HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - CC - 01/18/2023Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council
January 18, 2023
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jamison:
ROLL CALL
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
CM Verhoff:
City Clerk:
Amen. Thank you, Chief. I would like to call the regular meeting
of the Milton City Council for Wednesday, January 18 , 2023, to
order. The city strongly recommends that you review tonight 's
agenda carefully and if you wish to speak on any item on the
agenda then please bring your comment cards to the clerk as soon
as possible. By the Milton rules allow a speaker to turn in their
comment card up until the clerk calls the agenda item. Once the
agenda item is called no more comment cards can be accepted.
Will the city clerk please call the role and make general
announcements.
Good evening, Mayor and Council. I'll be happy to call role for the
January 18, 2023 regular meeting. I would like to remind those in
attendance to please silence all cell phones at this time. Those
attending the meeting who would like to make a public comment
you are required to complete a public comment card prior to
speaking on the item. Your comment card must be presented to the
city clerk prior to the agenda item being called. Any comment
cards received after the item has been called will not be accepted .
All speakers please identify yourself by name, address, and
organization before beginning your comment.
If you are representing an organization a notarized affidavit is
required stating you have the authority to speak on behalf of that
organization. Please review tonight's agenda and if you would like
to make a comment, please bring your comment card to me now.
Demonstration of any sort within the chamber is prohibited. Please
refrain from any applause, cheering , booing , outburst, or dialogue
with any person speaking. Anyone in violation will be asked to
leave . As I call role this evening, please confirm your attendance.
Mayor Peyton Jamison
Here.
Councilmember Andrea Verhoff.
Here.
Councilmember Paul Moore.
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CM Moore:
City Clerk:
CM Johnson:
City Clerk:
CM Jacobus:
City Clerk:
CM Mohrig:
Here.
Counci lmem ber Jul iette Johnson.
Here.
Counci lm em ber Jan Jacob us.
Here .
And co un cilmember Rick Mohrig.
Here .
Mayor: M a yor Peyton Ja mi so n pre sent.
Councilmembers Present: C o uncilmem b er Andre a Verhoff, C o uncilmember Paul
Moore, C ou nci lmember Jul ie tte Jo hns on , C o unci lme m ber Ja n Jacobus, and
Councilm e mber Rick M ohrig .
Councilmembers Absent: Co unci lm e mber Carol Co oker ly
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
City Clerk:
City Clerk:
And for the record , Co un cilmem ber Caro l Cookerly 1s absent.
Would everyone p lease rise for the pledge of allegiance.
I p ledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and
to the repu bli c for wh ich it stands . One nation, under God ,
ind ivis ibl e, with li berty an d justice for all.
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore:
CM Mohrig :
A ll rig ht. Thank yo u . Next is the approval of the meeting agenda. I
wou ld ask co un cil if we could move the new business agenda item
number 23-020 up to immediately following the consent agenda
it ems ? I 'll op en it for motion .
Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we approve the agenda with the
add ed changes that you just suggested.
Second.
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Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
Okay . I have a motion from councilmember Moore. A second from
Councilmember Morge to approve the meeting agenda as
amended. All in favor please say, "aye"
Aye.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Moore moved to approve the Meeting
Agenda with the following amendment:
• Move New Business Agenda Item No. 23-020 up to immediately follow the
Consent Agenda.
Councilmember Mohrig seconded the motion. The motion passed (6-0).
Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
L. Bentley :
Any opposed? That's unanimous. Okay. Next 1s general public
comment. Do we have any public comment ?
We do have one , Mayor.
Okay . The next item is general public comment. Public comment is
a time for citizens to share information with the mayor and the city
council to provide input and opinions on any matter that is not
scheduled for its own public hearing during today 's meeting. Each
citizen who chooses to participate in public comment must
complete a comment card and submit it to the city clerk prior to the
agenda item being called. Please remember this is not a time to
engage the mayor or members of the council in conversation.
When your name is called , please come forward and speak into the
microphone stating your name and address for the record.
You will have fi ve minutes for remarks. The city encourages you
to review the agenda and if you wish to speak bring your comment
cards to the city clerk right now . The city clerk will please sound
the first public comment.
Mayor, I would like to invite Laura Bentley to the pod ium please.
