2024-02-27 · City Council · Transcript · Work Session Meeting

--- title: Work Session Meeting date: 2024-02-27 source: 2024-02-27_Work_Session_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:20]: There is one, it does exist. Um I th Henry County is uh there's a few counties throughout the state that that utilize this provision. Um but again there is while there are some benefits or also some some certainly areas within that you need to be mindful of that it does have a s a a serious financial impact and being able to run the services necessary within any [0:00:20, 0:00:20]: municipality. [0:00:22, 0:00:42]: Um, this is just a notice that went out in reference to the homestead tax relief grant, who was eligible. Don't know if that's gonna be in place again this year. Um my understanding is that the state does have somewhat of a windfall. We've talked about a couple different ways to be able to distribute that. Haven't heard anything about this being um rolled back out again for the year, so that we do not know. Um and that is [0:00:42, 0:00:46]: That is it. Happy to take any questions or comments any you may have from the from the mayor or the council. [0:00:47, 0:00:50]: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Harris. Appreciate that. [0:00:51, 0:00:53]: Council, you have some questions? [0:00:54, 0:01:14]: Mr. Alzheimer, you wanna go first, sir? Uh thank you, sir, for the excellent presentation. I think what from our standpoint, what we really need to realize again, is with these exemptions, it's kind of really an either-or in the scenario that you kind of painted. Because if you give the exemption, [0:01:14, 0:01:34]: then that means you might have to raise the millage correct to offset. So i it's kind of put you in a position of, yeah, because we heard that same argument from the residents, and I didn't initially I didn't understand how powerful this was until your presentation came through the last time. [0:01:34, 0:01:54]: Folks were asking for a reduction in the millage when in effect they had really received a reduction already. It just wasn't in the millage. And people don't understand that their taxes have already been cut because this number is going up every year as the price of the the value of the home goes up. [0:01:54, 0:01:55]: I can see as you say. [0:01:57, 0:02:00]: Only a few municipalities use it because [0:02:00, 0:02:20]: In essence, you could give it at your at your choice by having a millage cut instead of doing that. So basically on a yearly basis, if you decided to do it, you could see what that would have been if you had had it in place, and then you could adjust the millage accordingly down and fli and [0:02:20, 0:02:40]: And for our our standpoint, the folks would be like, Oh yeah, you cut the village. So but in in in in the way that it is, they're not realizing uh the benefit um of what uh what what has been proposed here. So certainly that is a powerful uh tool. And that really applies to every exemption, really. [0:02:39, 0:02:59]: Because when we set our millage rate at 3.77, right? So basically, uh basically what my calculation was we basically had put all the exemptions in up front because if we add another exemption, it's in effect lower. [0:02:59, 0:03:19]: Lowering the millage lower than the 3.77. Right. So the exemptions are already baked in the cake, so to speak. Is that correct? No, absolutely right. You're right. And if if you're setting your millage based solely and strictly on what those budgetary needs are, and you have a finite number of what it's gonna take to meet those needs. [0:03:19, 0:03:32]: Anything that pulls away from that amount is gonna create your shortfall, you know, quite frankly. So again, then summarily you'd have to go forward with either increasing the millage or or or taking other austerity measures to to offset it. So [0:03:33, 0:03:53]: Like I said, we have some great tools in place here in Henry County. Certainly this provision at the county level, the um the age exemptions that the school board offers beginning at age sixty two, again, phenomenal. You know, not every jurisdiction offers it. People see us go, Well, that's everywhere. No, not every jurisdiction offers. I mean, they're they're typically they're staggered, they're they're coming in a variety of different [0:03:53, 0:03:57]: um how they're how they're constructed. Um so Henry County does have a [0:03:58, 0:04:07]: a a a fairly robust and it is it's it's an attractive place for our senior community for just this reason. Um so again it's but at the same time [0:04:08, 0:04:28]: you all hear it far more than I do. You know, the needs for infrastructure improvements, um, services that you need to be able to to m maintain, you know, for to be able to serve your your residents, that comes at a price because those costs are not going down, we all know. So you know it's it's it's difficult to meet those needs at the same time. [0:04:28, 0:04:33]: having a balance, giving exemptions or, you know, increasing your exemption amounts. [0:04:33, 0:04:35]: Any other questions from the council? [0:04:37, 0:04:37]: All right. [0:04:38, 0:04:45]: All right. Thank you, sir. Appreciate the presentation. Always a pleasure being here. Y'all take it. We'll take your advice to heed. Absolutely. Thank you, sir. No problem. [0:04:45, 0:04:50]: Next up will be our presentation, Main Street program uh naming of the downtown building. [0:04:52, 0:04:55]: Here Harris Braggs and Company. [0:04:56, 0:04:58]: All right, ladies. [0:05:07, 0:05:10]: Let's get our presentation up here. [0:05:37, 0:05:40]: All right. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. [0:05:41, 0:06:01]: Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Councilmembers. I am Anika Potts, past chair of the Main Street Advisory Board, presenting to you in lieu of our current chair, Mr. Willie Hopkins' absence. I'm joined today with Ms. Camille Ornoso Mason. [0:06:01, 0:06:03]: who's also a member of our uh [0:06:04, 0:06:12]: um board. And of course, um here is also our Main Street program manager, Miss Cara Harris Briggs. [0:06:13, 0:06:15]: Good evening, everyone. [0:06:20, 0:06:29]: We began this presentation like we began all of our Main Street advisory meetings by focusing on our mission statement. [0:06:29, 0:06:36]: As a board, it has always been our intent to design an identifiable downtown historic. [0:06:37, 0:06:48]: district that promotes economic development, cultivates cultural expression, encourages cultural enrichment, and nourishes community spirit. [0:06:50, 0:06:56]: For the purpose of reintroducing the Main Street program to those attending this meeting. [0:06:57, 0:07:01]: The Stockbridge Main Street program has a staff of two people. [0:07:01, 0:07:03]: That includes Lisa Farad [0:07:03, 0:07:11]: The Main Street coordinator, and who we've just introduced, Ms. Kira Harris Braggs, who is presently the program manager. [0:07:13, 0:07:17]: We also currently have eleven board members on our advisory board. [0:07:17, 0:07:24]: Um, I would like to recognize them at this time again. Willie Hopkins, who is our board chair. [0:07:24, 0:07:27]: Shamari Furch, who is our vice chair. [0:07:27, 0:07:35]: Camille Renosto Mason, who is our secretary, she is a board member. I apologize for saying just member. She's actually [0:07:37, 0:07:42]: Um Andrea Burnett, Vanessa Gibson, Linda Jones. [0:07:42, 0:08:02]: For I don't know, Miss Merritt. I have not met her. I apologize. She's newer. Um DDA liaison. Um myself and of course Councilman Alfonso Thomas, who is our liaison with you guys, the city council. We hope to appoint a new member to our board later. [0:08:02, 0:08:05]: which we will um discuss during this meeting as well. [0:08:07, 0:08:27]: If you will recall, the concept of establishing a downtown welcome center based in the downtown operations area was first contemplated during our RSV planning uh plan, excuse me, several years back. Uh, based on the feedback we received from citizens, focus groups. [0:08:27, 0:08:30]: The plan identified that there was a need for a gathering place [0:08:31, 0:08:33]: A gallery for exhibiting art. [0:08:33, 0:08:40]: a place to get information and a location outside of City Hall to house the downtown programs. [0:08:43, 0:08:51]: Though we have had uh to scale down our vision a bit from on the RSB uh plan, uh we feel that the overall goal [0:08:52, 0:08:57]: Has been accomplished with the Ted Strickland Community Center Repurposing Program. [0:08:58, 0:09:10]: We have now established a downtown location that can be a