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[0:00] I will officially call to order this August 5th, 2025, regular meeting of the Cherokee County Board of

[0:06] Commissioners. Let the record show that the four seated commissioners are all present, the

[0:11] district one position remaining vacant at this time. We are joined tonight, subbing for our regular

[0:16] county attorney. We are glad to have Molly S.Y. from the law firm of Gerard and Davis. She'll be with us

[0:22] for this evening. We have a lot on our agenda. We're going to try to keep moving because this is the meeting

[0:26] that is followed by our planning commission meeting and we don't want them to have to

[0:30] be here till midnight if we can avoid that. So we're going to move as fast as we can.

[0:34] First order businesses to ratify closure of our executive session with nothing coming out of

[0:39] that meeting for action here tonight. Motion to that effect. Motion to closing executive session.

[0:44] Motion by Commissioner Raggedale, closing executive session. Second by Commissioner Carter.

[0:49] Any discussion? All in favor of closing executive session please say aye.

[0:54] Any opposed nay motion carries unanimously and we're officially back in open session. We don't have any amendments to the agenda

[1:01] We do have a special presentation. We're honored to have some folks with us from the school system. I see our superintendent is here honored to have you with us

[1:10] Her chief of staff as well as Ken Owens the county school district CFO and I think Mr. Owens has a presentation for you. Are you ready now?

[1:24] And we're so proud to have you.

[1:25] Thank you.

[1:26] Thank you.

[1:26] I have a chance.

[1:28] Mr. Morton, I keep this.

[1:30] Is to sink this.

[1:31] I could, and I'll do my best.

[1:34] So I know you guys are approving the Miller's right

[1:37] and saving for the school district where you appreciate that.

[1:38] Appreciate you having that on your agenda.

[1:41] And ahead of that, I want to give you some budget information.

[1:43] So that you have that.

[1:45] And you're back pocket.

[1:46] I know you get questions from constituents as we all do.

[1:49] and being that we're all the same team here.

[1:52] I've time to make this the best community possible.

[1:54] I thought we would just jump right in.

[1:57] Could you pull that mic?

[1:59] Could you pull that mic closer?

[2:01] I appreciate it.

[2:02] Yeah, I want to.

[2:02] Thank you.

[2:05] Here is it?

[2:06] I don't know.

[2:08] I need it.

[2:08] That's good.

[2:09] I need it.

[2:10] That's a report.

[2:12] There you go.

[2:12] Thank you, Chris.

[2:21] Here with me.

[2:23] Here goes.

[2:29] So, first slide is just kind of a calendar of how we develop our budget.

[2:36] It's not a short process, as it is not for you guys.

[2:39] For us, it's about a six-month process.

[2:40] Start in November of this year.

[2:42] We'll actually probably start in October of this year.

[2:45] We still plan to have our budget for RFI-27 budget prepared for the board for the April 26 meeting.

[2:53] This slide shows the Corvileefs, Corp.

[2:57] student achievement goals of our school board.

[2:59] Everything we do, centers around this slide.

[3:04] Of course, our budget supports every part of this,

[3:05] as does all of our operations.

[3:08] So it's an important piece to always remind folks what we're here

[3:11] and what we're doing.

[3:12] So with the FY26 budget, knowing we had a gap in revenue

[3:17] of about 14 million, we estimated due to the expansion

[3:20] of the senior exemption, which of course our school board

[3:24] advocated for.

[3:25] We knew we were going to have that. So we had some things we had to do. So first of all it's superintendent asked all of our central office divisions to cut their budgets operations about just about least three percent.

[3:36] About 2.4 million reducing redundancies finding things they're not working for us any longer things are aligned with board policy or state standards get rid of them reallocated beyond the 3% about 1.4 million from central office.

[3:51] the part mental funds that was retained at the Central Office in previous years, cut those

[3:56] loose, get them out to the schools where they belong about $1.4 million, then re-aligned

[4:01] about $9.1 million from general operating budget to other eligible sources like grants

[4:07] or splaws.

[4:09] The four priority areas for this budget, number one, invest in resources is close to

[4:14] students as possible.

[4:16] improve the student teacher ratio in the fourth and fifth grade since where we had some issues.

[4:21] We had high class levels in their student ratio, so we reduced at a 20 teachers in order to accomplish that.

[4:28] Increase school psychologists as becoming more and more important for our kids.

[4:33] So increase two psychologists there.

[4:36] Invested heavily in comprehensive K through 12 English language arts,

[4:39] and mathematics and structural resources, but print and digital about 8.3 million dollars.

[4:46] Increase the school-based budgets to support those consumable items, heavy use in classrooms,

[4:52] like especially fine arts, science, STEM classes, to the tune about 1.4 million. Invest in teachers and staff.

[5:00] We're far, far behind. Some of our competitors for teachers, primarily Cobb County, it would have taken us $30 million per year to match what Cobb is paying teachers.

[5:10] We can't do that. We never will be able to do that. But we can't offer an excellent work environment, and that's what we intend to do.

[5:16] But we don't want to get so far away from Cobb that we lose some of our top teachers. So we want to stay competitive. We are also about 13 million behind Fulton, 8 million behind Bartow, which was really surprising to us.

[5:29] So our school board took a bite out of that this year at a 3% in addition to the longevity

[5:35] step increase for our teachers to the tune with about 11.2 million dollars.

[5:40] Increase support staff's dollars at also about the 3% along with the stepping

[5:45] increase and then for administrative central office administrative staff, no cost

[5:50] of living increase, just a stepping increase.

[5:52] And then fully found the employer portion of the state health benefit plan premiums that has skyrocketed over the years just eight years ago nine years ago, it was nine hundred and forty five dollars a month

[6:04] This year it's eight one thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars per month. So more than double what it was just a few years ago

[6:13] That's twenty two thousand dollars per year per employee just for health insurance

[6:18] next

[6:19] Invest resources to advanced school safety, it's always an important factor.

[6:25] This year, we are adding three additional monitors.

[6:27] Last year, we added four place officers for the year before that.

[6:32] So we are adding three monitors for those schools at multi-building campuses.

[6:36] Cherokee High School, Edo High School, and Sequoia High School.

[6:39] And we're also whipping all of our place officers with body cameras getting this year.

[6:44] Invest in the future Cherokee County students by being excellent stewards of public funds.

[6:49] getting rid of those things that aren't working force.

[6:51] Things that are not aligned, leveraging current operations systems

[6:54] to make them best and most efficient use of what we do have.

[6:58] And then continue to build our fund balance.

[7:01] We need to ensure we have at least three months of operating expenses

[7:04] in that fund balance.

[7:06] And of course, maintain the lowest millage rate possible.

[7:09] This is the lowest millage rate we've had in over 30 years

[7:11] at 17.95 to the mills.

[7:14] Additionally, over the past three years,

[7:16] The school board has reduced the millage rate as you know are overall millage rate went by 1.5 mills

[7:22] That saves tax payers annually over 23 million dollars per year

[7:26] We also paid off our debt early 2012 and 2014 bonds paid those off 10 years early

[7:33] Saved in tax payers a 11 million dollars and avoided entry charges

[7:37] And then we of course as I said support of the expansion of the senior exemption when you that was important to senior citizens in this county

[7:44] And our school board backed that, and again, that's a cost of about 14 million annually.

[7:50] Or savings for taxpayers about 14 million annually.

[7:52] This is a busy slide.

[7:54] Projects for it, but it is our entire budget on a single page.

[7:58] I'll just kind of go through a few things real quickly.

[8:01] Total, our expenditure is this year's about $843 million.

[8:05] The bulk of that, of course, is the general fund.

[8:07] General fund is our day-to-day operations.

[8:09] That's what's happening in our classrooms.

[8:11] It's what pays our salaries, benefits, all of those things, a 603 million of that is general fund.

[8:19] Building fund, that's our capital outlay projects.

[8:21] For your home elementary school, as you know, the Cherokee High School replacement building,

[8:26] and then we have Wayne's going on at Woodstock High School Riverage High School and Creekland Middle School.

[8:32] So that's about 132 million.

[8:34] This year, I'm sorry about, we're bringing about 59 million in

[8:39] Splos funds, and about half of that is being used for

[8:42] Campano Outlay.

[8:43] The other half is transferred over to our debt service fund,

[8:46] so between debt service, Splos for debt service and

[8:49] our debt service and military to 1.5 mills, that covers our

[8:53] annual debt service payment to pay for all those buildings that

[8:56] we have built over the past 15 years.

[9:00] That's about $60 million this year's debt service

[9:03] federal state and competitive grants, about 19 million.

[9:06] Primarily that is from the federal government,

[9:08] flow through grants, we get from the Georgia Department of Education,

[9:11] Title I, which is for those schools,

[9:13] they have a high population of economically disadvantaged students,

[9:17] and then special education, IDA,

[9:20] individuals with disability education act,

[9:22] that's about $9 million this year.

[9:26] School nutrition, that is a holy self-sustaining program.

[9:29] We have meal sales of about 8.5 million and then about 14 million comes to us federal subsidies for those children who qualify for free in reduced meals.

[9:40] Then finally at the end there are other funds. That's our self-insured dental and workman's compensation funds.

[9:48] Next slide shows the general fund total budget by detail by functional area.

[9:55] This is an important slide to see, it's also in the budget book that I provide.

[10:00] Page 22, a little bit better there. But I'll just point out a few things. $557,000,000. First column, total salaries, wages, and benefits.

[10:11] That's 92.2% of our budget is people. Education is a very labor-intensive industry, and that proves

[10:20] an outright there. 92.2% is in salaries and benefits. Second column instructional services. That's all the things that

[10:28] in our classrooms. That's teachers. That's paraprofessional. All those supports that are

[10:32] happening in our classrooms. That's 417 million of the 633 million dollar general fund

[10:39] budgets. It's almost 70 percent of the general fund budget is happening in the classroom.

[10:45] And then you say the other headings are pretty much self-explanatory. I will point out a few

[10:49] things in administration. That's always a big topic, right? Journal administration,

[10:54] school administration support services business and then 2,800 support services central

[11:00] those take together that central office and school administration it's about 53.6 million

[11:06] dollars or 8.8% of our budget but when you strip out school administration central office

[11:12] of administration is 16.2 million dollars in.

[11:16] to school at the first point seven percent.

[11:19] Yes, school is principles in them.

[11:21] Principles, assistant principles, that's all your front office staff, bookkeeper, register

[11:25] all those positions there.

[11:27] So about 2.7 percent of the budget is central office expenditures.

[11:33] Next slide, to explain a little bit about how we're funded.

[11:36] You know about the local funds, that's our military, right?

[11:38] But what about what the state is paying?

[11:40] This is the QBE formula, a quality basic education that was developed in 1985, has changed

[11:47] very little since then, but this is how we're funded by the state.

[11:52] You'll notice that the column is noted as FTE, that's full time equivalent, that is student

[11:58] counts, right?

[11:59] So we get, we've count students two times per year, the first Tuesday of October, and the

[12:05] first Tuesday of March.

[12:07] How we're serving kids and how many kids we have, that's how we're funded for the

[12:11] So I'm just kind of slide across the page there for kindergarten we get salaries about 17 million

[12:17] dollar for salaries but the salaries are based on the state salary scale only.

[12:23] We subsidize the salaries by about 32% in GERC.

[12:29] So at the state we would earn here we put on top of that another 32% to recruit and retain

[12:35] the highest quality features that we've possible in.

[12:38] local five mills. You see that in the middle column there. So in order to participate in the KB

[12:45] for a month, every school district has to give up the first five mills of property taxes.

[12:50] Five mills of property taxes for Cherokee County. That is $86 million. So they determine what we have earned based on the kids and how we're serving them.

[13:02] State salary scale will we get for operations and then they deduct that first five mills.

[13:07] Okay. So at the end of the day, we earn 383 million.

[13:11] We're going to send us 297 million for the year.

[13:14] That's about 45.7% of our budget.

[13:19] So that's what we get from the state.

[13:20] This is some of the high cost areas.

[13:22] So the local funds fund those gaps.

[13:25] The state just does not cover that we wouldn't expect

[13:27] in the cover in some cases, right?

[13:30] Student transportation.

[13:31] That's a big one.

[13:32] It's 30, almost 32 million dollars annually

[13:35] to run that operation.

[13:37] We get about $10 million from the state.

[13:40] So that's 68% is locally funded.

[13:43] Nurses, 72% is locally funded.

[13:46] We get $1 million.

[13:48] We spend about 3.6 million.

[13:51] Safety and security, 5.8 million, 5.9 million is what we're spending.

[13:55] We get 1.7 from the state.

[13:58] The rest is local, 71%.

[14:01] Teacher compensation, again, 33% is what we provide our teachers, above and beyond what

[14:06] the state would provide.

