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I
Good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
for
joining
us.
If
you
would,
please
stand
and
join
us
for
the
pledge
of
allegiance
to
remain
standing
for
the
invocation.
J
I
I
We
have
some
guests
and
visitors
here
tonight
with
us
and
we'll
begin
with
chief
merrifield,
who
has
some
employee
recognition
for
us,
always
a
pleasure.
K
I
know
we
all
know
that
behind
every
great
organization
is
a
great
administrative
assistant
and
she
she
certainly
fits
that
bill
for
us.
She's
got
her
family
is
here
tonight,
so
we're
happy
to
have
them
and
then
all
her
detectives
that
that
motley
crew
that
she
has
to
keep
they've
come
to
recognize
her
also-
and
I
was
just
kidding
her
yesterday-
I
walked
into
her
office
and
usually
there's
five
or
six
people
in
her
office
getting
directions
on
whatever
they
need
to
be
doing.
K
I
I
K
I
M
Evening,
mayor
council
members,
this
is
bobby
tempanone,
I'm
steve
posey
and
we're
with
the
etowah
beekeepers
club
we're
a
friendly,
inclusive
group
of
beekeepers
out
of
canton,
which
serves
the
community
in
the
etowah
river
region
in
north
georgia.
Our
goal
is
to
increase
the
viability
of
honeybees
through
support
of
local
beekeepers
and
education
of
the
public.
We
provide
education,
best
practices,
startup
mentoring
to
our
members,
as
well
as
promote
awareness
of
the
honeybee.
Currently,
our
club,
this
is
our
first
year-
has
over
130
members,
wow.
L
Yeah
so
hi
y'all
a
couple
of
years
before
the
formation
of
the
etowah
river
beekeepers,
while
selling
honey
at
the
canton
farmers
market,
I
had
put
a
bug:
pardon
the
pun
in
then
candidate
for
mayor
bill
grants
here
about
the
potential
for
placing
beehives
on
city
property
as
part
of
a
green
initiative
and
perhaps
having
canton,
become
a
b
city,
usa
member
should
he
become
mayor.
L
But
one
small
part
of
that
effort,
though,
was
a
designated
space
on
city
property
for
the
etowah
river
beach
to
place
beehives
and
use
as
a
teaching
apiary
for
new
beekeepers,
we're
grateful
for
the
efforts
and
help
that
kelly
pendley
provided
for
us
and
your
your
help,
billy,
and
so
ultimately,
the
city
has
designated
space
at
the
public
works
facility
on
ridge
road
for
us
to
have
a
teaching
over
here.
M
Initially,
the
the
members
of
the
club
donated
equipment
to
start
the
teaching
apiary,
but
we
were
pleased
to
report
we
applied
and
received
a
grant
from
the
gba
association
and
we're
able
to
purchase
brand
new
equipment
for
both
apiary
down
here,
and
we
have
another
one
up
in
north
camp
and
and
this
that
was
provided
by
the
honey
honeybee
license
plate
program
that
they
that
they
gather
the
funds
from
so
right
now.
Mayor.
If
you
could
come
down
we'd
like
to
present.
L
And
that's
not
all
so
one
of
the
other
things
that
I'd
like
to
talk
about
is
there's
another
item
we
like
to
present
to
you
and
the
council.
It's
something
that's
a
little,
it's
little-known,
but
it's
a
traditional
arrangement
in
beekeeping.
When
a
beekeeper
sets
his
hives
on
someone
else's
property,
it's
called
a
yard.
Rent
jug,
a
land
owner
with
crops
or
a
garden
will
often
welcome
bees
because
it
helps
you
know,
and
they
do
that
without
any
expectations
of
being
paid.
L
L
In
fact,
if
you,
google,
yard
rent
jug
you'll
find
there's
a
specific
clasp
of
large
containers
that
exist
for
this
very
purpose
so
with
gratitude.
The
club
would
like
to
present.
L
L
I
Yeah,
I
thought
there
may
be
honey
in
that
box,
so
that's
why
I
put
them
ahead.
So
thank
you
guys
and
bobby
and
steve.
I
think
this
is
a
perfect
example
of
where
great
ideas
come
up
from
citizens
and
not
always
from
city
hall
down.
So
thank
you
for
helping
us
fulfill
our
mission
of
sustaining
our
natural
environment
and
education
to
our
community,
so
you're
very
much
appreciated
so
appreciate
it.
N
F
As
bethany
mentioned,
my
name
is
kirsten
moat,
I'm
with
modern
mobility
partners,
we're
a
transportation
consulting
firm
here
in
atlanta,
and
we
are
about
halfway
through
the
plan.
So
we
appreciate
you
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
provide
you
with
a
brief
update
tonight
on
how
the
plan
is
going
so
tonight
we're
going
to
start
off
with
just
some
quick
introductions
and
then
we'll
move
in
project
schedule.
F
The
whole
purpose
of
the
project,
the
vision
and
goals
which
is
really
where
I
want
to
focus
our
time
this
evening.
What
we've
accomplished
over
the
last
six
months
and
what
we
plan
to
accomplish
over
the
next
five
to
six
months.
So
with
that,
let's
jump
right
in
the
plan
is
sponsored
by
the
city
of
canton
and
we're
working
with
mr
peppers,
mr
ingram
bethany
and
ken
very
closely
on
this
project,
I'm
with
modern
mobility
partners.
F
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we
do
transportation
planning
and
then
we
are
supported
by
practical
design,
partners,
who's,
a
roadway
design
firm
and
they
are
helping
us
with
cost
estimations
and
some
some
conceptual
designs
as
we
get
closer
to
the
end
of
the
project.
Just
to
put
some
faces
with
some
names,
a
few
of
these
people
were
here
just
a
little
while
ago
for
our
first
public
meeting
this
afternoon.
F
So
this
is
a
graphical
representation
of
the
project
schedule
and
the
red
line
down.
The
middle
is
where
we
are
today,
which
is
the
beginning
of
july,
and
here
we
are
doing
the
council
briefing
tonight,
the
first
of
two
that
we're
going
to
do,
and
we
also
hosted
the
first
public
meeting
here
in
this
room
earlier
this
afternoon
and
we
had
a
pretty
good
turnout
and
you
can
see
all
the
progress
that
we've
made
since
we
kicked
this
off
in
december
of
2021.
