
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> I DON'T WANT TO RUN NUMBERS
TOGETHER.
THIS, THIS IS THEIR PROPOSAL,
AND IT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT THAT,
BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION, THEY TALK ABOUT
WHEN NOBLE WAS CREATED,.
>> 76.
>> IT WAS EITHER 76 OR 96.
AND I WASN'T SURE.
SO THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE
76.
THEY HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF
STUDIES ON RACIALLY BIASED
POLICING.
THEY HAVE WORKED W5 NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS.
I CAN'T EXACTLY TELL YOU HOW
MANY THIS TIME.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ASK HAVE
THEY DONE THAT WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
ACCREDITED.
>> I'M SURE THEY HAVE, YES.
>> RIGHT.
>> BASED ON THE INFORMATION
THAT'S PRESENTED.
>> THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO BE
SURE OF, THAT WE IN THE PROCESS
OF DEALING WITH PUBLIC INPUT,
THAT WE MAKE SURE WE GET INPUT
FROM FAYETTEVILLE COLLEGE, FTCC,
AND METHODIST COLLEGE.
THAT THEY BE INCLUDED IN THAT
LIST.
>> YOU CAVEATING TO SAY THAT
THEY HAVE TO TALK TO
FAYETTEVILLE STATE, MR. MASSEY?
>> NO, I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR
THEM TO INCLUDE INPUT FROM THOSE
INSTITUTIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WE GET A CROSS-SECTION,
CROSS-VIEW, THAT'S ALL.
NOT SAYING THAT THEY MUST, JUST
ASKING IF THEY COULD INCLUDE
THOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THAT'S IT, MR. IMAN.
STAND BY, SIR.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION HERE.
>> YES, SIR.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE
HAVE TONIGHT BASED ON STAFF'S
INPUT IS ADOPT THE MORATORIUM,
NOT ADAPT THE MORATORIUM OR GET
GUIDANCE.
I AM GOING TO CHOOSE THE LATTER.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
THAT WE IMPLEMENT MORATORIUM ON
THE USE OF CONSENT SEARCHES FOR
A PERIOD OF 120 DAYS OR UNTIL
COMPLETION OF THE IDENTIFIED AND
SPECIFIC TASK WITH A FINAL
PRESENTATION OF THE FINDINGS AT
A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST
WITH ONGOING IN PROGRESS REVIEWS
AT WORK SESSION DURING THIS
PERIOD.
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
MS. DAVY, THEN MS. APPLE WHRT.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT
THE MORATORIUM IS FOR TRAFFIC
STOPS ONLY?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> MS. APPLEWHITE?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR
STAFF, IF I COULD.
>> SURE.
>> MS. BRADLEY, MS. PATRICIA
BRADLEY, PLEASE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW,
MS. BRADLEY IS IS THE ATTORNEY R
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MS. BRADLEY, IF YOU COULD,
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE IS
LEGALLY *** -- ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT A MORATORIUM ON
CONSENT SEARCHES, AND IF YOU
COULD, IF YOU DON'T MIND SHARING
YOUR OPINION ON THAT.
YOUR LEGAL OPINION.
ON THAT.
>> YES, MA'AM, THERE ARE SEVERAL
OPINIONS ON THAT AND THEY ARE
DIFFERING OPINIONS.
I THINK WITH REGARDS TO CONSENT
SEARCHES WE AGREE IT IS A MATTER
THAT SHOULD BEDRIESED.
IT IS A MATTER THAT POLARIZES
OUR COMMUNITY, THE STATE AND
COUNTRY OF ITS OWN.
IN MY OPINION IT IS AN ISSUE
THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY
STATE LENL LEGISLATURES OR
COURTS AND NOT BY OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OR LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALSO
SUPPORT THAT BASIC OPINION?
>> WE HAVE OPINIONS FROM THE
SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION, FROM
APPROXIMATELY SIX DIFFERENT
ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE RENDERED
OPINIONS THAT SAY THAT COUNCIL
SHOULD NOT ACT ON THIS, AND
THERE ARE EQUALLY OPINIONS THAT
COUNCIL SHOULD OR AT LEAST TWO
OR THREE.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
CHIEF BERGAMINE, PLEASE.
A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION IS IN
TERMS OF OUR AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT A MORATORIUM ON
CONSENT SEARCHES HAS BEEN
FOCUSED ON WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE
LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT.
AS MS. BRADLEY SAID, THERE ARE
DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THAT.
IF I COULD, I ASKED YOU THE LAST
TIME IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE YOUR POSITION ON THAT.
CAN YOU TELL ME IF WE ARE FOUND
TO BE ILLEGALLY ABLE TO OR NOT
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT MORATORIUMS,
WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF THE
CERTIFICATION, PERHAPS YOUR
PERSONAL CERTIFICATION, AND THE
CERTIFICATION OF POLICE
OFFICERS?
>> WELL, I BELIEVE IT WAS DEEMED
ILLEGAL BY THE COURTS.
>> YES, SIR.
>> IF IT WAS DEEMED ILLEGAL BY
THE COURTS, THAT OF COURSE I
WOULD LOSE MY CERTIFICATION AND
THOSE THAT WOULD OBEY THAT ORDER
WOULD PROBABLY LOSE THEIRS.
>> WHAT DOES LOSE --
>> THAT'S MY OPINION.
>> WHAT DOES LOSING
CERTIFICATION MEAN?
>> THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE
DISOBEYING THE LAW.
WE CAN'T DO THAT.
>> SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN'T
DO YOUR POLICE DUTIES OR WHAT?
>> THAT'S WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN.
THAT WE WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF
LAW.
>> IF I COULD, THANK YOU, CHIEFĂș
MS. McDONALD, YOU ARE THE LEAD
ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY.
COULD I PLEASE ASK YOUR, YOUR
LEGAL -- YOUR LEGAL OPINION ON
WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COUNCIL
IS LEGALLY TABLE TO IMPLEMENT A
MORATORIUM ON CONSENT SEARCHES
FOR THE CITY.
>> MS. APPLEWHITE, AS I HAVE
SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL BEFORE,
IT IS MY LEGAL OPINION, MY LEGAL
OPINION IS BASED ON MY 15 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE AS A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY, AND ALMOST
10 YEARS REPRESENTING THIS CITY
AS THE CITY ATTORNEY.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT LEGAL OPINIONS.
AND I HAVE CERTAINLY SHARED
THOSE WITH THE COUNCIL.
THOSE OPINIONS THAT MS. BRADLEY
ALLUDED TO, WHO I MIGHT ADD, IS
A JUNIOR ASSOCIATE IN MY OFFICE,
AS WELL AS THE SIX ATTORNEYS
THAT SHE REFERRED TO -- REFERS
TO, ALL REPRESENT EITHER POLICE
ASSOCIATIONS, HAVE SOME
RELATIONSHIP AS CRIMINAL
ATTORNEYS, AND I AM NOT AWARE OF
ANY ATTORNEYS THAT HAVE STOOD UP
AND SAID THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CANNOT DO THIS THAT
SPECIALIZE IN MUNICIPAL LAW.
>> REPRESENTATIVE --
REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENT GLAZIER
SOUGHT THE OPINION OF THE
LEGISLATURE, THEIR RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT --
ARTICULATE WHAT THEIR OPINION
WAS.
NOT MS. BRADLEY BUT THE FEDERAL
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT'S POSITION
WAS.
>> I HAVE SOLICITED THROUGH
REPRESENTATIVE GLAZIER AN
OPINION OF THE RESEARCH STAFF.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESEARCH
STAFF ATTORNEY'S POSITION WAS
THAT IT WAS CONTRARY TO STATE
LAW.
HOWEVER, CONSENT SEARCHES FOR
PERMISSIVE.
THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED, AND THERE
THEREFORE, THAT IS WHERE OUR
OPINION'S DIFFER AS TO OUR
ABILITY TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO
IMPOSE THE MORATORIUM.
>> BUT THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT,
THEIR OPINION, AND THEY'RE NOT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION, THEIR OPINION WAS
THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO DO IT?
>> I'M SORRY?
THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT IS NOT
AFFILIATE --
>> SURE.
SURE.
I WAS REFERRED TO THE SIX
ATTORNEYS THAT MS. BRADLEY
REFERRED TO.
>> OKAY.
SO I JUST HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION
FOR YOU.
IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A
MORATORIUM ON CONSENT SEARCHES,
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIABLE FOR A
CRIMINAL CASE TO BE BROUGHT
AGAINST THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
IF WE IMPLEMENT THE MORATORIUM?
NO DOUBT THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE
TO DEFEND US WELL IF WE WERE,
BUT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT A VOTE
ON MORATORIUM ON CONSENT
SEARCHES COULD POSSIBLY LEAD US
TO A CRIMINAL LAWSUIT, CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION?
, THE SITE OF FAYETTEVILLE.
>> CERTAINLY THERE IS
POSSIBILITY OF SOME TYPE OFVĂș
LAWSUIT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MR. BATES?
>> NO, I'M GOOD, SIR.
>> MR. FOWLER?
>> [SPEAKING OFF MICROPHONE]
>> THANK YOU, GOOD POINT.
THE DATE IS EFFECTIVE 1 FEBRUARY
OR THE DATE OF THE INITIATION OF
THE SITE SURVEY.
>> MR. FOWLER?
>> YES, SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
THE CHIEF A QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> YES, SIR, YOU SAID IF THE
POLICE DID NOT DO CONSENT
SEARCHES UNDER DISCRETION OF THE
COUNCIL SAYING WE WANTED A
MORATORIUM AND THAT WAS FOUND TO
BE IMPROPER AT THE TIME BY A
HIGHER AUTHORITY SAYING THAT WE
DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT
YOU WOULD RISK DECERTIFICATION
BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE NOT
FOLLOWING THE LAW, IS THAT WHAT
I HEARD?
>> WHAT I SAID WAS IF THAT WAS
IN FACT THE VIOLATION OF LAW,
DUE TO THE DIFFERENT OPINIONS,
THAT THAT SHOULD WE DO THAT THAT
WOULD BE FOUND IN VIOLATION OF
LAW, WE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WOULD BE OBEYING UNLAWFUL ORDER
THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED BY STATE
LAW.
>> OKAY.
CURRENTLY THE POLICE HAVE THE
DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO ASK
FOR A CONSENT SEARCH.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES YES IF THEY DO NOT ASK
FOR A CONSENT SEARCH, ARE THEY
IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
>> IS THAT IT, MR. FOWLER?
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> YES, SIR?
>> YES, MR. CRISP.
>> MS. McDONALD.
FROM THERE I READ THE STATE
STATUTE, BUT I'M JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY.
I DON'T THINK IT SAYS CONSENT
SEARCHES WILL BE CONDUCTED, MUST
BE CONDUCTED, I THINK IT IMPLIES
CONSENT SEARCHES MAY BE
CONDUCTEDDED AM I CORRECT?
THEN THE WORD MAY LEADS US TO
OPTIONS, IS THAT CORRECT?
THAT THE POLICE OFFICER HAS THE
OPTION OF CONDUCTING CONSENT
SEARCH OR NOT CONDUCTING ONE.
AM I CORRECT IN MY ANALOGY?
>> THAT IS CORRECT, MR. CRISP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
MR. ARP, LET ME ASKIA TO RESTATE
THAT MOTION, SIR.
>> BE HAPPY TO.
THE MOTION IS TO IMPLEMENT A, A
MORATORIUM EFFECTIVE 1 FEBRUARY,
2012, OR UPON INITIATION OF THE
SITE VISIT ON THE USE OF CONSENT
SEARCHES FOR A PERIOD OF 120
DAYS OR UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE
IDENTIFIED AND SPECIFIC TASK
WITH A FINAL PRESENTATION OF THE
FINDINGS AT A PUBLIC A PUB MEETF
THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICHEVER
OCCURS FIRST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CAN I SAY SOMETHING REAL
QUICK, MR. MAYOR?
>> YEAH, AND I NEED TO SAY
SOMETHING, SO GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO MAKE
IT CLEAR FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO THANK CHIEF BERGAMINE
AND HIS DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT I
HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND RIDE
WITH THE POLICE FRIDAY NIGHT.
I SPENT SIX HOURS ON THE ROAD
WITH A PATROLMAN.
IT WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING
EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE GREAT
RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR ALL
THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WEAR
A BADGE AND PROTECT US EVERY
DAY.
AND SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S
WHY I THINK IT'S JUST IMPERATIVE
THAT TO ANY DEGREE THAT WE CAN,
THAT WE CAN STRESS THE
PROFESSIONALISM THAT THESE YOUNG
FOLKS PERFORM IN THEIR DUTY.
WE NEED TO GUARD THAT.
AND I HOPE THAT WHAT, WHAT I
HAVE PROPOSED TONIGHT WILL DO
THAT.
>> AND I THINK WE ALL ECHO THE
MAYOR PRO TEM'S SENTIMENT THERE.
AND THIS ISSUE I WOULD ARGUE IS
NOT ABOUT A MORATORIUM.
IT'S ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY.
[APPLAUSE]
AND IN FACT, WE'RE ALL
ACCOUNTABLE TO SOMEONE, AND THAT
INCLUDES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT INCLUDES THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND WHEN AN ISSUE CONTINUES TO
GROW AND DIVIDE OUR COMMUNITY,
AND REMAINS UNADDRESSED BY STAFF
AS THIS ONE HAS FOR OVER A YEAR
NOW, THEN COUNCIL DOES HAVE THE
FINAL RESPONSIBILITY TO STEP IN
AND CONSIDER CHANGING POLICY.
IN FACT, WE DID THAT BEFORE.
IN JANUARY 2010, THIS CITY
COUNCIL VOTED 9-1 TO CHANGE A
POLICY, A POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
POLICY ON THE TREATMENT OF
*** ASSAULTS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
ONLY AFTER A LOT OF CAREFUL
CONSIDERATION.
