Belmont public meetings in 2021
21 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
2021_12_16 Main Street Advisory Board
The Belmont Main Street Advisory Board holds a virtual meeting on December 16, 2021, at 7:30 AM. The agenda covers adopting November minutes, staff reports on downtown updates, the annual work plan, social districts, tourism, and the annual assessment, plus committee work plan updates and a potential ARP funding project list. The board will also review the 2022 annual calendar. The attached November minutes are the only detailed record included; the December agenda itself lists items without decisions or dollar amounts.
- Adopt minutes from the November 18, 2021 Main Street Advisory Board meeting
- Staff report items: downtown updates, annual work plan, social districts, tourism update, annual assessment, Council workshop, and 2022 calendar
- Economic Vitality Committee to discuss a potential ARP funding project list
- Design Committee to discuss public art and work plan updates
- Promotions Committee work plan updates
2021_12_16 Downtown Belmont Development Association
The Downtown Belmont Development Association meets virtually on December 16, 2021, to approve prior meeting minutes and hear staff updates on taxes, Moonlight on Main, Christmas Village, and the 2022 Friday Night Live concert series. The board will also review its financial report and consider new officer signatures on the bank account. Most agenda items are reports or updates rather than final decisions.
- Staff report on 2022 Friday Night Live, including potential lineup options such as RevOn on April 29, 2022 and Abbey Road on June 10, 2022
- Tax update and Moonlight on Main economic update report
- Christmas Village update
- Financial report showing a current checkbook balance of $36,757.77 and total unallocated available revenue of $2,550.49
- New officer signatures on the bank account
2021_12_16 Environmental Sustainability Board
The City of Belmont Environmental Sustainability Board meets Dec. 16, 2021 at CityWorks, 1401 E. Catawba Street. The board is set to review annual community survey results and adopt its 2022 work program, continue discussion of an EV charging station grant, and check in on work program and subcommittee items. Other business includes a Chapter 11 Tree Ordinance discussion on required yard trees and a Pedestrian Plan update steering committee. The agenda also includes adoption of October and November 2021 minutes.
- Annual survey results and adoption of the 2022 work program
- EV Charging Station Grant continuation
- Chapter 11 Tree Ordinance discussion — required yard trees
- Pedestrian Plan Update Steering Committee
- Adoption of 2021_10_20 and 2021_11_09 meeting minutes
2021_12_09 Planning & Zoning Board
The Belmont Planning & Zoning Board meets Dec. 9, 2021 at CityWorks, 1401 E. Catawba Street. The board will review a Land Development Code amendment (TA2019.06) on small wireless facilities and vote whether to send a recommendation to city council. It will also discuss possibly abandoning the city's extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and hear a report on the annual update to the comprehensive land use plan. The agenda also includes adoption of the Nov. 18, 2021 minutes.
- TA2019.06: text amendment adding definitions and design standards for small wireless facilities to Chapters 2 and 6 of the Land Development Code; staff recommends transmitting an approval recommendation to city council
- ETJ Relinquishment: discussion of possible abandonment of the city's extra-territorial jurisdiction
- Report on the annual update to the comprehensive land use plan
- Adoption of minutes from the Nov. 18, 2021 Planning & Zoning Board meeting
2021_12_08 Historic Preservation Advisory Board
The Belmont Historic Preservation Advisory Board meets Dec. 8, 2021 at CityWorks to vote on updated bylaws and its 2022 meeting calendar. The bylaws change clarifies that three of the board's five members must live or own property in the Belmont Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The board will also hear an update on the comprehensive land use plan and work program/subcommittee reports. The agenda is otherwise procedural, with no public hearings or contracts listed.
- Adoption of updated bylaws clarifying that three of five members must live or own property in the Belmont Historic District
- Adoption of the 2022 annual meeting schedule (second Wednesday monthly, 5:15 p.m. at CityWorks)
- Comprehensive land use plan update
- Work program and subcommittee updates
- Swearing in of members and adoption of Nov. 10, 2021 minutes
2021_12_08 Belmont Tourism Development Authority
The Belmont Tourism Development Authority meets Dec. 8, 2021 at 3:30 PM at the CityWorks Center, 1401 E. Catawba Street. The agenda lists a financial report, a Main Street Program overview, a tourism marketing discussion, and board positions and a Council workshop. The attached November minutes show the board approved a letter seeking legal clarity on whether occupancy tax funds can pay a staff salary, and agreed to move meetings to 3:30 PM on the second Wednesday. The agenda itself is largely procedural; no votes or dollar decisions are listed for the December meeting.
