City Council Work Session

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

4:00 PM Plaza Level Conference RoomTuesday, February 19, 2019

I. Call To Order

This City Council work session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 4:00 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 J. Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon

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

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, Interim City Attorney Jim Hoffman and Assistant City Clerk Mary

Brooks.

II. Presentations

1. ID 18-0733 Good Repair Update

Director of Neighborhood Development Stan Wilson made a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP) on the Nonresidential

Good Repair Building Code; spoke to developing an ordinance for Council ’s approval; to a timeline for

implementation; to the budget impact; to compared cities with similar ordinances; stated the program was

authorized from the state; and explained how the program would work.

City Manager David Parrish spoke to the complexity of the ordinance.

Councilmember Hoffmann asked if the ordinance had been based on practices in other municipalities to which Mr .

Wilson responded in the affirmative.

Councilmember Thurm spoke in favor of the ordinance; and to adding a grace period to meeting requirements for the

ordinance.

Councilmember Outling voiced support for the ordinance; spoke to enhancing the look of the city; to the need of the

ordinance; and voiced concern of safety and maintenance issues with nonresidential structures.

Councilmember Hightower arrived at the meeting at 4:08 p.m.

Discussion took place regarding the ordinance enforcement; the need for more certified inspectors; training for

inspectors; implementation of the program; and the budget impact.

Councilmember Kennedy arrived at the meeting at 4:10 p.m.

Councilmember Abuzuaiter spoke in favor of the ordinance; and to the ordinance priorities.

Mr. Wilson spoke to adding certified inspectors; and provided an overview of the budget impact.

Councilmember Hightower voiced concern with local businesses that would need assistance to stay in business;

requested Staff to research funding options to assist property owners in meeting building code requirements; and

voiced the need for assuring structures were kept up to code.

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Councilmember Kennedy spoke to expectations of landlords and small businesses; to repair funding to assist in

meeting code requirements; and to implementing the ordinance.