Aug 24, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

[Call to Order]

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION ON AUGUST THE 24TH AT 7 P.M. IF YOU COULD PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPT OUR VARIOUS SPEAKERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS OUR PRAYER AND I'LL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM BRUCE JOHNSON, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE FUTURE. MAYOR PRO TEM RANDY TRAVIS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE FATHER HENRY AUTUMN. HE'S A PASTOR OF SAINT LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE LARGEST CHURCH BY CONGREGATION IN OUR CITY, AND JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE WHERE MY WIFE AND I WORSHIP. FATHER HENRY WAS BORN IN CAMEROON, AFRICA, WHERE HE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.

HE ATTENDED NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE IN DAHLONEGA AND THEN THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SMART MOVE, WHERE HE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY AND ACCOUNTING. AS I SAID, HE'S A VERY SMART MAN. HE JOINED THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA IN 2003 AND DID HIS SEMINARY FORMATION IN MOUNT SAINT MARY'S SEMINARY IN EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND, WHERE HE ALSO EARNED HIS MASTER'S IN THEOLOGY IN 2008. HE WAS ORDAINED A PRIEST HERE IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA. HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF NORTH GEORGIA, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE FOUNDATION. FATHER HENRY SPEAKS SEVERAL LANGUAGES, INCLUDING FRENCH AND SPANISH. ONE OF HIS FAVORITE QUOTES, AND MINE AS WELL, IS FROM DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. JUSTICE IS INDIVISIBLE. INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE. FATHER HENRY WILL NOW GIVE OUR INVOCATION. LET ME PULL IT TOGETHER. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY AND GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE AND FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING IT THROUGH PUBLIC OFFICE. I ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR CITY OFFICIALS, OUR MAYOR, WITH WISDOM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, COURAGE TO UPHOLD WHAT IS RIGHT, AND COMPASSION TO CARE FOR THE NEEDS OF EVERY PERSON THEY SERVE. GIVE THEM PATIENCE WHEN CHALLENGES ARE DIFFICULT, HUMILITY WHEN THEY DISAGREE, AND INTEGRITY IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. HELP THEM REMEMBER THAT PUBLIC OFFICE IS A FORM OF SERVICE TO GOD AND TO HUMANITY. MAY THEY ALWAYS SEEK THE COMMON GOOD RATHER THAN PERSONAL INTEREST. LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE VOICES OF THOSE THEY SERVE AND WORK TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN THEM. WHEN THE DEMANDS OF PUBLIC OFFICE BECOME DIFFICULT OR SEEM OVERBEARING. GIVE THEM DISCERNMENT AS THEY CONSIDER IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY. MAY THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE TRULY BE A PLACE OF PEACE, OPPORTUNITY, JUSTICE, AND HOPE. UNITE US ALWAYS IN OUR COMMON RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY STRONGER FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I NOW CONCLUDE WITH THE WORDS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI, HIS PRAYER FOR PEACE. LORD, MAKE US INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET US SOW LOVE. WHERE THERE IS INJURY. PARDON. WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH. AND WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR. HOPE. WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT. AND WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY. O DIVINE MASTER, GRANT THAT WE MAY NOT SO MUCH SEEK TO BE CONSOLED AS TO CONSOLE, TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS TO UNDERSTAND, TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE. FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE. IT IS IN PARDONING THAT WE ARE PARDONED, AND IT IS IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE. AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND 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. SO DOES THE

[Agenda Additions / Deletions]

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SO ACTUALLY THOSE WILL BE NINE AND TEN. WE HAD A CHANGE IN THE REPUBLISH. CORRECT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES. SO WE'LL WORK WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH. I ASSUME YOU'RE GOING AHEAD IN ADVERTISING THOSE FOR THE REGULAR MEETING AS WELL.

CORRECT. SEPTEMBER 28TH. OKAY. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I RATHER LET ME TAKE THEM. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA? I'M GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. SO MOVED. OKAY, SO COUNCIL MEMBER JONES HAS MADE THE FIRST MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS. SO I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE AMENDED AGENDA? I PASSES 5 TO 0. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS. SO FIRST I WILL

[Recognitions]

I HAD TO LOOK OUT HERE FOR OUT THERE. SO THIS LAWRENCEVILLE COUPLE IS MOVING TO UPSTATE NEW YORK. TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY. SO FIRST MET LISA AT LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN SHE WAS PRINCIPAL, AND WE WERE GOING THERE FOR I BELIEVE IT WAS IMPACT 46 MEETING, AND I ACTUALLY GRADUATED FROM LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO IT'S ALWAYS WEIRD GOING BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND, AND I WAS BEING SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. LUCKILY, I WAS A LOT OLDER THAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT SO LISA SERVED 12 YEARS IN LAWRENCEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.

SHE ALSO SERVED TEN YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND I BELIEVE TEN YEARS ALSO, THAT WE'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF THE GWINNETT HOUSING CORPORATION.

WELL, WE'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS THE MAYOR CAN FIRE EVERYBODY AND THEY CAN APPEAL. SO. THOSE ARE 1950 RULES THAT STILL STAND TO THIS DAY. BUT ANYWAY, I HAVE A LETTER HERE FOR YOU FROM THE MAYOR, WHICH IS ME CURRENTLY.

JUST GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO LAWRENCEVILLE FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ALL THE KIDS. I MEAN, YOU ALWAYS WERE THERE FOR THEM. SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU A WHOLE LOT. AND BUT WE KNOW YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING AFTER TO TAKE CARE OF KIDS OF YOUR OWN. SO, SO THAT IS THAT. AND. AND WE ALSO HAVE A LITTLE PRESENT THAT FOR, FOR YOU. AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP. WE'RE STARTING A NEW TRADITION WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SERVED SO MANY YEARS FOR THE FIRST FOR THE CITY IN VARIOUS AS FRAGILE AS FRAGILITY. SO. SO I GOT YOU. OH THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. SO IT WAS MADE LOCALLY HERE BY A GENTLEMAN THAT HAS THE GLASSBLOWING COMPANY. AND SO ANYWAY, WE'RE WE'LL BE DOING THAT FOR THOSE IN THE FUTURE THAT SERVE AS MUCH TIME AS LISA HAS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THESE ARE NOT FLOWERS FOR CHUCK. THESE ARE FLOWERS FOR YOU AS WELL. AS, AS. AND THAT'S FOR

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AND THEN SO, YOU KNOW, BRUCE IS. MR. THE LAWRENCEVILLE AMBASSADOR, I GUESS WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. HE'S HE WAS THAT BEFORE HE BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND THEN HE CONTINUED. SO HE I'M FASCINATED BY HIS SOCIAL MEDIA STATS THAT HE HAS. AND HE. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO REPLACE HIM FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA STANDPOINT. YOU KNOW, HE GAVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR COMPETITION, JUST TRYING TO CORRAL. SAY, WELL, WE GOT TO FOLLOW THE BRAND OF LAWRENCEVILLE. BUT HE WAS BRANDING THE CITY WAY BEFORE.

WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE HIM. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS A SCOOTER THAT CAN SCOOT AROUND TOWN AND TAKE PICTURES AND REALLY WANTS TO GET THE BEST PICTURES, AND HE'S ENHANCED US ALL. HE'S MADE ME LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT AND HAVE WHITE TEETH. SO. BUT AS OUR TRADITION HERE IS A A STAMPED WITH OUR CITY LOGO FOR YOU TO HAVE AS A A PAPERWEIGHT. OR IF YOU MISBEHAVE, LISA CAN THROW IT AT YOU. SO EITHER WAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR YOUR TIME HERE ON COUNCIL AND AS WELL AS JUST BEING A LAWRENCEVILLE AMBASSADOR, BECAUSE YOU CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN SO. SO ANYWAY. SO IF I CAN GET THE REST OF THE COUNCIL DOWN HERE. OKAY. TAKE THEM OUT. ALSO, JUST SO THAT Y'ALL Y'ALL MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW, THIS COUPLE MET WORKING AT A RESTAURANT AT A HOTEL, AND THAT'S HOW THEY MET. THEY WEREN'T WORKING IN THE SAME RESTAURANT, JUST THE SAME HOTEL, IF I REMEMBER THE STORY CORRECTLY. SO. SO ANYWAY. THAT'S ONE ALTOGETHER, TWO, THREE. IT'S TOUGH. OKAY, NEXT

[Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes]

[Announcements]

COUNCIL MEMBER BRUCE JOHNSON AND HIS WIFE AND WISH HIM JUST THE BEST OF LUCK IN WHERE HE'S GOING TO NEW YORK. AND JUST REMEMBER LAWRENCEVILLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR SERVING THE CITY. JUST TIRELESSLY AND GIVING ALL THE ENERGY THAT YOU GAVE. AND IT'S SO OBVIOUS IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU'VE BUILT IN THE HOTEL THAT YOU ALMOST HAD TO BUILD BY YOURSELF.

BUT YOU, YOU REALLY PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL IN THIS CITY AND IT SHOWS AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VICTORIA. I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I WILL. IT IS A VERY TOUGH TO LEAVE THE CITY THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH. LISA AND I HAVE LIVED IN GWINNETT COUNTY FOR 36 YEARS AND MOVED TO LAWRENCEVILLE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 12 AND 13 YEARS AGO. WE

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I LOVE THE CAMARADERIE THAT THIS TEAM HAS RIGHT NOW, AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO SERVE AND WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF. WITH CHUCK, YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER AN ALL STAR TEAM HERE OF DIRECTORS, AND I REALLY WISH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY GETS TO THE VIEW THAT I HAVE. WHEN YOU'RE WHEN I AFTER BEING ON DDA, AFTER WORKING ON THE COUNCIL, YOU DO GET A VIEW BEHIND THE CURTAIN, SO TO SPEAK, AND YOU GET TO SEE HOW THE CITY IS RUN. AND I THINK IF MORE PEOPLE COULD SEE WHAT WE GET TO SEE, THEY WOULD FEEL, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD FEEL A SENSE OF PRIDE ON HOW WELL THE CITY IS RUN. AND, AND JUST REALLY A TEAM OF GOOD INDIVIDUALS, HARD WORKING, WORKING FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE. IT TRULY IS AN AWESOME CITY. AND IT'S JUST BEEN A PLEASURE TO LIVE HERE.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF AND A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THIS COUNCIL. SO I LEAVE ON A VERY GRATEFUL NOTE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK VERY SOON TO VISIT WITH EVERYONE. SO AND OF COURSE, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL BE TAKING PICTURES OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY. BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'LL JUST ECHO WHAT VICTORIA SAID. COUNCILMAN JONES SAID YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT INSPIRATION AND MENTOR FOR ME AS I'VE TRANSITIONED FROM THE, I GUESS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR HERE. AND YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT INSPIRATION TO ME AS I'VE TRIED TO FEEL MY WAY THROUGH HERE. I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE GOING. WE ALL DO. WE. NO ONE HOLDS ANY ILL WILL TOWARD YOU FOR THAT. WE WOULD ALL FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS IF WE HAD THE SAME CHOICE TO MAKE.

I JUST I HAVE TWO REQUESTS FOR YOU. THE FIRST, YOU KIND OF HINTED AT, YOU ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE SEEDS THAT YOU PLANTED, HOW THEY'VE GROWN OVER THE YEARS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING THAT YOU AND OTHERS BEFORE YOU HAVE PLANTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. MY BIGGEST REQUEST, THOUGH, IS PLEASE DO NOT BECOME A NEW YORK METS FAN. NO, NO. PLEASE DON'T. I PROMISE YOU, I WILL NOT BECOME A METS FAN, BUT BUFFALO BILLS FAN. I THINK I WILL BECOME A BUFFALO BILLS FAN WHEN I'M UP THERE. EVERYBODY HEARD IT ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL MISS COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON QUITE A BIT. AS I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED. I'LL MOVE ON TO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. I HOPE EVERYBODY THAT GOT TO GO TO AEROSMITH ENJOYED IT. THEY WERE THEY WERE A GREAT GROUP TO TO SEE. I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN CONTINUE TO GET OVER TO SEE ANNIE. THAT THE AURORA THEATER IS PRESENTING AT THE ART CENTER. IT'S A GREAT PLAY. VICKI AND I TOOK OUR SOME OF OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND HAD A GREAT TIME YESTERDAY AND ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ROCK, PAPER SCISSORS FOR THEIR 40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY THAT THEY HAD LAST WEEK, AND THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN AURORA EVER SINCE THEY WERE STARTED IN DULUTH. WE'D LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT THE MOXIE AWARDS THAT THE CHAMBER PUT ON LAST WEEK. AND SO THE CITY CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE WON ONE. THE ENLIGHTENED EMPLOYER AWARD. AND ALSO WE HAD OTHERS THAT WERE FINALIST. COUNCIL MEMBER VICTORIA JONES WAS A FINALIST FOR THE INFLUENCE AWARD, AND THEN ELENA HOLMAN WAS THE LAC, SHE'S OUR LAC RENTAL COORDINATOR, AND SHE WAS A FINALIST FOR THE ON THE RISE AWARD. SO WE HAD A LOT GOING ON. ALSO WANTED TO ADD AN ADDITION TO OUR MULTIPLE SLIDES THAT MAY TAKE UP THE REST OF THE MEETING. THE CITY IS ALSO DEVELOPING ITS FIRST STRATEGIC PLAN TO HELP GUIDE LAWRENCEVILLE'S PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE. AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. SO VISIT LAVILLE DOT CITY DASH PLAN OR FIND THE LINK ON YOUR

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WE HAVE VIP TABLES WITH EXCLUSIVE SEATING, AND WE HAVE UNIVERSAL JOINT PICNIC BASKETS AND A PREMIUM PARKING AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT PURCHASE THE VPA TICKETS. SO. AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE, WHICH IS A GREAT EVENT WE HAVE EACH YEAR, AND IT'S TWO DAY EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD IN THE DTL, SEPTEMBER THE 25TH AND 26 FROM 5 P.M. AND 2 TO 10 P.M. AT THE LAWRENCEVILLE HOME. AND IT'S CELEBRATING A CULTURAL CELEBRATION, INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FLAVORS, SOUNDS, AND TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. AND IT TRULY IS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, SO I THINK YOU WOULD REALLY ENJOY THAT IF YOU CAN ATTEND. AND THEN SOMETHING THAT'S NOT AS EXCITING BUT IS NECESSARY ARE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE HAVE A WORK SESSION ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH AT 5 P.M. AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER THE 28TH AT 7 P.M. SO.

