InTucker Magazine

City Council Update

The City of Tucker Mayor and Council met for the sole meeting of the month and the last meeting of the year on December 9. The City’s four municipal court bailiffs lead the pledge after being introduced by the City Attorney.

The Mayor took a moment during his comments to allow Councilmember Virginia Rece to speak about an agenda item regarding building bathrooms in William McKinley Peters Park. Rece expressed gratitude to DeKalb County Commissioners Steve Bradshaw and Robert Patrick for their help in funding both the design and construction of the bathrooms. Commissioner Bradshaw took a moment to say goodbye as his term has come to an end.

Prior to approving the agenda for the evening, the Mayor requested to move the approval of the appointment of the Chief Judge to the first item and add a contract for Engineering staff. The Council then unanimously approved the amended agenda, the consent agenda and the appointment of Judge Nicholas to continue as Chief Judge for the City’s municipal court.

Three presentations covered the creation of a commercial streetlight district, a PILOT wi-fi and safety measure program on the City’s trail system, and the upcoming dam rehabilitation projects at Johns Homestead and Henderson Park.

In old business the Council held second reads and public hearings for a SLUP on 4419 Cowan Road to allow a multi-family use abutting a residential zone, and a rezoning to allow the parking of commercial vehicles and outdoor storage at 4850 Hammerhill Road. Both passed unanimously.

New business covered a first read to codify film permitting in the City and a resolution was passed to clarify language of the code regarding property acquisition. The Council and Mayor then approved three contracts:

• Design contract for Lawrenceville Highway Intersection Improvements
• Contract award for the 5-year update to the Transportation and Trail Master Plan
• Contract award for the Peters Park restrooms

Tucker’s Mayor and Council then recessed to executive session but returned with no action except to adjourn the meeting.