HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - CC - 02/06/2023Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council
February 6, 2023
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jamison:
ROLL CALL
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
CM Verhoff:
City Clerk:
Thank you , Captain . I would like to call the regular meeting of the
Milton City Counci l for Monday, February 6 , 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.
While the Milton rules allow a speaker to turn in their comment card
up until the c lerk 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 roll for the
February 6 , 2023 regular City Council meeting. l would like to
remind those in attendance to please si len ce all ce llph ones at this
time . Those attending the meeting who would like to make a public
comment, you are required to submit a public comment card. 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 com ment. If you are representing an organization,
an affidavit is required stating you have the authority to speak on
behal f 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 app lau se , cheering , booing, outburst, or dialogue
with any person speaking. Anyone in violation will be asked to
lea ve . As I call roll 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 Cookerly:
C ity Clerk:
CM Jacobus:
City Clerk:
CM Mohrig:
Here.
Councilmember Juliette Johnson?
Here.
Councilmember Carol Cookerly ?
Here .
Council m ember Jan Jacobus ?
Here.
Councilmember Rick Mohrig?
Here .
Mayor: Mayor Peyton Jamison present.
Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Andrea Verhoff, Councilmember Paul
Moore, Councilmember Juliette Johnson , Councilmember Carol Cookerly,
Councilmember Jan Jacobus, and Councilmember Rick Mohrig.
Councilmembers Absent:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
City Clerk :
All :
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore:
Wou ld everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America , to
the republic, for which it stands , one nation under God , indivisible ,
with liberty and justice for all.
Next is approval of the meeting agenda . I wou ld like to request
Council make one change. I would like to move New Business ,
Agenda It em No. 23-040 up to immediately fo ll ow the Consent
Agenda items. A nd I wi ll open it for a motion.
Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we approve the changes t0 the
agenda as requested.
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CM Mohrig:
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
Second.
Okay, I have a motion from Councilmember Moore and a second
from Counci lm ember Mo hri g to approve the meeting agenda as
amended. All in favo r, 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. 23-040 up to immediately follow the
C onsent Agenda .
Co un cilmember Mohrig seconded the motion . The motion passed (7 -0).
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Mayor Jam ison:
City Clerk:
Any opposed? That's unanimou s . Next is General Public Comment.
Do we ha ve any ge neral public comment?
We do not have any genera l public comment.
Okay. So, we 'll waive public comment, and I w ill ask t he City Clerk
to please call the next it e m.
The next item is the Consent Agenda. The first item is approval of
the Jan ua ry 18 , 2023 regular City Council meeting minute s, Agenda
Item No. 23-026.
Item B is approval of construction services agreement between the
City of Milton and Gracie Gray Contractors for the Hamby Road
Bridge Rail rep lacement, Agenda Item No. 23-027.
Item C is approva l of an order agreement and Addendum No .
between the C ity of Milton and JustFOIA , Inc . to provide upgraded
functionality and redaction services for open records searches and
document management , Agenda Item No . 23-028.
Item D is approva l of a construction service agreement with
Spectrum Fence Company, LLC to pro vi de permanent fencing
along Legacy Park 's detention pond , Agenda Item No. 23-029.
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Item E is approval of a purchase agreement for 0.087 acres of right
of way a nd O .18 1 acres of permanent construction and maintenance
easement at l 090 Mayfi e ld Road from Sandra Lou ise Perry and
Shei la Lynn Spruill as co-trustees of the Robert M . Spruill Family
Trust and Jacquelyn D. Spruill , Agenda Item No. 23-030.
Item F , approval of a Change Order No. 2 between the C ity of
Milton and Purvis Systems , Jnc. to amend the existing goo ds and
services purchase contract by increasing the maximum contract
price for the installation of a fire station alerting system at Milton
Fire Station 42 , Agenda Item No. 23-031.
Item G is approval of a professional services agreement between
t he City of Milton and Pond & Company , Inc. for de s ign serv ice s on
Cox Road improvements, Agenda Item No . 23-032 .
Item H, approval of a construction services agreement with Ku lamer
Home Serv ices , Inc ., do in g business as CertaPro Painters of
A lph aretta a nd Kennesaw , to provide sanding and repainting of the
score stand s at Bell Memorial Park, Agenda Item No. 23 -033 .
Item I, approval of a profe ss ional services agreement with Practical
Design Partners , LLC for preliminary design serv ices at the
intersection of State Route 140/Arnold Mill Road at Green Road ,
Agenda It em No. 23 -0 34.
Item J , approva l of Change Order No . 2 between the City of Milton
and Amer ican Facility Services, Inc. to provide cleaning services for
the restroom at Providence Park , Agenda Item No. 23-035.
Item K , approval of co nstruction services agreement between the
City of Milton and Tri Scapes , Inc. for the landscape improvement
project along the Hopewell Road fronta ge of the Thomas Byrd Sr.
