Calhoun City Council Agenda, April 11, 2016

WORK SESSION

APRIL 11, 2016 – 12:00 NOON

700 WEST LINE STREET

CONFERENCE ROOM

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

APRIL 11, 2016-7:00 PM

109 SOUTH KING STREET

DEPOT COMMUNITY ROOM

PROPOSED AGENDA

1.  Call to order and welcome – Mayor Jimmy Palmer

  1. Invocation

2.  Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag – Mayor Jimmy Palmer

3.  Amend or approve the proposed agenda.

4.  Amend or approve the minutes of March 28, 2016 City Council Meeting.

5.  Mayor’s Comments:

A. There will be a budget work session April 25, 2016 after the regular City Council meeting which starts at 7:00 P.M. The meeting will be held at the Depot Community Room, 109 South King Street. No official action will take place, however the public is notified and invited to attend.

6.  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, Cemetery, Animal Control, Safety Committee, and Zoning Advisory Board.
  4. Mayor Pro Tem Hammond- Electric, Telecommunications, Schools, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, and Airport.

7.  Public Hearing and Comments:

A.  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 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 annexation and zoning request of Ind-G for 2.06 acres at a location of 632 Richardson Road by Terry Timm, D/B/A: Timm Properties, LLC.

·  Open public hearing

·  Report on notices and Zoning Advisory Board

·  Comments

·  Close public hearing

·  Motion concerning annexation

·  Motion concerning zoning

2)  Public hearing of a taxicab regulatory license application for Sonia Gonzalez Veliz and Santos Gonzalez D/B/A: Quality Taxi at a location of 509 Court Street.

·  Open public hearing

·  Report on notices

·  Comments

·  Close public hearing

·  May be approved/denied

8.  Old Business:

A.  Second reading of a beer and wine package license request by Mayinampati Rathnam D/B/A: Food Mart and Tobacco at a location of 1402 US Hwy 41 South. The public hearing will be on April 25th.

B.  Second reading of a beer, wine, and liquor pouring license request by Chan Seng Yap D/B/A: Wall Street Grille at a location of 117 South Wall Street. The public hearing will be on April 25th.

C.  Continued discussion on the City of Calhoun Organizational Charts.

D.  Continued discussion pertaining to term limits for elected officials.

9.  New Business:

A.  Parade request starting on the traditional route, then turning right on Hicks Street, right on Park Avenue, left on Oothcalooga Street, and then arriving at the school campus for the Calhoun High School Homecoming Parade on Thursday September 15th at 6:30pm. (May be approved/denied, subject to GDOT approval)

B.  Parade request on the traditional route by Bud Owens for the Annual Northwest Georgia Regional Fair Parade on September 10th at 11:00am. (May be approved/denied, subject to GDOT approval)

C.  Parade request on the extended route by the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Development Authority for the annual Calhoun Christmas Parade on December 8th at 7:00pm. (May be approved/denied, subject to GDOT approval)

D.  Discussion concerning solid waste and recycling.

E.  First reading of a taxicab regulatory license application for Jefry S. Calderon Paiz D/B/A: Taxi Sigi at a location of 820 North Wall Street. Eligible for a public hearing on May 9th.

F.  Revolving Loan Advisory Committee report concerning Timm Properties, LLC. loan application.

G.  Request for approval from the Calhoun Police Department to spend Treasury/Federal Seizure funds to purchase 314 tee shirts for DARE Graduation at Calhoun City Schools. The total purchase would be $2,204.49.

10.  Other written items not on the agenda

11.  Work reports:

  1. Eddie Peterson, City Administrator
  1. Larry Vickery, Utilities General Manager
  1. George Govignon, City Attorney

12.  Motion to move to Executive Session, if needed

13.  Motion to return to General Session

14.  Motion to report Executive session, if appropriate

15.  Motion to adjourn

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