[0:00] Is there any discussion? If not, all in favor? I.

[0:03] » Any opposed? All right. Under new business, item number three, review of

[0:08] two event facility license applications. Jesse,

[0:11] » thank you. Good evening, everybody. Uh before you for your consideration, we

[0:15] have two event facility uh applications. The first one being business owner Salon

[0:20] Aventtos Madani LLC. Doing business as the same. The applicant's name is

[0:24] Rebecca Pettis. The location will be 2518 East Walnut Avenue. Uh, and this

[0:29] comes with a positive recommendation by the public safety commission.

[0:33] » All right, council members, any questions on this item? If not, I'll

[0:36] entertain a motion. >> So move.

[0:38] » Have a motion. >> Second.

[0:40] » A second. Is there any discussion? If not, all in favor? I.

[0:45] » Any opposed? All right.

[0:47] » Thank you. The next one is going to be business owner Blancas Venue LLC doing

[0:51] business as Blancas Venue. The applicant's name is Jose Manuel Gonzalez

[0:55] Reyes. The location will be 1359 Pleasant Grove Drive. It also comes with

[0:59] a positive recommendation by the public safety commission.

[1:02] » All right. Any comments or questions on this item? If not, I'll entertain a

[1:06] motion. >> Motion.

[1:08] » Have a motion. >> Second.

[1:09] » A second. Is there any discussion? If not, all in favor? I.

[1:13] » Any opposed? All right. Item number four, review of two new 2026 alcohol

[1:19] beverage applications. >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um the first one

[1:24] is going to be business owners along the Aventtos Madani LLC doing business as

[1:28] the same. The applicant's name is Rebecca Perez. The location will be 2518

[1:32] East Wana Avenue. Uh the license stop is going to be pouring beer and wine for an

[1:37] event center and it also comes with a positive recommendation by the public

[1:41] safety commission. Right. >> Are there any questions or comments on

[1:44] this item? If not, I'll entertain a motion.

[1:46] » So move. >> Have a motion.

[1:48] » Second. >> Second. Is there any discussion? Not.

[1:51] All in favor? I >> any opposed?

[1:55] » Okay. >> And lastly, we have a business owner

[1:58] Fifth Avenue Business Incorporated doing business as A2C Super Marcato. The

[2:03] applicant's name is Sulaman Mmani. The location will be 613 Fifth Avenue. Uh

[2:09] they're applying for a porn, beer, and wine uh for a retail store. Also comes

[2:12] with a positive recommendation by the public safety commission.

[2:15] » All right. Questions or comments on this item? Not. I'll entertain a motion.

[2:19] » So move. >> Motion.

[2:21] » Second. Second. Is there any discussion? Not. All in favor? I. Any opposed?

[2:27] » Thank you, Jesse. >> Thank you.

[2:29] » Right. Item number five, professional services contract with emergency

[2:33] services consulting international for DFD community risk assessment and

[2:37] standard of cover. Chief. >> Yes. Good evening, Madame Mayor,

[2:40] Council. This is a CIP. Uh the purpose of this study is to evaluate current

[2:45] fire and emergency service delivery and development recommendations for staffing

[2:50] station and apparatus deployment response times and future resource

[2:54] needs. The analysis will evaluate the relationship between community risk call

[2:59] volume uh workload staffing resource distribution effective response force

[3:06] response times while identifying current strength service gaps and areas of

[3:11] improvement. This comes with a positive recommendation from the public safety.

[3:15] » Right. Are there questions or comments on this item? Not. I do have one. This

[3:20] is in your existing budget. Is this captured or planned for at CIP

[3:26] for capital improvement projects? >> Okay. All right. Are there any other

[3:30] questions or comments on this item? >> Not. I'll entertain a motion.

[3:34] » So move. >> Have a motion.

[3:36] » Second. >> A second. Is there any discussion? If

[3:38] not, all in favor? I. Any opposed? Thank you, Chief.

[3:43] » Item number six, GRPA boost grant memorandum of understanding for

[3:48] afterchool programs and summer camp. Steve,

[3:52] » so we're excited to uh be awarded this again um this year. Um there was a few

[3:59] more people that put in for it. So our amount did go down by a little bit, but

[4:03] it is a um a grant for $27,500 from GRPA and the boost. Um the the

[4:13] funds are going to be used for after school programs, our summer camps. It is

[4:17] a reimbursement grant that does not require matching funds. So these funds

[4:22] will help boost our programs. Um and again it it is nothing but but positive.

