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date: 2023-05-30
title: Work Session Meeting Agenda
source: 2023-05/2023-05-30_Work Session Meeting_Agenda.pdf
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STOCKBRIDGE Work Session Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor May 30, 2023 6:00 PM
Anthony Ford
Mayor Pro Tem Yolanda Barber

Councilman Elton Alexander

Councilman John Blount

Councilwoman LaKeisha Gantt

Councilman Alphonso Thomas

CITY MANAGER
Frederick Gardiner

CITY CLERK
Vanessa Holiday Stockbridge City Hall

4640 N. Henry Blvd.
CITY TREASURER
Stockbridge, GA 30281
John Wiggins
Website: www.cityofstockbridge.com

CITY ATTORNEY Phone: 770-389-7900
Quinton G. Washington Fax: 770-389-7912
AGENDA
WORK SESSION MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023 6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

REVIEW OF THE MINUTES
1 Review of Draft Minutes April 10, 2023
2 Review of the Draft Minutes April 25, 2023

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.

CONSENT AGENDA
3 Council consideration to approve the purchase of 250 Muller AMI Water Meters
from Water Works, Inc. for the Diamante Town Home Development in the
amount of $63,615.00. Funding source is from SPLOST funds.
4 Council consideration to approve contract renewal invitation to bid (ITB)
number 16RFP101216- DRR – American Tank Maintenance, LLC – Full-
Service Tank Maintenance Program in the amount of $61,419.00. Funding
source is from the Water Department Budgeted Funds.

NEW BUSINESS
5 Council consideration to increase the FY2024 Sanitation Fee from $17.34/mo.
to $22/mo. and billed annually in the amount of $264.00 on the Henry County
Tax Statement. - Presented by: Decius Aaron
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6 Council consideration to increase FY2024 Stormwater Fees as follows: Base
Rate Tier 1 Single Family Residential from $7.59 to $7.97; Impervious Rate
Tier 1 Single Family Residential from $29.99 to $31.49; Base Rate Tier 2
Single Family Residtial from $7.59 to $7.97; Impervious Rate Tier 2 Single
Family Residential from $59.98 to $62.98; Base Rate Non-Single Family
Residential (20,000 Square Feet) from $7.59 to $7.97; Impervious Rate Non-
Single Family Residential (20,000 Square Feet) from $299.90 to $314.90. The
total overall proposed fee increase is from $307.49 to $322.87 or 4.76%.
- Presented by: Decius Aaron
7 Council consideration to approve the renewal of the landscape maintenance
services contract with Yellowstone Landscape in the amount of $327,216.00.
Funding source is from Government Buildings Department and Amphitheater
budgeted funds. - Presented by: Decius Aaron
8 Council Consideration to approve Request for Proposal (RFP) 2023-0003 for
Janitorial Maintenance Services to Building Maintenance Services, Inc. in the
amount of $141,432.00. Funding Source: Government Buildings Department
Budget - Presented by: Decius Aaron
9 Council Consideration to approve Invitation To Bid (ITB) 2023-0006, City of
Stockbridge LMIG (Local Maintenance Improvements Grant) 2024 Program for
Roads and Resurfacing awarded to East Coast Grading, Inc. in the amount of
$2,297,119.25. Funding Source: SPLOST V $2,009,119.25; GDOT
$288,000.00. - Presented by: Decius Aaron
10 Council Discussion of City Finances - Presented by: Frederick Gardiner, John
Wiggins, Ed Wall

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
Council meetings will be held in the City Council Chamber noting some
Board/Committee meetings will continue to take place via Zoom. Meeting
dates and times are subject to change. Please visit the city’s website
www.cityofstockbridge.com for the meeting invitation link, Facebook page or
contact City Hall offices at 770-389-7900 for updates.

• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting 2nd Friday of each month at 9:00
a.m. at the Welcome Center 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail (Jun 9)
• City Council Meeting, 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. – City
Hall Council Chamber (Jun 12)
• Youth Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Monday of each month - City
Hall Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Jun 12)
• Citywide Development Authority Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of each month
6:00 p.m. - City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Jun 13)
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of each month
Welcome Center 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail (Jun 20)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Jun 20)
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber
4th Thursday of each month– (Jun 22)

May 30, 2023 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
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• City Council Work Session Meeting, SPECIAL DATE, Tuesday, June
20th at 6:00 p.m. – City Hall Council (Jun 28)

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES

• Join us for the Annual Memorial March, Monday, May 29th beginning at
the Merle Manders Conference Center at 9am. Contact the Events Staff
for more information at 770-389-5982.
• Join us for Food Truck Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Clark
Community Park 111 Davis Rd. Lots and great food and activities for
everyone.
• Join Councilman Thomas for the Don’t Trash Stockbridge centered
around education highlighting the causes and effects of Littering and
Illegal Dumping. More information to follow.
• Honoring Veterans with a Continuous Salute all year long. Please send
your pictures of Veterans with their name, branch, rank and years of
service as Councilman Thomas sends a salute to honor Veterans all
year long. Please send pictures to rrawls@cityofstockbridge-ga.gov
• Join Mayor Pro Tem Barber for FREE Zumba every Saturday at 8:00
a.m. beginning May 6th at Gardner Community Park on E. Atlanta Rd.

Visit stockbridgeamp.com to purchase tickets for the 2023 Stockbridge
Concert Series. The Ticket Office is open Thursday – Saturday from 1pm –
6pm.

MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ADJOURNMENT

May 30, 2023 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