House , Agenda Item No. 23-036.
Item L, approval fo r the city attorney to submit an amicus brief in
s upport for Gw innet County 's petition for the Certiorari to the
Georgia Supreme Court in th e case Gwinnett County v. Schroeder,
Age nda It em No. 23 -0 37.
The fina l consent agenda item is M, approva l of subdivision plats
and revis ions. It 's the property of Nata lya Montz at 13475 Bethany
Road , Land Lots 959 and 960 , District 2 , Section 2. It 's a minor plat
to su bdi vi de the parcel into two tracts. Tract 1 will contain 4 .82 acres
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Mayor Jamison:
CM Cooke rl y:
CM Jacobus :
Mayor Jamison :
Councilmembers:
and tract 2 will contain 1.0 acre for 5.82 acres total with a density of
0.34 lots per acre , Agenda Item No. 23-038.
Mayor?
Thank you. Do we have a motion to approve the consent agenda?
Mr. Mayor, I make a motion to approve the consent agenda as read .
Second.
Okay . I have a motion from Counc il member Cookerly and a second
from Counci lm ember Jacobus to approve the consent agenda as
read. A ll in favor , p lease say aye.
Aye.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Cookerly moved to approve the Consent
Agenda as read. Councilmember Jacobus seconded the motion. The motio n
passed (7-0).
NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk :
Mayor Jamison:
CM Mohrig :
CM Johnson:
Any opposed? That's unanimous . We will move on to the moved
ne w busines s item . Will the City C lerk please sound that item?
Mayor, that item is consideration of a resolution appointing
members to the City of Milton Board of Milton Sustai nability
Advisory Committee for a board member for at-large, Agenda Item
No . 23-040 . Mayor?
Thank you. Counc il , tonight, I wou ld like to appoint Charlie
Lance lot to the Milton Sustainabi li ty Committee . If an yo ne kno ws
Charlie, he is what I would call the keeper of Providence Pa rk. Very
active , involved in Pro v idence Park from the very , very beginning.
He moved to the area in 1995. And he will be a great asset to the
board. So with that , I will ask that Council approves him. I will open
it for a motion.
Mayor, I will make a motion that we approve your board member at
large.
Second.
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Mayor Jamison:
Council members:
Okay , I have a motion from Councilmember Mohrig and a second
from Co un c ilm ember Johnson to approve Charlie Lancelot to the
City of M ilt on 's Board of Milton Sustainabil ity and Advisory
Committee for the at-large position. All in favor , please say aye.
Aye .
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Mohrig moved to approve Agenda Item No.
23-040. Councilmember Johnson seco nded the motion. The motion passed (7-0 ).
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. Lancelot:
Any opposed ? That's unanimous. Charli e , come on up and I'll swear
y ou m.
I do solemnly swear and affirm
l do solemnly swear and affirm
that I wi ll faithfull y perform the duties of
that I wi ll fa ithfull y perform the duti e s of
the Mi lton Sustainability Advisory Committee,
the Milton Sustainabi lity Advisory Committee,
and that I w ill support and defend the c harter thereof,
and that I w ill support and defend t he charter thereof,
as well as the Constitut ion ,
as we ll as the Const itu tion ,
the laws of t he State of Georgia,
t he laws of t he State of Georgia,
a nd of the U ni ted States of America.
and of the U ni ted States of America.
[Applause/Photos Taken]
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REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore:
Thanks Charlie. Congratulations.
Okay , we 'll move on to Reports and Presentations. Will the City
C lerk please sound the first item .
The first item is recognition of appreciation to Brenda Hamstead ,
Lee Co llin s, and Marty Lock for their board member services .
Mayor?
Thank you . I will turn this over to Councilmember Moore.
Thank yo u very much , Mayor. So , it is my distinct pleasure to honor
three terrific Milton citizens who have served on boards and
committees for us for a variety of positions and for several years.
I'm going to actually go in reverse order and save the best for last.
You 'll see where I 'm going in a minute. I 'd like to first honor Marty
Lock, who is not ab le to be here tonight. He 's travelling out of the
state . Probably he sho uld have been here. I think he 's travelling with
fraternity brothers to ski out west. It might have been safer to be
here. But we wish him well on his ski adventures .
Marty has been a member of the community for , I think, 18 plus
years and a citizen of Alpharetta prior to moving to Milton. During
his ten ure in Alpharetta, he actuall y also served on the planning
commission as an honored member and distinguished member of
their planning commission .
I met Marty about 18 plus years ago , just prior to becoming -or 17
years ago , prior to becoming a city . We actua ll y ran against each
other in the campaign for our first seat of city council members. And
both of us lost. But we realized that we shared s ignificant amount of
platform ideas that were the same. So we became fast friends. Over
the course of time , Marty was sage counsel to me when I had the
pleasure of serving the Mayor on the planning commission and
oftentimes had some great ideas to share.
