City Council - Regular Meeting

Evening Stonecrest, and welcome to our council meeting.

Today is May 26, 2026. The time is now 6.07. We will now call the meeting to order. Madam City Court, can you be so kind and do the roll call?

Yes, ma'am. Good evening, everyone. Mayor Jasmine Cobble. Mayor Pro Tem Tara Graves. Here. Council Member Alicia Washington.

Here.

Council Member George Turner.

Here.

Council Member Karmesha Smith.

Here.

We have a quorum.

Thank you so much. Next on the agenda is invocation by our own Councilwoman Alicia, I'm sorry, Councilwoman Karmesha Smith.

Good evening, Stonecrest. Job was just bestowed upon me, so I ask that you please go with me to the throne of grace. Gracious and wise Father, we come together today seeking guidance, clarity, and unity as we make decisions that shape the well-being of our community. Grant us wisdom that is steady, compassion that is genuine, and courage to do what is right and just for our residents. bless every council member staff member citizen present along with our mayor help us listen with respect speak with purpose and work collaboratively for the good of our city may our actions today so peace progress and prosperity for the people we serve amen amen

Thank you so much. Councilwoman Smith. We really appreciate you next on the agenda is the pledge of Elysian Elysian by our own Councilwoman Washington. Can we all please stand?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God in the visible with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. Next is the approval of the agenda council. Do we see any need for any adjustments? Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion.

Member for Tim?

Yes, Councilman Turner.

Move for approval of the agenda as is.

Second.

The motion has been properly moved and seconded by Councilwoman Washington. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed, nay. Starting with District 2. District 3.

Yay.

District 4.

Yay.

District five.

Yay.

District one is yay. Motion carry four to zero with one absent. Before we move forward on the agenda, I want to give a special thanks to council member phi councilman phi submitted his notice his last day was monday may 25th therefore the district 2c is now vacant i would like to thank councilman phi for his hard work dedication and service to our community if His contribution and commitment have truly been appreciated, and he will continually be missed. The next step regarding District 2 C will be discussed at a later date. Again, we wish him, Councilman Fye, all the best in his future endeavors and sincerely thank him for his service right here in the city of Stonecrest. Council, do you have anything to say to Councilman five before we move forward with the agenda.

Hearing none.

Yes, Councilman Turner.

we shall not let it pass, is that Councilman Pai was very active before becoming a member of the council in terms of his community activism. And he actually got legislation passed before stepping onto the council. And many of us had concerns about this young fella coming on board, might have been moving a little bit too fast, but we found that he was very knowledgeable, very capable, and it was a pleasure to work with him and watch him grow extremely fast on City Council. And he was definitely an asset to the City of Stonecrest and greatly appreciated by those who interacted with him. And I respect him for what he has given to the City of Stonecrest. And I say congratulations and Godspeed, sir.

May I approach him?

Yes, Councilwoman Smith.

I just want to say, Councilman Fai, thank you for what you have done for the community. Thank you for getting out there and being an example of what a council member should be doing as it relates to engaging with the community. And it's been a pleasure working with you and I wish you all the best.

Thank you.

Next on the agenda is the approval, the review and the approval of the minutes. Council, have you had a chance to review the minutes for the special call meeting for April 3rd, 2026? Any adjustments?

Here in a high entertain a motion that put him as counsel for approval of the minute in the special call meeting of April 3rd 2026.

Motion has been properly moved in second by councilwoman Smith are you ready for the question. All those in favor of the motion please respond with yay all those opposed nay starting with district. District 4. District 5 yay. District one is yay the motion carries 4 to 0 with one absent minutes for the special call meeting or April 3rd 2026 next on the agenda is the approval of the meeting minutes for the work session April 13.

They're put in. That's where the approval of the meeting minutes for work session April 13 2026. I can't.

The motion has been properly moved in second by Councilwoman Smith. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay.

Yay. Yay.

Opposed nay. Starting with district three.

Yay.

District four.

Yay.

District five.

Yay.

District one is yay. Motion carries four to zero with one absent. Next on the agenda is the approval of the meeting minutes for the city council meeting for April 27. Is there any need for changes or any adjustments?

Mayor Pro Tem.

Yes, Councilwoman Smith.

I move that we approve the minutes from our council meeting April 22nd, 27th, 2026. Second.

Motion has been properly moved and seconded by Councilman Turner. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond. Yay. All those opposed nay. Starting with district three.

Yay.

District four.

Yay.

District five.

Yay.

District one is yay. Motion carry four to zero with one absent. The minutes for the council meeting for April 27th, 2026 has been approved. Next on the agenda is public comments. Madam City Clerk, can you be so kind and read the rules for public comments?

Yes, ma'am. Citizens wishing to make a public comment may do so in person. Citizens may also submit public comments via email to cityclerk at stonecrushga.gov by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be read by the City Clerk. All members of the public wishing to address the City Council shall submit their name and the topic of their comments to the City Clerk prior to the start of any meeting held by the city council. There is a three minute time limit for each speaker submitting or reading a public comment. Individuals will be held to those established time limits. And our first public comment is from Terry Phi.

