City of Greensboro Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

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Katie Dorsett Council Chamber
300 West Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Present:
  • Mayor Nancy Vaughan,
  • Councilmember Marikay Abuzuaiter,
  • Councilmember Sharon Hightower,
  • Councilmember Nancy Hoffmann,
  • Councilmember Justin Outling,
  • Councilmember Tammi Thurm,
  • and and Councilmember Goldie Wells
Absent:
  • Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson
Also Present:
  • Interim City Manager Chris Wilson,
  • City Attorney Chuck Watts,
  • and and Assistant City Clerk Victoria Howell

A.
Call To Order
  

This Virtual City Council work session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 1 p.m. on the above date.

Mayor Vaughan took a roll call to confirm attendance of Councilmembers in attendance; all were present except for Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson. 

B.
Presentations
  

B.1
2021-230 American Rescue Plan Update
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Assistant City Manager Larry Davis introduced the item; recognized Budget and Evaluation Director, Jon Decker; made a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP); gave an update on proposed funds; spoke to a funding allocation model; to a draft application; provided an American Rescue Plan (ARP) stimulator update; spoke to project ideas; to community outreach; to survey criteria and public input results; to a community investment framework and transformation; to equitable recovery; and to a implementation timeline.

Discussion took place regarding deadlines; specific Council goals; Economic Development job creation; application criteria; The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funds; moving the community forward; focusing on minority owned businesses; the application review process; the economic impact from COVID; and a suffering tourism industry.

(A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation is filed in Exhibit Drawer D, No. 30, which is hereby referred to and made a part of these minutes.)

Mayor Nancy Vaughan left the meeting at 2:02 PM.

B.2
2021-275 Transportation Update
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Transportation Director, Hanna Cockburn made a PPP; spoke to a traffic impact analysis; to neighborhood traffic management options; to a service contract; to planning considerations; to street network functions; to the GSO 2040, Vision Zero, and peer city programs; to tools, techniques, and proposals; to funding; and to contract terms with Keolis North America. 

Discussion ensued regarding a new transportation contract; request for proposal (RFP) selection process and forming a committee for the new contract holder; employee benefits; short term solutions; state and federal funding; sharing traffic data; use of ARP funds; and neighborhood speed limits.

(A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation is filed in Exhibit Drawer D, No. 30, which is hereby referred to and made a part of these minutes.)

C.
Adjournment
  

Moved by Councilmember Thurm, seconded by Councilmember Wells, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by affirmation.

The City Council Adjourned at 3:04 p.m.

 

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Nancy Vaughan, Mayor                                           Victoria Howell, Assistant City Clerk

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