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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Gaston County Courthouse - Public Forum Room October 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Mayor Pro Tem Dave Kirlin ITEM B: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Walker E. Reid, III ITEM C: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM D: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES D.1: Regular City Council Meeting - October 3, 2023 Attachment ITEM E: AWARDS, CEREMONIES, AND PROMOTIONS E.1: Proclamation Recognizing Morris Jewelers Recipient: Mr. Michael Hennes and Mr. Neil Hennes Presenter: Councilman Robert Kellogg Attachment E.2: Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Mrs. Sandy Merrell in Honor of Her Retirement After 50 Years of Service to the City of Gastonia Recipient: Mrs. Sandy Merrell Presenter: Mayor Walker E. Reid, III Attachment E.3: Proclamation Recognizing the Designation of the Schiele Museum Lobby as Dr. V. Ann Tippitt Lobby Recipient: Dr. Ann Tippitt, Director of Schiele Museum Presenter: Mayor Pro Tem Dave Kirlin Attachment E.4: Proclamation Recognizing St. John's Missionary Baptist Church 80th Anniversary Recipient: Pastor Darial A. Jackson, St. John's Missionary Baptist Church Presenter: Councilman Jim Gallagher Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Gaston County Courthouse - Public Forum Room October 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM ITEM F: PRESENTATIONS F.1: City of Gastonia Fall Carnival Presentation Presenter: Ms. Christine Ingle, Event Planner and Resource Manager Attachment ITEM G: 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 H: CONSENT AGENDA H.1: Proclamation Recognizing Aunt Charlotte McClee as Gastonia’s “First Daughter and Midwife” Attachment H.2: Proclamation Recognizing November 1, 2023 as Extra Mile Day Attachment H.3: Proclamation Recognizing October 22, 2023 as Movement Community Life Concepts, Inc. & Rapha Urban Community Garden Day Attachment H.4: Resolution to Recognize State and Local Cyber Security Grant Funds from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management in the Amount of $100,000 with Budget Amendment 2420006 Attachment H.5: Resolution to Award Contract to Ramey Kemp Associates for Professional Engineering Design Services for EB-5701 E. Franklin Boulevard Sidewalk, Not to Exceed $317,062.50 Attachment H.6: Resolution to Approve the Transfer from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund to the General Fund Capital Projects Fund for the Purchase of a Generator for the Public Works Campus in the Amount of $44,264 with Budget Amendment 2420014 Attachment H.7: Resolution to Recognize Federal Asset Forfeiture Proceeds Totaling $518,378 and State  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Gaston County Courthouse - Public Forum Room October 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM Asset Forfeiture Proceeds Totaling $1,107, as well as Appropriate Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds Totaling $12,644 and State Asset Forfeiture Funds Totaling $6,939 with Budget Amendment 2420017 Attachment H.8: Resolution to Award Contract for the Migration of Cayenta Public Utilities Reporting Software and Database Platform to Cayenta - a Division of Harris Computer Corporation in the Amount of $278,970 Attachment H.9: Resolution to Recognize Revenue from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for HOME Investment Partnerships Program-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds in the amount of $2,850,111 with Budget Amendment 2420016 Attachment H.10: Resolution to Recognize Funds Received in Fiscal Year 2024 from Surplus Sales Totaling $51,326 and Appropriate Fund Balance Totaling $97,809 For Surplus Proceeds Received in Fiscal Year 2023 with Budget Amendment 2420015 Attachment H.11: Resolution to Set the Public Hearing Date for November 21, 2023 for Closure of N. Broadcast Street (an Unopened Street) Attachment H.12: Resolution Declaring Two Tumble Dryers as Surplus Property and Transferring Same Pursuant to G.S. § 160A-280 to Gaston County Schools Attachment H.13: Resolution to Award Contract for the Purchase of Two (2) Replacement Automated Leaf Vacuum Trucks for the Public Works Department in the Amount of $530,838.00 Attachment H.14: Resolution Approving Electric Territory Agreement Between City of Gastonia and Town of Dallas Attachment ITEM I: REGULAR AGENDA I.1: Public Hearing and Consideration of Adoption of Voluntary Annexation Ordinance of Approximately 230.41 Acres on Edgewood Road Presenter: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Gaston County Courthouse - Public Forum Room October 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM Attachment I.2: Public Hearing - Edgewood Road (File #202300273) Subject hearing involves an annexation and assignment of zoning request for approximately 230.41 acres from Gaston County I-1 (Light Industrial) to City of Gastonia I-1 (Light Industrial). The subject property is located west of Edgewood Road, north of Kings Mountain Highway and is owned by I-85 Highway 29/74 and Christa Overcash Presenter: Mr. Jason Thompson, AICP, Planning Director Attachment I.3: Public Hearing and Consideration of Adoption of Voluntary Annexation Ordinance of Approximately 48.897 Acres on Robinson Clemmer Road Presenter: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney Attachment I.4: Public Hearing - Robinson Clemmer Road (File #202200661) Subject hearing involves an annexation and assignment of zoning request for approximately 48.897 acres from Gaston County RS-12 (Single-family Residential, minimum 12,000 sq. ft. lots) and RS-8 (Single-family Residential, minimum 8,000 sq. ft. lots) to City of Gastonia PD-RRDD (Planned Development – Revised Residential Development District). The subject property is located on Robinson Clemmer Road and is owned by Robert J. Neunzig Presenter: Mr. Jason Thompson, AICP, Planning Director Attachment I.5: Public Hearing – Unified Development Ordinance Amendment (File #202300365) Subject hearing involves amending Section 12.3 Prohibited Signs in the Unified Development Ordinance pursuant to Part XIII of Session Law 2021-138 (Senate Bill 300), stating that a violation of Section 12.3 is punishable as a misdemeanor. This ordinance amendment requires two reads Presenter: Mr. Ash Smith, City Attorney Attachment I.6: Consideration of Proposed City Council Meeting Schedule for 2024 Presenter: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager Attachment I.7: Consideration of Proposed FY2025 Budget Calendar Presenter: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Gaston County Courthouse - Public Forum Room October 17, 2023 - 6:00 PM ITEM J: COMMITTEE REPORT(S) J.1: Transportation Committee Action Items 2.B: Presentation and Consideration of Resolution to Approve the 2024 GO Bond Resurfacing List 2.C: Municipal Agreement - I-85 Widening (I-5719/U-5800) and Cox Road Improvements (U-6044) Project Betterments Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp, Chairman Attachment ITEM K: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney ITEM L: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager ITEM M: CITY COUNCIL'S REPORT - Presentation: City Council Members ITEM N: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Walker E. Reid, III ITEM O: 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 November 9, 2023 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. ** November 10, 2023 -- City Offices Closed -- Veterans Day *** November 17, 2023 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m.