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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS 6:00, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED THIS EVENING.
[1. Call to Order]
THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING WORK SESSION FOR APRIL THE 16TH.AND THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. MAYOR BRIAN MOCK.
HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM PAUL STOVALL. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JIMMY FURST.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN MESA. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER LESLIE ROBSON. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER ELMER VEITH. ALL RIGHT. IF WE COULD GET SOMEONE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THAT WILL TAKE US DOWN TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT. RIGHT? ALRIGHT.
WE'LL GO ON INTO PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL READ THE RULES OF ORDER FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
[3. Public Hearings]
THE HEARING SHALL BE PRESIDED OVER BY THE MAYOR.PROPONENTS OF EACH PROPOSED ZONING DECISION SHALL THEN BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATION OF DATA, EVIDENCE AND OPINION CONCERNING THE ZONING DECISION.
IF ALL TEN MINUTES ARE NOT USED, THE PROPONENTS REMAINING TIME MAY BE RESERVED FOR REBUTTAL.
OPPONENTS OF EACH PROPOSED ZONING DECISION SHALL THEN BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATION OF DATA, EVIDENCE AND OPINION CONCERNING EACH ZONING DECISION.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE CITY CLERK.
PLEASE DO NOT SPEAK UNLESS YOU HAVE THE MICROPHONE AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
FIRST UP THIS EVENING IS 3600 AMERICAN DRIVE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MATT ADAMS, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE. SO, AS THE MAYOR JUST SAID, THE FIRST APPLICATION IS PZ2026-1546 3600 AMERICAN DRIVE.
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A 0.986 ACRE LOT LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF AMERICAN DRIVE AND AMERICAN WAY.
THIS IS WEST OF CHAMBLEE CITY HALL AND ACROSS FROM THE CHAMBLEE CITY HEIGHTS APARTMENTS.
THE SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1970S.
SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCE.
SO BECAUSE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN THE 1970S AND IS SITUATED ON THE LOT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE AMERICAN WAY FRONTAGE IS THE ONLY FEASIBLE LOCATION FOR THE DUMPSTER TO BE PLACED THAT WOULD STILL ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE MANEUVERABILITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS.
HERE YOU CAN SEE A CLOSE UP OF THE SITE PLAN WITH THE DUMPSTER LOCATION SHOWN IN BLUE.
SO BECAUSE THIS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST AS SUBMITTED.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. HELLO. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS DARSHA PARTON.
I'M THE APPLICANT. THE THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO COME TONIGHT, SO I AM HERE FOR HIM.
ARE APPLYING FOR THIS VARIANCE. BECAUSE OF THE SITE LAYOUT.
DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THE TRUCKS TO SAFELY ACCESS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
NOPE. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. VERY GOOD.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THESE ITEMS DO COME UP LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AT THAT TIME.
NEXT UP IS 4849 PEACHTREE ROAD. SO THIS IS PZ2026-1637 FOR 4849 PEACHTREE ROAD.
THIS IS THE GALLA'S PIZZA LOCATION. SO THIS IS A SORT OF INVOLVED.
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SO THEY ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 260-5 (A) TO ALLOW A ROOF SIGN ONTO AN ADDITION OF A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.SO THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS LOCATED ON PEACHTREE ROAD DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE, BROOKHAVEN CITY LIMITS. IT BACKS UP TO THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH MARTA ON THERE AS WELL, AND IS BORDERED ON BOTH SIDES BY VARIOUS USES, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND OFFICES.
THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE.
THE POLE SIGN ITSELF IS LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING, MEANING THAT IT WAS LEGALLY CONSTRUCTED BEFORE ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT PROHIBITION AGAINST POLE SIGNS. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE PATIO AREA DIRECTLY UNDER THE SIGN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO THIS REQUEST.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE POLE SIGN IS LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING.
HOWEVER, WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE PATIO, THE ROOF, THE POLE BECOMES A ROOF SIGN.
ROOF SIGNS ARE CURRENTLY NOT PERMITTED BY THE UDO, SIMILAR TO POLE SIGNS NECESSITATING A VARIANCE TO APPROVE THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED. IN GENERAL STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL AS THE SIGN ITSELF WOULD NOT BE CHANGING AND RATHER THE CONDITIONS AROUND IT WOULD BE.
STAFF FINDS THAT A HARDSHIP EXISTS AND THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN KEEPING A SIGN AND ADDING A PATIO THAT OTHERWISE CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDO. SO BECAUSE OF THIS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE CONDITIONED UPON THE ELEVATIONS DATED RECEIVED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? HI, MY NAME IS ANTHONY DINARDO. I'M THE OWNER OF GALLA'S PIZZA AND TAVERN.
I'M THE APPLICANT. I AM PROPOSING THE ENCLOSURE AND THE VARIANCE ON THE SIGN.
WE PURCHASED THE BUSINESS TWO YEARS AGO. WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY FORTUNATE. WE PUT A LOT OF MONEY TO REMODEL AND KIND OF REESTABLISH THE 25-YEAR-OLD FAMILY BUSINESS. WE DO A LOT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOLS AND A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT PARKS, THE PATIO FOR US IS AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE BALL TEAMS AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT THAT WANT TO COME OVER AND RESERVE A SPACE.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT.
THAT'LL TAKE US DOWN TO 1900 AND 1901 CENTURY BOULEVARD, DCI.
OKAY, SO THIS IS A THIS IS PZ2026-1644 FOR 1900 AND 1901 CENTURY BOULEVARD.
THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IMPACT. EXCUSE ME.
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 374,400 SQUARE FOOT, 5 STORY, 320 MIXED-USE UNIT, MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH 530 PARKING SPACES AND IMPROVED STREETSCAPES ON BOTH SIDES OF CENTURY BOULEVARD.
