| Date |
Issue |
AGGC
position |
Dist. 2
Sims |
Dist. 6
Jordan |
Dist. 8
McCarter |
Dist. 10
Kilpatrick |
| Oct
2000 |
75'
Riparian Buffer - Motion to apply 75-foot buffers to perennial
lakes and streams. Some Commissioners wanted 25 foot buffers - the
least allowed by state law. |
Y |
N |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
| Nov
2000 |
Oak
Grove (Denny Hill) Rezoning - Motion to approve rezoning
61 acres in the midst of the greenbelt on Jefferson Road from AR (Agricultural
Residential) to single-family residential for the "Oak Grove"
subdivision. The ACC Planning Commission recommended denial by an
8-1 vote. |
N |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
| Nov
2000 |
AR
Zoning Option A - Allowed an average density of one unit per acre
development throughout the county's AR zone as part of the ACC zoning
ordinance, in spite of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan's call for
1 unit per 5 - 10 acres in AR zones. |
N |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
| Dec
2000 |
Zoning
Ordinance Veto Override
Motion to override Mayor Eldridge's veto of the zoning ordinance and
Option A. |
N |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
| Feb
2001 |
Mixed-Use
Fire Station in Five Points - Motion to reject the concept of
a mixed-use fire station in Five Points (which had been proposed by
UGA School of Environmental Design Dean Jack Crowley as a public-private
partnership with potential to save millions of dollars in construction
costs.) |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| May
2001 |
Enron
Partnership - Motion to enter into partnership with Enron Corp.
to explore the feasibility of locating a natural gas-fired power plant
in Athens along the North Oconee River. |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Oct
2001 |
Olympic
Dr. Rezoning from Employment-Industrial to Industrial - Motion
to rezone this area from EI, which allows only light industry, to
I, which allows heavy industry |
N |
N/A |
N |
Y |
Y |
|
Oct
2001
|
Barnett
Shoals Road Widening - Motion to approve the concept of a 5-lane
road (4 travel lanes with a center turn lane) with no parking lot
access road, sidewalks, bike lanes, or center median - even though
the deletion of these from the plan would result in the loss of about
$3 million in funding from GA DOT because they felt that such a design
would result in an unsafe roadway. |
N |
N/A |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Oct
2001 |
Multi-family
Building Permit Moratorium - Motion to implement a temporary moratorium
on issuing building permits in RM zones, and authorizing a study of
affordable housing in ACC (with the added opportunity to slow down
the eviction process at the Garden Springs Mobile Home Park.) |
Y |
N/A |
N |
N |
N |
| Mar
2002 |
Bloomfield
Rezoning - Motions to rezone 3 properties in this single-family
historic neighborhood from single-family to multi-family, despite
numerous neighborhood complaints about code violations by nearby multi-family
unit renters. |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
| May
2002 |
Robert
Hardeman Road "Conservation Subdivision" Rezoning -
Motion to approve the rezoning of 125 acres in the AR zone and Airport
Overlay district for a subdivision, despite lack of adequate infrastructure
(roads, fire protection, sewer treatment plant at capacity.) |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| Jan
2003 |
Conservation
Subdivision Moratorium - Motion to approve temporary moratorium
and direct Planning Dept. to re-write conservation subdivision rules |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
| Feb
2003 |
Barnett
Shoals Road Widening Bid - Motion to accept bid for project;last
opportunity to stop it |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Feb
2003 |
Spring
Valley Rd. "conservation subdivision" rezoning - Motion
to rezone 289 greenbelt acres for 289 houses |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Mar
2003 |
Restore
Prince Ave. to Bicycle Master Plan - Motion to return Prince Ave.
to BMP (it had been removed at former Commissioner Hugh Logan's behest) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Apr
2003 |
Downtown
Historic District - Motion to begin the process of historic designation
for downtown Athens |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Apr
2003 |
Citizen
Stormwater Committee - Motion to direct Manager to appoint citizen
committee to make recommendations about stormwater and water quality
issues |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Apr
2003 |
Citizen
Water Conservation Committee - Motion to appoint citizen committee
to make recommendations about water conservation |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Apr
2003 |
Multi-family
building moratorium - Motion to place temporary moratorium on
RM building permits and direct Planning staff to revamp RM design
standards |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| May
2003 |
Greenway
Network Plan - Motion to adopt GNP |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
June 2003
|
FY
2004 MACORTS TIP - Motion to direct Mayor to vote in favor of
FY2004 Transportation Improvement Program |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Aug
2003 |
Prince
Avenue crosswalks - Motion to install 2 mid-block crosswalks in
busy pedestrian areas |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Oct
2003 |
Bike
lane standards - Motion to adopt standard width and striping for
bike lanes |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Oct
2003 |
Lumpkin
Street 3 laning - Motion to reconfigure So. Lumpkin St. to 3 car
lanes plus 2 bicycle lanes |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Oct
2003 |
Rezone
AR to 1:10 - Motion to amend conservation subdivision regulations
and rezone AR from 1 unit per acre to 1 unit per 10 acres |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Dec
2003 |
75
foot buffers - Motion to temporarily extend 75-ft protection to
all streams while Citizen Stormwater Committee redraws buffer regulations |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Dec
2003 |
Rail-Trail
funding - Motion to seek grant from DNR for rail-trail funding |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Dec
2003 |
People
of Hope rezoning - Motion to rezone 17 acres for PoH resident-controlled
mobile home community to replace Garden Springs |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| May
2004 |
Bicycle
Master Plan - Motion to accept Year 3 implementation schedule |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| May
2004 |
Perimeter
Park-and-Ride - Motion to accept federal funds for park-and-ride
lot to be located at College Station Road and the loop |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
| May
2004 |
Park-and-Ride
TBD - Motion to accept federal funds for park-and-ride lot with
location to be determined |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| June
2004 |
Rail-Trail
funding - Motion to accept federal funding for Rail-Trail section
closest to downtown |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| July
2004 |
Drought
management plan - motion to adopt proactive drought plan |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| July
2004 |
MACORTS
2030 LRTP - Motion to direct Mayor to vote in favor of 2030 Long
Range Transportation Plan |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| July
2004 |
FY
2005 MACORTS TIP - Motion to direct Mayor to vote in favor of
FY2005 Transportation Improvement Program |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| Aug
2004 |
$1.50
Link fare - Motion to set fare for The Link public transit service
at $1.50 instead of $2.00 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Aug
2004 |
SPLOST
2005 - Motion to approve project list including greenspace acquisition
funds |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Aug
2004 |
Parking
lot standards - Motion to approve new parking lot site design
standards with stronger tree requirements |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Total
votes in agreement
|
19 |
32 |
20 |
21 |
|
Total
possible votes in agreeent
|
35 |
34 |
34 |
38 |
|
Percentage
of agreement (numerical score)
|
54% |
94% |
59% |
55% |
