City Council virtual meeting on April 14

Brookhaven, GA, April 13, 2020 – The Brookhaven City Council will conduct its next regularly scheduled business meeting on April 14, at 7 p.m.  However, in consideration of social distancing recommendations by the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State Board of Health, the meeting will be held via video conference. 

In order to ensure transparency and accountability, the meeting will be broadcast on Facebook Live on the City’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/BrookhavenGAgov.  The public will be able to weigh in during Public Hearings and Public Comment by any of the following:

·         Typing comments into the Facebook Live comment section

·         Sending an email to PublicComment@BrookhavenGA.gov

·         Participating in the meeting via Zoom at Https://Zoom.Us/J/960637830

·         Dialing in via phone at:

o    312-626-6799 (access code 960637830#)

o    929-436-2866 (access code 960637830#)

o    346-248-7799 (access code 960637830#)

o    669-900-6833 (access code 960637830#)

o    253-215-8782 (access code 960637830#)

o   301-715-8592 (access code 960637830#)

The agenda for the April 14 business meeting contains the following for City Council consideration:

·         An operational report from City Manager Christian Sigman.

·         The appointment of Jim Feeney to the Brookhaven Convention and Visitors Bureau.

·         A public comment availability.

·         A consent agenda to approve minutes of the March 24 regular meeting, and Park Bond security upgrades for Lynwood Park Building by GC&E in the amount of $72,843.

·         A resolution pertaining to the CDBG Cooperative Agreement with DeKalb County regarding public services.

·         An ordinance approving and ratifying the Mayor’s Executive Orders Numbers 2020-03-01 and 2020-04-01; extending the State of Emergency within the City of Brookhaven; and for other purposes.  There is public comment on this item.

·         An ordinance to amend Chapter 4, Alcoholic Beverages, to allow employees between the ages of 16 and 18 to work in licensed businesses, and for other purposes.  There is public comment on this item.

·         A resolution to commit unassigned fund balance in the General Fund for the 2019 fiscal year.

·         A resolution re-affirming the Blackburn Park Master Plan.

·         A contract award to Lovvorn Construction, Inc. for the Blackburn Park Parking Lot Improvement Project in the amount of $879,000.

·         A contract for the 3451/3461 Sunderland Circle drainage system repair by Summit Construction in the amount of $106,200.

The entire agenda, meeting summary and video of the meeting for April 14 can be viewed on the Brookhaven website at www.BrookhavenGA.gov.  At the top of the page, click on City Hall, then Meetings and Agendas.   The next Brookhaven City Council meeting will be Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m.