Statesville City Council Meeting 07/13/2026


Statesville City Hall – 227 S. Center Street

July 9, 2026 - 4:00 p.m. - Pre-Agenda Meeting – 2nd Floor Conference Room

July 13, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting – City Council Chambers

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Meeting Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Adoption of the Agenda

V. 2026 Code of Ethics and the Front and Center Strategic Plan

VI. Presentations & Recognitions

1. Piedmont HealthCare 30th Anniversary Proclamation

VII. City Manager’s Report

VIII. Public Comment

IX. 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 Budget Meeting Minutes, June 11, 2026, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes and the June 15, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes. (E. Kurfees)

B. Consider accepting the three-year award from the Governor's Crime Commission under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant in the amount of $112,497.90. (Hatcher) C. Consider approving the first reading of a parking ordinance prohibiting vehicles from parking in the same block beyond the permitted time limit. (Onley)

D. Consider approving a resolution supporting the City’s participation in the North Carolina Public Employee Deferred Compensation Plan ("NC 457 Plan"), a qualified governmental deferred compensation plan under Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, to provide eligible employees with an additional voluntary retirement savings opportunity. (Everette)

E. Consider approving a resolution supporting the new Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group Integrated Management Plan. (Vaughan)

F. Consider approving (contingent upon NC DEQ approval) the bid for the Third Creek Sewer Extension project. (Vaughan)

G. Consider passing the second reading of an ordinance to annex AX26-08: 114 Bristol Drive, filed by Mr. Jorge Valdez on behalf of the property owner The Painter’s Personal Touch LLC, for approximately 0.36 acres located at the corner of Bristol Drive and Garner Bagnal Boulevard. (Campbell)

H. Consider passing a resolution directing the City Clerk to investigate a petition of annexation AX26-09 Moose Club Road Novel Holdings, filed by Shane Seagle of North State Development, for two parcels located along Moose Club Road, receive City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency, and consider passing a resolution fixing a date of August 10, 2026, for a public hearing for the petition for annexation. (Kirkendall)

I. Consider passing a resolution directing the City Clerk to investigate a petition of annexation AX26-10 Japul Road (Harmony Vistas) Subdivision, filed by Mr. Mark Miserocchi of Harmony Investing LLC, for two parcels located at the end of Japul Road, receive City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency, and consider passing a resolution fixing a date of August 10, 2026, for a public hearing for the petition for annexation. (Kirkendall)

J. Consider approving Statesville Public Power to apply for the POWER Up Grant (Preventing Outages while Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid) issued by the Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina State Energy Office (NCSEO). (Leis)

K. Consider approving Utility Line Construction Services for a purchase order amount of $1,200,000.00 for the second of 5 (five) total contract years. (Leis)

REGULAR AGENDA

X. Consider approving the contract with LandDesign, Inc. to develop a small area plan for the Downtown Municipal Service District and its immediate environs. (Pierce)

XI. Other Business

XII. Closed Session

1. G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) Attorney Client Privilege

XIII. Advisory Board Minutes

XIV. Adjourn



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