Rockingham County High School

August 19, 2010

6:00 PM

Calvin Allen and Courtney Mills, representatives of the Golden Leaf Foundation, handled the meeting, which was held in the high school auditorium. People were sitting all over the room and that made it hard to hear all that was said. However, it was easy to hear and understand the speaker. RCC was not available for this meeting; let’s hope it will be for the next one.

These meetings are held to see who, where, and how much of the $2 million Golden Leaf funds the county will receive. Listed are the meetings that have to be held for this to take place:

First meeting General information*

Second meeting Issues, assets, prior plans*

Third meeting Priorities and success measures*

Fourth meeting Success measures

Fifth meeting Sample projects; proposals

Sixth meeting Feedback; review team

*Meetings already held

This meeting was to establish priority projects. Categories for projects included the areas of health, education, and economic development. Three groups went to different parts of the auditorium for discussion, after which all groups returned to report on what each group had to say.

The next meeting will be held in October. This could be a long process with lots of hoops to jump through.

Below is the Agenda from the meeting, to view the video segment from a particular Agenda Item, simply click on the Agenda Item below.

A G E N D A

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING – AUGUST 23, 2010 – 3:30 P.M.
371 NC HIGHWAY 65, WENTWORTH, NC 27375

• 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN BASS
• 2. INVOCATION
• 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• 4. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 23, 2010 AGENDA
• 5. CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items as follows will be adopted with a single motion, second and vote, unless a request for removal from the Consent Agenda is heard from a Commissioner).
  • a) Approval of Tax Collection and Reconciliation Report
  • b) Approval of Various Budget Amendments
  • c) Approval of June & July, 2010 EMS Financial Statements
  • d) Sheriff Page – Request to Trade In Several Older Handguns, No Longer in Service, for 3 new Glock 21SF Handguns
  • e) Robert Shaver, Assistant County Attorney Approval of Revision to Rockingham County Personnel Policy Clarifying a County Retiree Who Comes Out of Retirement to Accept Employment with Rockingham County May Retain His or Her Previously Earned County Retiree Health Insurance Benefits Eligibility
  • f) Tom Robinson, County Manager Review & Approval of Policies and Procedures – Rockingham County Head Start Program
  • g) Gail Priddy, Purchasing Specialist Adoption of Resolution to Declare Vehicle as Surplus Property and Reallocate to City of Eden
• 6. STEVE BOLES, REPRESENTING EDEN, MADISON & REIDSVILLE RESCUE SQUADS Power Point – Proposal of One-Cent Countywide Rescue Squad Service District
• 7. J. PAUL INGRAM, DISTRICT ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Adoption of Proclamation Proclaiming September 18-October 2, 2010 as “Rockingham County Fall Litter Sweep (included in Proclamation: Request Department of Transportation be Exempt from Landfill Tipping Charges for Disposal of Such Items from September 20-October 4, 2010)
• 8. KELLY HOWELL, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Adoption of Resolution Declaring September 25 – October 2, 2010 as “Rockingham County Big Sweep Week”
• 9. FRANKIE LEGAUX, ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR Adoption of Resolution of Support – Reclassification of Lands and Waters Within Greensboro Emergency Water Supply Watershed, Identified by NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, from Watershed V to Watershed IV
• 10. APPOINTMENTS/NOMINATIONS Rockingham County Child Fatality Prevention Team/Community Child Protection Team
• 11. PUBLIC HEARING (Advertised for 4:00 P.M.) Meggan Roberts Odell, Director of Transit Services ,Aging, Disability & Transit Services – Proposed Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Application
• 12. NEW BUSINESS
• 13. CLOSED SESSION Pursuant to: N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (5) Instruct Negotiating Agents; N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (6) Discuss Personnel
• 14. ADJOURN

NOTE: NCACC Annual Conference, August 26-29, 2010, Pitt County

The Council also held a Public hearing for a proposed Re-zoning request for 606 Long Street from Residential-20 to Residential-Suburban, this Rezoning request was met with a few members of the citizens gathered speaking in opposition to the re-zoning, expressing concerns about what future development might occur with such a change in the zoning. The Council tabled the request for a period of 30-days to allow more time to look into the re-zoning before making a ruling on the request.

Duke Energy District Manager Davis Montgomery, gave a presentation to update the Council on the construction on the gas-powered plant that is currently under construction next to the exisiting steam plant in Eden.

REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

308 E. Stadium Drive

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

7:30 p.m.

1. Meeting called to order by: John E. Grogan, Mayor

2. Invocation: Wayne Parleir, Pastor, Meadowview United Methodist Church

3. Pledge Of Allegiance: Tommy Underwood, Fire Chief

4. Proclamations & Special Presentations:

(a) Recognition and plaque honoring WLOE/WMYN General Manager, Mr. Mike Moore – 50 years in broadcasting.

(b) FALL LITTER SWEEP

(c) LIBERTY TREE PROCLAMATION

(d) HUNGER ACTION MONTH PROCLAMATION

5. Roll Call:

6. Set Meeting Agenda:

7. Public Hearings:

REZONING MEMO.DOC (54 KB)

REZONING STAFF REPORT.DOC (34 KB)

REZONING AERIAL FLOOD MAP.PDF (211 KB)

REZONING AERIAL MAP.PDF (209 KB)

REZONING FLOOD MAP.PDF (24 KB)

REZONING ZONING MAP.PDF (31 KB)

REZONING ORDINANCE.DOC (26 KB)

8. Requests And Petitions Of Citizens:

Duke Energy District Manager Davis Montgomery Presentation of Gas Powered Plant that is Currently Under Construction.

9. Unfinished Business:

10. New Business:

11. Reports From Staff:

12. Consent Agenda:

12A JULY 20 MINUTES.DOC (83 KB)

12B RIVERFEST SIGN MEMO.DOC (34 KB)

12C MEMO STREET RESURFACING_REQUEST TO AWARD 080610.DOC (36 KB)

12C STREET RESURFACING CONTRACT 1_BID TAB SCHEDULE.XLS (41 KB)

12D MEMO 16_237.DOC (28 KB)

12D ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.DOC (29 KB)

12E MEMO BUD AMD 1.DOC (30 KB)

12E SPREADSHEET BUDGET AMENDMENT 1.XLS (34 KB)

12F MEMO BUD AMD 2.DOC (30 KB)

12F SPREADSHEET BUDGET AMENDMENT 2.XLS (34 KB)

12G CHATHAM COURT SPEED.DOC (66 KB)

12H RESOLUTION – CLEAN WATER FUNDING

13. Closed Session.

Closed Session to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the area served by the public body, including agreement on tentative economic development incentives that may be offered by the public body in negotiations. (G.S. 143-318.11(a)(4)

OPEN SESSION:

Adjourn

§ 163-82.25. Mandated voter registration drive.

The Governor shall proclaim as Citizens Awareness Month the month designated by the State Board of Elections annually. During that month, the State Board of Elections shall initiate a statewide voter registration drive and shall adopt rules under which county boards of elections shall conduct the drives. Each county board of elections shall participate in the statewide voter registration drives and conduct voter registration and preregistration drives at public high schools in accordance with local board of education policies, school system administrative procedures, and guidelines of the State Board of Elections.

The Rockingham County Board of Elections will be conducting voter registration drives at the following events…

EDEN RIVERFEST – Saturday, September 18, 2010

MADISON’S 1ST FRIDAY CRUISE IN – Friday, September 3, 2010

MADISON HERITAGE FESTIVAL – Saturday, October 2, 2010

REIDSVILLE CRUISE IN – Friday, September 10, 2010

STONEVILLE FALL FESTIVAL – Saturday, September 25, 2010

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ROCKINGHAM COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTIONS

Janet H Odell, Director

 371 NC 65

PO Box 208

Wentworth, NC 27375

336-342-8107

336-342-8228 fax

PRESS RELEASE

August 17, 2010

During the meeting, which all council members were present, with the exception of Councilman Turner, the Reidsville City Council, took action on 4 different Public Hearings, the first was the consideration of a Economic Incentives Agreement for Albaad/AFG Wipes. City Manager Kelly Almond, during the City Manager’s Report, brought before the board a request for funds to cover the repairs of the Solid Waste Transfer Station equiptment on Scales Street in Reidsville.  View these Council decisions and more in the video above.

AGENDA

REIDSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

August 11, 2010

3:00 p.m.

1.      Call to Order.

2.      Invocation by Captain Robbie Robbins, Salvation Army of Rockingham and Caswell Counties, 704 Barnes Street, Reidsville.

