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[1. Discuss HEAT Grant Presentation (Maurice Raines)]
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THROUGH SOME. SOME FINANCIAL ISSUES HAS BEEN REOPENED AND NOW WE CAN APPLY FOR MORE GRANT FUNDING WITH THAT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR FUNDING THROUGH THAT GRANT AGAIN, TO CONTINUE OUR K-9 PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND $3,000 FOR SUSTAINMENT OF THE K-9 VET BILLS FOR EQUIPMENT. THAT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED PRETTY QUICK AS AS ERIC ALLUDED TO. SO TONIGHT, WHAT WE'LL ASK OF YOU GUYS IS TO APPROVE US APPLYING FOR THE GRANT. AND SO THAT WILL BE ON THE 5 P.M. AGENDA. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
[2. The Richard English, Jr. Strongest Link Award of Excellence for September 2026 (Chardonnay Scott)]
SIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS WE'LL GET BACK TO OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE AND THE RICHARD ENGLISH JUNIOR STRONGEST LINK AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR SEPTEMBER OF 2026. AND I'D LIKE CHARDONNAY SCOTT TO PRESENT. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. AND CITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY. THE RICHARD ENGLISH JUNIOR. STRONGEST LINK OF EXCELLENCE IS GIVEN MONTHLY TO A DESERVING EMPLOYEE WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTIVITY, LOYALTY, PROFESSIONAL PRIDE, AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THAT ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES LINKED TOGETHER TO FORM A CHAIN THAT PROVIDES THE CITIZENS OF TROUP COUNTY WITH EXCELLENT SERVICE. NO ONE MORE THAN EXEMPLIFIED THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION THAN MR. ENGLISH, WHO IS A TRUE LEADER AND WHO DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE, OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. TODAY, WE WANT TO HONOR HIS MEMORY AND LEGACY AS WE RECOGNIZE THE RECIPIENT OF SEPTEMBER 2026. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY READING A PORTION OF THE NOMINATION FORM THAT WAS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE RECIPIENT. HE BRINGS TO EACH SHIFT A STRONG WORK ETHIC, A SHARP, CRITICAL THINKING AND CALM PRESENCE THAT BENEFITS BOTH OUR TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. HE HAS TAKEN INITIATIVE AND IMPLEMENTED MENTORING NEW FIREFIGHTERS, STEPPING UP WITHOUT HESITATION WHEN ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IS NEEDED, AND CONSISTENTLY MODELING THE KIND OF ATTITUDE AND PERFORMANCE WE WANT THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE RICHARD ENGLISH JUNIOR STRONGEST LINK AWARD OF EXCELLENCE RECIPIENT FOR SEPTEMBER 2026. FIGHTER EMT CARL HARTMAN WITH THE TROUP COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY FRIENDS? SERGEANT WILSON, CHIEF EVANS, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE. I LEFT OUT ABOUT THERE.
CONGRATULATIONS. CARL. WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND LOYALTY THAT YOU HAVE PUT FORTH INTO TROUP COUNTY. YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT YOU ARE THE STRONGEST LINK. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO CRAVE COLLINS AND LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE AS THEY GRACIOUSLY DONATED ITEMS FOR THE RECIPIENT GIFT BAG THIS MONTH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, I WILL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE LAGRANGE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO DISCUSS THE LAGRANGE HOUSING REQUEST. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK. I'M BACK. AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND REMINDERS ABOUT THE QUADRUPLEX THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS ENDEAVORING TO BUILD AND DEVELOP. WE CAME BACK SOME TIME AGO, AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A
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LONG TIME AND WE'RE BACK, BUT WE CAME TO ASK FOR A DONATION OR IN-KIND. SO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS GOING TO BUILD A QUADRUPLEX. WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT BACK IN 2024 WITH THE SENATOR WARNOCK'S OFFICE, AND WE WON THAT GRANT. WE WERE AWARDED $1.62 MILLION AT THAT TIME IN 2024. SO OVER TIME, THE GRANT, AS SLOW AS THINGS MOVE IN THE GOVERNMENT WERE DELAYED.SO NOW THAT WE'RE AT THE TIME OF BUILDING THE BUILD, THE COST TO BUILD HAS INCREASED AND IT INCREASED BY $1.8 MILLION. SO THAT'S OUR TOTAL COST. SO DURING THAT TIME, WE THOUGHT, WELL, HOW CAN WE CLOSE THAT GAP TO BUILD THIS QUADRUPLEX. OUR ARCHITECT SUGGESTED, GEORGIA, YOU NEED TO FIND A WAY TO DO THE PAVING AND GRADING PART OF IT. AND THAT IS WHAT WE CAME TO THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO ASK FOR SIDEWALKS, PAVING, GRADING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HOW CAN WE GET THAT GAP CLOSED? AND THAT GAP WAS ABOUT $127,000. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT DONATED TO US IN KIND, MEANING WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT, BUT HOW CAN WE JUST CLOSE THAT GAP AND CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR QUADRUPLEX? SO WE'RE HERE NOW, AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING TO START BUILDING AND GRADING AND STARTING THAT PROJECT. AND I KNOW WE CAME BACK SOME TIME AGO TO DO IT.
