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KANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDAKannapolis City Hall

401 Laureate Way, Kannapolis NCOctober 11, 2021

6:00 PM

NOTICE THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. The City Council meeting will be heldelectronically to remain consistent with limiting physical interactions and the potential spreadof COVID-19. Council Chambers will be closed. Residents are welcomed to participate in themeeting virtually. More information can be found on the City's website www.kannapolisnc.gov.

CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME

MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ADOPTION OF AGENDA - Motion to Adopt Agenda or make revisions

PROCLAMATIONS

1. National Planning Month 2. National Fallen Firefighters Recognition Month3. Breast Cancer Awareness Month

CONSENT AGENDA - Motion to Adopt Consent Agenda or make revisions

1. Budget Amendment #22-06 Appropriating Funding for Sewer Flow Model/Asset Capital Lifecycle Model (KristinJones, Assistant to the City Manager)

2. September 27, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes (Bridgette Bell, City Clerk)3. September 27, 2021 Closed Session Minutes (Bridgette Bell, City Clerk)

BUSINESS AGENDA

A. Presentation on the Downtown Paid Parking Program (Eric Davis, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager)B. Presentation of options for the 2022 Summer Events Series (Eric Davis, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager)C. Presentation on the Kannapolis Performance Measurement Program (Eric Davis, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager)

CITY MANAGER REPORT

CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS

CLOSED SESSION

GS. 143-318.11 (a) (3) to consult with an attorney in order to preserve the attorney client privilege and G.S. 143.318.11 (a)(4) for discussing matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or businesses in the area. (Mayor Pro temJackson)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

October 25, 2021November 08, 2021November 22, 2021

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City of Kannapolis

City Council MeetingOctober 11, 2021

Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bridgette Bell, City ClerkTITLE National Planning Month

A. Action Requested by City Council

B. Required Votes to Pass Required Action

C. Background

D. Fiscal Considerations

E. Policy Issues

F. Legal Issues

G. Alternative Courses of Action and Recommendation

ATTACHMENTS:File NameNational_Planning_Month_October_2021.pdf

Office of the Mayor KANNAPOLIS, NORTH CAROLINA

P R O C L A M A T I ON “NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH”

October 2021

WHEREAS, change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs, townships, rural areas, and other places; and WHEREAS, community planning and plans can help manage this change in a way that provides better choices for how people work and live; and WHEREAS, community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully involved in making choices that determine the future of their community; and WHEREAS, the month of October is designated as National Community Planning Month throughout the United States of America and its territories, and WHEREAS, the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of the members of planning commissions and other citizen planners who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the City of Kannapolis of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, we recognize the many valuable contributions made by professional community and regional planners of the City of Kannapolis of North Carolina and extend our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals. NOW, THEREFORE, I MILTON D. HINNANT, Mayor of the City of Kannapolis by the virtue vested in me as Mayor do hereby proclaim the month of October 2021 as:

“NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH” in the City of Kannapolis of North Carolina in conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning Month. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Kannapolis to be affixed this 11th day of October 2021.

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bridgette Bell, City ClerkTITLE National Fallen Firefighters Recognition Month



C. Background


E. Policy Issues

F. Legal Issues


ATTACHMENTS:File NameNational_Fallen_Firefighers_Memorial_October_2021.pdf


P R O C L A M A T I ON

“NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS RECOGNITION”

WHEREAS, the United States Congress and the President of the United States have designated the day of the annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service as a day to honor firefighters and emergency services personnel who have sacrificed their lives to save others by lowering the American flag on all federal buildings to half-staff; and WHEREAS, Firefighters and Emergency Services personnel play an essential role in the protection of lives and property in our local community; and WHEREAS, Firefighters and Emergency personnel of the City of Kannapolis show extreme bravery as they do not hesitate to risk their own lives while protecting our families, citizens, and businesses. We appreciate the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made by our Firefighters and Emergency Services and their families on a daily basis in order to protect our schools, workplaces, roadways, and homes. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MILTON D. HINNANT, Mayor of the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina, by the virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor do hereby call upon all citizens of Kannapolis to observe the month of October as recognition of the patriotic service and dedicated efforts of our City of Kannapolis Fire and Emergency Services personnel and to pause for a moment of silence to honor the sacrifices of these public servants and their families, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to duties have rendered invaluable service to our community and its citizens.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand and Caused the Great Seal of the City of Kannapolis to be affixed this 11th day of October 2021.

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bridgette Bell, City ClerkTITLE Breast Cancer Awareness Month



C. Background


E. Policy Issues

F. Legal Issues


ATTACHMENTS:File NameBreast_Cancer_Awareness_Oct_2021.pdf


P R O C L A M A T I ON

NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

WHEREAS, this Proclamation recognizes the courage of those who have fought, are fighting, or will fight cancer in their lifetime. It also honors those who have lost their lives to the disease. For these individuals, and for the loved ones who give them unending support through the most trying times, the City of Kannapolis recommits itself to raising breast cancer awareness in our community; and WHEREAS, October is designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as we wear our pink ribbons on our lapels, offices and storefronts, we also support those courageously fighting breast cancer and honor the lives lost to this devastating disease; and WHEREAS, Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October is a chance to raise the importance of getting regular screenings, as early detection can help lower the chances of developing breast cancer. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MILTON D. HINNANT, Mayor of the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina, by the virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor do hereby proclaim October 2021 as:

“BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH”

in the City of Kannapolis and urge all citizens to wear pink ribbons in recognition of breast cancer awareness in our community as we work to support survivors, those now courageously battling breast cancer and in honor of women and men those who have lost their lives to the disease. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the great seal of the City of Kannapolis to be affixed this the 11th day of October 2021.

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kristin Jones, Assistant to the City Manager

TITLE Budget Amendment #22-06 AppropriatingFunding for Sewer Flow Model/Asset CapitalLifecycle Model

A. Action Requested by City CouncilMotion to adopt budget amendment #22-06 that appropriates funding for sewer flow model/assetcapital lifecycle model.

