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Votes at a glance: Lenoir City Council approves rezoning, rejects fire bid, OKs repairs and road closures
Summary
At its meeting the Lenoir City Council approved a rezoning recommendation, voted to reject and rebid a fire apparatus engine replacement contract to include a transmission alternate, approved a parking-lot resurfacing quote, and granted temporary road closures for waterline work and a downtown event. The council also approved payment of bills.
Several routine and procurement actions were approved by the Lenoir City Council at the meeting.
Rezoning: Council took up a planning commission recommendation to rezone property on Kirk Avenue. The current owner requested rezoning from R-2 to allow single-family construction; the planning commission had forwarded the item unanimously. Council approved the ordinance on the record; the planning commission map attachment was included in the packet. The motion and roll-call were recorded as in favor.
Fire apparatus procurement: Council voted to reject the bid for engine replacement on a fire apparatus and to rebid the work to include the transmission as an alternate after staff determined an alternate had not been included in the submitted bids. The rejection motion was made by Mr. Brandon and seconded by Mr. Shields; the roll call recorded Paul Miller and council members voting "aye." The council instructed staff to reissue the solicitation with the transmission alternate.
Parking-lot resurfacing: The council approved a vendor quote to repair and resurface the City Hall parking lot. Staff presented a scope that includes crack repairs, two coats of sealer and restriping; the quoted cost in the meeting was $8,750. Council members discussed publishing the city's paving list and coordinating public safety vehicle moves for the weekend work.
Waterline construction road closure: Council approved a temporary one-day road closure at E Street/Tenth Avenue to accommodate waterline construction by the contractor that had performed similar work last year. Staff said the contractor will schedule the closure and provide the time. The motion passed by roll call.
Social Cycle Bike Shop event closure: Council granted Social Cycle Bike Shop a road-closure permit for Saturday, Oct. 16, with the event hours listed as 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; the requested closure window was 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The applicant coordinated with downtown stakeholders and public safety, and council approved the request on the record.
Paying bills: Council approved a motion to pay bills when properly approved and funds are available; the vice mayor moved the item and it passed by roll call.
All votes recorded in the meeting transcript were recorded as affirmative for the items above; no "no" votes or abstentions on these agenda items were recorded in the accessible transcript excerpts.
Details and staff follow-ups were noted in each item: staff will reissue the fire apparatus solicitation with the alternate for transmission; the parking-lot work will be scheduled for a weekend and public safety vehicles will be relocated; and the waterline contractor will provide the exact closure timing.
