Mayor and City Council Regular Session Tuesday, September 03, 2024 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 - Interim City Manager - City Clerk | Danny Mai -  Assistant City Clerk | Jeff Strickland - City Attorney

City of Stone Mountain, GA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CityofStoneMtn/

Link to join Webinar: [LINK]

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 (Interim City Manager & City Clerk Edmondson)

  1. 1.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting [12.19.2023] be approved

  2. 2.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting (Millage Rate) [06.20.2024] be approved

  3. 3.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting (Millage Rate) [06.27.2024] at 12:00 PM ET be approved

  4. 4.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting (Millage Rate) [06.27.2024] at 06:00 PM ET be approved

  5. 5.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting [08.20.2024] be approved

VI.Reading of Communications 

VII.Adoption of The Agenda of The Day 

VIII.City Manager’s Report

  1. 1.Interim City Manager - Shawn Edmondson

I.Council Policy Discussion Topics 

II.Unfinished Business

  1. 1.2ND READING: Review of the proposed ordinance 2025 relating to the approval of text amendments to Article 3, 5, 16, and 17 of Appendix A – Zoning and Article 2 of Chapter 12 – Licenses and Business Regulations to further define and regulate short-term lodging in the City of Stone Mountain (City Planner Edwards)

  2. 2.2ND READING: Review of the proposed ordinance relating to the approval of text amendments to Article 3 and 5 of Appendix A – Zoning to create definitions and commercial uses for convenience stores, alcohol outlets, package stores, and smoke shops. (City Planner Edwards)

  3. 3.Discussion regarding Part 2 of the DDA Report (CM Gil Freeman)

III.New Business

  1. 1.Discussion and Approval of Entering into an Agreement for Questica Accounting Software (Finance Director Danny L.)

IV.New Ordinances and Resolutions 

V.Remarks of Privilege 

VI.Announcements by The Mayor

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

VIII.Adjournment