Feb 02, 2026 City Council

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SHOWING UP THIS EVENING TO JOIN US FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE PRESENT ACCOUNTED FOR, EXCEPT FOR COUNCILMAN BRADY WHO WON'T BE ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.

AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN HERE BEFORE WE BEGIN ALL OUR MEETINGS WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

SO IF YOU'RE WILLING AND ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US TO THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC, EG STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, IVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL.

FIRST ITEM UP ON OUR AGENDA

[A. Proclamation: Pedal Forward Foundation]

I'LL BE PRESENTING THAT PROCLAMATION IF MR. JONATHAN TY WILL JOIN ME RIGHT FRONT HERE, PLEASE.

JONATHAN, YOU'RE JONATHAN.

GREAT TO MEET YOU.

GREAT TO MEET YOU.

LET ME SET SOME OF THIS DOWN SO I CAN SHAKE YOUR HAND.

I'M JIM GIL, THE MAYOR OF ALPHARETTA.

I ASSUME THESE PEOPLE ARE WITH YOU OR JUST FANS? I WASN'T SURE.

NO, THESE ARE PART OF, UM, THE TEAM FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

THIS IS JAKE, UM, THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, AND THEN THESE ARE LEAD INSTRUCTORS AND THEN THEY'RE PART OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM.

AWESOME.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING? OF COURSE.

UM, SO PEDAL FORWARD IS A 5 0 1 C3 YOUTH LED ORGANIZATION AND WE HELP DELIVER, UM, CYCLING CLASSES TO KIDS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

AND SO WE'VE HELD IT IN THE PAST YEAR AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO HOLD THEM IN THE SPRING.

WE HOLD ABOUT ONE EACH MONTH AND AT THOSE EVENTS WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO DONATE BIKES AND HELMETS TO ALL OF THOSE WHO NEED THEM.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SEE HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT WE'VE MADE ON THE COMMUNITY AND HOW MANY KIDS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP.

EXCELLENT.

LET ME GRAB MY READERS BECAUSE THE FONT ON THIS PROCLAMATION A LITTLE BETTER THAN MY EYES.

SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA FOR PEDAL FORWARD FOUNDATION.

WHEREAS THE PEDAL FORWARD FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN EARLY 2025 BY JONATHAN T AND DIRECT RESPONSE TO A GAP THAT EMERGED WHEN REI CO-OP ELIMINATED THE BIKE TRAINING CLASSES MANY OF OUR ALPHARETTA FAMILIES RELIED ON TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN HOW TO RIDE SAFELY.

PEDAL FORWARD HAS MADE A MEASURABLE AND LASTING IMPACT ON THE CITY BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO SAFE BICYCLING, YOUTH HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.

AND WHEREAS PEDAL FORWARD HAS WAS FOUNDED TO ENSURE THAT ALL FAMILIES IN ALPHARETTA, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, HAVE ACCESS TO FREE BIKE RIDING INSTRUCTION, PROPERLY FITTED HELMETS AND DONATED BICYCLES.

AND WHEREAS SINCE JUNE, 2025, PEDAL FORWARD HAS HOSTED EIGHT BIKE TRAINING CLINICS SERVING OVER 210 CHILDREN FROM FINANCIALLY UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS ACROSS ALPHARETTA AND GREATER NORTH FULTON.

THESE CLINICS EMPHASIZED BIKE SAFETY, CONFIDENCE BUILDING, AND HEALTHY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

ALIGNING WITH THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA'S PRIORITIES AROUND YOUTH WELLNESS AND ACTIVE LIVING PEDAL FORWARD HAS RAISED $25,261 SINCE JUNE, 2025 TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS AND OPERATES ENTIRELY THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERS.

AND WHEREAS IN DECEMBER, 2025 PEDAL FORWARD PARTNERED WITH BIKE ALPHARETTA TO CLEAN

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AND WHEREAS PEDAL FORWARD HAS MOBILIZED OVER 250 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS BY COLLABORATING WITH PHIL PHILANTHROPY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE, THE YOUNG MEN'S SERVICE LEAGUE, WITH CHAPTERS INCLUDING THE ALPHARETTA, YMSL AND ROSWELL, ALPHARETTA, NCL.

AND WHEREAS PEDAL FORWARD REPRESENTS A UNIQUE YOUTH LED MODEL OF A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROOTED IN ALPHARETTA BY TRANSFORMING THE LOSS OF A CORPORATE PROGRAM INTO A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTION, PEDAL FORWARD HAS STRENGTHENED YOUTH HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION ACCESS AND VOLUNTEERISM ACROSS THE CITY.

NOW THEREFORE, WE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE PEDAL FORWARD FOUNDATION FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY.

SO PROCLAIMED THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.

OKAY, LET'S GET IT.

LET'S ALL SQUEEZE IN HERE.

SO ONE PICTURE WILL GET YOU ALL IN HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR GILN AND THE ALPHARETTA CITY COUNCIL.

UM, YOU KNOW, TODAY YOU'RE NOT JUST RECOGNIZING, UH, MY TEAM AND THE PEOPLE STANDING HERE, BUT EVERY VOLUNTEER, EVERY DONOR, EVERY PARENT, AND EVERY CHILD WHO HAS MADE THIS MISSION POSSIBLE.

UM, THE PEOPLE STANDING UP HERE WITH ME TODAY ARE ALL NATIONALLY RANKED TRIATHLETES AND THEY'RE RANKED SECOND AS A TEAM AT NATIONALS LAST YEAR.

