City Manager’s Bi-Weekly Report 240 South Glynn Street • Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 770-461-6029 • fayetteville-ga.gov
September 4, 2018
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Fayetteville resident, veteran Willie Miller honored on 95th Fayetteville resident and World War II veteran Willie Miller (seated) was honored August 24 at Veterans Park on the occasion of his 95th birthday. Fayetteville City Council members Harlan Shirley, Rich Hoffman, Scott Stacy and Paul Oddo presented Miller with a proclamation celebrating his life and thanking him for his service to the United States of America. Miller was a Marine Corps Master Sergeant in World War II as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars. He served from 1943 to 1968. The ceremony, which was a surprise to Miller, was coordinated by staff at Gardens of Fayetteville with assistance from Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corps League and the City of Fayetteville.
City Manager
Ray Gibson
Mayor
Ed Johnson Mayor Pro-Tem Council Member
Paul Oddo Council Members
Staff participate in leadership training Nine City of Fayetteville employees are working their way through a leadership training course to strengthen them in their current roles and to prepare them for future challenges. The training, hosted by Southern Crescent Technical College, is delivered in three segments. The first took place in July and the second in August, with the third and final segment scheduled for mid-September. “This course has already been very helpful in my line of work for the City,” said Accountant Karen Austin, a 17-year employee who works in the Finance Department. “It has given me insight on how to look at situations in a different light, as well as how to become a better leader.” Newer employees are also benefiting from the training.
“This course is providing me with the information to recognize my strengths and weaknesses as a leader,” said Tiffany Alexander, who has been with the City 15 months and is now the Interim Court Clerk. “So often, people are put in leadership roles without being equipped with the proper tools needed to be
successful,” said Deputy Finance Director Carleetha Talmadge, who helps coordinate the training. “We have nine employees from five City departments attending this round of training, and we look forward to seeing how they grow from it and how the City benefits from their growth.”
Our Vision
Fayetteville shall be a city of innovation and opportunity that fosters a vibrant and welcoming community for all.
Our Mission
Harlan Shirley
To provide efficient and effective municipal services to the community through a culture of transparent leadership, excellence and teamwork. Kathaleen Brewer
Our Values
The City employees, the City Council and all of our City-related boards will always function in a way that reflects well on the City and is in alignment with our vision and mission. The Core Values we will use to make decisions and guide our behavior are to: Be responsive; Act as one team; Act with integrity; be fully accountable.
Monthly Meetings
Rich Hoffman
Scott Stacy
Fayetteville City Council: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6 p.m. Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission: 4th Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Downtown Development Authority: 3rd Wednesdays, 8 a.m. Main Street Tourism Association: 3rd Tuesdays, 8 a.m. City Council and P&Z meetings are held at Fayetteville City Hall. DDA and MSTA meetings are held on the 3rd Floor of the Old Fayette County Courthouse.
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Public Works crew earns national flagging certification City of Fayetteville Public Works crew members in August completed a training course to earn national flagging certification for normal and emergency roadway operations. Crew members work in pairs to safely direct traffic through situations where one or more lanes of roadway have been blocked. The two-sided “STOP” and “SLOW” signs are used for normal operations such as road repairs and resurfacing. The red flags
are used primarily to direct traffic around emergency situations. “Our Public Works crew is known for their versatility in handling a number of duties around the city,” said Public Services Director Chris Hindman. “This training and certification means that we follow established guidelines in roadway closures to help keep our team safe while navigating the public around the closure area in the most efficient way possible.”
