AGENDA

Henderson County Board of Commissioners

1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville, NC

Monday, August 3, 2015

5:30 P.M.

 

CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME

 

INVOCATION

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Kye Laughter - Henderson County Representative to the NCACC Youth Summit

 

PUBLIC HEARING

A.    Public Hearing for Rezoning Application #R-2015-02 – Larry Hill Property

Public Hearing requesting rezoning of 0.47 acres from Local Commercial (LC) to Residential Two Rural (R2R)

 

INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT OF CONSENT AGENDA

 

CONSENT AGENDA

A.    Minutes:

July 15, 2015 - Regularly Scheduled Meeting

Approval of minutes from previous meeting(s)

B.     Tax Collector’s Report

Routine monthly report on current tax collections

C.     Pending Releases & Refunds

Routine monthly request for approval of tax releases and tax refunds

D.    Remission of interest and penalties on erroneous tax bill

Requests the Board accept valid defense and release taxpayer of interest and penalties

E.     Request to Use ’95 Courthouse North Parking Lot

Request from Mountain True to use the parking lot on August 22nd from 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

F.      Proposed Budget Amendment for Electronic Health Records Project hardware – Public Health

Requests the Board approve a budget amendment of $88,000 and approve Staff proceeding with RFP’s for Phase III of the project

G.    Request for Use of Courtroom

Requests the Board approve use of the courtroom on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. by the Heritage Museum

H.    NC Cardinal Memorandum of Agreement

Request the Board approve the NC Cardinal Memorandum of Understanding

I.       Solid Waste Landfill Slope Mower Bid Award

Requests the Board award the purchase contract for an Aebi Slope Mower to the sole bidder, Menzi USA for $157,500 and authorize staff to proceed with the purchase using the sole source exception to formal bidding as allowed under NCGS §143-129(e)(6)  

J.       Offer to purchase tax-foreclosed property

Requests the Board provisionally accept the offer of Maira Alas to purchase the parcel described in this agenda, subject to the procedures required by this Board for tax foreclosure sales and subject to the condition stated in this agenda

K.    Non-Profit Performance Agreements

Requests the Board authorize the Chairman to execute the funding agreements and, in doing so, authorize the release of the first of the aforementioned agencies’ quarterly allotments

 

DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT OF DISCUSSION AGENDA

 

NOMINATIONS

A.    Notification of Vacancies

Notification of citizen vacancies to County Boards and Committees

1.      Cemetery Advisory Committee – 7 vac.

2.      Environmental Advisory Committee – 1 vac.

3.      Fire and Rescue Advisory Committee– 1 vac.

4.      Hospital Corporation Board of Directors/UNCH – 3 vac.

5.      Nursing/Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee – 3 vac.

 

B.     Nominations

Nominations of citizens to County Boards and Committees

1.      Child Protection and Fatality Prevention Team – 1 vac.

2.      East Flat Rock Community Plan Advisory Committee – 2 vac.

3.      EMS Peer Review Committee – 1 vac.

4.      Environmental Advisory Committee – 1 vac.

5.      Equalization and Review Committee, Henderson County Board of – 1 vac.

6.      Historic Resources Commission – 1 vac.

7.      Hospital Corporation Board of Directors/UNCH – 1 vac.

8.      Juvenile Crime Prevention Council – 7 vac.

9.      Land-of-Sky Regional Council – 1 vac.

10.  Library Board of Trustees – 1 vac.

11.  Mountain Area Workforce Development Board – 1 vac.

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

13.  Nursing/Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee – 5 vac.

14.  Senior Volunteer Services Advisory Council – 3 vac.     

 

DISCUSSION

A.    Special Needs Sports

Presentation by Donnie Jones

B.     United States National Motto

Presentation by Rick Lanier

C.     WHKP – Channel 11

Request Board grant WHKP permission to remove their signal from Channel 11 and adopt a Resolution of Appreciation

 

COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT

Routine Update from the County Manager

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Upcoming schedule of meetings and events

 

CLOSED SESSION

A.     The Board is requested to go into closed session pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(6), to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee, or to hear or investigate a complaint, charge or grievance against an individual public officer or employee.

 

 

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