Mayor , Council. Laura Bentley . 2500 Bethany Church Road. I'm
here tonight to thank you for taking a few minutes to recognize
Ms. Katie Reeves for her significant and important service to our
community. She 's very much worthy of a resolution. Just a few
words of appreciation for her tireless public service to the Fulton
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Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
County community , and especially North Fulton . 15 years I had the
pleasure to work with Ms. Reeves and I can honestly say that she
taught me so many things about engaging , especially as a parent.
Not just sitting in meetings but speaking up and engaging to the
point of taking us down to the state capital to discuss a new math
curriculum that came in that we successfully eradicated.
Katie also was great at never ever, ever shying away from conflict,
especially during the battles of redistricting, human resources
issues. I think I saw her police escorted out of almost every high
school. I know most middle schools and a couple of elementary
schools. Katie never shied away from being in front of the
community. On good days and also bad days she is a bold leader.
Her intelligence on the issues that really mattered was striking . To
be able to site Word docs, explain the millage rate to me year after
year. I finally got it, Katie. And she knew the past five years . And
again , her dedication.
I don 't know of one phone call or email that didn 't go unanswered.
Even when it was tense Katie always called back , she addressed
issues, and it was just an honor to work with you and I appreciate
your service. You are a great leader and I hope you find your next
leadership position. And in the meantime , may you and Cliff shop
in peace at Publix.
[La u ghin g]. Thank you . Okay . We will move onto the consent
agenda. Will city clerk please sound the items.
Mayor, item A is approval of the January 4, 2023 , regular City
Council meeting minutes. Agenda item number 23009. B is
approval of the January 9, 2023 , work session meeting minutes .
Agenda item number 23010 . C is approval of a professional
services agreement with Stevens Gymnasium Inc . to provide
basketball court refinishing at Mill Springs Academ y,
Northwestern Midd le School , and Hopewell Middle School.
Agenda item number 23011. Item D is approval of a serv ices
agreement of the city of Mi lton and Professional Probation
Services for probation supervision and rehabilitation services for
the municipal court. Agenda item number 23012.
Next is approval of a professional services agreement between the
city of Milton and Bristol Contracting LLC to provide epoxy floor
coating at the Broadwell pavilion. Agenda item number 23013.
Item F is approval of a signal permit request with GDOT for the
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Mayor Jamison:
CM Mohrig:
CM Moore:
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
city of Milton to be the maintaining agency of traffic signals at
State Route 140 and Arnold Mill Road at Cox Road , State Route
372 and Crabapple Road at Mayfield Road, and State Route 372
Birmingham Highway at Kensington Farms Drive . Agenda item
number 23014. G is approval of amendment number 1 to the land
acquisition agreement for purchase of realty between the city of
Milton and Peggy B. Bates and Lee B. Bates to extend the deadline
to close on the properties to February 28, 2023. It is agenda item
number 23015. Mayor.
Thank you. Do we have a motion to approve the consent agenda?
Mr. Mayor , I make motion that we approve the consent agenda as
read.
Second.
Okay. I have a motion from councilmember Mohrig and a second
from councilmember Moore to approve the consent agenda as read.
All in favor please say , "Aye "
Aye.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Mohrig moved to approve the Consent
Agenda as read. Councilmember Moore seconded the motion. The motion
passed (6-0). Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
Mayor Jamison: Any oppose? Okay. That 's unanimous. If the city clerk will please
sound the next item.
New Business Item A was moved up to immediately follow the Consent
Agenda during Approval of Meeting Agenda.
City Clerk :
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus :
Mayor, that next item is the moved item for the new business. It 's
a consideration of a resolution appointing or reappointing members
to the city of Milton Board of Zoning Appeals by pointing a board
member for district 3, post 1. Agenda item number 23020 . Mayor.
Thank you. I will tum it over to Councilmember Jacobus.
Thank you. This evening I wou ld like to nominate Billy Carman to
fill the district 3, post 1 position on the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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Mayor Jamison :
CMMohrig:
CM Moore:
Billy and his wife Lynn li ve on Fi ve Acre Road in M ilton . The y
have lived there since 1985 . Billy is a nati ve Georgian , which we
don 't often see. He 's a terrific fit for this position on the Board of
Zoning and Appeals for a number of reasons. Billy started his own
residential construction remodeling company about 50 years ago ,
so he really understands the building industry . There is a couple of
other things where he has worked with the city and county
government.
I was instructed that Billy and a number of others saved Crooked
Creek from being a landfill some 25 years ago. And also , a number
of years ago Billy worked on the Milton Highway 9 overlay
project. I believe Billy Carman is a great fit for the BZA and I'm
asking City Council to approved him for the district 3, post 1
position. Thank you.
