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date: 2006-07-10
title: July 10, 2006 Minutes
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July 10, 2006

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE MINUTES
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JULY 10, 2006

The Regular Meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held on July 10, 2006 at 6:00 P. M. Mayor R. G.
Kelley presided and members present were Harold Cochran, Fred Evans, W.A.Gardner, Steve Moon and
Leila Turner.

Councilman Steve Moon gave the invocation.

Harold Cochran made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 12, 2006 Council Meeting.

Mayor Kelley welcomed guests.

Mayor Kelley announced that City Judge Ernest Blount has been appointed to the position of State Court
Judge by Governor Sonny Purdue. The City needs to appoint an interim judge in place to handle the City’s
court business until we appoint a permanent judge.

Mayor Kelley asked A. J. Welch, City Attorney, to explain this matter to the Council. Mr. Welch explain that
the staff recommends the Council appoint Donald (Donnie) Patten, Greg Futch, Judge, City of McDonough
and Franklin Freeman, Judge, City of Locust Grove as interim judges for the City of Stockbridge Municipal
Court. The reason for this is Donald (Donnie) Patten has acted as prosecutor/solicitor in the criminal court
for the City for a number of years and has done a very nice job. He will have conflicts with certain cases that
have not been tried or that he was involved in as prosecutor. Mr. Welch has discussed this with Mr. Patten
and he agrees that there is potential conflict on some of the cases.

The new cases that he will hear tomorrow that he does not have any involvement in, he will be able to start
tomorrow and handle those cases for the City. Mr. Futch and Mr. Freemen can fill in on those cases Mr.
Patten is disqualified from hearing because of the conflict. We feel this is the easiest way to do it until we
get the calendar straightened out and get a full time judge and full time prosecutor handle all of it.

Steve Moon made a motion to appoint Donald (Donnie) Patten as interim judge; Harold Cochran seconded,
and passed unanimously.
Fred Evans made a motion to appoint Greg Futch and Franklin Freeman as interim judges to prosecute cases
in conflict; Steve Moon seconded, and passed unanimously.

Mr. Welch pointed out that Mr. Futch and Mr. Freeman, as the case may be; Mr. Patten may find it necessary
to use them as prosecutors until the City can appoint a full time judge and prosecutor. Judge Patten can
swear in Mr. Futch and Mr. Freeman.

Donald (Donnie) Patten was sworn in as Interim Judge for the Stockbridge Recorders Court by City Clerk.

PLANNING AND ZONING

CVS PHARMACY, 2700 HIGHWAY 42 NORTH, Julius Ross, Henry County Planning and Zoning advised
the Council that CVS Pharmacy has requested approval of Master Sign Development Plan. Mr. Ross stated
that the Master Sign Development Plan is not a component of the current ordinance. Normally, sign
applicants apply for sign permits and if their requests do not meet the standards of the sign ordinance, they
may be denied or they will recommend changes to the application so they can be approved. Mr. Ross sent
a list of the ordinance requirements and the proposals regarding this request. In the master plan, the number
of ground signs proposed exceeds the ordinance by ten square feet. The wall signs; each elevation exceeds
the ordinance by one sign. They have requested nine canapé signs and the limit is three for one façade and
one for each secondary façade. The directional, window and door signs meet the requirements. The
aggregate signable area is three hundred square feet (300’) maximum and this request exceeds the
maximum by one hundred seventy four point six five square feet (174.65’).

Mr. A. J. Welch advised the Council that he has not seen or reviewed the request and is not in a position to
comment on it. He advised the Council they could table the matter or approve the request conditioned upon
some revisions in the sign application that would bring it in compliance with the ordinance.

Mayor Kelley stated that CVS is not far enough along to need signs right now and recommended the Council
table the decision until Mr. Welch has time to review the request.

Fred Evans made a motion to table; Harold Cochran seconded, a vote was not called because someone
from the audience requested to speak.
Joe Funderburk with Anchor Sign representing CVS Pharmacy advised the Council that one thing to take
into consideration when tabling it is that the building elevations will move quickly as far as their desire for
signage and the ability to have signage up which may come up if any revisions are requested, then a third
meeting is required. They feel that the proposed signage and the proposed master sign plan fit an aesthetic
look to the entire building. The majority of the signage in question is incidental signage on the back of the
building. The side of the building is not viewable from the public right-of-way which is something to take in
consideration with the maximum square footages.

Mr. Welch asked if they want to remove those. Mr. Funderburk responded that those signs are directions on
which lane to go to drop-off or pick-up a prescription.

