2025-04-14 · City Council · Transcript · Regular Council Meetings

--- title: Regular Council Meetings date: 2025-04-14 source: 2025-04-14_Regular_Council_Meetings.wav --- [0:01:49, 0:02:07]: Facebook, right? And uh this is uh it's considered a our ceremonial portion of our meeting tonight. So welcome uh to the city hall and uh let's uh let's get started with uh [0:02:08, 0:02:15]: with these actual proclamations and recognition of some wonderful citizens. [0:02:15, 0:02:27]: Excuse me? Perhaps one of our police officers, Chia Bees. Well well uh well w okay, that's a good idea, but hold on, we'll wait a little bit. How about administrative professionals week? [0:02:27, 0:02:30]: All right, there we go, here we go, here we go. [0:02:33, 0:02:35]: All right, so that let's just just do it that way, right? [0:02:35, 0:02:37]: Let's do it. So [0:02:37, 0:02:40]: Yeah, so Am Administrative Professionals Week. Ladies, come on up. [0:02:41, 0:02:42]: Let's do it that way. [0:02:47, 0:02:49]: Yeah, I have I just have one in my hand right now. [0:02:50, 0:03:10]: Right. Yeah, come on over here, ladies. I should have just started with this in the first place, right? That's right. Yeah, she trusts us up. Is that what it is? Yeah, come on down here, ladies. It's good. [0:03:10, 0:03:19]: Oh you wanna get a mess up. [0:03:19, 0:03:20]: All right. [0:03:20, 0:03:40]: Well, I I feel blessed. I'm I'm I'm I'm a king among all these queens here. You are blessed. And highly favored. You are the man. All right. All right, ladies, listen up here, okay? It's a pro city proclamation uh uh in recognition of administrative professionals week. Whereas administrative professionals, including administrative assistants, [0:03:40, 0:03:55]: Executive assistants and office managers, among others, are critical to the workplace workforce. And whereas administrative professionals play a central role in contributing to the office operations of businesses, government, educational institutions, and other organizations. [0:03:55, 0:04:07]: Whereas administrative professionals serve in a vital information hubs in the modern office, managing information, organizing the office, mastering office technology, providing a strategic support to teams and companies. [0:04:08, 0:04:25]: Whereas the work of the Minister of Professionals today requires advanced knowledge and expertise in communications, computer software, office technology, project management, organization, customer service, other vital office management responsibilities. Now therefore I Anthony Sforr by virtual vesting in me as a mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:04:26, 0:04:46]: On behalf of City Council members Elton Alexander, Yolanda, Barber, Cowberry, Lukeesia Gantt and Fonzo Thompson who hereby recognize April 20th to 26th at Administrative Professionals Week, highlighting the major contributions to administrative professionals add to the business and governments. And witness thereof, I have here I'm to set my hand in the Great Seal City of Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:04:46, 0:05:06]: On the 14th day of April, year of our Lord 2025, and I signed a proclamation along with Vanessa Holliday. Now, we have several here, so to my my assistant. And my former assistant. [0:05:05, 0:05:25]: And assistant unit assist. Hey, baby raised. All right. And the event staff, right? Oh my god. Oh my gosh, she said. Clourest office. And the city manager assistant. And we're gonna go [0:05:25, 0:05:37]: Economic uh economic development. Just remember that. Is that everybody's so far? Okay. [0:05:40, 0:06:00]: All right, ladies. Now what happens if you didn't know, whenever we whenever we give out City proclamation, any proclamation, always give the floor to the individuals that receive the proclamation. So any of you ladies, if you like, and I mean all these queens here, so you can decide whoever wants it [0:06:00, 0:06:11]: Everybody can speak if you want. Here's a mic. Anybody have anything they want to say? Anyone? Are we real? The floor is yours. I'll step out the way. Me? Oh, yeah, go on. Well, first of all, we wanna thank our Lord and Savior. [0:06:12, 0:06:32]: And for this, we are so happy. This is a wonderful group of women. And me being one of the newbies, I thank everyone over here behind me for giving me all the help and the support. I do love what I do, but I can't do it without wonderful other administrative assistants who have kept me and [0:06:32, 0:06:52]: Always, you know, keeping me on track and everything. And we are the backbones. We love each and every one of y'all here at the city of Stockbridge. And just remember us when you do your things, because we work very hard. We work very hard. We really do. Okay. To make sure that everything runs smoothly. So, ladies, anybody else? I thank you guys. I thank [0:06:52, 0:07:12]: That's our sisterhood. Oh yes, okay. And we do thank you, Mayor, for being supportive. No problem, this is this law blessed. [0:07:12, 0:07:23]: Okay, I'll definitely bless, that's for sure. All right, so if there's no no take the phone. Yeah, we'll take you for no other comments we'll take you for. Just a little bit and we'll have to get kinda lined up and we put the back of each other. [0:07:23, 0:07:43]: Come on, come on. That's the parts. Then I can see [0:07:43, 0:07:45]: Okay. I think you should sell these. [0:07:51, 0:07:55]: All right. [0:07:58, 0:08:03]: [484.8, 485.2]: Yeah. [0:08:06, 0:08:09]: Okay, the next proclamation deals with the [0:08:10, 0:08:14]: Records records and informational management month. [0:08:15, 0:08:17]: Okay. This is you as well, right? [0:08:18, 0:08:22]: Well t not two. Just these ladies here. All right. [0:08:24, 0:08:26]: So she's coming? Okay. [0:08:26, 0:08:40]: Is right here be good. Okay. Records and information management month. Whereas the management of public records, information, and data is critical to every government agency for effective and efficient operations in the support of an open and transparent government. [0:08:40, 0:09:00]: Whereas whether it's emails, digital files, paper documents, or photographs, records, and informational management is critical to ensuring effective and efficient record retrieval, maintaining legal compliance and saving money on storage expenses. And whereas control of the records and information is also necessary for the reduction of risk and liability, as well as for compliance with global [0:09:00, 0:09:13]: standards and practices. Whereas the city of Stockbridge recognizes the important role of services provided by records and informational professionals in order to protect, safeguard, and make public records accessible. Now therefore our Anthony's Ford by virtue of vested [0:09:13, 0:09:19]: Authority invested in me as a mayor of City of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of City Council members Elton, Alexander Yelano Barber, Kyle Berry. [0:09:19, 0:09:22]: The keys again of Fonzo Thompson hereby recognized April. [0:09:23, 0:09:25]: the records and informational management month [0:09:25, 0:09:29]: And we thank the professionals working throughout the city for our critical services they provide. [0:09:29, 0:09:43]: A witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand a great seal city of Stockbridge, Georgia, the fourteenth day of year of our Lord, fourteenth day of April, year of our Lord, two thousand and twenty-five, and signed a proclamation along with our Clerk Vanessa holiday. So congratulations. [0:09:44, 0:09:52]: And you and you all right. Now ladies say so here we go. I'm sorry, she's got something else for you. [0:09:52, 0:10:12]: Thank you, ma'am. Oh, it's a different one for you. And I think George is different too. Oh great. Nice. I spoke, but the m the floor is yours. So anybody? Go ahead and ask. Anybody? Sherry, Sherry, Sherry, Sherry, Sherry, Sherry. [0:10:12, 0:10:28]: Thank you so much. On behalf of the Stockbridge Police Department, we want to thank Mayor and Council and everyone who has made it possible for us being a police department here in the city of Stockbridge to serve our community. Again, thank you so much. Thank God. [0:10:30, 0:10:39]: Very so come on down as well, take a picture with him. If it's happening, just show my pay off the key from speaking. Yes, mate. [0:10:46, 0:10:48]: Thank you. [0:10:51, 0:10:53]: Doctor Jacqueline Humphreys. [0:11:05, 0:11:25]: How you doing? Oh good now. Um ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to uh swerve her in. We're gonna raise our right hands and it'll be small as little snippets I need for you repeat after me. But if you want anybody else to join you up here, more than welcome to do so. Okay. If you want, if if anybody, if that's your support, if if you want to come, come on. [0:11:26, 0:11:32]: And if and someone else can take pictures if you want, sir, if that's if that's if that's necessary. Okay. Okay. [0:11:33, 0:11:36]: Can it's gonna raise your right hand now. I state your name. [0:11:36, 0:11:56]: I Jacqueline Humphreys. Board member. Board member. Do solemnly swear and affirm. Do solemnly swear and affirm. That I will faithfully perform. That I will faithfully perform. The duties of the citywide development authority. Of the citywide development authority. Of the city of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. And that I will to the best of my ability. To the best of my ability. Support and defend the charter thereof. [0:11:56, 0:12:13]: As well as the constitution and the laws and the laws of the state of Georgia and the United States of America. And the United States of America. I further affirm that. I further affirm that. Upon assumption of this office. I do not hold any unaccountable public money. Yeah. [0:12:13, 0:12:23]: Any unaccountable for any unaccountable money? Pun public money. Public money. Doable and payable to the state. Doable and payable to the state. Any political subdivision of the state. Any put [0:12:23, 0:12:43]: Any political subdivision of the state. The city of Stockbridge. The city of Stockbridge. Or any authority thereof. Of the authority of nor do I hope or nor do I hold any other office of trust? Of trust. Of the government. Of the government. Of the United States. Of this state. Of this state. Or any foreign state. Or any foreign state. As prescribed. As prescribed by the law. [0:12:43, 0:13:03]: the state of Georgia by the state of Georgia I solemnly affirm I solemnly affirm that I've a full uh excuse me that I'm fully qualified that I'm fully qualified under the constitution under the constitution and the laws of the state and the laws of the state to hold the office of to hold the office of city citywide development authority board member citywide development authority board member and that I and that I will perform the duties [0:13:03, 0:13:23]: Duties of my office of the office in the best interests and the best interest of the city of Stockbridge to the best of my ability to the best of my ability without fear. Without fear, favor expectation thereof. Oh expectation thereof. And it's the 14th day of April 2025. Congratulations. All right. Okay. [0:13:23, 0:13:26]: Okay. [0:13:30, 0:13:33]: Okay, so what we're gonna we're gonna sign. [0:13:44, 0:13:50]: Okay. There and there. And then of course and of course when you're done you have the floor. All right. [0:14:05, 0:14:25]: Miss Hollywood sign as well and then uh she'll be able to be able to give you a copy and have a copy profile. Okay. Okay. So uh congratulations to you. Now the floor is yours if you have any comments. No need to go away, somebody go away. Well I wanna I just want to take this honor to say thank you for honoring me on this privilege and I want to do my best to help [0:14:25, 0:14:27]: the community and keep the community going strong. [0:14:27, 0:14:30]: I'm good for that. Thank you. [0:14:30, 0:14:39]: [882.8, 898.2]: Welcome. Congratulations to you. Okay. So the that you have there we go. Your bag is in there and actually the meeting is downstairs for six o'clock. It's the next four hours. [0:14:59, 0:15:02]: Okay, so I have uh two other proclamations. [0:15:03, 0:15:07]: And uh National Child Abuse Prevention Month is a proclamation. [0:15:09, 0:15:09]: Alrighty. [0:15:10, 0:15:20]: So you made a suggestion that you think that one of our police officers are appropriate. Alright, so uh if we get if you can get one of our police officers in here, that'll be fine. [0:15:32, 0:15:34]: We don't want to show you. [0:15:35, 0:15:35]: [936.8, 939.8]: Mr. Christmas, come on in, sir. [0:15:47, 0:16:04]: So I'm gonna read a proclamation dealing with uh National Child Abuse Prevention Month. And it was brought to my attention by our PIO that since if no one else was here to accept this, then our police officer will accept this. Okay. This aspect. And ladies and gentlemen, I want you to know this is uh this is Officer Christmas. Christmas is actually his last. [0:16:04, 0:16:07]: Really? Okay. So on that note. [0:16:07, 0:16:20]: Whereas as April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when a child wellness and child welfare organization across the US elo uh elevate the the importance of creating systems and programs that put children and families first. [0:16:20, 0:16:24]: Whereas during National Child Abuse Prevention Month we want to [0:16:24, 0:16:26]: We want every young person in the Starbucks community [0:16:27, 0:16:33]: Totbridge community who has faced at the fear of pain and pain of abuse will neglect to know they are not alone. [0:16:33, 0:16:39]: There's no greater sin than to the abuse of power, especially when that abuse is directed at the child. [0:16:40, 0:17:00]: During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we stand together to prevent abuse and neglect, support brave survivors, and build strong communities and families where every child can grow up happy and safe. Whereas every child in America deserves to grow up safe, supported, and surrounded by love, this month we remember that we pray that we play a part in making that real. [0:16:59, 0:17:08]: For more information on how to recognize and report child abuse or neglect and to support loving families and safe communities, visit childwelfare.gov. [0:17:09, 0:17:11]: Whereas a child abuse and neglect are preventable. [0:17:11, 0:17:31]: And all communities benefit when children and families are well supported. Effective child abuse prevention programs succeed because strong partnerships among parent leaders, agencies, schools, religious organizations, law enforcement, and business, and the businesses in our community. Another, therefore, I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtual authority invested in me as the mayor of City of Stockbridge, Georgia. On behalf of the City of Council, [0:17:31, 0:17:51]: Council members Elton, Alexander, Yelona, Barber, Kyle, Verry, Lakeisha Gantt and the Foundless Thomas do hereby proclaim April 2025 as the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We call upon all community agencies, faith groups, elected leaders, medical groups, businesses, and individuals to increase their participation in efforts to support all families and strengthen the communities in which we live. [0:17:51, 0:18:11]: Thereby ensuring safety and preventing child abuse. And witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand in great steel city of Starbury, Georgia, and the fourteenth day of April, year of our Lord 2025, and assigned a proclamation alone on Clerk Finance of Holiday. Sir, congratulations to you right now. Thank you. Thank you. [0:18:11, 0:18:31]: What happens here, besides that, what happens, I give give people the the floor. So I know I know we brought you in. Do you have any comments? The mic is yours. The floor is yours. Well, thank you for giving me this. Um so prior to my joining the Stockbridge Police Department, I worked for the town of Greenberg in New York as a special victims detective. So this kind of hits home. [0:18:31, 0:18:43]: Okay, fantastic. Look at it. Good deal. All right. Good deal. So uh you and I sir, you're gonna take no take a picture, you turn this around then. You and I take a picture together, okay? [0:18:46, 0:18:54]: Thank you. All right. Thank you. Thank you. It's a great addition to our police staff as well. Good deal. All right. Um World Autism Awareness Month. [0:18:55, 0:18:56]: Okay. [0:18:57, 0:19:05]: No one res Okay. What I'll tell you how about this? He joined would anybody want to join me for as I read this proclamation? Come on up. Anybody? [0:19:05, 0:19:07]: Come on, anyone? [0:19:07, 0:19:09]: Any any but anybody at all? [0:19:10, 0:19:11]: Oh come on. [0:19:24, 0:19:25]: Come on, ladies. Come on. [0:19:26, 0:19:28]: A plane on upstairs. [0:19:28, 0:19:29]: Like [0:19:29, 0:19:31]: Demetrius Dacius? Yeah. [0:19:32, 0:19:33]: Juwan, what you doing? [0:19:34, 0:19:41]: That's it. Come on now. He's there. He's he's watching this the uh live stream. Can we read Christine? [0:19:44, 0:19:46]: I appreciate your staff. [0:19:47, 0:20:07]: Okay, proclamation, City Stockbridge Jordan, recognition World Autism Awareness Month. Whereas every April the world comes together to bring awareness to Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, a developmental disable uh disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Whereas it's also an important time to reflect on not only reflect on not [0:20:07, 0:20:27]: Not only what autism is uh is, but more importantly, to remind ourselves that autism isn't linear and that each person with autism has their own unique strengths and needs in different areas. Whereas about one in 36 children have autism spectrum disorder, the centers for disease control and prevention states. This number is on the rise. [0:20:27, 0:20:47]: Especially as children of color receive more diagnosis after being largely overlooked throughout history. Whereas people with ASD often have problems with social, emotional, and communication skills. They might repeat certain behaviors and may not want change in their daily activities. Many people with ASD also have different ways of learning, paying attention. [0:20:47, 0:21:07]: Or reacting to things. Signs of ASD begin during early childhood and typically last throughout the person's life. Whereas during the month of April, we strive to promote autism awareness, inclusion, and self-determination for all, to ensure that each person with ASD is provided an opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. Therefore, I, Mayor Anthony S. Ford, [0:21:06, 0:21:26]: By virtual authority of Vested Meaning as the mayor city of Stockbridge, Georgia. On behalf of Council Members Elton, Alexander, Ilana, Barber, Kyle, Berry, LakeshaGantt, and Fonso Thomas to hereby proclaim April 2025 as World Autism Awareness Month in Stockbridge, Georgia. We encourage each of you to join us in empowering the autism community from caretakers to parents, teachers, [0:21:26, 0:21:46]: Teachers, therapists, and self-advocates, and brave people sharing their stories. Each and every person contributes to the positive impact of the on the autism community. And witness thereof I have hereunto Semahan, the great seal city of Stockbridge, Georgia, on the 14th day of April, year of the Lord 2025, and signed a proclamation alone with our clerk for Nessa Holiday. [0:21:46, 0:22:06]: And where's Vanessa? Okay. All right. All right. All right. There we go. All right, ladies. So once again. I I will say as public information officer, the city of Stockbridge stands united for many causes. Every Friday of this month, we have proudly worn blue, not just for autism awareness, but [0:22:06, 0:22:20]: as a team member, staff, but also for child abuse awareness. So I will say that Stock Bridges Mayor Ford knows is where community connects, but we are one community and we stand proud to accept and include all individuals on the spectrum. [0:22:20, 0:22:40]: Thank you, thank you very much for that. Anybody else have anything else? I will tell you though, so you you all know that obviously we will continue on a multi basis to recognize our diverse community, recognize uh individuals like yourself, and obviously uh we do this we've been doing this for years and we'll continue to do this because the clerk's office continues to provide that and we'll continue to do this in the same [0:22:40, 0:22:52]: As uh no matter what the federal government may say, we are going to recognize folks in our community, our diversity and our differences. All right. [0:22:54, 0:23:09]: Wait, once you get in the front of earlier it'll kinda some of you maze it a little s shorter per se. Could come up for shorter. [0:23:12, 0:23:18]: Okay, thank you ladies. [0:23:18, 0:23:30]: All right, so that's all the ceremonial portion of the of our meeting. Uh we'll get our council meeting started roughly about six o'clock. And obviously everybody's welcome to stay as long as you like. [0:40:17, 0:40:24]: Ladies and gentlemen, we'll get the meeting started as soon as we have a quorum. We don't have a quorum just yet, but when we get a quorum, we'll start the meeting. Thank you. [0:54:01, 0:54:07]: Ladies and gentlemen, as soon as we get a quorum, we'll start our meeting. We need one more individual from the council to join us before we start. Thank you for your patience. [1:00:36, 1:00:40]: Ms. Rich Richard Harnes. Harnes, please. [1:00:45, 1:00:49]: Yeah, hit the green button there. There you go. Thank you. Tess, test, okay. That's good there. Thank you, sir. [1:00:49, 1:01:09]: Let us pray. Father in heaven, we thank you not only for who you are, but for your son who gave his life, that we might come to you as we celebrate his resurrection on this coming Sunday. We pray you would give wisdom to all the council members, wisdom and guidance and understanding to all who are attending here today, as only you can. [1:01:09, 1:01:16]: Thank you for forgiving our sins. Thank you for saving us. Bless us. We love you. Thank you. In Jesus' name. Amen. [1:01:17, 1:01:32]: Amen. Okay for I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. [1:01:33, 1:01:34]: Madam Clerk, roll call, please. [1:01:36, 1:01:38]: Good evening, everyone. [1:01:38, 1:01:52]: Evening. Mayor Ford. Present. Mayor Pro Tem Gantt. Mayor Ma Mayor Pro Tem Gantt is attending a meeting in our downstairs Levi room. There was a conflict there. Just wanted to let you know that. Um Councilmember Thomas. [1:01:54, 1:02:05]: Let the record reflect Council Member Thomas is not in attendance. Councilmember Barber. Present. Councilmember Berry. Present. Council Member Alexander. Present. Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. [1:02:05, 1:02:10]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Appreciate that. Um Council, you need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [1:02:10, 1:02:18]: Mayor Ford. Yes, ma'am. I'd like to make a request to amend the agenda for a discussion and ultimately a vote. [1:02:19, 1:02:25]: By by the council to approve a six month moratorium on residential development proposals. [1:02:25, 1:02:27]: In City Council District Four. [1:02:28, 1:02:30]: Specifically the north in. [1:02:30, 1:02:32]: The north east end of our city limits. [1:02:33, 1:02:34]: That would include Valley Hill Road. [1:02:35, 1:02:36]: Davis Road. [1:02:36, 1:02:39]: In the connecting state route forty two. [1:02:39, 1:02:40]: Within the city limits. [1:02:41, 1:02:42]: As I wish to endeavor [1:02:42, 1:02:49]: conducting a master plan or area study along these specific roads. There is a [1:02:49, 1:02:51]: Line item. [1:02:51, 1:02:53]: Already in the budget. [1:02:53, 1:02:55]: Under planning and zoning department. [1:02:55, 1:02:57]: For professional services. [1:02:57, 1:03:00]: I wish to use that to hire a firm. [1:03:00, 1:03:09]: To perform the study or master plan of these specific roads. So I just wanted to amend the agenda to have the discussion. Is there a second to the motion? [1:03:11, 1:03:12]: Is there a second to the motion? [1:03:15, 1:03:17]: No second to the motion. Motion fails. [1:03:17, 1:03:28]: Okay. Yes, y uh you have something, Mr. I have two motions, I think. Um the first motion is to amend the agenda to add um [1:03:29, 1:03:33]: a quick discussion in order to task Falcon design. [1:03:34, 1:03:36]: on a median [1:03:36, 1:03:40]: or beautification on 138 for the median there. [1:03:41, 1:03:48]: And the other one is one at a time, please. So you you make a motion for Falcon Design to [1:03:48, 1:04:00]: uh do something with our medium on one thirty eight in reference. Right. Well what's a research to um provide us with information on what we can do so that we can look into funding for next year, not for this year. [1:04:01, 1:04:21]: But for the project to begin next year. So um it's a beautification project, but they have to get G Dot involved. So I would like for public works to kind of have some kind of directive. It it was best to have public works give us some type of directive on which way we can go with that. Is there a second to that motion? I'll second it. Councilwoman get even though [1:04:20, 1:04:32]: Oh you didn't second mine? Okay. I'll second you. The motion has been second. All favor please indicate. Okay, we'll add that we'll add that at no that'd be number 12. We'll add that at the end of number 12. That'd be number 12, okay. [1:04:32, 1:04:35]: And the second one is um [1:04:36, 1:04:39]: I don't know the n I forgot the name. Um [1:04:39, 1:04:44]: The citizens committee that is a part of the Stopridge Police Department. Yes. [1:04:44, 1:04:46]: um would like to [1:04:46, 1:04:52]: there's a project where they would like to put tables, uh some type of uh [1:04:52, 1:05:12]: It's kind of like a cement table uh at the parks that we have, the city parks, and on top of those tables are checkered boards and chess so that people can play. And they want permission to do that in order to do that. It's part of our parks. Um, you know, we have park plan. I contacted Public Works and asked them what [1:05:12, 1:05:19]: What would be the proper procedure to do that? Did we need to go or we could just say yes? And he said that we should bring it here to the meeting. [1:05:20, 1:05:35]: Okay, is there a second in that motion? Okay, is there a second Ms. How's that? Okay, so unanimous we'll make that number 13. Okay. All right. Now on that on that note, I need a motion to accept the rest of the agenda, please. So move. Is there a second? [1:05:35, 1:05:40]: I say. Um okay from uh Alexander Miss Gann, all in favor please indicate. Thank you very much. All right. [1:05:40, 1:06:00]: Now, Moon, what we had, ladies and gentlemen, before we had our formal meeting here, we had our ceremonial review. So several different proclamations were given out. The Records Information Management Month was a proclamation for that as well, recognizing those individuals that do this for our government. The Administrative Professionals Week and the Proclamation. [1:06:00, 1:06:20]: Proclamation for that as well. And I want you to know that all those individuals that received those proclamations for those two items were all ladies. So I felt like a king among queens earlier today. So that's that was good stuff for me, I guess, in a sense. I was happy about that, right? Autism Awareness Month proclamation was also issued, and we recognized child abuse. [1:06:20, 1:06:40]: Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. And we also conducted a swearing-in of Jacqueline Humphreys, which is now a new member of the Stockbridge Citywide Development Authority. And Georgia Cities Week, which is uh starts on the 21st to the 26th of April, where we have some several different activities during the course of that week to excuse me, to um uh show off the [1:06:40, 1:07:00]: And then show off what we're doing in our particular city as well, working with the Jordan Municipal Association initiative that they have. And uh so I just want to let you know what uh what we did for a ceremonial review and we'll continue to have these type of reviews and recognize the diversity, equity, inclusion within our city each and every month with different proclamations as well. On that [1:07:00, 1:07:03]: note. Um Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments at all? [1:07:06, 1:07:14]: Okay, Mr. Turner, come forward please and um uh turn the mic on, should be on on the green and uh name and address, please. [1:07:17, 1:07:20]: Yeah, is it on for? Is hit the green button. There we go. [1:07:21, 1:07:25]: Paul Turner, address two five four, Warblerway, Stockbridge, Georgia. [1:07:29, 1:07:49]: I'm here today because I have a few questions for all of you. I'm a taxpaying citizen of the city and I will be looking into how my taxes are being allocated. I've requested and paid for several items with open records, such as the city audit from 2018 to 2023, amphitheater ticket sales from 2023. [1:07:49, 1:07:50]: [4070.8, 4074.1]: via star contract for twent uh two thousand twenty five [1:07:54, 1:07:56]: All city owned properties. [1:07:56, 1:08:07]: All city owned properties sold from twenty seventeen to current, all city owned properties transferred to other entities, all properties previously transferred to other entities and sold. [1:08:08, 1:08:13]: So let's start with the Viastar contract. Letter of agreement. [1:08:16, 1:08:18]: Who signed this contract? [1:08:19, 1:08:24]: And who read this contract? These are just questions. Okay, okay, fine. Go ahead, sir. Go ahead. And who read this contract? [1:08:26, 1:08:46]: There is absolutely nothing in this contract that benefits Stockbridge Amphitheater or the taxpayers of this stock of this uh of Stockbridge. Please remember that this amphitheater was funded by tax dollars. All payments made to any vendor, artist, performer, security, valet, hospitality, rental. [1:08:46, 1:09:06]: Rental equipment, artist lodging, artist transportation, and any other expenses at Stockbridge Amphitheater is paid by tax dollars. In this contract, the VISTAR will receive one table, VIP area per show with placement as close to cover stage as possible, four all access passes per show, and the case. [1:09:06, 1:09:26]: 20 tickets in the reserve section within the first five rows per show, opportunity to host quarterly private events at a VIP roof deck for up to 30 guests, valet parking up to 10 vehicles maximum for select contestant winners, and Viastar executive leaderships per event commercial banking reports. [1:09:26, 1:09:27]: Right. [1:09:28, 1:09:31]: Бо да із нажіст в дис контракт. [1:09:32, 1:09:33]: And this contract [1:09:34, 1:09:54]: Stockbridge amphitheater or the facility will bear cost of the initial signage, production, fabrication, and installation, inclusive of updating all existing venue marks, fabrication of new digital billboard affixed to exterior of facility, Vice Star Lounge Area signage, and wallscape. [1:09:54, 1:09:55]: Yeah. [1:09:55, 1:09:59]: That means you all have actually agreed to pay. [1:10:01, 1:10:04]: For the signage and promotional material. [1:10:06, 1:10:18]: How is this a letter of agreement for naming rights and we're paying for the actual signage and promotional uh material used at the amphitheater? [1:10:21, 1:10:27]: VISTAR is only paying three hundred thousand dollars a year with a three percent escalator. [1:10:27, 1:10:30]: That's the time. Council, you give more time to continue on? [1:10:31, 1:10:33]: Well one more that's the only one. It [1:10:34, 1:10:34]: You said no? [1:10:35, 1:10:40]: Any more time? You can have a few more minutes. Two? What do you think about it? [1:10:40, 1:10:48]: Two minutes. I appreciate that since we did have a late start. Thank you. You w you you wanna give two more? All right, two two more minutes. Go ahead, sir. Thank you. [1:10:50, 1:11:10]: Viastar is only paying$300,000 per year with a 3% escalator annual following year one of the agreement. Just last year, an extra$500,000 was allocated to the amphitheater because there was a rain or weather delay that interrupted some scheduled shows. Viastar is controlling the [1:11:10, 1:11:15]: contributing less than the amount that the amphitheater was in the hole from last year. [1:11:16, 1:11:36]: This is an outside venue, so why would there not be a clause in the contract between the artist and venue stating that weather or any act of God does not equate to another full payment to the performer? I don't see anywhere in this contract where Viastar will be helping with daily overhead costs of these events. With that being said, [1:11:36, 1:11:56]: Being said, my next request regarding the amphitheater is a full vendor's list for the Stockbridge Amphitheater as well as a vending fee to an exact dollar amount from 2021 to 2024. I would also like to request a list of payments to vendors and artists who perform, work, or any person who gets paid from working, promoting the Stockbridge Amphitheater. [1:11:55, 1:12:01]: Amphitheater. And again, this is a government entity built by taxpayer dollars. [1:12:03, 1:12:23]: No information should be redacted or withheld under the federal law, Freedom of Information Act, even if the payment to artists even payments to artists. Why? Because they are being paid by tax dollars. And I reclaim my time. Thank you. Thank you. Uh on that note, if you put in open weapons weapons re weapons [1:12:23, 1:12:33]: open records request, I would imagine that the that's been submitted to the clerk and the clerk's supply that if not, the clerk would do so. That's part of the job in that aspect. [1:12:33, 1:12:37]: Yes, sir. Um at first the contract was sent to me heavily redacted. [1:12:38, 1:12:52]: So that's why I'm making this statement as far as uh future. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Um no further comments. All right. Um [1:12:55, 1:13:07]: Moderton, I will say this to you and to everybody else. The contract was signed by our representative, period. The contract was presented to the council for their approval. [1:13:07, 1:13:09]: Yeah to stand by. [1:13:09, 1:13:13]: It was presented to the council for approval. It just so happened. [1:13:13, 1:13:15]: Will you stop interrupting? Let me finish. [1:13:16, 1:13:17]: Tell the truth. [1:13:18, 1:13:20]: The country water. [1:13:21, 1:13:26]: Okay. No hold on. Let me let me explain. Let me explain, will you please? [1:13:26, 1:13:28]: The contract was approved. [1:13:29, 1:13:30]: by the council. [1:13:31, 1:13:34]: What just what happens it was a simple majority. [1:13:34, 1:13:40]: when it was approached at a public meeting just like now just like this meeting when we had a quorum. We had a quorum. [1:13:41, 1:13:43]: And just so happens at that particular meeting. [1:13:43, 1:13:48]: For whatever reason, Miss Barber and Miss Gantt were not present for the meeting. [1:13:48, 1:14:08]: Now, mind you, it was presented to the set the body at that time and it was approved. And on top of that, there are contract our contractor that runs the amphitheater, sent information to everybody on this body, this Leslie body, in reference to what the what was going on with the contract, what was going on with the logo. [1:14:08, 1:14:20]: the the the information in reference to the the the actual public notice about five star being our our our naming rights and our main contractor. That was all set to everybody back in January. [1:14:20, 1:14:40]: And January. All right. So there are things that are in the contract that were approved by a simple majority of the council, which is a legal, it's a legal document. Legal document. Now, what it amounts to is well, there's also a paragraph in there or a little line in there that talks about termination within a 30-day period. All right. We're not going down that road. [1:14:40, 1:14:42]: wrote it's in the in the contracts a legal document. [1:14:43, 1:14:46]: But it was passed and it was given to everybody electronically. [1:14:47, 1:14:54]: in January, guaranteed. You can do open record requests of that and you can find that that everybody got tagged with that information. [1:14:54, 1:15:14]: Period. So it's it's i it's a d it's a legal document. So um and understand the concern of the pup uh the public, you you have that, but if the body itself approved this action and approved additional funding even last year. It was done on a legislative body uh by s by a majority. It may not be a unanimous decision, it may have been three or four votes, but it was passed. [1:15:14, 1:15:14]: Mm. [1:15:15, 1:15:35]: Appropriately at a legal at a legal meeting. Point of order. I'm gonna stop right there, sir. Point of order. What's your point of order, sir? The this is not on the agenda. Well certainly I understand, but we don't normally recall questions from the podium. I will stop. And it's pretty clear that Miss Barber wrote that statement. Well I don't know. I can't say that, sir. I can't say I'm not gonna say that. [1:15:35, 1:15:55]: What uh hold on. Mayor Ford, Mayor speak. Hold on a second. Hold on. I understand that, but I'll address the address before this gentleman was speaking. No, sir, you've had your time. I'm sorry, you had your time. I want to address you allowed him to speak. [1:15:54, 1:16:05]: And we're asking speech. In reference to the legality and what was done. [1:16:05, 1:16:07]: Okay, in this aspect. Now [1:16:08, 1:16:09]: I will tell you what. [1:16:09, 1:16:12]: I understand your point of order, Ms. Alexander. I understand that. [1:16:13, 1:16:33]: Ms. Barber, you get a couple minutes and then we go. We gotta move on. We have to have an agenda amended to discuss items. You're going outside of precedence. Okay. It's going outside of precedent. I seek the council's vote in order to override the mayor's decision to elect. [1:16:33, 1:16:47]: Mayor Ford, Mayor Ford, they don't want me to speak because I'm gonna tell the truth. No, Mayor Ford, if you don't mind. The naming rights contract was presented to the council during a retreat. [1:16:47, 1:16:58]: A retreat in which they amended the agenda during that retreat in order to add the item to review and discuss the name and rights contract. [1:16:59, 1:17:05]: It was approved during a retreat, not a public meeting. I wanted to make that correction. [1:17:06, 1:17:15]: Yes, all of us received a copy of the name and rights contract. However, all of us was not aware that he was going to be presenting that [1:17:15, 1:17:35]: proposed contract during a retreat where it is not audio recorded. A retreat where all members of the governing body was not point of order. A retreat that was called specifically to discuss House Bill 581 and code enforcement. Stand by look at the agenda. It's online [1:17:35, 1:17:55]: Line, but okay. I take issue with any council member who would suggest that I wrote a statement for this gentleman to read here. Okay. He's stating facts. He just told you he submitted open records requests. I've mentioned two minutes. Honest about what you all approved, knowing that this name [1:17:55, 1:18:15]: Rights sponsorship, it does not benefit our city per se. Okay. More so, ViStar, than it does our city. You all have this name and rights contract, and you were thinking that the public was not gonna find out about it. I take issue. I take issue when you're making decisions. [1:18:15, 1:18:21]: On behalf of our city, and you won't own it, or you're trying to hide from it. No, stand up. [1:18:22, 1:18:42]: Okay. Speak to it. All right. Explain why you would approve this as a name, right? Sponsorship. All right. Explain it. All right, Miss Barber. Got let's got to it. Miss Camp one more time, we'll go we'll move on after you, Miss Camp. Mayor, I just wanna uh let everyone know that retreat is public meeting. And I wasn't there, but [1:18:42, 1:19:02]: Any meeting that is advertised that mayor and council can vote for and they have a quorum and we've always voted at our retreats, they are public. And they are they are posted. Our clerk posts the meeting and provide the notice that there is a meeting each and every time. [1:19:02, 1:19:22]: And I wasn't there either. I did not vote on the contract, but the meeting was not something that people were trying to hide. It was a public meeting. It was advertised. And I I don't want anyone to um, it's kind of like [1:19:22, 1:19:42]: like when you hear different things, you don't want it to escalate into something that it's not. You you wanna make sure that you you know the facts. Like we can't I understand that Councilwoman Barber is upset with what I I'm saying I [1:19:42, 1:19:49]: I'm I underst I'm s uh well, I understand that she's has this concern to whatever her statement may have been. [1:19:51, 1:20:11]: But at the same time, we can't mislead the public by saying that we didn't have a public meeting. Oh it was not a public meeting, it was a retreat. And we all know that retreats are not audio recording. Miss Barber, you had to be able to do that. We're not going to mislead the parent. [1:20:11, 1:20:29]: Stop talking. Stop mentioning my name and I'm gonna have to correct the record. Stop misleading and deceiving the public. You had your time. You had your time. Do not say my name. Speak for yourself in the bad decisions that you're making. Okay. Well [1:20:30, 1:20:50]: So, as I wanted to say, all retreat meetings are public meetings. Any meetings that have to be advertised, as long as we have a quorum in a meeting, I want you to know that they are public. They are free for anyone to come, regardless of where they're had. Most times people have retreats to [1:20:50, 1:21:10]: be able to get when we do retreats they start at like eight o'clock or nine o'clock in the day and they might end at 5 30, 6 o'clock p.m. non-stop and they're usually for two or three days, um usually three days, and they are planning periods. They're periods of we have two. We have one about the budget and we have a second one [1:21:09, 1:21:11]: Where we plan. [1:21:11, 1:21:30]: or look at what events or activities and capital projects that we want to do first. So we give them kind of like a tap, we have a, so what's our priority type retreat? Um those are the two retreats we have and they are open to the public. They are announced. I just don't want to mislead anyone. I want to make that clear. [1:21:30, 1:21:50]: All right. Thank you for that. Um before you before uh you council, you have the adoption of minutes. It'd be the council meeting on um March third, the retreat meetings on night, March nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first, and also the council work session on March twenty fifth. We need a motion to approve those, please. From Mr. Berry is there a second? Sir. Mr. I was a second that all fair please indicate. [1:21:50, 1:21:51]: [4912.0, 4927.0]: And that retreat did not contain uh presentation. Ms. Barber, we're going we're moving on. Completely separate. We're moving on. Presentation. Financial report as December twenty uh December thirty first, twenty twenty four. Mr. Malazi, please. [1:23:10, 1:23:10]: Yeah. [1:23:21, 1:23:22]: Graysor, please. [1:23:24, 1:23:34]: May and Council, this is an overview of the twenty twenty-four fiscal year and audited report that I'm going to provide. [1:23:35, 1:23:36]: The [1:23:38, 1:23:40]: The point date one would be soon after. [1:23:44, 1:23:51]: month we are required to have the audit reports done before June uh 30th. [1:23:58, 1:24:04]: So we have uh I'll start with revenues, then I'll get into expenses. [1:24:04, 1:24:08]: And as you see, uh the first one is general fund. [1:24:09, 1:24:15]: Uh general fund we budgeted for two twenty six logic, can you change the slide? The slide hasn't changed. [1:24:22, 1:24:22]: There you go. [1:24:25, 1:24:41]: Our general fund we budgeted twenty-six point seven million and uh at the end of the fiscal year twenty twenty four, December thirty-first, we got uh thirty point three million. Then we had the property. [1:24:42, 1:24:56]: uh evidence we didn't budget anything but we happened to have uh uh eighty six thousand and this is where you have uh uh this is money in trust [1:24:56, 1:25:04]: And we had the upper funds, we didn't budget anything, but on the expenses side you find out that we spent [1:25:05, 1:25:11]: Uh then we had the grant funds, we budgeted for one million and we got one point five million. [1:25:12, 1:25:16]: Uh we had hotel motel, we budgeted for three hundred and [1:25:16, 1:25:20]: uh seventy five thousand in revenues [1:25:20, 1:25:24]: Likely enough you find out that we got over a million. [1:25:24, 1:25:44]: So we are under estimated our revenues. Then we had the five, we budgeted for six and we got seven. As I'm saying, that is an audited, so additional may be the money that was for the previous fiscal year. So we got seven. But when adjustments are [1:25:44, 1:25:47]: done, it will come to exactly what we budgeted for. [1:25:48, 1:25:53]: Then we have Tis Plus, we budgeted for six point two, we got seven pointy two. [1:25:53, 1:25:55]: As place [1:25:56, 1:26:04]: Three uh three, we had fifty-seven. This one is and so what you see here is just miscellaneous because they are already finished. [1:26:05, 1:26:07]: We have finished correcting that. [1:26:08, 1:26:11]: Then we had splasy four. [1:26:11, 1:26:19]: That's the same. We have finished. We budgeted for two point two twenty-one. We got thirty-two dollars. [1:26:20, 1:26:23]: Then we had the uh URA. [1:26:24, 1:26:38]: URA we are not supposed to have budgeted because we correct revenues one time when we have refunded. As you see that we budgeted for one point two million, we got one and ninety-six. Most of those ones are fees. [1:26:39, 1:26:42]: And the down um downtown development. [1:26:43, 1:26:53]: We budgeted forty five thousand. That was also a mistake. We don't budget uh this will be on the expenditure side because we don't receive uh [1:26:53, 1:27:07]: money from there unless something has taken place, is fees or sharing that we have. The same thing applies to uh citywide forty five thousand. You see that there's zero uh amount that we received. [1:27:08, 1:27:13]: Then we have public s uh facility. That one was also uh [1:27:13, 1:27:24]: Date, we budgeted for two point nine, you see that we didn't get anything. So in the upcoming budget, those with zeros you will not see them. [1:27:25, 1:27:28]: Impact phase, uh this is another [1:27:29, 1:27:48]: Very important that we show that the cities on growth, on tourism, are only various developments that are taking place or business is bringing a lot of money. We budgeted for 2370, but you see that we got five hundred and eighty-eight thousand. [1:27:48, 1:27:53]: So we'll have a change when we're making twenty six C budget. [1:27:53, 1:28:12]: Cemetery we budgeted for ten thousand. That one will not be there because we don't expect revenues from cemetery. There may be some fees, uh, but that will be offset with the some miscellaneous expenses of maintaining cemetery. So that ten thousand will no longer be there in twenty six budget. [1:28:13, 1:28:31]: Uh we have water and sewer, we budgeted for four uh four point five. Uh on revenues we got four point eight. Uh we have stormwater one point five, we got uh one point three. That's the uh we were uh we under [1:28:33, 1:28:40]: Corrected. Then we have sanitation. We budgeted for two point eight. We had one point eight. [1:28:40, 1:28:42]: thousand, hundred and eighty nine thousand. [1:28:44, 1:28:45]: Then we have a mirror mandra. [1:28:46, 1:29:06]: Uh we budgeted this one again, we need to make some changes. We budgeted for seven hundred and thirty-nine thousand. As you see, we collected only one forty-eight and most of those ones will be for sponsorship. So that's most of the money will come or their operation. [1:29:06, 1:29:26]: Is funded by General Fund. So that amount of$7.39 as revenue will dramatically be reduced in 2026. Then the last one we have is AMP Theater. We budgeted for two million to receive as revenue and we corrected two point. [1:29:26, 1:29:31]: point five million with twenty five percent in revenues. [1:29:32, 1:29:36]: I want to ask a question before you move on, Mr Mulazi. Go ahead, please. [1:29:37, 1:29:40]: This um for the public facility authority. [1:29:41, 1:29:46]: I know you explained this before. The two point nine, what is that budgeted for? [1:29:47, 1:29:48]: Which one? [1:29:49, 1:29:51]: The public facility authority. [1:29:52, 1:29:58]: So we borrowed money to make the f to maintain our facilities. [1:29:59, 1:30:11]: And this one is actually it was not even supposed to be here. So we will discuss more in details during the upcoming budget. Okay. But I put here everything so that you can see what was in the budget. [1:30:11, 1:30:13]: are some of them who clean them up. [1:30:14, 1:30:15]: Thank you. [1:30:17, 1:30:19]: who get into expenses [1:30:21, 1:30:34]: And we start with general fund as well. General fund we budgeted as it was in the revenue, we budgeted for twenty six point nine million and we got we spent [1:30:35, 1:30:36]: Twenty eight [1:30:36, 1:30:48]: point seven million. In other words, we spent more than what we budgeted for. Now we start hearing about the unfunded, non funded expenses, meaning that we are spending that we didn't budget. [1:30:49, 1:30:52]: Uh then we have property evidence, uh [1:30:53, 1:31:10]: We didn't budget anything on expense, but we spent five thousand. It's minimal but still is unbudgeted. Then we have uh APA, we budgeted for seven fifty-three and we spent five thirty-eight. We underspent [1:31:11, 1:31:26]: Uh grants we budgeted for one million, we corrected the one point four. Uh if we had the all reimbursement corrected, we would have much, much more than the uh one point