I'LL NOTE FROM THE OUTSET THAT THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A DEFERRAL TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THEY'VE SUBMITTED TO BE REVIEWED BY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO HEARING ON THIS CASE. BECAUSE OF THIS, I WON'T BE DISCUSSING THE MERITS OF THE APPLICATION AT THIS TIME.
WOULD INSTEAD REQUEST TO MOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IF COUNCIL IS SO INCLINED.
COUNCIL OKAY WITH DEFERRING THIS ITEM TO THE MAY WORK SESSION.
AND MATT, I BELIEVE YOU COULD JUST PRESENT IN MAY IF THAT'S OKAY.
IF EVERYBODY'S BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS OKAY WITH COUNCIL.
OKAY 1105 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 30309 HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, I'LL JUST I'M IN FAVOR OF THE APPLICATION, AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM WHAT MATT SAID.
WE'RE ASKING FOR A 30-DAY DEFERRAL. THANK YOU OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. AND COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO MOVE THIS TO THE MAY WORK SESSION.
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ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US DOWN TO 2145 DERING CIRCLE.ALL RIGHT. SO SIMILAR TO THE LAST CASE STAFF HAS IS REQUESTING A DEFERRAL OF THIS APPLICATION.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL VARIANCES WAIVERS AND OTHER ZONING ITEMS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT IN ITS CURRENT DESIGN IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ITEMS ARE PROPERLY ADVERTISED. STAFF, PLACE THIS ITEM ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING DEFERRAL TO THE MAY 14TH COUNT AS COUNCIL WORK SESSION.
PLEASURE TO DEFER THIS ITEM AS WELL. ALL RIGHT.
IS ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT.
YEAH. HELLO. MY NAME IS GEORGE LLOYD. I LIVE AT 2154 DERING CIRCLE, WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPOSED VARIANCE DEVELOPMENT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY STRONGLY AGAINST IT.
IT'S GOING FROM A 20 SINGLE BUILDING WITH 25% COVERAGE FOR BUILDING AND PARKING TO 90% COVERAGE, 13 CONDOS SQUEEZED INTO A NARROW LOT. IT'S GOING TO AFFECT ALL THE NEIGHBORS NEARBY.
AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A HORRIBLE OVERKILL. THIS IS THE LOT.
IT'S LIKE 13 CONDOS WHERE THERE WAS ONE HOUSE.
IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, EVERY TREE.
THERE'S A LOT OF TREES ON THAT PROPERTY, AND ALL THOSE WILL HAVE TO COME DOWN.
YOU KNOW, OUR STREET IS PRETTY QUIET, ALL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE STREET, BUT THEY'RE CLOSER TO BUFORD HIGHWAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IT'S REDUCED THE STREET TO A ONE WAY.
I MEAN, A ONE LANE STREET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT GARBAGE.
IF IT'S CITY PICKUP OF GARBAGE CANS IS GOING TO BE 13 GARBAGE CANS AND 13 RECYCLE BINS.
AND THERE'S NOT EVEN THAT MUCH ROOM ON THE STREET TO LINE THEM ALL UP.
MAYBE THEY'RE PLANNING TO HAVE A DUMPSTER UP THERE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT AND THEN THE LAST THING FOR ME IS I PERSONALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY HOUSE, WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2007 IS IT'S, IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH LIKE YOU'RE IN NATURE.
THERE'S TREES EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE HAWKS, OWLS, SONGBIRDS.
I MEAN, YOU WALK OUTSIDE AND ALL YOU HEAR IS.
TWEET, TWEET, TWEET. DOZENS OF BIRDS, THE DIFFERENT SPECIES.
IT'S VERY NICE. AND THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT DRIVES THAT AWAY.
AND AS A SIDE POINT, IT'S CURRENTLY A RENTAL PROPERTY.
IT'S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE WE MOVED IN IN 2007.
THE TWO HOUSES UP THE HILL FROM THAT TOWARD BUFORD HIGHWAY ARE ALSO RENTAL PROPERTIES.
I CAN JUST SEE THESE GOING THE SAME WAY AS THIS.
IF THIS IS APPROVED AND THEN THAT WILL TOTALLY I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
AND, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M NOT MORE ELOQUENT.
I'M NOT USED TO DOING THIS, BUT I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. THIS ITEM WE'LL MOVE TO THE MAY WORK SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. WE HAVE THREE SETS.
[6. Old Business]
DID ANYBODY SEE ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ON THOSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL KEEP MOVING. WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4.[7. Ordinances - 2nd Read]
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE 5 2ND READS ON TUESDAY. AND THAT'LL TAKE US DOWN TO NEW BUSINESS.[8. New Business]
FIRST UP, WE HAVE THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS.THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'LL HAVE OUR ATTORNEY SCOTT, COME UP AND PRESENT THIS ITEM.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON AN OVERHAUL TO CHAPTER 6, THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE IN THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE.THIS IS KIND OF A CULMINATION OF SEVERAL CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE YEARS.
AND NOW WE'VE SOUGHT TO STREAMLINE AND UPDATE THE CODE TO DEAL WITH CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CITY.
ESSENTIALLY, THE MAJOR CHANGES ARE, NUMBER 1, TO CONSOLIDATE, CLARIFY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE DENIAL GROUNDS AND PUT THEM MORE OR LESS IN ONE LOCATION AS OPPOSED TO SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CODE.
NUMBER 2 IS TO REORGANIZE AND CLARIFY THE GROUNDS FOR REVOKING A LICENSE FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
NUMBER 3 IS IMPOSED COST SHARING FOR LICENSE APPEALS IN A PRETTY FAIR AND APPLICANT FRIENDLY WAY.
