Work Session Monday May 13th

City of Lula

Posted for Monday, May 13^th, 2024

Regular Monthly City Council Meeting / City Hall/ 6:00 PM

Agenda for Monday May 13^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. Harris Programing Customer billing opportunities/ Council direction
  2. Carter Alley Proposal, heard by Downtown Beautification and Development Committee, “GMC Design Architects” Scope/ Deliverables Proposed $64K
     1. If this goes forward Committee makeup
  3. Revisit Roof Replacement WWTP Control Building
  4. Proposed Finance Committee meeting for Tuesday May 14^th / Budget Direction
  5. Proposed Check Signers / Amendment
• Water Sewer Current Conditions
  1. Mail Issues Continue/ Billing
  2. The Consumer Confidence Report for our water System Annual report is now available.
  3. Well Exploration – Status City/ Development Proposal.
  4. Delta Neptune Software Update / Cost and Implementation Schedule/ Direction
• Streets,
  1. Culvert (2) Mtn View Repair from General operational budget $9,000.
  2. County Line Road Repair / to committee First Estimate $44,000
  3. Carter/ Chattahoochee Culvert Replacement, Easement Status
  4. Railroad Ave/ County Line, direction
• Parks and Festival
  1. Wellness Park, Building issues / Air Conditioning
  2. Agenda Request for Street Lights at Tennis/ Pickle Ball Court / Discussion
• Lula Development Authority /
  1. Meeting Schedule
  2. ADDITIONAL Board Member Vacancy
• Capital Projects
  1. Proposed Streetscape Phase 4, from Depot to Park/ Athens Street, Awaiting estimates.
  2. Old City Hall / Proposed Renovation / Capitalize for 2024/2025 funding.
• Planning and Zoning,
  1. Variance for Hemlock/ Schedule to be heard. May 7^th to PC/ Status
  2. Variance Request Holly Owns / Maiden Lane May 7^th to PC/ Status
  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 / Status
  4. Zoning Proposed Items for consideration of City Council, to Planning and Zoning Committee proposed Meeting dares and time
• De-annexation
  1. Griffin
  2. Sargent
• Dave Wilson Request for Carter Alley May 17-May Cancelled Request
• Consideration of adoption of policy for speed tables application, discussion, proposed.
• 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.
• Carrer Opportunities, 2 positions available in City Services
• Historical Society Lula Bellton Meeting fourth Monday of the Month at the DEPOT 7 PM at the DEPOT all are invited.
  1. Memorial Day Ceremony May 27th, 2024
  2. Lula Car Show June 8th, 2024
  3. Lula Fall Festival September 28th & 29th, 2024.
• Lula Ladies, Lunch and Dinner at Lula DEPOT Wednesday May
• Railroad Days recap, send your thoughts and comments.
• Memorial Day, Monday May 27^th, Veterans Park
• Mordecai’s Minutes

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.