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Home My WebLink AboutPublic Comment Card - CC - 03/06/2023M I LTO NII� 1. Please print. 2. Give the card to the City Clerk BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING BEGINS. 3. When your name is called, approach the podium and speak directly into the microphone and state your name and address. TODAY'S DATE: ADDRESS: Juli w De(ft6ti co IL PHONE: �Y – Y3 3 Agenda Item No.: —OR General Comment Of/'( e-&445; (EXAMPLE: 18-001( J (Subject) ❑ 1 WANT TO SPEAK about this Agenda Item ❑ 1 am in SUPPORT of this Item ❑ 1 am in OPPOSITION of this Item ❑ 1 DO NOT want to speak but I would like the following comments read into the record. You must be present at the meeting to have your comments rea . ❑ 1 am speaking on behalf of a Group or Neighborhood'•• ❑ YES (please complete below) KNO Name of Group/Neighborhood ***You are required to fill out an Affidavit before speaking on behalf of the group you are representing. **Please read the following RULES regarding Public Comment: • Public Comment is allowed on any Agenda Item or a General Public Comment can be made about something that is not on the Agenda. • All General Public Comments are allowed a total of five minutes. • ALL Public Comments in SUPPORT of a Zoning Agenda Item are allowed a TOTAL of ten minutes. ALL people who wish to speak in SUPPORT have a total of ten minutes as a group. • ALL Public Comments in OPPOSITION of a Zoning Agenda Item are allowed a TOTAL of ten minutes. ALL people who wish to speak in OPPOSITION have a total of ten minutes as a group. If you have made any campaign contributions to a Councilmember aggregating $250.00 or more, please check "yes" or "no": ❑ Yes XNo. When you have completed this card, please give it to the CITY CLERK before the meeting begins. Please see the CITY CLERK if you have any questions regarding this Public Comment Card. www.cityofmiltongo.us Revision Date: 06.2018 Caution: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. From:Brad Dell To:Tammy Lowit Subject:RE: ** Ext Sender ** - RE: Public Comments For March 6th Milton City Council Meeting Date:Monday, March 6, 2023 9:35:18 AM Attachments:image002.png image003.png image004.png image005.png image006.png Affidavit Regarding Mach 6 2023 Milton Council Meeting.pdf Good morning Tammy, Thank you for getting back with me! As a follow up to the below email, please see the Affidavit for tonight’s meeting attached. Thanks, Brad From: Tammy Lowit <tammy.lowit@miltonga.gov> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 9:19 AM To: Brad Dell <bdell@youraot.com> Subject: ** Ext Sender ** - RE: Public Comments For March 6th Milton City Council Meeting Good morning Mr. Dell, Thank you for your email regarding your request for your email to be read at tonight’s council meeting. Below, please find the Milton Code (click here for link) that I follow regarding regulations for Public Participation either via Email (reading into the record at the council meeting) and/or Public Comment (in-person). Pursuant to the Milton Code, Divison2-Meetings, Sec. 2-59(2a-b)- Public participation (Emails and public comment cards) in meetings of the city council shall be permitted in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) Public participation—Emails and public comment cards. a. Public comment cards. Must be turned into the city clerk prior to the agenda item being called. An individual submitting written comments must be in attendance at the council meeting in order for the city clerk to read said written comments into the record. Written comments shall be limited to the space provided on the public comment cards and no content submitted to the city clerk shall be read into the record if it is not legibly written on the comment card. b. Emails. Emails sent to the elected officials, city manager, city clerk or department directors, which expressly declares that the email is intended to be introduced into the record for a then- pending agenda item, will be handled as follows: the sender's name, address and general position (i.e., in support or opposition to the agenda item) will be read by the city clerk into the record during public comment for the respective agenda item. The substantive comments or narrative in the email will not be read into the record unless the author of the email is in attendance at the meeting [see, [section] 2-59(2)a.] or unless the author provides evidence to the satisfaction of the city clerk of the inability to physically attend the meeting. All emails will be made part of the official record. If an email