Regular Meeting, Monday, December 13, 2004, 4:30 p.m.

Opening of Meeting

Invocation

Roll Call

Approval/Amendments to Agenda

Approval of Minutes of October 19, November 1, and November 8, 2004

Presentation of Awards for Light Up the City Business Decorating Contest

I. Consent Agenda:

A. Accept - Grant for CPT of installing a safety message sign to support Fire & Life Safety Education Programs and Adopt Budget Ordinance Amendment ($650)

B. Adopt - Budget Amendment to appropriate private contributions to the Washington Fireman’s Association for their annual Christmas Dinner and Awards Banquet ($425)

C. Approval - of Departmental Roster for the year of 2005

D. Adopt - Budget Ordinance Amendment and Accept contribution to Brown Library for ($5,000)

E. Adopt - Budget Ordinance Amendment for Veteran’s Park Contributions ($11,132)

F. Authorize - Sale and Declare Surplus of one dunking booth to Wal-Mart for a total of $5.00 consideration and a donation of (4) child car seats and printed material

G. Adopt - Resolution directing City Clerk to investigate a non-contiguous satellite annexation petition received under General Statues 160A-58.1.

II. Scheduled Public Appearances:

A. Andy Harris - of Dixon Hughes - Presentation Audit for FY 2003-2004

III. Correspondence and Special Reports from City Council:

IV. Reports From Boards, Commissions and Committees:

V. Appointments:

A. Economic Development Commission - To fill expiring terms of Buster Humphrey and Lee Foreman

VI. City Manager's Agenda:

A. Old Business:

1. Discussion - Stormwater Ordinance

2. Report - On Taxi Survey

B. New Business:

1. Adopt - Budget Ordinance for Electric Fund ($75,000)

2. Award - A Contract for Electrical Improvement to Triple-R Electric, Incorporated

3. Adopt - Resolution on Traffic Light at Market and 5th Street

4. Adopt - Resolution Rail Trails

5. Closed Session - Under G.S. 143.318.11 (a)(3) Attorney Client Privilege

C. Any Other Items From City Manager:

VII. Public Hearings - Zoning: 6:00 PM

A. Consider - Zoning change for property owned by Stan and Robert E. Deatherage fronting on 5th Street between Bonner and Harvey Street (formerly John Small School property) from Residential Historic (RHD to O & I)

VIII. Public Hearing - Other: 6:00 PM

A. Ordinance - To amend Chapter 3, Animal Control of the Washington City Code

B. Second Public Hearing - Application for a Community Development Block Grant, under the Urban Redevelopment category, in the amount of ($1,000,000)

IX. Comments From the Public: (Immediately following public hearings)

X. Any Other Business From the Mayor or Other Members of the Council:

XI. Adjourn Meeting: