The General Government Committee of the Winston-Salem City Council met on June 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM (rescheduled from 4:00 PM) under Chair Mayor Pro Tempore Denise D. Adams. Present: Council Members Vivián V. Joiner and Barbara Hanes Burke. Council Member Regina Hall was absent. The meeting covered consent agenda items and five general agenda items, followed by a closed session and adjournment at 4:31 PM.
I played yesterday. I played my uh seventeen year old. Yeah. I wasn't going to call them on. I meant a lot more to him than it had. We need some of those. I feel like testing, testing. Testing. Testing. Testing, testing, testing. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Welcome to the general government meeting. As you know, we had to move the time a little bit, but it's okay. I see all of you are here, and thank you so much for being so uh common. What's it accommodating? Accommodating again. I was telling the mayor, I'm a little brain sleep today. I I was on roller skates by him yesterday all day. All day to last night. So I'm tired. Um we have the consent agenda and the general agenda. Um would anyone like to pull anything, any committee members uh from the consent agenda? And if not, could I get a motion to approve the consent agenda, please? Uh one thing to note uh C one is uh noise on this uh again, that's just a continuation of the conversations we've been having for the past probably two, three, four months. That's just a to make it citywide, the issues of the decimal readings for amplified noise. Okay. Could I have a motion or does anyone want to pull any item off the consent agenda to be reviewed by staff? Move for approval. Second. The consent agenda has been properly uh moved and seconded. All those in favor, please let it be known by saying aye. Thank you so much. Would the clerk please call the first item on the general uh agenda, please? Item G one, proposed downtown do it yourself, skate park partnership with Skate Winston Salem Foundation. Mr. Rao. Good afternoon, Chairwoman Adams, Mayor Joins, members of City Council. Uh just want to recognize Jason Thiel, who's the president of the downtown Winston Salem Partnership, and Brian Ledbetter and Jerry Cooper, who are part of Skate WS Foundation's uh staff has been in discussions with them about the uh prospect of developing a new downtown, what they call DIY skate park, and uh they're gonna provide you some information about the concept at this point, it's just uh really what the guidance we're looking from you all is uh to whether you want us to to move forward with discussions and develop a lease agreement with them. So I'll recognize Mr. Thiel, Mr. Ladbetter, Mr. Cooper. Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, um Mayor, Mainer of the City Council, and committee members. Would you give your name and address it? Yes, ma'am, thank you. Jason Thiel, 515 North Cherry Street, President of the Downtown Winston Salem Partnership. Thank you. Thank you. We appreciate this opportunity to provide information to you today on this proposed DIY skate park.