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The Greensboro City Council met to discuss a zoning postponement, honor the late community leader Marquis D. Street, and congratulate the Dudley High School football team on their state championship. The council also requested new procedures for handling zoning postponement requests.

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The council voted to delay a decision on a property rezoning request at 1906 New Garden Road until February 21, 2017, and initiated a request for staff to improve communication procedures for future zoning hearings.

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Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

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5:30 PM Council ChamberTuesday, January 17, 2017

Call to Order

This City Council meeting of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 5:30 p.m. on the above date in the

Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building with the following members present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne J. Johnson, Councilmember Mike

Barber, Councilmember Marikay Abuzuaiter, Councilmember Jamal T. Fox,

Councilmember Sharon M. Hightower, Councilmember Nancy Hoffmann,

Councilmember Justin Outling and Councilmember Tony Wilkins

Present: 9 -

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

R. Lord.

Moment of Silence

The meeting opened with a moment of silence.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Mayor Vaughan recognized Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Recognition of Courier

City Manager Jim Westmoreland recognized Kym Smith of the Transportation Department who served as Courier

for the meeting.

Council Procedure for Conduct of the Meeting

Mayor Vaughan explained the Council procedure for conduct of the meeting.

38. ID 17-0023 Ordinance Rezoning Property Located at 1906 New Garden Road

Mayor Vaughan stated Council had been requested to postpone the item to the February 21st meeting of Council

without further advertising.

Moved by Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Hoffmann to postpone the item to the February

21st meeting of Council without further advertising.

Councilmember Wilkins inquired as to who was in attendance for the item; and clarified he was voting 'No' for the

postponement.

Discussion took place regarding policies and past practices to grant a continuance for first requests.

Councilmember Abuzuaiter referenced a previous item that had been brought before Council; the investment of

time by the neighborhood; and confirmed her vote to postpone would be 'No' as well.

Mayor Vaughan requested a show of hands for those in favor of granting the postponement. The motion carried

by 6-3, with Councilmembers Abuzuaiter, Outling and Wilkins voting 'No'.

Councilmember Outling requested staff to provide procedures pertaining to postponement of zoning items; and to

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The Greensboro City Council met to discuss a zoning postponement, honor the late community leader Marquis D. Street, and congratulate the Dudley High School football team on their state championship. The council also requested new procedures for handling zoning postponement requests.

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