City Council Meeting

City of Springfield AGENDA 130 S. Laurel St. Springfield, GA 31329 6:00 P.M November 14, 2023 Council Meeting 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Consideration for approval of October 10, Minutes of Public Hearing & Meeting b. Consideration for approval of October 17, 2023, Minutes of Joint Public Hearing c. Consideration for approval of October 17, 2023, Minutes of Special Called Meeting 6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS a. EOM Operations Report b. Effingham County Fire Department Report c. Police Department Report d. Planning & Development Report 7. APPEARANCES a. Lon Harden- Request Submittal of Closure Request to GDOT for the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on January 15, 2024, at 10:00 am. b. Damon Rahn & Phil Kieffer- DRT issues and possible solutions c. Thomas & Hutton- Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion Discussion 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda items only) 9. OLD BUSINESS a. Consideration to approve Conditional Use Request to allow a Senior Living facility or a Daycare Facility at 601 N. Ash Street, parcel S100-56. 10. NEW BUSINESS a. Consideration to approve the 2024 City of Springfield Holiday Schedule b. Consideration to approve Purchase Order 23-01690 in the amount of $55,869.00 to Goforth Williamson, Inc to Install SCADA at Wells 3,4,6 & 7. c. Consideration to approve Resolution R2023-17: Initiate Changes to Amend the Text of Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Article III, Section 3.2- “R-2” Residential District d. Consideration to approve Resolution R2023-18: Adopting the 2023 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update  e. Consideration to approve Ordinance 2023-25: Annex Parcel 410-15 and Rezone from Effingham County Zoning Classification AR-1 To City of Springfield Zoning Classification B-1 11. GENERAL GOVERNMENT a. Presentation of Ordinance 2023-26: Amending the Code of The City of Springfield, Georgia at Zoning Appendix A, Article Iv Section 4.44 Signs b. Presentation of Ordinance 2023-27: City of Springfield FY2024 Budget c. Presentation of Ordinance 2023-28: City of Springfield FY2024 Fee Schedule d. Presentation of Ordinance 2023-29: Amend the Text of Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Article III Uses Permitted in Districts and Article IX Definitions as it relates to Auto Brokerage as an Allowable Use within Districts that Allow Commercial Uses 12. MOTION TO MOVE FROM THE REGULAR MEETING INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION – Reference: Litigation, Personnel, Real Estate 13. MOTION TO MOVE FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK INTO THE REGULAR MEETING 14. TAKE ANY ACTION NEEDED ON ITEM(S) FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION 15. MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING The Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting of Council will be held on December 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. It is the policy of the City of Springfield that all City-sponsored public meetings and events are accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in participating in this meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the ADA, please call the City’s ADA Coordinator, Jennifer Smith, at (912) 754-7617 or e- mail jsmith@springfieldga.org at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.