AND IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN EITHER READ IT IN THE GWINNETT DAILY POST, OR YOU CAN GO TO W W W DOT LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.COM, OR GO TO FACEBOOK OR GO TO INSTAGRAM. THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO ENJOY THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU CAN GET FROM THERE. NEXT, I'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PART OF THE AGENDA, YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE 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. SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP? YES, SIR. OKAY, SO NEXT I'LL MOVE TO THE

[Consent Agenda]

SO THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AND THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED 5 TO 0. NEXT,

[Public Hearing New Business]

AGAIN, SOME CHANGES TO THE RM8 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS SPECIFYING A TEXT. AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN THINGS. THIS WON'T BE DONE BY VARIANCE AND REQUIRED TEXT AMENDMENT.

GENERAL THE RM12 RESTRICTIONS AND COMING TO YOU FOR SPECIAL USE PERMITS AND AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THIS. HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY REQUEST FOR THIS DISTRICT COMES TO THE COUNCIL. THERE ARE NO PROPERTIES OTHER THAN WHAT YOU'VE CURRENTLY ZONED THAT ARE RM8 IN THE CITY LIMITS. SO IF THAT HELPS, ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN RETIRED OR SOME CAPACITY, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE THE CLAUSE FOR THE RM12 RESTRICTIONS, BECAUSE THOSE PROPERTIES STILL EXIST. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I THINK SOME WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION EARLIER AND I'LL KEEP HERE'S THE COPY OF THE CLEAN DOCUMENT HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THAT ALL COUNCIL IS NOT ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS WHETHER WE KEEP IT IN OR TAKE IT OUT. BUT IF YOU COULD GO OVER THE REASONING OF WHY IN 2020 IT WAS INCLUDED TO ON PAGE, I GUESS 13 OF OUR PACKET WHERE IT SAYS THREE BEDROOM UNIT SHALL BE LIMITED TO 40% OF THE ENTIRE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 10% OF THE ENTIRE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT. THIS THIS WAS PUT IN HERE FOR HOUSING DIVERSITY. IT PROVIDES YOU WITH THEIR ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO. THIS DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE FENCE YOU'RE STANDING ON WITH THIS PARTICULAR CLAUSE. WITH THIS. WHEN I SAY DIVERSITY, THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR SINGLE SINGLE OCCUPANTS, COUPLES OR FAMILIES OR SENIORS TO LIVE IN THIS. WITH THIS DIVERSITY OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IN A HOUSE, A DISADVANTAGE FROM A DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THE WORLD WOULD BE YOU ARE RESTRICTING THE SIZE OF THE LOTS, MEANING A DEVELOPER COULD COME IN POSSIBLY AND BUILD A 48 FOOT WIDE TOWNHOUSE UNIT WITH MANY MORE BEDROOMS AND A HIGHER VALUE OF COST. THIS IS AFFORDABILITY OR BALANCE OF HOUSING THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. IF WE DO NOTHING, WE MAINTAIN THAT IT'S CONSISTENT.

IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THE RULE, WE'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME COMMON GROUND TO ALLOW FOR THIS TYPE OF OF. YOU MAY GET A DEVELOPER THAT COMES IN THAT BUILDS THESE THINGS. THEY EXIST.

THEY EXIST EVERYWHERE, BUT THEY DON'T EXIST IN LAWRENCEVILLE, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THIS CAP, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT APPROACHED A LOT WITH IT. BUT TOWNHOUSES IN THEMSELVES ARE MONEYMAKERS FOR SOME DEVELOPERS, HOW THEY WANT TO SPEND THEM. LOTS LIKE TO RENT AND SOME LIKE TO SELL FEE SIMPLE OR RENTING, BUT WE HAVE A RENTAL CAP ON THEM AS WELL, SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHICH DIRECTION THE COUNCIL WANTS TO GO. WE CAN FIND SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WHERE DO YOU. IT'S NOT WHERE DO YOU WANT IT? IT'S HOW DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE? RIGHT? SO IT'S I'M NOT BIG ON PERCENTAGES WHEN IT COMES TO BEDROOMS. I THINK I THINK MORE IS MORE. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. AND JUST

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THIS WOULD BE NOT AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT, RIGHT. THERE ARE VARIANCES. THE COUNCIL HERE IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE HAS THE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE A VARIANCE FOR ANYTHING THAT'S IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE. THAT'S HOW IT'S WRITTEN. I HAVE CAPS WHERE I CAN ONLY DO CERTAIN THINGS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, SO I CAN'T GO ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT THAT'S WHY PEOPLE COME TO THE COUNCIL AND ASK FOR FOR MORE. I DON'T LIKE THE 10% RULE, ESPECIALLY WE GET A LOT WITH APARTMENT COMPLEXES. YOU'LL SEE THE CAPS WE HAVE OF THE NUMBER OF 1000 SQUARE FOOT UNITS UP TO, I THINK, 1604 BEDROOM UNITS. THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THESE, THIS IS A HARD LINE STANCE FOR ME, FOR YOU. BUT IF SOMEONE CAME TO US, LET'S SAY WE PASSED THIS AS IS 10%, ONLY FOUR BEDROOM UNITS.

AND I THINK IT HAS PROBABLY SOMETHING TO DO WITH SCHOOLS MAYBE AS WELL. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO INUNDATE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH A BUNCH OF SCHOOLS. PLANNING IS WAY AHEAD OF OURS, AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF THE CITIES. SO THEY FACTOR INTO TRENDS THAT YOU WERE ESTABLISHING TODAY AND THE APPROVAL RATE THAT YOU HAVE IN IT. WHAT LITTLE I DO KNOW ABOUT THEIR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THEY LOOK ONLY INTO THE FUTURE. THEY DON'T LOOK TO THE PAST. SO HOW THEY DESIGN THINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT ALL AFFECTS THE SCHOOLS. SO IF WE PASS THIS AS IS AND SOMEONE COMES TO US AND SAYS, HERE'S MY ARGUMENT FOR MAKING HALF THE PROJECT FOUR BEDROOM HOMES, WE HAVE THE STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO GIVE THEM THAT VARIANCE. YOU.

