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From YouTube: Canton GA City Council January 19 2023
Description
Contains State of the City Address for 2023
by Mayor Bill Grant
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A
So
we
will
open
our
meeting
with
our
pledge
and
with
an
invocation
after
that,
the
mayor
will
give
his
state
a
city
address
and
then
we'll
take
a
short
recess
so
that
we
can
get
everybody
readjusted
in
the
room
before
we
start
the
meeting
at
this
time.
It's
my
honor
to
to
welcome
officer
Gunner
red
to
lead
us
in
tonight's
Pledge
of
Allegiance
officer
red
is
our
newest
sworn
officer
with
the
Canton
Police
Department.
A
He
started
his
career
with
Team
Canton
on
January
4th
and
graduated
from
the
University
of
North
Georgia,
with
a
bachelor's
degree
in
criminal
justice
and
the
University
of
North
Georgia
Police
Academy
he's
local.
He
went
to
King's
Academy
down
in
Woodstock,
and
we
appreciate
his
commitment
to
our
city
as
well
as
the
commitment
of
all
of
our
public
safety
personnel
in
the
Canton
Police
Department,
Cherokee
fire
and
emergency
services
and
our
dispatch
professionals
at
9-1-1
officer
red.
You
know.
C
E
F
A
Tonight
we
will
also
have
our
invocation
delivered
by
Nathan
Brandon
Mr
Brandon
brings
many
years
of
service
to
our
community
through
his
work
at
Canton,
First,
Baptist
Church
when
he
lived
just
across
the
street
and
to
serving
residents
at
Cameron
Hall
to
Leading
senior
services
for
Cherokee
County,
serving
as
the
chairman
of
the
Cherokee
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
most
recently
serving
our
city.
As
the
chair
of
the
Kent
Housing
Authority.
He
holds
a
heart
for
serving
neighbors
and
we
appreciate
him
being
here
tonight.
Mr
Brandon.
G
Would
you
pray
with
me
father
as
we've
gathered
tonight,
we
come
with
the
awareness
of
your
blessings
to
our
community.
We
have
leadership
that
deeply
cares
for
our
cities
and
its
families,
and
while
we
are
thankful
for
your
blessings,
we
also
wish
to
ask
for
your
continued
favor.
We
ask
that
you
give
us
wisdom.
G
A
May
be
seated
tonight
is
my
honor
to
introduce
Mayor
Bill
Grant
to
present
the
state
of
the
city.
Mayor
Grant
is
the
fourth
mayor.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
in
my
local
government
career
many
people
think
the
role
of
Mayor
is
akin
to
the
role
of
a
governor
or
the
president
at
the
local
level,
and
it's
always
exciting
when
we
get
to
go
and
speak
to
a
group
of
elementary
school
kids
that
assume
that
the
mayor
lives
in
a
mansion
makes
a
gazillion
dollars
and
has
a
chauffeur.
A
Sometimes
they
think
I'm
the
chauffeur
in
all
seriousness.
The
roles
of
the
mayor
and
Council
involve
more
time
with
the
public
than
any
other
level
of
governmental
office.
They're
your
neighbors.
They
live
in
your
communities.
They
go
to
your
churches.
They
eat
at
the
table
next
to
you
in
the
local
restaurant
and
likely
get
stopped
at
the
grocery
store
by
constituents.
To
ask
questions.
I
am
appreciative
of
the
members
of
our
Canton
City
Council
and
the
vital
role
that
each
plays
in
our
local
governments.
Mayor
Grant
was
born
in
Dalton
Georgia
and
attended
Berry
College.
A
He
has
a
degree
in
English
and
psychology
and
he
launched
his
career
in
design
and
holds
numerous
honors
in
design
and
graphic
organizations
throughout
the
country.
Mayor
Grant
was
one
of
the
first
members
of
our
main
street
board
here
in
Canton
and
additionally
served
with
the
Cherokee
County
Arts
board
in
2013
he
was
elected
to
our
city
council
to
represent
Ward
2
and
was
re-elected
in
2017..
He
was
elected
mayor
in
2019
and
sworn
into
office
in
January
of
2020..
F
You
guys
hear
me
in
the
back
there,
so
thank
you
all
for
coming
good
evening.
So
as
mayor
of
the
City
of
Canton,
it's
an
honor
to
update
you
on
the
state
of
our
city
to
our
guests
in
the
audience
and
those
watching
this
live
feed
at
home.
I
welcome
each
of
you
for
this
most
important
annual
Duty
as
mayor
tonight.
We
have
some
special
guests
from
our
community,
including
local
elected
officials
from
the
city
and
the
county
and
many
members
of
our
boards
and
commissions.
F
And,
of
course,
I
cannot
go
further
without
recognizing
the
hard
work
and
thoughtful
leadership
of
my
colleagues
on
our
Canton
City
Council
counselor
Sandy
McGrew,
mayor
Pro,
tem,
Brook,
Schmidt,
counselor,
Sean,
Tolan,
councilor,
Dwayne,
Waterman
and
councilor
Jo,
Ellen
Wilson.
Our
city
is
better
for
your
service
and
I'm
grateful
for
your
collaboration
and
even
with
the
most
capable
elected
officials.
F
In
most
recent
memory,
the
state
of
our
city
would
not
nearly
be
as
positive
without
the
guidance
and
operational
expertise
of
our
city
manager,
Billy
peppers,
we're
also
extremely
fortunate
to
benefit
from
the
steady
wisdom
of
our
assistant
city
manager,
Nathan
Ingram,
and
for
our
city
clerk
Andy,
Fortner
police,
chief
Maryfield,
our
department,
heads
and
dedicated
members
of
Team
Canton
and
The
Talented
Volunteers
in
our
city,
Boards
of
commissions,
I.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
our
residents
and
appreciate
your
passions
for
our
city.
F
Most
of
all
I'm
grateful
for
the
citizens
of
Canton
who
continue
to
embrace
our
path
forward
with
enthusiasm
and
kindness
tonight,
I'm
proud
to
report.
The
state
of
our
city
is
more
compelling
than
ever
before
and
we're
determined
to
continue
to
brighten
the
corner
where
we
are
in
the
coming
year
and
those
that
follow
the
Canton
of
today
is
home
to
over
35
000
residents.
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F
We
also
have
Community
Partners
that
work
with
Team
Canton
to
assist
with
Public
Safety
judicial
and
community
services
and
provide
support
to
Residents
across
a
wide
spectrum
of
backgrounds
and
needs.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
takes
all
of
us
working
together
to
write
canton's,
compelling
narrative,
a
story.
We
should
all
take
great
pride
in
telling
for
generations
to
follow.
F
When
I
was
elected
mayor
in
2019,
I
promised
to
work
with
our
citizens
to
build
a
camp
that
we
all
aspire
to
see
in
collaboration
with
our
city
council,
we
embarked
on
a
mission
to
understand
the
needs
and
wishes
of
our
citizens
from
social
media
feedback
discussions
with
constituents.
Public
input
meetings,
exploring
reports
commissioned
by
our
prior
councils,
listen
to
Citizen
Representatives
on
boards
and
commissions,
engaging
with
residents
and
public
meetings
and
working
through
discussions
with
our
professional
staff.
We
created
and
launched
our
roadmap
for
Success,
which
was
adopted.
F
To
achieve
tonight,
however,
I'm
very
happy
to
report
that,
after
only
two
years
of
steadfast
focus
on
planning
our
work
and
working
our
plan,
we
have
initiated
or
completed
almost
70
percent
of
the
projects,
programs,
initiatives
and
action
items
included
in
our
initial
roadmap.
I,
don't
know
about
you,
but
I.
Think
it's
fairly
rare
to
have
any
government
body
look
back
and
say.
Perhaps
we
didn't
dream
big
enough.
F
In
fact,
after
only
one
full
year
of
implementation,
the
CD
can
was
recognized
by
the
Georgia
Municipal
Association,
which
represents
537
cities
in
our
state
in
Georgia
twin
magazine
as
the
Visionary
city
award
winner
last
January.
Since
that
time,
we've
hosted
a
number
of
Mayors
and
elected
leaders
from
the
neighboring
cities
to
tour
our
community.
Listen
to
our
story,
learn
about
our
roadmap
and
experience
our
success.
F
Tonight's.
An
opportunity
to
share
some
of
our
unique
achievements
from
this
past
year
recognize
some
local
champions
for
their
work
and
set
the
stage
for
what
is
sure
to
be
another
busy
year
of
continued
planning
and
implementation,
and
while
I
will
not
take
time
to
review
each
accomplishment
or
every
exciting
thing
to
come
this
year
under
each
of
the
eight
tenants,
I
will
touch
upon
some
of
the
highlights
and
direct
you
to
our
City
website
for
more
details
and
extended
information.
F
However,
it
might
be
interested
interesting
to
remember
that
many
of
the
first
homes
in
our
city
city
began
as
rental
homes
owned
by
local
Industries,
such
as
the
Canton
Mill
cotton
mill
and
rented
to
provide
quality
Workforce
housing
for
their
employees.
Many
of
these
neighborhoods
still
exist
in
some
form,
but
there's
at
least
one
critical
difference.
These
former
Mill
Villages
do
not
include
covenants
to
protect
their
residents.
F
What
they
do
offer,
however,
is
a
realistic
view
of
our
local
housing
market,
and
that
reality
is
this.
While
some
of
these
homes
may
only
have
an
appraised
value
of
forty
to
fifty
thousand
dollars,
there
also
may
be
being
rented
out
for
fifteen
hundred
dollars
a
month
or,
more
simply
because
of
the
issues
of
supply
and
demand.
F
One
thing
we
heard
clearly
from
our
residents
during
the
creation
of
the
roadmap
was
the
need
to
concentrate
on
a
wider
variety
of
Home.
Products
residents
wanted
options
for
seniors
options
for
new
homeowners
and
young
families,
opportunities
for
local
employees
to
live
and
work
in
our
community
and
strategies
to
improve
public
housing.
Public
housing
currently
offered
in
Canton
as
a
reminder,
Canton
is
the
only
Canton
has
the
only
Housing
Authority
in
Cherokee
County
over
the
past
few
years.
