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meeting called to order for the August

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meeting. I want to thank everybody for

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being here. I know we've uh just got two

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of us sitting here in person. We got

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had to had to take off and go out of

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town for. So, he's connected by phone.

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two presentations during the work

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session that are going to be done, he's

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going to be able to to see the uh the

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screens as they're going. So, um he

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um but we'll we'll get things kicked off

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here at 4:00. Um and as we get ready to kick off the meeting, one one quick

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thing. I know that there was a weather

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alert that came through just a few

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minutes ago where we got put into a

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severe uh weather watch for this

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evening. So, hopefully it'll be a little

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bit later, but they're popping up in

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North Georgia from time to time. So, a

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little bit later in the evening. I know

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our our EMA director is already

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scheduled kind of activating a couple of

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people at the EOCC to monitor just in

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case uh later this evening, but

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hopefully hopefully this is one of those

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that that just messes over all of us

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completely. Um but with that, since I've

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already talked about our EMA director,

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Dr. Robbie Westbrook, I'm going to have

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Dr. Westbrook do our invocation and

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prayer and then beyond that, Mega

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>> Y'all will pray with me. Father God, we

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thank you so much for the honor to serve

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this county, Lord. God, we just ask you

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to be with us as we make decisions and

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do the things for the good people of

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this county, Lord. God, we ask you to be

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with the people that we know and love

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that have lost loved ones or friends

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over the last few weeks, Lord. We know

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so many of them, and we just ask you to

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keep their hearts full of uh peace and

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love, Lord, as they navigate these

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waters. God, go with us. Keep us all

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safe. In the name of your son Jesus

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Christ. Amen.

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>> Amen.

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>> To the flag of the United States of

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America and to the republic for which it

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stands. One nation under God,

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[clears throat] indivisible, with

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liberty [groaning] and justice for all.

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>> Thank you.

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I always want to make a joke when I ask

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somebody to lead the pledge is let's all

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get turned around first because I miss I

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pledge allegiance card each each month

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when we start. I do it each each month.

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Uh as we go through that um if you can

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look at the agenda uh that there were

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copies before for those that came in. I

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know that at least it sent one to each

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of the commissioners. So as we review

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those for the approval for the agenda uh

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I will entertain a motion for approval

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of the agenda.

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>> Motion to approve.

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>> Second motion.

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>> Motion and a second. Do you have any

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discussion or questions related to it?

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agenda as it's been prepared to present

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it. Uh the first item on there is the

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director of internal operations report.

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the director of internal operations to

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be in another meeting at 4:00. So

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because of that she's not in here. U the

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development authority has a meeting that

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got called at 4:00. So she's there uh on

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behalf of the county. So, I'm going to

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go through and attempt to do what Miss

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McDow would would do for you just on an

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update to a couple of the items uh

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projects that are going on. One that's

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not on here, but it's uh relevant when

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we approved uh the the moving forward

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with the purchase of property for the

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public safety center that that property

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closed on Friday. So, we now have the land that's there. We'll start

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working through the process of of

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getting all the final steps in place for

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construction and getting those out the

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bid like we did with the other two

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projects plus projects uh at our last

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meeting two weeks ago. Um so if you

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notice when if you came in the front

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door the the awnings are finally back

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up. We had some wind damage to the

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canvas awnings that were there before.

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caulking today and I think that we're finally finished with that one. Uh

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still moving along. Uh they have an

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anticipated furniture delivery to move

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things in on September the 10th. So

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we've kind of set the clock and I've let

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the contractor know we're going to evict

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him as soon as we can close to that date

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to get him out and get us in. Um, I know

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in in in space to where she has some

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room to move. So, she's got that fire

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station, Talking Rock, uh, station

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number seven. Uh, work's continuing

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[snorts] to be finished with the curb

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installation, the power and fiber

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connections, radio tower preparation,

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water service signage, uh, and the low

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voltage infrastructure. It is also on

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target for midepptember as well for

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being able to to take that building. Uh

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the state has been working on some

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renovations to the health department.

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interior redesign and they've just

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awarded that to a contractor. So we're

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hoping to see them finalize those steps

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and get that up and going soon. Um

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working on camera systems for the Cove

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Road Recycling Center to get that all

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taken care of. the conduit and outdoor

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cabling has been installed. They're now

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working on trying to finalize getting

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those cameras in place and up and

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running a little bit more more beefed up

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than what we currently have. And uh

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we're continuing to to work and that's

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all on the property management side of

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things. The finance side, we're

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continuing to work through the 2027

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budget process. I know that the tax

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assessor's office completed the 45day

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appeal window uh last week. They're

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working through trying to enter all that

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information in to try to get that digest

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created over to the tax commissioner who

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will then send it to us. So, we're we're

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still working on getting that date

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scheduled for millage conversation. And

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that's that's a big key component on the budget process as we're going, but

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the department heads and elected

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officials that have provided those as

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well. So, that is [clears throat] what's

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of things. Um, [clears throat] I I'll

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open it up for questions for the

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director of internal operations and I'll

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do my best because I meet with her

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regularly to answer them. But, uh, if

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you got any questions of any other

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report. We got Director Lrod here, so he

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can kind of give us an update on what's

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but 911 is still busy.

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and honor blue. Um still still high call volume. Um on

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multi-jurisdictional full scale exercise

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entailed the county, the city and state

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resources. Um a full action afteraction

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report should be submitted in 45 days.

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every few years. They have to turn in

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the state. So um the wildat community

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evacuation plan is near completion. Um,

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emergency management county fire and the

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wildcat community association has been

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working for several months

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um to not only develop the plan uh to

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provide training to residents when

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plan to bring the community volunteer

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agencies together during disaster

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recovery has been completed. Uh the

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Pickkins family connection led by Leslie

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Long has agreed to be the primary agency

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working uh with emergency management to

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for the coordination of shelters,

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donated goods, other unaffiliated

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Uh pick skelly fire. I know that's hard

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to believe. They're also been busy. Um

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but they did do a lot of training last

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month. They done 670 hours of training.

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with nine students in it running through

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faithful guardian which will be a a big

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asset for the county and surrounding

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counties. There's a few in also

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involved. Um

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a EMT class is they're wrapping up

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wood right now. We got all our engines

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y'all got the real wood up there.

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the Wildcat community? Being at the high

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elevation, the evacuation plan, you

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almost want to say just go downhill and

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you're going to work your way out

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somehow.

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Is Clayton is here. I shouldn't make that a joke because it is

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a serious matter. But uh it's it's

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always a challenge when you get into

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some of those higher valuation areas and

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how to set those evacuation plans

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depending on where an incident occurs.

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joke as I said it, but I it was too

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late. I already let the words come out.

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us today. We've been working closely

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with DCCM uh engineering firm that's

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been working with us on a variety of

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projects, but one of the projects we

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kind of tasked them with is to bring in

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somebody that was outside independent

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from either the county's water system or

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the city's water system. We could go

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back a few months where the city had

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requested to kick off service delivery

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negotiations

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and made a request during that time for

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us to consider or to look into the

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consideration of acquisition of portions

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of their territory that were outside the

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city limits. Uh in an effort to to do

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due diligence, we have requested DCCM to kind of help us with identifying what

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that process should look like, could

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look like, what the challenges were,

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what the opportunities were. Um they

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have got one of the one of the most

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recognized individuals in the state of

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Georgia that's working with them, Mr.

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Chris Quickley in the water system. Uh

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highly highly regarded as as one of the

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best. And we've got the honor tonight of

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having Mr. Quickley here with us. So uh

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Chris, I'm going to turn the floor over

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to you and allow you to give an update

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as to what's going on with the process

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and steps forward.

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>> Thank you. Thank you, sir. So I'm a

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water engineer. I've done this for 40

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years. This is all I've ever done. So,

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um, you have the accumulation of a lot

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of mistakes and errors and and a bent

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nose and some gray hair. Um, our role,

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just to be clear, is to give good

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advice.

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They have a much harder job is you all

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have to make a decision. In my mind's

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eye, there are two you could go either

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way decisions and they're both hard. Um,

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I it reminds me of my grandmother's old

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house right before she died and and you

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go in and you look at the house, you go,

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"Oh my god, what what are we going to do

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with this thing?" And and this what

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we're about to do reminds me of of that

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experience. Um th this is the story.

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This is Pickkins County.

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Uh the blue lines on the perimeter are

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the county's water lanes. The red lines

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in in the center and towards the bottom

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are the city's water manes. The pink is

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the service area

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of the city.

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So in the service delivery strategy,

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that's their area. The the green is the

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city limits. Uh I just want to say

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there's draft on every one of these.

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This is a snapshot of our work in time.

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It's based on information come coming

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from a lot of different people. We try

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to be as accurate as possible. And after

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all these years, I'm pretty good, but

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we're not perfect. So, if you see

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something that is not 100% right, please

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let us know and we'll we'll correct it.

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This this graph freaks me out a little

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bit. I love it. is we put monthly bill

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on the left side and we put water usage

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on the bottom and all we did was graph

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who sells water in the county and how

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much is it. We put a rectangle around

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5,000 gallons. That's about average. And

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if we go from lowest to highest, Jasper

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inside the city and then it's up to

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Pickkins County and then there's J

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Jasper outside. I always put what does a

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cell service your cell phone? How much

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does that cost in Georgia? It's about

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$90 for an individual.

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Uh, and the reason why I put that on

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there, your cell phone's real important,

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but water is the number one important

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thing in your life.

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7 days, you're done. So, I I put that on

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there just to give reference to it. Look

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at the two private water systems, Bent

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Tree and Big Canoe.

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Those are some that's some some big

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breaks. Uh, what does that mean in

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dollar amounts? So Jasper inside the

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city is about 50. Pickings County is

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about 60. Jasper outside 70. The cell

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phone's at 90. But look at Bentry 122.

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And Big Cano is about 160. Those are

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significant uh those are significant

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bills. I show you the money because

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there's rumors that the city is going to

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privatize their water system. Privatize

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means profit. Somebody gets a profit. I

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am all for privatization

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if the municipality is dysfunctional

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because we're talking about water and

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what you pay for it. My preference

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though is to fix the municipality and

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get it to run locally because there's no

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shareholders getting money. They just

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plow them the excess funds back into the

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system and make it as good as it can be.

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So that's that graph shows all. I'm

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sorry for how wordy it is, but it's that

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was that's a neat graph to do. When I

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started, just so you know, it was about

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a dollar a,000 gallons and a $10

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initiation fee. So you were talking

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about $15 and now we're talking what?

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160.

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Um, this I'm sorry for all the words,

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but I put a rectangle around the the

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most important thing. This is the

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Jasper's water audit highlights. And

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what it shows is they're losing about

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50% of their water. So, they'll make 100

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gallons and they'll lose 50 of them,

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which is absolutely crazy. In the state

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of Georgia, a normal water system will

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lose 10 to 12%.

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They say if it's less than 10%, they're

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not really telling the truth. And a lot

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of systems are are at the 15%.

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So that's when we walk around into a

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system and say, "Hey, are we in good

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shape?" This would be alarm.

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Something needs to be done right quick.

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And look, it's been going on. I don't

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have any data before 2019, but this has

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been going on a long time. Ouch.

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So, we got with uh our understanding is

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the city wants to get rid of the areas

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outside the city limits. We put uh areas

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that made sense and we we we number

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them. And then what we did is we just

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looked at area two. Let's keep life

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simple and let's see what area two says.

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This is the Cove Road area. You can see

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the limits of the county water in blue

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and then the city is in red.

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And what does that look like? Well,

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there's a master meter with Pickkins

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County which is in the bottom right hand

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corner. There's only 47 customers.

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That that blew my mind. [clears throat]

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There's two pump stations, booster pump

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stations. So, what happens? Water's at

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this level and when you go up a hill and

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you go too far, you got to pump up to

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it. And then this area goes so much

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higher, you got to pump up to that one.

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So, you're double pumping.

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Um, water manes, there's about 51,000

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linear feet. There's 34 hydrants, and

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[clears throat] there's about 40 valves.

