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A
B
C
F
A
Would
you
bow
while
we
pray
gracious
god,
we
pray
for
peace
and
hope
in
our
lives
and
in
the
lives
of
all
your
children.
Let
us
choose
you
and
your
peace.
Let
us
sweep
out
doubt
or
fear
from
our
hearts
and
fill
ourselves
instead
with
love,
we
pray
for
your
love
to
fill
all
those
living
in
our
great
city.
A
E
G
Peppers,
mr
mayor,
I
would
like
to
request
two
additions
under
old
business.
The
first
edition
is
a
clarification
on
zoning
for
591,
jackie
moore
lane,
and
the
second
is
discussion
and
possible
action
to
adopt
an
amended
intergovernmental
agreement
for
development
of
property
in
the
bluffs,
with
the
development
authority
of
cherokee
county.
H
E
E
Tonight
we
have
chief
merefield
here
is
here
to
deliver
some
special
employee
awards,
so.
F
F
So
we
have
officer
mike
shaw
and
detective
tanya
cruz
here
with
us
tonight
and
also
officer
shaw's
family
is
here
with
us
tonight.
A
great
deal
of
our
department
has
come
because
they
they
understand
the
importance
of
this
award.
I
want
to
congratulate
the
officers
and
detective,
and
we
also
have
our
explorers
here
tonight,
which
detective
cruz
is
one
of
our
lead
advisors
for
them.
So
I
think
this
is
a
great
award
for
them
to
get
to
see.
F
Back
on
june,
23rd
officer
shaw
made
a
traffic
stop
on
a
vehicle
for
a
person
using
a
cell
phone
while
driving
when
he
made
the
stop.
Of
course
we
make
these
stops
all
the
time
and
he
interacted
with
the
people
inside
the
vehicle
and
just
realized
that
something
didn't
seem
right
with
the
13
year
old
female
that
was
in
the
vehicle
and
where
they
were
coming
from,
where
they
were
going
things
things
just
didn't
add
up,
so
he
was
able
to
contact
detective
cruz,
who
was
able
to
establish
a
rapport
with
the
13
year
old.
F
Of
course,
speaking
spanish
helped
a
great
deal
on
this.
We
they
were
able
to
finally
realize
that
this
13-year-old
was
was
being
transported
to
another
location
out
of
out
of
state.
They
were
passing
basically
passing
through
the
city
of
canton,
so
it
was
a
needle
and
a
haystack
that
we
happened
to
interrupt
this,
but
they
were
passing
through
canton
and
that
this
13
year
old
was
being
taken
to
another
state
during
a
human
trafficking
in
a
sex
trafficking
case,
so
they
were
able
to.
F
So
it's
a
very
complex
investigation
that
is
still
going
as
we
as
we
speak,
but
the
important
thing
is
tonight
that
13
year
old
is
at
home
with
her
family
and
her
and
as
as
I've
said
in
my
press
release,
her
life
has
been
impacted
for
the
positive
because
of
the
actions
of
officer,
shaw
and
detective
cruz,
and
we
talk
about
the
things
we
do
in
law
enforcement
and
there's
a
lot
of
great
things.
F
E
Thank
you
chief
and
congratulations
officer,
shaw,
detective
cruz.
Thank
you
for
all
you
do,
but
especially
for
this
amazing
award
and
your
your
great
work
on
this
case,
so
welcome
to
our
explorers
glad
to
have
you
here
tonight.
So
please
come
back
every
meeting,
so
we'd
love
to
see
you
so.
E
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
I
bill
grant
mayor
the
city
of
canton
georgia,
in
agreement
with
her
colleagues
on
the
canton
city,
council
and
all
of
team
canton,
hereby
declare
saturday
july
30th
2022
at
joellen
wilson
day
in
the
city
of
canton,
to
recognize
her
80th
birthday
and
recognize
in
recognition
of
this
milestone
and
an
admiration
for
our
friend.
The
mayor
city,
council
and
city
staff
are
purchasing
a
bench
in
her
honor
to
be
placed
on
the
new
etowah
river
trail
connector
between
bowling
and
heritage
park.
E
E
Someone
bring
us
up
one
up
here
so
so
we'll
move
on.
We
have
two
public
hearings
tonight.
Miss
wilson
did
want
me
to
to
tell
you
that
those
cupcakes
were
not
pub
purchase
with
taxpayer
funds.
G
G
I
I
This
is
canton's
millage
rate
over
time,
we're
hoping
you'll
consider
5.4,
as
we
have
done
for
the
last
five
years,
making
the
sixth
year
at
5.4
millage
how
we
advertise
the
millage
rate.
One
thing
that
seems
to
cause
concern
in
the
public
sometimes
is
that
first
sentence
in
blue
on
the
notice
of
the
property
tax
increase,
where
it
says
we
are
increasing
property
taxes
by
20.43
percent,
even
though
we're
holding
the
millage
rate
steady.
That
calculation
is
determined
by
the
georgia
department
of
revenue
based
on
a
form
and
formulas
dependent
upon
the
tax
assessor's
values.
I
I
I
I
I
If
you
have
the
senior
exemption
on
the
same
home,
375
000
at
a
5.4
millage
rate,
your
tax
payment
to
the
city
of
canton
would
be
205
dollars.
That's
for
the
year,
some
significant
notes
related
to
the
current
year's
activity,
there's
over
ten
thousand
well,
there's
ten
thousand
two
hundred
four
residential
properties.
When,
in
the
city
of
these,
nearly
three
thousand
qualify
for
the
senior
exemption
and
that
senior
exemption
is
saving
seniors
in
the
city,
1.7
million
dollars
in
taxes,
on
the
flip
side?
Of
that,
that
means
that's
1.7
million.
I
The
city
is
not
collecting
from
the
seniors.
You
have
to
make
that
up
in
other
methods,
more
than
78
percent
of
seniors
own
properties
that
receive
the
full
112
000
senior
exemption
and
out
of
our
millage
rate
that
we
collect
each
year.
A
portion
of
that
is
predetermined
to
go
to
the
county
as
a
fire
district
tax,
and
it
has
been
approved
at
the
2.984
mills
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
G
If
you
lived
in
the
city
in
a
similar
priced
home,
you
paid
only
nine
hundred
dollars
in
property
tax
for
your
city,
taxes,
which
includes
your
fire
district
tax,
your
county
tax
and
your
park
bond,
and
so,
even
even
though
seniors,
who
have
fully
fully
experienced
the
city's
tax
exemption,
may
see
an
increase
in
their
taxes.
If
their
value
went
up,
they
are
likely
paying
less
than
their
counterparts
in
unincorporated
cherokee
county
and
they
get
the
benefit
of
100
of
the
city
services
that
that
individual
outside
the
city
limits
does
not
get.
G
So
it's
still
a
very
good
value
proposition
for
our
residents,
even
with
the
inflation
that
occurred
in
the
last
assessment,
we
don't
assess
property.
All
we
can
do
as
a
city
is
set,
the
millage
rate.
The
assessment
is
a
function
of
the
county
and
it
is
set
apart
by
state
through
statutes.
We
don't
control
that
we
don't
control
the
appeals
process,
but
what
we
do
control
is
that
tax
rate
and
as
a
city,
we
have
proposed
to
you,
as
our
elected
officials,
to
continue
holding
that
tax
rate
steady
for
the
sixth
year
at
5.4.
