The Charlotte City Council convened for its regular business meeting on February 26, 2024, beginning with an afternoon Action Review session and an evening Business Meeting. The council received updates on the Spectrum Center agreement and American Rescue Plan funds, approved consent agenda items, conducted a public hearing on certificates of participation, and adopted federal and state legislative agendas. A significant portion of the public forum focused on calls for a Gaza ceasefire resolution, and the city attorney announced an appeal in the Sanders Partnership landfill case.
No other votes were taken.
Good evening, Patrick Baker, City Attorney. Ed Driggs, District 7. Bilows, Mayor. Dante Anderson, Mayor Pro Tem, District 1. Gimpolar Schmidor at Large. Good evening, Jane Smith at large. All right. So I think that we have a couple of things that I would say. If we have our consent agenda, and so do we have any reports or questions that have been presented to you? The staff Miss Marie? Yes, ma'am. And I've gotten a chance to talk with council member Mayfield on her questions and a couple of other folks, but does anybody else have any outstanding questions that I haven't covered? I don't see anyone with other questions. Do you have a handout for us? Yes, ma'am. It's at everyone's seat if they want to look over that. Okay. Is everybody? Ah, yes. Agenda item questions. All right. Are there any comments or does I know that I have a request that we have consent items nine 13 through 45 may be considered in one motion, except for those items that may be removed by a council member? And I understand we have one for a separate vote as well as a comment that can be made before a vote on the um any motion. So yes, ma'am, and we also have 45 who would that's been deferred. 45 has been deferred. Um the fire station um which is item 30 would be a comment by Miss Watlington. But let's see if we can get a motion on the floor for and number 17. I'm sorry, I you're right. I have it written down here 17. It's firehouse 30. That's what you were referencing to. Yeah, I know. Figure that out today. Okay, so um the separate vote. Was there an item for a separate vote? No, ma'am. I had an item for comment on 17, the firehouse 30 from Miss Watlington was willing to make a comment. All right, is there a motion to approve the consent agenda 13 through 44? Item 45 has been deferred by staff, and um if we can get the motion on the table, then I will recognize Miss Watkin. So moved. We have a motion, second. All right, so Ms. Watlington, your comment on station 30 fired to station 30, item 17. Thank you, Madam Mayor. For the record, Victoria Wattlington serving at large. I just wanted to comment because I know there's been a bit of conversation around um how we go to business and what that means in terms of MWSBE support. Um, I will be supporting this particular um procurement item tonight, but I do want to lift up that I absolutely expect to see a continued focus around how do we um update our procurement methods such that we can um support more MWSBE in our community being the largest city in the state, we look around um at some of our peers and see that they have made great strides in economic mobility through um MWSBE participation and so I'd like to see us do do do more, frankly. Uh so just wanted to make sure that we noted that at the top of the year. Thanks. All right, very relevant comments.