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IT'S ON. YEAH. LET'S SEE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 15TH, 2026 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. WE'RE VERY HONORED TODAY TO HAVE PASTOR JEFF DURAN WITH FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, WHO ALSO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR SERVING AS ONE OF ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHAT WORK HE DOES THERE ALSO. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION IN JUST A MOMENT. WE'RE GOING TO AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE A PLEDGE TO THE FLAG, AND I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER SCOTT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE WHILE PASTOR JEFF MAKES HIS WAY TO THE FRONT. THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY YOU'VE GIVEN US. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE AND THIS OPPORTUNITY, LORD, JUST TO BE ABLE TO APPROACH THE THRONE OF GRACE THIS EVENING.
GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU'D BE WITH ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, GOD AND OUR FAMILY, EVERYBODY THAT MAKES THAT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU'D JUST PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND US, GOD, AND GIVE US THE WISDOM, LORD, THAT WE NEED TO CARRY OUT BUSINESS. LORD, THAT WOULD BE PLEASING TO YOU. LORD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. MISS FLAG. 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.
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES. SO FIRST I HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION, A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER THE 1ST, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? 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 TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER THE 1ST, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION THAT BE APPROVED? MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[IV. Special Business]
THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. SO AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL TO ACCEPT SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR THE FY 27 SPECIALIZED COURT BASED PROGRAMS GRANT. DENISE IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FROM THIS MORNING.THE GRANT AMOUNTS SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT IS $9,273. THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE. THERE IS.
THERE ARE NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GRANT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR FY 27 SPECIALIZED COURT BASED PROGRAMS. GRANT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. ITEM B IS THE MOTION CARRIED. SORRY, PASTOR. ITEM B IS THE APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THE GDOT FY 28 TRANSIT OPERATING GRANT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT IS 8883 600. IT IS A 5050 MATCH GRANT $441,800 WOULD COME FROM THE FEDERAL GRANT, AND THEN THE OTHER 50% WILL COME FROM OUR LOCAL MATCH, $441,800 AND WE WILL COLLECT. AND GLENN IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT GRANT, I WILL SAY THAT HAS BEEN A REALLY WONDERFUL PROGRAM, TROUP COUNTY, FOR PROVIDING LOW COST TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR CITIZENS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL SEEK A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR THE APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THE GDOT.
FY 2028 TRANSIT OPERATING GRANT. DO I HAVE SO MOVED? OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, I GUESS I'LL INVITE ZACH STEELE TO PRESENT THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TROUP COUNTY E 911 INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES FOR NEXT GEN NINE ONE. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANT TO RECOVER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NUMBER ONE DIRECTOR AND MYSELF WORKING WITH THE THE CFO AND THE COUNTY MANAGER, IT'S OUR
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RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GO WITH THE VESTA FOAM PRODUCT, THE CIP CONNECTION, AND IN DIGITAL SOFTWARE, EXCUSE ME FOR A SPLOST SIX PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOUNT TOTAL OF $381,144.05.WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A $5,907.60 CENT COST THAT WILL BE ACCRUED INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. WE KNOW IT CAN BE ABSORBED WITH CURRENT FUNDING, AND THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR US TO SEEK A REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT THROUGH THAT. WE KNOW MOVING FORWARD THE REDUCTION OF THE COPPER LINES IN THE AT&T THAT ARE PHASING OUT IN NOVEMBER, THAT COST WILL COME DOWN. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD IN THE COST FOR VESTA AND IN DIGITAL IN THE FUTURE. SO WE WILL BE INCREASING OUR OPERATING BUDGET STARTING NEXT YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE THIS. BUT THIS SOFTWARE AND UPGRADES IS VERY PARAMOUNT TO US. AND I APPRECIATE CHIEF FIRE CHIEF FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING AND TO TO BE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. BUT THE OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORM FOR OUR E NINE ONE CITIZENS WILL ENHANCE GREATLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FIRST NIGHT WE WANT TO UPGRADE SINCE ENHANCED IN THE EARLY 2000. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS PROJECT.
