[I. OPENING]
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          AFTERNOON. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE 7TH, 2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. WE'RE VERY HONORED TONIGHT TO HAVE JEFF MCCARTHY, WHO DIDN'T HAVE TO WALK VERY FAR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION FROM THE MOUNTVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH. AND SO HE'S GOING TO COME UP IN JUST A MOMENT AND GIVE THE INVOCATION. AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. AND I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER THRAILKILL IF HE WOULD MIND LEADING US IN THAT. SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE AS PASTOR, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORTH AND DO THE INVOCATION. DEAR FATHER, WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND AND, LORD MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS COUNTY OR THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY. 
          LORD. AND I JUST ASK YOU, LORD, TO TO GUIDE US. LORD, I LIFT UP EACH PERSON IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT. FATHER, THAT WE WE ALL KEEP FOCUSED ON ON YOU AND AND YOUR AGENDA. AND, LORD, THAT WE REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE. WE DON'T LOOK BACK TO SEE WHAT THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER. BUT WHAT YOU HAVE. 
          FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT THAT YOU LOOKED AT US AT LORD, AT OUR FAITH AND NOT OUR FAILURES. 
          AND, LORD, WE MAY MAKE MISTAKES. LORD, WE JUST ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO TO LET LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THROUGH EACH ONE OF US. FATHER, THAT THAT WHEN PEOPLE SEE US, THEY SEE YOU. 
          LORD, I, I ASK THIS MEETING GO WELL FOR YOUR GLORY. AND THAT, FATHER, THAT THAT WHEN SOMETHING MAY GO AWRY. NOT. NOT THE WAY SOMEBODY WANTS IT, FATHER, THAT THEY KNOW THAT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL OF US. FATHER, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY IN JESUS NAME. 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. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. JEFF. YOU CAN WALK BACK DOWN THE HALL NOW. ALRIGHT. THE 
          [III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES. SO FIRST I HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA. MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE WE DO THAT, MISS BELVA DORSEY, WHO IS SCHEDULED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, SHE DID COME HERE TONIGHT AND SO WAS HOPING THAT SHE COULD BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA IN THE FOREFRONT TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION THAT WAS PREPARED THIS MORNING. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, WITH THAT IN SPECIAL BUSINESS OR IT CAN. 
          THAT'S FINE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT ONE CHANGE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE APPROVE THE FINAL AGENDA. SO MOVED MR. CHAIR. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH, 2025. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO BE APPROVED A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. AND FINALLY, IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? THEY BE APPROVED. SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR COUNTY MANAGER. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. 
          COMMISSIONERS. FIRST UP, I'LL INVITE MISS DORSEY, PROVIDE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A VERY BRIEF UPDATE ON THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE HERE IN TROUP COUNTY. SO I'M REPRESENTING ENRICHMENT SERVICES PROGRAM AND WE PROVIDE THE EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START SERVICES. YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME. AND IT PROBABLY WAS IN THE INFORMATION THIS MORNING. 
          AND IF NOT WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET IT. BUT YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE SCREEN NOW IS JUST A ONE PAGER THAT CAPTURES AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ORGANIZATION. WE DO SERVE 11 COUNTIES, AND TROUP COUNTY IS ONE OF THE COUNTIES THAT WE DO SERVE. AND IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT PAGE PLEASE. SO IN TROUP COUNTY, AS I MENTIONED, WE DO PROVIDE EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START SERVICES HERE. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND SCROLLING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, IT DOES SHOW OUR TWO BOARD REPRESENTATIVES FOR TROUP COUNTY, KRISTA PERRY, WHO WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN ALSO DOCTOR CRYSTAL POYTHRESS, REPRESENTS TROY, TROUP COUNTY. AND THEN ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT DOES SHOW THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS WE HAVE HERE IN TROUP COUNTY. WE HAVE 38 EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS HERE. AND DURING THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND $2,759,388.80 $3 BY SERVING 160 CHILDREN IN BOTH EARLY HEAD 
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START AND HEAD START AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR TWO LOCATIONS ARE LOCATED ON MCGREGOR STREET, SO WE UTILIZE THE BUILDING WHICH WE CALL UPPER MCGREGOR AND LOWER MCGREGOR. AND SO THOSE ARE THE UPDATES THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THE LIKE I SAID, THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING HERE IN TROUP COUNTY, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT ON THE AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          [IV. Special Business]
NEXT ITEM. ITEM ITEM A CONSIDERATION OF THE JUVENILE COURTS REQUEST TO RENEW THE GEORGIA THRIVE INFANT TODDLER COURT PROGRAM. IT'S A $90,000 GRANT, AND THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. I SEE MISS DAVIS IS HERE IN THE BACK. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER. ALRIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE JUVENILE COURT REQUEST TO RENEW THE GEORGIA THRIVE INFANT TODDLER GRANT. SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE THREE RIVERS AREA ON AGING FY 26. CONTRACT FOR CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS THAT ARE ACTIVE LIFE CENTERS. DAN IS NOT AVAILABLE. AND SO DENISE HAS AGREED TO TO TAKE PART IN SHARING ANY NEWS FROM THERE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOME DELIVERED OR CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAMS. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL POINT OUT AGAIN, WE MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS MORNING, BUT WE ALSO DO PROVIDE SOME MEALS FOR MERIWETHER COUNTY. WE WE COOK THE MEALS IN LAGRANGE AND THEN TRANSPORT THOSE TO MERIWETHER COUNTY AS PART OF THE PART OF THIS CONTRACT. YOU CAN JUST ONE THING THAT WE NOTICED ON THIS CONTRACT IS THE CONTRACTING PARTY IS LISTED AS THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, WHICH REALLY IS NOT A LEGAL ENTITY. SO THAT WOULD NEED TO BE FIXED ON THE FINAL CONTRACT BEFORE IT'S EXECUTED SO YOU CAN ADJUST IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST. ACCEPT THE THREE RIVERS AREA ON AGING. THIS FY 26 CONTRACT FOR CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS WITH THE WITH THE CHANGE WITH THE PARKS AND REC. YEAH. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM ITEM C IS CONSIDERATION TO APPLY FOR THE GCP GRANT, WHICH IS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL ALSO BE UTILIZED AT LAGRANGE ACTIVE LIFE. THE GRANT AMOUNT IS $3,229.50. THERE ARE NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. IT WILL ALLOW UP TO 200 HOURS FOR AN INTERNSHIP OVER THE UPCOMING SUMMER, PAID FOR THROUGH THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. OKAY. AND I THINK AS WE NOTED THIS MORNING, WE'VE USED THIS SERVICE BEFORE IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. YES, SIR. AND I WOULD ASSUME WE MAY ALSO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY COME FORWARD IN THE COMING WEEKS OR MONTHS. OKAY. COULD WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE? YES, SIR. AND WE HAVE, YES. WE HAD TWO INTERNS, TWO INTERNS THIS PAST SUMMER, ONE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ONE IN THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE GIVE PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE FY 20 6GIP GRANT THROUGH ACC. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION FOR THE RATIFICATION OF A JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, LAGRANGE COLLEGE. THIS IS MARK THIS MORNING. THIS IS JUST SORT OF THE FINAL STEPS. 
