[Call to Order]
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          I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION ON JULY THE 27TH AT 7 P.M. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPT OUR VARIOUS SPEAKERS. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. NEXT, I'LL MOVE TO THE PRAYER AND I'LL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM BRUCE JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE BISHOP DOCTOR GEORGE GRANDISON. CREPEY BISHOP CREPEY IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTER AND THE FOUNDER OF GRACE FAMILY INTERNATIONAL CHURCH, A MINISTRY THAT BEGAN HERE IN GEORGIA AND HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK AND GHANA. HIS MINISTRY HAS A FOCUS ON GLOBAL EVANGELISM AND PASTORAL TRAINING, ESPECIALLY THROUGH MEDIA OUTREACH EVENTS AND CHURCH PLANTING INITIATIVES. IN 2016, BISHOP CREPEY LAUNCHED THE WORLD OF FAITH INSTITUTE TO TRAIN FUTURE PASTORS, EVANGELISTS, AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN FOUNDATIONAL GOSPEL TEACHING. IN JUNE OF 18, BISHOP CREPEY WAS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AND RECEIVED INTO THE NOBOA ASSOCIATION OF MINISTERS AND CHRISTIAN WORKERS, WHERE HE ALSO SERVES AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. BISHOP CREPEY IS ALSO AN ESTABLISHED AUTHOR OF SEVERAL CHRISTIAN BOOKS AND MATERIALS. HE RESIDES IN AUBURN, GEORGIA, WHERE HE CONTINUES HIS PASTORAL AND TEACHING WORK. HE IS MARRIED TO REVEREND MISS VICTORIA NANA CREPEY, WHO CO-PASTORS WITH HIM, AND THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN, URIEL, JUDAH AND BLESSING. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. CAN WE ALL PLEASE STAND AND LET'S PRAY? IF YOU DON'T MIND. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU ARE THE SOVEREIGN LORD OVER ALL NATIONS, CITIES, AND PEOPLE. YOUR WORD REMINDS US TO TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS AND LEAN NOT ON OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. 
          IN ALL OUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND YOU SHALL DIRECT OUR PATH. TODAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR DIVINE GUIDANCE OVER THIS MEETING. YOUR WORD ALSO SAYS, IF ANY OF YOU LACKS WISDOM, LET HIM ASK OF GOD, WHO GIVES TO ALL LIBERALLY AND WITHOUT REPROACH. THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT WISDOM TO EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OFFICIAL AND EMPLOYEE REPRESENTED HERE. GIVE THEM DISCERNMENT BEYOND HUMAN UNDERSTANDING, COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, HUMILITY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE ENTRUSTED TO THEIR CARE. LORD, HELP US TO FULFILL WHAT YOU REQUIRE OF US, TO ACT JUSTLY, TO LOVE MERCY, AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH OUR GOD. 
          MAY JUSTICE GUIDE EVERY DECISION, MERCY, TEMPER, EVERY DISCUSSION AND HUMILITY. 
          CHARACTERIZE EVERY INTERACTION. REMOVE DIVISION, PRIDE AND SELFISH AMBITION. REPLACE THEM WITH UNITY, RESPECT, AND SINCERE DESIRE TO SEEK THE COMMON GOOD. WE PRAY FOR YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS CITY. PROTECT OUR FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, EDUCATORS, AND ALL WHO FAITHFULLY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. MAY OUR CITY BE A PLACE OF PEACE, SAFETY, OPPORTUNITY, AND HOPE. LORD, GRANT FAVOR TO THE WORK OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TODAY. MAY EVERY DECISION PROMOTE RIGHTEOUSNESS, STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. HELP US TO STEWARD EVERY RESOURCES WITH INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. REMEMBERING THAT LEADERSHIP IS A SACRED TRUST. FINALLY, WE ASK FOR YOUR PEACE TO RULE IN THIS ROOM. MAY OUR CONVERSATION BE GRACIOUS, OUR DELIBERATIONS THOUGHTFUL, AND OUR CONCLUSIONS HONORABLE. LET EVERY THING DONE HERE TODAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELFARE OF THIS CITY AND BRING GLORY TO YOUR NAME. WE COMMIT THIS MEETING INTO YOUR HANDS, TRUSTING THAT YOU WILL DIRECT OUR PATH IN THE MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD CONTINUE STANDING AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ADDITIONS AND 
          [Agenda Additions / Deletions]
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DELETIONS. SO DOES THE STAFF OR COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MODIFY. THE FIRST ONE IS THERE'S THREE CASES THAT WILL NEED TO BE TABLED TO OUR AUGUST 12TH WORK SESSION. AUGUST 24TH REGULAR MEETING. IF I COULD INTERRUPT. IF WE CAN ONLY SAY EITHER WORK SESSION OR REGULAR MEETING, AND NOT BOTH, BECAUSE OTHERWISE CITY CLERK WILL PUT IT ON THE FIRST ONE. BECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY HAS TO BE THE REGULAR MEETING. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO SAY I NEED TO SAY BOTH UNLESS THE CITY ATTORNEY, BECAUSE THESE ARE THESE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. OKAY. CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THEM AT WORK SESSION, THAT'LL BE UP TO YOU. YEAH. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU PUT THEM ON THE WORK SESSION. 
          IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS THEM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. AND THEN YOU COULD FORWARD THEM ALL. 
          SO WE TABLE THEM TO THE WORK SESSION AND REGULAR SESSION. AND THEN THEY'LL MOVE FORWARD TO THE WORK SESSION THEN. BUT THEY WILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO MOVE THEM TO CORRECT TAILOR TO THE WORK SESSION. THEN YOU CAN MOVE IT FORWARD FROM THERE. OKAY, SO WE'LL TABLE IT TO THE WORK SESSION. OKAY. SO WE'LL TABLE THESE THREE ITEMS TO AUGUST 12TH. WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER SIX ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE R M ORDINANCE. ITEM NUMBER 7RZM2026-0000 FOR THE ADDRESS IS 737 GRAYSON HIGHWAY, AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, ANNEXATION 2026-0002RZM2026-0006, AND SP2026-00006. THE ADDRESS FOR THAT IS ZERO SUGARLOAF PARKWAY. THE FINAL ITEM IS NUMBER TEN. 