[14:08] Kindergarten Fair Professionals, that's always a big one, 38% is locally funded.

[14:13] Pre-K, that is not funded through the QB formulas, anything we do with pre-K comes to us

[14:19] from a separate grant from the state, or we fund with local dollars.

[14:24] We do get some money, so about 54% of that for pre-K services is funded from local taxpayers.

[14:32] Benefits, 40% of the cost of providing benefits, is born by the local taxpayers.

[14:38] Special education, it's always a big one, $87 million, we get 57 from the state, the rest

[14:45] is covered with local funds, again, 34%, big one, technology, and 1985, when the KV formed

[14:50] the list developed, we brought in a whole lot of technology going on, so it's not in there,

[14:54] it's not embedded, it has never been added, so if you want technology in your schools,

[14:59] You're gonna pay for it.

[15:00] So, 89 percent. Some of that is lost. Some of that is general fund. So, net millage rate. Our total millage rate this year is 17.95 mills. 5 mills goes to the state, which, as again, I said, 86.2 million. And then, as you know, we pay the chair key counter-government to collect the taxes force. 2 percent of the collections goes back to the county to help us to collect those, those monies. That's 5.7 million dollars or about a third year.

[15:30] of a mill. So about 11.12 mills is what our net that we have for maintenance and operation

[15:37] of our schools. And then debt service is currently 1.5 mills.

[15:42] Next couple of slides is just a historical perspective of the digest. This first slide shows

[15:48] back in 1995, $2.2 billion was the total value of property and share of key county.

[15:55] Look at it in 2025's $24 billion, it's a $965% increase from 1995 to 2025.

[16:06] Next slide shows the M&O exemptions from taxes.

[16:10] In 1995, $267 million was exempt from school taxes.

[16:14] Now you look at it in 20, 25, 6.6 billion dollars is exempt from school tax.

[16:21] That growth is 2,302% over that 30 year period.

[16:26] And next slide, we will show some of those years that were kind of an aberration growth

[16:34] in the digest back in 1998, 22.9% growth from the previous year.

[16:40] Most of the years in between are single digit, but then you get down to 22 and 23. Those were hard years. 24% increase in 23. 21% and I'm sorry in 22, 24% and then 23 was 21% and then and 24 went back down to a normal level about 5.5 and then this year that's an estimate of 2.9. It'll actually for the school district will be lower because of that senior tax is coming in a little exemption is coming in a little bit.

[17:10] higher than we anticipated.

[17:13] So the school board has been reflective of the tax

[17:18] digest back in the recession days, 2009, 10.

[17:22] When we had a 27% drop in value in the tax digest

[17:26] over a four-year period, we had to increase the

[17:29] the military by mill in order to make ends meet.

[17:32] But then when the economy came back, we saw those huge

[17:36] growth years, the school board, again, went back

[17:39] and adjusted their military,

[17:40] my decreasing it by 1.5 mills.

[17:43] Additionally, you'll notice on the bond millage rate,

[17:46] beginning in 2017, the board started moving part of the M&O

[17:50] from M&O over to bonds.

[17:53] That way, we could pay our long term debt quicker.

[17:56] And that's what we have done.

[17:57] Just exactly what we have done over the years.

[18:02] So, in conclusion, the key points from this year's budget,

[18:08] The military remains the same all-time love 17.95 mills.

[18:12] We increased teacher salary scales so that we can stay within reach of our competitors.

[18:17] Increase school-based budgets by 34 percent, decrease central office operating expenditures

[18:22] by 2.4 million and then made investments in people.

[18:26] You'll notice in this budget compared to previous year budgets in all areas.

[18:31] Operating expenses in every area except liability insurance decrease from FY25.

[18:37] So, again, making the best use possible of the funds that we have.

[18:41] That's all I've prepared for you.

[18:43] I'll take questions now if anybody hasn't.

[18:45] Thank you for the time.

[18:48] I wonder about QBE.

[18:49] I've always understood that Rich County's pay-in-more.

[18:52] Is that just because five mills of our digest is more than five mills of a-

[18:56] It's a little more complicated.

[18:58] That's the basis of it.

[19:01] But that local five mills that we pay out of 86.2 million other school districts get money back through

[19:08] equalization grant. That's that Robinhood effect, right? You take it from here and you give it here.

[19:13] We don't get equalization grant. We give money, so we don't get anything.

[19:16] That's great. Go on that county. Me and Mommy's about $7 million in equalization funding.

[19:21] So that's again taken from the the wealthy counties, the generally wealthy counties,

[19:25] and given it to those who don't generate as much on their military. Great question.

[19:32] I don't have any other questions, but let me, let me say this, you know,

[19:35] your budget is bigger than hours. I respect the fact that you guys have a bigger

[19:39] and you have to fund it.

[19:41] I'm very proud of our school system.

[19:43] I sometimes say often say, and I do believe it's probably

[19:46] our greatest Cherokee County's greatest man made asset.

[19:50] And we want to keep it that way.

[19:52] We appreciate your partnership.

[19:53] It's a great one.

[19:54] Thank you.

[19:54] Forgive me if I do occasionally point out that it is

[19:57] the biggest item on the tax bill.

[19:59] Okay.

[20:00] And we, people often think we're contributing that, it's actually coming from the school system. And in fact, in this year, with our rates, assuming we stick to what we've discussed so far, remaining flat, and our digest for this year, frozen for our taxes, any increase in your bill to a homeowner is coming from the school taxes year.

[20:21] But I would not presume and don't pretend to know how to run your school system and to know what it takes to run.

[20:27] And I trust that you and Dr. Davis and the others that do know far better than I do.

[20:32] So thank you for what you do.

[20:34] And thank you for what you do.

[20:35] We appreciate it.

[20:35] Again, thanks for the partnership.

[20:37] Thank you.

[20:37] Hello.

[20:38] One question.

[20:40] Is this available publicly?

[20:42] Yes.

[20:42] I'm sorry.

[20:42] Yes.

[20:43] It's on the website on the public website.

[20:45] You go to open CCSD.

[20:48] You'll see I think 10 or 11 years worth of budgets along with every audit that we've had over

[20:53] the past 10 or 11 years as well.

[20:55] I included in the bag a copy of our most recent annual comprehensive financial report, which is our financial statements, management, discussion and analysis, and our results from our independent order.

[21:08] Great question. Thank you Mr. President.

[21:09] Yeah, we do get a lot of questions of pointing people to this.

[21:12] Yes, please do.

[21:13] Please do. That's what we'd like to.

[21:15] And that's why I wanted to be here tonight to provide you with a more in-depth information so that you can provide that to your constituents or send them along to us. We appreciate it.

[21:23] Thank you for being here.

[21:25] Thank you.

[21:27] So, that brings us to announcements.

[21:29] First announcement is about the ongoing election.

[21:31] Of course, our empty seat over here will be the beneficiary of one of those.

[21:35] The District 1 Board of Commissioner C, as well as the District 21 Senate seat.

[21:40] I'll like to vote and start it yesterday, and we'll continue for three weeks,

[21:45] leading up to the August 26 election.

[21:47] Very important to vote.

[21:48] Turn out could be low.

[21:50] Every vote really counts.

[21:51] big in that. Please vote, vote, do your research. Find out what you want to know about the candidates

[21:57] and vote. It's really important. We'd really like to have a senator from Cherokee County. One

[22:04] of our own is running for that several Cherokee County people are running for that, but it also

[22:08] includes part of Fulton County as well. So voting is going on at two places now that the elections

[22:15] office down in the Canton Cherokee Industrial Park as well as at the Veterans Park, the Buzz

[22:21] Rick Center at Veterans Park, 8.35 every week, this week and next week and then in the

[22:28] third week, the week after that leading up to the election, they'll be open till 7 in the evening.

[22:33] So plenty of opportunities to vote and then of course if you don't make any of those election

[22:37] day on the 26th. We're going to make one appointment turns out Commissioner Ragdoll and I each

[22:44] where I'm the same appointee to the animal control advisory board, he's going to make that appointee.

[22:50] I'm still looking for one. I may have a line on one, but that was my other announcement is that we're still looking for one there.

[22:57] Then Commissioner Ragsdale, speaking of animal control, we'll move to that.

[23:02] Yes, so my appointee on the animal control board had to resign.

[23:08] So, making a re-appointment to that.

[23:11] Don't see her here.

[23:12] I'll see you here earlier.

[23:15] Okay, no problem.

[23:17] So, I'll make a motion that we need to vote on the individual appointment, I believe.

[23:22] Okay, so I would just like to appoint Dr. Amy Crowder to the animal control advisory board for the remainder of this term, which would expire December 31, 2026.

[23:34] All right.

[23:35] Thank you.

[23:36] That brings us to item seven on our agenda, that's the minutes from July 15th for the work session executive

[23:42] session in regular meeting. Any corrections or comments or is there a motion on those minutes?

[23:49] Most could approve the minutes, Mr. President. And that would be for the July 15th.

[23:55] Okay. Motion by Commissioner Weatherby to approve the July 15th minutes. Is there a second?

[24:00] Second. Second by Commissioner Carter. Any discussion now? All in favor of approval.

[24:05] Those minutes please say aye. Aye. Any opposed?

[24:08] motion carries unanimously the minutes for July 15 or approved. So that ranges to a special

[24:14] call meeting that we held on July 29 and we have minutes from that from both the open session

[24:20] and the executive session. Any corrections or a motion on that one? Most of the minutes

[24:26] of special call meeting on July 29. Motion by Commissioner Weatherby for approval of those minutes

[24:32] is there second? Second. Second by Commissioner Carter. Any discussion? Chairman I was not

[24:36] that meeting, so I'll not be voting on this one.

[24:39] All right, thank you.

[24:41] All in favor, please say aye.

[24:43] Aye.

[24:44] Any opposed name?

[24:45] The motion carries 30 with Commissioner Ragsdale abstaining.

[24:50] So that brings us to our public hearing.

[24:53] The only, well, we'd have to, the first of two tonight.

[24:56] This is the one, many of you are here for.

[24:58] This is about the, the millager.

[25:00] All right, the ones that we control, and we're going to start that with the presentation by our chief financial officer, but we need to open hearing.

[25:09] Motion to open the public hearing.

[25:10] Motion by Commissioner Carter to open the public hearing on our 2025 military, is our second.

[25:15] Second, back to Mr. Ragsdale. All in favor of opening hearing, please say aye, aye, any opposed?

[25:21] The motion carries unanimously. The public hearing is open.

[25:24] Our CFO, Mr. Jimmy Marcus, will lead us through a discussion on the 2025 military proposal.

[25:33] Thank you, Mr. Chairman, commissioners.

[25:35] Our first slide here is just showing a senior history of the Cherokee County

[25:39] Militrates, the one that you do control.

[25:42] And as you'll notice, our M&O rate over the last two years,

[25:44] we've decreased at seven times.

[25:46] We've had no change two times that we've increased at once.

[25:49] Our fire rate, we've decreased five times, no change three times, and increased twice.

[25:56] And our parks bond rate, we've increased 10 times over the past 10 years.

[26:01] So you can see the trend of really kind of lowering the rate as we've been going

[26:06] and if the top is all rates combined.

[26:13] This next slide shows the 2024 metro county milled rates.

[26:17] All counties have a 1% either a low-ster host with the exception of Cherokee Cobb and Gwynette.

[26:24] You see, we are the third lowest milled rate of the surrounding counties, and if we did have a host,

[26:30] we would be the lowest at 2.87 mills for currently at 5.153 mills.

[26:36] And this is the county M&O milled rate for which funds everything in general fund,

[26:40] most of all our operations except fire.

[26:46] This shows the total miller milled rates, we'll

[26:49] should include M&O, Fire, and our parks bond,

[26:52] and all the other rates that other counties have.

[26:54] As you see, again, we are the third lowest on the

[27:00] combined milled rate.

[27:01] Again, if we had the host, we would be lowest

[27:04] compared to the Metro counties.

[27:11] Next three slides, we'll be looking at

[27:12] kind of explaining those financial measures

[27:14] comparing us to the other counties.

[27:16] This is Cherokee County has the lowest expenditures per capita at a thousand and seventy three dollars.

[27:24] It's also should be noted there's only six counties in the state that have a triple A bond rating.

[27:28] Three of those were here.

[27:31] That is Cobb, Gwynette and Forsyth and we have a double A plus rating which is right under that.

[27:37] So these are all very financially sound and very well run counties.

[27:41] And so having the lowest expenditure per capita is very good.

[27:47] Our taxes per capita, Cherokee County, has the second lowest taxes per capita at $776.54.

[27:56] And then our debt per capita, we have the second lowest debt per capita at $118.69, and

[28:02] our only debt being the part spawned, which will be paid off in 2029.

[28:08] I love Forsyth County.

