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

[Tom Miller]

No one will object to these.  Thanks for your input.

 

T

 

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

 

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

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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;
and

WHEREAS the poor condition of the streets impede the city's renaissance and
impact negatively on the community's image; and

WHEREAS 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; and

WHEREAS 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; and

WHEREAS  these same associations must employ professional managers to assist
and guide the association government in the execution of its lawful powers;
and

WHEREAS the managers employed are often entrusted with substantial sums of
money belonging to association members; and

WHEREAS the security and welfare of community associations, their members,
and their property are dependent upon the integrity and competence of
professional managers; and

WHEREAS 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; and

2)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; and

WHEREAS 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; and

2)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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