welcoming place for visitors and citizens to go for information about the city, events, dining, shopping. [0:09:11, 0:09:22]: Um it serves as a base for operations for both Main Street uh program staff and the city's economic development team, right down in the heart of the city's um downtown district. [0:09:22, 0:09:26]: It provides uh work and meeting space for the DDA as well. [0:09:27, 0:09:39]: Um it offers a modern space, which you guys know is super cool over there, for displaying the work of local artists, and it provides a place where small meetings of up to twenty people can be hosted. [0:09:40, 0:09:43]: I'm gonna turn over the remainder of the presentation to Miss Brax. Okay. [0:09:44, 0:10:04]: Thank you, Ms. Potts. And um, you know, however, um we don't necessarily have the large space that we were intending to have, but we do have a space that is usable by our staff, um, can be um a place for hosting small meetings um from city staff. [0:10:04, 0:10:10]: staff and small meetings from different organizations eventually from the community. [0:10:10, 0:10:12]: But we will say that [0:10:12, 0:10:24]: It is going to be a place that people can come to get information, but it is not a recreation center, and that's the thing that we want to focus on now, and that is the need to rename the center. [0:10:24, 0:10:44]: Um we brought together several members of the Main Street Advisory Board to work and they were tasked with evaluating this new municipal space, how it could be used, and they decided that renaming the building would be an opportunity to clarify to the community the building's use and the it's [0:10:44, 0:10:46]: its importance to the community. [0:10:48, 0:10:59]: The renaming committee met with the purpose of coming up with names and they provided these um three options: the downtown Stockbridge Connection Center. [0:10:59, 0:11:01]: The downtown connection center [0:11:01, 0:11:09]: Or downtown Stockbridge Community Connection Center, but that tended to be kind of long and wordy, and we decided to um [0:11:09, 0:11:11]: not focus on that one quite as much. [0:11:12, 0:11:20]: Um, what we would like to do is include lettering or actual signage that is complementary to the approved wayfinding signage. [0:11:20, 0:11:29]: Um, that's developed by Sky Design Group. It will be placed above the front entrance. And that would be a decision that you all would have to make. [0:11:29, 0:11:30]: Um [0:11:30, 0:11:41]: Here we have the downtown Stockbridge Connection Center. You can kind of see what those letters look like with all of the offices that are listed underneath that will be housed in that particular building. [0:11:43, 0:11:48]: And then we have downtown connection center with um the offices listed underneath. [0:11:48, 0:12:06]: The other option, downtown Stockbridge Community Connection Center, again, with just too many words, too many letters. So we feel that another option that would be available is a plaque or signage that would be complementary again to the approved wayfinding signage that's been developed by Sky Design Group. [0:12:06, 0:12:10]: And it'll be placed at the front entrance and it would read either [0:12:11, 0:12:20]: Ted Strickland building or in the alternative, that's where we could list the offices housed there instead of having the additional wording at the roof line. [0:12:21, 0:12:26]: Um Office of Economic Development, Stockbridge Main Street Program, Downtown Development Authority. [0:12:27, 0:12:32]: These offices could be listed on signage at the front of the building as depicted there. [0:12:32, 0:12:33]: Um [0:12:34, 0:12:54]: Then optionally proposed, we have um again, we want to respect the lineage and the um the legacy of Ted Strickland that has been established here in our community and is important to um some of our community members. And we don't want to necessarily abandon that, so we do want to give that it's [0:12:54, 0:13:01]: do and we have proposed that interpretive signage will have information about who Ted Strickland was. [0:13:01, 0:13:07]: and his importance to the Stockbridge community, if that is something that you all would like to have. Um [0:13:08, 0:13:13]: that could be placed in the Breezeway area that is right adjacent to the building. [0:13:14, 0:13:34]: Um this would provide um brief history about Mr. Strickland and possibly have a photo. This signage could be similar to but on a smaller scale to what we have. Um the Main Street program has installed at the Greenfront Cafe. If you've been out there, of course you have, you've seen the tabletop information. [0:13:34, 0:13:52]: interpretive signage and then the wall mounted signage. So something like that could be done in that breeze way so that we do um give some homage to um Ted Strickland because that building was named after him, but it's not necessarily on the front of the building. [0:13:53, 0:14:13]: And that's pretty much concludes my presentation with regarding the renaming. I think that this was also brought to you all at your recent retreat, and you've had some discussion about that, but I am ready to entertain any questions that you might have about the building is use andor the renaming. [0:14:13, 0:14:18]: Fantastic. Thank you for the presentation. Council, any questions at all, concerns? [0:14:20, 0:14:22]: Okay, go ahead, sir, please. [0:14:23, 0:14:43]: My initial thoughts were this is great. I thought and I said it from the beginning. I'd I'd like applaud you all for thinking outside the box. Uh I like the name, the downtown Stockbridge Connection Center. I certainly like it. It creates a new flow and a new feel. [0:14:43, 0:15:03]: uh for uh the project. So um my comments was I like the idea, I like the name, I like changing that whole feel of the name, like the downtown connection center. It really um it really just kind of flows and and it is more of a modern [0:15:03, 0:15:23]: feel uh in the direction that we're going in. I I s take the second suggestion which is I think it's too busy when you put all of the names under uh the uh stock of you under the wording. The wording should be up there, but as you said on the side maybe [0:15:23, 0:15:38]: on the side of the build on the front there on the side you would put all the offices on a separate plaque uh in the front of the building. And so I suggest that along I think we talked about uh having uh some note for Mr. Strickland uh there as well. [0:15:40, 0:15:51]: So that would be my initial thoughts was just I like this, I just wanna make sure the office I think it's just too busy, just the office is down at the bottom would be my suggestion. Yeah. [0:15:51, 0:15:53]: Are any other comments from the council at all? [0:15:55, 0:16:15]: So otherwise, if if I understand this correctly, downtown Stockbridge Connection Center at the top, all the offices on a plaque on the right or left side on a plaque, and then and then you also mentioned about some type of dedication or some type of uh outline for uh to honor Ted Strickland in reference to his service to the to the city. There would be separate stands similar to what is outside. [0:16:14, 0:16:34]: Greenfield Cafe. So it's three different things I think we're talking about here. Is that right? Yes, sir. We'll need some direction as to whether or not you want to do just straight lettering or if you want to have an actual sign at the roof line of the building. I know about the sign toward the left or the right of the building that lists out the offices, but we need to know whether you want with to go with just [0:16:34, 0:16:54]: Just the lettering as depicted in the photograph there, or if you want solid signage with the lettering painted on that. And then also we need to know what your pleasure is with regard to the interpretive signage if you want the interpretive signage in the breezeway. Well, my recommendation is the downtown Starburst Connection Center, as seen in this particular um picture, would probably [0:16:54, 0:17:14]: suffice but the council can speak up about that just to have that there and then whatever interpretive type of signage that you have on the left or right side honoring uh test strickland is my thoughts and recommendation but the council can speak on what they want to see here. Ms. Gantt go ahead please I agree. I I like the I forgot what they call those songs channel chat chat channel signing signage. [0:17:14, 0:17:18]: I'm I'm great with the channel signage. Okay. [0:17:18, 0:17:38]: You know, unless you guys had some other thoughts on that. I I like the channel signing. Okay. The lettering is