CI
T Y O F F O R E S T
P A R K
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: John Parker, City Manager
DATE: February 17, 2010
SUBJECT: INFORMATION BULLETIN -
JANUARY, 2010
The
following is a department by department status report of priority activities,
projects and initiatives for the month of January, 2010.
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND
- The
Fire Marshals Office attended three different parent and/or dad
involvement meetings at the Clayton County Head Start facilities.
Approximately 75 parents attended the sessions learning along with their
children about Fire Safety in the Home.
- All
three shifts collectively performed 96 business inspections and
walk-thrus.
- Congratulations
to FF Enrique Barlow and Salvador Carrillo upon completion and passing a
two year Paramedic course. They both are now State and Nationally
Certified Paramedics.
- FAO/Sgt.
Jon Baker voluntarily deployed along with a faith-based organization to
Run
Activity
Fires
Single-Family
Dwelling 3
Multi-Family
Dwelling 2
Vehicle 1
Brush/Grass 1
Rubbish/Dumpster 2
Other Fires 2
11
Other
Responses
False Alarms 21
Mutual Aid 1
HazMat 7
Other
Hazards 6
Other
Responses 16
159
Medical
251
Calls (100 treated and released on scene;
151 transported to local facility)
Total Calls 421 (Average 14
calls/day)
Chief
Eddie Buckholts
(404)
608-2382
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION / FINANCE
Expenditures
(preliminary totals) for the General Fund for the month of January are
$1,711,946 or 8.57% of the budget.
Year-to-date preliminary expenditures for the General Fund are
$10,064,632 or 50.36% of the budget (fiscal year July 2009 – June 2010). For
comparison purposes, the period of July through January represents 58.33% of
the budget year. Total expenditures for the General Fund remain under budget
for the seven month period of July through January.
Local
Option Sales Tax revenue received in January is $414,606, compared to $346,721
for January of the prior year. The revenue increased in spite of the state of
the economy. The fiscal year-to-date total received is $2,929,665 or 56.34% of
the budget. The percentage of the budget year through January is 58.33% of the
year; therefore, revenue from Local Option Sales Tax remains slightly less than
budget through January.
Business
license payments began to be received in January for 2010 licenses. As of the
end of January, $105,752 of collections had been posted to the accounting
system. This amount does not represent all license collections. An additional
amount of fees had been collected but not posted to the accounting system as of
the end of January. The due date for payment is February 28.
Approximately
$5,000,000 of the year 2009 property taxes had been collected and posted to the
accounting system by the end of January.
New
business licenses issued for the months of December 2009 and January 2010:
Name Description
Adrina’s
Shoes Retail
shoe sales
Legit Cuts Barber
shop
Aztlon
Products Import
/ distribution of housewares
Tax Biz Income
tax service
Blue Sky Café Restaurant
Phanh’s
Gift & Clothing Shop Home
décor; new and used clothing
Gold
Star Tires-N-More Tire
sales and auto mechanic / repair
The Wings
Bistro Food
sales
Mike
Blandenburg, Director
(404)
366-4720
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND LEISURE
SERVICES
WHAT’S
HAPPENING!
Youth Basketball – For the month of January, the
Public Swimming – The indoor pool was open to the
public on Tuesday and Thursday 7 pm-9 pm; and Saturday 1 pm-4 pm.
Water Exercise – Our Recreation and Leisure Services
offer two water exercise classes. One is
held on Monday and Wednesday 1 pm-2 pm; the second class is on Monday and
Wednesday at 6pm. These classes are very
popular with participants that have limited movement due to joint pain or those
that just enjoy exercising in the water.
The classes are held in our heated indoor pool.
Lift Your Body – On Tuesday and Thursday at 12 noon,
JR Pierre, one of our recreation supervisors, instruct participants through a
very intense floor exercise class known as Lift Your Body. The class incorporates boxing, aerobics, step
aerobics, weightlifting and jogging in a forty-five minute workout. The participants must enjoy it because they
keep coming back for more. The class
meets at 12:15 pm.
Yoga – On Wednesday night Mr. Wesley White takes his
participants through a soothing yoga workout.
The participants spend an hour and fifteen minutes learning movements to
help de-stress their stressful workday.
