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Let
us
pray
father
God.
We
thank
you
for
this
opportunity,
this
beautiful
day
Lord
to
come
into
this
your
place,
God.
We
thank
you
Lord
for
the
way
you
have
kept
us
Lord.
We
pray
that
your
presence
will
be
here
in
this
place,
continue
to
God
to
bring
healing
health
and
wellness
to
all
Lord
throughout
the
City
of
Canton
throughout
the
county
of
Cherokee,
and
we
pray
Lord
that
as
we
meet
God,
that
our
minds,
heart
and
soul
will
be
as
one
as
we
come
into
this
place
under
the
auspices
of
you
and
your
greatness.
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C
So
we'll
begin
with
public
hearing
number
a
public
hearing
of
the
2023
millage
rate
Miss
Forster.
Would
you
like
to
give
an
overview.
G
This
is
the
second
public
hearing
for
the
melindrade
increase
for
fiscal
year,
2024
calendar
year
2023..
This
is
the
same
presentation
that
was
given
the
last
council
meeting
and
I
imagine.
It
may
be
the
same
at
the
next
council
meeting,
July
20th,
when
we
will
ask
for
a
vote
to
approve
the
millage
rate,
so
this
first
slide
is
changed
a
little
bit
from
the
last
presentation,
because
I
wanted
to
highlight
some
items
at
the
bottom
of
the
page.
The
figures
on
this
page
come
from
the
County
Tax
Assessor.
G
G
Also
increasing
are
the
exemption
amounts
which
is
in
the
center
of
so
our
net
digest
value
is
increasing
at
the
current
year,
a
rate
of
23.53
percent
of
the
current
Year's
increase,
43.52
percent
of
that
is
due
to
new
construction.
That
is
both
commercial
and
residential.
New
construction
of
our
current
assessed
value
increase,
56.48
percent
is
based
on
inflation,.
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While
inflation
and
new
construction
have
increased
the
assessed
values,
City
of
Canton
has
maintained
a
5.4
millage
rate
over
the
last
six
years.
Staff
is
recommending
to
continue
that
5.4
millage
rate
for
the
current
year
2023.,
and
that
is
the
green
line.
You'll
see
on
the
page
5.4
The
Gray
Line
is
the
County
Fire
tax
rate
that
rate
is
set
by
the
county
and
whatever
it
is
everything
below
the
Gray
Line
has
to
be
remitted
back
to
the
county
by
City
of
Canton
taxpayers.
G
G
Here
are
the
total
millage
rates
for
the
major
cities
in
the
Cherokee
County
for
the
last
three
years.
As
you
can
see,
the
City
of
Canton
has
maintained
the
5.4
and
I
believe
has
inspired
and
encouraged
the
other
cities
to
gradually
drop
their
millage
rates,
in
turn,
some
math
for
an
average
home
in
the
City
of
Canton,
which
is
this
year,
2023
valued
at
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
without
any
exemptions.
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G
C
Thank
you,
Miss
Forester.
This
time
we
will
open
the
public
hearing
for
anyone
to
speak.
We
had
no
one
sign
up
to
speak
at
the
public
hearing,
so
we
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
open
up
to
council
for
any
questions
from
this
Forester
I
know
we
had
this
presentation
at
the
first
public
hearing
and
we'll
be
having
the
third
and
final
public
Hearing
in
our
July
20th
meeting
any
questions
or
comments
from
Council.
At
this
time,
Miss
McGrew.
G
C
We
could
be
asked
to
adopt
our
military
prior
to
them
deciding
on
the
final
fire
millage
rate,
which
we
have
no
control
over,
so
it
could
impact
us
if
we
chose
to
roll
it
back
and
they
maintained
or
even
raise
the
fire
Mills
rate
it
would.
It
would
leave
us
in
a
bad
situation.
So
it's
unfortunate
timing
on
that.
Not
on
that
front,
so
foreign.
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Good
evening,
the
mayor
and
Council
and
members
of
the
public
every
year
during
this
process,
I
try
to
go
over
a
memo
with
you
that
we
also
publish
The,
Village
right
process
and
the
operating
budget
of
the
city.
So
I'll
read
that
into
the
record
this
evening.
For
you,
it
is
also
on
the
city's
website.
Under
the
city
managers
page,
it's
called
fiscal
year
2024
budget.
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Information
related
to
the
processes
adopting
adopting
both
the
millage
rate,
the
operating
budget
and
the
overall
operations
of
the
City
of
Canton.
Please
feel
free
to
share
this
information
with
others,
as
you
see
fit
and
feel
free
to
ask
any
questions
about
the
processes,
programming
and
budgetary
items.
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Our
budget
team,
including
our
assistant
city
manager,
Mr
Nathan
Ingram
and
our
finance
director
Miss
Melissa
Forrester,
is
happy
to
assist
you
with
any
of
the
concerns
requirements.
The
City
of
Canton
operates
utilizing
a
variety
of
fund
sources,
including
ad
valorem
taxes
on
real
and
personal
property.
Sales
tax
is
on
consumable,
Goods
Enterprise
fund
revenues
from
utilities
such
as
water,
Wastewater,
storm
water
and
sanitation,
user
fees
such
as
hotel,
motel
taxes
and
Rental
Car
taxes,
fines
through
the
Municipal
Court
operation
and
development
related
revenues
through
the
impact
fees.
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The
council
by
ordinance
May
provide
for
the
payment
of
these
taxes
by
installments
or
in
one
lump
sum,
as
well
as
authorized
voluntary
payment
of
taxes.
Prior
to
the
time
when,
due
in
2017,
the
City
of
Canton
entered
into
an
agreement
with
Cherokee
County
to
collect
city
property
taxes
on
behalf
of
the
city.
In
accordance
with
this
agreement,
the
city
is
required
under
the
intergovernmental
agreement,
to
provide
a
millage
rate
to
Cherokee
County
annually
by
August.
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First
below
are
the
corresponding
sections
of
the
charter
related
to
the
creation
of
the
budget,
section
229
powers
and
duties
of
the
city
manager.
The
city
manager
shall
be
the
chief
administrative
officer
of
the
city.
He
shall
be
responsible
to
the
city
council
for
the
administration
of
All
City
Affairs
placed
in
his
charge
by
or
under
this
Charter.
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As
the
chief
administrative
officer,
the
manager
shall
in
Section
5,
prepare
and
submit
the
annual
operating
budget
and
capital
budget,
including
any
all
any
and
all
requested,
substantiating
detail,
supporting
planned
line,
item
revenues
and
expenditures
to
the
city
council.
The
annual
operating
and
capital
budgets
for
the
next
fiscal
year
are
to
be
submitted
75
days
in
advance
of
the
start
of
the
next
fiscal
year,
section
625
submission
of
the
operating
budget
on
or
before
a
date
fixed
by
the
city
council,
but
not
later
than
30
days.
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Prior
to
the
beginning
of
each
fiscal
year,
the
city
manager
or
his
designee
shall
submit
to
the
city
council
of
proposed
operating
budget
for
ensuing
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year.
The
budgets
will
be
accompanied
by
a
message
from
the
city
manager
or
his
designee,
containing
a
statement
of
the
general
fiscal
policies
of
the
city.
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Section
626
action
on
budget,
the
city
council,
May,
amend
the
operating
budget
proposed
by
the
city
manager
or
his
designee,
except
that
the
budget,
as
finally
amended
and
adopted,
must
provide
for
all
expenditures
required
by
state
law
or
by
other
provisions
of
this
Charter
and
for
all
debt
service
requirements
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year
and
the
total
Appropriations
from
any
fund
shall
not
exceed
the
estimated
fund.
Balance
reserves
and
Adam
B.
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The
city
council
by
ordinance
shall
adopt
the
final
operating
budget
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year
no
later
than
30
days
prior
to
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
or
until
such
time
as
prescribed
by
city
council.
If
the
city
council
fails
to
adopt
the
budget
by
this
date,
the
amounts
appropriated
for
operation
for
the
current
fiscal
year
shall
be
deemed
adopted
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year
on
a
month-to-month
basis
with
items
prorated
accordingly.
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The
amount
set
out
in
the
adopted
operating
budget
for
each
organizational
unit
shall
constitute
annual
appropriation
for
such
and
no
expenditures
shall
be
made
or
encumbrance
created
in
excess
of
the
otherwise
unincome
Appropriations
or
allotment
thereof,
to
which
it
is
chargeable,
section,
627,
tax
levies,
the
city
council,
shall
Levy
by
ordinance
such
taxes
as
are
necessary.
The
taxes
and
tax
rates
set
by
ordinance
shall
be
such
that
reasonable
estimates.
Revenues
from
such
Levy
amount
shall
at
least
be
sufficient,
together
with
other
anticipated
revenues,
fund
balances
and
applicable
reserves
to
equal.
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The
total
amount
appropriated
for
each
of
the
several
funds
set
forth
in
the
annual
operating
budget
for
defraying
the
expenses
of
the
general
government
of
the
city.
In
short,
we
have
to
provide
a
balanced
budget
to
you.
That
is
something
that
the
city
has
to
do.
That's
something
the
state
has
to
do.
That
is
not
something
the
federal
government
has
to
do.
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Millage
rate
calculation
and
adoption
some
of
this
was
was
just
covered,
but
I'll
summarize
it
again.
The
millage
rate
is
a
number
by
which
each
thousand
dollars
of
real
and
personal
property
tax
at
property
is
taxed.
To
provide
funding
for
the
operations
in
the
city.
The
Cherokee
County
tax
assessor
is
responsible
for
calculating
the
fair
market
value
of
real
and
personal
property
in
Cherokee
County,
including
the
property
within
the
City
of
Canton.
The
fair
market
value
is
then
discounted
to
a
taxable
value
which
is
at
40
percent.
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This
taxable
value
is
then
multiplied
by
the
millage
rate
to
determine
the
taxes
due
for
sale
property
below
this
equation
below
is
this
equation
in
examples
of
the
process.
I'll
go
over
two
examples.
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The
first
example
is
similar
to
what
Miss
Forester
provided
James
Smith
I've
named
our
property
owner
James
Smith
has
a
home
with
a
fair
market
value
by
the
assessor
of
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars.
If
our
millage
rate
is
5.4.
Mils
Mr
Smith
has
a
tax
liability
to
the
city
of
nine
hundred
and
seventy
two
dollars
for
his
property,
valued
at
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars.
I
If
Mr
Smith
is
a
senior
age,
62
or
older,
and
has
filed
for
a
City
of
Canton
senior
tax
exemption
by
April
1st
with
the
Cherokee
County
tax
assessor,
his
calculation
will
be
reduced
for
the
first
two
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
of
fair
market
value,
which
means
that
his
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollar
fair
market
value
home
has
a
tax
value
of
sixty
eight
thousand
dollars
and
a
total
tax
bill.
Less
I
did
not
include
the
state
exemption
of
367.20.
I
I
So
if
Mr
Smith
is
only
paying
367
dollars
and
20
cents
to
the
city,
the
city
is
still
required
to
pay
on
Mr
Smith's
behalf
537.12
for
fire
services.
With
the
senior
exemption,
the
City
of
Canton
is
responsible
for
making
up
169.92
from
other
fund
sources
to
subsidize
the
fire
services
for
Mr
Smith,
with
his
senior
exemption
tax,
digest
and
Military
adoption
each
year.
The
assessor
provides
a
draft
digest
of
all
property
values
to
the
city
of
Camp
around
May.
The
draft
digest
results
in
estimated
property
taxes
due
to
the
city
prior
to
appeals.
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I
If
the
tax
digest
is
higher
than
prior
years,
the
assessor
will
show
what
the
millage
rate
could
be
reduced
to
allowing
the
total
dollars
collected
in
taxes
to
remain
Revenue
neutral.
