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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/26/2016 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Courthouse
Regular Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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16-050 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - Commendation - To Commend Mary Jo’s Cloth Store on its 65th Anniversary   Action details Video Video
15-141 1A.Public Hearing (Zoning Matters)Public Hearing - Zoning Text Amendment: ZTA 16-01 - Applicant: Gaston County Planning Board - To Consider Proposed Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Chapter 9: Sections, 9.18.1A (Sidewalks), 9.18.2A (Greenstrips), 9.18.3C (Curb/Gutter), Chapter 11: Sections, 11.4D1a (Location of trees), Figure 11.4-1, Chapter 13: Sections, 13.11F, added, (Submittal Requirements for Preliminary and Final Plat), 13.16.8, 13.19.1 (Subdivisions Inside the Urban Standards Overlay District), 13.19.2 (Subdivisions Outside Urban Standards Overlay District, Utilities Available), 13.20.4 (Construction Requirement), 13.20.6C (New Drainage Ways), 13.22 (Cul-de-Sacs), 13.27 (Public Utilities and Services) 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Resolution to be addressed under Non-Consentheld  Action details Video Video
15-142 1B.Public Hearing (Zoning Matters)Public Hearing - Zoning Map Change: Z15-10 Flat Creek, LLC, (Lynn (Tripp) McLean III - Manager) (Applicant); Property Parcel: 221532 and 221533 (portion), Located at 1322 South Point Road, Belmont, NC, Zoned (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning Districts w/US Overlay & (CU/C-2) Conditional Use Highway Commercial Zoning Districts w/CH (portion) and US Overlay to the (C-3) General Commercial Zoning District w/CH (portion) and US Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Resolution to be addressed under Non-Consentheld  Action details Video Video
16-012 1A.Public HearingPublic Hearing - City of Kings Mountain - Kings Mountain Planning & Zoning Board ETJ 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Accept Motion for Appointmentapproved  Action details Video Video
15-067 11.MinutesTo Approve the Minutes of: · Regular Meeting of 11/10/2015 · Closed Session of 11/10/2015 - N.C.Gen.Stat. 143-318.11(a)(3) · Special Teleconference Meeting of 11/23/2015 · Regular Meeting of 12/8/2015 · Organizational Meeting of 12/8/2015approved  Action details Not available
15-065 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Williams - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of January 24-30, 2016 as School Choice Week in Gaston CountyapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-121 1B.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of February 2016 as Black History Month in Gaston CountyapprovedPass Action details Not available
16-050 1C.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - Commendation - To Commend Mary Jo’s Cloth Store on its 65th AnniversaryapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-120 1D.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Carpenter - To Accept and Appropriate a Two-Year Governor’s Crime Commission Grant Awarded to the Sheriff’s Office in the Amount of $200,000. (75% Grant Funded and 25% Local Match).approvedPass Action details Not available
15-135 1E.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - To Approve Bid Award for the Purchase of Vehicles and Ambulances, as Well as the Purchase of a Bulldozer from State Contract, Totaling $3,319,761.60 Which Includes Vehicle Equipment, Decals, Tag/tax and Title FeesapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-136 1F.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Carpenter -To Accept and Appropriate Program Income from the 2011 CDBG Scattered Site Grant Rehabilitation Program ($34,938)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-035 1G.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - To Accept the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015 Gaston County Audit as InformationapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-098 1H.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Philbeck - To Authorize the Purchase of Blue Beam Plan Review Software and Monitors to be Used for Electronic Plan Review for Building Inspections, Zoning, Health Department, Erosion Control and Fire Marshal’s Office and to Add Electronic Plan Review Fee (Tech Fee) to Gaston County Fee Schedule of $100.00 Per SubmittalapprovedPass Action details Not available
16-003 1I.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Carpenter - To Approve and Allocate PFCLG Grant Funding for the Cooperative Extension Parent Education Program (100% Grant Funds - $14,694)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-017 1J.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as InformationapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-144 1K.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Price - To Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from the Community Foundation of Gaston County for the Public Health Teen Action Council Program (100% Grant Funds - $400)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-146 1L.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Price - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds from the NC Division of Public Heath for the Maternity Clinic (100% Grant Funds - $20,000)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-147 1M.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Price - To Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from UNC-Chapel Hill for the Public Health Corner Store Initiative (100% Grant Funds - $500)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-148 1N.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Price - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds from the NC Division of Public Health for the Public Health Family Planning Clinic (100% State Grant Funds - $5,635)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-139 1O.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - To Award Bid for Financing up to $3,319,761.60 for Rolling Stock and Equipment to Bank of America and to Approve the Attached Budget Change Request (to Appropriate Funds) and Resolution Approving Financing TermsapprovedPass Action details Not available
