City of Fayetteville Bi-Weekly Report - June 25, 2018

City Manager’s Bi-Weekly Report 240 South Glynn Street • Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 770-461-6029 • fayetteville-ga.gov

June 25, 2018

Police or Fire Emergency 911 Police Non-Emergency 770-461-4441 Fire Non-Emergency 770-461-4548 City Hall 770-461-6029 City Manager 770-719-4144 Water & Sewer 770-460-4237 Water & Sewer After-Hours 770-997-5189 Public Works 770-460-4230 Main Street Fayetteville 770-719-4173 Code Enforcement 770-719-4150 City Court 770-719-4277 Building Permits 770-719-4062 Burn Permits 770-719-4051 Job Line 770-719-4182 Public Information Officer 770-719-4147

Casual Friday in Fayetteville City of Fayetteville employees enjoy “Casual Fridays” when they are allowed to wear jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. Many use the opportunity to sport their new City logo shirts. The above photos were taken during the June 22 Lunch on the Lawn event at the Old Fayette County Courthouse. The employees to the left are pictured in the lobby of City Hall, which is in the process of being redecorated.

City Manager

Fayetteville loses 15-year judge to cancer City of Fayetteville Municipal Judge T. Michael Martin passed away on Wednesday, June 20, after a bout with cancer.

Judge Martin served as the City’s judge for 15 years, and his law practice of 37 years was based in Fayetteville. He was liked and respected by his colleagues, and he will be missed.

Flags on City of Fayetteville properties were flown at half-mast for three days in remembrance of Judge Martin.

Born in 1951 in nearby Lagrange, Judge Martin was 66 when he passed.

Judge Martin’s family is planning a memorial service, and those details will be published on the City website, fayetteville-ga.gov, when available.

Ray Gibson

Mayor

Ed Johnson Mayor Pro-Tem Council Member

Paul Oddo Council Members

Municipal Judge T. Michael Martin

Our Vision

Fayetteville shall be a city of innovation and opportunity that fosters a vibrant and welcoming community for all.

Our Mission

Harlan Shirley

To provide efficient and effective municipal services to the community through a culture of transparent leadership, excellence and teamwork.

Kathaleen Brewer

Our Values

The City employees, the City Council and all of our City-related boards will always function in a way that reflects well on the City and is in alignment with our vision and mission. The Core Values we will use to make decisions and guide our behavior are to: Be responsive; Act as one team; Act with integrity; be fully accountable.

Monthly Meetings

Rich Hoffman

Scott Stacy

Fayetteville City Council: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6 p.m.

Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission: 4th Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

Downtown Development Authority: 3rd Wednesdays, 8 a.m.

Main Street Tourism Association: 3rd Tuesdays, 8 a.m.

City Council and P&Z meetings are held at Fayetteville City Hall. DDA and MSTA meetings are held on the 3rd Floor of the Old Fayette County Courthouse.

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City completes aquisition of BOE property

The former Fayette County Board of Education headquarters facing Stonewall Avenue (Hwy. 54 eastbound) and its nearly 10 acres of land is now owned by the City of Fayetteville, and it will become home to a new Fayetteville City Hall along with other public ameneties.

The City’s Downtown Master Plan recently took another step forward as the City of Fayetteville now owns the downtown property along Stonewall Avenue used for decades as the Fayette County Board of Education (BOE) headquarters, and city planners say construction on a new city hall building and landscaped greenspace components of the nearly 10acre downtown parcel could begin as early as March 2019.

Fayetteville Downtown Development Director Brian Wismer says the real estate closing process, which began earlier this year, was officially completed in mid-June. He says the RFQ (request for qualifications) process begins now, and he hopes the City Council will select an architectural and landscaping firm at their Sept. 6 meeting.

The former BOE land fronts Stonewall Avenue (Hwy. 54 eastbound) between The Hollingsworth House and Fayetteville City Cemetery. The former BOE land stretches back to a point adjacent to the Fayette County Public Library parking lot and then wraps behind the cemetery.

