1 00:00:02,066 --> 00:00:02,066 Reimagine van gogh's starry night. Good afternoon. Let me welcome everyone to our tuesday, 2 00:00:13,300 --> 00:00:13,300 december the 2nd, 2025 board of commissioners meeting. We're very honored today to have 3 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:18,300 having reverend jeff mccarthy from mountville baptist church here today to give our 4 00:00:23,033 --> 00:00:23,033 invocation. After that, we have the pledge to the flag. And I'm going to ask commissioner 5 00:00:27,566 --> 00:00:27,566 mckinney to lead us in the pledge to the flag. After jeff comes and gives our invocation. 6 00:00:32,900 --> 00:00:32,900 so if everyone please rise. Let's pray. Dear father. I ask you to be with each person here. 7 00:00:44,266 --> 00:00:44,266 father, there's so much going on in our community right now. We just need your guidance and 8 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:48,400 your wisdom and your peace. Father, that you'll just touch each person here, lord. And 9 00:00:53,533 --> 00:00:53,533 just let us remember through all this that that we're your children and, lord, that we 10 00:00:58,266 --> 00:00:58,266 just need to to hang on to you and keep keep our faith and don't let it post during these 11 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:03,600 times. Father, I ask you to to to to let these the commissioners here set aside 12 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:10,600 their personal thoughts and and just what's best for the community. Lord. We give you 13 00:01:16,300 --> 00:01:16,300 praise for taking care of each one of us and and guiding us every step of the way. And we 14 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:21,800 ask it all in your son's holy name. Amen. Amen. Thanks, flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag 15 00:01:27,066 --> 00:01:27,066 of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god, 16 00:01:34,333 --> 00:01:34,333 indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Just a reminder to some of you today's 17 00:01:45,533 --> 00:01:49,400 election day. Not not everyone's voting, but some are. And the polls don't close till 7:00 tonight. So just a slight reminder. Alright. The next item on our agenda is the 18 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:57,400 approval of the agenda and the minutes. So first we before we do if you can. Troy anderson 19 00:02:03,133 --> 00:02:03,133 came to us before the meeting and would ask that item c be struck from the agenda. The 20 00:02:09,266 --> 00:02:09,266 hangar development. Okay. It will come back before you in two weeks. Okay. All right. So 21 00:02:20,066 --> 00:02:20,066 with that item be removed, I then I would seek approval for the final agenda. So moved. 22 00:02:26,100 --> 00:02:26,100 alright. Do I have a second? Second. Okay. All those in favor? Alright. Thank you. 23 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:36,300 motion is carried. Next is the approval of the minutes from the troup county board of 24 00:02:43,066 --> 00:02:43,066 commissioners work session, which was held on november the 18th, 2025. Do I have a motion? 25 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:47,400 they be approved a motion? Do I have a second? Second. Okay. All those in favor? Alright. 26 00:02:56,066 --> 00:02:56,066 thank you. Motion is carried. And then finally is approval of the minutes from troup county 27 00:03:01,466 --> 00:03:01,466 board of commissioners board meeting, which was held on november the 18th, 2025. Do I 28 00:03:05,866 --> 00:03:05,866 have a motion to be approved? So moved. Alright. Do I have a second? Second. Okay. All those 29 00:03:11,066 --> 00:03:11,066 in favor? Alright. Thank you. Motion carries. Next we go into special business. At this time, 30 00:03:21,433 --> 00:03:25,366 I'll turn it over to the county manager. Thank you. Chairman. Commissioners. First item on the agenda is an item discussed this morning. Bill bullock was here this morning. Still here? 31 00:03:30,233 --> 00:03:30,233 here again to ask for support for the ridley lake park funding project. The amount is 32 00:03:37,433 --> 00:03:37,433 $30,000, which is a matching fund toward the georgia outdoor stewardship grant. If the board 33 00:03:45,766 --> 00:03:45,766 makes motion to move forward, my recommendation would be that we take those funds from the 34 00:03:52,733 --> 00:03:52,733 cip fund. Okay. Any questions? Yeah, I like to explain when this started, how many years 35 00:04:05,433 --> 00:04:05,433 ago, when the agreements and all that had taken place since then? Yes, sir. So 36 00:04:10,266 --> 00:04:10,266 approximately four