four, but we'll still correct our 2024. [1:31:26, 1:31:27]: Ani [1:31:28, 1:31:30]: uh reimbursable that we didn't get. [1:31:32, 1:31:33]: Hotel, motel? [1:31:34, 1:31:37]: We budgeted for three seventy five to spend. [1:31:38, 1:31:39]: And we spent the [1:31:40, 1:31:48]: Five hundred and one thousand, half of what we collected, as you see on the revenue, we collected more than one million. [1:31:49, 1:32:07]: Then we have V Splas. Excuse me. Yes, sir. With all due respect, Mr. Malazzi, I believe we can read it. So do we need to go line by line on eve every every item going down the list or do we just kinda need to move through the process? I can skip. [1:32:09, 1:32:13]: Yes. I I had a question. Go right ahead please. Well a couple of questions. [1:32:13, 1:32:20]: In regards to the grants, you said that we budgeted for a million and it's at one point four nine two. So [1:32:20, 1:32:27]: Why and this is an expenditure. What when you say expenditure, what are we expending on and what didn't what do we not receive? [1:32:27, 1:32:28]: out of the grant. [1:32:29, 1:32:31]: We didn't get the reimbursement. [1:32:32, 1:32:45]: We didn't get the reimbursement as of yet. Yes. Okay. But that's still pending because we're in the month of April, right? Mm-hmm. All right. And in addition to that, you said that the other the two um the C D A [1:32:46, 1:32:49]: And the downtown development authority, those are not [1:32:49, 1:32:52]: revenue generating anyway from the other slide. So [1:32:53, 1:33:01]: you have here the expenditures of what we normally budget for for them, correct? Yes. So here is where they are supposed to be. [1:33:01, 1:33:16]: Uh on the expenses side, they are not supposed to be on the revenue side. On the revenue side would have been fees, but not the uh the amount that we give them every year, which is forty five, each one of them forty five. [1:33:16, 1:33:21]: Okay. So here is where they are supposed to be on the forty five. As you see. [1:33:22, 1:33:24]: Down there you see forty five forty five on the revenue. [1:33:25, 1:33:31]: But on the other side you see that instead of forty five, giving them forty five, we have given them forty eight. [1:33:31, 1:33:39]: Because some expenses they come to us, which I've discussed with the the city clerk. Sometimes we have meals there. [1:33:39, 1:33:54]: We we buy for them but we don't recoup our money. Maybe we don't ask for refunds. Okay. So we paid forty eight instead of forty five, but that's where it's supposed to be. It's not supposed to be on the revenue side. And the hotel motel taxes, what are we spending money on? [1:33:54, 1:34:03]: Because we have to uh we have to pay expenses. Hotel Motel is not supposed to be hundred percent general fund money. [1:34:03, 1:34:23]: It's supposed to go to I think maybe we set it up. So hopefully we are giving it out where it's supposed to be spent. There should be a fraction of what should be remaining in general fund. It has to be given back for tourism. Tour the tourism portion. Exactly. Okay. And there's a certain percentage. Are you saying that's our percentage? [1:34:23, 1:34:28]: percentage that we take over to the tourism to through the Okay. All right. Thank you. [1:34:29, 1:34:30]: Go ahead, please. [1:34:31, 1:34:36]: Okay, so for the Merrill Manders and for the amphitheater. [1:34:38, 1:34:43]: Looking at the ex expense side for the Merrill Manders, I want you to continue [1:34:43, 1:34:45]: Going line by line as you were. [1:34:46, 1:34:47]: He doesn't want you to. [1:34:47, 1:35:07]: Because he doesn't want you to speak about the amphitheater. No, I and the overage of the amphitheater. I can see I can do the last two, those ones. As you as you say that you have the details, but I can go for the last one. Yeah. Okay. The last one, please, sir. Which I think. They seem to always want to cut me off when I talk. Um I asked a question, Mr. [1:35:07, 1:35:12]: Mulazi. Please, sir, if you will review with the public and [1:35:13, 1:35:15]: The Merl Manders and the Amphitheater. [1:35:17, 1:35:18]: As you were. [1:35:21, 1:35:30]: So last from uh s second from last male mandras is we budgeted for th seven hundred and thirty. [1:35:30, 1:35:36]: Two, but we under spent. We spent the five forty eight, which is under the budget. So there's no [1:35:36, 1:35:38]: problem on that one. [1:35:38, 1:35:49]: And the amphitheatre we budgeted for two million and we spent the six point four. Out of that six point four, six point one is literally thirty. [1:35:49, 1:36:09]: had to do with the operations, everything is operations, but what we gave out that was the uh given out to our uh our contractor is six point one because the others is to do with maintenance so it's not the entire six point four six point one [1:36:09, 1:36:19]: was for given for operations by our contractor, then the balance is for some maintenance that were done to the facility. [1:36:20, 1:36:22]: Okay. [1:36:22, 1:36:42]: Thank you. I appreciate that, Mr. Millizer. I just don't want you to have to go over line by line reading items that we see right here in front of us. So basically, what we can do is go and discuss these items and understand that what my want to do is get the public to the long and the short of it, which is the bottom. [1:36:42, 1:37:02]: Bottom line. We can go through and we can read each line. The public can see it. Certainly, anybody that wants this document, it's available. You can open records request it. You can get it. It's actually displayed online here for you to see. But what I want to do is I want to get to the nuts and the bolts of it and to look at it to see how the open [1:37:02, 1:37:17]: overall budget of the city affected. Now the bottom line number is we generated fifty four we s had fifty four million dollars in expenses and we generated uh fifty six million. Is that pretty much is that what I'm seeing? [1:37:20, 1:37:26]: Yeah, so my summary would be the last two paragraphs. [1:37:26, 1:37:46]: Right, but I I just want to make sure that people can see the numbers just like they can see everything else, is that they can see pretty much consistently in the last few years. I think we've talked about at the um retreat, the city has pretty much generated about an extra two million dollars in terms of uh [1:37:46, 1:38:06]: what we've been able to assess. That's been pretty much the standard practice that I've seen uh going forward since I took the council. Certainly there are numbers that are alarming on here that we certainly need to deal with and we need to address, but we need to look at it in its totality and not simply single out this [1:38:06, 1:38:23]: item. I certainly my point is I don't want to beat up on any staff member or anything like that. I certainly wanted to look at it and from your perspective uh in the totality and to look at the summary numbers which tell a story that the city is financially sound. [1:38:23, 1:38:30]: I have stated that one, but as you have said, it has been two million, two million, uh if only [1:38:30, 1:38:49]: We can just which will be working together to overcome that one of uh uh non budgeted spending. But other than that, uh I have uh my last uh uh paragraph, yes, the city is in good financial status to meet all its obligation. That's the most important thing. [1:38:50, 1:38:54]: That you don't have to put aside because you don't have enough revenues. We don't not [1:38:55, 1:38:55]: We are not there. [1:38:56, 1:39:01]: And plan for growth in all aspects in line with the short and long term [1:39:02, 1:39:12]: goes that governing bodies, priorities, financial policies and procedures that you put aside, those ones will be our guid your our guiding uh [1:39:12, 1:39:32]: two and you directed me plus our financial advisor that we have to come into uh giving you how we can boost our fund balance. So we are working towards those ones, but I have to thank you that the financial policies and procedures you are [1:39:32, 1:39:45]: adopted, we have to stick to that once because it's no longer me, it's see we adopted and we have to abide to that. But the city is in good financial standing uh as we are now. [1:39:46, 1:40:06]: Yes, and certainly I'd like to follow up on that. I think we had and many people who may have tuned in may not have been watching the presentation from the tax commissioner and from you on the actual uh floating um tax pavilion vision that's actually gonna be coming up and be [1:40:05, 1:40:25]: Be on the ballot and the residents will get to determine whether or not that passes or not. And in effect, I think the Georgia Municipal Association has indicated that if it were successful and the voters did approve it, we could potentially end the city tax, which my portion is about$500. [1:40:25, 1:40:42]: uh for my tax i if the citizens so chose. So we can't tell you how to vote, but we can only say that we hope that that would be on the ballot because the county opted in, all of the municipalities opted in, and that'll be certainly an option if you could hit on that a little bit. [1:40:43, 1:40:45]: What you could speak on there? [1:40:47, 1:40:48]: Anything you need to answer at all? [1:40:50, 1:40:51]: Mr. Button Frank. [1:40:52, 1:40:53]: Я [1:40:55, 1:41:04]: We are in good shape, but the only thing is we just have to go as we have done in the past and we can uh [1:41:04, 1:41:06]: We will be okay. [1:41:06, 1:41:08]: My main concern is the [1:41:08, 1:41:13]: and budgeted spending. We are overbudging general fund. [1:41:13, 1:41:26]: Because most of these ones we have let me tell you like Amphitheatre. Amphitheatre you may never have uh profits because Amphitheatre's profits are indirect. [1:41:27, 1:41:31]: that uh as people are coming, people are spending [1:41:32, 1:41:48]: If we are fiscally responsible, you can see the fruits of funding Ampheat. You will never see ET making a profit because the aim is not to make a profit. The aim is to make service and fund tourism. It's there are several ways that it can be. [1:41:48, 1:41:58]: But uh we just have to be fiscal responsible. Going forward, we have seen the mistakes that we have made. What have we learned into? We cannot [1:41:59, 1:42:01]: spend that has not been budgeted. [1:42:01, 1:42:07]: And even when we are making transfers from general fund to amphetre to whichever. [1:42:08, 1:42:12]: fund, we need to know what's the source before we start spending. [1:42:12, 1:42:27]: But other than that, the Ts plus, the Splus we have these ones are better tools that you have done, that they are not burdening or they are removing the burden from the general fund to meet some uh developments that you may have. [1:42:27, 1:42:47]: So otherwise what you're getting at the amphitheater actually draws people into tourism to buy uh spend time here, hotels, restaurants, spend money in a area, things of this nature in a sense. It's it is uh attracts folks to to the They may come for the amphitheater, but they will seeing the downtown, they may come again. Right. And that information [1:42:47, 1:43:00]: Information that is going there, it's not bad, but it's just a matter of we have just to be fiscal responsible. We have to be accountable. Thank you. Thank you. Um m I had a question in regards to [1:43:01, 1:43:02]: The revenue [1:43:02, 1:43:05]: versus what the first presentation you did was the revenue amount. [1:43:06, 1:43:26]: Did that average out? Is it after all the expenditures and the revenue or is that two separate things? Not particular general fund or which one? When you did the first the very first slide you had was uh the revenue. General fund. General funds. General fund we budgeted for six uh twenty six million. Right. And we spent uh twenty [1:43:26, 1:43:40]: So you see there, at first the revenue uh expenses were 26. Right. We corrected 30. That means there's four million, but we spent twenty-eight. So in other words, we gained the net is two million. [1:43:41, 1:43:46]: Okay. So we have two million over expenses, yes. Over the expenses we had. [1:43:46, 1:43:51]: And um I appreciate you saying that. I think we've said this over and over again, and it's been a topic. [1:43:52, 1:43:56]: Of discussion for a very long time in regards to the amphitheater. [1:43:56, 1:44:05]: Guess what? We're done we're gonna do a community center. We've done um for youth and senior, we call it youth and senior, but it's a community center and we're gonna we are talking about doing a art center. [1:44:06, 1:44:26]: Um, we have the Meromanders. Those are capital projects, and we don't do them to make money. They're not going to make money. We don't expect for them to make money. They are capital projects. They're for the community. And one of the first things we did was we had a study done. It was an LCI study way before. [1:44:26, 1:44:45]: Before any of us were mayor in council, and it was decided where the amphitheater was gonna be. It decided where we're gonna do a splash pad, where we're gonna put mixed-use development. It was planned out. It's an anchor building. We call it an anchor, an anchor to economic development. And since then, we have received. [1:44:46, 1:44:52]: numerous offers and opportunities that are coming our way in regards to building up the downtown area. [1:44:52, 1:45:12]: That's exactly what it's supposed to do. It's supposed to tra attract developers and other businesses to establish a place here, right in the downtown area. So we are not oblivious to it. It's just like it's the topic that won't never won't end. And you're not gonna make a lot of money when you do a community. [1:45:12, 1:45:21]: It's kind of like a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club, right? You're not you're not gonna make any money off of that. These are things that we're providing from SPLOST, by the way. [1:45:22, 1:45:42]: These are tax dollars for people who come through Henry County and they make, they sell, they buy pro buy um what from whatever retail or whatever the case may be. These are our pennies going to work. And what happens with those plus dollars? We utilize that in order to provide those different. [1:45:42, 1:45:44]: Different capital projects. [1:45:44, 1:45:52]: One of those capital projects is the amphitheater. And so I just kind of want people to know that um because [1:45:52, 1:45:58]: You know, it's all it's like a constant topic of discussion and we're moving on. [1:45:58, 1:46:05]: From that, we're actually looking at our next project, which is our community center. I believe we all agreed that's something that we want to do as well. [1:46:05, 1:46:06]: And so [1:46:06, 1:46:09]: Um we've had renderings, we've we we're moving on from that. I hope [1:46:10, 1:46:21]: That everyone will understand, again, it's a capital project. It's not here to make money. It's here to provide a service that we don't have to do somewhere else. So [1:46:22, 1:46:25]: That's it for your brief and presentation. Okay. [1:46:26, 1:46:29]: Thank you. Go ahead, sir. Appreciate your time. [1:46:30, 1:46:44]: What we have next, ladies and gentlemen, is a public hearing. Let me read these instructions here. Please mute all cell phones, electronic devices. If anyone wishes to speak tonight on a public hearing item, please fill out the form available on the table and hand it to the city clerk before approaching the podium. [1:46:45, 1:47:05]: After each case is called, the council will hear from the city staff, followed by the applicant and the representatives regarding the proposed plans for property along along with and any other relevant information. The council will be free to ask questions anytime before the vote. Following the applicant, anyone who wishes to speak in favor or opposed to the case will have an opportunity to do so. 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The applicant may revert reserve part of his or her speaking time as a rebuttal and may speak next and last. [1:47:58, 1:48:18]: Asked and may use the entire ten minutes allowed for the pro side of the applic application. If questions are raised, the council may ask the applicant to address questions andor concerns. Presiding officer will call for a motion and a second to the motion and will have a necessary discussion. If the matter is not tabled, the presiding officer will call for [1:48:18, 1:48:22]: four vote to recommend approval or denial of the request. [1:48:23, 1:48:43]: Item number three, public hearing. Once again, rezoning case RZ 2025-02 for 4482 North Henry Boulevard. Property located in Council District 4. Consideration of the City of Stockbridge initiated rezoning request to rezone property 4482 North Henry Boulevard. Parcel S26-0101. [1:48:43, 1:49:03]: From SR Suburban Residential to DTV Downtown Village Overlay District to PUD Master Plan, Plan Unit Development Master Plan, and DTV, Downtown Village Overlay District, for the purpose of allowing the construction of mixed residential development. [1:49:03, 1:49:23]: The city of Starbucks owns this property and is an applicant. The property contains 15.43 plus minus acres and is located in land lot 6162 of District 12. Mr. Ryan, please. Good evening. Um this this project went before city council, I mean planning commission on March twenty, twenty twenty five. [1:49:23, 1:49:26]: and the Planning Commission recommended um approval. [1:49:32, 1:49:50]: Here's a aerial photo of the property located at 4482 North Henry Boulevard. And in the front, uh there are two um commercial properties on each each side of the frontage on North Henry Boulevard, and the partial to the left would be where um a Tim Hortons coffee shop is planning to go. [1:49:53, 1:50:12]: Uh once again the property is 15.43 acres. Uh bordering roads are North Henry Boulevard to the south and Sarresa Drive to the west. Um bordering part parcels, two small parcels to the southwest and southeast that are that are also owned by the city. And uh we may develop them as commercial uses. [1:50:12, 1:50:22]: The base, the current base zone is SR Suburban Rev uh Residential, and it's located in the downtown Village Overlay District, and the future land use designation is downtown district. [1:50:25, 1:50:45]: Like the mayor said, the applicant is seeking to rezone from SR to DTV. Um a rezoning is needed because the SR district does not allow for townhomes. The PUD district allows and requires two types of land use. The DTV district will stay the same. Also, the proposed land uses will be compatible with the with the property's future land use designation of downtown district. [1:50:45, 1:50:48]: district. So no changes needed in the land use. [1:50:49, 1:50:52]: Here um is the zoning map but area is identified by the star. [1:50:58, 1:51:05]: Here's another um zoning map identified by the star. You can see the surrounding zoning is mostly SR. [1:51:08, 1:51:13]: Here's the overlay district map that encompasses the downtown overlay district. [1:51:14, 1:51:23]: Here's the future land use map and you can see it is compatible with the surrounding zoning because the land use amendment is not needed. Here's a survey of the property. [1:51:25, 1:51:30]: Here's the proposed site plan. Um this site plan um [1:51:31, 1:51:50]: I know there's talk about the uh Rock Quarry Road extension uh coming through this parcel. I spoke with the developer. He said the project would still be viable. They would just the city mainly used the the the commercial track to the e to the east of this property, but Tim Hortons and the and uh most of the residential units would still be viable. [1:51:52, 1:52:07]: Um the density of the proposed development will be 4.3 units per acre. It will be 67 units on 15 acres. Uh the breakdown for the mixed use will be 42 townhomes in the front of the property and 25 single family dwellings in the rear. [1:52:07, 1:52:13]: Property access would be off North Henry Boulevard with a secondary access as an extension of Sarresta Drive. [1:52:13, 1:52:33]: There will be four internal streets, including the Sarresta Drive extension and a cul-de-sac. There will be a monument sign proposed to be located on the west side of the entrance at North Henry Boulevard. For adminages, they will have two landscape pavilions. The single family units, the size of them will be 55 feet wide by 80 feet deep. [1:52:33, 1:52:37]: The town homes would be twenty four feet wide by forty six feet deep. [1:52:40, 1:53:00]: Review of the applicable zoning regulations. Um I'm just gonna run through this. PUD is intended to provide for balanced neighborhoods. Property must have at least three acres. Project must have two or more different uses. And in this project we only will have uh townhomes and uh single family and uh and it requires a master plan and [1:53:00, 1:53:05]: And we have a concept plan that will be adopted, uh, with this zoning if it passes tonight. [1:53:07, 1:53:11]: Uh I'ma summer it up, Mara staff recommended approval for this project. [1:53:12, 1:53:16]: Okay. All right. Thank you for that. All right. Questions? Ms. Barber Goy, please. [1:53:17, 1:53:18]: Thank you, Mayor. [1:53:19, 1:53:24]: This area is within the city council district that I represent. [1:53:25, 1:53:26]: I have a number of concerns. [1:53:27, 1:53:29]: Um in fact there are some homeowners here. [1:53:30, 1:53:32]: Um who have concerns also. [1:53:33, 1:53:34]: For the record I support [1:53:35, 1:53:38]: redevelopment and revitalization. [1:53:38, 1:53:39]: Of our downtown. [1:53:41, 1:53:42]: I believe in smart growth. [1:53:43, 1:53:46]: You mentioned about the Rock Quarry and Road extension. [1:53:48, 1:53:49]: I'm wondering [1:53:50, 1:53:52]: Why would we not? [1:53:52, 1:53:54]: Wait until after. [1:53:54, 1:53:57]: The Rock Quarry Road extension is underway. [1:53:58, 1:53:59]: [6840.0, 6858.0]: This proposal. We probably will wait, but um uh we still need to rezone the property to PUD as part of the process. Uh I talked to the developer and he said even if if you talked to the developer. The potential developer, even if it's a four lane road, he stated that the project will still be viable. [1:54:19, 1:54:23]: That's good to know. The other thing other concern I have though [1:54:24, 1:54:27]: This was property that the URA had been discussing. [1:54:28, 1:54:31]: So I am confused. [1:54:32, 1:54:33]: As to how we go from [1:54:34, 1:54:38]: The URA to now to the city considering [1:54:39, 1:54:59]: rezoning it. Uh like I told you like I uh informed you previously whether it's it's the URA or the city. The URA is the armor of the city, so the city still is the owner of the property. Okay. Thank you, sir. All right. My my comments are directed to members of the governing body, not you per se because I know you're only doing [1:54:59, 1:55:00]: Doing what you've been told to do. [1:55:01, 1:55:01]: Yeah. [1:55:01, 1:55:05]: One of the questions I do have the letter of intent. [1:55:05, 1:55:06]: Mayor Ford. [1:55:07, 1:55:08]: I was told [1:55:09, 1:55:10]: that you signed that. [1:55:10, 1:55:14]: So I No, I didn't say Mayor Ford signed a letter of intent. [1:55:15, 1:55:18]: I said Mayor Ford signed the rezoning application. [1:55:18, 1:55:19]: Which [1:55:19, 1:55:20]: He is authorized to do. [1:55:22, 1:55:27]: So my question is, the letter of intent had not been approved by the council. [1:55:28, 1:55:29]: Um [1:55:29, 1:55:38]: So I have some concerns regarding Councilman Bark intent. My question is is directed to the mayor. [1:55:39, 1:55:59]: Well I'm gonna tell you what, I'm gonna let Mr. Mr. Anderson answer. No, no, hold a second you you you directed to me, I'm gonna defer, if you don't mind. Mr. Anderson, go ahead and answer the question first. Uh Councilmember Barber, um the staff, one of the staff roles is to bring proposals to the city council. And the city manager, when he was here, he he was executive of the city. [1:55:59, 1:56:07]: So he was authorized to bring proposals forward to the city. And if we adopt this tonight, then we can move forward with the letter of intent. [1:56:07, 1:56:09]: So right now it's just a draft. [1:56:10, 1:56:12]: I appreciate that, Mr. Anderson. [1:56:13, 1:56:15]: My question is directed. [1:56:15, 1:56:16]: to the mayor of the city. [1:56:17, 1:56:20]: Because the former city manager [1:56:21, 1:56:24]: Had already left prior to you adding this item. [1:56:25, 1:56:26]: On this agenda. [1:56:26, 1:56:28]: And the mayor in his capacity. [1:56:29, 1:56:31]: Of city manager. [1:56:31, 1:56:36]: He would have authorized you to be able to add this item to the agenda. [1:56:37, 1:56:42]: That is why my questions are directly to the person who authorized this. [1:56:43, 1:56:45]: Again I will ask the mayor. [1:56:45, 1:56:47]: The letter of intent. [1:56:47, 1:56:49]: had never been approved. [1:56:50, 1:56:51]: By the URA. [1:56:51, 1:56:53]: or the city council. [1:56:54, 1:56:55]: So I wanna know. [1:56:56, 