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[0:01] We will go ahead and get started. I'll call this meeting of the Chamblee City Council to order.
[0:06] The clerk will call the roll. Mayor Brian Mock. Here. Mayor Pro Tem Jimmie first. Here. Councilmember John Mesa. Here. Councilmember Leslie Robson. Here.
[0:16] Councilmember Paul Stovall. Here. Councilmember Elmer Vai. Present.
[0:21] All right.
[0:23] We will do the pledge of allegiance. It looks like we have a shortage of leaders tonight. So with our JROTC
[0:31] team leaders in the Pledge of Allegiance this evening.
[0:55] That was the best.
[0:57] You know, I got to say in the 12 years I've been sitting up here,
[1:02] and that's the best I've ever heard it.
[1:04] I mean, that was pretty powerful right there.
[1:12] Right, I need somebody to approve the agenda, please.
[1:15] Motion to approve the agenda?
[1:16] Second.
[1:17] Motion and a second to approve the agenda.
[1:19] Submitted any discussion?
[1:21] All in favor?
[1:23] And that is unanimous.
[1:24] That will take us down to our lifeline council dog this evening.
[1:30] We have Neptune joining us this evening.
[1:36] We have in addition to Neptune, we have another dog with us tonight.
[1:40] This is Naldo.
[1:41] So lifeline, Naldo, I believe he's been in fosters since, Naldo has been in fosters
[1:46] since Hurricane Helene.
[1:49] We have a very robust foster program with many ways to foster be it a dog for the
[1:54] the day, which you take a dog out for the day,
[1:57] or a weekend warrior, which is a few days,
[1:58] or more long-term foster options like Naldo over here.
[2:03] Again, we have one of the biggest foster programs
[2:05] in the country, and really,
[2:07] if you want to get to know a dog
[2:09] and you're not ready to adopt,
[2:11] or if you just want to help us out
[2:12] because you definitely need it,
[2:15] fostering is a great way.
[2:16] So yeah, we decided to bring two pups here tonight,
[2:18] and Neptune over here is three years old
[2:21] from our DeKalb County location just down the street.
[2:26] He's been out on so many dog for the day programs.
[2:28] He's really popular with our team and volunteers
[2:31] in the community alike.
[2:32] And yeah, we are just so excited to bring these pups out
[2:37] and show the community what we're all about.
[2:39] So yeah, and I believe we also have some fliers
[2:41] who are curious about adopting Naldo.
[2:43] And you can check out more about Neptune on our website
[2:46] at dekabanimalservices.com slash adopts.
[2:49] I love it how many how many dogs we have right now? Fortunately, we're up to 611 dogs
[2:54] The amount of dogs coming in has surged the past month. We don't know what exactly it's from
[3:03] but unfortunately we have some days where more dogs come in than dogs who get adopted or fostered
[3:08] and it really does create a strain on our shelter team and our staff
[3:11] so having opportunities like this where we can show you what we're going through
[3:15] and all these amazing, wonderful pups who need a home
[3:17] really make us super grateful.
[3:20] So, yeah.
[3:21] On a positive note, we have cleared up the ability
[3:26] for the county to build additional shelters.
[3:29] Yes.
[3:30] So ribbon-cutting is soon, I can't remember.
[3:32] Yes, Thursday too.
[3:33] Thank you.
[3:34] Yes, this Thursday we'll be having our ribbon-cutting
[3:36] ceremony for our pet neighborhood.
[3:38] We invite you all to join us.
[3:40] We'll be building additional kennels for these pups
[3:44] and we are really excited for that opportunity.
[3:47] I mean, and the pups are even more excited, as you can tell.
[3:51] Really, anything that helps us
[3:52] with our current capacity issues just means so much to us.
[3:57] And so, yes, we invite you all to join us this Thursday
[3:59] at 2 p.m., right down the street
[4:01] at 3280 Chambley Dunwoody Road
[4:03] for our exciting ribbon-cutting ceremony.
