1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)

TOWN OF PITTSBORO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025 6:00 PM 4/14/2025 - Minutes 1. ORDER OF BUSINESS The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the meeting room at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center with Mayor Kyle Shipp presiding . The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m . Mayor Shipp requested a moment of silence with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance led by Commissioner Farrell. Elected Town Officials Present: Mayor Kyle Shipp, Mayor Pro Tern Pamela Baldwin, Commissioners John Bonitz, Jay Farrell, John Foley and James Vose . Town Staff Present: Town Manager Jonathan Franklin , Assistant Town Manager/Engineering Director Kent Jackson , Town Attorney Paul S. Messick, Chief of Police Shorty Johnson, Director of Parks and Recreation Katy Keller, Parks and Recreation Coordinator Maura Reed, Communications and Emergency Management Director Colby Sawyer, Communications Specialist Caitlin Murphy, and Town Clerk Carrie Bailey. Commissioner Foley delivered two resolutions to the meeting tonight titled "Resolution Requesting a Change in Current Policy From President Donald J. Trump and the Executive Branch Of The United States Government Regarding PFAS/PFOS And The Pausing Of Funds To Be Disbursed Under The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And The Inflation Reduction Act" and "A Resolution Requesting A Change In Current Policy From President Donald J. Trump And The Executive Branch Of The United States Government Regarding Tariffs" and requested they be added to the agenda. Mayor Shipp suggested the resolutions submitted by Commissioner Foley be added to the agenda as Action Item #5 and #6. Mayor Pro Tem Baldwin made a motion to approve the amended agenda, seconded by Commissioner Bonitz. Aye-5 Nay-0 2. CONSENT AGENDA 2.1. Minutes: .March 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Commissioners 2.11. Minutes: March 31, 2025 Special Meeting Of The Board Of Commissioners 2.111. Request: Public Works Renovation Contract Authorization 2.IV. Request: Hobbs Architects Design Services Contract-Town Hall 2.V. Request: Audit Contract FY 2025 With Sharpe Patel, PLLC 2.VI. Budget Amendment: Water And Sewer Grants 2.VII. Budget Amendment: Public Works Building And Other Projects 2.VIII . Position Request: Public Works Maintenance Worker-Part-Time 2.IX. Policy: Amended Position Control 2.X. Policy: Employee Gym Use 2.XI. Request: Suttles Road Partial Right Of Way Abandonment-NCDOT Commissioner Vose made a motion to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Commissioner Farrell. Aye-5 Nay-0 3. INFORMATION ITEMS None. 4. CEREMONIAL 4.1. Resolution: Youth And Junior Youth Of Year 2025 Mayor Pro Tem Baldwin made a motion to adopt the resolution recognizing the 2025 Youth of the Year and Junior Youth of the Year, seconded by Commissioner Bonitz. Aye-5 Nay-0 5. CITIZENS MATTERS 5.1. Manager Updates Town Manager Jonathan Franklin provide the Board with updates . 5.11. Mayor & Commissioner Committee Liaison Reports Mayor and Board members gave updates on the committees and boards on which they serve . 5.111. Public Comment No one signed up to speak for public comment. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 7. ACTION ITEMS 7.1. Request: Knight Farm PARTF Project Director of Parks and Recreation Katy Keller presented the item to the Board. Commissioner Bonitz made a motion to approve staff to apply for the Parks And Recreation Trust Fund Grant and authorize Mayor to sign certification, seconded by Commissioner Foley. Aye-5 Nay-0 7.11. Ordinance Amendment: Skatepark Director of Parks and Recreation Katy Keller presented the item to the Board. Commissioner Farrell made a motion to adopt the addition of sections§ 93.20-§93.34 and §93.30-§93.34 to the Town of Pittsboro Code of Ordinance, seconded by Commissioner Foley. Aye-5 Nay-0 7.111. Traffic Ordinance Amendment: Stop Intersections At Pittsboro Elementary School Road Assistant Town Manager/Engineering Director Kent Jackson presented the item to the Board. Commissioner Vose made a motion to approve the proposed Amendment to Code of Ordinances Chapter 72: Traffic Schedules, seconded by Commissioner Farrell. Aye-5 Nay-0 7.IV. Parking Ordinance Amendment: Chapter 73 Parking Schedules-Pittsboro Elementary School Road Assistant Town Manager/Engineering Director Kent Jackson presented the item to the Board. Commissioner Vose made a motion to approve the proposed Amendment to Code of Ordinances Chapter 73: Parking Schedules, seconded by Commissioner Farrell. Aye-5 Nay-0 7.V. Request: Resolution Requesting A Change In Current Policy-PFAS/PFOS And Pausing Of Funds And Inflation Reduction Act Commissioner Foley presented the Resolution to the Board. Discussion ensued amongst the Board members.  Colby shared a proposed amendment based on Board discussion to state "Whereas; the Town of Pittsboro has invested significant resources into technologies such as Granular Activated Carbon filtration to provide clean and safe drinking water for our residents and costs to maintain the resource will only be increased by a failure to stop the entry of PFAs into the watershed, and Whereas; the loss of regulation stopping PFAs from entering the watershed will significantly impact those in other communities." Commissioner Foley made a move to ratification of this Resolution regarding water quality in the EPA and its effect on the Town of Pittsboro, seconded by Commissioner Bonitz with staff's additional whereas clause. Aye-4 Nay-1 (Farrell) 7.VI. Request: Resolution Requesting A Change In Current Policy-Regarding Tariffs Commissioner Foley presented the Resolution to the Board. Discussion ensued by the Board members. Commissioner Foley made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Commissioner Vose. Aye-5 Nay-0 8. MISCELLANEOUS 8.1. Report: Sanford Road Pedestrian Safety Improvements Assistant Town Manager/Engineering Director Kent Jackson presented the item to the Board. Board and staff provided discussion, additional concerns and feedback for pedestrian improvements for Sanford Road. 8.11. Presentation: SUPA Presentation material for a SUPA youth athletic complex was delivered by Latonya Brown, Gregg Gerdau, and John Holdclaw IV. Quincy Brown of MYECO Living, shared design ideas. SUPA guests Tobias Palmer and Shamilla Godfrey spoke in support of the project. Following the presentation, the Board engaged in a substantive discussion with the presenters on the item. 9. CLOSED SESSION None. 10. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Vose made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Foley. Aye-5 Nay-0 The meeting adjourned at 9:28 pm. Kyle~ ' ~L~ Carrie L. Bailey, CMC ~ Town Clerk