Dec 16, 2025 City Council

YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER ISSUES COUNCIL

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[IV. Public Comment]

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WE ESPECIALLY THANK HIM FOR HIS STEADFAST SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY, INCLUDING HIS WORK TO IMPLEMENT ESSENTIAL SAFETY MEASURES ALONG HIGH POINT ROAD SO THAT THOSE PRACTICING AT THE CONGREGATION BETH TEFILLAH HAVE SAFE ACCESS. THIS WORK ENSURES THAT PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS FEEL SECURE AND INCLUDED IN THE LIFE OF OUR CITY. TIBI HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION FOR DISTRICT FIVE, A FINANCIAL STEWARD FOR OUR CITY, A FIERCE PROPONENT OF MAKING SURE THAT SANDY SPRINGS LIVES WITHIN ITS MEANS. AND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU ARE ASKED THE QUESTION, WHAT WILL YOU REMEMBER MOST? IS THAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED EXCEEDED ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD HAVE EVER DREAMED OF OR EXPECTED? COUNCILMAN DIGIULIO, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU. YOUR CAREER IS TRULY A CIVIC FAIRY TALE AND WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY NEXT CHAPTER. AND AS WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. ANDREW CHINSKY, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SUSAN MAJOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ANDREW CHINSKY 6240 WETHERLY DRIVE TONIGHT, I RISE TO THANK THE HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS FOUR, FIVE AND SIX. JODI RICHELLE, TB DEGIULIO AND ANDY BAUMAN FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, YOU HAVE ALL SERVED WITH INTEGRITY, PURPOSE AND DIGNITY. CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT MAKE YOU RICH OR FAMOUS, BUT YOU STILL WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SANDY SPRINGS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN SETTLE DOWN AND RAISE THEIR KIDS. A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES COME TOGETHER, AND A PLACE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY A QUALITY OF LIFE NOT FOUND VERY MANY OTHER PLACES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, LET ALONE OUR COUNTRY. THERE'S A SAYING THAT COMES FROM RABBINIC TEACHINGS CALLED PIRKEI AVOT, WHICH SAYS WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO COMPLETE THE WORK, BUT NEITHER ARE WE FREE TO ABANDON IT. I THINK THAT PHRASE CAN BE PAIRED WITH SOMETHING MANY OF YOU HAVE SAID OVER THE YEARS, WHICH IS THE WORK OF BUILDING A CITY, IS NEVER FINISHED. THE MANY YEARS THAT YOU HAVE COLLECTIVELY PUT INTO BUILDING OUR CITY UPHOLDS BOTH PHRASES OF WISDOM. YOU KNEW THAT THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE WORK LEFT INCOMPLETE, YET ALL THREE OF YOU NEVER SLOWED DOWN. I WOULD ALSO COMMEND EACH OF YOU FOR BEING ROLE MODELS IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU LISTEN, SHOWED UP AND ACTED. I'M IN A PHASE OF LIFE WITH MY KIDS WHERE I THINK A LOT ABOUT ROLE MODELING GOOD BEHAVIOR. I LOOK TO YOU EXAMPLES OF HOW TO LEAD IN A TIME WHERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT, IT IS NOW UP TO FUTURE GENERATIONS TO TAKE UP THE CAUSE WHICH YOU HAVE CHAMPIONED THE LAST EIGHT, 12 AND 20 PLUS YEARS. AS FRANK, MARY AND I PREPARE TO JOIN COUNCIL, WE WILL BE STANDING ON YOUR SHOULDERS. WE CAN NEVER FILL YOUR SHOES, BUT WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP SANDY SPRINGS MOVING FORWARD. NOW THAT YOU'VE DONE THE HARD WORK OF SITTING IN THE CHAIR AND MAKING THE TOUGH DECISIONS, I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS OUR CONSTITUENTS, NEIGHBORS, AND FRIENDS. THANKS VERY MUCH. SUSAN MAZER, WHO'S FOLLOWED BY, EXCUSE ME, CHARLIE CARNES. HI, TIBBY. I JUST WANTED TO JOIN THE OTHERS TONIGHT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU HAVE SERVED US WELL.

