Mayor and City Council Public Hearing and Regular Session Tuesday, July 02, 2024 06:30 PM City Hall, 875 Main Street, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083

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

Anita Bass | Mark Marianos | Gil Freeman | Shawnette Bryant | Teresa Crowe

Staff: Darnetta Tyus - City Manager | Shawn Edmondson - Assistant City Manager - City Clerk | Danny Mai - Assistant City Clerk | Jeff Strickland - City Attorney

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Public Hearing

• Applicant Elisabeth Richmond requests a Special Use Permit for a Vacation Home Facility at 1103 Forrest Avenue (Parcel ID: 18 090 01 001).

• Applicant Medhina Gibirendin owner of the Village Bottle Shop is requesting an Alcohol Privilege License for his business located at 839 Main Street. The location is zoned C-3 (Commercial) (Assistant City Manager-City Clerk Edmondson).

Adjournment

Call to Order

Determination of Quorum

Invocation and Pledge

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.

Review of the Journal (Assistant City Manager & City Clerk Edmondson)

• 1.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting [06.18.2024] be approved

Reading of Communications 

Adoption of The Agenda of The Day 

City Manager’s Report

• 2.City Manager - Darnetta Tyus

Council Policy Discussion Topics 

Unfinished Business

• 3.Applicant Elisabeth Richmond requests a Special Use Permit for a Vacation Home Facility at 1103 Forrest Avenue (Parcel ID: 18 090 01 001) (Richard Edwards)

• 4.City Staff request the approval to enter into the agreement for the Enterprise Fleet  Management Program to manage and monitor maintenance and inventory of the City of Stone  Mountain's Vehicles. The budgeted funding lines are (01-5040.52.2220 Vehicle Repair & Maintenance)  (Chief Westerfield & Assistant City Manager & City Clerk Edmondson)

• 5.Discussion on acquiring three (3) bids to move forward with the paving of the Blue House Lot (CM Bryant)

• 6.Request the consideration/approval to make 3rd Street and East Mountain a 4-way stop to increase safety. Currently there is a 2-way stop at the location (CM Crowe)

• 7.Discussion on Signing City Contracts After the Approval of Council (CM Crowe)

• 8.Discussion on Conducting a Forensic Audit for the City Finances (Mayor Jones)

• 9.Discussion on Matters Dealing with the Downtown Development Authority (CM Freeman/Attorney Strickland)

New Business

• 10.Discussion on the Approval of the Use Agreement between the following parties: "Stone Mountain Pharaohs" and "The City of Stone Mountain" (City Manager Tyus)

• 11.Applicant Medhina Gibirendin owner of the Village Bottle Shop is requesting an Alcohol Privilege License for his business located at 839 Main Street. The location is zoned C-3 (Commercial) (Assistant City Manager-City Clerk Edmondson).

New Ordinances and Resolutions 

Remarks of Privilege 

Announcements by The Mayor

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

Adjournment