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LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, WE'RE VERY HONORED TO HAVE REVEREND GREG BRANDT FROM FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH. THAT'S GOING TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. AND I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER JONES TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. SO IF REVEREND BRAND, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PLEASE COME FORTH AND WE'LL ALL RISE. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. ALMIGHTY GOD, I COME TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS. COME PRAISING. COME PRAYING AND PRAYING BLESSINGS UPON ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR SACRIFICES, DEDICATIONS, EFFORTS THAT THEY PUT FORTH ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY, GEORGIA AS THEY BEGIN THIS MEETING TONIGHT. LORD, I INVOKE PSALM 127 ONE, WHICH TELLS US THE WORKINGS OF MANKIND WILL FAIL WITHOUT YOU IN IT. LORD GOD. SO IT IS MY PRAYER FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION OF THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE IN THIS MEETING. PRAY FOR CIVILITY AND HONESTY AMONG ALL INVOLVED. I PRAY CLARITY, UNDERSTANDING FOR ALL I PRAY WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, STRENGTH, COURAGE, ALL IN AUTHORITY. HERE TONIGHT I PRAY FOR YOUR WILL TO BE DONE IN THIS MEETING. ABOVE ALL, I THANK YOU. I PRAISE YOU, ALMIGHTY GOD. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN, AMEN. THIS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE GOD, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. REVEREND BRANDT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. OKAY. ONE ITEM I'D LIKE TO BRING UP BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR PROGRAM IS I'D LIKE TO ADD ITEM J. I'D LIKE TO ADD ITEM J TO. EXCUSE ME. HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE. AM I DOING THAT RIGHT. THAT COMES AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING. RIGHT, MARK? YES. OKAY. SO I WOULD MAKE IT ITEM G ONE.
HOW DO WE. WELL, WHILE MARK'S THINKING ABOUT WHICH ALPHABET WE'LL CALL IT, WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP REGARDING THE COUNTY MANAGER'S CONTRACT AND REPORT BACK ON THAT. SO WE WANTED TO ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT. SO I DON'T NORMALLY COUNT I DON'T NORMALLY COUNT THE MOTIONS. IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE A TYPO. SO THERE'S NO NUMBERING FOR THE FOR THE MOTION. YEAH OKAY. SO WE CAN MAKE IT H. MAKE IT H AND THEN AND THEN JUST GO DOWN INTO SUBSEQUENTLY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE I HAVE APPROVAL TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. SO MOVED MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? HAND COUNT. THAT'S OKAY. WHOSE MOTION? MY JIMMY AND JIMMY, THEN. MORRIS.
MORRIS MADE A SECOND. OKAY. GOT IT. DO WE NEED TO RAISE OUR HANDS AGAIN? NO, I GOT IT. YOU
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
GOT THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU THEN. ALRIGHT THEN WE'LL MOVE ON A LITTLE FURTHER. SO THE NEXT TIME IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA IN THE MINUTES. SO FIRST I HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED. MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE NEXT ONE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD RETREAT, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY 15TH, 2026. DID I SKIP ONE? I DID, I REALIZED I DID THAT I'M SORRY. LET ME BACK UP THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY THE 6TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.MOTION CARRIED. NEXT, THE MINUTES OF THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD RETREAT, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY THE 15TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? THEY BE APPROVED.
MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. AND FINALLY, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD RETREAT, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY THE 16TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? SO MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
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MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. AND I WANT TO INTERJECT JUST A MINUTE. THE MORNING MEETING, I DID MAKE A LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HAVE THE COUNTY HAS A WEATHER ALERT SYSTEM. AND AS I WENT HOME AFTER OUR MEETING TODAY AROUND LUNCHTIME, MY WIFE CAUGHT ME AT THE DOOR AND SAID, THEY'RE MOVING THIS STORM UP. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE. SO ANYWAY, SHE'S OUT BUYING A GENERATOR RIGHT NOW. SO ANYWAY, JUST JUST A LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE REMINDER TO EVERYONE IF YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP FOR OUR WEATHER ALERTS, MCKENZIE IS HERE TO MEET, AND SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO AND GET THAT DONE AFTER THE MEETING. BUT WE DO STRESS. I MEAN, WE STRESS THAT SYSTEM. AND I WAS LAUGHING OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY WHILE AGO, DOES HE LIKE TORNADO? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ANY SIRENS FOR AN ICE STORM. OKAY. SO YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR WEATHER ALERT SYSTEM.AND I DON'T HATE TO SOUND LIKE AN ALARMIST, BUT I'M. THIS IS JUST A STEP TO BE PREPARED FOR WHAT COULD BE HEADED OUR WAY. SO NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER. THANK YOU.
