Minutes & Agenda for City Council Meetings

December 03rd, 2007

CITY OF BELMONT

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

BELMONT CITY HALL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

DECEMBER 3, 2007

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING:  6:30 P.M.

COUNCIL MEETING:  7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: (6:30 P.M)

1. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes:  November 5, 2007
2. Recognition of Outgoing Council Members
3. Administer Oath of Office to Newly Elected Council Members
4. Election of a Council Member to Serve as Mayor Pro Tempore
5. Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Regular Meeting Dates of the Belmont City Council for 2008
6. Appointment of Elected Officials to Boards and Committees

REGULAR MEETING: (7:00 P.M.)

CONSENT AGENDA:

•(a)    Acceptance of Certificate of Sufficiency Regarding Annexation Petition and Call for Public Hearing

•(b)    Adoption of Resolution Supporting a "Safe Routes to Schools" Grant Application

•(c)    Approval of Extension to Schematic Design Plan Approval for RiverMist Subdivision

•(d)    Approval of Amendments to Fire Prevention and Protection Code

•(e)    Approval of Proposal for Marketing and Event Coordination Services from the Belmont Chamber of Commerce

•(f)      Acceptance of Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Purchase of New Fire Apparatus

•(g)    Acceptance of Petition Requesting a Non-Contiguous Annexation and Authorization for Clerk to investigate Sufficiency

AGENDA:

1. Public Comment
2. Public Hearing on Request by Gaston County Schools to Amend Chapter 5, Section 5.11.2(5) (Institutional Campus Development - Specific District Provisions) of the Belmont Land Development Code to Reduce the Side Yard Parking Setback
3. Consider Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 5, Section 5.11.2(5) (Institutional Campus Development - Specific District Provisions) of the Belmont Land Development Code
4. Public Hearing on Request by Planning Staff to Amend Sections of Chapter 4 (Building Type Requirements) of the Belmont Land Development Code to Add Certain Architectural Requirements and Clarify Garage and Garage Door Requirements
5. Consider Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 4 (Building Type Requirements) of the Belmont Land Development Code
6. Public Hearing on Request by Planning Staff to Amend Chapter 1, Section 1.2 (Purpose) and Chapter 20, Section 20.1 (Intent and Authority) of the Belmont Land Development Code to Enhance Consistency with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
7. Consider Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 1, Section 1.2 (Purpose) and Chapter 20, Section 20.1 (Intent and Authority) of the Belmont Land Development Code
8. Consider Approval of Schematic Design Plan for Proposed Belmont Village Subdivision
9. Public Hearing - Proposal to the Gaston County Historic Preservation Commission to Designate the 1913 James W. and Zada Rankin Stowe House as an Historic Property
10. Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Designating the 1913 James W. and Zada Rankin Stowe House an Historic Property
11. Public Hearing - Proposal to the Gaston County Historic Preservation Commission to Designate the 1926 Bank of Belmont as an Historic Property
12. Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Designating the 1926 Bank of Belmont  as an Historic Property
13. Public Hearing on Use of an Installment Financing Agreement for South Outfall Sewer Improvement Project
14. Consider Acceptance of Proposal for Financing the South Outfall Sewer Improvement Project
15. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Approval of a Financing Agreement Authorized by NC General Statute 160A-20
16. Consider Acceptance of Proposal and Award of Contract for Construction of the South Outfall Sewer improvement Project
17. Consider Adoption of Resolution Certifying and Declaring the Results of the Special Bond Referendum on the Bond Order Authorizing the Issuance of $12,000,000 General Obligation Parks and Recreation Bonds Held for the City of Belmont, North Carolina on November 6, 2007
18. Consider an Amendment to the Emergency Water Regulations Ordinance Increasing Penalties During a Stage IV Declaration
19. Planning Board Report
20. Manager's Report
21. Other Business