2023-02-23 · City Council · Transcript · Work Session Meeting

--- title: Work Session Meeting date: 2023-02-23 source: 2023-02-23_Work_Session_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:15, 0:00:18]: No, e by the same thing. [0:00:19, 0:00:25]: Yeah, yeah. [0:00:28, 0:00:30]: Yeah, [0:00:30, 0:00:31]: I don't know. [0:00:32, 0:00:35]: I don't want to access the [0:00:41, 0:00:43]: [ 48.1, 51.6]: Arm set me a table out there. [0:00:52, 0:00:54]: Already played about it. [0:01:00, 0:01:07]: And then we'll provide yourself to my [0:01:40, 0:01:42]: Yeah, so you said another thing as well. [0:01:50, 0:01:52]: Yeah, yeah, yeah [0:01:53, 0:02:02]: Yeah, but you open the double. You remove it. Oh yeah, we are okay. [0:02:03, 0:02:10]: But you're on top of him over there, right? Yeah, are you? [0:02:17, 0:02:20]: Madam Clerk, you ready to go? Okay. [0:02:21, 0:02:22]: Alrighty. [0:02:24, 0:02:37]: All right, ladies and gentlemen, um wanna call this meeting to order. Um council work session, Tuesday, February twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-three. Um the invocation, Mr. Blount, please. Please stand if you can. [0:02:42, 0:02:54]: Dear Heavenly Gracious Father, we come here, we thank you for your grace and we thank you for your mercy. We ask Heavenly Father this time you will continue to cover our hearts and our minds. And each and every decision that we make for the betterment of our city. [0:02:54, 0:03:02]: And that you would touch and open the hearts and mind of each citizens, Heavenly Father, knowing that they have elected a body, Heavenly Father, that would want to see the city prosper. [0:03:03, 0:03:15]: We ask right now that you would cover staff right now, Heavenly Father. Cover those that would be making decisions, Heavenly Father, implementing policies, Heavenly Father, that have been given to them. And Heavenly Father, we ask that you would cover each and everything in this governing body. [0:03:15, 0:03:35]: That we continue to move this city forward. Touch each and every heart of those that are out there, Heavenly Father, protecting this city. Be with them right now in the name of Jesus, Father. We ask right now that you would cover the staff and cover those elected officials, Heavenly Father, that are going through, Heavenly Father, that are suffering loss, grief, or anything, Heavenly Father, that would hinder their mind, that you would make it clear and open their minds. [0:03:35, 0:03:55]: Up right now, God, to be making rational decisions. We thank you, God, for what you're doing right now in the body of Christ and in this city. We honor you, Heavenly Father, we praise you. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. We pledge allegiance, pledge allegiance to the flag, the United States of America, to the Republic with the stand. [0:03:55, 0:04:01]: [242.1, 244.8]: Roll call, please. Madam Clerk. [0:04:08, 0:04:12]: Mayor Ford. Present. Mayor Pro Tem Barber. [0:04:16, 0:04:18]: So be a pro tem barber. [0:04:20, 0:04:20]: Present. [0:04:21, 0:04:22]: Councilman Alexander. [0:04:22, 0:04:24]: President. Councilman Blank. [0:04:24, 0:04:26]: Present. Councilwoman Gantt. [0:04:28, 0:04:30]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:04:31, 0:04:41]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Gantt is not in attendance. Councilman Thomas. Present. Mayor Ford, you have a call. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Appreciate that. Um Council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:04:41, 0:04:44]: So moved. Mr. Blount so moved as there's a second. [0:04:44, 0:04:47]: Second. Uh Mr. Alzheimer's second down. All in favor, please indicate. [0:04:49, 0:04:55]: It's right uh Ms. uh Mayor Pro Tem you you're voting to for the agenda be adopted? [0:04:59, 0:05:00]: Are you voted for [0:05:02, 0:05:19]: Uh y you voted for the minute. Okay, so it's unanimous decision. Appreciate that. What you have before you, uh, council, is that you have the draft minutes from our January ninth council meeting and the draft minutes from our July thirty excuse me, January thirty first council work session. Please review that. If there are any particular changes or concerns, please get that with the clerk. [0:05:19, 0:05:26]: And we'll be able to vote uh approve these at the next scheduled council meeting. On that note, madam [0:05:31, 0:05:32]: Mm. [0:05:32, 0:05:36]: I I guess we'll take a slight little recess here for whatever reason. [0:05:43, 0:05:43]: [414.6, 416.5]: Okay. I I don't know. Yeah [0:06:58, 0:07:06]: So what's uh what what I I must have missed it. What's uh anybody got idea what the hold up is? Sorry. It's the hold up you [0:07:06, 0:07:22]: Well, they are repositioning the camera, making sure that the full council can be viewed during this public meeting. Okay. It just seems coincidental every meeting I'm being cut off, so they're making sure the camera is positioned correctly. [0:07:23, 0:07:28]: Okay, since the city manager clerk back, wait till clerk gets set. [0:07:36, 0:07:37]: Ma'am Clerk, you said? [0:07:38, 0:07:42]: Oh you're welcome. Okay. Now on that note, c madam clerk, are there any public comments at all? [0:07:44, 0:07:55]: All right, Council, we're gonna move on then to old business. Council consideration to approve the open gov cloud solutions Carol Carol Raf. Carol Craft off. What's it how do you spell that? [0:07:55, 0:08:03]: Cora Soft, I guess it's budgeting and planning uh platform under state Georgia, state of Georgia contract 99999-SPD. [0:08:04, 0:08:18]: Dash T twenty one nine zero eight one four dash zero zero zero one for a three year term of one hundred and seventy three thousand dollars seven hundred and seventy three thousand seven hundred dollars and eight cents. Mr. Wiggins, please. Yes. Um [0:08:19, 0:08:20]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. [0:08:21, 0:08:41]: Staff comes before you just uh the consideration to approve open gov, the open gov platform for a three-year term of$173,700 and eight cents. Um and this is old business, so I'm um I'll just open for if we have any questions, if not. [0:08:41, 0:08:45]: What's a proper enunciation? So I can get this right. [0:08:45, 0:08:49]: For which one? It sa i it it says uh cloud solutions. [0:08:50, 0:09:08]: What's the name of Karasol? Karasoff. Is that Karasov? Okay, got it. All right, I'll remember that now. All right, good deal. Thank you. Uh counsel, you have any questions in reference to uh this particular open club uh budgeting planning system? Yes, sir. Okay, go ahead, please. If you would for the benefit of the public. [0:09:08, 0:09:20]: who did not tune in or may not understand the benefits of their tax dollars being spent. You kinda go over what uh the benefits of this particular uh sp expenditure is. [0:09:21, 0:09:41]: Okay. Um I have Rice. Absolutely. Uh th thank you, Mayor Ford and Council, and and thank you, Council uh Member Alexander for that question. That's a great question. So what we're seeing across the United States and especially across the state of Georgia um is the ability to be one more transparent and being able to report the information coming [0:09:41, 0:09:43]: Yeah. [0:09:43, 0:10:03]: The case that we're seeing is that it's not as easy to take this information and push it out to the public. So what we're able to do is take not only the capital projects, uh, but also the operational information, the financial information, uh pushing it to the public so that the city of Stockbridge can be more transparent, more open, as well as more engaging with. [0:10:03, 0:10:16]: citizens. So able to do tally votes, able to see what the citizens are able to vote on and be more interactive. Um all from an online version so that they can have more of an input and say as to what goes on within the city. [0:10:18, 0:10:28]: Okay, all right. And I'll I'll I'll add to that. Um this particular platform will give the citizens a easy uh uh look at [0:10:29, 0:10:40]: how we operate as far as uh financial and they'll be able to see the budget, uh they'll be able to see expenses uh in real time of who made the expenses. [0:10:41, 0:10:41]: Um [0:10:42, 0:10:45]: So it'll be like you know, a a really great tool. [0:10:46, 0:10:48]: for the city to put out there and let everybody see [0:10:49, 0:10:51]: The transparency that we're trying to uh project. [0:10:51, 0:10:54]: Okay, from the council side, tell us [0:10:54, 0:11:04]: We we we'll be accessing this information ourselves or Oh yes, it's i i exactly. Everybody. Once this goes out, everybody will be able to access this uh platform. [0:11:06, 0:11:09]: Okay, Mr. Blount, do you have a question, sir? Yeah. Uh [0:11:10, 0:11:15]: Mr. Wheel, what what was the funding the funding source on this general fund? [0:11:15, 0:11:27]: General fund? It's coming from uh it's gonna be coming from we had put uh in the budget to take care of uh this first year for um for open gov. [0:11:28, 0:11:36]: So we won't have to do an amendments to the budget anything. Sorry, it's already been budgeted in there? No amendments, yes. Okay, that's fine. Thanks. [0:11:37, 0:11:39]: Mayor Pro Tem, go away, please. [0:11:40, 0:11:46]: So in the event that this software does not meet our expectations, [0:11:46, 0:11:50]: Is there a early termination clause? [0:11:50, 0:11:51]: Just asking. [0:11:53, 0:12:12]: So the uh if we don't meet uh our requirements of what we stated in the contract, uh yes we can have that conversation. As well as each year on the renewal, we're gonna have a uh a business meeting per se to make sure that we're meeting the requirements for the city. And if the city does not see that we're meeting those requirements, yes, there is an option of getting out of it. [0:12:12, 0:12:13]: Thank you. No problem. [0:12:14, 0:12:16]: Any other question, Council at all? [0:12:18, 0:12:27]: Okay. Mayor. Yes, sir. Good please. I'm going to approve the um uh open gov contract for seventy one hundred and seventy three thousand uh seven hundred and eight cents. [0:12:27, 0:12:37]: Sir a second to the motion. Second. All right, Ms. How's that second? All favor, please indicate it's unanimous decision. Thank you very much. All right, thank you. [0:12:39, 0:12:56]: New business council consideration approved task order number two zero two three-zero three for Fabric Design, Davison Parkway, ten foot sidewalks in the amount of seventy thousand dollars. The funding source will be T Splash, presented by Mr. Aaron and Jeremy Goodwin. [0:12:56, 0:13:16]: Gentlemen, please. Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council. Tonight, uh, Mr. Jeremy Goodwin, our assistant public works director, will be presenting these items, the T Splus items. He's going to be over our T Splas project project, so we're beginning to move forward. We had the T Splas projects ranked based on the ability and the ability to move forward. [0:13:16, 0:13:21]: forward with them quickly so Mr. Good Goodman will be presenting those items. [0:13:24, 0:13:44]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Uh I'm the Assistant Public Works Director. My name is Jeremy Goodwin and um I appreciate your time in um me being here. Uh I asked for council to approve uh the task order for uh Davidson Parkway for the ten foot concrete sidewalks. Uh that is um for in the amount of seventy thousand dollars. [0:13:43, 0:13:50]: And that's within the total estimated budget of$1.5 million coming from the T Sploss fund. [0:13:51, 0:14:03]: I thank you, sir. Any questions for Jeremy? Yes. Go right, please. To be very clear, this is the design portion, correct? It's not the actual installation, it's just design. Is that correct? That's correct. [0:14:03, 0:14:17]: Okay, so this will bring back the scope, it will tell us what needs to be done, then you will come back to us with uh or there will be a construction bid process at that point, or we use an internal contractor. How's that gonna work? [0:14:17, 0:14:37]: Uh so yes, so we'll be going through the planning phases with the concept and the actual design and then after that we'll uh proceed to uh put out an ITB that way we can um contract it out for in for any contractors uh willing to uh construct the uh sockwalks. Okay, do we have a any type of graphic or power point? [0:14:37, 0:14:57]: that we might be able to show the public what this is, where this is, or they just gotta know where it is, pretty much. Not at this time, but um normally every month me and Deshus and I uh we present like a public work hearing public works hearing. So we can present like a rendering or some sort of PowerPoint. We can include it in the PowerPoint. [0:14:57, 0:15:17]: point for our upcoming projects uh during that time. Yeah, that'll be beneficial when you come back for the actual approval so the public can see what it's looking like. They can see on a map where it's gonna run, the you know, uh it the how long it's gonna be, how long it's gonna run. Also that they should understand that this is a part [0:15:17, 0:15:37]: uh what we call our master trail plan that we passed that we're endeavoring to form a citywide trail network. And this is these are just pieces to the puzzle of establishing that trail network and that we have$22 million available over the five-year period in the [0:15:37, 0:15:41]: Mr Wiggins, can you is is it Mr Wiggins here? Mr Wiggins is present. [0:15:44, 0:15:49]: So how much money are we currently collecting off the T Splash monthly? [0:15:51, 0:15:53]: Uh right now we're sitting there [0:15:53, 0:15:54]: Twelve point five. [0:15:55, 0:16:15]: We've already collected that amount. So out of T-SPLOST, not any up, just T-SPLOST. No, it's T-SPLOST. Okay, so the T-SPLOST we collected twelve million dollars out the T-SPLOST already. So total collection we're expecting about thirty million thirty-two thirty point five million dollars. So I think at this point we're actually running ahead of projection. [0:16:15, 0:16:31]: actually uh on the T splast. So as we look at this and we're planning these out, certainly I would like to see You you're saying the thirty thousand in thirty million total. With uh Heron County. [0:16:32, 0:16:33]: We we [0:16:33, 0:16:36]: I sales we're gonna it's gonna be twenty two. [0:16:36, 0:16:39]: Point three, but in conjunction [0:16:39, 0:16:59]: Yeah, well with the with with with the county projects that include four million on Rock Quarry Road, too many those those would be thirty million dollars total. Now certainly uh again if we have twelve million dollars in there, certainly we want to be able to roll these projects out, Mr. Goodwin uh you know, spearheading them because I certainly would like to see [0:16:59, 0:17:19]: Maybe a couple of projects such as Campground Road be added to this list with that much with that much funding, basically$500,000 a month coming in. And that road was built by Henry County and has been turned over to the city. It's a new road that was built without sidewalks, and I see people out there walking on it. [0:17:19, 0:17:21]: Every day. I'm sure many of the council members [0:17:22, 0:17:28]: probably share that uh in their districts as well. So I certainly would like to see Campground Road added as well. [0:17:28, 0:17:31]: Well, these projects here'll be a good start out for home. [0:17:32, 0:17:36]: For the T Swash, because we have not spent any T Swash money. [0:17:36, 0:17:39]: Twelve million, that's outstanding though. Yeah. Thank you. [0:17:39, 0:17:51]: Okay, Miss Gam, do you have a question? I do. How did you determine the sidewalks that needed to start first? Because Walt Stevens isn't on here and a couple of other areas aren't on here as well. So I wanna know. [0:17:52, 0:17:55]: Where did the determination come from? [0:17:55, 0:17:57]: Um ironically [0:17:57, 0:18:04]: to do so sidewalk in specific areas. Was there more need in one area than the other or what? How were they ranked? [0:18:04, 0:18:19]: Well, h the process that we went by was the ones that were we already had right-of-way for. We already had right-of-way on Davidson Parkway that we already had sidewalks like Davidson Parkway, Old Atlanta Road. Uh [0:18:20, 0:18:40]: I think Time Street. Tide Street. And also I think the other one was Peach Drive. So because we had the school there and and those sort of things. But we're working all of these projects like Walt Stevens is more like trails. So we're working on how we connect that as part of our trail plan as well. So we're working on those. [0:18:39, 0:18:59]: We what we wanted to do initially is find projects that we can get done quickly so we can come to the to the citizens and say we've already done some projects. So some other projects are gonna take some coordination like the riding, widening of Rock Quarry Road, the extension, the resurfacing of Eagles Landing Parkway. [0:18:59, 0:19:19]: Hudson Bridge Road. So we tried to go for the low-hanging fruit first so that we can have some projects done and we can show the public that your funds are being used and we are moving projects forward. So it's gonna be an ongoing process. Like every month we're meeting to discuss what's the next project. So we it's [0:19:19, 0:19:39]: It's gonna be ongoing. It's gonna be about every month or every other month. You're gonna see a project come because it's gonna be Walt Stevens part of that, but we kinda identify like sidewalks, trails, and roads. Right. And that's how we're we're starting. Well that makes sense. And I appreciate that. I think that low hanging fruit makes sense a lot, especially if you already have the easements and everything. [0:19:39, 0:19:56]: in place. Because some things are gonna be more complicated than others because you're gonna have to get right away and things like that. So but we just want to come out the box and get some projects done first that we knew we it wouldn't be as much of a a struggle to get them started and done and and we'll keep moving forward. [0:19:56, 0:20:00]: Okay. That's great. I look forward to it. I look forward to the trails. I um [0:20:01, 0:20:02]: Sa di [0:20:03, 0:20:10]: I thought about the the park that's over in Lake Spivey, but it's on the Clayton County side. Yes. And connecting it from there [0:20:11, 0:20:16]: is speaking with the county commissioner from there to the city limits of Stockbridge all the way to our trail. [0:20:16, 0:20:21]: Here at Reeves Creek would be phenomenal. Um, so it's something that I definitely want to work with. [0:20:22, 0:20:36]: and work on as soon as possible. But I appreciate you guys' work on that and getting started on some of the projects, spending some of the T Sploss money. Um, because um on social media, especially next door, um, we hear those concerns a lot. [0:20:37, 0:20:38]: So thank you. [0:20:38, 0:20:41]: Any other questions, Council? Yes. Go right, Mr. Blount. [0:20:42, 0:20:46]: So Mr. Aaron, you saying that every one of these projects you we've acquired the right away? [0:20:48, 0:20:49]: Is that what you're saying to me? [0:20:49, 0:21:09]: It's gonna be some projects that are more involved when it comes to acquiring right-of-way to move forward with those projects. And like I said, these are the projects we identified because we already had the right-of-way and all of that, because we already had sidewalks on Old Atlanta and Davidson Parkway. So those are established. But when we get into areas that we don't [0:21:09, 0:21:10]: [1270.6, 1290.6]: sidewalks or infrastructure currently, then there might be some negotiations for right away and things of that sort. So we were just trying to identify projects that we can get started and and you know to give the residents and the citizens to say, hey, you voted for this a year ago. So we've got these projects that we're starting. But I under I understand. [0:21:30, 0:21:41]: And I thank you for that. Uh but what I'm saying to you is every project on here, you've acquired right away. Because if there are projects on here that you haven't acquired right away, [0:21:41, 0:21:51]: than your ideology on why you're doing it now for certain areas that you haven't acquired right away. Why haven't you done a negotiation in other areas like Paul Stevens? When you look at uh [0:21:52, 0:22:12]: Red Oak Drive from Tide Street all the way to all the way to Flippin' Road on one side is is is is all practically one owner, which is uh Global Impact Christian Ministry. When you look at Tide Street as a whole, uh Ty Street, not Tide Street, but when you look at Red Oak going over to Walt Stevens, you got you got a school there, you got two large churches there, you got a lot of foot traffic. [0:22:12, 0:22:32]: That could go in there, but um so that's why I'm asking the question is how do you determine when you have projects on here that don't have right-of-way acquisitions already, how do you get them on the list versus uh uh other other projects? But these are the projects that were identified in T-SPLOST. Red Oak is not a part of that because it wasn't in the [0:22:32, 0:22:35]: City at the time that the T-SPLOST was voted on. [0:22:35, 0:22:55]: The trails that Miss Gantt referenced is on Walt Stevens Road itself, the portion that was in the city. But there was never any sidewalks allocated in the T-spots for Red Oak Road because that wasn't in the city. The one of the T-SPLOST projects is from North Henry Boulevard down to the city limit sign at four-way stop sign at Red Oak Banks. [0:22:55, 0:23:15]: That that was a project, but there was never anything identified on Red Oak itself or Banks Road. So in the future when it comes to because we do have an annexation piece that's been set in in play, because I'm looking at uh flipping road down two rock [0:23:14, 0:23:34]: Quarry Road when you have this big park and you have kids and you have people are walking down and then doing the renovations at the park. How do you get those type places on the list since they wasn't on a since those that just come into the city? I'm hoping and I'm I'm thinking that you said before this list was formulated. Is that correct? Yes, it wouldn't be a part of this T Splus. We can only do projects that were identified. [0:23:34, 0:23:51]: identified on the T Splos. So that would either be a future T splot or future SPLOS if you want to identify additional areas that came in with the annexation. Ot other than what we see here, do you have other projects already identified on TS? Yes, we're working our way through those projects. [0:23:52, 0:23:56]: Have those projects been sent to council that those T splotch projects? [0:23:56, 0:24:13]: Council approved the T S PLOS list, but no, these are the first projects from T Splots that have been presented to Council, these first four. And going forward, we'll bring additional projects as they get ready or they get to a point where council approval is needed to continue to move forward. [0:24:13, 0:24:14]: Okay. Thank you, sir. [0:24:14, 0:24:18]: Ms. Cant, go ahead please. Thank you. And this may be a question for legal or [0:24:19, 0:24:26]: Well, uh sometimes I feel like I should know it, but the answer to this so uh w number one, is T Sploss not amendable? [0:24:27, 0:24:27]: No. [0:24:29, 0:24:39]: Do we know that? No. Is T splot amendable, especially with exceptions to annexation? That's