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City of Wilmington Agenda Briefing – October 19, 2026

City Council & Planning Commission — Monday, October 19, 2026
BodyWilmington, North Carolina
SessionCity Council & Planning Commission
DateMonday, October 19, 2026
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Unassigned speaker

0:00

It

Speaker 1

0:01

uh like to call to order the uh City of Wilmington agenda briefing for October 20th, 2026 City Council meeting, do a roll call.

0:15

Wait, look that the mayor is

Unassigned speaker

0:24

I

Speaker 1

0:24

was rolling, man.

Speaker 2

0:27

Roll call.

0:32

Councilmember Joyner, are you here?

Speaker 3

0:34

I'm here.

Speaker 2

0:34

Councilmember Andrews, are you here?

Speaker 4

0:36

Here.

Speaker 2

0:36

Councilmember Lyle?

Speaker 4

0:37

Here.

Speaker 2

0:37

Councilmember Santa Guida?

Speaker 4

0:39

Here.

Speaker 2

0:39

Councilmember Clinton Quintana?

Speaker 4

0:41

Here.

Speaker 2

0:42

Chair's all here.

0:44

Have a proclamation tomorrow night, naming November as Diabetes Awareness Month, consent agenda.

0:50

C one is resolution officially accepting the certain drainage easements within the Woodbury Forest Subdivision.

Speaker 4

0:57

Mr.

0:57

Mayor.

Speaker 2

0:58

Yes, ma'am.

Speaker 4

0:58

I had a question about C1.

1:00

Yes, ma'am.

1:01

Um does this complete the access needed for Redberry and what are the construction schedule and ongoing maintenance costs.

Speaker 5

1:10

Aaron Beckner's coming up to the podium.

1:12

Thank you for that.

Speaker 6

1:25

Good morning,

Speaker 5

1:26

Mayor, Mayor Pratem and Council.

Speaker 6

1:28

Um, yes, ma'am.

1:29

This does complete the last easement access area we need for the Redberry project.

1:34

Um, in terms of construction, we expect to be starting this spring.

1:40

Um design is complete.

1:41

We are just waiting on receiving one final permit um for the sewer extension work that's going on, but otherwise we're more or less ready to go.

1:50

And um, your other question was on maintenance cost, is that correct?

Speaker 4

1:53

Yeah, schedule and maintenance.

Unassigned speaker

1:55

So

Speaker 6

1:55

schedule will be we're starting this spring for construction.

1:58

Umgoing maintenance out there.

2:01

It's a closed drainage system, so we do um pipe inspection and cleaning as needed.

2:07

I I can get you more specifics on how much maintenance we do, but

Speaker 4

2:10

yeah, yeah.

2:11

It's just negligible as far as that goes.

Speaker 6

2:14

Right.

2:15

We do have a pump out there right now, so that I that's probably not negligible, but with this project, we're obviously be removing the pump, but there is a pump out there right now, kind of full time to mitigate the problem.

2:24

So

Speaker 4

2:25

great, thank you.

Speaker 6

2:26

Thank you.

Speaker 4

2:26

Okay,

Speaker 6

2:27

thank

Unassigned speaker

2:27

you.

Unassigned speaker

2:29

Okay,

Speaker 2

2:30

we have a resolution awarding a construction contract to Atlantic Coast Industrial LLC of Wilmington, North Carolina in the amount of $693,715 for the downtown alley improvement project.

2:43

C three's approval of the minutes of the city council's agenda briefing.

2:48

Public information,

Unassigned speaker

2:49

and

Speaker 2

2:50

we have public hearings.

2:51

Item PH1 is an ordinance amending the official zoning map of the city of Wilmington to rezone property containing 12.26 acres located at 225 Stone Crop Drive and 1124 Gallery Park Boulevard from an existing O and I C D Office and Institutional Conditional District to a new O and I C D Office and Institutional Condition District to allow for a future mixed use development.

Unassigned speaker

3:20

And

Speaker 2

3:21

then PH2 is a resolution authorizing an economic development incentive agreement for project pearl two in an amount not to exceed two million dollars.

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Summary of Proceedings

City of Wilmington Agenda Briefing – October 19, 2026

The City of Wilmington City Council held an agenda briefing on October 19, 2026, to review items scheduled for the October 20, 2026 City Council meeting. The briefing covered consent agenda items, public hearing items, an ordinance, a committee report, and plans for a closed session. No formal votes were taken.

