AGENDA

Henderson County Board of Commissioners

1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville, NC

Monday, February 3, 2014

5:30 p.m.

 

CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION – TOM BRIDGES

 

RECOGNITION IN APPRECIATION – DAVID WHITSON

 

PROCLAMATION – PURPLE HEART COUNTY

 

PUBLIC HEARING

  1. Rezoning Application #R-2013-06

Public Hearing on a request to rezone a 5 acre tract from a Residential Two Rural (R2R) to an Industrial (I) zoning district

 

INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA

 

CONSENT AGENDA

A.     Minutes:  January 6, 2014 – Regularly Scheduled Meeting

    January 15, 2014 – Regularly Scheduled Meeting

Approval of minutes from previous meeting(s)

B.     Tax Collector’s Report

      Routine monthly report on current tax collections

C.     County Financial Report/Cash Balance Report – December 2013

      Routine monthly financial report for the County

D.     Public Schools Financial Reports – December 2013

      Routine monthly financial report for the Henderson County Public Schools

E.      2014 HOME Grant Applications

      Requests the Board approve HOME applications for the Housing Assistance Corporation,

      Homeward Bound and Henderson County Habitat for Humanity

F.      Designation of Plat Review Officers

      Requests the Board adopt a resolution appointing a new list of plat review officers for Henderson County

G.     Addition of Fees for HCSO storage of vehicles

      Requests the Board of Commissioners amend the FY 2013-14 Fee Schedule to incorporate new fees for storage of vehicles

H.     Budget Amendment – Vehicle Transfer

      Requests the Board approve the transfer of a truck, the purchase of another, and the associated budget amendment

I.        Budget Amendment – JCPC

            Requests the Board approve a budget amendment appropriating fund balance for a grant match

J.       Request to Surplus Vehicles

      Requests the board approve a resolution declaring vehicles as surplus and authorizing their sale by electronic public auction

K.     Energy Management Update

       Routine quarterly report on fuel and energy usage

L.     Quarterly Construction Project Update

       Routine quarterly report on construction projects

M.   Petition for addition to State Road system

       Requests the Board approve road petitions for Sioux Drive and for a portion of both B Street   and Jody Street, and direct staff to forward them to NCDOT

N.    Green River District amendments

       Requests the Board approve amended Green River Fire Insurance Districts

O.    Offer to purchase tax-foreclosed property

       Requests the Board provisionally accept the offer of Donald K. Henderson to purchase the parcel described in this agenda item, subject to the procedures required by this Board for tax foreclosure sales and subject to the condition stated in this agenda item

P.     Final Approval of TDA agreement

Requests the Board approve the contract between the County and the Tourism Development Authority

Q.    Renewal of lease (Carland Farms, Inc.)

       Requests the Board approve lease renewals as presented

 

NOMINATIONS

A.     NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES

      Notification to the Board of new vacancies on County Boards and Committees

1.      Agriculture Advisory Board – 1 vac.

2.      Animal Services Committee – 3 vac.

3.      Juvenile Crime Prevention Council – 1 vac.

4.      Recreation Advisory Board – 3 vac.

 

B.     NOMINATIONS

      Nominations and appointment of citizens to County Board and Committees

1.      Henderson County Transportation Advisory Committee – 3 vac.

2.      Juvenile Crime Prevention Council – 5 vac.

3.      Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Program – 1 vac.  

4.      Senior Volunteer Services Advisory Council – 2 vac.       

5.      Smartstart – 1 vac.

6.      WCCA Board of Directors (Western Carolina Community Action) – 1 vac.

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

A.     Tax Collector’s Report as per NCGS 105-369(a)

      Routine annual report on current tax collections

B.     Advertisement of Tax Liens on Real Property for failure to pay taxes per NCGS 105-369

      Requests the Board order the advertisement of Delinquent Tax Liens for Tax Year 2013

C.     Henderson County Transit Contract Extension

      Requests the Board authorize the County Manager to execute the proposed transit contract extension for public transit services

D.     PARTF Grant Contract - Henderson County Athletic and Activity Center

      Requests the Board of Commissioners approve the $500,000 PARTF Grant contract for the Henderson

      County Athletic and Activity Center, and the associated Budget Amendment

E.      Henderson County Flag

      Discussion of possibilities for Henderson County Flag

 

COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT

            Routine Update from the County Manager

 

IMPORTANT DATES

A.     Adjustment of March 3, 2014 Regularly Scheduled Meeting

      The Board is requested to discuss adjusting or cancelling the March 3rd meeting

B.     Set Public Hearing for Land Development Code (LDC) and Minimum Housing Code Text Amendments (TX-2013-02)

      Requests the Board schedule the public hearing for Monday, March 3, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.

 

CLOSED SESSION

The Board is requested to go into closed session pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a), for the following reasons:

 

1.      Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(4), to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in Henderson County, including agreement on a tentative list of economic development incentives that may be offered by the Board in negotiations.

 

Agenda items can be viewed on the County’s website at http://www.hendersoncountync.org/agendas/index.html