the first question. The second question is whether [0:24:41, 0:24:46]: Or not the proportionment of cheese blossom. [0:24:47, 0:25:05]: um the tax proportionment, the proportionment that we agree to from the county, whether or not that's amendable. I think we've had that issue already. Um and so the first one is whether or not it's amendable, period. Whether or not it has to be specific. [0:25:05, 0:25:22]: Whether or not the roads that were listed, everything that was listed on T SPLOS was it specific? Does it have to be specific? As well as compared to SPLOST, where you can have broad, you can say, This money is for a capital project, this money is for [0:25:22, 0:25:42]: Okay. So go ahead. So literally I was just writing that question down. Okay. Um, to see c seek clarity, can't be a man based on the annexation was the question I just wrote in my book. Yeah. So I could ask that question because I I'm not sure. Typically when you have a SPLOSS project and you enumerate those projects, you have [0:25:42, 0:26:02]: Of your tier one, tier two, and sometimes to tier three projects. So your tier one projects will be within the confines of what is estimated to be collected. So you have to get those projects done. And the SPLOSS law is specific. If you run out of SPLOS money, you should be finishing those projects with whatever. [0:26:02, 0:26:16]: whatever money you can find. That's in the law. Does it happen? No. Um but there's there's the the other thing with this plus is if we, as um Councilmember Alexander said, if we're projecting higher than [0:26:17, 0:26:18]: What was originally projected? [0:26:19, 0:26:29]: then those additional funds can go to fund your tier two and tier three projects. Um, but I would double check to make sure if can we amend it based on extraordinary circumstances? [0:26:29, 0:26:45]: de annexation. Um and would that allow for us to do that? And if so, I would bring that back to you guys. Uh so we'll formulate a new list and have those guys approve it, have you guys approve it and then take it through the process with the state. But typically once you give that list, that's what you stuck to. [0:26:45, 0:26:49]: Okay, and that list has to be street specific. [0:26:49, 0:27:09]: Or project specific or is it not broad? Yep. Um, T Sploss, um, and working with the T Splos in Fulton County, we were specific. We enumerated every road, all the way down from tier one, tier two, tier three. That was a good one. Is that a month? [0:27:09, 0:27:29]: Or is it is that a requirement that is specific or is it something that was just checked? I I know that that's the big difference between the two because in McDonough when I was there, we just put roadway improvements and we had a lump sum. And so we choose which roads we wanted to do. Exactly. So and I I think that's [0:27:29, 0:27:35]: That's what I'm getting at, even with for in the future, if that is the case, with SPLOST or T SPLOS. [0:27:36, 0:27:41]: Um and I've always been I've always been very vocal on that, to make sure that it is as broad [0:27:41, 0:27:47]: as possible so that when things happen. We can the flexibility to [0:27:47, 0:27:59]: fix a certain thing, do landscaping in a certain area, we're able to actually direct funds where they're needed and not where something's listed, where we had to reallocate so much money from wells that we dug and [0:27:59, 0:28:01]: Um we realized was a waste of time, right? [0:28:02, 0:28:17]: And we have to go back and go through all of the process of changing it. Whereas and if we can change it, then I I want to know whether or not we can change it. I will I will look into that. Okay. In addition to that, I also want to [0:28:18, 0:28:19]: No [0:28:20, 0:28:28]: Whether or not funds from T S PLOS, we had a division of funds, the Henry Count but Henry County, right? [0:28:28, 0:28:31]: Funds were allocated to each city, each municipality. [0:28:32, 0:28:44]: And the county had funds. And then we worked on projects together where we give a portion of a project that was in the city or right. But that was based on [0:28:45, 0:28:54]: Everything prior to annexation. That is correct. So where do we stand now that we have annexed uh I listen, my area [0:28:55, 0:28:56]: Nothing was done. [0:28:58, 0:29:18]: Right. So um all the money was allocated to Ellenwood to a park and specific neighborhoods. But they were all in Ellenwood. Mm-hmm. So now that the area needs major work, people are tires are getting damaged every [0:29:17, 0:29:18]: early day. [0:29:20, 0:29:30]: We have already divided our tax allocation, our money towards that prior to annexation. Is there a way or is it [0:29:30, 0:29:33]: legal or is there something that can be done? [0:29:34, 0:29:37]: where we are allocated the right apportionment. [0:29:39, 0:29:42]: based off of the annexation of things that we've inherited. [0:29:43, 0:29:45]: Just like we are with lost. [0:29:46, 0:29:47]: We we will we will look into that. [0:29:48, 0:30:00]: to see whether or not we have some flexibility in the T sp in the T S plus to be able to to say, Hey, now that we brought in some additional areas, can we enumerate some projects in those new areas that came into the city? [0:30:00, 0:30:20]: Um as long as they weren't on the Henry County side of the sp of the the splos or their T-SPLOST. Um I know Sherry and I have had discussions about this already, uh the county manager, about you know, where we can well we we have projects that was on their side now, there's streets on our side. How can we work together to to make those projects work? [0:30:20, 0:30:21]: [1821.7, 1841.7]: The roadway don't know a resident, a county resident from a city resident. They're they're all citizens of Henry County. That's correct. And so at the end we all gotta travel those roads. And so the better we work together, the better citizens will w get that reward. So we've had that discussions. Um but we'll look into seeing how what how if there is a flexibility in the law, I will tell [0:30:41, 0:30:42]: I eat it. [0:30:42, 0:31:02]: You know, one of the things that were discussed back in the day when the SPLOS originally came out was not having a slush fund for local governments to spread money all over the place. So some of the requirements that came in the SPLOSS law was because the state didn't want to see local governments funding the money everywhere. So they made sure that we enumerated projects to keep us. [0:31:02, 0:31:15]: In in line, but I will double check that to make sure if we have that flexibility, what that process is, and bring that back to you guys. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Stand by, Councilman uh uh Thomas. Councilman Alexander Guay, please. [0:31:16, 0:31:36]: Yeah, this is this kind of a double edged sword in response to what Councilwoman Gantt's question is. The SPLOSS law is very clear. And what we did in the T SPLOSS is we already enumerated the projects, especially the trail projects. Those projects, you're required to compete, complete what the voters had already put out. [0:31:36, 0:31:56]: Uh, because they voted on it. That's what they voted on it because it was specific. In order to change it, you have to s put it back on the ballot again, and the voters have to vote on it, and then you can change it uh like we did the whales. Now, as far as as far as uh the other requirements in terms of uh movement. [0:31:56, 0:32:16]: Moving around in the annexation. One thing that I did, and I'm gonna put this out there now, is I reached out to Commissioner Thomas about this very issue that Mr. Blount brought up, which is Cochrane Park. Now they're doing all these refurbishments at Covish, Cochrane Park, they're fixing it. I reached out to Councilman, uh Councilwoman. [0:32:16, 0:32:36]: I mean Commissioner Thomas to see whether or not we could work together and get a trail uh on Banks Road to connect that to Rock Quarry Road. Because uh Rock Quarry Road is supposed to be widened and Rock Quarry Road would have that would certainly help us to be able to put our trail plan together. But uh as I said with the [0:32:35, 0:32:55]: Previous discussions on highways is that the commissioners are not off the hook. This money was approved and they have trail money in the SPLOSS, in the T SPLOSS. They have trail money in the T SPLOS budget. They have$12 million for sidewalks or in trails and [0:32:55, 0:33:15]: And then they have additional money for road servicing and all of those projects to be able to done. So I think, as indicated, we need Mr. Gardner to sit down at the table with Ms. Matthews and go over what can be done to get those additional funds into the city. It would be great if we did not have to go. [0:33:15, 0:33:35]: To go through these rigorous discussions. The commissioner could return the phone call, we could talk to them. We could actually have a sit-down discussion versus having a wall of silence at this point. It's incumbent upon all of us to be able to work together in this situation. As you said, Ms. Gantt, a lot of your money. [0:33:35, 0:33:55]: Money went to Ellenwood. It did. And unfortunately, uh those projects were voted on, and we would need uh the commissioner, current commissioner, to work with us to be able to try to work out some of that because there are some broad areas such as the road paving and the sidewalks on the county T splas. Unfortunately, [0:33:55, 0:34:15]: That's a double edged sword because as Mr. Gardner said, the state does require that we do um list the project specifically. And in in addition to that, when it's on the ballot, the voters are looking at it like, yeah, what are you gonna do with the money? So it's like you put some of them on there as a carrot, like the aquatic. [0:34:15, 0:34:30]: Center or some other project because you want the T-SPLOST to pass. So leaving it blank and bold is kind of like it be it's in our benefit to do that to spread it around, but to get it the initiative pass, we certainly need to have specific, some specific projects under. [0:34:31, 0:34:51]: Mr. Thomas, please. Thank you, Mayor. Um Councilman Alexander, um that was the issue that I was going to uh raise that uh from the city of Stockbridge to list the projects. Uh they were listed, they were Pacific, and that's those are the projects that the citizens voted on. [0:34:51, 0:34:54]: during the referendum. So I understand [0:34:54, 0:35:14]: Mr. Garner and and his research, but um but I think you hit it the nail on the head when you indicated that those projects were listed from the City of Stockbridge standpoint, and those are the projects that the citizen voted on in the referendum. So I'm I'm agreeing with you uh on that on the facts that you [0:35:14, 0:35:15]: mention. [0:35:17, 0:35:28]: Okay, so any other comments. Ms. Barber, go ahead, please, Mayor Protec. Okay. So I know that we have allocated or have projects that we focused on in the downtown area. [0:35:29, 0:35:32]: Since my district is the district that is [0:35:32, 0:35:33]: Elongated. [0:35:33, 0:35:40]: From the east side of the city to the northern end of the city. What I'm most concerned about is not the downtown area, because I know we've got that. [0:35:41, 0:35:42]: Cannon. [0:35:42, 0:35:43]: Uh [0:35:43, 0:35:45]: assigned and we're working through it. [0:35:45, 0:35:47]: It's the northern end. [0:35:48, 0:35:51]: The northern end of North Henry Bolvard. [0:35:51, 0:35:51]: Um [0:35:52, 0:36:02]: Valley Hill Road, they don't have streetlights, um, they don't have sidewalks. So I don't know how much of the portion of Valley Hill Road, um [0:36:03, 0:36:06]: May be included in the city