May 19, 2026 City Council

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IS ADJOURNED. MOVING TO REGULAR ORDER. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE SANDY SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER FOR TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026. WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALL THE ROLL? JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE CONTINUE TO SILENCE THOSE CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO, REMINDER TO ANYBODY PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, OR MAYBE ALLOTTED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THEIR SINGLE CHOSEN TOPIC AS I CALL ROLL. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE. MAYOR RUSTY PAUL, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PAULSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. MELODY KELLY. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MELISSA MUELLER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK ROBERTS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARY FORD HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW CZYNSKI 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? NONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. OKIE DOKE. WE

[V. Approval of Meeting Agenda]

[VI. Consent Agenda]

[VII. Presentations]

THIS IS ITEM 2026 134. AND IT'S A EXCUSE ME, A PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PRESENTED BY MAYOR RUSTY PAUL. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE FINE WORK THEY DO IN. IN FACT, WE SAW ONE OF THEIR GREAT PROJECTS COME TO FRUITION THIS PAST FRIDAY WHEN I STOOD OUT ON THE EDGE OF ROSWELL ROAD AND WATCHED SOMEBODY GO EASTBOUND ON JOHNSON FERRY FOR THE FIRST TIME, PROBABLY IN CENTURIES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS SERVE OUR CITIZENS AS RECOGNIZED FIRST RESPONDERS, PROVIDING VITAL SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE PARTNERS, HELPING PROTECT ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND RESTORING THOSE SERVICES FOLLOWING EMERGENCIES. AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND TO PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS. AND WHEREAS, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF OUR CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, THE YEAR 2026 MARKS THE 66TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, BE IT NOW THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA, THAT THEY APPROVED THE DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH 23RD AS 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN RECOGNIZING THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES TO MAKE PROTECTING OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. RESOLVE THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MAY 2026 APPROVED UNDER MY HAND. RUSSELL K PAUL, MAYOR OF CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS.

MR. MARTIN, WILL YOU COME ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF YOUR TEAM? MAY I ASK A FEW FRIENDS TO JOIN US? SURE, IF I COULD. SORRY, I JUST INTERVENED IN YOUR AGENDA.

THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE. PLEASE COME ON UP. WE DO HAVE BOTH STAFF AND SOME OF OUR CONTRACT PARTNERS WITH US TONIGHT. WELL, GREAT. THAT ALL. COME ON DOWN. YOU. MUST

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HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, GET US ALL DIRECTED. SO WE'RE IN HERE TOGETHER. OKAY. SQUEEZE IN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE MULTIPLE ROWS. SO SOME PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN FRONT AND THEN FIND A WINDOW. THERE YOU GO. GOOD. THEY'RE SHORTER PEOPLE IN FRONT. PLEASE. I'LL BET YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME MORE SPACE ON THIS SIDE. I'VE BEEN IN THE FRONT BEFORE. I DON'T NEED TO BE IN MELISSA BLOCK. MELISSA. NO. MELISSA'S BEEN HERE FROM THE BEGINNING. OH, I'M BLOCKING THE MAYOR, KAREN TO. AND SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I'VE SEEN. YOU OR YOU CAN'T SEE ME. I CAN SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. ALRIGHTY. HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. NOW, BACK TO WORK WITH ALL YOU PEOPLE. MOVING TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FIRST

[VIII. Public Hearing]

CITY STAFF WILL KEEP TRACK OF THE TIME FOR BOTH SIDES. THOSE CALLED TO BE THOSE CALLED TO SPEAK WILL BE TAKEN IN THE ORDER THAT THE SPEAKER CARDS WERE RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK STAFF PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. ALL SPEAKERS WILL PLEASE IDENTIFY THEMSELVES BY NAME, ADDRESS AND ORGANIZATION IF APPLICABLE, BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR PRESENTATION. JUST A REMINDER THAT DEMONSTRATION OF ANY SORT WITHIN THE CHAMBER IS PROHIBITED. SO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY OUTBURSTS OR ANY DIALOG WITH THE PERSON SPEAKING.

AND FINALLY, MATERIALS SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL DURING THE MEETING UNLESS YOU'RE REQUESTED TO DO SO. THE FIRST ITEM IS 2026 135, AND THAT'S RZ256 SPALDING DRIVE.

CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES AT 12651309, 1329, 1349 AND 1369 SPALDING DRIVE FROM E ONE TO D NINE TO THE D NINE ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS PRESENTED BY PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER MICHELLE MCINTOSH. ROSS. MISS MCINTOSH ROSS. YES. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING MAP.

AMENDMENT Z25-6 TO REZONE PROPERTIES AT. AND ROCKY ALREADY MENTIONED. 1265, 1309, 1329, 1349 AND 1369 SPALDING DRIVE. FROM E ONE TO D NINE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. I DIDN'T TOUCH IT. OKAY, OKAY, HERE WE HAVE OUR AREA MAPS. THE PARCEL IS IN PROTECTED NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S THE CHARACTER AREA AND THE EXISTING ZONING IS RE1. THE SOUTH PORTION THAT YOU SEE IN GRAY ON THOSE TWO. OR MAYBE IT LOOKS WHITE ON HERE, BUT THAT IS IN THE CITY OF DUNWOODY AND PORTIONS OF THE TWO. TWO OF THE PARCELS ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF DUNWOODY. THE MAP TO THE RIGHT IS OUR AERIAL IMAGE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SUBJECT SITE IS OUTLINED IN THE TEAL BLUE. TO THE LEFT IS THE EXISTING SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING THE FIVE EXISTING LOTS TO THE RIGHT SHOWS THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT. TO THE NORTH IS STRATFORD MANOR, A SUBDIVISION, AND SPALDING SPRINGS BOTH DEVELOPED AS RD9 AND TO THE WEST IS THE WHITEHALL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPED AS RD12. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE GROUND.

THE EXISTING SITE IS DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES THAT FACE SPALDING DRIVE, EACH WITH A DRIVEWAY AND AND CURB CUT ONTO SPALDING DRIVE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE

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WITH CONSISTENT LOT SIZES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OF ZONING MAP AMENDMENT REZONING RZ-25-6 TO REZONE FROM RE1 TO RD NINE, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SUBDIVISION SHALL BE AT THE PITTS ROAD, SPALDING DRIVE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION NUMBER TWO. THE TWO STORMWATER FACILITIES ALONG SPALDING DRIVE SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDERGROUND, AND THE SURFACE SHALL BE DEVELOPED AS USABLE AMENITY SPACE. NUMBER THREE THE NUMBER OF HOMES TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE SANDY SPRINGS PORTION SHALL BE LIMITED TO 21. NUMBER FOUR, NO MORE THAN THREE ADDITIONAL HOMES DEVELOPED IN THE AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF DUNWOODY SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO OR FROM SPALDING DRIVE. NUMBER FIVE. THE AVERAGE LOT SIZE OF THE 21 PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION SHALL BE NO LESS THAN 10,500FT■S. NUMBER SIX PARKING OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES OR VEHICLES RELATED TO THE SITE DEVELOPMENT SHALL ONLY PARK ON THE SUBJECT SITE AND SHALL NOT PARK ON SPALDING DRIVE OR PITTS ROAD, OR ANY OF THE STREETS THAT INTERSECT WITH SPALDING DRIVE OR PITTS ROAD. NUMBER SEVEN. AND I'LL MENTION THAT THIS CONDITION WAS ADDED SINCE. PLANNING COMMISSION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING. NUMBER SEVEN IS. THE PROPERTY OWNER SHALL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLANNED CITY PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE DEDICATION OF ANY REQUIRED RIGHTS OF WAY OR EASEMENTS, AND THAT THIS VERBIAGE BE INCLUDED IN ANY PLAT FOR THE PROPERTY. AND NUMBER EIGHT, DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED.

THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS MCINTOSH. ROSS, HANG AROUND IN CASE WE GOT QUESTIONS. WHO'S HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, YOU COME FORWARD AND MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION, PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALEX BROCK WITH SMITH. CAMPBELL RUSSELL HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROVIDENCE GROUP OF GEORGIA. AND JOINING ME TONIGHT, I HAVE MR. WARREN JOLLY AND OTHERS WITH THE PROVIDENCE GROUP. AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP MY SPEECH SHORT BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SURROUNDING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, SO I'D LIKE TO RESERVE TIME FOR THEM TO TO SPEAK. BUT THE PLAN THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE CULMINATION OF NUMEROUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS BETWEEN THE PROVIDENCE GROUP AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S ALSO A BACK AND FORTH DIALOG BETWEEN THE APPLICANT, CITY STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE MADE A NUMBER OF CHANGES SINCE OUR INITIAL SUBMITTAL BACK IN DECEMBER, INCLUDING SHIFTING THE DRIVE FROM TO THE INTERSECTION OF PITTS ROAD AND SPALDING, WHICH WAS A DIRECT REQUEST OF THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE SUBMITTED A TRAFFIC STUDY. WE'VE ALSO CREATED A BUFFER PLAN CONSISTING OF A SIX FOOT SHADOW BOX, PRIVACY FENCE, AND A DOUBLE ROW OF EVERGREEN TREES, AND WE'VE ALSO ACCOMMODATED

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THE PLAN IS ALSO IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMP PLAN. THE THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE PROTECTED NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AREA, WHICH CALLS FOR INFILL HOUSING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL. AS I'VE NOTED, AND AS YOU HEARD, MISS MCINTOSH ROSS NOTE WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS COMMISERATE AND COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT EXISTS IN THE AREA.

TODAY, PLANNING STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE BOTH RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE CONDITIONS, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE AND THIS COMES FROM DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD HOA. AND THAT IS THE HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SHALL MAINTAIN ALL EXTERIOR FENCING AND LANDSCAPE BUFFER MATERIAL. THE PROVIDENCE GROUP INTENDS TO MAINTAIN THE BUFFER AND THE THE FENCING THROUGH THE HOA. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU EXCUSE ME. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS APPLICATION WITH THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS. NOW, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THOSE THAT WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT AND RESERVE ANY REMAINING TIME AFTER THEY SPEAK FOR REBUTTAL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO. SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION.

FIRST, WE HAVE MELINDA COBB, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RHONDA SMITH. MISS CAUSE. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MELINDA COBB. I LIVE IN SPAULDING SPRINGS, WHICH IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY ACROSS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE SHIFTED THEIR PROPOSED ENTRANCE TO. NOW COME IN AT PITTS ROAD. I'VE BEEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 24 YEARS, SO I PREDATED THE CITY BEING FORMED. SO I'M A LIFELONG MEMBER OF CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS. AS WAS JUST INDICATED, WE DID HAVE MANY MEETINGS AND SEVERAL NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THAT AREA. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A PITTS ROAD REWORK OF THAT INTERSECTION RECENTLY. AND WHILE THAT HELPED WITH SOME OF THE TRAFFIC THAT HEADING EASTBOUND, IT ALLOWED THAT LEFT HAND TURN LANE AND DOESN'T BACK IT UP. WE STILL HAVE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL TRAFFIC PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS FROM PITTS ROAD TO ROBERTS STATION. SO MUCH SO THAT WHEN YOU TAKE A LEFT OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO SPALDING DRIVE, WHICH IS 0.2 MILES, TO GET TO THAT LIGHT DURING, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES OF THE DAY, IT COULD TAKE 15 MINUTES TO CLEAR THAT LIGHT. AND AS I DROVE HERE TONIGHT, AGAIN FROM PITTS ROAD TO ROBERTS DRIVE WAS JUST COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH THAT WE HAVE TROUBLE MAKING A LEFT. SO THAT WAS OF CONCERN WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GOING IN WITH THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, THE NEW CAR ACTIVITY. AND THEY INITIALLY SHOWED US SOME PLANS WITH THE TURN LANES ON SPALDING TO HELP MITIGATE THAT, SO THAT PEOPLE TURNING AREN'T BLOCKING THE FLOW. AND ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S BEEN CORRECTED AND NOW SUBMITTED THAT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S WITH THE DEVELOPER OR WITH THE CITY, THAT THERE DOES NEED TO BE TURN LANES AND MITIGATING TRAFFIC EFFORTS MADE IN LIGHT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GOING IN, REGARDLESS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GOING IN ON PITTS ROAD. WHEN THAT REWORK WAS DONE, THERE WERE TURN LANES ADDED IN FOR THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS TO EITHER SIDE, ONE WITH 16 HOMES, ONE WITH 40 HOMES. SO, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAD MET WITH THE DEVELOPER SEVERAL TIMES, CAME TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF AGREEMENTS THAT RHONDA WILL ALSO SUMMARIZE, BUT I WOULD JUST PUT OUT THERE THAT THE TRAFFIC CONTROL IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ALL THE MEMBERS THERE THAT USE THAT ROAD. NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE THAT PASS.

IT'S BECOME A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THE DEVELOPER CONDUCTED AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC STUDY, I BELIEVE, AT THE REQUEST OF SANDY SPRINGS, AND THEY DID SHOW A VERY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE TRAFFIC COUNT AND, YOU KNOW, SOME UNSAFE LEFTS COMING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO BUT TO SUMMARIZE, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT BEING BUILT WITH THE CONDITIONS. AND AGAIN, JUST ANY MITIGATING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE IMPOSED ON THE DEVELOPER OR ON THE CITY TO KEEP THE FLOW GOING THERE. MAYBE THE LIGHT NEEDS TO BE REWORKED TO AT ROBERTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SMITH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. RHONDA SMITH, 9725 ROBERTS DRIVE, SANDY SPRINGS. AND I SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD AND COME IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION AND THE APPROVAL BY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. INITIALLY, THE IMPACTED COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO TRAVEL THE SPAULDING

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AND AS MELINDA DESCRIBED, THERE'S STILL AN ISSUE IN THIS CORRIDOR. WE'VE ASKED FOR A POSTMORTEM OF THE PITTS ROAD INTERSECTION WORK. I BELIEVE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT PROJECT IS COMING UP. AND THERE IS IF THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WORK HERE, LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE. IF IT'S A LIGHT TIMING OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT CAN CAN GET THE TRAFFIC FLOWING AND KEEP IT FLOWING BETTER IN THAT AREA, I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY WOULD APPRECIATE IT. OBVIOUSLY, THE APPLICANTS IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE OTHER CONDITIONS, AND IT'S THIS APPLICATION REALLY IS A STUDY IN HOW TO SOLVE FOR CONCERNS IN LIGHT OF WHAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM FIVE LOTS TO 21, PLUS THE THREE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY LINE IN DUNWOODY, THE APPLICANT WORKED VERY HARD TO MITIGATE THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR COOPERATION TO GET TO THIS POINT. AGAIN, COUNCIL OF NEIGHBORHOODS ASKS FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND SPECIFICALLY CONDITIONING IT TO THE SITE PLAN, AS SHOWN WITH THE TURN LANE INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MISS SMITH.

WE'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF THE TIME FOR THE APPLICANT. WE'LL NOW START WITH THE OPPOSITION. YES, WE HAVE ONE IN OPPOSITION, JOHN. IS HE PRESENT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT. SO NO FURTHER COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU HAVE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING ZONING MANAGER AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT AND SUPPORTING CONVERSATION. WHAT'S. DID HE SIGN UP? MAYOR? THE APPLICANT HAD TWO MINUTES AND SOMETHING I BELIEVE IN RESERVED TIME. IF YOU WANT TO OFFER THAT TO THEM. DOES HE WANT TO REBUT HIMSELF? OKAY. I DIDN'T THINK YOU DID. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GOT THE SALE? I GUESS YOU SHOULD BE. OH, NEVER MIND. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORTS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT AND SUPPORTING TESTIMONY. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL, MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026, 135RZ256. REQUEST FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES AT 12651309, 132913491369 SPALDING DRIVE FROM RE ONE RESIDENTIAL DETACHED ONE ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE TO RD9 RESIDENTIAL DETACHED 9000FT■S MINIMUM LOT SIZE ZONING DISTRICT WITH TWO ADDITIONS. ONE IS. I'M NOT TOO SURE I GOT THE RIGHT WORDING HERE, BUT SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT HOA SHALL MAINTAIN ALL COMMON AND LANDSCAPE AREAS, FENCES AND BUFFERS. IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE CONDITION NUMBER NINE, THAT CONDITION NUMBER NINE. AND IF I DIDN'T GET IT WORDED RIGHT, I WAS JUST TRYING TO COPY WHAT YOU SAID. AND ALSO ITEM EIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED, INCLUDING THE TURN LANES SHOWN. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MISS MUELLER, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 135, AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTIES AT 112651309, 132913491369 SPALDING DRIVE FROM R1 TO RD NINE. ANY DISCUSSION, MAYOR PAUL? OKAY, HOLD ON. MR. PAULSON IS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION THEN, MR. MUELLER. SO THANK YOU. SO I GOT A CALL ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. GOT TO BE 8 OR 9 MONTHS AGO FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS AT SPALDING SPRINGS. AND AS RHONDA SMITH JUST SAID, THIS IS A STUDY IN