This
is
referred
to
as
a
revenue
neutral,
rollback
military,
any
rate
that
the
city
any
rate
below
the
calculated
Revenue
neutral,
rollback
millage
rate,
would
be
a
true
tax
reduction.
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Likewise,
if
the
digest
value
goes
down,
the
assessor
would
provide
a
calculation
of
a
higher
millage
rate
necessary
to
capture
the
same
amount
of
taxes.
This
is
also
considered
a
revenue
neutral,
millage
rate
according
to
state
law,
if
the
City
of
Canton
utilizes
any
tax
rate
that
is
different
than
the
revenue
neutral,
millage
rate,
unless
the
rate
is
lower,
the
city
must
hold
three
public
hearings
to
adopt
the
rate
if
two
meetings
are
held
on
the
same
day,
one
of
those
hearings
must
be
held
before
noon
and
the
other
must
be
held
after
six.
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The
schedule
for
our
meetings
this
year
has
been
advertised
in
the
legal
notice
in
the
paper
at
least
seven
days
prior
to
the
first
hearing.
That
schedule
was
Thursday
June,
15
2023
at
6,
PM,
Thursday,
July,
6
tonight,
2023
at
6
pm
and
the
final
hearing,
Thursday
July
20th
2023
at
6
pm
following
the
third
public
hearing,
the
city
can
adopt
the
millage
rate.
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Should
the
city
opt
to
proceed
with
the
revenue,
neutral,
rollback,
millage
rate
or
any
rates
less
than
that
rate,
there
is
only
required
to
be
one
public
hearing
on
the
adoption
of
the
rate.
All
public
meetings
will
be
live
streamed
as
they
are
and
available
via
the
city's
website.
Additionally,
if
the
public
wishes
to
comment
on
the
budget
with
questions
or
concerns,
they
can
do
so
by
emailing.
Tell
us
t-e-l-l-u-s
at
Canton,
ga.gov,
canton's,
military
history
and
quick
facts.
The
current
millage
rate
for
the
City
of
Canton
is
5.4
meals
in
the
document.
I
As
you'll
see
online,
there
is
a
chart
that
shows
the
historical
millage
rate
of
the
City
of
Canton
since
1907.
in
1997,
the
city's
millage
rate
was
8.5
meals.
It
gradually
decreased
to
5.95
meals
in
2008
and
during
the
recession
the
revenue
neutral
rollback
was
actually
higher
than
years
before.
So
it
went
back
up
to
6.8
mils
in
2017,
the
city
council
adopted
a
flat
millage
rate
of
5.4
and
has
held
steady
with
that
rate,
since
the
current
millage
rate
of
5.4
is
the
lowest
millage
rate
for
the
city
in
the
last
28
years.
I
Additionally,
this
millage
rate
accounts
for
All
City,
Services
police
fire,
Recreation
streets,
municipal
courts,
Community
Development,
Code,
Compliance,
Building
and
Safety
Services
and
administration.
In
2017,
the
City
of
Kent
began
a
contract
with
Cherokee
County
for
the
provision
of
fire
and
Emergency
Services
Canton
joined
the
city's
Ball
Ground
Holly,
Springs
and
Waleska
and
receiving
said
Services
in
the
cities
of
ball
ground
and
Waleska.
The
residents
are
assessed
an
additional
fire
district
millage
rate
on
their
County
property
tax
bills.
I
For
said,
Services,
the
cities
of
Canton
and
Holly
Springs
pay
a
flat
fee
to
the
county
based
upon
the
application
of
the
fire
district
millage
rate
across
the
digest
for
those
cities,
including
the
provision
of
fire
Services.
The
area
millage
rates
adopted
in
2022,
which
is
the
last
year,
are
as
follows:
Ball
Ground
has
a
millage
rate
of
6.922,
which
includes
2.984
in
fire.
Mills
Holly
Springs
has
a
millage
rate
of
6.825,
which
also
includes
their
fire
rate.
Well,
Alaska
has
a
millage
rate
of
5.508
mils,
which
also
includes
the
fire
rate.
I
I
Canton
has
a
5.4
millage
rate,
which
also
includes
fire
services,
in
addition
to
operating
under
the
lowest
effective
millage
rate
in
Cherokee
County
Canton
residents
also
benefit
from
the
lowest
sales
tax
rate
in
Georgia.
At
six
percent
in
Canton
seniors
receive
the
full
exemption
of
property
taxes
on
the
fair
market
value
of
their
home.
Up
to
two
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
our
annual
operating
budget,
the
city
has
an
annual
operating
budget
of
nearly
80
million
dollars.
I
In
the
current
fiscal
year,
the
operating
budget
was
just
over
79.9
million,
and
the
proposed
fiscal
year
operating
budget
is
82.3
million
or
an
overall
increase
of
2.3
million.
Of
this
increase,
3.5
million
is
attributable
to
an
increase
in
the
general
fund
of
the
city.
Other
changes
in
operating
funds
come
from
a
mixture
of
increased
and
decreased
revenues
in
sales,
taxes,
impact
fees,
user
fees
and
the
use
of
fund
balance
in
the
Enterprise
in
the
Enterprise
funds,
such
as
water,
Wastewater,
storm
water
and
sanitation.
I
The
budget
reflects
a
3.8
million
dollar
decrease
in
the
water
and
sewerage
fund
related
to
the
expenditures
of
bond
proceeds.
As
we
continue
working
on
the
Water
Pollution
Control
plant
expansion,
the
city
operates
with
128
full-time
employees.
Currently,
123
of
these
positions
are
filled
of
these
11
are
paid
for
fully
through
Enterprise
funds.
Eight
of
those
are
in
our
water
and
sewer
fund
and
three
are
in
the
sanitation
fund.
The
average
hourly
rate
of
pay
for
non-exempt
full-time
employees
is
23.49
per
hour.
The
average
annual
pay
for
hourly
sworn
police
positions.
I
Those
positions
work,
two
thousand
two
hundred
and
thirty
six
hours
annually
is
sixty.
Two
thousand
four,
fifty
one
and
the
civilian
hourly
employees
who
are
28
28
28
hours
annually,
earn
an
average
of
forty
eight
thousand
eight.
Fifty
nine,
this
class
of
hourly
employees
includes
police
officers
through
the
rank
of
Lieutenant
Public,
Works
technicians,
court
clerks
inspectors,
support
managers,
Finance
clerks
administrative
assistants,
Utility
Billing
customer
service,
Representatives,
Technology
support,
Community,
Development
customer
service,
Representatives
records,
clerks
investigators,
public
Outreach
staff
and
maintenance
for
the
upcoming
budget.
I
Consideration
was
given
to
an
adequate
way
to
compensate
staff
as
to
the
cost
of
living
since
its
additionally
Rising
according
to
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
the
compensation
costs
for
state
and
local
government
employees
Nationwide
had
increased
by
4.9
percent
for
the
prior
12-month
period
ending
March
31st
compensation
costs
for
civilian
workers
was
4.9
percent
and
Private
Industry
workers
was
4.8
percent
in
it.
In
last
year's
budget,
the
city
adopted
a
new
Step
pay
plan
for
sworn
employees.
That
includes
a
traditional
schedule
for
step
and
grade
increases.
I
These
increases
are
based
on
cost
of
living
allowances,
allowance
shifts
to
the
schedule
and
an
annual
incentive
upon
the
employee's
anniversary
date
to
a
higher
step.
The
budget
includes
a
3.36
percent
Cola,
applied
to
both
the
step
and
grade
schedule.
Combined
with
the
annual
anniversary
incentive,
the
average
sworn
employee
will
see
a
rate
increase
of
at
least
4.9
percent
during
FY
2024
last
year,
the
city
additionally
led
the
state
with
the
implementation
of
a
minimum
starting
wage
of
twenty
dollars
per
hour
for
all
positions
to
accommodate
that
increase.
I
Non-Sworn
staff
received
a
five
thousand
dollar
per
position:
increase
inclusion
of
FY
22
and
an
additional
five
percent
Cola
in
FY.
23
management
recommends
a
three
percent
Cola
for
non-exempt
civilian
employees
with
a
potential
two
percent
Merit
bonus
based
upon
completion
of
specific
actions
within
the
employee's
roadmap
management
also
recommends
a
2.5
percent
Cola
for
exempt
civilian
employees
with
a
potential
2.5
percent
Merit
bonus
based
upon
completion
of
specific
action
items
within
the
roadmaps.
I
As
always,
there
may
be
some
tweaks
to
job
descriptions
and
pay
adjustments
during
the
fiscal
year
based
upon
the
work
necessary
to
run
the
city's
programs
and
projects.
The
budget
does
reflect
keeping
our
Christmas
bonus
program
intact
at
last
year's
level.
Increased
expenses,
the
current
general
fund
budget
reflects
three
new
positions
which
include
a
new
community
development
director
and
two
sworn
canine
officers
Additionally.
The
proposed
budget
includes
funding
for
our
Capital
leased
asset
program
through
Enterprise
for
the
replacement
of
fleet
vehicles,
including
two
new
vehicles.
For
that
K-9
Officer
program.
I
It
is
an
increase
of
3.5
million
in
the
general
fund.
Expenditures
of
that
increase,
980
000
is
proposed:
increased
spending
in
the
police
department,
344
000
in
parks
and
a
1.2
million
for
enter
fund
transfers
to
offset
our
bill
to
Cherokee
County
for
fire
services,
the
police
department
Remains,
the
largest
user
of
City
revenues
for
operations
with
63
employees
or
47
percent
of
the
city's
total
personnel.
I
This
proposed
budget
includes
up
to
a
10
percent
increase
in
employee
health
benefits
that
represent
only
the
employer's
share.
There
is
an
increase
in
11
in
Workers,
Compensation,
Insurance,
eight
percent
in
all
other
insurance,
three
percent
in
natural
gas,
three
percent
electricity.
Additionally,
based
on
a
report
from
gmabs
and
Mission
Square,
which
are
retirement
programs,
the
budget
reflects
a
20
percent
in
increase
in
retirement
expenses.
I
The
City
of
Canton
has
utilized
reserves
to
keep
property
taxes
low
in
2016.
The
fund
balance
was
budgeted
for
use,
but
due
to
vacancies
and
projects
that
did
not
get
started
on
time.
None
of
that
fun
in
2017,
the
city
used
1.7
million
in
reserves
for
General
operations,
allowing
the
city
to
reduce
the
millage
rate
from
5.6
to
5.4
mils,
as
employment
with
the
city
has
studied,
and
departments
are
being
efficient
in
the
expenditure
of
budgeted
funds.
I
The
fund
balance
that
has
been
utilized
to
supplement
revenues
in
the
budget
has
been
decreasing,
as
in
the
most
recent
audited,
fiscal
year
ended
September,
30th
2022.
The
fund
balance
for
the
city
was
14.1
million
dollars.
The
current
budget
was
based
upon
using
1.6
million
in
that
fund
balance
this
in
mind.
The
fund
balance
projected
to
start
next
fiscal
year
will
grow
to
keep
the
current
millage
rate
at
5.4.
The
city
will
need
to
utilize
822
000
in
fund
balance
to
meet
budget.
I
This
would
reduce
the
overall
fund
balance
to
just
less
than
15
million.
At
the
end
of
the
upcoming
fiscal
year,
the
city
utilizes
approximately
2
million
dollars
monthly
for
operation,
meaning
that
at
the
end
of
the
upcoming
fiscal
year,
the
city
should
have
about
seven
months
of
operating
in
reserves.
I
New
housing
starts
continue
to
drive
growth
within
the
city,
but
these
also
come
at
a
cost.
In
2018,
there
were
1763
senior
exemptions
in
2022,
the
number
of
senior
exempt
properties
was
29.90..
This
year
there
were
3.1
3167,
exempt
Properties
or
a
5.9
percent
increase
in
that
category,
saving
that
category
of
taxpayers
1.8
million
dollars.