and a half years ago, the city applied for the georgia outdoor stewardship 37 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:16,500 grant, which is you see, notice here on the document as part of that document, part of that 38 00:04:23,633 --> 00:04:23,633 requirement. It's a it's a point system. And based on funding from external 39 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:29,200 government entity ourself, they would gain ten extra points for their their grant when back in 40 00:04:39,633 --> 00:04:39,633 2021, bill came and asked the county if we would support the project. At the time we agreed 41 00:04:46,633 --> 00:04:46,633 to do so, we did so with the thought that we would utilize it out of our arpa funds, which 42 00:04:54,166 --> 00:04:54,166 is the money that we received during the covid era from the federal government, passed down 43 00:04:58,633 --> 00:04:58,633 to troup county. We provided a letter of support. We didn't really have a whole lot of 44 00:05:04,100 --> 00:05:04,100 correspondence with the city over the over the term about the project. But six months ago 45 00:05:10,533 --> 00:05:10,533 or so, I guess, bill came back and asked, or I guess it's an invoice in to sonia, which 46 00:05:17,066 --> 00:05:17,066 received and I'll say initially we rejected the request and felt it needed to come back 47 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:23,400 before our board being that it was above the county manager's spending authority. That letter 48 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:29,200 is original letter. Yes, sir. It is original letter of agreement. All right. Any other 49 00:05:43,266 --> 00:05:43,266 questions? All right. If not, then I will entertain a motion that we approve the ridley lake 50 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:52,400 park funding request. So moved. Do I have a second? Second? Okay. All those in favor? All 51 00:05:59,666 --> 00:05:59,666 right. Thank you. Motion is carried. All right, next up is the consideration of the lease 52 00:06:07,166 --> 00:06:07,166 amendment for project wing. Troy is here. If you have any questions about project wing. 53 00:06:15,766 --> 00:06:15,766 mr. Chairman, there you are again. So to recap, the faa package that was submitted in 54 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:25,200 august, faa came back and withheld approval contingent on a couple of specific items. And 55 00:06:32,433 --> 00:06:32,433 one of those items is the amendment to the existing ground lease, which now, if 56 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:38,200 approved, will capture a a business plan that was not originally incorporated into 57 00:06:47,066 --> 00:06:47,066 the the the ground lease. And so the intent was to codify, if you will, for the faa how the 58 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:54,400 use of the facilities would be to utilization towards aeronautical and 59 00:07:00,133 --> 00:07:00,133 non-aeronautical use between the two facilities. The apron is the third facility, but that 60 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:04,200 is strictly aeronautical. So the intent is to within the 60 day period dating back 38 days 61 00:07:11,333 --> 00:07:11,333 ago, the faa asked us to to have something in writing within 60 days as a means to 62 00:07:17,566 --> 00:07:17,566 move forward with the approval to build the air aircraft component aviation complex. All 63 00:07:30,333 --> 00:07:30,333 right. Any questions? All right. If not, then I will entertain a motion that we approve the the 64 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:38,266 ground lease amendment for project wing. Do I have a motion? So moved. Do I have a 65 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:44,000 second? Second. Okay. All those in favor? All right. Thank you. Motion carried. All right. For 66 00:07:51,300 --> 00:07:51,300 our final item under special business, I'll invite jay and zach up to discuss the 67 00:07:55,766 --> 00:07:55,766 consideration for the troup county fire station number 14. Chairman. Commissioners. Good 68 00:08:01,233 --> 00:08:01,233 evening. Good evening. Director steele and myself discussed this morning asking permission 69 00:08:08,266 --> 00:08:08,266 to move forward with constructing a new fire station out at 3157 roanoke road. As 70 00:08:13,100 --> 00:08:13,100 you're aware, we received that property from the troup county school system. Used to be the 71 00:08:18,666 --> 00:08:18,666 old tatum school. And we've been working with two on the design of the the station and 72 00:08:26,266 --> 00:08:26,266 harris gray. The site design and