Mayor & Commission Meetings

Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission Meeting Minutes Meeting Name: Agenda setting session Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Meeting Called to Order: 6:10 p.m. Location: City Hall Virtual? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Public Input Requested or Received? ☒ Yes / ☐ No Attendees: ☒Kelly Girtz ☐Tiffany Taylor ☒John Culpepper ☒Patrick Davenport ☒Allison Wright ☒Carol Myers ☒Melissa Link ☒Dexter Fisher ☒Ovita Thornton ☒Jesse Houle ☐Mike Hamby Items discussed 1. Approve: North Finley Street - Parking Prohibition 2. Approve: Lyndon Avenue at Dubose Avenue - Proposed All-Way Stop 3 Approve: SPLOST 2020 Project 17, Beech Haven Park Improvements Master Plan Professional Design Services Contract Award 4. Approve: TSPLOST 2023 Project 03, Lexington Road Sidewalk Gap - Preliminary Plan Approval 5. Approve: Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Planning Grant Acceptance on Connect Athens Project – Hawthorne Avenue and Oglethorpe Avenue Corridors 6. Approve: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 7. Approve: Solid Waste Collection Vehicle Purchase - Knuckle Boom 8. Request of Zachary Brendel for special Use in AR on 20.36 acres known as 1300 US Highway 29 N. Proposed use is commercial short-term rental. Type II District 9 Planning Commission recommendation: Approve w/condition (unanimous) 9. Request of H3 Development LLC/Rehab Construction Co. Inc., owner RTSH Holding LLC, for rezoning from RS-8 to E-O on 4.5 acres in ACC (total 18.66 acres) known as 5398 Atlanta Highway. Proposed use is commercial-office, Type II District 6 Planning Commission recommendation: Approve (unanimous) 10. Request of Ken Beall/Beall & Company LLC., owner Ronnie Kittle/Kittle Construction Services, for rezoning from RS-8 to RM-1* on 23.4 acres known as 215 Shadvbrook  Drive. Proposed use is residential multi-family. Type II District 3 Planning Commission recommendation: Approve w/conditions (unanimous) 11. TSPLOST 2018 Project 03, Bus Stop & Transfer Facility Improvements – Transit Transfer Facility, Proposed final site selection and proposed schematic design. (Tuesday, October 25, 2024) 12. SPLOST 2020 Project 28, Mental Health Recovery Facility Project- General contract award. (Tuesday, October 25, 2024) 13. TSPLOST 2018 Project 16, Prince Avenue Corridor Improvements – Sub-Project #1 Long- Term Permanent Element Improvements and Sub-Project #5 Green Infrastructure Pilot Installation at Cobb Street 14. TSPLOST 2023 Project 30, Traffic Safety Infrastructure Improvements, Preliminary Plan Approval 15. Middle Oconee East Trunk Improvements Project - Phase II & III - Design Approval 16. Expand Lease with the Taylor-Grady House National Historic, Landmark, Inc. (TGHNHL) to Include Ground Floor 17. Juvenile Court Judge Conversion from Part-Time to Full-Time Position 18. Superior Court State-paid Staff Attorney Supplement Adjustment 19. Athens-Clarke County Coordinated Refuge Plan Adoption 20. Intergovernmental Agreement with Joint Development Authority – title only 21. Resolution supporting ranked choice voting in local elections 22. Resolution supporting LGBTQIA+ community No votes were taken. Adjourn Motioned by: Commissioner Davenport Seconded by: Commissioner Thornton Result: approved Meeting Adjourned at: 9:56 p.m.