|
CITY OF JONESBORO The City of Jonesboro Mayor and Council held their
monthly meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2005.
The meeting was held at 170 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236. Members Present: Councilwoman Yvette McDonald Councilwoman Donna Meadows Councilman Wallace Norrington Councilwoman Linda Wenz Councilman Bobby Wiggins Councilman Rick Yonce Mayor Joy Day Staff Present: Finance Officer Stacey Inglis Downtown Director Kathryn Lookofsky Public Works Director Sam Durrance Interim Police Chief Jim Roberts Minutes Approved: Mayor
Day asked for any questions or comments regarding the November Minutes and
Public Hearings. Councilman Yonce
made a motion to have the minutes reflect Councilman Bobby Wiggins was
welcomed as the newly elected Jonesboro Councilman. Councilman Norrington seconded.
The motion carried unanimously. Councilman
Norrington made a motion to approve the November minutes as amended.
Councilwoman Wenz seconded. The
motion carried unanimously. Agenda Amended: Item
E and Item C were duplicate items and Mayor Day requested the agenda be
amended as to delete Item E and to have Item P be a 2005 Budget Adjustment.
Councilwoman McDonald made a motion to delete Item E and to have Item P
as 2005 Budget Adjustment. Councilwoman
Wenz seconded the motion. The
motion carried unanimously. Public Hearing on Rezone of Turner Property:
City Manager Jon Walker reviewed the staff report concerning the rezone
of the Turner Property (LL240D-13th District) which includes a
Development Agreement. The rezone request is from R-4 to H-D2 for the development of
55 homes. The builder, Robert Reid sited ARC statistics on the growth, housing
trend, demographic changes how this development would benefit the community.
Mayor Day opened the Public Hearing on this rezone.
Concerns regarding buffers, tree preservation, increased traffic,
school crowding and styles of fencing were brought to the council for
consideration along with questions about impact studies.
Mr. Reid responded to the citizens concern. There being no further
comment, Mayor Day closed the public hearing. Development Agreement: City
Manager reviewed the Development Agreement between Delvco LLC and the City of
Jonesboro which lays out the guidelines/conditions for the development of the
Turner property. The
agreement references the rezone of the property from R-4 to HD-2 with
conditions and the conditions are as set forth in the Development Agreement.
The city manager and engineering company will oversee the development. Councilwoman Wenz made a motion to authorize Mayor Day to
sign the Development Agreement with Delvco LLC. Councilman Norrington
seconded. The motion carried with
Councilman Yonce opposing. The
motion carries. Rezone of Turner Property:
City Manager Jon Walker reiterated to the council that the Development
Agreement is an attachment to the rezoning ordinance. Mayor Day called for a motion regarding the rezoning of the
Turner property from R-4 to H-D2 with conditions. Councilman Yonce made a motion to deny the rezone request as
it does not meet the requirements. Councilman
Wiggins seconded. The motion did
not carry as Council members Wiggins and Yonce voted for the motion. Council
members Wenz, Norrington, McDonald and Meadows opposed the motion. Councilwoman
McDonald made a motion to approve the rezone of the Turner property from R-4
to H-D2 with conditions set forth in the development agreement.
Councilwoman Wenz seconded the motion.
The motion carried with Councilmember’s Wiggins and Yonce opposing. Rezone 210 Fayetteville Road: City Manager reviewed the staff report regarding the rezone
request of J&J Financial to rezone 210 Fayetteville Road from C-1 to C-1
Conditional Use Permit for Religious Assembly use. Owner Jamie Knight spoke to council informing them of the
history and use for the building. Mayor
Day called for a public hearing regarding this rezone. Questions and concerns were asked and answered.
Mr. Willard Smith spoke on behalf of the church ministry.
Mayor Day closed the public hearing and called for a motion.
Councilman Norrington made a motion to approve the C-1 and Conditional
Use Permit for Religious Assembly Overlay with Conditions.
Councilman Yonce seconded. Council
members Yonce, Wiggins and Norrington voted yea; Council members Meadows,
McDonald and Wenz voted nay. Mayor
Day broke the tie with a nay vote. Councilwoman
Wenz made a motion to deny the rezone request.
Councilwoman McDonald seconded. Council
members Yonce, Wiggins and Norrington opposed; Council members McDonald,
Meadows and Wenz approved. Mayor
Day broke the tie and approved the motion.