- Financial report covering 2021_12 occupancy tax revenue and BTDA expenses
- Main Street Program overview
- Tourism Marketing Discussion
- Board Positions & Council Workshop
- November minutes: board approved a letter asking whether BTDA can use occupancy tax funds for a staff salary
2021_12_06 Regular City Council
Belmont's City Council holds its organizational meeting on December 6, 2021, swearing in Charlie Martin, Richard Turner, and Alex Szucs, electing a mayor pro tempore, and setting 2022 meeting dates and committee assignments. The regular agenda includes public comment and votes on funding the Abbey Creek Greenway, a Belmont Rail Trail update, making South Fork Parkway a city street, seeking design services for Keener Blvd. and East Catawba St. pedestrian improvements, and amending the skateboard park capital project ordinance. The consent agenda covers prior meeting minutes and authorizes purchasing property for the North Belmont water booster pump station.
- Oaths of office administered to Charlie Martin, Richard Turner, and Alex Szucs
- Consider approval of a project ordinance to fund the Abbey Creek Greenway
- Consider approval of South Fork Parkway as a city street
- Consider authorization to seek design services for pedestrian improvements at Keener Blvd. and East Catawba St.
- Consider approval of Amendment #1 to the Belmont Skateboard Park Capital Project Ordinance
2021_12_06 Watershed Review Board
The Belmont Watershed Review Board is considering approval of a High-Density Watershed Protection Permit for the Smith Farm Neighborhood, a 22.92-acre development on South Point Road south of Stowe Road. The project covers 29.7% of its site with impervious surfaces, exceeding the 24% threshold that requires a high-density permit. City Engineer Jerry Hatton recommends approval, conditioned on a maintenance agreement, a performance bond, and a maintenance security. The city council approved the project on April 5, 2021.
- High-Density Watershed Protection Permit for Smith Farm Neighborhood on South Point Road, 22.92 acres
- Project has 29.7% impervious surface, above the 24% threshold requiring a high-density permit
- One wet pond stormwater control measure proposed, to be maintained by the Homeowner Association
- Conditions include a binding operation and maintenance agreement, a performance bond at 1.25 times estimated cost, and a maintenance security equal to ten-year maintenance cost
- City council approved the project on April 5, 2021; City Engineer Jerry Hatton recommends approval
2021_12_01 Parks & Recreation Citizens Advisory Board - SPECIAL MEETING
The Parks & Recreation Citizens Advisory Board holds a special meeting on December 1, 2021, at City Hall. The main item is a presentation by planner Melissa Lockamy on the annual update to the city's comprehensive land use plan, covering the parks and recreation action items in chapter 6. Board members are asked to give input and suggest revisions to draft changes, which include completing the Park and Recreation Plan, adding a Park and Recreation Master Plan implementation item, keeping the Duke Energy Plant Allen transition item, and adding a goal on facilities for all ages and abilities. No votes or final decisions are scheduled.
- Presentation and board input on the annual update to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, chapter 6 parks and recreation action items
- Draft revision would mark PR-1 (update the Park and Recreation Plan) as complete and add a new item to implement the Park and Recreation Master Plan
- Draft revision keeps PR-2, working with Duke Energy to transition part of the Plant Allen property to another public or private use such as a regional park
- Draft revision marks PR-3 (explore a larger recreation/community center) as complete/underway and adds a goal to ensure facilities for persons of all ages and abilities
- Agenda also includes adoption of minutes and an other business item
2021_11_18 Downtown Belmont Development Association
The Downtown Belmont Development Association meets virtually on Nov. 18, 2021 at 8:00 AM. The board will hear staff updates on the 2022 Friday Night Live schedule, the work plan, and Moonlight on Main, review its financial report, and take up board and chair elections under new/old business. It will also consider approval of the September 23, 2021 minutes and a donation to First Presbyterian Church.
