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A
Welcome,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
coming
to
the
August
14th
2018
version
of
the
Monroe
city
council.
Prior
to
opening
the
the
evenings
meeting.
I
would
like
to
ask
a
longtime
friend
of
mine
and
in
priest
I
think
we
call
him
now
the
Archbishop
of
North
America
of
the
Anglican
Church
mr.
Foley
Beach
Foley's
been
a
very
good
friend
of
mine
in
my
family
for
the
last
thirty
years
he
has
been
a
mainstay
in
the
city,
Monroe
and
I'm
glad
he's
he
travels
about
forty
eight
weeks
of
the
year.
A
B
Thank
you
so
much
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
stewardship
you
all
have
done
for
our
city.
I
know
you
have
all
kind
of
difficulties
and
challenges
you're
always
facing,
but
you
doing
some
great
things
this
weekend
my
wife
and
I
hosted
the
Archbishop
of
me
Omar
and
his
wife
at
our
home,
and
so
we
had
dinner
Saturday
night
and
then
we
drove
through
downtown
and
I
was
blown
away.
First
of
all,
I
was
just
lively.
B
You
couldn't
find
a
parking
place,
people
everywhere
and
it
looked
great
and
so
I
just
thought.
I'd
pass
that
on
thanks
for
all
your
hard
work,
you,
let's
pray
father
I.
Thank
you
so
much
for
these
your
servants
and
as
they
seek
to
meet
tonight
and
make
decisions
on
behalf
of
our
city.
I
asked
for
your
wisdom,
your
guidance,
your
direction,
your
discernment
I'll,
give
them
clarity
and
help
them
make
decisions
for
the
best
or
for
the
best
outcome
for
our
community,
our
citizens
and
our
neighbors-
and
this
is
our
prayer
in
Christ's,
name,
Amen,.
A
C
A
D
A
A
E
Well,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
today.
You
know
John,
invited
me
and
in
the
the
council
for
having
me
here
and
also
the
public
and
see
some
friends
of
the
audience
to
you
as
well.
So
I
wanted
to
thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
and
just
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
myself
briefly
and
what
kind
of
brought
me
here
to
to
Monroe.
E
My
name
is
Joe
Gargas
currently
I'm,
the
director
of
exhibition
design
at
the
Michael,
see
Carlos
museum
at
Emory
in
Atlanta
I've
worked
in
the
arts
for
over
25
years
and
had
the
opportunity
to
relocate
to
the
Atlanta
area
with
my
wife,
Elizabeth
Messick.
Some
of
you
may
have
met
her
in
passing
as
well,
and
we
looked
all
around
the
perimeter.
We
were
in
the
city
for
a
while.
We
looked
all
around
the
perimeter
at
all
these
wonderful
little
communities
and
when
we
came
to
Monroe
we
saw
a
community
that
very
interesting
to
us.
There.
E
There
was
this
wonderful
kind
of
antiques
and
boutique
shops.
There
were
small
kind
of
mom-and-pop
feel
to
the
downtown
and
then
for
me,
being
an
artist
and
being
in
the
arts
to
see
that
there
was
a
art
guild
in
a
building
dedicated
to
it.
To
me
was
like
it
really
raised
my
eyebrows
like
wow.
This
is
really
interesting.
A
city
of
this
size
in
this
development
has
committed
to
the
arts,
so
we
really
kind
of
fell
in
love
with
Monroe.
You
saw
the
wonderful
spaces.
E
The
topography
here
is
interesting,
the
public's
diverse
here
too,
as
well.
So
you
know
when
we
saw
that
we
decided
we
were
gonna.
You
know
settle
here
in
Monroe
and
made
some
wonderful
neighbors
in
this
great
historic
neighborhood
here.
But
what
I've
want
to
talk
to
you
about
a
little
bit
today
is
give
you
a
little
bit
of
a
heads
up.
E
Some
of
you
may
have
seen
in
the
community
how
the
where
the
art
guild
was
has
now
been
rebranded
and
there's
been
a
development
from
within
partnering
with
the
city
to
to
change
the
name
or
now
the
Monroe
walnut
Center
for
the
Arts
and
with
that
I
just
wanted
to
present
a
little
slideshow
here
talking
just
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
things
that
have
gone
on.
Ok,
so
we
have
a
recent
history.
I
just
wanted
to
give
you.
E
E
We
we
wanted
to
think
about
the
idea
of
how
the
art
guild
sounded
very
inclusive,
and
we
wanted
to
kind
of
open
the
doors
and
celebrate
this
to
the
community
a
bit
more,
so
the
idea
of
rebranding
seem
to
fit
hand
and
glove.