[4:05] And additionally, for residents of DeKalb County,
[4:07] we have many different resources to help your pets
[4:10] like a free food bank on the 4th Friday of every month.
[4:13] and low-cost spay and neuter and vaccine mobile clinics.
[4:18] So yeah, thank you again.
[4:20] All right, so for those watching at home,
[4:22] we have 611 dogs in our shelter just down the street
[4:28] that need homes.
[4:30] This has become a monthly tradition
[4:33] of bringing council dogs in, we call them council dogs,
[4:37] to showcase these,
[4:39] and I think most of the ones that you brought
[4:40] have gotten adopted as a result of bringing them here and folks seeing them, but $611 dollars
[4:48] in the shelter and that number just keeps going up every time you come.
[4:51] Yes it does.
[4:52] It does, unfortunately.
[4:53] So we've got to get some of these dogs in home, so if you're looking for a friend,
[4:58] we can surely tell you where to find one right down the street at the DeKalb Animal
[5:03] Shelter.
[5:04] I do have one request.
[5:07] once we have the ribbon cutting I'd like to have you guys come back and talk
[5:11] about the plans and what's happening at the shelter what the expansion is going
[5:15] to look like and just give everybody the hope you guys bring every single day
[5:18] yes we would be more than happy to provide that yes we're a lot of our
[5:23] people reach out to your people thank you thank you thank you guys
[5:51] Okay,
[5:54] next up on the agenda this evening, we have recognition of our Shambly High School
[6:01] JROTC, the Shambly High School JROTC recognition earlier this month.
[6:08] Shambly High School JROTC male raider team participated in the 2024 Georgia State Championships
[6:15] competitions, competing against 70 teams.
[6:19] This annual competition showcases the top Raider JROTC teams in Georgia as they compete
[6:26] in complete five events.
[6:28] The team run, physical team test, PTT, cross country rescue, rope bridge and 800 pound
[6:35] tire flip.
[6:37] This team excelled placing second in both rope bridge and PTT events and fourth
[6:44] in the CCR. Overall they achieved third place in their tier marking the first
[6:51] time the team has reached this level in 20 years. Congratulations to our JROTC team.
[7:05] I'll tell you a little bit. I got a little bit more here about the
[7:07] about the Raiders JROTC Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps team as a
[7:14] high school program that focuses on building physical fitness teamwork and
[7:18] leadership through military-style events such as obstacle courses, rope bridges, and endurance
[7:24] challenges.
[7:26] The program aims to promote self-discipline and resilience, emphasizing personal growth
[7:31] rather than military training.
[7:33] It provides students with an opportunity to push their limits, support one another,
[7:38] and develop as leaders.
[7:40] greater teams complete compete against other JROTC teams at both local and
[7:47] national events offering a unique and engaging way for students to enhance
[7:51] their skills and foster team bonds. Glad to have you all with us this
[7:56] evening you want to take a minute to introduce yourselves each you want to go
[8:00] down and just are we okay with that you want to tell us who you are and what
[8:04] grade you're in I know you're all shambles go just start on the end yeah
[8:09] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
[8:11] Is the microphone turned on?
[8:12] Yeah.
[8:13] Good evening.
[8:14] I'm Cadet Staff Sergeant Jaden Brown,
[8:16] and I'm a 12th grader at Shawnee High School.
[8:18] Very good.
[8:22] Good evening.
[8:23] I am Cadet First Sergeant Michael Chawahee,
[8:25] and I am the 12th grader.
[8:27] Thank you.
[8:28] Yes, sir.
[8:31] Good evening.
[8:32] I'm Command Sergeant Major Kobe Pruz Lopez,
[8:34] and I'm in the 11th grade.
[8:41] I'm Cadet Sergeant J. Avivongodines,
[8:43] and I'm a 10th grader.
[8:50] Good afternoon.
[8:51] My name is Cadet First Sergeant J.