AND SO, UM, THEY'RE KIND OF A TESTAMENT TO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND WHAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

EVEN AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, THEY STILL FOUND TIME IN THEIR TRAINING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO ALPHARETTA TO THE CHILDREN WHO NEED IT MOST.

AND SO WITH THEIR, UM, COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP SO MANY CHILDREN FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS BE ABLE TO PEDAL FORWARD REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCE.

AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA'S, UM, COMMITMENT TO SERVICE TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS THAT MAKES THE CITY SO GREAT.

AND SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF PEDAL FORD FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND JUST SAY THAT WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

THERE ARE STILL SO MANY KIDS TO SERVE AND SO MANY FAMILIES TO EMPOWER THAT WE'RE GONNA KEEP ON SERVING, KEEP ON BUILDING AND KEEP ON GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN YOU TRULY DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SAY SOMETHING.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SHOULD WE GO BACK? OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO NEXT UP ON

[A. Service Recognition: Natural Resource Commissioner Ben Manley]

WE HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE RECOGNITION.

FIRST WILL BE THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSIONER BEN MANLEY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

BEN.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? NO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

UH, 15 YEARS ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION.

WE'VE PLANTED TREES ALL OVER THE TOWN, HELD, UH, TONS AND TONS OF RECYCLING EVENTS AND UH, IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY GREAT WAY TO BE A PART OF THE CITY.

THAT'S AWESOME.

AND I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT BEN BROUGHT HIS SON WITH HIM BECAUSE WHEN HIS SON WAS, WHAT, EIGHT I THINK IT WAS AROUND THAT TIME.

IT WAS ABOUT THAT TIME BASED ON HOW TALL HE WAS AT THE TIME.

I, I REMEMBER ON AN ARBOR DAY, THE THREE OF US WERE ALL PLANTING TREES AS PART OF SOME OF THE GROWING TREES IN THE PARK BACK HERE IN BROOK STREET PARK AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND EVERY TIME I WALKED BY IT, I THINK ABOUT HIS SON.

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN YEARS 'CAUSE HE WAS WAY BACK THEN.

HE WAS WAY DOWN THERE.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

SO ROSS, YOU REMEMBER THAT ONE,

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BUT BEN HAS BEEN A DEDICATED COMMISSIONER FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE, YOU'VE NOT ONLY SPENT YOUR TIME AND YOUR ENERGY, BUT TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY TO HELP PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SO I'LL READ THIS AS THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA HEREBY RECOGNIZE BEN MANLEY FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION FOR THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS.

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS BOARD ARE EVIDENCED BY THE SUPERIOR QUALITY OF OUR CITY AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR MANY HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO SAID AND PRESENTED BY THE JIM GIL, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA MAYOR PRO.

TIM DAN MARKLE, COUNCIL MEMBER T KURT DRISCOLL, COUNCIL MEMBER DOUGLAS JA DORITO, COUNCIL MEMBER KATIE REEVES, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN HYPES AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER FERAL BRADY, WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TO PRESENT IT HIMSELF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE ALSO HAVE

[B. Service Recognition: Planning Commissioner Martine Zurinskas]

WELL, KATHY'S SMILING SO I'LL LET HER SPEAK FIRST.

, THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT, UM, IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WORK WITH YOU AND THEN YOU ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE.

I WAS SITTING THERE THINKING WHEN I WAS WALKING UP HOW WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONVINCE PETE TO INSTALL THE, THE, UM, GREEN PAINT AND YOU KNOW, HOW THEY HAD ACCOMPLISHED THAT IN SOME OF, OF THE OTHER CITIES AND, YOU KNOW, YOU WENT THE EXTRA MILE, SENT US OTHER PICTURES AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS, UM, DO YOUR RESEARCH AND REALLY WANNA HELP, YOU KNOW, THE CITY THROUGHOUT.

AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND I'VE GOTTA SAY THE LEMON RICOTTA COOKIES THAT YOU BRING US EVERY YEAR, UM, TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT WE REALLY DO.

IT'S, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE TO WORK WITH, ALWAYS BRINGING IDEAS AND I JUST, I HOPE THAT WE FIND ANOTHER, UH, PLACE FOR YOU TO GIVE BACK 'CAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS GIVING BACK AND I THINK WE WILL.

THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? NO, JUST, UH, THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND FOR LETTING ME GO EVERY UH, THURSDAY NIGHT DURING THE YEAR .

SO I'LL GIVE A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH HOW THE CITY ACTUALLY OPERATES.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ABOUT 500 EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, BUT WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

AND MARTINE HAS DONE THAT VERY WELL FOR A LONG TIME AND SHE'S BEEN A, A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND SO WE'RE VERY SORRY THAT SHE'S LEAVING THIS ROLE RIGHT NOW.

I'M SURE THERE WON'T BE TOO LONG BEFORE YOU FIND SOME WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU LOVE SO MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

SO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARTIN S FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE LAST PAST SIX YEARS.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS BOARD OR EVIDENCE BY THE SUPERIOR QUALITY OF OUR CITY.

AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR MANY HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WRITTEN ONCE AGAIN, MAYOR AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WON'T MAKE Y'ALL SIT THROUGH THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONE BECAUSE YOU'LL STILL BE AROUND AND IF WE MESS ANYTHING UP, YOU'LL BE JUST, I KNOW YOU WILL AND WE DO APPRECIATE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

NEXT ON OUR AGENDA

[C. Swearing in of Board Members and Commissioners]

ALRIGHT, SO YOU HAVE A COPY I WILL READ AND YOU READ AND REPEAT IT.

OKAY, FAIR ENOUGH.

FAIR ENOUGH.