B. Required Votes to Pass Required ActionMajority present at meeting

C. BackgroundThe City’s sewer system has had numerous sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) over the past few yearsthat have resulted in significant Notices of Violation and monetary penalties, most of them directlyattributable to heavy rainfall events and pipe conditions. During our last system audit these modelswere part of the City’s proposed plan to the State to identify problem locations and address SSOs. Inan effort to address the numerous Notices of Violation and minimize our fine to the State for theSSOs, the City concurred to invest in a sewer hydraulic flow model and asset predictor model so thatstaff could better allocate resources to improve sewer system performance. This budget amendment funds the sewer flow model and predictor asset management capital lifecyclemodel in an effort to address some of the issues in our sewer system, such as: updating the hydraulicmodel and to identify areas that are subject to "bottlenecks" and possible I&I reduction areas.

D. Fiscal ConsiderationsThis budget amendment funds the sewer flow model and predictor asset management capital lifecyclemodel through an appropriation of fund balance in the Water and Sewer Fund.

E. Policy IssuesNone.

F. Legal IssuesNone.

G. Alternative Courses of Action and Recommendation1. Motion to approve budget amendment #22-06 that appropriates funding for sewer flow

model/asset capital lifecycle model (Recommended). 2. Do not approve the budget amendment.3. Table to a future meeting.

ATTACHMENTS:File NameSewer_model.pdf

ORDINANCE AMENDING BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF KANNAPOLIS, NORTH CAROLINA

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2022

Amendment # 22-06 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina meeting in open session this 11th day of October 2021, that the following amendment to the Budget Ordinance for the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022 is hereby adopted:

Description: This budget amendment funds the sewer flow model and predictor asset management capital lifecycle model in an effort to address some of the issues in our sewer system, such as: updating the hydraulic model and to identify areas that are subject to "bottlenecks" and possible I&I reduction areas.

SECTION I– WATER AND SEWER FUND

Expenditure:

Increase– Fund Balance Appropriated Expenditure: 39000-39900 $105,800

Expenditure: Increase – Contracted Services

Expenditure: 36100-48000 $105,800

This ordinance is approved and adopted this 11th day of October 2021. _________________________ Milton D. Hinnant, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Bridgette Bell, MMC, NCCMC City Clerk

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bridgette Bell, City ClerkTITLE September 27, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes



C. Background


E. Policy Issues

F. Legal Issues


ATTACHMENTS:File Name09-27-2021.pdf

CITY OF KANNAPOLIS 1 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 2

September 27, 2021 3 4 This Virtual City Council meeting of the City of Kannapolis was called to order at 6:00 PM on 5 September 27, 2021 at the Kannapolis City Hall located at 401 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC. 6 Due to COVID-19 and the six-foot separation requirement, the meeting was conducted 7 electronically via Zoom. 8 9 CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: 10 Mayor: Milton D. Hinnant 11 12 Council Members: Van Rowell 13 Doug Wilson 14 Darrell Jackson 15 Dianne Berry 16 Tom Kincaid 17 Ryan Dayvault 18 19 Council Members Absent: None 20 21 City Manager: Mike Legg 22 23 Deputy City Manager: Eddie Smith 24 25 Assistant City Manager: Eric Davis 26 27 Assistant City Manager: Wilmer Melton 28 29 City Clerk: Bridgette Bell 30 31 City Attorney: Walter M. Safrit 32 33 Staff Present: Gary Mills Richard Smith 34 Kristin Jones Scott Kaufhold 35 Terry Spry Annette Privette-Keller 36 Irene Sacks Alex Anderson 37 Africa Otis Michael Rattler 38 David Jordon Tony Eury 39 Jenny Johnson Tina Cline 40 Sherry Gordon Jennie Johnson 41 42 Visitors Present: Roger Castillo Andy Bailey 43 Mark Kincaid Bart Landess 44 Aaron Yerke Ally Zendejas 45 Connie Cunningham Jeanne Dixon 46

City Council Meeting 2 September 27, 2021

Jessica Gordon Joe Hatley 1 Laura Heggins Melinda Richardson 2 Shelly Stein Shriya Agarwal 3 Traci Dayvault Victoria Young 4 Jo Stephens Bobbie Hague 5 D. Jenkins Sophia Wilkerson 6 Zach Austin Tim Ruben 7 8 CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME: 9 Mayor Hinnant called the meeting to order and welcomed those in attendance. A moment of silent 10 prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Hinnant. 11 12 ADOPTION OF AGENDA: 13 Mayor Hinnant noted a revised agenda. Council Member Wilson made a motion to adopt the 14 revised agenda, seconded by Council Member Dayvault and approved by unanimous vote. 15 16 PROCLAMATIONS: 17 Mayor Hinnant proclaimed Fire Prevention Week October 3-9, 2021 18 19 CONSENT AGENDA: 20 Council Member Rowell made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mayor 21 Pro tem Jackson and approved by unanimous vote. 22

1. September 13, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes 23 2. Closed Session Minutes September 13, 2021 24 3. Contract Amendment with Ramey Kemp and Associates (RKA) for the Bethpage Road 25

Sidewalk Project - TIP- C- 5603F and authorize the City Manager to execute the new 26 contract. (Scott Kaufhold - Director of Engineering) (Copy included as Exhibit A) 27

4. FY 2021-22 CDBG Program Project Budget Ordinance (Kristin Jones, Assistant to the 28 City Manager) (Copy included as Exhibit B) 29

5. Bakers Creek Parking Lot Improvements (Scott Kaufhold - Director of Engineering and 30 Beth Hassenfritz - Assistant Director of Engineering) (Copy included as Exhibit C) 31

32 BUSINESS AGENDA: 33 Carolina Thread Trail Signage Request (Eric Davis, Assistant City Manager) (Copy 34 included as Exhibit D) 35 Bart Landess from the Catawba Lands Conservancy and Mark Kincaid from the Carolina Thread 36 Trail made a presentation regarding the new signage and was available to answer any questions. 37

The Carolina Thread Trail is entering a new phase of development. The City of Kannapolis has 38 been a part of the Carolina Thread Trail network since its inception over 13 years ago. The 8th 39 Street Greenway, Bakers Creek Greenway, Rocky River Greenway and most recently the Irish 40 Buffalo Creek Greenway are all part of the Carolina Thread Trail network. The Rocky River 41


