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City Council - 28 April 2008 Agenda

6:30 P.M. – WORK SESSION Main Street Conference Room

7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Nancy Harris
INVOCATION/PLEDGE:     
WELCOME RESIDENTS: Ivy Station | Windsor Court

Announcements:
National Day of Prayer on Thursday May 1st, Town Green at 11:30am

  1. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
    1. PROCLAMATION – DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL – 50 YEARS
      Mayor Harris to proclaim May 8th as Duluth High School Day in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of DHS at its current location on Brock Road and the “Super Reunion” event to celebrate the occasion. Principal Blenke will attend to accept the recognition.
    2. RECOGNITION – DULUTH HS GIRLS BASKETBALL – REGION 7AAAAA
      The Mayor and Council to recognize DHS Coach Jeremy Huckaby, Gwinnett County “Coach of the Year” and members of the women’s basketball team for reaching the final 4 for the first time in school history. Their record-breaking 21 win season qualified them for the state tournament for the first time in 32 years, and several of the players have made All-Metro, All-County or All-Region teams as well.
    3. RECOGNITION – DULUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ROLLEY HOCKEY TEAM
      The Mayor and Council to recognize the Duluth Middle School Roller Hockey Team for their winning season, with a record of 11-3 in the AAA division of the Atlanta Area Roller Hockey Organization (AARHO). During the end of season tournament, they were placed in the 4A division, winning 3 games in a row but lost the Championship game to Peachtree City, 2-1. Head coach Gary Ruffcorn and Asst. Coach Ogden as well as members of the team will be on hand for recognition.
    4. APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE – AWARDS
      Mayor Harris to present a plaque in appreciation to Downtown Development Authority member Terrie Needham. Ms. Needham was appointed to serve from March 2007 to March 2008. She is highly regarded as a local business owner in the City’s Downtown and continues to work to further enhance the goals and visions of the City and DDA. The City and DDA Board extends to her their gratitude for her continuous support in helping to fulfill the goals and visions for a prosperous downtown.
    5. OATHS OF OFFICE – CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
      Mayor Harris to administer Oaths of Office to the remaining board members appointed at the March 10th and 24th meetings.
  2. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. APPROVAL OF APRIL 14, 2008 MINUTES
    2. RESOLUTION EXTENDING HIGWAY-COMMERCIAL (HC) MORATORIUM
      As approved on July 9, 2007 and extended on January 28, 2008 the temporary moratorium on accepting special use permits and special conditional permits for the Highway Commercial (HC) district is currently set to expire on April 30, 2008. Approval of this item extends the time for expiration to June 30, 2008, as well as halting all regular permitting for the HC district during this time period. Planning staff recommended and discussed the proposed extension, of the current moratorium, with the Planning Commission during their regularly scheduled meetings on April 7th and 21st, 2008. The Planning Commission had no objection to staff’s request to extend the current moratorium. 
  3. OLD BUSINESS
    1. AWARD OF BID – ROGERS BRIDGE GREENWAY TRAIL - CD-31-08
      The Mayor and Council to consider awarding a contract for design engineering on a portion of the Greenway Trail from Rogers Bridge along the Chattahoochee River as part of the DNR grant ($100,000) matched by the City ($100,000). The City of Duluth received nine bids . Bron Cleveland Associates evaluated all nine bids and recommended choosing one of the following three:

      1.) Pond & Company - $39,250
      2.) HDR Engineering, Inc – $59,000
      3.) MA/Moreland Altobelli Associates - $27,470

      Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Chairman Wanda Bennewitz and Director Kathy Marelle evaluated the top three and recommend HDR Engineering, Inc., based upon the following qualifications.

      1.) Experienced with multiple trail designs with parks in the area.
      2.) Experienced with the type and magnitude of design trail that would be required on the Rogers Bridge Trail project.
      3.) Knowledgeable on the quality standards of park trails in the area.
      4.) Informative on the Duluth park system and the trail requirements proposed along the river.
      5.) The price is realistic and reasonable of what is required in the project.

      The City Administrators opinion is to award the contract to Pond ($39,250) because of their slightly higher qualification score, their lower price, and their equal abilities. Both firms are felt to be qualified and have done very similar projects.
  4. matters from citizens
  5. MATTERS FROM COUNCIL/DEPT HEADS/CITY ATTORNEY
  6. ADJOURNMENT

UPON ADJOURNMENT, A WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE MAIN STREET CONFERENCE ROOM to discuss the Economic Planner position.