[1:50] Well, I introduced a

[1:52] a new minister here in town, Brian Kirk.

[1:54] Will you please come on up and lead us

[1:55] with the invi- invocation.

[2:00] » Chance here, too.

[2:03] » Good evening, y'all. Thanks for the

[2:04] invitation and opportunity to

[2:06] to to lead us in prayer.

[2:09] Well, heavenly Father, we thank you that

[2:11] uh you love the people of Loganville.

[2:15] Lord, you love the city and God, you

[2:17] desire good things for it. Lord, we do

[2:19] pray your blessing, your anointing, your

[2:21] wisdom, your counsel um upon each and

[2:24] every member of the community, but

[2:26] especially our city council.

[2:28] God, we ask that you'd lead them and

[2:29] guide them as far as

[2:31] uh figuring out the the complexities of

[2:34] what's best for our city both now as

[2:37] well as into the future.

[2:39] And Lord, we do pray that um

[2:41] uh Loganville would grow more and more

[2:43] into a city in which is a a city on a

[2:45] hill that is a light, that is a place

[2:47] that um Lord, is just a great place to

[2:50] live.

[2:51] We do pray that your blessing upon this

[2:52] meeting

[2:54] God, it would be fruitful towards those

[2:56] ends.

[2:57] And um

[2:59] Lord, we do ask all of this in the

[3:00] precious name, Lord and Savior Jesus

[3:02] Christ. Amen.

[3:05] >> Thank you so much. Do you mind leading

[3:06] » Thank you so much. Do you mind leading

[3:06] us in the pledge of allegiance while

[3:07] you're there? And then I'll give you a

[3:08] minute or two to talk about the Holy

[3:10] Cross Church.

[3:11] >> Okay, great. Well, now I'm from Texas,

[3:12] » Okay, great. Well, now I'm from Texas,

[3:12] so we have a Texas pledge of allegiance.

[3:14] I'm sure we're not supposed to do that

[3:15] one though.

[3:15] >> Probably. Let's look for the Georgia

[3:16] » Probably. Let's look for the Georgia

[3:16] one.

[3:17] >> Just making sure. All right.

[3:19] » Just making sure. All right.

[3:19] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[3:22] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[3:22] United States of America and to the

[3:25] Republic for which it stands, one nation

[3:28] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[3:32] justice for all.

[3:36] » All right.

[3:37] >> Yeah, so um well, thank you for the

[3:38] » Yeah, so um well, thank you for the

[3:38] opportunity to share a little bit about

[3:40] Holy Cross. Um

[3:41] as

[3:42] uh Mayor Whitfield said, I'm new to the

[3:44] to the ministry and and new to the town.

[3:46] My wife and I actually would just We

[3:48] closed on a house. We're super excited

[3:49] to actually be living in Loganville.

[3:51] We're one of those people who believe

[3:51] that God's called us this community and

[3:53] so we want to be a part of it in every

[3:55] way and uh just as a as a church we

[3:58] really want to do what we can to serve

[3:59] the people uh to fill in the holes where

[4:02] maybe other people can't help this uh

[4:04] the community in ways that it needs help

[4:06] and uh just to do what we can to just um

[4:10] show people the love of Christ both in

[4:12] word and deed and um and hopefully

[4:15] you know, my opinion is that as as

[4:17] believers or my belief I should say is

[4:19] as followers of Jesus we're called to do

[4:21] good works which means that that we are

[4:23] aware of the needs of the people around

[4:24] us and we do what we can to meet those

[4:26] needs as as God enables us. And so uh

[4:28] anyway, we just hope to be a

[4:30] contributing member of the community in

[4:32] a greater way. We've had uh I know

[4:34] that's declined in recent years but uh

[4:36] I've basically have been brought in for

[4:38] that very purpose of doing what we can

[4:39] as a church to to bless all of you all

[4:41] as best we can. So, uh thanks for the

[4:44] privilege of being a part of the

[4:45] community.

[4:45] >> All right, thank you so much.

[4:47] » All right, thank you so much.

[4:47] >> Thank you.

[4:48] » Thank you.

[4:48] >> I will say he uh reached reached out to

[4:49] » I will say he uh reached reached out to

[4:49] me and said, "Where can I help?" And I

[4:51] go, "We got lots of areas you can come

[4:53] and help with." Thank you so much for

[4:54] reaching out and thank you for being

[4:56] here tonight.

[4:57] All right, up next we're going to have

[4:59] the adoption of the agenda.

[5:02] I need a motion to approve the agenda.

[5:05] >> So moved.

[5:06] » So moved.

[5:06] >> Got a motion. We got a second?

[5:09] » Got a motion. We got a second?

[5:09] We have a second. All in favor say I.

[5:11] >> I.

[5:12] » I.

[5:12] >> All right, and then up next it looks

[5:14] » All right, and then up next it looks

[5:14] like there's a presentation for the

[5:15] Mayor's Cup Reading Challenge.

[5:19] Oh goodness.

[5:23] » Good evening Mayor, council members.

[5:26] I'm Shane Short with the Development

[5:27] Authority Walton County. It's a pleasure

[5:30] to be with you all this evening.

[5:32] I'm here on the behalf of Dessa Morris

[5:34] who works in my office.

[5:36] She decided that remaining on her

[5:38] European cruise is more important than

[5:41] >> [laughter]

[5:41] » [laughter]

[5:41] >> coming back early to be with you tonight

[5:43] » coming back early to be with you tonight

[5:43] so she asked me to step be

[5:45] her shoes tonight.

