Mlowynof Davidson College Town, Lake" Town. Jour Tien.  April 25, 2023  FOURTH TUESDAY REGULAR MEETING TOWN OF DAVIDSON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS  The Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in the Town Hall and Community Center Board Room. Present were Mayor Rusty Knox and Commissioners Jane Campbell, Matthew Dellinger, Ryan Fay, Tracy Mattison Brandon, and Autumn Rierson Michael. Town Manager. Jamie. Justice, Assistant Town Manager. Austin Nantz, Town Attorney  Mary Ann Swan, and Town Clerk Betsy! Shores were also present.  CALLTO ORDER  Mayor Knox called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  ANNOUNCEMENTS  Town Clerk Betsy Shores announced the following:  Great job to everyone that completed the 6 week Mayors' Fitness Challenge! Huntersville was awarded the "Fittest Town" for 2023. We are proud of Team Davidson who went from an average of4 418 minutes/week to week 6 being 600 minutes/week. No other team increased their minutes each week. This week, thet town began activating the new HAWK: Signals at the Circles@30 to provide residents and visitors with safer crossing options at particularly busy intersections near the roundabouts and I-77.The signals on Griffith Street nearest to Davidson Day School and Milkbread, as well the Harris Teeter Gas Station and Two Harbour Place were activated on Monday, April 24. The signals on Griffith Street near the Homewood Suites and Han-Dee Hugo's BP are tentatively slated to be activated in early May. HAWKS work the same as other button-activated traffic signals, either by pushing al button ora an automatic: sensor, which directs the person walking or biking to wait for1 the signal to change and traffic to stop allowing them to cross safely. For a driver, the HAWK: signal appears differently than other traffic lights. At rest, HAWKS remain dark. Once triggered, it will then go through a series of yellow and red sequences requiring motorists to slow down and stop. After the people walking and biking cross, the HAWK will go dark again, allowing motorists to continue through the intersection. The Town's Earth Day Celebration was rescheduled from this past Saturday, April 221 to this Saturday, April 29 from 10:00 am - 1:00pm on the corner of Concord Road and Lorimer Road, near the Town Green. The Earth Day Festival willi include a series of family-friendly, hands-on learning zones! Also this weekend, celebrate. April is for Arts in the Town of Davidson. A Gallery Crawl takes place on Friday, April 28 from 6:001 to 9:00 p.m. where Main Street and South Main Street businesses and sidewalks will be  We look forward to getting the trophy back to Davidson in 2024.    transformed into lively art galleries and the Homewood. Suites at the Circles @ 30 will also showcase many artists. Davidson's largest annual arts festival Art on the Green, will take place on! Saturday, April The Town of Davidson's popular Concerts on the Green series kicks off the 2023 season on! Sunday, April Davidson students, families, and community members will join students from around the country to celebrate International Walk and Bike to! School Day on' Wednesday, May 3. Davidson Police officers and community volunteers willl be at key locations around town to support students as they travel to school. Residents are invited to attend a public input session for the Summit Farms Conditional Master Plan on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, from 5:15 -7:00 P.M. int the lower level of Davidson' Town Hall & Community Center. The purpose of the meeting is to review the development proposal and solicit feedback. Identical overview presentations by Town staff and the project team will occur at 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., with time allotted for questions and viewing the plans in an open house format after each event. Prior to the evening event, staff and the project team willl host a site visit from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at 19300 Shearer Road. Parking is available adjacent to the shed on the east side of Shearer Rd., about! 5001 feet south oft the East Rocky River Rd. and Shearer Rd. intersection. Due to limited parking capacity, please RSVP for the: site visit to Beretownotawdionors by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Join us Saturday, May 61 for our annual Town Day event from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM on the Town Green. There will be entertainment, games, food, and the annual Bike Expo. In honor of National Bike Month, we encourage community members to walk or bike to the event. Following the Town Day celebration, check out Gump Fiction, a 90's" Tribute Band, at the Concerts @ the Circles, 7:00pm on Saturday evening. Mayor Knox read proclamations for Bike Month, Municipal Clerks Week, and Small Business Week.  29 and Sunday, April 30.  301 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. with the Davidson College Symphony and. Jazz Ensemble.  CHANGES/ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA No changes to the agenda.  Commissioner Campbell made a motion to adopt the agenda. The motion passed  unanimously (5-0). PUBLIC COMMENT public comment period.  