* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:02] SO GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE. THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF JANUARY 12TH, 2026. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTANT FOR AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU'RE WILLING AND ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US. ALLEGIANCE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS WHAT NATION GOD, INDIVISIBLE JUSTICE [A. Nomination and Vote for an Alternate Planning Commissioner] FIRST ITEM UP ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA WILL BE A NOMINATION AND VOTE FOR AN ALTERNATE PLANNING COMMISSIONER, UH, MR. MAYOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE CHRIS GODFREY AS ALTERNATE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE YES. OTHERWISE VOTE ACCORDINGLY. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR. CAN I, UH, MAYOR, CAN I INTERRUPT JUST REAL QUICK, I WANNA LOOK OVER TO, UH, DEANNA THAT ONLY SHOWED SIX VOTES ON THE SCREEN AND WE'VE GOT A FULL ASSEMBLY OF COUNCIL TONIGHT. SHOULD WE GO TO A HAND VOTE FOR TONIGHT? DOES THAT NEED TO BE SET UP DIFFERENTLY? IF WE COULD HAVE JUST ONE SECOND. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT, CHRIS. I DID NOT NOTICE WHICH OF THE, WHICH MEMBER COUNCIL CAN'T ENTER THE MEETING. DRISCOLL. OKAY. DRISCOLL'S NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE MEETING ON HIS, UH, VOTING DEVICE. WE, SO WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL CAPTURE VOTES TONIGHT, MR. MAYOR, SO YOU CAN MOVE ON IN THE MEETING. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST FOR THESE COUPLE OF VOTES WE HAVE TO DO TONIGHT, IF YOU JUST REVERT TO A HAND VOTE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND WE'LL CAPTURE IT IN THE MINUTES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. WONDERFUL. AND WE HAVE SOME TIME DURING THE NEXT ITEM, SO WE'LL WORK ON GETTING THAT ADJUSTED. OKAY, GREAT. THANKS. [B. Swearing In of Board and Commission Members] SO THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE SWEARING IN OF BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS. JUDGE WILL, I BELIEVE YOU'LL BE DOING THAT. AND JUDGE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO TURN ON THE PODIUM MIC WHEN YOU ARRIVE. JUST THE BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. EVENING. HAVE A COUPLE MORE FOLKS TO SWEAR IN FOR Y'ALL. YES. AT THIS TIME, PAT CORPORAL AND JACQUELINE, JENNA, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO COME FORWARD AND THEN JUDGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND TO TURN ON THE MIC, ON THAT BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEP. MM-HMM . DO YOU WANNA USE THE NOW I'M GOOD WITH THIS. ALRIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU JUST KIND OF STEP UP THERE AND YOU CAN GO TO THE SAME. OKAY. UNLESS YOU WANT DO, THIS IS THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS FOR THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA. REPEAT AFTER ME PLEASE. AYE. STATE YOUR NAME. PATRICK CORFIELD. JACQUELINE HEREBY ACCEPT THE HONOR OF SERVING AS A MEMBER OF STATE BOARD NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION. I REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR CONFIRM THAT I'M NOT THE HOLDER OF ANY UNACCOUNTED FOR PUBLIC MONEY, ACCOUNTED FOR PUBLIC MONEY. DO THIS STATE DUE TO THIS STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION [00:05:01] OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AUTHORITY THEREOF OR AUTHORITY THEREOF. I'M QUALIFIED TO HOLD SET OFFICE. I AM QUALIFIED TO HOLD SET OFFICE ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION. ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF GEORGIA. OF GEORGIA. AND I, I SHALL SUPPORT AND I SHALL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FURTHER, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM FURTHER, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I SHALL FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES THAT I SHALL FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A BOARD MEMBER OF A NATIONAL OKAY. REGULARLY ATTEND MEETINGS. REGULARLY, ATTEND MEETINGS, UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE, UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE, ACT AND CONDUCT BUSINESS. ACT AND CONDUCT BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT AND CONDUCT AND SUPPORT THE CHARTER AND LAWS AND SUPPORT THE CHARTER LAWS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA. OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. [5. CONSENT AGENDA] NEXT TIME UP ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 8TH, 2025 AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT THE MONTH ENDING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE, HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM MERKEL. APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HEIGHTS. AND MR. MAYOR, IF WE COULD ALSO TAKE THIS VOTE BY HAND. OKAY, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ON THIS? WE DO NOT. MR. MAYOR, HOWEVER, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE KILLING TIME ANYWAY, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYONE COME FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE VOTE WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND AND IT LOOKED UNANIMOUS TO ME. IS THAT THE CASE? THANK YOU. [A. Announcement of Public Hearing Procedures] NEXT WILL BE THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND I'LL ALLOW THE CITY ATTORNEY MOLLY SWIN TO READ THIS. THE PROCEDURES, AN INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING TO BE HEARD ON A MATTER RELATED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING MUST BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR BEFORE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. UPON RISING TO SPEAK, THE SPEAKER MUST IDENTIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND FURNISH A HOME OR BUSINESS ADDRESS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY COMMENTS OR REMARKS. THE COUNCIL WILL ALLOW THE PROPONENTS A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION. OPPONENTS WILL BE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. COMMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT FOLLOWED BY PERSON SPEAKING IN FAVOR AND THEN FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION UPON CONCLUSION OF ANY OPPOSING COMMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS, THE MAYOR WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO OFFER REBUTTAL IF ANY TIME IS REMAINING IN THE ORIGINALLY ALLOTTED. 10 MINUTES. THANK YOU. MS. S ONE, [B. PH-26-01 Cirque Italia/North Point Mall Consideration of a public hearing to allow a temporary circus for Cirque Italia in the parking lot at North Point Mall. The property is located at 1000 North Point Circle and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 688, 689, 700, 701, 702, 742 & 743, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.] DIRECTOR COOK. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THE FIRST ITEM BEFORE YOU IS SHOWN TO YOU ON THE SCREEN. IT'S LOCATED AT NORTH POINT MALL. THE APPLICANT'S CIRC ITALIA IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A TEMPORARY USE FOR A CIRCUS. THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UDC SECTION, UH, SUBSECTION 2.32 [00:10:01] REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A CIRCUS CARNIVAL OR FAIR ON PROPERTY ZONE AND USE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES UTILIZING THE SURFACE PARKING LOT BETWEEN MACY'S AND A MC THEATER AND I HAVE THAT SITE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE. BOXED, UH, HERE'S THE A MC THEATER AND THEN MACY'S IS LOCATED HERE. THE CIRCA CIR ITALIA IS DESCRIBED BY THE APPLICANT AS A ACROBATIC. THE THEATRICAL CIRQUE STYLE CIRCUS HELD UNDER A TENT. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, THE PRODUCTION FEATURES HUMAN ACTS ONLY AND THERE ARE NO PYROTECHNICS. CIRC ITALIA PROVIDES ITS OWN CONCESSION AND THE CONCESSION IS LOCATED AT THE FRONT. THEY ALSO INCLUDED A PLAN OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE TENT WITH THE CONCESSIONS AND IT INCLUDES OFFERING SIMILAR TO A MOVIE THEATER AND THERE THERE'LL BE NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CALIA CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL SANITATION COMPANY FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND RESTROOM FACILITIES. AND THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A SITE PLAN DEPICTING THE CIRCUS AND THE SURFACE LOT BETWEEN MACY'S AND A MC. PARKING OF COURSE, WOULD BE LOCATED NEARBY. THE PROPOSED CIRCUS IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MARCH 13TH TO THE 16TH, WAS SET UP BEGINNING ON MARCH 10TH AND BREAKDOWN CONCLUDING ON MARCH 17TH. ONE SHOWTIME IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 13TH AND MARCH 16TH AND THEN THEY HAVE THREE SHOWTIMES ON MARCH 14TH, TWO ON, UH, MARCH 15TH. LATEST SHOWTIME WOULD BEGIN AT SEVEN 30 PER PM AND THE CIRCUIT CIRCUS TENT HAS A SEATING CAPACITY OF 998 SEATS AND THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SECURITY. BUT WE'VE SPOKEN TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT WE CONDITION THAT THEY ALSO, UM, PAY TWO POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE EVENT. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION SUPPORTS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY CIRCUS. ADEQUATE, ADEQUATE PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION TO SUPPORT BOTH THE CIRCUS AND NORTH POINT MALL. WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH FOUR CONDITIONS AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR COOK? THIS IS DONE A GREAT JOB. THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHARLES WIG. I'M WITH CIRCUIT. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND TO TURN THE MIC ON, IT'S THE BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHARLES HERWIG. I'M WITH CALIA. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY? NO. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD. , DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCILWOMAN REEVES. I WAS WONDERING HOW LONG THE CIRCUS HAS, UM, HAS HAD THIS SHOW GOING. THE SHOW IS ABOUT TWO HOURS LONG AND THERE IS A 30 MINUTE INTER INTERMISSION. NO, I WAS WONDERING LIKE, OH, WHEN, WHEN DATE WISE HAVE YOU, LIKE HOW LONG HAVE YOU DONE THIS? SO THE SHOW'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2012. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. SHAPIRO. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE DO NOT. MR. MAYOR, HOWEVER, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT, NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND SAY, SO. I DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD, SO IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO IS OPPOSED TO THIS ITEM NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SO. ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT COMING FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNSEL? YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION AS SEATING TO APPROVE PH DASH TWO SIX ZACH DASH ZERO ONE CALIA NORTH POINT MALL IS PRESENTED BY STAFF THIS EVENING. HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM MERKEL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRADY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. LOOKS UNANIMOUS TO ME. COULDN'T SEE JOHN HIES, BUT . OKAY. IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. [C. PH-26-02 Garden Bros Circus/North Point MallConsideration of a public hearing to allow a temporary circus for Garden Bros Circus in the parking lot at North Point Mall. The property is located at 1000 North Point Circle and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 688, 689, 700, 701, 702, 742 & 743, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.] NEXT ITEM UP WILL BE PH DASH 26 DASH OH TWO GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS, NORTH POINT [00:15:01] MALL DIRECTOR COOK ONCE AGAIN, THE NEXT APPLICATION BEFORE YOU IS ALSO AT NORTH POINT MALL. UH, FOR A CIRCUS REQUEST. THIS ONE, THE APPLICANT IS GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A TEMPORARY USE FOR A CIRCUS. THE CODE SUBSECTION 2.3 0.2 DOES REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1000 NORTH POINT CIRCLE GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS IS DESCRIBED BY THE APPLICANT AS A FAMILY FRIENDLY ALL HUMAN SHOW FEATURING LIVE PERFORMERS SKILLED IN ACROBATICS, CLOWN ARCH JUGGLING, DANCING AND DAREDEVIL FEEDS. THE CIRCUS DOES PROVIDE ITS OWN CONCESSION STAND, WHICH INCLUDES OFFERING, OFFERING SIMILAR TO A FAIR AND THERE WILL BE NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES OUTSIDE THE CIRCUS. THEY DO HAVE ANIMALS THERE HAVE, THEY'LL HAVE, UM, PONY RIDES AND THEY'LL HAVE INFLATABLES AND FACE PAINTING. THE CIRCUS DOES PROVIDE GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND RESTROOM FACILITIES. AND THIS IS A SIMILAR, WELL, IT IS THE, THE SAME LOCATION WHICH IS PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AT. APPLICANT PROVIDED A SITE PLAN DEPICTING THE CIRCUS IN THE SURFACE PARKING LOT BETWEEN MACY'S AND A MC. PARKING FOR THE CIRCUS WILL BE LOCATED IN THE ADJACENT PARKING LOT SURROUNDING NORTH POINT MALL. THE CIRCUS IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN FEBRUARY 12TH AND 16TH. SET UP WILL BEGIN ON FEBRUARY THE NINTH AND THEN BREAKDOWN ON FEBRUARY 17TH. TWO SHOWTIMES ARE SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12TH, 13TH, AND THE 16TH THERE'LL BE THREE SHOW AND THE 16TH. AND THEN THREE SHOWTIMES ARE SCHEDULED ON FEBRUARY 14TH AND 15TH. LATEST SHOWTIME BEGINS AT 7:30 PM THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT LARGER. THEY DO EXPECT ATTENDANCE TO BE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 508 800 DURING THE WEEK, BUT IT COULD REACH UP TO 1500 UH, PER SHOW ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS STAFF CONSISTS OF 107 EMPLOYEES WITH 10 EMPLOYEES SERVING AS UH, CROWD CONTROL MANAGERS. THE APPLICANT DID INDICATE THAT IF REQUIRED BY THE CITY, THEY WILL HIRE OFF-DUTY, UH, POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE EVENT AND THAT IS ONE OF OUR RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. IF IT'S APPROVED, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT WAS CONSULTED AGAIN FOR THIS ONE. DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS AT LEAST TWO POLICE OFFICERS BE PRESENT AT PAID PUBLIC EVENTS IF IT'S OVER 500 ATTENDEES. STAFF REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND SUPPORTS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR, UH, FOR THE CIRCUS. WE ALSO, UH, THE APPLICANT NOTIFIED SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE REQUEST AND THERE WERE NO COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED AND NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED AT THE COMMUNITY ZONING INFORMATION MEETING THAT WAS HELD IN DECEMBER. WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PH 26 0 2 GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS NORTH POINT MALL MASTER PLAN SUBJECT TO FOUR CONDITIONS AND THAT CONCLUDES PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER THOSE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR COOK? ONCE AGAIN, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. THERE'S NO QUESTION CIRCUS EXPERT WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME FORWARD ON THIS ITEM? HELLO? UH, MY NAME IS KYLIE SHEPHERD. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR GARDEN BRO CIRCUS. UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY BRING OUR EVENT TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THIS ITEM? YOU ALSO DID A DO A WONDERFUL JOB BECAUSE NO ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MS. MS. SHAPIRO, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. HOWEVER, IF THERE, HOWEVER, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. I DON'T SEE ANYONE COME FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC. COMMENT IN FAVOR. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION? ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T SEE ANYONE COME FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, I'D OFFER A MOTION THIS EVENING TO APPROVE PH DASH 26 IS AT DASH ZERO TWO GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS NORTH POINT MALL AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING BY STAFF. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM MERKEL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRADY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? AND I THINK WE ARE ABLE TO VOTE ELECTRONICALLY NOW. MAYOR, LET'S GIVE HER A SHOT. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE. YES. [00:20:01] KATIE. JUST HAVE TO TAP IT SOMETIMES TO GET IT. THERE YOU GO. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. SO WE'LL MOVE [A. Consent Order and Final Judgment: Old Milton Parkway Project Parcel 22 Consideration and approval of Consent Order and Final Judgment in the amount of $99,600.00 for Tax Parcel No. #11-0260-0120-036-1 in the Old Milton Parkway Project, Parcel 22 (Parcel Owner: H&M ALPHARETTA, LLC) and with authorization for the Mayor to execute all necessary documents.] ON TO NEW BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT FOR OLD MILTON PARKWAY. PROJECT PARCEL 22 POSSESS WINE, I BELIEVE YOU'RE PRESENTING. YES. UH, SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF A MATTER OF JUST TRANSPARENCY, UM, AND LESS OF WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE WITH A CONDEMNATION MATTER ON YOUR AGENDA. UM, THIS CONSENT ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT WILL CONCLUDE THE CASE THAT WE HAVE PENDING IN SUPERIOR COURT FOR PARCEL 22. UH, THAT PARCEL WAS CONDEMNED. UM, THE RESOLUTION OF CONDEMNATION WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2024. AND AT THAT TIME, WE PAID INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT THE JUST INADEQUATE COMPENSATION AS ESTIMATED BY OUR, THE CITY'S APPRAISERS, WHICH WAS $99,600. AND THAT WAS FOR, UM, THE PROPERTY. IT'S ACTUALLY OWNED BY H AND M, UM, ALPHA, LLC, BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE FAMILIAR TO YOU ALL AS THE PUBLIC'S ON OLD MILTON, UM, PARKWAY. AND SO THAT MATTER WAS FILED AND HAS BEEN PENDING FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY'VE ACTUALLY AGREED TO TAKE EXACTLY WHAT WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT. SO THIS DOESN'T REALLY REPRESENT A, A SETTLEMENT IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE WHERE WE'VE NEGOTIATED THEY'RE TAKING WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED. BUT, UM, WE HAVE PUT THE CONSENT ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT ON THE AGENDA FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU ALL APPROVE THAT SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE THIS MATTER OUT. THANK YOU MS. ESWINE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. ESWINE ON THIS ITEM? GREAT JOB. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. MS. SHAPIRO, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, OR IF YOU'RE OPPOSED. I DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNSEL APPROVE THE CONSENT ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,600 FOR TAX PARCEL NUMBER 1 1 0 2 6 2 3 6 1 IN THE OLD MILTON PARKWAY, PROJECT PARCEL 22, WITH THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND, I BELIEVE, OH, THAT WAS COUNCILMAN DORITO. I COULDN'T TELL. THE ACCIDENT WASN'T CLEAR TO ME THERE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN HES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DORITO. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE YES. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. SO WE'LL [B. Resolution: Fiscal Year 2025 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Application Consideration and adoption of a Resolution authorizing the submission of the 2025 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant to the U.S. Department of Justice.] MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS RESOLUTION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT APPLICATION MS. SY, ONCE AGAIN, A RESOLUTION BY THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALFREDA, GEORGIA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A FISCAL YEAR 2025 BODY-WORN CAMERA POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. WAN ON THIS ITEM? THE PRESENTATION IS GONNA BE DONE BY THE CHIEF. IF HE COULD, UH, JUST MAKE A QUICK, BRIEF PRESENTATION. SHE WAS JUST READING THE RESOLUTION ALOUD. SURE. DIDN'T EVEN SEE YOU COME FORWARD, CHIEF. MY APOLOGIES USING MY NINJA SKILLS TONIGHT, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THANK YOU FOR THIS. UH, WE HAVE VOICE OF CONSIDERATION ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE 2025 BULLETPROOF VEST GRANT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THESE GRANTS PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD BE BUYING REGARDLESS. SO, UM, THE, THE, THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE YEAR FOR 20 VESTS IS GONNA BE 36,000 8 28, AND THIS GRANT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO COLLECT 18,000 AND AND MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE DEEP, THE RIS OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S ALL I GOT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF WARD? THANK YOU, SIR. MS. SCH, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS FOR THIS ITEM, SIR. HOWEVER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. I DO NOT SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNSEL, MR. MAYOR? A MOTION FOR APPROVAL [00:25:01] OF THE RESOLUTION FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2025 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT APPLICATION. AS SUBMITTED THIS EVENING, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TIM MARKLE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE YES. NEXT [C. Contract Approval: AT&T NG9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point Solutions Contract Consideration and approval of the award of a contract to AT&T NG9-1-1 PSAP Solutions, at a total annual cost of $124,962 beginning in month 25 with a five-year contract term (FY 2026–FY 2030), and with authorization for the Mayor to execute all necessary documents.] ITEM UP ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR AT AND T NG 9 1 1 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT SOLUTIONS CONTRACT DIRECTOR M**K. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS LEXI REMICK AND I SERVE AS A 9 1 1 DIVISION CHIEF AND I SERVE AS A 9 1 1 DIRECTOR FOR OUR AGENCY FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA. I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. I'M HERE TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH AT AND T TO UPGRADE OUR NINE ONE ONE CALL HANDLING SYSTEM TO A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM. THE PROPOSAL IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING SYSTEM RESILIENCY, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE DELIVERY TO THE PUBLIC WHILE MAINTAINING COST PREDICTABILITY IN THE, IN THE NEAR TERM BY TRANSITIONING TO A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM. THIS UPGRADE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES SYSTEM RESILIENCY, REDUNDANCY, AND REDUCES RELIANCE ON ONSITE HARDWARE PROVIDING GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE FAILOVER CAPABILITIES. IN PRACTICAL TERMS, THIS MEANS OUR ABILITY TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY CALLS IS BETTER PROTECTED DURING EQUIPMENT FAILURES, NETWORK DISRUPTIONS, AND OTHER UNFORESEEN EVENTS ENSURING THE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY. SOME ADVANTAGES OF THIS, THE KEY, UH, THE UPGRADED PLATFORM, INDU INDU, I CAN'T SPEAK, INTRODUCES SEVERAL NEW FEATURES THAT DIRECTLY IMPROVE CALL TAKING EFFICIENCIES SUCH AS TEXT AND TRANSCRIPTION OF CALLS. THIS WOULD ALLOW OUR CALL TAKERS TO QUICKLY REFERENCE AND VERIFY INFORMATION DURING HIGH STRESS AND COMPLEX INCIDENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN INSTANT FOREIGN TRANSLATION. UM, THIS WAS, IS BUILT DIRECTLY INTO THE CALL HANDLING SYSTEM AND IT REDUCES RESPONSE TIME FOR NON-ENGLISH SCHOLARS. THERE REDUCED DEPENDENCY ON THE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE AND VENDORS, UH, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICE. THIS, UH, THESE ENHANCEMENTS ALLOW CALL TAKERS TO FOCUS MORE FULLY ON THE CALLER AND THE EMERGENCY AT HAND WHILE STREAMING, WHILE STREAMLINING WORKFLOWS AND IMPROVING ACCURACY. ANOTHER KEY BENEFIT TO THIS PROPOSAL IS ITS COST STRUCTURE, UH, THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD NEED BE NEEDED, UM, AND THE TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING FOR THIS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST AS PART OF THE CONTRACT. MAINTENANCE COSTS REMAIN AT OUR CURRENT LEVEL FOR THE FIRST 24 MONTHS AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT. AND DURING THIS INITIAL PERIOD, THERE IS NO INCREASE TO OUR EXISTING. ADDITIONALLY, BY REDUCING RELIANCE ON TELEPHONE BASED THIRD PARTY TRANSLATION SERVICES, THIS PLATFORM IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS OVER TIME. NOW BEGINNING IN MONTH 25, THE CONTRACT INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN COST ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION AND MAINTENANCE. UM, I HAVE, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A $62,000 INCREASE PER THE INCREASE REFLECTS OUR DESIGNATION AS A PILOT AGENCY FOR THIS NEW PLATFORM AS A PILOT AGENCY. NINE ONE, WOULD WE UTILIZE ADVANCED FEATURES AHEAD OF BROADER MARKET DEPLOYMENT? WE WOULD PROVIDE OPERATIONAL FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR AND HELP SHAPE FUTURE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND REFINEMENTS. THIS ROLE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ALPHARETTA AS A LEADER IN 9 1 1 TECHNOLOGY WHILE ENSURING THE PLATFORM CONTINUES TO EVOLVE IN WAYS THAT SUPPORT REAL WORLD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION. IMPORTANTLY, THE 24 MONTH COST ABILITY PROVIDES SUFFICIENT TIME TO PLAN AHEAD TO PLAN THIS, UH, COST FOR THE FUTURE INCREASE THROUGH ANTICIPATED REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS AND BUDGET FORECAST. THE UPGRADE STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY IMPROVING RELIABILITY AND SYSTEM UP ENHANCING COMMUNICATION WITH DIVERSE POPULATION, REDUCING CALL PROCESSING DELAYS, AND SUPPORTING OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS WITH MODERN INTEGRATED TOOLS. OVERALL, THE PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH THE BEST PRACTICES IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND REINFORCES THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO RESILIENCE, FORWARD THINKING REPUBLIC SAFETY, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. I WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND COMMENTS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY. AND THANK [00:30:01] YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS CON COUNCILMAN. HI. THE, UH, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THIS INCREASE IN COST ONCE IT KICKS IN AFTER 25 MONTHS, JUST IT'S FUNDED OUT OF THE E 9 1 1 FUND? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND I FURTHER UNDERSTAND, UH, BY READING THE UH, UH, MANAGEMENT REPORT FROM THIS MONTH THAT OUR 9 1 9 1 1 REVENUES ARE LAGGING BEHIND OUR EXPENDITURES. SO THIS IS GOING TO PUT SOME INCREASED PRESSURE ON IT, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. UM, SINCE YOU INVITED QUESTION SLASH COMMENT, I'LL PUT IT IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION AT SOME POINT IN TIME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF COUNSEL WOULD BE PRESENTED WITH THE MANNER IN WHICH WE'RE WE'RE FUNDING AND ALSO WHAT THE ALLOCATION IS BETWEEN ALPHARETTA AND MILTON AND WHAT THAT BASIS IS SO THAT WE'RE NOT UNDERWRITING MILTON TAXPAYERS FOR THEIR 9 1 1 TO A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT. 'CAUSE WE ARE GONNA ADD INCREASE HERE. UM, THE NEXT QUESTION, AND THAT'S A QUESTION. SO, UM, I KNOW THE MAYOR LIKES ME TO ASK QUESTIONS, NOT MAKE COMMENTS. UM, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, CAN WE DO SOMETHING TO INFORM OUR PUBLIC, OUR CITY ABOUT ALL OF THESE ENHANCED, UH, WAYS THAT THIS WILL HELP? FOR EXAMPLE, GETTING THE WORD OUT THAT IF YOU USE 9 1 1, YOU CAN SNAP A PHOTO AND, AND NOW THAT CAN BE RECEIVED. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY DARN SIGNIFICANT. UH, AND BUT THERE, IF WE SPEND EXTRA FOR GREATER TECHNOLOGY BUT DON'T INFORM OUR PUBLIC OF ITS AVAILABILITY, THEN IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD USE OF EXTRA MONEY. SO I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT. UM, WE HAVE A GREAT SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, UH, WITH 9 1 1 WITH BERETTA. UH, WE'LL EVEN USE, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO, UH, MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO, UM, PUSH US OUT TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, BOTH ALFREDA AND MILTON. UH, WE'LL WORK WITH MILTON AS WELL AND GET IT ON THEIR SOCIAL. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE IT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOT A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES, AND THINGS THAT WILL HELP. UM, AND I'M NEW HERE, BUT IT'S, UM, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO LOOK AT INCREASES, ONGOING INCREASES TO THE BUDGET AND BUDGET CYCLE, NOT NECESSARILY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS, UM, A TIMELY SITUATION. UM, WHEN WOULD IT, IF THIS IS PASSED, WHEN WOULD THIS GO INTO EFFECT? I WILL DEFER THAT QUESTION TO MY AT AND T REPRESENTATIVE. JASON STEIN, IF YOU COULD RESTATE THE QUESTION, PLEASE, MA'AM. IF APPROVED, WHEN WOULD THIS GO INTO EFFECT IN OUR CITY? I WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TYPICALLY FOR A PROJECT OF THIS NATURE BEFORE WE WERE FULLY TESTED AND LIVE ON THE PLATFORM AND THEN BEGINNING WHAT WE CALL OUR SO PERIOD, WHICH WOULD LAST ABOUT 45 DAYS. FOLLOW UP QUESTION IF I MIGHT. UM, WOULD THE 24 MONTHS OF NO INCREASE COMMENCE AT THE END OF THE NINE MONTHS WHEN WE GO LIVE? THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW WE OPERATE IS WE WOULDN'T BEGIN SERVICE START DATE UNTIL TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE IS COMPLETE AND YOUR LIVE ON THE PLATFORM. THANK YOU. SURE, THANKS. I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME COMMENTS BEHIND YOU. HEY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE. WILL DO. GOOD AFTERNOON. OH, WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON. MICHAEL J RUFFIN, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR AT AND T. UH, PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF, UH, RETA CITY COUNCIL. UH, IN MY ROLE AS EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC POLICY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND, UH, AND, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. EXCUSE ME, A LITTLE HARSH, UH, TO, TO YOUR QUESTION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ABOUT, UM, GETTING THE WORD OUT, SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT THIS INVESTMENT AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE PUBLIC? UH, AT T WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH, UH, THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER'S OFFICE IN TERMS OF PUTTING OUT PRESS RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD. UM, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO NEXT GEN 9 1 1 IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT FIRSTNET, WHICH IS OUR, UH, UH, DEDICATED HIGH SPEED, UH, CONNECTIVITY FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, COMMUNITY. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 9 1 1, UH, NEXT GENERATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, MAKING SURE THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE THERE, BUT ALSO SPREADING THE WORD, IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC. SO WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, TO LEAN IN, ENGAGE AND SUPPORT THE NINE ONE DIRECTOR AND THE ENTIRE CITY AND BE, BE BE, UH, LOCKED AND STEP THERE. SO JUST [00:35:01] WANTED TO MAKE MYSELF KNOWN AND, UH, LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO LEAN IN HELP. THANK YOU. THANKS SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN DUP? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS FOR THE TWO, UH, 18. UM, AND, AND I THINK, UH, COUNCILMAN WES KIND OF ASKED THIS AND I JUST WANTED YOUR CLARITY TO MAKE SURE I HEARD THIS RIGHT. SO THE 24 MONTHS STARTS WHEN, SO ONCE WE WERE DEPLOYED LIVE ON THE PLATFORM, WHICH WOULD TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS, WE WOULD, WE WOULD START THAT 24 MONTH CLOCK ONCE YOU HAD ACCEPTED THE PLATFORM AS OPERATIONAL AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE, AND, AND I GUESS THE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION I HAVE IS COULD YOU, COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL AS THIS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED, JUST LIKE ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY, WILL IT BE REDUNDANCY OR SOME SENSE OF A SAFETY NET AS WE TRANSITION TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY? YES. SO WE WOULD LEAVE ALL OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE THROUGH THE DURATION OF DEPLOYMENT AND THROUGH THE 45 DAY SOAP PERIOD. SO IF THERE WERE AN ISSUE, WE WOULD JUST INVOKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE POLICY AND THEN REROUTE THE 9 1 1 TRAFFIC BACK TO THE EXIST. SO YES, THOSE SAFETY NETS ARE IN PLACE. AND, AND AND WHO MONITORS THAT? I GUESS THAT THE, THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE INTEGRATION WITH THE EXISTING SYSTEM, THE AT AND T PROJECT MANAGER THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED. SO ARE THEY THERE 24 7 OR? WELL, THE PROJECT MANAGER IS NOT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A 24 BY SEVEN BY 365 KNOCK THAT MONITORS SYSTEM, HEALTH ROUTERS, THOSE KINDS. SO WE, WE HAVE A PULSE, IF YOU WILL, OF BOTH SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. SURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU EVERYONE. MIGHT I ADD SOMETHING REALLY QUICKLY? DID I, IF THAT'S OKAY. OF COURSE, ABSOLUTELY DIRECT. UM, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTATE THAT OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH AT AND T IS SET TO EXPIRE IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS ANYWAY. SO WE WOULD MEET EITHER BE PAYING A HIGHER FEE AT THAT POINT REGARDLESS OR UPGRADING. I THINK THIS WAY WE GET THE UPGRADE SOONER, UH, MUCH NEEDED AND, UH, STILL PAYING COST OUT. RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE MR. SHAPIRO? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT THIS ITEM, HOWEVER, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NOW, IS YOUR CHANCE TO DO SO? I DO NOT SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNSEL? MR. MAYOR? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AT AND T AND G NINE DASH ONE DASH ONE PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT SOLUTIONS CONTRACT, UM, NOT TO EXCEED THE ANNUAL COST OF, UH, $124,962 BEGINNING ON MONTH 25, OR WE'RE SAYING BASED AFTER THE 45 WHERE HE SENT ON THE CONTRACT. I DON'T KNOW. WE NEED TO CLEAN THAT UP. I'D JUST SAY BASED ON THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT TERM. PERFECT. SOUNDS YOU WANT ME TO SAY THAT? YEAH, JUST SAY, UM, WHAT YOU CAN SAY AS STATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AS STATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRADY. ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY THAT I'M QUITE PROUD OF LEXI AND HER TEAM. I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MANY CITIES WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK OVER THERE. THAT BEING SAID, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, DO YOU VOTE? YES, AND IT DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THE NEXT ITEM WILL [D. Request For Proposals 26-108: Webb Bridge Park Walking Trail Renovations ​Consideration and approval of the award of a contract for RFP 26-108 to Steele & Associates, Inc. for the walking trail renovations at Webb Bridge Park and with authorization for the Mayor to execute all necessary documents.​​​​] BE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 26 DASH 1 0 8. WE BRIDGE PARK WALKING TRAIL RENOVATIONS DIRECTOR ROGERS. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. AS ALWAYS, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. UH, A COUPLE, I WAS TALKING WITH A FRIEND RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING AND THEY SAID, WELL, THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A WALK IN THE PARK . SO WE'LL SEE CONSIDERATION. YOU WERE ASKING AND I FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL [00:40:01] OF THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT TO STEAL AN ASSOCIATES FOR THE WALKING TRAIL RENOVATIONS AT WEBB BRIDGE PARK AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. UH, THE THE WALKING TRAIL AT WEBB BRIDGE PARK IS AN, IS ONE OF THE UN UH, UNKNOWN, UH, JEWELS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA IS 1.6 MILES. AND IT IS, IT WANDERS THROUGHOUT THROUGH THE NATURAL AREA BY SOME OF THE, UH, ACTIVE AREAS. AND IT'S REALLY JUST A GORGEOUS PLACE TO WALK. UM, IT WAS BUILT IN 1999 AND SINCE THEN, UH, IT IS GOT A SLATE FINISH. AND IT IS, WE'VE NOT DONE ANY MAJOR REPAIR. WE'VE JUST PUT DOWN MORE SLATE EVERY YEAR AS THE RAIN AND THE THE EROSION TAKES IT. WE JUST WOULD PUT SOME MORE. SO IT'S GOTTA TO THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE SOME MAJOR REPAIRS. AND I'M GONNA GO OVER THE, UM, THE, THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT, IT'S CLEANING OUT ALL THE DITCHES AND DRAINS ALONG THE TRAIL REGRADING AS NECESSARY BY SLOPES FOR POSITIVE DRAINAGE AND INCREASED SUSTAINABILITY. FILL IN THE RUTS TRIP HAZARDS AND BRIDGE OVER THE ROOTS, UM, AND, AND REMOVE EXCESS TRAIL MILL WHERE THE AREA FEATURES TRAIL CREEP WHERE THE TRAIL SOMETIMES IS CREEP TO AS MUCH AS 20 FEET, UM, INSTALLED NEW TRAIL MIX OVER THE ENTIRE 1.6 MILES OF TRAIL RENATIONALIZE THE SIZE OF THE TRAIL, CONNECT THE AND COMPACT THE TRAIL MIX IN GENERAL CLEANUP, UH, WE EXPECT THAT PROJECT TO, TO TAKE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS IN ITS ENTIRETY. UH, THERE WERE SIX PROPOSALS SELECTED STILL IN ASSOCIATES WAS THE LOWEST OF THOSE SIX AND THE ONLY, UH, FIRM THAT WAS WITHIN OUR BUDGET. AND WE, UH, DID OUR REFERENCE CHECKS AS WE SHOULD AND ALL OF 'EM CAME BACK POSITIVE AND STILL AS ASSOCIATES HAS DONE WORK WITH US IN THE PAST. SO, UH, NOW I'VE ASKED FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMAN REEVES? COUNCILMAN, IT'S NOT A VE I'M MAKING A STATEMENT, BUT AS SOMEBODY WHO USES THAT PARK TRAIL ALL THE TIME, SORRY MAYOR. UM, IT VERY WELCOME TO SEE IT TAKEN CARE OF SO NICELY AND THERE'S LOTS OF US THAT ENJOY IT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE WEEK. SO DO OUR DOGS ? ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, YOU MUST HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. MR. PHARAOH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT FOR THIS ITEM, SIR. HOWEVER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. I DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL. YES, MAYOR I COUNCIL APPROVE AWARD RFP 26 DASH 1 0 8 FOR THE WEB BRIDGE WALKING TRAIL RENOVATIONS TO STEAL AND ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $96,500 IN AUTHORIZED MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN. HES, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? BY MAYOR PRO TIM? ANY DISCUSSION NOW? YOU CAN COMMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE? YES. AND IT DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY. WELL DONE, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT [E. Memorandum of Understanding: Home by Dark Consideration and approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Alpharetta and Home By Dark to approve the City's Summer Concert Series with Home By Dark at Brooke Street Park from April to September 2026 and with authorization for the Mayor to execute all necessary documents.] ITEM WILL BE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR HOME BY DARK DIRECTOR ROGERS. YOU ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT. IF MY FIRST ITEM WAS A WALKER TO PARK, THIS WOULD BE SATURDAY IN THE PARK, UM, THIS WE'RE ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA AND HOME BY DART TO PROVIDE TO, TO APPROVE THE CITY'S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES WITH HOME BY.AT BROOK STREET PARK FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER. THIS PARTICULAR ME MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS A REPEAT OF THE ONES WE'VE HAD SINCE 2018 WITH HOME BY DAR. THEY HAVE PUT ON AN EXCEPTIONAL CONCERT SERIES EACH AND EVERY YEAR, UM, IS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED. THIS YEAR'S DATES ARE APRIL THE 25TH, MAY THE FIFTH, JUNE THE 13TH, JULY 11TH, AUGUST THE EIGHTH AND SEPTEMBER THE 12TH. UH, THE WE, UH, BY CONTRACT WE WOULD PAY HOME BY DARK $10,000 PER CONCERT. UH, BUT, UH, THE CONVENTION OF VISITORS BUREAU DOES A SPONSORSHIP WITH US FOR 30 OF THAT. SO THE CITY PAYS HALF OF THE COST OF, OF THE CONCERT AND AS A BUDGETED ITEM. UM, AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR ROGERS? THANK YOU, SIR. MS. SHAPIRO, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. HOWEVER, IF YOU WANNA SPEAK ABOUT HOME BY DARK NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. [00:45:02] DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? YES, MAYOR, I ASK THE COUNCIL APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF, OF UNDERSTANDING WITH HOME BY DARK TO CONTINUE THE FREE ADMISSION SIX SHOW CONCERT SERIES AT BROOK STREET PARK CALENDAR YEAR 2026 WITH THE CITY'S PORTION BEING 30, 30,000, 33,000. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDER UNDERSTANDING AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN. HES, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRADY. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SAY SO COUNCILMAN, HES, I JUST WANT TO SAY, AND I APPRECIATE, UH, HOW, UH, DIRECTOR ROGERS HAS, UH, CONTINUED THIS, UH, RELATIONSHIP WITH JAMES CASTOW AND HOME BY DARK, BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLY SPECIAL FOR OUR CITY, FOR OUR DOWNTOWN ON A, ON A WARM NIGHT WHEN DARKNESS IS TAKEN OVER, UH, AND, AND THE STAGE LIGHTS UP AND IT, IT CREATES, UH, JUST TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY AMONGST THE PEOPLE WHO TURN OUT FOR THIS, THIS FREE CONCERT, UH, FOR THEM TO ATTEND. AND, UH, I, I, I HOPE JAMES CASTO IS LISTENING IN OR GETS THIS MESSAGE 'CAUSE UH, HE IS A CLASS ACT AND A GREAT PARTNER FOR THE CITY. AND, UH, I, I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL AND PROUD THAT WE GET TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST HIS CONCERTS HERE. THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE. YES. AND IT DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. THAT'LL WRAP UP THE BUSINESS PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT HAS A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD REGISTERED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CARDS THIS EVENING, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME FOLKS THAT INTEND TO SPEAK. AND IF THERE ARE ANY FOLKS THAT WANT TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. BUT I DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD. SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT IF WE HAVE ANY REPORTS THIS EVENING. DON'T SEE ANY REPORTS, SO [10. EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF NECESSARY)] I BELIEVE WE MAY NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT'S CORRECT. THE TWO TOPICS TONIGHT WOULD BE PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION. ALL RIGHT, SIR, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PROTO, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRADY IN DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE YES AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. JILL, WE'LL BE ADJOURNING FOR A FEW MINUTES. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.