M I N U T E S

 

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF MAY 17, 2010

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:               The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of May 17, 2010 was                                            called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at 7:00 p.m.  

 

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

 

Present:                        Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilman Donald Judson and Councilwomen Maudie McCord, Linda Lord and Karen-Brandee Williams.

 

                                    Also present were City  Manager John Parker, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Director of Public Works Mike Gippert, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Deputy Director of Recreation and Leisure Services Sharon Smith, Chief Dwayne Hobbs, Director of Support Services Christine Terrell, Chief Eddie Buckholts, Management Analyst Angela Redding and City Attorney Joe Harris.

 

Approval of minutes:     Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session and Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of May 3, 2010, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Comment Period:          Mr. Carl Evans – Mr. Evans stated in the Parks and Recreation Department, the employee in charge of sports activities was allowed to leave for 2 weeks and no one else was able to fill in for them; they were suppose to be scheduling games that got rained out and nothing was done while they were gone and he said that was horribly managed.  He apologized to Ms. Adams for not being able to make the Clean-up event Saturday and thanked everyone involved in the teen council.

 

                                    Mr. Parker addressed a remark made by Mr. Lunsford at the last Council Meeting concerning his wife being disrespected during a public comment period.  Mr. Parker stated at the time this happened, Ms. Lunsford relinquished her position in the speaking order.

 

 

 

Ordinance -                  Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the City Council of

Transfer of                    the City of Forest Park, Georgia, to transfer funds in the amount of            

Funds:                          $50,000 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund for                                             additional costs associated with our roll-off container expenses; to                                             provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

 

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

 

Ordinance -                  Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the City Council          

Acquisition of               for the City of  Forest Park, Georgia, to authorize the acquisition

Real Estate:                  and purchase of certain real estate in the City for a purchase price                                              of the appraised value; to provide for temporary funding of said                                         purchase from the General Fund of the City; to provide for                                                  reimbursement to the General Fund from funds received from the                                                 “SPLOST” tax in 2010; to provide for severability; to repeal all                                                 Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; to                                                        provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

 

                                    Ms. Lord 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 City Council          

Acquisition of               for the City of Forest Park, Georgia, to authorize the acquisition

Real Estate:                  and purchase of certain real estate in the City for a purchase price                                              of the appraised value; to provide for temporary funding of said                                         purchase from the General Fund of the City; to provide for                                                  reimbursement to the General Fund from funds received from the                                                 “SPLOST” tax in 2010; to provide for severability; to repeal all                                                 Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; to                                                        provide an effective date; and for other purposes.  

 

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

 

Voting Delegate:           Request was made to appoint a Voting Delegate to the Georgia                                                 Municipal Association Convention in June.

 

                                    It was the consensus of Council to appoint Linda Lord as Voting                                               Delegate.

 

Other Comments:         Ms. Adams thanked everyone for coming out to make Clean Up of                                           Ward 1 very successful. She stated they will move forward next                                                month and do Ward 5.  She stated some of the volunteers filled out                           Beautification Violation sheets and those were forwarded to                                                 Planning and Zoning.     She stated they also added to the Special                                              Needs list the Fire Department has compiled.

 

                                    Ms. Williams thanked those that came out for her first meet and                                                 greet meeting of Ward 1, it was very successful and she is planning                                on having quarterly meetings.

 

                                    Ms. Adams reminded everyone of the north side  Neighborhood Watch                                    Meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

 

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

 

                                    The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.