City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STONECREST, GEORGIA Honorable Mayor Jason Lary, Sr. Council Member Jimmy Clanton, Jr. – District 1 Council Member Rob Turner- District 2 Council Member Jazzmin Cobble – District 3 Council Member George Turner- District 4 Council Member Diane Adoma – District 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 19, 2018 6:00 p.m. Stonecrest City Hall 3120 Stonecrest Blvd. Stonecrest, Georgia 30038 I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jason Lary II. ROLL CALL: All members were present. III. INVOCATION: Council Member Rob Turner IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: V. PRESENTATION: A. Ms. Patricia Willis of 6 Degrees of Synergy, Inc. gave a presentation on Stonefest to be held on June 9, 2018 at Stonecrest Mall. B. Recognition of Mr. Joe Coleman and CS Truck and Trailer Repair Services. Mr. Joe Coleman a business owner in Council Member Clanton’s District was introduced by Attorney Bernard Knight. Mayor Lary read the following proclamation into the record. Proclamation Whereas, CS Truck and Trailer is a business located in the City of Stonecrest, owned by Joe Coleman; and Whereas, CS Truck and Trailer has been serving the Stonecrest Area for 19 years and employs more than 100 people; and 1 Whereas, CS Truck and Trailer was awarded as a Workplace Achiever in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2018 Top Workplaces Awards based on employees’ surveys; and Whereas, CS Truck and Trailer has been awarded an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau; and Whereas, CS Truck and Trailer’s employee feedback scores exceeded the national standards to be considered a Top Workplace; and Whereas, residents and business owners of Stonecrest value workforce development and employee retention; and Now, Therefore, be it proclaimed that Mayor Jason Lary and the City Council of the City of Stonecrest supports and congratulates Joe Coleman and staff of CS Truck and Trailer and hereby recognize this Monday, March 19, 2018. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Stonecrest, Georgia to be affixed this 19th day of March 2018. Afterwards Mr. Joe Coleman introduced all the workers present from CS Truck and Trailer Repair Services. VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Rev. Patrick Mitchell spoke on the condition of his church at 5268 Snapfinger Woods Drive and said they need help. Faye Coffield questioned companies that were supposed to come to Stonecrest, new charter provisions for homestead exemptions and General Obligation Bonds. Mayor Lary responded to her and explained they could not release the name of businesses that want to come here and there were bills for Stonecrest homestead exemption and the city was only preparing for GO Bonds that could come with the SPLOST and they were not for the Sports Center. VII. MINUTES: Approval of Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of February 7, 2018 and the Regular City Council Meeting of February 19, 2018. Council Member George Turner made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Called Meeting of February 7, 2018 with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 2  There were many corrections to the February 19, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes, so Council Member Adoma made a motion to defer the minutes until the next regular City Council Meeting with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. VIII. ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Council Member Rob Turner made a motion to adopt the agenda with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. IX. AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Resolution to Activate the Stonecrest Development Authority and Appoint the Board of Directors Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve the Resolution to activate the Stonecrest Development Authority and appoint the Board of Directors with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The names were read for the years of service. Antonio Render, Dr. Cynthia Elliot, Jim Kelly and Samuel Stuckey were appointed for 2-year terms. Leighton Hull, Bill Allen and Belinda Hull were appointed for 4- year terms. Sabrina Wright, Mayor Jason Lary, Joe Coleman and Julius Lee were appointed ex officio. The motion carried unanimously. 2. Resolution Approving the Engagement of Butler Snow LLP as Special Counsel for the General Obligation Bonds Council Member Adoma made a motion to approve the Resolution Approving the Engagement of Butler Snow LLP as Special Counsel for the General Obligation Bonds. Council Member George Turner provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Resolution to Approve Amendment No.1 to the Professional Services Agreement for Municipal Government Services Mr. Wayne Wainwright gave an overview of the agreement and later the City Manager, Michael Harris gave more information. Council had many questions regarding new positions, purchase of vehicles, SPLOST Management, Comp Plan, organization chart and especially explanations of each line item. Council Member George Turner made a motion to defer to the next Work Session with Council Member Cobble providing the second. Council Member George 3  Turner amended his motion to table until there is a discussion on the Budget Amendment with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. After much discussion on the budget amendment, Council Member Adoma made a motion to remove this item from the table with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Lary made a motion to approve the Resolution to approve an amendment to the Contract to provide Municipal Government Services removing Section 3 and striking #6 N Construction Management Services. Council Member Clanton provided the second. The motion carried with Mayor Lary and Council Members Cobble, Adoma, Rob Turner and Clanton voting yes. Council Member George Turner voted no. 4. Resolution to Establish Administrative Court Fees for the Stonecrest Municipal Court Council Member George Turner made a motion to approve the Resolution to establish Administrative Court Fees for the Stonecrest Municipal Court with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 5. Ordinance for Stonecrest Budget Amendment 2018-001 Michael Harris, City Manager gave an overview of the budget amendment. Council Member Cobble made a motion to defer the budget amendment with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 6. Ordinance for Amendment to Pouring Hours (Incorporating Dekalb’s recent changes) Council Member George Turner made a motion to defer this item to the next regular meeting in April with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Ordinance of the City of Stonecrest regarding SLUP 17-0003 Attorney Serena Nowell gave an overview of the Ordinance regarding SLUP 17- 0003. Mayor Larry made a motion to approve the ordinance in denial of SLUP 17-003 with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 8. Ordinance of the City of Stonecrest regarding SLUP 17-0004 4  Attorney Serena Nowell gave an overview of the Ordinance regarding SLUP 17- 0004. Council Member Georgia Turner made a motion to approve the ordinance in denial of SLUP 17-0004 with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 9. Ordinance Adopting Chapter 7 Building Ordinance Council Member George Turner made a motion to approve the Ordinance Adopting Chapter 7-Building Ordinance with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried with Mayor Lary and Council Members Cobble, Clanton, Rob Turner and George Turner voting yes. Council Member Adoma voted no. X. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: City Manager had no comments. XI. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: The City Attorney was Ms. Serena Nowell of Fincher and Denmark and she said she was glad to be at the meeting tonight. XII. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Adoma announced on March 31, 2018 there will be a Women’s History Month Breakfast at the Hilton in Stonecrest, also any veteran with a four-year degree who is looking for a job a Technology Firm is hiring to bring people on in April. She further announced they are giving away three $1000.00 scholarships to senior students in Stonecrest District 5. Council Member George Turner announce Showtime at Carnegie Hall Performing Arts where the Mighty Lions of Salem Middle School have been asked to perform on March 26, 2018. They have collected enough funds for 45 students, but they would like to take all 50 students. He also said there will be a townhall meeting for District 4 on March 28, 2018 at 6:30 at the Salem Panola Library. Council Member Rob Turner announced the date for his monthly breakfast has changed to April 7, 2018 because of the NAACP event. Council Member Cobble has no comments. 5  Mayor Lary inquired as to the date for the Work Session and Special Called Meeting for the Budget Amendment. It was decided to have the meeting on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 6:00p.m. and 6:15 p.m. XIII. ADJOURNMENT: Council Member Clanton made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:45p.m. with Council Member Robb Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION: WHEN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS REQUIRED, ONE WILL BE CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING: ISSUES: 1) PERSONNEL, 2) LITIGATION, 3) REAL ESTATE 6