CITY OF  Cleveland GEORGIA  Cleveland City Council MINUTES Monday, March 13, 2023 - 6:30 P.M. Cleveland Community Center/Police Department 342 Campbell Street, Cleveland, GA  1. Call to Order  Mayor Turner called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.  PRESENT:  Mayor Josh Turner, Council Members Nan Bowen, Jeremy McClure, and C.J. McDonald  Council Member Yardley was not in attendance.  Also present were City Administrator Kevin Harris, City Attorney Keith Whitaker, and  City Clerk Lisa Ritchie  2. Invocation - Marc Turner, The Cleveland Worship Center & White County  Ministerial Alliance  Pastor Turner was not able to be in attendance. Youth Pastor John Luna provided the  invocation.  3. Pledgè of Allègiance 4. Approve Agenda  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member Bowen, and  voted, 3 to 0, to approve the agenda.  PUBLIC HEARINGS  5. First Public Hearing- 2023-08 - Draft Distilled Package Sale Ordinance  Mayor Turner gave instructions for the Public Hearing. Mr. Whitaker discussed the proposed drafted ordinance. Mayor Turner gave background on the item as follows:    In 2021 the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 145 which gave local elected July 2022 the Mayor and Council allowed the public an opportunity to give their The Council then voted to place it on the November 2022 ballot for public  officials authority to authorize package sales of liquor.  input by providing two public hearings.  approval.  The referendum passed by a wide margin. implementation of the proposed ordinance.  The purpose of the current public hearing is to gather input regarding The next public hearing will be held at the April 10, 2023 Mayor and Council  Meeting at 6:30 p.m.  The following people addressed the Mayor and Council Members in favor of the item:  David Shockley, Winder, Ga. Dr. Don Robbins, Cleveland, Ga.  Mayor Turner stated that comments regarding the drafted Ordinance can be provided Mayor Turner stated that the second Public Hearing will be held at the April 10, 2023  at publicomment@ctvyofclevelandgaor  Meeting.  Mayor Turner closed the Public Hearing.  DEPARTMENT REPORTS  6. Economic Development and Planning- Director Tom O'Bryant  February 2023 Report  Mr. O'Bryant addressed the Mayor and Council Members. He reported the following  February items:  O Occupational Licenses - 2 (Creative Enterprises, and  Popeyes)  Building Permits - 3 (Vision Properties - Yonah Shadows) Building Inspections- 30 (Bird Dog Lounge - Clyde's, Zaxby's, residences Parkview Drive and Hood Street) Zoning Application - 1 (Annexation Application Jadie Current Commercial Activity - 5 (Apex Banks, Bird Dog Lounge, Atlantic Billboards, Foothill Automotive, and Waffle  O Plan Reviews - 1 (Apex Bank site)  Hatcher)  House)    Development Inquiries - 8 (Mike Rogers, Cook Communities, Chic-Fil-A, Planning and Engineering Collaborative),  Grant Applications  Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grant isunder review by ARC in Washington, DC GDOTT Transportation Alternative (TAP) grant application for preliminary engineering for sidewalk and crosswalks connecting Freedom Park and the City Park. A kick-off meeting is  scheduled for April 6.  Infrastructure  London Land Surveying is drawing up a plat with the proposed easement for the gravity flow sewer line at the Head Street lift station. The new well received source water approval from Georgia EPD. The next step is to test for the other regulated and unregulated chemicals  and organic compounds, etc.  7. Finance Department = City Administrator Kevin Harris  February 2023 Report  Mr. Harris addressed the Mayor and Council Members. He reported the following  February items stating that there were minimal changes:  Bank balances are stable from the water/sewer fund  The General Fund fluctuation was due to a reimbursement  8. Fire Department - Chief Ricky Pruitt  February 2023 Report  Chief Pruitt addressed the Mayor and Council Members. He reported the following  February items:  