YOU ARE A BIG PART OF WHY DISTRICT FIVE IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE. I MET YOU IN 1997 WHEN PAM CLEMENS ASKED ME TO JOIN THE HIGH POINT CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND BECOME ZONING CO-CHAIR. WE USED TO MEET FOR OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS AT THE JENNY PRUITT BUILDING ON ROSWELL ROAD. EVERY MONTH YOU WOULD REPORT ON THE STATUS OF US BECOMING A CITY AND WHAT WAS GOING ON DOWN AT THE CAPITOL YEAR AFTER YEAR. WE ALWAYS SEEMED TO FALL SHORT OF GETTING THE VOTES WE NEEDED. BUT YOU AND EVA NEVER GAVE UP. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALSO, TIBBY, FOR

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AND I DON'T THINK MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT TIBBY STOPPED A LOT OF THE FULTON COUNTY ZONING ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE DEVASTATED THE CITY LONG BEFORE IT WAS A CITY, AND DEALING WITH THE CITY OF FULTON. FULTON COUNTY WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE'VE EVER DONE.

AND THANKS TO YOU, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE JUST NUTS NEVER MADE IT. THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT IF YOU HADN'T HAVE DONE THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND, JODY.

ANDY, YOU ALL HAVE DONE WELL AND I HOPE WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE SO APPRECIATE IT. MY NAME IS SALLY DUNCAN. I HAVE ACTUALLY SAT ON THE BOARD WITH TIBBY BEFORE IT EVEN BECAME A CITY. RIGHT, TIBBY OF THE HIGH POINT CIVIC ASSOCIATION. SO WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I WANTED TO TELL A STORY THAT JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHO TIBBY IS. WHEN MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS NOW 28. YEAH, WAS IN MAYBE THIRD OR FOURTH GRADE, I THINK THE CITY WAS MAYBE A YEAR OLD. I ASKED TIBBY TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN ABOUT GOVERNMENT, CITY GOVERNMENT. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE COOL. NOW WE HAVE THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. OF COURSE, HE WAS WONDERFUL. HE DROPPED EVERYTHING HE HAD TO DO, INCLUDING WORK AT THAT TIME, AND CAME TO TALK TO THE KIDS. AND OF COURSE IT ALL WENT RIGHT OVER THEIR HEAD. BUT THEY LOVED HIM AND HE WAS AMAZING. AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE WENT ON A TRIP AND MY DAUGHTER MAGGIE, WHO BOUGHT A STUFFED ANIMAL, I THINK IT WAS A SEAL AND NAMED THE ANIMAL TIBBY. SO THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT KIND OF IMPACT HE HAD ON EVERYBODY AROUND HIM AND STILL HAS. AND WE SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. AND YOU WILL. ALL YOUR WORK WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

RHONDA SMITH, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BILL GANNON, RHONDA SMITH, 76, LONG ISLAND PLACE, SPEAKING TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL OF NEIGHBORHOODS BOARD TO THANK OUR OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY LONG SERVING COUNCILMAN, TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID TONIGHT. I CAN ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS, AND I KNOW THAT IF SHE WAS HERE, TRICIA THOMPSON WOULD ECHO THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS TO YOU AND HER APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT AND ALL THE TRUST THAT SHE PUT IN YOU. I KNOW SHE APPRECIATES THAT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP, FOR LISTENING AND FOR ENGAGING WITH US AND WITH THE COMMUNITY. STRIKING AND MAINTAINING THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN DECISIONS THAT MAY BE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, YET ARE AT THE SAME TIME MET WITH PUSHBACK, IS NO SMALL OR EASY TASK. COUNCIL OF NEIGHBORHOODS KNOWS YOUR EFFORTS IN YOUR SERVICE OVER THESE COLLECTIVE DECADES HAS BEEN SELFLESS AND SELFLESS AND ABOVE ALL, SINCERE. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE WILL CONTINUE OUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WITH THOSE WHO WILL COME TO FILL YOUR ROLES. WE HOPE THAT YOU, AS EDUCATED CONSTITUENTS, WILL REACH OUT TO US. WHEN YOU KNOW OF NEEDS IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES, YOU CAN STILL BE THE EYES AND THE EARS OF THE COMMUNITY. SEEING AND HEARING THINGS WITH AN ACUTE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW THE PUBLIC IS TREATED IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS AND HOW THEY ARE INFORMED. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS PAYING ATTENTION. AND AS YOU GO FORTH OUTSIDE THESE WALLS, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TIBBY, I LIVE OVER ON THE EAST SIDE OF YOUR DISTRICT.