So , it was a natural transition when 1 had the good fortune of being
seated on council to look to Marty to serve as a member of the
planning commissio n. Marty served us for two years in a very
distinguished way , making contr ibuti ons to a variety of significant
improvements to the c ity , not least of which was the tree ordinance ,
as well as contribut in g to the 2040 comprehe nsive plan and many ,
man y more contributions as well. It was only hi s move to Cherokee
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County that took him out of our jurisdiction that caused his
resignation. But we wish him well and thank him for his service.
And I will share the plaque with Marty when I see him next.
Next, I 'd like to honor Lee Collins who served on the Design
Review Board . If you ever met Lee , you know quickly he 's a man
with a great eye for quality building and quality work in the City of
Milton . And with his very successful real estate business , brought a
great eye to what was good and what maybe wasn 't good , what was
in the Milton look and feel and maybe what wasn 't. So , he served
us well for a little over a year before most recently being recognized
for his significant contribution in the real estate community. He was
just appointed CEO for Atlanta for Keller Williams.
lt 's with that significant new role and his commute to Atlanta,
Buckhead everyday that he realized that his work/life balance was
going to be a bit out of sorts. They're a very engaged family. They
homeschool their children . They 've got kids who are very active in
a variety of sports. So , we certainly applaud his decision to get his ,
I think it's Tuesday nights back in the very challenging schedule that
he had. But in the course of his contribution here, he made a variety
of valued contributions to that role . So we certainly thank him as
well. He would have been here this evening, but unfortunately he
took ill today. He wishes everybody the best and thanks everybod y
for the opportunity he had to serve.
So last and certainly not least, probably the greatest celebration is
the fact we 've got Brenda Hamstead here this evening with her
husband Julian. I believe it 's your mom that's with us this evening.
So , we 're delighted to have you with us this evening , as well.
I met Brenda a number of years ago and always admired her
performance in serving on the Board of Zoning Appeals. She was
first named to that committee by Matt Kunz and served honorably
as Matt 's appointee . And it was an easy opportunity for me to carry
on her profound contribution that she had made throughout her
tenure of serving Matt . And has served us in the most professional ,
but very sensitive and courteous way .
The Board of Zoning Appeals is one of the most difficult boards and
committees that we have. It 's a real easy job when you get to say
yes to somebody who 's coming in for a variance and asking for
something that is maybe their vision or their dream. It's even harder
when you have to say no. Yet Brenda found a way to take stock of
all the measures you would expect of a true professional. She made
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careful measure of the things where variances could be granted , but
also was not afraid to toe the line and say the hard no when it was
best for Milton.
It's her family balance was , I think, called into question too with the
number of hours required to serve in that role. With some new
grandchildren and some recent marriages in her family , we were
delighted when Brenda decided to get her , I think, Monday nights
back or Tuesday nights back. I 'm not sure which night it was. I
couldn 't think of anybody who has served with more honor and
distinction than Brenda has . I'm delighted to have had a chance to
serve together with her in this very important role for the city. It has
been my honor to call out these areas of service that Brenda has
given to the city for the five years she has served.
Thank you very much , Brenda. Thank you very much , Julian. And
thanks , mom , for the service that she 's been able to provide to the
city . Thank you . And we do have a plaque.
[Applause/Photos Taken]
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
Will the City Clerk please sound the next item?
The next item is a Proclamation recognizing Arbor Day 2023 .
Mayor Peyton Jamison.
Thank you. I always look forward to recognizing Arbor Day. These
years come by pretty quickly . This year our Arbor Day event will be
held Friday , February 17 th . That 's starting at 3:30 p.m . The location
is Milton City Park and Preserve at 1785 Dinsmore Road. We will
be celebrating this day with the planting of 13 winged elms along
our new walking trail just outside the community center. Metal oak
seedlings will be handed out for attendees to take home and plant in
their own yard. Acorn Tree Care will be present with some of their
tree equipment and providing demonstration on tree care.
This is always a great event. Lots of activities for kids. So we really
hope we see everyone there . With that, I will read this proclamation
and Arborist Sandra DeWitt will receive it. And this is:
Whereas, in 1872 , Jay Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska
Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting
of trees. And whereas , this holiday called Arbor Day was first
observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska.
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Ms. DeWitt:
And whe reas , Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and
the world . A nd whereas trees can reduce the erosion of our precious
topsoil by w ind and water, cut heating and cooling costs , moderate
the temperature , clean the air, produce life giving oxygen, and
provide habitat for wild li fe.
A nd whereas trees in o ur c it y increase property va lu es , enhance the
economic v itality of business areas , beautify our community, and
are a source of joy and spiritual renewal. And whereas the City of
Milton has been recognized as a Tree City USA community each
year since 2009. And whereas, the City of Mi lt on and our citizens
a re com mitted to the stewardship of our natural resources .
