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August 27, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M.

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Agenda — 57 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  2. I. POSTPONED ZONING MATTERS
  3. 2 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:02
  4. A. Commissioner Cloninger - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-06-05-00182, Jonathan Wiley (Applicant); Property Parcel: 166759, Located at 2235 Philadelphia Church Rd., Dallas, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District to the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District 24-315 failed Fail ▶ jump to 2:31
  5. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 5:37
  6. A. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Fraley - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-06-17-00184, Callie Hahn (Applicant); Property Parcel: 205179, Located at 110 Rayfield Dr., Bessemer City, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District to the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-361 approved Pass ▶ jump to 6:29
  7. B. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Cloninger - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-06-29-00186, Racheal Blakney and Amanda Bellmore (Applicants); Property Parcel: 171733, Located at 220 Brentwood Ln., Stanley, NC, Rezone from the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District with the (US) Urban Standards Overlay to the (R-3) Single Family General Zoning District with the (US) Urban Standards Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-359 approved Pass ▶ jump to 10:35
  8. C. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Text Amendment: TEXT-24-04-26-00012 - May Green Properties (Applicant); To Consider Proposed Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO): Chapter 5 (Permit and Modification Procedures); Section 5.15.1 (Minor Modification Table); and Chapter 13 (Subdivision Regulations); Section 13.27 (Public Utilities and Services) 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion to Approve 24-365 approved Pass ▶ jump to 15:26
  9. D. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level One Or Level Two Incentive Grant Pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. 158-7.1 and To Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) with Project Nexus 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-393 approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:57
  10. III. BUSINESS AGENDA
  11. A. AGENDA REVISION/APPROVAL ▶ jump to 24:08
  12. B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 24:28
  13. A. To Approve the Minutes of: - Regular Meeting of July 23, 2024 - Closed Session of July 23, 2024 NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3), and (5) - Closed Session of August 13, 2024 NCGS143-318.11(a)(3) and (a)(4) 24-369 approved
  14. IV. CITIZEN RECOGNITION (Limited to One Hour; Sign up Prior to Start of Session; Comments Limited to 3 Minutes) ▶ jump to 24:59
  15. V. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 30:15
  16. A. Board of Commissioners - A Resolution Approving Revisions to the Procedures of the Gaston County Board of Commissioners 24-376 approved Pass
  17. B. Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Revise the Gaston County Board of Commissioners’ Regular Meeting Schedule for September 2024 to Reschedule the September 10th Work Session and the September 24th Regular Meeting to Thursday, September 19th - 6:00 P.M. 24-389 approved Pass
  18. 16 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  19. C. Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy - To Accept and Appropriate Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) Supplemental Grant Funds to HUSN to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence ($42,836) 24-358 approved Pass
  20. D. Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Funds for a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant for Woodhill and Pleasant Ridge Elementary Schools (Year 1 $378,750 / Total Grant for 3 Years - $1,136,250) 24-401 approved Pass
  21. E. Commissioner Worley - Building & Development Services - Housing Rehab - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds from the NC Housing Finance Agency for Home Repairs ($132,000) 24-385 approved Pass
  22. F. Commissioner Worley - Building & Development Services - Housing Rehab - To Accept and Appropriate Essential Single Family Rehabilitation (ESFR) Grant Awarded by NC Housing Finance Agency ($162,000) 24-386 approved Pass
  23. G. Commissioner Worley - Communications - To Accept and Appropriate $10,000 in State Funds From the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to the Gaston County 250 Committee 24-409 approved Pass
  24. H. Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information 24-383 approved Pass
  25. I. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services - To Approve the Carry Forward Request of FY24 Donations for the CSS Homelessness Prevention Program ($690.52) 24-394 approved Pass
  26. J. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate the ARPA Temporary Savings Funds State Grant (Year 2) Received from North Carolina DHHS - Local and Community Support Division (100% Grant Funds - $50,000) 24-362 approved Pass
  27. K. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Public Health Environmental Health Healthy Wells Project - Year 5 (100% Grant Funds - $140,000) 24-370 approved Pass
  28. L. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Grant Funds Received from NC Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Child and Family Well-Being, Community Nutrition Services Section for the Women, Infant, and Child Program. (100% Grant Funds - $24,884) 24-387 approved Pass
  29. M. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of August 2024 as Child Support Awareness Month in Gaston County 24-364 approved Pass
  30. N. Commissioner Brown - EDC - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of September 30 - October 4, 2024 as Gaston County Manufacturing Week 24-382 approved Pass
  31. O. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Appropriate $20,093.39 in FY2024 for the Year-End Entries Associated with GASB 96 Subscription Agreements (General Fund - $20,093.39) 24-378 approved Pass
  32. P. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Appropriate Accumulated Investment Earnings from January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024 ($890.49) in FY25 24-379 approved Pass
  33. Q. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept as Information the July 2024 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,694.38) 24-384 approved Pass
  34. R. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Amend Grant Policy for the Gaston County Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Risk Assessment Template 24-395 approved Pass
  35. S. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Funds in the Amount of $793.11 Received for the 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) 24-396 approved Pass
  36. T. Commissioner Brown - GEMS - Approve the Appropriation of Fund Balance for the Purchase of Five Ambulances ($1,243,249) 24-390 approved Pass
  37. U. Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate Community Foundation Grant Funds for Signage through the Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail at George Poston Park (100% Grant Funds - $4,000) 24-407 approved Pass
  38. V. Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Adopt the 2024 Parks and Recreation Master Plan 24-405 approved Pass
  39. W. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received from Bissell Pet Foundation in the Amount of $1,150.00 24-374 approved Pass
  40. X. Commissioner Johnson - Public Works - To Authorize the County Manager to Finalize and Execute the Proposal to Lease Forms PO-28 for Two No Cost Lease Agreements for Property Owned by Gaston County Located at 410 W. Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia and 325 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia for the NC Department of Adult Correction 24-357 approved Pass
  41. Y. Commissioner Fraley - Public Works - To Approve the Sale and Transfer of Ownership of Surplus Gaston County Vehicle # 474 and Vehicle # 564 to the Cherryville Police Department for $1.00 Each 24-377 approved Pass
  42. Z. Commissioner Keigher - Public Works - To Accept the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Located on the Department of Social Services Campus as County Owned and Maintained Property 24-338 approved Pass
  43. AA. Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $1,940.14; Overpayments - $14,842.40; VTS Refunds - $940.66; Grand Total - $17,723.20) 24-381 approved Pass
  44. VI. NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
  45. A. Commissioner Keigher - Public Works - To Approve the Dynamo 31 Properties, LLC Lease for the Relocation of the Tourism Development Offices and Authorize the County Manager or Designee to Finalize and Execute the Lease Agreement 24-406 failed Fail ▶ jump to 32:02
  46. VII. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  47. VIII. ITEMS ADDED BY MAJORITY VOTE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
  48. V. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 30:31
  49. IX. APPOINTMENTS ▶ jump to 41:54
  50. A. Appointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions 24-371 approved
  51. 48 page break
  52. X. REPORTS
  53. A. Commissioners Committee Reports ▶ jump to 45:08
  54. B. County Manager’s Report ▶ jump to 46:08
  55. C. County Attorney’s Report
  56. XI. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 48:21
  57. XII. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 49:23