[Durham INC] Resolutions and Rough Agenda for Oct 26 meeting

[Pat Carstensen]

I would like to add one "whereas" to the Community Association Manager Resolution and a slight change in the billboard one (in red italics)

From: tom-miller1 at nc.rr.com
To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:42:02 -0400
Subject: [Durham INC] Resolutions and Rough Agenda for Oct 26 meeting



Dear Neighbors: At out next meeting we will discuss the problem of troublesome liquor outlets and control through the permit process.  Today I stopped by the ABC Commission in Raleigh and collected their books and materials.  I think their statute and rules may give us a little leverage.  I will post more on this when I have had a chance to read the materials I picked up. I hope our new Traffic Committee will have report for us and we will make time for Bill Anderson to tell us his thoughts on INC awards. Three resolutions: A RESOLUTION BY THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM Durham Street Bonds WHEREAS the streets in the city of Durham are in need of repair and maintenance on city streets has been neglected and deferred for too long; andWHEREAS the poor condition of the streets impede the city’s renaissance and impact negatively on the community’s image; andWHEREAS current economic conditions and the general financial health of the city favor incurring modest debt to pay for long needed repairs;WHEREAS the city government has expressed its resolution to address future street repair needs on a reasonable schedule from annual revenues;NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham through its delegates duly assembled that the citizens of Durham should support the proposed street repair bonds by voting “yes” in the referendum on the November 2, 2010 ballot. A RESOLUTION BY THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM Community Association Managers WHEREAS increasingly new neighborhoods and residential development of every sort are made subject to a regime of restrictive covenants which provide for private government in the form of a mandatory community association; andWHEREAS these community associations are charged with the power to make and enforce rules substantially affecting the quality of life in the neighborhood and the may also levy dues and assessments and spend the same for the welfare of the neighborhood; andWHEREAS  these same associations must employ professional managers to assist and guide the association government in the execution of its lawful powers; andWHEREAS the managers employed are often entrusted with substantial sums of money belonging to association members; andWHEREAS the security and welfare of community associations, their members, and their property are dependent upon the integrity and competence of professional managers; andWHEREAS older neighborhoods without professional managers are affected by the security and welfare of their neighboring community associations;NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham through its delegates duly assembled that: 1)the InterNeighborhood Council urges the General Assembly of North Carolina to enact laws which require the licensure of professional community association managers and create minimum standards for their professional competence; and2)the laws so enacted should resemble in substantial measure House Bill H – 762 as it was introduced in the 2009 Session of the General Assembly. A RESOLUTION BY THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM State-wide Billboard Moratorium WHEREAS billboards are a blight on the land and represent a bankrupt means of communication; andWHEREAS digital billboards with changeable lighted displays are especially obnoxious to the scenic environment, inimical to good urban planning, and create a distraction hazard to motor traffic on our roads and highways; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham through its delegates duly assembled that: 1)the InterNeighborhood Council urges the General Assembly of North Carolina to enact laws which impose a statewide moratorium on the erection of digital billboards until such time as they are determined to be no distraction to motorists and no threat to traffic safety; and2)the laws so enacted should resemble in substantial measure House Bill H – 2011 as it was introduced in the 2009 Session of the General Assembly;3)the laws so enacted should in no way interfere with the authority of the City and County of Durham to regulate and prohibit billboards as those jurisdiction currently do. By these drafts, I have endeavored to capture the spirit of the resolutions as they were made at our last meeting. Finally, please tell us what’s going on in your part of the woods.  There is a very great deal going on from east to west.  No neighborhood should feel like it is going it alone.  In the delegates of the InterNeighborhood Council is reposed a storehouse of professional and practical experience that can’t be found elsewhere.  If your neighborhood has a problem, don’t reinvent any wheels which other neighborhoods already have spinning. Our meeting will be on Tuesday October 26 at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church downtown. Can someone bring refreshments? Tom Miller  
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