Greenway is a key connector to link multiple municipalities and two counties together thru a paved 1 greenway connector and the Irish Buffalo Creek Greenway is the key connector under I-85 to 2 connect the cities of Kannapolis and Concord. 3 4 The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional network of connected greenways, trails and blueways that 5 reaches 15 counties, 2 states and 2.9 million people. There are over 300 miles of trails and 170 6 miles of blueways open to the public - linking places, and communities to each other. 7 8 The Carolina Thread Trail has developed 470 miles of trails and blueways over the last 13 years, 9 and has plans to develop an additional 500 miles of trails over the next 5 years. Along with the 10 development of trails, they are planning on installing over 5400 signs to promote the Carolina 11 Thread Trail network. As part of the promotion of the Carolina Thread Trail signage project, they 12 are asking each county and municipality to donate towards the project to help offset costs for the 13 signs within our community greenways. The amount for the signage package for the City of 14 Kannapolis is $14,000. 15 16 Council Member Dayvault made a motion to approve an Ordinance amending the budget for FY 17 2021-2022 for funding for the Carolina Thread Trail signage package, seconded by Mayor Pro tem 18 Jackson and approved by unanimous vote. 19 20 Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization Administration (Wilmer Melton, 21 Assistant City Manager) (Copy included as Exhibit E) 22 The Cabarrus-Rowan Metropolitan Planning Organization (CRMPO) is the federally designated 23 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of which the City of Concord is the Lead Planning 24 Agency (LPA). The CRMPO, in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of 25 Transportation (NCDOT) and member jurisdictions, develops transportation plans and programs 26 for all transportation modes within the urbanized area. Increasing internal planning support 27 requests, and concerns regarding transparency and effective use of funds have bolstered interest in 28 conducting a thorough review of the current MPO structure. 29 30 For the past nearly two decades the administration of the activities of the CRMPO have been 31 provided via a third-party contract with Mobility Solutions, Inc. which currently consist of Phil 32 Conrad and Connie Cunningham with a contract amount of $275,000. Mobility Solutions manage 33 the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP): 4453,945 Federal and Local PL Funding and $95, 34 751 Federal and Local Transit 5303 funding. In how the City compare with other MPO’s in the 35 area, the Cabarrus-Rowan MPO consists of two staff members with a population over 300,000 36 with 16 member jurisdictions. In looking at the planning budgets, the MPO is similar to 37 Jacksonville (four staff with nine jurisdiction members, Gastonia (four staff with 18 member 38 jurisdictions) and Burlington (four full time and 3 part time with 12 jurisdiction members) in terms 39 of our overall budget. Charlotte now has eight staff members with 27 jurisdiction members. 40 41 The City of Concord has proposed to end this contractual relationship and bring the function in 42 house, meaning the staff to the CRMPO would be City of Concord employees and would provide 43 direct service to the CRMPO and the member jurisdictions. The consensus received from the 44


Technical and the NCDOT, to transition to hosted MPO structure. Based on internal discussion 1 and comparison to other MPO’s staffing structures hosting the MPO would have the following 2 benefits: 3

• Extend fund dollars to increase staffing 4 • Increase transportation mode specialization and technical expertise 5 • Provide more support to jurisdictions 6

7 Mr. Melton showed the estimated breakdown for each jurisdiction based on the services as 8 provided by the MPO. Based on the current costs and if the services were to be brought into house, 9 the cost would go up (Kannapolis approximately $1000). 10 11 Mr. Melton next reviewed the Pre-Implementation Stage: 12

• Request feedback from members regarding future staffing structure of MPO 13 • Involve all parties in creating position descriptions and qualifications 14 • Include member jurisdictions from both counties as well as NCDOT in the interview 15

process for the CRMPO Manager (lead) 16 • Continuous involvement would include reaching out to MPO members on an annual 17

base for feed ack on CRMPO Manager’s Performance Evaluations. Planning Staff will be 18 encouraged to meet with all MPO jurisdictions to ensure that the needs are being met. 19 Smaller jurisdictions will be made Chair and Vice-Chair of the Technical Coordinating 20 Committee (TCC) 21

22 The proposed timeline: 23 Summer 2021 - Determine appropriate MPO structure and reach consensus from 24 all parties involved 25 Fall 2021 -Write up new position descriptions with input from member jurisdiction 26 Winter 2021- Wrap up documents with HR, and review conformity with NCDOT and 27 FHWA 28 29 January 2022 – Advertise CRMPO Manager position 30 February 2022 – Review applications with selection committee 31 March 2022 – Conduct interviews and make final hiring decision with input from member 32 Jurisdictions and NCDOT 33 34 Councilmember Dayvault is the City's representative to the CRMPO Technical Advisor 35 Committee (TAC). A vote on this topic will be forthcoming at the October TAC meeting. As a 36 result, Staff felt the full City Council should have the opportunity to ask questions about the 37 proposed change and to provide Councilmember Dayvault with any collective input on the pending 38 decision (and provide Mr. Dayvault the opportunity to offer any insights on this change as well). 39 Council Member Wilson asked what do we gain from this? Mr. Melton responded that the City 40 would gain enhanced services that we currently don’t have with Mobility Solutions. 41 Transportation, GIS services that we are currently doing in house and with some of the smaller 42 jurisdictions don’t have the GIS Staff that some of the larger jurisdictions have. CMAC 43


