Jun 03, 2025 Board of Commissioners Work Session

[CALL TO ORDER]

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ALRIGHT. WELL, I GOT THE HOUSE THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE

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[1. Optimist Club Presentation (Hill Daniel)]

SO ORIGINALLY, THE CLUB ONLY RECOGNIZED MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. BUT FOLLOWING THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE CLUB FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT OF OUR ANNUAL AGENDA. AND IT IS HONORED TO WORK WITH THE POLICE AND FIRE CHIEF AND SHERIFF TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THEIR OWN HARD WORKING PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THEIR LINE OF DUTY EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE RECOGNIZE TODAY ARE TRULY MAKING LAGRANGE A BRIGHTER AND MORE OPTIMISTIC PLACE FOR OUR YOUTH. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IF I COULD HAVE. JEFF. OKAY. SO FIRST WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE A MEMBER OF OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, AROUND THE END OF JANUARY, WHILE MOST OF US WERE ENJOYING THE SNOW WITH OUR FAMILIES, THE MEMBERS OF THE TROUP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE STILL HAD TO COME IN AND DO THEIR DAILY WORK. DURING THAT WEEK, OUR SHERIFF DEPUTY OF THE YEAR VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME TO HELP TRANSPORT HIS COWORKERS TO AND FROM THE OFFICE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE SAFE. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR DEPUTY OF THE YEAR GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHILE OFF THE CLOCK. THIS INDIVIDUAL ALSO PICKED UP A CHAINSAW AND SPENT A GOOD PORTION OF HIS TIME IN THE COLD, CUTTING AND REMOVING TREES TO KEEP OUR ROADWAYS SAFE. MAJOR JEFF DURAN WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL IS ANYWHERE HE IS NEEDED WITHOUT HESITATION. HE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY OR THE COWORKERS HE IS AROUND. DAY IN AND DAY OUT. WHEN SOMEONE AT THE TROUP COUNTY JAIL WAS AWAY FOR AWAY FROM WORK FOR AN EXTENDED

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IN MY LIFE, SEEN A MORE DEDICATED, HARD WORKING EMPLOYEE THAN MITCH POOLE. AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY MORE THAN THIS AWARD THE YEAR. HE DEFINITELY. SO WITH THAT BEING. FELT, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. AND I, I TRY TO TELL HIM ALL THE TIME, MITCH, I SURE DO APPRECIATE YOU, BUT I PUBLICLY MITCH, WE LOVE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. SO, CARLY, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND GET SOME PICTURES. YEAH. ANY OF HIS FAMILY THAT WANTS TO COME UP. WELL, OKAY. JEFF, JUST. SECOND GUESS. I'M SORRY. FAMILY.

PHOTO. CAN I GET ONE RIGHT HERE? I'M SORRY.

RIGHT. YES. YOU HAVE ONE MORE AWARD TO PASS OUT, AND HE'S HERE.

ALL RIGHT. BATTALION CHIEF SCOTT HESTER WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT HE WISHES HE HAD TEN PEOPLE, LIKE OUR FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER. THIS INDIVIDUAL GO SHOWS GREAT DEVOTION TO HIS POSITION AND HIS CAREER. HE HAS THE WILLINGNESS TO HELP ANYONE AND EVERYONE HE MEETS, AND IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUT WHEN SOMETHING IS NEEDED. H DEVOTED TO SERVING TH COMMUNITY AND HIS COWORKERS AND GIVES HIS ALL. IN MANY DIFFERENT CLASSES THIS YEAR TO BE MORE PREPARED FOR HIS. PATROL FIRE CONTROL CLASSES. FIREFIGHTER OWEN TYREE HAS STEPPED UP AND BECOME ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE TROUP COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVE TEAM, AND VOLUNTEERED HIS CARPENTRY SKILLS TO HELP PREPARE AND REVAMP THE DIVE TEAM TRAILER. FIREFIGHTER TYREE IS AN ASSET TO THE TROUP COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AN ASSET TO THE TROUP COUNTY COMMUNITY. HE IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THESE, ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON WHEN OTHERS COUNT ON, WHEN OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE WILLING TO STEP UP. SO, FIREFIGHTER TYREE, COULD YOU PLEASE COME AND JOIN US AND RECEIVE YOUR AWARD FROM PRESIDENT RALPH HOWARD? AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COUNTY. THANK YOU. AND GIVE A SPEECH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH. JUST TO ECHO THOSE WORDS, I MEAN, FIREFIGHTER TYREE IS AN AMAZING ASSET TO THE TROUP COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE'S A GO GETTER. HE'S AGGRESSIVE. HE'S ONE OF THOSE ONES. WHEN I GO ON