THAT'S. YES, YOU DO, BUT WE CAN CHANGE. WE'D HAVE TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE. WELL, IF YOU'RE CHANGING THE PROJECT AREA SIZE, WE CAN'T. WE CAN'T HAVE A VARIANCE TO THE 40% OR 10%.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. SO YEAH, THE FOUR BEDROOM WOULD BE A VARIANCE JUST LIKE A SIDE SETBACK. THE ONLY THING THEY CAN'T CHANGE IS THE THE FOUR ACRES, RIGHT. BECAUSE IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THE, THE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE CLEARLY STATES THE. SO THAT'S ONLY IN DEALING WITH THE SECTION ABOUT THE FOUR ACRES. WHAT ABOUT THE. SO THAT WAS. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT. WE CAN'T CHANGE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS. REQUIRES A TEXT AMENDMENT. YES. A TEXT AMENDMENT IS A CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE. IT'S CHANGING THE FOUR ACRES. THAT'S A HARD LINE.

THAT'S ANOTHER HARD LINE, IF YOU WILL. THAT REQUIRES THE WAY SOME OF THIS IS WRITTEN.

THERE'S FLEXIBILITY WRITTEN INTO THE ORDINANCE, WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T GET VARIANCES FOR.

SO TO THE COUNCIL, I'D HAVE TO RELY ON OTHERS TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. OKAY. SO JUST TO GET IT STRAIGHT, BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE OF IT BEING THIS WAY, YOU'RE SAYING THAT FOR PUBLIC RECORD, THAT IF SOMEBODY CAME TO YOU AND WANTED AND WANTED TO HAVE 50% THREE BEDROOMS INSTEAD OF 40%, IT COULD COME TO COUNCIL FOR A VARIANCE FORMAT, COULD WITHOUT STAFF SUPPORT, RIGHT. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A HARD LINE STANCE SINCE WE'RE CHANGING THIS. ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE A DENIAL MOVING FORWARD, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS. I IMAGINE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT EITHER. THIS IS WE'RE MAKING A CHANGE HERE TO THIS ORDINANCE. AND THEN IF WE START HANDING OUT VARIANCES LEFT AND RIGHT, WHAT ARE WE DOING UP HERE? WE'RE JUST WASTING OUR TIME, RIGHT? YEAH, I THINK THAT YES, SIR. I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. THAT'S A DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER DAY. I BELIEVE PROBABLY ONE MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO. ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. HARGRAVE? I HAVE A COUPLE. OKAY. IS WAS THIS PRIMARILY IS THIS BEING

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I'M OPEN. I'M GOING TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND TO IT, BUT I'VE YET TO HEAR A COMPELLING REASON WHY, WHY WE ARE GETTING INTO THAT LEVEL OF THEIR BUSINESS. I TEND TO AGREE. HOWEVER, I HAVE TO DEFEND THE ORDINANCE FIRST. AS IT'S WRITTEN IS THE SAME. LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO TELL THEM HOW MANY BATHROOMS TO PUT IN THAT I CAN'T CONTROL, RIGHT? YEAH, RIGHT. BUT YES SIR, I'M OPEN TO IT AND I'M WILLING TO HEAR SOME OTHER OPINIONS. I JUST DON'T HAVEN'T HEARD A COMPELLING REASON. AND ALL THIS DOES IS IT JUST PUTS QUALIFIERS ON A DEVELOPER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT EVEN BE NECESSARY. AND I JUST I'M NOT SURE I'M COMFORTABLE WITH WHY IT'S IN THERE. YES, SIR. I THINK IF WE KNEW FOR SURE WHY IT'S IN THERE. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, A GOOD REASON WHY, EXCEPT THAT'S JUST THE, THE REASON IS, IS FOR IS WHAT I CALL A BALANCE OF HOUSING. SOME PEOPLE REFER TO IT AS AFFORDABILITY, WHICH IS DIVERSITY, WHICH TYPICALLY MEANS A SINGLE MOM WITH A CHILD COULD FIND A HOUSING OPTION IN LAWRENCEVILLE FOR A REASONABLE PRICE THERE. IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT THERE THAT'S TELLING ME THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SEND THIS PERSON IF THEY WERE TO ASK, WHERE CAN I FIND A TOWNHOUSE? BUT IF WE HAD SOME SOME ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN TO WHERE YOU DON'T CONTROL THE SIZE OF THE UNITS, IF SOMEBODY COMES IN BECAUSE WHERE CAN I BUILD A MANSION THAT'S ATTACHED? I WOULD GO, YOU GO OVER HERE. BUT RIGHT NOW I CAN'T. I CAN ONLY SAY THIS, YOU GO HERE. THE NURSE THAT WORKS HERE, THIS IS INTENDED FOR HER. IF YOU RECALL THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD GOING THROUGH THE 2020 ORDINANCE, THE POLICE OFFICER. THIS GIVES THEM AN OPTION FOR FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS. AND THIS IS FOR BOTH FEE SIMPLE AND FOR RENTAL CONDOS. FEE SIMPLE IS WHERE I WOULD GO WITH IT. BUT IT'S I DON'T GET INTO THE MARKETING. I TRY TO STAY OUT OF THAT, BUT THIS WOULD COVER IT EVEN IF THEY'RE BUILDING TO RENT. YES, SIR. EITHER WAY, THIS WOULD. YES, SIR. AND IF I COULD JUST PIGGYBACK ON THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU USE THE EXAMPLE OF A SINGLE MOM. I MEAN, GENERALLY WHEN YOU BUILD A TOWNHOME. I MEAN, THERE COULD BE SOME VERY TOWNHOME COMPLEXES. THERE COULD BE SOME VARIATION ON SIZE, BUT GENERALLY THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOME.

IT'S THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE AS MY NEIGHBORS. MINE IS A TWO BEDROOM UNIT WITH AN OFFICE.

SOME HAVE THREE BEDROOMS, SOME. SAME WITH SOUTH LAWN. THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE SAME SIZE. WE'RE NOT BUILDING SUPER SMALL TOWNHOMES FOR ONE BEDROOM OR YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN THERE. I JUST DON'T I JUST HAVE NOT HEARD A COMPELLING REASON WHY WE'RE PUTTING THIS ON THE ALL I CAN STICK. MY POINT IS, IS IT PROVIDES DIVERSITY. AND THAT WAS A BIG TREND IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE FOLLOW. ANYBODY COULD COME IN AND SUGGEST IF WE HAD THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO IT, WHICH I WOULD SAY THE COUNCIL IS IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MAKE ALLOW WIDER UNITS AND BETTER PRODUCT, SO BE IT. BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH, AND I'M GOING TO SORT OF MOVE THE DISCUSSION

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YES, SIR. I'D ALSO MAKE A PART OF YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE THE REVIEW, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL IN YOUR MOTION. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO MY MOTION. NO, MAYOR. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE MOTION JUST BE RELATED TO SECTION 102.7 R EIGHT TOWNHOME OR TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, BECAUSE THERE ARE AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION A, B, C, D, E, F, AND G, YOU REFERENCED ONLY SUBSECTION B, AND THERE'S CHANGES THROUGHOUT THAT ENTIRE SECTION. SO YOUR MOTION SHOULD BE TO APPROVE THE CHANGES TO SECTION 102.7 RMA TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. YEAH I JUST READ THE SUMMARY IN THE PACKET. CORRECT. UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. I WILL RESCIND MY MOTION AND CREATE ANOTHER MOTION. AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TO ACCEPT THE CHANGES AS PRESENTED IN THE

