Regular Meeting , Monday, August 9, 2004, 4:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, Room 214, Municipal Building, 102 E. 2nd St.

Opening of Meeting

Invocation

Roll Call

Approval/Amendment to Agenda

Approval of Minutes of June 24, June 28, July 12, 2004

I. Consent Agenda:

A. Authorize - Mayor to sign Contract #S05054 between the City of Washington and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Phase I of the CAMA Land Use Plan

B. Approve - Purchase of Front Loader Truck through piggyback contract

C. Approval - Refund of Overpayment for Sewer Assessment ($1,000)

D. Accept - Governor's Crime Commission Grant and Adopt a Budget Ordinance Amendment ($30,000)

E. Adopt - Ordinance to amend Chapter 9, Section 77, Motor Vehicles and Traffic-Stop Intersections to add a stop sign at Fleming Street from 2nd Street

F. Accept - Operational Agreements with the Beaufort County Board of Education to provide School Resource Officers (SRO) for Washington High School and P.S. Jones Middle School

II. Scheduled Public Appearances:

III. Correspondence and Special Reports from City Council:

IV. Reports From Boards, Commissions and Committees:

V. Appointments:

VI. City Manager's Agenda:

A. Old Business:

1. Closed Session - Under G.S. 143-318.11(a) 9. Protect Public Safety And Under G.S. 143-318.11(a) 6. Personnel

2. Resolution - Directing City Clerk to investigate a non-contiguous satellite annexation petition received under General Status 160A-58.1 (Northgate Subdivision)

3. Grant - Permission to increase the Fire-Rescue-EMS apparatus fleet by one vehicle to allow the use of the EMS unit being replaced to be used as a confined space vehicle

4. Adoption - By City Council of the newly updated Historic Preservation Commission Design Guidelines if comments received from Council are not major in content

B. New Business:

1. Adopt - Ordinance to amend Chapter 18 Water & Sewer Rates

2. Adopt - Ordinance to amend Chapter 18 Water and Wastewater, Article II- Division 2.Water of the Washington City Code

3. Discussion - Status report on the purposed bathroom facility and application submission to the Division of Coastal Management

4. Discussion - Status report on the enforcement activities concerning abandoned and junk automobiles by the Chief Building Inspector, Louis Martin, Jr.

5. Receive Information - On the annexation process to determine if the areas, which are urban in character, along our major corridors are eligible for annexation under the standard and services provision of the North Carolina General Statutes

C. Any Other Items From City Manager:

VII. Public Hearings - Zoning: 6:00 PM

VIII. Public Hearing - Other

A. Adopt - Annexation ordinance to extend the City of Washington corporate limits for Pamlico Animal Hospital (satellite annexation)

B. Consider - Funding under the Housing and Community Development act of 1974, as amended

C. Discussion - Comments from citizens on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG # 02-C-0918) activities that will be completed by September 1, 2004

IX Comments From the Public: (Immediately following public hearings)

X. Any Other Business From the Mayor or Other Members of the Council:

XI. Continue Meeting: until Monday, August 16th, 4:30 p.m.