G
E
E
So
again,
I
I
don't
want
to
be
a
broken
record
on
this,
but
mr
pepper
says
we
don't
control
assessments,
but
the
only
thing
we
can
control
is
the
the
millage
rate
and
holding
at
5.4
with
all
the
other
things
you'll
hear
in
the
next
public
hearing
the
things
proposed
next
fiscal
year
budget,
all
the
things
that
we're
doing
and
plan
to
do
in
our
road
map.
The
projects
are,
I
think,
very
impressive
and
still
holding
the
millage
rate
that
low.
E
J
E
Back
even
further,
and
it
was
the
lowest
in
the
city's
history
we
could
find
so
since
it's
been
recorded,
so
I
think
we're
all
very
proud
of
that,
and
I
think
our
financial
team
and
our
our
team
and
again
I
want
to
thank
council
for
their
hard
work
and
and
they're
being
responsible
with
the
taxpayer
funds
to
be
able
to
do
this,
and
in
addition
to
all
that
again,
the
city
has
zero
debt
obligations.
So
I
think
it's
a
an
ambulance
position
to
be
in
so
questions
comments.
J
If
we
could,
at
our
last
one
of
the
last
two
public
meetings,
public
hearings,
mrs
forrester,
mr
pepper,
has
discussed
the
the
rationale
behind
not
following
the
roll
back
because
of
cost
of
things
going
up
as
well
as
be
able
to
offset
the
the
loss
from
the
senior
exemption.
Could
you
take
a
moment
to
address
that
for
anybody
new.
G
Sure
so
the
state
formula
on
rollback
is
really
the
thought
process
behind.
It
is
you're
doing
the
same
amount
of
services
with
the
same
amount
of
revenue
from
prior
year,
so
they
they
provide
a
a
formula.
That's
that's
created
by
the
state
department
of
revenue
that
basically
takes
in
what
you
brought
in
in
taxes
last
year
and
determines
what
the
rate
would
be
for
you
to
keep
that
same
amount
of
taxes
coming
into
the
city
for
the
current
year.
G
A
couple
of
issues
with
that
one
of
the
issues
with
that
is
you're
you're,
charged
with
adopting
a
millage
rate
and
feel
appeals
processes
that
are
going
on.
The
second
thing
is,
as
as,
with
most
people
in
their
own
personal
lives,
there's
very
few
things
that
cost
the
same
today
as
cost
on
july
21st
of
2021.
G
Most
things
have
gone
up
in
price,
and
so
the
logic
behind
being
able
to
do
the
same
amount
of
work
and
provide
the
same
level
of
service
for
the
same
dollar
that
you
had
last
year
really
just
doesn't
work,
but
that
is
the
state's
law,
as
it
relates
to
property
tax
advertisements.
It's
their
law
as
it
relates
to
rollbacks.
G
What's
really
interesting
about
it
is
the
state
of
georgia
doesn't
have
to
follow
that
same
law
because
they
collect
taxes
out
of
your
paycheck
and
through
other
other
various
forms,
but
they
have
decided
to
hold
counties
and
cities
accountable
to
that
rollback
statement,
because
that's
something
that
they
could
control
and
unfortunately
I
go
back
to
the
fact.
The
only
thing
the
city
control
in
that
in
that
particular
process
is
the
millage
rate.
We
don't
get
to
handle
the
assessments
and
we
don't
get
to
handle
the
appeals.
So
that's
my
two
cents
on
that.
J
The
military,
2022
millage
rate
to
be
set
at
5.4
as
proposed.
E
E
I
I
I
By
may,
the
tax
assessor
has
provided
us,
the
initial
digest,
and
we
start
holding
meetings
with
elected
officials
to
tell
us
or
to
inform
each
other
really
on
the
direction
we're
going
to
take
in
the
amount
of
money
we
anticipate
by
june,
we're
putting
all
the
final
touches
on
the
budget,
and
here
we
are
in
july
with
our
public
hearings
for
the
millage
rate
and
august
1st.
We
need
to
get
this
information
to
the
county
tax
commissioner,
so
she
can
start
preparing
the
bills
and
august
1st.
We
start
the
implementation
of
the
budget.
I
So
why
do
we
have
a
budget
because
it's
good
business
practice?
But
ultimately,
because
it's
the
law,
georgia
code,
says
all
cities
are
required
to
have
a
balanced
budget
for
general
funds,
special
revenue
funds
and
capital
project
funds.
It
is
optional
that
we
have
a
balanced
budget
for
our
enterprise
and
our
fiduciary
funds.
G
Of
course,
we
have
a
brand
new
urban
development
housing
department,
that's
staffed
by
our
new
housing
initiatives
director,
mr
ken
patton,
that
shows
up
in
the
budget
this
year.
We
will
continue
working
on
the
housing
needs
assessment
that
was
started
earlier
this
year,
but
we're
holding
off
on
that
census
data.
So
that's
going
to
carry
forward
into
the
next
fiscal
year.
G
We
are
working
on
an
application
for
the
georgia
initiative
for
community
housing
to
be
a
community
in
that
program.
If
we're
accepted
in
that,
we've
earmarked
some
funds
specifically
for
that
we
have
a
2.8
million
dollar
loan
guarantee
to
the
canton
housing
authority
for
their
rad
conversion,
application
for
ship
street
in
jefferson
circle,
which
includes
that
purchase
option
for
the
city
on
jefferson
circle
property.
G
G
We
have
increased
funds
for
canton
tourism
so
that
they
can
have
a
bigger
reach.
There's
funding
for
an
arts
master
plan.
We
have
a
continued
funding
for
our
connect
canton
program
with
the
chamber
of
commerce
where
we
pay
for
their
first
year
membership
for
new
businesses
in
the
chamber,
there's
funding
in
there
for
business
assistance
workshops.
G
We
continue
our
partnership
with
the
cherokee
office
of
economic
development
that
we've
had
for
many
years
planning
in
there
for
the
area
around
what
we're
calling
lake
canton,
which
is
the
reservoir
and
that
surrounding
property,
increased
and
improved
special
event
offerings
again
we're
streamlining
some
organizational
structures
within
the
city
around
economic
development
and
then
there's
also
some
funding
in
there
for
business,
incubation
and
acceleration
programs
on
enhancing
historic,
downtown
there'll,
be
the
initiation
of
the
tax
allocation
district,
so
you'll
see
that
show
up
in
the
budget.
This
will
be
the
first
year.
G
Those
funds
will
be
recognized,
new
downtown
housing,
assisted
with
the
tab.
We
have
some
some
projects
that
are
looking
at
that
the
dda's
use
of
jones
building
proceeds
when
that
cell
closes
in
august
for
additional
downtown
projects.
Some
planning
around
that
north
street
corridor,
as
it
relates
to
projects
in
that
area.
We're
going
to
continue
our
planning
at
west
main
street
in
that
corridor,
which
connects
the
mill
in
downtown
we're
working
on
a
grant
right
now
for
railroad
pedestrian
crossing
project
that
we've
included.
G
Some
funding
in
here
for
increased
small
business
outreach,
continued
special
event,
offerings
moving
towards
a
dedicated
downtown
staff
for
landscape
and
maintenance,
and
then
also
improved
downtown
sanitation
offerings
on
sustaining
our
natural
environment.
Some
of
the
programs
we
have.
We
have
our
first
year
with
our
solar
array
at
our
parking
deck.
So
we'll
see
how
that
impacts.
The
budget
is
we're
offsetting
our
electric
costs
here
at
city
hall,
with
some
of
that
benefit
from
solar.
G
G
What
that
does
is
it
allows
us
if
the
voters
do
approve
the
splost
in
november
to
go
ahead
and
kick
start
those
projects
and
then
pay
ourselves
back
for
anything
that
we
spend
money
prior
to
the
collection
of
those
dollars.