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OKAY. AND IT PASSES 4 TO 1. ITEM SEVEN IS SUP2026-000. WELL 407 CARY 407 NORTH CLAYTON STREET. AND THIS AGAIN IS BEING PRESENTED BY TODD HARGRAVE, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. SORRY. THANK YOU. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A DISTILLERY LOCATED AT 407 NORTH CLAYTON STREET. MOST OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH. THE LOCATION IS THE SLOPE FOR BREWERY. AS I MENTIONED, THE. THE APPLICANT IS COREY ACUFF. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS MARTINI PROPERTIES, LLC. THE ACREAGE IS 0.85 ACRES. IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS FOR A DISTILLERY AND THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION OF THIS IS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VICINITY MAP ON YOUR SCREEN. THIS ADDS A DISTILLERY FUNCTION AND TASTING ROOM INSIDE THE CURRENT BUILDING, WITH NO CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR, AND ALL OPERATIONS WILL STAY INDOORS WITH INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS. SEPARATING BREWING AND DISTILLING DISTILLERY ACTIVITIES. DISTILLING ACTIVITIES. EXCUSE ME. THIS.

IT'S BEEN ZONED LM SINCE 1960, ACCORDING TO WHAT RECORDS WE DO HAVE. AND IT WAS ZONED FOR NOT REZONE, BUT SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED IN 2016 TO ALLOW THE BREWERY AT THIS LOCATION.

THE REQUEST TO ALLOW THIS DISTILLERY WITHIN THE EXISTING BREWERY FACILITY, NO EXTERNAL MODIFICATIONS AND TASTING ROOM. AS I INITIALLY SAID ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE ZONING MAP IS A MIX OF COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, ENTERTAINMENT AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES, RETAIL USES, EVENT FACILITY PARKING. THERE'S SOME WELDING, AUTO PARTS, VACANT BREWERY AND DISTILLERY. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON DOWN THE DEPOT AREA, AND IT IS ALSO AN APPROPRIATE PROPOSAL THAT FITS WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IT'S IN WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN CHARACTER AREA, WHICH IS A HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HUB. AND THE DISTILLERY IS NOT THE PRIMARY USE BUT LIMITED TO SCOPE OFFSETS, IMPACTS. THE CONCLUSION IS STAFF SUPPORTS THIS REQUEST. THE PROPOSAL EXPANDS. THE BREWERY, SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESS, PRESERVES HISTORIC STRUCTURE, ALIGNS WITH THE CITY OF JACKSON. IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE DEPOT DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. HERE'S A SET OF THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

IS THERE ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR TO ASK MR. HARGRAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HARGRAVE, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. JUST A QUESTION, BECAUSE IT CAME UP TONIGHT ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE PACKET FOR THE DISTILLERY TO BE 7 A.M. TO 9 P.M. IS THERE A STATE REASON FOR THE HOURS, OR IS THIS JUST HOW DID THE HOURS COME ABOUT? THEY CAME ABOUT THROUGH DISCUSSION DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THESE ARE THE NORMAL OPERATING HOURS FOR SLOW POUR AND JUST TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY. SO THEY'LL BE OPEN THE SAME HOURS AND CLOSED AND OPEN, NO EXCEPTIONS. OKAY. AND THESE ARE WHAT ARE ADVERTISED AS WELL ON THEIR WEBSITE. SO FOR OKAY, WELL, I JUST I'M LOOKING AT TAPROOM HOURS ONLINE. UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT SAYS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, 5 TO 9, THURSDAY, 5 TO 10, FRIDAY 4 TO 12. IS THAT NOT I TOOK I WENT TO I WENT TO WHATEVER WEBSITE I WENT TO IS SLOW POUR AND I BELIEVE THE HOURS I CAN CONFIRM THE HOURS THEY NEED TO BE MODIFIED. I'LL LET YOU KNOW. OKAY, SO SO IT'S ACCEPTABLE FOR FROM PLANNING PERSPECTIVE TO ALIGN WITH THE.

YES, MA'AM, YES, MA'AM. FROM PLANNING. IT'S NOT EVEN AN ISSUE WITH THE HOURS OF OPERATION. IT'S THE USE ITSELF. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED? YES. REAL QUICK, I THOUGHT AFTER THE WORK SESSION WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT G WAS GOING TO BE STRUCK. THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. DID THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I KNOW THE PLANNING RECOMMENDATION WAS AS WELL THAT B G IS STILL ON THERE. WE HAVE MADE THAT PART OF THE MOTION TONIGHT TO STRIKE THAT. TO STRIKE G. YES, TO STRIKE G. YES.

OKAY. ALSO, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY JOINT DISTILLERIES BREWERIES THERE ARE IN GEORGIA THAT THEY'RE ALL UNDER THE SAME ROOF? WOULD THIS BE THE FIRST ONE IN THE STATE? NO, IT'S NOT

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I'LL FIND OUT LATER. YES, THANKS. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED? OKAY. JUST A JUST A QUICK QUESTION. CLARIFICATION. SO YOU'RE SAYING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS STRIKING THAT AND NOT INCLUDING A SPECIAL SUP AT ALL? NO, NO, NO, MA'AM. THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED, BUT NOT FOLLOWING UP IN TWO YEARS. RIGHT. IT'S THE SAME CONDITION THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE WITH THE BREWERY IN 2016, AS WELL AS IRON SHIELD. EXCUSE ME. THERE WAS NO CLAUSE FOR SUNSET ON THAT AS WELL. OKAY. TYPICALLY SUNSETS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE IN-HOME USES, BUT BUT WE USE THEM HERE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. HARGRAVE? OKAY. IS THE THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR CASE? MAYOR? CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS COREY ACUFF. I'M THE APPLICANT HERE REPRESENTING SINGAPORE BREWERY TONIGHT FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. ONE, I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK STAFF'S EFFORTS ON THIS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVING THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. AGAIN, THE INTENT FOR THIS IS TO ALLOW SLOW POUR TO EXPAND ITS OFFERINGS FOR ITS FOR THE LOCAL CUSTOMERS TO EXPAND FROM JUST BEING A BREWERY TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE BOTH BEER AND SPIRITS AT ONE LOCATION WITHIN THE SAME TASTING ROOM. SO AGAIN, THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE CONDITIONS TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE THE HOURS THAT ARE IN, IN THIS DO NOT MATCH THE CURRENT OPEN HOURS OF THE BUSINESS. ALSO, THERE ARE THERE'S AN ORDINANCE, SECTION 4-141, WHICH DICTATES THE ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN THE CITY SO THAT THERE'S ALREADY RULES ON ON WHEN THOSE SALES CAN OCCUR. HAVING THAT WITHIN THE SUP I'M NOT SURE IS IS APPROPRIATE, BUT THAT'S YOUR DECISION. AND YES, WE ARE REQUESTING THE REMOVAL OF THE TO TWO YEAR SUNSET CLAUSE. ALL OTHER CONDITIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY ACCEPTABLE TO TO US. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL ABOUT THE HOURS. AND I'M GOING TO LOOK TO LEGAL AND THE CITY MANAGER AS TO. WHAT THIS ISSUE IS. THAT THE APPLICANT, BECAUSE THIS IS FIRST NEWS TO US THAT WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE. SO THE THE HOURS DO NOT MATCH THE WEBSITE. YEAH. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER JONES CLEARED THAT UP FOR US. BUT I'M JUST SAYING, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO LEGALLY FROM THIS. BECAUSE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION. BUT YOU ALL CAN MAKE THE HOURS. I KNOW WE CAN MAKE THEM ANYTHING WE WANT, BUT WHAT DO WE FOLLOW WITH THE STATE, WITH THE STATE? THE STATE DOESN'T ADDRESS HOURS. FOR THE MOST PART. THE STATE WOULD LEAVE THAT TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO SET HOURS. THERE ARE SOME THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT STATE SETS HOURS ABOUT, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY LEFT TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION. SO YOU COULD EITHER MATCH WHAT'S ON THE WEBSITE, YOU COULD REMOVE IT AND HAVE IT FALL BACK ON WHAT'S IN YOUR GENERAL ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL AS THE POLICY MAKERS. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR. OKAY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. SORRY. I'M SORRY. CAN WE SAY THE HOURS MATCH SLOW POUR AND LEAVE IT THAT WAY, OR DO WE HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC? NO, I DON'T THINK YOU. I DON'T THINK THAT MATCHING SLOW POURS. BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING REALLY TO TIE THAT TO. I THINK YOU WOULD EITHER NEED TO DEFINE WHAT THOSE ARE BASED ON THEIR WEBSITE, OR YOU WOULD NEED TO JUST REMOVE IT AND ALLOW IT YOUR UNDERLYING ALCOHOL ORDINANCE TO SET THOSE HOURS.

