Council approves zoning map, copier software renewal and seeks state funds for Hickory Road widening

The Holly Springs City Council on Jan. 26 approved a series of routine and project-related items, voting unanimously on each.

Zoning map adoption: Speaker 5 explained the annual adoption of the official Holly Springs zoning map, which incorporates changes through December. The adoption date on the map was revised from February to Jan. 22; the council approved the map by voice vote, 4-0.

Copier/scanner software renewal: Staff presented a one-year renewal from Duplicating Products for Ricoh (Savin) copier/scanner software that enables scanned documents to be saved directly into SharePoint folders. Speaker 6 described the software function and the council approved the renewal 4-0. The transcript reads a not-to-exceed amount as "$793"; staff should confirm the intended dollar figure in the procurement record.

Hickory Road widening (Phase 2) funding request: Speaker 1 said staff had submitted paperwork this week to seek state grant funding for two projects, including Hickory Road Phase 2. A total amount for the project was read aloud as $4,600,000. The council approved forwarding the funding request 4-0.

Adjournment and executive session: The council then voted to adjourn and enter an executive session to discuss litigation; the motion carried 4-0.

These actions were procedural approvals or requests; none altered city code or boundaries at the meeting. The council directed staff to continue with grant submissions and to circulate final procurement documents and the revised zoning map as requested by council members.