[I. OPENING]
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PRETTY WEEK. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON. Y'ALL LISTEN. BE EXCITED. BE ENJOYING THAT BEAUTIFUL FALL WEATHER. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY TO OUR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 18TH, 2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO RISE. WE'RE VERY HONORED TODAY TO HAVE ONE OF OUR OWN, PASTOR JEFF DURAN FROM FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH. THAT'S GOING TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION. AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. AND I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER JONES TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE. AND PASTOR JEFF. LET'S PRAY. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR WAKING US UP THIS MORNING. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BREATH IN OUR LUNGS. LORD, THE STRENGTH IN OUR BODIES JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF BED AND COME THIS WAY. GOD IS A PRIVILEGE. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME OF SEASON. LORD, WHEN PEOPLE ARE REMINDED OF YOUR GOODNESS AND ALL THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE THAT WE'RE SO UNDESERVING. PRAY NOW GOD, THAT YOUR BLESSINGS WOULD BE UPON THIS MEETING. GOD AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST GET HONOR AND GLORY OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID AND DONE. LORD, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN, 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. ALRIGHT. THANK
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
YOU JEFF. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES. SO FIRST WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? THEY BE APPROVED A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. AND FINALLY, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? SO MOVED. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE
[IV. Special Business ]
IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. SO AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS FIRST, OUR AGENDA IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE BIDS FOR THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. LANCE IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS MORNING, THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS FIVE, 79, THREE, 94, 40. AND I CAN'T SEE THE LITTLE PIECE ON THE END THERE. IT SAYS. I SKIPPED ONE. I'M SORRY I SKIPPED ONE. IT WAS THAT ORDER FROM THIS MORNING I APOLOGIZE. MY BAD. SORRY. THE CONSIDERATION OF THE NAMING OF THE WHITESVILLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING TO. THE MOTION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY OUR PARK AND REC BOARD AND OUR LANCE TO NAME IT AFTER PREVIOUS COUNTY MANAGER AND PARK AND REC DIRECTOR, TODD TENTLER. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE WHITES FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO HONOR TODD TENTLER. NOW, THE FINAL NAME IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT WE'RE VOTING ON HONORING IT FOR TODD. 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. SORRY, I WAS OUT OF ORDER EARLIER. NEXT UP IS THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE BID ACCEPTANCE FOR THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. THE PLAYGROUND COMPANY IS CALLED PLAY SOUTH, AND THE AMOUNT IS $579,394.40. AND AGAIN, THIS IS WILL BE MATCHED WITH CIP DOLLARS. AND SIMILAR TO HOW WE'VE HANDLED THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROJECT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE. THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE BID FOR THE ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND TO BE AT THE WHITES FOR ROAD SOCCER PROPERTY FOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $579,394.40. I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. I KNOW, MARK, OUR ATTORNEY'S LOOKING. I LEFT OFF LIKE ERIC. WHAT WAS THOSE LAST FEW PENNIES? $0.40, 47. OKAY. $0.40. $0.40. OKAY. AND THEN