BUT HERE, UP UNTIL THIS POINT LICENSING IN THE CITY, REALLY THE CITY HAS BORNE ALL THE COSTS.
AND SO WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THEY DID A LAST MINUTE PULL OUT AND, AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAD EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY THAT WEREN'T NECESSARY.
SO THIS IMPOSES A COST SHARING FOR LICENSE APPEALS THAT WE THINK WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL.
THE LONGER THINGS DRAG ON ARE ALLOWED TO DRAG ON, THE MORE THEY COST.
AND REALLY, WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE IN JUNE OR JULY DEALING WITH A LICENSE APPEAL THAT WAS RENDERED IN, IN MARCH BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT TIME FRAMES THAT ARE BUILT IN THE ORDINANCE.
WITH REGARD TO THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT, THERE USED TO BE A RULE IN THE GEORGIA STATE LAWS THAT SAID IF SOMEONE LIVED IN A JURISDICTION, A COUNTY OR CITY IN GEORGIA, THEY COULD NOT GO INTO ANOTHER JURISDICTION, GET AN ALCOHOL LICENSE IF THEIR HOME JURISDICTION WAS A DRY OR MOIST COUNTY, LIKE MAYBE THEY DIDN'T ALLOW DISTILLED SPIRITS SALES, BUT THEY ALLOWED BEER OR WINE.
THE STATE HAS DONE AWAY WITH THAT REGULATION, AND THIS JUST BRINGS THE CITY CODE TO BE SORT OF IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT THE STATE HAS DONE. SAME THING WITH LICENSE SUSPENSIONS. THERE WAS A PROVISION IN 6-51.C THAT DEALT WITH WELL YOU COULD DO A THREE DAY SUSPENSION OR DO THIS $1,000 FINE. AND AND REALLY THE CODE IS SUFFICIENT RIGHT NOW TO WRITE CITATIONS AND TO HAVE FINANCIAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. BUT IF THOSE DON'T DETER UNLAWFUL CONDUCT UNDER THE ALCOHOL CODE, YOU DON'T GET ANYWHERE BY SPENDING A LOT OF RESOURCES TO HAVE A HEARING AND SO FORTH FOR A THREE DAY SUSPENSION.
IN THE LAST SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF HEARINGS.
SO THAT'S THOSE ARE THE BIG PICTURE CHANGES TO THE ALCOHOL CODE.
ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING IS JUST EVOLVING WITH THE INDUSTRY.
AND THAT IS CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS. OBVIOUSLY, SINCE THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT UPDATE TO THE ALCOHOL CODE, THE STATE OF GEORGIA STEPPED IN AND STARTED TO DEAL WITH CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS.
THEY'RE DEFINED AND THEY'RE REGULATED BY STATE LAW, BUT THEY, WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE EXCLUDE THOSE CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS FROM THOSE AND SALES OF THOSE PRODUCTS FROM BASICALLY FOOD AND NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ACTS LIKE ALCOHOL, IT'S NOT BEING TREATED THE SAME AS A FOOD SALE OR A COVER CHARGE OR A T SHIRT OR SOMETHING. THAT IS, THAT IS NOT IMBIBING A PSYCHOACTIVE ELEMENT.
AND THEN NUMBER THREE, WE'RE BASICALLY THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT SAME COIN COUNTING, CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCT SALES, SIMILAR TO ALCOHOL SALES. SO THAT YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T COUNT, LIKE IN A RESTAURANT CONTEXT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 50% OF YOUR REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF FOOD AND NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
AND THEN FOR WE REQUIRE ALCOHOL LICENSING TO MAINTAIN RECORDS ON THOSE SALES.
IT'S VERY CONSISTENT BASED ON THE STATE LAW DEFINITIONS, SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS THAT SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE AND THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP OVER AND OVER, IS MAKING EXPLICIT IN THE CODE WHAT IS NOT THERE NOW.
AND THAT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT A MANAGER OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE PERSON BE ON SITE AT ANY TIME.
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THEY GET THERE AND NOBODY'S THERE THAT CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY.THEY ALL CLAIM THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT. NO ONE'S THE MANAGER, BASICALLY, EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE'S TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR TO BLOCK THE POLICE FROM COMING IN AT 3:00 A.M. NOBODY IS IN CHARGE. AND SO WHAT THE PROVISION THAT WE'VE ADDED SAYS IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PRIMARY APPLICANT, ANOTHER APPLICANT, AND THOSE ARE DEFINED IN THE CODE OR A MANAGER ON SITE, OR THE POLICE CAN CLOSE THE BUSINESS.
IF THERE'S NO ONE RESPONSIBLE ON THE PREMISES.
NUMBER 2, IT REORGANIZES CURRENT LOCATION RULES FOR ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS.
WE'VE BASICALLY CONSOLIDATED THE BUFFER LOCATIONS IN SECTION 6-46 AND WE SPELLED IT OUT.
IF YOU HAVE LIQUOR BY THE, YOU KNOW, LIQUOR SALES, IT'S THIS IF YOU HAVE BEER SALES, IT'S THIS IF IT'S WINE SALES, WE JUST MADE IT ALL IN ONE SECTION WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO, THESE ARE THE BUFFERS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DERIVE FROM STATE LAW.
SOME OF THEM ARE FROM THE CITY. THIS JUST MAKES THE CODE EASIER TO FOLLOW.
WE HAD AN APPEAL HEARING EARLIER THIS YEAR WHERE AN APPLICANT FOR DISTILLED PACKAGE STORE, LIQUOR PACKAGE STORE APPLIED, AND THEY SATISFIED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS IN 6-46.
[LAUGHTER]. SO WE JUST WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF EXCUSE REMOVAL, FRANKLY, FOR THAT KIND OF THING, SO THAT WE'RE NOT WASTING RESOURCES BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE A CASE AND THEY DON'T.
