1-30-18 Joint Interlocal Committee Meeting

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BK 0029 PG 0497 IV. Spec Building — Questions arose concerning a lease agreement regarding reinstatement of funds. Mayor Mann stated that Council believes a spec building is necessary. The County has invested funds in expanding broadband to the park, while the City invested funds in water and sewer expansions. Presently the County has limited buildings available to show companies looking to relocate to this area. This building will be used as a "model home" during the lease period to market the area. The City and County will be responsible for the cost of the lease following the construction of the shell building with the Idea that Investments will be returned through tax payments. V. Report from Commissioners Retreat — Chair Dalrymple stated that a major topic of discussion during the retreat was communications. Councilman Chas Post has taken the initiative in developing an Opioid Task Force. Commissioners Sharpe and Dodson will be participating In the task force. The Board of Commissioners were provided with Information on a K-14 program, which would be a great economic development tool through the education and training of students to enter the workforce. With regard to the 2019 Revaluation process, the County has experienced about a 31/2% growth in its tax base and hopes to get back on a 4 year revaluation cycle following this process. Planning and Community Development Director Marshall Downey provided an updated schedule for the 2020 Land Use Plan. Downey stated that they are in phases 4 of 5 in the project with the last being adoption. They are working with the Joint Planning Commission and hope to wrap up process by the end of March and have it ready for review by the Boards in April/May. The Land Use Plan will provide a `blueprint" for the next step of evaluating the short and long-term goals and updating the Unified Development Ordinance. Commissioner Oldham is leading an initiative to find solutions to clean up roadside trash around the county. He stated he plans on speaking with the City Police Chief and Sheriff regarding potential solutions. County resident Terica Luxton provided her experiences and challenges she has faced in using local recycling centers. VL Traffic Study — W.B. Wicker School — City Manager Hal Hegwer stated that a traffic study conducted around the WB Wicker School site provides that the road system In place will accommodate the anticipated traffic in the area after the 900 student capacity school goes online. The traffic study firm commended the architect of the WB Wicker School for his excellent work with the school's layout. VII. Tethering of Dogs — Sergeant Gilstrap with the Lee County Sheriffs Office and supervisor of the Animal Control Unit, reported that the Sheriff's Office took over Animal Control beginning in 2011. Lee County does not have a ban on tethering as a part of the Ordinance due to the extreme difficulty of enforcement. The current Ordinance lays out certain restrictions related to tethering. He expressed concerns regarding what may result if a ban on tethering is Issued such an overcrowding at the animal shelter. The animal shelter has a very low euthanasia rate at only 4%. The main objective has been to educate people. Health Department Director Heath Cain stated that his department is conducting research on spay/neuter services. Spay/muter is a requirement in the animal shelter's adoption process, thus when someone pursues an adoption, they are provided a certain amount of time to submit proof of having obtained the spay/neuter. There is a mobile unit that comes through Sanford once a month in addition to the spay/neuter clinic located in Vass, NC, both which provide the services at an affordable rate. Mr. Cain stated that to date, research efforts have been unable to result in the discovery of any organizations that are able to provide spay/neuter as a free service. VIII. Property for Airport Extiansion/Buffer — County Manager John Crumpton stated he is encouraging the Board to take a close look at zoning requests first and use special use