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YOU'RE COVERED. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS THE BODY CAM, A TOUGHBOOKS FOR THE TROUP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THIS MORNING. JEFF DURAN IS HERE. HE'S HERE TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IT'S TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. ONE IS THE THE. I THINK IT'S THE SORRY, THE MDT, THE MOBILE DATA TERMINALS. AND THE SECOND ARE THE BODY CAMS. THESE ARE FOR THE JUVENILE COURT AS WELL AS OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. AND JEFF, DO YOU HAVE A FINAL NUMBER ON THE COST OF THE PROJECT? YEAH, IT WAS $69,319.26 WAS THE FINAL ESTIMATE. CAN WE DO THEM ALL AT ONE? I BELIEVE SO I THINK THEY WERE THEY'RE YEAH THEY'RE ONE ONE ITEMS ARE THERE FOR AGENDA MOTION OKAY OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL COME FROM SPLOST FIVE. THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE BODY CAMS AND TOUGHBOOKS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING THESE TWO BIDS. MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS THE ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR THE TROUP COUNTY SHOP BUILDING. AS YOU MENTIONED THIS MORNING, JAY CAME UP WITH TWO OPTIONS. ONE IS A FULL METAL REPLACEMENT OR ONE IS A TPO COVERING. BOTH ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VOTES. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO WITH THE THE TPO AT $62,097 FROM MCCULLOCH METAL WORKS. I DIDN'T ASK JAY, WHY IS THERE SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THOSE TWO PRICES? BETWEEN THE FULL METAL ROOF REPLACEMENT COLUMBUS, YOU KNOW, COLUMBUS ROOFING VERSUS I MEAN, EVERYTHING THEY'VE EVER BID FOR US HAS BEEN LIKE TWICE THE PRICE. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEBODY DIDN'T MISS SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? OKAY. WE DOUBLE CHECKED ALL THE PAPERWORK. AND I MEAN I MEAN, THEY'RE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST.IT'S JUST A BIG DIFFERENCE. YEAH. OKAY. I MEAN, IT'S THE SAME. IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE AIRPORT, IT WAS THE EXACT SAME THING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I MISSED SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? AND AGAIN, THE 60,000 $62,097, THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT IT WAS FOR THE AIRPORT, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AND THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. OKAY. THIS IS WHAT WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. AND AGAIN FUNDING WILL COME FROM THE CIP FUND. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU JAY. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR THE TROUP COUNTY SHOP BUILDING, ACCEPTING THE BIDS FROM MCCOLLUM METAL WORKS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR AIRPORT MANAGER TO COME FORWARD. IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THAN THE COUNTY MANAGER CAN CAN HANDLE. SO, MR. ANDERSON, MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS FIRST ITEM I BELIEVE IS THE THE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE. IT IS. YES. WE HISTORY IS THAT WE IDENTIFIED OR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FAA IDENTIFIED RISKS TO THE SAFETY OF NAVIGATION TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY TWO ONE. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE APPROACH END, IT'S BASICALLY MCDONALD OIL AND GORDON COMMERCIAL. THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ALONG GORDON COMMERCIAL TO INCLUDE ONE, TWO, THREE PROPERTIES ALONG OLD AIRPORT ROAD THAT HAVE TREES THAT ARE ECLIPSING OR CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF SAFETY. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE TREES BY I DOT CONTINUES TO TO ASK US WHEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE THESE ITEMS THAT RISK AVIATORS AS THEY MAKE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES INTO RUNWAY TWO ONE. OUR ENGINEERING FIRM, ALFRED BENESCH, HAS WORKED WITH US, AND WE'VE CONTACTED ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE'VE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSIONS BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO TO TAKE CARE OF THESE TREES AND BASICALLY TAKE THEM DOWN. THE ONLY EXCEPTION, ONE PROPERTY OWNER HAS ASKED TO ONLY TOP THE TREE. IT'S THE ANTIQUITIES CENTER. THEY'VE ASKED US TO TOP THAT TREE, WHICH IS A FAIRLY LARGE OAK.
