Was too busy to post this until now.  If anyone who went to the meeting would like to post a comment as to what was approved and denied, please do so.  Thanks.

CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
7:30 P.M.

1.0 Call to Order
1.1 Mayor Mickey Thompson

2.0 Invocation
2.1 Youth Pastor John Citizen with West Metro Church of God

3.0 Pledge of Allegiance
3.1 Mayor Pro Tern Roy Mims

4.0 Minutes
4.1 Minutes of the special meeting of July 1,2009, the legislative work session of July 1,2009, the regular meeting of July 6, 2009, and the executive session of July 6, 2009.

5.0 Consent Agenda

5.1 Community & Economic Development Committee / Chairman John Schildroth Item 21-09-11 -Authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with Camacho Associates, Inc., to provide consultant services relative to food service facilities in the design of the new Conference Center in Downtown Douglasville at a cost not to exceed $22,625.00, to be paid from the City of Douglasville hotel-motel tax revenues for the conference center.

5.2 Community & Economic Development Committee / Chairman John Schildroth Item 21-09-12 -Adopt a resolution concerning the Monday, September 7,2009, activities in Downtown Douglasville and in the City’s Hunter Park to celebrate Labor Day.

5.3 Parks & Recreation Committee / Chairman Roy Mims Item 23-09-11 -Authorize the City Manager to advertise for sealed bids for the construction of the new community center in the City of Douglasville’s Hunter Park, working with the firm of Lyman Davidson Dooley, Inc., and to advertise for sealed bids for the renovation of Hunter Park’s ballfields, parking areas, playgrounds, and auxiliary buildings, working with the firm of Breedlove Land Planning, Inc.

5.4 Finance Committee / Chairman Roy Mims Item 24-09-26 -Authorize the Mayor to sign a quitclaim deed to the Douglas County Hospital Authority regarding approximately 3 acres owned by the Authority adjacent to the unpaved portion of Doris Road at the eastern terminus of Professional Parkway, to resolve any title issues created by earlier mislocation of grading for Doris Road.

5.5 Finance Committee / Chairman Roy Mims Item 24-09-27 -Abandon to the adjacent land owner a 86 x 30 foot remnant of land unneeded for street purposes and containing an obsolete headwall, located on the east side of Chapel Hill Road and lying south of Forest Trail, declare the remnant to be of no value, and authorize the Mayor to sign a quitclaim deed for the property.

5.6 Transportation Committee / Chairman Charles Banks Item 27-09-09 -Adopt a resolution to support Congressman David Scott’s Saturday, August 1, Town Hall Meeting concerning the Georgia Highway 92 Project, to be held at the City of Douglasville Downtown Conference Center, and to encourage local residents and businesses to participate in this meeting.

5.7 Transportation Committee / Chairman Charles Banks Item 27-09-10 -Adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an amendment to the Force Account Agreement between the City of Douglasville and Plantation Pipe Line Company to provide for an additional payment by the City of $49,215 for the cost of required adjustments to said company’s underground pipeline at the site of the planned intersection improvements at Georgia Highway 5 and Rose Avenue, with this additional payment and the $231,966 previous payment being made with funds from the City’S Roads Component of the 2002 SPLOST program.

5.8 Transportation Committee / Chairman Charles Banks Item 27-09-11 -Request approval of a change order for Project CSSTP-0006-00 (902) (Chapel Hill Road intersection at Douglas Boulevard and Timber Ridge Drive) in the amount of $12,655.70 for the upgrade of the Vehicle Detection System.

5.9 Personnel & Organization Committee / Chairman Roy Mims Item 28-09-07 -Adopt a resolution for the continuation of the City of Douglasville’s sick leave bonus program for full-time employees during the 2009 -2010 fiscal year.

5.10 Personnel & Organization Committee / Chairman Roy Mims Item 28-09-08 -Approve new organizational charts for three City of Douglasville government departments, to be effective retroactive to July 1,2009: Police Department, Development Services Department, and Maintenance and Sanitation Department.

5.11 Personnel & Organization Committee / Chairman Roy Mims Item 28-09-09 -Adopt a resolution providing for: (a) the establishment of new job descriptions, job titles, and job slots for several positions in the City of Douglasville government’s Police Department, Development Services Department, Maintenance and Sanitation Department, and Parks and Recreation Department; and (b) the deletion of several old job descriptions, job titles, and job slots in these departments, with the effective date for all being retroactive to July 1,2009.

