Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 12/10/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Courthouse
COMBINED Work Session (Non-Voting) - 6:00 P.M. & REVISED - Regular Meeting (To Immediately Follow the Work Session)
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24-599 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant James E. KnuppPresented  Action details Video Video
24-520 1B.CertificatesCertificates in Appreciation for Public Service 1. David Abernethy, Council on Aging, Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee 2. Hunter Peak, Economic Development Commission 3. Paul Rathbone Jr., Environmental Review Advisory Board 4. Bobby Bridges, Dora Groves, Fireman's Relief Fund Trusteesread into the record  Action details Video Video
24-618 1A.PresentationPRESENTATION - GASTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - DOWNTOWN GASTONIA REVITALIZATION PLAN UPDATE: - Mr. Pat Mumford, President & CEOreceived and filed  Action details Video Video
24-616 1B.PresentationPRESENTATION - FY23-24 GASTON COUNTY AUDIT: - Ms. Kelly Gooderham, Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A.received and filed  Action details Video Video
24-527 1C.PresentationPRESENTATION - ADULT DAY CARE UPDATE: - Ms. Karen Creech, Director, Adult Day Carereceived and filed  Action details Video Video
24-573 1A.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-24-08-23-00190, Blake Johnson (Applicant); Property Parcel: 203165, Located at 2535 Tryon Courthouse Rd., Bessemer City, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District to the (CD/C-3) General Commercial Conditional District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-571 1B.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-24-10-30-00198, 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 CD/(R-2) Single Family Moderate Conditional Zoning District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-575 1C.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-24-10-14-00194, Tony Torrence (Applicant); Property Parcel: 193762, Located at 110 Jaybird Ln., Gastonia, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with Urban Standards (US) Overlay and Corridor Highway (CH) Overlay to the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District with Urban Standards (US) Overlay and Corridor Highway (CH) Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-594 1D.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Authorize a Gaston County Level One Incentive Grant and Approve the Conveyance of Approximately 1.5 Acres of Land at the Southridge Business Park Pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. 158-7.1; Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) with Project Garland 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-595 1E.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level Three 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 Jasmine 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-596 1F.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level One Incentive Grant Pursuant to N.C. General Stat. 158-7.1 and To Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) with Project Panther 25 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-551 11.MinutesTo Approve the Minutes of: - Regular Meeting of October 22, 2024 - Regular Meeting of November 12, 2024 - Organizational Meeting of December 2, 2024approved  Action details Not available
24-572 1A.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Dissolve the Child Fatality Prevention Team and the Community Child Protection Team from the Commission Appointment Records, to be Effective January 1, 2025   Action details Not available
24-609 1B.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - BOC - To Update the Provisions of the Gaston County Investment Grant Program to Extend the Small Business Investment Grant Program Through Calendar Year 2025approvedPass Action details Not available
24-606 1C.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Historic Preservation Commission - To Accept and Appropriate a Historic Preservation Grant Awarded by the State Historic Preservation Office for the Hoyle Historic Homestead Ground Penetrating Radar Project (State Grant Funds - $8,500; Matching Donation Funds Hoyle Historic Homestead - $4,000; Total Grant - $12,500)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-607 1D.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - To Enter Into Interlocal Agreements with the City of Belmont and the City of Lowell for the Building and Development Services Planning and Zoning Staff to Provide as-needed Plat and Site Plan Review Against the Municipality’s Zoning OrdinancesapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-621 1E.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - County Attorney - Resolution Authorizing County Attorney to Retain Outside Firm for Insulin Cost LitigationapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-623 1F.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as InformationapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-560 1G.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Public Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Passed Through Cabarrus Health Alliance for Year 2 of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Grant (100% Federal Grant Funds - $93,428)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-610 1H.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Public Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds Received from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - State Office of Child Fatality Prevention (100% Grant Funds - $3,572)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-611 1I.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Public Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Local Grant Funds Received from Partners Health Management (100% Grant Funds - $3,995)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-529 1J.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Funds from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program in the Amount of $30,000 (No County Funds Required)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-592 1K.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds for the Visitation Center Awarded from the Department of Justice in the Amount of (Year 1: $400,363; Total Grant: $1,219,877)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-586 1L.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Financial and Management Services - Budget - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Grant Funds for the Sheriff’s Office for the Purchase of an ATV ($20,000 - No Additional County Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-591 1M.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Budget - To Amend Resolution 2024-130 to Update the State Directed Grant Funds Award to the Sheriff’s Office ($175,000) and the Gaston County Police Department ($150,000) and to Revise the BCR AccordinglyapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-605 1N.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Budget - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Governor’s Crime Commission Federal Grant Funds for the Sheriff’s Office for the Medication Assisted Treatment Program (Total Budget: $100,000 with 1 Year Grant Funding $75,000 and a Match of $25,000)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-608 1O.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Budget (Hope United Survivor Network) - To Amend Budgets for NC CFWYI DV and SA Grants Accepted and Appropriated in Res. 2024-316 and 2024-315 ($266.47 Net Reduction, No Additional County Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-585 1P.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept as Information the October 2024 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,388.72)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-603 1Q.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Appropriate Accumulated Investment Earnings from April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024 ($77,548.10) in FY25approvedPass Action details Not available
24-588 1S.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - GEMS - To Accept and Appropriate Donations from GEMS to Gaston County Education Foundation and Employee Engagement ($1,520)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-600 1T.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - GEMS - To Accept and Appropriate Funds from Partners to Gaston County EMS ($51,947.50)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-590 1U.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Natural Resources - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds for the Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (Year 1: $259,073 / Total Grant: $259,073)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-593 1V.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Natural Resources - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds for the Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (Year 1: $20,000 / Total Grant: $20,000)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-561 1W.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received from Bissell Pet Foundation for the “Empty the Shelters” Event in the Amount of $2,260.00approvedPass Action details Not available
24-599 1X.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant James E. KnuppapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-597 1Y.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Brown - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Detective Stacy J. BrogdenapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-598 1Z.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Public Works - To Transfer Budgeted Funds for the Administration Annex Upfit Project from the Capital Fund to the General Fund via CIF ($132,595.21 - No Additional County Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-626 1AA.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Public Works - To Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute a Friendly Condemnation to Acquire a Permanent Utility Easement to Install a Waterline Between Gaston County from Edward Clifford Garrett (Missing Heir of Patsy Gibson, Deceased Heir of Janell Tilley Thorn), and/or as Applicable, the Heirs of Janell Tilley Thorn for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Chapel Grove Elementary Waterline ProjectapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-587 1AB.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Cloninger - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Chief Keith McCabeapprovedPass Action details Not available
24-563 1AC.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $4,045.39; Overpayments - $18,081.49; VTS Refunds - $1,830.18; Grand Total - $23,957.06)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-632 1AD.Resolution (Consent)ADDED/ Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds for Essential Services for Adults and Children in the Amount of $158,741approvedPass Action details Not available
24-633 1AE.Resolution (Consent)ADDED/ Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds for Disaster Energy Assistance in the Amount of $1,219,375 (No County Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
24-622 1R.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024, Gaston County Audit as Information   Action details Not available
24-522 1A.AppointmentsAppointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions   Action details Not available