Now I will open it for a motion then.
Mr. Mayor , I will make a motion that we approve Bill y Carman for
the BZA district 3 , post 1. And I echo your sentiments about
Billy 's involvement. I've known Billy for that time , too.
Second .
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Mohrig moved to approve Billy Carman to the
Milton Board of Zoning Appeals for District 3/Post 1, Agenda Item No . 23 -020.
Councilmember Moore seconded the motion . The motion passed (6-0).
Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
Mayor Jamison :
Billy Carman:
Mayor Jamison :
Okay. Well I have a motion to appro ve Billy Carmen as the district
3 , post 1 rep for the Board of Zoning Appeals from
Councilmember Mohrig and a second from Councilmember
Moore . All in fa vor please say, "Aye ".
Aye.
Any opposed? That 's unanimous. I don 't kno w if this a
congratulations [laughing] or something other than that. So I'll
come swear you in Bill y .
All right.
You 're going to do a great job.
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Lynn Carman:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus :
Mayor Jamison:
Billy Carman :
CM Jacobus:
Greg Botelh o:
Speaker 7:
Mayor Jamison:
You forgot to mentio n the operatio n .
You got a new knee going there .
Ohmy.
If you'll raise your right hand . Repeat after me . I do solemnly
swear and affirm that I will fa ithfu ll y perform the duties as a
member of the Board of Zoning Appeals , of this city , and I will
support an d defend the charter, as well as the constitution and laws
of the state of Georgia , and of the United States of America.
[Laughing].
Thanks, counc il.
Thank yo u, Bi ll y.
Do yo u want to get a p icture?
[Inaudible] [00:12 :31].
Billy , if you don 't mind, we 're going to get a picture with the
council.
[C rosstalk/Photos Taken]
REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Mayor Jam ison:
Okay. So, we will move onto reports and presentations . Will the
city cle rk please sound the first item .
Mayor, th at first item is proclamation honoring longtime Fulton
County Board Member Ms . Katie Reeves. Agenda item number
23016 .Mayor.
Thank you. So tonight , is a bittersweet night. I think any person
who has been in Fult on County Sc hools over the last 20 years
knows the name Katie Reeves. She has fought tirelessly for all the
children in academ ics and success and has been there for every
parent t hat has call ed her. Kind of like Council member Bentley has
said . She always pi cks up the phone . Always does community
m eetings. She 's always engagi ng . And she has worked tirelessly
over the last 20 years , and I know a lot of us that sit here have
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Katie Ree ves :
talked to her over the years with the children in school. So , I am
very proud to read this proclamation to Katie and congratulate her
tonight on her "retirement".
So, this is the proclamation that's honoring longtime Fulton
County School Board Member Katie Reeves. Whereas Katie
Reeves has been a tremendous hands-on champion of students ,
teachers, and families for more than two decades, and whereas she
ran for a seat of the Fulton County Board of Education in 1999
touting the slogan , I will listen to parents. A promise that she's
kept continuously since. And whereas Reeves won that race , and
five reelection contests represent Milton, Alpharetta, and parts of
Roswell. Becoming the board 's longest serving member until
stepping down late last year.
And whereas she worked with 9 Fulton County School
Superintendents, served as Board President from 2003 to 2005 , and
has been an earnest advocate for Milton residents since our city 's
founding . And whereas on the Board Reeves helped oversee the
East Block construction program that led to the opening of 45
schools such as Alpharetta High in 2004 , Milton High in 2005,
Cambridge High in 2012 , and the Innovation Stem School in 2021.
And whereas she successfully advocated for lowering school
related property tax rates and emerged as a trusted, go -to
curriculum expert . And whereas Reeves has contributed outside
Fulton County Schools as well, including as part of the governor's
task force on a state school superintendent transition committee ,
and with the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce .
And whereas , in her endeavors Reeves has resolutely put the
interests of area families first and helped our local public school
system becoming among the best anywhere in the world. And now
therefore we, the Mayor and the City Council of the ci ty of Milton,
recognize , honor, and thank Katie Reeves for her dedicated service
to our schools and the greater community. This is given under our
hand and seal by the city of Milton , Georgia on thi s 18 th day of
January of 2023. [Applause].
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
[Applause]
[Crosstalk/Photos Taken]
Katie Reeves: [Inaudible] [00:18:12]. Thank you so much.