there now. That's what's there now. So it's very similar to what would be there now. Uh we would just um select a color that is a little bolder that like you see here the white. Now we have brass lettering on the building and it's very difficult to see. So we [0:17:38, 0:17:45]: would recommend going with a white lettering or a light gray lettering so that it stands out against the brick. [0:17:45, 0:18:05]: And then um of course the signage there would be to the right entrance that lists all of the offices located there. That would be a part of our wayfinding package. So it would match that um specifically um to their specif sky design specifications so they would get back to us on that. We would just let them know that this is an additional. [0:18:05, 0:18:07]: [1087.6, 1092.4]: And then the interpretive signage, um, if you all want to have that [0:18:12, 0:18:17]: Um in the Breezeway area that something that um would be similar to what [0:18:17, 0:18:26]: We have at the Greenfront Cafe, just in a smaller scale, and we would just decide whether you wanted something wall-mounted or if you wanted the table type signage. [0:18:27, 0:18:47]: So we would need your direction on that and then we would be able to move forward with starting to get pricing and that sort of thing. Ms. Gand, go ahead, please. I would recommend the wall mounted. Wall mount. Yeah. City space. Yes. That's why especially for the breezeway. Oh, I think the wall mount. Yeah, that would be a good thing. I think the tabletop is more uh conducive to a restaurant, but the wall mount would probably [0:18:47, 0:18:50]: be more appropriate for the setting of this type of facility. Okay. [0:18:51, 0:19:07]: Yeah, just my final comments is that this is the direction I just think we should go in with all the signage going forward. The individual letters. I love the letters kinda like at the amphitheater where we where they did the box sign they did the sign up their individual letters. So that's the right direction. [0:19:07, 0:19:11]: So on that note, council, do I need a motion uh for this to go forward? [0:19:13, 0:19:33]: Well, I'm downtown development. I would like to make the recommendation to go uh with the downtown Stockbridge uh Connection Center, the um in the letters up top, individual channel letters as was described, and there will be a plaque uh to the right hand side with the offices. [0:19:33, 0:19:38]: described and will be a wall mounted interpretive signage in the breeze way. [0:19:38, 0:19:45]: A second. All right. All in favor, please indicate. Thank you very much. Appreciate the unanimous decision. Now on that note, Kier. [0:19:46, 0:20:06]: Obviously we now know that you are going on to bigger and better things. And as I mentioned to you earlier, I took out my head to it and I gotta wipe my eyes. So congratulations on your next move in your life, your next career move there. Wish you the best of success. Obviously, you're still gonna be in the community, so we'll see you around. It's not like you're not living out and moving out of Stockbridge. Uh but for seven years things have been. [0:20:06, 0:20:26]: Seven years you've been here, right? Is that nine years, excuse me, nine years. So outstanding, and uh we'll miss you. You know, it'd be hard hard to to feel those big shoes of yours, but we're gonna attempt to do that. All right, but I know we'll we'll you left a good groundwork for us to go forward on it. And thank you for all your service and time and God bless you in your future, all right? Well, thank you so much for those kind words. [0:20:26, 0:20:46]: And I have some good folks here that I'm leaving with you all to continue the work of Main Street. Lisa Fareed is also still on staff and will be in the Main Street program office moving our program and vision forward. We are part of the economic development team here, so we've got some strong. [0:20:46, 0:20:50]: leadership in Mr. Kim Alantz as well and we're just [0:20:50, 0:21:02]: Definitely sure that everything is gonna keep on moving forward. All right. All right. Good deal. Any any other comments before we go? We good? All right. Well thank you very much. Thank you. [0:21:06, 0:21:07]: Wish you well. [0:21:07, 0:21:08]: Thank you so much. [0:21:10, 0:21:30]: I've got one other item. I'm sorry, what's that? Oh yeah, you do. On the consent agenda, is that what uh what's next? A council consideration to fill vacancy and and to appoint the Main Street advisory board member. And the on the consent agenda, the individual is a Crystal Park owner of Angie's Beauty Salon. All right. And then also under the consent agenda would be the [0:21:30, 0:21:44]: the um Strawberry's Police Advisory Council filling the unexpired term and that individual to fill that term is Paige Jones the third is what I have here. And I believe that's district four. So that was I would guess that's a that was a submitted by Miss Barber. Is that right? [0:21:46, 0:21:46]: Okay. [0:21:47, 0:21:47]: So [0:21:48, 0:21:58]: I don't know. It's a consent agenda, so if if everything's right with the the council, we can just go ahead and m approve that. So move it. I would let Miss Barber say so move and we can move on. [0:21:59, 0:22:09]: Is there a second? Uh mister Mr. Barter's second. All favor please indicate. It's a done deal. There you go. Okay, thank you so much. It's been a pleasure to serve the city of Stockholm. Absolutely. Thank you very much. [0:22:12, 0:22:20]: New business council consideration to approve the FY twenty twenty five LMIG local maintenance and improvement grant list presented by Mr. Aaron, please. [0:22:27, 0:22:29]: Move my stuff out of the way. Okay. [0:22:30, 0:22:30]: Mm. [0:22:33, 0:22:53]: Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council. Evening. Tonight public works comes before you to ask for approval of the FY 2025 LMIG list. The list includes 41 roads, a total of 6.8 miles. And one of the roads that was added was Valley Hill Road, which is 1.8 miles. That will be added. [0:22:53, 0:23:09]: added to this list, uh the county has committed a hundred and ten thousand dollars towards the resurfacing of this road. So uh I didn't see if the list was in your package that you received, but I'll give one to [0:23:10, 0:23:30]: uh Cassandra so that she can have or I can pass these out. But we just ask it for your approval so we can move forward with preparing the bid and everything then hopefully we can have it done by this summer.'Cause we usually like a six months earlier than what's normally done. And also in April [0:23:30, 0:23:33]: will apply for the additional AME funding as well. [0:23:34, 0:23:36]: Okay. Maybe yes, ma'am, go ahead, please. [0:23:36, 0:23:53]: Mr. Aaron, real quick, this is based off of the need, right? It's ranked. Is that correct? Yes, ma'am. This is based off the road assessment that council requested. Thank you. So having said that, Mayor, I um move that we approve the side. Yeah, sure. [0:23:53, 0:24:13]: Okay. I'd like for if I could for him to go into I this is a big a burning issue. And I just want him to go into a deeper explanation about the grading so folks understand what the grading is and that they they know that these roles aren't just arbitrarily picked. There's an organization or a [0:24:13, 0:24:23]: consultant that goes out, does the grading and that kind of thing and then talk about, you know, um the the how they're graded and how they're uh determined. [0:24:23, 0:24:30]: Well, the roles are greater like the school grades. You know, nine and two a hundred, that's a considered excellent. [0:24:30, 0:24:50]: 80 to 89 is like a B is considered, you know, what a B is average. I mean above average. Then seven six sixty to seventy-nine is like a a C. And rows that are typically what we're resurfacing are rows that are rated like a 40% or below. [0:24:50, 0:25:10]: And those are the roads that are getting resurfaced. And like I said, the city has resurfaced an average of five miles of roads a year. And our latest update, we've resurfaced uh 44 miles of roadways since 2017. So based on that grade and the lower the rate the grade, then the worse. [0:25:10, 0:25:30]: the road condition is. And a lot of people think because a road is 20 years old or older that it should receive a a fill and grade, but in a lot of instances it does not because if it's a subdivision road or cul de sac, it doesn't get as much traffic as as roads such as East Atlanta or Walt Stevens or flipping roads of that nature. So [0:25:30, 0:25:50]: We uh like I said, we go through the grades of the roads and the lower rated