WE GET TO THE END.

SHAKE YOUR HAND, YOU GET TO SIGN IT AND YOU'LL BE A COMMISSIONER.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA.

I, CHRIS GODFREY HEREBY ACCEPT THE HONOR OF SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA.

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I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I AM NOT THE HOLDER OF ANY UNACCOUNTED FOR PUBLIC MONEY DUE TO THIS STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AUTHORITY THEREOF.

I'M NOT THE HOLDER OF ANY UNACCOUNTED FOR PUBLIC MONEY DUE TO THIS STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AUTHORITY THEREOF.

I'M QUALIFIED TO HOLD SET OFFICE ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF GEORGIA.

I'M QUALIFIED TO HOLD SET OFFICE ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF GEORGIA.

AND I SHALL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND I SHALL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

FURTHER, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I SHALL FURTHER, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I SHALL FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE PERFORM THE DUTIES OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER FAITHFULLY, PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER REGULARLY ATTEND MEETINGS.

REGULARLY ATTEND MEETINGS, UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE, UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE, ACT AND CONDUCT BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT ACT AND CONDUCT BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY, THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT AND SUPPORT THE CHARTER AND LAWS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA AND SUPPORT THE CHARTER AND LAWS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA.

SO SWORN THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026.

SO SWORN THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026.

CONGRATULATIONS COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR.

THANK.

SO THE NEXT ITEM

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

PRETTY LENGTHY CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND THAT'S THE CITY COUNCIL SWEARING IN CEREMONY CEREMONY MEETINGS FROM THE MEETING OF JANUARY 5TH, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JANUARY 12TH, 2026, THE PREMISES USAGE AGREEMENT FOR THE ALPHARETTA TOWN COMMONS AND THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA.

THE PREMISES USAGE AGREEMENT WITH OLD ROSWELL STREET LLC AND THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA PREMISES USAGE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA AND ZK TECO FOR UNION HILL OVERFLOW PARKING, THE ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR TITLE SIX, POLICY STATEMENT AND AGREEMENT, THE CONFLICT WAIVER FOR THE SERVICE DELIVERY STRATEGY, THE WARRANTY DEED FOR MID BROADWELL ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, THE PERPETRATOR AND APPROVAL OF EQUITABLE SHARING FUNDS AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANY.

MS. SHAPIRO, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT.

MR. MAYOR.

HOWEVER, IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, HOW'S YOUR CHANCE? I DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TIMM.

ANY DISCUSSION? IT WAS, IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ECHO.

MY APOLOGIES.

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AND IT DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY.

SO THAT WILL WRAP UP THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING

[A. Announcement of Public Hearing Procedures]

WILL OUR CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES, MR. MAYOR? I WILL DO SO.

ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING TO BE HEARD ON A MATTER RELATED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING MUST BE FIRST RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR BEFORE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL.

UPON RISING TO SPEAK, THE SPEAKER MUST IDENTIFY HIM 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, UPON CONCLUSION OF ANY OPPOSING COMMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS, THE MAYOR WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO OFFER REBUTTAL IF ANY TIME IS REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOTTED.

10 MINUTES.

THANKS SIR.

SO THE FIRST ITEM

[B. PH-26-AL-01 Sulit Coffee & Wine Bar
Consideration of approval of an alcohol license to Sulit Coffee & Wine Bar, LLC located at 4150 Old Milton Parkway, Suite 120, Alpharetta, GA 30005 for an On Premise Consumption License for Beer, Wine, Liquor, and Sunday Sales.]

MS. SHAPIRO, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THIS ITEM.

YES SIR.

THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE A APPLICATION BEFORE YOU, AS YOU MENTIONED, ULLI COFFEE AND WINE BAR.

SO LAST YEAR WE AMENDED THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE FOR STAFF TO REVIEW AND ISSUE ALCOHOL LICENSES, BUT IN CIRCUM CER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD FORWARD ANY APPLICATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL IF THERE WERE CONDITIONS SURROUNDING THE APPLICATION THAT WOULD WE BELIEVE WOULD WARRANT ADDITIONAL REVIEW.

UM, SO JUST AS A BACKGROUND, UM, PER OUR CODE ALCOHOL LICENSE RENEWALS, WHICH INCLUDES SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION AND ALSO PAYING FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL RENEWAL, ARE DUE ON THE 15TH OF EACH YEAR.

UM, IF THERE IS A GRACE PERIOD UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH AND AN ESTABLISHMENT DOES NOT, UH, SUBMIT THEIR PAYMENT AND APPLICATION, THEY ARE ALLOWED AND PERMITTED TO SUBMIT LATE BY DECEMBER 15TH, BUT THERE IS A 10% PENALTY.

UM, AND IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR ALCOHOL LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION BY DECEMBER 15TH OF EACH YEAR, THE ESTABLISHMENT WOULD NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RENEWAL AND IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION.

SO THAT LAYS THE FOUNDATION AS WHY THIS APPLICATION IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

UM, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A HISTORY OF THIS LICENSE AND ESTABLISHMENT, UM, THE ESTABLISHMENT, THEY, UM, THIS APPLICATION SPECIFICALLY, THEY FAILED TO RENEW THEIR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE FOR 2026 AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PERMITTED TO SERVE ALCOHOL SINCE DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.

UM, ORIGINALLY THE FIRST APPLICATION, UM, THIS ESTABLISHMENT WAS LICENSED FOR BEER, WINE, AND SUNDAY SALES IN 2022.

LATER IN 2022, THEY ALSO ADDED LIQUOR TO THEIR LICENSE IN THE END OF, UH, 2022.