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WE HAVE TO GO TELL HIM TO TAKE A REST AND TO REHAB. BUT HE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS DEPARTMENT. HE HE MEANS A LOT TO ME IN THIS DEPARTMENT. HE HE TOOK ON, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH EIGHT OTHER INDIVIDUALS, THE PROCESS OF GETTING CERTIFIED AS A RESCUE DIVER. AND HE ACTUALLY WENT A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH SOME OTHER FIREFIGHTERS TO REHAB A TRAILER THAT WE HAD TO TURN INTO A DIVE TRAILER TO HAUL ALL THE EQUIPMENT AROUND. USING HIS CARPENTRY SKILLS. HE DOES QUITE A BIT ON HIS DAYS OFF, BUT HE'S HE'S AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN, AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM HERE WITH TROUP COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

WELL, I WILL HAVE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, FOR LETTING US BE HERE THIS MORNING.

AND THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE OPTIMIST CLUB FOR BEING HERE. WE THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING THIS AND HAVING THIS PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH. AND NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS

[2. The Richard English, Jr. Strongest Link Award of Excellence for May 2025 (Chardonnay Scott)]

IS HERE? WE HAVE LISA PARKER'S FAMILY UP.

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[3. 2025 2nd Quarter Employee Service Awards (Chardonnay Scott)]

THANK YOU LADIES. NOW WE WILL PRESENT THE AWARDS FOR TEN YEARS OF SERVICE. FIRST WE HAVE ALYSSA CAMPBELL, DETENTION OFFICER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. OKAY. MOVING ON. WE HAVE SHANNON MCLAUGHLIN, E-911 DIRECTOR WITH E-911 COMMUNICATIONS.

THANK YOU SHANNON. ALSO, A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO ONCE AGAIN, ALYSSA CAMPBELL, DETENTION OFFICER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND WILLIAM MCRAE, SENIOR REAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL WITH PROPERTY APPRAISAL DEPARTMENT AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND. NOW I WILL PRESENT THE AWARDS FOR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE. FIRST, I HAVE AIMEE MANN'S COMMUNICATION SHIFT SUPERVISOR WITH E-911 COMMUNICATIONS.

THANK YOU AMY. ALSO, A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID SPRAYBERRY, CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR, AS HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. NOW TO PRESENT THE AWARDS. FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, I HAVE WILLIE HENDERSON, JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER EMT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO, BUBBA. YOU DON'T

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IT'S THE BUILDING INSPECTORS OF THE VARIOUS ESSENTIAL TASKS SUPPORTING BOTH OFFICE AND FIELD OPERATIONS IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. IN 2009, HE TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING.

EFFORT TO CONVERT AND DIGITIZE ALL COUNTY MAPS, CREATING A ROBUST AND EFFICIENT MAPPING SYSTEM WHICH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. HIS WORK WITH THE GIS DEPARTMENT ALSO INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE TO DEVELOP A USER FRIENDLY WEBSITE, WHICH PROVIDES PROPERTY OWNERS WITH ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND INTERACTIVE, INTERACTIVE MAPPING LAYERS, MANY OF WHICH ARE STILL IN USE TODAY AS WELL. IN 2014, HE EXPANDED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES BY TAKING ON THE ROLE OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION SUPERVISOR. WITHIN ONE MONTH, HE EARNED THE STATE CERTIFICATION TO ENSURE HIS OFFICE COULD EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT THE YEAR'S ELECTION. SINCE THEN, HE HAS MAINTAINED ALL REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND LED THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH FROM 32,000 REGISTERED VOTERS IN 2014, WHEN HE STARTED THE POSITION TO OVER 50,000 VOTERS TODAY. HE HAS DILIGENTLY WITH STAFF TO UPDATE AND MAINTAIN. VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESSES. HE WORKS WITH THE TROUP COUNTYLECTION BOARD MEMBERS UPDATES THEM ON MONTHLY MEETINGS AND ALL. HIS CAREER HE HAS MADE, HE HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ALL DEPARTMENTS WHEN CALLED UPON. HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE COUNTY'S CELL PHONES SINCE 2003. HE HAS ALSO BEEN READY TO LEND A HAND WHEREVER NEEDED. HIS DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND HIS PASSION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAVE DRIVEN HAVE BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND HIS WORK. HE IS PROUD OF THE PROGRESS HE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO WITHIN TROUP COUNTY, AND TRULY VALUES THE OPPORTUNITY HE HAS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT HE CARES SO DEEPLY ABOUT.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANDREW. MY FRIEND.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, ANDY. NEXT WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND IF YOU GO.