[4:28] So >> okay. All right. Are there questions or

[4:30] comments on this item? Not I'll entertain a motion.

[4:33] » Motion. [clears throat] >> Motion.

[4:35] » Second. >> Second. Is there any discussion? If not,

[4:38] all in favor? I. Any opposed? >> Right. Thank you. Item number seven,

[4:44] Temple Bethl Memorial Park project contract change order number two.

[4:48] Jackson. >> Good evening, mayor and council. So this

[4:50] contract extension is requested by the general contractor complete site LLC for

[4:55] a completion extension deadline of 105 calendar days to December 18th for all

[5:01] uh construction elements. This is primarily derived from delays from the

[5:05] sourcing from uh materials from the manufacturer for the the custom pre-cast

[5:09] capston as well as to enable uh planting of the landscape elements within the

[5:14] optimal planting season which is in the month of December. I know the weather's

[5:18] not been very cooperative either. >> Yes.

[5:21] » All right. Are there questions or comments on this item? Not. I'll

[5:24] entertain a motion. >> So move.

[5:27] » Have a motion. >> Second.

[5:28] » A second. Is there any discussion? Not. All in favor?

[5:32] » Any opposed? All right. Item number eight, Arcadus task order number 16,

[5:37] Lakemont Drive, Overtar Creek Design. So, this professional service agreement

[5:42] with Arcadus is for uh developing construction plans to replace the Boss

[5:47] Culver located at the Lakemont Drive crossing of Tar Creek adjacent to

[5:51] Brookwood Drive. This particular location was identified as a high

[5:55] priority for replacement um in a included within a report produced by

[6:00] Atlas who is performing bridge assessments uh within the city. So, this

[6:05] would be uh 120 calendar day completion. Uh the cost is $99,431

[6:11] and the funding source is from 2024's floss SP 356 project account as also

[6:17] receives a positive recommendation from the public works committee.

[6:20] » All right. Are there questions or comments on this item? Not I'll

[6:24] entertain a motion. >> Motion.

[6:26] » Second. >> Have a motion and a second. Is there any

[6:28] discussion? If not, all in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Item number nine,

[6:34] Arcadus task order number 17, 223, Golden Rod Lane Design Services.

[6:40] » So, this professional service agreement is to produce a uh a conceptual

[6:44] improvement for the existing storm water deficiencies located around the 223

[6:49] Golden Rod residence. This location in particular is is included within the

[6:53] city's offrightway areas of concern catalog. And the cost for this would be

[6:58] $22,447. The funding source would also be within

[7:02] the 2024 floss SP 356 project account and receives a pause recommendation from

[7:08] the public works committee as well. >> All right. Are there questions or

[7:10] comments on this item? If not, I will entertain a motion.

[7:14] » So move. >> Have a motion.

[7:16] » Second. >> Second. Is there any discussion? If not,

[7:19] all in favor? I. Any opposed? Thank you, Jackson. Item number 10, first reading,

[7:26] ordinance 26-20 to hear the request of the Salvation

[7:30] Army to reszone from rural residential R5 to limited commercial C1A, a

[7:35] attractive land totaling 0.706 acres located at 1108

[7:41] and 1110 Penrose Drive. parcels 12-182-02-12,

[7:48] parcel 12-182-02-13,

[7:51] and parcel 12182-02-014.

[7:58] Ethan, >> thank you, Madame Mayor and Council. Uh,

[8:01] this is fairly straightforward reasonzoning. Uh not that long ago, this

[8:06] had been reszoned from the C1 zone district neighborhood commercial to R5

[8:13] with the intent for the Salvation Army to build duplex dwellings on the subject

[8:18] property. Approximately two duplex dwellings and they've done so on some

[8:23] other adjacent properties that you can see on the zoning map. Those other

[8:26] tracks zoned R5 uh were all part of that action. and there are some duplexes on

[8:32] some of the C1 properties as legal non-conforming uses.

[8:37] What they ran into were some setback issues on the subject property. So those

[8:43] three parcels that make up the subject property that we see on the screen that

[8:47] are being requested to be reszoned from R5 to C1A

[8:54] um have just have some setback situations because of that becoming

[9:00] a double fronted lot that comes to a point creates some challenges for them

[9:04] to develop that on individual parcels because in the R5 zone district you can

[9:09] have a duplex dwelling which is precisely what they want to develop, but

[9:14] in order to have that, you have to have one principal dwelling per tract of

[9:19] land. While they have enough acreage and

[9:23] plenty enough room to have two duplexes, because of that narrowing lot, because

[9:27] it being a double fronted lot, setbacks are different on double fronted lots.