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That's what we could find. We did a

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quick inventory.

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On the left hand side is the master

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meter with Pickkins County. And then

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these are just water meters that we ran

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by and took a picture.

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I always thought what your water meter

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looks like, what folks can see generally

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says, hm, how am I how am I maintaining

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my system?

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Pump stations. So there's two pump

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stations. There's the bigger one on the

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left. in the point where it is and it

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pumps up to the upper system and then

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the little ones on the right and then

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there's a bladder tank somewhere in the

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upper system that that's used to store a

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little bit of water.

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These facilities are not the greatest. I would not want to go around and show

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everybody my great pump stations. Th

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this stuff needs some work to be brought

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up to date.

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Oh, I always tell people stuff like this

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is like a giraffe taking a drink of

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water. You know how vulnerable they are?

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This is a giraffe taking a drink of

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water. This is going to happen at 2:00

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in the morning, Christmas Eve. The

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superintendent's going to get a call

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from folks. We have no water.

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Um the pipe, the 51,000 ft. I got 1,000

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ft of galvanized. Don't want it. Um

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polyethylene 2,000. I got 3,000 ft of 2

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inch. I don't even know what it is. I

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have 6 in some C900 PVC and 8 inch C900

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PVC. That is great pipe if it's

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installed correctly. It'll last a long

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time. It's a good product. Um I I don't

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like galvanized in my mind. Where's 50%

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of the water going? You know what I

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mean? So, alarm alarm. That that's that

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2-in pipe is is where I would focus on.

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And then we got 34 hydrants. Hydrants to

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me are like like the meter boxes. What

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do they look like? Uh the left one is a

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little messed up. The middle one's

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tilted back. The fire chief probably

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wouldn't even connect to that. That's a

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little dangerous having one so so out of

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whack.

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Um, and then the right one I got the

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valve in front is popped up off the

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ground.

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Uh, the 40 valves on the one we got

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valves hanging up. I got a just a PVC

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pipe and I got ones surrounded by cones.

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Um,

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what what are some concerns we see? I

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got low customer count. There's only

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five per mile.

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There's a lot of issues with that. is a

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is could this thing pay for itself at

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five people per mile?

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>> And then when you treat water at the

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water plant, you put chlorine in it and

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the chlorine you want to get to the tap

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cuz chlorine means there's disinfection.

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Do I really think five customers per

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mile is going to be? So just alarm bells

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are going off of, hey, that's a little

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bit concerning. There's definitely

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limited fire protection, especially on

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those small lines. And to me,

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significant improvements are needed to

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this infrastructure to keep it in good

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working order. [snorts]

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And what does that mean? I would install

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a new master meter at the Jasper city

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limit. So, I would keep this one here,

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but I would put a new one way over here

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if I was going to take over this system.

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I would I would put a master meter in

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there and then I could still sell water

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to the city as they needed it. The

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customer meters, I would replace their

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meters and make sure they're on ours. I

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would fix the meter boxes. I would make

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sure they look good and everybody's

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reassured. The booster pump stations,

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obviously, they need to be renovated. U

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water main replacement, I'd go right

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after the galvanized and the unknown.

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Um, hydrants. I would put some hydrants

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in on the dead end line so I could flush

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them. Remember we talked about that

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chlorine issue. Um, I would do valve

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maintenance. I would uncover. There's, I

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think, a lot out there. They're just

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paved over. And I would put some valve

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markers so our operations folks could

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find them easily. And then I would put

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in valves so that I could isolate little

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areas. So if I had a water man break

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here,

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say here, I could have a valve here and

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just close that line and just those

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folks get uh impacted.

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All right. So I'm like an animal

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on four big things.

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I love good funding. I love grants and

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really, really low interest loans.

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I like to grow the customer base because

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the more folks we have on it, it's

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cheaper to run it per customer.

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I like to make improvements that reduce

534
00:22:57,919 --> 00:23:00,240
operating costs.

535
00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,320
So, what are things that we can do to

536
00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,120
make the operations easier

537
00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:09,440
um and and and lower those costs and

538
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,400
focus focus focus. How do I reduce water

539
00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,200
loss and improve the efficiency of the

540
00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,760
system? So everything I talk about, I

541
00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,919
want to do those four things as much as

542
00:23:19,919 --> 00:23:21,919
possible.

543
00:23:21,919 --> 00:23:25,440
Um, this is an interim report, but I'm a

544
00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,840
funding animal.

545
00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,720
And the way the grants work, I tell

546
00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,960
people it's like going to the senior

547
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,559
prom in high school. I had to ask for

548
00:23:36,559 --> 00:23:39,679
girls, but I finally got one to say yes.

549
00:23:39,679 --> 00:23:42,240
Grants are like that too. You have to

550
00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,360
ask and ask and ask and you might get a

551
00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:48,799
no, but eventually you'll get you'll get

552
00:23:48,799 --> 00:23:52,480
a yes. Last year our company hit the

553
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,799
mother boat of grants like like once in

554
00:23:56,799 --> 00:24:00,000
a generation. My advice to all our

555
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:05,679
clients is submit submit submit ask ask.

556
00:24:05,679 --> 00:24:07,840
Why am I bringing that up? There's a

557
00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:12,320
deadline for a planning grant

558
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,320
and the first thing the grant people

559
00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,480
want to know is

560
00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,320
what's wrong and what are you going to

561
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,360
do about it and what's it cost?

562
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:24,559
Well, to put that planning document

563
00:24:24,559 --> 00:24:27,120
together, they just come out with a

564
00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:29,360
grant that they'll cover 90% of the

565
00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:32,000
cost. So if the commissioners are going

566
00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,000
to take any action, I think you should

567
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,200
authorize the grant submitt for the

568
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:41,039
planning document. Let me keep going.

569
00:24:41,039 --> 00:24:43,840
The other thing on number two, I love a

570
00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:47,200
water service petition. So what we do is

571
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,360
we send a note to everybody in that

572
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,679
number two area and say, "Hey, the

573
00:24:51,679 --> 00:24:53,679
countyy's thinking about working with

574
00:24:53,679 --> 00:24:56,640
the city, taking over this area. would

575
00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,720
you be interested in tying on to the

576
00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,520
water system? And the county wants to

577
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,400
make improvements so the system's more

578
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,279
reliable and more efficient. Are you on

579
00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:08,880
board?

580
00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,679
What that tells us is, hey, maybe we can

581
00:25:11,679 --> 00:25:14,400
double how many people we serve and

582
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,840
reduce the cost for everybody. I need to

583
00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,640
complete the project planning documents.

584
00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,279
I need to finalize cost estimates to do

585
00:25:23,279 --> 00:25:25,760
that work.

586
00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,960
That planning document gets submitted to

587
00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,159
I think it's seven agencies

588
00:25:32,159 --> 00:25:35,039
and they they do this and what they do

589
00:25:35,039 --> 00:25:37,039
is they give you a coupon that says you

590
00:25:37,039 --> 00:25:39,039
have environmental clearance to do all

591
00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:41,279
that work and you can do it in the next

592
00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:45,120
five years. Why do I want that? When we

593
00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:48,400
go to submit for grants to do the work,

594
00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,720
they give you points for having your

595
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,279
environmental clearance. So, I want to

596
00:25:53,279 --> 00:25:55,679
play the game as fast as I can and get

597
00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:58,640
that in my back pocket ready to go. And

598
00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,559
then what we do is we submit for the

599
00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:03,360
grant application for the work that

600
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:06,400
needs to be done. Can we do everything

601
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,840
at once? The funding people want you to

602
00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,279
do everything at once. They hate me

603
00:26:13,279 --> 00:26:15,279
because I don't want to do everything at

604
00:26:15,279 --> 00:26:18,000
once. I want to do the most critical

605
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,679
things now and get the biggest grant I

606
00:26:21,679 --> 00:26:23,440
can.

607
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,480
Then I come back later

608
00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,880
and then I do the most important things

609
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,240
and I get the biggest grant I can. They

610
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,880
only want to give you a one grant and

611
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,679
have you do a giant project and I want

612
00:26:37,679 --> 00:26:40,720
to do projects in increments of the

613
00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,679
grant a maximum grant amount. Does that

614
00:26:43,679 --> 00:26:46,559
make sense? So it takes a little bit of

615
00:26:46,559 --> 00:26:49,120
time but we get pointed in a good

616
00:26:49,120 --> 00:26:51,679
direction and we just take steps and

617
00:26:51,679 --> 00:26:53,919
move forward.

618
00:26:53,919 --> 00:26:57,279
Um, number three, the number one thing I

619
00:26:57,279 --> 00:27:00,320
think is the hardest thing we're going

620
00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,960
to talk about is we need to negotiate

621
00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,360
system operation ownership with the

622
00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:08,080
city. Are they going to just give it to

623
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,640
us and say you take it over? Are they

624
00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,400
going to try to charge us an arm and a

625
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,440
leg for it? I have helped people

626
00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:19,200
purchase water systems before. Um, you

627
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,840
know, I told the the chairman before,

628
00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,080
you know, when uh Sandy Springs became a

629
00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:27,360
city, Fulton County tried to charge them

630
00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:30,000
for the police stations and the fire

631
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,360
stations and the parks. And people said,

632
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:36,320
"Does that make any sense?

633
00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,480
The people who lived in those areas

634
00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,760
already paid for those facilities."

635
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,799
And and I would argue the same thing

636
00:27:44,799 --> 00:27:48,159
here. the people in area 2 have already

637
00:27:48,159 --> 00:27:51,279
paid for those improvements. So, whoever

638
00:27:51,279 --> 00:27:54,000
operates it really should take over

639
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,720
ownership. That's my opinion. If I was

640
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,159
on the city side, I might argue

641
00:27:58,159 --> 00:28:00,559
differently, but I'm on this side, so I

642
00:28:00,559 --> 00:28:03,120
want to be honest. And then implement

643
00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:04,720
prior

644
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,440
priority improvements as favorable

645
00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,840
funding becomes available. Remember,

646
00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,880
that's the prom date. It might not

647
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,720
happen today.

648
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:18,080
It might happen next year, but we just

649
00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:25,830
have to be ready and we have to ask.

650
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:27,760
That's all I have. This is just a

651
00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,799
snapshot in time of where we are and the

652
00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:33,200
only action I ask the county to take is

653
00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,440
authorize us to submit for that planning

654
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:39,760
grant and let's be keep focused and try

655
00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,080
to proceed with with all of this as

656
00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,480
quickly as possible. Awesome. Any

657
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:45,760
questions there?

658
00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,640
>> So, I'll open it up to to you and Josh.

659
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,080
>> I don't think so at the moment. I

660
00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:51,760
probably will come up with some as I

661
00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:52,159
look

662
00:28:52,159 --> 00:28:53,919
>> as we're as we're sitting. Well, since I

663
00:28:53,919 --> 00:28:55,520
went out of order in the agenda and I've

664
00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,120
got to call Bill up afterwards because

665
00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:58,799
he thought he got out of it.

666
00:28:58,799 --> 00:29:00,640
>> He can blame Ashley for pointing out

667
00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,720
that I had bypass him. So, if he gets

668
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:06,149
upset,

669
00:29:06,159 --> 00:29:10,559
do you have any any questions? Mr.

670
00:29:10,559 --> 00:29:12,799
>> I don't think so right now. I'm taking

671
00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:14,720
them. I will probably have some as I

672
00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:15,520
think [laughter] on this

673
00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,799
>> as you go. Uh I know with that deadline

674
00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:21,200
being on the 31st that will require us

675
00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:22,960
making an amendment to the agenda that

676
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,480
if we were going to get into the voting

677
00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:25,760
portion of the meeting that we would

678
00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,799
need to amend the agenda to authorize

679
00:29:28,799 --> 00:29:31,039
the submittal of that grant application

680
00:29:31,039 --> 00:29:33,440
for a planning grant through GE I

681
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:34,480
believe it was.

682
00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:35,039
>> Yes sir.