Now, therefore , we , the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Milton hereby recognize and proclaim for the year 2023, February
17 th as Arbor Day and ur ge al l citizens to cele brate Arbor Day and
to support the efforts to protect our trees and wood land s to make
Milton an even greater place to live , work, and raise a family. And
further , we urge all citizens to plant trees to promote the wellbeing
of future generations. This is given under my hand and sea l, the City
of Milton , Georgia on the s ixth day of February 2023.
With that, Sandra , if yo u will come up , we 'll give this proclamation .
Would you like to say any few words? No.
I hope to see everyone at Arbor Day on Friday, February 17 th .
[Crosstalk/ Applause/Photos Taken]
FIRST PRESENTATION
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison :
Thanks Sandra .
Moving on to First Presentations , will the City C lerk please sound
the item?
T hat item is consideration of an o rdinance of the City of Milton
modifying Section 16-4 of the Code of the City of Milton , Georgia
to clarify who may appoint election superintendents , Agenda Item
No . 23-039 . Mayor?
Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve the First Presentation
item?
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CM Moore :
CM Verhoff:
Mayor Jamison:
Cou ncilmembers:
So moved.
Second.
Okay , I have a motion from Cou ncilmember Moore and a second
from Co un cilmember Verhoff to approve the First Presentation Item
as read. All in favor , please say aye.
Aye.
Motion and Vote : Councilmember Moore moved to approve the First
Presentation item as read. Councilmember Verhoff seconded the motion. The
motion passed (7-0).
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Ms . Leaders:
Any opposed? That's unanimous. There 's no public hearing or
zoning agenda items. We 'll move on to unfinished business. Will
the City C lerk please sound the first item.
The first item is co nsideration of an ordinance amendment to
C hapter 38 Article IV for modification to traffic calming , Agenda
Item No. 23-0 I 8 . Public Works Director Ms. Sara Leaders.
Good evening. I've got a presentation tonight on first the ordinance
amendment. And then I'll touch on the policy that wi ll be presented
on the agenda later on in the meeting . But I 'm going to cover both
presentations together. First, I 'll go through w hat is traffic calming ,
what is not part of our traffic calmi ng program. I' 11 go through those
things t hat are excluded from what we consider our traffic calming
program. The hi story of our traffic ca lmin g program, the proposed
revision to both the ordinance and the policy and procedures. And
then answer any questions.
T he primary goa l of traffic calmi ng is to reduce the speed of traffic
within neighborhoods and raise awareness of traffic problems.
These are primarily in subdivisions , res id entia l areas . We approach
traffic ca lming with three lenses for how to ad dress these issues , and
that 's with education , enforcement, and /or engineering. We also
lo ok at traffic calming in two different ways. One is passive. And
those are the types of measures that don 't necessarily -they 're not
in the roadway affecting drivers directly. They're more like a radar
sign or a stripping, more of a passive measure. And then active
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measures are those physical devices m the roadway like speed
tables , mini roundabouts , or islands.
Next I'll highlight what is not included in traffic calming. First of
all , the city is still going to offer resources for some passive
measures related to education and enforcement where we have a
temporary radar trai ler, sometimes we do message boards or other
signs . And our enforcement is something we are not changing with
this program . Those are st ill going to be offered to neighborhoods.
And then the other two elements that are not part of this program are
warning signs and safety concerns. We do anticipate that these
would be requested through what we 're going to define as an
applicant later on in the presentation. But no petition is required to
implement these sort of things .
They 're regulated by other national standards, the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Device s, and city policies related to signs.
So warning signs , those do need to be identified and approved by
the City Public Works Department. That's like the share the road
s ign , stop ahead , no outlet. Those are sometimes those yellow signs
yo u see along the roadways or on approaches to other areas.
And then the last thing to touch on that 's not part of the program are
safety concerns. We don 't consider safety is not a form of traffic
calm in g. It can impact speeds , but it is not used for speed control.
So , those ty pes of things are stop sign evaluation, sight visibility ,
not being able to see clearl y at intersections or along roadways , stop
bars , crosswalks , and no parking . We only look at no parking when
there is a safety concern with those.
We first adopted an ordinance in 2 007. In 2010 , updated that
ordinance. There was a re so lution approved that created and adopted
the policy. Because that policy was adopted by resolution , we are
going to need a resolution later on tonight to update that polic y
document. We did our fir st implementation under that program in
2012 . And we 've implemented in eight different neighborhood s
through the program. In December, we had a discussion on the
program ordinance and policy.
The recommended changes that came out of that December
discussion were to remove the traffic calming warrants. Those were
primarily in place when we needed to look at cost benefit of
installing measures with city funds. Another change that was
recommended was to remove the HOA provision that allowed
HOAs to act on behalf of neighborhoods , and instead defer to the
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petition of 67 % requirement. That was already in the code. We 're
just removing the HOA provision. So we 're not changing that
petition requirement. Ju st removing HOA provision. To remove the
city cost share where applicants are required to fund 100% of all the
cost. And then to clarify the process for when these come before
council or if they come before council.