roads are the ones that get resurfaced. Right. And and the roads that were annexed into the city, they were already graded. They did receive a grade by Henry County, right? Yes, sir. They had an assessment done, I think it's two 2021, they had an assessment done of their roads. [0:25:50, 0:25:54]: And so we're using that as way of to resurface those roads also. [0:25:54, 0:26:14]: And I think Miss Gantt, you uh in your district, Walt Stevens was so critical that we took over that we just could not delay it, which is a major thoroughfare everybody knows when I 75 get backed up. Half of the I mean all of the county uses it. So that was critical. So you was you took [0:26:14, 0:26:15]: Talk about that a little bit. [0:26:16, 0:26:27]: Um yes. Um and I wanna thank the mayor and council as well as staff for working really hard on that. Um road repavement actually started yesterday. [0:26:27, 0:26:47]: Um the funds uh Councilman Alexander actually had uh come up with the idea of because there was money in off of um flipping road for a development, right? That were the developers are are actually paying for the trail in the front, that we can remove that those funds in order to get this [0:26:47, 0:27:02]: road pay repaved um on Walt Stevens. Walt Stevens was in critical condition. There's a lot of people who have burst their tires. Um, you know, it was it's dark and n everyone knows [0:27:02, 0:27:09]: The shortcut now. So it uh it was no longer a shortcut because I seventy five is always backed up. [0:27:09, 0:27:29]: And Walt Stevens is a parking lot. And everybody's going from Walt Stevens to flipping all the way down to try to get back on the interstate. And it has truly caused a lot of damage to um the road. Uh uh not to mention there's a school in Marnark Village, um Red Oak Elementary School, along with [0:27:29, 0:27:49]: With it's the largest subdivision in the city of Stockbridge, along with other communities right next to it. And so it was very imperative that we got that road repaired. And I want to thank Mr. Aaron. I'm sure I got on his nerves. I mean, I want to thank Mayor and [0:27:49, 0:28:09]: Council for understanding the urgency of this. And the road wasn't repaired. You know, we just inherited what what I tell people, we just got this in 2023. And there are a lot of um things that we probably need to discuss during the SDS agreement or other things that we have just inherited. [0:28:09, 0:28:11]: But um [0:28:11, 0:28:30]: For twelve to thirteen years, no one did anything with those roads. And so we're getting them and we're now having to react to what should have been repaired a long time ago. And I just thank Mayor and Council and staff, especially Mr. Aaron, for being on top of it and getting the job done. [0:28:31, 0:28:33]: I just got one additional comment and I'm done. See [0:28:34, 0:28:43]: There was a county commissioner, Mr. Englin, who had the nerve to say that we bought the we an annexed those roads as used cars. [0:28:45, 0:29:05]: What kind of statement is that for somebody to say that we annex these roads as is as a used car when citizens have been paying taxes to Henry County for decades for these roads? That's not the that's not the the collaborative spirit that we need. I certainly appreciate uh counseling. [0:29:05, 0:29:25]: Councilwoman Neat uh Commissioner Neat Robinson going to bat for us or for Valley Hill and for District Five, unlike we've had in the past. But I I just thought we needed to call that out for Commissioner to have the nerve to say that um we we we knew what we were getting. It was a used car. Citizens shouldn't be treated that way. [0:29:25, 0:29:27]: Ms. Barber, go ahead, you have your hand up. [0:29:27, 0:29:30]: Thank you, Mr. Aaron, for including Valley Hill. [0:29:30, 0:29:34]: Um one of the areas O'Connors. [0:29:34, 0:29:37]: Oh Conyers Road, I know most of it. [0:29:37, 0:29:38]: is in the county. [0:29:39, 0:29:59]: But there is a portion that is within the city limits. I know that there was an assessment done on all of the newly annexed roads. Most of the newly annexed roads, I believe a good portion of them, are in City Council District 4, the district that I represent. So I want to make sure that those newly annexed roads, [0:29:58, 0:30:04]: roads that we actually um looked at all of the roads. [0:30:05, 0:30:10]: The existing roles that were in the city as of twenty twenty two, twenty twenty three. [0:30:10, 0:30:13]: And also the newly annexed roads. [0:30:14, 0:30:16]: Did you evaluate all of those? [0:30:16, 0:30:18]: Yes, we did. [0:30:19, 0:30:21]: Um Old Cony's Road. Yes, we did. [0:30:22, 0:30:42]: But as uh has been mentioned to staff on s several occasions that Valley Hill was a high priority. So we we've endeavored to get that taken care of and then we'll try to identify funding for old congreGantts. We know that we have the two schools out that way, and so we'll work on finding funding mechanisms. [0:30:42, 0:30:58]: We are asking for money in the splots, I think it's six. And so we're asking for uh paving and infrastructure funding. So we will be using those funds as well and also looking for other avenues to fund these improvements. [0:30:58, 0:31:18]: Okay, I just want to make sure that all of the roads, um, especially depending on what their grades and assessments are, we still haven't gotten the assessment report. So I don't know what the grades were for those newly annexed roads. I just want to make sure that we are not overlooking the roads based on the assessments and the grades they [0:31:18, 0:31:23]: received, whether they were newly annexed as of twenty twenty three. [0:31:23, 0:31:24]: Or whether they were [0:31:24, 0:31:38]: roads that were already in the city prior to twenty twenty three. Well at during the retreat it was mentioned council didn't have a copy of the Henry County assessment. I sent those out while we're at the retreat in February. So everybody should have had a [0:31:38, 0:31:43]: have received uh You emailed them? Yes, I emailed them the day we were sitting in the retreat. [0:31:43, 0:31:49]: Thank you, sir. Mr. Alzheimer's, go ahead, please. [0:31:57, 0:32:17]: Just today I placed a phone call to you uh about a conversation that I had with Chair Hurrell after they went to uh her and council Commissioner Robinson, I keep saying counsel, went to DC and they talked to um Congressman Scott. There was a request for a number of roads uh in [0:32:17, 0:32:20]: In the county and the repaving and you submitted, that was correct. [0:32:21, 0:32:22]: Yes, sir. [0:32:22, 0:32:36]: Okay, so uh basically the request that was made from the county was to list all the streets that we could possibly major thoroughfares that went through the city so that they could request additional funding from Congressman Scott, is that correct? [0:32:36, 0:32:56]: Yes, sir. And we submitted um all the road that all the roadways that traverse both the city and the county major arterial roads, so Old Conyers, Eagles Landing, East Lake, Hudson Bridge, uh Flippin, East Atlanta Road, Jodico Road, um [0:32:56, 0:32:59]: And forty two, highway forty two. [0:33:00, 0:33:20]: So those were the major thoroughfares to traverse the city that also traverse the county and I think the county is using those roads as well to see if we could get additional funding, federal funding assistance for those roads. [0:33:20, 0:33:36]: That's coming up. They received it. And recognize us when we when we go up in a few weeks, those roadways are also on our list. Mm-hmm. That we're gonna be talking to them about from a transportation impro uh uh transportation improvement process as well, trying to get additional federal funding. [0:33:37, 0:33:47]: So we'll have face to face contact with the with uh Representative Scott and his his uh his staff there about that. Representative Scott, Senator Osof and one. [0:33:47, 0:33:56]: Okay, great deal. I just want everybody to know how s hard we're working at every angle on repaving the street. Got it, understand, sir. Stand stand by please. Miss Barber? [0:33:57, 0:34:06]: I wanted to ask about Mays Road. I know that the county the funds that were allocated for Mays Road uh the hundred and ten thousand dollars [0:34:07, 0:34:09]: I believe the county had that in there. [0:34:09, 0:34:10]: Teas blast. [0:34:10, 0:34:11]: But they [0:34:12, 0:34:15]: decided they would use the money that they had allocated. [0:34:15, 0:34:16]: For Mays Road is [0:34:17, 0:34:19]: to give it to us to help. [0:34:20, 0:34:22]: Repave, resurface Valley Hill Road. [0:34:23, 0:34:33]: What about