So
some
specific
highlights
dog
park
is
the
thing
that
we've
heard
the
most
of
from
our
residents.
So
it's
kind
of
top
of
our
list,
hoping
the
splice
gets
approved
in
november.
We
can
start
kick-starting
the
design
of
that.
J
G
G
We've
allocated
some
funds
for
those
just
because
we're
getting
close
to
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
and
we're
you
know,
we
think
we'll
have
the
restrooms
done,
but
the
playground
may
overlap
that
fiscal
year
period,
we've
included
some
funds
post
approval
of
the
referendum
for
jefferson
circle
and
some
park
planning
in
that
area
also
to
include
birge
park.
Depending
on
that
agreement
with
the
housing
authority
on
their
parcels
over
there
planning
for
the
new
park
land
that
we
have
in
south
canton.
G
We've
increased
our
supplement
to
the
library
in
the
budget
and
then
also
working
on
some
plans
for
community
and
cultural
arts
center,
which
of
course,
would
be
a
splice
funded
project
on
improving
infrastructure
for
future
demands.
We
will
continue
our
design
work
on
state
route,
140
improvements
in
north
canton,
from
marietta
highway
riverstone
up
to
laurel
canyon.
G
We
will
continue
lobbying
for
the
traffic
signal
at
reservoir
drive
and
reinhardt
college
parkway.
Another
good
reason
to
have
that
language
in
the
referendum
on
the
splash
is.
If
we
can
get
some
movement
on
that,
then
we
can
go
ahead
and
pre-fund
that
project,
even
though
those
splice
dollars
might
not
come
in
until
2024..
G
We
will
continue
our
local
street
resurfacing
program
that
we
do
every
year
continue
our
work
at
the
water
pollution
control
plant,
because
it's
going
to
take
us
another
couple
years
to
finish
that
project,
the
flocculators
and
intake
screens
replacement
project
will
take
place
and
you
will
be
glad
to
know
that
flocculator
is
not
underlined
on
any
of
microsoft's
programs.
It
recognizes
that
word
water
tank
projects
at
the
industrial
park
and
also
looking
at
a
water
tank
replacement
project.
G
In
south
canton,
we
will
be
completing
our
transportation
master
plan
somewhere
around
the
november
december
time
frame,
as
you
heard
at
our
last
meeting,
we'll
be
reviewing
and
applying
for
additional
grants
as
a
city
through
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
legislation
that
was
done
at
the
federal
level.
As
those
things
come
out,
we
want
to
be
able
to
jump
onto
those
and
then
also
increasing
way,
finding
signage
throughout
the
city
and
then,
lastly,
on
leading
with
excellence
we'll
be
using,
of
course,
our
roadmap
to
help
determine
the
projects
and
program
funding.
G
As
we
move
forward
like
we
like,
we
have
been
doing,
we've
budgeted
based
on
having
the
lowest
millage
rate
again
in
cherokee
county,
we're,
increasing,
increasing
professional
pay
for
our
professional
staff.
We're
announcing
that
using
the
budget
we're
raising
the
starting
rate
for
all
pay
in
the
city
to
at
least
20
an
hour,
we're
also
implementing
a
new
true
step
and
grade
plan
in
our
police
department.
G
G
We
have
a
replacement
program
for
sidearms
with
our
police
department
that
will
be
using
impact
fee
funds
for
as
we
replacing
some
units
that
are
currently
out
there,
that
are
aging
we've
adjusted
some
of
the
budget
areas
in
the
city
to
centralize
certain
services.
So
an
example
of
that
is
right.
Now,
in
prior
years,
certain
types
of
insurance
have
been
spread
across
all
departments.
G
What
you'll
find
in
this,
this
year's
budget
is
a
lot
of
that
information
is
centralized
under
administration
so,
for
instance,
the
retirement
plan
in
the
council
budget,
for
instance,
our
current
council
doesn't
get
a
retirement
plan,
but
it
has
historically
been
budgeted
to
pay
for
former
retirement
in
the
council's
budget.
We've
removed
that
and
we
put
all
of
that
retirement
under
administration.
G
I
I
I
think
it's
important
to
note
the
bottom
number
on
each
of
those
tables,
on
the
right
hand,
column
the
percentage,
change
and
you'll
notice
for
the
general
fund.
The
general
fund
went
up
only
8.5
percent,
whereas
the
accumulated
funds
of
all
the
other
groups
went
down
14.85
percent
and
that's
with
completing
the
projects
that
are
scheduled
that
have
been
discussed.
I
You'll
see
municipal
court
has
also
decreased
and
that
is
associated
with
the
decline
in
revenues
as
well.
I
Administration
has
increased
a
little
over
24
percent,
and
that
is
by
combining
other
functions.
Admin
this,
which
includes
the
city
manager's
office,
the
finance
department.
All
your
accounts
payable
your
payroll
functions,
human
resources,
your
I.t
department,
communications,
that
service
all
the
city
functions
in
all
city
departments.
That
also
includes
your
building
and
maintenance
for
facilities
at
the
police
department,
public
works
and
city
hall.
I
I
I
As
I
mentioned,
we'd
close
the
housing
fund
and
you'll
notice
a
significant
difference
in
the
sanitation
fund.
That
is
because
the
city
will
no
longer
bill
for
garbage
services
and
pay
for
the
removal
of
the
garbage
in
the
new
fiscal
year.
Instead,
those
items
will
be
charged
directly
by
the
service
provider.
I
How
do
all
those
numbers
look
in
one
big
picture,
you'll
see
that
the
orange
piece
of
this
pie
is
water
and
sewer
fund
expenditures
out
of
all
the
revenues
that
come
in
and
all
the
activities
and
programs
that
the
city
participates
in
and
supports
water
and
sewer
is
our
largest
piece
of
the
pie
that
navy
piece
of
the
pie.
That's
the
general
fund
and
the
other
items
are
miscellaneous:
splost
impact,
these
sanitation,
storm
water,
rental,
car
tax
and
hotel
motel
tax.
I
So
focusing
on
the
blue
piece
of
that
pot,
a
general
fund
we'll
go
into
that
a
little
bit
deeper,
because
that's
what
peaks
most
people's
curiosity,
looking
at
just
general
fund
expenditures,
you'll
see
that
purple
part
of
the
donut,
that
is,
the
public
safety
piece
of
our
budget.
That's
where
most
of
the
city's
money
goes
to
in
the
general
fund.
That
is
our
police
and
fire
services.
I
The
orange
piece
of
that
donut.
That's
your
public
works,
that's
mostly
largely
your
street
department
and
some
maintenance
and
some
of
the
smaller
pieces
which
may
or
may
not
be
where
we're
focusing
all
of
our
road
map
on,
but
in
the
next
fiscal
year,
you'll
see
include
municipal
court
and
arts
and
parks
program.
I
You'll
see
we're
not
anticipating
the
significant
increase
in
most
items,
but
we
can
review
some
of
the
changes.
There's
an
increase
in
property
taxes,
that's
largely
due
to
inflation,
a
significant
decrease
in
miscellaneous
items,
but
there
again
is
because
other
taxes,
principal
and
interest,
is
only
budgeted
to
be
twelve
thousand
dollars.
So
much
movement
is
going
to
show
as
a
significant
increase
or
decrease
charges
for
services
are
down.
That
is
because
some
of
our
departments
are
estimating
a
decline
or
slowing
in
the
economy
which
may
or
may
not
come
to
fruition.
I
The
next
slide
are
is
a
picture
of
the
inflows
for
the
general
fund,
so
you
can
see
where
a
majority
of
the
revenues
come
if
you're,
not
in
favor.
