CITY OF PINE LAKE SPECIAL CALLED ACTION AGENDA June 18th, 2024 at 6:00 PM Council Chambers 459 Pine Drive, Pine Lake, GA  Call to Order: Mayor Brandy Hall called the Special Call Meeting to order at 6:07pm =  immediately following the 6pm Public Hearing.  Present: Mayor Brandy Hall, Mayor Pro Tem Bordeaux, Council Member Thomas Torrent, Council Member Tom Ramsey, and Council Member Augusta Woods. Also present were City Manager ChaQuias Miler-Thornton, Chief of Police Sarai Yhudah-Green, and Special Projects Manager Bernard Kendrick. Council Member Jeff Goldberg, City Attorney Susan Moore, and Assistant City  Clerk Ned Dagenhard were not present.  Adoption of the Agenda  Mayor Pro Tem Bordeaux moved to adopt the Special Called Meeting agenda;  Council Member Ramsey seconded. No discussion took place. Mayor Hall called for a vote.  All members voted in favor, and the motion carried.  1. Ordinance 2024-06 - To set the 2024 Millage Rate for Property Taxation for Fiscal Year  2024 - First Read  Council Member Ramsey performed the first read of Ordinance 2024-06.  Mayor Hall gave a summary of previous discussion on the 2024 millage rate that led to the May 28th, 2024 adoption of the tentative rate at 19.400 mils. City Manager Miller- Thornton advised Council that no substantial changes have been identified in the digest from tentative adoption of the rate to-date. Tax valuation of properties within the City, such as the apartment complex properties, is still in question and no recourse has been  identified for the City's appeal of property valuations.  No other action was taken.  2. Maintenance and Upkeep of the Lake and Wetlands System  Special Projects Manager - Public Works, Bernard Kendrick presented short-term and long-term maintenance suggestions to the Mayor and Council. Mr. Kendrick expressed that his assessment of the eastern wetlands infrastructure has presented necessity for the clean-out of sedimentation trenches to allow for increased flow from Snapfinger Creek through the pipe at the headwall entrance of the wetlands system to the diverter box that routes water into the wetlands and/or  Page 1of2    CITY OF PINE LAKE SPECIAL CALLED ACTION AGENDA June 18th, 2024 at 6:00 PM Council Chambers 459 Pine Drive, Pine Lake, GA  flume. Ahead of maintenance to allow increased flow into the flume, and subsequently into the lake, Mr.Kendrick is recommending increased water testing, Council Member Torrent inquired as to whether Public Works could implement its own on-site water sample testing. It was the general consensus that testing should remain with a third-party testing facility that is skilled and equipped to administer As a point of personal privilege, Mayor Hall opened the floor for comments from the  at multiple sites, for e. coliform bacteria.  such tests.  public. No public comments were rendered.  Adjournment  Council Member Bordeaux moved for adjournment at 6:36pm.  ChaQuias Miller-Thornton Acting City Clerk  Page 2 of2