This
is
a
particular
hit
to
the
city's
budget
as
the
cost
of
fire
Services,
where
the
county
is
based
on
the
total
digest.
I
As
the
Exempted
property
category
continues
to
grow,
the
non-exempted
properties
will
continue
to
offset
these
expenses,
and
this
cannot
be
accomplished
through
the
continued
use
of
fund
balance
or
property
tax,
rollbacks
and
cuts.
If
the
city
did
not
utilize
fund
balance
in
the
current
proposed
budget,
it
would
require
a
millage
rate
increase
to
5.83
meals,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
after
the
public
hearing.
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Next
is
Administration
I.T
information
technology
and
our
building
maintenance
programs,
Community
Development,
which
is
also
our
housing
program
and
economics.
Development
and
Tourism,
makes
up
11
in
the
budget.
Public
Works,
which
is
our
streets
and
park,
well,
not
Parks,
Street,
Maintenance
and
then
arts
and
Parks
makes
up
five
percent
of
the
general
fund
budget.
G
Where
do
we
get
the
money
to
spend
this
chart
will
show
you
briefly,
but
I
also
wanted
to
mention
that
online
is
a
line-by-line
detailed
budget
of
all
revenues
and
all
expenditures.
If
anyone
wanted
to
see
that
it's
under
the
finance
department,
web
page
you'll
also
see
an
updated
fee
schedule
for
fiscal
year.
2024.
G
This
is
a
graphic
illustration
of
how
this
city
receives
money,
property
taxes-
that
is
your
real,
your
personal,
your
motor
vehicle
and
several
of
your
franchise
fee.
Those
taxes
make
up
nearly
50
percent
of
the
budget
business
taxes.
Those
are
your
business
licenses,
your
insurance
premium
taxes
and
your
financial
institution
taxes
make
up
16
of
the
budget
miscellaneous
items
complete
our
revenue
cycle.
G
This
is
how
we
propose
seeing
the
fund
balance
at
the
end
of
current
year,
fiscal
year
2023
and
in
the
New
Year
fiscal
year,
2024.
you'll
see
those
numbers
are
in
orange
because
we
have
yet
the
same.
How
things
will
work
out,
but
fiscal
year,
2022
fund
balance
was
at
14
million
181
869,
and
that
is
largely
due
to
the
influx
of
arpa
money.
G
As
the
fund
balance
increases.
The
government
Finance
Officers
Association,
recommends
that
additional
monies
available
in
fund
balance
are
used
for
capital
projects
and
not
to
fund
operations,
and
we
do
have
several
capital
projects
in
mind.
One
of
them
is
assisting
the
Canton
Housing
Authority
that
has
not
been
included
in
the
budget.
So
I'd
like
you
to
keep
those
expenditures
and
Loan
items
in
mind.
As
you
see,
our
fund
balance
gradually
increasing
through
the
years.
C
Thank
you,
Miss
Forster
sport
will
open
our
public
hearing.
We
had
no
one
sign
up
to
speak
so
we'll
close
our
public
hearing
open
up
to
council
for
discussion
or
questions
again,
I
want
to
thank
Mr
Peppers.
Thank
you
for
reading
your
long
memo
and
to
the
public
record
and
thanks
for
everyone
for
their
patience.
This
is
important
work.
It's
tedious
work,
but
we
as
I
said
at
the
last
meeting,
we're
very
transparent
about
this
work.
C
C
Our
military
in
the
city's
history
of
Ms
Forster
just
mentioned
190
years,
so
we're
very
proud
of
that
work
and
and
the
responsible
work
that
we're
doing
and
I
want
to
thank
the
staff
for
their
great
work
on
this
budget.
Think
Council
for
their
responsible
work
that
they
do
so
Council.
F
I
The
fiscal
Officers
Association
is
really
trying
to
push
local
governments
to
spend
that
on
capital
projects,
because
if
you
spend
it
on
operational
projects,
when
that
fund
is
gone,
then
you
have
to
make
up
the
revenues
on
another
side.
So,
for
example,
some
of
the
projects
we
can
spend
that
on
under
the
law
or
some
of
the
housing
projects.
We've
agreed
in
in
theory
with
the
housing
authority
to
provide
them
a
loan
to
kick
start
the
Reconstruction
of
some
of
their
aging
facilities.
I
We
can
reclaim
some
of
those
funds
but
that
loan,
the
expenditure
of
those
funds,
meets
that
requirement.
We
use
some
of
the
funds
up
front
to
pay,
for
we
did
some
additional
pay
for
staff
and
we've
done
some
improvements
to
facilities.
Anything
that
we
do
that's
related
to
facilities
of
ours
will
qualify
for
that.
But
again,
that's
a
one-time
thing.
I
I
will
tell
you
that
there
are
lots
of
local
governments
around
across
the
country
that
don't,
for
example,
that
in
the
state
of
Georgia,
almost
all
the
cities
have
a
property
tax,
but
there's
lots
of
local
governments
across
the
country
that
don't
have
property
tax.
They
are
solely
based
off
of
personal
income
tax
in
some
cities
or
they're
based
off
of
sales
tax.
I
C
I
C
I
So
it
wasn't
even
enough
to
carry
a
month
of
the
city.
You
know
we
we
always
look
at
the.
We
always
look
at
the
reserve
fund
and
say:
okay,
as
it's
increasing,
can
we
offset
something?
Is
there
a
way
where
we
can
use
the
fund
to
benefit
the
benefit,
the
citizens
or
their
Capital
one-time
projects?
We
can
use
those
funds
on
if
the
fund
is
growing,
but
we
do
want
to
keep
at
least
four
months
of
operating
costs
exactly
so.
C
I
just
want
to
point
that
out
and
I
know
the
last
meeting.
We
was
a
question
about
what
was
the
percentage
increase
on
the
senior
tax
exempt
properties
from
last
year?
To
this
year
it
looks
like
we
have.
The
answer
of
5.9
percent
increase
is
at
the
the
final
number.
Are
we
still
waiting
on?
That's.
C
I
And
I
will
make
a
note
on
the
senior
exemption
it's
been
in
place
for
20
years
now,
20
question
years:
it's
capped
in
the
referendum,
it
doesn't
float,
it's
capped
at
a
certain
amount
and
it
was
passed
by
the
voters
right.
The
only
people
who
can
make
a
change
to
the
exemption
are
the
voters,
that's
not
something
that
the
city
gets
to
say
at
right
and.
C
I
wasn't
alluding
to
anything
like
that,
but
I'm
just
proud
of
the
fact
that
we're
all
the
projects
you
mentioned,
that
we're
doing
and
that
that
senior
Jameson
has
doubled
and
as
you
and
Miss
Forster
both
pointed
out
that
we
all
those
households,
I
believe
now
is
over
30.
Almost
3
200
exempt
properties
in
the
city
that
the
city
is
actually
has
to
pay
the
the
fire
tax
for
those
properties
we're
paying
those
services
that
continue
to
increase
every
year.
C
I
I
simply
wanted
to
note
that
about
about
the
referendum,
because
I
have
received
some
calls
over
the
last
year,
especially
the
last
couple
of
weeks
from
individuals
who
were
told
by
real
estate
agent
as
an
example
that,
when
they
purchased
a
property
that
had
a
senior
exemption
on
it
and
they
assumed
it
was
for
everything
and,
as
their
assessment
has
gone
up,
they've
seen
their
tax
bill
go
up.
But
that's
because
the
exemption,
as
it
was
approved
by
the
voters,
is
capped
in
a
certain
amount.
I
C
Okay,
well
moving
right
along
our
third
public
hearings:
public
hearing
of
the
unified
development
code
ordinance
amendment
of
table,
one
zero,
three
one,
one
for
the
City
of
Canton
plant
palette,
Mr
Green,.
J
Good
evening
Mr
Mayor
members
of
the
council
and
you're
aware
we
employed
the
services
of
Hughes,
good
O'leary
and
Ryan
back
in
the
early
part
of
2022
to
assess
our
tree
palette
and
a
plant
palette.
They
come
up
with
some
recommendations
for
our
overlay
zones
and
they've
also
come
up
with
some
suggestions
for
amending
and
updating
our
overstory
and
understory
trees.
J
They're
suggestions
once
presented
two
Council
several
months
ago.
There
was
some
discussion
and
there
was
a
recommendation
from
some
of
the
council
members
that
our
sustainability
committee
have
reviewed
these
plants
and
materials,
and
they
have
done
so,
and
an
ordinance
has
been
prepared
for
you
and
a
new
table
that
reflects
the
trees
that
they
would
like
to
see
in
our
plant
pilot,
both
over
story
and
understory.
J
This
is
on
the
agenda
tonight
for
public
hearing
any
questions
or
comments
or
changes
that
you
may
have
certainly
will
be
listened
to
and
that's
where
we
are
now
we're
getting
a
little
closer
to
getting
rid
of
some
of
the
invasive
species
and
added
some
more
cultivars
that
are
more
adaptable
to
our
environment.
Here.
C
Okay,
thank
you
Mr
Green
again,
you
mentioned
this
is
an
ordinance
chain,
so
it
does
require
a
public
hearing
which
is
while
we're
here
tonight.
So
at
this
time
I
will
open
the
public
hearing.
No
one
signed
up
to
speak
about
plant
palette
changes
believe
it
or
not.
So
we
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
open
it
to
council.
We
discussed
this
this
last
meeting
or
any
questions
or
comments
for
Mr
Green
hearing
none.
We
will
move
on
to
item
d
and
this
is
a
zoning
public
hearing.
C
So
I
know
we
have
members
here
in
the
audience
so
I'm
going
to
ask
Mr
peppers
if
he
will
review
the
protocol
for
public
hearings
on
zoning
cases.
Yes,.
I
Sir
Mr
Mayor
again,
this
is
a
public
hearing
on
the
zoning
case,
so
it's
a
different
process
because
it
becomes
a
legal
case
for
the
courts.
Thank
you
for
attending
our
City
of
Canton
Public
hearing.
So
now
we
have
public
hearing
on
one
conditional
use
permit
case.
As
such.
These
are
recorded
verbatim
and
become
part
of
a
legal
record
of
the
cases
being
discussed.
I
You
are
required
to
sign
up
and
fill
out
an
affidavit
to
speak
during
the
public
hearing
process.
Public
hearing
was
advertised
in
the
legal
organ
noticed
to
neighboring
Property
Owners
under
the
development
code,
VIA
mail
and
notice
to
the
public
at
large,
via
yellow
public
notice
signs
at
the
property.
That
is
part
of
the
case.
The
hearing
will
begin
with
the
Declaration
of
the
mayor
to
open
the
public
hearing,
including
the
case
number
description
of
the
case
and
a
summary
by
staff.
I
I
Those
in
support
May,
Reserve
time
to
rebut
or
comment
on
any
oppositions.
Once
all
parties
have
spoken
or
the
total
time
for
each
side
has
expired.
The
mayor
will
close
the
public
hearing
at
that
time.
The
city
council
will
be
free
to
discuss
the
case
and
question
staff
about
the
case
in
the
interest
of
all
parties
and
to
give
fairness
to
both
sides.
I
will
be
the
timekeeper
for
the
10
minutes
for
each
side.
I
As
there
may
be
several
speakers,
we
ask
that
you
keep
your
comments,
concise
and
try
not
to
duplicate
the
comments
of
other
speakers.
Please
give
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
before
you
start
your
comments.
Please
address
your
comments
to
the
city
council.
The
audience
is
asked
to
maintain
decorum
cheering
talking,
jeering
or
clapping
during
the
public
hearing
process
is
not
appropriate.
I
J
I
think
you
mayor
members
of
council,
as
you
stated,
this
is
a
conditional
use
permit.
Several
months
ago,
I
was
contacted
by
the
applicant
as
to
if
this
type
of
use
would
be
allowed
in
the
city.
