The following is the agenda for tonight’s council meeting:
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 May 8th, 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 4/24/06 (See Attached) – City Clerk
b. Council approval to sell surplus K-9 to Franklin County (See Attached) – Police Chief Allen
c. Request to close Breckenridge Street May 15th in connection with Library Dedication Ceremony (See Attached) – City Manager
d. Requested letter of commendation relative to inmate crew work – City Manager
e. Award of service weapon and badge to HPD Captain Mike Davis (retiring 5/31/06) in accordance with NCGS §20-187.2 (See Attached) – City Manager and/or Police Chief Allen
f. Request to close side streets in the downtown area and permission to use City property (former Vance Hotel site) in connection with car show (Show, Shine, Shag and Dine) on Saturday, October 21st (See Attached) – City Manager
7. Consent Agenda “B” (requiring a roll call vote)
a. Budget Amendment No. 36 — Regional Water (See Attached) — FAIR Committee Chairman Harper and/or City Manager Jerry Moss
b. Resolution – Clean Water Management Trust Fund Grant Application (See Attached) – Asst. City Manager
c. Resolution – 2006 Clean Water Bond Resolution (See Attached) – City Manager
d. An Ordinance Prohibiting Parking (and operating) of Trucks on City Maintained Streets in Residential Sections and in City owned Parking Lots (See Attached) – Public Works Committee Chair Wilkerson, City Manager and/or City Attorney
e. An Ordinance Re-Writing the Garbage and Trash Collection Policy relative to Building Materials (See Attached) – Public Works Committee Chair Wilkerson, City Manager and/or City Attorney
f. An Ordinance to help prevent the spread of Graffiti Vandalism and for the removal of unauthorized Graffiti from Public and Private Property – Public Safety Committee Chair Davis, City Manager and/or City Attorney
8. Public Hearings (to schedule or hold)
a. Continued Public Hearing (from the Council’s Regular Meeting on 4/24/06) 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 Seifert, Land Planning Committee Chairman Gupton and/or Planning Director Erris Dunston
9. Guest Presentation(s) and Public Comment Period
a. By Ms. Letha Anderson regarding citizen awareness: need to lower crime rate, raise educational level, clean up around downtown neighborhoods and discontinue roadside use as public trashcans
10. pending matters – City Council committees
a. Finance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee (FAIR) – Chairman Harper
b. Community Development Committee – Chairman Daeke
– CDBG Projects Update(s)
– Beacon Light Apartments Complex
– Springwood Apartments Rehab (formerly Young Avenue Apartments)
c. Public Safety Committee – Chairman Davis
– Pedestrian Walk at Maria Parham Medical Center
d. Public Works Committee – Chairman Wilkerson
e. Public Utilities Committee – Chairman Alston
– Time Warner Contract terms
– Interbasin Transfer (IBT)
f. Human Resources Committee – Chairman Evans
– Status of Frozen/Budgeted Positions
g. Journal Committee – Chairman Yount
h. Land Planning and Development Committee – Chairman Gupton
– Sale of City owned properties Update
i. Mayor
– Meeting with NC Representatives
– CGI letter follow up
j. City Manager
– Info from NCDOT – traffic signal request (Chestnut & Andrews and
Beckford & Dabney) and pedestrian crossing (See Attached)
11. REPORTS/UPDATES (if any) ON SPECIAL COMMITTEES
a. Mayor’s Task Force on Housing
b. Clean Up Henderson! Committee
c. Homelessness Committee
d. 911 Advisory Committee
e. Kerr-Tar Council of Governments
f. Economic Development Partnership
g. Advisory Committee – Southeastern High Speed Rail
h. Henderson-Vance Industrial Park Board
i. Voice Committee
12. Other Council Business, scheduling of Committee Meetings, etc. – as may be needed
a. Street Resurfacing Bids – Bid Opening on Monday, 5/8 (info to be distributed) – City Manager Jerry Moss and City Engineer Frank Frazier
13. Possible “Add On Items” – Mayor, Council, Manager, Attorney and/or City Clerk
a. Water, Sewer and Street Dedications (various projects) – City Engineer Frank Frazier
14. Calendar Notes, INFO ITEM(S), ETC.
a. Friday, May 12th – Bake Sale, Yard Sale, Etc., 11 AM – 2 PM, Dabney Drive Fire Station (See Attached)
b. Monday, May 15th – Dedication Ceremony and Preview of the new Library and Gallery, 10 AM, Breckenridge Street (See Attached)
c. Thursday, May 18th – Henderson-Vance Human Relations Commission Annual Banquet, 6:30 PM, South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church (See Attached)
d. Friday, May 19th – Success Banquet, 7 PM, VGCC Civic Center (See Attached)
e. Monday, May 22nd — next Henderson City Council Meeting, 7 PM, City Hall
f. Thursday, May 25th – Regular COG Board Meeting w/special recognition of retiring Executive Director Neil Mallory to follow, 6:30-Social, 7:00-Dinner, Henderson Convention Center … RSVP to Gina Parham (436-2040) by 5/17
g. Monday, May 29th – City Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day holiday
h. Friday, June 2nd – Cancer Survivor Banquet, 6 PM, South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church in the Family Life Center (See Attached)
i. Wednesday, June 7th – Town Hall Day, Raleigh, NC … registration due by 5/19 (See Attached)
j. Letter of Appreciation from Tar River Cruizers (See Attached)
k. NC Intergovernmental Relations Award … deadline is 5/12 (See Attached)
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