CI T Y O F F O R E S T
P A R K
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: John Parker, City Manager
DATE:
SUBJECT: INFORMATION BULLETIN -
FEBRUARY , 2009
The
following is a department by department status report of priority activities,
projects and initiatives for the month of February, 2009.
DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE/EMS SERVICES
Calls
Private
Dwellings 1
Vehicles 2
Rubbish/Dumpster 3
Other
Fires 2
False
Alarms 10
Mutual
Aid 4
HAZ-MAT 2
Hazardous
Conditions 5
Other
Responses 18
TOTAL
FIRE CALLS 148
TOTAL CALLS 345
135 patients transported to
area hospitals
7 Paramedics were trained
as Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructors.
They will be teaching this class to all Fire Department personnel in the
coming months.
February 1st
thru 7th was promoted as
Severe Weather Awareness Week. Emergency Preparedness Guides were passed out at
the community meetings at FPPD. All City Departments were contacted to review
severe weather policies and participate in a State wide drill on February 4th.
Schools were also contacted and reminded of the drill.
February 3rd
– Engine 2 was assigned to participate in a State Wide GMAG deployment and
Staging Exercise at Turner Field’s Gold Lot. After staging all apparatus
proceeded to the State Capitol for Firefighter Appreciation Day ceremonies. A
lunch was provided by Ga. Firefighters Burn Foundation in which Forest Park
Fire Dept. received an award for 20 years of support. In attendance were Chief
Buckholts, Major Halcome, Capt. Batten, Capt. Brackett, FAO Williams, FF
Register, and FF Hornsby.
Chief Eddie Buckholts
(404)
608-2382
DEPARTMENT OF
PLANNING, BUILDING AND ZONING
Building Plans Submitted
|
Business Name |
Address |
Details |
There were no building plans submitted in the month of February 2009
Building Permits Issued
|
Structure Type |
Address |
Details |
|
Commercial |
|
Interior remodel; JC $45,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Partial roof; 255 sq. ft. JC $3,200 |
|
Residential |
356 |
Interior/exterior rehab; 1,008 sq. ft. JC $18,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Fire repair; JC $3,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Fire repair; 875 sq. ft. JC $40,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Enclose porch; 90 sq. ft. JC $1,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Fire ruling; JC $1,500 |
|
Residential |
|
Fire ruling; JC $3,000 |
Certificate of Occupancies Issued
|
Business Name |
Address |
Date of Issue |
|
Mercadito El Taxi |
|
|
|
AC/DC Power Tech |
|
|
|
A & M Soundz |
|
|
|
Chidad Latina Mix |
|
|
|
Arko Veal Meats |
|
|
|
Intown Suites |
|
|
|
New Millenium OB/GYN |
|
|
|
Dollar World |
|
|
|
MA De’s Kitchen |
|
|
|
Alba’s Beauty Salon |
|
|
|
Piggly Wiggly |
|
|
|
Fashion Plus |
|
|
|
Shared Vision |
|
|
|
V.A. Auto |
|
|
|
Rosetown Recreation Ctr. |
|
|
|
Trane |
|
|
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Beautiful-U Hair Salon |
|
|
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Family Nutrition Club |
|
|
|
Air Traffic Service |
3000 S.Corp. Pkwy. 300 |
|
|
Event Productions |
|
|
AFFILIATE BOARD ACTIVITY
There were no
meetings of the affiliate Boards for the month of February 2009.
Steve
Pearson, Director
(404)
608-2303
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND LEISURE
SERVICES
WHAT’S
HAPPENING!
Youth
Basketball – Continued
during the month of February with games played on Saturday
Public
Swimming – The indoor
pool is open to the public on Tuesday and Thursday from
Lifeguard
Training – The
screening for Lifeguard Training was
Registration
for our Spring/Summer programs started on
Gym use: 4,281 for the month of February 2009.
Wellness
Programs
Water Aerobics – Monday &
Wednesday
Yoga – Wednesday evening
Water Exercise – Monday &
Wednesday
Teen Weight Lifting – Tuesday &
Thursday
Swim For Fun (ages 55 & Over) –
Tuesday & Thursday
Exercise/Weight
Room – Monday-Friday
Martial Arts (Tai-Chi, Kung Fu) –
Tuesday
* The
Super Bowl started and the Seniors will be busy for the month. Our fun started when the whistle blew and the
yelling began. They all had a team to
cheer for and it got louder as the night went on. It was more fun and excitement than I
thought.
* Bingo
stays busy and having breakfast or lunch with it brings more seniors. The
regulars are here every Bingo. This
month we are having a White Elephant Bingo where they each bring a gift in a
bag for a prize. It should be
interesting.
* The
Seniors went on a trip to the Circus. It
was really fun and everyone enjoyed it.
Some had never been to a Circus and had a great time.
* Dominoes
are growing and last week we had 3 tables!
They really do enjoy playing.
* Cards
are played almost everyday but Thursdays is the Day. We now have 4 tables on some Thursdays and
growing. We all get together for lunch
between morning games and afternoon, so it is a full day for them.