Looking at the City’s conceptual Downtown Redevelopment Plan map, the former BOE land represents “Pod C”, the third of three key parcels being planned for enhancement and redevelopment in the years to come. Pod A, which is entirely privately owned, is located along Glynn Street (Hwy. 85) between Lafayette Avenue and Lanier Avenue (Hwy. 54 westbound), and developers are pursuing plans to build a mixed-use project there. Pod B, located between Lanier Avenue and Stonewall Avenue (essentially within the median of Hwy. 54’s one-way lanes), is owned in pieces by the City of Fayetteville and several private parties, so the City is moving slowly to engage the other owners and create a mutually-beneficial redevelopment plan for that Page 3

area.

Pod C of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan has been envisioned to serve as the home of the new Fayetteville City Hall, which would front the highway, as well as space for landscaped parks, potentially including a small event stage, a splash pad, a playground and more. A building located near the northeast corner of Pod C, while more recently serving as a school system maintenance building, was originally the Fayette County High School gymnasium back in the 1960s and 1970s. Wismer says the interior architectural features, including the original roof and floor structures, are beautiful and still in good shape.

“We will investigate whether the building could be creatively repurposed in a way that suits the overall vision for Pod C,” Wismer said.

The City on May 17 approved a contract with Atlanta-based Comprehensive Program Services (CPS) to serve as project manager for the work to take place in Pod C. Starting with the RFQ process, CPS will be involved through all of the steps toward bringing a new Fayetteville City Hall and the adjacent development within Pod C to fruition.

“They’re going to be on site every day when construction begins, making sure plans are being followed and corners aren’t being cut,” Wismer said.

“They will be a great asset to the City. As much as possible, they will work for us to keep the project on time and within budget while ensuring the City gets a quality result.”

CPS is the same firm providing project management services for construction of the new Fayetteville Fire Department Station #93 and the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements.

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More photos from the Fayette Vision Camp at Spring Hill Elementary School in Fayetteville

While City of Fayetteville personnel engaged with Spring Hill students in the bus loop, volunteers from Fayette Senior Services played board games with them in a classroom.

Learn more about the weeklong Fayette Vision Camp experience online at bit.ly/springhillsummercamps.

See these photos and more on the City’s Facebook page: @fayettevillega.gov.

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Fayetteville City Hall pollinator garden attracts international, royal tourists

Photo by William Warby

These monarch caterpillars (above) were photographed in the Fayetteville City Hall front lawn pollinator garden.

When Fayetteville City Hall’s front lawn (facing the highway) was landscaped in 2017, a 15-foot by 30-foot area was prepared and set aside for Fayette Master Gardeners to plant a special garden that would be featured on the countywide Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Trail. This spring, monarch caterpillars (which, of course, turn into monarch butterflies) were spotted in the garden.

According to lepidopterists (people who study butterflies and moths), monarch butterflies begin a calendar year making their way up and over from Mexico and Southern California to lay eggs in the Eastern United States around March and April. Those eggs hatch as caterpillars, and they’re known as the First Generation. Those green and white striped caterpillars eat milkweed for a couple of weeks, form a cocoon around themselves, then emerge after the 10-day metamorphasis as monarch butterflies.

Monarchs from the first generation lay Second Generation eggs around May and June, and this cycle is repeated for Third and Fourth generations. That monarch Fourth Generation is different from the first three, though. The Fourth Generation will be born to survive the incredible journey all the way back to Southern California and Mexico before winter, then return to the Eastern United States to lay First Generation eggs in the spring of 2019. Instead of living the usual two to six weeks, these Fourth Generation monarchs will live six to eight months and somehow know the same basic route flown by its great-great grandparents.

According to the United States Fish & Wildlife Service, “the monarch butterfly is in trouble”. The Page 5

FWS says migratory monarch butterflies have dwindled in numbers over the last two decades. Some say illegal forest harvesting in Mexico is a culprit, while others focus on the lack of milkweed, which is the monarch caterpillar’s almost exclusive source of food.

Jeff Mellin and his fellow Fayette Master Gardeners members, with help from the University of Georgia Fayette County Extension Office and the Fayette County Board of Education, are doing what they can to make sure Fayetteville and the rest of Fayette County are hospitable to these magnificent monarchs. The Fayetteville City Hall pollinator garden, which includes bountiful milkweed, is one of 18 such stops along the Fayette County Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Trail. Other locations within the City of Fayetteville include Cleveland Elementary School on Lester Road, Spring Hill Elementary School on Bradford Square, the UGA Extension office on Stonewall Avenue, Fayetteville Elementary School on Hood Avenue, and Patriot Park on Redwine Road.

