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Matthews commissioners amend agenda, approve consent items and appoint staff to transit authority; board votes to enter closed session
Summary
The Matthews Board of Commissioners amended its agenda, approved the consent agenda (with two items held), unanimously appointed Dana (primary) and Susan (alternate) to the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority, and voted to enter closed session to discuss real property acquisition.
The Matthews Board of Commissioners met Nov. 24 and took several procedural and administrative actions, including amending the agenda, approving the consent agenda with certain items held, appointing representatives to the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority and voting to enter closed session to discuss real property acquisition.
Agenda and consent: Interim town staff requested removal of agenda item 6f (a Town Hall HVAC change order) for further review and the relocation of item g to new business as requested by Mayor Pro Tem Gina Hoover. Commissioner Ken McCool moved to adopt the agenda as amended; Commissioner Renee Garner seconded and the board approved the amended agenda unanimously. Later, McCool moved to approve the consent agenda items A through I excluding items F and G; that motion also passed unanimously.
Transit authority appointments: The board considered two staff appointees to the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority. Town staff said the selections were guided by input from Ned Curran (expected chair of the transit authority) and the appointees' experience with land use, the Silver Line and local transit plans. Commissioners confirmed that appointees must reside in Mecklenburg County (not necessarily in Matthews). Commissioner Ken McCool moved to appoint Dana as the primary representative and Susan as alternate; Mayor Pro Tem Gina Hoover seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Closed session: Mayor John Higdon called for a motion to go into closed session "pursuant to North Carolina general statute 1 43 3 18 11 8 5" to consider real property acquisition. Commissioner McCool moved, Mayor Pro Tem Hoover seconded, and the board voted unanimously to meet in closed session in the Jordan Room.
Other reports: Mayor Higdon highlighted Rainbow Express fundraising for housing and interim Town Manager Kurt Walton told the board the Pop Warner Football National Championships will be held at the Sportsplex Dec. 6–13, with 88 teams expected and paired events downtown at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to adopt agenda as amended (remove item 6f; move g to new business a): moved by Commissioner Ken McCool, seconded by Commissioner Renee Garner; approved unanimously. - Motion to approve consent agenda items A–I excluding F and G: moved by Commissioner Ken McCool; approved unanimously. - Motion to appoint Dana (primary) and Susan (alternate) to the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority: moved by Commissioner Ken McCool, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Gina Hoover; approved unanimously. - Motion to enter closed session pursuant to North Carolina statute to discuss real property acquisition: moved by Commissioner Ken McCool, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Gina Hoover; approved unanimously.
The board adjourned to the Jordan Room for the closed session; no outcomes from the closed session were revealed in the public record during this meeting.