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IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THIS SITE'S FAULT. WE ACTUALLY IMPROVED PITTS ROAD AND SPALDING, WHICH MADE PITTS ROAD AND SPALDING FLOW BETTER, BUT IT JUST STACKED MORE CARS UP FROM ROBERTS EAST OR ROBERTS WEST. SO THEY MET WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THIS IDEA OF MOVING THE ENTRANCE TO PITTS ROAD WAS ONE THAT STARTED TO TAKE SHAPE, AND THAT TOOK THE TRAFFIC AWAY FROM RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM. AND I'M PLEASED THAT THE APPLICANT FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO THAT. AND I THINK IT'S A BETTER SOLUTION ANYWAY. AT LEAST NOW YOU'VE GOT ALL THE TRAFFIC COMING INTO THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION. SO THAT WAS AGAIN, THE DEVELOPER COOPERATING WITH THE COMMUNITY, TRYING TO RESOLVE THE CONCERNS AND THE OBSTACLES. SO THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK. WE GOT A GOOD DEVELOPER. HE'S DONE GOOD THINGS IN THE PAST. I'M ASSUMING HE'S GOING TO DO GOOD THINGS ON THIS ONE GOING FORWARD. SO I'M SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT. AND THEN LET'S LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC PART OF THIS, MARTY, AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THIS AND TRY TO FIGURE, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS BETTER BECAUSE IT IS JUST A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREA, BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT THIS APPLICANT'S. IT'S NOT HIS JOB TO FIX THE TRAFFIC IN THE WHOLE AREA. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S THE BACKGROUND BEHIND IT. AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT. MISS MUELLER. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CONDITION NUMBER FOUR. AND HOW WILL WE ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE DUNWOODY SIDE IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS IN OUR CONDITION, BECAUSE IT WOULD GO THROUGH A SEPARATE PROCESS IN DUNWOODY. SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? CROSS GOVERNMENTAL. YES. SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PLANNERS AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN DUNWOODY, AND THE APPLICANT HAS ASSURED US THAT THEY WILL PRODUCE LOTS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY'RE PRODUCING IN THE SANDY SPRINGS SIDE. AS FAR AS US HAVING A CONDITION, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE COULD ENSURE THAT HE DOES IT THAT WAY. BUT IF THE APPLICANT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT, I GUESS THEY CAN. I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CONDITION, BUT I MEAN, HOLDING THAT ACCOUNTABLE TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK. WELL, OUR CONDITION IS THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE THAN THREE HOMES, THREE THAT ACCESS OUR SIDE FROM THAT SIDE. YES. AND IF I MAY INTERJECT, I HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THIS CONDITION MEANS THAT OTHER THAN THESE THREE, NOBODY ELSE CAN COME FROM DUNWOODY CAN COME THROUGH HERE AND ATTACH.

THERE'S A PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY WITH ACTUALLY MAKING A CONNECTION. BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY, THERE'S A BIG RETAINING WALL THERE. BUT THIS I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION SAYS THERE'S ONLY THREE HOMES ON THE DUNWOODY SIDE THAT CAN HAVE ACCESS TO SPALDING DRIVE. AND YEAH, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT COVERS IT. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MR. FORD, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND THE TURN LANES, AND I AM WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT CLARITY AROUND EXACTLY WHAT TURN LANE IT IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND IF THE MOTION NEEDS TO CLARIFY WHAT YOU KNOW, THE DIRECTION AND WHICH YOU KNOW, WHICH WAY IT NEEDS TO GO, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ASK IS THAT THAT TURN LANE BE IN PLACE WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT IS BEING BUILT, NOT SOMETHING THAT'S COME AN ADDED LATER. SO DO WE HAVE CLARITY ON WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND DOES THAT NEED TO BE PART OF THE MOTION? MISS MCINTOSH ROSS, WOULD YOU ADDRESS THE CONCERN? YES. SO WE HAVE A SITE PLAN IN THE PACKET THAT HAS ARROWS. WE WE MADE THE APPLICANT PUT THE ARROWS ON THE SITE PLAN. SO YOU HAVE THOSE ARROWS ON THERE SHOWING THE DIRECTION OF THE TURNS. AND SO SO THAT WOULD MEET THE NEED. YES. SO WITH US SAYING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THIS SITE PLAN WITH THE ARROWS GIVES US THE DIRECTIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, BY HAVING THAT PLAT THAT THAT IT'S PART OF THE MATERIALS FOR THIS APPROVAL. YES. AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT PART OF THE ORDINANCE. YES. AND WE'LL ATTACH IT TO THE ORDINANCE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER. THAT'S WHY I ADDED INCLUDING THE TURN LANES INTO THIS ITEM FOR JUST TO MAKE SURE. I THINK I THINK THE LAST ONE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MR. LEE? MICHELLE, WHAT ABOUT THE DID YOU PULL YOUR MICROPHONE AROUND, PLEASE? OH, WHAT ABOUT THE

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOLLY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION.

MR. MCINTOSH. ROSS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE'RE ADDING THAT STATEMENT INTO OUR CONDITIONS WHEN YOU GUYS VOTE, AS FAR AS HAVING THE TURN LANES INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE FINAL PLAN, WELL, IT'S NOT PART OF THE MOTION AT THIS POINT. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 135, AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES OF 1265, 1309, 1329, 1349 AND 1369 SPALDING DRIVE FROM R1 TO D NINE WITH CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED PREVIOUSLY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 136. THAT'S RZ 257. THE ADDRESS 5006 80 WITTNER DRIVE. REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 5680 WITTNER DRIVE. THAT'S PARCEL NUMBER 1701300010010. FROM RT TWO TO D SEVEN ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS PRESENTED BY PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER MICHELLE MCINTOSH. ROSS. MISS. MCINTOSH ROSS. ALL RIGHT. HELLO. AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT RZ 25-7 TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 5680 WITTNER DRIVE FROM RI TWO TO RD 27. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. THAT WAS ALL ON THIS SLIDE. OKAY. THE CHARACTER AREA IS PROTECTED NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE EXISTING ZONING IS RI TWO WITH SOME NEIGHBORING PARCELS ZONED RT 27. AS YOU SEE ON THE MAP, THE AERIAL IMAGE SHOWS THE PARCEL OUTLINED IN TEAL BLUE. HERE IS THE EXISTING SURVEY WITH THE SINGLE HOUSE THAT IS ACCESSED FROM WHITNER DRIVE. HERE ARE SOME IMAGES OF WHAT THE SITE LOOKS LIKE WITH THE VACANT HOME ON THE PARCEL.

OKAY. THE MAJORITY OF THE PARCELS SOUTH OF MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY ARE ZONED RT 27 AND THE SUBJECT PARCEL IS LOCATED SOUTH OF MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY. THE PARCELS IN THE VICINITY ARE ACCESSED BY ANOTHER STREET. OF ALL THE PARCELS IN THE VICINITY ACCESSED BY ANOTHER STREET OTHER THAN MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY ARE ZONED RT 27. EXCEPT FOR THIS SUBJECT PARCEL, ALL OF THE RE1 OR RT TWO PARCELS ALONG MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY IN THIS VICINITY ARE ACCESSED FROM MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY. EXCEPT FOR THIS PARCEL. HERE IS THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE THREE LOTS THAT FACE WHITNER DRIVE AND ARE ACCESSED FROM WHITNER DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE TWO RT 27 TO ALLOW THREE SINGLE UNIT DETACHED HOMES. ALONG WITH THE DRIVE, THE LOTS WILL EXCEED THE RT, 27,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND MEET ALL THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE RT. 27 ZONING DISTRICT. STAFF CONSIDERED THAT THE REQUESTED ZONING RT 27 BRINGS THE PROPERTY IN LINE WITH THE

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RE TWO ZONING. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS SAFETY. THIS IS A CORNER LOT POSITIONED ON A HILL WHERE SIGHT LINES ARE ALREADY CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS AND RESIDENTS NAVIGATING THE INTERSECTION. ADDING MULTIPLE HOMES WILL INCREASE. TURNING MOVEMENTS, DRIVEWAY ACTIVITY, PARKED CARS DELIVERIES AND OVERALL TRAFFIC VOLUME. IN A LOCATION WHERE VISIBILITY IS ALREADY LIMITED, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS HIGHLY WALKABLE, WITH RESIDENTS REGULARLY WALKING DOGS, EXERCISING, PUSHING STROLLERS, AND MOVING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ON FOOT. INCREASED DENSITY AT THIS PARTICULAR SITE RAISES LEGITIMATE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CONCERNS THAT SHOULD BE SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT PRECEDENT APPROVING THIS REZONING SENDS THE MESSAGE THAT ESTABLISHED A STATE LOTS WITH RE ZONED NEIGHBORHOODS ARE OPEN TO CONTINUED SUBDIVISION AND INCREASED DENSITY OVER TIME.