AND WHAT WHAT THOSE WHAT WOULD THOSE HOURS BE? I THINK IF YOU COULD COME UP, I DON'T HAVE THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE PULLED UP. THE HOURS OF OPERATION WOULD BE MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OKAY.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WOULD BE 5 TO 9 P.M. THURSDAY WOULD BE 5 TO 10 P.M. FRIDAY WOULD BE 4 P.M. TO 12 A.M. SATURDAY WOULD BE I ASSUME IT MEANS NOON TO 11 P.M. YES. AND SUNDAY

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I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANY HOURS IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION. CORRECT? THEY DID. THEY DID HAVE THIS HERE. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YEAH. IT WAS JUST THE REDO. TWO YEARS LATER. I THOUGHT WE WERE THAT WE WERE TAKING OUT. I THOUGHT WE WERE TAKING TWO THINGS OUT. THAT WAS JUST THE ONE. JUST THE ONE. WELL WOULD BE YOU WOULD BE STRIKING THE ONE CONDITION THAT DOES HAVE HOURS IN HERE AND REPHRASING IT IS WHAT IT WAS, WHICH WAS CONDITION. SO WHAT WE COULD DO IS PASS IT. JUST SAY IT HAS TO MATCH SLOW PARK SLOPE OR I WILL DUPLICATE WHAT'S WRITTEN ON THAT. THAT IS THE SECOND CONDITION. AND STRIKE G WOULD BE CONDITION ONE C AND INSERT WITH THE HOURS I PUT INTO THE RECORD FROM THE SLOPE OR WEBSITE. EXCEPT WHAT THEY CHANGE THEIR HOURS. EXACTLY.

THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING I WANTED TO BRING UP IS IF THE BUSINESS IS SLOW FOR DECIDED TO CHANGE ITS HOURS, WOULD THIS RULE FOLLOW THAT CHANGE OR WOULD IT BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THESE HOURS? IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH SLOW PORT AND WHAT WE HAVE THEM ZONED FOR THERE. THERE'S NO HOURS THEY FOLLOW THE SALES RULES THAT THAT THAT THE CITY HAS SET. THIS IS JUST BUSINESS HOURS, THE HOURS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE THE WEBSITE FOR SLOW PAW IS JUST THEIR BUSINESS HOURS THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN TO BE OPEN. IT'S IT'S NOT REGULATED UNDER UNDER A SPECIAL USE. WE ALREADY HAVE A ORDINANCE THAT SAYS WHEN PEOPLE CAN SERVE ALCOHOL IN OUR CITY, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN HERE. WE JUST STRIKE IT. THAT ELIMINATES THE CONFUSION. YEP. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? I'LL PULL MY HAIR OUT SECOND TIME. JUST JUST SO THAT YOU CAN BE LIKE ME. YEAH. I MEAN, SO I, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE WOULD LIMIT HOURS TO 12 MIDNIGHT BECAUSE I DO THINK WE ALREADY HAVE THAT IN OUR THAT'S IN OUR ORDINANCE. 2 A.M. ACTUALLY, IT'S ACTUALLY 2 A.M. I KNOW IT'S ORDINANCE. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

OKAY. MR. WARBURTON, YOU SAID LIMITING HOURS TO 12 MIDNIGHT, BUT THAT MEANS ON ANY GIVEN DAY, SINCE IT'S A SEVEN DAY OPERATION. AND SO IT, YOU KNOW, IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA AND SO IT WOULDN'T BE OF CONCERN. BUT I DO THINK HAVING IT LIMITED TO 12 A.M. WOULD SET A CAP. THEY DON'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO CLOSE IT, I UNDERSTAND. AND AND SO THE LIKE THE OPENING HOURS WOULD THAT MEAN LIKE FROM THIS IT SAYS 7 A.M. SO WOULD WE JUST SAY HOURS ARE LIMITED TO FROM 7 A.M. TO 12 MIDNIGHT. AND THEN THEY CAN OPERATE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THAT. BUT YOU STILL GOT TO FOLLOW STATE ORDINANCE, YOUR ORDINANCE SETS DISTILLED SPIRITS AT 9 A.M. NOT NINE. OKAY. OKAY. SO FROM 9 A.M. 11 A.M. BECAUSE STATE LAW LIMITS, AS I SAID, CERTAIN, BUT THE MAJORITY NOT SUNDAY AT. WHAT IS OUR ORDINANCE? WHAT IS OUR ORDINANCE STATE, AS FAR AS YOU'RE SAYING, WE GO TO TWO. I KNEW THAT WAS FOR RESTAURANTS 50 5 A.M. SO ALMOST 2 A.M. OKAY.

