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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL. IN THE WORK SESSION, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE SANDY
[I. Call to Order ]
SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026. WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALL THE ROLL? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE 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 SUBMIT THOSE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. THOSE CARDS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE CHAMBER ENTRANCE AS I CALL ROLL. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE. MAYOR RUSTY PAUL, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PAULSON HERE.COUNCIL MEMBER MELODY KELLY, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MELISSA MUELLER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK ROBERTS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARY FORD HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SHINSKY 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, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? NO, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
[V. Approval of Meeting Agenda ]
PERIOD. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING AGENDA? MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026. HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON APPROVAL OF THE MEETING AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE
[VI. Consent Agenda ]
MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE MEETING AGENDA IS APPROVED. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR PAUL? MISS MUELLER, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026 MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MISS MUELLER, SECONDED BY MISS FORD, THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE WILL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. MOVING TO[VII. Presentations ]
PRESENTATIONS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM? YEP. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 115. AND IT'S A PROCLAMATION RECOGNITION OF WATER SAFETY MONTH PRESENTED BY MAYOR RUSTY PAUL. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE, AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES THERE WAVING.THAT'S GREAT. YEAH. WE'RE PROUD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU. BE PREPARED TO COME DOWN IN JUST A MOMENT. I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN CHILDREN AGES ONE THROUGH FOUR YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN CHILDREN AGES FIVE THROUGH 14 IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, ALL REVIEWED DROWNING DEATHS FOR CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA REPORTED AS PREVENTABLE IN THE MOST RECENT GEORGIA CHILD FATALITY REVIEW PANEL ANNUAL REPORT. AND WHEREAS, COLLABORATION AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IS ESSENTIAL TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS WATER SAFETY CHALLENGES AND PROMOTE A CULTURE OF SAFE SWIMMING AND RECREATION. AND WHEREAS, PROMOTING PROPER SUPERVISION BARRIERS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF DROWNING INCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY AMONG CHILDREN AND INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH, DESIGNATED AS THE MONTH OF MAY, AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY, EDUCATION AND DROWNING PREVENTION MEASURES. AND WHEREAS, THE ATLANTA WATER SAFETY COALITION SEEKS TO USE THE PLATFORM OF NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH TO ELEVATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SWIMMING LESSONS, WATER SAFETY, EDUCATION, LIFEGUARD TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT, AND CPR CERTIFICATION PROVIDED BY COALITION PARTNERS. LEARNING TO SWIM AND UNDERSTANDING WATER SAFETY PRACTICES ARE CRUCIAL SKILLS THAT CAN SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT TRAGEDIES. AND WHEREAS, THE ATLANTA WATER SAFETY COALITION HAS COME TOGETHER TO BUILD A CULTURE OF WATER SAFETY AND COMBAT DROWNING, ESPECIALLY CHILDHOOD DROWNING THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY KILLS BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN, NOW THEREFORE, I, RUSSELL K PAUL, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 26TH, EXCUSE ME, MAY 2026 AS WATER SAFETY MONTH IN SANDY SPRINGS GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE SEAL OF SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA, ON THIS THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY 2026.
IF YOU'LL COME DOWN, WE'LL PRESENT YOU WITH PROCLAMATION. RIGHT HERE. WE'VE GOT A PHOTOGRAPHER. THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. YOU BROUGHT THE WHOLE TEAM.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD PEOPLE IN HERE ACTUALLY KNEW WHO GETS THE PLAQUE? WHO GETS THE PLAQUE FORMATION. ALL RIGHT, WELL, GOOD. ON ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD, WHICH SERVES SANDY SPRINGS. OKAY. WELL, GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY IN. I'M UP HERE AND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
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APPRECIATE IT. STAY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT. WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, MY MY FRESHMAN PE CLASS WAS DROWN PROOFING. AND I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE, I'LL CALL HIM STEVE BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS NAME. I WON'T TELL YOU HIS LAST NAME. NOBODY WOULD KNOW HIM ANYWAY. HE TOOK DROWNPROOFING BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SWIM AND HE THOUGHT THAT WOULD HELP HIM. SO WHEN THE COACH GOT THROUGH AND WE ALL ROLLED INTO THE POOL, THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE COACH HAD TO RESCUE HIM FROM DROWNING. SO. BUT THEY WORKED WITH HIM AND HE WAS DROWN PROOFED BY THE END OF THE TERM. SO THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO PUBLIC[VIII. Public Hearing ]
HEARINGS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM? THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 116.CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THIS EVENING. IT'S BEING PRESENTED BY OUR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR DABNEY BROWN.
MISS BRAND, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM HERE WITH A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT THE 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, ADOPTED IN 2023, IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE ANNUAL ACTION PLANS. THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROVIDES A CONCISE SUMMARY OF THE ACTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND SPECIFIC FEDERAL AND NONFEDERAL RESOURCES THAT WILL BE USED EACH YEAR TO ADDRESS PRIORITY NEEDS AND SPECIFIC GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO CREATE AND UPDATE ITS ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
SUMMARY OF ANNUAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE USE OF THE FUNDS OF THE CDBG PROGRAM. THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN RECOMMENDED THAT FUNDS BE USED FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, UTILITY RELOCATION, AND POTENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. IN 2026, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH ROSWELL ROAD MULTI YEAR SIDEWALK PROJECT, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 285 THAT RUNS ALONG ROSWELL ROAD FROM NORTHWOOD DRIVE TO STEWART DRIVE AND FROM STEWART DRIVE TO LONG ISLAND DRIVE. ALSO, THE HOPE ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT IN THE NORTH END, STARTING AT ROSWELL ROAD TO DUNWOODY PLACE, IS PLANNED. THE FUNDS CAN ALSO BE USED TO DIFFUSE THE 108 LOAN AMOUNT. STAFF HAS PREPARED THE DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND MADE IT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT, AND HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 17TH, 2026. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO ADOPT SANDY SPRINGS 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL DOCTOR KELLY, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2028-116. THE ADOPTION OF THE 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN GOT A MOTION BY DOCTOR KELLY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY DOCTOR KELLY, SECONDED BY MR. CZYNSKI THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 116 RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 117. THAT'S A BILL NUMBER 28446. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR DIVINELY ELEGANT VINES, LLC AT 203 HILDEBRAND DRIVE, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 30328. THE APPLICANT IS JACINTA WALDO FOR PACKAGE WINE AND WINE TASTING PRESENTED BY REVENUE MANAGER COREY HOLINESS. MISS HOLINESS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS A NEW ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR DISTRICT THREE FOR A PACKAGE. WINE AND WINE TASTING. DIVINELY ELEGANT VINES, LLC. 203 HILDEBRAND DRIVE, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 30328. THE APPLICANT, JACINTA WALDO, HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL MISS MUELLER I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026-117ABL, NUMBER 28446 FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR DIVINELY ELEGANT VINES, LLC AT 203 HILDEBRAND DRIVE, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA. THE APPLICANT IS JESSICA JESSICA WALDO FOR PACKAGE AND WINE TASTING. THE MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MISS MUELLER, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 117 THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR DIVINELY ELEGANT VINES. ANY DISCUSSION?
