City Council

TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN Noon Meeting June 5, 2023 The Elizabethtown Town Council met for its noon work session on Monday, June 5, 2023, at 12:00 pm in the Council Chamber. Those present were Mayor Sylvia Campbell, Mayor Pro Tem Rufus Lloyd, Council Members Paula Greene, Herman Lewis, Rich Glenn, Howell Clark Jr., Ricky Leinwand, Town Manager Dane Rideout and Town Attorney Goldston Womble. Department Heads in attendance included Police Chief Tony Parrish, Assistant Town Manager Pat DeVane, Planner Rusty Worley, Director of Communications & Marketing Terri Dennison, Public Service/Engineering Director Stephen Duffy, Town Clerk Juanita Hester, Fire Chief Hollis Freeman and Finance Director Sharon Penny. Mayor Sylvia Campbell opened the meeting and welcomed everyone then called upon Mayor Pro Tem Rufus Lloyd to give the invocation. Mr. Mac Campbell with “Bladen We Care” presented the Town with a donation of $10,000.00 to help the family on Oak Street that is part of the CDBG-NR project. The funds are for relocation when they are displaced from their home for the rebuild process. Planner Rusty Worley noted that the Aviation Camp has a total of 171 applicants from Bladen, Brunswick and Robeson Counties. The first class has 51 students from grades 5-9. They will learn about aircraft flight, helicopter flight, navigation and drone flight. Campbell Oil will provide lunch and Sovereign Air will teach the classes. Item #3.1: Approve Consent Agenda Items This agenda item will be considered at the evening meeting. Item #4.1: Special Recognition – Nathan Dowless Mr. Nathan Dowless will be recognized at the evening meeting. Item #4.2: Special Recognition – Town’s Utilities Supervisor Don Edwards – Presentation by N. C. Rural Water Association This agenda item will be presented at the evening meeting. Item #5.1: PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed FY 2023-2024 General Fund and Utilities Fund Budgets Council will consider at the evening meeting. Item #5.2: PUBLIC HEARING: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Article 6, Zoning Ordinance Districts – Case Number TA-23-001 Town Planner Rusty Worley noted that Itinerant Merchants, Itinerant Vendors, Transient Merchants and Mobile Food Trucks will have a $250.00 permit fee, must be 75 ft. from a brick- and-mortar location, must have written permission from property owner and signs 3 ft. away. Item #5.3: PUBLIC HEARING: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Article 7- Case Number: TA-23-002 Town Planner Rusty Worley noted that Short Term Rentals are Bed & Breakfast, Homestay and Whole-house Lodging. A Bed & Breakfast Inn can have up to 23 people in no more than 12 guest sleeping rooms. Must have parking, must be safe, zoned R15, R20 or R40 and Special Use Permit. Item #6.1: Town Manager Update Assistant Town Manager Pat Devane noted that there have been complaints about the paving. The contractors will come back and vacuum up the loose pebbles. A little over 25 miles of streets in Town will be crack sealed, patched and chip sealed. Item #7.1: Budget Ordinance – FY 2023-2024 General Fund and Utilities Fund Budgets Council will consider at the evening meeting. Item #7.2: Approval of the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Article 6 (TA-23-001) This agenda item will be considered at the evening meeting. Item # 7.3: Approval of the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Article 7 (TA-23-002) Council will consider at the evening meeting. Item #7.4: Resolution #R-2023-11 – Surplus Property Declaration and Authorization to Sell Personal Property by Private Sale This agenda item will be considered at the evening meeting. Item #7.5: Resolution #R-2023-12 – Surplus Property Declaration – 2011 Ford Expedition Council will consider at the evening meeting. Item #7.6: Resolution #R-2023-13 – Surplus Property Declaration – 4 Police Vehicle Light Bars This agenda item will be considered at the evening meeting. Item #8.1: Bid Award – Proposal for Administration Services – CDBG-NR #21-C-4026 Elizabethtown Community Center Project Town Planner Rusty Worley noted that the Administration Services is for the Community Center to help with paperwork and reimbursements. This agenda item will be presented at the evening meeting. Item #8.2: Budget Amendment - #2023-03 This agenda item will be considered at the evening meeting. Item 8.3: Monthly Financial Report This agenda item will be presented at the evening meeting. Item #9.1: “Briefly” Town Manager will give the “briefly” at the evening meeting. With no further business to conduct, Council Member Howell Clark Jr., seconded by Council Member Rich Glenn made a motion to adjourn (Unanimous). Sylvia Campbell, Mayor