1-30-18 Joint Interlocal Committee Meeting

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BK 0029 PG 0496 LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow JOINT MEETING OF THE INTERLOCAL SUB -COMMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY OF LEE, CITY OF SANFORD AND TOWN OF BROADWAY JANUARY 30, 2018 The Joint Interlocal Sub -Committee appointed to study Interlocal Agreements and other Items of Interest between the County of Lee, City of Sanford, and Town of Broadway, met at 11:00 a.m. in the Conference Room at the Buggy Factory located at 115 Chatham Street, Sanford, North Carolina on said date. Commissioner appointed members present were Amy M. Dalrymple, Larry "Doc' Oldham, and Timothy S. Sloan. County staff In attendance included County Manager John Crumpton, Finance Director Lisa Minter, County Attorney Whitney Parrish, Health Director Heath Cain, Animal Control Supervisor Sergeant Gilstrap, Planning and Community Development Director Marshall Downey, Strategic Services Director Don Kovesckitz, Community and Governmental Relations Manager Jamie Brown, Management Analyst Michael Silverman, and Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gamble. Lee County Board of Commissioners Chair Amy Dalrymple called the Joint Sub -Committee meeting to order and the following items were discussed: I. Countywide Parks and Recreation — County Manager John Crumpton provided an update on park projects. The County has contracted with Withers and Ravenel who are conducting a study on four identified parka with a 51' park that may potentially be added In the future. Chair Dalrymple stated that the County was approached to purchase Broadway Optimist Park to keep the property consistent with the intended park usage as a family park. If acquired, this park may be added to the master planning process. Mayor Mann stated that there has been recent interest from a private group in acquiring the Kendale/Jonesboro area and converting the lower area into a soccer park, which is something the community has already expressed interest in doing. II. Buaov Factory Historical Designation — The County Manager thanked City Council for delaying their decision to adopt the historical designation for the Buggy Factory Building. He added that the Board of Commissioners have not expressed any opposition to granting the designation. III. Property Tax Collection — January 5, 2018 was the last day to submit payments for taxes owed to the County. Both the City and County Managers expressed that their desire had been to close govemment buildings on the 5'^ due to hazardous road conditions caused by the Inclement weather, however the decision was made to open In order to allow people an opportunity to pay their taxes. The Machinery Act does not allow County Boards of Commissioners the discretion to extend the tax delinquency date, therefore a resolution was passed by the Lee County Board of Commissioners to send to representatives in the General Assembly for consideration in changing the rule and requesting flexibility to make the decision to extend under certain circumstances.