WE CAN'T LET THE DEBATE ON LEGAL
AUTHORITY BECOME YET ANOTHER RED
HERRING THAT JOINS A LIST DID
THE MAYOR OR MAYOR PRO TEM HAVE
THE RIGHT TO APPROACH THE, WHAT
COLOR WERE THEY, WHAT DID THEY
KNOW, WHEN DIDN'T THEY KNOW, DID
THE STAFF HAVE ENOUGH TIME A
MORATORIUM'S NOT LEGAL.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC
HEARING AND NOW TONIGHT WE MIGHT
LOSE OUR CERTIFICATIONS.
WE CAN'T LET THAT CONTINUE TO BE
ANOTHER RED HERRING IN THIS
COMMUNITY.
THERE HAVE BEEN FEW DECISIONS
THAT HAVE COME TO THIS COUNCIL
THAT DON'T INVOLVE COMPETING
LEGAL OPINIONS.
IT IS THE NATURE OF THE JOB THAT
WE DID DO.
AND WE LISSEN TO ALL SIDES AND
ULTIMATELY THE TEN OF US WHO ARE
MOST DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
TO
208,000 PEOPLE IN THIS CITY.
I PERSONALLY DON'T MIND BEING A
LEGAL TEST CASE IF WE ARE A
LEGAL TEST CASE FOR WHAT IS
RIGHT.
[APPLAUSE]
AND I WOULD ASK YOU THIS EACH
BEFORE YOU VOTE TONIGHT.
IF WE ARE WILLING TO RISK
DIFFERING LEGAL OPINIONS WHEN WE
MAKE DECISIONS, POLICY DECISIONS
ON VINYL WINDOWS OR ON LOOPY THE
PIG, THEN SURELY WE ARE WILLING
TO SUPPORT A DECISION TO ENSURE
THAT THE RIGHTS OF EVERY CITIZEN
IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
--
>> HEAR, HEAR, SIR.
[APPLAUSE]
>> MS. APPLEWHITE?
>> NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MAYOR.
>> MA'AM, THANK YOU.
LET ME ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE
THAT MOTION CARRIES.
THOSE IN FAVOR, MR. CRISP,
MR. HURST, MR. CHAVONNE,
MR. ARP, MS. DAVY, MR. HAIRE,
MR. MASSEY, AND MR. FOWLER.
IN OPPOSITION, MR. BATES AND
MS. APPLEWHITE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I KNOW YOU NOT GOING TO TRY
TO SLIP OUT OF HERE AND DON'T
COME UP HERE.
>> EVERYBODY, PLEASE HAVE A
SEAT.
PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.
>> OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO
RECONVENE OUR MEETING AND BEGIN
WITH ITEM 6.1, TONIGHT'S FIRST
PUBLIC HEARING AND LET ME GIVE
YOU THE RULES FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS BEFORE WE BEGIN THESE
TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL EACH SIDE WILL HAVE
A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES TO PRESENT
YOUR POSITION WHETHER YOU ARE
FOR OR AGAINST AGAINST
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL HAVE
ONE TIME TO SPEAK, IT WILL BE
LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES EACH
UNLESS BY A PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT
ARRANGEMENT SINGLE
SPOKESMAN IS DESIGNATED IN WHICH
CASE THE SPOKESMAN MAY USE THE
ENTIRE 15 MINUTES.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE BEEP AND SEE
THE LIGHT LOCATED ON THE PODIUM
CHANGE FROM GREEN TO YELLOW,
THAT MEANS THERE'S APPROXIMATELY
30 SECONDS LEFT OF THE THREE
MINUTES, WHEN YOU HEAR THE BEEP
SEE THE LIGHT CHANGE FROM GREEN
TO YELLOW TO RED THAT MEANS THAT
THREE MINUTES HAS EXPIRED.
WE ASK WHEN YOU COME TO THE
PODIUM THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME
AND ADDRESS LOUDLY FOR THE
RECORD FOR THE RECORD.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH 6.1 FOR
P1169F.
THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR,
COUNCIL.
FIRST CASE WE HAVE AGAIN IS
P1169F.
THIS IS APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL
USE PERMIT IN THE HOSPITAL
OVERLAY DISTRICT.
PROPERTY'S LOCATED AT 3410
VILLAGE DRIVE DRIVE AN
APPROXIMATE SIZE IS .47 ACRES,
JUST UNDER A HALF ACRE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE MAP
WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
YOU'VE GOT THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX
HERE BEHIND THE PROPERTY.
YOU'VE GOT VILLAGE DRIVE TO THE
SOUTH IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.
HERE IS THE CON OVER.
THERE IS A STOPLIGHT HERE, AND
THEN AS YOU GO JUST OFF THE
SCREEN, YOU'VE GOT OWEN DRIVE.
THE CURRENT LAND USE IN THE
AREA, THE BLUE AREA BEING THAT
USED BY THE HOSPITAL MAINLY
OTHER OTHER DOCTOR OR FACILITIES
, YELLOW BEING
RESIDENTIAL USES.
THE 2010 PLAN DOES CALL FOR THIS
PROPERTY TO BE USED AS OFFICE
USE AS DOES THE NEW HOSPITAL
OVERLAY DISTRICT.
AND YOU'LL RECALL ABOUT YEAR AGO
OR SO THIS PROPERTY CAME IN FOR
A REZONING.
IT IS NOW ZONED O&I.
THE DEVELOPER HAS GONE THROUGH
THE PROCESS OF FIRST GETTING IT
REZONEDDED THEN GOING TO TRC TO
GET APPROVAL THERE AND NOW HE IS
GOING FOR THE LAST STEP OF THE
SPECIAL USE PERMIT WHICH JUST AS
A REMINDER NOW IN THE HOSPITAL
OVERLAY DISTRICT IF YOU'RE
WITHIN WITHIN 00 FEET OF A
RESIDENTIAL OF A RESIDENTIAL
ZONING DISTRICT THEN YOU HAVE TO
COME IN FOR A SPECIAL USE
PERMIT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE
TONIGHT.
JUST REAL QUICKLY, SHOW YOU --
SHOW YOU THE SITE PLAN FOR THIS.
HOPEFULLY, THAT GOT CHANGED OVER
TO Y'ALL.
I'M NOT SURE.
>> IT DID.
THAT'S FINE.
>> OKAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ON THE SITE PLAN
HERE YOU GOT THESPIAN VILLAGE
DRIVE HERE.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED NEW OFFICE
BUILDING HERE.
ALL THE PARKING IN THE REAR OF
THE BUILDING AS REQUIRED BY THE
NEW HOSPITAL OVERLAY.
WE'VE GOT A SIX-FOOT TALL WOOD
FENCE THAT RUNS ALONG BOTH
PROPERTY LINES TO THE EAST AND
WEST.
AND ALONG WITH THE SLUBRY --
SHRUBBERY AND VEGETATED BUFFER
ON THE FENCE AND YOU CAN SEE
OTHER PLANTINGS THERE AS WELL
ALONG TREES ON VILLAGE DRIVE AND
SHRUBS AND PLANTINGS.
ZONING COMMITTEE AND STAFF
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE
SPECIAL USE PERMIT DISTRICT
BASED ON THE PROPOSAL DOES MEET
THE BUILDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE
HOSPITAL OVERLAY DISTRICT.
AND IT IS ADJACENT TO ONE
PROPERTY THAT'S ALREADY OWNED BY
THE HOSPITAL AND ANOTHER THAT IS
OWNED -- THAT IS STILL
RESIDENTIAL BUT LIKE I SAID THE
HOSPITAL OVERLAY ZONE AS YOU CAN
SEE HERE IN THIS DOTTED LINE
ACTUALLY COMES ALL THE WAY
ACROSS VILLAGE AND TOO DEEP OVER
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
SO THIS IS NOT ONLY BACKS UP TO
THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX, BUT IS
WELL WITHIN THE NEW OVERLAY
DISTRICT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF
ON THIS?
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE, SIR.
MR. ARPAND THEN MR. BATES.
>> IT'S YOUR RIGHT TO CLAIM.
>> MR. BATES?
>> CAN YOU GO TO THE SITE PLAN?
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN OUR
PACKET AND THERE IS ONE THING IN
THERE I WANTED TO ASK YOU THAT
SAID VINCA MAJOR?
>> IT'S A PLANT, A FLOWERING
PLANT.
VINCA MINOR AND VINCA MAJOR.
>> MUST BE A SOUTHERN PLANT
THEN, HUH?
>> IT'S A SOUTHERN THING, RIGHT?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> YES, SIR.
WHAT IS THAT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE PARKING LOT?
>> RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IS
ACTUALLY A BIORETENTION AREA.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A RETENTION
POND THIS IS A BIORETENTION AREA
THAT WOULD HAVE PLANTINGS AND
THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT THE
ACTUAL DRAINAGE FROM THE PARKING
LOT WOULD GO INTO THAT AND THE
PLANTS AND STUFF HELP FILTER OUT
ANYTHING THAT'S IN IT BEFORE IT
ACTUALLY IS RELEASED BACK INTO
THE CREEKS OR STREAMS.
>> OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT TO
SCALE, SO THOSE CARS PARKED TO
THE RIGHT OF VINCA MAJOR, THEY
GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT WITH
THAT THING THERE?
IS THAT GOING TO BE AN
IMPEDIMENT?
>> NO, SIR.
THERE'S A MINIMUM A AISLE WIDTH.
>> THIS ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO
SCALE.
>> IT SHOULD BE CLOSE TO SCALE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TO THE STAFF.
OPEN IT UBTO -- UP TO THE PUBLI,
MADAM CLERK.
>> WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS
ITEM.
>> CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
MR. HURST?
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
I MOVE TO PROVE THE SPECIAL USE
PERMIT FOR THIS PROPERTY AT 3410
VILLAGE DRIVE WITH THE
CONDITIONS AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE
SITE PLAN AND DESCRIBED BY STAFF
>> SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND AN
APPROPRIATE SECOND.
I THINK MR. FOWLER --
MR. MASSEY -- MR. FOWLER GOT
THAT ONE I THINK I THINK ANY
DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
LET ME ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE
THAT'S UNANIMOUS, THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 6.2,
P11-62F.
COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE.
>> THE NEXT CASE WE HAVE IS
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 669 COUNTRY
CLUB DRIVE.
APPROXIMATELY YOU HAVE GOT
COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE HERE AND ROSE
HILL ROAD HERE.
THERE IS A FOOD FOOD LIONING
ACROSS THE ROAD AND THE BANK
BESIDE OF THE PROPERTY ALONG
WITH EVERYTHING ON THE EAST OF
THE PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE IN OUR
CURRENT LAND USE.
ALL THE RED AREAS BEING
COMMERCIAL AND WITH THE YELLOW S
BEING RESIDENTIAL.
THE 2010 OR THE LAND USE PLAN
HAS CALLED FOR TWO.
THEN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
HERE AND A MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL IN THE BACK.
THE ZONING COMMISSION HAD
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE
OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL
DISTRICT, WHICH IS A MORE
RESTRICTIVE DISTRICT THAN WHAT
WAS ASKED FOR BY THE APPLICANT.
AND THAT WAS BASED ON PROXIMITY
TO RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER USES.
THE LOCATION ALONG THE
INTERSECTION OF TWO MAJOR THUR
OFARES.
AT THE ZONING COMMISSION
MEETING, THE STAFF HAD
RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
BASED ON THE LAND USE PLAN
CALLING FOR RESIDENTIAL, THE
AMOUNT OF NOMMERCIAL ALREADY AT
THAT INTERSECTION, THAT THE
PROPERTY IS BORDERED ON TWO OF
THE SIDES BY RESIDENTIAL, AND
TRAFFIC VOLUME AND TURNING
MOVEMENTS IN AND OUTLET OF -- OT
OF THE PROPERTY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF
ON THIS CASE AT THIS TIME?
>> MR. BATES?
>> SURE.
MR. HARMON, HAVE THEY ADDRESSED
THE INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM
COUNTRY CLUB BESIDES JUST
PULLING INTO REGULAR DRIVEWAY?
>> YEAH, AT THIS POINT THAT'S
WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A
CONDITIONAL ZONING, AND THAT'S
REALLY THE ONLY -- THE ONLY
OTHER OPTION, I MEAN, THEY MAY
HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS, BUT
IT'S NOT PART OF, WOULD NOT
BASICALLY BE PART OF THIS
PROPOSAL.
THEY HAVE A CURRENT USE THERE,
AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO JUST
CONTINUE THAT AT THE MOMENT.
NOW, IN THE FUTURE, IF THAT USE
CHANGES, THEN SOME OF THAT
INGRESS AND EGRESS COULD CHANGE
AS WELL BUT AT THIS TIME THERE
IS NO -- AND YOU COULD ASK THE
APPLICANT.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE SIGNED UP,
YOU KNOW, TO SPEAK AS WELL, BUT
JUST REMEMBER IT'S NOT A
CONDITIONAL REZONING, SO THEIR
ROAD FRONTAGE IS THAT FRONTAGE
ALONG COUNTRY CLUB.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.
>> THAT'S IT, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING, MA'AM.
>> YES, SIR.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER, I'M SORRY,
OUR ONLY SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM,
SPEAKING IN FAVOR, IS MS. PAULA
QUICK HALL.
>> GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU IF FOR THE OPPORTUNIT.
I'VE PROVIDED A LETTER.
WHEN WE MET WITH THE ZONING
COMMISSION, WE ASKED THAT THE
APPLICATION BE CONSIDERED ONLY
FOR OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL
ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE
USES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
FOR THE SPACE.
OUR PLAN IS TO AT THE MOMENT WE
HAVE -- WE ARE ABLE -- WE'VE
MADE THE RESERVATION --
RENOVATIONS THAT ALLOW US TO USE
THIS AS AN ASSEMBLY SPACE AND
WITHIN THE PRESENT ZONING THAT
ALLOWS US TO HAVE A CHURCH OR
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION USE OF
SPACE.
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CONGREGATION OF FAYETTEVILLE
HAVE MADE THAT THEIR HOME SO
THAT THERE ARE SUNDAY SERVICES
AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MAYBE ONE NIGHT A WEEK, BOARD
MEETINGS.