[5:48] One of the goals of the Walton 250

[5:50] celebration

[5:51] as we celebrated our nation's 250th

[5:54] anniversary or birthday

[5:56] uh was that the people, organizations,

[5:59] and communities that make such Walton

[6:01] County such a great place had different

[6:03] areas of of celebrations during that

[6:06] time period.

[6:07] One of those was a partnership with the

[6:09] Azalea Regional Library System

[6:13] who launched the very first mayors

[6:15] reading cup challenge.

[6:17] And communities competed by reading

[6:19] books, writing reviews,

[6:21] and competing library activities

[6:24] throughout the entire month of the

[6:25] celebration in July.

[6:28] And tonight, I'm excited to recognize

[6:30] the overall champion.

[6:33] Congratulations to Mayor Brandon

[6:34] Whitfield and the entire team in the

[6:36] O'Kelly Memorial Library for winning

[6:39] this year's inaugural reading cup.

[6:43] >> [cheering]

[6:45] » [cheering]

[6:45] [applause]

[6:49] » There were 375

[6:51] student participants.

[6:53] 105 adult participants.

[6:57] And 480 total points that were given,

[7:00] which was more than double the next

[7:02] closest library in the system.

[7:06] The highest number of books were logged

[7:08] and the most book reviews submitted and

[7:10] the highest overall participation in the

[7:13] challenge.

[7:15] So, congratulations to all of you. It

[7:17] tells a wonderful story in the

[7:18] commitment of Loganville and its

[7:21] community.

[7:22] So, Mayor, I'm going to ask you if you

[7:24] would please step forward so that I can

[7:26] present you with the cup and this

[7:29] special 3D printed

[7:31] mayors reading challenge. And we

[7:34] encourage you to wear this every day.

[7:37] >> [laughter]

[7:37] » [laughter]

[7:37] >> If you would please do so.

[7:44] » Talk about the chain.

[7:53] All right, here we go.

[8:02] » [laughter]

[8:03] >> And mayor, there is also

[8:06] » And mayor, there is also

[8:06] a cup but before I give to the mayor

[8:08] this, I'm going to ask if there's any

[8:10] library staff here tonight, any

[8:13] of the board members with the library

[8:15] system, any of you here tonight. If you

[8:17] would just please come forward as we

[8:19] present this trophy.

[8:32] You all come up here and stand with us.

[8:35] As we present you all the 2026 Walton

[8:38] County Mayor's Reading Challenge winner

[8:42] to the Loganville Library System.

[8:45] Here we go.

[9:02] Congratulations to YOU ALL AGAIN.

[9:04] >> [applause and cheering]

[9:09] [applause]

[9:14] [laughter]

[9:22] » YES, BUT NO.

[9:29] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. IT REALLY does

[9:31] mean a lot because

[9:33] here in Loganville, I know libraries can

[9:35] be a sore subject at times.

[9:38] And I know we have a community that

[9:41] really wants to lead and and actually

[9:43] want to read. And it just shows by

[9:46] winning this cup all the people that

[9:48] want to participate and be able to do

[9:50] stuff like this. And thank you to all

[9:52] the library staff for doing this. I will

[9:54] say

[9:55] it was supposed to be a surprise. It's

[9:57] still kind of surprising cuz I didn't

[9:58] know it was actually going to be on the

[9:59] agenda.

[10:01] Uh

[10:02] um

[10:03] So, I'm a little touched here, but

[10:05] it's uh

[10:06] Dust actually let it slip at a meeting a

[10:09] couple days ago and said

[10:10] congratulations. I said, "For what?" And

[10:13] actually John Howard said, "You won the

[10:14] cup." I go, "What cup?" And then he told

[10:16] me. I go, "Oh, yeah."

[10:18] And [laughter]

[10:20] so, thank [snorts] y'all so much for

[10:21] everything. I do appreciate it.

[10:23] So,

[10:24] I guess the fun stuff is over. Let's uh

[10:26] let's get down to the consent agenda.

[10:29] And Pastor, you you don't have to stay

[10:31] if you don't want to. I understand this.

[10:35] >> Bye, everybody.

[10:37] » Bye, everybody.

[10:37] >> Uh

[10:40] Mhm. 2A, yes. Okay. So, first up on our

[10:43] agenda is going to be the mayor and

[10:44] council items. They're going to be the

[10:46] proposals for the city manager

[10:48] recruitment.

[10:49] All right. I know we had a slight

[10:51] discussion on it about wanting to wait

[10:53] to digest this third one that came in

[10:56] the day of.

[10:57] And I know we talked about maybe

[10:58] postponing this until we could get the

[11:01] people in here to do a presentation.

[11:03] And maybe do a called meeting if we can

[11:06] get that lined up. Is that still the

[11:07] flavor that y'all want to do? Has

[11:10] anything changed?

[11:13] All right. Good deal.

[11:15] So, let's go on down to the consent

[11:16] agenda. So, the consent agenda for those

[11:19] who do not know is the agenda items that

[11:21] we all agreed to on Monday. And on

[11:24] there, it goes from A through I, which

[11:26] is everything that we voted on Monday to

[11:28] make this meeting go a little bit

[11:29] quicker. And uh

[11:34] We need clarity.

[11:36] >> Which firm? All of them? When?

[11:39] » Which firm? All of them? When?

[11:39] What time?

[11:41] Who are you picking?

[11:42] >> We were going to have them all come in.

[11:44] » We were going to have them all come in.

[11:44] Uh we're going to have uh

[11:47] Well, I guess it's

[11:48] >> to know a day so we can tell them or so

[11:50] » to know a day so we can tell them or so

[11:50] Angela can tell them.

