Douglasville City Council Meeting

CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
October 2, 2006 8:00 p.m.

AGENDA
1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Minutes of previous regular meeting of September 18, 2006, and legislative session of September 14, 2006.

5. Public Safety Committee/Dennis McLaina. 20-06-54 - Request for an alcohol beverage license for Carrabba's Italian Grill, Inc., DBA Carrabba's for the on premises consumption of wine, malt beverage, and spirituous liquor at 2700 Chapel Hill Road. Application by Carrabba's Italian Grill, Inc.

b. 20-06-55 - Request for an alcohol beverage license for a change in ownership for the retail package sale of wine and malt beverage for Highway 5 Shell at 9415 Georgia Highway 5. Application by Lominy Enterprise, LLC.

c. 20-06-56 - Request for an alcohol beverage license for a change of agent/outlet manager for
the retail package sale of wine and malt beverage for Ingles #432 at 2175 Fairburn Road. Application by Ingles Market, Inc.

d. 20-06-57 - Consider the request of the City of Douglasville's Legal Department to revoke, suspend, probate, or otherwise sanction all alcoholic beverage licenses of Motiva Enterprises, LLC, and Sadek Hussain DBA Shell Food Mart at 5652 Fairburn Road (Georgia Highway 92) due to sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor, in violation of the Douglasville Alcoholic Beverages Ordinance.

e. 20-06-58 - Consider the request of the City of Douglasville's Legal Department to revoke, suspend, probate, or otherwise sanction all alcoholic beverage licenses of Racetrac Petroleum, Inc., and Tobauis Melson DBA Racetrac #439 at 5897 Fairburn Road (Georgia Highway 92) due to sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor, in violation of the Douglasville Alcoholic Beverages Ordinance.

6. Community & Economic Development Committee/John Schildroth

7. Planning & Zoning Committee/Michael Cartera. 22-06-72 - Request approval of a final plat for The View at Cedar Mountain on Cedar Mountain Road. Application by Lacey White and Company, Inc.

b. 22-06-73 - Request approval of a final plat for The Villages at Brookmont Pod B, Lots 1 and 2, at Brookhollow Drive. Application by Patrick Malloy.

c. 22-06-74 - Adopt a resolution to authorize the Mayor to submit to the Atlanta Regional Commission a draft of a new Capital Improvements Element, a new Short Term Work Program, and minor amendments for the City of Douglasville's Comprehensive Plan.

d. 22-06-75 - Consider appointment of an individual to complete the unexpired Post 3 position on the City Zoning Board formerly held by Harvey Jones, which extends to June 1, 2007.

8. Parks & Recreation/Roy Mimsa. 23-06-30 - Consider authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement with Bron Cleveland Associates, Inc., for preparation of a grant proposal for a greenway project on that section of Anneewakee Creek between the Arbor Station subdivision and Stewart Mill Road, including land already owned by the City.

9. Finance Committee/Henry Mitchell IIIa. 24-06-33 - Adopt an ordinance to amend the Fiscal Year 2005 - 2006 City of Douglasville General Fund budget.

10. Telecommunications Committee/Henry Mitchell III

11. Maintenance & Sanitation Committee/Charles Banks

12. Transportation Committee/Michael Carter

13. Personnel & Organization Committee/Roy Mimsa. 28-06-19 - Adopt an ordinance to revise the terms of retirement benefits for new City of Douglasville employees.

14. Ordinances & Intergovernmental Committee/Callye B. Holmes

15. Other Business

16. City Attorney/Joel Dodson

17. Assistant City Attorney/Suzan Littlefield

18. City Manager/Bill Osborne

19. Comments from Citizens and Delegates

BOC Agenda

The meeting is October 3, 10:00 a.m. at Citizen's Hall.


WORK SESSION AGENDA
OCTOBER 2, 2006
10:00 A.M. – BOARD ROOM

CITIZENS’ BUSINESS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Regular Commission Meeting of September 19, 2006

PLAT APPROVALS – PRELIMINARY PLATS (Cynde)
2. Rivers Edge – Extension of Preliminary Plat Approval)

PLAT APPROVALS – FINAL PLAT ACCEPTANCE (Cynde)
3. Timber Ridge Business Center

BUSINESS

4. Rideshare has received donations in the amount of $1,250 to assist with its 20th anniversary celebration in October. Amend the budget by increasing Advertising & Public Relations Expense by $1,250 and increasing the Donations Revenue by $1,250. (Gary)

5. Various insurance reimbursement checks for damages to County vehicles have been received. These funds need to be placed in the department to which the damage occurred so that repairs/replacements can be made. Amend the budget by increasing Insurance Claims Revenue by $31,327 and by increasing Auto Repair in the following departments: Appraisal by $2,475, Animal Control by $1,343, Sheriff Enforcement by $22,120, and Parks & Recreation by $5,389. (Jennifer)