I KNOW IT'D BE WORKED IN STAGES. SO WHEN WILL IT START THOUGH? I BELIEVE IT WAS. THE SOFTWARE PORTION WOULD START IMMEDIATELY. IF APPROVED, THEY'LL HAVE TO BUILD A PLATFORM VERY SIMILAR TO LIKE THE CAD SYSTEM THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF SPECIFIC TO A TROUP COUNTY. SO IT'S NOT LIKE GOING AND BUYING A MICROSOFT OUTLOOK PROGRAM. SO THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS I HAVE TO CUSTOMIZE TO IT. BUT SIX MONTHS TO EIGHT MONTHS SEEMS TO BE THE LONG, LONG TERM TIME ON THAT. BUT THE COPPER LINES IS LONG. THEY'LL MAINTAIN FOR US AS LONG AS WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO FIBER. SHANNON'S HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH JASON CADENHEAD AT THE CITY, AND THAT WILL ENSURE US THAT WE'LL ALL BE ABLE TO KIND OF HOPEFULLY TRANSITION THIS SOFTWARE AND FLIP ALL THAT FIBER ON ALL AT ONE TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN I WOULD SEEK A MOTION TO APPROVE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE UPGRADING OF THE TROUP COUNTY E911 INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND NEXT GEN 911. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU ZACH. ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL ITEM UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS IS THE REQUEST TO PURCHASE THE MAGNA GRIP EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR THE NEW RENOVATED STATION NINE. THE TOTAL PRICE IS $45,503 TO COME FROM SPLOST FIVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CHIEF CADENHEAD IS HERE. THIS WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE FACILITY, BECAUSE IT DOES EXCEED $25,000 OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, THE BOARD WILL HAVE TO APPROVE. SHE CAME HERE. THERE'S SOME FOLKS HERE THIS EVENING THAT WASN'T HERE THIS MORNING. AND SO I WILL PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. THAT'S FINE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 60S TO EXPLAIN TO THOSE FOLKS WHAT WE'RE PURCHASING HERE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. YEAH. THE GRIP EXHAUST SYSTEM IS SET UP. IT'S A SYSTEM OF TUBES AND A, A FAN MOTOR THAT PULLS ALL THE BAD EXHAUST OUT OF OUR FIRE STATIONS BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THEM. AND THAT'S JUST IT. THEY HOOK IT UP EVERY TIME THEY CRANK THE TRUCK, THE FAN PULLS IT. IT RECEIVES A SIGNAL, A PRESSURE DIFFERENCE, AND THE FAN COMES ON, PULLS ALL THOSE EXHAUST FUMES OUT PARTICULATES, AND PUTS THEM INTO THE OUTSIDE AIR INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE DORMITORIES AND IN THE AREA, WE NOTICED NOTICED A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR WHAT OUR AC FILTERS LOOK LIKE AFTER USING THIS SYSTEM. WE'VE HAD IT SINCE 2021, AND COUNTY MANAGER WAS RIGHT. IT WAS INVOLVED IN A GRANT. SEVEN OF OUR STATIONS HAVE IT NOW AND EVEN THE NEW STATION 14 WILL HAVE IT AS WELL. AND THIS IS JUST AN ADD ON TO THE ADD ANOTHER STATION TO THE LIST THAT HAS THAT EXHAUST CAPABILITY. WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. THE CANCER IMPLICATIONS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY OF BREATHING IN AND LIVING IN THAT PARTICULAR AIR.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE STATE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THAT THAT THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS IN FIRE STATIONS ACROSS AMERICA REALLY. AND TROUP COUNTY CERTAINLY IS AT THE FOREFRONT. THAT'S RIGHT.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I LET HIM LEAVE ANYBODY IF. ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE MAGNET GRIP EXHAUST REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR STATION NINE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPROVED.
[V. Public Hearings ]
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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF A REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED.GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST APPLICATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH TODAY IS THE HOME OCCUPATION FROM LAST MEETING THAT WAS TABLED. FOR JUST A RECAP. IT'S A HOME OCCUPATION FOR A MOBILE MECHANIC SERVICE AT 565 CIVIC ROAD. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THE APPLICANT IS HERE. YEAH, I GOT I GOT ONE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. YOU GOT A PLAN ON YOUR DISPOSAL OF YOUR TIRES? YES, SIR, I GOT I GOT A SIGNED PAPERWORK HERE AND I GOT SOME OTHER STUFF I'M GOING TO HAND TO Y'ALL FROM TRUCKS AND STUFF. THANK YOU SIR, THANK. THANKS, SIR. SO YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT HERE ON THE BACK PAGE. YOU GOT AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM? YES, SIR. WITH TRUCKS. AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO PAY THEM PER TIRE? YES, SIR. DISPOSE OF YOUR TIRES.