We
wanted
to
do
this
so
that
we
could
share
the
creative
endeavors
with
with
all
the
greater
Walton
community,
not
not
just
kind
of
an
inclusive
group.
We
wanted
to
form
partnerships
within
the
community
and
to
refresh
the
the
physical
part
of
the
building
inside
and
out.
E
There
was
also
this
idea
to
attract
new
community
members,
so
really
looking
at
the
diverse
groups
within
Walton
County
and
the
other,
the
other
satellite
towns
and
cities
that
are
in
Walt
County.
We
wanted
to
do
this
also
to
increase
visibility
and
the
usability
of
the
resources
that
had
already
been
invested
there.
You
know,
there's
a
ceramics
lab
downstairs
that
was
refit
and
updated.
There's
there's
lots
of
other
things.
Also,
with
the
new
board
members,
some
of
them
that
came
on
you
may
recognize
Scott
dill.
E
Just
a
little
bit
about
the
renewal,
that's
going
on
here
in
Monroe,
some
of
it
may
be
noticeable.
Some
of
it.
I
would
like
to
call
to
your
attention
a
little
bit:
there's
classes
for
children,
teens,
adults
and
lifelong
learners.
We
work
to
also
organize
public
field
trips.
We've
we've
got
trips
coming
up
to
the
High
Museum
in
Atlanta.
We
have
a
Creative
Writing
and
book
readings
and
poetry.
There
now
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
In
a
minute
we
have
ongoing
art
exhibitions
and
sculpture
exhibitions
inside
and
outside
the
building.
E
There's
a
creative
gallery
shop.
That's
also
present.
We
we
try
to
fill
the
calendar
now
with
programs
and
lectures,
and
we
are
looking
to
build
community
partnerships,
some
of
which
I'll
speak
about
as
well.
I
just
want
to
give
a
few
statistics
about
the
the
serving
the
community
and
and
to
let
you
know
the
kind
of
growth
and
pattern
that
we're
seeing
here.
So
we
offer
over
500
classes
throughout
the
year,
including
pottery,
painting,
weaving
glass,
arts,
sculpture,
photography,
creative
writing.
E
Among
other
things,
we've
seen
recently
a
300%
growth
in
students
taught
between
2017
and
2018,
with
approximately
640
registrations
for
classes.
So
far
this
year
we
provide
more
than
20
partnering
teacher
opportunities
to
conduct
classes
where
teachers
can
come
in
set
up
their
own
classes
for
fees.
We
work
with
the
teachers
to
split
the
fees
and
fill
the
classes,
we're
providing
a
space
in
the
community
for
our
other
teachers
to
come
and
and
have
not
only
secondary
outlet
but
secondary
income
and
help
support
the
Arts
in
the
community.
E
We
offer
over
a
hundred
free
events
annually
where
we
provide
cultural
experiences
to
anyone
in
Walton,
County
and
Monroe
for
free.
We
serve
60
special
needs,
adults
roughly
through
specialized
classes,
and
we
also
approximately
hand
about
5,500
visitors
in
this
last
year.
We'll
just
start
now
to
take
headcount,
literally,
as
people
are
coming
in
the
door
and
that's
kind
of
a
projected
number
for
what
we
had
a
few
talking
points
about
social
media.
You
know
we
have
an
email
blast
that
goes
out
to
about
a
thousand
community
members.
E
Our
membership
is
now
over
200
artists
and
we're
doubling
since
last
year
with
that
I
look
today
earlier
we're
over
1600
people
following
us
on
Facebook
and
one
of
the
interesting
statistics
I
thought
was,
and
the
Monroe
Walton
Center
for
the
Arts.
It's
the
top-rated
Georgia
Art,
Center
and
Google
search.
You
pull
that
up.
We've
got
the
most
5
stars,
we're
at
the
top
pop
up
on
the
map.
First
and
that's
kind
of
interesting
to
me
that
says
something
about
the
community.
E
E
Also,
like
I
mentioned
earlier,
doing
some
Community
Partnership,
and
so
this
is
the
idea,
the
hand
and
gloves
so
we're
working
with
SCAD
Savannah
College
of
Art
and
Design,
who
comes
to
our
County
and
through
them
we're
able
to
help
them
provide
scholarships
up
to
$14,000
to
individual
students
to
to
these
high
school
students.
Here
in
Lawton
County,
it's
an
opportunity
where
we
bring
kind
of
the
the
big-name
to
Monroe
and
use
the
Arts
Center
to
help
them
provide
their
scholarships
and
tutorials
to
these
students.