3.      Pledge of Allegiance. 

4.      Approval of the Consent Agenda.

5.      Public Hearings:

(A)          Consideration of proposed economic incentives agreement with Albaad/AFG Wipes. (Enclosure #1)  

(B)          Consideration of a voluntary annexation request by the Kinnarney Jernigan Partnership for approximately 11.3 acres of land on the northwest corner of Barnes Street and Elliot Road and the corresponding Ordinance. (A2010-02) (Enclosure #2)

(C)      Consideration of a rezoning request to rezone property located at 611 W. Harrison Street, specifically Rockingham County Tax No. 8904-05-28-3633, from Conditional Use Office and Institutional to Residential-6. BB&T owns the property and Theresa McCollum submitted the application (Z2010-2) (Enclosure #3)

(D)      Consideration of a rezoning request to rezone property located at 1060 N. Scales Street, specifically Rockingham County Tax No. 8905-10-36-5232 and a portion of Rockingham County Tax No. 8905-10-35-3924, from Conditional Use Office and Institutional to Residential-6. (Z2010-3)  (Enclosure #4)

6.      Consideration of the demolition of 813 Lindsey Street as requested by Community Development Department staff. (Enclosure #5)

7.      Councilman John Henderson requests that a matter previously discussed in closed session be placed on the August agenda. (Enclosure #6)

8.      Public Comments.

9.   City Manager’s Report.  (Enclosure #7)

10.  Council Members’ Reports.

11.      Adjournment

CONSENT AGENDA

REIDSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

August 11, 2010

3:00 P.M.

1. Approval of the July 14, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes and the July 20, 2010 Special Meeting Minutes (Open Session).

1. Approval of the extension of a mutual aid agreement between the City of Reidsville and Rockingham County for fire protection.

1. Approval of a Resolution opposing State mandate to merge or privatize ABC stores.

1. Approval of a Resolution to accept a three-year grant from the NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program with a corrected local contribution changed to $14,143.00.

Approval of a Resolution adopting a 457 Plan under Prudential Retirement System.

A G E N D A

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING – AUGUST 9, 2010 – 6:30 P.M.
371 NC HIGHWAY 65, WENTWORTH, NC 27375

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN BASS

2. INVOCATION

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 9, 2010 AGENDA

5. CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items as follows will be adopted with a single motion, second and vote, unless a request for removal from the Consent Agenda is heard from a Commissioner).
     a) Approval of Minutes – June 16, 28, July 12, 2010
     b) Concurrence with Department of Transportation – Road Abandonment – Clover Road, S.R. 1758, 0.14 Mile
     c) Karen Carter, Tax Administrator
   i) Approval of Annual Settlement of Tax Collector for Fiscal Year 2009-2010
   ii) Adoption of Order Directing Tax Collector to Collect Taxes Charged in Tax Records and Receipts FY 2010-2011
     d) Sheriff Sam Page Donation of Surplus Whelon Strob Lightbar to Madison Fire Department
     e) Mike Apple, Finance Director – Budget Revisions
       i) Report of Budget Revisions Previously Approved by Finance Director
       ii) Approval of Various Budget Amendments

6. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

7. COMMISSIONER’S COMMENTS

8. MR. LARRY REESE, WELLS FARGO INSURANCE SERVICES
Report on County’s Health Insurance Renewal

9. BRENDA SUTTON, DIRECTOR, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Approve $44,500 Grant from NC Tobacco Trust Fund to be Disbursed to Rockingham County Local Food Coalition for Piedmont Local Food Project

10. STEVEN A. HALE, DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY SERVICES
     a) Accept $39,000 Home Security State Exercise Grant to Perform a Full Scale Exercise for the 3 County Region (Rockingham, Stokes, Caswell)
     b) Accept $200,000 Domestic Planning & Preparedness Grant – Equipment for Transfer Switches
     c) Accept $20,082 Emergency Management Performance Grant – Operating Funds, Maintenance of Trailers for Response, Purchase Accountability System For Personnel, Restock Equipment Needs

