Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/28/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Courthouse
COMBINED Rescheduled Work Session (Non-Voting) - 6:00 PM & Regular Meeting (To Immediately Follow the Work Session)
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Printable Agenda Packet (No Links), Notice
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22-532 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Hovis - Hope United Survivor Network - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of February 2023 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness MonthPresented  Action details Video Video
23-049 1B.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Cloninger - County Manager - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of March 2023 as Women’s History Month in Gaston CountyPresented  Action details Video Video
23-074 1C.CertificatesCertificates in Appreciation for Public Service 1. Laura Biggerstaff, Animal Care and Enforcement Advisory Board 2. Roger Hurst, Environmental Review Board 3. Wesley Gosnell, Fireman's Relief Fund Trustees 4. Alan Cloninger, Judy Leahy, Carol McManus, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) 5. Barbara Foy, Shelia Merrill, Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee 6. Karen Whichard, Partners Behavioral Health Management "Partners BHM" 7. Alan Cloninger, Kevin Ellis, Garry Williams, Sara Local Planning Committee (LEPC) 8. Cam Carpenter, Martin Hutchins, Tourism Development Advisory Boardread into the record  Action details Video Video
23-072 1A.PresentationPRESENTATION - FY21-22 GASTON COUNTY AUDIT: - Ms. Kelly Gooderham, Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, PAreceived and filed  Action details Video Video
23-076 1B.PresentationPRESENTATION - GASTON VISION 2040 UPDATE: - Ms. Leslie Lee, Executive Director - Gaston Together - Ms. Sharon Padgett, Chief Executive Officer - Gaston County YMCA - Ms. Gina Shell, Special Projects - County Manager’s Officereceived and filed  Action details Video Video
23-023 1A.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-22-12-02-00135, Pawan Aggarwal (Applicant); Property Parcel: 169946 Located at 695 Dallas Stanley Hwy. in Dallas, NC, Rezone from (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with (US) Overlay to the (C-3) General Commercial Zoning District with (US) Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion to Approve ResolutionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-024 1B.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Johnson - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-22-12-30-00136, Justin Fulbright (Applicant); Property Parcel: 308406 Located at 5001 York Hwy. in Gastonia, NC, Rezone from (I-2) General Industrial & (I-3) Exclusive Industrial Zoning District with (US) & (CH) Overlays to the (C-3) General Commercial Zoning District with (US) & (CH) Overlays 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion to Approve ResolutionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-038 1C.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Amend Resolution No. 2022-265 To Authorize a Gaston County Level One or Two 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 Foundry Commercial 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion to Approve ResolutionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-067 1D.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 Huskey 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion to Approve ResolutionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-087 1A.MinutesTo Approve the Minutes of: - Regular Meeting of January 24, 2023approved  Action details Not available
23-083 1A.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Revise the Gaston County Board of Commissioners’ (BOC) 2023 Regular Meeting Schedule to Cancel the March 14, 2023 BOC Work SessionapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-051 1B.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds from the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) for the Gaston County Police Department ($453,950 - No Match)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-057 1C.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Budget & Strategy - To Appropriate Funds for the Investment Grant Program for North Point Development ($329,760)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-065 1D.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy - To Approve Three New Positions Fully Grant-Funded Through 9/30/2025 for the Implementation of the Law-Enforcement Assisted Diversion ProgramapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-030 1E.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - To Approve Plat Review Officer ChangesapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-084 1F.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Building & Development Services - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Essential Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Grant Funds by NC Housing Finance Agency ($32,792)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-063 1G.Resolution (Consent)Commissioners Fraley & Worley - County Attorney - To Approve a Resolution Authorizing Execution of Opioid Settlements and Approving the Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioid LitigationapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-077 1H.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as InformationapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-049 1I.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Cloninger - County Manager - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of March 2023 as Women’s History Month in Gaston CountyapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-031 1J.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS (Social Services Division) - To Accept and Appropriate Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funds for an Employer Services Grant in the Amount of $20,000 (100% Federal Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-042 1K.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS (Social Services Division) - To Accept and Appropriate American Rescue Plan Act Funds through Centralina Area Agency on Aging for a Title III-B Adult Services Grant in the Amount of $180,000 (100% Federal Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-078 1L.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS (Social Services Division) - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Funds for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program in the Amount of $377,319 (100% Federal Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-035 1M.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management and Fire Services - To Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from The Department of Homeland Security Grant Program in the Amount of $65,000 Awarded To Gaston County Emergency Management and Fire ServicesapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-043 1N.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management and Fire Services - To Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from the Duke Energy Preparedness Grant in the Amount of $50,000, Awarded to Gaston County Emergency Management and Fire ServicesapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-044 1O.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management and Fire Services - To Transfer $90,000 from the General Fund to the General Government Capital Fund, via the Community Investment Fund (No Additional County Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-081 1P.