City Council Regular Meeting

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, September 25, 2023 Council Assembly Room 7:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order PRESENT T Mayor David Still AF Council Member Glenn Martin Council Member Victoria Jones Mayor Pro Tem Austin Thompson Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford Prayer Mirza Krndic with the Islamic Center NUR Lawrenceville was present to provide the invocation. D Pledge of Allegiance Mayor David Still led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. R Agenda Additions / Deletions Motion to accept the agenda as presented 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 Recognitions 1. Manager of Marketing and Communications Chief Communications Director Melissa Hardegree introduced Alaina Tullis as the new Manager of Marketing and Communications. 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. August 28, 2023 Regular and Executive Session Minutes 3. September 11, 2023 Special Call, Work Session and Executive Session Minutes Announcements Mayor Still recognized each Council Member who individually made announcements about events T 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 AF will not respond to the comment. Mr. Arnold Bivens was present to speak about the sprinter van ordinance. present to speak about increased panhandling. Consent Agenda Mr. Kenan Mustic was 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. D Motion to approve the consent agenda 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, R Council Member Taylor-Crawford 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Lawrenceville Police Parking Improvements Project 2023 Annual LMIG Resurfacing Project Change Order 1 for the Cost Agreement with GA Gwinnett Lawrenceville Pike, LLC Right-of-Way Maintenance Services on an Annual Contract Intergovernmental Agreement with Gwinnett County Water and Sewerage Authority for Implementation of the Sandalwood Water Improvement Project 9. Tax Allocation District Intergovernmental Agreement Modification 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. 10. CIC2023-00010; Hearthside Lawrenceville, LP c/o Dennis J. Webb, Jr. – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP; 213 Scenic Highway Planning and Development Director Todd Hargrave presented this item and answered questions from Council. The applicant was present to provide information and answer questions from Council. The Mayor opened the public hearing and seeing and hearing no one come forward the public hearing was closed. Motion to approve CIC2023-00010 with conditions as presented made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Council Member Jones. T Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford AF Council Business New Business There is no public comment during this section of the agenda unless formally requested by the Mayor and the Council. 11. Acquisition of 2555 University Parkway City Manager Chuck Warbington presented this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve the acquisition made by Council Member Martin, Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson. DR 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 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 Motion to adjourn executive session 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 Report of items discussed in Executive Session 1 Litigation 1 Real Estate No Votes Taken City Attorney Lee Thompson noted that one vote would need to be made in public session and described the settlement agreement for the Loggins/Arnold family property. Motion to approve the settlement agreement between the City of Lawrenceville and the Estate of Charles L Arnold, the Estate of Salena O Arnold, and Donald G Loggins related to Gwinnett tax parcels R70111-154, R7010-098, and R7010-009 as summarized by the City Attorney made by Mayor Still, Seconded by Council Member Martin. T Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Martin, Council Member Jones, Mayor Pro Tem Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Final Adjournment AF 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 Minutes Signatures ________________________ David R. Still, Mayor D ________________________ R Karen Pierce, City Clerk