Franklin Town Council Holds Regular Monthly Meeting for May 2019 Council Votes Unanimously to Give Mound to Nikwasi Initiative

The Franklin Town Council met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting for May 2019. The main camera Macon Media uses to record these meetings failed and the video file was corrupted so there will be no FUll HD video of this meeting. Instead, the live stream version of the meeting by Macon Media has been embedded below. A PDF Copy of the Proposed town budget will be added to this post later in the day.

Copies of the public agenda and the agenda packet are also posted below in the interest of promoting transparency in local government and local news outlets.

The council will be holding a budget work session on May 20th at 5:30pm in the lower level of the town hall.

Part One

Part Two



ROLL CALL
(media outlets with a reporter present at the meeting)

Macon Media
Smoky Mountain News
WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM
The Franklin Press (reporter and Chief Editor)
Macon County News and Shopping Guide (reporter and Publisher)
Blue Ridge Public Radio/WCQS-FM
WLOS-TV (reporter and camera operator) (left after Nikwasi portion was over)

Public Agenda

Town of Franklin Council Meeting
Agenda
May 06, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order - Mayor Bob Scott
2. Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Barbara McRae
3. Adoption of the May 6, 2019 Town Council Agenda

4. Approval of Consent Agenda for May 6, 2019
A.) Approval of the April 1, 2019 and April 15, 2019 Town Council Minutes
B.) Approval of Budget Amendments
C.) Street Closing Request for Taste of Scotland
D.) Street Closing Request for Public Safety Day
E.) Re-Appointment of Tim Crabtree to the Tourism Development Authority Board
F.) Re-Appointment of Donnie Bishop to the Tourism Development Authority Board
G.) Final Change Order for Water Treatment Plant Project Phase One

5. Public Hearing 6:05 p.m. for Re-Zoning Petition for Hedden Properties
6. Public Hearing 6:10 p.m. for Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance for Driveway Permits
7. Public Session

8. New Business
A.) Board Action on Re-Zoning Petition for Hedden Properties - Town Council
B.) Board Action on Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance for Driveway Permits - Town Council
C.) Nikwasi Initiative Proposal - Town Attorney John Henning Jr. and Town Council
D.) Resolution in Support of Current ABC Control System for the Sale of Liquor - Town Manager Summer Woodard
E.) Letter of Support for Sidewalks along Cat Creek Loop - Town Manager Summer Woodard
F.) Acceptance of LEEF Equipment Grant for Franklin Police Department - Town Manager Summer Woodard

G.) Proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Town of Franklin Budget - Town Manager Summer Woodard
1.) Presentation of Proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Town of Franklin Budget
2.) Set Budget Work Session for Monday May 20, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Boardroom
3.) Set Public Hearing for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Town of Franklin Budget for Monday June 3, 2019 at 6:05 p.m.

9. Announcements
A.) Town of Franklin Budget Work Session Monday May 20, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Boardroom
B.) Town Hall Offices will be closed on Monday May 27, 2019 in observance of Memorial Day
C.) First Friday Night Town Hall movie night will be Friday June 7, 2019 and the movie will be Jurassic Park

10. Adjourn


Agenda Packet

Readers are reporting the document had been removed goon Scribd. Try downloading the PDF from Google Drive [LINK]

Franklin Town Council Agenda Packet 05-06-2019 by Bobby Coggins on Scribd

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Published at 3:15am on Tuesday, May 7, 2019