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City Council Business Meeting City of Charlotte Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Meeting Agenda Monday, May 9, 2016 Council Chambers City Council Business Meeting Mayor Jennifer W. Roberts Mayor Pro Tem Vi Lyles Council Member Al Austin Council Member John Autry Council Member Ed Driggs Council Member Julie Eiselt Council Member Claire Fallon Council Member Patsy Kinsey Council Member LaWana Mayfield Council Member James Mitchell Council Member Greg Phipps Council Member Kenny Smith Charlotte-Mecklenburg City of Charlotte Government Center 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Meeting Agenda City Council Business Meeting Monday, May 9, 2016 5:00 PM Council Chambers 5:00 P.M. DINNER BRIEFING, CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG GOVERNMENT CENTER, ROOM 267 1. Mayor and Council Consent Item Questions .......................................................................... 1 2. Proposed Policy for Sustainable Facilities ............................................................................. 2 3. Answers to Mayor and Council Consent Item Questions ........................................................ 3 Call to Order Roll Call Introductions Invocation Pledge of Allegiance 5:30 P.M. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 4. Paradies Lagardère Achievements Proclamation ................................................................... 4 5. HMS Host Achievements Proclamation .................................................................................. 5 6. Realtors Care Day Presentation ............................................................................................. 6 7. Small Business Month Proclamation ...................................................................................... 7 8. Consent agenda items 27 through 62 may be considered in one motion except for those items removed by a Council member. Items are removed by notifying the City Clerk. ........ 8 PUBLIC HEARING 9. Public Hearing on Preliminary Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Budget and Fiscal Years 2017- 2021 Community Investment Plan ........................................................................................ 9 10. Public Hearing for Municipal Service Districts ..................................................................... 35 11. Public Hearing on a Resolution to Close an Alleyway off of Umstead Street ........................ 40 12. Public Hearing for the Airport Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes ........................................ 44 City of Charlotte City Council Business Meeting Meeting Agenda May 9, 2016 POLICY 13. City Manager’s Report ......................................................................................................... 78 14. Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development (Fiscal Year 2017) .............. 79 BUSINESS 15. Nominations to the Charlotte International Cabinet ............................................................ 84 16. Nominations to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Access Corporation .............................. 158 17. Nominations to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority ................................................. 169 18. Nominations to the Community Relations Committee........................................................ 198 19. Nominations to the Historic District Commission............................................................... 270 20. Nominations to the Housing Advisory Board of Charlotte-Mecklenburg ............................. 304 21. Nominations to Keep Charlotte Beautiful ........................................................................... 338 22. Nominations to the Planning Commission ......................................................................... 365 23. Nominations to the Privatization/Competition Advisory Committee .................................. 401 24. Nomination to the Storm Water Advisory Committee ........................................................ 420 25. Nomination to the Tree Advisory Commission ................................................................... 427 26. Mayor and City Council Topics ........................................................................................... 436 CONSENT 27. Voluntary Annexation Public Hearing Date ........................................................................ 437 28. Data Collection and Analytic Services for the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization ...................................................................................................................... 442 29. Private Developer Funds for Traffic Signal Improvements ................................................ 444 30. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center Office Floor Renovations (2nd and 3rd Floors) .... .......................................................................................................................................... 447 31. West Trade - Rozzelles Ferry Connectivity Enhancement Project ...................................... 449 32. Beatties Ford Road Widening Relocation Cost Agreement ................................................. 452 33. Baucom Road Connector ................................................................................................... 454 34. Meadowridge Storm Drainage Improvement Project ......................................................... 457 35. Airport Access Control and Security Enhancements .......................................................... 461 36. Airport Concourse A Expansion Phase I - Construction Manager at Risk ........................... 463 37. Airport Concourse A Ramp Expansion, Phase I .................................................................. 466 38. Airport Interior Compacting Trash Can and Recycling Units .............................................. 469 City of Charlotte City Council Business Meeting Meeting Agenda May 9, 2016 39. Airport Passenger Assistance Services Contract Amendment #1 ...................................... 472 40. Airport Plumbing Parts and Equipment ............................................................................. 473 41. United States Post Office Lease Amendment ..................................................................... 474 42. LYNX Blue Line Extension Old Concord Park and Ride Lot Contract Amendment ............... 475 43. Goodwill Opportunity Campus - Transit Access Project ..................................................... 476 44. Mallard Creek and Back Creek Basins Sanitary Sewer Study ............................................. 479 45. Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies .................................................................... 482 46. Refund of Business Privilege License Taxes ...................................................................... 484 47. Meeting Minutes ................................................................................................................ 487 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS 48. Sale of Property: 6746 Glenmoor Drive ............................................................................. 488 49. Airport Property Exchange ................................................................................................ 491 50. In Rem Remedy: 124 Morningside Road ............................................................................ 494 51. In Rem Remedy: 232 Lander Street .................................................................................. 500 52. In Rem Remedy: 2657 Southwest Boulevard .................................................................... 506 53. In Rem Remedy: 3809/3811 Rosehaven Drive .................................................................. 512 54. In Rem Remedy: 3813/3815 Rosehaven Drive .................................................................. 518 55. In Rem Remedy: 9430 East W T Harris Boulevard ............................................................. 524 56. Aviation Property Transaction - 8205 Robbie Circle .......................................................... 530 57. Aviation Property Transaction - 10025 Dillard Valley Road ............................................... 531 58. Property Transactions - North Tryon Business Corridor, Parcel #32.................................. 532 59. Property Transactions - Lyon Court Storm Drainage Improvement Project, Parcel #125 .. 533 60. Property Transactions - Lyon Court Storm Drainage Improvement Project, Parcel #126 .. 534 61. Property Transactions - North Tryon Business Corridor, Parcels #28 and #29 .................. 535 62. Property Transactions - Mary Alexander Road Drainage Improvements, Parcel #4 ........... 536 REFERENCES 63. Reference - Property Transaction Process ......................................................................... 537 64. Reference - Charlotte Business INClusion Policy ............................................................... 538 65. Reference - Property Acquisitions and Condemnations ..................................................... 541 Adjournment City of Charlotte Charlotte-Mecklenburg City of Charlotte Government Center 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Agenda Date: 5/9/2016 Agenda #: 1.File #: 15-3196 Type: Dinner Briefing Mayor and Council Consent Item Questions Staff Resource(s): Ann Wall, City Manager’s Office Time: 5 minutes Synopsis: Mayor and Council may ask questions about Consent agenda items. 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