The Greensboro City Council met on November 18, 2025, in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber. The meeting included ceremonial resolutions, public hearings, adoption of the South Greensboro Plan, several zoning and annexation items, and a contentious debate on amendments to the Minimum Housing Standards Commission's powers and duties. All council members were present, and votes were 9-0 except where noted.
And welcome to the November eighteenth, twenty twenty-five meeting of the Greensboro City Council. We are in the Katie Dorset Council Chamber. Let the record reflect that all members are in attendance. We will begin tonight's meeting with a moment of silence. In order to speak at tonight's meeting, individuals must sign up to speak by six PM. If you have signed up online, please let the courier know that you are in attendance. Speakers may address specific consent or business agenda items with three minutes allocated for their remarks. For zoning matters, there is a fifteen-minute presentation for both proponents and opponents of the rezoning and a five-minute rebuttal for each side. Speakers cannot relinquish their time to others, and the speaker order is determined by the presiding officer. Depending on the number of speakers, council may adjust the time allocated for each person. Any handouts must be given to the courier for distribution. Any inappropriate or disruptive behavior will result in immediate removal from the meeting. Individuals who are suspended will still have the option to participate virtually via Zoom, ensuring their right to free speech is preserved. Zoom participants, and I don't believe we have any this evening. Um shall not speak until they are called upon. By statute, council members must vote on all items unless there is a direct financial interest, or if they serve on a board of a nonprofit receiving funding from the city on a particular item. All votes will be moved and seconded, and the presiding officer will announce the vote total. We have a consent agenda for items G1 through G14, which are a grouping of agenda items that are voted on with one single vote to expedite what is believed to be routine and non-controversial. Any council member may withdraw an item from the consent agenda due to a conflict of interest or for the purpose of voting no. Items removed from the consent agenda for discussion will be placed on the next business meeting agenda. Tonight's meeting does include closed captioning. Depending on the length of today's meeting, we may take a short recess around 7 30. The city has been requested to postpone item E3, which is a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Jim Melvin to the December 1st City Council meeting. May I have a motion? Moved by Mr. Matheny, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem. All in favor say aye. Aye. And that passes 9 to 0. We do have two ceremonial items. We are going to start with item E2, which is a resolution honoring the exceptional civic and community contributions of Carla D. Munden. Mr. Holston. Thank you, Madam Mayor. And before I begin, I will say that Carla Munden is also at this very same time, has a scheduled uh celebration out at Grandover, so she's unable to make it. But I'm going to read the resolution in her absence. This is a resolution honoring the exceptional civic and community contributions of Carla D. Munden. Whereas Carla D. Munden, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive of Lincoln Financial Group, has exemplified leadership, integrity, and service throughout her distinguished career. Her expertise in corporate governance, finance, and philanthropy has elevated institutions and improved the lives of residents across Greensboro. Whereas Ms. Munden, a Greensboro native and distinguished veteran of the United States Navy Reserve, has exemplified an enduring commitment to education and economic empowerment. She continues to demonstrate this commitment through her steadfast support of nonprofit organizations, dedicated mentorship of students, and sustained investment in future generations. Whereas she served the community through impactful leadership roles with organizations such as the YWCA of Greensboro, Operation Excel, North Carolina ANT State University Board of Visitors, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business at Elon University, the Complete Project Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, where she chaired the audit committee and was an inaugural donor to the Black Investments in Greensboro big fund, as well as hospice and palliative care of Greensboro and the Lincoln Financial Foundation Chaired Road Contributions Committee. Whereas Ms. Munden has extended her leadership nationally through service on the boards of the American Express American Express National Bank and the College of William and Mary Foundation, where she serves as trustee and vice chair of the audit committee and has endowed a scholarship and named a space to support underrepresented students. Whereas her philanthropic legacy includes more than 38 years of dedicated support to the March of Dimes, where she has been the largest nonprofit fundraiser in the triad for the past three years, as well as personal contributions to literacy and public remembrance through the donation of books to the Greensboro Public Library and the dedication of a public bench in honor of her parents. Whereas Ms.