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GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, JULY THE 1ST, 2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

[I. OPENING]

WE'RE VERY HONORED TODAY TO HAVE REVEREND JOHNNY FREEMAN FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT CANNON STREET.

THAT IS GOING TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION. AND AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK IF WE WOULD HAVE THE PLEDGE OF THE FLAG.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER MCCAIN, WHO BELIEVES IN THE PLEDGE, THE FLAG. SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE, YOU'LL GIVE THE APPLICATION. GIVE GREETINGS TO CHAIRMAN CRUZ, TO THE BOARD, OTHER APPOINTED AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I. BE HUMBLED BY THIS INVITATION TO LEAD THE PRAYER AT THIS MEETING TODAY.

HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH? FATHER, WE COME GIVING YOU THE GLORY THAT IS DUE YOUR NAME.

RECOGNIZING THAT YOU ARE THE SOVEREIGN, ALL POWERFUL, ALMIGHTY, ALL SEEING, ALL KNOWING, EVER PRESENT GENIUS, CREATOR GOD. FATHER, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE TODAY.

AND LORD GOD, AS WE COME. WE COME IN THE NAME OF JESUS, LIFTING UP THIS MEETING TO YOU, ASKING, O GOD, THAT YOU WOULD GRANT WISDOM TO THE BOARD, THAT YOU WOULD LET THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF TROUP COUNTY, THAT YOU WOULD BE HONORED BY THE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE CARRIED OUT, THAT THEY WILL BE DONE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

FATHER GOD, WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE WE ARE SERVED BY THIS BOARD, AND WE ASK THAT A SPIRIT OF SERVANTHOOD WOULD OVERTAKE THIS MEETING.

REMEMBERING THAT JESUS SAID HE CAME TO SERVE AND NOT TO BE SERVED.

LORD GOD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE EVERY DECISION, EVERY DISCUSSION.

AND LORD GOD, WE PRAY THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS MEETING AND OTHERS, THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY WILL BE ENRICHED AND WE WILL COME TO KNOW EVEN BETTER WHAT YOUR WORD MEANS WHEN IT SAYS WE ARE TO DO JUSTICE, TO LOVE MERCY, AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH OUR GOD.

WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS ON ALL WHO ARE HERE AND AS A RESULT OF BEING HERE, ANGEL.

GOD, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS TIME TO MEET, TO CARRY OUT YOUR BUSINESS.

IT IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT WE PRAY AND ASK ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT EVERY HEART SAY.

AMEN. AMEN. 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.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE VERY INSPIRING WORDS.

[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM. MAY, I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA FOR A A VOTE.

THIS MORNING WE DISCUSSED THE ITEM ON THE. THAT WE HAVE UTILIZED THIS PAST YEAR, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST GET YOUR BLESSINGS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR SECOND ROUND.

OKAY. WOULD THAT BE IN ON THE AGENDA? IS IT IN THE SPECIAL BUSINESS? WE CAN ADD A WHERE WE CAN ADD IT AGAIN. YES, SIR.

OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT CHANGE THERE.

THEN I WOULD SEEK APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT A FINAL AGENDA.

ADDING THE LEASE ONTO IT. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIED. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON JUNE 17TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? SO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? YEAH. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PLEASE TAKE A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED.

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AND FINALLY, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JUNE THE 17TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? SO MOVED.

SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. NEXT IS ON SPECIAL BUSINESS SO THAT WE CAN TURN IT OVER TO COUNTY MANAGER.

[IV. Special Business]

I THINK YOU SHOULD KIND OF HAVE THE HONOR. YEAH.

I FEEL BAD. MY SON'S NOT HERE. HE'S WORKING. WELL.

THANK YOU. I WAS JUST INVITE KENNY MOORE UP. KENNY MOORE IS THE COACH FOR THE LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.

UP. JUST TO MAYBE GIVE US A BRIEF. I. ALL OF THE PLAYERS FOR LA GRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

WE HAVE YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE WE'VE HAD JUST SUCH A SPECIAL YEAR AND WE'VE HAD SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A LITTLE PUBLICITY THAT WE HADN'T HAD IN THE PAST. AND I ALWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER DURING THE TIMES TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING LAGRANGE SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND TO TO TEACH SCHOOL AND TO OPERATE.

YOU KNOW, LAGRANGE HAS SORT OF BECOME THE HUB OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA WHEN IT COMES TO TENNIS.

AND WE WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS, SO.

SO IT'S BEEN REAL, REAL SPECIAL. GOT SOME SOME OF OUR PLAYERS IN THE BACK.

LOVE FOR THEM TO MAYBE COME UP AND JOIN ME, MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

JUST REAL, REAL QUICK. COACH MOORE, WHILE THEY'RE COMING.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WHEN I READ THE PAPER. THIS WAS THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE.

NO, NO, THIS IS A FIRST FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL IN, IN TENNIS.