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Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
Okay. Will the city clerk please sound the next item .
Mayor , item B is proclamation honoring the Milton Tennis Center
girls 15U AL TA division and city champions. Agenda item
number 23017 . Mayor.
Thank you. Seems like we do this every year now since we have
added the tennis team to our parks and rec. I know Terry O 'Brian
has done a fantastic job and he keeps on creating winners here.
And it is my honor to give this proclamation to you all. So , this is a
proclamation honoring the girls 15U ALT A division and city
champions . And this is whereas the Milton Tennis Center program
under Coach Terry O 'Brian has provided invaluable instruction
and competitive opportunities to hundreds of adults and children
since its conception in 1996.
And whereas the players with this city affiliated program based at
Milton City Park and Preserve have learned about the sport of
tennis and excelled in countless matches capturing a total of 112
AL TA division championships and 35 AL TA city championships.
And whereas this past fall , the Milton Tennis Center 's girls 15 U
team won their division with a 5 and 1 record and ad vanced to the
playoffs as a number one seed. And whereas this team battled
Highland Point before a packed crowd at Dekalb Tennis Center for
the city championship , coming back to capture this prestigious title
by a 35 to 28 score.
And whereas this is among several successful Milton Tennis
Center teams this past season with others including the men 's B
team that reached the city finals , the women 's Thursday A4
division champions , and the boy 's 12U division champions . No w
therefore we , the Mayor and the City Council of the City of
Milton , recognize and celebrate the success of all these Milton
Tennis Center teams and particularly the 2022 city championship
winning girls 15U squad . This is given under our hand and seal by
the city of Milton on this 18 th day of January 2023. [Applause].
Want to come up and take a picture ? And I'll gi ve you these
proclamations . You want council to stay up ?
[inaudible] [00:20:48].
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FIRST PRESENTATION
Mayor Jamison :
Ci ty Clerk :
Mayor Jamison :
CM Jacobus:
CM Moore:
Speaker 1:
Councilmembers :
[Inaudible).
Okay. We will move on to the first presentations. Will th e ci ty
clerk please sound the item.
Mayor, item A is consideration of an ordinance amendment to
chapter 48 , article 4 , for modifications to traffic calling. Agenda
item number 23018. And item B is consideration of an ordinance
to amend appendix A related to chapter 34 , article 2, section 34
through 24 of the Milton City code to allow for collection of
registration fees for the newly created Milton summer da y camp.
Agenda item number 23019. Mayor.
Thank you. Is there a motion on the first presentation?
Mr. Mayor , I'd like to make a motion that we approve agenda item
number 23-018.
Second.
All right. Sounds good . I have a motion from Councilmember
Jacobus. A second from Councilmember Moore to appro ve the
first presentation items as read. All in fa vor please say, "Aye".
Aye.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jacobus moved to approve the Firs t
Presentation items as read. Councilmember Moore seconded the moti on. The
motion passed (6-0). Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Any oppose? That's unanimous. All right. Since there 's no public
hearing , zoning agenda, or unfinished business items , we will
mo ve onto new business. Will the city clerk please sound the first
item .
Mayor , that first item 1s consideration of a resolution to se t
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Mayor Jamison:
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk :
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
CM Johnson :
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
qualifying fees for the 2023 Municipal elections. It is agenda item
number 23021. Mayor and council that's my item tonight and as
you all obviously are aware of, this year will be a year that we will
be holding elections for county council seats for district 1, post 2,
district 2 , post 2, and district 3, post 3 -2, I'm sorry. A lot of
numbers in there. As a reminder the Georgia code requires that we
provide a fixing of the qualifying fees that are to be done no later
than February the l5 1. Those qualifying fees shall be set as a 3%
rate of the total gross salary of the office that is paid.
It 's 13 ,000 thus equals the 3% at 390 and that would be the
qualifying fee that would be also advertised in our legal organ to
notify our citizens of the upcoming seat center available and the
fee that will be associated .
Any questions for Tammy?
Do we have any public comment?
We have none.
Okay. So , then I will open it for a motion .
Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we appro ve agenda item number
23-021.
Second.
Okay . I have a motion from Councilmember Jacobus and a second
from councilmember Johnson to approve agenda item number 23-
021. All in favor please say , "Aye".
Aye.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jacobus moved to approve Agenda Item No.
