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Proposed Future City Bond Discussion

The Greensboro City Council held a special meeting to finalize the list of projects and funding amounts for the upcoming November 2016 bond referendum. Council members debated and voted on specific budget increases for downtown infrastructure, street resurfacing, parks, and pedestrian improvements.

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Residents will vote on a bond referendum in November 2016 that determines funding for city-wide infrastructure projects, which may impact future property tax rates.

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Next meeting: Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

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approved - Various funding increases approved with split votes ranging from 5-3 to 9-0.
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Proposed Future City Bond Discussion — Various funding increases approved with split votes ranging from 5-3 to 9-0.

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$25 million · Proposed Future City Bond Discussion
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Commented on community concerns regarding focuses on East Greensboro; spoke to.
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Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Special Meeting

3:00 PM Plaza Level Conference RoomTuesday, June 7, 2016

Special City Bond Discussion Session

1. Call To Order

This City Council Special meeting of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 3:00 p.m. on the above date in

the Plaza Level Conference Room of the Melvin Municipal Office Building with the following members present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Mike Barber,

Jamal Fox, Sharon Hightower, Nancy Hoffmann, Justin Outling, and Tony Wilkins.

Also present were City Manager Jim Westmoreland, City Attorney Tom Carruthers, and Deputy City Clerk Angela

Lord.

2. Presentations

1. ID 16-0509 Proposed Future City Bond Discussion

City Manager Westmoreland spoke to the need to finalize the proposed bond item prior to the June 21st meeting

of Council; to an update on the Council Committee structure to be facilitated by Organizational and Development

Training Manager Tiffany Brown; and provided history on the proposed bond.

Mayor Vaughan asked for confirmation on the finalization of the bond.

City Manager Westmoreland spoke to the various bond categories.

Councilmember Wilkins inquired about the decrease in the total bond amount.

Discussion took place regarding the current proposed list; availability of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 budget;

financing the Fresh Food Access plan; staff providing an action plan to Council; and allocating funds.

City Manager Westmoreland outlined upcoming events for bond approval; and spoke to the debt service profile.

Councilmember Wilkins asked about the structure of the ballot; inquired about the deadline to include redistricting

on the ballot; spoke to voting for a referendum; and voiced concerns with legal fees.

Mayor Vaughan confirmed that Council had previously received a copy of the proposed ballot; and spoke to legal

restrictions to placing the redistricting item on the ballot.

City Attorney Tom Carruthers clarified direction received by Council regarding the litigation; confirmed staff could

reconvene with Council to discuss additional options; and referenced the status of the case.

City Manager Westmoreland made a PowerPoint Presentation; and provided the Proposed November 2016 Bond

Referendum by category and Housing Bond Project Description handouts.

Councilmember Hoffmann spoke to a balanced point of view; making adjustments that would leverage private

investment; spoke to needed changes in Downtown; recommended increasing the Downtown Infrastructure

Improvements category to $25 million; spoke to project implementation; and to current outside investments in the

Downtown area.

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