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Votes at a glance: Kinston council approves rezoning, UDO amendment, grants, and capital awards
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Kinston City Council approved a rezoning for 519 Tower Hill Road, amended the historic overlay filing deadline, accepted multiple grants and awarded substation and demolition contracts; most measures passed unanimously while the operating budget amendment passed 4-1.
The Kinston City Council took a series of formal actions on Jan. 6. Key outcomes:
- Rezoning approved: The council unanimously approved rezoning 519 Tower Hill Road from I-1 to RA-5 with a finding of consistency with the comprehensive land use plan. Applicant Kevin Faison said he intends to rehabilitate the property and rent it.
- UDO historic overlay amendment: Council approved a text amendment to change the filing requirement for certificates of appropriateness from 10 working days to 20 days before the next regular meeting to meet North Carolina statute notice requirements for evidentiary hearings (unanimous).
- Demolition awards: Staff reported progress on condemned properties and the council authorized awarding demolition contracts for three properties (Carolina Earth Movers $23,200; TNC Construction $18,000 total); staff plans to place liens where appropriate (unanimous).
- Grant acceptances: The council accepted a $65,000 NCDOT multimodal network grant (80% funded; $13,000 local match) to prepare bicycle and pedestrian plans; accepted a $32,000 Historic Preservation Fund award (with a $10,000 city match) to update design standards; and accepted two DOJ COPS grants—a $51,270 award for evidence storage and accreditation support and a $136,020 LEMHWA award to establish mental health and wellness programming for the police department. All grant acceptances were unanimous.
- Capital award: The council awarded the POD I substation structures and equipment contract to Peak Substation Services for $646,900, within the $690,000 project budget (unanimous).
- Appointments and resolutions: The council adopted a resolution appointing an assistant finance director to sign pre-audit certificates and checks and a resolution appointing the public services director to countersign checks when the city manager is unavailable (both unanimous). The council also approved NCEMPA commissioner and alternate appointments as part of succession planning for City Manager Barwick's retirement (unanimous).
Most votes were unanimous; the operating budget amendment, which included a $40,000 lobbying allocation, passed 4-1. Vote tallies and motions are recorded in the official minutes.