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HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 117 THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPROVAL FOR DIVINELY ELEGANT VINES. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ. THE NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 118. A B L, NUMBER 28478. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR KRAVE KITCHEN BISTRO, LLC AT 8610 ROSWELL ROAD, SUITE ONE. 40, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 30350. THE APPLICANT IS HABIB REECE GUMMIES FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES FOR DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER AND WINE, AGAIN PRESENTED BY REVENUE MANAGER COREY HOLINESS. MISS HOLINESS, THIS IS A NEW ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES OF WINE, MALT, BEVERAGE AND DISTILLED SPIRITS.CRAVE KITCHEN AND BISTRO, LLC, 8610 ROSWELL ROAD, SUITE ONE. 40, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA.
30350. THE APPLICANT, HABIB REECE HUMMUS, HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE REVENUE MANAGER. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL DOCTOR KELLY I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026-118. AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR CRAVE KITCHEN AND BISTRO, LLC AT 8610 ROSWELL ROAD, SUITE 140, SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 30350. MOTION BY DOCTOR KELLY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. PAULSON. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WILL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 118 THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPROVAL FOR CRAVE KITCHEN AND BISTRO. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE
[IX. New Business ]
MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 119. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD TO ATKINS REALTORS USA, INC. FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ROBERTS DRIVE. SIDEPATH PHASE ONE PROJECT. THAT'S S 2123. AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I BRING TO YOU AN AWARD RECOMMENDATION TO ATKINS REALTY FOR THE DESIGN OF THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDEPATH PHASE ONE PROJECT AND REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT WITH ATKINS. A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDEPATH PHASE ONE PROJECT ENHANCES SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS TRAVELING ON ROBERTS DRIVE FROM DUNWOODY PLACE TO ISLAND FORD PARKWAY. PROPOSED WORK INCLUDES A 12 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE SIDEPATH LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH STREET TREE PLANTING AND PEDESTRIAN SCALE LIGHTING. TWO MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS ARE CONTEMPLATED WITH THE PROJECT AS WELL, ONE LOCATED NEAR PRIDE PLACE AND THE OTHER NEAR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL REC AREA, ISLAND FORD PARK TO CONNECT THE NEW SIDEPATH TO EXISTING SIDEWALKS. THE PROJECT ALSO CONNECTS THE NEW SIDEPATH AND THE RECENTLY RECONSTRUCTED ROBERTS DRIVE BRIDGE OVER STATE ROUTE 400, CONSTRUCTED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. NOW, IN THE INTEREST OF GETTING THIS CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION TO YOU TONIGHT, THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ON AUGUST 13TH, 2025. SINCE THIS PROJECT USES FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION THROUGH GDOT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY AND GDOT MANUAL ON PROCUREMENT OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN RELATED SERVICES. THE RFQ WAS ISSUED AS A MULTI-PHASE ADVERTISEMENT. PHASE ONE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS WERE DUE ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 2025. OF THE EIGHT CONSULTANTS RESPONDING, FOUR WERE SELECTED AND SHORTLISTED. ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2025, THE FOUR SHORTLISTED CONSULTANTS WERE INVITED TO SUBMIT TO THE PHASE TWO TECHNICAL APPROACHES. THE FOLLOWING THE FOUR SHORTLISTED CONSULTANTS WERE ADKINS, RYALS, B.C.C ENGINEERING, GRESHAM SMITH AND PARTNERS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING. A COMMITTEE OF FIVE STAFF MEMBERS EVALUATED THOSE FOUR CONSULTANTS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA PROJECT MANAGER EXPERIENCE AND KEY TEAM MEMBERS EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, PROJECT MANAGER AND KEY TEAM LEADERS, RESOURCES AND WORKLOAD CAPACITY. THE OVERALL TECHNICAL APPROACH PROVIDED BY EACH CONSULTANT AND THEIR PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL SCORING BY THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE FOR THE FOUR FIRMS WERE AS FOLLOWS, WITH ATKINS RECEIVING A SCORE OF 850 POINTS.INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING, ENGINEERING 700 POINTS. GRESHAM, SMITH AND PARTNERS AT 675 AND BK ENGINEERING AT 575 POINTS. BASED UPON THE REVIEW OF THE SCORING AS WELL AS REVIEW OF ATKINS FEE PROPOSAL, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT FOR S 2123
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ROBERTS DRIVE PHASE SIDE PATH PHASE ONE PROJECT TO ATKINS IN THE AMOUNT OF $901,634.17. THE CURRENT FEE PROPOSAL PROVIDED BY ATKINS IS MENTIONED AS 901,604. 17 ADEQUATE FUNDS HAVE BEEN BUDGETED AND ALLOCATED FOR THIS PROJECT. THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM WE'LL TALK ABOUT WILL TELL YOU WHERE THOSE FUNDS SPECIFICALLY ARE GOING TO BE PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED. SO WITH THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT'S OUR AWARD RECOMMENDATION. 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 2026 119 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD TO ATKINS RYALS USA FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH PHASE ONE PROJECT S 2123 AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAYING YOU HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY DOCTOR KELLY, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 119, A CONTRACT AWARD TO REALITY. EXCUSE ME. ATKINS. REALITY FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH PROJECT. ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. KELLY. I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE CONSENSUS PROPOSAL SCORES WERE CALCULATED. IS IT SO THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE A PART OF THE COMMITTEE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEY GAVE A SCORE OF OUT OF 100, OUT OF 100, OR IN THIS CASE, AN AVAILABLE OF 1000. IF YOU ACROSS THE ENTIRE RANGE OF AVAILABLE POINTS HERE. OKAY. SO IT WAS LIKE 200 EACH. YES. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THE POINTS ADD UP TO 100. SO WHERE'S THE 200 COME FROM? WELL, FROM THE FOUR I GUESS THE FOUR CATEGORIES CRITERIA RATHER. I'M JUST YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST OKAY.ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOU DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. NO. I'M SO I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THE THE NUMBERS CORRELATE. THAT'S ALL. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. WITHIN THE WITHIN THIS CASE, WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT STAFF PROVIDED THEIR SCORES AGAINST EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT MEMBERS AND GAVE AN AVAILABLE SCORE. AND THEN AS WELL AGAINST AN OVERALL SCALE, STAFF PROPOSED A CONSENSUS SCORE. AND THAT'S THE CONSENSUS SCORE YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU. I MEAN. MARTY. SO IF YOU ADD FIVE TIMES 100, IT'S 500, RIGHT. BUT I GUESS THEN HOW DO YOU GET EIGHT 5706 75 IS THE QUESTION.