I KNEW THAT WAS FOR RESTAURANTS. SO. SO THAT'S 9 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, MONDAY, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND THEN SUNDAY, 11 TO 12 MIDNIGHT, 11 TO MIDNIGHT. SO SO A SUGGESTION WOULD BE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE DISTILLERY SHALL MEET THE CITY ALCOHOL ORDINANCE FOR OPENING AND CLOSE. NO, NO LATER THAN 12 A.M. THAT WAY YOU YOU WOULDN'T SAY MATCH. YOU JUST SAY MATCHES. EXCEPT IT CLOSES. IT WOULD BE 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PM OR MIDNIGHT. YOU SAID MIDNIGHT, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE SUGGESTING. OKAY, OKAY. CITY CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, ANYTHING ELSE? ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO. THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE DOES STATE EXACTLY WHAT THE DISTILLERY CAN DO, WHICH IS WHAT THE ALCOHOL HOURS ARE. SO YOU REALLY WOULDN'T NEED YOU COULD STRIKE IT TO STRIKE IT. JUST STRIKE IT. YEAH. THE CURRENT THE CURRENT ALCOHOL, THE CURRENT ALCOHOL ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT HOURS AVAILABLE FOR DISTILLERIES WITHIN IT. SO WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE SUP HERE BY PUTTING IN LIMITATIONS GOES AGAINST WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. IS THE CLOSING AT MIDNIGHT ORDINANCE. NO WE JUST STRIKING. NO NO I MEAN THE 1:55 A.M. SO IT'S

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THEN WE JUST LET OUR OTHER ORDINANCE CARRY THIS. BUT THE OTHER ORDINANCE CARRIES OVER THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING IS, IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE RULES THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY SET OUT FOR DISTILLERY. IT'S ALREADY OUR DISTILLERY RIGHT ORDINANCE. AND THAT DISTILLERY ORDINANCE ALLOWS HIM TO STAY OPEN UNTIL. 11555 YEAH.

OKAY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING IS THAT WE FOLLOW THE CURRENT ORDINANCES THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY SET UP FOR US. AGAIN, I WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE CLOSE IT AT 12.

RIGHT. PREVIOUS DISTILLERY COULD OPEN TILL WHEN. YES. THE PREVIOUS DISTILLERY COULD STAY OPEN UNTIL 1:55 A.M. I WOULD SUGGEST IF WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT, WE CHANGE IN OUR OTHER ORDINANCE, NOT JUST THIS ONE, THIS ONE APPLICANT. SO CAN WE LEAVE THIS TO 12 OR DO WE? WELL, THAT'S UP TO WHOEVER MAKES THE MOTION. BUT IF WE LEAVE, IF WE LEAVE IT LIKE OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE HAS, IT'S 155, RIGHT? IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, IT SEEMS, THEN WE WOULD GO CHANGE THAT DISTILLERY ORDINANCE AND THEN THAT WOULD CHANGE HIS HOURS. OKAY. WELL, THE, THE, THE DISTILLERY IS NOT A SEPARATE ENTITY. THE DISTILLERY IS JUST A IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES OF SLOPE OR WE WOULD NOT BE OPEN ANY LATER THAN THE NORMAL HOURS OF SLOPE. WE'RE. ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT THAT WE FOLLOW THE RULES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET UP. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? SENATOR, PLEASE COME DOWN, SENATOR MARTIN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

PK MARTIN 960, KENYON COURT. I THINK WE'RE STILL SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. I WOULD ASSUME IN LAWRENCEVILLE, I WOULD. THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS FACING PRETTY TOUGH TIME RIGHT NOW. I THINK I WOULD WANT TO GIVE AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS IS ALLOWED IN YOUR IN YOUR ORDINANCE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING. I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE SUGGESTION. I DO BELIEVE THAT SLOPE HAS BEEN A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN OVER THE YEARS. I THINK THEY'VE ESTABLISHED THAT ALSO. I THINK IF YOU LIMIT THEM TO MIDNIGHT, THAT'S GOING TO NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, LIKE MAYBE A NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION OR A GEORGIA TECH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION THAT MAY GO OR EVEN MAYBE SOME LATE MAYBE THERE'S LATE GAME NIGHTS WHERE THE, YOU KNOW, THE START TIME MIGHT EVEN BE AT 10 P.M. SO THIS ALLOWS THEM TO STAY OPEN. SO JUST IN THE, FOR THE, FOR THE INTEREST OF THAT AND ALLOWING THEM FLEXIBILITY UNDER THE CURRENT CURRENT STATUTE. I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. AND ABSOLUTELY, IF IF IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE, I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD BE BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO ADDRESS IT CITYWIDE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? OKAY. HEARING OR SEEING NONE. SEEING NO ONE. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? HEARING OR SEEING NO ONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SUP2026-00007. COREY ACUFF, 407 NORTH CLAYTON STREET. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS WITH THE PLANNING WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE MOVE TO STRIKE ONE C HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE DISTILLERY, AND ALSO MOVED TO STRIKE ITEM ONE G, WHICH IS THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT LIMITING TO A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, AT WHICH TIME THE USE SHALL CEASE UNLESS AN APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL IS SUBMITTED. SO I MOVE THAT WE STRIKE ONE C AND ONE G SECOND AS PRESENTED. SO FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EVERYBODY'S PRESENTATIONS. IT'S BEEN A RIVETING MEETING SO FAR. ITEM 8ZM2026-00004JCT. CONSTRUCTION GROUP CARE OF LJA

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THE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED AND REZONED TO BGBG. EXCUSE ME, BETWEEN 1986 AND 2002, WE CAN'T TELL YOU A DATE AND CONCRETE. THE REQUEST TO REZONE FROM BG2RM 8 TO 25 REAR TOWNHOMES WILL RESULT IN A DENSITY OF 6.25 UNITS PER ACRE, AND THE TOWNHOMES SERVE AS A TRANSITIONAL LAND USE BETWEEN HIGHER INTENSITY, COMMERCIAL AND LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE SOUTHEAST AND UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY. THIS IS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN. I DO HAVE A REVISED ONE TO SHOW YOU AFTER I GET THROUGH WITH THE PRESENTATION, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A ROW OF THE COMMON AREA AND THE ROWS WILL BE SET UP DIFFERENTLY IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, BUT THEY WILL ALL BE REAR ENTRY SERVED BY A 40 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ENCOMPASSING THE. YOU SEE THE LITTLE ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE. IT HAS ENHANCED OPEN SPACE, PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED CIRCULATION, INCLUDING SOME EXPANSION OF THE SIDEWALK UP TO AT LEAST THE DRIVEWAY, I BELIEVE AT THE NEIGHBORING BP PROPERTY, AND THE REAR LOADED DESIGN PROVIDED COMPATIBILITY WITH RESIDENTIAL USES. AGAIN, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR THE FOUR ACRES, THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS ALLOWS FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT TO BE DEVELOPED AT THIS SITE. IT HAS VARIANCES REQUESTED TO REDUCE, AS WE DISCUSSED VARIANCES EARLY.