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AND THE REASON BEING IT'S ONLY BEING TOPPED IS BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THEIR THEIR EVENT CENTER. THEY USE THAT AS A AS A PROP, SO TO SPEAK. ALL THE OTHER TREES WILL BE TAKEN DOWN TO THE GROUND AND STUMPS GROUND AND THEN REHAB AS NECESSARY. BASED ON THE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, THE REQUEST THERE'S TWO REQUEST IS THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR A CAP OF UP TO $250,000. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TREES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AWFUL CLOSE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING EQUIPMENT, MANPOWER AND RESOURCES IN PLACE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AT THE TIME, THE THE ONE VENDOR THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE PROPOSAL IS A CURRENT VENDOR OF TROUP COUNTY, AND THEY GAVE US SPECIFIC QUOTES PER TREE, PER STUMP, AND FOR ALL THE HAULING. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS. AND SO WE'VE ASKED THE CAP OF 250. SO THE FIRST REQUEST IS FOR APPROVAL TO SPEND UP TO $250,000 FOR THIS WORK. THE SECOND PORTION WOULD BE ONCE ALL THE THE CONTRACT IS PUT TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, WOULD BE TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS. SINCE WE'RE UNDER A A SOMEWHAT OF A TIMELINE TOWARDS THE END OF THE END OF THE YEAR, 31ST OF DECEMBER, IN WHICH CASE THEN WOULD EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS. I REQUEST THAT I BE ABLE TO SIGN THAT CONTRACT. THE. THE DIFFICULTY, I THINK, THAT YOU ARE FACING IF YOU DO NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS. THIS PROJECT STARTED AND THERE'S STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE COST. THE CONTRACT THAT IS BEFORE YOU HAS GOT A CONTRACT PRICE OF $217,000. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE UP TO 250, AND I'M GETTING MY WAVED AT AGAIN. SO TROY WAS ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR THE EXPENDITURE. THE FUNDING FOR 250. THE CONTRACT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY IS 217 800, 2000 $270,800. SO I THINK THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE $217,800 CONTRACT IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY REVIEW. WITH ASSUMING THE BOARD WERE TO DO IT, AN AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE FUNDING UP TO 250. THEN, IF MORE TREES ARE IDENTIFIED AS TROY THINKS, THEY ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL, THAT WE'D COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THIS CONTRACT TO RAISE THE PRICE, OR TO INCLUDE THAT EXTRA COST IN A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONTRACT. THERE'S ALSO THE POSSIBILITY, I THINK, TROY, THAT THE 217 COULD BE REDUCED. COULD BE REDUCED. YES. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT TROY'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO POSSIBLY LOWER THE COST TO THE CONTRACTOR THROUGH SOME OF THE INSURANCE THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED. SO I GUESS THE MOTION WOULD BE EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED LISTENING TO YOU, IT WOULD BE TO APPROVE IT IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM FOR 217,800 OR LESS, SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY REVIEW. BUT YOU STILL HAVE ALL ALL THIS MONEY'S COMING OUT OF THE AIRPORT FUND. YES, SIR. THE ONE TREE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WAS GOING TO BE TAUGHT. YES, SIR. WE ALL KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE BACK IN RANGE IN A FEW YEARS. WHO'S TO KNOCK IT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THEN WE'LL MAINTAIN IT BASED ON THE, THE THE THE CHAIRMAN. CHAIRMAN IS FOR THIS MORNING OR RECOMMENDATION FOR NAVIGATION EASEMENT. I DID SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TODAY. ONLY ONE PROPERTY OF THESE 14 IN OUR HISTORY HAS BEEN AWARDED A NAVIGATION EASEMENT. SO THE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF THIS CONTRACT TO REMOVE THESE OBSTRUCTIONS, WE WOULD THEN PURSUE NAVIGATION EASEMENTS FOR ALL THESE PROPERTY OWNERS, OF WHICH SOME OF THOSE ARE THE CITY, SOME OF THE AIRPORT. AND I BELIEVE THE LAST ONE IS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF LAGRANGE. NOT ALL THE TIME, BUT IF YOU COULD TOP OUT OF A PINE TREE, BASICALLY IT MAY DIE. YEAH. THIS IS OAK.PINE. WELL, THIS ONE IS AN OAK. YEAH. DID YOU. OAK? YES. OAK. YEAH. OH, I THOUGHT PINE TREE.