THOSE INCREMENTAL CHANGES CAN FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE CHARACTER AND PLANNING VISION OF THE AREA. GROWTH SHOULD BE THOUGHTFUL AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

IN THIS CASE, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS REQUEST IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SITE OR THIS INTERSECTION.

FOR THOSE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO DENY THE REZONING REQUEST.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. NEXT IS EJ STERN. MISS STERN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M EJ STERN AND I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF SANDY SPRINGS.

I MOVED HERE IN 2013 AND HAVE RAISED A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY IN WHITNER ESTATES. WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ULTIMATELY WE WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY ISSUES RAISED BY THIS REZONING REQUEST THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE TO THE DETRIMENT

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INITIALLY, I'VE BEEN LIVING ON WITTNER FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS. I GREW UP AT EMERY AND I THINK THIS WOULD JUST CREATE A GREAT HAZARD AT THE INTERSECTION TO PUT THIS ADDITIONAL HOUSING IN.

AND YES, I WALK UP THAT HILL EVERY DAY AND IT IS TOUGH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENT CARDS? OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THAT. THE APPLICANT HAS TIME FOR REBUTTAL. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND INCLUDING THE RESIDENTS I SPOKE. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP TO BRING A LITTLE CLARITY TO IT. I GUESS THE FIRST THING WOULD BE THE, THE NOTICE AND NOTIFICATION. THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION IN TERMS OF THE CORRECT DATE, AND WE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO DELAY THIS ENTIRE PROCESS BY A MONTH. THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR, THIS MEETING TODAY BY A MONTH, AND UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO SEND OUT THE 45 NOTICES TO THE SURROUNDING MEMBERS AND EXTRA TIME THAN WE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE HAD TO, AND HAD TO WAIT AN EXTRA MONTH TO DO THIS. AND WE DID IT. WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO DO. WE ALL WANTED TO HAVE IT HAPPEN ON THE ORIGINAL DATE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BY LAW IT COULDN'T HAPPEN. SO THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED THERE. AND THEN I WOULD SAY THAT I HEAR A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE PRECEDENT

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MINIMUM LOT SIZE ZONING DISTRICT MOTION BY MR. CZYNSKI. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MR. CZYNSKI, SECONDED BY MISS FORD, THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 136. AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY AT 5680 WITTNER DRIVE FROM RE TWO TO RD 27. ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR.

PAUL? MR. PAUL? MR. CZYNSKI. SO I FIRST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND INPUT THAT WE GOT TONIGHT. AND LEADING UP TONIGHT, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED WITH OUR AGENDA PACKET. AND SO IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME JUST FOR A SECOND, I HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT ISSUES I'D LOVE TO JUST ADDRESS. FIRST, THE ISSUE WITH WITH THE NOTICE I HEAR YOU ON THAT. IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING I'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED WITH STAFF. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR WEBSITE WAS RECENTLY UPDATED TO HELP BETTER CLARIFY ZONING CASES AND SUCH. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS PROPER NOTICE OF THESE ISSUES, AND THE APPLICANT HAD TO DELAY THIS BY A MONTH BY LAW IN ORDER TO MAKE IT WORK. AND I APPRECIATE THAT THAT PROCESS HAS HAPPENED.

SECOND, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ISSUES RAISED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND I'LL JUST TRY TO SUMMARIZE. SO WE'RE NOT HERE ALL NIGHT. SO STORMWATER, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN BUCKHEAD, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME PRETTY ADVANCED STORMWATER ADDRESS THAT I CAN THE APPLICANT SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? WOULD YOU MIND SPEAKING TO THAT? ABSOLUTELY. AS YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY AWARE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORMWATER ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE STATE. IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW THAT ALL OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE HAVE HAD TO ADOPT, AND IT'S MUCH STRICTER THAN WHAT WAS IN PLACE BEFORE. YOU KNOW, THESE DETENTION SYSTEMS THAT ARE ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES NOW ARE BEING REQUIRED TO BE THE SAME STANDARDS AS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. NOW, SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT IS IN EXCESS OF $100,000. THE COST WHEN BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE LOOKING AT MAYBE $20,000. SO THAT ALL BEING SAID, THAT ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT THAT'S APPLIED FOR WHERE YOU'RE EXCEEDING 5000FT■S IMPERVIOUS, WHICH THESE ALL WILL AND MOST, YOU KNOW, LARGER HOMES WILL IS SUBJECT TO THAT NEW ORDINANCE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WILL, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE BUILT THAT INTO OUR COSTS. AND THEN FROM AN EROSION PERSPECTIVE. I MEAN, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A HUGE CONCERN. WE TAKE AN EXTRA STEP ON ALL OF OUR SITES TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY COMPANY. HB NEXT IS THEIR NAME TO MONITOR ALL OF OUR SITES. THAT'S ONLY REQUIRED BY LAW. IF YOU DISTURB ON A SINGLE OVER AN ACRE, WHICH YOU KNOW, ONCE THESE ARE SUBDIVIDED,

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SECOND ISSUE. SO TRAFFIC. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT TRAFFIC ON MOUNT VERNON IN THE MORNING ESPECIALLY IS VERY ROUGH. I DRIVE IT VERY OFTEN MYSELF. HERE I DON'T THINK THAT THE ADDITION OF NET TWO HOMES FACING WHITNER IS GOING TO MATERIALLY CHANGE THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE REQUIRING THE ONE CLOSEST TO MOUNT VERNON TO HAVE A DRIVEWAY SETBACK AS FAR FROM MOUNT VERNON AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, I WOULD ASK PUBLIC WORKS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS INTERSECTION. AND HONESTLY, THIS IS SORT OF INDEPENDENT OF THIS APPLICATION. I'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THAT, THAT CURVE AND SOME BLIND SITES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHETHER SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE COULD BE HELPFUL THERE. AND AGAIN, THAT SORT OF INDEPENDENT OF THIS APPLICATION, BUT RELATED TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS, THE CONCERN WITH WITH TREES. THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW OUR TREE ORDINANCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT CODE. WE ALSO RECENTLY GOT AN UPDATE ON OUR TREE CANOPY COVERAGE TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH SHOWED THAT OUR TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING IN DISTRICT SIX, HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO I HEAR THE CONCERN ABOUT CLEARCUTTING. I DON'T LIKE TO SEE IT AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE, BUT WE DO HAVE DATA SHOWING THAT WE ARE STILL MAINTAINING OUR TREE CANOPY.

AND THEN WITH REGARD TO LOT SIZE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, I LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT THE MAP THAT OUR STAFF PREPARED. AND I'M I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE STREET. I'M THERE PRETTY OFTEN IN TERMS OF DIVIDING THE LOT. SO THESE THESE ARE NOT FLAG LOTS. THESE ARE NOT ADDING SOMETHING LIKE TOWNHOMES OR MULTI-FAMILY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HEAR SOME COMMENTS WERE SUGGESTING, COULD WE DO TWO LOTS INSTEAD OF THREE? BUT IF WE DO THAT AT THAT POINT, THE PRICE OF THE HOME IS GOING TO BE 3 OR $4 MILLION AND MAKE IT REALLY HARD FOR A NEW FAMILY TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE HOMES. I THINK THOSE IMAGES THAT WE SEE ARE BASICALLY AI GENERATED PLACEHOLDERS. THAT'S NOT WHAT THE HOMES ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO LOOK LIKE TO TO ADDRESS THE THE APPEARANCE. BUT I'LL CLOSE REPEAT PUBLICLY WHAT I TOLD STAFF YESTERDAY IN OUR FIRST MEETING ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS THAT HOUSING IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR TOP ISSUES, MAYBE, MAYBE OUR TOP ISSUE IN OUR COMP PLAN. AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THE CITY OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO DEVELOP SOME KIND OF STRATEGY OR RUBRIC FOR HOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE LOT DIVISION ZONING CASES. WE HAVE THREE OF THEM TONIGHT. THIS IS NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT TO PROVIDE SOME CRITERIA, BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US RENOVATE MORE HOMES RATHER THAN SCRAPING LOTS. AND MAYBE THAT'S THROUGH PERMITTING CHANGES OR SOME SORT OF INCENTIVES. I DON'T KNOW YET, BUT I HOPE THE PUBLIC WILL PARTICIPATE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS. SO I SAY I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS I AM IN SUPPORT OF OF THIS REZONING, BUT I THINK THE CONCERNS RAISED ARE SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT OVER THE NEXT YEAR AS WE DEVELOP THE COMP PLAN. THANK YOU, MR. CZYNSKI. LET ME ALSO ADD THAT I HAVE ASKED STAFF TO LOOK AT MOUNT VERNON FOR. DON'T BLOCK THE BOX MARKINGS AT WHITNER, GLEN ARROW, THAT AREA SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT BECAUSE LIKE YOU, I DRIVE THAT AREA FREQUENTLY AND IT IS A CHALLENGE. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, THAT THAT'S JUST A BUCKET OF PAINT. AND WE CAN AT LEAST DO THAT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT ONTO, ONTO MOUNT VERNON WHEN IT DOES BACK UP. MISS MUELLER, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE MOTION. SHOULD WE HAVE INCLUDED THE CONDITIONS? THE CONDITIONS, I THINK ARE PART OF THE PROPOSAL. BUT JUST FOR CLARITY, IF MR. CZYNSKI WANTS TO CLARIFY THAT THOSE WOULD INCLUDE THE THE THE CONDITIONS. YES. OKAY. SO HIS MOTION INCLUDED. IT'S IN THE MATERIAL THAT YOU PRESENTED THAT'S PART OF THIS RESOLUTION.