Like I mentioned , the applicant, we define that in the ordinance as a
person having the authority to act on behalf of the subdivision or
study area . And in the case of a mandatory HOA , that's a member
of the board. In a non-mandatory HOA , we are looking for a person
that 's authorized to act on behalf of the group that they 're
representing .
Lastly , in the introduction , Public Works shall have the authority to
approve traffic calming requests once the applicant complies with
all city codes and policies. Eligibility , like I said , we 're going to
remove that warrant section. And then related to the local residential
street definition , we removed the lower limit, so we 're just looking
at any road that has less than 4 ,000 vehicles a day.
I 've got the petition all ready. We're keeping the language about
67% of homeowners in the study area, removing the option for the
mandatory HOA to act in lieu of the petition process , and to remove
traffic calming devices requires the same petition as installation .
Sections in the ordinance related to costs , we 're removing the
section on the fee , as well as the cost share .
Now, all of these will be carried over into the policies and
procedures manual. So , again , it was adopted by resolution , which
requires a resolution to amend . We 're going to match the definition
of the applicant that we shared in the ordinance, remove the
eligibility warrants , remove all references to fees and cost share , and
like I talked about on the petition , remove the HOA bypass
provision . This basically highlights the procedure that is mostly
staying the same as how it is currently where Public Works manages
the application process , that the applicant will share their concerns
and requests. If there 's applicable safety studies , those will be
conducted , as well as speed studies. And the Public Works
department will work on concept solutions with the applicant.
The petition process has been updated to mirror exactly how we do
in right of way abandonment with descriptions on what signatures
are required and expirations on signatures. As part of the process ,
the applicant shall procure construction and/or installation. The
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Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
measures will be privately constructed. And if requested, the city
can assist with follow-up studies.
In the appendix of this document, Appendix A is the passive
program list. From that that was in the previous document, we
removed any of the city programs that we would continue to do that
wouldn't require petition. So , Appendix A is only going to show the
passive measures that require petition. And Appendix B is updated
with a new application form and petition form. I'll be add to answer
any questions.
Any questions ? Do you need me to ask for public comment first?
Do we have any public comment?
We do , Mayor. We have one emailed public comment. Adam
Hollingsworth at 1475 Rolling Links in Milton, 30004 says, "Mayor
and City Council, I write in opposition to Agenda Item No. 23-018.
In short, the proposed changes to the Milton's ordinance code
re lated to traffic calming are tantamount to public safety by
refe rendum. Ours is a republic form of government, a structure in
which the voters give authority to elected officials to make decisions
for the good of the governed. And if the vo ters are dissatisfied with
those decisions , the next election is the best way to make changes to
who represents them .
"In Milton's current ordinance code, mandatory HOAs, like we have
in the White Columns community association can petition the city
to conduct a speed study , determine the level of excessive speeding,
and allow the HOA to install new safety measures if warranted by
the facts. The authority granted to HOAs in concert with the city's
traffic safety professionals would be eliminated under the change
being considered by the City Council tonight. If these changes are
approved by the City Council , a minority of residents can stop new
traffic safety measures , even if the facts support it and even if a
majority of residents believe they are needed.
"There are four questions that should be considered by the City
Council during your deliberations tonight. Number one, will yo u
require a 67% voter approval for all traffic calming and safety
measures across Milton? Number two, if not , why are residential
streets within mandatory HOAs the only ones in which a super
majority can stop the professional judgement of the city's
transportation professionals ? Number three, why are you
eliminating cost share for traffic calming devices between HOAs
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Mayor Ja mi son:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Mohrig:
Ms. Leaders:
CM Mohrig:
and the city, thus req uir ing an HOA to pa y l 00% of t he cost of new
safety measures , eve n though the streets are owned by the city?
"Number four , have you sought to meet with and hear from the
HOAs across the city of Milto n? Or is the proposed ord in ance
change bein g dri ve n only by a s ingle project and a single HOA and
opposed by a single member of the City Council? Thank you for
yo ur thoughtful co nsideration of th is important public safety
matter." Mayor.
Is there any other public comment?
That's it.
Okay. I'll close pub li c comment. Rick ?
Sara, you 've done a pretty goo d job exp lainin g , g 1vmg us the
backgro und . I just want to clar ify , you kind of called out the
difference between w hat are safety measures , which is w hat we do
as a city to make sure our public streets are safe, inc lud ing within
subd iv is ion . And then w hat this is dealing w ith is if a subdivision
says t hey want to add traffic ca lmin g devices , which is the same
ordinance that Fulto n County had before we became a city , because
I know we participated that in our sub , so they wou ld then petition
and come forward. Before we were a c ity , w hat I recall is it was
always a super majority . We had to do 67 %. A lmo st all subdivisions
are mandatory HOAs , at least I don 't know of any that aren 't
mandatory HOA.