SO WE WE HOPE IT'S NOT THE LAST, BUT ANYWAY, Y'ALL, Y'ALL COME RIGHT HERE FIRST WITH.

YOUR OUR COACH TRAILER, COACH DONNIE AND COACH KAREN BRODEUR ALL ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, SOME OF OUR KIDS ARE AS WELL.

AND SO WE WE HATE THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE. I NEED TO SAY WE.

THERE'S A BIG PART OF SHE'S SHE SHE'S THE BEST GIRLS TENNIS PLAYER WE'VE EVER COACHED.

AND SO, ANYWAY, WE'RE JUST REAL SPECIAL. JUST.

Y'ALL JUST STEP FORWARD WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME ETHAN BLACK IS OUR NUMBER ONE PLAYER.

BRADEN IS. CAN'T BE HERE. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL KIDS THAT ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

ALEX LEE, WHO ACTUALLY WON THE DECIDING MATCH TO GET US TO THE TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

HE'S NUMBER THREE PLAYER. OUR TWO SENIORS GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM TOGETHER, NOAH BLACK AND JALEN.

SO JUST THE ABSOLUTE LEADERS OF OUR TEAM. AND THEY WON THE FIRST POINT TO TO GET US TO THE STATE YOU KNOW, TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. AND IT SHOULD HAVE POINT OUT ETHAN WON THE SECOND POINT.

JUST REALLY BROKE OUR OPPONENT'S BACK WITH HIS BIG WIN.

SEVEN SO IS SEVEN IS ONE OF OUR DOUBLES PLAYER AND JUST A GREAT PLAYER AND GOING TO BE AROUND FOR A WHILE.

AND CHARLIE BATTLE, WHO I THINK HAS PLAYED EVERY POSITION ON THE TEAM THIS YEAR.

JUST WILLING TO JUST DO ANYTHING. SO ANYWAY, IT'S JUST A SPECIAL BUNCH OF YOUNGINS.

THEY'RE FUN TO COACH AND FUN TO TEACH AND JUST REAL GOOD HUMAN BEINGS.

THERE'S JUST SOME OF THE KIDS. MR.. ERIC SAID HE HE THAT'S HIS SON.

HE MR. MOSLEY MAKES HIM WORK REAL HARD, SO HE HE.

SO HE COULDN'T BE HERE. TOWNS. WELL-DONE. BRIAN LAMB'S ALSO NOT HERE, BUT.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT AGAIN, MR. CRUZ. AND AND JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND I'LL ASK IT THIS WAY JUST A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. COME ON, COME ON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. THANK YOU.

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WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR? YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE PREDICTIONS. WE HAVE SOME HIGH STANDARDS, HAVEN'T WE? YOU REALLY DID. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'LL TURN IT DOWN TO COUNTY MAN.

CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS. FIRST, I'M SORRY. SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF AN ITEM WE DISCUSSED, GORDON, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR TABS NUMBER SIX.

I BELIEVE THERE IS REPRESENTATION HERE REPRESENTING SEELIG.

IF YOU'VE GOT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY OF GRANGE AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THEIR PORTION OF THE AGREEMENT. AND WE ARE THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PIE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR TAB NUMBER SIX.

SO MOVED. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS A CONSIDERATION TO REQUEST ACCEPT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CENTER GRANT.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $425,000. AND THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE INCENTIVE GRANT.

AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $425,000 WITH NO MATCH REQUIRED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO, MOVING THIS CHAIR. I HAVE A SECOND.

SORRY. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MOTION IS CARRIED UNDER ITEM D IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE GRANGE HOUSING AUTHORITY BUDGET REQUEST.

AS MISS GEORGIA HEARD HERE THIS MORNING. AS PART OF THE OVERALL CONFERENCE PROJECTS SHE HAS ASKED FOR SUPPORTS IN A PROJECT ON THE RIVER STREET. AND I THINK THIS MORNING WE ALL DISCUSSED AND OUR RECOMMENDATION TO OUR BOARD WOULD BE POTENTIALLY TO TABLE THIS ITEM. AND TO ALLOW THE SELECT RANGE TO FIRST AGREE TO THEIR PORTION, AND THEN MARK AND I COULD THEN WORK WITH THE CITY TO BRING BACK A JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT OR INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO YOU GUYS AT A LATER DATE.

OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO TABLE THAT. YES. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THE ITEM OF THE GRANGE HOUSING AUTHORITY BUDGET REQUEST UNTIL A LATER DATE.

I HAVE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST AT THIS TIME.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, HERE COMES THE DYNAMIC DUO.

TO DISCUSS THE ITEM OF WHITEVILLE ROAD SOCCER COMPLEX EXPANSION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT. IN FRONT OF YOU.

