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REGULAR
CITY
OF DAHLONEGA COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 2, 2005
CALLED TO ORDER:
The Dahlonega City Council met
in regular session at City Hall on May 2, 2005.
Council members present were Michael Clemons, Guy Laboa, Bill Northquest,
Dudley Owens and Terry Peters. Mayor
Gary McCullough called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Rev. Frank Colladay opened the meeting with prayer.
Mayor McCullough requested that everyone stand for the Pledge to the
American Flag.
MINUTE APPROVAL:
A motion was made by Bill
Northquest to approve the minutes of the meetings held April, 2005.
This motion was seconded by Terry Peters and approved by all members
present.
PUBLIC HEARING:
NELLIE DERRICK
City Attorney Doug Parks advised
that the Dahlonega Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a
rezoning request submitted by Nellie Derrick.
Keith Anderson presented the request for rezoning the property from R-1
to B-2. The property is located at
761 Morrison Moore Parkway
. Mr. Anderson advised that they
have no definite plans for the property at this time but they have several
interested parties. Mr.
Parks asked for comments either for or against the rezoning request.
Hearing no comments the public hearing was closed.
Planning Director Chris Head recommended approval of the rezoning and
advised that surrounding properties are zoned for business.
A motion was made by Terry Peters to approve the recommendations of the
Planning Commission to rezone the property to B-2.
The motion was seconded by Dudley Owens and approved by all members
present.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Mayor McCullough advised that
reports have been received from the Dahlonega Planning and Code Enforcement
Departments for activities during the month of April, 2005.
Dahlonega Historic Preservation Commission Chair Person Susan Newell
advised that the commission approved a sign application for The Branding Iron
located at 70-B Public Square North. Ms.
Newell also advised that the Commission discussed some issues concerning
abandoned signs and temporary signage.
Action will be taken concerning these issues at a later date.
FIRST
READING
AMENDMENT 25-ORDINANCE 75-1:
A motion was made by Michael
Clemons to approve the first reading of Amendment 25 to Ordinance 75-1
concerning an increase in fees for grinder pumps.
This motion was seconded by Bill Northquest and approved by the following
vote count: Voting for the
motion were Peters, Northquest, Owens and Laboa.
Michael Clemons voted against the motion.
Guy Laboa requested that the wording be changed to delete the word
“installation”. City
Manager Bill Lewis advised that the increase is due to a price increase for
grinder pumps and supplies.
FIRST READING ORDINANCE 2005-3:
A motion was made by Michael
Clemons to approve the first reading of Ordinance 2005-3-Horse Drawn Carriages.
This motion was seconded by Dudley Owens and approved by all members
present. City Attorney Doug
Parks advised that another companion ordinance will also be needed to address
slow moving vehicles.
City Attorney Doug Parks advised that a Public Hearing will be held
concerning an ordinance for the licensing and control of distilled spirits and
beer and wine for consumption on the premises.
The first reading of the ordinance will be held at the Public Hearing.
Mayor McCullough advised that the Public Hearing will be held next
week.
CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS:
City Manager Bill Lewis
introduced Ian Vickery. Mr. Vickery
has proposed a
Reflection
Garden
as his Eagle Scout Service Project. Mr.
Vickery advised that he would like to create the garden at the Dahlonega
Memorial Park Cemetery located on
Turner Road
. The reflection garden will be a
thirty ft diameter circle. The
ground will be covered with pea-gravel and in the center there will be a large
bird bath. There will also be
six concrete park benches around the bird bath and shrubbery will be planted
around the exterior of the garden. Mr.
Vickery advised that the project will be at no cost to the city except for
approximately one hour for a back-hoe to clear the spot.
A motion was made by Michael Clemons to approve the proposal.
This motion was seconded by Terry Peters and approved by all members
present. Council members asked that
Mr. Vickery submit a finalized plan to the city manager showing the type of
shrubbery to be planted.
City Manager Bill Lewis advised that he plans to deliver documents to EPD
on Wednesday pursuant to obtaining the city’s water withdrawal permits from
the reservoir. He also plans to
request information concerning what is needed for completion of the reservoir
project and to request information concerning new state requirements for
down-stream monitoring.
A motion was made by Dudley Owens to approve the following appointments
for the June 21 Special Election to fill the unexpired term of Larry Crowel:
Election Superintendent-Janet Jarrard,
Asst. Election Superintendent-Lou Wimpy and Poll Manager- Frankie
Caldwell. This motion was
seconded by Terry Peters and approved by all members present.
MAYOR’S COMMENTS:
Mayor McCullough advised the
council that the new alcohol ordinance requires an audit of each licensed
establishment every three years. GMA
representatives advised that the cost for an audit for a single business would
be approximately $1,000.00.
CITY ATTORNEY’S COMMENTS:
City Attorney Doug Parks
recommended that the council consider a proposal submitted by Murphy Miller for
indigent defense for municipal court. A
contract will be written to be submitted to the council at a later date.
Mr. Parks advised that normally indigent defense costs are recouped
through a restitution order. Mr.
Parks also recommended that the council approve amendments to the city’s
existing agreement with the Department of the Army for
Porter
Village
. This agreement would allow
both Military Police and the Lumpkin County Law Enforcement to have jurisdiction
within the Porter Village Complex. A
motion was made by Dudley Owens to approve the necessary amendments.
This motion was seconded by Michael Clemons and approved by all members
present. Mr. Parks advised that the
Army plans to construct thirty-seven additional units at
Porter
Village
in the near future.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Bill
Northquest to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
This motion was seconded by Dudley Owens and approved by all members
present.
APPROVED BY ME THIS _____________ DAY OF___________________,2005.
MAYOR
Attest: CITY CLERK
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