City Council - workshop

would like to call to order the August 11th Concord City Council work session and welcome everybody it's good to have you here with us tonight going down the list here the first item that we have tonight is recognition of the city of Concord Finance Department and I'm gonna come down front for that one and I think Kristen This is recognition of the City of Concord Finance Department for receiving the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the period ending June 30, 2025. The City of Concord has participated in the Government Finance Officers Association of the Uni

Congratulations. And thank you all for, for what, what you do for the city.

Great. Thank you. Okay, next order of business for tonight is item one, which is a public hearing that we will have on Thursday. And I think Jessica is going to talk to us about that one.

Excellent, thank you. Okay, moving now to item two and I think Alderman is gonna do that one.

One question, and this was one that came up. A business installed an LED sign, which has the ability to change and so forth. That is not allowed anywhere other than those two locations

Okay. So if they use it just as a lighted sign and it remains fixed, is that allowed or they can't be lighted? Is that the deciding point? Can't be a lighted sign or? Electronic signs. Correct. Gotcha. Okay, I was a little unclear about that.

And, you know. specific, another specific city. I know we had talked about the district exchange. They wanted two projecting signs, and we determined that they had two separate entrances, and they could do what they wanted to do. That is correct. Is that right? Okay, great.

Yeah, I understand they were giving away free burgers today.

Yeah, great. Any other questions? Questions? All right, thank you very much. Okay, the next item is item three, which is the public hearing on a zoning map amendment that we've all gotten lots of communications about. And on Thursday, we will need a motion to table that item until September. I think that's at the property owner's request. And so hopefully that word gets out to folks because I think there were quite a few planning to come and speak. But so that will be moved. And then we move down to the next item, Presentations of Petitions and Requests. Item number one has been withdrawn, so

Questions for Eric? Great. I think you've got the next item as well.

Okay, next to item four, and I think Kevin has this one.

So residential small projects do not require?

Okay. Any other questions? Thank you, sir. Thanks. Okay, next up is item five, updates to the downtown facade grant program. I think that's Paige. You're next.

So the applications that were denied last year because funding ran out, were most of those for furniture or do you recall?

Any other questions for Paige? All right, thank you. Okay, Chief Hughes is up next on item six.

Thank you. So in other words, we're giving the property owner an interest-free loan to make their property more marketable? Yes, sir.

Right. Okay, any other questions or comments? Thank you, sir. Thank you. Okay, next item seven. I think Jessica's got that one, reimbursement resolution.

Okay, any questions for Jessica? All right, thank you. Item eight, Jay has that one regarding WW Flow Park.

Okay, next item nine, Jeff's gonna talk to us about jet vac truck.

Any questions? Thank you. All right, thank you. Okay, next is item 10, and I think Ron's gonna report

You're talking about in this current election, which that filing was like a year ago.

Not just the personal opinion because if we go by opinions choose minds as best, but that's not it But again, it's very unequitable and unfair in my perspective I don't think that concern arose when we had discussion during our work session and I understand because I've flip-flopped on this a few times myself.

Okay, any other questions, comments? Great, all right, the next item 11 is consider making appointments to vacancies on various City of Concord boards and commissions. We did have a meeting Lori, Betty, myself, along with staff, to discuss the vacancies that we had. And you see on the screen the recommendations that we had after looking at the applications that were on file. I think that left us with one additional vacancy that we did not have enough applications to fill and that was the Public Art Commission. And we do have a citizen that has expressed interest but has not gotten their applic