So
much
of
the
black
and
white
numbers
so
you'll
see
property.
Taxes
is
the
largest
piece
of
the
donut
franchise
taxes,
which
is
something
that
we
reviewed
a
couple
of
meetings
ago.
Those
are
your
taxes
or
fees
from
your
utility
companies,
sanitation,
gas,
water,
electric
cable,
other
business
taxes,
those
have
to
do
with
business,
licensing
and
insurance,
occupation,
taxes,
financial
institution
taxes.
Those
are
your
banks.
I
In
summary,
this
slide
shows
you
how
the
fund
balance
has
been
budgeted
and
used
during
the
last
10
years.
Green
shows
that
we
plan
to
use
draw
from
reserves
if
necessary
and
blue
shows
what
we've
actually
would
drawn,
and
you
may
ask:
why
did
we
have
to
only
withdraw
funds
in
those
two
years
and
not
the
others?
Some
people
think
that's
a
good
thing.
I
Some
people
think
well.
Why
are
you
putting
the
reserves
in
the
budget
each
year?
Well,
we
put
those
reserves
in
the
budget
because
that's
a
plan
and,
as
everyone
knows,
everything
doesn't
go
as
planned.
Sometimes
our
revenues
come
in
higher,
which
is
great.
Sometimes
our
expenses
come
in
lower,
which
is
also
good
and
you'll,
see
that's
the
case
in
eight
out
of
ten
years.
Why
are
some
of
the?
I
This
is
another
description
of
our
fund
balance
covering
10
years
of
activity
through
fiscal
year
2021.
Those
are
all
audited
numbers,
so
those
are
factual.
The
last
two
numbers
on
the
tail
end.
There
will
show
you
what
the
fund
balance
is
anticipated
at
the
end
of
the
current
fiscal
year
2022
and
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
2023
budget
year
and
that'll
show
you
that
we're
not
accumulating
a
lot
of
money,
we're
using
what
we
have,
but
we
are
still
keeping
a
cushion,
as
advised,
the
government
finance
officers.
I
I
I
E
Just
briefly
would
say
it's
exciting
a
lot
of
these
projects
that
were
in
the
roadmap
included
in
this
year
budget.
It's
so
exciting
to
see.
We've
discussed
some
of
them
for
two
years
and
it's
exciting
to
see
so
many
of
them
on
this
list.
So
I
want
to
thank
council
for
pushing
those
for
the
past
one
or
two
years
and
thank
our
staff
for
for
getting
those
into
the
budget.
I
want
to
ask
that
that
the
overview
is
excellent.
Information
is
that
on
the
website,
or
is
it
going
to
be
on
the
city
website?
E
E
It
was
taxes,
it
was,
I
think,
projected
to
decrease
by
seven
percent.
I
was
just
curious
as
to
why.
G
Generally,
the
rental
car
tax
is
one
of
our
smaller
special
funds
that
comes
in,
and
it
really
is
hit
or
miss
on
where
it
is.
Every
year
we've
budgeted
we've
looked
at
revenues
one
year
and
we've
budgeted
a
little
bit
higher
the
next
year,
based
on
what
we
thought
it
would
be,
and
some
years
it's
coming
under
budget.
So,
generally
speaking,
we
try
to
be
very
conservative
with
that
one,
and
I
think
our
data
over
the
last
six
or
seven
months
has
led
us
to
believe
that
that
might
be
a
little
bit
lower.
G
B
B
Mean
words
are
better
but,
and
then
also
I
just
wanted
to
share
that.
I
recently
hit
a
parked
car
and
did
my
part
to
participate
in
putting
funds
into
the
rental
car.
E
Yes,
and
thanks
for
the
entire
team's
work
on
the
budget
and
including
our
department
heads,
I
know
that's
a
lot
of
work
and
I
know
how
budgets
used
to
be
approached
in
the
city,
and
I
really
appreciate
the
discipline
and
the
work
that
everyone
puts
into
it.
E
D
G
Is
not,
I
think
at
last
count
we
were
about
seven
vacancies.
G
Because
those
positions
are
already
budgeted
for,
even
though
they're
vacant
there
was
not
a
request
for
any
additional
positions.
Any.
E
Okay,
thank
you
so
we'll
move
into
our
regular
business
meeting
you
have
in
your
packet
minutes
from
two
meetings,
a
special
called
council
meeting,
the
draft
minutes
from
july
7th
and
the
council
meeting
draft
minutes
from
july
7th
as
well
any
changes,
revisions
or
motions.
B
E
E
We
have
one
informational
item
this
evening:
the
2022
second
quarter,
uniform
crime
report
and
criminal
investigation
division
status
report.
Mr
chief
merrifield,
mr
chief
mayor,
get
two
titles
tonight.
Chief.
F
F
The
biggest
increase
we're
seeing
on
that
is
the
aggravated
assault,
hands,
fist
feet
and
again,
as
I
talked
about
last
time,
that's
because
of
the
new
law
going
with
strangulation
and
being
a
felony,
and
I
think,
if
you'll
actually
look
way
down
to
the
simple
assaults.
You'll
see
they're
down
29,
because
before
that
law
went
into
effect
and
before
the
training
our
officers
took.
When
we
went
on
those
family
violence
cases,
those
might
have
been
a
simple
battery
or
simple
assault,
now
they're
being
listed
as
aggravated
assault.
F
Rightfully
so
and
again,
the
district
attorney's
office
conducting
the
training
with
our
officers
and
our
detectives
has
helped
them
identify
how
to
handle
these
cases
and
that's
what's
increased.
The
cases
which
is
the
way
they
should
be
handled
and
probably
should
have
been
handled
before
the
new
law,
because,
as
you
can
imagine,
anytime,
some
human
being
puts
their
hands
around
someone
else's
throat
in
anger.
It's
it
can
end
tragically
and
prior
to
that
strangulation
law
going
in.
As
I
said,
it
would
have
been
a
misdemeanor
we
would
get
on
the
scene.
F
One
of
the
parties
would
say
that
they
grabbed
me
by
the
throat
there
might
be
some
marks
on
there
and
it
would
be
a
misdemeanor,
a
simple
battery
or
a
simple
assault.
So
I
think
it's
rightfully
so
that
our
legislature
and
I'm
sure
our
prosecutors
got
behind
that
to
turn
that
into
a
felony
and
a
strangulation
charge
on
our
property
crimes.
Our
property
crimes
are
are
down.
F
Property
crimes
are
down
seven
percent,
which
gives
us
a
total
for
our
part,
one
crimes
of
plus
three
percent
for
the
second
quarter,
and
for
this
time
of
the
year,
and
also
mr
carlin
had
asked
when
I
did
the
first
quarter
for
me
to
discuss
our
our
cid,
our
criminal
investigations
division,
how
cases
are
assigned
and
what
the
closure
rate
is
on
that
and
actually
sergeant
hamilton
our
criminal
investigation
division
sergeant.
Who,
who
did
this
memorandum
is
here
tonight
also?
F
But
so,
if,
if
you
see
it,
he
went
back
a
couple
years
from
to
2020,
you
see
that
cases
assigned
are
375
137
inactivated.
This
is
in
2020.
Inactivated
means
that
there's
no
leads
to
it
that
someone
comes
home
and
the
lawnmower
is
gone.
There's
no
video,
there's
no
fingerprints,
there's
nothing
to
do
on
it,
there's
nothing
that
we
can
do
some
cases
we
we
investigate
and
to
the
part
till
we
get
to
a
point
where
there
is
no
investigative
leads.
