CCRRECTED
M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING OF
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
Call to Order: The regular meeting of Mayor
and Council of
Invocation: The invocation was given by Mayor Deyton followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
Roll Call: Present were: Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Donald Judson, Councilman David Halcome and Councilwomen Debbie Youmans and Sparkle Adams.
Also present were City Manager John Parker, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Director of Support Services Christine Terrell, Director of Fire/EMS Eddie Buckholts, Management Analyst Angela Redding, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Director of Public Works Mike Gippert, Colonel Tommy Orr and Deputy Director of Recreation and Leisure Services Sharon Smith.
Approval of
minutes: Mr. Judson made a motion to
approve the minutes of the regular meeting of Mayor and Council of
Comment Period: Dr. Paul Colon stated he has been instrumental in creating Governors Crossing, which is a 25 acre mixed use office and senior housing community. This includes four medical buildings, Governors Glen (60 bed assisted living for dementia Alzheimer’s patients) Governors Terrace (senior independent housing for individuals 62 and over) and Ashton Walk (150 apartments for seniors). He stated the excessive noise due to the 5th runway is excessive for the senior community. He appealed to the Council to see what action can be taken to alleviate this unbearable situation.
Mayor
Deyton stated she has been in contact with Mr. DeCosta
and he has agreed to meet with the citizens in
Public Hearing: Mr. Judson made a motion to recess for a Public Hearing, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Mayor Deyton opened the Public Hearing to receive comments on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2006-2007.
Mr. Roy Lunsford asked where he could obtain a copy of the proposed budget. Mr. Parker advised him that copies are available in the City Clerks Office.
Mr. Blandenburg stated the total budget for the general fund is $16,021,641 and the total budget for the Sanitation Fund is $2,438,612.
Mr. Darnell Moorer asked for a breakdown of the budget by department.
Mr. Blandenburg presented the following:
Legislative Office $398,180
City Managers Office 268,234
Finance 548,525
Judges, Solicitors 127,100
LRA 50,227
Support Services 218,773
Police 6,035,595
911 603,894
Recreation & Leisure 1,038,951
Public Works (Maint.) 2,432,267
Public Works (Parks) 48,000
Planning, Building, Zoning 561,306
Animal Control 56,669
Fire 2,690,778
Emergency Management 48,566
Mr. Judson made a motion to close the public hearing, seconded by Ms. Youmans. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Mayor Deyton closed the public hearing and reconvened the meeting.
Presentation: Mayor Deyton stated that
students from Babb Middle School in Family Career and Community Leaders of
America received the highest honors at the Ga. FCCLA Leadership Conference and
received the FCCLA Stop the Violence Award and received the highest score in
four of six teams. The students will
represent
Ms. Mitchell, sponsor of FCCLA, presented students who performed a skit that earned the top honors (Stop the Violence).
Mayor Deyton then presented Ms. Mitchell with a proclamation recognizing the Babb Middle School FCCLA for their accomplishments.
Renewal of on- The request for renewal of on-premises
Premises consumption alcohol license for beer only from
Consumption alcohol Quisqueya High, Inc. D/B/A Taqueria Y
License: Pupuseria
La Internacional,
Mr. Halcome made a motion to remove the request from the table, seconded by Mr. Judson. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the request for renewal of an on-premises consumption alcohol license for beer only from Quisqueya High Inc. D/B/A Taqueria Y Pupuseria La Internacional.
Mr. Halcome asked the motion be amended to include the stipulation the business be placed on probation for a period of one year, and any violation will be brought back before council and the license revoked. Mr. Judson accepted the amendment. Ms. Adams seconded the motion and amendment. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution by
Payment to
Grady the City Council for the
City of
Memorial Hospital: authorize the City Manager and the City Attorney for the City to pay the Statutory claim of Grady Memorial Hospital for Medical Treatment of a Prisoner who was in the custody of the Forest Park Police Department at the time of his treatment; to provide for severability; to repeal all Resolutions and parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Ms. Youmans. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance to
Fireworks: amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Forest Park, Georgia, specifically to amend Title 4, Police and Fire Services, Chapter 2, Fire Prevention and Protection, Article B, Fire Prevention Code and Safety Standards, Section 4-2-35 “Fireworks Prohibited”, so as to add certain exceptions to the Definition of “Fireworks” in order to make said section consistent with a newly adopted state law requiring such changes; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes.
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance – transfer Request was made to consider an Ordinance to
of Funds: by the City Council of the City of Forest Park to transfer funds in the amount of thirteen thousand eight hundred seventy four dollars ($13,874.00) from various funds and accounts within the Sanitation Budget to Line Item 540-72-4520-52-3000 for additional collection and disposal costs.
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Halcome. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance to
Appropriation
of by the City Council of the
City of
Funds: appropriate additional funds in the amount of ninety nine thousand three hundred dollars ($99,300.00) from the Unappropriated Balance of the Enterprise Fund to cover additional collection and disposal costs to complete the current Fiscal Year; to repeal all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herein; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Halcome. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Resolution – Southern Request was made to consider a Resolution by
Football League: the City Council of the City of Forest Park authorizing the Mayor execute License Agreements 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 and fifty dollars ($50) per game for use of Concession Stand; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Ms. Youmans.
Mr. Halcome recused himself from the vote.
Voting for the motion were Mr. Judson, Ms. Youmans and Ms. Adams. The motion carried.
Ordinance
Budget: Request was made to
consider Ordinance by the Governing Body of the City of
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the budget, seconded by Ms. Youmans. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Comments by Ms. Youmans welcomed everyone out and
Governing Body: thanked those that worked on the budget.
Mayor Deyton introduced the Department Directors to the audience.
Adjournment: Mr. Judson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
The
meeting adjourned at