Y'all, I definitely will say, After that wonderful thank you, I kind of feel like I gave my 30 silver to the Romans, so to speak. To Stonecrust, the last six months have tested our resilience as we have navigated complex challenges in the absence of the city manager. Some were par for the course, others we brought upon ourselves, but we faced these hurdles together. not as elected officials, not as employees, not as residents, but together as a community. Because of that united strength, that long transition period, we have finally reached the finish line. And crossing that line demands the very thing we hear about all the times in campaigns, accountability. Voters elected the city council to ensure honest and effective oversight over this city, over the operations of Stonecrest. The path fulfilling this obligation has not always been easy, and I take full responsibility for any failure during this chapter. We find ourselves now at a turning point, With the impending appointment of the new city manager, our trajectory will be set in its foundation defined long after we are gone. That future deserves a clean break from the past. That is why, after much consideration, I feel the time is right. It made the difficult decision to step down and accept a new professional opportunity out of state. I do not revel in the choice to leave my home. Not at all. But I believe that this is the best course of action for our community and myself, with my final day being this Monday, May 25th, 2026. Stonecrest has the opportunity for a fresh start, and I truly believe that. And this service has been the honor of the lifetime. Walking our neighborhoods, supporting our families, attacking the issues of the day, that gave me purpose in my life. Serving alongside of you, whether for every disagreement, every agreement, I felt like I was working with pride for my community, and I was never prouder than ever. We paved so many roads, enhanced so many parks, and brought so many homes for future families. And I truly urge any of you who wish to serve in this seat and wish to serve for this community, do so. Reach out, do the work, and be there. The baton is there, and you just need to reach out to serve it. To my council, I pray for your continued success and that the best days are ahead of you. I pray that peace be amongst you in my absence and that the guiding principle of your decisions be the future of this community. I am proud to call so many of you neighbors. And to every single person, I say thank you so much for the heartfelt messages this weekend and the love that you have shown me in both friendship and my defense. Now, let us release the Romans from their long anxiety, since it trades their patience too much to wait for a resignation of a young man. Thank you, Stonecrest, for everything, and I appreciate you for everything. Thank you so much for your service.

Miss Faye Cofield?

Thank you.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Faye Cofield, and I have been a homeowner in South DeKalb for 47 years and in what is now Stonecrest for over 30 years. Quite frankly, Stonecrest has been a disappointment. After nine years, residents deserve to ask serious questions. what exactly have we gained from becoming a city we were promised that new business growth franchise fees permits and economic development would reduce the burden on homeowners instead residents are now facing higher taxes with basic exceptions remain expectations remaining unmet over the last 10 over the last nine years Well over $100 million in taxes and fees has flown through this city, not including federal COVID and ARPA funds or splash money for roads. Yet many roads are still in poor condition and major corridors like Lithuania Industrial Boulevard were built without proper landscaping or lighting. In some areas, lighting was actually removed. Where has the money gone? The city gave $1.2 million to the Board of Education, but residents still do not know specifically how that investment benefits Stonecrest taxpayers. Another $500,000 was given to DeKalb Tech, and again with little explanation or measurable benefits to the people who live here. More than five years ago, the city purchased land at Evans Mill and Salem Road and promised a public park. To this day, nothing meaningful has been developed there. After almost a decade, we still do not even have a proper welcoming sign for Stonecrest along the major corridors like Panola Road and the freeway. Residents are still coming before this council asking for basic infrastructure like sidewalks. Last week, a citizen stated her organization had contributed over $150,000 towards a project that still has not been built and requested the return of those funds. That situation alone should concern every taxpayer in the city. At the same meeting, another citizen complained about the lack of sidewalks along NOLA Road, one of our major arteries. And finally, residents still do not know how much was paid to settle the Metro Green lawsuit or what actions have been taken regarding the serious corruption connected with that matter where it was alleged someone received $50,000. At some point, residents must stop accepting promises and start demanding results, transparency, and accountability. It is time for Stonecrest to return to unincorporated DeKalb. Thank you very much.

That was our final public comment.

Thank you.

Yes, Councilman Turner.

On a personal privilege, can we ask Just the fire to give us an opportunity for a photo op with the remaining Council.

Yes, Councilman Turner.

Okay.

Councilman five, can you please come back to the podium.

Yeah.

Public comments are now close. Next on the agenda is reports and presentation. DMA presentation, Freddie Broome. You put him yes, councilman Turner.

We are just the agenda for public hearing to come. After reports and presentation.

We did not but I don't see anything in the public hearing.

No cover games.

Can we carry on.

Excuse me, please.

Thank you so much for coming out today. Welcome to Stone, Chris.

Okay.

Good evening. My name is Freddie Broome. I'm here from Georgia Municipal Association, and I'm here tonight to make a special presentation to Councilmember Washington. Councilmember Washington just completed the Municipal Leader Community and Workplace Culture Certificate Program, which is an eight-month program. She joins over now 100 members, leaders from across the State of Georgia that's completed this program, including Mayor Pro Tem Graves. This program is eight months, and it's really designed to get leaders to understand, one, how to identify themselves as a leader, how to become a better leader, and how to be a better servant in their community. So that's the first part of the class. And then the second part of it is to how do you incorporate that into local government? So they have classes on financial management, public safety, community stakeholder engagement, community economic development, human resource management, and then the last part of the class is where they actually do a capstone project, where they bring everything that they've learned throughout the whole program into one final project. We was excited because this is one of the first classes where we've seen a lot of collaboration, and actually Councilmember Washington collaborated with our director of youth engagement, Tavari Turner at GMA, where they worked on how to create a youth council for the city of Stockbridge. Currently, we have over 80 youth councils across the state. So it would be great to see that you have one here in the city of Stonecrest. So with that being said, I would like to bring Councilman Washington forward. And we would like to present her certificate of completion.

Congratulations, Councilwoman Washington. Next on the agenda is Recognition of Achievement for Arabia Mountain High School Students 2026 by Councilwoman Karmesha Smith.

