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 December 17, 2018 7:00pm. 3120 Stonecrest Blvd. Suite 190 Stonecrest, Georgia I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jason Lary II. ROLL CALL: All Members present. III. INVOCATION: Council Member Rob Turner IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: V. ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Mayor Lary said he would like to remove item #2 Resolution to Appoint a new member to the Development Authority from the agenda. Council Member George Turner said he would like to remove item # 10 SPLOST Program Management from the agenda. Council Member George Turner made a motion to adopt the agenda removing item #2 and #10 from the agenda with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. VI. MINUTES: Approval of Minutes of the City Council Meeting of December 5, 2018 Council Member Adoma made a motion to approve the minutes of December 5, 2018 with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Dave Marcus spoke on the Resolution to Establish a Housing Authority and that the City of Stonecrest does not need any more low-income housing. Michelle Emanuel spoke on the closing of Big Lots and SPLOST and urged Mayor and Council to come to some resolution. Bernard Knight spoke in opposition to the Historic Commission Ordinance. Mera Cardenas spoke in favor of the Historic Commission Ordinance. Faye Cofield spoke on the removal of trees and why do we need more low-income housing. VIII. AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Resolution for Approval and Establishment of a Housing Authority for City of Stonecrest Attorney Emily M. Preston gave an overview of the resolution to establish a Housing Authority for the City of Stonecrest. She furthered explained this does not mean low income housing and the intent is not for Section 8 Housing. She said this is the activate the Housing Authority under State Law to create bonds and revenue for the city. After much discussion, Mayor Lary made a motion to defer the Resolution to Establish a Housing Authority with Council Member Adoma providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 2. Resolution to Appoint A New Member to the Development Authority- Mayor Lary- Pulled from the agenda. 3. Resolution to Establish the Stonecrest Overlay District Steering Committee Council Member Clanton gave an overview of the Stonecrest Overlay District Steering Committee. He said the committee will end on January 31, 2019. Council Member Adoma said she has concerns with a husband and wife being on the same committee and she is against nepotism. Council Member George Turner said his only concern was the full disclosure regarding the husband and wife, but there must be a policy established.  Council Member Cobble said Council Member Clanton said the terms are until January 31, 2019, however the resolution says something else. Attorney Denmark said you can remove the terms from the resolution and then they will end January 31, 2019. After the discussion, Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve the resolution to establish the Stonecrest Overlay District Steering Committee and remove the terms, so they will end on January 31, 2019 with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried with Mayor Lary, Council Members Clanton, Rob Turner, Cobble and George Turner voting yes. Council Member Adoma voted no. 4. Ordinance Setting Work Session and City Council Meeting Dates and Times First Read Only. 5. Resolution to Establish Stonecrest Film Committee City Manager Michael Harris gave an overview of this committee. Council Member Rob Turner read the following names for the committee: Patrece DeChabert Verda Watson Todd. Brown Stacey Thibodaux Kenneth Reeves Council Member Rob Turner made a motion to approve the Resolution to Establish the Stonecrest Film Committee with Council Member Clanton providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 6. An Ordinance for the Creation of the Stonecrest Youth Council- Council Council Member Adoma gave an overview of the Youth Council. After much discussion, Council Member Adoma made a motion to defer the item with Council Member George Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 7. An Ordinance for the Creation of the Stonecrest Youth Council Advisory Committee  Council Member Adoma made a motion to defer the Youth Council Advisory Committee until January 2, 2019 with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. She also said she wanted the previous one deferred until January 2, 2019. The motion carried with Council Member George Turner voting no, and all others voting yes. 8. An Ordinance for the Creation of the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission First Read Only 9. Resolution for Stonecrest City Center Negotiation Mayor Lary gave an overview of the Resolution for Stonecrest City Center Negotiation and said the committee would be Council Member Cobble, City Manager Michael Harris, City Attorney Winston Denmark and himself Mayor Lary. Council Member Clanton made a motion to approve the Resolution for Stonecrest City Center Negotiation with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. 10. SPLOST Program Management- Pulled from the agenda. IX. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: City Manager, Michael Harris said steps have been taken regarding the Historic locations in the City of Stonecrest in the way of a GIS Layer. X. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: No Comments XI. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Cobble wished everyone Happy Holidays. Council Member Rob Turner wished everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas and safe holidays. Council Member Clanton wished everyone Happy Holidays. Council Member George Turner wished everyone a Merry Christmas and be safe.  Council Member Adoma said her Consulting Firm just got HUD Zone Certification and she will be working with small business owners to get their certification. She also said her TV program “Touring Stonecrest District 5” will launch in January. She said Chick fil-A had just send over some documents for $600,000 in sponsorship. She said she got email from Travel Channel and Disney and they are interested in our mountain. Mayor Lary announced he will have an event on Thursday, December 20th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm where he will celebrate life and the future of Stonecrest. Mayor Lary announced the retirement of City Attorney Tom Kurrie. He said we now have the firm of Fincher Denmark and some Attorneys from Coleman Talley. He said Tom Kurrie spent hundreds of legal hours to help get the City of Stonecrest off the ground. XII. ADJOURNMENT: Council Member Cobble made a motion to adjourn the meeting with Council Member Rob Turner providing the second. The motion carried unanimously. _________________________________ Mayor Jason Lary _________________________________ Brenda B. James, Interim City Clerk