Columbus, Georgia

MINUTES



COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA



WORK SESSION

APRIL 23, 2002





The regular monthly Work Session of the Council of Columbus, Georgia was

called to order at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 23, 2002, in the Council Chambers

Conference Room, Government Center, Columbus, Georgia. Honorable Bobby

G.Peters, Mayor and Honorable Charles E. McDaniel, Senior Councilor, presiding.



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PRESENT: Present other than Mayor Peters and Councilor McDaniel were Councilors

Berry Henderson, Julius H. Hunter, Jr., Robert Poydasheff, Evelyn Turner Pugh,

Richard Smith, Nathan Suber and Evelyn Woodson. City Manager Carmen Cavezza,

City Attorney Clifton Fay and Clerk of Council Tiny B. Washington were also

present.



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ABSENT: Councilor R. Gary Allen and Mayor Pro Tem John J. Rodgers were absent.

Deputy Clerk of Council Sandra Davis was also absent.



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INVOCATION: Led by Pastor Rick Porter, of Victorious Living Chapel.



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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by students from Pinehurst Christian School.

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RECOGNITION OF GUESTS FROM KIRYU, JAPAN:



Mayor Peters called forward Mr. Ed Wilson, Chief of Staff of the Mayor?s

Office to introduce the guests from our Sister City, Kiryu, Japan who was

present in the audience this morning.



Mr. Wilson said that we have had for twenty-four years, a wonderful

relationship with Kiryu, Japan, our Sister City relationship that has brought

many benefits to both cities. He said President Eisenhower was the President

who established the Sister City Program and said under that program, he hoped

that it would promote peace among the nations of the world. He said we would

like to think that the relationship between Columbus and Kiryu is indeed

helping to promote peace and understanding among the people of the world.



He said our relationship with Kiryu is coordinated and nurtured by an

organization formed by this Council called the Commission on International

Relations and Cultural Liaison (C.I.R.C.L.E.)



Mr. Wilson then introduced Ms. Bunky Clark, Vice-Chairperson of the

C.I.R.C.L.E. Commission, as well as Kiryu Deputy Mayor Minoru Kickuchi, Mrs.

Yoko Kabota, Chairman of the Kiryu City Board of Education and Mr. Akira

Kishimoto, representative of the Kiryu Exchange. He said their interpreter is

Ms. Chico Beck.



He also introduced Sergeant Rob Garrett of the Columbus Police Department,

who is in charge of security, as well as Mr. Jose Feliciano and

Mr. Keke Seda.



Deputy Mayor Minoru Kickuchi, of Kiryu, Japan appeared and extended

greetings on behalf of the Mayor and citizens of Kiryu. He said he would like

to congratulate Columbus on the completion of the River Center and his sincere

thanks for the invitation for them to come to Columbus. He said before coming

here, he heard about the beauty of Columbus and the warm-hearted citizens of

Columbus from the other members of the delegation who have visited in the past.



Mr. Kickuchi said Kiryu is very proud of its Sister City and their

twenty-four year relationship with Columbus, which is proof of the strong

friendship between our citizens. He said he is especially delighted to come

here during the beautiful spring season and will boast of this experience after

he returns to Kiryu. He said he is sure that the River Center will become a

much-loved facility for the citizens of Columbus.



He also expressed his sincere thanks to the C.I.R.C.L.E. Commission for

their assistance in having a piece of art, by the Kiryu Textile designer that

hangs in the River Center.



Mr. Kickuchi said he hopes that their visit on this occasion will further

promote exchanges between our two cities.

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PROCLAMATIONS:



?GEORGIA CITIES WEEK?:



With Deputy City Manager Isaiah Hugley and Ms. Nancy Boren standing at the

Council table, Councilor Turner Pugh read the proclamation of Mayor Peters,

proclaiming April 22- 28, 2002, as ?Georgia Cities Week?, in Columbus, Georgia.



Ms. Boren outlined some of the activities that will be taking place during

this week. She said they would also be announcing the winner of the statewide

essay contest, ?If I Were Mayor?. She said there were five students from

Muscogee County who submitted essays for the contest and said we will be

announcing a local winner of those five students. She said during Riverfest

weekend, they would be displaying fire and emergency rescue equipment. She said

they would also be promoting this event as a clean event in cooperation with

Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission.



Councilor Turner Pugh said when Ms. Boren announces our local winner, she

would like to have them to come to the first Council meeting in May, so that we

can hear their speech.



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?NATIONAL HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEER DAY?



With Ms. Dorothy Duggins, President-elect of Columbus Regional Medical

Center Auxiliary and Ms. Nancy Williams, Director of Volunteer Services,

Columbus Regional Hospital standing at the Council table, Councilor Hunter read

the proclamation of Mayor Peters, proclaiming April 22, 2002, as ?National

Healthcare Volunteer Day?, in Columbus, Georgia.



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LAW DAY:



Mayor Peters said on yesterday we had a Law Day event at Fort Benning, and

said the local bar has chosen City Manager Carmen Cavezza for the Liberty Bell

Award, which is an award for outstanding community service that goes to an

individual in Columbus that is a non-attorney. He then congratulated City

Manager Cavezza on this honor.



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RIVERFEST:



Mayor Peters said we are really becoming a City of the Arts and

entertainment and said Columbus is really on the move and said we will have a

great event coming up this weekend, which is Riverfest weekend, through

Historic Columbus Foundation. He then called on Ms. Virginia Peebles and Ms.

Frances Quick.



Ms. Virginia Peebles said this is also Renaissance Week in Columbus, with

the River Center, Springer and Columbus Symphony having different events

throughout this week. She said ending Renaissance Week is Riverfest weekend,

which is always the last weekend in April. She said they could not begin to

have this event without the cooperation of the City and the volunteers. She

said this year they are concentrating more on their educational programs, which

Historic Columbus Foundation has, and have awarded grants to several high

schools that are participating in the young historians. She said they are going

to do oral histories of neighborhoods in Columbus. She said we might lose those

stories and that heritage if the oral history is not done. She said the 100

people to remember that was in the Columbus Ledger a few years ago, these young

people would be interviewing those who are still living.



She said they have also given a grant to the Mayor?s Commission on

Diversity for the filming of the Black Heritage Trail. She said they also have

an Education Director and she is doing wonderful programs in the schools. She

said it is exciting to be able to be a part of everything that is going on in

Columbus and said we want to thank the Mayor and Council for their

participation and help.



Ms. Peebles also thanked Deputy City Manager Hugley for his assistance in

helping to coordinate Riverfest.



Mrs. Frances Quick also appeared and extended a special thank you to the

City Manager, Mayor and Council and everyone who has helped them to make this

big move to the South Commons. She then provided special invitations to the

Mayor and Council to attend the Riverfest activities.



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MAYOR PRO TEM RODGERS? ABSENCE:



Mayor Peters pointed out that Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers is in Romania with a

delegation for a visit to our Sister City.



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SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES:



Mayor Peters said he would like to thank St. Luke United Methodist Church

and Reverend Hal Brady for a wonderful service that was held on Sunday, in

honor of our Public Safety employees. He said it was well attended and said we

really do appreciate them for doing that.

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MINUTES:Minutes of the April 16, 2002 Council meeting of the Consolidated

Government of Columbus, Georgia, were submitted and approved unanimously by

those eight members of Council present for this meeting, upon the adoption of a

motion made by Councilor Poydasheff and seconded by Councilor Woodson.

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CONSENT AGENDA:



THE FOLLOWING NINE ITEMS WERE SUBMITTED AND EXPLAINED BY

MAYOR PETERS AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL UPON THE ADOPTION OF A SINGLE MOTION

MADE BY COUNCILOR POYDASHEFF AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR SMITH, WHICH CARRIED

UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE EIGHT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR THIS

MEETING:





An Ordinance (02-33) - Cancelling the Work Session of the Columbus Council

for Tuesday, June 25, 2002 and scheduling a regular Council meeting for

Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 9:00 a.m., on the Plaza Level of the Government

Center.



A Resolution (176-02) - Authorizing the condemnation of 115 acres of

property adjacent to Standing Boy Creek State Park as identified on the

attached map marked "Exhibit A", and further authorizing the City Manager to

enter into a purchase option with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for

the purchase of property when condemnation proceedings are complete.



A Resolution (177-02) - Authorizing the acceptance of a deed to Waterstone

Drive, Waterview Drive and Waterstone Court, located in Section 10, Waterstone

Subdivision on behalf of Columbus, Georgia.



A Resolution (178-02) - Authorizing the acceptance of a deed to Rollins

Way, located in Land Lot 64, 8th District, on behalf of Columbus, Georgia.



A Resolution (179-02) - Authorizing the acceptance of the deed to the

0.897 acre Detention Pond, located in Section Four, Peppertree II Subdivision.



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TEMPORARY STREET CLOSING APPLICATIONS:



Application of Burnet Quick for a temporary street closure of the parallel

parking spaces next to the median in the 1000 block of Broadway, every Thursday

from May 2 - July 4, 2002, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in connection with a

?Concert Series?. (Oppositions identified - Olive Branch Caf? - 1032 Broadway

and Old City Jail - 1039 Broadway.)



Application of Burnet Quick for a temporary street closure of the 1100

block of Broadway, on May 4, 2002, from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., in connection

with a ?Street Party?.



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THE FOLLOWING TWO PURCHASING RESOLUTIONS WERE ALSO APPROVED UPON THE

ADOPTION OF A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILOR POYDASHEFF AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR

SMITH, WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE EIGHT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT FOR

THIS

MEETING:





A Resolution (180-02) - Authorizing the purchase of three (3) mid-size

sedans (Malibu) via Georgia SWC S-000483, from Bill Heard Chevrolet, in the

amount of $44,415.00.



A Resolution (181-02) - Authorizing the purchase of two (2) utility

vehicles (4WD-Blazer) via Georgia SWC S-000483, from Bill Heard Chevrolet, in

the amount of $42,010.00.

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BID PROCESS:



Councilor Turner Pugh said she would like for City Manager Cavezza to

explain the bid process on purchasing automobiles. City Manager Cavezza said we

announce the bids to anyone who has expressed an interest, anyone locally, or

those who are on our bid list. He said we try to include as many people as we

can to go out and they submit a bid. He said we have a committee that comes

together and reviews the bids and they have a checklist and a format that they

follow. He said based on the criteria that is on the list, vendors submit what

they think is the best bid. He said it is not always driven by low cost, but in

many cases it is; however, if low cost is the driving force, in some cases

where there is rationale for it, other factors are considered.



Mayor Peters said in that preference, the local bid, one percent or two

percent. City Manager Cavezza said it depends on whether or not it is below

$20,000, it is 2% and if it is above $20,000 than it is 1%.



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RAILROAD CROSSINGS:



Councilor Turner Pugh said she has received some telephone calls about the

railroad crossings at Forrest Road, which is near the Regency Park entrance and

said she would like to inform the public that this railroad crossing is in the

design stage. She said it is going to take a while from what she understands

from our Engineering Department.



Deputy City Manager Richard Bishop said they have started the design of

the railroad crossing of Forrest Road and said hopefully by the first of next

year, they will have that completed. He said they are also looking at

resurfacing Forrest Road from Woodruff Farm Road to Schatulga Road and then

back from Norris Road to Woodruff Farm Road. He said the resurfacing should be

done sometime late May and the railroad crossing will probably be sometimes

next year.



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UPTOWN BUSINESS :



Councilor Woodson said on yesterday they met with the Uptown businesses to

have a meeting to discuss closure of streets and events. She said thanks to

City Manager Cavezza's leadership, it went very well. She said there was a lot

of consensus and a lot of differences worked out, and said it was an excellent

meeting.



She said there was a small committee being put together to address the

procedures of events going on in the Uptown area. She said she is happy to say

that they have worked out the differences and are working more diligently. She

said there was no opposition to any of the street closures.



City Manager Cavezza, in response to Councilor Woodson said the first

street closing will be on May 4th, which is for Cinco De Mayo and said there

was some concerns there because there are weddings that will be going on in the

Courtyard and there will be an event at the Performing Arts Center, so the

intent is to close the 1100 block versus the 1000 block, but said they came to

a compromise in that after the events are over, they can go ahead and close the

1000 block as well. He said that seems to be acceptable to everyone and has

been worked out.