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NOW, YOU REMEMBER THOSE LADIES WE MET WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING IN YOUR EARLY RACES? NEVER VOTE FOR ANYONE THAT HAS A BEARD. DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE FOLKS? AND I GUESS FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE WERE MORE PEOPLE THAT WENT THE OTHER WAY IN CHINA. YOU KNOW, I LIKE GOING OUT WITH TIBBY IN THE EVENINGS BECAUSE WE SPLIT BILLS BACK AND FORTH. AND, YOU KNOW, AFTER A FEW YEARS, TIBBY FIGURED OUT THAT I WAS ALWAYS DRINKING ALCOHOL, AND HE WASN'T, BUT HE STILL SPLIT THE BEERS.

BUT THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN YOU WERE IN CHINA WITH EVA, AND EVA COULD NOT, YOU KNOW, HAVE ANY ALCOHOL. BUT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THESE LINES WITH ALL THE CHINESE GUYS. I GUESS WE GOT ALONG BETTER WITH CHINA THAN THAN MAYBE WE DO NOW. BUT. SO TIBBY HAD TO PULL UP THE SLACK AND NOT ONLY DRINK WHATEVER THEY WERE SERVING REPEATEDLY ON EVA'S BEHALF, BUT HIS OWN. BUT I HEARD, YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD ME YOU DID A GOOD JOB, SO YOU PROBABLY DID. AND LAST, ON OUTLIVING YOUR COMPETITION. IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TIE, BECAUSE THE AJC IS LEAVING THE SAME TIME THAT YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, IT'S A VIRTUAL TIE, AND YOU DESERVE A BETTER FATE THAN THE AJC. AND. LAST, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE SAID GOODBYE TO EDEN AND SHE CAME BACK. SO WE'RE GOING TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU. THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE, TIBBY. ALWAYS A CHANCE. THANK YOU. THAT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. PERIOD. THIS IS JULIA. FOR THE LAST TIME, MR. MAYOR.

[V. Approval of Meeting Agenda]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE CALLED THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. ANY AGENDA IS

[VI. Consent Agenda]

[VII. Presentations]

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SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT EVEN I HAVING A DISAGREEMENT OVER THE FIRST 18 YEARS THAT WE WORKED ON PUTTING THE CITY TOGETHER. AND I SAID I COULDN'T REMEMBER ONE, BUT RUSTY WAS WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO BRING UP ONE. NO, SERIOUSLY, IT WAS IT WAS A REAL JOURNEY. IT WAS A LABOR OF LOVE. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE KNEW NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT IT, I SAYS, SANDY SPRINGS DIDN'T TURN OUT LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. IT DIDN'T TURN OUT LIKE WE WISHED IT WOULD BE. IT TURNED OUT BETTER THAN WE COULD HAVE EVER HOPED.

WE ARE SO PROUD. THE WHOLE COUNCIL, OUR STAFF, WE ARE SO PROUD OF THIS CITY AND HOW WONDERFULLY IT'S TURNED OUT. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF US. I MEAN, YEAH, GRANTED WE DID. WE DID SOME WORK AND WE DO WORK ON HERE ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE IN SANDY SPRINGS WHO HAVE FULLY SUPPORTED THE CITY AND THE EFFORT OF THIS CITY TO BE SECOND TO NONE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO RUSTY. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, OF COURSE, TO EVA AND JOHN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT WITH US ANY LONGER. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. IT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. THAT'S HARD TO FOLLOW.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR TAKING MY CAUSE, FOR BEING SO PATIENT ALL THE TIME, AND THE CITY IS IN GREAT HANDS WITH YOU GUYS, AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID FOR ME FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. THANK YOU. FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ATTENDED A LOT OF MEETINGS. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO BE THE BRIEFEST OF THE GROUP, BUT JODY'S JUST MADE THAT IMPOSSIBLE. BUT I'LL BE BRIEF. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. THANK YOU TO MAYOR PAUL AND MY COLLEAGUES. GOOD LUCK TO THE INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS. BUT MY WIFE DEBBIE IS GOING TO GET MY GREATEST THANKS TONIGHT. WHO IS HERE? SHE'S BEEN TO A FEW MEETINGS OVER THE YEARS, BUT WITH PUBLIC SERVICE, THE FAMILIES OF THOSE THAT ARE IN PUBLIC SERVICE ARE GIVING PUBLIC SERVICE THEMSELVES. AND TO DEBBIE AND MY FAMILY, I AM A BETTER FOR EVERYTHING. COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT HER OR AS WELL. AND TO ANDREW AND MARY AND FRANK, STAY HUMBLE AND RECOGNIZE THAT WHEREVER YOU CAN BE GROUNDED AND AND GET YOUR SUPPORT, IT'S IT WILL MEAN MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN GET OUT THERE. BUT TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM?