This class is held at 6:45 pm.
Sara Lee Partnership – The management at Sara Lee
Corporation has approached us concerning a partnership with our recreation
department. Their representative, Buddy
Conduff, has proposed a Health & Fitness Initiative for their employees to
utilize our facility. He has requested
membership for workers at the resident rate of $20 per person. Sara Lee will cover all costs as we receive
new participants.
With this membership, Sara Lee workers
will enjoy the privileges of our residents who use the weight room, fitness
room, and basketball court. At the
present time, we have approximately forty employees involved in this program.
We look forward to assisting the Sara Lee Corporation with this initiative as
it promotes health, wellness, and overall well being of their workforce.
Gym Use – 519
for the month of January 2010
Ongoing
Classes
Water Aerobics – Monday &
Wednesday 6 pm-7 pm
Yoga – Wednesday evening 6:45 pm-8 pm
Water Exercise – Monday &
Wednesday 1 pm-2 pm
Teen Weight Lifting – Tuesday &
Thursday 5 pm-6 pm
Swim For Fun (ages 55 & Over) –
Tuesday & Thursday 1:30 pm- 2:30
pm
Chess – Wednesday 5 pm-9 pm
Martial Arts (Tai-Chi, Kung Fu) –
Tuesday 6 pm-7 pm
SENIOR
ACTIVITIES
* We started off the New Year with the Red Hatters going out
to eat and show off their new outfits.
* Bingo is going strong and adding lunch or breakfast brings
more Seniors out.
* Exercise is busy as everyone is trying to lose weight after
the holidays. So they walk, do the
stretching class or WII Fit, and thoroughly enjoy it!
* The card club meets on Thursdays they come out in
force. We usually have 3 or 4 tables
playing.
* Dominoes have grown into 3 tables and have new members
everyday.
* The monthly lunch trip was a huge success. 20 Seniors
enjoyed going out to eat at the Mellow Mushroom.
* January was a busy month starting with good food. Hopefully the year will bring new members as
we look into new programs. So, ‘Happy
New Year’ to everyone!
UPCOMING
EVENTS
* February 1-26, 2010 – Registration for
T-Ball, Pee Wee Ball, Girls Softball,
Soccer @ Gymnasium – 9 am-7 pm
* February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010 – Youth
Basketball Games (Senior Division)
@ Gymnasium – 6 pm, 7 pm
* February 6, 13, 20, 27, 2010 – Youth
Basketball Games (Mighty Mite, Pee Wee, Shorty, Midget, Junior Division) @
Gymnasium – 9 am-9 pm
* February 7, 2010 – Senior Super Bowl
Party @
* February 11, 2010 – Senior Valentine’s
Dinner @ Senior Center – 5:30
pm - $3 per person
Elaine
Corley, Director
404-363-2908
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING AND
ZONING
Building Plans Submitted
|
Business Name |
Address |
Details |
|
|
|
Fire Alarm |
|
United Foods |
|
Fire Alarm |
|
Clorox |
|
Interior Remodel |
Building Permits Issued
|
Structure Type |
Address |
Details |
|
Residential |
|
Enclose carport; 252 sq. ft. JC $350 |
|
Residential |
|
Interior rehab; JC $2,500 |
|
Residential |
|
Fire ruling; 1,100 sq. ft. JC $500 |
|
Residential |
|
Interior remodel; 2,414 sq. ft. JC $1,260,926 |
|
Residential |
|
Interior remodel; 1,477 sq. ft. JC $625,014 |
|
Residential |
|
Stairwell; JC 16,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Stairwell; JC $8,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Stairwell; JC $8,000 |
|
Residential |
|
Carport; 209 sq. ft. JC $500 |
|
Residential |
|
Int/Ext rehab; 1,250 sq. ft. JC $7,000 |
|
Commercial |
|
Repair; JC $7,500 |
|
Residential |
|
Addition; 444 sq. ft. JC $6,000 |
Certificate of Occupancies Issued
|
Business Name |
Address |
Date of Issue |
|
Ash/Morrow Barber Shop |
826 Morrow Road |
01/04/2010 |
|
Burger King |
|
01/08/2010 |
|
All Pro Wireless |
|
01/14/2010 |
|
Friendly Barber Shop |
|
01/15/2010 |
|
Las |
721 Morrow Rd. |
01/21/2010 |
|
Natural Products |
|
01/21/2010 |
|
King Cobra |
|
01/25/2010 |
|
Rodriguez Auto Repair |
|
01/27/2010 |
|
Rod’s Moving |
|
01/29/2010 |
|
Showcase II |
|
01/28/2010 |
|
Daizy’s Beauty Salon |
|
01/28/2010 |
Affiliate Board Activity
There were no
Board meetings in the month of January 2010
Steve
Pearson, Director
(404)
