Action Agenda
Board of Commissioners
December 10, 2009
7:00 P.M.
The
Board of Commissioners of Fayette County, Georgia, met in Official Session on
Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room of the
Fayette County Administrative Complex,
Commissioners Present: Jack
Smith, Chairman
Herb
Frady, Vice Chairman
Lee
Hearn
Robert
Horgan
Eric
Maxwell
Staff Present: Jack Krakeel,
Scott Bennett,
Carol
Chandler, Executive Assistant
Karen
Morley, Chief Deputy Clerk
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Chairman Smith called
the meeting to order.
Commissioner Hearn
offered the Invocation.
Pledge of Allegiance.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: COMMISSIONER
HORGAN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COMMISSIONER HEARN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Consideration
of Petition No. 1216-09 and Petition No. RP-046-09, John Alan Bell,
Owner/Agent, request to rezone Lot 18 of Lakeview Estates consisting of 1.03
acres from R-40 to O-I to develop Office Institutional Uses and request to
Change the Use of Lot 18 from single-family residential to
office-institutional. This property is
located in Land Lot 127 of the 5th District and fronts on SR 54
West.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL MADE A
MOTION TO DENY PETITION NO. 1216-09 AND PETITION NO. RP-046-09 AS
PRESENTED. COMMISSIONER HORGAN SECONDED
THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
B. Consideration
of Petition No. 1218-09, Southern Pine Plantations Commercial Group, LLC,
Owners, and Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Agent, request to rezone 27.46 acres from O-I,
A-R, and C-C to C-C to develop Commercial Uses; and consideration of Petition
No. 1219-09, Southern Pine Plantations Commercial Group, LLC, Owners, and
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Agent, request to rezone 5.37 acres from O-I, A-R, and C-C
to O-I to develop Office Uses. This
property is located in Land Lots 17 and 18 of the 6th District and
fronts on SR 74 South.
CHAIRMAN SMITH REMARKED THAT THE
BOARD HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY REQUESTING TO TABLE
THIS ITEM UNTIL THE BOARD’S PUBLIC HEARING MEETING IN JANUARY, 2010.
COMMISSIONER FRADY MADE A MOTION
TO TABLE PETITION NO. 1218-09 AND PETITION NO. 1219-009 AS REQUESTED UNTIL THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH. COMMISSIONER HORGAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
BOB ROSS: Bob
Ross said he would like to thank
CONSENT AGENDA: COMMISSIONER
HORGAN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COMMISSIONER HEARN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
1. Approval of
staff’s recommendation to extend Bid #694 for Printing and Mailing Services for
twelve additional months with the current vendor, Dove Mailing, Inc., for the
printing and mailing of assessment forms and notices by the Assessors’ Office.
2. Approval of
the reappointment of Theresa Ocheltree to the Board of Assessors for a six-year
term commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2015.
3. Approval of
the reappointment of Al Gilbert to the Post 1 seat on the Planning Commission
for a three-year term commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2012.
4. Approval of
the reappointment of Jim Graw to the Post
2 seat on the Planning Commission for a three-year term commencing
January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2012.
5. Approval of
reappointment of Bill Beckwith to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a three year
term commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2012.
6. Approval of
the reappointment of Lyn Redwood to the Board of Health for a four-year term
commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013.
7. Approval of
the reappointment of Lynette Peterson to the Board of Health for a four-year
term commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013.
8. Approval of
the Vehicle Replacement Committee’s recommendation to replace a New Holland
tractor, Model TC33D with a tractor with comparable capabilities, and approval
for the Purchasing Department to dispose of the old tractor which is no longer
serviceable..
9. Approval of
the Finance Department’s request to amend the FY 2010 budget by accepting a
$4,665.52 grant from the Council of Juvenile Court Judges of
10. Approval of the
Sheriff’s Office request to amend the Overtime Budget for the Criminal Investigations
Division by $2,312.95 for reimbursement for employees assigned to work with
various Federal Agencies.
