Town Council Meeting

TYRONE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 03, 2025 at 7:00 PM Eric Dial, Mayor Gloria Furr, Mayor Pro Tem, Post 4 Jessica Whelan, Post 1 Brandon Perkins, Town Manager Dia Hunter, Post 2 Dee Baker, Town Clerk Billy Campbell, Post 3 Dennis Davenport, Town Attorney Also present: Patty Newland, Library Supervisor Kate Chambers, Library Children & Youth Services Coordinator Galilla Mulugeta, Library Assistant Vikki Thompson, Library Assistant Lynda Owens, Recreation Manager I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Please state your name & address. Comments that require a response may not be answered during this time. The Council or staff may respond at a later date. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made to approve the agenda. Motion made by Council Member Furr, Seconded by Council Member Campbell. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. VI. CONSENT AGENDA: All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately. 1. Approval of Sandy Creek High School Basketball Championship Celebration at Shamrock Park on April 4, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Town Council Meeting Page 1 of 4 April 03, 2025  A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by Council Member Hunter, Seconded by Council Member Campbell. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. VII. PRESENTATIONS 2. Annual recognition of Library Week beginning April 6th honoring the Library's impact on our community. Mayor Dial read and presented the Library Week proclamation to the Library Staff and thanked them for their service. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS IX. OLD BUSINESS X. NEW BUSINESS 3. Discussion of a draft revision to the Town of Tyrone fee schedule regarding Building, Planning & Zoning, Environmental, and Engineering fees. Phillip Trocquet, Assistant Town Manager Mr. Trocquet informed Council that in accordance with House Bill 461, our method of charging for permit fees would change. He shared the converted table establishing the new square footage method from the current valuation method. The fees would be based on factors such as building classifications, building duration, and construction types. Safebuilt received 100% of some permit fees due to their services, however, most fees would be the Town receiving 25% and Safebuilt receiving 75% due in part to their permit tech services. Comparatively, staff found that most fees were less than those of surrounding jurisdictions and proposed a 25% to 35% increase, also included a slight increase in non-building permit fees. He explained that tonight’s review was Phase I. Phase II would be all department fees. The discussion included provisions for new technology, charges for larger, long-term projects, and monitoring unpermitted work. Mr. Trocquet stated that the sewer fees would remain the same for now and that there would be increases to pool permits and demolition permits. He added that a couple of environmental and planning fees would increase. He relayed that the Town would receive 100% of the planning and environmental fees. Council Member Whelan asked if the Town would advertise the changes. Mr. Trocquet stated that they would go through Community Core with the massive email list. Mr. Perkins stated that he would place something on the Town’s website. Page 2 of 4  A motion was made to approve the draft building fee schedule for future adoption. Motion made by Council Member Campbell, Seconded by Council Member Hunter. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. XI. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The second public comment period is for any issue. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Please state your name & address. Comments that require a response may not be answered during this time. The Council or staff may respond at a later date. XII. STAFF COMMENTS Mr. Scott Lanford congratulated Mr. Tucker Hembree, Public Works Maintenance Tech I, on his one-year anniversary with the Town. He added that he was a very hard-working, dedicated employee. XIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council Member Whelan shared a new date and time for the City Prayer Walk that was postponed in March. A motion was made to approve the April 13th City Prayer Walk at Shamrock Park at 3:00 p.m. Motion made by Council Member Hunter, Seconded by Council Member Campbell. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. Mayor Dial announced that the National Day of Prayer was on Thursday, May 1st. He added that there was an event at the fountain located at the Fayette County Complex at noon for prayer. XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to move into Executive Session for two real estate items and one item of threatened litigation. Motion made by Council Member Campbell, Seconded by Council Member Whelan. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. A motion was made to reconvene. Motion made by Council Member Campbell, Seconded by Council Member Hunter. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. Page 3 of 4 XV. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made to adjourn. Motion made by Council Member Whelan. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr, Council Member Whelan, Council Member Hunter. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. By: Attest: Eric Dial, Mayor Dee Baker, Town Clerk Page 4 of 4