AND IF YOU SEE WHERE THE CIRCLE IS, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. THAT IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S COMPLETED. SO WE NEED THE SIDEWALKS, THE GRADING, THE PAVING, THE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE AREA. WE WILL NEED THAT COVERED THERE. THAT WILL BE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. AND THIS IS WHAT YOUR QUADRUPLEX WILL LOOK LIKE. AND I KNOW PEOPLE THINK, WELL, THE HOUSING IS IN THE CITY, BUT OUR HOUSING IS OPEN TO ALL TROUP COUNTY RESIDENTS. IN FACT, IF YOU LIVE IN TROUP COUNTY, YOU GET A PREFERENCE. WHEN YOU APPLY FOR HOUSING TO US, YOU GET THAT PREFERENCE PREFERENCE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE. AND IT'S ONLY FOR AND WE ARE AWARE OF THAT. BUT THAT'S FOR MORE PEOPLE WE CAN HOUSE AND THAT'S FOR MORE PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE HOMELESS. SO WE'RE AT THIS POINT NOW, AND WE CAME BACK AND WE WERE SPEAKING TO ERIC. WELL, WE REALLY NEED THE SIDING. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING. AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE IN KIND IF THE COUNTY HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT, OR THE EQUIPMENT TO IN-KIND THOSE SERVICES TO US SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT. SO LET ME ASK YOU THE GRADING THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING.
IS IT FOR THAT BOTTOM RIGHT OF THAT PHOTO WHERE A COUPLE OF CARS IS A PARKING LOT OR. YEAH, THAT'LL BE SOME OF IT AS WELL. SOME OF THE PARKING LOT WHERE YOU SEE THE CARS PARKED WHERE THAT CIRCLE IS, THAT WOULD BE SOME OF THAT SIDEWALK THERE. AND THE CITY WILL COVER THE SIDEWALK PART THERE. SO IT'LL BE ANYTHING THAT'S GRADING, PAVING SIDEWALKS, DRAWING THE LINES FOR THE PARKING LOT. AND THAT WILL BE IT. THE COST TO BUILD. WE HAVE THAT COVERED TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE HOUSING, BUT THIS IS MORE OF THE GRADING, THE LINES, THE PARKING LOT, THOSE THINGS THAT WILL BE COVERED IN HERE. ZAZA, DOES THE CITY ALREADY HAVE A SIDEWALKS AT THIS LOCATION, OR ARE THEY HAVING TO BUILD NEW SIDEWALKS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE NEW SIDEWALKS BUILT THERE. SO THE CITY HAS ALREADY MADE THAT COMMITMENT. YES. WHO DOES THE PROPERTY THAT ACTUALLY ON TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. YES. WE OWN THE PROPERTY. YOU SAY THAT WOULD THAT WOULD HELP A HOUSE FOR YES. FOR PEOPLE. IT'S A ONE BEDROOM, A TWO BEDROOM, THREE BEDROOM AND A FOUR BEDROOM. SO ONLY FOUR PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE. AND IF THEY HAVE CHILDREN, BUT IT'LL BE A ONE BEDROOM, WHICH IS THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, A TWO BEDROOM, THREE BEDROOM AND A FOUR BEDROOM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THAT 127? IS THAT A COMBINATION 127,000? IS THAT JUST COUNTY YOU'RE ASKING, OR IS THAT A COMBINATION OF CITY, CITY AND COUNTY? IT'S 12732725 $127,327.25. THAT'S A COMBINATION OF THAT TOTAL GRADING, PAVING, SIDEWALKS, LINES. THAT'S THE ENTIRE COST. WHEN YOU SAID THE CITY IS GOING TO DO SIDEWALKS IS THE FRONT, BUT ALSO THE SIDEWALKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUILDING? YES, SIDEWALKS, WHATEVER THE SIDEWALKS, THE SIDEWALKS ARE. AND IT'S JUST A QUADRUPLEX. SO WE THAT'S ONLY ABOUT LESS THAN AN ACRE WHERE THIS WILL SIT. SO IT WOULD JUST COVER THOSE
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SIDEWALKS THAT BELONG TO THIS QUADRUPLEX HERE. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR ENGINEER. IS THAT SOMETHING WITHIN OUR CAPACITY, I HAD NOT REVIEWED THIS AGENDA ITEM UNTIL THIS MORNING. I WOULD NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN LOOK AT TODAY? BEFORE TONIGHT? BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING? OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN WE WILL TAKE THAT UP THIS AFTERNOON THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL
[4. Discuss Juvenile Court Request to Renew the Georgia THRIVE Infant Toddler Court Program (Eshia Davis) ]
RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM WILL INVITE ISHA DAVIS FROM JUVENILE COURT TO REQUEST THE RENEWAL OF THE GEORGIA THRIVE INFANT AND TODDLER COURT PROGRAM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THE INFANT TODDLER COURT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3 AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE INVOLVED OR AT RISK OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SUPPORT, AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES UTILIZING A THRIVE COORDINATOR AND A CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST. I'M REQUESTING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE $60,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE GEORGIA FROM GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FUNDED THROUGH HRSA TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFANT TODDLER COURT PROGRAM IN TROUP COUNTY. ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ARE THERE ANY MATCH REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS GRANT? THERE ARE NOT. SO TONIGHT YOU'LL JUST BE ASKING FOR US TO ACCEPT THE $60,000 GRANT AWARD. YES, SIR. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL TAKE IT UP THIS AFTERNOON, THEN. THANK YOU.[5. Discuss Permission to Apply - FY27 GCIP Grant (Denise Smith) ]