Mays Road now? I don't know what I can't say off the top of my head what the rating is for Mays Road right now, but we're just gonna follow the assessment and if it [0:34:34, 0:34:45]: requires it meets that grade or that threshold, then it it would get consideration for resurfacing. But we have done several projects on Maze Road since that road has been annexed in. We've done [0:34:45, 0:34:50]: I guess uh two stormwater projects that's about two hundred thousand dollars. So [0:34:50, 0:35:10]: We have done some improvements on Mays Road, but we'll continue to follow the grading and assessment on the roads like we've always done. I mean the the portion that was in the county and that was listed on the counties. Um T Splash list I don't know that portion of Mays Road. I don't know if they had Mays Road, I didn't see a copy of their list. So [0:35:10, 0:35:17]: So I'm not aware of that. We're just following the grade and an assessment as how we go about resurfacing roads. [0:35:17, 0:35:18]: Well [0:35:18, 0:35:28]: Okay. So I know because I watched the county commission meeting when they discussed approving the hundred and ten thousand dollars. [0:35:28, 0:35:31]: To help with Valley Hill Road, they were taking that money. [0:35:32, 0:35:35]: From I believe T Splash, I may be wrong. [0:35:36, 0:35:40]: From Mainz Road, so whatever portion of Mainz Road. [0:35:40, 0:35:42]: that they initially were gonna cover. [0:35:42, 0:35:48]: now is uncovered. There's no funding for it. I want to make sure that Mays Road is covered too. [0:35:48, 0:35:49]: Please. [0:35:51, 0:36:11]: And Councilman Barber, th you know, when you see the the agenda that we put together, you'll see that one of the issues that we were gonna be asking for federal funding is is to deal with the stormwater issue, which obviously will cover some of the roadway improvements along Maze Road. But that was one of the examples that I put in the pocket, the picture that I put in the pocket. [0:36:10, 0:36:12]: You guys will see that when I send it out. [0:36:12, 0:36:13]: Um [0:36:13, 0:36:15]: Is that you know [0:36:15, 0:36:28]: And there's some crazy history behind Mays Road. And we'll you know, as you know, um it's gonna be more than a hundred and eight thousand dollars to to do anything on Maze Road. I mean, we just spent two hundred thousand and literally those are pretty much [0:36:29, 0:36:31]: The width of your front yard. [0:36:32, 0:36:37]: Literally. Um, and less than that it will be put on there. So Maze Road is gonna take a lot more work. [0:36:38, 0:36:40]: Um and obviously we'll look at that. [0:36:40, 0:36:45]: Um as part of our T-SPLOST as well as part of our any funds we get through the Feds. [0:36:45, 0:36:50]: We'll look at doing that because that's not the only area that's gonna be collapsing in terms of some of those driveways. [0:36:50, 0:36:51]: Um [0:36:52, 0:36:53]: That obviously, once again. [0:36:55, 0:37:06]: Sad for years and and now they're deteriorating to the point where they're falling apart and we're they're in our right away now. So yes, we'll be looking at all of those and every opportunity we get to find some federal funding to or funds to fix'em. [0:37:07, 0:37:12]: Thank you, sir. I just don't want us to forget about those roads. Thank you. [0:37:13, 0:37:14]: Ms. Gann, go ahead, please. [0:37:15, 0:37:19]: Mayor I'd like to make a motion to approve the twenty twenty five LMEG list. [0:37:19, 0:37:38]: Sir. Okay, all in favor, please indicate scenario's decision. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Aaron. Okay, uh let's see here. Council consideration to approve the city's Stockbridge Economic Development Stratag Strategic Strategic Strategic Plan 2024 to 2028. Mr. Lance, please. [0:37:39, 0:37:59]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Thank you all so much for your continued support of our economic development efforts. I stand before you today to request approval and adoption of the City of Stockbridge Economic Development Strategic Plan. This plan is the culmination of a thorough strategic planning process that began six months ago. The city retained [0:37:59, 0:38:03]: [2284.0, 2304.0]: Throughout this process, we have prioritized community engagement, hosting various public meetings to gather input and insights from our residents, businesses, and stakeholders. Additionally, we have collaborated closely with the key economic development partners, including the Citywide Development Authority, the Downtown Development Authority, and the Main Street Advisory Authority. [0:38:24, 0:38:44]: Board. Last month, we presented the plan to the System Council for feedback and concurrently shared it with our economic development partners for their valuable insights in order to ensure its alignment with our collective vision for the city's economic future. Today, we are excited to present to you the economic development. [0:38:43, 0:38:46]: Development uh strategic blend. [0:38:47, 0:38:48]: Division plan. [0:38:48, 0:39:02]: A vision that embodies our aspirations to revitalize and activate downtown, to support and expand our medical hub, to retain and support local businesses, to develop workforce training programs, and to improve connectivity and quality of life. [0:39:03, 0:39:23]: Mr. Koski with the KV Advisory Group is here today, ready to address any questions or concerns that you may have. In conclusion, I would like to humbly request that the council grant approval and embrace the adoption of this strategic plan. By doing so, we signal our commitment to fostering a vibrant economic landscape that benefits all residents and [0:39:23, 0:39:27]: and stakeholders of Stockbridge. At this time I'd like to thank you for your consideration. [0:39:27, 0:39:39]: Thank you for your presentation. Counsel. Mayor. Yes, ma'am. Go ahead, please. I received a request from the development authority to hold off approving until they're able to risk to review it. I was told that. [0:39:40, 0:39:49]: they because of the new email change, they didn't review the actual plan and they wanted an opportunity to review it. [0:39:51, 0:39:52]: Does that [0:39:52, 0:39:56]: Does that ring a bell? Have you heard anything from th about that, Mr. Alon Alons? [0:39:57, 0:40:17]: We uh after we presented the um strategic plan to council, we did promise that we would follow up with an email to every council member with the plan, which we did on Thursday, I think. And we also sent the um plan to our partners for feedback. And I am aware that the [0:40:17, 0:40:35]: was uh an issue with the email and the chair did reach out to me to let me know that um she would provide um feedback on the uh plan. However, we again throughout this process we've been uh you know working with them. Um this is not uh I would say [0:40:36, 0:40:56]: New as far as you know what's included in the plan. We did present the draft the draft plan to them. And also we have a uh contract with KB Advisory that should have ended uh in January and they've graciously uh decided to grant. So we could uh go ahead and extend the public contract. [0:40:56, 0:40:59]: comment period for uh the strategic plan. [0:41:00, 0:41:15]: Okay. Can I ask a question real quick? Yeah, go ahead, sir. Let me let me just clarify something. I certainly did have that same conversation, but I just want to very specify something. The D and I'd much strategically is that these authorities are separate entities, correct? [0:41:16, 0:41:16]: Correct. [0:41:17, 0:41:33]: They are. Right. The the D D A is a separate entity and the Citywide Development Authority is a completely separate entity. So whatever we adopt specifically relates to what we're doing, but they can go out and adopt whatever they choose to as separate entities. Is that correct? [0:41:33, 0:41:50]: Uh they can, however, um we've been very diligent uh since you know I joined the city to really bring everybody to the table uh to work together so we can come up with a unified economic development vision. And as part of our um [0:41:51, 0:42:10]: efforts we hosted an economic development round table and the mayor was there, the city manager was there, the different chairs were present uh to have conversations about the plan. Although they are able to adopt their own plans. Uh however, we wanted to make sure that we had feedback from everyone so that we can move together. [0:42:10, 0:42:20]: Right, certainly you w wanna make sure that you're in sync. But the plans don't have to be identical and it and and basically it's a living, working document that can be amended, correct? [0:42:20, 