After
some
discussions
with
Mr
peppers
and
myself,
we
determined
that
the
property
that
the
use
as
described
by
the
applicant
would
be
this
social
or
Civic
club,
which
is
an
allowed
use
in
The
General
commercial
zoning
District.
However,
it
requires
a
cup,
so
the
applicant
has
filed
the
cup
application.
J
Signs
have
been
posted
on
the
property
ads
placed
in
the
local
paper,
and
tonight
is
a
public
hearing
for
Mr
Saeed
to
present
his
proposal
and
explain
to
him
what
exactly
this
social
club
or
Civic
organization
will
provide
for
the
community
and
if
they
specifically
mentioned
the
residents
around
South
Canton
that
there's
a
need
for
this
type
of
place
for
an
underserved
element
of
the
community.
C
So
at
this
point
we
will
open
the
public
hearing
of
kcup
2303-07
request,
operated,
search,
Club
at
4043,
Marietta,
Highway,
Suite
100,
and
at
this
time
I
will
ask
the
applicant
to
present
his
case
for
for
this
project
and
following
if
there's
additional
time.
Anyone
in
support
of
the
project.
K
Council
that
my
name
is
Tarif
saib
I'm,
the
chairman
and
one
of
the
founders
of
Eden
community
centers.
We've
chosen
this
name
to
really
emphasize
the
concept
of
community.
We
started
this
not
a
profit
organization
by
highly
specialized
people
who
want
to
put
time
and
money
into
our
community
to
improve
them.
We
have
college
professors,
psychiatrists
doctors,
people
of
every
provision,
I
actually
run
my
own
I.T
Consulting
business.
K
So
some
of
the
things
we
do
I
have
run
countless
workshops
that
teaches
people
how
to
do
certain
programming
languages,
how
to
apply
for
jobs,
how
to
improve
their
LinkedIn
profiles.
Everything
that
we
do
is
really
free
of
charge
to
the
community,
and
so
everybody
kind
of
take
advantage
of
that
this
coming
month,
we
have
plans.
We
have
the
director
of
artificial
intelligence
at
UGA,
Professor
Dr
khad
Rashid
he's
going
to
be
doing
seminars
on
artificial
intelligence,
our
robotics,
so
all
those
things
help
the
community
and
bring
the
community
together.
K
We
also
have
social
allowance.
We're
gonna
have
Friday
potluck
programs
that
bring
people.
We
have
a
lot
of
charity
work.
We
help
feed
the
hungries.
We
do
a
lot
of
work
with
the
refugees
in
Clarkston
area,
so
we
do
a
lot
of
it.
I
think.
Definitely
there
will
be.
There
is
no
place
for
our
people
to
pray
on
a
Friday,
it's
at
two
o'clock,
so
we
will
offer
the
place
for
Friday
prayer
service,
but
most
of
our
functions
are
going
to
be
geared
to
work.
K
Social
programs
we're
going
to
have
mental
health
programs,
family
counseling
and
once
again,
everything
that
we
do
is
already
free
of
charge
to
the
community.
We're
going
to
be
posting
signs
at
the
front
of
the
building
and
where
we're
going
to
be
and
advertising
these
programs,
and
hopefully
anyone
who
walks
by
the
shopping
center
will
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
them.
That's
in
our
Channel
who
we
are
and
what
we
plan
to
do.
C
Okay,
then
we'll
open
up
to
those.
We
have
10
minutes
to
speak
in
opposition.
My
math
is
correct:
that's
around
approximately
1.6
minutes
each.
If
you
take
equal
time
so
I
will
call
you
forward
by
the
name,
but
in
order
of
the
names
that
I
received
them,
Mr
Doug,
Marr.
C
L
Moore
is
my
name
I'm
a
little
confused
as
to
what
the
gentleman
said,
because
my
understanding
of
what
he's
proposing
is
a
Muslim
Civic
Center
and
if,
in
fact,
that
is
true
and
the
services
that
he
has
discussed
offering
would
be
very
similar
to
the
Allatoona
mosque
and
civic
center
right
across
from
hobgood
Park.
L
So
I'm,
not
sure
why
a
second
one
is
needed,
particularly
if
my
assumption
that
this
is
Muslim
is
correct.
The
demographic,
the
religious
demographic
for
Canton
for
Muslim
is
zero
percent,
as
of
2022.,
so
I'm
not
exactly
sure
what
the
clientele
is
or
what
Ben
additional
benefit.
This
is
going
to
bring
to
Canton
or
to
the
community
as
a
whole.
L
L
Like
I
said,
if
my
assumptions
are
correct,
then
I
would
submit
to
you
that
it
might
be
nice
to
if
you
don't
already
have
a
working
knowledge
of
the
Quran
that
you
do
so
doesn't
say:
it's
not
a
lengthy
book.
It's
easy
read,
but
there
are
two
sections
that
you
ought
to
be
familiar
with.
L
One
is
abrogation
and
the
other
is
the
verse
of
the
sword.
Now
these
were
implemented
in
the
latter
years
of
Muhammad
prophet
Muhammad,
and
they
changed
the
teachings
of
a
number
of
the
verses
in
his
earlier
years.
And
if
you
read
it
and
I
won't
go
into
great
detail,
it's
pretty
harsh
on
anyone
who
is
not
a
Muslim
or
is
offered
the
opportunity
and
is
satisfied
with
their
own
religion.
L
It
offers
a
very
harsh
reaction,
and
so
I
submit
to
you
that
that
would
be
prudent
to
at
least
familiarize
yourselves
with
that
references
that
you
could
use
to
do
it
and
it
wouldn't
take
long.
But
in
saying
this,
I
suggest
this
particular
proposal
be
tabled.
L
You
can
use
the
resource
of
Islam,
that
is
a
resource
study,
a
little
bit
about
the
Quran
or
Wiki
Islam,
as
opposed
to
Wikipedia
Wiki
Islam
I.
Also,
there
is
a
book
called
radical
Islam
that
basically
dissects
the
Quran
and
pulls
out
the
portions,
which
have
been
abrogated
and
explains
what
they
now
mean,
and
it
I
found
very
little
bias
or
judgment
in
the
book.
In
fact,
it
literally
pulled
out
the
sections
and
put
them
verbatim
in
the
book.
L
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
you
approve
does
in
fact
benefit
all
the
community
and
if
it's
a
center,
as
I'm
describing
I,
have
too
often
seen
centers
like
one
across
from
hobgood,
go
from
that
to
a
mosque,
and
I
can
explain
to
you
that
mosques
are,
of
course
we
know,
are
the
centerpiece
of
Islam's
teaching,
but
they
also
teach
some
things
that
aren't
always
in
the
best
interest
of
America
and
I'll.
L
Leave
you
with
the
fact
that
there
are
two
objectives
that
come
out
of
the
Middle
East
part
of
Islam
by
their
leaders.
One
is
annihilation
of
Israel
and
the
destruction
of
America,
the
great
Satan,
so
I'm,
not
saying
this
is
necessarily
something
you
wouldn't
want
to
pass.
I'm
just
saying,
be
cautious.
Do
a
little
bit
more
due
diligence
if
you
would
before
making
a
decision
on
this
subject
to
your
questions.
I
M
Hello,
Janice
Morrow,
you
want
my
address:
810
Mill,
Run,
Trail,
Canton
and
I'm
not
going
to
take
a
lot
of
time,
because
I
think
Mr
Mart
did
a
good
job
of
talking
about
this.
I
want
to
come
at
this
from
the
perspective
of
this
is
commercial,
real
estate,
property,
professional
and
this
what
they
are
proposing
to
do
is
not
I,
know
you're
trying
to
make
an
exception.
I,
don't
think
that
the
owners
or
the
people
that
are
running
those
other
businesses
have
been
queried.
M
Have
you
done
a
study
on
this?
Have
you
determined
the
actual
effects
in
the
community
and
what
have
you
done
concerning
the
additional
traffic
that
might
be
there?
I,
don't
think
that's
been
done
and
I
I
really
think
that
those
are
things
that
you
should
consider
and
I
just
looked
at
over
the
application-
and
it
says
this
is
an
application
to
operate
a
community
center
and
is
to
serve
as
a
point
for
Community
interaction
which
community
which
community
it
doesn't
State
and
then
it's
to
bring
additional
customers
into
that
shopping
area.
M
N
N
Please
take
a
look
at
the
Allatoona
Masjid
across
the
parking
lot
from
the
world
of
gymnastics
off
of
Bells
Ferry.
What
look
will
tell
you?
This
would
not
be
good.
Business.
I
spoke
today
to
the
business
people
at
Krogers.
The
tanning
salon,
the
Chinese
restaurant,
the
nail
salon.
None
of
them
had
any
idea
what's
going
on
here
tonight.
None
of
them
please
postpone
or
reject
this
bid.
N
O
Philip,
where
to
address
1267,
ficklin
Church
Way
Canton,
my
questions
are
these:
do
the
men
and
women
have
equal
rights
in
this
social
Cultural
Center?
That's
proposed.
That's
one
question
I'd
like
to.
P
O
The
answer
to
please
another
question
is:
is:
will
they
be
promoting
or
practicing
a
particular
religion
in
this
Center
that
needs
to
be
known
before
it's
okay,
another
one
is
is:
do
they
support
the
U.S
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
Rights?
This
is
America.
We
need
to
stand
for
America
we're
having
a
lot
of
attacks
against
America
and
we
need
to
know.
O
Do
they
or
there's
a
service
group
and
then,
if
this
social
culture
center
turns
out
to
be
something
that
is
not
stated
to
be,
what
will
you
do
in
order
to
correct
or
to
take
away
their
response,
their
rights
if
they
have
the
right
if
they
were
granted
the
right
which
I
speak
against
yeah.
F
Mr
Mayor
do
we
have
others
signed
up
to
speak.
We
just
had
one
more
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
extend
the
period
for
two
more
minutes
for
one
more
person.
C
We
have
a
motion
to
extend
the
conversation,
two
minutes
by
each
side.
Second
and
a
second
I'll
ever
say:
aye
opposed
A.
We
will
extend
the
conversation
input
by
two
minutes.
We
have
two
minutes
for
one
more
additional
speaker,
Miss
donmar,.
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
Dawn
Maher
and
I'm
from
Woodstock
Georgia
I
happen
to
live
in
the
community
where
this
other
mosque
is,
they
have
all
started
out
as
Civic
or
Social
Clubs,
and
if
you
Google
them
the
10
best
mosques
near
Canton,
they're
mosques,
people
comment
on
how
beautiful
the
moths
are.
These
are
not
Social
Clubs,
they
are
Moss
and
what
is
the
importance
of
a
mosque
in
the
Quran?
It
is
a
place
where
Muslims
gather,
since
a
mosque
role
is
that
of
a
center
of
authority
for
the
Muslim
Community,
not
the
U.S.
Q
This
is
the
authority
which
guides
and
instructs
them
in
their
religious,
as
well
as
temporal
duties
and
obligations
and
directs
their
relationships
with
their
environment.
As
per
revealed
laws
of
Islam.
The
laws
of
Islam
take
over.
As
has
been
stated
earlier,
women
are
treated
differently,
abrogation,
a
true
Muslim,
a
devout
Muslim
that
is
the
core
of
their
beliefs.
Q
I
really
suggest
that
we
wait
and
postpone
this
for
further
research.
The
one
in
our
community
is
an
eyesore
cars.
It
doesn't
look
well,
it's
not
attractive.
I
know
that
shouldn't
be
the
the
purpose
of
a
religious
sinner,
but
it
is
not
adding
to
the
community.
I
did
research
on
Cherokee
County
and
it
broke
it
down
into
the
religious
groups
and
it
has
Judaism
Eastern
and
Islam.
Q
G
C
K
K
I
am
not
going
to
waste
your
time
with
too
much
of
it.