AND THEN NUMBER 3, WE'RE ADDING A 12:00 A.M. TO 6:00 A.M.
CLOSING TIME FOR PACKAGED LIQUOR STORES. THERE IS A RULE RIGHT NOW FOR WHEN THEY CAN SELL.
ONE OTHER THING THAT IS NOT A PART OF THIS, BUT I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE HAVE DRAFTED AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING TO STAFF IN THE NEXT WEEK HERE IS WE'VE HAD FROM THE POLICE A RECURRING PROBLEM OF BUSINESSES THAT WERE EVENT HALLS.
AND REALLY WHAT THEY ARE IS AN ILLEGAL NIGHTCLUB.
AND THEY'RE OPEN AT 2:00 A.M. OR 3:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING DOING ALCOHOL.
AND THE ALCOHOL PIECE IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE LICENSE. BUT WHAT THEY ARGUE IS THAT, WELL, WE CAN BE OPEN AT 2:00 A.M. AS AN EVENT HALL, BUT THERE'S REALLY NO REASON FOR THAT.
SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE WILL BRING TO COUNCIL, AND I'VE TALKED TO KRISTEN BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS IS JUST A PROVISION IN THE CHAPTER 6 THAT SAYS, IF YOU'RE AN EVENT HALL YOU CAN HAVE YOUR EVENT, BUT IT HAS TO CEASE AT MIDNIGHT.
BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] AN ALCOHOL LICENSE, THERE WOULD BE NO REASON WHY YOU HAVE A 3:00 A.M.
EVENT, LIKE A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR A WEDDING RECEPTION OR WHATEVER.
SO THOSE ARE THE UPDATES TO THE OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS.
WHICH IS KIND OF THE REALM THAT I DEAL IN MOST OF THE TIME.
THESE ARE SOME, NUMBER ONE, SOME LEGACY ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE SOME BLANKET BANS ON ADVERTISING ALCOHOL OUTSIDE OF A BUSINESS PREMISES. VERY SIMILAR REGULATIONS WERE STRUCK DOWN SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY THE GEORGIA SUPREME COURT IN A CASE OUT OF FOLSOM AND THEN OR OUT OF THE CITY OF JASPER, GEORGIA. AND THEN ANOTHER PROVISION IS A LIMITATION ON LIVE MUSIC AND PATRON DANCING AT CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES BUSINESSES. IF YOU REGULATE IN AN ALCOHOL CODE OR A BUSINESS LICENSE CODE, SPECIFICALLY ON QUOTE UNQUOTE ENTERTAINMENT OR MUSIC THAT HAS FIRST AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS. AND WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE'VE DEALT WITH ISSUES, AND WE HAVE HAD THIS NOT IN THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS, BUT MAYBE 5 OR 6 YEARS AGO, IS THAT THE RULES FOR CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES RESTAURANTS THAT CAN HAVE ALCOHOL SALES, YOU ALREADY HAVE RULES THAT 70% OF THE AREA OF THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS TO BE DEDICATED TO PATRON SEATING AND DINING TABLES, AND THERE'S OTHER RESTRICTIONS IN BUILDING CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE SOLVE THIS SORRY. SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT REGULATING SOMETHING THAT WOULD TRIGGER FIRST AMENDMENT SCRUTINY, BASICALLY. SO WE HAVE ADEQUATE REGULATIONS TO DEAL WITH WHAT WE'RE REMOVING IS WHAT I'M SAYING AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION ITEMS AND I'LL BE READY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW ONE OF THOSE IS THE CPA VERIFICATION OF ALCOHOL AND FOOD SALES AFFIDAVIT.
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IF THIS IS A LATE-NIGHT ESTABLISHMENT, MEANING THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPEN AFTER 12:30 A.M., THEN THAT THEY HAVE A SAFETY PLAN AND SOME ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR FOOD SALES AFFIDAVIT VERIFIED BY CPA.WE DON'T REGULARLY REQUIRE THAT FOR OUTSIDE OF THAT CATEGORY, LET'S SAY.
HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT IN 6-4C3, WHICH IS IN THE CURRENT CODE.
THERE IS A PROVISION FOR THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS HEAD OF THIS TYPE OF LICENSING, TO REQUIRE ANY AFFIDAVIT ON FOOD AND ALCOHOL SALES TO BE VERIFIED BY A CPA. SO THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE AS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO VENTURE INTO MAYBE HAVING THIS AT THE FIRST RENEWAL AND THEN EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, I MEAN, WE CAN WE CAN WORKSHOP THAT AND ADJUST ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THAT GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? GREAT JOB TAKING 70 PAGES AND DISTILLING IT DOWN.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, I WAS I WAS LIKE, WHAT LEVEL OF WEEDS DO WE NEED HERE? SO. HOPEFULLY IT'LL EASE SOME OF THE BURDEN OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THESE LATE NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE GIVING US SO MUCH TROUBLE. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER. NO, YOU GO AHEAD.
WE USUALLY WANT TO START AT THE BOTTOM AND WORK YOUR WAY UP, BUT YOU KNOW. HEY. [LAUGHTER]. SO I'M.
AND I WOULD BE MUCH MORE IN FAVOR OF THINGS LIKE THE FIRST, THE FIRST YEAR, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE ALL THEY DO IS GET A LICENSE. THEY DON'T REALLY PRESENT ANY ACTUAL DOCUMENTS THINGS LIKE TRIGGERING EVENTS, LIKE MIGHT BE THE CHANGE IN, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY, THEY, THEY WERE SERVING BEER AND THEY DECIDED TO SERVE LIQUOR.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC CHANGE OR JUST, JUST SOMETHING THAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS CHANGE, YOU KNOW, NOT OPERATING AS USUAL. MAYBE ADDING A PATIO ON UNDER THEIR [LAUGHTER] SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IF THEY PUT A BAR, A NEW BAR ON IT, THEN THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW. ANYWAY. AND THEN THE LAST THING WOULD BE ANY TRIGGERING EVENT, LIKE A VIOLATION.
