CITYOF EASTI ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETINGMINUTES AUGUST. 16, 2023  THEI EAST ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 16, 2023ATEAST  ELLIJAY CITYI HALL.  COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: DON CALLIHAN, MAYOR CHRIS CALLIHAN, MAYORPRO-TEM ED: FORRESTER LINDA SMITH JAMES WATERS  CITY OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE: PETRINA PRITCHETT- CITY CLERK JACQUEI HEFNER - COURTO CLERK VALERIE CRUMP. - ASSISTANT CLERK LARRY CALLAHAN- - PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JAXON WEST- CODE. ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KENNY BARNEYCASTLE- STREET DEPARTMENTI MANAGER  CALLTOORDER: APPROVALOF, AGENDA AND. A SECOND BYI ED FORRESTER. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 19,2023. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER NEW BUSINESS  THEI MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT3:00 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  COUNCILI UNANIMOUSLYAPROVEDTHEAGENDA FOR THISMETACUROMAMOTOAIYCIRISCALUMAN  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWED. ANDUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED1 THE. MINUTES FORTHELASTMEETINGHELDONJULY  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  3.  MAYOR CALLIHAN AMENDED THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER: NEW BUSINESS: RESOLUTIONOF SIGN PERMIT. APPLICATION: REGARDING AGREEMENT WITH BEACON MEDIA AND TOMOVE  FORWARD ON APPLEJAY REZONING APPLICATION.  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  A- ORDINANCE: 2023-01 - ZONING PROCEDURES AMENDMENT ZONING PROCEDURES, AMENDMENT. THIS WASTHE 2ND READING. B.ORDINANCE: 2023-02- - MARC BRANDT REZONING APPLICATION MARC: BRANDT REZONING APPLICATION. THIS WAS THE: 2ND READING. CREVIEW/ACTION ON FINANCIALI REPORTS FORJULY2023  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, ANDI UNANIMOUSLY, APPROVED ORDINANCE: 2023-01 REGARDING THE  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY, APPORVED ORDINANCE 2023-02 REGARDING THE  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN MONTH OF. JULY2023 MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: ED) FORRESTER  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN    D- REVIEW/ACTION ONI NEW BUSINESS! LICENSES. MEMO: FROM: STAFF MEMBER, VALERIE CRUMP.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED  MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  E-RESOLUTION: 2023-09 CAPITALI IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLEY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-09 REGARDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS  ELEMENT. MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  F-TEMPORARY EASEMENT FOR GA TRANSMISSION CORP CONST & EQUIP TEMPORARY EASEMENT TO SETUP CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON CITY PROPERTY. G-RESOLUTION OF SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION WITH BEACON MEDIA  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, ANDI UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO ALLOW GA TRANSMISSION CORP. A  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND: EDI FORRESTER  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLEY APPROVED THE SIGN. PERMIT APPLICATION  AGREEMENT WITH BEACON MEDIA. MOTION: ED: FORRESTER  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  H- ORDINANCE 2023-03 SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT  MAYOR, PRESENTEDTOG COUNCIL ORDINANCE: 2023-03 SIGN ORDIANCE AMENDMENTFORTHEMTOREVIEW, ANDTO: BE VOTED ONI NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THIS WAS THE IST READING. NO. MOTION WAS MADE. COUNCIL APPROVED THE CITY TO TAKE OVER HIGHALNDS PARKWAY AND TO MAINTAIN IT AS A CITY  MOTION: STREET. MOTION LINDA SMITH MOTION: EDI FORRESTER 4. OLD BUSINESS 5. MAYORS REPORT A- 6.  SECOND:  I-CITY TOTAKE OVER HIGHLANDS PARWAY  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  J-I MOVE FORWARD ON APPLEJAY REZONING APPLICATION  COUNCIL APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHTHE PROCESS ONA APPLEJAY REZONING APPLICATION.  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 AT3:11 P.M. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER Oon Collihan DON CALLIHAN,MAYOR  7. 8.  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  PETRINA PRITCHETI, CITYCLERK AmahE