HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-17-03 (b)Minutes of the Special Town Council meeting held at 7:00 p.m. June 17, 2003 in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building.
There were present: Charles W. Stewart, Jr., Mayor
Council Members: Jeffrey S. Worrell, Kenneth M. Fleenor, E. G. Black, Jr., Pauline G. Mitchell, Bettye H. Steger, John T. Bolen, James M. Neblett, Jr.
Staff: John J. Hawley, Town Manager
Sherry Boyd, Finance Director
John J. White, Economic Director
David Quesenberry, Asst. to the Town Manager
Gary Roche, Police Chief
Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
Mayor Stewart called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Following roll call, Councilman Fleenor led the Pledge of Allegiance and Councilman Neblett gave the Invocation.
Mayor Stewart advised that the purpose of the meeting was to consider two Enhancement Grants and asked the Town Manager for a summary.
Mr. Hawley advised that in order for staff to apply for two Enhancement Grants, Council needed to adopt two Resolutions. He advised that the first application was for a $100,000 grant
for the expansion of the Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Museum and Fine Arts Center Heritage and Cultural Museum Complex. He explained that it would be used to find additional funding
for the construction of the project either in the Maple Shade building or in a free-standing building.
He added that the second grant application was for the construction of a Bikeway-Walkway Project to connect the current walkway on First Street, N.E. to Third Street, N.E., via the old
railroad spur, across the trestle and Peak Creek, over to Main Street and ending on Third Street, N.E.
Mayor Stewart opened the Public Hearing at 7:04 p.m.. There being no comments from the Public, the Public Hearing was closed.
Councilman Worrell moved to adopt Resolution 2003-12, TEA-21 Project Endorsement Resolution for the Expansion of the Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Museum and Fine Arts Center Heritage
and Cultural Museum Complex, seconded by Councilwoman Steger and carried on the following recorded vote:
Jeffrey S. Worrell - Aye Bettye H. Steger - Aye
Kenneth M. Fleenor - Aye John T. Bolen - Aye
E. G. Black, Jr. - Aye James M. Neblett, Jr. - Aye
Pauline G. Mitchell - Aye
Councilman Fleenor moved to adopt Resolution 2003-13, TEA-21 Project Endorsement Resolution for a Bikeway-Walkway Project to connect First Street, N.E. and Third Street, N.E., seconded
by Councilman Black and carried on the following recorded vote:
Jeffrey S. Worrell - Aye Bettye H. Steger - Aye
Kenneth M. Fleenor - Aye John T. Bolen - Aye
E. G. Black, Jr. - Aye James M. Neblett, Jr. - Aye
Pauline G. Mitchell - Aye
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned on motion by Councilman Neblett, seconded by Councilman Fleenor and so carried.