Bu t the id ea is really to look at traffic ca lmin g devices , whic h are an
option that staff w ill look at to en sure that it's appropriate and it 's
warranted if the su bdi vision wants to so move forward and petition.
Is that correct?
That is correct.
Okay . The other thing I know there was a question here and people
had sa id , well , why -aga in , whe n we 're talking abo ut public safety
and safety co ncerns, whic h police and public works takes care of,
we 're go in g to continue to do a ll those th in gs. If a s ubdivision
decides they want to add another measure and staff sees it as
appropriate and the majority , 67%, super majority within the sub
view t hat yes , we 'd li ke to ha ve that on our street, because it does
impact the subdivision if you have speed tab les or whatever, then
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February 6, 2023
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CM Verhoff:
Ms. Leaders:
staff said yes, we reviewed , it meets all the requirements. Then they
can go ahead, and it can be approved.
I guess the last thing, some people had said , "Why are we doin g
away with the cost share?" I 'm in favor of doing away with the cost
share because , again, this is an optional thing. This is not a public
safety. The subdivision may view it as something they want to do to
enhance within their subdivision. But it's not something that the
entire city is implementing like a stop sign or something like this.
This would be so methin g that, again , it 's optional for that
subdivision. But I support not doing the cost sharing because we 're
asking people that live on open roads and in other subdivisions to
use tax dollars to s ubsidi ze that subdivision. If it qualifies , we 're
okay with that, with them doing it.
But I don 't believe that should be a burden that we go to other
taxpayers and say you need to pay for this. This is not a single item.
This is just a general rule that it 's not singling out White Columns
or another subdivision. It 's just saying we 're going to do things
going forward. I just want my comment to Council is I'm supportive
of that. I think it makes sense. And I think it 's fair.
Sara, can you tell us , just in surro unding cities, what they do from a
cost sharing plan perspective ? If they do that or don 't do that or hav e
implemented or taken away.
I got to pull up a s lide here that I had prepared at the last meeting,
as well , as we started talking about some of the other jurisdictions.
And I broke it down , initially , into what the eligibility category was ,
the petition , and where there was cost share . There were some that
didn 't really talk about cost share , that seems like it was a city
funded type of program . But as far as eligibility, that 's the category
that we are proposing to remove because it helps justify the cost
benefit of the measures. So by taking out the cost, we're also taking
out the eligibility.
But yo u can see on the petitioning, a couple of the jurisdictions we
looked at did look at passive and active differently. Some required
passive measures before they would even consider active. That was
like Brookhaven. They required a petition. And then the y wanted to
look at passive measures first. Roswell had not petition requirement
for passive mea s ures and 65% for active type measures. But they
also allowed no vertical measures. So , the measures had to do
medians or island s or things like that. And then there w as no city
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February 6, 2023
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CM Verhoff:
Ms. Leaders:
Mayor Jamison:
Attorney Jarrard:
Mayor Jamison:
CMMohrig:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobu s:
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers :
funding for pas sive. So passive was 100% funded by the
nei gh borhood .
And then here 's Johns Creek. They required an initial interest
petition before the y would even start looking at a neighborhood to
show there was interest in it of 15%. And then 50 plus one . Sandy
Springs was the only one we fo und that had the HOA provision. It
was a similar model to , like Councilmember Mohrig said , about the
Fulton County , mirrorin g of that model. They had the 75 %, but they
also allow the HOA provision. There were two that had different
petition requirements whether it was eligible or not. Cherokee
County , 70 % if it is eligible , a nd then an even higher percentage
required if it didn 't meet the eligibility criteria. And Decatur, I just
did find this one this wee k . There 's no petition required if it 's
eligible. 75 % if it's not.
Okay, thank you. That helps put everything in perspecti ve .
Sure.
Que st ion for Ken to alleviate so me concerns. To give an extreme
example , if there is a true safety issue , let 's say it 's a small
neighborhood and very difficult to get to 67%, Council can always
go in and do what we need to do to protect the citizens , correct?
City streets or city property , city right of way, city property , City
Council has plenary authority over those streets to make them safe.
Thank you . Any other questions ? I will open it for a motion. Going
once.
I 'll step up . Mr. Mayor, I make motion that we pass the ordinance
to amend Appendix A related to Chapter 34 Article 2. I 'm sorry , I
just looked at the wro ng one. Consideration for ordinance
amendment Chapter 48 for modification to traffic calming.
Oka y . Do we have a second ?
Second.
Okay, I hav e a motion from Councilmember Mohrig and a second
from Councilmember Jacobus to approve Agenda Item No . 23-018.
Is there any discussion on the motion? All in favor , plea se say aye.
Aye.
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February 6, 2023
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Motion and Vote: Councilmember Mohrig moved to approve Agenda Item No .