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YEAH. NO. OAK TREE. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID THIS MORNING. I'LL PUT BACK OUT. THERE WAS ONE LANDOWNER THAT WANTED THE WOOD WAS ONE. ONE PROPERTY OWNER DOES WANT TO KEEP THE BULK OF THE TREE BEHIND. I BELIEVE THAT ONE IS ALSO A VERY LARGE OAK. SO ONE THAT'S KIND OF LATER ON COME BACK FOR ANY REASON. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK. THAT TREE WILL BE TAKEN ALL THE WAY DOWN SUBSURFACE. THAT THAT WILL BE GROUND DOWN. HE HE WANTS THE, THE THE TIMBER, IF YOU WILL, FOR FIREWOOD. I ASSUME ALL THE VEGETATION, THE BRANCHES AND LEAVES WILL LEAVE THE PROPERTY.MAYBE I'M MISSING, BUT WHY WOULD A PROPERTY OWNER WANT TO SIGN A NAVIGATION EASEMENT? WELL, NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S THE STANDARD, BUT IT IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNER AND THE AIRPORT COUNTY THAT IN THE FUTURE, IN THE EVENT THAT VEGETATION OF SOME SORT OF A TREE CROSSES THE THRESHOLD, WE THEN NOW HAVE PERPETUAL PERMISSION, IF YOU WILL, OR AUTHORITY TO GO IN TO, TO REMOVE THOSE, THOSE OBSTACLES. OKAY. SO THAT THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION, IT'LL BE IT STILL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TRIM THOSE TREES. OKAY. IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE AIRPORT TO ENCOURAGE AS MUCH TO, TO TO PREVENT GROWTH. THE BIGGEST THING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM DOING WOULD BE BUILDING AN OBSTRUCTION. MAN MADE INTO THE THRESHOLD. THE VEGETATION IS A LITTLE TOUGHER TO TO TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, BUT THE AIRPORT'S INTEREST IS THAT WE KEEP THOSE SAFE NAVIGATION AVENUES OPEN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE PUT HIS. GIVEN THE THE DIRECTIVE WHERE HE CAN SIGN THE CONTRACT. DOES THAT GO WITH CAN WE PUT THAT ONE IN THIS MOTION TO THE APPROVAL. OH YES. YES YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN AUTHORIZE I WOULD JUST DO IT. AUTHORIZE YOU SAY AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE, WHICH COULD BE TROY TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. OKAY. IF WE NEED TO SPEED IT UP, YOU KNOW, IF HE'S OUT THERE, YEAH, I AGREE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IT'S BEEN A FEW MINUTES, MARK. I WAS TRYING TO HANG ON TO RECREATE IT, SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND MAKE A STAB AT IT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR THE REMOVAL AND EXECUTION OF OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE FOR THE AIRPORT, UP TO $217,800 OR LESS, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY THAT IT JUST LEFT ONE WORD OUT. AND THAT'S IT'S IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM. SUBSTANTIAL FORM. ALL RIGHT.
PERFECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT. MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED.
YES, SIR. YOUR NEXT SECOND, SECOND TOPIC. BRIEF SUMMARY IS THAT WE HAVE EXECUTED WITH THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN FOR A GROUND LEASE TO SUPPORT A AIRCRAFT COMPONENT REPAIR, OVERHAUL AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY ON THE AIRPORT, TOTALING ABOUT 15.5 ACRES. THE RESOURCE SPONSOR IS LOCATED IN THE UK. THAT CONTRACT WAS SIGNED IN JUNE AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. SINCE WE ARE NOT BUILDING SPECIFICALLY A HANGAR OR A STRUCTURE TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS, MAINTAIN SERVICE AND AIRCRAFT, WE ARE INSTEAD BUILDING A COMPLEX WHERE THERE'LL BE A COMBINATION OF BUILDINGS TO STORE WAREHOUSE AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS. A SECOND BUILDING WILL BE USED TO REFURBISH, REHAB, OVERHAUL COMPONENTS, AND THEN A 100,000 SQUARE FOOT APRON. SO IN THE EYES OF THE FAA, THIS FACILITY IS NOT STRICTLY AERONAUTICAL, BUT IT HAS SOME NON-AERONAUTICAL ASSETS OR CAPABILITIES. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION FROM THE FAA BEFORE WE BUILD VERTICALLY. IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS. THE DOT IS A VETTING MANAGER FOR THE FAA, AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE IRONED OUT OUR REQUEST SUBSTANTIALLY ENOUGH TO GET IT TO THE FAA. FAA HAS RECEIVED THAT PACKAGE. AND THE FEEDBACK
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THROUGH A MEETING THAT WE RECEIVED WAS TO MAKE A CHANGE TO OUR CURRENT GROUND LEASE.AND THAT CHANGE BASICALLY CAPTURED IS A SMALL DESCRIPTIVE BUSINESS PLAN TO BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING GROUND LEASE. AND WE'VE ADDED SECTION, I BELIEVE 11.5. SO RIGHT CURRENTLY THE GROUND LEASE HAS 1.1 TO 1.4. 1.5 WOULD BE THE DESCRIPTIVE BUSINESS PLAN THAT FAA HAS RECOMMENDED. AND IF APPROVED, THE CHAIRMAN WOULD SIGN THAT AND THEN THE SPONSOR OUT OF THE UK WOULD ALSO SIGN TO TO CAPTURE THAT AS A VALID LEGAL DOCUMENT. ALL RIGHT. THAT ONE ALSO IS A LITTLE BIT. THE DOCUMENT, THE AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN PREPARED IN THAT SECTION 1.5 THAT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE ATTORNEY FOR RICKHOFF. AND THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FAA COULD LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE AND DECIDE THEY WANT SOME TWEAKS TO IT. SO I THINK THE SAME KIND OF MOTION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, WHICH IS TO APPROVE IT IN CONCEPT. IN OTHER WORDS, APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF OF THE THE AGREEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE THAT WE SAY REQUEST OF THE FAA OR CLARIFICATIONS FROM THE FAA. BUT THIS WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY COME BACK BEFORE YOU AT SOME POINT IN TIME FOR A FINAL EXECUTION, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S NOT IN A FORM TO FINALLY EXECUTE TODAY. SO THIS CHANGE IS REALLY JUST ENSURING THAT IT'S JUST AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS BEING THAT THE THEIR WORDING IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ENSURE CLARIFICATION. UNDER THE ORIGINAL GROUND LEASE, WE SIMPLY LISTED BUILDING A, BUILDING B AND AN APRON. AND IT WAS VERY GENERALIZED. BUILDING B WAS SIMPLY WAREHOUSING STORAGE OF COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS. BUILDING A WAS BASICALLY THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORKSHOPS TO WORK ON AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS. APRON IS THE APRON. IT'S A 100,000 SQUARE FOOT PIECE OF ASPHALT THAT WILL PARK AIRCRAFT. SO THEY HAVE REQUESTED TO SPECIFY AERONAUTICAL CAPACITIES WITHIN EACH BUILDING, IN WHICH CASE WHEN WE SUMMARIZED IT FOR THEM, IT WAS PREDOMINANTLY AERONAUTICAL, BECAUSE THE INTENT OF THIS FACILITY IS TO BRING AIRCRAFT IN, TEAR THEM APART, POTENTIALLY SALVAGING COMPONENTS, OR TO HAVE THEM ON AIRCRAFT COME IN ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, REMOVE THE COMPONENT, TAKE IT INSIDE THE BUILDING, A REFURBISH REHAB OVERHAUL AND THEN REINSTALL SO THE AIRCRAFT CAN GET BACK UNDERWAY. HERE WE GO AGAIN. Y'ALL PUT IN SEVERAL MORE MINUTES SINCE I MEMORIZED THAT. RECOMMEND THAT MOTION, IT MIGHT BE CLEANER AND EASIER AT THIS POINT, JUST TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE A CONTINUED. NEGOTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT.
TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FAA APPROVAL. BECAUSE I WILL HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU. OKAY. OF NOTE, THE FAA GAVE 60 DAYS TO MODIFY THIS, SO WE HAVE SOME CUSHION, BUT I WANTED TO GET IT BEFORE YOU ALL AS THE BOARD THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF IT AND THAT THAT'S OUR BASICALLY A HURDLE AT THIS POINT IS, IS TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS THROUGH. I THINK THAT I'M ASKING FOR A MOTION THAT THAT WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE GROUND LEASE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH THE FAA, AND IT WILL MOST SURELY BE BACK TO SEE US THEN. RIGHT, MARK. SO ANYWAY, THE MOTION IS TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE GROUND LEASE. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVE. ALL RIGHT. SECOND, SECOND OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU, MR. CARRIED. CHAIRMAN, YOU COULD SAY WE'LL GO BY WHAT MARK SAYS. I JUST WANT TO GO WHAT MARK SAYS. ALRIGHT. BE A LOT
[V. Public Hearings ]
EASIER. ALRIGHT, SO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF REGULAR MEETING, GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE COME OUT OF REGULAR MEETING AND INTO PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND, SIR? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. SO WE HAVE ONE ITEM.SO, MISS RUTH, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT. YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD AFTERNOON FOR YOU. IT'S A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THIS IS A SECOND READING. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. AND IT IS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 197 FOOT MONOPOLE CELL TOWER AT 620 626 SANDTOWN
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ROAD. THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE THAT THERE IS A HOUSE, A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE AND A ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ON THE PARCEL. AND WE HAVE THE OUR. WE HAVE DAVID DYER HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE THERE. THEY DID PRESENT SOME NEW INFORMATION. THERE IS A POWERPOINT FROM THE APPLICANT AND THERE'S SOME INFORMATION FROM DAVID DYER. AND BOTH ARE HERE THAT CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. WE ARE ASKING THAT IF YOU APPROVE IT, THAT YOU DO IT WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT IS MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT. IT IS THE SECOND READING AND IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. OKAY. NOW THIS IS THIS IS THE SECOND READING. SO I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE FIRST MEETING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY NEW QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE? IS THIS THIS RIGHT HERE? WHAT WE GOT IS GOING TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL ENGINEER REPORT THAT IT WILL NOT TOUCH THAT INTERSTATE. I THINK WE PROBABLY WOULD ALLOW AT&T TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN SORT OF THE THE BREAKING POINTS. AND IT IS MUNICIPAL COMMUNICATIONS. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS HARRIS KHOURY. I WORK FOR COMMUNICATIONS. WE'RE THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS PROJECT. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE GO UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE POWERPOINT, TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS. SO YEP. SO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT PAGE OKAY. YEP. SO THAT'S THAT IMAGE. AT THE BOTTOM LEFT IS A MONOPOLE THAT IS COLLAPSED AT THE BASE. AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THE FALL ZONE LETTER IS NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE. AND SO WE HAD THE ENGINEER WHO DESIGNED THIS TOWER COMMENT ON THAT. AND SHE SAID THAT THAT TOWER IS LIKELY AN OLDER ENGINEERED UNDER ENGINEERED TOWER WITH NO BACKING BARS. AND IT WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED TO FALL AT THE BASE. MOST CELL TOWERS DO NOT HAVE A LETTER, AND THEY'RE JUST DESIGNED TO FALL OVER. BUT WE DESIGNED OURS WITH A BREAK POINT. WE'VE ACTUALLY PRESENTED TWO BREAK POINTS AT ONE AT 147FT, ONE AT 172FT, AND 150FT FROM THE OFF RAMP. SO IT CREATES TWO FAULT ZONES. ONE'S 50FT, ONE'S 25FT. SORRY, I GOT MIXED UP THERE, BUT IF YOU COULD PLEASE JUST CONTINUE ON THE POWERPOINT. SO THERE ARE THE GUSSET PLATES ON THE LEFT AND THE ACTING BARS. YOU CANNOT SEE THEM. THAT'S OUR DESIGN. HAS THE BACKING BARS OR ARE DESIGNED. BUT YEAH, THEY'RE