He said there would also be a concert series that will happen every week

starting in May, but said that will not be a complete road closure. He said

that will be an area in the center of the block where people who are drinking

will have to stay in that area to drink beer.



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DOWNSIZING OF FT. BENNING:



Mayor Peters said there has been a lot of talk about Fort Benning

downsizing and said they had a good meeting at Fort Benning on yesterday at

their invitation. He said he would like to thank Fort Benning for hosting this

meeting, along with our U.S. Senators and Congressman for that area. He said

General Abrams came down and talked about his ideas for the future of Fort

Benning, and said the bottom line was that it didn't sound like anything was

going to change, other than some virtual reality training at different sites

through a new process that they are coming up with.



Councilor Poydasheff said he doesn't want the Mayor to minimize the role

that he, City Manager Cavezza and Biff Hadden of the Chamber of Commerce has

played in facilitating this and getting together with Congressman Mac Collins

and Congressman Sanford Bishop and the Senators in this regard. He said Mayor

Peters and the Chamber of Commerce deserves a wealth of credit for what's going

on and the fact that we are monitoring this situation.



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EXECUTIVE SESSION:



Mayor Peters said we need to go into an executive to discuss some

litigation matters, but said it is the call of the Council. He said we have

some individuals who are present this morning to go over the litigation issue,

or we can wait. City Manager Cavezza said he would like to request that we go

into executive session now. He said there are five items, and he thinks that

they will be very brief. He said it is just a matter of updating the Council on

some things that are going on and he thinks that we can do it in approximately

15 or 20 minutes.



Mayor Peters said at their Water Board meeting on yesterday, they talked

about the issue with Georgia Power Company and going back and forth, and said

this is a unique circumstance when you have a dam on the river. He said no one

likes the posture that we are in with this matter, and said we are all good

neighbors and said they would like to resolve these issues.



Councilor Turner Pugh then made a motion to allow the Council to go into

an executive session to discuss three issues of litigation and two real estate

issues. Seconded by Councilor Henderson and carried unanimously by those eight

members of Council present for this meeting.



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At 9:45 a.m., the Council adjourned its regular session to allow the

Council to go into an executive session. Mayor Peters then asked everyone who

was present in the Council Chambers to excuse themselves from the Council

Chambers, to allow the Council to go into an executive session.



At 10:55 a.m., the meeting was called back to order, at which time Mayor

Peters pointed out that the Council did meet in an executive session and that

there was a vote that was taken. He said the vote was on a lawsuit, which would

have determined whether or not the Water Works has the right to draw water from

the reservoir behind the dam owned by Georgia Power. He said the issue of the

rights of who owns the water was not litigated, but the idea of an easement. He

said the Council voted to settle that lawsuit along with the Water Works and

Georgia Power Company, with all parties wanting to do so. He said the vote was

seven to one, with two councilors being absent. He said Councilors Henderson,

Turner Pugh, Suber, Woodson, Poydasheff, Hunter and Smith voted yes, and

Councilor McDaniel voted no.



He said that case was settled, which basically says that Columbus, Georgia

will now have an easement without any question that the Water Works can draw

water out of the reservoir for future issue, and said that is a resolved

issue.

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN:



City Manager Cavezza said they had a meeting scheduled with the people

from Norfolk Southern Railroad on yesterday, but said they cancelled out at the

last minute, which is typical. He said they are the hardest people to work

with, but said they will continue to try to work with them.



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UPCOMING EVENTS:



City Manager Cavezza highlighted several dates for upcoming events

throughout the next week:



- April 29 & 30th, Clerk of Council's Open House in observance of Municipal

Clerk's Week, Monday, April 29th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, April

30th, 11:00 - 4:00 p.m.



- May 7th, Northside Park Ribbon Cutting - 4:00 p.m.



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NOTE: Mayor Peters left at this point in the proceedings, with the time

being 10:58 a.m., to meet with the new owners of Johnson Industries. (See below

for Mayor Peters' return back to the meeting.

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WORK SESSION AGENDA:



TREE ORDINANCE:



City Manager Cavezza went into some details in outlining the changes of

the Tree Ordinance and then highlighted those changes as outlined below:



Parking Lots



? Ref: Sec. 8 (1), Page 17

? Intent: To break up heat island effect of parking lots.

