City Council Regular Meeting

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Council Assembly Room 7:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order PRESENT Mayor David Still Council Member Glenn Martin Council Member Victoria Jones Mayor Pro Tem Austin Thompson Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford Prayer Pastor Jacques Laurent was present to provide the invocation. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor David Still led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Additions / Deletions City Manager Chuck Warbington noted that staff is requesting that item #4 Purchase of 2500 KVA Transformers be removed from Consent Agenda and agenda. Motion to approve agenda as amended made by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Martin. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 1. Purchase of 2500 KVA Transformers Removed from consent agenda and agenda. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Motion to approve the minutes made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 2. May 22, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3. June 07, 2023 Special Call, Work Session and Executive Session Minutes Announcements Mayor David Still recognized each Council Member who individually made announcements about events and recognitions throughout the community. He then read from the slides for upcoming City Events. Public Comment To participate in the Public Comment part of the Agenda, you must register with the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. Presentations will be limited to 2 minutes per person and Council will not respond to the comment. There was no one that signed up for public comment. Consent Agenda These are items on which the Mayor and Council are in agreement to approve and are placed on the agenda to be approved in one vote. City Attorney Lee Thompson read the Consent agenda into record. Motion to approve the consent agenda made by Council Member Jones, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 4. View Point Co-Responder Agreement Renewal 5. Renewal of Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (2nd Year) 6. Approval of worker’s comp insurance excess coverage 7. Gwinnett County-Wide Safety Plan Amendment Consent Agreement 8. Resolution to modify the boundaries of the Downtown Entertainment District Public Hearing New Business Discussion will be limited to 7 minutes per side including rebuttal. Discussions on Zoning issues will be limited to 10 minutes per side including rebuttal. Questions and answers from Council Members will not infringe on the time limit. 9. RZR2023-00019; Colonnade Enterprises, Inc.; 335 Oak Street and 255 West Pike Street  Planning Director Todd Hargrave presented this item and answered questions from Council. The applicant Rob Myers was present to answer questions from Council. Mayor Still opened the public comment and hearing and seeing no one come forward the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve RZR2023-00019; Colonnade Enterprises, Inc.; 335 Oak Street and 255 West Pike Street with conditions presented made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Council Member Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 10. RZC2023-00047; Noel Benedict; 405 Scenic Highway Planning Director Todd Hargrave presented this item and answered questions from Council. The applicant Noel Benedict was present to answer questions from Council. Mayor Still opened the public comment and hearing and seeing no one come forward the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve RZC2023-00047; Noel Benedict; 405 Scenic Highway with conditions as presented made by Council Member Jones, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 11. North Downtown Lawrenceville Study Update Assistant Planning Director Helen Appenzeller introduced Sayre Brennan, Transportation Planning Project Manager, and Rosie Mafe Planner + Urban Designer from Pond & Company who presented this item and answered questions from Council. Mayor Still opened the public hearing and the following individuals came forward. Robert Myers, Jeff Alexander, Josh Sing, ??, Derek Cheek, Frank Hartley. Hearing and seeing no one else come forward the public hearing was closed. This item will come forward to several future meetings. Council Business Old Business There is no public comment during this section of the agenda unless formally requested by the Mayor and the Council. 12. Adoption of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget Resolution Chief Financial Officer Keith Lee presented this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve the Resolution of the FY 2024 Budget made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Council Business New Business There is no public comment during this section of the agenda unless formally requested by the Mayor and the Council. 13. Lawrenceville Public Works Equipment Shed Expansion Project Assistant City Manager Barry Mock presented this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve the Lawrenceville Public Works Equipment Shed Expansion Project made by Council Member Taylor-Crawford, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 14. 294, 302, and 306 W Pike St property acquisition Assistant City Manager Barry Mock presented this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve the property acquisition of 294, 302, and 306 W Pike St made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Council Member Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 15. Rescind the Sale of Surplus Property located in Land Lots 10 and 145 of the 5th and 7th Land Districts of Gwinnett County, Georgia City Manager Chuck Warbington presented this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to Rescind the Sale of Surplus Property located in Land Lots 10 and 145 of the 5th and 7th Land Districts of Gwinnett County, Georgia made by Council Member Jones, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Executive Session – Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate Motion to enter executive session made by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Martin. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Motion to adjourn executive session made by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Taylor-Crawford. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Final Adjournment Motion to adjourn made by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Taylor- Crawford. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Minute Signatures ________________________________ David Still, Mayor _______________________________ Karen Pierce, City Clerk