TOWN OF MAGGIE VALLEY

REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING

JUNE 20, 2006

MINUTES

Members Present: Mayor Roger McElroy Aldermen: Saralyn Price

Mark DeMeola

Phil Aldridge

Staff Present: Manager Tim Barth, Attorney Chuck Dickson, and Town Clerk Vickie Best

Others Present: Approximately ten people

Meeting Called to Order

Mayor McElroy called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. in the Town Hall Boardroom.

Consent Agenda

Alderman Price asked that a proclamation or plaque be given to the Ward Family honoring Harry Ward because of the many contributions made to the Maggie Valley community during his life.

a. Certificate of Sufficiency: Jack & Gayle Mutchnik ,

Resolution No. 06-43 Setting Date for a Public

Hearing: Annexation for Jack & Gayle Mutchnik ,

1589 Country Club Drive, Parcel #7697-50-1669,

(0.67 acres): July 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.

b. Certificate of Sufficiency: Carolyn Jones,

Resolution No. 06-48 Setting Date for a Public

Hearing: Annexation for Carolyn Jones,

2881 Dellwood Road, Parcel #8607-60-1203,

(1.5 acres): July 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.

c. Certificate of Sufficiency: Jaclyn Dallman & Maria

Sarementero, Resolution No. 06-49 Setting Date for a Public

Hearing: Jaclyn Dallman & Maria Sarementero, 502 Bear

Walk at Brannon Forest, Parcel #7697-75-2013,

(0.149 acres): July 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.

d. Certificate of Sufficiency: Sammy Carver,

Resolution No. 06-50 Setting Date for a Public

Hearing: Sammy Carver, 3255 Soco Road,

Parcel #8606-49-1414, (0.0492 acres):

July 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.

d. Certificate of Sufficiency: Marjorie and Thomas Davis

Resolution No. 06-51 Setting Date for a Public

Hearing: Marjorie and Thomas Davis, #10 Section L Part 2

MV Country Club, Parcel #7697-51-1462, (0.6 acres) and #7

Section L Part 2 MV Country Club, Parcel #7697-51-1263,

(0.4 acres): July 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.

e. Petition for Annexation: David G. Baker,

305 Nottingham Road, Parcel #7686-53-0713,

(0.72 acres): Resolution No. 06-52,

Directing Clerk to investigate an annexation petition.

f. Call for a public hearing on July 18, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. to

consider amending the zoning ordinance in regard to

variances.

g. Correction and Approval of Minutes for June 13, 2006.

ALDERMAN PRICE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ADDING A PLAQUE FOR HARRY WARD.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Presentation of a Plaque to Don & Blanche Campbell

Due to the Campbell Family moving, Council presented a plaque thanking them for their many contributions to the Town and Community.

Appearance of Victoria Young from Haywood Community Connections (Formerly Join the Journey) to give an Update on the Strategic Plan to Develop an Aging Plan for Haywood County

Ms Young explained that out of 480 counties, eight were chosen to be awarded grant funding. Haywood County was one of the eight. A lot of agencies/organizations have since joined the cause i.e. Haywood County Health Department, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Haywood Regional Hospital, County Commissioners, Mountain Projects, Waynesville Parks & Recreation, and the Haywood County Extension Office, to name a few.

The goal of the program is to make Haywood County the place to age with respect.

Council applauded Ms. Young’s efforts and appreciated the update.

Public Hearing on Zoning For Several Recently Annexed Parcels

As previously advertised, Council is proposing to zone the following parcels located within the Brannon Forest Subdivision Residential 2: 7697-85-2743, 7697-75-1562, 7697-75-1494, 7697-66-6344, 7697-86-7454, 7697-86-8470, 7697-65-6614, 7697-86-6625, 7697-65-6781, Parcel 7697-11-7581 in Horseshoe Cove zone Residential 1, Parcel 7696-48-8895 in Club West Ridge zone Residential 1, and 7697-50-4995 in the Maggie Valley Club Area zone R2.