We
also
have
a
very
interesting
project.
E
That's
going
on
right
now
called
art
MD,
which
is
a
project
that's
kind
of
developing,
rather
quickly,
where
we've
partnered,
with
some
small
businesses
here
in
Monroe,
to
provide
these
healing
art,
kids
to
children.
Who've
been
involved
in
from
us.
These
things
can
be
distributed
by
EMTs
and
doctors
and
emergency
rooms
and
that
sort
of
thing
to
provide
a
creative
outlet
for
healing
change.
So
these
kits
are
being
developed,
and
we
have
more
information
about
that.
If
anybody's
interested.
E
We're
trying
to
build
something
here.
You
know
we
have
a
Monroe's
makers
class
where
people
could
come
Thursday
to
support
local
makers
of
handmade
goods.
We
have
a
free
writers
group
on
Monday
and
we
also
have
scrapbooking
on
Tuesday,
so
we're
even
we're
even
kind
of
pushing
out
to
some
of
the
crafts
and
interactive
things
are
kind
of
popular
right
now
to
get
the
community
interested
in
get
it
in
the
door
and
provide
them
a
resource
for
doing
some
of
these
interesting
things.
The
waltons
writers
group.
E
This
is
a
group
that
meets
at
the
Art
Center
monthly.
They
have
writers
coming
from
Walton
Athens
barrel
and
Gwinnett
counties.
It's
already
becoming
a
hub
for
local
writers
to
come
here
to
Monroe
to
participate
in
this
this
class,
which
is
very
interesting
because
in
the
beginning,
I
was
saying
this
idea.
The
art
guild
this
inclusivity.
As
soon
as
we
open
the
doors
up
to
all
the
Arts
which
you
find
is
people
are
looking
for
those
resources
and
so
by
including
the
writers
group.
E
We've
created
a
book
nook
off
the
main
gallery
where
the
local
writers
can
bring
their
actual
looks
for
sale.
We
do
readings
and
lectures
from
there
and
we
just
had
a
very
successful
event
on
Saturday.
It
was
standing-room-only
there,
and
so
so
we're
kind
of
branching
out
that
way,
and
also
some
of
you
may
have
noticed
the
end
on
the
interior.
We've
added
a
new
classroom
on
that
main
floor,
which
also
doubles
as
an
event
space
for
doing
some,
some
income
as
well.
So.
E
So
we,
you
know,
we
were
talking
about
this
idea:
community
and
community
to
support
I
put
together
just
a
quick
tear
sheet
of
some
of
the
patrons
that
we
have
there.
You
know,
obviously,
the
city
of
Monroe's
been
very
generous
to
us
and
very
helpful
over
the
last
few
years
with
repairs
to
the
buildings.
E
E
No
benefits
offered
income
from
sales
and
classes
are
usually
reinvested
back
into
those
exhibits
and
also
supplies,
because
you
know,
when
you
make
art
it
takes
stuff
to
make
art,
we
do
get
a
lot
of
donations,
but
those
things
are
still
things
that
just
had
somebody
the
other
day
asking
about
paintbrushes
for
a
project
and
also
through
donations
and
grants
which
are,
you
know,
usually
used
for
specific
programs
and
have
stipulations
on.
So,
if
you
write
a
grant
for
a
particular
project,
you
got
to
use
the
money
for
that
particular
project.
E
I've
went
ahead
and
dropped
in
just
one
of
our
reports.
We
have
a
wonderful
treasurer
who
has
put
together
an
annual
report
and
I
want
to
share
that
with
with
with
the
city
for
transparency
to
let
you
guys
know
to
see
where
we've
committed
and
where
we've
brought
the
institution.
In
the
last
three
years,
we've
we've
made
some
significant
investments
into
the
institution
and
the
charts
that
our
finance
will
provide
to.
E
You
will
show
you
where
we
are
there
and
that
will
come
before
the
end
of
the
week,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
send
it
on
you
guys,
distribute
how
you
see
fit,
but
just
real
quick
on
you
could
see
over
the
last
three
years
on
these
charts
that
are
color-coded
in
2016,
2017
and
2018.
You
can
see
our
grant.
Revenue
is
way
up
on.
E
All
this
being
said,
we
now
have
all
those
components
in
place
to
see
this
entity
running
in
the
right
way,
so
that
we're
on
the
the
right
side
of
the
of
the
dollar
signs,
and
essentially
there
was
a
spot
there,
where
an
institution
had
run
aground
a
little
bit,
but
we
have
built
a
staff
now
and
the
community
is
invested
to
bring
that
full
circle
and
I
think
the
rewards
are
shown
in
some
of
the
students
faces
and
some
of
the
pictures
and
that
sort
of
thing.