          THE. THAT IS ZM2026-0005 AND SUP2026-0005. THE ADDRESS IS 3140 SUGARLOAF PARKWAY. THAT SPECIFIC ITEM STAFF IS RECOMMENDING PER THE APPLICANT, TO WITHDRAW THAT WITHOUT PREJUDICE. OKAY, SO WITH THE WITHDRAWAL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, WE'LL STILL HAVE TO LEGAL. 
          WE'LL STILL HAVE TO HEAR THAT AT. OR AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE TO BE PRESENTED SO WE CAN WITHDRAW. 
          OR CAN WE WITHDRAW IT NOW, I THINK IF THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA WOULD INCLUDE ALLOWING IT TO BE WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE, YOU COULD DO IT NOW, OR YOU CAN DO IT AT THE ITEM ITSELF. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? GO HOME EARLY. I'M JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT. SO DO I HAVE A DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT TO OUR WORK SESSION, WHICH IS WHAT'S THE DATE? AUGUST 12TH. AUGUST 12TH. 
          AND THEN TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT PREJUDICE, ITEM NUMBER TEN. SO MOVED. OKAY, SO I HAVE A FIRST SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. 
          AND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AMENDED. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO RECOGNITIONS GMA 
          [Recognitions]
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR RAY LONG AND. THIS. SO RAY, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND FREDDY BROOM, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD FROM GMA AND HE'S GOING TO BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION. AND AFTER YOU MAKE THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL. COUNCIL WILL COME DOWN. I THINK YOU CAN FACE US. YEAH. 
          SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. I'LL COME DOWN WITH YOU. THERE YOU GO. THEN I'LL BRING COUNCIL DOWN. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY, CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE. FREDDY BROOM. I'M HERE WITH GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OUR CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LARRY HANSON, AS WE PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION TO RAY LONG. RAY LONG RECENTLY COMPLETED THE MUNICIPAL LEADER COMMUNITY WORKPLACE CULTURE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. THIS IS ONE OF GMA'S MORE MORE INTENSE LEADERSHIP TRAININGS THAT WE PROVIDE. IT IS ACTUALLY AN EIGHT MONTH PROGRAM WHERE THEY ACTUALLY MEET ONCE A MONTH IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. AND THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR TWO PARTS. THE 
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FIRST PART OF IT IS TO REALLY GET THE PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE TO THEM, HOW TO BE A BETTER LEADER, HOW TO IDENTIFY LEADER, AND HOW DO THEY ASSUME THEIR ROLES AND AS A LEADER WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THE PROGRAM INTRODUCES THEM TO NOW HOW TO BUILD LEADER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO INTRODUCE YOU TO SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO WHERE IT GOES INTO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. AND THEN THE LAST PART OF THE PROJECT IS TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE A CAPSTONE PROJECT. AND SO IT'S A REAL INTENSE PROGRAM. AND ACTUALLY, WE ENCOURAGE CO COLLABORATION. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO PARTICIPANTS COLLABORATE. 
          SO WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT RAY ACTUALLY COLLABORATED WITH ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING SOME RECYCLING, AND HE WAS ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON WHAT RECYCLING LOOKS LIKE, HELPING THEM ESTABLISH POLICIES. SO FOR THEIR CAPSTONE, THEY ACTUALLY DID A CO COLLABORATION ON RECYCLING FOR THAT CITY. SO WAS EXCITED TO SHOW THAT NOW WE CAN SHOW HOW TWO CITIES COME TOGETHER AND THEY WORK TOGETHER AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROGRAM. SO TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU JOIN NOW OVER 100 LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THIS PROGRAM. SO TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. OKAY? OKAY. COUNCIL, WE'LL HAVE A PICTURE THEN. RIGHT. GIVE A LONG SPEECH. BACK UP THIS WAY. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. Y'ALL CAN COME THIS WAY. I WANT Y'ALL TO NOTICE THAT FREDDY DIDN'T HAVE A SPEECH. HE DID ALL THAT TYPE OF HAIR. I DID. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. VERY NICE. OKAY, I READ YOUR MIND. I'M READY. YOU STILL HAVE A SMILE. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. BIG SMILE. ONE, TWO. THREE. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. 
          THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. 
          [Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes]
NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PRIOR MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 22ND, 2026 REGULAR MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION JULY 8TH, 2026. SPECIAL CALL PUBLIC HEARING WORK SESSION. SO MOVED. SO FIRST BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 
          [Announcements]
WE'LL START OFF WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VICTORIA JONES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST HAVE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS PROBABLY OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. SO JUST WANTED TO WISH ALL THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL START TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. AND ALSO JUST TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AND REMIND EVERYONE THAT THERE WILL TO BE PREPARED. THERE'S ALWAYS AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC. AND SO ESPECIALLY IN THOSE SCHOOL ZONES, AND JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN AND HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. NO, I HAVE NOTHING. THANKS. 
          COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. 
          YEAH, I'VE GOT A COUPLE SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD RECENTLY A GROUP CALLED CENSUS EASY LOOKED AT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ACROSS THE US AND NAMED GWINNETT COUNTY ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE PLACES IN OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY. IN FACT, WE'RE THE MOST DIVERSE COUNTY IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA. 
          THERE ARE 3144 COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE THE FOURTH MOST DIVERSE COUNTY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. MORE THAN A QUARTER OF OUR COUNTY'S POPULATION WAS BORN IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. DIVERSITY IS GREAT. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE. I THINK IT'S OUR SUPERPOWER HERE. BUT HERE'S THE STATISTIC THAT SOME OVERLOOK. GWINNETT MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $87,890. 