AND SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO
RENT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS,
OTHER GROUPS THAT MIGHT WANT TO
HAVE A BUSINESS MEETING OR
SEMINAR, TRAINING, THAT KIND OF
THING.
RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS THAT COULD BE
ACAMEIDATED IN THIS SPACE.
IUM SORRY, I FORGOT I HAD --
THERE IT IS, THANK YOU.
SO WE NAMED THE SPACE THE
MELKER-QUICK MEETING HOUSE.
I HAVE ANCESTORS WHO CAME TO
FAYETTEVILLE IN 1890.
MY, MY GREAT GRANDFATHER DR. PM
MELKER AND HIS SON DR. WARREN
MELKER AND THEN MY FATHER, C
MASON QUICK WAS ALSO A MEDICAL
DOCTOR, AND HE WAS MARRIED TO MY
MOTHER, BOULA MELKER, AND SO
MOST OF THE HOMES THAT THEY
LIVED IN FOR ALL THAT TIME HAVE
BEEN ABOLISHED.
THEY WERE ON MORRIS STREET AND
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE HOLMES
THAT THAT THE FAMILY HAS LIVED
IN.
AND SO PART OF MY GOAL IS TO
CREATE A CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL
SPACE THAT MAKES A CONTRIBUTION
TO THE COMMUNITY AND HONORS THE
ANCESTORS.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN MAKING
THE -- THINKING ABOUT THE VISION
IS TO CONSIDER THINGS THAT
AREN'T ALREADY -- WE'RE NOT
TRYING TO BE IN COMPETITION.
BUT TO PNOVIDE SOMETHING THAT
ISN'T ALREADY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE
WAYS WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT
USEDDED.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD USE
THIS SPACE JUST FOR THEIR FILES
AND BOARD MEETINGS, OCCASIONAL
THINGS.
THESE ARE NOT LARGE
ORGANIZATIONS, SO THE COST OF
HAVING A REGULAR FULL-TIME
OFFICE MAKES THIS AN ATTRACTIVE
ALTERNATIVE.
THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE
FRONT TO MAKE IT WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE.
THAT'S THE INSIDE.
LOOKING OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
THE ACTUAL, THE FIRE INSPECTOR
SAID THAT THE CAPACITY WAS 75
PEOPLE, I THINK, BUT WHEN WE LAY
OUT CHAIRS, WE WE KNOW THAT IN E
MEETING ROOMS, THE REAL NUMBER
THAT WE COULD ACCOMMODATE IS
MORE LIKE 40 PEOPLE.
AND FOR THE KINDS OF USES THAT
WE EXPECT, THERE WOULDN'T EVEN
USUALLY BE THAT MANY PEOPLE
BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE THINGS
GOING ON IN ALL THE ROOMS
CONCURRENTLY.
WE ENVISION POSSIBLY WORKSHOPS
WITH SMALL GROUP SESSIONS.
SO THESE ARE JUST SOME PICTURES
OF VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS.
THIS IS HOW THE ROOM LOOKS ON A
SUNDAY OFTEN WHEN THE UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION IS
HAVING SERVICES, AND DR. JOHN
MADDOX, WHO'S PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD IS HERE.
AND THE BOARD HAS WRITTEN A
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OUR
APPLICATION AS WELL.
THIS IS THE VIEW DOWN THE HALL
TO WHERE THE BREAKOUT ROOMS
WOULD BE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ROOMS THAT WE
USE FOR SMALL DISCUSSION GROUPS
OR TRAINING KINDS OF THINGS.
THE BATHROOMS, MEN AND WOMEN'S
RESTROOMS ARE WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE, AND THAT WAS JUST TO
SHOW THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT THE PARKING AND
THE TRAFFIC WAS A MAJOR CONCERN,
SO THIS IS THE PARKING SPACE
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE.
IT'S RIGHT BY THE GARAGE.
THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE HOUSE
TOWARD THE BANK.
CARTER BANK HAS GIVEN US
PERMISSION TO USE THEIR PARKING
SPACE WHEN THE BANK IS NOT OPEN,
BUT THE LOT EXTENDS TO THEIR
BORDER, TO THEIR PARKING LOT,
AND SO OUR INTENTION IS IF WE'RE
GRANTED THE REZONING, TO SPEND
THE MONEY TO MAKE THAT LOT
GRAVEL.
RIGHT NOW IT'S -- CARS PARK
THERE.
IT'S NOT USUALLY MUDDY.
AND SO THAT, ALLOWS US TO
ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 22 CARS.
THIS IS THE VIEW FROM IF YOU
WERE ON COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
LOOKING BACK, AND THE BUILDING
THAT IS SEEN HERE IS THE OFFICE
BUILDING REALTOR OFFICE SUITES
WHICH MY MOTHER AND I OWN SO WE
HAVE CLEARED THIS SPACE SO THAT
CARS CAN GO FROM, FROM THE LOT
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW TO
THE BACK OF THE OFFICE BUILDING
AND EXIT TO ROSEVILLE ROAD.
AND WE WILL DO MORE SUBSTANTIAL
SURFACING IF WE WERE ABLE TO
GENERATE SOME INCOME TO
ACCOMMODATE THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT WE ARE DOING
IS PINE STRAW AND PACKING THAT.
THIS IS WHERE WE'VE ALSO CLEARED
IT SO THAT CARS THAT COME IN
FRONT OF THE HOUSE COULD COME
INTO THE PARKING AREA BETWEEN
THE -- CLOSE TO THE BANK AND TO
GET TO ROSE HILL WITHOUT GOING
INTO COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE.
IF YOU ARE COMING OUT OF THE
DRIVEWAY LOOKING TO YOUR LEFT,
THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD SEE, AND
WE'VE CLEARED THIS AREA AND
COVERED IT WITH PINE STRAW SO
THAT A CAR THAT COMES INTO THE
DRIVEWAY, LETS SOMEBODY OUT OF
THE DOOR, AND IN THEN WANTS TO O
INTO THE PARKING AREA CAN DO SO
WITHOUT GOING BACK INTO THE
STREET AS WELL.
AND THAT'S THE SIGN.
THE UNIITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
ASSEMBLE.
WE HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM
ALL THE NEIGHBORS.
THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR GAIL
DOUGLAS AND HER BROTHER OWNS THE
VACANT LOT NEXT TO HER HOUSE.
DR. McDOUGAL OWNS THE HOUSE
NEXT TO THE VACANT LOT, AND
MR. BYRON JONES AND HIS WIFE OWN
THE HOUSE THAT IS THE LAST ONE
IN THE BLOCK.
AND THAT ONE IS NEXT TO A
CHURCH.
AND THEY'VE ALL PROVIDED LETTERS
OF SUPPORT.
AND THE CLERK HAS THE ORIGINALS
OF THOSE LETTERS.
THIS IS A LETTER FROM CARTER
BANK, THE VICE PRESIDENT GIVING
HIS PERMISSION TO USE THEIR LOT
FOR PARKING.
AND THIS WAS A LETTER -- I
DIDN'T MENTION BEFORE BUT WHEN
WE WENT TO THE ZONING
COMMISSION, CATHY MICHAEL
TAMASSIC GAVE US A LETTER JUST
SAYING HOW SHE WOULD USE THE
SPACE IF IT WERE AVAILABLE.
SHE PROVIDES SERVICES FOR ADULTS
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
AND THAT WAS PART OF THE
ORIGINAL PACKET THAT WE GAVE TO
THE ZONING COMMISSION.
AND I THINK, I THINK THAT'S ALL.
I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MS. QUICK.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING
TONIGHT, MA'AM.
>> OH, I FORGOT TO GIVE MY NAME
AND ADDRESS WHEN I CAME UP.
I'M SORRY.
I LIVE IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
AT 3104 BUCKINGHAM ROAD.
I TEACH AT NORTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
AND I-LIVED THERE SINCE 2007.
MY MOTHER WHO HAS LIVED HERE
FOREVER.
SHE'S 90 YEARS OLD, AND SHE
LIVES AT HERITAGE PLACE ON COOL
SPRINGS STREET, AND WANTS TO
STAY IN FAYETTEVILLE AND SO I'M
TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE HER.
THE OTHER REQUEST SHE HAD WAS
THAT WE MAKE USE OF THE HOUSE IN
A WAY THAT SHE CAN STILL BE
THERE UNTIL SHE GOES SOMETIMES
TO THE SERVICES OR OTHER THINGS
THAT WE DO AT THE HOUSE.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND ENTERTAIN ANY
QUESTIONS.
MR. BATES, YOU HAVE A QUESTION,
SIR? MR. CRISP?
>> DOCTOR?
COME BACK, PLEASE.
I GUESS MY GREATEST CONCERN IS
ENTRANCE AND EXIT OFF COUNTRY
CLUB.
AND AS I LOOK AT THE
CONFIGURATION OF THAT LOT, IS
THERE AN ALTERNATIVE?
>> WELL, AT THIS POINT, THERE
ISN'T.
I MEAN, ACTUALLY, IF YOU CAN GO
INTO THE OFFICE PARKING LOT AND
ENTER THE PROPERTY FROM ROSE
HILL ROAD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE
PAVED OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AN
OFFICIAL DRIVEWAY.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
DO.
I WANTED TO DO THAT WHEN MY
MOTHER WAS LIVING THERE BECAUSE
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT GOOD
FOR HER TO BE GOING IN AND OUT
OF THE DRIVEWAY.
BUT AND ALSO IF I COULD SHOW
THE, THE MAP THAT YOU HAD.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S GOOD.
THE LAND THAT IS HERE, WE OWN
THIS LAND ALSO.
AND IF WE HAD THE MONEY TO DO
SO, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GENERATING
A LOT OF MONEY.
WE HAVE BEEN PAYING A LOT OF
TAXES ON THE LAND AND NOT DOING
ANYTHING.
I WANTED TO DO -- WANTED TO SEE
THE CHURCH GROW AND BE ABLE TO
USE SOME OF IT, BUT IF WE WERE,
YOU KNOW, WERE PERMITTED TO, WE
COULD PROVIDE ACCESS FROM ROSE
HILL ROAD.
BUT THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION I GUESS.
BUT WE ARE ABLE TO USE THE
EXISTING DRIVEWAY, IT GOES
AROUND THE BUILDING, AROUND THE
OFFICE.
WELL, HERE IT IS.
YOU GO IN THIS WAY AND YOU DRIVE
AROUND THE OFFICE BUILDING SO
THERE ARE TWO DRIVE ENTRANCES
THERE.
AND SO YOU CAN GO INTO THE
PARKING LOT HERE.
AND INTO THE CIRCLE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. MASSEY?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE
REQUEST.
>> LET ME MAKE SURE IF THERE ARE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SIR?
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
MR. MASSEY.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
GO AHEAD, MR. MASSEY.
>> GIVE SOMEONE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE REQUEST.
>> OKAY.
AND THAT'S THE OI DISTRICT, SIR?
OKAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND THAT WAS SECONDED BY
MR. HAIRE, IS THAT RIGHT?
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
>> YES, SIR.
>> OKAY.
MR. CRISP.
THEN MR. ARP.
>> IN LOOKING AT OUR AGENDA, IT
APPEARS ON THE SURFACE THAT THE
DOCTOR ASKED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT
ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTIONAL,
DOCTOR?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
LET'S ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
>> THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM 6.3, COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR,
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM TONIGHT IS FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR A SUBSTANTIAL
AMENDMENT TO OUR CURRENT ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN FOR THE USE OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOC GRANT
FUNDS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD
RESOURCE CENTER.
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE HAS
COMMITTED $937,500 FOR THE HOPE
VI REVITALIZATION FUNDING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS.
CURRENTLY IN OUR ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN AND THE PREVIOUS ONES, WE
DEDICATED THOSE FUNDS FOR THE
USE OF ACQUIRING LAND FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE WERE
APPROACHED BY THE FAYETTEVILLE
METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY
TO CHANGE THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS
TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE
CENTER, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- WHICH IS
ALSO PART OF THE HOPE VI
REVITALIZATION PROJECT.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE BUDGETED
$749,000 FOR THAT PORTION OF THE
HOPE VI COMMITMENT, WHICH WOULD
LEAVE THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF
$188,500 TO COMPLETE THAT
COMMITMENT.
SO TONIGHT'S REQUEST IS TO AMEND
OUR CURRENT ACTION PLAN FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESOURCE CENTER OR UTILIZING
THOSE FUNDS AS SUCH.
ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA IS A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING OR
APPROVING THAT ACTION.
OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. BATES?
>> MR. SHARPE, THE AGENDA SAYS
THAT THE CITY HAS APPROVED AND
BUDGETED $749,000 AS PART OF THE
FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
LAND FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING?
>> CORRECT.
>> THEN THE NEXT ONE SAYS
FAYETTEVILLE METROPOLITAN SMHA
HAS REQUESTED THE USE TO USE THE
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT OF
$749,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE
CENTER.
NOW, DID WE ALREADY APPROVE THAT
MONEY TO BUY THE LAND?
OR IS $749,000, I MEAN, THAT --
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THOSE
TWO BULLETS IN THERE.
ONE SAYS WE HAVE THE MONEY AND
ONE SAYS IT'S ALREADY BEEN
BUDGETED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE
CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR BUDGET
$749,000 THAT HAS BEEN SET
ASIDE.
THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO
ACQUIRE LAND THAT WOULD BE USED
FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING.
THAT ACTION HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE.
BUT WHAT IS BASICALLY HAPPENING
IS THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
HOUSES THAT THEY HAD EXPECTED TO
BUILD AS PART OF THE FIVE-YEAR
CONSTRUCTION PLAN, THEY ARE
GOING TO BUILD SEVERAL HOUSES
LESS, AND SO THEY WON'T NEED
THAT AMOUNT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE -- WELL TO ACQUIRE
ADDITIONAL LOTS.