AND NOT LOOKING AT THE SCORE SHEETS IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW, MAYOR, I CAN'T SHOW YOU THE OTHER MATH THAT WENT INTO THE SUBSTRATE OF HOW EVERYBODY SCORED. AND THEN WE CAME UP WITH AN OVERALL SCORE. THERE'S ANOTHER. SO BUT WITHIN THAT, THERE WAS AN OVERALL SCORE ADJUSTMENT TO 0.85 AGAINST THE OVERALL SCORE. IF IT PLEASES COUNCIL, LET'S TABLE THIS ONE TO THE 19TH AND WE'LL BRING THAT ANSWER BACK TO YOU. YEAH. BECAUSE THE NUMBERS DON'T QUITE ADD UP. NO NO NOT NOT THAT WE THINK THERE'S ANYTHING NEFARIOUS, BUT IT'S JUST DO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT A MATH MAJOR, BUT WE GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE WHO ARE PRETTY GOOD AT IT. NO, NO, I GET IT. SO NO, I DON'T HAVE THE THE TALLY SHEETS IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW. THAT CAN TELL YOU WHAT OTHER MATH WENT INTO HOW THE ADD THE SCORES UP HERE.
OKAY. MR. PAULSON, WOULD YOU WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO CHANGE YOUR MOTION TO TABLE THIS AND THEN WE CAN TAKE IT UP WHENEVER STAFF IS READY TO PRESENT IT TO US? I WILL, WITH A QUESTION OF DOES THIS AFFECT ANYTHING REGARDING PROJECT TIMELINE? DO WE LOSE FUNDING? DOES ANYBODY GET MAD IF WE DON'T DO THIS? AND FOR TWO WEEKS I'M GOING TO BRING YOU NUMBERS BACK IN TWO WEEKS. OKAY. WELL, I SUSPECT THAT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE MATH, BUT WHY DON'T YOU BRING IT BACK SO WE CAN ALL SEE IT? NO. SO I'LL BRING THAT BACK IN TWO WEEKS. I MOVE THAT I TABLE THIS FOR WHEN I TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DOCTOR KELLY, ARE YOU STILL. I'LL SUPPORT IT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE AGENDA ITEM 2026 119 TABLING. IT MEANS WE CAN PULL IT OFF THE THE PULL IT BACK UP AT ANY TIME TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR ATKINS. REALLY. SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO TABLE ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO TABLE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS TABLED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 2026 120. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
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SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGN OF THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDEPATH PHASE ONE PROJECT, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN, MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IN THE INTEREST OF FUNDING AN ITEM THAT I HOPE TO BRING BACK TO YOU IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THE EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO THE PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THIS SAME PROJECT. IN THIS CASE, PROJECT NUMBER S 2123 AND G DOT LINGO, PI0021209. THE ORIGINAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT, DATED SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025, WAS APPROVED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON AUGUST 5TH AND PROVIDED $216,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, WITH A LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT OF $54,000, OR 20%. IN JANUARY 26TH, THE CITY REQUESTED ADDITIONAL PE FUNDS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FULL FULL AMOUNT. KNOWN FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT FROM THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION, WITH AN INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE PREPARED IN-HOUSE VALIDATING THAT ORIGINAL FUNDING REQUEST. OF THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT, THE CITY REQUESTED. THE THE ORIGINAL FUNDING REQUEST WAS INSUFFICIENT BY $504,307, BASED ON THE TOTAL DELIVERY OF THE PE WORK. ONE TASK ONLY WAS CONTEMPLATED ORIGINALLY, SO AGAINST THE ORIGINAL PFA. THE A R C INCREASED THEIR AWARD, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF $721,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS WITH A REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH OF AN OVERALL 180,000 327. AS WITH THE SPLOST BUDGET, THERE ARE ADEQUATE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECT S 2121 AND LOCAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE THEIR 20% MATCH REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT. SO WITH THAT, AND WITH THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM ARC IN THIS CASE TO FULLY FUND PE AT THIS TIME, WE RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO TO ACCEPT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. LET ME MAKE A INQUIRY BEFORE I CALL FOR MOTIONS AND DEBATE. THIS IS JUST AN AGREEMENT WITH ARC AND AND GDOT ABOUT THE FUNDING. IT HAS NO IMPACT ON WHO WE DECIDE IS THE ACTUAL CONTRACTOR. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THIS IS SOLELY FOR THE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE CLEAR THAT WHAT YOU'RE CALLED ON TO, TO APPROVE IS WHILE IT'S RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS ONE, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY TIED TO THAT. SO WITH THAT, YOU'VE HEARD THE MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION, IF I MAY. LET'S SAY FOR SOME REASON, WHEN WE BRING THE FIRST ITEM BACK, WE DON'T LIKE IT AND WE GO BACK OUT TO BID, AND THE NEXT BID COMES IN $20,000 MORE THAN WE'VE APPROVED THIS. BUT THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO FUND THE PROJECT. WE HAVE TO THEN REFUND THIS RE FUND IT AGAIN FOR WHATEVER THE DELTA IS. IT'S WEIRD THAT WE'RE AGREEING TO THE MONEY THAT WE DIDN'T APPROVE THE THE CONTRACT FOR. I UNDERSTAND YOU COULD SAY. I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN THAT MR. PAULSON, THE THE REGARDLESS OF WHO THE CONTRACTOR IS, WE NEED TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT TO FUND AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE ON THE TABLE. IF WE DON'T. IF WE DON'T AGREE TO TAKE THE MONEY TO RECEIVE THE MONEY, IT COULD WELL GO AWAY. NOT NOT LIKELY, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE. IN THE CASE OF THIS PROJECT, I THINK IF WE WERE TO NEED AN ADDITIONAL $20,000 WHERE WE'D ASK A OR C, THEY'D BE FORTHCOMING WITH THE MONEY. SO YOU'RE NOT RIGHT AWAY. THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE WITH OUR ADDITIONAL FUNDS REQUEST. THEY'RE TIED TOGETHER, BUT NOT NOT INTER NOT INEXTRICABLY LINKED, I GOT IT. THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE. THERE'S TWO SEPARATE DECISIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S THIS ONE IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON WHO THE CONTRACTOR IS. MAYOR PAUL. MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026 120 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH THE GEORGIA DOT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH PHASE ONE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT.MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY DOCTOR KELLY, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 120, A RESOLUTION APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, NUMBER ONE TO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR DESIGN OF THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 120, APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR DESIGN, THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 121. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CONTRACT
