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date: 2023-08-14
title: Regular Council Meetings Agenda
source: 2023-08/2023-08-14_Regular Council Meetings_Agenda.pdf
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STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor
August 14, 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 NORTH HENRY BLVD.
CITY TREASURER
STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281
John Wiggins
Website: www.stockbridgega.org

CITY ATTORNEY Phone: 770-389-7900
Quinton G. Washington Fax: 770-389-7912
Samantha Embry
AGENDA
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 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 Minutes for 6/12/2023
2 Adoption of the Minutes for 6/20/2023

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.

CEREMONIAL REVIEW
3 Review of the Swearing In Ceremony for the Planning Commission and
Downtown Development Authority Board Members and Retirement for Melinda
Davies (20 years of service)

PRESENTATION
STOCKBRIDGE DOWNTOWN BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN STUDY. The City of
Stockbridge Mayor and City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday,
August 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., in the Stockbridge City Hall, located at 4640
North Henry Boulevard in Stockbridge, Georgia, to hold the first review of
the Stockbridge Downtown Bike and Pedestrian Study, which has been
prepared by Keck & Wood, in consultation with the City of Stockbridge
Community Development Department. The Study is part of the Atlanta
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Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Program. Its purpose is
to define a proposed project which would improve pedestrian and bicycle
infrastructure throughout Downtown Stockbridge. The boundaries of the Study
Area are listed below. The public may review the proposed boundaries, ask
questions, and provide comments on the existing conditions and proposed
improvements. Written statements may be e-mailed to Robert Renwick of
Keck & Wood at rrenwick@keckwood.com .

~ US 23 from East Atlanta Road to Burke Street.
~ Burke Street from US 23 to Davis Road.
~ Love Street from Burke Street to East Atlanta Road.
~ Jim Clark Drive from MLK Senior Heritage Trail to Burke Street.
~ Lovejoy Street from Burke Street to MLK Senior Heritage Trail.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5 Council consideration to revise Chapter 10.12 of the city's code of ordinances
governing parking regulations. Parking Ordinance Revisions

- Presented by: Frank Trammer

PUBLIC HEARING
6 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FIVE-YEAR UPDATE. The City of Stockbridge
Mayor and City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 14, 2023
at 6:00 p.m., in the Stockbridge City Hall, located at 4640 North Henry
Boulevard in Stockbridge, Georgia, to consider a request by the City of
Stockbridge Community Development Department to adopt the Five-Year
Update to the City of Stockbridge Comprehensive Plan, 2018-2023, which is
required by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The Five-Year
Update would be effective from 2024 to 2028. It is being prepared by the
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) in consultation with the City of
Stockbridge Community Development Department. The Five-Year Update
comprises an update to reflect recent development patterns in the City, and it
also includes a new Future Land Use Plan and Map. The land use categories
have been modified to make needed corrections and clarifications, and to
include the new zoning districts which were created through the adoption of the
Stockbridge Unified Development Code on March 14, 2022. - Presented by:
Ryan Anderson

NEW BUSINESS
7 Council consideration to renew the contract for Emergency Services for Civil
Engineering Services with Whitley Engineering, not to exceed a 6 -month
timeframe. - Presented by: Ryan Anderson
8 Council consideration to accept $905,575 in grant funding from the Governor's
Office of Planning and Budget Public Safety and Community Violence
Redection (PSCVRG0 Grant Program. - Presented by: Frank Trammer

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9 Council consideration to appoint board members to the City of Stockbridge
Police Department Citizen-Police Advisory Council - Presented by: Frank
Trammer
10 Council Consideration to approve the honorary naming of a road for the late
Pastor Spencer T. O'Neal - Presented by: Councilman Blount
11 Council Consideration for Attorney Washington to read a Memo from Legal
regarding homeowners of Septic as a City of Stockbridge Homestead
Exemption - Presented by: Quinton Washington

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

• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of each month
Welcome Center 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail (Aug 15)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Aug 15)
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber
4th Thursday of each month– (Aug 24)
• City Council Work Session Meeting, last Tuesday of each month at 6:00
p.m. – City Hall Council (Aug 29)
• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting, 2nd Friday of each month –
Welcome Center located at 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail at 9am (Sep
• City Council Meeting, 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. – City
Hall Council Chamber (Sep 11)
• Youth Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Monday of each month - City
Hall Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Sep 11)
• Citywide Development Authority Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of each month
6:00 p.m. - City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Sep 12)
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber
4th Thursday of each month– (Sep 28)

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES

• 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. The last Food Truck Tuesday Event for the 2023 Season is
August 29th.
• 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.

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• 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
• Join Councilman Blount for Bingo Bash, Wednesday, August 16th from
10am – noon at the Merle Manders Conference Center located at 111
Davis Rd.
• Join Mayor Ford for Meet the Mayor on Monday, August 28th from 10am
– noon. Please contact Rosalynd Rawls to schedule an appointment at
678-833-3348 or via email at rrawls@cityofstockbridge-ga.gov

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.

MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ADJOURNMENT

August 14, 2023 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