THAT ADDED. TO FINISH OUT. SO IT'S ALL ON ONE PAGE FOR US.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY, AND I THINK THE MAIN THING WE WERE ADDRESSING, OBVIOUSLY, WHICH IS WHAT THE AGENDA SAYS IS TO VOTE ON THE TURF, WHICH, AS YOU REMEMBER, OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO GO WITH THE 52 OUNCE FOR THREE FIELDS, WHICH IS 2,293,001 45. AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO APPROVE THE 60,000 FOR THE GEOTECH FABRIC AND THEN THE REMAINING SOD FOR THE PERIMETER AREA, WHICH IS $74,052.

AND THEN I DID INCLUDE AT THE BOTTOM WHAT THE NETTING, THE THE TWO PRICES WE'VE GOT SO FAR ON THE NETTING IS 125 TO 165 AND THAT THEN THE LANDSCAPING, I FEEL I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN THOSE NUMBERS IN, BUT I FEEL IT'LL BE AROUND THE 55 TO 75 RANGE SO THAT THOSE ARE THE ITEMS REMAINING.

ANY QUESTIONS? WHICH COMPANY WAS IT, SIR? WHICH COMPANY? THE SPORTS. ON THE ARTIFICIAL FIELDS. AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION? WHAT WAS THE TOTAL OF THAT? YOU HAVE THAT TOTAL.

02,293,001 45 FOR THE 52 OUNCE THREE FIELDS. AND THEN THE 60,000 FOR THE GEO FABRIC AND THE $74,052 FOR THE REMAINING PERIPHERAL AREAS. OH, AND THEN THERE WAS THE LINE ITEM THERE, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOALPOST.

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FOR ONE FIELD, ONLY ONE OF THE THREE FIELDS WOULD HAVE THE GOALPOST.

ALL THOSE LINE ITEMS ARE THE ONES UNDERNEATH THE SPORTS FIELDS.

SO I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT WE DO HAVE DONATIONS THAT WILL OFFSET SOME OF THAT COST, RIGHT? THE CALLAWAY FOUNDATION HAS GRACIOUSLY AGAIN DONATED TO 750,000.

THOSE WOULD BE IN A PHASE TO SEE WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO GO POST OR NOT LATER ON.

IS THAT CORRECT? EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED NOW.

IT HAS TO BE. IF WE GO WITH THE TURF FIELD, THEY HAVE TO BE PLACED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BORE THE HOLES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE GOALPOST THAT'S ON JUST ONE FIELD, JUST ONE FIELD.

THEY PUT A SLEEVE IN THE GROUND AND CONCRETED IN, AND THEN THEY WRAPPED THE ASTROTURF AROUND THE SLEEVE, AND THEN THE GOALPOSTS JUST SLIDES IN THE SLEEVE AT THE END.

SO WILL THAT INTERFERE WITH SOCCER PLAY? IT'S BEHIND THE JUST LIKE AT CALLAWAY FOOTBALL.

IT'S BEHIND. YES. YEAH, YEAH.

YEAH. ONE ON EACH END. BUT THAT'S THE PRICE FOR THE SET ONE FIELD WITH GOALPOSTS.

BUT THAT'S THE PRICE FOR THE SET FOR THAT FIELD.

SO. YEAH.

FOR ONE FIELD. THAT'S CORRECT. JUST LIKE LANCE SAID.

SO AGAIN, RIGHT NOW THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE THREE ON THE ARTIFICIAL 52 OUNCE.

CORRECT. AND THEN THE. GEO TECH FABRIC. CORRECT.

74 OH 52 FOR SIDE. FOR THE PERIMETER SIDE. THAT'S THE TOTAL AT THIS TIME.

THAT WAS RIGHT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND THAT WOULD PUT US COMING BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR THE NETTING AND THE ADDITIONAL.

UNLESS WE DECIDE TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO TODAY NOT TO AND NOT TO EXCEED AN AMOUNT ON THERE.

THEN WE. HAD THE WHATEVER THE CHANGE ORDER IS.

OH, YEAH. FOR THE FOR THE SOIL. THE DIRTY RAN.

RIGHT FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE BAD SOILS. WE'LL HAVE THAT AT A LATER DATE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND I DID GOODBYE THERE AT LUNCH. THEY DIDN'T. GO OUT AND REFILLED BACK UP WITH WITH GOOD DIRT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SITE. THERE WAS SOME.

WHO DID IT, AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE GONE. AND THEN ACTUALLY, THEY WERE ALREADY ROLLING AGAIN TODAY, THOSE AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SO THEY WERE THEY WERE REPROOF.

HOPEFULLY THAT BY THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYTHING PROOF ROLL.

SO, JAY, THESE FOUR ITEMS THAT WE HAVE LISTED IS THIS SORT OF LIKE IN PHASE TWO OF THE SITE? BECAUSE WE HAD THE DEMOLITION AND THEN WE HAD THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THE PARKING LOT AND LIGHTS.

YES, THAT WOULD BE PHASE TWO. SO THIS WOULD BE PHASE THREE.

OKAY. OKAY. SO WE COULD CALL THIS PHASE THREE.