683
00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:37,919
>> Okay. Um so that that could be met by

684
00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:39,279
the deadline. that would be the only

685
00:29:39,279 --> 00:29:41,039
thing that I I can see that we would

686
00:29:41,039 --> 00:29:43,360
need to to take action to be able to do

687
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,399
would be an amendment to the agenda. Um,

688
00:29:46,399 --> 00:29:49,840
as we move forward, um,

689
00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:51,919
and I know Mr. Quigley kind of

690
00:29:51,919 --> 00:29:54,000
introduced and and stated and even had

691
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,320
this is draft in the format. We've we've

692
00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:57,919
been in discussions back and forth.

693
00:29:57,919 --> 00:29:59,200
They've been they've had a couple of

694
00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:00,640
different meetings with the city to try

695
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,039
to pull some information over. It is

696
00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:04,960
preliminary, but at the same time, we

697
00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:06,640
wanted everybody to understand and

698
00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,640
especially for you too as the the two

699
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,960
post commissioners to understand each

700
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:12,960
step that's been working through so that

701
00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,960
as we kind of get closer to the next

702
00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,039
meetings and the next steps as as this

703
00:30:17,039 --> 00:30:18,880
progresses or as the news continues to

704
00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,240
go, then it it shows these steps are

705
00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,480
being taken. Um, I do think that that

706
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:25,919
getting that funding grant would give

707
00:30:25,919 --> 00:30:29,679
the ability to to truly have a game plan

708
00:30:29,679 --> 00:30:32,799
together cuz if anybody we go to to

709
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:34,960
request funding uh from a grant is going

710
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,120
to going to want to see a solid plan in

711
00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:40,399
place and not just any help

712
00:30:40,399 --> 00:30:43,200
statement. So,

713
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,840
>> anything further?

714
00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,279
>> Thank you. We really appreciate you

715
00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:50,720
coming and making that presentation. Um,

716
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,360
as I mentioned just a moment ago, I did

717
00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:56,399
uh skip over our director of external

718
00:30:56,399 --> 00:30:58,799
operations report and uh just

719
00:30:58,799 --> 00:31:00,880
inadvertently as I was doing the final.

720
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,960
So, I'm going to have Bill give the the

721
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:04,480
report from the director of external

722
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,960
operations before we we move to the

723
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,190
public hearing. That's better.

724
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:12,480
» Um, [clears throat] all right. So, last

725
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,320
month because we were in paving season,

726
00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,440
we focused on public works.

727
00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:19,679
All those are complete. the Haven's

728
00:31:19,679 --> 00:31:22,159
complete, the strike is complete. So

729
00:31:22,159 --> 00:31:24,799
what we thought we would do today is

730
00:31:24,799 --> 00:31:27,279
talk a little bit about sort of quasi

731
00:31:27,279 --> 00:31:29,840
growth oriented things and then also

732
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:34,080
compliance enforcement. So first from

733
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,480
quasi growth looking at some things that

734
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,279
are going on in planning and development

735
00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:43,360
uh for so far in August uh we have 25

736
00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,519
building permits that have been issued,

737
00:31:45,519 --> 00:31:49,360
one commercial. Uh that's behind the

738
00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:53,360
July pace which ended the month with 61

739
00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,159
building permits and 40 commercial

740
00:31:56,159 --> 00:31:58,640
business licenses in August. So far

741
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,000
there have been 11 that have been

742
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,760
issued. That's on on pace with July

743
00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,640
where 22 were issued for the entire

744
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:10,799
month in the Pickkins County water

745
00:32:10,799 --> 00:32:14,320
service areas that are serviced by the

746
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,279
county water department. And so far in

747
00:32:17,279 --> 00:32:19,840
August, there have been five meters that

748
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,000
have that that have been installed. July

749
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:22,720
there were [clears throat] seven. So

750
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,279
it's ahead of pace on that. So that's

751
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:27,440
sort of what's going on from the

752
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,200
standpoint of what's happening with

753
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,080
regard to new things that that that are

754
00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,360
going up uh and being done from a

755
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:38,240
compliance and enforcement standpoint.

756
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:42,640
So far uh as of about 1:00 today, uh

757
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,039
we've had 25 formal written complaints

758
00:32:45,039 --> 00:32:47,519
this month. that have been formally

759
00:32:47,519 --> 00:32:51,200
filed. U some of those have been

760
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:54,799
cleared, some of those have been um are

761
00:32:54,799 --> 00:32:58,480
still in process and some are simple,

762
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,000
some are fairly complex. Uh but but

763
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,640
everyone is working together on this uh

764
00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:08,559
led led by uh by Brandy, our um

765
00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:10,480
enforcement uh chief enforcement

766
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,960
officers, really really really doing a

767
00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:16,880
good job on this. Um they're they're of

768
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,600
different types. Some involve animals,

769
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,600
not dogs and cats, but other kinds of

770
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:26,880
animals. Um a lot involve involve

771
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:31,200
soil erosion uh and sedimentation. And

772
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,039
we've gotten a couple that have tried to

773
00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:36,240
get the county to enforce neighborhood

774
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:39,120
covenants inside subdivisions. We can't

775
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,279
do that. As a matter of fact, we've got

776
00:33:41,279 --> 00:33:43,039
an ordinance that prevents us from doing

777
00:33:43,039 --> 00:33:45,600
it. But uh but nonetheless they they do

778
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,600
come up. Sometimes you may get calls

779
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,840
from people that say why can't why can't

780
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:54,000
the staff do this? So basically we we uh

781
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,679
we can't. And then lastly on the

782
00:33:55,679 --> 00:33:58,720
enforcement standpoint we do have a lot

783
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,919
of soil erosion and sedimentation items

784
00:34:01,919 --> 00:34:04,559
that comes up frequently probably in

785
00:34:04,559 --> 00:34:06,880
addition to

786
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:09,839
illegal camping and accumulation. This

787
00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:12,240
is what we get the most of and some of

788
00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:14,639
it some of it's min or some of it's

789
00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:19,919
serious but uh Emily Grant Brandley just

790
00:34:19,919 --> 00:34:22,800
received their red cards from Georgia

791
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,480
soil and water erosion. Um and that

792
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,599
brings our red card total inside to

793
00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:32,480
eight. That's a lot for a government

794
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:38,320
this size. And what a red card does is allow people to go and formally

795
00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,520
inspect situations like this and take

796
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,879
whatever action is is provided for to to

797
00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:49,190
correct the situation.

798
00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:53,359
» Sorry, but I I passed you earlier.

799
00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:55,200
>> The reason it made it humorous, his

800
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,119
internet went out in his office earlier

801
00:34:57,119 --> 00:34:58,800
today. He kept telling me that meant he

802
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,480
couldn't provide a report, but then we

803
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,240
got the internet back up. same work. I'm

804
00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:03,680
preparing the report and I still

805
00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:07,040
skipped. So, uh that that was why I was

806
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:08,800
trying to get back to it.

807
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,920
>> The assistant director of external

808
00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,364
services will be providing the report.

809
00:35:14,364 --> 00:35:17,109
[laughter]

810
00:35:17,119 --> 00:35:20,800
» Do I have any questions for external?

811
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,520
>> I've got

812
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,960
a great job as always.

813
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:30,480
>> Thank you. Uh, next item on our agenda

814
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,960
is to open up a public hearing. One of

815
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,560
the things within our ordinance, anytime

816
00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:36,560
there's a down zone that's going to a

817
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,200
lower density, it gives a faster process

818
00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:40,800
to be able to come before the board

819
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,040
finishes straight for that public

820
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,280
hearing and not having to go and wait

821
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:46,720
the extra month for a planning

822
00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:48,800
commission. So, I'm going to turn the

823
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,200
floor over to Charles and let Charles

824
00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:54,320
take on the down zone.

825
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,000
see if he wants me to be as quick or if

826
00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:00,550
he wants a quick

827
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,480
» I'll turn the floor over to you to

828
00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:04,240
introduce and then we open up for any

829
00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:07,420
comments that anyone may have.

830
00:36:07,420 --> 00:36:10,390
[clears throat]

831
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,800
» Good afternoon or good evening

832
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,720
commissioners. Uh the case before you is

833
00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:21,670
referenced as BDZ-191196

834
00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,800
Tom Lake Trestle Farm and Ranch LLC. Uh

835
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:28,000
the location of the property is 7864

836
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,640
mile Church Road. Uh the applicant is

837
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:33,520
requesting a down zone uh from rural

838
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:36,800
residential to uh agricultural. Uh the

839
00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,480
approximate acreage is 6.12 acres. Uh

840
00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:46,790
the parcel is identified as uh 068071

841
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,000
and the applicant uh is requesting to

842
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,359
combine uh that particular track into

843
00:36:53,359 --> 00:36:56,320
two neighboring tracks.

844
00:36:56,320 --> 00:37:01,030
You find the location map

845
00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:04,000
and that is the aerial u of the uh

846
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:08,079
subject property. Uh this property is

847
00:37:08,079 --> 00:37:10,480
located within uh the crossroad

848
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:17,990
community uh Marble Hill character area.

849
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:23,920
If I may read uh our staff analysis.

850
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,079
Uh the purpose of the resoning is uh to

851
00:37:26,079 --> 00:37:28,640
allow the parcel to be combined with

852
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,800
adjoining agricultural parcels creating

853
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,760
one larger farming tract uh for

854
00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,480
continued residential or I'm sorry

855
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:40,240
continued agricultural use. Uh the the

856
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:44,320
request qualifies as a lower density

857
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:47,680
amendment under section 67-691

858
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,359
of the Pickkins County Code of

859
00:37:49,359 --> 00:37:52,160
Ordinances uh which encourages reszoning

860
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:53,760
to lower density land use

861
00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,160
classifications. Uh the proposed

862
00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:58,320
downzoning reduces future residential

863
00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,040
development potential while preserving

864
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:03,920
farmland and open space thereby

865
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,640
promoting the public health, safety and

866
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:10,960
general welfare. uh staff finds that the

867
00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,040
proposed resoning is compatible with the

868
00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,280
surrounding area which is primar

869
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,920
primarily agricultural rural residential

870
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,400
and open space. Uh the request also

871
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,200
supports the crossroads community Marble

872
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:24,960
Hill character area by preserving

873
00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:28,640
farmland, maintaining rural uh character

874
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,760
and encouraging lower density land use.

875
00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:33,680
In addition, the zoning request is

876
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,560
encouraged uh as I said earlier under

877
00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:39,200
section 67-691

878
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:40,960
of the Pickkins co uh county code of

879
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,680
ordinances uh because uh the request

880
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,160
reduces potential residential

881
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,040
development intensity. Uh no additional

882
00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:52,800
impacts to roads, utilities, schools, uh

883
00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,200
emergency services, or other uh public

884
00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:59,359
facilities are anticipated. Uh therefore

885
00:38:59,359 --> 00:39:01,920
staff's recommendation is approval of

886
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,240
the resoning request uh from rural

887
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:08,000
residential to agricultural.

888
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:09,440
>> Thank you Mr. Reese.

889
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:11,760
>> Any questions for ME before we open up

890
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:18,950
the sounds.

891
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:22,320
» So with that I'll uh I'll ask if Mr.

892
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:24,160
swimming. I don't know if you've got

893
00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:25,680
something you'd like to add or say. Do

894
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:28,240
you need the opportunity to speak first?

895
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,119
>> Uh, no sir. I'm his oldest son, so I'm

896
00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:33,040
just here on behalf of him.

897
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:36,640
>> Okay. All right. Uh, any other uh

898
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:38,160
individuals that would like to speak for

899
00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:40,000
or against? We'll open up the public

900
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,920
hearing portion for any any public

901
00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:46,550
comments for anyone for or against.

902
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,400
Since none of you said that you had any,

903
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:49,920
I don't have to explain the rules of the

904
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,079
public comments. So we uh we can move

905
00:39:52,079 --> 00:39:54,160
forward. Yes sir.