F
But
you
can
see,
there's
still
plenty
left
to
do
for
the
rest
of
the
summer,
the
fall
and
into
the
end
of
the
year.
F
So
the
purpose
of
the
study
is
really
about.
What
do
we
want
to
achieve
and
working
with
city
staff
we
kind
of
came
up
with
four
main
purposes
of
the
study.
First,
we
want
to
create
a
comprehensive
transportation
plan
that
helps
the
decision
making
of
you
all
and
your
staff
on
where
to
where
to
fund
transportation
projects,
what
to
find
what
should
take
priority.
F
F
Good
luck,
so
we
wanted
to
really
put
together
some
step
by
steps
for
some
of
those
really
important
high,
ranking
plans.
And
finally,
we
wanted
to
do
this
as
under
the
umbrella
of
community
engagement.
So
we
really
wanted
to
make
sure
that
this
process
was
inclusive
and
we're
trying
to
do
a
lot
of
different
type
of
outreach.
F
F
F
Councilwoman
wilson
serves
on
that
committee
with
us,
and
so
we
presented
a
vision
and
we
refined
it
based
on
the
input
that
we
received-
and
this
is
the
final
vision
that
we
got
today.
We
want
to
provide
the
residents
and
visitors
to
the
city
of
canton,
a
plan
that
outlines
safe
access
and
enhanced
connectivity
to
neighborhoods
recreational
facilities,
local
businesses
and
natural
resources
today,
while
envisioning
future
transportation
solutions
that
ensure
sustainability
and
implementable
action
steps.
So
that
is
quite
the
vision
statement,
but
all
in
all,
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
this
plan
is
connect.
F
F
F
So
kind
of
wrapping
up
this
this
briefing
tonight,
what
we've
accomplished
so
far
is
we
held
our
first
steering
committee
meeting
back
in
march.
That's
where
we
really
finalized
those
vision
and
goals.
We've
been
working
diligently
on
existing
conditions,
understanding
trends
within
canton,
both
demographic
and
transportation.
F
We
have
launched
our
virtual
open
house,
which
is
hosted
by
frame,
and
we
have
a
wiki
map,
which
is
the
comment
platform
where
you
can
drop
your
pins.
We
had
our
second
steering
committee
meeting
in
may,
where
we
asked
for
input
on
our
existing
conditions
and
our
needs
we're
still
working
through
our
needs
assessment
task,
and
that's
really
where
we
develop
our
initial
list
of
project
recommendations.
F
So
what's
coming
up,
the
next
thing:
that's
going
to
be
coming
up
is
drafting
a
list
of
projects,
so
that's
going
to
be
taking
place
the
rest
of
this
month
and
into
august.
We
want
to
evaluate
and
prioritize
those
recommended
projects
kind
of
see
where
they
fall
in
line
and
again
that's
based
on
the
goals.
F
We
will
then
host
a
public
meeting
number
two
in
september
to
get
feedback
on
the
projects,
how
they
score,
how
they
rank.
Do
you
like
it?
Do
you
not?
What
needs
to
be
changed
really
get
good
input,
we'll
be
briefing
city
council
again
in
october.
Let
you
know
what
came
out
of
this
whole
process
and
then
once
we
have
our
final
list
of
recommendations,
we're
going
to
be
putting
those
implementation
plans
together.
F
J
F
Yes,
so
thank
you
for
that
question.
We
have
gotten
outstanding
response
on
the
website.
I
have
been
very
impressed
with
the
number
of
responses
and
the
comments
that
we've
gotten
because
you're
right
in
some
communities,
it's
it's
tough
to
get
that
virtual
interaction
and
a
lot
of
people
don't
feel
comfortable
using
the
computer.
F
I
would
say
that
we've
received
somewhere
between
75
and
100
comments
on
that
platform,
and
that
is
when
we
pulled
the
data
from
it
back
in
at
the
end
of
may
we're
keeping
that
platform
and
the
the
comment
period
open
through
the
end
of
july.
I
Thank
you
appreciate
your
report
and
it's
the
very
important
work
that
you're
doing
and
we
we
really
appreciate
it.
So
look
forward
to
hearing
your
next
update,
and
so
it
is
important
and
it's
more
important
than
honey,
but
I
appreciate
it
appreciate
your
understanding
for
the
mix
up
there
on
the
schedule.
So
thank.
I
G
Unfortunately,
the
method,
the
applicant
used
to
notify
the
property
owners
within
a
thousand
feet
and
the
budding
property
owners
was
not
as
prescribed
in
our
requirements.
They
simply
set
the
notification
letters
out
by
regular
mail.
We
require
they
go
out
by
certificate
of
mailing
to
make
sure
that
we
can
tell
that
all
the
property
owners
are
notified.
G
The
signs
have
been
placed
on
the
property,
as
required.
The
legal
ad
has
been
run
in
the
block,
yet
has
been
run
in
the
paper.
So
this
item
needs
to
be
deferred
until
the
first
meeting
in
august.
In
order
for
them
to
meet
the
notification
requirements
as
we
are
required
are,
as
we
require
them
to
do.
G
I
And
next
public
hearing
for
the
2022
millage
rate
city
manager,
mr
peppers
and
our
finance
director,
melissa
forster
is
going
to
give
us
an
overview
before
our
public
hearing
begins.
A
I
P
So
I'll
begin
with
just
a
brief
summary
of
the
digest
and,
as
you
can
see,
it's
increasing
rather
dramatically
most
of
the
increases
affiliated
with
inflation,
which
we'll
talk
about
a
little
bit
later.
Some
of
that
is
affiliated
with
growth
and
you'll
notice.
There's
a
gap
between
the
blue
line
and
the
gray
line,
and
the
top
the
blue
line.
If
you
can't
see,
is
the
gross
digest,
the
gray
is
the
net
digest
and
that
gap
is
largely
affiliated
with
the
senior
tax
exemption.