[IV. Special Business]
CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS, FIRST ITEM ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF BOARD APPOINTMENTS. AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR COUNTY CLERK, VALERIE WEST, TO DISCUSS. ALL RIGHT. I PRESENT TO YOU THE SLATE OF APPOINTMENTS FOR BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD FOR DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG CONTROL. DOCTOR WILLIAM WHITLOW, DOCTOR AMANDA GREATHOUSE AND BENNY GIBBONS. THE TROUP COUNTY RECREATION ENDOWMENT FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PATRICK CRUZ. THREE RIVERS REGIONAL COMMISSION, CURTIS BROWN. ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION, HILDA RALLY, DEFOREST, SANDY WINSLOW, JOE CAMERON. TROUP COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. KIMBALL, CARTER. TROUP COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD, KIMBERLY MYERS, AND THAT'S THESE ARE ALL REAPPOINTMENTS TROUP COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION COMMISSIONER MAURICE JONES, TROUP COUNTY WATER REVIEW BOARD REAPPOINTMENT OF JACK DOLOR AND ELLIS CADENHEAD. THREE RIVERS RC AND D COUNCIL REAPPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER JAMES THRAILKILL AND COMMISSIONER RICK SCOTT. AND THAT'S THE SLATE FOR TODAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS THAT MISS WEST HAS JUST REVIEWED WITH US. 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 CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF THE FY 20 6CA CJ EMERGENCY GRANTS. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING, THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE GRANTS. AND WE'LL HANDLE THEM IN FOUR SEPARATE MOTIONS. ALL OF THE GRANT FUNDS HAVE NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. HILL DANIEL IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. IF WE WERE TO HANDLE THESE AS OF THIS MORNING, THE FIRST MOTION ON THE TABLE WOULD BE THE FAMILY TREATMENT COURT REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY, AND THAT AMOUNT IS $42,814.AGAIN, NOTE NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE GRANT FOR THE FAMILY TREATMENT COURT FOR $42,814 AND $8,814.40 $2,814.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. RIGHT. THE SECOND MOTION REQUEST IS FOR THE LIKE.
MADE IT OUT OF ORDER. BUT I'LL GO BACK TO MOTION THREE. ALLERGY RESETTING. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION TWO IS THE FELONY ADULT DRUG COURT REQUEST. AND THE FELONY ADULT DRUG COURT REQUEST IS FOR $30,464. AND AGAIN, NO CASH MATCH REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, I'M SORRY, YOU SAID 30,000 $403,464.54. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE FELONY DRUG COURT REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,454,
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6464. OKAY. 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. MOTION THREE IS IN FOR THE DUI DRUG COURT AND DUI DRUG COURT REQUEST IS FOR $25,000 FOR DRUG TESTING AND TREATMENT COSTS WITH NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE DUI DRUG COURT GRANT FROM CAC IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000. 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 CARRIES. AND THE FINAL MOTION FOR THIS SEGMENT IS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT REQUEST.
IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,280 TO COVER TREATMENT COSTS WITH NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. I'M SORRY, I WAS COUGHING. SORRY, $25,225 FOR MENTAL HEALTH COURT. OKAY, I GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE NO MATCH. NO MATCH. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH COURT REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE CAC, JC GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,225. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YES. HEAL. YOU BATTED A THOUSAND. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT. NEXT UP IS THE GCP GRANT WHICH IS. THIS IS THE INTERN GRANT THROUGH HCG FOR LAGRANGE ACTIVE LIFE. I LEARNED THIS MORNING THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME RESEARCH ABOUT ME.
AND THE THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $3,000 MAXIMUM. THIS PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR UP TO 200 HOURS, A $50 PER HOUR FOR A INTERN FOR THE ACTIVE LIFE CENTER. THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE G CIP GRANT AWARDED TO LAGRANGE ACTIVE LIFE, TROUP COUNTY PARKS AND REC FOR THE GEORGIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000, 3000 $503,259.50. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S 200 HOURS RIGHT UP TO 200 HOURS. THAT'S THE MAXIMUM. OR IT'S TYPICALLY OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. TYPICALLY THEY'LL BRING IN A COLLEGE STUDENT OR MAYBE EVEN A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OR A GRADUATE STUDENT. RIGHT. WITH THE CORRECTION OF $3,269.50 BEING THE ACTUAL AMOUNT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE APPROVE. SO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION FOR SETTING OF THE QUALIFYING FEES FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION. THIS COVERS MAGISTRATE COURTS, COUNTY COMMISSION. CHAIR. COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT FIVE. BOARD OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT ONE, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT FOUR.