everything is ready. We put it out to bid, with your 73 00:08:32,633 --> 00:08:32,633 permission, earlier in october, and we received bids last tuesday on the 25th. We 74 00:08:38,366 --> 00:08:38,366 received ten bids, the low bid on the base bid, which is the two bay fire station. The low 75 00:08:48,233 --> 00:08:48,233 bid was principal construction at $3,299,000, and the plans have been reviewed by all the 76 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:59,000 various agencies it's ready to permit, ready to move forward with your permission. So we would ask permission to award that contract to principal construction $3,299,000 per 77 00:09:05,333 --> 00:09:05,333 their bid. Mr. Chairman, if just add just for clarification. Assuming the board would 78 00:09:16,533 --> 00:09:16,533 approve to move forward as mr. Anderson is is recommending. Valley. Can you hear me now? 79 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:25,500 yes. Did you hear me before? No. Alright. Assuming that the board is inclined to move 80 00:09:30,666 --> 00:09:30,666 forward, we need to recognize that whatever action the board takes is going to have to be 81 00:09:38,433 --> 00:09:38,433 contingent upon the actual transfer of the property, because the while the agreement 82 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:42,500 is in place, the actual deeds have not been been executed and transferred. So any the board 83 00:09:50,466 --> 00:09:50,466 could certainly award the bid, but any contract would have to be contingent upon obviously 84 00:09:56,866 --> 00:09:56,866 legal review and also the closing of the property, because obviously we can't kind 85 00:10:03,233 --> 00:10:03,233 of can't build a fire station on property that hadn't been transferred to the to the 86 00:10:08,533 --> 00:10:08,533 county. When is the deed transfer supposed to take place? I have prepared a draft deed 87 00:10:15,133 --> 00:10:15,133 and sent it to the attorney for the school board a couple weeks ago, and I have not emailed 88 00:10:23,300 --> 00:10:23,300 them yesterday, and we're just waiting to hear back. They're aware that the plan is to try 89 00:10:30,566 --> 00:10:30,566 to, I think, look at early january. Groundbreaking. So I mean, I've talked to the school 90 00:10:39,333 --> 00:10:39,333 school board superintendent as well, and I think she only sees it as a a formality at this 91 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:44,300 point that their board has already approved the transfer. It's just more, I guess, the 92 00:10:48,366 --> 00:10:48,366 legal transfer at this point. Right. We we just legally shouldn't be building, 93 00:10:54,633 --> 00:10:54,633 constructing on property that you don't, you don't own. Good idea. When we move forward. 94 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:01,100 which way? The way we're moving forward here this evening. Do we put in a motion that, that 95 00:11:09,433 --> 00:11:09,433 that we're, we're, we're waiting on to get the deed from the school system? Yes. 96 00:11:17,300 --> 00:11:17,300 unfortunately, you'll miss the chairman will probably be looking over scolding me for 97 00:11:22,433 --> 00:11:22,433 having too long of a motion, but it would have to be do it right. It would have to be 98 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:28,200 contingent upon negotiation and review of the contract and acquisition of the property 99 00:11:35,233 --> 00:11:35,233 from the school board. Mr. Short, as I can make it to continue. Yeah, we're going to 100 00:11:43,133 --> 00:11:43,133 continue this. Well, and regardless, typically when we approve something like this, 101 00:11:48,366 --> 00:11:48,366 the contract process happens every time we've ever approved a building project. There is 102 00:11:54,666 --> 00:11:54,666 contract negotiations. Yes, but we don't have the deed to the land on this contract. I mean, 103 00:11:59,600 --> 00:11:59,600 that's what we're we're waiting on. We we we got we gotta make sure we're in our motion that 104 00:12:04,533 --> 00:12:04,533 we have. Oh, I agree, let's find the deed. The land. Oh, absolutely. I think what eric's 105 00:12:10,666 --> 00:12:10,666 kind of hinting hinting at is usually the contract process and the review by the attorneys 106 00:12:16,033 --> 00:12:16,033 on both sides and then getting the payment performance bonds and insurance. That takes 30 107 00:12:21,033 --> 00:12:21,033 days anyways. And if things proceed as expected, we should be fine. And we decided this 108 00:12:28,466 --> 00:12:28,466 morning was it funding for this 5050 splost five? Yes, sir. Sighing I both talked actually 109 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:37,300 earlier before the meeting and we both feel comfortable with a a 5050 split of splost, $5 from 110 00:12:43,166 --> 00:12:43,166 the fire department and 50% coming from the cip fund. Any other questions? Do you have 111 00:12:57,100 --> 00:12:57,100 that motion memorized? I'm going to try and see what I can do. So I would seek a motion 112 00:13:04,733 --> 00:13:08,333 that we approve the construction contract for the troup county fire station. Number two, subject to receiving and review of all of the league. 