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 Tammy Grimes – District 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 13, 2020 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting Available to the Public via YouTube Live I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jason Lary II. ROLL CALL: All members present. III. INVOCATION: Invocation was led by Council Member Rob Turner. IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE V. APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA: Motion 1- was made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to approve the agenda and was seconded by Council member Rob Turner. Motion passed unanimously. VI. MINUTES: a. March 9, 2020 Minutes and April 6, 2020 Special Called Meeting Minutes Motion 2- was made by Council Member George Turner to defer the approval of the March 9, 2020 and April 6, 2020 Minutes until the next meeting and was seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion passed unanimously. b. February 24, 2020 City Council Minutes Motion 3- was made by Council Member George Turner to approve the minutes from February 24, 2020 and was seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. 1  Motion passed unanimously. VII. PRESENTATIONS: None. VIII. APPOINTMENTS: a. None IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. X. PUBLIC HEARING None. XI. NEW BUSINESS a. Millage Rate Cap Resolution After much discussion, Council Member Jazzmin Cobble explained that this was already passed in the current Charter and not needed. XII. OLD BUSINESS a. COVID-19 Update Mayor Lary updated the current situation of COVID-19. XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. XIV. CITY MANAGER UPDATE Deputy City Manager Plez Joyner- Thanked GA Power for using the Sam’s Parking Lot as a staging area in preparation for the storms Sunday night. XV. CITY ATTORNEY None. XVI. MAYOR AND COUNCIL UPDATES Council Member Jimmy Clanton- None Council Member Rob Turner- Thanked the Mayor and Lithonia’s Mayor for their joint effort in helping the families that were displaced by the Aprtment Fires. 2  Council Member Jazzmin Cobble- Would like for the Code Enforcement Team to check out the WalMart on Fairington Rd. It has been stated that there are 3 employees there that have tested positive for COVID-19. Council Member George Turner- 2020 Census Meeting on April 16 at 6pm. Council Member Tammy Grimes- Encouraged citizens to complete their Census Forms. Mayor Jason Lary- Thanked Council member Cobble for clarifying the millage rate in the Charter. Will have some exciting news to release soon. XVII. ADJOURNMENT Motion 4- was made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to adjourn and was seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion passed unanimously. Read and adopted in the regular meeting of the City Council held on this _____ day of _______________, 2020. __________________________ Mayor Jason Lary ATTEST: _______________________________ Megan P. Reid, City Clerk 3