AND SO WITH THAT, THEY HAVE ASKD
ED THAT THEY BE ABLE TO USE
THE MONEY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE
CENTER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS WILL
ALLOW THEM TO DO IS TO USE OTHER
FUNDS THAT THEY HAVE TO
CONSTRUCT THE DAY CARE CENTER
THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED NEXT TO
THE WALKERS SCHOOL.
>> THE MONEY WAS FOR HOPE VI AND
SINCE THE PLAN CHANGED.
THEY WEREN'T BUILDING AS MANY
HOUSES A THEY THOUGHT.
DOESN'T HAVE IMNCHG TO DO WITH
IT.
BUT NOW THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE
AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE
THE THE MONEY FOR THIS
ENRICHMENT CENTER.
>> ALL THE $479,000 IS NOT GOING
TO BE USED FOR HOUSING?
>> OR LAND ACQUISITION?
>> RIGHT.
AND THE ADDITIONAL $188,500 WILL
BE USED FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND,
THAT WILL BE USED TOWARDS --
>> JUST KIND OF MODIFYING THE
PLAN.
WE GOT IN HOPE VI EARLY.
WE HAD A PLAN FOR HOW WE WOULD
SPEND IT AND NOW THAT WE HAVE
GOTTEN INTO IT IT WILL CHANGE
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE THE
MONEY AROUND TO ACCOMMODATE
NEEDS.
>> JUST TO BE SURE, OUT OF THE
FUNDS WE ALLOCATED, WE ONLY NEED
$188,000 TO PURCHASE THE LAND
THAT WAS AGREED UPON ON THE HOPE
VI.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> AND THE $749 IS SURPLUS WE
CAN USE FOR --
>> IT STILL NEEDS TO BE FOR THE
PROJECT THOUGH.
JUST --
>> UNDER HOPE VI BUT A
DIFFERENT.
OKAY.
I GOTCHA.
>> BUT I WILL ADD THERE ARE
OTHER ACTIONS THAT WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY ON TO PERHAPS SWAP
SOME LAND THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOW
FOR ADDITIONAL BUILDING LOTS FOR
THE FAMILY HOUSING AS WELL.
>> HOW MUCH IS THE RESOURCE
CENTER ESTIMATE?
>> TO BUILD THAT, I WOULD SAY A
LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION IN TOTAL.
IS THE ESTIMATE.
THEY HAVEN'T BIDDED THAT OUT, SO
IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT THOSE
BIDS COME IN AT.
>> MS. DAVY?
>> WASN'T THE RESOURCE CENTER A
PART OF OUR REQUIREMENT TO
RECEIVE THE HOPE VI GRANT?
>> IT WAS, IT WAS AN ITEM THAT
WAS PART OF THE APPLICATION, AND
IF YOU WILL RECALL THERE WAS A
NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER
THAT WAS AT CAMPBELL TERRACE
THAT DEMOLISHED ALONG WITH THE
HOUSING AND SO IT'S BEING
REBUILT HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, SIR, WE WILL DO
THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF YOU
WILL STAND BY IN CASE THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
>> WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS
ITEM.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND ENTERTAIN ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
IF NOT, MS. DAVY?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE SUBSTANTIAL
AMENDMENT FOR THE HOPE VI
PROJECT.
>> I HAVE THE MOTION, IS THERE A
SECOND?
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
OKAY.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 6.4 IS CONSIDERATION OF UDO
TEXT AMENDMENTS SET NUMBER 4.
>> WE'RE ON A ROLL NOW, IF YOU
CATCH MY DRIFT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> LET ME GO THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS A CONTINUING SET.
FAIRLY SUBSTANTIVE.
INITIALLY WE HAD A SET THAT
AFFECTED THE DOWNTOWN.
AS WE'VE NOTED EARLIER, WE DO
RECOMMEND THAT YOU DEFER THAT
FIRST PORTION REMOVE IT FROM THE
REMOVE IT FROM THE ORDINANCE SO
IT CAN BE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH
OTHER DOWNTOWN ACTIONS.
THE OTHER MAJOR PORTIONS INVOLVE
WITH ALTERNATIVE SIGNAGE PLAN,
THEY GOT TO CHANGE THE
RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE
ACCESSORY STRUCTURES,
PARTICULARLY HEIGHTS AND A FEW
OTHER CLARIFICATIONS.
SKIPPING DOWNTOWN, THE
ALTERNATIVE SIGN PLAN IS A NEW
SECTION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
IT WOULD BE TARGETED TO LARGE
DEVELOPMENTS OF AT LEAST
10 ACRES.
IT WOULD ALLOW A SINGLE
INTEGRATED SIGN PLAN THAT
ADDRESSES A VARIETY OF SIGN
TYPES.
I'LL SHOW YOU A FEW EXAMPLES IN
A MOMENT.
IT WOULD INVOLVE A PLANNING
COMMISSION HEARING THAT COULD BE
DONE WITH CONDITIONS SO THAT WE
COULD WORK WITH THE VERY
SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
AN EXAMPLE OF AN ALTERNATIVE
SIGN PLAN MIGHT BE SOMETHING
THAT COMES IN WITH A LIST JUST
TWO EXAMPLES AT THE TOP THAT
DESCRIBE WHAT KIND OF SIGN IS
NEEDED.
SPECIFICALLY WHERE IT WOULD GO,
HOW MANY THERE WOULD BE, AND AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK
LIKE.
DOWN BELOW YOU CAN SEE SOME
EXAMPLES TEMPORARY SIGNS ARE
VERY LIMITED THERE ARE SOME
NEEDS SUCH AS VALET PARKING
WHERE YOU PULL A TEMPORARY SIGN
OUT OCCASIONALLY.
A PLAN COULD MAKE SPECIFIC
ARRANGEMENT FOR SUCH SITUATIONS
LIKE THAT.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SORT OF
SUBAREAS WITHIN BUSINESS PARK
MIGHT CALL FOR DIFFERENT STREET
SIGNS OR IDENTIFICATION.
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS BUT IT ALLOWS
FOR THE CREATIVITY.
AND UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF A
VERY LARGE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S
GOT A COORDINATED PACKAGE.
THE OTHER MORE SUBSTANTIVE
AMENDMENTS, THE FIRST ONE IS
ACCESSORY BUILDING HEIGHTS, AND
THIS IS REALLY IN ALL DISTRICTS.
IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND THE
HOVEY INDUSTRIAL WE PROPOSE
THAT -- HEAVY INDUSTRIAL WE
PROPOSE THAT THAT STANDARD
ACTUALLY BE DELETED.
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS HAVE TO BE
TT LEAST 50 FEET FROM A
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OR USE
ANYWAY, AND AT THAT POINT 25,
15 FEET, 30 FEET IS RELATIVELY
NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT.
IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS,
NOW THE STANDARD SAYS WHEN YOU
ARE RESIDENTIAL USE OR
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT YOU HAVE TO
BE 15 FEET EAR LESS.
AND THAT IS EXTREMELY
RESTRICTIVE WHEN YOU ARE ALSO
ENCOURAGING THEM TO RESTRICTIONS
OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
WHEN YOU PUT A PEAK ROOF ON, 14,
15 ROOF DOESN'T MAKE IT.
WITH AN INCREASED SETBACK, YOU
CAN GO UP TO THE TWENTY FIVE
FEET.
IN THE JUNK AND SALVAGE YARD
STANDARDS WE ARE PUTTING BACK IN
A PIECE THAT WAS PART OF THE
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, AND THIS PART
DEALS WITH THE JUNKER SALVAGE
YARDS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED IN A
DISTRICT THAT SEEK THAT
APPROVAL.
AND THIS JUST ESTABLISHES TWO
SIMPLE STANDARDS FOR IT.
ABOUT THE STACKING HEIGHT WITHIN
THE AREA AND THE MAXIMUM TOTAL
NUMBER OF CARS STACKED, CRUSHED,
WITHIN THE SALVAGE YARD THIS WAS
THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL PROCESS
AND HAD GOTTEN OMITTED IN
TRANSLATION BETWEEN THE NEW AND
OLD ORDINANCE.
AND FINALLY I WILL SHOW YOU AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY ARE TALKING
ABOUT IN THE USE CATEGORY.
YOU MAY RECALL THERE IS A USE
TABLE AND IN THE STAR YOU CAN
SEE THE SIDE PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES.
NOWHERE IN THAT LIST OF BUSINESS
SERVICES DO YOU SEE MENTIONED
THE CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE.
WHETHER YOU GET A DESCRIPTION OF
THAT, CONTRACTORS ARE PERMITTED
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE
OUTSIDE STORAGE WITHIN THE
OFFICE DISTRICT.
WHEN YOU GO TO THE INDUSTRIAL
AREA, YOU DO SEE THE
CONTRACTORS' OFFICES LISTS,
WHICH CREATED A WHAT OF
CONFUSION.
SO -- A LOT OF CONFUSION.
SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS THAT
WE ADD THE DISTINCTIVE PHRASING
WITHOUT SIDE STORAGE IS WHAT
GOES IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA.
TO THE RIGHT YOU SEE FOUR
ARROWS.
THOSE ARE ALL REFERENCING THE
SAME SECTION, AND THEY'RE ABOUT
USES, ELECTRICAL, MOTOR REPAIR,
MACHINE SHOPS, TOOL REPAIR.
THE STANDARDS CALL FOR SCREENING
OF -- ACTUALLY THEY SAY IT HAS
TO INCUR IN AN ENCLOSED
BUILDING.
WHEN THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OR THE HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL, THAT TO US IS
LOGICALLY WHERE WE WOULD ALLOW
THE OUTSIDE STORAGE, AND SO WHAT
WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT CHANGE.
AND I'LL BACK UP TO THE OTHER
TABLE.
IN ANY AUTHORIZED DISTRICT OTHER
THAN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, OR HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL, THE REPAIR --
ANOTHER ACTIVITY OCCURS WITHIN
AN ENCLOSED BUILDING.
SO YOU CAN SEE TAKE FOR AN
EXAMPLE DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM,
TOOL REPAIR.
IT'S AN ALLOWED USE IN SOME OF
THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AS WELL
AS THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
WHEN IT HAPPENS IN THE
NONINDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, IT HAS
TO STAY ENCLOSED.
WHEN IT GETS TO INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICTS, IT'S FINE TO HAVE
OUTDOOR STORAGE.
THE OTHER CHANGES WE ARE
SYNCHRONIZING SOME OF THE
DIAGRAMS WITH SOME OF THE
CHANGES WEAVE RR APPROVED --
WE'VE APPROVED IN EARLIER
AMENDMENTS.
VERY MINOR CORRECTIONS IN
LANGUAGE AND REFERENCES THERE.
AT THE REQUEST OF DOWNTOWN
ALLIANCE AND OTHER MEMBERS IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WE'RE
RECOMMENDING THAT THE FIRST PART
THAT WAS ADVERTISED ABOUT
DOWNTOWN BLAZING STANDARDS AND
ONE OTHER ITEM THAT THOSE BE
DEDERED -- DEFERRED FROM THIS
ACTION.
CARRIED FORWARD TO A DATE
CERTAIN.
AT THIS POINT WE WOULDN'T CARRY
FORWARD THE HEARING WE WOULD
CARRY IT TO THE REGULAR MEETING
IN FEBRUARY AND THEN CONSIDER
THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS AS
WE'VE PRESENTED TONIGHT AND THEN
YOU DO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS AND
THE STAFFING COMMISSION DO
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS
BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> STAND BY, MA'AM.
WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO
SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS FOR
MS. HILTON AT THIS TIME.
MR. HURST?
>> MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE
AS RECOMMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HURST.
IS THERE A SECOND TO MR. HURST?
THANK YOU, MR. BATES.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
MAY I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE THERE,
PLEASE?
UNANIMOUS, THANK YOU,
MS. HILTON.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
WE WILL MOVE TO 7.2, OUR
QUARTERLY UPDATE I BELIEVE FROM
MR. PETERS AND THE FAYETTEVILLE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
>> OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
THE FIRST THING THAT I WANT TO
SHARE WITH YOU IS A FLIER THAT
I'M SENDING AROUND.
YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER HAS PARTNERED
WITH THE UNITED STATES CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT GROUP AS
WELL AS NBC NEWS AND SOME OTHER
FOLKS TO HOST A JOB FAIR FOR
VETERANS.
IT'LL BE HELD HERE AT THE CROWNE
ON FEBRUARY THE 10th, AND IF
YOU KNOW OF VETERANS THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING OR
SEEKING WORK, LOCAL COMPANIES
WILL BE THERE LOOKING FOR
EMPLOYEES, SPECIFIC VETERAN
EMPLOYEES, AND THE NORTH
CAROLINA SOCIETY OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGERS WILL BE
PROVIDING A WORKSHOP AHEAD OF
TIME FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO
INTERVIEW SKILLS AND WHAT HAVE
YOU.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND
IF YOU COULD HELP US GET THE
WORD OUT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT
LET ME SEE HERE.
OKAY.
THIS IS THE YEAR TO DATE FISCAL
YEAR 2011-2012 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A LIST OF
OUR PRIORITIES AT THE CHAMBER,
AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS WE HAVE
INTEGRATED THE INTERESTS OF THE
CITY OF THE FAYETTEVILLE INTO
THE FIVE PRIORITIES A. LOT OF
THIS CAME FROM GREATER
FAYETTEVILLE FUTURES.
LOT OF IT HAS COME FROM THE WORK
WE HAVE DONE TO TRY TO IDENTIFY
MARKET DEMANDS, MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES AND TO TRY TO PLUG
INTO THOSE APPROPRIATELY AND I
SHARED THESE WITH YOU BEFORE SO
I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME
GOING THROUGH THOSE.
BUT THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR
REVIEW.
NEXT IS A LISTING OF OUR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
I'M A PART OF THAT.
MR. DOUG BYRD WHO IS HERE WITH
ME TONIGHT HAS BEEN NAMED
INTERIM ECONOMIC DIRECTOR.