          THE PROJECT'S DONE. WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED THE FUNDS FROM THE OTHER ENTITIES. AND AGAIN, THIS JUST SORT OF IS A CLERICAL DECISION AT THIS POINT. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS IS THE THE 
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FUNDING PLAN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TURF AT CALLAWAY STADIUM. YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. SO THE FUNDING HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. YES, SIR. AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN PAID OUT? YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE RATIFY THE JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN LAGRANGE COLLEGE. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM E, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION THE JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR AERIAL IMAGERY. DAN CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL. BUT AGAIN THIS IS A JOINT FUNDING AMONG ALL OF THE GOVERNMENTS IN TROUP COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO WE ARE REQUESTING THE NEW FLIGHT FOR LIDAR WHICH WILL PROVIDE TOPOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR BUDGET ENGINEERING AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRACTUAL CONTRACT GROUPS FOR FOR BUILDING AND SUCH. DAN CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL. OUR PORTION OF THE JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT IS 60,400, BUT IN ADDITION IS THE LIDAR, WHICH IS 125,005 8564. 
          THAT MONEY, IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT? 124 585 THERE YOU GO. I ONE NUMBER I'M SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND AGAIN, THOSE THOSE THAT FUNDING WILL DERIVE FROM SPLOST FIVE COUNTY WIDE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS. WHAT WAS THE DATE. FEBRUARY. WE'RE ON THE CALENDAR NOW FOR FEBRUARY OF 2026. NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE YET, BUT AS SOON AS ALL THIS IS SETTLED AND CONTRACTS ARE SENT OFF, THEN THEY'LL PUT US ON THE EXACT CALENDAR. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE AERIAL IMAGERY SERVICES. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS ITEM F, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION THE FY 26 CJ CC ENHANCEMENT AND INNOVATION. GRANT HILL. THIS THIS IS YOURS RIGHT? YES. I'LL LET YOU COME UP IF YOU DON'T MIND. THIS ONE'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT AND INNOVATION GRANT. THEY RELEASED THIS GRANT EVERY YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO USE PART OF IT FOR ADDITIONAL DRUG TESTING. AND ANOTHER PART OF IT FOR SOME TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE BETWEEN THE FOUR ACCOUNTABILITY COURTS. SO I'M PULLING THAT INFORMATION UP. I APOLOGIZE, I HAD IT READY, BUT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ARE. $43,784, WHICH IS GOING TO CARRY A MATCH OF 7727. 
          AND THIS IS FOR THE FELONY ADULT DRUG COURT WILL BE APPLYING FOR THIS GRANT SPECIFICALLY. AND HERE YOU SAY THE MATCH FUNDS COMING FROM YOUR DATE FUND, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26. CJ ENHANCEMENT AND INNOVATION GRANT. DO I HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. YOU'LL HANDLE THE NEXT ONE AS WELL. YES I'M HERE FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. IF THERE ARE ANY. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS ITEM G, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR AN ADDITION FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT. THIS IS GOING TO. YES. THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT IS GOING TO BE APPLIED FOR THIS ONE. SO THIS IS MISS JASMINE JOHNSON'S GRANT. JUST LIKE THE FELONY DRUG COURT, THE ENHANCEMENT INNOVATION GRANT. SO SHE IS ASKING FOR 28 PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR $28,280, WHICH WOULD CARRY A MATCH OF $4,991. A LOT OF THE SAME TYPE OF THINGS. BUT THIS WOULD SPECIFICALLY BE FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT, BUT FOR DRUG TESTING SERVICES AND SOME ASSISTANCE IN HELPING OUT WITH. LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DO SOME 
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EXTRA SCREENING ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. SO I THINK THE SHERIFF, SHE SAID THIS MORNING TAKES CARE OF ALL OF THAT. BUT THIS WOULD KIND OF HELP SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THAT COST. 