THEN THEY JUST CAN CONTINUE TO UNDER THE WHAT THE CURRENT CODE ALLOWS.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING. I WOULD, I WOULD WANT TO WORK WITH STAFF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT, HOW THOSE TRIGGERING EVENTS OR WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE IDENTIFIED.
I'D WANT IT TO BE MORE AUTOMATIC UNLESS LIKE, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE IN ONE AT LEAST ONE OCCASION WHERE THEY SAID, WELL, WHY, WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME? YOU'RE NOT ASKING ANYBODY ELSE.
I JUST WANT TO. AND I KNOW WE STILL HAVE THAT OPTION, BUT I'D RATHER NOT.
I'D RATHER JUST BE LIKE, YEAH, HAVE IT BE TRIGGERED BY AN OBJECTIVE FACT.
YES. YES. YES. SO WE CAN WORK WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IS CAN YOU GO BACK TO PAGE ONE? I THINK IT WAS YOUR ONE OF YOUR BULLET POINTS.
I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THERE THAT. WELL, I CAN'T, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, SO IF BUT IF ANYBODY, MAYBE I'LL THINK ABOUT IT AFTER OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TALKED.
IF YOU REMEMBER IT, YOU CAN SHOOT US AN EMAIL AND WE'LL ADDRESS IT BEFORE FIRST READING NEXT WEEK.
REGARDING THE CPA PIECE I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THERE'S A CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, AND THEN WHO IS FLYING STRAIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR OFF WITH A BROKEN WING, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PHRASE IT.
SO I'D BE MORE IN FAVOR OF TIME INTERVALS AGAIN, TWO YEARS, EVERY THREE YEARS YOU HAVE TO.
SO IT'S NOT AS ONEROUS TO THE BUSINESS, BUT ALSO TRIGGERING EVENTS ON TOP OF THAT BUT I'M OPEN TO DISCUSSION ON THAT. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN EITHER OR.
YEAH. JUST KNOWING OUR ENTERPRISING FOLKS OUT THERE, THEY MIGHT SAY ONE GOOD YEAR.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED [LAUGHTER] NOW, NOW WE THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND.
THIS IS A STORY OF GIVE AN INCH TO TAKE A MILE.
AND WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE SEEN THAT A LOT, YES. RIGHT, I THINK THAT IT DOES NEED TO BE CODIFIED SO THAT WE'RE NOT LEAVING IT UP TO THE TO OUR STAFF TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT. YES.
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RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE WITH REMOVING SOME OF THE PROVISIONS IS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE DISCRETIONARY.NOW ARE DENIAL DECISIONS OF IF YOU'VE BEEN DENIED UNDER A, B, C, AND D, THIS IS THE BAR PERIOD.
SO WE. I THINK THIS IS A MORE. WE HAVE THE GRADUATED SANCTIONS, SO TO SPEAK, IN THERE.
CAYLEE WAS HELPFUL ON THE FLY TODAY, JUST PULLING TOGETHER THE NUMBERS.
THERE ARE 126 ALCOHOL LICENSEES. ABOUT 50 OF THEM ARE CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES.
AND THAT'S WHO THE CPA AFFIDAVIT OR THE FOOD SALES AFFIDAVIT APPLIES TO.
AND THERE ARE PROBABLY ALMOST A THIRD OF THOSE THAT MIGHT QUALIFY AS LATE NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ALREADY HAVE TO DO THE CPA VERIFICATION ON THEIR AFFIDAVIT. SO WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT IT IS AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THE BURDEN IS THAT GREAT. YEAH.
CATEGORIZED IN YOUR POS SYSTEM, VERY EASY TO PRESENT.
AND JUST TAKING IT TO A CERTIFIED CPA TO GET AN AFFIDAVIT.
CORRECT? AND A LOT OF THESE ARE PROBABLY FILING 941 QUARTERLY TAX RETURNS ANYWAY.
SO YEAH. WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND POURING ON SUNDAYS.
COULD YOU TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT AND MOSTLY AROUND STATE LAW, AND WHY THAT PROHIBITS US FOR ALLOWING OUR BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE TO POUR ON SUNDAYS? YEAH. SO SUNDAY SALES ARE REGULATED UNDER 3-3-7.
BUT THE MAIN THING IS THIS. YOU HAVE TO BE AN EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH FOR FUNCTIONAL PURPOSES UNDER THE CITY'S ORDINANCE AND [INAUDIBLE] ORDINANCE AND SANDY SPRINGS AND ALL THOSE, THAT'S THE SAME AS A RESTAURANT.
YOU HAVE TO BE A RESTAURANT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR REVENUE DERIVED FROM FOOD AND MEALS PREPARED ON THE PREMISES, AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR JUST NON-ALCOHOL SALES.
THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT. SO FOR EXAMPLE UNDER 3-3-7 SUBPART O.
I THINK STATE LAW HAS CARVED OUT AN EXAMPLE FOR BOWLING CENTERS.
SO BACK BEFORE JOHN WALKER WENT AND LEFT US FOR THE BEACH YOU KNOW, HE WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH BOWLMOR AND WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT BY A CODE THAT REALLY ALIGNED CITY ORDINANCE WITH STATE LAW.
BUT WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO BE CAREFUL OF IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GO OUT LIKE SOME JURISDICTIONS IN GEORGIA THAT WILL REMAIN UNNAMED, THAT HAVE STARTED LICENSING THINGS THAT ARE JUST SEEMINGLY FLATLY CONTRADICTORY AND NOT ALLOWED BY STATE LAW.