16-019 1P.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - To Accept as Information the Attached Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These tax refunds should be recorded in the Board’s minutes. (Real Property - $3,429.83; Vehicle Tax Refunds - $959.69; VTS Total - $5,010.81; Vehicles - $5,970.50)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-126 1Q.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - To Approve the Transfer of Accumulated Funds Realized from Past Tax Collections, Revaluation, Interest Earned, Etc. to New Hope Fire Department ($57,206)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-129 1R.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - To Approve the Transfer of Accumulated Funds Realized from Past Tax Collections, Revaluation, Interest Earned, Etc. to South Point Fire Department ($329,250)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-131 1S.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - To Approve the Finance Arrangements and a Certificate of Need for the Alexis Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. to Obtain Financing ($181,217) to Purchase Twenty-Six (26) Scott Airpacks to Replace Their Current Non-Serviceable Units as Approved by the Fire Advisory Board on November 30, 2015approvedPass Action details Not available
16-013 1T.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Williams - To Appropriate $10,000 from Fund Balance for Fiber Optic Cable Relocation on New Hope RoadapprovedPass Action details Not available
16-010 1U.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - To Accept and Appropriate a Senior Center General Purpose Grant from Centralina Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging (100% Grant Funds - $11,400; Required County Match of $3,800 is Included in the Approved Senior Center Budget.)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-050 1V.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Philbeck - Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Police Chief James BuieapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-110 1W.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Carpenter - To Recognize the Retirement of Police Records Specialist Darlene O. WhitakerapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-111 1X.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - To Recognize the Retirement of Police Records Specialist Janet M. RussapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-125 1Y.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Brown - Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Police Sergeant Talmadge N. McInnis, RetiredapprovedPass Action details Not available
15-103 1Z.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Carpenter - To Accept an Offer to Purchase Two County Owned Surplus Parcels (PIDs 106052 and 101789) and Authorize Staff to Initiate the Upset Bid ProcessapprovedPass Action details Not available
16-006 1AA.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Carpenter - To Accept a Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant, Authorize Staff to Request Additional Funding for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017, and Appropriate the Necessary Funds for Expenditure Purposes. (State $513.300, Local $132,980)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-115 1AB.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - To Appropriate $18,365 for the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Funds for FY 2015-2016 (100% Federal Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-014 1AC.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Pursuant to G. S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the November Listed Tax Refunds be Made. (Real Estate - $42,056.14; Vehicles & ETC. - $2,835.93; VTS Refunds - $5,857.34; Grand Total - $50,749.41)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-024 1AD.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the December Listed Tax Refunds be Made. (Real Estate - $131,568.26; Vehicles & ETC. - $105,448.12; VTS Refunds - $4,326.68; Grand Total - $241,343.06)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-072 1AE.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Philbeck - To Increase Department of Veterans Services Budget by $30,000 to Fund ACCESS Transportation Program Through June 30, 2016approvedPass Action details Not available
15-122 1A.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Commissioner Philbeck - Zoning Text Amendment: ZTA 16-01 - Applicant: Gaston County Planning Board - To Consider Proposed Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Chapter 9: Sections, 9.18.1A (Sidewalks), 9.18.2A (Greenstrips), 9.18.3C (Curb/Gutter), Chapter 11: Sections, 11.4D1a (Location of trees), Figure 11.4-1, Chapter 13: Sections, 13.11F, added, (Submittal Requirements for Preliminary and Final Plat), 13.16.8, 13.19.1 (Subdivisions Inside the Urban Standards Overlay District), 13.19.2 (Subdivisions Outside Urban Standards Overlay District, Utilities Available), 13.20.4 (Construction Requirement), 13.20.6C (New Drainage Ways), 13.22 (Cul-de-Sacs), 13.27 (Public Utilities and Services)approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-025 1B.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Commissioner Price - Zoning Map Change: Z15-10 Flat Creek, LLC, (Lynn (Tripp) McLean III - Manager) (Applicant); Property Parcel: 221532 and 221533 (portion), Located at 1322 South Point Road, Belmont, NC, Zoned (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning Districts w/US Overlay & (CU/C-2) Conditional Use Highway Commercial Zoning Districts w/CH (portion) and US Overlay to the (C-3) General Commercial Zoning District w/CH (portion) and US OverlayapprovedPass Action details Video Video
16-065 1A.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Keigher - To Amend Resolution 2015-292 to Revise the Township Grant Allotment to $3M to be Divided Among the Six Townshipsdisapprove  Action details Not available
16-005 1B.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Carpenter - To Approve the Crowders Mountain Township Grant Recommendation ($500,000 Fund Balance Appropriation)approvedPass Action details Video Video
16-029 1C.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Philbeck - To Approve the Dallas Township Grant Recommendations ($500,000 Fund Balance Appropriation)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-030 1D.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Williams - To Approve the Gastonia Township Grant Recommendation ($1,000,000 Fund Balance Appropriation)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-031 1E.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Price - To Approve the South Point Township Grant Recommendation ($500,000 Fund Balance Appropriation)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-032 1F.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Brown - To Approve the Riverbend Township Grant Recommendation ($500,000 Fund Balance Appropriation)approvedPass Action details Not available
16-033 1G.Resolution (Non-Consent)Commissioner Fraley - To Approve the Cherryville Township Grant Recommendation ($500,000 Fund Balance Appropriation)approvedPass Action details Not available
15-087 1A.AppointmentsAppointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positionsapproved  Action details Not available
16-034 1A.PresentationFY14-15 GASTON COUNTY AUDIT PRESENTATION - Ms. Erica Brown, Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, PAreceived and filed  Action details Video Video