? Environmental benefits of improved air & water quality.

? Improve aesthetics.

? Provide shade.





Parking Lots



? Discussion:

? First offered as 2 acre expansion which was rejected.

? Subsequently accepted a 1 ? acres & 70% of TDU be met by retained or planted

trees in front or side yards, or adjacent to city roadways.

? Takes out island requirement & specific distance to a tree requirement.



? Discussion:

? Parking lots with more than 20 parking spaces, every parking space must be

within 60' of a perimeter or street tree, or 80' of an interior tree.

? No line of spaces with more than 16 without a tree island.

? Parking lots with less than 21 every parking space must be within 60' of a

tree.



Parking Lots



? Parking Space Requirements

? Current parking requirements are excessive

? Reduction is anticipated through the revised Unified Development Plan



? Motor vehicle, boat or mobile home sales/storage or display lots as exemptions

? Alternatives

? Remain consistent with other parking lot requirements

? Remove island requirement, but maintain requirement for TDU?s

? Remove island requirement and adjust TDU accordingly



Councilor Henderson said there has been some discussion about the motor

vehicle, boat and mobile home sales and said he sees the logic in arguing

against the islands for those people who use the lots as display areas. He said

he also disagree with exempting them totally. He said he would like to see us

consider requiring them to meet the TDU requirements, but allowing them to

exercise judgment as to where they place those trees.



City Manager Cavezza said that has been discussed, but was not accepted or

recommended by the committee. He said that amendment has not been made.



Councilor Suber said he made the statement that he would make that

recommendation that this be amended to take that language from the Savannah

ordinance.



City Manager Cavezza said Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers had indicated that he would

like to go through this and vote on it piece by piece and said that we can

start that at any time that the Council desires. He said if the Council wants

to make an amendment now and vote on it, that?s their call. He said we would

have to go back and revisit all of these and see what changes, if any, the

Council wants to make before we put it on first reading.



Councilor Suber said when the automobile, boat dealers and those who would

be exempted from this particular part of the ordinance, as having a showroom as

an extension, it still doesn?t preclude them from having to plant trees on

their property somewhere. City Manager Cavezza said that is correct. He said

the proposal that was addressed by the committee is that they would still be

required to meet the TDU.



Councilor Henderson then asked if we could have it fall under the

compliance requirements should it ever ceased to exist and be purchased by a

different industry, then require them to meet the island requirements if a

shopping center moved into a vacated car lot or marine lot. He said he would

hate to see that be grand fathered.



He said he would like to have this put on the list for discussion about

having it revert should it change uses so that it will have to fall under

compliance.



Councilor Poydasheff said consistent to what has already been said by

Councilors Henderson and Suber he said he has asked that the composite to

reflect the Savannah ordinance. He also asked City Attorney Fay to make sure

that the Council has this language prior to the first reading, so that they

will know what we are doing.



Role of the Arborist



? Key player in the process

? Role would be similar as those currently held by Engineer, Inspectors, and

Special Enforcement

? Timely decisions would be a requirement

? Day to day involvement essential





? Ref: Section 3, City Arborist, pages 10 - 11, Section 12, Alternative

Compliance, pages 16 - 28, Section 13, Inspections, Page 28, Section 14,

Variances, pages 28 - 30, Section 15, Nuisances, etc., pages 30 - 32, Section

16, Enforcement & Admin, pages 32 - 33, Section 18, Miscellaneous, pages 34 - 37





? Intent: To enforce the tree ordinance.

? Discussion:

? Responsibilities & authority similar to those currently held by Engineer

Inspectors & Special Enforcement:

? Timely decisions

? Site plan approval

? Day to day involvement

? Secures department director approval on key decisions

? Grant variances not to exceed 20% of min. or max. standard.





Variance



? Variance currently gives Arborist authority to grant variances not to exceed

20% of minimum or maximum standard of this ordinance

? Arborist?s approval required on site plans

? Alternative

? Variance allows arborist to grant exceptions not to exceed 20% of TDU

requirement



Tree Board



? Ref: Section 4, pages 11 & 12

? Intent: To help City Arborist to keep the annual City-wide ?Tree Master

Plan? current.

? Hear appeals re: decisions made by Arborist.

? Hear requests for variances > 20%

? Final appeals are to the City Council.



Councilor Smith then asked if there has been any thought given to allow for

a self-certification program, where a developer or builder signs an affidavit

saying that they have compiled with the tree ordinance; thereby reducing the

manpower needed to do all of these inspections, and if an

?on the spot? inspection that occurs and the certification can prove that the

ordinance has not be complied with, than there will be a penalty.



City Manager Cavezza said he is not aware of any discussion involving that

and it may be an administrative process that doesn?t necessarily have to tie

into the ordinance.



Councilor Smith expressed his views in pointing out that he thinks the City

Arborist will have a very difficult time in monitoring all of this development,

whereas with a self-certification program, you will have people from the

Inspections & Code Division checking this and you will have a much easier

process.



Councilor Henderson said regarding the discussion on residential

development, one of the key concerns was that if due to no fault of the City

Arborist, but strictly because of the demands place on her time, she is unable

to do a timely inspection and compliance to this ordinance, it could end up

costing both the developer and the purchaser of the home a lot of money.

He said he thinks that we need to make sure that we put on the list for

discussion the possibility of having some call to compliance that would not

hold up the closing of property.



Tree Board



? Discussion:

? Board membership expanded from 7 to 11.

? Membership:

? Public Utility Representative

? Educator

? Director, KCBC

? Representative of Environment Advocacy Group

? Community and / or Industrial Development Rep.

? Residential Development Representative

? Landscape or forestry professional

? 4 members of the public at large



Other Issues



? Incentives

? Request to eliminate residential development

? Trees within 20' of underground utilities.

? Forestry Requirements



City Manager Cavezza said they couldn?t find any place where incentives

have been offered. He said that is not to say that incentives can?t be offered.

He said in talking with some of the proponents of this, they are basically

saying tax incentives to compensate the developer for having to incur the cost.

He said the other side is those costs will be passed on. He said he can?t find

where there is an incentive program in place, so we would have to develop our

own, if we do this.



He said he received a letter from the homebuilders with several

Suggestions, which included reducing the size of the trees, up to excluding the

homebuilders. He said the Director of the Homebuilders Association was on the

committee and said this was a late request and said he doesn?t think the

committee had a chance to address that as a committee. He said if we are going

to eliminate the homebuilders from this, then we will be unraveling the entire

ordinance. He said properly what we need to do is to take their issues one by

one and go through them to see if there are some adjustments that should

possibly be considered for this



Councilor Henderson said he thinks that we need to put on the list for

discussion, some window of post-closing for residential developments to come

into compliance with the already agreed upon commitments to the TDU or whatever

falls within that planting requirement.



Several minutes of discussion continued on this subject, with several

members of the Council expressing their views and City Manager Cavezza, as well

as City Arborist Rachel Buice and Donna Newman, Assistant Director of

Engineering responding to those questions and concerns of the Council.



After more than forty-five minutes of discussion on this subject, City

Manager Cavezza said that this concludes his presentation on the tree

ordinance. He said they have reviewed it all and have taken down all of the

Council?s comments and will come back to you at a later date. He said there are

a lot of people anxious to get it before the public, because there are a lot of

people who want to speak on it. He said he wants to bring it back to the

Council in a forum where you can review your comments and we can then go from

there.



Councilor McDaniel then asked if there were any further comments from the

Council, but there were none.



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HOUSING PROGRAM:



Councilor Turner Pugh said that she would like to request that City

Attorney Fay bring a resolution or whatever document necessary to put into

effect, in conjunction with the law that the Governor signed on yesterday, to

not allow those agencies or companies who have committed predatory lending

practices to participate in our Government Housing Program. She said she thinks

that Savannah has already done that, so he may want to get some wording from

them.



ADDRESSING ISSUE:



City Manager Cavezza said the addressing issue is a 911 issue, a public

safety issue. He said he thinks that we have it worked out where we have 99% of

the people who have signed up for this. He then called on Deputy City Manager

Richard Bishop to make a presentation.



