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July 23, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·COMBINED Rescheduled Work Session (Non-Voting) 6:00 P.M. & Regular Meeting (To Immediately Follow the Work Session)

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Agenda — 73 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:01
  2. I. INTRODUCTION OF FUTURE COUNTY MANAGER, MATTHEW RHOTEN ▶ jump to 2:00
  3. II. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, AWARDS, CERTIFICATES
  4. A. Commissioner Keigher - Police Department - Proclamation - To Proclaim July 14 - 20, 2024 as National Deflection Week 24-324 Presented ▶ jump to 9:46
  5. B. Certificates in Appreciation for Public Service 1. Scott Beam, Dr. Gina Ramsey, Dr. Russell Sprinkles, Health and Human Services Board 2. Roberta Faile, Gayle Hopkins, Clara Lowery, Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee 3. Linda McConnell, Workforce Development Board 24-302 read into the record ▶ jump to 13:04
  6. III. CITIZEN RECOGNITION (Limited to One Hour; Sign up Prior to Start of Session; Comments Limited to 3 Minutes) ▶ jump to 14:31
  7. IV. PRESENTATION (Limited to 15 Minutes)
  8. A. PRESENTATION - MCADENVILLE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE: - Jessica Trombold, Executive Vice President of Investments/Operations, Pharr - John Searby, Executive Director, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden 24-313 received and filed ▶ jump to 18:53
  9. V. DISCUSSION WITH SHERIFF CHAD HAWKINS ▶ jump to 29:51
  10. VI. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 36:24
  11. VII. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 36:33
  12. 12 page break
  13. 13 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 48:23
  14. 13 Rollcall ▶ jump to 59:58
  15. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 48:29
  16. A. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Fraley - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-04-02-00177, Joshua Wesley Pierce (Applicant); Property Parcel: 308225, Located on Jakie Black Rd., Cherryville, 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 24-227 approved Pass ▶ jump to 49:16
  17. B. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Hovis - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-04-18-00178, Anthony Franco (Applicant); Property Parcel: 152045, Located at 157 Fraley Rd., Gastonia, NC, Rezone from the (I-2) General Industrial Zoning District to the (RS-12) Single Family 12,000 Square Feet Zoning District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-307 approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:11
  18. C. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-04-25-00179, Steve P. Mason (Applicant); Property Parcel: 169510, Located at 1623 Dallas Stanley Hwy., Dallas, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District to the (C-1) Light Commercial Zoning District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-314 approved Pass ▶ jump to 59:40
  19. D. 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 tabled Pass ▶ jump to 66:06
  20. 19 page break
  21. II. BUSINESS AGENDA
  22. A. AGENDA REVISION/APPROVAL ▶ jump to 96:27
  23. B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 97:10
  24. 1. To Approve the Minutes of: - Regular Meeting of June 25, 2024 24-310 approved
  25. III. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 97:34
  26. A. Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Set Forth the Names of the 2024 Students of the Senator James S. Forrester Commissioners’ School of Excellence in the Board of Commissioners’ Minutes 24-308 approved Pass
  27. B. Commissioners Brown & Fraley - Building & Development Services - To Approve the Qualifications Based Selection of RS&H and Authorize the County Manager or Designee to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for the Gaston County Multi-Modal Comprehensive Transportation Plan Study 24-347 approved Pass
  28. 26 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  29. C. Commissioner Brown - County Attorney - Opioid Settlement - To Approve a Resolution that Accepts, Approves, and Authorizes the Execution of the Kroger Opioid Settlement and the North Carolina Second Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds (SAAF-2) 24-335 approved Pass
  30. D. Commissioner Brown - County Manager - To Authorize the County Manager or Designee to Negotiate, Finalize, Execute, and Record Easement Documents and any Other Related Necessary Agreements Between Gaston County and Private Property Owners to Memorialize an Existing Visual Easement Known as Gobbler Way 24-336 approved Pass
  31. 28 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  32. E. Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information 24-349 approved Pass
  33. F. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services (Survivor Services) - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Received from April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 in the Amount of $32,469.56 24-343 approved Pass
  34. 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 - $25,810) 24-322 approved Pass
  35. H. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Adoption Promotion Program Funds to Enhance the Adoption Program in the Amount of $236,013 (No County Funds Required) 24-319 approved Pass
  36. I. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Approve the FY2024-2025 Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Funding Plan (No Funding Appropriated Herein) 24-333 approved Pass
  37. J. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Donated Funds Received During the Fourth Quarter of FY24 for Various Social Services Programs in the Amount of $1,568.43 24-337 approved Pass
