The Fayetteville City Council held a work session on May 5, 2025, beginning at 2:00 PM in the Council Chamber. The agenda included updates on construction management, property tax collection, homebuyer assistance programs, the Market House repurposing project, and a property acceptance policy. Council members made several decisions, including approving contracts, directing further studies, and voting on program expansions.
Now we welcome council. We'll call a meeting to order. Item 2.0 was the invocation of prayer, like we start every meeting. Ask if any council members would like to give me the invocation of the prayer. Councilmember Thompson. Thank you, Ms. Merritt. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you, dear Lord. We humbly come before you today, Lord, telling you thanks just for another day. If you don't do anything else, Lord, we just want to say thank you, dear Lord. For we know that you're coming back. You're coming back for all those who are going to do your will and according to your purpose, dear Lord. So remember that when that day comes, all we want to hear is job well done, my faithful servant. So let us go out. Let us go out and tell everyone in the world about the goodness of the Lord and all that He's done. I know for me and my family, we will serve the Lord all the days of our lives. Now, Heavenly Father, I pray that you would bless this council, bless this mayor, bless this city, bless the state, and bless this world, Heavenly Father. Let your righteousness rain down on us. Let us be true to your word, true to what you're saying, dear Lord. We ask you to continue to bless us and keep us. We ask these things just on Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. So we'll do the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under our indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Councilmember Thompson. Item 3.0 is the city manager's report. Mr. Manager. This whole agenda is your report. In the interest of time, Mayor, um, no, I uh don't have any report to give at the beginning of the work session. All right, thank you. Council 5.0 is approved of the agenda. Uh can you have a motion to approve? All right. Motion by Councilman Mahondro, seconded by Councilmember Hare. Discussion on the motion to approve the agenda. All right. Those in favor, Council, I look to you on your uh sure system for votes. Councilmember Banks McLaughlin. Uh, what's your pledge on agenda approval? Um else will be missed. Okay. All right. Motion carries by those present. Uh moving to the first item 6.01, construction management division update. All right, Mr. Lindsay. Your show.