Deputy City Manager Bishop said what we are dealing with is that citizens

are getting inappropriate addresses through tenants in apartment complexes. He

said the owners of those properties are giving them incorrect addresses. He

said they are getting into the Southern Bell system and are conflicting with

our 911 system. He said when this happens we have delay in public service

response time to those different areas. He said when the tenants get the

addresses they report it to the telephone company and they give that as their

official address, when in fact those streets have not been officially accepted

within our system.



He said what we are trying to do is to correct that so it doesn?t continue

to happen. He said the solution to the problem, is to let the City control all

of the addresses that are given to private streets or drives. He said once we

do that the property owners would have the ability to give that correct

information to all of their tenants. He said they are really looking at

apartment complexes and areas out in the community, large acres that have been

subdivided.



Deputy City Manager Bishop went into further details in outlining the

problems that they have been having with these addresses, after which he and

Captain Stan Swiney of the Police Department then responded to several

questions of members of the Council.

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NOTE: Councilor Poydasheff left at this point in the proceedings, with

the time being 11:45 a.m.

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POOLS UPDATE:



Mr. Tony Adams, Director of Parks & Recreation appeared and then

introduced Mr. Brian Gibney, who would be making the presentation on the pools

update.



Mr. Gibney went into some details and gave a summary of the constructions

of the three new pools, as well as outlined various programs and other issues

as it relates to the swimming pools, which are outlined below:



Pools Facts Summary 2002:



PROPOSED OPENING DAY CEREMONIES:



? Rigdon Park Pool June 5, 2002 10:00am

? Psalmond Road Pool June 5, 2002 1:00pm

? Shirley B Winston Pool July 3, 2002 12:00noon



Opening Day Ceremonies will include FREE hot dogs and drink to the first

patrons through the gate with their ID for the first hour, and FREE admission

to the pool for the day.

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NOTE: Mayor Peters arrived back at this point in the proceedings with the

time being 12:00 noon.

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HOURS OF OPERATION -

Provided that the time line for construction of the NEW pools remains the same.



Double Churches Pool

SEASON - June 5 - August 9

Monday - Tuesday 1pm-3pm/3pm-5pm RENTAL

Wednesday - Sunday 12:00noon - 6:00pm PUBLIC SWIM



Carver Park Pool

SEASON - June 5 - August 9

Monday - Tuesday 1pm-3pm/3pm-5pm RENTAL

Wednesday - Sunday 12:00noon - 6:00pm PUBLIC SWIM



Psalmond Road Pool/Rigdon Park Pool

SEASON - June 5 - June 30 (Before Shirley B Winston Pool Opens)

Monday - Tuesday 1pm-3pm/3pm-5pm RENTAL

Wednesday - Sunday 10:00am - 8:00pm PUBLIC SWIM

July 1 - August 9 (After Shirley B Winston Pool Opens)

Monday - Tuesday 1pm-3pm/3pm-5pm RENTAL

Wednesday - Sunday 12:00noon - 6:00pm PUBLIC SWIM



Shirley B Winston Pool

SEASON - June 30 - August 9

Monday - Tuesday 1pm-3pm/3pm-5pm RENTAL

Wednesday - Sunday 12:00noon - 6:00pm PUBLIC SWIM



Tillis Pool (Seniors/Therapeutic ONLY)

SEASON - June 5 - August 9

Monday - Friday 9:00am-4:30pm VARIOUS PROGRAMMING



AQUATIC FACILITY DESCRIPTION



Double Churches Pool - 2300 Double Churches Road

Olympic Size Competition Pool - 11,325 square feet / 3 ? to 12 feet deep

Baby Pool - 300 square feet / 12 to 15 inches deep

(2) 1-meter diving boards

(2) 3-meter diving boards

Bather Capacity: 600

Normal Staff: 11



Carver Park Pool - 6665 Hunter Road

Jr Olympic Size Pool - 3650 square feet / 3 ? to 10 feet

(1) 1-meter board

Bather Capacity: 120

Normal Staff: 3



Psalmond Road Pool - 6800 Psalmond Road

Olympic Size Leisure Pool - 8000 square feet / 0 inches to 4 feet

(1) 90 foot water slide

(1) 120 foot slide

(3) Lap Lanes

(3) Water amenities (bucket dumps/mushrooms/geysers)

