Mayor & Commission Meetings

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the May 19 Mayor and Commission session will be remote. The meeting can be viewed live at www.accgov.com/videos, on YouTube at www.youtube.com/accgov, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/accgov, and on ACTV Cable Channel 180 or the live ACTV stream at www.accgov.com/actvlive Current agendas are only available at www.accgov.com/agendas. Online comments regarding items listed on this agenda will be received until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. TENTATIVE AGENDA UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA AGENDA SETTING SESSION TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020, 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL If business has not concluded by 8:15 p.m., there will be a 15-minute break. A. Consent agenda. Recommended by Mayor, Mayor Pro tem, Manager, Assistant Managers, Attorney, Auditor, and Clerk for placement on the consent agenda for Tuesday, June 2. 1. Approve: Proposed abandonment of the old road bed of the realigned Morton Road and its associated excess right of way at US 78 2. Approve: TSPLOST 2018 Project #05 - Oconee Rivers Greenway Project – Sub-Project #7 Oak/Oconee Streetbridge underpass preliminary construction plans 3. Approve: FY19 and FY20 HOME funding recommendation: Athens Land Trust 4. Approve: 4395 Lexington Road private pump station and force main 5. Approve: Traffic signal installation - East Campus Road at Hooper Street 6. Approve: Hillside Street, Oakridge Avenue & Booker Street - Water line upgrades change order B. Old business 7. Athens-Clarke County Department of Corrections (ACCDC) and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) corridor beautification agreement (Tuesday, March 17, 2020) 8. Second and final reading: An ordinance under the home rule powers granted to Athens-Clarke County to amend the Charter of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia with respect to the police power of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and for other purposes. (Tuesday, April 21, 2020) C. New business 9. Government Operations Committee report: Development of a consistent leasing policy for ACCGov properties 10. FY21 Water line upgrades - Approval of preliminary construction plans  11. RFP #00977- GIS based permitting and development management system 12. Rate structure amendments 13. Second amendment to the Board of Elections FY20 Budget 14. Audit of the Athens-Clarke County Water Business Office 15. Adoption of resolution approving the Athens Downtown Master Plan 2030 with amendments related to the implementation of the Bethel Village Redevelopment (North Downtown Athens Development Project) 16. Intergovernmental contract between the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia and the Athens Housing Authority to provide for the North Athens Downtown Development Project Property Acquisition. – title only 17. Update the process for receiving and revising audit reports 18. Extension of moratorium on acceptance of applications for certain demolition permits on certain parcels of land within the area described as the Downtown Athens National Register Historic District D. Receive staff reports on recommendations from the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2020. 19. Request of Brett Nave/Studio BNA for Excel Industries request for rezoning from C-D (WE) (Commercial-Downtown, West End Downtown Design Area) to C-D (WE) (PD) (Commercial- Downtown, West End Downtown Design Area, Planned Development) on 1.91 acres known as 230 North Finley Street. Proposed use is mixed-use with multi-family residential. Type II District 3 Planning Commission recommendation: Approve with conditions (unanimous) 20. Request of Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for Athens Midtown Preservation LP to rezone from RM-2 (Mixed Density Residential) to C-D (DS) (Commercial-Downtown, Dougherty Street Downtown Design Area) on 11.96 acres known as 105 and 155 Hick man Drive. Proposal is for a mixed-use development. This will require an amendment to the Future Land Use plan from Mixed Density Residential to Downtown. Type I District 9 Planning Commission recommendation: Future Land Use: Approve (unanimous) Rezoning: Approve (unanimous) A qualified interpreter for the hearing impaired is available upon request at least 10 days in advance of this meeting. Please call (706) 613-3031 (TDD {706} 613-3115) to request an interpreter or for more information. Wireless access will be available for general use shortly before, during, and shortly after each Mayor and Commission meeting. Connect to “A_Registered” User name: public Password: may19 Free parking deck vouchers for citizens attending the monthly Regular Voting Meetings, Work Sessions, and Agenda Setting Meetings of the Mayor and Commission held at City Hall are available on the 2nd floor of City Hall.