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THAT IS ABOVE THE GEORGIA AND NATIONAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE IN GWINNETT IS $380,900. IT'S ALSO HIGHER HERE THAN THE STATE'S AVERAGE, AND 39% OF OUR ADULTS IN GWINNETT COUNTY HOLD AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AGAIN HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. SO OUR COUNTY BECAME MORE DIVERSE AND STILL MORE PROSPEROUS AT THE SAME TIME. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE VALUE OF THAT DIVERSITY IN OUR RESTAURANTS, OUR ARTS, AND OUR BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT LAWRENCEVILLE AND OUR CITY. WE DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT DIVERSITY. WE CELEBRATE IT. AND I'M GLAD THAT OTHERS ARE CONFIRMING THAT VALUE NOW AS WELL WITH REAL DATA. MY SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT IS WE HAVE A BIG ELECTION COMING UP, AND IT'S NOT IN NOVEMBER, IT'S TOMORROW. WE HAVE THE THE ELECTION TO FILL THE REST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE LATE DAVID SCOTT'S TERM, THE CONGRESSMAN FOR THE 13TH DISTRICT, LONGTIME CONGRESSMAN THERE WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. SO THAT ELECTION IS TOMORROW FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. THERE ARE 69 PRECINCTS IN GWINNETT COUNTY THAT ARE IN THE 13TH DISTRICT, INCLUDING A HANDFUL HERE IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE. SO 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. YOU CAN'T GO VOTE DOWN AT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE ON GRAYSON HIGHWAY. YOU HAVE TO VOTE IN YOUR PRECINCT. HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW WHO YOUR CONGRESSMAN IS. 
          AND IF YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A MEMBER OF THE 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. THIS PERSON YOU'RE VOTING FOR. AND BY THE WAY, IT'S NOT A PARTY THING. THEY'RE ALL GATHERED IN ONE BIG LIST. IT'S A NON IT'S A, I GUESS, A WHAT YOU CALL A JUNGLE PRIMARY. AND IF NO ONE GETS 50%, WE'LL HAVE A, A RUNOFF IN AUGUST. SO ANOTHER ELECTION. BUT THIS IS ONLY TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF DAVID SCOTT. SO THIS WILL ONLY BE SOMEONE WHO WILL SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER. WE ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR THE FULL TWO YEAR TERM FOR THE 13TH DISTRICT. SO AGAIN, REMEMBER THAT TOMORROW, IF YOU LIVE IN THE 13TH DISTRICT, I'LL BE VOLUNTEERING AT ONE OF THE PRECINCTS. WELL, I GUESS WE GET PAID A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'LL BE THERE WORKING TOMORROW AS WELL. ONE OF THE PRECINCTS. THANK YOU. 
          SURE. I WAS HOPING HE WAS GOING TO SAY HE WAS A POLL WORKER, BECAUSE I AM HE'S GOING TO GET BORED. SO PLEASE COME AND VOTE. PLEASE. SO I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN JOSH MORRIS WAS IN AN ACCIDENT OFF DUTY AND HE IS RECOVERING AT SHEPHERD SPINAL CLINIC AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO BUT JUST CONTINUE TO KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS. ALSO, JUST TO GO BACK IN TIME, WE HAD A GREAT PRELUDE TO THE FOURTH. WE JUST FINISHED HAVING A GREAT EVENING OF THE ARTS THIS PAST SATURDAY AND AND ALSO OUR ART CENTER NOW HAS NEW RESIDENT PARTNERS SOUTHERN BALLET THEATER, THE LAWRENCEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND OF COURSE, ALONG WITH THE AURORA THEATER. AND WE ALSO HAD OUR INTERNSHIP. WELL, OUR SUMMER OF IMPACT WITH IMPACT 46. WE WITH OUR INTERNS, WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEM DURING THEIR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. SO WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. NEXT, I'LL GO TO THE SLIDES. WE'RE ALL WORKING WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY, SO THIS IS ALL DIFFERENT. THE GUYS IN THE BACK MAGICALLY MAKE THIS APPEAR. SO NOW OUR CITY CLERK, KAREN HAS TO MAKE IT APPEAR. SO OUR NEXT THING IS THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 1ST, AMERICA 250TH CELEBRATING OUR JOURNEY. SO IT'S GOING TO BE FROM 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. THE WHOLE COUNCIL HERE WILL BE REENACTING AND READING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. PLUS, WE'LL BE HAVING ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES WITH OUR ORCHESTRA AT EIGHT AND THEN THE DRONE SHOW AT 930, AND YOURS TRULY WILL BE DRESSED UP AS A CONTINENTAL SOLDIER ALONG WITH JASON WEST, WHO WILL BE BUTTON GWINNETT FOR PARTS OF THOSE CEREMONIES. THEN NEXT WE HAVE THE LAWRENCEVILLE MOVIE CLUB AND NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WHICH IS GOING TO PRESENT TURNER AND HOOCH. SO THIS, THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS WHEN THE KIDS CAN COME AND SEE ALL THE THE VEHICLES AND EVERYTHING. SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUR FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD FROM ATHENS DOWN FOR THAT. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. 6 P.M. TO 10 P.M. ON LAWRENCE ALONE. AND THEN WE HAVE A PANDORA BOX. 
