CITY OF EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETINGMINUTES MARCH 19, 2025 THE EAST ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH 19, 2025 AT EAST ELLIJAY CITY HALL. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: DON CALLIHAN, MAYOR CHRIS CALLIHAN, MAYOR PRO-TEM ED FORRESTER LINDA SMITH - ABSENT JAMES WATERS CITY OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE: PETRINA PRITCHETT- CITY CLERK LARRY CALLAHAN - PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JAXON WEST - CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KENNY BARNEYCASTLE - STREET DEPARTMENT MANAGER SHANE BOWMAN - ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF - ABSENT CALLTO ORDER: THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 3:00 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE. AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING UPON A MOTION BY ED! FORRESTER AND A SECOND BY CHRIS CALLIHAN. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 19, 2025 WHICH INCLUDED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES ON THE SAME DAY AND THE CALLED MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 27, 2025, MOTION: JAMES WATERS SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN 3. NEW BUSINESS A- PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE 2025-03 - ZONING MANOR LAKE MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER REGARDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AT MANOR LAKE. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS ITEM OF BUSINESS. MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT3:02 P.M. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: JAMES WATERS B- REVIEW/ACTION. - ORDINANCE 2025-03 - ZONING MANOR LAKE COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2025-03 - ZONING MANOR LAKE C-2. MOTION: JAMES WATERS SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN C- PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE 2025-04 - ZONING GRACE MOUNTAIN MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER REGARDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AT GRACE MOUNTAIN. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS ITEM OF BUSINESS. MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:05 P.M. MOTION: ED FORRESTER SECOND: JAMES WATERS D- REVIEW/ACTION - ORDINANCE 2025-04 - ZONING GRACE MOUNTAIN COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2025-03- -ZONING GRACE MOUNTAIN C-2. MOTION: ED FORRESTER SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN E- REVIEW/ACTION - FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY 2025 COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, ANDI UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THEI FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY 2025. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: JAMES WATERS F- REVIEW/ACTION: - NEW BUSINESS LICENSES COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED MEMO FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: JAMES WATERS 4. OLD BUSINESS 5. MAYORS REPORT 6. COMMITTEE MEMBERS & DEPARTMENT HEADS A. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT - LARRY CALLAHAN SEE ATTACHED MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. 7. CITIZEN INPUT 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 3:09 P.M. MOTION: ED FORRESTER SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN OA Callion Dshuna huckttt DONO CALLIHAN, MAYOR PETRINA PRITCHETT, CITY CLERK