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Mayor and City Council Regular Session PRIMARY Tuesday, May 06, 2025 06:30 PM City Hall, 875 Main Street, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083

Mayor and Council: Dr. Beverly Jones – Mayor | Post 3 :Mayor Pro Tem Ryan Smith

Post 1: Council Member Anita Bass | Post 2: Council Member Mark Marianos

Post 4: Council Member Gil Freeman | Post 5: Council Member Shawnette Bryant

Post 6: Council Member Teresa Crowe

Staff:  Shawn Edmondson - City Manager| Maggie Dimov - Assistant City Manager - DDA/Economic Development Director | Shavala Ames City Clerk | Jeff Strickland - City Attorney

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I.Call to Order

II.Determination of Quorum

III.Invocation and Pledge

IV.Citizen Comments – Including comments from public/stakeholders (3 minutes per comment)

Comments from the Public

The public comments are reserved exclusively for comments from the public and not for immediate reply. The purpose of public comment is to allow the public to voice city related requests, concerns or opinions only during the public comment portion of the City Council meeting. I. The Mayor and City Council reserves the right to extend or limit the length of public comments based on: (1) the issue under discussion; (2) the number of items on the agenda; and (3) the extent to which the speaker remains constructive in their comments and questions. II. The public may not directly confront the public speaker but must direct all comments and questions to the Mayor and City Council. III. Public harassment of or confrontation with a public speaker will not be tolerated. Members of the public violating tenets two or three will be asked to sit down or leave the premises.

V.Review of the Journal (City Clerk)

  1. 1.Consideration of an action on a request to approve City Council Minutes for March 18, 2025, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

  2. 2.Consideration of an action on a request to approve City Council Special Called Minutes for April 1, 2025, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

  3. 3.Consideration of an action on a request to approve City Council Regular Minutes for April 1, 2025, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

VI.Reading of Communications 

VII.Adoption of The Agenda of The Day 

VIII.City Manager’s Report

  1. 1.City Manager - Shawn Edmondson

  2. 2.Public Works Week Proclamation

  3. 3.City Clerks Week Proclamation

  4. 4.April Employee of the Month - Imani Graves - Police Records

IX.Council Policy Discussion Topics 

X.Unfinished Business

  1. 1.Consideration of an action on a request to approve an Ordinance Revision Task Force, requested by Council Member Anita Bass

  2. 2.Consideration of an action on request to approve to purchase items for the concert series, requested by Assistant City Manager/Economic Development Director Maggie Dimov

XI.New Business

  1. 1.Consideration of an action on a request to accept bid proposal from A&S Paving for 2025 SPLOST II in the amount of $753,247.50, requested by City Manager Shawn Edmondson

  2. 2.Consideration of an action on a request to approve the Public Hearing Dates for the Millage Rate, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

XII.New Ordinances and Resolutions 

  1. 1.Ordinance No. 2025-02 - Council's Interference with Administration

  2. 2.Ordinance No. 2025-03: Ordinance to Establish Regulations Governing Special Events and Permits, requested by Assistant City Manager &DDA Director Maggie Dimov

  3. 3.Resolution No. 2025-10: Resolution to Set Permit Fees for Special Events, requested by Assistant City Manager & DDA Director Maggie Dimov

  4. 4.Resolution No. 2025-13: Open Container for City Events

XIII.Remarks of Privilege 

  1. 1.Discussion: DDA Discussion, requested by Council Member Gil Freeman

  2. 2.Discussion: 1-hour parking  or (2) signs for 30-minutes, requested by Council Member Teresa Crowe

  3. 3.Discussion: Decorum, requested by Council Member Shawnette Bryant

XIV.Announcements by The Mayor

XV.Executive Session to Discuss Personnel, Legal, Cyber Security and/or Real Estate (if needed)

  1. 1.Personel

XVI.Adjournment