11. MR. TOM ROBINSON, COUNTY MANAGER
Consider Sale of Surplus Property – Tract No. 0540 Burton Street, Madison, NC

12. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Advertised for 7:00 P.M.)
     a) Ms. Frankie Legaux, Assistant Planning Director
i) Rezoning Request – Joseph Whitlock, NC Highway 65
ii) Text Amendment to Unified Development Ordinance
         a) Require any Tower, Antenna, or Other Communication Structure Over 90 Feet in Height to be Approved by a Special Use Permit
         b) Adopt “Zoning Data” Layer (GIS) as Official Zoning Map
     b) Mr. Graham Pervier, President, Partnership for Economic & Tourism Development
i) Performance Agreement – Albaad USA, Inc.
ii) Performance Agreement – Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc.
c) Mr. Michael Walser, Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates
         i) Closeout of 2007 CDBG Scattered Site Project
         ii) Consider Use of CDBG Funds from NC Department of Commerce and US Department of Housing and Urban Development

13. NEW BUSINESS

14. CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to:
N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (3) Consult with Attorney;
N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (4) Location or Expansion of Industries;
N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a) (6) Discuss Personnel

15. ADJOURN

The video from the Town Council Meeting is attached to this posting above and below is the Agenda from the meeting.

TOWN OF WENTWORTH

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

WENTWORTH, NORTH CAROLINA

AGENDA

August 3, 2010

7:00pm

Article I.  CALL TO ORDER

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Article II.  INVOCATION

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Article III.  APPROVAL OF AUGUST 3, 2010 AGENDA  -  A. Requests & Petitions of Citizens

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Article IV.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES  -  Town Council Meeting: July 6, 2010

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Article V.  OLD BUSINESS

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Article VI.  PUBLIC HEARING  -  A. Consideration of Revisions to Town of Wentworth Planning & Zoning Ordinances – Chapter 3

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Article VII.  NEW BUSINESS  -  A. Discussion (1) Road Name (Ext of NC 65/87) (2) Road Name Change for Prison Camp Road  -  B.  Approval for Town Clerk to Attend the NCAMCC in Asheville, NC  -  C.  Approval for Planning Board Members/Staff to Attend the NC Planning Conference

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Article VIII.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

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Article IX.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Article X.  ADJOURN  

For immediate release

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Craig Travis on the ballot for Rockingham County Commissioner

(Rockingham County, NC) – Craig Travis, a native of Rockingham County and a veteran of the US Navy, received the Republican nomination Thursday to replace Robert Wilson on the ballot for Rockingham County Commissioner this fall.

Travis received more than 1150 votes in the May primary, falling just short of the nomination outright.

“I received a call last Friday morning from Robert Wilson informing me of his decision to quit the race for county commissioner due to personal reasons,” Travis said. “I was saddened to hear Robert’s decision, and I told him that he and his family would be in my thoughts and prayers. I hope all of you will keep him and his family in your prayers.”

Building on his strong showing in the primary, Travis is encouraged by the support he continues to receive.

“My campaign message was about unity within the Republican Party and because of that I feel we attracted a lot of new energy and volunteers,” Travis said. “As we continue that mission I have no doubt that we will resume building fresh energy and commitment to conservative ideas in Rockingham County.”

Travis remains committed to creating a better quality of life for all residents in Rockingham County. His campaign themes are founded on the following ideas:

1. We must reorganize county government to reign in spending. We must have priorities for our limited tax dollars. This will help identify areas where savings can be made.

2. We must solve the problems created by the amount of illegal immigrants putting stress on our social systems, public education and public safety.

3. We must continue to sharpen the three prong focus of economic development in the county: increasing retail activity to improve sales tax income, promoting industrial development along the US 220 corridor and seeing the NC158/68 connector become a reality. This broad approach benefits citizens from across the community and will lead to a better employment situation. Improved transportation and connection to major transportation/distribution centers in Greensboro, when combined with the high quality of life offered in the county, can only increase our marketability to potential business and industry. Continued rebranding of the county’s natural and cultural resources is a vital component of improving the business climate.

Travis believes we must reconnect citizens with their local government. Too often, average people see government as an oppressive force that pays little heed to common sense.  We must bring an end to special interest politics in this county. We must have leaders willing to make hard decisions, not delay unpopular decisions until no one is looking.

Travis is a dedicated father to his two sons. He intends to represent the people with the regular common sense residents of Rockingham County use to run their households.

The Travis for Commissioner campaign is only as strong as its volunteers. We encourage you to contact us and join our campaign to bring sense and sensibility back to Rockingham County Government.