So
you
know
that
being
said.
E
How
does
this
all
happen
right?
How
does
this
come
together?
What's
obviously
the
city,
it's
the
volunteers
and
the
artists
and
the
teachers
and
board
members
and
the
community
and
the
donations,
but
we
also
have
one
staff,
member
whose
full-time
who's
here,
who
barrese
sitting
here
in
the
second
row:
who's
who's?
Really,
the
oh.
E
E
So
all
those
statistics
and
all
those
things
that
happen
they
do
happen
with
volunteers
and
other
help,
but
without
that
kind
of
organization
at
the
helm
to
somebody
who
unlocks
the
door
comes
in
every
morning,
it's
computer
up
checks.
The
email
make
sure
everything's
going
through
with
the
grants.
Ties
in
to
everything
else
hopes
that
person,
and
so
this
presentation,
I
want
to
just
to
you
know,
call
to
your
attention.
E
A
A
E
A
F
My
name
is
joy,
Wilson
and
I
am
the
founder
of
the
grip
daj,
our
IP
and
the
slogan
is
get
one
wo
n
and
it's
all
about
breaking
the
spell
of
ignorant
within
our
communities,
primarily
myself
through
literature,
volunteer,
charity,
work
and
entertainment.
So
today,
I'm
here
to
speak
about
a
piece
art
entitled
effective
time
management.
F
How
is
suitable
and
maintainable,
also
to
my
benefit
in
being
productive
together
as
a
unit
and
wholly
as
individuals,
causing
breakthroughs
of
trustworthy
establishment
that
eliminates
strongholds
of
doubt
and
fear
and
loss,
constructive,
positive
thinking
and
constructive,
specific
action,
effort
and
ambition
serving
a
purpose
and
setting
out
to
accomplish
it,
commitment
that
encourages
consistency
in
areas
where
it
counts,
most
sincerity
and
genuineness,
responsibility
consciously
claiming
the
purpose.
We
serve
acceptance
in
being
specific
experience,
gaining
the
vision
for
a
future
such
a
precious
gem.
F
The
desire
to
be
realistic
a
sight
to
see
against
all
odds
that
we
can
striving
not
to
let
the
spirit
of
defeat
that
comes
from
negativity,
use
us
to
hinder
what
should
be
an
abundance
of
faithfulness
to
the
just
cause,
the
right
thing
to
do
say
and
demean
representing
stepping
stones
and
not
stumbling
blocks
with
properly
well
organized
communication,
skill
and
multitasking
that
incorporates
specific
call-to-action
producing
individual,
necessary
change
for
effectiveness
as
well
toward
others.
Thank
you
all
for
listening,
and
god
bless
you.
I
just
wanted
to
say
hi
well,.
A
A
G
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
so
this
is
a
request
for
615
Church
Street,
the
applicant
Elgin
Investments,
LLC,
siik
saris
own
variant
are
not
a
reason,
but
a
variance.
The
current
zoning
is
our
one.
The
uses
residential
and
she's
looking
to
get
a
variance
for
actually
moving
a
structure
to
what
will
be
a
newly
created
parcel
once
she
gets
the
variance
from
off.
G
On
that
petition,
the
applicant
request:
a
variance
of
article
7,
section
7
hundred
point
1
table
11
of
the
zoning
ordinance
to
build
a
1200
square
foot
house.
Obviously,
with
the
clarifications
we
mentioned,
the
request
is
for
615
Church
Street.
The
property
contains
two
point:
six,
eight
acres
property
has
a
total
of
254
feet
of
road
frontage
on
Felker
Street,
approximately
hundred
nine
feet
of
road
frontage
on
Church
Street,
extraordinary
and
exceptional
conditions
pertaining
to
the
subject
property
with
me,
I'm
sorry
screen.
G
Are
none
the
literal
application
of
the
ordinance
exacting
out
the
literal?
Application
of
this
ordinance
does
not
create
an
unnecessary
hardship.
The
variance
would
not
call
a
substantial
detriment
to
public
good
or
impair
the
purposes
or
intent
of
this
ordinance.
The
variance
does
confer
upon
the
property
of
the
applicant,
a
special
privilege
denied
to
other
properties
in
the
district.
Special
circumstances
surrounding
the
request,
for
the
variance
are
the
result
of
acts
by
the
applicant.