Mellin said Fayette Master Gardners will continue to maintain and add to the gardens already planted, and they plan to plant more in the future. The greenhouse at the Fayette County BOE headquarters on Lafayette Avenue in Fayetteville is where milkeed and other pollinator plants are grown from seed and nurtured until they are ready for planting.

To learn more about Fayette Master Gardeners and their efforts to support the monarch butterfly, contact Jeff Mellin: 678-787-9118; jtmellin@gmail.com.

To learn more about the national “Save the Monarch” campaign, visit fws.gov/savethemonarch.

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Financial Outlook

Collections for both Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax and Local Option Sales Tax have been higher than budgeted.

Payroll expenses have been in keeping with the budget.

Tax revenue overall has been in keeping with the budget.

MONTHLY DIVISION STATISTICS 9/17

10/17

11/17

12/17

1/18

2/18

3/18

4/18

5/18

New Service Agreements

150

182

159

126

146

168

166

169

199

Terminated Agreements

141

176

150

123

140

169

161

158

184

7,967

8,089

8,240

8,231

8,233

Business Licenses Issued

23

33

25

20

38

42

50

44

46

Business Licenses Applied

24

25

20

17

32

35

43

38

42

253

286

318

318

260

455

459

466

496

WATER & SEWER

Utility Bills Issued

8,212 8,295 8,302 8,310

OCCUPATIONAL TAX

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Financial Outlook (continued)

Supplies expenses have been less than budgeted.

Contract Services expenses have been less than budgeted.

MAY 2018 REVENUE & EXPENSES AS OF APRIL 30, 2018 REVENUES

2018 AMENDED BUDGET

YTD BUDGET

REVENUES THRU APRIL

MAY ACTUAL REVENUES

TAXES LICENSES & PERMITS INTERGOVERNMENTAL CHARGES FOR SERVICES FINES & FORFEITURES INVESTMENT INCOME CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS MISCELLANEOUS OTHER FINANCING SOURCES TOTAL REVENUES

10,963,602 851,000 449,622 176,593 1,050,000 20,000 8,505 58,968 1,557,018 15,135,308

9,136,335 709,167 374,685 147,161 875,000 16,667 7,088 49,140 1,297,515 12,612,757

9,743,465 370,170 106,918 94,100 588,041 38,482 11,541 68,929 52,585 11,074,231

207,422 55,609 7,528 107,682 6,454 55,109 5,594 415,000 860,397

2,155,445 682,313 8,834,990 1,097,340 80,000 1,140,092 1,145,128 15,135,308

1,616,584 511,735 6,626,243 823,005 60,000 855,069 858,846 11,351,481

1,684,417 447,061 6,402,758 825,803 4,945 695,706 596,779 10,657,469

635,786 58,346 952,858 106,289 112,143 1,865,423

-

1,261,276

416,762

YTD ACTUAL REVENUES 9,950,886 425,779 106,918 101,627 695,723 44,935 66,650 74,523 467,585 11,934,628

EXPENSES GENERAL GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC WORKS PARKS & RECREATION HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT OTHER FINANCING USES TOTAL EXPENSES NET

(1,005,026)

2320203.38 505407.35 7355616.44 932092.22 4945 807848.84 596778.81 12522892.04 (588,264)

* FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, THE CITY SAW EXPENSES EXCEED REVENUES BY $1,005,026, AND FOR THE YEAR, THE CITY HAS COLLECTED $588,265 LESS IN REVENUES THAN WE HAVE SPENT IN EXPENSES.

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Water Department Meter install

1

Hydrant flushing

1

Sewer backup

June 11-22, 2018

Total Water Department Work Orders: 55

2

Water leak

8

Lift station preventative maintenance

26

Water meter maintenance

56

Building Department

June 11-21, 2018 Total Inspections: 184

Foundation only

2

Fence

2

Land Disturbance: 1

Total permits: 49

Foundation only: 25

4

Low voltage Electrical

Plumbing: 37 5

Plumbing

Electrical: 38 Mechanical: 22

6

Building: 61

9

Impact Fee

10

Building Mechanical

11

Code Enforcement Parking on grass General maintenance

June 11-21, 2018 Total Inspections: 232

1 2

Initial Inspections: 107

Code Enforcement Cases: 169

1st Re-inspections: 117

Disposal of garbage

3

Yard trimmings disposal

3

Citations: 2

Working without permit

3

Verbal Warnings: 5

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2nd Re-inspections: 6

Written Warnings: 95

4

Violation Notices: 5

7 146

Stop Work Orders: 0 Page 8

Planning & Zoning Ongoing Projects 750 Glynn Street N.

