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, November 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, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon Hightower, Nancy Hoffmann, Yvonne J .

Johnson, Michelle Kennedy, Justin Outling, Tammi Thurm, and Goldie Wells.

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Chuck Watts and City Clerk, Angela R. Lord.

Also in Attendance: Assistant City Attorney Andrew Kelly, Representatives of McGuireWoods Consulting, Senior

Vice Presidents Johnny Tillett, Kerri Burke, Tommy Sevier, and Research Associate April Neumann.

II. Presentations

1. ID 19-0768 Legislative Update - Johnny Tillett/McGuire Woods

City Manager David Parrish spoke to the purpose of the meeting; and recognized Assistant City Attorney Andrew

Kelly.

Assistant City Attorney Kelly referenced a request by Council for a Legislative update; spoke to state level needs;

to Legislative sessions; and to the upcoming elections in 2020.

McGuireWoods Consulting, Senior Vice President Johnny Tillett made a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP); provided

an outline of items to be discussed; the history of McGuireWoods Consulting; recognized McGuireWoods

representatives; spoke to the 2019 General Assembly; to demographics; to the Greensboro Delegation; to the

House and Senate leadership; and to the 2019 budget discussions.

McGuireWoods Consulting, Senior Vice President Kerri Burke spoke to Department of Transportation (DOT) funding

issues; to revenue resources; and to the need for alternative resources.

Assistant City Attorney Kelly spoke to connection of fiber with other municipalities; incentive assistance from the

North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM); and voiced concerns with underserved communities.

Mr. Tillett voiced appreciation for the opportunity to work with the NCLM and the Metro Mayors Association.

McGuireWoods Consulting, Senior Vice President Tommy Sevier spoke to the Small Business Enterprise; to the

repair of non-residential buildings; and planning statutes.

Discussion ensued regarding support from the Guilford County Delegates.

Mr. Tillett explained bills that were on hold; spoke to presumptive disability for fire fighters; to a passed bill in the

House that was sitting in the Senate; and to workers compensation.

Discussion continued regarding NCLM insurance; parking fines; the Department of Motor Vehicles; Council

retirement healthcare; Fire Department Search and Rescue funds; a medical detoxification facility; house

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