F
We've
investigated
to
the
just:
it's
not
going
any
further
again
a
lot
of
those
cases
come
in
and
because
of
manpower
and
how
much
time
you
can
spend
on
crimes.
If
there
is
no
investigative
leads
immediately,
they
may
be
inactivated,
obviously
the
more
serious
crimes,
even
if
there
are
no
investigative
leads
those
are
signed
out
and
are
investigated
until
we
can
get
to
no
leads
at
the
end
of
2020.
There
were
only
three
active
cases
that
carried
on
to
21..
F
We
closed,
106.,
100,
I'm
sorry
closed,
means
that
we
get
dispatched
to
to
a
death
case
that
ends
up
being
most
times
being
a
natural
death
case.
Well,
when
we
get
dispatched,
there's
a
case
initiated
and
all
those
are
sent
to
detectives,
but
once
the
medical
examiners
comes
back
or
the
coroner
rules
that
it's
natural,
then
it's
closed
out
overdoses.
Once
it's
decided
that
it's
an
overdose,
it's
not
there's
no
prosecution
to
it.
Then
it
will
be
closed
out
and
then
another
great
number
of
those
are
turned
over
to
other
jurisdictions.
F
We
classify
that
as
closed
because
we
get
a
lot
of
credit
cards
frauds
are
just
fraud
in
general
that
we
take
the
initial
report.
We
turn
it
over
to
investigator
to
find
out
that
it
didn't
occur
in
our
jurisdiction.
It
occurred
someplace,
and
so
we
will
then
turn
it
over
to
the
other
jurisdiction.
So
that's
what
closed
finds
and
then
unfounded
is
just
what
it
says
we
investigated
and
the
crime
didn't
occur
and
a
lot
of
times
we'll
have
victims
come
in
and
say
that
it
didn't
occur
so
for
2020
closure
rate,
it's
62.67!
F
That's
if
you
take
all
those
other
reasons
away
from
the
total
cases
that
we
actually
closed
is
a
62.67,
it's
hard
to
say
if
you
say
well,
what's
what's
an
average,
what's
what's
a
good
national
average,
it's
hard
to
say
that,
because
it's
apples
and
oranges
of
how
jurisdictions
determine
what's
inactive
what's
closed?
What's
this,
some
jurisdictions
assist
themselves
with
stats.
As
far
as
what's
inactivated
or
what's
closed,
we
try
and
be
very
very
sure.
We
meet
constantly
with
our
criminal
investigation
division
to
make
sure
that
what
we're
saying
is
true
that
nobody's
making
something.
F
Look
like
something's
closed
when
it's
really
not
closed,
so
it's
just
difficult.
When
you
talk
about
nationally,
I
don't
what
new
york
pd
might
say
is
inactivated.
I
don't
know
what
we
would
say.
What
atlanta
pd
might
say
is
inactivated
we,
I
don't
know,
so
it's
really
hard
to
say:
where
do
you
stand
nationally?
F
So
if
you
take
that
same
forward,
you'll
see
in
2021
and
you'll
notice
that
the
cases
are
pretty
much
the
same
375
we
went
to
384,
our
closure
rate
was
64.84
once
everything
was
taken
out
of
it
and
then
2021
164
cases
and
closure
rate
was
at
46,
and
that's
because
we
haven't
some
of
those
cases.
I
think
in
2021
there
was
36
that
are
still
active
that
were
carried
over.
J
E
No
one
signed
up
for
public
input
this
evening,
so
we'll
move
on
to
old
business
item
a
discussion
and
possible
action
on
cases,
r
z,
o
n2203-002.
K
K
There
were
some
racks
of
shoes,
sporting
equipment
that
was
almost
on
every
porch
riding
through
there
today,
those
have
all
been
removed.
The
dumpster
area
has
been
cleaned
up
the
areas
of
old
mulch.
They
have
been
using
that
as
a
base
and
putting
out
new
mulch.
On
top
of
that,
there
was
some
other
debris
that
had
been
stacked
around
some
of
the
units
that's
all
been
removed.
K
There
is,
however,
some
new
pallets
that
I
discovered
today
in
talking
with
mr
latimer
this
evening.
Before
the
meeting
started,
he
stated
that
those
are
scheduled
to
be
removed.
They
take
a
large
dumpster
at
one
time,
with
all
the
rain
that
we've
had
they've
been
a
little
leery
about
going
to
the
dump.
They
don't
want
to
get
stuck
in
their
tandem
trailers.
K
K
K
One
of
them
is
the
applicant
shall
install
a
six-foot
privacy
fence
along
the
southern
property
line.
The
decorative
side
of
the
fence
shall
face
towards
the
property
line
of
870
marietta
road.
A
row
of
evergreen,
shrubs,
leland,
cyprus
or
arborvitae
shall
be
planted
on
the
inside
of
the
privacy
fence.
These
plantings
shall
be
six
feet
in
height
at
time
of
planting
and
be
installed
on
six
foot.
Centers.
K
K
E
L
Thank
you,
mr
green
appreciate
all
that
and
thank
you
for
the
thanks
to
the
applicant
for
being
patient.
We
did
push
this
off
a
little
bit
because
there
were
some
questions.
Some
of
those
questions
were
around
code
compliance
and
I
think
we
generally
wanted
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
what
what
to
expect
going
forward.
So
you
know
proof
is
in
the
pudding
and
looks
like
they've
addressed
it
and
frankly,
it
sounds
like
they
have
a
history
of
addressing
these
issues.
So
I'm
really
thrilled
about
that.
L
I'm
also
thrilled
that
this
opportunity,
this
project
adds
to
our
affordable
housing
stock,
and
I
also
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
applicant
could
have
moved
forward
with
the
12
duplexes,
but
based
on
some
guidance
from
hud,
had
chosen
to
kind
of
pull
back
and
make
some
changes
that
include
a
combination
of
duplexes
and
quadplexes.
So
I
think
that
you
know
all
of
that
spells
out
the
fact
that
you
know
we've
got
a
good
product,
that's
going
to
be
delivered,
and
a
lot
of
folks
that
are
in
need
now
will
be
served.
C
E
A
motion
and
a
second
to
approve
the
rezoning
and
conditional
use
permit
the
two
conditions
recommended
by
staff.
Further
discussion
questions
mr
carlin.
I
just.
J
Want
to
make
a
note,
because
when
I
made
the
note
two
weeks
ago,
we
talked
about
the
need,
was
there
a
need
for
traffic
studies
and
things
like
that
traffic
had
been
raised
as
an
issue
from
some
citizens?
It's
my
understanding
from
our
conversations
offline.
J
E
It's
also
my
understanding,
you
know
the
residents
in
the
neighborhood
adjacent
to
the
project.
You
know
raised
several
concerns.
It
was
my
understanding
that
all
those
primarily
have
been
addressed
by
mr
latimer
and
his
team,
and
I
want
to
thank
him
for
working
with
the
residents
in
the
neighborhood
and
again
being
responsible.
E
I
think
it's
a
big
big
stakeholder
in
the
sunnyside
community
and
appreciated
assistance
in
that
area.
So
further
questions
comments.
B
E
So
we
have
the
motion
passes
with
one
one,
nay
and
the
rest
in
favor,
so
okay,
item,
b,
discussion
and
possible
action
on
the
ward
of
harmon
park
improvement
projects
to
try
skates
four
million
three
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
seven
hundred
thirty
two
dollars
and
seven
cents.
Miss
watson.
Thank.
M
You
this
is
for
the
harman
park
improvement
project
to
triscapes.
