C I 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 -
JUNE, 2008
The
following is a department by department status report of priority activities,
projects and initiatives for the month of June, 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF
RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES
Summer Camp kicked off
June 2nd with 85 campers between the ages of 5 and 14 years
registered. The camp hours are
Swim Classes – Beginning
Swim Lesson were held June 2-13 and
Beginning Swim Lessons –
Evening classes for children 6-12 met at the outdoor pool
Preschool Swim Lessons –
Are for children ages 3-5 years old.
This class started on June 2nd and
Our swim classes are based on
American Red Cross guidelines with emphasis on safety. We had a total of 145 students in swim
lessons for the month of June 2008.
Outdoor Pool – Starr Park
Pool opened
Basketball Camp – The camp
was held on
Girls Basketball League –
This program is for girls ages 8-17 years old.
We have 16 teams with 128 girls participating in this program. Games are played on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday starting at
Family Nights at Starr
Park Pool were held June 6, 13, 20, 27, from
Daily gym use
for the month of June 2008 was 637 participants.
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 & Thursday
The
* The Red Hatters had
their monthly meeting then out to lunch at Shane’s Rib Shack. It was fun for the Seniors and great
food.
* New computer classes
are being held on Tuesday mornings. It
is a beginner class and the seniors are really enjoying it.
* The Ho Down was really
a lot of fun for all the seniors. It was
a night to come and just sit eat and enjoy the music. No one wanted to leave and always enjoys the
music specials.
* Our covered dish was
fun as everyone gets to bring their favorite dish and share it with
everyone.
* The WII Bowl is still
the popular game and keeps us all busy.
It is played on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at
* A lot of the seniors
are now watching grandchildren so some of the classes are off for the
summer. But we are always starting new
ones and looking into others.
UPCOMING EVENTS
* July 11, 18, 25, 2008 – Family Night @
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Ticket
Required
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Elaine
Corley, Director
(404) 363-2908
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS
Street Division:
Street
crews were kept busy completing nine abatement orders given by Planning,
Building, and Zoning which entail cutting grass and cleaning debris from
properties. Ditches were cleaned out on
Building Maintenance:
Building Maintenance crews repaired attic fan in the T-Ball restroom, replaced exhaust fan in the outdoor pool pump house, and replaced all bad sections of the Putt Putt course with new sections. Repairs to siding were made on all windows, bay doors, and faucets, repairs were made to the wash room door at Fire Station 2. Crews installed electrical supply line for new tire changer at Fleet Services. Crews replaced all bad ceiling tiles at Planning, Building, and Zoning. 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
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE/EMS SERVICES
Fires
Structure Fires 5
Vehicle Fires 3
Rubbish/dumpsters 4
Other Fires 2
False Alarms 10
Mutual Aid Given 1
Hazmat 6
Hazardous Responses 7
Other Responses 16
136 Total Fire Incidents
401 Total Calls for Month
Chief Eddie Buckholts
(404)
608-2382
DEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION / FINANCE
Expenditures (preliminary totals) for the General Fund for the month of June are $1,735,561 or 9.15% of the budget. Year-to-date preliminary expenditures for the General Fund are $17,180,738 or 90.58% of the budget (fiscal year July 2007 – June 2008). For comparison purposes, the period of July through June represents 100.00% of the budget year. Preliminary total expenditures for the General Fund are under budget for the fiscal year by $1,784,988 or 9.42%.
Local Option Sales Tax revenue received in June is $532,267 compared to $461,117 for June of the prior year. The fiscal year-to-date total received is $5,081,007 or 95.87% of the budget; the percentage of the budget year through June is 100.00% of the year. Revenue from Local Option Sales Tax for the fiscal year is under budget by $218,993 or 4.13%. It should be noted that the total current revenue is 99.63% of the prior year budget. The current year budget was increased by $200,000 over the prior year amount.
The budget process for the 2008-2009 fiscal year has been completed. The budget was adopted by the Mayor & City Council at the June 16 City Council Meeting. The effort by the Mayor, Council and the department heads during the budget process is greatly appreciated.
Licenses issued for New Businesses for the month of June 2008:
Name Description
All American Coach Lines, LLC Bus parking, maintenance, detail, tires.
Royal Pizza, Inc. Carry out pizza
Mike Blandenburg, Director
(404) 366-4720
DEPARTMENT OF
PLANNING, BUILDING AND ZONING
BUILDING PLANS SUBMITTED
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 4568 Old Dixie Hwy. Ste. 2 Tenant finish
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. 818-828 Morrow Rd. Fire ruling; JC $15,000
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES ISSUED
1. All American
Coachlines 5222 Old
2.
3. El Banco
4.
5. Blimpies 541
AFFILIATE BOARD ACTIVITY
There were no meetings of the affiliate Boards for the month
of June 2008.
Steve Pearson, Director
(404) 608-2303
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE SERVICES
TRIAD
A Triad meeting was held Friday June 20th with
30 people in attendance. Heritage Bank personnel gave a presentation on loans
and how to read credit reports.
Following the meeting a hotdog and hamburger cookout was held.
COPS
The neighborhood watch program is being restructured to
increase participation from residents.
There will be two groups, one for the North side and one for the South
side.
Patrol
Officers have been conducting a
burglary suppression operation known as “Operation Alice Cooper” to prevent
burglaries while school is in recess for summer vacation.
MPO Lee attended Prescription
Drug Class at
Sgt. Cloud attended class in
Forsyth for child internet safety.
Officer Warner has successfully
completed Advanced Report Writing
CID
Detective Sgt. Fisher and
Detective Senior Secretary Lisa Waller completed the Defensive Driving Course
given at the
Administration
The State Certification Assessment was conducted on June 6th by Capt. Brian Harr of the Norcross Police Department. The assessment went extremely well, and the recommendation of re-certification was made to Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.
MPO Lisa Presley is training for the Nike Women’s Marathon
(26.2 miles) in
Chief Dwayne Hobbs
(404) 366-7280
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Sidewalks
to Schools, Phase III and Transit Oriented Pedestrian Improvements Projects
The
three quotes from the GDOT certified appraisers for the right of way phase are
currently being reviewed.
Livable
Centers Initiative (LCI)-
City
officials met with the Atlanta Regional Commission regarding the progress of
the LCI Main Street Project.
A final
notification letter was sent to the two remaining property owners who have not
signed their temporary construction easement documents.
Archway Partnership
Ms. Gail
Webb has been selected as the Archway Executive for the Clayton County Archway
Partnership.
Centennial Celebration
Advertising
on billboards and poster boards will begin the week of July 21st
through August 17th. The
following locations were selected:
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Jonesboro Road N/O
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Hwy
John Parker, City Manager
Angela Redding, Mgt. Analyst