The public comment period opened at 6:11 p.m. and closed at 6:20 p.m. Two people spoke during the Connie Wessner, Executive Director of Davidson Housing Coalition (DHC) spoke about the affordable Steve Sonnenberg spoke Affordable Housing, taxes, ethics and leadership, and affordable housing  housing partnership between the Town and DHC.  payment in-lieu.  CONSENT AGENDA  Approval of March Draft Meeting Minutes Approval of FY22-23 Audit Contract    Approval of Resolution 2023-12 Authorization of Town Manager to Accept Real and Personal Approval of Resolution 2023-13 to exempt the! Spirited Cyclist Club event, Lake Norman Fondo, on August 13, 2023 from Section 54-1 of the Davidson Municipal Code Approval of al Noise Ordinance Variance Request- - Davidson College Senior Class Party Approval of al Noise Ordinance Variance Request - Davidson College Reunion Weekend Approval of Budget Amendment 2023-18! Storm Water Fund Project  Property Donations  Commissioner Dellinger made a motion to approve the consent agenda. The motion  passed unanimously (5-0).  BUSINESSITEMS  (a) Economic Development Director Kim Fleming continued discussing with the board the proposed Davidson Social Districts. The creation of a social district(s) is an implementation item from the approved Downtown Small Area Plan. State law has enabled towns to create social districts under prescribed conditions. A social district is a defined outdoor area where alcoholic beverages, sold by an establishment licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, may be consumed. The Town of Davidson would like to create 2 social districts: Davidson. Social District/Main Street and Davidson Social District/Circles. This item was previously discussed at the March 28 meeting. The board will consider approval oft the Davidson Social Districts at the May 9 meeting. (b) Housing and Equity Director Eugene Bradley discussed with the board an update on the Affordable Housing Needs Assessment Implementation Strategy. Int the fall of 2022, as strategic working group of stakeholders held a planning session to begin developing an Implementation Strategy for the Needs Assessment. Staff has continued to refine and develop thei framework behind the implementation strategy. The Needs Assessment identified at total need of 878 units. This was reduced to 7901 total units by the strategic working group as al Big Audacious Goal. Staffi is recommending a 10-year goal of5 592 units. The greatest need exists withi individuals earning less than 80% of AMI, specifically with rentals. This is the most difficult group to serve because of rising housing costs. Rental units can be provided ina a variety of waysi including developing town owned land, providing developer incentives, establishing The goal oft the implementation strategy is to educate, create, preserve, and support the affordable housing program. The program's focus shifts to more rental units at less than 80% AMI from homeownership units in1 the 80-120%. AMI range. It also outlines the proposed funding approach necessary to support the implementation strategy. Leveraging other funds and working with our partners is critical. The board will consider approval oft the Affordable Housing Implementation Strategy (c)7 The Town purchased five houses in 2019 using payment in lieu (PIL) funds from the Affordable Housing Fund. This funding came from developers and not from tax dollars. In August of 2019, four single-family houses, including 144 Mock Circle, were purchased together fora at total of $820,000. The Town's initial plan was to purchase these homes, make renovations, and sell them with deed restrictions tor maintain affordability. The desired outcome of this approach would be to return a sizeable portion of the Town's initial investment back to the Affordable Housing Fund. Of the five houses purchased, three oft them have been continuously rented for the past three years. Tenants have recently made the  property partnerships, and creating a rental subsidy program.  at the May 23 meeting.  decision to vacate 144 Mock Circle.    Housing and Equity Director Eugene Bradley recommended continuing to rent the unit to a qualified household for an initial one-year term with a month-to-month option beyond that, ifa applicable. Lake Norman Realty, the current rental management company, will continue to administer the rental  selection process and subsequent management oft the property.  Commissioner Dellinger made a motion to continue to rent 144 Mock Circle until aj final decision is made by the Board of Commissioners after the Town owned properties are evaluated and a recommendation has been made. The motion passed (4-1)with Commissioners Dellinger, Fay, Mattison-Brandon, and Rierson Michael voting yes and  Commissioner Campbell voting no. SUMMARIZE MEETING. ACTION ITEMS Town Manager. Justice summarized the action items.  CLOSED SESSION  Commissioner Campbell made a motion to move to closed session at 7:40A p.m. per NC General Statute. 143-318.11 (a)(5)- Discuss acquisition of real property and include Finance Director Commissioner Tracy Mattison Brandon made a motion to end the closed. session at 9:17A p.m.  Piet Swart. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). The motion passed unanimously 5-0.  ADJOURN  Commissioner Dellinger made a motion to adjeurn the meeting. The motion passed  unanimously (5-0). The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.  Attest:  Caltigle Elizabeth K. Shores Town Clerk  Rusty Knox Mayor