Norcross — Mayor and Council Regular Meeting, April 7, 2025
In these official meeting minutes from April 7, 2025, the Norcross Mayor and Council approved several consent agenda items, including FY25 budget amendments totaling $7,416,975, stormwater repair contracts, a lease agreement with Norfolk Southern, and a Dark Sky-compliant LED street lights policy. Two board appointments were postponed to the April 21 Policy Work Session. A request for an out-of-cycle Comprehensive Plan amendment in the Town Center Character Area failed by a 2-3 vote.
Topics
- Procedural
- Appointments
- Public safety
- Sustainability
- Transportation
- Finance
- Contracts
- Stormwater
- Water & sewer
- Zoning
Actions
25-7280 — Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Bruce Gaynor · Second: Marshall Cheek
A motion to approve the March 3 Regular Council Meeting Minutes and the March 17th Policy Work Session and Executive Session Meeting Minutes.
25-7281 — Acceptance of the Agenda
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to accept the agenda and approve the Consent Agenda.
25-7284 — Board Appointment - Discovery Garden Park Board
Tabled
RESULT: POSTPONED Next: 4/21/2025 6:30 PM TO: Policy Work Session
25-7285 — Board Appointment - Norcross Public Arts Commission
Tabled
RESULT: POSTPONED Next: 4/21/2025 6:30 PM TO: Policy Work Session
25-7264 — Surplus Vehicles
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve the surplus of five (5) vehicles.
25-7265 — Switchgear for Public Safety Building
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve Reeves Young to purchase the public safety building’s electrical switchgear as early release work, ahead of an agreed upon Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the construction of the public safety building.
25-7266 — LED Street Lights Policy
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve the adoption of a policy that requires the installation and/or retrofit with Dark Sky-compliant light-emitting diode (LED) lamps in street lights.
25-7267 — Amendments to the FY25 Budget
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · $7,416,975 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve amendments to the adopted FY25 budget totaling $7,416,975.
25-7269 — Contract Award for HVAC Preventative Maintenance and Services
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve a contract between the City of Norcross and MaxAir Mechanical, LLC for HVAC Preventative Maintenance and Service.
25-7270 — Contract Award for Anamanda Close Headwall Replacement
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · $65,714 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve the contract between the City of Norcross and Professional Pipeline, LLC for the replacement of the Anamanda Close headwall, at a total cost of $65,714, to be funded from the Stormwater Fund.
25-7271 — Contract Award for Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) Relining
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · $857,432.50 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve the contract between the City of Norcross and Southern Premier Contractors, Inc. for the CIPP (Cured-In-Place Pipe) relining project, at a total cost of $857,432.50, to be funded from the Stormwater Fund.
25-7272 — Contract Award for On-Call Concrete Services
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve a contract between the City of Norcross and Curb-Tech Inc. for on-call concrete services.
25-7273 — Norfolk Southern (NFS) Lease Agreement-West
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · $85,000 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve the attached NFS lease Agreement (West, MP 618.50) and Appropriation of $85,000 for the 2025-2026 Annual Payment.
25-7274 — Elected Official Accommodations at GMA Conferences and Training
Approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Josh Bare · Second: Matt Myers
A motion to approve an exemption to the travel policy restrictions on short-term rentals for the Mayor and City Councilmembers when attending Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) meetings, conferences, and training sessions.
25-7263 — Request for an Authorization for an Out of Cycle Comprehensive Plan Amendment in the Town Center Character Area by John Mansour
Denied · Vote: 2-3 · Motion: Matt Myers · Second: Marshall Cheek
A motion to approve the request for an out of cycle Comprehensive Plan amendment. RESULT: FAILED [2 TO 3]
Sources
Everything above is extracted from the city's own published record: