M I N U T E S

 

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF NOVEMBER 7, 2005

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:                 The regular meeting of Mayor and Council of November 7, 2005 was called to order by Mayor Charles Hall at 7:00 p.m.

 

Invocation:                     The invocation was give by Councilman Lord followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

 

Present:                         Present were Mayor Charles Hall, Mayor Pro-tem H. H. Estes, Councilmen David Halcome, Donald Judson, Wesley Lord and Councilwoman Debbie Youmans.

 

                                      Also present were City Manager William Werner, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Fire Chief Eddie Buckholts and City Attorney Jack Hancock.

 

Approval of minutes:      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of Mayor and Council of October 14, 2005, Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of October 17, 2005 and the Special Meeting of Mayor and Council of November 1, 2005, seconded by Mr. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Retail alcohol license-    Request was made to renew a retail alcohol

Food Depot:                   license for beer and wine from All American Quality Foods, Inc. D/B/A Food Depot, 792 Morrow Road.    

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the renewal of an alcohol license for beer and wine from All American Quality Foods, D/B/A Food Depot, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

 

 

Retail alcohol license-    Request was made to renew a retail alcohol

Piggly Wiggly:                 license for beer and wine from Covington Rd. Mercantile, Inc. D/B/A Piggly Wiggly #322, 4769 Jonesboro Road.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the renewal of a retail alcohol license for beer and wine from Covington Rd. Mercantile, Inc., seconded by Mr. Halcome.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Retail alcohol license-    Request was made to renew a retail alcohol

Pak N Go:                       license for beer and wine from Duvell Investment Corp. D/B/A Pak N Go, 1003 Forest Parkway.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the renewal of a retail alcohol license for beer and wine from Duvell Investment Corp., D/B/A Pak N Go, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Retail alcohol license-    Request was made to renew a retail alcohol

Holiday Bottle Shop:      license for liquor, beer and wine from S & C Corporation, D/B/A Holiday Bottle Shop, 791A Morrow Road.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the renewal of a retail alcohol license for liquor, beer and wine from S & C Corporation, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Resolution -                   Request was made to consider a Resolution to

to adopt the National     formerly adopt the National Incident

Incident                         Management System as the Model for Command

Management System:    and Control Efforts during manmade and Natural Emergencies in the City of Forest Park.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to adopt the Resolution, seconded by Mr. Halcome.

 

                                      Chief Buckholts gave a power point presentation giving an overview of the National Incident Management System.

 

                                      Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

 

Resolution to declare     Request was made to consider a Resolution by

Dead Tree surplus:        the City Council of the City of Forest Park declaring as surplus property a Dead Tree belonging to the City so as to provide for its proper disposal; and for other purposes.   

 

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

 

Ordinance to                  The Ordinance to establish the Fort Gillem Local

Establish LRA Budget:   Redevelopment Authority budget was removed from the agenda.

 

Other Business:             Mr. Lord made a motion to suspend the rules to add an item to the agenda, seconded by Mr. Estes.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Resolution-                    Mr. Lord made a motion to approve a Resolution

to appoint Chief             by the Mayor and Council of the City of Forest

Manager & Asst.            Park, Georgia, for appointment of Katie Hendon

Managers for General    to serve as Chief Manager of elections for the

Election:                         2005 Municipal Election and J. Joan Burton and Evelyn Williams to serve as Assistant Managers for the 2005 Municipal Election; and for other lawful purposes, seconded by Mr. Estes.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans asked the City Attorney if this Resolution will affect this election. Mr. Hancock stated no, it will have no effect on the election itself.  

 

                                      Voting for the motion were Mr. Estes, Mr. Halcome, Mr. Judson and Mr. Lord.  Ms. Youmans voted against the motion.  The motion carried.  

 

Public Comment:           Mr. Roy Lunsford spoke concerning the time of the public comment period.

 

                                      Ms. Jackie Brandon, wife of Council candidate Frank Brandon, spoke and informed the Council of Mr. Brandon’s accomplishments in Forest Park.

 

                                      Ms. Dianne Lunsford spoke concerning the Candidates forum, the public comment period, and cars being parked on the street on Sherwood Circle.

 

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

 

                                      The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.