Concord City Council Agenda
Thursday, March 11, 2010
6:00 PM
Location: 26 S. Union Street, Concord, NC 28025
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The agenda is prepared and distributed on Friday preceding the meeting to council and news media. A work session is then held on the Tuesday preceding the regular meeting at 4:00 pm.
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silent Prayer:
III. Approval of Minutes:
February 9 and February 11, 2010.
IV. Presentations
V. Unfinished Business
VI. New Business
A. Public Hearings (Begin at 7PM)
1. Continue the public hearing to consider amending the Land Use Plan (map amendment) and the Concord Parkway / Warren C. Coleman Blvd. Small Area Plan (text amendment) in the area of Warren C. Coleman Blvd. and Cabarrus Avenue.
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider amending Concord Development Ordinance (CDO) Articles 8 and 14, and Concord City Code, Chapter VII, Section 18-295 relative to Electronic Gaming Operations.
3. Conduct a public hearing and consider amending the Concord Development Ordinance (CDO) Articles 12.2 and 14 to amend the Sign definition and to prohibit certain animated signage, including persons holding signs or persons costumed so as to function as a sign.
B. Informational Items
C. Departmental Reports
D. Presentations of Petitions and Requests
1. Consider a request from the Hispanic Learning Center.
2. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a construction contract for the Booker Drive Realignment.
3. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing the final version of the ground lease with Logan Gardens LLC.
4. Consider offering Logan Day Care Center a new lease.
5. Consider authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to apply for a Carolina Thread Trail Implementation Grant.
6. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract for banking services with Wachovia (Wells Fargo).
7. Consider awarding the fiscal year 2009-10 audit contract to Potter and Company and to authorize City Manager and staff to execute the agreement.
8. Consider adopting an ordinance to amend Ordinance #09-86 directing the demolition of 231-233-235 Tournament.
9. Consider adopting an ordinance ordering the demolition of the structure located at 656 Wilshire Ave. SW (PIN # 5529-57-6238) owned by Hazel Harris, Gary Helms & wife Betty Helms, Roy Helms and Lovada Helms Tyner.
10. Consider authorizing City Manager to sign a contract addendum with CATS to operate the Concord Express Commuter Service for one additional year.
11. Consider entering into a Municipal Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to participate in the consolidation, upgrade, and expansion of the US 29 signal system within the municipal limits of Concord (Project # U-4448 WBS Elements 37320.3.1).
12. Consider adopting a Resolution requesting the NCDOT to include certain enhancements to Bruton Smith Boulevard - Concord Mills Boulevard as part of the I-85 Widening Project I-3803 B.
13. Consider approving Contract Addendum No 3 with Hunter Construction Group, Inc for the purpose of adding work items to the North Apron Expansion project to build a retaining wall for the hangar access road and a temporary access road for customer parking in the South Development Area at Concord Regional Airport.
14. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a construction contract for the enclosure of a portion of the Environmental shelter and a mezzanine in the Water Department shed.
15. Consider authorizing staff to apply for multiple grants from the Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Recycling Bin Grant Program.
16. Consider an appeal from GLT Enterprises to waive interest fees accrued on the 2009 City of Concord property taxes.
17. Receive a petition and consider setting a public hearing to consider the closure of the right-of-way of Woburn Abbey Drive, NW south of Heritage Farm Avenue, NW.
18. Receive a voluntary annexation petition, and consider adopting a resolution setting a public hearing for annexation of a parcel of land owned by Gregory P. and Laura N. Guerriero, located at 650 Bainbridge Drive, NE.
19. Consider authorizing staff to submit the proper paperwork to the NC Wildlife Commission requesting an extended Urban Archery season in the City of Concord.
20. Consider adopting City Council goals for FY 2010-2011.
21. Discussion on establishing a formal process for filling vacant Council seats.
E. Recognition of persons requesting to be heard
VII. Consent Agenda
A. Consider filling a frozen U304 Utility Service Worker position in the Transportation Streets Division and concurrently placing a freeze on a vacant R204 Transportation Technician I position in the Transportation Traffic Services Division.
B. Consider adopting budget ordinances to recognize revenue received from the N.C. Division of Emergency Management.
C. Consider adopting an ordinance to amend FY 2009/2010 Budget Ordinance for the General Fund.
D. Consider adopting an ordinance to amend FY 2009/2010 Budget Ordinance for the General Fund.
E. Consider adopting an ordinance to amend the FY 2009/2010 Budget Ordinance for the NC One Fund pass through grant where the City serves as applicant to pass through the state funds to Motor Racing Network (MRN) as an economic incentive.
F. Consider adopting an Ordinance to amend the FY 2009/2010 Budget Ordinance for the General Fund.
G. Consider adopting an ordinance amending the FY2009/2010 General Fund budget ordinance to include costs associated with the Solid Waste Survey and also to include the reimbursement for the costs.
H. Consider amending the revised Race Pay section of the Personnel Policy's Compensation Plan; Article 3, Section 12.
I. Receive monthly report on status of investments as of January 31, 2010.
J. Receive monthly report of Business Licenses issued.
K. Consider Approval of Tax Releases/Refunds from the Tax Collection Office for the month of January 2010.
L. Consider acceptance of the Tax Office reports for the month of January 2010.
VIII. Matters not on the Agenda
IX. General comments by Council of a non-business nature
X. Closed Session
XI. Adjournment
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