0:42:37]: It is a leaving working document. However, if you take a look at the action plan, we've actually identified key strategies that they can help us with. For example, uh supporting and expanding our medical hub. That is an area where we think the citywide development authority could be very, very helpful. [0:42:38, 0:42:45]: So or what y you're you're prepared to you are pre or is it prepared to wait or prepared not to wait? [0:42:46, 0:43:06]: Well I've I'm asking him. Okay, go I'm sorry. Go ahead, sir. I didn't mean to interrupt. Sure. I think from a staff standpoint, um, you know, we we could wait. However, I know the consonants at KB, they've like I said, extended their period and I know they're getting ready to kick off some other projects. I would hate to um have to continue to uh [0:43:06, 0:43:14]: um request that they come to um our public meetings, granted that um they've you know graciously agreed to extend our contract. [0:43:15, 0:43:25]: Question. It's my actual recommendation we move forward this council, but uh you all have to make decisions on that, but I recommend we move forward. Go, Miss Cangoy, please. Thank you. Um my question is [0:43:26, 0:43:38]: This is for mayor and council to vote on and this is our vision, correct, of the way we want what we've agreed to and based off the impl based off the information from the teams that you've our you've already m interviewed all of [0:43:39, 0:43:41]: the departments, D D A, DA [0:43:42, 0:43:45]: So we've had the presentation before. [0:43:45, 0:43:48]: Here at the council meeting. And you're saying that [0:43:49, 0:43:54]: You sent it to Mayor and Council, we've approved it and this is the vision of Mayor and Council, correct? [0:43:54, 0:43:56]: Yes. [0:43:57, 0:44:12]: All right. No further uh I'm open. Any other comments? If not, I need a motion to accept this proposal, please. This pre second plan. Ms uh from Miss From Mr Alzheimer to Miss Barber, you second at all please indicate. Snap's decision. Thank you very much. Thank you so much. No problem. [0:44:14, 0:44:26]: Alrighty. Uh council appointment of council liaison to downtown development authority. Says presented by city council. Um I would imagine in this case uh downtown development authority currently that's you, Mr Alexander. [0:44:28, 0:44:34]: Mayor, yes, ma'am. I move that we appoint Mr. Alexander's downtown development authority liaison. [0:44:34, 0:44:35]: Is there a second? [0:44:36, 0:44:38]: Mr Miss Berry, secondhand offer, please indicate. [0:44:39, 0:44:41]: All posed? [0:44:41, 0:44:42]: Sustained? [0:44:42, 0:44:45]: I will abstain and the reason why I'm abstaining. [0:44:45, 0:44:52]: Because there was a recommendation for me to be the council liaison to the downtown development authority board. [0:44:53, 0:44:55]: At that time we did not have districts. [0:44:56, 0:44:57]: We have districts now. [0:44:57, 0:44:59]: And the downtown is in my district. [0:45:00, 0:45:02]: So on to make sure that those people. [0:45:02, 0:45:04]: And businesses. [0:45:04, 0:45:24]: are represented. Okay. So I will abstain. All right. So it paid pass, Mr. Alzheimer's pass three zero one. On that note, thank you. Council appointment of uh council lays on the citywide development authority. Once again by the city council. And uh I need a a motion to accept and [0:45:24, 0:45:27]: And I believe in this aspect it was you, Ms. Gantt. [0:45:27, 0:45:32]: I will settle I will nominate Miss Kisha Gantt. Okay. Is there a second? [0:45:34, 0:45:36]: I'm Mr. Barrett secondary. All favor, please indicate. [0:45:36, 0:45:51]: She announced decision there. Okay. And then we have here the uh council appointment to council liaison to the youth council presented by once again the city council. I what is the motion? Uh who's who wants to who wants to be this particular Mr. Alzheimer's, do you have a pres a presentation? [0:45:52, 0:46:05]: Uh m mister you said this is for the council. The council layers on to the youth council. Right, that would be Mr. Berry, uh Mayor Pro Tem, make that nomination. Okay, is there a second that nomination? I second. Okay, Ms. Gantt second all favorite, please indicate. [0:46:05, 0:46:25]: All posed? Oh, you you agree? 4-0. Ms. Barber, you agree. So that's 4-0. It passes. Fantastic. All right. Now, uh discussion. Ordinance to allow additional licenses and locations in the city for several types of businesses. Consideration of an ordinance to amend the city's stop bridge code of ordinances relating to dealers of distilled spirits. Pawn shops. [0:46:25, 0:46:38]: tire shops, used car uh dealerships and precious gems so as to clarify the number of licenses available and to provide a process for allowing additional licenses licenses upon based upon, excuse me, census data. [0:46:38, 0:46:44]: Planning Commission recommendation was approval. Staff recommendation was approval. And it's presented by Mr. Ryan Anderson, please. [0:46:45, 0:47:05]: Okay, good evening. Um section 9.04 1.30, section nine point one six two hundred, section nine point one seven zero three oh, and section nine point seven zero one zero of the city code of ordinances uh authorizes additional licenses based on population. [0:47:05, 0:47:25]: Increases of 5,000 new residents. In 2010, the city of Stockbridge had 25,636,000 residents. And an estimated population of the city of Stockbridge now in 2024 is 37,000, approximately 37,000 residents. As a result, [0:47:24, 0:47:34]: uh the city can have two new package stores, two new pawn shops, two new tire shops, two used car dealerships, and two precious gym stores. [0:47:34, 0:47:47]: However, um during the annexation of 2023, we had uh one additional pawn shop, one additional tire shop, and one additional precious gym. So that means we can only add uh one of those. [0:47:47, 0:47:48]: Um [0:47:48, 0:48:05]: the punch shop the tire shop and uh used car dealerships and precious gems, they will be regulated by the unified development code. However, um the package stores, the city code of ordinances place additional restrictions on that. So uh it lists that [0:48:06, 0:48:17]: Liquor stores and package stores can only go into certain locations. Uh the ordinance reads, uh on those portions of Mount Zion Boulevard and Highway one hundred thirty eight, lying west of I seventy five. [0:48:18, 0:48:22]: Those portions of Highway one hundred thirty eight and North Henry Boulevard lying east of [0:48:23, 0:48:38]: I seven I-75, those portions of Eagle Landing, Parkway, Hudson Bridge Road from their intersection with West Right of Way, line of Highway 42 to west of the city limits lines, those portions of Rock Quarry Road lying east of I seventy five. [0:48:39, 0:48:49]: And those portion of Jodoko Road that are least the distance requir restrictions of a church and or school of school or buildings. Sorry, I got the wrong presentation now. [0:48:50, 0:48:53]: All right. Yeah, I I I got some questions. Hold on, um [0:48:55, 0:48:58]: So you have another pr you have additional presentation, sir? Okay, there you go all right. [0:49:07, 0:49:27]: So um s the areas that are proposed for um an additional for the two additional liquor stores would be the area uh on Rock Quarry Road from Banks Roads to Eagles Landing Parkway and Jodico Road, uh the area least restricted from a church. Uh the procedure um on how we will handle this [0:49:27, 0:49:47]: Well, the city of Stockbridge will have a public lottery to determine the applicants for all available occupational tax license. If the number of applicants eligible for further processing processing exceeds the number of open slots that are available, then each applicant's application for a tax certificate shall be considered based on a public lottery. So we will have a lottery based on the public. [0:49:47, 0:49:50]: Based on the number of applicants we get to determine the winner. [0:49:51, 0:49:52]: Okay. [0:49:53, 0:49:54]: Yeah. [0:49:55, 0:49:56]: I was trying to get to the map. [0:49:57, 0:49:58]: Oh, c'est maman. [0:50:00, 0:50:02]: That's something wrong. Let me get [0:50:03, 0:50:05]: I'm sorry about that, I don't see. [0:50:24, 0:50:30]: Sorry, I pulled up the wrong presentation. Okay, I appreciate that. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. All right. [0:50:31, 0:50:51]: So here is a map of the existing liquor stores in the city. We have four uh represented in each uh council district except council three. So one of the recommendations for uh uh a new location of a liquor store, like I said, will be um from Banks Road on Rock Quarry to Eagles Landing, uh in the areas that's mostly in Council District Three. [0:50:57, 0:51:12]: This is the uh ordinance that I um previously described clarifying the the need the number of licenses available based on population increase of six thousand. So we have an increase of twelve thousand residents since twenty ten. [0:51:19, 0:51:24]: Here's the uh a map of the proposed liquor stores in relation to the new locations. [0:51:25, 0:51:26]: Highlight by the red rings. [0:51:32, 0:51:40]: Uh here's a uh a map of one of the five locations that the City Code of Ordinances restrict the location of liquor stores to. [0:51:41, 0:51:42]: That's the second location. [0:51:43, 0:51:43]: Uh uh. [0:51:44, 0:51:45]: The third location. [0:51:47, 0:51:48]: Fourth. [0:51:50, 0:51:54]: And that's the fifth. Those are the five locations where liquor stores are allowed in the city. [0:51:56, 0:51:57]: This is our timeline. [0:51:59, 0:51:59]: Um [0:52:01, 0:52:21]: Hopefully tonight we can uh uh adopt the ordinance to to proceed with this. Um we will uh advertise um the application period, which has a 45-day grace period. Then we'll come back uh sometime in um uh 45 days from now, which will probably be the end of April. [0:52:21, 0:52:39]: back before city council with a public hearing. Um and we'll and at that meeting we will held the lottery. The city treasurer um will oversee the lottery where she will take names of each of the applicants and put'em in a in a hat. Well not really a hat, but um something like a hat and would and withdraw each [0:52:39, 0:52:57]: applicant name from the list and um whoever name is poor will be the winner of the applicants. We would we will pick two two winners and uh we will have two all all uh alternates. Uh the applic the the the selected winner will have 180 days to start from the time they were awarded the permit [0:52:57, 0:52:59]: To start construction on a new liquor store. [0:53:00, 0:53:04]: And if they don't um proceed, the city can take their license and give it to one of the alternates. [0:53:06, 0:53:26]: Oh sorry, mister Mr. Addison, I gotta ask. So we're only doing a lottery on liquor store. The rest of the other items that can be added in based on the population don't have to go through this lottery process. Yes, sir, all of them have to go through the lottery process. Okay, that's what I want to make sure. Okay. All of them have to go through the process. Okay. All right, got it. Sir. Yeah. Go ahead, Ms. Addison. So uh uh I understand the city is growing. [0:53:26, 0:53:46]: And things are happening. In terms of the alcohol, certainly I think we have two liquor stores, one on Eagles Landing Parkway at East Lake, and then another one over off of Hudson Bridge, right there. They're both on the corners of the city limits. [0:53:46, 0:54:06]: So personally I won't think I'd like to see another one uh on the on Eagles Landing or Hudson Bridge. And I in my district I would if it's permissible, I like to limit it to the new Joteco location where the it would be have to comply with all of the new zoning standards. [0:54:06, 0:54:26]: standards uh that are at Jodico which considers the building, all of that. So if they were to build it, it would have to be a substantial store that complied with those development authorities at the bridges at Jodico area in the city. [0:54:26, 0:54:27]: Or [0:54:27, 0:54:47]: You know, that's what I would like to see because I don't think we want to see another one on Eagles Landing Parkway. And in regards to the pawn shops and the tire shop, I I I don't think we need any more. What provisions do we need to set? So the number we annexed one additional pawn shop, right? I'd like to cap it right there at that number so that [0:54:47, 0:55:07]: We're capped at that number and then one would in order for another one to open and one would have to close. And the same in relation to I'm sure we probably picked up a couple maybe a couple of tire stores. Right. So we've already picked up some additional in the annexation. So I think in some of these instances we set [0:55:07, 0:55:19]: set a specific number where that they can go up to. Would that be useful in terms of the pawn chart? We set a number at what the number is currently so we can't go above that. [0:55:19, 0:55:21]: Uh it's possible you can do that, but um [0:55:23, 0:55:43]: I wouldn't advise to do it tonight though. I mean, we would need to look at it and and maybe study that situation and to see how many pawn shops we have in the city now and what areas what areas of the city they're located in. Uh we haven't had a chance to do that as of yet, but if you want us to do that, we can do that and then get back with you on that. But I wouldn't advise it right now. [0:55:43, 0:56:00]: Well, I would in that case then I would say on that particular portion we probably n we could probably move forward with the alcohol portion, but the pawn shop and the tire share portion I would ask for you to look at that, bring it back to us with an ability to be able to cap it at the current number. Um [0:56:00, 0:56:16]: But also, um, I previously mentioned that uh tire shops and pun shops, they will be regulated by the UDC and and the Parkway Mixed Use Overlay District and all those other uh requirements that we have in the UDC. So it will be kinda hard for a person to open up a a tire shop or a [0:56:17, 0:56:19]: pawn shop in the city right now anyway. Um [0:56:20, 0:56:21]: So [0:56:21, 0:56:41]: You know, it always seems to be w they dare outsmart us and they find out there's a location that is zoned for it, that was already zoned for it thirty years ago, and then they're able to pop up one there. So I'm comfortable with that number cap that says, Bam, this is it. You can't have no more than that unless another one closes. Yeah. [0:56:41, 0:56:47]: Yeah. Uh that would uh require amending a city code of ordinances to do what you're requesting. [0:56:48, 0:56:52]: Yep. Let me chime in for a second. Um with with the UDC we have certain distance requirements, I thought. [0:56:53, 0:56:56]: Yes, we have distance requires requirements for those uses too. They have to be a mile apart. [0:56:57, 0:57:17]: Okay. So I'm not sure exactly how many pun shops or tire shops the city has. Um um but once I find that out I I could report back to you on that. So it makes me think that it'd probably be best to do some additional homework on it with distance uh requirements and whether or not the the capping and things of this nature will probably have to come back with a little more information, I'm assuming. [0:57:17, 0:57:34]: It's my thought process here, but uh once again it's up to the council here how we wanna go forward. Yes, sir, mayor uh mayor, but I think the city's pretty well protected by the current UDC against those uses. Okay. So but I mean the city's continually to continuing to grow. So [0:57:36, 0:57:48]: I think one or two additional uses based on six thousand new residents wouldn't necessarily hurt as far as helping the city from an economic standpoint, but I understand what uh council member Alexander is saying. So we can look at it. [0:57:49, 0:58:09]: think we again we picked up one on Eagles Landing Parkway. Uh we have a pawn shop there where we didn't have one and that one snuck in right when you know right when that wasn't in the city limits or it wouldn't have been no wouldn't have been allowed at that point. I just think they are very crafty. I didn't that they will search [0:58:09, 0:58:29]: through that ordinance and they'll find a hole in there somewhere. But if the number said seven, it's seven. Okay. Mr. Berry, go Mrs. Berry, go ahead, please. I just want to chime in on the uh the liquor store situation with uh district three uh in that particular area with Banks Road. I'm I'm very concerned with that with the hospital being [0:58:29, 0:58:49]: right there and us doing an expansion project on Rock Court Road with the addition of the new park that's also on Banks Road. I just don't think that that is a good place for that, even though there isn't one presently in District Three. Uh you have two in such a shorter di uh time space like uh Councilman Alexander has already stated on Eagle [0:58:49, 0:58:51]: [3532.3, 3536.1]: I just don't think that's a good fit at this point in time. Okay. [0:58:57, 0:58:57]: Well, mm-hmm. [0:58:58, 0:59:03]: Well we're restricted by um the city code of ord ordinances restrict where they can go, so [0:59:04, 0:59:15]: I mean there w there were better uh locations, but there is only five locations in the whole entire city we can put uh