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Votes at a glance: Roswell council actions, Jan. 13, 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting the Roswell Mayor and City Council recorded a mix of procedural approvals, an administrative license denial and one contested internal election.
At its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting the Roswell Mayor and City Council recorded the following formal actions and outcomes. This summary lists motions, movers/seconders when provided in the record, and vote tallies as entered into the meeting minutes.
Votes and outcomes
- Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2025 Motion: Nominate Council Member Lee Hills as Mayor Pro Tem for 2025. Mover: William (Will) Markland. Second: Christine Hall. Outcome: Approved by voice/raise of hands; tally recorded in the meeting as 4–2 in favor. (Roll-call breakdown not specified in the meeting record.)
- Consent agenda (4 items) Motion: Approve consent agenda. Mover: David Johnson. Second: Council Member Sales. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0.
- Appointment to Design Review Board (DRB) Motion: Approve appointment of Michael Gilbotis (spelled in meeting as variations) to the Design Review Board. Mover: Lee Hills. Second: Alan Sells. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0. Oath of office administered.
- Resolution correcting meter labels in Exhibit C for water-utility fees (FY 2025) Motion: Approve resolution correcting meter labels in Exhibit C for water utility fees for fiscal year 2025 (no fee changes; labels corrected). Mover: Alan Sells. Second: David Johnson. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0.
- Appeal of denial of massage-establishment license (2850 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite A130) Motion: Deny appeal of massage-establishment license denial. Mover: Sarah Beeson. Second: Lee Hills. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0. (See separate article for full details on police reports and arguments.)
- Resolution to apply to GTIB for $3M loan and $1M grant (Green Street phase 1) Motion: Approve resolution to apply for a $3,000,000 loan and $1,000,000 grant from the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank. Mover: David Johnson. Second: Alan Sells. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0. (Authorization to submit application only; acceptance of any award would require a future council vote.)
- Intergovernmental agreement with Roswell Development Authority (RDA) Motion: Approve intergovernmental agreement to allow RDA to complete scopes of work on economic development projects. Mover: Christine Hall. Second: Alan Sells. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0. Individual statements of work will return to council for approval.
- Intergovernmental agreement with Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Motion: Approve intergovernmental agreement to allow DDA to complete scopes of work on economic development projects. Mover: Alan Sells. Second: David Johnson. Outcome: Approved unanimously, 6–0.
Notes and clarifications
- Where the meeting recorded only a tally (for example the 4–2 mayor-pro-tem vote), the minutes did not provide a roll-call list of yes/no votes. The article above reports vote tallies and movers/seconders as presented at the meeting.
- Several items authorized submission or procedural steps only (GTIB application, RDA/DDA agreements, parking listening session) and will return to council for separate authorization to accept funds, approve work scopes, or adopt policy.
Provenance: each item’s discussion and vote are recorded in the Jan. 13 meeting transcript and minutes. See individual articles in this package for supporting excerpts and evidence.