1:56:56]: From you. [1:56:57, 1:56:58]: When [1:56:58, 1:57:18]: And why did you sign this letter of intent without it being presented? I didn't sign the letter of tent. He just told you I signed the application, the pr application. I didn't sign the letter of tent. The letter of tent was signed. Why would you sign the application when it had not been approved by the council? Because it's coming before the council for this this change here. That's why I signed it. [1:57:18, 1:57:38]: ask me questions and I'm perfectly legal in doing that. Okay, that's perfectly legal. I haven't done anything illegal. All right. And I will say that the the the absolute letter that the city manager signed, he sounded signed in good good faith as well. And I I would have to go further with the URA URA versus the city council. If there's some I don't know if there's any legal aspect there, our attorneys here and whether or not we can discuss this in open form. But I didn't [1:57:38, 1:57:45]: Do anything wrong, I'm pretty sure that the city manager in his in his capacity months ago didn't do anything wrong either. That's my answer to your question. [1:57:45, 1:57:50]: Okay. If I may, sir, then for you or [1:57:50, 1:57:54]: The former city manager. I've been asking since November. [1:57:54, 1:58:01]: When the URA was discussing this property, I've been asking for the appraisals of the property. [1:58:02, 1:58:04]: It seems like there a lot of [1:58:05, 1:58:13]: Closed door meetings and discussions that are being had, but they're not being had with the full council. So, what I'm asking in order for me to consider. [1:58:14, 1:58:34]: Staff's recommendation of this. I'm asking you, sir, to give me the appraisals that I've been asking for since October of last year. Well, I will tell you this, but I will tell you that my questions are directly. I'm gonna tell you by it. I would tell you that we're Mr. Anderson. I will tell you that we this council has not legislated by [1:58:34, 1:58:47]: Not illegal but certainly unethical. Will you let me finish it? Because it is apparently a whole lot of closed door meetings that I have not been a p a part of. [1:58:47, 1:59:07]: There are decisions that are being made behind closed doors without the full counsel. Point questions get control my questions still remain. I am asking for a copy of the floor of the appraisal. I want you all to understand what his role is. His role [1:59:07, 1:59:08]: [7149.4, 7150.6]: Every time I speak. [1:59:11, 1:59:12]: That's his assignment. [1:59:13, 1:59:14]: is to deflect [1:59:14, 1:59:20]: To talk over me, so you cannot hear what I'm saying. I have asked consistently. [1:59:20, 1:59:27]: Please provide me with the appraisals of these properties that are owned by the city. [1:59:27, 1:59:32]: The city can make whatever decision it wants to make regarding its own property. [1:59:32, 1:59:36]: There are processes and protocols you may follow. [1:59:37, 1:59:48]: You must follow them. I've been challenging this council on the process since October of last year. Give me the appraisals of not only [1:59:48, 1:59:56]: There's 15 acres that the city owns and give me the appraisal of the three acres that the city owns right across from City Hall. [1:59:56, 1:59:58]: So I can make decisions. [1:59:59, 2:00:06]: Based on what I believe is in the best interest of our city. It seems like you all are having a whole lot of conversations. [2:00:06, 2:00:08]: Without the full counsel. [2:00:08, 2:00:15]: That's perfectly okay. But what you're not gonna do is get up in this meeting when I ask a question, then deflect. [2:00:16, 2:00:18]: You will share the information. [2:00:19, 2:00:20]: I want it right now. [2:00:21, 2:00:29]: If you want my support, I do not like Mayor Ford when you put staff in these kinds of positions, because is it it is clear. [2:00:29, 2:00:43]: Mr. Aaron is only doing what he's been told to do. His name is Anderson. He is unaware of all of the requests that I have sent time and time again to you and to the previous city city manager. [2:00:43, 2:00:53]: I'm still asking for the same do and to the city attorney, I'm still asking for the same documents I've been asking for since October. [2:00:53, 2:01:08]: If you want me to stop coming to these meetings and causing a disruption in your book, then you will respect me as a member of this council. Provide me with the same information. [2:01:08, 2:01:13]: the same details as every other member of this council. This is my district. [2:01:14, 2:01:18]: You're disrupting the peace of the people who live ra around here. [2:01:18, 2:01:27]: And if you think I'm not gonna ask questions, I am. And I'm not going to stop. Censor me if you wish, but I'm not gonna stop asking questions. [2:01:28, 2:01:33]: Unethical? Absolutely. Illegal? Perhaps not, but you're certainly unethical. [2:01:34, 2:01:36]: Every single one of you sitting up here. [2:01:36, 2:01:56]: Hold on. Hold a hold hold a second. I will tell you what, Council McBarber. First of all, if you we we have not had once again, and don't interrupt you,'cause I didn't interrupt you. We did not have any illegal meetings. There might be some meetings we conducted and maybe you weren't present for, by the way. And if you if hold on a second, I didn't stop you. I didn't stop you. So the thing of it is is [2:01:56, 2:02:16]: Is that now you'll get appraisals when everybody else gets appraisals. I don't know why you didn't get them before, but if we would need appraisal, everybody will get them simultaneously. But hold on a second, hold on a second. So you know some of your allegations are out of line and they're not truthful, but whatever. You know, you want to we're gonna go on those rants here. But I was one first of all, [2:02:16, 2:02:21]: I'm gonna stop right there at this point. Um actually, all right, Ms. Gann, go ahead, please. Thank you, Mayor. [2:02:21, 2:02:22]: Um [2:02:22, 2:02:26]: I'm not doing anything unethical. I am listening to Mr. Anderson. [2:02:26, 2:02:27]: And [2:02:27, 2:02:29]: There hasn't been a LOI. [2:02:30, 2:02:31]: There is [2:02:31, 2:02:34]: No contract currently to [2:02:34, 2:02:54]: purchase. These are things that are done in a process to say, okay, this may actually take place or someone has some type of interest. We already knew about the coffee shop. We did discuss the land value, but that those are things that we talk about in executive session. So we're we're skirting a thin line here. Where we need to [2:02:54, 2:03:02]: Understand that real estate, issues of real estate, sale of it, real estate, what we're doing with real estate is certainly. [2:03:02, 2:03:03]: Um [2:03:04, 2:03:05]: Pursuant to the Georgia [2:03:05, 2:03:11]: code of law is certainly something that we need to do in executive session. And so [2:03:11, 2:03:11]: Um [2:03:12, 2:03:16]: There has been discussions I remember, if I recall right. [2:03:16, 2:03:23]: There were discussions on getting appraisals or whatever we were gonna do, but some of these things weren't disclosed. [2:03:23, 2:03:43]: Um and aren't to be talked about because we actually talked about them in executive session. Whether or not council members stayed in executive session to listen or they got upset and walked out, that's on them. But these things were disclosed. These things are disclosed in wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. [2:03:43, 2:03:46]: Listen, I'm not listening I'm saying that's on them. [2:03:47, 2:04:07]: Whether or not they I'm not lying. Mayor advisor. Mayor let me say that for the record. Council member. Hold on, she's still talking. What are you doing? Stop lying. Mayor, she has the floor. So whether or not people or or any council member walks out in executive session or they are [2:04:07, 2:04:27]: Not hearing. I have never walked by an executive session regarding a real estate matter. Never speak. Miss Barber. Don't lie. No, I'm not gonna sit here and let you lie. I don't care how many I don't care if it's you're not going to lie. Mayor. You are not going to lie. Don't lie. Real estate is to be discussed in exactly. [2:04:26, 2:04:35]: You might want to discuss it in executive session, but I'm not gonna sit here and I ask that we move on to the public hearing portion, but we will in a second. Thank you. Mr. Alexander. [2:04:36, 2:04:56]: Uh what I wanna do is I wanna apologize to everybody out there. What you have seen tonight is totally unacceptable. In order to get respect, you gotta give respect. You can't talk over everybody, you can't interrupt everybody, you can't do this meeting. I'm talking the mayor recognized. [2:04:56, 2:05:16]: Gaslighting. Miss Barber, would you let him speak? I hope y'all recognize the gaslighting. The mayor This is in my district. The mayor recognize us and then we are allowed to speak. We operate under Robert's rules of order. You just can't jump in and speak because you get upset. We get very emotional up here. We do. [2:05:16, 2:05:36]: These issues matter greatly to us. But you must comport yourself and conduct yourself in the manner befitting of this office as we sit up here and we talk. I'm still talking right now, and yet I'm being interrupted. Yet, Miss Barber asked for respect a few minutes ago. The most disrespectful thing that you can [2:05:35, 2:05:42]: Can do is to continue. The mayor is the presiding officer in this meeting. He's been totally disrespected tonight. [2:05:43, 2:05:58]: His orders have been ignored. They've been spoken over. He's been called a liar. He's been called names. All of us have been called I've told all of us have been called Don't lie. It's my speaking time. Again. [2:05:59, 2:06:00]: It's my speaking time. [2:06:01, 2:06:03]: It's like someone once said, I'm speaking now. [2:06:04, 2:06:20]: See, the difference is, is that if you want respect, you have to give it and you have to comport yourself that way. You we vote up here. Nobody has an axe to grind. All of us vote. We have an individual vote. Things don't go my way sometimes. [2:06:21, 2:06:29]: Things might not go Miss Gantt's way or Miss Mayor Pro Tunbar or Councilman Councilman Thomas's way. But what we do is we count to three. [2:06:29, 2:06:49]: If the three if you can't get three votes, I don't care what you think, it's not going anywhere. Don't matter what I think or any of us think. The mayor doesn't even get the vote. But he runs the meeting in an effective way. He is the most patient man that I know because I would not have tolerated this at this point. I certainly would have actually. [2:06:49, 2:07:04]: acquiesced and had some uh enforcement up here. But certainly we want to move forward with the meeting and not waste any more of your time. So I offer my apology to you because this meeting has gotten totally out of hand. I'm sorry. Okay. So [2:07:05, 2:07:25]: So what what's gonna happen is you you got anything else, sir? Go ahead, please. Yes, sir. I just want to clarify something. The reason you signed the rezoning application because you're in you signed it in your capacity as city acting city manager. If a city manager had been here, that person would have signed it. So you signed uh rezoning application. It would have came to me anyway. Yes. Okay. So all right, got it. So that's that's all for you right now. [2:07:25, 2:07:30]: Right now. That's it. Okay. So what we're gonna do now folks, we'll uh open up the public hearing for your comments. [2:07:31, 2:07:51]: And so I'm gonna start on my very uh I'll start on my very left-hand side. So anybody over here on my far left side that wants to make any comments uh against this, uh we'll start with against against this, line up on this side. Anybody in the middle that wants to make any uh comments against this, line up on this side, please. All right, anybody on on this side, uh my far right, any comments. [2:07:51, 2:07:56]: It's against this uh zoning peak. Line up on the side, okay? Line up on the side. [2:07:58, 2:08:02]: This line up inside. All right. [2:08:04, 2:08:05]: All right, now [2:08:05, 2:08:07]: What we do is that uh [2:08:07, 2:08:13]: Uh we'll start the clock, but sir when you come up when you come up, give your name and address and and go ahead and make your comments. [2:08:14, 2:08:15]: And make sure the green light is on. [2:08:20, 2:08:23]: Good evening everyone. Uh my name is uh Ken of Sands. [2:08:25, 2:08:35]: Speak of I said good after good evening. I said my name is Kenneth Sands. You got an address, please? Yes. Four zero one Fairhaven Court. [2:08:37, 2:08:57]: My concern is I just moved I moved here about three years ago. I um noticed that the numbers that you said are consistent in regards to the city growing. Well, I've been looking for employment in this area for a while now and it has been very, very challenging. [2:08:57, 2:09:17]: Um, I do have a bachelor's in business. I am in pursuit right now of wanting to be a counselor. I have been doing a lot of ripping and running today. The last piece of information I'm looking for to get that done is my school. I went to Westwood College in Atlanta and mid-Chap. [2:09:17, 2:09:31]: Town, they closed about five, six years ago. So it's gonna take me about 10 days, business days, to get a transcript, official transcript from that school. I am looking right now at this moment. [2:09:32, 2:09:38]: to be an intern, to do anything that would allow me to pursue my dream as a counselor. [2:09:39, 2:09:52]: I'm very, very, very passionate about helping people and doing what you guys do, but on a different level. And whatever assistance you can give to me right now would be truly appreciative. [2:09:52, 2:09:57]: Appreciate the comments to to be in reference to the the zoning issue. Re re zoning surf, please. [2:09:58, 2:10:00]: You're you're done, sir, right? Okay, sure. Go ahead. [2:10:01, 2:10:01]: Yeah. [2:10:02, 2:10:03]: Okay, name and address please. [2:10:04, 2:10:24]: Paul Turner again, address two five four Wobbler Way, Stockbridge, Georgia. Um, this is not my district whatsoever. Um I'm just against for um any more townhomes and any more apartments. Um as you can see well, as I've seen in some of the audits, the residents are taking sixty percent of the burden. [2:10:24, 2:10:44]: of expenses versus commercial properties. We have to stop allowing these builders come in and uh dictate uh the commercial use of properties. Uh we have to uh keep intact the CPA, which does deny uh builders from coming in. [2:10:44, 2:10:48]: Um we have to continue to um [2:10:48, 2:10:53]: get appraisals for any properties that are owned by the city. [2:10:53, 2:11:12]: any land that is owned by the city, that's how we get the best bang for our buck. Uh some of you are realtors, so that's that's common sense. Um so yes, I'm against this because it is town homes, it is um residential, it's not commercial use. So I am again against this bill. [2:11:13, 2:11:15]: Thank you. Next please ma'am. Name and address. [2:11:18, 2:11:38]: Tara Brown, uh PO box six five four Stockbridge. And um I'm not professional at this by any means. Um I'm just opposed to this. It concerns me s for two reasons. One, the traffic is very hectic as it is out there, and if we're gonna make more of [2:11:38, 2:11:58]: Of a master plan uh with reg r residential development. I'm concerned that that will make it more. Also, my concern is that there's very few trees, and that's fifteen acres of trees for wildlife. And I'm concerned that they keep having less and less space to go. And those were just my two concerns on. [2:11:58, 2:12:02]: That's it. Thank you. Ma'am, please name and address. [2:12:07, 2:12:09]: Yes, good afternoon. My name is [2:12:09, 2:12:19]: My name is Brenda Brenda Callaway and I was at the planning committee and I do oppose the rezoning because I am on the street that you all wanna cut through, Sarisa. [2:12:19, 2:12:25]: And I oppose it because of the traffic. Sarisa is already a very small street. [2:12:25, 2:12:27]: And to rezone and move. [2:12:27, 2:12:31]: Residence, you know, you're gonna have to do something with the street. [2:12:31, 2:12:37]: People come over to visit. The kids actually can go outside and play. I'm looking at the traffic. I have grandchildren. [2:12:37, 2:12:40]: And right now we on a cul-de-sac. [2:12:40, 2:12:42]: And they can go outside and play and if you put [2:12:42, 2:13:02]: Houses and townhouses not opposed to change. It's not that it's just you putting all these residential properties right in a small area and you're buffering the noise from the amphitheater is already bad enough and that's gonna make it worse. So I'm concerned about the traffic and more traffic, more housing and [2:13:02, 2:13:18]: And as a gentleman said, I don't see a lot of commercial properties coming into this area. So I do oppose that. And what is your address on Carissa now? Pardon me? Your address? What's your address? 102 Sarissa Drive. Oh Sarissa. Thank you very much. Yes. Okay. Next, please. Name and address. [2:13:21, 2:13:29]: Hello, my name is Quisha Purpal and my address is 127th Bryant Street. Um, and I am also against um [2:13:29, 2:13:45]: the development um and if you guys didn't mind, I did go ahead and put the proposed plight site plan back up just to give a visual. I am not against redevelopment. I understand that the city has 500 acres that has been used and will be used. Um [2:13:46, 2:13:57]: Why'd you make that face? Yeah. Yeah. Um, because you own it, then there isn't a need for um [2:13:57, 2:14:16]: you guys for for taking over the land. However, it just has to be something that works for everyone, not only the city, but the residents as well. When we look at this plan here, we have to think about infrastructure. We have North Henry Boulevard and the amount of traffic that's going to be there. Ceresa Drive, the width of it, this room is larger than Ceresa Drive. [2:14:16, 2:14:18]: When we talk about cutting through [2:14:18, 2:14:24]: My neighbors won't be able to back out of their home. Ceresa Drive is gonna run directly into North Henry Street. [2:14:24, 2:14:44]: Then let's think about when we have events at the amphitheater. If we're adding approximately 67 units or so, we have to think about the traffic that is then now going to be in place just on North Leaf Drive alone, with not only these 67 residents, but the few houses that we do have on Bryant Street and or also on North Leaf Street as well. [2:14:44, 2:15:04]: If we look at this site plan here, I don't know if it makes sense from an aerial view, but when you stand in the place of the resident, if you come to my home in my backyard, it makes no sense. I will be looking directly at a street. The street that runs from North Henry Boulevard to the retention plan, when my neighbor comes out, [2:15:04, 2:15:05]: Yeah. [2:15:05, 2:15:09]: There is a street now there with traffic just running through. [2:15:09, 2:15:23]: Yes, the demographic is changing. Most of my neighbors are were 80 and 90 years old. Now we have younger couples that are moving in. Each time one older one moves out, a younger one moves in. So we have to think about the safety of the children. And we also have to think about [2:15:23, 2:15:27]: Um it's safety for the residents. We have poor lighting. [2:15:28, 2:15:48]: Poor lighting on North Henry Boulevard. If the lights go out at the gas station next to the bottle shop or at the quick trap, quick trip, there is no light for North Henry Boulevard. Poor lighting then increases crime. So what are we doing about what will we have in place for crime? Yes, we want to go ahead and build up the area and we want to attract commercial use, but we are [2:15:48, 2:15:52]: are putting in more people with nothing to do. What happens when people get bored? [2:15:53, 2:15:57]: And that'd be all. Thank you very much. Sir, name and address please. [2:16:03, 2:16:10]: Yeah, point of order. Um no, I just want to ask you a coin of clarification. We usually been doing ten and ten, I don't say a clock. [2:16:12, 2:16:32]: Oh okay, so okay, so you do have the two. I may need a little more time. Um my name is Richard Ordonis. I live at 112 Man Boulevard with my wife. We live there over 30 years. She was born and raised in Stockbridge and has seen all the changes, good, bad, and different. Um I have several major concerns regarding the rezoning of the property we're discussing this evening. [2:16:32, 2:16:44]: evening. Hopefully I'll have time to get through all of them as they include traffic, safety for residents, especially children, natural water flow from the underground springs, which I'm not sure you know exist, animal habitat, [2:16:45, 2:16:49]: And the effects of the quarry as a result of the additional buildings proposed. Number one. [2:16:50, 2:16:54]: There appears to be two perso proposed road entrance exits as well as a sidewalk. [2:16:55, 2:16:59]: Traffic on North Henry as well as North Lee Street and east of the land is extremely busy. [2:16:59, 2:17:06]: Adding that proposed amount of homes will increase the automobiles by possibly a hundred and maybe more vehicles. [2:17:06, 2:17:10]: From the maps we received it has two entrance and exits at North Henry Boulevard. [2:17:12, 2:17:21]: They're labeled Street A and Main Street. It doesn't show any other exit, but possibilities look like a street named D Street and Main Street. D Street appears to be the one [2:17:22, 2:17:25]: At the dead end where Cold De Sac on Siserisa Drive is. [2:17:26, 2:17:30]: If D Street exits the proposed fight, will it exit through the cul de sac on Seriza Drive? [2:17:31, 2:17:34]: If so, this will wreak havoc on several streets. [2:17:35, 2:17:38]: Saresa Saresa Drive X is at North Lee Street. [2:17:39, 2:17:42]: Traffic can currently go either to East Atlanta by the amphitheater. [2:17:43, 2:17:46]: North Lee Street to Bryant and or North Henry Boulevard. [2:17:47, 2:17:51]: Two of these directions will cause increased traffic on East Atlanta, which is already crowded. [2:17:52, 2:17:56]: Turning left onto North Lee Street, we'll see an increase in traffic on North Henry Boulevard. [2:17:57, 2:18:00]: Turning right on Northley Street will take it to Bryant Street. [2:18:00, 2:18:02]: Which currently has a no cut through sign. [2:18:02, 2:18:03]: From East Atlanta. [2:18:04, 2:18:06]: And we're still talking about cesarea. [2:18:06, 2:18:14]: There's not appear to be any way a traffic light can be installed from the proposed A Street and Main Street exits onto North Henry Boulevard. [2:18:15, 2:18:28]: If this is the case and the residents exit onto North Henry, it will be extremely difficult since Rock Quarry and North Henry already have a traffic light with tremendous traffic, which has grown tremendously over the years and doesn't seem to be stopping. [2:18:28, 2:18:34]: So there does not appear to be any exit that would not cause a great increase in traffic in any direction. [2:18:35, 2:18:36]: In addition, there has been a splost. [2:18:37, 2:18:39]: in this city for expansion of Rock Cory Road. [2:18:40, 2:18:47]: Expansion along with new housing, construction and traffic will cause more traffic delays if expansion and construction coincide. [2:18:48, 2:18:52]: I would imagine we'll give them extra time to continue on. So go ahead, sir. Finish your statement. Thank you. [2:18:53, 2:19:00]: Uh expansion along with new housing construction and traffic would cause more delays if the expansion on Rock Quarry and the construction coincide. [2:19:01, 2:19:03]: Once the Rock Cory Road expansion starts. [2:19:04, 2:19:06]: The backups will also affect traffic on Flippin' Road. [2:19:07, 2:19:08]: North Henry Boulevard. [2:19:08, 2:19:09]: Highway forty two [2:19:10, 2:19:12]: Eagles Landing Parkway and Hudson Bridge Road. [2:19:13, 2:19:19]: Any situations causing more delays as was as was experienced not too long ago at Piedmont Henry Hospital. [2:19:20, 2:19:26]: Affect the entire area as drivers try and find alternate routes on roads that are already heavily congested. [2:19:28, 2:19:32]: Number two, if this construction is approved, consideration must be given for the safety of children [2:19:33, 2:19:36]: In regards to the site and the creek that runs through it. [2:19:37, 2:19:44]: Children have a natural inquisitive nature and they must be protected. I know this is city property, but the children are its citizens. [2:19:45, 2:19:46]: And they have an inclination [2:19:47, 2:19:49]: To explore and see nature and its wildlife. [2:19:51, 2:19:51]: Number three. [2:19:52, 2:19:56]: There are natural underground springs on this property as well as on man boulevards. [2:19:57, 2:20:03]: These are a natural runoff into the creek, which sits behind my house. Well actually it sits on my property. [2:20:03, 2:20:06]: Given the number of units proposed, these springs will be affected. [2:20:07, 2:20:11]: Also, the runoff from the proposed site will cause more runoff