There
is
so
much
Prejudice,
so
much
misinformation
and
number
one
we're
not
affiliated
with
anybody
else.
So
lump
sum
you
know
with
everybody
else
is
not
correct.
Two
I
have
I
came
to
Atlanta
40
years
ago.
I
have
four
daughters
that
are
born
here
and
three
granddaughters
that
are
born
here.
K
So
I
have
seven
females,
plus
my
wife
in
the
house,
so
I
always
say:
I
have
eight
bosses
in
the
house
so
for
anyone
to
say
that
women
are
less
than
men
this
and
that
you
need
to
come
and
see
my
heart,
or
at
least
as
a
father
and
a
grandfather
I'm.
Definitely
not
in
line
with
the
mindset,
because
all
I
have
is
females.
K
K
Once
again,
we
said
all
our
services
in
terms
of
what
I
describe
I.T
training,
medical,
all
that
stuff
we're
going
to
post
science
and
everybody's
to
walk
in
and
join
us
with
it.
Like
yeah
I,
know,
I,
believe
I
came
here
as
an
immigrant
four
years
ago,
I
didn't
even
know
about
co-ops
in
school.
I
struggled
in
in
a
school
struggled
to
find
a
job
out
of
school.
K
To
move
up
to
create
to
start
my
own
business,
so
part
of
my
passion
personally
is
to
train
those
less
fortunate
to
become
and
get
to
where
I
am
now.
If
you
talk
about
car
I'm
driving
a
90
000
BMW,
so
if
it's
a
yeah,
no,
if
that
is
of
any
concern
to
you,
my
car
is
parked
right
outside
you
can
come
in
and
drive
it.
K
K
We
all
are
given
equal
opportunity
in
this
land
and
we
all
are
allowed
and
and
encouraged
to
maximize
the
opportunity.
This
wonderful
country
gives
us
and
I
I'm
not
gonna,
lie
I
always
say
this
is
the
best
country
in
the
world
and
I
love
it
and
I.
I
go
overseas
and
I
land
in
the
in
in
the
airport
and
I,
see
the
difference
between
the
airport
here
and
the
airport
overseas,
and
I
cannot
wait
to
come
back.
So
people
have
different
ideas
of
what
you
yeah.
K
No,
they
look
at
an
immigrant
and
they
form
every
kind
of
opinion.
Come
have
lunch
with
us
or
dinner
with
us
and
get
to
know
us
and
then
make
up
your
mind,
but
basing
all
that
on
the
stereotypes
and
hysteria
that
you
read
any
watch
is
not
what
we
are
all
about.
I
thank
the
council
here,
I'm
not
taking
too
much
of
your
time.
I
apologize
that
I
feel
offended
by
some
of
those
remarks,
but
hopefully
we'll
prove
otherwise.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor.
This
is
probably
more
for
Mr
peppers.
B
Someone
alluded
to
what
was
going
on
here
and
I
wondered
if
you
could
again
explain
what
the
purpose
of
a
public
hearing
is
and
that
by
law
we
are
required
when
a
business
owner
or
property
owner
comes
to
council
to
hear
what
they
have
to
ask
of
us.
We
can't
we
can't
just
not
listen
to
them.
Correct.
I
That's
correct,
with
with
zoning
cases
in
specific
when
an
application
comes
in,
the
council
is
required
to
hear
that
case
within
a
certain
time
frame,
and
so
our
public
hearing
process
is
about
a
90-day
process
from
the
application
through
the
formal
action
of
Council.
I
In
this
particular
case,
the
use
is
allowed
in
General
commercial,
but
it's
a
conditional
use
because
it
gives
the
council
the
opportunity
to
hear
specifically
about
what
is
going
on
with
that
particular
site
and
in
this
particular
case
the
applicant
and
the
application
provides
the
shopping
center
is
a
is,
is
planning
to
lease
to
them
if
they
are
approved
for
their
conditional
use.
Permit.
C
And
for
Mr
Greener
Mr
Pepper's
question
of
so
the
conditional
use
permit
is
for
a
social
club.
So
if
a
social
club
later
or
at
some
point
becomes
what's
the
difference
between
a
social
club
in
a
religious
organization,
Church.
I
I
F
Have
a
couple
of
specific
questions:
Mr
Green!
The
first
is
I
wonder
if
you
could
elaborate
on
the
application
says
that
there'll
be
social
club
for
cultural
activities
such
as
educational,
social,
charitable
and
some
religious
activities.
Could
you
elaborate
on
what
the
religious
activities
will
be.
J
Monologue
that
he
mentioned
that
there
may
be
some
prayer
services
offered
on
Fridays
for
their
daily
prayers
and
I.
Believe
that's
what
would
be
the
Limited
religious
activities
as
Mr
pepper
stated.
This
does
require
this
particular
use.
A
conditional
use
permit
religious
facilities
such
as
churches,
mosque
synagogues
also
require
a
conditional
use
permanent
and
they
are
allowed
in
every
zoning
District,
and
it
is
a
separate
application
or
request
between
a
religious
facility
and
a
social
or
Civic
Club.
Back
to
your
point,
I
believe
Mr,
save's,
point
of
religious
activities
would
be
the
Friday
prayers.
F
I
have
one
other
specific
question:
will
there
be
any
outside
amplification
related
to
the
Social
Club?
There.
J
That
has
not
been
mentioned
or
brought
up,
and
the
next
Action
meeting
I
can
certainly
ask
for
answers
specific
answers
to
come
from
Mr
save
in
regards
to
your
questions.
So
there
would
not
be
that's
not
been
addressed.
If
this
was
to
be
approved,
it
could
be
conditioned
that
there
not
be
any
outside
speakers.
F
Application
I
think
that's
something
we
need
to
find
out.
What
about
access
to
visitors?
Is
it
for
members
only
or
is
there
restricted
restricted
access.
J
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Green
I'd,
like
for
you
to
reassure
counsel
me
that
the
social
club
there
seeing
that
how
it's
going
to
be
having
prayers,
that
this
would
not
impact
a
business,
a
restaurant
who
is
going
to
sell
alcohol.
We
have
the
in
the
ordinance.
You
know
alcohol
sales
must
be
so
many
feet
from
a
church
and
I
know
this
is
a
social
club,
but
we
don't
want
to
impact
a
business,
a
restaurant
that
would
want
to
come
in
in
that
shopping
center.
R
Mr
Waterman
Mr,
Green
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
understand
Ms
Wilson's
question
or
to
clarify
when
you
mean
outside
amplification
you're,
referring
to
call
to
prayer.
R
I
For
example,
the
city
has,
in
the
past
placed
conditions
on
certain
projects
an
example
of
that's
car
dealerships
that
might
have
some
outside
amplification,
as
it
relates
to
notifying
A
salesperson
on
the
lot
or
notifying
a
customer
that
their
vehicle
we
can
place
restrictions.
We
can
even
agree
that
that
cannot
take
place.
That's
a
condition
that
you
can
do
in
a
General
commercial
area.
E
For
Mr
Green
Mr,
Green
I,
you
know
a
lot
of
times
will,
in
my
mind,
I
kind
of
go
to
worst
case
scenarios
or
or
most
extreme
scenarios.
If
you
will,
if
this
is
approved,
and
this
social
club
decides
that
they
want
to,
in
addition
to
Fridays,
I
want
to
have
prayer
on
Tuesdays,
and
then
they
want
to
have
prayer
on
Thursdays
as
well.
So
it
it
expands
from
just
a
social
club
to
more
of
a
church
and
I.
E
A
Well,
I
mean
I,
think
you'd,
probably
look
at
how
much
of
the
activities
taking
place
on
the
property
we're
religious
in
nature.
If
you
were
able
to
determine
that,
if
it
you
know,
if,
for
somehow
you
determined
that
80
or
90
percent
of
the
time
it's
religious
functions
rather
than
General
Social
functions,
you
might
believe
that
it
is
no
longer
a
Civic
club
or
a
social
organization,
and
it
is
now
a
church.
I
mean
I,
don't
know
what
that
percentage
would
be
sure,
but
something
presumably
north
of
50
at
least
right.
E
C
A
Well
means
the
application,
but
also
the
the
knowledge
of
what
the
functions
are
and
whether
you
classify
those
functions
as
religious
in
nature
or
not
I
mean
usually
I,
think
you
know
with
church
you're
having
more
of
classically
worship
activities
normally
as
opposed
to
you
know.
Medical
related
clinics
or
informational
I
mean
so
you
know
it
would
require
some
knowledge
of
the
actual
use
of
the
facility.
A
But
it's
whether
I
think
it
is
all
religious
in
nature
whether
it
is
religious
teaching
solely
or
some
kind
of
worship,
Gathering
solely
as
opposed
to
something
that
is,
you
know
not
religious
and
there's
no
I
mean
there's
no
fine
line.
I
mean,
obviously,
churches
have
a
lot
of
social
activities
as
well.
That
aren't
necessarily
focused
on
the
religious
aspect.
So
it's
hard
to
draw
a
line
in
the
sand
on
that.
But
again,
I
think
you
look
at
the
majority
of
the
activities
taking
place
and
whether
they
have
become
more
religious
than
not
is.
I
Well,
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
the
applicant
in
general.
You
know
so,
for
example,
we
have
several
locations
around
the
city
that
are
listed
as
event
centers
that
might
be
rented
on
a
Sunday
by
church
group.
It's
not
considered
a
church.
I
At
the
same
time,
we
have
a
church,
that's
rented
out
for
social
events
wrestling
and
other
things,
but
it's
listed
as
a
church.
So
you
know
it
does
really
come
down.
It
does
really
come
down
to
the
application
right
and
it
comes
down
to
who
owns
the
site
and
what
the
purpose
of
the
site
is
for
the
majority
of
the
time
and.
I
Okay
and
and
I
will
say
this.
The
reason
why
the
city
went
with
a
cup
on
that
particular
matter
is
because
where
something
is
located
does
have
an
impact
on
potential
uses
for
surrounding
properties
like,
for
instance,
package
sales
and
if
you're
going
into
General
commercial
and
someone
else
is
already
in
General
commercial
and
doesn't
know
that
a
church,
for
example,
has
moved
in
it
could
impact
their
ability
to
sell
package
without
that
that
prior
knowledge,
through
a
cup
process.
A
And
we
we
have
a
definition
of
religious
facilities,
so
that
is
church
synagogue,
Temple
mosque
or
other
facility.
Those
parts
aren't
really
helpful,
that
is
designed
for
worship,
ceremonies
and
rituals
pertaining
to
a
particular
system
of
beliefs.
So
usually
it's
more
formal
services
in
a
way,
I
think
that
makes
a
place
more
of
a
church
than
something
else
and.
I
F
I
In
this
particular
case,
it's
going
to
be
related
to
the
occupational
license,
because
that
is
an
annual
renewal
for
that
space,
and
so
they
will
have
to
file
annually
with
the
city
what
their
occupation
is
and
describe
what
they
do
at
that
occupation
if
it
changes
or
if
there
are
complaints
that
have
changed,
the
city
can
go
and
inspect
based
upon
the
occupational
license.
J
C
We
will
now
move
into
the
business
portion
of
our
meeting
if
there's
anyone
that
would
like
to
depart
now
before
we
get
into
our
record
meeting
well
producer.
C
Next
to
our
agenda,
you
have
in
your
packet
two
sets
of
minutes.
The
first
is
the
Minutes
special
called
minute
minutes
drafts
from
our
special
gold
council
meeting
on
June
15th,
and
also
our
council
meeting
draft
business
from
the
June
15th
meeting,
any
corrections
or
additions
to
those
meetings
or
motions.
R
C
G
Another
increase
in
unexpected
revenues
was
the
insurance
premium
tax
that
is
793
thousand
dollars
over
budget.
