City Council 2026 02 03

GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilman Glenn Silverman ITEM B: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Richard Franks ITEM C: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM D: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES D.1: Regular City Council Meeting - January 20, 2026 Attachment ITEM E: AWARDS, CEREMONIES, AND PROMOTIONS E.1: Proclamation Recognizing February 7 - 14, 2026 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Recipient: Ms. Amanda Shipman Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp Attachment ITEM F: PRESENTATIONS F.1: Presentation and Resolution to Approve the Marietta Street Corridor Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) Plan and Its Submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Presenters: Ms. Zsuzsi E. Kadar, Affordable Housing and Unsheltered Population Coordinator and Mr. O. Jesse Wiles, Principal/Chief Executive Officer, APD Urban Planning and Management, LLC Attachment ITEM G: PUBLIC EXPRESSION - IN ORDER TO KEEP WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION, EACH PERSON WILL BE LIMITED TO BETWEEN TWO TO FIVE MINUTES SPEAKING TIME. THIS TIMEFRAME MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ITEM H: CONSENT AGENDA  H.1: Resolution to Award a Contract for the Long Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Replacement Backwash Filter Troughs to Clearwater, Inc. in the Amount of $709,900 Attachment H.2: December 2025 Monthly Financial Report Attachment H.3: Resolution to Accept for Maintenance Portions of Goble St. Water and Sewer Extension, Wilson Map 1, Westfall Phase 2 Map 1 Subdivision, and Westfall Phase 2B Subdivision Attachment H.4: Resolution to Accept a Law Enforcement Equipment Grant from TJX U.S. for the Purchase of Coverttrack Stealth5 Tracking Devices in the Amount of $5,000 with Budget Amendment 2620029 Attachment H.5: Resolution to Authorize the Appropriation of General Fund Fund Balance for the Safe Parking Pilot Program in the Amount of $25,000 with Budget Amendment 2620030 Attachment H.6: Resolution to Approve Additional Funding as Needed for Continued Operation of the 2025-26 Warming Center in the Amount of $11,104 with Budget Amendment 2620031 Attachment H.7: Resolution to Authorize General Fund Fund Balance to Cover the Insurance Deductible Associated with the Restoration of City Hall Basement in the Amount of $50,000 with Budget Amendment 2620032 Attachment H.8: Ordinance Amending Chapter 5 to Add Section 5-27 to Regulate Unmanned Aircraft Systems in City of Gastonia - Second Reading Attachment ITEM I: REGULAR AGENDA I.1: Public Hearing for Amending the City's Charter Regarding the Mayor's Voting Authority Presenters: Mayor and City Council ITEM J: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Eric Edgerton, City Attorney ITEM K: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager ITEM L: CITY COUNCIL'S REPORT - Presentation: City Council Members ITEM M: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Richard Franks  ITEM N: ADJOURNMENT ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT SHOULD APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND/OR IF THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY, SHOULD CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 181 S. SOUTH STREET, TELEPHONE: (704- 866-6786), FAX: 704-836-0022) OR BY EMAIL: JUDY.SMITH@GASTONIANC.GOV. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AT LEAST 72 HOURS' NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS. UPCOMING MEETINGS February 17, 2026 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m.