[11:51] >> Well, I think we're going to have to

[11:53] » Well, I think we're going to have to

[11:53] reach out to them and see what dates are

[11:55] available, see what dates we can do, and

[11:57] try and get us a date and time

[12:01] and see

[12:02] when it's available cuz we don't know

[12:03] without contacting them yet what days

[12:05] they might have available.

[12:07] >> What's best for y'all?

[12:08] » What's best for y'all?

[12:08] >> Yes, it's what's best for y'all.

[12:10] » Yes, it's what's best for y'all.

[12:10] >> Yeah.

[12:13] » Yeah.

[12:13] >> Y'all want to do a week, weekend?

[12:15] » Y'all want to do a week, weekend?

[12:15] >> I'd prefer to do a weeknight, but don't

[12:17] » I'd prefer to do a weeknight, but don't

[12:17] forget now if it's going to be soon,

[12:19] next Thursday is our um

[12:21] we our county municipal dinner, so we

[12:24] wouldn't want to do it on the 20th, but

[12:26] I don't have

[12:27] me personally, I've got the stuff going,

[12:29] but this is important, so I can work

[12:31] around it. Um but I think more

[12:34] importantly, you got to see how you got

[12:35] three companies.

[12:37] You know, they might say we can't come

[12:39] till it might not plan out to

[12:41] so I think so I

[12:42] >> Yeah.

[12:42] » Yeah.

[12:42] >> think council is

[12:44] » think council is

[12:44] we would have to work our schedule

[12:45] around their schedule. I think their

[12:47] schedules are much more important than

[12:50] get them three get those three

[12:51] >> to go with. We could say a weekday, I

[12:54] » to go with. We could say a weekday, I

[12:54] want to say 6:30.

[12:56] >> Yeah.

[12:56] » Yeah.

[12:56] >> I think that'd be good.

[12:57] » I think that'd be good.

[12:57] >> Weekday at 6:30 and then you can get

[12:59] » Weekday at 6:30 and then you can get

[12:59] back to council about what days they

[13:01] have available and would y'all want to

[13:04] at least go ahead and say a date, maybe

[13:06] a w- Thursday or a Monday? Just to give

[13:10] them a little bit more guidance. So, we

[13:11] say Thursday or Monday?

[13:13] >> I mean, I think if they they all three

[13:14] » I mean, I think if they they all three

[13:14] could do a Tuesday. I to me the day,

[13:17] that's just me, is irrelevant.

[13:19] A weeknight's a weeknight.

[13:21] >> So, weeknight 6:30.

[13:24] » So, weeknight 6:30.

[13:24] >> That's that's me. I mean, we got six

[13:26] » That's that's me. I mean, we got six

[13:26] five other people up here.

[13:27] >> Yeah, I know. The 24th, or the 25th, or

[13:30] » Yeah, I know. The 24th, or the 25th, or

[13:30] the

[13:31] >> Do what?

[13:32] » Do what?

[13:32] >> 24th, the 25th, and the 27th of August.

[13:35] » 24th, the 25th, and the 27th of August.

[13:35] >> Yeah, that's what I was looking at. If

[13:36] » Yeah, that's what I was looking at. If

[13:36] we could get them in before Labor Day, I

[13:38] think that'd be good, cuz we're looking

[13:40] at at least

[13:41] a 60-90 day process.

[13:43] >> Right, that's what most of them were

[13:44] » Right, that's what most of them were

[13:44] saying, their process is 60-90 days. So,

[13:47] yeah, I think by the end of the month,

[13:48] we should try to get them in here.

[13:50] >> If we could, that'd be great.

[13:51] » If we could, that'd be great.

[13:51] >> 27th, 28th?

[13:52] » 27th, 28th?

[13:53] >> Danny.

[13:53] » Danny.

[13:53] >> 24th?

[13:54] » 24th?

[13:54] >> Cannot do the 24th, that's the comp line

[13:56] » Cannot do the 24th, that's the comp line

[13:56] meeting.

[13:56] >> That's what I thought.

[13:57] » That's what I thought.

[13:58] >> 24th, 25th, and 26th is a Wednesday.

[14:01] » 24th, 25th, and 26th is a Wednesday.

[14:01] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

[14:02] >> said you can't do the 24th.

[14:04] » said you can't do the 24th.

[14:04] >> Oh, 25th, 26th, 27th?

[14:06] » Oh, 25th, 26th, 27th?

[14:06] >> Yes.

[14:07] » Yes.

[14:07] >> the count

[14:08] » the count

[14:08] public zone planning zoning.

[14:10] When is that, Robbie?

[14:11] >> Yeah, he just shook his head.

[14:13] » Yeah, he just shook his head.

[14:13] >> So, the 25th or the 26th?

[14:15] » So, the 25th or the 26th?

[14:15] >> Okay.

[14:17] » Okay.

[14:17] >> 25th, 26th.

[14:17] » 25th, 26th.

[14:17] >> That was fast.

[14:18] » That was fast.

[14:18] >> So, we narrowed it down to two days?

[14:22] » So, we narrowed it down to two days?

[14:22] All right. Anything else on that? We

[14:23] good with that, Danny? I gave y'all

[14:25] enough to go with.

[14:26] >> 6:30 p.m.

[14:26] » 6:30 p.m.

[14:26] >> 6:30, correct.

[14:29] » 6:30, correct.

[14:29] >> [clears throat]

[14:30] » [clears throat]

[14:30] >> Called meeting.

[14:32] » Called meeting.

[14:32] And stay tuned to our city Facebook page

[14:35] and all the stuff to know what date and

[14:37] stuff that that actually lands on.