[28:09] Kind of think of them as our twin sister next door, but look at there, there it about

[28:12] there at a half billion dollars of debt, mostly on road improvement.

[28:17] A lot of it for road improvement.

[28:18] So they've done a lot of good road work over there,

[28:21] but they owe a half billion dollars for that.

[28:27] Okay, so if we look at our general fund 10 year expenditure history,

[28:30] this just outlines the emphasis that this board puts on public safety

[28:34] as the blue line represents the share of department,

[28:38] the red line, all the other general fund departments,

[28:41] and the green line, the judicial departments.

[28:42] And we see a steady increase in supporting judicial especially and also the sheriff's office and a big emphasis on our public safety.

[28:51] We want to always make sure that they are well funded.

[28:56] This shows all the public safety.

[28:58] It has the sheriff's office, the fire department and our EMS.

[29:01] And we see the same trends as well here.

[29:07] So as we developed our key assumptions for the military that we will be talking about tonight,

[29:13] key financial substance for the 2026 budget inflation trend and inflation continues at 2.5 to 3%.

[29:20] Our other revenue growth remains flat. We've not had it really any other growth.

[29:25] We have a 10% increase in employee contributions for healthcare.

[29:29] We also have a 3% cola. We have no head count additions and no new vehicles from operating funds from the general fund.

[29:42] Our goals from the BLC, we want to maintain a fund balance of three months, based on the financial forecast at 930, 2025.

[29:51] For the 2026 budget, only take 50% of the 2025 fund balance amount that is over three months for fund balance uses for the 2026.

[30:00] Six budget. This also includes a high-end law-agland purchase of $2 million to be funded from the general fund

[30:05] balance reserves, and we also would like to maintain the current military.

[30:10] And as you point out about the budget, we're not necessarily setting our budget tonight. We've got another

[30:15] month or perhaps more before we finalize the budget. But needless to say, once we set our tax rates, we know

[30:22] that key income component is set, and therefore everything else is just re-ordering what we might

[30:27] do with that income. So we really have to know that the budget will work before we set our

[30:31] military.

[30:32] Thank you for laying it out for us.

[30:37] This is just a calculation of that form that we were just talking about, where we currently

[30:43] have 4.1, 3 months of fund balance, but we will be using some of the 26 budget maintaining

[30:50] that military to 5.1, 5.3.

[30:55] And this slide outlines the budget meetings we had with all

[30:58] departments submitted increases of 15.7 million. We then cut 8.8 million of that on the first

[31:06] to go around. Then we had further cuts to where the total department increases was $5 million.

[31:12] Colour representing 3.3 million per total increase of 8.4 million or 5.05%.

[31:22] That all rolls up into

[31:24] our military options and we're suggesting military option number two, 5.153 the current rate and

[31:31] proposed rate, which would give us 3.36 months of fund balance.

[31:43] This slide represents the various departments, all in the general fund that is supported

[31:46] by the M&O rate, and you can just see all the main departments that we have there that

[31:52] are funded by the rate.

[31:59] This slide just breaks out the proposed budget, including the coal, the share of put account

[32:04] for 42% of that budget.

[32:06] judicial services, 19% transfer to EMS, 6% to other funds, transfer to a 4%

[32:13] library and other support, 3% general service is 22% than our tax administration is 4%.

[32:22] Again, public safety being the line share of the budget.

[32:29] We'll then move to the fire fund, which has its own milled rate.

[32:33] And here we see the fire fund submitted, they submitted a million dollar increase, their

[32:37] total is 1.2 for a $2.3 million increase or a $4.1 percent. And for the fire milled rate option,

[32:45] we're looking at 2.88 mills, which is the current rate and it proposed rate.

[32:54] So this live

[32:54] then shows all of our proposed rates that this board controls, the M&O at 5.153, fire at 2.88,

[33:03] and parts, a decrease to 0.260.

[33:09] And then we also see the thumb bounce.

[33:10] Months of thumb bounce we have if we apply those rates.

[33:13] 3.36 for M&O, 1.63 for fire, and parts is 0.166.

[33:20] But we just basically don't need a thumb bounce.

[33:22] There's we're collecting them and dispersing those every year.

[33:25] In case somebody wonders, you know, we believe we can do it with a lower thumb bounce

[33:30] and fire because there's less risk in that budget.

[33:32] The income is almost all property taxes,

[33:35] which we set here tonight,

[33:36] and then we know what that number's gonna be.

[33:38] Right.

[33:38] And the expenditures are mostly salary,

[33:40] so we know what those numbers are gonna be.

[33:42] Not a lot of unknowns there.

[33:43] That's right.

[33:44] The M&O and the general fund has much more variability,

[33:49] much more risk involves,

[33:50] why we need a bigger fund balance there.

[33:52] And as you say, we really don't need any fund balance

[33:54] for the parks.

[33:55] We know exactly what that payment is.

[34:00] That brings us just to a quick example of the home bait at $500,000, and this is comparing the proposed rates to the rollback rate.

[34:09] It would be an increase of $61 for a homestead of property and $65.80 for a non homestead of property.

[34:17] But as we said with the homestead freeze, if you have that, you're not going to have any tax increase.

[34:22] You'll actually have a little tax decrease because the parts bond milled rate is going down.

[34:34] And that just brings us to tonight where we will, um, you will vote to adopt the

[34:39] millage rates.

[34:44] Thank you, Mr. Marcus, and just, just as a reminder, to hear me, okay.

[34:48] Just as a reminder, this year, uh, the, the net taxable home values for our two big taxes

[34:56] are frozen.

[34:58] And as they won't go up at all, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're,

[35:00] Your assessed value may go up and probably did for most of us. But the floating home state exemption for years has done this for the county

[35:08] M&O tax. That's our biggest tax. And this year, for the fire tax, is a new floating home state exemption comes into play for that. So that the net taxable value of homes does not change it all this year for those two main taxes.

[35:25] Now, that doesn't apply to the park bond tax, but that's a very small tax rate and we lower

[35:30] it some each year because we don't need any additional money.

[35:33] We just need to make a flat bond payment for that this year.

[35:37] So we're looking at the proposal is for flat tax rates on the two big taxes, slightly lower

[35:43] tax rate on the park bond, frozen tax digest for homeowners who have the home state exemption,

[35:52] And whatever the tax base happens to be for the park bond, but again, that's a slightly lower rate and not a very big rate anyway.

[36:03] So we can open up a public hearing now.

[36:05] We do have several people who have asked us to speak and we welcome you to do so.

[36:09] The first who's asked to speak Elizabeth Harrah.

[36:13] Third time's the challenge, right?

[36:14] If we haven't understood you the first two times, we're going to get it tonight.

[36:18] I promise.

[36:20] Good evening, commissioners. Hello again. I'm Elizabeth Harrah. 30 year. Can you hear me?

[36:28] 30 year. We go a bit louder into the mic for sure. 30 year homeowner.

[36:33] She's top of East Cherokee and Ranchwood Trail. As one of the neighborhood,

[36:38] you guys, you've seen families coming go. But our taxes can show that we haven't

[36:43] related assessments and we are at risk of another 2008 crash,

[36:50] whether you want to call it an

[36:51] FMV, appraised value, assessed values, the board cannot deny the race, the rise of a 25% increase

[37:01] in my spreadsheet.

[37:02] I'll get back to that.

[37:04] My spreadsheet shows that I argued with one of you and I went back and I had it right

[37:09] here in 2014 my rate went up 27.65% I will have it for you if you want to see it.

[37:26] This spike also occurred in 2022, 23% in 2009 my I'm not even going to go there.

[37:37] Now, K-Shiller data, which is a nationally reputable organization, backs meet up.

[37:46] These are the pre-2008 spikes that fueled foreclosures.

[37:52] The country, this county should not gamble residents' homes on bad assessments.

[37:58] Please do not tax us into foreclosure.

[38:00] Those of us that survived 2008 foreclosures may not survive 2006.

[38:06] You've kept millage rates low and we thank you for that sincerely, but you need to keep it there.

[38:13] Over the last 15 years, it has risen to 5.825 when our property values were at their lowest.

[38:21] So let me ask you again, taxing us when we are at the lowest is a sucker punch.

[38:27] So please don't tax this into foreclosure.

[38:29] The military right now is 5.153 and we would like to keep it there.

[38:36] And a pie chart wasn't very transparent.

[38:40] A single slide with a bubble and names do not show us where money is allocated.

[38:45] I have a household folder that shows my mortgage insurance and property taxes.

[38:50] The school board was educational.

[38:54] Back to trimming the fat around the budget.

[38:56] If county residents can tighten up our belt around the middle and go on a diet, so can the county.

[39:03] Stay true to your word.

[39:05] If you say you're not going to raise the millage rate, please stop.

[39:09] Going back to what I said earlier, I will reiterate, mandating training should be an absolute.

[39:15] I would like to know more.

[39:18] Can I just finish this real quick?

[39:19] Just one sentence.

[39:21] Thank you.

[39:22] I want to know what training is exactly required and who is auditing the assessments?

[39:26] because to be an appraiser, there's a state registered appraiser,

[39:31] licensed appraiser, state certified residential appraiser,

[39:34] and the highest training is a state certified general appraiser.

[39:39] Can we see what level of training these assessors are having

[39:43] and who's auditing them?

[39:45] Because I'd like to know, who's assessing my property?

[39:48] Because, like I said, my property in 2021 to 22,

[39:54] when up 22.93% and I have no problem showing you this spreadsheet.

[40:00] To show that it went up 27% 9.196.368.555, 9.4 to 10, 12, 22.93, 14% and went down 4.62% and then back up 10 points. So don't tell me it's not out of control. Thank you for your time gentlemen.

[40:26] Thank you for having me ladies on the board yet.

[40:30] Thank you so much.

[40:31] So next sign-up speaker is Jam Marl.

[40:48] You'll need to pull that.

[40:49] Mike down.

[40:50] There you go.

[40:51] It's up a little too high.

[40:54] All good evening.

[40:56] Very educational tonight.

[40:57] I do appreciate the information.

[40:59] I'm absolutely impressed at hearing how, you know, you have it put all together.

[41:06] and I think that's important because we want to know things are well-run and things are

[41:13] going to turn out fine. But I have noticed and I'm just doing this based on my own personal

[41:19] property taxes. So I guess the tag along with what Elizabeth said I'm questioning how things

[41:28] assessed because I can tell you for a fact that my personal residence, the value of that property,

[41:38] is a little bit higher and I have the lowest square footage. And when I take, do my calculations,

[41:47] it comes up to about $153.79 per square foot when I have neighbors who have, oh my goodness,

[41:57] like at least 1,500, maybe 2,500 more square feet in their homes and their square footage

[42:06] is running at maybe 113 dollars for square foot, 1, the highest one was 128 and I think that's

[42:14] based on whoever's doing the assessment. I think that that's critical and as you all know,

[42:21] we've had to tighten our belts, you know, in our own personal homes and in our budgets,

[42:27] and I know that it's nice to have certain things run, one the way it should,

[42:31] and you want to keep up with technology that's critical. But I think we have to have a closer look at

[42:37] where do we really need to spend the money, and then how are we assessing these values? Because

[42:44] quite frankly, you know, the older you get, you don't have the money coming in like you used to,

[42:50] And this becomes prohibitive after a while so I would just like to say I don't know how these things are being assessed

[42:57] I don't know who's who's training who but it definitely is

[43:03] not not there's no equalization shall I say so that's my beef no equalization

[43:09] I'd like to see that looked into so thank you very much and I'd like to keep our knowledge rate

[43:15] Where it's at I guess I would like to see it lower so thank you

[43:20] Thank you, Ms. Maro. Next one, signed up for Francis Jenkins.

[43:31] Hello, Chairman. Members, I'm Francis Jenkins, little candle.

[43:36] I have a suggestion and a question and a statement.

[43:42] First of all, the statement I want to make is that I did go through your website really thoroughly

[43:48] and I'm putting a press to have what a calculation is worth.

[43:51] You can even a little bit close to where you have a little trouble for hearing me.

[43:55] Like I said, I went through the website pretty thorough and I looked at calculations on the grass and what the officer provided on the website and I thought it was very thorough.

[44:06] I know the last time, and if you were to go talk about the website was two weeks behind.

[44:13] And I mentioned that in some of the numbers, but then you said, well, that's not updated number.

[44:19] So, what I wanted to know was, what was shown tonight,

[44:24] are those updated numbers?

[44:29] This is, they reflect the latest proposal for the military

[44:32] and for our very tentative budget for next year.

[44:35] Under the order of calculations, that was saying, you know,

[44:38] we sort this evening, those are the apps, those are the up-to-date ones.

[44:42] Yes.

[44:43] And then the other thing is that I did discuss last time that I've seen that it was like a 57% was going to go towards the shares department and then you had like 4 million that was going to go towards the library and I think the increase to go.

[45:00] I forget the number. I shouldn't start quoting numbers. I'll make a mistake. There is an increase in both of those departments.

[45:07] Right. Yeah. I saw that. The sheriff's department fired a department, judicial unit at a hundred new beds for judicial.

[45:15] And then there was the inter-transfer of funds. And then it was the library.

[45:24] So, the library, it says 4 million for that now, since I come from the background of priorities being a emergency room nurse, I'm just curious why the 4 million could not go towards the sheriff's department.

[45:44] And the reason why I'm just saying that is just the statement and I don't know whether

[45:48] or how much of a time span you have to do to actually make a decision on your budget.

[45:55] But how I see it is that I like to prioritize everything.

[45:59] And I think the safety and the community is a number one priority over a library book.

[46:07] So, I was just curious, is there any way that that 4 million can go towards what we're badly

[46:14] needed because of the increased crime rate in Turkey can't even have to 40 percent?

[46:21] I'm trying to double check you on the 4 million for libraries.

[46:24] There's a figure for an increase in the library budget, it's more like 400,000, it's not

[46:30] 4 million.

[46:30] So what I was looking at was the calculations and they were from a couple of weeks ago.

[46:38] So I don't believe we've ever considered a $4 million increase for library budget.

[46:45] Trying to get to that.

[46:47] Okay.

[46:47] Give me what page should I look at?

[46:48] That was about page 20 at a third time.

[46:52] Just happened to know that website.

[46:56] So I like to say, I didn't get a chance to look at the update, but I was just curious about that.

[47:02] That's all because I'm more concerned about safety.

[47:06] For the community versus putting their monies towards the library.

[47:12] And it's just a suggestion that you didn't know.

[47:16] If there's just something, you could look at it.

[47:19] There's not a, I'm still not finding the 400, what we're showing on our slide 13, Jimmy's slide 13 was actually a reduction from the previous presentation in the library budget of 139 that's not a reduction in their budget per say it's just a reduction in what had been proposed at one point.

[47:37] And I said, we've never included a four million dollar increase to the library.

[47:43] I think maybe it's about a 400,000, although that's top of my head, I might be wrong on that.

[47:47] 400,000, and that's really salaries.

[47:50] You know, the librarians, the hourly workers, they're only making $8 or $9.00 an hour.

[47:57] They're really struggling to retain people.

[47:59] So they've asked for a little more than the 3% to try to get them to the point they can keep them.

[48:06] It's not $4 million, it's not really enough to make much of a dent in the sheriff's budget.

[48:11] Okay, then I might be, you know, I've said might be my mistake, I could have sworn I've seen the $4 million.

[48:17] But that was from a few weeks ago from the last meeting.

[48:21] So, all right, and that was my question.

[48:24] All right, well, thank you so much.

[48:26] Thank you, Ms. Jenkins.

[48:27] And then we have Richard Jordan.

[48:30] Mr. Jordan.

[48:32] Okay, so we don't have Richard Jordan.

[48:34] All right, that's everybody signed up to speak with anybody else wish to speak on this subject.

[48:42] If not, we can close the hearing on it.

[48:45] Oh, should we close the public hearing?

[48:47] Motion by Commissioner Carter to close this hearing.

[48:49] Second by Commissioner Ragsdale.

[48:52] All in favor of closing the hearing, please say aye.

[48:54] Aye.

[48:55] Can you pose me?

[48:58] So motion carries unanimously the hearing is closed.

[49:00] There was a lot of talk about assessments and I can't get into all of it.

[49:03] Let me take 30 seconds at least to just say this.

[49:06] You know, assessors don't assess your home at the same level of detail as somebody that you would hire to assess your property if you're getting a mortgage or something like that.

[49:16] So there is a possibility that they're not as accurate as that private assessor would be who's just focused on your own.

[49:23] But they are audited by the State Department of Audits and Accounts.

[49:27] And in total, they have to be within 5% and the way they measure that is a state-to-promise

[49:32] of audits and accounts comes in and looks at every property that sells in Cherokee County.

[49:38] Every year they do this.

[49:39] And they compare that value to what the assessed value was.

[49:43] And if in total, we're more than 5% off, we're subject to penalties.

[49:48] We can have to pay financial penalties if they're more than 5% off.

[49:52] So what the assessors have to do is predict what your property would sell for next year

[49:57] if it's in cells and get it right within...

[50:00] The plus or minus 5% at least on average across the board. They can be hound some and low on others. But that's a pretty tough task. Think about how hard that is. To get it right within 5% to predict what your property is going to sell for next year. And they hit it every time. They're always at right at about the 5% low side. They're never on the high side. And they work really hard to bet about 5% low. So they do a surprisingly good job. There are individual aberrations, and that's really what the appeals process is for. The appeals process is much easier than you think.

[50:29] I've even appealed mine sometimes and it's so easy you can you can hire a service to do it and there are a lot of services

[50:36] The biggest one is own well.com

[50:38] You simply go online ask them to appeal it if they if they save you any money you pay them 25% of what they save you in the first year after that

[50:46] You don't pay anything so it's really a no lose thing

[50:49] It takes no effort at all. So if you if you think your assessment is not right

[50:54] Try own well or one of the multiple other services and they'll appeal it for you

[50:59] if you're right, they'll get you some savings.

[51:01] Anyway, enough set on that.

[51:03] So that brings us to now the process of set or the point

[51:06] that we're ready to adopt our millage rate.

[51:09] And then we also have to also adopt the school boards

[51:12] millage rate for it to be included in the tax bills.

[51:15] So discussion or emotion?

[51:20] I'm Mr. Chairman, I would first say thank you to Jimmy

[51:23] and your team for all the work you put in.

[51:26] That's a big task every year.

[51:27] So thank you for that.

[51:29] But I'll make a motion R rates first, or it doesn't matter, or I don't think it matters.

[51:36] That we set our M&O milliderate at 5.153, our fire rate at 2.88, and our park spawn rate at 0.260.

[51:48] All right, so those are the same as last year for the M&O and fire and 100th of a mill lower for the park spawn.

[51:58] total of 8.301 mills. So we have a vote. Well, really, we might as well include, we can include

[52:04] them all in a single motion, I think, can we? So for school, I've got that. Yeah, we'll

[52:11] have to do that. Okay, I was willing to include there's because it's all part of, we were

[52:15] required to approve there as well. Okay, and then for the school rates, I'll make a motion

[52:20] for in the same motion, rate of 16.45 mills for M&O and 1.50 mills for bond for total of 17.95.

[52:32] All right.

[52:33] So just to recap, 5.15 free for county M&O, 2.888 for county fire, 0.260 for county park bond, 16.450 for the school M&O,

[52:46] and 1.50 for the school bond, that would be a grand total of all of those affecting your tax bill of 26.251 mills.

[52:58] So we have a motion. Second, there's a second from motion was back to Mr. Ragsdale, second back to Mr. Carter, any discussion.

[53:07] And let me just remind you that with regard to the two key taxes that we set here, you're looking at a tax digest that will not increase.

[53:15] not the digest may increase but the net taxable value of a home if you own your home and live in it.

[53:22] We'll not go up at all for those two taxes.

[53:24] It will go up for the park bond and it will go up for the school taxes,

[53:29] but not for the two that we set because of the floating home state exemptions that apply.

[53:34] So we have a motion in a second, any other discussion?

[53:38] All in favor of setting tax rates at those rates described at total 26.251 mills.

[53:45] please say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed, aye. Motion carries unanimously, and the tax rates are set at that level.

[53:52] So we can move on. Thank you so much for those who've come for that. If you wish to leave, that's fine. If you want to stay.

[53:57] We'd love to have you. School system folks. Thank you for coming. We're honored by your presence.

[54:03] We have another public hearing. This one, I think, will be less controversial.

[54:08] Ms. Long will lead us through it. This is a public hearing.

[54:10] It's required before we can transmit our 2020-25 CIECWP annual report.

[54:17] And I'm like a motion, we open the public hearing.

[54:19] Motion by Commissioner Carter, open this hearing.

[54:21] Second, second, back to Mr. Ragsdale.

[54:23] All in favor, please say aye.

[54:25] Aye.

[54:25] Any opposed?

[54:26] I'm not sure what you're going to say.

[54:27] And the public hearing is open on the impact fee report that is known as the CIECWP annual report.

[54:39] Thank you.

[54:40] but it based to the Atlanta Regional Commission so that it may be approved by them as well as the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

[54:49] So this is looking at our fiscal year from 2024, October 2023 to September 2024.

[54:56] The starting fund balance is 9,116,500.

[55:00] 501 dollars, impact these collected, are 3,619,281 in 41 cents. With an accrued interest of 338,177 in 27 cents,

[55:15] Our expenditures are $2,300,000, $15 and $39 for a final fund balance of $10,773,994 in 29 cents.

[55:32] So some of the projects that were completed utilizing these funds, one of the ones I know that has been created.

[55:39] A lot of excitement in the community is a Hickory flat expansion project for the library.

[55:43] I visited that facility in the past few months. It's absolutely beautiful.

[55:49] Transportation, Union Hill Road, at Louvre, Union Hill Road, roundabout,

[55:54] Fire and EMS, Station 32, the addition phase one was completed, and also

[55:59] Recreation and Parts, the multi-generational Center, and Veterans Park.

[56:05] So it's great to see how these resources are able to help fund our projects and public facilities.

[56:12] I would like to let you guys know that we are submitting the sweet car RFP for impact fee update that was discussed earlier this year as well.

[56:25] So we just need to take action to authorize you to submit this report.

[56:28] Yes, sir. We'll sign the resolution to transfer middle resolution so that I can submit this on behalf of us.

[56:35] And then if there's any comments, they'll provide them back to us and we'll do the final adoption following their review of our materials.

[56:42] Very good. Thank you. No one to sign up to speak on this. If someone wishes to, you have

[56:46] this opportunity. This is a sort of perfunctory, but a required annual report. We must

[56:52] file relative to our impact feed program. We do charge a development impact fee. It's in the

[56:58] ballpark of $2,500 per home. It gets divided up to parks, public safety facilities, libraries,

[57:05] of roads, I think that's it, that those main categories, and it can only fund capital expenditure

[57:11] but it does help. It helps offset the cost of the infrastructure necessary to support

[57:16] new development. Any take-ors to speak about this? Seeing none, we can close this here.

[57:22] Motion to close the public hearing? Motion by Commissioner Carter to close the hearing.

[57:26] Second, second, my Commissioner Ragsdale. All in favor of closing the hearing, please say aye.

[57:30] Aye. Any opposed nay? The motion carries unanimously. The public hearing is closed.

[57:35] Is there a motion to authorize Ms. Long to follow the CICWP report?

[57:42] So moved. Motion by a Commissioner Weatherby to approve the filing of this report is

[57:47] there a second. Second by Commissioner Carter, any discussion? All in favor, please say aye.

[57:54] Aye. Any opposed, nay? The motion carries unanimously. Please proceed to file the report.

[57:59] Thank you. Thank you. All right. That brings us to public comment. Now, this is public comment

[58:04] on really any topic other than we're not legally allowed to accept comments on a pending

[58:11] zoning case, except at the hearing for that zoning.

[58:15] No one has signed up to speak, but if you have something on your mind, you want to share

[58:18] with us that we haven't heard already.

[58:20] This is an opportunity.

[58:25] We'll move along.

[58:27] Thank you very much.

[58:28] So that brings us to our planning and zoning agenda tonight.

[58:31] We have some zoning cases that are pending action by this board.

[58:35] Some of them have had hearings already held in our waiting decisions.

[58:40] The first one is another look at case number 24 to ask 11 to ask O60V.

[58:46] This was a variance request that we deadlocked on.

[58:51] At our last meeting, we tied two to two.

[58:53] Under our rules of procedure, a deadlockboat carries forward to the next meeting.

[58:58] and we can see if there's a different outcome.

[59:02] I presume in this case it'll carry forward till the fifth seed is filled at which time

[59:06] a time may be broken, but it possibly is tonight.

[59:10] Can you give us just a 60 seconds sort of thumbnail of what this was about to refresh

[59:15] hours and notify the folks that are here?

[59:18] Yes, sir.

[59:19] So this is a request to appeal as zoning board of appeals denial for a very, it's request

[59:27] article 16 of our zoning ordinance, which is the Highway 92 overlay district.

[59:31] The applicant is requesting this sign, which is on the screen.

[59:35] This technically does not meet the ordinance as there are gaps within the sign, the

[59:42] actual copy area and the monuments base.

[59:45] Also in the overlay, a monument style must be around the entirety of the sign.

[59:50] So the request is to not have it be fully monument style, but instead to allow it to look

[59:55] shown on the screen. So, before we deny it as a decision,

[1:00:05] I believe the difference of opinion was that on the one hand, it does not meet the standard that has been set for the

[1:00:23] side felt like it looked at least as good as the sign that has been that would have been required.

