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Assistant County Manager Faith Phillips briefed the board on the selection process. Phillips said an RFP was reissued May 2, 2025 and advertised to licensed providers; four proposals were received. A seven-member county staff panel scored submissions on a 100-point rubric that emphasized ability to obtain and maintain a 3–5 star North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (NCDCD/NC DCD) rating, ability to accept child-care subsidy (DSS and military subsidy), and continuity of care for current children and families. \"Out of 100 possible points, the 3 top scored proposals all were between 81 and 84,\" Phillips said. The panel interviewed the top three candidates and recommended Chapman's based on its progress toward national accreditation, government-contract experience, and a continuity-of-care plan that would retain existing staff where possible.

Phillips said NCDCD licensing staff and the attorney's office indicated no legal barrier to a transfer of license and that NCDCD was prepared to begin the transfer process immediately if the board approved Chapman's.

Vice Chairwoman Jones said she had received late information about bidders during the meeting and asked whether the material warranted further review; she suggested the possibility of discussing sensitive matters in closed session to allow commissioners time to consider newly submitted material. The board delayed final action until the meeting's end to give staff and the county attorney time to review the incoming material. After that process, Commissioner Tyson moved to authorize the county manager to sign the Chapman's contract with an effective date of July 1. The motion passed with Commissioners Tyson, Council, Chairman De Villier, Commissioner Mattel, Commissioner Faircloth and Commissioner Adams voting in favor and Commissioner Sherman Jones voting in opposition.

County staff said the contract timeline allows NCDCD to begin license-transfer work immediately and that the current provider submitted a 60-day notice of intent to terminate in May. Phillips told the board the transfer process would begin before the current provider's contract expires in July so that care continuity could be preserved for children and families.

Action taken: the board authorized the county manager to sign a one-year contract with Chapman's Management Company effective July 1, 2025 (vote: 6–1).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting - June 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted 6–1 on June 16 to authorize the county manager to sign a one-year contract with Chapman's Management Company to operate the county employee childcare center, effective July 1, 2025.","taxTitle","Cumberland County, North Carolina","taxId",3861,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6515906,"Public and board advocates say Cumberland County animal services is understaffed and needs isolation facility",768,2269000,3037000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3845709-653aadcbed9172c92befbf72a7e15a5d&start=2269&end=3037","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3845709-653aadcbed9172c92befbf72a7e15a5d/thumbnail_2269000.jpg","/articles/6515906/Cumberland-County/North-Carolina/Public-and-board-advocates-say-Cumberland-County-animal-services-is-understaffed-and-needs-isolation-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515906-f426895decb877bd081bd69eacaf01a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159238&Signature=VRMKjT-7h~XScBHnrHL5d4niSafy4mhxVHF1b8FZFxXvyvPg~2KzAA2GjILBy5FmW8aDhN3jZL~epC94fUrxsfKVSZ8UFp~xoNSXCSW1ysi37P80PLNsRmXHqnWoM~RCW0~7laJdXup4nVvGir-iXjhZoyF9RvFC8hZgp7OHjdJCRvceVtQOA4QBOldEjj6k2uqAeAdBfkaPBiFei~IsukpCOjKK4Vd-nAEfizdtWZrmbLFpNJZ9TGGbAGJoss2swcz3-kVgXDlycjxxDrJyKVbTRWonN6DTuRIO8Yi4JnZJCe-ONqM69PG0kG-SWqMCu7IKNIhgJS19Am78QpV9IQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several speakers during the public-comment period told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on June 16 that the county's Animal Services Department is under-resourced and at risk of collapse without immediate action.

\"We are currently facing a backlog of over 800 unresolved calls,\" said Lee Ward, who identified himself as serving on a county advisory board. Ward spoke at length about the director's resignation and recommended four actions: begin construction on the isolation building approved in the FY2025 budget; increase manpower and enforcement support, including a joint task force with law enforcement; address pay disparities between animal-services officers and code-enforcement officers; and hire full-time customer-service staff to improve responsiveness.