related to a then-pending agenda item is intended to be read into the record consistent with this paragraph, the email shall be no more than 300 words. If someone wishes to speak on behalf of a group, then a notarized affidavit is required to be submitted, prior to the commencement of the council meeting, stating that individual has the authority to speak on behalf of that organization. Attached, for your convenience, please find a copy of: (these forms are also available in Council Chambers) 1. Public Comment Card 2. Affidavit regarding inability to attend council meeting 3. Affidavit for representative of HOA, Organizations, or Group Affiliation If your email and inability to attend comply to the regulations, then it will be read into the record during the meeting. If you will be submitting any forms, please submit prior to the commencement of the meeting. *Please note all emails and public comments cards are always added to the record regardless if they are read into the record by the clerk or presented in person. If I can be of further assistance or answer any additional questions, please let me know. Kind regards, Tammy Lowit SERVICE • TEAMWORK • OWNERSHIP LEADERSHIP • RURAL HERITAGE Sign-up to get City news in your inbox atmiltonga.gov/emails Tammy Lowit City Clerk City of Milton 2006 Heritage Walk Milton, GA 30004 678-242-2492 Our email addresses have changed! tammy.lowit@miltonga.gov https://www.miltonga.gov . Caution: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. From: Brad Dell <bdell@youraot.com> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 6:38 AM To: Tammy Lowit <tammy.lowit@miltonga.gov> Subject: Public Comments For March 6th Milton City Council Meeting Ms. Lowit – I would ask that my comments below be read into the record during the public comment portion of tonight’s City Council meeting. Thank you! Brad Dell (White Columns Resident) 500 Glen Hampton Drive Milton, GA 30004 My wife, little girls and I love living in Milton. Because I want to be a part of maintaining our quality of life here, I ran for the board of our HOA in White Columns. It’s been a privilege to serve…except when it comes to dealing with City Hall. When it came to making our streets safe from speeding motorists, the Milton City Council stood in the way. And, last month, you voted unanimously to make it even harder for an HOA to keep our streets safe from speeders. Then, just two weeks ago, with the mayor pro tempore presiding, the City Council heard from three White Columns homeowners complaining about residents driving legally authorized vehicles on City-owned streets. I have no doubt those complaints were part of a pre-conceived plan to insert the City deeper into the issue of PTVs on public streets. The mayor has said he has no interest in the City getting enmeshed in this issue. But, we are also told that the city attorney is about to issue a new legal memo on the topic. A memo that, no doubt, was initiated not in the interest of clarity, but in an effort to sow deeper confusion and frustration. From a citizen perspective, try following the public policy logic at City Hall. Our HOA followed the four-part test required by the ordinance code to install new radar- controlled speed signs. But, a single council member successfully pushed the City Council to put even more requirements on our HOA. Requirements that were not in the ordinance code. Put simply, we made our streets safer despite time delays and opposition from the City Council. But, you weren’t done. Just last month, you unanimously amended the City’s ordinance code to now require public safety only by public referendum. It seems you don’t want HOAs to exercise regulatory authority over city streets… …until, of course, you do. Now when it comes to PTVs, you want HOAs to have all the authority. Despite Court decisions and our governing documents to the contrary, you want HOAs to regulate what vehicles can and cannot operate on city streets. Let me make sure I get this right. HOAs don’t have authority to slow vehicles down, but we do have authority to ban vehicles from the roadways. Talk about making it up as you go along. What’s happening here is obvious. A single council member has a personal agenda and is using his position and authority to advance it. The Milton Ethics Panel unanimously found the same thing. But the City Council continues to look the other way. It’s time to put the citizens first and stop allowing these chambers to be used as the sandbox of entitled and self-interested politicians. Brad Dell (White Columns Resident) 500 Glen Hampton Drive Milton, GA 30004