City of Lawrenceville, Georgia - Government

Members of City Council

About City Council

The City Council Members of Lawrenceville are elected by the citizens to serve on the City Council for two-year terms.

Meeting agendas and minutes are posted online. The Council meets once a month on the first Monday, unless noted, in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. Meeting dates subject to change. Please confirm with City Hall. View the calendar for specific dates. For questions or comments, please contact your City Council representatives.

We are pleased to introduce the City Council Members of Lawrenceville. Feel free to contact us for specific answers to your questions.

Marie Beiser
Mike Crow
P.K. Martin, IV
Katie Hart Smith

City Council Goals: 2009-10
The following list of goals was adopted by the City Council on January 23, 2009. Deemed as priority projects and goals, they shall be completed by January 1, 2011.

Complete construction and relocation of the police station;
Examine potential sites for a relocated Utilities Department and plan future use of the property vacated by the Utilities ("City Park Property");
Develop and proceed with the College Corridor Overlay District;
Retain and meet with a consultant to study the City's computer system and implement upgrades, including a solution to remedy current and future website and software crashes;
Develop a plan and design to upgrade streets, signage, and walkways, including City gateways, that will give Lawrenceville a uniform, branded appearance; and
Adopt a plan that designates the location for TADs within the City of Lawrenceville.

Marie Beiser
Year(s) Elected/Reelected: Elected November 2008
Phone: 678.407.6587
Email: marie.beiser@lawrencevillega.org

Marie Beiser, a resident of Lawrenceville since 1962, is a retired educator from Gwinnett County Public Schools. Marie received her undergraduate degree from LaGrange College and her graduate degrees from the University of Georgia.

Marie is a past president of the Gwinnett County Retired Educators Association and the Lawrenceville Garden Club. Before her election she was the Vice Chairman of the Downtown Development Authority, Chairman of the Lawrenceville Development Authority, and Chairman of the Architectural Review Board. She is a graduate of Senior Leadership Gwinnett sponsored by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Marie has been an active member of her homeowners association.

Marie and Bob Beiser, a retired educator, have been married 46 years and are active members of Lawrenceville United Methodist Church and members of the Wesley Sunday school class.

Mike Crow
Year(s) Elected/Reelected: Elected November 1990 - served one term; re-elected November 2007
Phone: 404.375.5438
Email: mike.crow@lawrencevillega.org

Mike, who grew up in Dekalb County, moved to Lawrenceville over 20 years ago. After earning his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia, he became involved in business development, general commercial contracting, and commercial property management.

Formerly Chairman of the 2030 Master Plan, Mike was influential in implementing the high-rise ordinances and in establishing the DCA Loans Program. He has further worked with the Lawrenceville Police Department to strengthen the Quality of Life organization as well as to instigate the construction of the local police building.

Mike and his wife Laine have three children, Courtney, Ansley and Michael.

P.K. Martin, IV
Year(s) Elected/Reelected: Elected November 2005
Phone: 678.407.6585
Email: p.k.martin@lawrencevillega.org

Peter K. (P.K.) Martin, IV is a Lawrenceville native. After receiving his degree in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he moved back home to work in the family business, Hood Insurance Agency, in downtown Lawrenceville. He is an active member of the Lawrenceville Kiwanis as well as his church, Holy Cross in Grayson and Loganville

P.K. resides in the Forest Hills neighborhood with his wife, Amanda, daughter, Charlotte, and son, Kuhl.

Katie Hart Smith
Year(s) Elected/Reelected: Elected November 2009
Phone: 678.407.6586
Email: katie.smith@lawrencevillega.org

Katie Hart Smith, RN, BSN, MBA is the Manager of Community Outreach for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In this role, she developed and implemented the first community outreach program for Gwinnett, which focuses on increasing community physician awareness of programs and services through marketing and education. While Smith has been in the community outreach role for over seven years, she began her history at Children’s in 1986 where she has served as a nurse tech while finishing her nursing degree.

Smith’s profession began as a clinical nurse, developing her expertise in pediatric orthopaedics and sports medicine. She continued to cultivate her passion for business and administration. In 1998, Smith became the first Director of Orthopaedics for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Smith is a published author of a variety of nursing textbook chapters and medical articles. She is also a guest lecturer on a myriad of leadership and medical topics at a local, regional and national level. She serves as a regular guest instructor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University.

As an advocate for children’s health issues, Smith continues to identify, create and develop new ways to promote health, fitness and wellness in children and their families. In 2002,she co-founded Smartmoovz^®,Inc., a company dedicated to developing fitness, enrichment and nutritional products/services for children and their families. Smith is the executive producer of Basic Moovz™, a unique children’s activity video that has been nationally publicized in a variety of medical publications. Her company has made a positive impact on over 15,000 children’s lives to date.

Smith is the author/illustrator of children’s books. The From the Heart^™ series, an on-going charity event that has donated all proceeds from the sale of the series to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta since 2006. Smith’s literary work has been profiled on The Reading Lady^® television series. The Reading Lady^® television series is broadcast on Public Access Channels and is available to 1.7 million households. Smith’s commitment to develop and write stories that teach valuable life lessons and important morals led her to raise the bar and redesign children’s literature. In April, 2009, Smith released the first book in the new Move Me^™ children’s book series called, Move Me. Move Me. 1-2-3, designed to be read aloud while standing. Smith reformed her stories to promote physical activity, creativity, interactivity and movement in young children. Her literary work was recently profiled in Advance for Nurses, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Pulse magazine.

As a resident of Gwinnett for over 20 years, Smith and her husband, Jeff, a twenty year veteran of the Lawrenceville Police Department, reside in the Forest Hills Subdivision. The Smith’s were married at and are members of the First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville. She is actively involved in the Atlanta community and served as a volunteer for Project Open Hand, Medshare and for disaster relief for the American Red Cross. Smith has served on a variety of committees and boards to include Atlanta Sports and Fitness magazine, Atlanta Chapter of Orthopaedic Nurses, and the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses. She also participated in “Principal for a Day” at Cedar Hill Elementary School. Smith is serving on the 2009 United Way in Gwinnett Advisory Board, and is a committee member for the 2009 United Way’s Women’s Legacy Fashion Show and is the Chair-Elect for the Fashion Show in 2010. Smith is actively involved in the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and is a graduate of the Leadership Gwinnett program. She is also a member of the Lawrenceville Tourism and Trade Association.

Smith holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Troy State University, and a Bachelor’s of Science with a major in Nursing from Georgia State University. She graduated from Dunwoody High School in 1982.