CITYOFI EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETING. MINUTES SEPTEMBER 20, 2023  THE EASTI ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER: 20, 2023. ATEAST  ELLIJAY CITYHALL.  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 JACQUE HEFNER - COURT CLERK VALERIE CRUMP. - ASSISTANT CLERK LARRY CALLAHAN- PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JAXON WEST-CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KENNY BARNEYCASTLE-STREET DEPARTMENT MANAGER  CALLTOORDER: APPROVALOF AGENDA AND A SEÇOND BYI LINDA SMITH. APPROVALOF MINUTES HEARINGS HELD ON AUGUST 16, 2023. MOTION: LINDA SMITH NEW BUSINESS  THEI MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT3:001 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  COUNCIL IMANMOCUYAFROVDTE, AGENDAFOR: THISI MEETINGUPON. AI MOTION: BY CHRIS CALLIHAN  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MEETING & PUBLIC  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  3.  A-1 PUBLICI HEARING - ORDINANCE: 20023-03. - SIGN ORDINANCE- 2ND READING  MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED THE: FIRST PUBLICI HEARING TO ORDER REGARDING THE: SIGN ORDINANCE. THERE WAS) NO PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS ITEM OF BUSINESS. SO,MAYOR CALLIHAN  CALLED TO. ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND: EDI FORRESTER  B.R REVIEWIACTION-ORDINANCE 2023-03- - SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2023-03 REGARDING THE  SIGN ORDINANCE. MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  C-PUBLICI HEARING - ORDINANCE 2023-04-REZONING ARBUCCI-IPREADING  MAYORCALLIHANCALLEDTHE: SECONDPUBLICHEAEINCTOORDERREGARDINOTHEARBVARBUCCIREZONING. NOONES SPOKE) IN OPPOSITION TOTHEI REZONING OF THISI PROPERTY. HOWEVER, CAROLINE PORSEIL, THE LESSEE OFTHE PROPERTY SPOKE) IN: SUPPORTOFTHE) REZONING. MAYORCALLHANCALLEDTOADIOURY  THE) PUBLICI HEARING. MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN    D- REVIEW/ACTION ORDINANCE: 2025-04-REZONING ARBUCCI-2ND) READING  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2023-04 REGARDING THE  REZONING OF THE. ARBUCCI PROPERTY FROM C-2TOM-1. E-REVIEW/ACTION: RESOLUTION: 2023-10- CROWN CASTLE OF CITY RIGHT OF WAY FOR COMMINICATION EQUIPMENT.  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: EDI FORRESTER  COUNCIL: REVIEWED, DISCUSSED,ANDUNDUNANIMOUSLY, APPROVEDI RESOLUTION203-IDALLOWINGTHEUSE  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN DENTAL, & VISION. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER MONTH OF AUGUST2023. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  FREVIEW/ACTION GMEBS DECLARATIONI PAGE FOR HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION  COUNCILREVIEWED, DISCUSSED,ANDUNANIMOUSLYAFROVEDOMEBSDECLARATONATONPAGEFORHEALTE,  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  G- REVIEW/ACTION ON FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR AUGUST: 2023  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLEY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  H-1 REVIEW/ACTION ON NEW BUSINESS LICENSES MEMO: FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE. ATTACHED  MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  I-REVIEW/ACTION RESOLUTION 2023-11-S $202,000 CD AT EDWARD JONES EDWARD JONES IN THE. AMOUNT OF $202,000 AT ANI INTERESTI RATE OF 5.30%  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLEY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-11 ALLOWING THE INVESTMENT OF A CDAT  MOTION EDI FORRESTER 4. OLD BUSINESS 5. MAYORSI REPORT A- 6.  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  COMMITTEE MEMBERS & DEPARTMENT HEADS A. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT-1 LARRY CALLAHAN  SEE. ATTACHED MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY PLANNING  DEPARTMENT. CITIZENINPUT EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN AT3:171 P.M. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN Oau Calikan DON CALLIHAN,MAYOR  7. 8.  SECOND: ED: FORRESTER  mapratt PETRINAI PRITCHETT, CITYCLERK