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Tuesday, May 30, 2017 – 6:30 p.m.
Courthouse Doors on East/South Sides open at 5:00 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting at 6:15 p.m.
Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia
www.pikecoga.com/novusagenda has a download of the agenda and accompanying information for this meeting. This includes items listed on the agenda such as the Medical First Reponse License and the property being decided on Bottoms Road. Monthly information from Animal Control, Coroner, Fire Department, Grady, Library, Magistrate Court, McIntosh Trail CSB, Planning & Development, Registrar, Superior - Juvenile Court, Tax Assessor, and the Water Authority are included as well.
1. CALL TO ORDER .................................................................................... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
2. INVOCATION…………………………………………………………………………..Frank Winfrey
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ................................................................... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA - (O.C.G A. § 50-14-1 (e) (1))
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - (O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(e) (2))
a. Minutes of the May 25, 2017 Special Called Meeting.
6. INVITED GUESTS - None
7. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES, AUTHORITIES
a. Monthly Reports submitted from County Departments and County Authorities, including a Revenue/Expenditure Statement for all departments and a summary check register. There are no Department reports as they will be provided during the first Board meeting of June. Revenue/Expenditure Statement and Detail Check Register is included.
b. County Manager Report
Update on County finances for the following funds/accounts:
General Fund ............................................................................................ $2,191,959.54
Fire Dept. Donations ........................................................................................ $4,763.52
BOC – Jury Account………………………………………………………………$0.00
Cash Reserve Account ........................................................................ ….....$506,178.38
Pike County CD Special Revenue funds………………………………………….$0.00
Jail Fund ........................................................................................................ $18,247.31
E-911 Fund .................................................................................................... $71,134.75
DATE Fund ................................................................................................... $45,081.81
Juvenile Court Fund ....................................................................................... $12,122.48
Residential Impact Fee ................................................................................ $427,781.13
Commercial Impact Fees ............................................................................... $26,284.71
C.A.I.P FUND ............................................................................................... $17,352.54
General Obligation SPLOST Tax Bond Sinking Fund, 2011 ...................... $759,667.69
L.M.I. Grant (DOT) ..................................................................................... $575,218.73
c. County Manager Comment
d. Commissioner Reports
e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Approve/deny designation of school zone for Zebulon/Hollonville Road.
b. Approve/deny Impact Fee request for CIE preparation.
c. Reconsideration of previous ruling for MOD-17-01 –Supreme Corporation, property owner and applicant, is requesting a reconsideration of a modification for a rezoning condition from REZ-16-06, relative to reducing the established width of the buffer along the edges of the pond, wetlands and streams on the property from 100 feet wide to 25 feet wide, as well as reducing a portion of the western buffer (northwest corner of property) from 100 feet wide to 50 feet wide. The subject property, located off of Liberty Road, has approximately 690 feet of frontage along the western side of Liberty Road and approximately 122 feet of potential access off of the eastern side of Shackelford Road. The property is located in Land Lot 234 of the 2nd District of Pike County, Georgia. The subject property consists of 38.87 total acres and is further identified as Tax Map Parcel #087 030A.
[Note from the Editor: This is a TON of information on this--including map and previous meeting information--that can be accessed through the Novusagenda link at the top of the page.]
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consider one appointment to the Pike County Recreation Authority to fill an unexpired three-year term, set to expire June 30, 2018. Applicant has met criteria
b. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input in regards to MOD-17-02 –bNorman Turner, property owner, and Jeff Wright, applicant, are requesting a modification of a special exception approval condition from SE-10-03 (go-cart track), relative to changing the start of the last race time from 10 pm to 12 am (midnight). The subject property, located at 10263 U.S. Highway 19, has approximately 1235 feet of frontage along the northwestern side of U.S. Highway 19. The property is located in Land Lot 33 of the 2nd District of Pike County, Georgia. The subject property consists of 22.06 total acres and is further identified as Tax Map Parcel #065 036.
Action: Discuss/Approve/Deny
[Note from the Editor: This racetrack has been before the Board of Commissioners more than once in the past. If you will click on www.pikecountytimes.com and use the search box at the top of the page to type in "go cart track," you will get a list of links where this was discussed. If you use the highlights, it will help you find the specific BOC meeting because I have made some changes to my website over the years for the better. I have also downloaded the Community Development pages on this application for easy review since the current BOC meeting has over 100 pages of documentation. (And I LIKE THAT!) This track has a fairly long history in Pike County even if you just include the current history and not the entire history. If this is like past hearings, I expect the courtroom to be packed out on Tuesday for the public hearing so come early for a seat. This has been discussed in the May 14, 2008 meeting, the August 13, 2008 meeting, and the August 14, 2013 meeting as well as the May 25, 2010 meeting referenced above. My meeting notes from the 2010 meeting are unfinished so those will not appear in the search. However, the pdf download below gives the details of that meeting as well as the staff recommendation for denial and the Board of Appeals votes. The Board of Appeals had two votes--one for denial and one for approval with conditions. Read it for yourself in the link below.]
Click here to read Community Development information.
c. Per Code Section 155.03 (A), approval / denial of alterations to Piney Woods subdivision off of Bates Road.
d. Approve/deny the Service Agreement for public transportation with Three Rivers, appropriate $2,800 for the purpose of providing public transportation services for 2018 contract year and authorize the chairman to sign the agreement.
e. Approve/deny request from the Pike County Recreation Department to close Twin Oaks Road from the intersection at County Farm Road to just beyond the Soccer Complex entrance for the Pride of Pike Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 1, 2017 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
f. Approve/deny to auction Public Works equipment by JM Wood Auction Company, Inc.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT- (Limited to 5 minutes per person)
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - None
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to revision.
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