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 October 15, 2018 7:00pm. 3120 Stonecrest Blvd. Suite 190 Stonecrest, Georgia I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jason Lary II. ROLL CALL: All Member were present III. INVOCATION: Council Member Rob Turner IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: V. ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Council Member Adoma made a motion to add a presentation of Africa UMOJO to the agenda and adopt the agenda with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. The cast of Africa UMOJO The Spirit of Unity Tour 2018 performed at the meeting. This is an international show and they will be performing at the Porter Sanford Center in DeKalb County. VI. MINUTES: Approval of Minutes of the City Council Meeting of October 3, 2018 Council Member George Turner made a motion to approve the minutes of October 3, 2018 with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. VII. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. AX 18-0001 6024 Covington Hwy 1  Nicole Dozier, Community Development Director gave an overview of the annexation request. She explained when the annexation originally started is was for one lot and now DeKalb County has made it two lots. So, we will need to annex the property and do a rezoning for both parcels. Council Member Rob Turner made a motion to open the public hearing for AX18- 0001 with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Spoke in Favor Attorney Roxanne Martin – Battle Law Group Jan Costello Spoke Against Attorney Bernie Knight 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 Rob Turner made a motion to approve the annexation of AX-18- 0001 with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Council Member Rob Turner made a motion to approve the rezoning as requested by the applicant for parcel number 1603904034 and 1603904063 with the 15 conditions. Council Member Adoma provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. 2. RZ 18-003- 6554 & 6560 Chupp Road / 7247 & 7257 Covington Hwy/ 2601 & 2616 Macedonia Nicole Dozier, Director of Community Development gave an overview of RZ 18- 003. She said staff is recommending at least a one car garage is included. Council Member Clanton made a motion to open the public hearing with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Spoke in Favor Attorney Rozanne Martin of Battle Law Group Christopher Byrd Attorney Bernard Knight Spoke Against 2  Faye Coffield Dave Marcus Rebuttal Chris Byrd – Gateway Management Council Member Clanton made a motion to close the public hearing with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. Nicole Dozier said staff recommends accepting the 21 conditions by the applicant, but that there be no liquor stores, pool halls, gas stations, check cashing locations and nail salons allowed on this property. She said most of them are in included in the overlay district, however three are not. After much discussion, Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve the rezoning 18-003, 6554 & 6550 Chupp Road, 7247 & 7257 Covington Highway and 2601 & 2616 Macedonia with the 21 conditions requested by the applicant and the 3 conditions of no pool halls, nail salons and check cashing places requested by staff which are not prohibited by the current Overlay District. Council Member George Turner provided the second. A vote was taken on the motion to approve with Council Members Rob Turner, George Turner, Clanton, Cobble, and Mayor Lary voting yes. Council Member Adoma voted no. The motion passed. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS: 1. Faye Coffield spoke on great apartments in Stonecrest and the African UMOJO group performance. 2. Bernard Knight spoke on agenda item #8, Ordinance Designating Chapter 16 – Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses. IX. AGENDA ITEMS: 3. Authorize Execution of Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for Elections Mayor Lary made a motion to authorize the execution of the Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for Elections with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 4. Authorize Correction of Term End Date of Intergovernmental Agreement for Fire Rescue Services between DeKalb County and City of Stonecrest 3  Mayor Lary made a motion to authorize the Correction of the Term End Date of the Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for Fire Services. Council Member Rob Turner provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. 5. An Ordinance Adopting Chapter 19 (Parks and Recreation) Mayor Lary made a motion to approve the Ordinance Adopting Chapter 19 as Parks and Recreation. Council Member Adoma provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. 6. An Ordinance Adopting Chapter 11 (Emergency Management Services) Council Member George Turner made a motion to approve the Ordinance Adopting Chapter 11 for Emergency Management Services with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously 7. An Ordinance to amend the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2018 Mayor Lary made a motion to approve the Ordinance to amend the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2018 with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 8. An Ordinance Designating Chapter 16- Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses Emily M. Preston gave an overview of the Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses. After much discussion, Mayor Lary made a motion to approve the ordinance designating Chapter 16 – Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses. Council Member Clanton provided the second. The motion carried unanimously. 9. Resolution Authorizing the Establishment of the SPLOST Citizens Oversite Advisory Committee Mayor Lary read the names of the members of the SPLOST Citizen Oversight Advisory Committee and many of them were present. He said the members are Eric Carrington, Erika Dixon, Phyllis Douglas, Michelle Emanuel, Lemuel Hawkins, Shawn Jones, Dave Marcus, Derrel Taylor, Swain Watters, Kerry Williams, staff member Plez A. Joyner and myself. Mayor Lary made a motion to approve the Resolution authorizing the establishment of the SPLOST Citizen Oversight Advisory Committee with the names read. Council Member Clanton provided the second. Council Member Adoma voted no with all other members voting yes. The motion passed. 4  10. An Ordinance for the Creation of the Stonecrest Youth Council First Read Only 11. An Ordinance to Provide for the Creation of the Stonecrest Youth Council Advisory Committee First Read Only 12. An Ordinance Creating the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission First Read Only 13. An Ordinance to Amend the Charter, Section 1.03(b)(37)(A) to Amend the Millage Rate Cap First Read Only 14. An Ordinance to Amend Section 2.13(e) of the Charter Eliminating the Restrictions of Employment First Read Only 15. An Ordinance to Amend the Charter, Section 3.11 to Change the name of the City Accountant to City Finance Director First Read Only 16. An Ordinance to Amend the Charter, Sections 4.02, 4.03 and 4.06 of Article IV Amending the Titles of any Municipal Judge First Read Only X. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: None XI. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: None XII. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Adoma announced a Townhall Meeting on October 23, 2018 where Jeff Radar, Presiding Officer for DeKalb County and Jackie Nichols, President of the 5  South River Watershed will be present; on October 27, 2018 a walk at Arabia Mountain to raise money for foster children and on November 3, 2018 the Kids Health Festival. Council Member George Turner announced there will be a 5K Walk at Arabia Mountain on October 27, 2018 at 9:00am to bring attention to Hypertension. Council Member Rob Turner announced a Townhall Meeting on Tuesday October 23, 2018 at 7:30p.m. Council Member Cobble announced she will be participating in the Dancing with the DeKalb Stars on October 20, 2018 to raise funds for Domestic Violence. The City Clerk, Brenda James reminded everyone that early voting started today. Mayor Lary thanked the Marbut Road Theme School for the Breast Cancer Walk and said he learned many men had breast cancer. XIII. ADJOURNMENT: Council Member Cobble made a motion to adjourn at 10:00 p.m. with Council Member Rob 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 ________________________________ Mayor Jason Lary __________________________________ Brenda B. James, Interim City Clerk 6