Pastor Rick Bethea from Increasing Word Ministries delivered the invocation.
Announcements included:
Mayor Colvin and Council introduced Mr. Qu'Derrick Covington and two youth mentees from the Tulsa Initiative focusing on entrepreneurship for BIPOC youth.
Mayor Colvin and Council also recognized Judge Toni King and two young men who presented information about Reclaiming Futures, a community-based youth mentoring program.
Council Member Ingram noted Giving Tuesday this week and encouraged residents to consider support for organizations in the community.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items passed on the November 28 Consent Agenda include the following:
Council approved the rezoning of 1.23 acres located at 6985 Raeford Road from neighborhood commercial to limited commercial. Read more about this agenda item.
Council approved a zoning change from mixed residential to office and institutional conditional for 0.18 acres located at 1320 Fort Bragg Road. Read more about this agenda item.
Council approved another rezoning for 2.22 acres located at 2400 Hope Mills Road from single family residential to community commercial. Read more about this agenda item.
The final rezoning approval was for 0.64 acres of parcel located at 3709 Morganton Road from office and institutional to community commercial. Read more about this agenda item.
Council appropriated $106,860 from a US DOJ grant for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to upgrade and support existing PTZ cameras and license plate readers, vehicle de-escalation equipment, voice projection systems, helmets and traffic speed alerts. Read more about this agenda item.
Council authorized a quitclaim deed of the City's title to the county to expedite the sale of 616 Deep Creek Road and 5117 Hodge Street. Read more about this agenda item.
Council set a public hearing on January 9, 2023, in response to a request to consider closing a portion of Butler Street. Read more about this agenda item.
Council rescinded a demolition ordinance for 6335 Applecross Avenue and 6545 Raeford Road as the prior ordinances were outdated and not acted upon. Read more about this agenda item.
Council approved an updated demolition ordinance on structures determined to be dangerous. The properties are located at 6335 Applecross Avenue and 6545 Raeford Road. City staff will continue to work with property owners in an attempt to bring structures into code compliance prior to demolition. Read more about this agenda item.
Council adopted, on second reading, the temporary creation of a social district downtown beginning December 1, 2022 to operate Monday through Saturday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Read more about this agenda item.Read more about the social district.
STAFF REPORT
Council accepted the third quarter report from the Fayetteville Fire Department which included an update on recruitment success, call response times and community education initiatives. Read more about this agenda item.
Council accepted the third quarter report from the Fayetteville Police Department which included an update on crime data, investigations, key metrics, recruitment efforts and community engagement and crime prevention initiatives. Read more about this agenda item.
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS
City Council approved a gap financing request from East Carolina Community Development, Inc. for a total amount of $683,968 to develop Cliffmore Park Apartments, a 72-unit senior community affordable for households earning below 60-percent of the area median income. Read more about this agenda item.
Council approved the recommendation from the Appointment Committee to appoint 15 individuals to the Millennial Commission and 1 to the Wrecker Review Board. Read more about this agenda item.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
One administrative report was provided for information and potentially further review at an upcoming meeting should Council give consensus to do so.
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on Monday, December 12 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers in City Hall. The December Work Session will be held on Monday, December 5 at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers. Meetings also air live on Spectrum Channel 7, at FayTV.net and on the FayTV app available on your streaming device. Meeting agendas, supporting documentation and minutes are publicly available here. For more information about the Fayetteville City Council, please visit fayettevillenc.gov/citycouncil.
