Demorest The Hear! ofHabersham  Demorest City Council Special Called Work Session  Demorest Municipal Conference Center . Thursday, October 12, 2023 . 6:00P.M.  ATTENDEES  Shawn Allen, Councilman Donnie Bennett, Councilman Jerry Harkness, Mayor  Andrew Ferguson, Councilman Megan Chastain, City Clerk Thomas Mitchell, City Attorney Mark Musselwhite, City Manager  The October 12, 2023, Demorest Work Session was held in the Demorest Municipal Conference Center  located at 250 Alabama Street.  1. INVOCATION  Mayor Harkness opened the meeting by leading in prayer.  2. CALLTOORDER  Mayor Harkness called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.  Audrey Davenport from the Habersham Historical Society zoomed in and requested the city consider housing the Habersham Historical Society inside our City Hall building. Mr. Musselwhite discussed a few factors to consider such as cost as well as when they will be open and ifit would be after regular business hours. Mayor and Council agreed that this would be a great use of our space and discussed  following up via email with Ms. Davenport. 3. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL FOR OLD CITY HALL  Jamie Allred presented his proposal for leasing out 546 Georgia St. Mr. Musselwhite notified Mayor and Council that DDAI has approved the proposal as presented and: shared al list that he, Mr. Allred and  Mr. Popham discussed the city handling VS what Mr. Allred would handle. 4. CONSIDERATION OF EXPANDING THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT  Jamie Allred requested expanding the entertainment district to be able to serve on his patio. Mayor and Council discussed expanding the entertainment district to cover crossing through Georgia Street as  well as parcels 078 050, 0780 051, 078 052 and 078053.  5. CONSIDERATION OF MULTI-UNIT RATES  Mr. Musselwhite presented a muti-unit rate structure for a master meter. Mr. Holiday from EMI stated that most of the municipalities surrounding the City of Demorest have this same particular ordinance  1/Page    or process in place. He also explained that the multi-rate structure presented treats people equal toi if  they had a meter per unit.  6. CONSIDERATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE PROPOSAL  Mr. Musselwhite stated the moratorium expires tonight at midnight. He presented the quotes that were received and already discussed in the amount of $40,000 from Turnipseed, $42,5001 from Valiant and the newest proposal in the amount of $40,500 from Carothers & Mitchell. Mr. Musselwhite asked Mayor and Council to extend the moratorium or choose a proposal. Mr. Mitchell explained his proposal and noted that the difference between his proposal and Turnipseed's is his is an estimate and Turnipseed'sisar not to exceed. Mayor Harkness recommended moving forward with Carothers &  Mitchell's proposal and then have someone from Valiant review it. 7. CONSIDERATION OF FLAKE FLOOR SYSTEM QUOTE FOR PARK PAVILION  Mr. Musselwhite presented a proposal in the amount of $11,185 from Enterprise Inci for ai flake floor system and reiterated that this type of flooring is easy to clean and isn't slippery. The $11,185 would come from the general fund. Mr. Musselwhite stated this proposal has not been presented to the park ast there has not been a park committee meeting the last couple of months and it will not be  presented.  Mr. Musselwhite asked to amend the agenda to discuss two ACG proposals for the park. The first proposal in the amount of $8,266.45 is for automatic lock/unlock controls on the bathroom doors. The second proposal ini the amount of $17,985.47is to install cameras on the outside of the Police Department for safety purposes. Mr. Musselwhite stated neither of these proposals have been presented to the park committee as the last couple of meetings have been cancelled. After al lengthy discussion on the expense, quality and need, Mayor and Council will discuss further in regular session. Assistant Chief Palmer presented an offer from Irwin County in the amount of $15,000 for Engine 55. Palmer explained that Brinlee Mountain said he needed to send an email and a make a phone call and we would be out of the contract with them. He explained we no longer needed the truck and that the truck is sitting outside which is very devasting to it. Irwin County is requesting an official offer and an invoice as is, and they will come get it. Assistant Chief Palmer is strongly recommending we move forward with the offer. Councilman Bennett recommended council follow in suit with Palmer's  8. CONSIDERATION OF OFFER TO PURCHASE E5 TRUCK  recommendation.  9. CONSIDERATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES  A. Utility' Vehicle Quote(s)  Mr. Musselwhite presented two quotes for a bobcat utility vehicle that the sewer department budgeted for. The first quote from Bobcat Gainesville isi in the amount of$19,168.73 and the second quote from Bobcat Atlanta is in the amount of $19,664.72. The current utility vehicle is  completely out service.  2Page    B. Roofing Quote  Mr. Musselwhite presented al bid from United Roofing to repair multiple roof issues on ai few oft the buildings at the WWTP. Mr. Mitchell stated that they would need to obtain more bids with it being  over $10,000.  10. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER ALL BANK ACCOUNTS TO  TRADITIONS BANK (RCB)  Mayor Harkness stated it was a requirement to move all of our accounts to Traditions Bank as part of the lowi interest rate on this building (City Hall). Mr. Musselwhite stated this would be in effect on January 1, 2024. He asked that we add the matured CD from Pinnacle Bank to the resolution presented  by Mr. Mitchell.  13. REVIEW OF 2024 DRAFT BUDGET  Mayor Harkness announced that we would discuss this in regular session. 14. CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONT TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed)  There was not an executive session.  15. ADJOURN  The meetinga adjourned at 7:20p.m.  Mayorof Demorést  SEN)  ABERS  Demorest City'Clerk  3Page