AND BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT SEVEN. AS ANDY MENTIONED EARLIER, THESE THE FEES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WITH 3% OF THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THOSE OFFICES. WITH QUALIFYING DAYS AND SIX. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TO SET THE QUALIFYING FEES AS OUTLINED IN THE COUNTY MANAGER. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF A FIRE MARSHAL VEHICLE PURCHASE FROM GM AUTO GALLERY IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,903, WITH ADDITIONAL $8,000 SET ASIDE FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND DECALS. SO THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED IS $54,903. THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE ALLOCATION OF SPLOST FIVE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS THEY HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT? YES SIR. IT SHOULD HAVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON IT THAT COMES WITH IT. WHAT THE IS IT THE. NO. THIS THIS IS
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A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, CORRECT? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. FIVE YEAR, 100,000 MILE. OKAY. SORRY. THROUGH YOUR CURVE BALL. DO WHAT YOU THROUGH YOUR. YES, SIR. I WAS LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A A 2026 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TO BE USED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DID WE WE OUGHT TO QUOTE THAT WE DID HAVE OTHER BIDS TO COME IN THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING, RIGHT? YES, SIR. AND JUST TO CLARIFY THAT THIS THIS PRICE WAS ABOUT 9000, GIVE OR TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW THE STATE CONTRACT PRICE, THE ONE THAT WADE FORD WAS 55,000. AND THEN THIS ONE'S 40 TO MAKE SURE WE LOOKED AT OTHER BIDS BESIDE THIS. JUST ONE SIR. AND WE LOOKED AT SOME USED OPTIONS TOO THAT JUST DIDN'T MAKE LONG TERM FINANCIAL SENSE. RIGHT. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION TO REQUEST SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. WE DID GO THROUGH THE PROPER BIDDING PROCESS. AND IN THE END, WE HAVE MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HIGHEST BID. HIGHEST BIDDER FOR THE REID ROAD PROPERTY WAS DAVIS INDUSTRIAL MACHINE LLC. MICHAEL DAVIS, WITH A BID OF $226,000. OKAY. AND THIS MORNING WE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT. MARK, IS THAT RIGHT, THAT WE WON'T EXTEND THE TERMS OUT 60 DAYS FROM TONIGHT? WHATEVER TIME PERIOD YOU WANT, YOU COULD EXTEND IT FOR 60 DAYS OR YOU COULD JUST AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER AND COUNTY ATTORNEY TO EXTEND IT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE AUDITORS, AFTER THE ATTORNEYS HAVE TALKED TO THEIR ATTORNEYS AND OR, OR PUT 60 DAYS, 30 DAYS, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSES TO DO THAT, THAT'S FINE.I DON'T FORESEE ANY ISSUE IN GETTING. IN 60 DAYS. CERTAINLY. PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR OWN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THEM. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WON'T CLOSE IT, SO THEY'LL HAVE THEIR ATTORNEY. THAT'S WHERE MY HESITATION I WOULD SAY 60 DAYS WHAT I CAN I KNOW ERIC AND I CAN CONTROL WHAT WE CAN CONTROL AND HONOR OUR END. BUT AND I WILL SAY THIS JUST NOT EVEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING, MICHAEL DAVIS CALLED MY OFFICE JUST TO CHECK ON THE STATUS AND TOLD HIM THAT WE WOULD BE VOTING ON THE NIGHT. AND I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD CALL BACK AFTER THE MEETING AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT DECISION WAS MADE BY OUR BOARD. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S VERY EAGER TO TO DO IT. I THINK JUST 60 DAYS JUST GIVES US PLENTY OF TIME, JUST IN CASE WITH HIS ATTORNEY AND WHATEVER. BUT I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHT. ALRIGHT THEN I'M GOING TO PUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL MAKE THE ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT WE PROCEED WITH THE SALE OF THE SURPLUS SURPLUS PROPERTY AT ONE 7172 REED ROAD, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, FOR TERM UP TO 60 DAYS FROM TODAY'S DATE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED FOR THAT FOR THOSE TERMS. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ONE SECOND. GUYS. TECHNICALLY WE WOULD NEED TO AWARD THE BID AND THEN SET THE CLOSING DATE FOR 60 DAYS FROM THE AWARD OF THE BID, WHICH WOULD BE TODAY. COULD COULD THEY DO THAT ALL IN ONE FELL SWOOP MOTION OR IS THAT YOU COULD YOU COULD DO IT AS ONE. YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ACCEPT THE HIGH BID OF 226,000 EVEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR CLOSING TO OCCUR ON THAT TRANSACTION WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE AWARD. OKAY, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE PROCEED FORWARD WITH THE SALE OF THAT SURPLUS PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $226,000, AND THAT WE WILL EXTEND THE TERMS UP TO 60 DAYS FROM TODAY'S DATE FOR THE CLOSING, UPON THE ACCEPTANCE OF UPON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE THE AWARD OF THE BID AMOUNT OF 226. OKAY. SUBJECT TO THE THAT. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO
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MOVED. OKAY. WE'LL GO BACK. ALRIGHT. WE'LL DO WE HAVE A WHO DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT ONE MOTION CARRIES. THE SECOND MOTION IS FOR THE REQUEST. APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY AT 100 EICHELBERGER STREET, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA. THE HIGH BID HIGH BIDDER WAS WAS AUTO GALLERY CHEVROLET, GMC, INC. MARK FOSTER, WITH A BID OF $126,300.03. AND WE'LL I MEAN, JUST A STATE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT THE SAME TERMS AS WE JUST OFFERED ON THE LAST ONE UP TO 60 DAYS, SUBJECT TO. SO GO AHEAD AND CLEAR THAT ANY OTHER ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RIGHT. YOU JUST ADOPTED THE SAME SUBSTANCE OF THE MOTION FROM THE PRIOR MOTION. JUST SUBSTITUTING IN THE AMOUNT, THE LOCATION REED ROAD OR EICHELBERGER.
EICHELBERGER AND THE AMOUNT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME. VALERIE STANDPOINT THAT THAT'S WHAT THE MOTION IS. OKAY. YES. FINALLY. I HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION AS YOU'VE HEARD OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY GO THROUGH. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THAT UNDER THOSE TERMS? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. I'M GLAD WE HAVE NO MORE PROPERTY SALE, MARK. ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS OR IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM. CAPTAIN TAYLOR IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT I THINK IN OUR CONVERSATIONS TODAY, AS WELL AS WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, IT WOULD BE OUR REQUEST TO TO REQUEST UP TO NOT A MAXIMUM OF $900,000 AS STATED IN SPLOST SIX, AND THAT YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NOTICE TO PROCEED THROUGH MOTOROLA AND OR DIVERSE POWER. CORRECT. DO YOU WANT ME TO, NATHAN? JUST JUST TO THE WAY THIS ONE IS STRUCTURED IS IS FAIRLY TYPICAL, BUT IT'S NOT. THERE IS NO STANDALONE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE. THE WAY THIS DEAL IS IS STRUCTURED IS THERE'S A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S AN INITIAL PURCHASE BEING REQUESTED OF AROUND. CORRECT ME ON THE FIGURE THAT'S AROUND $700,000. CORRECT. THAT WOULD BE THE INITIAL PURCHASE. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD BE AUTHORIZING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TONIGHT. I THINK THE SECOND PART OF IT IS, I THINK NATHAN IS REQUESTING THAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EQUIPMENT, UP TO $900,000, THERE WOULD BE SEPARATE PROPOSALS AND BASICALLY WORK ORDERS. CORRECT? CORRECT, CORRECT. AND I THINK HE'S ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION THAT THOSE ALSO BE APPROVED. OR AUTHORITY BE GIVEN TO THE COUNTY MANAGER AND THE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE THOSE ADDITIONAL ORDERS UP TO THE $900,000 MAXIMUM. IS THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
IS THAT SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? THE ONLY OTHER CONTINGENCY WOULD BE THAT THE I'VE REVIEWED THE THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT AND THE THE EXISTING PAPERWORK FOR THE INITIAL INITIAL PURCHASE PURCHASE FOR LEGAL FORM. AND I THINK THAT'S IT'S BASICALLY STANDARD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I PREPARED A GOVERNMENTAL ADDENDUM THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE CONTRACT PACKAGE, SO THAT YOUR APPROVAL OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE CONTINGENT UPON GETTING THAT MADE PART OF THE CONTRACT PACKAGE. DID YOU FOLLOW ALL THAT? SO THE TOTAL PROJECT CAN GO UP TO 900, BUT WE'RE ONLY APPROVING 700? WELL, NO, BUT YOU'VE BASICALLY GOT TWO OPTIONS. YOU CAN APPROVE THE INITIAL 700,000 OR SO AND THEN GIVE AUTHORITY TO GO UP TO THE $900,000 WHEN THE OTHER EQUIPMENT IS BEING PURCHASED, WHICH WILL BE PERIODICALLY. I THINK IT PROBABLY SPEAK TO THE TIMING BETTER THAN I CAN. THAT'S ONE OPTION. OR THE BOARD CAN JUST APPROVE THE INITIAL PURCHASE AND THEN GIVE SEPARATE APPROVALS WHEN THOSE OTHER EXPENDITURES COME. EITHER WAY, IT'S PROPER. WHATEVER THE BOARD DECIDES IT WANTS TO DO. SO RATHER THAN ME TRY TO PRESENT