906
00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:57,520
>> Yeah. If pending approval or or assuming

907
00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,839
this is approved that is that contingent

908
00:39:59,839 --> 00:40:02,240
upon that parcel being adjoined with the

909
00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:05,920
u the neighboring a tract.

910
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:08,960
>> No it is not. It would just move it to a

911
00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,880
so that it makes it possible for the two

912
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,040
to to be joined together.

913
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:14,960
>> Okay. But that would be a nonconforming

914
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:17,440
act if it's not joined after we approve

915
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:18,400
it. Correct.

916
00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:18,800
>> Correct.

917
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,040
So I guess my question is is is

918
00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:22,640
that part of the recommendation from the

919
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:24,160
planning office or is that the

920
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:25,839
stipulation we need to include if we

921
00:40:25,839 --> 00:40:27,280
make that motion?

922
00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:29,839
>> You can include that as a stipulation.

923
00:40:29,839 --> 00:40:32,800
Uh but the intent was to combine that

924
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,400
track to the uh two neighborhood tracks.

925
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:40,870
>> Okay. Thank you.

926
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:43,359
» Does that change your thoughts as to any

927
00:40:43,359 --> 00:40:44,480
comments?

928
00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,119
>> Okay. I just want to double check. Uh

929
00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:49,040
with that then I'll entertain a motion

930
00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:50,800
to close the public hearing.

931
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:54,400
>> I'll make so move the motion.

932
00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:58,400
>> Move in a second. All in favor?

933
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:00,560
>> None oppose. We'll close the public

934
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,839
hearing at this time. U as is indicated

935
00:41:03,839 --> 00:41:05,839
on the agenda. What we're going to do is

936
00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:08,720
go into a recess until 5:30 so that we

937
00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:10,560
can move into the voting meeting portion

938
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,000
that'll get the development authority

939
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,680
time for their meeting to be finalized

940
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:16,720
and we can then move into our 5:30

941
00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:19,760
meeting and go through the agenda. So if

942
00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:21,359
you're hungry, go grab a bite if you got

943
00:41:21,359 --> 00:41:23,359
time and we'll meet you back here at

944
00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:25,200
5:30. Thank you.

945
00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:26,880
>> All right, ladies and gentlemen, it is

946
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:28,880
5:30. So we'll go get the meeting called

947
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:31,040
back to order. Coming out of recess. So,

948
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:32,640
thank you everybody for being here with

949
00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:34,400
us. Again, if you weren't here for the

950
00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:36,640
work session portion of me, thank you

951
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:39,280
for coming. Um, we're going to go

952
00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,440
straight into our agenda. Before we do

953
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:43,119
so, I know that one of the discussion

954
00:41:43,119 --> 00:41:45,520
topics is we had a presentation during

955
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,880
the work session was the consideration

956
00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:53,200
of adding an item to our agenda. Um, so

957
00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,920
I would like to make a motion that we

958
00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:59,200
amend our agenda. Under new business,

959
00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:04,480
add item E. And item E would be to

960
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:09,280
authorize the chairman to work with our

961
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:12,400
engineers to submit a grant application

962
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:14,880
for a planning grant through GEA on

963
00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:16,800
water acquisition

964
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,599
uh to working with PCCM to authorizing

965
00:42:19,599 --> 00:42:21,280
that approval to be able to move forward

966
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,040
with sending the application. There's a

967
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,359
deadline at the end of August for that.

968
00:42:25,359 --> 00:42:28,960
Um, so if if you got so I'd like to add

969
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,440
that item as item B [snorts]

970
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:36,870
on the agenda as we move forward.

971
00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:38,480
» I'll make a motion that we do that. Do I

972
00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:38,880
have

973
00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:41,760
>> I'll second motion. Any discussion or

974
00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,880
questions related to that?

975
00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:47,440
All in favor?

976
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,040
>> None. [clears throat] That motion

977
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:50,560
carries.

978
00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:52,880
We will have item E on the agenda. It

979
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:54,720
will not be on the screen. So, I will

980
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:57,520
apologize in advance as we go through.

981
00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:59,359
That will be one I will call out and

982
00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:01,359
Lisa will probably have to correct me

983
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:03,200
where I miss it and she will make sure

984
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:05,920
that I stop and come back. Uh, one of

985
00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:07,839
the favorite parts of our meetings is to

986
00:43:07,839 --> 00:43:09,280
get to get through and do our employee

987
00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:12,960
recognitions. Um, we do have a couple of

988
00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:15,040
very valuable employee recognitions

989
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:16,160
today.

990
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,960
The first is is uh one that we want to

991
00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:20,720
make sure she understands that she's an

992
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:22,400
incredible employee of our water

993
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,000
department because unfortunately she's

994
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,640
an incredible baker as well and makes

995
00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:28,800
cakes and pies and cupcakes and we want

996
00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,200
her to understand the need for staying a

997
00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:32,240
government employee [clears throat] and

998
00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:35,359
not trying to venture out on her own uh

999
00:43:35,359 --> 00:43:38,079
to be successful at that. But Miss

1000
00:43:38,079 --> 00:43:40,240
Crystal Schutz has got 10 years of

1001
00:43:40,240 --> 00:43:42,079
service with the county. So, I'd like to

1002
00:43:42,079 --> 00:43:49,845
ask Crystal and Philip if y'all come up.

1003
00:43:49,855 --> 00:43:53,775
[laughter]

1004
00:43:53,785 --> 00:44:00,309
[applause]

1005
00:44:00,319 --> 00:44:03,440
If anybody's never had any of the sweets

1006
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:06,230
that she makes, that is diabetes.

1007
00:44:06,230 --> 00:44:08,390
[laughter]

1008
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:11,470
Sorry. No, you're good. You're good.

1009
00:44:11,470 --> 00:44:15,990
[laughter]

1010
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:23,910
» Where do I go to get water?

1011
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:29,349
» Yeah. [laughter]

1012
00:44:29,359 --> 00:44:33,670
» Okay. Now, here

1013
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:37,015
» I don't EITHER.

1014
00:44:37,015 --> 00:44:40,230
>> [applause]

1015
00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:42,720
» SO, THE next we actually have employee

1016
00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:45,119
recognition that we make is is one that

1017
00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:48,000
we we don't get to make very often. Um,

1018
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,000
and fortunately, sometimes people get

1019
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:52,079
hired on when they're very very young

1020
00:44:52,079 --> 00:44:54,160
and they stay with the county for a long

1021
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,319
time and and unfortunately for him, even

1022
00:44:56,319 --> 00:44:57,839
though he gets to celebrate his 30

1023
00:44:57,839 --> 00:44:59,599
years, he's still too young to retire.

1024
00:44:59,599 --> 00:45:02,640
So, we do have Captain Shane Patrick

1025
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:04,400
with the sheriff's office here. Pete has

1026
00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:07,040
now been with the county for 30 years

1027
00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:09,440
serving uh and serving in a law

1028
00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:10,880
enforcement capacity. Has done an

1029
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:12,400
incredible job. We have the opportunity

1030
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:14,720
now to to have Shane over here with us a

1031
00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:16,720
lot helping with some of the code

1032
00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:18,800
enforcement issues and and things on

1033
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:21,040
behalf of the sheriff's office. Uh I've

1034
00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:22,960
worked with him for many many years.

1035
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:24,720
Probably the most dangerous thing you

1036
00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:26,880
will ever see me do in a board meeting

1037
00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:28,720
is about to occur, but I'm going to ask

1038
00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:31,200
Chief Deputy Jeff Hall

1039
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:33,839
to speak and say a couple words. uh

1040
00:45:33,839 --> 00:45:38,586
about it and have you come up.

1041
00:45:38,586 --> 00:45:39,241
[cheering]

1042
00:45:39,241 --> 00:45:41,750
[applause]

1043
00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:45,136
» We're here to talk about water.

1044
00:45:45,136 --> 00:45:48,710
[laughter]

1045
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:50,560
» Let me tell everyone here and anybody

1046
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:53,040
that's going to watch here, every

1047
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:55,680
employer should strive to have number

1048
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:57,599
one, someone as great as Shane Padet to

1049
00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:00,319
work for him. Number two, stay. Because

1050
00:46:00,319 --> 00:46:03,280
when you have employees who stay, they

1051
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:05,280
become vested in the community, vested

1052
00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,680
in the agency, vested in whatever it is.

1053
00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:09,359
And when you have that, you have a

1054
00:46:09,359 --> 00:46:11,040
well-rounded employee like we did with

1055
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:12,800
Shane. I was there when he was hired in

1056
00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:14,319
1996.

1057
00:46:14,319 --> 00:46:16,560
He has stayed here consecutively. I did

1058
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:19,599
not. I left and came back. He's probably

1059
00:46:19,599 --> 00:46:21,599
the longest running employee ever for

1060
00:46:21,599 --> 00:46:23,359
the sheriff's office. 30 years that

1061
00:46:23,359 --> 00:46:25,280
wasn't an elected official.

1062
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:27,760
>> And for that is a lot. And for us, we

1063
00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:31,200
are proud, very proud to have him. And

1064
00:46:31,200 --> 00:46:34,000
he's been a pleasure and a friend. And I

1065
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:44,732
thank you. [applause]

1066
00:46:44,742 --> 00:46:46,790
» [cheering]

1067
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,119
» All right.

1068
00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:53,349
>> Got to get a little closer. [laughter]

1069
00:46:53,359 --> 00:46:54,560
» Don't get that side. It doesn't look

1070
00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:59,430
good. [laughter]

1071
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:05,270
» Way to go, Sham.

1072
00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:05,839
» Awesome.

1073
00:47:05,839 --> 00:47:07,839
>> So, thank y'all so much. Thank you. So,

1074
00:47:07,839 --> 00:47:09,520
we have one more that's not necessarily

1075
00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,440
an employee recognition. It's actually a

1076
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:13,119
recognition of the county. We referenced

1077
00:47:13,119 --> 00:47:16,079
it two weeks ago uh right after the

1078
00:47:16,079 --> 00:47:18,400
award was presented. Now Stacy had

1079
00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:21,200
attended a [snorts] a meeting with

1080
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:22,960
Georgia Department of Transportation

1081
00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:26,240
where two different u individuals with

1082
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:28,400
DOT had actually submitted Pickkins

1083
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:30,319
County as an outstanding sponsors for

1084
00:47:30,319 --> 00:47:32,800
the airport. Uh Stacy was recognized

1085
00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:34,720
there. She was not with us when we had

1086
00:47:34,720 --> 00:47:36,319
our meeting two weeks ago. So we didn't

1087
00:47:36,319 --> 00:47:37,920
have the plaque to be able to present

1088
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:40,400
her show. So, because she didn't show up

1089
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:41,680
two weeks ago, I'm going to make her

1090
00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,348
stand up front in a second.

1091
00:47:44,348 --> 00:47:45,760
[laughter]

1092
00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:47,680
And she's so excited to do this that

1093
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:49,760
she's uh she's never going to talk to me

1094
00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:51,200
again. [laughter]

1095
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:53,119
Please come up. You get to get this

1096
00:47:53,119 --> 00:47:58,093
presented to you one more time.

1097
00:47:58,103 --> 00:48:07,670
[applause]

1098
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:09,238
around

1099
00:48:09,238 --> 00:48:17,088
[laughter]

1100
00:48:17,098 --> 00:48:19,063
[applause]

1101
00:48:19,063 --> 00:48:23,430
[laughter]

1102
00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:25,839
gives me a hard time, but in all

1103
00:48:25,839 --> 00:48:27,280
reality, she's one of my favorite

1104
00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:29,920
people. So, you have to correct me out

1105
00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,880
here. one of your favorite pictures.

1106
00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:34,880
>> That's true. But she would worry if I

1107
00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:37,440
>> That's exactly right.