Sandy Reeves, a member of the Animal Services Board, told commissioners the shelter has been understaffed \"for 7 years,\" that officers must cover about 652 square miles with only three officers, and that staff face dangerous and emotionally demanding work. Reeves added, \"This isn't just an animal issue. This is a public safety issue.\" Charlotte Davis, chair of the Animal Services Board, said the isolation building approved in the budget \"has not been addressed\" and that the board expects the county to follow its ordinance-mandated role in making recommendations and supporting operations.

Speakers said animals are dying from infectious disease spread in the shelter because an isolation building has not been built and urged the board to retain Director Elaine Smith and to correct pay and staffing inequities. The board did not announce an immediate, board-level commitment of funds during the meeting; several commissioners were asked to visit the shelter and to consider ride-alongs with officers to better understand day-to-day operations.

These public comments were recorded during the open comment period and were not the subject of a formal vote at the meeting. Commissioners received written materials and were told they would receive follow-up letters and emails from the Animal Services Board with additional details.","Multiple speakers at the June 16 meeting urged the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners to retain the animal services director and act on staffing, pay and facility upgrades, including a previously budgeted isolation building said to be unstarted.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6515908,"Residents, arts leaders urge county to keep Crown performing-arts center downtown",598,1659000,2257000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3845709-653aadcbed9172c92befbf72a7e15a5d&start=1659&end=2257","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3845709-653aadcbed9172c92befbf72a7e15a5d/thumbnail_1659000.jpg","/articles/6515908/Cumberland-County/North-Carolina/Residents-arts-leaders-urge-county-to-keep-Crown-performing-arts-center-downtown","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515908-11ff9851c72e1f91b07b4d23193e9504/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159238&Signature=OmCrPuzdM8sakloj81qKxCy13bTUiflMFjgcaZOnOglld1aZ2m2D2Wy2ls4Eag5PcD~GXrqIg6f6ptAprmaWXnhwLEAMX6Aw-UQ-kiNgdvoFsn20CEVp2lpDqaaRMht3QiwGMkOcqycmHwa-KJrGpNASJtymwLeHDFw-1CWHlAXL7vd2zXpTOnEq2x0lxZzRrVps8RvKNImspBhfmktratHK3vqBfcNjlomAiVlaA0pLIf1~CNyo0Vj8epmkFnzanKP9LXca~tbx571sAnnHtGhzns7rke1-7gn5-E2Exf-I8PKBf4LJCRpuGoyyTviAAhfzW-ohoCN36QUbfhXS6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of residents and arts advocates told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on June 16 that the county should keep the planned performing-arts venue in downtown Fayetteville or otherwise make downtown the centerpiece of cultural investment.

Speakers said locating the Crown (referred to in public comments as the performing-arts center or Crown Coliseum project) downtown would boost property-tax revenue, support restaurants and hotels and help draw visitors to local businesses. \"Performing Arts Center has been planned in Fayetteville for over 10 years, always with a downtown location, always with huge popular support,\" said Dr. Hank Kerfect, who identified himself as a Fayetteville resident. Elaine Kelly, who said she is a member of the Downtown Alliance, told commissioners, \"Downtown is the heartbeat of any city. It is where identity is shaped, culture is shared, and communities come alive.\"

Molly Arnold, who described decades of patronage of downtown venues, presented a petition she said contains about 400 downtown-area signatures and urged commissioners to \"rethink and bring Crown where it belongs downtown.\" Carmela McKellar, president and CEO of Region 6 Project (a local nonprofit arts organization), said her group is opening a downtown arts space and asked the county to consider local cultural organizations when planning county-supported arts investments.

Speakers repeatedly requested clearer communication from county staff and inclusion of downtown stakeholders in any next steps. Several said prior planning, including a 2016 arts-and-entertainment district report and subsequent downtown planning documents, anticipated a downtown venue and that those plans informed community expectations.

The board took no formal action on the project location during the public-comment period; those remarks were part of the meeting's open public comments. Commissioners did not announce a change in policy or a new location during the meeting. The subject also came up elsewhere on the agenda in relation to a previously discussed hospitality renovation at the Crown Coliseum, which the board later approved as a separate contract item.

