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date: 1998-10-05
title: October 5, 1998 Minutes
source: 1998-10/1998-10-05_October 5, 1998_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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October 5, 1998

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA OCTOBER 5, 1998

A Special Meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held October 5, 1997 at 6:00 PM with Mayor R. G.
Kelley presiding. Members present were Harold Cochran, G. W. Evans, W. A. Gardner, Ronnie Simmons
and Fletcher Turner.

Motion to convene was made by Harold Cochran, seconded by G. W. Evans, passed unanimously.

Mayor Kelley announced that the purpose of the special meeting is to decide who will get the package store
liquor license. At this point the meeting was turned over to A.J.Welch, City Attorney.

Mr. Welch stated the eight applications filed before the cut-off date, September 4, 1998, have been reviewed.
The Alcohol Ordinance limits the number of licenses to three, designating three zones and the first application
submitted for a specific zone, that meets the requirements, will be granted a license.

The first application that was filed was Best Package, Inc. This application was for Area 1, Mount Zion
Boulevard and Highway 138 lying west of I-75. This applicant met all the requirements of the ordinance
except for payment of the license fee. The Clerk directed each applicant to hold their fees and did not accept
any fee other than the administrative fee that was required.

The second application that was filed was Eagle’s Landing Bottle Shoppe, Inc. This application was for Area
3, those portions of Eagle’s Landing Parkway and Hudson Bridge Road from their intersection with the west
right-of-way line of Highway 42 to the west city limits line. This application met the requirements.

The third application was Beverage Mart. This application was for Area 2, those portions of Highway 138
and North Henry Boulevard lying east of I-75. Beverage Mart was the first applicant for this area. This
application met the requirements.

Mr. Welch noted that if any of the applicants are ready to open, they can pay their fee of $6,500 and their
licenses can be issued tomorrow. The license fee can be paid no later than January 4, 1999. If not paid by
January 4, 1999, the license will go to the next qualified applicant on the list.

If an applicant opens before the first of the year, the license fee will be pro-rated from the date they open to
the end of the year. In January, 1999 they would pay the full license fee for the year.
The three that have been approved for licenses must pay the full fee by January 4, 1999 to maintain their
license whether open or not. If one of these applicants fails to pay their fee, then you go to the next qualified
applicant.

Mayor Kelley asked Mr. Welch to explain the procedure to open a fourth store. Mr.Welch said the ordinance
requires a population of 15,000, the City would open up for one additional license. The Atlanta Regional
Commission, the 2000 U. S. Census will establish whether the fourth license can be issued. If the population
reaches 15,000, the process starts over. For a limited period of time, the applicants will be allowed to submit
applications.

Mayor Kelley said that if an applicant fails to pay their fee or open within the allotted time, number four on the
existing list should be considered first for that zone, if the applicant so desired.

A.J. Welch pointed out that it should to be clearly stated in a resolution, that if one of the three areas
becomes available, in the same order as received, applicants on the original list could shift their location to
the vacant area.

The three applicants were instructed to furnish the Council with a letter by Friday, October 9, 1998, giving a
time frame for the estimated date of completion of their building.

Ronnie Simmons made a motion to amend the Alcohol Ordinance, stating that in the event one of the first
three applicants fails to pay their fee, the fourth applicant will be awarded the license provided the fees are
paid. This procedure will be followed to subsequent applicants on the list until one meets the requirements.
Motion seconded by W. A. Gardner, passed unanimously.

Ronnie Simmons made a motion to award the licenses to:

Best Package, Inc.
Mt. Zion Boulevard
Kathleen L. Crosson, CEO
Lone B. Petersen, Secretary/Treasurer

Eagle’s Landing Bottle Shoppe, Inc.
Country Club Drive
Billy R. Jones, President
Eddie Walker, Vice President

Beverage Mart
4491 North Henry Boulevard
William M. Collins, CEO (Owner)

subject to the license being paid by 5:00 P. M. Monday, January 4, 1999, seconded by FletcherTurner,
passed unanimously.

Motion to adjourn was made by G. W. Evans, seconded by Fletcher turner, passed unanimously. Meeting
adjourned at 6:45 P. M.

Respectfully submitted,

Merle Manders, CMC R. G. Kelley
City Clerk Mayor