E
Okay,
thank
you
and
just
to
confirm
this
cost
would
be
covered
by
splost
and
impact
fees.
Yes,
correct,
okay,
okay,
comments,
questions.
E
L
Go
right
ahead.
This
has
been
a
project
that
we've
we've
talked
about
for
a
long
time.
It's
it's
located
in
a
community,
that's
underserved,
and
what
we're
proposing
is
a
world-class
park.
It
based
on
what
miss
watson
just
laid
out.
It's
going
to
be
a
very,
very
nice
park
and-
and
I
think,
a
a
park
that
those
folks
and
and
the
entire
city
can
enjoy
and
be
very
proud
of.
It's
a
long
time
coming.
These
things
don't
happen
overnight.
I
wish.
L
D
Thank
you
I'll,
ask
my
question
and
then
the
staff
can
decide
who
should
answer
it,
but
for
the
sake
of
the
public,
who
might
not
understand
where
impact
fees
come
from,
would
one
of
you
three,
ms
forrester,
mr
ingram
or
mr
peppers,
explain
about
where
impact
fees
come
from
and
how
that's
determined.
D
So
I
would
be
correct
in
saying
that
taxpayer
money
citizen
of
canton
taxpayer
property
tax
money
is
not
used.
G
That's
correct
the
only
the
only
time
we
use
taxpayer
funds
as
it
relates
to
a
park
such
as
harman
is
on
the
routine
maintenance,
which
is
covered
under
the
general
fund.
Absolutely.
D
Thank
you
for
clarifying
that
for
the
public.
E
I
also
wanted
to
to
reiterate
somewhat
mr
tilton
said
how
exciting
it
is
to
to
see
this
park.
I
think
the
oldest
one
of
our
largest
park
in
the
city,
but
oh,
I
think,
the
oldest
one
and
then
to
see
it
refurbished
and
basically
create
a
brand
new
park
with
the
facilities
in
the
fields.
E
It's
also
gonna
be
the
home
to
our
new
soccer
pitch
field
and
with
the
tad
and
our
our
efforts
to
revitalize
sunnyside,
I
think
it's
very
exciting
to
start
with
harmon
park
and
start
with
a
project
that
will
benefit
our
citizens
first,
in
the
redevelopment
that
we're
doing
in
that
area
and,
and
especially
the
citizens
in
that
community
in
that
neighborhood.
E
So
it's
exciting
and
also
add
that
it's
you
know
it's
harm
in
part,
but
I
think
it's
also
kick-starting
the
the
trail
on
this
on
the
other
side
of
the
river,
which
I
think
is
is
is
exciting
also,
and
the
sidewalks,
I
think,
are
all
the
way
around
harmon
circles.
So
it
is
smarter
than
the
park,
and
I
think
it's
going
to
make
a
major
impact
to
the
to
the
communities.
M
If
I
may,
one
thing
that
I
haven't
really
mentioned
to
you
guys
is
that
there
will
be
a
connection
to
marietta
road
too.
So
they're
going
to
be
upgrading
the
sidewalk
there
in.
A
E
M
Yes,
so
this
item
is
for
atkins
to
complete
construction
management
services
during
the
construction
of
harman
park.
They
are
the
design
engineer
for
the
harmon
park
improvement
project,
so
this
would
just
take
us
through
the
end
of
the
project
and
then
to
be
able
to
review
the
contractor.
Submittals
and
change
orders,
requests
from
information
and
then
provide
clarification
on
drawings
and
any
proposed
improvements
as
necessary.
If
issues
arise.
E
E
H
E
E
A
E
A
G
Mentioned
this
at
our
last
meeting,
h2o
innovation
has
been
our
partner
operating
our
water
and
wastewater
treatment
facilities
for
a
number
of
years.
Now
we
first
utilized
them
as
utility
partners,
and
then
they
became
op
tech
and
now
they're,
h2o
innovation.
Their
contract
is
a
five-year
contract
it
does
have.
G
G
The
agreement
basically
sets
the
the
first
year
rate
at
our
current
rate,
so
there's
no
increase
for
the
first
year.
In
years,
two
three
four
and
five
there
would
be
an
annual
rate
increase
to
us
of
not
less
than
one
percent
nor
more
than
then
no
more
than
sorry.
I
can't
remember
if
it
was
four
percent,
no
more
than
four
percent
and
that
would
be
adjusted
based
on
the
consumer
price
index,
but
not
less
than
one
percent.
There
were
some
some
items
listed
in
here
as
possible
additions.
G
Staff's
recommendation
is
that
we
approve
the
base
contract
and
that
we
will
work
over
the
next
several
months
to
determine
if
we
need
services
to
that
and
bring
those
to
you
at
that
time.
So,
okay.
E
H
I
do
have
one
question,
mr
waterman,
the
term
in
termination.
It
gives
the
term
from
october
22
to
september
30th
27th.
H
But
it
says
it
may
be
renewed
and
renegotiated,
but
what
happens,
if
is
there
any
chance
of
it
lapsing
or
continuing
on
like
a
somewhat
like
a
evergreen
contract,
so.
G
G
Now
we
are
the
oldest
client
that
they
have,
and
so
they
don't
tend
to
forget
either
specific
to
this
one
though
we
we
do
check
every
year
and
and
part
of
what
we
do
every
year
is
specifically
to
this.
One
is
is
look
at
the
rate
based
on
their
cpi,
so
it
it
calls
for
us
to
basically
meet
to
discuss
that
rate
change,
and
so
that's
when
we
would
review
the
contract
at
that
meeting,
it
shouldn't
fall
through
the
cracks.
E
C
E
G
G
Here
hold
on
sorry,
we
will
be
receiving
forty
six
million
three
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
eight
hundred
ninety
two
dollars,
which
equates
to
twelve
point
seven,
two,
eight
percent.
Well.
What
the
agreement
basically
outlines
is
that
this
floss
will
be
called
for
referendum
this
year.
The
county
will
call
for
it.
The
splice
collections
will
begin
in
july
of
2024.
G
Of
that
the
county
will
receive
65.27
percent
of
the
remaining
proceeds,
which
is
237
million,
742,
765
and
ball
ground
will
get
a
little
over
one
percent.
Canton
gets
12.7
percent
holly
springs
at
six
and
a
half
percent
mountain
park
gets
a
flat
rate
because
they
only
have
maybe
three
residents
in
cherokee
county,
their
flat
rate
is
35,
000,
normally
they're
paid.
First.
That
way,
they
don't
have
to
keep
up
with
the
accounting
of
that
for
the
next
five
years,
nelson
will
get
half
a
percent
city
of
alaska
gets
a
3.5.
G
0.355
percent
woodstock
gets
13.5
percent.
So
that's
where
you
get
your
100
percent
at
after
the
proceeds
are
collected
any
proceeds
above
what
we've
estimated
in
collection
will
be
divided
up
based
upon
those
percentages,
the
only
difference
to
that
is
mountain
park
will
receive
.01
percent.
At
that
time,
their
proceeds
will
come
out
of
the
county
funds
moving
forward
with
any
excesses.
G
G
Additionally,
there
will
be
a
line
in
there
that
says,
and
any
debt
service
in
capital
lease
is
related
to
the
projects
listed
above.
The
county
has
sent
a
draft
of
the
intergovernmental
agreement
to
me.
That
includes
the
list
that
I've
I've
provided
to
you
filled
in.
If
we're
going
to
make
any
changes,
we
need
to
do
that
tonight.
G
G
The
reason
why
I
would
suggest
doing
it
in
that
way
is,
if
there's
any
changes
in
the
actual
agreement,
knowing
that
we've
got
seven
mayors
and
the
board
of
commissioners
signing,
but
it's
not
a
substantive
change.
