City Council Strategy Session

City of Charlotte Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Meeting Minutes Monday, February 4, 2019 5:00 PM Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 267 City Council Strategy Session Mayor Vi Lyles Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt Council Member Dimple Ajmera Council Member Tariq Scott Bokhari Council Member Ed Driggs Council Member Larken Egleston Council Member Justin Harlow Council Member LaWana Mayfield Council Member James Mitchell Council Member Matt Newton Council Member Greg Phipps Council Member Braxton Winston II City Council Strategy Session Meeting Minutes February 4, 2019 STRATEGY SESSION CALL TO ORDER The City Council of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina convened for a Strategy Session on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5:08 p.m. in Room 267 of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center with Mayor Vi Lyles presiding. Present: 12 - Mayor Vi Lyles, Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt, Council Member Dimple Ajmera, Council Member Tariq Scott Bokhari, Council Member Ed Driggs, Council Member Larken Egleston, Council Member Justin Harlow, Council Member LaWana Mayfield, Council Member James Mitchell, Council Member Matt Newton, Council Member Greg Phipps, and Council Member Braxton Winston II 1. 15-10132 NBA All Star Game Update Danny Pleasant, Assistant City Manager, Fred Whitfield, Charlotte Hornets, and Tom Murray, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority provided Council with an update on the NBA All-Star Game. 2. 15-10133 Arts and Culture Discussion Catherine Horn, Discovery Place, provided an overview and update on Discovery Place. 3. 15-10250 Opportunity Zones Discussion Todd DeLong, Economic Development provided Council with information on Opportunity Zones. 4. 15-10131 Cross Charlotte Trail Update Scott Curry, Transportation and Michael Davis, Director of Engineering and Property Management provided a recap of the Cross Charlotte Trail, responded to questions posed by Council members at the January Strategy Session, and provided options and recommendations for moving forward. In order to provide the City Manager with direction for moving forward, Mayor Lyles called for a straw vote from Council members on Option 2, the votes are recorded as follows: Yeas: Council members Bokhari, Driggs, Egleston, Eiselt, Harlow, Newton, and Phipps Nays: Council members Ajmera, Mayfield, Mitchell, and Winston. 5. 15-10249 City Council Four-Year Terms Hope Root, Interim City Attorney, provided Council with an overview of the Budget and Effectiveness Committee's recommendations. She also provided Council with the process and timeline for changing to 4 year staggered terms. A motion was made by Council Member Mitchell and seconded by Council Member Winston to Place a Resolution of Intent for City Council Four-Year Terms on the February 11, 2019 Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Charlotte Page 1 Printed on 2/5/2019 City Council Strategy Session Meeting Minutes February 4, 2019 Yeas: 8- Mayor Pro Tem Eiselt, Council Member Ajmera, Council Member Egleston, Council Member Harlow, Council Member Mitchell, Council Member Newton, Council Member Phipps, and Council Member Winston II Nayes: 3- Council Member Scott Bokhari, Council Member Driggs, and Council Member Mayfield 6. 15-10243 Boards/Commissions Review Sarah Hazel, City Manager's Office, provided an update on Recommendations on Boards and Commissions. The City Manger's Office recommended that the Council resolution be amended to state any member of a board must be a resident of Mecklenburg County. A motion was made by Council Member Mitchell and seconded by Council Member Winston to Place amending Council's resolution regarding residency requirements on the February 11, 2018 Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Yeas: 9- Mayor Pro Tem Eiselt, Council Member Ajmera, Council Member Egleston, Council Member Harlow, Council Member Mayfield, Council Member Mitchell, Council Member Newton, Council Member Phipps, and Council Member Winston II Nayes: 2- Council Member Scott Bokhari, and Council Member Driggs 7. 15-10241 Food System/Farmer’s Market Study Tom Warshauer, Housing and Neighborhood Services provided Council with a presentation on Charlotte's Food System and Farmers' Markets. 15-10277 8. Lake Arbor Apartments Update Ben Krise, Code Enforcement Manager provided Council with an update on Lake Arbor Apartments. 8. 15-10242 Closed Session (as necessary) There was no closed session. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Eiselt and seconded by Council Member Mayfield to Adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:02 p.m. City of Charlotte Page 2 Printed on 2/5/2019