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 27, 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 Rob Turner to approve the agenda and was seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. VI. MINUTES: a. March 9, 2020 Minutes Special Called Meeting Minutes Motion 2- was made by Council Member George Turner to approve the March 9, 2020 Minutes and was seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion passed unanimously. b. April 6, 2020 Special Called Meeting Minutes Motion 3- was made by Council Member Rob Turner to approve the minutes from April 6, 2020 and was seconded by Council Member George Turner. 1  Motion passed unanimously. c. April 13, 2020 City Council Minutes Motion 4- was made by Council Member George Turner to approve the minutes from April 13, 2020 and was seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion passed unanimously. d. April 22, 2020 Special Called Meeting Minutes Motion 5- was made by Council Member Rob Turner to approve the minutes from April 22, 2020 and was seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed unanimously. VII. PRESENTATIONS: a. Rhonda Taylor- Candidate for GA State House District 91 b. Dr. Cynthia Elliott- Coronavirus COVID-19 Update VIII. APPOINTMENTS: a. None IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS Dave Marcus- Submitted via email to City Clerk Megan Reid and read aloud by City Clerk Megan Reid during the meeting X. PUBLIC HEARING None. XI. NEW BUSINESS a. Letter of Intent for Trammel Crow Development in Lithonia Industrial Park Council Discussed this and would like to discuss at a special called meeting. b. RFP for External Auditing Services for FY 2019 Council discussed and would like to discuss at a special called meeting. c. RFP for Internal Auditing Services for FY 2020 Council discussed and would like to discuss at a special called meeting. d. Hiring of Finance Director per City Budget 2  Council discussed hiring a Finance Director and came to a consensus to discuss at a later meeting with Wayne Wright, Regional Business Manager, Operations Management and Facilities Services from Jacobs Engineering Inc. e. Hiring of Procurement Officer per City Budget Council discussed hiring a Procurement Officer and came to a consensus to discuss at a later meeting with Wayne Wright, Regional Business Manager, Operations Management and Facilities Services from Jacobs Engineering Inc. f. Revenue Retrieval & Enhancement Proposal from Fincher Denmark LLC Presentation made by Marshall Mitchell, Fincher and Denmark LLC, and Council discussed agreeing to a contract at a special called meeting. XII. OLD BUSINESS a. Transportation Master Plan i. Project Update ii. Transportation Summit Council listened to the update and presentation. b. City of Stonecrest State of Emergency (ends on May 11, 2020) Mayor Lary and Plez Joyner, Deputy City Manager, addressed the council and reassured them that the City Hall ordered face masks, gloves, thermometers, and sanitizer. At this point there is not an official date for City Hall to reopen. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. XIII. CITY MANAGER UPDATE Deputy City Manager Plez Joyner- Thanked everyone for another great virtual meeting. Stated that Stonecrest Cares delivered 5000 masks to Hillandale Hospital along with Council Member Rob Turner, Council Member Jimmy Clanton and Mayor Lary. Planning on delivering more to first responders and some retail establishments. Thanked Iris Settle and Lillian Lowe for organizing Stonecrest Cares. XIV. CITY ATTORNEY None. XV. MAYOR AND COUNCIL UPDATES Council Member Jimmy Clanton- None Council Member Rob Turner- Virtual Meeting for the Film Committee was a success and thanked Adrion Bell, Communications Director for setting up the 3  meeting and thanked Mayor Lary, Council Member Jazzmin Cobble and Clarence Boone, Economic Development Director for attending the meeting. Council Member Jazzmin Cobble- Reiterated Council Member Rob Turners comments regarding the Film Committee Meeting. Thanked Dr. Elliott for her presentation on COVID-19 and advised everyone to remain safe. Council Member George Turner- Virtual Town Hall Meeting to discuss 2020 Census Meeting on May 7 at 6:30pm. Council Member Tammy Grimes- Is collecting masks to distribute along with Delta Sigma Theta to distribute at the Traditions Nursing Home. Please notify her if you can donate. Mayor Jason Lary- Thanked On Common Ground for keeping the citizens up to date on the news in the City. Also thanked all the hard work of Stonecrest Cares XVI. ADJOURNMENT Motion 6- was made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble to adjourn and was seconded by Council Member George 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 4