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Council Regular Meeting Monday, August 03, 2026 06:00 PM City of King City Hall Council Chambers 229 S. Main St., King, NC 27021

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE

Notes on Pledge: Remain Standing for the invocation

INVOCATION – Chaplain Rick Hughes

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Notes on Announcements:

Back to School Mutts and Movie Night: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 6:45 pm, Movie starts at 7:45 pm. HOSTED BY: The Friends of the Stokes Shelter. Movie: The Secret Life of Pets. Hot dogs, chips, popcorn, and drinks. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. School supplies for the kids **While supplies last** LOCATION: King Central Park, 302 Kirby Rd., King, NC 27021

King City Powwow: Saturday, August 8 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, rain or shine event. LOCATION: 436 S. Main St, King, NC 27021 (Admission Charge

Parks/Recreation Advisory Board, Regular Meeting: Thursday, August 13, 2026, 6 p.m., Parks/Rec Community Building Parlor Room, 107 White Road

King Planning Board, Regular Meeting: Monday, August 24, 2026, 6 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street. 

City Offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of the Labor Day holiday

DATE CHANGE: King City Council, Regular Meeting: TUESDAY, September 8, 2026, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street

Stokes Co Fair: Tuesday-Saturday, September 15-19, 2026, American Legion 290; http://stokescountyfair.org/

KingFest: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 am - 5 pm; HOSTED BY: King Chamber of Commerce. Food, Music, Crafts, Contests, Kids Activities, Vendors. LOCATION: King Central Park, 302 Kirby Rd., King, NC 27021

PUBLIC COMMENT

Notes on Public Comment: This agenda item is included to allow input to the City Council from any citizen who wishes to address the Council without requesting to be on the agenda.  Those who wish to address City Council are required to provide their name, address, including city/county of residence and topic.  Speakers shall be courteous in their language and presentation.  Any disruption of the meeting, insults, personal attacks, accusations, profanity, vulgar language, inappropriate gestures, or other inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.  If this occurs, the person will be identified and asked to stop or leave.  If the behavior continues and they refuse to leave, they will be removed from the Council meeting.  A speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak.  The number of speakers on a topic relating to future advertised public hearing matters may be limited at the Council's discretion.  The Council reserves the right to request a designated spokesperson for a large group; the spokesperson will be allotted 6 minutes.  The public session will be limited to 30 minutes.  The Council will only listen and not respond but may decide to place a topic on a future agenda.

1.ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA 

2.CONSENT AGENDA

Notes on Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda is the first order of business.  The items listed are believed to be non-controversial and are administrative in nature.  There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilman request or a citizen request and is granted permission to speak.  The item(s) will then be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered individually.  Otherwise, all items will be enacted by one motion.

  1. A.Approval of Minutes

    a. July 6, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

  2. B.Budget Amendment 2026-07.01

  3. C.Request for a Public Hearing to Amend Chapter 14 - Floods

  4. D.Request for a Public Hearing by Justin & Marty Myers of Lewisville/East Bend, NC for a Conditional Rezoning of 24.52-acres from L-I to CZ-H-I.

3.NEW EMPLOYEES

  1. A.Introduction to the New Employees:

    Drew Pressley, Public Works Maintenance Worker

    Jacob Hardman, Public Utilities Meter Reader

    Spencer Everhart, Water Treatment Plant Operator

    Adam Denton – Police Corporal

4.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.PUBLIC HEARING - Voluntary Annexation Request by Zachary & Nicole Burick D.B.A. (1100 Meadowbrook Dr., LLC)

  2. B.PUBLIC HEARING - Voluntary Annexation Request by Matthew Greene D.B.A. (Reaper Holdings, LLC).

5.DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. A.Discussion & Consideration - Ordinance to Amend Chapter 20

6.ACTION ITEMS

  1. A.Retirement of K-9 Bestla

  2. B.Event request from Dane Heath (Downtown King Partnership) – Amend Dinner on Dalton event

  3. C.Speed Limit Changes to Maple Street and Felts Drive

  4. D.Agreement with Life Safety Inspection Vault, LLC (LIV)

  5. E.Emergency medical services agreement with Wake Forest University Health Sciences for fire department medical program

  6. F.ADOPT OR SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND CHAPTER 4 – ANIMALS.

  7. G.Transfer of ownership of Police Canine “Truus” from the City of Durham to the City of King.

7.DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

  1. A.Departmental Reports

  2. B.Budget vs Actual Report 

  3. C.Debt Set-Off Report

  4. D.Fire department activity report June 2026

  5. E.Police Departmental Report

  6. F.Tap Fee Report

  7. G.Senior Center Report

  8. H.Forsyth County Tax Report 

  9. I.Stokes County Tax Report 

  10. J.Budget vs Actual Report 

  11. K.Planning & Inspections Departmental Report

ITEMS OF GENERAL CONCERN

CLOSED SESSION

NC General Statute 143-318.11(a)(3) Closed Session for the Purpose of Attorney/Client Privilege.

ADJOURNMENT