          AND THIS ALSO MATCHED BY THE DATE FUND. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 ENHANCEMENT AND INNOVATION GRANT. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. SO STICK AROUND FOR ONE LAST ONE. THE CONSIDERATION, THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE FY 26 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GRANT. AND THIS IS A GRANT THAT IS GOING TO BE USED FOR ALL FOUR OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY COURTS. SO THE COURTS ARE APPLYING FOR IT JOINTLY. THERE IS NO MATCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE. SORRY I'M JUST MAKING SURE. YES. NO MATCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE. SO ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR $19,090, WHICH WOULD HELP OUT WITH SOME EXTRA DRUG TESTING AND GPS MONITORING SERVICES FOR ALL FOUR OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY COURTS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? IF. NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GRANT. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, I COULDN'T REMEMBER. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YES. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ACC 2025 SAFETY GRANT. THIS IS THIS COMES THROUGH AS PART OF OUR WORKERS COMP PROGRAM. WE ARE ASKING TO ACCEPT THE $2,500 GRANT AWARD. FOR $2,500. AND I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TOWARD YOUR WORKMAN'S COMP. IS THAT IT IS. YES, YES, IT'S PART OF PART OF THE WORKERS COMP PROGRAM. WE RECEIVE IT EVERY YEAR AND WE UTILIZE IT FOR VARIOUS THINGS. AND AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE HIGHEST NEED IS. THAT YEAR WE'VE USED IT FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT. USE THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. AT THIS TIME IT'S REALLY PRIMARILY GOING TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OUR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES, WHO TYPICALLY MIGHT WORK IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION TO BE ABLE TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF ERGONOMIC INJURIES. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE GRANT FROM ACC, THE 2025 SAFETY GRANT AWARD. DO I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. 
          NEXT ONE IS THE TROUP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE 2025 JEMA HOMELAND SECURITY CANINE GRANTS. AND I DON'T THINK CAPTAIN TAYLOR'S HERE TODAY. CAN YOU HANDLE THIS? OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE NUMBERS OF WHAT'S REQUESTED WAS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE HAD IN THE DOCUMENTATION. YES. SO. THE TOTAL IS $14,278, AND THAT IS FOR THE CANINE FUNDING FOR THE CANINE, THE KENNEL AND SOME JUST SOME MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT. AND THAT IS TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY CANINE GRANT. THIS SORT OF A REPLACEMENT BACK FROM THE CANINE THAT WE LOST, CORRECT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. TRAINER. YEP. THERE'S NO MATCH REQUIRED. NO, SIR. NO MATCH. 
          REIMBURSABLE. GRANT. THIS ONE BACK. HOW MANY CANINE UNITS IS THIS? DO YOU KNOW? I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO. I THINK ACTUALLY, CAPTAIN TAYLOR HAS ONE HIMSELF. AND THEN THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE. THIS WAS A BOMB. A BOMB DOG. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DID SEARCH. SEARCH AS WELL. BUT LIKE I SAID, OUR OUR OFFICER WENT TO THE STATE. THE STATE AGREED THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW HIM TO TAKE IT, BUT IN RETURN THEY WOULD REPLACE IT WHEN THE TIME CAME. RIGHT. ANY OTHER 
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QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. GIVE PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE 2025 HOMELAND SECURITY CANINE GRANT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE STOP THE BLEED KIT GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,946.05. ZACH'S HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, RECOGNIZE ME? CHANGED. I GOTTA GO TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AFTER THIS AND DRESS DOWN A LITTLE BIT. I APOLOGIZE, BUT JUST TO RECAP WHAT WE COVERED THIS MORNING, GRANT FOR $3,946.05 COVERS 45. STOP THE BLEED KITS. 
          WHAT WE DO IN A LOT OF THE FACILITIES WITH THESE, AS WELL AS PLAY SOME MORE, THE ADS ARE LOCATED AS WELL AS VARIOUS VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BUT THIS WILL GIVE US 45 PLACED IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND DIFFERENT VEHICLES AS WELL. AND THEREFORE, ANYTIME YOU RUN INTO SOME SORT OF TRAUMATIC, YOU CAN PUT A TOURNIQUET ON THERE. THERE'S CLOTTING, THERE'S COMPRESSION DRESSINGS IN THERE. THEY'RE MADE FOR A CIVILIAN TO BE ABLE TO GRAB AND RENDER SOME LIFE SAVING AID, JUST AS WELL AS AN AED. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUESTION THAT CAME UP ACTUALLY JUST DURING THE DAY. I GUESS SOMEBODY WHO WOULD LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION COULD COULD AGAIN, YOU SAID CIVILIANS COULD COULD, YOU KNOW, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS WITHIN THIS BUILDING BE ABLE TO BE TRAINED AS WELL? THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. AND GOOD QUESTION. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL MATCH TO THIS, BUT THERE'S A TRAINING REQUIREMENT MATCH THAT RACHEL HAND, TRAUMA MANAGER AT WELLSTAR WEST, PROVIDE FOR US. NO CHARGE. THEY COME IN AND WE CAN HAVE FILL UP ANY ROOM WE WANT FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE WANT, AND SHE'LL OFFER THAT TRAINING FOR IT, BUT IT DOES FOR LAY PEOPLE AS WELL AS OUR STAFF OR ANYBODY THAT WORKS IN THIS FACILITY OR ANY COUNTY BUILDING FOR THAT FACT EACH TIME. IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO, AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, GO BACK THROUGH THAT TRAINING AGAIN? NO, SIR. ONE TIME TRAINING, JUST ONE TIME. THE THE GEORGIA TRAUMA COMMISSION IS THE ONE THAT FUNDS THIS GRANT. WE HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF TEN PEOPLE TAKE THE PROGRAM TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ANY AMOUNT OF IT. BUT ONCE YOU TAKE THAT ONE TIME TRAINING THAT IT SUFFICES THIS GRANT REQUIREMENT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU SAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLACED WITH THE AEDS. YES, SIR. WE'LL PLACE SOME OF THE AEDS. WE'LL PLACE SOME IN SOME PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES. I KNOW WE NEED SOME IN SOME OF THE MARSHAL'S VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THIS BUILDING. OBVIOUSLY AG CENTER OKFUSKEE DIFFERENT PARKS AND REC FACILITIES, PROBABLY WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR LARGEST CROWDS WILL BE WHERE A LOT OF THOSE ARE PLACED. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE GIVE PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE STOP THE BLEED KIT. GRANT. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF THE TATUM SCHOOL PROPERTY AGREEMENT. JUST TO REITERATE, THIS IS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TROUP COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THIS THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY WILL BE UTILIZED, HOPEFULLY FOR THE RELOCATION OF STATION 14. AND IT'LL BE LOCATED THERE OFF ROANOKE ROAD AND WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO THAT RESPONSE AREA. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT. WE'RE ALSO ALLOWING FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE BACK PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TO FOR PARKING OF BUSSES. AGAIN, ALSO RESPOND TO THAT JURISDICTION. SO THIS IS THE AGREEMENT THAT FOR THE TRANSFER, THE TRANSFER THE PROPERTY, AGAIN, THEY'LL CERTAINLY WILL HAVE TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES. BUT BUT THIS IS THE DEED WITH THE EASEMENT RESERVATION FOR THE SCHOOL BUS PARKING AREA. AND. THAT'S THE LAST BIT OF PAPERWORK THAT WOULD WOULD OCCUR. AND UNTIL AND UNLESS THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO A POTENTIAL FUELING STATION, RIGHT, THAT WOULD NEED TO SEPARATE. YOU MIGHT TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN TO OUR CITIZENS WHAT, WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO ACQUIRE THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? WELL, SO THE CURRENT STATION, 14 SO WAS INITIALLY I COUNTY STATION THEN BECAME A CITY STATION. CITY RAN IT FOR MANY YEARS. AND I UNDERSTAND DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES, THEY GAVE UP THAT STATION. AND THEREFORE WE HAD A A FAIRLY LARGE GAP OF 
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COVERAGE THAT WAS MISSING AS PART OF THAT. AND SO I SEE THE COUNTY ENGINEER SHOWED AND SHOWING THAT STATION, IT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO OUR AIRPORT AND AGAIN INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND COVERAGE PRIMARILY IN THE IN THE MORE WESTERN PORTIONS OF TROUP COUNTY, IN BETWEEN THE ABBOTSFORD STATION AND THE CITY LIMITS, WE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A STATION IN THAT VERY IN THAT AREA. AND SO BECAUSE THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES, THE OLD TATUM SCHOOL IS REALLY NO LONGER IN USE OTHER THAN FOR PARKING THE BUSSES. WE BEGAN CONVERSATIONS WELL OVER A YEAR AGO WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ABOUT ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY. WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW AND HAVE A HAVE A PRETTY GOOD PLAN FOR THE LAYOUT OF THAT FACILITY, AS WELL AS SOME SOME DRAWINGS OF WHAT THE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND SO IT'LL CERTAINLY BE THE THE NEWEST FIRE STATION IN TROUP COUNTY AND CERTAINLY WILL PROVIDE TO ME A GREAT LEVEL OF SERVICE. WE FAIL TO MENTION THE FIVE MILE RULE. YES, YOU HAVE TO, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN INSURANCE RATINGS WITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY, YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF A FIRE STATION. AND CERTAINLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO COVER EVERYBODY IN TROUP COUNTY. 
          WE ARE A FAIRLY, FAIRLY RURAL COUNTY. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE WORKING HARD TO TRY TO EXPAND THOSE STATIONS. AND AGAIN, THIS STATION, STATION 14 AND NOW STATION ONE ARE WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF LAGRANGE. AND SO WE ARE HOPING TO RELOCATE THOSE TO PROVIDE BETTER COVERAGE FOR OUR UNINCORPORATED TROUP COUNTY. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HERE TONIGHT. SO HE SURE CAN TAKE THE MESSAGE BACK THAT WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S COOPERATION IN THAT MATTER. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TATUM SCHOOL PROPERTY AGREEMENT. SO MOVED. 
          RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          MOTION IS. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. TIME TO GET A FIRE TRUCK TO GO BY. ABOUT THE TIME WE APPROVED IT. SO ANYWAY, ANGELS FLY OVER, RIGHT? YEP. ALRIGHT. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP I'LL. YEAH. THERE HE IS. INVITE J UP. HE'S GOT A COUPLE ITEMS AND SO WE'LL DISCUSS THE CHANGE ORDERS FOR WHITESVILLE ROAD SOCCER COMPLEX. GOOD. GOOD EVENING. WE TALKED ABOUT THEM THIS MORNING AT THE WORK SESSION THAT BACK IN MARCH WE APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH FOR CLEARING AND GRADING TO BE THE SITE CONTRACTOR FOR OUR SOCCER EXPANSION AT WHITESVILLE ROAD AND WHICH INCLUDED THREE NEW SOCCER FIELDS, ALL THE STORM DRAIN INSTALLATION, AND TWO BIG PARKING LOTS THAT WERE VERY WELL NEEDED ON BUSY SOCCER DAYS. AND DURING ALL OF THAT, WE DID RUN INTO SOME BAD SOILS, WHICH IS VERY COMMON DURING CONSTRUCTION. WE QUITE OFTEN HIT BAD SOILS DURING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND ANYWAYS, DURING THE TIME THAT THEY WERE DOING THE GRADING AND THE STORMWATER AND THE PARKING LOTS, WE DID RUN INTO SOME UNSUITABLE SOIL LOCATIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SHOWN ON THE MAP THERE IN YELLOW. AND THEN AND ALL OF THAT WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE GRADING, STORMWATER AND PARKING LOTS ARE DONE, EXCEPT FOR JUST PUNCHING OUT RIGHT NOW AND FINISHING UP THE THE THE TURF AND THE GRASS AND THE LANDSCAPING. AND SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE STAND AND THE LIST OF THE SIX DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ADDS UP TO $247,749.25. WE TALKED ABOUT IT, I THINK AT THE VERY FIRST MEETING THAT WE WE WE KNEW WE'D RUN INTO SOME UNSUITABLE SOILS. 