[9:32] And so with those challenges, they had requested the C1A zone district because

[9:37] their engineer determined that they could have two duplex dwellings on this

[9:41] property if they could combine all three tracks of land on the subject property

[9:45] into one tract of land, which you can see on their preliminary site plan and

[9:50] how they would locate those two duplexes. And they could meet the

[9:53] setbacks, they could meet the zoning, and not have any issues with that piece

[9:58] of property. And based on the surrounding development, uh there are

[10:02] already a number of duplexes that exist in this area, a number of rental

[10:05] properties, single family, multifamily. It's all part of the Salvation Army

[10:10] campus. So, we did not see any disruption in land use. In terms of

[10:13] zoning, uh both the R5 zone district and the C1A zone district

[10:19] share several uses, one of those being single family detached dwellings as well

[10:23] as u duplex dwellings. And there's also no conflict with C1A or

[10:30] C1. Both of those are very limited commercial zone districts. So this

[10:34] wouldn't uh create any entering wedge or spot zone or any of those type

[10:38] situations. So with all that in consideration and the fact that no uh

[10:43] public opposition was heard at the public hearing, staff recommendation was

[10:46] to approve and the planning commission recommended unanimously to approve the

[10:50] C1A. I'll be happy to answer any questions.

[10:53] » All right. Are there questions or comments on this item of Ethan? This is

[10:56] a first reading so we will take no action on it this evening.

[11:00] » I have two questions on the first one. So if you switch first of all do um

[11:06] Salvation Army own both of the dwellings that's sitting there. They do

[11:12] » they do their intent is to uh raise those they would redevelop that

[11:16] property. >> Okay. And then the second one, if

[11:19] they're occupied, uh, will it affect their insurance? Cuz, you know, usually

[11:23] when you switch zones, you have to get the insurance approved.

[11:28] » Uh, I think in this case, there'll be residential buildings rather than

[11:32] commercial buildings, and there'll be no mixing of commercial and and

[11:35] residential. I can't say for sure. That's that's not my expertise on

[11:40] insurance. Um but because >> the reason I ask because usually that's

[11:44] why most people come and they say they couldn't get insurance because the

[11:48] zoning got switched >> right I think in this case a lot of

[11:51] times insurance and mortgage is in terms of getting or getting a mortgage a lot

[11:56] of times in this case it'll be Salvation Army and I would presume that they'll

[12:00] operate this out of either philanthropic funds or internal budget.

[12:05] » All right. Are there any other questions or comments on this item? If not, it

[12:09] will be eligible to be heard at the and voted upon if desired by the council um

[12:17] at the next scheduled meeting. All right. Thank you, Ethan. All right.

[12:22] There is no supplemental business before I do have um before this body. Um we do

[12:27] have an announcement and you should be able to see behind us here. Um this has

[12:32] been published um as is required by state law um timely. And so let's read

[12:38] this. The city of Dalton has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will

[12:44] increase property taxes by 14.24% over the roll back rate. And the roll

[12:50] back rate just so we're just for educational purposes would mean that we

[12:55] would roll back our millage rate to a rate that we would collect no additional

[13:01] taxes that weren't new taxes. So if there was new growth, new home was built

[13:06] and that grew our tax collections, that wouldn't qualify as a tax increase. But

[13:11] as defined by state law language, not doing the roll back rate fully is

[13:18] technically um a tax increase and must be advertised as such if it is being

[13:24] contemplated. All concerned citizens are invited to the following public hearing

[13:29] on this tax increase. The proposed hearings are scheduled as follows. First

[13:34] hearing, September the 11th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. It's here. Um second hearing,

[13:40] September 21st, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Third hearing, September 21st, 2026 at 6:00

[13:47] p.m. That's also a council um night. uh adoption of millage rate scheduled for

[13:53] September the 21st, 2026 act 6 pm. Hearings will be held in the council

[13:59] chambers at Daltton City Hall 300 West Wall Street. I don't believe there are

[14:03] any other announcements at this time. I will entertain a motion to adjurnn.

[14:08] » I have a motion. I have a second. Is there any discussion? If not, all in

[14:12] favor? I. Any opposed? We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming this evening.

[14:16] Hope everybody has a good week.

Mayor and Council Meeting September 8th, 2026

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