(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the June 15, 2020 meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. The meeting was held at the Rockingham County Governmental Center in Wentworth, NC.
AGENDA
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON
2. INVOCATION - LANCE METZLER, COUNTY MANAGER
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF JUNE 15, 2020 AGENDA
5. RESOLUTION- RESOLUTION TO DECLARE JUNE 29, 2020 RILEY RANKIN DAY IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
6. RECOGNITION - TYRONE WADE, ALEX CHEHAITLI AND ANDY FLINCHUM FOR THEIR SELFLESS ACTS OF RENDERING LIFE SAVING AID BY PULLING TWO PASSENGERS FROM A BURNING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION APRIL 10, 2020 ON US 220
7. 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) Jennifer H. Woods, Clerk to the Board - Approval of Minutes - May 26, 2020 Recessed Meeting Minutes (FY 2020/21 Budget Work Session)
B) Patricia Galloway. Financial Services Director
1) Approval- Increase Aging & Disability Transportation Services (ADTS) budget for pass through grant revenues that have been received in excess of current budget. These revenues are required to be remitted to ADTS as funding for transportation services provided by this organization.
EDTAP $15,453
RGP $21,216
ROAP Workfirst $ 3,616
2) Approval- Close the budget/project ordinance on Airport Projects that are complete as of June 2020:
Taxiway Rehab $ 446,667
Airport Layout Plan $ 134,667
Lighting Rehab $ 166,667
Land Acquisition (Tucker) $ 39,072
Apron Rehab (Design) $ 84,760
Apron Rehab (Construction) $1,116,802
Fuel Farm (Design) $ 88,999
3) Approval- Increase Register of Deeds Enhancement/Preservation budget $36,000 to cover the cost of re-covering 15 books. Reserved ROD Fund balance is available to cover this cost.
4) Approval - Increase Employee FSA internal service fund. Fund 640, $25,000 to cover estimated costs through June 30, 2020. Fund balance is available in the fund to cover this increase in cost.
5) Approval - Create the Coronavirus Special Revenue Fund in accordance with NC State Treasurer Office guidance issued 6/3/2020. Transfer CRF budget from the General Fund to the new CRF Special Revenue Fund.
C) Mark McClintock, Tax Administrator
Approval- Tax Collection and Reconciliation Reports for May 2020
D) Lance Metzler, County Manager
1) Approval- Request waiver of $1 ,000 Capacity Fee for adding Town of Wentworth owned house to the Rockingham County Sanitary Sewer System.
2) Update to the County's plan for Coronavirus Relief Funds
E) Jason Byrd, Soil & Water Conservation
Approve- Participation in Voluntary Agriculture District Program.
F) Felissa Ferrell, Health and Human Services Director
Approval- Adopt Proclamation Proclaiming June 15, 2020 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
9. PUBLIC HEARING - LEIGH COCKRAM, DIRECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
SMALL BUSINESS AND TOURISM
Discuss an application for a $2,300,000 Community Development Block Grant for Economic Development of Commerce. The grant funds will be used for sewer improvements to serve Ontex Operations USA, LLC, a new manufacturing company locating to Rockingham County, North Carolina. The Ontex project will allow for the creation of 403 new full time jobs (204 in the first 24 months) at their Rockingham County facility. Rockingham County will provide a local match of $993,500 for a total estimated project cost of $3,293,500.
10. DR. SHOTWELL, SUPERINTENDENT ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
APPROVE· REALLOCATION OF RESTRICTED SALES TAX
$100,000 previously allocated for purchase of a used cooling tower for Reidsville High School. That purchase did not take place. The District needs those funds reallocated for the purchase of mobile units to be placed at South End Elementary School for the 2020-21 school year due to overcrowding. The District also needs to use these funds for summer painting at each of the schools prior to re-opening on August 17, 2020.
11. CARRIE SPENCER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PRESENTATION· WATER AND SEWER CAPACITY ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
14. ADJOURN
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