Mayor Kelley stated that the drawing shows all nine signs being out of compliance. Mr. Ross said they
exceed the number of wall signs. They have four large wall signs and in figure B1 the CVS Pharmacy sign
that is 102 square feet, the drive through pharmacy sign is 25 square feet and the total signage per elevation
is 127 square feet and each elevation exceeds the ordinance by one sign. There were three permitted, one
on the primary façade and one per secondary façade and they are asking for three signs so that’s one extra
on one side.

Mayor Kelley asked if they are asking that the first sign be changed by ten (10’) square feet. Mr. Funderburk
responded that they would be able to remove one of the signs, the drive thru pharmacy on the secondary
elevation; which is the East Lake Parkway elevation. Mr. Ross asked if that is twenty-five (25) square feet
and Mr. Funderburk responded that is correct. Mr. Ross asked about the smaller signs. Mr. Funderburk
responded that there is one set of nine inch drive thru pharmacy letters which is on the canapé which would
not be seen from the public right-of-way on any side, possibly on the East Lake Parkside just due to the
proximity. However, that identifies that at the drive thru as you enter into that it’s important to recognize it’s
the drive thru and that is an exit only which is identified so the traffic would have to go around the opposite
direction rather than driving through on coming traffic.

Mayor Kelley said what he is asking is if some of the signs need to be approved now because something
could change. Not all of the signs need to be changed at this time and he believes it is the ground signs. Mr.
Funderburk stated that approval of the ground signs would be ideal to approve first because they can go up
at any time. Approval of the wall signs would be nice to have approval as quickly as possible. Mayor Kelley
stated that the wall signs are going to stay without any change and the first sign is the key sign.

Mr. Ross said he was wondering if some of the signs that are in the wall sign category could be moved to the
directional sign category because it seems like the content is giving directions and they could be placed in
the directional category. Mr. Funderburk said he agrees and that was the intent of the Master Sign
Development Plan was to identify the directional signs thus being in compliance. Mr. Ross said if the signs
were not placed on the wall but placed as directional signs on the ground; they would probably be in
conformance.

Mr. Welch said there is a third (3) alternative if the Council wants to give CVS the additional ten (10’) square
feet for the sign, they could approve that and approve the rest of it conditioned on them changing the wall
signs to directional signs then he would be in compliance. Mr. Funderburk stated that some of the signs such
as the instructional signs and the identifiers as to drop off and pick up are mounted directly above the
pharmacy window or mounted directly beside the window would be similar to being at a bank and seeing
their check cashing procedures or that they are insured with FDIC and these signs would be similar to those
type signs. There is a significant distinction between advertising CVS and noting that these are the
instructions for dropping off the prescription, please call ahead a day in advance, etc. Obviously, those would
not be adequate on the ground or mounted as a directional sign, those would certainly be the ones that need
to stay on the actual building because as you sit in your car and communicating with the pharmacist that’s
where the sign needs to be

Mayor Kelley stated that they are directional signs when they are on the building. Mayor Kelley said he does
not see a problem with these signs. The Council has allowed other drug stores to have these signs and it is
within reason. Mayor Kelley asked Mr. Ross if the Council change and call the signs directional signs, the
ones that are directional signs then that should bring them in compliance. Mr. Ross said he is not sure how
they would be classified if they are not placed on the wall but on the ground but the other question is the
excessive square footage which is more than half the maximum allowed, 174.65 square feet total, how will
the Council address that.

Mr. Funderburk stated that if the signs are considered as wall signs to directional signs or incidental signs,
you remove them from the square footage calculation which has a drastic reduction in what is being
considered excessive.

Mr. Welch stated that the only real question is whether or not they will come in compliance. What everyone
is saying, if you take the directional signs and they are directional signs and not advertisement signs, the
Council can reduce the total by that amount. That will bring the advertisement signs within compliance except
the ten (10’) feet variance.

Mr. Ross stated the nine (9) drive thru canapé signs really amount to forty (40’) square feet and CVS is one
hundred seventy-four (174’) square feet total over. Mayor Kelley said the City has plenty of time to work out
this matter but the first thing for the Council to do is approve or deny the first sign of ten (10’) square feet on
the one big sign. The other signs will not be put up anytime soon so table that portion of the request until
next Council meeting and give the staff time to study what needs to be done on the directional signs.
Mayor Kelley asked for a motion to approve or deny the first part of the request giving a variance for the ten
(10) square feet for the big sign.

Harold Cochran made a motion to approve the request for a variance; Leila Turner seconded, and passed
unanimously.