Mayor McElroy opened the public hearing at 6:45 p.m. There were no comments from the floor other than a couple inquiring why they were notified.

General Statues equire first class notification to all adjacent property owners.

Mayor McElroy closed the hearing at 6:48 p.m.

ALDERMAN ALDRIDGE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ZONING OF EACH PARCEL AS PROPOSED.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Consideration of an Ordinance to Approve the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Budget

Several budget workshops have been conducted. The Mountaineer newspaper did a thorough article on the proposed 2006/07 budget. The public hearing was held June 13, 2006.

ALDERMAN PRICE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2006/07 BUDGET AS PRESENTED.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Consideration of Approving the Engineering Plan for the Wastewater Treatment Plant as Presented by McGill Associates at the June 13, 2006 Meeting

McGill Associates representative provided a presentation at the June 13, 2006 meeting, as well as, a copy of the engineering plan. Maggie Valley has grown 14.7% in the last four years. Future growth will increase substantially. The treatment plant expansion is a necessity.

ALDERMAN DEMEOLA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENGINEERING PLAN AS PRESENTED.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Request to Eliminate Graduated Health Insurance Coverage for New Hires

The graduated health insurance coverage was adopted during last year’s budget. Since the adoption, only one employee has been affected. It seems to be unfair for only one employee to be in this category.

Alderman Price agreed, adding that if we are not careful the police department will be- come a training facility for officers to get their training/certifications and then move on to a more lucrative department.

Alderman Aldridge explained that Council was trying to come up with creative ways to save money. Health benefits have become a problem across the Nation. The cost of benefits has to be addressed soon, somehow.

The cost for group insurance is escalating 20% to 30% per year. It is difficult to find an agency that will cover municipalities.

Alderman DeMeola felt it was a “catch-22” situation. The Town is fortunate to have good employees and Council wants to provide incentives to keep good employees, but insurance must be addressed. Since only one employee is affected, Alderman DeMeola felt the policy should be eliminated and other avenues investigated to save tax dollars.

ALDERMAN ALDRIDGE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE ELIMINATING THE GRADUATED SYSTEM BUT TO LOOK CLOSELY ON HOW MONEY CAN BE SAVED NEXT BUDGET YEAR.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Manager’s Report

The staff has been working on finalizing the budget since the last Council meeting. So there was little to report other than the Maps Group with the League of Municipalities, will be conducting a position /classification plan at the end of the month.

Other Business

ALDERMAN PRICE MADE A MOTION TO PRESENT A PLAQUE TO THE WARD FAMILY HONORING HARRY WADE DUE TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN CREATING THE MAGGIE VALLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BEING SO WELL-KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

<Council will conduct interviews for the vacant Alderman’s seat on June 22, 2006 beginning at 5:00 p.m.

< The Council of Government voted to form a subcommittee to research the Tourist Development Authority’s Marketing Plan and appropriations of occupancy tax dollars. One elected official from each municipality and one County Commissioner was to be appointed. The Haywood County Commissioners decided to conduct their own investigation and not participate in the COG Subcommittee. The Commissioners are taking the position that they are ultimately responsible.

Council discussed moving forward with the COG Subcommittee, report their findings to the County Commissioners, and/or request to be appointed to the County’s research team.

Public Comment

Ms. Selina Keller requested the Town to sanction Eaglenest Entertainment’s August 26 outdoor concert named “Class of the 70’s”

Mayor McElroy asked that the request to be a Town-sanctioned event be placed on the July 6, 2006 agenda.

ALDERMAN ALDRIDGE MADE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING UNTIL JUNE 22, 2006 AT 5:00 P.M. TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR THE VACANT ALDERMAN’S SEAT.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THE MEETING RECESSED AT 7:16 P.M.

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Mayor Roger McElroy

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Vickie Best, CMC Town Clerk