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- Consent agenda (Items 24–52): Council approved the consent agenda, passing routine contracts, agreements and administrative items in a single vote. Councilmember LaJuana Mayfield asked for separate consideration of items 36–38 (stormwater repair projects) for discussion; staff confirmed they were lowest responsive bids. Outcome: approved.

- Financial Partner Policy (Budget/Partners application process): Council adopted an updated Financial Partner policy and directed staff to post the FY27 application on Oct. 1 (charlottenc.gov/budget). Staff said a mandatory information session for applicants will be scheduled in October. Outcome: approved.

- General obligation refunding bonds and general obligation bond anticipation note: Council authorized issuance and associated actions. Outcome: approved.

- Private developer contribution for water main improvements: Council authorized acceptance of private developer contributions for specified water‑main work. Outcome: approved.

- Municipal agreements and right‑of‑way items: Council adopted resolutions to close portions of 31st Street and an alley off Hovis Road and approved a municipal agreement for Brown‑Greer Road upgrades. Outcome: approved.

- N.C. Department of Transportation: Council authorized acceptance of federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (direct attributable) funds administered through NCDOT (approximately $15 million) for specified projects. Outcome: approved.

- Charlotte Water: Council authorized application for Clean Water State Revolving Fund financing up to $10 million for a lift station project and approved other Charlotte Water items. Outcome: approved.

- Property conveyance and transfers: Council authorized a resolution enabling a transfer of property as part of a lease/exchange with the North Carolina Railroad Company. Outcome: approved.

- Multi‑jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan: Council approved the 2025 Charlotte‑Mecklenburg multi‑jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan update. Outcome: approved.

Several items that had substantive discussion appear in separate articles in this package: the resolution expanding PPS jurisdiction (see transit‑safety article), the ADU pilot construction contract referral to committee, and the 14 Community Area Plans deferral to allow staff to provide a documented response to public comments.

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Rebecca Heffner, director of Housing and Neighborhood Services, told council the pilot would use three city‑owned infill parcels to build four affordable single‑family homes each with a detached ADU; the city would contract for construction and sell the completed units to House Charlotte‑eligible households (up to 80 percent of area median income). Heffner said the subsidy would remain in each property as a deed restriction for an affordability term and that the pilot is intended to demonstrate how ADUs can increase supply and provide rental income for low‑income homeowners.

Councilmembers pressed staff for more detailed cost information. Councilmember Dimple Ajmera asked for a line‑item breakdown — developer fee, materials and labor — and for comparables such as nonprofit builders (Habitat for Humanity). “When you look at the per‑unit cost, it's very high,” Ajmera said in the meeting, asking staff to return with a clearer justification and a comparison to other production models.

Councilmember LaJuana Mayfield expressed concern about the city funding full construction on city land and then providing additional assistance to buyers. Heffner responded that because the parcels are city‑owned and the project is a pilot, the model differs from typical developer‑led projects and that subsidy in the property is intended to preserve long‑term affordability.

After debate, council voted to send the contracts to committee for deeper review and to obtain a detailed per‑unit cost breakdown, developer fees, comparisons with other models and planned resale restrictions. Staff said the contracts are part of a previously approved $5.9 million allocation of ARPA funds for Nest Commission recommendations and that the construction item requires council action because it is a city procurement for construction.

The referral passed by council; staff will report back to the Housing, Safety and Neighborhoods committee with requested financial details and options for alternative delivery or nonprofit partnerships.

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The plans — a citywide package of 14 area plans that refine long‑range policy and land‑use guidance — drew months of outreach and thousands of public comments. Staff said they have cataloged comments and incorporated numerous changes; Cathy Cornett, manager of Long‑Range Planning, told council that teams reviewed more than a thousand comments and implemented dozens of edits to the draft maps and text.

But several council members and neighborhood leaders said that important, site‑specific concerns remain unaddressed. Councilmember Renee Johnson moved to defer the package and asked staff to provide a clearer, itemized account of which community requests were accepted, which were not, and why. “We need to make sure the community sees exactly how we used their input,” Johnson said in the meeting. Staff agreed to produce a detailed summary of changes, meeting notes and a plan for follow‑up engagement through a “community area planning roadshow” and targeted station‑area or neighborhood‑level follow‑up where appropriate.