          AEROSMITH TRIBUTE. YES, I DID LISTEN TO AEROSMITH AS A KID, AND I'LL BE FROM 8 TO 10 ON THE 14TH, AND SO THAT'LL BE A GREAT EVENT. WE'LL HAVE. I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
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THERE. AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AT FIVE ON AUGUST 12TH, AND THEN ON AUGUST THE 24TH AT 7 P.M. OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO IF YOU WANT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU CAN GO TO FACEBOOK. YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY'S WEB PAGE THAT'S LISTED DOWNTOWN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.COM, AND INSTAGRAM. WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO AND IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT ANY OF THOSE AREAS TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU, MISS KAREN. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT. PART OF THE AGENDA, YOU MUST REGISTER WITH CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. PRESENTATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON AND COUNCIL WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO SIR. OKAY, SO 
          [Consent Agenda]
NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA. AND THESE ARE ITEMS IN WHICH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE IN AGREEMENT TO APPROVE AND ARE PLACED ON THE AGENDA TO BE APPROVED IN ONE VOTE. SO WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THIS ITEM INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU. MAYOR, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER FOUR. IT'S A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT WITH CINTAS. IT IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THROUGH OMNIA PARTNERS WITH CINTAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PURCHASE UNIFORMS, JANITORIAL SERVICES. EXCUSE ME. JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, SAFETY PRODUCTS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE GOODS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE UNDER THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. THE LIST OF ITEMS IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, AND THIS IS SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY PRIOR TO EXECUTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THIS ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE RECORD. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. OKAY, SO I HAVE A FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [Public Hearing Old Business]
AND THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED 5 TO 0. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING. OH, BUSINESS DISCUSSION WILL BE LIMITED TO SEVEN MINUTES PER SIDE, INCLUDING REBUTTAL. 
          DISCUSSIONS ON ZONING ISSUES WILL BE LIMITED TO TEN MINUTES PER SIDE, INCLUDING REBUTTAL. 
          QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL NOT INFRINGE ON THE TIME LIMIT. 
          ITEM FIVE RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 MILLAGE RATE, PUBLIC HEARING AND MILLAGE RATE ADOPTION AND THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED BY KEITH LEE, OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I HAVE BEFORE YOU OUR THIRD PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR MILITARY ADOPTION. SO I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A BRIEF PRESENTATION, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND THEN ASK YOU TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, AFTER WHICH I'LL ASK YOU TO ADOPT OUR MILLAGE RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2026. WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADOPT A MILLAGE RATE OF 3.26. THAT MILLAGE RATE IS 0.326 MILLS ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE. BECAUSE WE ARE ADOPTING A MILLAGE RATE OF 3.26, WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADOPT THAT WHICH IS ABOVE THE MILLAGE. THE ROLLBACK RATE. WE WERE REQUIRED TO ADVERTISE THAT WE WERE INCREASING TAXES. SO ONE OF THE PAUSE AND WALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THAT IS AN AGGREGATE INCREASE IN REVENUE. THAT IS NOT AN INCREASE IN TAXES IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR FOR OUR DIGEST, MOST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ACTUALLY HAVE A LOWER VALUE THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR. THOSE PROPERTIES WILL SEE A DECREASE IN THEIR OVERALL TAXES. WE ALSO HAVE A FLOATING HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE THAT HAVE HOMESTEAD. THEIR TAXES WILL GO UP BY NO MORE THAN 2.6%. BY STATE LAW, THE INCREASE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE ON ANY HOMESTEAD PROPERTY IS 3% OR THE THE INFLATIONARY RATE, AS A. PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE CITY'S DIGEST. 
          THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE OCCURRED ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. SO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WILL RECEIVE A HIGHER TAX BILL THIS YEAR, NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE A HIGHER MILLAGE RATE, BUT BECAUSE THEIR VALUES INCREASED. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD WALK THROUGH 
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THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND. FOR US, THE REVENUE INCREASES BY $500,000. THAT IS FOR THE GENERAL FUND FUNDING. SO THAT THAT IS FOR POLICE SERVICES, POLICE SERVICES, ROAD RESURFACING, SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE, PARKS, ART PROJECTS, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR MILLAGE RATE AND YOU COMBINE IT WITH THE COUNTY'S MILLAGE RATE THAT'S CHARGED IN THE CITY, IT'S THE SAME AS THE OUTSIDE THE CITY. SO NO MATTER WHERE A RESIDENT LIVES, INSIDE THE CITY OR OUTSIDE THE CITY, THEY'RE PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES AS THEY WOULD TO GWINNETT COUNTY OR TO US IN GWINNETT COUNTY. THIS HISTORICAL CHART OF OUR MILLAGE RATE, YOU CAN SEE THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD YEAR FOR MILLAGE RATE OF 3.26. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ROLLBACK RATE UP TOP WAS 2.93 FOR. THIS IS JUST A COMPARISON OF OUR MILLAGE RATE TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. OUR MILLAGE RATE IS IN THE MIDDLE IN THE GREEN BAR 3.26, THE GRAY BARS ARE MUNICIPALITIES THAT PROVIDE POLICE SERVICES. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR MILLAGE RATE IS LOWER THAN ANY OTHER CITY THAT PROVIDES POLICE SERVICES. WHEN IT'S A COMBINED MILLAGE RATE. BELOW, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BOX WITH GWINNETT TAXES THAT'S NOT PAID IN THE CITY. THAT'S COUNTY POLICE AND COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THOSE ADD UP TO 3.26, WHICH MATCHES OUR MILLAGE RATE. TAXES SUPPORT OUR GENERAL FUND. YOU CAN SEE THAT TAXES ARE OUR LARGEST FORM OF REVENUE. IT'S $16.9 MILLION. THE SECOND LARGEST IS 15.4 MILLION. AND THAT'S OUR TRANSFERS IN FROM OUR ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS. THESE ARE THE THE EXPENSES SUPPORTED IN THE GENERAL FUND. YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE EXPENSES ARE PERSONNEL SERVICES. THOSE ARE SALARIES, BENEFITS, TAXES FOR THE EMPLOYEES SUCH AS OUR POLICE OFFICERS, FINANCE PERSONNEL, HR STAFF. THIS IS A CHART THAT PROVIDES DETAILS ON WHERE THE TAXES GO. FOR AN AVERAGE HOME OF $350,000. YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM, OUR MILLAGE RATE IS 3.26 MEALS ON THAT VALUED HOME. OUR TAXES IS $456, OR 9.25% OF THE TOTAL TAXES THAT SOMEONE WOULD PAY IN GWINNETT COUNTY. AND SO EARLIER TODAY, WE CONDUCTED OUR SECOND MEETING. WE'RE CONDUCTING OUR THIRD MEETING NOW. AND THEN AFTERWARDS IS THE ADOPTION. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. 
          OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. NOT ONLY THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS, BUT ALSO DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. YOU WENT OVER THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH OUR BUDGET HAS TO, YOU KNOW, INCLUDES THIS MILLAGE RATE. SO I'D LIKE NOW TO OPEN IT UP TO ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR PRESENTER. I'LL JUST BRING THE SAME QUESTION I'VE ASKED YOU BEFORE, KEITH, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN WATCHING OR LISTENING IN THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE TOTAL, WE PASSED THIS BUDGET EARLIER. I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT TELL EVERYBODY, WHAT IS OUR TOTAL BUDGET? IT'S OUR TOTAL BUDGET IS $222 MILLION. THAT BUDGET'S A DECREASE OF ABOUT 9.5 MILLION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. SO WE'RE SPENDING LESS THIS YEAR THAN WE DID LAST YEAR. YES, SIR. THAT IS CORRECT. 
          ALMOST $910 MILLION OR ABOUT 5%. AND THIS IS GOING UP, THIS THIS TAX INCREASE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO HOLD HEARINGS FOR IS ABOUT $500,000. YES, SIR. WHICH IS PRIMARILY GOING TO GO TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN OUR CITY. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ARE YOUR PRESENTATIONS. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? HEARING OR SEEING? NO ONE? IS THERE ANYONE IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? HEARING OR SEEING NO ONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM AND WE WILL ACTUALLY MOVE TO A VOTE THIS TIME. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE CITY MILLAGE RATE OF 3.26 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND TAX YEAR 2026. OKAY, SO I HAVE A 
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MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRAVIS. OH MY GOODNESS. I'VE GONE BACK TO OH WAIT, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. CORRECTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. NEXT, 
          [Public Hearing New Business]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION WILL BE LIMITED TO SEVEN MINUTES PER SIDE, INCLUDING REBUTTAL. DISCUSSION ON ZONING ISSUES WILL BE LIMITED TO TEN MINUTES PER SIDE, INCLUDING REBUTTAL. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL NOT INFRINGE ON THE TIME LIMIT. ITEM SIX IS BEING TABLED AND I WILL AT THIS TIME JUST CONFIRM THAT AS I MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEM SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT, THAT THOSE ARE BEING GOING TO BE RE-ADVERTISED. CORRECT? I KNOW I'D ALREADY HAD CITY, BUT WE WILL BE RE ADVERTISING THOSE SO THAT THEY WILL. WE WILL HAVE A HICCUP TOMORROW. TOMORROW AT NOON IT IS DUE. IT'LL BE PUBLISHED IN THE SUNDAY PAPER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM SIX IS TABLED. ITEM SEVEN IS TABLED RZM2026-0004. AND ITEM EIGHT IS BEING TABLED. AND THESE ARE ALL BEING TABLED TO AUGUST 12TH. THESE THREE AND NUMBER EIGHT IS A A NNX2026-00002. ZM2026-00006 AND SUP202600006. OKAY. AND THE NEXT WILL BE. ITEM NINE. BFR2026-0002. CHARLES CHANG 351 WEST PIKE STREET, AND THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED BY TODD HARGRAVE, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. OH, EXCUSE ME, LET'S GET USED TO SOME BUTTONS. YEAH, WE'LL TELL THE AUDIENCE ONLINE AND HERE IN PERSON THAT WE'VE GONE TO A NEW IT SYSTEM. SO WE HAVE THE FLOATING CAMERAS IN THE CEILING, THEY'RE STARING AT US, AND WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE COMPUTERS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE IT ONLINE. YOU SEE THAT? SORRY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. 
          THIS IS A BUFFER REDUCTION REQUEST. YOU SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA SINCE MAY OF EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE APPLICANTS REQUESTING A 50% REDUCTION BUFFERS FOR A BG ZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 351 WEST PIKE STREET. THIS IS TO THE. 
          THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE FOR. TO ALLOW THE BUFFER REDUCTION. BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE CONDITIONS HAVE TO GET USED TO THIS. FORGIVE ME. I'LL BRING UP THIS SITE PLAN IF YOU CAN SEE IT. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BIGGER, I'LL MAKE IT. THANK YOU. FORGIVE ME. YOU'RE GOOD. I'LL PRACTICE NEXT MONTH. ABOUT THAT. SO THE BUFFER REDUCTION. THIS IS RUNNING NORTH STRAIGHT UP. 
