HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes CC - 10/03/2016 - MINS 10 03 16 REG (Migrated from Optiview)Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council
Monday, October 3 , 2016 at 6:00 pm
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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 October
3, 2016 at 6:00 PM, Mayor Joe Lockwood presiding.
INVOCATION
Jason Howard , Stonecreek Church, Milton, Georgia
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Joe Lockwood called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Thurman, Councilmember Kunz, Councilmember
Lusk , Councilmember Hewitt, and Councilmember Longoria.
Councilmembers Absent: Councilmember Mohrig
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (L ed by May or Jo e Lo ckwo od)
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
(Agenda Item No. 16-218)
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Longoria moved to approve the Meeting Agenda with the
following changes :
• Add an Executive Session to discuss Land Acquisition.
• Remove New Business Agenda Item No. 16-225 , "Consideration of a Resolution to
Create the Milton Public Art Committee (MPAC)." This Item will come before
Council on October l 71h.
Councilmember Kunz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting .
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PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGEN DA
I. Approval of the J une 20 , 2016 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes .
(Age nda Item No . 16-21 9)
(S udie Gordon, City Cle rk)
2 . Approva l of a Change Order to the Construction Services Agreement between the City of
Milton and Ed Castro Landscape Inc. for Landscape Maintenance Services.
(Agenda Item No. 16-220)
(R obert Edgar, Fire Chief)
3. Approval of an A greem ent between the City of Milton and the Port Authority ofNew
Yo rk and N ew Jersey fo r Transfer of Ownership of an Artifact from the Former World
Trade Center.
(Agenda Item No. 16-221)
(Sarah LaDar t, E conom ic Development Ma nager)
Motion and Vo t e: Counci lmember Lusk mo ved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember
Thurman seconded the m otion. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0 ). Councilmember Mohri g
was absent from the meet ing .
REPORTS AND PRESENT ATIONS
1. Presentation by th e North Fulton Chamber Economic Development Department.
(Sa rah LaDart, Econom ic Develop m ent Ma n ager)
2. Presentation of Draft Ex isting Conditions and Needs Assessment Re port and Draft Final
Report for 2016 City of M ilton Comprehensive Transportation Plan.
(C arter L ucas, A ss istan t C ity Manager)
FIRST PRESENTA TION (None)
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PUBLIC HEARING
1. Consideration of a Resolution of the City of Milton, Georgia Extending Until February 7 ,
2017 , An Existing Moratorium Barring the Acceptance of Applications for Zonings and
Development Permit Approvals , Including Approval of Final Plats , Pursuant to Chapter
64 or Chapter 50 of the Code of the Ci ty of Milton , Georgia for Property Adjacent to an
Unpaved or Gravel Road To Include Those Gravel Roads W ith A Paved Extension.
(Agenda Item No. 16-222)
(Ken J arrard, C ity A ttorn ey)
Ken Jarrard, City Attorney
This is a moratorium to extend the ex1stmg moratorium barring the acceptance of
applications for zonings and development permit appro vals , including approval of final
plats , pursuant to Chapter 64 or Chapter 50 of the code of the City of Milton for property
adjacent to an unpaved or gravel road to include those gravel roads with a paved extension.
There has been a much required need for clarity with respect to the interaction of those two
sections of the code so that we know from an interpretation standpoint. And , in addition,
clarity regarding what is a paved road versus an unpaved road . In September, the council
adopted an emergency moratorium regarding this issue . Tonight, there is an opportunity for
you to extend the moratorium until February 7, 2017 .
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Consideration of the Issuance of an Alcohol Beverage License to Will y's Mexicana Grill ,
Located at 5304 Windward Parkway, Suite A-101 , Milton, GA 30004. The Applicant is
Daniel Thackston -Consumption on Premises -Wine and Malt Beverages.
(Agenda Item No. 16-223)
(S ta cey In g li s, Assistant City Man ager)
Stacey Inglis, Assistant City Manager
This is a new establishment in Milton located in the same area as Panera Bread. The applicant
has met all of the requirements and staff recommends approval.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Hewitt mo ved to appro ve Agenda Item No. 16-223.
Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion . The motion passed unanimously (6-0 ).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting.
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2 . Consideration of the Issuance of an Alcohol Beverage License to Red Bawarchi Indian
Super Grand Buffet Restaurant & Bar Hyderabad Dum Biryani LLC -dba Red Bawarchi
Located at 5310 W indward Parkway, Ste. D , Milton, GA 30004 .
(Agenda Item No. 16-224)
(Stacey Inglis, A ssistant City Man ager)
Stacey Inglis, Assis tant City Manager
This is an existing estab lishment in Milton with a change of ownership. The applicant has met
all of the requirements and staff recommends approval.