put liquor stores on. Well I'd like to can't we amend the can't we amend that? [0:59:15, 0:59:19]: It's an ordinance. Yes, you can amend it. Yes. Okay, well then I think we should amend it. [0:59:19, 0:59:23]: Because if it's a better locations that you may have, I definitely don't want [0:59:24, 0:59:30]: to something close by and proximity to each other. But we can um we can apply the um the distance requirement. [0:59:31, 0:59:51]: Well we need to m we can apply that, but we also need to make sure that it's not close to certain communities and subs. That's included. It's it uh It's gonna be included in it. Sorry, it included, yes. Okay. So I'm okay with the distance requirement. Might with the with that map with that'cause it's capped anyway, right? Uh yeah, it it will be [0:59:50, 1:00:00]: six. We can have a maximum of six liquor stores. We have four now, so this will allow for us to have two more. So it'll be capped at six until we reach uh like forty five thousand people. [1:00:01, 1:00:01]: Okay. [1:00:02, 1:00:22]: I'd rather have that in order to I I think that would be smarter instead of saying, Okay, you can only have it on one thirty eight. I don't want two liquor stores on one thirty eight. You can only have it on Hudson Bridge. We don't need any more liquor stores on Hudson Bridge. And we got one on one end and one on another. Right. We don't need an one in the center. So [1:00:22, 1:00:34]: I wanna make sure I wanna make sure we can do that. And if we can amend our ordinance, then I wanna make a motion to amend the ordinance to go by mile. How many miles, everybody? Ma uh maybe you can just put a condition on approval. [1:00:35, 1:00:37]: Okay. Well let's can we do that? [1:00:38, 1:00:45]: What the what would the language need to be so that we can be consistent? Um [1:00:48, 1:01:05]: Why are you thinking about that? This was I mean this was previous research done by uh staff in the past and w uh w we reached a consensus that um based on the limitations of the um city code of ordinances that these were the two best locations for additional liquor stores in the whole entire city. [1:01:05, 1:01:25]: Well certainly we can adjust that as was recommended. We can take'em off, or we so just um Councilman Berry wanted to take off rock quarry, we certainly can do that, correct? Yeah, you yes, sir, you can do that. Yes sir. Okay. So I tell you what, w this since this is for discussion, why don't you guys research it for us and bring it back to us with the proper [1:01:25, 1:01:34]: you know, so we can have an idea of whether locations will possibly be as well as the language that's needed to be placed in the ordinary. It would be based on um [1:01:35, 1:01:44]: on the applicants when they s apply for an application, they will put on their pro it will put down their proposed location. It would be based on that. So we really don't know. That's why we couldn't [1:01:45, 1:01:54]: narrow it down to a specific area. It's that's why the areas are kind of broad, because we won't know until someone applies and in the application they have to put down their proposed location. [1:01:54, 1:02:14]: of their liquor store. But it's the area was the areas that I'm going over is a broad area. So it's not a specific area. But though but inside of that ring would be the area that they would have to place it. So it's not necessarily doesn't necessarily have to go on Rock Quar or Rock Quarry Road and Banks Road, but it would have to be inside of one of those rings. But you [1:02:14, 1:02:34]: You still have to use the distance requires out lo outlook. Yeah, for for for if there's an existing liquor store within a mile, yes, that's still with apply. But but see, the the kitchen that is simply this: there's no liquor store on Rod Cory Road. Rod Cory Road's about three or four miles, about four or five, about four miles now. So a mile is not that far. So I don't know. [1:02:34, 1:02:45]: it's very tough to say, well, it gotta be a mile away. Well, I can go from Banks Road to the hospital and be a mile. And it can one could go in there. I don't think we can preclude uh [1:02:46, 1:02:49]: Well, I don't know. A local store from being on Rock Quarry if [1:02:50, 1:02:51]: If it met the requirements, but [1:02:52, 1:02:57]: Well can I uh m Mr. Gardner, if you may. [1:02:57, 1:03:04]: Can we what what what do y'all suggest? You suggest getting the language together and kind of figuring out what we're trying you know what we're trying to do, right? [1:03:05, 1:03:06]: If we get the language together [1:03:07, 1:03:12]: Or is there a recommendation on the way we should st state our motion tonight or? [1:03:12, 1:03:32]: Y'all get the language together and bring it back so we can vote on. Let us get the language together and bring it back to you guys. Because at the end, the the state sets the minimum. They sets the floor. You can always be more restrictive. That's up to council. Um, to be more restrictive. Um so we will do that and narrow everything down for you guys and bring everything back on on the fourth. And [1:03:32, 1:03:52]: That was why we put for the discussion. We could bring it back at the fourth march. Or we could wait no, we'll wait and do it at the end. No. Okay. Bring it back to you guys. So let me let me ask this question too. [1:03:52, 1:03:54]: controlled on the philosophy because it has worked. [1:03:55, 1:04:15]: You just bring me back the number and then that's the number of where it is. And then one opens up and we have is it legally we want it to go here, here, here, and here. Right. Is that permissible? Yeah, we can we can narrow down exactly where they would allow be allowed to be based on what's [1:04:14, 1:04:25]: one what's already zone commercial because you gotta keep that into aca into account. So if it's a piece of residential property that might be in that area that it's designated for. [1:04:25, 1:04:34]: You can't have it in a residential use, so that means you still have a legislative duty to deny it if it comes forward and you don't think that it needs to be there. Right. Right? Um [1:04:34, 1:04:39]: You know, so we could look at what's along those corridors that make sense.'Cause part of what you saw on the map. [1:04:40, 1:05:00]: was an area on campground in Johtoco, but there's no commercial zone property out there. Even though it meets the requirements, there's no from 42 back to Johtoco campground intersection, it's no commercial own property. The rest of that is in the county on Jodico Road. So go down. So that kinda narrows that area down. So that's kind of [1:04:59, 1:05:09]: you have to look at and we'll we'll narrow this down for you guys and bring forward and bring the ordinance forward as well and kinda give some more illustrative areas as as to what areas would classify. [1:05:09, 1:05:29]: Um in terms of what's a resisting zone commercial. But also remember some of these uses are also kinda restricted in your overlay district, so that actually plays a part as well. So m what I'm saying is that uh the state mandates that we allow one more or two more, then they allow we allow two more. We pick some accoun locations. [1:05:29, 1:05:40]: uh you know the th for for those one or two to be able to go in and limit it to that number. Right. And even if just realize even by population if you you are [1:05:42, 1:05:46]: Allowed to have them, you might not have any areas designated or zoned for them. [1:05:46, 1:05:58]: Right. Just by population, it doesn't say where they have to go. It just says based on your population, you should have X amount. Now it's up to the applicant to go find where X amount is. And if it's not within your criteria, [1:05:59, 1:06:09]: A loud. They're gonna try it. We already know that. They're gonna be knocking on the door, brother. Work session. Be back work session in March. All right. Yeah. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. We'll move on. [1:06:10, 1:06:30]: All right, what I have next announcements and upcoming meetings and events. Okay, council meetings will be held in the city council chamber. 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On that note, [1:08:55, 1:09:00]: note I have no of no executive session item so I'll ask for a a motion to end our meeting. [1:09:01, 1:09:13]: So move. So move to Miss if we have Miss Gantt, second to Miss Barber. I'm Mr. Bayeri, I'm sorry, excuse me. All favor, please indicate. Unanimous decision. Good night, everybody. Good night. Morning meetings adjourned. [1:09:16, 1:09:19]: Mm-hmm. All right. [1:09:20, 1:09:22]: Yeah, that's the right thing.