P
We
are
required
to
report
that
as
an
increase
and
as
I
mentioned
before,
just
some
demonstrations
of
inflation
and
growth
on
the
chart
on
the
right
you'll
see
the
total
real
parcels
over
the
last
five
years
have
slowly
increased.
What's
more
dramatic
is
the
average
fair
market
value
of
residential
property
in
the
city
and
you'll
see
that
for
2022,
that
is
375
000,
whereas
five
years
ago,
that
average
home
value
was
200
000.
P
P
A
few
important
notes
related
to
the
millage
rate
that
we
are
maintaining
out
of
all
of
our
total
real
parcels.
There
are
over
10
000
residential
parcels
within
the
city
of
those
209
2990
parcels
qualify
for
the
senior
exemption.
That's
nearly
a
third,
while
the
senior
exemption
saved
seniors
more
than
1.7
million
in
taxes
that
also
cost
the
city
1.7
million
in
revenues.
P
O
Couple
of
comments
I
receive
these
occasionally
when
the
assessment
information
goes
out,
there's
sometimes
a
misconception
with
residents
that
only
people
who
own
a
property
pay
taxes
that
renters
don't
pay
taxes
which
is
not
the
case.
O
All
properties
are,
are
taxed
and
I
actually
went
back
and
pulled
the
the
nine
largest
department
complexes
in
the
city,
just
as
an
example,
because
sometimes
we
get
questions
about
apartments,
crested
laurel
canyon,
as
an
example
is
valued
at
43
million
dollars,
so
their
tax
bill
to
the
city
is
232
thousand
dollars
which,
proportionately,
based
on
the
number
of
units,
is
about
what
we
receive
for
single
family
homes
on
average.
O
I
would
challenge
anybody
to
go
and
look
at
your
own
personal
finances
or
budgets
over
the
last
six
eight
nine
months
and
see
anything,
that's
the
same
cost
as
it
was
a
year
ago.
Cost
of
services
have
gone
up.
Fuel
costs
have
gone
up
so
when
our
officers
are
out
patrolling
or
we've
got
public
works
that
are
out
working
on
sites
and
they're
moving
equipment.
The
cost
of
that
gasoline
has
gone
up.
O
The
cost
of
labor
has
gone
up
so
whether
it's
work
that
we
do
or
work
that
we
contract
out
those
costs
have
gone
up
as
it
relates
to
things
like
utilities.
Our
utility
costs
have
gone
up
just
as
much
as
your
utility
cost
at
home.
O
One
thing
that
I
always
try
to
stress
to
residents
is
that
the
only
part
of
the
property
tax
process
that
the
city
controls
is
the
levying
of
the
tax
via
the
military
and
since
2017
the
city
has
held
steady,
a
millage
rate
of
5.4.
That's
the
one
thing
that
we
can
control
is
that
particular
millage
rate.
We
don't
control
the
assessment
process
and
we
don't
control
the
appeals
process
either.
O
I
would
specifically
note
that-
and
it
was
kind
of
alluded
to
on
one
of
the
slides,
since
we
paid
for
fire
services
out
of
our
existing
millage
rate,
when
we
have
a
senior
that
takes
advantage
of
the
senior
tax
exemption
or
takes
it
or
we
have
someone
who's
taking
advantage
of
the
disability
exemption.
For
instance,
we
still
owe
based
on
the
fair
market
value
of
that
property,
regardless
of
their
exemption.
O
So
in
essence,
we
have
some
property
owners
who
are
taking
advantage
of
those
exemptions
because
they're
eligible
for
those
we
have
to
subsidize
for
fire
service
for
that
particular
property.
So,
as
those
exemptions
continue
to
grow,
we
have
to
come
up
with
funds
somewhere
else
to
offset
the
cost
for
those
services.
O
O
I
I
E
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
members
of
council.
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
first
thank
miss
forester
and
awesome
remarks,
and
I
will
be
careful
not
to
not
to
repeat
what
has
been
shared
thus
far.
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment
first
to
thank
the
city
council
for
having
strong
fiscal
conservatism
and
holding
its
millage
rate
at
5.4
mills
after
the
presentation,
and
also
learning
that
it
is
inclusive
of
the
fire
district
that's
levied
by
for
the
provision
of
fire
services
based
on
the
consolidation
a
few
years
ago.
E
Sharing
that
I
wanted
to
take
this
moment
to
reiterate
to
council
what
I
had
shared
with
council
both
last
year
and
the
for
that
is
that
as
people
continue
to
age
into
that
senior
exemption,
that
was
one
of
the
major
tenets
of
what
brought
people
here
on
the
big
things
that
was
sold
to
people
to
move
to
canton
all
those
years
ago.
Is
that
senior
tax
exemption?
E
I
would
just
ask
council
to
be
mindful
that
as
people
and
owners
continue
to
age
into
that,
that
tax
base
inevitably
is
going
to
continue
to
shrink
based
on
that
exemption.
So
I
would
just
ask
that
council
continue
to
find
ways
to
stand
firm
in
its
fiscal
conservatism
and
hold
that
line
while
at
the
same
time
trying
to
continue
to
provide
the
level
of
services
that
we've
all
grown
accustomed
to
receiving
here.
I
We
will
close
the
public
hearing
now
and
open
up
to
council
for
discussion
again.
I
don't
want
to
repeat
what
what's
been
said,
but
I
did
want
to
reiterate
that
the
holy
the
5.4
mills
that
we've
held
the
past
six
years
again
is
the
lowest
in
cherokee
county,
but
but
also
state,
it's
the
lowest
in
the
city's
history.
I
As
far
as
we
can
go
back
so
to
be
able
to
have
one-third
of
our
citizens,
be
receiving
the
the
senior
exemption
and
still
receive
all
the
services
that
we
we
offer
to
all
of
our
citizens
with
the
trails
and
parks
and
the
you
know,
building
a
state-of-the-art
water
treatment
plant
and
parking
decks
and
housing
investments,
we're
making
in
art
and
economic
development,
and
the
list
goes
on
and
on
and
to
be
able
to
do
all
those
things
and
just
by
holding
the
millage
rate
steady
at
the
lowest
in
the
county,
and
when
you
take
the
fire
district
out
that
we're
operating
the
city
and
doing
all
those
things
on
basically
2.4
mills.