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F
F
A
portion
of
this
loan
will
be
used
to
purchase
the
Jefferson
Street
property
from
the
housing
authority
and
invest
in
a
community
park
for
the
historic
Stumptown
neighborhood
and
provide
land
that
was
formally
subsidized
rental
property
for
the
construction
of
new
owner-occupied
housing
units
Additionally.
The
city
has
committed
one
million
dollars
of
funding
to
demolish
existing
Housing
Authority
units
to
replace
these
with
75
newly
constructed
residents
in
Oakside
community.
F
All
of
the
funds
committed
to
the
Canton
Housing
Authority
are
funds
received
by
the
city
as
part
of
the
federal
covid
relief
grants
to
local
governments
with
the
restrictions
that
included
public
housing
to
further
our
goals
in
this
tenant.
The
city
promoted
Mr,
Ken
Patton
to
the
role
of
housing
initiatives.
Director
Mr
Patton
is
currently
the
only
municipal
or
County
employee
focused
solely
on
improving
housing
options
and
developing
great
neighborhoods
in
Cherokee
County.
F
Diversity
is
perhaps
best
visualize
that
our
annual
Multicultural
festival
and
5K
held
in
this
in
September
this
year,
a
dozen
countries
represented
by
your
neighbors
at
Etowah,
River
Park
through
the
great
work
of
local
churches
partners
and
our
amazing
Canton
Police
Department.
We
welcome
welcome
several
thousand
attendees
from
many
states
to
join
in
a
celebration
of
food,
dance,
music,
Athletics
and
good
old-fashioned,
Community
Building.
F
If
you've
never
experienced
a
Nigerian
chicken,
gizzard
Honduran
pork
or
Canton
Police
Department
hot
dog,
Fresh,
Off,
The
Grill,
your
taste
buds
have
truly
been
deprived,
so
diversity
also
means
reaching
out
to
our
youth.
This
year,
canteen,
our
City's
youth
Council
hosted
a
job
fair
for
our
young
residents.
F
This
very
room
was
packed
with
businesses
looking
to
hire
part-time,
seasonal
and
full-time
teenagers
getting
ready
for
summer
or
preparing
to
graduate
high
school
and
college.
The
vent
opened
the
eyes
to
the
potential
successful
employment
to
pull
fuel.
Their
gas
tanks
assist
with
their
family's
bills,
start
a
career
or
start
a
career
in
their
own
hometown,
and
just
this
past
Monday
our
canteens
returned
to
this
room
for
a
Day
of
Service
on
MLK
day
to
collect
and
package
personal
items
for
the
fellow
teenagers
in
needs
need
and
write.
F
Thank
you
notes
to
our
Public
Safety
officials.
I
want
to
thank
these
young
citizens
for
mentoring
me
and
giving
our
community
great
hope
about
what
canton's
future
has
in
store
for
all
of
us.
Please
join
me
in
thanking
our
core
2022
canteen
advisors,
who
are
here
tonight:
Sophia
Melbourne,
Mackenzie,
Rodriguez
and
Lanny
Klein.
Please
stand.
F
F
The
local
hotel
tax,
which
must
be
used
for
promoting
tourism,
is
being
leveraged
to
assist
with
growing
local
events
partnering
with
our
Hospitality
partners
and
creating
a
new
marketing
website
that
will
grow
opportunities
to
bring
visitors
from
around
the
region.
Who
will
invest
in
our
local
economy?
Be
it
a
few
hours
a
few
hours
or
a
few
days.
F
The
city
also
utilized
funds
in
the
current
Splash
sales
tax
referendum
to
purchase
325
Acres
along
the
reservoir
at
the
Bluffs
and
the
reservoir
went
proudly
from
this
day
forward,
be
known
as
Lake
Canton.
The
land
had
initially
been
intended
to
boost
the
local
economy
20
years
ago.
As
a
technology
park.
F
Over
time,
however,
portions
of
the
land
were
randomly
converted
to
single-family
neighborhoods
and
Rental
town
homes
to
support
the
continued
growth
of
business
and
reimagine
opportunities
along
the
water.
Canton
has
partnered
partnered,
with
the
Cherokee
office
of
Economic
Development
to
expand
Side
Opportunities
For,
innovative
business
development
in
the
last
year.
All
existing
corporate
development
is
fully
utilized,
an
investment
from
Germany
and
the
Netherlands
and
Shore,
and
an
international
component
of
technology
and
even
Global
headquarters
will
bring
high-paying
sustainable
jobs
to
our
city
to
complete
this
area
and
prepare
for
future
opportunities.
F
Rest
assured,
however,
our
vision
at
the
Bluffs
is
not
limited
to
corporate
growth.
Quite
the
contrary.
In
working
with
our
high
highly
qualified
Consultants,
the
city
is
planning
to
add
a
hotel
and
conference
resort
to
the
east
side
of
Lake
Canton,
while
still
in
the
feasibility
stages.
This
exciting
project
will
bring
upscale,
lodging
waterfront,
dining
and
much
needed
meeting
and
banquet
space
to
Cherokee
County.
F
F
F
The
historic
Jones
building
is
the
latest
example
of
this
work
received
by
the
city
as
part
of
a
negotiation
of
consolidating
fire
services
with
the
county.
The
Downtown
Development
property
authorities
sold
the
property
in
22
2022
to
Mr,
pin
Hodge
and
Mr
Grant
Schmidt
for
a
mixed
commercial
offering
of
office.
Retail
and
restaurant
uses.
F
Other
major
projects
downtown
include
the
opening
of
the
Cherokee
County
History
Center,
the
new
Wildflower
mural
on
Lee
Street,
thanks
to
councilor
Schmidt
for
her
leader,
a
ship,
a
leader
leaders,
leadership
and
arts
and
22
certificates
of
Brokenness
for
historic
preservation
projects
thanks
to
our
historic
preservation.
Commission
again,
the
only
historic
preservation
Commission
in
Cherokee
County
and
the
new
Downtown
parking
deck,
which
includes
a
solar
canopy
that
powers
10
free
electric
vehicle
charging
stations
and
helps
offset
energy
costs
for
the
city
hall.
F
During
the
next
year,
the
city
will
be
working
with
Consultants
on
The
Pedestrian
plans
and
improvements
for
a
better
connecting
downtown
with
Emil
and
Etowah,
and
the
Etowah
River
Trail
system,
sustaining
our
natural
environment
is
a
tenant
that
crosses
many
work
processes
of
the
City.
This
past
year,
the
city
started
its
first
environmental
and
sustainability,
Advisory
Board,
which
is
tasked
with
reviewing
projects
and
policies
policies
enabling
the
city
to
be
good
stewards
of
our
environment.
F
This
firm
was
also
tasked
with
reviewing
the
city's
landscape
requirements
and
the
development
code
and
suggesting
native
plant
species
to
be
added
to
the
plant
palate,
a
key
initiative,
a
counselor
Sandy
McGrew.
Thank
you.
Miss
McGrew,
the
city
contracted
to
begin
implementation
of
automated
meter
infrastructure
Ami.
For
the
utility
system,
which
will
Aid
in
advanced
water
leak,
detection,
improved
customer
service
efficiencies,
improvements
to
our
water
treatment
facility
had
begun
have
begun
to
improve
our
water
treatment
processes
and
system
operations.
F
The
city
also
contracted
with
Schneider
Electric
to
complete
a
city-wide
sustainability
audit
and
work
with
City
staff,
as
Canton
applies
to
be
recognized
as
part
of
the
Atlanta
Regional
commission's
Green
community
communities
program
in
the
coming
year.
We
are
hopeful
to
begin
adding
electric
vehicles
to
the
city
fleet
as
well
as
starting
the
treatment
operations
at
our
expanded,
Water
Pollution
Control
plant
connecting
citizens
to
Parks
and
Recreations
remains
a
top
priority
for
your
mayor
and
Council.
F
Again,
a
new
state
of
the
art
dog
park
in
South
Canton,
so
all
of
our
dog
honors
and
our
our
furry
citizens
will
be
very
happy
to
hear
that
so
last
fall.
The
city
also
broke
ground
on
the
expansion
of
our
oldest
park,
Harmon
Park,
which
will
be
home
to
the
mini
pitch
soccer
field,
established
through
grant
funding
with
Atlanta
United.
The
first
funding
of
this
project
in
the
state
of
Georgia.
F
F
F
The
Canton
Transportation
master
plan
was
completed
and
presented
to
council
at
our
last
meeting.
This
project
included
public
input,
meetings,
surveys,
digital
mapping,
activities,
stakeholder
feedback,
reviewing
County
and
state
project
plans
and
months
of
meetings.
Counselor
Jo,
Ellen
Wilson
is
our
lead
in
transportation
and
has
done
a
marvelous
job
in
ensuring
this
tough
Works
gets
done.
She
keeps
us
on
track.
Every
day
we
will
begin
prioritizing
Transportation
projects
at
Council
meetings
over
the
next
several
months
and
work
to
make
sure
these
system
improvements
get
get
done
across
our
city
later
this
winter.
F
The
new
traffic
signal
at
entrance
to
Teasley
Middle
School
will
go
into
effect,
I'm
sure
our
parents
will
be
happy
to
hear
that,
and
currently
we're
also
working
on
construction
design
for
a
new
traffic
signal
at
Reinhardt,
College,
Parkway
and
Reservoir
drive.
A
signal
to
the
city
has
petitioned
GDOT
to
warrant
for
many
years,
I'm
sure
our
residents
in
great
Sky,
Laurel,
Canyon,
Soleil
and
adjacent
neighborhoods,
we'll
also
be
happy
to
hear
that
our
engineering
Consultants
continue
to
work
on
designs,
Environmental
Studies
for
expansion
of
State
Route
140
on
the
north
side
of
Canton.
F
While
we
know
that
projects
that
include
state
and
federal
funds
generally
take
a
long
time
to
get
started
and
finished,
we're
proud
of
the
fact
that
our
initial
concept
for
this
Corridor
has
received
design
utility
relocation
and
construction
funding
for
critical
phases.
