# City Council Meeting Agenda Packet (PDF)

**Body:** City of Lenoir — City Council
**Date:** March 3, 2026 6:00 PM EST (2026-03-03T18:00:00-05:00)

**Link:** https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616


## Agenda

- [Lenoir Police Department 2025 Annual Report; Andy Wilson Chief of Police will present the 2025 Annual Report to City Council.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29200)
- [Minutes: Approval of the City Council minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, February 17, 2026, as submitted.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29201)
- [Minutes: Approval of the Committee of the Whole minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, as submitted.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29202)
- [Bid Award: Pennell Street Gateway Pedestrian Bridge Repair; Staff recommends awarding the contract to Shotcrete Contractors Inc. for the lump sum of $59,700.00. Shotcrete Contractors Inc. is the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, is appropriately licensed and is adequately equipped to perform work of this nature as submitted.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29203)
- [Items of Information](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29204)
- [The Planning Board will meet on Monday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the City/County Chambers.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29205)
- [The City/County Services Committee will meet on Monday, March 9 at noon at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29206)
- [The Economic Development Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 10 at 8:15 a.m. at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29207)
- [The ABC Board will meet on Thursday, March 12 at 2:00 p.m.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29208)
- [The Lenoir Business Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, Third Floor.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29209)
- [The Leadership Lenoir Civic Learning Academy will meet on Monday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, Third Floor.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29210)
- [The Parks and Recreation Board will meet on Monday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Aquatic Fitness Center.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29211)
- [Board Appointment: Mayor Gibbons will recommend to City Council that John Arnaud be appointed to serve on the Planning Board for an unexpired term ending June 2027. This appointment was announced at the February 17, 2026, City Council meeting.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29212)
- [REQUEST TO SURPLUS CITY PROPERTY](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29213)
- [Interim Director of Special Projects and Grants David Coffey gave the following update](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29214)
- [Police Chief Andy Wilson gave the following update](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29215)
- [Fire Chief Norman Staines presented the following highlights from the 2025 annual report](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29216)
- [Public Services Public Works Director Jon Hogan gave the following update](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29217)
- [Public Services Public Utilities Director Jeff Church gave the following update:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29218)
- [Lenoir–Valdese Water Interconnect: The city received notice on February 17 that we were eligible and will receive an additional $3 million in State Reserve Program (SRP) loan.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29219)
- [Lower Creek WWTP Process Basin Upgrades: The Engineering Report/Environmental Information Document (ER/EID) was submitted to the Division of Water Infrastructure (DWI) on January 15, 2026 and is currently under review.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29220)
- [Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29221)
- [Update and Financial Analysis: The second meeting with city staff is scheduled for March 5.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29222)
- [Water and Sewer AIA: Water and sewer evaluations and recommended projects are being completed. High priority projects that would be recommended in years 1-10 will be discussed in the CIP meeting. The Asset Management Plan will be prepared after completion of the assessments and the CIP.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29223)
- [Finley Water project: This project is under construction.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29224)
- [Sewer Replacements:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29225)
- [Division 1: Ridge Street is completed.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29226)
- [Division 2 (East Harper) pre-construction meeting was held on February 17 with the Notice to Proceed date of March 2. Progress meetings will be held on the first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m., beginning on April 9.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29227)
- [Lead and Copper: Project is ongoing and working on the predictive modeling program.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29228)
- [Economic & Main Street Director Brenda Floyd gave the following update:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29229)
- [The Lenoir Business Advisory Board met in February. The project on H Lewis Price Street is now complete and also provides an Airbnb downtown.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29230)
- [The Merchant Mingle will meet in March with the new Downtown District Officer.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29231)
- [The Paint it Forward Mural Project will start soon. The art is for 13 city owned and maintained traffic signal cabinets.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29232)
- [The North Carolina Main Street Conference will be held in New Bern, NC, March 10-12.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29233)
