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Councilwoman Shoemaker moved to accept the lease as presented; Councilman Meadows seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The lease reflects council direction given in prior sessions; staff characterized the renewal as consistent with the terms the council had discussed at earlier retreats.

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Planning staff explained the changes would revise Chapter 7 (Section 7.1 note 5) and the Table of Permitted Uses in Chapter 6 (section 6.6). The amendment separates townhomes and condominiums into distinct use categories, defines condominiums and apartments, adds duplexes as a permitted use in specified districts, and sets a distinction between townhome developments of four or fewer units and those with five or more units.

Under the adopted language, townhomes of four or fewer units in districts outside the B-1 Downtown District will face a reduced set of standards (for example, a requirement to install sidewalks, a minimum of 50 square feet of attached private outdoor area, and a first-floor entrance). The ordinance also establishes a six-foot opaque fence and a 10-foot landscaping buffer around utility equipment and storage yards. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval.

After a public hearing with no speakers, the council voted to approve the text amendment on a motion by Councilwoman Harris, seconded by Councilman Kenneth Reeves.

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Planner Ethan McGee presented the amendment in the council chamber, saying the change would update sections 153059 and 153082(c) of the land development and subdivision ordinance to specify a required 200-foot interval between street lights, measured from development entrances. McGee said the rule would require developers to submit a lighting plan during the construction-plan phase and would mirror similar standards in nearby towns that set spacing between 153 and 200 feet.

McGee also said the amendment would formalize an existing practice by documenting how street lights and Duke Energy utility accounts transfer from homeowner associations to city ownership after utilities inspections.

Planning staff and the planning board recommended approval. The council approved the amendment on a motion by Mr. Meadows, seconded by Councilman Kenneth Reeves; after a required public hearing with no speakers, the motion passed unanimously.

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Jeff Kaylor, vice president of the Mount Holly Police Foundation, said the foundation has raised a little over $38,000 over the last three years to support programming for the police department. He listed programs funded by the foundation: a week-long leadership kids camp for elementary students, a \"Cops and Bobbers\" youth fishing event held at River Street Park, a Shop with a Cop program funded at about $3,000, and a field-of-blue flag display installed during National Police Week. The foundation also contributed to hurricane relief efforts in Asheville, Kaylor said, noting about $5,500 in support.

Joanna Cooper, general manager at the Mount Holly Daimler Truck plant, presented a $4,000 check from the company to the foundation, which Kaylor said also supported hurricane relief with a corporate contribution.

Separately, the Mount Holly Police Department received a 10-year Public Sector SHARP recertification from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a recognition program noted at the meeting. Debbie Rogers Lowry, Mount Holly safety consultant, explained the SHARP criteria: workplaces must maintain injury and illness rates at or below a state average benchmark, request and undergo a consultative OSHA inspection, implement recommended corrections, and demonstrate management and employee commitment to safety. North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley attended the meeting and presented the recertification, praising the department's decade-long safety culture.

No council action was required or taken on either presentation.

","The Mount Holly Police Foundation reported fundraising and program activity and presented the council with a replica \"thin blue line\" flag display; separately the Mount Holly Police Department received a 10-year OSHA Public Sector SHARP recertification, recognized by North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6273740,"Mount Holly council withdraws 131 South Main from upset-bid process, directs staff to pursue economic-development options",1466,3204000,4670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2997594-d82a6376f8b5bf85b27e259cac9fd333&start=3204&end=4670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2997594-d82a6376f8b5bf85b27e259cac9fd333/thumbnail_3204000.jpg","/articles/6273740/Mount-Holly-City/Gaston-County/North-Carolina/Mount-Holly-council-withdraws-131-South-Main-from-upset-bid-process-directs-staff-to-pursue-economic-development-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273740-e6243d198582a6cc740d16df08b46d04/orig.mp4?Expires=1771202317&Signature=o7uiAhH2XgrN9u7lrXLeyyUoB7oNdv0sy3MaWlSWc1QdyXrlAWWJeaztHUvWTTcDAWvfoZytyF0OWbp85uR4vh4nAoNi~l3Snk1EYswSuYega8ZhVuyQRqdv992-YOfQmEJRumuKQlLO~CIddjlZtjrPVt7T2177ceZniQxQPqGvcwXq2isV-HKsE8lwkoolv4fjs7hWkUNANHNYtau2HQ5b9H1RbSsBrBgQ~5osA32UX0bbLxVLr89aPHnxAlEj0kps82Xgfksw66o6mQABNAeKVhuL95RmMBhaDlEts72S4~hw~BVtNgHN2aaIZlbEdQRpTBWgkx7hM0ptTNbkjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mount Holly City Council voted to withdraw the downtown property at 131 South Main from the upset-bid sale process and rejected the two offers the city had received, Mayor Moore presiding.

City Manager Jason Blanton told the council the upset-bid process began after the council accepted an offer of $762,500 on March 10 subject to the statutory upset-bid period. The Mount Holly Historical Society submitted the only upset bid during the statutory period at $815,000; no further bids were received during the required follow-up advertisement period, Blanton said.

The issue drew extended public comment and debate at the meeting. Eighteen members of the public and business owners spoke for and against selling 131 South Main to the historical society. Michelle Yao, owner of Black Sheep Coffee, said the building should be run by an entity that would occupy and activate the space most of the week. Billy Rigg, a downtown property owner, urged the council to balance price with an economic-development plan that would fill all 13,000 square feet and drive traffic to nearby small businesses. Other speakers, including Robert Black and Carolyn Bridal, urged support for the Mount Holly Historical Society's bid so the society could preserve and operate the museum.

Councilman Kenneth Reeves moved to accept the Mount Holly Historical Society's $815,000 offer under the upset-bid statute; Councilwoman Harris seconded. The motion failed on a 2-3 vote (Yes: Harris, Reeves. No: Meadows, Shoemaker, Craig). Councilwoman Shoemaker then moved to withdraw the property from the upset-bid process and reject both offers; Councilman Meadows seconded. That motion passed on a 3-2 vote (Yes: Meadows, Shoemaker, Craig. No: Reeves, Harris).

Following the withdrawal vote, council asked staff to return with alternative property-disposal options. Blanton said staff will prepare information on other statutory methods, including proposals under the state's economic-development authorities and development-agreement frameworks, and bring those options to the April 28 work session for council review.

Council and staff also described related project costs and next steps. Blanton summarized prior work on the building: Creech & Associates completed an earlier evaluation (the study cost was described in meetings as about $80,000), the council previously approved a demolition-related budget amendment near $118,000, and staff has tentatively budgeted roughly $680,000 for upfitting a new museum space at the municipal complex. Blanton said an RFP for the municipal-complex upfit had been published and proposals were scheduled for later review.

The council discussed but did not finalize changes to the existing memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the historical society. Councilman Meadows proposed amending the MOU to change the society's address from 131 South Main to the municipal complex; the matter prompted discussion about timing and was withdrawn as a formal vote after members said drafting a revised MOU seemed premature. The city attorney, Anders, advised the council that the upset-bid statute limits the council's ability to impose future use conditions on a purchaser and that alternative disposal methods would permit more control over post-sale use.

With the council's direction, staff will prepare alternative disposal options and a draft process explanation for the April 28 work session. No sale of 131 South Main was executed at the meeting.

","After weeks of public comment and two competing offers, the Mount Holly City Council voted to withdraw 131 South Main from the statutory upset-bid sale process and reject received offers, directing staff to return with alternative disposal options under the state's economic-development authorities.","actionData","errors"]

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