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TWO DIFFERENT MOTION, I'LL JUST SOMEONE LIKE TO TELL ME HOW THEY'D RATHER DO IT, WHAT THEY WANT IT UP TO 900 AT THIS TIME, OR DO 700 AND DO THE OTHERS LATER. SO 900. COMING OUT OF SPLOST SIX. RIGHT? SIX. AND BASED ON THE TERMS OF THE SPLOST, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY HAS TO BE SPENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM AND NOTHING BEYOND. AND THIS WAS PUT IN PLACE, WHAT, TWO YEARS AGO IT WAS. YEAH, WE VOTED IN SPLOST SIX ACTUALLY A YEAR EARLY, JUST IN CASE. AND SO IT'S BEEN WAITING. AND SO WE WE STARTED ACCUMULATING FUNDS IN JANUARY OF 2025. AND SO IT WAS IT WAS ONE OF TWO PRIORITY PROJECTS THAT ARE COUNTY WIDE. AND BASED ON THE TERMS, WE RECEIVED 45% OF THE TOTAL ALLOTMENT FOR THE CAMERA SYSTEM, WHICH IS 2 MILLION, WHICH WOULD GIVE US THE 900,000. YEAH. SO SO HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET THIS IN PLACE TO GET THE CAMERAS UP? THEY GET APPROVAL TODAY. WE CAN HOPEFULLY MAKE AN ORDER TOMORROW. AND WITHIN TWO MONTHS WE'LL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT HERE. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, I DON'T MEAN TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS, BUT FOR THIS ONE, I DID CRAFT SOME LANGUAGE. SINCE IT'S KIND OF CONVOLUTED. I CAN READ THAT THAT SOMEONE MIGHT CONSIDER FOR A MOTION. YES. DO. PLEASE DO. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. WOULD BE MOTION WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE APPROVED MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS AS THE VENDOR AUTHORIZE UP TO $900,000 FOR LPR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES, APPROVED THE INITIAL MOTOROLA PROPOSAL, AND AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS WITHIN THAT AMOUNT, SUBJECT TO THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT, THE GOVERNMENTAL ADDENDUM, AND AVAILABLE FUNDING. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD HAVE SAID.WOULD THAT INCLUDE US? RIGHT. WE ALSO NEED TO PURCHASE SOME EQUIPMENT THROUGH LAGRANGE FOR FOR THE BOXES AND FIREWALLS. AND SO NOW THAT MOTION WOULD NOT THAT WOULD NEED TO COME AS A SEPARATE MOTION THAT WE CAN DO THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 900,000, THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED. YES. MARK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REWORD THAT? EXCUSE ME.
MARK CAN YOU. I'LL GET I'LL GET A LITTLE CLOSER. OKAY. TO APPROVE MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS AS THE VENDOR AUTHORIZE UP TO $900,000 FOR LPR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES, APPROVED THE INITIAL MOTOROLA PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZE EXECUTIONS OF ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS WITHIN THAT AMOUNT, SUBJECT TO THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT, THE GOVERNMENTAL ADDENDUM AND AVAILABLE FUNDING, AND TO A FURTHER APPROVE WITHIN THAT $900,000 CAP, THE PURCHASE OF NECESSARY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT THROUGH LAGRANGE I.T. DEPARTMENT. THE PURCHASE OF NECESSARY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE CITY OF LAGRANGE, ID DEPARTMENT IT DEPARTMENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE? THAT RESOLUTION IS. OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS STATED SO. MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT IS CARRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL ITEM UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIRMAN. OKAY. THE ADDED ITEM. ALL RIGHT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL TONIGHT THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE MET AND APPROVED AN EXTENDED A CONTRACT TO THE COUNTY MANAGER FOR ONE YEAR. AND I WOULD ASK THAT Y'ALL GIVE PERMISSION TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND I TO WORK. HE HAS THE CONTRACT TO AUTHORIZE ME TO EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT WITH TO THE COUNTY MANAGER FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO SO MOVED. RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? FROZEN. FROZEN? YEP.
IT SAYS THAT IT'S WAITING ON EVERYONE. VOTE IN PROGRESS. OKAY. I CAN STOP IT AND RESTART.