NOT VISIBLE HERE. BUT THE GUSSET PLATES SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE.AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THEY MOUNT THE TOWER TO THE BASE PLATE. AND IF YOU GO ONE MORE AND THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PAD PIER DESIGN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S A 30 BY 30 FOOT CONCRETE SLAB THAT'S BURIED UNDER SIX FEET OF DIRT. AND THE TOWER IS ATTACHED TO THAT BASE PLATE BY T IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE TOWER TO TIP OVER AT THE BASE. PLEASE GO TO THE OTHER ONE MORE. THIS IS A DRILLED SHAFT FOUNDATION. IT'S A 32 FOOT LONG REBAR CYLINDER. IT'S REINFORCED CONCRETE. WE BUILT THIS ONE AT A PARKING LOT IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND IT'S A, YOU KNOW, BOTH ARE. YOU KNOW, PLENTY. YOU KNOW, BASICALLY THE TOWER CANNOT FALL, YOU KNOW, AT THE BASE WITH EITHER OF THESE FOUNDATIONS. AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT JUST IS GOING TO SNAP OFF AT THE BASE AND FALL ON TO THE OFFERING. AND THE LAST SLIDE IS THE RADIUS OF OUR TOWER, WHICH IS 150FT FROM THE END RADIUS. AND AND WE'RE HAPPY TO GO WITH EITHER FALL ZONE DESIGN. BOTH. YOU KNOW, WE'RE 100FT FROM ALL PROPERTY LINES. SO BOTH OF THESE ARE MORE THAN ADEQUATE. AND YEAH, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING THIS. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. DO WE ALSO HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO OR WE CAN PIGGYBACK OFF THAT NOW. OUR EQUIPMENT ON TOP. YES. YES WE HAVE WE HAVE THE LETTER FROM
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THEM STATING THAT THEY PROVIDED US SPACE ON THE TOWER AS WELL AS ON THE GROUND. YES, SIR.OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR JUST A MOMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. OKAY. HEARING NONE, THEN IF THERE'S ANYONE IN SUPPORT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE SECOND READING. IT CERTAINLY IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT THAT WE APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE APPLICATION FOR MUNICIPAL COMMUNICATIONS AT 626 SANDTOWN ROAD. DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO WE NEED TO PUT IN THIS? WELL, WE GOT THE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS. THAT. AND WHERE ARE THEY, MISS RUTH? WHERE STAFF REPORT. THERE'S THE HIGHLIGHT ON PAGE ONE THREE FOUR AND THREE THREE. NONE ON. SO IT'S ON PAGES ONE AND 370.
IT SAYS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THAT AND MOST OF THESE ARE REALLY PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING PERMIT. AND AT THAT YOU KNOW AT THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE THAT APPROVAL OF THE WHOLE STRUCTURES BEING COMPLETED. OKAY, REQUIRED TO SEND US REPORTS AT ALL STAGES. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE APPLICATION FROM NICEVILLE COMMUNICATIONS AT 626 SANDTOWN ROAD, INCLUDING THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE PLACED ON IT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THEY ARE JUST. I AM NOT AN ENGINEER. DON'T PRETEND TO BE AN ENGINEER. BUT DO THE CONDITIONS INCLUDE THE FALL ZONE DESIGN? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE? DID THEY DO OKAY WATCH POINT? WE NEED TO INCLUDE THEM. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT ONE IN THERE.
LET ME JUST CLARIFY. I THINK THE AGAIN, I DON'T PRETEND TO BE AN ENGINEER. YEAH IT IS NUMBER SEVEN. ALL EQUIPMENT PROPOSED SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAWINGS AS ATTACHED IN THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. SO THE SEVEN VERSUS THE 25 FOOT. IT'S NOT A. DECISION. DO. I GUESS THAT'S MY QUESTION. DO DO WE WANT TO SPECIFY WHETHER IT'S WHERE THE BREAK POINT IS WHICH ONE WE'RE CHOOSING? YES. WOULD WOULD IT BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE APPLICANT FOR JUST LET US AGREE TO DECIDE BETWEEN THE TWO AND OKAY. AND JUST MAKE THAT A CONDITION THAT THE COUNTY IS PART OF THE CONDITIONS. WE'LL HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE THE BREAK. WHAT'S THE RIGHT WORDING FOR THAT? BREAK ZONE? BREAK POINT. THE BREAK POINT OKAY. STAFF DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY PHONE CALLS.
STILL FROM NO, SIR. ALRIGHT, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND THE ABILITY FOR US TO DETERMINE WHAT THE BREAK POINT WOULD BE OF THE TOWER. SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OR CONDITIONS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE KIND OF A PUBLIC HEARING GO BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.