A G E N D A
REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF
Discussion of
agenda items
I.
Call
to Order –
II.
Invocation
III.
Pledge
of Allegiance
IV.
Roll
Call
V.
Approval
of Minutes
1.
Work
Session of Mayor and Council of
2.
Regular
Meeting of Mayor and Council of
3.
Work
Session of Mayor and Council of
VI. Comment Period by Public
VII.
Agenda
Items
1.
Recognition
of employees – NIMS – Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding
Incidents (IS300)
2.
Tabled from October 16, 2006
Meeting
Consider Ordinance to amend Section
3.
Tabled from October 16, 2006
Meeting
Consider an Ordinance to add a new
section
4. Tabled
from October 16, 2006 Meeting
Consider a Resolution by the City Council for
the City of Forest Park to request on behalf of the City that the Georgia
General Assembly adopt Local Legislation in the 2007 Session of the General
Assembly to authorize the City to have and exercise all redevelopment and other
powers granted to municipalities by Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the Official Code
of Georgia, the “Redevelopment Powers Law”, as the same now exists or may be
hereafter amended, said local legislation to be prepared and presented to the
General Assembly by and on behalf of the Mayor and City Council for the City;
to express the support of the City in favor of the said legislation; to repeal
all resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an
effective date; and for other purposes
5. T
abled from October 16, 2006 Meeting
Appointments to Planning Task Force
for Wards 1 and 2
6.
Consider
an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of
thousand dollars ($1,000) from the Ward 4
Project Account
to cover costs incurred in connection
with the Airport Noise Meeting; and for other purposes
7.
Consider
an Ordinance to extend a Moratorium for an
additional
ninety days on the acceptance of applications for the permitting of, and on the
permitting of “Places of Assembly”, as defined herein, within the “Downtown
Forest Park Area”, as defined herein; to provide for the purposes of the
Moratorium, to provide for findings of fact, to provide for the imposition of
the Moratorium and for the duration of the Moratorium; to provide for an appeal
process, to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to repeal
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith to the extent of
such conflict; and for other purposes
8.
Consider
an Ordinance by the City Council for the City of
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND:
Unbudgeted attorney fees have been incurred by the City for an urgent
matter. These additional fees are
associated with the City’s continuing efforts to stop the decision of the
Department of the Army to transfer part of the
9.
Consider
a Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor to execute the Workforce
Investment Act Contract with the Atlanta Regional Commission for National
Emergency Grant Funds
SUMMARY
AND BACKGROUND: The 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) actions affect five Georgia installations in a significant manner, touching
military workers, civilians and surrounding businesses and workers. Leading up to the BRAC recommendations and
since the public announcements, the State began preparing for the resulting
community impacts relevant to reemployment needs, secondary-affected business
losses, local infrastructure needs and land reuse. The Georgia Department of Labor received a
$1,000,000 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) BRAC Dislocated Worker National
Emergency Grant from the United Stated Department of Labor. The National Emergency Grant (NEG) planning
funds will assist local areas in developing a comprehensive plan for responding
to the economic recovery and expansion needs as the result of the base closure.
The
Department of Labor will sub-grant the funds to local workforce investment
areas (the Atlanta Regional Commission) that will serve as project operators
under the grant.
Funds
allocated to the City of
This
resolution requests authorization for the Mayor to execute the Workforce
Investment Act contract with the Atlanta Regional Commission for an Employer
Impact Study and Entrepreneur Program.
10. Consider A Resolution Opposing the
Petition filed with the
Georgia
Public Service Commission to require municipal franchise fees negotiated with Georgia
Power Company (GPC) for GPC’s use of the city’s rights-of-way be billed only to municipal customers
11. Consider an Ordinance to amend the
Code of Ordinances of
the
City of Forest Park, Georgia, specifically to amend Title 3 Finance, Chapter 3,
Occupation Profession and Business Taxes, Section 3-3-4, Administrative and
Administrative and regulatory fee structure; to provide for severability; to
provide an effective date; and for other purposes
SUMMARY AND
BACKGROUND: Administrative fees for processing
Business License applications are charged to cover costs associated with the
process. These fees have remained the same for at least twelve years. The fees
are requested to be increased since costs to process licenses have increased
over this period of time. A fee is also requested to be established for the
process of replacement of a lost or destroyed business license.
VIII. Legal Matters
IX. Department Update – Mike Gippert, Public
Works
X.
Comments
by Governing Body
XI.
Adjournment