[VIII. Public Hearing]

ROSS. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE ARE HERE FOR THE U. DASH 20 5-2 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED

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ANTON'S GOING TO TURN ME UP IN JUST A SECOND. SO THE APPLICANT AND ALL THOSE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES TO PRESENT THE APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT MAY CHOOSE TO SAVE SOME OF THE TIME FOR REBUTTAL FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE OPPOSITION, THE OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES TO PRESENT ITS POSITION. THE APPLICANT WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE CLOSING REMARKS PROVIDED TIME REMAINS FROM THE ORIGINAL ALLOTTED TIME. CITY STAFF WILL KEEP TRACK OF TIME FOR BOTH SIDES. THOSE CALLED TO SPEAK WILL BE TAKEN IN ORDER THAT THE SPEAKER CARDS WERE RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL SPEAKERS WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES BY NAME, ADDRESS AND ORGANIZATION, IF APPLICABLE, BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR PRESENTATION. AND FINALLY, MATERIAL SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL DURING THE MEETING UNLESS YOU'RE REQUESTED TO DO SO. IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION, WE HAVE DANNY BLUMENTHAL. GOOD EVENING. I'M DANNY BLUMENTHAL WITH GASKINS, LOCAL 1266 POWDER SPRINGS ROAD AND MARIETTA, GEORGIA. I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE EVERYTHING THAT WAS JUST SAID, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I ALSO HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM REGENCY CENTERS. WHO'S THE APPLICANT AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND JUST QUICKLY, THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY A BANK BUILDING, AND

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO HAVE ANY REBUTTAL? GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I

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THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE APPROVAL IS CONDITIONAL TO BEING A BANK.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR A LEASE THAT IS CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL WITH A BANK.

SO THAT IS DEFINITELY THE INTENT. AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE IF THERE WAS ANY MISCOMMUNICATION THERE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MISS MUELLER, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2025 0287, THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. YOU DASH 252 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6344 ROSWELL ROAD TO ALLOW A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY IN THE 6-3 ZONING DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONS WITH THE CONDITIONS AS STATED IN THE PACKET CONDITIONS ONE AND TWO.

CORRECT CONDITION BOTH CONDITIONS ONE AND TWO. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY MISS MUELLER SECONDED BY DOCTOR KELLY THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2025 TO 87, AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6344 ROSWELL ROAD, TO ALLOW A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY IN THE CSX THREE ZONING DISTRICT, WITH TWO CONDITIONS LISTED BY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

ANY DISCUSSION? OH, I HAVE A QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. DOCTOR KELLY, IS IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO COULD JUST SPEAK TO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT BANK IT IS OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE THE BANK ITSELF? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. SIR, WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL FOR NOW, BUT IT IS A NATIONAL BANK, OKAY. SORRY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE.

WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2025 287. AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6344 ROSWELL ROAD TO ALLOW A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY WITH THE TWO CONDITIONS LISTED BY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE

[IX. New Business]

OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2025 289. THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION AND

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THE STREETS SUBMITTED REPRESENT THOSE WITH LOW PCI SCORES WITHIN THE CITY'S NETWORK, AND THOSE THAT ARE LOGICAL TO COMPLETE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE LOWER RANKED STREETS.