THAT'D BE FINE. COME UP. YEP. OKAY. WELL, WHAT WE DO NOW? HAND VOTE PLEASE. OKAY. MOTION IN A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. SO JUST RAISE YOUR HAND IN MORRIS. OH, I SECOND IT.
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MORRIS OKAY. YEAH. YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR HAND? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT EVERYBODY RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. MOTION IS CARRIED THEN I KNOW. IT TAKES A LOT OF COORDINATION. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.MOTION CARRIED. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY WE HAVE IS BEER AND WINE APPLICATION FOR MR. SANJAY KUMAR PATEL. ARE YOU I 23 LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS THE FOOD CENTER. THIS IS FOR 4584 HAMILTON ROAD. STAFF DID REVIEW THIS APPLICATION. THEY DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. PARCEL IS CURRENTLY ZONED LIMITED COMMERCIAL AND BEING THAT IT IS THE FIRST READING, IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE. JUST FOR REFERENCE, THIS IS THE GAS STATION THAT IS RIGHT OFF OF 85 ON, I BELIEVE EXIT 14. ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GROUND. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? ALRIGHT.
IF NOT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. HEARING NONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. ALRIGHT.
HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT IT IS VOTE YES. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE TONIGHT. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. PUBLIC COMMENTS. OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT. OH YEAH, THAT'S A PUBLIC COMMENT I DID. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE. OH, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. I DIDN'T DO THAT. THIS ONE TIME I REMEMBERED. ALRIGHT. SO WE HAD NO FOR NO IN OPPOSITION. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL DID I HEAR A MOTION MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT. SECOND ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, OUR TEXT AMENDMENTS TO OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. THIS DID GO TO THE BOARD OF ZONING MEETING ON THE EIGHTH. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS WERE PUSHED FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GET WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY ON SOME OF THE LANGUAGE FOR OUR FOUNDATION SURVEYS, WHICH STAFF HAS AND OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS CHIMED IN AND FIXED SOME OF THE WORDING ON THE FOUNDATION SURVEYS. HOWEVER, THE FIRST ITEM IS FOR COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING. THIS WAS IN OUR LAST UDO. IT WAS SIMPLY LEFT OUT ACCIDENTALLY WHEN WE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE NEW UDO.
IT HAS NOT CHANGED EXACTLY THE SAME AS LAST YEAR UDO WAS. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND LIMITED OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AS THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS. IS THAT THE WAY IT WAS IN THE LAST PREVIOUS UDO? NOTHING HAS CHANGED. IT WAS THE EXACT SAME WAY IN THE PREVIOUS. OKAY. YEAH. HOW MANY AREAS DO WE HAVE THAT ZONED THAT. FEW.
HOW MANY AREAS DO WE HAVE ON OUR MAP THAT ZONED. YOU SAY LIGHT IN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND LIGHT. YOU DON'T KNOW I MEAN. WHERE THEY COULD BE. I MEAN IT'S A MATTER. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE THIS. WELL I'M SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC. THIS IS JUST ON THE POULTRY THING. THAT'S IT? YES.
THE SECOND ONE IS FOUNDATION SURVEYS. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON BOTH THOSE SEPARATELY OR THEY'RE PART OF THE SAME ORDINANCE? YEAH. VOTE ON ALL ONE SECOND. ONE THAT WE HAVE IS FOUNDATION SURVEY REQUIREMENT. AND IT READS AS FOLLOWS. APPLICABILITY. FOUNDATION SURVEY SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY BUILDING SITE SUBDIVIDED LOT OR RURAL TRACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION ADDITIONS OR THE PLACEMENT OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WHEN PROPOSED. STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN 150% OF THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE OR REAR YARD SETBACK MEASURED FROM THE APPLICABLE PROPERTY LINE, OR WHEN THE SURVEY IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. ALL MEASUREMENTS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.1 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDNANCE SURVEY PREPARATION SUBMISSION. THE REQUIRED FOUNDATION FOUNDATION SURVEY SHALL BE PREPARED AND CERTIFIED BY SURVEYOR LICENSED IN THE