5.12 Ordinances & Intergovernmental Committee / Chairman Terry Miller Item 29-09-11 -Adopt a resolution setting the date for the municipal general election for the City of Douglasville to be Tuesday, November 3, 2009 and directing the City Clerk to publish public notice of this election, including offices to be elected and polling place locations.

5.13 Ordinances & Intergovernmental Committee / Chairman Terry Miller Item 29-09-12 -Adopt a resolution providing that all candidates for municipal office in the City of Douglasville’s municipal general election of November 3, 2009 shall qualify for candidacy as provided by law with the City Clerk beginning Monday, August 31,2009 through and including Friday, September 4,2009 with the hours for qualifying each day being between 8:30 am and 12:00 noon and between 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm, and providing for public notice of the same.

5.14 Ordinances & Intergovernmental Committee / Chairman Terry Miller Item 29-09-13 -Adopt an ordinance to provide for the Douglas County Elections Superintendent to conduct the City of Douglasville’s municipal general election and special referendum election, both to be held on November 3,2009, with the City reimbursing said Elections Superintendent for the actual cost of holding said elections and with said Elections Superintendent to have all duties except qualification of candidates, and to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for this purpose.

5.15 Education & Training Committee / Chairman John Schildroth Item 30-09-04 -Adopt a resolution concerning the respective roles and commitments of the City of Douglasville government and the City of Douglasville Development Authority in the establishment of two branches of the University System of Georgia –Georgia Highlands Junior College and the University of West Georgia –within the City of Douglasville.

5.16 Other Business Change the date and time of the City Council’s first regular meeting in September 2009 from 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 7, to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, due to the Labor Day holiday.

6.0 Public Safety Committee / Chairman Dennis McLain

6.1 Item 20-09-38 -Request for a Special Event Permit for pouring alcohol beverages for Fabiano’s Deli and Pizzeria located at 6698 East Broad Street. Licensee: Doug Fabiano’s Inc. DBA: Fabiano’s Deli & Pizzeria Location: O’Neal Plaza Date/Time: August 1, 2009 4:00 pm until 10:30 pm Type of Event: Summer Concert Agent Outlet Manager: Jeff Merback All fees have been paid into the City of Douglasville Finance Department.

6.2 Item 20-09-39 -Request for a Special Event Permit for pouring alcohol beverages for Irish Bred Pub and Restaurant located 6682 East Broad Street. Licensee: English Country House Group, Inc. DBA: Irish Bred Pub & Restaurant Location: O’Neal Plaza Date/Time: August 1, 2009 4:00 pm until 10:30 pm Type of Event: Summer Concert Agent Outlet Manager: Russell Phillips All fees have been paid into the City of Douglasville Finance Department.

6.3 Item 20-09-40 -Request for a change in agent outlet manager, change in licensee, and transfer of the alcoholic beverages licenses for retail package sales of wine and malt beverages at the following establishment: Current Licensee: Topaz Enterprises, LLC Proposed Licensee: Rambha Business Inc. DBA: Texaco 5870 Location: 5870 Highway 78 Current Agent Outlet Manager: Aziz Vegdani Proposed Agent Outlet Manager: Krishna Devkota The required investigation has been conducted and the required fee has been paid into the City Finance Department.

7.0 Community & Economic Development Committee / Chairman John Schildroth

8.0 Planning & Zoning Committee / Chairman Dennis McLain

8.1 Item 22-09-26 -Request for a change in zoning from R-2 (single family residential district) and CG (general commercial district) to IL (light industrial district) on approximately 6.54 +/-acres at 7240 Bankhead Highway (US Highway 78) located in Land Lot 192, District 2, Section 5, Parcel 66. Application submitted by Michael Farmer.

8.2 Item 22-09-27 -Request for a change in zoning from CG (general commercial district) to CG (general commercial district) with a special land use permit for a church or a place of worship on approximately 0.69 +/-acres at 8390 Grady Street located in Land Lot 20, District 1, Section 5, Parcel 61. Application submitted by Jacque McCullough for Manna from Heaven Ministries.