I
I
However,
that
senior
exemption
is
is
not
something
in
council's
control.
It
was
voted
on
by
the
citizens
and
if
it
was
ever
changed,
it
would
have
to
be
voted
on
by
the
citizens
so,
but
still
we're
able
to
offer
that
to
one-third
of
our
citizens
and-
and
I
think
it's
a
huge
benefit
to
them.
I
But
again
all
of
our
citizens
enjoy
enjoy
all
the
things
that
we
are
able
to
do
with
our
budgets
and
and
at
this
at
this
millage
rate,
and
I'm
just
proud
of
the
work
that
that
we're
doing
and
also,
I
think,
it's
also
important
to
to
comment
that,
in
addition
to
that
louis,
the
city
has
no
general
obligation
debt
and
no
no
debt
obligation
for
our
citizens.
So
I
think
that's
a
pretty
pretty
good
combination
that
we
can
all
be
proud
of.
So
some
my
comments,
questions
comments.
I
So
we
will
move
into
our
business
meeting.
You
have
in
your
packet,
the
council
draft
meetings
from
june
16th
meeting.
Are
there
any
changes,
revisions
or
motions.
I
I
We
had
no
one
sign
up
for
two
minute:
public
input,
so
we'll
move
into
our
old
business
agenda
item
a
discussion
and
possible
action
on
amended
condition
for
mp2110-002
for
dr
john
t,
pettitt,
cherokee
and
longview
streets.
Mr
greene.
G
Mayor
members
of
council,
this
is
a
somewhat
oversight
on
my
part
during
the
action
meeting
that
was
held
on
june
16th.
When
I
read
through
the
staff
report
in
I
mentioned
that
the
project
was
for
124
single-family
homes.
When
I
got
to
reading
the
suggested
conditions,
I
stated
124
single-family
detached
residences.
G
Mr
tollen
made
the
motion
to
approve
the
request,
subject
to
the
conditions
I
had
read
them
and
the
application
was
approved
in
the
office.
The
next
day
mr
patton
pointed
out
that
the
conditions
were
for
detached
the
pdr
zoning
district,
for
which
this
was
approved
for
requires
a
variety
of
housing.
G
A
O
One
comment
I
would,
I
would
make
on
that
instrument
just
just
for
the
public,
because
you've
made
it
attached
and
detached,
does
not
mean
it
will
become
a
town
home
product
which
would
require
a
conditional
use
permit
for
more
than
three
units.
So
it's
clearly
just
duplexes
and
single-family
detached
products
based.
I
P
The
good
news
is,
there
were
no
significant
fluctuations
in
our
financials
in
recent
months.
I
was
just
going
to
highlight
a
few
of
items
that
we
dealt
with
because
it
was
a
heavy
reporting
period
for
the
city,
so,
first
of
all
I'll
start
off
covering
the
fire
services
tax
for
2021..
We
paid
that,
and
that
was
in
the
amount
of
five
million
two
hundred
twenty
eight
thousand
two
hundred
seventy
five
thousand
dollars.
P
I
Know
that,
even
though
we
consolidated
fire
services
with
the
county,
we
still
pay
those
services,
our
taxpayers
will
pay
those
services,
and
so
what
we
did
get
out
of
consolidation,
though
we're
not
paying
for
the
new
fire
stations
and
the
fire
trucks
and
and
all
the
stations
are
being
built,
but
we
are
still
paying
for
fire
services
and
our
taxpayers
are
paying
fire
services
and
that's
a
pretty
big
chunk
of
money.
So
thank
you.
O
This
was
brought
forward
from
another
meeting.
Ultimately,
what
is
happening
here
is
there's
a
portion
of
the
roadway
that
currently
sits
adjacent
to
property,
that's
being
redesigned
for
a
project
on
jackie
moore
lane.
They
have
to
utilize
two
entrances
into
their
projects,
so
this
portion
of
roadway
is
not
needed
any.
O
Q
B
I
Name
all
members
alerted
the
motion
and
the
following,
as
mr
peppers
mentioned,
discussion,
possible
action
on
access
and
grading
easement
for
jackie
morlane
discussions,
questions
or
emotions.
O
Yeah,
you
will
need
to
make
a
motion
for
the
access
agreement
that
allows
them
to
do
work
in
that
area.
I
H
Yes,
thank
you
mayor
council,
good
evening,
if
you
recall,
back
in
june,
mayor
and
council
approved
for
the
city
to
engage
waste
pro
for
sanitation
services,
starting
in
october
1.,
I
mentioned
to
you
that
we
didn't
have
a
contract
and
agreement
prepared
at
that
time,
and
we
still
wanted
to
offer
our
legal
counsel
the
opportunity
to
review
that.
So
you
have
in
front
of
you
tonight.
A
copy
of
that
agreement
has
been
changed
with
mr
dyer's
recommendations
on
that.
I
Again,
we've
talked
about
this
and
our
committee
did
a
great
job
and
just
basically
tonight
considering
approving
the
contract.
So
questions
comments,
motions
I'll
look
to
mr
garland
for
that.
A
Nobody
has
any
comments,
make
a
motion
to
for
the
city
to
approve
the
contract
with
waste
pro
for
sanitation
services,
along
with
what
we've
talked
with
the
recommendations
from
mr
dyer
to
that
contract.
A
J
H
We
there
there
will
be
a
little.
You
know
we
have
to
exchange
carts
right,
provide
new
carts,
so
we're
going
to
work
with
our
current
vendor
and
waste
pro.
We
were
already
talking
about
that
event,
so
we're
going
to
try
to
get
that
communication
channels
open
and
get
that
out
to
the
customers
as
quickly
as
possible,
so
that
we
can
hopefully
make
that
is,
like
you
said,
seamless
as
well.
I
H
Thank
you
once
again,
council
in
the
city
has
elected
to
engage
schneider
to
be
our
partner
in
sustainability
efforts
as
council
and
everyone's
aware
it
has
been
hot
the
past
month
or
two
inordinately
hot,
and
a
few
weeks
ago
we
had
a
situation
where
we
had
some
issues
with
our
hvac
units.
