InTucker Magazine

City Council Update – April 2023

Council unanimously approved the ordinance to add an amendment to Tucker’s building code to require better sprinkler systems in multi-family units. Tucker Council also unanimously approved four contracts pertaining to probation services for the municipal court, a Housing Study awarded to KB Advisory for $74,700, Street Resurfacing awarded to Allied Paving for $3,291,521.65, and Sidewalk Design on E. Ponce de Leon awarded to Keck and Wood in the amount of $91,885. The final contract for design and construction documents for parking and pickleball courts at Tucker Recreation Center was awarded to Root Design for $77,000 with a 6-1 vote.

Approvals of resolutions for adoption followed. The proposed budget amendment for FY ‘23 was approved unanimously. The Mayor then presented appointments for three boards for approval. Jason Burton, Bob Espy and Neal Stubblefield were reappointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals with a 6-1 vote. Terry Grandison and Josh Wallace were reappointed to the Public Facilities Authority with a 6-1 vote. Finally, Charles Dewitt’s appointment to the Downtown Development Authority was approved 5-2.

In the second meeting of the month, the council heard first reads on two ordinances required to move forward with the addition of Public Works to the City’s services. The first is to amend the code to create a Stormwater Utility. The second is to amend the Charter of the City of Tucker to accommodate the results of the referendum from November on the addition of public works and address the last outstanding recommendation of the charter review commission to increase the maximum number of days between first and second reads from 60 to 65 days.

The meeting was also the kickoff of the Comprehensive Plan Five-Year Update with the first of two public hearings. The Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2018 and the Department of Community Affairs requires a small update at the five-year mark. The study and update will concentrate on celebrating accomplishments and reworking the Community Work Plan. Public hearing and community engagement dates for the process can be found online at tuckerga.gov/ttupdate.

The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on April 10, 2023 at 7 p.m. at Tucker City Hall, 1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 350B, Tucker, GA 30084.