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DEKALB COUNTY GEORGIA
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 12, 2008
A. INSPIRATIONAL Derrick Pope, Esq.
Georgia State College of Law
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Jeff Rader
Commissioner District 2
B. PRESENTATIONS NONE
C. APPOINTMENTS
C1. Reappointment to the DeKalb Community Service Board – Dr. Paul Edmonds - APPROVED
C2. Reappointment to the DeKalb Community Service Board – C. O. Hollis - APPROVED
C3. Appointment to the DeKalb Historic Preservation Commission – Barry B. Williams- APPROVED
D. CONSENT AGENDA
D1. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 22, 2008- APPROVED
D2. Approval of Minutes of the Zoning Meeting of July 22, 2008- APPROVED
Airport
D3. Standardized T-Hangar Shop Lease Agreement with Neal A Boortz- APPROVED
D4. Standardized T-Hangar Lease Agreement with John V. Dichiara- APPROVED
D5. Termination of Standardized T-Hangar Lease Agreement with Ellyn H. Yeung- APPROVED
Magistrate Court
D6. Acceptance of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Continuation Grant- APPROVED
Police
D7. Acceptance of Donation: Animal Services – Animal Cruelty Unit- APPROVED
D8. Grant Acceptance - Office of National Drug Control Policy FY08 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A.) Grant- APPROVED
Public Works
D9. Appropriation of Anticipated Grant Funds and Local Matching Funds for FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant for Acquiring Flood Prone Homes- APPROVED
Superior Court/Drug Court
D10. Acceptance of Department of Human Resources Grant to Drug Court- APPROVED
D11. Judicial Council of Georgia Grant to Drug Court- APPROVED
Watershed Management
D12. Acceptance of 319(h) Grant Funding for Assessing Failing Septic Systems in Target Areas of DeKalb County Using Color Infrared Aerial Photography- APPROVED
E. PRELIMINARY ITEMS
Finance
E1. Employee & Retiree Group Health, Dental and Life Benefits for 2009 – DEFERRED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
E2. Mercer Health & Benefits Contract Amendment No. 1- APPROVED
Information Systems
E3. Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Contract #05-900034- APPROVED
Public Works
E4. Amendment No. 1 to Transportation Division’s On-Call Professional Engineering Services Agreements- APPROVED
E5. Change Order No. 1 to Contract with CMES, Inc., for the Fellowship Road and Idlewood Road Intersection Improvements Project- APPROVED
E6. Request to the Georgia Department of Transportation to Participate in the 2010 Local Assistance Resurfacing Program (LARP) - APPROVED
Watershed
E7. Amendment No. 1 to Contract Number 06-900390 with Wallingford Software, Inc. for the Modeling of the Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution System and Asset Management Project- APPROVED
ADDENDA
E8. Congregate Personal Care Moratorium- APPROVED
E9. Transfer for Funds for Completion of the Performing Arts Center – NORMAL COURSED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
E10. Drug Court’s Lease with Kensington Office Park- APPROVED
E11. Budgetary Resolution – Renewal & Extension Fund (#513) Water and Sewer, Department of Watershed Mgmt – DEFERRED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
E12. Budgetary Resolution – Water and Sewer Operating funds (#511) Department of Watershed Management – DEFERRED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
F. ITEMS FOR DECISION BY THE BOARD
F1. Lease with Epps Air Service, Inc. - APPROVED
F2. Increase Anticipation/Appropriation to Recorders Court- APPROVED
F3. Consulting Services Agreement – Recorders Court- APPROVED
F4. Purchases
A. APPROVED (SUBSTITUTE)
B. APPROVED
C. DEFERRED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
D. APPROVED
E. APPROVED
F. DEFERRED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
G. APPROVED
H. APPROVED
I. APPROVED
J. APPROVED
K. DEFERRED TO AUGUST 26, 2008
L. APPROVED
M. APPROVED
N. APPROVED
O. (ADDENDUM) Request Ratification of Emergency Purchase Order 706211 APPROVED
Items Deferred to Future Meetings
1. NONE
G. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
H. 10:00 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING
Citizens may speak for or against an item that is considered by law to be a zoning ordinance and each side will have ten minutes to presents its case. Citizens may also speak for or against an item that is placed on the public hearing agenda but is not a zoning ordinance. In that case, each side will have five minutes to present its case. In the event there is more than one speaker per side, speakers must divide their time in order to complete their full presentation within the ten-minute time allotment, or the five-minute time allotment. When the buzzer sounds to indicate that time has run out, the speaker will be expected to immediately cease speaking and to leave the podium area. Prior to speaking, please complete a speaker card and present it when approaching the podium. If you have any documents for the Commissioners, please provide 10 copies when approaching the podium. Seven copies are for the Commissioners and the remaining copies are for the planning director, the county attorney and the clerk. Applicants or citizens speaking in favor of an item shall speak first and applicants in zoning ordinance cases shall have the right to reserve time for rebuttal. Opponents of a zoning ordinance item shall have no right of rebuttal. Once the citizens have finished speaking, staff shall make a recommendation for action to the commission. At this point, citizens are no longer allowed to speak unless called to the podium by an individual commissioner to answer questions or provide information. When speaking, always talk directly into the microphone and begin by stating your name, address and the name of any organization you represent. Abusive, profane or derogatory language will not be permitted. Holding up signs, clapping and yelling to show support for or opposition to a speaker will not be permitted, but a show of hands or quietly standing will be permitted to show support for or opposition to a speaker’s position.