Good evening, Stone Chris. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I think I have some slides. So I had the privilege and opportunity to meet the principal at Arabia Mountain High School along with some of the staff and the students when we, myself, Mayor Pro Tem, and Councilwoman Washington went to a few of our schools within our different districts for Teacher Appreciation Week. And while there, we spoke about some of the great accomplishments of the students at Arabian Mountain High School. And I would like to highlight some of those students and their accomplishments tonight. Today I am honored to recognize the remarkable achievements of our Arabia Mountain High School students during 2025-26 school year. Their accomplishments span across academics, athletics, leadership, film, and art. We began with the DeKalb Film Festival, where our scholars earned some of the highest distinctions in the district. Our best documentary and best overall film was The Silent Classroom, and it was created by Nick Olani, Micaiah Anderson, Zion Wilkerson, Jayden Frazier, thank you and great job and there was also our best silent film winner which was named no service was produced by Jaden Frazier Gerani Thomas Angelina Eam Micaiah Anderson Cameron Weems and these students demonstrated creativity teamwork and exceptional storytelling abilities In track and field, we celebrate our triple jump standouts. In first place, we have Jamin Govan, who earned the first place in varsity county meet. Jakir Canes earned second place, and Destiny Oliver also secured the second place in the girls' events. Their performance highlighted discipline and athletic excellence. For our nation builders, we honor our recipients, Michaela Joseph Glinski, Nathaniel Jackson, Adele Omar, Daniel Adaira, and Nathan Edwards. These students exemplify leadership, service, and strong character. In gymnastics, we recognize Raven Graves, who earned the title Gymnast of the Year and secured a position on the All-County Gymnastic Team. Raven just, I mean Reagan, I'm sorry, Reagan just happens to be the daughter of our Mayor Pro Tem. She was the only athlete from DeKalb County who participated in this gymnastic event. In golf, Nigel Umans had an exceptional year. He was named the GHSA 5A area men's golf champion and placed 16th at GHSA state championship, competing against more than 300 golfers statewide. In tennis, we celebrate Raelynn Gibson for being named to the high school all-county team. Our FBLA team, Future Business Leaders of America students, they also excelled. At the State Leadership Conference, Maria Mosley placed fourth in business law. Layla Wright placed eighth in business law. Naomi Sewell-Ruffis placed ninth in healthcare administration. And Rayla Mills placed 10th in healthcare administration. In fine arts, we recognize several outstanding students. Julia Clark earned the fine arts diploma seal in visual arts. Kenji Jones, Kenji Yenji Jones, and Anthony Sewell received Best in Photography honors. In the Reflections I Belong Art Contest, Janiyah McLean earned first place, Carrie Ann Bellazar won second place, and Santana Martin received third place. Additionally, Jada Spivey, advanced to the state interview stage for the Governor's Honors Program in Visual Arts, which is a significant accomplishment. Each of these students represents the best of Arabia Mountain High School dedication, talent, creativity, and leadership. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and all they have achieved this year. Go Rams!

Thank you, Councilwoman Smith. Yes, Councilman Turner.

Can we speak more about the creation of the Arabia Mountain High School and their whole program? They are unique within the Cab County, not just South Cab, but within the Cab County. And I believe it's one of the few schools period that had a 100% graduation rate. And I think they had a 99.9% secondary education qualification for the students. And I think the other 0.1% went to the military. So the uniqueness of this school in Stonecrest, South DeKalb, shall not go unnoticed. Any disciplinary issues can cause a student to be dismissed immediately. So they don't have a discipline problem at Arabia Mountain. And I think this has a lot to do with the success of that school is that they have taken charge of providing the type of guidance and discipline that is needed in all of our schools. So this is one example of what can be done when there's a commitment to do it. So look closely at Arabia Mountain for greater things to come. Just wanted to through two sets worth in.

Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Turner. Next on the agenda is old business for a decision ordinance for purchasing card policy amendment by Keisha Franklin, finance director.

Good evening.

Good evening.

So, this evening I bring before you for a decision the purchasing card policy. We discussed the purchasing card policy at the finance committee meeting. Also, amendments and suggestions were added from the last work session to the purchasing card policy. Some of the changes that were made were to the definition of employee. We added authorized cardholders to the list of authorized cardholders, which included the deputy city manager or designee. We removed the bonding requirement and added credit and background check. We added the details behind the credit and background check requirements. Also, we added a little bit more detail to what is considered an emergency and natural disaster. I believe all the changes suggested have been included in this policy, and now we have it up for decision and approval.

Does that conclude your presentation, yes, thank you, Council, do you have any questions for director Franklin. Councilman Turner.

This is just to approve the parts that will consider amendments. And I know you have the whole document before us to approve. And all of your changes that we talked about in the finance committee meeting are here. And did we make any other amendments?

No, just the ones that were recommended.

OK. And you did tell us how many, and they are highlighted in red.

Correct.

I am correct. I mean, I am okay with it. Okay. Oh, that was a question I had at 10.2.2. And it's not on the screen, and I'm having a little challenge getting to it. What is 10.2.2?

Do you have that page number?

I do not. And I'll have to stop by your office and follow up on it then. OK.

Thank you very much.

Council, do you have any other questions? Hearing none, I entertain a motion.

Madam Mayor Pro Tem. Yeah, and I was going to say also it's an ordinance, so it'll have two reads. So Ms. Franklin will be back before you for the second read.

An ordinance by the Mayor and Council of the City of Stonecrest, Georgia, amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article 6, Finance, Division 2, Purchasing, Section 2-261, Purchasing Card Policy to provide an effective date to provide for severe ability and for other lawful purposes.

