HAL L COUNT Y B OARD OF COM MIS S IONE RS VOTING MEETING SUMMARY MINUTES Hall Cou n ty Govern men t Ce n ter 2 nd Floor 2875 B row ns Bri dge Road, Gai nesvil l e, GA 30504 February 25, 2016 6:00 p.m. 1. Call to Ord er Chairman Mecum called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Present: Chairman Richard Mecum, Vice Chairman Scott Gibbs and Commissioners Kathy Cooper, Billy Powell and Jeff Stowe Also present were County Administrator Randy Knighton, Assistant County Administrator Marty Nix, Commission Clerk Lisa Ritchie and County Attorney Bill Blalock 2. Approve Agenda Motion by Commissioner Stowe, seconded by Commissioner Powell and voted, unanimously, to approve the Agenda. 3. Invocation: Reverend Richard Evans, Chaplain at Lanier Village Estates 4. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Commissioner Billy Powell 5. Public Comment Agenda Items Only (2 minutes per speaker/20 minutes maximum) There were no public comments. Motion by Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Cooper and voted, unanimously, to approve the Agenda. 6. Consent Agenda a. Approve February 11, 2016 Voting Meeting Minutes b. Approve February 8, 2016 Work Session Minutes Page 1 of 5
c. Approve February 8, 2016 Executive Session Minutes d. Approve February 8, 2016 Special Called Meeting Minutes e. Approve Change Order Six (6) to the contract with Charles Black Construction for the Hall County Sheriff s Office Headquarters in the total amount of $4,322.00. f. Approve Change Order to agreement with Moreland Altobelli Associates for additional work required by EPD on the landfill Phase I Major Modification plan and project manual in the amount of $30,152.50. g. Approve Intergovernmental Agreement between Hall County and City of Oakwood for certain road improvement projects along McEver Road. h. Approve Change Order to encumber additional funds to P.O. #362037 to Allied Paving Contractors, Inc. for Whitehall Road resurfacing in the amount of $17,796.77. i. Approve IFB 056-36 Diver s Drysuits & Equipment to Bauer Compressors, Inc. j. Approve refund request for accounts 312516 & 103518 (The Car Store of Gainesville, LLC) k. Approve Intergovernmental Agreement with Gainesville 2016 Gainesville Square Maintenance l. Approve Lease for External Art Space for the Vision 2030 Public Art Committee s Free Range Art Project. 7. Other Business a. Public Hearing for Texaco Food & Gas, 3649 Mt. Vernon Road, Gainesville, Ga. 30506 Business Type: Convenience Store; License Type: Malt Beverage and Wine Package; Owner: Shiv Shakti Enterprises; Licenseholder; Nikhil Patel, Member; Registered Agent: Jeffery Wayne Bates; Commission District 2. Mr. Blalock issued the Public Hearing. Susan Rector, Business License Director, stated that the citations that were issued a few months ago were not met. She said, according to the register tapes, two sales of alcohol were made; one on one day of the suspension and one on another of the suspension dates. Nikhil Patel, 3649 Mt. Vernon Road, addressed the Board and stated that an employee made a mistake in ringing up the goods. He said alcohol was not purchased on either of the days. He said the alcohol was chained and locked. Basit Aziz, 3649 Mt. Vernon Road, addressed the Board and stated that he was the employee that made the mistake. He said no alcohol sales were made on either of the days. John Kinsey spoke on behalf of Mr. Patel. Brenda Heath spoke on behalf of Mr. Patel. Commissioner Powell stated that he had received four or five phone calls on behalf of Mr. Patel. He said he believes it was an erroneous sale. Page 2 of 5
Motion by Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Gibbs and voted, unanimously, to suspend alcohol sales for two days, one for each of the erroneously sales, next week. Mr. Patel stated that he would suspend sales on Monday and Tuesday. b. Approval to submit a Substantial Amendment to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs NSP program staff for the consideration of an amendment to the current Action Plans for NSP1 and NSP3 grant programs to expand the current target area to include other areas in Hall County that meet HUD scoring standards. (Proposed Target Area Maps will be included.) c. Approval to submit a Substantial Amendment to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs NSP Program staff for the consideration of an amendment to the current Action Plans for NSP1 and NSP3 grant programs to implement new activities to include the following eligible activities: Purchase and