City Council

AGENDA DATE November 9, 2023 Spencer Board of Aldermen Pre-Agenda Meeting 5:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. UNVEILING – Hilda B. Palmer Board Room Plaque 4. PUBLIC HEARING – Carter House Rezoning a. STAFF PRESENTATION – Planning & Zoning Administrator Steve Blount 5. FINAL CORE STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTATION– North Carolina Department of Commerce Southwest Prosperity Zone Community Economic (CORE) Development Planner Jeff Emory 6. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolutions Directing the Town Clerk to Investigate Annex Petitions Accompanied by Staff Presentations from Planning & Zoning Administrator Steve Blount for Each Annexation a. Resolution 23-22 Innospec Annex Petition b. Resolution 23-23 Truckstop Annex Petition 7. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Agreement with Rowan County for New Loaned Radios for the Fire and Police Departments 8. REVIEW OF NOVEMBER 14, 2023, AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jonathan Williams 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 5. RECOGNITIONS a. Mayor Pro Tempore Patti Secreast: Students of the Quarter i. North Rowan Elementary School Juan Pablo Luna Ramirez ii. North Rowan High School Kimberly Velazquez Hilerio b. MPA Intern Skye Allan: Trunk or Treat Organizers and Town Staff 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 must provide their name, address, and topic to be addressed. The Board will listen and may or may not respond at their discretion or 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. 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) will then be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered individually. Otherwise, all items will be enacted by one motion. a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 5, 2023, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes October 10, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes 8. CONSIDER ADOPTING – CORE Strategic Plan 9. CONSIDER APPROVING – Carter House Rezoning 10. TOWN CLERK TO PRESENT – Certificates of Sufficiency for Proposed Annexations a. Innospec b. Truckstop 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolutions to Set Public Hearing Dates for Annexations a. Resolution 23-24 for Innospec Annexation b. Resolution 23-25 for Truckstop Annexation 12. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 23-26 Intent to Annex Stanback Forest 13. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance Amendment 23-14.006 for Appropriation of Insurance Payment Funds Received for Wrecked Police Vehicle to Fund Other Police Vehicle Maintenance 14. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance Amendment 23-14.007 Donations to Support the 8th Street Ballpark 15. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Ordinance 23-21 Temporary Road Closure US HWY 29 16. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Library 17. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 18. REQUESTS & COMMENTS by the Mayor and Board Members 19. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (if needed) 20. ADJOURNMENT 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (if needed) 10. ADJOURNMENT