M I N U T E S

 

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF JANUARY 22, 2008

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:                 The regular meeting of Mayor and Council of January 22, 2008 was called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at 7:00 p.m.

 

Invocation:                     The invocation as given by Rev. Wesley Greene of the Amazing Grace World Outreach Church followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

 

Roll Call:                        Present were Mayor Corine Deyton, Councilman Donald Judson, Councilwomen Linda Lord, Maudie McCord, Debbie Youmans and Sparkle Adams.

 

                                      Also present were City Manager John Parker, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Director of Public Works Mike Gippert, Director of Support Services Christine Terrell, Management Analyst Angela Redding, Major Chris Matson, Asst. Fire Chief Ray Clark and City Attorney Joe Harris.

 

Approval of Minutes:      Mr. Judson made a motion to consider the minutes of the Work Session and Regular Meeting of January 7th and the Work Session of January 9th together, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session and Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of January 7, 2008 and the Work Session of Mayor and Council of January 9, 2008, seconded by Ms. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

                                     

Comment Period:           Mr. David Rashmir spoke and asked why the license for 3950 Jonesboro Road, Crazyhorse  Saloon, is not on the agenda for renewal.  Mr. Parker stated  it should be coming up the first meeting in February.

 

                                      Mr. Darnell Moorer, president of the Forest Park Civic League spoke.  He stated the Civic League had met and had several concerns.  The first is, the employment application process.  He asked when a person applies for a job with the City, is there a procedure that must be followed from start to finish or if that position has been removed or filled, are those persons who apply for the job notified so they will not continue to contact the City?  Mr. Parker stated he would give Mr. Moorer a copy of the application process.  The second item, was the Waste Management Roll-Off containers. He stated if a homeowner wanted to do work on their property, must that particular container come from Waste Management.  Mr. Harris explained there is a provision in the Contract with the City and Waste Management that requires that roll-off containers be supplied by Waste Management.

 

Recess:                           Mr. Judson made a motion to recess to hold a public hearing, seconded by Ms. Youmans.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      Mayor Deyton opened the Public Hearing to receive comments on the request of Julian Wyatt, owner/petitioner of 880 White Oak Drive for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a “Personal Care Home”.

 

                                      Mayor Deyton asked if there was anyone present to speak.  No one was present.

 

                                      Mr. Judson made a motion to close the public hearing, seconded by Ms. Youmans. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Public Hearing:              Mr. Judson made a motion to open a public hearing, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      Mayor Deyton opened the Public Hearing to receive comments on the request filed by Franklin P. Peal, Jr. and Gail V. Coffey to rezone two (2) tracts of land in the northeast quadrant of Forest Park (1) 2.0 acre tract; 4206 Thurman Road and (2) 0.87 acre tract; 4222 Thurman Road from their current designation as R-80 Single Family Residential to C-1 General Commercial.

 

                                      Mayor Deyton asked if there was anyone present to speak concerning this rezoning request.  No one was present.

 

                                      Mr. Judson made a motion to close the Public Hearing,  seconded by Ms. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      Ms. Adams made a motion to reconvene the meeting, seconded by Ms. McCord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Appointments:               Mr. Judson made a motion to table the appointments until the next regular meeting.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans made a motion to approve the following appointments for 2008, seconded by Ms. Adams.

 

Appointment of City Attorney – Joe Harris & Robert Mack

 

Appointment of City Solicitor – Jerry Patrick

 

Appointment of City Clerk/Treasurer – Mike Blandenburg

 

Appointment of Deputy City Clerk – Joyce Whitfield

 

Appointment of Assistant Judge of Municipal Court – Herbert Adams, Jr.

 

Appointment of Judge of Environmental Court – Bobby Simmons

 

Appointment of Mayor Pro-tem – Sparkle Adams

 

Appointment of a member to the Retirement Committee – Debbie Youmans

 

Appointment of a member to the Central Safety Committee – Maudie McCord

 

Appointment of a member to N.O.I.S.E. – Linda Lord

 

Appointment of N.O.I.S.E. Delegate Co-chair representatives – Mayor Corine Deyton and Donald Judson

 

Appointment of Board of Directors of Clayton County Municipal Association – Linda Lord

 

Appointment of members to Death Benefit Committee – Mayor Corine Deyton, Donald Judson, Debbie Youmans  

  

                                      Voting for the motion were Ms. Lord, Ms. McCord, Ms.