Tidal Wave Auto Spa

Approved – Under construction

17-016

Caddis Healthcare- Katie Newman Fayette County Board of Education SHJ Construction Group c/o Martie Murphy Pinewood Forrest

395 Veterans Parkway

Pinewood Forrest

Phase 1 under construction

17-019

Hearthside/ Brendan Barr

105 Meeting Place Drive

Hearthside Lafayette

Approved under construction

17-020

Alfred Dingler

200 N Jeff Davis Drive

Prime B&B

Approved under construction

17-023

Pinewood Forrest

395 Veterans Parkway

17-034

Pinewood Atlanta Studios

400 Veterans Parkway

Pinewood Forrest Phase 2 Construction Pinewood Atlanta Studios

17-037

Broadway Diner

705 W. Lanier Avenue

Broadway Diner

Azalea Estates (SLRB)

105 Autumn Glen Circle (Ballard Estate)

Construction Plans- Phase 2 under review Construction Plans - Phase 4 Grading – Under construction Approved Construction not started

Carter Engineering

Interplan, LLC

875 Glynn Street South

Chick Fil A Town Center

The Knight Group

Old Greenville Road

Scanlon Engineering

Approved Construction not started

Aldi Inc.

1060 Hwy 85 N.

Aldi Expansion

Approved under construction

18-005

BCM Construction (Rob Beecham)

1129 & 1137 Hwy 54. W.

Folia Crossroads

Rezoning CC 6/7/18

18-006

Russell Moulton

Highway 85 North Parcel 045 016

Cool Runnings International

18-009

Jeff Landrum

740 Hwy 54 East

Maggie’s Place

18-010

Marksman Properties

Promenade Pkwy

Promenade Office Warehouse

18-011

Pinewood Forrest

475 Veterans Parkway

PF Wellness Center

18-011

Pinewood Forest

467 Veterans Parkway

Pinewood Forest

18-012

Kamlesh/Gulas

139 N. Glynn Street

Downtown Hotel

Approved Construction not started Preliminary Plat Approved Development Plans Approved with Condition Variance/Approved Development Plans Staff Review Only Rezoning CC 6/21 and 7/5 Development Plans Tabled to 7/24/18

18-013

CPH Development

105 Banks Station

Del Taco

18-014

Ingenium Enterprises Inc.

Banks Station

Del Taco

18-015

Stella Okpala

102 N. 85 Pkwy, Ste D

Divine Touch

18-016

Thomas Stephens

1 Tiger Trail

1 Tiger Trail

18-017

Heartis Fayetteville LP

936 W. Lanier

Heartis Fayetteville

18-018

Donavan Gossett

695 S. Jeff Davis Dr.

Barbara Place

18-019

Terwilliger Pappas

Hwy 54 E.

Solis Fayetteville

16-002 17-012 17-014

17-039 17-042 17-043 17-048

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936 W. Lanier Ave 1 Tiger Trail

HEARTIS Senior Living Fayette County High School (Auditorium)

Approved under construction Approved under construction

Approved Construction not started Approved Construction not started

Development Plans 6/26/18 Development Plans 6/26/18 Special Exception 7/24/18 Variance 7/24/18 Elevation Plans CC 6/7/18 Annexation/Rezoning P&Z 7/24/18 CC 8/16 and 9/6 Rezoning P&Z 7/24/18 CC 8/16 and 9/6

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Fire Department

Activity for June 7-20, 2018

Projects: • Chief Jones attended 911 Selection Committee meeting for new radio system • Chief Jones attended Fenwyck Commons HOA to discuss stormwater issues • Department conducted fire captain promotional assessment • Officers meeting for battalion chiefs and above held June 14 • Units assisted with fire drill at 1250 and 1260 Hwy. 54 West • Construction site visits for three fire department shifts at 105 Meeting Place Drive (Hearthside Lafayette) FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES: 34

