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City Council - 28 January 2008 Agenda

6:00 P.M. – WORK SESSION Main Street Conference Room
Mayor Harris has requested an early start to the work session and would like to discuss the schedule for the North Georgia Live Steamers and to discuss her goals and visions with the Council.

Councilmember Bomar has also requested discussion on United Way.

7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER:   Mayor Nancy Harris
INVOCATION:                              Mayor Pro tem Dugan
PLEDGE:                                        Eagle Scout Kevin Shields, Troop 419
WELCOME RESIDENTS:            Chattahoochee Landing | River North

  1. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 14, 2008 MINUTES
    2. RESOLUTION EXTENDING HIGWAY-COMMERCIAL (HC) MORATORIUM
      As approved on July 9, 2007 and extended on November 26, 2007, the temporary moratorium on accepting special use permits and special conditional permits for the Highway Commercial (HC) district is currently set to expire on January 31, 2008. Approval of this item extends the time for expiration to April 30, 2008, as well as halting all regular permitting for the HC district during this time period. Planning discussed with the Planning Commission on January 25, 2008, and they had no objection.
    3. ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FY08 BUDGET - $140,000 –HWY 120 SIDEWALKS & REALIGNMENT
      As authorized by Council on August 13, 2007, contracts for engineering for the realignment of SR120, the Gateway improvement project at Buford Highway and Highway 120, and SR 120 sidewalks was approved with Kimley-Horn. The work for the Gateway project (CD-57) was covered in the FY08 budget with 2005 SPLOST. The SR 120 realignment (CD-46) was allocated in the FY09 budget with 2001 SPLOST specifically designated for 120 improvements. The SR 120 sidewalks (CD-58) were budgeted for FY09 as well. As the work is ready to begin this year, approval of this item approves an ordinance to amend the FY08 budget to bring project expenses originally allocated in the FY09 budget back to FY08 for the Highway 120 road projects from the 2001 County SPLOST fund allocation.
    4. RESOLUTIONS – DEPOSITORIES AND CHECK SIGNING AUTHORITY
      Approval of these resolutions designates the following banks as authorized depositories and designates check signing authorities for each: BB&T (regular accounts and police forfeiture accounts), Quantum National Bank, Flagstar, Atlantic States, SunTrust, RBC Centura, Gwinnett Community, The Peachtree Bank, Brand Banking, Peoples Bank, First National, Colonial Bank, and Wachovia.
  2. PUBLIC HEARING
    1. ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DULUTH ZONING ORDINANCE T#0121-07
      This public hearing is to consider a text amendment to the City of Duluth Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required rear setback within the CBD (Central Business District) zoning to zero when abutting railroad right-of-way. 
  3. MATTERS FROM CITIZENS
  4. MATTERS FROM COUNCIL/DEPT HEADS/CITY ATTORNEY
  5. EXECUTIVE SESSION – REAL ESTATE
  6. ADJOURNMENT