CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE
CITY COUNCIL Legislative Work Session June 14, 2007
7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Safety Committee/Dennis McLain
a. Request for an ownership change, a change in the agent outlet manager, and a transfer of the license for the alcohol beverage license for the retail package sale of wine and malt beverage for Shell Food Mart at 8279 Chicago Avenue. Application by Glissten Enterprises, Inc.
b. Request for an alcohol beverage license for The Centre at Arbor Connection for the sale of wine, malt beverage, and spirituous liquor at 7475 Douglas Boulevard. Application by Arbor View, Inc. (Editor's Note: Most likely this is either in the strip mall across from the car dealership or the one that is currently being built near the mall, but most likely for the former. But there's a package store right near there...and there's another one down the street, as well as one across from Wal-Mart on Hwy 5. How many do we need???)
5. Community & Economic Development Committee/John Schildroth
6. Planning & Zoning Committee/Michael Carter
a. Request for a change in zoning from R-4 (Single Family Detached and Attached Townhouse and Apartment Residential District) to CN (Neighborhood Commercial District) on approximately .6 acre at 6881 West Strickland Street. Application by Sydney Harden Rangeley.
b. Request for a change in zoning from CN (Neighborhood Commercial District) to CN (Neighborhood Commercial District) with a special land use permit for a Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary (Private) School on approximately 4,260 square feet at 8677 Hospital Drive. Application by Kim Banks.
c. Request for a variance from the City's Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance in order to waive the requirements for installation of an automatic sprinkler system for buildings of any type or occupancy with two or more stories in height for Douglas County Bank at 6100 Stewart Parkway. Application by Billy Mayhew, President, Douglas County Bank.
d. Amend the City Zoning Ordinance to require a special land use permit in the CG (General Commercial District) for automobile sales and service new and used cars. Application by City of Douglasville.
e. In accordance with an agreement authorized by the City Council on May 21, 2007, refer to the City Zoning Board a proposal to rezone from R-2 (Single Family Residential) to CG (General Commercial) certain tracts through which the planned Bright Star Road Connector will pass. Application by City of Douglasville.
7. Parks & Recreation Committee/Roy Mims
8. Finance Committee/Henry Mitchell III
a. Adopt an ordinance adopting a Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 General Fund Budget for the City of Douglasville.
b. Adopt an ordinance adopting a Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 Sanitation Fund Budget for the City of Douglasville.
c. Adopt an ordinance adopting a Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 Convention and Visitors Bureau Budget for the City of Douglasville.
d. Adopt an ordinance adopting a Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 Conference Center Budget for the City of Douglasville.
9. Information Technology Committee/Henry Mitchell III
Tabled from June 4, 2007:
a. Authorize the Mayor to sign a Franchise Agreement with SynchroNet, Inc., and DoveTel Communications, LLC, for non-cable telecommunications services.
10. Maintenance & Sanitation Committee/Charles Banks
a. Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement between the City and Loving Hands Ministry, Inc., concerning the parking lot used by the City Maintenance and Sanitation Department.
b. Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement to amend the City's current resurfacing contract with C. W. Matthews to include the additional streets recently approved under the Georgia Department of Transportation's LAU program: Country Club Drive, Duralee Lane, Stonebridge Boulevard, and Ridgemore Court/West Hills Court.
11. Transportation Committee/Michael Carter
a. Authorize the City Manager to advertise for and receive bids for the construction work on projects at the intersection of Chapel Hill Road with Chapel Crossing, Rosemont Drive, Golf Ridge Boulevard, and Grace Lake Drive and at the intersection of Stewart Mill Road and Millstone Trail.
12. Personnel & Organization Committee/Roy Mims
a. Amend the City's GMEBS (Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System) Defined Benefit Plan Adoption Agreement to add an option for City employees to pay for prior military service credit toward their retirement.
b. Amend the job description for the position of Certified Police Officer in the City's Police Department, effective June 19, 2007.
c. Adopt a new organizational chart for the City's Community and Downtown Services Department, effective June 19, 2007.
d. Amend the job description in the City's Community and Downtown Services Department for the position of Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director, effective June 19, 2007.
e. In the City's Community and Downtown Services Department, establish the job titles of Sales Manager and Special Projects Manager, adopt a job description for said job titles, and approve one job slot for each of said job titles, effective June 19, 2007.
13. Ordinances & Intergovernmental Committee/Callye B. Holmes
14. Other Business
a. Announce the Mayor's nominations of the City's appointed officials for 2007 - 2008 to be made during the Monday, June 18, 2007, City Council meeting.
b. Reports on the annual evaluations of certain of the City's appointed officials.
15. City Attorney/Joel Dodson
16. Chief Assistant City Attorney/Suzan Littlefield
17. City Manager/Bill Osborne
18. Comments from Citizens and Delegates
