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Here is a summary of the agenda of the 5/17/2011 meeting. There were a couple of important items that were discussed at this meeting and the details are listed further below:
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Invocation by Dr. Charles Kyker, Pastor of Christ Church
Special Presentations:
A. The First and Second Grade Students from Hickory Day School to Perform Songs They Wrote About the City of Hickory and the State of North Carolina
B. Proclamation Presentation to Ned and Dale Jarrett Declaring May 23, 2011 as “Ned and Dale Jarrett Day” in the City of Hickory
C. Presentation to Chief of Police, Tom Adkins a Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 15 -21, 2011 as National Police Week in the City of Hickory - The Mayor pointed out that there are approximately 900,000 Law Enforcement Officers serving in the U.S. In Hickory we have 118. Approximately 60,000 assaults on officers are reported each year, resulting in 16,000 injuries. Since 1791, more than 19,000 officers have been killed in the line of duty. 317 names will be added to the national Police Officer memorial this year, including 153 officers killed in 2010 and 164 from previous years.
Chief Adkins accepted the award and mentioned Gerald Wayne Maynard who passed away in 1977. He spoke about the Ride Along program in which citizens ride with on duty officers while they are on duty. He addressed statistics relating to Officer fatalities while on duty, which are up this year. Fire arm fatalities are up 24% this year.
Consent Agenda:
A. Call for Public Hearing on the City Manager’s FY2011-2012 Recommended Budget. The 2011-2012 Recommended Budget has been presented to City Council as required by law and is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, Patrick Beaver Memorial Library and Ridgeview Library.
B. Establishment of New Council Priorities and Action Plan for FY 2011-12. Every year the Hickory City Council adopts additional priorities and associated action plans that are derived from the annual Council-Staff Planning Retreat, the City’s master plans, formal action taken by City Council throughout the year, and the City Manager’s assessment of initiatives that need to be considered by City Council. These priorities and action plans are used during the fiscal year as a guide to ensure that City departments
advocate the philosophy and goals defined by City Council for the City of Hickory.
C. Approve Future Annexation Agreement From Stephen and Pamela Joy for Property Located at 1507 6th Street, SE - Stephen and Pamela Joy have requested to be connected to the City of Hickory’s water and sewer system without being annexed into the City limits and agree to be annexed in the future when the City finds it economically feasible. The Joy property is located at 1507 6th Street, SE. The property is approximately 250 linear feet from the current City boundary where service delivery is not currently provided and individually unpractical from an economic standpoint. The current owners and successors agree to be annexed into theCity limits at a time of the City’s choosing.
D. Citizens’ Advisory Committee Recommendations for Assistance Through the City of Hickory’s Housing Programs - The following applicants are being recommended for approval for assistance under the
City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program:
Geneva Collins - Amount not to exceed $10,000 - 39 44th Avenue Place, NE
Pressly Development - Amount not to exceed $20,000 - 84-unit Senior Apartment Community
Carrie James - Current loan balance of $18,485.28 - 221 3rd Avenue Court, SW - Refinance the loan for 12 years @ 3% interest - Refinancing will reduce monthly payment from $233.33 to $153.05
The following applicants are being recommend for approval for assistance under the City’s 2010 Urgent Repair Program for amounts not to exceed $5,000
@ Barbara Byrd 117 8th Avenue Drive, SE
@ Camilla Isenhour 913 21st Avenue, NE
@ Gladys Smith 328 19th Avenue, NE
E. Proclamation Declaring May 17, 2011 as “Hickory Kiwanis Club Day” in the City of Hickory
F. Proclamation Recognizing May 17, 2011 as “Hickory Rotary Club Day” in the City of Hickory
G. Proclamation Declaring May 12, 2011 as “Salvation Army Day” in the City of Hickory
H. Approve Modification to Farmer’s Market Special Event Permit for Use of Union Square
on Saturday, June 4, 2011 - The Farmer’s Market Board is requesting a modification to the schedule previously approved by City Council to allow the market to set up at 8:30 a.m. and open at 9:30 a.m.
on Saturday, June 4, 2011. This is to accommodate the previously approved Union Square Application by the Charity Chase event of the same morning. There are several annual events that occur on Union Square on Saturdays and these will take precedence over the market on those dates. The Farmer’s Market will need to make other arrangements for operation pursuant to the conditions of their application.
I. Approval to Accept Donated Fitness Equipment From Palliative Care Center of Catawba Valley for Use by the Hickory Fire Department - On May 3, 2011 City Council tabled this item until it was determined if the Palliative Care Center of Catawba Valley had ownership of the fitness equipment. Doug Kenworthy, the original owner of the equipment has donated the equipment to Hospice. Therefore, the Palliative Care Center of Catawba Valley desires to donate the several pieces of fitness equipment to the Hickory Fire Department with no in-kind or monetary reciprocity. The equipment is currently located at 1915 Fairgrove Church Road, SE and will need to be removed by City of Hickory personnel.