Now
it's
nothing
new.
H
We
have
in
this
year's
budget
to
replace
the
hvac
units
here,
but
that
kind
of
brought
the
issue
to
the
forefront
and
schneider
was
able
to
step
in
and
one
we
said
we
need
to
get
that
project
going
and
schneider
is
going
to
be
a
valuable
consultant
on
that
project.
They're
going
to
help
us
with
issuing
the
rfp,
putting
it
out
to
bid.
H
Please
understand
that
every
all
decision
is
going
to
be
brought
back
to
council
for
y'all's
decisions,
but
we
kind
of
fast
paced
this
and
said
you
know
we
need
to
enter
into
an
agreement,
so
we
can
get
that
ball
rolling
now
as
it
turns
out.
Even
if
we
started
that
project
today,
it's
still
going
to
take
quite
a
bit
of
time
and
furthermore
we
can't
shut
the
hvac
down
tomorrow
anyway.
H
H
I
know
that
they're
working
with
the
sustainability
committee,
ms
pinley,
you
know
doing
a
lot
of
other
work,
so
that's
going
to
help
with
those
projects
as
well,
but
you
have
in
front
of
you
in
agreement
and
I
think
considering
this
we're
wanting
to
ask
if
you
all
would
consider
action
tonight
now.
Let
me
give
one
more
make
one
more
note:
schneider
came
in
on
their
own
accord.
I
mean
we,
we
asked
them.
H
You
know
if
they'd,
if
they
would
be
willing
to
do
this,
they
came
in
and
looked
and
gave
a
cursory
real,
quick
review
of
our
system.
They
have
noticed
a
couple
of
low-hanging
fruit.
If
you
will,
they
think
they
can
replace
three
fans
and
it
will
help
our
hvac
system
through
the
summer
so
that
we
can
get
to
the
fall
for
the
winter
to
replace
those
units,
and
I
think
they're
willing
to
do
that.
H
If
we
sign
an
agreement
and
get
the
whole
project
going,
I
think
they're
going
to
be
willing
to
do
that
no
charge,
and
so
I'm
really
excited
about
that
very
appreciative
then,
but
miss
miller's
here
again
tonight.
I
appreciate
her
coming
up
and
meeting
with
us
to
answer
any
questions.
You'll
have
on
the
agreement
and
of
course
I'll
be
here
and
we'll
be
able
to
if
you,
if
you
have
any
further
questions
even
after
tonight,
more
than
happy
to
answer
those
videos.
I
J
I
I
R
Yes,
thank
you.
As
you
recall,
we
brought
forth
last
meeting
the
bid
results
and
just
looking
to
award
the
contract
to
get
them
started.
I
Mr
david,
you
know
how
much
do
we
have?
What
did
we
have
in
the
budget
for.
I
J
The
motion
this
month
to
award
the
flocculator
replacement
project
to
js
heron
company
in
the
amount
of
671
thousand
dollars.
I
I
R
Yes,
h2o
innovation,
also
known
as
op
tech
and
utility
partners,
has
been
operating
our
systems,
probably
since
the
mid
90s
their
last
contract
was,
I
believe
it
was
a
four-year
agreement
and
they
are
proposing
a
five-year
agreement
this
time
around.
R
R
In
addition
to
that,
they
have
included
some
options
or
alternatives
to
add-on
for
us
as
well
that
we
can
can
you
don't
have
to,
or
we
can
include
them
as
well.
R
R
I
think
it
was
for
another
cost
for
another
utility
locator
and
they
also
had
costs
for
additional
staffing
at
the
wastewater
plant
when
when
those
needs
arise,
I
know
it's
a
five-year
agreement,
but
there
is
still
the
termination
clause
in
the
contract,
a
60-day
termination
clause,
so
you're
not
really
locked
into
that
for
five
years.
I
Okay,
so
now
we're
just
discussing
that
tonight,
I
believe
that
termination
clause
is
annual
which
keeps
us
from
committing
future
council
members,
which
is,
is
not
allowed
so
again
we'll
be
looking
at
this
at
the
next
meeting.
So
our
action,
any
questions
comments
on
that.
I.
A
R
Oh
yeah,
absolutely
I
mean
I'll,
give
you
one
example
that
we
had
that
break.
What
night
was
it
tuesday
night
they
figured
where
they
had
the
break
before
anyone
called
it
in.
They
were
noticing
some
pressure
issues
at
the
at
the
water
plant
and
and
mobilized
crews
to
go
looking
for
it
before
it
was
even
called
in.
So
they
know
the
system.
R
J
We've
been
with
this:
we've
outsourced
our
water
and
sewer
for
a
long
time
and
we've
been
with
the
same
company.
I
believe
the
whole
time
and
I
believe
that
we've
had
good,
very
good
service
from
them,
and
I
can
remember
when
we
were
having
a
real
hard
time,
keeping
certified
people
in
our
water
and
sewer
since
we
they've
taken
over
first,
it
was
op
tech.
Now
it's
h2o.
J
I
N
Thank
you
so,
as
you
know,
for
the
last
year,
or
so,
we've
been
in
design
for
harman
park
improvements,
and
we
did
put
this
out
to
bed
in
june
and
we
received
four
bids
with
the
low
bidder
being
triscapes
at
four
million
three
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
seven
hundred
and
thirty
two
dollars
and
seven
cents.
N
As
a
reminder,
this
does
include
the
mini
pitch:
a
new
basketball
court,
10
12
10
to
11
foot,
wide
multi-use,
concrete
trail,
sidewalk
improvements,
new
asphalt
for
the
parking
area
and
then
additional
parking
as
well,
and
then
picnic
pavilion,
there's
a
whole
lot
of
new
items
that
will
be
included
in
this
project.
That
is,
will
be
funded
by
splost
and
impact
fees
and
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I
I
know
it's,
it's
a
large
price
tag
and
we
some
of
us
first
heard
it.
We
were
like
catching
our
breath,
but
then
I
think
when
we,
mr
peppers,
described
it
to
us
and
miss
watson
that
you
know
we
were
including
the
trail
on
that
side
and
I
think
the
sidewalks
are
all
around
harmon
circle.
I
mean
it's
not
just
around
the
park
and
again
it's
it's
a
park.
That
is,
I
think
we
have
not
heavily
invested
in
for
many
many
years,
and
so
I
think
it's
exciting.
I
Exciting
that
we
are
investing
in
in
that
park
and
that
community,
and
certainly
the
soccer
pitchfield,
is
exciting.
So
we're
doing
a
lot
and-
and
I
think
when
you
take
everything
into
consideration,
that
we're
doing
and
expanding
the
trail
and
I
think
future
connectivity
to
the
trail
on
other
side
and
and
what
we'll
be
able
to
do
there.
It's
is
exciting,
so
sure
questions
comments,
miss
schmidt.
D
Thanks
bethany
the
is
there:
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
do
anything?
I
know
there's
a
chain
that
park
is
right
on
the
river
like
it's
incredible,
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
do
anything
with
the
landscaping
where
that
fence
is
to
make
it?
So
we
can
tell
that
the
river
is
right.
There.
N
So
we
do
not
have
landscaping
in
the
budget
for
or
in
our
scope,
but
we
do
have
additional
funds
that
are
at
our
discretion.
So
that
is
something
that
we
can
add
in.
We
are
replacing
that
fence,
so
it's
not
going
to
be
just
the
fence,
but
it's
also
not
going
to
be
landscaping.
We
were
going
to
put
in
like
a
rail
similar
to
what
we
have
down
at
etowah
river.
Oh
great,
okay,
perfect.
B
That's
one
question
bethany
or
billy:
either
one
for
the
public's
benefit.
Could
you
give
us
an
update
on
author
blank
foundation
have
put
a
deadline
on
the
grant
matching,
and
can
you
give
us
a
sense
of
where
we
are
with
that
and
their
flexibility
to
extend
timing
because
it
is
taking
a
little
bit
longer
than
they
had
anticipated.
N
So
we
did
ask
for
an
extension
until
october,
I
believe
which,
of
course
this
is
not
going
to
be
complete
by
october,
but
I
believe
I
don't.
I
don't
want
to
misspeak,
but
there's
some
sort
of
deal
where
they
can't
extend
it
to
april
at
this
time
because
of
some
kind
of
background
person.
That's
sorry.
H
I
Again,
I
repeat,
I
think
it's
very
exciting
and
then
we've
been
talking
about
the
niches
we're
taking
in
sunnyside,
and
I
think
this
will
be
a
huge
step
forward
of
putting
our
money
where
our
mouth
is
so
I'm
excited
about
it.
I
didn't
see
and
possible
action
on
stormwater
and
sidewalk
project
for
juniper
street.
C
Welcome
this
is
for
the
juniper
street
stormwater
and
sidewalk
improvement
project.
C
So
we
had
you
know
several
people
come
to
the
meeting.
It's
the
only
one
that
submitted
a
bid.
C
So
there's
a
roughly
350
linear
foot
of
24
inch
curving,
that's
going
down
we're
gonna,
remove
the
four
foot
sidewalk
and
replace
it
with
1350
linear
foot
of
five
foot.
Sidewalk
there'll
be
five
ada
ramps,
some
ditch
reconstruction
and
some
manhole
reconstruction.
I
Great
again,
another
other
area
that
has
needed
addressing
for
quite
some
time-
and
I
did
want
to
mention
this-
is
a
perfect
example
of
where
our
cost
is
dramatically
increased
or
the
vendor
that
that
backed
out,
I
believe
it's
almost
doubled
in
how
how
many
months
it's.
I
O
B
C
C
We
weren't
issued
one
bid,
so
we
reached
out
to
a
couple
of
our
contractors
that
one
of
them
had
done
the
previously
done
the
renovations
at
public
works
department
and
they
came
back
with.
C
Q
Q
O
Good
evening,
I
think
I
have
a
presentation
there.
We
have
the
presentation.
I
want
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
background
on
the
2024
splost.
It
is
planned
to
be
as
a
referendum
in
front
of
the
voters
as
part
of
the
general
election
this
november
a
little
bit
of
timeline
overview.
O
We
received
notification
from
the
board
of
commissioners
on
april
4th
that
they
wanted
to
move
forward
with
a
meeting
to
discuss
another
round
of
splost
on
april
20th,
there
was
a
meeting
held
at
the
county
administration
building
between
the
mayors,
city
managers
and
board
of
commissioners,
where
we
received
an
initial
proposal
from
the
county
as
it
relates
to
splost.
On
june
8th,
the
cities
had
another
meeting
and
we
did
a
counter
proposal.
O
On
june
22nd.
We
had
a
third
meeting
where
the
county
countered
our
proposal,
and
then
we
had
a
compromise
that
was
reached
as
part
of
that
meeting.
On
june
28,
we
received
a
spreadsheet
of
funding
distribution
from
the
county.
We
received
a
draft
intergovernmental
agreement
on
the
29th
this
month.
Our
goal
is
to
have
the
cities
approve
the
iga
with
our
expenditure
of
funds,
our
buckets
projects,
so,
to
speak
august
2nd
the
county
will
have
to
adopt
that
final
iga
call
for
the
referendum,
and
then
the
election
would
be
on
november,
8th.
O
So
a
little
bit
of
background,
the
collection
of
the
renewed
splost,
if
approved
by
the
voters,
would
start
on
july
1st
of
2024.
We
would
not
receive
those
proceeds
until
september.
There's
a
little
bit
of
a
lag
between
when
they're
collected
by
the
retailers
submitted
to
the
state
and
then
retrofitted
are
redistributed
to
the
local
communities.
O
O
The
county
plans
do
a
courthouse
expansion
and
they
have
an
estimated
budget
of
74
million
dollars
so
from
the
423
minus
the
level
1
project
that
leaves
about
350
million
dollars
to
be
split
and
the
decision
is
to
split
it
based
upon
population,
so
the
negotiation
side
on
population
originally,
the
numbers
that
came
to
us
from
cherokee
county
were
for
the
2020
census
and,
of
course,
splash's
six-year
agreement
that
would
go
from
2024
to
2030..
O
O
So
our
initial
counter
offer
was
to
use
a
projected
population
of
2027,
as
that
would
be
the
midpoint
of
that
splost,
and
so
we
would
get
a
little
bit
more
in
the
first
years,
but
we
would
be
giving
up
some
in
the
later
years.
The
county
wasn't
too
keen
on
that.
I've
provided
a
little
bit
of
information
on
the
bottom
on
the
2020
splice
data
that
put
us
at
32
900
in
population
for
12.42
percent.
O
We
would
receive
about
43
million
dollars
based
on
the
original
offer
from
the
county.
The
counter
from
the
cities
had
us
at
2027
population
of
42
400,
which
would
have
been
13.6
or
47.7
million
dollars.
The
compromise
that
we
were
able
to
reach
with
the
county
was
that
they
would
use
the
2022
numbers
as
the
basis
for
splost,
which
for
us
is
35
449,
which
is
12.72
8,
which
would
generate
46.3
million
dollars,
so
just
that
piece
of
the
negotiation
netted
us
an
extra
3
million
dollars.
O
We
don't
have
to
have
for
the
iga
for
the
call
of
the
referendum
with
a
county
and
the
other
cities.
We
don't
have
to
have
a
specific
iga
with
the
county
for
that
project.
At
that
point,
we
can
do
that
between
now
and
november,
but
the
iga
will
reference
3.4
million
dollars
and
it
will
list
that
particular
project
at
marietta
highway
as
a
recipient
of
joint
project
funds.
O
O
Also,
we
got
the
county
to
commit
that
they
would
use
that
funding
first,
not
meaning
that
they
will
spend
those
dollars
first,
but
they
will
set
those
dollars
aside
to
make
sure
those
projects
get
completed
as
opposed
to
coming
to
us.
At
the
end
saying
we
don't
have
any
money
anymore,
so
they
have
to
set
those
aside.
O
We
will
have
an
iga
with
cherokee
county
for
our
joint
projects,
but
those
projects
will
total
3.4
million
and
then
again
the
county
is
utilizing
a
5
growth
rate.
Initially,
their
concept
was
based
on
a
four
percent
growth
rate
and
then
the
last
part
of
it
is
that
any
excess
funds
that
come
above
the
423
million
dollars
that
are
projected
will
still
be
distributed
based
upon
population,
which
is
what
we
have
going
on
right
now
as
a
city.
O
So
the
final
results
from
canton
is
that
we're
going
to
receive
46.3
million
dollars
based
on
our
population
share.
We
will
receive
an
additional
3.4
million
dollars
in
joint
road
projects,
we'll
receive
a
total
of
12.728
percent
in
any
spliced
overages,
and
our
total
share
with
those
three
things
combined
based
on
just
the
revenue
estimate
of
423
million
dollars,
is
just
a
little
shy
of
50
million
dollars
for
the
city
of
canton.
O
O
Old
presentation
slide
didn't
take
that
one
out,
but
if
you
have
any
questions
you
know
where
to
reach
me,
I
did
provide
to
you
in
your
packet.
I
did
provide
to
you
in
your
packet
a
copy
of
the
last
intergovernmental
agreement
that
we
had
that
outlines
the
way
those
projects
were
funded.
The
language
is
basically
the
same
in
this
intergovernmental
agreement.
I've,
given
you
a
draft
of
that
and
then
there's
a
spreadsheet
one.
O
Other
item
that
the
county
did
agree
to
is
that
with
the
city
of
mountain
park,
for
instance,
they
have
very
few
residents
that
are
in
cherokee
county.
Historically,
what
has
happened
is
the
county
has
paid
them
a
lump
sum
up
front
instead
of
making
distributions
on
a
monthly
basis,
because
it
doesn't
make
sense
that
amount
is
generally
a
flat
fee
like
25
000
and
it's
more
than
their
proportionate
share
based
on
population.
O
The
county
is
responsible
for
anything
above
that
per
population
piece
coming
out
of
the
county
share
of
proceeds,
they're
doing
the
same
thing
with
nelson.
Apparently,
there
was
an
issue
with
nelson
in
their
population
in
the
census,
and
so
they
are
funding
that
overage
to
nelson
out
of
the
county
share,
not
out
of
the
city's
share.
So
I
did
want
to
mention
that
the
next
step
for
us
is
going
to
be
bringing
back
to
you.
Basically,
the
projected
buckets
how
we
think
those
funds
are
gonna
are
gonna
spill
out.
O
O
But
we
will
bring
you
back
a
breakdown
of
those
funds,
I'm
hoping
to
get
something
emailed
out
to
you
by
the
first
of
next
week,
so
that
you
can
start
looking
at
that
when
we
have
our
council
meeting
later
this
month.
What
what
the
cities
are
encouraging
their
councils
to
do
is
to
agree
to
the
basic
terms
of
the
iga
from
the
county,
get
the
council
to
agree
to
the
specific
projects
for
their
own
city,
the
specific
list
of
joint
projects
and
authorize
their
mayors
to
sign
an
agreement
that
includes
those
things.
O
Otherwise
we're
going
to
have
to
wait
until
city
a
gets
there
signed
and
and
it
becomes
a
domino
process,
and
that
becomes
a
little
bit
difficult.
But
we
will
be
able,
on
august
first
meeting
in
august
to
provide
you
with
the
final
document
that
was
approved
by
all
the
cities.
We
don't
really
care
how
woodstock
spends
their
money.
They
don't
care,
how
we
spend
our
money,
we're
more
concerned
about
the
framework
and
then
what
our
piece
of
the
pie
looks
like.
I
I
I
We
drove
a
hard
bargain
and
we
supported
each
other
which
which
equated
to
all
cities,
getting
a
larger
share
of
the
of
the
bucket,
which,
which
is
only
fair
because
most
of
the
retail
dollars
generating
spots
come
from
the
cities
and
then,
even
as
we
got
to
the
end,
the
other
cities
who
already
had
the
igas
for
the
road
projects
generated
and
canton,
didn't
have
one
the
other
cities
said
they
would
not
agree
to
it
unless
the
county
agreed
to
to
fund
that
amount
without
an
iga,
and
so
they
agreed
to
do
it
only
if
they
would
give
us
guarantee
that
amount.