          WE FREQUENTLY DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT USED TO BE AN OLD SCHOOL THERE, TOO. AND THEREFORE THIS IS THE SUMMARY OF WHERE WE STAND. ALL THE WORK IS DONE, ALL THE WORK'S BEEN VERIFIED. AND AND THIS IS THE THE FINAL TALLY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS OR THE MAP, THIS FUNDING TO COME OUT OF THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT? YES, SIR. OUR PLANS ARE TAKING THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT AND THEN REIMBURSE OURSELVES OUT OF SPLOST SIX. WHICH IS THE SAME THAT WE DID FOR THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE WHITESVILLE ROAD SOCCER COMPLEX. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION IS 
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APPROVED. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WAS THE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING AS WELL. THE NEXT TWO FOR THIS IS THE SAME HANGAR AT THE AIRPORT TO REPLACE THE ROOF. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE ROOF REPLACEMENT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE THE STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING A TPO OVERLAY, THAT WE WOULD JUST DO A TPO OVERLAY ROOF SYSTEM OVER THE EXISTING METAL, SINCE IT WAS AN OCCUPIED BUILDING, AND IT'S THE LEAST INTRUSIVE TO THE TO THE CURRENT TENANT. AND THAT IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS TO GO WITH THE LOWEST BID ON THAT, WHICH WAS MCCALLUM METAL WORKS FOR $60,230. AND THIS WAS GOING TO COME OUT OF THE AIRPORT FUND. 20 YEAR WARRANTY. 
          THIS COMPANY WE HAD USED PRIOR. THAT'S CORRECT. GOOD SIR. THEY DID THE DALLAS STREET METAL ROOF AND THEY ALSO DID THE ROOF AT THE OLD BUS BARN AT WHITESVILLE ROAD, WHICH NOW WE USE FOR OUR SOCCER MAINTENANCE BUILDING. SO YES, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM. HOW QUICKLY WOULD THEY START THE WORK? J THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE MATERIALS. I MEAN, AS SOON AS WE GIVE THEM A PO, WHICH WE CAN PROBABLY GIVE THEM THE PO NUMBER TOMORROW AND THEN THEY ORDER MATERIALS. I THINK FOR THIS IT'S PROBABLY A ONE MONTH LEAD TIME ON THE MATERIALS. 
          THAT INSTALLATION, THE POLY ISO INSULATION, THE COVER BOARD AND THE TPO MEMBRANE, WHICH IS THE ROOF LEAKING NOW 6060 MIL MEMBRANE. IT TAKES ABOUT A MONTH TO GET THAT MATERIAL BECAUSE THEY MAKE IT FOR THAT ROOF. YES. THEY DURING HEAVY RAINS THEY HAVE THEY HAVE LEAKS. 
          YES. AND WE'VE DONE REPAIRS THERE BEFORE. I THINK I MENTIONED THIS MORNING IT'S THE ORIGINAL ROOF THAT'S 30 PLUS YEARS OLD. WE'VE DONE REPAIRS, WE'VE RESCUED THE METAL DOWN. 
          WE'VE REBUILT BUTYLENE, CAULKED SOME SEAMS AND IT'S IT'S JUST PAST ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS WILL GIVE US 20 MORE YEARS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BID FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT AT THE AIRPORT FOR FOR FOR THE AIRPLANE HANGAR AT 201 AIRPORT PARKWAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS THE HVAC UNIT FOR THE SAME HANGAR, WHICH IS ALSO, I THINK THE ORIGINAL HVAC UNIT OR JUST ABOUT 1996, 1996. SO 29 YEAR OLD HVAC UNIT. SO AND IT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. SO WE HAD THREE BIDS. THE LOW BID WAS JACKSON SERVICES AT $6,400 TO REPLACE THAT TWO TON UNIT WITH A NEW CARRIER, 80% FURNACE, TWO TON UNIT. AND IT WOULD ALSO COME OUT OF THE AIRPORT FUND AS WELL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO REPLACE THE HVAC UNIT AT THE AIR PLANE HANGAR LOCATED AT 201 AIRPORT PARKWAY, A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. FINAL ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION TO ACCEPT BIDS FOR THE OR, I GUESS, TO APPROVE TO PUT OUT BIDS. REALLY? RIGHT. FOR THE BIDS FOR OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE. REVIEW FAA, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE AVIATION WING HAS DONE LASER LIGHT ARE TESTING AT THE AIRPORT. 2020 2022. AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF TREES THAT WERE RISK TO AVIATORS GOING TO RUNWAYS THREE AND TWO ONE AND THE APRIL TIME FRAME OF THIS YEAR. THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY THREE. WE WERE UNDER CONTRACT FOR TIMBER CLEARANCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CALLAWAY FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. SO THAT COMPANY HAS COME THROUGH AND CLEARED. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WORK IS STILL ONGOING. AND THE AIRPORT OF THE 42 ACRES ON THAT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO REAP ABOUT $40,000 IN REVENUES FROM THAT TIMBER HARVEST. NOW, WE INTEND TO USE SOME OF THAT MONEY TOWARDS THE APPLICATION FOR OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE ON THE APPROACH INTO RUNWAY TWO ONE. NOW, WHAT'S COMPLICATED THINGS IS IDENTIFYING AND CONTACTING THE PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY TWO ONE. SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S MCDONALD OIL. AND IF YOU RUN TOWARDS LEASE 
          [00:35:02]
CROSSING ALONG GORDON COMMERCIAL, IT'S PROPERTIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT ROADWAY. AND SO WITH THE DATA THAT WAS PROVIDED FROM 2022, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF 140 TREES THAT HAVE TO BE REMOVED. BUT IN THE LAST 3 TO 5 YEARS, THERE ARE TREES THAT WERE SUSPICIOUS. 
