COUNCIL MEETING 4040 SOUTH BERKELEY LAKE ROAD BERKELEY LAKE, GEORGIA 30096 FULL MINUTES MARCH 20, 2025 CEAHLENEDT IN 1955 ATTENDANCE Mayor: Lois Salter Council Members: Barbara Geier, Rodney Hammond, and Rebecca Spitler City Officials: Leigh Threadgill - City Administrator, Dick Carothers = City Attorney Members of the Public: 4 Members of the Press: 0 CALL TO ORDER Salter called the meeting to order at 8:01 PM. A quorum of council members was in attendance. AGENDA Salter solicited a motion regarding the agenda. Hammond made a motion to accept the agenda as submitted. Geier seconded the motion. All council members were in favor and the motion passed. PUBLIC HEARING Salter noted there are no public hearings tonight. CONSENT AGENDA Salter noted the following as items on the consent agenda and solicited a motion: a) Minutes of February 20 ,2025, Council Meeting b) Minutes February 20, 2025, Council Work Session c) Financial Statements of January 2025 = Unaudited Spitler made a motion to approve all items on the consent agenda. Geier seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed. Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2025 Page 1 of3 OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to discuss. NEW BUSINESS a) Appointment - Planning & Zoning Commission Salter: Barbara Geier, who was recently appointed to fill Bob Smith's vacancy on City Council, had been serving for the last year or SO on the planning and zoning commission. Her appointment to City Council created a vacancy on the planning and zoning commission, which now needs to be filled. I am prepared tonight, with the advice and consent of the council, to appoint Dave Meilander to the planning and zoning commission to serve the unexpired term of Barbara Geier. Hammond made a motion to approve the appointment of Dave Meilander to the planning and zoning commission. Spitler seconded the motion. All council members were in favor and the motion passed. b) 0-25-256 - 2024 Budget Amendment Threadgill: 0-25-256 is a housekeeping measure to identify a final status of expenses and revenues for 2024. I am requesting that council place the item on first read and schedule a public hearing regarding the amendment for April 10th at 8:00 PM. Geier made a motion to place 0-25-256, an ordinance to amend the budget for the year 2024, to repeal conflicting ordinances, to provide for an effective date and for other purposes, on first read and to hold a public hearing regarding the amendment on April 10, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Hammond seconded the motion. All council members were in favor and the motion passed. c) 0-25-257 = Amendment to Chapter 70, Utility Accommodation Threadgill: The city subscribes to the Telecommunications & Right of Way Management Service provided by the Georgia Municipal Association. As part of that service, the city receives recommendations on updates to applicable ordinances. In late January, a model ordinance was recommended to strengthen cities' standards relative to utility work within the right-of-way. The amendment is up for first read consideration tonight. Spitler made a motion to place 0-25-257, an ordinance to amend Chapter 70, Article II, Utility Accommodation on first read, to repeal conflicting ordinances, to provide for an effective date and for other purposes, on first read. Geier seconded the motion. All council members were in favor and the motion passed. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2025 Page 2 of3 There being no further business to discuss, Spitler moved to adjourn. Geier seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed. Salter adjourned the meeting at 8:06 PM. Submitted by: : - - luRzh Leigh Threadgill, City/Clerk Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2025 Page 3 of3