City Council virtual meeting on Jan. 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brookhaven, GA, Jan. 26, 2020 – The Brookhaven City Council will conduct its next regularly scheduled business meeting today, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. 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 options:

A live stream of the meeting can be viewed by either of the following:

The Jan. 26 business meeting contains the following for City Council consideration:

  • A public hearing on an ordinance to amend sections 27-67, 27-68, and 27-1336, of the Brookhaven City code, related to average front yard setbacks.
  • A public comment availability.
  • A consent agenda which includes:
    • The minutes of the Jan. 12 virtual Work Session and Regular Meetings.
  • The adoption of the Gateway South Character Area Study.
  • An amendment to the 2021 Vehicle Replacement Fund Budget to appropriate $1,800,000 for the purchase of future replacement vehicles.
  • A resolution to acquire property located at 2248 Drew Valley Lane for greenspace and to improve access to the Briarwood Recreation Center and pool facilities.
  • A resolution calling for local legislation, then subsequently a resolution requesting the Georgia General Assembly adopt local legislation to Amend HB 575/Act 213 from the 2017 Legislative Session to remove the sunset of the Act, to authorize the execution of any documents relating to such legislation, and otherwise perform all necessary acts to accomplish the intent of the resolution.
  • A resolution to establish the Brookhaven Arts & Culture Commission.

The full agenda packet can be found here: http://brookhavencityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx

The entire agenda, meeting summary and video of the meeting for Jan. 26 will be available for viewing after the meeting 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, Feb. 9, 2021, at 7 p.m.

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Media Contact: 
Burke Brennan
Communications Director
770-500-8095
Burke.Brennan@BrookhavenGA.gov

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