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2026-10-05 - City Council

Summary

This page summarizes the posted agenda for the 6:00 p.m. meeting, not what happened; no minutes were available. The agenda had two proclamations (National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Fire Prevention Week) and a consent agenda that included removing the park land designation from a Rhyne Avenue parcel tied to a city-owned lot sale to Prosperity Alliance, accepting 9.27 acres donated by the Conservation Fund to Long Creek Park, a long-term lease of city property to Colab, Inc. for a do-it-yourself skate park downtown, purchases of a $565,000 jet vac sewer truck and a $2,413,452 aerial ladder truck, and board reappointments. The general agenda listed public hearings on demolition ordinances for 605 Eldora Street, 2802 Trent Street and an accessory building at 2802 Trent Street, the closure of part of South Spring Street, and a resolution to sell the Liberty Street Park shelter structures at auction (Finance Committee vote 3 in favor, 1 abstaining). The most contested item was G-6, first reading of a proposal to extend the Youth Protection Ordinance, which the Public Safety Committee forwarded without a recommendation after a 2-2 vote, with a public comment slot on that item.

Source: posted agenda (Legistar) only; outcomes not yet known.

Issues discussed: Youth Protection Ordinance Extension, Downtown DIY Skate Park Lease - Colab, Rhyne Avenue Park Land Designation Removal, South Spring Street Closure, Liberty Street Park Shelter Structures Sale

Agenda

Mayor Allen Joines presiding. Monday, October 5, 2026, 6:00 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall. Order of business: Call to Order, Roll Call, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance, Recognition of Sergeant-at-Arms, City Manager Update.

Honorariums

  • H-1 (26-0410) Proclamation Declaring October 2026 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • H-2 (26-0411) Proclamation Declaring October 4-10, 2026, as Fire Prevention Week

Items recommended by a committee or submitted under established procedure; enacted with one motion unless a Council Member pulls an item.

  • C-1 (26-0373) Resolution to Remove the Park Land Designation from PIN 6833-49-1092; property on the south side of Rhyne Avenue, between South Main Street and US 52 (General Government Committee recommends approval). Attachments: removal of park land designation, resolution on the Prosperity Alliance one city-owned lot sale, disposition map, City-County Planning Board staff report, minutes of the public hearing on the Prosperity Alliance proposal.
  • C-2 (26-0383) Resolution to Accept 9.27 Acres of Land to be Added to Long Creek Park, donated by the Conservation Fund (General Government Committee recommends approval)
  • C-3 (26-0374) Resolution Approving the Long-Term Lease of City-Owned Property to Colab, Inc. for the Development of a Do-It-Yourself Skate Park in Downtown Winston-Salem (Finance Committee recommends approval)
  • C-4 (26-0370) Resolution Awarding Purchase Order for a Jet Vac Sewer Cleaning Truck - $565,000 (Finance Committee recommends approval)
  • C-5 (26-0371) Resolution Awarding Purchase Order for a Tractor-Drawn Aerial Ladder Truck - Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc. - $2,413,452 (Finance Committee recommends approval)
  • C-6 (26-0423) Mayor Joines' Recommendations for Re-Appointments to the Bicycle/Pedestrian/Active Mobility Advisory Committee: Amy Easter, Carol Hoover and John Gunckel, terms expire August 2029
  • C-7 (26-0424) Mayor Joines' Recommendations for Re-Appointments to the Fair Planning Committee: Justin Armstrong, Tyler Foster, Thomas McKim, Celine Richards, Sydney Richardson, Daina Rumley and Kim Smith, terms expire December 2028
  • C-8 (26-0405) Approval of the City Council Summary of Minutes (September 21, 2026)

General Agenda

  • G-1 (26-0402) Public Hearing and Consideration of an Ordinance Ordering the Demolition and Removal of a Structure at 605 Eldora Street (East Ward) (General Government Committee recommends approval)
  • G-2 (26-0404) Public Hearing and Consideration of an Ordinance Ordering the Demolition and Removal of a Structure at 2802 Trent Street (South Ward) (General Government Committee recommends approval)
  • G-3 (26-0403) Public Hearing and Consideration of an Ordinance Ordering the Demolition and Removal of an Accessory Building at 2802 Trent Street (South Ward) (General Government Committee recommends approval)
  • G-4 (26-0401) Public Hearing and Consideration of a Petition to Close and Abandon a Portion of South Spring Street (South Ward) (Public Works Committee recommends approval)
  • G-5 (26-0379) Resolution Declaring Liberty Street Park Shelter Structures as Surplus Property and Authorizing Sale of the Property by Public Auction (Finance Committee recommends approval: 3 in favor, 1 abstain). Attachment: memo with responses to questions about the shelter structures.
  • G-6 (26-0360) PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM G-6: Proposal to Extend the Youth Protection Ordinance (Public Safety Committee forwards item without recommendation following 2-2 split vote) (First Reading). Attachments: extension amendment ordinance, memo, presentation.

Closing

Closed Session, Mayor/Council Comments, Adjournment.

Transcript

Transcript pending: video captions can't be retrieved yet (see the Winston-Salem playbook).