Mayor Kelley asked for a motion to table the wall signs, drive-thru signs, directional signs and the window
and door signs to the next Council meeting.

Mr. Ross stated that he has one concern regarding allowing a variance that has not gone before the Zoning
Board. It would be one thing if the Council had approved the Master Sign Development Plan. Mr. Welch
replied that it is a two (2) step process and the Council can approve this at this hearing. You have to advertise
for the variance on the ten (10’) foot so they will have come back on the second part.

Steve Moon made a motion to table the bottom half of this until the next meeting; Fred Evans seconded and
passed unanimously.

EDWARD H. WHIDDON, SR. OF JONESBORO, GEORGIA requested a rezoning from RA (Residential
Agricultural) to C-2 (General Commercial) for property located at the intersection of East Atlanta and
Stagecoach Roads. The property is located in Land Lot 100 of the 12th District, consisting of 7.545 acres.
The request is for future commercial unnamed development.

Julius Ross stated that the Zoning Advisor Board heard the request on May 25, 2006 and recommend denial
from RA (Residential/Agricultural) to C-2 (General Commercial) and an approval to rezone to C-1
(Neighborhood Commercial) with fifteen (15) conditions listed in the zoning report. Basically, the staff report
and the zoning report felt that C-2 zoning without an understanding of what was going to be placed there
would open up the allowance of uses that may be detrimental to the neighborhood. In other words, the uses
may be of a higher intensity than you would want in a neighborhood such as this.

Mayor Kelley asked if anyone had anything to say on this subject. Paul Reed spoke on this matter saying
they requested C-2 on another piece of property in this area and that’s why they requested the C-2 on this
property. They do not have anything planned for this property but wanted to go ahead and get it zoned for
commercial. Mayor Kelley asked if this property is located at Stagecoach Road where it comes into East
Atlanta. Mr. Reed responded it is at the corner of Stagecoach and East Atlanta Roads across from the PUD.
A. J. Welch reminded the Council that they approved a PUD called Pine Grove several years ago and property
directly across which is on the south side of Stagecoach Road and on the west side of East Atlanta on the
corner was approved for C-2. This is directly across the road from that property. It was noted that this
property does not touch Big Cotton Creek.

Mayor Kelley asked if there is a reason for C-2 and if C-1 would do just as well. Mr. Reed responded that
C-1 is fine. Mayor Kelley said there is not that much difference and they can always go back through if they
need it. Mayor Kelley asked Mr. Welch if it can be dropped down a classification after it has been advertised.
Mr. Welch responded that you can always within the same classification zone downward you cannot zone
upward of what was requested. You can zone C-1 with recommended conditions. Mayor Kelley state the
Planning Board recommends C-1 with conditions and he recommends C-1. Councilman Moon asked Mr.
Whiddon if he has any problems with the C-1 zoning. Mr. Whiddon responded he has no problem with C-1
zoning.

M. Welch instructed Mayor Kelley to ask if there is any opposition since this is a rezoning matter. Mayor
Kelley asked if anyone was present regarding this rezoning. There was no one present regarding this subject.

Steve Moon made a motion to approve rezoning to C-1 with the fifteen (15) conditions listed in the zoning
report; W. A. Gardner seconded, and passed unanimously.

WILLIAM Y. BARTON OF JONESBORO, GEORGIA requested a rezoning from RA (Residential
Agricultural) to C-2 (General Commercial) for property located on the south side of Walt Stephens Road, east
of Monarch Village Way, consisting of 4.0 acres. The request is for a retail center. The owner requested this
item be tabled to the August 14 Council Meeting.

A. J. Welch advised Mayor Kelley that the request to table does not have to be accepted by the Mayor and
City Council because there is a number of people attending the meeting that want to be heard on this
rezoning. If you wish to table you have the right and it can be reset but staff has reviewed it and it is his
recommendation that the property not be rezoned C-3 (Heavy Commercial) but be zoned C-2 (General
Commercial) with the conditions. One of the conditions being that there be no access on the side road, the
road that goes in from Walt Stephens into the subdivision and into the school system. There is already
enough traffic on that road. If the Council decides to go forward with the hearing, the recommendation is C-
2 with no access on that road. All the access will be on Walt Stephens plus the fourteen (14) conditions that
was recommended by staff and the Planning Board if the Council rezones to C-1 or C-2.

