St. Pauls’ Town Administrator’s Report—March 2
1. Jim Perry—annexation update
2. Neil Yarborough—(closed session) have invited Neil to discuss letter to non-paying sewer users and be involved in annexation discussion—letter sent is attached
3. Assistant PW Director—will be out with operation; Board approval for light duty on 12th?
4. Cathy Sims—wants to apply for a conditional use permit for a Type A manufactured home at 321 W. Pate (corner of Pate and Dean).
5. Town Hall Renovation—submitted the plan on table to Mike McIntyre for appropriation
6. Danny Garcia—wants to discuss possibility of purchasing some Town land for a church
7. Centennial—next round of meeting for large scale celebration was held Feb. 24.
St. Pauls Community Pride wants to hold monthly celebrations for all ages; proposing first
one be an Easter egg hunt on April 11 at Robeson Park.
8. “Welcome to St. Pauls” signs—Tree Committee requested refurbishing of signs.
9. Metal Detector/Courtroom—while viewing plans for Town Hall renovation it became clear that Town is vulnerable to someone bringing a weapon into Court. Attached please find one that chief recommends. We could consider placing in budget; am also speaking with County about a County-wide grant.
10. Storm Drainage—mapping -- ok to let Koonce write grant?
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Do we want to have a day for a retreat or combine with a budget workshop earlier this year?
12. Southeastern Medical/Fitness---performed a feasibility study; the cost
for a new building (nearly $2 million) would not be sustained by estimated memberships. However, they are open to sites where capital improvements would be minimal. Any thoughts on sites available?
13. Skateboard/Basketball Park—Highland paving visited site; quote is attached
14. Garbage Truck—in use as of Monday, 23rd.
15. Tree Plan/ Downtown Development--NC State College of Design—
Met with Jay Tomlinson who wants to perform a Downtown Master Plan;
both Chamber and Downtown Development Council agreed to do.
(See attachment).
16. Cemetery/Backhoe—cemetary drainage complete;inspected myself Sunday after heavy rain—no flooding—see photos
17. Economic Development class—UNC SOG March 11; anyone want to attend?
19. Customer Service—would like us to consider recognizing outstanding customer service with $25 certificate quarterly (see attachment)