PA  120 North Essa Street, Lake Park, Georgia 31636  City Hall 229-559-7470 Fax 229-559-7499  City ofLake Park CALLED Meeting Minutes  October 21, 2024 6:30 pm  Members Present werel Mayor Jena Sandlin, Council Member Oscar Griffith, Council Members Michelle Lane, Staff Present: City Clerk Lisa Johnson, Police Chief Ed Yarbrough, Deputy Clerk Christian Crews, Attorney Rob Mayor Jena Sandlin called the meeting to order, noting that the invocation and pledge had been observed during Mayor Sandlin stated that the Public Hearings for the millage ratel had' been heard, and at this time she would like to ask for a motion on the millage rate adoption. Council Member Spano stated that his agenda listed the debris removal update as first; City Clerk Lisa Johnson noted that the Mayor had requested a change in order, and the updated. Agenda should havel been with thej packets. Deputy Clerk Christian Crews brought updated agendas fori the Council andi the meeting proceeded.. Mayor Sandlin resumed with ai request fora a motion on thei millage rate. Council Member Carl Spano made a motion to set the millage rate at 6.219. Council Member Busby Courson seconded the Mayor Sandlin asked City Clerk Lisa Johnson toj present the update on debris removal, as the City has received new information. Mrs. Johnson stated that the opportunity. hadl been presented for the County and all cities to submit a request for the Army Corps of Engineers to include the County in their project for debris pickup. The County has submitted a request for Lowndes County and its cities, on our! behalf, tol bei included in thel list of] locations that they willl bel handling. While this has not] progressed to approval yet, the request has been submitted. Iti is not expected that there would be a significant disruption in the process. Council Member Courson asked who was] picking up the tin and construction debris in the medians. Mayor Sandlin responded that debris of that type would need to be taken to the landfill by residents. Council Member Courson clarified that he was asking about the debris that is in the median, not what had fallen in residents yards. Mayor Sandlin stated that the City's maintenance crew would Mayor Sandlin noted that the September financials werei ini the Council's packets, and asked ift there was a motion or discussion on these. Council Member Michelle Lane made a motion to accept the unaudited financials of September, 2024. Council Member Carl Spano seconded the motion. Thei motion passed unanimously,4-0. Mayor Sandlin stated that ther nexti item ont the Agenda was aj review oft thej proposed Budget. Council Member Spano stated that he would bel happy to answer any questions ift there were any. There were: no questions at this time.  Busby Courson and Carl Spano.  Plumb  the preceding Public: Hearing.  motion. The motion passed unanimously, 4-0.  need toj pick that up and dispose ofit.  1    Mayor Sandlin stated that therei is a question on a watert tap on Gordon Street wherei there arei five newl homes being built; it was discovered that the mainl lines were ini the middle oft the road. Mike Killeen was installing thet taps and has come up with aj plan to resolve thei issue. The Mayor asked City Clerk Lisa Johnson to explain the details. Mrs. Johnson explained that the contractor had had the lines located at the beginning of the project, when he was developing his budget and again when hel became ready for the tap. Mr. Killeen had actually gone to complete the tapf for thei first home, which is completed except for getting water, when it was discovered that thel lines werei in the middle of the roadway. She stated that shel believed thisi issuei ist the same or similar tot the one that the City received the CDBG to correct, and understood that it was a goal to replace all of these old lines. Having spoken with Mr. Courson, she spoke with Mr. Killeen about the best way to handle the problem given these circumstances; the choices are toi tapi the existing lines, which will require digging up thei road at least twice and most likelyt three times toj provide water to all five houses, or to tiei intot the existing 6"1 line ati the cormer of Park and' Thomas and run a: 2" that would ultimately: serve alli five. The arrival ofl Hurricanel Helene delayed the estimatet to dothis, but was received last weeki ini the amount of $28,500andi included in the Council's packets.. Afters speaking with! Mr. Courson, shel has reached out to get other quotes, but none have yet been received. It is her understanding that the contractor does have a party interested in the home, and the contractor is anxious to be able to move forward. Council Member Courson asked ift there were grants available: fort this. Mrs. Johnson responded that there are, but not] likely for such asmall project; additionally, applying for a grant oft this nature would take several months. Council Member Spano stated that the City does have funds available for this, but wonders how we would handle traffic control. The City would need to handle traffic control, but this should not be al lengthy project. Mrs. Johnson clarified for Council Member Lane that the tie-in would not bet to thel lines ini the middle oft the road, but to a 6"1 line that has already been puti in toi replace other older] lines. Council MemberLane: asked Council Member Spano wheret thei funds would come from, and he responded that there were: reserve funds earmarked for Water. Council Member Lane asked if we could recover any portion of the expense, and Mrs. Johnson responded that we could: recover the normal cost of thet tap. Council Member Busby Courson made a motion to: request other bids for comparison andi tablei the decision until the next regular meeting on November 5. Council Member Michelle Lane seconded the motion. The motion Council Member Carl Spano made a motion to enter Executive Session to discuss personnel. Council Member Michelle Lane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 4-0. Council entered intol Executive Session Council Member Michellel Lanei madea ar motion toi reenter regular session. Council Member Busby Courson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, 4-0. Council reentered regular session at 7:54) pm. Council Member Carl Spano made ar motion to adjourn. Council Member Busby Courson seconded the motion. The The next regular meeting of thel Lake Park City Council willl bel held onl November, 5, 2024 at 6:00 pm.  passed unanimously, 4-0.  at 6:58 pm.  motion passed unanimously, 4-0.  bhis - BOclopu C Lisa Johnson, City(lerk  fh  Seal  5N Nomaoos 1024  2