Mayor Kelley stated that citizens are present to speak on this matter and the Council will hear what they have
to say regarding this matter.
Hal Day, Chairman of the Board, Monarch Village advised the Council that Monarch Village already has eight
hundred (800) houses, seventy-three (73) in Manderly and another thirty-seven (37) houses to be built by
the lake. They have met with Bill Barton on May 10 when the Zoning Advisory Board recommended denial
because they did not want to C-3 on the property. He said at the meeting they wanted the homeowner to
have a meeting with Mr. Barton which they did. He came back and said he wants to have a C-2 (General
Commercial). They do not have a problem with a C-2 and he is glad to hear tonight that the Council realizes
that they do not want an entrance on Fairgreen Trail. The school already has an entrance where the buses
enter and they do not want any entrance way on Fairgreen Trail which the Council has already discussed
and they appreciate the Council’s decision very much. What would happen if an entrance is allowed a street
on Fairgreen Trail the people will get upset if they can’t turn left to get out they will circle behind the school
and come out the main entrance of Monarch Village and that will create a nightmare. There are a lot of
houses with children and it will create too much traffic in their subdivision. The do not have a problem with
the C-1 or the C-2 zonings. The homeowners asked Mr. Barton to show them pictures of the type of
development he is planning. He brought them some pictures of shopping centers on Eagle’s Landing and
Highway 19-41 near Lovejoy which are very attractive. He will allow pawn shops, liquor sales or title pawn
shops to be in his mall. If he does it right he will have 800 people shopping in his shops. They would like
something added to the conditions the Mr. Barton will build something nice, warm and family oriented
because that’s what in the area.

Mr. Welch responded that one of the conditions the City has listed is that the City will have to approve the
design plan. Mr. Day said they want to be part of that with the City because the people at Monarch Village
are now well organized and they have signed a petition opposing the C-3 zoning. They approve C-2 and if
the City does C-1 that is even better as long as the Council puts restrictions on the type of façade that goes
in there, they are OK with that, too. If the Council approves tonight they are OK with that too. He told the
member of Monarch Village and the residents of the three subdivisions across the street what he plans to do
and they are taking his word for it. He lives on Lake Spivey so he’s not far away and they can always go find
him.

Frederick Gardiner, 410 Gresham Drive, Brentwood Subdivision, stated with all due respect to the president
of Monarch Village, Mr. Day, this is not just one subdivision but a community of more than one subdivision.
A community of Monarch Village, Brentwood Park, Meadows at Carriage Lakes, Carriage Lake, and Wingate
subdivisions. At that town hall meeting there were people from all the subdivisions that left that meeting still
in disagreement with this project including Brentwood Park, Carriage Lake and Wingate subdivisions.

Mr. Gardiner wanted to know why we need more commercial. He presented a map of the area and pointed
out there is ten (10) acres of abandon and vacant commercial. This includes Sav-rite that has yet to be
purchased by anyone as well as out parcels, three out parcels that are vacant. In front of his subdivision,
Brentwood Park, there is a rezoning of C-2 that was done prior to his employment with Henry County back
in 2000. It was rezoned in 1999 or 2000 by Cal McShan as the Director of Planning and Zoning who later
was hired by the developer. That property is up for sale and has a sign in front of the property that says
coming soon commercial strip mall. Within Monarch Village itself, there is a vacant tract being advertised
right now as part of a PTD zoning, it’s commercial sitting vacant waiting for someone to come and push it
and build on it, it’s already zoned. At the intersection of Flippen and Walt Stephens Roads we have a piece
coming before the County for a variance to put in a commercial development that was denied by the County.
It is still sitting here vacant and across the street right next to the Shell Station and it has been vacant for a
very long time now has a strip mall and it’s ugly. Now I ask the question, with all these strip malls that
basically carry the same uses, whose going to go out of business first and bring down our neighborhood, our
community. Not just Monarch Village subdivision but our whole community of Walt Stephens. As we build
more strip malls what’s going to happen. Those uses are going to go out of business because of competition,
this one is new, let’s go here. It’s going to drive down our community and this is something they have not
taken into consideration. Example, on Highway 42 at the Highlands of Eagle’s Landing right down from
Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy was a strip commercial development that was built before he came to
Henry County as the Chief Planner. It is now totally vacant sitting behind $250,000 plus homes vacant. It’s
an eye sore to the community on Highway 42. We don’t need that. He asked Mr. Barton if he has done and
analysis to determine what is the ratio for the need for addition commercial. He said “No”. So in essence
what he is doing is shooting in the dark and telling us I promise you this and I promise you that. We have
all been around this block once or twice to see a developer come and promise something and it turns into
something else that we don’t like. Glen Addy, I know if we could do it all over again, we wouldn’t build it. I
bet you they came in saying what a wonderful development it was going to be.

