Statesville City Council Meeting 10/20/2025

Statesville City Hall – 227 S. Center Street

October 16, 2025 - 4:00 p.m. - Pre-Agenda Meeting – 2nd Floor Conference Room

October 20, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting – City Council Chambers

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Meeting Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Adoption of the Agenda

V. Code of Ethics and Front and Center Strategic Plan

VI. Presentations & Recognitions

1. Water Treatment Plant Optimization Award

VII. Public Comment

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA All items below are considered to be routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered with the other items listed in the Regular Agenda.

A. Consider approving the October 2, 2025, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes and the October 6, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes. (E. Kurfees)

B. Consider passing a resolution directing the City Clerk to investigate a petition of annexation, AX25-10 Hill Haven Subdivision, filed by Mr. Bob Williamsen for the parcels located at the intersection of Hill Haven Road and Shelton Avenue, receive the City Clerk’s Certificate of Sufficiency, and consider passing a resolution fixing a date of November 3, 2025, for a public hearing for the petition of annexation. (Kirkendall)

C. Consider approving a five-year hangar lease with Air Helmuth, LLC. (Ferguson)

D. Consider approving a ten-year hangar lease with Iredell Air Care. (Ferguson)

E. Consider approving a variety of name changes for the Recreation and Parks Department including Statesville Recreation & Parks Department to Statesville Recreation & Economic Vitality, Statesville Fitness & Activity Center to Statesville Recreation Center, and Statesville Civic Center to Statesville Event Center. (Griggs)

F. Consider approving a resolution in support of a marker describing the lynching of Charles Campbell in 1883. (Johnson) 

This item has been removed from the agenda as of October 15, 2025.

G. Consider approving the second reading of an ordinance that changes to the civil penalties for the parking enforcement ordinance to reflect changes to the fine amount, towing change, and online payment option. (Onley)

H. Consider approving the second reading of an ordinance for the removal of prohibited acts located in Sec. 21-34 of the Solicitor Ordinance. (Onley)

I. Consider joining the Town of Mooresville and the Town of Troutman for a Planning Grant for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study to bring county-wide micro-transit feasibility study through CRTPO. (Kirkendall)

J. Consider approving a resolution authorizing the execution of a reimbursement agreement with CIP Crossroads, LLC. (Harrell)

REGULAR AGENDA

IX. Conduct a public hearing and consider passing first reading of an ordinance to annex AX25-05 407 and 417 Central Avenue. (Kirkendall)

X. Conduct a public hearing and consider passing the first reading of the annexation AX25-09 Statesville Fire Department Station 5, filed by Chief Glenn Kurfees on behalf of the City for the parcel located at 533 Gaither Road. (Kirkendall)

XI. Conduct a public hearing and consider passing the first reading of an ordinance to annex AX25-08 Compass Data Centers for parcels along Stamey Farm Road and Hickory Hwy. (Kirkendall)

XII. Conduct a public hearing and consider passing the first reading of Rezoning Request ZC25-04 Hill Haven for properties located at the intersection of Shelton Avenue and Hill Haven Road, to rezone from Iredell County R-20 District, HB CUD District and NB District to City of Statesville R-8 CZ District, to provide a proposed 385 lot single family development known as Hill Haven. (Caulder)

XIII. Consider passing the second reading of the rezoning request ZC25-06 Dairi-O Restaurant or consider postponing the second reading until the City Council meeting to be held on December 15, 2025. (Kirkendall)

XIV. Consider passing the second reading of an ordinance to annex AX25-04 Dairi-O, filed by Mr. Scott Frye, on behalf of the property owners, for the four parcels located along Turnersburg Highway between Harbor Freight and Fairview Baptist Church or consider postponing the second reading until the City Council Meeting to be held on December 15, 2025. (Kirkendall)

XV. City Manager’s Report

XVI. Advisory Boards Meeting Minutes

1. August 21, 2025 Stormwater Advisory Commission

2. September 2, 2025 ABC Board Meeting Minutes

3. September 10, 2025 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes

XVII. Other Business

XVIII. Closed Session (After Pre- Agenda)

1. G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3), Attorney-Client Privilege

XIX. Adjournment