608-2300
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Street
Division:
Street crews had a busy month with
right-of-way clean-up of debris in ditches, cutting bushes, and opening blocked
storm drains. Crews helped the Parks
Department in cleaning up and hauling away debris and limbs from
Special Paid
Sanitation Pick-ups:
446
Meadow Drive, 5333 Sharon Street, 5185 Phillips Drive, 866 Pinevalley Drive,
963 Cone Road, 979 Cone Road, and 867 Pinevalley Drive
Building
Maintenance:
Building Maintenance crews were busy
installing and running 150 feet of data cable from Public Works to Fleet
building in preparation for new computer and server update. A storage area was
cleaned, floors were stripped and waxed and walls painted to make an office for
the new maintenance supervisor. Crews installed eight outlets and a fan to vent
the server at City Hall. Repairs were done at the Police Department, which
included replacing of washers to stop water leaking and the moving of water
line. New cabinets were installed in the kitchen area and repairs were done to
the switch plate inside the administration office. Maintenance crews also completed numerous
work orders throughout all city departments.
Parks
Division:
Park crews along with Street were
busy cleaning Conley and
Mike
Gippert, Director
(404)
608-2310
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Sidewalks to Schools,
Phase III and Transit Oriented Pedestrian Improvements Projects The City of
Livable
Centers Initiative (LCI)-
The City of
State Farmers Market
NO STATUS CHANGE –
Assisting the Georgia Department of Agriculture in identifying and researching
funding sources for transportation and building improvements.
United Way Campaign
One contribution was
received after the
South Metro Development Outlook
The South Metro
Development Outlook Conference was held Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at
This year, South
Metro Development Outlook featured government officials and noted professionals
providing invaluable information about current topics of interest such as
development trends and opportunities, regional water and transportation
concerns, and economic forecasting and solutions. The South Metro Development Outlook
conference was attended by Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilwoman Linda
Lord, Councilwoman Maudie McCord, Councilwoman Karen-Brandee Williams and
Angela Redding.
General Session I - topic
was Critical Challenges and Opportunities in 2010: Water, Transportation and the Future of
Atlanta. General Session II - topic
focused on 2010 Economic, Real Estate and Banking Forecast. In addition to the two general sessions, the
conference included three concurrent sessions.
Councilwoman Karen- Brandee Williams attended the New Paths of Growth
session. Councilwoman Maudie McCord
attended the session on Successful Developments and Initiatives in South Metro
and Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilwoman Linda Lord and Angela Redding
attended the State Stimulus Opportunities session.
Plasma Gasification Training
Coordinated meeting
location, technology needs and menu for the Plasma Gasification training &
presentation by Dr. Lou Circeo, Director of Plasma Research at Georgia Tech
Research Institute. The training and
presentation was held Saturday, January 30, 2010.
John
Parker, City Manager
Angela
Redding, Mgt. Analyst
(404)
366-4720
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE SERVICES
TRIAD
The monthly
TRIAD meeting was held with approximately 37 people in attendance. A
representative from the Social Security administration was the featured
speaker.
Patrol
Adam
Team has set up all officers for yearly training, with assistance from MPO
Presley
MPO
Geeslin completed the Officer Survival Course at GPSTC.
Officers
from Charlie Team participated in the
Sgt.
Armstrong attended
Officer
David Bullington has been hired and assigned to Delta team
Viper
Team attended
COPS
Judge
Lister was the guest speaker at the South Side Neighborhood Watch meeting with
50 people in attendance.
Chief
Dwayne Hobbs
(404)
366-7280