Mr. Gardiner stated that he is asking the Council to look into this seriously, take into account the other
subdivisions other than Monarch Village that say they want this but still have undeveloped commercial tracts
sitting and waiting. We don’t need any more commercial on Walt Stephens.

David Planchion, Monarch Village, stated that with his apologies and due respect for Mr. Day, there are many
residents of Monarch Village and surrounding neighborhoods that believe this property should not be rezoned
commercial at all. Its current zoning for high density housing is perfect or this location being in the proximity
of Churches, of day care centers, elementary schools, etc. While they trust the integrity of Mr. Barton, they
met with him about a week ago and he is a sincere guy and what he demonstrates what he wants to build on
that site, the fact still remains this piece of property has been for sale for three years which indicates he has
had no inkling to develop it himself. Again, it’s for sale and to focus on that. Regardless of what Mr. Barton
wishes to be done with this piece of property, however, after it is sold, the residents will be at the mercy of
the new owners and will have to start this negotiation again when it comes to what they are going to develop
there. Right now there are six other commercial developments or strip malls in the planning and construction
stages along this one mile along Walt Stephens Road. One point he wants to make is; if all this commercial
development takes place, the City better be prepared to make Walt Stephens Road a three lane road with a
center turn lane with all the commercial and residential entrances and exits or the road will become
gridlocked. These four (4) acres should be home to the twenty (20) of the most beautiful garden town homes
is this area selling for between $130,000 and $150,000 each which will be more beneficial long term to the
area and tax base for the City. These homes will actually appreciate in value rather than another commercial
development which will potentially sit vacant and cause the other strip malls in the area to sit vacant as well.

Mayor Kelley stated he thinks Mr. Barton should be present when the Council makes a decision regarding
this matter.
Fred Evans made a motion to table rezoning of this property until the August 14, 2006 Council Meeting;
Harold Cochran seconded, and passed unanimously.

BRANDS MART, USA/HANCOCK & PALMER, LLC OF FOREST PARK requested a variance hearing for
property located at 4000 Mount Zion Parkway. This property is located in Land Lot 55 of the 12th District,
consisting of 15.08 acres. The variance hearing will review the applicant’s request to exceed the aggregate
sign area for all ground and wall signs permitted, and to erect an additional ground sign fronting on Mount
Zion Parkway.

Julius Ross informed the Council that the report does not say but the building itself as it is painted constitutes
a sign. Brands Mart is requesting multiple sign variances:

1. Increase the maximum allowable ground signs for commercial business from
one (1) to two (2) signs.
2. Increase the maximum allowable walls signs for a commercial business from
three (3) to four (4); and
3. Increase the overall aggregate signable area from 500 square feet to 1,839.08
square feet.

The Planning Commission staff recommended denial because it exceeds the ordinance requirements.

A. J. Welch stated that since it is a variance request Mayor Kelley should ask if there is any opposition to
the request. Mayor Kelley asked if there was anyone present who is in opposition with this request. Mayor
Kelley advised that this matter was discussed at the June 10, 2006 meeting and it had to be re-advertised
to make it legal the Council needs to make a motion to grant the variances requested.

Fred Evans made a motion to approve variances as requested; Steve Moon seconded, and passed
unanimously.
AVIS CAR RENTAL requested to locate in a C-2 zoning and does not conform to the City Ordinance. The
Henry County Building Department will not issue any permits that the Henry County Planning and Zoning
Department does not sign off on.

A. J. Welch informed the Council that Henry County Zoning Administrating Staff view car rental
establishments as outside storage which would result in a C-3 required zoning. Mayor Kelley said the County
regards car rental establishments as used car dealers. Mr. Welch stated that Ray Gibson and he discussed
this at length today. The City should adopt a resolution at this meeting authorizing rental car systems to go
into C-2 and if you approve it then Mr. Welch will start the process to amend the Zoning Ordinance to clarify
where the City want have to have to hear it as a variance issue in the future. Mayor Kelley stated that it’s his
opinion that they are not a used car lot. They have cars on their lots and they rent several cars a day. The
City presently has a rental car company across from First State Bank for years and we have never had any
problems with that business. Mayor Kelley recommends approving the variance at this meeting and asking
Mr. Welch to proceed with amending the ordinance.

Mr. Welch advised Mayor Kelley that since it is a request for a variance he must ask if there is any opposition
to the request. Mayor Kelley asked if anyone present had anything to say regarding this matter. Council
Evans asked where Avis Car Rental will be locating. Mr. Strickland responded they are planning to locate at
the old WalMart at the intersection of Highway 138 and North Henry Boulevard.