THE ESTABLISHMENT FAILED TO RENEW, UM, THEIR LICENSE FOR 2023 AND WERE REQUIRED TO COME FORWARD, UM, AT, FOR A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE MY OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.

AND WE DID ISSUE THEM A LICENSE.

IN DECEMBER OF 2023, STAFF RECEIVED AN INCOMPLETE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR 2024, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ON THE LATE DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 15TH, BUT THEY HAD NOT SUBMITTED PAYMENT FOR THEIR LICENSE AND SO THEY FAILED TO RENEW THEIR LICENSE FOR 2024.

IN JANUARY OF 2025, THEY APPLIED FOR A NEW LICENSE, BUT ONLY FOR WINE AND SUNDAY SALES STAFF REVIEWED THAT APPLICATION AND ISSUED A LICENSE.

AND THEN THEY, WE WAIVED, UM, THE REQUIREMENT TO COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL IN THAT YEAR.

UM, AS I MENTIONED, UM, IN DECEMBER OF 2025, THEY DID NOT SUBMIT ANY PAPERWORK OR PAYMENT FOR THEIR 2026 LICENSE AND STAFFS IN AT LEAST FOUR RENEWAL REMINDERS.

UM, AT THIS TIME THEY DID SUBMIT A NEW AND COMPLETE APPLICATION FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION FOR BEER, WINE, LIQUOR, AND SUNDAY SALES, WHICH OUR OFFICE RECEIVED A FULL APPLICATION ON JANUARY 22ND OF THIS YEAR.

AND WE MOVE FORWARD THAT APPLICATION TO YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION.

IN ADDITION TO FAILING TO RENEW THEIR LICENSE ON TIME, UM, MUL IN MULTIPLE YEARS.

THE ESTABLISHMENT ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF DELINQUENCY FOR FILING EXCISE TAX REPORTS.

THERE'S AT LEAST NINE MONTHS IN WHICH THEY HAD NOT BEEN PAID ON TIME.

UM, AND THEY PAID THEIR 2024 AND 2025 BUSINESS OCCUPATION TAX AFTER THE DUE

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SO WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME HISTORY OF THIS APPLICATION AND WHY IT'S, UM, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

STAFF FELT THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, UM, AND, UM, WITH YOU CONSIDERING ISSUING THEIR LICENSE.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, AND THIS ITEM WILL FLOW SIMILAR TO OTHER PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS THAT WE HAVE, AND I BELIEVE THE ESTABLISHMENT IS HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MS. SHAPIRO? COUNCILMAN DORITO? THANK YOU MAYOR.

MS. SHAPIRO, CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON THE LATE PAYMENT OF EXCISE TAXES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD? I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT LEVEL OF EXCISE TAX WAS UNPAID? SO THIS ESTABLISHMENT, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THEIR SELF-REPORTING, THEY DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE PAID OR SOLD QUITE AMOUNT OF LIQUOR DRINKS, ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SELL ALCOHOL, THEY ARE ONLY, UM, PAY AN EX EXCESS TAX TO THE CITY OF 3% OF THEIR MIXED DRINKS OR LIQUOR SALES.

SO IT IS A SMALL AMOUNT.

IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, 2023 WAS THE YEAR THAT THEY HAD THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE.

UM, BECAUSE THE OTHER YEARS THEY EITHER JUST HAD BEER AND WINE OR JUST WINE.

UM, AND IT WAS ANYWHERE THE LOWEST ONE WAS $6 AND 63 CENTS.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE HIGHEST BILLING WAS MAYBE 34, OR EXCUSE ME, $51.

UM, AND THEN THERE WAS THE ADDITIONAL, UM, INTEREST THAT WAS, UH, PAID ON THOSE LATE PAYMENTS.

BUT SOMETIMES IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY WOULDN'T PAY THE EXCISE TAX MAYBE FOR LIKE THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AT A TIME.

UM, I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, BUT AT THOSE DE MINIMIS AMOUNTS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. SHAPIRO? THANK YOU MA'AM.

OH, IT LOOKS LIKE MR. DRISCOLL MAY HAVE HAD A QUESTION.

COUNCILMAN DRISCOLL, THE ONE THING AS IT RELATES TO THE XX TASK, THEY'RE, IT LOOKS ON THE SHEET THAT WAS ATTACHED WAS IT MAY, WAS THE MAY, JUNE OF THIS YEAR WAS THE LAST TIME ANYTHING WAS PAID TO THE CITY.

HANG ON ONE SECOND, LEMME PULL UP THIS SHEET.

SO YES, THE LATE LATEST PAYMENT WAS IN MAY OF 2025.

THOSE THREE PAYMENTS WERE, UM, AN ADMINISTRATION FEE AND THEIR, UM, OCCUPATION TAX THAT THEY PAID, IT WAS NOT PAID.

UM, BUSINESS OCCUPATION TAXES ARE DUE IN FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR AND THOSE WERE PAID IN MAY.

SO THE THREE PAYMENTS FROM 2025 WERE AN ADMINISTRATION FEE.

UM, THEIR OCCUPATION TAX AND THEN THE PENALTY FOR NONPAYMENT BY THE DEADLINE.

RIGHT.

SO, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE IN 2025.

THEY ONLY HAD A LI IT WAS LIMITED.

OKAY.

UM, SO THEY DIDN'T PAY ANY EXCISE TAXES IN 2025 'CAUSE NONE WAS REQUIRED MURDERED.

PERFECT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN DORITO? I DON'T KNOW IF THE, UH, BUSINESS OWNER IS HERE TO DISCUSS THIS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND THE TREND OF FILING LATE FOR RENEWAL ON THESE LICENSES.