G
The
variance
is
not
a
request
to
permit
a
use
of
land
buildings
or
structures
which
is
not
permitted
by
Wright
or
conditional
use
in
the
district.
Zoning
proposal
is
not
consistent
with
the
construction
and
design
standards
and
design
criteria
adopted
by
the
City
of
Monroe.
The
variance
is
not
the
minimum
variance
that
will
make
possible
an
economically
viable
use
of
the
land,
buildings
and
structures,
and
if
you
have
any
questions
about
that,
I'll
be
glad
to
try
an
answer
are.
H
We
have
a
history,
a
10-year
history
of
revitalizing
old
homes
within
the
historic
district.
We've
done
some
here
in
Monroe
we
did
our
building,
which
is
on
three
or
four
North
Broad.
We
did
106
both
Springs
Avenue
I
have
four
historic
buildings
that
we've
done
in
Madison,
we're
in
the
process
of
revitalizing
our
office
in
Madison.
So
what
we'd
like
to
do
is
take
the
little
old
white
house
on
South,
Madison,
Avenue
and
move
it
over
to
church
and
Felker
so
that
the
house
is
not
destroyed.
H
A
Thank
you.
There
are
there.
Any
questions.
Do
I.
Have
anyone
in
the
audience
I'd
like
to
to
speak
for
or
against
the
variance
hearing.
None
we'll
declare
this
portion
of
the
meeting
closed,
we'll
come
back
and
vote
in
just
a
couple
of
minutes.
Thank
you
for
coming
miss
van
Oosten
moving
along
to
the
125
north
Wayne,
Street
variance
mr.
Kelly.
Yes,.
G
Sir
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
this
petition
one
eight
zero
zero.
Two
two
one
Andrew
Williams
has
a
property
located
at
125
north
main
street
existing
zoning
is
b2
and
that
acreage
of
it
is
0.6
their
proposed
use.
As
a
commercial
restaurant,
they
are
requesting
a
variance
to
article
7,
section
702
table
12
article
5,
section
522,
3
and
section
570
point
2
of
the
zoning
ordinance.
The
request
is
for
again
125
north
Wayne
Street
property
consists
of
a
total
of
0.6
acres.
G
Property
has
a
total
of
approximately
126
feet
of
road
frontage
on
North
Main
Street,
the
code
Department
and
Planning
Commission
recommend
approval
of
the
variances
extraordinary
and
exceptional
conditions
pertaining
to
the
subject.
Property
because
of
size,
shape
and
topography
are
none
the
literal
application
of
this
ordinance
that
does
not
create
an
unnecessary
hardship.
The
variance
would
not
call
a
substantial
detriment
to
public
good
or
impair
the
purpose
or
intent
of
the
ordinance
grants
does
conferred
upon
the
property
of
the
applicants,
a
special
privilege
denied
to
other
properties
in
the
district.
G
The
special
circumstances
surrounding
the
request
for
the
rents
are
the
result
of
acts
by
the
applicant.
The
variance
is
not
a
request
to
permit
a
use
of
land
buildings
or
structures
which
is
not
permitted
by
Wright
or
by
conditional
use
in
the
district.
The
zoning
proposal
is
consistent
with
the
construction
or
design
standards
and
design
criteria
adopted
by
the
City
of
Monroe.
The
variance
is
not
the
minimum
variance
that
will
make
possible
an
economically
viable
use
of
the
land,
buildings
or
structures.
A
I
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
the
council
for
here
in
this,
we
are
very
excited
to
begin
this
project.
We
think
it's
going
to
be
good
for
the
town
and
for
everybody
to
see
the
I
guess.
The
downtown
expand
a
little
bit
I'd
like
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
guys
have
about
the
design
or
the
construction.
I
think
everybody
may
have
seen
the
plans,
but
we've
engaged
with
a
very
good
architect
out
of
Atlanta
and
a
good
design
team,
so
that
we
can
create
something
pretty
special
for
the
town.
I
A
Wally
Cox,
thank
you.
I
do
have
anyone
in
the
audience
who
would
like
to
speak
against.
The
variance
will
take
all
into
consideration
well
vote
in
just
a
couple
seconds
all
right.
Thank
you.
Yes,
sir
I'll
declare
this
meeting
this
portion
of
the
meeting
closed
and
allow
us
to
move
into
new
business,
which
are
the
items
we
just
discussed
regarding
the
variance
at
6:15
East
Church,
Street
I'll,
open
the
floor
to
any
council
members
for
mr.