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES A 30% MATCH WITH TO THE MIG, THE CITY'S EL MIG DISTRIBUTION, FORECASTED FOR THIS YEAR, IS ANNOUNCED BY GDOT AS $1,159,932.46. THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT TO COMPLETE THE WORK LISTED INCLUDES ALL ITEMS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE RESURFACING OF THESE ROADWAYS, AND IS ESTIMATED AT $1,597,343.73, SURPASSING THE 30% LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT. IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY SUBMIT WORK ALWAYS AND SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF THE NECESSARY AMOUNT TO ENSURE EXPENDITURE OF THE ENTIRE GRANT, PLUS THE REQUIRED 30% LOCAL MATCH. THE LIST OF STREETS INCLUDES, AS I SAID, JUST OVER FIVE MILES 5.4 MILES OF STREETS IDENTIFIED IN THE PCI SURVEY. THE CITY MAY CHOOSE TO APPLY THESE GRANT FUNDS TOWARD PAVING, AS WE RECOMMENDED HERE THIS EVENING, OR WE MAY PURSUE SOME OTHER PROJECTS AND EFFORTS ALLOWED BY THE GDOT MIG PROGRAM. FINANCIAL IMPACTS. IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO APPROVE AND SUBMIT THESE ROADS, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT WOULD BE THE REQUIRED 30% LOCAL MATCH OF $347,979.74, PLUS ANY FUNDS THAT MAY BE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE AMOUNT TO COMPLETE THE SUBMITTED LIST. THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS WITHIN OUR CURRENT ACCOUNT. T 3000 THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THOSE FUNDS. ALSO ATTACHED TO THE PACKAGE IS THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO TO INCLUDE A COVER LETTER AND MAYOR'S SIGNATURE LETTER AS A PART OF THE APPLICATION. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2025 289. APPROVE AN APPLICATION AND LIST OF CITY STREETS TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION AND COVER LETTER MOTION BY MR. PAULSON.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. DEGIULIO, THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2025 289 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION LIST OF CITY STREETS TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FY 26 LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANTS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION. ANY DISCUSSION, MISS MUELLER? SO, MARTY, JUST A QUESTION AND JUST SCANNING THE STREETS. THERE'S ONE THAT HAD A SCORE OF 26.8. IT SEEMS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. THAT WAS GREENHILL ROAD. I HAD TO LOOK IT UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT DISTRICT THAT'S IN. DISTRICT FIVE. HOW DOES OUR THRESHOLD IS 50. RIGHT. SO IT JUST SEEMS HOW DID IT GET THERE? HOW DID THAT ROAD GET LIKE THAT? ALL RIGHT, SO MR. YERGIN AND I VISITED THAT STREET FOR PROBABLY FIVE, 4 TO 5 YEARS NOW.

IT'S BEEN ON THE LIST. IT'S BEEN A CANDIDATE FOR RESURFACING IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY'RE BOTH STREETS. IT'S A ROADWAY OFF OF ROSWELL ROAD JUST SOUTH OF 285.

HAS BEEN UNDER RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE TIME. ALONG WITH THAT HAS BEEN INNUMERABLE AND NUMEROUS. NUMEROUS SEWER LINE TIE INS, WATER SERVICE LINE TIE INS, ETC. AS A PART OF CONNECTING THE NEW HOMES, TEAR DOWN REBUILDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD UP TILL NOW. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HAS FINALLY SUBSIDED THERE. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROPER SERVICE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO REPAVE A ROADWAY THAT THEN AGAIN, YET AGAIN, ANOTHER UTILITY CUT ET-CETERA. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS OUT THERE, WE'VE EXECUTED A COUPLE OF REPAIRS, SOME PIECES OF THE ROAD WHERE THE HOMES HAVE BEEN RECONSTRUCTED. NOW WE'RE STARTING TO DEGRADE EVEN LOWER THAN WHAT I'D CALL THE 20 SCORE THAT YOU SEE ON THERE. MR. YERGIN WENT IN WITH CITY CREWS AND EXECUTED SOME REPAIRS THERE TO KEEP THAT ROAD SAFE AND PASSABLE AND USABLE FOR THE