[1:00:29] So here we are. Someone willing to make another motion and attempt to either approve or deny

[1:00:35] this action. I'll just comment that I think we've recognized and, well, I've recognized that

[1:00:45] our ordinance, likely needs an update and that's probably going to happen in the next year,

[1:00:49] let's say, as we update things, but I'm still of the opinion that we don't have that

[1:00:56] updated ordinance today, and it doesn't meet the current ordinance, so I would make

[1:01:01] a motion again to deny this request.

[1:01:04] Motion, about Commissioner Ragedale to deny this appeal request is there a second, a second

[1:01:11] by Commissioner Weatherby, discussion on that motion.

[1:01:14] I think I've summed up my story.

[1:01:17] Any other?

[1:01:18] I will call the question, all in favor of the motion to deny the requested variance to allow

[1:01:23] a sign like this, please say aye.

[1:01:27] All opposed to that motion, please say nay.

[1:01:30] Nay.

[1:01:31] And that's still tied to.

[1:01:33] I don't think it's worth making an emotion or approval.

[1:01:37] I think the outcome will be the same.

[1:01:38] We just have to let this carry forward to another meeting and see what happens.

[1:01:42] So that brings us to case number 10.2 on our agenda.

[1:01:46] 25-06-O-19 officially, Sean Jurgerson has requested to withdraw his application.

[1:01:55] That was a rezoning, so it's on us to decide if he can withdraw without prejudice

[1:02:01] and therefore not be locked out for a year.

[1:02:04] Is there a motion if you're willing to allow the withdrawal without prejudice to allow

[1:02:11] refile if he wishes?

[1:02:12] motion. Motion by Commissioner Weatherby to allow withdrawal

[1:02:16] this case without prejudice which avoids the one-year lockout for anyone to seek

[1:02:21] rezoning here. So motion by Commissioner Weatherby is our second. Second by Commissioner

[1:02:25] Carter. Any discussion? All in favor of the motion to allow withdrawal without prejudice

[1:02:30] please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The motion carries unanimously. The case is withdrawn without prejudice.

[1:02:37] That brings us to our item 10.3, which is officially case number 25-o2-o3, Park's Hub for

[1:02:45] Representing Ball Ground Business Park.

[1:02:48] Mr. Troy, we're going to give Mr. Troy a try to give us a thumbnail of this one.

[1:02:51] This is a case for which a hearing has been held and the matter is now before this board

[1:02:57] for final decision.

[1:02:58] I think Mr. Chair, members of the board, as you mentioned, this case is located at

[1:03:03] 1, 3, 4, 50 East Cherokee Drive and District 1.

[1:03:06] The request was to reason on this 69.02 acres from O and I in our 80 to light industrial

[1:03:12] for an industrial use.

[1:03:14] Plain of Commission did recommend a now of this particular request.

[1:03:17] Just for reference, this has double frontage, north side with Cuckers Chapel, road and on

[1:03:23] the south or south west side is East Cherokee Drive.

[1:03:27] You have the landfill transfer station located across East Cherokee Drive and you also

[1:03:33] has some Cherokee County water and sewage authority property located just north of

[1:03:37] Cuccers Chapel Road. However, as you go further down Cuccers Chapel, you do have some

[1:03:41] residential land uses. So here's the zoning or the future land use map of the property. As

[1:03:47] you can see, it does come up as rural places. There are some utilities that are located adjacent

[1:03:53] to the site, which could indicate those other particular uses that are currently there

[1:03:58] in operating. This is the zoning of the property. There was a zoning request a few years

[1:04:03] go for this property to go to R80 for some residential lots, and then O and I at the time it

[1:04:09] was Mission Baptist was the applicant for that particular property for kind of missionary

[1:04:18] training and those kind of things. So in this case the applicant is requesting to

[1:04:24] rezone this property to lighten industrial. They did provide a site plan that's shown here.

[1:04:28] This is roughly about this covers 10 buildings that are shown on this particular site plan

[1:04:35] with 325,000 square feet covering those with 330 parking spaces.

[1:04:42] There would be access points off of both East Cherokee Drive as shown here and here,

[1:04:48] as well as two access points shown on Cokers Chapel Road here and here.

[1:04:53] The applicant did provide a traffic study which indicated what type of improvements

[1:04:58] will be recommended for the...

[1:05:00] Those particular intersections, which would include kind of a two-way, one-in, and one-out, as well as a desoloration

[1:05:09] lane for those particular intersections as well. Additionally, there are some site constraints as you can see.

[1:05:15] There are some streams on the property. There are some wetlands. In floodplain, there's also a acquired 50-foot zoning buffer adjacent to anything that's not

[1:05:29] all of these residential properties to the east of the site.

[1:05:33] The applicant did receive some letter of support from a neighbor

[1:05:37] located on the south east section of the property,

[1:05:42] or adjacent to the property.

[1:05:45] There are some concerns that were raised at a prior community input

[1:05:48] meaning concerning access to Cuckers Chapel Road.

[1:05:52] So with that, Mr. Chair, the Planning Commission did recommend denial

[1:05:54] of this particular rezoning application.

[1:05:59] So, the President, we have is that the District Commissioner kind of takes the lead in guiding

[1:06:05] the board on a toward a motion.

[1:06:07] That seat being vacant for District 1, I will serve to fill that spot here.

[1:06:14] I'm not comfortable with denial here.

[1:06:17] We're looking, I'm a little curious as to why our land use plan doesn't show it as a workplace

[1:06:22] center that is industrial use.

[1:06:26] It doesn't, but it is directly across the street from the landfill.

[1:06:34] The largest garbage dump in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

[1:06:38] So this is directly across the street from that site.

[1:06:44] It's hard for me to think that we would not allow an industrial use there.

[1:06:49] I did initially, and still have some concerns about the Cokers Chapel side, but across

[1:06:55] Street there is the county's water treatment plan, actually the county water authority,

[1:06:59] this board doesn't control that, but the county water authority operates its water treatment

[1:07:04] plan there. Water treatment plan is a type of industrial operation, and more significantly,

[1:07:10] the water authority has built their maintenance facility up front on that site right on

[1:07:16] Cochrist Chapel Road, and it's a big warehouse with heavy equipment for maintenance of

[1:07:20] water and sewer pipelines, storage of pipes and other materials outdoors, so it's a pretty

[1:07:27] significant industrial operation. So really on both sides of this property, we have industrial

[1:07:35] operations. The property to the east has southeast side, has provided a letter of support,

[1:07:43] I think he actually wants to go industrial to if it gets that opportunity. So my view, and we've

[1:07:50] ourselves with an ordinance that says that if we want to go with anything more, then the planning

[1:07:55] commission recommends we have to hold another hearing. So my suggestion and I'll make it as

[1:08:00] a motion. My motion would be that we schedule and hold an additional hearing before this board

[1:08:06] to consider or to reconsider the use of this property as light industrial. So that's the chair

[1:08:14] making the motion is there a second for the motion.

[1:08:17] So we have the chair making the motion

[1:08:19] to measure whether it be seconding.

[1:08:21] Discussion now about that.

[1:08:24] I'll give it a good day, but is there other thoughts about it?

[1:08:27] I just want to come in about.

[1:08:29] I don't think the board is saddled with a burden as far

[1:08:35] holding another public hearing that that will set up and design

[1:08:39] so that everything is on the table, everything's up front,

[1:08:43] there's nothing hidden and if we go something higher density or a higher usage than planning

[1:08:50] zoning it's I think it's our responsibility to give the public a chance to give some inputs

[1:08:57] so I don't look at it as something that we're saddled with is something that I feel like we're

[1:09:03] obligated to give to the public well put well explained I agree with you not really it's something

[1:09:09] we chose to do because it's needed.

[1:09:12] Okay, and then just one more thing,

[1:09:15] is the big brown area you see in the lower right-hand corner

[1:09:18] of the screen here is Atlanta Gas Light

[1:09:20] Storage Facility.

[1:09:21] And that's an industrial operation as well,

[1:09:24] technically utility operation,

[1:09:26] but in effect an industrial operation.

[1:09:27] But it is hugely surrounded by a forest,

[1:09:30] a literal forest, and is a natural stopping point

[1:09:33] for the industrial here in this area.

[1:09:36] I think, and it borders both co-chalkers chapel

[1:09:38] and each Cherokee drive.

[1:09:40] So my view is that it would probably will inevitably be

[1:09:44] that the properties between this one and the AGL plant

[1:09:49] will ultimately tend toward industrial use,

[1:09:53] but not beyond.

[1:09:54] That would be the stopping point there.

[1:09:56] So I think there's a good solid stopping point

[1:09:58] for industrial.

[1:10:00] That plays. So we have a motion, a second, we've had discussion. I'll call a question. All in favor of the motion to call another hearing before this board to reconsider the light industrial application. Please say aye. Any opposed, nay. Motion carries unanimously.

[1:10:18] I'll just try to look if you would get that advertised and let us know what the date will be for that. Thank you.

[1:10:24] So that brings us to the third case, this one is case number, the fourth of, and this is, yeah, third, I'm sorry, we're at case number 25, this is the fourth on this agenda tonight.

[1:10:37] 25, 070, Vincent Chambers, for DRGable Enterprises.

[1:10:43] Thank you, Mr. Chair. This property is located at 2346 best in Carmel Road and Woodstock, District 4.

[1:10:49] The property is, in total, is 2.49 acres, the applicant's requesting to rezone 1.59 acres of it from our 40 to general commercial.

[1:11:00] As stated in the work session, there was a portion of this property that was zone, general commercial some years ago, and the back half of it was kind of left as residential because there was a current.

[1:11:12] There's a home being resided in at that time, so the intent there was to allow for an auto

[1:11:18] business to go kind of in the front of the property and allow the home to continue in the

[1:11:24] back. So at this time, the applicant is proposing to utilize that back portion where the home

[1:11:29] was for open storage for some of the vehicles that are being worked on for customers and

[1:11:34] for as well as possibly for an employees. In addition to that rezoning request, there was a

[1:11:41] current variants for requests to reduce the 35-foot zoning buffer adjacent to residential

[1:11:46] to 20 feet along the southern property line in East property line.

[1:11:51] Planning Commission did recommend approval of this request with which included the

[1:11:56] rezoning and the variants with three conditions, number one, minimum six foot tall

[1:12:02] wooden privacy fence, Shao's screen, any outdoor storage area, number two, number twenty

[1:12:07] vehicles shall be parked, and number three, towing and salvage use is prohibited.

[1:12:13] We mentioned briefly in work session that following the Planning Commission recommendation,

[1:12:19] there was a mention of a kind of a confirmation that the existing Chamberlain fence located

[1:12:25] on the property that currently surrounds this open storage area was actually already screened

[1:12:30] because there is sufficient vegetation that surrounds it.

[1:12:34] So this number one concern with the six Patal privacy funds may actually not be warranted

[1:12:39] because the county arborist as well as our plane review team did confirm that when the gravel

[1:12:44] area was came in for a land disturbance permit. So again I just wanted to make that clear

[1:12:50] because that was brought up at the planning commission work session however two and three would still

[1:12:54] be recommendations. So here's the property that requested to be zoned in question.

[1:13:00] It's located kind of at the intersection of Belsford Road and Baskum Carmel Road.

[1:13:07] It does fall within the Belsford LCI area.

[1:13:10] And here you can see that it's an R-40 area that's surrounded by both commercial,

[1:13:15] and then some residential zero-watt lines,

[1:13:18] and some smaller single-family detached lots.

[1:13:20] So this is a subdivision that's currently being built.

[1:13:24] And then across the street, particularly on this side,

[1:13:27] this is all zone, general commercial, however,

[1:13:29] a lot of those uses are kind of pseudo industrial meaning that they are a lot of contractors

[1:13:35] that may be grandfathered in after we adopted our special use permit process.

[1:13:41] So this is kind of like a pseudo industrial park across the street, but that being said there

[1:13:47] are some other auto-related businesses in the area.

[1:13:50] And as part of the Bell Street overlay, it does fall within neighborhood general.

[1:13:56] So, here's the site plan that was prepared by the applicant.

[1:13:59] So, the request for the variance is actually on this south side here and on this eastern

[1:14:05] side here to reduce the 35 feet down to 20 feet.

[1:14:09] In this case, they would allow for an existing kind of gravel driveway to continue back to

[1:14:14] the open storage area and that buffer is bisected by that gravel driveway.

[1:14:21] So that's the reduction from 35 feet to 20 feet, and then on this side there is currently a drainage

[1:14:27] easement that was required for storm water improvements due to the subdivision to the south

[1:14:34] and actually flows north, so would flow through this property, kind of north to some of the residential

[1:14:40] properties to the north. But that was all part of the land disturbance permit, and that is also a

[1:14:46] that easement is located on the east side to reduce the 35 feet down to 20 feet.

