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Winston-Salem Finance Committee Meeting - February 10, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, February 10, 2026
BodyWinston Salem, North Carolina
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, February 10, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:28

You're watching WSTV Digital Media, all the orders the February.

1:45

Thank you everybody for being here today.

1:47

We will begin with the consent agenda.

1:49

I've already had a request to pull C one.

1:52

Is there any other ones anyone wants to pull?

1:55

I move for approval of the balance of the consent agenda.

1:59

Second.

2:04

Any opposed?

2:06

That is approved.

2:07

Will the city clerk please raise C One?

2:17

Did I mess it up?

2:19

Turned it on.

2:20

I'm all item C one resolution awarding contract for Aspolic Concrete.

2:29

Yes, thank you.

2:30

I have just one question.

2:32

I think over the years I've been noticing that there's usually just one provider, some one person who bids on this.

2:51

You know, that we have uh like APAC bought LARCO, so I think it's you know a product of those that own the plants that it's expensive to run one.

3:00

Um Sharp Brothers had it last year, and I just think it's you know their business decision whether they want to bid or not.

3:08

You know, because it's quantities as we need, so we're just continually calling them for it.

3:13

So it's not like a project like a road.

3:16

But this is just for the actual asphalt.

3:21

The product, correct?

3:22

It's not the putting it down.

3:24

So how much asphalt are we trying to buy with this?

3:30

Over the course of the year, a little over three million, possibly up to three million million dollars.

3:37

Tons of quantity.

3:39

Oh, okay.

3:40

I'd have to go get you the quantity, I'm sorry.

3:42

Okay.

3:44

It's a lot.

3:45

It is a lot, and we use it year-round, you know, in the winter we do the pothole patching, and then in the warm months we do the resurfacing and and paving repairs.

3:53

Okay, well, thank you.

3:54

I just if you might want to uh there's a curiosity about how much asphalt are we actually buying and how much we use in the year.

4:02

Okay.

4:03

I don't know if we really understand the quantity.

4:06

Thank you so much.

4:07

Okay.

4:07

Um, Mr.

4:08

Chair, I'll move for approval.

4:11

Second.

4:12

Motion second, approved C one.

4:13

All in favor, say aye.

4:15

Aye.

4:15

Any opposed?

4:16

That is approved.

4:17

Thank you.

4:18

By the way, you're gonna need a lot because freezing creates potholes.

4:26

Okay, we'll go to G1 if the City Clerk will please read that.

4:30

Item G1 update on fiscal year 2026, 2027 local community agencies funding process.

4:37

As y'all know, this is less than one percent of the budget and 95% of the conversations at budget season.

4:45

And we uh are constantly looking for ways to improve the process.

4:48

So, Mr.

4:49

Tesh, tell us what you're doing now.

4:51

Good afternoon, Chairman, Mayor Mayor Pro Tem members of the committee and council.

4:55

This is a follow-up uh from the January retreat where we spent about 45 minutes talking about where we've been with the community agencies process.

5:02

So we do have uh quite a few things uh on the agenda here, but I will try to get through them pretty quickly.

5:07

Um so we'll talk about where we're at uh and share some information that we shared in January.

5:12

All of the applications for local community agencies were due this past Friday at five o'clock.

5:18

Uh so I will give you kind of an overview of how many we've received, talk about the selection process that we're going to use for FY26-27 in terms of staff scoring and council, uh, the overall budget timeline and when people have an opportunity to engage you about the community agencies process, as well as we'll end with uh talking about that umbrella organization option again and what we would come back with.

5:42

So this is not something uh new.

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Summary of Proceedings

Winston-Salem Finance Committee Meeting - February 10, 2026

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 4:00 PM, chaired by Council Member Robert C. Clark. The committee approved consent agenda items (except C-1, which was discussed individually) and received a detailed update on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Local Community Agencies funding process. No public comments were made.