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AWARD TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. TO CONSTRUCT THE MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD STORMWATER MAINTENANCE PHASE TWO PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IN THIS AGENDA MEMO, I BRING TO YOU A RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $404,030 TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TWO OF THE MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD STORMWATER MAINTENANCE PROJECT. WE RECENTLY COMPLETED PHASE ONE OF THAT WORK. IN 2024, THE CITY IDENTIFIED ENGAGE A CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP PLANS TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN STORMWATER SYSTEM UNDER MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD, NEAR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 56 OR 57, 60 AND 5775 MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD. THE PLANS FOR THE PLANNED MAINTENANCE WERE DEVELOPED AND PERMITTED. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES AT THE TIME. PHASE ONE, NOW COMPLETE WITH WORK IN PHASE ONE TO INCLUDE TRENCHES TRENCHLESS REHABILITATION OF A 60 INCH CORRUGATED METAL PIPE CULVERT AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HEADWALL AT THE DOWNSTREAM PROPERTY. PROJECT SCOPE CONSISTS OF RESTORATION OF APPROXIMATELY 90 LINEAR FEET OF 60 INCH CORRUGATED METAL PIPE USING CENTRIFUGALLY CAST CONCRETE PIPE, AS WELL AS INSTALLATION OF ONE CAST IN PLACE REINFORCED CONCRETE HEADWALL AND IN DOWNSTREAM SPRING STREAM BED PROTECTION. TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT, THE CITY ISSUED AN INVITATION TO BID ON MARCH 5TH, 2026, SEEKING BIDS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT. ADDENDUM ONE WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 27TH. ADDENDUM TWO ON APRIL 2ND, 2026, THREE CONTRACTORS BID THIS PROJECT OF THOSE ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $404,030 WAS THE MOST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. WITH THAT AND OUR EVIDENCE OF SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE FROM A SELLER AND OTHER PROJECTS WE'VE HAD, THEY'VE HAD WITH THE CITY. WE'D STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARD TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WHAT'S DESIRE OF COUNCIL, MAYOR PAUL. MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026-121 TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AWARD TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION, LLC TO CONSTRUCT THE MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD STORMWATER MAINTENANCE PHASE TWO PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT MOTION BY MR. KACZYNSKI. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MR. KACZYNSKI, SECONDED BY MISS MUELLER, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 121, A CONTRACT AWARD TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION TO CONSTRUCT THE MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD STORMWATER MAINTENANCE PHASE TWO PROJECT. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 121 CONTRACT AWARD TO ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD STORMWATER MAINTENANCE PHASE TWO PROJECT.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 122. A REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE FEE. SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM THE ATLANTA BOARD OF REALTORS. EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS ON THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT 5784 LAKE FOREST DRIVE AND LAND LOT 123 OF THE 17TH DISTRICT, CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA IN RELATION TO THE T TWO 405 LAKE FOREST AT ALLEN ROAD ROUNDABOUT. PROJECT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN, MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IN THE INTEREST OF FURTHERING EXECUTION OF T 2405 THE LAKE FOREST AT ALLEN ROAD ROUNDABOUT. PROJECT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AND ACCEPT AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE FEE. SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AT AT THIS LOCATION, 5784 LAKE FOREST DRIVE. ALSO THE. ALSO KNOWN AS THE ATLANTA BOARD OF REGIONAL REALTORS EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THIS AGREEMENT IS RELATED TO THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. AS I STATED, THE ACQUISITION OF SOME 3138FTā S OF RIGHT OF WAY. 1870 7.55FTā S OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY IS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT THE LAKE FOREST AT ALLEN ROAD ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. THE CITY AND PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE COME TO AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $203,700, WHICH IS THE CITY'S APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THAT PROPERTY. THEREFORE, THE AGREEMENT IS DEEMED TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT. FURTHER REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MR. MUELLER, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026-122 FOR THE APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE FEE. SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM THE ATLANTA BOARD OF REALTORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. ON THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT 5784 LAKE FOREST DRIVE AND LAND LOT 123 OF THE 17TH DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS IN FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA IN RELATION TO THE T 2405 LAKE FOREST AT ALLEN ROAD ROUNDABOUT. PROJECT. GOT A
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MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MISS MUELLER SECONDED BY MR. CZYNSKI THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 122 A PURCHASE FEE. SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM THE ATLANTA BOARD OF REALTORS EDUCATION FOUNDATION AT 5784 LAKE FOREST DRIVE. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. KACZYNSKI? IT'S ONE ONE QUICK COMMENT AND ONE QUESTION. SO THE COMMENT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS LESS THAN A 10TH OF AN ACRE OF LAND FOR THAT WE'RE PURCHASING FOR OVER $200,000. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THAT IS WHAT THE APPRAISED VALUE WAS. I JUST FIND IT AN INTERESTING DATA POINT OF HOW MUCH THE VALUE OF LAND HAS INCREASED IN SANDY SPRINGS. AS WE ARE EVALUATING OTHER PROJECTS. I JUST WANTED TO RAISE THAT FOR MY COLLEAGUES IN THE PUBLIC. AND MARTY, JUST TO REPEAT A QUESTION THAT I ASKED EARLIER IN THE BUDGET MEETING IN CASE THERE'S ANYONE TUNING IN NOW THAT WAS NOT THERE FOR THE BUDGET MEETING. IF GDOT MOVES FORWARD WITH THE DYE PROJECT AT 285 AND ROSWELL ROAD, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE SPEND ANOTHER $200,000 ON THE ALLEN ROAD ROUNDABOUT PROJECT, WE STILL THINK THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE WORTH IT. EVEN IF ALLEN ROAD ENDS UP CUL DE SAC FROM THE DYE PROJECT. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION. YES, SIR. AND TO THAT END, A LONG WAY TO GO. YET ON DECISIONS AND IMPACTS TO BE UNDERSTOOD WITH DYE INTERCHANGE OR WHATEVER ELSE MIGHT BE OFFERED, ULTIMATELY IS A SOLUTION. AT 285 AND ROSWELL ROAD. THANKS.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE WILL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026. 122 AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE FEE. SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FOR ATLANTA FROM THE ATLANTA BOARD OF REALTORS EDUCATION FOUNDATION AT 5784 LAKE FOREST DRIVE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 123. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT LIST FOR SUBMISSION TO FULTON COUNTY. FOR INCORPORATION INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE 2026 TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX. THAT'S A TSPLOST REFERENDUM PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TONIGHT I BRING BEFORE YOU A RECOMMENDED PROJECT LIST THAT THE CITY IN TURN WOULD THEN SUBMIT TO FULTON COUNTY FOR CONSIDERATION INTO THE UPCOMING 2026 REFERENDUM FOR TSPLOST AND EFFECTIVELY TSPLOST THREE. AS MANY OF YOU RECOLLECT, DURING THE 2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, STATE BILL 369 AMENDED ULTIMATELY ALLOWED FOR THE FIRST TSPLOST VOTE IN 2016.