6. The Sheriff Enforcement Department received various donations in the amount of $5,858. Amend the budget by increasing Donations by $5,858 and by increasing Sheriff Enforcement Minor Equipment by $4,500 and by increasing Sheriff Enforcement Advertising & Public Relations by $1,358. (Jennifer)

7. Additional funds are needed to cover operation costs for the remainder of the year for the Aquatic Center and the Parks & Recreation Department. Authorize transfer of $17,500 from the Skateboard Complex budget to the Parks & Recreation budget in the amount of $10,000 and the Aquatic Center budget in the amount of $7,500. Also amend the budget by increasing Aquatic Center Revenue and Aquatic Center Budget in the amount of $12,000. (Jennifer)

8. The Coroner is requesting additional funds for medical services for transporting bodies. Amend the budget by increasing Funds Generated from Fund Balance by $7,500 and by increasing Coroner Medical Services by $7,500. (Jennifer)

9. Authorization to transfer funds from the Victim Assistance Fund to the Victim Witness Department in General Fund. (Anne)

10. Authorization to enter into an agreement with Continental 156 Fund LLC (Continental Properties, Inc.) with respect to the construction of a monument sign and parking lot for the Shoppes at Deer Creek located on Chapel Hill. (Randy)

11. Authorization to enter into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for resurfacing 11.330 miles of various County roads and authorize the Chairman to sign all contract documents. Project #: PR000-S009-00 (586) C1. (Randy)

12. Approval of contract for Arborist and authorize Chairman to sign agreement.

13. Authorization to participate in agreement for merchant services. (Diane)

14. Authorization to reject all bids for the broker of employee health services.
(Diane)

DISCUSSION ITEMS – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

15. Restriction on 02-90 and 03 Line Items to those approved in the budget. (Stan)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS

EXECUTIVE SESSION - Personnel, Litigation, Land Acquisition

Misc. News

I found this website that lists several shopping centers in Douglas County that are either currently under construction or looking for businesses to lease spaces to. The first is the Arbor Connection at the corner of Stewart Parkway and Douglas Blvd. This is the one across from the car dealership. This is listed as being completed in the second quarter of this year but is not anywhere near completion. There will be two levels, a retail level and an "Event Facility". The retail level has over twenty spaces available. The lower level has two retail spaces available as well as several storage rooms, a 24 person meeting room, a warming kitchen, a kitchen (998 sq ft), a banquet hall that also serves as a 174 seat theatre which includes a 609 sq ft stage, and a bride's room. The brochure mentions that there has been "explosive residential growth with many country club and subdivision developments with home price ranges in excess of $1 million and the "primary trade area" is "one of the fastest growing areas in the state with the population expected to increase nearly 12% in the next five years." The retail development will be a total of 31,000 square feet.

There is also another new development under construction behind the QuickTrip on Chapel Hill Road. According to Losing Georgia (http://www.losinggeorgia.com) it will be called Douglasville Medical Center. I can count at least five medical centers in the county, and most likely there are more. How many more doctors' offices do we need?

Another new development opening pretty soon is the Shoppes At Deer Creek aka the Publix at the corner of Chapel Hill and Anneewakee Roads that nobody wanted. Apparently Anneewakkee Road will be relocated so that the road will go right in front of the shopping center instead of passing it by. There will also be a strip mall in the shopping center. The Publix will be 45,600 sq ft and the strip mall will be just under 20,000 sq ft. They expect to be completed with the shopping center by the end of this year. I tried to look up the Douglasville Publix to see how many square feet it was, but CBL no longer owns Cosby Station--Australian Trust does.

Also, Cumberland Mall in Cobb County is undergoing a huge renovation, adding 77,000 square feet and an open-air plaza. The renovation will be complete this November. The mall will be adding several stores--the Cheesecake Factory, Cosco Wholesale, Maggiano's Little Italy, P.F. Changs China Bistro, Stoney River Legendary Steaks, and Ted's Montana Grill. They will also be adding a "Village Streetscape" that I wish our mall had.

And--believe it or not--Macy's and Dillard's already have Christmas decorations in their stores in Arbor Place Mall.

Also, the roundabout at Hwy 5 and 166 is still not finished. Fall semester has started for me (I go to college in Carrollton) and I had to deal with people not sure about when to go. Perhaps they don't think it's still a four-way stop? Either way, two or three cars went before me when my turn came. It didn't even look like they worked on it today--if they did, they stopped working before noon. Anybody have any info on when it will be completed?

I went to the Neva Thomason Memorial Library in Carrollton today and they now have a house next to the library where they sell books on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. They only had two rooms open but I could tell they had many more books left in boxes to sell. I wonder why Douglas County Library doesn't hold book sales, have films, book clubs, and author signings at their library? One of the librarians there told me they don't have as much money as the Lithia Springs Library is allowed to spend on books, therefore they can't buy as many new books as they do. Douglas County citizens deserve a nice library. The Smyrna City Library is two stories--and they have events every week. So who else thinks Douglas County deserves a nice library??

