City Council Work Session

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

3:00 PM VIRTUALTuesday, January 19, 2021

I. Call To Order

This virtual City Council work session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 3:00 p.m. on the above date.

Mayor Vaughan took a roll call to confirm Councilmembers in attendance. The following members were present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne J. Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon

Hightower, Nancy Hoffmann, Justin Outling, Tammi Thurm, and Goldie Wells.

Absent: Michelle Kennedy

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Chuck Watts and Assistant City Clerk, Victoria L .

Howell.

II. Presentations

1. ID 21-0080 Coliseum/Tanger Center Discussion

Assistant City Manager Larry Davis spoke to the COVID-19 impacts on Coliseum events; to lost revenue; and to

recovery strategies.

Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Coliseum) Director Matt Brown made a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP); spoke to

Coliseum and Tanger Center COVID-19 impacts; to canceled events; to security and service contracts; to air

filtration systems; to employee vacancies; to federal COVID-19 relief grants; COVID-19 testing distribution; to the

Coliseum Championship Sporting Event Spring Calendar; to event projections; and to monthly updates.

(A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation are filed in Exhibit Drawer D, Exhibit No. 2, which is hereby referred to and

made a part of these minutes.)

2. ID 21-0079 Water Resources Update

Water Resource Director Mike Borchers recognized Water Resources Manager, Virgina Spillman and Storm Water

Manager, David Phleger.

Ms. Spillman made a PPP; spoke to flood hazard minimization efforts; to flood hazards; to drainage issues; to

hazard mitigation; to a floodplain ordinance update; to flood damage prevention regulations; to the National Flood

Insurance Program and Community Rating System (CRS); to flow monitoring; and to a collection system and

monitoring services. Ms. Spillman outlined Watershed Modeling; infrastructure improvements; stream projects;

spoke to pipes and culverts; to ongoing efforts; to challenges and opportunities; to Federal Emergency Management

Agency (FEMA) Grants; to a comprehensive plan; to climate change; to challenges for developers and

homeowners; and to community outreach.

Discussion took place regarding program components; FEMA grant support; high priority properties; design criteria;

cost/impact of reoccurring flooding; estimated cost of properties; flood insurance; and vacant or developed

properties.

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