A EXPLANATION FOR THAT.

AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE, SO THEY ARE GIVEN TIME TO PRESENT, UM, THEIR CASE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

YES.

GREAT.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, IF YOU DON'T MIND TO PRESS THE RIGHT BUTTON ON THIS MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

YES, MA'AM.

UH, DANIELLE CRAWFORD AND, UH, 41 50 OLD MILTON PARKWAY, SUITE ONE 20.

AND OBVIOUSLY ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, 3 0 0 0 5.

UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL AND TELL YOU, OBVIOUSLY WE STARTED THIS BUSINESS AS SHE STATED, UH, REALLY IN 2022.

WE ALL LEFT CORPORATE AMERICA TO OPEN UP AND DO OUR DREAM.

AND AS YOU ALL ARE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE AWARE, WE RAN THROUGH MANY CHALLENGES JUST TO STAY AFLOAT.

WE GAVE OUR WHOLE 401K UP TO BUILD A BUSINESS.

IT WAS FROM GROUND UP AND WE DID WELL FOR A WHILE, BUT WE ALSO WERE GREEN AND NEW IN THE ROLE.

SO WE HAD TO LEARN AS WE'VE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.

WE DO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT SUPPORT US AND LOVE US AND HELPED US TO KEEP THE BUSINESS JUST BEING OPEN.

BUT I THINK WE HAD TO PIVOT A LOT IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WORKING BEST FOR US.

AND I THINK WE FIGURED IT OUT THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE DID NOT RENEW, I HAD A HOUSE FIRE.

SO WE WERE OUTTA OUR HOME IN OCTOBER AND THE BUSINESS WAS SECONDARY TO

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SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PAY IT LATE AND GO THROUGH THAT FULL PROCESS AGAIN.

EVEN THOUGH IT HURT US.

OBVIOUSLY WE WON'T MAKE SALES IF WE DON'T HAVE THE WINE.

WE WERE ONLY SELLING WINE AT THAT POINT AND IN THIS PAST YEAR WE WERE LATE BECAUSE WE QUITE FRANKLY, WE BOTH WORK.

WE BOTH WORK AND WE LEAVE WORK AND WE GO AND WE OPEN THAT BUSINESS AND WE TRY TO GIVE IT THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

WE JUST, WERE NOT ON TIME.

TIME HAS NOT BEEN OUR FRIEND.

SO WE DO HAVE A NEW PLAN.

WE GOT SOME HELP, SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE BUSINESS THAT UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS AND THEY GAVE US SOME MENTORSHIP.

AND WITH OUR OWN HARD EARNED MONEY, THE MONEY THAT WE WORK EVERY DAY FOR IS HOW WE'RE PAYING THE BILLS, OBVIOUSLY TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE BUSINESS OPEN.

THIS TIME WE FEEL LIKE WE DO HAVE A SOLID PLAN THAT CAN HELP, THAT WILL DRIVE OURSELVES AND GET US BACK ON TRACK.

SO HOPEFULLY, MS. SHAPIRO, WE DO NOT, WE ARE, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE LATE AGAIN.

AS FAR AS THE TAXES, ALL THE TAXES THAT WE DID, OH, WE PAID IN FULL.

WE HAD REQUESTED OF THEM TO SEE IF WE CAN DO IT ANNUALLY.

'CAUSE IT'S BETTER FOR JUST THE WAY THE OPERATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS RUN.

BUT THEY SAID WE STILL HAVE TO PAY IT MONTHLY AND THERE WERE MONTHS THAT WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO EVEN PAY THAT BECAUSE OF OTHER BILLS AND THINGS THAT WERE PRE, THAT TOOK PRECEDENCE OVER WHAT WE HAD GOING ON.

SO WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT YOU ALL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR TO SEE HOW IT GOES.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR IN US IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, BUT WE WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THE COMMUNITY LOVES US.

THEY SHOWED US, WE DIDN'T ASK FOR ONE CUSTOMER REVIEW.

THE REVIEWS THAT YOU SEE ARE TRULY FROM PEOPLE THAT COME AND THEY SHOP WITH US AND THEY LOVE US AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN FOR OVER A MONTH AND A HALF.

SO WE'RE STILL PAYING THOSE BILLS, STILL TRYING TO GET OPENED AND HOPING, HOPING THAT WE CAN'T GET THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP AND RUNNING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME MONEY AND GIVE YOU ALL SOME MONEY BACK.

'CAUSE WE DO OWE A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL AND OUR FAMILY THAT LOVE US ENOUGH TO HELP US WANT TO KEEP THIS THING GOING TO ANYTHING.

YEAH, EVERYTHING SHOULD JUST SAID THAT BOTH OF US, WE JUST CAME FROM THE CORPORATE AND THEY LEAVE OUR JOB.

SHE WORKED 22 YEARS, I WORKED 17 YEARS.

THIS IS OUR, UH, VISION.

AND THEN TO GET THIS BUSINESS AND THEN JUST GIVE US OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SECOND OPTION.

I MEAN, WE ARE PAID FOR IT.

I MEAN, WE JUST NEED OUR BUSINESS TO RUN.

WE DON'T WANNA SHUT DOWN.

WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY.

WE LOVE ALFREDA.

WE LIVE THIS AREA.

SO WE JUST WANNA HELP.

I MEAN, WE JUST NEED HELP FROM YOU GUYS.

JUST GIVE US ONE.

IS THAT EVERYTHING? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

TURN.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS COMMENT? I MEAN, RIGHT NOW IS AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, NOT A QUESTION.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW I DO.