applications or other federal highway, can have someone to lobby, especially with the NCDOT on 1 the importance of highway projects in the county. 2 3 Mr. Wilson asked Mr. Melton how strongly he felt that Kannapolis would always get a fair shake 4 from Concord? Mr. Melton said Concord is a partner with Kannapolis in a lot of things and feels 5 if the transparency that is outlined and all is a part, would hope that all of the member jurisdictions 6 have a fair and equitable say in all projects. 7 8 Council Member Kincaid asked if we would still have a MPO representative and how would the 9 structure be formed now by being a smaller entity. 10 11 Mr. Melton responded currently, there is no modification change to the TAC or TCC structure. 12 We will still have a voting representative and an alternate on both the TAC and TCC. 13 14 Council Member Rowell stated he was a little confused and asked if we now have two Staff people 15 that are contracted or outsourced that serves all the entities in the county. Mr. Melton confirmed 16 there are two contact Staff consultants, Connie Cunningham, and Phil Conrad, who make up 17 Mobility Solutions that serve all 16 member jurisdictions as a part of the CRMPO. Mr. Rowell 18 further stated in reading the agenda staff report, it says that the City of Concord is going to hire 19 these two people. Mr. Melton responded that remains to be seen and they certainly have the 20 opportunity to apply with the City of Concord, but would probably be an open advertisement for 21 employment, but because of their knowledge and background, he felt would certainly be 22 considered. He added it is unknown if they would be hired or would take the position if offered. It 23 is the intent to make this available to them if they so choose. 24 25 Mr. Rowell said now we have two Staff and Concord wants to pull out and do it in house. He asked 26 if it is being proposed for Kannapolis, like Concord wants to do, or for everyone else other than 27 Concord. Mr. Melton said no this would be in conjunction with the City of Concord and all of the 28 other jurisdictions. In other words, what is being proposed is to replace the contract service with 29 Mobility Solutions and that would be an in-house service for the MPO. Services would be housed 30 within the City of Concord to serve all 16 member jurisdictions. 31 32 Andy Bailey with the NCDOT explained that the City of Concord is the lead planning agency that 33 represents the CRMPO is not an isolated thing where the City of Concord makes all the decisions 34 for everyone. It is merely a continuing comprehensive and cooperative process that goes on with 35 all of the members. Mr. Rowell said he understands that it will be an inhouse service, but for all 36 jurisdictions and would be within the City of Concord. Mr. Melton responded, correct. Mr. Rowell 37 said he has concerns same as Council Member Wilson. For example, we are still struggling over 38 the wastewater allocation issue as it relates to allocations by the City of Concord. Same thing with 39 the establishment of the Water and Sewer Authority under the NCGS. He is concerned on how we 40 ensure that everyone’s interest is taken in account. 41 42 Council Member Dayvault said as Mr. Kincaid mentioned previously, when he first served on the 43 TCC, Mr. Kincaid was the representative and after he stepped away from that role, he stepped up 44


from the alternate position to voting member representative. He has served for almost 10 years and 1 those concerns expressed by Mr. Rowell and Mr. Wilson are also his concerns. He feels it is a 2 mistake for all of the jurisdictions and at this time, by having the independent third part has been 3 a good solution. He was quite honestly surprised to see this come up. To his knowledge, there has 4 been no major issues during the time he has served on the TCC. He feels that Kannapolis has been 5 represented fairly and has not heard any concerns from other jurisdictions that they are not getting 6 support from the current contractor. He wondered if he was missing something. If people needed 7 these additional services, it should have come up by now and the contract should have been 8 amended. He knows that Concord can do with without the City’s blessing because they are the 9 lead agency. He has concerns throughout this entire process and feels that by having an 10 independent group has been a good thing for Cabarrus and Rowan County. Even if Kannapolis 11 were taking over this organization, he would not like that either. He thinks that perception gives 12 everyone a reasonable shake if there is an independent non-city group operating on a day-to-day 13 bases on behalf of all of the member jurisdictions. 14 15 Mr. Legg stated one issue that Concord has brought up is the notion that they have been supportive 16 of the MPO for several years and worked behind the scenes with different support services for 17 many years without being compensated. One approach would be to ask each jurisdiction to help 18 support financially. Another approach would be to provide that Mobility Solutions be given the 19 opportunity to submit a proposal that provides the exact same service that the City of Concord is 20 proposing to the TAC and see if they can make those numbers work. He feels it has been made 21 clear they have not been given the opportunity to fix whatever Concord or others believe needs 22 fixing. Kannapolis can certainly make that request. Concord can put out a proposal almost like 23 doing an internal bidding process, and anyone else including Mobility Solutions can do the same 24 thing. Or it can be that Concord gives Mobility Solutions a shot and see if they can get the numbers 25 to work. 26 27 Council Member Dayvault said if you look at all of the projects that we have been able to bring to 28 Kannapolis; sidewalks, road expansion, greenways, I-85 interchange at Old Beatty Ford Road, all 29 of these things have taken time to get, but this is the Staff that has helped push these things through 30 the cumbersome system of NCDOT’s process of ranking projects and getting other area projects. 31 There is always room for improvement. He isn’t saying that everything is perfect. There has been 32 a lot of good that has come out of this and we owe a lot of gratitude to Mr. Melton because of the 33 persistence in helping our community get projects. This MPO staff has given Kannapolis as fair 34 of a shake as they have given Landis or Concord and he feels strong in that. 35 36 Council Member Rowell keeps hearing that Concord is the lead agency, and they can do what they 37 want. They are just trying to be transparent about it. He doesn’t understand when you look at the 38 percentages, Concord has a large percentage and doesn’t know why they have the lead, but 39 definitely don’t have 50% of everything. The regional water treatment plant replaced the old 40 McNair Plant in Concord. The only reason Concord was the lead agency in accepting that grant is 41 because the EPA requires one entity to be the lead agency. This is one good example of the way 42 that Concord allocated their cost to the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant, because once it 43 went online, they started allocating their cost based on percentages that weren’t necessarily true 44