1414. Oh, god. Okay. 113 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:16,200 a fire station in 14, subject to a receiving and review by our attorney of all the deeds 114 00:13:22,466 --> 00:13:22,466 and any other legal documents. Good enough. Okay. Do I have? I have a motion. So moved. All 115 00:13:30,333 --> 00:13:30,333 right. Do I have a second? Second? All those in favor? All right. Thank you. Motion is 116 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:37,200 carried. Thank you. Thank you all. Alright, the next item is the public hearing section of 117 00:13:44,333 --> 00:13:44,333 our meeting. So I'll entertain a motion. Or something. Okay. The next section of our meeting 118 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:53,500 is the public hearing. And so I will I will entertain a motion that we come out of the regular 119 00:13:59,600 --> 00:13:59,600 meeting and go into public hearing, make a motion. We come out of regular meeting in a 120 00:14:04,166 --> 00:14:04,166 public hearing. All right. Do I have a second? Second? All those in favor? All right. 121 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:10,266 thank you. Motion carries. Miss ruth. Good evening, commissioners. Good evening. 122 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:18,100 this item is a rezoning request that was submitted by timothy stamper for 1462 new franklin 123 00:14:25,266 --> 00:14:25,266 road. He does have approval from the property owner to put forward the request for the 124 00:14:31,066 --> 00:14:31,066 rezoning. The parcel is 1.1 acre. This is used to be the old mr. Shelnut veterinary 125 00:14:40,166 --> 00:14:40,166 clinic. It's always been commercial. Unfortunately, it was always a residential parcel. 126 00:14:45,033 --> 00:14:45,033 so it meets all of the standards for the ordinance. And if it is approved by the 127 00:14:52,300 --> 00:14:52,300 commissioners, the staff recommends that the applicant must obtain the necessary 128 00:14:57,866 --> 00:14:57,866 building permits, business license and a site plan, then must submit a site plan to the 129 00:15:05,266 --> 00:15:05,266 community development office. We did place a notice in the newspaper on 1025 and the sign 130 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:13,800 posted on 1028. The board of zoning appeals and planning commission did approve that. 131 00:15:19,233 --> 00:15:19,233 the rezoning. And it is the first reading and vote eligible. Did we how was a business run 132 00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:31,300 there for so many years without being proper zoning? I'm just I'm just asking that I do not 133 00:15:37,300 --> 00:15:37,300 know. Okay. But it has been there as long as I can remember. Yes. It's not the first. I 134 00:15:48,133 --> 00:15:48,133 think that probably the concept is, is probably grandfathered in over many, many years before 135 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:54,200 zoning maybe even existed. It could have been. But once the new owner comes, they do have 136 00:16:00,433 --> 00:16:00,433 to request a rezoning to continue business there. If you say it was any conditions, yes. 137 00:16:06,133 --> 00:16:06,133 just make sure they obtained the necessary building permits, submit the required site plans 138 00:16:11,133 --> 00:16:11,133 and obtain a business license. Okay, to be able to operate. But all of this, the approval 139 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:17,400 for them to buy the property is contingent on your approval of that rezoning. All right. Any 140 00:16:26,466 --> 00:16:26,466 other questions? All right. If not, this is a public hearing. We give the public an 141 00:16:33,533 --> 00:16:33,533 opportunity for those that might support or be in the opposition to this rezoning. So 142 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:40,300 I'll open it up if there's anyone that would like to speak in opposition to this, you're 143 00:16:45,066 --> 00:16:45,066 welcome to come forth. Alright. Hearing none, then anyone would like to speak in support. 