We
don't
have
to
keep
going
back
for
approvals.
E
Thank
you,
mr
peppers,
and
just
for
the
record.
I
think
that,
with
the
roadway
projects
that
brings
the
total
to
over
49,
almost
50
million
dollars,
current
splits
that
we're
in,
I
think
was
projected
at
24
million
dollars
totals
four.
G
E
Million
above
that,
anticipating
and
able
to
negotiate
almost
you
know
twice
of
that
amount.
So
it's
exciting
and
you
know
we're
already
talking
about
projects
and
ways
to
spend
it.
So
it's
exciting.
So
any
questions
or
comments
on
that
and
and
and
I
do
believe,
as
mr
prep
said-
that
the
the
county
is
going
to
vote
on
that
and
their
first
meeting
in
august.
So
this
is
our
last
meeting
in
july.
So
that's
that's
the
time.
Crunches
is
that's
the
reason
so
comments,
questions,
schmidt.
B
N
E
We
had
two
old
business
items
added
to
the
agenda
item;
f,
zoning
condition,
clarification
for
591,
jackie
moore
lane,.
G
Mr
mayor
and
council,
the
applicant
or
the
developer
of
the
project
at
591,
jackie
moore
lane,
which
is
multi-family,
did
reach
out
to
the
city.
Their
legal
counsel
specifically
wanted
some
clarification,
as
it
relates
to
a
condition.
G
There
was
a
condition
placed
on
the
c.u.p
back
in
december
of
2019,
and
I'm
going
to
read
you
jackie
moore
lane
shall
be
improved
to
the
city
of
canton
required
street
standards,
including
realignment
of
jackie
morlane
intersection
with
marietta
road.
The
question
from
legal
counsel
for
the
applicant
the
developer
is:
was
it
the
anticipation
that
that
meant
that
they
would
do
work
only
within
the
existing
right-of-way?
G
Or
was
it
the
anticipation
of
the
council
that
we
expected
them
to
acquire
additional
right-of-way
or
that
we
would
be
acquiring
additional
right-of-way
on
their
behalf
to
make
those
improvements?
The
staff
position
on
this
has
been?
No,
we
think
it's
within
the
existing
right-of-way
that's
standard
to
what
we
to
what
we
do
as
a
city,
but
they
weren't
necessarily
happy
with
just
our
staff
comments
on
that.
They
didn't
want
to
be
held
to
another
standard.
After
closing,
and
so
I
said,
I
would
bring
it
to
council
so
that
you
could.
C
C
Well,
the
only
thing
I
would
add
to
that
is
they
attempted
to
buy
property
from
a
property
owners
that
they
would
need
to
and
they
can't
so
then
they
came
to
the
city
and
said:
would
you
condemn
it
and
we
don't
want
to
condemn
it
for
like
that,
so
they
just
need
and
so
rather
than
come
back
and
go
through
a
rezoning
process,
we
just
think
an
interpretation
of
a
language.
Is
the
they're
satisfied
with
that
right.
G
Will
be
able
to
make
some
improvements
within
the
right-of-way,
it's
not
going
to
be
a
clear
realignment
of
the
whole
intersection
aside
from
them.
There's
only
one
other
parcel
that
uses
this
intersect
and
they're
building
a
whole
new
entrance
at
another
location.
So
you
know,
in
speaking
with
with
miss
watson
on
the
engineering
side,
we
feel
confident
that
they
can
make
some
improvements
within
the
existing
right-of-way
that
will
be
beneficial
to
both
them
and
the
adjacent
property
owner.
We
don't
really
see
the
need
for
them
to
go
outside
of
that
right
of
way.
Okay,.
J
C
C
So
miss
watson
will
then
go
to
plan
b,
which
will
be
what's
what's
the
way
to
make
this
the
safest.
We
can
make
it
within
the
right-of-way,
that's
undetermined,
because
we
don't.
We
have
any
plans
from
them.
We
don't
know
what
any
so
I
mean
there
could
be
make
it
one
way.
There
are
various
options
to
make
sure
that
there's
not
as
much
traffic
coming
out
of
that
that
that
entrance.
E
B
G
Back
in
june,
council
received
a
draft
intergovernmental
agreement
for
us
to
transfer
property
to
the
development
authority
of
cherokee
county
that
we
own
at
bluffs
parkway
to
continue
corporate
and
light
industrial
park
in
the
area
we
submitted
that
intergovernmental
agreement
to
them
for
comments
council
approved
the
version
of
the
intergovernmental
agreement
at
the
second
meeting
in
june.
They
got
their
comments
back
to
us
four
days
after
you
had
approved
it.
So
I
I've,
given
you
a
copy
of
the
redline
version
of
this,
mr
dyer
and
I've
both
looked
at
it.
G
In
fact,
mr
dyer
did
the
redline
version
so
he's
very
familiar
with
it,
but
really
there's
only
three
significant
changes
that
are
in
here.
The
first
is
that
we
have
a
remnant
piece
of
property:
that's
adjacent
to
park,
village
between
park,
village
and
property
that
we
own
at
the
bluffs,
and
this
allows
us
to
also
to
also
provide
them
that
strip
of
property
as
well.
We
don't
have
a
need
for
that
particular
parcel.
G
The
second
is
that
we're
agreeing
to
them,
as
it
relates
to
the
closing
on
the
property,
we'll
give
them
any
information
that
we
have
on
the
property
that
we
own
as
part
of
due
diligence,
and
then
the
third
is
that,
prior
to
closing,
we
will
discuss
what
we
anticipate
the
process
being
in
approving
their
overall
site,
anything
with
signage
design
on
the
site
prior
to
closing.
So
they
understand
what
their
development
process
will
look
like.
So
those
are
the
three
major
changes.
G
G
G
C
A
E
E
We
have
one
item
of
new
business
discussion
of
proposals
for
architectural
services
for
house
plans
associated
with
canton
housing
initiatives.
This
is
just
for
discussion
only
this
evening.
I
believe
mr
patton.
N
Yes,
sir,
mr
mayor
council
members
as
part
of
canton's
housing
initiatives,
it
does
include
accessory
dwelling
units
emphasis
with
affordable
workforce
housing,
as
a
part
of
that
staff
is
of
the
opinion
that
the
city
should
contract
with
an
architect
to
prepare
plans
that
the
city
would
actually
own
and
provide
the
interested
parties
if
they
so
choose
these
plans
of
be
a
five
of
them.
In
total,
three
adu
plans,
one
being
a
studio
plan,
a
one
bedroom,
one
bath
adu
plan
and
a
two-bedroom
two-bath
adu
plan.
N
Then
a
one-story,
affordable
workforce
house
plan
and
a
two-story,
affordable
workforce
house
plan,
staffs
and
tent
that,
and
I've
spoken
with
all
of
the
architects
that
submitted
bids.
I
spoke
with
more
than
the
ones
we
received
to
the
proposals
in
bid
zone,
but
only
received
three
bids,
and
they
are
aware
that
the
city
wants
to
purchase
these
and
be
able
to
provide
them
as
part
of
our
housing
initiatives.
N
I
would
work
with
our
permit
in
review
process
so
that,
once
the
plans
are
prepared
by
the
architect,
we
would
have
them
go
through
a
review
process.
They
would
be
approved
by
the
city.
They
would
be
stamped
approved,
then.
If
someone
chooses
to
use
one
of
these
plans
moving
forward
with
an
adu
or
affordable
workforce
or
house
plan,
they
would
not
have
to
bear
the
cost
of
purchasing
the
plans
them
being
pre-approved.
