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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC March 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilman Robert Kellogg ITEM B: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Richard Franks ITEM C: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM D: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES D.1: Regular City Council Meeting - February 20, 2024 Attachment 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: Recreation Advisory Commission Action Items: 3. Consideration of a Resolution to Accept Pickleball Court Reservation Fees 4. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the City of Gastonia to Submit a North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant Application for Linwood Springs Park - Phase II Presenter: Councilwoman Donyel Barber, Chairperson Attachment F.2: Arts Committee Action Items: 2.B: Community Engagement Subcommittee Report: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Funds for Participation in Keep Gastonia Beautiful's Beetopia Event in the Amount of $1,750 2.C: Public Art Subcommittee Report: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Funds for the Armstrong Park Mural in the Amount of $10,000  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC March 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM 2.D: Consideration of Resolution to Approve a Proposed Budget Request in Support of the Performing Arts Summer Camp in the Amount of $7,500 Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp, Chairman Attachment ITEM G: CONSENT AGENDA G.1: Proclamation Recognizing March 5, 2024, as Arbor Day and Support Keep Gastonia Beautiful's Arbor Day Celebrations Attachment G.2: Resolution to Award Contract with Tencarva Machinery Company for the Purchase of Four (4) Impellers and Eight (8) Wear Rings to Rebuild Raw Water Pumps at the Mountain Island Pump Station in the Amount of $432,952 Attachment G.3: Resolution to Amend Traffic Ordinance: • Establishing Traffic Controls, Parking Restrictions and Setting Speed Limit in Copper Mill Development • Establishing Traffic Controls, Parking Restrictions and Setting Speed Limit in Kendrick Farms Development • Prohibiting Parking on Aberdeen Boulevard Attachment G.4: Resolution to Approve an Interlocal Agreement with Gaston County for Construction of Water Infrastructure to Serve Chapel Grove Elementary Attachment G.5: Resolution to Award Contract to Atlantic Coast Fire Trucks for the Purchase of One (1) 2026 Spartan Smeal 75-Foot Ladder Truck and One (1) 2027 Spartan Smeal Pumper Truck for the Fire Department in the Amount of $2,424,554 Attachment G.6: Resolution to Award Contract to Carolina Industrial Equipment, LLC, for the Purchase of One (1) 2024 25 Cubic Yard Capacity Automated Leaf Vacuum Truck for the Solid Waste Division in the Amount of $307,243 Attachment G.7: Resolution to Award Contract to Joe Johnson Equipment for the Purchase of One (1) 2024 Autocar/Labrie Automated Refuse Truck for the Solid Waste Division in the Amount of $421,508  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC March 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM Attachment G.8: Resolution to Award Contract to Parks Ford for the Purchase of Seventeen (17) 2024 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Units for the Police Department in the Amount of $743,760 Attachment G.9: Resolution to Transfer Funding from the General Fund to the Downtown Municipal Services District Fund to Begin Contracting with Gaston Business Association in the Amount of $20,000 with Budget Amendment 2420037 Attachment G.10: Resolution to Award Contract to Parks Ford for the Purchase of One (1) 2024 Ford Explorer in the Amount of $40,878 for Public Utilities and Appropriate Water and Sewer Fund Balance in the Amount of $42,105 with Budget Amendment 2420038 Attachment G.11: Resolution to Recognize Funding from an Anonymous Donor to Enhance Three Gateways into Gastonia at the Cox Road, New Hope Road, and US 321 Interchanges on Interstate 85 in the Amount of $250,000 with Budget Amendment 2420039 Attachment G.12: Resolution To Approve Final Recording Plat for Village At Parkside Phase 5 Subdivision Attachment G.13: Monthly Financial Report for January 2024 Attachment G.14: Resolution to Award Contract to Xylem Dewatering Services, Inc. for the Purchase of a Trailer Mounted 6-inch Hydraulic Pump in the Amount of $195,446 Attachment G.15: Resolution to Approve the Grant Application to the Golden Leaf Foundation Site Development Fund to Fund a Portion of the Apple Creek Corporate Park Sewer Improvement Project Attachment G.16: Resolution to Award Contracts for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Sidewalks: • Group 1 to Cinderella Partners, Inc., in the Amount of $940,412 • Group 2 to Ground Thunder Construction, Inc., in the Amount of $222,986 Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC March 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM G.17: Resolution to Approve the Purchase from N Harris Computer Corporation for SmartWorks Meter Device Management Software, Cayenta Connect Customers, and AMI Integration in the Amount of $2,101,607 Attachment ITEM H: REGULAR AGENDA H.1: Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Close Honeysuckle Lane (an Unopened Street) Presenter: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney Attachment H.2: Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize an Economic Development Agreement for Crescent Communities to Provide a Standard Level Two Local Incentive Grant Presenter: Ms. Kristy R. Crisp, Director of Economic Development Attachment H.3: Consideration of Approval of Proposed 2024-2025 Advocacy Agenda Presenter: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager 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 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.  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC March 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM UPCOMING MEETINGS March 19, 2024 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. April 2, 2024 - Regular City Council Meeting, City Council Chamber, City Hall, @ 6:00 p.m.