Minutes - Aug. 19, 2013 Regular Meeting

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B K 00025 PG Ms. Thompson outlined the third public hearing submitted by Village of Cumnock, LLC to rezone 45.00 ± acres of land located east of Cumnock Road and between two sets of railroad tracks, from Residential Agricultural (FA) district to Light Industrial Conditional Zoning (LI -C) district. Chairman Parks opened the third public hearing. Ms. Debbie Hall, 957 Cumnock Road expressed concerns about the traffic issues and the fact that no buffers were referenced for the above rezoning request on Zimmerman Road. Ms. Jessica Cox, 160 Wayward Way, Bear Creek, and a member of the Cumnock Baptist Church, asked if some of the wetland area could be developed for horse trails, biking, etc. No one spoke for or against the referenced rezoning request. Chairman Parks closed the third public hearing. Ms. Thompson outlined the fourth and final public hearing submitted by Village of Cumnock, LLC to rezone 153.17 ± acres of land located north of Cotten Road and east of Cumnock Road from Residential Agricultural (RA) district to Planned Unit Development (PUD) district. Twenty -five (25) acres of this site will be set aside and offered to the school system for the possible location of a school. If not developed for a school within 6 years, the site will be used as a business district. It was stated that major entrances to this site will be off Cotten Road and not Cumnock Road. Chairman Parks opened the fourth and final public hearing. No one present spoke for or against the above referenced rezoning request. Mr. Dale Marks, 1258 Black Road, Cameron, asked if a back -up plan was in place if the schools decided they did not wish to construct a school on the proposed land. Where would the children go to school and how would that be handled. Chairman Parks closed the fourth and final public hearing. At this time, Planning Board members and staff retired to the Gordon Wicker Conference Room to continue deliberation. A recommendation by the Planning Board will be presented to Commissioners for their September meeting. At this time the Board took a 10- minute recess. Upon returning from recess, with all Board members present, the meeting resumed. The Board considered the Tax Collector's Settlement for FY 2013. Tax Administrator Mary Yow asked the Board to consider and approve the Tax Collector's Settlement, adopt a Resolution approving the annual settlement, and charge the Tax Collector with collecting taxes. Ms. Yow stated that each year the Tax Collector must make settlement with the governing board per North Carolina General Statute § 105 -373. As part of the settlement, the governing board charges the Tax Collector with collecting taxes for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years with unpaid taxes. This "charge" gives the Tax Collector authority to use enforces collection measures, and gives legal notice that the tax lien is first in priority. A copy of all unpaid real, personal and motor vehicle property tax had been provided as a link on the county website for Commissioners to view, along with a listing of bankruptcy claims. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve (1) Affidavit, (2) Tax Collector's Report for FY 2013, (3) Resolution Approving the Tax Collector's Annual Settlement, and (4) Order of the Board of