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Council Members

Minutes



COUNCIL BRIEFING

Meeting

November 29, 2005



Members Present: Mayor Pro Tem John J. Rodgers and Councilors R. Gary Allen,

Wayne Anthony, Glenn Davis, Julius Hunter, Jr., Charles E. McDaniel, Jr.,

Evelyn Turner Pugh, Nathan Suber and Evelyn Woodson. Also present were Mayor

Robert S. Poydasheff, City Manager Isaiah Hugley, Assistant City Attorney Jamie

DeLoach, Deputy City Manager Lisa Goodwin, Finance Director Angela Cole, Human

Resources Director Tom Barron, Clerk of Council Tiny B. Washington and Deputy

Clerk of Council Sandra Davis.



Members Absent: Councilor Berry Henderson was absent.

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This meeting was called to order at 8:37 a.m., in the Council Chambers

Conference Room, Plaza Level of the Government Center.



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Council Agenda:

City Manager Hugley highlighted some of the items that are listed on the

Council?s Agenda. He then recapped the review by Council in 2002 to reduce the

residential setback of the wireless communication tower from 300 feet to 160

feet, which was inconclusive; then, the applicant withdrew the case. He

maintained that under the UDO, a tower could still be approved

administratively. He said that he would bring back some legislation that still

structures and wireless towers be brought to Council and not administratively.

He explained a cell tower cannot be within 300 feet of a residential

development, but in the UDO a concealed structure could be.



In response to comments from the members of Council, City Manager Hugley

advised that we have said that there are going to be matters within the UDO

that we would have to bring back amendments to. He said that we would review

the UDO and see if there are things in there that we need to bring back to the

Council and we would do that in a work session. He said that he would pull

this item from the Agenda today.



City Manager Hugley said that he has a chronology or history of this particular

piece of property at 1720 Warm Springs Road. He said that he would handle this

one administratively; then, we will come back with the UDO amendments.



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City Manager Hugley called attention to another item on his agenda. He said

the credentialing and security access system. He explained that it is an RFP

with Card Control Systems, Inc. He maintained that we are negotiating the

price; therefore, it would not be listed today. He explained that we are

enhancing our existing system. He then called on Finance Director Angela Cole

to further expound on the system.



Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers expressed some concerns with there being only one

respondent and mentioned a potential bidder for the system who did not receive

notification. City Manager Hugley said that he has no problem with rebidding

it. Finance Director Cole reminded everyone that the City no longer sends out

notification, bidding information is provided on the internet.



In conclusion, City Manager Hugley recommended that we move forward with this

particular vendor.



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City Manager Hugley said that we are requesting to purchase property off of

South Lumpkin Road and is referred to as the Rinn Property for $1 million. He

advised that it is 14.32 acres and has four parcels; it was appraised at

$692,000. He said that we are requesting approval to purchase it using Oxbow

SPLOST.



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Budget Adjustments:

City Manager Hugley pointed out the ordinance for budget adjustments is listed

on second reading today.



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There being no further business to discuss and with the dialogue being

concluded, this meeting adjourned at 8:59 a.m.





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Sandra T. Davis,

Deputy Clerk of Council

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