23-021. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion . The motion passed (6-
0). Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting .
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Any oppose? Okay. That 's unanimous. Will the city clerk please
sound the next item.
Mayor , that next item is consideration of a land acqms1t10n
agreement for purchase of realty totaling 4.86 acres between the
city of Milton and John W . N . Hudson and Rita B. Hudson for
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Tom McKlveen:
CM Jacobus:
Tom McKlveen :
parcel with situs , I believe, address of 13580 Hope well Road in
Milton with assigned tax parcel number 22477009090485. Agenda
item number 23022. Our parks and rec director Mr. Tom
McKlveen .
Evening , Mayor and Council. What I ha ve for y our consideration
this evening is the approval of a land acquisition contract to
acquire 4.86 acres of land off Hopewell Road. This particular
property would be earmarked for future active and passive park
expansion. The acquisition of these three properties is supported by
multiple Milton planning documents. The 2027 comprehensi ve
parks and recreation master plan called for an additional 40 to 60
acres of active space be developed to accommodate Milton 's
population and level of service demands . Additionall y, land
acquisition is supported by the cities strategic plan under priori ty
number 3, goal 1 to develop and maintain active park spaces and
facilities where all Milton residents can enjoy recreational
opportunities .
Finally the comprehensive plans short term work program called to
begin the process to acquire land for active park space in
accordance with the parks and recreation master plan. In tonight's
presentation I'll go over an overview of the property , where it 's
located , and the details of the land acquisition contract itself. Here
I'd like to orient you where this property sits within the city limits .
On this map it's the small red outlined property circled in blue.
You 'll be able to see on the next slide what a great feature is the
location of this property and its proximity to Providence Park and
the three parcels directly located to the south.
I'd also like to show what this acquisition would do for the
geographic locations of all of our active recreation parks within the
city. The addition of this property would distribute the parks
throughout the city rather nicely. You have Memorial Park here.
You have the Milton City Park and Preserve here. The Legacy
Park down here. And then the property that we 're discussing this
evening is right here.
That 's great.
So that gives us a nice spacing of our parks . The phy sical address
of this property is 13580 Hopewell Road . Here is a zoomed in map
with the property outlined in red. The addition of these 4 .86 acres
will create additional flexibility when master planning this entire
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Mayor Jamison :
CM Moore:
CM Jacobus :
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk :
Mayor Jamison:
CM Mohrig:
CM Verhoff:
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
assemblage of properties that are expected to be a park, which
would be both the blue and the red. Excuse me. And then that
connectivity to Providence Park, grey here , would give us a really
robust trail system that could be implemented throughout all the
properties. Here are the contract details for this contract. The
purchase price wou ld be $1.4 million with a 60-day due diligence
period .
Closing would be 30 days from the conclusion of that due
diligence and post close the seller would have 60 days to access the
property and remove personal belon gings . There are a lot of
personal belongings on this property, so they are welcome to take
their things. But with that I'll entertain any questions.
All right. Questions for Tom?
Great work, Tom.
Big thank yo u.
You've been bus y this past year. It's going to be more busy , I
guess. Appreciate it. Any public comment?
There are none , sir.
Okay. I will open it for a motion .
Mr. Mayor, I'll make a motion that we approve agenda item 23-
022 .
Second.
Okay. I have a motion from Councilmember Mohrig. A second
from Councilmember Verhoff to approve agenda item 23 -0 22. All
in favor please say , "Aye".
Aye .
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Mohrig moved to approve Agenda Item No.
23-022. Councilmember Verhoff seconded the motion . The motion passed (6-0).
Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
Mayor Jamison: All opposed? That's unanimous. Thank you .
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Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Chief Austin:
Thank you.
Great work , Tom. Thanks.
Will the city clerk please sound the next item.
Mayor, that next item is approval of a construction se rv ices
agreement between the city of Milton and Investment Protection
Services LLC doing business as the gate doctor for a fence at the
public safety comp lex. Agenda item number 23023 . Our police
chief, Mr. Chief Austin.
Greetings Mayor , members of Council. Tonight , before you is
consideration of a construction services agreement. This would be
for a security fence around our public safety complex, around the
back area with unsecured parking . A bit about this project. This
was submitted to the DRB for re v iew per city ordinance with
recommended approval. It 's a black , galvanized steel , six-foot-tall
fence . It 's very aesthetically pleasing , and it aligns well with our
existing building construction. And this is phase one of a proposed
two phase project which will include the gate and the fence . Here
is an example of a department that has such a gate .
