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STOCKBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Jayden L. Williams At-Large Council Meeting Agenda August 10, 2026 6:00 PM Mayor Pro Tem Elton Alexander Council District 5 Councilmember LaKeisha Gantt Council District 1 Councilmember Antwan Cloud Council District 2 Councilmember Kyle D. Berry, Sr. Council District 3 Councilmember Yolanda Barber Council District 4 CITY MANAGER STOCKBRIDGE CITY HALL Shawn Edmondson 4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD. INTERIM CITY CLERK Cassandra Lester CITY TREASURER Frank Milazi CITY ATTORNEY Quinton G. Washington Megan McCulloch STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281 Website: www.stockbridgega.org Phone: 770-389-7900 Fax: 770-389-7912 Translation and Interpretation Services are available with (7) days prior notice. Please contact the City’s HR Manager at 770-389-7908 for assistance. AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 1 Adopt Work Session Minutes Dated July 01, 2026 2 Adopt Council Meeting Minutes Dated July 13, 2026 3 Adopt Special Called Meeting Minutes Dated July 17, 2026 PUBLIC COMMENTS - All persons wishing to speak for public comment must sign in with the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. You must sign your name, address, and phone number. You will be able to address the Mayor and Council for three (3) minutes. Speakers must respect all members of the elected body, officials, and staff. Defamation, unruliness and/or swearing will not be tolerated while meetings are in session. OLD BUSINESS 4 Council Consideration on previously reviewed and discussed Pedestrian Bridge Consent Agenda Justification - Presented by: William Smith PUBLIC HEARING 5 ZONING MODIFICATION CASE #ZM-2026-01. (Council District 4.) Consideration of a major zoning modification request for the property at 111 Old Conyers Road to provide for changes to the previously-approved site plan for a mixed-use development, which included 160 apartment units plus groundfloor commercial space within a four-story mid-rise building, plus an underground parking garage. The development was approved via three cases by City Council on July 8, 2024. The cases included: 1) Comprehensive Plan Amendment Case #CP-2024-02, which changed the property’s future land use Page | 3 designation from Low-Density Residential to Special Purpose; 2) Rezoning Case #RZ-2024-02, which rezoned the property from SR (Suburban Residential) to PUD (Planned Unit Development); and 3) Variance Case #RZ2024-01, which allowed the approvals of three variances, as are listed below. The previous applicant for CP-2024-02, RZ-2024-02, and VR-2024-01 was Charlie Hightower, on behalf of First National Land Trust, LLC. The previouslyapproved development was not built, and now, a new applicant wishes to build a revised development. 1. Previously-Approved Variance Request #1—Variance to reduce the parking requirements according to the number of bedrooms per apartment unit, whereby studio and one-bedroom apartment units would have only 1.00 parking spaces instead of the required 1.25 parking spaces per unit, and twobedroom units would have only 1.25 parking spaces per unit instead of the required 1.75 parking spaces per unit. 2. Previously-Approved Variance Request #2--Variance to modify the groundfloor retail square footage requirement by changing the residential-to-retail space ratio from the required ratio of 75%/25% to a proposed ratio of 87.5%/12.5%. 3. Previously-Approved Variance Request #3--Variance to increase the project density from twenty-four (24) units per acre to twenty-nine (29) units per acre. The current applicant for ZM-2026-01 is Marlon Burton of Morgan, Jackson & Powell, Inc., who proposes to build a mixed-use development with 200 apartment units and 15,000 square feet of retail/commercial space within a sixstory building, plus a parking garage. For such purpose, he requests the following two zoning modifications: 1. Zoning Modification Request #1--An increase in the maximum number of residential units from 160 units to 200 units; and 2. Zoning Modification Request #2--An increase in the maximum building height from four (4) stories to six (6) stories. The zoning and future land use designation of the property would not change. The front portion of the property is located within the Parkway Mixed-Use (PMU) Overlay District. The current property owner is Solutions Development, LLC. The property is located in Land Lot 68, District 12, and it contains 6.71 +/acres within the Stockbridge City Limits. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson 6 REZONING CASE #RZ-2026-01. (Council District 4.) Consideration of a rezoning application for the property at 112 Old Conyers Road to rezone the property from the C-3 (Heavy Commercial) District to the RR (Rural Residential) District to better align the zoning of the property with the existing bed-and-breakfast operations, and to access residential resources. There are no plans to change the current operations or property footprint of the bed-and-breakfast inn that was established in 2018. Applicant: Anita Johnson. Property Owner: Marvin Johnson. Property Location: District 12, Land Lot 68, within the Stockbridge City Limits. Property Size: 3.734 +/- acres. