Statesville City Council Meeting 04/17/2023

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STATESVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

April 17, 2023

City Hall - 227 S. Center Street, Statesville, NC

Pre-Agenda Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room

Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. - City Hall Council Chambers

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I Call to Order

II Invocation

III Pledge of Allegiance

IV Adoption of the Agenda

V Code of Ethics Pg. 4

VI Presentations & Recognitions Pg. 7

1. Proclamation – Administrative Professionals Week, April 23-29 and Administrative Professionals Day, April 26.

2. Proclamation – Municipal Clerks Week, April 30-May 6

3. Presentation – Chief’s Citation

VII Public Comment

VIII Consent Agenda – All items below are considered to be routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered with the other items listed in the Regular Agenda.

A. Consider approving the March 29, 2023 Special Meeting minutes-Affordable Housing Discussion, the April 3, 2023 Pre-Agenda and City Council meeting minutes, and the April 4, 2023 City Council-Iredell-Statesville Schools Workshop meeting minutes. (Fugett) Pg. 10

B. Consider approving 2nd reading of annexation request AX23-01 for a portion of PIN #4753-38-6988, owned by the Sherwin Williams Company to annex the portion of property located at 188 Side Track Drive. (Ashley) pg. 27

C. Consider approving 2nd reading of annexation request AX23-02, an ordinance to annex PIN #’s 4725-16-4537 & 4725-39-8814 (portion) Holland Farm/Taycora Capital to annex the portion of properties located on Taylorsville Highway. (Ashley) Pg. 28

D. Consider approving a resolution directing the City Clerk to investigate a petition of annexation for PIN #4745-78-7821; AX23-05 Falls Park (James Glen MultiFamily) property located at the corner of James Farm Road and Glenway Drive; Receive the City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency; Consider approving a resolution setting the date of May 1, 2023, for a public hearing for the petition for annexation. (Ashley) Pg. 29

E. Consider approving a resolution directing the City Clerk to investigate a petition of annexation for PIN #4735-36-0106 (portion); AX23-06 Radford & Martha Blankenship (Apollo Gardens) property located on Wilkesboro Highway; Receive the City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency; Consider approving a resolution setting the date of May 1, 2023, for a public hearing for the petition for annexation. (Ashley) Pg. 41

F. Consider approving Budget Amendment #2023-30 for the donation from Denso in the amount of $27,000 for the engineering, design and permitting of a future pedestrian bridge over Third Creek to extend the greenway as part of the 2023 Leadership Statesville Class project. (Ashley) Pg. 51

G. Consider granting approval for the Recreation and Parks Department to apply for a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) grant to fund the first phase of park renovation and improvements at McClure Park. (Griggs) Pg. 53

H. Consider re-appointing three existing members of the Stormwater Advisory Commission for another term. There are no other applications on file. (Moore) Pg. 54

I. Consider approving an engineering services contract for the Water Treatment Plant Caustic Tanks Replacement and Building Repair and Budget Amendment #2023-31. (Vaughan) Pg. 58

J. Consider approving a Resolution to take complete ownership of the abandoned Green Street Cemetery. (Smith) Pg. 68

REGULAR AGENDA

IX Conduct a public hearing and consider approving an economic incentive to a company known as Project Pivot. (Bosser) Pg. 77

X Conduct a public hearing and consider approving first reading of TA23-04: Text Amendment to the Unified Development Code filed by Mark Sanger (WSIC) to amend Article 3. Zoning, Section 3.04 Zoning District Regulations, Table 3-1: Use Matrix. (Ashley) Pg. 78

XI Conduct a public hearing and consider approving first reading of TA23-05: Text Amendments filed by the City of Statesville to amend the City Code, Chapter 21 Streets and Sidewalks, Article III, Improvements, Construction, Etc., Sections 21-83. Through 21-86. and the Unified Development Code, Article 1. Administration, Section 1.02 Purpose, Section 1.03 Interpretation, Section 1.04 Responsibilities for Application of Code, Section 1.05 Exemptions, Article 8. Public Facilities Requirements, Section 8.06 Streets, B. Street Design, G. Other Improvements. and Article 9 Definitions. (Ashley) Pg. 83

XII Consider approving the design of improvements at the intersection of W. Water Street, W. End Avenue, and N. Meeting Street and authorize staff to solicit construction bids. (Taylor) Pg. 91

XIII Consider approving additional funds in the amount of $47,000 to hire a consultant to Design, Engineer and Permit plans to upgrade the Brookdale Dam for the New Connector Road, Project #U-6054. (Ashley) Pg. 94

XIV Consider approving staff’s recommendation that the City of Statesville remain within the CRTPO (Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization) planning area. (Harrod) Pg. 98

XV City Manager’s Report

XVI Advisory Boards and Commissions Meeting Minutes Pg. 101

XVII Other Business

XVIII Closed Session (After Pre-Agenda if needed)

XIX Adjournment

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