[14:40] So, up next is now the consent agenda,

[14:43] and I already explained it, but can I

[14:45] get a motion to accept the consent

[14:47] agenda?

[14:48] >> So moved.

[14:49] » So moved.

[14:49] >> We got a motion. We got a second?

[14:51] » We got a motion. We got a second?

[14:51] >> Second.

[14:52] » Second.

[14:52] >> We have a second. All in favor, say I.

[14:54] » We have a second. All in favor, say I.

[14:54] >> I.

[14:54] » I.

[14:54] >> Any opposed?

[14:56] » Any opposed?

[14:56] All right. Now, moving on down to

[14:58] planning and development committee

[14:59] report. Councilwoman Lisa Newberry.

[15:02] >> Thank you, Mayor. So, we are working on

[15:04] » Thank you, Mayor. So, we are working on

[15:04] the what's known as the Sprouts project,

[15:06] and the city's had held two

[15:09] prior public hearings, and we got word

[15:12] last night from Sprouts asking to

[15:15] consider the table. And so, a couple of

[15:17] the council members wanted to learn more

[15:19] about that, your reasons why you wanted

[15:21] to table. So, I'd like to invite you up

[15:22] to the podium and and tell us about why

[15:24] you want a table.

[15:25] >> Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh my

[15:27] » Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh my

[15:27] name is Henry Bailey, counsel for the

[15:29] applicant 3630 Peachtree Road Northeast.

[15:32] Uh we heard you on Tuesday night and the

[15:34] some of the concerns and comments you

[15:35] expressed therein, and wanted to take

[15:37] the opportunity to try to see if we can

[15:39] talk to the end user, talk to our seller

[15:42] to come up with a plan that that works

[15:44] better. Um

[15:45] in other words, we won't be coming back

[15:47] before you in 30 days or how many days

[15:49] it is with the same exact plan. We want

[15:51] to actually go and put in some work

[15:52] based on what you all have said so far

[15:54] and what we've heard from you all to try

[15:55] to make it a plan that works for

[15:57] everybody. That's the that's the primary

[15:59] reason for the for the deferral.

[16:04] » Questions?

[16:05] >> I don't have a question. I'm going to

[16:07] » I don't have a question. I'm going to

[16:07] vote.

[16:10] » Vote to table?

[16:12] >> Vote to vote on the variance request.

[16:14] » Vote to vote on the variance request.

[16:14] >> Okay.

[16:16] » Okay.

[16:16] What's?

[16:18] Okay.

[16:19] Thank you for coming.

[16:20] >> Thank you.

[16:20] » Thank you.

[16:20] >> We'll go ahead and move move to vote.

[16:23] » We'll go ahead and move move to vote.

[16:23] All right. So, Mr. Mayor, for agenda

[16:25] item number four B, case number V

[16:27] 26-003,

[16:30] requesting a landscape reduction buffer

[16:32] on Brand Road, I make a motion to deny.

[16:37] >> So, we have a motion and we have a

[16:38] » So, we have a motion and we have a

[16:38] second.

[16:40] All in favor say I.

[16:41] >> I.

[16:42] » I.

[16:42] >> I.

[16:42] » I.

[16:42] >> Any opposed?

[16:44] » Any opposed?

[16:44] All right.

[16:47] >> For agenda item number four B, case

[16:49] » For agenda item number four B, case

[16:49] number V 26-004,

[16:53] requesting to remove a landscape buffer

[16:55] on Oak Grove Road, I make a motion to

[16:57] deny.

[16:58] >> So, we have a motion and a second.

[17:00] » So, we have a motion and a second.

[17:00] >> Second.

[17:01] » Second.

[17:01] >> All those in favor say I.

[17:03] » All those in favor say I.

[17:03] >> I.

[17:04] » I.

[17:04] >> I.

[17:04] » I.

[17:04] >> Any opposed?

[17:05] » Any opposed?

[17:05] All right.

[17:07] >> For agenda item number four C, case

[17:09] » For agenda item number four C, case

[17:09] number V 26-005,

[17:12] requesting an encroachment on an

[17:14] undisturbed stream buffer, I make a

[17:16] motion to deny.

[17:18] >> All right.

[17:18] » All right.

[17:18] >> got a motion. Do we have a second?

[17:20] » got a motion. Do we have a second?

[17:20] >> Second.

[17:20] » Second.

[17:21] >> We have a second. All in favor say I.

[17:23] » We have a second. All in favor say I.

[17:23] >> I.

[17:23] » I.

[17:23] >> Any opposed?

[17:25] » Any opposed?

[17:25] All right.

[17:28] » For agenda item number 4D, case number

[17:30] V26-006,

[17:33] requesting to remove a non-pervious

[17:36] setback, make a motion to deny.

[17:39] >> We got a motion. Do we have a second?

[17:41] » We got a motion. Do we have a second?

[17:41] >> Second.

[17:42] » Second.

[17:42] >> We got a second. All in favor say I.

[17:44] » We got a second. All in favor say I.

[17:44] >> I.

[17:45] » I.

[17:45] >> Any opposed?

[17:46] » Any opposed?

[17:46] All right.

[17:49] » And last for agenda item number 4E,

[17:53] case number V26-007,

[17:55] requesting a reduction in parking space

[17:57] length, I make a motion to deny.

[18:00] >> We have a motion. Do we have a second?

[18:02] » We have a motion. Do we have a second?

[18:02] >> Second.

[18:03] » Second.

[18:03] >> All in favor say I.

[18:05] » All in favor say I.

[18:05] >> I.

[18:06] » I.

[18:06] >> Any opposed?