and what is [0:36:06, 0:36:11]: was in the county that is now annexed into the city. So I wanna ask [0:36:11, 0:36:13]: Um, Mr. Erin. [0:36:13, 0:36:15]: Can you speak to that? [0:36:16, 0:36:36]: Uh yes. Uh prior to annexation, none of Valley Hill was in the city. The only thing that was in the city was the subdivision. I think it's Pine Pine Grove. That was the only part that was in the city. Valley Hill Drive was a county-maintained road. Okay, so that is a road that we need to add. [0:36:36, 0:36:39]: to our list if at all possible, if we're able to amend [0:36:40, 0:36:42]: RT splash list. That's all. [0:36:42, 0:37:02]: All right. And all the questions, yeah, Mr. Well, I just want to make a recommendation, but I don't see Mr. Gardner, but Mr. Aaron. I I would recommend that uh since we have went forward with annexation, I I think, Mr. Gardner, I think at some point in time we have to now come back and look. [0:37:02, 0:37:06]: at those areas that were not [0:37:07, 0:37:14]: included in these projects and do some type of of an assessment and and see how how do we go forward. [0:37:15, 0:37:35]: To include uh those new areas in into these projects. So I don't wouldn't want us to sort of you know go back and forth here at this point, but I do agree that we now have to take that in consideration. And I think uh staff and hopefully we can sort of direct staff now to go back. [0:37:34, 0:37:37]: and look at how do we include [0:37:38, 0:37:40]: those annex areas into [0:37:40, 0:37:45]: the total scheme of things to sort of, you know, improve those areas. [0:37:45, 0:38:05]: Yes, sir. And I and I will tell you, I just got a response from a question that I asked a colleague, and they pretty much told me that you can't can't amend SPLOSS once your list is is what it is. Um but I will tell you that what we can't look at is and and touch on once again what Councilmember Alexander said was if we are [0:38:05, 0:38:08]: projecting ahead of what we were expecting to get. [0:38:09, 0:38:29]: then we can look at how do we from that excess, how do we now move some of these new projects into and fund them with the excess that that is coming from because that gives us the flexibility if we and we'll look at the list and make sure that how we enumerated those projects um as tier one and a tier one [0:38:29, 0:38:49]: tier two was required under the T S Plus and uh and then counties are different and Fulton County's a different animal with the city of Atlanta from everybody else. But I will double check to make sure and if we could do it that way, then that that's the way we'll look at it. But we'll bring this back to you guys in terms of what we find in terms of the the flexibility if there exists any. [0:38:49, 0:38:53]: that would allow for us to add these new streets in otherwise we're gonna have to find some other way to do it. [0:38:54, 0:39:06]: Thank you, sir. Ms. Gantt, do you have one last comment? No, that that covers it. I was just gonna tell Councilman Thomas that's exactly what I was asking initially. That's what I that's the statement that I made. Um I think we just probably [0:39:06, 0:39:20]: need to really focus in on what we can do. Um we now realize mayor and council we understand that there are roads that we just inherited and w we've been over this over and over again that we have to [0:39:20, 0:39:21]: Um [0:39:21, 0:39:23]: Go back and review [0:39:24, 0:39:26]: And now change the list up a little bit, maybe. [0:39:26, 0:39:28]: And if if we can. [0:39:28, 0:39:34]: And so there's gonna have to be some type of flex hopefully there's some type of flexibility, um, for that. [0:39:35, 0:39:35]: But um [0:39:36, 0:39:56]: I look forward to it. I hope that we can resolve these issues. Well, one of the things I think we've got working in our favor is old Atlanta Road and Davidson Parkway, as part of the T SPLOSS it said resurfacing and sidewalks, but we resurface those roads under SPLOSS so we don't have to worry about resurfacing those roads. [0:39:56, 0:40:15]: And I think the money budgeted for those two projects was rather generous. So when we do these, these projects that we got based on the allocation, what we allocated, it'll give us an idea of if we're gonna possibly have money that we can move elsewhere because I think it's like two and a half million dollars for sidewalks on. [0:40:16, 0:40:22]: Davison Parkway. So we'll have an idea once we do these few projects. [0:40:22, 0:40:29]: Where are we gonna be at financially when it comes to being able to supplement and do other projects?'Cause like I said, the resurfacing and [0:40:29, 0:40:43]: on Old Atlanta and Davidson Parkway are no longer needed because we resurfaced it on the splash. So we should realize the savings on those two projects. So this would once they're started and done, we'll get an idea of what we're gonna spend. [0:40:44, 0:41:01]: Thank you. All right, let's make this last yes, sir. Stay stand by please. Mr. Alexander, you had your hand up? One last minute comment. Those roads were in unincorporated Henry County. They were on the T splot ballot. The county got the money. Okay. Good deal. Mr. Blanc, go ahead, please. [0:41:01, 0:41:09]: Yeah, just for clarity for those that are watching, um, is that when we come came January the first. [0:41:10, 0:41:15]: Um this city did have certain roads and certain things on the T-SPLOST. [0:41:16, 0:41:20]: There's not one road that I see on this T-SPLOST. [0:41:20, 0:41:22]: Everything on here benefits the city. [0:41:22, 0:41:23]: Let me just say that. [0:41:24, 0:41:28]: Everything that we're talking about doing benefits the city of Stockbridge. [0:41:29, 0:41:35]: One of the things the citizens has to also understand that came January first, the city broke up into districts. [0:41:35, 0:41:38]: then we're not all at large, we're all in districts. [0:41:39, 0:41:50]: And so uh some of these questions and four thoughts now are that can we um do in a min but get other monies in, not only just that these are good roles to do. [0:41:50, 0:41:53]: But can we also do'em in the district that we serve? [0:41:53, 0:41:55]: Because there are niece all over the city. [0:41:56, 0:42:14]: And these are the things that we're talking about. We're not trying to say that something has been done behind the doors. We're trying to say we want to see other funding out front so we can facilitate and fulfill the needs of our own districts, as well as uh street lights over uh on Valley Hill, as well as uh uh uh [0:42:14, 0:42:20]: uh Walt Stevens being uh potholes and everything being repaired on there as well as uh um [0:42:21, 0:42:41]: uh banks road and everywhere getting you know, we just wanna see how can we facilitate as much as we could, uh much as we can when now when we get funding sources that those funds are spin it out into areas where it benefits uh everybody's getting a portion to benefit the uh different areas. So I think [0:42:40, 0:42:49]: That's the elephant in the room that we need to look at. That we're not uh everything benefits the city, but we're also concerned about our districts. [0:42:50, 0:43:10]: All right, on that note, uh Council need a motion to accept this proposal, please? So Mr. Blount, this Mr. Mayor. Yep. Yes, sir. I would like to ask that since this is in Councilman Thomas's district, that that we do we start letting the district council member do that because it's it's in his district, but it is up to the council what to do. [0:43:10, 0:43:12]: Okay. I need a second to the motion, please. [0:43:12, 0:43:15]: I second or councilman tell us you want a second? [0:43:16, 0:43:25]: Okay. All right, good deal. Motion to be seconded. Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. Uh Mr Councilman Allen, I have been in communication excuse. [0:43:26, 0:43:34]: I have been in communication with Mr. Air and we have had these discussions. So um I'm familiar with um the projects going forward. [0:43:34, 0:43:40]: Good deal. Motion has been made the second. All in favor, please indicate all opposed? [0:43:40, 0:43:44]: You four or against it? Okay. Unanimous decision. Thank you very much, gentlemen. [0:43:44, 0:43:46]: Five oh passed. [0:43:50, 0:43:51]: Alrighty. [0:43:53, 0:44:07]: Council consideration to approve task order two zero two three- zero four with Falcon Design, Tie Street, ten f uh ten foot sidewalks in amount of one hundred nineteen thousand five hundred dollars. The funding source is T S PLOSS. Mr. Aaron, Mr. Goodwin, please. [0:44:08, 0:44:19]: Uh yes, we asked that uh council approve uh tie street ten foot sidewalks in the amount of one hundred and nineteen thousand five hundred dollars uh out of the estimated total budget of two point two million dollars. [0:44:20, 0:44:23]: Okay, any questions? So council at all on this? [0:44:24, 0:44:44]: Okay, no questions? Yes, sir, please. Uh I I I I think looking at the agenda, uh most of these discussions are gonna be the same. But I will go ahead now if there's no question uh to motion uh to accept as proposed. Okay, good deal, sir. Second to the motion. Second. So Miss Barber second that uh all in favor, please indicate. Now she says, Thank you very much. [0:44:44, 0:44:44]: Mm. [0:44:46, 0:45:00]: Council uh uh consideration to approve task order two zero two three point zero five with Falcon Design, Peace Drive, ten foot uh sidewalks, an amount of forty one thousand five hundred dollars. Once again, a funding source of T-SPLOST. Mr. Aaron, Mr. Goodwin, please. [0:45:00, 0:45:12]: Uh yes, we asked that uh council approve Peach Drive uh ten foot sidewalks in the amount of forty one thousand five hundred dollars uh out of the estimated total budget of um three hundred thousand dollars. [0:45:13, 0:45:31]: Okay. Yes, uh as a district five a council member, I'd like to make a motion to approve the recommendation by council for Peach Drive sidewalks. Is there a second to motion? I second. I'm sorry, move down here. Mr. Blount, I mean Mr. Mr. Thomas, second down. Okay. All in favor, please indicate. [0:45:31, 0:45:33]: Unanimous decision. Thank you very much. [0:45:35, 0:45:47]: Council consideration approved task order number two zero two three point zero six, Falcon Design, Old Atlanta Road, ten foot sidewalks, an amount of ninety four thousand dollars. Funding source, T S PLOSS, Mr. Aaron, uh Mr. Goodwin, please. [0:45:47, 0:46:07]: Um yes, we asked that uh council approve old Atlanta Road for ten foot sidewalks in the amount of ninety-four thousand dollars out of the estimated total budget of one point five million dollars. Thank you. Motion Mission approved. Ms. Ms. Barber, uh Member Pro Tem Barber, motion that's a second. Second. Mr. Thomas, second that all in favor, please indicate unanimous decision. Thank you. [0:46:07, 0:46:08]: Thank you very much. [0:46:10, 0:46:30]: All right, Council Consideration approved the renewal of the term contract two zero one nine-zero zero zero two two two P facility maintenance solutions ground keeper landscape between CGL facilities management LLC and amount of two hundred thousand dollars. Funding source is the public works department budgeted funds. Mr. Aaron, please. [0:46:30, 0:46:50]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. Uh CGL is on a state contract. The council initially approved us using CGL on July 8th, 2019, Resolution R19-1077. They're our contractor who cut numerous roads for us. They maintain Highway 138 West, Hudson. [0:46:50, 0:47:06]: Bridge Road, North Henry Boulevard, Rock Quarry Road, Walt Stevens Road, Old Atlanta Road, Flippin' Road, Davison Parkway, East Atlanta Road, Highway 138, East of I 75, Jodico Road, and