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City Council Work Session

Monday, March 2, 2020 · Government meeting record

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The Greensboro City Council met to discuss the 'GSO 2040' Comprehensive Plan update and held a closed session to discuss litigation, economic development incentives, and personnel performance.

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The meeting initiated discussions on the city's long-term growth strategy (GSO 2040) and involved private deliberations regarding potential business expansion incentives and ongoing litigation involving David Wray.

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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 RoomMonday, March 2, 2020

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

Also present were Assistant City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Chuck Watts and Assistant City Clerk

Victoria Howell.

II. Presentations

1. ID 20-0114 Comprehensive Plan Update

City Manager David Parrish recognized Planning Director, Sue Schwartz for a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP) on

the Comprehensive Plan.

Ms. Schwartz spoke to the Greensboro (GSO) 2040 Comprehensive Draft-Plan; to public engagement; to

community values; to the vision; to implementation; to scheduling; and to public comment.

Discussion took place regarding pop-up stations for forums; frame work strategies; inclusiveness; changes to the

North Carolina Statues; integration with existing plans;an online presence; to R 7 and R5 differences; walkable

communities; and transportation options.

Mayor Vaughn spoke to an implementation timeline.

Discussion ensued regarding transportation by the airport; changes in zoning requirements; training; and policy

goals.

(A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation is filed in Exhibit Drawer C, Exhibit No .7, which is hereby referred to and

made a part of these minutes.)

2. ID 20-0252 Recess to Closed Session

Councilmember Kennedy entered the meeting at 4:33 P.M.

Moved by Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Abuzuaiter to go into closed session to preserve

the attorney-client privilege between the City’s attorneys and the City Council in connection with certain litigation

matters, to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the

Greensboro area, including agreement on a tentative list of economic development incentives that may be offered

and to consider the performance of individual employees. The parties to the litigation matters to be discussed

include, in addition to the City of Greensboro, David Wray. The motion carried by voice vote.

Council recessed to closed session at 4:34 p.m.

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