M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF APRIL 7, 2008
Call to Order: The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of
April 7, 2008 was called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at 6:00 p.m.
Invocation: The invocation was given by Rev. Charles Grant
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
Present: Mayor Corine Deyton, Councilman
Donald Judson, Councilwoman Debbie Youmans, Maudie McCord and Linda Lord. Mayor Pro-tem sparkle
Also
present were City Manager John Parker, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg,
Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Director of Support
Services Christine Terrell, Management Analyst Angela Redding, Deputy Director
of Recreation and Leisure Services Sharon Smith, Director of Public Works Mike
Gippert, Colonel Tommy Orr, Chief Eddie Buckholts and City Attorney Robert
Mack.
Approval of minutes: Mr. Judson made a motion to approve
the minutes of the Work Session of Mayor and Council of March 17th
and the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of March 17th,
seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the
motion was unanimous.
Ms.
Youmans made a motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session of March 20th and amending
her statement to add late husband, seconded by Mr. Judson. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Comment Period: none
Alcohol License- Request was made to consider a
new on-premises
Los Amigos Billar y consumption alcohol license for beer
only from Los
Restaurant: Amigos Billar y Restaurant,
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the request from Los Amigos Billar y
Restaurant, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting
for the motion was unanimous.
Alcohol License - Request was made to consider
renewal of an on-
Thanh Thanh premises consumption alcohol license for beer
only
Restaurant: from Thanh Thanh Restaurant,
Mr.
Judson made a motion to deny this request, seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Alcohol License - Request was made to consider
renewal of an on-
El Relajo Restaurant: premises consumption alcohol license for
beer and wine from Night A.B.C. LLC, D/B/A El Relajo Restaurant,
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the request for
renewal of an on-premises consumption alcohol license from El Relajo
Restaurant, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting
for the motion was unanimous.
Appointment of Request was made to consider the appointment of a
Municipal Court Municipal Court Judge.
Judge:
Ms.
Youmans made a motion to table this request until the next regular meeting,
seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the
motion were Ms.Youmans and Ms. McCord.
Voting against the motion were Ms. Lord and Mr. Judson. Mayor Deyton voted against the motion to
break the tie. The motion failed.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to appoint Steve Lister as Municipal Court Judge, seconded
by Ms. Lord.
Ms.
Youmans requested a roll call vote.
Ms. Youmans - no, because she did not approve for this judge to be
appointed last year is because when he was first appointed it was done so in
violation of the Charter and Ordinances and she thinks it unethical for a judge
to sit in that position under those circumstances and he did so for three
months until he was lawfully appointed
Mr.
Judson - yes
Ms.
McCord - no
Ms.
Lord - yes
Mayor
Deyton voted for this motion to break the tie.
The motion carried.
Line Item Transfers: The following line item transfers from
the Department of Public Works were requested:
From: To: Amount:
100-51-4250-53-1125 100-51-4210-53-1221 $1,400.00
Storm Water Mgt Planning Natural Gas
To: cover costs for the remainder of budget year
100-51-4250-53-1125 100-51-4270-53-1231
$2,900.00
Storm Water Mgt. Planning Traffic Electricity
To: cover costs for the remainder of budget year
100-51-4210-52-3901 100-51-4210-54-2502
$770.00
State Trustees Capital Outlay
To: cover cost of computer equipment allocated by
City Hall for Departments part of cost
100-51-4250-53-1125 100-51-4210-53-1210 $2,900.00 Storm Water Mgt. Planning Water and Sewer
To: cover costs for the remainder of budget year
100-51-4250-53-1125 100-51-4210-52-3202 $2,800.00 Storm Water Mgt. Planning Telephones
To: cover costs for the remainder of budget year
Mr.
Judson made a motion to consider all of the line item transfers together,
seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the
motion was unanimous.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Line Item transfers, seconded by Ms. Lord.
Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution by the
Redevelopment City Council for the City of
Authority: create and establish the “Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Forest Park,
Georgia” (The “Authority”) pursuant to the Georgia “Redevelopment Powers
Law”, O.C.G.A. §§ 36-44-1 Et Seq: to provide for severability; to repeal all
resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an
effective date; and for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the
Redevelopment City Council for the City of
Authority: create and establish the “Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Forest Park, Georgia” (the “Authority”) pursuant to
the Georgia “Redevelopment Powers Law”, O.C.G.A. §§ 36-44-1 Et Seq: to provide
for severability; to repeal all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance by
the
Appropriation for City Council of the City of
Additional fuel costs: appropriate additional funds in the
amount of $110,000.00 to cover increased fuel costs; to repeal all Ordinances
and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; to provide an effective date; and
for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance. Ms. Youmans asked to amend the
motion to include the line item of the unappropriated balance of the general
fund. Mr. Judson accepted the
amendment. Ms. Youmans seconded the
motion. Voting for the motion was
unanimous.
Ordinance – transfer Request was made to consider an Ordinance
by the
of funds from Ward City Council of the City of Forest
Park, Georgia, to
4 Project Account: transfer funds in the amount of
two thousand nine hundred sixty-nine dollars ($2,969.00) from the Ward 4
Project Account to the Street Division Maintenance Account for the Placement of
Drainage Pipe on property located along the back property line between
5128-5148 Middlebrooks Dive and 512-520 Perkins Drive in the City; to provide
for severability; to repeal conflicting ordinances; and for other
purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance –contract Request was made to consider an
Ordinance
For Audit Services: Authorizing the Mayor to sign a
three (3) year Contract with Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, a certified accounting
firm to perform the City’s annual independent audit for all accounts, funds and
financial transactions; and for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance by
the
Appropriation of City Council for the City of
Funds – Retirement appropriate additional funds in the
amount of
Administration Fees $8,000.00 to cover expected added
costs incurred in
Account: the City’s Retirement Administration
Fees Account; to repeal all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance by
the
Redirect funds for City of
the Fire Department: Finance to redirect funds for the Fire
Department in the amount of $50,000.00 in Line Item 100-22-1510-61-1001,
Capital Replacement Funds, to cover the funding for replacement funds, to cover
the funding for replacement of two vehicles; an for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Other Business: Ms. Youmans made a motion to add a Resolution to
the agenda and approve the Resolution by the City Council for the City of
Forest Park, Georgia, to express the Support of the City in favor of the
application of the Hendrix Drive Elementary School, part of the Clayton County
School System, for a Grant from the National Center for family Literacy to
sponsor participation in the Toyota Family Literacy Program; to repeal all
resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an
effective date; and for other purposes.
The motion was seconded by Ms. McCord.
Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Comments: Mr. Judson thanked everyone for the kindness,
letters and words of encouragement while his wife was hospitalized.
Adjournment: Mr. Judson made a motion to adjourn, seconded
by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was
unanimous.
The
meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.