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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC December 05, 2023 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilman Charles Odom ITEM B: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Richard Franks ITEM C: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM D: ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM ITEM E: PUBLIC EXPRESSION - IN ORDER TO KEEP WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION, EACH PERSON WILL BE LIMITED TO BETWEEN TWO TO FIVE MINUTES SPEAKING TIME. THIS TIMEFRAME MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ITEM F: COMMITTEE REPORT(S) F.1: Facilities / Management Committee Action Items: 2.A: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Proposed Capital Improvement Financing Arrangement for $350,000 for Five Years at 3.75% Interest with the Current Loan Being Paid in Full and Extension of the Existing Term for an Additional Ten Years Until May 31, 2050 with RAD and Associates, LLC Presenter: Councilwoman Donyel Barber, Chairman Attachment F.2: Recreation Advisory Commission Presenter: Councilwoman Donyel Barber Attachment ITEM G: CONSENT AGENDA G.1: Resolution to Appropriate General Fund Restricted Fund Balance to Gaston County Pursuant to an Approved Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Gastonia and Gaston County for the Enforcement of North Carolina State Building Codes in the Amount of $1,412,155 with Budget Amendment 2420022  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC December 05, 2023 - 6:00 PM Attachment G.2: Monthly Financial Report for October 2023 Attachment G.3: Resolution to Recognize State Maintenance Assistance Program (SMAP) Funds for Transit from the North Carolina Department of Transportation in the Amount of $191,889 and to Appropriate General Fund Balance for the City’s Match in the Amount of $191,889 with Budget Amendment 2420025 Attachment G.4: Resolution To Approve Final Recording Plat for Northway at Huffstetler Attachment G.5: Resolution to Approve Final Recording Plat for Rhyne Court Attachment G.6: Resolution to Approve Supplemental Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for US 29/74 (E. Franklin Boulevard) Pedestrian Improvements (EB-5701) Attachment ITEM H: REGULAR AGENDA H.1: Public Hearing for the Resolution and Consideration to Authorize an Economic Development Agreement for Project Manitoba to Provide a Standard Level One Local Incentive Grant Presenter: Ms. Kristy R. Crisp, Director of Economic Development Attachment H.2: City Council Standing Committee and Representative Appointments Presenter: Mayor and Council Members Attachment ITEM I: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney ITEM J: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager ITEM K: CITY COUNCIL'S REPORT - Presentation: City Council Members  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC December 05, 2023 - 6:00 PM ITEM L: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Richard Franks ITEM M: ADJOURNMENT ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT SHOULD APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND/OR IF THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY, SHOULD CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 181 S. SOUTH STREET, TELEPHONE: (704-866-6786), FAX: (704-836-0022) OR BY EMAIL: JUDY.SMITH@GASTONIANC.GOV. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AT LEAST 72 HOURS' NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS. UPCOMING MEETINGS December 14, 2023 - Projects Update Meeting, Municipal Operations Center Training Room, 1300 N. Broad Street, Gastonia @ 12:00 Noon December 19, 2023 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. ** December 25 - 26, 2023 -- City Offices Closed -- Christmas Holiday **