Lula Monthly Council Meeting Agenda for April 15th

City of Lula

Posted for Monday, April 15^th, 2024

Regular Monthly City Council Meeting / City Hall/ 7:00 PM

Agenda for Monday April 15^th, 2024

Opening / Welcome Mayor Joe Thomas

Pledge and Invocation

Citizen Comments

• Approval of Council Minutes –
• Yard of the Month, Proposed “Blooming In Lula” Celebration May / June
• Finance – Current Conditions
  1. Consideration Trade in 3 Skags for 3 Identical Models Swinehart’s / State Pricing $13,883/extended =$41,649 vs trade-in of $25,000 -$16,649 total.
  2. Revisit Roof Replacement WWTP Control Building Liability
  3. Insurance Annual Premium Total Package, umbrella:
• Water Sewer Current Conditions
  1. The Consumer Confidence Report for our water System Annual report is now available.
  2. Well Exploration – Status City/ Development Proposal.
  3. Delta Neptune Software Update / Cost and Implementation Schedule
• Proposed Work Session with Harris Programing to discuss available Customer billing opportunities Monday April 22^nd schedule time?
• Agenda Request for Street Lights at Tennis/ Pickle Ball Court / Discussion
• Lula Development Authority / Meeting Schedule
• Old City Hall / Proposed Renovation / Capitalize for 2024/2025 funding.
• Planning and Zoning, Potential
  1. Variance for Hemlock/ Schedule to be heard. May 7^th to PC
  2. Variance Request Holly Owns / Maiden Lane May 7^th to PC
  3. Issue with 5961 Main Street / Removed Trailer (next to laundry mat) Mr. Banks would like consideration of the council to replace trailer location with 12×40 building for Ice Cream Business / Video Game / Set Back
• Cemetery Improvement / Sod Placement Schedule Budget amendment
• Street Committee Meeting Schedule for Thursday April 18^th 5 P
• Request for use of Ball Field Oct 4^th through Oct 11^th for Revival / Billy Flynn
• Dave Wilson Request for Carter Alley May 17-May 19^th for Street Vendors
• Consideration of adoption of policy for speed tables application.
• Special Election shall be held on May 21, 2024, from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM for the purpose of electing the following City of Lula office: Council Member (District 3), to fill the unexpired term through the first regular Council Meeting in December 2025. Voting shall be at the regular polling place for Lula voters residing in Hall County and Banks County, which is First Baptist Church of Lula, 5767 Maiden Lane, Lula, Georgia 30554. Advance voting for this election shall begin Monday, April 29, 2024, and continue until Friday, May 17, 2024, and shall include Saturday, May 4, 2024 and Saturday, May 11, 2024 at East Hall Community Center, 3911 P Davidson Road Gainesville, Georgia. Monday – Friday hours for voting shall be from 8 A.M. until 5 P.M. April 29, 2024, through May 10, 2024 and from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. May 13, 2024 through May 17, 2024 and on Saturdays from 9 A.M. until 5 P.M. Absentee ballot requests will be available at the Hall Government Center, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, Georgia 30504 beginning March 4, 2024.
• Reminder, meeting with Downtown Beautification and Development Committee on proposal for design Carter Alley Monday April 29^th 5:00 PM with GMC Architectural
• Reminder Wednesday April 17/2024 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM GMA District 2 Spring Meeting 2024 in Lavonia,
• Historical Society Lula Bellton Meeting fourth Monday of the Month at the DEPOT 7 PM at the DEPOT all are invited.
• Lula Ladies, Lunch and Dinner at Lula DEPOT Wednesday April 24?
• Railroad Days May 3^rd and 4^th Parade and Festival/ Sign Up Today
  1. Grand Marshall
  2. Movie in the Park “Trolls Band Together” Friday Evening
  3. Registration for booths 40 booths confirmed of 72 available.
• Mordecai’s Minutes
• Executive Session

Citizen Comment

Council Comments

All requests to be placed on the regular agenda should come in writing (forms available) and should encompass all supporting documents in advance of the work session.  The Regular Monthly Council Meeting is normally the Third Monday of the Month, preceded by a work session on the prior Monday @6:00 PM. All meeting of the Council are open to the Public and the public attendance is encouraged. In the event of a Special Called Meeting of the Council, such meeting shall be posted for Public View 24 hours in advance, with stated agenda.