For now, speakers asked the commissioners to re-engage the Downtown Alliance, downtown business owners and other stakeholders if the board pursues alternative locations, and to share a timeline for decisions affecting downtown investment.","At the June 16 Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting, several residents, downtown business leaders and arts organizers urged the board to reconsider plans that would place the Crown events facility away from downtown and to engage local stakeholders in future planning.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6515897,"Votes at a glance: Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, June 16, 2025",3171,3701000,6872000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3845709-653aadcbed9172c92befbf72a7e15a5d&start=3701&end=6872","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3845709-653aadcbed9172c92befbf72a7e15a5d/thumbnail_3701000.jpg","/articles/6515897/Cumberland-County/North-Carolina/Votes-at-a-glance-Cumberland-County-Board-of-Commissioners-June-16-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6515897-ebd444c2c627bd8018727fd9b54b0874/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159238&Signature=R1eJQ-UegibaMqfPjyK0iWz1CAnqt9HbvpiIcAHfxCFW5bk8gyQEEJm5xIUPDleR-xr2CXonrspsMLhdo9vH52j~CKLvg3GKHVCvXFcUthJNqSoLpfadmuyJqz65yC6vrKDaY0zqu7~-DNtclQxyCdT2HPeaFtXsUYkmYCSxIBO77JP4kiS7p2luuWqugzH2sYy6C~11slM9PIn6U6i7XncTh3KoodqJsugNdaowP7TR8uTbMD21M1oy4JIXx~~msVMC53cedVet~vm381cR~QexJ6YENjDEaok132NHrbGRivfwv91xJ9~Z4tLTqGxdMyotAuHFcr1FFRUwZjWqlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its June 16 meeting the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions (selected items and outcomes):

- ZON250008 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from R-6A residential and C-1P plan local business to C-2P/C-C (conditional plan service and retail district). Motion and second recorded; board found the request consistent with the Southwest Cumberland land-use plan. Vote: approved (recorded as affirmative by voice vote).

- ZON250010 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from A-1 agricultural to R-40 residential for approximately 16.5 acres; board found request consistent with the Eastover area land-use plan. Vote: unanimous in favor.

- ZON250013 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from A-1 agricultural to R-30 residential for a separate parcel near I-95; board found the request consistent with the Eastover area land-use plan. Vote: unanimous in favor.

- ZON250016 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from R-10 and rural residential to CP plan commercial for about 4.3 acres in the Spring Lake area. Staff noted the map was not strictly consistent with the Spring Lake area map but that plan policies supported commercial in this location. Vote: unanimous in favor.

- Crown Coliseum hospitality and lobby renovation project (contract and change order 1): The board approved the contract and associated change order subject to the contractor submitting a bond rider to include the change order; the board approved the associated budget revision (BR 250434). Motion made by Commissioner Tyson; vote: approved (recorded as affirmative by voice vote).

- Ordinance regulating explosives on firing ranges and amendment to section 9.5-182 (firearms regulations): The board adopted a resolution and ordinance adding regulations for explosives on firing ranges and amended the firearms regulations section noted in the county code. Motion made by Commissioner Sherman Jones; vote: approved (recorded as affirmative by voice vote after a brief recess).

- Norcrest Water and Sewer Governing Board service agreement: Approved a services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for an asset-management and financial plan in the amount of $400,000; motion made by Commissioner Tyson and authorized the chair to execute the contract after legal review. Vote: unanimous in favor.

- Employee childcare center operator contract: Authorized the county manager to sign a one-year contract with Chapman's Management Company effective July 1, 2025 (vote: 6–1). Commissioners voting in favor were recorded as Commissioner Tyson, Commissioner Council, Chairman De Villier, Commissioner Mattel, Commissioner Faircloth and Commissioner Adams; Commissioner Sherman Jones voted in opposition.

- Equalization and Review Board appointment: The board granted an exception to policy to allow nomination and appointment at the same meeting and appointed Marva Lucas Moore to fill a vacancy. Vote: unanimous.

Several procedural motions to approve the agenda, consent items and budget addenda were also adopted as presented. The board recessed into closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(3) (attorney-client privilege) and (a)(6) (personnel) and returned with no reportable action.","The board approved multiple rezoning requests, a Crown Coliseum renovation contract, a Norcrest Water and Sewer services agreement, a county ordinance regulating explosives at firing ranges, and several other items. Key contested vote: authorization of the county employee childcare operator contract passed 6–1.","actionData","errors"]

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