8.3 Item 22-09-28 -Request for a change in zoning from CBD (central business district) to CBD (central business district) with a special land use permit for a pawnshop on approximately 0.17 +/-acres located at 6800 Broad Street in Land Lot 16, District 1, Section 5B, Parcel 7. Application submitted by Tammy Bittner for Pawn Depot.

8.4 Item 22-09-29 -Request to annex property of approximately 2.319 +/-acres at 2164 Fairburn Road (Highway 92) in Land Lots 912 and 970, District 18, Section 2, Parcels 45 and 1. Application submitted by Jack H. Richardson.

8.5 Item 22-09-30 -Request for a change in zoning from CG (general commercial district) (county) to CG (general commercial district) (city) on approximately 2.319 +/-acres at 2164 Fairburn Road (Highway 92) located in Land Lots 912 and 970, District 18, Section 2, Parcels 45 and 1. Application submitted by Jack H. Richardson.

8.6 Item 22-09-31 -Request for an amendment to the Future Land Use Plan from Transitional Corridor (county) to Neighborhood Activity Center (city) on approximately 2.319 +/-acres located on Land Lots 972 and 970, District 18, Section 2, Parcels 45 and 1. Application submitted by Jack H. Richardson.

8.7 Item 22-09-32 -Request to annex property of approximately 2.06 +/-acres at South Hillcrest Drive and Longview Drive located in Land Lot 82, District 1, Section 5, Parcel 9. Application submitted by the City of Douglasville.

8.8 Item 22-09-33 -Request for a change in zoning from C-R (regional commercial) (county) to CG (general commercial district) (city) on approximately 2.06 +/acres at South Hillcrest Drive and Longview Drive located in Land Lot 82, District 1, Section 5, Parcel 9. Application submitted by the City of Douglasville.

8.9 Item 22-09-34 -Request for an amendment to the Future Land Use Plan from Transitional Corridor (county) to Neighborhood Activity Center (city) on approximately 2.06 +/-acres at South Hillcrest Drive and Longview Drive located in Land Lot 82, District 1, Section 5, Parcel 9. Application submitted by the City of Douglasville.

8.10 Item 22-09-35 -Adopt an ordinance to amend subsection 1.03.04.b. of the Development Code Ordinance.

9.0 Parks & Recreation Committee / Chairman Roy Mims

9.1 Item 23-09-12 -Adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Lease Agreement between the City of Douglasville and the Norfolk Southern Railway Company for the lease of the Worthan Park property across the railroad tracks from Downtown Douglasville, with the City continuing to maintain this Norfolk Southern land as a public park.

10.0 Finance Committee / Chairman Roy Mims

10.1 Item 24-09-28 -Adopt a bond ordinance to regulate and provide for the issuance of $23,000,000 in principal amount of City of Douglasville, Georgia general obligation bonds, Series 2009, to finance a public safety and municipal court facility project, and authorize the Mayor to sign a bond purchase agreement and any related documents for such purpose.

11.0 Information Technology Committee / Chairman LaShun B. Danley

11.1 Item 25-09-07 -Adopt a joint resolution, along with the Boards of Commissioners for Heard County, Carroll County, Haralson County, and Coweta County, and the Western Area Regional Radio System (WARRS), to request the Georgia General Assembly during the 2010 legislative session, to amend the legislation establishing WARRS to add Coweta County as an additional “establishing local government” with the right to appoint two new members of WARRS with full and equal rights for voting and membership.

12.0 Maintenance & Sanitation Committee / Chairman Callye B. Holmes

13.0 Transportation Committee / Chairman Charles Banks

13.1 Item 27-09-12 -Request approval of a change order with C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc., for the Bright Star Road Connector Project in the Lump Sum amount of $96,674.34 for the installation of seven median breaks and
associated curb cuts.

14.0 Personnel & Organization Committee / Chairman Roy Mims

15.0 Ordinances & Intergovernmental Committee / Chairman Terry Miller

16.0 Education & Training Committee / Chairman John Schildroth

17.0 AnnouncementslPresentations

18.0 Other Business

19.0 City Attorney / Joel Dodson

20.0 Chief Assistant City Attorney / Suzan Littlefield

21.0 City Manager / Bill Osborne

22.0 Comments from Citizens and Delegates