          Adams and Ms. Youmans.  Mr. Judson opposed the motion.  The motion carried.

 

 

Renewal of retail            Ms. Adams made a motion to take the renewal of retail

Alcohol licenses:            alcohol licenses for beer and wine collectively, seconded by Ms. Youmans.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

          Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the following renewal of retail alcohol licenses for beer and wine:

         

·        Lioness Aliza’s Den, Inc. La Morentia, 4060 Jonesboro Road,  no exceptions noted

 

·        Nobel Business Enterprises, Inc. Happy Stop Texaco, 5604 Old Dixie Highway, no exceptions noted             

 

·        Patriots, Inc. 132 Forest Parkway, no exceptions noted

         

                                      Seconded by Ms. Lord, voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Renewal – alcohol          Request was made to consider renewal of a retail

License – Parkway          alcohol license for liquor, beer and wine from

Bottle Shop:                   NAGDEV, D/B/A Parkway Bottle Shop, 11 Forest Parkway.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans made a motion to approve the renewal of the retail alcohol license from NAGDEV, LLC D/B/A Parkway Bottle Shop, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.       

 

Renewal – alcohol          Request was made to consider an on-premises

License – Forest Wing    alcohol license for beer only from Forest Wing and Fish, 4430 Jonesboro Road.  

 

                                      Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the request for an on-premises alcohol license from Forest Wing and Fish, seconded by Ms. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Renewal –                      Ms. Adams made a motion to consider the renewal of

On-premises                  on-premises consumption alcohol licenses for beer and

Consumption                 wine collectively, seconded by Ms. Youmans.  Voting

Alcohol licenses:            for the motion was unanimous.

     

                                      Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the renewal of alcohol licenses for on premises consumption for beer and wine for the following:

 

·        Golden Gate Restaurant, Inc. 4353 Jonesboro Road, no exceptions noted

 

·        Rio Grande Restaurant, LLC Rio Grande Restaurant, 4609 Jonesboro Road, no exceptions noted

 

Seconded by Ms. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Renewal –                      Request was made to consider renewal of on-premises

On-premises                  consumption alcohol license for liquor, beer and wine

Consumption alcohol     from Restaurant Forest, 5025 Jonesboro Road.  

License:                         

                                      Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the request from Restaurant Forest, seconded by Ms. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Conditional Use             Request was made to consider a request by

Permit:                           owner/petitioner Julian Wyatt, 880 White Oak Drive for a conditional use permit to establish and operate a “Personal Care Home”.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans made a motion to table this request until the next regular meeting, seconded by Ms. McCord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Rezoning request -         Request was made to consider the request by Franklin P. Peal, Jr. and Gail V. Coffey to rezone two (2) tracts of land in the northeast quadrant of Forest Park from R-80 (Single Family Residential) to C-1 General Commercial.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans made a motion to approve the rezoning request, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Ordinance -                    Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the

Transfer funds:              City Council of the City of Forest Park, Georgia to transfer funds in the amount of $200,000 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund for additional costs associated with our roll-off container expense; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

                                     

                                      Ms. Youmans made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Ordinance -                    Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the

Appropriation of             City Council for the City of Forest Park, Georgia, to

Funds:                           appropriate funds in the amount of $125,000.00 to cover estimated Centennial Celebration costs; to repeal all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; an for other purposes.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous. 

 

Resolution -                   Request was made to consider a Resolution by the

HUD funding -               Mayor and Council of the City of Forest Park, Georgia

CDBG Program:             to apply for HUD funding through the CDBG Program for renovations to the existing indoor pool, indoor pool dehumidifier, renovations to the outdoor pool and construction of a new indoor pool adjacent to the outdoor pool, equipment and ground cover for both the large and small playground areas in Starr Park, replacement of Community Buildings 3 & 4 with one large facility, replacement of Community Building #1, replacement of Starr Park Entertainment Barn, expansion of the Senior Center and Commercial Dishwasher for the senior Center and to accept the HUD funding through the CDBG program once it becomes available and for other lawful purposes.

 

                                      Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Ms. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Adjournment:                Ms. Lord made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.