23-018 . Councilmember Jacobus seconded the motion. The motion passed (7-0).
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk :
Mr. McKlveen:
Any opposed ? That 's unanimous. Thank you . Will the City Clerk
please sound the next item?
Item B is consideration of an ordinance to amend Appendix A
related to Chapter 34 , Article II , Section 34-24 of the Milton City
Code to allow for collection ofregistration fees for the newly created
Milton Summer Day Camp, Agenda Item No. 23-019. Parks and
recreation Director, Mr. Tom McKlveen .
Mayor and Council , good evening. What I have for your
consideration this evening is an amendment to the Code of
Ordinances Appendix A to set fees for the city 's new Milton
Summer Day Camp, that will be held at the Milton City Park and
Preserve. The purpose of the Parks and Rec department and its
programs we offer, such as this camp, are to create fun and positive
experiences for our residents and community . Today , I 'll provide an
overview for the vision of this camp and , ultimately , a proposed
weekly charge for the participants.
The funding for this program was approved as part of the FY-23
budget. Additionally, it 's supported within the strategic plan under
Priority 3 , Goal 1, Objective 4 to identify and offer opportunities for
new recreation programs to meet the citizen 's needs and
expectations. A program such as this one was identified as a
community need when the original MOU with Alpharetta expired
back in January of 2019 . As the program manager back then , I got a
lot of calls about various programming, but summer camp was one
of the hot topic s.
With the renovations now complete at the Community Center at the
Milton City Park and Preserve , we now have a viable location to
host such a camp. The camp itself will run for seven weeks in June
and July with camp taking a break over the week of the Fourth. This
allows for our staff to enjoy a weeklong break in the middle of camp
to give them a little rest. Generally speaking, it will be a typical day
camp with five days full of activities. A small sampling of these
activities are listed here on this slide deck . The real big activity to
see and a good perk is there will be several visits to the pool each
week for these kids. It 's going to definitely be utili z ed a lot by the
residents here.
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February 6, 2023
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Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison :
CM Jacobus:
CM Cookerly:
Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
Staff is proposing the camp be $150 per week for Milton residents.
T hat res id ent rate wo uld put a non-resident at $225 per week. Staff
desire to have a competitive week ly rate to help drive registration
and, most important ly , make it affordable for the City of Milton
residents that we serve. It 's relevant for me to note that the fee
ordinance in Appendix A , Chapter 34 a lso states that any program
offered by the City of Milton , such as this one, it is an in-house run
program , qualifies a n emp loyee for a 50% discount off that Milton
registration fee.
With this program , in particular, I cou ld see this employee perk
being utili zed a little bit more tha n some of o ur other recreational
activities like pool passes or Camp Joyfu l Souls, faci lity rentals. So ,
I do have a strategy to get in front of that, as I feel o ur residents of
Mi lton shou ld also get a first crack at this program. So , we're
looking at having an open period of time where our Milton residents
can register first , an d the n we' 11 open it up to non-residents and
employees after that. Any Milto n resident w ho happens to be an
employee would also be ab le to get in in that early period. That will
keep it from just be in g an em ployee driven program . We can
definitely give our residents an opportunity to get in first.
Lastly , with t he projected revenues of this camp, a long w ith the
staffing and fees associated with it , we expect the camp to run very
close to cost mutual. It rea ll y will depend more on that
aforementioned emp loyee use of the discount. T hat reall y co ncludes
the presentation. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may
have .
Any questions for Tom? No? A ll right. I will open it for a motion -
or any public comment?
No , Mayor.
Okay. Motion?
Mayor, I make a motion we approve Agenda Item No. 23-019 .
Second.
Okay . I have a motion fro m Councilmember Jacobus and a second
from Co un ci lm ember Cookerly to approve Agenda Item No . 23-
019. A ll in favor , please say aye.
Aye.
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February 6 , 2023
Page 20 of 23
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jacobus moved to approve Age nda It em No.
23-019. Councilmember Cookerly seconded the motion . The motion passed
(7-0 ).
NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Jamison:
Mr. McK lveen:
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Ms. Graham:
Mayor Jamison :
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Cookerly:
Mayor Jamison :
CM Cookerly:
CM Moore:
Any opposed ? That's unanimous. Thanks , Tom.
Thank you.
Okay . Moving o n to New Business. Wi ll the City C lerk please sound
t he first item.
Mayor, that item is consideration of a resolution of the City of
Milton creating an in terim , fu ll -time fire fighter position for the
2022 /2023 fiscal year, Agenda Item No . 23-04 1. Human Resources
Director, Ms. Niki Graham.
Good evening Mayo r a nd Council. Thank yo u for a ll owing me to
speak to you on behalf of th is reso lu tion. On be ha lf of the fire ch ief
and the hum an resources department, we are requesting that we
create an interim firefighter/EMT position whi le an employee is on
leave and we are remaining in comp li ance with that employee 's
rights. T hi s position will a ll ow the fire department to remain at
capacity and able to serve the citizens with significant coverage .