Thank you. We will have the second read at the next Work session know the next Council meeting and then we'll vote on the. Purchasing car policy at that time Okay, thank you so next on the agenda. Is the resolution for the matrix fee study by Mrs cow we. And Mrs Franklin our finance director.

And protein.

Yes, Councilwoman Smith.

I would like to request that we defer this item to our work session. We received this on Thursday, and it's a ton of information. To go through and I don't know that I don't think I know that, as a Council. We need a little bit more time.

So Councilwoman Smith, I know this came before us several times, but it was some corrections that I believe staff was going to work on, and we did just get the revise. matrix fee study recently. So I will ask that we defer it to the next council meeting for a decision. But if we have any questions in between now and the next council meeting, maybe we can schedule a meeting with Ms. Franklin or Ms. Q to discuss, but be ready for a decision by the next council meeting. Are you okay with that?

That works for me. I think the last time this was put before us, we didn't have some of the numbers or recommendations from finance at that time. Am I right or wrong there?

Councilwoman Smith, you did have the recommendations for finance. We were asked to work together to review to make sure that those numbers were OK. We have met and there were some recommendations to the numbers and we made those recommendations in the in the Excel spreadsheet. So in there were updates also during that time from Parks and Recreation. So if you could review those numbers as well, that will be helpful.

OK. Mayor Pro Tem.

Councilman Turner.

I do support the deferral, but I kind of wanted to hear them out. Just the way I function, I like to hear it again and again. The more I hear it, the more it will sink in. So I don't think it's going to be too long. And I would like to hear them out this evening and defer it for decision at a later time.

So Councilman Turner, we have discussed this several times, but if you would like to, this was for decision only, not for discussion. But if you would like to hear it again.

Well, when it's for decision, it also includes discussion and with the ultimate desire to get a decision. But I think it has been determined that we're not ready to make a decision on this matter this evening. But the more it is discussed, because it is a lot to digest. There's something like 25 pages, I'm sorry, 65 pages of matrix to digest. And it takes some of us longer than others to digest it all. But if you want to move on, then so be it. But I want to hear it. But majority rules.

Majority rules. Director Q and Director Franklin, are you prepared to present the information?

We have a limited amount of slides that would just give you a general overall overview of what we're going to present as far as the matrix, but the detail information is in the packet. So if you have any questions, we're just giving you a general overview. So the details will probably will be beneficial if we met, if you have those specific questions, Councilman Turner, respectfully.

And I'll tell you where I wanted to get to with this. And in your matrix, you have the master fee schedule for the arborist and park. That has raised quite a bit of community concern.

Do you want to provide me with what the concern is?

Well, the concern is that with the development, commercial developments, yes, the Alvarez has a tremendous role to play to make sure that we are protected in that right. The concern has come from just the average constituent who has to scrape up enough money to take down a tree. And once they take the tree down, they come to find out that they owe more in fines for having taken it down than it cost to get it down. And they should have known, but in many cases, they don't know the penalty for cutting trees of a particular size. And to make sure that our penalties for violating the tree cutting ordinance is reasonable, because some, and they may have exaggerated, but in the thousands of dollars they've had to pay for cutting down one tree, and we want to make sure that the fee is reasonable for The average citizen who cuts down a tree versus a developer who comes down and clear cuts a whole subdivision want to make sure that it is something that is acceptable and reasonable to our average homeowner because it I've heard it more than just once or twice and I've gone by to look at a few trees and the question is Was it a good service to have the tree removed? And if it was, then why am I paying a penalty for having cut it down? I'm no expert in that area, but I want to make sure that we consult the experts and we do what is right for our developers and what's right for the average citizen who decides to remove one or two trees. whether they should be removed or not. I don't want to debate that, but I do want to know that they are not being overly penalized for making that decision to remove a tree.

Thank you for that councilman Turner, the tree preservation ordinance does data differentiate between the fees that are assessed to a regular homeowner i'll just say regular homeowner compared to a developer, we have several developers that will.

say it does not.

It does have. It does have a distinction okay. How many trees can be cut down from a homeowner without fees. and the number of trees that can be cut down in excess of the three, I think it's three or four annually without a fee based on the homeowner and the need, of course. Most of our homeowners will state that they are not aware of a tree preservation ordinance, which again, this ordinance has been in existence while we have been working with DeKalb County. So this is not new, but it is being enforced. So I think the question is enforcement. um we do have developers we have one here now um that we do have several meetings and um they have questions as well as reference to our ordinance but we also are trying to preserve the trees in the city of stonecrest and um that takes a bit of work so it's penalties for that I'm not saying that, you know, we're not benefiting the community by understanding their dilemmas and the trees and that they may cut that may be for the safety of their home. And we understand that. And I think that this ordinance and the fees that are assessed with that will establish that normalcy in creating those fees.

And that is something I wanted us to talk about. How does it compare to other municipalities or counties in terms of the harshness of the penalty? And from what has been described to me, I thought it was a bit harsh. But again, we have to validate what's been reported. And I wanted a little time to be able to do that as well.

You're ready when you're ready.

OK.

Thank you.

Questions?

No other questions for now. I will yield, and I will support the deferral.

I'll entertain a motion.

May I approach him?

Councilwoman Smith?

I move that we defer the decision for resolution of matrix fee study to our work session.

Council meeting.

Oh. Council meeting.

Second.