That
is
the
tax
that
is
paid
directly
by
the
state
to
the
city
and
we
under
budgeted
that
Revenue
Source,
because
we
were
uncertain
of
what
the
effect
would
be.
When
the
state
updated
our
population
figures,
the
state
had
been
paying
the
city
based
on
a
population
of
just
23,
522
people
and
per
the
2020
census.
That
figure
was
just
updated
last
year
for
the
City
of
Canton
for
a
population
of
34
576
people,
business
license.
G
Revenues
also
are
anticipated
to
come
in
over
budget.
That
is
because
we
were
doing
an
audit
of
unlicensed
or
delinquent
businesses
for
the
last
three
years.
It
seems
that
during
the
pandemic,
some
people
forgot
that
they
needed
to
file
a
business
license,
or
perhaps
they
reported
less
than
what
they
should
have
for
their
gross
receipts.
G
So
we're
going
through
that
process,
and
we
expect
to
have
a
court
date
later
this
month
to
catch
up
and
remind
businesses
on
what
is
owed
properly
to
the
City
of
Canton
and
the
reason
why
we
need
to
focus
on
getting
the
proper
business
license.
Revenues
from
these
local
operations
is
because
that
helps
us
offset
property
taxes
to
homeowners
and
on
the
commercial
side
also
and
on.
Lastly,
interest
earnings
are
up.
G
Incredibly,
as
everyone
knows,
inflation
is
up,
so
is
interest
that
we're
drawn
in
Banks,
which
we
had
not
anticipated
in
our
budget,
so
you'll
notice
interest
revenues
across
the
board
are
significantly
higher
than
we
anticipated
last
month.
Our
monies
that
are
being
held
in
Georgia
fund
one
we're
receiving
five
percent
interest
and
I'm
glad
to
answer
any
of
the
questions.
C
Next,
we
have
our
10-minute
public
input.
We
have
one
citizen,
Sanda,
Miss,
Ember,
winamute,
I,
hope
I
pronounced
that
correctly.
If
not
you
please
correct
me.
S
My
name
is
I.
Go
to
Knox
Elementary
I
would
like
the
City
of
Canton
to
use
their
public
art
funds
for
functional
art.
I.
Think
I
speak
on
behalf
of
every
kid
in
the
City
of
Canton,
when
I
say
that
we
should
build
a
playground.
I
suggest
that
it
have
a
rainforest
theme,
for
example,
a
slide
that
looks
like
a
flower
and
a
zip
line
that
looks
like
a
Vine
between
trees.
Thank
you.
C
We
have
no
old
business
tonight,
we'll
move
into
a
new
business
and
we'll
begin.
We've
been
talking
about
numbers
and
all
kinds
of
interesting
things,
though
this
is
a
very
exciting
agenda
item
with
discussion
of
our
public
art
master
plan
by
designing
local
Theater
events
and
the
facilities
director,
Miss
Kristen,
Norton
green.
Thank.
T
You
thank
you.
The
summer
of
2021
mayor
and
Council
created
the
Canton
Cultural
Arts
commission.
The
group
currently
made
up
of
chair
Rob
Walker
Bunda
and
citizens,
Elaine
Federico
Jamie,
Foreman,
Amy,
Kessler,
Teresa,
champine
and
Haley
white
work
together
to
establish
a
mission
and
vision
for
the
group.
The
vision
of
the
Canton
Cultural
Arts
commission
is
for
the
streets,
Parks
events
sights
and
lives
of
Canton
citizens
to
be
made
more
beautiful
and
meaningful
through
a
collective
and
sustained
effort
to
incorporate,
celebrate
and
promote
the
Arts
in
Canton.
T
Since
that
summer
the
commission
has
completed
three
mural
projects:
The
Wildflower
mural
by
Madison
blue,
located
on
the
historic
dos
building
on
North
Street.
It's
a
Vibe
by
Lauren
polada
Stenberg,
located
on
the
Downtown
parking
deck,
unite
a
collaborative
project
between
Cherokee
high
school
student,
Emily,
Hamilton,
non-profit
art
in
the
paint
and
Rob
Walker
Bunda
located
on
the
basketball
court
at
bowling
Park.
T
In
April
of
2022,
the
Canton
Cultural
Arts
commission
issued
a
request
for
proposals
to
create
a
public
art
master
plan
for
the
city.
Ohio-Based
firm,
designing
local
was
selected
and
work
began,
designing
locals,
spent
countless
hours,
interviewing
elected
officials,
City
staff,
commission
members,
local
artists
and
other
stakeholders,
as
well
as
publishing
online
surveys
and
holding
a
public
input
session
at
the
Milan
Etowah.
Using
feedback
from
these
sessions.
P
P
P
What
is
it?
What
is
this
plan
really
about
it's
about
the
future
of
public
art
in
Canton?
So
where
are
we
going?
What
do
we
want
to
see
and
how
do
we
want
to
see
it
implemented?
I
think
we
have
some
good
things
in
here
for
our
public
forum
speaker
earlier
I
know
at
least
two
of
the
items
mentioned
are
are
also
in
the
presentation
today.
P
So
that's
great
one
of
the
key
components
of
this
plan
was
really
creating
a
shared
definition
for
what
public
art
is
and
what
public
art
isn't,
and
that's
really
important
when
we're
talking
about
using
City
funds
for
public
art,
because
there's
lots
of
priorities.
But
when
we're
devoting
money
towards
public
art,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
being
spent
on
public
art
created
by
artists,
and
that
falls
within
our
definition
of
of
that
public
art.
My
third
business
partner
is
a
landscape
architect.
P
P
So
it's
really
important
for
us
to
go
through
and
kind
of
show
some
nice
examples
of
public
art
types
that
we
think
would
work
really
well
in
Canton,
so
sculpture,
of
course,
sculptures.
One
of
the
first
things
you
think
of
when
it
comes
to
public
art.
It
takes
so
many
different
forms.
It
can
be
very
traditional.
It
can
be
vibrant,
it
can
be,
it
can
be
bright.
So
what
you're,
seeing
there
is
a
piece
of
public
art
that
we
would
consider
sculpture,
murals.
P
We
already
have
some
really
great
ones
that
we
just
briefly
mentioned-
also
functional
art,
so
functional
art
is
a
really
important
component
of
what
we're
doing
it
creates
the
opportunity
for
everyone
in
the
community
to
interact
with
that
public
art,
whether
it's
a
bench
or
a
bus,
stop
or
a
bike
rack
or
what
whatever
ends
up
being.
Those
are,
some
of
the
most
fun
fun
pieces
of
public
art
and
we're
already
installing
the
infrastructures
we're
kind
of
getting
a
one-two
punch
there
by
converting
some
of
that
into
public
art
light
installations.
P
Obviously
these
are
really
to
be
consumed
at
night,
but
these
are
some
of
the
most
exciting
installations.
You
can
see
these
days,
people
just
love
to
go
and
interact
with
lighted
installations,
take
photos
with
it
explore
the
area,
and
so
these
are
some
of
the
coolest
things
that
you're
seeing
rolled
out
today
in
the
public
art
realm
and
then
really
site-specific
public
art.
P
So
what
that
just
means
is,
we
are
creating
things
that
really
only
work
in
the
space
that
we
are
giving
them
so,
whether
that's
in
a
park
or
whether
that's
on
my
mountain
bike,
trail
whatever
that
ends
up
being,
it's
really
about
creating
something
that
fits
with
your
site
and
then
really
becomes
a
Canton
Public,
art,
piece
and
pop-up
in
temporary
art.
This
is
a
really
growing
movement
that
we
see
all
over
the
place.
P
I
think
the
most
exciting
thing
about
pop-up
and
temporary
art
is
that
it's
ever
changing.
So
instead
of
putting
that
sculpture
out,
that
is
really
wonderful
and
contributes
to
the
built
environment,
but
is
always
there
and
becomes
a
piece
of
the
community.
The
temporary
stuff
makes
you
go
out
every
you
know
every
time
you
install
something
new
and
draws
people
there
and
gives
people
a
reason
to
come
and
see
it
and
then
really
Community
participatory
art
is,
but
we
love
to
engage
with
people.
P
P
We
also
have
some
results
from
the
public
engagement
here
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
too
deeply
into
this,
but
it
just
gives
you
an
idea
of
what
questions
we
did
ask.
So
we
we're
really
looking
to
see
where
people
would
like
to
see
public
art
generally,
so,
whether
that's
in
Parks
or
downtown
or
in
other
locations
around
the
community,
and
then
we
asked
specificity
to
so
where
exactly
in
the
community.
P
Do
you
want
to
see
public
art
in
addition
to
the
general
types
of
places,
and
we
also
just
we're
trying
to
work
out
some
themes
for
public
art
to
give
suggestions
for
how
public
art
can
be
implemented
in
the
community
so
and
for
us?
It's
really
important
to
uncover
the
story
of
the
community
too,
because
in
our
you
know,
designing
local.
We
we
feel
like
art
that
is
getting
implemented
in
communities,
should
reflect
the
local
character
of
the
community
and
help
tell
the
story
community.
P
So
how
what
does
Canton
Public
art
look
like
specifically,
so
you
see
some
of
the
words
up
there
that
people
use
to
describe
public
art
and
we
think
that
kind
of
information
should
be
given
to
artists,
because
not
every
artist
creating
work
for
the
community
is
going
to
be
from
Canton.
So
how
can
they
create
artwork?
That
says
something
and
about
Canton
and
tells
the
story
of
Canton?
P
In
addition,
you
know
you'll
just
see
some
other
examples
of
of
those
kinds
of
questions
that
tell
us
the
story
of
the
community
so
now
I'm
going
to
go
through
what
we're
calling
a
framework
for
the
future.
So
this
is
really.
How
can
we?
This
is
the
road
map
for
implementing
public
art
in
Canton
the?
What
are
the
values
of
the
public
art
program?
These
are
really
important,
so
celebrating
Canton,
you've
heard
me
say
that
a
bunch
of
times
already
but
telling
those
stories
supporting
artists
so
directly
supporting
artists.
P
That's
these:
are
you
know
a
key
component
of
the
program
as
well
as
building
Community
overall,
so
getting
people
engaged
and
involved
in
the
community
and
out
exploring
the
community
and
each
objective
and
each
strategy
or
I'm.
Sorry,
each
strategy
that
we
have
that
you'll
be
seeing
here
momentarily
and
is
more
elaborated
on
in
the
plan,
is
connected
to
each
one
of
your
tenants
behind
behind
me
and
up
there
on
the
stream.
P
So,
of
course
not,
every
strategy
connects
to
every
tenant,
but
those
were
really
the
basis
for
how
we
developed
each
of
the
strategies
and
how
we're
looking
overall
in
a
public
art
program,
because,
although
public
art
We
Believe
has
merits
on
its
own,
it's
also
important
to
connect
it
to
different
initiatives
that
the
city
is
doing
so
objective,
one
establishing
the
a
permanent
public
art
program
for
the
city.
So
we
have
a
number
of
strategies
below
that
and
those
include
adopting
policies
and
procedures
that
go
along
with
the
public
art
program.
P
P
You
know
it's
great
to
do
all
the
talking
about
what
we
want
to
see
happen,
but
without
the
funds
to
actually
implement
it,
you
know
we
can't
really
move
along
with
the
program
so
funding
it
with
a
two
percent
for
art
is
really
key,
and
this
would
come
specifically
from
the
CIP
projects
so
directly
associated
with
with
each
one
of
those
CIP
projects.
This
is
the
most
common
form
of
public
art.
Funding
around
the
country.
P
And
lastly,
we
also
feel
that
it's
an
important
recommendation
and
although
it
is
outside
the
bounds
of
a
public
art
program,
but
we
feel
that
it's
important
that
you
in
the
future
look
to
do
a
cultural
plan
that
explores
Beyond
public
art
and
all
the
different
Arts
related
things
that
the
city
should
be
doing.
