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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes CC - 05/21/2012Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm Pagel of 5 SWAN This summary is provided as a convenience and service to the public, media, and staff. It is not the intent to transcribe proceedings verbatim. Any reproduction of this summary must include this notice. Public comments are noted and heard by Council, but not quoted. This document includes limited presentation by Council and invited speakers in summary form. This is an official record of the Milton City Council Meeting proceedings. Official Meetings are audio and video recorded. The Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton was held on May 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Mayor Joe Lockwood presiding. INVOCATION Pastor Patrick Abent, Inner Quest Church, Alpharetta, GA CALL TO ORDER Mayor Joe Lockwood called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Karen Thurman, Councilmember Matt Kunz, Councilmember Bill Lusk, Councilmember Joe Longoria, and Councilmember Lance Large. Councilmembers Absent: Councilmember Burt Hewitt. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE VFW Alpharetta. Post 12002 led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Agenda Item No. 12-119) Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve the Meeting Agenda with the following changes: • Add Executive Session to discuss litigation and land acquisition. • Removal of Public Hearing (Item No. 12-124). Approval of an Ordinance to Adopt Amendments to the Fiscal 2012 Budget for Each Fund of the City of Milton, Georgia Amending the Amounts Shown in Each Budget as Expenditures, Amending the Several Items of Revenue Anticipations, Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Appropriations, and Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Actual Funding Available. Councilmember Lusk seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm Page 2 of 5 PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of the April 23, 2012 Regular Council Minutes. (Agenda Item No. 12-120) (Sudie Gordon, City Clerk) 2. Approval of the May 7, 2012 Regular Council Minutes. (Agenda Item No. 12-121) (Sudie Gordon, City Clerk) 3. Approval of Financial Statements for the Period Ending April, 2012. (Agenda Item No. 12-122) (Stacey Inglis, Finance Director) 4. Approval of a Construction Services Agreement between the City of Milton and Strickland Pipeline and Construction, Inc. for Storm Drain Improvements on Thompson Road. (Agenda Item No. 12-123) (Carter Lucas, Public Works Director) Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Large seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS (None) 1. Proclamation Recognizing Milton High School Lady Eagles State Golf Champions. (Presented by Councilmember Karen Thurman) 2. Proclamation Recognizing Milton High School Eagles State Golf Champions. (Presented by Councilmember Karen Thurman) 3. Proclamation Recognizing Operation GiveBack. (Presented by Councilmember Bill Lusk) 4. Proclamation Recognizing MDA Firefighter Appreciation. (Presented by Mayor Joe Lockwood) 5. Proclamation Recognizing Memorial Day. (Presented by Councilmember Bill Lusk) FIRST PRESENTATION 1. Approval of an Ordinance to Adopt Amendments to the Fiscal 2012 Budget for Each Fund of the City of Milton, Georgia Amending the Amounts Shown in Each Budget as Expenditures, Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm Page 3 of 5 Amending the Several Items of Revenue Anticipations, Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Appropriations, and Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Actual Funding Available. (Agenda Item No. 12-124) (Stacey Inglis, Finance Director) Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve Agenda Item No. 12-124. Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. 2. Approval of the Issuance of an Alcohol Beverage License to D Squared Development LLC d/b/a Shell Food Mart located at 3100 Bethany Bend, Milton, Georgia 30004. The Applicant is Mehdi Jannatkhah — Wine and Malt Beverages. (Agenda Item No. 12-125) (Stacey Inglis, Finance Director) Stacey Inglis, Finance Director: • The applicant is in the audience. • His name is Mehdi. • The location of this business is on the corner of Bethany Bend and Highway 9. • The applicant has met all the requirements of the Ordinance and we recommend approval of the Alcohol Beverage License. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Longoria moved to approve Agenda Item No. 12-125. i.,. Councilmember Large seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING (None) ZONING AGENDA (None) UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None) NEW BUSINESS 1. Approval of City of Milton Reimbursement Resolution. (Agenda Item No. 12-126) RESOLUTION NO. 12-05-220 (Chris Lagerbloom, City Manager) P. Stacey Inglis, Finance Director: • I am going to present this for Chris. 6" • The reimbursement resolution that is before you tonight is a resolution that allows the city to pay itself back for costs and expenses that are paid for the Public Safety Facility before we get the bond issuance. • This is just a formality and one other step of the process we have to go through. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm Page 4 of 5 Motion and Vote: Councilmember Longoria moved to approve Agenda Item No. 12-126. Councilmember Lusk seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. 2. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Alpharetta, City of Milton and the City of Roswell for a Joint SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Team. (Agenda Item No. 12-127) (Captain Shawn McCarty, Milton Police Department) Captain Shawn McCarty, Milton Police Department: • This is a Memorandum of Understanding between the cities for the creation of a North Fulton SWAT team. • For the past several years, we have partnered with the City of Alpharetta for these services. • This is essentially an understanding to bring the City of Roswell on board to create a larger team that would increase our efforts all together. Matt Kunz, Councilmember: • What happens if one of the Roswell members does something? Can the City of Milton be held liable? Captain Shawn McCarty: • Each city will be ultimately responsible for their members. Lance Large, Councilmember: • How many members do we currently have? Captain Shawn McCarty: • We currently have three members. Councilmember Large: • Do they all serve at the same time or is there a rotation? Captain Shawn McCarty: • They are all attached as a team. Joe Longoria, Councilmember: • Is this replacing the IGA or is this just one step in the process to replace the IGA? • How is the memorandum of understanding different from the IGA? Wasn't it an IGA before? Chris Lagerbloom, City Manager: 0 No, the agreement has always been a Memorandum of Understanding. L Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm Page 5 of 5 Motion and Vote: Councilmember Kunz moved to approve Agenda Item No. 12-127. Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS STAFF REPORTS EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion and Vote: Councilmember Large moved to adjourn at 7:00 p.m. into Executive Session to discuss litigation and land acquisition. Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. RECONVENE Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to reconvene at 7:23 p.m. into Regular Session. Councilmember Large seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). OWN Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. ADJOURNMENT (Agenda Item No. 12-128) Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to adjourn the Regular Meeting at 7:24 p.m. Councilmember Large seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Councilmember Hewitt was absent from the meeting. After no further discussion the Regular Council Meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. Date Approved: June 18, 2012. Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk Joe Lockwood, or STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON CITY OF MILTON AFFIDAVIT RE: CLOSURE OF OPEN MEETINGS Personally appeared before the undersigned officer, duly authorized under the laws of the State of Georgia to administer oaths, JOE LOCKWOOD, who in his capacity as Mayor and the person presiding over a Council meeting of the CITY OF MILTON, and after being first duly sworn, certifies under oath and states to the best of his knowledge and belief the following: At its Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting held on May 21, 2012, the Council voted to go into closed session and exclude the public from all or a portion of its meeting. The legal exceptions applicable to the exempt matters addressed during such closed meeting are as follows: [Check or initial as appropriate] 1. X discussion or voting to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of, or lease property; authorizing the ordering of an appraisal related to the acquisition or disposal of real estate; entering into contract to purchase, to dispose of, or lease property subject to approval in a subsequent public vote; or entering into an option to purchase, dispose of, or lease real estate subject to approval in a subsequent public vote pursuant to O.C.G.A, 50-14-3(b)(1)(B-E); 2. discussing or deliberating upon the appointment, employment, compensation, hiring, disciplinary action or dismissal, or periodic evaluation or rating of a public officer or employee or interviewing applicants for the executive head of the city with the vote on any such matter coming in public pursuant to O.C.G.A. 50-14-3(b)(2); 3. X attorney/client privilege in order to consult and meet with legal counsel pertaining to pending or potential litigation, settlement, claims, administrative proceedings or other judicial actions brought or to be brought by or against the agency or any officer or employee or in which the agency or any officer or employee may be directly involved, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 50-14-2(1). 4. other (explanation): I certify that the subject matter of the closed meeting or the closed portion of the meeting was devoted to matters of official business or policy, with the exceptions provided by law as set forth above. SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this 21 st day of May, 2012. Notary Public My Commission Expires: •� An,: 410 r ,� •4�f r MAYO O OCKWOOD