MORNING. APRIL THE 5TH, 2000. STARTING AS A DETENTION OFFICER, WHERE HE SERVED FROM 2005 TO 2000. AND. MARSHAL'S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2021, WHERE HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS CODE

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CORRECT. ON APRIL 11TH, 2022, MICHAEL COMPLETED THE GLOCK ARMORERS COURSE, EARNING HIS CERTIFICATE TO ENSURE THAT SERVICE WEAPONS REMAIN IN SAFE OPERATIONAL CONDITION. MICHAEL IS A DEVOTED MAN, HAS BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED TO HIS WIFE TERRI FOR 21 YEARS, AND HAS FOUR CHILDREN. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MICHAEL STEWART FOR HIS EXEMPLARY CAREER.

AND THEN I WANT A PICTURE WITH YOU. YEAH. CAN I GET A PICTURE, TOO? I'M SORRY. CAN I GET A PICTURE WITH YOU? A PICTURE AS WELL, A PICTURE? SORRY.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, MICHAEL. THANK YOU. AND A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO TONY FREEMAN, PARK'S MAINTENANCE CREW LEADER WITH PARKS AND RECREATION. AS HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY. LAST ON OUR LIST, I WILL NOW PRESENT THE AWARDS FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. FIRST, WE HAVE ELAINE BARRENTINE, DELINQUENT TAX ACCOUNT MANAGER WITH THE TAX COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.

AND. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. WHAT AN HONOR AND A SPECIAL DAY TO HONOR A SPECIAL LADY. I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF GIVING HER A 35 YEAR AWARD. NOW A 40 YEAR AWARD. ELAINE STARTED A CAREER WITH TROUP COUNTY ON JUNE THE 10TH, 1985, AT THE AGE OF 19. FOR 40 YEARS, ELAINE HAS DEDICATED TO THE CITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY. LOOKING BACK AT HER PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS, IT IS NOTED THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED, DEPENDABLE EMPLOYEES IN TROUP COUNTY GOVERNMENT. SHE IS A HARD WORKER, SHOWS CONCERN FOR FELLOW EMPLOYEES, CARING AND COMPASSION. THESE CHARACTERISTICS HAVE BEEN NOTED BY ALL THREE TAX COMMISSIONERS. IT IS A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO WORK WITH ELAINE. SHE IS TRULY A BLESSING TO THE CITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY AND THE TAX COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. SHE IS MARRIED TO ROGER AND HAS TWO CHILDREN, HOLLY AND MATTHEW, AND THREE BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTERS, SYDNEY, LINLEY AND AUDREY. CONGRATULATIONS, ELAINE.

THANK YOU. SO. A BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. AND. ACCOMPLISH EXCELLENCE OVER THE YEARS AND SERVING THEITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY. THANK COMMISSIONERS.

[4. Discuss Hotel-Motel Agreement with Visit LaGrange (Kathy Tilley) ]

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AND SO THEY'VE TAKEN THEIR FUNDS BACK. NOT MUCH FUNDS, BUT THEY'VE TAKEN THEIR FUNDS BACK.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY I WILL, YES, BECAUSE NEXT FRIDAY IS THEION OF THE WEST POINT. LIGHT FORCES. HOW MANY VISITORS DO YOUIVER FOR VISIT WEST POINT LIGHT AND.

OBVIOUSLY HARD TO FOR US TO COUNT. BUT THERE'S ABOUT 2 MILLION VISITORS TO TROUP COUNTY AND THEY COME TO SEE THE LAKE. SO THE LAKE IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET, UNDERUTILIZED A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF TOURISM, OBVIOUSLY A GREAT ASSET FOR FISHERMEN AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE LAKE, BUT A LITTLE BIT UNDERUTILIZED FOR TOURISM. BUT IT IS A HUGE ASSET AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE PROMOTE STRONGLY. WE PROMOTE YOUR CAMPING, WE PROMOTE THE LAKE, WE PROMOTE ALL THE AMENITIES THAT THE COUNTY HAS BECAUSE THEY'RE WILDLY DIFFERENT THAN THE AMENITIES THE CITY HAS. SO, SO YEAH, IT'S A HUGE TOURIST DRAW. WE HOPE TO WATCH IT GROW. OKAY, THANKS. THAT'LL BE ON THE AGENDA AT 5:00. NEXT ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING

[5. Discuss Resolution Authorizing the District Attorney to Contract w/ Prosecuting Attorney's Council of GA (John H. Cranford, jr.) ]

A PRIOR OBLIGATION. HOPE YOU ALL SEE AS A PRETTY SIMPLE AND QUICK REQUEST. AND IT IS FOR RESOLUTION THAT ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS. STATE PAID, COUNTY REIMBURSED EMPLOYEE PROGRAM. I THINK THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE Y'ALL, THE COUNTY CONTRACTING WITH THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS COUNCIL OF GEORGIA. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN DONE. IT REQUIRES A RESOLUTION. AND I THINK THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR A NEW CONTRACT BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUIT SPLIT THAT WENT INTO EFFECT EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT'S EITHER THAT OR OR THE RESOLUTION HAS TO BE DONE PERIODICALLY, BUT IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER. BUT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AND I CAN GET INTO THIS IF ANY OF Y'ALL WANT TO KNOW. BUT AS MOST OF YOU ALL PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, WE ARE A STATE AGENCY THAT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE STATE, BUT ALSO FROM COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE CIRCUIT. AND SO MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE THESE WHAT WE

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AND SO THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR ADMINISTERING OR FOR THE CONTRACT TO ADMINISTER THAT PROGRAM, AND IT'S TO ALLOW OUR OFFICE TO DO IT INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY TO DO IT TO CONTRACT WITH THE STATE. SO THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU SIR. I WILL

[6. Discuss Request to Accept SCIP Award (Jasmine Johnson) ]

GOOD MORNING. STEFFI. I WAS ON THAT WONDERFUL WEST POINT LAKE THIS WEEKEND. SO MY FIRST REQUEST IS TO ACCEPT FUNDS THAT COME FROM THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO THE TROOP COUNTY DRUG COURT UNDER THEIR STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM GRANT, WHICH WE WILL USE FOR A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THE FY YEAR 2026, IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,118.

THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIREMENT, AND WE ARE JUST REQUESTING TO ACCEPT THOSE FUNDS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ON THE AGENDA AS WELL AS THE NEXT ITEM

[7. Discuss Request to Accept Technology Funds (Jasmine Johnson) ]

[8. Discuss Revised Ground Lease - LaGrange - Callaway Airport (Troy Anderson)]

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SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WITH THE INVESTMENT THAT THEY ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE BETWEEN TAXIWAY AND THE APRON. THE COST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE KIND OF MATCHES WHAT IT WAS GOING TO COST TO BUILD A HANGAR IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS. WE STARTED OFF WITH TWO GROUND LEASES, ONE FOR THE HANGAR, ONE FOR THIS 270,000FT■.

THE AMENDED CONTRACT NOW IS REDUCED TO ONE. SO WE'VE NEGOTIATED TO DO AWAY WITH THE 12,000 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR AND ONLY FOCUS ON WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE PROJECT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THE TERMS OF THE ONE LEASE GO FROM $0.05 PER SQUARE FOOT OVER 15.47 ACRES TO 9.21 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. SO WHEN YOU ADD THE TWO, DESPITE REDUCING FROM TWO LEASES DOWN TO ONE, THE AIRPORT WILL RECEIVE ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO $5000 FIRST YEAR MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE GOING TO RECEIVE 4 OR 5 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL THE COMPLEXES WERE COMPLETE. SO MY PITCH TO THE COMMISSIONERS TODAY IS TO APPROVE THE SECOND ITERATION OF OUR GROUND LEASE, WHICH COMPLIES WITH FAA STANDARDS. WE HAD THE PROPERTY APPRAISED, AND SO THAT'S WHAT GAVE US THE NEW VALUE. AND SO THEY ARE VERY ADAMANT. FAA IS VERY ADAMANT. DOT IS VERY ADAMANT THAT WE MEET THE STANDARD. AND SO THAT THE CHANGES TO THIS GROUND LEASE NOW MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF THE CHANGE. SO TWO LEASES DOWN TO ONE $0.05 PER SQUARE FOOT TO 9.21 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THIS IS A VERY GOOD DEAL FOR THE AIRPORT. WE GAINED MORE TRUE WHEN THEY GET THROUGH WITH THIS PROJECT AND GET COMPLETED. HOW MANY EMP SO UNDER THE UNDER THE THREE. FACILITY WAS GOING TO BE 100,000FT■!S OF FACILITY TO REPR COMPOSITE MATERIAL. ENGAGE WITH WEST GEORGIA TECH AND SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL TECH SCHOOLS TO BUILD A CURRICULUM. WITH THAT BEING PULLED OFF THE TABLE, THAT THAT MANPOWER LOOK, LOOKS OR THAT FORECAST IS SMALLER, BUT WE'RE LOOKING ON THE ORDER OF 200 TO 250 PERSONNEL, ONCE FULL, FULLY VETTED, FULLY DEVELOPED. AND WHAT IS THE TIME SCHEDULE? SO POINT A TO POINT Z. SO RIGHT NOW WHEN WE RESUBMIT THIS PACKAGE TO DOT FOR CONSIDERATION INTO THE FAA, IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE, LET'S SAY IF WE DELIVERED IT TODAY, PROBABLY ABOUT 4 TO 6 MONTHS FOR AN APPROVAL FOR THAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND START THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. PERMITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED.

IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY BECAUSE THE AIRPORT FALLS UNDER THE CITY. SO ALL OF THAT

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AND SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THIS COMPANY TO BUILD THEIR INVENTORY SO THAT THEY CAN START BUILDING OUT AND SENDING LOGISTICALLY AROUND THE WORLD, THAT'S JUST ONE SMALL COMPONENT. COULD BE HYDRAULICS. THEY'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HELICOPTER WINCH SYSTEMS. SO FOR A SEARCH AND RESCUE TYPE HELICOPTER, YOU COME INTO A HOVER AND YOU USE A WINCH SYSTEM TO LOWER A, A, A GURNEY OR SOME SORT OF APPARATUS DOWN TO BASICALLY PICK PEOPLE UP EITHER OUT OF THE WATER OR OUT OF TREES OR OFF THE GROUND, THOSE SYSTEMS, THERE'S A SHORTAGE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, ACROSS THE WORLD ON VARIOUS HOIST SYSTEMS. AND SO THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AT LEAST TWO TYPES OF SYSTEMS THAT THEY'RE WORKING IN THE UK NOW THAT THEY COULD BRING IT TO THE STATES AND START THAT PROCESS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT PROCESSES TO HOW MANY COMPONENTS THEY WANT TO WORK.

THEY HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. AND THE START RIGHT NOW IS TO GET THIS PACKAGE APPROVED AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. SO TONIGHT'S REQUEST WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE OR TO APPROVE THE AMENDED VERSION OF THE GROUND LEASE FROM TWO DOWN TO ONE, WITH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL REVENUES FOR THE AIRPORT. YOU SAID THIS. SO THIS WAS THE FIRST IT WENT TO THE FIRST STAGE, I GUESS, OF APPROVAL AND WAS SENT BACK. BUT NOW IF IT MEETS THAT CRITERIA, IT JUST GOES FOR OKAY. I WILL SAY THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY TAKEN A LOOK AT THIS. CO-SPONSORS TELL ME THAT THE AIRPORT IS MAKING THE LEASE. THEY'RE HAPPY WITH IT. SO IT'S KIND OF SEGWAY ALONG. I ASSUME THAT OUR COUNCIL HAS LOOKED AT IT. AND AS FAR AS THE REVISED. YES, SIR, RESOURCE SPONSORS ATTORNEY HAS LOOKED AT IT, MARK DE JANEIRO HAS LOOKED AT IT, AND JEFF TODD HAS LOOKED AT IT. AND I'LL AGREE AGAIN, VERY MINOR CHANGES. BASICALLY IT'S TWO TWO LEASES DOWN TO ONE.

AND THEN THE TERMS, WHICH WOULD BE $0.05 TO 9.21 CENTS PER PER SQUARE FOOT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANKS, TROY. THIS EVENING NEXT ITEM IS THE.

