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date: 2023-11-28
title: Work Session Meeting Agenda
source: 2023-11/2023-11-28_Work Session Meeting_Agenda.pdf
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STOCKBRIDGE Work Session Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor – At Large November 28, 2023 6:00 PM
Anthony Ford

Mayor Pro Tem Yolanda Barber
Council District 4

Councilman Elton Alexander
Council District 5

Councilman John Blount
Council District 3

Councilwoman LaKeisha Gantt
Council District 1

Councilman Alphonso Thomas
Council District 2

Stockbridge City Hall
CITY MANAGER
4640 N. Henry Blvd.
Frederick Gardiner
CITY CLERK
Stockbridge, GA 30281

Vanessa Holiday Website: www.stockbridgega.org
CITY TREASURER Phone: 770-389-7900
Vacant
Fax: 770-389-7912
CITY ATTORNEY
Quinton G. Washington Translation and Interpretation Services are available with
(7) days prior notice. Please contact the City’s HR
Samantha Embry
Manager at 770-389-7908 for assistance.
AGENDA
WORK SESSION MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023 6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

REVIEW OF THE DRAFT MINUTES
1 Draft Minutes October 9, 2023
2 Draft Minutes October 30, 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.

PRESENTATION
3 Presentation of Transportation Improvement Project for Valley Hill Road.
- Presented by: Frederick Gardiner, Decius Aaron
4 Presentation on Improved Service Delivery for building and development
inspections - Presented by: Ryan Anderson
5 Presentation on Potential future development of the area under an approved
master plan that provide for the coordinated growth of a new mixed-use project.
- Presented by: Frederick Gardiner
6 Presentation of a proposed street light assessment program.

- Presented by: Decius Aaron
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7 SPLOST VI Proposed List - Presented by: Frederick Gardiner, Decius Aaron

PUBLIC HEARING
8 Second Reading of the Proposed FY2024 Operating Budget and Capital
Expenditures - Presented by: Frederick Gardiner

NEW BUSINESS
9 Council consideration to approve Site Engineering, Inc. to perform the water
utilities relocation for the Georgia Department of Transportation State Route
138 and State Route 42 project (PI 322050) under the City’s Annual Contractor
Agreement in amount of $239,832.50. The funding source is from SPLOST V.
- Presented by: Decius Aaron
10 Council review & consideration of Property Tax Homestead Exemption Plan
and Ordinance for 2025. - Presented by: Frederick Gardiner

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 for updates.

• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber
Dec/Jan meetings to be announced.
• Stockbridge Citizens-Police Advisory Council meeting 1st Thursday of
each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Stockbridge Police Community Room
4545 N. Henry Blvd. (Dec 7)
• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting, 2nd Friday of each month –
Welcome Center located at 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail at 9am (Dec
• City Council Meeting 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. - City Hall
Council Chamber (Dec 11)
• Adoption of the Proposed FY2024 Operating Budget - Public Hearing at
6:00 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber (Dec 11)
• Youth Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Monday each month - City Hall
Levi Meeting Romm (Dec 11)
• Citywide Development Authority Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of each month
at 6:00 p.m. - City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Dec 12)
• City Council Work Session Meeting, last Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. – City Hall
Council - SPECIAL DATE (Dec 19)
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of each month
Welcome Center 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail (Dec 19)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. -3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Dec 19)

November 28, 2023 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
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• UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES
• Councilman Thomas wants the community to be safe during the holiday
season, and will be distributing FREE Smoke Detectors to the
community. Date and location(s) to be announced. Stay tuned for more
information. .
• Join Mayor Ford for the monthly Meet the Mayor on Monday, December
18th from 10am – noon. Please contact Rosalynd Rawls to schedule an
appointment at 678-833-3348 or via email at rrawls@cityofstockbridge-
ga.gov
• 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.
• 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 to rrawls@cityofstockbridge-ga.gov

MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ADJOURNMENT

November 28, 2023 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
