R  GEORGIP CITY OF BROOKLET  104 CHURCH ST. BROOKLET, GA 30415 *(912) 842-2137 *FAX (912) 842-5877  Joe Grooms III, Mayor Nicky Gwinnett, Mayor Pro-Tem Bradley. Anderson, Councilman Greg Schlierf, Councilman Jim Stanoff, Councilman William Griffith, Councilman  City Attorney Hugh Hunter City Clerk Lori Phillips  CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST: 19,2021 - 7:001 PM 104 CHURCH STREET BROOKLET COUNCIL CHAMBERS MINUTES  1. Call to order and welcome - Mayor Grooms  A.  Invocation  2. Pledge of Allegiance tot the United States Flag- - Mayor Grooms  3. Amend or approvel Proposed. Agenda Motion made to approve thej proposed agenda.  Motion: Second: Ayes: Motion carried 5-0  Brad. Anderson Jim Stanoff  Brad Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  4. Amend or approve the minutes listed below: A. City Council meeting of] July 15, 2021 City Council Special Called meeting ofJ July 15, 2021 Motion made to approve the minutes as written.  B. Motion: Second: Ayes: Motion carried 5-0  Jim Stanoff Bill Griffith  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  5. Amend or approve the] Julyl Financial Reports  Motion made to approve thei financial reports as presented.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Brad. Anderson Nicky Gwinnett  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  1Page  Brooklet City Council Minutes August 19,2021    Motion carried 5-0 6. Recognition of Guest:  A. James Holloway - Police Services  1) Mr. Holloway has two issues, the first issue he would like to express his concerns about ist the fact that the Officer on dutyi in the mornings will park for an hour to an hour and al half twice a dayi in front oft the school just to watch people go around to dropl kids off, this is thet time that the majority oftraffict that wel have ini the city is when people are going to work, school, or even coming home, wel have the only officer on duty sitting in the one place when there are othera areas that need to be 2) The: second issue is concerning the speed radar sign sitting on North Cromley road andl he would like to request thati itl be moved to the entrance coming into Brooklet off ofA Alderman Road due to the speed limit changing from 55 to 35 and people aren'tslowing down.  patrolled.  B.  Rebecca Kelly - Street Maintenance  1) Ms. Kellyi is asking that Public' Works mowi thet two sides oft the ditches of West Lane Street, the grass is very high and: shei is concerned about  snakes.  7. Committee Members Reports:  A.  Mayor Pro-Tem Nicky Gwinnett  Wesley Parker, the Cityl Engineer, is continuing to work ont the: sewer project. Wel have received al letter from the county approving the use oft the right-of- way, where thel bike trail should have been, allowing us to pump to Statesboro. Thej projecti is estimated tol be around a 3-million-dollar project, we will be: applying for grants in order tol help with the funding. Budget 2021 will: need to be amended, we exceeded in certain areas, it appears we would have not spent more than wel broughti in, which is good, buti it willl be very close, we: are: still in good shape and: should walk: away at the end of] FY21 with near $165,000.00 in reserves, which is good. Dromes' are becoming more) popular as the years go by and the Federal Aviation Administration noted on April 21 that two newf final rules governing drone operations are nowi in effect: one requiring remote identification of drones, while the other allows operators ofs small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions. 80% ofthes safety grant has been done, alll he needs nowi is for Mayor Pro- Tem Gwinnett, Chief Gary Roberts, and himselfto get together and make a list ofs safety items that they need for the departments. The Hydro-dig is still out ofs service, the companyi is having personnel shortages due to Covid and they haven'thadi time tol lookatit. Councilman  B.  Councilman Brad. Anderson  C.  Councilman Jim Stanoff  D.  Councilman Bill Griffith  2/Page  Brooklet City Council Minutes August19,2021    Anderson believes that as a Council, we: need to investigate because since the purchase of the machine, it has beeni repaired 2-3t times and shorty, the one-year warranty will expire, Mayor Pro-Tem stated that the company did add two months to the warranty. Councilman. Anderson believes we: should investigate any extended warranty options and then trade iti in as soon as possible. Councilman Griffith and) Mayor Pro-Tem Gwinnett are planning on taking a tript to the dealership next week toi investigate what is going on with  the machine and what our options are at this point.  E.  Councilman Greg Schlierf No reports at this time.  8. ChiefofPolice Report:  A.  ChiefGary! Roberts  Responded to 70 calls this past month, wel had' 98: self-initiated calls for service which gives us at total of168 calls which is not thel bigi issue, the big issue is that we. have had an increase in violent crime and we justf found out this] past week, that Bulloch County will nol longer bel helping us out with our investigations, they said that they do not have the manj power, therefore, he and) Lieutenant Stockl has been working together toj put together their own criminal investigations and have been working on thati in order to have our There. has been an increasei in fraud, involving gift cards, which arel being  own Detective Division. made via telephone calls.  9. Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Report:  A. Bobby) Hoch  8new permits were: issued, 41 inspections performed, and 4 co.'s! have been  approved.  10.0ld Business: A.  Discussion and consideration ofa motion to amend the FY2021 Budget. Motion to approve the FY21 amended budget as) presented.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Nicky Gwinnett Brad Anderson Schlierf  Brad Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  B.  Discussion and consideration ofai motion to approve the list of surplus items  from all departments for: auction on Govdeals. Motion to approve the surplus list as presented.