In
the
last
several
Arc
funding
Cycles,
that's
a
great
start
to
say
the
least.
F
In
the
coming
year,
we
will
complete
the
first
phase
of
our
sewer
plan
expansion,
including
the
ability
to
raise
treatment,
capacity,
install
water,
flocculators,
demolish
old
water
tanks
on
East,
Main,
Street
and
Brown
Industrial
Parkway
at
a
replacement
water
tank
for
South
Canton
and
began
construction
engineering
for
projects
in
our
transportation,
Master
playing
plan
and
while
leading
with
Excellence
the
last
of
our
eight
roadmap.
Tenants
is
often
considered
the
least
glamorous
work
by
many.
It
may
be
the
most
important
of
for
the
effective
operation
of
our
city.
F
His
knowledge
of
pros
and
process-minded
mindset
has
been
a
great
addition
to
our
elected
to
body
and
he's
made
us
a
much
better
Council
in
the
past
year.
The
city
also
completed
an
unheard
of
Trifecta
updates
to
the
city,
Charter
code
of
ordinances
and
United
and
unified
development
code.
In
a
single
year.
F
Our
Council
city
clerk,
Ms,
Andy,
Fortner
and
City
attorney
Mr
Bobby
Dyer,
along
with
our
staff,
worked
on
all
three
simultaneously
I
want
to
give
a
personal
takes
to
our
council
members,
our
committee
chairs,
for
never
shying
away
from
the
hard
work
and
often
tedious
work
that
moves
Canton
forward.
Thank
you.
F
that
averages
over
three
per
working
business
day.
Tell
me
we're
not
transparent
somebody.
Anyone
we
also
received
a
record
21st
consecutive
government
fiscal
Officers,
Association
award
for
our
budget,
and
we
continue
to
operate
the
lowest
property
tax
rate
of
any
jurisdiction
in
our
County
and
the
lowest
in
the
city's
history.
F
In
case
anyone
missed
that
we
continue
to
operate
the
lowest
property
tax
rate
of
any
jurisdiction
in
the
county
and
most
of
the
state
and
the
lowest
millage
rate
in
the
city's
history
and
we're
over
100
years
old.
So
we
certainly
could
not
complete
this
work.
Without
the
amazing
team
of
our
134
staff
members
combine.
This
group
ended
2022
with
872
total
years
of
local
government
service
to
Canton.
F
F
F
In
the
coming
year,
we
will
finalize
the
reapportioned
ward
Maps,
assuring
that
each
Ward
is
similar
in
population
and
opportunities
to
serve
we'll
also
complete
a
review
of
the
city's
land
use
growth,
boundary
agreements,
zoning
classifications
and
development
patterns.
These
initiatives,
in
combination
with
our
previously
issued
12-month
Advance,
on
all
new
residential
development
projects.
Our
proof,
city-wide
Transportation
master
plan
and
additional
public
input
will
provide
all
the
information
we
need
to
integrate
responsible
and
smart
growth
strategies.
F
So
those
are
some
of
the
highlights
from
the
eight
tenants
included
in
our
roadmap
for
success.
As
you
can
see,
working
together
to
create
and
Implement
Implement.
One
consistent
plan
allowed
our
city
to
be
more
productive
than
ever
in
2022.,
but
we
remain
at
work
in
progress,
Henry
Ford,
a
great
American
industrialist
and
someone
who
redefined
the
concept
of
productivity
once
said
coming
together
is
the
beginning.
Keeping
together
this
progress.
F
Progress
certainly
means
different
things
to
different
people,
but
we
remain
committed
to
working
together
with
a
unified
goal
of
making
Canton
a
better
place
to
live,
work
play
and
serve.
Not
just
for
today,
but
for
generations
to
come
to
be
successful,
truly
successful.
We
must
follow
our
roadmap
to
arrive
at
a
higher
calling.
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
We
must
work
together,
ensure
our
city
is
a
sec,
is
successful
in
a
holistic
management
manner
and
the
sum
is
greater
than
all
of
its
wonderful
little
parks
can.
Success
must
be
celebrated
and
inclusive
to
all
who
reside
in
our
city
and
let
us
and
let
us
as
we
navigate
a
road
map.
Let
us
never
forget
greatness,
cannot
be
achieved
without
kindness
as
our
compass.
F
F
I
I
F
A
Mayor
and
Council
I
have
before
you
we
have
advertised
for
a
public
hearing
tonight.
If
you
recall
at
the
last
meeting,
we
provided
to
you
options
for
reapportionment
of
the
awards.
This
is
a
project
that
we
undertook
after
the
Census
Data
was
received
last
year
with
our
GIS
staff
and
brought
back
some
recommendations.
The
math
that
you
have
before
you
that's
been
advertised,
which
we
also
have
on
the
wall
over.
There
makes
changes
to
the
wards
to
make
them
more
aligned
in
population.
A
So,
basically,
what
we
have
done
is
we
have
provided
a
map
which
takes
Ward
2
South,
with
its
boundary
being
exit
16.,
it's
western
boundary
being
Marietta
Highway.
It
now
includes
the
area
between
Reinhardt
College,
Parkway
and
MLK
along
Riverstone.
It
also
goes
up
on
the
Eastern
side
of
Bluffs
Parkway
and
incorporate
incorporates
Town
Mill
summer
walk,
Park,
Village
neighborhoods,
just
north
of
the
Bluffs.
Additionally,
all
lands
that
are
East
on
575
would
be
in
Ward
2
under
this
map.
So,
just
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
data,
the
map
is
proposed.
A
Has
a
population
in
Ward
one
of
ten
thousand
three
hundred
seventy
three
population
in
Ward,
2
of
ten
thousand
eight
forty
six
and
a
population
in
ward
3
of
ten
thousand
three.
Seventy
two
I
believe
at
the
last
meeting
there
was
question
about
businesses
and
number
of
businesses.
There
are
246
business
licenses
in
Ward,
one
566
business
licenses
in
Ward,
2
229
business
licenses
in
Ward
3.,
as
this
is
a
public
hearing,
and
it
relates
to
the
map.
The
requests
of
Staff
would
be
that
you
have
the
public
hearing.
A
B
A
So
reinforcement
normally
occurs
after
every
census
and
I
wasn't
here
in
2010,
so
I
don't
know
what
occurred
after
the
2010
census,
but
understanding
that
what
has
happened
is
over
the
last
20
years
as
annexation
had
occurred
in
the
city.
They
were
just
tacked
on
to
whatever
the
most
adjacent
Ward
was,
and
some
of
those
population
figures
got
out
of
balance.
Canton
is
a
little
bit
different
than
say
reapportionment
at
the
state
level
or
the
federal
level,
because
we
have
three
Wards
and
two
representatives
of
each
Ward
they're
elected
city-wide.
A
So
you
don't
just
get
to
vote
for
the
person
that
represents
your
ward
and
additionally,
at
every
election.
There
is
someone
from
your
ward
up
for
election.
So
if
you're
qualified
as
a
candidate
to
run,
you
can
run
every
two
years
in
the
city
as
that
seat
comes
open.
So
what
we
have
done
is
we
utilize
the
census
data
that
we
received?
Had
our
mapping
group
work
with
that
data
and
try
to
align
our
Ward
map
that
we've
presented
to
you
with
a
few
qualifications?
We
ask
that
we
not
split
neighborhoods.
F
A
F
Looking
at
the
map
for
citizens
to
understand
which
Ward
they
lived
in
was
something
that
we
currently
lack
on
the
ward
map
and
I
think
we
we,
like
the
word
map
proposed
word
map
for
all
those
reasons,
and
especially
bringing
word
to
into
the
Modern
Age
and
in
population
and
in
Ward
boundaries
there
as
well.
So.
A
And
I
would
just
make
one
other
comment
when
Council
approves
this
map
and
it
if
they
approve
it
tonight,
prove
it
at
the
next
meeting.
That
would
allow
us
to
have
this
in
place
for
the
election
this
coming
year
and
would
also
satisfy
the
requirement
that
we
have
in
the
charter
that
individuals
running
for
Council
have
to
have
lived
in
their
Ward
for
six
months.
That
gives
us
that
over
six
month,
time
between
qualifying
and
the
approval
of
the
maps,
all
right.
F
H
A
So
Ward
2
currently
was
split
around
Hickory
Flat
Highway,
that
was
kind
of
the
southern
boundary
and
Ward
3
picked
up
at
Hickory
Flat,
Highway
South,
so
we've
moved
that
boundary
down
to
the
bypass
and
so
that
that's
kind
of
the
area
we
filled
in
at
the
bottom
of
ward.
Two.
We
then
added
all
of
the
residential,
that's
east
of
575
into
ward
two,
so
that
would
be
Rose
Creek.
B
F
F
F
K
Sir
Mr
mayor
council
members,
if
you'll
recall,
of
the
City
Contractor
with
Thomas
P,
Miller
and
Associates
to
prepare
a
housing
needs
assessment
market
analysis
that
work
began
in
2019,
completed
in
2020
prior
to
the
census
date
of
being
available.
City
wanted
to
update
the
housing
needs
assessment
to
incorporate
the
2020
census.
Data
for
projections
relative
to
housing
needs
that
sort
of
thing.
Mr,
Brett,
Wilder,
with
Thomas,
Miller
and
Associates,
will
be
making
the
presentation
tonight.
It
will
be
a
virtual
presentation.
L
L
Thank
you,
Mr,
Patton,
and
and
thank
you
mayor
and
Council
for
the
opportunity
to
present
to
you
this
evening,
albeit
virtually
on
the
phone
I'm
hopeful
that
you'll
find
the
presentation,
informative,
so
I'm,
going
to
try
to
keep
it
brief
and
concise
for
you
folks
and
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
on
the
back
end.
As
Mr
Patton
mentioned,
my
name
is
Brett.
Weiler
I
represent
Thomas
P,
Miller
and
Associates.
C
C
L
Work
all
over
the
country.
We
do
housing,
analysis
and
studies
all
over
the
country,
many
communities
that
are
very
similar
to
yours
and
oftentimes
communities
that
are
different
than
yours.
