A few months after adopting an ordinance to address on-street parking within residential subdivisions, the Stockbridge City council received an update on the ongoing process of developing guidelines for overseeing the implementation and permitting process for parking.

  Community development director Camilla Moore made the presentation to the mayor and council, noting that the public works department has completed its inventory of city streets that will be affected. A mailer will go out to citizens in March informing them about the new ordinance and procedures.

  Warning notices will be issued for three months prior to citations being issued. According to the report homeowner associations currently have the ability to tow vehicles, but not to use booting.

  In other business, the council approved three resolutions related to the transfer of fire prevention services to the city. The council authorized the transfer of fire marshal services in December, and the new action included amending a section of the city code regarding fire protection and a separate resolution adopting a 2019 fee schedule for fire inspections.

  Two other resolutions authorized the transfer of fire services, one from the state to the city and the other from the county to the city. These actions are part of a larger plan that includes the transfer of certain development services, including Building Services as well as Planning & Zoning, to Stockbridge.   After amending the agenda, the council voted to present local legislation to the Georgia General Assembly for the creation of a development authority for the city. Another council action authorized Ground-Water Services Inc. to complete two test wells at a cost not to exceed $78,000 in SPLOST funds.