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date: 2023-09-11
title: Regular Council Meetings Agenda
source: 2023-09/2023-09-11_Regular Council Meetings_Agenda.pdf
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STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor At-Large
September 11, 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
Frederick Gardiner
4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD.

CITY CLERK STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281
Vanessa Holiday
Website: www.stockbridgega.org
CITY TREASURER
Phone: 770-389-7900
John Wiggins
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
Samantha Embry
770-389-7908 for assistance.
AGENDA
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
1 Adoption of the Council Meeting Minutes 7/10/2023
2 Adoption of the Public Hearing Draft Minutes 7/18/2023 9AM
3 Adoption of the Public Hearing Draft Minutes 7/18/2023 6PM
4 Adoption of the Work Session Draft Minutes 7/25/2023
5 Adoption of the Public Hearing Draft Minutes 7/27/2023 9AM

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 REVIEW
6 Review the 9/11 Remembrance, Swearing In of Youth Council Members,
Constitution Week, Workforce Development Month, UpSkill Stockbridge, and
Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamations, Recognition of City Poet Laureate,
Review of Swearing In of Citizen-Police Advisory Council Members and Elected
Officers
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PRESENTATION
7 Presentation on a public safety camera initiative for high-crime areas and new
developments, ordinance best practices, and insights from similar cities.
Presented by: Chief Trammer

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8 Council consideration to approve an Ordinance for the hiring or appointment of
the Deputy City Clerk. Option 1 - Hired by the City Clerk. Option 2 - Appointed
by the City Council. - Presented by: Renee Wheeler and Quinton Washington

CONSENT AGENDA
9 Council consideration to approve Yellowstone Landscape - Campground Road
and Hudson Bridge Road Median Enhancement payment in the amount of
$70,158.96. - Presented by: Decius Aaron
10 Council consideration to approve the Surplus List of Items from Information
Technology and City Hall and place for advertisement on the GovDeals
platform for sale as prescribed. Presented by: John Wiggins
11 Council Consideration to approve UpSkill Stockbridge Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the City of Stockbridge and Southern Crescent
Technical College for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Presented by: Kim
Allonce

PUBLIC HEARING
12 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE #CP-2023-02 (Council
District 4) - Consideration of a request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment
to assign the future land use designation of ‘High-Density Residential’ to
property at 55 Valley Hill Road to allow for the construction of a townhome
development. The applicant is D.R. Horton, Inc., represented by Tiffany
Hogan. The property represents Parcel Number S16-01006000 in Land Lot 69
of District 12, and it contains 24.96 +/- acres within the Stockbridge City Limits.
Staff Recommends Approval. Planning Commission Recommended Denial.
- Presented by: Ryan Anderson
13 REZONING CASE #RZ-2023-03 (Council District 4) - Consideration of a
request for rezoning to assign the ‘MFR’ (Multiple Family Residential) zoning
district to property at 55 Valley Hill Road to allow for the construction of a
townhome development. The applicant/agent is D.R. Horton, Inc. The property
is located in Land Lot 69 of District 12, and it contains 24.96 +/- acres within the
Stockbridge City Limits. Staff Recommends Approval. Planning Commission
Recommended Denial.

- Presented by: Ryan Anderson

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14 VARIANCE CASE #VR-2023-02 (Council District 4) - Consider a request for
a variance to allow for the construction of a townhome development. The
purpose of the variance is to allow the reduction in the front yard setbacks from
the required 50 feet to 25 feet in the MFR (Multiple Family Residential) zoning
district. The property is located in Land Lot 69 of District 12, and it contains
24,96 +/- acres within the Stockbridge City Limits. Staff Recommends Approval.
Planning Commission Recommended Denial.
- Presented by: Ryan Anderson

NEW BUSINESS
15 Council consideration to approve the renewal of the City of Stockbridge On-Call
Sidewalk Replacement and Repairs Contract with DAF Concrete, Inc., in the
amount of $300,000.00. FY2024 Budget. - Presented by: Decius Aaron
16 Council consideration to approve Change Order No.1 from Diversified
Construction of Georgia for the WWTP Pole Barn Project in the amount of
$181,041.03 for the removal and replacement of unsuitable soils. SPLOST V
- Presented by: Decius Aaron
17 Council consideration to fill a vacancy and appoint a member to the Youth
Council Advisory Committee through 12/31/2024 - Presented by: Vanessa
Holiday

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

• Citywide Development Authority Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of each month
at 6:00 p.m. - City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Sep 12)
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of each month
Welcome Center 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail (Sep 19)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Sep 19)
• City Council Work Session Meeting, last Tuesday of each month at 6:00
p.m. – City Hall Council (Sep 26)
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber
4th Thursday of each month– (Sep 28)
• Stockbridge Citizens-Police Advisory Council Meeting, 1st Thursday of
each month - Police Precinct 4545 N. Henry Blvd. Community Meeting
Room 6:00 p.m. (Oct 5)
• City Council Meeting, 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. – City
Hall Council Chamber (Oct 9)
• Youth Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Monday of each month - City
Hall Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Oct 9)

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• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting, 2nd Friday of each month –
Welcome Center located at 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail at 9am (Oct
13)

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES

o Join Mayor Pro Tem Barber for the next District 4 Community Forum on
Thursday, September 14th from 6pm - 8pm at the Merle Manders
Conference Center located at 111 Davis Rd.
o The Economic Development Strategic Plan Community Consensus
Workshop will take place on Thursday, September 14th from 6pm - 8pm
via Zoom. Visit our website www.stockbridgega.org to login
information.
o Join Councilman Blount for Bingo Bash, Wednesday, September 20th
from 10am – noon at the Merle Manders Conference Center located at
111 Davis Rd.
o Join Councilman Alphonso Thomas for the 5th Annual First
Responders Appreciation Drive-Thru Luncheon recognizing the
dedication and sacrifice of Henry County's First Responders. The event
will take place on Thursday, September 21st from 11am -2pm at the
Merle Manders Conference Center located at 111 Davis Rd.
o Join Mayor Ford for the monthly Meet the Mayor on Monday, September
25th from 10am – noon. Please contact Rosalynd Rawls to schedule an
appointment at 678-833-3348 or via email at rrawls@cityofstockbridge-
ga.gov
o Join the City of Stockbridge for the Annual BridgeFest Festival taking
place Saturday, September 30th at the Stockbridge Amphitheater. This
is a Free Event with Carnival Rides, Food Trucks, Vendors and a
Concert. The gates open at 3:00 pm. Contact the Events Team at 770-
389-5982 for more information.
o Join Councilwoman Gantt in partnership with the Southern Crescent
Pearls Foundation and AKA Sorority PSI Alpha Omega Chapter for the
Bizness Matters Entrepreneur and Black Business Expo, Saturday,
October 1st from 11am - 5pm at the Merle Manders Conference Center;
contact via email: paoblack365@psialphaomega.org for additional
information.
o 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.
o 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

Please get your tickets for the upcoming 2023 Stockbridge Concert Series by
visiting stockbridgeamp.com or in person at the ticket office located at 4650
North Henry Blvd. Thursday – Saturday from 1pm – 5pm.

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MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ADJOURNMENT

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