CORRECT. AND THEN THE NETTING AND LANDSCAPING WOULD BE THE LAST APPROVAL.

AND BY THEN TOO, WE WOULD KNOW TO COMMISSIONER SCOTT'S POINT THE UNSUITABLE SOILS.

THAT JUST GIVES US AN IDEA THAT WHERE WE ARE AND KNOW WHAT WE GOT TO COME WITH RIGHT AT THE END OF PHASE FOUR, IF WEATHER STARTS DRYING UP A LITTLE BIT, WHICH KNOCK ON WOOD THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS LOOK GOOD.

THEN WE COULD BE 100% DONE THERE IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS.

OKAY. IN THAT, PHASE FOUR COULD COME QUICKLY BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE POLES FOR THE NETTING MAY ALSO NEED TO BE PLACED ON THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE TURF. OKAY. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT TWO OF THOSE PRICES IN ALREADY.

WE'RE JUST WAITING ON TWO MORE PRICES. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

THE THE COST OF THE I GUESS WE'LL CALL IT THE PHASE FOUR, THREE, THREE.

PHASE THREE OF THE WHITES FOR ROAD SOCCER COMPACT.

PLEX EXPANSION PROJECT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

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MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT THE THREE TURF FIELDS TO THAT MOTION.

OKAY. YOU KNOW THE FOUR NUMBERS THAT COMMISSIONER SCOTT POINTED OUT? YES. FOUR NUMBERS WITH THE THREE TURF FIELDS.

I'LL MAKE THAT IN A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION IS APPROVED.

THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS MORNING YOU GUYS RECEIVED A.

PURCHASING AS WELL AS GRANTS. AND YOU HAVE GOTTEN COPIES OF THAT POLICY.

SONIA, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? ANY QUESTIONS FOR SONIA OR I? ABOUT THE PROPOSED POLICY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? OH.

SO IT WILL BE A CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL POLICY.

AN UPDATE ON THE LAST TIME WE UPDATED, I BELIEVE WAS IN 2017 2017 BEING UPDATED AND NEW POLICIES HAVE BEEN INSERTED FOR MORE COMPANIES. AGAIN, THIS IS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MARTIN JENKINS AFTER OUR LAST AUDIT. SO YOU ARE REQUESTING WE APPROVE THIS? YES. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IF THIS IS APPROVED, CAN WE COME BACK AND AMEND ANYTHING? OF COURSE. OKAY. MAKE SURE. ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. DO WE HAVE. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? CAN WE COME BACK A MINUTE? OH. I'M SORRY. YES. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE ADOPTING THIS AS A POLICY AND THE POLICY WOULD BE OKAY.

I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR POLICY.

I CERTAINLY CAN. IF THE BOARD WOULD. WOULD LIKE ME TO DO SO.

BUT WELL, WE OUGHT TO CONTINUE. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AGAIN.

YEAH. SO YEAH, WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN CONTINUE IT THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT IT, I JUST NEED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT FOR A FINE KIND OF THING.

WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE IT FOR TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE ATTORNEY CAN LOOK AT ALL THE LANGUAGE IN IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO AMEND ANYTHING LATER ON.

POSSIBLY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE EFFECT ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM WAS AN ITEM BROUGHT FORTH BY THE BY RODNEY.

EARLIER, IT WAS A CONSIDERATION TO APPLY FOR THE GEORGIA EMS GRANT.

NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND EXISTING FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE BASIC EMT CLASS.

SO IS THERE. AS I SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE THE THIRD TIME APPLYING FOR THIS GRANT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT I CAN ASK FOR HIM? ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'VE REALLY UPPED OUR GAME OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WITH EMS. AND SO. SERVICE FOR OUR RESIDENTS WITH ADVANCED SERVICES RIGHT NOW AND THEN STARTING TO CALL THEM OUR FIRST EVER PARAMEDIC.

SO THIS IS, LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING IT ALL STARTED WITH THIS GRANT.

SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE MSR GRANT.

I HAVE A MOTION. MOVE, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS AN ITEM DISCUSSED THIS MORNING FOR RADAR SIGNS TO BE PURCHASED.

WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL, FINAL NUMBER.

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FOR TWO SETS OF RADAR SPEED SIGNS TO BE PURCHASED.

JAMES CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK MORE INTELLIGENTLY ABOUT THIS THAN I CAN. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

BUDGET COULD COME IN AS LOW AS 14,000. ONCE YOU GET THE FOUR SIGNS THAT ARE PROPOSED. FIVE FOR IN IN THE ROADS SUBCATEGORY. AND YOU SAID WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPERABLE.

RIGHT? RIGHT. YOU HAVE TWO PAIRS CURRENTLY TO THE REPAIR.

WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE ARE OPERABLE AT THIS POINT.

INSTALLERS.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS TO WHETHER WE APPROVE THE.

SO MOVE, MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIED. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF A VERTICAL MOWING CONTRACT.

