120 North Essa Street, Lake Park, Georgia 31636  City Hall 229-559-7470 Fax 229-559-7499 City ofl Lake Park Regular Council Meeting Minutes May 7,2024 6:00 pm  Members present were Mayor Jena Sandlin, Council Member Michelle Lane, Council Member Busby Staff Present: City Clerk Lisa Johnson, Fire Chief Matt Ryan, Police Sergeant Isael Estrada, Maintenance  Courson, and Council Member Carl Spano wpervsorin-Traning Kaleb Rogers Mayor Jena Sandlin called the meeting to order. Council Member Carl Spano led thei invocation. Mayor Jena Sandlin led the pledge.  Minutes: Mayor Sandlin called for the review and approval of the Minutes of the April 2, 2024 Regular Council Meeting and the April 18, 2024 and April 24, 2024 Called Meetings. Council Member Michelle Lane made a motion to approve the Minutes of the. April 2, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes with corrections and the. April 18, 2024 and April 24, 2024 Called Council Meeting Minutes as presented. Council Member Busby Mayor Sandlin introduced Judge Jeremy Baker, who had requested the opportunity to address the Council and members of the publici in attendance. Judge Baker spoke about his background and career inl law and on Mayor Sandlin then called for Citizens who have concerns they would like to bring to the Council's attention.  Courson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0. thel bench and announced his candidacy for Superior Court) Judge.  Citizen Concerns:  Katie Fanarra - lives offo of David Drive by thel Post Office - stated that the neighborhood had been having a lot of speeders and would appreciate increased patrol. She also stated that she was concerned about possible rezoning of the property behind the Post Office and the potential for  apartments or something similar going int that would create a crowded feel.  REPORTS OF OFFICERS/DEPARTMENT HEADS: Fire Department: Matt Ryan  Presented a monthly call report  1    Presented a quote for tires; Council Member Carl Spano asked that this be tabled until June  pending a budget check. Presented a monthly call report.  Police Department: Sergeant Isael Estrada  Reported that the Department's LiDAR had stopped working and presented a quote to replace it. Estimates are! $1,500 to repair or $2,600 to replace with new. Council Member Carl Spano made: a motion to approve the purchase of replacement LiDAR, with a cost not to exceed $2,695. Council Member Michelle Lane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0.  Maintenance/Public Works Department: Kaleb Rogers  Presented activity report. Pond had been repaired.  Inr response to: a question from Council Member Courson, confirmed that the: speed bump on Long  Administration: City Clerk Lisa Johnson  Reported that software conversions were underway; Citations for Court are currently being entered manually.The Cityl hasacreditv with' Tyler which willl be used to coverfees forinterfacing Brazos, the ticketing software, with Courtware and leave a balance on the credit of Reported that Maranello has been working on IT updates and will be migrating emails in the Reported that the final FEMA categoryi is almost complete and ready for submission. Reported that shel had received an email stating that the final 2020 Census count for Lake Park was confirmed at 928; as State Law mandates a population break at 1,000 for Municipal Insurance License fees, this will necessitate a change to that ordinance to bring the City into  approximately $1,000. coming weeks.  compliance.  Financial Reports: Council Member Carl Spano  Council Member Spano stated that as Budget Officer he had authorized moving forward with interface fees from Tyler, since there was a credit and there would be no out-of-pocket expense Reported that there was as slighti increase: in the costofthei fireworks, which had been authorized Council Member Carl Spano made a motion to accept the Financial Report for April as stated. Council Member Busby Courson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, Reported that there has been discovered an issue with QuickBooks Payroll and asked the City Clerk to explain. City Clerk Lisa Johnson stated that in the old software, a NACHA file is created forp payroll, whichi ist then uploaded by stafffor directdeposit. QuickBookshandles: this differently, sending thei information to their Clearing House and from there to the bank, which requires two days to complete. The result will be that direct deposit sent on Thursday will not reach the recipients' banks until Monday. Council Member Busby Courson asked how much disruption it would bet to back up thej pay period to the previous Friday, sO the effect is basically a weekl held.  to affect thel budget.  within thel Fourth of] July expense budget.  3-0.  New Business:  2    Mayor Sandlin reported that Mike Killeen would liket to donate al bench at the Veteran's Memorial dedicated to Ms. Velma Baxley and asked if there were any comments or concerns about Mayor Sandlin reminded everyone of the Memorial Day event to be held at the Veteran's Memorial on May 27 at 9:00 am. Mr. Bob Wilbers reported that they were hopeful that the slab would bei in place by then, but thej provideri is having trouble matching the stone. Council Member Carl Spano asked ift there is currently a policy regarding job applications and wast told therei is not. Hes stated thatl het would liket to workv withi the Clerk on developing one. There Maintenance Tech Billy Jones has requested that Council buy out his remaining 120 hours of vacation time. His anniversary datei is May 23, and the City's] lyayalwsatharaine Mr. Jones currently earns 1601 hours per year of vacation time. Council Member Carl Spano made al motion to approve buying out 120 hours of vacation time for Billy Jones. Council Member  approving this. There were: none.  were no objections or concerns.  Michelle Lane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0.  Council Member Michelle Lane made a motion to enter Executive Session to review the Minutes of previous Executive Session. Council Member Carl Spano seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0. Council Member Michelle. Lane made ar motion to reconvene: regular session. Council Member Busby Courson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0. Council reconvened Regular Session at 6:49 pm. Council Member Michelle! Lane made a motion to approve thel Executive Session Minutes of April 2, 2024 and of April 18, 2024. Council Member Carl Spano seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0. Council briefly discussed the Golf Cart ordinance, noting that with summer coming the City needs to be prepared: for ani increase in usage. Council Member Michelle Lane requested thatai reminder oft the ordinance bei included in thel May water bills and that the ordinance will be enforced. Council discussed amending the ordinance to include a registration: for the carts, at: a cost of $25 and a transfer fee of $15.Thisi is in response to an issue with abandoned golf carts for which the owner cannot be found. There also needs to be aj review foras section to enforce. headlights on carts after dark, and locations for golf-cart crossings. Council Member Michelle Lane made a motion to adjourn. Council Member Busby Courson seconded the  Council entered into Executive Session at 6:41 pm.  motion. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0. The next regular meeting willl be on June 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm.  Johnson, dtyClerk daalla  4,3034  Date Seal  gun  &  3