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE WILL INVITE DENISE SMITH TO DISCUSS THE GIPFY27 GRANT OPPORTUNITY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE THIS MORNING ON DAN WOOTTON'S BEHALF. REALLY TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE FY 27 G CIP GRANT. THE G CIP GRANT IS A GRANT THAT'S OFFERED BY A C, C, G. WE CAPITALIZE ON IT ALMOST YEARLY, AND IT ALLOWS FOR US TO HAVE AN INTERN OR INTERNS SUMMER INTERNS THROUGHOUT THE EACH SUMMER. SO DAN'S PROPOSAL FOR THIS YEAR IS TO HAVE AN INTERN AT THE ACTIVE LIFE WHO WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A SIX WEEK RETIREMENT READINESS WORKSHOP TO OFFER FOLKS 55 AND OLDER IN TROUP COUNTY. SO THEY WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH, ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCES, AND DEVELOP THAT SIX WEEK CURRICULUM. SO THE TOTAL REQUEST, FUNDING WISE IS $3,229.50. THAT WILL FUND THE INTERN AT 200 HOURS PLUS THEIR FICA. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT. AND BUT THAT IS DAN'S PROPOSAL. IT WAS THIS THE SAME ONE FROM LAST YEAR? YES, SIR.DID THAT STUDY? YES, SIR. DID THE STUDY ON GEN X OR SOMETHING? YES. YEAH. GEN X WHICH I GUESS IS ME. BUT BUT YEAH WE WE'VE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT MANY, MANY TIMES AND WE'VE UTILIZED IT IN PROBATE COURT AND IN COURT SERVICES. AND IT'S BASICALLY JUST A, A INTERN FUNDED THROUGH A C, C G. IT'S A YES. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE FIELD OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOPE THAT IT TAKES ROOT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE THAT UP THIS EVENING
[6. Discuss Animal Shelter Operating Grant Agreement (Eric Mosley) ]
THEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM SIX IS THE ANIMAL SHELTER OPERATING AGREEMENT. YOU'LL SEE IN THERE IT SAYS GRANT. THAT'S A TYPO. I'VE ASKED PATRICK BUIE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HOW THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT TROUP COUNTY GRANT IN THERE, IF YOU WANT. THAT'D BE. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFICULT THINGS WE HAVE TO DO IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RIGHT? AND ANIMAL SHELTER AND ANIMAL CONTROL IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ONES I KNOW. I SAW KEITH IN THE BACK, WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. WE'VE HAD A LOT TO LEARN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF OUR EXPERIENCE HERE WITH ANIMAL SHELTER, AND WE'RE AT A CROSSROADS WITH THE SHELTER THAT WE HAVE. WE'VE EITHER GOT A BEEF UP THE OPERATIONS, WE GOT TO ADD MORE EMPLOYEES, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO THE CITY. OR THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE WE LOOKED AT WAS OUTSOURCING TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT COULD DO A BETTER JOB AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOCUS THAN THE ANIMAL SHELTER BUSINESS. CITY OF COLUMBUS RECENTLY DID THAT. THEY WENT WITH THE PAUL'S ORGANIZATION AND USED THEM NOW TO RUN ALL OF THEIR SHELTER OPERATIONS IN COLUMBUS. AND I[00:15:04]
THINK IT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL SO FAR. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO A ORGANIZATION CALLED ANIMAL ARK. SABINE STOLL IS A IS THE OPERATOR OF THAT SHELTER. SHE'S BEEN UP HERE NUMEROUS TIMES. SHE COMES UP TO THE SHELTER A GOOD BIT AND WORKS WITH WITH US UP HERE ALREADY. OUR GUYS HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE AND LOOKED AT HER OPERATION IN COLUMBUS AND NONPROFIT. SO THIS ISN'T ANY KIND OF PROFITABLE ORGANIZATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S ALL NONPROFIT. SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WE'VE THOUGHT THAT OUTSOURCING WAS A BETTER WAY TO GO, JUST SCRIBBLE DOWN A FEW OF THEM HERE. THEY'RE MORE RESCUE ORIENTED. SO WE THINK THE EUTHANASIA NUMBERS WILL COME DOWN. THEY'VE GOT A WIDER NET OF RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY WORK WITH THAT WE THINK WILL ALLOW THEM TO PLACE ANIMALS AND HOPEFULLY GET THOSE EUTHANASIA NUMBERS DOWN, WHICH WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. THEY'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MORE GRANTS AND DONATIONS, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GIVING MONEY FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS. IT WOULD BE MORE WILLING TO GIVE TO A NONPROFIT, SAY, THAN THEY WOULD TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE HOPE THAT THAT'LL BRING US SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUES OVER TIME AS THEY GROW. THAT'S A BIG THING. THEY'LL TAKE ON THE LIABILITY FOR OPERATING THE SHELTER. YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY AWARE IT'S A PRETTY BIG LIABILITY. YOU HAVE A LOT OF REGULATIONS AND THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO, TO, TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO RUN SHELTER. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR OWN LICENSE. SO THEY'LL BE OPERATING UNDER THEIR OWN LICENSE AND TAKE ALL THAT RESPONSIBILITY AWAY FROM THE CITY, WHICH WILL BE HELPFUL TO US. AND A GOOD THING FOR THE CITIZENS IS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SO THEY'LL HIRE THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES, THEY'LL BRING THEM IN, AND THEY'LL BE OPERATING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SO THE CITIZENS CAN CAN COME ON THE WEEKENDS, PARTICULARLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT LOOKING FOR DOGS AND CATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GETTING HELP WITH THE ADOPTION NUMBERS TO GO UP AND EUTHANASIA NUMBERS TO GO DOWN. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE PROGRESS ON WHERE WE ARE, WE'VE MET WITH SABINA SEVERAL TIMES, THE HUMANE SOCIETY, MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW, ACTUALLY OWNS THE SHELTER. THE CITY JUST LEASES THE SHELTER. IT'S ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY. SO THEY'RE A BIG, INTEGRAL PART OF WHAT GOES ON OUT THERE. AND WE MET WITH HALEY KAYLI HEBERT, AND ALSO KEITH WAS ABLE TO COME OUT AND MEET WITH US AS WELL, AND KIND OF TALK THROUGH HOW THE PROCESS MIGHT WORK WITH THOSE TWO NONPROFITS WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO MAKE THE SHELTER BETTER. AND IT WENT VERY, VERY WELL. I THOUGHT, WE HAVE A DRAFT AGREEMENT THAT'S BEEN CIRCULATING. I KNOW ERIC HAS HAD YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO WEIGH IN AND MAKE SOME CHANGES, AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM ANIMAL ARK TO SEE WHAT CHANGES THEY MIGHT WANT TO MAKE. BUT IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY CLOSE TO FINAL DRAFT FORM. THEN I'LL BE TAKING IT TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AT THAT POINT, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT AGREEMENT AT LEAST READY AND PREPARED FOR YOU GUYS TO TO LOOK OVER. IT'LL BE A FOUR PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOGANSVILLE, TROUP COUNTY, THE CITY OF LAGRANGE AND ANIMAL ARTS. SO WE'D ALL JOINTLY BE WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY AND MAKE THIS A BETTER SHELTER AND A BETTER, BETTER PLACE FOR OUR CITIZENS. WE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE.THEY ARE NONPROFIT. THEY GAVE US A PRELIMINARY BUDGET, AND THIS IS THE WAY IT WOULD WORK.
THEY WOULD PRESENT A BUDGET TO US THAT WE COULD ROLL INTO OUR INDIVIDUAL, COUNTY AND CITY BUDGETS. HER PRELIMINARY BUDGET WAS AROUND 1.1 MILLION, $1.1 MILLION. IT CURRENTLY COST US ABOUT 950,000. SO IT'S NOT TERRIBLY FAR OFF FROM WHERE WHERE WE ARE. AND SHE'LL BUILD ACTUAL COSTS. SO SHE'LL PRESENT A BUDGET THAT WE CAN ROLL INTO OUR BUDGET. BUT THEN EACH MONTH SHE'LL BILL US BASED ON ACTUAL COST TO RUN THE SHELTER. SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THE BILLING WOULD WORK. THE ONE OTHER KEY FACTOR IS THAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK, WE CAN TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AND GO BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL. SO THIS ISN'T A LONG TERM COMMITMENT.
IT'S JUST AN ANNUAL COMMITMENT. IT WILL DO ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR. AND IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT, WE WOULD TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AND EITHER FIND ANOTHER THIRD PARTY OR THE CITY AND COUNTY WOULD GO BACK TO KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE IT, MAKE IT WORK OUT THERE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. I DON'T KNOW IF GARRETT HAS ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO MAKE. JUST A COUPLE SMALL THINGS. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, MONEY'S ALWAYS AN ISSUE. WE WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO CUT THOSE COSTS, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT PROVIDING A BETTER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE GONE DOWN, LIFTED THEIR OPERATIONS VERY, VERY CLEAN, VERY NEAT, VERY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. AGAIN, THEY ARE 100% DONATION FUNDED AND THEY'RE OPERATING IN THE BLACK. SO I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT. ANOTHER BIG THING FOR THEM, THEY'RE THEY'RE OFTEN OCCASIONS WHERE OUR OFFICERS AND I'M, I'M SURE KEEPING HIS HIS GUYS WILL ECHO THE SAME CINEMA WHERE WE GO OUT AND, AND WE ADDRESS ISSUES WHERE THERE ARE NONCOMPLIANCE OR THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE ANIMALS OR IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO GET THEM INTO COMPLIANCE. WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO, TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE. WE CAN'T OBVIOUSLY, AS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, WE CAN'T GO OUT AND SOLICIT DONATIONS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS, BUT THAT'S WHERE THEY COME IN. THEY HAVE A HUGE, HUGE NETWORK OF PEOPLE THAT WILL DONATE SUPPLIES TO FIX ENCLOSURES OR TO, YOU KNOW, GET MEDICATION OR TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP THE ANIMALS, EVEN EVEN FOOD, VITAMINS, PRESCRIPTIONS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THEY HAVE A HUGE NETWORK THAT THEY CAN GO OUT
