Greenville City Council Regular Meeting - August 13, 2026

The Greenville City Council met at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers on August 13, 2026, with Mayor PJ Collins presiding. Councilmember Scully was absent. The council approved the agenda, recognized retiring staff and youth basketball teams, heard public comment, made appointments, and voted 5-0 on all action items, including two annexations, a large rezoning, two zoning text amendments, a transit interlocal agreement, and an ADA vehicle purchase.

Special Recognitions

• Ronald Glenn Wooten was honored for 29 years and 8 months of service with the city's Recreation and Parks Department before retirement. His coworkers praised his craftsmanship, safety, and mentoring.
• The Impact Generates Influence (IGI) basketball program was recognized: the 12U team won the 2025 national championship and the high school team placed second at nationals.
• The 252 Lady Swarm youth basketball team was recognized for its inaugural season with a 16-5 record and a second-place finish at Nationals in Virginia Beach, losing by one point.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Gwen Green, a Greenville resident and chair of the Housing Authority of Greenville, spoke during the public comment period. She responded to concerns raised at a council work session, saying staff addressed life-threatening HUD issues within 24 hours and non-life-threatening issues within 30 days, and that the FY 2025 audit by Rector Lofton and Reeder returned an unqualified opinion. She acknowledged shortcomings in the work-order process, said a software transition would be completed by December 2026, and requested a meeting with the city to improve communication and partnership.
• No other individuals spoke during the public comment period.

Appointments

• Robert Cherry was reappointed to the Invest Greenville Board (5-0).
• Najia Lewis was appointed to the Board of Adjustment (5-0).
• Jonathan Mattelias was appointed to the Multimodal Transportation Commission (5-0).
• Brian Fields was appointed to the Recreation and Parks Commission (5-0).
• Several appointments were continued or postponed: Environmental Advisory Commission (assigned to absent Councilmember Scully), Housing Authority resident commissioner seat, Multimodal Transportation Commission (Councilmember Hardy), Pitt-Greenville Convention and Visitors Authority, Planning and Zoning Commission (Mayor Pro Tem Foreman), and Police Community Relations Committee.

Public Hearings

• Item 6 – Annexation of Cobblestone South: 2.2168 acres east of Allen Road at the terminus of Quail Drive. City planner Dion Hodge said it is in the Greensmill Run watershed, expected to yield 10 single-family lots with an estimated tax value of $3.25 million. No speakers; approved 5-0.
• Item 7 – Annexation of Lynndale East, Section 5, Phase 2: 10.79 acres at the termini of Remington Drive and Stonehenge Drive. Expected to yield 21 single-family lots with an estimated tax value of $14.7 million. Dwight Brunelson of Rivers and Associates spoke for the applicant. Approved 5-0.
• Item 8 – POBO, LLC Rezoning: 56.3694 acres at Old Creek Road and Tram Lane rezoned from RA20 to I for Tract 1 (47.5795 acres), O-CA for Tract 2 (8.6062 acres), and O for Tract 3 (0.1837 acres). Staff noted lower projected trips than existing zoning, and the O-CA overlay acts as a conservation buffer. Applicant representative Kim Malpus explained Tract 3 preserves existing access. Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval; no opposition speakers; approved 5-0.
• Item 9 – Short-Term Rental UDO Text Amendment: Added definitions and standards for "Short-Term Rental, Homestay" and "Short-Term Rental, Whole-house Lodging" and made them permitted uses in listed residential and commercial districts. Staff identified roughly 270 short-term rentals; permits would be one-time, with a one-year grace period for existing operators. Three citations/warnings within 12 months could lead to permit revocation; citation amounts are $100, $250, and $500 for successive violations. Staff maintained the ordinance is not a rental registration program and is legally defensible. Public speaker Venus Diamond supported the ordinance and urged more restrictions. Approved 5-0.
• Item 10 – Alcohol Establishment Security Personnel Text Amendment: Clarified that bars, bar 2022, microbreweries, and micro-distilleries providing amplified entertainment after 11 PM must employ professional security personnel based on occupancy: 1-200 occupancy requires two security guards, with one additional guard per additional 100 occupants, and one guard must patrol the parking lot if one exists. Staff said it applies only to new establishments, not existing special-use permit holders. Councilmember Hardy expressed concern that the requirement is burdensome to small businesses and removes college-student jobs. Councilmember Robinson moved to approve the staff version, citing 40 years of criminal law experience and safety concerns with untrained bouncers; the motion passed 5-0.

Other Items of Business

• Item 11 – Interlocal Agreement with Pitt County (PATS): Approved a FY 2026-27 agreement for ADA paratransit services. Transit Manager Wood Davidson reported the city and Pitt County each received $200,000 in coordinated public transportation grants. The county's fully allocated trip cost will rise from $18 to $27 per trip, which the city pays; riders currently pay no fare, with a planned federal-rule fare of twice the bus fare once fares begin. The city will start providing partial paratransit service in October with four vans; PATS will continue early-morning dialysis trips. Approved 5-0.
• Item 12 – ADA Vehicle Purchase: Approved purchase of one ADA-accessible paratransit van for $123,371.76, funded 85% from FTA and 15% from the general fund. Approved 5-0.

Key Outcomes

• All action items before the council were approved by identical 5-0 votes, including the agenda, four appointments, two annexations, one rezoning, two UDO text amendments, one interlocal agreement, and one vehicle purchase.
• No public opposition speakers appeared for any public hearing.
• A councilmember requested a future workshop update on the bus shelter rollout; Mayor Collins said it would be provided.
• The meeting adjourned after councilmember comments.