City Council wrap-up for the Aug. 24 virtual meeting

Brookhaven, GA, Aug. 25, 2021 – The Brookhaven City Council acted on several items in its Aug. 24 business meeting, held via video conference, with public input offered through email and by online comments on Zoom.  The action items are as follows:

  • The Mayor and Council unanimously approved a resolution appointing Tywana Minor as Chair of the Social Justice, Race and Equity Commission.
  • The Mayor and Council unanimously approved a resolution reappointing Nancy Plesnarski and appointing Chris Alto, Juan McGruder and Mike Sakowitz to the Brookhaven Convention and Visitors Bureau (Explore Brookhaven).
  • The Mayor and Council unanimously approved a consent agenda which included:
    • The minutes of the July 27 virtual Work Session and Regular Meeting.
    • Consideration and approval of assignment of claims. 
    • An intergovernmental agreement between DeKalb County and the City of Brookhaven for contributions to the Top End I-285 Trails Master Plan.
  • The Council unanimously approved an ordinance to amend the 2021 General Fund Budget, appropriating $130,000 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to the General Fund Non-Departmental Professional Services Account for the purchase of Phase III of the I-285 Top End Transit Study.
  • The Council unanimously approved an increase of the purchase order to Response Environmental Site Services, Inc. (RESS) from $575,000 to $610,000 for emergency drainage system and sinkhole repairs at 1167 and 1177 W. Nancy Creek Dr.
  • The Council unanimously authorized an agreement with Integrated Construction and Nobility for the construction of the Community Green at Murphey Candler Park in the amount of $391,679.
  • The Council unanimously approved an ordinance to amend the Code related to hunting in Parks, the possession and discharge of weapons (As Defined in Section 19-28(A) in City parks and on City property.
  • The Council unanimously approved a resolution affirming and amending the Murphey Candler Park Community Green Project as part of the Murphey Candler Park Master Plan.
     
  • An ordinance to amend the FY 2020 Paving Capital Project's Budget and FY18 Ashford Dunwoody/Peachtree Intersection Projects Budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year, appropriating $89,937 from the FY2020 Paving Capital Project to the FY18 Ashford Dunwoody/Peachtree Intersection Projects for the relocation of power poles at the Ashford Dunwoody/Peachtree Intersection (MT-01) Project and the lighting service agreement with Georgia Power.
     
  • The Council unanimously approved a change order to Allied Paving for the resurfacing of Blair Circle West of Donaldson Dr. and the parking lot adjacent to Blair Circle in Blackburn Park.
     
  • The Council unanimously approved an agreement with Georgia Power for the relocation of power poles at the intersection of Ashford Dunwoody and Peachtree Road for Project MT-01.
     
  • The Council unanimously approved a lighting service agreement with Georgia Power for Ashford Dunwoody / Peachtree Road intersection improvements.
  • The Council unanimously approved an ordinance extending the Declaration of a State of Emergency Arising Because of COVID-19 and taking immediate emergency measures until Sept. 30, 2021.
     

The entire agenda, meeting summary and video of the meeting for Aug. 24 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, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m.

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