percentages. Billing and collection cost was based on the percentage of the total budget for that 1 operation, therefore, for things such as billing and collection and other types of services used by 2 Concord, was disproportionate to actually what was used by the wastewater treatment plant. That 3 is the kind of thing you can get it if you don’t have an organization like what Ryan was talking 4 about. He doesn’t know why Concord has to be the lead agency and doesn’t understand why it 5 can’t be changed. 6 7 Mayor Hinnant asked if the City of Concord ever mentioned they wanted to be paid for some of 8 those services, or have they just swallowed those cost and not said anything. Is there some reason 9 all of a sudden, they don’t want to swallow those cost anymore? It appears it is a straightforward 10 thing that is if they were adding two people in the process, in addition to the two people that were 11 there from Mobility Solutions, it would be easy to calculate the cost of those two people of prorate 12 a percentage of their time. Why didn’t they say anything if they felt they were being harmed in 13 some way by rest of the 15 agencies? 14 15 Mr. Melton responded that he has never heard that, but he does know that their Finance Department 16 does provide services like GIS and transportation Staff. Mr. Melton has also assisted at the DOT 17 level when there were issues or challenges relative to plans or things going on. He recalls 18 specifically with NCDOT Staff to get information regarding the Comprehensive Transportation 19 Plan input and into the State’s system on time. He has not heard any comments that they want to 20 be paid; however, he does know they incur additional expenses. 21 22 Mayor Hinnant was a little distressed by the idea that Concord could do it, even if we voted against 23 it. He is curious what can we do to ensure that Concord does not cater to projects that serve them. 24 Is there a way to have checks and balances along the way? If he were one of the small jurisdictions 25 would wonder what kind of clout I would have if I were trying to correct something that the lead 26 agency is responsible for or making decisions about. He further stated even though it may sound 27 good to make sure the smaller agencies have the Chair and Vice-Chair position; he wasn’t sure 28 how that would help. He doesn’t know what this lead agency designation is and why all of a sudden 29 Concord no longer wants to do it that way. They just want to take it all in house and manage it all 30 themselves. Do we have any way to protect ourselves or anyone else in the process? 31 32 Mr. Melton responded that Kannapolis still has a vote as well as every other community that is on 33 the board. He gave an example of a CMAC projects, are scored based on criteria set out by member 34 jurisdictions. Also, there is federal guidelines. The state prioritization system for highway projects 35 is not going to change if Concord does not control that. Those individuals appointed would assist 36 our community in making sure we meet the criteria to qualify for statewide funding for pedestrian, 37 bike, transit, and aviation and all those other areas. 38 39 Mayor Hinnant asked Andy Bailey, representative of NCDOT, what kind of assurances can you 40 help us understand if Concord wants to be heavy handed in the process. 41 42 Mr. Bailey stated one of the things that the State of North Carolina does for ranking projects is to 43 rate them on a quantitated score. That is without no outside influence of any governments. They 44


are scored on things like congestion, cost benefit analysis. Things like improvement for trucking, 1 improvement for environmental aspects. Then the MPO themselves has a vote on the qualitative 2 scoring on the project. Also, the qualitive scoring is based upon a ranking system and not based 3 upon simply because Concord is the biggest, they get to vote and that goes without saying. Each 4 entity gets their percentage and no one entity has control of the entire process. 5 6 Following more comments and discussion, Mr. Legg commented that Concord looks at the 7 numbers and at the end of the day, see we can afford more people. Presumable that means better 8 service to jurisdictions. It does not deal with the control issues or politics, but boil it down to an 9 administration issue, is hard to argue with their numbers. Just for $7000 more, we can have three 10 professions, whereas now, we only have one. But to Mr. Dayvault’ s point, what are those services 11 they have never quantified as to what is not getting done. One point is maybe that we are paying 12 too much for a private firm, but that is the nature of consulting business. You pay for their overhead 13 and things that you would not pay for internally. We can ask what else is missing. If Concord 14 wants us to weight in or get feedback from us, then help us quantify what is not occurring or what 15 support they need. 16 17 Once those answers are provided, then Council can decide if they want to do end the contractual 18 and for Concord to bring in house. It is their intention at the TAC meeting later in October, take 19 the matter to a vote. Council can provide feedback individually or can discuss at the next meeting. 20 21 Major Hinnant asked if they were to agree to add $7000 more and if that money that is being paid 22 to Mobility Solutions could be restructured so that we could get three professionals and one 23 administrative assistant and stop the burden that Concord is absorbing, would they be unhappy 24 with doing it what way. Or is there some reason that their people are not getting 40 hours a week 25 and they are trying to find additional work for a couple of people and get paid. If Mobility 26 Solutions are willing to do what Concord is talking about setting up three professionals and one 27 administrative assistant for only $7000 more, would they said yes, let them do that. 28 29 Mr. Legg added they will ask those questions and provide to Council. 30 31 This was a presentation Only. No action required. 32 33 Resolution Adopting Ordinance Creating ABC Social Districts and Resolution adopting 34 West Avenue Social District Logo (Mike Legg, City Manager and Walter Safrit, City 35 Attorney) (Copy included as Exhibit F) 36 The NC legislature passed HB 980 on September 8, 29021, which among other ABC 37 commission supported laws, allows local governments to establish Social Districts and common 38 areas where patrons of existing ABC alcohol permittees can freely assemble to consume 39 purchased beverages. 40

This new district, branded the West Avenue District, will enable patrons of downtown ABC 41 permitted establishments to drink an alcoholic beverage on sidewalks and public areas in the social 42 district. Kannapolis was able to designate this social district following legislation that was 43


approved by the N.C. General Assembly earlier this month. This new social district includes 1 portions of West Avenue, Oak Avenue, Vance Street, Laureate Way, Cannon Baller Way, West B 2 Street and Main Street. Customers who buy an alcoholic drink at Chophouse 101, Sabor, or Old 3 Armor Beer Company will be allowed to take the drink and go outside of the restaurant and drink 4 it on the sidewalks or public areas inside of the social district. 5 6 Several restrictions will be in place to ensure the downtown area remains a safe family-friendly 7 destination. 8

• ABC permitted establishments must ensure they meet all legal requirements for 9 carding and limiting consumption of alcoholic beverages. 10

• The establishment can only serve two beers/wine drinks or one liquor drink to one 11 patron at a time. 12

• Drinks must be purchased and consumed within the boundaries of the West Avenue 13 District. 14

• Anyone with a drink in the designated West Avenue District must throw away the 15 drink before leaving the district. 16

• Drinks must be in specially labeled cups which will be sold by establishments in 17 the West Avenue District. They must be less than 16 ounces. 18

• Drinks will only be allowed in the district from 10 a.m. to midnight Monday thru 19 Saturday and noon to midnight on Sundays. 20

• Once the patron leaves the establishment with the drink container the patron cannot 21 enter any other building in the downtown or a vehicle without discarding the drink. 22

• Kannapolis Police Officers will enforce the restrictions of the West Avenue 23 District. 24 25

