REFERRALS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL
COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 31, 2012
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY:
PAUPER BURIALS / CREMATIONS:
Provide some additional information on the legislation mentioned by City
Manager Hugley; whereas, the coroner or probate judge is given the authority to
allow the county to proceed with cremations if no family members come forward
within a certain length of time; therefore, if we decide to move in that
direction, we would have looked at all of the legal issues surrounding this
matter. (Request of Councilor Thomas)
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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS:
Have the staff to review the ordinance regarding notification for cases
handled by the Board of Zoning Appeals to determine if the ordinance needs to
be changed from seven (7) to fifteen (15) calendar days prior notice of hearing
dates to the nearby residents. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
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TO THE CITY ATTORNEY & CITY MANAGER:
COURT HEARINGS:
Have the staff to research the procedures from the time an individual is
arrested until the time of court, because there is an inordinate period of time
before an individual goes to court. Let?s have the staff determine what the
procedures are and to find out what purview does the City has in this regard.
(Request of Councilor Barnes)
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TO THE CITY MANAGER:
METHANE GAS:
Have staff to research to determine if there are any federal grants
available. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh) Also, check to find out if
there are any environmental grants available to assist with the cost for the
design of the retrieval and generator system. (Request of Councilor Thomas)
Let?s check with other communities that are already utilizing the concept of
gas to energy. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner Pugh)
Have staff to look into our heavy construction equipment at the landfill
and other vehicles that normally use diesel fuel, which has a higher cost, to
research moving towards conversion. (Request of Councilor Davis)
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ST. MARYS ROAD / NORTHSTAR DRIVE:
Have the staff to schedule a meeting with the residents in the St. Marys
Road and North Star Drive area to explain why that intersection may not warrant
the use of a traffic light, and that a roundabout may be the only option
available. (Request of Councilor Huff) Have the staff to conduct another
traffic count for St. Marys Road / North Star Drive before we schedule a
meeting with the residents in that area. (Request of Mayor Pro Tem Turner
Pugh)
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TRAFFIC CONCERNS:
Provide an update on some traffic concerns with making a right turn off
Moon Road onto Veterans Parkway. (Request of Councilor Davis)
Have the Engineering Department staff to go out to the Double Churches
Road area to determine what could be done to create a better traffic flow
situation for making the left turn off Veterans Parkway onto Double Churches
Road. (Request of Councilor Davis) Also, check to see if something could be
done on a temporary basis until the improvements are made in this area.
(Request of Councilor Davis)
Have the staff check into the southbound traffic that exits onto St. Marys
Road from I-185. The left turn signal traveling onto St. Marys Road does not
allow many cars to pass through the traffic light. (Request of Councilor
Thomas)
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I-185 IMPROVEMENTS:
Have staff to check the area undergoing some improvements underneath the
I-185 on Cusseta Road exiting the Willis Plaza area, because there are some
concerns regarding the upkeep of the trees and shrubbery; there was also some
fencing removed and it is really dark underneath that bridge. (Request of
Councilor Huff)
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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS:
Let?s check to see if staff could look into some other areas of where
postmarked dates are important or other ways to have a mail out date on those
envelopes. (Request of Councilor Davis)
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Copies submitted to the following on August 2, 2012
Mayor Tomlinson
City Manager Hugley
City Attorney Fay
Sandra T. Davis
Deputy Clerk of Council
The Council of Columbus, Georgia
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