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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 06, 2022 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilman Robert Kellogg ITEM B: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Walker E. Reid, III ITEM C: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM D: AWARDS, CEREMONIES, AND PROMOTIONS D.1: Proclamation Recognizing September 15, 2022 Through October 15, 2022 as National Hispanic Heritage Month Recipients: Mr. Miguel Rodriguez and Ms. Miguelina Morel, WOW Supermarket Sergeant Alvaro Jaimes, City of Gastonia Police Department Presenter: Councilman Robert Kellogg Attachment D.2: Proclamation Recognizing September 28, 2022 as Good Neighbor Day Recipients: Mr. Tyler Davis, Neighborhood Program Administrator Mr. Corry Slade, The Village at Parkside Mr. Dan Aleman, Laurel East Community Watch Ms. Pam Poteat, Laurel East Community Watch Mr. Phillip Morris, Willow Creek Presenter: Councilman Charles Odom Attachment ITEM E: PUBLIC EXPRESSION - EACH PERSON IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES SPEAKING TIME ITEM F: CONSENT AGENDA F.1: Resolution to Appropriate General Fund Fund Balance for the Arts Initiative in the Amount of $98,034 with Budget Amendment 2320004 Attachment F.2: Resolution to Recognize the Retirement of Police K-9 Recon as Surplus  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 06, 2022 - 6:00 PM Attachment F.3: Resolution to Recognize Additional Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture and State of North Carolina Asset Forfeiture Revenues in the Amount of $14,456 with Budget Amendment 2320005 Attachment F.4: Resolution to Appropriate General Fund Fund Balance and Transfer it to Transit in the Amount of $192,380 and to Recognize Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Funding in the Amount of $769,519 for Sidewalks with Budget Amendment 2320006 Attachment F.5: Resolution to Recognize Donation from the Harold Varner, III Foundation (HV3) to be Used to Purchase Athletic Uniforms in the Amount of $10,000 with Budget Amendment 2320007 Attachment F.6: Resolution to Appropriate General Fund Fund Balance and Transfer Funds to General Fund Capital Projects for the Purchase of Gaston County Parcel ID Number 111263, 1001 S. Marietta St., Property to be Converted into a City Park in the Amount of $550,000 with Budget Amendment 2320008 Attachment F.7: Resolution (1) Directing the Clerk to Investigate a Petition Received Under G.S. 160A-31 and (2) Resolution Setting Date of Public Hearing for Annexation of 267.447 Acres on Stagecoach Road for September 20, 2022 Attachment F.8: Resolution Granting Easement to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC for Electrical Service to the Armstrong Ford Road Pump Station - Southeast Sewer Project Attachment F.9: Resolution Recommending Approval of a Multifamily Housing Facility to be Known as Osage Mill Apartments in the City of Bessemer City and the Financing Thereof with the Gastonia Housing Authority's Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $23,100,000 - No Fiscal Impact to the City Attachment F.10: Resolution to Award Contract for Purchase of Playground Equipment for FUSE/Caromont Health Park Through the Omnia Partners Joint Purchasing Procurement Program to Barr's Recreation, LLC in the Amount of $123,171.85  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 06, 2022 - 6:00 PM Attachment F.11: Resolution to Award Contract for Playground Equipment for Bradley Community Center, Erwin Center, Phillips Center, and T. Jeffers Center to Barr's Recreation LLC in the Amount of $491,891.64 Attachment F.12: Resolution to Provide an Employee Membership Discount with the Gaston County Family YMCA Attachment ITEM G: REGULAR AGENDA G.1: Consideration of Resolution Recommending Approval of a Multifamily Housing Facility to be Known as Fairhaven Place in the City of Gastonia and the Financing Thereof with the Gastonia Housing Authority's Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $22,000,000 - No Fiscal Impact to the City Presenters: Mr. Quentin T. McPhatter, Assistant City Manager Ms. Nancy Paschall, Mullen, Holland & Cooper, P.A. and Ms. Terri Sanford, Executive Director, Gastonia Housing Authority Attachment ITEM H: COMMITTEE REPORT(S) H.1: Recreation Advisory Committee Action Item: 3. Consideration for Approval to Pursue Accessibility for Parks (AFP) Grant for Linwood Springs Park Attachment H.2: Central City Revitalization & Housing Committee Action Items: 2.A: Resolution and Consideration to Select Recommended Consultant for Affordable Housing Study 2.B: Resolution and Consideration to Approve the City of Gastonia’s “Gastonia Social District” 2.C: Resolution Approving Proposed Update to Current Façade Grant Program Guidelines and Application 2.D: Resolution Approving IDEAL Façade Grant Application: 223 West Main Avenue Presenter: Councilman Robert Kellogg, Chairman Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 06, 2022 - 6:00 PM ITEM I: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Charles L. Graham, Jr., Assistant 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 ITEM L: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Walker E. Reid, III 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: JUDYS@CITYOFGASTONIA.COM. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AT LEAST 72 HOURS' NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS. UPCOMING MEETINGS September 20, 2022 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m.