[18:08] » Any opposed?

[18:08] All right.

[18:13] Anything else for us, Lisa?

[18:15] >> Do. Next up is

[18:17] » Do. Next up is

[18:17] um

[18:18] item number 4F on the agenda. It's the

[18:20] Rock It's known as the Rocky Creek final

[18:22] plat. And just for the backstory, the

[18:24] council voted to approve an an

[18:27] annexation and um

[18:29] rezone um back in 2018.

[18:32] Um so we're not voting tonight for the

[18:34] the uh subdivision. We're only voting

[18:35] for phase to approve the phase two final

[18:38] plat of the subdivision.

[18:41] So, Mr. Mayor, for agenda item number

[18:43] 4E,

[18:46] I'm sorry.

[18:47] Uh for agenda item number 4F, known as

[18:50] the Rocky Creek plat phase two, I make a

[18:53] motion to approve the final subdivision

[18:56] plat for Rocky Creek phase two located

[18:59] within the city limits of Loganville

[19:01] with conditions requiring a pool, a

[19:03] clubhouse, and a wooden fence as as

[19:05] detailed in the May 2018 City Council

[19:09] meeting minutes.

[19:11] >> All right. We have a motion. Do we have

[19:13] » All right. We have a motion. Do we have

[19:13] a second?

[19:14] >> Second.

[19:14] » Second.

[19:15] >> We have a second. All in favor say I.

[19:17] » We have a second. All in favor say I.

[19:17] >> I.

[19:17] » I.

[19:17] >> I.

[19:18] » I.

[19:18] >> Any opposed?

[19:20] » Any opposed?

[19:20] All right.

[19:21] >> Okay, and that is all we have for

[19:23] » Okay, and that is all we have for

[19:23] planning and development.

[19:24] >> Good deal. Thank you so much, Lisa.

[19:27] » Good deal. Thank you so much, Lisa.

[19:27] All right, up next we have the finance

[19:29] committee report. You got anything new

[19:31] for us, Keith?

[19:32] >> No, Mayor. Everything was covered under

[19:33] » No, Mayor. Everything was covered under

[19:33] consent. Thank you.

[19:34] >> Awesome, good deal. Now we have public

[19:38] » Awesome, good deal. Now we have public

[19:38] safety committee. Councilwoman Lowe?

[19:40] >> Um I have nothing. We covered mine under

[19:43] » Um I have nothing. We covered mine under

[19:43] uh the work session on Monday. They were

[19:44] on consent.

[19:46] >> Awesome, good deal.

[19:47] » Awesome, good deal.

[19:47] Up next we have the public utilities

[19:49] committee report. Danny, do you have

[19:50] anything from Bill?

[19:53] No? Okay. Now we have facilities

[19:56] committee report. We had a lot of

[19:58] awesome news from facilities last uh

[20:01] last Monday. We got any any other good

[20:03] news or anything there, Wes?

[20:04] >> No, we're good. We covered everything on

[20:06] » No, we're good. We covered everything on

[20:06] Monday. Thank you.

[20:07] >> Awesome. I do bear maybe some of that

[20:09] » Awesome. I do bear maybe some of that

[20:09] might need repeating cuz this very

[20:11] exciting stuff.

[20:12] >> Oh, as far as uh

[20:14] » Oh, as far as uh

[20:14] >> [clears throat]

[20:14] » [clears throat]

[20:14] >> the library, uh we're going to be doing

[20:16] » the library, uh we're going to be doing

[20:16] an open house. I think it was the 19th.

[20:18] >> Yeah, the grand opening. We're doing

[20:19] » Yeah, the grand opening. We're doing

[20:19] >> was started at 10:00 to

[20:22] » was started at 10:00 to

[20:22] 11:30, and then we're doing a magic show

[20:25] at 12:00 noon. So, uh

[20:28] please attend if you can. So,

[20:30] we've got that done, and also Toler

[20:32] Park, we're working on it. We should

[20:34] have it open hopefully

[20:36] within 2 months, maybe a month. We're

[20:39] not for sure yet. So, we do have things

[20:41] in progress of getting that done.

[20:43] >> And if you want to drive by and look at

[20:44] » And if you want to drive by and look at

[20:44] that park, every time that we drive by,

[20:46] my kids are already getting excited.

[20:48] >> Yeah. And we also uh

[20:51] » Yeah. And we also uh

[20:51] got Station 16 for the fire department.

[20:55] It's been remodeled.

[20:56] It's uh open. They're back at their

[20:58] station now.

[21:00] And also EMS is back there, which is one

[21:03] of our med units that covers our city.

[21:05] Uh Uh, they're back in the house, and we

[21:07] will be working on the police department

[21:09] coming up shortly. We'll keep you

[21:11] informed about that.

[21:13] >> All good stuff. Thank you so much, wise.

[21:15] » All good stuff. Thank you so much, wise.

[21:15] >> Thank you, sir.

[21:15] » Thank you, sir.

[21:15] >> Appreciate you.

[21:17] » Appreciate you.

[21:17] All right. Next up, we have the Oh, I

[21:20] got it off of my place. Here, a

[21:21] transportation committee report. Will

[21:23] have anything else to

[21:26] >> So, they're going to be beginning paving

[21:27] » So, they're going to be beginning paving

[21:27] for Elmig Monday.

[21:29] >> Monday.

[21:30] » Monday.

[21:30] >> Monday. Um, I believe that's going to be

[21:32] » Monday. Um, I believe that's going to be

[21:32] on 81 side and then they'll move over to

[21:34] the

[21:35] North Sam Church area to pave. So,

[21:37] that'll start Monday. Don't really have

[21:39] a time frame. It'll be probably about a

[21:40] week, but of course, depends on weather.

