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Henderson City Council approves multiple ordinances, opioid-settlement allocations and grant applications
Summary
At its July 14 meeting, Henderson City Council approved several ordinances and resolutions — including changes to electronic sign rules, a UDO amendment, property actions, grant applications and procurement contracts — and allocated $203,000 in opioid-settlement funds to two local recovery organizations.
Henderson City Council approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and funding actions at its July 14 regular meeting, advancing updates to local development rules, authorizing property sales and contracts, and allocating opioid-settlement money to local recovery programs.
The Council unanimously approved Ordinance 25-14 to allow electronic signs to change more frequently (from 60 seconds to 8 seconds) and Ordinance 25-15 amending the Unified Development Ordinance. Council also authorized the sale and upset-bid advertisement of a city-owned parcel at 204 Mulberry Street (Resolution 25-34) and approved Resolution 25-38 to authorize a slate of engineering firms for a three-year on-call services agreement.
Council approved a pre-application step to proceed with a full Southeast Crescent Regional Commission State Economic and Infrastructure Development (SEID) grant application (Resolution 25-35); Assistant City Manager Paylor Spruill said the project would likely require a minimum match of about $500,000. The Council also voted to submit a Community Development Block Grant—Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) application following a public hearing.
On code enforcement and personnel policy, Council adopted Ordinance 25-18 to authorize removal or demolition of 929 Orange Street for failure to comply with the Abandoned Structure Code and approved Resolution 25-36 to amend the City IT policy in the employee handbook following recent cybersecurity incidents.
The Council allocated $203,000 in opioid settlement funds: $140,000 to Community Partners of Hope to support a proposed community recovery and resilience education center; $50,000 to Recovery Alive Inc. to support two recovery homes; $12,000 to purchase Narcan dispensers; and $1,000 for an Opioid Awareness Event. City Manager Hassan T. Kingsberry briefed Council on the total available settlement funds and on program proposals presented by Community Partners of Hope and Recovery Alive Inc. (Insight Planning and local recovery partners provided additional information during the presentations.) The allocation motion was moved by Councilmember Michael Venable and approved unanimously.
Other routine actions included temporarily granting a business one City parking space for 60 days while the Land Planning Committee reviews the matter, and authorizing staff to proceed with required public-notice steps where applicable.
All formal votes referenced here are recorded in the meeting minutes: Ordinance 25-14 (approved unanimously), Ordinance 25-15 (approved unanimously), Ordinance 25-17 (rezoning — approved 6–2; see separate coverage), Resolution 25-34 (approved unanimously), Resolution 25-35 (approved unanimously), Resolution 25-36 (approved unanimously), Ordinance 25-18 (approved unanimously), and Resolution 25-38 (approved unanimously). The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:10 p.m.