11. Approval of
staff’s recommendation to increase the FY2010 budget to recognize donations received
by Animal Control and to apply $386 of those donations to the Animal Control’s
van project 9910A to cover cost coverage of
12. Approval of
minutes for Board of Commissioners’ meeting held on November 12, 2009.
OLD BUSINESS:
C. Consideration of staff’s recommendation to
reduce the county’s participation in the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA)
Lease Pool Program, including the outstanding amount of Certificates of
Participation and the associated interest-rate swap agreement, by the amount of
the account balance determined to be “excess funds.”
COMMISSIONER FRADY MADE A MOTION
TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE THE COUNTY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE
D. Consideration
of staff’s recommendation to award Proposal # P726 to Peach State Ambulance for
the purchase of three ambulances including radios and graphics at a total cost
of $439,230.
COMMISSIONER HORGAN MADE A MOTION
TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD PROPOSAL #P726 TO PEACH STATE
AMBULANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE AMBULANCES INCLUDING RADIOS AND GRAPHICS AT
A TOTAL COST OF $439,2309. COMMISSIONER HEARN SECONDED THE MOTION, DISCUSSION
FOLLOWED. COMMISSIONER HORGAN AMENDED
THE MOTION TO ALSO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF
$189,230 ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUND. COMMISSIONER
HEARN SECONDED THE AMENDED MOTION. THE
MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
E. Consideration
of Stormwater Management Department’s recommendation to award the preparation
of a Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study to Integrated Science &
Engineering in the amount of $39,450.
COMMISSIONER HORGAN MADE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT’S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE
PREPARATION OF A STORMWATER UTILITY FEASIBILITY STUDY TO INTEGRATED SCIENCE
& ENGINEERING IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,450.
COMMISSIONER HEARN SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
NEW BUSINESS:
F.
Consideration of the Board of Health’s recommendation to implement a
permitting fee of $100 for mobile food cart applications.
COMMISSIONER HORGAN MADE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF HEALTH’S RECOMMENDATION TO IMPLEMENT A PERMITTING FEE
OF $100 FOR
G. Consideration
of a request for annexation from
AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION,
CHAIRMAN SMITH SAID THE BOARD HAD NO LEGAL BASIS FOR OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST
AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
H. Consideration
of the Water Committee’s recommendation that the bid for the construction of
the Lake McIntosh Water Reservoir
Project be awarded to Brad Cole Construction in the amount of $8,233,255.12.
COMMISSIONER FRADY MADE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE WATER COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BID FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE
I. Discussion
of proposed special local legislation concerning Superior Court Judges in the
Griffin Judicial Circuit
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL REQUESTED
THIS ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA.
J. Consideration
of staff’s request to proceed with repairs to a specified portion of foundation
and wall(s) at the Fayette County Jail.
COMMISSIONER HORGAN MADE A MOTION
TO APPROVE STAFF’S REQUEST TO PROCEED WITH REPAIRS TO A SPECIFIED PORTION OF
FOUNDATION AND WALL(S) AT THE FAYETTE COUNTY JAIL NOT TO EXCEED $161,800 WITH
SAID FUNDS TO COME FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND.
COMMISSIONER FRADY SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
STAFF PROMOTIONS:
REQUEST FROM THE TOWN OF
THERE WAS A CONSENSUS OF THE
BOARD TO PROCEED.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT:
NONE.
STAFF REPORTS:
NONE.
BOARD REPORTS:
NONE.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: County Attorney Scott Bennett requested an Executive
Session to discuss litigation.
COMMISSIONER FRADY MADE A MOTION
TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LITIGATION. COMMISSIONER HORGAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
COMMISSIONER HEARN MADE A MOTION
TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN TO OPEN SESSION. COMMISSIONER HORGAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
Chairman
Smith called the meeting back to order and said that litigation had been
discussed.
COMMISSIONER HEARN MADE A MOTION
TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AFFIDAVIT AFFIRMING
THAT LITIGATION HAD BEEN DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. COMMISSIONER FRADY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT: Hearing no further business to come before the Board,
Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m.
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Karen Morley, Chief Deputy Clerk