Total of 101 Calls: 75 inside the city and 26 in thè County White County Fire Department responded 4 times in the city  9. Police Department - Chief. Jeff Shoemaker  February 2023 Report  Chief Shoemaker addressed the Mayor and Council Members. He reported the  following February items:  Total occurrences- 1,563    Public assists - 304 Premise checks - 856 Field interviews - 11 Incident reports-4 47 Accident reports-1 13 nvestgatwe/uppemenal -6 62 Citations Issued- - 65 Warnings- - 199 Warrants-6 6 Juveniles=0 Citations  Misdemeanor, non-traffic-2 DUI, Alcohol, & serious offenses-1DUI Driver's license, Registration, & Insurance-23 Moving violations, traffic control, etc. - 35 Equipment, seatbelt, etc. - 4  10. Public Works Department- Assistant Public Works Director Ricky Hunt Mr. Hunt addressed the Mayor and Council Members. He reported the following  February 2023 Report  February items:  O Water Quality - 1 Meter Change Out-14 O City Hall Office Maintenance-3 Sewer Backup-3 3 Check for Leak-9 Final Reading Do Not Lock-21 Garbage Request-21 Hydrant Service-1 Inspection 1-1  Cut off and Lock veterNor-payment-s Meeting with customer-2 O Final Read and Lock Meter-15 0 Payment Agreement-2 Street Repair-1 Meter Inspection - 15 O Residential Turn On - 29 Commercial Turn On-3  Residential Just Unlock Do Not Turn On-2    o After Hours Call In-2 Line Inspection -1  O City Park Repalis/Maintenance-1 0 City Property Maintenance-1 0 Street R-0-W Maintenance-2 O Meter Readings- Monthly-2221 O Meter Re-Reads- Monthly-20 O Utility Locates - 88 O Oak Springs Building maintenance-1 o Total Number of Service Orders-2,488  CITY ADMINISTRATOR KEVIN HARRIS 11. 457(b) Plan Update  Mr. Harris discussed the 457(b) plan that exists but has not been utilized. He stated that he is engaged with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) to determine the options. He said employees will be able to sign up in a few weeks.  CITY ATTORNEY KEITH WHITAKER  Mr. Whitaker did not have any information to report.  NEW BUSINESS  12. Purchase of two surplus trucks (2018 F150s) from the city of Omega, Ga for Motion by Council Member McDonald, seconded by Council Member Bowen, and  the Police Department  votèd, 31 too 0, to approve thè purchasé of thè two trucks.  13. Approval of Meeting Minutes  March 6, 2023 Meeting Minutes  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member McDonald, and voted, 3to0 0, to approve the Minutes of the March 6, 2023 Meeting.  14. Approval of Executive Session Minutes  March 6, 2023 Executive Session Minutes  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member McDonald,and voted, 3to O,to approve the Minutes of the March 6, 2023 Executive Session.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS  None.    PUBLIC COMMENTS  There were no comments from the public.  EXECUTIVE SESSION  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member Bowen and voted,  3to0, to enter an Executive Session at 7:13 p.m.  15. Discussion regarding real estate and personnel matters  Motion by Council Member McDonald, seconded by Council Member McClure and voted, 3to0,toa adjourn the Executive Session and return to the City Council Meeting Council Member McDonald opened the door to allow citizens to return to the regular Mr. Whitaker discussed maps in association with the packaging ordinance. He said there are two separate maps; one is a visual representation of all of the restrictions by distance that are already in the ordinance, and Exhibit A (referenced in the ordinance)  at 8:19 p.m.  meeting. There were no citizens waiting to return to the meeting.  refers to other restricted areas.  ADJOURN  Motion by Council Member Bowen, seconded by Council Member McClure and voted, 3to0,toa adjourn the City Council Meeting of February13, 2023.at831p.m.  Vala  Josh Turner  Mayor  Council Member Ward3  E  Qim C.J. McDonald  Nan Bowen  Council Member Ward1  Council Member Ward4  LA  Absut Rebecca Yardley  Council Member Ward2 Mayor Pro Tem  Lisa A. Ritchie  City Clerk