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date: 2024-11-12
title: Regular Council Meetings Agenda
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STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor Anthony S. Ford
November 12, 2024 6:00 PM
At-Large

Mayor Pro Tem Kyle D. Berry, Sr.

Council District 3

Councilmember Elton Alexander

Council District 5

Councilmember Yolanda Barber

Council District 4

Councilmember LaKeisha Gantt

Council District 1

Councilmember Alphonso Thomas

Council District 2

CITY MANAGER
Frederick Gardiner STOCKBRIDGE CITY HALL
CITY CLERK
4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD.
Vanessa Holiday
STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281
INTERIM CITY TREASURER
Lakeisha Gaines Website: www.stockbridgega.org

Phone: 770-389-7900
CITY ATTORNEY
Fax: 770-389-7912
Quinton G. Washington
Translation and Interpretation Services are available with (7)
days prior notice. Please contact the City’s HR Manager at
770-389-7908 for assistance.
AGENDA
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC HEARING DEFERRED ITEM(S) ANNOUNCEMENT
1 The following Planning & Zoning Items have been deferred:
TX-2024-05 (Text Amendment - Citywide)
SP-2024-01 (Special Permit - Council District 3)
SP-2024-03 (Special Permit - Council District 4)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
2 Adoption of the October 14, 2024 Council Meeting Minutes
Adoption of the October 29, 2024 Work Session Meeting Minutes

PUBLIC COMMENTS - All persons wishing to speak for public comment must
sign in with the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. You must sign
your name, address, and phone number. You will be able to address the Mayor
and Council for three (3) minutes. Speakers must respect all members of the
elected body, officials, and staff. Defamation, unruliness and/or swearing will not
be tolerated while meetings are in session.

CEREMONIAL
3 Review of the Small Business Saturday and American Indian and Alaska
Native Heritage Month Proclamations, and Swearing-In of Bishop LaRay
Tillman - Stockbridge Citizens-Police Advisory Council Clergy Representative.
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OLD BUSINESS
4 2025-2029 SHORT-TERM WORK PROGRAM AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM UPDATE. Council Consideration to approve a
Resolution for the Final Adoption of the STWP/CIE as approved by the Council
at the October 14, 2024 meeting, which has been approved by the Atlanta
Regional Commission (ARC) and the Georgia Department of Community
Affairs (DCA).

CONSENT AGENDA
5 Council consideration to approve FY2025 LMIG (Local Maintenance
Improvements Grant) award to Blount Construction Company, Inc. in the
amount of $2,874,956.02.
6 Council consideration to approve proposed Right of Way abandonment of a
10,040-square foot (0.23 acre) right of way remnant of Old Atlanta Road
between Clifford Court & North Henry Boulevard.

PUBLIC HEARING
7 First Reading - FY2025 Budget Hearing - Presented by: Frederick Gardiner
8 ANNEXATION CASE #AX-2024-01. (To be located in Council District 5.)
Consideration of a request for the annexation of four parcels at the
southeastern corner of Patrick Henry Parkway and Holloway Road, as are
listed below, to allow for the future commercial use of the property. (No specific
development project is being proposed at this time.) Applicant: Nathan
McGarity. The property is located in Land Lots 50 & 79 of District 6 in
unincorporated Henry County, and it contains 2.63 +/- total acres of land.

• Parcel #071A01088003—Contains 0.58 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Mixed-Use.”
• Parcel #071A01089000—Contains 0.53 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Mixed-Use.”
• Parcel #071A01090000—Contains 0.72 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Mixed-Use.”
• Parcel #071A01091000—Contains 0.79 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Suburban.”

- Presented by: Ryan Anderson
9 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE #CP-2024-04. (To be located
in Council District 5.)
Consideration of a request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change
the future land use designation of four parcels at the southeastern corner of
Patrick Henry Parkway and Holloway Road, as are listed below, from Henry
County’s “High-Density Mixed-Use” and “High-Density Suburban” future land
use designations to the City of Stockbridge’s “High-Density Mixed-Use” future
land use designation to allow for the future commercial use of the property. (No
specific development project is being proposed at this time.) Applicant: Nathan
McGarity. The property is located in Land Lots 50 & 79 of District 6 in
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unincorporated Henry County, and it contains 2.63 +/- total acres of land.
Applicant: Nathan McGarity. The property is located in Land Lots 50 & 79 of
District 6 in unincorporated Henry County, and it contains 2.63 +/- total acres of
land.

• Parcel #071A01088003—Contains 0.58 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Mixed-Use.”
• Parcel #071A01089000—Contains 0.53 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Mixed-Use.”
• Parcel #071A01090000—Contains 0.72 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Mixed-Use.”
• Parcel #071A01091000—Contains 0.79 +/- acres. Henry County future
land use designation--“High-Density Suburban.”

- Presented by: Ryan Anderson
10 REZONING CASE # RZ-2024-04. (To be located in Council District 5.)
Consideration of a request to rezone four parcels at the southeastern corner of
Patrick Henry Parkway and Holloway Road, as are listed below, from Henry
County’s R-3 (Single-Family Residential) and C-3 (Heavy Commercial) zoning
classifications to the City of Stockbridge’s C-2 (General Commercial) zoning
classification to allow for the future commercial use of the property. (No specific
development project is being proposed at this time.) Applicant: Nathan
McGarity. The property is located in Land Lots 50 & 79 of District 6 in
unincorporated Henry County, and it contains 2.63 +/- total acres of land.

