Statesville City Council Meeting 06/16/2025


City Hall - 227 S. Center Street

June 12, 2025   - 4:00 p.m. - Pre-Agenda Meeting - 2nd Floor Conference Room

June 16, 2025 - 6:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting - Council Chambers

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Meeting Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Adoption of the Agenda

V. Code of Ethics and Front and Center Strategic Plan

VI. Presentations & Recognitions

1. SFD 2025 Hazmat Competition

2. Waste & Recycling Workers Week Proclamation

3. Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County Family Bereavement Center Presentation

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 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 May 28, 2025 Budget Meeting Minutes and the June 2, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes. (E. Kurfees)

B. Consider approving the Statesville Fire Department to donate the Plymovent vehicle exhaust removal system, currently located at the former Fire Station 1 to the Iredell-Statesville Schools (I-SS). (G. Kurfees) 

C. Consider approving the Statesville Fire Department to apply for the FY24 FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant to support the hiring of nine firefighters to partially staff Fire Station 5. (G. Kurfees)

D. Consider approving the Statesville Fire Department to apply for the FEMA FY24 Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) Grant to fund the purchase of a fire safety simulator smokehouse. (G. Kurfees)

E. Consider approving an ordinance to amend the Riders Schedule to include Riders 11, 15, and 16 that include the REPS charge, Non-renewable energy generation avoided cost credit, and Renewable energy generation avoided cost credit as part of our Supplemental Power Sales Agreement with NCMPA1. (Leis) 

F. Consider approving the demolition of remaining structure walls at 226 West Sharpe Street. (Sigmon) 

G. Consider passing a resolution directing the City Clerk to investigate a petition of annexation, AX25-04 Dairi-O, filed by Mr. Scott Frye for the four parcels located along Turnersburg Highway between Harbor Freight and Fairview Baptist Church, receive the City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency, and consider passing a resolution fixing a date of July 14, 2025, for a public hearing for the petition of annexation. (Kirkendall) 

H. Consider authorizing a design-build contract for Phases 3 & 4 of the Municipal Operations Center Project. (Harrell)

I. Consider approving Budget Amendment #2025-23 to transfer funds from Capital Outlay Equipment to Surface Transportation Block Grant Direct Attributable Funds (STBG-DA). (Ashley) 

REGULAR AGENDA

IX. Conduct a public hearing and consider passing the first reading of a Rezoning Request ZC25-06; for the properties located along Turnersburg Highway. (Kirkendall)

X. Conduct a public hearing and consider passing the first reading of TA25-02 Shopping Center Signs Text Amendment to the Unified Development Code filed by the City of Statesville to amend Article 6 Development Standards, Section 6.07 Sign Regulations, Section C. Definitions, Table 6-13: Permitted Sign Standards by Zoning District and I. Exempt Signs. (Ashley)

XI. Receive the West Front Street & Monroe Street Area Wide Plan. (Pierce)

XII. Consider appointing one member to the Statesville Regional Airport Commission. (Ferguson)

XIII. Consider determining how to and appointing one member to the Downtown Statesville Development Corporation Board. (Pierce)

XIV. Consider approving the resolution creating an Affordable Housing Special Revenue Fund and Policy. (Pierce)

XV. City Manager’s Report

XVI. Advisory Boards Meeting Minutes 

1. Community Appearance Commission Meeting Minutes, March 18, 2025

2. Community Appearance Commission Meeting Minutes, April 8, 2025

3. ABC Board Meeting Minutes, April 22, 2025

4. Planning Board Meeting Minutes, May 27, 2025

XVII. Other Business

XVIII. Closed Session (After Pre- Agenda)

XIX. Adjournment




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