N
That's
going
to
reduce
some
of
the
cost
associated
with
it
plus
it
will
reduce
the
timeline
streamline
process
for
review
and
approval.
I'm
not
asking
for
a
decision
tonight.
You
do
have
information
from
the
three
architectural
firms
that
did
submit.
I
talked
to
with
a
total
of
six
architects
and
firms.
All
of
them
were
local
within
cherokee
county.
I
did
not
do
a
request
for
proposals
on
this.
I
really
wanted
to
try
to
work
with
local
architects
throughout
this
process.
E
Thank
you,
mr
patton.
First
of
all
great
work
on
this.
It's
exciting,
I
think,
on
a
number
levels.
We've
been
talking
about
the
80
program
for
quite
a
while,
and-
and
I
mean
I
think
this
kick-starts
it
and
brings
consistency
to
that
program
and
efficiency
to
that
program
and
design
consistency.
So
I
think
it's
very
exciting
and
I
did
look
at
the
the
low
bidder
on
that.
E
I
was
I'm
very
pleasantly
surprised
with
with
the
with
the
their
cost-
and
I
was
you
know,
I
didn't-
expect
the
quality
of
the
work
I
mean
based
on
their
on
their
on
their
bed,
but
the
bees.
You
know
the
quality
that
I
that
I
saw
so
I
was,
I
was
pleasantly
surprised
and
and
feel
quite,
I
feel
they're
quite
capable
of
doing
doing
the
job.
So
I'm
excited
for
a
number
of
reasons,
but.
N
And
at
the
next
council
meeting
I
will
make
a
recommendation
for
the
council,
but
all
of
the
firms
are
well
qualified.
The
low
bidder
actually
has
done
a
good
bit
of
work
with
john
whelan
holmes.
The
jw
collection,
patrick
malloy,
piedmont
venture,
has
a
world
of
experience
and
it's
sort
of
exciting.
If
you
will
these
plans,
I
think
will
help.
I
am
working
on
something
else
that
I'll
be
bringing
to
council
associated
with
this
in
regards
to
a
little
handout.
N
If
you
will
about
adu
process
fees
and
things
of
that
nature
I'll
be
asking
city
council
to
approve
some
reduced
fees
that
I've
already
discussed
with
other
staff
members
associated
with
the
whole
permitting
process,
if
you
will
so
be
bringing
that
before
you
probably
in
august,
could
be
a
september
great.
L
Have
a
couple
questions
mayor
again,
thank
you,
mr
patton,
for
all
the
work
you're
doing.
I
cannot
imagine
anybody.
It
would
be
better
qualified
to
do
this
work
than
you're
doing
and
you've
demonstrated.
L
You
know
early
on
in
this
process
that
you're
the
right
person,
I'm
just
absolutely
elated-
that
you're
in
this
role,
but
my
questions
are
obviously
there's
gonna
you're
working
on
some
reduced
fees
for
permitting
as
far
as
the
the
plans
themselves.
Is
it
our
intention
to
offer
those
plans
to
residents
at
no
cost
or
low.
N
Sir,
okay,
that's
staff's
opinion.
Ultimately
that
would
be
up
to
city
council,
but
that
staff's
thought.
That's
why
we
purchased
plans.
I've
discussed
this
at
length
with
all
of
the
architects
that
I've
spoken
with.
I've
worked
with
the
city
attorney
on
some
language
and
we
continue
to
work
on
some
documentation
for
the
chosen
architect
relative
to
license
agreements
and
how
that
would
work
with
us
purchasing
the
plans
owning
them
being
able
to
provide
them
to
others.
N
L
And
then
the
second,
the
second
point
it
relates
to
adus,
and
you
know
it's
obviously
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
why
adus
work
they're
in
use
all
over
the
country.
We
don't
really
really
have
any
legal
adus
in
canton.
I'm
sure
there
are.
You
know,
basement
apartments
and
over
garage
apartments
that
we
just
don't
know
about,
but
as
far
as
stand-alone
buildings,
I
don't
think
we
have
a
single
one.
N
Well,
as
a
council
has
approved
contract
with
lou
oliver
llc
for
a
site
plan
for
the
laurel
canyon
property,
that
site
plan
work
is
a
program
to
begin
the
first
week
in
august.
I
have
relayed
to
that
firm
that
part
of
their
design,
thought
and
layout
relative
to
the
residential
lots
for
that
piece
of
property.
I
told
them
basically
wanted
one
of
those
lots
to
be
large
enough
that
we
could
put
the
primary
structure
and
affordable
workforce
house
on
that
lot.
E
J
Just
know,
mr
patton,
I
do
appreciate
you
working
on
this
something
we've
all
talked
about
for
a
while
the
to
solve
the
housing
crisis
that
everybody
across
the
country
is
facing.
Right
now
involves
a
lot
of
strange
things:
that's
increased
luxury
housing
to
fix,
affordable
housing.
We
have
to
look
at
other
avenues
to
help
alleviate
that
problem.
J
One
reason
we
see
affordable
housing
not
being
built
is
it's
you
don't
make
as
much
money
on
it
and
it's
your
margin
is
going
to
be
lower.
Anything
we're
doing
to
help
alleviate
that
and
what
you're
proposing
here,
I
think,
is
fantastic.
Try
to
help
move.
These
pros,
make
the
process
easier
so
that
we
can
help
increase
that
stock
and
offset
some
of
that
problem
that
we're
having.
N
Well,
there
are
multitude
of
reasons
out
there
associated
with
the
lack
of
affordable
workforce
housing
units
nationwide
and
with
things
slowing
down
the
way
they
are
that's
going
to
add
to
it.
But
atlanta
regional
commission,
about
six
weeks
ago
published
a
report.
The
average
home
price
in
cherokee
county
is
now
over
400
thousand
dollars.
N
N
N
They
have
a
formula
and
they're
pre-engineered
that
sort
of
thing
building
materials
costs
are
coming
down,
but
you
know
I'll
give
you
an
example.
I
thought
someone
the
other
day
in
which
they
had
put
an
offer
on
a
development
in
some
property
and
unincorporated
cherokee
county
up
highway,
5
between
canton
and
ball
ground,
and
they
had
put
a
bid
in
it.
N
Basically,
60
000
per
lot
raw
land
cost
without
development,
the
winning
price
was
64
000
raw
land
costs
per
lot
on
that
particular
piece
of
property
and
development.
N
E
Oh
well,
we'll
we'll
go
with
that,
so
we
had
no
cancel
introduced
items
just
checking
so
and
I
have
nothing
except
thank
you,
everyone
for
their
continued
great
work,
it's
great
to.
E
We
have
a
approved
millage
rate
and
looking
at
a
budget
where,
where
we're
going
to
accomplish
some
great
things
in
the
next
fiscal
year,
so
I
just
remain
excited.
So
thank
you
all
and
with
that
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn.
Oh
miss
wilson,.
A
D
E
Motion
in
a
second
and
before
we
take
a
vote,
you
deserve
it
every
bit,
miss
wilson
and
we
thank
everything.
Thank
you
for
everything
you
do
and
contribute
to
our
city,
and
I
think
just
list
listing
that
that
list
of
the
ways
you've
contributed
over
the
years
is
it's.
You
know
I
ran
out
of
breath
reading
it,
and
I
know
that
I
know
that
that
was
probably
only
half
of
the
things
that
you've
done.
So
thank
you
for
all.
You
do
and
continue
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
E
So
much
with
that,
we'll
all
in
favor
of
journeying
say
aye
aye.
We
are
adjourned.