AND THEN IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO COME FORWARD TO ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? YES.

OH, OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

YES, NO WORRIES.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

OH, THAT'S FINE.

THIS IS FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD TO DO ONE OF THESE, QUITE FRANKLY.

I KNOW.

YES SIR.

SO QUESTION I'VE GOT IS, I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING A BUSINESS, BUT YOU'RE NOT EVEN THRIVING IN YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT PAYING THE MONEY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TO THE CITY.

YES SIR.

SO HOW DO YOU ANTICIPATE, WHAT'S YOUR BUSINESS PLAN THAT'S GONNA GIVE US ANY CONFIDENCE? NOT ONLY THAT YOU'LL PAY US, RIGHT, BUT THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS.

WELL, JUST FOR, JUST TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND ALSO, WE WERE FIVE DAYS LATE, WE WERE IN COMMUNICATION WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GRAYSON, AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE STILL HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS DECEMBER 15TH, DEADLINE HIT.

WE WERE ALREADY IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIM.

I WISH WE WERE DOING IT EVERY DAY.

WE BOTH WORKED THOUGH.

AND FIVE DAYS LATER WE WERE BEGGING SAYING, HEY, WE HAVE THE MONEY TO RENEW FULL COST, THE 5,000, I WANNA SAY $5,300.

AND HE SAID, NOPE, YOU CAN'T DO IT.

YOU HAVE TO START BACK OVER.

SO WE HAD TO WAIT, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID.

WE ARE PREPARED TO PAY AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE MONEY WE WORK FOR.

I'M IN INSURANCE SALES, OBVIOUSLY I WORK REALLY HARD EVERY DAY.

SO I'M WILLING TO PUT EVERY DOLLAR I HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T GO BACKWARDS.

WE LEARNED THOSE MISTAKES.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MORE MISTAKES, QUITE FRANKLY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN OUT IN THE LITERALLY TO THE POINT WHERE I'VE HAD FAMILY TAKE ME IN SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESS STAYS AFLOAT.

CLEARLY.

WE HAVE A DREAM.

CLEARLY WE DON'T WANNA WORK FOR FREE.

WE WANT TO

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AND IF THIS DOES NOT WORK FOR US, WE KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT OUR PATH AND WE WILL MOVE ON.

BUT WE HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY TODAY.

WE HAVE THE MEANS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A, A, A SOLID PLAN THAT WE WILL PAY MONTHLY THE TAXES THAT ARE DUE FOR ALCOHOL, THE MONTHLY TAXES TO THE STATE FOR OUR NON-ALCOHOLIC ITEMS. AND THEN WE JUST HAVE BETTER OPERATIONAL PRACTICES IN OUR BUSINESS SO THAT WE'RE NOT SPLITTING OUR TIME AND WE'RE PUTTING OUR DEDICATION AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE INTO SUE LIT INSTEAD OF SEPARATING IT.

I'M WORKING HERE, SHE'S WORKING THERE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK.

WE LITERALLY KNOW WE CAN GET IT DONE.

AND IF WE CAN'T, THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR ANYWAYS BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS OUR FINAL YEAR THAT WE BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT, THAT YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN.

YES SIR.

YOUR TRACK RECORD DOESN'T SHOW.

I UNDERSTAND MUCH CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S GOING TO SUCCEED, BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.

YES SIR.

THE CHALLENGE I FACE AS THE MAYOR IS WE'VE GOT HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE SERVING AND COMPETING IN THAT SAME ARENA.

YES SIR.

THEY'RE PAYING THEIR LICENSES.

YES SIR.

THEY'RE PAYING ALL THE FEES.

HOW DO I EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY WE'RE SUPPORTING A COMPETITOR WHO DOESN'T PLAY BY THE LAW AND THE RULES? I DON'T THINK I, I MEAN EVERYBODY HAS A UNIQUE SITUATION.

EVERYBODY HAS OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE PAID WHATEVER IS DUE TO, WE DON'T OWE ANY MORE UP TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO PAY THAT IS DUE WITH TAXES OR WITH FINES WITH THE CITY.

AND WE'VE PAID THE LATE FEES THAT WERE CHARGED ON TOP OF IT.

IF THI THIS IS OUR MONEY, WE KNOW THAT WE DON'T WANNA JUST THROW MONEY AWAY EITHER.

I DON'T THINK ANY BUSINESS WOULD WANT, WOULD WANT TO THROW MONEY AWAY.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE MONEY.

AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEEN SITTING WAITING TO PAY THAT BILL.

BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WHICH I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO HAVE THIS PROCESS.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST GIVE MONEY AWAY.

I'D RATHER KEEP IT FOR MYSELF.

I'M SURE SHE WOULD RATHER GET HER MONEY BACK ALSO.

SO I'M JUST SAYING ALL ALL YOU CAN DO IS GO OFF OF OUR WORD FOR THIS TIME.

I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO TELL YOU BESIDES, WE WANNA GIVE IT THE BEST WE GOT AND WE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ENOUGH.

WE DON'T WANNA JUST WALK AWAY FROM IT.

WE KNOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT AND THEN HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE IF WE DON'T.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

DOES ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT FOR THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR.

HOWEVER, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO DO SO.

I DON'T SEE ANYONE COME FORWARD.

SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC.

COMMENT IN FAVOR.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN OPPOSITION? ONCE AGAIN, I DO NOT SEE ANYONE COME FORWARD TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO.

HOPEFULLY WE JUST GET THE OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY.

WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, THANKS MAYOR.

THANK THAT BEING SAID.