SO IT'S BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 136. AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 5680 WINTER DRIVE FROM RE2 TO D 27, WITH CONDITIONS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026137RZ258. REGARDING 5800 AND ZERO METRO ROAD. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES. 5800 AND ZERO METRO ROAD. THOSE ARE PARCEL ID NUMBERS 17170123LL1104 AND 170123LL1211.

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HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHOWING THE PARCEL SPLIT FOR THE TWO HOMES, BOTH WITH DRIVEWAY ACCESS TO MITCHELL ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO HOMES COMPLIANT WITH THE RD18 DISTRICT. BOTH PARCELS WILL EXCEED THE RDI 18 MINIMUM REGULATIONS, AND AGAIN, THESE IMAGES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. STAFF'S CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPROVAL.

THE REQUESTED RESIDENTIAL DETACHED RC D ZONING IS INTENDED FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER AREA, AND ALIGNS WITH THE NEXT TEN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THIS AREA. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING AND MAINTAIN IT. IT SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING AND MAINTAINS COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OF ZONING. MAP AMENDMENT RZ 25-8 TO REZONE FROM RE1 TO D 18 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A MINIMUM SORRY. NUMBER ONE THAT THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF TWO RESIDENTIAL LOTS THAT CAN BE SUBDIVIDED AT THE COMBINED PARCELS OF 170123LL1104 AND 170123LL1211. AND NUMBER TWO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER SHALL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLANNED CITY PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE DEDICATION OF ANY REQUIRED RIGHTS OF WAY OR EASEMENTS, AND THAT THIS VERBIAGE BE INCLUDED IN ANY PLAT FOR THE PROPERTY.

AND THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? OH, OKAY.

WHERE'S THE APPLICANT? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I'M THE OWNER OF PERMITTABLE. WE DELIVER AI BUILDING PERMIT SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE METRO AREA. AS A SIDE NOTE, I'D LOVE TO BE PART OF ANY SORT OF REFIGURING OF PERMITTING HERE IN SANDY SPRINGS AND ACROSS THE METRO AS WELL. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF LEON GOODWIN, THE OWNER OF 5800 MITCHELL ROAD. WE HAVE BEEN IN COUNSEL WITH LAQUITA. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER AND ALL THE STAFF TO MAKE THIS PROCESS VERY SMOOTH.

NOT MUCH MORE TO ADD. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. I WOULD SAY A FEW THINGS THOUGH. JUST AS WE WE CONSIDER THIS APPLICATION. IS THAT NUMBER ONE, RIGHT? THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY ALIGNS WITH THE CHARACTER. WE ARE MAKING SURE, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID TONIGHT, THAT WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES IN SANDY SPRINGS. I GREW UP IN SANDY SPRINGS. I DON'T LIVE HERE TODAY. RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE'S NOT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. MODEST INFILL HOUSING LIKE THIS, A SPLIT FROM ONE INTO TWO LOTS, HELPS ACHIEVE THAT GOAL FOR FAMILIES WHILE MAINTAINING THAT CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE ENGAGED THE PUBLIC AND WE HAVE RESPONDED TO THEIR REQUEST, FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT? WE WERE ABLE

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Z-25-8 5800 AND ZERO MITCHELL ROAD. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES. 5800 AND ZERO MITCHELL ROAD, PARCEL NUMBER 17170123LL WHICH IS LAND LOT 1104 AND 170123LL1211 FROM RE ONE RESIDENTIAL DETACHED ONE ACRE MINIMUM SIZE LOT TO RT 18 RESIDENTIAL DETACHED 18,000FT■S. MINIMUM LOT SIZE ZONING DISTRICT WITH CONDITIONS. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS MUELLER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION MISS MUELLER SECONDED BY MISS FORD THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM. HOLD ON. 2026 137 AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES AT 5800 AND ZERO MITCHELL ROAD FROM RE ONE TO D 18. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 137. AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTIES OF 5800 AND ZERO MITCHELL ROAD FROM RE ONE TO RD 18. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. MR. BROADUS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOUSES

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MOVING TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THE CLERK, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 119. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD TO ATKINS REALIST USA FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ROBERTS DRIVE. SIDE PATH PHASE ONE PROJECT. THAT'S S 2123. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. AS WE DISCUSSED LAST MEETING, WE SEEK A CONTRACT AWARD APPROVAL TO ATKINS REALIST USA FOR THE DESIGN OF THE ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH PROJECT PHASE ONE AND REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT WITH ATKINS. THE PROJECT EXTENDS A SIDE PATH FROM DUNWOODY PLACE TO THE ISLAND FORD ENTRY ALONG ROBERTS DRIVE. INCORPORATED. WITHIN THAT IS A 12 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE SIDE PATH LANDSCAPE BUFFER, SOME STREET TREE PLANTING AS WELL, AND MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS IN THE INTEREST OF ACCESSING EXISTING SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS TO AWARD THE PROJECT OR TO SEEK A DESIGNER, THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ON AUGUST 13TH, 2025. SINCE THIS PROJECT DOES USE FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION THROUGH GDOT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOTH THE CITY PROCUREMENT POLICY AND GDOT MANUAL ON PROCUREMENT OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN RELATED SERVICES AS ADOPTED BY THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FUNDS BEING USED, THE RFQ WAS ISSUED AS A MULTI-PHASE ADVERTISEMENT. PHASE ONE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS WERE DUE OCTOBER 1ST, 2020. FIVE. OF THE EIGHT CONSULTANTS RESPONDING, FOUR WERE SELECTED AND SHORTLISTED ON OCTOBER 20TH 8TH TO 2025. THE FOUR SHORT LISTED CONSULTANTS WERE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR PHASE TWO TECHNICAL APPROACHES. OF THOSE, FOUR SHORTLISTED CONSULTANTS ATKINS, ALICE, BK ENGINEERING, GRESHAM SMITH AND PARTNERS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING. AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF SANDY SPRINGS STAFF ALLEN JOHNSON, CONNOR MOCK, BB, LEE JONES AND KOCEL WERE ALL INVOLVED IN THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA WERE AS FOLLOWS AND AS WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME, SO DID SLIGHT SUBTLETY HERE. PHASE ONE. THERE WERE TOTAL VALUES AVAILABLE FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, AND AGAIN FOR RESOURCES AND WORKLOAD, CAPACITY, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS HAD A 30% OF OVERALL SCORE AVAILABLE FOR THAT. ON THE CONSULTANT OF SELECTION AND RESOURCES AND WORKLOAD CAPACITY HAD A 20% SCORE AVAILABLE FOR AN OVERALL

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MISS CONNIE DONLEY WITH OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IS HERE. I THINK SHE'S GOT ANOTHER PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT SHE WAS A PART OF OBTAINING THOSE FORMS, ENSURING THAT WE HAD THE PROPER FORMS IN FRONT OF US AT THE TIME, THE ADJECTIVAL RATING. SO CONSEQUENTLY, WITH THAT, WITH EACH OF THOSE EXCELLENT RECEIVING 100% OF THE AVAILABLE SCORE, GOOD, 75% ADEQUATE, 50% MARGINAL 25 AND POOR ZERO, THOSE VALID VALUES WERE APPLIED TO A 1000 POINT OVERALL G SCORING SCALE. SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, AS WE ACHIEVE THE SCORES THAT WERE DESCRIBED TO YOU LAST TIME IN MORE DETAIL, ATKINS REALIZE THE HIGHEST SCORING CONSULTANT RECEIVED A TOTAL SCORE OF 850 POINTS. THEY RECEIVED THAT POINT, THAT SCORE BY RECEIVING AN EXCELLENT RATING ON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS FULL VALUE 30% OR 300 POINTS, A GOOD FOR RESOURCES AND AVAILABILITY OF WORKLOAD. CAPACITY OF 150 POINTS. TECHNICAL APPROACH A GOOD AGAIN 300 POINTS OUT OF AN AVAILABLE 475% AND AN EXCELLENT ON PAST PERFORMANCE AT 100 FULL VALUE THERE FOR A TOTAL OF 850. INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING RECEIVED AN OVERALL SCORE OF 700. I CAN GO THROUGH THE DETAILS ON HOW THAT WAS ARRIVED AT, IF YOU LIKE.

