City Council

AGENDA DATE: February 3, 2022 Spencer Board of Aldermen Pre-Agenda Meeting 5:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR JONATHAN WILLIAMS 2. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. BOARD TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO OBTAIN PUBLIC COMMENT(S) ON TEXT AMENDMENT # TA-22-001 (TEMPORARY SIGNAGE)- (Attachment 1) (G.S. 160D- At the hearing, any person in or owning property in the Spencer area proposed for uniform development ordinances may appear and be heard on the questions of the sufficiency of the petition and the desirability of the development ordinance.) 4. BOARD TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO OBTAIN PUBLIC COMMENT(S) ON TEXT AMENDMENT # TA 22-002 (DECRIMINLIZATION OF VIOLATIONS)- (Attachment 2) (G.S. 160D- At the hearing, any person in or owning property in the Spencer area proposed for uniform development ordinances may appear and be heard on the questions of the sufficiency of the petition and the desirability of the development ordinance.) 5. REVIEW OF FEBRUARY 8, 2022, AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR JONATHAN WILLIAMS 2. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 11, 2022, Regular Meeting Minutes January 18, 2022, Special Called Meeting Minutes (Attachment 3) 4. ADDITIONS/ DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 5. RECOGNITIONS a. WinterFest Committee b. Trace Hoffman- North Rowan Elementary School c. Emma Moreno- North Rowan Middle School d. Carolina Pirhala- North Rowan High School 6. PUBLIC COMMENT This agenda item is included to allow input to the Board of Aldermen from any citizen who wishes to address the Board without requesting to be on the agenda. Those who wish to address the Board of Aldermen are required to provide their name, address, and topic to be addressed. The Board will only listen and  not respond but may decide to place a topic on a future agenda. A speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. 7. CONSENT AGENDA (The Consent Agenda is the first order of business. Items listed are believed to be non-controversial and are administrative in nature. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless an Alderman request or a citizen request and is granted permission to speak. The item(s) then will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered individually. Otherwise, all items will be enacted by one motion). 8. CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SPENCER DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (SDO)- ARTICLE 17 (SIGN REGULATIONS)-SUB- SECTION 17.6(P.) (FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF EXEMPT TEMPORARY SIGNS TO 4 SQ. FT. IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND 6 SQ. FT. IN ALL OTHER DISTRICTS AND REDUCING THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF TIME SUCH SIGNS MAY BE PLACED.)- (Attachment 4) 9. CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SPENCER DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (SDO) TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH N.C. SESSION LAWS 2019-111, 2020-25, AND 2021-138 WHICH LIMIT MUNICIPALITIES’ AUTHORITY TO CRIMINALLY ENFORCE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS- (Attachment 5) 10. CONSIDER ACCEPTING A $50,000 GRANT FROM THE CAROLINA THREAD TRAIL FOR THE YADKIN RIVER TRAILHEAD PROJECT – (Attachment 6) 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 22-002 – (Attachment 7) 12. CONSIDER ADOPTING BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 22-003- (Attachment 8) 13. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS – (Attachment 9) a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Library 14. TOWN MANAGER REPORT – (Attachment 10) 15. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SET LAND MANAGEMENT RELATED PUBLIC HEARING DATES- (Attachment 11) 16. CONSIDER CHANGING DATES OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND PLANNING BOARD/ BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS- (Attachment 12) 17. CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO IND ZONING CLASSIFICATION- (Attachment 13)  18. CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO SFR-2 ZONING CLASSIFICATION- (Attachment 14) 19. REQUESTS & COMMENTS BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD MEMBERS 20. EXECUTIVE SESSION PER NC GENERAL STATUTE 143-318.11 (IF NEEDED) 21. ADJOURNMENT 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION PER NC GENERAL STATUTE 143-318.11 (IF NEEDED) 7. ADJOURNMENT