Regional outdoor burning ban to be lifted Oct. 1, Fayetteville residents urged to follow state safety guidelines The state-mandated burning ban for dozens of Georgia counties, including Fayette, extends from May 1 through Sept. 30 annually, and the City of Fayetteville reminds residents that, starting Oct. 1, guidelines set by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division should be followed. Residents wanting to burn outdoors should visit www.gfc.state.ga.us to learn legal and safe burning procedures, and to apply for a free burning permit. Page 3
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Hwy. 54 Repaving Update: Main travel lanes are almost complete Repaving of almost all of the main Hwy. 54 travel lanes between Fayetteville and Peachtree City is now complete, and crews will begin pouring asphalt topping on turn lanes and intersections after the Labor Day holiday, according to Georgia Department of Transportation District 3 officials. The only stretch of main travel lane left to be repaved is the outside westbound lane starting just east of McDonough Road and ending at the North Jeff Davis Drive in Downtown Fayetteville. That portion was intentionally skipped to allow state road crews to repair a damaged storm drain near the Rosewood Drive intersection. GDOT officials say crews plan to complete that remaining section overnight (7 p.m. to 6 a.m.) Monday, Sept. 10. Repaving of the remaining turn lanes and intersections will
commence overnight Tuesday, weather permitting, and continue nightly until the project is finished. Lane re-striping will take place after the final repaving, and crews will then install the new traffic signal loop detectors at trafficlighted intersections. This overall Hwy. 54 repaving project is about 12.5 miles long, which GDOT officials say is a relatively large state highway repaving project. They also say there were numerous challenges, expected and unexpected, to overcome, the record-setting rainfall several weeks ago being one of them. Other challenges included discovering defective roadbed foundations in a few stretches, including one that ran across the Hwy. 85 intersection in Fayetteville’s Historic Downtown District. It is this intersection that has generated the most complaints to the City of Fayetteville from motorists who commute through the area. While the City welcomes comments and questions on the Hwy. 54 repaving project, the public is being reminded that this
is a state project. Communications with the City on the project are forwarded to GDOT. During all of this repaving, at least one through-lane will remain open, but expect traffic delays in the affected areas. Please drive slowly and carefully past construction zones. Visit the City’s website, www. fayetteville-ga.gov, and social media channels for updates. Anyone with questions or concerns about the project may contact the GDOT District 3 office at 706-845-4115 or by e-mailing amccart@dot.ga.gov.
August 2018 Activity Report for fayetteville-ga.gov Sessions by browser Edge Webview Explorer Safari in-app Safari Chrome
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Water and sewer services being installed at The Ridge Nature Area The permanent bathroom facilities at The Ridge Nature Area in Fayetteville will soon be open for guests to use, as construction crews over the last several days have been installing a sewer line and fresh water pipe, which will connect it to City services. EMC power crews are also working to get electricity hook-ups installed at key locations, including the bathroom facility. Fayetteville-based Meja Construction donated the bathroom building in 2017. Southern Conservation Trust, which manages The Ridge Nature Area for the City of Fayetteville, contracted Brent Scarbrough & Company to install the sewer line and water pipe along the route hundreds of yards long to reach City hookups at the end of Burch Road. Southern Conservation Trust Executive Director Katie Pace says they expect the building to be operational soon. The infrastructure will also serve a soon-to-be-built picnic pavilion and a small nature center being planned for the near future. The Ridge Nature Area features miles of walking and biking trails nestled between the Whitewater Creek and Gingercake Creek basins. Learn more at sctlandtrust.org and facebook.com/ TheRidgeNatureArea.
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Above and top: a donated bathroom facility at The Ridge. Right: 4-inch pipe to be installed for fresh water supply. Below: a fire hydrant to be installed within The Ridge. Bottom: a crew installs a sewer line hundreds of yards onto The Ridge property.
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Fall brings final Lunch on the Lawn and other great traditions back to Fayetteville
The final Lunch on the Lawn for 2018 is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 14, on the Old Courthouse Lawn in Historic Downtown Fayetteville. Bring your own picnic, buy lunch from a local restaurant or purchase a boxed lunch at the event. Limited tables and chairs will be provided. Guests are welcome to bring their own chairs and blankets.
