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January 4, 2021 Minutes

January 4, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County, North Carolina, met for their Regular Meeting at 7:00 P.M. via an electronic meeting (Zoom) with the following Commissioners present: Chairman Michael Schriver, Vice-Chairman David Bunn, Cedric K. Jones, Sr., Mark Speed, Danny Pearce and Kelli London. Commissioner Harry L. Foy, Jr. was absent.

The public was not allowed to physically attend this meeting; however, the meeting was livestreamed on YouTube at http://franklincounty.today. Citizens were also able to view or listen to the meeting via Zoom.

Chairman Schriver called the meeting to order and asked the Board to consider approval of the consent agenda. Commissioner Pearce made a motion to approve the consent agenda. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bunn and duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.” The items approved are as follows. 1. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Soil and Water Rental Agreement with Waterlogic USA (multi-year contract) B. Budget Ordinance Amendment #9 (Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 159-

15, the County Finance Officer is requesting a budget ordinance amendment in the amount of $2,280,389 pertaining to the General Fund operations of the County.)

C. Franklin County Project Budget Ordinance for Franklin Plaza Fit-Up Project in the amount of $2,201,500.

Item 1-B

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Item 1-C

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Chairman Schriver then asked the Board to consider an addendum to the agenda regarding COVID-19 LEAVE. The item will be discussed as Item 5 on the agenda. Commissioner Jones made the motion to amend the agenda, seconded by Commissioner Bunn. The motion duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.”

2. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

This was the time set aside by the Board of Commissioners to allow individuals five minutes to address the Board on issues concerning the county. Members of the public who would like to make public comments MUST register by emailing [email protected] before 12:00 pm (noon) on Monday, January 4, 2021 and must include their name, address, comment topic, phone number they will be calling from and email address. Individuals will be recognized (by video or phone call using the instructions listed at the beginning of this agenda) for comments in the order that you registered. The time limit for each speaker shall be five minutes with a total time limit set aside for informal public comments totaling 30 minutes. Vulgarity and abusive comments will not be tolerated. Carla Roshitsh, 7621 Kensington Manor Lane, Wake Forest, NC

• Animal shelter/animal welfare Lindsey Hesch, 210 Choctaw Dr, Louisburg NC

• Animal Advisory Board Scott Strickland, 40 Sheila’s Lane, Louisburg, NC

• Animal Advisory Board

• Concerns with Emergency radio system

• Broadband Frank Winstead, 145 Victoria Court, Youngsville, NC

• Government Process 3. PUBLIC HEARING

Request for Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment 20-UDO-01 The Board conducted a public hearing on December 7, 2020 regarding a UDO text amendment request by Besermenji Aleksandar to allow for Veterinary Office/Hospital as a permitted use by right in the Light Industrial (LI) zoning district. Only written comments received within 24 hours after the hearing closed will be made part of the official record. Scott Hammerbacher, Planning & Inspections Director provided an overview. Commissioner Pearce made a motion to approve the following zoning consistency statement, seconded by Commissioner Bunn. The motion duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.”

Commissioner Bunn made a motion to approve the UDO text amendment to allow for Veterinary Office/Hospital as a permitted use by right in the Light Industrial (LI) zoning

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district. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Pearce and duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.”

4. UPDATE: COVID-19

Health Director Scott LaVigne provided an update on the pandemic. He stated Franklin County now has the highest number of cases seen in the history of the pandemic. The highest case single day total of 114 occurred on December 31, 2020. He stated 1,164 new cases were reported in Franklin County in the month of December. Mr. LaVigne said the department is now shifting to providing the COVID vaccine. First doses were received two weeks ago and will be distributed in phases to a designated grouping of eligible individuals. The goal of the health department is to administer the vaccine to every eligible person as soon as they are eligible and as quickly as possible. No action was requested or taken.

5. FRANKLIN COUNTY 2021 COVID-19 LEAVE The Board was asked to extend a provision for employee paid sick leave made available due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 related reasons and to identify the benefit as Franklin County 2021 COVID-19 Leave.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, effective from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, included a provision for Emergency Paid Sick Leave. The provision expired on 12/31/2020 and was not renewed by Federal Legislation. The Emergency Paid Sick Leave guidelines include details for providing paid sick leave for full time (up to 80 hours) and part-time (two-week equivalent hours) employees impacted by COVID. Based on the continuing impact of COVID to our Franklin County employees, the Board is asked to consider continuing this provision for Franklin County employees using the same guidelines/rules as the expired legislation from 2020. The provision will be available to employees who have not previously used the provision in 2020. The requested time period for the extension is until March 31, 2021. Commissioner Pearce made a motion to approve the Leave Provision through March 31, 2021. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Speed and duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.”