[9. Discuss Agenda Management Software and Streaming A\V Equipment Upgrade (Valerie West)]

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PLATT, WHO ENGINEERED THE CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, ALSO AGREES THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SOLUTION FOR US. THEY CAME IN, WE FINALLY GOT THEM IN YESTERDAY TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE YOU KNOW, WE TRIED TO GO, I GUESS, IN AND GET OTHER THINGS PUT IN, YOU KNOW, BY SOMEBODY ELSE THAT REALLY DIDN'T QUITE MATCH UP, BUT THEY WERE CHEAPER. AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD WORK. BUT IT REALLY HASN'T. WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THIS. ALSO LATER WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH EQUIPMENT THAT HAS FAILED. AND SO THEY WANT TO COME IN AND UPDATE THAT, PUT IN NEW AUDIO EQUIPMENT SO THAT WE'D HAVE BETTER CONTROL AND THEY WOULD REPROGRAM ALL OF THE IPAD THINGS. SO THAT WOULD BE EASIER.

GRANICUS WOULD CONTROL THE STREAMING PORTION WITH THE CAMERAS AND ALL OF THAT. OUR AV SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING DURING COVID. OUR AGENDA SOFTWARE WE'VE HAD FOR 11 YEARS, AND IT TAKES A GOOD TIME TO. YOU KNOW, CONFIGURE THE SYSTEM. I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS CONFIGURING, WORKING WITH THE COMPANY TO TRY TO CHANGE AND UPDATE THINGS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, SINCE THEY'RE DISCONTINUING THIS PRODUCT AND THE ENCODER THAT THAT'S THERE, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE DID MOVE IN THEIR DIRECTION. WE STARTED WITH ONE MEETING THAT IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT THEY THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE SWITCHES THAT THAT WE NEED TO DO AND THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE FEEL THAT YOU START WITH BEST MEET OUR NEEDS. THE COST IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COSTLY. HOWEVER, LEDGER-STAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE AND IT'S ALSO BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE. WHEN WE FIRST 11 YEARS AGO WENT TO AN AGENDA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. INSTEAD OF DOING ALL THE COPYING AND CONVERTING TO PDFS AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF LAST MINUTE CHANGES, IT WAS VERY HARD FOR US TO DO. BUT WHEN WE DID THIS 11 YEARS AGO, LEDGER-STAR WAS THE ONE THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT WAS EXPENSIVE AT THE TIME. THEY BASED IT ON THE POPULATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE THAT TYPE OF POPULATION. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SMALLER BASE THAT WE WOULD DEAL WITH. WE'RE NOT LIKE FULTON COUNTY OR SOME OF THE OTHERS. SO. LET'S SEE. WELL, LIKE I SAID, THE COST IS A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE'VE TALKED WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, MARK DE JANEIRO. HE'S GONE OVER THE

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AND REPAIR THE EQUIPMENT OR REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUDIO SYSTEM. LIKE I SAID, IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED, BUT I FEEL LIKE US STAYING WITH THE SAME COMPANY BECAUSE THEY KNOW US, THEY'VE WORKED WITH US AND ALSO GETTING THEM TO TAKE OVER THE STREAMING WOULD TAKE A LOT OF THE BURDEN OFF OF STAFF TO PREPARE THE, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THE STREAMING IS WORKING, MAKING SURE IT'S ONLINE, MAKING SURE ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THEN JUST SORT OF MOVE US INTO ONLY MANAGING WHAT WE HAVE IN THIS ROOM AND IN THE AGENDA. SO ANY QUESTIONS? AUDIO. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH AUDIO. JUST SAYING THAT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AT THIS TIME.