If
you
could
move
to
the
introductory
slide,
Please
Mr
Patton
covered
this
already,
but
I
do
just
want
to
recap,
so
we
did
perform
a
comprehensive
housing
study
and
Analysis
in
2020..
A
lot
has
changed
since
2020..
The
study
was
largely
conducted
in
2019
into
2020..
L
We
know
that
that
was
a
an
eventful
year,
but
maybe,
more
importantly,
for
purposes
of
this
study,
we
have
access
to
new
data,
and
so
we
were
able
to
reconnect
with
Mr
Patton
and
his
team
and
provide
an
addendum
to
the
additional
study
with
new
data.
In
addition
to
what
I
would
characterize
as
some
high-level
strategic
recommendations
for
City
leadership
to
continue
or
to
consider
you
can
head
to
the
next
slide.
Please
I
do
want
to
go
over
a
couple:
key
findings
from
our
updated
analysis,
three
categories.
L
L
The
next
slide
here
you'll
see
a
population
trend
line
for
the
City
of
Canton
and
I
want
to
point
out
that
we
saw
significant
growth
between
2000
and
2020
and
then
what
we've
done
is.
We've
used
some
modeling
software
to
forecast
population
growth
out
to
2027..
Now
this
is
not
a
goal
of
the
Cities.
This
is
just
a
forecast
that
we've
put
together
utilizing
some
model.
Modelized
data
and
you'll-
see
here
that
we
there
is
a
prediction
that
population
growth
will
continue
to
grow,
albeit
at
a
slightly
slower
rate.
C
L
next
slide,
please
next
you'll
see
here
a
simple
visualization
of
commuter
inflow
and
outflow
commuting
patterns
are
important
because
it
shows
us
who's
coming
in
to
work
and
who's,
leaving
for
employment
and
work
elsewhere,
and
we
we
see
from
the
days
of
that
in
2019,
more
people
were
coming
to
Canton
to
work
than
those
that
were
leaving,
meaning
that
really
the
city
is
drawing
workers
in
instead
of
losing
them
to
other
areas.
This
may
have
an
impact
on
housing,
availability
and
accessibility.
L
L
L
C
L
We
considered
current
approved
Housing
Development,
recognizing
that
those
are
primarily
medium
and
high
density
units,
which
we
believe
will
become
more
important
as
the
City's
population
continues
to
grow
and
land
availability
declines.
Now
this
is
not
a
perfect
model.
We
think
it's
a
useful
model,
but
we
do
make
some
of
the
assumptions
when
developing
or
coming
up
with
that
3
800
number.
L
First,
we
assume
that
the
average
household
size
will
remain
constant
from
2020
to
2032.
to
predict
the
total
housing
units
demanded
by
2032.
We
need
to
make
a
population
projection,
and
in
order
to
do
that,
we
assumed
that
the
city's
growth
rate
over
the
last
five
years
will
continue
for
the
next
12.
L
and
then
finally,
the
ratio
of
total
households
to
Total
housing
units
is
expected
to
remain
constant.
If
affordability
is
to
remain
constant
or
approved,
this
ratio,
We
Believe
at
a
minimum
must
remain
constant,
So.
Based
on
those
assumptions,
we
believe
the
minimum
number
of
housing
units
required.
We
can
calculate
that
by
averaging
the
ratio
of
households
to
household
units
over
the
last
20
years,
applying
that
average
to
12-year
estimates
of
the
number
of
households.
C
L
First,
here
you'll
see
a
simple
housing
cost
burden.
We
use
a
30
percent
figure
to
determine
housing
costs
burden,
and
that
is
a
figure
that
we
use,
that
is
adopted
from
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
often
known
as
the
department
of
Hud,
and
so
it
says,
you
know,
cost
burden
means
that
if
individuals
or
families
are
spending
more
than
30
percent
of
their
income
on
rent
and
utilities,
they
are
considered
cost
burdens
right.
L
So
what
we
see
here
is
that
nearly
40
percent
of
folks
in
Canton
are
considered
by
that
definition
to
be
cost
burdened
next
slide.
Please,
if
you
look
at
it
a
little
bit
more
specifically
we'll
see
that
renters
have
a
higher
incidence
of
cost
burdens
with
over
50
percent
of
renter
households
being
cost
burdened.
You'll
also
see
here
that
that
cost
burden
is
higher
than
compared
to
the
state
of
Georgia
and
the
rest
of
the
country,
not
by
much,
but
it
is
a
little
bit
higher
next
slide.
Please.
C
L
About
double
the
national
averages
next
slide,
please
looking
at
the
average
number
of
days
on
Market,
one
General
thing
that
we
learned
from
this,
and
some
of
the
other
data
is
that
the
map,
the
housing
market
overall,
is
more
competitive.
Houses
are
selling
faster
for
much
more
than
five
years
ago,
even
in
the
past
few
years,
median
home
prices
have
has
jumped
significantly
until
about
recently.
L
Next
slide,
please,
and
you
could
actually
go
to
the
actual.
The
last
slide
here
and
I
do
want
to
cover
some
of
our
recommendations.
You
you
see
here
that
they
are
fairly
high
level,
there's
six
of
them,
but
we
we
really
focused
on
three
key
areas:
ways
that
we
can
support
Pathways
to
home
ownership.
L
Ways
that
the
city
can
take
full
advantage
of
a
number
of
public
funding
sources
and
then
thinking
about
redeveloping
or
developing
for
the
future,
so
I'll
try
to
cover
each
of
these
briefly,
but
we
know
in
the
first
one
to
support
Pathways
to
home
ownership.
We
know
traditionally,
that's
been
the
most
effective
Pathway
to
financial
stability
and
wealth
creation
for
Americans
and
American
families.
L
One
way
we
believe
the
city
can
do
that
is
to
create
a
down
payment
assistance
program.
From
our
experience.
We
know
that
one
of
the
most
prominent
barriers
to
home
ownership,
especially
for
low
to
moderate
income
families,
is
the
inability
to
accumulate
sufficient
funds
to
afford
that
initial
down
payment
and
closing
costs.
So
because
of
that,
we
encourage
City
leaderships
to
explore
options
to
create
and
capitalize
a
down
payment
assistance
fund.
L
Now
that
fund
can
be
structured,
a
number
of
different
ways:
it
can
be
structured
as
a
grant,
a
low
or
no
interest
loan,
a
forgivable
loan
or
a
deferred
loan.
That's
due
until
the
reset
at
the
resale
of
the
home.
But
generally
this
can
be.
This
program
can
be
structured
in
a
variety
of
ways
and
in
the
report
we've
provided
some
funding
opportunities
to
capitalize
that
fund
and
then
we've
also
included
a
couple
best
practices
from
other
communities.
L
Second,
we
recognize
that
another
barrier
to
home
ownership
for
first-time
buyers
is
an
information
and
knowledge
Gap
buying
a
home
for
the
first
time
can
be
arduous.
It
can
be
complex,
it
can
be
hard
to
understand
the
entire
process
and
the
requirements,
and
so
we
really
encourage
City
leadership
to
either
create
or
partner
with
an
existing
organization
to
create
a
homeownership
education
and
counseling
program.
L
A
few
topics
that
we
recommend
it
could
be:
buyer
Readiness,
mortgage
products,
appraisals
and
inspections
refinancing
a
number
of
other
topics
that
could
be
considered.
We
also
make
note
that
this
education
and
counseling
program
could
be
tied
to
the
down
payment
assistance
fund.
We've
seen
some
programs
where
those
that
are
accessing
those
funds
are
required
to
participate
in
some
or
all
of
the
programming
offered
by
the
city
and.
C
L
L
We
recognize
again
that
consistent
and
intentional
communication,
with
both
state
and
federal
lawmakers
is
necessary
to
cure
both
formula
but
also
competitive,
Public,
Funding
opportunities
and
sources.
So
again,
we
recommend
the
city,
in
collaboration
with
appropriate
local
and
Regional
Partners,
to
develop
a
strategy
that
will
enable
you
to
forge
strong
relationships
with
those
regional
state
and
federal
elected
officials,
their
staff
and
platforms,
where
you
can
communicate
consistently
about
the
needs
of
the
community
and
understand
the
funding
opportunities
that
may
be
available
to
support
the
housing
market
in
Canton.
L
A
quick
note.
This
is
especially
important
today
considering
the
complexity
of
some
of
the
new
legislation
that
has
passed
in
recent
years.
We
have
arpa
funding,
you
have
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law,
you
have
the
inflation
reduction
act,
you
have.
The
chips
act,
a
lot
of
new
legislation,
it's
complex
legislation,
but
there
are
funding
sources
buried
in
that
legislation.
So
we
encourage
you
to
educate
and
work
with
your
partners
to
identify
the
appropriate
sources
to
support
your
strategic
goals.
L
But
what
we've
done
in
in
the
study
is
we've
provided
links
and
information
about
some
of
the
more
traditional
funding
sources
that
could
be
considered
and
utilizes
again
to
activate
the
housing
market
to
incentivize
developers
and
to
potentially
subsidize
some
of
the
more
tricky
Redevelopment
projects
that
you
may
be
considering
in
the
community
and,
lastly,
thinking
about
the
future,
the
future
to
meet
that
number
in
our
housing
demand
model.
It's
going
to
take
a
combination
of
both
new
housing,
construction
and
Redevelopment
of
existing
underutilized
property.
L
That
combination,
We
Believe,
could
lead
to
a
healthy
housing
market
in
the
future,
and
so
just
a
couple
small
suggestions
there.
We
think
that
there
are
a
lot
of
really
great
key
strategic
sites
identified
in
the
2020
housing
assessment.
There's
been
some
progress
on
some,
not
much
progress
on
others.
We
would
just
again
encourage
City
leadership
to
revisit
those
sites
and
look
for
opportunities
to
be
strategic
in
future
development
and
Redevelopment
and
then,
lastly,
evaluate
the
need
and
options
for
specialized
housing.