Campground Road. And [0:47:07, 0:47:21]: Council had always said it was some roads, major thoroughfares that you want to maintain more frequently. These roads are maintained weekly. And so it has been a good relationship between CGL and the city. And we're asking you to renew this contract for another year. [0:47:22, 0:47:42]: Thank you, Ms. Aaron. Go ahead. I'm sorry? Yeah. Ms. Go ahead, Mr. Alison. Yes, I'd like to say uh thank you because uh these have made a tremendous difference in the city. I would just like to say that uh of course we want to look at expanding and we talk about the annex areas, adding other areas to this list as well as the council gets to [0:47:42, 0:48:02]: together probably at our budget retreat to decide additional roads that would need to be added or you know based on what uh the budgetary restraints are but certainly I want to certainly in support of this particular program. I would like to go ahead and make a motion if nobody has questions. Go go right here, sir. A motion for approval. Oh is there a second? I have a question [0:48:02, 0:48:12]: question okay mayor pro tem barber second that motion all in favor please indicate I have a question oh I'm sorry I thought excuse me. Second okay Mr. Blount second that now question for you [0:48:13, 0:48:33]: Okay. Mr. Aaron, the original contract um the council approved for the hundred and fifty thousand. I see this one is for two hundred thousand. What's the difference? What roads have been added? Well we we added additional roads. The additional roads we we added were Jodico Road and Campground Road were [0:48:33, 0:48:39]: were were added along with some um uh uh areas on one hundred thirty eight. [0:48:41, 0:48:47]: It was I think one thirty eight between the holiday in and I think the tire store. So we added some additional areas. Thank you, sir. [0:48:48, 0:48:57]: Okay, motion was made by Mr. Alexander and Mr. Blount second that. Any other questions or concerns? If not, all in favor, please indicate. Okay, unanimous decision. Thank you very much. [0:49:00, 0:49:09]: Council consideration approve the renewal contract at 2019-0032P. Johnson Control Security Solutions LLC. [0:49:10, 0:49:30]: Tycho integrated security LLC for the facility equipment systems and services, an amount of$100,000. Funding sourced from the government building budget of funds. Mr. Aaron, please. Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. Johnson Control maintains the city's access control system, the fire alarm system, and the burglar alarm system, and these are the monitoring. [0:49:30, 0:49:40]: fees that are associated with those systems as well as the routine maintenance of these systems. So we're asking Mayor and Council to approve the renewal of this agreement with Johnson Control. [0:49:40, 0:49:42]: Questions for Mr. Aaron Counsel. [0:49:43, 0:49:44]: Go right ahead, please. [0:49:44, 0:50:00]: Talk to so everybody understands what um buildings are included in this contract so that they can understand that their their assets are being protected. I know at one point we were trying to get Merl Manders installed. Is Merlmanders installed now? [0:50:00, 0:50:20]: Yes, sir. City Hall, Municipal Court, the Amphitheater, the Police Department, the Welcome Center, formerly the Ted Strickland Community Center, Merrman's Conference Center, Merrill Manders Conference Center, Administrative Building, Public Works Administrative Building, the Maintenance Shop and the Wastewater Treatment Plant. So this includes like Ken. [0:50:20, 0:50:25]: cameras, access control, burglar alarm and and a fire monitoring. [0:50:25, 0:50:31]: So who does that? Is it amphithe did you say the amphitheater or no? Yes, the amphitheater is on there as well. Yeah. [0:50:32, 0:50:33]: Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. [0:50:33, 0:50:53]: Put the council to approve this contract with the uh Johnson control security solutions for one hundred thousand dollars. Okay, that's the motion. Is there a second to the motion? Second. Miss Barber sec second down favorite, please indicate. So you now have the decision. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Towns. All right. You're welcome. Council consideration approve the budget, excuse me, approve the purchase of seven. [0:50:53, 0:51:04]: Fleet three in-car camera systems with integrated license plate readers. The cost of the camera system and license plate readers is$116,585.60. [0:51:04, 0:51:24]: The city has approved these items as part of the 2023 capital budget presented by Major Richard Coffrey. Sir, please. Mayor, City Council members, good evening. Uh if approved, uh this agenda item will allow us to purchase seven additional axon in-car camera systems with again the built-in license plate readers. Uh [0:51:24, 0:51:44]: This will be for the seven patrol cars that you previously approved on the last uh council meeting. Uh this is a sole source purchase directly from Axon and it was vetted uh through legal. Uh again, as the mayor stated, this is part of our overall uh capital funds approved as the FY twenty-three fiscal budget. Good deal. [0:51:44, 0:51:46]: Any questions, Council for Major Godfrey? [0:51:48, 0:51:52]: Mayor. Yes sir, go ahead please. I'd like for the council to approve. If there's not any questions. [0:51:52, 0:51:58]: Okay. Mr. Uh Bunt just made a motion. Is there a second? A second. Ms. Nant, second now. All I'm fair, please indicate. [0:51:59, 0:52:02]: Fantastic. Unamous decision. Thank you. Outstanding. [0:52:05, 0:52:25]: Council consideration to amend the city of Stop Ray's Municipal Code Section 5.16.050, rules of internment administration fee from one hundred dollars to two hundred dollars and assessing the unauthorized internment penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars. Presented by our clerk Vanessa Halde, please. Good evening, Mayor and Council. [0:52:26, 0:52:44]: This item actually the fees were included as an addendum to the fiscal twenty twenty three budget. So you all pass that. However, for us to change the code, I would need an ordinance to submit to Munichode so that our funeral homes and whatever can go out and see the actual changes in the code. [0:52:44, 0:52:47]: Um with these new fees. [0:52:47, 0:53:07]: Out of curiosity, Vanessa, I I I I should know the answer to this, but when was the last time we made a change like this at all? Do you recall? When we added the fee of one hundred dollars for admin fee in twenty nineteen. Good deal. Thank you. Council, any questions at all from Ms. Holiday? Yeah. Go write it, please. What's the surrounding jurisdictions? [0:53:07, 0:53:09]: What are they charging for this? [0:53:10, 0:53:14]: Do you have any idea? Do we do any comparisons? [0:53:14, 0:53:34]: I do not. What we did was we spoke with legal and we uh spoke with our the judge and we also spoke with the police department because what was happening was we were having interments that were unauthorized. The code allows us to in our city code currently allows us to charge up to the amount that we're [0:53:34, 0:53:36]: Yeah. [0:53:36, 0:53:38]: That's already in the code. [0:53:39, 0:53:59]: Okay, the only thing that I had, and I know I'm gonna slow up the meeting, is that what were we charging for people who just did in turn without permission? You know, somebody might have went out there, didn't know what the rules were or what have you. Then what were we w was there previously a penalty for it or no? There was no penalty being assessed. [0:53:59, 0:54:15]: it was a slap on the hand, but it is serious to inter a body without notifying the city of doing so. The code currently allows for us to implement a penalty up to the amount that we're requesting. [0:54:16, 0:54:18]: It's already out there. It's in the code. Okay. Yeah. [0:54:19, 0:54:22]: Ms. Holiday, thank you. [0:54:22, 0:54:42]: And it's kinda in line with what Mr. Alexander was saying. Uh see w when we implement fees and and and um penalties, I I like to have a basis on why we where the amounts come from other than we saying this is what we're gonna do. Is that in line with anybody? But but but it goes back to also when [0:54:42, 0:54:45]: The m the administration fee was$100. [0:54:47, 0:54:55]: How is two hundred dollars gonna stop them from doing what we was doing for a hundred dollars? Well, we've had to go and assess that frequently. [0:54:55, 0:55:08]: So we send it out to at least there's fifty or more funeral homes throughout the area that we send that c uh ordinance to and the information. And we still, right up the street, we have one [0:55:09, 0:55:11]: Habitual violator. [0:55:11, 0:55:21]: That is why we spoke about the penalty, which we are allowed to assess, is already in the code, and the fact that the the council already approved [0:55:22, 0:55:22]: The fee [0:55:23, 0:55:24]: Schedule. [0:55:24, 0:55:31]: This is the ordinance that I need to send to Municode in order to implement it into the into the city's code. [0:55:32, 0:55:36]: But I have a question. It was approved with the budget uh for fiscal year twenty twenty three already. [0:55:37, 0:55:38]: But I have a question. [0:55:38, 0:55:42]: On anything, if we have an habitual offender when it comes to any business. [0:55:44, 0:55:45]: Isn't that [0:55:45, 0:55:49]: D doesn't doesn't we get involved when it comes to their licenses to operate? [0:55:51, 0:56:01]: Not from my not from the clerk's office. No, no, not from no no. I'm talking about from the city of Stockbridge, period. The clerk officer can tell whoever it is that says it's a habitual offender, whether it's [0:56:01, 0:56:03]: Funeral homes of anybody. [0:56:03, 0:56:05]: if they have b habitual offenders [0:56:06, 0:56:08]: Then we have a system here in the city of Stockbridge. [0:56:09, 0:56:11]: that deals with their licenses to operate. [0:56:12, 0:56:15]: I'm not aware of that. Mr. Gardner. [0:56:16, 0:56:18]: Could it um [0:56:18, 0:56:23]: If we have habitual f offenders in any business operations. [0:56:23, 0:56:28]: Then we have something to set that that deals with their licensing to operate in the city of Stockbridge. [0:56:30, 0:56:31]: Can you s can you say it again? I'm sorry. [0:56:32, 0:56:52]: If there's an habitual offender of a process that we have here when it comes to businesses, can we revoke that business license? Or is that penalty? Do we have anything in place that affects the op uh the license to operate in the city of Stop Right? Uh I would assume that we have some penalties listed in our business license. [0:56:52, 0:56:55]: license ordinance that requires that if they [0:56:55, 0:57:00]: break the law in any such way, we should be able to uh uh put forth a penalty. [0:57:00, 0:57:02]: Be and the reason I'm asking that is because [0:57:03, 0:57:08]: For me, before we add on to something, let's correct what we already have. [0:57:08, 0:57:13]: And if we can say someone's a habitual offender, then what grounds does the city have? [0:57:13, 0:57:18]: in order to rectify the situation with a with that particular [0:57:18, 0:57:21]: business because adding on [0:57:22, 0:57:31]: affects other people that ha are not habitual offenders, but we need to fix what needs to be fixed before we start to add on in order to [0:57:32, 0:57:52]: A hundred dollars or two hundred dollars not gonna stop me from doing what I'm doing if I'm a habitual offender. Mm-hmm. No, no, no. I understand you're saying change the code, but what's already in in place now is what my concern is. Let me be clear. The one hundred dollar fee or now the the imposed two hundred dollar fee, that is an administrative fee because