City Council Regular Meeting

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Council Chambers 7:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order PRESENT Mayor David Still Council Member Bruce Johnson Mayor Pro-Tem Victoria Jones Council Member Austin Thompson Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford Prayer Theresa Bailey was present to provide the invocation. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Still led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Additions / Deletions Motion to accept agenda as presented made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Recognitions 1. Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee Mayor Still introduced Chuck Warbington, City Manager presented the Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee Members: Theresa Bailey, Constance Brown, Vivian Daniel, Ronald Dunnigan, Gary Glenn, Greg Lott, Rory Johnson, John Maxey, Joyce Moore, Rubye Neal, Gwendolyn Taylor, Deidre Williams, Marlene Taylor-Crawford Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Motion to approve prior meeting minutes made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Taylor-Crawford. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 2. May 28, 2025 - Regular Meeting 3. June 11, 2025 - Special Call, Work Session Announcements Mayor Still recognized each Council Member who individually made announcements about events and recognition 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. Donna McLeod signed up to discuss Hooper-Renwick and its Legacy. 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. Motion to accept Consent Agenda items as read into record by Lee Thompson, City Attorney made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 4. Renewal of Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 5. Ordinance to amend the date and place of the regularly scheduled meetings of the Lawrenceville City Council for 2025 6. City of Lawrenceville Depot Street Parking Improvements Project 7. Resolution For Hazardous Waste Trust Fund Reimbursement 8. Intergovernmental Agreement with Lawrenceville Development Authority for transfer and sale of 427 Reynolds Road 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. 9. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Resolution  Keith Lee, Chief Financial Officer introduced the Financial Review Citizens Committee Members: Adesoji Adewusi, Blake Watson, Erin Boyt, Jessica Julien, Randy Travis, Robert Brown, Beverly Barber, Christine Harrison, Hope Campbell, Justin Smith, Reid Davis, Tommy Carraway. Keith Lee, Chief Financial Officer presented this item on Improvement Plan, staffing changes, and salary and benefit adjustments. Mayor Still opened the Public Hearing, hearing or seeing no one for or against, closed the Public Hearing. Motion to approve Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Resolution with attached exhibits made by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member 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. 10. RZR2024-00025; North DTL CC Ph1, LLC; 806 North Clayton Street, 816 North Clayton Street, 824 North Clayton Street, 830 North Clayton Street, 838 North Clayton Street, 843 North Clayton Street, 853 North Clayton Street, 857 North Clayton Street, 205 Grizzly Parkway, 255 Grizzly Parkway, 285 Grizzly Parkway Todd Hargrave, Director of Planning and Development introduced this item, where Jody Campbell, representative for the applicant, North DTL, provided information and answered questions from Council. Mayor Still opened the Public Hearing, For: Randy Travis Against: Donna McLeod hearing or seeing no one further, Mayor Still closed the Public Hearing. Motion to approve, with recommended conditions in packet, by mayor and council, on RZR2024-00025; North DTL CC Ph1, LLC; 806 North Clayton Street, 816 North Clayton Street, 824 North Clayton Street, 830 North Clayton Street, 838 North Clayton Street, 843 North Clayton Street, 853 North Clayton Street, 857 North Clayton Street, 205 Grizzly Parkway, 255 Grizzly Parkway, 285 Grizzly Parkway made by Mayor Still, Seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson Voting Nay: Council Member Taylor-Crawford Council Business Old Business There is no public comment during this section of the agenda unless formally requested by the Mayor and the Council.  11. Approval of the renewal of property and casualty insurance coverage Gary Andrews, Safety Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve the renewal of property and casualty insurance coverage made by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Seconded by Council Member Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 12. Ordinance to Amend the City of Lawrenceville City Charter Michael Fischer, Assistant City Manager - Operations introduced this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve Ordinance to Amend the City of Lawrenceville City Charter made by Council Member Johnson, Seconded by Council Member Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member 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. Downtown Development Authority Update on $1M loan for Downtown Redevelopment Lee Merritt, DDA Chairwoman introduced this item and answered questions from Council. Presentation 14. Lease Agreement for 120 Neal Boulevard Chuck Warbington, City Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. Motion approve Lease Agreement for 120 Neal Boulevard made by Mayor Still, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 15. Resolution to dissolve the Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee Chuck Warbington, City Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. Motion to approve Resolution to dissolve the Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee made by Council Member Johnson, Seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Executive Session – Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate Motion to move into Executive Session made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Motion to adjourn Executive Session made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Report of items discussed in executive session: 2 Real Estate 1 Personnel 1 Litigation 0 Votes Taken Return to Public Meeting After Executive Session: 1. Approve amended MOU for Extension of Yearly Payment and providing authority to the Mayor or City Manager to execute the document. Motion to approve amended MOU for Extension of Yearly Payment made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford 2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Lease and Operation Agreement with Aurora Theatre for the Lawrenceville Arts Center subject to approval of final wording of the document by City Manager, Mayor and City Attorney. Motion to approve Authorization by the Mayor to sign the Lease and Operation Agreement with Aurora Theatre for the Lawrenceville Arts Center subject to approval of final wording of the document by City Manager, Mayor and City Attorney made by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Seconded by Council Member Thompson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Final Adjournment Motion to adjourn Regular Meeting made by Council Member Thompson, Seconded by Mayor Pro- Tem Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Thompson, Council Member Taylor-Crawford Minute Signatures _______________________ David R. Still, Mayor _______________________ Karen Pierce, City Clerk