          MAYBE THEY MAY HAVE ENCROACHED THE SAFETY ZONE AS WELL. AND SO WE INTEND TO TO REMOVE THOSE. 
          THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL COME OUT OF THE AIRPORT FUND. SO OUR REQUEST IS TO APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OPEN BID. AND THE CLOSE OUT FOR THIS BID WILL BE THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER. AND WE'LL QUICKLY MOVE FORWARD WITH REMOVAL OF THOSE OBSTACLES. SO THIS MORNING, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT TOPPING SOME OF THOSE TREES. NO, SIR. NONE. NONE WILL BE TOPPED. ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN, SIR? OKAY. INCLUDE GRINDING OF THE STUMPS. REPAIR IF SOD IF IF THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED TO DO SO. SO WE'RE GOING THE EXTRA DISTANCE, IF YOU WILL, TO PRESERVE THE THE PRESERVATION OF THE PROPERTY AND RESTORE IT AS BEST WE CAN, MINUS A TREE AND ITS ROOT SYSTEM. YOU SAID 140 AT A MINIMUM RIGHT NOW IS WHAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED THERE. THERE MIGHT BE MORE BASED ON PROXIMITY AND WHAT WE CAN TELL FROM THE EYE, BUT AT A MINIMUM WE'RE LOOKING AT 140. AND SO THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS WHEN CONTRACTORS COME FORWARD, MYSELF, ALONG WITH OUR ENGINEERING FIRM, WILL GO OUT AND WE'LL MARK THOSE INDIVIDUAL TREES WITH WITH TAGS OF SOME SORT SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND PRECISELY WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO. NOW, THERE'S 1 OR 2 TREES THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT ARE IN SUCH UNIQUE PLACES THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO EMPLOY CRANE OPERATIONS TO TOP COMMISSIONER, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GETTING AT. YEAH. TOPPING SOME OF THOSE TREES AND TAKING THEM DOWN IN SEGMENTS TO PRESERVE THE THE SURROUNDING AREA IN THE PROPERTY. SO ARE THESE TREES GOING UP LIKE GORDON COME THROUGH GORDON COMMERCIAL ON AIRPORT ROAD. NEW AIRPORT ROAD NOT NOT NECESSARILY. WELL THERE THERE ARE SMALL NUMBER ON AIRPORT ROAD. YES SIR. TO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FROM THE AIRPORT TOWARDS MCDONALD OIL TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE THE THE TAXING OR THE THE WE'LL CALL IT THE COMPLICATED TREE REMOVAL IS GOING TO BE IN THE BIBLICAL CENTER, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT'S, IT'S VENUE. AND SO THEY'RE THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF IT. THEY, THEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SADDENED. BUT TO BE LOSING THIS ONE PARTICULAR TREE. 
          BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE RISK TO AVIATORS IN THAT AREA. AGAIN THIS IS MANDATED BY FAA. SO IF WE DON'T COMPLY WE OBVIOUSLY RUN THE RISK OF NOT COMPLYING WITH THEIR RULES. AT THE SAME TIME WE PUT AVIATORS AT RISK. DID THEY DO THIS LIKE YEARLY OR IS IT BASED ON EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING IN THE NEXT YEAR PROBABLY SEEING LEADER COME BACK OUT. SO THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD THE READINGS WAS 2022. 
          IN THE BID PROCESS WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ISSUING A BID PACKAGE. THE PACKAGE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR. 
          PURCHASING DIRECTOR WILL THEN MAKE APPLICATION TO THE TO THE SYSTEM. BUT THEY ARE THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY RUNNING IT FOR US. YES, SIR. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS WITH FAA AND THE BID PROCESS. THAT ARE NOT AS TYPICAL AS THE CORRECT BID. SO IT'S GOING TO GO OUT NOVEMBER THE 6TH. THAT'LL GO OUT NEXT WEEK. HOPEFULLY WHEN THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR RETURNS AND IT'S BASED ON APPROVAL TONIGHT, IT WILL CLOSE OUT HOPEFULLY ON THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER. OKAY. SO ON THE PACKAGE. YES SIR. ISSUED FOR BID NOVEMBER 6TH. BUT THAT'S EXPECTED TO COME BACK. YES SIR. AND THEN ONCE WE GET THE, THE THE CANDIDATES WE'LL GO THROUGH IT AND MAKE OUR SELECTIONS AND THEN PRESENT TO THE BOARD HERE FOR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONTRACT, WHICH I ALSO REQUEST FOR THE TIME. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE THAT I GET BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO SIGN THAT CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE AIRPORT TO MOVE FORWARD. I'LL BE ASKING BASICALLY FOR A COMBINATION MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BID, AUTHORIZE THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT? YES, SIR. THE EXECUTION. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TO ACCEPT BIDS FOR THE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE AT THE AIRPORT. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR 
          [V. Public Hearings]
AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MISS VALERIE HAS REQUESTED A NEW PROCEDURE. DO I NEED TO 
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DO THE GAVEL NOW OR WAIT TILL AFTER I GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? JUST EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          OKAY, SO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. 