um [0:57:52, 0:58:11]: Public workers works is required to go to on the site when there is a burial, whenever someone is digging for a burial. That's an administrative fee. The$1,000 is a penalty when you do not abide by the current policy for interments. [0:58:11, 0:58:16]: The code currently allows for the city to assess that fee. [0:58:16, 0:58:20]: We em we added a gate. [0:58:20, 0:58:22]: At the city of Stockbridge. [0:58:23, 0:58:25]: cemetery, we have requested in our budget [0:58:26, 0:58:29]: For a second gate, we have two cemeteries to be added to Burke. [0:58:29, 0:58:30]: cemetery. [0:58:30, 0:58:32]: So that we don't have [0:58:32, 0:58:33]: People coming. [0:58:34, 0:58:37]: And in turning without [0:58:37, 0:58:41]: Following the procedures. And and I get that Ms. I I I get what you're saying. [0:58:41, 0:58:45]: But when you're talking about federal home business [0:58:45, 0:59:02]: There are so many areas you can nickel and dime and get this penalty fee that it doesn't cost you anything because you put it out there and it costs the people and they're paying it. What I'm saying is, how do we go at these businesses that are habitual offenders? [0:59:03, 0:59:09]: for as operating in the city of Stockbridge without because this thousand dollar penalty doesn't stop that. [0:59:11, 0:59:14]: It's our policies that are in place to enforce stocks. [0:59:15, 0:59:15]: Mm-hmm. [0:59:19, 0:59:24]: I I I'm not sure I understand your question, Mr. Blount. I really don't. [0:59:25, 0:59:35]: Is anybody understand what I'm saying? Mr. Blount, I I will I was uh I asked a question just now of of the city clerk. Um [0:59:36, 0:59:54]: can a funeral home outside of Henry County bury somebody here? So that means even if they're habitual, if they're not located in Henry County, there's no way that we could tie a penalty or revoke their business license. Cause they're not licensed their li their business license is not [0:59:55, 1:00:14]: Not issued in in by the city or or by um Henry County. Mr. Garner, I appreciate that, but I'm only I'm only answering the question off the information that was just given. Yes, sir. And the information that was just given wasn't outside of Stockbridge. It was inside Stockbridge. Okay. I I didn't have a problem, sorry. [1:00:15, 1:00:18]: And I and I I may have been a little tough with the word, um [1:00:19, 1:00:29]: Habitual. I will just say we have on more than three occasions in the last five years had to send them a an invoice for their administrative fee. [1:00:30, 1:00:41]: N and and I and and that and that's fair to to to not say habitual if you if you so that might have been a little strong. But that's okay. But I'm saying is though, but how are we [1:00:41, 1:00:49]: How are we enforcing now with the fees before we implement a higher fee and before we implement this penalty? How are we doing that? [1:00:49, 1:00:55]: Well we've notified. We we we notify every funeral home. [1:00:55, 1:01:15]: Um in this area and and outside of this area. We notify everybody on what we've we send them a copy of our ordinance, we send them a copy of our uh code, the policy and all of that. They receive that. It's on our website and everything. There's no reason that anybody should be interring anyone without contacting this city. But just and it [1:01:15, 1:01:19]: But just notification says I see you. [1:01:20, 1:01:24]: And they'll say, I don't care because you're doing nothing about it. [1:01:25, 1:01:31]: But that's why we're implementing the penalty. Before we only had an administrative fee. [1:01:31, 1:01:32]: Which [1:01:32, 1:01:37]: um for public works and the clerk's office going out there, that's all we had before. [1:01:37, 1:01:44]: And let me say this as well. We are full. Our sin since I've been here when I came in 2009, there were no plots available. [1:01:45, 1:01:58]: What has happened, the frequency of burials has increased because those people have aged and we are having more burials. That is why we are seeing more activity now. They we've been full for [1:01:59, 1:02:04]: Decades they've sold the plots, but now they're being interred. [1:02:06, 1:02:22]: Okay. Ms. Gantt, go ahead, sir. Thank you. Um to answer Councilman Blount's question about habitual violators, in regards to that, most times in the ordinance, and it could have changed, but when I was a solicitor, we had habitual code we have certain code sections. [1:02:23, 1:02:25]: that we include [1:02:25, 1:02:31]: the penalty for habitual violators. But I don't believe it's anything to do with the cemetery. [1:02:31, 1:02:35]: Um I looked up McDonough's fee, it's a hundred dollars. [1:02:35, 1:02:38]: right now currently for their application fee. [1:02:38, 1:02:39]: They're um [1:02:40, 1:02:43]: Admin fee. The admin fee perhaps. Is a hundred dollars. [1:02:45, 1:02:47]: But that doesn't mean [1:02:47, 1:03:00]: that we shouldn't change ours to two. And I don't know how old theirs is. Ours was very old. Right. So I get it. I I get it. I'm not saying we shouldn't change. I c I would like to know [1:03:01, 1:03:03]: kind of what's the going rate right now. [1:03:03, 1:03:18]: I'm I'm interested in that in general. You mean for the penalty for for the admin fee in general and the penalty. Oh, the penalty I'm okay with with up to a thousand dollars. That's in our code already. Right. I'm okay with that. But for the [1:03:19, 1:03:19]: Um [1:03:20, 1:03:23]: And maybe we ha need to have some type of policy in place where [1:03:23, 1:03:28]: that is determined, listen, this has happened more than once. This is a fine for one time, this is fine for [1:03:28, 1:03:35]: you know, the second time and usually a habitual violator is the third time. So um [1:03:35, 1:03:38]: But in regards to cemetery at Memphi. [1:03:38, 1:03:40]: I'm just curious. [1:03:40, 1:03:44]: as to where the one hundred to two hundred came from. [1:03:44, 1:03:46]: I I would like to know [1:03:47, 1:04:01]: I don't know if it's three hundred in most places. I don't know. I'm just saying I would like to know that w what would be the normal the normal Well we we increased and we also uh met with public works with having um them go through the cemeteries more often because we were [1:04:02, 1:04:17]: Noticing um people somebody was going in there with trash and that is why we implemented the fence. It's a twenty something thousand thousand dollar fence. It's more than that uh now and it would cost us more to get the other one and we don't have that in budget. We're trying to do it for twenty twenty four. [1:04:17, 1:04:37]: But there was more frequency there. So we have staff goes out and visits the cemetery now three days out of w out of the week. We also, you know, monitor the uh obituaries so that we make sure we make sure that and that's how we find some of these things. Um but that we are visiting and spending more time [1:04:37, 1:04:49]: in the cemeteries now than we were before. Right. So it is costing us to go out there to mow that's alarming that we don't have the record of someone being buried in the cemetery. I agree. I think that's very [1:04:50, 1:05:08]: Concerning and we implemented we have a digital uh cemetery plot now. We you all approved that software for us last year, so we had a company that goes out, we and we have a digital plot and everything now. So it it is a lot to maintain and to make sure that we do not have unauthorized interments. Okay. [1:05:09, 1:05:29]: Yes, uh m I'm gonna have to agree with Councilwoman Gantt and what I had stated originally. I applaud what you're doing, Miss Holliday, but I would like to have some data on the surrounding area, not just in Henry County, because like you said, McDonough might not have changed their fee for the last twenty years. [1:05:29, 1:05:49]: But I would like a Metro Atlanta-wide fee so we could have it based on that. Because what's going on in our area is it's not like it used to be, where things are much higher on the north side and lower than not anymore. So everybody, including inflation, the prices have gone up. So I would like if you would consider [1:05:49, 1:06:09]: To come back and bring us some data from what we have wide. And then, even as you said, if we have a habitual violator, is that fee? Does that fee? That person is repetitive, then that fee needs to escalate. How does that work? You do it, you get slapped on the phone. [1:06:09, 1:06:29]: on the hand, you get a thousand dollar fine, you do it again, the fine ought to be two thousand or five thousand. So you've got a warning one time. So though that's the kind of I would like to see that this overhaul include what we're doing Metro Atlanta wide and then that fee to escalate, not just be stuck at a thousand dollar. We might have to change the ordinance. [1:06:28, 1:06:48]: But if you do it one time, you already know. You do it again, it oughta be five thousand if that's legal. I I just need to clarify. Yeah. The pot especially with this particular friend of home, no one has buried anyone without notifying us. They have not paid their administration fee. And we had to go [1:06:48, 1:06:57]: Back and have them pay the administration fee. So that's nobody's not burying anybody without notifying us. However, [1:06:58, 1:07:03]: In the event that someone does, because it can happen. [1:07:03, 1:07:10]: There is a there is the option in the city's current code to allow for that penalty. [1:07:11, 1:07:21]: Okay. Now let me say something else. This was just to get the ordinance to submit to Unicode so that what was already approved by this council [1:07:21, 1:07:41]: would be included in the code. So what you are asking now at this point is to rescind that. Is that what you're suggesting? I don't think that's the same thing. That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking if you could come back at the very next meeting with a met kind of a Metro Atlanta wide chart for the internment so we could understand that and make sure that we're competitive. [1:07:41, 1:07:54]: Because people are coming from everywhere to and they're looking for it. If it it might be a hundred here, it might be five hundred somewhere else. What is it? I want to know what it is so to make sure we're competitive. And then I want to s make sure that [1:07:55, 1:08:07]: Quentin, uh our legal team looks at it and then as you said, if somebody did this one time, there should be no way that you should do it again. The fees should escalate. It should t thousand dollars should not be the cap. [1:08:07, 1:08:27]: Well that's the code. That's the code. Right. But the code need to be changed. If you did that one time, which is despicable, and you did it again, you buried somebody without permission, you know, that's that's a whole nother level. You v you you just thumbed your nose at the authority, you got a thousand dollar fine, and you did it again? Yeah. [1:08:27, 1:08:47]: So clarify, no one has done that. This is the issue of the process. Okay. So what you're asking for, Councilman Alexander, is something that probably the council, the rest of the council needs to make sure that if we're giving some guidance here that the that the council has in has a consensus. [1:08:47, 1:09:07]: us to move forward in that type of direction and task in this as aspect. Question. Go ahead, please. If that comes back in the administration fee is$500,$1,000 on average, are you wanting to go back and amend the budget to increase the fee? Yes. Well that's once again, that's one person's uh uh viewpoint, but we gotta make sure we got a consensus in the council. [1:09:07, 1:09:18]: Whatever it comes back at as the average, I