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF NCDPI FACILITY NEEDS SURVEY Dr. Rhonda Schuhler, Franklin County Schools Superintendent, provided introductory comments and introduced Dr. Larry Webb, Chief of Auxiliary Services, Franklin County Schools. He presented the Franklin County Schools Department of Public Instruction Facility Needs Survey. Every 5 years, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) works with school systems to complete a Facility Needs Survey. Information gleaned from this study can help monitor and guide the facilities mission. Plans require approval by the Board of Education (approved on 12/14/2020) and acknowledgement of receipt and review by the County Commissioners. The school system seeks that acknowledgement/signature and has noted doing so is not an endorsement or an obligation to fund projects. Dr. Webb’s presentation follows.

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The project summary follows.

The Chairman was asked to sign the document indicating receipt and opportunity to review.

7. NORTHEAST AREA STUDY UPDATE The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is in the process of

updating the Northeast Area Study (NEAS) which was previously completed in 2014. The

study area includes parts of Franklin and Wake Counties, the City of Raleigh, as well as

the Towns of Bunn, Franklinton, Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell,

Youngsville, and Zebulon. The purpose for the Study is to be a sustainable transportation

strategy for the area, the original study evaluated land use, economic development, and

multimodal (freight, highway, transit (bus/rail), bicycle, and pedestrian) issues in the

northeastern section of CAMPO’s planning area.

Planning & Inspections Director Scott Hammerbacher provided a brief overview and

introduced Mike Rutkowsky with Stantec Engineering to review initial findings and

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recommendations for the study. CAMPO representative Brandon Watson was also on the

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No action was requested or taken.

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8. APPOINTMENTS A. Kerr-Tar COG Board of Directors

Per the Council of Government’s by-laws, the Board was asked to appoint one county commissioner to the Governing Board of the Council. Commissioner Bunn made the motion to table the item until its meeting on January 19, 2021. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Pearce and duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.” Commissioner Speed lost connection and was not in attendance at this time.

B. NCACC Legislative Goals Conference

Each Board of County Commissioners was asked to designate a commissioner or other official as a voting delegate for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Legislative Goals Conference scheduled January 14-15, 2021. The conference will be held by virtual platform. Each county may also assign one alternate voting delegate. The NCACC must be notified of the selected voting delegate by close of business January 11, 2021. Commissioner Bunn nominated Commissioner Schriver to serve as voting delegate. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Pearce. The motion duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.” Commissioner Speed lost connection and was not in attendance at this time. Commissioner Schriver nominated Commissioner Jones to serve as alternate voting delegate. The motion was seconded by Commissioner London and duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.” Commissioner Speed lost connection and was not in attendance at this time.

9. OTHER BUSINESS

No other business was discussed. 10. BOARD, MANAGER AND CLERK’S COMMENTS

Clerk to the Board Kristen G. King: No comments were offered. County Manager Kim Denton: Mrs. Denton introduced Hendrix Valenzuela as the county’s Emergency Services Director. Commissioner Schriver: Commissioner Schriver noted the County will observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 18th and therefore the next regular board meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday, January 19th at 7pm. Commissioner Bunn: No comments were offered. Commissioner Speed: Commissioner Speed lost connection and was absent at this time. Commissioner Jones: No comments were offered. Commissioner Pearce: Commissioner Pearce stated he is interested in reinstating the Animal Advisory Board and would like to see the topic addressed at a future meeting. He also stated he would like to see broadband better addressed and expressed his interest in establishing an Emergency Radio Advisory Board to include experienced members who know radio systems as well as antenna systems. Commissioner Foy: Commissioner Foy was absent.

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Commissioner London: No comments were offered.

At 8:30pm, Commissioner Pearce then made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Bunn. The motion duly carried approval with all present voting “AYE.”

Michael S. Schriver, Chairman Kristen G. King, Clerk to the Board

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