TOTAL EMERGENCY INCIDENTS: 129 Building fire 1 Brush fire

1

Cooking fire

1

Arcing/Electrical

2

Station walk in

2

Good intent/No incident found

Pre-construction meeting Pinewood Forest meeting Fire investigations Other meetings Fire Marshal inspections Plan reviews

1 1

2

4

13 13

3 7

Assist resident

9

Motor vehicle accident Fire/smoke alarm activations

10

Dispatched and cancelled

18

EMS calls

75

Significant call: On June 12, 2018, a full commercial fire alarm was dispatched to Azalea Estates to investigate a report of smoke filling the 300 hallway of the building. Fire units arrived to find residents evacuated from the 300 hall and sheltered in place in the other areas of the building. Personnel searched building and isolated the cause to a light ballast. Personnel could not isolate power to the ballast through the electrical panel because it was also powered by the emergency lighting system. Personnel stayed on scene until the electrical power could be disconnected by an electrician to eliminate the hazard.

Activity for May 2018 MAY 2018 PREVENTION & TRAINING Training hours: 595 Fire safety classes: 1, with 8 attending Station tours: 1, with 12 attending Special events: 8, with 831 attending Plan reviews: 25 Pre-fire plans: 124 Fire inspections: 227 Fires investigated: 1

TOTAL EMERGENCY INCIDENTS: 286 Building fire

1

False calls

1

Brush fires

2

Vehicle fires

3

Hazardous condition - inside

3

Hazardous condition - outside

4

Good intent/No incident found

4

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Annual Fayetteville Junior Police Academy off to a great start

See updates on the City of Fayetteville Police Department Facebook page.

Statewide Hands-Free Driving Law goes into effect Sunday, July 1 House Bill 673 also known as the “Hands Free Law” was passed by the Georgia General Assembly and signed into law

by Governor Nathan Deal. The Hands Free Law will take effect on July 1, 2018. The following is a brief description what the law states and some frequently asked questions. A link to the complete law can be found at www. gahighwaysafety.org.

A driver cannot have a phone in their hand or use any part of their body to support their phone.

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is connected to vehicle or an electronic watch. GPS navigation devices are allowed.

Headsets and earpieces can only be worn for communication purposes and not for listening to music or other entertainment.

A driver may not send or read any text-based communication unless using voice-based communication that automatically converts message to a written text or is being used for navigation or GPS A driver may not write, send or read any text messages, e-mails, social media or internet data content A driver may not watch a video

unless it is for navigation.

A driver may not record a video (continuously running dash cams are exempt) Music streaming apps can be used provided the driver activates and programs them when they are parked. Drivers cannot touch their phones to do anything to their music apps when they are on the road. Music streaming apps that include video also are not allowed since drivers cannot watch videos when on the road.

Drivers can listen to and program music streaming apps that are connected to and controlled through their vehicle’s radio.

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Saturday, June 30 Foghat in concert at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater.

Box office opens at 6, gates open at 7, opening act starts at 8, Foghat performs at 9. SouthernGroundAmp.com Thursday, July 5 Trace Adkins at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater. Box office opens at 6, gates open at 7, opening act starts at 8, Trace Adkins performs at 9. SouthernGroundAmp.com Saturday, July 14 The Robert Cray Band at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater.

Box office opens at 6, gates open at 7, opening act starts at 8, The Robert Cray Band performs at 9. SouthernGroundAmp.com Saturday, July 28 Main Street Market sponsored by Main Street Fayetteville, 10-3 on the Old Fayette County Courthouse lawn Saturday, August 4 Lee Ann Womack at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater. Box office opens at 6, gates open at 7, opening act starts at 8, Lee Ann Womack performs at 9. SouthernGroundAmp.com Friday, August 24 FREE Moovie Night: “A Wrinkle in Time”, sponsored by Main Street Fayetteville and Fayetteville Dwarf House; Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater, free admission, gates open at 7 p.m., movie starts at sundown; free Chick-fil-A meals for children 12 and under, Chick-fil-A food availble for teens and adults to purchase.

Find more events: fayetteville-ga.gov facebook.com/fayettevillega.gov

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