  38. K. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept and Appropriate 3rd Installment for Year 3 of the 21st Century Community Learning Center and Afterschool Program for Woodhill Elementary ($128,000) 24-321 approved Pass
  39. L. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept as Information the May 2024 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $1,946.77) 24-350 approved Pass
  40. M. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept as Information the June 2024 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,309.38) 24-355 approved Pass
  41. N. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Appropriate Accumulated Investment Earnings from June 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024 ($24,931.76) 24-354 approved Pass
  42. O. Commissioners Cloninger & Johnson - Parks and Recreation - To Authorize the County Manager or Her Designee to Negotiate, Finalize, Execute, and Record Easement Documents and any Other Related Necessary Agreements Between Gaston County and Lennar Carolinas, LLC for the Purpose of Providing a Utility and Temporary Construction Easement to Serve a Proposed Development at Poston Park 24-339 approved Pass
  43. P. Commissioner Cloninger - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Detective Jim K. Shaw 24-344 approved Pass
  44. Q. Commissioner Keigher - Police Department - Proclamation - To Proclaim July 14 - 20, 2024 as National Deflection Week 24-324 approved Pass
  45. R. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Received from April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 in the Amount of $13,903.35 24-345 approved Pass
  46. S. Commissioner Johnson - Public Works - A Resolution to Declare the Attached List of Vehicles Surplus and Approve the Sale of Said Vehicles to the Highest Bidder on GovDeals.com and to Authorize County Staff to Prepare the Necessary Documents in Accordance with North Carolina General Statute 160A-266 24-299 approved Pass
  47. T. Commissioner Hovis - Public Works - To Accept the Final Upset Bid Offer in the Amount of $1,600.00 and to Authorize the County Manager to Sell and Convey the Vacant County Owned Surplus Parcel (PID 121088) Located on W. Carolina Avenue in Bessemer City to the Highest Bidder 24-316 approved Pass
  48. U. Commissioner Cloninger - Public Works - To Approve a 16-Month Lease Extension Agreement for the USDA Farm Service Agency, Property Owned by Gaston County Located at 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy., Dallas 24-323 approved Pass
  49. V. Commissioner Cloninger - Public Works - To Authorize the County Manager or Designee to Negotiate, Finalize, Execute, and Record Deed Documents and any Other Related Agreements Necessary to Purchase a 1.07+/- acre Portion of the Real Estate Parcel Located at 117 Hardin Road in Dallas (PID # 165934) 24-342 approved Pass
  50. W. Commissioner Brown - Public Works - To Approve and Appropriate Fund Balance for the Modernization of Elevators Located Throughout the Gaston County Courthouse (Year 1: $2,050,000 - Community Investment Fund / Year 2: $1,450,000 - Courthouse Parking Deck Fund / Total Project: $3,500,000) 24-348 approved Pass
  51. X. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Monica Agerton 24-331 approved Pass
  52. Y. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Major Robert Porter 24-332 approved Pass
  53. Z. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Chief Becky Cauthran 24-325 approved Pass
  54. AA. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Corporal Susan Wilkinson 24-327 approved Pass
  55. AB. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Captain Brian Lawrence 24-328 approved Pass
  56. AC. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Deputy William McCumbee 24-329 approved Pass
  57. AD. Commissioner Fraley - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Captain Stephen (Shae) Wilkinson 24-330 approved Pass
  58. AE. Commissioner Brown - Sheriff’s Office - To Authorize a Sole Source Contract with Premier Body Armor for the Purchase of Body Armor Vests ($92,833) 24-360 approved Pass
  59. AF. Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $7,138.00; Overpayments - $19,337.30; VTS Refunds - $625.06; Grand Total - $27,100.36) 24-340 approved Pass
  60. AG. Commissioner Brown - Tax Collections - To Accept the Annual Tax Settlement Report of Taxes Billed and Collected Over the Previous Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024, per N.C.G.S. 105-373 24-353 approved Pass
  61. AH. Commissioner Fraley - Authorization for Tax Collection - To Adopt and Enter into the Minutes an Order Directing the Tax Collector to Collect the Taxes Charged in the Tax Records and Receipts, and a Copy of the Order to be Delivered to the Tax Collector, Pursuant to N.C.G.S.105-321(b) 24-352 approved Pass
  62. IV. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  63. V. ITEMS ADDED BY MAJORITY VOTE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
  64. VI. APPOINTMENTS ▶ jump to 97:51
  65. A. Appointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions 24-303 approved
  66. VII. REPORTS
  67. A. Commissioners Committee Reports
  68. B. County Manager’s Report
  69. C. County Attorney’s Report ▶ jump to 99:35
  70. VIII. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 132:35
  71. IX. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 132:37
  72. 70 Board of Commissioners - Ratification of Employment Contract for County Manager, Matthew Rhoten 24-366 approved Pass
  73. 71 Board of Commissioners - To Appoint Charles L. Moore to the position of Interim County Attorney 24-367 approved Pass