rehabilitate homes and residential properties that are blighted, abandoned or foreclosed upon, in order to sell, rent, or redevelop such homes ad properties; Establish and operate land banks for homes that have been foreclosed upon; Demolish blighted structures; and Redevelop demolished or vacant properties as housing with new construction. Ms. Robinson stated that there was no deadline in applying for the grants. Motion by Commissioner Gibbs, seconded by Commissioner Powell and voted, unanimously, to table both items 7.b. and 7.c. until the second Commission Meeting in March (March 24, 2016) d. RFP 36-015 GPS/AVL Vehicle Tracking System Mr. Sims stated that the new scenarios have several variances. Motion by Commissioner Stowe, seconded by Commissioner Gibbs and voted, unanimously, to table until the first Commission Meeting in March (March 10, 2016). 8. Public Hearing to consider applications to amend the Zoning Map of Hall County as follows: Srikanth Yamala, Planning Director, presented items 8.a. and 8.b. a. Application of Ben Parker to amend the subdivision standards of the 101.29± acre tract of Chestatee Cove Subdivision located on the north side of Price Road at its intersection with Marks Drive; Zoned PRD; a.k.a. Chestatee Cove Subdivision. Page 3 of 5
Proposed Use: Amend sidewalk requirements within a subdivision. Commission District 2. Mr. Blalock gave the Reading. Mr. Yamala stated that the Planning Commission recommended denial. Mr. Blalock gave the Public Hearing. Ben Parker, 483, Destitute Way, Gainesville, addressed the Board in favor of item 8.a. Motion by Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Gibbs to approve item 8.a. to make sidewalks fall under the covenants. Mr. Yamala stated due to the code to consider waiving sidewalk requirement. Motion by Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Stowe and voted to approve with the waiving f sidewalks the application of Ben Parker. Commissioner Gibbs requested that the Planning Department bring the item back to the Commission with the option of one side of the road having sidewalks. Commissioner Powell said to look at the option of 1.25. b. Application of J H Homes to rezone from AR-III to PRD, a 53.3± acre tract located on the west side of Spout Springs Road, 1,000± ft. from its intersection with Quincy Drive; a.k.a. 6700 and 6732 Spout Springs Road; Tax Parcels 15042 000020 and 052. Proposed Use: 158 lot subdivision. Commission District 1. Mr. Blalock gave the Reading. Mr. Yamala stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval with 13 conditions. Mr. Chris Sindin, 64 Looper Rood, addressed the Board in opposition of the application unless the 13 conditions are met. Motion by Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Powell and voted, unanimously, to approve the application of J H Homes with 13 conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission with no more than 130 lots and to add an additional condition, condition number 14, for the applicant to add a traffic light if there is an intersection. 9. Rep ort f ro m Cou n ty At torn ey B ill B lalock Mr. Blalock did not have any items to report. Page 4 of 5
10. Report from Assistant Cou n ty Ad m i n i s t r a t o r M a r t y N i x a. There will not be a Work Session on Monday, March 7, 2016. b. The next Work Session will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Nix stated that the technology at the E9-1-1 Center, the Fire Department, and the Sheriff s Department worked together and did a great job and save the life of the subject rescued from the lake. 11. Commission Time Commissioner Kathy Cooper, District 1, did not have any items to report. Commissioner Powell called on the Leadership Hall Group to come up and introduce their selves. Those present were; Emily Williams, Joe Selby, Ed Benson, Matt Waters, and Trey Bell. Commissioner Powell stated that the Leadership Hall group have raised funds and will be constructing a playground for Challenged Child. Commissioner Scott Gibbs, District 3, expressed his sympathy at the passing of Jerry Gunn of the media. Commissioner Jeff Stowe, District 4, did not have any items to report. Chairman Richard Mecum expressed his appreciation for E 9-1-1, the Fire Department, and the Sheriff s Department for the job that was done in saving the life on the lake. He encouraged people to e careful on the lake. 12. Ad jou rn Motion by Commissioner Stowe, seconded by Commissioner Gibbs and voted, unanimously, to adjourn the meeting at 7:01 p.m. Page 5 of 5