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management/Fire Services - To Approve the Transfer of $48,000 from the General Fund to the General Government Capital Fund, via the Community Investment Fund (No Additional County Funds)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-082 1Q.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management and Fire Services - To Approve the Transfer of $50,000 from General Fund to the General Government Capital Fund, via the Community Investment FundapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-048 1R.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept as Information the Attached Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,168.34)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-052 1S.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - Administrative Correction - To Correct Budget Change Request for Resolution 2022-295 Adopted at 9/27/2022 BOC MeetingapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-053 1T.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Approve the Selection of Martin Starnes & Associates as the County’s Auditors and to Approve the Current Year Audit Contract for Audit Services for Fiscal Year 2023 (Base Contract of $96,600 and includes Additional $37,500 for Potential Major Programs Over 2 Included in the Base Contract)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-054 1U.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Approve a Resolution for Gaston County to Participate in the North Carolina Investment Pool as Permitted by and Pursuant to NC General Statute Relating to a Commingled Investment PoolapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-055 1V.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Approve a Resolution Allowing the County to Participate in the North Carolina CLASS Investment PoolapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-059 1W.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance (Police Department) - To Appropriate and Transfer $4,349.66 from the General Fund to the Emergency Telephone Fund to Comply with the Ruling by State Auditors Regarding 2019 and 2020 ExpendituresapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-060 1X.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance (Police Department) - To Appropriate and Transfer $60,018 from the Emergency Telephone Fund to the General Fund to Balance the Audit and PSAP ReportsapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-061 1Y.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - Appropriation of Accumulated Investment Earnings from April 1, 2022, through January 31, 2023 ($125,689.41)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-062 1Z.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Finance - To Appropriate and Transfer an Additional $14,257,480 from CIF Fund Balance to the Gaston County School System's Capital Budget for Costs Associated with the Renovations to Current Facilities; and Approve the Reimbursement DeclarationapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-064 1AA.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022, Gaston County Audit as InformationapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-066 1AB.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Finance - To Approve the Conflict of Interest Policy Applicable to Contracts and Subawards of Gaston County Supported by Federal Financial AssistanceapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-070 1AC.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Hope United Survivor Network - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Totaling $73,204, Hope United Survivor Network ($40,203), The Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center ($31,954) and The Lighthouse ($1,047) from March 31, 2022, thru Feb 3, 2023approvedPass Action details Not available
22-532 1AD.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Hovis - Hope United Survivor Network - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of February 2023 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness MonthapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-080 1AE.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Hope United Survivor Network - Administrative Correction - To Correct Budget Change Request for Resolution 2022-377 Adopted at 12/13/2022 BOC MeetingapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-040 1AF.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate a $1,161 Donation from the Lamb Foundation of NC, Inc. to Purchase a Bench at Camp Sertoma (100% Donation)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-041 1AG.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate Sponsorships in the Amount of $6,450 for Senior GamesapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-069 1AH.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate the Senior Center General Purpose Grant from Centralina Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging ($10,901)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-029 1AI.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received from Bissell Pet Foundation for an “Empty the Shelters” Event (100% Donation - $1,760)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-034 1AJ.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department - To Approve Surplus and Disposition of Nine (9) Year Old German Shepherd K9 Named MackapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-037 1AK.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - Police Department - Approve the Surplus of 60 Axon Taser X-26Ps with Holsters for the Gaston College Basic Law Enforcement Training/Criminal Justice Academy to be used for Training PurposesapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-019 1AL.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - Public Works - To Declare Unused Equipment as Surplus and Authorize a Surplus AuctionapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-033 1AM.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Worley - Public Works - To Finalize and Formally Accept an Offer to Purchase a County-Owned Surplus Parcel (PID #203783 Located on Beauhaven Lane)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-045 1AN.Resolution (Consent)Commissioners Brown & Worley - Public Works - To Approve a Resolution to Support Application to U. S. Department of Transportation’s 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant ProgramapprovedPass Action details Not available
23-079 1AO.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Public Works - To (1) Authorize the Purchase of Property Located at 100 West Main Avenue, Suite 100 (PID 219964), and 110 West Main Avenue, Gastonia, NC (PID 212033); and (2) Authorize Fund Balance Transfers for the Total Purchase Price ($835,000.00), and the Estimated Closing, Design and Upfit Costs ($1,007,000)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-032 1AP.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Tax Collections - Uncollected Real Estate Taxes and Lien Advertisement ($11,698,746.37)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-027 1AQ.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 - $4,501.06; Overpayments - $59,447.33; VTS Refunds - $5,386.67; Grand Total - $69,335.06)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-046 1AR.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 - $16,723.40; Overpayments - $189,928.79; VTS Refunds - $8,802.44; Grand Total - $215,454.63)approvedPass Action details Not available
23-075 1A.AppointmentsAppointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positionsapproved  Action details Not available