Planning Commission

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Council Chambers 2:00 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 Marlene Taylor-Crawford ABSENT Council Member Austin Thompson Prayer Mayor Still was present to provide the invocation. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Still lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Additions / Deletions Chuck Warbington, City Manager due to unforeseen circumstances requested that #1 - Update to Council on School of the Arts (SOTA) be tabled indefinitely, and due to changes that need to take place to item #4 RZM2025-00021; Hayley Todd - Planners & Engineers Collaborative; Belmont Drive Parcel Assemblage be tabled to Work Session, December 10, 2025. Motion to approve agenda as amended made by Council Member Johnson, Seconded by Mayor Pro- Tem Jones. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Taylor- Crawford Discussion of General City Business There is no public comment during this section of the agenda unless formally requested by the Mayor and the Council. 1. Update to Council on School of the Arts (SOTA) Tabled indefinitely due to unforeseen circumstances. 2. Procurement Function Operations Assessment – Presentation by Mauldin & Jenkins Keith Lee, Chief Financial Director introduced this item, and Kate Russell, Director, and David Roberts, Partner with Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC who presented a Presentation on Procurement Function Operations Assessment Audit. 3. MEAG Power Sale of Excess Power to City of Lawrenceville on Behalf of the City of Elberton Chuck Warbington, City Manager introduced this item and introduced Steve Jackson, Sr Vice President with MEAG, Matthew Chancey, Sr. Government & Public Affairs Manager, with MEAG, and Curt Halstead, Sr. Engineer with MEAG, where they presented and answered questions from Council. This item will be Consent item #1 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. Council Member Austin Thompson joined Council at 2:34 p.m. during presentation. 4. RZM2025-00021; Hayley Todd - Planners & Engineers Collaborative; Belmont Drive Parcel Assemblage Tabled, due to changes that need to be made to this item, to Work Session, December 10, 2025. 5. RZR2025-00030; North DTL CC PH1, LLC; 854 North Clayton Street Todd Hargrave, Director of Planning and Development introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be sent to the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 6. SUP2025-00111 & SUP2025-00112; Mechanical Trades Institute; 420 Grayson Highway Todd Hargrave, Director of Planning and Development introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be sent to the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 7. SUP2025-00113; Douglas Garcia; 899 Grayson Highway Todd Hargrave, Director of Planning and Development introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be sent to the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 8. SUP2025-00114; Precious Asoro – Edged Events; 3315 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 15 Todd Hargrave, Director of Planning and Development introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be sent to the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 9. SUP2025-00115; Yhana Rouse – The Nexxt Space; 575 Wike Pike Street, Suite 21 Todd Hargrave, Director of Planning and Development introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be sent to the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 10. Year 5 Contract Renewal of ReCAST Sub-Recipient Partners Marcus Thorne, Grant Program Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be Consent item #2 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025.  11. Ordinance setting the time and place of the regularly scheduled meetings of the Lawrenceville City Council for 2026 This item will be Consent item #3 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 12. Professional Services for Springlake Road at Paper Mill Road Roundabout Reginald Anderson, Public Works Director introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be Consent item #4 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 13. Amendment to Natural Gas Ordinance – Large Volume Industrial Customers Keith Lee, Chief Finance Officer introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be sent to the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 14. Lawrenceville Arts Center Audio Visual System for Conference Rooms This item will be Consent item #5 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 15. Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Mulberry to Address SB 139 Legislative Annexation of City of Lawrenceville Parcel R5179-296 Chuck Warbington, City Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be Consent item #6 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 16. Acquisition of 390 West Pike Street Chuck Warbington, City Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be Consent item #7 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. 17. Lease Agreement with Petal and Pond Chuck Warbington, City Manager introduced this item and answered questions from Council. This item will be Consent item #8 on the regular agenda, November 19, 2025. Executive Session - Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate Motion to adjourn into Executive Session made by Council Member Taylor-Crawford, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Taylor- Crawford, Council Member Thompson Motion to adjourn out of Executive Session made by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Taylor- Crawford, Council Member Thompson 2 Litigation 2 Personnel 0 Votes Taken Final Adjournment Motion to adjourn Work Session made by Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Seconded by Council Member Johnson. Voting Yea: Mayor Still, Council Member Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Jones, Council Member Taylor- Crawford, Council Member Austin Thompson Minute Signatures _______________________ David R. Still, Mayor _______________________ Karen Pierce, City Clerk