So
that's
one
of
our
recommendations
to
you
too,
take
the
next
step
to
explore
other
things.
Beyond
public
art,
objective
two
is
about
developing
destination,
defining
events
and
spaces
that
use
public
art.
P
So
again,
this
is
this
is
part
of
drawing
people
to
the
community,
creating
an
environment
in
which
Canton
is
known
for
its
strong
public
art
program
and
then
so.
How
do
we
do
that?
We
work
with
public
artists
to
develop
a
Monumental
playground
in
one
of
canton's
parks.
I.
Think
that
connected
to
something
I
heard
earlier,
you
know
for
us
again
creating
that
functional
play
aspect
of
public
art
is
really
important.
P
Not
only
does
it
engage
kids,
but
really
it
also
engages
parents
and
families,
grandparents,
everyone
to
go
out
and
see
this
public
art
that
we
can
use
and
explore
and
have
fun
with
so
that's
kind
of
bringing
some
of
that
joy
and
excitement
to
Parks
I.
Don't
know
that
we
need
to
encourage
people
to
go
to
Parks
more
I,
know
people
already
love
them,
but
I.
You
know
for
us.
It's
also
really
important
to
use
public
art
to
connect
people
to
outdoor
activity
in
nature.
P
So
that's
something
that's
really
important
to
us,
ensuring
that
we
have
small
scale
Place
making
opportunities
as
well.
So
this
is,
you
know
how
we
can
create
little
kind
of
neighborhood
icons
and
other
things
that
connect
people
to
the
environment
around
the
community
and
then
also
investing
in
public
art
in
the
trail
Network.
So
again
getting
people
out
on
the
trails
exploring
creating
those
places
within
the
community
that
people
are
connected
to,
as
well
as
developing
a
signature
public
art
event.
P
So
this
this
could
be
so
many
things
but
I'm
thinking
about
doing
a
signature
event
on
a
biennial
basis
and
really
that
could
be
having
temporary
displays
that
could
be
bringing
in
muralists.
It
could
be
all
kinds
of
different
things.
Luckily,
I'll
leave
that
to
you
to
come
up
with
all
those
ideas
for
how
we
actually
Implement
that,
but
lots
of
opportunities
there
and
then
investing
in
iconic,
public
art
and
existing
space.
It
enliven
in
existing
public
spaces,
whether
they're,
Parks
or
other
kind
of
places
around
the
community.
P
In
addition,
we
have
objective
three,
which
is
investing
in
public
art
in
Downtown,
Canton
and
looking
at
creating
some
creative
districts
and
we'll
talk
about
what
does
that
look
like
so
the
first
one
is
again
in
investing
in
public
art
and
some
of
those
existing
places
and
then
exploring
the
visibility
of
creating
an
incentive
program
that
could
go
along
with
a
creative
District
program.
So
this
is
really
about
encouraging
additional
art
focused
businesses.
So
this
is
elaborated
on
more
in
your
document.
P
So
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
it,
but
happy
to
answer
questions
about
that
and
then
again
investing
in
temporary
public
art
in
Downtown
Canton,
specifically
drawing
people
doing
all
those
things
we've
already
talked
about
and
then
lastly,
a
mural
grant
program.
So
this
would
be
an
opportunity
for
the
city
to
do
additional
murals
as
you're
already
doing
and
then
objective
number
four
is
to
invest
in
roadways
with
public
art.
P
So
this
creates
an
opportunity
to
draw
public
art
out
Beyond,
just
the
downtown
area
and
ensuring
that
we
have
opportunities
to
engage
people
throughout
the
community
and
we're
enhancing
resident
experiences.
Whether
those
are
people
walking
downtown,
which
we
talked
about
earlier
or
people
driving
on
you
know
out
throughout
the
community
and
then
also
looking
at
using
public
art
for
tactical
urbanism.
So
this
is
doing
small
scale
interventions
in
streets.
P
It's
something
that
you've
seen
as
a
growing
movement
around
the
country,
so
I'm
going
to
try
to
go
very
quickly
through
just
some
conceptual
projects.
These
are
just
really
fun,
Visionary
ideas,
so
using
public
art
to
create
Landmark
gateways,
as
you
come
into
the
City
of
Canton
Canton,
art
Trails,
so
maybe
taking
it
a
step
further
Beyond
just
investing
in
art
in
the
trail
network,
but
specifically
creating
art,
focused
Trails.
So
you
see
really
cool
things
like
the
cultural
Trail
in
Indianapolis
or
different,
like
themed
Trails.
P
P
You
know
you
want
to
become
a
destination
known
for
mountain
biking.
So
how
do
we
create
some
really
cool
fun?
Engaging
art
that
is
connected
to
that
might
not
be
a
giant.
Bunny
might
be
something
equally
irreverent,
but
not
necessarily
that,
but
thinking
about
how
we
can
create
something
that
would
help
draw
the
folks
to
that
kind
of
mountain
bike
opportunity
doing
additional
downtown
Place
making
Activation.
P
So
this
could
be
pop-up
alleys
and
pocket
Parks,
a
sculpture
tour,
something
along
those
lines.
Doing
denim,
sculpture,
sculptures
so
again
for
us
connecting
to
the
history
and
the
stories
of
Canton
is
really
important.
So
that's
where
an
idea
like
this
comes
from
Lights
on
the
Lake,
so
enhancing
the
existing
built
environment,
drawing
people
out
into
nature.
Let's
do
something
on
the
lake
with
lights
and
art
and
fun
and
get
people
engaged
and
then
a
utility
box
program.
P
So
this
is
kind
of
the
low
hanging
fruit,
so
lots
of
ugly
utility
boxes
all
over
the
community.
Sorry
to
the
engineers
I
think
they're
ugly.
We
can
Adorn
those
with
art
some
of
the
best
public
art,
implementations,
I've
seen
lately
have
been
utility
boxes
and
a
lot
of
them
are
done
with
vinyl
wraps
now,
so
you
can
have
diff
artists
of
all
kinds
of
different
mediums
photograph
or
scan
their
artwork
and
and
bring
that
out
into
the
built
environment,
and
that
is
it
so
I'm
happy
to
answer.
P
C
Great
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
It's
a
exciting
moment.
I
want
to
thank
our
Cultural
Arts
commission
for
their
hard
work,
I
think
all
the
citizens
who
participated
in
and
give
them
their
input
for
this
plan.
I
know
it's
been
a
lot
of
work
and
a
lot
of
effort,
a
lot
of
great
ideas.
One
thing
mayor,
Pro,
Tim
Schmidt
for
her
leadership
on
this
issue
and
her
passion
for
this
issue:
staff
who
worked
on
this
issue
on
this
plan.
C
It's
it's
great
to
have
great
plans
and
ideas
and
thoughts
about
art,
but
to
have
actual
a
master
plan
and
and
a
way
to
implement
these
ideas
that
that
also
supports
our
roadmap
and
brings
it
helps
bring
it
to
life
and
creates
you
know
greater
Economic,
Development
and,
and
you
know,
enhances
our
tourism
activities
in
the
city.
It's
just
a
very
exciting
opportunity,
I
think
for
the
city.
So
thanks
everyone,
that's
involved!
It's
an
exciting,
exciting
day
for
Canton,
so
comments,
I
think
you
may
have
something
to.
B
Say
thanks
Mr
Mayor.
Thank
you
so
much
to
designing
local.
You
guys
have
been
phenomenal
to
work
with
and
I
also
just
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Shanna
Colter
who's
here
tonight,
she's
the
lead
on
our
very
first
mural
The
Railroad
Street
wall.
So
thanks
for
being
here
Shanna
most
of
our
Arts
commission
is
on
vacation
and
are
good
for
them,
and
a
couple
are
at
work
tonight.
B
But
again
our
fearless
leader,
Rob,
Walker
Bunda,
is
here
and
I
just
wanted
to
just
recap
really
quickly
that
public
art
celebrates
creativity,
enhances
canton's
identity
and
strengthens
the
local
economy,
and
so
it's
not
just
about
putting
pretty
things
out
there,
although
that's
amazing,
but
it
really
is
an
economic
development
initiative
that
it
really
works,
and
we've
already
seen
that-
and
this
is
just
a
way
to
to
to
allow
in
the
future
that
everyone
knows
how
to
do
it
and
that
there's
a
plan
for
it
and
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
say
that
none
of
these
Creative
Concepts
would
be
possible
without
our
thoughtful
mayor
and
Council
team
and
their
support.
B
Our
city
staff,
the
recently
created
Canton
Cultural,
Arts,
commission
and,
of
course,
canton's
Kristen,
Morgan
green,
who
has
four
of
the
last
year,
done
way
more
than
her
job
description.
Calls
for,
and
none
of
it
really
seriously
would
be
possible
without
her,
and
we
continue
to
work
together
on
big
ideas
for
canton's
future
in
the
public
and
Cultural
Arts,
as
laid
out
here
and
our
residents.
Visitors
and
business
owners
Inspire
this
entire
team
of
art
lovers
and
me
to
continue
to
work
for
an
environment
that
sees
the
Arts
Thrive
all
over
Canton
and
I.
F
Wilson,
well,
what
I'm
going
to
say
is
probably
not
appropriate,
but
I
want
to
mention
something
to
Kristen
when
I
was
down
in
Savannah
last
week
at
GMA,
I
rode
by
their
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
the
art
was
on
it
and
when
I
rode
by
hours
this
week
to
go,
walk
at
bowling
Park.
We
have
a
blank
canvas
there
so
think
about
that.
That's
a
perfect
place
for
some
public
art.
So.
E
And
thank
you
Schmidt
for
your
leadership
and
Miss
Norton
and
everybody
else
on
the
Canton
team
that
played
a
part.
This
is
an
impressive
document.
I
think
you
could
land
here
from
another
planet
and
understand
what
the
goals
are,
and
so
whoever
put
this
together
did
a
dynamite
job,
so
Kudos
kudos
for
the
unbelievable
work.
C
U
No,
this
is
this
is
for
the
construction
management
services
for
the
raw
water
intake
improvements
that
we
just
opened
bids
on
today.
It's
for
I
think
172,
000
and
change.
Okay,
172
389
dollars,
it'll
cover
all
the
CM
Services,
some
limited
inspection
and
its
projects
should
last
15
months.
C
U
And
no
we're
all
done
with
the
the
design
on
like
I
say
we
took
bits
today
and
this
is
to
to
manage
the
contractor.
Okay.
C
C
U
This
so
this
one,
this
is
our
service
area,
but
we
have
no
lines
out
there.
There
are
several
property
owners
that
have
wells
that
have
had
issues
that
are
dry.
U
They
have
approached
the
water
authority
to
try
to
to
get
water
to
them
and
and
what
we
have
done.
We've
gone
through
a
couple
of
plans
and
this
one
seemed
to
make
the
most
sense.
So
the
Water
Authority
will
install
a
a
line,
I
think
about
3000
feet,
thereabouts
of
of
water
main
that
will
serve
all
those
those
Property
Owners
there.
U
They
have
reached
an
agreement
with
Lennar
to
get
an
easement
through
Hickory
Bluffs
subdivision,
and
they
can
go
in
and
install
it
at
a
fraction
of
the
cost
that
that
a
contractor
would
would
do
if
we
had
to
bid
it
out
order
of
magnitude
3000
feet.
They
charge,
they
charge
six
dollars
a
foot
to
install
it.
So
eighteen
thousand
dollars
in
addition
to
providing
the
Water
Service
here
they
are
going
to
relinquish
four
Parcels
to
us
so
that
we'll
have
this
complete
service
area.
U
There
won't
be
anything
not
in
our
service
area
and
if
you
look
at
the
number
of
parcels
in
that
service
area
and
that
we
sold
meters
to,
we
could
probably
take
in
over
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
in
just
meter
fees,
never
mind
the
revenue,
so
I
think
it's
a
win-win,
and
we
want
to.
