Calhoun City Council Agenda, December12, 2016

WORK SESSION

DECEMBER12, 2016 – 12:00 NOON

700 WEST LINE STREET

CONFERENCE ROOM

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

DECEMBER12, 2016-7:00 PM

109 SOUTH KING STREET

DEPOT COMMUNITY ROOM

PROPOSED AGENDA

  1. Call to order and welcome – Mayor Jimmy Palmer
  1. Invocation
  1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag – Mayor Jimmy Palmer
  1. Amend or approve the proposed agenda.
  1. Amend or approvethe regular minutes of November 28, 2016 City Council Meeting. Amend or approve the minutes of the Executive Session of November 28, 2016.
  1. Mayor’s Comments:
  1. The Gordon County Youth Leadership class will be in attendance.
  2. Reminder that the next City Council meeting will be on December 19th.
  3. The City of Calhoun offices will be closed on Friday December 23rd and Monday December 26thfor the Christmas Holidays and Monday January 2nd for New Year’s Day.
  1. Council Comments:
  1. Councilman Edwards- Water and Sewer Operations, Water and Sewer Construction, Building Inspection, Revolving Loan, and Recreation and Parks.
  2. Councilman Barton- Police, Municipal Court, Fire, Downtown Development Authority, Main Street Program, and Historic Preservation Commission.
  3. Councilwoman Palazzolo- Street, Sanitation, Recycling, Cemetery, Animal Control, Safety Committee, Library, and Zoning Advisory Board.
  4. Mayor Pro Tem Hammond- Electric, Telecommunications, Schools, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, and Airport.
  1. Public Hearing and Comments:
  1. Announce at this time, public hearings will be held. The public will have the opportunity to make pro and con comments with a ten minute maximum time limit for each side of the matter, with each person speaking having filed a financial disclosure statement five days prior to the hearing if required, with each person giving their name and address. An inquiry should be made to determine if any elected official has filed a disclosure statement regarding ownership or special interest in any of the agenda items. Zoning Land Use Maps are on display in Council Chambers for Zoning Advisory Board and Council hearings. (*Reminder- Annexation first and zoning as a second motion)

1)Public hearing of an annexation and zoning request of C-2 for 0.46 acres at a location of 106 Erwin Street by GAH Properties, LLC. (Ronnie Holbrook).

  • Open public hearing
  • Report on notices and Zoning Advisory Board
  • Comments
  • Close public hearing
  • Motion concerning the annexation request
  • Motion concerning the zoning request

2)Public hearing of a beer and wine pouring license request by Jose L. Estrada D/B/A: El Sol Restaurant at a location of 188 W. C. Bryant Parkway.

  • Open public hearing
  • Report on notices
  • Comments
  • Close public hearing
  • May be approved/denied

3)Public hearing of a beer and wine package license request by Krupal Patel D/B/A: Any Salvage Groc & Tobacco at a location of 637 Oothcalooga Street.

  • Open public hearing
  • Report on notices
  • Comments
  • Close public hearing
  • May be approved/denied
  1. Old Business:
  1. City Council request for a vote to override the veto of Ordinance #955 concerning Chapter 2: Administration and Chapter 70: Personnel; Organizational Structure and Administration of Municipal Operations and Departments.
  2. George Crowley has requested to speak concerning the ordinance.
  3. Bill Watkins has requested to speak concerning the ordinance.
  1. Tabled item: Proposed resolution regarding recognition of employer/employee relationship between the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System and the Calhoun-Gordon County Library.
  1. New Business:
  1. Road dedication request by Shelley C. Hall as Executor of the Estate of Shelba S. Hall for JW Plaza Drive.
  2. Submission of Fiscal Year 2016 4th quarter budget amendments.
  3. Motion concerning authorization to advertise and hire for the position of City Clerk.
  4. Revolving Loan Advisory Committee report concerning a loan application by Nikki Clance and Daniel Jastram D/B/A: Body Design by Nikki at a location of 355 South Wall Street.
  5. The Wastewater Treatment Plant is requesting that the existing lime silo which was installed in 1970, be declared as surplus and sold as scrap metal. The structure is not compatible with the proposed Calcium Hydroxide feed system and due to the very limited space available the existing structure needs to be removed.
  6. First reading of a building height variance for North Georgia Hotel Developers at a location of 1007 E Hwy 53 SE. The applicant is requesting to exceed the maximum building height of 50 feet per the zoning code and to allow a proposed hotel building up to a height of 70 feet. The ZAB will meet on January 5th and the public hearing will be on January 9th.
  7. Annual Business License renewal readings. (may be approved/denied)

Taxi

  • Taxi Latino
  1. Other written items not on the agenda
  1. Work reports:
  1. Eddie Peterson, City Administrator
  1. Larry Vickery, Utilities General Manager
  1. George Govignon, City Attorney
  1. Motion to move to Executive Session, if needed
  1. Motion to return to General Session
  1. Motion to report Executive session, if appropriate
  1. Motion to adjourn

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