[8:53] and I'm in 12th grade.
[9:02] Good evening. I'm Cadet Staff Sergeant David Miranda and I'm in 10th grade.
[9:06] Thank you.
[9:13] Good evening. I'm Cadet Private First Class Johnny Minosa and I'm in 10th grade.
[9:24] Good evening. I am Cadet Private Alex and I am in 9th grade.
[9:38] Good evening. I am Cadet Sergeant First Class Anna Vargas and I'm in 12th grade.
[9:42] Good
[9:55] evening.
[10:00] Good afternoon.
[10:18] I'm Cadet Sergeant Benenit Torres. I'm from grade.
[10:29] Good evening. I'm Cadet Corporal in Ilecruz. I'm in 11th grade. Thank you.
[10:40] Good evening. I'm Cadet Sergeant Major Odan Alasko and I'm in the 12th grade. Thank you.
[10:44] What an outstanding group of leaders we have with us this evening, proud of each
[10:51] and every one of you. Would any of the leadership team wish to say anything or
[10:59] you don't have to?
[11:42] Yes, yes.
[11:48] Can we get a group photo?
[11:52] Yeah, we should stay here because this makes us look tall.
[12:03] Over for me just a little, this way, this way, this way.
[13:12] Can you come over to the microphone?
[13:17] Everybody across the world can see you.
[13:23] But I just want to say thank you so much for spending the time to recognize our ROTC program.
[13:29] I know how hard everyone works and puts in all of the time after school, running all
[13:36] those laps that they have you run, doing all the obstacles.
[13:40] So congratulations.
[13:41] It's something to really be proud of.
[13:42] I'm so proud of you.
[13:43] So thank you.
[13:44] And thank you city council.
[13:45] Thank you.
[13:46] Thank you.
[13:50] Now we'll give you all the opportunity to escape if you don't want to stay for the whole meeting.
[13:57] You're welcome to stay with us.
[14:00] That microphone worked a lot better.
[14:03] The reverberation was almost non-existent.
[14:08] Thank you guys.
[14:52] Boy, I know how to clear a room, Donna.
[14:56] All right, we'll move on down to the...
[15:00] approval of the minutes. We have two sets of minutes this evening.
[15:06] Motion to approve both
[15:07] sets of minutes in one fell swoop for the work session and the regular council meeting. Motion
[15:15] in a second to approve both sets of minutes. Any discussion on these items? All in favor.
[15:23] And that is unanimous. That's a literary record. Is it? Spells. All right. Under new business
[15:31] this this evening we have annexation referendum resolution I believe we are
[15:37] tabling this issue for further discussion unless I hear differently
[15:46] motion to table this discussion till December's work session I don't think
[15:50] we need a motion yeah we're just we're just tabling it until we get more
[15:53] information resolution to amend the 2024 fee schedule mr. Mary like the
[16:01] motion to amend the city's fee schedule as recommended by staff motion in a
[16:07] second to amend the 2024 fee schedule as recommended by staff any further
[16:12] discussion all in favor that is unanimous tree permits sign ordinance this
[16:19] is a first read yeah this will I'd like to make a motion for the city
[16:25] attorneys read headings only second motion in a second to read headings
[16:30] only all in favor all right headings only this is an ordinance to amend the code of ordinances
[16:38] of the city of shambly unified development ordinance title 3 development and permitting
[16:44] chapter 320 buffers landscaping and tree protection by revising section 320-34 to
[16:51] require property owners to place a public notice of tree removal permit on their property
[16:56] me.
[16:59] All right.
[17:06] So that item will move to second rate. And under staff action items
[17:12] that see it and we have city of Shambles sustainability roadmap.
[17:21] Second. We have a
[17:22] motion and a second to approve the sustainability roadmap as presented. Any
[17:27] discussion on that item?
[17:42] All in favor.
[17:47] That is unanimous. Yeah, I was I was
[17:51] just thinking I wanted to say I give you kindness and you throw them my face.