          THE PAGE IN THIS AREA IS TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WILL BE A 37.5FT ENCROACHMENT INTO THE BUFFER. THE PROPERTIES BEHIND HERE. THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH AND HOW FAR THEY ARE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY LINE. FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY THEY'RE OVER 100FT FROM THIS REAR PROPERTY LINE. SO IT'S A RATHER LARGE BUFFER. AND I DON'T SEE ANY POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LOT. SO IT WOULD TAKE A WHOLE NEW EXEMPTION. PLAT STAFF HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THIS REQUEST. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED NEW ELEVATIONS. BASED ON SOME COMMENTS UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS RECEIVED THEM. I HAVE NOT AND I DO NOT SEE THE THE APPLICANT HERE BEING PRESENT THIS EVENING AS WELL. STAFF, THOUGH, HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AND WOULD REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS AS WELL. OKAY. I DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE TABLED IT LAST MONTH OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TABLE. I DID TALK WITH THE APPLICANT AND THEY WERE GOOD WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE AS FAR AS NOT HAVING FOOD TRUCKS AND NOT 
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STORING FOOD TRUCKS OR HAVING OUTDOOR STORAGE, AND JUST GOING TO BE AS SIMPLY A CATERING BUSINESS. YES, SIR. BUT THE WAY THIS THE CONDITIONS ARE WRITTEN, YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT AND APPROVE THE ELEVATIONS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. WHEN THEY COME IN, I WILL LOOK AT THEM, MAKE SURE THEY THEY SUIT YOUR NEEDS. WHICH OF YOUR QUESTION? EXCUSE ME IF YOU WANT ALL. BRICK. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT BRICKS. THE THE BATHROOM DOORS BEING ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL AND SOME OTHER CONDITIONS. BUT THERE THE OUTDOOR STORAGE. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THERE WILL BE NONE. AND. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, QUESTIONS FOR TO COUNSEL THE OTHER PROPERTIES, ADJACENT PROPERTIES ALL HAVE THIS BUFFER REDUCTION ALREADY. THERE'S. THERE ARE OTHERS IN THE AREA. YES, SIR. UP THE STREET AT THE. 
          EXCUSE ME, THE NAME OF THAT STREET. HONEYSUCKLE. YEAH. AT THE CORNER USED TO BE AN OLD PIZZA PLACE. RIGHT. THAT THAT FOR INSTANCE, WENT THROUGH A BUFFER REDUCTION EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THERE'S SOME OTHERS IN THE AREA, BUT WE'VE APPROVED SEVERAL REQUESTS LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MR. HARGRAVE, YOU WENT TO MY LEFT? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. WHERE IS THE DUMPSTER SUPPOSED TO GO IN? THIS NEW CONFIGURATION HERE OF DUMPSTER IS GOING TO BE WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S MORE CONVENIENT FOR MOST. BUT THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS. I'LL COME BACK TO THAT PAGE. OKAY. IN JUST ONE MOMENT. YES. I'LL PRACTICE THIS MONTH. EXCUSE ME. GOT A DOG? IT. WELL, THESE ARE JUST SLIDING UNDER THAT TABLE, ISN'T IT? IT WOULD BE USED TO DO IT. YEP. SEE IF THAT'S THE DUMPSTER HERE IN THIS LOCATION IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING, JUST OUTSIDE THE BUFFER. IF YOU SEE IT, IN THE RIGHT CORNER IS WHERE THAT SQUARE BOX IS. THAT, OF COURSE, IS AS IT'S PROPOSED, THE THE REQUEST COULD BE. IT DEPENDS ON IF THE GARBAGE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE MANEUVER THE CURVE OR NOT TURNING INTO THAT LITTLE ALLEYWAY, IF YOU WILL, AS I WOULD REFER TO IT AS. WE CAN'T SEE THAT FROM 124. NOT WHERE IT'S PROPOSED. NO, SIR. IT'D BE, IT'D BE DIFFICULT. RIGHT. IT'S ALSO ENCLOSED. YES, SIR. WE HAVE A WALL AROUND IT. YES, SIR. RIGHT. MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, SINCE THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE AND MAYBE STUCK IN TRAFFIC, MAYBE JUST DECIDED TO WATCH IT ONLINE, I DON'T KNOW. BUT IS THERE ANY DOWNSIDE TO TO APPROVING THIS? AND IT GOING TO ANOTHER OWNER OR TO ANOTHER PROJECT? OR ARE WE SETTING ANY SORT OF PRECEDENT WITH THIS SPECIFIC APPROVAL HERE FOR THIS KITCHEN OPENING UP TO ANYTHING ELSE THAT PERHAPS WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE THERE? THE CONDITIONS OF ZONING ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO A KITCHEN, THIS TYPE OF FACILITY, AND IT'S LIMITED TO JUST THAT USE BASED ON THIS BUFFER REDUCTION. IT'S NOT A REZONING, IT'S A BG. BUT THIS THE AS WRITTEN AND THE CONDITIONS, I BELIEVE IT'S CONDITION 1B1B, I BELIEVE THAT LIMITS IT TO A SHARED KITCHEN OR CATERING FACILITY. AND WE HAVE IT WRITTEN INTO THIS 11B1B1B. YES SIR. AND I THINK WE HAVE IT WRITTEN IN NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IS THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE THE FOOD TRUCKS. IT'S ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THIS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. THAT'S TWO J. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YEAH. GO AHEAD. I DO HAVE A QUESTION JUST ON THE CLARIFICATION OF THE FOOD TRUCKS, BECAUSE YOU SAID THERE'S NO FOOD TRUCKS. THEN YOU SAID THERE'S NO FOOD TRUCKS PARKED OVERNIGHT. SO IS IT THAT THERE'S NO FOOD TRUCKS GOING TO BE THERE AT ALL? THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO BE PARKED THERE OVERNIGHT. IT WON'T BE THERE AT ALL. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THIS WILL BE SOMEONE TO COME IN AND PREPARE THEIR FOOD AND TAKE IT TO A FACILITY IN WHATEVER THEY MAY HAVE A VAN, A CAR. 
          IT'S LIKE WEDDING. IT'S CATERING FACILITIES PRIMARILY IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME RATHER THAN FOOD TRUCKS. SO THERE. SO YEAH, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE LIKE A PREP KITCHEN WHERE YOU WOULD PREPARE. SO THEORETICALLY, FOOD TRUCKS COULD PREP THEIR FOOD THERE. SO COME THERE AND PICK IT UP THE WAY J READS PARKING AS WELL AS STORAGE OF FOOD TRUCKS ON SITE SHALL BE PROHIBITED ON THE SITE. THE STORAGE, PARKING AND STORAGE. 
