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Board of Alderman Monday, April 14, 2025 06:00 PM Landis Board Room

1.INTRODUCTION:

  1. 1.1Call Meeting to Order

  2. 1.2Welcome

  3. 1.3Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

  4. 1.4Proclamation Honoring Lineworker Appreciation Days April 14 and April 18, 2025

  5. 1.5Proclamation Honoring Administrative Professionals' Day April 23, 2025

  6. 1.6Proclamation Honoring Firefighter Appreciation Week May 4-10, 2025

  7. 1.7Proclamation Honoring Professional Municipal Clerks Week May 4-10, 2025

  8. 1.8Adoption of Agenda

2.CONSENT AGENDA: 
All items below are considered to be routine by the Board of Aldermen and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless an Aldermen member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed in the appropriate corresponding Agenda Section to then be considered. 

REQUESTED ACTION: Motion to Approve Consent Agenda as presented

  1. 2.1Consider Approval of Work Session Meeting Minutes from March 6, 2025, Regular Scheduled Meeting Minutes from March 17, 2025, and Budget Retreat #1 Meeting Minutes from March 19, 2025

  2. 2.2Consider Approval of the Audit Contract for FY25 with Martin Starnes and Associates CPAs, P.A.

  3. 2.3Consider Approval of an Equivalent Residential Unit Study for Commercial Properties Through Gradient PLLC (Project# 25-105)

3.PUBLIC HEARINGS:

  1. 3.1Consider Approval to Recommend that the Rowan County Board of Commissioners Increase the East Landis Water District Fire Protection Tax Rate to $.0825 Cents Per $100 Valuation and Consider Approval of Corresponding Resolution #2025-04-14-2

4.CITIZEN COMMENTS: 
All citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes.

  1. 4.1Citizens’ Comments

5.ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS: 

  1. 5.1Consider Approval of Resolution  #2025-04-14 to Request State Loan and/or Grant Assistance for Two New Water Tanks (Project 25-106)

  2. 5.2Consider Approval of Resolution  #2025-04-14-3 Opposing Changes to Local Planning and Zoning in House Bill 765 and Related Bills by the North Carolina General Assembly

6.CONSIDERATIONS:

  1. 6.1Consider Motion to Enter Closed Session Pursuant to N.C.G.S.143-318.11(a)(3)(7) For Attorney Client Privilege Regarding Criminal Investigations (20CRS000581 and 20CRSS000587)

  2. 6.2Consider Approval of Request by the South Rowan Public Schools Bible Teaching Association to Assist with the “Run for the Word 5K" to be held on September 13, 2025

  3. 6.3Consider Approval to Donate $1500 to Rowan County Crime Stoppers

  4. 6.4Consider Discussion of Board Member Appointment to DC & Frances Linn Committee

  5. 6.5Consider Approval of South-Central Sidewalk Replacement Bid (Project 25-32)

  6. 6.6Consider Approval to Receive Fire House Subs Grant Funding for 80 Sections of Fire Attack Hose In The Amount Of $20,400, and Subsequent Budget Amendment #25 (Project# 25-86)

  7. 6.7Consider Approval of Resolution #2025-04-14-1 to Purchase 80 Sections of Fire Hose In The Amount Of $20,400 from Newton's Fire & Safety Equipment (Project# 25-86)

  8. 6.8Consider Discussion Regarding Ballistic Protective Gear for Fire Department Personnel

  9. 6.9Consider Approval for Tellico Plains Rural Volunteer Fire Department in Tennessee to Purchase the 1998 Freightliner Fire Truck for $25,000 (Project# 25-107).

  10. 6.10Consider the Discussion of the NCStrap Project Status, and The Site Observation Report from Schnabel Engineering (Project 25-20)

  11. 6.11Consider Approval of Workers Compensation Insurance Renewal Through the NC League of Municipalities

  12. 6.12Consider Discussion of Love Landis Week Events for May 2nd - May 10th 2025

7.OLD BUSINESS: 

  1. 7.1Consider Discussion of Updates for the DC & Frances Linn Groundbreaking on May 2, 2025

8.REPORTS:

  1. 8.1Departmental Reports (Included in the Board Packet) 

  2. 8.2Financial Report (Included in the Board Packet)

  3. 8.3Town Manager Report (Included in the Board Packet)|

9.UPCOMING EVENTS:

  1. 9.1Upcoming Events (Included in the Board Packet)  

10.CLOSING:

  1. 10.1Board Comments

  2. 10.2Motion to Adjourn