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 Vacant – District 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES October 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. 3120 Stonecrest Blvd. Suite 190 Stonecrest, Georgia I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jason Lary II. ROLL CALL: Council Member Jazzmin Cobble was absent. III. INVOCATION: Invocation was led by Council Member Rob Turner. IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE V. AWARDS AND HONORS Mayor Lary acknowledged and awarded Mera Cardenas of Arabia Mountain for her success and wished her well as she moves to Chicago for her future accomplishments. Mayor Lary and Council presented a rendering of the City Center formally known as Sam’s Club. VI. APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA: Motion 1- was made by Council Member George Turner to approve the agenda with the following changes: Remove “1st Reading” from a. RZ-19-0007 and b. RZ-19- 0008 under XII. New Business and add the word “Final” to g. for Plat Approval and was seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion passed unanimously. VII. MINUTES: 1  Motion 2- was made by Council Member Rob Turner to approve the Council Meeting Minutes from October 14, 2019 and Council Member Jimmy Clanton gave the second. Motion passed unanimously. Motion 3- was made by Council Member Rob Turner to approve the Special Called Meeting Minutes from October 23, 2019 and Council Member Jimmy Clanton gave the second.. Motion passed unanimously. VIII. PRESENTATIONS: Presentation was presented under Agenda Item IV. IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. X. APPOINTMENTS: None. XI. PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. RZ-19-0007 Chris Wheeler, Planning and Zoning Director, briefly overviewed the Staff Recommendations along with the Planning Commissions recommendations to approve RZ-19-0007. Motion 4- was made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble to open the Public Hearing and seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. Ms. Michelle Battle spoke in favor of approving the RZ-19-0007. Public that spoke in Opposition: Florena Oliver Motion 5- was made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to close the Public Hearing and was seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. There was much discussion by Council Member George Turner and Council Member Jimmy Clanton. 2  Motion 6- was made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to approve RZ-19-0007.with conditions listed in the staff report and to adhere to the traffic study to the extent allowable by law and a second was provided by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion passed unanimously. Council Member Jazzmin Cobble left at approximately 8:15pm. b. RZ-19-0008 Chris Wheeler, Planning and Zoning Director, asked for Council to accept the formal withdrawal of application. Motion 7- was made by Council member George Turner to accept the withdrawal of Application RZ-19-0008 and was seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion approved unanimously. c. TMOD-19-003 Stonecrest Overly Map Modifications explained by Chris Wheeler, Planning and Zoning Director. Motion 8- was made by Council member George Turner to open the Public Hearing for TMOD-19-003 and was seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion passed unanimously. Those who spoke in favor include Michelle Battle, Bernard Knight, and Dave Marcus. Those who spoke in opposition were Dele Lowman-Smith, Renee Cail, and Cheryl Mathis. Motion 9- was made by Council Member George Turner to close the Public Hearing and was seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion approved unanimously. Council Member Jimmy Clanton would like this to go for final vote on November 25, 2019. d. TMOD-19-005 TMOD-19-005 (Party House Ordinance) explained by Chris Wheeler, Planning and Zoning Director. 3  Motion 10- was made by Council Member Rob Turner to open the Public Hearing for TMOD-19-005 and was seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. Those who spoke in favor include Dave Marcus, Cheryl Mathis, Joel Thibodeaux, and Tammy Grimes. No one spoke in opposition. Motion 11- was made by Council Member George Turner to close the Public Hearing and was seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion approved unanimously. e. TMOD-19-006 TMOD-19-006 (Discount Store Ordinance) explained by Chris Wheeler, Planning and Zoning Director. Motion 12- was made by Council Member Rob Turner to open the Public Hearing for TMOD-19-005 and was seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. Those who spoke in favor include Dave Marcus and Dele Lowman-Smith. Bernard Knight in opposition. Motion 13- was made by Council Member George Turner to close the Public Hearing and was seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion approved unanimously. XII. NEW BUSINESS: f. Floodplain Insurance Ordinance 1st Reading g. Final Plat- Parks of Stonecrest Pod D Phase 1 Motion 14- was made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to approve the Final Plat- Parks of Stonecrest Pod D Phase 1 and a second was provided by Council Member George Turner. 4  Motion passed unanimously. XIII. OLD BUSINESS: XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION: WHEN AND EXECUTIVE SESSION IS REQUIRED, ONE WILL BE CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) PERSONNEL, 2) LITIGATION, 3) REAL ESTATE None. XV. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: No comments. XVI. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: No comments XVII. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: Council Member Rob Turner- Invited the Public to come to DeKalb Cultural Exchange Fair on November 9 from 9am-1pm at the House of Hope. Council Member Jimmy Clanton- Monthly Meeting set for 11/2/2019 at the AEI Startup Factory from 10:00am – 12:30pm and the Mayor will be there for an “Ask the Mayor” opportunity. Council Member George Turner 2020 Census Complete Count Meeting on October 29, 2019 at 6:30pm. This will be there 2nd meeting. Mayor Jason Lary- District 5 forum set for October 30 at 6:30pm at the AEI Startup Factory. Scanner at City Hall has been down and that is why the packet wasn’t available online. XVIII. Public Comments Dele Lowman-Smith- Asked about the Boards and Committees not being listed on the website. Residents need to be on all committees. Why were Public Comments moved? Dave Marcus- Spoke about business owners being stakeholders and his stance on them being on committees. 5  Bernard Knight- Quoted that the City Charter only states that Boards, Commissions and Authority members have to be residents not Committees. XIX. ADJOURNMENT: Motion 15- was made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to adjourn the Council Meeting and a second was provided by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. Read and adopted in the regular meeting of the City Council held on this _____ day of _______________, 2019. __________________________ Mayor Jason Lary ATTEST: _______________________________ Megan P. Reid, City Clerk 6