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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 03, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilman Demetrios Koutsoupias 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 - August 20, 2024 Attachment ITEM E: PRESENTATIONS E.1: Update and Overview of the City of Gastonia Comprehensive Plan Project Presenters: Mr. Quentin T. McPhatter, Assistant City Manager Mr. Demetri Baches, Owner/Managing Partner, Metrocology Mr. Glenn Walters, Owner/Town Studio ITEM F: 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 G: COMMITTEE REPORT(S) G.1: Arts Committee Action Items: 2.A: Community Engagement Subcommittee Report: Consideration of Resolutions to Approve Performing Arts Show, Budget up to $7,500; Fall Festival – Pumpkin Patch and Decorating, Budget up to $3,000; Christmas in the City – Wreath Decorating, Budget up to $1,500; Gaston MAX Activity, Budget up to $100; Gaston MAX Chalk Artist, Budget up to $475; Visual Art Show in Conjunction with Gaston MAX, Budget up to $1,800; and Beetopia Class/Activity, Budget up to $2,500 2.B: Public Art Subcommittee Report: Consideration of Resolutions to Approve Sculpture Lease Project, Budget up to $6,000; Community Art Installation at Rotary Pavilion, Budget  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 03, 2024 - 6:00 PM up to $26,700; and Empty Bowls Project, Budget up to $3,000 2.C: Grant Subcommittee Report: Consideration of Resolution to Approve $35,000 for the 2024 Arts Grants Cycle Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp, Chairman Attachment ITEM H: CONSENT AGENDA H.1: Resolution to Award a Contract to Rhinehart Fire Services to Purchase Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA’s), Rapid Intervention Team Packs, Confined Space Escape Packs, SCBA Masks, Air Carts, Cylinders and Valve Assemblies, On-Site Flow Testing for 5 Years, and DOT Hydro Cylinder Testing in the Total Amount of $1,112,429 Attachment H.2: Resolution to Award Contract to Mosaic Community Planning LLC, for Consulting Services to Prepare the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan in the Amount of $38,475 as Required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Attachment H.3: Resolution to Support an Application to the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2024 Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant Program Attachment H.4: Resolution to Award Contract 4 for the Southeast Sewer Expansion - Southeast Force Main & Gravity Sewer and Union New Hope Waterline to Fuller & Co. Construction in the Amount of $7,465,521 Attachment H.5: Resolution for Rejection of Bids for Sewer Aerial Sewer Repairs Fern Forest Dr. & Dixie St. Attachment H.6: Ordinance to Authorize Demolition Pursuant to Minimum Housing Code: 902 N. Oakland St. – Danney F. Holman Attachment H.7: Resolution to Award a Contract to Joe Johnson Equipment for the Purchase of Two (2) 2024 Autocar/Labrie Automated Refuse Trucks in the Amount of $888,220 for the Solid Waste Division Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 03, 2024 - 6:00 PM H.8: Resolution to Award a Contract to ISG-Infrastructure Solutions Group for the Purchase of One (1) 2024 Vacall Combination Sewer Jetter Truck in the Amount of $573,228 for the Water & Sewer Division of the Public Utilities Department Attachment H.9: Resolution to Accept the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the City Of Gastonia Project Scoping Activity - Water & Wastewater Energy Resilience in the Amount of $138,800 with Budget Amendment 2520013 Attachment H.10: Resolution to Accept the Drinking Water/Wastewater State Reserve from North Carolina Session Law (S.L.) 2023-134 for Srp-W-134-0122 SCADA Rehabilitation Phase II in the Amount of $6,500,000 with Budget Amendment 2520015 Attachment H.11: Resolution to Accept the Drinking Water/ Wastewater State Reserve from North Carolina Session Law (S.L.) 2023-134 for Srp-D-134-0137 Brooklyn Neighborhood Water Relocation Project in the Amount of $1,105,000 with Budget Amendment 2520016 Attachment H.12: Resolution to Accept the Performance and Wellness Grant from the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police (NCACP) in the Amount of $21,355 with Budget Amendment 2520017 Attachment H.13: Resolution to Approve Adding a New "Residential Downtown Properties Using Valet Services for Compactors" Category to the Fee Schedule and Establishing a Fee for this Category Attachment H.14: Resolution Approving the Proposed Interlocal Agreement for the Installation of Athletic Field Improvements at Grier Middle School Using ARPA Funds Attachment ITEM I: REGULAR AGENDA I.1: Public Hearing for the Resolution and Consideration to Authorize an Economic Development Agreement for Project Nexus to Provide a Standard Level One or Level Two Local Incentive Grant Presenter: Ms. Kristy Crisp, Director of Economic Development  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC September 03, 2024 - 6:00 PM Attachment ITEM J: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney ITEM K: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager ITEM L: CITY COUNCIL'S REPORT - Presentation: City Council Members ITEM M: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Richard Franks ITEM N: 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 September 5, 2024 - Project Update Session, Municipal Operations Center, 1300 N. Broad St., Gastonia, NC @ 5:30 p.m. September 17, 2024 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m.