[1:14:52] Usually with an easement, there required to meet the 35 feet outside the easement area.

[1:14:58] So in this case, they actually show in the 20 feet.

[1:15:00] Which still requires the variants, but they are still showing some kind of tree save area on the other side.

[1:15:06] So, that chain length fence is currently surrounding that open storage area, but it is sufficiently planted with, you know, this buffer that's requested to be reduced,

[1:15:15] but also the buffer from this residential subdivision to the south.

[1:15:19] And then, of course, up here is the existing general commercial property with the existing audit business.

[1:15:25] So again, the Planning Commission did recommend approval of the rezoning and the variants

[1:15:31] request with those three conditions, and I've said a few comments about this number one

[1:15:36] may not be required, but two and three will still be recommended.

[1:15:41] Mr. Chairman, this was in my district.

[1:15:46] I would make a motion that we go with the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve

[1:15:51] the rezoning with the concurrent variants and only condition 2 and 3 shown on this slide.

[1:15:59] All right, motion by Commissioner Ragsdale to approve as recommended by Plan of Commission

[1:16:04] that includes the concurrent variants, but with only 2 that is the second and third of the

[1:16:12] two conditions.

[1:16:14] Is there a second of that motion?

[1:16:15] Second, by Commissioner Carter, discussion.

[1:16:21] Hearing none, all in favor of the motion please say aye.

[1:16:25] Aye. Any opposed? No. Motion carries unanimously and the rezoning is approved

[1:16:30] with the concurrent variants and conditions two and three as described.

[1:16:34] All right, thank you. It brings us to the last case for us to decide this evening.

[1:16:38] Case number 25-06-08. Parts of representing Grand Community's LLC.

[1:16:44] Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the board. This case, decision was postponed twice to

[1:16:50] give the applicant some time to look at some of the recommended for the Nile variances

[1:16:54] by the Planning Commission. This is a request to resume 33 acres from our 40 to our 20 for

[1:17:00] conservation subdivision. Per conservation subdivision requirements are found in the zoning

[1:17:06] ordinance article 23. They're also asking for three variances to that section. So all three

[1:17:13] Those are recommended for tomorrow, however,

[1:17:15] the R20 conservation subdivision was recommended for approval.

[1:17:19] This is the property in question.

[1:17:21] It's located off of Woodstock Road.

[1:17:24] This right here is Kellogg Creek itself with the associated

[1:17:28] floodplain crossing over the undeveloped piece property.

[1:17:33] This is currently zoned R14.

[1:17:35] Here you can see some R20 to the south and the east as well

[1:17:38] as some across the street as well.

[1:17:39] This does fall off in the southwest Cherokee area plan as residential.

[1:17:47] This is existing site resources map.

[1:17:49] Those provided by the applicant just to kind of show some of the existing conditions and the site constraints with the stream.

[1:17:56] Some of the floodplain that's located on the property in the existing home and accessory buildings.

[1:18:03] As part of the conservation subdivision, they're required to provide a conventional layout of what the site could look like,

[1:18:09] as developed under our 20, so this is the conventional layout showing 46 lots.

[1:18:16] This was the original site plan that was presented to the Planning Commission, which showed

[1:18:20] some of the encroachments and the requested variances for lots, encouraging primary conservation

[1:18:26] areas, for example. However, the applicant has since, in the post-pondence, has revised

[1:18:32] the site plan. They've actually reduced the number of lots here from 46 to 44. Two of those

[1:18:39] used to be located here.

[1:18:42] Those lots did encourage within the 50-foot stream bank buffer along with these two lots up here,

[1:18:48] which initially required variances, however, based on this revised site plan, those are no longer required.

[1:18:55] However, there are still a few lots that are encroaching within floodplain area, which is still considered primary,

[1:19:01] so that request for the variances technically still required.

[1:19:04] However, during the work session we did briefly discuss that there's a bridge project,

[1:19:09] that's currently proposed at this location,

[1:19:12] that could replace some of that floodplain elsewhere.

[1:19:16] So it actually bring that primary conservation area

[1:19:18] potentially out of those two odds in the future.

[1:19:22] So I wanted to bring that up.

[1:19:24] The applicant is still requesting to reduce the separation

[1:19:28] from 50 feet in certain areas, particularly for this section here.

[1:19:33] And the variance to allow for some of this area

[1:19:35] behind these lots here to be disturbed and replanted. Technically, the conservation subdivisions

[1:19:41] states that you have to have each lot of blood undisturbed green space. However, in this case,

[1:19:47] the applicant is requesting to disturb and replant this particular area here.

[1:19:52] The applicant also provided some supplemental information, which I will bring up.

[1:20:05] And if you have any specific questions about any of these exhibits, the applicant's representative is here to answer any questions.

[1:20:14] So essentially what they're showing is some of the site plan showing the specimen trees on the site.

[1:20:20] Just kind of a wrong rendering illustrated plan of the new proposal with the new site plan.

[1:20:28] And showing those variances specifically, so here you've got less than the 50-foot between those two

[1:20:35] lots

[1:20:35] The disturbance within the 50-foot green space, which would be replanted, and then some of these lots, they're still within those floodplain areas

[1:20:48] I'm interested in your in the slide a couple back, which showed the specimen trees

[1:20:53] I didn't realize that I didn't catch that before, are those proposed to be saved?

[1:20:59] So specimen trees are generally

[1:21:01] require to be saved, so that they make their overall site density.

[1:21:08] For the Arborist Report, however, they can be removed if they are for some reason removed.

[1:21:13] They have to replant even more trees on property.

[1:21:16] It's a big tree penalty if you remove them anyway.

[1:21:23] But there's kind of a lot that goes into, you know, actually having one removed,

[1:21:27] they have to assess the, you know, what it looks like in the, if it's the client,

[1:21:32] if it's disease, that's kind of things.

[1:21:39] Is that all you have on this?

[1:21:41] That's all I have.

[1:21:41] Okay, sir.

[1:21:42] Thank you.

[1:21:43] Mr. Chairman, this one's also in my district.

[1:21:47] You know, I think the Planning Commission recommended approval

[1:21:50] of the zoning, our 20 conservation.

[1:21:54] I think if we look at the surrounding area,

[1:21:57] we've got our 15 to the north,

[1:21:59] our 20 to the south, RGL across the street.

[1:22:03] So to me, that zoning category fits very well.

[1:22:07] All in the variances, as Thomas mentioned, we've postponed this twice in an effort to reduce

[1:22:13] the impact of those variances on the site, and the applicant has done that, as you can

[1:22:20] see on their exhibits, what we saw in yellow, I think that's significant to reduce that

[1:22:27] for that way, from what it was, and then also removing the two lots was something that the

[1:22:36] One question I do have for the applicant, by going to 44 lots, are you okay with the condition that it's max of 44 lots?

[1:22:45] Okay.

[1:22:46] Thank you.

[1:22:48] So with that, I would make a recommendation or make a motion to approve the resign from our 40 to our 20 conservation

[1:22:57] subdivision, allowing the three variances and then adding a condition that maximum lock count be 44 lots.

[1:23:05] Motion for approval by Commissioner Ragsdale with the three

[1:23:11] variances and one condition is our second.

[1:23:15] Second by Commissioner Carter, any discussion?

[1:23:20] I agree that, you know, this property is surrounded by our 20.

[1:23:23] There's really no legal basis to not approve it as our 20.

[1:23:28] I'm less enthusiastic about the conservation aspect of it.

[1:23:31] But when you look at this particular parcel, you know, there's a fair amount of good in the

[1:23:39] conservation.

[1:23:40] They, it's about as good a place for an R20 conservation as you're going to have, so I can

[1:23:46] live with that.

[1:23:47] Also, it was pretty concerned about the variances, but it looks like those have been significantly

[1:23:53] mitigated in the updated plan, so I can support it with some reservations.

[1:23:58] I mean, certainly the R20 is, we wouldn't be upheld in court if we tried to deny the R20.

[1:24:07] Any other comments?

[1:24:08] Yeah, I'm coming.

[1:24:10] Well, I'm saying line is Chairman.

[1:24:12] I'm not worried about R20 conservation, but you got RGL up there and you got R20.

[1:24:19] There's some R50.

[1:24:22] So, you know, this would fit the character there.

[1:24:26] We're going to swung over that.

[1:24:29] Any other comments?

[1:24:31] Okay.

[1:24:31] We'll call the question.

[1:24:32] All in favor of the motion as made, which was for our 20 conservation with the three conditions

[1:24:39] as shown here on the screen and a condition.

[1:24:42] I mean, three variants is shown here on the screen and a condition limiting the lots to

[1:24:47] 44.

[1:24:48] All in favor of that motion, please say aye.

[1:24:50] Aye.

[1:24:51] Any pose, nay?

[1:24:52] Motion carries unanimously.

[1:24:53] and the Resonance Approved. Thank you Mr. Trayway.

[1:24:57] Thank you. So that brings us to the consenting.

[1:25:00] The county manager to present 10 items, all to be voted on as a single item.

[1:25:11] It would even be chairman and commissioners. I've got 10 items in the consent agenda.

[1:25:16] Item 1 would be to consider a resolution to return access right away of a cliffholkham drive to the original property owner.

[1:25:25] Item 2 is to consider a quest for approval of a resolution to waive the alcohol license residence department,

[1:25:30] For ACWARTH shell LLC for a gas station with a convenience store, that is located on state

[1:25:36] route 92 at the weight green road intersection.

[1:25:41] So Jeff, sorry, I meant to ask this earlier.

[1:25:43] I think we did one for that store recently.

[1:25:47] Is this the new shell that would start road?

[1:25:49] No, this is the one at the end of weight green road in 92.

[1:25:52] Different shell.

[1:25:53] Different shell.

[1:25:54] There's so many shells.

[1:25:54] Got it.

[1:25:56] Different shell.

[1:25:56] There are multiple gas stations.

[1:25:58] This close together.

[1:25:59] Got it.

[1:25:59] Okay, thank you.

[1:26:01] Item three is to consider a press for approval,

[1:26:03] resolution to wave.

[1:26:05] The alcohol license, residents requirement from

[1:26:09] Mahindee 0514 Incorporated, doing business as quick

[1:26:12] serve 20 for a gas station, a million store.

[1:26:15] This is actually the circle K at 32.996 is road.

[1:26:21] Item four is to consider a resolution

[1:26:23] and support of a change of boundary line

[1:26:25] from Cherokee County to Cobb County.

[1:26:28] Item 5 is to consider a resolution to adopt the school's zone safety maps provided by the

[1:26:34] Cherokee County School District.

[1:26:37] Item 6 is to consider a request by the Community Development Agency for a resolution

[1:26:41] to adopt a revised fee schedule.

[1:26:45] Item 7 is to consider a request from Fire and Emergency Services to Renewed a Least Agreement

[1:26:48] for Real Property located at 1216 Laker Airahead Drive for a continued lease of Fire Station

[1:26:56] from a personnel company incorporated.

[1:27:00] Number eight is to consider a request by probate court to surplus and the

[1:27:03] status of obviously computers and miscellaneous small equipment

[1:27:06] in furniture.

[1:27:08] Item nine is to consider a request for a public hearing to be held

[1:27:11] on September 16th of 2025 to consider a request for Charles Osborne

[1:27:16] of Osborne Enterprises LLC to remove zoning conditions

[1:27:22] pertaining to case number 07-08-2331, and item 10 is to consider a request for a public hearing

[1:27:30] to be held on September 16th of 2025 to consider a proposed tax amendment to Article 15

[1:27:36] of a Cherokee County zoning ordinance starting changes to the advertising period for quasi

[1:27:41] judicial proceedings and for code compliance timelines. Those are your 10 consent items.

[1:27:47] Any questions comments or a motion on the consent agenda?

[1:27:51] Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented.

[1:27:54] Motion by Commissioner Weatherby to approve the consent agenda.

[1:27:56] Is there a second?

[1:27:57] Second by Commissioner Carter.

[1:27:59] Any discussion now?

[1:28:01] All in favor of approval to consent agenda please say aye.

[1:28:05] Any opposed nay?

[1:28:06] Motion carries unanimously.

[1:28:08] The consent agenda is approved.

[1:28:09] You've been on with the item by item counting manager agenda.

[1:28:13] Thank you.

[1:28:14] Under my portion agenda I have 16 items for you to consider this evening.

[1:28:18] First, we'll be to consider an inner government or agreement with the City of Nelson for

[1:28:22] a ball field park north project.

[1:28:25] This IGA defines the roles and responsibilities of both the City of Nelson and Cherokee

[1:28:29] County and Development.

[1:28:31] A ball field park of the ball field park north project.

