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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes CC - 04/14/2008 - MINS 04 14 08 REG (Migrated from Optiview)Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 1 of 12 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 summaryform. This is an official record of the Milton City Council Meeting proceedings. Official Meetings are audio recorded �M1rw The Regular Council Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton was held on April 14, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Mayor Joe Lockwood presiding. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Lockwood called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL City Clerk Marchiafava called the roll and made general announcements. Council Members Present: Councilmember Julie Zahner Bailey, Councilmember Tina D'Aversa, Councilmember Bill Lusk, Councilmember Karen Thurman Council Member Absent: Councilmember Alan Tart PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Sons of the American Revolution and Boy Scouts Alex Johnson and Sven Leicher, Troop 1459, led the Pledge of Allegiance Patriot's Day Proclamation. Councilmember Lusk presented a Proclamation for Patriots Day to George Thurman, Captain of the Honor PROM Guard of the Sons of the American Revolution. City Clerk Marchiafava read Agenda Item No. 08-544. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Staff recommended the following changes: 1. Under new Business, defer the Resolution Appointing Members to the City of Milton Board of Ethics (District 1) to April 28, 2008. 2. Under new Business, defer the Resolution Appointing Members to the City of Milton Board of Zoning Appeals (District 6) to April 28, 2008. 3. Add to New Business, A Resolution Appointing Members to the City of Milton Planning Commission for District 1. 4. Add to New Business, Consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of Education. 5. Add an Executive Session to discuss pending litigation and personnel. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve the Meeting Agenda, as amended. Councilmember D'Aversa seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Lockwood read the rules for Public Comment Patty Silva, 10786 Highgrove Club Drive, Milton, Georgia PW" • A resident and landowner in the City of Milton. • Publicly stated her concern and utter sorrow after hearing Heidi Sowder resigned from the Board of 60' Zoning Appeals. • The turnover rate is alarming at City Hall. • Concerned about two problems. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 2 of 12 • One is Heidi's hard work and devotion to the City for many years. • The second is the latest news story printed in one of our major papers. • We need better P.R stories and a person devoted to Milton by being paid by the City of Milton. ...,.► • We are a great city. • Keeps hearing about the Sign Ordinance, yet there is an individual holding a sign at the crossroads of Birmingham and has been for months. • Concerned because her children play with this man's children and she knows their mother. • Does not care what is behind this protest. • To see a sign approximately twenty feet long and four feet high is disturbing. • Understands it is a matter of free speech. • It seems this particular situation is being overlooked and it is detrimental to our community. • Personal business is personal; business is business. • An evasive destructive sign that is close to the right -of- way in our most central Milton spot where school buses pass is not only dangerous, but horrifying to her. • All she hears from Council is nothing can be done, yet real estate agents are loosing business because their signs were taken down. • The nearby businesses are failing because they are not allowed to have a sign. • How can they succeed? • There must be a compromise. • Should the Birmingham Crossroads people hire some college students to hold up a banner that indicates the businesses so that the construction workers will know they have a place to eat nearby? • It seems we are not doing anything to make things better for these people. . • When she speaks of everyone she includes the people that work at City Hall. • Does not spend as much time at City Hall as she used to because she is not as comfortable as when she first became involved as a volunteer. • It is not because of the people that work in the building. • The ones that she knows are good, honest, hard-working people. • In her opinion, the politics are interfering with their jobs. • She is certain that the entire staff does an amazing job in what they do for the city. • It seems that much more effort should be placed on the success and happiness of the people who work here and not just our elected officials. • We should spend more time and energy to make sure we provide a happy healthy positive challenging work environment for the city staff whether or not their paycheck is written by the city or CH2MHill. • Concerned that Milton is loosing its soul and if we do not pay attention to this now it will spiral. • She read a letter that said: We the residents of our community had our engineer put together some issues with the one hundred and sixteen (116) acre site that the Board of Education has chosen for one High School and one possible Middle School for Milton. We strongly feel that based on our City that no schools should be built on this property. Hopefully, after reviewing the studies that the community has paid to have done, the Council will be open to resolution and questioning the site for environmental reasons. Our children and schools are very important, however, the water and environment in which we live is vital for our very existence, and the importance for projecting every drop of water in Milton from unnecessary pollution cannot be over stressed. It is up to us to protect our community. If this were commercial groups, such as Wal-Mart or Target, not only would the state and county, but the City of Milton would not allow such a gross negligence to occur on this property. City Clerk Marchiafava read the Consent Agenda Items. CONSENT AGENDA + Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 3 of 12 pow (Agenda Item No. 08-546) 1. Approval of the March 10, 2008 Work Session meeting Minutes. (Agenda Item No. 08-547) 2. Approval of the March 11, 2008 Special Called Meeting Minutes. (Agenda Item No. 08-548) 3. Approval of the March 17, 2008 Regular Meeting Minutes. (Agenda Item No. 08-549 4. Approval of the March 31, 2008 Special Called Meeting Minutes. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Hewitt moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Lusk seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS Proclamation for Arbor Day and Earth Day. Councilmember Thurman presented a Proclamation for Arbor Day and Earth Day. Georgia Cities Week Proclamation. Mayor Lockwood presented a Proclamation for Georgia Cities Week. FIRST PRESENTATION City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda items 08-550 and 08-551. (Agenda Item No. 08-550) 1. RZ08-01— Text Amendment to Article 3.3.12 of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of "landscaping business". (Agenda Item No. 08-551) 2. ZM08-01 — 13941, 13943, 13945 Hwy 9 North - A request to modify condition 2.a. (RZ07- 010) to revise the site plan to remove the septic fields and connect to sanitary sewer by Milton Organizers, LLC. (First Milton Bank) Mayor Lockwood asked for a motion and second to separate the items before voting. Motion and Vote: Councilmember D'Aversa moved to separate the First Presentation Items. Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve First Presentation of RZ08-01 — Text Amendment to Article 3.3.12 of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of "landscaping business". Councilmember Lusk seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). 0"M Mayor Lockwood stated that due to the fact that he is a Director of the Board of First Milton Bank he is requesting recusal from voting or any discussion on ZM08-01. t" City Clerk Marchiafava called for motion and vote. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 4 of 12 Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve First Presentation of ZM08-01 — 13941, 13943, s. 13945 Hwy 9 North — A request to modify condition 2.a. (RZ07-010) to revise the site plan to remove the septic fields and connect to sanitary sewer by Milton Organizers, LLC (First Milton Bank). Councilmember Hewitt seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). PUBLIC HEARINGS City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda item 08-552. Approval of Alcoholic Beverage License Application for Alpharetta Country Club, LLC d/b/a Alpharetta Athletic club at 1785 Dinsmore Road, Milton, GA 30004. Applicant is Whitney Crouse for Consumption on the Premises — WiOe, Malt Beverage and Distilled Spirits. Finance Manager Stacy Inglis stated that the Alpharetta Country Club already has their alcohol license for this location, but they ate changing the name to Alpharetta Athletic Club. Staff recommends approval. Mayor Lockwood asked if there were any questions or public comment. There was no public comment. Motion and Vote: Councilmember D'Aversa moved to approve Alcoholic Beverage License Application for Alpharetta Country Club, LLC d/b/a Alpharetta Athletic club at 1785 Dinsmore Road, Milton, GA 30004. Applicant is Whitney Crouse for Consumption on the Premises — Wine, Malt Beverage and Distilled Spirits. Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda item 08-553. Approval of Alcoholic Beverage License Application for Alpharetta Country Club, LLC d/b/a Alpharetta Athletic Club at 3430 Highway 9 North, Milton, GA 30004. Applicant is Whitney Crouse for Consumption on the Premises — Wine, Malt Beverage and Distilled Spirits. Finance Manager Inglis stated that this application is for the business that used to be called Crooked Creek Golf Club. Alpharetta Country Club purchased the Crooked Creek Golf Club and with the change in ownership, the city requires them to purchase a new license. They have filled all requirements of the city and everything is in order. Staff recommends approval. Mayor Lockwood asked if there were any questions or public comment. There was no public comment. Councilmember D'Aversa asked if they had their license for Crooked Creek. Finance Manager Inglis stated that was correct. Mayor Lockwood clarified that this was for name change only. Finance Manager Inglis stated it was for name and ownership change. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Zahner Bailey moved to approve Alcoholic Beverage License Application for Alpharetta Country Club, LLC d/b/a Alpharetta Athletic Club at 3430 Highway 9 North, Milton, GA 30004. mod Applicant is Whitney Crouse for Consumption on the Premises — Wine, Malt Beverage and Distilled Spirits. Councilmember D'Aversa seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 5 of 12 City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda item 08-554. filar Approval of Alcoholic Beverage License Application for Real Spirits, Inc. d/b/a/ Southern Spirits at 633 North Main Street, Milton, GA 30004. Applicant is Amanda Forrest for Package Retail — Wine, Malt Beverage and Distilled Spirits. Finance Manager Inglis stated that this applicant is new and did not have a prior license. She said they have followed all of the requirements of the city and they meet the distance requirements for zoning and posting. The applicant is in compliance and staff recommends approval. Mayor Lockwood asked if there were any questions or public comment. Councilmember Zahner Bailey asked for