CITY OF EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL, MEETING, MINUTES MAY15, 2024  THE EASTI ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ONI MAY 15, 2024. ATI EAST  ELLIJAY CITY HALL.  COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: DON CALLIHAN, MAYOR CHRIS CALLIHAN, MAYOR PRO-TEM EDI FORRESTER LINDA SMITH JAMES WATERS  CITY OFFICERS IN. ATTENDANCE: PETRINA PRITCHETT- CITY CLERK LARRY CALLAHAN - PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JAXON WEST- CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KENNY BARNEYCASTLE-STREET DEPARIMENTMANAGER  CALLTOORDER:  THEI MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT3:00 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  APPROVALOFAGENDA AND. A SECOND BY LINDA SMITH. APPROVALOF) MINUTES 17,2024. MOTION: LINDA SMITH NEW BUSINESS  COUNCILUNANIMOUSLNY APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING UPONA Al MOTIONI BYI ED! FORRESTER  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWED. ANDI UNANMOUSLYAPROVEDTHEMINUTES FORTHELASTMEETINGHELDONAPRIL  SECOND: EDI FORRESTER  3.  A-PUBLICHEARING-ORDINANCE2024-02: ZONING ORDINANCERELATINGTOCKYPTO.CURRENCYAND MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER REGARDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO CRYPTO-CURRENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE ORDINANCE. THERE WERE A FEW WHO SPOKE WITH CONCERNS REGARDING  FOR OTHER PURPOSES  ALLOWING A CRYPTO-MINING FACILITY WITHIN THE CITY.  MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED TO. ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT3:11P.M.  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  B-1 F REVIEWIACTION- ORDINANCE, 2024-02  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2024-02 REGARDING THE  ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TOCKYPTO.CURRENCY ANDI FOROTHER: PURPOSES. C-REVIEW/ACTION. PRESENT: 2024-2025 ALL: FUNDS BUDGET TO COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED THEI PROPOSED ALL FUNDS BUDGET FOR 2024-2025 FORI REVIEW.  MOTION: EDI FORRESTER NON MOTION WAS MADE. MOTION:  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND:    D-F REVIEW/ACTION-F FINANCIAL! REPORTS FOR APRIL2024  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  MONTH OF APRIL2024. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  EREVIEWACTION-NEV BUSINESS LICENSES MEMO: FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN OLD BUSINESS MAYORS REPORT  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  4. 5.  A. UPDATE ON HIGHLANDS! PARKWAY  MAYOR UPDATED COUNCIL ON STORM DAMAGE TO HIGHLAND PARKWAY.  6.  COMMITTEE MEMBERS & DEPARTMENT HEADS A. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT- -LARRY CALLAHAN  SEE. ATTACHED MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY PLANNING  DEPARTMENT. CITIZEN INPUT EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO. ADJOURN AT3:20P.M. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER DonCalllan DON CALLIHAN,  7. 8.  SECOND: LINDA SMITH akuna  MAYOR  hHH  PETRINA PRITCHETT, CITYCLERK