[21:43] >> Okay. Good deal. We always like to see

[21:45] » Okay. Good deal. We always like to see

[21:45] more paving.

[21:47] All right. And now with that done, we

[21:49] got the city manager's report.

[21:51] >> Uh, before we do 10A, I'll let Jeff

[21:53] » Uh, before we do 10A, I'll let Jeff

[21:53] handle that, but just remind y'all that,

[21:55] um,

[21:56] Tyler Park, you know, we've seen some

[21:58] posts on there about the gravel. The

[22:00] gravel's not the finished product.

[22:03] That's just the base. So, there'll be a

[22:04] rubber mat

[22:05] on on top. And then also, just be

[22:08] thinking, um,

[22:10] council,

[22:11] we talked about

[22:13] dedicating a piece of equipment to to

[22:14] honor Janice and Harold Tribble. Um, so,

[22:17] we got to kind of start making that I'm

[22:19] thinking thinking of a concrete

[22:21] some type of concrete monument to match

[22:23] the other concrete monument we have for

[22:25] the young lady that passed away that she

[22:27] has that one

[22:28] >> Mhm.

[22:28] » Mhm.

[22:28] >> uh, shade structure that's kind of her

[22:30] » uh, shade structure that's kind of her

[22:30] area. That was known as her area. That's

[22:31] something that former

[22:33] uh, Mayor Martinez did. So, y'all kind

[22:35] of be thinking, um,

[22:37] what you'd like to see. You know, I

[22:39] think we should do an honor. It was

[22:40] going to be Janice, but now that

[22:41] Harold's passed, we should probably do

[22:43] Harold and Janice. I think we have that

[22:45] support from y'all.

[22:46] Uh, it'll be after the project's

[22:47] complete. Um,

[22:49] and then we'll

[22:50] have a some type of a

[22:53] placement of it.

[22:54] All right. So, y'all be thinking about

[22:55] what you'd like to say. If you got any

[22:56] suggestions, please send them to Jeff or

[22:58] myself.

[22:59] >> And are we planning to have like a

[23:01] » And are we planning to have like a

[23:01] ribbon cutting ceremony with the chamber

[23:03] or something and then be able to do a

[23:04] dedication.

[23:05] >> Yeah, we can. We can do a you know,

[23:07] » Yeah, we can. We can do a you know,

[23:07] whatever the council wishes.

[23:09] >> I think that'd be good have a ceremonial

[23:12] » I think that'd be good have a ceremonial

[23:12] opening and be able to honor.

[23:14] >> Yeah, y'all just kind of think where

[23:15] » Yeah, y'all just kind of think where

[23:15] what piece of equipment you'd like to

[23:18] name in her honor. I think the swings

[23:19] probably in my opinion is the most used,

[23:22] but you know, we got a lot of new

[23:23] equipment so we might be something new

[23:24] out there, but we'll let it open and

[23:26] we'll let it see and then y'all think

[23:28] about it.

[23:29] >> That's awesome.

[23:30] » That's awesome.

[23:30] >> And then I'll let Jeff discuss the since

[23:32] » And then I'll let Jeff discuss the since

[23:32] he's kind of the one took lead on the

[23:34] RFP.

[23:38] » Mayor and council, before you tonight is

[23:40] a

[23:41] proposed

[23:42] request for proposals for professional

[23:44] legal services for your city attorney.

[23:47] >> [snorts]

[23:48] » [snorts]

[23:48] >> This was sent out to council. It's in

[23:50] » This was sent out to council. It's in

[23:50] the packet.

[23:53] And it's ready for your approval.

[24:00] » All right, short and sweet. Uh real

[24:03] quickly last this was discussed at prior

[24:05] meetings and we had a few emails going

[24:07] back and forth about it. Um I think

[24:11] Patty took a lot of the lead on this and

[24:13] so thank you for doing a lot of that.

[24:15] But also uh

[24:18] I was trying to think is there anything

[24:19] else you think we need to say or do on

[24:21] this before we take a vote?

[24:23] >> I just want to thank thank Jeff did a

[24:26] » I just want to thank thank Jeff did a

[24:26] fantastic job adhering to some of our

[24:30] changes that we wanted and all of that

[24:32] stuff and he went in and added some more

[24:34] things that we didn't even think about

[24:36] so that's fantastic. Thank you, Jeff.

[24:39] Appreciate it.

[24:41] >> All right.

[24:42] » All right.

[24:42] Y'all ready to vote? I'll take a motion.

[24:47] » You want to make a motion to

[24:48] >> I move we approve

[24:51] » I move we approve

[24:51] this and get it in the mail. We get it

[24:53] posted or whatever Danny's he's to do.

[24:56] >> So we have a motion from Councilwoman

[24:58] » So we have a motion from Councilwoman

[24:58] Wolfe to approve the request for

[24:59] proposal for professional legal services

[25:02] for the city attorney.

[25:04] Is that how I read that?

[25:05] Got you.

[25:07] All right.

[25:08] Uh do we have a second?

[25:11] >> Second.

[25:11] » Second.

[25:11] >> We have a second. All in favor say aye.

[25:14] » We have a second. All in favor say aye.

[25:14] >> Aye.

[25:15] » Aye.

[25:15] >> Any opposed?

[25:16] » Any opposed?

[25:16] >> Aye.

[25:17] » Aye.

[25:17] >> All right. So, we have one

[25:20] » All right. So, we have one

[25:20] against with Keith Colquitt, councilman.

[25:24] All right. Anything else, Danny?

