City Council

AGENDA DATE Spencer Board of Aldermen April 11, 2023 Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Alderman Sam Morgan 3. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA a. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance 23-09 for the Replacement of an HVAC Unit at Town Hall 4. RECOGNITIONS a. Town Manager Peter Franzese: AME Zion Church and the Spencer Cares: Cemetery Cleanup volunteers for their hard work Saturday, March 25, 2023. b. Mayor Pro Tempore Patti Secreast: Students of the 3rd Quarter i. North Rowan Elementary School: Ava Tyler ii. North Rowan Middle School: Rogelio Salinas iii. North Rowan High School: Zoey Rutherford c. Mayor Pro Tempore Secreast: Coach Robert Steele d. Town Manager Franzese: Staff Recognition e. Alderman Steve Miller: Community Garden 5. 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. 6. RECEIVE PRESENTATION FROM N.C. TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM STAFF – Support Request for Community Fireworks Show 7. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is the first order of business. The items listed are believed to be non-controversial and administrative in nature. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless an Alderman or a citizen requests 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. a. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance Amendment 23-07.01 b. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 9, 2023, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes March 14, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes 8. RECEIVE PRESENTATION FROM STAFF – Planning & Rezoning to Support Growth 9. FY24 BUDGET – Pre-Recommendation Workshop 10. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING – Town Manager to Finalize & Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rowan Idea Center Foundation 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance 23-08 for Grassroots ARPA Grant Award from Rowan Art’s Council (Update: Lead for North Carolina Fellow Skye Allan) 12. CONSIDER AWARDING – Commercial Façade Grants (Update: Planner Kyle Harris) 13. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Library 14. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 15. REQUESTS & COMMENTS by the Mayor and Board Members 16. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (a) (6) “To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness...of an...employee..." 17. ADJOURNMENT