The rezone request was denied. 2006 Fee Schedule: Mayor Day called for a motion to approve the 2006 Fee Schedule
as presented. Councilwoman
Meadows made a motion to approve the 2006 Fee Schedule.
Councilman Wiggins seconded. The
motion carried unanimously. 2006 Budget: Mayor
Day called for a motion to adopt the 2006 Budget as presented. State Ethics Resolution:
Councilwoman McDonald made a motion to approve the Resolution regarding
Certified City of Ethics Program. Councilman
Norrington seconded. The motion
carried unanimously. State Ethics Ordinance:
City Manager Jon Walker reviewed the City of Ethics Ordinance, which
includes the guidelines for the establishment of a three person committee.
Councilwoman McDonald made a motion to approve the City of Ethics
Ordinance as presented. Councilwoman
Wenz seconded. The motion carried
unanimously. Solid Waste Management Plan Resolution:
A Resolution is required to meet state requirements. Councilman Norrington made a motion to approve the resolution
calling for a Solid Waste Management Plan for 2005. Councilwoman McDonald seconded.
The motion carried unanimously. VALIC Plan Updated: City
Clerk Joan Jones explained to council the VALIC Plan needs to be updated to
comply with current laws. It has
been reviewed by the city attorney and the VALIC representative.
Councilwoman Wenz made a motion to approve the updated VALIC Plan.
Councilman Norrington seconded. The
motion carried unanimously. Amendment to Chapter 54 Waste & Recyclable Materials:
Mayor Day reviewed the changes to Chapter 54 regarding the pickup of
waste and recyclable materials which puts the residential garbage fees on the
tax bill which will help with compliance and insuring the attractiveness of
community. This keeps the garbage
rate down. Councilman Yonce made
a motion to have Robertson Sanitation continue billing for 2006 garbage
services on a quarterly basis. Councilman
Norrington seconded. Discussion was held regarding cost/recycling/non
compliance and renter’s non payments. The motion carried with McDonald and
Wenz opposing. Council members Wiggins, Norrington, Meadows and Yonce voted
in favor of the motion. GA Power Franchise Agreement: Councilman Wiggins made a motion to accept Franchise
Agreement with Georgia Power. Councilman
Norrington seconded. The motion
carried unanimously. Amendment to July 2005 Minutes: Councilwoman Wenz made a motion to table this item for
further review. Councilman
Norrington seconded. The motion
carried unanimously. 2005 Budget Adjustment:
Finance Officer Stacey Inglis reviewed the changes in the 2005 budget.
The total adjustments made to General Fund result in surplus of funds
amounting to $147,711. Councilwoman Wenz made a motion to approve the 2005
Budget Adjustments as presented. Councilman
Norrington seconded. The motion
carried unanimously. Executive Session: Councilman
Norrington made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel
matters. Councilwoman McDonald
seconded. The motion carried
unanimously. Councilman Norrington made a
motion to resume the regular meeting. Councilman
Yonce seconded. The motion
carried unanimously and the regular meeting was resumed. OTHER BUSINESS City Manager
Jon Walker announced the three final applicants for police chief: John Kearin
from Davidson, NC; Jim Roberts currently Interim Chief and Charles Rafford
from Birmingham, Alabama. Downtown
Parking: Questions were
asked and answered regarding public information.
JoLynn and Lamar McCuen requested council to replace the parking signs
in front of their business Simple Pleasures on South Main Street. Mayor Day explained the agenda would need to be amended to
include their consideration for any action.
Councilman Wiggins made a motion to amend the agenda to include
consideration of Simple Pleasure sign placement on South Main Street.
Councilwoman McDonald seconded. The
motion carried unanimously. Councilman
Wiggins made a motion to replace the reserved parking signs temporarily until
the next January 9th meeting.
Councilwoman McDonald seconded. The
motion carried unanimously with Councilman Norrington abstaining. Councilman
Wiggins asked for verification on the return of grant monies and the removal
of the can recycle bin for burn victims.
There being no further business, Councilman Norrington made a motion to adjourn. Councilwoman McDonald seconded. The motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned. ________________________ __________________________ Joy Day, Mayor Joan Jones, City Clerk |