City Council Work Session

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:30 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Skip Baliles called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. A. Roll Call PRESENT Mayor Skip Baliles Council Member Bill DuVall Council Member Anne Huntsinger Council Member Melanie Long Council Member Lisa Newberry Council Member Branden Whitfield Council Member Patti Wolfe B. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Council Member Wolfe to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Council Member Newberry. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe. Motion carried 6-0. 2. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT A. Case #V24-015 – E&S Rentals LLC requested a Major Variance for the property located at 164 Bobby Boss Drive Loganville, GA 30052, Walton County. Map/Parcel#LG060163. Present zoning is CH. Ordinance and Section from which relief is sough is Zoning Ordinance 119-432(a) Minimum Buffer Specifications which requires a 30-foot buffered strip between the CH zoning of this parcel and the R-16 of the adjacent parcel. The applicant has request this reduced to 15 feet. Case #V24-015 and Case #V24-018 were heard together. Robert Gardner was present and represented the applicant. PUBLIC HEARING There was no one present to speak in favor of the request. The following spoke in opposition to the request: Jane Williams - 220 Tommy Lee Fuller Connie Hayne - 168 Tommy Lee Fuller Noel Alvarado - 4389 Thompson Road Paul Smith - 812 Village Place Cathy Swanson - 904 Lee Byrd Road  B. Case #V24-018 – E&S Rentals LLC requested a Major Variance for the property located at 164 Bobby Boss Drive Loganville, GA 30052, Walton County. Map/Parcel#LG060163. Present zoning is CH. Ordinance and Section from which relief is sough is City of Loganville Development Regulations 6.3.3 (C ) as it relates to the length of a deceleration lane required for this project to place additional commercial buildings on the site. See information under Case #V24-015. C. E&S Rentals, LLC is requested a variance at 164 Bobby Boss Drive for the following: 1. Change the detention ponds required 4:1 slope to concrete vertical walls. 2. Reduce the detention pond easement from 20ft to 10ft. This request was denied by the Department of Utilities denied the request and the applicant is appealing the decision. This appeal was heard in conjunction with Case #V24-015 and Case #V24-018. 3. FINANCE / HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT A. Public Hearing - FYE 06/30/2025 Budget City Manager Danny Roberts presented the proposed FYE 06/30/2025 Budget and the Public Hearing regarding the budget was also held. There was no one present to speak in favor or opposition of the budget. B. Year End Audit Adjustments Will be moved to the July agenda. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT 5. PUBLIC UTILITIES / TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT A. Covington Street Storm Drainage Improvements Engineering - $40,000.00 (ARPA Funds) Consent Agenda for Thursday Night B. Hidrostal Influent Pump - $74,376.00 (ARPA Funds) Consent Agenda for Thursday Night C. Tommy Lee Fuller / Publix Driveway Design - $164,535.00 (5% contingency) ARPA Funds Consent Agenda for Thursday Night 6. PUBLIC WORKS / FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT DDA has requested an Ex-officio be appoint. To be discussed / voted on Thursday night. 8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT 9. CITY ATTORNEY’S UPDATES / REPORTS A. Library IGA Extension  IGA will extend the Design phase to September 30th and the Construction/Operations phase to January 31st. B. City Rental Policy - Discussion City Attorney to proceed with development of policy. C. Development Regulations Update - Discussion For Discussion on Thursday Night / Action in July. D. City Council Policy On Procedures and Protocols 10. PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker unless additional time is given by the Mayor. Each speaker should approach the podium and state their name and address for the record. All public comments are to be directed to the Mayor and Council and not the audience. Public Comments should follow general rules of appropriate decorum. Alma Thomas - 212 Chad Lane addressed the Mayor and Council. 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Legal Matters Motion made by Council Member Huntsinger to close the meeting to enter into Executive Session. Seconded by Council Member DuVall. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe. Motion carried 6-0. Motion made by Council Member Huntsinger to enter into Executive Session. Seconded by Council Member DuVall. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe. Motion carried 6-0. Motion made by Council Member Huntsinger to close Executive Session. Seconded by Council Member Newberry. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe. Motion carried 6-0. Motion made by Council Member Huntsinger to enter back into Open Session. Seconded by Council Member DuVall. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe.  Motion carried 6-0. City Attorney Paul Rosenthal announced that there was not action taken during Executive Session. 12. ITEMS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT A. May Minutes B. May Financial Report 13. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Council Member DuVall to adjourn. Seconded by Council Member Wolfe. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe. Motion carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 10:03pm.