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2025-05-20 · City Council · Regular session
Schedule the liquor-store hearing and selectionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council set the public hearing and application selection for July 31, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Adjourn the May 20 meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council adjourned at approximately 7:41 p.m.
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
2025-05-20 · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve February 18, 2025 meeting minutesBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve the February 18, 2025 regular-session minutes.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve Skyway Mart #3 package beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve a package-store beer permit for Skyway Mart #3 at 1405 Decatur Pike.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
2025-05-14 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve March 26, 2025 meeting minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the March 26, 2025 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson; seconded by Randy Dowling.
Add school and Main Street directors to the boardSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Add the Main Street Director and Athens City Director of Schools, or their proxies, to the Sister Cities Board of Directors.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Randy Dowling.
2025-05-05 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the April 28, 2025 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the April 28, 2025 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Steve Sherlin.
Approve the March 3, 2025 regular meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the March 3, 2025 regular meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Steve Sherlin.
Approve the March 31, 2025 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the March 31, 2025 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Steve Sherlin.
Approve the Shirk final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the three-lot Shirk final plat off Old Englewood Road.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Approve the Shoppes of Decatur Pike final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Shoppes of Decatur Pike final plat covering two lots and one tract.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Deny the Welliver final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny the Justin Welliver final plat because required signature certifications were incomplete.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Steve Sherlin.
Elect Frances Witt-McMahan as secretaryPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Elect Frances Witt-McMahan as Planning Commission secretary.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by John Proffitt.
2025-05-01 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve April 3, 2025 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the April 3, 2025 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
2025-04-17 · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve March 6, 2025 meeting minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve the March 6, 2025 meeting minutes.
Outcome recorded; individual votes not listed
Moved by Bob Miller; seconded by Larry Rhodes.
2025-04-15 · City Council · Regular session
Approve corrected March 18 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED — as amended
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the March 18 minutes with corrections to Curtis’s name and the description of Pelley’s motion concerning rules for public comments.
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Approve the consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the consent agenda collectively, covering the NoogaLights Christmas show, cemetery mowing by Total Lawn Care, and Gresham Smith stormwater design services. These were not separately recorded approvals.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Approve $95,000 settlement with Robert Roberts, LLCCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved a $95,000 settlement following mediation, payable to Robert Roberts, LLC through its attorney.
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
Increase the liquor-store license limit from two to threeCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 1139 to increase the city’s limit on local liquor-store privilege licenses from two to three.
Moved by Duggan; seconded by Curtis.
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
Authorize disposal of Regional Park property with a minimum bidCity Council · PASSED — with conditions
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2025-10 for 2201 Decatur Pike, Lot 1. The minimum bid must be no less than the improvement value or commercial appraisal, whichever is higher.
Moved by Sherlin; seconded by Pelley.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Reappoint David Passmore to the Board of Adjustment and AppealsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council reappointed David Passmore for a term ending April 2030.
Moved by Pelley; seconded by Curtis.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Reappoint Charles Byrd to the Tax Equalization BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council reappointed Charles Byrd for a term ending April 2027.
Moved by Pelley; seconded by Curtis.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Confirm Frances Witt-McMahan’s Planning Commission appointmentCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council confirmed Mayor Eaton’s appointment of Frances Witt-McMahan to fill Janice Hardaway’s unexpired term, ending August 2025.
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Postpone City Hall architectural planningCity Council · PASSED — as reported
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
The minutes label the postponement approved, but record two yeas, two nays and one abstention. They subsequently record approval of the original architectural-planning motion. This inconsistency remains unresolved.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Abstain
Authorize City Hall architectural plans and cost estimatesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council authorized engaging Allen & Hoshall for plans and refined cost estimates for an annex and renovation of the current City Hall. This approves planning work, not a final construction cost.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Propose a splash pad at Cook ParkCity Council · FAILED — lack of second
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Pelley proposed adding a splash pad at Cook Park. The motion received no second and did not proceed to a vote.
Moved by Pelley.
Separate the Christmas lights item from the consent agendaCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council considered discussing the NoogaLights Christmas show separately from the consent agenda. The amendment failed; the full consent agenda then received a separate vote.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Abstain
End debate on City Hall architectural planningCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
The motion to end debate received three yeas and two nays. The minutes state that it failed to reach the required two-thirds vote, so discussion resumed.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Adjourn the April 15 meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council adjourned at approximately 8:15 p.m.
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
2025-04-03 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve March 6, 2025 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the March 6, 2025 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Timberly Guffey.
Move May 1 meeting to 5:30 p.m.Historic Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Move the May 1, 2025 regular meeting from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the same location and notify property owners.
Unanimous
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
2025-03-26 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve March 5, 2025 minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the March 5, 2025 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote count and individual votes not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Lindsey Ferguson.
2025-03-18 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the February 18 and February 27, 2025 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the February 18, 2025 regular-session minutes and February 27, 2025 called-session minutes.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Require mutual assent to cancel the 1984 school funding agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Amend the school-funding motion to require mutual assent before canceling the 1984 funding agreement.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Appoint Linda Long to the Council Advisory CommitteeCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Appoint Linda Long to the Council Advisory Committee.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Nay
- Sherlin: Abstain
End debate on exploring a splash pad and heritage parkCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Call the question on the motion to explore a splash pad and heritage park.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Investigate public-records request chargesCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Investigate why Glenn Whiting was being charged for public-records requests.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Nay
- Sherlin: Abstain
Allow public criticism of the cityCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Allow members of the public to speak negatively about the city during public comment.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Nay
Approve the consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve consent agenda items A through J, including equipment, professional services, grants, surplus property, safety measures, and a $650,000 pension contribution.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Adopt Ordinance 1138 updating the stormwater codeCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1138 on second reading to update the MS4 stormwater ordinance; the motion line in the source mistakenly says Ordinance 1137.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
End consideration of both proposed City Hall buildingsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Cease all discussion of both buildings being considered for a new City Hall.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
Award parks mowing and maintenance to Huggins Lawn CareCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Award RFB 25-03, including the Regional Park alternate, to Huggins Lawn Care at $2,950 per cut for 29 properties.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Postpone legal-settlement discussionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Postpone discussion of the legal settlement.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Share the cost of a new school playgroundCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve an approximately $35,000 city share with the Board of Education to acquire and install a new playground.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Contribute $1 million for Westside School improvementsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Contribute $1 million for Westside School improvements while retaining the original school-funding agreement, as amended to require mutual assent for any cancellation.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Explore a splash pad and heritage parkCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Explore the option of installing a splash pad and heritage park.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Abstain
- Duggan: Abstain
Adopt the recodified Athens City CodeCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1137 on second reading to adopt and enact the recodified Athens City Code.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m.City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2025-03-06 · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve December 19, 2024 minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve the December 19, 2024 meeting minutes.
The source states that the motion carried; no vote count is listed.
Moved by Moises Contreras; seconded by Bob Miller.
2025-03-06 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve December 2024 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the December 2024 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Jona Garrett.
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.