Bather Capacity: 330

Normal Staff: 12









Rigdon Park Pool- Hawthorne/Riverland

Olympic Size Leisure Pool - 8000 square feet / 0 inches to 4 feet

(1) 90 foot water slide

(1) 120 foot slide

(3) Lap Lanes

(3) Water amenities (bucket dumps/mushrooms/geysers)

Bather Capacity: 330

Normal Staff: 12





Shirley B. Winston Pool- 5025 Steam Mill Road

Olympic Size Leisure Pool - 8000 square feet / 0 inches to 4 feet

(1) 90 foot water slide

(1) 120 foot slide

(3) Lap Lanes

(3) Water amenities (bucket dumps/mushrooms/geysers)

Bather Capacity: 330

Normal Staff: 12





Tillis Pool - 1417 13th Avenue

Neighborhood Pool - 1300 Square Feet / 3 ? feet to 8 feet / L Shaped

Used for Senior/Therapeutic Programming and Rental Only

Bather Capacity: 60

Normal Staff: 3



SWIM LESSON PROGRAM



COST - $30.00

LOCATION

Double Churches Pool

Psalmond Road Pool

Rigdon Park Pool

Shirley Winston Pool

SESSIONS

June 17 - 28 Double Churches/Psalmond/Rigdon Park ONLY

July 8 - 19 ALL LOCATIONS

July 29 - August 9 ALL LOCATIONS

TIMES

10:00am-10:50am

11:00am-11:50am

6:00pm-6:50pm

7:00pm-7:50pm

CLASSES

Level I - Infant/Preschool/Toddler Program (Parent Must Get In The Water)

Level II - Beginner

Level III - Intermediate

Level IV - Expert





RECREATION/POOL ID?S



RAMPS (Recreation Activities Management Program Software)

$36,000 Software Program for Parks & Recreation

Tracks Patrons and Their Activities Statistically

Develops Activities and Registers Patrons to Activities

Control Process is used through ID Cards



REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ID CARD IN ORDER TO ENTER THE POOL

Out of town guest will be admitted in, only with a ID sponsor

1st ID Free of charge

2nd and after ID will cost $5.00

ID REGISTRATION (Schedule TBA)

Social Security Card or School ID or Driver?s License

Proof of Residence or School ID or Driver?s License

Proof of DOB or School ID or Driver?s License



ENTRY FEES/SEASON PASSES



ALL POOLS



General Admission

REGULAR REDUCED*

55 - Over $2.00 $1.00

17 - 54 Years of Age $3.00 $1.50

12 - 16 Years of Age $2.00 $1.00

11 - Under $1.00 $ .50



Season Passes (Immediate Family Only)



1 Person $30.00 $15.00

2 People $55.00 $30.00

3 People $75.00 $45.00

4 People $90.00 $60.00

5 People $120.00 $75.00

6 People $150.00 $90.00

*NOTE - In order to receive REDUCED RATES, you must prove that you are a

recipient of Reduced Lunch Program or any other State Funded Welfare Programs.



City Employee Discounts

3 Free Admission Passes (up to 4 per pass)

Employee will use their check stub

June 21 Check Stub

July 5 Check Stub

July 19 Check Stub



Pool Rental (2 Hours)



Olympic Pool (Double Churches/Psalmond Road/Rigdon Park/Shirley B. Winston

One Event $250 plus Staff Wages

One Event per Week $150 plus Staff Wages

Two Events per Week $100 plus Staff Wages

Jr. Olympic Pool (Carver Park)

One Event $120 plus Staff Wages

Neighborhood Pool (Tillis)

One Event $60 plus Staff Wages



*NOTE - In order to receive REDUCED RATES, you must prove that you are

arecipient of Reduced Lunch Program or any other State Funded Welfare Programs.



TRANSPORTATION



METRA SUMMER PROGRAM - Ride free with Recreation/Pool ID to any location.



Ms. Lisa Goodwin, Director of METRA appeared and explained METRA?s

involvement, as far as providing transportation to the children to the various

locations around the City.



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With there being no other business to come before this Work Session,

Councilor Turner Pugh then made a motion for adjournment. Seconded by Councilor

Suber and carried unanimously by those seven members of Council still present,

with Councilor Poydasheff having already left the meeting, and the time being

12:20 p.m.



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Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council

The Council of Columbus, Georgia