GRESHAM SMITH, THIRD RATED, RECEIVED AN OVERALL SCORE OF 675 USING THAT SAME SCORING METHOD AND BK ENGINEERING 575 BASED UPON THAT. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THE MATH AND THE SCORING METHODOLOGY. AS WE APPLIED THE G DOT STANDARD PROCUREMENT, AND WE ONLY DO A FEW OF THESE EVERY FEW YEARS AS WE DON'T GET THAT MANY DESIGN FUNDS FOR G DOT SPONSORED PROJECTS. AND THAT'S HOW THE SCORE WAS ACHIEVED OF 850 FOR THE RECOMMENDED CONSULTANT, IN THIS CASE, ATKINS RIALS. ALONG WITH THAT, WE RECEIVED REVIEWED ATKINS FEE PROPOSAL, AND WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDED THE DESIGN CONTRACT TO FOUR S 2123 ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH PHASE ONE PROJECT ATKINS RELEASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $901,634.17. THERE ARE ADEQUATE FUNDS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE TSPLOST PROJECT IDENTIFIED FOR THIS IN TERMS OF LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS AND IF YOU RECOLLECT FROM LAST MEETING, YOU ALSO APPROVED THE A, R C OR EXCUSE ME, THE G DOT SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT, WHICH PROVIDED US ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS TO TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING HERE TO FINANCE THIS CONTRACT. SO WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO ATKINS. REALIZE YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL MR. PAULSEN, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026 119 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD TO ATKINS REALIST USA FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH PROJECT PHASE ONE S 2123 AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER EXECUTE SAME MOTION BY MR. PAULSON. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. SHINSKY, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 119, A RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AWARD TO ATKINS REALTORS FOR DESIGN SERVICES TO ROBERT DRIVE, SIDEPATH PHASE ONE AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PAULSON? MARTY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A QUESTION FOR YOU. THE ATKINS PROPOSAL, YOU ACTUALLY OPENED IT UP AND SAW WHAT THEIR BID WAS. DID YOU LOOK AT THE PRICE THAT I NUMBERS TWO, THREE AND

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SO WE REVIEWED THEIR COST INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER OFFERORS REVIEWED OUR ESTIMATE AND THE SCOPE REQUIRED, AND THEN NEGOTIATED THE PRICE THAT THOSE TWO NUMBERS WERE CLOSE.

WHAT DID THEY BID VERSUS WHAT YOUR ESTIMATE WAS? WE ESTIMATED A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ACTIVITY.

WE CLARIFIED THAT THEY BROUGHT DOWN SOME OF THE EFFORTS THEY HAD ANTICIPATED, SO THEIR NUMBER WAS HIGHER INITIALLY, AS WE CLARIFIED. NOW, THIS IS WHAT WE HAD IN MIND FOR THIS. WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU NEED TO DO THIS, NOR DO WE BELIEVE IT'S REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT. SO WE CAME INTO CONSONANCE OR AGREEMENT ON THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AS A PART OF THAT INDEPENDENT ESTIMATE OURS AGAINST THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT WE REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT. AND THEN WHEN THEY ADJUSTED DOWN, DID THAT LINE UP WITH WHAT YOUR ESTIMATE WAS SHOWED? YES, SIR. IT WAS IN CONSONANCE AT THAT POINT WITH OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE LEVEL OF EFFORT TO BE APPLIED TO IT. OKAY. IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD JUST ASK, WHATEVER YOUR ESTIMATE IS, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT IF YOUR ESTIMATE WAS 300 000 AND THIS GUY'S 900,000, I WANT TO KNOW THAT. SO BUT I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING IT.

THANK YOU, MISS MUELLER. SO MARTY, NOW THAT WE HAVE IF THIS GETS APPROVED, WHEN WOULD YOU ANTICIPATE STARTING. AND THEN HOW LONG OF A DURATION IS THIS PROJECT? SO THE OVERALL AWARD PROBABLY TAKES 60 DAYS OF ADMINISTRATION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S GOT GDOT OVERSIGHT ON IT, THAT WE'VE GOT THEIR THUMBS UP AS WELL AS WE MOVE THROUGH WITH A PROJECT AWARD. AND THEN LIKELY FOR TOTAL DESIGN. I WOULD ESTIMATE TWO YEARS AT A MINIMUM.

WE DO HAVE SURVEY WORK TO DO. WE DO HAVE A CONCEPT REPORTING VIA G DOT'S PDP. SO TWO YEARS AT A MINIMUM FOR DESIGN WORK. WE EXPECT TO BRING SOME CONCEPT WORK BACK TO THE PUBLIC IN ABOUT ONE YEAR, AND WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE. BUT THAT THAT INITIAL GUESS WOULD PUT ME IN THE BALLPARK ONE ONE YEAR TO CONCEPT. WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE IS REQUIRED AT THAT POINT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PROJECT. KIND OF THE HARD PARTS. ONE OF THE HARD PARTS IS DONE ALREADY.

THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OVER GEORGIA 400 IS ALREADY CONSTRUCTED VIA G. DOT'S PREVIOUS BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT THERE, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE SIDE PATH. WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EARTH TAMING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO AS YOU GET CLOSER TO DUNWOODY PLACE HERE, THERE. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE OFFICE COMPLEX AT THE INTERSECTION OF DUNWOODY PLACE AND ROBERTS DRIVE, THERE'S A LOT OF SLOPE TO DEAL WITH THERE IN THE INTEREST OF PROVIDING A SIDE PATH THERE. SO THAT MIGHT TAKE SOME MORE TIME AND EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE RIGHT OF WAY AND IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT PROPERTY RIGHT AWAY TO ACQUIRE THERE IN THE INTEREST OF BEING ABLE TO CREATE THAT SIDE PATH THERE. THAT WOULD BE THANKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. JUST WANTED TO SEE ONE BETWEEN DESIGN AND ULTIMATELY CONSTRUCTION. YES, MA'AM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION.

THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 119, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT TO ADKINS WIRELESS FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ROBERTS DRIVE SIDE PATH. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY

[X. New Business]

PRESENTED BY PURCHASING DIRECTOR CONNIE DONNELLY. MISS DONNELLY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO DECLARE CERTAIN CITY OWNED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AS SURPLUS AS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT A. THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE IT DEPARTMENT AS OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT THAT HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE CYCLE AND IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR CITY OPERATIONS. ON OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, 2025, MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPROVED THE SURPLUS AND DISPOSAL OF NEARLY 100 COMPUTERS. FOLLOWING THAT