Douglasville Company Wants To Build Alternative Fuel Plant

But here's the catch--PAF, Patriot Alternative Fuels, wants to build the bio-diesel and ethanol plant in an old, contaminated Cedar Chemical plant site--in Helena, Arkansas. It will reportedly cost $43 million to clean up. Did the company consider opening a plant in Douglasville? Phillips County even wants to give the company a tax incentive. This plant could have been built in an already existing industrial park in Douglas County. And because they might be getting a tax incentive, employees of the plant will be paid more than 150% of the local county or state average hourly wage, whichever is less. These are jobs that could have been brought to Douglas County!

Douglasville Business Sued By Microsoft

Microsoft filed a lawsuit against GForce Computer Sales and Services, based in Douglasville, for allegedly distributing infringing Windows XP and Office 2003 Pro software. The lawsuit was among twenty lawsuits filed against resellers in nine states for allegedly selling illegal copies of Windows XP Pro, Office XP Pro and Office 2003 Pro. More than half were filed against southern resellers. Two stores in Norcross, Dalsand Computers, and Atlantatechnology, were also sued.

Ebay

I've put one of my pictures on ebay. You can bid on it at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130029029100 . All proceeds will go towards my college tuition, which is $457 per semester, and I spend about $100-$150 a semester on books. I hope you'll bid!

Eliza

Shopping Center Under Construction Rumored Dead

What do I mean by dead? I've heard a rumor that the Avenue At Chapel Hill is no longer being built. I asked Andrew of the website Losing Georgia (http://www.losinggeorgia.com) and he said nothing has been done to the site lately. He did say the DOT has installed traffic lights at the new intersection so he thinks it may be just delayed or possibly the development has been sold to a new owner because the previous owner might have run out of money. So we'll see in the coming weeks if anything happens with this.

New Restaurant Coming Soon To Arbor Place Mall

Chapel Hills News & Views can't give you the name until next month because they've been "sworn to secrecy", but I can give it to you right now. The restaurant is really a "family restaurant" that also has a full bar and live music. Not sure how I feel about that since it's going to be in a mall. Anyhow, the name of it is Quaker Steak and Lube, and it advertises itself as a "motorsports themed family restaurant." The prices are outrageous, ranging to over $7 for a hamburger to over $20 for a large bucket of wings (they have over 15 varieties of boneless chicken wings). No menu item is below $7. Some items are as much as $20. They want almost $20 for a full rack of ribs. Needless to say, their prices are very high. I do not think this restaurant will be successful with those prices. If you want to check out the prices, go to http://www.quakersteakandlube.com/ and click on one of the cities listed on the front page. There will be a menu link in each of them. The restaurant will be open in November.

Tonight's BOC/P&Z Meeting

This is tonight's agenda:

AGENDA
S2006-57 Christine Davis – Request for a Special Use Permit for an in-home daycare at the property located at 940 Riley Farm Lane: Land Lot(s) 539, District 18, Section 2, Parcel(s) 32. Lot size: 0.588 Acres. [TAB 1]

Z2006-58 George T. Cloud, Freddie J. Harrison, Otis Bellamy Estate & Clifford Bellamy – Request for an amendment to the P.U.D. to remove the requirement for no mass grading at the property located at Factory Shoals Road: Land Lot(s) 772, District 18, Section 2, Parcel(s) 4. Lot size: 39.459 Acres. [TAB 2]

S2006-59 Donald Jackson – Request for a Special Use Permit to allow a church with an accessory daycare at the property located at 4917 Highway 92: Land Lot(s) 139, District 1, Section 5, Parcel(s) 16. Lot size: 8.73 acres. [TAB 3]

S2006-60 John L. Clendenin – Request for a Special Use Permit to allow the replacement of 3 existing buildings with one larger building for storage of equipment, working shop, office and restroom at the property located at 4031 Crabapple Road: Land Lot(s) 86, District 2, Section 5, Parcel(s) 11. Lot size: 44 +/- acres. [TAB 4]

Z2006-62 Joseph M. Dowda – Request for a rezoning from R-LD to C-C for a beauty shop at the property located at 4102 Highway 5: Land Lot(s) 92, District 2, Section 5, Parcel(s) 12. Lot size: 1.0 acre. [TAB 5]

S2006-63 Blake Keener – Request for a Special Use Permit to allow a 3,750 square foot agricultural storage building at the property located at 621 Bearden Road: Land Lot(s) 447, District 18, Section 2, Parcel(s) 6. Lot size: 10.088 acres. [TAB 6]

The second one is most likely for a subdivision since it is almost 40 acres. If you live on Factory Shoals Road or even near it, you should go to the meeting tonight at the new courthouse at Citizen's Hall. The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. and will be televised on channel 23, but will not be taped to re-air like this morning's meeting will be. I also looked up where the beauty shop will be and it looks like it will be about a half mile or a mile where you turn off to go to Alexander High School. It is almost at the corner of Berea Road. PLEASE go to the meeting to voice your opinions!