{"id":5893,"date":"2013-10-06T09:29:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T13:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5893"},"modified":"2013-10-06T09:31:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T13:31:28","slug":"wwtp-surveying-norwood-withdrawn-colbert-on-agenda-radar-benefits-and-parking-vcc-2013-10-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/wwtp-surveying-norwood-withdrawn-colbert-on-agenda-radar-benefits-and-parking-vcc-2013-10-10.html","title":{"rendered":"WWTP surveying, Norwood withdrawn, Colbert on agenda, radar, benefits, and parking @ VCC 2013-10-10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nValdosta wants to survey to prepare for moving and upgrading the\r\n\r\nWithlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant<\/a>.\r\nThe City Council is awarding\r\n\r\nretirement benefits<\/a>,\r\nand the\r\n\r\nemployee of the month<\/a> is three people this month.\r\nOne rezoning has been\r\nwithdrawn<\/a>\r\nand another\r\nis up for action<\/a>\r\nThursday.\r\nPlus somebody didn’t like the Valdosta Historic Preservation Commission\r\nactually requiring preservation and is appealing<\/a>\r\nto the City Council.\r\nIt would be interesting to see what’s in that WWTP surveying and engineering\r\ncontract and which parking is being appealed, but Valdosta City Council\r\ndoesn’t publish its agenda packets online, unlike for example\r\nAugusta<\/a>,\r\nwhich has the second highest high tech job growth in the country.\r\n

\r\nHere’s\r\n\r\nthe agenda<\/a>.\r\nThey also have a Work Session Tuesday 8 October 2013 at 5:30 PM,\r\ninconveniently the same time as the\r\nLowndes County Commission Regular Session<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nAGENDA\r\n

REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL<\/H3>\r\n5:30 P.M., Thursday, October 10, 2013 \r\n
\r\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL \r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
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    \r\n
  1. \r\nOpening Ceremonies \r\n
      \r\n
    1. \r\nCall to Order \r\n
    2. \r\nInvocation \r\n
    3. \r\nPledge of Allegiance to the American Flag \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    4. \r\nAwards and Presentations \r\n
        \r\n
      1. \r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of the October, 2013 Employee of the Month Award (Douglas \r\nStevenson, Brian Smith, and Aaron Spencer, Engineering Department). \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
      2. \r\n<\/a>\r\nMinutes Approval \r\n
          \r\n
        1. \r\nValdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Sep 5, 2013 5:30 PM \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
        2. \r\nPublic Hearings \r\n
            \r\n
          1. \r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a small event \r\ncenter in Community-Commercial (C-C) zoning as requested by Brian and Laurie \r\nColbert (File No. CU-2013-03). The property is located at 1110 North Patterson Street. \r\nThe Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their September \r\nRegular Meeting and recommended approval with five conditions (8-0 vote). \r\n
          2. \r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of an Ordinance to rezone 0.69 acres from Office-Professional (O-P) to \r\nResidential-Professional (R-P) as requested by Norwood Land Holdings, LLC (File No. \r\nVA-2013-13). The property is located at 2009 Springhill Drive. The Greater Lowndes \r\nPlanning Commission reviewed this request at their September Regular Meeting and \r\nrecommended denial (5-4 vote). The applicant has withdrawn this request. \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
          3. \r\nOrdinances and Resolutions \r\n
              \r\n
            1. \r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of an Ordinance to revise the City of Valdosta’s Radar Permit. \r\n
            2. \r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of an Ordinance to amend the City of Valdosta Georgia Municipal \r\nEmployee Benefits System (GMEBS) Defined Benefit Retirement Plan. \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
            3. \r\nBids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures \r\n
                \r\n
              1. \r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of a request to approve Contract Amendments for additional professional \r\nengineering and surveying services for the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant. \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
              2. \r\nLocal Funding and Requests \r\n
                  \r\n
                1. \r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\nConsideration of a request to appeal the decision on a Certificate of Appropriateness by \r\nthe Valdosta Historic Preservation Commission for an installed front yard parking area. \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
                2. \r\n<\/a>\r\nCity Manager’s Report \r\n
                3. \r\n<\/a>\r\nCouncil Comments \r\n
                4. \r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\nCitizens to be Heard \r\n
                5. \r\n<\/a>\r\nAdjournment \r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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