Votes at a glance: High Point finance committee approves grants, contracts, and service agreements

The High Point Finance Committee on Jan. 30 approved a series of budget amendments, contract renewals and project change orders across departments. The items below summarize each action, staff-requested amounts and the committee outcome as recorded in the meeting transcript. Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the committee transcript; each item carried when the chair called for the vote.

Votes at a glance (each item approved unless noted):

• Neighborhood capacity-building award (item 2025-029): The Community Development and Housing Department requested acceptance of a $22,000 capacity-building award from the Foundation for a Healthy High Point. Staff said the funds will be distributed as neighborhood micro-awards to 11 neighborhood associations (staff described $2,000 per neighborhood as the intended allocation). The committee approved the budget-ordinance amendment and authorization for city officials to execute necessary documents. Presenter: Nina Wilson, Community Development and Housing Director.

• Interlocal agreement amendment — emergency alerts (item 2025-030): IT Director Adam Ward presented a resolution to authorize a second amendment to the interlocal agreement among Guilford County, Greensboro and High Point for the Guilford Emergency Alert Notification Information (Gini) system, powered by Everbridge. Staff said the amendment increases the city's annual cost from $40,834 to $40,851 — an increase of $17.30 per year for three years — and that funds are available in the FY 24–25 budget. The committee approved the resolution.

• Accruent CMMS annual renewal (item 2025-031): Public Service recommended renewal of a sole-source annual contract with Accruent for a computerized maintenance management system used at water and wastewater facilities, at an annual cost of $68,308.38 while the city implements a replacement system. The committee approved the sole-source renewal for one year. Presenter: Robbie Stone, Public Service Director.

• Kersey Valley Road final change order (item 2025-032): Staff presented a third and final change order related to the Kersey Valley Road relocation project required for landfill expansion; the final change order to complete the project is $376,488.09. The committee approved the change order and staff noted after a one-year warranty NCDOT will assume road maintenance.

• Sanitary sewer manhole rehabilitation (item 2025-033): Public Service recommended awarding a contract for rehabilitation of two manholes on the 300 block of Woodbrook Drive to a sole-source vendor for a flex-liner product; staff presented an award amount of $46,095.29. The committee approved the award. Presenter: Robbie Stone.

• Arnold Coont City Lake Dam design (item 2025-034): See separate story for details; committee approved Snobble Engineering for final design and permitting in the amount of $3,735,000.

• DMP oversight and NCDOT utility payments (items 2025-035, 2025-036, 2025-041): See separate story for details; committee approved a $600,200 task order to Davis Martin Powell, an estimated $3,939,465.46 payment for utility relocation to NCDOT, and a municipal agreement for betterments (total $4,141,459.36; High Point share $1,916,217.98).

• CMV contract (True Lane improvements) (item 2025-039): Assistant City Manager Damon Duquesne said the city received four responsive bids; Symcon Company LLC was the lowest bidder at $256,339 for unpaved True Lane improvements (drainage, driveway aprons and asphalt). The committee approved the contract award.

• Police rifle replacement (item 2025-037): Police Chief Curtis Cheeks presented a sole-source purchase from Mile High (presented in the transcript as "MALHA shooting accessories" and described as "Mile High") to consolidate the SWAT rifle platform; staff reported a trade-in allowance and an overall purchase amount of $37,704. The committee approved the purchase.

• On-site clinic services with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (item 2025-040): The city requested renewal of an on-site employee health clinic contract with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, at $379,086. Staff described services provided through the partnership; the committee approved the contract.

• Sale of city-owned property at 812 East Russell Ave (item 2025-042): Real estate coordinator Mike Brooks presented an offer of $14,000 for the vacant city-owned lot; staff requested authority to accept the offer and proceed with the upset-bid procedure. The committee approved the resolution to accept the offer and initiate the upset-bid sale process.

Other committee business: The chair invited City Attorney Megan Maguire to introduce the new assistant city attorney, Cody McHale; McHale was introduced to the committee and staff. No committee action was required for the introduction.

Each agenda item above was presented by the departmental staff identified; motions carried when put to a vote. Where the transcript recorded only an affirmative voice vote, individual vote tallies were not provided in the record.