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Votes at a glance: Greenville City Council actions, April 7, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken by the Greenville City Council on April 7, 2025, including agenda approval, consent items, public art, budget amendment and other recorded actions.
The Greenville City Council recorded the following formal actions during its April 7, 2025 meeting.
Votes and key details
- Approval of agenda: Motion approved (mover: Councilmember Blackburn; second: Mayor Pro Tem Daniels). Vote recorded as 6–0 in the transcript.
- Consent agenda (items including resolution of intent to close portion of Grama Avenue; dedication of right of way and easements for Savannah Place Section 4 Phase 2; a series resolution for a Ringgold Utility Commission combined enterprise system revenue bond up to $70,000,000; and an amendment to a task order for easement evaluations on St. Andrews Drive): Motion to approve consent agenda passed (mover: Councilor Willis; second: Councilmember Blackburn). Vote recorded as 6–0 in the transcript. (Agenda item numbers cited by staff: 4–7.)
- Public art — Elizabeth Street roundabout mural: Council approved placement of a digitally printed mural on the retaining wall at the Elizabeth Street/Albemarle/West Fifth roundabout. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Daniels; second by Councilmember Robinson. Vote recorded as 6–0 in the transcript. Artist selected was local artist Sherry Wright; Pitt County Arts Council and Emerge coordinated fabrication and installation.
- Annexation — Manon Farm Lot 1 (agenda item 9): Council approved the annexation petition (mover: Councilmember Robinson; second: Councilmember Scully). A prior motion to deny was withdrawn by Councilmember Blackburn; the final numerical tally is not specified in the transcript. Staff noted the property has an approved preliminary plat and that annexation is required before final plat recordation under the subdivision ordinance.
- Solid waste rate plan (agenda item 12): Council approved the three‑year sanitation rate plan that includes container replacement (cart/dumpster) amortization in the monthly fee (Option 2). Motion by Councilmember Blackburn; second by Councilmember Willis. Vote recorded in the transcript as approved; exact numeric tally not specified.
- Budget ordinance amendment number 9 (agenda item 13): Council approved amendments to the FY25 budget ordinance to (a) appropriate $44,000 in general fund revenue to upgrade the city website for ADA compliance and (b) recognize $1,200,000 from the sale of Lincoln Park Homes to increase the housing fund for low‑income housing administration and construction. Motion to approve made and seconded; motion passed (transcript notation: motion passed). The ordinance numbers referenced in staff materials were 24‑038 and housing fund ordinance 20‑438.
Notes on vote tallies: For several items the transcript records unanimous assent or a passed motion. When the transcript did not provide a roll‑call or numeric tally for a specific motion, this summary notes that the final numeric tally was not specified. For annexations and ordinance adoptions staff materials often require subsequent administrative steps (recording final plats, budget ordinance entries) before implementation.