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WHAT WE HAVE DONE OVER TIME IS THOSE SMALL PORTIONS OF PAVING OR CONCRETE PAVING HADN'T HAVE NEEDED REPAIR. WE'VE EXECUTED THOSE REPAIRS. SO WHETHER OR NOT THE PAVEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY WOULD WARRANT INCLUSION IN THE OVERALL PCI SURVEY, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD NECESSARILY BE TO THE CITY'S VALUE, GIVEN THE VERY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT WE HAVE HERE, AS OPPOSED TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR AS WE HAVE DONE. THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION WE CAN CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT PCI ASSESSMENT IS WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD GO, RIGHT? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE. JUST PATCHING IT EVERY TIME SOMEBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT A POTHOLE IS LIKE SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM. SO I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT, BUT I'D LIKE US TO AND I'M HAPPY TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT CLOSER TO THE TIME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2025 289, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION AND LIST OF CITY STREETS TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FY 26 LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2025 290. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SETTLEMENT AND PURCHASE OF FEE. SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INTERESTS LOCATED IN LAND. LOT 91 OF THE 17TH DISTRICT, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 5674 ROSWELL ROAD AND 5696 ROSWELL ROAD. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AS IT RELATES TO THE CDBG ROSWELL ROAD SIDEWALKS PROJECT PHASE TWO. THAT'S A PROJECT NUMBER 20337. THIS IS PRESENTED BY CITY ATTORNEY DAN LEE. MR. LEE MAYOR COUNCIL. THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DEALING WITH FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND HAS WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, ROSWELL ROAD PARTNERSHIP, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDES. THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, IS NEXT SLIDE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AND THIS IS OSTENSIBLY THE PROPERTY FROM THE LOVE SHACK ALL THE WAY TO THE SHELL STATION ADJACENT TO I-285, JUST SOUTH OF 285. THIS PROPERTY IS CHALLENGED BECAUSE OF ITS NARROW, THE NARROW NATURE OF IT AND IT THE BACKSIDE OF IT, WHICH WOULD BE TO YOUR LEFT. LOOKING AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH, IS A HUGE GULLY. THE COST OF THIS PROPERTY OF THE THE CITY'S GAINING OF THIS PROPERTY WAS ONLY $138,000 IN REAL PROPERTY FEE. SIMPLE PROPERTY IS A SMALL PORTION ON THE FRONT TO IMPROVE THE SIDEWALK. THE REAL COST CAME INTO THE EFFECT OF THE PARKING. IF YOU'LL NOTICE IN THESE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, THE PARKING HAS BEEN MADE DIAGONALLY, MADE TO BE DIAGONAL. THE LOSS OF THOSE PARKING PLACES HAD A VALUE OF $276,000. THAT COULD BE FIXED BY COST OF CURE BY CREATING THE PARKING LOT ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT, WHICH YOU SEE IN THE TOP OF THE RIGHT. PHOTOGRAPH. THE

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AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2025 291. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO RENAME WINDSOR MEADOWS PARK TO TIBBY DIGIULIO PARK AT WINDSOR MEADOWS. THIS IS PRESENTED BY MAYOR RUSTY PAUL.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO VERY, VERY RARELY IN THIS COMMUNITY. 20 YEARS I KNOW OF. IT'S ONLY BEEN DONE ONCE. AND THAT'S WHEN WE DEDICATED THE ROAD OUT FRONT TO MAYOR GALAMBOS BEFORE WE BUILT THIS, AND WE DID IT IN HER. I THINK IT WAS HER LAST MEETING AS MAYOR BEFORE WE DID IT. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S THAT IS IT'S NOT UNIQUE, BUT IT IS UNUSUAL. BUT I THINK IT'S IS APPROPRIATE. SO I WILL READ THE RESOLUTION, A RESOLUTION TO RENAME WINDSOR MEADOWS PARK TO TIBBY DIGIULIO PARK AT WINDSOR MEADOWS IN HONOR OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JULIO'S EFFORTS TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS IN 20 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE. WHEREAS UNDOUBTEDLY, TIBÉRIO TIBBY DIGIULIO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS AND TO FROM PRIOR TO INCORPORATION THROUGH ITS EVOLUTION TO A WELL-ESTABLISHED MUNICIPALITY, AND WHEREAS PRIOR TO THE CITY'S INCORPORATION, TIBBY DIGIULIO

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GO WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONS CHARGED TO PROVIDE FOR SANDY SPRINGS DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES.

