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Mayor and City Council Work Session Tuesday, May 20, 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/Economic Development Director/DDA | Shavala Ames - City Clerk | Angela Couch - City Attorney

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I.Public Hearing

  1. 1.Public Hearing #1 - Millage Rate

II.Adjournment

III.Call to Order

IV.Determination of Quorum

V.Invocation and Pledge

VI.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.

VII.Review of the Journal (City Clerk)

  1. 1.Consideration of an action on a request to approve April 7, 2025 Special Called Meeting Minutes, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

  2. 2.Consideration of an action on a request to approve April 15, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

  3. 3.Consideration of an action on a request to approve May 6, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes, requested by City Clerk Shavala Ames

  4. 4.Reconsideration of an action on a request to approve March 18, 2025 Meeting Minutes

VIII.Reading of Communications 

IX.Adoption of The Agenda of The Day 

X.Committee Discussion Items

  1. 1.Stone Mountain Community Garden

  2. 2.Economic Development/Downtown Development Authority

  3. 3.Planning Commission

  4. 4.Historic Preservation Commission

  5. 5.Parks and Recreation Committee

XI.Staff Reports

  1. 1.Public Safety- Police Chief- James Westerfield Jr

  2. 2.Finance and Budgeting Update - Finance Director Adam Kurt

XII.City Manager’s Report

  1. 1.City Manager - Shawn Edmondson

XIII.Council Policy Discussion Topics 

XIV.Unfinished Business

XV.New Business

XVI.New Ordinances and Resolutions 

  1. 1.Ordinance No. 2025-02 - Council's Interference with Administration - (SECOND READ)

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

  3. 3.Ordinance 2025-04 - Stone Mountain Parks and Recreation Committee (FIRST READ)

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

  5. 5.Resolution 2025-16 Investigation and Report City Related Bank Accounts

XVII.Remarks of Privilege 

  1. 1.Discussion: Call the Question Resolution, requested by Council Member Teresa Crowe

  2. 2.Discussion: Code Enforcement, requested by Council Member Shawnette Bryant

XVIII.Announcements by The Mayor

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

  1. 1.Personnel, requested by Council Member Gil Freeman

XX.Adjournment