[25:27] >> Uh just as a follow-up, Mr. Mayor, the

[25:30] » Uh just as a follow-up, Mr. Mayor, the

[25:30] the plan, as you see on the RFP, the

[25:33] due date is September 25th.

[25:36] The plan is to publish this,

[25:38] um

[25:38] in several locations.

[25:40] We need guidance from the council as to

[25:43] when you wish to open you

[25:46] these sealed proposals. If you want to

[25:49] do it at the October work session, if

[25:50] you want to have a called communication

[25:52] called meeting,

[25:53] uh

[25:54] what's the council's pleasure?

[25:57] >> So, what's the council's pleasure on

[25:58] » So, what's the council's pleasure on

[25:58] that? How do y'all want to

[26:00] open these?

[26:02] >> They're They're due September 25th.

[26:06] » They're They're due September 25th.

[26:06] >> Yes, ma'am.

[26:06] » Yes, ma'am.

[26:06] >> Uh when is the October meeting? Do you

[26:09] » Uh when is the October meeting? Do you

[26:09] know?

[26:10] Is it the 10th?

[26:11] >> 7th and 8th.

[26:13] » 7th and 8th.

[26:13] >> I think

[26:14] » I think

[26:14] we can do it at the meeting.

[26:16] >> 5th and 8th.

[26:18] » 5th and 8th.

[26:18] >> As opposed to a called meeting.

[26:20] » As opposed to a called meeting.

[26:20] Well, let me ask you what we're just

[26:22] going to open them and then we're going

[26:24] to just read through them, we're going

[26:25] to take them home and digest them. We're

[26:26] not doing anything other than opening

[26:28] them. I don't

[26:29] >> understanding.

[26:29] » understanding.

[26:29] >> Then I don't have a problem doing that

[26:31] » Then I don't have a problem doing that

[26:31] at a meeting.

[26:33] But if we start trying to read them and

[26:35] >> Yeah, we're just going to open them for

[26:37] » Yeah, we're just going to open them for

[26:37] transparency reasons, so y'all can see

[26:40] us opening them for the very first time.

[26:43] So, you know that it's all

[26:45] being done

[26:47] in your purview.

[26:48] >> That would be October 5th, our next

[26:51] » That would be October 5th, our next

[26:51] meeting.

[26:52] >> That'd be October 5th. Yeah, that's fine

[26:54] » That'd be October 5th. Yeah, that's fine

[26:54] with me.

[26:54] >> with you?

[26:55] » with you?

[26:55] >> Mhm.

[26:55] » Mhm.

[26:55] >> Okay.

[26:57] » Okay.

[26:57] >> We'll we'll add that as an agenda item

[26:59] » We'll we'll add that as an agenda item

[26:59] for the October work session.

[27:04] » Do y'all want to go ahead and talk about

[27:06] what we're going to do after we open

[27:07] them, or go ahead and try and set a

[27:09] meeting date so we can go ahead and get

[27:11] it on the schedules, or do y'all want to

[27:13] wait until after we open to see

[27:15] >> some point we're going to interview,

[27:16] » some point we're going to interview,

[27:16] right?

[27:17] >> Yeah, that's what I was going to

[27:18] » Yeah, that's what I was going to

[27:18] >> And I think it was Paul that suggested

[27:21] » And I think it was Paul that suggested

[27:21] we do it in executive session. Wasn't it

[27:24] you, Paul, that suggested that?

[27:25] >> No, that is not correct.

[27:28] » No, that is not correct.

[27:28] You need to go back and review my email

[27:30] that provided sort of that guidance to

[27:32] you on that on that issue.

[27:34] >> So we can do it in open forum. Be fine.

[27:37] » So we can do it in open forum. Be fine.

[27:37] >> Absolutely.

[27:38] » Absolutely.

[27:38] >> Okay.

[27:39] » Okay.

[27:39] Um

[27:45] We we need How much time do y'all need

[27:47] to review? We don't know how many are

[27:49] coming in.

[27:49] We don't know I don't know that we we

[27:51] got to see how many we got, and can we

[27:53] weed some of them out right off the bat,

[27:55] and

[27:56] I mean, we're not going to If we get

[27:57] five or 50,

[27:59] we're not going to interview 50 people,

[28:01] you know? So

[28:02] >> get them opened.

[28:02] » get them opened.

[28:02] >> Let's just get them opened is what I'm

[28:04] » Let's just get them opened is what I'm

[28:04] thinking, and go from there.

[28:05] >> And then we'll decide. Okay.

[28:07] » And then we'll decide. Okay.

[28:07] >> All right, thank y'all for the clarity.

[28:10] » All right, thank y'all for the clarity.

[28:10] Anything else, Danny or Jeff?

[28:12] >> No.

[28:14] » No.

[28:14] >> All right, thank y'all so much. Up next

[28:16] » All right, thank y'all so much. Up next

[28:16] we have the city attorney's update.

[28:18] >> I have nothing for you this evening,

[28:19] » I have nothing for you this evening,

[28:19] Mayor. Thank you.

[28:20] >> All right, thank you, Paul.

[28:21] » All right, thank you, Paul.

[28:21] Do we have anything for executive

[28:23] session?

[28:23] >> No need for executive session this

[28:24] » No need for executive session this

[28:24] evening. Thank you.

[28:26] >> All right, good deal. And Danny, do we

[28:28] » All right, good deal. And Danny, do we

[28:28] have somebody from the city that from

[28:30] the department

[28:32] we talked about maybe coming up and

[28:33] speaking tonight for us?

[28:41] » [laughter]

[28:42] >> It was It was going to be Christie.

