Mayor and City Council Regular Session Tuesday, October 01, 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

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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 (Interim City Manager & City Clerk Edmondson)

  1. 1.Request Minutes from City Council Meeting [09.17.2024] be approved (Pages 4-10)

VI.Reading of Communications 

VII.Adoption of The Agenda of The Day 

VIII.City Manager’s Report

  1. 1.Interim City Manager - Shawn Edmondson (Pages 11-26)

IX.Council Policy Discussion Topics 

X.Unfinished Business

  1. 1.Discussion on the soft quotes (quotes may vary upon inspection) received from Forensic Audit Firms: IAG Forensics & Valuation, Forensic Brothers Investigative Services investigators, Moore Colson. (Interim City Manager Edmondson). (Pages 27-70)

  2. 2.Discussion on DDA (CM Gil Freeman)

XI.New Business

  1. 1.Discussion and approval of an agreement between Pond & Company and the City of Stone Mountain for additional services related to the schematic design of the Baptist Lawn property and adjacent Georgia Military College property, aimed at developing a public greenspace for special events. The scope includes two tasks: Task 1 – Existing Conditions Assessment (including survey) for $19,950.00 and Task 2 – Concept Design for $35,550.00, totaling $55,500.00. (Interim City Manager Edmondson) (Pages 71-74)

  2. 2.Discussion and approval to pursue a Bond Counsil to guide the process in applying and receiving a bond for SPLOST II. (Interim City Manager Edmondson)

  3. 3.Discussion and Approval of Procedures for City Contracts; in order to, review and approve the proper procedures for managing and signing City Contracts. (MPT Ryan Smith & CM Teresa Crowe)

XII.New Ordinances and Resolutions 

  1. 1.Discussion and Approval of Resolution 2024-06, A resolution to allocation the remaining ARPA Funds (Interim City Manager Edmondson)

XIII.Remarks of Privilege 

XIV.Announcements by The Mayor

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

XVI.Adjournment