Sept. 15 museum back porch event features conversation with African-American Dorsey cousins The Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum is excited to host a special event at the Museum on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. Thomas “Tea” Dorsey and Paul Dorsey, Jr. will share part of their life stories growing up as African Americans in Fayette County. Tea and Paul have deep roots in Fayette County. Their greatgrandfather was Thomas Dorsey, who served as Solomon Dorsey’s blacksmith. Tea was born in September 1930 to Gene and Matie Dorsey on New Hope Road in Fayetteville. He attended school from grades 1-10 at the United Benevolent Aid Society lodge on Church Street in Downtown Fayetteville. When he finished school, he started working at Commercial Cold Storage in Jonesboro. Tea met his wife Ethel in 1948. They married in 1952 and have 6 children. Tea retired from Commercial Cold Storage in 1994 and currently lives less than a mile from Paul in College Park. Paul, Jr. was born in December 1928 to Paul and Solonia Dorsey
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in the Rareover District of Fayette County. He started school in Fairburn in 1934. (The black school in Fairburn was closer to him than the one in Tyrone.) He finished school at Red Oak in South Fulton. Paul, Jr. sought additional education at the vocational school in Fayette County. In 1956, he started working for Colonial Stores. That same year, he married his longtime sweetheart Rosetta. They have 9 children. In 1974, Paul left Colonial Stores and went to work for Dixie Engine Company as a shop technician where he retired 20 years later. This event is free, but seating is limited. If you have any questions or subjects that you would like Tea or Paul to address, submit them in advance to hdfmuseum@gmail. com. Include “Punch question” in the subject line. The Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum is located off the Fayetteville square at 140 West Lanier Avenue. Normal operating hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit hdfhouse.com for more information on the museum.
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New Fire Station design/build process under way Hogan Construction Group has been hired by the City to perform preliminary design services for the new Fayetteville Fire Station #93, which will be located adjacent to Pinewood Atlanta Studios along Veterans Parkway. It will replace the temporary fire station located on the Piedmont Fayette Hospital Campus. The new Station #93 is being funded by impact fees and SPLOST revenue, and it will be the City’s third purpose-built fire station. Station #91 is the oldest existing Fayetteville Fire Department station. Built in 1981 at the corner of Johnson Avenue and South Glynn Street (Hwy. 85), it is approximately 10,000 squarefeet in size, and it serves as the department’s headquarters. Station #92 was built along Pavilion Parkway in the middle of the Fayette Pavilion shopping center in 1996 to serve a growing northside residential and commercial population. That station was originally built to double as a Fayetteville Police Department north precinct. The current Station #93 is actually an existing residential home owned by and located on the campus of Piedmont Fayette Hospital. It was leased and occupied by the Fayetteville Fire Department in 2014 as part of the City’s service delivery strategy.
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Pictured above is Fayetteville Fire Station #91, the Fire Department’s headquarters, which also once served as the Fayetteville Police Department headquarters. Below is Station #92 located in the Fayette Pavilion shopping center. At bottom is Station #93 located since 2014 on the Piedmont Fayette Hospital campus in an existing home. An enclosed metal garage was built next to the home to serve as the truck bay.
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Water Department Hydrant Flushing
1
Sewer Backup
1
Meter Change-out
2
Grease Trap Inspection
2
Meter Installs
August 17 - September 3, 2018
Total Water Department Work Orders: 84
4
Water Meter Maintenance Water leaks
10 12
Lift station maintenance
52
Building Department
August 17-30, 2018 Total Inspections: 147
Demolition Land Disturbance Pool Impact Fee Low Voltage Fence
1 1 1
Foundation Only: 18 Plumbing: 16 Electrical: 32 Mechanical: 25 Building: 52 Fence: 3 Demolition: 1 Land Disturbance: 1 Low Voltage: 1 Pool: 1
Total permits: 80 2 2 4
7
Electrical Building Mechanical Plumbing Foundation Only
14
15 15
Code Enforcement Complaint Investigation
1
General Maintenance Inoperable Vehicle/Junk
1
Occupational Tax
1
Property Maintenance
1
Sidewalk Obstruction
1
Yard Trimmings Disposal
1
Illicit Discharge
2
Parking on Grass
2
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1st Re-inspections: 86 2nd Re-inspections: 6 Verbal Warnings: 6
2
Working without Permit
Initial Inspections: 100
Code Enforcement Inspections
Material Accumulation
Prohibited Signs
August 17-30, 2018 Total Inspections: 194
1
Disposal of Garbage
18
Written Warnings: 85 Violation Notices: 9 Stop Work Orders: 4 4 7 8 208 Page 8
Fire Department
Activity for August 16-31
Projects: • Continued work on OKRs in 7Geese system • Chief Jones continued to work on pay and class study with City Manager • Chief Jones attended Agenda Pal Training • Chief Black attended training for New World Financial System software training • Chief Jones, Chief Black, Chief Peacock, City Manager Ray Gibson, Financial Director Mike Bush attended meeting with representatives from Hogan Construction, Pieper, O’Brien, and Herr Architects, and CPS for fire station 93 kick off program review • Chief Jones, Chief Black, Chief Harris, and Captain Ben Henning attended meeting with The Eden Project for the Veterans Day parade and festivities • Continue to work on department information for assessment • Continue preparations for the annual 911 climb of Stone Mountain. We currently have 20 firefighters signed up to climb • Repair work to station 91 front concrete pad is complete. Additional stormwater repairs will be completed at a later date • Worked on performance measures for the department • Participated in Aug. 25 Boots & Badges Block Party with around 200 in attendance
Firefighters respond to structure fire on West Stonewall Avenue On Friday, Aug. 24, at 6:54 a.m. Fayetteville Fire units were dispatched to the report of a commercial building fire located at 390 West Stonewall Avenue. First arriving units reported visible smoke on the exterior of the two-story wood frame building. The first arriving crew deployed hose lines and prepared to enter the front of the store but found the fire had burned through the first floor of the building. Crews redirected their attack and advanced a 2.5-inch hose line into the basement to control
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the fire. Crews checked for fire extension in the attic area and continued to extinguish hot spots, which were difficult to reach due to the instability of the interior structure of the building. Personnel operated on the scene for over 5-1/2 hours while completing salvage, overhaul, and investigation tasks. Crews assisted the business owner with retrieval of important items. One firefighter was hurt and treated for a knee injury which occurred during operations.
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City employees show football team spirit
Friday, Aug. 31, at Fayetteville City Hall marked the unofficial end of summer, the beginning of Labor Day weekend, and, more importantly to many, the beginning of football season. Many staffers swapped the tradition of wearing Fayetteville team T-shirts for wearing T-shirts and jerseys supporting their favorite football teams.
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Head Games
A tribute to Foreigner
Saturday, Sept. 22, Southern Ground Amphitheater
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Friday, September 14 Lunch on the Lawn, 11:30-1:30, on the Old Fayette County Courthouse Lawn, sponsored by Main Street Fayetteville. Saturday, September 15 Punch on the Porch, 2-3 p.m., Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum, featuring special guests Tea Dorsey and Paul Dorsey. hdfhouse.com Friday, September 21 POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Patriot Park, 1100 Redwine Road, Fayetteville, 9-10 a.m., hosted by local veterans. The public is invited to attend. Bring your own chairs. Saturday, September 22 Fayette Love Your Pet, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Historic Train Depot, 250 Lanier Avenue, Fayetteville. Sponsored by Main Street Fayetteville and the Fayette County Humane Society. Saturday, September 22 Head Games (Foreigner Tribute) at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater. Box office opens at 6, gates open at 7, opening act starts at 8, Head Games performs at 9. SouthernGroundAmp.com Friday, September 28 Free Movie Under the Stars - “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on the Old Courthouse Lawn, entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m., sponsored by Main Street Fayetteville and Pinewood Atlanta Studios. Saturday, September 29 Fayette Idol 2018 at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater, gates open at 5 p.m., sponsored by Main Street Fayetteville. www.fayetteville-ga.gov/idol
Find more events: fayetteville-ga.gov facebook.com/fayettevillega.gov
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