DOUG WILL PERFORM THOSE DUTIES
UNTIL WE FINISH A PROCESS THAT
WE'VE UNDERTAKEN WITH GARNER
ECONOMICS TO HELP US CRAFT AN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN ASSIST
IN HELPING TO GET IMPLEMENTED.
THEN WE HAVE CATHY JOHNSON WHO
HAS BEEN ON OUR TEAM FOR CLOSE
TO 20 YEARS.
SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR EXISTING
INDUSTRY AND MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE
COMPANIES THAT ARE ALREADY
INVESTED HERE AND THEN AMBER
QUINN IS OUR RESEARCH MANAGER,
AND SHE IS THE PERSON WHO
PROVIDES US A LOT OF DATA THAT
WE NEED IN VERY SHORT TIME FRAME
FOR OUR CLIENTS.
LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE NEXT PAGE
HERE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE YEAR TO
DATE.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT OUR ANNUAL
TARGET IS $116 MILLION, OUR YEAR
TO DATE IS $64,080,000.
AND I'LL GO BACK AND I'LL SHARE
WITH YOU WHAT THIS ROLLING
AVERAGES CAME FROM.
JOB CREATION IS $87,000.
WE ARE AT 131 FOR THE YEAR AND
WE WILL EXPLAIN WHY WE BELIEVE
THAT NUMBER IS LAGGING WHERE WE
WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
RETENTION VISITS AT 75 FOR THEUĂș
YEAR.
WE HAVE COMPLETED 60 CLIENT
CONTACT PROSPECTS.
WE SAID THAT WE WOULD REACH OUT
TO 150 COMPANIES AND SITE
SELECTION CONSULTANTS.
SO FAR THIS YEAR TO DATE WE HAVE
TALKED WITH 93.
AND THEN MEDIA PLACEMENT.
THOSE ARE NATIONAL MEDIA
PLACEMENTS.
WE HAVE REDIRECTED SOME OF THE
FUNDS WE HAD ALLOCATED FOR MEDIA
PLACEMENT TO THE GARNER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS.
BECAUSE WE ARE ON A LIMITED
BUDGET, AND SO WE HAVE SCALED
BACK A LITTLE BIT BUT WE HAVE
LEVERAGED WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY
SPENT.
SO YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SEE A
WHOLE LOT MORE IN THE AREA OF
INTERNET.
A WHOLE LOT MORE IN THE -- OUR
WEB SITE PRESENCE, AND WHAT HAVE
YOU.
LET ME BACK UP AND TELL YOU
WHERE THE ROLLING AVERAGES CAME
FROM.
WE SAT WITH THE STAFF AS WELL AS
FOLKS AT THE COUNTY AND TALK
ABOUT HOW DO WE COME UP WITH A
REALISTIC PROJECTION ON OUR
MEASUREABLES SO WHAT WE HAVE
DONE IS TAKEN THE LAST THREE
YEARS' PERFORMANCE.
WE HAVE TAKEN OUT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY DID NOT WANT US TO
INCLUDE.
AND SPECIFICALLY DuPONT
$55 MILLION EXPANSION IN 2009.
WAS ONE OF THOSE.
THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT BECAUSE
WE WERE TOLD NOT TO COUNT THAT.
THERE IS ALSO A COUPLE OF OTHER
THINGS THAT WERE QUESTIONED
ABOUT.
THE INVESTMENT WAS $64 MILLION
AND THERE WERE 658 JOBS CREATED.
2009-2010 THE NUMBER WAS
$127 MILLION IN DIRECT
INVESTMENT.
THOSE ARE HARD DOLLARS.
AND 837 JOBS CREATED.
IN 2010 AND 11, THERE WERE
157 MILLION IN DIRECT
INVESTMENT, AND THE THOUSAND 48
JOBS.
IF YOU TAKE ALL OF THOSE, ADD
THEM UP, DIVIDE BY THREE, YOU
COME UP WITH $116 MILLION IS OUR
TARGET FOR THIS YEAR, AND 847
JOBS AS OUR TARGET.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE YOU
SEE THE BREAKDOWN.
I HAVE NOT LISTED SPECIFIC
COMPANY NAMES, LARGELY AT THE
REQUEST OF COMPANIES.
PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION NEW AT
$4.7 MILLION.
NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING
PERMITS AT $8.8 MILLION.
COMMERCIAL RENOVATION,
$19.8 MILLION, AND JUST SO YOU
KNOW WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF, OR A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN REQUESTS
FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING
STRUCTURES, WHICH THIS BODY HAS
ASKED ME ABOUT IN THE PAST.
PARTICULARLY STANDING BIG BOXES
AND GETTING THOSE INTO SOME SORT
OF AN ADAPTIVE REUSE.
AND THEN THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG
SURGE IN MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS
BUILDING PERMITS, AND THEN WE
HAVE STILL QUITE A SIGNIFICANT
PIPELINE OF PROJECTS THAT WE ARE
CONTINUE TO PURSUE.
UTILITIES.
I MENTIONED WITH YOU WE HAVE 65
COMPANIES WE TALKED TO THIS
YEAR.
WE WANT MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK.
WHAT COMPANIES ARE TELLING US
ARE ISSUES RELATED TO ABILITY TO
GROW HERE IN THE COMMUNITY,
CREATE MORE JOBS AND SO ON.
THAT IS SIMPLY A REVIEW OF WHAT
WE HAVE LEARNED ON A SCALE OF 1
TO 7.
COMPANIES RANKING WATER, SEWER,
NATURAL GAS, ELECTRIC.
THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN
PWC.
THAT CAN ALSO BE LUMBY OR SOUTH
RIVER OR IN SOME CASES IT COULD
BE DUKEN -- DUKE ENERGY OR
FORMALLY PROGRESS IF COMPANIES
ARE BUYING DIRECT.
TELECELLULAR AND INTERNET SPEED.
PUBLIC SERVICES, THIS IS NOT
NECESSARILY JUB MAIN JUST TO THE
CITY -- GERMANE TO THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE.
THIS IS A COUNTYWIDE REVIEW.
BUT IT DOES GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT
COMPANIES ARE SAYING ABOUT
SERVICES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
LET ME MOVE TO WHAT IS IMPORTANT
TO YOU, AND THAT IS THE
ADDITIONAL TASK WE WERE ASKED TO
TAKE ON FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
FIRST OF WHICH IS THE MURCHISON
ROAD REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I
BELIEVE WE HAVE COME UP WITH
SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE IS
SATISFACTORY TO THE COUNCIL.
WE WORK TO GET PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS OR OPTIONS TO
PURCHASE REAL ESTATE IN THE
JASPER STREET TARGET AREA
STARTING SOMEWHERE.
RESEARCH COMPARABLE SITES AND
IDENTIFY TAX VALUES OF
PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE
FOOTPRINT OF THE JASPER STREET
CATALYST SITE.
MEET WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO
NEGOTIATE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
AND OPTIONS.
PROPOSE DRAFT AGREEMENTS WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF REVIEW FOR THE
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE AND THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH
ULTIMATE APPROVAL BY THE
COUNCIL.
AND THEN PRESENT CITY APPROVED
EXECUTED PURCHASE AGREEMENTS TO
THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THAT
SPECIFIC AREA OF JASPER STREET
AND MURCHISON ROAD.
LET ME TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE
MADE, I THINK, SOME SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS IN THAT AREA.
WE HAVE MET SO FAR WITH ONE
GROCER WHO IS VERY INTERESTED IN
THE YARIA.
THAT COMPANY HAS ONE OTHER STORE
IN THIS COMMUNITY.
OVER IN IN THE YATKIN ROAD.
WE HAVE GIVEN THEM VOLUMES OF
DATA.
THEY'RE DOING THEIR DUE
DILIGENCE AND THEN IT'S OUR HOPE
THAT THEY COME BACK AND WE'RE
ABLE TADO SOMETHING WITH THEM.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ISSUES
RELATED TO THAT.
ONE, THE PRICE POINT OF THE
BUILDING IS FAR OUT OF REACH FOR
THEM.
SO OUR HOPE IS WE CAN GET ENOUGH
LAND TO BUILD A FACILITY IN THAT
JASPER FACILITY AREA AND TO
BRING THAT BACK AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE ALSO BEEN IN
DISCUSSION WITH A LOCAL ATTORNEY
WHO'S ASSISTED US IN THIS AREA
WITH FRONTAGE REAL ESTATE
ADJACENT TO THE SUBURBAN MART,
AND WE HOPE WE ARE ABLE TO DO
SOMETHING IN THAT REGARD.
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH SANDRA
MITCHELL.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW
MS. MITCHELL.
SHE'S VERY ACTIVE IN A CITIZEN'S
GROUP UP THERE.
HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP US TO.
IN FACT, HELPED US TO GET THE
THE INTEREST OF THE GROCERY
STORE.
AND THEN WE HAD THAT MEETING AT
THE CHAMBER, AND WE'RE ABLE TO
GET SOME INTEREST FROM THEM.
LET ME MOVE TO THE HOPE VI
BUSINESS PARK IF I MAY.
IDENTIFY, SOLICIT, AND RETAIN
QUALIFIED URBAN DESIGN PLANNING
FIRM TO DEVELOP A MARKET-BASED
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN BASED ON
INPUT FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY
OWNERS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES.
INDUCT MARKET-BASED
PRIVATE-SECTOR DRIVEN PLANNING
EXERCISE TO DETERMINE THE
HIGHEST AND BEST USES OF THAT
TARGET PROPERTY, AND I'M
ASSUMING ALL OF YOU KNOW THE
PIECE OF REAL ESTATE I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
AND WE FOUND A CORRELATION
BETWEEN THIS PARTICULAR PIECE
AND THE PIECE AT MURCHISON ROAD.
WE FOUND THAT THERE IS A FORMER
HOME OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
THAT IS IN THAT HOPE VI
UNIVERSITY.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF
THAT IS A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE
SECURING, MOVING, AND PUTTING
BACK INTO USE OF THE MURCHISON
AREA OR IF WE NEED OO -- TO WORK
AROUND IT IN THAT PARTICULAR
SITE.
WE WOULD OF COURSE WANT TO
EXPLORE FUNDING OPTIONS, DEVELOP
FINAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE CITY
REVIEW AND ADOPTION, AND THEN
DEVELOP EXECUTABLE STRATEGY FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.
THE CAMPUS FOR ADVANCED
SUSTAINABILITY.
THERE IS SOME PROGRESS THERE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHAT WE
HAVE SUGGESTED, OUR ROLE IS TO
BE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
DISCOVERY PROCESS CURRENTLY
UNDER WAY WITH THE EXISTING
PARTNERS IN THE CAMPUS AREA.
THAT'S 39 AND SOME CHANGE ACRES
ADJACENT TO THE PWC CAMPUS ON
OLD WILMINGTON ROAD AT 301.
PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AS
REQUESTED AND FISCAL AGENT.
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A CHECKING
ACCOUNT.
WE HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK.
AND WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A
REVIEW OF PROPOSALS TO CONDUCT A
MARKET ANALYSIS TO SEE IF THE
PLAN IN FACT HAS FEASIBILITY AND
TO GO FORWARD FROM THERE.
ALSO TO ASSIST IN THE FIRM
SELECTED TO CONDUCT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE BEING
PROVIDED THE DATA THEY NEED SO
WE WOULD TREAT THEM AS A CLIENT
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GETTING
THEM THE DATA THAT THEY NEED AND
OF COURSE UPON PROVEN VIABILITY,
PLAY A MARKETING ROLE AS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY THE SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD TO
DEVELOP THE, TO PROVIDE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND INCLUDED
IN THE CAMPUS PROJECT.
AND THEN FINALLY YOU HAD ASKED
THAT WE HELP PROMOTE ALL AMERICA
CITY.
I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE BEEN OUT
OF TOWN TWO OR THREE TIMES SINCE
WE LAST MET WHEN I INTRODUCED
MYSELF AS BEING FROM
FAYETTEVILLE THERE IS NO ONE ON
THE PLANET WHO DOES NOT KNOW
THAT WE WON ALL AMERICA CITY
BECAUSE I'M GROATED -- GREATED
WITH THAT -- GREETED WITH THAT
OFTEN WITH A WHOLE LOT OF
CONGRATULATIONS BUT WE HAVE
COBRANDED OUR ORGANIZATION.
WHEN YOU SEE OUR LOGO, YOU SEE
THAT LOGO, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY
PROUD OF THAT.
I WANTED TO CLOSE BY SHOWING YOU
A RECEIPT REPORT.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WITH
THE WORK WE ARE DOING WITH
GARNER ECONOMICS.
IT JUST SO HAPPENS, THAT WE
WATCH THEIR RANKINGS FOR JOB
GROWTH IN U.S. METROS.
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
FAYETTEVILLE AND CUMBERLAND
COUNTY IS THE ONLY POSITIVE JOB
GROWTH COMMUNITY COMPARED TO
PRERECESSION NUMBERS IN THE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
WE HAVE THAT FULL COMPILATION OF
DATA, BUT WHAT I'VE PROVIDED YOU
HERE IS JUST AN UPDATE ON THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT WERE ABLE TO
SURPASS WITH POSITIVE JOB
GROWTH, AND THAT'S AN ACCOLADE
TO ALL OF YOU WHO SET POLICY WHO
WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TO HELP US TRY TO RECRUIT FOLKS
TO THE COMMUNITY TO INVEST TO
BROADEN OUR TAX BASE AND
ULTIMATELY TO CREATE WEALTH
SHEER.
TAKEN LONGER THAN I INTENDED.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DOUG, FOR A GREAT
REPORT.
MR. IMAN, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING,
SIR?
WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER
THAT.
>> I HAD A QUESTION PERTAINING
TO THE HOPE VI BUSINESS PARK.
>> YES, SIR?
>> WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE A
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE
CONSULTANT THAT'S, IS BEING
PROPOSED TO, TO DO THE WORK?
>> WELL, WE'VE TALKED WITH TWO.
ONE IS OUT OF CHARLOTTE.