* Computers,
WII games and WII Fit stay busy as other new games get started all the
time. Puzzles are popular with some and
being with friends or just visiting is good for everyone.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
*
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*
*
Elaine Corley, Director
404-363-2908
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE SERVICES
TRIAD
TRIAD held a
monthly meeting February 20th with approximately 50 people in
attendance. The focus of the meeting was computer use for seniors and how to
make operating a PC easier.
Recruitment
for the March 17th Citizen’s
Patrol
MPO
S. Jackson attended and passed Marijuana examiners course at GPSTC 16hr course
In
the last 6 months the total money seized from drug arrests by VIPER is
$94,338.60
A
total of 8 vehicles were seized in the last 6 months. Total money pending in
federal seizures is $22,985 dollars.
VIPER
Team conducted a sting operation regarding day laborers at Home Depot. A total
of 4 arrests were made.
Officer
Kennemur successfully completed
Officer
Simmons and Officer Hill completed Marijuana ID class at Forsyth.
There
were no reports of graffiti taken by Delta Team during the first two weeks of
February – There has been a great effort by the team to reduce graffiti in
their areas.
Detective Sara
Craig completed Homicide Investigation training.
Chief
Dwayne Hobbs
(404)
366-7280
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Sidewalks
to Schools, Phase III and Transit Oriented Pedestrian Improvements Projects
The
City is waiting for the City Attorney to deliver the remaining preliminary
title search files for these projects.
The City Attorney has delivered 21 Preliminary Title Search files to
City Hall. There are a total of 51
easements.
Livable
Centers Initiative (LCI)-
The
City of
State Farmers Market
The City is working
with the Department of Agriculture to identify funding sources for Phase I of
the Implementation Plan.
The Georgia Municipal
Association is sponsoring Georgia Cities Week April 19-
In recognition of
Georgia Cities Week, the Forest Park Business Coalition will be held at City
Hall
Also, this year the
City will work with Babb Middle School and Forest Park Middle School in
requesting and encouraging sixth graders to participate in the essay contest, “If I
Were Mayor, I Would….” If you have any suggestions/recommendations
for Georgia Cities Week activities, please contact John Parker or Angela
Redding.
Community Development Block Grant Funds
The City of
·
$25,000 Patio enclosure and commercial dishwasher
for the
·
$122,864 Playground equipment and ground cover in both
the large and small playground areas
John Parker, City
Manager
Angela Redding, Mgt.
Analyst
(404)
366-4720
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION / FINANCE
Expenditures
(preliminary totals) for the General Fund for the month of February are
$1,261,797 or 6.55% of the budget.
Year-to-date preliminary expenditures for the General Fund are
$11,011,884 or 57.17% of the budget (fiscal year July 2008 – June 2009). For
comparison purposes, the period of July through February represents 66.67% of
the budget year. Total expenditures for the General Fund remain under budget
for the eight month period of July through February.
Local Option
Sales Tax revenue received in February was $467,486, compared to $441,594 for
February of the prior year. The fiscal year-to-date total received is
$3,798,201 or 73.89% of the budget. The percentage of the budget year through
February is 66.67% of the year; therefore, revenue from Local Option Sales Tax
remains above the budget through February. This is unusual considering the
state of the nation’s economy.
Business
license payments for 2009 licenses were due by February 28. As of the end of
February, $632,080 (79% of budget) of collections had been posted to the
accounting system. This amount does not represent all license collections. An
additional amount of fees had been collected but not posted to the accounting
system as of the end of February.
Licenses for
new business for the month of February 2009:
Name Description
Mercadito El Tate Grocery
Store
AC & DC
Power Tech Power Equipment
Sonria Smiles
Dental Dentistry
/ Dental Care
A V Auto Repair service on automobiles
Arko Meat
Outlet Meat Market
Dollar World Retail
merchandise
Ma De’s
Kitchen Restaurant
Quick Pick
Food Mart Convenience
Store
New Millenium
Piggly Wiggly
Grocery Grocery store
Certifit Auto
Body Shop
Mike Blandenburg, Director
(404) 366-4720
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Street
Division:
Street crews had a busy month with
right-of-way clean-ups of debris in ditches, cutting bushes, and opening
blocked storm drains. Crews also removed
3 large pine trees on
Special Paid Sanitation Pick-ups:
4509 Ridge Drive, 1034 Ponderosa Park
Drive, 5013 Courtney Drive, 4476 Jonesboro Road, and 1118 Grace Drive
Building
Maintenance:
Major projects for the Maintenance
crews have been the painting of personnel offices and archives, and replaced
ceiling tiles in archives due to water damage. The storage room at Public Works
was cleaned of old files and material, ceiling tiles and lighting was replaced,
and room was divided in half to create a separate area for inmates. A water
line was installed to the chemical room. Crews replaced wiring in the junction
box at fire station 1 and replaced door lashes.
Other projects completed by Building Maintenance crews included work
orders for all buildings and departments.
Parks
Division:
Parks crews were maintaining park areas
and right-of ways along with their regular daily duties of Recreation and
Leisure set-ups revolving around the recreation facilities and
Mike
Gippert, Director
(404)
608-2310