City Council - 12 May 2008 Agenda
6:30 P.M. – WORK SESSION Main Street Conference Room
| 7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER: | Mayor Nancy Harris |
| INVOCATION/PLEDGE: | Councilmember Greg Whitlock |
| WELCOME RESIDENTS: | River Mill | Willbrooke |
- CEREMONIAL MATTERS
- RECOGNITION – DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PAT BLENKE
Mayor Harris to recognize the retirement of Duluth Principal Pat Blenke in appreciation for his last seven years at DHS. - RECOGNITION – DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL ROLLER HOCKEY TEAM – STATE CHAMPS
The Mayor and Council to recognize the Duluth High School Roller Hockey Team for their hard work and dedication that earned them the 1A State Championship of the Georgia High School Roller Hockey Association (GHRA). They finished the regular season as the #4 seeded team with a record of 10 - 4, and went undefeated in the play-offs, finishing with a 5-4 overtime win against Northview in the Championship game. Lead by head coach Mike Matton, Assistant Coach Wayne Sutor, Assistant Coach Ray Tigue, and team members Eric Sutor, David Matton, Joey Constantine, Chris McConnell, Michael Ruffcorn, Alex Raffensperger, Josh Eaves, Jerry McKinney, Ben Aubrey, and Matt Eason will be on hand for recognition. - RECOGNITION – DULUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMIC TEAM
The Mayor and Council to congratulate the Duluth Middle School Academic Team for their outstanding year of competitions, culminating with the Spring 2008 Knowledge Master Open held on April 23. Duluth Middle Academic Team scored 2nd place out of 753 public and private national and international teams! Additionally, DMS Academic Team ranked 1st among schools our size. Please congratulate these students who did such a fantastic job all year, but especially during this computer-based academic tournament:
8th Grade: Sam Aziz , Lilian Chan , Jason Gong, Jaya Janadhyala, Dylan Jones, Kirill Kantor, Matthew Moreno, Aditya Ragunathan , Nick Rea. 7th Grade: John Kaffezakis , Jonathan Li , Richard Lu , Caleb Pendleton , Molly Rea, Hanfei Wang.
- RECOGNITION – DULUTH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PAT BLENKE
- CONSENT AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF APRIL 28, 2008 MINUTES
- RESOLUTION – SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Approval of this item approves a resolution to approve and adopt the update to Gwinnett County and the participating cities’ comprehensive solid waste management plan. - SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE – OCCUPATIONAL TAX AMENDMENT
Pursuant to Georgia Code, OCGA 48-13-6(c), approval of this item sets a public hearing for June 9, 2008 for consideration of amending Chapter 7 of the Duluth code concerning changing the Occupational tax classification structure from SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) to NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). - SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE – FY09 BUDGET
Pursuant to OCGA 36-81-5(f), approval of this item sets a public hearing for June 9, 2008 to receive public input on the City of Duluth FY09 proposed budget. The budget adoption will be scheduled for June 30, 2008.
- Public Hearing
- ORDINANCE OF REZONING R-75 to O-I CASE Z#0224-08
FRANK CIRCELLI TAX PARCEL 6-264-032
The Mayor and Council to consider an ordinance of rezoning for an approximate 3 acre tract located at 3259 Duluth Highway (Hwy 120), tax parcel number 6-264-032, from R-75 (Single-Family Residential) zoning to O-I( Office-Institutional) zoning. The applicant proposes construction of a 29,700 square foot two-story structure containing professional offices and 99 surface-level parking spaces. The major issues associated with this request are:
(1) Accordance with the currently adopted Land Use Element of the City of Duluth Comprehensive Plan; and
(2) Compatibility with Future Land Use Map; and
(3) Compatibility with the character and use of the surrounding area.
The proposed development is contained within a site with an area of +/- 3.18 acres along Duluth Highway. All parking and site layout requirements have been met in full with this plan.
The City of Duluth Planning Staff and Commission recommend approval of the request to rezone the subject site from R-75 Single-Family Residential to O-I Office Institutional subject to the following conditions:
(1) The plans submitted for the Development Review Process (including any and all permits through the City of Duluth) shall be substantially the same as those submitted to the Planning Commission for review on 04.21.2008. Any site plan changes that result in the following shall be resubmitted to the City of Duluth Department of Planning & Development for review by the Planning Commission:
(a) Change in the parking configuration resulting in a relocation of five or more parking spaces; or
(b)Relocation of the building footprint by more than 10’ in any direction; or
(c) Any change affecting the required rear yard setback or rear landscape buffer in any way.
(2) The following uses shall not be allowed in any form on this site:
(a) Prison
(b) Sanitarium
(3) Approval of a detailed landscape plan implementing adequate audio and visual screening for the rear (south) landscape buffer area by the City of Duluth Department of Planning & Development shall be obtained prior to the city’s acceptance of any applications for permits of any kind.
- ORDINANCE OF REZONING R-75 to O-I CASE Z#0224-08
- matters from
citizens
- GWINNETT NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP
(GNLI)
INSTITUTE GNLI
Advisory Board Member Sherri Hancel will announce dates for upcoming training opportunities in August. The GNLI is a nonprofit 501-© (3), developed in 1994 by the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services, as a community leadership program that trains, empowers and supports ordinary citizens and community leaders so that they can promote positive changes within their neighborhoods and communities. The purpose of the program is to develop community leaders who will assist others in understanding their government and effectively identify and address community problems. One of the most valuable components of the program is the inclusion of key decision makers and leaders from many areas of the County and Governments. These professionals present topics in their areas of expertise and share valuable information. As a requirement of graduation, students become part of a team that will implement and complete a community improvement project by the program end.
- GWINNETT NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP
(GNLI)
- MATTERS FROM COUNCIL/DEPT HEADS/CITY ATTORNEY
- ADJOURNMENT
UPON ADJOURNMENT, A WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE MAIN STREET CONFERENCE ROOM a request from the Duluth Historical Society.