6/6/2022 Council Minutes  MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF AUSTELL CITY HALL BUILDING MONDAY,JUNE 6, 2022  Present: Mayor Ollie Clemons Valerie Anderson Melanie Elder Devon Myrick Sandra Leverette Meredith Adams Marlin Lamar  Also, present: Denise Lowe, Finance Director; Bo Garrison, Public Works Director; Brandon Merritt, Fire Chief; Natalie Poulk, Police Chief(I), Darrell Weaver, Community Affairs Director, Elizabeth Young, City Clerk and Scott Kimbrough, Attorney  1. CALLTO ORDER  Mayor Clemons called the meeting to order. Pastor Lewis gave the invocation & Mayor Clemons led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Clemons asked ifanyone had items to add to the agenda. No items were added. Mayor Clemons presented a retirement plaque to Benjie Eargle & congratulated on him for his 21 years ofs service as aj part-time firefighter  with the city.  2. CONSENT AGENDA -] INFORMATION AND UPDATE (No Action Required by Council - See Specific Department Director before a Meeting.)  2. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Bills  B.. Approve Legal Bills- - $3,017.50  C. Approve Minutes of Regular Council Meeting May 2, 2022 Consent Agenda. Seconded by Mrs. Anderson. Motion passed. (6-0)  Mrs. Leverette moved toj follow the recommendation of Mayor Clemons to approve the  4. EXCEPTION TO CONSENT AGENDA  5.CITIZENS REPORT  Ms. Joy Anderson came forward to speak to Mayor & Council. She resides at the Village on the Park & is the HOA president. She, along with other residents, is concerned about the parking situation in the neighborhood. She stated that cars are parked in the road,  1    6/6/2022 Council Minutes  cul-de-sac & on peoples grass at any given time. Ms. Anderson would like code enforcement & the police department to patrol the area in the evenings tol help eliminate this problem. ChiefPoulk stated she would have this put-on zone patrol permanently & Mr. Weaver stated that our code enforcement officer, Linl Loyd, could adjust his hours to  be able to work some evenings to help the situation also.  6.GASSYSTEM REPRESENTATIVE OLLIE CLEMONS, MAYOR  Mr. Kimbrough stated rates have slightly increased per therm due to exporting increases.  7.FINANCE DEPARTMENT  VALERIE ANDERSON, CHAIRPERSON Denise Lowe, Finance Director  A. Financial Report  B. Public Hearing-2nd Reading of 2022-23 Final Fiscal Year Budget The: following items have been reflected in the 2022-23 Preliminary Budget:  Merit increases for eligible employees Increases ini retirement costs Pump station removal for John Street Increase in fuel cost Decrease in lease rent revenue for Threadmill  Additional public safety employees; full-time and part-time  Most oft the impacts oft these changes will be funded by increases in franchise and gas Mr. Kimbrough stated the City of Austell Finance Committee would like to. hold a public hearing for the 2nd & final reading of the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget. No questions or Mr. Myrick moved toj follow the recommendation ofA Mr. Kimbrough to close the public Mrs. Anderson moved toj follow the recommendation of Mayor Clemons to approve the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget. Seconded by Mrs. Leverette. Motion passed. (6-0)  system revenue as well as water and sewer rate increases.  comments were asked.  hearing. Seconded by Mrs. Anderson. Motion passed. (6-0)  8. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION  MELANIE ELDER, CHAIRPERSON Elizabeth Young, Director  A. No Report  2    6/6/2022 Council Minutes  9.1 POLICE DEPARIMENT  DEVON MYRICK, CHAIRPERSON Natalie Poulk, Police Chief(I)  A. Police Report 10. FIRE DEPARTMENT  MARLIN LAMAR, CHAIRPERSON Brandon Merritt, Fire Chief  A. Fire Report  11.PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  SANDRA LEVEREITE, CHAIRPERSON  Bo Garrison, Director A. No Report  12. PARKS DEPARIMENT  MEREDITH ADAMS, CHAIRPERSON  Darrell Weaver, Director  A. Veterans Memorial Park Improvements (Information Only)  Parks Staff has begun the first phase of the Veterans Memorial Park redesign. With the help ofaward-winning. Architect Ron Huffman, the park will be transformed into ai more practical space narrating a living story through the branches ofn military and the wars served. The: first phase wasi to construct a concrete pad to support ai military tank pending transport. Various military statues that the city has acquired will also be incorporated into the plan. Our goal is tol have this project completed by the fall of Parks Staffhave begun clearing out the oyergrown Frog Rock artifact adjacent to Veterans Memorial Highway. As a part of this effort, trails are being laid out and cleared which will connect Frog Rock with Suggs Park and the end of Spring Street. This will allow visitors to safely access the trails and Frog Rock to enjoy this long-  2022.  B. Suggs Memorial Park/Frog Rock Improvements (Information Only)  enjoyed attraction once again in the city. VALERIE ANDERSON, CHAIRPERSON  13. COMMUNITY AFFAIRS  Darrell Weaver, Director A. Code Enforcement Report  3    6/6/2022 Council Minutes  B. Rezoning ofMultiple Properties  C. On May 13, 2022, Governor Kemp signed HB771, al local legislative act annexing islands throughout the city's 's municipal boundaries. Staff has prepared a map illustrating the location oft the annexed parcels as well as a table ofzoning classifications to assign the annexed parcels. The properties are. located in: Land Lot Land Lot 19, Parcel 11; Land Lot 22, Parcels 2, 3,4,6,9,10,1 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 17,23, 24; Land Lot 28, Parcel 2; Land Lot 90, Parcel 8; Land Lot 94, Parcels 6, 7; Land Lot 95, Parcel 9; Land Lot 96, Parcel 1; Land Lot 97, Parcels 6, 9,1 10.11,34..63.36.91 Land Lot 134, Parcels 5, 6,8, 14; Land Lot 135, Parcels 2,5 57.45.9.0.31.32.3.95 Land Lot 136, Parcels 2, 3,6,10, 11,2.14.5.16..5.6. Land Lot 137, Parcels 12,3,5,6,7.9,11,12, 14.1616.9.031.2.3526 Land Lot 138, Parcels 6, 10, 12; Land Lot 139, Parcels 1, 10, 12,13,1 14, 16, 18, 19,20, 24, 25; Land Lot 142, Parcels 9, 10, 11,26; Land Lot 143, Parcels 1, 2; and Land Lot 203, Parcel 1 oft the 18th District, 2nd Section of Cobb County, Georgia; and Land Lot 1206, Parcel 3; Land Lot 1230, Parcels 12, 15, 16, 40, 41,42,43,44,4 45; Land Lot 1235, Parcel 5; Land Lot 1236, Parcels 6, 8, 14; Land Lot 1281, Parcel 11; Land Lot 1287, Parcels 2, 21,22; Land Lot 1304, Parcel 2; Land Lot 1310, Parcels 15, 16, 19,20, 21;Land Lot 1311, Parcels 3, 2 of the 19th District, 2nd Section of Cobb County, Georgia; and Land Lot 205, Parcel 16; and Land Lot 206, Parcels 9, 13, 14,19,20,21,24, 54 oft the 18th District of] Douglas County,  Georgia.  Mr. Kimbrough stated the Community Affairs committee would like tol hold a public Mrs. Anderson moved toj follow the recommendation of1 Mr. Kimbrough to close the Mrs. Anderson moved. toj follow the recommendation of Mayor Clemons to approve the rezoning ofthe above referenced, parcels. Seconded by Mr. Myrick. Motion  hearing for the rezoning oft the above referenced parcels.  public hearing. Seconded by Mr. Myrick. Motion passed. (6-0)  passed. (6-0)  14. ATTORNEY, DUPREE & KIMBROUGH  A. No Report  4    6/6/2022 Council Minutes 15. MAYOR'S REPORT  A. CMA Meeting - June 14, 2022 Hosted by the City of Acworth Acworth Community Center 4361 Cherokee Street Acworth, GA 30101  16.ADJOURN  Mr. Myrick moved toj follow the recommendation ofMayor Clemons to adjourn the  meeting. Seconded by Mrs. Leverette. Motion passed. (6-0)  Mayor Date  Attest  pdicle,fe 304y27,2022  5