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Dunwoody City Council Agenda for Monday August 8th - 6 pm

Monday, August 8, 2016
Dunwoody City Hall
41 Perimeter Center East
Dunwoody, GA 30346
Watch Live at 6:00 p.m.

6 pm Agenda

Update on DeKalb County Water and Sewer Consent Decree - United States et al. v. DeKalb County, Georgia by Commissioner Nancy Jester 

• Consent Decree
• Spill Reports  
• Annual Reports  
• Semi-Annual Reports  
• Quarterly Reports 
• CIP Reports

Recognition of Sgt. Jason Dove, Sgt. Robert Parsons, Officer Nathan Berryman, Officer Michael Vermillion and Officer Guinevere Wiencek for Life Saving Measures.

Presentation of Financial Report YTD June 30, 2016.

2nd Quarter Internal Audit Report.

Convention & Visitors Bureau of Dunwoody Mid-Year Report.

Ordinance to Execute the Financing Documents for City Hall 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road.

FIRST READ: RZ 16-081: JK Family Trust, Owner of 1660 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, by Dennis J. Webb Jr., Attorney for Owner, Seeks Permission to Rezone Property Currently Zoned O-I (Office-Institution) District to CR-1 (Commercial- Residential Mixed-Use) District to Renovate the Existing Building into a Small Scale Shopping Center with Retail, Restaurant, and/or Office Use.

FIRST READ: SLUP 16-081: JK Family Trust, owner of 1660 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, by Dennis J. Webb Jr., attorney for owner, seeks a Special Land Use Permit for the following: a.) from Chapter 27, Section 27-97(i)(1) to allow for reduction in sidewalk width from 12 feet to 6 feet; b.) from Chapter 27, Section 27-97(g)(2) to allow the existing front yard parking structure to remain as is; and c.) from Chapter 27, Section 27- 97(i)(3) to reduce the 10-foot pedestrian buffer zone width along the abutting sides and rear of the building. The tax parcel of the property is 18-366-07-013.

July 25, 2016 City Council Meeting Minutes.

Resolution Appointing Members to the Alcohol License Review Board.

Resolution Appointing Members to the Board of Ethics.

Resolution Appointing Member to the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Resolution Appointing Members to the Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals.

Resolution Appointing a Member to the Design Review Advisory Committee.

Resolution Appointing a Member to the Planning Commission.

Resolution Appointing Members to the Sustainability Committee.

Resolution Appointing Members to the Volunteer Coordinating Committee.

FIRST READ: Consideration of Amendment to Chapter 8, Section 8-1(c) - Permissive Codes, of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Food Truck Thursdays at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody is always a good option

FOOD TRUCK LOVERS! Take a break from your first week of school and come enjoy an incredibly diverse line up of Atlanta's favorite food trucks! Josh Jeffords will also be providing entertainment up on the field! We can't wait to see you out there!

Bhojanic Catering
Fry Guy
Gotta Have It Catering
Island Chef Cafe
Mac the Cheese {Comfort} Food Truck
The Pup Truck
Spiedie Zone
King of Pops
Not As Famous Cookie Company
Sweet Jeanius

Dunwoody Police invites the community to Perimeter Mall for National Night Out to eat a hotdog in a SWAT truck.

On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, Police Departments from the cities of Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek will host the 33rd Annual National Night Out (NNO) event.

On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, Police Departments from the cities of Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek will host the 33rd Annual National Night Out (NNO) event.  This community event will be held from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Perimeter Mall, located at 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody.

Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.  The Dunwoody Police Department is proud to celebrate its 8th year participating in a community event that involves thousands of communities from all 50 states, United States territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide.

This year, the four hosting Police Departments will have patrol cars, SWAT vehicles and other specialty vehicles on display.  The Sandy Springs Fire Department and the DeKalb County Fire/Rescue Department will also have fire trucks and other pieces of equipment on display.  Police Officers and Fire/Rescue personnel will be on hand to answer any questions related to vehicles, personnel or public safety operations.

In addition to public safety organizations, many local businesses and community groups will have display booths set up, including the Chattahoochee River 911 Authority (ChatComm), the public safety answering point for 9-1-1 calls for the cities of Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek.  Music and entertainment will be provided, along with free food and drinks donated by many local stores and members of the community.  This event will be a great opportunity for citizens to interact with members of the public safety community and with other residents. 

For more information about the 2016 National Night Out event, please contact the Dunwoody Police Department’s Community Outreach Officer, Mark Stevens, at (678) 382-6917 or at mark.stevens@dunwoodyga.gov.

Dunwoody Football Coach Michael Nash discusses upcoming season, returning players and competition changes.

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Coach Michael Nash discusses the upcoming 2016 Dunwoody High School Football Season, the returning players and the changes to the competition.

National Poetry Slam in Atlanta this week reminds me of late nights in an Al Capone speakeasy.

As a young man growing up in Chicago one of the interesting off beat places to hang on a Sunday night with friends was the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, an old speakeasy operated by Al Capone whereby it was on those evenings that the jazz club was taken over by the Uptown Poetry Slam.


Now in its 30th year, The Uptown Poetry Slam is the not only the longest running show in Chicago, but the original poetry slam on the planet. Every week, slam originator Marc Smith takes the stage with co-host, J.W. Basilo to bring a raucous performance poetry show to standing room only audiences. That’s right, what has been called “the most important literary movement of our time,” all began with one show and that show is still running every Sunday at the Green Mill. This isn’t your everyday poetry reading; the slam is an engaging, interactive, free-for-all that has to be seen to be understood. A live band sets the mood for the show and never fails to impress. The show begins with an open mic at 7PM and is followed by a “feature set” at 8PM, spotlighting some the hottest talent in the country. Once the crowd is good an warmed up, the world famous slam competition kicks off at 9PM with the crowd hanging on every word and ready to react with snaps and stomps if they don't like what they hear.

I saw that the Green Mill is sending a talented team of poets to Decatur this week to compete in the National Poetry Slam and figured I would share the event for those who might be interested.

National Poetry Slam
Aug. 1-6, 2016

www.npsdecatur.com
The National Poetry Slam is an annual poetry slam championship tournament where four to five person teams from all over the U.S., Canada and Europe gather to compete for the national team title and this year, it is taking place in Decatur. The week-long festival is part championship tournament, part poetry summer camp, and part traveling exhibition.

Click here for a full schedule of events and locations. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the Decatur Visitors Center on Monday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m.