[I. OPENING] [00:00:05] GREAT. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR TUESDAY, JULY 15TH. WE WILL START WITH AN OPENING PRAYER WITH REVEREND MCKAMY. IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD, THEN WE WILL REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. I WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYBODY. MAY WE BOW OUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COMEU TO. DONE HERE TO HELP LIFT THIS. MIGHTY WAY. AND WE'LL BE SO CAREFUL TO GIVE YOU THE HONOR, THE PRAISE AND THE GLORY. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE SAID AND DONE HERE IN THIS PLACE, KNOWING THAT IT'LL BE DONE BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE IN OUR LIVES. IN JESUS NAME WE DO PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM [III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES] FOR TONIGHT WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION? OKAY A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO IT PASSED. WE'LL GO TO ITEM B. WE'LL APPROVE THE WORK SESSION MINUTES FROM JULY 1ST, 2025. WE HAVE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION. DIDN'T GO THROUGH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO IT PASSES. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT. WE NEED APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES FOR THE ACTUAL MEETING ON JULY 1ST, 2025. FIRST WORK SESSION. I'M SORRY. MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO SPECIAL BUSINESS, AND WE'LL [IV. Special Business] PASS IT OVER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS. FIRST ITEM TONIGHT, I WILL ASK ANDYERE DISCUSSED THE BRUNCH BILL RESOLUTION. HARPER WOULD BE CERTAINLYLE TONIGHT. WE WOULD ADD MORE IF. THE COUNTY MANAGER TO WORK ON A RESOLUTION FOR ADDING THE BRUNCH BILL TO THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER BALLOT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO BACK TO US.T THE 19TH. I'LL CORPORATE ACCOUNTING TO BE ABLE TO SELL. A, I GUESS, DRINKS. DRINKS BY THE GLASS. ON PREMISES RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO RECALL FOR ELECTION WERE TO BE ON THE REFERENDUM. ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH FROM THE FOURTH. RIGHT. OKAY. AND THIS WOULD ALIGN WITH THE CITY OF LAGRANGE'S. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? TO APPROVE? SHE CAN PUT IT UP THERE. IT'S NOT SHOWING. THAT'S OKAY. TAKE YOUR TIME. WE ALL HAVE NEW ROLES TONIGHT. IT'S UP THERE. IT'S UP THERE. OKAY. MOTION. I DO HAVE A SECOND. ALRIGHT, SO IT PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME FOR ONE SECOND. COUNTY MANAGER, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE REVEREND MCCAMY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT ON TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYER. AND WE WISH WE HOPE THAT YOU COME BACK VERY SOON. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA. THE SECOND ITEM IS A CONSIDERATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVE EQUIPMENT PURCHASE. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANT [00:05:07] TO RECAP SOME OF THE STUFF WE COVERED THIS MORNING. AND ANSNAY ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WE'RE REQUESTING PERMISSION. DOLLARS AS WELL AS UP TO FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM SPLOST THAT WILL COVER. FLASHLIGHTS, GENERATORS, SOME WORK LIGHTS FOR THEIR DIVE TRAILER, AND SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY'VE UNFORTUNATELY REALIZED THE NEED FOR OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR ON THE FRONT. PUTTING THIS TEAM TOGETHER. AND THE ONE THE ONE YOU WANT TO PURCHASE HERE THE. ONE YOU USING. YES, SIR. THIS IS THIS WILL BE THE EXACT MODEL. LOCATION AS WELL AS HE WAS BRINGING IT TOS SUNDAY. WHEN WE LOCATED THEN THD THIS SAME UNIT OVER TWO. THROUGHOUT THIS AND THEN DISCUSSION. AND THEN ONCE WE REALIZED THAT THIS COULD REALLY COME INTO PLAY IS WHEN WE SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO SEEK PERMISSION TO PURCHASE ONE OF THESE BATTERY LIFE. THE BATTERY LIFE ON THAT I THINK IS LIKE 8 TO 10 HOURS, BUT IT'S THE RECHARGEABLE AND IT'S GOT A TWO YEAR WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY ITSELF. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT BATTERY IS ACTUALLY IMPLANTED IN THERE. SO YOU ACTUALLY CHARGE THE WHOLE DEVICE INSTEAD OF TAKING THE BATTERY IN OR OUT. AT THIS POINT AS WELL. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SAYS I. MAKE A MOTION. SO IT PASSES. ALRIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR ALL ITEM. I'LL TURN IT OVEROUR NEXT CFO. SIGNING FINALION. WE'RE ASU TO CONSIDER THE COUNTY FINANCIAL POLICY UPDATE. THIS DOCUMENT IS A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY WHICH INCLUDES AN UPDATE TO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL AND PURCHASING POLICIES ADOPTED AROUND 2019, AND THE GRANT POLICY, WHICH WAS ADOPTED AROUND 2023. ADDITIONAL POLICIES HAVE BEEN ADDED, WHICH ARE CAPITALIZATION AND DEPRECIATION, ASSET MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, CASH HANDLING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS. IF YOU RECALL, DURING OUR 2024 AUDIT, OUR AUDITOR POINTED OUT THE NEED TO UPDATE THE CAPITALIZATION POLICY. WE HAVE BEEN USING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES TO PERFORM THE DEPRECIATION, BUT THIS WILL OFFICIALLY ADOPT AN ASSET MANAGEMENT AND CAPITALIZATION POLICY. WE ALSO NEEDED TO UPDATE THE PURCHASING AND GRANT POLICIES TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED. AND YOU'LL SEE ON PAGE 16, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR NOTIFICATION TO BE MADE TO THE BOARD FOR SPLOST PURCHASES ABOVE THE $500 THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THOSE THAT ARE ADOPTED THROUGH THE CIP PLAN, OR ANOTHER BOARD APPROVED CAPITAL CAPITALIZATION OR CAPITAL FUNDING AUTHORIZATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME. AND THEN THE MONTHLY. YES, WE'LL DO A MONTHLY REPORT FOR THOSE PURCHASES. OKAY. SO THIS POLICY OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THIS POLICY. I WILL SAY THAT AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, MARK DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTATION AND ADDEDOME LEGAL JARGON WOULD BE THE I'M NOT SURE THE. J CLARIFICATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE FEDERAL GRANT STUFF. GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND JUST SOME TWEAKING OF LANGUAGE. I DON'T REMEMBER SOUND LIKE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD DOCUMENT. OKAY. SO O FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE NEED TO MOVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO IT PASSES. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT AREA OF DISCUSSION IN THE PUBLIC [V. Public Hearings] HEARING WILL COME OUT OF OUR REGU MEETING. GOINGBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD [00:10:02] EVENING. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. YOU F PRESENT TOE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WE'RE FINALLY AT THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE BEER AND WINE LICENSE. THAT'S OKAY, OKAY. SO . 7703 WEST POINT ROAD. AND THE APPLICANT, MR. PATEL, IS REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF A RETAIL PACKAGE, MALT BEVERAGE AND WINE LICENSE FOR THE SALES OF SAID ITEMS AT THAT LOCATION AT 7703 WEST POINT ROAD. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID OBTAIN A RETAIL PACKAGE, MALT BEVERAGE AND WINE LICENSE FOR THE YEAR 2025. SO THIS IS ANOTHER NEW OWNER IN 2025. THE CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND THE STAFF DID REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND IT PASSED A BACKGROUND REVIEW. SO WE DO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION. SO THIS IS THE FIRST READING AND IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING WE MOVE FORWARD. DO WE HAVE ANY OPPONENTS OF THE THIS PARTICULAR LICENSE OR APPLICATION YOU CAN SPEAK FOR. COME FORWARD AND SPEAK. SO WE'LL HAVE NO OPPOSITION. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO SUPPORT APPLICATION PLEASE COME FORWARD TO SPEAK. SO WE HAVE NO ONE. OKAY. SO THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION IS BOWL ELIGIBLE AND WE CAN VOTE TONIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AT THIS TIME. GENE. JUST ONE QUESTION REAL QUICK. SORRY. SO THE PREVIOUS OWNER DIDN'T HAVE A LIGHT. WAS THERE ANY. YEAH THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID HAVE A LICENSE. YES HE DID OKAY. GOTCHA. GOTCHA OKAY. AND THERE WERE NO CHALLENGES. A THAT'S ALL I HAVE NO PROBLEM. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THIS APPLICATION? I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YEAH. BOY. ALL RIGHT, SO IT PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE GO ON TO THE SECOND ITEM, WHICH IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MAYBE. NO, I'M JUST THIS. I'M READY TO G ONE. SO THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND WHERE YOU DO HAVE A DRAFT BEFORE YOU HOT OFF THERESSES I DO WANT TO ADDRESS. SO THE DRAFT BEFORE YOU IS THE MAIN CONTENT. HOWEVER, THE APPENDIX MAKES IT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG BECAUSE IT INCLUDES THE BACKGROUND DATA THAT WE GET ALL THE INFORMATION FROM. IT'LL HAVE THE ENTIRE SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT WITH ALL THE RESPONSES IN IT, AND IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. SO THAT ALONE PROBABLY PUTS IT, I THINK, WHEN I LOOKED AT IT ABOUT 700 PAGES. SO FOR THAT REASON, WE'RE NOT HANDING IT OUT. AND IT'S ALSO A LITTLE HARD FOR IT TO POST ON THE WEBSITE WHEN IT'S UP. IT'S NOT QUITE STABLE. SO WE'LL HAVE TWO VERSIONS. THIS VERSION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, AND THEN THE APPENDIXES WILL GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED AS WELL. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE PLANNING PROCESS THAT GOT US TO HERE. WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE REALLY LEANED INTO PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY INPUT. WE HAD SEVEN IN-PERSON MEETINGS, IN-PERSON MEETINGS ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND WE ALSO HAD ONE ONLINE MEETING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WERE GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE. AND WE ALSO HAD THE COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WENT OUT COMMUNITY WIDE. WE HAD, YOU KNOW, A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. OF COURSE, WITH PUBLIC MEETINGS, IT'S HIT OR MISS. SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST A FEW PEOPLE AND THEN OTHER TIMES WE HAD REALLY, REALLY TREMENDOUS TURNOUT. SO WE GOT A LOT OF INPUT. SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES THAT WE REALLY TOOK AWAY IS AT THE MEETINGS. A LOT OF TIMES THEY WOULD SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE THEIR COMMUNITY IN THE PLAN OR THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THEIR COMMUNITY WAS REPRESENTED. SO WE MADE SURE TO REALLY GET THOSE COMMENTS, AND WE REFRESHED THE OLD COMP PLAN. SO WE DID PUT SOME COMMUNITY BACKGROUND THAT SHOWS SOME ITEMS THAT'S UNIQUE TO TROUP COUNTY. SO WHEN YOU FIRST OPEN IT UP AND YOU GO THROUGH IT, YOU WILL SEE WE COULDN'T OF COURSE ADDRESS EVERY COMMUNITY IN TROUP COUNTY. BUT WE DID PICK THE HIGHLIGHTS. OF COURSE, LONG CAME BECAUSE IT'S ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT. WE LOOKED AT MOUNTVILLE AND ROSEMONT JUST TO KIND OF GIVE A BACKGROUND. THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT NOTABLE PEOPLE FROM THE COUNTY, BUT WE ALSO HONED IN ON, YOU KNOW, THE SIMPLE, EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE REALLY THE PERSONS THAT BUILT THE COUNTY THAT STITCHED IT TOGETHER. SO WE WANTED TO GIVE IT THAT BACKGROUND. SO A LOT OF TIMES TOO, IN OUR OFFICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PERSONS WILL CALL WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING [00:15:01] TO LOCATE A BUSINESS. AND ONE THING THAT THEY LOOK AT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WE WANTED THEM TO, YOU KNOW, SEE IT THROUGH THE EYES OF THE CITIZENS, NOT JUST THE STAFF AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO THAT'S WHY THE BACKGROUND IS IN THERE. AND OF COURSE, WE DO COVER THE THINGS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO BY THE STATE. THE MENTION OF THE REGIONAL WATER PLAN AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING STANDARDS, WHICH THAT LINKS UP TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHERE WE HAVE THE WATERSHED PROTECTION IN THERE. AND THIS HERE IS WHERE WE DO HAVE THE COMMUNITY PROFILE, WHERE WE WENT THROUGH IT AND HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES AND REALLY LEANED INTO THAT PIECE OF HISTORY, BECAUSE ONE THING THAT WE REALLY GOT WERE A LOT OF PERSONAL STORIES FROM PERSONS AT THESE MEETINGS. SO WE WANTED THEM TO KNOW THAT THEIR HISTORY IS IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, HISTORY IS WHAT BUILT TROUP COUNTY. SO THAT WAS A KEY FOCAL POINT OF THIS. AND THEN I'LL JUST KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WE REALLY DID WANT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A MORE HEAVIER FOCUS ON THE PRESERVATION OF RURAL CHARACTER. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE LANGUAGE. BUT THEN ALSO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BALANCED GROWTH, BECAUSE TROUP COUNTY HAS HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS WITH MAJOR EMPLOYERS, THE COUNTY CAN ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT SMART GROWTH TO MAINTAIN THE RURAL CHARACTER WHERE IT'S NEEDED AND TO MAKE SURE GROWTH GROWS, WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS AT, AND THEN TO PLAN FOR THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERED DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE HISTORIC PIECES IN THERE. AND ALSO LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS A COMMUNITY ASSETS. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AS WE REALLY DO EMPHASIZE, YOU KNOW, GROWTH TOWARDS WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE IS. AND THEN THE HERITAGE TOURISM AND CULTURAL ASSETS, WE REALLY KIND OF HONED IN ON THAT, BECAUSE WHEN WE DID THE SURVEY AND WE ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPES OF INDUSTRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN TROUP COUNTY? OF COURSE, WE GOT THE OBVIOUS ONES, YOU KNOW, THE INDUSTRIAL, THE HIGHER PAYING JOBS. BUT THEN AGRITOURISM, I THINK WAS NUMBER THREE OF WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. MORE AGRITOURISM, MORE KIND OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MORE OUTFITTERS, MORE. WHAT WE REALLY GOT FROM IT WERE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET ON THE LAKE THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE A BOAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY COULD RENT A BOAT OR PADDLEBOARD OUTFITTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING. THAT WAS A VERY KIND OF COMMUNITY, PERSONAL FOCUS THAT WE GOT FROM THE PLAN AND UP ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD AT THE MEETINGS. WE HAD SOME MAPPING ACTIVITIES WHERE THEY COULD SHOW US, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAVORITE DESTINATIONS IN TROUP COUNTY, OR IF THERE WERE PLACES THAT THEY WANTED TOCT, THERE WAS A COORDINATED, YOU KNOW, COLOR OF STICKER THAT THEY COULD PLACE ON THERE TO PROTECT. ISSUE STICKERS WHERE TRAFFIC IS WHAT WE GOT WHEN WE STARTED PULLING THE DATA FROM IT. AND THEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ACTIVITIES WE HAD, WE CALLED IT THE COMMUNITY VOICE TREE. AND SO WE HAD THIS OUTLINE OF A TREE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY LEAVES ON IT AT THE FIRST MEETING. AND SO WE HAD SOME LEAVES WHERE THEY COULD WRITE. EITHER WE WANTED THEM TO WRITE BOTH, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S THE THING THAT THEY LOVE MOSTTHE COUNTY, AND THEN TO LET US WHAT WERE SOME THINGS IN THE COUNTY THAT THEY WISH WERE HERE. AND SO. IT COULD BE AN ORGANIZATION OR A HOBBY. AND SO WE REALLY DID GET VERY GOOD DATA FROM THAT. THAT KIND OF ALLOWED US TO KIND OF FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE JOBS, THE ENTERTAINMENT, WHAT THE CITIZENS WERE LOOKING AT. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE APPENDIX WHEN YOU HAVE THE APPENDIX. AND SO THEN WITH THAT, OUR GOALS AND POLICIES AND THE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES, WE TOOK A UNIQUE APPROACH WITH IT. WE BUILT ON EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN 2021. SO THE 2021 PLAN IS THE BASE FOR THIS. BUT IN SEVERAL AREAS WHERE MAYBE IT JUST GAVE US ONE WORD, LIKE HIGH PAYING JOBS AS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO ATTRACT. WE JUST EXPANDED IN THE ACTIONS OF LIKE MAYBE THE ACTIONS THAT COULD GET US THERE OR THINGS THAT WE COULD SUPPORT. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO WE INSTEAD OF HAVING A LONG LIST OF 30 ITEMS THAT ARE ACTIONABLE, WE PUT THEM INTO SIX CATEGORIES. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT TO GIVE IT MORE OF A FOCUS. AND SO ALSO TO HELP STAFF. AND WHEN PERSONS ARE MAKING DECISIONS, THEY CAN GO RIGHT TO THAT CATEGORY AND SEE IF IT'S RELEVANT TO AN APPLICATION IN FRONT OF YOU. AND THEN THE CHARACTER AREAS. SO THIS IS KIND OF THE HEART OF THE COMP PLAN IS THE LAND USE. AND OF COURSE IN TROUP COUNTY WE LOOK AT FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER AREAS. SO WITH CHARACTER AREAS YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COMMUNITY AS IT IS TODAY, BUT YOU'RE ALSO AS WITH THE WHOLE PLAN, YOU'RE LOOKING 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE AS WHAT DO YOU WANT IT TO BE? SO WE WENT THROUGH THE CHARACTER AREAS AND WE MADE TWO CHANGES THAT YOU WILL NOTE. WE DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES EXCEPT FOR ONE, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A SECOND. BUT WE GAVE THEM DIFFERENT NAMES BECAUSE IN THE 2021 PLAN, THE COMPREHENSIVE MAP HAS THE SAME TERMS AS THE ZONING MAP. AND SO THAT CAN BECOME VERY CONFUSING WHEN WE'RE SPEAKING TO APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE A PERSON