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THE CITY CONDUCTED THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEE DRAWING ON APRIL 9TH, 2026, WHERE 70 EMPLOYEES WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE. TO DATE, 33 EMPLOYEES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR PURCHASES AND THE NEXT SCHEDULED PICKUP SESSION. IT'S SCHEDULED FOR THE REMAINING 37 PARTICIPANTS FOR MAY 20TH AND MAY 21ST, WHICH WILL BE TOMORROW AND THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS BY CONDUCTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DRAWING TO IDENTIFY AN ADDITIONAL 104 STAFF MEMBERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS BEING PRESENTED TODAY. AS A PART OF THIS REQUEST, STAFF IS ASKING MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO WAIVE THE APPLICABLE SECTION OF THE PURCHASING POLICY RELATED TO THE SURPLUS COMPUTER EMPLOYEE PURCHASE PROGRAM, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN SECTION 11. IT'S GOING TO BE ITEM C. THIS WAIVER WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE THIS PROCESS THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY WITHOUT HAVING TO RESTART THE PROGRAM FROM THE BEGINNING. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS WAIVER WOULD PROVIDE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THE PROCESS FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE CITY STAFF, INCLUDING SERVICE MEMBERS IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY, EMPLOYEES HAVE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS TO PAY FOR THEIR LAPTOPS. IF PAYMENT IS NOT MADE BY THE DEADLINE, THEY LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. WHILE THAT TIMELINE MAY WORK FOR EMPLOYEES WITH STANDARD BUSINESS HOURS SCHEDULES, IT CREATES CHALLENGES FOR OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. THAT AND OTHER SHIFT BASED EMPLOYEES WHOSE WORK SCHEDULE MAY CONFLICT WITH THE CITY'S NORMAL OPERATING HOURS. OVER THE 70 EMPLOYEES SELECTED IN THE FIRST DRAWING, EIGHT, INCLUDING SIX SERVICE MEMBERS, WOULD BE DISQUALIFIED DUE TO THE PAYMENT DEADLINE AND SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR NAMES WERE PROPERLY SELECTED. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE, AND THE REQUESTED WAIVER WOULD HELP SUPPORT THAT INTENT. ALLOWING THIS FLEXIBILITY WILL HELP THE CITY DISPOSE OF EQUIPMENT IN A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE MANNER, REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS AND CONTINUING A PROCESS THAT HAS ALREADY GENERATED SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEE INTEREST. ALL EQUIPMENT IS USED AND WILL BE SOLD AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THE ITEMS REPRESENT LIMITED RESIDUAL VALUE TO THE CITY. STAFF RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE SURPLUS DECLARATION AND REQUESTED POLICY WAIVER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT.

YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL, MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 2026 138 RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A SURPLUS CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF SAME. HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PAULSON.

IS THAT. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY MR. PAULSON, SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTS, THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 2026 138 RESOLUTION DECLARING SURPLUS CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF THE SAME. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE MISS DONNELLY.

THE THE WAIVER THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION, MAYOR PAUL? MR. PAULSON, THE WAIVER YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS THE TIME LIMIT WAIVER, RIGHT. WELL, THE WAIVER THAT I'M ASKING FOR, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE POLICY, IT HAS A LOT OF ANTIQUATED PROCESSES. SO ONE OF THOSE PROCESSES IS THE TIME LIMIT OF SEVEN DAYS. ANOTHER PROCESS THAT I WOULD CONSIDER ADMINISTRATIVE WOULD BE THE REQUIREMENT OF THE SURPLUS FORMS TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY STAFF. IT'S ASKED FOR THOSE FORMS TO BE HAND DELIVERED. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S TENDS TO BE A LITTLE ANTIQUATED BECAUSE WE ACCEPT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ON OUR CONTRACTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO IT JUST DOES NOT ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME STAFF MEMBERS TO BE ABLE, ESPECIALLY OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, TO BE ABLE TO, TO STOP WHAT THEY'RE DOING, COME DOWN TO THE CITY JUST TO HAND DELIVER A FORM. SO WE'RE JUST AS FAR AS WAIVING NOT NECESSARILY THE COMPLIANCE PIECES. SO WE'RE THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES THE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES AND THE IT DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY OF PRETTY MUCH PURGING ALL OF THE DATA, WIPING THE SYSTEMS CLEAN. WE'RE MORE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, LIKE WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TIME FRAME, THE FORMS REQUIRING THIS DRAWING ANNUALLY. SO SINCE THE FIRST DRAWING WAS MADE AND WE

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SO I CAN BE VERY SPECIFIC IN THE FUTURE IF WE'RE GOING TO START WAIVING STUFF, PLEASE COME WITH A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE WAIVING AND WHY WE'RE WAIVING IT AND WHAT SECTIONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK SOME. IT NEEDS TO BE RESTRUCTURED. MOST OF WHAT IS IN THIS POLICY DATES BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY. AND IN 20 YEARS, BUSINESS PRACTICES HAVE CHANGED PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY. SO WE WERE TRYING TO STREAMLINE THIS SO THAT IT WOULD BE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY FASHION. BUT YES, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. I GOT IT. I'M NOT OPPOSING THIS ONE, BUT. YES, SIR, IF YOU WOULD LET'S LET'S SQUARE AWAY THE POLICY. SO IT'S A GOOD ONE. THANK YOU, MR. ROBERTS. THESE SURPLUS COMPUTERS AND STUFF THAT YOU'RE OFFERING TO OUR EMPLOYEES, WHAT COST? WE'RE CHARGING 50. WELL, THE FEE IS $50 PER EMPLOYEE OR PER LAPTOP. OKAY. AND THAT'S CLEARING EVERYTHING OFF OF IT. AND SO THEY CAN TAKE IT HOME AND PUT WHATEVER THEY WANT ON IT. RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY BUYERS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE COMPUTERS THEN? WE JUST WOULD DISPOSE OF IT IN A WAY THAT WE FEEL LIKE IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS. BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE REALLY STRONG INTEREST. WE HAVE MORE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE ASKING FOR THESE LAPTOPS TO PURCHASE THESE LAPTOPS THAN WE DO LAPTOPS. SO WE DON'T FORESEE THAT THAT WILL BE A CONCERN. SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THE EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THESE COMPUTERS? NO. WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE HAVE 190 STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST, AND WE HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF LAPTOPS. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MAYBE LIKE A TEN DIFFERENCE. AS FAR AS LAPTOPS, WE'RE GOING TO BE SHORT TEN LAPTOPS. SO ALL OF THE LAPTOPS THAT WERE SURPLUS, WE ANTICIPATE STAFF MEMBERS PURCHASING THOSE LAPTOPS. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL THE LAPTOPS. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 138, A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A SURPLUS, CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND DIRECTING DISPOSAL OF THE SAME. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 139. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CHANGE. ORDER ONE FOR THE T 7256 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE PROJECT PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARTY MARTIN. MR. MARTIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I BRING FOR YOU A RECORD BEFORE YOU A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $68,899.85 FOR THE T 757256 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE PROJECT. A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE CITY AWARDED A TASK ORDER TO KCI TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE ON CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $144,467.40 ON JULY 33RD OF 2025 FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL EVALUATIONS FOR FOUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALONG GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR TO IMPROVE SIGNALS TO MEET SANDY SPRINGS AND GDOT CURRENT STANDARDS, KCI TECHNOLOGIES UNDERTOOK A DETAILED TRAFFIC STUDY FOR EACH INTERSECTION AND PROVIDED PRELIMINARY SIGNAL DESIGN PLANS.

IN DECEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR, IN THE INITIAL SCOPE OF WORK, THE CITY REQUESTED AN EVALUATION OF FOUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO DETERMINE IF EXISTING LEFT TURN MOVEMENTS

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AFTER REVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND PRELIMINARY SIGNAL PLANS, IT WAS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED SOME ADDITIONAL WORK NOT ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED IN THIS WORK.

SPECIFICALLY, ADDITIONAL DESIGN DRAINAGE TO CONSTRUCT A SECOND LEFT LEFT TURN LANE FROM GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR ONTO MERIDIAN MARK ROAD. THE TRAFFIC STUDIES INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN INSUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE LEFT TURNS FROM GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR ONTO MERIDIAN MARK THIS ADDITIONAL TURN LANE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY, WOULD IMPROVE THAT TRAFFIC CONDITION AND ENHANCE SAFETY AS WELL. GETTING THOSE STACKED VEHICLES OUT OF THE THROUGH LANE AND NOW INTO A DEDICATED TURN LANE. SO DRAINAGE DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT FOR THAT TURN LANE. PROVIDING SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION FOR INSTALLING NEW SIGNAL POLES AND MAST ARMS AS WE REPLACE THESE SIGNAL POLES AND MAST ARMS HERE, DO THE WORK UP FRONT TO IDENTIFY THE AVAILABLE LOCATION FOR THOSE FOUNDATIONS, FOR THOSE MAST ARMS, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A DELAY IN THE FIELD LATER, WHEN CONTRACTOR MAY FIND SOME UTILITY OR SOME OTHER OBSTRUCTION IN THE WAY, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO UPDATE THE SIGNAL TIMING DATABASE FOR EACH OF THESE INTERSECTIONS ALONG THE WAY. WITH THAT, STAFF BELIEVES THE COST FOR THE SERVICES REQUESTED IN THE AMOUNT OF $68,899.85 ARE ADEQUATE OR APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE THE DESIGN WORK FOR THIS ADDITIONAL WORK. TO IMPROVE THESE FOUR INTERSECTIONS AND RECOMMEND SUPPORT A CHANGE ORDER ONE. YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNCIL MAYOR PAUL? MISS FORD, I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026-139. A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER ONE FOR T-7256 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE PROJECT. GOT A MOTION BY MISS FORD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION BY MISS FORD, SECONDED BY MR. SHINSKY THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 2026 139 A RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER ONE FOR T 7256 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE PROJECT. ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR. PAUL. MISS. MISS. FORD MARTY, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS THIS IS ALL WORK. THAT IS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WHEN IT GETS TO ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK, WHERE DO YOU EXPECT THAT FUNDING TO COME FROM? RIGHT NOW WE, I KRISTEN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT 2000 507,000 T 7000. EXCUSE ME. OKAY.