The Atrium Health Ballpark will not be part of the district at this time. Any alcoholic beverages 26 purchased at the ballpark will need to be consumed and discarded before leaving the 27 ballpark. Additionally, no alcoholic beverages purchased from other establishments may be 28 brought inside the ballpark. However, the law has strict guidelines as to how the District will be 29 managed and operated. 30 31 Following general discussion, Council Member Wilson made a motion to adopt a Resolution 32 Adopting Ordinance Creating ABC Social Districts, seconded by Council Member Dayvault and 33 approved by unanimous vote. 34 35 Mayor Pro tem Jackson made a motion to approve a Resolution adopting West Avenue Social 36 District Logo, seconded by Council Member Kincaid, and approved by unanimous vote. 37

Update on Water and Sewer Project Financing (Eric Davis, Assistant City Manager) (Copy 38 included as Exhibit G) 39 In conjunction with working with the developers on the construction of the Kannapolis Crossing 40 development in Rowan County, our Finance Team has been working to enable the City to issue 41


bonds to fund the construction of then necessary offsite water and sewer infrastructure. We are 1 scheduled to close on this financing on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021. 2

As always, when we are looking to enter the debt market, we review our existing debt portfolio 3 with our financial advisors and look for opportunities where we could save money through the 4 refinancing or refunding of existing debt. We have found a couple of opportunities to do so at this 5 time that will ultimately allow the City of Kannapolis to avoid approximately $2.7 million in 6 interest costs over the next 17 years. 7 8 The results of our financings are as follows: 9 10

• Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 B,C,D Summary of Final Results. The 11 Bonds are being issued as a Direct Bank Loan with Triust Bank who provided the lowest 12 interest rates through a competitive RFP process. A summary of the results for each series 13 is shown below: 14

15 • The Series 2021B Bonds will provide $9.65 million of proceeds to fund Water and Sewer 16

Infrastructure to support the Kannapolis Crossing project. The Loan will have a tax-exempt 17 fixed interest rate of 1.93% for a 20-year term. The Series 2021C Bonds will refinance the 18 City’s existing 2011 Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds at tax exempt fixed rate of 0.61% 19 for a 4-year term and result in total debt service savings of $126,000. 20

21 • The Series 2021D Bonds will refinance the City’s existing 2013 Water and Sewer Revenue 22

Bonds at a taxable fixed rate of 2.30% for a 17-year term and result in total debt service 23 savings of $2,002,000. The City will have the option to lower the interest rate in January 24 2023 to a tax-exempt fixed rate of 1.82% which could increase total debt service savings 25 to $2,569,000. 26

27 Mr. Davis also reported that Standard & Poor just notified him this afternoon with their bond rating 28 for the City’s revenue bonds, with the City maintains their rating of A+. They also gave advice on 29 things the City could do to improve the rating and what to look out for to keep the rating from 30 dropping. 31 32 No action is required from City Council at this time. 33 34 Memorandum of Agreement between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on proceeds 35 relating to the settlement of opioid litigation (Mike Legg, City Manager) (Copy included as 36 Exhibit H) 37 Attorney General Josh Stein recently announced a $26 billion multi-state agreement that will help 38 bring needed relief to people across the country who are struggling with opioid addiction. The 39 agreement is with four major pharmaceutical distributors. The agreement would resolve the claims 40 of both states and local governments across the country, including the nearly 4,000 that have filed 41 lawsuits in federal and state courts. Local governments will receive maximum payments if each 42 state and its local governments join together in support of the agreement. 43


The State of North Carolina has already signed the agreement, making North Carolina local 1 governments eligible to participate. North Carolina’s share will be distributed among the State and 2 local governments pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement, to which the State and more than 53 3 local governments have already agreed. North Carolina stands to receive approximately $750 4 million with all local governments on board. In North Carolina, the funds will flow through each 5 county. City governments with populations over 30,000 that sign on to the agreement will increase 6 the distribution to its county (counties) by 5%. 7 8 Funding Overview: 9 10 • The three distributors collectively will pay up to $21 billion over 18 years. 11 • Johnson & Johnson will pay up to $5 billion over nine years with up to $3.7 billion paid 12 during the first three years. 13 • The total funding distributed will be determined by the overall degree of participation by 14 both litigating and non-litigating state and local governments. 15 • The substantial majority of the money is to be spent on opioid treatment and prevention. 16 • Each state’s share of the funding has been determined by agreement among the states using 17 a formula that considers the impact of the crisis on the state – the number of 18 overdose deaths, the number of residents with substance use disorder, and the number of 19 opioids prescribed – and the population of the state. 20 21 In 2020 opioid overdose deaths rose to a record 93,000, a nearly 30 percent increase over the prior 22 year. In North Carolina, more than five people die of opioid overdose each day. From 2000 to 23 2019, more than 16,500 North Carolinians lost their lives to accidental opioid overdose. Many, 24 many more have seen their lives torn apart by the disease of addiction. The damage also impacts 25 their families and friends and their broader communities that suffer the consequences. 26 27 Council Member Berry made a motion to approve Resolution approving the Memorandum of 28 Agreement between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on proceeds relating to 29 the settlement of opioid litigation, seconded by Council Member Kincaid, and approved by 30 unanimous vote. 31 32 CITY MANAGER REPORT: 33 Mr. Legg updated Council on the status of COVID data for Cabarrus County. 34 35 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS: 36 Council Member Dayvault reported there are massive sink holes in the middle of the railroad tracks 37 at East 18th Street. He also mentioned that the lights in the tree’s downtown are not lit and asked 38 if they could be fixed before the holidays. 39 40 SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR: None 41 42 43 44

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CLOSED SESSION: 1 Mayor Pro tem Jackson made motion to go into Closed Session pursuant to G.S. 143.318.11 (a) 2 (4) for discussing matters and relating to the location or expansion of industries or businesses in 3 the area, seconded by Council Member Wilson and approved by unanimous vote. 4 5 Council went into closed session at 7:40 PM. 6 7 Mayor Pro tem Jackson made a motion to come out of closed session, seconded by Council 8 Member Berry and approved by unanimous vote. 9 10 Council resumed regular session at 8:30 PM. 11 12 There being no further business, Council Member Wilson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by 13 Council Member Dayvault and approved by unanimous vote. 14 15 The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM on Monday September 27, 2021. 16 17 18 19 20 ___________________________ 21 Milton D. Hinnant, Mayor 22 23 __________________________________ 24 Bridgette Bell, MMC, NCCMC 25 City Clerk 26

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bridgette Bell, City ClerkTITLE September 27, 2021 Closed Session Minutes



C. Background


E. Policy Issues

F. Legal Issues


ATTACHMENTS:File Name

No Attachments Available

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Eric Davis, ICMA-CM Assistant City Manager

TITLE Presentation on the Downtown Paid ParkingProgram

A. Action Requested by City CouncilDirect staff either to begin implementation of a paid parking program in the Downtown District or not.

