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 July 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. 3120 Stonecrest Blvd. Suite 190 Stonecrest, Georgia 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. ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Council Member Georgia Turner made a motion to adopt the agenda as written with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. VI. MINUTES: Approval of Minutes of the City Council Meeting of July 3, 2018 Council Member George Turner asked the City Attorney if a member of council is not at the meeting can they vote on the minutes. Attorney Kurrie said yes. Council Member Adoma said the correct spelling of Sara Torey’s name is Toering, who is a Legal Counsel, and change spelling of Al Terrell to Ferrell. Council Member Adoma said her constituents want to know when changes are made to the agenda at the meeting, when does the Clerk change the agenda on the website. The Clerk said she does not make a change on the agenda. The minutes reflect any changes. Council Member Adoma said under State Law 50-14.1-1 (e) 2 her constituents want to know if the Clerk is posting the summary minutes within 48 hours or 2 days. The City Clerk said the summaries are posted the next day or within the allotted time. Council Member Clanton said his Community Leadership Meeting is the second Saturday. 1  Council Member Rob Turner made a motion to approve the minutes with the corrections. Council Member Adoma provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. VII. PRESENTATIONS: 1. Proclamation to South DeKalb Tribe Baseball Team Coach Slaton of the South DeKalb Tribe gave a power point presentation. Afterwards, Mayor Lary read the following proclamation into the record. Proclamation Whereas, The South DeKalb Tribe was founded on August 8, 2015, by Willie Slaton, Kyle Moody, and Sedrick Parker whom each excelled in baseball at an early age; and Whereas, The South DeKalb Tribe was formed to instill the character and skills that these three men gained through their journeys in baseball; and Whereas, The South DeKalb Tribe operates on the three pillars of education, community service, and high-level sports achievement geared toward students ages five through 12; and Whereas, The South DeKalb Tribe won several championships including the National Youth Baseball Championship, the Georgia vs. Florida Showdown Championship, the Las Vegas Memorial Day Bash Championship, and most recently the 2018 Grandslam World Series Championship; and Whereas, The South DeKalb Tribe, though nationally renowned, makes its home at Browns Mill Park and Arabia Mountain High School’s practice fields here in Stonecrest, Georgia. Therefore, be it proclaimed that the Mayor and City Council honor and congratulate The South DeKalb Tribe and I hereby recognize Monday, July 16, 2018, as The South DeKalb Tribe Day in Stonecrest 2  In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Stonecrest, Georgia to be affixed this 17th day of July 2018 ______________________________________ Jason Lary, Mayor 2. Presentation of the Audit Report by Mauldin & Jenkins Audrey Mays the Accounting Manager gave a brief overview and introduced Allen Farley of the firm of Mauldin and Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins presented the 2017 Audit and spoke on the CAFR. He said the audit was very smooth and he has no findings. Mr. Jenkins also discussed a list of recommendations to the city. Council Member Clanton made a motion to accept the report from the Auditors with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. Industrial Parking Modifications TMOD 18-0002 Nicole Dozier, Director of Community Development gave an overview of TMOD 18-002. Council Member Adoma made a motion to open the Public Hearing with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Spoke in Favor Gina Mangham Bernard Knight Michelle Battle Scott Shepherd Joe Coleman Dan Kelly Bill Wikle Spoke Against No one 3  Council Member George Turner made a motion to close the Public Hearing with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve Industrial Parking Modifications TMOD 18-002 with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 4. TMOD 18-0003 Short Term Vacation Rental (Definitions) City Attorney Kurrie gave an overview of TMOD 18-0003. Council Member George Turner made a motion to open the Public Hearing with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Spoke in Favor No One Spoke Against Faye Coffield Council Member Clanton made a motion to close the Public Hearing with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve TMOD 18-0003 Short Term Vacation Rental Definitions with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 5. TMOD 18-0004 Short Term Vacation Rental (Use Table &&& Regulations) Attorney Tom Kurrie gave an overview of TMOD 18-0004. Council Member George Turner made a motion to open the Public Hearing with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Spoke in Favor Edwina Clanton Spoke Against Faye Coffield 4  Council Member Adoma made a motion to close the Public Hearing with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Council Member Clanton made a motion to defer TMOD 18-0004 back to the Planning and Zoning Commission with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carries with Council Member George Turner voting No and all others voting yes. 6. SLUP 18-002 6721 Covington Highway Nicole Dozier, Director of Community Development gave an overview of SLUP 18-002. Council Member Adoma made a motion to open the Public Hearing with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Spoke in Favor Michelle Battle Jerry Stewart Emdalkachew Abate Harvindek Seth Moges Elbabu Trudy Morgan Don Patterson Barbara Hall Spoke Against No One Council Member George Turner made a motion to close the Public Hearing with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Lary made a motion to approve SLUP 18-002 for 6721 Covington Highway with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS: No one spoke X. AGENDA ITEMS: 5  7. Ordinance Adopting the City of Stonecrest Travel Policy and Procedures Attorney Kurrie gave an overview of the Travel Policy and Procedures. Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve the Ordinance adopting the Travel Policy and Procedures with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. XI. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: No Comments XII. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: Spoke on the text amendments and said the City manager would like for all text amendments to come to a work session and there it will be decided if it is warranted or not. He spoke on Grice Consulting and said there is a meeting on Thursday morning at 10:00am and there was a complaint raised by a citizen regarding the resolution that was passed in May regarding Grice. The claim is that it violated the open meeting act because it was not on the agenda. He said his recommendation would be to rescind the motion or just let it go and let the chips fall where they fall. He also spoke on the number of open record requests. XIII. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Cobble had no comments. Council Member Rob Turner spoke on the career fair held with the breakfast in District 2 and said there were over 500 hundred people in attendance. He thanked the Mayor and Assistant City Manager for attending. Council Member George Turner spoke on DeKalb County open house for SPLOST on next Thursday. He said starting Saturday July 21st KIMO which stands for Kindness in Memory of Others will begin their Acts of Kindness in Stonecrest. Council Member Adoma said on tomorrow at 6:00pm she will have a Town Hall Meeting at the Library, July 21st Coffee and Conversation at the Hilton, August 2nd a Smart Innovative City Readiest Breakfast Forum, September Citizens Engagement Forum and Luncheon at the Library, October Coffee Walk at Arabia Mountain Park and Nov. 3rd from 10:00 to 3:00 Citywide Kids Health Festival and Fashion Show. Mayor Lary spoke on time limits for speakers during Public Hearings. 6  XIV. ADJOURNMENT: Council Member George Turner made a motion to adjourn the meeting with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously at 9:45p.m. XV. EXECUTIVE SESSION: WHEN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS REQUIRED, ONE WILL BE CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) PERSONNEL, 2) LITIGATION, 3) REAL ESTATE 7