THERE'S A LOCAL FIRM THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
INCLUDED IN THAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE'VE NOT YET DRAFTED THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR IN THAT PARTICULAR RFP.
MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT SOMETIME
BEFORE THE END OF THIS QUARTER,
WHICH WILL BE THE THIRD QUARTER,
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THAT ON
THE STREET, HAVE THE RFPs BACK
WITHIN 60 DAYS, HAVE THAT
INFORMATION BACK TO CITY COUNCIL
PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THIS
FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE
JUNE 30th.
>> MR. BATES?
>> MR. PETERS, WHEN YOU CAME ON
BOARD, AND WE TALKED ABOUT
OUR -- ALL OUR BIG BOXES BEING
EMPTY AND WE HAD FOUR OF THEM
OVER ON NORTH SIDE,.
>> YES, SIR.
>> WE'RE DOWN TO NOW ONLY HAVING
ONE EMPTY.
KEEP THAT BACK YONDER.
>> DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A
THING.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT JUST THIS
MORNING WITH THAT ONE.
THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THAT, WE HOPE
WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WE CAN
DIRECT THAT WAY.
>> MR. CRISP?
>> MR. PETERS, I'M LOOKING AT
THIS SURVEY FIRST, SECOND
QUARTER, UTILITY SERVICE, PUBLIC
SERVICES.
>> YES, SIR.
>> AND YOU SAY HERE THEIR
RESPONSES FROM PLANT MANAGERS TO
QUESTIONS.
WITHOUT THE QUESTIONS, I'M NOT
SURE HOW TO INTERPRET THE DATA.
IN LOOKING AT PUBLIC SERVICES,
SECOND QUARTER, 5.33 FOR POLICE,
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WE ASKED PLANT MANAGERS --
FIRST OF ALL, WE USE A SOFTWARE
CALLED SYNCHRONNEST.
IT'S A DATABASING SOFTWARE.
WE DON'T JUST GO OUT AND FILL
OUT A PAPER FORM, GO BACK AND
PUT IT ON A FILE.
WE PUT ALL THAT DATA IN A
DATABASE SO WE CAN SHOW TRENDS.
WE TRY TO SHOW THAT TO YOU ON A
REGULAR BASIS SO THAT YOU CAN
SEE PARTICULARLY IF YOU LOOK AT
HOW WE ARE DOING THAT FIRST
QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER, THIRD
QUARTER IF THERE IS STEADY
INCREASE OR DECREASE IN
PERFORMANCE OR PERSPECTIVE.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
ASKING PLANT MANAGERS 75
COMPANIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO
RANK ON A SCALE OF ONE TO SEVEN
THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THOSE
UTILITIES.
>> OKAY.
>> VERY OPEN-ENDED QUESTION.
SOME WILL EXPAND UPON WHY THEY
MAY RANK LOW OR HIGH.
MANY TIMES THEY JUST SAY WE'RE
GOING TO GO WITH A FIVE AND A
HALF OR WE'LL GO WITH A SIX.
IF WE WERE TO GET A RANKING
UNDER A FOUR, WE WOULD WANT TO
DIVE INTO THAT QUESTION.
>> WELL, I'M CONCERNED HERE.
I KIND OF FIGURED THAT'S WHAT IT
WAS.
BUT I SEE SOME DOWNWARD TRENDS
FROM THE FIRST QUARTER TO THE
SECOND QUARTER SOME AREAS THAT
FOR ME ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
HOW CAN THEY BE LESS SATISFIED
WITH WATER IN THE SECOND QUARTER
THAN THEY WERE IN THE FIRST
QUARTER?
>> UM --
>> WE DIDN'T PUT ANYTHINGINATE
IN
ANYTHINGINATE -- ANYTHING IN THE
WATER.
>> I UNDERSTAND --
>> WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
SPECIFICALLY THE REASON THAT
THAT NUMBER DROPPED BECAUSE WE
HAVE ONE PLANT IN THE CUMBERLAND
INDUSTRIAL CENTER THAT WANTED
ACCESS TO A WELL SO THEY HAD
GRAY WATER TO OFFSET OR SO THEY
WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR PUBLIC
WATER FOR A GRAY WATER PROCESS
THEY HAVE WITHIN THEIR PLANT.
WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP THEM
GET THAT DONE, SO THEIR ABILITY
TO ACCESS WATER WAS BASED ON
THAT.
>> LIKE HEALTH CARE OVER HERE ON
THE PUBLIC SERVICES.
>> YES, SIR.
>> TOOK A SIGNIFICANT NOSE DIVE.
>> WELL, AND THAT COULD BE
BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD A GRIPE WITH
THEIR PHYSICIAN.
IT COULD BE THAT SOMEONE'S
PHYSICIAN PUT THEM ON A DIET.
IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF
THINGS.
BUT IF IT RANKS BELOW A CERTAIN
THRESHOLD.
>> IT COULD BE THE EMERGENCY
ROOM.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
>> YES, SIR, THAO[ YOU, SIR.â ç
MR. PETERS, THIS ISâ ç A GREAT
REPORT.
I REALLY LOVE TO SEE THE CHANGES
Y'ALL HAVE MADE, ESPECIALLY
TRACKING THESE AREAS THAT ARE OF
KEEN INTEREST TO THE COUNCIL.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT ON
THAT REGARD.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> I GUESS WE ACCEPT THIS
REPORT?
IS THAT -- DO WE TAKE A VOTE ON
THIS, MR. IMAN?
TAKE IT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOUG, FOR
BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
OKAY.
NOW WE HAVE THE CITY'S STRATEGIC
PLAN UPDATE.
VERY TIMELY AS WE PREPARE FOR
OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
SO MS. REBECCA IS HERE TO HELP
US GO THROUGH OUR SECOND QUARTER
UPDATE.
>> OKAY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
ITEM 7.2B ON YOUR AGENDA IS THE
PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND
QUARTER STRATEGIC PLAN REPORT.
COUNCIL IN YOUR AGENDA PACKETS
YOU RECEIVED THE FULL REPORT
WHICH DETAILS SOME OF THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU AND
CITY STAFF HAVE MADE DURING THE
SECOND QUARTER.
YOWF RR ALSO RECEIVED THE
PUBLICATION TONIGHT THE COLOR
HANDOUT AT YOUR DAIS.
CONSCIOUS OF THE OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS THIS EVENING, MY
REMARKS ABOUT EACH ITEM WILL BE
BRIEF, BUT I WILL TOUCH ON SOME
OF THE ADVANCEMENTS OF ACTION
PLANS.
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE HAS A
STRATEGIC PLANNING MODEL THAT
TAKES COUNCIL AND STAFF THROUGH
ANNUAL ACTIONUAL PROCESS OF
UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE ARE AS AN
ORGANIZATION AND HOW TO GET
THERE.
A STRATEGIC PLAN IS A LIVING AND
BREATHING DOCUMENT.
IT REFLECTS THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE
IN 15 YEARS WITH THE STANDARD OF
LIVING AND VIBRANCY THAT WE WILL
ACHIEVE 32 OUR -- THROUGH OUR
ACTIONS TODAY.
WHAT HAS OUR ORGANIZATION DONE
THAT BRINGS US CLOSER TO HAVING
A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN?
AND HOW ARE WE PLANNING FOR
BEAUTY BY DESIGN?
OUR MISSION AS A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REALLY IDENTIFIES FOR
THE CITY FOR THE CITIZENS OF
FAYETTEVILLE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL
ROLE IN PURSUING THE VISION.
IT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON PROVIDING
QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES THAT
MAKE FAYETTEVILLE A BETTER PLACE
FOR ALL.
AND PROVIDING THESE SERVICES TO
OUR COMMUNITY OF COURSE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 1500 DEDICATED
EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT.
COUNCIL, DURING THE STRATEGIC
PLANNING SESSIONS, YOU'VE
DETERMINED THE PATH THAT OUR
ORGANIZATION MUST FOLLOW IN
ORDER TO REACH THE COMMUNITY'S
VISION.
THE PATH DEFINES SIX GOALS WE
HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN FIVE YEARS.
THEY INCLUDE GROWING OUR TAX
BASE AND BECOMING A MORE
EFFICIENT CITY GOVERNMENT.
AND ENSURING THAT WE TAKE PRIDE
THAT FAYETTEVILLE IS A GREAT
PLACE TO LIVE WITH SAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND FUN THINGS TO
DO.
FROM THESE GOALS, COUNCIL,
YOU'VE DEVELOPED A WORK PLAN FOR
THIS FISCAL YEAR, WITH 27
TARGETS FOR ACTION.
IT IS THESE ITEMS THAT YOUR
REPORT FOCUSES ON TONIGHT.
STAFF IS WORKING A BOND
REFERENDUM THAT WILL ENHANCE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CURRENT
CITIZENS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
STAFF IS PREPARING THE PROPOSE
FEDERAL APPROVAL FROM THE JOINT
RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION.
STAFF ALSO FINALIZED THE
FINANCIAL PLAN AND TAX RATES.
THE STAFF WILL ANALYZE
FEASIBILITY OF ADDING POLICE
STATIONS IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER THE
REPORT WAS COMPLETED AND STAFF
PREPARED THE COUNCIL FOR UPDATE
ON JANUARY 3rd.
VAST IMPROVEMENTS FOR EVENING
SERVICE SUPPORTS THE GOAL OF
BECOMING A MORE EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE CITY GOVERNMENT.
STAFF IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT
THE REVISIONS AND OPERATIONS
PLAN THAT EXTEND THE EVENING
SERVICE ON SEVERAL ROUTES AND
WILL EXTEND ROUTE 9 TO THE CAPE
FEAR VALLEY NORTH PAVILION.
THEY ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE
FAYETTEVILLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON TRANSIT FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH
AND FEEDBACK.
THE BUILDING DEMOLITION PROGRAM
WILL SUPPORT THE GOAL OF A MORE
ATTRACTIVE CITY BY PRIORITIZING
THE USE OF BUILDINGS, DEMOLITION
FUNDS.
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER, STAFF
REVIEWED THE CURRENT BIDDING
PROCESS FOR DEMOLITION
CONTRACTS, AND MADE THE
NECESSARY CHANGES TO MEET LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS AND EXPEDITE THE
PROCESS.
THE CITY PARTNERS OF COURSE WITH
THE FAYETTEVILLE CUMBERLAND
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
COUNCIL, WE JUST HEARD THE
QUARTERLY REPORT FROM THE
CHAMBER, AND I THANK THEM FOR
BEING HERE THIS EVENING TO
UPDATE COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS
MADE TOWARD THOSE WORK ITEMS
IDENTIFIED IN THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT.
THE SIGN ORDINANCE TARGETS FOR
ACTION FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING A
MODERNIZED SIGN ORDINANCE THAT
IS CONSISTENT WITH THE UDO.
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER,
INFORMATION ON VEHICLE SIGNS WAS
DISCUSSED WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS
AND A SCHEDULE OF ADVISORY FOCUS
GROUPS, THAT INCLUDE THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, BOARD OF REALTORS,
SIGN CONTRACTORS, AND DESIGN
PROFESSIONALS WILL BE CONSIDERED
BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR
ACTIONINATE THIRD QUARTER.
THE STREETLIGHTING ORDINANCE
PROJECT FOLLOWED THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ORDINANCE
DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH UNIFORMITY
BUT THE LOCATION OF LIGHTS AS
WELL AS HOW THE LIGHTS ARE PAID
FOR.
IN DECEMBER PROGRESS ENERGY
BEGAN BILLING CUSTOMERS FOR
RESIDENTIAL STREET LIGHTS AND
COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
DIVISION IN A COMMUNICATIONS
PLAN ENGINEERING AN
INFRASTRUCTURE STAFF.
THEY GENERATED AND DISTRIBUTED
TO ALL LIGHTING PROVIDERS A
SURVEY LETTER WITH INSTRUCTIONS
TO PROVIDE A 90-DAY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AREAS
THAT DO NOT MEET THE LIGHTING
STANDARDS.
NEXT QUARTER A SUMMARY REPORT OF
FINDINGS WILL BE COMPILED.
COUNCIL, YOU'VE REQUESTED A
COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS.
YOU RECOGNIZE THAT HIRING AND
RETAINING QUALITY STAFF IS A
CRITICAL ASPECT OF PROVIDING
EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR OUR
CITIZENS.
BY THE END OF THE SECOND
QUARTER, THE CONSULTANT
COMPLETED A JOB ANALYSIS AND TEN
SECTOR BENCH -- WERE IDENTIFIED
FOR COUNCIL.
THE MARKET SURVEY WAS
DISTRIBUTED AND THE RESULTS WERE
OBTAINED.
A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND UPDATED
JOB DESCRIPTIONS WERE REVIEWED.
THAT WORK CONTINUES IN THE THIRD
QUARTER.
ADDITIONALLY WE ARE PLANNING TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL
DURING THE FEBRUARY WORK SESSION
SOLID WASTE SEEKS TO RESEARCH
AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUTSOURCING CITY SERVICES.
STAFF RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR
CONTRACTING GARBAGE QLEKS --
COLLECTION FOR 1500 HOUSEHOLDS
IN OCTOBER AND PREPARED FOR AN
UPDATE TO CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 3rd.
FAYETTEVILLE BEAUTIFUL IS A
COMMITTEE OF CONCERNED CITIZENS
DEDICATED TO ENCOURAGING OTHERS
TO TAKE GREATER RESPONSIBILITY
FOR IMPROVING THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
FAYETTEVILLE BEAUTIFUL HAS
CONTRIBUTED TO LITTER REDUCTION,
WASTE REDUCTION, BEAUTIFICATION
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND
RECEIVES WEEKLY REQUESTS FOR
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT TO HELP WITH
CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION
PROJECTS.
STAFF IS ASSISTING WITH PLANNING
FOR THE UPCOMINGSITYWIDE SPRING
CLEANUP
COUNCIL WILL NOW MOVE ON TO YOUR
MANAGEMENT AGENDA.
THESE ITEMS ARE GENERALLY
PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY
UNDERWAY OR REPRESENT THE
COMPLETION OF A WORK PLAN.
