Here is the City Council agenda for this evening’s meeting:
1. Call to Order – Mayor Seifert
2. Roll Call – City Clerk
3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Council Member Evans
4. Opening Remarks – Mayor Seifert
5. Adjustments to and/or approval of the March 15th, 2006 Meeting agenda – Mayor, City Council, Manager and or City Clerk
6. Consent Agenda “A” (requiring a simple voice vote)
a. Minutes of Council Meeting held on 2/27/06 (See Attached) – City Clerk
b. Ten (10) Tax Refunds ($448.28) and One (1) Tax Release ($65.66) from the Vance County Tax Office (See Attached) – Assistant City Manager Mark Warren
7. Consent Agenda “B” (requiring a roll call vote)
a. Budget Amendment No. 27 — General Fund (Code Compliance Department) (See Attached) — FAIR Committee Chairman Harper and/or City Manager Jerry Moss
b. A Resolution Condemning Discrimination in the City of Henderson (See Attached) – Mayor and/or City Attorney John Zollicoffer
8. Public Hearings (to schedule or hold)
a. Request to set a Public Hearing (at the Council’s Meeting on 3/27/06) on An Ordinance Rezoning a 3.00 (±) acre tract located at 36 St. Andrews Church Road from R-15M (low to moderate density residential HUD Code Home District) to B-4 (Neighborhood Commercial District) in ETJ – Planning Director Erris Dunston
b. Public Hearing (set at the Council’s Meeting on 2/27/06) on An Ordinance Exempting Government Sponsored Signs from the Zoning Sign Regulations (See Attached) – Mayor, Community Development Committee Chairman Daeke and/or Planning Director Erris Dunston
c. Public Hearing (set at the Council’s Meeting on 2/27/06) on An Ordinance Inserting a Substitution Clause in the City’s Sign Regulations included in the Zoning Ordinance (See Attached) – Mayor, Community Development Committee Chairman Daeke and/or Planning Director Erris Dunston
d. Public Hearing (set at the Council’s Meeting on 2/27/06) on An Ordinance Clarifying Setbacks in the Zoning Ordinance (See Attached) – Mayor, Community Development Committee Chairman Daeke and/or Planning Director Erris Dunston
e. Public Hearing (set at the Council’s Meeting on 2/13/07) on An Ordinance Providing for the Compliance or Removal of Certain Non-Conforming Auto Repair Facilities, Non-Accessory Outdoor Storage and Junk Yards (See Attached) – Mayor, Community Development Committee Chairman Daeke and/or Planning Director Erris Dunston
f. Public Hearing (set at the Council’s Meeting on 2/13/07) on Order to Close Division Street (See Attached) – Mayor, Land Planning Committee Chairman Gupton, and/or City Attorney John Zollicoffer
9. Guest Presentation(s) and Public Comment
a. None known at agenda preparation time
10. pending matters – City Council committees
a. Finance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee (FAIR) – Chairman Harper
– Contract-Maintenance of State Roads
– Snow and Ice Removal Contract
– Mike Acquesta/Earth Tech Contract
– Close Out Embassy Streetscape Project
– Collection of Civil Penalties, Fines, and Liens per Dept
– Budget Amendment (See agenda item 7a)
b. Community Development Committee – Chairman Daeke
– Commercial Building Code (See Attached)
– CDBG Projects Update(s)
– Beacon Light Apartments Complex
c. Public Safety Committee – Chairman Davis
– Pedestrian Walk at Maria Parham Medical Center
– Gang Graffiti Ordinance
d. Public Works Committee – Chairman Wilkerson
– Chavasse Avenue Widening Project
– Westover Terrace matter Update
– Sanitation Collection
e. Public Utilities Committee – Chairman Alston
– Time Warner Contract terms … meeting set for 3/16/06 at 4 PM
– KLRWP Intake Project Update
– Maintenance of Water Hydrants/Position
– Interbasin Transfer (IBT) … Report from meeting held in Raleigh on 3/9/06
f. Human Resources Committee – Chairman Evans
– Status of Frozen/Budgeted Positions
g. Journal Committee – Chairman Yount
– Further investigation into recording equipment
h. Land Planning and Development Committee – Chairman Gupton
– Sale of City owned properties Update
i. Mayor
– Report on potential Lease between the City, Shiloh Baptist Church and First Baptist Church
j. City Manager
– Report on City Surplus Auction (vehicles)
– Monthly Financial Report (See Attached)
11. REPORTS/UPDATES (if any) ON SPECIAL COMMITTEES
a. Search and Transition Committee
b. Mayor’s Task Force on Housing
c. Clean Up Henderson! Committee
d. Homelessness Committee
e. 911 Advisory Committee
f. Kerr-Tar Council of Governments
g. Vance County Tourism – Mayor Seifert to Report
h. Economic Development Partnership – next meeting set for 3/23
i. Advisory Committee – Southeastern High Speed Rail
j. Henderson-Vance Industrial Park Board
12. Other Council Business, scheduling of Committee Meetings, etc. – as may be needed
a. Report from “Open Government” Conference in Raleigh on 3/13 – Council Member Yount
b. Report from NLC Meeting in Washington, DC on March 11-15 – Mayor Seifert, Council Members Alston and Davis
13. Possible “Add On Items” – Mayor, Council, Manager, Attorney and/or City Clerk
a. An Ordinance Increasing the Civil Penalties for Abandoned Structures (See Attached) – Land Planning Committee Chairman Gupton, Code Compliance Director Corey Williams and/or City Attorney John Zollicoffer
b. An Ordinance Providing for Enforcement in the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction, pursuant to Section 40 of the City Charter, of the Minimum Housing Code; Abandoned Structures Ordinance; Summary Abatement of Nuisances Ordinance; Weeded Lot Ordinances; and Junked, Abandoned and Nuisance Motor Vehicles Ordinance (See Attached) – Land Planning Committee Chairman Gupton and/or City Attorney John Zollicoffer
14. Calendar Notes, INFO ITEM(S), ETC.
a. Monday, March 13th, Annual Leslie Perry Library Luncheon, 12 Noon – at the NEW Library
b. Wednesday, March 15th:
– Human Resources Committee Meeting – 2 PM – City Hall Conference Room
– FAIR Committee Meeting – 3 PM – City Hall Conference Room
c. Thursday, March 16th:
– Public Utilities Committee Meeting – 4 PM – City Hall Conference Room
d. Friday, March 17th, Water Storage Contract Signing – KLRWP (See Attached)
e. Saturday, March 18th – St Patrick’s Day Parade, 2:30 PM, Downtown Henderson
f. Wednesday, March 22nd:
– Land Planning Committee Meeting – 4 PM – City Hall Conference Room
g. Monday, March 27th – next Henderson City Council Meeting, 7 PM, City Hall
15. Closed Session Request (if any) – If a Closed Session is called, the General Statutes allowing the Closed Session will be cited in the motion and the City Attorney will advise as needed.
16. Adjournment – by motion