B. Required Votes to Pass Required ActionMajority present at meeting

C. BackgroundSix months ago, the City Council heard a presentation about a proposed Downtown paid parkingprogram. Staff presented potential parking supply and demand figures to the City Council, along withpotential implementation strategies with accompanied costs for those solutions. In the last six months, we have seen continued growth in the number of businesses that have openedin our downtown district. We have also seen continued leasing of apartments in Vida 1, accompaniedwith the groundbreaking of Vida 2. Most importantly however, is that Kent Gregory; a representative of the largest land and buildingowner downtown, approached the City Council and requested that the City Council reconsider itsprior decision to not implement a paid parking program at this time. Mr. Gregory indicated that most; ifnot all of the businesses in the Downtown District supported a paid parking program, with the solegoal of promoting vehicle turnover, primarily along West Avenue and the side streets. Thispresentation is meant to serve as a vehicle for allowing City Council to consider Mr. Gregory's requestfor paid parking in the Downtown District.

D. Fiscal ConsiderationsThere will substantial implementation costs for a paid parking program. Total costs are dependentupon the strategies that are selected, but there will be costs for the following: 1. Hardware implementation (payment kiosks2. Smart payment solutions (Web based payment solutions)3. Enforcement for non-compliance

E. Policy IssuesPaid parking, particularly in a Downtown District is a sensitive issue with residents. However, in thiscase, landowners and business owners in the Downtown area are requesting implementation of thisprogram.

F. Legal IssuesThe City Council would need to eventually amend the City's fee schedule to include the parking ratesif it chose to implement a paid parking program.

G. Alternative Courses of Action and Recommendation1. Make a motion to direct staff to begin implementing a paid parking program for the

Downtown District (Recommended) 2. Table this matter to a future meeting.3. Do nothing.

ATTACHMENTS:File NamePaid_Parking_10-11-21.pdf

Downtown Parking Program

Eric Davis, Assistant City ManagerCity Council Presentation

October 11th, 2021


The Issue

• Parking is one of the most inquired about subjects in the downtown revitalization effort. “Where am I going to park.”

• The mixture of uses (residential, retail/restaurant, entertainment, office) will represent unique challenges that many downtowns do not experience.

• Downtown property and business owners are asking the City to implement a pay-to-park system, primarily along West Avenue and its side streets.

• All options have a downside. Doing nothing has the biggest downside.


Staff Recommendation: Pay-to-Park Program• By 2024, estimated 401 space demand for parking 2nd vehicles for apartment/condo

dwellers (nearly 100% at peak times).

• By 2024, estimated 400 space demand from business owners/employees (260 peak time impact).

• Currently, estimated 30-50 space demand for leisure/exercise activities at peak times 5-9 pm. Will grow over time.

• Approximately 700 space impact at peak times.


• 163 premium spaces

• 967 Secondary Spaces

• 700 demand from apartments and employees.

• 430 “Open” spaces for the general public

• Doing nothing is not an option…..


Preliminary Pay-to-Park Components• 2nd vehicle monthly rental spaces available for all Vida 1

residents (permit issued directly from the City). Fees: $30/month Block #8 surface lot pass is $15/month

• Monthly apartment fees Vida 2, Condos and Lofts and 1st vehicles for Vida 2.

• Installation of gates at Vida tied to the parking software. Vida residents have key fob to get in. All others pay on exit (possibly pay by phone).


Preliminary Pay-to-Park ComponentsMinimum 7 walk up kiosk locations.

AND

Mobile Device Pay Application.


Preliminary Pay-to-Park Program Budget

• Tentative one-time start-up costs: $304,000.Software ($40k) 7 walk up kiosks ($70k) signage ($4k) vehicle ($30k) gate system at Vida Deck ($160k)

• Tentative recurring budget: $219,000.Kiosks/software ongoing maintenance ($119k), and 4 part-time Parking Ambassadors ($100k)


Pay-to-Park Program Pros and Cons.

• PROS: 1) Promotes turnover of spaces, 2) Additional stable revenue stream (but will not exceed costs),

• CONS: 1) higher costs, 2) perception of being a deterrent to coming downtown

License Plate Recognition (LPR): Technology for enforcement

Questions

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report


TITLE Presentation of options for the 2022 SummerEvents Series

A. Action Requested by City CouncilPresentation Only. No Action Required

B. Required Votes to Pass Required ActionPresentation Only, no action required

C. BackgroundFor years the Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department has produced a Summer concert andevents series that is enjoyed by thousands or Kannapolis residents and visitors alike. Our concertseries is the envy of other City's Recreation Departments across the State. In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to bring in more well known artists for our concertseries. These more popular artists naturally command larger appearance fees. More recently, therewere conversations at City Council retreats about wanting to continue the "growth" of our summerevents. However, there are some questions as to whether that growth would be in the form of moreconcerts both earlier and later in the calendar, or is it simply to spend more money on larger, more wellknown musical artists. For the last several years, our Summer concert series has consisted of 10events. Six of these have occurred at Village Park with two of the acts being nationally recognized,and four of the acts being recognized regionally. The four concerts at Veterans Park are all local toregional bands. For 2022, the Parks and Recreation Department is proposing the same event breakdown for VillagePark and Veterans Park, but they are also proposing to add a West Avenue Arts series designed tomeet the needs of a growing and changing culture in Kannapolis. This proposed program will entaildiverse music and entertainment on the 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoons of each month from April –October in the West Avenue District. Different music genres will be explored each week. Examples ofgenres may include Latin, Jazz, Progressive, Reggae, R&B, Indie Pop, Brazilian, Folk, Soul, J-Pop,Blues and more.

