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GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse, Gastonia, NC November 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM A: INVOCATION - Councilman Jim Gallagher 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 - October 15, 2024 Attachment ITEM E: AWARDS, CEREMONIES, AND PROMOTIONS E.1: Presentation of the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) Law Enforcement Risk Review Award to the Gastonia Police Department Recipients: Police Chief Trent Conard, Assistant Police Chief Nancy Brogdon, Ms. Tonya Taylor, and Ms. Ellie Fulton Presenter: Mr. Tom Anderson, Director of Risk Control, North Carolina League of Municipalities E.2: Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Distinguished Budget Award for Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2024 Presenter: Ms. Crystal Certain, Director of Financial Services 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: COMMITTEE REPORT(S) G.1: Personnel Committee Action Item(s)  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse, Gastonia, NC November 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM 2.A: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Personnel Policy Manual Updates 2.A: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Career Development Program Changes Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp, Chairman Attachment G.2: Transportation Committee Action Item 2.A: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve the 2025 GO Bond Resurfacing List Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp, Chairman Attachment G.3: Facilities / Management Committee Action Item 2.B: Discussion of the Depot Building and Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for Renovation Presenter: Councilwoman Donyel Barber, Chairman Attachment G.4: Arts Committee Action Items 2.A: Grant Subcommittee Report and Consideration of Resolutions to Approve Grant Awards to the Boys & Girls Club in the Amount of $8,666; Distinguished Youth Enrichment Program (DYEP) in the Amount of $6,500; Crowders Camp in the Amount of $2,500; and Gaston Dance in the Amount of $8,666 2.A: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Grant Award to the Highland Art Park in the Amount of $8,666 2.B: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Funds for the Installation of Two Leased Art Pieces at Walker E. Reid, III Park and the Trenton Transfer Station in the Amount of $1,800 2.B: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Funds for the Installation of an Environmental Piece of Art at Rankin Lake in the Amount of $18,000 Presenter: Councilwoman Jennifer M. Stepp, Chairman Attachment ITEM H: CONSENT AGENDA H.1: Resolution to Approve Final Recording Plat Westfall Phase 1 Map 1 Subdivision Attachment H.2: Resolution to Approve an Agreement with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) – Public Transportation Division FY 25 Section 5303 Transit Planning Grant in the Amount of $65,954  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse, Gastonia, NC November 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM Attachment H.3: Resolution to Accept the Drinking Water/Wastewater State Reserve Funds from North Carolina Session Law (S.L) 2023-134 for SRP-D-134-0138 Rankin Lake Bypass & Valve Replacements in the Amount of $4,900,000 with Budget Amendment 2520014 Attachment H.4: Resolution to Transfer Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) - Duharts Creek Grant Funds from the Stormwater Utility Fund to the Stormwater Capital Improvement Fund in the Amount of $24,995 with Budget Amendment 2520029 Attachment H.5: Resolution to Accept the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment Grant Received from the United States Department of Justice for the Gastonia Police Department Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) Project in the Amount of $963,000 with Budget Amendment 2520030 Attachment H.6: Resolution to Accept the Drinking Water/Wastewater State Reserve Funds from North Carolina Session Law (S.L.) 2023-134 for SRP-D-134-0190 Raw Waterline Zone 1 in the Amount of $2,300,000 with Budget Amendment 2520031 Attachment H.7: Resolution to Accept Drinking Water/Wastewater State Reserve Funds from North Carolina Session Law (S.L) 2023-134 for SRP-W-134-0120 Clyde, Gilmer, and Wood Street Sewer Relocation in the Amount of $1,150,000 with Budget Amendment 2520032 Attachment H.8: Resolution to Accept the Drinking Water/Wastewater State Reserve Funds from North Carolina Session Law (S.L) 2023-134 for SRP-W-134-0191 Long Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Piping Replacement in the Amount of $1,325,000 with Budget Amendment 2520033 Attachment H.9: Resolution to Approve the Appropriation of General Fund Balance to Assist in Funding a Traffic Information System in the Amount of $12,250 with Budget Amendment 2520034 Attachment H.10: Resolution to Approve Entering a Three-Year Contract with Staff 360 (Formerly Known as Trinity Hands) for Litter Removal Within the City of Gastonia's Rights-of-Way Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse, Gastonia, NC November 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM H.11: Resolution to Amend Traffic Ordinance: - Add Four-Way Stop Controlled Intersection at the Following Intersections: Morris Street and Rankin Avenue McIntosh Street and Green Apple Drive - Add Two-Way Stop Controlled Intersection at Morris Street and Radio Street - Remove Two-Way Stop Controlled Intersection at the Following Intersections: Morris Street and Rankin Avenue McIntosh Street and Green Apple Drive - Remove Yield Controlled Intersection at Morris Street and Radio Street Attachment H.12: Resolution to Award Contract to Hendrick Honda for the Purchase of Six (6) 2025 Honda Odyssey Vans in the Amount of $241,728 to be Used for the Microtransit Service Attachment H.13: Resolution to Award a Contract to Glenn Horne Electrical Contractors, Inc. for the Construction of the Gastonia Conference Center Relighting Project in the Amount of $741,750 Attachment H.14: Approval to Schedule a Special City Council Meeting on November 18, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. in the Spindle Conference Room at City Hall ITEM I: REGULAR AGENDA I.1: Consideration of a Resolution to Approve an Amendment to the On-Call Service Contract with Kimley Horn for the Downtown Parking Study in the Amount of $60,000 with Budget Amendment 2520027 in the Amount of $43,600 Presenter: Ms. Kristy Crisp, Director of Economic Development Attachment I.2: Update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds Projects Presenter: Mr. Michael C. Peoples, City Manager I.3: Consideration to Amend the Revised Grant Project Ordinance for the City of Gastonia American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 and a Resolution to Recognize Prior Years' Revenues Earned and Transfer to the General Fund Capital Project Fund in the Amount of $901,889 with Budget Amendment 2520026 Attachment  GASTONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse, Gastonia, NC November 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM ITEM J: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT - Presentation: Mr. L. Ashley Smith, 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 *** November 11, 2024 - City Offices Closed - Veteran's Day *** November 18, 2024 - Special City Council Meeting, Spindle Conference Room, City Hall @ 4:00 p.m. November 19, 2024 - Regular City Council Meeting, Public Forum Room, Gaston County Courthouse @ 6:00 p.m.