Holly Springs Town Council

Regular Meeting

February 1, 2011

MINUTES

The Holly Springs Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 in the Council Chambers of Holly Springs Town Hall, 128 S. Main Street. Mayor Dick Sears presided, calling the meeting to order at 7 p.m. A quorum was established as the mayor and three council members were present as the meeting opened.

Council Members Present: Councilmen Jimmy Cobb, Parrish Womble and Tim Sack.

Council Members Absent: Councilwoman Linda Hunt Williams and Councilman Chet VanFossen.

Staff Members Present: Carl Dean, town manager; Chuck Simmons, assistant town manager; John Schifano, town attorney; Joni Powell, town clerk (recording the minutes); Len Bradley, director of parks and recreation; Jeff Jones, senior planner; Jeff Wilson, information technology director; Mark Andrews, public information officer; Daniel Weeks, project analyst; and Drew Holland, finance director.

2 and 3. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and the meeting opened with an invocation by Pastor Lewis Gentry.

4. Agenda Adjustment: The Feb. 1, 2011 meeting agenda was adopted with changes, if any, as listed below.

Motion By: Sack

Second By: Womble

Vote: Unanimous

Items added to Agenda: None.

Items removed from Consent Agenda: None.

Items removed from the agenda: None.

Other changes: None.

5. Public Comment: At this time, an opportunity was provided for members of the audience who had registered to speak to address the Council on any variety of topics not listed on the night’s agenda. The following input was recorded.

Mr. Jim Wasley, 105 Hickory Glen Lane – Mr. Wasley addressed the Town Council to express his and his wife Terry’s appreciation for the community’s support during the illness and eventual death of his little girl, Meg. Eight-year-old Meg was diagnosed in 2010 with an inoperable brain tumor, and she succumbed to the disease in January.

Mr. Wasley spoke of the grace and courage Meg exhibited during her ordeal.

Mr. Wasley spoke of support from residents and businesses; he told of golf tournaments and other sporting events honoring Meg; he noted the gifts of food, and fund-raising efforts of community members; he said driving through town seeing all the pink ribbons in Meg’s honor was so gratifying and comforting.

He said his family was grateful for all the gestures and love and support that were shown to them.

6a. Information Technology Report – Mr. Jeff Wilson addressed the Council, providing a general overview about the direction of the IT department, projects underway, the IT Advisory Board and alignment with the FMI Technology Study conducted in 2010.

Action: None.

7. Consent Agenda: The Council approved a motion to approve all items on the Consent Agenda. The motion carried following a motion by Councilman Sack, a second by Councilman Womble and a unanimous vote. The following actions were affected:

7a. Minutes – The Council approved minutes of the Council’s regular meetings held Dec. 7, 2010 and Jan. 4, 2011.

7b. Budget Amendment, $18,000 – The Council adopted amendments to the FY 2010-11 budget in the amount of $18,000 to allocate funds for construction of the Arbor Creek Greenway. Copies of the budget amendments are incorporated into these minutes as addenda pages.

7c. Budget Amendment, $12,000 – The Town Council adopted amendments to the FY 2010-11 budget in the amount of $12,000 to allocate funds for property valuation and environmental surveying needed for possible park land acquisition. Copies of the budget amendments are incorporated into these minutes as addenda pages.

7d. Resolution 11-03 - The Council adopted Resolution 11-03, a CDBG housing development project manual resolution. A copy of Resolution 11-03 is incorporated into these minutes as an addendum page.

7e. Set Public Hearing for FY 2011-12 Budget – The Council set a public hearing for March 15 to receive input from the public prior to formulation of the FY 2011-12 town budget.

7f. Quarterly Financial Report – The Town Council received a report of quarterly financial information as of Dec. 31, 2010. A copy of the quarterly financial report is incorporated into these minutes as addenda pages.

8. Other Business: Mayor Sears said he had met and was impressed with Wake County Public School System’s new superintendent.

9. Manager’s Report: none.

10. Closed Session: none.

11. Adjournment: There being no further business for the evening, the Feb. 1, 2011 meeting of the Holly Springs Town Council was adjourned following a motion by Councilman Sack, a second by Councilman Womble, and a unanimous vote.

Respectfully Submitted on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011

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Joni Powell, MMC, Town Clerk

Addendum pages as referenced in these minutes follow and are a part of the official record.