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WITH THAT FIRST VOTE PASSING, WE'LL CALL TSPLOST ONE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE. TSPLOST WAS PASSED BY VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021, THE END OF THAT FIRST FIVE YEAR PERIOD. AND WE'RE HERE NOW AT MART WITH COLLECTIONS IT TO CONCLUDE, NOW FORECASTED FOR MARCH OF 2027. WE'RE HERE NOW WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A LIST TO FULTON COUNTY AGAIN TO CONSIDER TSPLOST PROGRAM THREE FOR THE PROGRAM. FOR THE NEXT PROGRAM. CITY REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH FULTON COUNTY SINCE EARLY 2026. INITIAL TIMETABLE ESTABLISHES THAT JURISDICTIONAL LISTS ARE DUE TO FULTON COUNTY BY MAY 31ST OF THIS YEAR, 2026. IN THE INTEREST OF CREATING AN OVERARCHING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES IMPACTED BY THE FULTON COUNTY TSPLOST LIST, OR TSPLOST PROGRAM. TONIGHT, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU ADOPT THIS PROJECT LIST THAT WE CAN SUBMIT BY MAY 31ST. THE PROJECT LIST OF FULTON COUNTY RESOLUTION FORECASTED IN AUGUST BY THE COUNTY AND CALL FOR REFERENDUM COORDINATED WITH ELECTIONS, VOTER INFORMATION AND EDUCATION IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER FOR THE TSPLOST PROGRAM. WITH THE REFERENDUM VOTE NOVEMBER 3RD OF THIS YEAR. 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 2026 123 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT LIST FOR SUBMISSION TO FULTON COUNTY FOR THE INCORPORATION INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE 2026 TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX REFERENDUM MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 123. THE PROJECT LISTS FOR
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SUBMISSION TO FULTON COUNTY FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE 2026 TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX. ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON SO, MARTY, ASSUMING WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, YOU MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS, BUT WHAT'S THE THE PLAN TO GO AHEAD TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE THIS, ADVERTISE IT, EXPLAIN IT SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE GO TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE VOTING FOR. SO OUR INTENTION, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS IN SOME DETAIL WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS COUNTERPARTS IS THAT AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WE WOULD BRING OUT A MORE ROBUST EXPLANATION OF THE PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR SANDY SPRINGS IN THE TSPLOST PROGRAM AS A VOTER EDUCATION IN ADVANCE OF EARLY VOTING, AND THEN THE REFERENDUM BY THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER. SO THAT. SO AGAIN, SOMEWHERE IN THE AUGUST TIME FRAME IS WHEN WE INTEND TO BRING THAT MORE COMPLETE UPDATE ON THE PROGRAM T PLUS ONE, T PLUS TWO. WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? WHERE WHERE ARE WE NOW? AND THEN MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECTS. THAT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD TO LINK ONE AND TWO WITH THIS ONE. SO PEOPLE ACTUALLY SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE PAST ONE. AND, AND I THINK IS, ARE THE VOTERS THAT HAVE SEEN AND WE'VE HAD FOUR OPEN HOUSES NOW ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMS WE'VE ALREADY UNDERTAKEN. HOPEFULLY, THAT MESSAGE COMES ACROSS AS WE GO THROUGH FURTHER VOTER EDUCATION, AND WE SEE THAT TSPLOST HAS A LONG HISTORY, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THEY LET THE CITIES BE IN CHARGE OF IT THAT THE VOTERS FELT COMFORTABLE THAT THAT IT WOULD BE DONE CORRECTLY. SO THEY HAVE THE FIRST ONE WAS APPROVED. THE. IN FACT, COUNTYWIDE, SANDY SPRINGS PROVIDED THE MARGIN FOR VICTORY. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WON BY, I WOULDN'T SAY OVERWHELMING, BUT AT LEAST BY SIGNIFICANT MARGIN. SO PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE BEST JOB WE COULD WITH THE FUNDS, EVEN THOUGH IT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG JOHNSON FERRY, MOUNT VERNON THINK WE'VE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR TEN YEARS. IT'S REALLY ONLY BEEN TWO AND A HALF. RIGHT, MARTY? SO WE'RE COUNTING RIGHT NOW. SO, SO SO ANYWAY, YEAH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE RESULTS HAVE PROVEN THAT WE'VE TRIED TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THEIR MONEY.ANY, ANY DISCUSSION. DOCTOR KELLY GREAT. THANK YOU. MARTY. LET'S SAY WE APPROVE THIS. DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING? IT'S SET IN STONE NOW. THESE PROJECTS. WELL, SO WE'RE BRINGING A LIST. BUT LET ME QUALIFY THIS. WE'RE BRINGING A LIST OF PROPOSED PROJECTS ACROSS THREE TIERS. OKAY. OF CANDIDATE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO THE VOTERS WITHIN THAT LIST, ESPECIALLY AS YOU LOOK AT THOSE PROGRAMS DEFINED IN TIER TWO AND TIER THREE, TIER ONE BEING 85% OF FORECASTED COLLECTIONS, TIER TWO BEING COLLECT UP TO 100%, AND THEN TIER THREE BEING, SHOULD WE COLLECT 115% OF THOSE ITEMS? WE'RE BRINGING A LIST WITH PROGRAMS THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUTURE AS OPPORTUNITIES ARISE TO ADJUST THE PROGRAM.
AND WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE PROGRAM IN YEARS PAST AS WE NEEDED DIFFERENT FUNDING WITH SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADJUST WHAT WE DO AND HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AS ENCOURAGED BY FULTON COUNTY AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM, IS WE BRING THAT RECOMMENDED CHANGE TO FUNDING OR PROJECTS ON THE LIST TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL SO THAT PUBLICLY, THE PUBLIC CAN SEE A VOTE ON THAT LIST AS IT DOES GET UPDATED OR CHANGED. SO I THINK WE'VE HAD FAIRLY BROAD CAPABILITIES WITHIN THE PROPOSED LIST. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD TO ENTERTAIN A NEW PROJECT NOT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE TSPLOST PROGRAM. NOT IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF TSPLOST WE'VE HAD HERE YET, BUT WE HAVE SOME FAIRLY. FAIRLY BROAD RANGE AND FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE PROGRAMS ALREADY DESCRIBED WITHIN TSPLOST TIERS ONE, TWO, AND THREE TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT I THINK MIGHT BE THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS THAT COULD POP UP WITHIN THE TIME. OKAY, SO AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT IN MY DISTRICT, I HEAR A LOT ABOUT TROWBRIDGE.
