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date: 2020-07-28
title: July 28, 2020 Work Session Meeting Minutes
source: 2020-07/2020-07-28_July 28, 2020 Work Session Meeting_Minutes.pdf
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ACTION MINUTES
WORK SESSION MEETING (VIA ZOOM)
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 6:00 P.M.
Mayor & City Council Administration
Mayor Anthony S. Ford Randy Knighton, City Manager
Mayor Pro Tem Alphonso Thomas Camilla Moore Asst. City Mgr./
Councilman Elton Alexander Community Dev. Director
Councilwoman Yolanda Barber Vanessa Holiday, City Clerk
Councilman John Blount Randi Rainey, Deputy City Clerk
Councilwoman LaKeisha Gantt Michael Williams, City Attorney
John Wiggins, Treasurer
Mission: To provide visionary leadership and superior municipal services that enhance the
quality of life for citizens while creating a welcoming business atmosphere focused on
sustainability and expansion of tourism and cultural events.
I. Call to Order – Mayor Ford

II. Invocation – Mayor Pro Tem Thomas

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Roll Call – All members present

V. Motion to amend the Agenda – To Remove Item # 7 and Item #9 to be
presented at the 8/10/2020 meeting; Add Item#10 to Reconsider RFP2020-
00016P; Add Resolution Designating the Mayor & Council as URA Board
Members: Thomas/Alexander Passed 5-0.

VI. Review of the Minutes for the following meetings:
1. 6/8/2020 2. 6/23/2020 3. 6/29/2020 No Action

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. No Public Comments

NEW BUSINESS
4. Council Consideration to approve Change Order No. 2 -WWTP
Glynn Addy Pump Station Rehabilitation Project in the amount of
$283,481.61. Funding Source: Wastewater Fund Balance
Presented by Decius Aaron – Public Works Director and
Brad Holtsinger – Wastewater Superintendent
Motion to approve: Gantt/Barber Passed 5-0

5. Council Consideration to approve Task Order No. 20 with Carter
& Sloope – Burke Street Sewer Main Rehabilitation in the amount
of $80,580.00. Funding Source: Water & Sewer Fund Balance
Presented by Decius Aaron – Public Works Director and
Brad Holtsinger – Wastewater Superintendent
Motion to approve: Gantt/Barber Passed 5-0.

6. Council Consideration to approve Change Order No. 4 for Davis
Road Sidewalk Phase 1 Project in the amount of $31,724.92
Funding Source: Grant Funding
Presented by Decius Aaron – Public Works Director
Motion to approve: Barber/Alexander Passed 5-0.

7. Council Consideration to approve the purchase of a 2021
Kenworth T470 Tandem Axle VacCon Truck under State Contract
99999-001-SPD00000155 from MHC Kenworth in the amount of
$406,922.00. Funding Source: Sewer Fund Balance $183,114.90;
Water Fund Balance $142,422.70 and Stormwater Fund Balance
$81,384.40.
Presented by Lindell Miller – Procurement Manager and
Decius Aaron – Public Works Director
Item removed from the Agenda.

8. Council Consideration to approve the purchase of a Caterpillar
Model 306 Hydraulic Excavator under State Contract 99999-001-
SPD-00000102 from Yancey Brothers, Inc. in the amount of
$78,652.00. Funding Source: Water Department Budget
$50,326.16 and Sewer Department Fund Balance $28,325.84.
Presented by Lindell Miller - Procurement Manager and
Decius Aaron Public Works Director
Motion to approve: Alexander/Barber Passed 5-0.

9. Council Consideration approve the purchase of a 2020
International CV Dump Bed Truck under State Contract 99999-
SPD-SPD0000155-0001 from Rush Truck Centers of Ga, Inc. in
the amount of $69,673.84. Funding Source: Water Department
Budget.
Presented by Lindell Miller - Procurement Manager and
Decius Aaron – Public Works Director
Item removed from the Agenda.

Motion to reconsider RFP2020-000016P
Thomas/Barber Passed 3-2 (Blount/Gantt Opposed)

10.Council Consideration to Table RFP2020-000016P with the
understanding of a determining vote by the Council following the
Retreat.
Presented by Mayor Pro Tem Thomas
Motion to approve: Thomas/Alexander Passed 4-0-1 (Gantt
abstained)

11.Council Consideration to designate Mayor & Council as URA
Board Members.
Presented by Michael Williams City Attorney
Eric Pitts and Carl Trevathan - Keck & Wood
Motion to approve the Resolution and to authorize Mayor Ford as
the URA Presiding Officer to sign the easement required for
Georgia Power to be ratified at the next meeting: Blount/Thomas
Passed 5-0.

Motion to amend the Agenda to add Resolution supporting GMA’s
Home Rule: Alexander/Gantt Passed 5-0.

12.Council Consideration to approve a Resolution supporting GMA
who has filed a brief in the case of Governor Kemp v. the Mayor
and City Council of the city of Atlanta. The GMA officers and
leadership have made a decision to file this brief in opposition to
the Governor’s actions since his lawsuit goes beyond the case
against Atlanta and includes provisions that affect ALL of
Georgia’s cities, including your city’s right to have a policy for your
buildings and your property. This brief is to protect Home Rule for
all cities and to protect the right of approximately 100 cities who
have already adopted a policy regarding the wearing of masks in
their own public buildings in order to protect their own employees
and local citizens.
Motion to approve: Alexander/Barber Passed 5-0.

COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR
Mayor Ford reminded everyone to complete the 2020 Census and referenced the
City’s website to receive more information; asked anyone with COVID-19
symptoms to visit the Heritage Senior Center on McGarity Rd. in McDonough, GA
from 8am – 1pm to get tested and referenced a pop-up COVID-19 testing site to
be held next Thursday, August 6 from 8 a.m. to noon at Coley Park in Hampton;
call 800-847-4262 or visit https://covid19.dph.ga.gov/ to pre-register; noted the City’s
100-year centennial was also August 6th along with the signing of the initial Voting
Rights Act in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and also in attendance were
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his heroes, John Lewis and Rosa Parks; noted
Stockbridge was the ancestral home of the King family; noted anyone wanting to
pay their respects to Congressman John Lewis could do so by visiting the Georgia
State Capitol tomorrow from 3pm-7pm and 8pm-10pm. Mayor Ford read in its
entirety the Civil Rights Legends Proclamation highlighting the accomplishments
and activism of Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Rev. C. T. Vivian and Congressman John
Lewis.

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Meeting will be held at City Hall unless otherwise noted. Meeting dates and times are
subject to change. Please visit the city’s website www.cityofstockbridge.com, Facebook
page or contact City Hall offices at 770-389-7900 for updates and detailed information.

• Council Meeting Monday August 10, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Via Zoom

• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting, Friday, August 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Zoom

• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Zoom

• Youth Council Advisory Meeting, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Zoom

• City Council Work Session, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Zoom

• Planning Commission Meeting, Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Zoom

CITY EVENTS HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY POSTPONED

Motion to adjourn: Gantt/Barber Passed 5-0.