IN A NEARBY COUNTY, PAULDING COUNTY. WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS? TO PIGGYBACK ON AN EXISTING CONTRACT IN PLACE.

THEY DID BID IT OUT. AND THE TRIPLE-A. TRIPLE-A WHO WE UTILIZE CURRENTLY FOR OUR RIGHT OF WAY MOWING AS WELL.

JAMES. CERTAINLY IN FRONT OF THE RECEIVER. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? YEAH, I KNOW WE WENT INTO GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THAT THIS MORNING AT THE WORK SESSION.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.

SINCE THEN, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COVERED IT PRETTY WELL.

I THINK THAT. AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A UNIT PRICE CONTRACT MONTH TO MONTH WITH A LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT WITH SPECS IDENTICAL TO THE PAULDING COUNTY CONTRACT.

WITH A BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 AT $1,300 PER MILE.

THAT WOULD GET US, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD GET US MOST OF THE ROADS IN TROUP COUNTY AND WOULD CERTAINLY GET US CAUGHT UP ON ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR LIMB MAINTENANCE ALL AROUND THE COUNTY. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COVER MORE BUSINESS? YES, WE WOULD. WE WOULD MONTH TO MONTH OR EVEN WEEK TO WEEK, WE WOULD DESIGNATE EXACTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND BE COMPLETELY MANAGED BY STAFF. THAT BEING SAID, CERTAINLY WE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME INPUT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.

OBVIOUSLY YOU HEAR OUR ROADS THAT ARE HAVE MAJOR ISSUES.

OVER THE WHOLE COUNTY. ALL THOSE THAT NEED IT.

USUALLY WE'VE GOT A ROUTE THAT CONTRACTORS FOLLOW FOR GRASS GROWING AND WE COULD USE A SIMILAR ROUTE, BUT WE WOULD NOT HIT ANY OF THE ROADS THAT NEED TO BE CUT BECAUSE THEY.

ARE WITH OUR OWN HORSES. SO WE WOULD NOT NEED A CONTRACTOR TO CUT THOSE ROADS AND OTHERS THAT WERE CUT WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THAT DON'T BE VERY COMMON ON AGAIN. SO WE SKIP THOSE WORDS AGAIN.

I'LL MENTION THE FUNDING MECHANISM WOULD BE SPLOST FIVE.

AND YOU SAID THEY COULD START. THE COUNTY CONTRACT WHICH THEY ANTICIPATE FINISHING APPROXIMATELY THE END OF JULY. SEVERE WEATHER DEPENDENT. AND SO.

I THINK YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN.

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DO I HAVE A MOTION? OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. HEY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF A LIMB MOWING EQUIPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

A MOWER MAX BOOM MOWER. THE PRICE IS 277,006 2916.

PLUS FIVE BUDGET UNDER VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.

AND THAT'S WHERE THAT PURCHASE WOULD BE MADE.

ON THAT PRICING. I DIDN'T MENTION IT THIS MORNING, BUT I THINK IT'S IT'S NOTEWORTHY THAT OUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR WORKED REALLY HARD.

ON TRACK PRICE. BUT WE ALSO HAD IT QUOTED UNDER SOURCE.

WELL, WHICH IS AN OPTION AS WELL. AND. IT'S BETWEEN THE SOURCE WELL CONTRACT AND THE STATE CONTRACT, BUT WE DO HAVE THE OPTION OF USING EITHER ONE, AND WE MADE SURE THAT WE CHOSE THE LOWER COST OPTION THERE.

ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE LIMB MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM K IS CONSIDERATION OF A LIMO ATTACHMENT FOR THE EXCAVATOR.

SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ONE. THE PRICE IS 11,400. EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IS PLUS FIVE.

12 MOTION RESPONSE. NO, SIR. ACTUALLY IT'S JUST IT'S UNDER THERE'S THERE'S A SUBCATEGORY THAT IS SPECIFICALLY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE HAVE. EXCAVATOR.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION, MR. CHAIR.

I DO, I HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. FUNDAMENTAL IS CONSIDERATION.

AS WE SAID THIS MORNING. THE ONE UNIT, THE BIGGEST.

THEY NEED. WHICH THE LOW BID WAS JACKSON SERVICES, 30,200.

THE OTHER TWO UNITS ARE THE SAME AGE. AND IF WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND KNOCK ALL THREE OUT THAT THE LOW BID ON THAT WAS JACKSON SERVICES AS WELL, AT $63,000. EITHER THAT OR LET THE OTHER TWO GO AS LONG AS THEY CAN, BUT THEY ARE ALL 17 YEARS OLD.

SO WHICH WOULD THIS COME OUT OF? THIS WOULD ACTUALLY COME FROM THE CAPITAL FUND.

FROM THE CAPITAL FUND.

RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I GUESS IT COULD BE A MOTION TO REPLACE THE ONE, OR IT COULD BE A MOTION TO REPLACE THE OTHER.

ALL THREE. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN.