TROWBRIDGE. TROWBRIDGE, TROWBRIDGE. SO LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE NOW? ARE YOU ARE YOU COMFORTABLE JUST GIVING A SHORT DESCRIPTION? I KNOW WE'RE WE HAVE A PROJECT UNDERWAY NOW. I'D PROBABLY RATHER PUT A PLAN UP ON THE WALL THAT I DON'T HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SO I CAN TRY TO WAVE MY HANDS AND DESCRIBE. BUT IT'S A SIGNAL UPGRADE AND THERE'S SOME CHANGE, SOME CURB LINE IMPROVEMENTS CHANGES AS WELL THERE. SO BUT I THINK IN THE
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INTEREST, IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT, I THINK IT'S BEST TO EXPLAIN IT SPECIFICALLY WITH A PLAN IN HAND SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE WITHIN THE TSPLOST THREE PROGRAM AS PROPOSED. AGAIN, NOT WITH THE SPECIFICITY SPECIFICITY YOU'D LIKE TONIGHT. HEAR THAT? AND MAYBE MORE FOR A MORE ROBUST EXPLANATION. IN AUGUST, WHEN I COME BACK TO YOU ALL, OR PROPOSE THAT I COME BACK TO YOU ALL, FOR INSTANCE, THE MID-BLOCK CROSSING PROGRAM CONTEMPLATES MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS BOTH ON STATE ROUTE NINE AND IN SOME LOCAL STREETS AS WELL OFF THE STATE ROUTE, ONE OF THOSE MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS CONTEMPLATED IN THAT MID-BLOCK CROSSING PROGRAM ON ROSWELL ROAD IS JUST ABOVE ROSWELL ROAD AT TROWBRIDGE. THAT WOULD PUT PROTECTED PEDESTRIAN MEDIAN AND THE PEDESTRIAN LANDING FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A MID-BLOCK CROSSING. MUCH LIKE THE RECENT NEARLY COMPLETED. OKAY, WAITING ON A FEW MORE PARTS FROM GDOT.OKAY, MUCH LIKE THAT MID-BLOCK CROSSING AT NORFOLK AND GOVERNMENT CENTER OR THE OTHER HAWK CROSSING THAT WE COMPLETED SEVERAL YEARS AGO NEAR LONG ISLAND ON ROSWELL ROAD. SO THAT'S THE WHAT'S CONTEMPLATED AS A PART OF THE MID-BLOCK CROSSING PROGRAM HERE WITHIN TSPLOST TIER ONE FOR TSPLOST THREE. AS WE LOOK AT OTHER PARTS OF THE TSPLOST PROGRAM.
THERE'S AN INTERSECTION PROGRAM, TIER TWO, NOTHING SPECIFICALLY CONTEMPLATED THERE AS YET. WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT COME ALONG SHOULD THERE BE OTHER STUDIES OR REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD SUGGEST THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL WORK WITHIN THE INTERSECTION PROJECT BASED ON COLLECTIONS. WE COULD THEN RECOMMEND TO YOU. WE WOULD SUGGEST WE CONSIDER FUNDING SOMETHING OUT OF INTERSECTION PROGRAM TIER TWO INTO THE TSPLOST PROGRAM AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THE SAME AGAIN WITH TIER THREE. AGAIN, THAT'S OVER 100 MILLION DOWN THE COLLECTION LINE THAT SOME ANTICIPATED, $1,616 MILLION ABOVE THE 100% COLLECTION. BUT THERE'S AN ACCESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. WE SPECIFICALLY PUT THAT IN THERE, NOT KNOWING WHAT REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CITY MIGHT AVAIL THEMSELVES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH THESE T SPLOST FUNDING, AND IT WOULD GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE A LINE ITEM THAT'S IN THE PROGRAM TO TO PURSUE ACCESS MANAGEMENT AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME, AS SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITY CREATES A GREATER NEED AT SOME LOCATION ON ROSWELL ROAD. SO, SO THERE'S FLEXIBILITY WITH ALL OF THESE LITTLE SPECIFICITY TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT TROWBRIDGE IN TIER ONE, I BELIEVE, AND WE'LL COMMUNICATE THAT ALONG WITH THE OTHER ROSWELL ROAD MID-BLOCK CROSSING AREAS. WE HAVE CONTEMPLATED WHEN WE GET TO MORE SPECIFICITY ON THE PROJECTS IN AUGUST, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S CERTAINLY WITHIN THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW IS CONTEMPLATED TODAY. AND WE AS WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE OTHER TIERS AS OPPORTUNITIES AVAIL THEMSELVES TO THE CITY. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE I JUST JUST WANT TO SAY, LIKE, WHEN I, I SPENT SOME TIME LIKE COMBING THROUGH OUR PLANS, THE ROSWELL ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND OUR SAFE STREETS AND WHEREVER THERE ARE RANKINGS. AND LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE SAFE STREETS, THERE'S MULTIPLE RANKINGS, HIGH INJURY NETWORKS, HIGH INJURY, HIGH INJURY INTERSECTIONS. TROWBRIDGE WELL, WE'LL HAVE HIGH INJURY ROADWAYS AND HIGH INJURY INTERSECTIONS, RIGHT. EACH ONE JUST THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT. TROWBRIDGE ROAD IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ONE OF THE MORE DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS, ONE OF THE MOST.