NO, NO BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S EQUIPMENT. AND SO NOT THE ENCODER EQUIPMENT INVOLVED WITH THE BROADCASTING. BUT WE NEED THE AUDIO TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP BETTER. SO WHAT WOULD BE THE PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT. THEY PLATTS IS COMING UP WITH A PLAN. LIKE I SAID WE WERE ALL OF THESE COMPANIES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD SO MANY TIMES, AND SO IT WAS HARD TO REALLY GET SOMEBODY OR THEM TO COME IN AND, AND WORK WITH US ON THAT. AND SO THEY GOT HERE YESTERDAY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME IN AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC ON IN HERE. AND FROM THEIR COMPANY THEY CAN GO IN AND LOOK IN. AND THEY MADE, YOU KNOW, SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO US, BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A COST FOR THAT YET, HE SAID. STILL, HE SAID EITHER WAY, WELL HERE HE SAID HE EMAILED ME. HE SAID, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY WE CAN'T EFFECTIVELY CONTROL THE MISMATCH. MISMATCH CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT BRANDS AND MODELS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY SOMEONE ELSE. THE UPGRADE TO THE GRANICUS WOULD ALLOW THE CAMERAS TO MATCH TO CONTROL THE SYSTEM REMOTELY AND INTEGRATE WITH OUR CURRENT ENCODING AND RECORDING SYSTEM. THAT WOULD RELIEVE US OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY EITHER WAY, HE SAID THAT OUR CURRENT MISMATCH SYSTEM MUST BE ADDRESSED, WHICH WILL INVOLVE A COST. SO THEY FELT LIKE THE MOST PRUDENT APPROACH IS TO LET GRANICUS TAKE OVER THE CAMERA SYSTEMS. AND THEN AND THEN BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIALIZING IN THAT, AND THEN THEY COULD COME IN AND FIX THE, YOU KNOW, OUR PRESENTATIONS IN THE ROOM, WHICH INCLUDES THE AUDIO AND, YOU KNOW, THE CAMERAS, I MEAN, TVS AND THINGS. DO THEY HAVE A TIMELINE ON THAT? THEY KNOW WE HAVE TO PLAN IT, PLAN IT OUT. AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO COORDINATE WITH GRANICUS. THEY'VE ALREADY TALKED I HAD THEM TALK TOGETHER. SO THEY'RE ONCE WE GET THE GO AHEAD TO PROCEED, THEY WILL WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A PLAN SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN TOGETHER. BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO INSTALL THE CAMERAS, GRANICUS IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN AND INTEGRATE IT INTO THIS TOO. SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT PART IS GOING TO COST, BUT WE FEEL LIKE GOING FORWARD IT'S THE BEST SOLUTION AND IT WILL FIX WHAT WE HAVE. IT'S BETTER THAN COMING IN AND JUST REPLACING EVERYTHING ALTOGETHER.

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[10. Discuss Troup County Finance Office Construction (Jay Anderson)]

AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT HERE. THEY ALREADY HAVE MATERIALS HERE. AND SO WE FELT LIKE IT MADE ECONOMICAL SENSE TO ALLOW PRINCIPAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SMALL PROJECT, WHICH WILL HELP IN OUR STAFFING IN THE FINANCE OFFICE. SO I CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO IT BETTER THAN I IN TERMS OF THE NEED, BUT ANY QUESTIONS? IT WILL PROVIDE US WITH ANOTHER OFFICE FOR STAFF MEMBERS. SO OKAY, ANY. QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ARE YOU GOING TO GO WITH THE CASE OPEN OR THE DOOR WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE WE'RE GOING TO ADD IT. WELL IF YOU G. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CASE TO OPEN IT. YES. CORRECT. YES. THE CURRENT ROOM RIGHT NOW THAT THE FILE CABINETS IN IS JUST A CASED OPENING, SO THEY CAN GET IN AND OUT PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AND OUT OF THERE A HUNDRED TIMES A DAY, ALL, ALL THE TIME. SO ANYWAYS, GOOD QUESTION. AND CORRECT. YEAH.

THAT IS THAT RIGHT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE TO GO THERE. LIKE THE FRAME IS ALREADY THERE IF YOU FOLLOW ME. YEAH. SO THE FRAME IS THERE AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME SPARE DOORS WHERE IF WE DID THE OTHER ONE, WE'D HAVE TO ADD A HOLLOW METAL DOOR FRAME AND ADD EVERYTHING WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO FINISH OUT THAT ROOM. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A CHANGE ORDER FOR COURTROOM

[11. Discuss Courtroom 3C Change Order (Jay Anderson)]

CUT OFF VALVE 137 OR WHATEVER. UP THERE. THAT SAID, CUT OFF VALVE NUMBER 137. AND SO

[01:05:02]

ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. GOOD QUESTION. SAME ACCOUNT ALSO. YES, SIR. YES. QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. NEXT

[12. Discuss Consideration of June 3, 2025 Business Meeting Agenda (Jay Anderson)]

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION. WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL LITIGATION.

SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALRIGHT. MOTION DOES

[01:10:08]

SECOND SECOND SECOND. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO OKAY. YEAH. EXCEPT THE MAN A SECOND.

THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. IF I CAN GET THAT NEW SYSTEM. YOU DIDN'T GET THE MOTION. THAT'S WHY WE NEED A NEW SYSTEM. RIGHT? THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE. YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S MAN WITH HIS PERSONAL. YEAH. MOTION IS CARRIED. I CAN REPORT THAT DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THAT

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.