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Greg Schlierf Nicky Gwinnett Schlierf  Brad Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  3Page  Brooklet City Council Minutes August19,2021    C.  Discussion and consideration ofa motion to approve the purchase ofa Mrs. Jan' Tankersleyl has been speaking with the Georgia Forestry about getting us two generators, but wel have not heard anything from them. Councilman Anderson is not optimistic about us getting the generators before this season is up, wel have the money to purchase the generators, we onlyl have a one-day capacityi in the water tank and this is: something that we need toj provide to the City residents, this is something we: need to get on top of and stay after until we get the generators. Motion madet to table thisi item to next month's Council meeting.  generator for well #2.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Brad. Anderson Nicky Gwinnett Schlierf  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  D.  Discussion and consideration of a motion to approve a quote to move the  fence atl Public' Works.  Three quotes were received and they are listed below: 1) Middle Ground Construction = $6,358.00 2) Central Fence Company, Inc. = $9,509.00 3) JwI Fence Company =: $6,400.00  Councilman Anderson feels like thej purchase oft the generatorsi is al high priority and this item can wait until December. Mayor Pro-Tem Gwinnett agreed. No action was Discussion and consideration ofa motion to: approve a quote for the  taken.  E.  amdsapimgmaintenane of City Hall. One quote was received and iti is listed below:  1) Steve's Lawn & Landscape Services = $4,200.00  After a brief discussion, Council decided this item can' wait until al later time. No Discussion and consideration ofar motion to approve a resolution for the recommendation from Parker Engineering for the Warnock: Street repairs project tol be awarded to Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc., in an amount equal tot thel base bid amount! $49,906.00, thisi is an LMIG project. Motion to approve the resolution as presented.  action was taken.  F.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Brad. Anderson Nicky Gwinnett Schlierf  Brad Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried! 5-0  4IPage  Brooklet City Council Minutes August19,2021    11.New) Business: A.  First reading of a proposed ordinance to amend the code of ordinances oft the City of Brooklet to: authorize package salesl by retailers of malt beverages and wine on Sundays between thel hours of1 12:30 p. m. and 11:30 p.r m. ifsuch Sunday sales ofl both malt beverages: and wine are approved by referendum. City Attorney Hugh Hunter stated that thisi is an odd procedure, the ordinance has to be approved before the referendum election and then iti is subject to the referendum passing, and ifit does not] pass, then the ordinance isj just void. Motion made to approve the proposed ordinance as ai first reading.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Nicky Gwinnett Brad. Anderson Schlierf  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  B.  Discussion and consideration ofa a motion to approve a resolution oft the Mayor and Council oft the City of Brooklet to call for referendum that the governing authority oft the City of Brooklet! hereby calls fora a referendum election for the purpose of determining whether or not] package: sales by retailers of malt beverages and wine on: Sundays between the hours of12:301 P. M. and 11:30P. M.isa approved or disapproved by the voters, and that said election shall be held in accordance with 0.C. G.A.$21-2-540 onl November: 2, 2021. Motion made to approve the resolution as) presented.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Nicky Gwinnett Bill Griffith Schlierf  Brad Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  Discussion and consideration ofa aj motion to approve a resolution ofthe Mayor and Council of the City of Brooklet to call for Special Election regarding whether or not to authorize the issuances of licenses to sell distilled: spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises where sold. Motion madei to approve the resolution as presented.  Motion: Second: Ayes:  Nicky Gwinnett Brad. Anderson Schlierf  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  D.  Discussion about placing NOI PARKING signs on West Lane Street. Councilman Schlierf has been contacted by two concerned residents about cars parking in front oft the: school on thes side oft the road which is causing an interference with traffic. The Mayor and Council would like for City Attorney, Hugh Hunter, to develop a no parking ordinance as soon as we get together a designated Discussion and consideration of a motion to: appoint Loril Phillips as the  street list for the ordinance.  E.  Absentee Ballot Clerk for the Municipal Election.  Motion:  Brad Anderson  5Page  Brooklet City Council Minutes August19,2021    Second: Ayes:  Nicky Gwinnett Schlierf  Brad Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg  Motion carried 5-0  12. Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss personnel matters":  Motion: Second: Ayes: Motion carried! 5-0 Motion: Second: Ayes: Motion carried 5-0  Bill Griffith Greg Schlierf  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  13.Motion to return to General Session:  Brad. Anderson Nicky Gwinnett  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  14. Motion to hire Silver) Leshner as ai full-time Police Officert to begin September1,2021  with a starting pay of$ $15.05 per hour with benefits.  Motion: Second: Ayes: Motion carried 5-0 15. Motion to adjourn: Motion: Second: Ayes: Motion carried 5-0  Greg Schlierf Bill Griffith  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  Bill Griffith Greg Schlierf  Brad. Anderson, Nicky Gwinnett, Jim Stanoff, Bill Griffith, Greg Schlierf  Approved this.  day of  Joe A. Grooms, III, Mayor  Lori Phillips, City Clerk  6IPage  Brooklet City Council Minutes August19,2021