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STATE OF GEORGIA. SURVEYOR SHALL ACCURATELY DEPICT THE EXACT LOCATION, THE FOUNDATION RELATION TO ALL APPLICABLE PROPERTY LINES. A COPY OF THE COMPLETED SURVEY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN THE ORIGINAL, OR A DUPLICATE SHALL BE MAINTAINED ON SITE FOR THE DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION, ENCROACHMENT AND COMPLIANCE. IF THE FOUNDATION SURVEY INDICATES AN ENCROACHMENT INTO ANY REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE OR REAR YARD SETBACK ESTABLISHED BY THE TROUP COUNTY BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS, THE APPLICANT SHALL IMPLEMENT CORRECTIVE MEASURES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE FULL COMPLIANCE. NO VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION SHALL COMMENCE, NOR CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENCROACHMENTS HAVE BEEN REMEDIED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COUNTY BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. AS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING, FOUNDATION SURVEY SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL MANUFACTURED HOMES PLACED WITHIN 150% OF THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE OR REAR YARD SETBACK MEASURED BY THE APPLICABLE PROPERTY LINE OR WHEN THE SURVEY IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. ALL MEASUREMENTS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION B, .7.1 OF THE UDO. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. LET ME LET ME GO AHEAD. SO LET ME BE CLEAR. I, I KNOW WE HAD DISCUSSED REQUIREMENT OF FOUNDATION SURVEYS BEFORE AND I KNOW I GOT A FEW CALLS ABOUT THAT. AND SO ARE WE SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO NOW IS THIS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE THOSE. SO TO PUT IT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IF WE HAVE A REQUIRED SETBACK OF, SAY, IT'S TEN FEET, 100% OF THAT IS THE TEN FEET, 50% OF THAT TEN FEET IS FIVE FEET. SO YOU'RE AT A TOTAL OF 15FT. NOW, IF YOU COME TO US AND YOU'RE WANTING TO PLACE A STRUCTURE ADDITION, WHATEVER, HAVE YOU 14FT AWAY FROM THAT PROPERTY OR MAX DISTANCE OR PROPERTY LINE, WE WOULD THEN REQUIRE A FOUNDATION SURVEY. OKAY. THIS IS NOT SAYING THAT IF YOU HAVE A 50 ACRE PARCEL AND YOU WANT TO PLACE AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, A HOUSE OR ANYTHING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A FOUNDATION SURVEY. THIS IS BASICALLY JUST TO CIRCUMVENT THE THE ISSUE THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN CALLS OF, HEY, THIS PERSON BUILT THIS AND IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO MY PROPERTY LINE, OR IT'S OVER MY PROPERTY LINE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO TO CIRCUMVENT THAT ISSUE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF A FOUNDATION SURVEY. LET ME ASK THIS OFFICER. IF SOMEBODY HAS, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ACRE LOT INSIDE THIS INSIDE THE COUNTY AND THEY WALK IN AND THEY SAY, I WANT TO PLACE MY HOUSE OVER HERE AND THEY'RE MORE THAN, SAY, 15, 15FT OFF THAT PROPERTY LINE. ARE WE GOING TO REQUIRE A ARE WE GOING TO REQUIRE FOUNDATION SURVEY FOR THAT? I MEAN, IF IT'S WITHIN 150% OF THE REQUIRED SETBACK, THEN YES, FOUNDATION SURVEY WOULD BE REQUIRED. OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR TO YOU THAT IF YOU IF YOU'RE BUILDING A HOUSE OR DOING ADDITION, A LOT OF THE TIMES THE BANK WILL REQUIRE YOU TO GET A FOUNDATION SURVEY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COUNTY OR CITY OR WHOEVER REQUIRES YOU TO GET ONE AS WELL, BECAUSE THE BANKS HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN IT AS WELL AS AND THEY DON'T WANT IT SET TOO CLOSE TO A PROPERTY LINE WHERE IT'S OVER. IS THAT CORRECT? DID THIS GO BEFORE THE BUILDING AND ZONING BOARD? YES IT DID. WHAT WAS THEIR VOTE ON THIS WHEN THEY VOTE ON IT OR DID THEY? THEY DID. THEY VOTED TO PUSH IT THROUGH WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GET WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND FIX SOME OF THE LANGUAGE. THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS FIXED WAS SIMPLY THE PERCENTAGES. HAD 50% ON HERE.IN OUR MINDS, WE WERE THINKING OF THE MATH OF A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT 150% MADE MORE SENSE, ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. AND THEN THAT'S WHAT WE PROCEEDED WITH. SO A LOT OF THESE SITUATIONS, THOUGH, WOULD JUST BE A JUDGMENT CALL ON THE OFFICE. I MEAN, COMMON SENSE.