1108
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:39,200
>> But no, it's it's an honor to get a

1109
00:48:39,200 --> 00:48:41,119
chance to to recognize employees for

1110
00:48:41,119 --> 00:48:42,880
their outstanding work for all that they

1111
00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:45,839
do. We're extremely excited to get a

1112
00:48:45,839 --> 00:48:47,040
chance to do that at each of our

1113
00:48:47,040 --> 00:48:49,200
meetings. I know I have one more

1114
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:50,800
elected. I'm just making sure he didn't

1115
00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:52,480
have an employee who's here to recognize

1116
00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:54,480
before, but he's not paying attention.

1117
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:56,640
So, I'm ass.

1118
00:48:56,640 --> 00:48:58,160
>> Daniel, do you have anybody for this

1119
00:48:58,160 --> 00:48:59,920
month? Okay. All right. So, I didn't

1120
00:48:59,920 --> 00:49:01,200
want to move past that if there was

1121
00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:03,520
anybody else. Uh, next item is our

1122
00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:05,359
consent agenda. We did have one

1123
00:49:05,359 --> 00:49:07,599
proclamation since we met last, and that

1124
00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:09,520
was a proclamation for National Health

1125
00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:12,640
Center Week. Uh, the week of October 2nd

1126
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:15,200
through the 8th. Uh, was was proclaimed

1127
00:49:15,200 --> 00:49:16,800
as National Health Center Week here in

1128
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:18,319
Dickens County. And that was signed on

1129
00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:21,119
July the 23rd, 2026. I want to make sure

1130
00:49:21,119 --> 00:49:22,960
to get that on the record in the

1131
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:26,160
minutes. So, we'll move on to our new

1132
00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:28,559
business with no old business. Um, new

1133
00:49:28,559 --> 00:49:30,240
business. The first item on the agenda

1134
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:33,040
is the consideration or to consider the

1135
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:35,920
adoption of a resolution authorizing the

1136
00:49:35,920 --> 00:49:37,839
execution of various documents related

1137
00:49:37,839 --> 00:49:39,520
to the issuance of the Pickkins County

1138
00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:41,440
Development Authorities taxable revenue

1139
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:43,520
refunding bonds for airport project

1140
00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:45,839
series 2026,

1141
00:49:45,839 --> 00:49:47,839
including a bond purchase agreement and

1142
00:49:47,839 --> 00:49:50,160
intergovernmental contract with the

1143
00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:51,359
authority with the development

1144
00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:54,079
authority. Uh, we do have uh bond

1145
00:49:54,079 --> 00:49:55,839
council that's here with us tonight, Mr.

1146
00:49:55,839 --> 00:49:57,200
Tommy Ratchford. So I'm going to have

1147
00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:58,720
Tommy go through just a brief

1148
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:09,349
explanation of the documents fully u

1149
00:50:09,359 --> 00:50:12,240
wherever you flex

1150
00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:15,599
my papers so that uh thank you for the

1151
00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:17,280
introduction

1152
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:19,760
with Murray Barnes Minister

1153
00:50:19,760 --> 00:50:22,720
Council on this transaction. Um and the

1154
00:50:22,720 --> 00:50:24,720
caption is read Mr. gentlemen is is a

1155
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:26,000
fair summary of the resolution that's

1156
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:27,359
before you, but I thought it'd be

1157
00:50:27,359 --> 00:50:28,559
helpful maybe to give a little bit of

1158
00:50:28,559 --> 00:50:31,040
context and background on how we got

1159
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:36,400
here and what it means. Um so while this resolution authorizes execution of

1160
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,319
the documents related to the development

1161
00:50:38,319 --> 00:50:41,119
authorities uh bond issue uh for the

1162
00:50:41,119 --> 00:50:44,319
airport project series 2026

1163
00:50:44,319 --> 00:50:46,079
um and so what those bonds are being

1164
00:50:46,079 --> 00:50:48,800
issued for um is to refund bonds that

1165
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:51,599
were issued in 2018 and 2021 by the

1166
00:50:51,599 --> 00:50:53,680
development authority and the reason

1167
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:57,280
that refunding is being pursued um is

1168
00:50:57,280 --> 00:50:59,599
steel um the county's investment banker

1169
00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:02,079
has been monitoring uh rates and

1170
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:04,400
potential savings savings um related to

1171
00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:06,160
those bonds given they were issued at

1172
00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:08,400
relatively high rates and while interest

1173
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:10,480
rates have been rising there still

1174
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:13,359
significant savings um refunding those

1175
00:51:13,359 --> 00:51:16,240
previously issued bonds um to put some

1176
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:18,880
sort of numbers behind those statements

1177
00:51:18,880 --> 00:51:21,520
um the bonds we're refunding are the

1178
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:24,000
series 2018 bond and the series 2021

1179
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,960
bond um they bore interest or they bear

1180
00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:29,119
interest at six and 7 and a half%

1181
00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:30,640
respectively

1182
00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:34,240
um and the development authority um and

1183
00:51:34,240 --> 00:51:35,599
the county's investment banker sold

1184
00:51:35,599 --> 00:51:37,440
bonds this morning in the market they

1185
00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:40,960
carried a blended yield of 5.36%.

1186
00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:42,960
So um there were savings in each and

1187
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:45,760
every year and what that means net to

1188
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:48,800
the county is the debt service payments

1189
00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:51,599
in aggregate of $575,000

1190
00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:54,319
lower than they would have been um if

1191
00:51:54,319 --> 00:51:55,760
you were to leave those bonds

1192
00:51:55,760 --> 00:51:58,720
outstanding. Um so a little bit earlier

1193
00:51:58,720 --> 00:52:00,960
this evening, the development authority

1194
00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:03,680
um adopted a resolution um supplementing

1195
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:06,319
the resolution from July 6th that

1196
00:52:06,319 --> 00:52:08,079
provided for the terms that the the

1197
00:52:08,079 --> 00:52:10,079
bonds would carry name interest rates,

1198
00:52:10,079 --> 00:52:12,480
the yields and the principal amounts.

1199
00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:15,119
And the resolution before you tonight um

1200
00:52:15,119 --> 00:52:17,520
acknowledges receipt of that resolution

1201
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:19,520
and the terms of said resolution and

1202
00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,440
authorizes execution of the collateral

1203
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:23,440
documents necessary to complete the bond

1204
00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:26,240
or the bond transaction. Um and most

1205
00:52:26,240 --> 00:52:26,960
importantly those are the

1206
00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:28,480
intergovernmental contract pursuant to

1207
00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:30,000
which the county agrees to make the

1208
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:32,720
payments on those bonds and the bond

1209
00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:34,559
purchase agreement which authorizes the

1210
00:52:34,559 --> 00:52:36,559
sale of the bonds to people who then in

1211
00:52:36,559 --> 00:52:39,040
turn sells them to the public. Um so

1212
00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:40,319
with that I'm happy to answer any

1213
00:52:40,319 --> 00:52:44,079
questions um at this time.

1214
00:52:44,079 --> 00:52:47,520
>> So just to clarify the one in 18 the

1215
00:52:47,520 --> 00:52:48,640
rate was 6%.

1216
00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:49,200
>> Yes sir.

1217
00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:52,240
>> And the one in 21 the rate was 7.5.

1218
00:52:52,240 --> 00:52:53,920
>> That is correct. And then you're

1219
00:52:53,920 --> 00:52:55,280
thinking the rate will get will be

1220
00:52:55,280 --> 00:52:57,520
around 5.36.

1221
00:52:57,520 --> 00:52:58,400
Is that what you said?

1222
00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:00,480
>> So

1223
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:02,559
you're not a math guy, but um the way

1224
00:53:02,559 --> 00:53:04,079
the numbers work is essentially there's

1225
00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:06,640
a fixed um coupon and yield for each

1226
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:09,200
maturity. So that there are maturities

1227
00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:12,640
from 2027 through 2041. The coupons

1228
00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:17,200
range from 4.25% to 5.75%.

1229
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:18,800
So when you blend those all together,

1230
00:53:18,800 --> 00:53:22,079
it's 5.36% is the blended yield on those

1231
00:53:22,079 --> 00:53:24,319
bonds. So in any event, each one is

1232
00:53:24,319 --> 00:53:26,800
lower than the corresponding coupon.

1233
00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:28,480
>> And given on that one, the 6%, it would

1234
00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:30,480
still save us money to do it versus just

1235
00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:32,640
paying it off. Correct. That still the

1236
00:53:32,640 --> 00:53:33,599
better choice with that.

1237
00:53:33,599 --> 00:53:35,200
>> Yes, sir. You are saving money in each

1238
00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:36,559
of those years.

1239
00:53:36,559 --> 00:53:38,400
>> I had thought that that document was in

1240
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:39,599
ours, but that was actually in the

1241
00:53:39,599 --> 00:53:41,359
development authorities approval.

1242
00:53:41,359 --> 00:53:46,160
>> Would you like my copy? I'd say so if

1243
00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:49,119
so you can see

1244
00:53:49,119 --> 00:53:50,000
it [clears throat] shows the interest

1245
00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:51,359
rates per year on there.

1246
00:53:51,359 --> 00:53:52,960
>> Remind me of what the bonds were used

1247
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:54,160
for originally.

1248
00:53:54,160 --> 00:53:57,520
>> So the construction of the hangers that

1249
00:53:57,520 --> 00:54:00,000
were there and then also for the the

1250
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:01,520
terminal and for other improvements

1251
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:04,480
throughout the airport property. So the construction of the county own

1252
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:06,640
hangers is the primary purpose and then

1253
00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:08,960
the terminal construction is the

1254
00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:10,559
remaining.

1255
00:54:10,559 --> 00:54:15,030
>> That's exactly right.

1256
00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:19,119
Mr. Tippets, any questions for Mr.

1257
00:54:19,119 --> 00:54:21,839
>> I have none. Thank you.

1258
00:54:21,839 --> 00:54:23,839
>> Thank you very much for your assistance.

1259
00:54:23,839 --> 00:54:25,359
>> There aren't any further questions. I

1260
00:54:25,359 --> 00:54:27,040
ask that I'll entertain a motion to

1261
00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:28,880
adopt the resolution presented.

1262
00:54:28,880 --> 00:54:30,960
>> All right. So we'll open that up for the

1263
00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:33,359
floor for a motion for the approval of

1264
00:54:33,359 --> 00:54:36,480
the resolution to authorize the

1265
00:54:36,480 --> 00:54:38,160
governmental agreement with the develop

1266
00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:39,920
authority and the signature of all

1267
00:54:39,920 --> 00:54:42,240
documents necessary to do so.

1268
00:54:42,240 --> 00:54:44,800
>> I make a motion to approve second

1269
00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:45,680
motion.

1270
00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:47,920
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1271
00:54:47,920 --> 00:54:50,400
questions

1272
00:54:50,400 --> 00:54:51,920
with none? All in favor?

1273
00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:53,760
>> I

1274
00:54:53,760 --> 00:54:58,710
none opposed. That motion carries.

1275
00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:01,040
We'll pass this to the clerk as a

1276
00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:03,760
clerk's signature portion on there as

1277
00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:07,680
well. Uh, next item on the agenda is the

1278
00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:09,440
consideration and approval of a sub

1279
00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:12,480
lease for hanger B1 at Pickles County

1280
00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:15,839
Airport. We do have an application. Uh,

1281
00:55:15,839 --> 00:55:19,200
Mr. Spencer Langford is the tenant of B1

1282
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:22,160
and he has provided the application and

1283
00:55:22,160 --> 00:55:24,160
all necessary information for a sub

1284
00:55:24,160 --> 00:55:28,079
lease to Mr. Gregory Phelps. all uh of

1285
00:55:28,079 --> 00:55:29,760
the the research the work that was

1286
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:31,520
necessary from staff has been completed

1287
00:55:31,520 --> 00:55:33,839
and they've recommended the approval of

1288
00:55:33,839 --> 00:55:36,000
the subleas. So at this time I'll make a

1289
00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:39,440
motion to approve the sub lease of

1290
00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:43,040
hanger B1 Mors. Do I have a second?

1291
00:55:43,040 --> 00:55:45,280
>> Second

1292
00:55:45,280 --> 00:55:47,040
motion and a second. Any discussion or

1293
00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:49,920
questions?

