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November 12, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·COMBINED Work Session (Non-Voting) - 6:00 P.M. & Regular Meeting (To Immediately Follow the Work Session)

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Agenda — 58 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:01
  2. I. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, AWARDS, CERTIFICATES ▶ jump to 6:04
  3. A. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of November 2024 as Adoption Awareness Month 24-556 Presented ▶ jump to 2:10
  4. B. Certificates in Appreciation for Public Service 1. Dr. Mark D. Lassiter, Council on Aging, Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee 2. Robert Jackson, III, Local Emergency Planning Committee 3. J.R. (Randy) Vinson, Planning Board 4. Barry Rivers, Transportation Advisory Board 5. Donna Wagner, Workforce Development Board 24-519 read into the record ▶ jump to 7:15
  5. II. CITIZEN RECOGNITION (Limited to One Hour; Sign up Prior to Start of Session; Comments Limited to 3 Minutes) ▶ jump to 8:09
  6. III. PRESENTATIONS (Limited to 15 Minutes)
  7. A. PRESENTATION - GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS CTE UPDATE: - Dr. Bryan Denton, Executive Director of Secondary Instruction, Gaston County Schools - Mr. Kevin Doran, Executive Director of Secondary Instruction, Gaston County Schools - Dr. Rusty Parker, Career Technical Education, Gaston County Schools 24-549 received and filed ▶ jump to 8:14
  8. B. PRESENTATION - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN UPDATE (EOP): - Mr. Scott Hunter, Emergency Management Director/Fire Marshal 24-533 received and filed ▶ jump to 21:54
  9. IV. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 32:16
  10. V. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 32:33
  11. 11 page break
  12. 12 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 32:46
  13. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 32:55
  14. A. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Authorize a Gaston County Level One Incentive Grant and Approve the Conveyance of 31.62 Acres of Land (Lot 12) at the Apple Creek Business Park Pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. 158-7.1; Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) with Project Wine 1. Receive Citizen Comments 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-507 approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:50
  15. B. Public Hearing - Re: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level Two or Level Three Incentive Grant Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 158-7.1 and To Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) - Project Exchange 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-545 approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:50
  16. C. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services (Housing Rehab) - Closeout for the Community Development Block Grant - Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-542 approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:43
  17. II. BUSINESS AGENDA
  18. A. AGENDA REVISION/APPROVAL ▶ jump to 41:45
  19. 19 page break
  20. III. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 42:05
  21. A. Commissioner Hovis - BOC - Commendation - To Commend and Recognize Mr. James Ijames, upon His Extraordinary Accomplishments as an Author, American Playwright, Actor, Professor, and Pulitzer Prize Winner 24-564 approved Pass
  22. 21 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  23. B. Commissioners Brown & Cloninger - Building & Development Services - To Appropriate Restricted Building Inspections Fund Balance to Fund 4 New Full-Time Positions, 3 New Vehicle Purchases, and Equipment/License Purchases ($559,361) 24-539 approved Pass
  24. C. Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information 24-557 approved Pass
  25. D. Commissioner Brown - County Manager - To Authorize the County Manager or His Designee to Negotiate and Execute an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Belmont to Share a Portion of the Costs for the Catawba Street/Keener Boulevard Intersection Improvement as Part of the Crescent Project 24-565 approved Pass
  26. E. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services - To Confirm Gaston County’s Child Fatality Prevention (CFPT) and Community Child Protection Teams (CCPT) will be Combined Into One Local and Single County Team Consistent with and as Required by Changes to the Law via the 2023 Appropriations Act [Section 9H.15. of Session Law 2023-134] 24-554 approved Pass
  27. F. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services (ACCESS) - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds Awarded Through the North Carolina Department of Transportation for Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) in the Amount of $245,035 24-543 approved Pass
  28. G. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Grant Funds Received from NC Department of Health and Human Services - Women’s and Children’s Health Section/Nutrition Services Branch for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Public Health Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (100% Grant Funds - $72,589) 24-530 approved Pass
  29. H. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of November 2024 as Adoption Awareness Month 24-556 approved Pass
  30. I. Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management/Fire Services - To Approve the Appropriation of Unified Fire Protection Service District Fund Balance for the Purchase of 7 Starlinks ($3,294) 24-537 approved Pass
  31. J. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Appropriate Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant Funds Out of Fund Balance in Order to Refund the State for Unspent Funds in Fiscal Year 2023/2024 ($739.00) 24-535 approved Pass
  32. K. Commissioner Worley - Finance - Administrative Correction - To Correct Budget Change Request for Resolution 2024-284 Adopted at the 8/27/2024 BOC Meeting 24-541 approved Pass
  33. L. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Amend Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264, to Approve and Appropriate Additional Project Funding ($16,300,098) to Chapel Grove Waterline Extension, Tryon Elementary School Waterline Extension, and North Belmont Park Waterline Extension. To Approve and Appropriate Estimated Program Income of the Waterline Projects ($144,000). To Approve the Transfer of the Appropriation of Cancelled/Completed Projects Cherryville Park and Public Safety Campus Respectively ($192,249) 24-558 approved Pass
  34. M. Commissioners Fraley & Hovis - GEMS - To Approve the County/GEMS to Enter Into an Agreement with CaroMont Hospital for a Dedicated Interfacility Transport Unit. Approve the Addition of Ten (10) New Positions and Appropriate ($850,696 - 100% Reimbursement) 24-553 approved Pass
  35. N. Commissioner Johnson - Human Resources - To Approve Revisions to the Gaston County Personnel Policy Manual Related to Policy 10, Bereavement Leave Policy and Caregiver Policy 24-555 approved Pass
  36. O. Commissioner Johnson - Human Resources - To Approve Revisions to the Gaston County Personnel Policy by Adding Policy Number 26.6.1 to Prohibit the Use of County-Owned Devices and Networks to View Pornographic Materials 24-559 approved Pass
  37. P. Commissioner Worley - Public Works - To Authorize the Exchange of Real Property with Redhawk Owner LPV, LLC for the Relocation and Construction of the New Hope Recycling Center and to Authorize the Appropriate County Officials to Execute the Necessary Instruments to Carry out the Exchange 24-511 approved Pass
  38. Q. Commissioner Cloninger - Public Works - To Accept and Appropriate a Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant for Dallas Park Greenway Connection Along Leisure Lane and Transfer the Required Local Match Necessary to Complete the Project (Federal - $463,000; Local - $115,750) 24-512 approved Pass
  39. R. Commissioner Brown - Public Works - To Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute a Professional Services Contract with S&ME, Inc. for the George Poston Park Dam Emergency Spillway Wingwall Repair 24-546 approved Pass
  40. S. Commissioner Johnson - Public Works - To Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee to Execute a No Cost Lease Agreement for Property Owned by Gaston County Located at 325 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 24-552 approved Pass
  41. T. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received Electronically Through PayPal from the Second Quarter of 2024 in the Amount of $1,809.52 and the Third Quarter of 2024 in the Amount of $881.09 for a Total of $2,690.61 24-531 approved Pass
  42. U. Commissioner Brown - Register of Deeds - To Approve a Resolution to Delay the Opening of the Office of the Register of Deeds on December 2, 2024 at 10:30 am 24-548 approved Pass
  43. V. Commissioner Brown - Tax - To Appropriate $100,000 in Special Revenue Fund (Property Revaluation) Fund Balance for On-going Legal Services (Property Tax Commission Appeals) for the 2023 Reappraisal 24-536 approved Pass
  44. W. Commissioner Brown - Tourism Development - To Appropriate $100,000 in Tourism Fund Balance in Support of Belmont Trolley and the Construction of a Trolley Barn 24-538 approved Pass
  45. IV. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  46. V. ITEMS ADDED BY MAJORITY VOTE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
  47. VI. APPOINTMENTS ▶ jump to 42:23
  48. A. Appointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions 24-521 approved
  49. VII. REPORTS
  50. A. Commissioners Committee Reports ▶ jump to 44:40
  51. B. County Manager’s Report ▶ jump to 56:48
  52. C. County Attorney’s Report
  53. VIII. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 61:12
  54. 52 PRESENTATION - VETERANS SERVICES UPDATE: - Joseph Stepney, Veterans Services Administrator 24-574 received and filed
  55. IX. PRESENTATION OF COMMISSIONER COMMENDATIONS & AWARDS
  56. A. Presentation of Commendation/Award to Commissioner Kim Johnson 24-566 approved Pass ▶ jump to 63:02
  57. B. Presentation of Commendation/Award to Commissioner Ronnie Worley 24-567 approved Pass ▶ jump to 70:11
  58. X. ADJOURNMENT