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson August 10, 2026 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900 Page | 4 7 SPECIAL USE PERMIT CASE #SP-2026-01. (Council District 4.) Consideration of a special use permit application for the property at 112 Old Conyers Road to allow a special use permit for a bed-and-breakfast inn within the RR (Rural Residential) District. There are no plans to change the current operations or property footprint of the bed-and-breakfast inn that was established in 2018. Applicant: Anita Johnson. Property Owner: Marvin Johnson. Property Location: District 12, Land Lot 68, within the Stockbridge City Limits. Property Size: 3.734 +/- acres. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson 8 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE #CP-2026-01. (Council District 4.) Consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment application to change the future land use designation of the property at 4231 North Henry Boulevard from Low-Density Mixed-Use to Heavy Industrial to allow for the further development of natural resources that are associated with the existing surrounding rock quarry, pursuant to Section 3.2.25 of the Stockbridge Unified Development Code (UDC). Applicant: Vulcan Lands, Inc., c/o Vulcan Materials Company. Agent: Jack Nichols of James, Bates, Brannan, Groover, LLP. Property Owner: Ekstedt Properties, LLC. Property Location: District 12, Land Lot 62. Property Size: 1.377 +/- acres. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson 9 REZONING CASE #RZ-2026-02. (Council District 4.) Consideration of a rezoning application to rezone the property at 4231 North Henry Boulevard from the C-2 (General Commercial) District to the HI (Heavy Industrial) District to allow for the further development of natural resources that are associated with the existing surrounding rock quarry, pursuant to Section 3.2.25 of the Stockbridge Unified Development Code (UDC). Applicant: Vulcan Lands, Inc., c/o Vulcan Materials Company. Agent: Jack Nichols of James, Bates, Brannan, Groover, LLP. Property Owner: Ekstedt Properties, LLC. Property Location: District 12, Land Lot 62. Property Size: 1.377 +/- acres. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson 10 SPECIAL USE PERMIT CASE #SP-2026-02. (Council District 4.) Consideration of a special use permit application for the property at 4231 North Henry Boulevard to allow for the development of natural resources, including the removal of minerals (such as rock quarries) and natural materials, together with necessary buildings and machinery, within the HI (Heavy Industrial) District. Applicant: Vulcan Lands, Inc., c/o Vulcan Materials Company. Agent: Jack Nichols of James, Bates, Brannan, Groover, LLP. Property Owner: Ekstedt Properties, LLC. Property Location: District 12, Land Lot 62. Property Size: 1.377 +/- acres. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson NEW BUSINESS 11 Request For Proposals (RFP) No. 2026-00074: City of Stockbridge Comprehensive Residential Waste Collection & Disposal Services. Start date of the contact will be February 1, 2027. - Presented by: Decius Aaron August 10, 2026 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900 Page | 5 12 Council Consideration to approve the Walt Stephens Trail Project Service Agreement: Council Consideration to approve the Walt Stephens Trail Project Service Agreement. The PATH Design Team (PATH) will provide full professional services for surveying, landscape architecture, engineering, permitting, contract administration, and construction management for the 1.1mile, ten (10) foot wide, concrete multi-use trail along Walt Stephens Road. - Presented by: Decius Aaron 13 Contract Approval For On-Call Professional Planning Services With T.S.W. Design: Council consideration of a resolution authorizing the approval of an oncall professional planning services contract with TSW Design to provide planning, zoning, redevelopment, transportation, housing, and related planning services on an as-needed basis for the City of Stockbridge. The contract will enable the City to efficiently obtain specialized planning expertise through task orders to support current and future planning initiatives. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson 14 Council Consideration to Expand DDA Boundaries The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) of the City of Stockbridge has adopted a resolution requesting that the Mayor and City Council approve an expansion of the official Downtown Development Authority District boundaries. The proposed expansion incorporates additional parcels contiguous to the existing downtown district to better align the DDA's jurisdiction with current redevelopment opportunities and the City's long-term economic development objectives. - Presented by: William Smith MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Jayden Williams) EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts) ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS City Council Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, and Work Sessions are held the last Tuesday of the month at the Stockbridge City Hall - City Council Chamber. Meeting times and dates may change. Please visit www.stockbridgega.org for updates. The City of Stockbridge adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need auxiliary services to participate in the meetings, please contact City Hall at 770-389-7900 in advance. ADJOURNMENT August 10, 2026 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900