YES, SIR. AND I PLAN ON TAKING THEM STRAIGHT AFTER THE JOB. ONCE I TAKE THEM OFF THE CAR, PUT THE NEW TIRES ON, TAKE THEM STRAIGHT TO TRUCKS AND STUFF TO DISPOSE OF THEM. AND THEN THAT FIRST PAGE WAS A LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT I WENT AROUND TO ALL THE HOUSES IN CIVIL ROAD, KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, AND TALKED TO MOST OF THE RESIDENTS THAT I COULD GET TO ANSWER THE DOOR, THAT IS. AND I ENDED UP WITH 38 SIGNATURES SAYING THAT THEY DO APPROVE OF OF THE BUSINESS BEING RAN FROM CIVIL ROAD. AND I ALSO GOT A COPY OF ALL THOSE SIGNATURES. IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. I HAD GOT A PHONE CALL AFTER THE LAST MEETING THAT FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE SAID YOU WAS COMING DOOR TO DOOR. YES, SIR. STATING YOUR CASE AND, YOU KNOW, EXPLAINING TO THEM EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NO. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SIGNATURES. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE. YES, SIR. OUR JOB A LOT EASIER. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS. YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. YOU YOU YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK. I, I TRIED TO WELL, WE APPRECIATE THAT. VERY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU.
OKAY. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. SO I'LL OPEN IT UP. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN OPPOSITION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANYONE THAT'S IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I'M GOING TO ASSUME THE APPLICANT THAT WAS JUST HERE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION. SO I'LL ASK PROBABLY IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, THIS IS THE SECOND READING. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. HAS THE STAFF PUT CONDITIONS ON THIS? THE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD BE PLACED ON THIS WOULD BE THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT ARE IN OUR HOME OCCUPATION ORDINANCE, MEANING THAT LIKE IN THIS SITUATION, EVERYTHING HE DOES IS GOING TO BE MOBILE OUTSIDE OF HIS RIGHT. SO IF HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AS FAR AS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT GETS APPROVED HERE, AS FAR AS MOBILE, YOU WANT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, YOU'D HAVE TO COME BACK, GET APPROVAL. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THIS APPLICATION. I'D LIKE TO SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. SECOND APPLICATION WE HAVE IS THE IS A MALT AND BEVERAGE WINE APPLICATION FOR 2860 UPPER BIG SPRINGS ROAD. THIS PARCEL IS ZONED LIMITED COMMERCIAL. THEY DID HAVE A BEER AND WINE LICENSE FROM LAST YEAR. AND BECAUSE OF THE TAX ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED, WHERE THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PAID UP ON ALL THEIR TAXES BEFORE THEY CHANGE OWNERSHIP OR GRAB A NEW BUSINESS LICENSE, THEY ARE PAID UP ON EVERYTHING. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? RIGHT. IF NOT AGAIN, I'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS APPLICATION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
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COME FORWARD. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, THIS IS THE FIRST READING, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT APPLICATION ON THE AGENDA IS FOR THE SAME THINGS FOR BEER AND WINE. LICENSE APPLICATION FOR 4630 HAMILTON ROAD. THE BUSINESS DID HAVE A BEER AND WINE, BEER AND WINE LICENSE LAST YEAR. PROPERTY IS ZONED LC AND AGAIN THEY ARE PAID UP ON ALL OF THEIR REQUIRED TAXES. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS AGO. WAS THIS IS THIS THE FIRST TWO THAT CAME UPON THE ORDINANCE WE PUT IN A FEW MONTHS AGO? WERE YOU CHECKED ON THE TAXES WERE PAID UP AND EVERYTHING? YES. IS THAT WORK FINE? IS THAT OKAY? YES. THE REAL TEST WILL BE COME NOVEMBER WHEN EVERYBODY STARTS TO RENEW THEIR BUSINESS LICENSES. RIGHT. SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PLACE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY. AS FAR AS YOU HAD WITH HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TAX ASSESSOR TAX OFFICE IN THE PAST. THIS DOWN HERE AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ON ON YOUR END IT WAS GOING IT WORKED FINE. YEAH. I'VE I'VE MET WITH EACH OF THEM AND SET UP A PROCESS TO WHERE IT SHOULD RUN VERY SMOOTHLY AS FAR AS EVERYBODY GETTING A BUSINESS LICENSE, MAKING SURE THEY'RE PAID UP ON EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE. I'VE NEVER KNEW IT WAS AN ISSUE, YOU KNOW, NEVER. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL AGAIN, I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MALT BEVERAGE AND WINE LICENSE APPLICATION FOR 4630 HAMILTON ROAD. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. 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.THE FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT UPDATE. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF HAS DONE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, SENT IT TO DCA AND THREE RIVERS. IT WAS ACCEPTED, SENT BACK TO US. AND WE ARE ASKING FOR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU WOULD YOU EXPLAIN JUST AN UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT? ELEMENT? SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH IS FOR IMPACT FEES. WE ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE BEFORE I GOT HERE SOME TIME AGO. TROUP COUNTY HAS ALWAYS KEPT A ZERO ON IMPACT FEES, WHICH IS BASICALLY A A COST ADDED TO THE END OF A BUILDING PERMIT TO PAY FOR THINGS. AS FAR AS PUBLIC SERVICES GO, BECAUSE WE ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION, WE HAVE TO BE UP TO DATE WITH THE STATE, BASICALLY D, C, A, AND WITH THREE RIVERS JUST BASICALLY STATING OUR CASE THAT WE COLLECTED NOTHING AS FAR AS IMPACT FEES GO. AND IF WE LET THIS LAPSE EXACTLY WHAT IT, WHAT WOULD IT COST THE COUNTY IF THEY EVER WANTED TO GO BACK INTO AN IMPACT FEE? IF WE LET THIS LAPSE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE WOULD HAVE TO RE ADOPT THE ORDINANCE, REDO ALL THE STUDIES WHICH WOULD BECOME COSTLY. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP UP ON THIS. I JUST WANT TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION FOR IS THERE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO? EVERY YEAR IS A YEARLY THING. THIS RESOLUTION IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND IT'S DONE BY BY STAFF EVERY YEAR. THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO LEVERAGE THE IMPACT FEE. NOW, AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE BOARD TO DO SO. WE SINCE INCEPTION, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS LIKE 2008 OR SOMETHING. 13 MAYBE WHEN WHEN THE BOARD ADOPTED THE FIRST ONE, I CAN TELL YOU WAS $60,000, THEN IT'S NO TELLING WHAT IT WOULD COST TODAY. I KNOW THAT THEY DID A, THEY DID A STUDY A COUPLE YEARS AGO BEFORE I GOT HERE, AND IT, IT WAS A BASICALLY A STUDY TO UPDATE THE NUMBERS THAT WERE IN HERE, WHICH WE DID DID SO IN THIS ONE. AND THEN WE'VE KEPT IT AT ZERO. AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE. AT THE TIME WE MET WITH, YOU KNOW, SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC AND ENGINEERING JUST TO LOOK AT THINGS WE COULD DO TO SPEND IMPACT FEE DOLLARS ON.
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I MEAN, THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT AS WE SEE GROWTH, WE KNOW GROWTH ALSO INCORPORATES MORE OF EVERYTHING. AND SO THE IDEA IS TO UTILIZE THESE FUNDS TO HELP FUND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO ROADS ENGINEERING AND PARKS AND RECREATION, THINGS THAT WHERE WE SEE AN IMPACT OF MORE PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY, WHERE THAT IMPACT FEE. WELL, IT'S IT'LL BE, IT WOULD BE FOR US, IT WOULD JUST BE, IT WOULD COVER JUST THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IN THAT IT, IT GOES BEYOND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. OKAY. I'M GLAD, I'M GLAD THE, THE CITIES HAVE AN IMPACT FEE. THEY JUST CALL IT TAP FEE. YEAH. OKAY. I JUST GIVE AN UPDATE. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF AUSTIN? OH, ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THIS 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. RIGHT? HEARING NONE. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF IT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE, THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT REPORT. RESOLUTION. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
AUSTIN. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW THAT WE GO OUT COME OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING, GO BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. NOT HARD TO GET SECONDS AND FIRST ON THAT MOTION. SO ANYWAY, ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUC
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