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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. January 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilwoman Jennifer Stepp 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 2, 2024 Attachment ITEM E: AWARDS, CEREMONIES, AND PROMOTIONS E.1: Proclamation Recognizing January 16, 2024, as National Day of Racial Healing Recipient: Rev. Dr. Pierre Crawford, North Carolina Human Relations Commissioner and Pastor of Center Baptist Church Presenter: Mayor Pro Tem Dave Kirlin Attachment E.2: Proclamation Recognizing February 2024 as National Black History Month Recipients: Rev. Dr. Pierre Crawford, Center Baptist Church; Ms. Dot Guthrie, African American Museum of History and Culture and School Board Member; Rev. Dr. Rodney Freeman, Mt. Zion Restoration Church; Ms. Jacqueline Kendrick, United States Postal Service; Ms. Cheryl Littlejohn, Smith's Soul Food Bistro, Legacy Event Center, Lady Vols Legacy & Legends Foundation; Ms. Carolyn Moore Pitts, Community Advocate Activist Presenter: Richard Franks, Mayor Attachment E.3: Certificate of Recognition Recipients: Recognizing Gaston Day High School Spartan Varsity Ladies Tennis Team as Undefeated State Champions Presenter: Councilman Jim Gallagher Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. January 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM F: PRESENTATIONS F.1: Presentation of Healthy Highland Collaborative Project Charrette Report Presenters: Councilwoman Donyel Barber Mr. Terry Shook, Shook Kelley Ms. Alex Borisenko, Shook Kelley 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: COMMITTEE REPORT(S) H.1: Public Safety Committee Presenter: Councilman Jim Gallagher Attachment H.2: Central City Revitalization & Housing Committee Action Items: 2.A: Consideration of Resolution for Approval of the In-Kind Services Request for the Community Foundation Run 2.B: Consideration of Resolution for Approval of the Summer Concert Series Presenter: Councilman Robert Kellogg Attachment ITEM I: CONSENT AGENDA I.1: Resolution to Appropriate Conference Center Fund Balance to Replace Carpet in the Ballroom of the Gastonia Conference Center in the Amount of $32,600 with Budget Amendment 2420026 Attachment I.2: Resolution to Appropriate General Fund Fund Balance and Transfer to FUSE Facility Operations to Cover Ongoing Litigation Costs Associated with NC Gas House Gang, LLC in the Amount of $500,000 with Budget Amendment 2420027 Attachment I.3: Resolution to Accept the Safety Grant from Norfolk Southern for a MediBurn 30 Medical and Evidence Incinerator in the Amount of $15,000 with Budget Amendment 2420028 Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. January 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM I.4: Resolution Approving Contract with Flock Safety for the Purchase of Camera Equipment to be Utilized by the Gastonia Police Department in an Amount Not to Exceed $228,900 Attachment I.5: Resolution to Execute a Grant Agreement Between the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Aviation Division and the City of Gastonia for the Airport Runway Extension Project and to Recognize Grant Funding from the NCDOT Transportation Reserve Program in the Amount of $2,300,000 with Budget Amendment 2420029 Attachment I.6: Resolution Rejecting All Bids For The Manhole Adjustments On Franklin Blvd. Attachment I.7: Resolution Approving the Gastonia ABC Board's Travel Policy for the 2024 Calendar Year Attachment ITEM J: REGULAR AGENDA J.1: Public Hearing – Unified Development Ordinance Amendment (File #202300503) a request to amend Section 7.1-1 Table of Uses, Section 7.3-1 Bulk and Use Chart, Section 8.1.5 Dwelling, Two Family, and Section 8.1.17 Single-Family Attached Development to the Unified Development Ordinance to revise the permitted uses and dimensional requirements for all applicable residential uses. Presenter: Mr. Jason Thompson, Planning Director Attachment J.2: Consideration of Resolution to Award Contract for 2024 General Obligation (GO) Bond Resurfacing to Blythe Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $8,974,974.26 Presenter: Mr. Rusty Bost, PE, Director of Development Services Attachment ITEM K: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, City Attorney ITEM L: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager ITEM M: CITY COUNCIL'S REPORT - Presentation: City Council Members ITEM N: ANNOUNCEMENTS - Presentation: Mayor Richard Franks  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m. January 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM O: 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 January 19, 2024 - Budget Objectives Retreat, Session 1, Centralina Regional Council Office, 10735 David Taylor Dr., Suite 250, Charlotte, NC @ 12:00 Noon January 20, 2024 - Budget Objectives Retreat, Session 2, Municipal Operations Center Training Room, 1300 Broad St., Gastonia, NC @ 8:30 a.m. February 6, 2024 - Regular City Council Meeting, City Council Chamber, City Hall @ 6:00 p.m.