Consent Calendar

  • C1: Resolution officially accepting certain drainage easements within the Woodbury Forest Subdivision. A council member asked whether this completes the access needed for the Redberry project and asked about the construction schedule and ongoing maintenance costs. Aaron Beckner responded that this completes the last easement access area needed for the Redberry project; construction is expected to start in the spring; design is complete; and the project is waiting on one final permit for the sewer extension work. The drainage system is a closed system requiring pipe inspection and cleaning as needed, and maintenance was described as negligible, although a pump is currently operating full-time to mitigate the problem and will be removed with this project.
  • C2: Resolution awarding a construction contract to Atlantic Coast Industrial LLC of Wilmington, North Carolina, in the amount of $693,715 for the downtown alley improvement project.
  • C3: Approval of the minutes of the City Council's agenda briefing, public information, and public hearings.

Public Hearing Items

  • PH1: Ordinance amending the official zoning map of the City of Wilmington to rezone 12.26 acres at 225 Stone Crop Drive and 1124 Gallery Park Boulevard from O&ICD (Office and Institutional Conditional District) to a new O&ICD to allow for a future mixed-use development.
  • PH2: Resolution authorizing an economic development incentive agreement for Project Pearl 2 in an amount not to exceed $2 million. A council member, who had not previously participated in an economic development incentive, requested a quick overview. Staff explained that the incentive is a credit against tax revenues generated through a business relocation or expansion; in this case, it is an expansion of an existing business making a facility investment and hiring jobs. The package had to be competitive because other locations were being considered, and staff worked with county partners. The credit applies to taxes generated through the jobs and investment over a set period, with a cap and a not-to-exceed amount. The item includes a public hearing component.

Ordinances

  • O1: Ordinance amending various sections of Wilmington City Code Chapter 5, Article 1, regarding parking meters.

Reports

  • RP1: Board of Councils Appointments Committee for Boards, Commissions, and Committees.

Other Business & Announcements

  • A proclamation naming November as Diabetes Awareness Month was noted for presentation at the October 20, 2026 City Council meeting.
  • A council member announced a brief closed session after the October 20, 2026 City Council meeting; an exchange about the expected length referenced 10 minutes versus five minutes.

Key Outcomes

  • No formal votes were taken during the agenda briefing; the listed items are scheduled for the October 20, 2026 City Council meeting.
  • No additional items were brought forward for the meeting.
  • A brief closed session was announced for after the October 20, 2026 City Council meeting.

Meeting Transcript

It uh like to call to order the uh City of Wilmington agenda briefing for October 20th, 2026 City Council meeting, do a roll call. Wait, look that the mayor is I was rolling, man. Roll call. Councilmember Joyner, are you here? I'm here. Councilmember Andrews, are you here? Here. Councilmember Lyle? Here. Councilmember Santa Guida? Here. Councilmember Clinton Quintana? Here. Chair's all here. Have a proclamation tomorrow night, naming November as Diabetes Awareness Month, consent agenda. C one is resolution officially accepting the certain drainage easements within the Woodbury Forest Subdivision. Mr. Mayor. Yes, ma'am. I had a question about C1. Yes, ma'am. Um does this complete the access needed for Redberry and what are the construction schedule and ongoing maintenance costs. Aaron Beckner's coming up to the podium. Thank you for that. Good morning, Mayor, Mayor Pratem and Council. Um, yes, ma'am. This does complete the last easement access area we need for the Redberry project. Um, in terms of construction, we expect to be starting this spring. Um design is complete. We are just waiting on receiving one final permit um for the sewer extension work that's going on, but otherwise we're more or less ready to go. And um, your other question was on maintenance cost, is that correct? Yeah, schedule and maintenance. So schedule will be we're starting this spring for construction. Umgoing maintenance out there. It's a closed drainage system, so we do um pipe inspection and cleaning as needed. I I can get you more specifics on how much maintenance we do, but yeah, yeah. It's just negligible as far as that goes. Right. We do have a pump out there right now, so that I that's probably not negligible, but with this project, we're obviously be removing the pump, but there is a pump out there right now, kind of full time to mitigate the problem. So great, thank you. Thank you. Okay, thank

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