TROY ANDERSON SAYS THANK YOU. NEXT TIME ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO COME OUT.

GOOD MORNING. YOU GOT YOU GOT TO LEAVE. OH, YEAH.

THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

I I WANT TO PRESENT THE SLATE FOR FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

SHANNON MCLAUGHLIN AND WILLIE BRADFIELD TO THE REGION FOR EMS COUNCIL AND LEON CHILES TO THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I DO. NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS WE APPROVE THOSE

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BOARD APPOINTMENTS. MISS VALERIE HAS POINTED OUT TO IT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE, MR. CHAIR. YOU ALL RIGHT? DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. AND IT'S BEEN POINTED OUT THAT WE DID ADD AN ITEM IN.

SO THERE'S YOUR LEASING PROGRAM. THE LAST ITEM UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS IS JUST A.

AGAIN, LYNN IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF YOU WANT TO. YOU WANT A FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE.

IT APPEARS TO TO BE A SUCCESS THUS FAR. AND THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SECOND ROUND OF, OF THIS PROGRAM. WELL ANY QUESTIONS? SO ACTUALLY THE MOTION YOU WANT IS TO APPROVE THAT WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

YES, SIR. PURCHASE. YES, SIR. OKAY. PLEASE PURCHASE IT AGAIN.

JUST IT JUST AUTHORIZES ME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT ROUND.

I MEAN, WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE IN ENTERPRISE, BUT I STILL LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT HAS YOUR BLESSINGS.

OKAY. AND HOW MANY IS ON THE SECOND ROUND? 35, I BELIEVE.

OR WHAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED HERE? SO I GOT TO 35.

LET ME SEE THAT. YEAH. MIGHT TURN THAT OUT, SIR.

YES, SIR. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND.

35 WAS JUST HOW WE. THE NUMBER 35. NEEDS. I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD CHANGE NUMBER WISE.

BUT INSTEAD OF A TRUCK, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE THERE AS FAR AS A STYLE, BUT THE NUMBER STAYS AT THAT 35.

I WAS I WAS TRYING TO GET IT MORE FLAT ULTIMATELY.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK THERE'S A APPEARS TO BE A NEED FROM OUR DEPARTMENTS.

AND SO AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN A LONG TIME WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST DEALS THAT CERTAINLY HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MILES.

AND I KNOW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SPECIFICALLY THEY HAVE SOME AGING VEHICLES.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD WITH THE VEHICLE LEASE PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION IS CARRIED.

[V. Public Hearings]

A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF REGULAR MEETING, GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. I MAKE A MOTION. WE COME OUT OF THE MEETING AND HEAD INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING IN A. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. I THANK YOU MUCH.

YES. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR YOU TONIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND.

SEVEN GREENVILLE ROAD. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A REZONING OF 2.02 ACRES FROM SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF. AND WHILE WE SHOW THE LOCATION ON THE MAP, I WILL GO INTO THE STAFF REPORT TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION.

SO AS I SAID, THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY IS 2077 GREENVILLE ROAD, AND THE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT SURROUND THIS LOCATION TO THE NORTH IS SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY. TO THE EAST IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.

TO THE SOUTH IS A SPLIT ZONING, AND TO THE WEST IS SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.

THE CURRENT USE IS RESIDENTIAL, RESIDENTIAL BUT VACANT, AND THE PROPOSED USE IS THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

WE PUT THE NOTICE IN THE PAPER ON MAY 28TH, AND THE SIGN WAS POSTED ON MAY 27TH, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT REZONING FROM SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THE REZONING TO MATCH THE NEIGHBORING PARCEL, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN RECENTLY REZONED TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

THE FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION. THE TROUP COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE A 50 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL ZONES IN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY. WHEN YOU ZOOM OUT OF THE MAP, IT DOES CONSIST OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE LOT SIZES WITH A MIXTURE OF USES.

FOR THE REZONING, IT IS REVIEWED FOR THE CONFORMITY TO THE SIX ZONING STANDARDS AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE IMPACTS IDENTIFIED THE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS

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IN THIS LOCATION. THE LAND USE TRENDS IN THIS AREA REFLECT THAT DIVERSE MIX OF LOT SIZES ENCOMPASSING SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE PARCELS. ADJACENT LAND USE PREDOMINANTLY PREDOMINANTLY CONSISTS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, WITH THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING IMMEDIATELY CONTIGUOUS TO THE PARCEL IN A SPLIT ZONE PARCEL ACROSS THE ROAD, AND THAT SPLIT ZONE HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND A SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY ZONING.

FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE TROUP COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWS THIS LOCATION AS AN URBAN CHARACTER AREA, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEFINES THIS AREA AS AN URBAN PATTERN AND HAS MIXTURES OF USES INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL. AND WITH THAT, THE ONE CONSIDERATION FOR THE BOARD.

