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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/26/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Courthouse
Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M.
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25-224 1A.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Rehearing of Zoning Application REZ-25-03-04-00216: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: GRY3, LLC (Applicant); Property Parcel: 173490, Located at 14742 Lucia Riverbend Hwy., Stanley, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards and (CH) Corridor Highway Overlays to the (C-1) Light Commercial Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards and (CH) Corridor Highway Overlays 1. Receive Citizen Comments 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Not available
25-363 1B.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Rehearing of Zoning Application REZ-25-03-17-00220: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Karina Guerrero (Applicant); Property Parcel: 179668, Located on Charles Raper Jonas Hwy., Mount Holly, NC, Rezone from the (RS-20) Single Family 20,000 Square Feet Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards and (CH) Corridor Highway Overlays to the (C-1) Light Commercial Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards and (CH) Corridor Highway Overlays 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Not available
25-413 1C.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Cloninger - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-25-03-25-00223, McKenzie Marie Maiers (Applicant); Property Parcel: 171661, Located at 220 FL Maiers Rd., Gastonia, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards Overlay to the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Not available
25-394 1D.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level One 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 FAMILY 2025 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Not available
25-395 1E.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level Four 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 EAST COAST 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Not available
25-424 1F.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level Four 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 DELOREAN 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Not available
25-400 1A.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services (Housing Rehabilitation) - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds from the NC Housing Finance Agency for Home Repairs ($165,000)   Not available Not available
25-401 1B.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services (Housing Rehabilitation) - To Approve and Adopt the Assistance Policy and the Procurement Policy Specific to the 2026 Urgent Repair Program   Not available Not available
25-403 1C.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services (Housing Rehabilitation) - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Grant Funds from the NC Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) for the Single Family Rehabilitation Program (100% Grant Funds - $138,238)   Not available Not available
25-422 1D.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Bailey - County Attorney - To Amend the Description of the Boat Club Road Right-of-Way Closed by Resolution 2025-199   Not available Not available
25-425 1E.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - County Attorney - Resolution Amending the Procedures of the Board of Commissioners to Incorporate Changes Made by Previous Resolutions   Not available Not available
25-433 1F.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - County Manager - To Approve the Updated FY26-28 Gaston County Strategic Plan   Not available Not available
25-432 1G.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information   Not available Not available
25-420 1H.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds Received from the Partnership for Children for Lincoln and Gaston Counties for the Public Health Community Health Education Smart Start Program (100% State Grant Funds - $7,865)   Not available Not available
25-430 1I.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Approve the 2026-2030 Gaston County Opioid Settlement Strategic Plan   Not available Not available
25-416 1J.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Adoption Promotion Program Funds to Enhance the Adoption Program in the Amount of $211,144 (No County Funds Required)   Not available Not available
25-417 1K.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Administrative Correction - To Correct Specification Number on Position Proposal Awards for Temporary Staffing & In-Home Aide Services for Resolution 2025-208, Approved June 24, 2025   Not available Not available
25-419 1L.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Unrestricted Funds Distributed from Meals on Wheels of America Bridgestone Grant for the Nutrition Program in the Amount of $10,000   Not available Not available
25-389 1M.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month in Gaston County   Not available Not available
25-415 1N.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division (ACCESS) - Approval of the Gaston County ACCESS Transportation - Specific Procurement Policy (No Funding Impacted Herein)   Not available Not available
25-404 1O.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management/Fire Services - To Approve the Appropriation of Unified Fire Protection Service District Fund Balance for the Purchase of 8 Starlinks ($5,000)   Not available Not available
25-410 1P.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management/Fire Services - To Approve the Carry Forward of Previously Approved Funds for Smoke Alarms in the Amount of $5,336.09   Not available Not available
25-375 1Q.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept as Information the June 2025 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,528.30)   Not available Not available
25-426 1R.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept as Information the July 2025 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $3,098.13)   Not available Not available
25-431 1S.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - GEMS - To Amend 2025-125, Approved 4/22/2025, to Correct Surplus Description of Cargo Trailer Approved for Sale to North Gaston Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.   Not available Not available
25-423 1T.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - Library - To Accept and Appropriate State Aid Grant ($121,080 - 100% Non-County Funds)   Not available Not available
25-429 1U.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - Library - To Accept and Appropriate LSTA Scholarship Grant ($1,500 - 100% Non-County Funds)   Not available Not available
25-427 1V.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Office of Capital Improvements - To Award a Construction Contract and Authorize the County Manager, or Designee, to Execute said Contract with Fuller & Co Construction, LLC., Inc., for the Tryon Elementary Waterline Extension in the Amount of $5,924,220.50   Not available Not available
25-398 1W.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received from The Carlee Cause Foundation in the Amount of $1,175.00   Not available Not available
25-428 1X.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Public Works - To Authorize the County Manager, County Attorney, or Their Designees to Execute Condemnation Actions To Acquire Permanent Utility Easements for the Tryon Elementary Waterline Extension Project   Not available Not available
25-421 1Y.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Public Works - To Authorize the Purchase of Buffer Property Adjacent to the Gaston County Landfill, Located at 420 Fancy Hill Road, Dallas, NC (PID’s 216060, 216061 and 216062) for $175,000 Plus Associated Closing Costs and Directs the County Attorney to Draft Any Necessary Documents for the Transfer of Said Property and Authorizes the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute Said Documents for Closing Purposes   Not available Not available
25-411 1Z.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed June 2025 Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $0.00; Overpayments - $10,213.36; VTS Refunds - $510.03; Grand Total - $10,723.39)   Not available Not available
25-418 1AA.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed July 2025 Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $337.84; Overpayments - $24,291.41; VTS Refunds - $959.27; Grand Total - $25,588.52)   Not available Not available
25-435 1A.AppointmentsAppointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions   Not available Not available