clarification that this was a new business andif it was appropriately zoned and meets all the other requirements. Finance Manager Inglis stated that was correct. There was no public comment. Motion and Vote: Councilmember D'Aversa moved to approve Alcoholic Beverage License Application for Real Spirits, Inc. d/b/a/ Southern Spirits at 633 North Main Street, Milton, GA 30004. Applicant is Amanda Forrest for Package Retail — Wine, Malt Beverage and Distilled Spirits. Councilmember Hewitt seconded the motion. There was no council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). Mayor Lockwood stated that Public Hearings were now closed and we have no Zoning Agenda UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda item 08-527 Approval of a Resolution to approve transmittal of Community Assessment portion of Comp Plan to Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and Department of community Affairs (DCA). This item was deferred on March Yd and March 17'h. Resolution No. 08-04-28 Community Development Director Tom Wilson • This Resolution initiates the process for transmitting the draft Community Assessment and Community Participation program to the Atlanta Regional Commission and the State of Georgia Department of Community Affairs for their formal review and comments on the first two components in the City of Milton Comprehensive Plan. • Upon completion of the regional and state reviews for both documents the CPAC Committee membership will commence with a community base involvement process as part of the Community Agenda. • This is the third and final phase of the Comprehensive Plan initiative. • We had a required Public Hearing on March 3, 2008 for this document. • We ask that Council approves this Resolution so we can transmit immediately to the ARC and DCA. Mayor Lockwood asked if there were any questions for Community Development Director Wilson. lv Councilmember Thurman stated that it was her understanding that all we are doing is transmitting the document and the document can be changed if we feel there are changes that need to be made at a later date. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 6 of 12 Community Development Director Wilson stated that was correct. He said that it could not be changed as a whole but we can make some tweaks and small changes. Councilmember Thurman stated that this would enable us to get the process moving so we can start prior to summer. Community Development Director Wilson said yes. Councilmember D'Aversa asked if the Planning Commission group had reviewed what Council had interjected into the document. She asked if they had given any comments or if they were comfortable with everything. Community Development Director Wilson said they were fine with what was said and that there had been a few minor comments that had been incorporated into the draft that Council now has. Councilmember Hewitt stated that his new appointment to the CPAC Committee was not on there and asked if we could make that change. Community Development Director Wilson stated that we could make those changes. Councilmember D'Aversa asked if the Milton Disability Awareness Committee had been incorporated into the document. Community Development Director Wilson said they were incorporated as a disabilities community. He said it does not name them specifically and he had talked to them, because he wants them "at the table" also. Councilmember Zahner Bailey stated that as an extension of what Councilmember Thurman had mentioned; in terms of the Community Participation Program they had all spoke at the CPAC committee and were urging some of those meetings to occur before school is out and asked if that was possible. Community Development Director Wilson said that they were trying to have at least one of the sessions prior to the termination of the school year. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve a Resolution to approve transmittal of Community Assessment portion of comp Plan to Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and Department of community Affairs (DCA). Councilmember D'Aversa seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). NEW BUSINESS City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda item 08-539 Approval of a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 08-03-25, a resolution Appointing members to the City of Milton Bike & Pedestrian path Committee (District 2 and District 3). Resolution No. 08-04-29 Community Development Director Wilson stated that Andy Carr had been nominated for District 3. City Clerk Marchiafava stated that we were deferring the appointment for District 2 until April 28, 2008, but we could approve Mr. Carr. Councilmember Lusk gave background on Andy Carr saying that he is a competitive runner and has been a marathoner for over thirty years. He is a USA track and field level one coach and national track and field official. He was a nineteen ninety six (1996) Olympic and Par -Olympic games official and supervisory volunteer. He was omw Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 7 of 12 .01. selected to officiate in nineteen ninety nine (1999) and two thousand one (2001) and two thousand three (2003) USA track and field championships. He has been the community cross coach at Milton High School for the past fto four years. In addition, we get a double benefit, because his girlfriend (Mary Williams) is also a marathon runner and certainly qualified to participate and act in this same position, so if he cannot make the meetings, she can. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Thurman moved to approve a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 08-03- 25, a Resolution Appointing members to the City of Milton Bike & Pedestrian path Committee (District 2 and District 3) by appointing Andy Carr to District 3. Councilmember Zahner Bailey seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). ADDED BYMOTIONAND VOTE Approval of a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 08-01-02, a Resolution Appointing Members to the City of Milton Planning Commission for District 1. Resolution No. 08-04-30 Community Development Director Wilson stated that Joe Craemer has been nominated for the Planning Commission from District 1. Councilmember Thurman stated that Joe Craemer has been a resident of Milton since 1992. He is married with four children. He is a graduate of Fordham University and Fordham Law School. He is the retired Vice President of UPS and he is Chairman of the Board of the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. He also serves as Chairman of our Public Safety Foundation. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to approve a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 08-01-02, a '�" Resolution Appointing Members to the City of Milton Planning Commission for District 1 by appointing Joe Craemer. Councilmember D'Aversa seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed ' unanimously (6-0). Mayor Lockwood administered the oath to Joe Craemer for the Planning Commission for District 1. Mayor Lockwood gave a heartfelt thanks to all of the volunteers and all of the boards and committees. He said he just wanted to let them know how much they are appreciated. ADDED BYMOTIONAND VOTE Consideration of a Memorandum of understanding with the Board of Education. Community Development Director Wilson • This memorandum details the process we would use for permitting any Board of Education property. • The City Attorney has reviewed it. • He asked City Attorney Davis if she had any comments regarding the memo. City Attorney Davis stated that City Attorney Jarrard had voiced no concerns. Community Development Director Wilson • This is an agreement between the City of Milton and the Board of Education. • It says that the City of Milton will issue a Land Disturbance Permit for all new construction. • We will issue a Building Permit for new buildings and remodels. • They will use their own resources with qualified Building Inspectors during the construction phase. • They will provide us with a complete set of inspection records. • Once we determine full compliance, we will issue a Certificate of Occupancy. 0 This is a workable process. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 8 of 12 Councilmember Thurman stated it was also her understanding they would pay for the private inspectors. rum Community Development Director Wilson stated that was correct and we would approve those inspectors. He maw said that also our Fire Marshal would make the final fire inspection approval. Mayor Lockwood asked for clarification that before we became a city that the county took care of the expense and if we had to absorb that expense it would be in the six figures. As an advantage to the City of Milton we have the authority to issue a permit, versus if we did not do this the School Board would move forward anyway. Community Development Director Wilson said that was correct and this does give us a slight more regulatory authority over this project than if we did not do this. Actually the School Board could probably build without our participation, but what they need and really want is a Certificate of Occupancy, so this protects us and gives us the records we need in order to issue that Certificate of Occupancy. Mayor Lockwood asked if any cost was involved. Community Development Director Wilson stated there was slight cost involved because we are consuming the cost of the Land Disturbance Permit and Land Disturbance Permit inspection, but what we are not absorbing is the cost of building inspections which is the larger part of that. Councilmember Zahner Bailey asked Community Development Director Wilson to touch on the fact that this Memorandum of Understanding does not preclude us in continuing our discussion as relates to the Design Review Board and that legally the School Board is not required to abide by the Design Review Board standards, however we as a body are still in discussions with them as relates to the Birmingham Elementary School and any other schools. Community Development Director Wilson stated the Memorandum of Understanding does not say anything about the conditions under which we issue a Land Disturbance Permit. It is a Land Disturbance Permit in which we would find compliance with all of the Zoning Ordinance regulations. The school board does have a state exemption from our zoning regulations. There are other development regulations that are not housed in the Zoning Ordinance to which the School Board does not have exemption from. Those are specifically tree protection and stream bank protection, so we will be looking for compliance in those two areas. We are in constant negotiations with them about the response from the Design Review Board. He said he had talked with them about every issue and they will not comply with every issue but they will write a letter to Council before we issue a Land Disturbance Permit explaining what they can and what they cannot do and why. We can then go into further negotiations if we need to. It is up to them whether they comply or not, but they will supply information to Council as to why they cannot comply. Councilmember Zahner Bailey said that it was her understanding that he was continuing to have conversation as relates to specific items that came from the Design Review Board and Council and asked if that was correct. Community Development Director Wilson stated that was correct. In his recent conversation with the Board of Education they would comply with roof colors, window treatment, brick and mortar colors, and the placement of the sign. There are other "odds and ends" that we are still talking about in which they are still trying to determine if they can or cannot do. He said he would keep Council informed and get their approval before we issue the Land Disturbance Permit. Councilmember Zahner Bailey stated she knew that our Arborist Mark Law had been out and we had discussed another visit from him would be in order prior to the Land Disturbance Permit being issued. She thinks it is an opportune time to reinstate the importance of that and she thanked Community Development Director Wilson ini advance for his time and effort. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 9 of 12 ow" Community Development Director Wilson said that he does know that Arborist Mark Law has been out there recently and he saw a list of the specimen trees that would be removed and the recompense for those trees. He too expects a lot of push back from the Board of Education when we get to that point. Councilmember Lusk asked if we could assume the Fire Marshall was the final authority in issuing the Certificate of Occupancy. Community Development Director Wilson said that is not correct. The Fire Marshall makes the final inspection but it is the Community Developments Department that issues the Certificate of Occupancy. We will need approval from the Fire Marshall before we issue it. Motion and Vote: Councilmember D'Aversa moved to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of Education. Councilmember Lusk seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). City Clerk Marchiafava read agenda item 08-557 Approval of the January 2008 invoice for legal fees. Finance Manager Inglis • The January 2008 invoice for legal fees is $10,726.68. • Upon payment of this invoice the total of expenditures for legal fees will be $40,868.14. • This will leave a budget balance of $139,131.86. • The expenditures represent 29.4% percent of the budget. • Staff recommends approval for this invoice. Motion and Vote: Councilmember D'Aversa moved to approve the January 2008 invoice for legal fees. Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Lockwood stated that if it pleases Council, he would like to invite Bill Shellhorn to speak on an item. We have so many items on the next work session, he felt it would be better to have him speak tonight, and then we can bring it up at a later work session. Bill Shellhorn • Thanked Council for allowing him the opportunity to discuss the proposal. • It is a proposal to have the City of Milton adopt a place called Rattlesnake Ridge Kentucky as a sister city. • Would like to invite the City leadership to meet with the counterpart of Rattlesnake Ridge to open dialogue with the possibilities that exist. • Rattlesnake Ridge is a community within McCreary County Kentucky. • It is one of the three poorest counties in Kentucky and one of the poorest in the United States. • Rattlesnake Ridge is a story out of our history books. • It is home to fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers who worked the coal mines. ■ M • They lived on company owned land and bought their food from company owned stores. • The coal industry disappeared in the nineteen seventies (1970) leaving the people without jobs, land, and boo money and without hope. • McCreary is the only county in Kentucky without an incorporated city. • There are few if any social services and because almost no one has much to give there is not much local charity. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 10 of 12 • The province of the people on the ridge is compounded by their isolation. • The western part of the county where Rattlesnake Ridge is located is un -affectionately known as "No man's land". • They are considered the poorest of the poor. • Where they live is actually on a mountain top and miles away from everything. • They are further removed due to their incredible poverty and their inability to successfully interact with the schools and community. • They are alone and bitter in their uniqueness. • Many kids drop out of school and return to the ridge running away from the daily ridicule and prejudice that confronts them in the mainstream county culture. • They return to a life of immense need, drug addiction, crime and generational poverty with no end in sight. • Cities often adopt sister cities from other parts of the country or other parts of the world. • Here Milton is a shiny new city and would it not be great for one of the richest cities in the world to adopt one of the poorest. • Believes this could change a lot of lives in Milton and McCreary. • There has been a local effort to help Rattlesnake Ridge for the past seven years in Milton and Alpharetta. • The founders and drivers of the Appalachian Christmas Project are Eva Buckingham and Lisa Morrell from Lake Collins. • Eva is the expert to answer any questions. • She has been a leader in an amazing effort to bring Christmas to the kids of Rattlesnake Ridge. • The number of kids that get to have Christmas has gone from forty six (46) to three hundred forty four (344). • Several truck loads of goods are sent to the ridge throughout the year. • The tides are beginning to turn and lives are beginning to be put back together. • An opportunity has arisen for the leadership of Milton and Rattlesnake Ridge to meet early next month and explore the possibilities presented by a sister city affiliation. • On Friday May 2"d , Sheriff Scanner and his wife Tracey will be in Milton. • She is the Director for the Federal Drug Coalition in Eastern Kentucky and is also on the McCreary County Economic Development Board. • Hilton and Barbara Duncun run the local community center in a part of Rattlesnake Ridge and they will also be here. • They are attending a local fund raising event May 2"d and would welcome the opportunity to meet with the Mayor and Council to discuss the possibilities. • We appreciate