City Council

AGENDA Spencer Board of Aldermen DATE Regular Meeting April 8, 2025 6:00 p.m. The Board of Aldermen meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., with a pre-agenda meeting the Thursday prior at 5:30 p.m. The primary purpose of the pre-agenda meeting is to review the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting, set the consent agenda, hold public hearings, and receive other presentations. Regular meetings focus on action items, departmental reports, and other business. Both meetings are open to the public and held in the Hilda B. Palmer Board Room in Town Hall, located at 460 South Salisbury Avenue. A printed copy of the entire agenda packet is available in the H. B. Palmer Board Room for public use. Please find meeting agendas, minutes, and a link to view the meetings live or on- demand at spencernc.gov/town-government-and-services/aldermen-meeting-and-agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION – Alderwoman Patricia Sledge 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jonathan Williams 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 5. RECOGNITIONS a. Mayor Jonathan Williams i. Proclamation for National Public Health Week (NPHW) ii. Proclamation for 56th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week/Town Clerk Anna K. Ward Achieving Certified Municipal Clerk Designation 6. PUBLIC COMMENT This agenda item is included to allow input to the Board of Aldermen from any citizen who wishes to address the Board without requesting to be on the agenda. Those who wish to address the Board of Aldermen must provide their name, address, and topic to be addressed. The Board will listen and may or may not respond at their discretion or may decide to place a topic on a future agenda. A speaker will be allowed three (3) minutes to speak. 7. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is the first order of business. The items listed are believed to be non-controversial and administrative in nature. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless an Alderman or citizen requests and is granted permission to speak. The item(s) will then be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered individually. Otherwise, all items will be enacted by one motion. a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 6, 2025, Pre-Agenda Minutes March 7, 2025, Strategic Planning Session Minutes March 11, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes b. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance Amendment 24-10.016 Police Department Towing and Storage Reimbursement  c. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Yadkin River Trailhead Project Budget Ordinance Amendment 22- 020.02 d. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance Amendment 24-10.017 Reappropriate Funds for the Abatement of Old Town Hall e. CONSIDER DESIGNATING – Alderman Rashid Muhammad as Voting Delegate for the 2025 – 2026 North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) Board of Directors Election 8. CONSIDER APPOINTING – Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Members 9. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 25-05 Modifications to the Parks & Recreation Capital Improvement Plan 10. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 25-02 Supporting the Application for a Parks & Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Grant and Master Plan for the Adaptive Reuse of 401 11th Street as a Dedicated Parks & Recreation Facility 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 25-03 Directing the Clerk to Investigate Petition to Annex Property at 1230 Long Ferry Road Received Under NCGS 160A-31 12. TOWN CLERK TO PRESENT – Certificate of Sufficiency for Petition to Annex Property at 1230 Long Ferry Road 13. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 25-04 Setting Public Hearing Date for Proposed Annexation of Property at 1230 Long Ferry Road 14. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING – Town Manager to Negotiate and Execute NC Railroad Company (NCRR) Economic Development Microgrant and Subrecipient Agreement with Samet Corporation 15. CONSIDER AWARDING – Historic Preservation Incentive (HPI) Grant in the Amount of $1,806.00 to Edward & Debbie O’Connell to Replace a Pressed Tin Shingle Roof 16. CONSIDER APPOINTING – Firefighters’ Relief Fund Board Member 17. CONSIDER APPROVING – Audit Contract 18. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Library 19. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 20. PRE-RECOMMENDATION BUDGET WORKSHOP 21. REQUESTS & COMMENTS by the Mayor and Board Members 22. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (if needed) 23. ADJOURNMENT