AS WITH ALL REZONINGS, IF THERE IS ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION FROM THE PROPOSED LOT CONFIGURATION AS SHOWN ON THIS APPLICATION OR THE SPECIFIED ACREAGE, IT MAY CONSTITUTE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE REZONING APPROVAL.

AND IF I MAY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO DIRECTLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? NOT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK FIRST IF THERE'S ANYONE TO LIKE TO SPEAK FOR.

HEY. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE CONSIDERATION. I'M STEPHEN WARD. I REPRESENT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. TRADEMARK QUALITY HOMES ADDRESSES ONE ON ONE CORPORATE PLAZA DRIVE HERE IN LAGRANGE. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE BOARD OF ZONING.

IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RECENTLY. THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OBVIOUSLY WAS REZONED.

IT'S KIND OF A MIXED USE OUT THERE. AS YOU DRIVE DOWN GREENVILLE ROAD.

BUT ONE THING THAT WE TOOK IN CONSIDERATION, IT DOES MATCH UP WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OF COURSE, THE LANDFILL. GENERAL. COMMERCIAL.

A VARIETY OF THINGS THERE. THE ONE HOUSE ON THIS PROPERTY IS NOW VACANT, THANKFULLY, BUT IT IS IN BAD REPAIR AND IT WOULD BE BEST AND MOST LIKELY IF WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT DOWN. ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? OKAY. HEARING NONE.

IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK. THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

IT IS? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK.

AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. THAT'S OKAY.

THERE WE GO. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? CLICK OKAY. THERE IT IS. OKAY. MOTION IS APPROVED THEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT ONE DAY.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE SECOND ITEM TONIGHT IS ALSO A REZONING.

THIS IS LOCATED ON 157 SOUTH BROOKS ROAD. THE APPLICANT.

DENSITY TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION ON JUNE 12TH.

AND IT WAS APPROVED. AS WE ZOOM IN ON THE LOCATION, I'LL GO TO THE STAFF REPORT.

IS THE 157 SOUTH BROOK ROAD. THE ZONING DISTRICT THAT ARE SURROUNDING IT.

TO THE NORTH IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL. TO THE EAST, A SINGLE FAMILY, MEDIUM DENSITY, TO THE SOUTH IS A SPLIT ZONING AND SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY, AND TO THE WEST IS A SPLIT ZONING AND SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.

THE CURRENT USE IS LISTED AS VACANT AND THE PROPOSED USE IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AND SO FOR THE APPLICANT FOR THE APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE REZONING OF A SPLIT ZONED PARCEL, AND THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THOSE SIX ACRES FROM SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO WITH THIS THIS IS GOING BACK TO A MASTER PARCEL, A PARENT TRACK THAT WAS 142 ACRES.

AND SO THE INTENT OF THIS SIX ACRES, AND WE'LL SHOW IT ON THE MAP RIGHT HERE, IS TO CREATE A NEW PARCEL THAT IS 88 ACRES OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, WITH THAT REMAINING BEING THE 52 ACRES PRESERVED A SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.

SO ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU, YOU CAN SEE THE MASTER TRACK, WHICH SHOWS WHERE HE'S POINTING RIGHT THERE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT.

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AND THEN AS WE ZOOM IN, THAT TRIANGLE, THAT PIE SHAPED PIECE, ARE THE SIX ACRES THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT.

SO THAT LAND HOOK THERE, WANTING TO JOIN THAT TO THE ALREADY EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TRACK.

SO THE FACTORS FOR THE CONSIDERATION, THE TROOP COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE A 100 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES AND ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL ZONES.

THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY CONSISTS OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE LOT SIZES WITH A MIXTURE OF USES, AND THIS DOES REMOVE A SPLIT ZONE PARCEL FROM THE TROUP COUNTY ZONING MAP.

SO THIS WAS REVIEWED FOR THE CONFORMITY TO THE SIX ZONING STANDARDS, AND NO ADVERSE IMPACTS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS.

AS WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT, THE LAND USE TRENDS IN THIS AREA REFLECT THE DIVERSE MIX OF LOT SIZES.

ADJACENT LAND USE PREDOMINANTLY CONSISTS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITH GENERAL COMMERCIAL USE ON THE NORTHERNMOST SECTION OF THIS PROPERTY AND THE PARCEL TO THE NORTH.

IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH IS ANOTHER SPLIT ZONING MADE UP A SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE TROUP COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWS THIS LOCATION AS AN URBAN CHARACTER AREA.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEFINES AN URBAN AREA AS AN AREA THAT IS DEVELOPED IN URBAN PATTERN AND HAS MIXTURES OF USES INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. WE DO HAVE ONE CONSIDERATION FOR THE BOARD FROM THE STAFF.

IF THE REZONING IS APPROVED, STAFF RECOMMENDS PROHIBITING ACCESS FROM SOUTH BROOKS ROAD, AS IT IS A ROAD PRIMARILY SERVING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.