THEY HAVE SOME METRIC CALLED COST CRASH COSTS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. LET ME GET THE PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU FOR WHAT THIS TROWBRIDGE PROJECT HAS. WE'RE UNDERTAKING NOW IS GOING TO DO, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO CORRECT ALL THINGS THERE. WE NEVER TOUTED IT AS THAT, BUT IT WILL. IT'S GOING TO TARGET CERTAIN KINDS OF ACCIDENTS AT THAT INTERSECTION WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE UNDERTAKING RIGHT NOW. SO I WANT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC TO YOU ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT ACCIDENTS WE BELIEVE ARE GOING TO REDUCE WITH THE INTERSECTION RELATIVELY MODEST. AGAIN, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THERE IN THE INTEREST OF DRIVING DOWN THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION. IN SOME CASES, YOU TRY TO SOLVE IT ALL. IN OTHER CASES, YOU TRY TO BRING DOWN THE RISK AS YOU
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EXECUTE A PROJECT TO A MORE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. RIGHT. AND IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE ENTRANCE FOR THE NEW NORTH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ON TROWBRIDGE. THAT STRETCH OF ROAD IS IN OUR SAFETY PLAN AS A DANGEROUS STRETCH. SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE LIKE IT REALLY, WE REALLY DO NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS MUELLER. SO MARTY, WHEN DID YOU SAY YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK WITH THE LIST OF PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR THE MID-BLOCK CROSSING THE INTERSECTION PROGRAM AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM? I HOPE TO GIVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE TSPLOST PRESENTATION IN THE AUGUST TIME. OKAY, SO AUGUST AND THEN FOR THE MID-BLOCK CROSSING PROGRAM. I MEAN, I KNOW FOR THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM, WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A VERY STRUCTURED SCORING METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION. WE DON'T HAVE THAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT. THIS IS MORE OF BECAUSE IT'S, THERE'S NOT AS MANY, I GUESS.AND IT'S. SO WHAT WE'LL LOOK TO IS THERE ARE NUMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO SUGGEST WHICH, YOU KNOW, ON THE STATE ROUTE STREETS OR ON THE STATE ROUTE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BIG PEDESTRIAN NUMBERS, AND THOSE AREAS ARE GOING TO BE SCORED AGAINST SOME OTHER STUDIES WE'VE DONE IN THE CASE OF SAFE, SAFE STREETS FOR ALL SAFETY ACTION PLAN, ROSWELL ROAD IS GOING TO HAVE PROJECTS THAT WILL RISE UP THE LIST. THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS LESS SO FAR, LESS SO. AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE TRAFFIC EITHER. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A THAT'S WHERE THE CRITERIA ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PROBABLY MORE SEE YOU IN AUGUST THAN WITH THE LIST. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 123. APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT LIST FOR SUBMISSION TO FULTON COUNTY FOR INCORPORATION INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE 2026 TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 124. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO AWARD FISCAL YEAR 2026. NONPROFIT ARTS AND RECREATION PROGRAM CONTRACTS AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THOSE AGREEMENTS PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND PARKS BRANT WALKER. MR. WALKER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE CITY CREATED THE NONPROFIT ARTS AND RECREATION PROGRAM TO COLLABORATE WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER NEW PROGRAMING OR TO EXPAND ELIGIBLE EXISTING RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS TARGETED AT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. CITY COUNCIL THEN APPROPRIATED $200,000 IN THE 2026 BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM. ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2025, THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO SOLICIT RESPONSES FROM QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY'S RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF UNDERSERVED AND LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. EACH ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROPOSING AND MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RFP WERE ALLOWED TO REQUEST UP TO $15,000 IN FUNDING. PROPOSALS WERE DUE ON NOVEMBER 19TH OF 2025, AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL AWARDED 11 NONPROFITS FUNDING AT THE JANUARY 20TH, 2026 MEETING AND REQUESTED STAFF TO OPEN UP THE PROGRAM FOR A SECOND ROUND ON JANUARY 23RD OF 2026, THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 26-034 AND RECEIVED NINE APPLICATIONS ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 23RD OF 2026. DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS, THE CITY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE SANDY SPRINGS POLICE FOUNDATION THAT THEY RESCINDED THEIR SUBMITTAL FROM THE SUBMITTAL FROM CONSIDERATION. UPON REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION, STAFF DETERMINED THAT ALL EIGHT OF THE APPLICANTS WERE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING. HOWEVER, SUFFICIENT FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ALL FUND TO FUND ALL REQUESTS. GIVEN THE AVAILABLE FUNDS, STAFF RECOMMEND PRIORITIZING APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PRIOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY AND ROBUST EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE SANDY SPRINGS COMMUNITY, GIVING THE FUNDING PRIORITIZATION STAFF RECOMMEND NO FUNDING FOR REVIVING LEADERS COLLECTIVE, INCORPORATED, VEGAN LIFE CORPORATION AND WITHIN THE MIX INCORPORATED DURING THIS FUNDING CYCLE. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE REMAINING FIVE APPLICANTS BE AWARDED THE REQUESTED ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF $15,000 EACH. WITH THAT OPENED, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND PARKS. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL, MAYOR PAUL? MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026-124 TO AWARD FISCAL YEAR 2026 NONPROFIT ARTS AND RECREATION PROGRAM CONTRACTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS. MOTION BY MR. KACZYNSKI. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND SECONDED BY MISS FORD.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 124. THE AWARD OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 NONPROFIT ARTS AND RECREATION PROGRAM CONTRACTS.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. MOVING TO MAYOR
[X. Reports ]
AND COUNCIL REPORTS. JUST A FEW THINGS TO KIND OF UPDATE. COUNCIL LAST WEEK WAS THE[00:50:05]
GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION HAD ITS LEGISLATIVE POLICY COUNCIL AND ALSO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN COLLEGE PARK. I'M ON BOTH OF THOSE. SO I WAS THERE FOR TWO DAYS. WE WENT THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY. YOU'LL SEE THOSE AT THE ANNUAL. THERE'LL BE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU'LL SEE THOSE AT THE CONVENTION THIS SUMMER. NOTHING OF ANY MAGNITUDE. CLEARLY, THE FOCUS OF A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WAS ON LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTED MUNICIPAL FUNDING REVENUES. AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, KNOWING THAT THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY, IN FACT, WILL COME BACK OVER THE SUMMER AS THE LEGISLATURE HAS A STUDY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL REVENUES, AS WELL AS WE ANTICIPATE LEGISLATION NEXT YEAR ON ON MUNICIPAL FUNDING AND REVENUE.SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE SUMMER ON THAT. WE STARTED THAT PROCESS. MY RECOMMENDATION TO THEM WAS, YOU CAN'T BEAT A BAD IDEA WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN A BETTER IDEA, AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH OUR OWN PROPOSALS THAT WOULD ACHIEVE THE POLICY GOALS THAT THE LEGISLATURE.
WANTS TO SEE OCCUR WITHOUT PUTTING US NOT MAYBE NOT OUT OF BUSINESS, BUT HURTING OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES OUR COMMUNITIES COME TO EXPECT. SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT OVER THE SUMMER AND TRYING TO GET THAT DONE. THE SDS SERVICE DELIVERY STRATEGY CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING ON WITH FULTON COUNTY. NOTHING REALLY SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT YET. CITY MANAGER'S BEEN AT THIS POINT. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF STAFF CONVERSATIONS. WE'VE GOT A MEETING ON THE 16TH, 12TH OF MAY TO GET IN A ROOM AND START HASHING SOME OF THIS STUFF OUT. SO WE'LL BE KEEPING EVERYBODY INFORMED. THEY ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS. THEY'LL BE DOWN AT THE COURTHOUSE. CLEARLY, WE STARTED THE BUDGET PROCESS TODAY. THAT'LL GO UNTIL JUNE WHEN WE FINALLY PRODUCE THE BUDGET. SO IF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE INTERESTED IN HOW CITY COUNCIL IS PROPOSING TO SPEND YOUR REVENUES THIS YEAR, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PAY ATTENTION AND GET INVOLVED AND ENGAGED AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL. WE CUT THE RIBBON ON THE ABERNATHY ART CENTER'S NEW CERAMICS FACILITY. MOST OF US WERE THERE A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, VERY WELL DONE, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THOSE CLASSES UP AND GOING. WE'VE REALLY BECOME, EXCUSE ME, THE ARTS AND CULTURAL HUB FOR THE NORTH METRO AREA. AND THAT'S JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AREA FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE KICKED OFF OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ON SUNDAY. SOME OF US WERE THERE AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO START THE SUMMER. GREAT CONCERT, GOOD CROWD, A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM.
WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST CONCERT ON THE GREEN ON THE 22ND WITH SISTER HAZEL. THAT'S A PROVEN TO BE A VERY POPULAR EVENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TABLES, ONCE THEY BECAME AVAILABLE, SOLD OUT IN TEN MINUTES. SO IT WAS VERY POPULAR EVENT. WE'LL EXPECT A NICE CROWD. EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET A TABLE COME OUT, YOU CAN SPREAD A SPREAD A BLANKET, HAVE A CHAIR AND ENJOY SOME GREAT MUSIC THERE. SO THAT'S MY REPORT FOR RIGHT NOW, MR. PAULSON. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS GEORGIA 400 MANAGED LANES PROJECT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THEY RECEIVED THEIR NOTICE TO PROCEED OR THEIR NTP LAST WEEK, WHICH YOU CAN CUT TREES DOWN WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ON THAT, BUT YOU CAN'T TURN DIRT OVER. WELL, THEY NOW HAVE AN NTP. SO NOW THE DIRT, THE EARTHWORK STARTS AND IT'LL BE GREAT WHEN IT'S DONE. LET'S HOPE IT GETS DONE QUICKLY. BUT THAT'S NUMBER ONE. JUST EVERYBODY AWARE THAT THIS NOTICE TO PROCEED HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. THE SECOND ITEM IS WE'RE VOTING AGAIN IN CASE NOBODY NOTICED. THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY, WHICH SEEMS LIKE IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST ELECTION WAS IN DISTRICT ONE.
WE HAD A VOTING PRECINCT TO VOTE FOR CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE, AND THAT WAS IT WAS IN JOHNS CREEK. AND SO I TALKED TO ROCKY AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS. AND WE WE FOUND AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION FOR THE DISTRICT ONE FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO VOTE IN SANDY SPRINGS FOR SANDY SPRINGS ITEMS. AND THAT IS NOW THE NEW POLLING LOCATION FOR THAT WHOLE AREA OF DISTRICT ONE IS THE DUNWOODY CHURCH. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE GOING TO BE VOTING IN THE PRIMARY, THIS HAS ALREADY STARTED. THERE ALSO ARE SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE CHANGED, ONE OF WHICH AFFECTS DISTRICT ONE. AND I THINK MAYBE DISTRICT TWO. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER A POLLING LOCATION.
AND THEN ROCKY, TELL US, WHAT DID I MISS? ONE IS THERE ARE OTHERS IN THERE PLEASE? YES.
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THE THIRD LOCATION IS LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT WAS A POLLING LOCATION. THOSE PRECINCTS HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO OUR HERITAGE FACILITY FOR THE TIME BEING. OKAY. AND SO THOSE WERE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NOW THEY'RE VOTING AT TEMPLE EMANUEL, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HAUL. BUT SO FULTON COUNTY HAS SHUFFLED THE VOTING LOCATIONS A BIT, AND I THOUGHT WE WOULD AT LEAST MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE. IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE YET, GO TO THE RIGHT PLACE.YEAH. GO TO THE VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE WEBSITE AND DOUBLE CHECK YOUR VOTING LOCATION TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, EARLY VOTING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. AND, AND AGAIN, THE LIBRARY. AND WHERE ELSE ARE WE EARLY VOTING? FULTON COUNTY ANNEX THE ANNEX. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S THE OTHER ONE. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE VOTED LIBRARY, LIBRARY, LIBRARY. YEAH. SO BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, PLEASE VOTE. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. KACZYNSKI, A FEW THINGS AROUND TOWN. SO THIS IS CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK AT SANDY SPRINGS YOUTH SPORTS. SO THE SPRING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAMS WILL BE WRAPPING UP THIS WEEK WITH CLOSING CEREMONIES ON SATURDAY. IT'S BEEN A REALLY, REALLY A LOT OF FUN THIS SEASON. YESTERDAY I HAD AN UNUSUAL CHANCE TO MEET THE JAMAICAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, AMBASSADOR ANDERSON, WHO WAS VISITING ATLANTA FROM WASHINGTON. WE ACTUALLY HAVE AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS. WE HAVE A JAMAICAN CONSUL LOCATED IN SANDY SPRINGS, AND THE COUNCIL IS A CONSTITUENT AND A LEADERSHIP. SANDY SPRINGS ALUM AND LONGTIME SANDY SPRINGS RESIDENT. SO WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. HE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF SANDY SPRINGS AND HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT BUSINESS AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER PAULSON'S POINT ON VOTING. HE WAS VERY FASCINATED HOW MANY TIMES WE VOTE HERE, COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. COULDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT I TRIED TO EXPLAIN, BUT THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. AND THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT TO ZOO ATLANTA FOR THEIR ANNUAL GALA. EVEN THOUGH OUTSIDE THE BORDER OF SANDY SPRINGS, I LEARNED THAT THE ZOO IS GOING TO BE ONLY ONE OF THREE ZOOS IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE PANDAS COMING BACK TO IT FROM CHINA. SO IT'S ABOUT A 20 MINUTE DRIVE FOR ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN SEEING SOME SOME GREAT ANIMALS. IT'S A GREAT REGIONAL TREASURE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR GOING TO THAT. I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON MONDAY AND COULDN'T BE THERE. AND IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT HONOR TO HAVE THE AMBASSADOR HERE. YEAH. WE DO HAVE OUR OWN FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT DIPLOMATIC CORPS HERE IN TOWN. I TELL EVERYBODY SANDY SPRINGS IS THE ONLY TOWN I KNOW, THE ONLY CITY I KNOW WITH ITS OWN FOREIGN POLICY. SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT. ANY STAFF REPORTS? WE DO
[XI. Executive Session - Real Estate and Litigation]
NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR REAL ESTATE AND LITIGATION. MAYOR PAUL. MR. PAULSON, 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, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS, THAT WE SUSPEND REGULAR ORDER AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF REAL ESTATE LITIGATION? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. 723 ALL RIGHT. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER BUSINESS CONDUCTED TODAY. WE'LL JUST SIMPLY COME BACK IN HERE, RECONVENE,* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.