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Monroe & Carlisle Title Search - Town Attorney Lee has reviewed the Banning Engineering contract and approved the contract but needed the correct one present at the meeting. He asked the council to approve the contract as approved by legal and to sign the signature page. After discussion as to whether or not it will be completed this year so CCD could be used, Councilman Cook made the motion to approve the contract as reviewed by legal with Council President Warthen as the signatory. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Victorian Christmas Street Closing Permit- Elizabeth Smith came before the council with the completed permit forms to request a street closure on December 3, 2022 8 AM to 5 PM. The event is 10 AM to 4 PM. There is a contingency plan in place if High Street is not open and that is to utilize 3 parking lots. Councilman Williams asked about the need to use the government center space; she would like to use the stage and the building for the ability to get out of the elements. There is a separate form that would need to be filled out to request the use of the building. Councilman Williams made a motion to accept the street closure permit with the contingencies that are built in for 12-3-2022. Councilman Cook seconded. Motion carried 5-0. New Business — Declaratory Resolution 17-2022 this is declaring the area where Overton Tool is as a revitalization area and sets the public hearing for a possible tax abatement on both real and personal property. Mike Dillenger with Morgan County Economic Development stated that rather than trying to obtain training money, they would like to request a 10 -year abatement process to create an upfront opportunity to apply it to training on the new production line. The investment on the personal property is around $850,000, which should assist in qualifying for the 10 -year abatement. Councilman Stanley made the motion to approve Resolution 17-2022. Councilman Williams Seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Historic Downtown Mooresville Issues - Councilman Williams stated he added this to the agenda based on some concerns he's heard about the downtown area. In light of the work on the comprehensive plan, he would like to consider looking at setting minimum standards for the downtown area to ensure the continuity of the look of the downtown buildings. He also brought up the underutilization of the downtown park and the possibility of finding a way to streamline the permitting process to encourage the use of the park. He also would like to look at replacing and adding banner poles to the ones without them as the 200th anniversary draws closer. There was a consensus for Councilman Williams to look into the registry requirements and how that may be worked into the LIDO. Councilman Williams also asked about the possibility of recouping the costs for 1 & 3 E. Main Street, and Town Attorney Lee stated that is a subject that should be discussed during an executive session. Councilman Williams would like to move forward with the scheduling of an executive session. Code Compliance Councilman Williams would like to look at the possibility of utilizing or creating a code compliance officer. There was some discussion with Town Attorney Lee about how that may be utilized and possibly funded by the citation fines issued by the compliance officer. Bryant Hopwood -Annexation (Not present) Department Head Reports - Chief Buckner requested the process of implementing a fee ordinance for some video requests from different entities. He will be working with Town Attorney Lee to see about the writing and implementation of that. There are four vehicles on hold currently. He will be starting interviews shortly and is still accepting applications. There are currently 3 open positions. Chief Dalton stated that the extrication equipment price did increase to $83,000 and mentioned that he would give the council the lease purchase details as they are received. He would like to request the