[1:28:35] Essentially, per the IGA, the city will be responsible for providing all project

[1:28:40] design drawings, permitting, utility coordination.

[1:28:43] In permitting, the county will perform advertising for beds, receipt of beds, and bid analysis

[1:28:50] and award recommendations in the city.

[1:28:53] And then once the construction is awarded by the city, the county will hold the pre-construction

[1:28:57] conference with the contractor, conduct construction inspection and material testing, contract

[1:29:03] management during the duration of construction.

[1:29:06] Recommend payments to the contractor by the city and conduct a file inspection with the city,

[1:29:10] and with the city paying all costs for this project,

[1:29:15] city approved this IGA at a July 7th meeting.

[1:29:20] Motion to approve, 12.1.

[1:29:22] Motion by Commissioner Ragsdale for approval.

[1:29:24] Second, second by Commissioner Carter.

[1:29:26] Any discussion?

[1:29:28] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:29:30] Any opposed nay?

[1:29:31] The motion carries unanimously in this IGA with city of Nelson

[1:29:33] for the ballfield park is approved.

[1:29:35] Thank you.

[1:29:36] Morton, before you get to the next item.

[1:29:39] I'd like to read something.

[1:29:43] Recall Alert, Ford is recalling 312,120 vehicles due to a potential loss of power

[1:29:56] navigators for the F-150s.

[1:30:00] Expeditions, Broncos, and Ford Ranger vehicles, just talk to them. Scott, we're not too well.

[1:30:07] Hear that? Just saying, okay, please continue.

[1:30:11] Okay, just the continuing saga of the War of the Dodge versus the Forward.

[1:30:19] Second item is to consider a question of paths to purchase to new 2026 Ford E350 Phoenix buses from coach and equipment bus sales in total amount

[1:30:28] $219,974.52 cents.

[1:30:33] Catses are pressing the purchase these two new Phoenix buses from coach and equipment

[1:30:37] bus sales on the state contract in amount of $109,987.26 cents each funding for this purchase will

[1:30:46] be 80% grant funded through the FTA and 20% splash funded purchase will use FY206 funds since

[1:30:57] expected time of delivery is May of 2026 and this will, these will be your placement vehicles in the current cats fleet.

[1:31:05] What's, what's the fuel source on these? I believe these are gasoline buses.

[1:31:10] Yes.

[1:31:10] These are gasoline buses.

[1:31:14] Motion to approve 12.2.

[1:31:15] Motion for approval by Commissioner Carter.

[1:31:18] Second by Commissioner Ragsdale.

[1:31:19] Any discussion?

[1:31:21] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:31:23] Aye.

[1:31:24] Any opposed, nay?

[1:31:25] Motion carries unanimously and purchased these two buses for cats as approved.

[1:31:30] I thank you.

[1:31:32] Item three is to consider a request from public works that are purchased of a midland road widener attachment.

[1:31:38] Model SA from Reynolds and Warren Equipment Company in the total amount of $110,000, $325.

[1:31:45] Public works is requesting this road widener attachment for use and asphalt aggregate placement, curb backfilling and road and shoulder construction.

[1:31:54] This procurement is being made through the statewide contract with Reynolds War and Equipment

[1:32:00] Company.

[1:32:02] It replaces two pieces of machinery that are outdated one being a 1996 Midland Roadwider

[1:32:08] Attachment in a 22,000 and two blow-knocks self-propelled roadwider.

[1:32:15] Both of those units are beyond repair due to age and lack of available parts.

[1:32:21] This model roadwinder will attach to the public works large wheel loader or motor grater, and will do the same work as both old replacement machines.

[1:32:34] This is a Splost funded item.

[1:32:37] Motion to approve 2.3.

[1:32:39] Motion for approval by Commissioner Weatherby.

[1:32:41] Second by Commissioner Ragsdale.

[1:32:43] Any discussion?

[1:32:44] I'll say, I remember when we bought the one in 2002 and I thought that was such a wonderful idea that we should just drive it all over the county and widen all the roads all over the county.

[1:32:53] And we did a lot of work with it.

[1:32:55] But maybe more significantly, I've managed to outlast that roadway.

[1:33:00] I'm afraid I'm getting enough said.

[1:33:03] Any other comment?

[1:33:04] All in favor please say aye.

[1:33:08] The motion carries unanimously in this purchase of road widener from Midland, from Reynolds

[1:33:14] Warren equipment is approved.

[1:33:16] Thank you.

[1:33:17] Fourth item is to consider a request from Fire to Merge's services to accept the payment

[1:33:21] from the Georgia Department of Community Health for the ground, ambulance, upper payment,

[1:33:25] limit supplemental program for calendar year 2024, and the amount of $47,354 as well as the corresponding

[1:33:33] budget amendment and approval to transfer of $16,081 of the nonfederal portion of the payment

[1:33:39] to the state of Georgia as required by the program. DCH offers this adjustment program to

[1:33:46] government-ground ambulance services in Georgia, increase funding of critical services for the Medicaid

[1:33:51] population.

[1:33:54] Our fire emergency services completed all necessary paperwork and was approved to

[1:34:03] that would be for calendar year 2024, however as part of that program they need to reimburse

[1:34:09] the state of Georgia in the amount of $16,000, $81. That budget adjustment amendment is necessary

[1:34:16] so that those funds can be used to offset the amount transferred from the general fund to the state.

[1:34:23] Push to Washington approved $12.4.

[1:34:26] Motion by Commissioner Ragsdale for approval.

[1:34:30] Sorry.

[1:34:31] Second by Commissioner Weathering.

[1:34:32] If I understand it right, we're getting a grant of 47,000, but we have to pay 16,000.

[1:34:37] Is that the just of it?

[1:34:38] That's okay.

[1:34:39] Give the state 16.

[1:34:41] Okay.

[1:34:41] We get the grant and then give the state 16 of it.

[1:34:44] I got you.

[1:34:45] Okay.

[1:34:46] We have a motion of second.

[1:34:46] Any other comments?

[1:34:48] All in favor please say aye.

[1:34:50] Aye.

[1:34:51] Aye.

[1:34:51] Post-Nate. Motion carries unanimously. This program reimbursement for fire and emergency services is approved. Thank you.

[1:34:59] Item 5.

[1:35:00] Five is to consider a request from fire emergency services to purchase medical equipment from a lowest price quote that we bound to medical in total amount of $42,000.

[1:35:10] $46, $68,000. Fire and EMS would like to implement the use of blood products in the pre-hospital setting, which is a critical life-saving advancement in emergency medical care.

[1:35:21] As Dr. Allen pointed out, severe bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death in both trauma

[1:35:26] and medical emergencies, and the early administration of blood products is critical of improving

[1:35:30] patient survivability.

[1:35:33] Fire and EMS is looking to initiate this program by offering the two medical command vehicles

[1:35:38] when an necessary equipment to safely store and administer blood products.

[1:35:42] The implementation cost is what you're paying for here.

[1:35:46] The Department of Pain quotes from three vendors with boundary medical being the lowest price

[1:35:51] quotation, initial purchase and an ongoing cost come from the EMS budget.

[1:35:58] Mr. Prude 12.5.

[1:36:00] Motion for approval by Commissioner Weatherby.

[1:36:02] Second, second by Commissioner Carter.

[1:36:04] Any discussion?

[1:36:06] There's another big advance by RMS folks to be able to actually provide blood transfusions

[1:36:11] in transport.

[1:36:12] So, before they get to the hospital, you can start saving life by giving blood to somebody who's bleeding severely, internally or externally.

[1:36:22] Good opportunity to save additional lives.

[1:36:25] We have, I believe, the best EMS in the State of Georgia, and this will just make it even better.

[1:36:29] Any other comments?

[1:36:31] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:36:33] Aye.

[1:36:34] Aye.

[1:36:34] Any opposed, nay.

[1:36:35] The motion carries unanimously, and the purchase of this medical equipment from Boundary Medical is approved.

[1:36:40] Thank you.

[1:36:41] Item six, it's a consider request for fire emergency service to enter into a three-year

[1:36:45] agreement with safe air corporation for the maintenance of safe air diesel exhaust from

[1:36:49] mobile, mobile systems, and located various county fire stations in a total amount of

[1:36:54] 70,000 to 40 dollars. In 2016, safe air was awarded a contract through a formal RFP

[1:37:01] process that contract covered the purchase installation and ongoing maintenance of

[1:37:06] these exhaust removal systems at 20 fire stations.

[1:37:10] At that original agreement included the annual maintenance, which safe air has provided

[1:37:16] since its installation, now that the agreement expired to ensure the continued performance

[1:37:22] and safety of the systems fire and emergency services is requesting to enter into a new

[1:37:27] three year maintenance agreement with safe air corporation.

[1:37:30] And this would be an item budget in the fire fund that $70,000, $40 is the cost over the

[1:37:37] three year total cost over the three years of that agreement.

[1:37:41] Motion to approve, $12.6.

[1:37:43] Motion for approval by Commissioner Weatherby.

[1:37:44] I'm sorry.

[1:37:45] That was for Agsdale.

[1:37:46] Second by Mr. Weatherby.

[1:37:48] Any discussion?

[1:37:51] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:37:52] Aye.

[1:37:53] Any opposed?

[1:37:54] Motion carries unanimously.

[1:37:55] And this agreement may contain the safe air diesel exhaust systems as approved.

[1:37:59] Thank you.

[1:38:01] Item 7 is to consider a request from the Family Treatment Court for Professional Services Agreement with the Wings of the Dragonfly to provide drug treatment and counseling services.

[1:38:10] Family Treatment Court is an intervention partner of parents or caregivers involved in dependency cases as a result of substance abuse.

[1:38:18] It is a collaborative effort between the juvenile court staff, the Special Assistant District Attorney, the parent attorneys, the child attorneys, treatment providers, law enforcement,

[1:38:27] The Department of Family and Child Services and the Court of Pointed Special Advocates

[1:38:33] are Casa.

[1:38:35] It is a core specific design and staff support needs of the Child Parent and Family members

[1:38:39] in reunification.

[1:38:41] They would like to use the wings of the Dragonfly for award as a new treatment provider,

[1:38:47] funding for this is provided by state grant funds and how many drug abuse and treatment

[1:38:52] education or date funds.

[1:38:55] motion to approve 12.7. Motion for approval by commissioner Carter. Second by commissioner

[1:39:02] weatherby. Any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye.

[1:39:07] Aye. Opposite. Motion carries unanimously in the agreement with wings of the dragon

[1:39:12] fly for drug treatment accounts and services approved.

[1:39:15] Aye. Thank you. Item 8 is to consider a question of clerk records for agreement with integral

[1:39:20] recoveries to recoup court ordered unpaid fines and fees at no cost of the county.

[1:39:26] The clerk reports is actually requested that this action on this item be postponed until the August

[1:39:33] 19th.

[1:39:38] We're going to postpone that, but we don't need to take action on that and you'll just bring it back.

[1:39:42] I'll just bring it back again.

[1:39:44] We'll take no action.

[1:39:45] We'll just take no action.

[1:39:46] I am nine is to consider requesting my planning and zoning

[1:39:52] department for a memorandum of agreement between Cherokee County,

[1:39:56] the Charlie Ferguson Community Center,

[1:39:58] in the Atlanta Regional Commission for Canada.

[1:40:00] Community Development Assistance Program funds to complete the P-Ridge Small Area Plan.

[1:40:06] This M-O-A for a small area plan with a Charlie Ferguson Community Center at Land of Regional

[1:40:11] Commission on Cherokee County spells out the project framework for continuing the cooperative

[1:40:17] and comprehensive planning for development of the P-Ridge Small Area Plan. The development

[1:40:21] plan will be managed and developed by Aerosy at the request to Cherokee County and the Charlie

[1:40:25] for a distance center.

[1:40:27] The MOA defines roles and responsibilities

[1:40:30] each of the parties, and it expects the project

[1:40:34] to be complete by May of 2026.

[1:40:39] Motion to approve 12.9.

[1:40:41] Motion for approval by Commissioner Carter.

[1:40:43] Second, second by Commissioner Raxdale.

[1:40:45] In your discussion, we had a zoning case

[1:40:49] in that area, is that still coming up on our agenda?

[1:40:52] is that?

[1:40:54] Yes.

[1:40:55] It is still pending.

[1:40:57] Next meeting.

[1:40:59] Got it.

[1:41:00] Thank you.

[1:41:01] So we have a motion of second.

[1:41:03] Any other comments?

[1:41:05] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:41:07] Aye.

[1:41:07] Any opposed?

[1:41:08] Aye.

[1:41:08] The motion carries unanimously in this agreement with ARC and the Charlie Ferguson Community

[1:41:12] Center for the P-Rage Small Area Plan is approved.

[1:41:16] Aye.