[28:45] » It was It was going to be Christie.

[28:45] It was going to be Christie. It was

[28:46] going to be Christy Peters. She couldn't

[28:49] come because of

[28:50] her son's

[28:51] >> Yeah.

[28:52] » Yeah.

[28:52] >> So, she ended up not being

[28:53] » So, she ended up not being

[28:53] >> my really quick. Let me look back here.

[28:58] » Just give us a quick update on the

[29:00] department.

[29:02] >> Yeah, that won't be quick.

[29:03] » Yeah, that won't be quick.

[29:03] >> Natalie Robbie

[29:03] » Natalie Robbie

[29:04] >> Robbie, Chief.

[29:04] » Robbie, Chief.

[29:04] >> Ross

[29:06] » Ross

[29:06] Ross, you're quick.

[29:06] >> Ross, I think you'd be a good one. Sorry

[29:08] » Ross, I think you'd be a good one. Sorry

[29:08] to put you on the spot.

[29:10] >> [laughter]

[29:12] » [laughter]

[29:12] >> Well, if council's okay with it, maybe

[29:14] » Well, if council's okay with it, maybe

[29:14] depending on the schedule for next

[29:16] month, we could just do two, so we can

[29:17] try and catch up.

[29:18] >> Yeah.

[29:19] » Yeah.

[29:19] >> That'll go with council.

[29:20] » That'll go with council.

[29:20] Yeah, sorry about that. Uh

[29:23] I didn't know Christy's being out until

[29:24] Monday.

[29:25] >> Uh

[29:25] » Uh

[29:25] >> Mayor, we do have the uh parade that uh

[29:28] » Mayor, we do have the uh parade that uh

[29:28] I think Danny went over the parade

[29:30] uh Monday night. I forgot to add that to

[29:33] the uh

[29:34] >> It's It's on consent.

[29:35] » It's It's on consent.

[29:35] >> Yeah.

[29:36] » Yeah.

[29:36] >> Yeah.

[29:36] » Yeah.

[29:36] >> But no, no, no, no, far as letting the

[29:38] » But no, no, no, no, far as letting the

[29:38] public know that we have approved that

[29:41] and it's

[29:42] >> Yeah, so

[29:42] » Yeah, so

[29:42] >> It is in the works.

[29:43] » It is in the works.

[29:43] >> received word today that the uh approved

[29:45] » received word today that the uh approved

[29:45] the road closure, so we will have a

[29:47] parade. Uh Christy's kind of taking that

[29:49] under her wing now. That's an event, so

[29:52] she'll be planning that. She'll work for

[29:53] the school, but yes, the parade will

[29:55] commence.

[29:57] And then we'll have more information.

[29:58] We'll post it on the sites.

[30:00] Social media and city's web page.

[30:03] >> Awesome, it's going to be a lot of fun.

[30:04] » Awesome, it's going to be a lot of fun.

[30:04] For those that here Those that weren't

[30:06] here, the city uh the city where the

[30:09] city The uh Loganville High School

[30:11] wanted to do a spirit parade down Main

[30:14] Street and have a lot of their clubs and

[30:17] their sports teams be in the parade. And

[30:20] it'll be for their homecoming parade, I

[30:22] believe. And uh Mr. Dennis Edwards

[30:25] reached out to me. He's done this at his

[30:27] [snorts] other school before he came to

[30:28] Loganville just to show and both bolster

[30:31] community pride.

[30:33] And it was all it was put on consent

[30:34] very quickly by the council once we

[30:36] learned about it. And so, we're going to

[30:38] have a new event this year

[30:40] uh with the Loganville High School and

[30:41] it's actually going to be for the whole

[30:42] Loganville cluster. So, So, it's all the

[30:45] schools going to be a part of the

[30:47] parade. So, it should be a lot of fun.

[30:50] Uh so, we'll see y'all there.

[30:51] >> And Mr. Mayor, if I could, I'd like to

[30:53] » And Mr. Mayor, if I could, I'd like to

[30:53] remind everybody that this Sunday at

[30:55] 3:00 at the Loganville Baptist Church

[30:57] here across the street uh in the

[30:59] fellowship

[31:00] uh

[31:01] um

[31:03] hall,

[31:04] the Historical Society of Loganville is

[31:06] doing their fall uh presentation, and

[31:09] I'll be doing a presentation. It's

[31:11] called Deadly Flames and Denied Claims,

[31:14] the World War II veteran that ignited

[31:16] Loganville. It's going to be a great uh

[31:18] presentation about some of our history

[31:21] and the far-reaching It was a national

[31:22] story. I think everybody would enjoy it.

[31:24] I'm going to It's open. It's free to the

[31:26] public. I invite everybody to attend.

[31:28] >> And they're a lot of fun. I went to the

[31:30] » And they're a lot of fun. I went to the

[31:30] train one. That guy was very very

[31:32] knowledgeable and really learned a lot

[31:34] about the history of the city.

[31:36] All right. Any other items? No?

[31:39] That was a quick meeting tonight. Can I

[31:41] get a motion to adjourn?

[31:45] » [laughter]

[31:45] >> That's not from our uh city manager? We

[31:47] » That's not from our uh city manager? We

[31:47] got one from Lisa.

[31:50] >> Oh, what do you need?

[31:51] » Oh, what do you need?

[31:51] >> A second to adjourn this meeting. We got

[31:53] » A second to adjourn this meeting. We got

[31:53] a second. All in favor say I.

[31:55] >> I.

[31:55] » I.

[31:55] >> All right. Thank y'all for coming.

City Council Meeting 8/13/2026

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