NO, NOT NECESSARILY. I MEAN, WITHIN 150% OF THE REQUIRED SETBACK IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD PRETTY WELL STICK TO THE THE WHOLE, IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR BUILDING OFFICIAL. LIKE I SAID, IF YOU IF YOU HAVE A SEVEN ACRE LOT AND YOU'RE PLACING SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A FOUNDATION SURVEY. BUT IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE WITHIN THAT 150%, THERE'S THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A NEED FOR ONE. I AGREE WITH THAT. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE THE UDO ALREADY GIVES THE STAFF THE ABILITY TO DO AN ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE OF UP TO 10%. CORRECT. SO SO IF SOMEBODY HAS LIKE LIKE CHAIRMAN SAID, THERE'S A THERE'S A ONE ACRE LOT AND THEY BRING IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO A SITE PLAN OF WHERE THE HOUSE IS GOING TO GO AND YOU'VE GOT THE WIDTH OF IT. IF IT'S WITHIN THAT 100 THEY'LL HAVE THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO GET THAT DONE. CORRECT. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THEY MOVE IT OVER HERE, THEY MOVE OVER 15FT OR WHATEVER SOME AMOUNT, THEN THEY WOULD THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE OKAY. I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT SCARED ME THE MOST. IF THEY I THINK WHAT IT DOES IS IT JUST BASICALLY GETS A BUILDING OFF THE PROPERTY LINE. CORRECT. IT JUST I MEAN, THAT'S JUST COMMON SENSE NOT ENCROACHING ON THE ON THE SETBACKS. THANK YOU. OKAY.
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GOOD NOD. YES WHEN I SAID THAT. SO I'LL JUST GIVE THE CAVEAT. NEVER RELY UPON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR MATH. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK IT. BUT I THINK THAT WOULD WORK IS IF YOU HAD A 50 50 FOOT SETBACK LINE AND IT WAS GOING TO BE WITHIN 75FT, THAT WOULD BE 150%. YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET THE FOUNDATION RIGHT. I MEAN, AND I CHECKED THE. MY MOUTH LET, LET LET JAMES CHECK THE MATH. I DID OKAY. LET LET A GEORGIA TECH ENGINEER DO IT FOR YOU. RIGHT.YEAH. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE WAY A FOUNDATION SURVEY WORKS IS YOU WOULD GO IN, YOU WOULD DIG YOUR FOUNDATION, YOU WOULD THEN GET THE FOUNDATION SURVEY TO COME IN, SURVEYOR TO MAKE SURE THE REQUIRED SETBACKS ARE MET. THEN YOU WOULD POUR YOUR CONCRETE, THEN YOU WOULD BUILD.
THIS IS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM HAVING TO COME IN AND APPLY FOR A VARIANCE, AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE THREE MONTH PROCESS OF GETTING A VARIANCE BEFORE THEY CAN ACTUALLY START BUILDING THEIR HOUSE. IF THEY WERE TO POUR A FOUNDATION TOO CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE OR TOO CLOSE TO THE WELL I HAVE SEEN THROUGH THE YEARS, IT WAS A PROBLEM. YES, IN THE IN THE PAST MONTH THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S I'VE SEEN IT. YEAH. IT IS NOT IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. THAT'S THAT'S PROTECTION. SO I THINK YOU JUST SAID IT. SO IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO BUILD A HOUSE AND THEY COME IN AND SAY THEY GET THEIR DRIVEWAY PERMIT, LAND DISTURBING AND GET READY ON THE LOT, THEN BEFORE IF IT IF IT MEETS THIS CRITERIA HERE, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO DO THAT BEFORE THEY GET THE BUILDING PERMIT. CORRECT. THIS IS A SEPARATE OR IS THIS. THIS IS DURING. WE WOULD ALREADY ISSUE THE BUILDING PERMIT ALREADY ISSUED IT OKAY. AND YOU WOULD ARE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAVE ALREADY DUG THEIR FOUNDATION OR PREPPED THEIR FOUNDATION, WHETHER IT BE A SLAB, CRAWLSPACE, WHATEVER, HAVE YOU.
OKAY. BEFORE THEY GO FURTHER, ANY FURTHER. CORRECT. THEY ARE TO GET A FOUNDATION. GOTCHA. IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. SO THE FORM BOARDS ARE FOOTINGS WILL BE DUG, NOT POURED. YOU GO OUT, GET THE. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. IF NOT THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT NOT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH.
HEARING NONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH.
ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE TONIGHT. OKAY, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. SO MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS IN PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING, GO BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN. SO MOVED. I'LL HAVE A SECOND. SECOND, A SECOND. BY SECONDED. DID YOU SAY I GOT A MOTION? DO I GET DO I HAVE A SECOND? YOU ALREADY SAID I THOUGHT I DID OKAY, I THOUGHT I MADE A MOTION. I THOUGHT YOU MADE A MOTION. ALRIGHT. IT HAD. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH THAT CLICKER. I'M.
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