the Mayor providing time at this meeting to discuss this idea. • He thanked everyone for their consideration and hopes our community leaders look further into this great opportunity for Rattlesnake Ridge and for Milton. Eva Buckingham • There are so many communities throughout the world that are always in need, so why should we pick this community in Kentucky for Milton. • Came up with three reasons why; small town, rural character and heritage. • What a similarity we have in Kentucky. • The needs are similar; the struggles, the drug issues. • They are trying to revitalize their downtown and find business opportunities. • It is similar to the challenges we face in Milton. rr • Milton is not facing challenges other communities have such as aids epidemic or clean water. • In thinking what Milton would be able to do; we know the sheriff's vehicle is breaking down. ..i • The fire department does not have good equipment, so if Milton decided to upgrade their equipment, they could possibly donate. • Those are some things to think about. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 11 of 12 Mayor Lockwood thanked them for their time and effort. He recognized Doris and Hazel White's daughter Tina wo and thanked her for being at the meeting. Councilmember Lusk stated that several years ago while working on a project in Duluth Georgia and during the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day holidays, he noticed the city was placing cross shaped markers with departed military personnel's names and the conflict they participated in. He thought that was a great tribute and he thinks it helps bring a community together and recognizes two very important holidays that should be celebrated by everyone in the city and the nation. It is an initiative that has caught on regionally and nationally. He thinks we should recognize those who have defended this country by doing the same thing in Milton. He has built some markers and placed an application form on the web site to recognize family members of veterans who have departed. It is free of charge so if the citizens would fill out these applications we will make an individual marker for each. The week before Memorial Day and the week before Veteran's Day we will post them in the right of way in Deerfield Parkway. Within a few years, we will be able to put markers on every thoroughfare in the city. It is sad to think about it, but that is what is taken to keep this country free and enjoy our freedom. He is working on a celebration for Memorial Day and bringing in several veteran's groups and community service organizations. Anyone who is interested and has a relative that fought in any conflicts, he encourages to participate in this program. Mayor Lockwood thanked Councilmember Lusk and commented on what a great cause it is. Councilmember Zahner Bailey asked if there was a deadline for the applications to be turned in. Councilmember Lusk said he could do it as late as two days notice if he had to. Councilmember D'Aversa asked to make an announcement. The Hopewell Middle School is having its third =' annual Mustang Stampede. She would like to encourage everyone to go and participate in the run. It is Saturday April 19, 2008. It will be over by 9 or 9:30 a.m. The T -Shirts sell for ten dollars and they give awards for the different levels; kids, teenagers and adults. Interim City Manager Chris Lagerbloom • We are still actively engaged with other North Fulton cities as relates to the Ambulance Subsidy disappearing. • We asked for more data from the Ambulance providers and the next meeting will be Wednesday. • He had an opportunity to meet with other City Managers in Fulton County with the process starting of renegotiating the service delivery strategy. • Our issues are on the table and we do have a follow up meeting. • The positions that were funded with the SAFER Grant have been advertised. • The contract for scoreboards from Coca Cola have come back and it has been turned over to the City Attorneys. • Would like Council to think about the house the city owns at Birmingham Park. • The house is vacant again. • Need to know if we would like to find another public safety tenant with the same arrangement we had with the prior tenant, or if we want to leave it vacant and use it for something else. • The house will need some ongoing work. PON Mayor Lockwood asked if there were any other staff reports. how Councilmember Tart Joins Meeting via Telephone Interim City Manager Lagerbloom stated that he had affirmed with the City Attorney that it would be alright for Councilmember Alan Tart to join the meeting via telephone before entering into Executive Session. Regular Meeting of the Milton City Council Monday April 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm Page 12 of 12 Councilmember Tart joined the Regular Meeting at 7:18 p.m. via telephone. City Attorney Davis explained to Councilmember Tart that they wanted him to join the meeting while in the Regular Meeting and take part in the vote to enter into Executive Session. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADDED BYMOTIONAND VOTE Executive Session to discuss pending litigation. Motion and Vote: Councilmember D'Aversa moved to adjourn into Executive Session at 7:18 p.m. Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. There was no Council discussion. The motion passed unanimously. RECONVENE Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to reconvene the Regular Meeting at 11:27 p.m. Councilmember D'Aversa seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to adjourn the Regular Meeting. Councilmember Zahner Bailey seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. After no further business, the Regular Meeting adjourned at 11:29 PM. Date Approved: April 28, 2008 ie --Vette R. Marchia ava, City Clerk Joe Lock oo$, r