BRAGG BOULEVARD CORRIDOR
DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES ON THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA,
WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO
FAYETTEVILLE'S TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY AS WE
CONSTRUCT I-295.
A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT
WAS IDENTIFIED AND PURSUED BY
THE FORT BRAGG REGIONAL
ALLIANCE.
THE FUNDING WAS APPROVED FOR
$25,000 WITH -- $200,000 WITH TE
CITY PROVIDING A 25% MATCH.
UNDER THE DRAFT INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT THE ALLIANCE WILL
ISSUE THE RFP, AND THE CITY WILL
MANAGE THE PROJECT ONCE A
CONSULTANT IS SELECTED.
AND AFTER TWO YEARS OF HARD
WORK, COMMUNITY COLLABORATION,
AND REACHING OUT TO THE
AIRLINES, THE FAYETTEVILLE
REGIONAL AIRPORT IS BEING
REWARDED FOR ITS PERSEVERANCE
WITH THE U.S. AIRWAYS ROUND TRIP
DIRECT FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SERVICE SHOULD BEGIN MARCH 25TH.
THIS FLIGHT WILL HELP MEET THE
GROWING DEMAND ESTABLISHED BY
MILITARY EXPANSION AND RELATED
BUSINESSES.
THE RECLAIMING NEIGHBORHOODS
PROJECT IS A COMPONENT OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY
WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT TAKES A
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE
PROBLEMS IN SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED
TO COLLABORATE WITH KEY
DEPARTMENTS AND EXECUTED
CONCENTRATED OPERATIONS IN THE
BONNIE DOON AREA.
THE COMMUNITY DAY TOOK PLACE
OCTOBER 8th WITH AN ESTIMATED
400 IN ATTENDANCE AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PREPARING A
FINAL REPORT ON THE BONNEY DUNE
AREA AND THE SELECTION OF THE
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE HOPE VI PARK DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
IN THE AREA.
OF THE 40 PARCELS IDENTIFIED THE
CITY HAS ACQUIRED 21 AT THE END
OF THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE
WORK CONTINUES ON THE LAND
ACQUISITION.
AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH THE
CITY, THE CHAMBER WILL CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE THE HOPE VI BUSINESS
PARK DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
A CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY OUTLINED
SPECIFIC ACTIONS FOR ENGAGING
INTERNAL AND EX3-R7B8 --
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS.
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER THE
CITY CONTINUED TO COORDINATE
WITH THE ASPECTS OF OUR
EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN.
WE ARE ALSO REVIEWING OTHER
MUNICIPAL COMMUNICATION
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES, AND
WE'LL WORK TO DEVELOP THAT
POLICY FOR THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE.
THE TEAM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON
THE ALL AMERICA CITY MARKETING
CAMPAIGN, HIGHLIGHTS IF FOR THE
SECOND QUARTER INCLUDE
REPLACEMENT OF BILLBOARDS AND
SIGNS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ON
I-95 WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN TIME
FOR THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND
TRAFFIC.
THE BANNER, WHICH THANKS
SOLDIERS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO
ALL AMERICA'S SITSY -- CITY WAS
INSTALLED AT FORT FORT BRAGG.
WE ALSO WORKED TO FINALIZE THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
WHICH IS AVAILABLE TONIGHT.
COUNCIL, YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE
FIRST COPIES OF THIS REPORT ON
YOUR DAIS THIS EVENING.
AND IT'S LITERALLY HOT OFF THE
PRESS AND I WOULD LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE THE CORPORATE
COMMUNICATIONS STAFF, FOR THEIR
AMBITION, THEIR DRIVE, AND THEIR
DEDICATION.
THIS REPORT WAS DESIGNED,
WRITTEN, AND PRODUCED COMPLETELY
IN HOUSE.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL FIND THE
REPORT TO BOLDLY TELL THE STORY,
THE CITY'S STORY OF 2011 WHICH I
THINK WILL BE A BANNER YEAR FOR
THE ORGANIZATION.
MR. IMAN WILL BE PRESENTING THIS
REPORT TO YOU AND THE COMMUNITY
DURING THE FEBRUARY 13th
COUNCIL MEETING.
THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.
THE TEAM PLANS TO REISSUE
ANOTHER RFP IN THE THIRD
QUARTER.
STAFF HAS WORKED TO FACILITATE
THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH MEETINGS
THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER AND THE
LAND ASSEMBLY EFFORTS CONTINUE.
THE PRINCE CHARLES HOTEL IS A
HISTORIC LANDMARK LOCATED IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA.
FORTUNATELY, THE CONDITIONS WERE
SUCH THAT THIS BUILDING WAS
DECLARED DANGEROUS AND ORDERED
VACATED LAST OCTOBER.
TO DATE, THERE'S ONLY BEEN
PARTIAL COMPLIANCE AND A NEW
VIOLATION AND HEARING ORDER
SERVED.
STAFF WILL CONTINUE ENFORCEMENT
TO ACHIEVE THE PROPERTY OWNER TO
ACHIEVE FULL CODE COMPLIANCE.
COUNCIL HAS SIX KEY PROJECTS
THIS YEAR.
CURRENTLY, OUR COMMUNITY HAS TWO
PRIMARY PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING
POINTS, ONE IS MANAGED BY THE
COUNTY AND THE OTHER THE CITY.
THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO FOLLOW AN
EFFORT TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE
OPERATIONS.
THE REPORT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT
DETAILS THE SIGNIFICANT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE THUS FAR.
CURRENTLY, THE COORDINATION
EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON PHASE 2,
WHICH IS MERGING BOTH CADS INTO
ONE.
THE WORK EFFORTS OF THE PROP
ITEM RELATE TO CITY COUNCIL'S
AND STAFF'S DESIRE TO IDENTIFY
AND BETTER MANAGE ANY NEGATIVE
IMPACT A RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
PROPERTY CITYWIDE.
THIS QUARTER STAFF MET WITH
COUNTER PARTS IN CHARLOTTE TO
REVIEW THEIR PROGRAM AND REVISE
OUR PROP PROGRAM TO THE RENTAL
ACTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OR
RAMP, SO THAT THE PROGRAM IS
COMPLIANT WITH THE PARAMETERS
SET WITHIN THE NORTH CAROLINA
STATE LAW.
STAFF REVISED THE COST ANALYSIS
TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED
FOR RAMP.
STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO EXPLAIN
RAMP AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND
UPDATED THE COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER.
WE HELD PUBLIC HEARINGS IN
DECEMBER AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD IN THE
THIRD QUARTER.
ON JULY 4th, 2011, THE STATE
CELEBRATED WITH OUR COMMUNITY
THE OPENING OF A BEAUTIFUL
LIVING PARK.
THE NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS PARK
HAS CHANGED THE FACE OF
FAYETTEVILLE'S DOWNTOWN AND
BROUGHT TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY.
THE FEATURES IN THE PARK ARE
DESIGNED TO HONOR VETERANS OF
ALL BRAFNS TELLING THE START OF
A VETERAN'S JOIRN BEFORE --
JOURNEY BEFORE, AFTER AND DURING
SERVICE.
THE WATER GARDEN FEATURES WERE
COMPLETED.
STAFF COMPLETED THE NC DOG
DISPLAY FOR THE RELOCATION INTO
THE VISITORS CENTER AND THEY ARE
ALSO PREPARED FOR AND SUPPORTED
THE FIRST ANNUAL VETERANS DAY
EVENT AND THE PARK CONTINUES TO
BE CELEBRATED AS A HUGE SUCCESS
AND A TRIBUTE TO THOSE HA THAT E
HONORED.
A FEW MORE BRIEF UPDATES.
THE YOUTH COUNCIL SEEKS TO TEACH
YOUNG PEOPLE HOW GOVERNMENT
WORKS AND ENGAGE IN CIVIL
LEADERSHIP.
THE COMMISSION MET WITH CITY
COUNCIL LIAISONS.
THE HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
WILL NOW COORDINATE WITH THE
PARKS AND RECREATION TO DEVELOP
A CITY YOUTH COUNCIL IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
THE CITY GAINED OWNERSHIP OF THE
FESTIVAL PARK PLAZA AND IS
IMPROVING THE OCCUPANCY RATE.
THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS
THE CLIMATE FOR FUTURE USE OF
THE BUILDING.
CITY WILL WORK WITH THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TO SUPPORT THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MURCHISON.
IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS
ORGANIZATION'S CONTINUOUS
PLANNING, EVALUATION AND
REPORTING.
COUNCIL, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
WE HAVE HONED AND DEVELOPED A
NUMBER OF PROCESSES TO KEEP OUR
COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD THAT
REQUIRE DISCIPLINE AND LONG-TERM
PLANNING.
AS THIS SITE ILLUSTRATES, THE
CYCLE BEGINS AND ENDS IN
STRATEGIC PLANNING.
STRATEGIC PLANNING IS A CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF A LARGER SYSTEM OF
ANNUAL PLANNING FOR THE
ORGANIZATION.
THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
FEEDS INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS
AND IT PROVIDES DIRECTION.
IT PRIORITIZES SERVICES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
THE CYCLE OF CONTINUOUS PLANNING
AND EVALUATION ALLOWS OUR
ORGANIZATION TO RESPOND TO THE
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.
IN TWO WEEKS, COUNCIL, YOU'LL BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE NEXT
STRATEGIC PLAN RETREAT.
THAT DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd AND
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4th.
COUNCIL, I THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU,
THE CITIZENS THAT ARE STILL HERE
IN THE CHAMBER AND THOSE
WATCHING FROM HOME, THE PROGRESS
WE HAVE MADE THUS FAR.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
AND THANK THE PROJECT LIAISON
FOR THEIR WORK AND CONTINUED
SUPPORT AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE
THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW THAT THIS
REPORT AND THIS STRATEGIC PLAN
ARE LOCATED ON THE WEBSITE
LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
AND WITH THAT, COUNCIL, I WOULD
ASK THAT YOU RECEIVE THIS REPORT
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR
DIRECT THEM TO YOUR PROJECT
LIAISONS WHO ARE ALSO HERE THIS
EVENING.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
GREAT REPORT,.
>> THANK YOU.
REBECCA OR MAYBE MR. IMAN, THE
OLD DAYS' INSIGHT TALKS ABOUT WE
DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT
RESPONDED TO THE RFP AND IT'S
GOING TO BE REISSUED.
HOW IS THAT POSTED OR PUT OUT
THERE?
THERE MAY BE DEVELOPERS IN OTHER
CITIES THAT MAY BE WILLING TO
COME IN AND WORK THAT SITE.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
IS THAT JUST ADVERTISED LOCALLY?
>> NO.
WE CAST A VERY BROAD NET WITH
THAT RFP.
WE LISTED IT ON THE DODGE
REPORT, WHICH GOES NATIONWIDE IN
FACT.
THE DODGE REPORT, THAT'S A
POTENTIAL PROJECTS LIST, IF YOU
WILL.
BUT WE ALSO CONTACTED AND
REACHED OUT AND CONTACTED
SPECIFIC DEVELOPERS THROUGHOUT
NORTH CAROLINA.
AND USED OUR CONTACTS TO REACH
OTHER CONTACTS.
WHAT WE THINK IS THAT THE TYPE
OF HOUSING THAT WE ENVISIONED IS
NO LONGER REALLY HIGHLY SOUGHT
AFTER AND IS MORE DIFFICULT.
FOR BANKING PURPOSES, DIFFICULT
TO GET A LOAN FOR.
WE CALLED FOR CONDOMINIUMS.
AND THE CONDOMINIUM MARKET, WHEN
THE PLAN WAS PUT TOGETHER IN
2008 WAS THRIVING.
BUT SINCE THEN, THE MARKET HAS
BEEN SATURATED.
>> SO MUCH.
>> AND IT'S DIFFICULT.
WE LOOK AT GOING BACK AND
CHANGING POSSIBLY TO TOWN HOMES
OR POSSIBLY EVEN PERMANENTS.
BUT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE OWNER
OCCUPIED, SO POSSIBLY TOWN
HOMES.
WE'RE NOT CERTAIN YET, BUT THOSE
ARE THE TYPE THINGS WE'RE
LOOKING AT IN THE UPCOMING RFP.
>> SO IF THERE WAS A DEVELOPER
RIGHT NOW IN ANOTHER STATE THAT
WAS INTERESTED IN COMING TO
FAYETTEVILLE, WHAT WILL THEY DO
NOW?
OR WILL THEY HAVE TO WAIT?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE AN
ACTIVE RFP ON THE STREETS.
CERTAINLY, I GUESS IF COUNCIL IS
INTERESTED, WE CAN NEGOTIATE A
DEAL FOR THAT PROPERTY.
IT IS THE CITY'S PROPERTY.
WE COULD DO A DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE CITY
OWNERSHIP.
WE CAN CONTROL HOW THE PROPERTY
WILL BE DEVELOPED AND HOW IT
WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE FUTURE
TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NOT JUST A
NICE PROJECT WHEN IT'S
CONSTRUCTED AND FIVE YEARS DOWN
THE ROAD IT'S ALLOWED TO
DETERIORATE.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE CAN
WRITE INTO A DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT.
>> CAN DID WE USE THE TERM LIKE
EYES ON THE PARK?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG BENEFITS.
HAVING PEOPLE LIVING THERE WITH
EYES ON THE PARK, BUILT-IN
CUSTOMERS, IF YOU WILL.
AND IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY SITES
REMAINING IN THIS AREA LET'S SAY
THAT TWO OR THREE SQUARE MILE
AREA THAT IS SUITABLE FOR
BUILDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
THERE'S JUST NOT LARGE PARCELS
AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MR. CRISP.
>> I WANT TO THROW THIS OUT
THERE.
I SPOKE WITH A BUSINESS LEADER
TODAY.