BECAUSE THEN, THEN WE RUN INTO THE INTO TROUBLE OF.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE MAIN CONSTRAINT. IT'S NOT SO MUCH A POLICY JUDGMENT.
IT'S JUST FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE IS OUR AUTHORITY TO REGULATE ALCOHOL IS DERIVATIVE OF THE STATE.
AND SO WE JUST TRY TO STAY WITHIN OUR LANE ON THAT.
SO IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, THERE'S UNNAMED JURISDICTIONS OUT THERE THAT [LAUGHTER] ARE DOING THIS RIGHT? THEY'RE JUST CHOOSING NOT TO ENFORCE ON SUNDAYS PER STATE LAW, OR THEY'RE WRITING ORDINANCES IN A WAY THAT CIRCUMVENT STATE LAW.
AND YOU SAID YOU SNUCK IN SOMETHING ABOUT 80,000 PEOPLE.
DID YOU? NO, NO, I WAS JUST SAYING. OKAY. I JUST WONDERED IF THERE'S AN EXEMPTION FOR BIGGER JURISDICTIONS LONG SECTION. THE REASON IT'S SO LONG IS THAT IT'S ALMOST LIKE THIS WAS PIECED TOGETHER OVER DECADES.
SO THERE'S JUST COMPLICATED RULES. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE OF THAT IS YOU HAVE TO BE A RESTAURANT.
YOU HAVE TO MEET THE 50% FOOD SALES RULE TO SELL FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES ON SUNDAY, UNLESS YOU FIT A BOWLING TYPE STATE LAW EXCEPTION.
CREATING ORDINANCES THAT MAY CIRCUMVENT OR ON THEIR FACE CIRCUMVENTS TO SALE ON SUNDAY.
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BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHEN ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS CAME UP IN ONE OF MY REPRESENTATIONS WITH THE DOR, YOU KNOW, AND I HAD TO CALL THE DOR AND IT'S LIKE, HOW IS THIS WORKING? I READ THIS REGULATION IN THE DOR RAGS AND THE STATE STATUTE.AND HE'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT THE STATE LICENSE.
SO SOMETIMES THIS IS HAPPENING WHERE THE DOR IS GIVING A LICENSE FOR AN ACTIVITY THAT SEEMS COUNTER TO THE DOR REGULATIONS, AND THE CITY'S RUNNING GIVING THE LOCAL LICENSE FOR IT.
AND THE DOR LAWYER, AT LEAST I'VE TALKED TO, COULDN'T EXPLAIN HOW THEY JIVE.
SO. THAT'S THE BEST I GOT. FROM A SERVICE STANDPOINT IT'S BEST FOR US TO PLAY IN THE GRAY AREA.
IS. WOULD THAT BE YOUR COUNSEL ON THAT? I THINK THAT THESE.
YES, I THINK IT'S BEST TO ONLY LICENSE THE TYPES OF ALCOHOL SALES ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH THE STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT A LICENSE CAN BE OBTAINED. THAT'S THAT'S IT.
WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT FOOD HALLS AND HOW AND, AND HOW THOSE ARE REGULATED.
AND SOME. AND DO THEY OR THEY RUN THROUGH THE CENTRAL POS.
DO THEY JUST PARK FOOD TRUCKS OUTSIDE? AND THEY ALL HAVE.
YOU SAY YOU HAVE THREE INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES, BUT ONE GUY CLAIMING HE'S A RESTAURANT BECAUSE HE HAS THREE FOOD TRUCKS PARKED IN HIS PARKING LOT AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND THEN ANOTHER PERSON WAS ARGUING ABOUT FOOD, FOOD HALLS.
AND I SAID, WELL, THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE FOOD.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF SOME OF THE JUST GYRATIONS.
AND I THINK, THAT THE STATE LAW IS JUST DRAGGING BEHIND. I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM.
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WHERE YOU WOULD TAKE IT UP FOR VOTE FALLS AFTER THE, THE SUNSET OF THE EXISTING ALCOHOL LICENSE MORATORIUM FOR NEW ALCOHOL LICENSES.
AND SO BECAUSE IT'S STILL KIND OF A WORK PRODUCT AND FLUX, WE ARE REQUESTING A 30-DAY EXTENSION OF THAT MORATORIUM SO THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON A NEW AMENDMENT. AND ALSO STAFF HAS SOME TIME TO UPDATE PAPERWORK, PROCESSES, ALL OF THAT FOR THE NEW CODE. AND THEN CURRENTLY WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING ALCOHOL LICENSES.
SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT FROM A MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT, WE CAN START WORKING WITH FOLKS ONCE WE GET THE FINAL LANGUAGE OF THE NEW ORDINANCE IN THAT TIME PERIOD. SO THEY'RE NOT PROHIBITED FROM REACHING OUT OR PROVIDING ANY KIND OF DOCUMENTATION TO US, BUT THAT WE WOULDN'T ACCEPT AN ACTUAL COMPLETED ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATION UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTER THAT. THAT, THAT UNTIL THE NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE.
OKAY ALL RIGHT, UNDER STAFF ACTION ITEMS THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE Q4 2025 BUDGET AMENDMENT.
MS. JULIE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JULIE PERO FINANCE DIRECTOR.
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED AND READY FOR THE AUDIT, WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEK.
THIS INCLUDES UPDATES TO THE GENERAL FUND, MULTI-PURPOSE EXCUSE ME, MULTI GRANTS FUND, ARPA STATE FUND, SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT AND OUR SANITATION FUND.
