Lenoir City Council approves consent agenda including $569,749 gateway-signs ordinance

The Lenoir City Council approved its consent agenda by voice vote during the Feb. 3, 2026 meeting, advancing a package of routine minutes, contracts and capital items.

Council accepted consent items A through H as presented; the motion named Mayor Pro Tim Perkins. The council approved the package by voice vote; no opposition was recorded during the roll call of "I."

Key items approved included: - McGill Associates, task order No. 6 for civil engineering services related to campus improvements, $18,500. - Amendment No. 1 for a lead and copper service-line inventory predictive-modeling agreement with Freeze and Nickels Inc.; the amendment was described as $96,000 and reported a total contract amount of $251,000. Staff said the fee will be paid from a principal forgiveness loan, resulting in no additional cost to the city as presented. - Destination by Design Studios LLC, amendment No. 1 for gateway signage construction specifications and construction-phase services, $41,477. - Capital project ordinance for the gateway signs project, $569,749. - Agreement with the Western Pedmont Council of Governments for temporary non-residential code enforcement assistance, fee not to exceed $22,300 for the period Feb. 3–June 30, 2026. - Right Light Signs Inc., change order No. 3 for hydrovac boring services related to sign installation, $62,000.

Council discussion on the consent agenda was limited; one council member noted the items had been discussed at the committee-of-the-whole meeting the prior week. The city manager and staff indicated details and funding sources for several items during the presentation.

The consent vote was recorded as a voice vote with no dissent; the meeting record does not list individual roll-call votes.