MAY NOT KNOW IF WE'RE TALKING [00:20:02] ABOUT THE 20 YEAR PLAN WHEN WE REFERENCE, SAY, AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, WHERE WE ARE SPEAKING TO THE COMP PLAN OR TO THE ZONING. SO THIS WAY THEY'RE VERY DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT, AS IN THE TITLE, WE DID ADD ONE NEW CHARACTER AREA TO THE PLAN AND WE CALLED IT THE GATEWAY. SO WITH THE GATEWAY ON THE PLAN ON THE MAP, YOU'LL SEE IT'S BASICALLY A HALF MILE. WELL, REALLY, IT'S A MILE CIRCLE THAT IS CENTERED ON THE INTERSTATE INTERSECTIONS. AND SO WE ACKNOWLEDGED AT THE GATEWAYS THAT WE ARE SEEING AN INTENSE PRESSURE OF DEVELOPMENT HERE. SO IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. AND OF COURSE EACH GATEWAY IS DIFFERENT. THERE ARE SOME GATEWAYS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE OF THE COUNTY LAND, IT LOOKS VERY RURAL. AND THEN OTHER GATEWAYS. OF COURSE, WE SHARE THAT GATEWAY AREA, THAT MILE WITH THE CITY. SO BUT WE REALLY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S AVAILABLE WHEN IT DOES START TO DEVELOP, TO MAKE SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT SCALES WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S AROUND IT. AND IN THE CASE THEN INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, WE SUGGEST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE INCREASED BUFFERS, WHAT WE CAN DO TO MITIGATE ANY IMPACT THAT MIGHT COME OUT OF IT. SO THAT IS IN THE CHARACTER AREAS NOW. AND SO YOU'LL SEE ALSO WE COMBINED SOME OF THE BOUNDARIES. AND THAT KIND OF FITS WITH THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE WE RESIDENTIAL IN THE PAST IT WAS TWO DIFFERENT TYPES. WOODSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE DO ADDRESS THE DIFFERENT LOT SIZES IN THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU HAD THE SMALLER LOT SIZES FROM THE PAST, WHERE NOW YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT ZONING ORDINANCE. SO WE DEFINITELY TOOK AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THAT. AND SO THOSE ARE REALLY THE HIGH POINTS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES CLOSE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM. WAS IT PAUSED? IS IT UNDERWAY. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT AT THE VERY END OF THE COPY THAT'S BEFORE YOU. AND THEN ALSO WE UPDATE THE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM. SO ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE STILL UNDERWAY REMAIN ON THE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM, BUT THEN WE ADD OTHER ITEMS TO IT. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORK ON DEPARTMENT WIDE TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS OR STUDIES LIKE, SAY, A HOUSING STUDY OR TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WOULD BE IN THERE. TO SEE HOW MANY AREAS THOSE ARE, THE GRAPHICS AND THE NEW STRUCTURING OF THE CHARACTER AREAS, JUST TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE DEPTH. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, IF A CITIZEN OR PROSPECTIVE RESIDENT OR BUSINESS OWNER PICKS IT UP, WE WANTED TO MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY. SO ANYONE THAT PICKS IT UP WILL UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT THAT'S THERE. AND WITH THAT, IF I MAY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS IS I MEAN, AGAIN, I'LL SPEAK OUT. EVENTS. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST COMP PLANS I'VE EVER WRITTEN, I'LL BE HONEST. SO CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A LONG TIME. ENTIRE TIME. AND I THINK IT'S THOROUGH. I THINK IT'S A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF WHERE WE NEED TO MOVE AS A COUNTY, AND IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. AND THE BIGGEST WORK WAS REALLY THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE CITIZENS THAT CAME OUT WITHOUT S HARD TO SHAPE A COMP PLAN. SO. PATIENTS WILL. AS WE'RE SAYING, WHERE THEY. WILL YOU ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO. INTERACT WITH THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. HERE IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. OF COURSE THIS IS THE FIRST READING AND IT'S VOTE ELIGIBLE IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO TRANSMIT THIS TO T. WELL, TOE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WILL REVIEW THIS, AND HOPEFULLY IT GOES THROUGH ON THE FIRST TIME. IF NOT, THEY WILL SEND BACK COMMENTS, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THIS ADOPTED BY OCTOBER 31ST. THOUGH IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. OBVIOUSLY THE COMMISSION CAN TABLE IT AND DISCUSS IT. AND ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. AND I WILL ADD OF WE WILL BEH IT STILL TO E THERE'S NO CLERICAL ERRORS. A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO BE DONE TO IT, BUT THE CONTEXT ITSELF, IT IS FINISHED. OKAY. WE DO HAVEWO COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT'S [00:25:01] A GREAT DOCUMENT, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT. I DO WANT TO GET IN MY OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE TO TABLE A MOTION A SECOND. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS DOCUMENT UNTIL TWO WEEKS. MAKE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL ITEM UNDER PUBLIC HEARING IS THE FIRST READING OF 2025 MILLAGE RATE. THIS WILL BE THE OUR OTHER TWO AT OUR NEXT MEETING AT 9 A.M. SO IT'LL BE AT NINE AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SONYA. SONYA HAS A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND I BELIEVE. CATHERINE OVERSAW THE FIRST ONE. THANK YOU. THE FIRST MEETING, THE NEXT ONE. IS OUR PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AND OUR FIVE YEAR NOTICE. AND REQUIRED BY STATE LAW IN ORDER TO GIVE US PLENTY OF REGARDS TO THE. MILLAGE RATE. THAT'S THE TOTAL MILLAGE RATE, WHICH INCLUDES THE MAP AND THE BOND, BECAUSE THE TOTAL DIGEST HAS INCREASED, THE STATE REQUIRES NOTICES WHICH INDICATE A TAX INCREASE. THE CALCULATED RATE INCREASE IS 8.23. PROPERTY OWNERS THAT RECEIVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND HAD AN INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THEIR REAL PROPERTY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WILL NOT HAVE AN INCREASE IN THE COUNTY PORTION OF THEIR TAXES. TROUP COUNTY IS EXEMPTING INFLATIONARY INCREASES THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, THE DIFFERENCE ON THE BILL WILL RESULT IN THE $150 REBATE THAT WAS GIVEN IN 2020 FOR. 9.923 HAS BEEN THE MILLAGE RATE FOR 24 AND 23. SO THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD YEAR WITH THIS MILLAGE RATE WITH NO CHANGE. INCLUDED A GRAPH IN THE BUDGET, BUT I ALSO HAVE IT HERE. IT'S RELEVANT.T SHOWS A TABLE OF THE. COLUMN THERE, WHICH IS ONLY 38% OF THE TOTAL ASSESSED VALUES, THE COMMERCIAL AND THE INDUSTRIAL. THE NEXT TWO COLUMNS ARE OVER 51% OF THE TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF OUR DIGEST. AND THEN THE OTHER IS AGRICULTURE AND UTILITY AND MOTOR VEHICLE AND SOME OTHER USE TAXES WHICH EQUAL LESS THAN 11%. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO OF ON THE 2025 MILLAGE RATE. AND WE. GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION. DANA OR DAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE RECENT ASSESSMENTS? HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. CAPACITIES ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THIS YEAR. THAT BROUGHT ABOUT A DIFFERENT LOOK TO THE ASSESSMENT NOTICES. THEY DON'T HAVE THE ESTIMATED TAX AS THEY. THAT HAVE MADE IT TO OUR OFFICE. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE IT BACK NEXT YEAR. AND IF WE CAN PUT FORTH ANY ANY COMMENTS TO GET THAT FURTHER ALONG, WE SURE WILL. ALSO ANOTHER, ANOTHER ITEM THAT THE HOUSE BILL ALLOWS FOR IS FOR HOMESTEAD. THAT TIP THAT ORDINARILY THE DEADLINE EXPIRES ON APRIL 1ST OF EACH YEAR IS EXTENDED THROUGH THIS APPEAL PERIOD TIME, WHICH IS JULY 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 15TH. SO IF A PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT HAVE HOMESTEAD, THEY CAN APPLY AND GET HOMESTEAD FOR THIS YEAR. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PHONE CALLS. WE DID AN INSERT IN THOSE NOTICES THIS YEAR TO TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT AS WELL. BUT IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE SPREAD THAT WORD SO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE CAN SIGN UP AND GET THAT EXEMPTION. YOU SAID HOMES IS EXTENDED TO WHAT, AUGUST 15TH? AUGUST 15TH. ANY [00:30:04] QUESTIONS? MAYBE EARLY OR NOT. MAYBE I MISSED IT. BUT THE APPEAL PROCESS WHAT IS THE APPEAL PROCESS? IF PEOPLE WANT TO APPEAL THEIR TAX ASSESSMENTS, THEY CAN GO TO THE PUBLIC WEBSITE. IT'S LISTED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT NOTICE. THEY CAN FILE AN APPEAL THERE. THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THERE'S COMPS THEY CAN LOOK AT AS WELL. YOU KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THAT EXTREME. THEY CAN THEY CAN JUST DO THE FORM, SEND IT TO US, COME IN AND TALK TO US. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE OFFICE, WE'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE. WE HAVE THE GUYS OUT IN THE FIELD. WE CAN TAKE A FORM BY THEIR HOUSE, WE CAN DROP IT OFF. WHATEVER YOU NEED, JUST GIVE US A CALL. WE GOT PLENTY OF PEOPLE THERE THAT ARE WILLING AND READY TO HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE CAN YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE. YOU CAN DO IT IN OFFICE AND BY MAIL. THERE OBVIOUSLY ARE MULTIPLE LAYERS IN THE PROCESS. CORRECT. SO OBVIOUSLY YOUR FIRST IS OBVIOUSLY TO SPEAK WITH STAFF. AND THEN BEYOND THAT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH STAFF, CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. THE FIRST STEP IS TO SIT. AND IF YOU COME IN YOU CAN SIT DOWN WITH AN APPRAISER. YOU CAN GO OVER THE SPECIFICS OF YOUR PROPERTY. THEY'LL BE GLAD TO GO PULL UP THE SAILS, SHOW YOU THE INFORMATION THAT WAS USED THAT WE USE TO COME UP WITH THAT VALUE. LOTS OF TIMES YOU CAN PROVIDE THE PROPERTY OWNER KNOWS THEIR PROPERTY BEST, CAN PROVIDE US WITH SOMETHING THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE OF. MAYBE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME. WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION. IF AT THAT POINT, IF OUR OFFICE MAKES A CHANGE, THERE IS A LETTER THAT'S SENT THAT GIVES, IT GOES BEFORE THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS FOR FINAL APPROVAL FOR ANY VALUE ADJUSTMENT. THEY ARE NOTIFIED OF THAT CHANGE AND GIVEN 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. FURTHER, THEY CAN APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. AND THEN THERE'S THAT LEVEL WHERE THEY CAN ACCEPT ANY ADJUSTMENT MADE THERE. OR IF THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT, THEN THEY GO TO SUPERIOR COURT. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT STEPS THAT IN THE PROCESS. AND SO IT DOESN'T END JUST WITH A DISCUSSION IN OUR OFFICE. BY NO MEANS. PREVIOUS YEARS THE BILL HAD THE PIE DIAGRAM ON IS IT GOING T AGAIN T THAT THAT NOTICE COMES FROM? I DON'T KNOW IF IT OR NOT, BUT I DON'T KNOW. THAT WE GET PEOPLE. I MEAN, PEOPLE JUST LOOK AT THAT. IT GIVES THEM AN IDEA OF WHERE WHERE THE WHERE THE MONEY GOES TO EACH, EACH BREAKDOWN SECTION OF IT. AND JUST I GUESS FOR A QUICK EXPLANATION, IF I KNOW PEOPLE RECEIVE THE NOTICES, BUT YET HOW IS THERE A QUICK WAY TO SUMMARIZE HOUSE BILL 581? DISCUSSION ON THAT OF HOW ALL THAT GOES INTO PLAY? OR IS THAT JUST CALLED THE OFFICE KIND OF QUESTION? WELL, AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO. IS THERE? WELL, YOU CAN ASK MARK. I'M AS MUCH AS HE HAS READ. IT, BUT IT MAY BE BEST IF THERE'S QUESTIONS WE CAN WE CAN TALK WITH THAT PERSON ON A ONE ON ONE BASIS ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY AND SEE HOW IT AFFECTED THEM. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, AND IT AFFECTS HOMESTEADED PROPERTY DIFFERENTLY THAN NON HOMESTEADED PROPERTY. SO YOU KNOW WE'LL BE GLAD TO I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT'S SO MUCH EASIER FOR, FOR US TO DISCUSS SOMEONE'S PROPERTY WITH JUST THEM. IT'S THE YOU CAN'T IT'S A IT CAN'T BE BROAD IN THAT IN THAT ANSWER BECAUSE IT'S SO DIFFERENT FOR EVERY DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNER. AND I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE THE ANSWER IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET OUT. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. ONE THING THAT IF IT'S NOT ALREADYD BE GLAD TO HELP PUT TOGETHER A FACT SHEET OR SOMETHING. PROBABLY. IT'S HARDTHERE THATANI THINK THAT WOULD BE QUITE A FEW CALLS. I'M UP IN THAT NATURE. THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING. TAX COMMISSION? YES, SIR. YOU KNOW IN T BEEN ON THE OUR NOTICES. YOU KNOW WHEN THE TAX BILL. ALL THE CITIZENS TO SEE YOU KNOW THE COUNTY'S PORTION OF THE SCHOOL OF THE TAXES THAT I COLLECT IS 35.83%. YEAH. THE SCHOOL BOARD'S TAXES I COLLECT ARE 64.17%. SO [00:35:09] THAT'S HOW THE THAT'S IS THAT THE SAME EVERY YEAR? DOES THAT CHANGE THAT VARY A LITTLE BIT. IT SEEMS SO ON THE MILLAGE. RIGHT. WELL YES. AND YOU KNOW WE THE QUESTION. SO WHEN I FIRST CAME IN NINE YEARS AGO IT WAS LIKE 62.5%. OKAY. AND THEN YOU KNOW. BEFORE Y'ALL HAD ROLLED BACK THE MILLAGE RATE. SO THAT TOOK OWLS BACK WITHIN THE COUNTY. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAD ROLLED THEIRS BACK TO. SO JUST, YOU KNOW. AND THAT WAS BASED AND I I'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF IT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT ON EVERY TAX NOTICE TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF THE COUNTIES GOT THEIRS, YOU KNOW, BROKE DOWN WHERE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SERVICE. COURTS, RECREATION, PUBLIC WORKS, JUDICIAL HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE GENERAL COUNTY IS 4.79% FOR GENERAL COUNTY. YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST ONE WOULD BE PUBLIC SAFETY. 16.66% OF THAT, 35.83 THAT THE COUNTY. SPENDS, YOU KNOW, IS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. I WOULD GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR TAX COLLECTION FOR 2025. OUR REAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS HOMES, YOU KNOW, BUILDINGS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE 99.87% COLLECTED. WE'VE HAD TAX SALES IN APRIL, MAY, JUNE AND JULY. I THINK WE SOLD FOUR PROPERTIES. NOW IT'S JUST ONE OF THESE TWO WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T I DO THIS TOMORROW WHEN I COULD HAVE DONE IT TODAY? AND UNTIL WE TAKE IT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY TO THE END. SO YOU'RE RIGHT AT 100% COLLECTED. WELL, SO YOU CAN NEVER BE 100% RIGHT. IT WAS IT WAS, IT WAS. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS STATED YOU'RE 100% I WILL TELL YOU, I'M 100% COLLECTED ON THE COLLECTIBLES BECAUSE THERE ARE BAD PROPERTIES IN TROUP COUNTY. I'LL TELL YOU. YOU KNOW, I'VE LOOKED AT WHEN I CAME IN, THERE WAS AN INSOLVENT LIST AND YOU MAY LOOK AT SOMETHING. IT HAD FIVE FOOT BY 20 FOOT. THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE 70S. WELL, THERE WAS NOT A CLEAR TITLE ON THAT. SO I MADE IT A CHALLENGE TO MYSELF TO GO OVER ALL THE INSOLVENTS. AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED BESIDE THOSE PROPERTIES, CONTACTING THEM AND SAYING, HEY, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BUYING THIS? THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT WOULD BENEFIT BY HAVING THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF INSOLVENTS BACK ON THE DIGEST, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ONE OF THE HARDEST ONES TO COLLECT PERSONAL PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GOING IN A BUILDING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OF, SAY, A RESTAURANT, EVERYTHING THAT'S INSIDE THAT BUILDING, IT'S NOT THAT PARCEL. WE'RE 99 .9.0 9% COLLECTED ON THAT. AND I WOULD SAY THAT'S REALLY THE HARDEST. I FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT THE REAL BECAUSE WE STILL THE LADY JUST WENT OUT TODAY. WE DO A HUNDRED A MONTH THAT WE GO OUT AND LEVY ON. AND LIKE I CAN TELL YOU IF WE'VE DONE, WE WENT OUT ON 400 LEVIES THIS YEAR AND WE SOLD EITHER 4 OR 5 PROPERTIES. SO IT'S JUST A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH, YOU KNOW, HAVE A TITLE SEARCH DONE ON IT, SEND OUT THE LETTERS, DO ALL THAT PROCESS. SO WE STILL HAVE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER SALE. AND SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD AT 99.87%. SO IN TOTAL, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU TAKE THE REAL AND THE PERSONAL IT'S 99.48. SO 99.5% COLLECTED. SO WE REALLY TRY HARD. GOT A GREAT STAFF. YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND YOUR ENTIRE OFFICE SIR I SAY THANK YOUR ENTIRE OFFICE. YE YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?CALL ME W THAT WE HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PUBLIC HERE, BUT I GUESS WE OUGHT TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY? WE HAVE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY. WE DON'T. SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. FOR OR AGAINST. SO WE HAVE. NO, WE HAVE NOTHING. OKAY. JUST SO THAT THE MINUTES REFLECT, I DON'T THINK THAT EVEN THOUGH WE TABLED THE COMP PLAN, I DON'T THINK WE CALLED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT, BUT WE'LL CALL THAT. SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE PRESENT TODAY [00:40:06] THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMP PLAN, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TABLE IT FOR TWO WEEKS? ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? PLEASE HAVE THE RECORD TO REFLECT. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVE FORWARD. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN REFERENCE TO PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FROM PUBLIC HEARING BACK TO GENERAL MEETING? I MAKE A MOTION. HAVE A SECOND SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS? NO SIR. OKAY. SO WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION. HAVE A SECOND MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.