certainly would. Okay. Go ahead, quick question. You're up there for a reason. Let me ask the question because maybe he can answer if you don't mind before he Go ahead, Mr. Go ahead, Miss Blount. [1:09:19, 1:09:21]: Under what you're doing for me. [1:09:22, 1:09:30]: If the fee is two hundred dollars, okay, if it's a hundred dollars, okay, I'm looking at that. But mine is that if we're gonna do anything to this code, [1:09:31, 1:09:33]: Биказ анадис код. [1:09:34, 1:09:38]: We aren't we're not even able to put liens or do anything. [1:09:38, 1:09:49]: For any violations, we shall not do that under this code. No, we spoke with the chief in having this go to the court, so we we had that conversation. You wanna speak to him? Yeah, but under but but the code doesn't speak to that. [1:09:49, 1:09:51]: Well well, here's what it does. When we [1:09:52, 1:10:12]: You all have a catch-all that says any violation of an ordinance in Stockbridge is punishable with at an at the municipal court level with up to a thousand dollar fine and jail time. What we hope to do and what we have done in the proposed ordinance is to clarify. [1:10:12, 1:10:32]: That to say that if it is an unlawful internment, it would then kick over to code enforcement who would go out and ticket the person. The person then goes to municipal court and they adjudicate what the fine and whether what and the other sanctions that they would have at municipal court, which could be up to a [1:10:32, 1:10:52]: thousand dollar fine and some level of jail time if that's decided. But that would then we're clarifying that so that if code enforcement is called, then go out and write the ticket for the person to come to municipal court and they deal with it there. Now the admin fee is an admin fee which is completely separate, but the penalty of up to the thousand dollar for the unlawful internment [1:10:52, 1:10:52]: That's [1:10:53, 1:11:04]: what the procedure would be is they would be ticketed by code enforcement and then they'd kick over to the municipal court to deal with. But but but then it goes back to what I was saying, Quincy, is that [1:11:04, 1:11:08]: If under our code, City of Stockbridge Code [1:11:08, 1:11:20]: doesn't allow for liens or anything to get any any p uh monies back for violations and you go to court [1:11:20, 1:11:40]: and they implement Cedar Stockbridge Court, then that's a litigated situation because in our code you don't, but the court's saying you can, we have to make sure we're changing everything that lines up with the courts before we sit here and change if the policy gonna have to be changed, change everything that it lines up with the court. Read the policy. [1:11:40, 1:11:48]: I guess I'm councilman blonde. I guess the clarification of the lien situation is is different in this context. We're not [1:11:49, 1:12:09]: Leaning, so if a if there's a violator, whether that's a business or whether that's an individual, if code enforcement is called and they go out and ticket that person, they then go to court and they would be fined that amount of money. And if they don't pay that amount of money, separate from a lien or anything, if they don't pay that amount of money, they could face sanctions for [1:12:09, 1:12:10]: Or [1:12:10, 1:12:16]: They could face sanctions which would be including jail time or probation if they pay it. Yeah, but what I'm saying, and I and I appreciate that. [1:12:18, 1:12:22]: But it's up to the court to say, rubber, they're gonna do liens for money. [1:12:22, 1:12:28]: But it needs to be lined up if if we need to have wouldn't we have to have word in front of the city? [1:12:28, 1:12:31]: It says that this can be implemented by the courts? What I'm partying. [1:12:32, 1:12:34]: When you read the if you read the code on it. [1:12:36, 1:12:37]: On violations. I [1:12:38, 1:12:46]: Because I I think we need to talk about this further. We're gonna uh um you know table it, but fine. What I'm saying is. [1:12:47, 1:12:51]: The court can't do no more than what our code says is allowable. [1:12:51, 1:12:56]: That's on any of our lines. Right. But the code can the code still [1:12:56, 1:13:07]: You have a catch-all in y'all's code in our code, which says that any municipal ordinance can be up to a thousand dollar fine and also have civil or criminal contempt. [1:13:07, 1:13:23]: which would be jail time attached to it. Right? What this is saying is this is clarifying that for an unlawful internment that the penalties would be, as already known in our code section, up to a thousand dollar fine and civil and criminal con or civil and criminal contempt. [1:13:23, 1:13:25]: And so that's what the [1:13:25, 1:13:31]: That's what the clarification is that would then be a separate adjudication at the municipal court level. [1:13:32, 1:13:52]: That's separate and apart from a lien or anything like that because liens have a different process that they go by. But this process is if an individual or a company is noted, that individual or company would then come to court and then go from there. But if there's a leaning process that the city is going to do, that would be separate and apart from this. [1:13:52, 1:13:52]: Yes. [1:13:54, 1:14:05]: Correct. All right. Um Mr Thomas, go ahead, please. Mr Washington, I I I think you're correct, but Mrs. Holiday, I I I for me, if you would [1:14:05, 1:14:06]: Um [1:14:07, 1:14:08]: Speak to [1:14:09, 1:14:13]: the administrative cost a and I think this is what [1:14:14, 1:14:20]: The two hundred dollars is an administrative fee. Yeah. I I think maybe if you speak to [1:14:20, 1:14:21]: The каст [1:14:22, 1:14:23]: And what is covered [1:14:24, 1:14:26]: And and and the various tasks. [1:14:27, 1:14:38]: That the city of Stockbridge, what is that staff? And I notice here um processing the application. So I think it may be clear if if we all understood [1:14:39, 1:14:39]: Um [1:14:40, 1:14:41]: The depth. [1:14:41, 1:14:43]: That the city [1:14:43, 1:14:45]: has to go through [1:14:45, 1:14:47]: to regulate [1:14:47, 1:14:50]: This and I think this is where we're [1:14:50, 1:14:53]: confusing the find [1:14:53, 1:14:57]: to the administrative fee so and the fee covers [1:14:58, 1:15:18]: And if you speak to what the fee covers, and I think that may help us quite a bit. So the administrative fee, and Deshes may have to speak to this as well, because we made the request to the Public Works Department. We were receiving well, especially around holidays and and different times of the year where we had the grass grown. [1:15:18, 1:15:38]: More frequently. There was trash there. The actual headstones are being cleaned. We're having to purchase those chemicals, and we are visiting these cemeteries more often. Again, my staff goes out there three times a week, sometimes more, depending on what's going on. If it's leading up to a holiday, it's because we're [1:15:38, 1:15:58]: We are trying to keep them in pristine condition so that when people go to visit their deceased loved ones, we want our cemeteries to be in good shape. We added benches, we added trash receptacles, and we just take pride in making sure that we're going to be able to [1:15:58, 1:16:18]: Sure that when you go out there that it looks nice and it is clean and it is kept up and it is mowed. And and when people go to inter, we uh ask that public works be on site. We ask them to ride through there several times during the day, uh number of times during the week, so that we don't have vagrants coming. [1:16:18, 1:16:22]: into the cemetery. So there's more activity from the staff [1:16:22, 1:16:25]: going out there more frequently than we did in the past. [1:16:26, 1:16:46]: And and Mayor Four may addly and and I think for me, when we talk about increasing the administrative fee, that that's what I know, that's what I want to hear. Not confusing it with the fine, but what the what does the fee cover? And I do have a personal experience with with Berk Street because uh the Cochrane family. [1:16:45, 1:16:47]: Yeah. [1:16:47, 1:16:51]: a barrier there and I received a number of calls [1:16:51, 1:16:53]: I'm I'm sorry that the Mays family [1:16:53, 1:16:56]: And I received a number of calls from from the Mays family. [1:16:57, 1:16:59]: Because their family members are there. [1:16:59, 1:17:10]: And they had some issues, and I uh referred them to you, and I think you sort of corrected that. But the comments that I get from the Mays family and some other families. [1:17:10, 1:17:12]: They come in the city and [1:17:12, 1:17:14]: For the way they upkeep. [1:17:14, 1:17:22]: uh those those cemeteries. And I understand uh maybe the increase in fee, but that's what I want to hear because I think [1:17:24, 1:17:35]: This is the conversation I think and and this is what you're asking for, is about the administrative fee and what does those fees go toward? And I think this is what we need to emphasize. [1:17:36, 1:17:39]: All right, thank you, sir. Uh Mr. Alzheimer's away, please. [1:17:39, 1:17:58]: Yeah, so I I just want to make sure I'm not a funeral expert by any means at all. So this administrative fee is just for administrative. There's no charge to be buried at the cemetery? They've already purchased the plots. The per the plots have already been purchased. So t what's so that charge is what? [1:17:59, 1:18:11]: They c they p plots were purchased for twenty five dollars. This goes back to the sixties or even before. So all the plots have been purchased all the We have no you cannot purchase a plot in a city cemetery. Oh wow. [1:18:11, 1:18:12]: They are all purchased. [1:18:13, 1:18:16]: Wow. Oh they are all purchased. They've been purchased. [1:18:17, 1:18:37]: By who everyone is assigned. I can get I can send you the list. But I mean, so folks just well did somebody just decide, okay, well, I'm gonna buy all of them and then sell all the time. No, they didn't sell no they didn't. A number of families have purchased plots in our cemeteries. They are purchased, they are digitized. We had a competition. [1:18:37, 1:18:41]: We've had all that done. [1:18:41, 1:18:43]: They are all sold. [1:18:44, 1:18:54]: And again, they were sold decades ago. So somebody done bought out what you're saying is somebody done bought out one person selling them. There are numerous families. [1:18:54, 1:19:06]: That were here in the Stockbridge area that purchased those plots. Why did the city sell them to them? I wasn't sir, I was not here. I cannot answer that question. I know, but I'm saying at that point it seemed like somebody ran a game. [1:19:07, 1:19:25]: It's been bought all over. Well people buy family plots all the time. That's not unusual. People buy family plots. Okay, okay, I'm done. Getting a little out of hand in this aspect. So so you But again, we're not di the the the the penalty. [1:19:25, 1:19:45]: We it's already in place for the city for anyone who violates one of our ordinances. Right. That's already in place. What we I need to do is have an ordinance though that I need to send to Municode so that they know that this administration fee is no longer one hundred dollars, it is two hundred dollars. Okay, got it. All right. And that was approved. [1:19:45, 1:19:55]: by the council in the fiscal twenty twenty three budget. Okay. Got it. Sandby, m squeezer. [1:19:55, 1:20:05]: Uh an and and this is my last comment on this and this is to answer uh Mr. Alexander. And I've been to the Burke Street uh cemetery quite a bit. [1:20:05, 1:20:07]: And when you go there [1:20:07, 1:20:08]: Юсі [1:20:08, 1:20:11]: The noted family's [1:20:11, 1:20:13]: Of the histry. [1:20:13, 1:20:33]: Of Stockbridge, the Wars, the Mays, the Cochranes, etc. etc. So these families already own these plots. And when someone passed in their families, they already own the plot. But again, I think the issue here is the upkeep of these. [1:20:33, 1:20:53]: Cemeteries, and this is what the administrative fee is. I think we're sort of losing sight of what the administrative fee covers. And it's not, it's a task on the city and the staff and the clerk's office and the public work staff to cut the grass, to weed, to spray. [1:20:53, 1:21:01]: I'm just saying expensive. We we're losing sight of what this really is. [1:21:02, 1:21:04]: Thank you, Mayor. No, you're welcome, sir. All right. [1:21:04, 1:21:17]: Okay, so we had plenty of discussion on this matter. All right. So I need a motion to go ahead and and force accept this or or disapprove this. So moved. Okay. Uh Mayor Pro Tem made a motion. Is there a second to motion? [1:21:18, 1:21:21]: A second. Ms. Gantt secondette. All in favor, please indicate. [1:21:23, 1:21:27]: Yeah okay. It's a unanimous decision. We've got we've got four. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. [1:21:29, 1:21:49]: All right, uh my particular comments. Uh ladies and gentlemen, of course, as you well know, COVID nineteen is still exists, it's still with us. There's plenty of ways for you to get tested and or uh get um boosted in this aspect. So please beware and uh continue to uh be try to be healthy as much as you can. I understand it's late February. [1:21:49, 1:22:09]: Uh but uh still we're still in the back ends of the flu season. So if you haven't had flu shots, it's probably never too late to do that as well. Uh wanna acknowledge the fact that uh uh thanks to uh Calcman Thomas we had a successful African American celebration, a twelfth annual acan American celebration with the city of Stockbridge and this [1:22:09, 1:22:29]: year was recognizing the divine nine, the predominant African American fraternities and sawardees that are in the country. And it was in a sense to acknowledg those particular fraternities and sawardies community service efforts in this aspect and all the accomplishments here in the inner and around the area. So bear with me for a minute here please. [1:22:29, 1:22:49]: Initial divide nine, the nine different fraternity sororities organized and established uh in college universities uh around the country. First is Alpha Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, which established December uh fourth, uh, nineteen oh six at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. The local chapter is Rose Sigma Lambda chapter, which is established on July twenty first. [1:22:49, 1:23:09]: 2008, and they're actually having a 15-year anniversary this July. I just so happens myself along with our attorney, Quentin Washington, the members of this particular fraternity. You got Alpha Kappa, Alpha Sowarty Incorporated, established January 15th, 1908, Howard University in Washington, D.C. Local chapter Psi Alpha Omega, and they were established on [1:23:09, 1:23:11]: December tenth, two thousand five. [1:23:11, 1:23:14]: Ms. Gent is a member and S awarding in in this aspect as well. [1:23:15, 1:23:19]: Got Kappa Alpha sign fraternity established January fifth, nineteen eleven. [1:23:19, 1:23:21]: Indiana University in Bloomington. [1:23:21, 1:23:22]: Uh Indiana. [1:23:22, 1:23:42]: And the local chapter, Stockbridge Jonesboro Alumni Chapter, established April 12, 2003. And I don't know if we have any council members or staff that are members of this fraternity. Omega Psi 5 Fraternity Incorporated established November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. And the Zeta Mu Nu chapter was established on September 22th. [1:23:42, 1:24:02]: 26, 2014. And on the staff, we have Mr. Gardner as well as Destin Aaron, both members of Omega Sci-Fi. Delta Sigma Theta Sawarty Incorporated established January 13th, 1913 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. You got the Henry County Alumni Chapter established December 4th. [1:24:02, 1:24:22]: in 2004 and I don't recall oh yes we do we've got uh you got Shana Thornton and uh kira uh Kira Bragg so members of Delta Sigma Theta uh five beta sigma fraternity incorporated established uh December uh excuse me January ninth uh twenty fourteen Howard University in Washington DC Sigma [1:24:22, 1:24:42]: Ada Sigma alumni chapter established on uh May 6th of 2019. I don't recall we have any betas uh in the for in in uh particular structure here. You got Zeta Phi, Betas Award Incorporated established January 16th of 1920 at Howard University in Washington DC. Sigma Omega Zeta chapter established uh [1:24:42, 1:24:48]: the uh march fourteenth of two thousand three and I don't recall having these adidas on the staff here at all. [1:24:49, 1:25:09]: You got Sigma Gamma Rose Award Incorporated established November 12th, 1922, at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. You got the Lambna Sigma Sigma Alumni Chapter, which is established June 9th of 2012. And once again, I don't believe there are any sigmas on our staff here as well. And the last of Divine Nine would be Iota Phi Theta. [1:25:09, 1:25:29]: Fraternity Incorporated established September nineteenth, nineteen sixty three, at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. And I believe there are two different chapters here in a local uh um Atlanta metro area. Just wanna acknowledge all those individual fraternity sororities and uh and as we can continue, Divine Knight continues to do strong and great things to [1:25:28, 1:25:30]: Or the particular communities that they serve. [1:25:31, 1:25:34]: I want to mention to everybody that um [1:25:34, 1:25:54]: If you you realize, you remember that the ARC acknowledged the city of Stockbridge uh back in late November at the regional conference at downtown and and gave us an award and recogn special recognition for our amphitheater in this aspect and the fact that uh the fact that we've done for the livable service type of uh [1:25:54, 1:25:57]: Ливос Ливабо Цент ініціатив. [1:25:57, 1:26:14]: And so it just so happens that on March eighth, the South Metro Development Outlook Conference is also going to identify and acknowledge the city of Stockbridge for economic driver, which is our Stockbridge amphitheater called now the Bridge, nicknamed the Bridge. So we'll be getting another award here shortly. [1:26:15, 1:26:35]: And uh we're very proud of that. We look forward to uh that award, look forward to outstanding concert season this year as well, which actually starts on April fourteenth with the Isaac Brothers in uh in that group after seven. So I'll always go to stopbridge uh np.com and and get the latest information on what's happening with our amphitheater, the bridge this year. [1:26:34, 1:26:54]: On that note, um, I'll move on to other announcements. Uh, council meetings will be held in the city council chambers. Meeting date and location and times are subject to change. Please visit the city's website at www.city of starbridge.com for meeting invitation link or the Facebook page or contact City Hall offices at 770-389. [1:26:54, 1:27:14]: The Main Street Advisory Board meeting is second Friday of each month at 9 a.m. City Hall Levi Meeting Room, which will be March 10th. The City Council meeting is second Monday of each month, 6 p.m. City Hall Council Chamber, March 13th. U Council meeting is 6:30 p.m. second Monday of each month. [1:27:14, 1:27:18]: Levi uh meeting room, City Hall on March thirteenth. [1:27:20, 1:27:40]: Citywide Development Authority meeting, second Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. City uh City Hall, Levi Meeting Room, March 14th. City Council retreat, which we were all participating in, March 20th and March 22nd, 2023. The Downtown Development Authority meeting, 6 p.m. by way of Zoom, Thursday, Tuesday, third Tuesday of each month. [1:27:39, 1:27:59]: On March 21st is next meeting. Youth Council Advisory Committee meeting at 6 30 p.m. third uh Tuesday of each month in the Levi Meeting Room, City Hall, March 21st. The Planning Commission meeting is 6:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers fourth Thursday of each month, which is March 23rd. And the City Council set work session is typical last Tuesday of each month. [1:27:59, 1:28:19]: Month at 6 p.m., but it will be canceled for the month of March. We will not have a city council work session. Okay, as scheduled normally we're scheduled for the 28th of March, but it will be canceled. Upcoming events. Let's save the date. This is coming Saturday. Join Councilman Alexander for the annual Women's History Month celebration, Sunday, March. [1:28:19, 1:28:28]: me um Sunday says Sunday March I thought I thought it was it is Sunday March 5th I'm sorry Sunday March 5th at Merrill Man's Conference Center 3 to 5 p.m it says here [1:28:29, 1:28:31]: Councilman John Blount will on Wednesday, March twenty second. [1:28:32, 1:28:35]: You can go to Murray Manus Conference Center for Bingo. [1:28:35, 1:28:55]: From 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Please contact Raws and Rawls at 678-833-3348 for more information. And we c have a continuous salute to veterans. Please forward pictures of veterans, including name, branch, rank, and years of service to Mayor Pro Councilman Thomas. Presents a special tribute to our local veterans. Pictures should be submitted. [1:28:55, 1:29:15]: To Ros and Rawls by way of email, R. Rawls at city of Stockbridge-G A dot Gov. And of course, thank you for your service. And it's time, Council. I don't have listeners, I don't have any idea, any thoughts whether or not we have a second session for this evening. I believe we have no issues. None. Okay, so yes, yes, sir. Mr. Once you finish. [1:29:15, 1:29:16]: I have a comment. [1:29:17, 1:29:37]: All right, I was just gonna well go ahead, sir, because I was gonna I was gonna if we don't have a second session, then we I was gonna end the meeting. Go ahead, sir. Yes, I wanted to make this comment before you've got to end the meeting. Go ahead, sir, please. Okay. I w I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the council for their support and supporting the 12th annual African American Heritage. [1:29:37, 1:29:57]: Heritage Celebration. I want to thank the Murray Manus staff. I want to thank the Youth Council. But very, very importantly, I want to thank Mrs. Rawls, the executive to the Mayor and Council, and assisting me with making [1:29:57, 1:30:03]: making this a true success, um there's no way that I would have been able to um [1:30:03, 1:30:23]: uh make this a success without her assistance. And uh she and I have talked, but I just want to publicly acknowledge the fact that uh it was a great job, a great job. We was able to honor, well we were able to host this committee uh and this celebration to over two hundred [1:30:23, 1:30:25]: [5425.3, 5445.3]: Attendees and uh it went well. We started on time, we ended on time. Uh everybody had a great, great time, and we received nothing but great accomplishments uh for that. And I just want to thank all of the council members for attending, but always uh for your support. Thank you so much. Thank you, Ms. Ross. [1:30:45, 1:30:59]: Thank you again. No problem. Thank you to Rosalind as well. There she is, way over on the other side. Thank you, Rosalind. All right. On that note, council I need a uh motion to end our our council meeting this evening. So move. Ms. Lance so moves. Who's second? [1:30:59, 1:31:02]: Uh Mr Blount second, all in favor please indicate. [1:31:02, 1:31:05]: Thank goodness. God bless you all. We are now adjourned.