I
It
was
great
teamwork,
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
my
fellow
mayors
for
for
for
sticking
that
with
us
in
that
so
and
and
city
managers
for
working
on
that.
So
you
have
the
question
for
mr
peppers.
B
I
do
have
one
question
for
mr
peppers:
you
mentioned
in
your
great
presentation.
Thank
you
for
that.
In
your
presentation
you
mentioned
over
12
percent
of
the
overage
would
go
to
the
city
of
canton.
Can
you
explain
how
that
number
was
arrived
at.
O
Sure
so,
using
the
population
12
point-
and
I
don't
have
the
figure
right
in
front
of
me-
12.1278-
that
is
the
city's
portion
of
the
total
population
of
cherokee
county.
So
one
thing
that
we
noted
when
we
were
having
conversations
with
the
county
is
that,
even
though
the
county
has
grown
over
the
last
decade
two
decades,
the
city's
growth
has
outpaced.
The
county's
growth,
not
just
our
city,
but
all
cities
have
outpaced.
O
I
J
J
O
We
are
working
on
putting
together
some
pump
station
improvements
at
governor's,
walk
in
legion
field.
That
will
be
coming
to
you
on
the
transportation
side.
If
you've
been
in
the
teasley
area,
you
see
we're
well
under
construction
out
there
with
that
traffic
signal,
which
is
great,
I
did
have
some
questions
earlier
now.
I
think
ms
watson
did
as
well
about
the
traffic
signal
reservoir
and
reinhardt
we're
still
waiting
on
gdot's
response
to
our
plans.
O
I
did
inform
a
resident
or
two
they
ask
what
they
could
do.
I
said
reach
out
to
your
state
house
member.
It
may
be
that
you
need
to
get
your
representatives
to
help
grease
the
wheels
with
department
transportation
on
that
parking
deck
is
still
on
go.
We
were
working
on
some
site
work
today,
and,
and
so
we
should
be
finished
with
that
project
in
august
park.
O
Improvements
we'll
begin
shortly,
working
on
the
the
concrete
work
for
the
new
restrooms
out
at
heritage
park,
we're
still
in
a
delay
on
the
playground
equipment
at
heritage
park.
That's
one
of
those
quirky
things
where
some
parts
are
in
and
some
parts
are
not
in,
and
you
can't
put
a
playground
out
for
the
people
to
enjoy
when
the
most
important
parts
aren't
the
ones
that
are
in
so
we're
still
working
on
that.
O
O
Additionally,
they
contracted
with
the
horowath
htl
to
develop
a
feasibility
study
for
a
hotel
conference
center
on
land
that
we
on
bluffs.
We
have
a
new
mural
that
we
had
a
ribbon
cutting
on
here
recently
downtown
on
the
housing
side.
Mr
patton
has
been
working
on
an
application
for
the
georgia
initiatives
for
community
housing
that
would
put
the
city
in
a
program
that
helps
us
with
community
planning
for
housing
partners
us
with
others.
O
O
The
only
other
item
I
wanted
to
mention
to
you-
and
this
is
very
well
to
take
that
back-
one
is
very
timely.
This
afternoon
we
did
receive
checks
for
our
second
liquor
license
in
the
amount
of
430
000,
which
is
more
than
we
received
on
the
first
one.
O
So
we've
got
our
second
bidder
that
has
been
responsive.
They
will
have
30
days
to
submit
for
the
pulling
of
that
license.
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
note-
and
I
noted
it
to
you
in
an
email,
we
did
receive
a
note
from
the
georgia
department
of
community
affairs
that
they
were
supporting
our
application
for
funds
from
the
appalachian
regional
commission
for
a
pedestrian
bridge
and
put
in
take
out
along
the
river
between
the
new
trail
section.
O
That's
under
construction
and
the
mill
on
etowah
angie
busby
did
the
work
on
that
particular
application
force
did
a
fantastic
job.
We
are
awaiting
the
federal
approval
on
that
which
could
be
you
know
a
few
weeks
I
hope
they're
faster
than
gdot
on
their
on
their
traffic
signals,
but
as
soon
as
we
get
more
information
on
that
we'll
be
able
back
to
you.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that
as
well
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
O
Mr
tolin
had
asked
about
towing
services
rfp.
Yesterday
we
had
issued
an
rfp
for
towing
services.
We
had
no
one
that
attended
the
mandatory
pre-bid
meeting.
We
pulled
back
the
rfp
that
we
had
issued
and
we've
made
some
tweaks
to
it.
We've
identified
all
of
the
towing
companies
that
exist
in
cherokee
county
and
we're
going
to
reissue
the
rfp
and
specifically
make
sure
they
have
it
in
hand.
O
I
I
My
report-
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
to
brag
a
little
bit
on
our
team
we
can
before
last.
We
were
down
in
savannah
for
the
georgia
municipal
association
annual
conference
and
we
learned
a
lot
and
spent
a
lot
of
time
with
our
colleagues
and
peers
from
other
cities,
and
you
know
it's
always
great
to
to
hear
what
other
cities
are
doing
in
peers.
I
Q
R
I
About
these
days,
so
anyway,
mr
peppers
led
two
sessions.
I
was
in
one
of
his
classes,
where
he
went
first
and
a
few.
Other
cities
followed
him
on
on
case
studies,
and
I
really
felt
sorry
for
the
people
who
followed
him
and
they
all
kind
of
referred
back
to
his
session.
But
I
just
want
to
again
thank
our
council.
I
Our
our
city
managers
and
team
canton
for
the
amazing
work
that
they're
doing
because
it
makes
us
it
makes
us
shine,
and
I
couldn't
be
prouder
of
that
and-
and
I
think
we
all
came
back
with
our
heads
held
high
so
which
is
rightfully
so
so
good
work
t
so
and
that's
all.
I
have
and
I'll
ask
for
a
motion
to.