          WE COME OUT OF REGULAR MEETING AND ENDING THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. YES, MISS RUTH. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THE FIRST ONE TODAY IS THE REZONING APPLICATION FROM DIANA COTTON FOR 2176 BARTLEY ROAD. ALL THE PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED. THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE 6 TO 0 VOTE. JAMES, CAN YOU PULL UP THE PLAT FOR ME, PLEASE? IF YOU LOOK TO THE EAST, THERE'S A ONE ACRE PIECE OF THAT RESIDENTIAL PARCEL THAT THEY WILL BE PULLING OUT. 
          THAT'S WHAT THE ACTION TO REZONE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO IT CAN BE ADDED TO THE OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARCEL. GO TO THE SOUTH. THE PARCEL ON THE BOTTOM IS CURRENTLY LIMITED COMMERCIAL. THEY'RE ASKING FOR 1.5 ACRES OF THAT ONE TO BE PULLED OUT AND JOINED WITH THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. AND THAT WAY IT'LL BRING IT'LL GIVE THEM ROAD FRONTAGE AND IT'LL BRING THE OTHER PIECE IN LINE WITH THE USE THAT IT CURRENTLY IS. THE FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY CONSISTS OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE LOT SIZES WITH A MIXTURE OF USES SUCH AS COMMERCIAL, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL. THE REVIEW STANDARDS IS ASKED WHETHER A PROPOSED REZONING WILL PERMIT A USE THAT IS SUITABLE IN VIEW OF THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADJACENT AND NEARBY PROPERTIES. THE USE OF THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE THE YEAR 1984. THERE WERE THEREFORE IT IS SUITABLE. FOR THE SECOND ONE ON THERE. WHETHER A PROPOSED REZONING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE EXISTING USE OR USABILITY OF ADJACENT OR NEARBY PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED REZONING WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE EXISTING USE OR USABILITY OF THE ADJACENT AND NEARBY PROPERTIES, SINCE IT'S ALREADY EXISTING, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY BEING ECONOMICALLY USED. THE PROPOSED USE WILL NOT BE BURDENSOME ON EXISTING ROADS, STREETS, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, UTILITIES AND SCHOOLS. THE REZONING OF THE PARCEL WILL CONFORM WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY PROPERTIES WERE AND ARE BEING USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. 
          THE REZONING OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL WILL NOT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THERE IS NOT A CURRENT INTENT TO SERVE THE RESULTING PARCELS WITH PUBLIC WATER OR SEWER SERVICE. WE'RE ASKING IF IT IS APPROVED THAT THE STAFF AND THE STAFF ASKING THAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. THE APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT A PLAT SHOWING THE DIVISION ALONG THE LINES THAT IS SHOWN ON THE PLAT CURRENTLY. IT IS THE FIRST READING AND IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          THIS IS WHERE WE GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION TO A REZONING, SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. 
          HEARING NONE, THEN IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS REZONING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, MISS RUTH SAID THIS IS THE FIRST READING. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVE. JUST REQUIRE A PLAT. IS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT'S REQUIRED? REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO BE APPROVED BY THE STAFF. SO YOUR MOTION IS APPROVED, SUBJECT TO A PLAT BEING A SURVEY BEING PREPARED. 
          OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          MOTION IS CARRIED. THE NEXT APPLICATION IS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED UNIT ON A PARCEL THAT IS IN THE SUBURBAN MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING. IT WAS SUBMITTED BY BEN TURNER. THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION DID APPROVE 
          [00:45:05]
THE APPLICATION IN A 40 TO 0 4 TO 2 VOTE. THE UNIT WILL BE A NEW THREE BEDROOM AND TWO BATH UNIT, APPROXIMATELY 1800 HEATED SQUARE FEET WITH A VALUE OF $193,637. WITHIN THE PROXIMITY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, THE PROPOSED AND THE PROPOSED MANUFACTURED HOME UNIT, THE HOUSING STUDY SHOWED THERE THERE ARE 106 STANDARD BUILT AND EIGHT MANUFACTURED HOMES. 
          THE AVERAGE HEATED SQUARE FEET FOR EACH FOR THE STANDARD BUILT HOMES IS 1817 HEATED SQUARE FEET, AND THE AVERAGE MANUFACTURED FOR THE MANUFACTURED HOME IS 1048 HEATED SQUARE FEET. THE AVERAGE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION IS 1971 FOR THE STANDARD BUILT, AND 1985 FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES. THE AVERAGE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE STICK BUILT OR STANDARD BUILT IS $175,072, AND FOR THE MANUFACTURED HOME UNITS ARE $26,696. THE STAFF IS ASKED THAT IF IT IS APPROVED, THAT THE APPLICANT MUST OBTAIN BUILDING PERMITS FOR SEPTIC FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT ITSELF. LAND DISTURBANCE AND DRIVEWAY. IF THERE'S NOT A DRIVEWAY ALREADY, WHICH I THINK THERE IS A DRIVEWAY ON THE PARCEL. ALSO THAT THE MANUFACTURED HOME UNIT MUST MEET THE COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND MANUFACTURED HOMES. 
          AND THIS IS THE FIRST READING AND VOTE ELIGIBLE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NONE, AGAIN THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. 
          ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE, RIGHT, MISS RUTH? OKAY, SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE RECORD OVER THERE. RECOMMENDATION? YEAH. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          MOTION IS CARRIED. THE NEXT APPLICATION IS FOR SPECIAL USE. REUBEN HARRISON IS REQUESTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A SHORT TERM RENTAL BUSINESS AT 2274 HAMILTON ROAD. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH THREE BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHROOMS. THE PARCEL IS SURROUNDED BY PARCELS THAT ARE ZONED SR AND LIMITED COMMERCIAL SR IS SUBURBAN MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL USE CONSIDERATION. THE REQUEST WILL NOT GENERATE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRAFFIC. THE EXISTING STREET SYSTEM WILL ADEQUATELY ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC OF THIS TYPE. THE EXISTING UTILITIES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY AND ADEQUATELY ACCOMMODATING USES IDENTICAL TO THE PROPOSED USE. 
          THE PROPERTY IS IN A SUBURBAN MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA OF TROUP COUNTY. THE USE RELATED TO THE REQUEST SHOULD NOT FALL OUT OF LINE WITH ACTIVITIES CHARACTERISTIC OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF THIS TYPE. THERE SHALL BE NO PARKING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND NO AMPLIFIED SOUNDS OUTSIDE OF 10 P.M. THIS PROPOSED USE WOULD NOT HAVE A DETRIMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND THE PROPOSED USE WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE OF THE COMMUNITY, THE STAFF AND THE OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES. COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS. PLANNING RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF TWO OCCUPANTS PER BEDROOM AND TWO ADDITIONAL GUESTS, WITH A TOTAL OF EIGHT GUESTS PER RENTAL PERIOD FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FIRE LIFE SAFETY CODE AND TROUP COUNTY ORDINANCE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE SEPTIC IS ALREADY APPROVED AND THE OTHER STAFFS DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. IF APPROVED, MUST OBTAIN A PROPER BUSINESS LICENSE TO OPERATE A SHORT TERM RENTAL. VACATION RENTAL. NO AMPLIFIED SOUNDS OUT OF 10 P.M. ANY PROPOSED DEVIATIONS FROM THE APPROVED SITE PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. NO PARKING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. 
          [00:50:01]
SIGNAGE MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TROUP COUNTY SIGN ORDINANCE. EXTERIOR LIGHTING SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PREVENT SPILLOVERS TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL STAFF SLASH PUBLIC AGENCY COMMENTS. THE OWNERS AGREED TO USE HIS OR HER BEST EFFORTS TO ASSURE THAT THE USE OF THE PREMISES IS BY SHORT TERM RENTAL OCCUPANTS, WILL NOT DISRUPT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHTS OF NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES OWNERS, PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THEIR PROPERTIES. PROVIDE A COPY OF AN EXEMPLAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNER AND OCCUPANTS, WHICH OBLIGATE THE OCCUPANT TO ABIDE BY ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND OTHER COUNTY ORDINANCES, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, AND THAT SUCH VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND EVICTION FROM THE PREMISES, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF FINES LEVIED. PROVIDE PROOF OF HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE. MUST PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION AND ABIDE BY THE ENTIRETY OF SECTION 5.26 OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. ACTUALLY, LET ME GO BACK. IT IS NOT SECTION 5.26. IT IS NOW CHANGED TO SECTION SECTION B .7.6, NUMBER 15. SHORT WRITTEN SHORT TERM RENTALS. IT IS THE FIRST READING AND VOTE ELIGIBLE. I KNOW THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS PUT ON. HE MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. HE MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. YES SIR. HE'S OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS. HE WILL ABIDE BY THE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HE CAN RENT IT OUT THROUGH THE YEARS. AND HE HAS A COPY OF THAT ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THIS IS THE PUBLIC PORTION. SO I'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. ALRIGHT. 
          HEARING NONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. AND YOU, YOU LISTED SEVERAL THINGS THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO DO. YES, SIR. MY MEMORY. I CAN'T REMEMBER EVERY ONE OF THOSE, BUT I'M GOING TO LOOK MR. HURSTON AND SAY, CAN HE LIVE WITH ALL OF THE STIPULATIONS THAT Y'ALL GAVE HIM THERE? OKAY. 
          YOUR CONDITIONS, THE CONDITIONS. SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, MR. HURSTON? THE THINGS THAT MISS RUTH READ OUT A WHILE AGO, THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS, CONDITIONS THAT THEY LISTED OR WERE YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE ITEMS. YOU ARE OKAY. THANK YOU. SIR. ALRIGHT THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE CONDITIONS. WITH THE CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS? YEAH, I REPEAT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE OUTLINED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          MOTION IS CARRIED THEN. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. AND THE LAST ONE IS ON AUGUST 20TH, 2015. I MEAN, 2025. WE DID SUBMIT THE DRAFT SEE ANNUAL UPDATE REPORT TO THREE RIVERS AND DCA TO SEND IT BACK WITH SOME COMMENTS AND REPORTS OF FINDINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. WE DID ADDRESS THOSE AND WE ARE ASKING PERMISSION TO RESUBMIT IT TO THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OCTOBER 31ST DEADLINE TO RESUBMIT IT TO THEM. AND THEN WE CAN SUBMIT THE FINAL ONE ON OCTOBER 21ST. WE'LL COME BEFORE YOU ON OCTOBER 21ST TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT IT FINALLY. 
          WITH YOU'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE TRANSMITTAL RESOLUTION. YES, FOR THE TRANSMITTAL RESOLUTION AND ALSO THE LETTER. WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THE LETTER WITH IT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MARK. YEAH OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TRANSMITTAL RESOLUTION AND THE LETTER FOR THE 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES ANNUAL UPDATE. DOES ANYONE. ANY JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS WAS OUR AGENDA 
          [00:55:14]
IN THE PUBLIC HEARING SESSION, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS STAGE, CORRECT? NO. THE ONE THAT WE REQUIRED WAS WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU TO SIGN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSMIT IT THE FIRST ONE. SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS. CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD EVENING. 
          [VI. Executive Session]
THE NEXT ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE COME OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTER. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY.
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