The motion has been properly moved and second. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion please respond yay all those opposed nay starting with district 3. Yeah district for the district 5 yeah district one is J motion carries 4 to 0 with one absent. Resolution for the Mitch matrix the study has been adult or decision and our next council meeting. next on the agenda is under new business resolution for sdf 26002 final plat for crest viewpoint phase one 7199 hayden corey by director q

The new business will not take very long. As a part of the ordinance in Division 2 for plat approval in Section 14-87, any final plats in the requirement must be presented before mayor and city council for approval. The requirements that are met in this division have been met. for resolution SDP-25004. This is an amended preliminary plat for Crestview, Crestwind at 7259 Hayden Quarry. The plat had been previously approved with a prior request of a phase one being 127 lots. The developer has amended that preliminary to include 192. lots for the townhome construction. So when there's a difference between the preliminary and the final, the amendment has to take place. The preliminary I am presenting before you today for 192 townhomes and you will also see and be for decision the final flat for the 192 townhomes for phase one. Do you have any questions?

Yes, Director Q, you said in the final plat we'll see an amendment for 192 townhomes?

Actually, for SDP-25004 is the amended preliminary plat. Because the preliminary plat has to match the final plat, the amended preliminary is submitted before you first for a decision. And then in B, the final plat is being submitted for the same subdivision with 192 plats. They must match. But we're going to make a decision for A first.

THE POLITICAL AREA.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU ARE GOING TO APPROVE E FIRST? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? BEFORE B? I SEE.

SDP 25004?

7259 Hayden-Corey? Yes. OK. Preliminary. You'll be asking for approval for the amended preliminary plat first.

Yes.

Yes.

Are you asking for E first?

I have a different agenda, so I'm going back. I was like, my agenda is totally different.

Your agenda is different. So your agenda.

If I see an updated agenda, then I can. We can go with the agenda, Mayor Pro Tem. I will go back and say SDF 26002 is the final plat for Crest Viewpoint. Phase one is 7199 Hayden Quarry. That is the final plat. The preliminary has been approved and the developers are ready to move forward with the final plat and have it recorded again as a part of Division two for minor plat approval must be submitted before Mayor and City Council for approval.

I just want to make sure i'm clear, so we're we're referring to SDF 26002, which is the final.

Yes.

And this is 492 townhomes. Chris you.

is crest view is the single family homes that are totally it's a total of 129 single family homes today phase one of their final plat is 65 homes for approval okay okay so phase one is for 65. yes sorry about the order

And that is division two.

Correct.

SDF 26002. Yes. Okay. And it's a resolution.

For 65 single family homes approval. Yes.

Council do you have any questions for direct the queue. Yes, councilman Turner.

If I put a submit a preliminary plan. And we modify the preliminary plan. When I not have to come back for an approval of the preliminary plan modification on to be go straight to the final plan.

Understood. Mayor Pro Tem that not mayor Pro Tem I'm so sorry councilman Turner. Councilman Turner, that is correct. But of course, I'm going to correct the error that I had before by reading from the agenda that I was reading before this final agenda. A preliminary plat for SDF 26002. We had already approved the preliminary. So that's why we are submitting a final today only because there were no changes. The original approved preliminary have been approved. There were no changes. So we're here for the final.

Okay.

Okay.

Council, do you have any other questions for Director Q? I move to approve the resolution for SDF 26, 0, 0, 2, final plat for Crestview Point phase 1, 71, 99, Hayden Corey.

Second.

The motion has been properly moved in second by Councilman Turner. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed nay, starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4. You district 5 a district one is yay motion carries for the 0 with one absent the resolution for SDF 26002. I know platform crest viewpoint phase 171 99 hate Corey has been approved.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Mayor Pro Tem, I would like for us to move to E for decision. SDP25004, the amended preliminary plat for Crestwind at 7259 must be approved before we go to B for the final plat approval. Again, this is a amended preliminary plat from the original 127 townhomes approval prior. Um, the preliminary plat had that designation today. The submission is for 192 townhomes. The developer has amended that preliminary plan for your approval.

Council. Do you have any questions in regards to S. D. P. 25 004 So we're adjusting this from the 127 to the 192. Yes ma'am. I move to approve the resolution for SDP 25004 amended preliminary plat for Crestwind 7259 Hayden Quarry.

Second.

The motion has been properly moved by Councilwoman Smith. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed nay. Starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4.

Yay.

District 5. Yay. District 1 is yay. Motion carries 4 to 0 with 1 absent. The resolution for SDP 25004, amended preliminary plat for Crestwind at 7259 Hayden Quarry has been approved.

May I approve, Tim?

Yes, yes.

Yes, Councilman Turner.

I believe in your statement, you said that Councilwoman Smith moved. I think that was motion from the chair. Councilman Graves, just for the record.

Councilwoman Smith second.

Right.

Thank you for the correction. I appreciate you. Next on the agenda is the resolution for SDF.

26003, which is B. That is the final plat for 7259 Hayden-Corey. This again with the preliminary plat change from the original preliminary plat of 127 to now 192. The final plat shall match the approval of the preliminary. So this is the final plat for 7259 phase one of Crestwind.

Council, do you have any questions in regards to SDF 26003, the final plat for 7259 Hayden Quarry?

I pro tem.

Councilwoman Smith?

I move that we approve the resolution for SDF 26-003 final plat at 7259 Hayden Quarry. Second.

The motion has been properly moved in second by councilman Turner. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed nay. Starting with district three.

Yay.

District four.

Yay.

District five.

Yay.

District one is yay. Motion carries four to zero with one absent. The resolution for SDF 26003 final plat for 7259 Hayden Corey has been approved. 656565 Phase one. Next on the agenda is the resolution for SDL 26003 lot combination 3 lots.

Yes, this is a lot combination approval of for lots that will be known as 3 0. SDL 26003 a lot combination of 3 lots for 1901 Rock Chapel Road. The combined lots will consist of 1871 Rock Chapel Road with a parcel ID of 1616503017, 1883 Rock Chapel Road, which is 1616503018, and 1901 Rock Chapel Road with a partial ID of 1, 6, 1, 6, 5, 0, 3, 0, 2, 1. The administrative review of the lot combination has met our requirements. The combination of the three lots will be 24.261 acres and will be known as 1901 Rock Chapel Road. Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, Director Q. Counsel, do you have any questions? Councilman Turner.

Can we get the map on the screen? Can't get the map on the screen. And I'm going by my own visual. I mean, there appears to be four lots. there and when i looked at it again looks like one of the lots is combined with the major lot which could be the driveway and there are two lots in between which would make it three that's why i wanted to see it on the screen because i believe we've had this discussion before about

We've had several conversations with the applicant to determine where the access road is. Yes, and the frontage and we've solved that issue, not only with ourselves with the applicant, but also with the CAP county and have how they have it listed as well, so it is three separate lots. And the three lots are the parcel IDs I just named along with the addresses.

And I believe in our previous discussion, it had something to do with the truck storage, whether it shall be gravel, whether it shall be paved. We went with all gravel at one point in time, and we changed that to all paved. I believe the last resolution was they shall be paved. So is this going to be all paved? Are we at that point of discussion yet?

We're at that point of discussion, but after one of the conditions to have it paved would be to combine based on the usage.

Well, the part of that was that it was not large enough to qualify as a truck parking facility while they're separate. So it's being combined for that purpose to make it large enough so we can call it a truck parking facility.

That is my understanding. But We ask that the applicant have the parcels combined first to discuss. The. Rest of the usage for the parcels was a parcel now, but the parcels.

I also know that the cap county has issues with some of our facilities that are on the line, and this is on the line with unincorporated the cab. And the city of stonecrest said we had discussion with the camp county about this matter, we have.

We have resolution. only when you say you have resolution by they have acquiesced because um and just for um informational purposes we have numerous businesses that are on the line that are operating um before the incorporation of the city of stonecrest so we have to work with them that's why I said um resolution we have to work with them either legal non-conforming that they will comply, you know, with the added conditions of being legally nonconforming.

Okay. And we'll have to determine what or not is in our best interest to create a condition that would allow an expansion of a truck parking facility. I'm not saying it's bad. I'm not saying it's good. It's just that we just need to be aware as to what the potential is for the use of this property. And will it serve us best to allow the combination, which will expand the usage of it, or to hold it where it is if we do not desire the expanded usage of it being a truck stop? I mean, that sounds a bit cruel, but that's what I just want to understand what is going on here. But again, I wish I could see the map on the screen. But I have it. I have it. I have it.

OK. Are you able to.

Yes, we're a couple.

Yes. Soft gentle point of clarity. Do not use. Black combinations or rationale on land use or its future land use on a plaque combination is in front of us, we are evaluating said application or the criteria of a lot combination, not to. accept or reject a future use of some kind in making a decision to approve or not approve a lot combination. I just want to make sure that's clear that regardless of its future use that we evaluate the lot combination or its specific criteria of a lot combination and not to convolute that with the possibilities of its land use as a way to come to a decision on the lot combination. Wanda legal purposes, make sure that's on the record that that's not what we're doing.

Thank you.

Thank you. Mayor cobble council. Any other questions? Hearing none. I entertain a motion.

Remember Tim.

Councilman Turner.

I move to defer decisions on this matter until we can get more information.

Councilman Turner. What clarity are you seeking?

The usage of this property as it stands now and I looked at the way that you have access to it appears to be shared access and the. art that. is being used now, I think it's a new entrance, raises some questions. And that's why I wanted to see the map on the big screen to get others to see exactly what I was talking about. But I looked at it and I know we'd had previous discussions. I believe it was this piece of property, whereas it was There was an attempt to combine it in the past and that was rejected and I don't have the history on it. I wanted to get the history on it before we take action on it.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Mayor Cobble. I just want to ask a question. The driveway that you're talking about in the entrances for both parcels, is that the criteria for passing or failing a lot combination plat?

The criteria for passing any lot combinations or divisions that the parcels, I'll just say named, will need to meet zoning, environmental, and access requirements. They have met those requirements. We would not have brought the parcels or the combinations before mayor and city council for signatures if they had not met the requirements as stated in our ordinance.

And I know for some of these measures, we do have a checklist, and we check off what has been met, what has not been met. And maybe I missed it here, but that would be helpful if we had that. Just what you just said, is that in order to qualify, you must meet all the P's and Q's. And if you can check them all off, then It's a done deal, essentially, unless there's something monumental that can interfere with the approval. But I can accept that, that there is a checklist of sorts, and all the boxes have been checked. And if that is the case, then the only reason to wait is to get additional information, and I don't think there's no rule against that either, other than a 30-day delay or 15-day delay for additional information. But if all of it is there, there's nothing else to get.

That is correct, Councilman Turner. Okay. Division 2 for major plot approval. It is section 14-87 for major plot approval. The checklist is there that they must meet zoning requirements and environmental and any other issues. We do collaborate with DeKalb County on the reviews that we are unable to review. And the lot combination cannot be approved unless we get that one address after the combination. So DeKalb County has reviewed it and that was the final review that the city of Stonecrest needed for the approval and it is before you today.

Okay.

and the checklist you said is in the package somewhere the we do have the packet you just have the approved preliminary i mean the approved lot combination which is an administrative review with the checklist the checklist is there staff has reviewed it and we are presenting it before you today we can submit that information to you as we have before with any other preliminary or lot combinations or divisions that we've brought before for mayor's signature. That's it.

Okay. Now, I'm just saying that at the time, we need to take a look at that checklist as well.

Oh, okay.

Okay. Not that I don't believe you. I don't believe you.

I understood.

Yeah. Sometimes we need to say, yeah, I saw it.

Okay.

It's good. Yeah. Yeah. Well, the motion didn't get a second. So it's just dead. I was about to make another motion.

You started talking before a second. I entertain a motion. Councilman Turner.

Move for approval of the lot combination 1901 Rock Chapel Road. Second. SDL 26-003.

Second.

The motion has been properly moved and seconded by Councilwoman Washington. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed, nay. Starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4.

Yay.

District five yay district one is. yay motion carries four to zero, with one absent. 1901 rock Chapel road resolution for SDL 26003 lot combination three lots has been approved. Next on the agenda is resolution for SDP 25002 lot combination for lots for 3024 Evans Mill Road.

Member Pro Tem, this is a lot combination request for four lots. The addresses that were combined was 3004 Evans Mill, parcel ID 1611901010, 3024 Evans Mill, 1611901007, 2975 Woodrow Drive, parcel ID 1611901022 and 2995 Woodrow Drive with a parcel ID of 1611901011. Again, this request is to combine four separate tracks consistent of the aforementioned Park addresses with parcel ID's for one distinctive track that will be known as 3, 0, 2, 4, Evans mill road. The second conclusion presentation once you want you yes ma'am.

Also do you have any questions.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Councilman Turner.

Just the same concerns as the last one. There was a checklist, and we've checked all the boxes here, and this follows standards for lot combination.

Yes. Yes, it does. Again, Division 2, Major Platt, Section 1-4-87. Number 4, anything submitted before Mayor and City Council for their approval or their decision must be reviewed by the Community Development Division Director before presenting to Mayor and City Council for all approval of zoning and any environmental issues. Again, this Plat 2 has also been submitted to DeKalb County for their reviews. The combination has taken place with the final distinctive address of 3024 Evans Mill Road.

The zoning on all four of these lots, it's what at present?

I think this is an R100.

That he's the R100?

Yes.

That is yes? Yes. All four lots are currently R100?

They would be all meeting the same requirements now that they're combined.

OK, good. And just for the sake of location, this is behind the shopping center at Evans Mill and Woodrow? better known as a shopping center with D-BOM, restaurant, nightclub in the parking lot. So it kind of loops behind that shopping center with Family Dollar and the daycare center, the Y. So that's the parcel we're talking about, parcels that we're talking about.

Yes. And that is D-BOM. Yes, sir. It's D-BOM. Oh, D-BOM. Yes, sir.

I don't hang out there.

Yes. Yeah.

Mayor Pro Tem. Are you? Councilwoman Smith. Director Q, do we know what they're planning to do? We don't know.

At this stage, block combination. When it's time for construction, we will go through that checklist of requirements.

Council, do you have any other questions for Director Q?

I too am trying to get a visual of where this is. Is it behind the bomb?

I'm sorry. Go ahead.

No, go ahead.

Oh, my future on the map is it's behind that shopping center. You know, you have a wash interior there. You have a restaurant. You have Family Dollar as a YMCA daycare in there.

Right.

So it's behind that plaza.

Okay.

Okay. Thank you.

It's too much. Do you have any additional questions?

Council, do you have any other questions while Mayor Cabo is having her own conversation? Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion.

May I proceed?

Councilman Turner.

Having satisfied all the necessary requirements for lot combination, I move that we approve the resolution for SDP 25-002, lot combination, four lots at 3024 Evans Mill Road. Second.

The motion has been properly moved and seconded by Councilwoman Washington. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed, nay. Starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4.

Yay.

District 5.

Yay.

District 1 is yay. Motion carries 4 to 0. Resolution for SDP 25002, lot combination for lots for 32, I'm sorry, for 3024 Evans Mill Road has been approved.

Thank you, Mayor Putnam. Thank you, Council.

Thank you, Director Q.

next on the agenda is the appointment of the cid board members by councilman turner thank you very much council we are well on our way towards getting the stonecrest latonia industrial park cid well established we passed a resolution and there's work going on now to make sure that everything is satisfied in the tax commissioner's office such that the necessary caucusing can take place to make this a reality and a part of that is that the city can appoint two members to the cid with the slip cid board of seven members we can appoint two and i thought we'd have trouble finding candidates but we have quite a few uh citizens who express an interest and we have not only two great candidates, we have several alternates. And the one that we wanted to promote tonight would be our first two appointees to the Slip CID. And it would be for, as it stands now until the bylaws are all finalized, for a two-year term with unlimited terms. And to get it started with the expiration date of December 31, 2026 for the first appointee would be Mr. Darien senior council. I asked for the approval of Mr. Darien senior to take the first appointment. to the slip CID representing the city of Stonecrest with an expiration date of December 31, 2026, with the possibility of reappointment. That was a motion to approve Mr. Darien Senior.

Second.

The motion has been properly moved in second by Councilwoman Smith. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed, nay, starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4?

Yay.

District 5?

Yay.

District 1 is yay. So the appointment for our CID board member, Darien Sr., has been approved.

May I point to him?

For December 31st of 2026. Yes. Councilman Turner.

Well, in the same process, uh, I move that we appoint Mr. Darrell Taylor to the second seat with a two year term initially with an expiration date of December 31, 2026. I'm sorry, 2027. I second.

motion has been properly moved in second are you ready for the question all those in favor of the motion please respond with yay all those opposed nay starting with district three yay district four yay district five yay district one is yay motion carries four to zero darryl darian taylor daryl taylor daryl taylor two-year term for the cid board ending on December 31st of 2027 has been approved. Next on the agenda is city attorney comments. No comments. Thank you. I didn't hear you.

No comments, madam.

Thank you so much. Next on the agenda is city manager update. Deputy McCoy, do you have any comments for the City Manager Office?

No comments, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McCoy. Next on the agenda is comments from Mayor and Council, starting with District 3.

No comments.

No comments for District 3. District 4.

Mr. Tim?

Yes, Councilman Turner?

To the Council and to the citizens of Stonecrest, we invite you to come out on June 2nd for our seminar on feral hogs and how to control the aforementioned. We are hoping to establish a hotline and a website so that anyone who wants to report the sighting of These feral hogs can report them, and we can map where they are because they're going to have to be trapped and disposed of, to put it mildly. So the more education you can get on it, the better. That seminar was to take place in this chamber, but there was a conflict with another meeting, so we were probably going to be across the hall. And if there's an overflow, we will find an overflow room to make it happen. Councilwoman Smith will give you more information on it as well. So this is on the website. Let everyone you can think of in Stonecrest know about it. DeKalb County is cooperating with us, and we have outside agencies that are working to make this happen. Some people chuckle when we mention it, but this is a serious problem, and it's only getting worse. I get pictures seen like every other night on my trail cam and my backyard cameras of these feral hogs making their way through my yard. So if they're coming through my little yard, you can imagine what they're doing in Arabian Mountain and in some of the larger I won't call it rural, but open area, that's what they're looking for, is a place to feed and raise their young. And they raise at a prolific rate of roughly six pigs per litter, and a six-month-old pig can have pigs. So you do the math. And with that, I yield.

Thank you Councilman Turner Councilwoman Smith do you have any comments.

Just want to elaborate and add one thing to what Councilman Turner just mentioned and that's the workshop please go to the website and register at the qr code we need an estimate on the number of people that we will have in the House we welcome all but please make sure that you go to the website and register today if at all possible. Thank you.

I didn't mention the time. What time? 5.30? 5.26 today.

No, no, 5.26. Oh, time. Yes, 5.30. Tuesday, June 2nd at 5.30 p.m. right here.

Thank you Councilwoman Smith district one. I know school is out for the cab county this Thursday, so I want all everyone to have a safe summer, I want to say the aquatic Center is now open um. And it's several programs that's taken place at brown's meal for the summer as well, I do not have the list in front of me, but please, please check out the website to see all the amazing programs that will be. happening at brown's meal REC also we are planning to have a district. town hall meeting this month of June date and time is to be announced as well as a HOA meeting and also we are hoping as Councilman Fah said in his comments we're hoping to have a city manager by next month so that concludes our agenda for this evening is there any need for executive session I entertain a motion.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Councilman Turner.

I move to go into executive session for personnel, litigation, cybersecurity, and real estate. Second.

The motion has been properly moved and seconded by Councilwoman Smith. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed, nay. Starting with District 3. Yay. district four yeah district five yeah district one is yay motion carry four to zero we are now adjourned to executive session and i do want to make a correction the comments was made by mr five not councilman five Thank you so Chris I entertain a motion.

How some in turn when we come out of the second session and return to our really the council be the second.

Most has been properly moved in second by councilwoman Smith are you ready for the question. All those in favor of the motion please respond with yay all those opposed nay started with district 3, yay district for a District 5 a district one is Jay we are now back in our regular Council meeting.

Councilman Turner move for approval of the minutes from the second session.

Motion has been properly moved in second by Councilwoman Smith are you ready for the question. All those in favor of the motion please respond with yay all those opposed nay started with district 3 yay district for me. District 5, yeah district one is yay the minutes from executive session has been approved.

I would like to take action on the resolution for PE structures we could have instruct the to be the police.

A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city of Stonecrest, Georgia to execute an assignment and assumption agreement related to service contract number ITB 23107, providing for a mutual release of claims, authorizing the settlement of all potential litigation related there to authorizing payment of $190,000 to professionally engineered structures and associates LLC and for other lawful purposes.

I put him out some in Turner who for approval of the settlement with PE structures as outlined by the city clerk and the resolution.

Second motion has been properly moved in second by Councilwoman Washington. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed nay, starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4.

Yay.

District 5. Yay. District 1 is yay. The resolution for PE structure settlement has been approved 4-0.

May I approach him?

Yes, Councilwoman Smith.

I would like to put a motion on the table. I move to authorize the mayor to opt in to the new national opioid settlement notice for six remnant defendants on behalf of the city of Stonecrest. I second.

The motion has been properly moved and second by Councilwoman Washington. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion please respond with yay all those opposed nay started with district 3. The 4 day district 5 yay district one is she a motion carries 4 to 0. And so do you have any comments before we adjourn the meeting. Mayor do you have any comment. I entertain a motion. Now protein yes, Councilman Smith.

I move we adjourn the meeting for the night. I second.

Motion has been properly moved and seconded by Councilwoman Washington. Are you ready for the question? All those in favor of the motion, please respond with yay. All those opposed nay. Starting with District 3.

Yay.

District 4.

Yay.

District 5.

Yay.

District 1 is yay. This meeting is now adjourned. Have a good night.