I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, I'D OFFER A MOTION TONIGHT TO APPROVE PH DASH 26 DASH AL L DASH ZERO ONE SEIT COFFEE AND WINE BAR LIQUOR LICENSE.

SECOND.

SECOND RENEWAL.

IT'S A NEW ONE, RIGHT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

THERE YOU GO.

I BELIEVE THE MEDICINE WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TIMM.

I'M NOT SURE WHO SAID EITHER ONE DOES A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DORITO.

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN DORITO? UH, MS. CRAWFORD.

AND YOU'RE KYLIE.

I DIDN'T CATCH HER NAME, SO MY APOLOGIES.

UM, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT AND, UH, MAKING A PASSIONATE PLEA FOR YOUR BUSINESS.

I ABSOLUTELY CAN UNDERSTAND SMALL BUSINESSES HAVING DIFFICULTY TRANSITIONING TO WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE, UM, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS HERE IN ALPHARETTA.

UM, I HOPE YOUR HOUSE FIRE, I HOPE EVERYTHING YOU RECOVERED FROM THAT.

WELL, AND NOBODY GOT HURT AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

'CAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT, MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS LIQUOR LICENSE, FRANKLY.

UM, THE REASON WHY I ASKED THE QUESTIONS AND OF, OF OUR CITY CLERK AND AND YOURSELVES WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE, UM, LIQUOR LICENSES IN THE CITY PRETTY SERIOUSLY, OBVIOUSLY.

UM, IT'S ONE OF THOSE LICENSES THAT, THAT, UM, WE HAVE TO REGULATE AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING UP TO THE RULES.

BECAUSE

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UM, ARE YOU ALSO UPHOLDING THE, THE LAWS, THE LIQUOR LAWS IN, IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT AS FAR AS UNDERAGE DRINKING AND ALL THOSE THINGS AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE SERVERS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, CERTIFIED TO TO, TO DISTRIBUTE THE LIQUOR AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF? SO, UM, THE REASON FOR KIND OF THE SCRUTINY IS BECAUSE WE TAKE LIQUOR LICENSES PRETTY SERIOUSLY HERE IN ALFRED AND FRANKLY, PROBABLY ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.

UM, I, I I WILL SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR PASSIONATE PLEA.

UM, I, I'M, I'M OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTING YOUR NEW LIQUOR LICENSE, UH, AND I JUST HOPE THIS EXPERIENCE HAS, UM, TAUGHT YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY VALUE IN THE FUTURE IS GOING TO PROBABLY RESULT IN THE LIQUOR LICENSE BEING TAKEN AWAY FOR GOOD OR, OR NOT ALLOWING IT TO BE RENEWED.

UM, SO, UH, I I HOPE YOU LEAVE HERE TONIGHT, IF IS SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL TO ISSUE THE, THE NEW LIQUOR THAT, THAT, UM, YOU TAKE THE DISCUSSION HERE VERY SERIOUSLY AND THAT YOU ADMINISTER YOUR BUSINESS IN A WAY THAT UPHOLDS THE, THE LAWS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'M JUST CURIOUS FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO STRUCTURE IT IN A WAY THAT I COULD MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT SAYING THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO APPLY AND GET THEIR PERMITS? HOWEVER, AT ANY POINT THEY FAIL TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY LAW, THAT THEY WOULD LOSE THAT LICENSE.

SO YOUR ORDINANCE SPELLS OUT A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE TO REVOKE A LICENSE.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT SPECIFIC PROCEDURE.

THE, THE CLERK ALREADY HAS THE POWER TO INITIATE THAT PROCEDURE.

I THINK IF A, IF A, IF A MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY EXERCISE TAX IS UNPAID OR IF SOMETHING ELSE GOES UNPAID, THAT PROCEDURE CAN BE INITIATED, BUT YOU CAN'T DEPRIVE THEM OF THAT PROCEDURE AT THE OUTSET.

YEAH, I'M FINE WITH THAT.

WOULD YOU ACCEPT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THAT EFFECT? I THINK I'D BE IN VIOLATION.

IS WHAT HE SAYING? NO, HE SAYING YOU, YOU COULD CERTAINLY, UM, MAKE THE, YOU COULD CERTAINLY MAKE THE, THE MOTION SUBJECT TO, UM, COULD WE SAY THE CLERK SHALL IMMEDIATELY INITIATE REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS IF ANY OBLIGATION OF THE LICENSEE IS, IS UNFULFILLED IN A TIMELY MANNER, I THINK YOU COULD DO THAT.

THE ONLY REASON I REQUEST IS 'CAUSE I, I WON'T SUPPORT IT IF WE DON'T, BUT THAT'S FINE.

IF THE MAJORITY DOESN'T WANT, OR IF THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THE MOTION, I'M FINE LOSING, THAT'S OKAY.

BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL RIGHT HOLDING OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA TO THOSE LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND ALLOWING THEM TO REPEATEDLY FOR YEARS AFTER YEARS FAILING TO DO SO.

I, I JUST DON'T HAVE A GOOD CONSCIENCE ABOUT LOOKING THE NEXT BUSINESS IN THE FACE ABOUT IT.

SO, SO MATT, IF I HEAR YOU RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT ASKING TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE.

YOU'RE JUST ASKING THAT THE ORDINANCE AND THE REPERCUSSIONS THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE ORDINANCE ARE FOLLOWED THEIR JOB ANYWAYS.

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO TURN YOUR MIC ON JUST SO IT'S CAPTURED FOR THE VIDEO.

I'M SORRY, BUT, BUT YES, YOU ARE CORRECT .