[17:56] We
[17:59] have the development review process assessment.
[18:02] Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to review the development process assessment as recommended by staff.
[18:16] Second.
[18:16] Motion and a second to approve the development review process assessment as recommended by staff.
[18:22] Any further discussion on that item?
[18:25] All in favor.
[18:27] And that is unanimous.
[18:31] for a safety action plan.
[18:36] Mr. Mayor, I would like to make a motion to approve the city entering into an agreement
[18:41] with tool design the amount of two hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred thirty five
[18:44] dollars to develop the safety action plan.
[18:47] Second motion and a second to approve the recommended provider as presented by staff
[18:56] for the safety action plan.
[18:58] Any further discussion on that item?
[18:59] All in favor.
[19:02] That is unanimous.
[19:04] Charles Abbott associates contract extension.
[19:09] Mr. Mayor, we have a motion to approve the contract extension with Charles Abbott and associates.
[19:14] Motion and a second to approve the contract extension with Charles Abbott associates.
[19:19] Any further discussion on that item?
[19:22] All in favor.
[19:23] And that is unanimous.
[19:26] The Dresden Park small area plan.
[19:31] to make a motion for the approval of the small area plan as presented second motion and a
[19:36] second to approve the Dresden Park small area plan as presented any further discussion
[19:41] on that I am all in favor we're cooking with gas this evening. All right we have a zoning
[19:52] here we have forty nine seventy Buford highway. Mr. Mayor like an emotion to approve PZ
[20:01] for 4970 Buford Highway with the
[20:05] conditions from staff as follows.
[20:07] Variants to reduce the required
[20:09] 20 foot buffer.
[20:11] Variants to reduce the minimum
[20:12] number of required parking spaces
[20:13] from 78 to 45.
[20:15] Variants to allow automobile parking
[20:17] between building and street and
[20:19] waivers from section waivers for
[20:22] to not meet the minimum planting
[20:24] ratios and waivers to reduce the
[20:26] minimum dry pile width.
[20:29] Second.
[20:29] I have a motion and a second.
[20:31] Is that all of the council?
[20:33] That is all.
[20:34] Three recommended variances and two recommended waivers.
[20:36] Very good.
[20:37] So we have a motion and a second to approve with the
[20:41] recommendations of staff.
[20:43] Any further discussion?
[20:45] Can we approve the conditions as well?
[20:47] That's correct.
[20:48] That's okay.
[20:49] Just make sure I'm following.
[20:50] All right.
[20:51] We haven't approved anything.
[20:53] That's for approval.
[20:53] I apologize.
[20:54] All right.
[20:55] All in favor?
[20:55] And that is unanimous and then we have 3443 Keswick court mr. Mayor. I'd like to make a message
[21:06] Motion to approve
[21:08] PZ
[21:10] to 024
[21:12] 1355
[21:14] for 3443 Keswick court as recommended by staff
[21:21] Motion in a second to approve this item as recommended by staff any further discussion all in favor
[21:29] And that is unanimous.
[21:32] All right, no mayor and council items this evening.
[21:35] We are down to public comment.
[21:40] We flew through this one, folks.
[21:44] The mayor is the presiding officer.
[21:46] All remarks shall be addressed to the city council
[21:48] as a body, not to individual members.
[21:50] Anyone wishing to speak shall come to the microphone,
[21:53] give their name and address to the city clerk.
[21:55] Limit remarks to three minutes,
[21:56] unless further time is granted by council.
[21:58] Not speak a second time until everyone wishing to speak has spoken once no one can speak more than twice
[22:05] Please do not speak unless you have the microphone and have been recognized anyone here wishing to address counsel this evening
[22:12] Don't
[22:15] be shy. You got something come on
[22:18] While I'm not speaking directly to you Caroline
[22:20] I noticed the last speaker that was at this microphone when the microphone was this far from her mouth
[22:27] there was no reverberation. So if you come up here and push this microphone down a little bit,
[22:32] it might help out my ability to hear.