There are many benefits of a diverse music series including promoting tolerance and understandingbetween different cultures; enriching our community through shared experiences with different people;and attracting more money to our economy through the growth of different businesses. Hosting adiverse music series helps dispel negative stereotypes and personal biases about different groups. Inaddition, cultural diversity helps us recognize and respect ways of being that are not necessarily ourown. Diversity makes our lives more interesting as it binds different religions, ethnicities, and peopleof different abilities together, which initiates a sense of equality amongst us all. West Avenue Arts isdesigned to have something for everyone. These acts will be much smaller than those at Veteransand Village Park; and much less expense to produce and service.

D. Fiscal ConsiderationsFor fiscal year 2022 (current year), the budget for the summer concert series is $270,000. This is thesame amount that has been budgeted for the previous three (3) years. There were discussions 3years ago about allocating more funds for this program, but other operational priorities and the Covidpandemic impacted the amount that the City could fund for concerts. The number and size of the events that the Parks and Recreation department can produce is truly aproduct of funding. A more aggressive initiative in soliciting sponsorships could supplement orsupplant City dollars used for concerts and other events. The events scheduled for the West AvenueArts series will be funded from the Downtown events programming budget from the ParksDepartment.

E. Policy IssuesThe status, size, and growth of this recreation program is purely based upon the City Council'spriorities each budget year.

F. Legal IssuesNone

G. Alternative Courses of Action and Recommendation1. Make a motion to maintain the current number and scope of concerts at Village Park and

Veterans Park2. Add more dates to the Village Park and Veterans Park lineup targeting similar sized musical

artists3. Maintain the current number of concerts at Village and Veterans Park but target more nationally

recognizable musical performers.



City of Kannapolis


Staff Report


TITLE Presentation on the Kannapolis PerformanceMeasurement Program

A. Action Requested by City CouncilNo action is required at this time.

B. Required Votes to Pass Required ActionPresentation Only, no action required

C. BackgroundIn early 2020, the City underwent a staffing reorganization. One of our goals with the reorganizationwas to implement a performance measurement program for our City departments and key services. For this meeting, we will be updating the City Council on the status of this program with a briefpresentation.

D. Fiscal ConsiderationsNone

E. Policy IssuesNone

F. Legal IssuesNone

G. Alternative Courses of Action and RecommendationNo action is required at this time.

ATTACHMENTS:File NamePerformance_Measures.pdf

Performance Measures Eric Davis, Assistant City Manager

City Council PresentationOctober 11, 2021

“Moneyball”

What is our goal?

To definitively prove to our residents and customers that we provide a high level of service at a reasonable cost.

We want to prove that we do a good job!

Why Measure Performance?

Provides vital information for management and oversightFocuses attention on priorities and resultsIdentifies successful strategiesEnhances accountabilitySupport of Planning/Budgeting EffortsMotivate Operational ImprovementAssist with Program EvaluationReallocation of ResourcesBenchmarking

“Key Three” Types of Measures• Output (workload) measures

• “How Much” or “How Many”• Example: job applications processed

• Efficiency measures• Relate outputs to resources consumed (i.e., unit costs, output per labor-hour)• Example: cost per application processed, cost per vacancy filled

• Outcome (effectiveness) measures• “How Well” (i.e., indicators of quality or progress toward objectives)• Example: % of new hires/promotions completing probation and performing

satisfactorily 6 months later

Level

of

impact

UNC Benchmarking Report

• 14 Peer Cities• Apex• Asheville• Chapel Hill • Charlotte• Concord• Goldsboro• Greensboro• Greenville• Hickory• High Point• Mooresville• Raleigh• Wilson• Winston Salem

• Focus on key services• Residential Refuse Collection • Household Recycling • Yard Waste/Leaf Collection • Police/Emergency

Communications• Asphalt Maintenance and

Repair • Fire • Building Inspections• Human Resources • Water and Wastewater

Services• Parks and Recreation

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Municipal profile on each for key demographic/workforce data Useful to determine how we perform among peer cities

Fire Station #3 Example of Success

• Rebuild at the same location or relocate Fire Station #3

• Utilized response time data to help drive decision making process

• Relocate to serve a larger population by decreasing the time that help arrived during an emergency

• Reduced response time by 1:00 minute in the area’s most populated zone

“Kick-off” Meetings • Met with each individual department• Understand key services/programs provided• Understand key stakeholders (internal, external, both)• Understand how they measure success• Compare to benchmarking study for relevance• Analyze current measures reported and their usefulness• Begin process of developing more meaningful/useful measures

• Efficiency and effectiveness measures

Timeline

FY 2022: Establish committee and define measuresFY 2023: Baseline year for new measuresFY 2024: Measures used to impact decisions (budget allocation/operational decisions)

*Data will be presented in a report to Management quarterly and to City Council annually.

Presenter

Presentation Notes

August 2021: Establish committee and frequency/standard of reporting September 2021: Introductory departmental meetings/”Kick-off” meeting October/November 2021: Establish benchmarking and efficiency and effectiveness measures for each department January 2022: First month of reporting begins January/June 2022: Committee reports data monthly

Future of Program• Citizen Survey to gauge residents view of

services and programs• Kannapolis Balanced Scorecard

• Strategic vision and priorities• Departmental goals and objectives

• Dashboard on City website that highlights key metrics to allow full transparency

• ICMA’s Certificate of Excellence in Performance Measurement (future staff goal)

Presenter

Presentation Notes

- Discuss transparency with Citizens. Communicate results.

Questions ?

City of Kannapolis


Staff Report

TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mike Legg, City ManagerTITLE Closed Session

A. Action Requested by City CouncilGS. 143-318.11 (a) (3) to consult with an attorney in order to preserve the attorney client privilege andG.S. 143.318.11 (a) (4) for discussing matters relating to the location or expansion of industries orbusinesses in the area. (Mayor Pro tem Jackson)


C. Background


E. Policy Issues

F. Legal Issues




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