SO YES, I, I'M, I'M HAPPY WITH THE, WITH, WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST A, A NOTICE TO OUR STAFF THAT THEY HAVE TO, AND A NOTICE TO THE APPLICANTS, IT'S LIKE, LOOK, WE'RE GIVING YOU THIS LAST CHANCE.

YEAH.

BUT THIS IS A LAST CHANCE.

YEAH.

I ACCEPT IT.

DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS, I I'M GOOD WITH IT.

I'M GOOD WITH, YOU KNOW, KNOW, OUTLINING THE, YOU KNOW, ORDINANCE AND FINDING THE CORRECT VERBIAGE FOR US, MR. MAYOR, JUST TO CAPTURE YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.

IT WOULD READ SOMETHING, UM, LIKE AND ALSO AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO IMMEDIATELY IN INITIATE REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS IF THE ESTABLISHMENT FAILS TO REMIT EXCISE TAXES OR IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE.

HOW ABOUT IN ANY WAY? COMPLIANCE? YEAH.

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YEAH.

THAT THEN THAT COVERS ALL OF THAT.

IS THAT FINE WITH YOU? YEP.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE? I MEAN, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF REPEATED FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THAT.

RIGHT? SO I THINK IT WOULD REMOVE ANY, UM, MAKE IT, I GUESS VERY, VERY OBJECTIVE.

SAY WE HAVE GIVEN THIS ESTABLISHMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, A COUPLE OF CHANCES TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE ON THEIR OWN.

WE WAIVED THE CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDING IN ONE YEAR.

WE ALLOWED THEM TO FILE LATE ANOTHER YEAR.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, OUR CASHIER'S OFFICE DID NOT ASSESS THE PENALTY, UM, FOR SOME OF THE LATE EXCISE TAXES, ONLY THE INTEREST, THERE'S A PENALTY AND AN INTEREST PAYMENT, UM, IF EXCISE TAXES AREN'T PAID BY THE 20TH OF THE MONTH.

SO THIS WOULD MAKE IT INCREDIBLY OBJECTIVE OF, NO, WE'VE GIVEN YOU ENOUGH CHANCES, AND NOW WE'RE WANTING STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ORDINANCE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? EVERYONE CLEAR ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED, PLEASE VOTE YES.

OTHERWISE VOTE ACCORDINGLY.

AND THE MOTION DOES PASS FOUR TO TWO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU GOT YOUR ONE MORE CHANCE.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I, I TRULY HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

SO THAT'LL WRAP UP PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING MEETING AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

FIRST,

[A. Ordinance: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment
FIRST READING
Consideration of an Ordinance to adopt a Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment for certain funds of the City of Alpharetta, Georgia, appropriating the amounts shown in each budget as expenditures, adopting the items of revenue anticipation, prohibiting expenditures to exceed appropriations, and prohibiting expenditures to exceed actual funding available.]

FIRST READING CITY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA TO ADOPT A FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA.

APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN EACH BUDGET AS EXPENDITURES, ADOPTING THE ITEMS OF REVENUE ANTICIPATION, PROHIBITING EXPENDITURES TO EXCEED APPROPRIATIONS AND PROHIBITING EXPENDITURES TO EXCEED ACTUAL FUNDING AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

DIRECTOR HARRIS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, YES, THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THE, UH, AMENDED, UH, MIDYEAR BUDGET FOR THE TWO 20 2026 BUDGET.

UM, THESE ARE THE SAME, UH, AMENDMENT ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE RETREAT.

IT'S BEEN NO CHANGES.

UH, JUST AN OVERVIEW OF OVERALL, THE, THE GENERAL FUND IS, UM, HAS A REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN, UH, PERSONNEL COSTS, WHICH NO NEW POSITIONS.

AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY A POSITIVE NUMBER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE CHANGE TO THE ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND THOSE POSITIONS.

UM, THEN THE GENERAL FUND ALSO, UH, RECOGNIZED ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND THE INSURANCE PREMIUM TAXES AND ALLOWING US THE ABILITY TO PAY THE SUBSIDY OF E 9 1 1.

AND, UM, AND, UH, 75,000 OVER TO SOLID WASTE FUND FOR A SUBSIDIZATION.

UH, IN THE END, UH, THAT'S, WE WERE ABLE TO DROP LIKE 300,000 INTO OUR LINE ITEM, CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM IN OUR GENERAL FUND POSITIVE INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE REVENUES WERE GREATER THAN THAT WE RECOGNIZE GREATER THAN THOSE EXPENSES I MENTIONED.

AND THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND, IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST REALLOCATING, UM, REAPPROPRIATING, SOME FUNDINGS FOR DRYDEN ROAD AND, AND, UH, ALPHA LINK AND JUST CHANGING THE SOURCES BETWEEN THE IMPACT FEE FUND AND, AND THE T PLUS FUND.

ALSO RECOGNIZING SOME INTEREST EARNINGS AND THE TS PLUS REVENUES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND PUTTING THOSE DOLLARS IN NON ALLOCATED CAPITAL.

SO OTHER THAN, UH, LET ME SEE, OTHER THAN A ROOF, UH, REPLACEMENT OF 70,000, THAT'S THE ONLY REAL NEW ITEM IN THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE LIST.

SO THAT'S IT.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR HARRIS? THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

MR. PIRO.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? WE DO NOT MR. MAYOR, HOWEVER, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

WE DON'T SEE ANYONE COMING FORWARD.

SO WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL? YES, SIR.

MR. MAYOR, OFFER A MOTION TONIGHT TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, BUDGET AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING.