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July 9, 2013 <br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, there were <br />present: <br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene <br />W. Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City <br />Manager John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson. <br />Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was <br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br />Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to approve the minutes of <br />a Called Meeting of June 24, 2013, of a Called Meeting of June 25, 2013, and of a <br />Regular Meeting of June 25, 2013, and was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />- Public Hearing - <br />13 - 288 -Public hearing on use permit applications: <br />(a) UP-13-06 MT. HERMON -Interstate Sign Company requests a use permit to <br />replace the existing pylon and price sign with new signs at <br />an unmanned fueling station at 2401 Turnpike Road. The <br />property is owned by Quarles Petroleum, is zoned IN, Industrial. <br />The Comprehensive Plan's Generalized Future Land Use Map <br />recommends this site as part of a Mixed Use Corridor. Vision <br />Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. <br />There were no speakers. <br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-13-06 be approved, and was <br />adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />(b) UP-13-07 TRUXTUN - Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church requests a use <br />permit to operate a Day Care Center Monday through Friday in the <br />church facilities located at 3310 Deep Creek Blvd and 17 <br />through 27 Manly St. The Comprehensive Plan's Generalized <br />Future Land Use Map recommends this site for Institutional uses. <br />Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. <br />There were no speakers. <br />Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-13-07 be approved with <br />conditions, and was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />- City Manager's Report - <br />13 - 289 -Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Deed <br />of Vacation and Release of a Drainage Easement at 300 Wythe Street. Vision <br />Principle: Efficient, Responsive Government. <br />