• Parcel #071A01088003—Contains 0.58 +/- acres. Henry County zoning
classification -- ‘R-3’ (Single-Family Residential) and ‘C-3’ (Highway
Commercial).
• Parcel #071A01089000—Contains 0.53 +/- acres. Henry County zoning
classification -- ‘R-3’ (Single-Family Residential) and ‘C-3’ (Highway
Commercial).
• Parcel #071A01090000—Contains 0.72 +/- acres. Henry County zoning
classification -- ‘R-3’ (Single-Family Residential) and ‘C-3’ (Highway
Commercial).
• Parcel #071A01091000—Contains 0.79 +/- acres. Henry County zoning
classification -- ‘R-3’ (Single-Family Residential) only.

- Presented by: Ryan Anderson
11 TEXT AMENDMENT CASE #TX-2024-07.
Consideration of an ordinance to repeal Title 12, Sections 2.4.7, 2.5.3(F), 3.1,
3.2.24, and 15 of the Stockbridge Municode; to amend the Stockbridge Unified
Development Code (UDC), Sections 2.4.7, 2.5.3 (F), 3.1, 3,2,24, and 15; and to
add Section 3.2.41 under Chapter 3, Use Regulations of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Stockbridge, Georgia, relating to the Downtown District and
the Downtown Village Overlay District, by adding and removing certain uses
from the list of prohibited uses, and by allowing them to be permitted uses,
provided that certain requirements are met. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson

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12 SPECIAL USE PERMIT CASE #SP-2024-02. (To be located in Council District
Consideration of a Special Use Permit Request to allow a liquor store on
property at 106 Rock Quarry Road. Applicant: GRP,
LLC. Agent: Girishkumar Patel. The property is located in Land Lot 62 of
District 12, and it contains 0.89 +/- acres. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson

NEW BUSINESS
13 Approval of Employee Benefits for calendar year 2025 - Presented by: Renee
Wheeler

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
UPCOMING MEETINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council meetings will be held
in the City Council Chamber. Meeting dates, locations and times are subject
to change or contact City Hall offices at 770-389-7900 or visit the website
www.stockbridgega.org for updates.

• City Council Work Session Meeting SPECIAL DATE, TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 19TH at 6:00 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber (Nov 19)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m.- 3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Nov 19)
• Planning Commission Meeting, 3rd Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. -
City Hall Council Chamber - (Nov 21)
• Youth Council Meeting 1st Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. - City
Hall Levi Meeting Room (Dec 2)
• Community Zoning and Information Meeting: Wednesday, December
4th from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at City Hall in the Council Chamber (Dec
• Stockbridge Citizens-Police Advisory Council meeting 1st Thursday of
each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Stockbridge Police Community
Room 4545 N. Henry Blvd. – (Dec 5)
• City Council Meeting, 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. - City Hall
Council Chamber Public Hearing – 2nd Reading and Adoption of the
FY2025 Operating Budget (Dec 9)
• Citywide Development Authority Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of each month at
6:00pm – Stockbridge City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Dec 10)
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting 2nd Tuesday of each month
at the Downtown Connection Center at 6:00pm (Dec 10)
• The Main Street Advisory Board Meeting on the 2nd Friday of each
month at 9am – Location is the Downtown Connection Center 130 M L
King Sr. Heritage Trail. (Dec 13)

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UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES

• Councilman Thomas will distribute FREE Smoke Detectors along with
Fire Marshal Demetrius Wells on Saturday, November 16th at Smith-
Barnes Elementary School from 10am - noon while supplies last.
• Join Mayor Anthony Ford for the monthly Meet the Mayor on
Wednesday, November 18th from 10am – noon at Stockbridge City
Hall.
• Join Councilman Alphonso Thomas in partnership with Mayor Pro Tem
Kyle Berry for the monthly Senior Bingo Bash on Wednesday,
November 20th from 10am - 12pm at the Merle Manders Conference
Center, 111 Davis Rd. for raffles, prizes, games, snacks and fun!
• Join Councilman Elton Alexander for a District 5 Town Hall on
Thursday, November 21st from 7pm – 9pm – Location to be announced.
• Join Councilwoman LaKeisha Gantt in partnership with Atlanta Food
Truck Park for Night Market at the Stockbridge Amphitheater Parking
Lot from 6pm – 9:30pm – November 21st. There will be vendors, Food
Trucks, Activities, Games, Music, and Vibes. Contact Tan Bowers at
thepeaceofmine@gmail.com for registration and additional
information.
• The City of Stockbridge will host a Drive-Thru Turkey Giveaway in the
Amphitheater Parking Lot on Saturday, November 23rd beginning at
10:00am - while supplies last.
• Councilman Thomas is honoring Veterans with a Continuous Salute all
year long. Please send your pictures of Veterans with their name,
branch, rank, and years of service.
• Join Councilman Thomas for the Don’t Trash Stockbridge initiative
centered around education highlighting the causes and effects of
Littering and Illegal Dumping. More information to follow.

Please contact Rosalynd Rawls to schedule an appointment for Meet the
Mayor and for more information on Council Initiatives and events at 678-833-
3348 or via email: rrawls@stockbridgega.org

MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ADJOURNMENT

November 12, 2024 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
