Council Connection: 10.5.26 Meeting Recap

Council Connection: Recap from Forest City Board of Commissioners Meeting October 5, 2026

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1. A public hearing was held for the rezoning request for properties at 210/204 S. Broadway St, 221 S. Powell St, 209 S. Powell St, and 207 S. Powell St from C-2 (General Business) to C-T (Commercial Transition). Council voted to approve the rezoning request and subsequently approved the ordinance to amend the Town of Forest City zoning map.
2. A public hearing was held for a text amendment to the UDO Chapter 4 to add and define Mobile Food/Beverage Vendors in the UDO. When a use is not defined in the zoning ordinance, staff must either prohibit the use or align it with the closest related use. Mobile Food/Beverage vendors currently fall under "Temporary Sales," which only allows them to set up on a given property for a maximum of 45 calendar days. The new ordinance would allow them to stay for 180 calendar days. Council voted to approve the text amendment and subsequently approved the ordinance to amend the UDO.
3. The following Recreation Commission appointments were approved by Council:
   1. Adrian Beltran – term ending in October 2027
   2. Marc Duncan – term ending in October 2027
   3. Bill Short – term ending in October 2027
   4. Amy Galla – term ending in October 2028
   5. Taron Kelly – term ending in October 2028
   6. Carisa Lanser – term ending in October 2028
   7. Tony Smith – term ending in October 2029
   8. TG Baker – term ending in October 2029
   9. Rebecca Humphries – term ending in October 2029
4. Council approved a budget amendment to the Parks and Recreation Fund to appropriate a $500 donation from Denise Strickland. The funds were provided to Denise by PBS Rootle as a stipend for her work as a Rootle Program Ambassador.
5. Finance Director Roxanne Stiles presented the September financials.
6. Dr. Mason's Manager's Report included the following updates:
   1. Update on the Arlington Street Sewer Rehabilitation Project. The sewer project and the 400-foot emergency water line replacement are complete. Repaving remains unfinished, with work still needed on Arlington Street and Magnolia Street. Repaving is expected to be completed by the end of the week.
   2. The boring machine funded through the FY 2026 budget and carried forward to the current fiscal year’s Electric Fund budget was recently delivered.
   3. Dr. Mason and Town staff will participate in a kickoff conference call next week with a representative from the Federal Economic Development Administration.
   4. Town staff are currently working on two grant opportunities through the CDBG-DR (Disaster Recovery) Program.
      
       

The next regular Board of Commissioners meeting will be on October 19 at 6PM at the Cool Springs Administrative Offices.