Budget Ordinances
1. Budget $116 of Local Government Revenue in the Police Department Overtime and Holiday line item. This revenue is payment from Catawba County Mental Health for a portion of an officer’s time spent when accompanying involuntary commitment patients.
2. To decrease the Parks and Recreations Miscellaneous Donations and Departmental Supplies line items by $1,782. Duplicate receipts for three 2011 Senior Games donations totaling $1,782 were inadvertently submitted and budgeted. Therefore a budget amendment is necessary to decrease the
increase to donations and departmental supplies.
3. Budget a total of $1,150 of donations in the International Council line item. Donations will be used to conduct the 2011 International Springfest event.
4. Re-appropriate $625 of General Fund Balance and budget in the International Council line item. There is a $625 balance of unspent Springfest funds that rolled into General Fund Balance at year end. Therefore, this amendment will reappropriate the $625 from General Fund Balance and budget in the FY10-11 International Council line item for the 2011 Springfest.
5. Increase the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax revenues and expenditures by $300,000 for the amounts expected to be received for the remainder of FY2011. The occupancy taxes are remitted to the Tourism Development Authority under General Statutes.
6. Appropriate $37,500 of Rural Fire District Designated funds and budget in the Rural Fire District Maintenance and Repair of Buildings line item. This amendment is needed to provide funds to pay for replacement of the original 60ft. by 78ft. metal roof that was installed in 1987.
7. Transfer $40,058 of Water and Sewer Contingency Fund to the Debt Service Loan line item to pay for the debt service payment for the Cripple Creek project.
8. Transfer $618 from the Police Department Training Uniforms line item to the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant (BJA) project Uniforms line item. Vests purchased for the Police Department exceeded the approved grant allowance; therefore a transfer of $618 is needed to cover the grant shortfall.
9. Transfer $1,850 from the Police Department Seminar Registration line item to the Inter-Agency Gang Grant project Contracted Services line item. The Grant did not cover the costs of printed materials and food for the call in practice session; therefore a transfer of $1,850 representing the City of Hickory’s
contribution is needed.
Informational Items:
A. Attendance by City Manager Berry to the NCLM Regional Legislative Meeting Held in Newton, NC on April 13, 2011; registration - $20
New Business - Public Hearings:
1. Resolution Directing Street Improvement Project be Undertaken Along a Portion of 5th Street, SE- No. 01-11 - The City Clerk has received a petition from the owners of property along a portion of 5th Street, SE to install curb and gutter per Section 29-2 of the Hickory City Code. The signatures on the petition represent 100% of the property owners affected. The City Clerk has certified that the Preliminary Resolution adopted by the City Council on April 19, 2011 was mailed by first class mail on April 28, 2011
Chuck Hanson made the brief presentation and the council unanimously approved.
2. Presentation by Attorney Deborah Stagner of the Raleigh Law Firm Tharrington Smith on the Proposed Ward Boundary Map Based on the 2010 Federal Census Results and Approval of Resolution - At its April 5, 2011 meeting, City Council received an initial (Alternative 1) map showing ward boundary changes which would balance each ward’s population based on the 2010 census. City Council designated a subcommittee (Wright,Fox, Meisner) to analyze ward boundaries and recommend changes to City Council. Feed back from the Council meeting was used to develop alternative 2 and the subcommittee met in open session on April 26th. Alternative 2 wasfurther refined to keep Planning Commission members in their wards and take into consideration City Council member comments. Alternative 3 was developed and the subcommittee met in open session on May 6th. The subcommittee recommends alternative 3 for City Council to receive public input at the public hearing and consider adoption of the requisite resolution.
Mrs. Stagner's comments were only a reiteration of what has been mentioned in the pat on this blog and which I delved into yeaterday in the article - Ward Specific Elections and Representation in Hickory, North Carolina - The more interesting comments came from Attorney Allison Riggs, a staff attorney with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham, who speaks against the proposed ward redistricting proposed by a subcommittee of Hickory's City Council and submits a new proposal, while asking the council to consider a pure ward election in the future. She believes that this would be fairer towards minority interests. She is also interested in seeing a true Minority-Majority district. She speaks of the current system as a phantom Minority-Majority district. She cites statistics and submits a map of the proposed redrawn lines that would achieve these goals. In light of Mr. Riggs presentation the Council postponed making a desion and tabled this item until the next City Council meeting to be held on June 6, 2011.
Proposed New Ward Map - May 6, 2011
Proposed New Ward Map - May 6, 2011 The Hounds Comments are still valid and I would like to add that I was impressed with the preparation that the Citizens for Equity in Government brought forth with this attorney. This went right to the heart of the matter. It is ashamed that lawyers seem to be the only thing that brings attention to this council. Listen to the presentation below. It is a little over seven minutes long, but it explains the position of the minority community and reiterates why we really need Pure Ward voting in Hickory, if we want to see all areas of the city prosper in the future.
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