GO WITHOUT ALL TO ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT OF SANDY SPRINGS ENJOYS A SAFE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OF CITY OF STONE MOUND, CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS DESIRES TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR TIBBY DIGIULIO FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND HIS LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIC LIFE. AND WHEREAS THE WINDSOR MEADOWS PARK IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, THE DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY TIBBY DIGIULIO THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE ON CITY COUNCIL, WHEREAS RENAMING WINDSOR MEADOWS PARK TO TIBBY DEGIULIO PARK AT WINDSOR MEADOWS IS A FITTING AND LASTING TRIBUTE TO HIS LEADERSHIP AND WILL SERVE AS A PERMANENT REMINDER OF HIS DEDICATION TO THE PEOPLE OF SANDY SPRINGS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA. ENACT THE FOLLOWING WINDSOR MEADOWS PARK, LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, IS HEREBY RENAMED TIBBY DIGIULIO PARK AT WINDSOR MEADOWS IN HONOR OF JULIO'S MANY YEARS OF CIVIC SERVICE. THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE IS DIRECTED TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THIS NAME CHANGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UPDATING PARK SIGNAGE, MAPS, OFFICIAL RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO REFLECT THE NEW NAME. TBD JULIO PARK AT WINDSOR MEADOWS. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION. RESOLVE THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2025 291 SUPPORT A RESOLUTION TO RENAME WINDSOR MEADOWS PARK TO THE JULIO PARK AT WINDSOR MEADOWS. IS THERE A SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MISS ROCHELLE, THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2025 291. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I HAVE A FEW REMARKS, IF I MAY. TIBBY, WHEN I FIRST LEARNED WE WERE CONSIDERING DOING THIS, I WENT TO MY RESOURCE FOR PASSED INFORMATION ABOUT NAMING PARKS CHATGPT, WHERE I LEARNED THAT THERE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN A PARK NAMED SOME YEARS PAST, MOST NOTABLY IN IN 1791 WHEN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL, NOW WASHINGTON, DC, WAS NAMED WASHINGTON. NOW, YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE AN EARLY ENLISTED MAN AT THAT POINT IN TIME. SO YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH THIS ANYWAY. SO SERIOUSLY, SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN IN YOUR DNA.

WE'VE NOT BE A CITY TODAY. IF YOU HADN'T JOINED EV YEARS AGO TO MAKE THIS GRAND EXPERIMENT OF SANDY SPRINGS HAPPEN, YOUR WORK ON THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES MANAGING THE FINANCING AND FUNDING OF A NEW CITY, SERVING AS EVA'S WINGMATE. AND SHE IS YOURS TO CREATE THE FIRST NEW CITY IN FULTON COUNTY IN 50 ODD YEARS. THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS EFFORT. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'LL TELL YOU. YOU ALSO ARE A MEMBER OF WHAT I CALL THE WARRIOR CLASS. THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY PICKED UP A WEAPON AND WENT TO WAR. THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER OF US THESE DAYS, BUT THEY'RE A UNIQUE GROUP OF SERVANTS. BUT THEY PROFESS THEIR SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY. AND ALL THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT OVER THE YEARS COMING OUT OF VIETNAM WAS A TOUGH TIME. BUT YOU PUT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE GROUND AND THE GRINDSTONE ENTERED THE BUSINESS OF MONEY. NEXT THING, I THINK I'M GOING TO GO INTO THE BUSINESS OF MONEY. I REALLY LIKE THAT WHICH SERVES SANDY SPRINGS. WELL, WE ALL BENEFITTED FROM YOUR COUNSEL.

WHEN FINANCES COME IN FRONT OF OUR FACILITY, I'M GOING TO TELL EVERYBODY A SECRET. YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT TIBBY. WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM, HE WILL SOMETIMES ASK YOU TO STAND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE TO BETTER HEAR YOU. IF HE DOESN'T ASK YOU TO STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I KNOW IF HE DOESN'T ASK YOU THAT, THAT'S A HINT. OKAY. AND THEN FINALLY, I RECALL A LUNCH WITH YOU AND EVA. I'D BEEN ON THE COUNCIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS. WE MET AT THE BACK BOOTH AT LONGHORN RESTAURANT, WHICH IS WHERE MANY DECISIONS FOR THE CITY WERE MADE. AND I SAT WITH