[22:37] Leslie's saying she can't hear.
[22:41] Yep. Does this work?
[22:43] It's good.
[22:43] Okay.
[22:44] Beautiful.
[22:45] That's reverberation.
[22:46] Okay, Caroline, chest higher. You tell me.
[22:52] That's much too low. A little higher.
[22:54] How about I just don't use it?
[22:57] That's okay too.
[22:59] What you got?
[23:04] Caroline Chesson Leslie, is that all you need to know?
[23:07] Yes.
[23:08] My neighbor across the street, David Heyman, is very interested in additional parking downtown.
[23:15] And I know y'all are about to knock down 3510 through 3514.
[23:19] and it would be a very nice temporary parking lot until the new development across the street has public parking.
[23:27] And it would only be a temporary measure. I think that the events people could use it while they're waiting for the big new plaza across the street.
[23:38] So I think you ought to really consider it.
[23:43] We noted. Thank you. Anyone else here wishing to address Council?
[23:49] I do see our Commissioner here this evening. I would like to recognize you, Commissioner
[23:55] Robert Patrick. Thank you for joining us this evening. Did you want to say anything to Council
[24:01] this evening? Tell us anything that's going on. Anything good going on in the county we
[24:06] need to know about?
[24:10] There's no way it's not going to speak. This is no way. Mr.
[24:14] to speak. Mr. Mayor, thank you city council members. Thank you very much. Always a pleasure
[24:19] to be in Shandley. Of course, we have lots of good things going on with the county, but
[24:24] just wanted to stop by and say hi. It's been a while since I dropped by and we had a little
[24:29] conversation. So we'll see how things work out in the next year. You missed out on.
[24:35] We had our leader, we had our council dogs here this evening from the cab animal services.
[24:39] that's become a tradition. Every council meeting bringing in dogs and being recognized and I know
[24:46] we have our ribbon cutting coming up this week for the expanded animal shelter. In fact that's
[24:52] one of the ideas that I had suggested to county staff that we start working on stuff like
[24:55] that. There's also some other ideas and perhaps activating that soccer field that's there
[25:00] so that it's a benefit to all of our residents in DeKalb County. Different projects that I'm
[25:05] on within the county structure right now but as a as that moves forward I'll be
[25:10] coming back to you guys and talking with you and perhaps we can do a little
[25:12] cost-sharing on a project like that that I think many people would appreciate it very
[25:17] good exactly exactly but thank you it's good to see you thank you for being with
[25:22] us you got lucky and got one of our very short meetings this evening do
[25:29] we
[25:40] have executive session oh gosh mr. mayor let's bring a motion to enter into
[25:45] executive session for matters related to legal and financial motion to enter motion
[25:52] in a second to enter into executive session all in favor and that is unanimous
[26:06] mr. Mayor motion to exit executive session second motion in multiple
[26:11] seconds to exit executive session all in favor that is unanimous mr. Mayor
[26:21] a second to amend the agenda. Any discussion? All in favor? That is unanimous. Mr. Mayor,
[26:29] I motion to add an item to the agenda. Second. Motion in a second to add an item to the agenda.
[26:37] All in favor? That is unanimous. Mr. Mayor, I would like an motion to approve
[26:43] a settlement of the lawsuit styled City of Chambley, Georgia v. 013 acres of land
[26:48] at our civil action file number 24 CV 1017 in the DeKalb County Superior Court and the payment
[26:55] of $11,472.26 to the condom knees in return for condom knees release and dismissal with prejudice
[27:02] of the notice of appeal filed in the lawsuit. Second. Motion and a second to settle this item
[27:09] as so eloquently stated by council member by any further discussion all in favor and that is
[27:16] is unanimous. You motion to adjourn. Second motion and second to adjourn, all in favor.
[27:24] And that is unanimous. Thank you.