- [A grant application with Duke Energy was submitted for America 250.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29234)
- [The Bike Fest and Bootlegger 100 events will be held April 18.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29235)
- [The 2026 Black Berry Festival vendor spots are more than half full.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29236)
- [Volunteer Meetups begin in March.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29237)
- [Planning Director Hannah Williams gave the following report and update:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29238)
- [Single-Family permit fee change: The Planning Department fees increased in 2025 making the single-family zoning permits to become costly. The fee is currently calculated by $50+(.10/SF) $1000 max. Hannah Williams proposed the fee be changed to $100.00, which includes a driveway permit. Upon a motion by Councilmember Stevens, City Council voted 7 to 0 to change the Single-Family permit fee to $100.00, as presented.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29239)
- [Planning Department updates:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29240)
- [Code Enforcement Officer Matt Bolick will begin the Certified Zoning Official course this spring through the UNC School of Government.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29241)
- [The 7 Brew coffee shop submitted an application at the old Popeyes site location.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29242)
- [The Mcleod Center for Well Being submitted an application at 348 Harper Ave.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29243)
- [His Humble Hands has moved the sleeping pods to another location that is in the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) city limits across from Valmead Elementary School. Hannah Williams said she appreciates all the support on this matter.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29244)
- [The Planning Board has two rezoning cases in March. A conditional zoning for a 68-unit apartment complex on Seehorn Drive and a rezoning on Ellison Place to allow for a drive thru.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29245)
- [The Planning Department and Code Enforcement have been evaluating downtown properties to be put under code enforcement for building standards. The property owners will first receive a warning letter to discuss. A list of downtown properties was provided to council for reference.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29246)
- [Parks & Recreation Director Phil Harper reported on the following:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29248)
- [Please keep Recreation Advisory Board member Charlie Pilkenton in your thoughts upon the passing of his father, Stephen Pilkenton.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29250)
- [Youth basketball and lap swim are going well. Youth registration for t-ball and softball are ongoing.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29252)
- [The Aquatic & Fitness Center renovations are going well with a completion date in March.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29254)
- [Open gym for adult basketball and pickle ball are going well.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29256)
- [Spring swim begins March 3.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29257)
- [The Senior Aquatic Specialist position is still open.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29258)
- [Kathy Dula is the new Administrative Assistant at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29259)
- [Finance Director Donna Bean gave the following update:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29261)
- [Resolution; Penny Policy. The City of Lenoir is experiencing a shortage of pennies due to the stopping of minting. In order to keep services running smoothly when a customer is making cash payments, the city will temporarily use symmetric rounding only when pennies are not available to exact change. A credit/debit will be applied towards their next payment. When rounding is necessary, cash payments will follow these guidelines: $0.01 and $0.02 → rounded down to $0.00 $0.03 and $0.04 → rounded up to $0.05 $0.06 and $0.07 → rounded down to $0.05 $0.08 and $0.09 → rounded up to $0.10. Upon a motion by Councilmember Prestwood, City Council voted 7 to 0 to approve the Resolution Penny Shortage Policy, as presented.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29263)
- [Financial Summary: The General Fund was within budget and progressing as expected. A copy of the financial summary is attached to these minutes as information.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29265)
- [Communications & Public Information Director Joshua Harris gave the following update:](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29266)
- [Communication Report. There were 6 new releases, 217 social posts, 182 photos, 2 videos, and 91 web updates. The website had a total of 45,374 views along with 4,862 video views. Social followers total 65,452 and there were 1,294 new followers this month.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29267)
- [The Leadership Lenoir Civic Learning Academy had 27 applications and the first session will be held March 9 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, Third Floor.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29268)
- [The Leprechaun Leap will be held March 14.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29269)
- [January Calendar: The calendar for the month of November was provided in the packet as information.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616/item/29270)

## Documents

- [agenda_2026-03-03.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616?document=16390)
- [minutes_2026-03-03.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3616?document=16392)

## Sources

- [CivicClerk](https://lenoirnc.portal.civicclerk.com/#!/events/327)