DRAFT TOWN OF NAGS HEAD



TOWN OF NAGS HEAD

BOC ACTIONS

July 5, 2006

1. Call to order - Mayor Cahoon called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

2. Mayor Cahoon - Mayor Cahoon thanked Public Safety and Public Works staff for their work before and during yesterday’s Fourth of July fireworks display.

3. Audience Response - Torsten Peterson, Hopewell, VA; spoke in favor of sandbags in Nags Head.

Audience Response - Yogi Harper, S. Nags Head resident; spoke in favor of sandbags in Nags Head.

Audience Response - Roc Sansotta, Seagull Drive property owner; spoke in favor of sandbags in Nags Head.

4. Recognition of employees - Board members recognized Barbara Minter (10 years), Roberta Thuman (5 years), and Shane Hite (3 years) for their years of service with the Town.

5. New employees - New employees Justin Boulifant, Dabni Gray, and Traci Davis were introduced.

6. Consent Agenda - The Consent Agenda was approved as presented and consisted of the following:

- Approval of Minutes

- Consideration of amendments to Consolidated Fee Schedule/Town Code (civil penalties/misc fees)

- Consideration of resolution appointing Planning Department Review Officers

- Consideration of request to allow Officers to receive their service badge/service pistol upon retirement

7. Mayor Cahoon - Mayor Cahoon noted that Comr. Gray was not present as he was returning from a trip.

8. Public hearing - to consider revised flood insurance rate maps (FIRM) and a new flood damage prevention ordinance to maintain eligibility for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for the Town.

Mayor Cahoon explained that the new flood maps take effect in September 2006; she wants to make sure people are aware of the changes and to ask questions as necessary; the biggest change is that everything east of NC 12 went from the AE zone to the more restrictive VE zone.

9. Public hearing - The Board passed a motion to adopt the ordinance concerning the requirement for a paved fire lane as presented.

10. Sonic site plan - The Board passed a motion to support Planning Board recommendation that the front of the Sonic site can be cleaned (trash/debris/vines removed) but the dune cannot be removed/shaved.

11. Prudential site plan - The Board passed a motion to support Planning Board recommendation that the front of the Prudential site can be cleaned (trash/debris/vines removed) but the dune cannot be removed/ shaved.

12. Cahoon & Kasten conditional use site plan - The Board passed a motion to make the required findings of fact and to approve the site plan as presented.

13. North Avon Condo conditional use site plan - The Board passed a motion to make the required findings of fact and to approve the site plan as presented.

14. Temp mobile office units - The Board passed a motion to adopt the ordinance concerning temporary mobile office units as presented.

15. LUP and sandbags - The Board passed a motion to schedule a Public Hearing for the August 16, 2006 mid-month meeting to amend the Land and Water Use Plan prohibiting the use of sandbags.

16. Beach nourishment - Shoreline Protection Commission:

a) The Commission passed a motion for Dare County to participate in the Nags Head/Kill Devil Hills/Marlowe & Co. contract for federal beach nourishment project lobbyist; recommendation to be presented at the County's July 17, 2006 meeting.

b) The Commission passed a motion to recommend that Dare County participate, at 25% or no more than eight (8) million dollars, in the Nags Head Emergency Beach Nourishment Project; recommendation to be presented at the County's July 17, 2006 meeting.

Federal Project Lobbyist Contract - The Board passed a motion to approve the contract with Marlowe & Co. subject to participation by Dare County. The Marlowe & Co. contract is to be returned for Board consideration after the Dare County meeting on July 17, 2006. It was also noted that Kill Devil Hills approved the Marlowe & Co. contract contingent on approval by Nags Head.

17. Storm debris - The Board passed a motion to enter into the Hurricane/disaster debris removal interlocal agreement with Dare County and the MOU with Omni Pinnacle, LLC for storm debris removal as presented.

18. Coastal Land Trust - Lee Leidy, Coastal Land Trust, presented a DVD entitled "Saving The Land You Love" highlighting the Coastal Land Trust organization and its purpose.

19. Town Attorney - Town Attorney Ike McRee had nothing new to report.

20. Town Manager - The Board passed a motion to approve the RPC contract amendments for Albatross St. and Harvey St. paving as presented.

21. Town Manager - The Board passed a motion to enter the Agreement with NCDOT for debris removal for Town secondary roads (SR 1243).

22. Mayor Cahoon - Mayor Cahoon said that NC DOT has indicated they will set up a date/time to discuss the South Nags Head ditch with her.

23. Mayor Cahoon - The House bill to lift the offshore drilling ban recently passed the House and will be forwarded to the Senate for consideration; Mayor Cahoon directed staff to forward copies of the Town's resolutions of opposition to the appropriate legislative members.

24. Mayor Cahoon - Mayor Cahoon is working with Public Safety Director Charlie Cameron on scheduling a meeting for storm volunteers after a disaster.

25. Mayor Cahoon - It was Board consensus to grant authority for the Town Manager to allow Jockey's Ridge State Park, subject to their approval of the agreement approved by the Town's attorney, permission to use space on the Town's Public Works Water Tower to expand the Park's communication capability.

26. Mayor Pro Tem Sadler - Mayor Pro Tem Sadler expressed her thanks to Andy and Lovie McCann for use of the Nags Head Pier for the Town's Fourth of July Fireworks display.

27. Mayor Pro Tem Sadler - Mayor Pro Tem Sadler thanked National Park Service Superintendent Mike Murray for his letter to the Town indicating he will be moving forward with long range agreements with the Town on a number of projects.

28. Mayor Pro Tem Sadler - Mayor Pro Tem Sadler thanked the Public Works Department and specifically the automated cart handler who she has noticed also picks up trash along the way on the multi-use path.

29. Mayor Pro Tem Sadler - Mayor Pro Tem Sadler, with assistance from Administrative Assistant Roberta Thuman, reviewed the item on the home page of the Town's web site entitled "Flood Protection Information" to help the audience locate their property and the flood zone they will be in effective September 2006. Mayor Pro Tem Sadler noted that the public hearing will continue for comments at the Board's August 2, 2006 meeting.

30. Mayor Pro Tem Sadler - Mayor Pro Tem Sadler introduced Public Safety Director Charlie Cameron who summarized the Dare County evacuation re-entry guidelines for the audience.

31. Comr. Oakes - Comr. Oakes thanked the Public Works department for their quick beach clean up after the Fourth of July Fireworks display.

32. Comr. Oakes - Comr. Oakes explained that his company manages the Croatan Center and they have worked through the Town in order to obtain more visibility at the Center; he stated that his issue is with a business that removes/cuts vegetation without Town approval.

33. Town Attorney - Town Attorney Ike McRee explained that the continuation of the public hearing for the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance/Maps will continue to the August 2, 2006 Board meeting from today's meeting; it will not be a new public hearing.

34. Adjournment - The Board passed a motion to adjourn. Mayor Cahoon noted that there will not be a July mid-month meeting. The time was 12:26 p.m.

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