Julius Ross stated that the use of a variance for a use is not normal. Mayor Kelley stated the City does a lot
of things that are not normal that people in McDonough don’t think is normal. The Council considers it very
normal the way we operate. Mr. Ross tried to explain that a variance is applied to a dimensional standard
for development that cannot be met. Mayor Kelley thanked Mr. Ross for his comment but stated the Council
is going to apply it to this until we get the zoning straighten out and until Mr. Welch has time to change the
ordinance instead of delaying the change. Mayor Kelley stated the Council understands where Mr. Ross is
coming from but the Council just does not agree with him sometime.

Steve Moon made a motion to approve a resolution authorizing A. J. Welch to present to Henry County
Planning and Zoning an amendment that would authorize rental car systems to be located in C-2 zoning;
Fred Evans seconded, and passed unanimously.

Mayor Kelley advised the Council that they need to approve the variance at this meeting because it will take
time for this matter to be handled at Henry County and these people want to go into business.

Fred Evans made a motion to approve the issuance of a business license in a C-2 zoning for a car rental
establishment business; Leila Turner seconded, and passed unanimously.
FREDERICK GARDINER – would like to discuss the potential reverting of zoning of property at the corner
of Speer Road and Walt Stephens Road that is currently zoned RM (Multi-Family for apartments). It was
rezoned for apartments and has not been used for that purpose and he would like to know if the City would
begin steps to revert it back to its original zoning which is provided in the zoning ordinance.

Mr. Gardiner, Vice President, Brentwood Park Homeowner Association, informed the Council that they have
been looking at this piece of property for sometime and it been sitting. This entire tract that raps next to our
subdivision where their road dead-ends and is suppose to come on to Speer Road has never been built. The
property has been for sale for tax purposes some time and they don’t know what’s happened to it but it is
zoned RM. The property was zoned in 1988 with a portion of it under the single-family cluster RM as well as
apartments. The apartments have never been built and looking in light of what has happed over the last two
(2) years in the City of Stockbridge. Since that time, there have been six (6) new apartment complexes that
have been developed within the City. As you know, apartments have a some what negative impact on taxes
as well as a very high negative impact on the schools. If you have been to any of the Henry County School
as soon as they are open they are full of trailers. That becomes a bad way for us to develop our future with
our children. He stated he has a five (5) year old going into the first grade in September and he hopes he
will not be sitting in a trailer. This type of development we recognize has that type of impact on the City.
What they are hoping is the City will look at reverting this piece of property with some type of overlay that will
turn it into a village. Example, have you been to Covington; just outside the square, Covington built a mixed-
use development that’s basically like a village node with some commercial portions, single family detached,
single family attached, and condominiums. The average price is $250,000 starting and up. Right outside
Moreland Avenue and Glenwood they did the very same thing on a similar tract like this it was zoned industrial
and they turned it into a nice village concept. This might be a future LCI if the City so chooses and he will
write it if need be. This is something they want you to look seriously at because it will have a negative impact
on the City. Specifically, Speer Road is not on any transportation list to be improved nor is Walt Stephens
except the intersection. Basically, this almost one hundred (100) acres of apartments that is zoned at about
10 units per acre. Mr. Welch responded that it could not be any more than 4 (four) unit per acre but they
could increase it to eight (8) units per acre if they went all brick using the increased stacked level. Mr.
Gardiner asked how the new change would affect the Development Agreement that was signed between the
City and owners. Mr. Welch responded that it will still be in effect with eight (8) units per acre. Mr. Gardiner
said that they are asking sincerely that the Mayor and Council look seriously at reverted this piece of property
with maybe a future overlay so you don’t take the property value from the owner with something that will not
decrease his property value whereas he will sue us and we will end up in court.

Mayor Kelley said the Council has already asked Mr. Welch to work on this. Mr. Welch stated that it is
important that Mr. Gardiner understand that the City has a percentage residential ordinance that the City may
have zonings but they won’t allow the construction of any more apartments until the ratio of single family
dwellings has gotten to the point that it would allow more development of apartments. That is a good ways
down the road. There are only a certain percentage of apartments that can be in the City and that is based
upon population and based upon the number of single family residents that are constructed and you can’t
construct any more apartments until you have more single family dwellings built. Mr. Gardiner said knowing
that he still thinks we are not going to make any improvements on Speer Road and Walt Stephens.
Mayor Kelley stated that the Council agrees with Mr. Gardiner that we do not need any apartment on this
site.