Commission Districts: 2, 6 & 7
H1. Traffic Calming Petition- North Akins Drive- APPROVED
Commission Districts: 5 & 7
H2. Traffic Calming Petition - Great Meadows Road- APPROVED
Resolution, Order & Declaration of Taking
H3. Resolution, Order of Declaration of Taking – Clarks Creek Sanitary Sewer System 10,538 Square Feet, More or Less, to be Acquired as a Permanent Sanitary Sewer Line Easement, and 10,505 Square Feet, More or Less, to be Acquired as a Temporary Construction Sanitary Sewer Line Easement, Owner: Robert Williams a/k/a Robert Lee Williams; DeKalb County Tax ID # 12-252-1-8, Parcel # 30, DeKalb County, Georgia-Commission District Nos. 5 & 7- APPROVED
H4. Resolution, Order and Declaration of Taking – Redan Road at Ellis road and To Lani Drive Intersection Improvements, 1020 Ellis Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30083; 2,337.59 Square Feet of Temporary Easement, Owner: Kim Pharun and Vong Yang [Commission Districts 4 & 7 – Parcel #28] - APPROVED
Commission Districts: 1 & 6
H5. Special Land Use Permit – Marcus Jewish Community Center c/o Smith, Gambrell & Russell (public hearing) – APPROVED WITH ELEVEN CONDITIONS
Commission Districts: 2 & 6
H6. Rezone – Gallery Gourmet, Inc. (decision only) – APPROVED PER ONE CONDITION FROM STAFF AND FOUR CONDITIONS FROM APPLICANT; TOTAL FIVE CONDITIONS
H7. Rezone – Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood, LLP c/o Greg Ness - Z-08-14806 (decision only) – APPROVED WITH STAFF’S THREE CONDITIONS AND FOUR ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND SITE PLAN FROM APPLICANT; TOTAL SEVEN CONDITIONS AND SITE PLAN
H8. Rezone – Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood, LLP c/o Greg Ness - Z-08-14809 (decision only) – APPROVED WITH STAFF’S TWO CONDITIONS AND PREVIOUS CONDITIONS FROM ITEM H7 WILL APPLY TO THIS ITEM AS WELL
H9. Rezone – Pownsalehi Hourvach (decision only) APPROVED WITH STAFF’S ONE CONDITION AND ADDDITIONAL FOUR CONDITIONS FROM APPLICANT; TOTAL FIVE CONDITIONS
Commission Districts: 3 & 6
H10. Special Land Use Permit – Colonel McCrary Trucking, LLC (decision only)- APPROVED WITH STAFF’S FIVE CONDITIONS AND ONE ADDITIONAL CONDITION TO HAVE 24 HOURS SECURITY; TOTAL SIX CONDITIONS
I. APPEALS
I1. NONE
J. 11:00 A.M. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
The Public Comments portion of this meeting is reserved exclusively for comments from the public, and not for immediate reply. Statements made during the Public Comments portion do not necessarily reflect the Opinions of the Board or the Administration of DeKalb County Government.
The purpose of public comment is to allow the public to voice county-related requests, concerns or opinions during the public comment portion of the Commission meeting. Individual speakers will only have the opportunity for one public comment per meeting. Prior to speaking, each speaker must please complete a speaker card and present it to the clerk before the beginning of the public comment portion of the meeting. The clerk will accept cards on a first come first served basis. Speakers who are residents of DeKalb County shall be allowed to speak before residents of other counties are allowed to speak. Once the public comment portion of the meeting begins, speaker cards will no longer be accepted. Speakers will be allowed to speak for three minutes each and public comment shall not exceed 30 minutes in length. When the buzzer sounds to indicate that time has run out, the speaker will be expected to immediately cease speaking and to yield the podium. Those who submitted speaker cards but did not speak because of the time allotment, will be allowed to speak first at the next regularly scheduled commission meeting without regard to residence. For more information about scheduling this opportunity, please speak with a member of the Clerk’s staff. If you would like to fill out a written comment concerning county-related service complaints, this will help the governing authority to forward the complaints to the appropriate department for follow up. When speaking, always talk directly into the microphone and begin by stating your name, full address and the name of any organization you represent. Abusive, profane or derogatory language will not be permitted. Holding up signs, clapping and yelling to show support for or opposition to a speaker will not be permitted, but a show of hands or quietly standing will be permitted to show support for or opposition to a speaker’s position.
POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY
The DeKalb County Government does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs or activities. The Office of Contract Compliance and EEO, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030, 404-371-4795 & TDD 404-371-7064, has been designated to coordinate compliance with the non-discrimination requirements contained in Section 35.107 of the Department of Justice regulations. Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rights provided there under are available from the ADA Coordinator. A ten-day notice is requested for special accommodations.
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