towards existing homes and businesses. [2:20:12, 2:20:20]: The property and creek also have runoff water from the odd number properties on Man Boulevard, since the even number properties are downhill. [2:20:20, 2:20:25]: From the properties across the street as well as the street itself, causing more fast mo fast moving drainage. [2:20:26, 2:20:34]: With a strong rainstorm, the water in the creek can rise as much as six feet or more in a matter of minutes. I stand up there and I watch this all the time. [2:20:34, 2:20:35]: It jumps up fast. [2:20:36, 2:20:41]: Number four, the proposed construction site would yet again destroy another wildlife habitat. [2:20:42, 2:20:54]: All wildlife, including deer, raccoon, possums, etc., will no longer have that habitat area. We see the deer, we see the fawns, we see the raccoons, we see the possum, we see a fox. We love wildlife, but they will no longer have that habitat area. [2:20:56, 2:21:02]: With all recent expansions in the city, as well as Henry County, they are having a difficult time trying to find a habitat to live in. [2:21:04, 2:21:21]: I would also like to see a study done on the effects of the existing homes, the new construction have regarding blasts from the Rock Quarry. If you do not live within the city limits right near Rock Quarry, you do not know that the blasts affect the homes. We feel the vibrations in our homes when that Rock Quarry does their blasting. It vibrates the homes. [2:21:23, 2:21:26]: The blasts and explosions are felt by the residents. [2:21:27, 2:21:28]: But the property [2:21:28, 2:21:29]: In question here. [2:21:29, 2:21:31]: As it exists now, allow some of [2:21:32, 2:21:33]: The blast to be absorbed. [2:21:34, 2:21:35]: Through the trees, through the ground. [2:21:36, 2:21:37]: Not a problem. [2:21:38, 2:21:53]: If the construction is done these blasts may cause more re reverberations to existing homes because the new homes going up, possibly from the last meeting that I was at, possibly four stories, the blasts will hit those homes reverberate towards our current homes around the area. [2:21:55, 2:21:58]: This may cause damage down the road to those homes. [2:22:00, 2:22:05]: The council has an obligation to its citizens of whom we are we are Stockbridge. [2:22:07, 2:22:27]: We want to see the things done that are not going to hurt us, the things that are going to make us enjoy living our lives, things that's going to protect our children, protect the wildlife, protect us. And I think the council I appreciate you looking at these issues and these items that I brought up. Thank you. Thank you for time. Okay. Thank you, sir. Now, anybody from my far left that's for this [2:22:27, 2:22:32]: uh development. That's four on my far my far left. Anybody in the middle? [2:22:33, 2:22:47]: Anybody in my far right, Ford Vellum. Okay, on that note I'm gonna close this public hearing at this point. Yeah, thank you, Mr. Anderson. Now, a couple things, Ms. Anderson. And maybe I missed it, so let me reach back and try to catch this. [2:22:49, 2:22:57]: Uh any reference to the lighting, uh street lighting, s lighting per se, anything like that, anything you can expound on in reference to the development at all. [2:22:58, 2:23:08]: Not at this time. I mean, I'm not aware of the lights back there at night. Okay, ca okay, Miss Aaron. If you can if you can spend shed some light on this, that'd be fine. [2:23:18, 2:23:38]: Yes, sir. In reference to development, I mean I don't know how much you know about any type of lighting, lighting this is down now in the city uh now in that particular area of our city, what's scheduled for the future, reference to development, anything like that? Can you expound on it? Typically developers submit a street lighting plan as part of their their process and proposals. And also with that being a major thoroughfare, I'm sure the city will [2:23:37, 2:23:47]: we want to put street lights on that extension once the road is built, but the street lights are submitted for approval for the subdivision or development. [2:23:47, 2:23:53]: Mayor. Okay. Yes, sir. Follow up question. There's street lights on North Henry Boulevard right now, right? There's street lights there. [2:23:53, 2:24:13]: Yes, sir, they are. Certainly. There's they've been there. There's been a part of our comprehensive street light program in terms of overall. Just if anyone had noticed, we had just had the new lights installed at East Atlanta Road and North Lee Street. Those those lights are now capped. It's a lot brighter at those intersections. [2:24:13, 2:24:33]: There's been numerous streetlights that have been added along East Atlanta Road, along this corridor here. And the best thing you'll know when Rock Quarry Road's widening is getting ready to start. And when it starts, there'll be streetlights all the way along Rock Quarry Road, in addition to this. And I did want to speak to the [2:24:33, 2:24:38]: Teresa Drive would not be running into North Henry Boulevard, right? It th that's not the plan, correct? [2:24:40, 2:24:42]: Uh no. I have a um [2:24:42, 2:25:02]: You have a design of that you can show that it's it's not. It runs into it'll be running into the future Rock Quarry Road extension, which is exactly yes, yes. Right now, it will be running through the ni this development to Rock Quarry Road extension. The Rock Quarry Road extension will extend from uh [2:25:02, 2:25:22]: where it is right now at uh North Enry Boulevard to old Conyers when it is complete. The city has two million dollars in uh in our uh T splotch program for that extension, but certainly we're trying to gather more information to be able to supplement and to provide additional uh infrastructure for [2:25:22, 2:25:42]: For that particular area. Um, because it right now it makes no sense to have to get off of Rock Quarry Road, come down to East Atlanta, and then go north. You should be able to continue straight, and that's the plan uh in the future, is to be able to move that act to Rock Quarry Roads widen. Rock Quarry goes north and south, Chris. [2:25:42, 2:26:02]: the road would go east and west. Correct. So they would intersect. They would intersect and that. So um in reference to traffic though, it's a couple different entrances, I guess, in and out. In in and out, I guess would be some types of um road structure to allow for desail, acceleration, things of that nature. Yes sir, may uh mayor the developer [2:26:02, 2:26:10]: We'll have to make uh roadway improvements as required by code. So left turn uh a D Cell lane will be installed. [2:26:10, 2:26:22]: Yes. And we have two or three different entries inside this community. How many do you have? Let me go t I I r just on Friday after this was already uploaded, I received something from the developer. Mm-hmm. Uh another um [2:26:24, 2:26:24]: Mayor. [2:26:25, 2:26:26]: Yes, please. Yes. [2:26:27, 2:26:33]: I wanted Mr. Aaron to speak more about the Rock Quarry Road extension. If you okay, if you can. [2:26:36, 2:26:39]: Because I wanna make sure that the people who are here [2:26:40, 2:26:41]: understand that there [2:26:41, 2:26:43]: There are two separate projects. [2:26:43, 2:26:45]: We have the Rock Quarry Road. [2:26:45, 2:26:47]: Whitening project. [2:26:47, 2:26:57]: Then there's the Rock Quarrier Road extension project. If you can just share a little bit more insight into that, Mr. Aaron. Put that on the screen. [2:27:01, 2:27:07]: And what you're looking for, gentlemen, is dealing with the the entrance and exits uh out of the community, is that what you're looking for? [2:27:08, 2:27:20]: No, sir. I was trying to show a an updated um uh site plan I received from the developer. Okay, I got it. Okay, appreciate it. I was trying to get on the screen. I forgot. It's not on the screen. Hey Joe, go on. [2:27:22, 2:27:42]: Uh Mr. Aaron, go ahead, please. On the Rock Quarry Road extension, you allocated two million dollars in T Splas One. That is for the design of the road extension. Two million dollars is near not enough to actually build the road. This is just for the design of that road. So in the future when as funding become available, then [2:27:42, 2:27:44]: you will actually build the road. [2:27:45, 2:27:55]: Okay, so that two million dollars for the Rock Quarry Road extension, um, that was approved through a referendum T Splash? Yes. Okay. [2:27:56, 2:27:58]: And voters approve the extension? [2:27:59, 2:28:02]: Yes, as part of that T splice problem. Okay. Then [2:28:03, 2:28:04]: Mr Malazi. [2:28:05, 2:28:19]: Um are there any funds are there any funds allocated to that project beyond the two million dollars for the study? Ms. Mulaji, come to the that's all the uh counsel allocated in the in the T Splash one. [2:28:20, 2:28:25]: Was for the actual design of that roadway. Just the design. Yes. So we don't have the funding. [2:28:25, 2:28:31]: To actually move forward. Not at this time, you don't. Not at this time. Yes. But yet we are considering. [2:28:31, 2:28:32]: approving [2:28:33, 2:28:36]: Um this rezoning case which is gonna open a door. [2:28:37, 2:28:39]: For this letter of intent that [2:28:39, 2:28:40]: The council ought [2:28:41, 2:28:43]: My councilmates authorized [2:28:43, 2:28:51]: I just wanted to know, Mr. Malazzi, if the council um approved budgeting to move forward with the Rock Quarry Road extension. [2:28:52, 2:28:54]: Mr. Aaron just said that they [2:28:54, 2:28:55]: They did not [2:28:57, 2:29:08]: But the money that's allocated, it's gonna be the design and a set of plans that'll lay out the roadway so that you avoid that area if there's some development in that area. It specifies [2:29:08, 2:29:12]: Where the road will be, what the width of the road is, what the length of the road. [2:29:13, 2:29:33]: So that this will be staked out. If there's a developer there, they know where the right-of-way is gonna be, they know where the lanes of traffic are gonna be. The money was just set aside for the actual design of the roadway. You can come back at a future splots, future ALMIG, and say, Well, we're gonna allocate funding, or you go before your [2:29:33, 2:29:37]: your federal officials and ask if they can earmark funding for that role but [2:29:38, 2:29:46]: Well that's how it would happen. Well, for me, um, I thought we were moving forward with the design of it. Yes, we are. [2:29:47, 2:29:50]: You are. Okay. Do you know when that will be completed? [2:29:50, 2:30:09]: No ma'am. Well it's something that you're not gonna rush this cause you got wetland issues to deal with, you got properties and other things to deal with. It's not just, hey, we snap our fingers two weeks, three weeks, four weeks. This gonna be months in the planning and design because you're gonna have to survey and all of that. So when did the voters approve? [2:30:10, 2:30:14]: Um this Rock Quarry Road extension in T-SPLOST. When was it approved? [2:30:15, 2:30:17]: Uh I think two years ago. [2:30:18, 2:30:19]: It's been a while. [2:30:19, 2:30:20]: It's been a [2:30:21, 2:30:22]: Miss Holliday. [2:30:24, 2:30:34]: It's twenty twenty one. But even when was it approved by the voters? But when even when it it was approved, you didn't get you didn't get two million dollars right then. The money comes in over time. I know. [2:30:35, 2:30:44]: My my question is um I want to make sure that we are completing the projects that voters approved. [2:30:45, 2:30:55]: We were able to move forward with several other projects. I just want to know when are we going to move forward with this? We need to make sure that we are prioritizing. [2:30:55, 2:30:56]: These projects. [2:30:57, 2:31:02]: If in fact it is the desire of my councilmates because they're driving the ship. [2:31:03, 2:31:05]: Even though this is my district. [2:31:05, 2:31:06]: А вам тем то консир. [2:31:07, 2:31:10]: Consider this Rock Quarry Road extension and how it could help. [2:31:10, 2:31:16]: Reduce some of the traffic congestions and the concerns of the homeowners who I represent. [2:31:17, 2:31:25]: I just want to know when was this Rock Quarry Road extension project approved by the voters? Was it before 2020? [2:31:25, 2:31:28]: Yes. No ma'am. Was it before twenty twenty? [2:31:29, 2:31:29]: Two. [2:31:29, 2:31:41]: Yeah, there was over th I think twenty projects y'all identified in T S PLOS. Correct. So we weren't gonna do all twenty at at one time. We didn't have the funding available. We didn't do bonds or we didn't [2:31:41, 2:31:42]: You know [2:31:42, 2:31:46]: Okay, so Mr. A thank you. Mr. Malazi. [2:31:47, 2:31:52]: May I ask maybe you know. Do you know when this two million dollars or [2:31:52, 2:31:56]: When the voters approved the Rock Quarry Road extension. [2:31:56, 2:32:15]: I don't have the particular dates, but it's in the allocation. One thing that you need to know, I'm talking beyond this, is there are some developments that you have to spend money to make money. Advelopers will not come if you don't have uh basic [2:32:16, 2:32:28]: things that will attract it to them. And that's why you do uh priorita y you have to m make priority. Even if it's not there, you have the basic money you have money to make the basic planning [2:32:29, 2:32:45]: Then when you are meeting again, we just did we just finish the uh re retreat where you are making allocations, where we are making the priorities. So if it's not there but you have designed, next time you will have where to start. [2:32:45, 2:32:52]: So you have to spend money to make money or to attract some developers. So that two million is there, yes. It's there for the design. [2:32:52, 2:33:02]: Thank you, sir. I hope my councilmates will consider this a priority when we do go and have the discussion during our fall retreat. [2:33:02, 2:33:05]: Um I'd much rather for us to focus on the infrastructure. [2:33:06, 2:33:08]: In the downtown area. [2:33:08, 2:33:10]: Before we move forward with [2:33:10, 2:33:19]: any other residential developments. If I may, Mayor Ford, I just want to read a statement into the record and I'll allow [2:33:20, 2:33:22]: My councilmates to move forward as they so wish. [2:33:23, 2:33:24]: Go ahead, quite just a [2:33:24, 2:33:27]: During the council's recent retreat. [2:33:27, 2:33:32]: Our city's financial advisor advised that we the council [2:33:32, 2:33:33]: Um [2:33:33, 2:33:36]: That our tax digest was imbalanced. [2:33:36, 2:33:40]: He stated currently our text digest shows us. [2:33:41, 2:33:42]: Seventy thirty. [2:33:42, 2:33:46]: Or was it sixty forty? Which one, Miss Holliday? Do you remember? [2:33:51, 2:33:52]: Oh okay. [2:33:53, 2:33:56]: Somewhere in between there. We'll go with sixty forty. [2:33:56, 2:33:58]: Okay. Um [2:34:00, 2:34:05]: With homeowners shouldering the tax burden to fund our city's operating expenses. [2:34:06, 2:34:09]: He also informed us that we need more commercial businesses. [2:34:09, 2:34:12]: That means not more town homes. [2:34:13, 2:34:16]: Лесворк февришли то атракт мознес. [2:34:17, 2:34:18]: to our downtown area. [2:34:19, 2:34:20]: А за приймарний фокус. [2:34:21, 2:34:23]: In order to at least level the tax burden. [2:34:24, 2:34:31]: The council has approved nine separate development proposals within City Council of District Four. [2:34:32, 2:34:36]: Nine within city council district four. [2:34:36, 2:34:38]: All not [2:34:38, 2:34:40]: Ninety nine percent of them. [2:34:40, 2:34:43]: А outside of the downtown area. [2:34:44, 2:34:45]: So we're gonna focus [2:34:46, 2:34:47]: On revitalizing [2:34:47, 2:34:49]: The downtown area [2:34:50, 2:34:52]: Stay away from approving proposals. [2:34:53, 2:34:54]: For Davis Road. [2:34:54, 2:34:55]: Valley Hill Road. [2:34:55, 2:34:57]: In state route forty two. [2:34:58, 2:35:00]: Focus on the downtown area. [2:35:00, 2:35:02]: Because you are impacting [2:35:03, 2:35:06]: Нас концентрати арена. [2:35:07, 2:35:08]: Um [2:35:08, 2:35:13]: Алокайте фонди то ensure we have the infrastructure in place. [2:35:14, 2:35:15]: A knee for you all. [2:35:16, 2:35:17]: To consider [2:35:18, 2:35:22]: Approving smart growth development. [2:35:23, 2:35:25]: And consider allowing [2:35:25, 2:35:28]: The planning and zoning department to do their job. [2:35:29, 2:35:35]: without you all interfering behind the scenes. That's all, sir. Thank you. Mr. Alexander, please. [2:35:36, 2:35:56]: Uh I'm sorry. Thank you, Mr. Anderson. Thank you, Mayor and Council, uh, for this. I think what needs to be brought to the attention is the facts. Okay. When the when the council decided to move forward with the amphitheater, we allocated three million dollars in infrastructure improvement. [2:35:56, 2:36:16]: It's airsparent for you to see. Everybody uses the new turn lane on East Atlanta Road. We tried to get that turn lane installed for 20 years and didn't have the money to do it with. But because the voters have voted for SPLOS and T SPLOSS, slowly but surely, you all drive in Henry County just like I do every single day. [2:36:16, 2:36:16]: Good day. [2:36:17, 2:36:19]: Every last one of these roads need to be widened. [2:36:20, 2:36:23]: It's a matter of priority when we can get to which ones. [2:36:24, 2:36:33]: The news is good though. The money is finally starting to come in. How many years have we been trying to widen Rock Cory Road? Over twenty years. [2:36:34, 2:36:35]: The bridge was installed [2:36:35, 2:36:40]: probably fifteen years ago, in anticipation of their role being widened. [2:36:40, 2:37:00]: The good news is Rock Quarry Road widening. The construction bid is out right now. And the road will be widened starting this summer. It will be four lanes. We'll have a ten foot multi-use path along it, just like we got out here uh in front of City Hall. So some of you will be able to ride your bike, why ride your uh [2:37:00, 2:37:20]: um walk, run, or even ride your golf cart on it instead of had getting into a car to move to go where you want to go. The overall plan that the city has developed and the county has developed, uh, you know, voters approved the T-SPLOST, right? That means that eventually what's going to happen is several projects are going to happen. [2:37:20, 2:37:40]: The Rock Quarry Road widening is one of them. In my district, there's another road project going on right now with a brand new road that's gonna connect Hudson Bridge Road where the McDonald's is all the way down to Jonesboro Road. That's where the majority of the traffic is. Certainly there's a boatload of traffic that comes through. [2:37:40, 2:38:00]: Here, but as the council, we had decided to prioritize. But we spent$3 million here. And people ask that economic development question: it's the chicken and the egg. The success that we've had down at Jodoko Road, attracting sprouts, attracting Costco, and the development is because we built the housing. [2:38:00, 2:38:16]: First. The developer, the reason that there's no new construction in this area, and no new businesses flocking to this area, is that businesses on the economic development follow new construction homes. [2:38:16, 2:38:20]: That we the the downtown development authority did a study. [2:38:21, 2:38:35]: And many of you all will know because you drive and you live in this area. The average age of the housing in this downtown area is nineteen sixty-six. Many of y'all have moved into the homes and refurbished them. [2:38:36, 2:38:49]: But the that's the reason, because when people when these businesses see uh uh no new construction in the area, they're like there's no growth there. If I open my business, I need to see more customers coming in. [2:38:50, 2:38:55]: And the success that we've had at Jodeco is they see that we have [2:38:55, 2:38:57]: The residential there. [2:38:57, 2:39:17]: And with all of these developments, they're mixed-use developments. And why is Tim Hortons coming? Tim Hortons is becoming because they see the plan. The plan that they see is they see the amphitheater. They see the new construction finally starting on Davis Road. They finally see new construction in an area that has been dearthed. [2:39:17, 2:39:37]: Of down any type of real development. We have a new pizza shop that's getting ready to open downtown right next to Frozen Smoke and the other sports bar downtown. So people are recognizing the fact that we are growing and that we are adding these new residential units. But businesses [2:39:37, 2:39:57]: key in on new construction. And when you don't have any new construction, you don't attract businesses. That has been the circle around this area right here. We haven't been able to attract the businesses because we don't have new rooftops and people moving into the area. And that is what is driving what we have going on here. [2:39:57, 2:39:59]: Yeah. [2:39:59, 2:40:12]: But please understand the city and the council went and we had our retreat and at every retreat we embraced and we had the city code, the entire city code that was rewritten for the entire area. [2:40:13, 2:40:33]: To dictate where we go. And we understand that there's no cookie cutter. And when developers come in, we have to change those, but sometimes in order to fit where we're trying to go to make it match where we want to go. And certainly with this plan right here coming in, we know that those are going to be quality rooftops. [2:40:33, 2:40:53]: going to sell for$300,000 plus, which will actually raise some of the property values in the areas, because the property values have been depressed in this area, whereas other areas in the city, the property values have been actually rising. So has that been your experience, Mr. Anderson, in community development? [2:40:52, 2:40:55]: How long you been in community development? [2:40:55, 2:40:56]: Around thirty years. [2:40:56, 2:41:00]: Do the new businesses follow the rooftops as I've indicated? [2:41:00, 2:41:01]: Yes, sir, that's correct. [2:41:02, 2:41:16]: Okay, in terms of what we're doing here and when you devised this plan, is that part of your strategy in order to have new rooftops come in to generate the amount of rooftops that new businesses need in order to rebuild the downtown? [2:41:16, 2:41:19]: 'Cause basically the downtown Stockbridge area died. [2:41:20, 2:41:34]: It died a slow death when all the businesses moved out. And now we're trying to revert we're trying to revitalize it so that we have some things to do here and that we have uh new businesses coming in. Is that a part of the overall downtown plan? [2:41:34, 2:41:36]: Yes, sir, it it is. [2:41:36, 2:41:56]: So when uh the city manager brought this plan to your talk about what did he say to you when he brought the plan to you? It's part of the overall um s scheme to get more rooftops downtown, uh to increase um single family detach and um townhomes for uh to maybe attract some younger general younger [2:41:56, 2:42:02]: crowds. All this will help enhance the downtown area to draw new businesses downtown. [2:42:02, 2:42:22]: Right. And the last thing I'm going to close by saying is that the Downtown Development Authority, which I'm a member of, we they did a study. They hired Georgia Tech. And that's what government does. No matter if I want whatever I want to do, I got to pay somebody to tell me that we can do it. Even though I know that that turn lane needed to be out there on East Atlanta. [2:42:22, 2:42:23]: Yeah. [2:42:23, 2:42:29]: We had to pay somebody to tell us that and justify it. But y'all already knew it twenty years ago, right? [2:42:29, 2:42:34]: Now in this situation right here, certainly uh we [2:42:34, 2:42:35]: Put this out here. [2:42:36, 2:42:39]: so that everybody will understand where we're trying to go. [2:42:40, 2:42:41]: Right, Mr. Anderson? [2:42:41, 2:42:45]: Yes, sir. We're trying to increase the num the density downtown so we can attract new business. [2:42:45, 2:42:49]: Right. So understanding that and understanding um [2:42:50, 2:43:04]: that where we're trying to go is to increase quality. And what do we do before we develop these new neighborhoods? What do we do? We increase the building code standards. Tell about what the new building codes require versus what we had in the past. [2:43:04, 2:43:24]: Yeah, I recently updated MFR and townhome uh ordinance. It requires the ability to use uh all class A materials. Um uh they have to be three sided brick. This this the um the size that face the public has to be brick. Uh they can use hardy plank, stone, and um the overlap roof will have to be metal. [2:43:24, 2:43:42]: And um we increase we uh decreased the furniture to th to front yard setback to thirty feet. And we require certain types of amenities based on the number of um units associated with a development. If they bought if they brought to you a hundred percent vinyl home, what would you say? [2:43:42, 2:43:44]: Uh we would have to reject it. [2:43:44, 2:43:58]: Right,'cause we don't do that, right? Yes, sir. And that's one of