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Kernersville aldermen approve renaming, budget amendment, sidewalk and equipment actions in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved multiple agenda items including renaming State Road 4312 to Rosewater Avenue, a budget amendment to complete a land purchase, a parking ordinance cleanup, equipment and grant actions, and several project funding requests.
The Kernersville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on a series of routine and project-related items during its Feb. 26 meeting, approving a road renaming, an ordinance amendment clarifying parking restrictions, a budget amendment that provided funds to complete a parks land purchase, procurement actions and grant applications.
Key board actions at the meeting included:
- Road renaming: The board approved a resolution to rename State Road 4312 as Rosewater Avenue. Board members noted conflicting references in the application (Rosewater Avenue) and the resolution (Rosewater Drive); the board confirmed the county had approved Rosewater Avenue and adopted that name, directing staff to correct the resolution text after the meeting. Motion by Alderman Goren; second by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Thompson; vote unanimous.
- Baxter Street parking ordinance: The board adopted an ordinance amending Traffic Schedule 4 of Chapter 9 of the town code to clarify the no-parking restriction on portions of Baxter Street and to consolidate prior, separately adopted schedules. Motion to adopt by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson; second by Alderman Gorham; vote unanimous. Town staff said the change aligns signage with intent and may lead to additional, targeted no-parking hours in future agenda items.
- Budget Amendment No. 6: The board approved a budget amendment that included three expenditure changes: roughly $17,000 to cover unplanned police department expenses (including fire-alarm installation), funds for design work on the Harmon Lane sidewalk (with offsetting revenue), and a $400,000 transfer from the general fund to complete the previously approved land purchase at Ivy Redmond (to acquire Ms. Sapp’s property). Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Thompson; second by Alderman Barrow; vote unanimous.
- Comprehensive plan consultant selection: The steering committee’s recommended team of Teska and Associates with Freese & Nichols was approved by the board (see separate article). Motion by Alderman Apple; second by Alderman Barrow; vote unanimous.
- Equipment and procurement items: The board authorized a sole-source refurbishment of a brush apparatus at Colfax by Anchor Richey (compatibility with existing trucks cited as the exemption). Motion by Alderman Gorham; second by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Thompson; vote unanimous.
- Grant application for environmentally controlled shelter: The board authorized town staff to apply for a regional disaster-preparedness grant for an environmentally controlled shelter with a requested grant amount of $80,000 and no local match requirement. The board discussed the shelter concept as a tent-like, climate-controlled temporary structure useful for disaster response. Motion to approve (mover not identified in the transcript); second by Alderman Apple; vote unanimous.
- Harmon Lane supplemental funding request: Staff was authorized to apply to the Winston-Salem Area Transportation Planning Organization (WSATPO) for supplemental funds to cover increased design costs for the Harmon Lane sidewalk project (staff reported the design estimate rose from about $49,000 to roughly $156,000). Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Thompson; second by Alderman Gorham; vote unanimous.
Other procedural items passed by unanimous vote included approval of an event request from Triad Baptist Church for March 22 in Bridal Park and adjournment following a closed session. The board entered closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with the town attorney and returned before adjourning.
Ending: All recorded votes at the meeting were unanimous according to the transcript; specific roll-call tallies were not read aloud for each motion. Several items noted follow-up tasks for staff, including correcting the road-renaming resolution text and confirming county coordination for addressing signage and project funding requests.