L
We
Believe
healthy
housing
markets
are
characterized
by
diverse
housing
options,
and
so
we
encourage
City
leadership
to
think
about
all
of
the
different
housing
types
and
how
they
may
meet
the
different
needs
of
your
constituents
and
your
residents,
whether
that's
Supportive,
Housing,
Senior,
Living,
market
rate,
housing,
Workforce,
housing,
luxury,
housing
Etc.
So
with
that
I've
covered
a
lot
pretty
quickly,
but
I'm
happy
and
open
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
L
B
L
B
F
F
L
Slide
is
misleading
now
that
I'm
looking
at
it
yeah
we've
considered
the
2800
that
are
planned
to
be
built
as
part
of
those
11
approved
housing
developments.
I
guess
we
didn't
want
to
assume
that
all
of
those
would
go
through,
but
we
recognize
that
if
all
11
of
those
units
do
if
they
are
built,
we
see
that
you
are
on
track
and
that
you
will
need
to
develop
an
additional
1029
over
the
next
10
years
to
ultimately
meet
that
number
of
3861.
F
K
L
I
I
I
would
encourage
folks
that
you
know
if
you,
if
you
have
the
time
at
night,
to
read
this.
It's
it's
very,
very
interesting,
particularly
if
you've
read
the
first
iteration
back
in
2020.
If
you're
not
going
to
read
the
whole
thing,
I
would
encourage
you
to
re
at
least
read
the
introduction
in
the
executive
summary,
because
I
think
they
do
a
very
nice
job
of
of
outlining
kind
of
the
the
key
highlights
and
then
the
and
then
the
key
findings
from
Thomas
P,
Miller
and
Associates,
so
just
wanted
to
mention
those
things.
F
Thank
you
and
I
did
want
to
point
out.
I
mean
this.
This
study
and
update
focuses
on
what
has
transpired
since
2020
the
original
study
and
and
today
and
point
out
that
single-family
homes
percentage
has
increased.
Multi-Family
has
decreased
from
2020
to
today,
and
also
the
fact
that
our
growth
rate
has
slowed
and
is
predicted
the
next
five
years
to
be
1.3
percent
I
early
in
the
week
I
had
a
meeting
with
chairman
Johnston.
F
F
A
A
A
We
can
have
certain
rules
in
place
about
the
design
of
housing
state
of
Georgia,
and
the
legislature
is
being
lobbied
heavily
by
home
builders
and
apartment
builders,
to
relieve
local
governments
of
that
control,
so
that
they
can
get
more
housing
in
quicker,
faster,
cheaper,
and
so
we
for
several
years
now
have
fought
through
the
Georgia
Municipal
Association,
providing
resolutions
from
Council
talking
to
our
legislative
delegation
about
the
fact
that
things
like
that
should
be
controlled
locally.
You
should
be
able
to
say
what
an
appropriate
style
house
should
look
like
in
a
community.
A
B
K
Besides
ongoing
discussions
related
to
development
criteria
and
that
sort
of
thing
part
of
the
discussion
at
the
state
level
involves
fee
schedules
and
fees
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
removing
all
fees
associated
with
Development
and
Construction
from
a
local
control
is
a
part
of
that
overall
discussion.
The
second
thing
that
I
would
know
for
the
city
council
members.
That
probably
was
not
really
mentioned.
K
If
you
will
in
the
executive
summary
of
the
update
or
anything,
but
the
projections
and
the
housing
needs
are
a
minimum
requirement
based
upon
the
population
projections
as
to
whether
a
city
county
the
city
council
adheres
to
that
projection
strictly
or
if
there's
going
to
be
consideration
for
a
bit
of
a
supply
side.
Reserve,
if
you
will
that'll,
be
something
for
city
council
to
consider,
but
I
did
want
to
emphasize
for
the
council
that
this
is
minimum
recommendations.
If
you
will
minimum
requirements
based
upon
the
population,
projection
numbers.
F
N
L
Thank
you,
Mr
Patton.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
mayor.
If
I
may
real,
quick,
Mr
Patton's
about
as
knowledgeable
as
the
guys
we've
encountered
working
across
the
country,
so
we
believe
you're
in
good
hands
with
him
and
your
team,
and
we
wish
you
all
the
best
of
luck
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
tonight.
K
Sir
Mr
mayor
council
members,
you
recall
city
council,
wanted
to
look
at
the
city-owned
property
in
regards
to
the
ability
to
provide
Innovative
housing,
affordable
housing,
Concepts
that
sort
of
thing
the
city
contracted
with
Lou
Oliver
Incorporated.
He
has
prepared
a
concept
plan
relative
to
the
site
itself
in
regards
to
a
micro
Village.
He
is
here
with
a
builder
that
he's
worked
with
and
trilith
and
ceremy
in
some
other
places
to
present
the
concept
and
if
you
will
kind
of
steps
where
to
go
from
here
for
a
council's
consideration,
great.
N
Then
McKinney
of
McKinney
homes
accompanying
me,
I
I've,
been
I'm
in
the
business
of
Designing
and
implementing
communities.
I
think
Mr
work
in
Woodstock,
but
since
Woodstock
we've
been
very
instrumental
in
master
planning
and
implementing
trillis
in
South
Atlanta
with
Mr
McKinney,
the
largest
Builder
there,
it's
the
nation's
largest
geothermal
powered
Community.
To
date
we
have
about
700
units
up
in
the
past
seven
years.
It's
a
walkable
Town.
It
has
a
very
low
carbon
footprint
and
we're
pretty
proud
of
that
Community.
N
So,
let's
see
who
yeah
here
we
go
so
Mr
Patton
engaged
us
to
create
a
master
plan
for
the
city
at
Laurel,
Canyon,
Village
Circle,
and
so
we
envisioned
10
Micro
homes,
and
these
micro
homes
are
typically
a
thousand
square
feet.
They
have
front
porches
they're,
going
to
have
a
village
character
to
them.
With
this
master
plan
are
three:
we
can
call
them
accessory
dwelling
units
that
can
be
used
as
rental
units.
They
could
be
home
offices,
they
can
be
where
you
put
your
mother-in-law.
Should
you
not
want
to
have
dinner
with
her?
N
There
are
a
variety
of
uses
those
can
have
and
those
would
each
have
bathrooms.
We
have
a
fairly
constricted
site
because
we
have
a
lot
of
topography
and
we
have
existing
utilities
we're
working
around,
but
this
this
will
be
very
typical
of
what
we
would
do
at
serenbee
anatrilith
amongst
other
locations.
N
This
was
one
of
the
floor
plan
Concepts.
We
had
presented
the
first
time
around
and
we
have
advanced
that
to
let's
see
the
next
slide
into
CAD.
These
plans
are
very
challenging
because
they
are
micro
homes,
and
so
you
have
to
create
a
plan
that
feels
really
good
and
it
functions
as
well
as
a
larger
house,
and
so,
as
you
can
see,
we've
got
an
open
space
plan,
but
we
have
a
real
dining
room
table
in
this.
N
It
has
a
primary
bedroom
and
a
shared
bath
with
a
secondary
bedroom,
and
this
house
is
under
a
thousand
square
feet.
This
house
is
designed
in
such
a
way
that
we
can
build
this
conventionally.
We
can
also
build
this
convention
bill
because
our
our
our
shapes
are
such
that
we
can
build
this
house
off-site
if
we
want
to
and
move
it
in,
and
in
that
way
we
can
save
money
and
deliver
this
less
expensively
than
conventional.
N
N
This
is
a
proposed
elevation.
It
has
a
Cantonese
Mill,
Village
Aesthetics,
so
we
think
this
one's
pretty
appropriate
for
here
and
then
these
are.
This
is
our
proposed
timetable
and
I
have
shared
this
with
Mr
McKinney,
and
he
thinks
that
we
can
even
squeeze
this
time
frame
a
little
bit
tighter.
But
we
would
work
with
the
city
in
Partnership
to
really
refine
this
schedule
for
site
development,
construction
and
delivering
a
finished
product.
N
N
E
Thank
you,
Lou.
That
was
saying
a
lot.
I
will
say
that
my
name
is
Austin
McKinney
I'm,
owner
of
McKinney
Builders
we've
been
in
business
around
50
years,
I've
done
quite
a
few
projects
with
Lou
and
and
really
have
had
a
lot
of
value
in
those
we
see
a
lot.
We
take
a
lot
of
pride
in
those
projects.
We
work
on
we're
not
delivering
track
houses.
I
want
to
be
clear
about
that.
We
are
definitely
not
a
track
builder.
E
E
Many
other
careers,
you
could
provide
anybody,
so
we
we
do
value
that
and
we
do
try
to
execute
that
on
a
very
personal
level.
A
lot
of
the
homes
that
we
build
like
Lou
was
mentioning,
are
very
equipped
and
architecturally
attractive
and
that's
kind
of
the
niche
that
we
find
ourselves
fitting.
In
best
they
aren't
always
the
largest
square
footage
or
the
lowest
price
per
foot,
but
by
providing
each
owner
with
a
efficient
design
and
an
architecturally,
attractive
interior
and
exterior
I.
Think
most
people
walk
away
very
satisfied,
happy
to
be
here
tonight.
I
N
Yeah
it
way
we
think
that
conventional
there
are
a
lot
of
different
variables,
depending
on
what
kind
of
energy
system
we
put
this
on,
where,
where
pricing
geothermal
right
now,
we
have
those
that
and
some
numbers
we
also
are
capable
of
doing
a
building
shell.
That
has
got
very
high.
Our
ratings
that
we
can
look
at
solar
options
on
what
is
in
pricing
now
are
very
good
finishes
from
hardwood
floors
to
quartz
countertops,
to
real
wood,
construction
of
cabinets
and
clad
Windows,
a
pillow
window
kind
of
quality.
N
Modular
is
a
is
a
profane
word
to
a
lot
of
people,
but
the
I
think
the
perception
of
modular
is
that
they're
trailers
and
that
they're
low
quality,
they're
low
quality,
if
you
put
low
quality
materials
in
the
factory
in
them,
otherwise
they're
high
quality,
because
just
like
a
car,
so
we
would
not
scrimp
on
any
quality
whatsoever.