C
A
A
C
This
is
to
circle
back
on
the
the
topic
from
last
week,
where
we
extended
the
moratorium
on
the
r1,
a
rezone
applications.
We've
been
working
with
mr.
Bob
Smith
from
Smith
consulting
he's
here
with
us
to
kind
of
give
us
an
update
a
little
bit
of
a
step-by-step
some
of
the
changes
or
amendments
that
I'm
gonna
be
proposing
to
you
later
on,
where
the
r1
I
updates.
Mr.
Smith.
M
M
M
Above
all,
they
should
also
serve
as
the
tool
to
foster
the
sense
of
place
that
is
unique
to
Monroe
so
short
of
making
the
leap
to
a
form
a
base
code.
We've
hacked
your
existing
code.
If
you
will
to
fix
the
standards
in
the
r1a
classifications
that
were
actually
promoting
sprawl
and
requiring
new
construction
that
is
antithetical
to
the
character
of
Monroe.
M
So
the
modifications
we're
proposing
will
promote
a
continuous
street
grid
system
which
will
diminish
traffic
congestion,
promote
walkability
and
create
create
streets
that
are
actually
nice
places
to
be
in
to
experience.
The
modifications
will
apply.
Some
minimum
design
standards
to
new
structures,
but
also
require
open
space
in
each
new
development
and
discourage
isolated
and
remote
developments.
M
So
this
is
what
we
did
and
this
is
being
briefed.
I
think
you
have
a
copy
of
the
code
as
part
of
your
pack,
the
mr.
Kelly
ended
out
and
if
you
suffer
from
insomnia,
I
can
recommend
this
ok.
This
is
a
good
tool
right,
so
so
I'm
going
to
be
brief
tonight.
So
the
first
thing
we
did
is
we
modified
the
lot
dimensions
and
setback
standards.
M
Now,
in
order
to
do
this,
we're
gonna
have
to
modify
of
how
a
cul-de-sac
is
defined.
The
the
current
definition
is
allowing
designers
and
in
developers
like
myself,
to
create
an
unfitting
single
access
street
system,
avoiding
interconnection
to
existing
streets.
So
so
we're
recommending
that
we
that
you
consider
modifying
the
definition
of
a
cul-de-sac.
M
We're
also
encouraging
or
allowing
the
code
to
encourage
for
street
extensions
and
encourage,
encourages
existing
streets
to
be
extended
into
the
parcel
being
developed.
All
right,
that's
going
to
encourage
our
Street
interconnectivity
from
older
existing
developments
into
the
new
developments
and
vice
versa,
we're
requiring
rear
access,
alleys
for
developments
with
lots
of
6000
square
feet
or
less
we're
requiring
a
maximum
block
length
of
600
feet
unless
an
exception
is
justified.
M
We
also
have
a
list
of
design
standards
for
developments
exceeding
2.5
units
per
acre
to
encourage
architectural
variety,
transparency
requirements
in
use
of
materials
and,
finally,
we're
requiring
a
homeowners
association
in
each
new
development.
Okay
and
in
the
the
declaration
must
be
filed
with
the
City
Attorney's
Office
prior
two
final
Pratt
flight.
Excuse
me
final
plat
approval.
Now
all
that
is
written
out
in
detail
in
the
packet
you
received
like
I,
say
you
know,
feel
free
to
to
review
it
in
your
leisure
and
also
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
tonight.
A
A
K
Section
42
139
application
and
permit
process
general
application
requirements,
plan
requirements,
permits
section
40
to
140
inspection
and
enforcement,
section
42,
141
penalties
and
incentives,
air
to
obtain
a
permit
for
land,
disturbing
activity,
work,
orders,
bond
forfeiture
and
monetary
penalties,
section,
42,
142
education
and
certification,
section
42,
143,
administrative
appeal
and
judicial
review,
administrative
remedies
and
judicial
review
sections.
42
144,
242
175
are
reserved
article
2
severability,
any
section
cloth
sentence,
a
phrase.
K
This
ordinance
is
held
to
be
invalid
or
unconstitutional
by
any
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
and
said
holding
shall
no
way
affect
the
validity
or
the
remaining
portions
of
this
ordinance,
article
3,
all
ordinances
or
parts
of
ordinances
in
conflict
here
with
are
hereby
repealed.
Article
4
this
ordinance
shall
take
effect
from
an
after
its
adoption
by
the
mayor
and
the
council
ysidro
Georgia.
This
constitutes
the
first
reading
mayor
on
the
10th
of
August.