- Board/Chair elections under new/old business
- Approval of the 2021_09_23 Downtown Belmont Development Association minutes
- Staff report on 2022 Friday Night Live schedule options
- Financial report showing a current checkbook balance of $54,581.52
- Consideration of a donation to First Presbyterian Church
2021_11_18 Planning & Zoning Board
The Belmont Planning & Zoning Board meets Nov. 18, 2021 at CityWorks to swear in a new board member, elect a chair and vice chair, adopt October minutes, and consider its 2022 meeting schedule and a December meeting date change. There are no public items. Under other business, staff will give project updates on Crescent, Carolina Riverside/South Fork Parkway, Culver's, permitting and subdivision stats, the pedestrian plan, and trails and greenways.
- Swearing-in of a new board member and election of chair and vice chair
- Adoption of the 2022 meeting schedule (third Thursday monthly at 6:30 p.m.) and a December meeting date change
- Project update: Crescent Project sketch plan
- Project update: Carolina Riverside - South Fork Parkway
- Project update: Culver's sketch plan; also permitting/subdivision stats, pedestrian plan, and trails and greenways
2021_11_18 Main Street Advisory Board
The Belmont Main Street Advisory Board meets virtually on November 18, 2021, at 7:30 AM. The agenda includes adopting minutes from the September 23, 2021 meeting, a downtown update, a public art update, a business recruitment brochure, and a potential project list for NCMS ARP funding. The board will also discuss Shop Small Saturday and Christmas Village promotions. No decisions are listed on the agenda itself; items are for discussion or updates.
- Adopt minutes from the 2021_09_23 Main Street Advisory Board meeting
- Design Committee: Public Art Update
- Economic Vitality: Business Recruitment Brochure
- Economic Vitality: Potential Project List - NCMS ARP Funding
- Promotions Committee: Shop Small Saturday and Christmas Village
2021_11_15 City Council Workshop
The Belmont City Council holds a workshop meeting on November 15, 2021, to discuss and possibly approve several items. The council will consider guidance on accelerated project funding, a loan for a $1.1 million street paving project, and funding for CATS Silver Line transit design. It will also receive updates on the Belmont Trolley Project, the Belmont Rail Trail, and the Abbey Creek Greenway, and may approve ordinances to close Airline Street and Main Street for Christmas events.
- Consider approval of guidance on accelerated project funding, including a rubric for projects using non-City funding
- Consider approval of a loan for the $1.1 million street paving project
- Consideration of funding for CATS Silver Line transit design and engineering
- Update on the Belmont Trolley Project, including a request to store two additional trolley vehicles at the CityWorks Center garage
- Progress update on the Belmont Rail Trail, which faces a potential $4 million retaining wall and utility relocation cost, and staff seeks direction on route and phasing
2021_11_10 Historic Preservation Advisory Board
The Belmont Historic Preservation Advisory Board meets Nov. 10, 2021 at CityWorks to discuss a social media calendar and the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The board will also adopt minutes from its Oct. 13 and Oct. 25 meetings. No votes on rezonings, contracts, or ordinances are listed on the agenda.
- Adoption of minutes from the October 13, 2021 meeting
- Adoption of minutes from the October 25, 2021 special meeting
- Social media calendar discussion and schedule creation
- Comprehensive Land Use Plan discussion
2021_11_10_Belmont Tourism Development Authority
The Belmont Tourism Development Authority meets Nov. 10, 2021, to adopt October minutes, review its financial report, consider renewing the Lyerly Agency contract, set its board meeting schedule, and hear a Moonlight on Main report. The agenda is mostly routine business items; no votes or dollar amounts are specified for the contract renewal or schedule. The attached October minutes show the board declined to vote on a proposed $3,000 increase to the Lyerly Agency agreement.
- Lyerly Agency contract renewal on the agenda; no dollar amount stated
- Financial report covering 2021_11_OTP Revenue and 2021_11_BTDA Expenses
- Board meeting schedule to be discussed
- Moonlight on Main report
- October minutes show board opted not to vote on adding $3,000 to Lyerly agreement ($1,500 Moonlight on Main, $1,500 holiday marketing)
2021_11_09 Environmental Sustainability Board
The Belmont Environmental Sustainability Board meets Nov. 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM at CityWorks, 1401 E. Catawba Street. The board is set to adopt its 2022 meeting schedule, review community survey results, and discuss a draft 2022 work program covering recycling, trees, energy, and bees. It will also hear an update on an EV charging station grant and check in on subcommittee work.