This position is a lso going to be funded using salary savings within
t hi s c urrent fiscal year from October of '22 to September 31 of 2023.
Therefore, having no financial impact on the budget.
T hank you . Any pub lic comment?
No , Mayor.
Okay. A ny quest ions?
No impact to the budget , that's always our favorite part.
Makes it a little easier. I 'd like to open it for a motion.
Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we approve Agenda Item No. 23-
041.
Second .
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February 6, 2023
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Mayor Jamison:
Councilmembers:
Okay . I have a motion from Councilmember Cooker ly and a second
from Co uncilmember Moore to approve Agenda Item No. 23-041.
All in favor , please say aye.
Aye.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Cookerly moved to approve Agenda Item
No. 23-041. Councilmember Moore seconded the motion. The motion passed
(7-0).
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Ms. Leaders:
Mayor Jamison:
City Clerk:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
CM Mohrig:
Mayor Jamison:
Co uncilmembers:
Any opposed? That 's unanimous. Thank you. Will the City Clerk
please sound the next item?
Item C is consideration of a resolution to amend and revise the City
of Milton Traffic Ca lmin g Policy , Agenda Item No . 23-042 . Public
Works Director, Ms. Sara Leaders.
Thank you. So , I already presented on the co ntent of what this is
going to update. It just mirrors the ordinance that was on the agenda
ahead of this .
Thank you. Any public comment?
No , Mayor.
Any questions? Motion anybody?
Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we approve Agenda Item No. 23-
042.
Second .
Okay, I have a motion from Councilmember Jacobus and a second
from Councilmember Mohrig to approve Agenda Item No. 23-042.
All in favor , plea se say aye .
Aye .
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jacobus moved to approve Agenda Item No.
23-042. Councilmember Mohrig seconded the motion. The motion passed (7 -0).
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February 6, 2023
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Jamison:
CM Cookerly:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore :
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Jacobus:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Mohrig:
Any opposed ? That's unanimous. Thank you. That will conc lud e it.
The only report I have is the State of the City , February 15 th . Anyone
that wants to show up and watch me speak for 30 minutes , we are
starting at 6:00 , refreshments , and speech at 7 . We 're all looking
forward to it.
Are you going to practice the big words ?
I 'm going to try.
Just don 't put arboretum in it.
Anything else
Yeah , I do .
Jan , then Rick .
As we begin to look for ways to increase development alo ng the
Route 9 corridor, the Welcome to Milton is located in front of the
Target, which is about four blocks, five blocks from really where
you enter the business area of Milton. The reason I bring that up is
I'd like to see us put it on an agen da some place w here Council can
ta lk about moving that to where Route 9 intersects with Winward
Parkway. I think the sense of urgency to get it on the agenda is
because they 're now doing the construction on that intersection. So ,
if we 're going to do something , I would think now would be the time
to do it.
I just bring it up for everybod y to think about in hopes we have some
sort of consideration or some way of getting it on an agenda so we
can ta lk about and move forward w ith it.
Fair point .
I support that, too. Whether it 's a work session or w hatever. It 's been
strange that it was three quarters of a mile in from the city and then
it 's Welcome to the City of Milton. But the concern I think we have
living over there is if we don 't do it now and it gets a ll built out and
we don 't work with GDOT, we 're not going to have space where we
can put a sign or appropriate entry into really w hat is our largest
business di str ict in t he c it y.
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February 6, 2023
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Mayor Jamison :
CM Mohrig:
Mayor Jamison:
CM Moore:
CM Mohrig :
Mayor Jamison :
Councilmembers :
Mayor Jamison:
Sounds good. Anybody else ?
Just one last thing , I did attend Cities United . The classes were good .
I think GMA has actuall y improved and stepped up their game as
far as the content. They 're more participatory. One of the things that
we talked about, one of the classes I went to had to do with regional
coordination and cooperation. Which I was able to say we do a good
job in public safety . And these are things we continue to look on
how will cities work better. I got to network with a number of
mayors and city councils from different people. And I also got to
accept the plaque for our City of Ethics. I 'll be bringing that plaque
next time. I' 11 show it to you , and I' II hand it off. Often we just said ,
"Oh , we passed that," but we don 't reall y hear. They did hav e a
ceremony where they actuall y recognized the cities .
Good. Thanks for attending, Rick.
Anybody else? With that, I'll have a motion to adjourn.
So moved.
Second.
All right, I have a motion from Councilmember Moore and a second
from Councilmember Mohrig to adjourn . All in favor , please say
aye .
Aye .
Any opposed? That 's unanimous.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Moore moved to adjourn the Regular
Meeting at 6:54pm. Councilmember Mohrig seconded the motion. The motion
passed (7-0).
Date Approved: c;:{eh YU a13 d J, ol oJ..3
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