As you can see the secured back lot is separating the public area is
on the left side. It works well. The building is actually very much
like ours in many ways. You can see it just sort of blends in
without causing a big old obstruction . Our proposed fence would
be along school road here. This is 9 over here and the entrance to
the fire department. We 'll get back to this photo in just a moment
as we discuss some of the other considerations for the need for the
fencing . The visitor parking area, it 's just not very intuitive . We set
the building to where the back of the fire department meets the
back of the police department.
This maximized our parking , it was a great design , but without the
fence it's just not very intuitive as to where y ou 're going. This
causes a stream of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in our res tricted
parking area. And this happens dail y . Since we didn 't reall y ex pect
a lot of visitors to the po lice department , an occasional picking up
of a report and fingerprinting and that. And perhaps some heavy
days. But what we 've found since we 've been under the IGA with
the court is we 're reall y getting a lot of use out of the building ,
which is great , but we have this pedestrian and foot traffic dail y .
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Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
There's confusion and frustration for visitors as they try to enter
from the restricted area.
So, if we can just go back to that photo for a moment. So, what
happens is folks are already a little flustered having to come to
court perhaps and they go down school dri ve here and they see , the
first thing they see are a group of police cars. So , they just
associate that with court it seems and they drive in. They try to get
into this back employee entrance, which is a secured entrance.
Sometimes they ' 11 wander over to the fire department admin.
They'll try to find court in that. We 've tried signage. We have a
sign right here on this island that says restricted parking. So, we've
tried everything but a fence at this point.
But sort of getting back to the need . This would pro vide security
for employees as they go back and forth to work. And we have a
lot of civilian employees in the building as well as police officers
and also the employees personal vehicles. We've seen unfortunate
incidents across metro Atlanta where police officers cars have been
vandalized as well as police vehicles. So it would provide that
security for our police vehicles and we also keep other mobile
equipment back there as well; the speed trailers that we all know
and love. We have to charge them back there. We have police cars
that are charging that are spare.
And it also provides security for police officers and detectives with
arrestees in custody. So , you can imagine if they 're transporting
someone from a car inside the building and then someone's trying
to come up and ask for directions for court , they get di stracted, that
causes a three-prong safety problem for the officer, for the arrestee,
and for the member. Something else to consider. With that I'll
entertain any questions that you have. [Inaudible] [00:33:27] is
here. He worked on the project as well.
Questions for Chief? Makes perfect sense. It is confusing.
Sounds great.
Any public comment?
There are none , sir.
Okay. We 'll open it for a motion .
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CM Jacobus:
CM Johnson:
Mayor, I make a motion that we approve agenda item number 23-
023.
Second.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jacobus moved to approve Agenda Item No .
23-023. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion . The motion passed ( 6-
0). Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
Mayor Jamison :
Councilmembers:
Mayor Jamison:
Chief Austin:
Okay. I have a motion from Councilmember Jacobus and a second
from Councilmember Johnson to approve agenda item number 23-
023. All in favor please say , "Aye ".
Aye.
All opposed? That's unanimous. Thanks , Chief.
Appreciate it.
Mayor and Council Reports
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus :
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore:
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Jamison:
Okay. We 'll move on to Mayor and Council reports. I have
nothing to report on. Council have anything ? Man.
Yeah. I just, I'm sorry that Laura left. But I found Billy Carmen
because of Laura Bentley . I was having trouble filling the spot and
I called Laura Bentley and within two weeks she had a great
candidate. And to me that's just the way she is. Just great character
and I just thought it was great that she did that. I wish she was here
so I could thank her publicly.
He 's going to do a great job.
Yeah. I think he will.
Yeah. Absolutely. Anybody else? Okay. With that , Steve , you got
anything? We good?
No.
Okay . I'll open it for a motion to adjourn.
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CM Moore : So moved.
CM Mohrig: Second.
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Mayor Jamison: So , I got a motion from Councilmember Moore and a second from
Councilmember Mohrig to adjourn. All in favor please say, "Aye".
Councilmembers:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore:
Aye.
Any opposed? That 's it. Good night , you all.
Night.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Moore moved to adjourn the Regular
Meeting at 6:34pm. Councilmember Mohrig seconded the motion. The motion
passed (6-0). Councilmember Cookerly was absent from the meeting.
Date Approved: February 6, 2023