144 00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:52,100 you're welcome to come forth. Alright. Hearing none is. Miss ruth said this is the first 145 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:00,200 reading, but it is vote eligible, so I'll entertain a motion to approve the rezoning 146 00:17:06,233 --> 00:17:06,233 at 1462 new franklin road. With. With those conditions that you mentioned earlier, I'll make a 147 00:17:15,233 --> 00:17:15,233 motion to approve for those conditions. Do I have a second? Second? Okay. All those in 148 00:17:23,733 --> 00:17:23,733 favor? All right. Thank thank you. That motion is carried. Mr. You the I think this is the 149 00:17:49,466 --> 00:17:49,466 last item on the agenda. This was discussed, as you know, at some length at the work session 150 00:17:57,900 --> 00:17:57,900 this morning. The item for consideration under before the board now is whether or not to 151 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:06,000 extend the data. We're calling it data center moratorium. Technically, I think the 152 00:18:12,033 --> 00:18:12,033 ordinance is the law for large commercial developments to include data centers and crypto 153 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:17,400 mining. The decision as to whether to extend it and if it is extended for how long. The a 154 00:18:27,133 --> 00:18:27,133 draft resolution was part of the packet this morning with blanks. My recommendation was, 155 00:18:34,033 --> 00:18:34,033 I think, to extend, given the imminent expiration of the current moratorium for an 156 00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:43,100 additional 90 days, that would put it. Terminating almost precisely with the termination 157 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:53,200 of the only other moratorium in place in the county with the city of lagrange. Okay. Any 158 00:19:06,466 --> 00:19:06,466 questions? All right. So we're asking for approval to extend our moratorium for 90 159 00:19:18,033 --> 00:19:18,033 additional days from the date that I was expired, which is, as we determined, is not week 160 00:19:25,333 --> 00:19:25,333 after next may, right before our next meeting. So we don't have time. Okay. Scroll down. 161 00:19:31,266 --> 00:19:31,266 valerie, you can see the termination date 16. Yeah. Yeah I think. So. It's the 16th of 162 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:46,600 december. Second. Any additional estimated? So this would extend through the close 163 00:20:06,300 --> 00:20:06,300 of business 90 days close of through the close of business on march 16th, 2026. If you 164 00:20:16,300 --> 00:20:16,300 went with the 90 days okay okay. Okay. Any other questions. All right. If not again this is 165 00:20:25,366 --> 00:20:29,333 public hearing. So if there's anyone that would like to speak in opposition to us extending this moratorium, you're welcome to come forth. Alright. Hearing none, if there's anyone that 166 00:20:36,433 --> 00:20:36,433 would like to speak in support of this moratorium, you're welcome to come forward. And if 167 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:42,400 you give us your name and address, for the record. Hi, my name is cindy hutchings. My 168 00:20:47,133 --> 00:20:47,133 address is 912 south willow crest way. Hi, rex. Please, please extend the moratorium. 169 00:20:54,366 --> 00:20:54,366 there's still work to be done. Please. Okay. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Anyone else 170 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:02,800 like to speak in support? Alright. Hearing none. Then I'll entertain a motion that we 171 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:10,500 approve extending our moratorium on data centers till the close of business on march 172 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:14,900 the 16th, 2026. Do I have a motion? I have a second, second, second. Those in favor? I 173 00:21:22,133 --> 00:21:22,133 didn't have to turn to hold the bridle to the horse at all. He went running for the block. 174 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:28,000 okay. And that that concludes our public hearing. So I'll entertain a motion. We come out 175 00:21:32,433 --> 00:21:32,433 of public hearing, go back into regular meeting and adjourn. Do I have a motion, mr. Chairman? 176 00:21:37,266 --> 00:21:37,266 I'll make a motion. We come out of public hearing into the regular meeting and adjourn. 177 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:41,700 okay. Do I have a second? Okay. All those in favor? All right. Thank you. Motion carries. All 178 00:21:48,066 --> 00:21:48,066 right. Thank you all very much for being here.