City Council

AGENDA Spencer Board of Aldermen DATE Regular Meeting November 12, 2024 6:00 p.m. The Board of Aldermen meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., with a pre-agenda meeting the Thursday prior at 5:30 p.m. The primary purpose of the pre-agenda meeting is to review the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting, set the consent agenda, hold public hearings, and receive other presentations. Regular meetings focus on action items, departmental reports, and other business. Both meetings are open to the public and held in the Hilda B. Palmer Board Room in Town Hall located at 460 South Salisbury Avenue. A printed copy of the entire agenda packet is available in the H. B. Palmer Board Room for public use. Please find meeting agendas, minutes, and a link to view the meetings live or on- demand at spencernc.gov/town-government-and-services/aldermen-meeting-and-agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION – Alderwoman Patricia Sledge 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jonathan Williams 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 5. RECOGNITIONS a. Mayor Pre Tempore Patti Secreast: i. Leonard Peacock, Former North Rowan High School (NRHS) Coach and Teacher ii. Jesse Wiand, NRHS Student of the 1st Quarter 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 3, 2024, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes October 8, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes b. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance 24-10.005 Amending the Town of Spencer, North Carolina Grant Project Ordinance for the American Rescue Plan of 2021 c. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 24-17 Exempting the Carter House Adaptive Reuse Design Program from N.C.G.S. 143-64.31 8. RECEIVE UPDATE – Various Infrastructure Projects 9. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING – Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment with the Spencer Partnership (Winterfest) Special Event Agreement 10. CONSIDER ESTABLISHING – Consensus on Advocacy Project Submissions to the Rowan Municipal Association 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Ordinance 24-23 Temporary Road Closure on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, to Ensure Public Safety During Spencer’s Holiday Caravan Parade 12. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 24-16 Supporting the Town’s Participation in the University of North Carolina’s “Our State, Our Homes” Program 13. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance 24-10.006 Accepting the $100,000 Grant from the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources for the Grants Creek Blueway Trailhead and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement Provided it has Been Approved as to Form by the Town Attorney 14. RECEIVE PRESENTATION – Planning Spencer’s Future – What’s Next? 15. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Library 16. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 17. REQUESTS & COMMENTS by the Mayor and Board Members 18. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11(5): To establish, or to instruct the public body's staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken by or on behalf of the public body in negotiating (i) the price and other material terms of a contract or proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase, option, exchange, or lease; or (ii) the amount of compensation and other material terms of an employment contract or proposed employment contract. 19. ADJOURN