City Council virtual meeting on June 29

Brookhaven, GA, June 28, 2021 – The Brookhaven City Council will conduct its next regularly scheduled business meeting Tuesday, June 29, at 7 p.m. In consideration of social distancing recommendations, the meeting will be held via video conference.

In order to ensure transparency and accountability, the public will be able to weigh in during Public Hearings and Public Comment by any of the following options:

• Sending an email to PublicComment@BrookhavenGA.gov 
• Participating in the meeting via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84138604493
• Dialing in via phone (Use Webinar access code 841 3860 4493):
  
  • 312-626-6799, 929-436-2866, 301-715-8592, 669-900-6833, or 253-215-8782

A live stream of the meeting can be viewed on the City’s website at www.BrookhavenGA.gov (under the City Hall tab, go to “Agendas and Minutes”) and on Facebook Live at www.Facebook.com/BrookhavenGAgov

The June 29 business meeting contains the following for City Council consideration:

• A presentation and public hearing of the 2021 millage rate.  Public hearings will also be held at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

• A public hearing and setting the millage rate for the General Maintenance and Operations (2.74 mills).

• Setting the millage rate for the General Obligation Bonds (0.570 mills).

• Setting the millage rate for Special Tax District #1 (6.450 mills).

• Setting the millage rate for the LaVista Park Special Tax District (3.50 mills).

• A resolution appointing members to the Brookhaven Arts and Cultural Commission.

• A public comment availability.
   

• A consent agenda which includes:
  
  • The minutes of the June 15 virtual Work Session and Regular Meeting.
  • An Intergovernmental Agreement with the Brookhaven Public Facilities Authority.  
  • Acceptance of easements from DeKalb County for Brookhaven Park.
  • A resolution to amend the Mayor and Council meeting schedule for remainder of the year.
  • Mutual general releases and settlement agreements between the City of Brookhaven, Jeffrey Long, and Lose & Associates
  • An agreement with William Morris Agency for the Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party

• A purchase order to Excellere Construction, LLC in the amount of $504,390 for ITB 21-105, the N.E. Expressway Frontage Road Multiuse Path Project. 

• An ordinance to amend Chapter 14, Land Development and Subdivisions, Article III, Tree Preservation and Maintenance.

• An ordinance to amend Section 16-193, Vegetation & Debris.

• An ordinance to amend Chapter 24-140 through 24-151, to comply with HB 317, as it pertains to short term rentals.

• An ordinance to amend the 2021 General Fund Budget, appropriating the amounts shown in each budget as expenditures, and adopting the item of anticipated funding sources.

• An ordinance to approve the amended authorized position list.

• An ordinance to amend the 2021 General Fund and CIP Fund Budget, appropriating an amount not to exceed $185,150 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance and $200,000 from the CIP Fund Contributions from private sources to the CIP Fund Infrastructure Expenditures Account for the completion of the Northeast Expressway Multiuse Path Project.

• An intergovernmental agreement with Explore Brookhaven for Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party.

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 June 29 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, July 27, 2021, at 7 p.m.

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