City Council Regular Meeting

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, July 31, 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 Ryan Jensen, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church led Council in the invocation this evening. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Still led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Additions / Deletions Session Minutes 1. June 21, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Tabled to August 28, 2023 Regular Meeting 2. July 19, 2023 Special Call, Work Session and Executive Minutes Tabled to August 28, 2023 Regular Meeting Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 1. June 21, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes City Manager, Chuck Warbington tabled minutes for further discussion to August 28, 2023. 2. July 19, 2023 Special Call, Work Session and Executive Session Minutes City Manager, Chuck Warbington tabled minutes for further discussion August 28, 2023. Announcements Mayor 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. No one 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 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 3. On-Demand Installation of New Gas Mains on an Annual Contract 4. On-Demand Installation of New Gas Services on an Annual Contract 5. Power Pole Replacement Service on an Annual Contract 6. Purchase of 2500 KVA Transformers 7. Comprehensive Field Data Collection for the Inventory of Overhead and Underground Electrical Utility Assets 8. Approval and ratification of renewal of property and casualty insurances 9. City of Lawrenceville Banking Services 10. Design Management and Production Services on an Annual Contract Public Hearing Old 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. 11. Millage Rate Public Hearing  Chief Financial Officer, Keith Lee presented this item and answered questions from Council. Mayor Still opened the public hearing and seeing and hearing no one come forward the public hearing was closed. 12. Resolution to Adopt Year 2023 Millage Rate Chief Financial Officer, Keith Lee presented this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve 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 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. 13. ANNX2023-00007 & RZC2023-00051; J.J. Shah; 475 Philip Boulevard Director of Planning and Development, Todd Hargrave presented this item and answered any questions from Council. Mayor Still opened the public hearing and seeing and hearing no one come forward the public hearing was closed. Annexation 2023-00007 & RZC2023-00051 Approval from C2 to BG as the conditions have been discussed. Motion to approve made by Council Member Jones, Seconded by Council Member Martin. 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. 14. City Housing Priorities City Manager, Chuck Warbington presented this item and answered questions from Council. Adoption of Housing Priorities as discussed by City Manager, Chuck Warbington. Motion to approve 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 15. 480 North Perry Street property acquisition Assistant City Manager, Barry Mock presented this item and answered questions from Council.  Motion to approve 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 16. Intergovernmental Agreement with the Downtown Development Authority of Lawrenceville to transfer 92 S Clayton Street to the DDA for redevelopment purposes Assistant City Manager, Barry Mock presented this item and answered any questions from Council. Motion to approve made by Mayor Still, Seconded by Council Member Martin. 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 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 Minutes Signatures ________________________ David R. Still, Mayor ________________________ Karen Pierce, City Clerk