City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

REGULAR SESSION OF MAY 29, 2012 The City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina met in Regular Session at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in the Council Chambers of City Hall with Mayor Rick Murphrey presiding. ATTENDANCE The following Councilmembers were present: Howard Shipp, Rodney Gordon, Keith Miller, Dean Spears, Mike Butler, Tommy Hawkins and Rick Moore. Also present: Mickey Corry, City Attorney, Marilyn Sellers, City Manager and Ann Sessom, City Clerk. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Reverend Branson Aiken, East Gold Wesleyan Church, Kings Mountain, N.C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Rick Murphrey. AGENDA ADOPTION Mayor Rick Murphrey asked City Council if they would like to make any changes to the proposed agenda. Upon motion by Councilmember Rick Moore and seconded by Councilmember Howard Shipp, it was unanimously voted to adopt the agenda as presented. SPECIAL PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITIONS City Councilmembers Comments and Remarks: No comments were made. Mayor’s Comments and Remarks: Mayor Murphrey read a Proclamation recognizing the City of Kings Mountain Public Works Department for the contributions the employees make every day to our health, safety, comfort, quality of life and overall vitality of the community. The Public Works Department provides a wide range of services such as roadway maintenance, residential and commercial sanitation services, recycling, fleet maintenance, grounds maintenance and facilities maintenance. Minutes – May 29, 2012 Page 2 SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE Ellis Noell, Special Events Director, updated the City Council on events that took place in May: • National Day of Prayer • Triathlon • Memorial Day Service CITIZEN RECOGNITION No one signed up to speak. CONSENT AGENDA Upon motion by Councilmember Dean Spears and seconded by Councilmember Mike Butler, it was unanimously voted to adopt the following consent agenda: A. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting April 24, 2012 and Budget Work Session of May 16, 2012. B. Adopt Resolution 12-22 accepting and endorsing the Solid Waste Management Plan of 2012 for Cleveland County. C. Set the date of Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. for a Public Hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2012-2013 budget. D. Approve Duran Brown’s proposal to remove trees on the Moss Lake Reservoir control strip. E. Adopt Resolution 12-23 of intent on the proposed closing of a portion of Oak Street and set the date of Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. for a Public Hearing to consider closing a portion of Oak Street. F. Adopt Resolution 12-24 directing the City Clerk to investigate a Voluntary Non- Contiguous annexation petition received under G.S. 160A-58.1 for B & D Enterprises, Inc. (Thomas G. Brooks – Owner) Case No. 2012-VA-2 – Portions of parcel #16305 – Cleveland County Tax Map 3136, Block 1, Lot 39 – Deed Book 1083, page 100. G. Adopt Resolution 12-25 directing the City Clerk to investigate a Voluntary Non- Contiguous annexation petition received under G.S. 160A-58.1 for Patel Yash K., LLC (Kisan and Janki K. Patel – owners) Case No. 2012-VA-1- Parcel #41047- Cleveland County Tax Map 4-32, Block 1, Lot 15 – Deed Book 1573, Page 1311. Minutes – May 29, 2012 Page 3 H. Approve request from Sharks Aquatics Club of Cleveland County to hold a controlled open water swim event at Moss Lake on Saturday, September 15, 2012. PUBLIC HEARING Upon motion by Councilmember Tommy Hawkins and seconded by Councilmember Rick Moore it was unanimously voted to recess the Regular Meeting at 6:10 p.m. and enter into a Public Hearing to discuss the following: Close out Community Development Block Grant Small Business Entrepreneurial Assistance Program, CDBG #09-C-2037 – Steve Killian, Planning Director. Steve Killian, Planning Director, introduced Steve Austin, Community Development Planner to handle our close out public hearing. Steve Austin stated “In 2010 the City was awarded a Community Development Block Grant through the Small Business Entrepreneur Assistance category. That was a new category at that time and was granted to the City as a demonstration grant. There were only four across the State that were granted under this program. It is now a regular program category so these grant funds are available every year for cities and local governments who are interested in the future. The City was granted $250,000 to work with local small businesses. There were five businesses identified by City Council to receive this assistance. They were: • AFAB Promotions $50,000 • Hometown Hardware $25,000 • Center Street Tavern $45,000 • X-Stream Car Wash $30,000 • Bridges Hardware $45,000 Two other business were initially part of this project but had to drop out for their own personal business reasons. In total nine jobs have been created and documented. The folks from the State were here last Thursday to monitor the grant and everything was in compliance. The deadline that we are up against is the grant must be closed out by the end of this coming November. All funds must be spent by the end of June. This is the deadline we are under right now. The City is on target with everything, you are in compliance and you are in good shape.” No one else requested to speak for or against this matter. Upon motion by Councilmember Keith Miller and seconded by Councilmember Rick Moore, it was unanimously voted to close the Public Hearing at 6:14 p.m. and re-enter the Regular meeting. Minutes – May 29, 2012 Page 4 REGULAR MEETING Action on Item 10-A No action required. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Councilmember Dean Spears and seconded by Councilmember Rodney Gordon, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:14 p.m. BY:____________________________________ Edgar O. Murphrey, Jr., Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Ann L. Sessom, MMC City Clerk