1294
00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:52,640
>> All in favor?

1295
00:55:52,640 --> 00:55:56,319
>> None. The motion carries.

1296
00:55:56,319 --> 00:55:58,880
Next item on the agenda is consideration

1297
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:02,079
and approval of HO2 land lease at the

1298
00:56:02,079 --> 00:56:05,520
Pickkins County Airport. We do have um

1299
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:08,480
Joel and Sherry Little submitting their

1300
00:56:08,480 --> 00:56:12,319
application for the lease of HO2. This

1301
00:56:12,319 --> 00:56:14,960
was a previously owned

1302
00:56:14,960 --> 00:56:18,799
private hanger uh that is now being sold

1303
00:56:18,799 --> 00:56:23,190
to the littles.

1304
00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:24,400
This would have been good if I would

1305
00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:26,000
have like highlighted each one of those

1306
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:30,400
pages. Um the uh Lessor is Living to Fly

1307
00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:35,760
LLC is the um name of the LLC and it's

1308
00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:37,920
going to be one of the hangers at 22

1309
00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:39,440
cents per square foot which would

1310
00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:42,240
generate $236.72

1311
00:56:42,240 --> 00:56:45,200
annually for the land use of that

1312
00:56:45,200 --> 00:56:46,720
hanger.

1313
00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:48,799
With that, I'll entertain a motion for

1314
00:56:48,799 --> 00:56:50,319
approval based on the staff's

1315
00:56:50,319 --> 00:56:51,839
recommendation to approve.

1316
00:56:51,839 --> 00:56:53,440
>> Motion to approve.

1317
00:56:53,440 --> 00:56:54,640
>> Second the motion.

1318
00:56:54,640 --> 00:56:56,799
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1319
00:56:56,799 --> 00:56:59,280
questions

1320
00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:01,040
with none? All in favor?

1321
00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:02,799
>> I [clears throat] none

1322
00:57:02,799 --> 00:57:06,710
>> opposed.

1323
00:57:06,720 --> 00:57:08,880
Next item on the agenda is consideration

1324
00:57:08,880 --> 00:57:10,960
and approval of an application for

1325
00:57:10,960 --> 00:57:14,000
approval of site for use changes at 8:16

1326
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,240
at the Pikman County Airport. We have uh

1327
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:18,480
the Titan group has reached out

1328
00:57:18,480 --> 00:57:20,559
regarding putting the fence along the

1329
00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:24,000
front of their leased space uh where

1330
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:25,839
their hanger is. So that with that

1331
00:57:25,839 --> 00:57:27,359
improvement, they've submitted an

1332
00:57:27,359 --> 00:57:31,889
application. It will be a

1333
00:57:31,889 --> 00:57:31,920
>> [snorts]

1334
00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:36,319
>> um a four black

1335
00:57:36,319 --> 00:57:38,880
slack

1336
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:40,480
a [laughter] a traditional fence like

1337
00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:42,799
you would see it. It's got four four

1338
00:57:42,799 --> 00:57:44,799
rows that go through there. of looking

1339
00:57:44,799 --> 00:57:46,720
at the language there uh that would

1340
00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:48,480
connect to the gate where you access and

1341
00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:51,920
enter into the hanger space is there. Uh

1342
00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:53,599
with that I'll entertain a motion for

1343
00:57:53,599 --> 00:57:55,280
the approval for the allowance of the

1344
00:57:55,280 --> 00:57:58,400
site improvements at uh H16.

1345
00:57:58,400 --> 00:58:01,200
>> Motion to approve second motion.

1346
00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:03,359
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1347
00:58:03,359 --> 00:58:04,880
questions

1348
00:58:04,880 --> 00:58:08,400
with none? All in favor?

1349
00:58:08,400 --> 00:58:12,240
>> None opposed. That motion carries.

1350
00:58:12,240 --> 00:58:14,559
All right. Then our amended item that

1351
00:58:14,559 --> 00:58:17,040
we've put on the agenda E which somehow

1352
00:58:17,040 --> 00:58:19,040
I actually talked before I advanced the

1353
00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:22,400
slide to go forward and that is uh as we

1354
00:58:22,400 --> 00:58:24,319
discussed during the the work session

1355
00:58:24,319 --> 00:58:27,520
earlier the authorization of the

1356
00:58:27,520 --> 00:58:29,760
chairman to work with DCCM and sign all

1357
00:58:29,760 --> 00:58:32,720
necessary documents to submit a grant

1358
00:58:32,720 --> 00:58:35,359
application with JIFA for a planning

1359
00:58:35,359 --> 00:58:39,359
grant to work on water acquisition.

1360
00:58:39,359 --> 00:58:40,799
With that, do I have a motion for

1361
00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:43,040
approval? Motion to approve.

1362
00:58:43,040 --> 00:58:44,400
>> A second. Motion.

1363
00:58:44,400 --> 00:58:46,799
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1364
00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:48,160
questions?

1365
00:58:48,160 --> 00:58:50,799
>> All in favor?

1366
00:58:50,799 --> 00:58:55,040
>> None opposed. That motion carries.

1367
00:58:55,040 --> 00:58:56,799
Next item on the agenda is the approval

1368
00:58:56,799 --> 00:58:59,119
of our minutes. We do have a handful of

1369
00:58:59,119 --> 00:59:05,520
minutes u because we did have a regular meeting on July the 20th that

1370
00:59:05,520 --> 00:59:07,520
had an executive session, work session,

1371
00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:10,880
and regular meeting. Then we had a call

1372
00:59:10,880 --> 00:59:12,960
meeting on August the 4th. I know that

1373
00:59:12,960 --> 00:59:15,440
our clerk has submitted these minutes to

1374
00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:17,520
each of you guys for review prior to

1375
00:59:17,520 --> 00:59:19,280
coming in today so you have a chance to

1376
00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:21,680
read through those. I will do them by

1377
00:59:21,680 --> 00:59:24,240
date for the July 20th. So all three of

1378
00:59:24,240 --> 00:59:27,359
the different um items on the July 20th

1379
00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:29,680
meeting date. I'll entertain a motion

1380
00:59:29,680 --> 00:59:31,520
for approval for those three sets of

1381
00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:32,880
minutes.

1382
00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:36,000
>> Motion to approve. Second motion.

1383
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:39,200
>> Motion. Second. Discussion or questions?

1384
00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:41,359
All in favor? I.

1385
00:59:41,359 --> 00:59:43,119
>> None opposed. The motion carries. And

1386
00:59:43,119 --> 00:59:44,960
then the next would be our call meeting

1387
00:59:44,960 --> 00:59:48,000
on August the 4th, 2026. I'll entertain

1388
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:49,760
a motion for approval of those minutes

1389
00:59:49,760 --> 00:59:50,319
as well.

1390
00:59:50,319 --> 00:59:51,920
>> Motion to [clears throat] approve.

1391
00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:55,040
Second motion. A motion and a second.

1392
00:59:55,040 --> 00:59:57,280
Any discussion or questions?

1393
00:59:57,280 --> 01:00:08,150
>> All in favor?

1394
01:00:08,160 --> 01:00:10,480
Next item on our agenda is to go through

1395
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:12,880
our reszones. We do have a handful of

1396
01:00:12,880 --> 01:00:14,331
reszones that we will go through.

1397
01:00:14,331 --> 01:00:14,880
[clears throat]

1398
01:00:14,880 --> 01:00:19,670
Uh we'll start with RZ191163

1399
01:00:19,680 --> 01:00:23,760
being a J heater. It's a 86 highway 136

1400
01:00:23,760 --> 01:00:26,880
connector. A request to move a 13.32

1401
01:00:26,880 --> 01:00:30,480
acre track from a to highway business.

1402
01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:32,880
The application was received for the

1403
01:00:32,880 --> 01:00:35,119
intended purpose of the resome request.

1404
01:00:35,119 --> 01:00:37,359
It was to allow it for commercial use.

1405
01:00:37,359 --> 01:00:39,359
Public hearing was conducted on July the

1406
01:00:39,359 --> 01:00:42,400
13th before the planning commission.

1407
01:00:42,400 --> 01:00:44,400
After receiving the application and the

1408
01:00:44,400 --> 01:00:47,119
staff recommendation for approval, the

1409
01:00:47,119 --> 01:00:49,520
planning commission voted three yes, one

1410
01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:52,000
no uh to recommend approval to the board

1411
01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:54,160
of commissioners. With that, I'll

1412
01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:58,160
entertain a motion uh from either of you

1413
01:00:58,160 --> 01:00:59,920
on which way you proceed.

1414
01:00:59,920 --> 01:01:01,359
>> I make a motion to approve with the

1415
01:01:01,359 --> 01:01:03,839
following condition. Um if the property

1416
01:01:03,839 --> 01:01:05,520
is used for a gas station or other

1417
01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:07,760
retail store, it must be a minimum of

1418
01:01:07,760 --> 01:01:09,520
six 3-in trees planted around the

1419
01:01:09,520 --> 01:01:11,599
parking lot. If property is used for a

1420
01:01:11,599 --> 01:01:13,680
storage facility, it must be surrounded

1421
01:01:13,680 --> 01:01:15,440
all sides by plenty of large evergreen

1422
01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:18,319
shrubs, 6' tall planting on 10t centers,

1423
01:01:18,319 --> 01:01:19,839
and all lighting must be downward

1424
01:01:19,839 --> 01:01:21,920
facing.

1425
01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:24,079
I'm hoping you have that in writing so

1426
01:01:24,079 --> 01:01:25,839
make sure you have that motion correctly

1427
01:01:25,839 --> 01:01:28,480
identified. Uh there is a motion on the

1428
01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:31,680
floor. Do I have a second as presented?

1429
01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:33,839
>> I'll second the motion.

1430
01:01:33,839 --> 01:01:36,319
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1431
01:01:36,319 --> 01:01:38,720
questions?

1432
01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:42,240
None. All in favor?

1433
01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:44,480
I guess I'll ask Commissioner.

1434
01:01:44,480 --> 01:01:46,079
You spoke with the property owner and

1435
01:01:46,079 --> 01:01:48,079
they were agreeable to those.

1436
01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:50,079
>> Yes, I did.

1437
01:01:50,079 --> 01:01:53,440
Thank you. This afternoon,

1438
01:01:53,440 --> 01:01:56,160
>> any other discussion, questions?

1439
01:01:56,160 --> 01:01:59,119
None. All in favor?

1440
01:01:59,119 --> 01:02:01,920
>> None oppose. That motion carries.

1441
01:02:01,920 --> 01:02:03,599
Approval [snorts] with conditions as

1442
01:02:03,599 --> 01:02:07,280
presented. Next item on the agenda is a

1443
01:02:07,280 --> 01:02:10,480
reason request 91179

1444
01:02:10,480 --> 01:02:13,280
from Landmark Property Services LLC on

1445
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:16,400
Highway 53 East. to request to move an

1446
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:19,119
8.1 acre track from a to rural

1447
01:02:19,119 --> 01:02:21,760
residential. The intended purpose in the

1448
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:23,680
application received for the reszone if

1449
01:02:23,680 --> 01:02:26,160
approved was to create buildable lots.

1450
01:02:26,160 --> 01:02:28,480
Public hearing was held on July the 13th

1451
01:02:28,480 --> 01:02:30,400
where staff recommended approval and the

1452
01:02:30,400 --> 01:02:32,880
planning commission voted for yes a zero

1453
01:02:32,880 --> 01:02:35,920
no uh to recommend approval before the

1454
01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:38,559
board as well. I would like to make a

1455
01:02:38,559 --> 01:02:40,240
motion that would follow the staff and

1456
01:02:40,240 --> 01:02:41,839
the pling commission's recommendation

1457
01:02:41,839 --> 01:02:43,359
for approval.

1458
01:02:43,359 --> 01:02:44,480
Do I have a second?

1459
01:02:44,480 --> 01:02:45,680
>> Motion.

