City of Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Minutes of the

CALLED MEETING

For the

City Council of Lookout Mountain, Georgia

July 11, 2009

PRESIDING:  Thomas G. Gifford, Mayor

PRESENT:  Vice Mayor Dennis Eischeid, Council Members David Fussell, Sandy Gothard, Catherine Kelley, City Attorney Bill Pickering, and City Clerk Dana Driver.  Also present were members from the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee:  Cindy Whitaker, Tara Murdock, Taylor Watson and Keith Sanford.

ABSENT:  David Bennett

CALL TO ORDER:  Mayor Gifford called the special meeting of the City Council to order at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall, 1214 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Georgia. 

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS – The Mayor reviewed the purpose of the called meeting was to update the Council on the actions of the steering committee and to confirm the support for the comprehensive planning process beginning on July 14 and 15^th with the Walker Collaborative.

There was a lengthy discussion of the process of creating a comprehensive plan and how the  steering committee, the City Council and the consultants should work together to maximize the benefit of the process for the community.

At the end of the meeting, all members of the City Council and steering committee agreed to move forward with the comprehensive planning process in a positive direction.  Any questions or concerns by steering committee members will be directed to committee chair Sandy Gothard. Everyone agreed to promote the process for the July 14^th & 15th meetings to get the maximum citizen participation. 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Dana Driver

                                                                        City Clerk