Consent Calendar

  • C-2 (Budget Ordinances): Approved amendment to the Annual Appropriation and Tax Levy Ordinance and Project Budget Ordinance for FY 2025-2026.
  • C-3 (Approval of Finance Committee Minutes): Approved summary of minutes from December 9, 2025.

Discussion Items

  • C-1 (Asphaltic Concrete Contract): Resolution awarding a $3,385,250.00 contract to APAC-Atlantic, Inc. Thompson-Arthur Division for asphaltic concrete. Council Member Denise D. Adams questioned the sole-source nature of the bid and requested information on the quantity of asphalt purchased annually. The contract is for the product only (not installation), used year-round for pothole patching and resurfacing. The motion was made and approved.
  • G-1 (Community Agencies Funding Update): Budget and Performance Management Director Scott Tesh presented an update on the FY 2026-27 funding process. Key points:
    • Applications (72 received, due February 6, 2026) total over $5 million in requests, with available funding of approximately $1.3 million.
    • Staff uses an 18-point scoring matrix; two staff members score each application, and a tiebreaker is used if scores vary by 3+ points.
    • Council members will receive an online tool in mid-March to score and partially fund agencies; all applications will be indexed.
    • Timeline: Staff review in February, council scoring mid-March, proposed budget May 4, budget workshops May 12, 14, 21, public hearing May 18, budget adoption first week of June.
    • Discussion on umbrella organization funding model deferred; further details to be brought in April/May, with policy decisions anticipated after budget adoption.
    • Council Member Denise D. Adams advocated for funding new organizations that have not previously received support. Council Member Annette Scippio requested written summaries of ARPA-funded agencies rather than presentations, and suggested increasing the overall community agencies budget. Council Member Burke expressed interest in hearing presentations from ARPA agencies and requested staff provide tiered rankings (e.g., top 20%) to aid council evaluation.

Key Outcomes

  • C-1 Approved: Motion to award the asphaltic concrete contract to APAC-Atlantic, Inc. passed unanimously.
  • C-2 and C-3 Approved: Consent items approved without objection.
  • G-1 Next Steps: Staff will proceed with scoring; council will receive online scoring links in March. No formal action taken on the umbrella proposal; staff will continue research. No vote was held on the community agencies funding process update.

Meeting Transcript

You're watching WSTV Digital Media, all the orders the February. Thank you everybody for being here today. We will begin with the consent agenda. I've already had a request to pull C one. Is there any other ones anyone wants to pull? I move for approval of the balance of the consent agenda. Second. Any opposed? That is approved. Will the city clerk please raise C One? Did I mess it up? Turned it on. I'm all item C one resolution awarding contract for Aspolic Concrete. Yes, thank you. I have just one question. I think over the years I've been noticing that there's usually just one provider, some one person who bids on this. You know, that we have uh like APAC bought LARCO, so I think it's you know a product of those that own the plants that it's expensive to run one. Um Sharp Brothers had it last year, and I just think it's you know their business decision whether they want to bid or not. You know, because it's quantities as we need, so we're just continually calling them for it. So it's not like a project like a road. But this is just for the actual asphalt. The product, correct? It's not the putting it down. So how much asphalt are we trying to buy with this? Over the course of the year, a little over three million, possibly up to three million million dollars. Tons of quantity. Oh, okay. I'd have to go get you the quantity, I'm sorry. Okay. It's a lot. It is a lot, and we use it year-round, you know, in the winter we do the pothole patching, and then in the warm months we do the resurfacing and and paving repairs. Okay, well, thank you. I just if you might want to uh there's a curiosity about how much asphalt are we actually buying and how much we use in the year. Okay. I don't know if we really understand the quantity. Thank you so much. Okay. Um, Mr. Chair, I'll move for approval. Second. Motion second, approved C one. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That is approved. Thank you. By the way, you're gonna need a lot because freezing creates potholes. Okay, we'll go to G1 if the City Clerk will please read that. Item G1 update on fiscal year 2026, 2027 local community agencies funding process. As y'all know, this is less than one percent of the budget and 95% of the conversations at budget season.

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