M I N U T E S

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF MARCH 5, 2007

Call to Order: The regular meeting of Mayor and Council of March 5, 2007 was called to order by Mayor Corine C. Deyton at 7:00 p.m.

Invocation: The invocation was given by Rev. Leon Beeler followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

Roll Call: Present were Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Donald Judson, Councilmen David Halcome, Wesley Lord and Councilwomen 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, Chief Eddie Buckholts, Major Tommy Orr, Deputy Director of Recreation and Leisure Services Sharon Smith, Management Analyst Angela Redding and Joe Harris and Robert Mack, City attorneys.

Approval of minutes: Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session of Mayor and Council of February 19, 2007, seconded by Mr. Halcome. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of February 19, 2007, seconded by Mr. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Comment Period: Mr. Harold McClaufin of Construction Design and Consulting, stated he has been working with the City to establish a bar at 842 Main Street. He stated he applied for the license and was told there was a moratorium. He stated the new ordinance recently adopted stating the method of measuring distances called for now prohibits his business from locating there. He asked Council consideration to try to resolve this. Mayor Deyton asked Mr. McClaufin to meet with our City Attorney and Mr. Pearson.

Dr. Leon Beeler spoke about the referendum on March 20^th concerning the Local Option Sales Tax and encouraged citizens to vote no.

Recess: Mayor Deyton recessed the meeting to open a public hearing.

Public Hearing: Mayor Deyton opened the Public Hearing to receive comments with the regard to the proposed amendments to City code Title 8 Chapter 8, Sections 8-8-56 C-1 General Commercial District , 8-8-57 C-2 Central Commercial District and Section 8-8-58 C-3 Institutional Commercial District classifications.

Mayor Deyton asked if there was anyone present to speak concerning these amendments.

Mr. Darnell Moorer asked what the verbiage means in layman’s terms. Mr. Harris explained none of the uses allowed in these districts have been changed, the definitions have been made consistent with each other.

No one else was present to speak.

Mayor Deyton closed the Public Hearing and reconvened the meeting.

S & M Bowling: Request was made for renewal of on-premises consumption alcohol license for beer and wine from S & M Bowling, Inc. D/B/A Forest Park Fun Bowl, 4839 Jonesboro Road.

Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the request from S & M Bowling, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Golden Gate: Request was made for renewal of on-premises consumption alcohol license from Golden Gate Restaurant, 4353 Jonesboro Road.

Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the request from Golden Gate Restaurant, seconded by Mr. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Red Eyed, Inc. Request was made for renewal of on-premises consumption alcohol license for liquor, beer and wine from Red Eyed, Inc. D/B/A Crazy Horse Saloon, 3950 Jonesboro Road.

Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the renewal from Red Eyed, Inc. D/B/A Crazy Horse Saloon, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion were Mr. Lord, Mr. Judson, Mr. Halcome and Ms. Adams. Ms. Youmans abstained. The motion carried.

Ekta Agencies: Request was made for a new retail alcohol license for beer and wine from Ekta Agencies International, Inc. D/B/A Shell Food Mart, 4209 Jonesboro Road, no exceptions noted.

Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the new retail alcohol license from Ekta Agencies International, seconded by Mr. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Adult Entertainment Request was made for renewal of an Adult

License – Crazy Horse: Entertainment License from Red Eyed, Inc. D/B/A Crazy Horse Saloon, 3950 Jonesboro Road.

Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the renewal of an Adult Entertainment License from Red Eyed, Inc., seconded by Mr. Halcome. Voting for the motion were Mr. Lord, Mr. Halcome and Mr. Judson. Ms. Adams and Ms. Youmans abstained. The motion carried.

Resolution – donation The Resolution by the City Council for the City

of property: of Forest Park, to accept the dedication and donation of certain real estate in the City from Dr. Alvin A. Shure; to authorize the City Attorney to record the deed to the property in the Clayton County Public Records; and to authorize the City Manager to pay ad valorem taxes past due on the property in an amount not to exceed $1500; to repeal all resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes was tabled from the February 19^th agenda.

Mr. Judson made a motion to table agenda items #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10 until the Work Session of March 10^th, seconded by Mr. Lord.

Mr. Judson withdrew his motion.

Mr. Judson made a motion to table the Resolution to accept the dedication and donation of certain real estate in the City from Dr. Alvin Shure until the next regular meeting, seconded by Ms. Youmans.

Mr. Lord asked for a roll call vote.

Ms. Adams - yes

Ms. Youmans - yes

Mr. Judson - yes

Mr. Halcome - yes

Mr. Lord - no

The motion carried.

Resolution – License Mr. Judson made a motion to table the following

Agreements: Resolutions until the Work Session of March 10^th, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

--Resolution by the City Council of the City of

Forest Park authorizing the Mayor execute a License Agreement with Forest Park Youth Football for the use of Kiwanis Stadium, Lopez Field, Burke Field, Stanford Field and Baker Field from May 2007 to December 2007 to conduct football and cheerleading practices and games in their Georgia Youth Football program; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes

-- Resolution by the City Council of the City of

Forest Park authorizing the Mayor execute a License Agreement with Rock of Ages Broadcasting Youth Outreach Ministries for the use of Kiwanis Stadium to conduct a music festival on August 4, 2007 3 pm – 8 pm at a rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for the stadium and fifty dollars ($50) for use of Concession Stand; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes

-- Resolution by the City Council of the City of

Forest Park authorizing the Mayor execute a License Agreement with the Southern Football League for the use of Kiwanis Stadium to conduct a football game at a rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per game for the Stadium and fifty dollars ($50) per game for use of Concession Stand; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes

-- Resolution by the City Council of the City of

Forest Park authorizing the Mayor execute a License Agreement with Forest Park Braves for the use of Lockhart Field from March 2007 to November 2007 to conduct Semi-Pro Baseball Games; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes

Ordinance Title 8, Request was made to consider an Ordinance to

Board of Appeals: amend the Code of Ordinances, specifically Title 8, Chapter 2, Article K, Section 8-2-108, so as to eliminate certain residency requirements for members of the Board of Appeals for the International Property Maintenance Code.

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

Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance to

Section 8-8-58: amend Title 8, Article E, Section 8-8-58 of the Forest Park Code of Ordinances, specifying the permitted uses in the C-3 Institutional Commercial District, so as to clarify certain definitions of permitted uses allowed in Section 8-8-58 (c) to incorporate all permitted uses from the C-2 Central Commercial District as permitted uses in the C-3 Institutional Commercial District; to delete subsections (11), (12) and (13) from Section 8-8-58 (c); to repeal conflicting ordinances; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

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

Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance to

Section 8-8-56: amend Title 8, Chapter 8, Article E, Section 8-8-56 of the Forest Park Code of Ordinances, specifying the permitted uses in the C-1 General Commercial District, so as to clarify certain definitions of permitted uses allowed in Section 8-8-56 (c); to incorporate all permitted uses from the C-2 Central Commercial District, and the C-3, Institutional Commercial District, as permitted uses in the C-1 General Commercial District; to delete subsection (33) of Section 8-8-56 (c); to repeal conflicting ordinances; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

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

Committee Reports: Mr. Lord made a motion to suspend the rules to add an item to the agenda, seconded by Ms. Youmans. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Mr. Lord made a motion to adopt a Resolution to send to the Governor asking him to remove the City of Forest Park from proposed legislation affecting the LRA, seconded by Ms. Youmans.

Voting for the motion was unanimous.

Mr. Blandenburg gave an Overview of the Administration and Finance Department.

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