AND IF I MAY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN THE APPLICANTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

JEANNIE, EUGENIA. WAS THAT THE ONLY CONDITION THAT WAS PUT ON THERE? YES. AND OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE STANDARD NOTICE THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT.

IT'S NOT A.

RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN.

IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS THIS REZONING YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING ANYONE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. THIS IS FIRST READING. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, IN THIS MOTION, DO WE HAVE TO PUT THE FACTORS FOR CONDITION IN THAT MOTION THEM TO BE PART OF THE ACTION? YES. OKAY. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE FACTORS OF CONSIDERATION FOR CONSIDERATION PUT INTO THE MOTION.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

THE THIRD ITEM IS ALSO A REZONING. AND THIS IS FOR NEW HUTCHISON MILL ROAD.

IT'S A PARCEL LOCATED THERE. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE REZONING OF A 43.

THIS WAS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION ON JUNE 12TH.

IT WAS APPROVED WITH A 4 TO 1 VOTE. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE'LL LOOK AT THE LOCATION AS I GO TO THE STAFF REPORT.

THE APPLICANT IS THE. JUSTIN MILL ROAD. THE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT SURROUND THE LOCATION TO THE NORTH ARE GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL. TO THE EAST, A SINGLE FAMILY, MEDIUM DENSITY TO THE SOUTH IS SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.

AND TO THE WEST WE SEE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.

RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT USE IS LISTED AS VACANT.

AND OF COURSE THE PROPOSED USE IS GENERAL INDUSTRIAL.

SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE REZONING OF THESE 43 ACRES FROM SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY TO GENERAL INDUSTRIAL.

AND THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THE REZONING FOR A LAY DOWN YARD.

THE FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION. THE TROUP COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE A 200 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN GENERAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES AND ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL ZONES, AND THIS PARCEL IS WITHIN THE UDC, THE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR OVERLAY.

THIS APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED FOR THE CONFORMITY TO THE SIX ZONING STANDARDS, AND NO ADVERSE IMPACTS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS.

IT DOES REFLECT A DIVERSE MIX OF LOT SIZES WITH SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE PARCELS.

IN THE ADJACENT LAND USE PREDOMINANTLY CONSISTS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITH GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONED LAND.

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NORTH OF THIS PARCEL AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE LAND NORTH AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST.

FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT DEFINES THIS AREA AS AN URBAN CHARACTER AREA, WHICH IS DEFINED AS AN AREA WITH AN URBAN PATTERN HAVING MIXTURES OF USES INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE BOARD.

IF THE REZONING IS APPROVED, STAFF RECOMMENDS PROHIBITING ACCESS FROM BRYANT ROAD, AS IT IS A SUBSTANDARD ROAD PRIMARILY SERVING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, AND WE CAN ZOOM IN ON THAT MAP TO SHOW THAT. SO WE WOULD BE REQUESTING THAT YOU CONSIDER PROHIBITING ACCESS FROM BRYANT ROAD.

DID YOU HAVE ANY CALLS ON THIS? LET ME DOUBLE CHECK.

I. KNOW WE DID NOT. WE DID NOT. I SHOULD SAY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CALLS IN OPPOSITION. I BELIEVE IT'S ON BOTH.

RIGHT. IT'S NOT UP TO HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION WITH YOU.

WELL. ALRIGHT. HERE YOU GO. ANYONE? BY SPEAKING? YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOTION. OKAY. DO I HAVE A FACT TO CONSIDER? YOU NEED TO CONSIDER.

PUT. YEAH. MOTION WITH A REQUEST. A RECOMMENDATION? YES. WHERE WAS THE RECOMMENDATION? YEAH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE THAT MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES. YES. THE MOTION WAS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT, FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING IS A BEER AND WINE LICENSE.

MR. PATEL APPLIED FOR THE LOCATION AT 2876 HAMILTON ROAD.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING, AND IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE.

THE. ROAD IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A RETAIL PACKAGE LICENSE FOR THE SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES AND WINE AT THE MENTIONED LOCATION. THE PREVIOUS OWNER AT THIS LOCATION DID OBTAIN A RETAIL PACKAGED MALT BEVERAGE AND WINE SALES LICENSE FOR THE.

PARCEL THAT IS ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL. AND THE APPLICATION DID PASS BACKGROUND REVIEW.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE APPLICANTS ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE ISSUE.

WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING FOR US? COME ON UP. IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE. YES. YES, SIR. MY NAME IS RHONA AND HAMILTON.

252876 HAMILTON ROAD. I APPLY FOR BEER LICENSE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND I ASSUME YOU SUPPORT THAT, RIGHT? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE. ANYONE? ALL RIGHT.

THE FIRST READING, IT IS AVAILABLE, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU. REQUEST. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS AND PUBLIC HEARING.

I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE COME OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING.

GO BACK TO THE REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN. SO MOVED.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. Y'ALL GOT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.