City Council

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council

5:30 PM Council ChamberMonday, April 1, 2019

Call to Order

This City Council meeting of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 5:30 p.m. on the above date in the

Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building with the following members present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne J. Johnson, Councilmember

Marikay Abuzuaiter, Councilmember Sharon M. Hightower, Councilmember Nancy

Hoffmann, Councilmember Michelle Kennedy, Councilmember Justin Outling,

Councilmember Tammi Thurm and Councilmember Goldie F. Wells

Present: 9 -

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, Interim City Attorney Jim Hoffman, and City Clerk Angela Lord.

Moment of Silence

The meeting opened with a moment of silence.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Mayor Vaughan recognized Councilmember Abuzuaiter to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Recognition of Courier

City Manager David Parrish recognized Brad Tolbert of the Neighborhood and Development Department who served

as Courier for the meeting.

Council Procedure for Conduct of the Meeting

Mayor Vaughan explained the Council procedure for conduct of the meeting; spoke to the number of speakers

signed up; and to adjusting the time limit to three minutes per speaker.

Moved by Councilmember Wells, seconded by Councilmember Hoffmann to adjust speakers from the floor time from

five to three minutes each. The motion carried by voice vote.

I. CEREMONIAL AND/OR PRESENTATION ITEMS

1. ID 19-0193 Resolution in Support of the North Carolina General Assembly House Bill

#144 Entitled “An Act Making it Unlawful to Use a Wireless Communication

Device while Operating a Motor Vehicle on a Public Street, Highway, or

Public Vehicular Area”

Councilmember Abuzuaiter read the resolution into the record; spoke to the Vision Zero initiative; and presented the

resolution to the Transportation Department representative, Lydia McIntyre.

Ms. McIntyre voiced appreciation for the resolution; spoke to presenting a draft plan to Council at a future City

Council meeting; and to the need for support at the State level.

Moved by Councilmember Hightower, seconded by Councilmember Thurm, to

adopt the resolution. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:

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