I
think
I
think
the
city
provided
providing
developed
lots
and
working
with
us
on
permit
reliefs
and
whatnot.
We
can
achieve
225
a
square
foot.
I
C
N
Looking
at
that
cost
right
now,
we
know
that
we
know
that
modular
is
about
conventional
modulars,
about
150
a
square
foot,
but
the
models
to
date
are
not
good
quality
and
modular,
and
so
we
would.
We
would
want
to
up
the
quality
and
also
do
a
lot
of
site
build
features
like
porches,
the
right
kind
of
landscape,
Hardscape,
fencing
and
all
the
goodies
you
saw
on
the
elevations.
N
H
N
Very
good
question
with
modular:
it
is
very
difficult,
I'll
start
over.
What
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
also
going
to
price
foundation
systems
that
are
modular.
Those
Foundation
Systems
have
to
be
crawl
space
because
modular
units
fit
on
a
crawl
and
typically
we'll
do
a
four
foot
crawl
space.
We
can
have
an
access
door,
we
would
do
what's
called
a
rat
slab,
which
is
a
which
is
a
two
inch
slab
in
the
crawl
space
and
that
space
would
be
semi-conditioned,
and
so
you
would
have
under
your
house
for
a
huge
amount
of
storage.
N
N
If
we
do
conventional
the
cheapest
way
to
do
that
is
with
trusses,
which
are
difficult
to
store
anything
in
and
upgrade
from.
That
is
a
stick
built,
Roof
System
with
an
attic.
So
conventionally
the
storage
space
is
more
expensive.
But
if
we're
able
to
do
systems
built
it's
almost
part
of
the
program,
that's
why
we're
so
interested
in
systems
built.
Thank.
H
You
one
of
my
other
questions
is
I
didn't
notice.
Any
community
space
and
I
was
wondering
one
of
our
tenants
and
our
roadmap
is
creating
great
neighborhoods
and
I
was
hoping
to
see
community
space
in
the
center
so
that
the
residents
could
gather
in
the
evenings
and
Cook
Out
playing.
The
swings,
cornhole
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
bring
the
houses
more
in.
H
N
We
have
at
the
bottom
of
the
master
plan,
the
bottom
side,
where
all
those
woods
are
that
is
a
very
it's
a
very
steep
slope
and
to
the
top
is
also
a
very
steep
slope
downhill.
So
we
can't
expand
those
units
really
up
or
down
without
either
hitting
a
utility
or
getting
into
some
pretty
severe
grades.
H
N
N
H
F
I
enjoyed
your
presentation,
I
think.
Thank
you.
It's
exciting
to
to
be
talking
about
this
project,
and
this
very
Innovative
approach
to
this
very
small
parcel
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
to
to
see
possible
design,
Solutions
I,
think
helps
all
of
us
to
understand
what
we're.
What
we're
striving
for
here,
which
is
challenging
on
many
many
levels,
but
to
hear
communities
such
as
Trilla
and
ceremy
being
mentioned.
I
mean
I.
F
P
So
later
tonight,
we'll
be
asking
for
approval
of
the
Canton
Transportation
master
plan,
but
I
did
want
to
highlight
a
few
projects
and
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
these
are
not
priority
projects
and
they're,
not
I'm,
not
asking
for
any
kind
of
action.
I
just
want
to
kind
of
go
over
what
was
in
the
Canton
Transportation
master
plan
and
I'll
do
this
over
the
next
few
Council
meetings,
just
to
kind
of
show
the
different
types
of
projects
that
we
have,
maybe
some
different
funding
sources
and
the
cost
of
those
projects.
P
So
the
first
project
is
the
Marietta
Road
roundabout,
and
this
is
at
the
intersection
of
Hickory
Flat,
Highway
and
Marietta
Road.
The
estimated
cost
is
one
million
four
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
three
hundred
forty
three
dollars
and
this
this
project
would
be
a
single
laying
around
about
there
at
the
at
the
red
light.
A
couple
of
different
potential
funding
sources
are
impact
fees
which
this
project
would
have
to
be
added
to
the
capital
Improvement
element.
P
This
is
in
the
tax
allocation
district
and
then
there's
a
number
of
Grants
and
other
funding
sources
through
the
arc.
Gdot
and
Federal
Highway
Administration
and
then
there's
the
concept
plan
there
and
then
the
next
project
is
the
Marietta
Road
sidewalk
project.
So
this
is
from
and
I'm
going
to
skip
to
the
next
one.
So
I
can
kind
of
talk
about
the
the
concept
plan,
so
this
project
is
for
sidewalk
from
the
gas
station
there
at
Canton
Creek
all
the
way
to
East
Marietta
Street.
P
Currently
there
is
sidewalk
from
the
gas
station
to
John
T
Pettit,
but,
as
you
probably
know
that
sidewalk
on
the
bridge
is
very
unsafe,
so
this
project
would
have
a
pedestrian
bridge
across
Canton
Creek,
and
then
this
project
estimated
at
2
million
two
million
I,
can't
read
it.
Two
million
689
588.
P
This
potential
funding
sources
for
this
is
also
the
tax
allocation
District,
as
well
as
a
number
of
different
types
of
Grant
programs.
Through
the
arc
GDOT
Federal
Highway,
Administration
I
will
say
for
this
particular
project.
We
have
the
city,
staff
has
applied
for
a
grant
for
the
Canton,
Creek
pedestrian
bridge
and
so
I
walked
all
the
way
to
Railroad
the
to
the
railroad,
which
would
include
a
crosswalk,
and
that
is
all
I
have
for
the
projects
tonight,
but
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
about
those.
F
P
Correct
it
would
So.
Currently
there
is
technically
a
drive
there.
You
can
drive
into
it,
so
it's
not
an
additional
Drive
I.
Think
it's
labeled
like
that
in
the
as
a
future
connection,
but
potentially,
if,
if
we
ever
did
any
kind
of
development
in
the
old
soft
Fields
there
if
we
wanted
to
put
in
another
Crossing
across
Etowah
River,
that
would
be
a
great
location
to
connect
that
to
okay.
P
A
Thank
you
for
your
interest
in
providing
input
to
the
city
during
this
time.
We
ask
that
you
address
your
comments
to
the
city
council.
Only
those
that
have
signed
up
prior
to
the
meeting
for
public
input
will
be
allowed
to
speak.
There
is
a
total
of
10
minutes
allotted
for
public
input.
Please
keep
your
comments,
concise
and
non-repetitive
to
that
public
input
should
not
include
remarks
that
are
disparaging
to
other
citizens,
elected
officials
or
staff.
The
public
input
portion
of
the
meeting
may
not
contain
any
discussion
on
specific
zoning
Council.
A
Those
comments
must
be
addressed
in
a
properly
advertised
public
hearing
and
are
included
in
that
case
file.
Public
input
is
a
monologue.
Accounts
will
not
address
comments
made
during
the
public
input
at
the
meeting.
If
Council
determines
that
a
concern
or
issue
that
is
brought
up
requires
follow-up
action.
The
item
can
be
placed
on
a
future
agenda
for
further
discussion
or
action.
F
Q
Q
Q
I
think
what
we
found
interesting
about
it
was
that
that
discussion
was
a
very
robust
one:
full
of
neighborhood
professionals,
business
people,
Executives,
small
and
large
business
owners,
Delta
Employees
people
who
really
have
an
interest
in
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
improve
our
community
and
what
it's
done
is
it's
actually
ignited.
What
I
would
refer
to
as
a
Grassroots
initiative,
the
initiative,
the
initiative
or
the
influence
of
which
is
kind
of
sweeping
through
the
Soleil,
great
sky
and
other
surrounding
communities?
And
it's
a
healthy
discussion.
Q
The
marketing
of
political
tag
is
to
make
Canton
the
coolest
small
town
in
America,
and
we
like
it,
I,
like
it
I
think
it's
a
great
concept,
I
think
the
question
that
might
come
in
around
a
quote
like
that
is
if
I
were
to
ask
seven
or
eight
or
nine
or
ten
people
what
that
means.
We'll
get
that
many
different
answers.
Q
Q
Q
We
are
taking
some
notice
that
decisions
might
be
being
made
not
always
necessarily
in
the
best
interest
of
what
some
feel
is
in
that
of
the
community
residents
and
constituents,
but
rather
the
benefit
of
those
who
may
not
live
here
and
vote
here.
For
example,
there
appears
to
be
an
appetite
for
low-cost
housing,
most
specifically
rental
projects,
rather
than
looking
for
solutions
to
long-term
ownership
and
Community
investment.
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
Mr
Miller's
presentation
tonight.
I
found
it
to
be
very
insightful
and
eye-opening
and
I
plan
to
share
it
with
others.
Q
Q
Statistics
show
that
our
rental
vacancy
is
in
the
five
and
a
half
to
six
percent
range,
which
is
more
than
double
the
county
and
state
we're
not
looking
to
move
Atlanta
to
Canton
and
I.
Don't
think
you
are
either
and
why
Rich
did
we
probably
need
to
remain
interested
in
developers
not
outside
of
the
state,
but
those
that
represent
Georgia
and
more
specifically,
Cherokee
County?
Let's
prioritize
local
folks
to
build
our
communities.
Q
Developers
have
come
to
this
board,
claiming
that
poor
economic
conditions
and
original
plans
to
build
condos
somehow
have
become
rent.
Some
now
have
become
rentals.
Most
economic
experts
believe
the
current
inflation
issues
will
be
short-term.
I
hear
the
tagline
in
some
cases
that
nurses
and
police
can't
afford
to
live
here.
I
can
assure
you
that
nurses
can
afford
to
live
here.
Q
A
simple
solution
might
be
in
order
to
build
the
land.
Excuse
me
to
build
on
the
land.
Let's
have
the
planners,
provide
and
find
low
interest
mortgages
and
give
backs
for
current
future
current
future
residents.
We
actually
are
seeing
this
in
Horizon
as
a
developer
is
advertising
a
4.99,
fixed
incentive?
It
might
be
something
to
add
to
the
list
that
Mr
Miller
provided
tonight
with
that
profitable
and
positive
momentum.
