Postponed from last Thursday due to weather, the Valdosta City Council meets tonight, to consider some rather contentious cases from the Planning Commission, and to make a bunch of appointments, plus some bids for equipment.

Photo: Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, CU-2020-02 Natalie Bailey, 4019 Forrest Run Circle – Halfway House @ GLPC 2020-01-27.

This Valdosta City Council bid item is interesting:

4.d) Consideration of bids for a Trailer-Mounted Mobile Televising Unit for the Utilities Department (Bid No. 27-19-20 A).

Maybe with that Valdosta Utilities can see what’s happening with equipment they leave in a park overnight, for example maybe in McKey Park after today’s 200-gallon sewage spill.

Here is the agenda. It says February 6, but the Valdosta calendar entry for today says “RESCHEDULED – Valdosta City Council Meeting, Monday, February 10, 2020 – 5:30pm” See also the January 27, 2020, Planning Commission meeting.

AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, February 6, 2020
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

1. Opening Ceremonies
   1. Call to Order
   2. Invocation
   3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
2. Minutes Approval
   1. Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Jan 9, 2020 5:30 PM
   2. Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – Jan 23, 2020 5:30 PM
3. Public Hearings
   1. Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 0.67 acres from Single-Family Residential (R-6) Zoning District (0.50 acres) and Community-Commercial (C-C) Zoning District (0.17 acres) to Highway-Commercial (C-H) Zoning District as requested by Pete’s Otto (File No. VA-2020-01). The property is located at 401 East Ann Street and 1100-1102 Marion Street. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their January Regular Meeting and recommended approval (10-0 Vote).
   2. Consideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a new Telecommunications Tower in a Single-Family Residential (R-15) Zoning District as requested by Verizon Wireless (File No. CU-2020-01). The property is a portion of the Valdosta Country Club’s main property which is located at 3500 Country Club Road. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their January Regular Meeting and recommended denial (6-3-1 Vote).
   3. Consideration of an Ordinance for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to establish a Halfway House for ex-offenders in a Residential-Professional (R-P) Zoning District as requested by Natalie Bailey (File No. CU-2020-02). The property consists of 0.14 acres and is located at 4019 Forrest Run Circle. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their January Regular Meeting and recommended denial (10-0 Vote).
   4. Consideration of an Ordinance to rezone 3.56 acres from Residential-Professional (R-P) Zoning District to Office-Professional (O-P) Zoning District as requested by Travis Carter (File No. VA-2020-02). The property is located at 3905 Inner Perimeter Road. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their January Regular Meeting and recommended approval (10-0 Vote).
   5. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a commercial Daycare Center in Office-Professional (O-P) Zoning District as requested by Travis Carter (File No. CU- 2020-03). The property is located at 3905 Inner Perimeter Road. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission reviewed this request at their January Regular Meeting and recommended approval (10-0 Vote) with four conditions.
4. Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
   1. Consideration of bids for a Live Valve Insertion Machine for the Utilities Department (Bid No. 24-19-20).
   2. Consideration of bids for a one-half ton Crew Cab Pickup Truck for the Police Department (Bid No. 25-19-20).
   3. Consideration of bids for five Traffic Cabinets for the Engineering Department (Bid No. 26-19-20).
   4. Consideration of bids for a Trailer-Mounted Mobile Televising Unit for the Utilities Department (Bid No. 27-19-20 A).
   5. Consideration of bids for a Ford F-550 Truck with a Chipper Body for the Engineering Department (Bid No. 27-19-20 B).
5. Boards, Commissions, Authorities, and Advisory Committees
   1. Consideration of an appointment to the Central Valdosta Development Authority/Downtown Development Authority,
   2. Consideration of an appointment to the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County.
   3. Consideration of appointments to the Valdosta Historic Preservation Commission.
   4. Consideration of an appointment to the Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center & Tourism Authority.
   5. Consideration of an appointment to the Valdosta-Lowndes County Land Bank Authority.
   6. Consideration of an appointment to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Citizens Advisory Committee.
6. Citizens to be Heard
7. City Manager’s Report
8. Council Comments
9. Adjournment

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