NEW BUSINESS

HENRY COUNTY CHAMBER – SARAH ROBINSON AND KAY PIPKIN – Mayor Kelley introduced Mrs.
Pipkin.

Kay Pipkin thanked the Council for allowing City employee Miranda Roberts to serve on the
Convention/Visitors Board and she does an excellent job representing the City. Thank you for allowing Mr.
Strickland to serve on the Chamber’s Board of Directors; these are excellent representatives for the City.

Hopefully what she has to share with the Council tonight is easier than some of the other decisions the
Council is making. The bottom line is they are constantly trying to think of new and creative ideas of good
events to host in Henry County to cause people to come, to visit, to shop to spend money in Henry County.
You already know we are not a destination for tourism. We don’t have a beach, a Stone Mountain, or a Six
Flags but in realty, it’s about two hundred million ($200,000,000) dollars a years local economy in Henry
County with all of the shopping, restaurants, etc. where people spend money in Henry County.

The Convention and Visitors Bureau has come up with a wonderful idea to build an Art Festival in our
community that we hope one day will rival the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta. They have done their homework
and there is nothing to compete with a festival of this nature on the south side of Atlanta. This is a juried art
festival; it’s not a craft’s show. It’s not a place where people just come out and bring whatever they like.
There will be stringent judging so they can assure everyone who comes to it will see that it is a very fine arts
festival. They are very pleased with the work that has gone into it. Sarah Robins, Director of Tourism, and
the committee put together this wonderful application. They filled the data base of about two thousand (2,000)
artists by collecting information on these artists from of the finest festivals throughout the south east. This is
a new festival, somewhat of an elite festival, so they are not expecting huge participation this first year but
she wants the Council to know they had over sixty (60) artists to apply that had to send in a digital DVD of
their works and another artist had to judge whether they got into the show. As of today, they have forty-two
(42) people who have been admitted to the show and they will grow that number before the show takes place.
The Council will be very pleased with what these people are bringing to our community.

We have also prepared a rack card that has also been distributed to all of the visitor’s centers all over the
State of Georgia and also at art galleries and other places where artists would look for this kind of information,
promoting the festival in the City of Stockbridge at Eagle’s Landing Country Club. This will be the third (3)
events in recent months that they have placed in the City of Stockbridge.

They had a great Women’s Conference which has been an annual on going event which the City is co-
sponsor through the Merle Manders Conference Center. They conducted a political forum at the Merle
Manders Conference Center and the employees did a wonderful job again of being the host site for that event
as well.

What they are here for tonight are two (2) things which are signage. The first set of signage will be directional
signs that will go up about the 13th of October simply telling people how to get to the site at Eagle’s Landing
Country Club. They have given the Council the specific locations that they are asking to place the directional
signs. In checking with DOT and with Public Safety they advised the type of directional sign they prefer to
have just in the event someone should hit it, it will do minimal damage in that process. These are the types
of signs they used with the Hands on Henry project earlier this year. This is the type of sign, not what the
sign will actually say but the type of sign she is talking about in the first request.

In the second request, they would like to provide the Council with the lamp post banners. She saw some
beautiful ones as she came in tonight advertising the City of Stockbridge. These will be just like the LPGA
tournament uses. They would like to put the signs up a little earlier than a week before the event but they
would like to purchase lamp post banners that they can use several years to get their monies worth out of
them. If that’s the case they will only put the banners up the week of but if they can get those with the date
on them so they can remove that date and change the date next year they would like to put them up a couple
of weeks before the event. In any event no less than a week before the event, just simply advertising the
fact that the Art Festival is here and encouraging people to participate.

Mayor Kelley suggested Kay get with Ted Strickland to make sure the signs they order will fit the brackets
already in place on the poles. Mayor Kelley said the City will install the signs for the Art Festival as a donation.

Fred Evans made a motion to approve the directional signage and the banners on the poles; Steve Moon
seconded, and passed unanimously.

HENRY COUNTY CHAMBER TEACHER LUNCHEON - Kay Pipkin advised the Council that the Henry
County Chamber of Commerce is providing a luncheon for all of the new teachers coming to Henry County
to be held Tuesday, July 18, 2006. She recently met someone that said she worked on the first event with
the Chamber which is called the Teacher Induction Program luncheon, the TIP luncheon. She said in 1997
was the first TIP luncheon and there was 123 teachers who participated. At this year’s luncheon they will
welcome 700 new teachers to Henry County. It is so large they have to go to two (2) seatings. The
elementary teachers in one seating and the middle and high school teachers in the second seating. They
have a lovely luncheon planned for them and every teacher will get a great gift from the business community
welcoming them to Henry County. They have asked Chamber members to give them 700 items and they
are only taking useful items. The financial contributors were asked to contribute a minimum of $100 up to
$500. Unfortunately, they are past the deadline where the higher contributors would have their logos on the
nice bags they are giving the teachers to use all year but it is too late for that because the bags are already
in the print process. Anything the Council chooses to give is more than appreciated. They will be delighted
to have whatever the Council chooses to give.

Mayor Kelley asked if a monitory gift would go toward the luncheon. Mrs. Pipin responded that it would and
any funds not used directly for that purpose they are raised for an education project goes into a scholarship
fund which ultimately is given to a high school graduate from a Henry County High School.

Fred Evans made a motion to appropriate $400.00 to the TIP luncheon; W. A. Gardner seconded, and passed
unanimously.

CONTRACT FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN – City’s portion is
$210,438.00. This amount will be billed in three increments of $70,146.01 each. The first installment was
due June 1, 2006 and additional installments will be billed in six month increments.

Ted Strickland explained that when the Cities and County started the Comprehensive Plan and all the
Transportation Plan the Council agreed to contribute a certain amount of money based on population and
this figure is the City’s portion of the cost.

Harold Cochran made a motion to approve payment of the bill for $70,146.01 to bring the City current; Fred
Evans seconded and passed unanimously.

SHARON WILLIAMS, 999 WHITFIELD PLACE - Mayor Kelley advised that Mr. Williams wanted to discuss
the regulations of the new Child Care Ordinance the Council recently put into effect which does not allow
child care in homes.

Steve Moon made a motion to remove from agenda; Fred Evans seconded, and passed unanimously.

RECYCLING – Cynthia Hall, 128 Memory Lane, requested recycling services within the city limits of
Stockbridge. Prior to moving into the City she paid for garbage and recycling services through CLM
Sanitation. She chose CLM after researching other sanitation companies in the area. Now that she lives
within the city limits she is unable to use any other sanitation service other than what the City has to offer.
Although the City offers a variety of services through the sanitation department, the City does not offer
recycling services nor is she allowed to hire a company that will collect her recyclables. As a result, she
takes all her recyclables to the Henry County Recycling Center. She drive twenty-five (25) miles roundtrip
and without traffic it takes forty-five (45) minutes; however, with traffic it takes sixty (60) to ninety (90) minutes.
It is unreasonable that the City takes lawn clippings, mattresses, bikes, grills, and trash but will not pick-up
recyclables. She would like to request the City pick-up any and all recyclables or allow residents to use other
sanitation companies.

Mayor Kelley stated that a few years ago the City did something along those lines but it didn’t work out. The
City will look into the prospect of picking up recyclables. Mayor Kelley advised Mrs. Hall that he would have
this matter checked into and she could come back at the next meeting. He stated that he could not promise
an answer that soon but would try to get an answer by then.

BIDS

TO REPAIR RESTROOM PARTITIONS (20) AT CLARK PARK, GARDNER PARK AND MEMORIAL PARK

Donco, Inc. Installation, Material & Labor $13,665.00
10 Parkade Court Tearout existing stalls 1,100.00
Peachtree City, GA 30269 _________
770-461-1125 $14,765.00**Approved

Sutton Const Specialty Installation, Material & Labor $15,180.00
307 Industrial Park Drive Tearout existing stalls 1,225.00
Lawrenceville, GA 30045 _________
770-963-890 $16,405.00

Available Supply Installation, Material & Labor $16,398.00
4620 Industrial Access Rd Tearout existing stalls 1,320.00
Douglasville, GA 30134 _________
770-920-9656 $17,718.00

Ted Strickland advised the Council that all of these bids are for the plastic partitions rather than the steel that
rust out so bad.

Fred Evans made a motion to go with the low bid from Donco, Inc. for $14,765.00; Harold Cochran seconded,
and passed unanimously.

Mayor Kelley announced that the Joint Henry County/Cities Transportation Plan will be discussed at a Public
Meeting on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at the Merle Manders Conference Center, 111 Davis Road, Stockbridge,
Georgia from 6:30 P. M. to 8:00 P. M. Anyone interested in coming the public is welcome.

Harold Cochran made a motion to adjourn; Steve Moon seconded, and passed unanimously. The meeting
adjourned at 7:15 P. M.

Respectfully submitted,

Merle Manders, CMC R. G. Kelley
City Clerk Mayor