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YEAH. FRESH OFF. FRESH. JIMMY, I WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE FIRST SIGN OF OUR. COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH OF HOW THE LOOK, AND THEN WE WILL PUT THAT UP. WE ALREADY HAVE IT. IT'S ON ORDER. WE'LL SCHEDULE A DATE SO THAT WE CAN DO AN OFFICIAL UNVEILING IN JANUARY. SO THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE. THANK YOU RUSTY.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME MISS. THIS IS AN HONOR BESTOWED UPON YOU BY ALL OF YOUR

[X. Reports]

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SHE WAS THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SONNY PERDUE'S CHIEF ASSISTANT. WHEN HE MOVED TO THE MOVED TO BE GOVERNOR. SHE WAS SHE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF HIS, HIS ADMINISTRATION. AND TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS HER NIECE MADE IT EVEN DOUBLY PAINFUL FOR ALL OF US. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A VERY, VERY PAINFUL WEEK FOR THOSE KINDS OF EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. AND I WANT TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, IF WE CAN, FOR THE VICTIMS OF IN AUSTRALIA AND THOSE AT BROWN UNIVERSITY TO TO PROPERLY MEMORIALIZE THE TRAGEDIES THAT THE WORLD AND OUR COMMUNITY HAVE FACED OVER THE LAST FEW FEW DAYS. THANK YOU. AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS I DID GO TO TO TO NEW ORLEANS AT AT THE BEHEST OF CAM. THEY, THEY COVERED ALL THE COSTS TO HAVE HAVE ALL 200 MAYORS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SOME IN CANADA COME TO THAT MEETING WHERE WE SPENT THREE DAYS ENGAGED IN HELPING LOCAL COMMUNITIES DEAL WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN HATE AROUND THE WORLD THAT OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY IS FACING. AND THEN, AS I SAID, TO HAVE THESE EVENTS HAPPEN ON THE ON THE TAIL END OF THAT. SO I WAS I WAS GLAD TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE THAT WE HAVE CAM IS COMING. THEY THEY ARE LOOKING AT ATLANTA FOR THEIR MAYOR'S SUMMIT NEXT YEAR. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEM HERE. IN THE MEANTIME, CAM IS HOLDING A MEETING HERE IN CITY SPRINGS IN EARLY JANUARY, WHERE WE'RE INVITING MAYORS FROM AROUND THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO COME IN AND AND BEGIN TO WORK TOGETHER COMMUNALLY. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL MAYORS FROM GEORGIA WHO ARE ON THE ON THE CAM MAYOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, VINCE WILLIAMS AND SOME OTHERS ARE. SO IT'S IT'S WE WANT TO

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WE'VE GOT WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF LITIGATION. OH. I'M SORRY. GOT ANYTHING? I'M SORRY. YEAH. GOTTA GET THAT. THE NUMBERS IN MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE. MAKE SURE HE'S GOT THE NUMBERS GOING OUT. RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. I WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR THIS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 25TH. THESE ARE THE UNAUDITED FINANCIALS. WE'RE AT 33% OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

REVENUES ARE AT 29.75%, AND EXPENDITURES ARE AT 30.97% OF THE APPROVED BUDGET. THE REVENUES ARE COMING IN OR BEING RECEIVED AS BUDGETED, HITTING THE TARGETS FOR THE CORE REVENUES LIKE PROPERTY TAXES, FRANCHISE TAXES, AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND ARE SHOWN ON PAGES NINE THROUGH 28 AND ARE PROGRESSING AS BUDGETED. THE REMAINING PAGES COVER THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS, DEBT SERVICE, AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS FOR YOUR REVIEW. THIS CONCLUDES THE REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2025. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REGARDING THE FINANCIALS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY YEAH. YES. GOOD JOB. US ABLE TO DO THE GREAT STUFF WE CAN DO. KEEP IT UP. AND HAVING A LOT OF THANK YOU. AND FOR ALL THE CLEAN AUDITS YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE THAT'S THAT'S HISTORIC IN AND OF ITSELF. ANY OTHER STAFF REPORTS. ALL RIGHT. WE I

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ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. WE ARE IN REGULAR ORDER, MR. DEGIULIO.

MOVE. ADJOURNMENT. MR. DEGIULIO MOVES. ADJOURNMENT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. PAULSON.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. WE ARE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.