- Adoption of 2022 meeting schedule (second Tuesday monthly, 6:30 p.m. at CityWorks)
- Community survey results presented to the board
- Draft 2022 work program reviewed, including Arbor Day, Bee City USA renewal, and recycling data updates
- EV charging station grant update
- Adoption of minutes from the Oct. 20, 2021 meeting
2021_11_04 Board of Adjustment
The Belmont Board of Adjustment meets November 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM at the CityWorks Center, 1401 E. Catawba Street. The agenda calls for adopting minutes from the August 12 meeting, adopting the 2022 meeting schedule, and a board training session with attorney Marshall Walker. No rezonings, contracts, or public hearings are listed on this agenda.
- Adopt minutes from the August 12, 2021 meeting
- Adopt the 2022 Board of Adjustment meeting schedule (second Thursday monthly at 6:30 pm; variance/appeal deadline 21 working days before the meeting)
- Board training session with attorney Marshall Walker
- Other business (no details listed)
2021_11_01 City Council Meeting
The Belmont City Council meets November 1, 2021, with a work session at 6:00 PM and the regular meeting to follow. On the regular agenda, the council will consider demolishing the structure at 7212 Wilkinson Boulevard, amending Chapter 150 of the Code of Ordinances, a water and sanitary sewer service agreement for South Shore Phase 2B in South Carolina, and an agreement with Duke Energy to host electric vehicle charging stations. The consent agenda includes routine minutes approvals, a Gaston County 175th anniversary proclamation, a Turkey Day 5K street closure, and two resolutions to use ARP funding for playground equipment at Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park and the North Belmont water booster pump station.
- Ordinance ordering demolition of the structure at 7212 Wilkinson Boulevard
- Ordinance amending Chapter 150 of the Code of Ordinances
- Service agreement for water and sanitary sewer for South Shore Phase 2B in South Carolina
- Agreement with Duke Energy to host electric vehicle charging stations
- Resolutions to use ARP funding for Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park playground equipment and the North Belmont water booster pump station
2021_11_01 Special City Council Meeting
The Belmont City Council is holding a special meeting on November 1, 2021 at the CityWorks Center to interview candidates for open positions on three city advisory boards: the Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board, the Planning and Zoning Board, and the Historic Preservation Advisory Board. No decisions or votes are listed on the agenda; the meeting is limited to interviews, with no staff recommendation required. The agenda contains no other substantive items.
- Interviews for open seats on the Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board
- Interviews for open seats on the Planning and Zoning Board
- Interviews for open seats on the Historic Preservation Advisory Board
- Meeting held at CityWorks Center, 1401 E. Catawba Street, Belmont, NC
- No staff recommendation or vote listed for the interview item
2021_10_26 Special City Council Meeting
The Belmont City Council is holding a special meeting on October 26, 2021 at the CityWorks Center to interview candidates for open positions on city advisory boards and committees. The boards with openings are the Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board, Planning and Zoning Board, Historic Preservation Advisory Board, and the Main Street Advisory Board/Downtown Belmont Development Association. No decisions or votes are listed on the agenda; the meeting is set for interviews only, with no staff recommendation required.
- Interviews for open seats on the Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board
- Interviews for open seats on the Planning and Zoning Board
- Interviews for open seats on the Historic Preservation Advisory Board
- Interviews for open seats on the Main Street Advisory Board/Downtown Belmont Development Association
- Meeting held at CityWorks Center, 1401 E. Catawba Street, Belmont, NC
2021_10_25 Historic Preservation Advisory Board - SPECIAL MEETING
The Belmont Historic Preservation Advisory Board is holding a special meeting on October 25, 2021 at CityWorks. The only substantive agenda item is a board work session to adopt a mission statement and update its work program. No public hearings, contracts, or zoning decisions are scheduled.
- Board work session to adopt a mission statement
- Board work session to update the work program
- Special meeting held at CityWorks, 1401 E. Catawba Street, Belmont, NC