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AND THEY CAN GET THOSE THINGS FOR PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH AN ANIMAL, THEY JUST MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEED TO GET IT UP TO CODE. SO, SO WE'RE NOT KIND OF IN THEIR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR THEM. THEY DO THAT ALL THE TIME, SHE SAID. THEY'VE EVEN GONE INTO BUILT ENCLOSURES FOR PEOPLE ALL OFF DONATED ITEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE HAD BROUGHT TO THEIR, TO THEIR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO USE. SO THAT THAT'S ANOTHER BIG THING. AND THAT'S JUST THE CAPABILITY THAT, THAT US AND, AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AT THIS POINT. AND IT'S THE THING THAT THAT WILL HELP US DOWN THE LINE. AGAIN, HUGE NETWORK ALSO TO PREVENT EUTHANASIA. THEY THEY SHIP DOGS AND CATS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND JUST BE A GOOD WAY TO GET THOSE NUMBERS DOWN AND DO A BETTER JOB FOR THE COMMUNITY ALL THE WAY AROUND. SO I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US GIVE YOU THIS UPDATE ON WHAT WAS HAS BEEN A MONTH BY MONTH BY MONTH WORK IN PROGRESS FOR US AS WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, MAYBE A START DATE THERE IF IT ALL WORKS OUT. SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FOR US, WE'LL CERTAINLY DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND ANSWER. PATRICK, HAS THE BUILDING GOING TO TAKE PLACE? YOU SAID YOU HAD FOUR IDENTITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS. HOW WILL THEY DETERMINE THE BUILDING? THE BUILDING BASED ON HOW MANY ANIMALS PER ANIMAL PER DAY? YEAH. IF THE CITY HAD ONE DOG AND THE COUNTY HAD ONE DOG, WE'D SPLIT 5050. WE HAD ONE DOG, THEY'D PAY A THIRD. SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MANY DOGS AND CATS YOU HAVE OVER HOW MANY DAYS IN THE SHELTER. FOR THAT GIVEN MONTH, YOU PAY YOUR PERCENTAGE. KIND OF THE WAY WE'RE BILLING TODAY, WE DO IT ON AN AVERAGE WEIGHTED AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLING, BUT SHE'S GOING TO DO IT ON A DAY BY DAY BILLING. SO DOGS IN THERE ONE DAY YOU JUST PAY FOR ONE DAY. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A HOTEL FOR ANIMALS. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST PAY BY THE DAY THERE IN PATRICK. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I THINK WE STILL HAVE THE THE TIME WHERE THE ANIMALS TURN OVER TO THEM. YES. BUT WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR. OKAY. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THERE. YES. RIGHT. BUT THEY BECOME THEIR PROPERTY AFTER THAT. YEAH. BUT THE NUMBER OF DAYS ARE HOUSED UNTIL THEY'RE OUT. THAT'S RIGHT. SO WHAT WOULD THE COUNTY LIKE EACH ENTITY? WOULD THEY HAVE LIKE A, I GUESS A LIAISON WITH THEIR WITH THEM. AND THAT WOULD GIVE UP SO MONTHLY, THEY'LL KIND OF KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE END OF THE MONTH. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THE CITY WILL HAVE A DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE. THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE A DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE AND HOGANSVILLE. AND THAT GROUP WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH ON BILLING ISSUES AND MAKING SURE WE KNOW WHERE THEY WHERE THE ANIMALS CAME FROM. DO THEY COME FROM UNINCORPORATED? DO THEY COME FROM HOGANSVILLE? ANY DISPUTES ABOUT THAT? THEY'LL GET TOGETHER AND DISCUSS AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO. YES, SIR.OKAY. IS OUR REFUGE, IS IT? IT'S A GEORGIA CORPORATION NONPROFIT. SO IS IT LOCATED IN COLUMBUS? IS THAT THEIR HOME? AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY THEIR ORIGINS FOR MOST OF THEIR PEOPLE ARE IN ANIMAL CONTROL. THEY WERE FORMER ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, AND THEY JUST STEPPED OUT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE CONTACTS AND THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION. BUT I'VE EVEN SPOKEN WITH THE IT INITIALLY STARTED, WE WENT DOWN AND TALKED TO COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TALKED TO THEIR COMMAND STAFF DOWN THERE. AND THE WAY THEY STRUCTURED IT, THEY SAID, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST MOVES I'VE EVER MADE AND SOLVED A LOT OF ISSUES FOR THEM. SO SOME OF THEM WILL STILL HAVE TO BE EUTHANIZED. BUT HOW WOULD THAT BE HANDLED? THEY THEY HANDLE THEMSELVES OR WE DO IT LIKE WE DO IN DOING IT. THEY'LL HANDLE IT THEMSELVES. OKAY. YES, SIR. THE COST BASED ON WHOSE ANIMAL IT IS, WE'LL STILL HAVE TO PAY US. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO END UP PAYING THE COST. BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO JUSTIFY THOSE COSTS. SEND US A MONTHLY INVOICE WITH ALL THE BREAKDOWN. BUT ALL THAT WILL BE HANDLED BY THEM, NOT BY THE CITY OR THE COUNTY. I'LL BE HANDLED BY THEM. YES, SIR. SO WHAT IS THEIR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY? THE HUMANE SOCIETY OWNS THE BUILDING. THEN WHAT IS THEIR ARRANGEMENT WITH THEM? WILL THEY PAY THEM A RENTAL FEE OR JUST PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP TO THE PROPERTY, PAY THE UTILITIES, THAT TYPE OF STUFF. RIGHT. OKAY. THERE'S NO LEASE. THEY'RE JUST ASSUMING IT. BASICALLY, WE'RE SUBLEASING TO THEM AS WELL, AND WE DON'T PAY LIKE A DOLLAR A YEAR OR WHATEVER IT IS. AND HUMANE SOCIETY HAS AN OFFICE THERE, AND THOSE TWO WILL WORK TOGETHER TO TRY AND DO THE BEST THEY CAN FOR THE ANIMALS. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. AND HUMANE SOCIETY HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RIGHT? I MEAN, ACTIVE BOARD. THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. KAYLEE IS THE IS THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN. OKAY. WE APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US GIVE YOU THIS UPDATE. WE HOPE IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE IT WORK. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE WON'T BE ASKING YOU GUYS TO PUT ON THIS NIGHT. REALLY. JUST UNTIL UNTIL WE HAVE A FULL AGREEMENT WORKED OUT AND EVERYONE'S SATISFIED. THEN WE'LL BRING THAT BEFORE YOU GUYS AT A LATER DATE. I WILL MENTION AS WELL. AND AGAIN, THIS KIND OF I MEAN, BECAUSE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS AS MUCH AS THE COUNTY DOES, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY WILL STILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME SOME AUTHORITY OVER LIVESTOCK ANIMALS. WE DO, YOU KNOW, HAVE COWS AND PIGS AND CHICKENS AND GOATS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO OFTEN HAVE TO HOUSE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO KEITH DOES HAVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT AS WELL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO, ALL
[7. Discuss HVAC Replacement Project at the Elections Building (50 Fort Drive) (Jay Anderson)]
RIGHT, OUR FINAL ITEM ON THIS MORNING'S AGENDA IS A HVAC REPLACEMENT AT THE BOARD OF[00:25:07]
ELECTIONS OFFICE OFF OF 54TH DRIVE. JAY CAN EXPLAIN IT. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. AS THE TOPIC IS TO REPLACE THE HEATING AND AIR UNIT AT THE ELECTIONS BUILDING, WHICH IF BACKTRACK AND KIND OF REMIND EVERYBODY WE TOOK POSSESSION OF THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. IT'S 54 DRIVE, BUT IT'S LOCATED AT THE NEW TODD TEMPLAR SPORTS COMPLEX. WE TOOK POSSESSION OF THAT BUILDING ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN SCHOOL STARTED. EVEN THOUGH WE WE RECEIVED THE WHOLE PROPERTY THREE, FOUR, FIVE YEARS AGO THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAD STAYED IN THAT BUILDING UP UNTIL SCHOOL STARTED LAST YEAR. AND SO WE DIDN'T GET POSSESSION OF THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. AND AT THAT POINT, WE DECIDED TO MOVE ELECTIONS IN THERE, AS YOU KNOW, AROUND THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.AND SO WE STARTED RENOVATING IT AND GOT IT DONE, GOT IT MOVED IN, AND IT'S REALLY A NICE FACILITY FOR THEM NOW. I THINK IT'S WORKED OUT WONDERFUL. BUT NOW, JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN, I GUESS, POSSESSION OF THE BUILDING AND STARTING TO OPERATE IT. WE'VE REALIZED THE HEATING AND AIR SYSTEM IS REALLY IN BAD SHAPE. I'VE STOOD BEFORE YOU BEFORE TO REPLACE UNITS AT DIFFERENT PLACES, AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN.
THIS ONE IS REALLY, REALLY BAD. IT'S, I THINK, 21 YEARS OLD. I THINK IT WAS A 2002, 2001. SO IT'S OVER 20 YEARS OLD. A LOT OF IT'S RUSTED OUT. THE DUCTWORK IS REALLY BAD. THE EXTERIOR DUCTWORK, IT'S A BIG PACKAGE UNIT THAT SITS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. SO I'VE GOTTEN THREE QUOTES. IT'S A TURNKEY PRICING FROM ALL THREE CONTRACTORS TO REPLACE THE THE 20. IT'LL BE A CARRIER 20 TON UNIT. IT'S GAS. IT'S GOT EXTERIOR DUCTWORK CONNECTS TO THE BUILDING. IT'LL BE TO REMOVE THE EXISTING UNIT, DISPOSE OF IT, INSTALL A NEW 20 TON UNIT, NEW EXTERIOR DUCTWORK RE HOOKED UP TO ELECTRICAL. THE GAS, THE CONTROLS CONDENSATE LINES AND GET IT TO OPERATING PER MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS. SO A TURNKEY PRICE. I GOT THREE PRICES IN THE LOW BID TO DO IT IS MARYLAND ASSOCIATES. THEY'RE OUT OF CARROLLTON $45,001.81.
DID YOU. I DID WITH THEM ABOUT THE $1.81. BUT SIR, DID YOU INVESTIGATE THE $15,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO? I HAVE TALKED TO ALL THREE, AND I'VE TALKED TO MERRILL QUITE EXTENSIVELY, AND THEY SAY THEY GOT IT. OKAY. THEY ARE ALSO, JUST TO BACKTRACK, TWO YEARS AGO WE REPLACED TWO BIG PACKAGE UNITS ON THE GYM THERE, AND THEY GOT PRICES FROM THE SAME THREE. AND MERRILL WAS ABOUT THE SAME ON THAT ONE. AND THEY DID THAT PROJECT AND HAVE BEEN FINE. SO THERE WAS TWO BIG PACKAGE UNITS THAT DO THE GYM. SO WE HAVE USED THEM BEFORE.
YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO WHEN WE REDID ALL OF THE GRIGGS REC CENTER AND PUT THE NEW GYM ON, THEY DID THAT WORK AS WELL THAT THEY DID THAT WORK WITH TORRENCE, NOT DIRECTLY WITH US, BUT THEY DID ALL THE GRIGGS CENTER, AND IT'S BEEN GOOD THERE SINCE THEN. THEY REPLACED THE TWO PACKAGE UNITS IN THE GYM, LIKE I SAID, AND THEN THAT'S BEEN GOOD. SO WE'VE USED THEM SEVERAL TIMES IN OUR IN OUR INVESTIGATION, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT THEY'RE ABLE. THE PRICE IS LOWER PRIMARILY BECAUSE THEY PRIMARILY JUST THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SUCH A HUGE PURCHASING POWER BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE COMPANY THEY ARE. I THINK THAT I WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE THEY'RE THE NUMBER ONE CARRIER DEALER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THEREFORE, THEY HAVE GOOD PURCHASING POWER WITH CARRIER. SO IT'S GOT A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE COMPRESSOR, TEN YEAR WARRANTY ON THE HEAT EXCHANGER, ONE YEAR ON ALL PARTS LABOR INSTALLATION, AND IT'S GOT A 8 TO 10 WEEK LEAD TIME. SO HOPEFULLY WE APPROVE IT TONIGHT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THE ONE WE HAVE IS REALLY, REALLY BAD SHAPE AND IT'S NOT DOING THE JOB. LUCKILY, IT'S COOLING OFF RIGHT NOW AND GETTING A LITTLE LESS HUMID. SO WE'RE KIND OF LUCKY WITH THE TIMING BECAUSE EVEN IF IT TAKES 8 OR 10 WEEKS, WE'RE ENTERING INTO EASIER CLIMATE TO DEAL WITH. SO WHAT DID YOU MENTION? WHAT WAS THE TIMES? DID YOU WHAT'S THE TIME SCHEDULE? IF THEY START TILL THE END? ONE WEEK, ONE WEEK INSTALLATION A WEEK. ALL THREE OF THEM SAID IT'D TAKE ABOUT A WEEK. OKAY. 3 OR 4 WORKING DAYS. SO IS THERE A GENERATOR ON THAT SITE, JAY? NO, SIR. THERE'S NOT. BUT THE BUILDING IS, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT WHEN ELECTIONS MOVED IN. THE BUILDING IS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE. THE ROOF IS FAIRLY NEW. THE BUILDING IS IN GOOD SHAPE. WE RENOVATED IT FOR ELECTIONS. I THINK IT REALLY TURNED OUT NICE. SO IF WE CAN GET THIS HEATING AND AIR REPLACED, THEN THE WHOLE BUILDING FOR ELECTIONS ITSELF WILL BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR QUITE A WHILE. JAY, I KNOW THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND I PUT YOU ON A SPOT ANYWAY, DO YOU MIND JUST GIVING THE COMMISSIONERS AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND ON
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THE TROUP COUNTY AG CENTER? AND PROBABLY THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN SOME CALLS WHERE WE HAD THE THE WATER DAMAGE THEY THEY STARTED YESTERDAY. WELL, THEY'RE STARTING THIS WEEK. THEY CAME YESTERDAY. SERVICEMASTER IS DOING THE REPAIRS. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO DID THE WATER MITIGATION. GOT ALL THE DEHUMIDIFIERS IN THERE, THE WATER OUT MOVE THE AIR WITH FANS. BUT THEY'RE DOING THE REPAIR WORK. AND THEY CAME YESTERDAY, MOVED EVERYTHING LIKE IN EACH ROOM, MOVED IT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM COVERED WITH PLASTIC. GOT IT ALL READY, WHICH THE THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE AG CENTER DID A WONDERFUL JOB HELPING WITH THAT.BUT IT'S BASICALLY ALL READY TO REPAIR. THEY'RE DELIVERING SHEETROCK TODAY WHERE THEY THEY DID REMOVE SOME OF THE SHEETROCK THAT GOT WET TO LET THOSE WALL CAVITIES DRY OUT AND AIR OUT, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS ONE REASON HAVING IT SIT THE LAST MONTH OR SO HAS BEEN GOOD BECAUSE IT'S LET IT AIR OUT. IT'S LET THE HEATING AND AIR IN THERE. JUST KEEP DRYING IT OUT, KEEP GETTING THE WALLS DRIED OUT. SO ANYWAYS, THEY'RE DELIVERING INSULATION AND SHEETROCK TODAY TO THEN START REPAIRING THE WALLS. AND THEN PAINTERS WILL COME IN, REPAINT EVERYTHING, AND THEN IT GETS ALL NEW FLOOR COVERINGS BECAUSE ALL THE FLOOR COVERINGS WENT BAD. WHAT'S THE TIME SCHEDULE ON IT? PROBABLY ABOUT SIX WEEKS I THINK. YEAH.
SO THE EMPLOYEES WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK IN THERE FOR SIX WEEKS. SO THEY'RE WORKING REMOTELY RIGHT NOW. THAT'S CORRECT. THEY HAVE A SIGN UP THAT SAYS TEMPORARY CLOSED FOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OR WHATEVER IT SAYS. AND THEN THEY HAVE SIGNS ON THE FRONT GLASS THERE THAT SAY LIKE, CALL THIS NUMBER IF YOU NEED HELP FOR THIS, CALL THIS NUMBER. IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THIS. THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOT SOME BOXES, LAID OUT, PLASTIC BOXES THAT IF YOU'RE DROPPING A SOIL SAMPLE OFF OR A WATER SAMPLE, PUT IT IN THIS BOX AND WE'LL GET IT AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF NOTES DIRECTING PEOPLE ON WHAT TO DO WHILE THEY'RE NOT THERE.