I THINK A BETTER IDEA THAN
RESIDENCY IS TO PUT A CURIO SHOP
THERE FOR VISITORS COMING TO THE
PARK AND WITH A PLACE TO GET
SOME SANDWICHES OTHER THAN
SUBWAY.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN
EXCELLENT POTENTIAL LOCATION.
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY.
>> THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND THAT'S
DIRECTLY OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE
DISCUSSION WAS.
WE WANT TO ATTRACT VISITORS TO
THE VETERANS PARK TO COME
DOWNTOWN AND SPEND SOME MONEY IN
OUR LOCAL SHOPS.
>> THAT IS DOWNTOWN, TOO, OKAY.
>> BUT IF YOU CREATE THAT THERE,
THEY WON'T GO ANY FURTHER.
THAT'S THE CONCERN.
>> MR. ARP.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
AND THANK YOU, REBECCA.
THAT WAS A GREAT REPORT.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS
OF THE STAFF WHO PUT IT
TOGETHER.
THAT'S PRETTY SLICK.
AND IT WAS A GREAT JOB.
MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE
THAT WE ACCEPT THE REPORT AS
PROVIDED WITH THE GUIDANCE TO
THE CITY MANAGER OF THE AREAS OF
INTEREST.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
MR. ARP.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION?
THANK YOU, MR. MASSEY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION?
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN
A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> YOU ARE OFF THE HOOK AGAIN.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 7.3,
WHICH CONCERNS SEVERAL
UNINHABITTAGE STRUCTURES AND
DEMOLITION RECOMMENDATIONS.
MR. SWANSON, THANKS FOR COMING,
SIR.
>> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL,
BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A
STAFF REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF
DEMOLITION ORDINANCES FOR SIX
BUILDINGS DETERMINED TO BE
DANGEROUS OR BLIGHT.
STAFF HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IN
DETERMINING THAT THESE BUILDINGS
ARE DANGEROUS OR BLIGHT.
ALL STATUTORY PROCESS AND
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS DUE TO
ISSUANCE OF NOTICES HAS BEEN
MET.
PROPERTIES WERE EITHER
INELIGIBLE OR FAILED TO APPLY
FOR THE CITY'S ACQUISITION
DEMOLITION PROGRAM.
A LETTER ADVISING THAT THEIR
BUILDINGS WOULD BE PRESENTED TO
CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE
DEMOLITION ORDINANCE WAS MAILED
TO EACH OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
FIRST PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE IS
865 AMYE STREET.
AND THIS IS LOCATED OFF THE
MURCHISON ROAD BETWEEN
GREENSBORO STREET AND NIKKI
AVENUE.
THIS WAS A BLIGHTED BUILDING,
NOT HISTORIC PROPERTY.
VACANT HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL
AREA.
THE UTILITIES WERE DISCONNECTED
AS OF DECEMBER 2002.
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE
HAD CALLS FOR 9/11 SERVICE AND
TWO CODE VIOLATIONS.
BUT THERE'S NO CITY ASSESSMENTS,
NO OUTSTANDING TAXES.
AND DEMOLITION COST IS $1,340.
AND THERE'S THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT
WE HAVE OF THE FRONT OF THE
STRUCTURE.
IT'S ALONG THE SIDE.
THIS IS THE REAR.
YOU NOTICE ALL THE WINDOWS HAVE
BEEN BOARDED UP AND NOT PAINTED
THE CONTRASTING COLORS REQUIRED
BY CODE.
THE NEXT PROPERTY IS 1780
CARDINAL CIRCLE.
THIS IS LOCATED IN EAST
FAYETTEVILLE.
IT'S OFF NORTH PLYMOUTH STREET
AND IN BETWEEN CLINTON ROAD AND
HIGHWAY 24.
>> BART, CAN WE DO THEM
SEPARATELY?
BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD, I WANTED
TO ASK ONE QUESTION.
I THINK MR. IMAN HAD SPOKE ABOUT
THAT QUITE SOMETIME AGO.
I THINK THIS IS EIGHT OR NINE
YEARS OF THE AMYE STREET.
WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE DOING TRYING TO IMPROVE
DIFFERENT AREAS THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY AND ESPECIALLY IN THE
MURCHISON ROAD CORRIDOR.
WE HAVE A HOUSE BOARDED UP FOR
EIGHT YEARS, NINE YEARS.
AND HOW CAN WE GET PAST THAT?
I MEAN I THINK WE DISCUSSED THAT
AND I KNOW SOME EMAILS HAD GONE
OUT.
JUST TO SAY IT AGAIN, I WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR, HOW DO WE GET PAST
THE EIGHT AND NINE YEARS OF
BOARDED UP HOMES?
IF THE INSPECTIONS GOES BY --
>> IT WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT.
THE CITY HAS ORDINANCES THAT WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
AND THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY DOES
NOT PROVIDE FOR ANY ELEMENTS OF-
LENGTH OF TIME.
IF WE WANTED TO SHORTEN THAT OR
LOOK AT OUR CURRENT POLICY THAT
LOOKS AT BOARDING UP HOUSES, WE
PROBABLY SHOULD PUT SOMETHING ON
ONE OF THE WORK SESSION AGENDAS
AND ASK TO LOOK INTO THAT.
>> THAT'S WHERE WE ARE HEADED.
>> BECAUSE IT'S OUR ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> 1780 CARDINAL CIRCLE, THIS IS
A DANGEROUS BUILDING.
IT'S NOT HISTORIC.
IT'S A VACANT HOUSE IN A
RESIDENTIAL AREA.
UTILITIES WERE CUT OFF AS OF
APRIL 2005.
THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD
SIX CALLS FOR 9/11 SERVICE, NO
CODE VIOLATIONS THE LAST 24
MONTHS.
NO OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS OR
TAXES.
THE DEMOLITION FOR THIS PROPERTY
IS $960.
AND THIS PROPERTY HERE, I'LL
ALSO NOTE THAT THERE'S BEEN TWO
BUILDING PERMITS THAT WERE TAKEN
OUT.
THE FIRST ONE WAS IN SEPTEMBER
OF 2010.
THAT WAS TO REPAIR THE
STRUCTURE.
AND THERE WAS NO WORK DONE AT
THE BUILDING AND THE PERMIT
EXPIRED.
AND THEN THE PERMIT WAS RENEWED
AGAIN ON APRIL 14th OF 2011.
AND THAT PERMIT IS EXPIRED ALSO.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE FRONT OF
THE STRUCTURE, ALONG THE SIDES.
I THINK YOU CAN SAY THIS IS THE
BACK END.
WAS THAT THE BACK OR ONE OF THE
SIDES?
AND THIS ONE HERE IS THE FRONT.
AND ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS THE WAY
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SITTING
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND THEN THIS IS THE INSIDE.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE 2010 IS
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE
PROPERTY OWNER THAT THEIR DESIRE
WAS TO REPAIR IT, BUT NOTHING
HAS HAPPEN OUT THERE.
THERE REALLY HAS BEEN NO
RESPONSE FROM THEM.
THE NEXT PROPERTY IS 205 DEEP
CREEK ROAD.
AND THIS IS LOCATED IN EAST
FAYETTEVILLE OFF BURSTON STREET
BETWEEN COBURN AND HAYWOOD
STREET.
IT'S A BLIGHTED BUILDING, NOT
HISTORIC.
VACANT HOUSE.
UTILITIES WERE DISCONNECTED IN
SEPTEMBER OF 2008.
THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD
SEVEN CALLS FOR 9/11 SERVICE AND
TWO CODE VIOLATIONS.
WE DO HAVE A CITY ASSESSMENT OF
$196.55 FOR CLEANING AND
SECURING THE BUILDING.
NO OUTSTANDING TAXES.
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ACQUISITION OR
DEMOLITION PROGRAM.
AND OUR LOCAL BID ON DEMOLITION
WAS $1,300.
THE WALKWAY AND THE PORCH, THEY
ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED.
THIS IS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE
HOUSE.
THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE.
THIS IS IN THE REACH.
THE NEXT PROPERTY IS 2683
ELDORADO ROAD.
AND THAT'S LOCATED IN HOLLY
PARK.
IT'S LOCATED BETWEEN CORONADO
PARKWAY AND ENTERPRISE AVENUE.
THIS BUILDING IS DETERMINED TO
BE DANGEROUS.
IT'S NOT HISTORIC, VACANT,
RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
UTILITIES WERE DISCONNECTED IN
FEBRUARY 2008.
HAVEN'T HAD ANY 9/11 CALLS FOR
SERVICE BUT WE HAVE HAD THREE
CODE VIOLATIONS IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS.
THERE'S NO CITY ASSESSMENTS, NO
OUTSTANDING TAXES.
THE DEMOLITION COST ON THIS
PROPERTY IS $679.
NOW, THIS PROPERTY -- THE BEST
WE CAN DETERMINE, THERE WAS
EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE, OVER FIVE
YEARS BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 YEARS.
REALLY CAN'T FIND THE REPORT FOR
IT.
WE'RE JUST GOING ON HISTORICAL
INFORMATION FROM OUR STAFF.
APPARENTLY, IT WAS TAKEN DOWN TO
THE FOUNDATION.
AND THEY STARTED TO REBUILD IT,
BUT THEY DIDN'T OBTAIN ANY
BUILDING PERMITS.
NEXT PROPERTY, 402 SOUTH
PLYMOUTH STREET IN EAST
FAYETTEVILLE OFF CEDAR CREEK
ROAD BETWEEN BLACKWELL STREET
AND SAFONA ROAD.
IT'S A BLIGHTED PROPERTY, NOT
HISTORIC.
VACANT HOUSE, RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
UTILITIES WERE DISCONNECTED IN
JANUARY 2011.
AND THERE WERE NO CALLS FOR 9/11
SERVICE AND NO CODE VIOLATIONS
LAST TWO YEARS.
NO CITY ASSESSMENTS, NO
OUTSTANDING TAXES.
IT'S NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
ACQUISITION AND DEMOLITION
PROGRAM.
AND THE LOW BID FOR DEMOLITION
WAS $1,460.
AND THIS ONE IS NOT PROPERLY
SECURED, RIGHT, FRANK?
[INAUDIBLE]
THIS IS THE CARPORT AREA.
NOW, THE LAST PROPERTY IS
1431RHONE STREET.
IT'S LOCATED IN EAST
FAYETTEVILLE, IT'S OFF DEEP
CREEK ROAD.
THIS IS A PLIGHTED BUILDING, NOT
HISTORIC, VACANT HOUSE,
RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
BEEWE HAVE NO RECORDS OF UTILIT.
WE CAN'T DETERMINE WHEN IT WAS
CUT OFF.
NO CALLS FOR 9/11 SERVICE.
ONE CODE VIOLATION IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS.
WE HAVE A CITY ASSESSMENT OF
$723.16.
THIS WAS FOR LOT CLEANING AND
SECURING OF THE BUILDING.
AND THIS PROPERTY HAS
OUTSTANDING TAXES OF $14,653.50.
IT WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE
ACQUISITION DEMOLITION PROGRAM.
IT'S APPARENTLY OUR TITLE SEARCH
THAT GOES BACK TO UNKNOWN HEIRS.
DEMOLITION COST IS $1,379.
WE HAVE SOME EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
THIS CARPORT AREA.
AND THIS SHED IS ALSO PART OF
THE DEMOLITION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION.
WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY, SIR.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FO.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE
CITY ATTORNEY OR MR. IMAN.
I THINK I ASKED THIS BEFORE BUT
I FORGOT.
YOU KNOW, THESE PROPERTIES HERE
ARE IN BAD SHAPE, BUT SOME OF
THE HOUSES THAT WE SEE, YOU
KNOW, POSSIBLY WITH SOME TLC,
THAT THEY COULD BE REHABBED.
AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR
PEOPLE THAT NEED HOMES OR
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OPERATION IN
AS MUCH COULD GO IN AND BUILD
AND FIX.
IF WE'RE SPENDING $1,500 TO
$2,000 TO KNOCK THEM DOWN, IS
THERE A WAY THAT THESE
PROPERTIES PRIOR TO BEING
COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED COULD BE
PRESENTED TO AN ENTITY AND SAY,
HEY, COULD YOU REHAB THIS?
AND THE CITY WILL GIVE YOU, YOU
KNOW, PERHAPS THE MONEY THAT WE
WOULD PAY TO KNOCK IT DOWN, TO
HELP THEM TO REFURBISH FOR
SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A
HOME?
>> WE DON'T OWN THEM.
>> WELL, I'M JUST WONDERING IF
THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT
PROGRAM.
>> MS. APPLEWHITE, I VAGUELY
REMEMBER THAT QUESTION.
AND I DON'T RECALL THE QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE SOME
CHOTOS, WHICH ARE HOUSING
ORGANIZATIONS.
MOST OF THE ONES THAT I THINK
THE CITY DEALS WITH AND
MR. SHARPE IS HERE AND CAN SPEAK
TO IT.
THEY TEND TO LIKE TO BUILD NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
WE DO HAVE I THINK ONE OR TWO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRY TO
ACQUIRE PROPERTIES, BUT HE MAY
BE ABLE TO SPEAK MORE
SPECIFICALLY TO THEIR CRITERIA
AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, AND/OR
WHAT STAFF DOES TO TRY TO REACH
OUT TO THEM ABOUT THOSE
PROPERTIES.
>> PERHAPS, MR. SHARPE, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
BUT IF THERE IS A WAY, IT'S JUST
A THOUGHT.
SOMETIMES IF YOU CUT BACK THE
BRUSH AND YOU SCRAPE OFF THE
PAINT, IF THE ROOF IS GOOD AND
THE PLUMBING MIGHT BE OKAY AND
THE ELECTRICAL, MAYBE SOMEBODY
COULD SALVAGE A HOME TO PUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN.
IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO
KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
HOW ABOUT A MOTION?
MR. BATES.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AND
DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES?
>> YES, SIR.
>> IS THERE A SECOND TO MR.
BATES' MOTION?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CRISP.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU, MR. SWANSON.
THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
TONIGHT.
I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR
BUSINESS.
ENT TAIB A -- ENTERTAIN A MOTION