[1:41:16] Thank you.

[1:41:17] Item 10 is to consider a question to floss roadway department for a ward of a construction

[1:41:21] services agreement for construction of the State Route 92 at Trickham Road intersection

[1:41:25] improvements project to backgrown infrastructure LLC, the low bidder in the total amount

[1:41:30] of $4,676,664. This project is a project that the county has been working on since 2016.

[1:41:41] And in 2017 was successful in obtaining funds from the Land of Regional Commission to work with

[1:41:51] construction cost. For the project, project will add, do left turn lanes to all approaches

[1:41:58] to the Trickham Road intersection at state route 92, as well as create an unsignalized

[1:42:07] high-t intersection at the intersection of Trickham Road and Gunn and Road. Greatly improving

[1:42:14] the functionality and safety that the intersection bids were received from nine contractors

[1:42:21] and construction should take approximately 365 days after the notice received to complete.

[1:42:28] This project is federally funded at 80% with the 20% being funded by $0.00 and that 20%

[1:42:38] being split between 10% Cherokee County and 10% city of Woodstock, so as a joint project

[1:42:44] we're working on with the city of Woodstock.

[1:42:49] Motion for approval by Commissioner Weatherby.

[1:42:52] Second, Commissioner Carter.

[1:42:53] Any discussion?

[1:42:55] It's a big project much needed.

[1:42:58] Good to get it going.

[1:42:59] Good to get it paid for.

[1:43:00] Mostly by federal funds.

[1:43:01] Good job with that.

[1:43:03] Anything else?

[1:43:04] All in favor please say aye.

[1:43:06] Any opposed?

[1:43:07] Aye.

[1:43:08] The motion carries unanimously.

[1:43:10] And this construction agreement.

[1:43:11] With backbone infrastructure for the trick and road intersection as approved.

[1:43:15] Thank you.

[1:43:15] Item 11 is to consider a request in a

[1:43:18] space road to report for a

[1:43:19] water for construction services

[1:43:20] agreement to summit construction

[1:43:21] development LLC, the low bidder.

[1:43:24] For construction of the south jet road

[1:43:25] improvement project in the amount of

[1:43:28] $1,555,391.

[1:43:31] South jet road is a substandard county

[1:43:34] roadway with poor horizontal and

[1:43:37] vertical alignment located in the south

[1:43:40] portion of county runs between

[1:43:42] the Haynes road roundabout and the

[1:43:45] a new roadway, the revised roadway will remove a sharp S-curve and reconstruct the facility

[1:43:53] to provide a two travel lanes, a five-foot grass shoulder, and then on a west side, an urban

[1:44:00] roadway section that consists of curb and gutter and a five-foot sidewalk.

[1:44:05] Bids were received from eight contractors with construction taking approximately 270 days

[1:44:10] to complete after no receipt, this project is 100%

[1:44:14] sploss funded.

[1:44:16] Motion to approve to open the loan.

[1:44:18] Motion for approval by Commissioner Weatherby.

[1:44:21] Second.

[1:44:21] Second, by Commissioner Carter, in your discussion.

[1:44:25] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:44:27] Any opposed nay?

[1:44:28] Motion carries unanimously in this agreement

[1:44:30] with Summit Construction for the South's Jet Road

[1:44:32] Improvement Project is approved.

[1:44:34] Aye, thank you.

[1:44:35] Item 12 is to consider a request in the

[1:44:37] for Water for Construction Services Green to Summit Construction Development LLC, the low bidder for construction of the

[1:44:43] Depri-Road and King Arthur drive drainage improvements project in the total amount of $691,662 and $3.

[1:44:53] Depri and King Arthur, Depri-Road and King Arthur Road in this location have poor.

[1:45:00] For an undersized drainage systems and non-functioning roadway ditches, an engineering department

[1:45:06] and a public work department have gotten numerous complaints about this roadway and the roadway

[1:45:11] is crumbling this area. This project will address those drainage concerns as well as install

[1:45:18] sidewalk and a pre-road from Village Green Avenue to Falling Water Avenue. Five contractors

[1:45:25] a bit on this project, and this project is

[1:45:27] last funded also, 100%

[1:45:28] last funded.

[1:45:30] Motion to approve 12.12.

[1:45:32] Motion for approval by Commissioner Ragsdale.

[1:45:35] Second, second, by Commissioner Carter,

[1:45:36] any discussion?

[1:45:38] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:45:40] Any pose, nay?

[1:45:42] Motion carries unanimously in this construction agreement

[1:45:44] with Summit Construction for the

[1:45:46] Dupary Road and King Arthur drainage project has approved.

[1:45:49] Thank you.

[1:45:50] Item 13 is to consider a question

[1:45:52] for a first amendment to the construction agreement for the 2025

[1:45:56] resurfacing project phase two.

[1:45:59] With South Georgia Million and Cleanup Services LLC to add roadways

[1:46:02] to be resurfaced at a project in the amount of 1 million

[1:46:05] 117,964 dollars and two cents.

[1:46:10] This project consists of rehab and resurfacing of 22 miles of roads

[1:46:15] and streets in Cherokee County, as well as the cities of Canton,

[1:46:18] Woodstock and Holly Springs.

[1:46:19] This project is 100% g dot local road assistance funded, which requires no local match.

[1:46:28] When this project was originally bid last month, the bid price came in under the local

[1:46:34] road assistance grant amount.

[1:46:36] So the county and the cities are counting the woodstock have the ability to add additional

[1:46:41] roadways to that project in the amount of $1,117,064.

[1:46:48] The county is adding 5.67 additional miles for a total of 888,773 dollars and 68 cents.

[1:46:57] City of Canton is adding 1.64 miles in the city of Woodstock is adding almost 0.6 miles,

[1:47:04] totaling 7.88 miles of additional roads.

[1:47:07] County roads included in this project are roads in the Emerald Coast subdivision.

[1:47:13] Rhodes and Emerald Cove, two subdivision.

[1:47:16] Those in the Appalore, Orchard subdivision,

[1:47:19] that Magnolia Springs subdivision,

[1:47:21] Transart Parkway in the Falls of Cherokee,

[1:47:24] Rhodes in the Wood Creek subdivision,

[1:47:25] and Rhodes in the East Emerald Cove subdivision.

[1:47:29] And did you say, I think you told us

[1:47:31] how many total miles this gets us to under this program?

[1:47:35] So, the original was close to 22

[1:47:38] and we're adding almost eight,

[1:47:39] so about 30 miles total.

[1:47:41] But some of that mileage is in the cities of Cantonwood,

[1:47:45] so I can Holly Springs.

[1:47:47] But the vast majority is in the corporate majority.

[1:47:50] And then of course, in-house paving will do some already.

[1:47:52] In-house paving is in addition to this and phase one paving is in addition to this.

[1:47:57] So we're meeting our goal again this year to repaid at least one 25th if not more.

[1:48:04] And this is correct.

[1:48:05] We'll probably get a, probably over 40 miles of research this year.

[1:48:09] Yeah. And that's about what we need. Okay. We don't have a motion on this. Yeah.

[1:48:14] What I'm ready. Okay. Motion motion to approve 12.13.

[1:48:18] Motion back to Mr. Carter. Second, second, back to Mr. Ragsdale for approval. Any further discussion?

[1:48:25] All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? No. The motion carries unanimously.

[1:48:31] And this first amendment to the agreement for South Georgia milling and a cleanup is approved.

[1:48:37] Thank you.

[1:48:39] Item 14 is to consider a request from a sponsor or department for first amendment to the extraction

[1:48:43] agreement for the State Route 140 of Hickory Road and Basel Road intersection and prove

[1:48:46] project with bar toe paving company incorporated for construction of an additional commercial

[1:48:52] driveway and deceleration line in total amount of 103,963,263,26 cents.

[1:49:00] This project improves the intersection of State Route 40 and Basel Hickory Road by adding additional

[1:49:06] Well, left-turn lane capacity, right-turn lane capacity and through lanes on all legs of intersection.

[1:49:13] This first amendment to agreement is in response to development entrance that was requested

[1:49:19] by lowland capital during right-of-win negotiations.

[1:49:25] The Board of Commissioners approved a development agreement back in January for inclusion of

[1:49:30] that site work at their entrance in the county's roadway project.

[1:49:35] per that development agreement, lowland capital, reimbursed accounting for all costs associated with this amendment to this agreement.

[1:49:43] Motion to approve 12.14.

[1:49:46] Motion by Commissioner Weatherby for approval.

[1:49:48] Second, second by Commissioner Carter.

[1:49:50] Any discussion?

[1:49:52] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:49:53] Aye.

[1:49:54] Any opposed, nay.

[1:49:55] Motion carries unanimously.

[1:50:00] Additional, this amendment to the construction agreement for Hickory and Batesville Road intersection is approved.

[1:50:06] Thank you. Item 15, I think it's there request from the last road road department for a utility

[1:50:10] road location agreement with a landline gas light company for relocation of facilities and

[1:50:14] conflict with the State Route 140, Hickory Road and Batesville Road intersection and proven

[1:50:18] project. In the total amount of 72,000, 739 dollars and 40 cents, this is kind of

[1:50:29] As part of the right away negotiations, the county entered into development agreement with

[1:50:33] Lowland Capital, constructed driveway and required turn lanes, in order to complete that

[1:50:38] construction approximately 240 feet of gas line need to be relocated, per this agreement

[1:50:43] with Atlanta gas light.

[1:50:45] The county reimbursed the gas light company for the cost of work performed in the amount

[1:50:52] not to exceed 72,739,000,000,000,040 cents.

[1:50:55] And then upon completion that work, lowland capital, will then reimburse the county for all those costs based on the conditions of the development agreement.

[1:51:06] Motion to approve to appoint 15.

[1:51:09] Motion by Commissioner Weatherby for approval.

[1:51:11] Second by Commissioner Ragsdale.

[1:51:13] Any discussion?

[1:51:15] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:51:17] Aye.

[1:51:18] Aye.

[1:51:18] Any opposed?

[1:51:18] The motion carries unanimously and this agreement for Atlanta Gaslight relocation at Hickory

[1:51:24] and Batesville Road intersection as approved.

[1:51:26] Thank you.

[1:51:27] And my final item is item 16, and I just consider a question that's lost roadway to Harton

[1:51:31] for a second amendment to the design services agreement with Arcades, US Incorporated.

[1:51:36] For additional design services at the I-FICE and a 5-A-Town Lake Parkway Interchange

[1:51:40] and Proven Project in total amount of $89,000, $13.42.

[1:51:45] sense. This project includes design engineering for improvements to that interchange. If I

[1:51:51] identify a town like Parkway, one of the biggest improvements being on the southbound exit

[1:51:59] ramps, dual right turn lanes from the interstate to town like Parkway, as well as associated

[1:52:04] widening on town like Parkway. The updates covered by the second amendment include supplementary

[1:52:12] preliminary plan, design services to update those plan, profile, drainage, and staging plans,

[1:52:20] and drainage reports in accordance with recommendations of the pavement evaluation study,

[1:52:24] and the existing, and the existing substandard bridge vertical clearance requirements,

[1:52:29] as well as new visions to lighting plans to replace existing lighting poles that are being impacted

[1:52:35] by this proposed design.

[1:52:38] the design is a hundred percent sloths funded, but then once we get to construction and right

[1:52:42] away it will be 80 percent federally funded, 20 percent locally funded.

[1:52:49] Motion to approve, 12.16.

[1:52:51] Motion for approval, back to Mr. Ragsdale.

[1:52:56] I'm going to say, well, Mr. Weatherby made him to the point.

[1:52:59] So, second, back to Mr. Weatherby.

[1:53:02] Any discussion?

[1:53:04] All in favor, please say aye.

[1:53:07] Any opposed, nay?

[1:53:08] The motion carries unanimously the second agreement on the design services with our

[1:53:12] cadus for the telemic parkway interchange project is approved.

[1:53:15] Thank you.

[1:53:16] That concludes my portions of the agenda.

[1:53:20] Thank you, Mr. Morton.

[1:53:21] Thank you for those who stay with us.

[1:53:23] It was not a short meeting.

[1:53:25] Sorry about the planning commission having to wait almost an hour.

[1:53:29] Is that fine?

[1:53:30] Thank you being with us tonight.

[1:53:31] Anything else?

[1:53:32] So if not, emotions with John would be in order.

[1:53:36] Motion to adjourn.

[1:53:37] Motion by Commissioner Ragzdale to adjourn.

[1:53:39] Second, Second, by Commissioner Carter.

[1:53:41] All in favor of that motion to adjourn.

[1:53:42] Please say aye.

[1:53:43] Aye...

[1:53:44] Any opposed, nay?

[1:53:45] Motion carries unanimously.

[1:53:46] We are adjourned.

[1:53:50] Planning, Commissioner.

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