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Votes at a glance: Forest Park council approves four additions to regular agenda including property acquisitions and URA agreement
Summary
During its Dec. 2 regular meeting, the Forest Park mayor and council approved four items added from executive session: a legal-services agreement, two property-acquisition resolutions and an agreement with the URA concerning the police shooting range.
The Forest Park mayor and council moved four items from executive session onto the regular meeting agenda and approved them by roll call during the Dec. 2 meeting.
Items and outcomes: - Legal services agreement with Denmark Ashby, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Motion to add and approve: moved by Councilwoman James; second recorded by Councilman Mears. Roll call recorded: Council member James — Yes; Council member Akins Wells — Yes; Council member Mears — Yes. The transcript did not record Council member Gutierrez as present. The motion carried as presented.
- Resolution authorizing acquisition of approximately 1.4 acres (described as —1.4+ acres—) of certain real property located in Land Lot 211 of the 12th Land District in the City of Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia. Motion: moved by Councilwoman James; second by Councilman Mears. Roll call recorded: James — Yes; Akins Wells — Yes; Mears — Yes. Motion carried.
- Resolution authorizing acquisition of approximately 1.57 acres of certain real property located in Land Lots 207, 210 and 211 of the 12th Land District in the City of Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia. Motion: moved by Councilwoman James; second by Councilwoman Akins Wells. Roll call recorded: James — Yes; Akins Wells — Yes; Mears — Yes. Motion carried.
- Motion authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA) to formalize the existing use of the Forest Park Police Department shooting range. Motion: moved by Councilwoman James; second by Councilman Mears. Roll call recorded: James — Yes; Akins Wells — Yes; Mears — Yes. Motion carried.
Vote context and notes: For each item the clerk read the roll call responses recorded as "Yes" for Council members James, Akins Wells and Mears; the transcript does not show an explicit vote recorded for Mayor Butler on those individual motions. Council member Gutierrez was not present for roll call. If an item requires an audible "all in favor" voice vote, the transcript records an "Aye"; for the four added items the clerk conducted roll calls and recorded the councilmembers' "Yes" responses. The motions were incorporated into the consent agenda and approved that evening.
Ending: Staff indicated the legal office would draft contract language where applicable and the city would proceed with administrative steps to implement the approved actions.