          SO PARKING WOULD MEAN PULLING UP FOR A SECOND. THAT'S PARKING TO PICK UP FOOD. YES. CAN'T DO THAT. CAN'T DO THAT. OKAY, OKAY. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. AND ALSO OUTDOOR STORAGE IS 
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PROHIBITED ON SITE. AND WE'VE HAD LOTS OF LEGAL PRECEDENTS THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE INCLUDES PARKING OF CARS. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, SIR. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? I WANT WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. I'M SORRY. YEP. SORRY. MOVING TOO FAST. IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORT MEETING. I'M MOVING EVEN FASTER. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? HEARING OR SEEING? NO ONE? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? HEARING SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA. MAYOR AND I HAD ONE COMMENT. OKAY, SO ITEM ONE B, SINCE THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE, NEEDS TO BE STRICKEN WHERE IT SAYS BUILDING PLANS ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS PRESENTED CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 27TH. I WOULD JUST SAY STRIKE THAT. AND BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE ITEM TWO I THAT INDICATES IT'S GOT TO BE THREE SIDES MASONRY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE IN THERE THAT HE WOULD THE PLANNING THE PLANNING DIRECTOR WOULD BE APPROVING IT. CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S AS PART OF I AS WELL. TWO I OKAY, SO. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL NEED WHOEVER MAKES THE MOTION TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. 
          SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BUFFER REDUCTION FROM 75FT TO 37.5FT FOR THE BFR 2026-0002. CHARLES C CHANG 351 WEST PIKE STREET. I ALSO MOVED THAT WE REMOVE ITEM ONE B AS PRESENTED AND THAT WE APPROVE THIS PER THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. SO. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, JUST THAT LAST SENTENCE ON ITEM ONE B NOT NOT THE NOT THE WHOLE THING. OKAY, JUST THE LAST SENTENCE ON ITEM ONE. B AS PRESENTED. AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. I'LL. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. ITEM TEN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE. SO WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL BUSINESS. OLD BUSINESS. 
          [Council Business Old Business]
THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA UNLESS FORMALLY REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 11 ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER FOUR OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE TO CREATE THE ALCOHOL LICENSING LICENSING APPEALS BOARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND THIS IS ALSO BEING PRESENTED BY KEITH LEE, OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'M PROPOSING AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S ALCOHOL ORDINANCE TO STRENGTHEN AND CLARIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS PROCESS FOR ALCOHOL RELATED LICENSING DECISIONS. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE PROVIDES AN APPEALS RIGHTS IN CERTAIN AREAS, INCLUDING DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION MATTERS, BUT THE APPEAL STRUCTURE WOULD BENEFIT FROM CLEARER LANGUAGE IDENTIFYING THE APPEAL BODY, ITS MEMBERSHIP, ITS AUTHORITY AND THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HEARING. THIS PROPOSED CHANGE IS INTENDED TO MAKE THE CITY'S ALCOHOL LICENSING APPEAL PROCESS CLEARER, MORE CONSISTENT AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS. WHEN SOMEONE FILES AN APPEAL, THE ISSUE MAY INVOLVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT, THEIR BUSINESS, THEIR ABILITY TO OPERATE OR THEIR REPUTATION. THOSE ARE NOT MINOR CONSEQUENCES. THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN STRONG ALCOHOL LICENSING STANDARDS, BUT IT ALSO HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, KNOW WHERE TO GO AND HAVE A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. THE PROPOSED ALCOHOL LICENSING APPEALS BOARD WOULD CREATE A DEFINED REVIEW PROCESS SEPARATE FROM THE ORIGINAL LICENSING DECISION. THAT STRUCTURE HELPS PROTECT BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE CITY. FOR THE APPELLANT, IT PROVIDES A CLEAR PATH FOR REVIEW, A HEARING PROCESS AND A WRITTEN DECISION FOR THE CITY. IT STRENGTHENS CONSISTENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. THE GOAL IS NOT TO WEAKEN ENFORCEMENT OR MAKE ALCOHOL REGULATION LESS SERIOUS. THE GOAL IS TO ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE THROUGH A PROCESS THAT IS FIRM, FAIR AND RESPECTFUL OF THE REAL IMPACT THESE DECISIONS HAVE ON RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR? TO ASK MR. LEE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LEE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SO THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, THIS 
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IS ONLY FOR APPEALS. SO WHATEVER THAT PROCESS IS, WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS WHAT POURING LICENSE OR IT COULD BE A POURING LICENSE, IT COULD BE REVOCATION OF AN ALCOHOL LICENSE. IT COULD BE A DENIAL OF AN ALCOHOL LICENSE OR DENIAL OF A SPECIFIC PERSON ON AN ALCOHOL LICENSE. OKAY. AND SO IF, IF THEY RECEIVE A DENIAL, THEN THEY APPEAL TO THIS PARTICULAR BOARD. THAT'S SPECIFIC THAT HAVE SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MORE WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF, OF HOW THIS WORKS. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY'RE NOT INVOLVED IN THE ISSUANCE PROCESS. THEY'RE SEPARATE FROM THE ISSUANCE PROCESS, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES THAT WE GO THROUGH. OKAY. SO THERE'S A SEPARATION OF DUTIES. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED? YEAH. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE LAST MEETING. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SHOULD A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC STILL BE INVOLVED IN THE APPELLATE PROCESS. I GUESS THERE'S NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE PORTION OF THIS, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S THE CITY DOES THIS. YES. AND THEN THE CITY DECIDES THERE'S BEEN A VIOLATION. PUBLIC DOESN'T GET INVOLVED IN THAT EITHER. NO, YOU SUSPEND THE LICENSE OR YOU TAKE AWAY THEIR LICENSE. I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS. I JUST I WANT TO IF IT TURNS OUT DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE DO SEE A NEED FOR SOME, AT LEAST ONE PERSON FROM THE PUBLIC TO BE PART OF THIS, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN REVISIT IT AT THAT TIME, BUT LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES THE WAY YOU HAVE IT PROPOSED. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE WILL. ANYONE ELSE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER FOUR, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE TO CLARIFY THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL PROCESS FOR ALCOHOL RELATED LICENSING DECISIONS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE POURING PERMITS AS PRESENTED. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, I THANK YOU. PLEASE. 5 TO 0. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL BUSINESS. NO SORRY. 
          [Council Business New Business]
FLIP MY PAGE HERE. NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS ITEM. THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA UNLESS FORMALLY REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND ITEM 12 IS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CITY ROADS TO SUGARLOAF PARKWAY. DOT PROJECT 13895SB026-26. AND THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED BY A GUEST DIRECTOR, TODD HARDEGREE. YES, SIR. GOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS TONIGHT THAT THAT I BRING BEFORE YOU TO FOR APPROVAL. AS YOU MENTIONED THE THE FIRST ONE IS THE SB O26-26. THIS IS FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL THE RELOCATION PROJECT. THE GAS MAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELOCATION PROJECT OUT OF HIGHWAY 316. THIS. THE SPAN OF. THIS IS BASICALLY FROM THE CEDARS ROAD TO THE SUGARLOAF PARKWAY, PART OF THE DOT IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE ON HIGHWAY 316 AND THIS IS FOR THE LABOR AND THE AMOUNT OF 1.4 $1,490,817.79. THIS WAS AN INVITATION TO BID. WE RECOGNIZED IT WAS OVER $100,000. WE SENT IT OUT WITH PURCHASING. 
          THAT WAS A SEALED BID THAT WAS RECEIVED. THERE WERE TWO LOOKS LIKE TWO CONTRACTORS THAT BID ON THE JOB HERE. LATELY WE HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2. THERE HASN'T BEEN THAT MANY FOLKS BIDDING. AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. W.L. GRIFFIN LLC. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR TO ASK QUESTIONS? SO I'LL JUMP IN THERE JUST REAL QUICKLY. SO WE THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT CAN BID ON THIS. AND SO IT'S JUST, I KNOW IT WAS THIS ONE OR THE OTHER ONE OR THE, THE ONE COMING TO US AFTER THIS WHERE YOU HAD TO REBID BECAUSE NO ONE THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. BUT THEY'RE BOTH INVOLVED IN THE SAME. CORRECT? CORRECT. THIS THE ONE I'M PRESENTING FIRST IS THE IS THE LABOR PART OF INSTALLATION. OKAY. THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE THE MATERIALS THAT THEY USE TO INSTALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NO OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. MR. HARDEGREE, IS THIS PART OF THE NEW PURCHASING PROCESS THAT WE JUST APPROVED? SO. YES, MA'AM. 
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IT DID GO THROUGH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT OF FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN, IT'S FOLLOWING THE NEW PURCHASING ORDINANCE. YES. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR? I MOVE THAT WE FOR THE APPROVAL TO AWARD CONTRACT FOR CEDARS ROAD TO SUGARLOAF PARKWAY. DOT PROJECT 13895 SB 026-26 TO THE LOWEST BIDDER. W.L. GRIFFIN COMPANY, LLC. THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,490,817.79 WITH THE FINAL CONTRACT DOCUMENTS TO BE PREPARED BY STAFF AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO EXECUTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. 5 TO 0. WE'LL MOVE NEXT TO ITEM 13. PURCHASE OF A GAS PIPE AND MATERIALS FOR CITY ROADS TO SUGARLOAF PARKWAY. DOT PROJECT 13895 SB 002-27. AND AGAIN, THIS IS BEING PRESENTED BY OUR GUEST DIRECTOR, TODD HARGRAVE. YES, SIR. THANKS, MAYOR. AND LIKE YOU SAID, THIS ONE WAS BID OUT ORIGINALLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE THE LABOR WAS BID. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY BIDS. THERE ARE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, PIPE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT BEING DOMESTIC, THERE ARE LIMITED SUPPLIERS FOR FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF DUE TO REGIONAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS AND STUFF WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES. SOME OF SOME FOLKS CAN'T SELL TO US, SOME CAN. BUT YOU'RE CORRECT IN SAYING THERE IS SOMEWHAT RESTRICTIONS THAT I FULLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND MYSELF BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THAT BUSINESS. BUT I DO KNOW WE CAN ONLY BUY CERTAIN THINGS FROM CERTAIN FOLKS, BUT STILL PIPE. WE DO SPECIFY THAT TO BE DOMESTIC, AND THE LOW BIDDER ON THIS, WE DID ACTUALLY GET TWO ON THIS PAST ONE, BUT THE LOW BID IS CONSOLIDATED PIPE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO TO GO WITH CONSOLIDATED PIPE AND THE AMOUNT OF $363,148.50. AND THIS ALSO HAS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SOLICITATION AWARD CHECKLIST HAS BEEN. EVERYTHING HAS FOLLOWED THE PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE. OKAY. AND I APPRECIATE THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR GETTING THIS OUT TO US BY EMAIL TO COUNCIL, WHICH WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PACKET. AND YOU HAVE PRESENTED IT TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SCREEN JUST NOW. SO. YES, SIR. AND APOLOGIES FOR THE LATENESS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH US NOT HAVING THE THE BID THE FIRST TIME, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AS WE WOULD HAVE A LABOR CONTRACTOR SITTING THERE WAITING ON MATERIALS IF WE DID. 
          SO THIS WAY. THANK YOU FOR BY THE CITY CLERK AND Y'ALL WORKING TOGETHER WITH PURCHASING DIRECTOR, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS MOVING FORWARD AND NOT SITTING AND DELAYING THE PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER ANYBODY LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BID AS PRESENTED BY OUR DIRECTOR, MR. TODD HARGRAVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. I LOOKED THE WRONG WAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. SO THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'LL MOVE TO FINAL ADJOURNMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED TO HAVE A SECOND SECOND SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE
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