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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC October 03, 2023 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Mayor Pro Tem Dave Kirlin ITEM B: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Walker E. Reid, III ITEM C: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM D: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES D.1: Special City Council Meeting - September 19, 2023 Attachment D.2: Regular City Council Meeting - September 19, 2023 Attachment ITEM E: AWARDS, CEREMONIES, AND PROMOTIONS E.1: Proclamation Recognizing October 1 - 7, 2023 as Public Power Week Recipient: Mr. Brian Potocki, Director of Public Utilities Presenter: Councilman Jim Gallagher Attachment E.2: Proclamation Recognizing October 22, 2023 as Purple Sunday Recipient: Ms. Dawn Johnson Presenter: Councilman Robert Kellogg Attachment ITEM F: 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 G: CONSENT AGENDA G.1: Proclamation Recognizing October 2023 as Colonial Heritage Month  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC October 03, 2023 - 6:00 PM Attachment G.2: Resolution to Award Contract for the Purchase of One (1) Hydraulic Derrick (Utility Pole Setting Equipment) to Altec Industries, Inc., for Public Utilities/Electric in the Amount of $230,122 Attachment G.3: Resolution to Accept the Flood Mitigation and Recovery Program Grant from Golden LEAF for Project Duharts Creek Stream Restoration and Stormwater Improvement in the Amount of $250,000 with Budget Amendment 2420013 Attachment G.4: Resolution (1) Directing the Clerk to Investigate a Petition Received Under G.S. 160A-31 and Resolution (2) Setting Date of Public Hearing for Annexation of Approximately 48.897 Acres on Robinson Clemmer Road for October 17, 2023 Attachment G.5: Resolution (1) Directing the Clerk to Investigate a Petition Received Under G.S. 160A-31 and Resolution (2) Setting Date of Public Hearing for Annexation of Approximately 230.41 Acres on Edgewood Road for October 17, 2023 Attachment G.6: Resolution (1) Directing the Clerk to Investigate a Petition Received Under G.S. 160A-58.1 and Resolution (2) Setting Date of Public Hearing for the Annexation of 122.047 Acres on Robinson Road for October 17, 2023 Attachment G.7: Resolution Recommending Approval of a Multifamily Housing Facility to be Known as Osage Mill Apartments in the City of Bessemer City and the Financing Thereof with the Gastonia Housing Authority's Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $1,500,000 - No Fiscal Impact to the City Attachment G.8: Resolution to Support Application to U.S. Department of Transportation's 2023 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program Attachment G.9: Resolution to Amend Traffic Ordinance: • Add Multi-Way Four-Way Stop Controlled Intersection at Intersection of Boxwood Lane and Broad Street • Add No Parking on North and South Side of Cramer Woods Drive from  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chamber - City Hall - Gastonia NC October 03, 2023 - 6:00 PM S. New Hope Road to a Point 300 Feet East of Summerell Avenue • Delete Two-Way Stop Controlled Intersection at Intersection of Boxwood Lane and Broad Street Attachment ITEM H: REGULAR AGENDA H.1: Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution to Close a Portion of McLean Street Presenter: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney Attachment ITEM I: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney ITEM J: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Presentation: Ms. Melody Braddy, Assistant City Manager ITEM K: CITY COUNCIL'S REPORT - Presentation: City Council Members ITEM L: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Walker E. Reid, III ITEM M: 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 October 17, 2023 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. November 9, 2023 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m.