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180'7 December 6, 2022 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Tom Warthen, Councilman Shane Williams, Councilman Jeff Cook and Councilman Greg Swinney. Town attorney Chou -11 Lee was present. Councilman Dustin Stanley was absent. Council President Warthen gave the prayer. Motion was made by Councilman Swinney to approve the minutes of the November 15, 2022, meeting and seconded -6y Councilman Cook. Motion Carried 4 -0 Unfinished Business — Comprehensive Plan update. - Cory Weitzel and Patrick O'Neil from HWC Engineering gave an update on the progress of the comprehensive plan. While plans are still in the preliminary stages the participation has been encouraging. Traffic, transportation, direction of growth, desired buffer zone and quality of life improvements are all being looked at as a part of this plan. There was some discussion on how the Town's plan will work with the County's Comprehensive Plan. The website PlanMooresville.com is available and open for public feedback. A draft will then be written and presented at some point during the winter. There was a discussion of setting the presentation up as a special meeting to give the project the attention it deserves. New Business — Public Hearing Ordinance 10-2022 Additional Appropriations. This will move $164,579.64 from the MVH Restricted fund into the Community Crossings Matching Grant fund to pay the 25% the town is responsible for and move $12,600 from the MVH Restricted fund into the change order fund. It also will take $220,000 from the CCD fund to pay for the demolition of 1-3 East Main and $30,000 to repair some Street Department equipment. There were no public comments. Councilman Swinney made a motion to close the public hearing. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 4-0 Councilman Williams made a motion to approve Ordinance 10-2022. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Resolution 24-2022 This resolution allows the Clerk -Treasurer to pay certain items that may be due in between meetings to avoid penalty fees. Councilman Cook made a motion to approve Resolution 24-2022. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 4-0 Transfer of Fund Resolution 25-2022 Local Road & Bridge Grant Match. This is a resolution to pay out the matching funds for the Community Crossing Grant. Councilman Swinney made a motion to approve Resolution 25-2022. Councilman Williams seconded. Motion Carried 4-0 �)Sakgf ew 2023 Economic Development Services Agreement. Mike W94rger from the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation came before the council to encourage the renewal of the annual contract. He mentioned several projects that are in the works and some of the projects that the EDC has accomplished over the last year. Councilman Williams mentioned that he sees the fruits of the EDC's labors and that he hopes that the spirit of cooperation between the town and the county will continue and strengthen. Councilman Williams made the motion to approve the 2023 Economic Development Services contract. Councilman Cook seconded. Motion carried 4-0 High Street Sidewalk Cheryl Dillon -The question has been raised about extending the sidewalks on High Street down to South Street. Dave Moore mentioned that he has talked to her about this, and the State does not have it in its plans to extend the sidewalks at this location as they did not exist before the project started. The Council reached a consensus to allow Dave Moore to explore the possibility of extending the sidewalk. 300 E Washington St. William Adams came before the council to request a parcel of town -owned land be divided and deeded to the homeowners adjacent to the parcel. The homeowners have spent 16 years and thousands of their own dollars to maintain the land to avoid damage from the trees. There was some discussion as to the function of the land and a sewer easement was issued that would need to remain in effect as well as access to clean storm drains. There was some discussion with the Town