BOC Agenda for January 24, 2012
Inspirational
Pastor Collette Lewis GunbyGreen Pastures Christian Ministries
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Kathie GannonDistrict 6
PRESENTATIONS
Poverty Awareness MonthCommissioner Kathie Gannon
Art Contest Winners
Watershed Management
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
The Public Comments portion of this meeting is reserved exclusively for comments from the public, and not for immediate reply. Statements made during the Public Comments portion do not necessarily reflect the Opinions of the Board or the Administration of DeKalb County Government.
The purpose of public comment is to allow the public to voice county-related requests, concerns or opinions during the public comment portion of the Commission meeting. Individual speakers will only have the opportunity for one public comment per meeting. Prior to speaking, each speaker must please complete a speaker card and present it to the clerk before the beginning of the public comment portion of the meeting. The clerk will accept cards on a first come first served basis. Speakers who are residents of DeKalb County shall be allowed to speak before residents of other counties are allowed to speak. Once the public comment portion of the meeting begins, speaker cards will no longer be accepted. Speakers will be allowed to speak for three minutes each and public comment shall not exceed 30 minutes in length. When the buzzer sounds to indicate that time has run out, the speaker will be expected to immediately cease speaking and to yield the podium. Those who submitted speaker cards but did not speak because of the time allotment, will be allowed to speak first at the next regularly scheduled commission meeting without regard to residence. For more information about scheduling this opportunity, please speak with a member of the Clerk’s staff. If you would like to fill out a written comment concerning county-related service complaints, this will help the governing authority to forward the complaints to the appropriate department for follow up. When speaking, always talk directly into the microphone and begin by stating your name, full address and the name of any organization you represent. Abusive, profane or derogatory language will not be permitted. Holding up signs, clapping and yelling to show support for or opposition to a speaker will not be permitted, but a show of hands or quietly standing will be permitted to show support for or opposition to a speaker’s position.
10:00 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING
Citizens may speak for or against an item that is considered by law to be a zoning ordinance and each side will have ten minutes to presents its case. Citizens may also speak for or against an item that is placed on the public hearing agenda but is not a zoning ordinance. In that case, each side will have five minutes to present its case. In the event there is more than one speaker per side, speakers must divide their time in order to complete their full presentation within the ten-minute time allotment, or the five-minute time allotment. When the buzzer sounds to indicate that time has run out, the speaker will be expected to immediately cease speaking and to leave the podium area. Prior to speaking, please complete a speaker card and present it when approaching the podium. If you have any documents for the Commissioners, please provide 10 copies when approaching the podium. Seven copies are for the Commissioners and the remaining copies are for the planning director, the county attorney and the clerk. Applicants or citizens speaking in favor of an item shall speak first and applicants in zoning ordinance cases shall have the right to reserve time for rebuttal. Opponents of a zoning ordinance item shall have no right of rebuttal. Once the citizens have finished speaking, staff shall make a recommendation for action to the commission. At this point, citizens are no longer allowed to speak unless called to the podium by an individual commissioner to answer questions or provide information. When speaking, always talk directly into the microphone and begin by stating your name, address and the name of any organization you represent. Abusive, profane or derogatory language will not be permitted. Holding up signs, clapping and yelling to show support for or opposition to a speaker will not be permitted, but a show of hands or quietly standing will be permitted to show support for or opposition to a speaker’s position.
D1. Traffic Calming Petition – Mason Mill Road (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
Commission Districts: 4 & 7
D2. Rezone – Adrienne Singley-Candido (Deferred from the 11/15/11 BOC Rezoning Meeting – for decision only; Deferred from the 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meeting)
D3. Special Land Use Permit – Julia Hart (Deferred from the 9/27/11 & 11/15/11 BOC Rezoning Meetings; Deferred from the 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meeting)
APPEALS
E1. NONEAPPOINTMENTS
F1. Reappointment to the DeKalb County Board of Health – Dr. Daniel Salinas (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)F2. Appointment to the DeKalb Community Service Board – Mr. Ken Archer (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Employee Relations & Community Services Committee)
F3. Appointment to the DeKalb Community Service Board – Ms. Sheryl Arno (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Employee Relations & Community Services Committee)
F4. Appointment to the DeKalb Community Service Board – Mr. John Bushfield (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Employee Relations & Community Services Committee)
Board of Commissioners – District 5
F5. Appointment for Director of Planning and Sustainability—Gary Cornell (Normal Coursed from the 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meeting)
CONSENT AGENDA
AirportG1. Standardized T-Hangar Lease Agreement with John W. Berry (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
G2. Standardized T-Hangar Lease Agreement with John T. Downing (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
G3. Standardized T-Hangar Lease Agreement with L. Randolph Huyett, Jr. (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
G4. Standardized T-Hangar Lease Agreement with Donald A. Jones (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
G5. Standardized Office Space Lease Agreement with Angel Flight Soars, Inc. (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
G6. Lease Agreement with Pope Retail Properties (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
Fire Rescue
G7. Acceptance of Award from Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
G8. Acceptance of a Donation in the Amount of $6,337.00 to DeKalb County Fire Rescue from Dunwoody Rotary Charitable Fund (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
Human & Community Development
G9. Acceptance of Grant from the State of Georgia for $75,000.00 – Governor’s Office for Children and Families (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
Police
G10. Match Fund Allocations – 2011 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
PRELIMINARY ITEMS
Board of CommissionersH1. Reconsider: Commission Committees for 2012 (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
H2. Commission Committees for 2012 (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda)
Human & Community Development
H3. To Convert the Information and Referral Position #10396 from Part-Time to Full-Time (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Employee Relations & Community Services Committee)
Planning & Sustainability
H4. DeKalb County SDAT Final Report (Southwest DeKalb/District 5 Planning Study) (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Planning, Economic Development & Public Works Committee)
Purchasing & Contracting
H5. Purchases (Low Bidders)
LB1. Herbicide and Kudzu Control Services: (Annual Contract) Invitation No.: 3002117 for use by Roads and Drainage (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Finance, Audit & Budget Committee – recommended approval)
Purchases (Request for Proposals)
RFP1. Housing of IBM Mainframe: Request for Proposal 11-500173 for use by Information Systems (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Finance, Audit & Budget Committee - Administration requested that the item be held for two weeks & return to Committee)
RPF2. Pre-Employment Physicals and Drug and Alcohol Testing Services: Request for Proposals No. 11-500176 for use by the Human Resources Department (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Finance, Audit & Budget Committee – recommended approval)
Purchases (Extension)
EXT1. Banking and Financial Services for DeKalb County: Request for Proposal No. 06-500033 for Banking and Financial Services (Accepted to the Regular BOC Meeting Agenda; Assigned to the Finance, Audit & Budget Committee - – recommended approval of extending to March 31, 2012)
ITEMS FOR DECISION BY THE BOARD
Board of CommissionersI1. Resolution Encouraging the DeKalb County Delegation to the Georgia General Assembly to Amend the Organizational Act of DeKalb County, Georgia to Require that the Purchasing Policy of DeKalb County Government be Set by Ordinance of the Governing Authority ((Normal Coursed from the 10/11/11 Regular BOC Meeting; Deferred from the 10/25/11 & 11/15/11 Regular BOC Meetings; Discussed in the 11/15/11 Finance, Audit & Budget Committee – recommended approval; Deferred from the 12/6/11 Regular BOC Meeting; Discussed in the 12/6/11 County Operations & Public Safety Committee meeting – recommended approval; Deferred from the 12/13/11 & 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meetings)
Board of Commissioners – District 1
I2. Employee Benefit – Purchasing Power (Normal Coursed from the 12/13/11 Regular BOC Meeting; Deferred from the 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meeting; Discussed in the 1/17/12 Employee Relations & Community Services Committee – no official recommendation)
Board of Commissioners – District 7
I3. Resolution to Encourage Schools and Recreational Leagues to Cease Fundraising Efforts at Traffic Light Intersections (Deferred from the 10/11/11 Regular BOC Meeting; Assigned to the County Operations & Public Safety Committee – no official recommendation; Deferred from the 10/25/11 Regular BOC Meeting; Reassigned to the County Operations & Public Safety Committee; Deferred from the 11/8/11, 12/6/11, 12/13/11 & 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meetings)
County Clerk
I4. Approval of Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of October 18, 2011 (Deferred from the 12/13/11 & 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meetings)
I5. Approval of Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of November 1, 2011 (Deferred from the 12/13/11 & 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meetings)
I6. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 13, 2011 (Deferred from the 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meeting)
Finance
I7. Hotel-Motel Tax Levy (Deferred from the 12/6/11 Regular BOC Meeting)
Human Resources/Recorder’s Court
I8. Amendment to the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 20, Article I, Section 20-4 Relating to Merit Exempt Positions (Normal Coursed from the 10/11/11 Regular BOC Meeting; Discussed in the 10/13/11 County Operations & Public Safety Committee – no official recommendation; Deferred from the 10/25/11, 12/6/11 & 12/13/11 Regular BOC Meetings)
Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs
I9. To Appropriate $1,885,000 of the 2006 Park Bond Interest to Park Capital Improvements (Deferred from the 12/6/11 & 1/10/12 Regular BOC Meetings; Discussed in the 1/17/12 Employee Relations & Community Services Committee – recommended approval)