Planning staff gave several examples of edits already made in response to neighborhood input. In the Cherry neighborhood, staff said they were able to accommodate three of four specific map requests while one remaining request would require a different zoning translation approach and could not be resolved solely through the policy map methodology. Staff recommended next steps that include focused small‑area work and closer collaboration with neighborhood leaders and intergovernmental partners.

Councilmembers split on whether to adopt the plans as presented or give staff more time to respond to neighborhood concerns. Supporters of immediate adoption said the package is the product of extensive public outreach and is needed to guide consistent land‑use decisions citywide. Those favoring delay said a short pause would let staff supply the documentation neighborhoods are requesting and could reduce future appeals and confusion.

With the 60‑day postponement, staff will return to council with a timeline and a written accounting of comment responses, plus proposed language or map changes that staff recommend based on that follow‑up. Councilmembers said they expect the additional materials to include a clear list of all requested changes, the staff response to each item, and suggested next steps for items that require deeper, site‑level planning.

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The action followed weeks of public concern about safety on the Lynx Blue Line and other transit services after a fatal attack in August that prompted renewed scrutiny of Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) security. City leaders and transit contractors said the change is intended to increase visible security quickly while the city pursues longer-term options.

City Manager Marcus Jones said the action is part of a broader push to shift some non-patrol duties to civilians and to add officers on the system. “We didn’t have to call back any police officers because our use of our civilian traffic control officers, as well as our civilian crash investigators,” Jones told council, “allowed more sworn officers to remain on patrol.” He and other officials said the municipality also negotiated an off‑duty CMPD assignment totaling 800 hours per week — roughly the equivalent of 20 full‑time officers — to supplement on‑system coverage.

Brent Cagle, who identified himself as interim CEO (transit oversight), described the expanded agreement as a short‑term operational tool that mirrors the contractor relationship: “That is a formal relationship with CMPD in that we work together with CMPD to create those assignments and those postings,” he told council, saying the 800‑hour assignment will continue “until further notice.” Cagle and other staff said the resolution itself imposes no new city cost; related contract and staffing costs are managed through existing procurement and off‑duty arrangements.

Celestine Ratliff, who described herself as co‑owner/operator of Professional Police Services, told council that PPS officers are certified law‑enforcement personnel. “Our officers are certified sworn police officers just like CMPD is. They go through the exact same training,” Ratliff said, adding that company officers complete at least the state minimum in‑service training and supplemental internal training.

Council debate focused on how to balance an immediate increase in presence with longer‑term plans. Councilmember Malcolm Graham said he supports increased security but urged a permanent CMPD role: “I would love to see a permanent task force of officers assigned to CATS, supplemented with private security,” Graham said. Others pushed staff for clearer public information about who is responsible in specific locations and what oversight applies.

Councilmember LaJuana Mayfield questioned civilian oversight and records access for private contractors. She noted that PPS is a private contractor and asked whether body‑worn camera footage would be subject to public‑records rules. Staff replied that PPS uses body‑worn cameras but, as a private vendor, PPS footage is not directly subject to the city’s public‑records law in the same way CMPD evidence is; however, city cameras on vehicles and platforms are CATS property and remain subject to open‑records requests. Mayfield also asked about state regulation of company police (the state company‑police administrator and related statute were discussed in the meeting).

Staff listed several near‑term changes to increase visibility and response: additional PPS hires, deployment of bike units and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) for areas not easily reached by patrol cars, a CTC “fare zone” delineation at the Charlotte Transit Center, stepped up fare enforcement and targeted assignments of CMPD officers to transit. Cagle said those deployments were already in motion and would expand in the days after the meeting.

Mayor Vi Lyles and other council members said the action was a necessary near‑term step while the city and regional partners pursue broader policy and funding changes. Staff committed to continuing to collaborate with CMPD, providing council with crime‑data breakdowns for the transit system since 2022, and returning to council with recommended next steps including potential legislative requests and funding options for a longer‑term transit security model.

The resolution authorizing the manager to execute the municipal mutual‑aid agreement passed with no recorded opposition.

","The Charlotte City Council on Sept. 22 approved a municipal mutual-aid agreement that expands Professional Police Services’ authority to operate in areas adjacent to city-owned transit facilities, formalizing a short-term mix of private security, CMPD off‑duty officers and new deployments after recent violent incidents on the Lynx light rail.","actionData","errors"]

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