We
wanted
action
on
this
one
so
that
they
can
get
moving
and
install
this
line.
U
C
U
Approved
it
their
last
board,
meeting
I,
think
the
what
is
it
at
the
end
of
June
I
think
I
think
the
end
of
June
they
they've.
H
C
C
V
You
so
this
is
in
conjunction
with
our
project
at
Sr
140
at
the
SR5
connector,
also
known
as
Reinhardt
College
Parkway.
So
as
part
of
the
concept
report
for
this
project,
we're
required
to
have
a
support
letter
from
the
city
stating
that
we're
we're
in
support
of
a
roundabout.
It
also
indicates
our
our
participation
in
the
full
cost
to
energize
and
maintain
the
Lighting
systems
associated
with
the
roundabout
and
then
later
on.
We'll
have
a
more
formal
document
that
will
be
signed.
This
is
not
a
binding
agreement.
It's
just
basically
showing
a
support.
V
C
C
I
I
I
First
and
foremost,
we
have
a
couple
of
new
faces
in
the
audience,
so
I
want
to
recognize
two
new
staff
and
members
that
we
have
on
team,
Canton,
Michael,
Lloyd,
zoo
and
Jackie
Chang,
who
are
in
the
back
started
with
us.
They
are
our
creative
digital
content
Specialists,
and
that
means
so
you're
going
to
be
working
with
Lauren
Johnson
and
the
rest
of
our
team
on
things
that
we
do
as
it
relates
to
communication
marketing
tourism
related
projects,
informational
projects
for
the
community,
as
well
as
a
yeah,
so
we're
glad
to
have
them
here
tonight.
I
Not
all
meetings
include
those
long
speeches
by
me.
Secondly,
I
did
want
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
an
update.
Several
of
us
last
weekend
participated
in
the
Georgia
Municipal
association's
90th
and
had
an
opportunity
to
represent
the
City
of
Canton
and
learn
new
things.
One
of
the
things
that
we
did
pick
up
at
was
this
plaque
recognizing
the
City
of
Canton
as
one
of
the
city's
civility
in
the
state
of
Georgia,
and
so
we
did
receive
this.
I
The
mayor
picked
that
up
for
us
and
we
will
have
that
on
display
at
the
front
of
City
Hall.
We
appreciate
Miss
Wilson
being
our
voting
delegate
on
behalf
of
the
organization.
We
appreciate
Mr
Tolan,
hauling
our
flags
off
the
stage
in
the
parade
of
flags.
He
did
a
fantastic
job
and
I
believe,
as
as
the
mayor
alluded
to
in
his
remarks
and
our
monthly
newsletter.
We
were
mentioned
in
many
many
opportunities
and
many
times
at
the
convention.
We
had
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
conversations
about
housing.
I
We
were
involved
in
conversations
and
presentations
as
it
relates
to
being
entrepreneurial
friendly
in
presentations
as
it
relates
to
diversity
of
programs
of
the
city
and
in
presentations
about
our
road
map
to
success,
so
it
it
is
a
lot
of
great
work
work
with
the
city's
doing
a
lot
of
opportunities
for
us
to
share
those
with
others.
I
will
mention
to
you
as
well
that
we
have
our
team
member
of
the
month
for
May
Mr
Clint
jeans
down
in
our
public
works
department.
I
Clint
works
specifically
in
the
Parks
and
Rec
group,
and
does
a
fantastic
job
he's
been
with
us.
A
number
of
years
and
we've
got
to
see
an
opportunity
for
him
to
grow
with
us
in
the
city.
He
was
recognized
for
the
month
of
May.
We
would
normally
have
had
that
to
you
a
little
bit
earlier,
but
because
the
way
the
council
meetings
fell
in
June,
we
weren't
able
to
do
that.
We
did
recognize
him
as
our
team
member
of
the
month
for
the
month
of
May.
I
I
also
wanted
to
mention
to
you
and
I
know
that
that
many
of
you
saw
our
release
on
the
fireworks.
We
weren't
necessarily
pleased
with
our
vendor.
This
year
we
didn't
have
the
successful
fireworks
show
that
we
wanted
as
a
city.
There's
there's
not
Solas
in
knowing
that
some
of
our
neighbors
also
had
bad
shows.
I
But
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
this
year
because
of
of
industry
issues,
we
were
forced
to
use
a
different
vendor
and
they
just
didn't
perform
this.
We
would
like
to
see
fit,
and
so,
as
a
team,
yesterday
morning
we
sat
down.
We
had
conversations
about
what
to
do
to
start
the
process
for
selecting
a
new
vendor
for
next
year,
as
I
mentioned
to
you.
I
The
number
of
companies
in
Georgia
that
are
licensed
and
certified
to
do
certain
size
shows
is
not
a
very
big
group,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
competition
for
that
Fourth
of
July
date
last
year.
The
vendor
that
we
had
used
for
a
number
of
years
would
not
give
us
the
Fourth
of
July
based
on
shows
that
they
had
scheduled
and
and
the
staff
they
had
to
do
those
and
they
moved
us
to
July
3rd,
and
our
residents
told
us
they
didn't
want
the
show
on
the
third.
They
wanted.
I
The
show
on
the
fourth
to
celebrate
it
on
Independence
Day.
So
we
will
be
we're
working
with
you
and
bringing
information
back
to
you
in
Canton
tourism
as
well
about
what
that
might
look
like
next
year.
What
the
contractor
will
look
like
in
my
head,
I'm,
also
thinking
about
the
fact
that
in
three
years,
we'll
be
celebrating
America's,
250th
birthday
and
so
I
expect
our
residents
and
our
community
will
expect
something
really
great
for
that
year
as
well.
So
I
did
want
to
let
you
know
that
you
know.
I
Sometimes
we
we
do
have
a
mistake
or
we
have
a
failure
and
we
have
to
own
up
to
it,
and
this
is
one
of
those
cases
where
we
didn't
get
the
the
product
that
we
wanted
for
our
citizens
and-
and
we
do
apologize
for
that.
But
we
were
disappointed
as
well,
and
so
we
will.
We
will
make
sure
that
we
get
a
better
show
for
next
year.
R
Peppers,
this
may
be
a
little
off
topic
which
what
we've
discussed
tonight,
but
my
question
just
in
regards
to
the
Telus
email
address:
yes,
sir.
So
what
all
does
that
capture?
Why?
Why
would
I
use
that
email
address
anything.
I
You
want
to
tell
the
city
about
you
can
email
to
tell
us,
and
so
just
so
just
so
you
and
the
public
are
aware.
There
are
a
number
of
email
addresses
of
City
staff
in
the
City
of
Canton
that
receive
an
email
when
it
is
sent
to
tell
us
I'm
one
of
those
individuals
through
Telus.
We
get
requests
for
brush
pickups,
we
get
requests
about
street
lights.
We
get
requests
about
code,
compliance
issues
we
get
requests
about
when
events
are
going
to
take
request
about
when
taxes
are
due.
I
When
occupational
licenses
are
due,
we
get
information
about
water
issues,
we
get
a
range
of
things,
but
because
we
have
a
big
team.
That's
involved
in
that
email.
The
appropriate
staff
always
sees
those
emails
come
in
and
can
act
on
that,
so
anything
that
the
public
might
see
that
they
want
to.
Let
us
know
about,
they
can
email
us
through
Telus.
Now
I
will
say
this
when
they
email
us
through
telesense.
It
is
a
since
it's
a
combined
email
account
under
Google.
I
It
does
help
us
if
they
will
provide
their
contact
information
in
the
email
so
that
we
can
reach
back
out
directly
to
them.
We
can
still
get
their
contact
information.
We
just
have
to
go
through
a
little
bit
of
layers
of
Gmail
to
get
that
pulled
out,
but
if
they'll
put
their
contact
information
out
there,
we
can
respond
to
those
requests
immediately.
I
I
It
just
depends,
I
will
say
some
weekends
are
busier
than
others.
Normally
we'll
get
between
15
to
30
emails
a
week
through
Telus.
I
I
say
100
of
the
emails
that
come
to
tell
us
if
I
know,
specifically
what
the
issue
is
and
who,
on
our
team
can
deal
with
the
issue.
I
send
it
to
them.
If
they're
not
included
in
that,
tell
us
list
I
respond
to
about
half
of
the
Telus
emails
myself
and
copy
the
copy,
the
correct
department,
some
of
them,
for
example,
some
of
them
are
brush
pickup
and
I'll,
see
a
response
from
public
works
from
Andrea.
Who,
who
is
the
admin
in
that
particular
Department?
I'll,
see
her
email
back
and
say.
I
Thank
you
for
sending
us
an
email.
We
will
schedule
your
brush.
Pickup
I
know
that's
how
she
operates
so
I
will
not
respond
to
that
one.
But
if
it's
an
issue,
that's
complex
about
a
you
know
water
or
codes,
or
what
have
you
normally
I
will
make
the
initial
response
and
make
sure
I
copy
in
the
appropriate
staff
if
they're
not
involved
in
the
telesing
mail,
okay,.
R
I
Used
to
have
group
emails
for
specific
things,
so
we
had
a
group
email
for
Code,
Compliance
people
wouldn't
use
it,
and
so,
by
going
to
one
generic
email
address,
the
citizen
doesn't
have
to
wonder
who
they
need
to
email.
They
send
it
to
that
one
address
and
it
gets
handled
by
the
city
staff
because
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
residents
don't
think
through
the
complexity
of
departments
in
an
org
chart.
They
just
think
I
need
to
contact
the
city
and
so
by
using
tell
us,
they've
contacted
the
city.
F
F
To
say
to
Mr
Peppers
that
I
appreciate
your
response
to
the
to
us
and
to
the
public
about
the
fireworks
that
you
owned
it
that
it
wasn't
as
good
as
it's
been
in
the
past
and
you
didn't
make
excuses
for
it
and
that
we're
working
to
make
it
better.
That
makes
it
easier
for
us
to
respond
to
the
people
that
call
us
about
it.
Thank
you
for
for
not
making
excuses,
but
for
planning
to
make
it
better.
Yes,
ma'am
and
my
dog
doesn't
like
it.
C
I,
don't
have
anything
formal,
but
it's
hot,
and
it's
had
a
long
meeting.
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
Miss
Peppers,
also,
and
thank
him
and
I
want
to
thank
Council
and
staff.
Things
like
the
fireworks
and
other
things
that
have
occurred
when
issues
do
come
up
and
they
will
come
up
and
mistakes
will
happen,
and
you
know,
there's
there's
not
a
better
team,
I
think
in
the
industry
better
equipped
to
deal
with
those
mistakes
than
the
team.
C
We
have
working
here,
there's
no
other
individuals
that
work
harder
on
behalf
of
our
citizens
than
we
have
on
this
team.
I
see
this
team
I
talk
to
this
team.
I
talk
to
them
when
they're
on
vacation
I
talk
to
them
on
weekends,
I've
talked
to
them
on
holidays,
they
they're
called
names,
they're
accused
of
doing
things
that
they
don't
do
and
they
do
it
with
Grace
and
dignity
and
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
their
hard
work.
On
behalf
of
our
citizens,
you
want
to
know
what
our
intentions
are.
C
We
have
a
road
map,
that's
published,
we
work
at.
We
work
at
Point
by
point.
If
you
want
to
know
how
we
spend
your
money,
we
have
a
budget,
that's
online,
our
budget's
tied
to
every
I
line
on
them
in
a
road
map
and
we're
very
transparent
about
what
we're
doing
and
we're
working
create.
The
coolest
small
town
in
America
we're
very
proud
of
our
work.
So
as
things
heat
up
this
summer,
let's
keep
our
cool,
keep
doing
the
great
work
that
we're
doing.