This
is
just
a
cleanup
of
your
stormwater
sedimentation
control,
ordinance
to
continue
to
comply
with
the
state
mandated
law.
A
You
mr.
Rosenthal,
with
any
questions
that
was
the
first
we
reading
will
be
coming
back
to
that
in
the
next
month.
Next
we're
moving
into
the
Airport
Commission.
We
have
five
applications
for
numb.
Epic
I've
applicants
for
nomination
to
a
three-year
term
for
the
airport.
Advisory
Commission
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
appoint
Virgil
Williams
jr.
mr.
bill
Scott,
mr.
dan
Nugent,
mr.
William
Chapman
and
mr.
Simon
Lee
for
three-year
terms.
Each
to
expire
on
August,
15,
2021.
D
A
A
L
A
L
H
A
C
Want
to
start
it
introduce
that
here
for
about
the
past
year,
myself
and
members
of
staff
have
been
working
with
it,
maybe
should
say:
American
management
LLC
on
their
development,
I'm
sure
you've
all
seen
the
signs
out
there
at
highway
78
and
about
how
we
can
negotiate
to
get
this
development
moving
forward
with
in
partnership
with
the
city,
and
what
we've
come
up
with
is
is
a
small
list
of
concessions
on
the
city
side.
That
I
believe
will
be
beneficial
to
both
parties
to
get
this
project
moving
forward
and
I've
invited
mr.
C
N
Way
of
introduction,
I'm
John
agro
development
partner
based
in
Charlotte,
for
he
may
be
American
there.
Maybe
is
a
Australian
company
that
invests
throughout
the
United
States
and
there's
commercial
real
estate
transactions
really
all
over
the
world.
The
American
partners,
our
sea,
inland
retail,
centers
out
of
Chicago.
They
have
a
nationwide
footprint,
approximately
200
shopping
centers
throughout
the
entire
USA,
we're
here
in
Monroe,
because
you
have
a
great
business
climate.
So
I
want
to
congratulate
the
city
for
that
you've
got
a
business
climate,
it's
attracting
investment
and
we
certainly
think
it's
going
to
reward
investment.
N
That's
why
we're
here
Logan
mentioned
you
kind
of
got
a
run.
Excuse
me
a
walk
before
we
run
and
one
of
the
essentials
for
any
major
development
they
need.
You
can
see
it's
pretty
pretty
substantial
in
size,
yes,
infrastructure,
primarily
water,
sewer,
electric
gas,
just
kind
of
the
basic
utilities
in
the
road
system.
N
We
engaged
I
guess
was
about
a
year
ago,
Logan
and
it
tried
to
kind
of
work
hand
in
glove
with
the
city
also
with
the
county,
also
with
the
state
moving
the
project
forward.
The
retailers
that
were
working
with
before
the
shopping
center
need
to
know
that
we
can
build
a
shopping
center,
that
we've
presented
to
them
and
part
of
that
is
having
as
having
water
and
sewer
and
utilities
in
place
and
road
improvements
in
place.
N
So
really,
we've
kind
of
worked
on
a
memorandum
of
understanding,
the
MoU
with
city
staff,
with
city
attorney,
rodney,
braun,
pat
some
others.
He
to
get
us
to
this
stage,
the
mayor
and
really
the
purpose
of
the
MOU.
It's
basically
a
firm
handshake.
It's
an
agreement
between
this,
the
developer
ourselves
in
the
city
to
do
certain
things
at
certain
times.
Our
goal
and
building
the
shopping
center
is
to
make
sure
the
utilities
in
the
shopping
center.
The
utilities
are
ready
and
to
be
available
for
usage.
N
At
the
same
time,
the
shopping
center
opens-
and
we
have
to
dovetail
that
these
particular
utility
improvements
here
have
some
fairly
long
lead
times
are
all
off-site.
We
have
to
bring
water
to
the
site,
have
to
bring
sewer
to
the
site,
have
to
make
road
improvements,
all
up
and
down
Charlotte
rail
Boulevard,
all
up
and
down
Georgia
highway
11,
and
they
because
they
require
such
a
long
lead
time.
We
have
to
start
way
back
here
before
we
can
start
construction,
so
that's
kind
of
the
one-year
run-up
to
where
we
are.
N
The
investment
here
for
this
company
is
somewhere
in
the
magnitude
of
80
to
100
million
dollars
to
be
on
the
ground.
Once
we
get
everything
in
3d
and
delivered
in
we're
looking
at
a
starting
construction,
hopefully,
first
quarter
of
2019
delivery
of
the
shopping
center
basically
mid
year.
2020,
there
is
a
second
phase
on
the
right-hand
side
of
the
shopping
center.
Those
stores
are
slated
for
2021
openings.
N
Revenue
wise-
this
is
a
big
cash
register
for
for
the
entire
community.
There's
a
lot
of
leakage,
as
you
all
know,
in
out
shopping
from
the
county,
consumers
leave
the
county
to
shop
elsewhere,
dined
lodging
and
so
forth,
but
this
community,
this
particular
shopping
center
kind
of
checks.
All
the
boxes
we've
got
hotels,
there's
a
glaring
need
for
hotels
in
the
community,
it'll
bring
restaurants
to
town
that
Oaks
like
to
like
to
eat
at
it
will
bring
all
kinds
of
retail.
N
That's
not
present,
probably
the
primary
retailer
that's
being
sought
where
the
community
as
a
grocery
store.
We
have
a
commitment
from
an
upscale
chain
grocer.
The
emphasis
tonight
opposite
has
to
be
on
the
infrastructure.
I
can
name
retail
names
yet
there's
a
time
for
that
and
that's
down
the
road
a
little
bit
but
food
fashion,
beauty,
pet
stores,
shoe
stores
all
those
categories
that
people
are
going
to
winder
going
to
Lawrenceville
for
going
to
Athens
going
to
Conyers,
we'll
be
able
to
have
them
right
here
at
home
in
Monroe
and
Mayor.
N
There
are
several
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
tax
revenues,
property
tax
revenues,
in
addition
to
the
school
board
to
the
city,
also
to
the
money,
a
couple
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
hotel
revenue
taxes.
So
it's
suffice
it
to
say
it's
a
it's,
a
very
revenue
hostage
for
the
city.
In
addition,
we'll
have
about
60
or
70
businesses
on
site
all
will
be
utility
customers
of
the
city
and
also
revenue
generation
in
that
regard,
as
well.
N
We're
looking
forward
to
and
would
share
these
with.
You.
Obviously,
a
number
of
ground
breakings
and
a
number
of
ribbon
cuttings
for
too
long
and
it'll
be
to
your
credit
when,
when
that
happens,
but
I
like
to
say
this
is
this
is
a
public-private
partnership
and
it
just
it
takes
a
lot
of
effort.
There's
a
lot
of
behind-the-scenes
things
going
on,
but
we
appreciate
so
much
the
city's
willingness
to
pitch
in
and
do
their
best
play
a
part
and
make
this
happen
so
I'm
here
for
to
answer
questions.
N
Certainly
one
of
them
solicit
your
support
tonight
for
the
MOU
I.
Think
that
question
before
the
council
is
authorizing
the
mayor
to
execute
that,
and
we
would
execute
simultaneously
and
continue
down
the
road
the
next
step
host
mo.
You
will
be
to
get
the
retailer
commitments
in
place
where
they
can
be
announced
publicly,
go
ahead
and
advance
our
plans
pass
just
the
conceptual
stage
to
actual
hardline
engineering.
N
We
would
move
from
the
firm
handshake
of
an
MoU
to
an
actual
formal
development
agreement
that
we
would
coordinate
with
your
city
attorney
in
ours
that
will
have
a
lot
of
engineering
exhibits
of
documents
and
a
lot
of
firm
timetables
and
timelines.
That's
several
months
out,
but
that's
that's
sort
of
the
next
time.
I
think
we
would
appear
before
Council
just
to
bring
that
to
your
attention,
then
I'm
here
and
available
to
answer
questions
tonight
or
really
really
at
any
time.
N
I
think
it's
important
to
have
a
face
to
the
project
and
please
feel
free
to
to
contact
me
as
you
see
fit.
If
you
have
a
question
about
pace
of
progress
of,
what's
going
on,
certainly
happy
to
be
responsive,
I'm
in
town
regularly
about
once
a
month
and
certainly
happy
to
get
face
to
face
to
effects
if
we
need
to
do
that
as
well,
so
appreciate
your
time
this
evening.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
A
J
J
A
Thank
you.
Mr.
Dickinson
have
a
motion
on
the
floor.
Do
I
have
a
second
second
by
mr.
Ross
Bradley.
Any
discussion
hearing,
none
and
I
can
feel
the
excitement
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
All
opposed,
like
sign
motion
carries.
Thank
you.
Mr.
agro
and
I
do
want
to
take
a
second
at
saying
much.
We
appreciate
the
rails
and
their
vision,
helping
Munro
grow
and
we
are
really
excited
for
you
and
we
thank
you
for
working
with
us
now.