PUBLIC SAFETY INCREASED IN OVERTIME, FUEL AND INSURANCE, WHILE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LARGELY DUE TO HIGHER LEGAL EXPENSES. LUCKILY, THESE OVERAGES ARE FULLY OFFSET BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD SURPLUS
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OR HAD SAVINGS IN DELAYED PROJECTS. AND SOME OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS WERE PUBLIC WORKS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARKS AND PLANNING. THERE IS NO OVERALL INCREASE TO THE BUDGET AND NO IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE.ALSO WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAD $550,000 ASSOCIATED FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE RECLASSIFIED THROUGH THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT.
THE MULTIPLE GRANTS FUND AND ARPA STATE GRANT FUND ARE MERGING TOGETHER.
WE'RE RECLASSIFYING AND MOVING FUNDS FROM ONE FUND TO THE OTHER BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR 2024 AUDIT FROM THE AUDITORS THAT RECOMMENDED SEPARATING THESE POLICE ACTIVITIES INTO A DEDICATED FUND.
AND THOSE ARE FOR THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION GRANT AND FOR THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER.
SO WE ESTABLISHED THAT GRANT IN 2024, BUT WE ADOPTED THE MONEY IN 2025.
SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER THESE FUNDS FROM THE GRANT FUND TO THE NEW FUND THAT WE ESTABLISHED, AND THE $550,000 THAT WAS IN THE GENERAL FUND WILL NOW MOVE OVER TO THE ARPA FUND AS A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
AND BOTH THESE GRANTS ARE REIMBURSABLE BY THE STATE, AND REVENUES ARE REFLECTED TO REPRESENT ANY EXPECTED REIMBURSEMENTS. EXCUSE ME. THE NEXT SECTION IS THE SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT FUND.
WE HAD SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS THERE FOR THE COST OF SOME FLOCK, EQUIPMENT AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE MADE, AND THAT WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FOR JULIE ON THE 2025 BUDGET? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN TO 2026.
SWITCHING IT UP A LITTLE BIT. I SEE. [LAUGHTER] ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE WITH US TONIGHT.
IF YOU COULD SWITCH TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE.
IT'S DOING ESSENTIALLY TWO THINGS. THE FIRST IS THE GENERAL FUND AND THE DOWNTOWN SSD.
THERE'S A TRANSFER OF $116,300 TO THE GENERAL FUND.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE FUNDS, WHICH IS TO FOR PERSONNEL FOR THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT TO BEAUTIFY AND TAKE CARE OF YOU KNOW, GROUNDS AND GREEN SPACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST PER THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR AUDITORS TO MOVE IT THAT WAY.
AND THAT MIRRORS A CHANGE THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY BUDGET BACK IN MARCH.
SO JUST TRYING TO MEET THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THAT'S ALL.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US DOWN TO A RAIL TRAIL SEGMENT 7-12, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS ONE AS WELL. THIS IS A AN ITEM JUST RECOMMENDING THAT, YOU KNOW, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO SIGN THIS CONTRACT.
HOW CLOSE ARE WE GETTING? WELL, WE JUST GOT THE APPROVAL FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION.
AND THAT BROUGHT IT UP TO WHAT WAS THE TOTAL 600 AND? I THINK IT'S I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK, BUT I THINK $600,000 FEDERAL.
AND THEN THE ANOTHER AMOUNT IN ADDITION FOR THE LOCAL MATCH.
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SO A TOTAL OF $800,000. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.WE'RE GETTING THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS TRAIL DONE YET.
LIKE OUR RAIL TRAIL PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THIS IS WHAT HOLDS US UP. THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT TAKE SIX TIMES AS LONG AS YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD TAKE, AND PROBABLY SIX TIMES AS LONG AS IT DOES TAKE IN THE PUBLIC, I MEAN, PRIVATE SECTOR BUT THIS IS THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND WE DO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND PAY FOR ANYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE WRONG SO WE'RE GETTING THERE ON OUR RAIL TRAILS ESPECIALLY WHEN GDOT IS INVOLVED. OKAY, GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THE PEACHTREE BOULEVARD REALIGNMENT 60% DESIGN COST SHARE.
BUT WE ARE IN THE THICK OF THE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT.
I BELIEVE WE JUST ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THAT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE TO DESIGN.
THE DESIGN PHASE OF THAT PROJECT. AND SO WITH THE COST COMING IN ON THIS PROJECT AS IT INCLUDES A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND SOME SUBSTANTIAL ENGINEERING AND RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
THE COSTS HAVE OF COURSE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.
YOU'VE GOTTEN INFORMATION ON THAT AND WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.
AND SO THE CID IS REQUESTING SOME ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM BOTH CITIES TO HELP COVER THE COST OF DESIGN FOR THE PEDESTRIAN COMPONENT OF THAT PROJECT. AND SO IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $46,800 FOR CHAMBLEE'S PORTION.
DORAVILLE HAS ALREADY APPROVED THEIR PORTION.
YEAH THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US ON THIS. GLAD TO SEE THIS PROJECT.
FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE PROCESS WITH SIX PROPOSALS, STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO FORESITE GROUP LLC FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 510,500. $510,500. THEIR TEAM DEMONSTRATED THE STRONGEST TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND THEY HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD WITH SIMILAR PARK PROJECTS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU ARTS MASTER PLAN. WELL, EVERYBODY EVERYBODY'S GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT.
IT FEELS LIKE A PAGEANT OF SOME SORT. EVERYBODY'S JUST WALKING DOWN THE RUNWAY, COMING BACK.
IT'S A VERY LONG, DISTINGUISHED WALK. [LAUGHTER].
THE PRICE IS RIGHT. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
OUR LAST ARTS MASTER PLAN WAS COMPLETED IN 2019, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, WAS BEFORE COVID.
AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HIT MOST, IF ALMOST JUST BARELY ALL OF THE POINTS ON THE ARTS MASTER PLAN, IT IS TIME TO HAVE A NEW ONE THAT REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY AS IT IS NOW.
SO WE ARE WORKING WITH DESIGNING LOCAL. THEY ARE THE SAME COMPANY THAT DID OUR LAST ONE, AND THEY HAVE A CONTRACT THAT I AM REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO SIGN, NOT TO EXCEED $55,000 AND IF NEEDED ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE DO HAVE THE TIMELINE. I KNOW THAT WAS A BIT OF A CONCERN A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY DID GIVE US A TIMELINE.
ANY QUESTIONS? THEY WERE, THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.
I PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST MASTER PLAN AND THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.
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THEY ASKED A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS THAT SEEMED TO BE MORE BUSINESS OPERATING, LESS ARTSY FARTSY ORIENTED SO [LAUGHTER].I APPRECIATED THAT. SO, SO BUT NO, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD THEY WERE A GOOD GROUP.
AND SO WE GOT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD PLAN. YEAH IT WAS A GOOD OKAY.
WELL, I LIKE THE DEFINITION OF ARTSY FARTSY. [LAUGHTER].
THANK YOU, TENEISHA. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT WE HAVE THE GRANT FOR THE STORMWATER WETLAND RETROFIT.
THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL. WHO'S GOT THAT? OH IT'S TODD.
YEAH THAT WAS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, BUT I'LL TRY MY BEST.
THIS GRANT REQUIRES A 40% MATCH TO. AND THEY'LL PAY 60%.
AND OUR APPLICATION DEADLINES, APRIL 30TH. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT IS A RETROFIT OF, OF THE WETLAND AREA ALONG THE RAIL TRAIL AT PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD. AND IT'S AN OVERGROWN CORNER RIGHT THERE THAT HOLDS WATER AND EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S BEEN AN EYESORE FOR A LONG TIME. AND THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND RETROFIT IT INTO A NICE WETLAND AREA THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDES WATER QUALITY. THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN BY KIMLEY-HORN, AND WE EXPECT THE COST OF THAT PROJECT TO BE $350,000.
SO THE GRANT AMOUNT WOULD BE $210,000 AND OUR MATCH WOULD BE $140,000.
I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH ADMINISTERING OUR GRANTS ON 319(H) GRANTS, AND THEY DRAG ON FOR A LONG TIME. WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE AMANDA HALLAUER, OUR STORMWATER MANAGER, BECAUSE IN HER PREVIOUS JOB, SHE MANAGED ALL THE 319(H) GRANTS, FEMA GRANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BONDS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? GOOD JOB TODD. ALL RIGHT.
THAT TAKES US DOWN TO 3297 AND 3289 HARDEE AVENUE.
THANK YOU MAYOR. YOU ALL HEARD THIS WHEN LAST MONTH.
SO WE HAVE NO PRESENTATION FOR THIS. ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'LL MOVE THAT TO NEXT WEEK. THAT CIRCLES US BACK TO 3600 AMERICAN DRIVE.
THIS IS THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL QUESTIONS? SO AM I CORRECT IN THAT? THIS IS I READ THIS LAST WEEK, THE AGENDA LAST WEEK AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANY UPDATES TO IT, BUT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD THIS OUT OF WOOD? THAT IS CORRECT. IT DOES NOT. ONE OF THE ALLOWABLE MATERIALS IN THE ORDINANCE IS WOOD.
THAT WAS CHANGED, I BELIEVE, IN 2021 TO BE ONE OF THE ALLOWABLE MATERIALS FOR DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INVESTMENT YOU'VE MADE IN CHAMBLEE AND FOR ALL OF THE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GALLA'S, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. MAKE SURE THE YEAH. SUDDENLY HUNGRY? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A CENTURY BOULEVARD THAT COUNCIL WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT TONIGHT? NO? OKAY. DERING CIRCLE. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
THAT'LL MOVE US DOWN TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS.
[9. Mayor and Council Items]
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THIS WEEK.I WILL TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME OUR CLASS CHAMBLEE 101.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND GIVING UP OF YOUR TIME FOR THE LAST, HOW MANY WEEKS? 11, 9,
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THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING OF YOUR TIME AND GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.AND THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT TO SEE HOW COUNCIL WHAT WE CALL US, HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT'S A PROCESS.
YEAH, LESLIE SAYS IT TASTES GOOD, BUT I'M A VEGETARIAN, SO [LAUGHTER].
I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR THE CLASS IS, DOES THIS MAKE YOU WANT TO RUN FOR COUNCIL OR DOES IT MAKE YOU SAY, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS EVER? [LAUGHTER] IT'S NOT SO BAD.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DUMPSTERS? WE GOT WE GOT ROOM FOR Y'ALL.
IT'S A LOADED QUESTION ALRIGHT, THAT'LL TAKE US DOWN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE MAYOR IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER. ALL REMARKS SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A BODY, NOT TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE CITY CLERK. LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES UNLESS FURTHER TIME IS GRANTED BY COUNCIL AND NOT SPEAK A SECOND TIME UNTIL EVERYONE WISHING TO SPEAK HAS SPOKEN ONCE, AND NO ONE CAN SPEAK MORE THAN TWICE. PLEASE DO NOT SPEAK UNLESS YOU HAVE THE MICROPHONE AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
ANYONE? NO ONE? THE WHOLE CLASS HERE AND NO ONE WANTS TO.
NOTHING? NOTHING? ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING?
[11. Executive Session]
I WAS AFRAID OF THAT. MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PENDING LITIGATION.SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? YES ALRIGHT. SEE YOU GUYS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.