We
should
identify
and
lift
up
those
already
and
they
can't
we
do
lack
diversity
and
Hispanic
representation
around
City
decisions.
Q
Our
Hispanic
population
is
the
fastest
growing
in
America
and
it's
a
rich
population
of
Great
individuals,
great
individuals
having
an
infrastructure
plan
to
support
long-term
growth
initiatives,
Road
schools
and
Basic
Essentials.
The
community
has
provided
overwhelming
feedback
on
social
media
that
this
needs
to
be
addressed.
Q
D
D
D
We
voted
you
into
the
position
to
represent
us.
That's
really
the
point
of
my
entire
message.
Today
we
are
a
republic
and
not
to
insult
anyone
about
what
the
definition
of
that
means,
but
a
republic
is
a
form
of
government
which
we,
the
people,
hold
the
power
and
we,
the
people,
elect
you
guys
to
represent
us
and
to
exercise
that
power.
D
D
Specifically
States
Canton
has
a
unique
opportunity
to
not
only
sustain
development
and
growth,
but
to
Leverage
it
to
create
a
destination
for
residents
and
visitors,
visitors
to
live
work
and
play
that
is
on
the
cover
of
that
page
or
that
study
you
requested
us
to
read
tonight
so
here
comes
T2
development
is
who
is
a
self-described?
Who
is
self-described?
D
D
We'll
leave
his
name
out
the
group's
name
out
of
it,
but
here
comes
Developers
and
many
of
them
are
actively
engaged
in
the
opportunistic
acquisition
and
development
of
selected
property
types
in
growth
markets.
Okay,
so
now
you
have
the
perfect
storm.
You
have
a
study
whose
purpose
this
whole
study's
purpose
is
to
find
ways
to
exploit
a
city
and
an
investment
firm
at
the
ready
to
initiate
that
exploitation
and
we'll
I'll
skip
that
part.
D
You
don't
want
to
hear
that,
but
as
honorable
as
it
as
it
is
to
want
to
help
everyone,
that
is
not
your
responsibility.
We
did
not
vote
you
to
represent
non-cant
residents
and
we
didn't
vote
for
you
to
represent
investment
firms.
Your
obligation
to
us
is
very
simple
exercise,
the
power
that
we
give
to
you
by
representing
what
we
want.
So
here
we
are-
and
here
we
have
been
telling
you
no
to
this
massive
growth
plan.
This
is
not
what
we
want.
D
If
you
vote
today
to
approve
any
developments,
you
are
not
holding
up
your
end
of
the
agreement.
When
you
took
office,
you
may
think
developing
our
city
into
the
next
Woodstock
or
Johns
Creek
is
a
great
idea.
Your
study,
if
implemented,
will
will
double
our
City's
size
in
a
few
short
years.
I've
read
the
study.
I
see
the
number
of
housing
developments
that
are
laid
out
to
go
into
the
City
of
Canton,
and
it's
a
lot
more
than
3
900..
D
We
do
not
agree
that
growth
is
uncontrollable.
We
do
not
agree
that
growth
comes
before
infrastructure.
We
do
not
agree
that
we
need
to
sell
out
and
allow
every
big
investment
firm
with
money
to
spend,
to
develop
and
destroy
this
community
that
has
preserved
for
over
decades.
For
over
many
decades,
we
don't
want
our
land
stripped
of
trees.
Our
deer
left
dead.
D
You
were
appointed
to
exercise
the
power
that
we
gave.
You
not
abuse
that
power
and
not
ignore
our
desires.
Not
only
is
it
okay
to
tell
any
investment
firm
no,
but
it
is
also
your
obligation
to
tell
them
no,
and
we
expect
you
to
live
up
to
your
obligation,
no
matter
what
your
personal
beliefs
are
or
your
desires
may
be,
Before
You
cast
any
votes
tonight
or
or
forward.
Please
ask
yourself:
are
you
representing
what
your
neighbors
and
constituents
want,
or
are
you
representing
what
someone
else
wants
for
this
city?
D
R
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council,
my
name
is
Thomas
Weaver
I
reside
at
131
old,
Marietta
Road
here
in
Canton
Georgia.
Thank
you
and
good
evening,
and
congratulations
also
on
your
state
of
the
city.
Address
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council
I'm,
so
grateful
to
learn
that
our
city
engineer
has
mentioned
to
you
the
same
thing
that
I
have
been
telling
you
for
the
past
two
or
three
Council
meetings.
R
Now,
as
you
may
recall,
both
in
December
prior
to
Christmas
and
again
in
January
I
came
to
the
Deus
here
to
share
with
you
that
Marietta
road
is
stressed
out,
and
lo
and
behold,
the
city
engineer
has
highlighted
two
of
the
top
priority
projects
that
were
presented
by
your
consultant
for
your
master
Transportation
plan
that
you're
ready
to
consider
in
a
few
short
moments
for
formal
adoption.
The
roundabout
at
the
intersection
between
Marietta,
Road
and
Hickory,
Flat,
Highway
and
also
sidewalk
expansion
should
come
as
no
surprise.
R
Maybe
perhaps
that
the
infrastructure
of
that
road
is
very
important
and
I'm
just
so
glad
that
the
city's
consultants
and
the
city
engineer,
although
I,
do
acknowledge
it
wasn't
named
as
priority
I'm
just
so
glad
to
learn
that
there's
more
than
one
voice
in
this
room
who
agrees
with
that
sentiment,
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council,
thank
you
and
we'll
take
back
to
the
seat
now.
Thank
you.
M
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council.
Typically,
this
partic
meeting
date
is
to
consider
action
on
a
application
such
as
this.
However,
staff
is
recommending
deferral
on
these
cases
due
to,
for
several
reasons
prior
to
the
submission
of
the
staff
report.
For
this
meeting,
we
had
not
received
comments
from
the
county
and
we
have
not
received
the
responses
to
comments
or
concerns
that
had
been
raised
during
the
public
hearing.
M
M
M
Mr
peppers
and
I
had
discussed
deferring
this
until
February
the
2nd.
However,
in
speaking
with
Mr
Lowe
earlier
this
afternoon,
he
is
okay
if
it
is
deferred
into
the
third
Thursday
of
February,
in
an
attempt
to
give
the
staff
the
applicant
more
time
to
discover
or
discuss
possible
options
or
Alternatives.
If
you
do
decide
to
take
action
at
night,
there
is
a
list
of
suggested
conditions
that
could
be
implemented.
However,
they
there
could
be
additional
Ones
based
on
the
county
comments
that
we
are
still
digesting.
A
Mr
Mayor
I
would
also
add
that
you
know
we
did
receive
the
the
comments
back
from
the
developer
after
the
agenda
packet
had
been
put
together,
along
with
the
comments
from
the
county,
and
we
felt
like
referral
was
the
best
option,
because
the
resident
to
live
in
that
area
have
not
had
a
chance
to
see
that
information.
We
also
asked
the
applicant
to
provide
that
information
to
all
of
the
individuals
that
did
attend
their
Community
input.
Meeting
on
that
project
that
they
have
email
address
for
We
additionally
have
that
information
here
at
City
Hall.
F
Thank
you,
I
think
we
alluded
this
at
the
last
meeting,
we've
been
in
the
situation
before
when
we
by
law.
We
cannot
allow
additional
public
input,
but
between
the
public
hearing,
the
time
it
closes,
and
then
the
county
doesn't
come
in
until
after
public
hearing
closes
on
a
case,
and
then
the
developer
comes
back
and
makes
changes
between
the
public
hearing
is
closed
and
when
council
is
expected
to
vote,
it's
sometimes
a
different
project,
and
it's
just
unfortunate.
It's
the
way.
F
F
You
know,
quite
frankly,
allows
Council
to
consider
all
this
new
information
before
they
make
a
decision
which
I
think
needs
to
be
looked
at
more
thoroughly
as
as
well
so
I
I
would
be
in
favor
deferring
it
for
those
reasons.
Well,
especially
if
if
staff
is
recommending
that
they
may
have
additional
recommendations
based
on
the
information
that
is,
that
has
just
come
in
and
they
want
to
to
review
it
more
thoroughly
as
well
so
but
additional
comments.
J
M
F
And
while
the
public
hearing
has
closed,
it
would
allow
those
residents
after
reviewing
that
information,
they
can
still
contact
Council
or
staff
with
any
additional
questions
or
comments
or
feedback.
Based
on
the
changes
and
I
know.
These
residents
are
not
shy
about
doing
that
so,
but
it
would
allow
them
to
to
to
ask
questions
in
that
format
as
opposed
to
you
know,
public
comments
so
Schmidt.
A
So
the
county,
the
county
requirement
for
buffers
between
Incorporated
and
unincorporated
properties,
is
35
feet.
The
city's
requirement
is
50
feet
and
in
addition,
we
don't
we
don't
consider
whether
the
parcel
is
up
against
a
roadway
or
not.
So
in
this
particular
situation,
where
you
have
unincorporated
on
one
side
of
Gale,
Avenue
and
Incorporated
on
the
other
side,
it's
50
feet
inside
of
that
incorporated
buffer
would
be
the
city's
buffer.
The
County's
requirement
is
only
35.
B
J
F
F
P
P
Council
meeting
Chris
Kirsten
moat
with
modern
Mobility
Partners,
presented
the
Canton
Transportation
master
plan
staff
would
recommend
approval
of
this
plan.
We've
been
working
on
this
for
a
little
over
a
year
now
and
I'm
very
excited
to
have
it
adopted
so
that
we
can
move
forward
with
some
new
Transportation
projects.
So
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
F
Thank
you,
Miss
Watson
I
certainly
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
and
effort.
That's
going
into
this
I
think
is
an
exciting
and
long
overdue.
I
know
it's
a
very,
very
ambitious
project,
but,
as
I
mentioned,
my
state
of
the
city,
this
Council
on
this
staff
doesn't
shy
away
from
hard
and
tedious
work.
So
I
appreciate
and
thank
everyone.
Who's
worked
on
this
plan
and
certainly
encourage
us
to
to
approve
and
adopt
this
plan.