Motion and Vote: Co uncilmember Hewitt moved to approve Agenda Item No. 16-224.
Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0 ).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting.
ZONING AGENDA (No ne)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (No n e)
NEW BUSINESS
The following Agenda Item No. 16-225 was removed from the Agenda by Motion and Vote
under Approval of Meeting Agenda.
1. Consideration of a Resolution to Create the Milton Public Art Committee (MP AC).
(Agenda Item No. 16-225)
(Sarah l aDart, Economic Developm ent Manag er)
2 . Consideration of a Re so lution Authorizing the City of Milton 's Adoption of the 2016
Fulton County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Pursuant to the Disaster
Mitigation A ct of 20 00.
RESOLUTION NO . 16-10-387
(Agenda Item No. 16-226)
(Matt Marietta, Em ergency Ma n ager)
Matt Marietta, Emergency Manager
The Disaster Mitig ation Act of 2000 requires local governments to participate in a hazardous
assessment of their area and then try to mitigate those potential natural disasters as much as
possible through structure improvements , etc . We first went through our initial response to this in
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2010 and it is required to be updated every 5 years. During the past several months , we have
participated in a planning process through Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency
and the other 14 municipalities in Fulton County to assess the state of the county and develop a
comprehensive document. In your packet is the 26 page Milton annex. The entire plan is about
1,200 pages and is available in digital format. The entire document consists of Fulton County as
a whole including the City of Atlanta and all the cities in South Fulton. Having an approved plan
through FEMA allows us to be able to apply for mitigation funds in the event of a natural disaster.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to approve Agenda Item No . 16-226.
Councilmember Kunz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting.
3. Consideration of a Resolution of the City of Milton, Georgia Extending Until February 7,
2017 , An Existing Moratorium Barring the Acceptance of Applications for Zonings and
Development Permit Approvals, Including Approval of Final Plats, Pursuant to Chapter 64
or Chapter 50 of the Code of the City of Milton, Georgia for Property Adjacent to an
Unpaved or Gravel Road To Include Those Gravel Roads With A Paved Extension.
RESOLUTION NO. 16-10-388
(Agenda Item No. 16-222)
(Public Hearing h eld at October 3, 2016 Regular City Coun cil Mee tin g)
(Ken Jarrard, C ity Attorney)
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Hewitt moved to approve Agenda Item No. 16-222 .
Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
1. Public Works
2. Fire
Carter Lucas, Assistant City Manager
The Birmingham Road and Hopewell Road improvements are coming along. The installation of
the center island is going to occur this week. That will leave landscaping and guardrail work to be
done. We have completed the Webb Road and Deerfield Road project to install turn lanes. We
are completing the sidewalk extension project from St. Francis School to Hopewell School. Next
summer, we will close Birmingham Road for about a month to replace the western most bridge
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between Hopewell Road and Freemanville Road. It is the smallest bridge with a handrail for
guardrail. We want to get a real bridge built in that location. We have finis hed our pavement
management for the year and are comp leting our pavement evaluation for the next five years. City
Hall is moving forward and everything is on schedule. Bob is doing a great job keeping it on time
and under budget. The TSPLOST referendum will occur on November 8th .
Bob Edgar, Fire Ch ief
We are in the process of enhancing our Fire Department Community Safety Program which is one
of our initiatives in our Strategic Plan. On Friday , the Fire Department went to Summit Hill
Elementary School with the Fire Safety House, the Fire Clowns , and Sparky the Fire Dog and
conducted a fire safety presentation to 150 school children. On Saturday, we conducted a Fire
Safety Program at Home Depot with over 300 participants from the community. On September
13th , we held a Stop the Bleed training program which was a spin off from the Police Department
Active Shooter Training . It is a nationwide program about how to teach peop le how to react once
an event has already occurred . We had two cardiac related incidents that we responded to at the
Crabapple Festival. We di splayed the new ladder truck at the Crabapple Festival and it was a great
success .
EXECUTIVE SE SSION
Motion and Vo te: Councilmember Thurman moved to go into Executive Session to di scuss Land
Acquisition at 7:07 p.m . Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously (6 -0). Council member Mohrig was absent from the meetin g.
RECONVENE
Motion and Vote: Council member Thurman moved to reconvene the Regu lar Meeting at 7:16
p.m. Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion . The motion passed unanimously (6-0).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda Item No. 16-227)
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Longoria moved to adjourn the Regular Meeting at 7:17 p.m.
Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (6 -0 ).
Councilmember Mohrig was absent from the meeting .
Date Approved: December 5, 2016
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
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AFFIDAVIT RE: CLOSURE OF
OPEN MEETINGS
CITY OF MIL TON
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 a Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting held on October 3 , 2016 , at 6:00 PM 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 v oting 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)(l)(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. __ 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 .
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