City ofl Hogansville City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Monday, December 2, 2024 - 7:00 HOGANSVILLE GEORGIA pm Meeting will be held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville, GA 30230 Mayor: Jake Ayers Council Post: 1: Michae! Taylor, Jr* 2025 Council Post2 2: Matthew. Morgan 2025 Council Post 3: Mandy Neese Council Post 4: MarkA Ayers Council Post! 5: Kandis Strickland 2027 Regular Meeting -7:00 pm 1. Call to Order- = Mayor. Jake Ayers 2. Invocation & Pledge Consent Agenda 2025 2027 2027 City Manager: Lisa E. Kelly Assistant City Manager: Niles Ford City Attorney: Alex Dixon Chief of Police: Jeffrey Sheppard City Clerk: LeAnn Lehigh Mayor Pro-Tem Alli items listed undert the Consent Agenda are considered to bei routine ini nature and will be approved by one blanket motion. 1. Approval of Agenda: Regular Meeting December 2, 2024 2. Approval ofMinutes: Work Session November 18, 2024 3. Approval ofMinutes: Regular Meeting November 18, 2024 Presentations Old) Business New Business 1. Police Department Employeel Recognition- - Major) Marcus Rakestraw - Instructor 2. Police Department Employeel Recognition- Officer JD Young- Governor's Office ofHwy Safety Award 1. Citizen. Appointment- -I Meriwether Joint Development Authority 2. Citizen. Appointment-H Historic Preservation Commission 1. Resolution - CDBGI Language. Access Plan Upcoming Dates & Events 2. Preliminary Plat- - Martin'sl Meadows 3. Preliminary. Plat- -Lee St. Townhomes December 7,2024-3:00- 7:00 pm! Hogansville Winter Market- Downtown. Hogansville December 7,2024- - 6:00 pm Hogansville Christmas Parade with Grand Marshalls: Michelle Malone &' Thel Hot Toddies- Downtown Hogansville December 7,2 2024-7:00 pm Michelle Malone & The Hot" Toddies & White Christmas Movie att the Royal Theater (purchase lickets al 1937royalledler.org December 13& 14,2024-7:00 pml Home fort thel Holidays starring Peabo Bryson, Ruben Studdard, and Haley Reinhart at the Royal Theater (purchase tickels at 1937royalhelernorg December 16, 2024- -7:00 pm] Regular Meeting oft the Mayor and Council atH Hogansville City Hall December 21, 2024 -8 8:00 am 10:00 am - Pajama Party Waffles With Santa att the Royal Theater, followed at 10:00am by ai frees showing ofPolar Express December: 24 & 25, 2024- City Offices closed for Christmas Holiday January 1,2025- - City Offices closed for New Year holiday City Manager's Report Chief of] Police Report Council Member Reports 1. Council Member Taylor 2. Council Member Morgan 3. Council Member Neese 4. Council Member Ayers 5. Council Member Strickland Mayor's Report Executive Session 1. Litigation! Exemption Adjourn Wpcamlagllauteaatilndlen. Saturdny, December 7,2 2024. -7:00 pm White Christmas (withl live! pre-movie Christmns Sing Along with Michelle Maloner nndt thel HotToddies) Purchuse tickels unline al 937gullieuleorg oru atthel bova afficel 100L Eust Muin Shreel, Hogansille, GA 302301(678,326-6321 Friday, December 20,2 2024- -7:00 pm- National Lampoon's Christmas' Vacation Saturday, December: 28,2 2024-7:001 pni- The) Wizard ofOz Meeting tol be held atl Hogansville City! Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville Ga. 30230 PERMANENT HOGANSVILLE 12/02/2024 RECORD Meeting held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville GA 30230 REGULAR MEETING Call to Order: Mayor Jake. Ayers called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:10 pm. Present were Mayor Ayers, Council Member Michael Taylor, Council Member Matthew Morgan, Council Member Mandy Neese, and Council Member Kandis Strickland. Also present were City Manager Lisa Kelly, Assistant City Manager Niles Ford, City Attorney Alex Dixon, Police Chief] Jeff Sheppard, and City Clerk LeAnn Lehigh. Council Member Mark Ayers was not present at tonight'si meeting. CONSENT. AGENDA Member Strickland. Motion Carries 4-0 PRESENTATION Council Member Morgan gave an invocation and Mayor Ayers led the Pledge of Allegiance. Motion: Council Member Neese moved approve the consent agenda. The motion was seconded by Council 1. Police Department Employee Recognition - Major Marcus Rakestraw explained that this is one of thel hardest certifications you can get. Major Rakestraw was recognized by Chief Sheppard for his certification of] Instructor. Level 1. Chief Sheppard 2. Police Department. Employee Recognition- - Officer. JD Young - Governor's Office of Hwy, Safety Award Officer Young recently received the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Award for Excellence of Speed Enforcement. Chief Sheppard recognized him for his efforts of reducing speeding, reducing accidents in the City and for getting dangerous narcotics off of our City streets. OLD BUSINESS 1. Citizen. Appointment- - Meriwether Joint Development. Authority Authority until al later meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Morgan. Motion: Council Member Neese moved to table the Citizen Appointment tot thel Meriwether. Joint Development Discussion: Council Members agreed that they would like more effort to get the word out about available commission and board applications to get more applications before appointing to those boards/committees. Current board members whose seats are up would remain on the board until Council appointments for those seats. Current applications would: remain on file. Motion Carries 4-0 2. Citizen Appointment - Historic. Preservation Commission until al later meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Morgan. Motion: Council Member Neese moved to tablet the Citizen Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission Discussion: Council Members agreed that they would like more effort to get the word out about available commission and board applications to get more applications before appointing tot those boards/committees. Current board members whose seats are up would remain on the board until Council appointments for those seats. Current applications would remain on file. Motion Carries 4-0 NEW BUSINESS 3. Resolution - CDBG Language. Access Plan was seconded by Council Member Taylor. Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve Resolution for the CDBG Language. Access Plan. Thei motion Discussion: None Motion Carries 4-0 December 2, 2024 4. Preliminary. Plat Martin's Meadows Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the Preliminary Plat for Martin's Meadows with the conditions seti in place by the Planning and Zoning Commission that requires al Development Agreement be in place before an LDPi isi issued. This includes sidewalks at the development that front all City roads, and completing ai traffic study. The motion was seconded by Council Member Morgan. Discussion: None Motion Carries 4-0 5. Preliminary Plat - Lee St. Townhomes Motion: Council Member' Taylor moved to approve the Preliminary Plat for the Lee St. Townhomes, which corners Lee Street and W. Boyd Road with the conditions that al Development Agreement bei in place before LDP is issued that includes traffic improvements, language for gravity feeding sewer, patch/pave length ofLee St at the development, sidewalks around the development that front City streets and prior to Site Review, lot lines must be delineated, hydrant placement and sidewalks must be on drawings. The motion was seconded by Council Member Neese. Discussion: None Motion Carries 4-0 EXECUTIVE SESSION Council Member Neese moved to enteri into an Executive Session under the Litigation Exemption at 7:49 pm. The motion was seconded by Council Member Taylor. The Regular Meeting was reconvened at 8:17 pm. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully, LeAnn lr Lehigh City Clerk On ai motion made by Council Member Neese and duly seconded, Mayor Ayers adjourned the meeting at 8:17 pm. December 2, 2024