WORK SESSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO REGULAR ORDER. I'D LIKE TO CALL [ I. Call to Order] [00:00:08] THIS MEETING OF THE SANDY SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2026. WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO CALL THE ROLL? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO CONTINUE TO SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT THIS TIME. INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THOSE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE CHAMBER ENTRANCE. JUST A REMINDER TO THOSE WHO DO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU MAY BE ALLOTTED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC. AS I CALL ROLL, PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE. MAYOR RUSTY PAUL, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PAULSON, COUNCIL MEMBER MELANIE KELLY, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MELISSA MUELLER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK ROBERTS HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER MARY FORD HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW HERE. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MADAM CLERK, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CLOSE [ V. Approval of Meeting Agenda] THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING AGENDA? MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MEETING AGENDA FOR. TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2026. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS, THAT WE APPROVE THE MEETING AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WILL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE MEETING AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. [VI. Consent Agenda] OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. MOVING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR PAUL? MISS MUELLER, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST TWO, 2026. MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION BY MISS MUELLER, SECONDED BY MRS. FORD THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. CONSENT AGENDA IS [VIII. Public Hearing] APPROVED. MOVING TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM? THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 097. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO TRANSMIT THE ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT TO THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION, PRESENTED BY PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER MICHELLE MCINTOSH. MISS MCINTOSH ROSS. YES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO. THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TRANSMIT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT KNOWN AS THE CI. THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE STATE AND REGIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR REVIEW. THE CI ANNUAL UPDATE IS A REQUIRED ELEMENT FOR CITIES THAT COLLECT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. IT IS A FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE COLLECTION AND EXPENDITURES OF THE IMPACT FEE FUNDS THAT ARE COLLECTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025. THE CI INCLUDES THE IMPACT FEE ELIGIBLE PROJECT LIST OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR EACH PUBLIC FACILITY CATEGORY, ELIGIBLE FOR IMPACT FEE FUNDING, AND THOSE ARE PUBLIC SAFETY, RECREATION AND PARKS, ROADS AND BRIDGES. TONIGHT, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION TO TRANSMIT THE CIA REPORT TO THE AAC AND DCA FOR THEIR REVIEW. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING MANAGER WHAT'S DESIRED. COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL PAULSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 OH 97 RESOLUTION TO TRANSMIT THE ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT TO THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION. MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND I'LL SUPPORT? MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY DOCTOR KELLY THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 OH 97. A RESOLUTION TO TRANSMIT THE ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT TO THE ARC. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026. THE RESOLUTION TRANSMITTING THE ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENTS TO THE ARC. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 098. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC KICKOFF, ALSO PRESENTED BY PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER MICHELLE MCINTOSH. ROSS. MISS MCINTOSH ROSS. GREETINGS AGAIN. SO THIS IS THE EXCITING NEWS. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CITY'S INITIATING AN UPDATE OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE RECREATION AND PARKS MASTER PLAN. TWO MEETINGS AGO, ON MARCH 17TH, A CONTRACT AWARD WAS APPROVED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT THE UPDATE OF THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND RECREATION AND PARKS MASTER PLAN. TODAY, WE'RE HOLDING THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING. THE [00:05:04] COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THE CITY'S LONG RANGE POLICY GUIDE. IT ESTABLISHES OUR VISION FOR LAND USE GROWTH, INVESTMENT, AND IT'S. AND IT DIRECTLY INFORMS DECISIONS ON REZONINGS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND BROADER POLICY DIRECTION. THE RECREATION AND PARKS MASTER PLAN WILL ASSESS THE CURRENT SYSTEM AND PROVIDE FUTURE INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMING. THIS PUBLIC KICK OFF FULFILLS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT UNDER THE GEORGIA STATE GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, AND PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PLANNING PROCESS AND ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. HERE'S OUR SCHEDULE. THIS PROCESS WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE POINTS OF ENGAGEMENT THROUGH 2026 AND INTO 27 2027, WITH AN ADOPTION SET FOR MID-YEAR OF 2027. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON HERE WE HAVE. WE DID OUR PROJECT TEAM MEETING TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE AWARD. SO APRIL 6TH, WE ARE HAVING OUR OFFICIAL KICKOFF TODAY, APRIL 21ST. WE WILL BE ON OUR NEXT ITEM NEW BUSINESS APPOINTING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH WE WILL ENGAGE IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS. WE WILL BE AT POP UPS EVENTS AS THEY COME UP, FARMER'S MARKET AND ALL THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE HAVE WILL BE ENGAGING WITH FOCUS GROUPS AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. WE'RE HAVING OUR FIRST PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE IN JUNE, AND WE WILL BE HAVING, OF COURSE, TOUCH POINTS WITH MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. AND WE PLAN, AS I MENTIONED, TO CONCLUDE IN JUNE OF 2027, TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING, AS I MENTIONED, IS THE FIRST FORMAL STEP FOR THIS PROCESS, AND STAFF LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND THE TO BE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE APPOINTED LATER, AND AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS. AND THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER. WHAT'S DESIRED COUNCIL. NO ACTION IS NEEDED. I'M SORRY. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [IX. New Business] THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO NEW BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM? THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 099. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE SANDY SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PRESENTED BY MAYOR RUSTY PAUL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS EVERY YEAR, EXCUSE ME, OR EVERY EVERY TIME WE DO IT, IS WE HAVE A CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO KIND OF SERVE AS A, I GUESS, A FOCUS GROUP THAT THE CONSULTANT CAN WORK WITH TO BOUNCE IDEAS, THOUGHTS, GET FEEDBACK FROM, FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS. IT IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO REPLACE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE PROCESS IN GETTING THAT THAT GENERAL PUBLIC FEEDBACK. BUT THIS GROUP WILL MEET WITH THE CONSULTANT 4 OR 5, SIX TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PLANNING PROCESS, JUST TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND TO GIVE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS TO THE CONSULTANT. AND IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SERVE, AND I GET THAT WAY MORE THAN WE CAN EVER APPOINT IN. HISTORICALLY, WE'VE PUT ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 14 PEOPLE ON THIS GROUP THAT REPRESENT A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO DO IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. AND AS I SAY, WE HAVE A LOT WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE. AND TRYING TO PAIR THIS LIST DOWN TO THE MANAGEABLE GROUP THAT I THINK WE HAVE HERE. I'VE TRIED TO LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO HAVE A COUPLE OF CHARACTERISTICS. ONE, THEY HAVE THEY REPRESENT GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A BROAD NETWORK IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY HAVE THEIR FINGERS ON THE PULSE OF DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTING THIS, LIKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF APPEALS, AND TO SOME DEGREE, THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. HISTORICALLY, WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE ON THAT FROM THESE GROUPS IN THIS IN THIS INSTANCE, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THOSE THREE ORGANIZATIONS ON THERE. THE REST OF THEM ARE, AGAIN, LARGELY CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE, AS I SAY, ACCESS TO DIFFERENT GROUPS BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, HEALTH, COMMUNITY SCHOOL GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS. SOME FOLKS IN OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITY, SOME FOLKS IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. I'VE TRIED TO BE AS BROAD BASED WITH PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AS I POSSIBLY CAN. AND SO YOU HAVE THE LIST HERE [00:10:07] OF, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM FAITH COMMUNITY, ALSO PEOPLE FROM IN THE PAST, AND WE'VE HAD BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE WHO LARGELY REPRESENTED OUR SMALL BUSINESS. WE'VE NEVER REALLY REACHED OUT TO OUR LARGE EMPLOYERS, LIKE THE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES. AND ONE OF MY APPOINTEES, MISS EWING, WORKS WITH THOSE LEVEL OF OF PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, COMPANIES LIKE MERCEDES AND NEWELL AND SOME OF THOSE UPS SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME SOME OF THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT BECAUSE THEY ARE MAJOR EMPLOYERS. SO IT'S A VERY BROAD BASED GROUP OF PEOPLE GOT A LOT OF THOUGHT ON IT, SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO THINK THROUGH THE QUALIFICATIONS I WAS LOOKING FOR, AND THAT I FELT THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE HAD A BROAD BASED GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS LIST OF NOMINEES, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT FIRST, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIST, MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 OH 99 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE SANDY SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT TWO SECONDS. I'M I THINK MR. ROBERTS GOT IN JUST A SECOND THERE. MY LEFT EAR IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN MY RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS MUELLER IS TYLER EWING. SHE'S NOT LISTED ON HERE. SO DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION. YEAH WE'LL NEED TO I GUESS MAYBE I DIDN'T GET THAT NAME TO YOU DID I? I DON'T I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK IN MY EMAIL, BUT CERTAINLY YOU CAN AMEND THE RESOLUTION THAT'S PRESENTED. SHE'S SHE'S ON SHE WOULD SHE WAS SHE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I APPOINTED. SO IT'S TYLER EWING WITH SWITCH CONSULTING. SO I AMEND MY MOTION TO APPOINT THESE MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN ADDITION OF MISS TYLER EWING. YEAH. THAT WAS A SCRIVENER'S ERROR OR A MAYOR'S ERROR. ONE OF THE TWO. AND I SECOND THAT. YES. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, MAYOR? ALL RIGHT, MR. KACZYNSKI, WE'LL JUST WORK OUR WAY ACROSS. I ALWAYS START ON THIS END, BUT WE'LL START ON THIS END. I'M NOT SURE, FOR MISS EWING IS. I HAVEN'T SEEN A RESUME I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHICH CONSULTING. SO JUST AS A. NOT A POINT OF ORDER, BUT I MIGHT SUGGEST WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT BEFORE WE HAVE TO VOTE. SO IS IT POSSIBLE WE COULD APPROVE THE PEOPLE WHO WE GOT IN ADVANCE AND ADD? YEAH, IT WAS POSTED IN THE MATERIAL. IT JUST WASN'T UNLISTED. OKAY, OKAY. HER RESUME WAS INCLUDED. OKAY. YEAH. MISS FORD MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN KICK OFF A FEW MINUTES AGO, I KNOW WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT I DID SEE THAT WE HAD THE DATES OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR THEY WERE INDICATED, BUT THE EXACT DATES WEREN'T GIVEN. AND SO ONE THING THAT WAS HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALSO PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND ANOTHER WAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO JUST UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO GETTING ACCESS TO THOSE DATES WOULD BE A GOOD PIECE OF INFORMATION SO PEOPLE CAN PLAN AHEAD FOR THAT. THANK YOU. MR. PAULSON. THEN COME DOWN. SO JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY DON'T THEY DON'T VOTE ON ANYTHING, BUT THEY THEY GIVE OPINIONS. THEY MEET WITH THE CONSULTANTS. OBVIOUSLY, THEY MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND THEIR WHOLE IDEA IS KIND OF A FOCUS GROUP TO ADD INFORMATION AND COMMENTS TO THIS GROUP. BUT THIS WHOLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO COME BACK TO US. WE'RE GOING TO WIND UP VOTING ON THIS, I GUESS, ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW, RIGHT? OKAY. DOCTOR KELLY. WELL, SO WITH THAT POINT MADE, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY WHY DID WHY DID WE FEEL THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER? IS THAT JUST THE CUSTOM? IT IS TRADITIONALLY WE'VE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER ON THERE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL'S VIEWPOINTS ARE EXPRESSED DURING THESE MEETINGS, TOO. I APPOINTED YOU, AS I EXPLAINED TO YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE HAD MORE INTEREST IN PARTICULARLY THE HOUSING PART OF OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOUSING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN AND DIG INTO THAT AND HAVE SOME INPUT INTO THE PROCESS, IN ADDITION TO BEING A MEMBER OF COUNCIL. COOL. THANK YOU, MISS MCINTOSH. ROSS, WILL YOUR TEAM BE THE TOUCH POINT FOR THIS OR WILL IT BE RH I DIRECTLY OR MAYBE A COMBINATION COMBINATION? YES, I'M THE STAFF PROJECT MANAGER. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN GIVE US SOME SOME T SOME SOME SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT DO YOU WANT? WE CAN WHAT THOSE OF US WHO ARE GOING TO BE [00:15:04] SERVING COULD POTENTIALLY EXPECT. I THINK YOU DID THIS A FEW YEARS AGO. I WITNESSED. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER. BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU CAN GIVE US. YEAH. SO WE'LL HAVE, AS YOU MENTIONED, 5 OR 6 MEETINGS OR SO, WE'LL GO OVER THE DIFFERENT TOPICS. WE DO PLAN TO FIGURE OUT SOME TASKS FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE HARD. BUT IT'S MAINLY TO GET TESTS. YEAH, TO, TO SPREAD THE WORD AND TO GET INPUT FROM A BROADER CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. OKAY, THAT'S THE PLAN. SO NOT JUST MEETING HERE, BUT TENTACLES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. REALLY. OKAY. WE'LL TALK. OKAY. ANY OTHER. OH, AND I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT NOT TO REGIONAL GEORGIA DC DOES RECOMMEND A COUNCIL PERSON ON THE COMMITTEE AS WELL. SO IT'S A RECOMMENDATION AS WELL. MR. CZARNECKI SORT OF PIGGYBACKING OFF OF DOCTOR KELLY'S COMMENTS. SO I THINK THIS IS THIS IS VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE A COMMITTEE LIKE THIS, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS ALSO ONE SMALL PIECE OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. AND I KNOW WE DIDN'T GET TO TO ASK YOU WHEN YOU'RE UP HERE ON THE ON THE PLANNED PUBLIC KICKOFF PORTION, BUT I KNOW A NUMBER OF US ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN THE CONJOINT STUDY THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING OUT. SO I VIEW THAT ALSO AS A REALLY KEY PART OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO WORK ALONGSIDE THIS, THIS COMMITTEE. AND I GUESS I WOULD JUST ALSO ASK, I KNOW THAT'S COMING SOON. COULD COULD COUNCIL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE QUESTIONS AND HOW THAT SAMPLE IS GOING TO BE SELECTED BEFORE IT GOES OUT? BECAUSE I THINK A NUMBER OF US WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT. IN PARTICULAR, IT'S A LITTLE IN THE WEEDS, BUT JUST KIND OF CURIOUS. WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING. YES. MICHELLE AND I LITERALLY MET YESTERDAY TO TALK ABOUT THAT. SO I'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL. WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT PRIOR EXAMPLES THAT THEY'VE WORKED WITH OTHER CITIES ON. WE'RE PULLING SOME THINGS FROM THERE. SO I'LL BE SHARING THAT WITH YOU ALL AND A SORT OF A LIST OF IDEAS THAT STAFF HAVE ABOUT TOPICS THAT WE WANT TO COVER. AND WE'LL GET YOUR FEEDBACK EARLY ON THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE CAN SHARE THE STUDY AS WE FINALIZE IT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AGENDA ITEM 2026 099A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE SANDY SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 100. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A SURPLUS PROPERTY AS SURPLUS. CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF THE SAME. THIS IS PRESENTED BY BUYER ERICA KELLY, MISS KELLY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KELLY AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT AND DECLARE THE CITY OWNED SURPLUS PROPERTIES OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT A. THESE ARE ORIGINATED FROM THE FLEET DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR CITY OPERATIONS. THE FLEET DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED VEHICLES THAT ARE EITHER OBSOLETE OR NO LONGER COST EFFECTIVE TO MAINTAIN OR OTHERWISE UNNEEDED FOR THE CITY'S USAGE, AND WE ARE ASKING THAT THESE ITEMS CAN BE DONATED, RECYCLED OR AUCTIONED BASED ON THE CONDITION AND STABILITY OR REUSE PER THE CITY PURCHASING POLICY. THIS IS SECTION 2-334 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE. ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT OBSOLETE OR UNNEEDED GOODS TO THE PURCHASING AGENT. WHAT CITY COUNCIL HAS DECLARED THEM AS SURPLUS? THE CITY MANAGER, WITH OVERSIGHT FROM LEGAL AND FINANCE, WILL DIRECT THEIR APPROPRIATE POSITION, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH AUCTION OR DONATION OR RECYCLE OR TRADE IN OR ANY OTHER LAWFUL MEANS. SO ALL ITEMS USED WILL BE SOLD AS IS OR DISPOSED OF AS IS, WITH NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND REPRESENTED LIMITED RESIDUAL VALUE TO THE CITY. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THE REMOVAL THAT WILL HELP MANAGE THE RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE BUYER. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026 100, A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A SURPLUS, CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF THE SAME. HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY MR. ROBERTS THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM 2026 100 RESOLUTION DECLARING A SURPLUS, CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND AND DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF THE SAME. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 100 RESOLUTION DECLARING A SURPLUS CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. CLERK. PLEASE READ. THE NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 101. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FY 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANT. STAFFING PROJECT BUDGET. THIS IS PRESENTED BY JASON MCCABE, WHO IS THE CITY MANAGER AT SPD. MR. MCCABE, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A [00:20:07] RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF. THE COUNCIL APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANT, THE STAFFING PROJECT BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE $288,862.62 INTO FISCAL YEAR 2026, ALLOWING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE FUNDER APPROVED SCOPE AND BUDGET CHANGES IMMEDIATELY. SOME BACKGROUND IS THAT WE WERE AWARDED AS A CITY, TWO SEPARATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANTS AND EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING FOR A TOTAL OF $1,622,189.80 TO SUPPORT THE CREATION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION TEAM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE TEAM. SOME IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES WERE ENCOUNTERED, WHICH LED TO SOME PROJECT ADJUSTMENTS ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2025, FOR BOTH PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY GRANT WERE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES AND MODIFY THE PROJECT SCOPE, AND THAT THIS ALLOWED THE CITY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROJECT BEFORE ITS SCHEDULED END DATE. SOME OF THE PROJECT SCOPE ISSUES DISCUSSED AT THAT TIME, STAFFING ISSUES AND TRAINING THAT WAS NO LONGER NECESSARY, IN PARTICULAR, ALSO AFFECTED THE RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFFING GRANT ON FEBRUARY 17TH TO COMPLETE THE RESTRUCTURED PROJECT FOR THE EQUIPMENT PORTION AND CLOSE OUT THE GRANT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, COUNCIL APPROVED A SIMILAR ORDINANCE MOVING THE REMAINING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY GRANT FUNDS INTO FISCAL YEAR 2026. LAST MONTH, THE OPB APPROVED THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND SCOPE CHANGE FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFFING GRANT, WHICH REPURPOSES UNUSED PERSONNEL FUNDS FOR SALARY, FRINGE AND RELATED COSTS TO ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, PARTICULARLY BALLISTIC SHIELDS IN THE TRAUMA INCIDENT RESPONSE KITS, RIFLE PLATES AND COMMUNICATION HEADSETS, AND ADAPTERS TO ALIGN WITH COUNCIL'S PREVIOUS ACTION ON THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY GRANT. A SIMILAR BUDGET AMENDMENT IS BEING REQUESTED FOR THE STAFFING GRANT TO MOVE THE $288,862.62 INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR TO COVER THOSE EQUIPMENT COSTS. UNLIKE THE EQUIPMENT GRANT, THIS WILL NOT CLOSE OUT THE STAFFING GRANT AS THE PERSONNEL COSTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. IN FISCAL YEAR 27 AND OCTOBER. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT BY MR. MCCABE. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 101 AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANT, STAFFING PROJECT BUDGET. HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2026 101 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FY 26 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANT STAFFING PROJECT. BUDGET. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. PAULSON MAYOR, THANK YOU. JASON. SO THIS 288,000. THIS IS ALREADY APPROPRIATE. IT'S PART OF THE GRANT MONEY THAT WE GOT TWO YEARS AGO. RIGHT? WE'RE NOW SHIFTING IT. THIS IS NOT EXTRA MONEY THAT WE'RE COMING UP WITH. CORRECT, SIR. YES. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE SAME FUNDING THAT IS APPROVED. IT WAS JUST MARKED FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 IN ANTICIPATION. AND WITH THE SCOPE CHANGE, WE'RE JUST ASKING TO MOVE IT TO 26 SO THAT WE CAN USE IT ON THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCOPE. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 101, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FY 26 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. VIOLENCE OR EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANT STAFFING PROJECT BUDGET. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK PLEASE READ. NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 102. A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, PRESENTED BY SPD POLICE CHIEF KEN DESMOND. MR. DE SIMONE, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I BRING BEFORE YOU A REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, RUN BY THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. WE'VE HAD THIS CERTIFICATION SINCE 2008. CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRES JULY 26TH OF THIS YEAR. COST OF PARTICIPATION IS $515, AND AFTER THIS CYCLE, WE WILL MOVE FROM MERITORIOUS SILVER AWARD TO MERITORIOUS GOLD AWARD BY THE ACP. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE. WHAT'S DESIRED, COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL. MR. PAULSON, I MOVE WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026, 102. RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO THE GEORGIA [00:25:03] ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2026 102 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. PAULSON SO, CHIEF, YOU SAID IT MOVES US FROM WHAT LEVEL TO WHAT LEVEL? SILVER TO GOLD. THAT'S GOOD. RIGHT? I GUESS IT'S GOOD. GOLD IS MORE EXPENSIVE. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 102 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 103. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIGHTNING LIGHTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE T 19 ROSWELL ROAD TRANSIT AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PHASE ONE PROJECT, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I BRING BEFORE YOU FIRST TONIGHT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIGHTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR PROJECT T 19 IN THIS CASE, THIS LIGHTING AGREEMENT IS CONTEMPLATED FOR PHASE ONE OF THE â– PROJECT T 19 PROJECT, WHICH WE HOPE TO TAKE TO CONSTRUCTION A LITTLE LATER THIS YEAR. THE PROJECT, AS I SAID, BEING CURRENTLY PREPARED FOR CONSTRUCTION WITH ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CITY CAN PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. AS WE GO TO CONSTRUCTION WITH THE PROJECT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. AS WITH ANY OTHER LIGHTING SYSTEM, THE CITY IS INSTALLED ON STATE ROUTE NINE OR ROSWELL ROAD. IN THIS CASE, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTING TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, ESTIMATED AT SOME $43,500 AS A PART OF THE PROJECT. WHEN LEFT FOR CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ONCE INSTALLED WOULD ALSO BE THE BURDEN OF THE CITY MOVING FORWARD. AS WITH ALL OTHER LIGHTING SYSTEMS WE HAVE INSTALLED WITH PREVIOUS PROJECTS ON ROSWELL ROAD, YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WHAT'S DESIRED OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MR. KAMINSKI, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2020 6-103, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIGHTNING LIGHTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE T 19 ROSWELL ROAD TRANSIT AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE ONE PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. MOTION BY MR. CHINSKY. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION BY MR. CHINSKY, SECONDED BY MISS FORD THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2026 103 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIGHTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR T00 19 ROSWELL ROAD TRANSIT STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026. 103 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIGHTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR T00 19 ROSWELL ROAD TRANSIT STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 104. CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR ACTIVITY PROJECT THAT IS CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED, SUBJECT TO SECTION 58.5. DOCUMENT FOR THE NORTHWOOD DRIVE SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUSINESS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH THE NORTHWOOD SIDEWALK PROJECT THAT WE'RE PURSUING THROUGH HUD FUNDING, IN THIS CASE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AS A PART OF THE CITY'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO HUD'S PROCESSES AND REQUIREMENTS, THE CITY ACTUALLY CONDUCTS THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT COORDINATION FOR MUCH OF THE WORK FOR OUR PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE WITH WHAT WOULD BE CLASSED A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION, RELATIVELY LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED IN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, SCHEME OF THINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, MUCH HIGHER UP ON THAT THRESHOLD OF RIGOR THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED IN TERMS OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND DECISION MAKING. WITH THIS TONIGHT, THIS IS A SIDEWALK PROJECT ON NORTHWOOD THAT'S WITHIN CONSTRUCTED OR BUILT OUT RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS ARE OF A RELATIVELY LOW THRESHOLD HERE. THE CONSULTANT IN THIS CASE WAS HIRED AND QUALIFIED TO PERFORM ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT FOR US FOR A HUD RELATED PROJECT. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS A MATTER OF MAKING OUTREACH TO THE AFFECTED AGENCIES, BE THEY STATE AGENCIES SUCH AS THE STATE [00:30:03] HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, US FISH AND WILDLIFE, ETC. TO CONFIRM NO IMPACTS TO ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING THE SIDEWALK AND DEVELOPED RIGHT OF WAY. AGAIN, WITH THOSE POSITIVE FINDINGS AND A PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE THE CITY CONDUCTED ON MARCH 20TH, 2026. EXCUSE ME, THAT'S A TYPO THERE, 2025. FOR THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE MAYOR BE ALLOWED TO SIGN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ACTIVITY REPORT, DOCUMENTING, FOR THE RECORD THAT WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION UNDER THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY HUD AND THE NATIONAL AND WITHIN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL, MAYOR PAUL. MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2020 6-104, A RESOLUTION FOR THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR ACTIVITY PROJECT THAT IS CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED, SUBJECT TO SECTION 58.5. DOCUMENT FOR THE NORTHWOOD DRIVE SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECT. MOTION BY MR. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION BY MR. CHINSKY, SECONDED BY MISS FORD THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2026 104 RESOLUTION FOR THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR ACTIVITY PROJECT THAT IS CATEGORICALLY EXCLUDED, SUBJECT TO SECTION 58.1. EXCUSE ME. DOT FIVE DOCUMENT FOR THE NORTHWOODS DRIVE, SIDEWALK PROJECT AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 104 I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT WHOLE LONG THING AGAIN. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO ITEM IS APPROVED. CLERK. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 105. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE LIST OF STREETS AND APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT. LOCAL ROAD ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION COVER LETTER PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS. AS HAPPENED LAST YEAR, THE STATE OF GEORGIA MADE ADDITIONAL FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO MUNICIPALITIES. TERMED THE LOCAL ROAD ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL IN. FOR THIS YEAR'S CASE, THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM AN AMOUNT OF 1,159,000. EXCUSE ME STATING THE WRONG. LET ME MAKE SURE $1,159,632.46 IN ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS THAT WE RECOMMEND WE APPLY TOWARD THE MIG PROGRAM, LOCAL MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT OR PAVING PROGRAM. THE CITY'S LRA SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION. AS MENTIONED, THE APPLICATION IS DUE FOR THESE FUNDS BY JUNE 15TH, 2026. WITH THIS APPLICATION FOR FUNDS. WITH THIS ADDITIONAL LRA MONEY, WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED, AS WE DID WITH THE MIG APPLICATION, WHICH WE SUBMITTED BACK IN DECEMBER 16TH OF LAST YEAR, 2025. WE'LL NEED TO PROVIDE A LIST OF ROADWAYS PROPOSING WHICH ROADWAYS TO BE PAVED WITH. AS A PART OF THIS WORK. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS REACHED FORWARD TO NEXT FISCAL YEAR'S PAVING PROGRAM TO FIND ADDITIONAL ROADWAY MILES TO PAVE. SO WE'RE PULLING FORWARD PCI, THE PCI SCORES AWAITING US NEXT YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 4.63 MILES TO MATCH THE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO US HERE WITH THIS LOCAL ROADWAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO WITH THAT, TONIGHT, WE RECOMMEND TO YOU THIS LIST OF STREETS SO THAT WE MAY APPLY FOR THE ADDITIONAL MONIES FROM THE STATE. TO ENJOY THE USE OF THIS. A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL STATE FUNDS FOR PAVING. MR. MARTIN, THIS IS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. HOW LONG HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS? IF WE OBLIGATE THEM TONIGHT THEN WE'RE PROTECTED, CORRECT? YES, SIR. WE OUR LIST IS DUE BY JUNE THE 15TH. OKAY. BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WHAT'S DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAUL, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026 105 RESOLUTION RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE LIST OF STREETS AND APPLICATION TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. GRANT LOCAL ROAD ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL AND TO AUTHORIZE AND EXECUTE THE APPLICATION AND COVER LETTER. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MISS MUELLER, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MISS MUELLER THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 105. ANY DISCUSSION? SO, MAYOR PAULSON, SO IN ADDITION TO THE 1.15 MILLION, WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER 1.2, WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS. 2.6. YES, SIR. SO OUR OMEGA IS ACTUALLY NEAR LIKE TWO AND A HALF, $2.7 MILLION. KEEP BOOSTING IT UP. YES. FANTASTIC. THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD [00:35:06] YEAR THE STATE HAS APPROPRIATED ADDITIONAL FAMILIAR WITH. ABSOLUTELY. LAST YEAR IT KIND OF. SO I THINK IT'S NOW BEEN THREE YEARS IN A ROW. AS YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR, IT'S KIND OF LATE BREAKING LAST YEAR WASN'T WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND THEN IT HAPPENED VERY LATE. SO WE HAD TO UNDERTAKE A CHANGE ORDER LATE LAST YEAR IN ORDER TO EXPEND THOSE DOLLARS. I THINK THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET A LITTLE EARLIER THAN HE DID LAST YEAR, WHICH HELPED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YES, DOCTOR. KELLY. MARTY, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT OUR PAVING. WE ARE WE'RE GEARING UP TO, I GUESS, BID OUT OUR NEXT ASSESSMENT IN THE FALL. THAT'LL BE IN CALENDAR YEAR. SO I'LL WATCH FISCAL AND CALENDAR. CALENDAR YEAR 2027 IS WHEN THE NEXT PCI ASSESSMENT IS DUE TO TAKE PLACE. SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT ONE MORE YEAR'S WORTH OF RIGHT ROADWAY LIST THAN CALENDAR YEAR 27. WE'LL MOVE INTO GETTING ANOTHER PCI STUDY TO SECURE THE VENDOR LATE THIS YEAR. RIGHT. SAY AGAIN IT I'M JUST THINKING BACK, IT LOOKED LIKE WE DID THAT IN 20. IT SHOULD BE EARLY NEXT CALENDAR YEAR THAT WE GO GET THE VENDOR. OH, OKAY. THAT'S I THINK THAT'S WHAT I THINK. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT OUR SCHEDULE IS FOR NOW. OKAY. AND JUST SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TIMELINE, SO Q1 2027, AND THEN THE ASSESSMENT WILL TAKE THE WHOLE THE REST OF 27 CALENDAR YEAR, IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS. OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO IMAGINE WHAT FISCAL YEAR WE COULD EXPECT THE NEXT TO, TO BE WORKING WITH A FRESH ASSESSMENT SET, IF YOU WILL. IT SHOULD BE FY 28, FY 28, I BELIEVE. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT SCHEDULE. AND IF I NEED TO UPDATE THAT, I ABSOLUTELY WILL. OKAY, SO WE'LL KEEP OUR PCI CONSULTANT ON SCHEDULE. AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING LEGACY CONCRETE TREATMENTS TO THE SCOPE. SO IT MAY MAKE OUR PAVING LIST LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO I'M INTERESTED. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY MISS MUELLER. SO MARTY, NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING UNDERWAY I THINK WE ALREADY STARTED SOME PAVING. I THINK BRANDON MILL RIDGE WE DID SOME WORK. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE NOTIFICATION THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE WHEN THEY'RE ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR ROADS PAVED? ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF AND SO PAVEMENT IS ALMOST DONE FOR THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AWAY. WE HAD A BRIEF HIATUS OVER THE COLDEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR. AND IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF THIS KIND OF LATE CHANGE ORDER FOR THE LRA FUNDS WE RECEIVED THIS PAST YEAR. SO WHAT THE PAVING CONTRACTOR IS PAVING RIGHT NOW AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITH HERE IN ABOUT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IS THE LRA WORK. SO THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE PAVING WORK FIRST IN INSIDE SANDY SPRINGS AND PUBLISHED TO A CITY WEB PAGE. SO THERE OUGHT TO BE HINTS PROVIDED WITHIN INSIDE SANDY SPRINGS THERE. HERE'S A LINK. BUT WE PUT THE TWO WEEK LOOK AHEAD INSIDE INSIDE SANDY SPRINGS AS WELL. THAT TWO WEEK LOOK AHEAD WEEK OF THIS. THE STREET FROM HERE TO HERE IS GETTING PAVED. SO SO THAT'S THE COMMUNITY FACING LOCATION. THEN PHYSICALLY ON THE GROUND ABOUT A WEEK OR SO IN ADVANCE IS THE THE GOAL. WE HAVE A SERIES OF FREESTANDING A-FRAME SIGNS THAT STAFF PLACES OUT AT CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS, START AND FINISH OUT ON THE ROADWAY TO BE PAVED. THEY PURCHASED A LARGER A-FRAME TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY BASED ON SOME CONCERNS ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SMALLER A-FRAME, ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET TOWARD LATER MONTHS OF THE YEAR, DARKER, WHATEVER. SO. SO HOPEFULLY THAT THEM A FRAMES IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY AS WE GET OUT TO THE STREETS THERE AND GET OUT. BUT AS I MENTIONED, THAT ALL WRAPS UP HERE IN ABOUT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND WE'RE DONE WITH PAVING UNTIL THE NEXT LET FOR A PAVING CONTRACT LATER THIS THIS CALENDAR YEAR. BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY LEAVE ANYTHING ON ANY DOORS OR ANYTHING KNOBS. IT'S ALL JUST THE STREET SIGNS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I GET QUESTIONS ON THIS. I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING AND I POINT THEM TO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE DO KNOW. THAT'S THAT'S THE NOTIFICATIONS WE'VE USED HISTORICALLY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, DOCTOR KELLY AND THEN MR. PAULSON, GO AHEAD. WELL, I ALREADY SPOKE, SO I GUESS. MR. PAUL SO REAL QUICK THEY DID PAVING THIS PAST FALL, I THINK. AND MARTY, THE SIGNS WERE ONLY ABOUT THIS BIG. SO ARE THE BIGGER ONES READY? THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE HERE. OKAY, SO THOSE LITTLE BITTY ONES, YOU COULD BARELY SEE THEM. SO THEY'RE HERE NOW. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. JUST FOR [00:40:02] COMPARISON, JUST BASED ON OUR LAST PCI REPORT, WE HIRED THE VENDOR FOR 2023 AND COUNCIL RECEIVED WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST REPORT MAY 2024. JUST KIND OF. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. MAYBE THREE YEARS APART. OKAY. BUT YEAH. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026. 105 APPROVING THE LIST OF STREETS AND APPLICATIONS TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS REQUEST NUMBER 2026 106. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS. PORTION OF THE PATH 400 MULTI-USE TRAIL EXTENSION FROM WINDSOR PARKWAY TO NORTH OF BURR OAK CIRCLE. PHASE TWO AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN RIGHT. MAYOR, COUNCIL ABOUT THE LAST ADMINISTRATIVE STEP REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION OF SEGMENT TWO OF PATH 400 IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT IS THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR SEGMENT TWO OF THE PATH 400 MULTI TRAIL MULTI-USE TRAIL EXTENSION FROM WINDSOR PARKWAY TO JUST NORTH OF BURR OAK CIRCLE. CALL IT THE PHASE TWO PROJECT. THE AGREEMENT OUTLINES THE EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH PARTIES AS IT RELATES TO THE RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. G DOT IS THE DIRECT RECIPIENT OF THE FUNDS, IN THIS CASE FROM FHWA AND PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OVER THE PROJECT. WITH THESE MONIES, THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT OUTLINES THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. G DOT FUNDING 80% OF THE PROJECT AT $14,286,730.40. IN THE CITY, 20% $3,571,682.60. THERE ARE ADEQUATE FUNDS FOR THE CITY'S LOCAL MATCH WITHIN OUR PROJECTS IS. IN THE ADDITION TO THIS WORK. THIS AGREEMENT ALSO COVERS SOME $2.1 MILLION IN FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, INSPECTION, SUPPORT AND MATERIALS AND TESTING SUPPORT REQUIRED BY THE PROJECT. I'M SORRY, SORRY. ONE MORE IN AVAIL. AN ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE FUNDS. SHOULD WE THOSE BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE CONTRACT ACTIONS I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED AS WELL, AND NOW HAS IN PLACE AN ADDITIONAL 750,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AS CONGRESS MEMBER. MACBETH'S OFFICE SPONSORED SOME TWO YEARS AGO AND IS NOW THROUGH THE HUD PROGRAM, AND THAT EARMARK HAS ARRIVED HERE. SO ADEQUATE FUNDS WITHIN THE CITY, ADEQUATE FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND THE MATERIAL TESTING AND INSPECTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT AT THIS POINT. SO A FEW MORE AGREEMENTS OR NOTICES IN PLACE, AND THEN WE CAN GIVE THE CONTRACTOR A NOTICE TO PROCEED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT LATER THIS SUMMER. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WHAT'S DESIRED, COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL MISS FORD MOVED TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026-106. A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS AND THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS. PORTION OF THE PATH 400 MULTI-USE TRAIL EXTENSION FROM WINDSOR PARKWAY TO NORTH OF BURR OAK CIRCLE. PHASE TWO. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS FORD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, A MOTION BY MISS FORD, SECONDED BY MR. KACZYNSKI THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026. 106A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS AND GEORGIA DOT FOR THE SANDY SPRINGS PORTION OF PATH 400 MULTI-USE TRAIL EXTENSION FROM WINDSOR PARKWAY TO NORTH OF OAK CIRCLE. ANY DISCUSSION, MISS FORD? COUPLE QUESTIONS. MARTY, THANK YOU FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT WITH THIS PROJECT. IS CAN YOU JUST GIVE US THE UPDATE ON THE WHERE WE ARE? IS THE DESIGN DONE? AND OH, SO ONE IMPORTANT FACT THIS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IN THE EYES OF THE CITY IS AWARDED. SO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH PFS SCARBOROUGH, WE BROUGHT THAT APPROVED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18TH OF 2025. OKAY, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROCESS REAL QUICKLY. SO CITY ONCE GDOT APPROVES SET OF PLANS FOR US TO TAKE THIS PROJECT OUT TO BID, WE ADVERTISE THAT PROJECT. WE COLLECTED BIDS AND MADE A RECOMMENDED BIDDER AN AWARD TO PFS SCARBOROUGH, WHICH THE COUNCIL ENDORSED IN NOVEMBER OF [00:45:04] 2025. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE THEN PROVIDED THAT RECOMMENDED AWARD TO G DOT. THEY HAVE TO ULTIMATELY APPROVE AND THEN CREATE THIS CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT IN THE INTEREST OF US MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH THE BIDDER AND THEN MOBILIZING FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO SHORTLY AFTER COUNCIL APPROVED THAT AWARD, WE TRANSMITTED THE BID FACTS, ALL OF THE BID TABULATIONS, ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE CONTRACTOR TO G DOT. THEY REVIEWED THAT. WE HAD A COUPLE OF INTERROGATORIES BACK AND FORTH OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN THEY CREATED THIS CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT THAT FORMALIZES THE DOLLARS IN THE BID AND THE OTHER DOLLARS WE'VE REQUESTED, THE CI, THE MATERIALS TESTING, ETC. AND A FORMAL CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT THAT GIVES US NOW THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR AND EXECUTE THE PROJECT. SO THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OR THROUGH CONSTRUCTION BIDDING, READY TO NOW AWARD AND GIVE NOTICE TO PROCEED TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO THE DESIGN IS COMPLETED. IT IS ABSOLUTELY OKAY. AND WE'VE TALKED TONIGHT ABOUT DESIGN GUIDELINES, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT PATH 400 WAS NOT NECESSARILY ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, BUT THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT CAN BE APPLIED THAT WE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY. OR IS THAT ARE WE PAST THAT POINT FOR THAT DESIGN, FOR THIS DESIGN? WE ARE WE ARE WITH A BID, A FIRM BID FROM A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR FOR THE STANDARDS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND PLANS THAT WE PUT OUT FOR BID. MR. MARTIN, WOULDN'T IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT IF WE MADE CHANGES AT THIS POINT, WE'D HAVE TO KIND OF START OVER, OR AT LEAST BACK UP SEVERAL STEPS TO GET APPROVAL? AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THE DESIGN GUIDELINES HONESTLY WOULD INFLUENCE MUCH ABOUT A PATH PROJECT. AND I AND I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC REASONS WHY I SAY THAT IN THIS CASE, I THINK YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT. IT'S ALL WITHIN GEORGIA 400 RIGHT OF WAY. SO NEVER MIND. WELL, LET'S LET'S DO MINE. THE FACT THAT THESE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS OVERSEEN BY G DOT FOR ONE THING. SO WE'LL APPLY STATE STANDARDS FOR HOW THAT THOSE BRIDGES, THE PATHS ETC. ARE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN IT. BUT THEN AGAIN AS WELL, IT'S NOW RESIDENT WITHIN THE STATE OWNED RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH AGAIN KIND OF DOUBLY REINFORCES THE USE OF THOSE STANDARDS THERE. SO DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MAYBE SOME FLOURISHES, LIKE SOME STREETSCAPE FURNITURE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AT SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT IT. COUNCIL MEMBER PAULSON, AS WE MAY PURSUE IN THE FUTURE WITH PERIMETER, ETC. BUT PRETTY MUCH THE DESIGN IS OF CONCRETE BRIDGES AND RETAINING WALLS, AND IT'S A LOT TO DO WITH THE G DOT BRIDGE OFFICE AND THE THE STRUCTURAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS, ETC. THAT THEY'RE GOING TO IMPOSE UPON US IN THE INTEREST OF MEETING THOSE STANDARDS REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT WITHIN A STATE HIGHWAY, RIGHT OF WAY. SO BASICALLY, OUR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE DESIGN IS VERY LIMITED BECAUSE IT'S IN G DOT RIGHT AWAY AND REALLY A G DOT PROJECT. AND, AND THE STANDARDS ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD THERE WITH WHAT WE MUST COMPLY WITH. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME OTHER INSTANCES FOR THE OTHER SECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT WHERE WE'VE HAD TO WORK WITH RESIDENTS REGARDING SOME SAFETY CONCERNS AND THINGS. SO IF THERE WERE A SITUATION LIKE THAT TO COME UP WITH THIS SEGMENT IS WHO IS THE THE GO TO FOR A RESIDENT? IS IT THE CITY? IS IT G DOT OR US? IT'S OUR PROJECT TO ADMINISTER. SO IT'S IT'S OURS. IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT A STANDARD MODIFYING A STANDARD, IT COMES THROUGH THE CITY TO GO TO G DOT. IT'S A LOCALLY ADMINISTERED PROJECT. ALL SAID AND DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. SHINSKY, MISS MUELLER, MARTY, WE WERE NOT AT LEAST COUNCIL MEMBER. FORD AND I WERE NOT SWORN IN YET IN NOVEMBER, BUT I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AROUND PUBLIC ART AT THAT POINT. AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC ART TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT. COULD YOU JUST REMIND US WHERE WE CAME OUT WITH THAT? OR IF NOT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY HELP INFLUENCE FOR, FOR THE FUTURE? TRYING TO RECOLLECT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IN MANY DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO OTHER PROJECTS ON PUBLIC ART, IT'S THE ART IS THAT IS NOT INCORPORATED INTO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ITSELF. SO HASN'T BEEN. SO OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN IN GENERAL ON THE LARGER PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, WHERE IS TO DEFINE MORE. SO. AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE PROJECT THAT COULD BE A GOOD STAGING [00:50:04] POINT FOR FUTURE APPLICATION. FOR INSTANCE, FOR A MURAL, YOU CREATE THAT BLANK RETAINING WALL THAT'S DESIRED FOR THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITIES TO INTRODUCE ART INTO SOME PORTIONS OF THE OTHER PARTS OF PATH THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT. WE'RE FULLY AWARE OF THAT. SO THOSE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE AS ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, THEN IMPLEMENTATION OF OR INTRODUCTION OF ART INTO THE PATH COULD BE DONE. AND AS WELL, COUNCILMAN PAULSON, AS WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE VERY NORTHERN END OF THE SEGMENT, THE PAT PART ALREADY CONSTRUCTED IN 285, 400 PRESTON NORTH END, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME AUGMENTATIONS MORE SO LANDSCAPING, STREET FURNITURE THAT PERIMETER. SYD MAY BE INTERESTED IN INTRODUCING UP AT THAT END. SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION OFFLINE TOO AT SOME POINT ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, BUT IT LENDS ITSELF TO THAT. AND THERE HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITIES TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ON THE PORTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ALREADY TO INCORPORATE ART INTO THE PROJECT. POST CONSTRUCTION IS MORE SO WHERE WE SEE IT, MISS MUELLER. SO, MARTY, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT THE TIMING. SO BALLPARK HIGH LEVEL. NOW WE HAVE ALL ALL SEGMENTS ARE FUNDED. SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GO IS THIS A TWO YEAR TO TO SEE WHEN CAN I RIDE MY BICYCLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM? SO THREE YEAR CONSTRUCTION, THREE YEAR CONSTRUCTION CYCLE. CORRECT. SO GOT ONE THAT'S BEEN UNDERWAY FOR A WHILE. AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATORY SPECIES AND WHAT YEAR, WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR YOU CAN REMOVE TREES, ETC. IN THE INTEREST OF CONSTRUCTING THE PATH, ETC. SO IT'S THREE YEAR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, THREE YEAR CONSTRUCTION FROM THIS YEAR, FROM THE DAY WE GO NOTICE TO PROCEED TO THE CONTRACTOR, WHICH SHOULD BE THIS SUMMER. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026. 106 APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS AND GEORGIA DOT FOR THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS. PORTION OF THE PATH 400 MULTI-USE TRAIL EXTENSION FROM WINDSOR PARKWAY TO NORTHBROOK CIRCLE. ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. CLERK. PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 107. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD TO NIJ TRENCHLESS PIPE AND SEWER REPAIR, INC. TO CONSTRUCT THE TRENCHLESS STORMWATER PIPELINE PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OUR STAFF WITH CONSULTANT SUPPORT HAS PREPARED A TRENCHLESS STORMWATER PIPELINING PROJECT AND IN THIS CASE, THEY FOUND 12 CANDIDATE SITES SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY THAT WERE OPPORTUNE. FOR TRENCHLESS PIPELINING THAT MEAN MEANING NO EXCAVATION WORK, ACCESS TO EITHER END OF THE PIPE. AS LONG AS THE CONTRACTOR CAN GET ADEQUATE ACCESS, THEY CAN REINFORCE AND STABILIZE DETERIORATING STORMWATER PIPE. BURIED IT IN PLACE WITHOUT THE COSTLY WORK TO GET AT THE PIPE AND REPLACE THE PIPE. WITH ALL THAT SAID, THE PROJECT DEVELOPED STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AT THOSE 12 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND IN THE INTEREST OF GETTING BIDDERS FOR THAT WORK, THE CITY ISSUED AN INVITATION TO BID ON FEBRUARY 4TH OF THIS YEAR, SOLICITING BIDS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS HELD A NONMANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING IN FEBRUARY AS WELL, AND BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON MARCH 11TH OF THIS YEAR. BASED ON THE BID RESULTS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CONTRACTORS, THE CITY RECOMMENDS AWARD BE MADE TO NIJ TRENCHLESS PIPE AND REPAIR, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $227,804.50. CITY'S COST ESTIMATE FOR THIS WORK WAS ESTIMATED AT JUST AROUND THE $260,000 BALLPARK, 263 4250. THE. AND ONE QUALIFICATION WITH IT. IF YOU REVIEW THE SUMMARY OF BIDDERS IN THE BID MEMO, YOU'LL SEE THAT ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WAS THE IMMEDIATE INITIAL APPARENT LOW BIDDER, THAT BEING VIDEO INDUSTRIAL SERVICES. HOWEVER, THEY IDENTIFIED A DISCREPANCY IN THEIR BID THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A CHANGE TO THE PRICE, MAKING THEM NOT THE LOW BIDDER ANY LONGER. THEREFORE, THE CITY WENT WITH INSTEAD NG GI TRENCHLESS PIPE AND REPAIR AT 227, WHICH HAD THE GOOD BID IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE. SO WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING TRENCHLESS PIPE AND REPAIR IN THE AMOUNT OF 227 804 50 YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WHAT'S DESIRED COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL. MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026. 107 APPROVE OF CONTRACT AWARD TO GI TRENCHLESS PIPE AND SEWER REPAIR, INC. TO CONSTRUCT THE TRENCHLESS STORM PIPE STORMWATER PIPELINE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER EXECUTE [00:55:05] THE SAME MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS THAT WE APPROVE? AGENDA ITEM 2026 107 RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AWARD IN GI TRENCHLESS PIPE TO CONSTRUCT THE TRENCHLESS STORM WATER PIPE LINING PROJECT. ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PAUL PAULSON HI, MARTY. YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS STUFF, RIGHT? SO I EXPECTED IT. AS A MATTER OF FACT. FIRST OFF, HAVE WE DONE ANY WORK WITH THESE GUYS BEFORE? I BELIEVE STAFF HAS ON MUCH SMALLER PROJECTS. SO AND I'LL SPEAK TO STAFF EXPERIENCE IN THIS CASE, WE'VE WE'VE DONE A LOT OF TRENCHES PIPE REPAIR IN YEARS PAST. SO I THINK BETWEEN THE COMBINATION OF STAFF EXPERIENCE AND CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE HERE, I THINK WE'VE GOT ENOUGH EXPERIENCE HERE TO RENDER A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT HERE. AND IS IS THIS SPIN CAST OR IS THIS THE LINING THAT YOU PULL THROUGH AND CURE? IT JUST SAYS CURED IN PLACE. IT DOESN'T SAY SPIN CAST. DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THESE PIPES ARE. I BELIEVE THIS IS PULLED THROUGH. IS IT PULLED THROUGH? BUT I CAN ANSWER YOU IN MORE DETAIL WITH THE SPECIFIC LINES WE'RE USING HERE. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SPIN CAST IN THAT, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S PULLED THROUGH IN IN PLACE. OKAY, GOOD. WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PICTURES OF THIS WHEN YOU GUYS GO THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MARTY? I'M GOING TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT A NON-RELATED PROJECT. WHEN SHALL WE SEE TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON JOHNSON FERRY AND MOUNT VERNON MAYOR AND COUNCIL? REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING. SO I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT. SO I GOT A REALLY GOOD UPDATE TODAY. WE SHOULD SEE IN PREPARATION. SO ONE, THERE HAS BEEN MORE UTILITY WORK THAN WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME OUT ON THIS FIRST 10TH OF A MILE OF PROJECT HERE IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS. AND A LOT OF CREDIT TO GEORGIA POWER FOR GETTING SOME FOLKS MOBILIZED TO HELP OUT THERE. WE SHOULD SEE PAVING AS SOON AS MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK TOO. AND THIS WON'T BE FINAL PAVING. SO I'LL BE VERY QUALIFIED WITH THAT. BUT PAVING MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK AND THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS OF PAVING. OF COURSE. WHEN IS THE DROUGHT DECIDE TO END? THE DAY WE DECIDE TO RESTART PAVING. IT LOOKS LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE FORECAST. SO I'VE GOT A ANYHOW SO QUALIFIER THERE. BUT WITH THAT PAVING AND THEN SOME OTHER WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO TO OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE TWO SIGNALS RIGHT HERE AT ROSWELL ROAD, THE ONE ON JOHNSON FERRY. AND WE HAVE TO ADD A MAST ARM. YET THAT'S BEEN IN CONFLICT. IT'S TOO CLOSE TO THE GEORGIA POWER HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT THAT'S JUST FEET AWAY FROM IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME SPECIAL. IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A. GEORGIA POWER IS GOING TO HAVE TO DE-ENERGIZE FOR A DAY OR A COUPLE HOURS WHILE THE CONTRACTOR PUTS THAT FINAL MAST ARM. I'M TALKING WAY IN THE WEEDS. NOW WE'RE MAKING SAUSAGE HERE, MAYOR, APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT ANYHOW, SO THEY'VE GOT TO GET THAT MAST ARM UP SO THEY CAN HANG TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON IT TO GET THE SIGNALS INTO THE NEW OPERATION FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC. SO I'M LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE 15TH OF MAY TO HAVE TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON JOHNSON FERRY AND MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY. AND THE FURTHER EAST YOU GO, THE MORE NORMAL THE TRAFFIC GETS. WE'VE GOT A FEW MEANDERS WE HAVE TO TAKE WITH THE TRAVEL LANES. THERE'S A POLE OR TWO IN THE WAY BETWEEN HERE AND THE LIBRARY THAT WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS. WE'RE GOING TO BARRICADE THAT IN THE INTEREST OF PROVIDING SAFE TWO WAY TRAFFIC AROUND IT, BUT WE SEE TWO WAY TRAFFIC COMING TO THESE TWO INTERSECTIONS BY SOMEWHERE ON OR ABOUT THE 15TH OF MAY. IT LOOKS LIKE SO PROMISING NEWS THERE. I THINK SO. AND THEN SOME MORE UTILITY RELOCATIONS GET FINALLY, GET THE POLES OUT OF THE WAY AND WE'LL PUT THE FINAL. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO DO. YES, SIR. YOU KNOW, WE GOT LANDSCAPING, WE'VE GOT OTHER A LOT OF UTILITY REC OUT STILL TO GO. A LOT OF THINGS LEFT TO BE DONE, BUT AT LEAST WE'LL BE BI DIRECTIONAL BY AROUND THE 15TH OF MAY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. THAT'S THE PLAN. WE HOPE TO GET AS WELL WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS. GET OUT SOME WORD ABOUT THE NEW TRAFFIC CONDITION. THEY'RE ALREADY PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. I'VE SEEN AN INITIAL RUN OF THAT EXPLAINING THE TWO WAY TRAFFIC SCHEME THAT WILL BE OUT THERE, SO I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE ROLLOUT FOR IT. I THINK WE'RE READY TO PUT SOME CURB LINE DOWN AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME PAVING DOWN HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, ALONG WITH A LITTLE SIGNAL WORK, AND THEN GET THAT. AND THEN, AS YOU RECOLLECT, WITH THE FINAL UTILITY RECALL DECONSTRUCTION OUT THERE, WE DID TAKE THE TOP OFF OF A MAJOR TRANSMISSION POLE OUT THERE. THE REST OF IT STILL REMAINS. RIGHT NOW IT'S CARRYING SOME WIRES THAT WE STILL WITH GEORGIA POWER HAVE TO REC OUT THERE AS WELL. SO A GOOD BIT OF UTILITY DEMOLITION STILL TO GO. THAT'LL TAKE A CHUNK OF THE SUMMER TO TAKE CARE OF THERE. BUT AS WE GET [01:00:05] MORE INTO THAT, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER PROGNOSIS ON WHEN WE PUT THE FINAL NAIL OVER THERE. BUT TWO WAY TRAFFIC TARGET IS MAY 15TH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RETURNING TO REGULAR ORDER, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 107A RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AWARD TO NG TRENCHLESS PIPE AND SEWER REPAIR TO CONSTRUCT THE STORMWATER PIPELINE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 108. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS FOR PROJECT P, 0002 ABERNATHY SOUTH GREENWAY. THIS PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND PARKS BRANT WALKER. MR. WALKER, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WHEN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTED THE JOHNSON FERRY ROAD ABERNATHY ROAD WIDENING PROJECT, THEY COULD CLAIM THE ACQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY IN 2014, BUT RETAIN REMNANTS OF THE TOTAL ACQUISITIONS AND SOME OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WAS REQUIRED WITH THAT PROJECT. WITH THIS ACTION, GDOT IS NOW QUIT CLAIMING ANY AND ALL OF ITS RIGHTS HELD IN THOSE PARCELS AND THE RIGHT OF WAY. THESE PARCELS LIE IN THE INTERSECTION OF RIVER VALLEY ROAD AND JOHNSON FERRY ROAD, THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGEWOOD VALLEY DRIVE AND RIVER VALLEY ROAD ALONG JOHNSON FERRY ROAD FROM ABERNATHY ROAD SOUTHWARD TO LONGACRE DRIVE AND ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF ABERNATHY ROAD FROM LONGACRE DRIVE TO WHITE ROAD. THE ACQUISITION OF THESE PARCELS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE WITH ABERNATHY SOUTH GREENWAY PROJECT TO PROVIDE TRAIL ADDITIONS AND STABILIZATION, DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL WITH NEW RAIN GARDENS, STREAM BANK RESTORATION AND IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. EXISTING CROSSWALKS. WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND PARKS. WHAT'S DESIRED. COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL. MISS MUELLER, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2020 6-108. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS FOR PROJECT P0002 THE ABERNATHY SOUTH GREENWAY MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY MISS MUELLER SECONDED BY DOCTOR KELLY THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 108A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SANDY SPRINGS. ANY DISCUSSION, MISS MUELLER SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT SO WE CAN FINALLY ACTUALLY GET CONSTRUCTION GOING. SO CAN YOU JUST GO OVER THE SCHEDULE AGAIN? ARE WE GOING TO GO OUT TO BID THIS SUMMER AND CONSTRUCT. AND CAN YOU JUST GO OVER THAT? SURE. SO THE PROJECT IS FULLY COMPLETED. AS FAR AS DESIGN GOES, IT IS PERMITTED. WE'RE JUST MET WITH THE DESIGNERS LAST WEEK TO START PUTTING TOGETHER THE TECHNICAL MANUAL AND THE BID DOCUMENT. SO WE EXPECT THAT TO GO OUT IN MAY. AND THEN AS SOON AS THAT'S AWARDED BY COUNCIL, WE WILL MOBILIZE. I CAN'T GIVE YOU A TIMELINE ON WHEN CONSTRUCTION WILL START, BUT THE HOPE IS SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT A YEAR PROJECT I THINK IS AT LEAST FOUR OR MORE. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL, RIGHT? THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 108 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS FOR PROJECT P, 0002, ABERNATHY SOUTH GREENWAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. MOVING TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL [X. Reports] REPORTS. MR. PAULSON, I THINK YOU HAD SOME CARS OUT ON THE LAWN THIS WEEKEND. YES, I DID, SO THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE HERE SUNDAY. I'M SURE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME. THOSE THAT WEREN'T, YOU MISSED IT. THERE ARE CARS OUT THERE THAT THEY'RE 120, 124 CARS, I THINK, ALL IN THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAS A $5 MILLION LAFERRARI, WHICH WHEN I GAVE UP MY COUNCIL MONEY, I'M GOING TO BUY ONE OF THESE ONE OF THESE DAYS. WHAT A WHAT A STUNNING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. BUT ALL KINDS OF CARS, ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE. WE HAD THOUGHT THERE'D BE AROUND 3000 ATTENDEES. THEY SOLD OVER 4000 TICKETS. AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH, I GUESS, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. EVERY DRIVER I TALKED TO AND EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS ABOUT CAR SHOWS, SAID THAT THE QUALITY AND CALIBER OF CARS AT THE SHOW WAS THE KIND OF CAR YOU'D SEE AT A SHOW IN PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA. SO WE'RE TALKING HIGH END, AND THIS IS STRICTLY BECAUSE OF CAFFEINE AND OCTANE CAFFEINE. AND OCTANE IS A GROUP THAT TOOK THIS PROJECT ON. WE PAID THE MANPOWER COST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WORKED AT THAT DAY. OTHER THAN THAT, THEY ORGANIZE THE WHOLE DARN THING FOR FREE. THEY COLLECT THE TICKETS AND THEY WENT OUT AND THEY HAND PICKED CARS TO COME TO THIS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY RARE THING FOR THEM TO DO, BUT IT'S AN INVITATION. IT WENT OVER SO WELL. WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SANDY SPRINGS POLICE FOUNDATION BOARD AND MEMBERS ABOUT DOING THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR. EVERYBODY SAID, THIS IS A FANTASTIC VENUE WITH [01:05:03] CITY HALL IN THE BACK, THE GREEN AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO ANYWAY, IT'S A FANTASTIC SHOW AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL AND HAVE EVEN MORE CARS AND MORE PEOPLE. FANTASTIC DAY. THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT. I'M UNFORTUNATELY I WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT I'VE HEARD GREAT REPORTS. WHEN MY WIFE COMES HOME IMPRESSED BY ALL THOSE MUSCLE CARS, YOU CAN TELL THAT SOMETHING MAGNIFICENT HAD HAPPENED. ANY ANY OTHER REPORTS? CONVERSATIONS. ALL RIGHT. MISS CARLYLE. FINANCIALS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL, WE ARE REVIEWING FEBRUARY 2026 UNAUDITED FINANCIALS. WE ARE AT 66.67% OF THE FISCAL YEAR. REVENUES ARE AT 87.05%. EXPENDITURES ARE AT 57.02% OF THE APPROVED BUDGET. ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET. AND THIS CONCLUDES YOUR REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2026. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CFO? MR. PAULSON. MAYOR PAUL, THANK YOU REAL QUICK, THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE PICKED UP, IT'S AT 103% OF BUDGET. HAVE WE GOT ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR THIS YEAR? DO YOU KNOW, WE TEND TO GET MAYBE TWO SMALLER AMOUNTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR. OKAY. A LITTLE MORE TO COME. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS CARLYLE. [XI. Executive Session - Real Estate and Litigation] WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF REAL ESTATE AND LITIGATION. IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? MAYOR PAUL, I MOVE THAT WE SUSPEND REGULAR ORDER AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF REAL ESTATE AND LITIGATION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MISS MUELLER, THAT WE SUSPEND REGULAR ORDER AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF REAL ESTATE AND LITIGATION. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER BUSINESS CONDUCTED THIS EVENING. WE WILL SIMPLY RETURN TO THIS ROOM AND RETURN TO REGULAR ORDER AND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.