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Votes at a glance: Rocky Mount City Council, Feb. 10 — rezonings, minutes, consent items and appointments approved
Summary
The council approved meeting minutes, an agenda amendment, consent agenda items, two rezonings, a downtown grant (also covered in detail), and two appointments. Listed below are motions, movers, seconds and outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Below are the formal actions the Rocky Mount City Council recorded on Feb. 10. Where the transcript recorded a motion and second but did not list individual roll-call votes, the council approved items by voice vote.
1) Approval of minutes (Committee of the Whole July 8, 2024; City Council Nov. 25, 2024) - Motion: Approve minutes as presented. - Mover: Unspecified (motion recorded as "So moved"). - Second: Councilman Joiner; second by Councilman Harris. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
2) Motion to amend agenda to correct CDBG item and award recipient - Motion: Amend agenda to reflect FY 24–25 CDBG economic development award of $53,250 and change award recommendation from Right Center/Professional Solutions to Living Better Life LLC in the amount of $29,900. - Mover: Councilman Joiner. - Second: Councilman Harris. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
3) Consent agenda (authorize leases, contract amendments, rebid awards as recommended) - Motion: Adopt resolutions and authorize execution of listed documents and contract amendments. - Mover: Councilman Joiner. - Second: Councilman Knight. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
4) Rezoning — Meadowbrook Road property (approx. 10.07 acres) from A1 and R10 to B2 (commercial corridor) - Presenter/applicant: Doug Lead (L and K Development North Carolina). - Motion: Adopt ordinance to rezone approximately 10.07 acres to B2 as recommended by the Planning Board. - Mover: Councilman Knight. - Second: Councilman Daughtridge. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
5) Rezoning — 1951 Old Wilson Road (approx. 11.48 acres) from A1 to R6 MFA CD (conditional medium-density multifamily) - Presenter/applicant: Carmen Heikle (Heikle Properties LLC). - Motion: Adopt ordinance to rezone approximately 11.48 acres to R6 MFA CD with conditions including a cap of no more than 60 dwelling units, a 20-foot landscape buffer along specified property lines, and stormwater controls to maintain predevelopment runoff for the 50-year, 24-hour storm event. - Mover: Councilman Joiner. - Second: Councilman Blackwell. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
6) Downtown major investment award for 101–110 N. Washington Street - See standalone article for details. Motion moved by Councilman Blackwell, seconded by Councilman Knight. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
7) Appointments - Motion: Appoint Suprina Speller to the Human Relations Commission (Ward 1) and Christopher Braswell to the Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities. - Mover: Councilman Daughtridge. - Second: Councilman Joiner. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Several other routine items on the consent agenda were approved without discussion. The council closed the regular portion of the meeting after a brief round of closing remarks.