1460
01:02:45,680 --> 01:02:47,599
>> Have a motion. Second and we'll bring it

1461
01:02:47,599 --> 01:02:51,200
to the floor for discussion, questions.

1462
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:54,400
All in favor?

1463
01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:55,280
>> All oppose?

1464
01:02:55,280 --> 01:02:56,240
>> No.

1465
01:02:56,240 --> 01:02:58,559
>> In the event of the tie, it brings me to

1466
01:02:58,559 --> 01:03:00,559
the top rate. So, I will vote in favor

1467
01:03:00,559 --> 01:03:02,319
as well. So, that will be a two to one

1468
01:03:02,319 --> 01:03:05,200
in favor for approval following that

1469
01:03:05,200 --> 01:03:09,510
recommendation.

1470
01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:15,430
Next item on the agenda is RZ191180.

1471
01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:17,280
Uh it's an application from Ricky and

1472
01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:21,760
Tammy Jared. That's uh at 1057 Highway

1473
01:03:21,760 --> 01:03:24,880
108. Uh request to move a 10acre track

1474
01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:27,359
from a to rural residential. The

1475
01:03:27,359 --> 01:03:29,599
intended purpose of the reszone request

1476
01:03:29,599 --> 01:03:31,440
was to create a buildable lot. The

1477
01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:33,920
public hearing was conducted on July the

1478
01:03:33,920 --> 01:03:36,480
13th [clears throat] uh where staff

1479
01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:38,000
recommended approval. Planning

1480
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:40,640
commission voted four yes zero no to

1481
01:03:40,640 --> 01:03:43,359
recommend approval as well. With that,

1482
01:03:43,359 --> 01:03:45,039
do I have a motion from the floor?

1483
01:03:45,039 --> 01:03:46,640
>> Motion to approve.

1484
01:03:46,640 --> 01:03:48,640
>> Second the motion.

1485
01:03:48,640 --> 01:03:50,880
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1486
01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:52,960
questions?

1487
01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:55,440
>> All in favor?

1488
01:03:55,440 --> 01:03:59,750
>> None. The motion carries.

1489
01:03:59,760 --> 01:04:02,960
Next is the one that we had during our

1490
01:04:02,960 --> 01:04:05,680
um

1491
01:04:05,680 --> 01:04:07,280
during the earlier part of our meeting

1492
01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:08,640
when we had the public hearing is the

1493
01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:10,480
word I'm trying to think of. Uh for the

1494
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:13,039
down request from Tunnel Trussell Farm

1495
01:04:13,039 --> 01:04:16,160
and Ranch. Uh there was an application

1496
01:04:16,160 --> 01:04:18,720
received at 786 for Mile Church Road to

1497
01:04:18,720 --> 01:04:20,799
move a 6.12 [clears throat] acre track

1498
01:04:20,799 --> 01:04:23,599
from rural residential to agriculture.

1499
01:04:23,599 --> 01:04:25,440
Um the [clears throat] intended purpose

1500
01:04:25,440 --> 01:04:28,079
is to combine it with the other

1501
01:04:28,079 --> 01:04:30,400
agricultural track that was present on

1502
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:34,240
the property as well. Um with that I

1503
01:04:34,240 --> 01:04:36,559
will entertain a motion from the floor.

1504
01:04:36,559 --> 01:04:38,960
>> A motion to approve.

1505
01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:40,400
>> Second motion.

1506
01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:42,720
>> A motion and a second. Any discussion or

1507
01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:43,440
questions?

1508
01:04:43,440 --> 01:04:44,799
>> Do we need to make a condition of the

1509
01:04:44,799 --> 01:04:48,000
motion that they do combine it or do we

1510
01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:50,480
not need to do that?

1511
01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:53,280
>> It's their plan too, but making it as

1512
01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:56,319
part of the motion.

1513
01:04:56,319 --> 01:04:58,880
>> I think we should. So, it's so I need to

1514
01:04:58,880 --> 01:04:59,520
motion.

1515
01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:01,200
>> All right. So, Commissioner Tatum has

1516
01:05:01,200 --> 01:05:03,520
now amended his motion to a motion to

1517
01:05:03,520 --> 01:05:06,079
approve with the condition that it does

1518
01:05:06,079 --> 01:05:07,839
get combined with the neighboring

1519
01:05:07,839 --> 01:05:11,839
agricultural property to form that lot.

1520
01:05:11,839 --> 01:05:14,000
I have a second on the motion as it's

1521
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:15,359
been amended.

1522
01:05:15,359 --> 01:05:18,400
>> I'll second the motion.

1523
01:05:18,400 --> 01:05:19,920
>> All right. So, I have a motion and a

1524
01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:23,520
second. Discussion or questions?

1525
01:05:23,520 --> 01:05:27,359
With all in favor I

1526
01:05:27,359 --> 01:05:29,359
>> we'll make a note to make sure that that

1527
01:05:29,359 --> 01:05:31,920
gets updated on there with the correct

1528
01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:35,680
language that likes.

1529
01:05:35,680 --> 01:05:40,150
Okay.

1530
01:05:40,160 --> 01:05:42,720
Next item on the agenda is a resolution

1531
01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:44,880
to reappoint Mr. Kim Fowler and Pat

1532
01:05:44,880 --> 01:05:46,960
Holmes to serve on the planning

1533
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:49,119
commission. Uh they continue to serve.

1534
01:05:49,119 --> 01:05:51,359
This would put their expiration for

1535
01:05:51,359 --> 01:05:56,079
their terms to December the 31st, 2029.

1536
01:05:56,079 --> 01:05:58,720
Um, do I have a motion for reappointing

1537
01:05:58,720 --> 01:06:00,319
of Mr. Fowler and Miss Holmes?

1538
01:06:00,319 --> 01:06:02,000
>> Motion to approve.

1539
01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:03,359
>> Second motion.

1540
01:06:03,359 --> 01:06:05,520
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion or

1541
01:06:05,520 --> 01:06:07,280
questions?

1542
01:06:07,280 --> 01:06:12,549
With none, all in favor?

1543
01:06:12,559 --> 01:06:15,440
» Let's put it close. Next item on the

1544
01:06:15,440 --> 01:06:19,119
agenda is uh for the appointment of Miss

1545
01:06:19,119 --> 01:06:21,280
Denise Owen to serve on the board of

1546
01:06:21,280 --> 01:06:23,200
elections. We had one member from the

1547
01:06:23,200 --> 01:06:25,280
Republican party who had stepped down

1548
01:06:25,280 --> 01:06:29,200
from his service on the um board of

1549
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:31,039
elections. That was Mr. Ed Greyhouse. I

1550
01:06:31,039 --> 01:06:33,280
think Ed did a a fantastic job and has

1551
01:06:33,280 --> 01:06:36,160
been an asset to to serve in that that

1552
01:06:36,160 --> 01:06:38,720
difficult role. Um but he has decided

1553
01:06:38,720 --> 01:06:41,119
that he was going to step down. As part

1554
01:06:41,119 --> 01:06:44,799
of um the the procedure, we received uh

1555
01:06:44,799 --> 01:06:46,400
recommendations from the Republican

1556
01:06:46,400 --> 01:06:49,200
party with names to choose from and Miss

1557
01:06:49,200 --> 01:06:52,480
Denise Owen has been selected to be that

1558
01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:54,720
uh candidate to put forward before the

1559
01:06:54,720 --> 01:06:56,720
board. That would be for a term that

1560
01:06:56,720 --> 01:06:58,319
would be appointed this date through

1561
01:06:58,319 --> 01:07:01,359
January the 1st, 2028.

1562
01:07:01,359 --> 01:07:04,079
With that, do I have a motion to appoint

1563
01:07:04,079 --> 01:07:06,000
Miss Owens to the board of elections?

1564
01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:07,440
Second.

1565
01:07:07,440 --> 01:07:10,400
motion motion and a second. Any

1566
01:07:10,400 --> 01:07:13,039
discussion or questions?

1567
01:07:13,039 --> 01:07:16,156
If none, all in favor

1568
01:07:16,156 --> 01:07:20,150
[clears throat]

1569
01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:22,559
that taken care of. All right. So, that

1570
01:07:22,559 --> 01:07:24,160
brings us to the portion of our meeting

1571
01:07:24,160 --> 01:07:26,480
for public comments. Uh, I know I

1572
01:07:26,480 --> 01:07:28,000
sometimes sound like a broken record,

1573
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:29,440
but I'll go through and make the same

1574
01:07:29,440 --> 01:07:32,319
explanations again. Uh, each citizen

1575
01:07:32,319 --> 01:07:34,079
that would like to speak has two minutes

1576
01:07:34,079 --> 01:07:36,240
to speak. today had an opportunity to

1577
01:07:36,240 --> 01:07:38,000
introduce themselves prior to the time

1578
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:39,359
started. So after you made your

1579
01:07:39,359 --> 01:07:40,880
introduction as to who you are and where

1580
01:07:40,880 --> 01:07:43,440
you are so that it can be recorded, then

1581
01:07:43,440 --> 01:07:46,240
we will start the timer. Uh all comments

1582
01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:47,839
are to be directed to the board of

1583
01:07:47,839 --> 01:07:49,520
commissioners. So we'll keep those aimed

1584
01:07:49,520 --> 01:07:52,400
in our direction and be respectful in

1585
01:07:52,400 --> 01:07:54,880
the way in which they're presented. Um

1586
01:07:54,880 --> 01:07:57,039
and we'll do our best to try to get

1587
01:07:57,039 --> 01:07:58,720
through any and all that you like to

1588
01:07:58,720 --> 01:08:00,640
speak. So if you raise your hand and

1589
01:08:00,640 --> 01:08:02,160
that way once you get called on then

1590
01:08:02,160 --> 01:08:03,920
we'll give you an opportunity. Yes, sir.

1591
01:08:03,920 --> 01:08:07,670
in the back.

1592
01:08:07,680 --> 01:08:09,119
» First of all, I was short. The chairs

1593
01:08:09,119 --> 01:08:11,920
were too short. [laughter]

1594
01:08:11,920 --> 01:08:14,799
>> You're just super tall.

1595
01:08:14,799 --> 01:08:18,950
I'm an average tall guy. [laughter]

1596
01:08:18,960 --> 01:08:22,799
But, uh, my name is Bill Scurry. Um, I

1597
01:08:22,799 --> 01:08:24,719
own a business in Jasper and I live in

1598
01:08:24,719 --> 01:08:28,000
Jasper. Uh, one day business were doing

1599
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:30,799
good and traffic was coming in the door.

1600
01:08:30,799 --> 01:08:32,239
People were spending money. Then all of

1601
01:08:32,239 --> 01:08:33,920
a sudden it stopped.

1602
01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:36,080
And usually when it stops is there's an

1603
01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:39,520
accident out there at Mark Whitfield and

1604
01:08:39,520 --> 01:08:41,359
in Church Street because people trying

1605
01:08:41,359 --> 01:08:44,960
to turn left in a right hand turn home.

1606
01:08:44,960 --> 01:08:46,799
So I walked out there and that wasn't

1607
01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:48,480
the case. There were a couple of guys

1608
01:08:48,480 --> 01:08:51,120
drilling holes in the street to set up

1609
01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:54,080
posts to block off my street at any time

1610
01:08:54,080 --> 01:08:56,319
they want to. I asked them, I said,

1611
01:08:56,319 --> 01:08:58,799
"Well, who approved this?" They said,

1612
01:08:58,799 --> 01:09:00,880
"Well, you need to call and give me the

1613
01:09:00,880 --> 01:09:03,040
phone number of individual." I won't say

1614
01:09:03,040 --> 01:09:06,799
his name and um you need to call him and

1615
01:09:06,799 --> 01:09:08,799
I called him. He says you need to go to

1616
01:09:08,799 --> 01:09:12,560
DDA. I went to the DDA. DDA said it was

1617
01:09:12,560 --> 01:09:15,120
the county's responsibility.

1618
01:09:15,120 --> 01:09:17,120
Um

1619
01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:21,120
finally I went back to the DDA, did some

1620
01:09:21,120 --> 01:09:26,480
homework, found on their um charter

1621
01:09:26,480 --> 01:09:30,719
online. It said every business

1622
01:09:30,719 --> 01:09:32,880
uh well the city will give every

1623
01:09:32,880 --> 01:09:34,480
business

1624
01:09:34,480 --> 01:09:37,040
uh a 30-day notice

1625
01:09:37,040 --> 01:09:41,829
and um

1626
01:09:41,839 --> 01:09:44,960
uh a a set time to when they're open to

1627
01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:47,520
close the street and when they're open.

1628
01:09:47,520 --> 01:09:49,839
Now you could tell from the DDA board

1629
01:09:49,839 --> 01:09:53,440
they didn't had never knew that. Um, so

1630
01:09:53,440 --> 01:09:55,600
a couple week

1631
01:09:55,600 --> 01:09:57,840
while long, I went to another meeting

1632
01:09:57,840 --> 01:09:59,360
and the mayor was in there. I said,

1633
01:09:59,360 --> 01:10:00,960
"Mayor," I said, "I hope y'all follow

1634
01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:02,880
along with these rules that you had in

1635
01:10:02,880 --> 01:10:05,199
your charter." He says, "Oh, we've

1636
01:10:05,199 --> 01:10:08,560
changed those, but don't worry, Bill.

1637
01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:11,440
We'll give you plenty of time

1638
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:13,840
notice." That's like saying my check

1639
01:10:13,840 --> 01:10:17,600
checks in there. But um you know it's

1640
01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:20,239
just unfortunate from all the back and

1641
01:10:20,239 --> 01:10:22,719
forth in going around and other things

1642
01:10:22,719 --> 01:10:25,679
I've run into. I kind of feel like

1643
01:10:25,679 --> 01:10:29,600
pickings Cherokee not Cherokee Pickkins

1644
01:10:29,600 --> 01:10:31,360
Jasper. I mean there needs to be a

1645
01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:34,080
change up of whoever's in charge cuz

1646
01:10:34,080 --> 01:10:37,440
it's not doing well. For example, the

1647
01:10:37,440 --> 01:10:39,600
army is being shut down on their own.

1648
01:10:39,600 --> 01:10:41,440
>> 20 seconds to wrap up after the two

1649
01:10:41,440 --> 01:10:42,719
minutes is complete. I'll let you kind

1650
01:10:42,719 --> 01:10:44,560
of wrap your thought up if you left to

1651
01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:45,520
finish.

1652
01:10:45,520 --> 01:10:48,159
>> No, I just was throwing in the army's

1653
01:10:48,159 --> 01:10:52,000
being shut down on opening day.

1654
01:10:52,000 --> 01:10:52,880
>> But

1655
01:10:52,880 --> 01:10:58,194
>> I understand. Thank you. Thank you FOR

1656
01:10:58,204 --> 01:11:00,390
[applause]

1657
01:11:00,400 --> 01:11:07,189
next comment.

1658
01:11:07,199 --> 01:11:09,199
I see a hand in the back. I don't see a

1659
01:11:09,199 --> 01:11:10,560
head. [laughter]

1660
01:11:10,560 --> 01:11:12,080
I don't think you suffer from the same

1661
01:11:12,080 --> 01:11:12,800
thing he suffered.

1662
01:11:12,800 --> 01:11:14,640
>> No, I do not.

1663
01:11:14,640 --> 01:11:15,600
>> I do not. If

1664
01:11:15,600 --> 01:11:16,960
>> you'll introduce yourself, I'll start at

1665
01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:18,719
the time after you.

1666
01:11:18,719 --> 01:11:21,199
>> My name is Denise Owen and I am a

1667
01:11:21,199 --> 01:11:22,880
resident here at Pigis County. Y'all

1668
01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:25,040
just heard my name a few minutes ago.

1669
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:26,800
First, I want to thank you guys for the

1670
01:11:26,800 --> 01:11:28,159
opportunity to work with the election

1671
01:11:28,159 --> 01:11:30,640
board and that's quite an honor. But

1672
01:11:30,640 --> 01:11:32,960
that's not why I'm here tonight. So, I

1673
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:35,520
came bearing a different hat this time.

1674
01:11:35,520 --> 01:11:37,520
This is the chair of the uh Republican

1675
01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:40,000
party here in Dickens County. So once a

1676
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:41,679
year we do a fundraiser. It's normally

1677
01:11:41,679 --> 01:11:44,000
the tomato sandwich picnic. This year

1678
01:11:44,000 --> 01:11:45,120
we're doing something a little

1679
01:11:45,120 --> 01:11:47,199
different. We up our game just a little

1680
01:11:47,199 --> 01:11:50,400
bit. So we're doing a barbecue supper

1681
01:11:50,400 --> 01:11:53,600
where you can buy plates. You can um go

1682
01:11:53,600 --> 01:11:54,960
through the drive-thru if you want. If

1683
01:11:54,960 --> 01:11:56,400
you can't stay or you can eat there with

1684
01:11:56,400 --> 01:11:57,840
us, you can order plates ahead of time

1685
01:11:57,840 --> 01:12:00,000
through our website. We're also going to

1686
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:03,920
have bingo and uh have prizes with that.

1687
01:12:03,920 --> 01:12:05,440
But the one thing I'm looking the most

1688
01:12:05,440 --> 01:12:08,480
forward to is our pie for purpose. So,

1689
01:12:08,480 --> 01:12:09,920
some of y'all may have seen a little bit

1690
01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:12,640
about that on the Facebook today. So,

1691
01:12:12,640 --> 01:12:15,040
we've issued a challenge out there for

1692
01:12:15,040 --> 01:12:16,960
all of our elected officials, anybody

1693
01:12:16,960 --> 01:12:20,400
that's um serves in a civic capacity

1694
01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:21,840
that would like to get on our

1695
01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:25,199
leaderboard to raise money for the kids

1696
01:12:25,199 --> 01:12:27,040
uh that are seniors at Piggins High

1697
01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:29,840
School. So, the way this pie for purpose

1698
01:12:29,840 --> 01:12:32,640
works is if you decide you want to get

1699
01:12:32,640 --> 01:12:34,800
out there and raise some money, whoever

1700
01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:37,360
raises the most money, we'll get a pie

1701
01:12:37,360 --> 01:12:39,360
in the face.

1702
01:12:39,360 --> 01:12:42,159
So, we have plenty of room on our

1703
01:12:42,159 --> 01:12:44,880
leaderboard for anybody else, fellas.

1704
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:47,199
So, uh, Mr. Josh Tibons has already

1705
01:12:47,199 --> 01:12:48,719
taken us up on this offer.

1706
01:12:48,719 --> 01:12:49,679
>> Thank you, Josh.

1707
01:12:49,679 --> 01:12:52,880
>> So, we appreciate that. glad we help him

1708
01:12:52,880 --> 01:13:00,960
break. [laughter]

1709
01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:02,719
>> So, here's the beauty of this. Here's

1710
01:13:02,719 --> 01:13:05,199
the beauty of this thing. So, there's

1711
01:13:05,199 --> 01:13:07,360
lots of people that want on this board.

1712
01:13:07,360 --> 01:13:10,480
So, there's QR codes on Facebook where

1713
01:13:10,480 --> 01:13:11,840
you can go. Everybody's got an

1714
01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,000
individual QR code you can donate to

1715
01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:17,120
their cause. So, whoever gets it and

1716
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:22,800
whoever raises the most is up for

1717
01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:25,280
pie king or pie queen cuz we do have a

1718
01:13:25,280 --> 01:13:27,545
chick on the board, too. So, already

1719
01:13:27,545 --> 01:13:28,560
[laughter]

1720
01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:29,520
got a second.

1721
01:13:29,520 --> 01:13:32,400
>> So, who whoever the winner is, it

1722
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:34,159
doesn't mean that you get a pie in the

1723
01:13:34,159 --> 01:13:36,080
face because we're going to give you an

1724
01:13:36,080 --> 01:13:37,360
out.

1725
01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:39,840
>> Well, if you decide to take it, if you

1726
01:13:39,840 --> 01:13:41,440
decide to take the pie in the face,

1727
01:13:41,440 --> 01:13:43,679
we're going to let whoever you choose do

1728
01:13:43,679 --> 01:13:45,520
the pine. So, it could be your wife, it

1729
01:13:45,520 --> 01:13:47,199
could be your kids, it could be your

1730
01:13:47,199 --> 01:13:51,600
grandkids. Um, or if you really don't

1731
01:13:51,600 --> 01:13:54,000
want Cool Whip to get in your hair,

1732
01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:56,320
>> we're going to give you an out.

1733
01:13:56,320 --> 01:13:58,960
So, however much money was raised to get

1734
01:13:58,960 --> 01:14:01,040
you in the hot seat, you can pay your

1735
01:14:01,040 --> 01:14:02,916
way out.

1736
01:14:02,916 --> 01:14:04,800
[laughter]

1737
01:14:04,800 --> 01:14:08,880
The fun part of that is, all right, you match that, but you got to pay a

1738
01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:10,960
little more. So, you got to go over what

1739
01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:14,320
was collected for you then.

1740
01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:18,960
You get to choose the next one.

1741
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:21,600
>> So, you can choose somebody else to be

1742
01:14:21,600 --> 01:14:23,920
in the hot seat. So, because we're

1743
01:14:23,920 --> 01:14:25,280
reasonable people.

1744
01:14:25,280 --> 01:14:27,151
>> All right. Your top got cut off.

1745
01:14:27,151 --> 01:14:30,630
[laughter]

1746
01:14:30,640 --> 01:14:32,640
Call the timer.

1747
01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:35,120
>> All right. Yes,

1748
01:14:35,120 --> 01:14:36,976
>> when you made the hair comment

1749
01:14:36,976 --> 01:14:37,600
[laughter]

1750
01:14:37,600 --> 01:14:40,880
be a victim right off the bat.

1751
01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:43,120
>> And that's August the 29th, by the way,

1752
01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:44,400
at Hensley Plaza.

1753
01:14:44,400 --> 01:14:45,760
>> August 29th,

1754
01:14:45,760 --> 01:14:48,880
>> 11th a.m. to 300 p.m. We'll have the

1755
01:14:48,880 --> 01:14:51,120
band out there playing. 260 students

1756
01:14:51,120 --> 01:14:52,719
from the high school will be out there

1757
01:14:52,719 --> 01:14:54,719
playing and we'll have a lot of stuff

1758
01:14:54,719 --> 01:14:56,080
going on. So, y'all should come out.

1759
01:14:56,080 --> 01:14:56,800
>> Perfect.

1760
01:14:56,800 --> 01:15:01,110
>> Any other comments?

1761
01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:05,440
» Do I have a motion to adjurnn? motion to

1762
01:15:05,440 --> 01:15:08,400
motion.

1763
01:15:08,400 --> 01:15:10,320
>> No,

1764
01:15:10,320 --> 01:15:12,080
you actually can. Sorry.

1765
01:15:12,080 --> 01:15:13,440
>> Totally unrelated, but I do want to

1766
01:15:13,440 --> 01:15:16,320
thank Jim, Pat

1767
01:15:16,320 --> 01:15:18,400
will serve. Those are both very

1768
01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:20,800
difficult boards to serve on with a lot

1769
01:15:20,800 --> 01:15:22,080
of attention and appreciate their

1770
01:15:22,080 --> 01:15:23,840
willingness to get involved.

1771
01:15:23,840 --> 01:15:25,280
>> Absolutely.

1772
01:15:25,280 --> 01:15:27,360
>> I'll take the money and then I'll get

1773
01:15:27,360 --> 01:15:30,390
the [laughter]

1774
01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:33,199
» knew where that was going. So, A motion

1775
01:15:33,199 --> 01:15:37,280
and a second to adjurnn. All in favor?

1776
01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:40,080
>> I'll say I on that.

1777
01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:44,679
>> Meetings. Thank you all very much.