But
any
questions
come
it's
Miss,
Wilson.
O
I
just
have
us
a
comment
to
thank
you
all
for
for
the
plan.
It's
very
very
a
very
good
one.
I
think
we've
had
a
lot
of
comments
from
the
public
and
it
looks
like
those
have
been
taken
into
consideration
and
I
know
that
we
look
forward
to
your
other
reports
in
the
next.
The
next
three
reports
or
two
reports
that
we're
going
to
give,
but
in
anticipating
getting
this
Transportation
plan
through
I,
would
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
adopt
the
Canton
Transportation
master
plan.
H
F
S
Good
evening,
Mary
and
Council
good
evening,
this
is
the
second
time
that
y'all
have
seen
this
item,
but
you
have
in
front
of
you
a
cover
sheet
as
well
as
a
memorandum
for
from
our
Clerk
of
Court
dated
December
19th,
where
she
identifies
the
current
members
of
the
Court
every
two
years.
We
need
to
adopt
I'm.
Sorry,
we
need
to
appoint
or
reappoint
members
to
that
court
system
now
I
have
a
suggestion
from
Mr
Dyer.
Please
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
Mr
Dyer,
that
he's
requested
that
this
being
conducted
in
two
separate
motions.
S
B
A
J
F
B
F
A
A
The
qualifying
will
be
held
here
at
City
Hall,
specific
dates
for
that
would
be
August
21st
from
8
30
to
5
August
22nd
from
8
A.M
to
5
p.m,
and
August
23rd
from
8
AM
to
noon.
The
election
would
be
held.
November
7th.
There
is
a
qualifying
fee
for
the
council
seats
of
360
dollars
and
five
hundred
and
forty
dollars
for
the
mayoral
seat,
which
is
also
up
in
November.
As
part
of
the
general
election
once
approved,
we
will
begin
putting
together
a
qualification
packets
in
the
clerk's
office
to
be
distributed.
F
A
Yes,
sir
Mr
Mayor
and
Council
before
you
have
a
draft
of
an
intergovernmental
agreement
with
the
county,
with
Board
of
Elections
to
host
our
elections.
For
us,
we
contract
with
them
to
handle
all
of
the
work
surrounding
the
election
last
the
qualifying
which
is
done
by
the
clerk.
This
agreement
is
very
similar
to
Prior
agreements.
A
We
did
make
a
note
in
here
that
we
wanted
to
at
least
get
a
little
verbal
recognition
that
they
utilize
our
facility
as
one
of
their
precincts
in
the
elections,
but
also
you
will
see
on
exhibit
a
the
updated
fee
schedule
associated
with
the
election
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
We
do
not
have
to
have
this
approved
tonight.
It
can
be
approved
at
a
future
meeting.
If
you
want
get
this
further.
F
A
Mr
Peppers,
you
have
a
report
for
us.
I
do
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
that,
and
you
should
have
received
by
email.
Earlier
this
week
the
December
2022
operations
report.
It
is
online
for
the
public
as
well.
Just
a
couple
of
specific
highlights
from
that
report.
We
did
have
some
employee
anniversaries.
Mr
oryx
and
utilities
been
with
us
five
years,
Mary
Lewis,
who
is
listed
on
the
report
as
a
Corporal,
was
just
promoted
to
Sergeant.
She
has
been
with
us
five
years
officer.
Cochran
has
been
with
us
five
years.
A
He
is
our
recruiting
officer
and
Aaron
fullenweider,
who
is
a
detective
of
ours,
has
been
with
us
five
years.
She
recently
had
a
baby,
so
we
we
welcome
a
new
member
to
our
family
there
as
well.
We
are
now
down
to
five
vacant
positions
in
the
police
department.
The
police
department
had
2300
calls
in
the
month
of
December.
A
One
of
the
big
things
they've
been
working
on
is
that
transition
to
Central
Square
for
our
records
management
system.
We
just
moved
forward
with
live
tickets
printed
tickets
in
the
last
week,
glitches
when
you
have
software,
so
we've
been
working
through
those
really
appreciate
the
hard
work
of
our
staff
over
there.
A
Lauren
Stallings
and
records
has
been
taking
the
lead
on
a
lot
of
that
project
and
we
appreciate
her
hard
work.
There
are
new
Street
limit,
City
street
signs
city
limit
streets,
but
out
around
the
city
that
include
our
logo.
We
did
also
in
December,
remove
low
hanging
limbs
along
Riverstone
along
the
light
way.
You'll
also
note
in
that
area
GDOT
has
a
project
where
they're
replacing
the
Mast
arms
for
the
traffic
signals
there
in
a
portion
of
Riverstone
as
well.
A
In
the
month
of
December,
we
had
95
tons
of
bulky
items
that
were
collected
at
our
collection
site.
We
had
402
residents
that
took
advantage
of
the
site.
36
bulk
item
work,
orders
where
we
picked
up
at
someone's
house
55-yard
back
work
orders
as
well.
We
did
complete
all
of
our
storm
water
basin
inspections
for
the
year
and
we
did
submit
and
were
approved
for
our
30th
year
as
a
tree
City.
So
that's
something
exciting.
A
Additionally,
we
have
been
going
out
to
bid
for
fencing
replacement
at
bowling
park
at
the
fields
out
there,
the
ball
fields,
the
the
metal
fencing.
That's
out
there.
We
did
get
the
basketball
goals
at
bowling,
Park
replaced.
We
installed
three
new
benches
at
Etowah,
River
Park
along
the
trail
and
did
a
cleanup
in
the
Riverdale
community.
A
Traditionally,
December
is
a
month.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
new
permits
that
are
coming
in.
We
are
closing
out
construction.
During
that
month
we
did
have
six
new
commercial
certificates
of
occupancy
that
were
issued
and
11
new
business
licenses,
Building
and
Safety
Services.
They
did
948
inspections,
residential
inspections
in
the
month
of
December,
135,
commercial
inspections
and
I'll
just
mention
to
you.
A
While
we
all
appreciated
our
calendar
this
year
and
being
off
the
week
Christmas
and
New
Year's,
our
building
staff
worked
very
hard
up
until
the
last
minute
to
get
as
many
inspections
done
and
get
things
their
CEOs
ahead
of
the
holidays.
Knowing
that
we
would
be
out
so
I
appreciate
the
hard
work
of
Eric
Fortner
and
his
group.
A
We
continue
working
on
our
Highway
140
projects
and,
as
mayor
mentioned
in
the
state
of
the
city,
those
are
State
projects
and
they
just
they
take
a
long
time,
because
the
analysis
that
has
to
be
done
in
Environmental
Studies,
but
we
continue
working
on
that
I,
believe
next
Monday.
The
traffic
signal
at
Teasley
will
be
in
operation.
It's
in
flashing
mode
in
the
evenings.
A
To
call
her
getting
really
getting
really
close
to
that
being
completed.
Additionally,
we
did
Issue
land
disturbance
permits
for
the
Cherokee
high
school
replacement.
We
did
all
of
our
reviews
on
the
elevations
for
that
and
they've
got
their
land
disturbance
permits.
They've
already
cleared
a
lot
of
land
out
there.
It's
a
big
old
Hillside,
that's
gone,
but
there
will
be
high
school
construction
starting
soon
and
I
believe
if
I
understood
correctly,
they
are
currently
they're
either
currently
out
to
bid
or
they
should
be
receiving
their
bids
for
the
construction
package
for
the
school.
A
Six
videography
and
photography
shoots
during
the
month
of
during
the
fall
as
we're
working
on
our
upgrade
to
our
tourism
site.
Our
new
tourism
site
we've
been
working
hard
on
that
we
did
have
some
ribbon
cuttings,
that
bizarre
Roastery,
with
their
new
Bean
Roastery
for
coffee
Windstream
and
their
Communications
expansion,
comfort
zone,
Heating
and
Cooling
in
the
House
of
Color.
A
O
A
A
A
N
F
You
didn't
have
any
counsel,
introduce
items
at
the
agenda
approval
process,
but
just
checking
I
just
had
again
to
remind
everyone.
Appointments
to
our
boards
and
commissions
Miss
Fortner
sent
out
the
updated
list.
So
we
had
a
couple
appointments
at
our
last
meeting.
Again
we
talked
about
making
some
appointments
tonight.
I
haven't
received
any
other
I
know.
Miss
Wilson
sent
an
appointment
for
diversity
and
inclusion.
We
could
go
ahead
and
make
that
tonight
if
you
would
would
like
Mr
David,
Alanis
I
think
your
appointment.
F
Any
discussion
all
in
favor
say
aye
O's
name.
All
members
voted
for
the
nomination,
so
welcome
Mr
Linus
to
the
diversity
inclusion
task
force,
so
any
other
nomination
appointments.
Tonight
again,
we've
had
some
discussion
on
Council
and
over
the
holidays,
and
all
we
do
have
opponents
to
be
made.
But
the
ultimate
goal
is
getting
the
best
people
in
the
seats
on
these
boards
and
commissions,
and
we
have
citizens
doing
some
great
work.
F
Please
email,
those
to
me
and
we'll
give
you
next
eating
and
again
I
just
wanted
to
thank
everyone
for
the
privilege
of
presenting
the
state
of
the
city.
Tonight.
It's
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
update
one
everyone
on
the
achievements
we
did
last
year,
I'm
extremely
proud
of
this
Council,
our
staff
and
the
entire
team,
and
what
we've
accomplished
and
look
forward
to
what
we
will
accomplish
this
year
working
together.
So
I
will
put
our
roadmap
up
against
any
strategy
of
any
City
in
this
country
and.
C
F
Have
Mayors
calling
us
every
day,
figuring
out
how
in
the
hell
we
do
all
that
we
do
and
we're
happy
to
share
as
much
information
as
we
have
about
how
we
do
it
sometimes
most
days,
I,
don't
really
know
myself,
but
I
know
it's
because
of
the
great
work
and
determination
that
we
have
from
this
team
and
couldn't
be
more
proud
of
what
we
do
and
accomplishment.
Thank
you
all.
So,
with
that
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn.