Council approves alcohol licenses, appointments and infrastructure contracts

The Sandy Springs City Council on March 3 approved multiple routine items including two on-premises alcohol licenses, an appointment to the Board of Appeals, contract awards for bridge and stormwater repairs, and an ordinance requiring pre-development water-supply and fire-flow adequacy studies.

Revenue Supervisor Tammy Edwards told the council that AVID Group LLC doing business as Anja Bar and Lounge at 8290 Roswell Road (applicant Courtney Catherine Maven) met staff requirements and recommended approval of agenda item 20-26-055; Councilmember Dr. Melody Kelly moved approval and the council approved the application on a voice vote. Edwards also recommended approval of JM Lifestyle Group LLC doing business as Omni Room at 5920 Roswell Road (applicant Reginald Weeks) under agenda item 20-26-056; Councilmember Melissa Mueller moved approval and the council approved that application on a voice vote.

The council approved a resolution appointing Jeff(ery) Howe to the Sandy Springs Board of Appeals after a nomination was presented to the body; one councilmember noted they had not received the nominee's resume and staff agreed to forward it.

Public Works Director Marty Martin recommended awarding a bridge maintenance and repair contract to Masana Construction as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder after the initial low bidder was found nonresponsive. The contract covers maintenance and repair of 13 vehicular bridges and two pedestrian bridges and the staff recommendation cited available funds in the bridge maintenance program; the recommended award amount presented to council was $872,574 and the council approved the resolution.

Martin also recommended awarding a stormwater maintenance and repair contract to R and B Developer Inc for work at 6445–6450 Powers Ferry Road; staff reported three bids with R and B Developer the low responsive bidder and recommended award at $421,809 from the stormwater capital maintenance account. The council approved the contract award on a voice vote.

Fire Chief Keith Sanders presented an ordinance amending Chapter 22 (article 2, division 1, section 36) to require a water-supply and fire-flow adequacy study before the city issues development, land-disturbance, building permits, subdivision approvals, site approvals, or certificates of occupancy for specified projects. Chief Sanders described triggers (multiunit and single-unit attached projects, projects that include new or extended public water mains, or projects the city engineer or fire marshal determines may significantly affect the water system); the council approved the ordinance on a voice vote.

All motions reported in the meeting were adopted by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The meeting adjourned following the scheduled reports and announcements.

Ending: The council adjourned after routine reports and announcements; no additional follow-up dates or effective dates for the ordinance were specified in the meeting record.