the things that we've done in order to increase uh the overall standard of building. And everybody that builds has to build a sidewalk, right? Yes, a ten foot sidewalk along the fr the the frontage. [2:43:58, 2:44:17]: Absolutely. Well, I appreciate your thorough explanation and certainly uh the Tim Hortons coffee, right? That's a part of the the overall plan here that we're putting together in order to attract that's a new business that is decided to choose downtown because of the new development. Yeah. [2:44:17, 2:44:20]: 'Cause of the increasing density we were experiencing downtown. [2:44:20, 2:44:40]: Thank you. All right. And there have been several different the last six, eight months, uh no ma'am, you can't. It've been several uh uh the last six, eight months or we approved different type of developments in the downtown area to bring that the new youth and new uh single families or older adults into the into the community and and get people in and about the community itself. And extension the the expansion of [2:44:40, 2:45:00]: screen the widening and eventual expansion of Roccoy Road also deals with Piedmont Henry, which is our regional hospital, which is very which is growing. And people need to have a good access point to get to and from the hospital or that medical hub in and around Piedmont Henry to be see their doctors, things of this nature as well. So it'd be a great connection when we take it all the way to uh to O Canyons Road. [2:45:00, 2:45:12]: Um let me mention something else uh that I wanted to to talk to you about Mr. Anderson. Um the floodplain. What kind of flood we got a floodplain in that area that we gotta build around? What's can you explain that further? [2:45:13, 2:45:33]: um uh ease or utility easement also but the developer took all those things into into consideration when he d um developed the site plan so um the floodplain wouldn't be affected and plus city code prohibits you from being you have to be seventy five feet away from the floodplain. Okay. So floodplain it must be some streams of [2:45:33, 2:45:48]: going through that floodplain as well? Yes sir. We can't you can't bill from uh state law and city code, you can't bill near the uh the floodplain. All right. All right. Appreciate it. All right. No sir. Okay. All right. You have something else. [2:45:48, 2:45:57]: Yes, really quick, um, because it was mentioned, I'd like for the economic development director to speak to um [2:45:58, 2:46:01]: Процесн стратегії [2:46:01, 2:46:06]: attracting um new businesses and investors. Now Mr. Um [2:46:06, 2:46:12]: Councilman Alexander talked about the Georgia Tech study that the D D A [2:46:12, 2:46:15]: Um the downtown development authority board. [2:46:15, 2:46:19]: um had performed in regards to the downtown area. [2:46:19, 2:46:30]: That study suggests that um seventeen or was it nineteen hundred new homes? Seventeen seventeen hundred new rooftops is what we needed in the downtown area. [2:46:31, 2:46:32]: Well, Davis Road. [2:46:33, 2:46:34]: Valley Hill Road. [2:46:34, 2:46:36]: State Route forty two. [2:46:36, 2:46:38]: А на downtown area. [2:46:39, 2:46:41]: But my councilmates have approved [2:46:42, 2:46:43]: Nine new [2:46:43, 2:46:45]: Residential development. [2:46:45, 2:46:46]: Along [2:46:46, 2:46:48]: Those stretches of the road. [2:46:49, 2:47:01]: So I want them to focus on downtown, leave the outlying areas alone until we have a plan in place to address the infrastructure. [2:47:01, 2:47:03]: But I do want Mr [2:47:04, 2:47:11]: Sanders. Sanders to address the strategies um to attract businesses to our downtown. [2:47:11, 2:47:30]: Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Councilman Barber. Uh the strategy developed to develop downtown is very much in line with the things that have already been said. Uh I absolutely agree uh respectfully with the fact that and I'll give you an example of the businesses that we have along MLK Senior Heritage Trail. [2:47:30, 2:47:34]: uh in c on in conversations with them, they're struggling. [2:47:35, 2:47:44]: for customers, uh, some of them. And so it is my belief that if we build more residential downtown, whether that's apartments, [2:47:45, 2:47:48]: Whether that's single family attached or detached. [2:47:48, 2:48:08]: The idea I believe, I believe it's a good idea to build downtown, excuse me, um more residential near downtown because those businesses need those customers. I think there is business that these uh I think there is there are customers that these businesses generate from when uh the concerts are going. [2:48:08, 2:48:28]: On, but that's a certain number of months out of the year. And so one of my ideas is that we need housing, we need people walking around with their kids and strollers and people that will come and support these businesses 24-7, so to speak, and all year round. And if you talk to some of them like I have, they will they will tell you of [2:48:28, 2:48:31]: of their struggles with getting customers to come. [2:48:32, 2:48:37]: During the week, I I uh just to give an example, there's they they're not making any money. [2:48:38, 2:48:39]: during the daytime. [2:48:40, 2:49:00]: That customer base is not here. Some of them are making money after hours and on the weekends, but it is not enough to sustain them over the next five or ten years. And so we have to figure out a way to bring residential into downtown. One of the ways that we can do that is through the development of the three. [2:49:00, 2:49:20]: Acres immediately across the street when that mixed-use development comes, there is a residential, there's a rental component to it. Obviously, when it's built, those people will be looking for places to eat and dine lunchtime and after, during the week and on the weekend. So I believe that development will bring us both a commercial component as well as [2:49:20, 2:49:27]: well as a residential component, albeit it'll be a residential uh component to it. Um [2:49:30, 2:49:50]: I think there is a way that we can have this residential single family component exist. I think we need homeowners. We need people that are not just visiting downtown. I think we need people, and this is in order for the downtown area to thrive at some point. We need people who are stationary here in the downtown area. [2:49:50, 2:49:51]: So [2:49:52, 2:50:11]: Um I do think to some extent we need single family downtown. Does it need to create more runoff and and negative things uh here in your district, Councilman Barber? No. But I think we have an intelligent enough staff and I think you all are conscious enough so that we can work together to make this happen in a way that makes everybody happy. [2:50:14, 2:50:16]: Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. I am just um [2:50:18, 2:50:30]: I agree what what you said. Um I have concerns though, because I haven't heard much about any potential investments or investors um that are interested. [2:50:30, 2:50:40]: in our downtown or any other area. I am most concerned about our downtown area because we all support revitalizing the downtown. [2:50:41, 2:50:46]: I need for my councilmates to stop approving all the other developments outside of the downtown. [2:50:46, 2:50:50]: Focus on the downtown area if that's what we're gonna do. [2:50:50, 2:50:52]: Nine hundred and ninety eight. [2:50:52, 2:50:56]: Residential units have been approved on the [2:50:56, 2:50:59]: outer skirts of the downtown area. [2:51:00, 2:51:01]: Now [2:51:01, 2:51:03]: Now this is being presented to us. [2:51:04, 2:51:08]: I'm concerned that we're having more interest from residential developments. [2:51:09, 2:51:18]: than commercial developments. So you and your team, I'm sure you all are actively looking for commercial investors to come into the city. [2:51:19, 2:51:29]: I I would tell you that I've read portions of that of that very same plan that we're talking about. The focus is actually the opposite. It's more on commercial than it is residential. Residential is a component. [2:51:29, 2:51:49]: And even though it subscribes to saying, what is it, 1600, 1700, they all won't be in downtown. They're gonna have to be spread out through downtown. There's no way we can get that many units in downtown. And so we, Mr. Mr. Anderson and I regularly talk to uh this developer. I don't think they want to overwhelm downtown with 400 units. [2:51:49, 2:51:55]: Units. Uh I think the the number that comes to mind is around a hundred. [2:51:56, 2:52:16]: Okay, yeah. Uh about a hundred residential on the apartments. It will be more, but it will be mixed use intended for this property immediately across the street from City Hall. But again, uh I do subscribe to the notion that you gotta have you gotta have some some foot traffic. Uh if that's single family residence, I think that's [2:52:16, 2:52:28]: a good thing. If it's apartment dwellers, that will definitely bring a younger component into downtown, which is very much needed. And that study s dictates that. [2:52:31, 2:52:32]: Mr. Arizano, go ahead, please. [2:52:33, 2:52:53]: Yeah, no certainly that's a component of affordable housing as well, right? That is that is cool. Younger people and I know we don't want my kids living with us forever, but my granddaughter lives in an apartment that's very nice apartment that's very close because uh they can't afford a house right now at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I appreciate it that it's a very nice name. [2:52:52, 2:53:12]: Neighborhood. But I do want to say this, and I'm going to close by saying this. If we had not built the amphitheater, we would not be having that$70 million STEM school being located in the downtown. The finest educational institution in Georgia will be located in downtown, right, Mayor? Absolutely. 73 million. [2:53:12, 2:53:32]: million dollar facility is coming to downtown doing what? Bringing a thousand students, staff, and everybody that will bring more people into downtown to support those businesses. So the indirect, indirect outcome of the amphitheater is you remember when we took that tour? [2:53:32, 2:53:40]: Of the amphitheater with the school board members. And by the end of that tour, their eyes were like they could see the STEM school over there. Exactly right. [2:53:41, 2:53:48]: But had we not done that, they might have gone elsewhere. Right. And we know that education is a challenge here in the city. [2:53:48, 2:53:49]: Because we seen [2:53:49, 2:54:09]: We have some schools that are doing a great job, but we have some that are not doing so great a job. But to have the best educational institution in the state right here in the downtown Stockbridge would be an amazing accomplishment for us. And let me just close by saying this: in my area, there's over 2,000 new units. [2:54:09, 2:54:27]: Coming out of the ground because of the development that we put off Jodico and that whole area coming along Patrick Henry and Eagles Landing. That provides over 50% of the revenue to the city that's feeding this area because this area is operating in a deficit. [2:54:28, 2:54:47]: Because you do not have the businesses located here. They're not paying the taxes. But the people over there in that area, they're paying because of the infrastructures in place and that they have the number of units and they're more accepting of it. Those two thousand units are attracting new businesses to the area. Thank you. [2:54:47, 2:54:49]: Ms. Gangloy, please. [2:54:49, 2:55:09]: Um a quick question. Well, something I looked up, you know, I'll look up the facts. So in twenty nineteen, Henry County actually went through ARC, Atlanta Region Commission, and approved the Rockcore extension. So that should answer that question. It was in 2019 that that happened. And it was for that purpose of submitting that information for [2:55:09, 2:55:22]: federal funding to help assist with the extension of the road. Now, before I was even on council, th I guess I wanna say in twenty thirteen there had always been talks and always been a plan to [2:55:22, 2:55:38]: do the extension of that Rock Core Road. This is just a brief history of that. At the time there was Commissioner Bruce Holmes, he reallocated funds, so it didn't take place at that moment. Now it has resurfaced, just to give you a little history and a background of what took place. [2:55:39, 2:55:40]: After that. [2:55:41, 2:55:56]: What we're talking about right now is we've went on numerous amounts of retreats. We hear from constituents day and night, night and day, who make up the majority of the constituents. [2:55:56, 2:56:05]: that they're tired of traveling from here to go to some whether it was an event or whether it's a restaurant or whatever the cases may be. [2:56:06, 2:56:26]: We've also said numerous amounts of times that certain places, me specifically, I love to give the example of Trader Joe's, which is one of the grocery stores that I love. And what happens is on there, they actually go based off of people want to know why we don't have certain uh a certain type of grocery store. They go based off of rooftops. [2:56:26, 2:56:30]: and population. So you have to take those things into consideration. [2:56:30, 2:56:31]: Thirdly [2:56:31, 2:56:35]: This mayor and council this has been nothing new for the past [2:56:36, 2:56:37]: Decade or two. [2:56:38, 2:56:53]: before we were here, have planned to develop their downtown. And within that downtown is higher density than it is on the other parts, which we have in our subdivisions, which have less their single family detached homes. [2:56:53, 2:57:13]: What we're trying to attract is young urban professionals, yuppies, and other senior living who wants that live, work, and play environment that has become the trend across America. Not just Georgia, but the trend across America. People don't want to drive anymore. They want to have everything. [2:57:13, 2:57:18]: Everything right next to them. They want certain things. This area [2:57:20, 2:57:33]: Even though it's not in the direct center of downtown, it's right where we're talking about expanding the map for our downtown development, or our downtown development in general, because it's [2:57:34, 2:57:54]: You know, not even a mile away. It's right here. And the reason being is because we have to expand for rooftops. We have a plan. And as part of our plan, in this high density, in the higher density areas with mixed-use development, every single development requires commercial components. [2:57:53, 2:57:54]: Yeah. [2:57:55, 2:57:59]: But you're not gonna get one without the other. [2:57:59, 2:58:01]: And we have to make that [2:58:01, 2:58:02]: Completely clear. [2:58:03, 2:58:06]: You have to have both, you have to have a mixture. [2:58:06, 2:58:19]: And we all agreed that that was what we wanted. We love to go somewhere else and see it. I think we were up in Sandy Springs or and um we went one year up to um [2:58:19, 2:58:21]: Avalon, we've been all over. [2:58:22, 2:58:27]: And each council member agreed they wanted that vision. [2:58:27, 2:58:30]: And you will hear stories from every single city. [2:58:30, 2:58:50]: We have and everybody, there's always someone that's gonna complain. I I totally understand. You can't make everybody happy. But the vision of the council before us, the vision of this council, or at least the majority, I can only speak for myself, but I I was there to witness that the major the vision of the council and the prior council. [2:58:50, 2:59:10]: Councils were to make this a live, work, and play environment. In fact, it is part of our goals, it's part of our mission statement. So I just wanted to say that now, Mayor, I I would hope that we can move on from this agenda item. Yeah, well we can. I just one other thing I like to I'd like to say actually is this is this is our fourth full season uh starting up on May 3rd for the amphitheater. [2:59:10, 2:59:30]: August of this year, this summer, a twenty two point four five million dollar amphitheater would be totally paid off. And what that means is that that gives us opportunity to now focus on our next major project because we no longer have that monthly bill for the amphitheater because it'd be paid off. And then of course we've got to maintain it like anything else you have to do. [2:59:30, 2:59:50]: I think that's a great accomplishment. And whenever I mention that to someone or a group of people, they're fantastic. They're amazed by that that happened within our fourth full season. So that's a good thing to do, I would say. On that note, um we need to we need to move on. You're absolutely right. I have some conditions I need to read. Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. Uh staff has several conditions. Um number one, the um [2:59:50, 3:00:10]: Well, staff recommends approval with the following suggested conditions. The conceptual site plans to serve as the master plan for the proposed development in terms of numbers and types of residential units to be built, the site access and overall design of the project, thereby fulfilling the requirement for the PUD zoning of the property. [3:00:10, 3:00:30]: Condition number two, a more detailed site plan shall be developed once the city secures a developer for the project, and it shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the downtown village overlay district to aid in stimulating and preserving downtown stockbridge as follows. A maximum of 70 units shall be constructed, which will represent a density of 4.5. [3:00:30, 3:00:44]: The building setbacks should be a minimum of 14 feet from the curb for front yards, a minimum of 10 feet on the sides for single family detached and in units of townhomes or other attached residents, and a minimum of 25 feet for the rears. [3:00:45, 3:00:58]: Amenities, the developers shall consider adding a dowel park, a walking trail, a playground, and or a picnic barbecue area. An enclosed dumpster dumpster shall be provided rather than individual trash can units. [3:00:58, 3:01:10]: Internal sidewalks shall be located on both sides of the streets and they shall be at least eight feet wide in the front yards of residences, including a six foot wide sided landscape buffer between the street and the sidewalk. [3:01:11, 3:01:31]: Parking spaces a significant number sufficient number of parking spaces shall be provided in relation to the number of bedrooms per residential unit, according to the UDC, as well as for common area guest parking. Parking lots shall have eight foot wide buffers adjacent to streets, eight foot wide islands between parking aisles, and four foot wide separation of the rock. [3:01:31, 3:01:33]: for every twelve parking spaces. [3:01:37, 3:01:57]: Okay, uh for parcel inconnect inconnectivity, provision shall be made for pedestrian access to adjacent commercial property uh parcels. The scale, the project scale shall be compatible with the scale of the surrounding developments. The building shall not exceed four stories or fifty-five feet. Building facade styles and colors. [3:01:57, 3:02:17]: The building facade shall be compatible in style and color with the facades of the surrounding buildings. The buildings shall be faced on three shall be faced on three sides with 100% brick, and on the front side shall be faced with 50% brick, stone, or stucco. All residential units which face or can be seen from North Hemra Bullet. [3:02:17, 3:02:23]: [10945.0, 10965.0]: Uh external considerations. The developer disregards to utility. Developers shall comply with all requirements of the City of Stockbridge Public Works Department in providing sufficient water and sewer facilities to serve the proposed development. And these facilities shall be located underground. Site security, whether or not the community is gated for lock camp. [3:02:45, 3:02:53]: Cameras shall be provided at all site accesses. Easements. No encroachments or other actions shall disturb the Georgia Power Company easement to the east. [3:02:54, 3:03:14]: Property maintenance an HOA or town home associ or or town home association shall be established or a property management company shall be secured to maintain all common areas at the site. That's it. Outstanding. Okay. Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. So um in terms of this here, are there any provisions to have some new [3:03:14, 3:03:15]: We're entering. [3:03:16, 3:03:36]: I don't I'm not exactly sure if they have enough room to do that. Uh but I could when they when we get a uh developer I can I can bring that up. Yeah. Yeah, let's let's just have a discussion on having at least some units be rear injury um uh in the plane. Okay. [3:03:35, 3:03:37]: Much more track right in those. [3:03:38, 3:03:58]: Sorry, I don't have my mic on. It's a much more attractive unit because you can have a front porch on it. You can also have, you know, you still have the same setbacks, but certainly you would uh certain you would have a 30-foot setback inclusive of that. But also what we found out, and I think you and I have talked about this too, in terms of what we did at other [3:03:58, 3:04:18]: Developments, the 24-foot wide townhome, it leads to a smaller townhome. Instead of having a 24-foot wide town home, suggesting that 26-foot wide townhomes would lead us to a wider, bigger townhome that would be sent, that would be as nice. [3:04:18, 3:04:38]: Square feet, eighteen hundred and above square feet. The target number would be two thousand to twenty four hundred, where there would be livable single family units versus having the twenty-four-foot town home, which generates a smaller unit. Okay. All right. Okay. Part of the conditions. All right. [3:04:38, 3:04:57]: And then s street lights. You uh you indicated the street lights. Yes, I mentioned light. Okay. Uh we got flock cameras on there. Historic style street lamps shall be installed on the site. Okay, we got that on there. Okay, all right. Uh in that case I would go ahead and make [3:04:58, 3:04:58]: What [3:05:00, 3:05:01]: Yeah. [3:05:15, 3:05:15]: Which one? [3:05:19, 3:05:20]: Okay. [3:05:20, 3:05:30]: Well the Planning Commission, um uh Madam City Clerk just reminded me that the Planning Commission uh wanted to be from consider to shale for these recommendations. [3:05:31, 3:05:32]: Yeah, yeah. [3:05:32, 3:05:40]: The planning commission, they wanted the conditions to be instead of saying consider, they wanted the recommendations to read shall. I agree. [3:05:41, 3:06:01]: Certainly I don't have a problem with uh Shell in in that instance because we wanted to be this is going to be our model neighborhood. It would be of approved our model neighborhood uh for downtown. And these uh we want to uh get it right. I certainly want to make sure that um that once the correct [3:06:01, 3:06:21]: Russell Drive, Chrissa Drive is uh that that that spot is reserved so that it can actually contact the residents, can be able to get out, get on the new Rock Cory Road extension versus having to uh they'll have another way in and another way out, uh, and it will allow them not to have to come through. [3:06:20, 3:06:26]: It will allow them not to have to come through North Lee Street. Okay. When the road is built. [3:06:28, 3:06:45]: So's good. We got shell. Everybody's agreeable to that. And uh so based on staff recommendation and considerations, all of those um conditions along with the street lights, uh flock cameras being installed, I make a motion to approve. [3:06:45, 3:06:58]: Stand by one second, please. Please reduce the amount of units. Okay, we the amount of townhome units in this development. I know um you proposed forty two townhomes. You keep looking at Councilman Alexander. [3:06:59, 3:07:07]: You please reduce I'm talking to my councilmates. Oh please reduce the amount of townhome units in this development. [3:07:08, 3:07:10]: The couple that you saw just leave. [3:07:11, 3:07:20]: They're one couple that lives on Carissa Drive. This development directly impacts every single one of those people that have come here today. [3:07:21, 3:07:26]: Please consider reducing the amount of units. Don't just sit here and be quiet. [3:07:26, 3:07:28]: Don't do that. [3:07:28, 3:07:29]: Make a difference. [3:07:30, 3:07:32]: Because you all are impacting these people. [3:07:33, 3:07:35]: I am not going to support this because. [3:07:35, 3:07:36]: Um [3:07:36, 3:07:39]: I believe we need to build the infrastructure first. [3:07:39, 3:07:41]: That's what you call smart growth. [3:07:41, 3:07:46]: Considering that this is a city initiated rezoning [3:07:46, 3:07:50]: The city can take the approach of smart growth. [3:07:50, 3:07:51]: And [3:07:51, 3:07:59]: Encouraging our planning and zoning department to do what they've been hired to do. And to zone. [3:08:00, 3:08:04]: This project was designed with smart growth and new urbanism concepts in my [3:08:05, 3:08:15]: Certainly I I I think that it's an excellent plan and the staff has done their due diligence. So my motion is to move is to move forward and approve the developments. All right, is there a second motion? [3:08:16, 3:08:33]: A second. It's twenty five single family and forty two home townhomes, correct? Yes, but once they uh reconfigure it to take in currently the roadway is six the roadway on the site plan is sixty feet. When they take into consideration for the uh Rock Quarry Road extension, they'll need a hundred and twenty feet. So we'll they'll lose some units anyway. [3:08:33, 3:08:37]: Okay. They're gonna lose. Okay. [3:08:38, 3:08:58]: Yes, ignored that. So they'll lose they'll lose some units anyway once that once they reconfigure the site plan, uh to take uh that Rock Court Road extension into consideration. Certainly they're gonna have a HOA Yes, that's one of the conditions. To monitor the area, so certainly we don't want it to be too expensive with that few units. Yeah. [3:08:58, 3:09:06]: Mr. Ryan. Yes sir. So just for clarity, there was already statements by the developer, respective developer, that there would be an elaboration. [3:09:07, 3:09:27]: That there will be collaboration with the new Rock Court Road extension from Y Yes, sir. He told he stated that on w on this past Wednesday. Do we need to state that as well? Uh we could make that a condition that they would take in the Rockwell. Yeah, I mentioned I certainly mentioned that. Rock Court Road. Then that that is one of the conditions. [3:09:27, 3:09:27]: [11368.8, 11375.0]: I agree, sir. That's a condition. That needs to take preeminence. Yes. What we're doing has to supersede. [3:09:35, 3:09:55]: Yes, sir. Okay. Right. By having that access uh off you know, going straight through and moving those two buildings that I was described, it gives them that direct access. Ooh, look. And they need to have they don't need to go through a maze. They need to be able to go straight through there. Yeah, the city will lose um one of their commercial properties. Um, the one where uh a [3:09:55, 3:10:00]: I think Adele was looking at uh but we'll still keep the Tim Hortons. [3:10:00, 3:10:09]: Right. All right. So so so the motion's been made, been seconded. Miss uh Holiday, you have all these additional conditions, correct? [3:10:16, 3:10:19]: That's that's one of the staff conditions. I get it to you. Yes, I get it to you. [3:10:23, 3:10:23]: Yes. [3:10:32, 3:10:38]: It was a total of seventy two, so um I'm sorry. Let me go back and see look. Um [3:10:40, 3:10:42]: It's it's conditioned on on that, yeah. [3:10:50, 3:10:51]: I shouldn't know it, uh [3:10:56, 3:11:00]: Uh twenty five single family detached and forty two townhomes. [3:11:01, 3:11:10]: As you have described, the a the the paths already exist in there, but any coordination with Rock Quarry Road Extension would need a ten foot path. [3:11:10, 3:11:18]: Yes. Along the front. Yes. Yes. All right. Once again, the motion made the second and all the conditions have been covered. All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [3:11:20, 3:11:22]: You're voting yes, sir? Okay, so th all foes? [3:11:23, 3:11:30]: I will oppose. Okay. And if I may, Mayor Ford, add a comment. Three, one, the motion passed. Go write it, please. [3:11:30, 3:11:34]: I am opposing because I support smart growth. [3:11:34, 3:11:54]: Smart growth would require that we address the infrastructure needs first, not just talk about it, but to actually allocate the needed funds for the project before we move forward with this. I am also opposing. [3:11:54, 3:11:55]: [11515.2, 11518.4]: This because the LOI [3:11:59, 3:12:02]: Had not been approved by the council or the URA. [3:12:04, 3:12:08]: I am also opposing this because I've been asking for the appraisals. [3:12:09, 3:12:12]: Of the properties that are owned by the city. [3:12:13, 3:12:14]: Since last year. [3:12:15, 3:12:17]: That's all. Thank you. [3:12:17, 3:12:30]: I want Mr. Anderson to make one clause. So that everybody understands we're following the law here. And the law does not allow us to deny a development based on traffic. [3:12:31, 3:12:50]: Which m we know that we we know that, but the law does not allow us to turn down the development based on traffic, schools or infrastructure. Those are the things that are incumbent upon the city, and the voters have voted again and again to approve SPLOSS and T SPLOSS in order to make these projects happen. [3:12:50, 3:13:10]: Understanding we we would like to widen every single road in Stockbridge. We don't have the money to do it with, and neither I know y'all don't want to jack up the taxes in order to do that. So what we're doing is we're prioritizing the projects that we can complete, but press trust and believe when T Splosh 2 comes up in uh [3:13:10, 3:13:30]: 2026, I certainly will recommend that this road project, uh Rock Quarry Road Extension, is one of the projects in T Splash 2, just like Rock Quarry Road was a splash project, T Splash project in uh T Splosh 1. So you'll finally start to see these road projects move along. Jonesboro Road. [3:13:30, 3:13:48]: Road will be widened. Fairview Road will be widened, right? Bill Gardner Parkway will be widened. Highway 20 is being widened right now. And very in district number four right now, a$50 million project is underway widening Highway 42 from Walmart. [3:13:48, 3:14:02]: to the I six seventy five exit two. It will include a ten foot sidewalk and street lights as well along as beautification. So we're working to try to dictate that to you to make things happen. So thank you. [3:14:02, 3:14:22]: Mr. Okay, thank you. Council pass. Anything else, sir? Uh no, sir. Okay, let's move on. And uh public hearing is ended and the vote has been taken. Now new business. Deannexation case DX two zero two four-zero five from manually subdivision phase five. Consideration of ordinance to de-annex from the corporate limits. We'll see you stop breaking up. [3:14:22, 3:14:42]: The request is made by the owners of eight parcels, which are located in land lot eight of District 12. The parcels would become part of the unincorporated Henry County. The city council previously approved the annexation cases DX-2024-01. DX-2020. [3:14:42, 3:15:02]: Dash two zero two four dash zero two DX dash two four two zero two four uh dash zero three and DX dash two zero two four dash zero four and manually subdivision six ten edgecom parcel zero one three a zero one zero zero four zero zero zero six twenty [3:15:02, 3:15:22]: ESCOM parcel number zero one three A zero one zero zero five zero zero zero six thirty ESCOM parcel number zero one three A zero one zero zero six zero zero zero uh six thirty five ESCOM parcel number zero one three A zero one. [3:15:22, 3:15:42]: 011000 640 SCOM partial number 013A01007000 645 ESCOM partial number 013A01010000 ESCOM three excuse me three fifty SCOM partial [3:15:42, 3:16:02]: Parcel 013A01 008000 and 655 Is Com parcel number 013A0 excuse me 013A01009000 and is presented by Mr. Anderson. That is phase five. [3:16:02, 3:16:02]: Yes, ma'am. [3:16:02, 3:16:08]: One second. Before we talk about this, I noticed that four, five, six [3:16:08, 3:16:09]: Right. [3:16:09, 3:16:10]: Mm-hmm. [3:16:10, 3:16:24]: Um are all the same thing. Why are they separate agenda items? They s they submitted them separately. They submitted in four, they submitted uh three up I mean four different application packages. I understand. [3:16:24, 3:16:44]: But although they submitted'em in separate application packages, which they have to do in a specific order, I guess, for c continuity. Exactly to make sure from one next to next neighbor to the next. So are these in that order? Yes, they're contiguous. And and if the these are contiguous and so there are s some numbers. Like I see six [3:16:44, 3:16:47]: six ten and I see six twenty but I don't see six fifteen. [3:16:47, 3:16:50]: So are there some homes missing? [3:16:51, 3:17:06]: There could there could pot potentially be some holes missing. But I'm saying Mary, what what did you you read the did you read all four or just uh no I've only read number four, just five. Yeah, it's they're in uh in the other stat. Yeah, I understand. But what I'm saying to you is edge comb [3:17:07, 3:17:17]: the all the street names are there. So it's six twenty and it's going by fives. So you got six ten, you don't have six fifteen. You have six twenty, thirty, thirty five, six forty. [3:17:17, 3:17:28]: Forty five, fifty, and fifty-five. So six fifteen is missing. If six fifteen, if there's a six fifteen or if it's not a part of any other [3:17:28, 3:17:47]: um de annexation that's been a part of this, that creates an island. So I'm trying to make sure that we check to make sure that there is contiguous. Yes, we I can show you, council member. Okay. Let's let's look at that first. And then after we look at it to make sure that we're not missing any of them. [3:17:48, 3:17:50]: Because we have them in order, we have [3:17:50, 3:17:54]: I would like to make a motion with Mayor and Council to amend this to incl to [3:17:54, 3:18:01]: Go by the order of what six four five six, but not make us have to go individually and vote per [3:18:01, 3:18:13]: agenda item. It makes no sense. And we just we just add them all up, even though they cat separate packets, I understand. But we agree that whatever order you say they need to be in contiguous. [3:18:13, 3:18:16]: We are going to combine this four, five, and six. [3:18:16, 3:18:36]: And seven and vote one time. Yes. I I I spoke to the mayor about that. Okay. Okay. I didn't speak about that. I've got to read them in the record first of all on this aspect. But uh and I would make sure that if I read them on a record we take one big vote. I want to make sure understand you're an attorney, but I want to make sure our attorney, Mr Washington, is in agreement with that and that makes good logical [3:18:36, 3:18:38]: [11920.2, 11925.2]: Ms. Washington? Yes. After everything is there, maybe that holding to do then [3:18:47, 3:19:07]: All right. Okay. All right, then I'll continue on with the next one then. Next one is deannexation case DX dash two zero two four-zero six for manually uh subdivision. Phase six, consideration of ordinance to de-annex from the corporate limits, the city of Stockbridge, two parcels within the manually subdivision. Representing phase five. [3:19:07, 3:19:27]: Which are listed below. The request was made by owners of the two parcels which are located in landlots 8 and 25 of District 12. The parcels would become part of unincorporated Henry County. City Council previously approved the annexation case of DX-2024-01. DX-2024-01. [3:19:27, 3:19:47]: DX-2024-03 DX dash two zero two four dash zero four for manually subdivision. 110 Jasper Drive parcel 013A01002000 and 120 Jasper Drive parcel number 0102. [3:19:47, 3:20:07]: 13A01003000. Once again, it's presented by Mr. Anderson, but we'll go on to the next one. Deannexation case DX-2024-07 from Manu Subdivision Phase 7. Consideration of ordinance to de-annex from the corporate limits of the city Stockbridge. [3:20:07, 3:20:27]: Three parcels within the manner subdivision representing phase seven, as listed below. The request was made by the owners of three parcels which is which are located in landlots eight, nine, twenty-four, and twenty-five of district twelve. The parcels would become part of unincorporated Henry County. The city council previously [3:20:27, 3:20:43]: approved D annexation cases DX-2024-01, DX-2024-02, DX dash two four, excuse me, two zero two four dash zero three, and DX dash two zero two four dash zero four from manually subdivision. [3:20:44, 3:21:04]: 315 Carift Drive, parcel number 013 A01024001, 170 Jasper Drive, parcel number 013 A0104000, and 175 Jasper Drive, parcel number 013 A0104500. [3:21:04, 3:21:05]: Zero. [3:21:06, 3:21:26]: Okay. Next is be the deannexation case of DX dash two zero two four-zero eight for the man of the subdivision phase eight. Consideration of the ordinance to de-annex the corporate uh from the corporate limits of the city of Stockbridge are three parcels with the man of the subdivision representing phase eight, which are listed below. [3:21:26, 3:21:46]: Was made by the owners of three parcels which are located in landlots eight and nine of District 12. The parcel would become part of unincorporated Henry County. The city council previously approved deannexation case DX-2024-01, DX-2024-02, DX-2024-03. [3:21:45, 3:22:05]: And DX dash 2024-04 Manally Subdivision. Uh 20 Devon Court parcel 013A01129000. 21 Devon Court parcel number 013A01131000. And 200 White Sand Bay Drive Parcel [3:22:05, 3:22:25]: Parcel number 013A00, excuse me, parcel number one zero one three A0112800. All right, that's all of them. Uh from uh 876 and 5 and um phase 5, phase 6 by 7, and phase 8 of manly uh subdivision. [3:22:25, 3:22:26]: for deannexation. [3:22:27, 3:22:38]: Yeah. There there are seventy three uh units in that subdivision. We previously approved thirty seven and tonight it's additional sixteen which will make fifty three. So there are twenty two. I mean twenty units left. [3:22:39, 3:22:47]: Okay. All right. So what you need is a is a further discussion andor motion in reference to accept all these at one shot. [3:22:47, 3:22:57]: Yes, sir. Yes. All right. Well Ms. Gantt do you want to have the honors with this? I would. Mayor, I would like to approve I would like to make a motion that we combine four, five, six [3:22:58, 3:23:17]: Fa phase phase phases I'm sorry. Phase sorry phase five. No, well deannexation. Yeah, deanx phase five. Okay, so phase phase five, six, seven and eight together and m as so long as it is contiguous that we approve this deannexation. [3:23:17, 3:23:26]: For mandatory subdivision. For mandatory subdivision. Is there a second to the motion? Mr Um Cowberry, s second at all further and give me approval of case you now decision. Thank you very much. [3:23:29, 3:23:49]: And then um public things, Mr. Anderson. Public works uh staff is requesting council approval for to move forward with the prime contractors dem demon demolition of the current uh forty-five uh times two eighty, forty five feet times two hundred and eighty feet maintenance shop, construct a new six feet by third three hundred times [3:23:49, 3:24:05]: uh sixteen feet pre engineered metal build uh metal building at the cost of one million seven hundred fifty eight dollars and five hundred and forty one million seven hundred fifty eight thousand five hundred and forty five dollars. This is phase one, the funding source will be Sploss six. Mr Aaron please. [3:24:05, 3:24:25]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Public Works staff had a meeting with Mr. Malazzi and Ms. Hall to discuss what was the most expedient and cost-effective way to replace the maintenance shop, which is one of the projects that are done that is identified in SPLOS 6. So every day of the week, over 35 city [3:24:25, 3:24:28]: Mm-hmm. [3:24:28, 3:24:48]: The past couple of weeks, all these rainstorms, employees been dodging rain, so they're sitting in their cars because rain is coming in through the ceiling and also through the bay doors. They also they cannot eat their lunch in the building because of the break room substandard. Then the restrooms are also you have pictures of it in in your packet. [3:24:48, 3:25:00]: So we're just asking counsel if you allow us to move forward with replacing that building that has been cited by the fire marshal when he first got here. He conducted an inspection of it. [3:25:00, 3:25:16]: And like I said, we just want to move forward with getting our staff into a better environment and a place that is more conducive to what they're trying to accomplish and also allow us to have storage space for equipment and vehicles so they're out of the elements. [3:25:18, 3:25:21]: Okay, thank you for that. Uh council questions or and or a motion. [3:25:22, 3:25:25]: Mayor. Yes, ma'am. I move that we approve [3:25:25, 3:25:25]: Um [3:25:26, 3:25:28]: The public works staff the [3:25:28, 3:25:37]: I've moved that we approve to move forward with prime contractors demolition of the current four forty-five by two hundred eighty maintenance shop and con construction. [3:25:37, 3:25:47]: Of the new sixty by three hundred by sixteen pre engineer engineered metal building at a cost of one point seven five eight, five hundred and forty five dollars. [3:25:48, 3:25:55]: Just second that motion. Mayor Forbes. Mr. Br. Mayor Forbes. Yes, ma'am. I have a quick question. Mr. Malazi. [3:25:55, 3:26:05]: Did this go through the competitive bidding proper please? Did this go through the competitive bidding process? I see this is noted as a bid selection and award. [3:26:06, 3:26:06]: But I don't [3:26:07, 3:26:15]: Ms. Malazi. Well before My question is for Mr. Malasi. Mr. Aaron, let me ask him so we can vote, please, sir. [3:26:15, 3:26:16]: Yes it did. [3:26:16, 3:26:19]: Awesome. That's all I need. Thank you, sir. Okay. [3:26:19, 3:26:30]: Okay, there's no other further question, all in favor of the motion. I got a question. Collecting yet, so how does that working? [3:26:30, 3:26:32]: Mr. Melazi, back up here, please. [3:26:40, 3:27:00]: So the question splas six hasn't could be collected just yet. Initially it was I had to go to Henry County. And because we are told that you will be getting that in April. It's not the case, it's not April. We'll start correcting in April, May, but dispensary. [3:27:00, 3:27:12]: session will start in June. So start getting the first disbursement of um Splash six in June, early June. [3:27:13, 3:27:15]: So is it actually delayed then then? [3:27:16, 3:27:21]: It's the way it was communicated to us, nothing has delayed. So [3:27:21, 3:27:27]: instead of saying we'll start receiving, the county will start receiving in May. [3:27:27, 3:27:29]: Okay. So like now [3:27:29, 3:27:33]: We are getting what was corrected in February. [3:27:34, 3:27:52]: So there is a month, then the third month is when it's dispersed to us. We just received today for us plus five that was corrected in February. So county will start correcting in April, but us will receive it in June, early June. [3:27:52, 3:27:56]: So we can't y'all aren't trying to start demolition until we receive funds, correct, Mr. Aaron? [3:27:56, 3:28:06]: So here we discuss with them, we'll do the same. We have funds that we are giving them in anticipation of June when it comes into [3:28:06, 3:28:07]: Huh? [3:28:07, 3:28:08]: We have money. [3:28:09, 3:28:13]: that we are going to give them waiting for the coming of money in June. [3:28:14, 3:28:16]: Is there a time constraint, Mr. Aaron? [3:28:18, 3:28:38]: Yes, ma'am, with materials and tariffs and things like that. So when we had our meeting with Ms. Hall and Mr. Malazzi, what are the things we were I he was gonna set up a do to from a do from? There's money available currently in Splash projects that we'd use that money then when the revenues start coming in. [3:28:38, 3:28:44]: he's gonna repay that money. That was the most expedient way to move forward with this project. [3:28:46, 3:29:06]: That is to avoid the getting delaying or borrowing money from outside. So there will be no cost to us. Yeah, I just just like as again at the retreat, this is one of the priority projects, Ms. Hanno. It is. So one of the priority projects. I just wanted to beat that clarification because again, we want to make sure that [3:29:05, 3:29:25]: Again, that's so basically using existing splash funds that will be replenished from splot six when the money comes in. That's correct. All right. Once again, a motion be made in second. All favor motion, please indicate. Now it's a says okay, thank you very much, Council on the council. [3:29:25, 3:29:41]: You're welcome. Uh council consideration to approve task order number fifty-four with Carter and Sloop. Willow Springs forced main replacement in the amount of one hundred and eighty thousand nine hundred dollars. Uh the funding source will be splot five. Mr. Aaron, please. [3:29:41, 3:29:52]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh since I've been here, we've had numerous issues with sewer spills and water leaks in the uh Willow Springs subdivision. Our city clerk can attest to that. [3:29:52, 3:30:12]: And one of the things we found is that for the water services, they use the polybutylene pipe that is no longer approved for construction. So that's why we're experiencing so many water leaks. So we're going to go in and replace the water mains and the sewer infrastructure in the Willow Springs subdivision to make it more reliable. [3:30:12, 3:30:20]: And dependable, and reduce the number of sewer spills and water leaks we're having in the subdivision. Money is available from SPLOS 5. [3:30:21, 3:30:27]: Okay. Questions counsel? If not, I need a motion to accept this. Let me just say this and I'm gonna say this, I'm gonna be very quickly. [3:30:28, 3:30:43]: This this is where concerns me. We keep spending more and more and more money on the water treatment plant. And we know that we have this aging infrastructure in the ground and I know I I just wanna see the fact that there's gonna be a [3:30:43, 3:30:44]: I mean [3:30:44, 3:30:57]: There's liter literally could be a ticking time bomb below the street. I know most of us have Henry County water. And I know I've said this to you too. Is that do we wanna be accountable for that ticking time bomb down the line? [3:30:57, 3:31:11]: Or do might we wanna do something else, but certainly we're gonna go ahead and authorize this repair. Cause again, these bills we spent how much money, ARPA money did we spend? Like how much ARPA money? It was six or seven million dollars? No. [3:31:11, 3:31:31]: A little over a million dollars. One of the projects was GDOT Wine42, which required us to relocate our water and sewer infrastructure that was in conflict with the project. We use ARPA funds for that. But we got to also be mindful whether the city of Stockbridge has this water and sewer infrastructure or Henry County, they're not going to take [3:31:31, 3:31:38]: on the responsibilities and not pass along the cost to City of Stockbridge residents. So the reason [3:31:39, 3:31:59]: I say we move forward with these is we're responsible for our own destiny and we control how we're gonna go about making these repairs that are much needed. A lot of this infrastructure has been in the ground for over 60 years and we have not done anything because a lot of times it's out of sight, out of mind. So we're making improvements on that, which is allowing [3:31:59, 3:32:19]: us we've got a spreadsheet. We'll collect over three about three million dollars in impact fees from all these townhome developments that are going going up being constructed. So we're replenishing funding as well as we're doing additional projects to ensure that our system is reliable and can meet the future needs of this city. And we [3:32:19, 3:32:37]: Whether it's Henry County, they're not gonna do it for free if they if it was theirs. They're gonna charge the money to these customers in stockbridge because it is gonna be their responsibility. But I think we're just making right on things that years past, money didn't go toward improving infrastructure, and that's what we're doing right now. [3:32:37, 3:32:40]: Well just again at some point [3:32:40, 3:33:00]: We are gonna have to do the same thing.'Cause again, if we're gonna be in the water business, then at certain points that's gonna have to be dealt with. And certainly there's a decision that this council is gonna have to make'cause there's a lot of potential exposure out there, uh it ris as as results of this. But certainly at this point we're gonna move [3:33:00, 3:33:01]: forward with this repair. [3:33:03, 3:33:10]: There's no more questions in the motion accept this, please. May the mayor may I make a motion that we approve. [3:33:11, 3:33:12]: Yeah is a mic on Sir? No. [3:33:13, 3:33:15]: How are you doing? Thank you, sir. [3:33:17, 3:33:37]: I make a motion that we approve the cost for uh consideration for number fifty four with Carden Sloop and Willow Springs for the force main replacement in the amount of one hundred and eighty thousand nine hundred dollars from SPLOSS five. Okay, Mr. Alexander second that from very Alessandra on fair please indicate. [3:33:37, 3:33:53]: Okay, it passed unanimously. Thank you, Council. And uh let's see here. Public works staff requesting council approval to purchase eleven trucks in amount of six hundred and twenty thousand seven hundred and twenty-five dollars. Funding sources plus six. Good, Mr. Aaron, please. [3:33:54, 3:33:54]: Uh [3:33:55, 3:33:58]: Mr. Barnes will be presenting this. Mr. Barnes, go ahead, sir. [3:33:59, 3:34:13]: Uh, good evening, Council. Uh Public Works is asking for um funding for the replaced eleven vehicles um for the amount of six hundred twenty thousand and from the funding source of SPLOS. [3:34:15, 3:34:15]: Okay. [3:34:16, 3:34:17]: [12857.4, 12874.7]: Vehicles, what are the script the light duty vehicles, heavy duty vehicles, what are? Um it it'd be some of both. It'd be light duty as well as heavy duty. Um of course we didn't go with uh enter enterprise releasing, but we are definitely in need of vehicles. You should have a um s [3:34:35, 3:34:55]: Uh sheet with the years of service that these vehicles have. Mm-hmm. Well, I I I'm I'm in support of it. I'm uh you know where I'm leading, which I I know where I'm leading. So I mean I mean I mean a light duty vehicle we might be able to look at. I know we have some concern about the tools being stolen, but if you're in a light duty vehicle [3:34:55, 3:35:09]: vehicle or meter reader or somebody. Nah. Might they be able to do an EV on that? I mean we we're definitely taking in consideration. Just as we did before, we had that conversation up here before. We were going back and forth on that. As well as we do need [3:35:09, 3:35:25]: to have the infrastructure not just at City Hall but at a other facility, as well as you see, with the maintenance shop. It'll be nice to have some stations there. Now if that was possible, then yeah, what you're saying as far as the E V vehicles, that would be something that we can definitely do. [3:35:26, 3:35:46]: Mr. Aaron, come back please. So in this new maintenance shops, did you include the cost of some charging stations? So yes, sir. This this phase, this first phase is for them to actually construct the building. We'll get the building then phase two, we'll have to build out for the administrative portion. [3:35:46, 3:36:06]: And also the site work on the property. We're gonna do some uh exterior storage. So the city will have some storage spaces for each department will have their own storage, whether it's city hall, events, community development, PD, we're gonna build the exterior storage and we're gonna put some EV stations there as well, cause everything. [3:36:06, 3:36:14]: was is enclosed in a fence and it's secure. So we don't have to worry about every day we gotta take tools off a truck to keep somebody from walking off with them. [3:36:15, 3:36:24]: Okay, thank you. I have one comment on. Go ahead, please. Um, so this too is in splot six. Is there an emergency or can we wait until we get our money? [3:36:25, 3:36:45]: We're in a situation right now, like I said, it's just being inefficient for us, like meter reading. When they go do rereads, because of the lack of vehicles, you got two and three people in one vehicle. When you could have them going there on separate vehicles, it'll make things more efficient. Because like I say, we when y'all allowed us to hire additional staff. [3:36:45, 3:36:52]: Half and they have no place to ride. They're riding in vans that probably fifteen, twenty years old. [3:36:52, 3:36:54]: So we're using everything we [3:36:54, 3:37:01]: repair things that we shouldn't have spent money on just to have a fleet available for staff to use and to get to work sites. [3:37:01, 3:37:02]: Okay. [3:37:04, 3:37:05]: Yes, ma'am, go ahead, Ms. Barber. [3:37:06, 3:37:12]: I'm curious to know, um, other than meter reading, we need eleven. [3:37:13, 3:37:19]: Eleven new trucks. But this is between the different departments. So this is public works, stormwater. [3:37:20, 3:37:28]: water and sewer. So this is not just one, you know, uh department in general, but in all these apartments, departments [3:37:29, 3:37:31]: All our vehicles and fleet is old. [3:37:31, 3:37:40]: So these this is like Mr. Aaron said, this has been neglected for a while, but you know, you have one vehicle, twelve years, nineteen years, seventeen years, twelve years. [3:37:41, 3:37:42]: And then twenty four years. [3:37:43, 3:37:44]: I see [3:37:44, 3:37:45]: One vehicle. [3:37:46, 3:38:06]: That is twenty-four years old. I see one vehicle that's nineteen years old. I see one vehicle that's seventeen years old. And I see four vehicles that's twelve years old. Yes. I see one vehicle that's eleven years old. I just [3:38:07, 3:38:12]: Why replace them all at the same time? Are they all still operable? [3:38:13, 3:38:19]: The maintenance cost e is exceeding the lifespan of the vehicle. Like these two Ford F [3:38:20, 3:38:30]: F one hundred fifties, both of'em need transmissions. So I don't see investing three plus thousand dollars to put transmissions in eight year old vehicles. It doesn't make [3:38:31, 3:38:51]: It's not feasible. It doesn't make good financial sense to do that. And also the older the vehicles get, the less r reliable they are. You're spending more money on maintenance and repairs. And these vehicles has far exceeded their useful life. It's just I'm just I'm a little concerned about [3:38:51, 3:38:59]: approving eleven new vehicles all at the same time. Okay, can you take half of them? [3:38:59, 3:39:02]: We know we've been doing that. We've been doing that over the years. [3:39:03, 3:39:20]: One vehicle here, two vehicles here. Right. And then I mean, but we can't keep up. You know saying we just annexed in more of the city. And I mean it's just the one vehicle here or two vehicle here is just not getting it. And then that's why we have the multiple vehicles that we have. [3:39:20, 3:39:21]: Over ten years. [3:39:22, 3:39:28]: Овітен плюс єс. Окей, со видализing аресов. [3:39:30, 3:39:31]: Just for me. Okay. [3:39:32, 3:39:39]: I just I'm concerned about approving eleven new vehicles all at one time. [3:39:39, 3:39:43]: Can you purchase six now? [3:39:43, 3:39:46]: And perhaps purchase another six? [3:39:46, 3:39:58]: Later in the year or next year because this just I know you've mentioned before that you wanted to get new vehicles for each staff member, but [3:39:58, 3:40:01]: We just can't we can't afford to do that. [3:40:01, 3:40:19]: No ma'am, it's no different than when the PD came and asked for eight vehicles. Okay. We bought eight vehicles. So we're talking about public works, not the police department. Two different types of services. But there's two there's two employees in each vehicle. This is not this is not for each individual employee. [3:40:20, 3:40:28]: You have multiple employees in one vehicle. Okay. So as he said, we got a van. You have a van, you have three people in a van. [3:40:28, 3:40:30]: Riding in the van, picking up later. [3:40:31, 3:40:34]: So most of these vehicles you will have two employees. [3:40:35, 3:40:38]: in one vehicle. This is not just for one individual employee. [3:40:40, 3:40:42]: It's not that I don't think it's needed. [3:40:42, 3:40:52]: It's just expensing this kind of money for eleven new vehicles all at one time is what I'm a little reluctant about. That's all. [3:40:53, 3:41:03]: Miss Ga, go ahead please. Well, um Mr M um Melazu wants to say something first, but I had a question. Uh I actually was a comment, but we've we've already [3:41:04, 3:41:09]: We've approved police cars and they haven't been in existence for three years. [3:41:09, 3:41:13]: Why would we shy away from our public works, which is extremely important? [3:41:14, 3:41:20]: Right. So I'm not gonna I'm not entertaining that. I just wanna hear what he has to say first and then we'll go from there. [3:41:20, 3:41:21]: So [3:41:21, 3:41:23]: What they're asking is the [3:41:25, 3:41:33]: what you already approved for them to buy vehicles that was to be through enterprise and that enterprise was scrapped out. [3:41:33, 3:41:36]: So this is something that you already approved. [3:41:36, 3:41:39]: And they were to buy any phases. [3:41:40, 3:41:51]: But you already approved it. So they are asking something that you already approved from enterprise, now it's getting into capital and capital was to be funded by Spruss. [3:41:52, 3:41:53]: Okay. Thank you. [3:41:53, 3:41:58]: And so you're saying that it's okay to do it approved. It's already approved. Yeah. So why are we doing it again? [3:41:59, 3:42:19]: No, because the you approved the enterprise so removed from enterprise is two point two point five million that you approved and out of that two point five million they are asking for six hundred. Okay. And uh then towards the end of the month PD will be coming to a [3:42:19, 3:42:21]: asky approval to buy money through [3:42:21, 3:42:24]: red speed that is so [3:42:24, 3:42:34]: You're approving them, you already approved. P D you also already approved, but the funding will be different now. Okay. Because Red Speed they already have money. PD they have money. [3:42:34, 3:42:52]: Okay. I just want to second that. I appreciate the work that y'all do. And I know that I'm on you a lot myself and you keep up with what's going on and I appreciate that how my district looks and the city's looking in those conditions. So certainly I support it. Thank you. [3:42:52, 3:43:12]: I make a motion. Okay. I make a motion to approve. I second. Okay from Alexander Gantt. All in favor, please indicate. Okay, so approved. Thank you very much. Unanimous decision, by the way, as well. All right. Um Yes, yes, sir. Council consideration for waterworks meteorology, L L C to replace um [3:43:12, 3:43:25]: Um five hundred AM AMI water meters that were not functioning properly in the amount of one hundred ninety four thousand six hundred eight dollars and for seventy five cents and funding sources plus five. Ms. Aaron, please. [3:43:25, 3:43:45]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. In 2017, the city went from manual read metering system to an automated meter readering system. And so each manufacturer has different meters. In the industry, you have like Neptune, Badger, Census, those are some of the top names, and we have Mueller. So e these meters are specific. [3:43:45, 3:44:05]: Specific to each system, they have their own software that reads these meters. So I couldn't, we couldn't buy badger meters and put them in this system, they wouldn't work. So Waterworks Metrology is the authorized dealer for meters in the state of Georgia and for the city of Stockbridge. We could go out and say, hey, make and supply, can we buy meters? [3:44:05, 3:44:25]: from you, they would go buy them from Waterworks and they'll mark them up and sell them to us. But we are buying them directly from the authorized vendor that Mueller authorized to sell the meters and the other equipment that goes along with it. This was an item we bought, if you remember, on I think May 30th of 2023. [3:44:25, 3:44:25]: We're going to be able to do that [3:44:26, 3:44:46]: It was on a consent agenda. We purchased 200 of these meters from Waterworks for the Monte Town home. So these meters are eight years old. As they start to age out, the battery is going to die in them. You're going to have to replace them if you still want to keep generating sufficient revenue. So we're just asking council to allow us to replace these meters that are not functional. [3:44:46, 3:44:53]: them properly so that our system is reliable and we get the revenue that we're building customers for. [3:44:55, 3:44:56]: You you might, sir. [3:44:57, 3:45:17]: What's the typical lifespan for these? In a in an ideal environment, they're typically like ten years. But that depends on the environment. Like some meters stay underwater more than others, some if you have a metal lid, so it's sending out the signal more frequent, trying to get through that. And so it shortens the lifespan of the of the meters. [3:45:17, 3:45:21]: So we've been working with Mueller and uh Waterbirds. Actually we have a [3:45:22, 3:45:42]: a biweekly call, how we discuss meters and the trends and to when we need to start replacing meters. So we're doing that. We're implementing that program. So over the years we'll you'll start seeing some meters coming up that are due for replacement because this system, like I said, is eight years old. So you're coming up on end of battery life a lot of these meters. [3:45:43, 3:45:43]: Okay. [3:45:44, 3:45:57]: Dave none for questions, sending a motion to approve. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Okay, from Ms. Gantt to Mr. Barron. I didn't want to just add one comment. This is just for the record. I did confirm with Mr. Malazi. [3:45:57, 3:46:03]: Um and the purchasing manager that this is a sole source supplier. [3:46:03, 3:46:10]: I wanted to make that for the record. Thank you, sir. No problem. All favor. Motion please indicate. All posed. Okay. [3:46:12, 3:46:28]: I approve. You approve. Okay. Four zero. Unanimous decision. All right. Thank you, gentlemen. Appreciate it. Uh Ms. Gantt, you're up next. You one thirty eight beautification you mentioned about uh Falcon Design, I believe it is. Mr. Aaron, if you don't mind, the one thirty eight beautification, please. [3:46:29, 3:46:41]: Um, I'll let Mr. Aaron kind of describe what would need to take place. But in that area it's i it's not an eyesore, but there's a lot of traffic. There's no really beautification in the area particularly. [3:46:41, 3:46:46]: And I'm asking for the support of mayor council to allow Falcon des design. [3:46:46, 3:46:48]: to um [3:46:49, 3:46:50]: Maybe [3:46:50, 3:46:57]: do a little research, bring back some information on what we could do with that area particularly. Mr. Aaron, if you don't mind explaining. [3:46:58, 3:47:18]: Yes, Councilwoman Gantt. What I would suggest is we have FAF Falcon give us a task order to develop a beautification plan for Highway 138, as we are aware. That is a state road, and GDOT would have to approve the removal of the current uh beautification that's there and allow us to replace that with something that's more palatable. [3:47:18, 3:47:20]: [13640.9, 13648.5]: uh eye catching than what's currently there. And so Falcon would prepare a task order and then when we start budgeting [3:47:28, 3:47:39]: this year they can give us a a cost estimate for the project, then we can just budget those funds to say, well, we're gonna spend this amount for the beautification on Highway 138. [3:47:40, 3:47:55]: Okay. No any questions, concerns? If not any motion except this uh ta this uh this task order uh that we want to give to uh or have uh Falcon Design due. So moved. Is there a second? Sir Ms. Gantt okay from Ms. Gantt to Ms. Alexander. [3:47:56, 3:48:00]: Is there a a limit, a dollar amount not to exceed? [3:48:01, 3:48:16]: So what I would recommend d they will do the task order, they will do the design and they'll come back with a estimated cost. And so we'll present that to Mayor and Council and you can set a cost or whatever when we have our budget retreat. [3:48:17, 3:48:22]: to discuss this how much you want to spend for the beautification project. Yeah. At that time. [3:48:22, 3:48:28]: So just for this task order, is there a dollar amount that you can recommend that we not to not exceed? [3:48:29, 3:48:37]: I won't know until they present it to her. So if it exceeds the city manager's signing authority, it'll come before you for a vote. [3:48:37, 3:48:38]: Okay, thank you, sir. [3:48:39, 3:48:41]: If no other questions, all in favor of motion, please indicate. [3:48:42, 3:48:57]: Okay, you nancy Susan, thank you. Thank you. Okay, and Miss Gann, number thirteen would be you talked about the park and some type of games at that at the park that are needed uh this aspect as well. Um yes, so um uh I spoke with Carmen Reese and she is a constituent who's a part of the [3:48:58, 3:49:03]: Henry uh of the St Stockbridge Police um committee group [3:49:04, 3:49:05]: Uh she's a part of CPAC. [3:49:06, 3:49:26]: which is a our com community committee group um here for the city of stockbridge with the police hammer stockbridge police department and they are doing community projects and so her request was to allow to put she wants to put two cement tables, two two concrete tables. [3:49:26, 3:49:28]: Um what force uh [3:49:29, 3:49:31]: W with four seating a a seating for four. [3:49:33, 3:49:51]: Um and on those tables would be chess boards, you know, markings or checkered markings. Um and they're just donations and they're gonna be added to both of our parks, to two parks. So what what parks are you talking about? Clark Park and Memorial? Probably Clark and Mem I think it's Clark and Memorial. [3:49:52, 3:50:00]: Okay. And kinda how does this fit into I mean it's a nice idea, but how does it fit into our overall p uh part plan, I guess you may say. [3:50:00, 3:50:19]: So I was gonna ask Mr. Aaron how does that fit into our park plan, but it's uh we we just put a great little um playhouse in just recently at Clark Park this weekend that we had opportunity to but we wanna put what they want is two tables. It's four tables. [3:50:20, 3:50:22]: For four exceeding of four. [3:50:22, 3:50:28]: And they want the c you know, those concrete light tables with checkerboards and [3:50:29, 3:50:34]: or chess boards already painted on them. And they want to donate that donate that to the city. [3:50:36, 3:50:40]: Yeah, they're donated. They're donating those to the city. So the Clark Memorial and Gardner? [3:50:41, 3:50:46]: It's two parks. I don't know which parks was probably Clark Memorial, I would think. [3:50:47, 3:50:49]: Um one second. [3:50:51, 3:51:11]: Yeah, we'll take them at whatever parts, but um one second. I know Clark is one. Okay. And I don't know if it's Gartner. Probably Memorial, I betcha. Okay. I was thinking memorial. So what we've done is when requests have been made, we've we met with TSW, like with the little playhouse. [3:51:11, 3:51:31]: And we let them look at potential locations so it does not conflict with things that have been designed as part of the master plan, like in Clark with the pavilions and and the new restroom. So if you have a copy of the design or something or have some dimensions of the table, then I present it to them and say, hey, what's the [3:51:31, 3:51:36]: the best location for these items that do not conflict with master plan design. [3:51:36, 3:51:37]: Okay. [3:51:38, 3:51:46]: So you want a you want a motion on this to Yes, a motion to go forward with approving the um [3:51:47, 3:51:58]: donation of the tables with the checkerboards but also direct um staff to make sure that it is in compliance with our um [3:51:59, 3:52:09]: Master plan. Yes. I'll contact T SWM and let'em know. Thank you very much. [3:52:10, 3:52:26]: Okay, upcoming meetings and announcements. Uh council meetings will be held in the city council chambers, meeting dates, locations, and times of subject change. I'll contact City Hall offices at 770-389-7900 or visit the website at www.stopbridgega.org. [3:52:27, 3:52:47]: The U Council special call meeting is Tuesday, April 15th, 545 at City Hall and Levi Meeting Room, April, okay. Downtown Development Authority meetings third Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. in the Downtown Connection Center, 130 ML King Senior Heritage Trail. And once again, that's on the 15th as well. The Planning Commission meetings. [3:52:47, 3:53:07]: Meeting is third uh Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers at April 17th. City Council Work Session meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each month, City Hall Council Chambers April 29th. Join Councilman Thomas and Councilman Berry in partnership for the monthly Bingo Bash on Wednesday, April 16th from noon. [3:53:06, 3:53:20]: 10 a.m. to noon at Merrill Manor's Conference Center. Lots of fun to be had by all. Georgia City Week. Join Mayor Ford for this annual State of the City address Tuesday, April 22nd, 6 p.m. right here in the City Council Chambers. [3:53:20, 3:53:40]: Uh Georgia Cities Week calling all job seekers. The city uh Stockbridge is a partnership with Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, hosting a career opportunity fair on Thursday, April 24th in the amphitheater parking lot, ten a.m. to two P.M. Tenth annual. Tenth annual. There you go. Georgia Cities Week joined Stockbridge Police Department Cops and Coin. [3:53:40, 3:54:00]: Cones at Clark Park on Thursday, April 24th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free Ice Cream Cones while supplier flast. Once again, Georgia City Week joined Councilman Alexander for District 5 community cleanup Saturday, April 26th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Winslow Subdivision. Join Mayor Anthony Ford. [3:54:00, 3:54:20]: Meet the mayor on Monday, April 28th at 10 a.m. to 12 noon city hall. Meetings will are due by appointment. Okay, join Councilman Alexander for State of District 5, Wednesday, April 30th at 7 p.m. at Eagles Landing Country Club. Join Councilman Woman Barber for annual Mother's Day tea, Sunday, May 4th, at Merle Manders Conference Center at 3 p.m. [3:54:20, 3:54:40]: P.M. to five PM, celebrating the heart and dedication of mothers who uplift our community. Food Truck Tasty Tuesdays will kick off on Tuesday, May 6th at Clark Park, 5 30 p.m. to 8 p.m. will feature soul cartel. Join us for a great food and lots of fun. [3:54:40, 3:55:00]: Please send your pictures of the veterans and their names, rank, and branch in years of service. Uh also join Consult Thomas for Don't Trash Stockbridge Initiative Center around education, highlighting the cause and effects of littering and illegal dumping. And more information to follow on that. Sign up for the real-time alerts about severe weather, road closures, emergencies on the road. [3:55:00, 3:55:20]: Regroup app. Visit the city's website or social media pages for more information on how to, how, and where to sign up. Stay safe at all times. Contact Rosland Rawls to schedule an appointment with Meet the Mayor for more information on council initiatives. It's 678-833-3348 or email Miss Rawls at R. Rawls. [3:55:20, 3:55:32]: at Stockbridge G A.org. The twenty twenty-five concert season kicks off on May third, Saturday May 3rd with my girls night featuring Escape, with special guest total in 702. [3:55:32, 3:55:52]: Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 10th, okay, featuring 112, Drew Hill, Silk and Carl Thomas. Sunday, Mother's Day weekend, celebrate with Beanie Man. All right, uh Saturday, May 24th, Memorial Day weekend, Dirty South Yeat Crunk Fest, featuring Pastor Troy, MC Psy D, DJ Raheem, The Dream. [3:55:52, 3:56:12]: Mook B, Trillville, and East Side Boys. Saturday, june fourteenth, ladies of eighties featuring Regina Bell, Karen White, Denise Williams, Evelyn Champagne King, Shanice, Beverly Crawford, and special guest appearance by the Silver Fox Squad. Sunday, june fifteenth, Anthony Hamilton and his friends are here. Saturday, June twenty eighth, Legacy and Kindred Fast. [3:56:12, 3:56:32]: fa the family soul was here. Saturday, july twelfth, on the all white party tribute to Frankie Beverly, featuring the Mays Band, of course, Juby Smith, Eric Bunet, David David Hollister, Christopher Williams, Mike William Phillips, and Vivian Green. On that note, my comments are simply this the Braves season has started, so support the Atlanta Braves as a [3:56:32, 3:56:41]: attempt to become uh National League champions and maybe get to the World Series again. And believe it or not, tomorrow is tax day, April fifteenth. But if you did not know, [3:56:41, 3:57:01]: We actually in the state of Georgia actually have a a uh two week delay because of Hurricane Helena. And even though everybody's been outrightly affected by Hurricane Helena, but you what you living in the state, you don't have to turn your person your your personal taxes in and to deadline is actually May first, not tomorrow. So if you were worried about scrambling and [3:57:01, 3:57:10]: to get it done tomorrow? Well, you can still do it tomorrow, but you got until May 1st. All right. On that note, we have a Zecko session, uh ladies and gentlemen, so I need a motion to go to the Zecch session, please. [3:57:11, 3:57:23]: Mayor move and go to the executive session for real estate personnel and legal. Thank you very much. There's a second emotion. Okay. Uh Mr. Alexander, all in favor, please indicate. Okay, as you now have the decision. We will be back, folks. [3:57:31, 3:57:32]: Mm-hmm. Alright. [3:57:34, 3:57:36]: Oh shit. [3:57:37, 3:57:57]: Okay. Is a second from Miss Alexander and Mr. Miss Barber. On fair presentate. Now any emotion to reconvene our council meeting, please. So moved. So moved from Mr. Barris. So Ms. Barber, second that on fair pleasate. Okay, we don't have anything to to devote at this time to the public in reference us. [3:57:57, 3:58:00]: So now I need a motion to end our meeting, please. [3:58:00, 3:58:09]: Okay, Miss m Ms. Barber, you said so moved, is there a second? Second. Second for Miss Gantt all in favor, please indicate. God bless you. Good night. We are adjourned. [3:58:11, 3:58:11]: Why not? [3:58:13, 3:58:16]: Why don't we go ahead and set that meeting up then?