T 7000. SO A RECURRING CAPITAL PROGRAM THAT WE WE HAVE FOR THAT WORK. THANK YOU. AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS I NOTICED THE FOUR INTERSECTIONS THAT WERE ON THE MAP, BUT THE GLENRIDGE AND JOHNSON FERRY INTERSECTION WAS NOT INCLUDED. IS THERE A SEPARATE PROJECT THAT WILL BE AIMED AT THAT INTERSECTION? THAT'S ALSO ONE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK AROUND SAFETY ISSUES AND PEDESTRIAN. YES. AND AGAIN, I'LL LOOK TO MISS WESTCOTT.

KRISTEN, I THINK WE'VE GOT THAT PROJECT CONTEMPLATED IN TSPLOST THREE. SO YES, MA'AM. SO A SEPARATE, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SET OF CHALLENGES OVER WITH THAT INTERSECTION. AT THE OTHER END. WE'RE LOOKING AT FOCUS ON THAT CURRENTLY MOVING THAT ONE FORWARD. P C I'D IS PERFORMING TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AS A AT THAT INTERSECTION INFORM FURTHER STUDIES WE WANT TO UNDERTAKE THERE. SO A LITTLE DIFFERENT SITUATION. SOME OTHER STUDIES UNDERWAY THERE TO EVALUATE THAT ONE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ONE. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 139 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER ONE FOR T 7256 LINEAGE CONNECTOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE PROJECT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2026 140. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF A RENEWAL TERM TO THE AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE RENEWAL DOCUMENTATION. THIS IS PRESENTED BY MICAH PATRICK, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF OUR CORPS UNIT, MISS PATRICK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A

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I'M NOT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH SOURCEWELL. IS THAT LIKE THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONTRACT, IS IT? YOU KNOW, IF THEY CHANGE THE NAMES ON ME, OR ARE WE BUYING THIS UNDER A STATE CONTRACT? FEDERAL CONTRACT? WHAT IS SOURCEWELL? I JUST NEED IT'S A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT. SO LIKE WE USED TO HAVE WESTERN STATES, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME NOW. SO I FIGURED THAT WAS THE CASE. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I WAS FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE OTHER PROCUREMENT COOPERATIVES, NOT WITH THAT ONE. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS ON AGENDA ITEM 2026 140. RESOLUTION OF A RENEWAL TERM FOR THE AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE RENEWAL. ALL IN

[XI. Reports]

JUST A HANDFUL OF LITTLE THINGS. THE SANDY SPRINGS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY APPLICATIONS OPEN JUNE 1ST. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM, CLASSES WILL BEGIN IN MID SEPTEMBER. AND THEN IN MARCH OF 2027. I KNOW WE'VE HAD I'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE INQUIRING ABOUT WHEN THE THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS WILL BEGIN. SO THAT THAT'S IT, JUNE 1ST, WE WILL OPEN IT AND YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY QUICKLY. THOSE SPOTS FILL UP VERY QUICKLY. SO IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THREE OTHER ITEMS. WE HAVE HAD THE

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HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME MEETINGS WITH ATLANTA. THEY'VE PROMISED MEETINGS. THEY'VE GIVEN US A DATE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN US A TIME OR LOCATION. SLIGHT CHANGE. OH, IS THAT RIGHT? SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL I'M ALL EARS WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THOSE CHANGES WERE. ALSO, THE CITY MANAGER MAY WANT TO REFER TO SOME OF THE STAFF CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED AT IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO. YES, SIR. I AM PLEASED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, FORMALLY AND OFFICIALLY THAT EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, THE 21ST, FIRE CHIEF, KEITH SANDERS, WILL BE NO MORE, AND HE WILL NOW BE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KEITH SANDERS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SOON TO BE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. AND IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I AM ALSO PLEASED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT JESSIE BERNARD WILL BE SERVING AS OUR INTERIM FIRE CHIEF. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF BERNARD, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM IN THAT CAPACITY AS WELL. IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT APPARENTLY OUR FIRE CHIEF MUST HAVE NO HAIR.

THAT IS A REQUIREMENT. I'VE ADDED THAT TO THE JOB DESCRIPTION. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. SO ANYBODY WANTS TO ANYBODY WANTS TO WORK IN, YOU KNOW, IN A SENIOR POSITION IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TO SHAVE THEIR HEAD. ALSO, ONE LAST THING FOR ME IS THE CONCERT FRIDAY KICKS OFF OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ON ON THE GREEN, ON THE GREEN. WE'VE GOT SISTER HAZEL COMING. IT'S A FUN SUMMER OF CONCERTS ON THE GREEN AS WELL AS HERITAGE GREEN. AND SO WE'RE EXPECTING A NICE CROWD FRIDAY NIGHT WEATHER. HOPEFULLY WE'LL COOPERATE AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THERE. THAT'S IT FOR ME. ANYBODY ELSE MISS MUELLER? SO I HAD THE HONOR OF STANDING IN FOR THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO HONOR THE SANDY SPRINGS GARDEN CLUB. THEY JUST HELP THEM CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THEIR 85TH ANNIVERSARY. THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY DOING BEAUTIFICATION, COMMUNITY PRIDE AND PRESERVATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZED THAT. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR STANDING IN. FOR ME AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM. I HAD THE NORTH FULTON MAYORS WERE GETTING TOGETHER TALKING ABOUT THE SERVICE DELIVERY STRATEGY, AND I HATED TO CANCEL ON THOSE FINE FOLKS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT I BE THERE. SO ANYBODY ELSE, MR. SHINSKY, JUST SAY A QUICK CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS, FROM ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND SANDY SPRINGS. THERE'S LOTS OF GRADUATION CEREMONIES HAPPENING LAST WEEKEND, THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEKEND, AND IT'S AWESOME TO SEE WHERE OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO END UP AS WE APPROACH SUMMER. JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY TO STAY SAFE. IF YOU NEED THE POLICE, CALL THE POLICE. DON'T BE HESITANT TO CALL. I KNOW SUMMER CAN SOMETIMES GET A LITTLE BIT INTERESTING AROUND HERE, BUT WE'RE HERE TO HELP, SO PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL 911. I HEAR FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. OH, I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER THE POLICE. NO, THEY'RE HERE FOR FOR OUR ASSISTANCE. SO PLEASE DO THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. ANYBODY ELSE? MAYOR PAUL, MISS FORD. AND TO THE POINT OF SUMMERTIME SAFETY, I BELIEVE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO SPONSORING THEIR E-BIKE CLASS. THAT IS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH. INFORMATION IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING US BE MORE AWARE OF BIKE SAFETY.

YEAH, WE'VE HAD A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. AND I RIGHT THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE OTHER DAY, THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN ON ONE DOING EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS SO VERY I MEAN, HE SAW THE LOOK ON MY FACE AND HE IMMEDIATELY PUT IT DOWN. I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY LOOK WAS, BUT IT SURE WAS ONE OF AT LEAST ONE OF HORROR, HAVING GONE THROUGH THAT AND TALKED TO SOME OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THAT YOUNG MAN THAT WAS INJURED.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THESE THESE BIKES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN TO RIDE AND SO ON. AND BUT THEY WE CAN HAVE SOME VERY SERIOUS INJURIES WITH THEM.

AND THAT SAFETY ISSUE IS. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MISS CARLISLE, TALK TO US ABOUT THE MONEY. GOOD EVENING. AGAIN. THIS IS THE SUMMARY FOR THE MARCH 2026 UNAUDITED FINANCIALS. WE'RE AT 75% OF THE FISCAL YEAR. REVENUES ARE AT 95.72%, AND EXPENDITURES ARE AT 63.08% OF THE BUDGET. ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE BUDGET. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE INTEREST SUMMARY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, PLUS THREE PRIOR FISCAL YEARS IS LOCATED ON PAGES THREE THROUGH FIVE OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT, AND ALSO THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS APPROVED BY THE PFA CAN BE FOUND IN FUND 360 ON PAGES 47 AND 48. SOME

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[XII. Executive Session]