CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORK SESSION
Regular MeetingMarietta, GA · July 8, 2024
Agenda
City of Marietta 205 Lawrence Street
Post Office Box 609
Marietta, Georgia 30061
Meeting Agenda
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORK SESSION
R. Steve Tumlin, Mayor
Cheryl Richardson, Ward 1
Grif Chalfant, Ward 2
Johnny Walker, Ward 3
Andy Morris, Ward 4
M. Carlyle Kent, Ward 5
Andre L. Sims, Ward 6
Joseph R. Goldstein, Ward 7
Monday, July 8, 2024 5:15 PM Council Chamber
CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES:
20240622 Agenda Work Session June 10, 2024.
Review and approval of the June 10, 2024 Agenda Work Session minutes.
BUSINESS:
20240624 BLW Report
Council Member Andy Morris gives the Board of Lights and Water (BLW) report
for the meeting held on Monday, July 8, 2024.
20240295 Reallocation of Remaining ARPA Funds
Reallocation of remaining ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds. Discussion of reallocating remaining ARPA funds.
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20240508 Detailed Plan - Village at Sandy Plains
Motion to approve the detailed site plan for the Village at Sandy Plains Phase 2, the
tree plan for Phases 1 and 2, and house elevations for Phases 1 & 2 (Z2024-02) with
the following:
1. Modification of zoning plan Z2024-02 to require sidewalks on only one side of
the street instead of both, as shown on the detailed plan.
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2. Variance to waive the street tree requirement along Sandy Plains Road to allow
the existing evergreens remain. [§712.08 (G.2.)]
3. To avoid the pool and pool house being constructed last, the amenity must be
started (permitted and ground broken) before 40% (36 lots) of the homes have been
issued a permit.
20240490 Wine and Malt Beverage Retailers
Motion to approve an ordinance amending city code sections 8-8-2-280, 8-8-2-290,
and 8-8-2-020 Paragraph C for the purpose of creating ancillary consumption on
premises licenses for specialty wine and malt beverage retailers.
Council Member Goldstein discloses that Karen Heard is a tenant of a member of
Council Member Goldstein's Family.
Council Member Goldstein discloses that he, members of his family, and entities
owned by himself and/or members of his family own property in Downtown Marietta
and the City of Marietta generally.
Second Reading
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20240514 Sale of Alcohol by Downtown Merchants During City-Sanctioned Events
Motion to approve an ordinance amending city code section 10-4-070 paragraphs E.
and F. for the purpose of allowing Central Business District merchants with
consumption on premises licenses to sell liquor on public right-of-way during
city-sanctioned events.
Council Member Goldstein discloses that he, members of his family, and entities
owned by himself and/or members of his family own property in Downtown Marietta
and the City of Marietta generally.
Council Member Goldstein discloses that Andy Gaines is the Executive Director of
The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre. The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand
Theatre rents space owned by the Herbert S. Goldstein Family Limited Partnership.
The Herbert S. Goldstein Family Limited Partnership is owned and managed by
members of Council Member Goldstein's family.
Second Reading
20240544 City Charter Revision
Revision to the City Charter Part I, Article IV, Division I, Section 4.11(a)(3). House
Bill 456 changes the minimum term of appointment for municipal court judges from
one year to two years effective on July 1, 2024. Additional language added to the
Georgia statute regarding written notice to the judge of a breach of agreement and the
judge shall have up to 30 days to cure said breach; and that removal for a material
breach during a judge’s term may only be done subject to the provisions of OCGA
36-32-2.1(c).
First Reading
Public Hearing (all parties sworn in)
20240633 Municipal Court Judge Compensation and Contract
Motion approving employment contract for Lawrence E. Burke per City Code
Section 4-4-2-030.C. Compensation is fixed by ordinance per City Charter Sections
4.11(a)(1) and 6.2(b). The Judge will also participate in across-the-board increases
provided to general employees as approved by the City Council as part of the Annual
Budget.
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20240589 Cherokee Heights Arts Festival Request for City Sanctioning
A Motion Approving the Cherokee Heights Arts Festival October 19, 2024, as a
City Sanctioned Event to Allow Sales and Consumption of Beer and Wine on Freyer
Drive Between Chicasaw Drive and Etowah Drive between 9 am and 4 pm. This
motion approves the sale and consumption on the rain date of October 20, 2024, if
required.
20240637 William Root House Handicap Lift
Consideration of emergency extra tourism funding in the amount of $20,000.00 for a
new Handicap Lift System at the William Root House (Cobb Landmark).
Requested by Council Member Johnny Walker
20240625 Draft City Council Agenda
Review and approval of the Wednesday, July 10, 2024 DRAFT City Council
Agenda.
20240626 Executive Session
Executive Session to discuss legal, personnel, and/or real estate matters.
ADJOURNMENT:
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