City Council Work Session

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

4:15 PM Plaza Level Conference RoomTuesday, January 15, 2019

I. Call To Order

This City Council work session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 4:15 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, Tammi Thurm, and Goldie Wells.

Absent: Councilmember Justin Outling

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

Brooks.

II. Presentations

Mayor Vaughan stated the meeting would start with the City of Greensboro Legislative Agenda update.

2. ID 19-0042 City of Greensboro Legislative Agenda Update

Mayor Vaughan referenced Senator Gladys Robinson as the Chair of the Guilford County Legislative Delegation

(Delegation).

City Manager David Parrish spoke to coordinating with staff to attend the Delegation; provided a hand out of the

Legislative Agenda (Agenda) for review; and asked Council to provide additions to the agenda if so desired.

Councilmember Kennedy voiced the need for mental health and substance abuse providers in support of the

Greensboro Police Department (GPD); spoke to the impact of the absence of a detoxification (detox) facility for

Guilford County (County); and requested funding for a detox facility be added to the Agenda.

Councilmember Hightower arrived at the meeting at 4:16 p.m.

Mayor Vaughan inquired on inclusion of the County on requesting funds for the detox facility.

Councilmember Hightower requested one million dollars in funding for housing restorations to be included; spoke to

Senator Robinson’s attempt to receive funding from Raleigh with no success; and to special programs for City

employees that were impacted by the tornado.

Mayor Vaughan spoke to reaching out to Legislature for tornado relief support; to a conversation with Representative

John Faircloth on body worn cameras; and to a discussion regarding the transparency of videos.

City Manager Parrish stated he would reach out to the County on requesting funding for a detox facility.

It was the consensus of Council to add housing restoration and a Greensboro detox facility funding.

City Manager Parrish confirmed the consensus of Council for the two additional items requested; and spoke to the

importance of attending the Delegation.

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1. ID 19-0041 Update on the Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (GCJAC)

City Manager Parrish provided a handout regarding the Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (GCJAC).