SO I'LL TAPE TO THE LAST OF THE FRONT. SO WE ARE WE'RE GETTING THAT FIXED. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO ONE ASKED FOR IT, BUT WE GOTTA DEAL WITH IT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT WAS THE ICE MAKER. THE ICE MAKER POPPED OVER THE WEEKEND. AND SO THEREFORE IT FILLED UP WITH WATER OVER THE WHOLE WEEKEND. THEY WALKED IN THAT MONDAY MORNING AND HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. SO. ANY ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WE'LL TAKE THAT UP
[8. Consideration of October 6, 2026 5:00 p.m. Board Meeting Agenda (Eric Mosley) ]
THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA, WE HAVE THE DEPUTY, DAVID PRESSLEY, FROM REEDS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH. HE'S AGREED TO PROVIDE THIS EVENING'S INVOCATION UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS. WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE HEAT GRANT.WE. ITEM B IS THE JUVENILE COURTS REQUEST TO RENEW THE GEORGIA THRIVE INFANT TODDLER COURT PROGRAM GRANT. THEN WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE A CCGGIP GRANT FOR ACTIVE LIFE ITEM D I WOULD. I WOULD ASK THAT WE SUBSTITUTE ITEM D FOR THE. THE FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE LAGRANGE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S REQUEST, AND I'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE WITH VALERIE AFTER THE MEETING. AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS IS THE HEATING AND AIR REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE ELECTIONS BUILDING AT 54TH DRIVE. UNDER PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. WE HAVE. FIRST, A REZONING FOR AUTO GALLERY, CHEVROLET, GMC 100 EICHELBERGER STREET AND RILEY ROAD. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS A IS A SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL FOR MEGAN HUBBARD AT 120 RAY STALLINGS ROAD. AND THE FINAL ITEM IS A HOME OCCUPATION FOR CHRISTOPHER ZELENY AT 707 BARTLEY ROAD. WITH LOTS OF HOME OCCUPATION, THE HOME OCCUPATION IS A GUN BUSINESS. I'M GUN REPAIR GUN. CUSTOM GUN. I DON'T KNOW THE HOME OCCUPATIONS FOR FIREARMS DEALERSHIP. HE'S BASICALLY JUST ASKING TO ASSEMBLE FIREARMS AT HIS HOUSE AND THEN SELL THEM AT GUN SHOWS. AS FAR AS THE ATF REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A LICENSE, A BUSINESS LICENSE IN ORDER TO SELL FIREARMS AT A GUN SHOW. SO HE'S STRICTLY ASKING TO ASSEMBLE THESE FIREARMS AND THEN TAKE THEM TO GUN SHOWS. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE COUNTY NOW? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT. I'M AWARE OF J J HEADS GOING UP AND DOWN SO J KNOWS SOMETHING Y'ALL DON'T J YOU WANT TO COME UP FIRST? I HEARD OF IT. I CAN'T REMEMBER MAYBE THREE OF THESE IN MY 13 YEARS. IT'S ABOUT RIGHT, JAMES. AT
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LEAST YOU THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT. YES. HOW MANY OF THEM? THEY NEVER DID PLAY OUT, DID THEY? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL IN BUSINESS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE LIKE, IF IF THEY MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO STAY IN BUSINESS OR DON'T THEY HAVE TO GET A PERMIT EVERY YEAR? YES, SIR. OKAY. WELL HAVE THEY GOTTEN THEIR PERMITS EVERY YEAR? I, I DON'T KNOW EVERY BUSINESS AND I KNOW, BUT THEY HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNTY TO GET A PERMIT, DON'T THEY. WELL, THEY HAVE TO RENEW THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE RENEWED OR NOT. BUT I KNOW AND I KNOW FOR PRESENTING TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, WE'VE HAD 2 OR 3 OVER THE 13 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE VERY SIMILAR, EXACT SAME TYPE THING THAT I THINK. JAMES ONE ONE, I'M UP ON 54 SOMEWHERE. I REMEMBER ONE ON RINGER ROAD. YEAH, RINGER ROAD ONE IS OFF A HIGH TOWER ROAD ON WHAT'S THAT ISLAND? THAT LITTLE ROAD OFF A HIGH TOWER ROAD.YEAH. FOREST DRIVE OR HOLLAND ROAD. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CHECK AND SEE IF THEY'VE RENEWED BUSINESS LICENSE TO SEE IF THEY'RE STILL IN BUSINESS. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL BRING THAT INFORMATION. BUT I KNOW THE ONES THAT HAVE ASKED PERMISSION BEFORE HAVE, HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN GRANTED. I DON'T KNOW, HAVE THEY STAYED IN BUSINESS OR NOT? WAS IT A VIABLE BUSINESS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN? I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT WAS THE SAME TYPE THING TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE SELL. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS TO GO TO GUN SHOWS, GUN FESTIVALS. BUT AGAIN, IN ORDER FOR THEM UNDER ATF RULES TO SELL AT A GUN SHOW, THEY HAVE TO HAVE PROPER LICENSE. THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR. CORRECT? CORRECT. HE'S ASKING HE'S ASKING FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE.
HE'S ALREADY GOT APPROVAL FROM THE ATF. HE'S GONE THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS. HE'S IN ORDER TO SELL AT A GUN SHOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE. HIS GOAL IS TO SELL ONLY AT THE GUN SHOW. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. THAT IS WHAT HE'S BUT TO YOUR TO YOUR QUESTION, WE HAVE HAD 2 OR 3 THAT I KNOW OF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I MUST BE QUIET. I SAID. THEY MUST BE QUIET. THEY LEARN NOTHING. ALRIGHT. IS THAT THE. I LOVE IT, OKAY, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR
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AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF WORK SESSION, GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSS THE REAL ESTATE MATTER. SO MOVE, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION IS CARRIED. Y'ALL CAN JOIN US LATER. THANK I WILL ENTN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND GO BACK INTO WORK SESSION. MR. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT NO ACTION WAS REQUIRED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND SEE Y'ALL LATER TODAY.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE AT THE
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