EARLIER. REDUCING THE REQUIRED EXTERNAL FRONT SETBACK ALONG THE MAJOR ARTERIAL PRINCIPAL OR GRAYSON HIGHWAY FROM 40FT TO 32FT. THE VARIANCE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE FROM 40% TO 48% AND VARIANCE INCREASING ALLOWED PERCENTAGE OF THREE BEDROOM UNITS FROM 40% TO 100%. THIS IS ALL WE DISCUSSED EARLIER. VARIANCE IS REDUCING REQUIRED SETBACK FROM A PRIVATE DRIVE FROM 27 TO 22. THESE ARE. THIS IS YOUR DECISION TO MAKE REGARDING VARIANCES. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUPPORTS THIS TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE WITHIN AN EVOLVING COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. PROVIDES A SMOOTH TRANSITION, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, BETWEEN DIFFERENT LAND USE INTENSITIES AND HELPS REINVEST THE CORRIDOR WHILE ADDING HOUSING DIVERSITY. THE PROPOSAL FOR 25 RANCHO TOWNHOMES AT THE 737 GRAYSON HIGHWAY REPRESENTS A COMPATIBLE TRANSITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, WITH CONDITIONS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR PACKET. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO SCROLL THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK, SO FORGIVE ME. THIS IS THE REVISED NO. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE. HANG ON. THAT IS THE REVISED SITE PLAN WITH THE COURTYARD, WHICH WILL BE USED BETWEEN THE MAIN BUILDINGS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR UNDERGROUND DETENTION. THERE'LL BE SOME GUEST PARKING, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SOUTH WESTERN QUADRANT OF THE PROPERTY. MISS JONES, YOU HAD ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE RENDERING OF THE ELEVATIONS TO BE PRESENTED. I DON'T HAVE A PHYSICAL ADDRESS, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THE LOCATION OF THE RENDERINGS HERE IN THIS IMAGE ARE OFF OF, I BELIEVE, LENNOX ROAD DOWN IN LENNOX AREA, BUT I WE CAN ALWAYS GET A VAN IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO DOWN AND TAKE A PEEK. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THESE. THESE ARE THE LAST SET OF CONDITIONS HERE WITH RED LINES AND BLUE LINES PRESENTED INTO HERE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT THIS EVENING. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR THE RECORD, THAT SET IS ON PAGE 101 OF OUR PACKET AND THEN THE CORRECT PLAT IS ON PAGE 104. YES, SIR. THEY WERE ADDED TO IT THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE OF YOU HAVING TO KEEP EVERYTHING THAT YOU PRESENTED IN THE PAST THAT WE'RE NO LONGER USING, BUT FOR YOUR RECORD, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT IN THERE. IT DOES GET A LITTLE CONFUSING. NOT YOUR PROBLEM, JUST CLARIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS PACKET. YES, SIR. AND ANYONE THAT MAKES THE MOTION TO USE THE PACKET OKAY ON PAGE, LIKE I SAID, 101 WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ASKED WHO

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THREE BEDROOMS FOR 40% TO 100%. THERE'LL BE NO FOUR BEDROOM UNITS AT THIS LOCATION. IF APPROVED. AND YOU'VE GOT THE EV READY INFRASTRUCTURE. YES, SIR. THAT'S IN THERE AS WELL. YES, SIR. IT'S F I THINK. I THINK WE TOOK OUT THE LANGUAGE REGARDING A SINGLE FAMILY. HAD ONE FAMILY, TWO FAMILY. I'LL SHOW YOU ON HERE. JUST A MOMENT. TO THE TOP. THEY'RE ALL DWELLING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED UP AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE YOU SEE HERE. YEAH. BECAUSE WITH EV READY INFRASTRUCTURE, EV DWELLINGS, INCLUDING DEDICATED, I CAN GO ON AND ON. BUT THAT IS THE CONDITION. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE JUST IN THE FUTURE WE TECHNICALLY DON'T HAVE TO PUT THAT ON THE CONDITION SINCE IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE NOW. IN THE FUTURE.

YES. FOR TOWNHOMES. CORRECT. ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT. YEAH. ONE OTHER QUESTION, MR. MAYOR.

ARE THESE GOING TO BE FEE SIMPLE HOMES OR ARE THESE FOR RENT? THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.

I'LL LET THEM ANSWER THAT QUESTION. FEE. SIMPLE FEE FEE. SIMPLE. IT IS IS WHAT I HEARD.

OKAY. IS THAT THEY CAN HAVE UP TO 10%. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. APPLICANT IS PRESENT.

COULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND MAKE YOUR CASE? THANK YOU. AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. TYLER LASSER WITH LJ ENGINEERING, 299 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN ALPHARETTA. I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, JCT CONSTRUCTION GROUP, WHO'S REQUESTING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 4.03 ACRES ON GRAYSON HIGHWAY FROM BG, WHICH IS GENERAL BUSINESS, TO RM8 TO DEVELOP A FOR SALE TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROJECT WE DID WITH THE SAME DEVELOPER NEAR THE CORNER OF SCENIC HIGHWAY AND NEW HOPE. YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE. THAT WAS A DIFFERENT ZONING CATEGORY.

SO I HAD A DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH WITH THE, THE LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT, BUT IT'S A VERY SIMILAR PRODUCT. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH THE LDP PROCESS. SO THAT ONE SHOULD BE POPPING UP HOPEFULLY PRETTY SOON. THIS PROJECT'S BEEN KIND OF IN THE HOPPER FOR A WHILE NOW, SO EVERYONE'S PROBABLY PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH IT. SO I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF AND JUST KIND OF REITERATE, REITERATE A FEW THINGS. AGAIN, ZONED COMMERCIAL AND OBVIOUSLY HAS REMAINED UNDERUTILIZED. IT'S JUST THERE'S NOT A BIG DEMAND FOR RETAIL IN THIS AREA. IT'S MID-BLOCK, WHICH IS PRETTY INCONVENIENT, AND IT'S JUST NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR A MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL USE LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS AROUND IT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT ABUNDANCE OF COMMERCIAL THAT'S ALREADY IN THE AREA, AND BEING BETWEEN A COMMERCIAL USE, WHICH IS A GAS STATION TO THE NORTH, AND THEN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTH, WE FEEL THAT THIS IS AN IDEAL SITE FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSITIONAL.

AND THERE'S A DEMAND FOR TOWNHOMES, AND THEY OFFER SOMETHING THAT IS MUCH LESS INTENSE THAN WHAT COULD GO THERE CURRENTLY BY RIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS COMMERCIAL REZONING IT TO RESIDENTIAL. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE. AND AS TODD EXPLAINED, WE'VE KIND OF CLEANED UP AND UPDATED THE SITE PLAN. I BELIEVE YOU SAW IT AT THE WORK SESSION. SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE CLEANED UP VERSION OF THAT. IT'S STILL THE SAME PRODUCT. THE REAR LOADED TOWNHOMES WHERE THEY WILL FACE GRAYSON HIGHWAY AS WELL AS GREEN SPACE. THE BIG CHANGE THAT WE DID HERE IS JUST SHIFT AROUND ESSENTIALLY THE BACK HALF OF IT, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT DIRECTLY FACE THE GREEN SPACE. AND WE EXPANDED THAT GREEN SPACE TO MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT MORE FUNCTIONAL. AND IT'S INCREASED THE CONNECTIVITY FOR BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND PROBABLY FOR VEHICLES AS WELL IN THE BACK. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ALSO MOVED THE THIS IS STILL CONCEPTUAL, BUT WE DID MOVE THE UNDERGROUND DETENTION TO THE GREEN SPACE.

THAT MIGHT SHIFT AROUND A LITTLE BIT, OF COURSE, BUT WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO PUT THE PARKING AT EITHER END OF THE GREEN SPACE. SO IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE VISITING.

THEY CAN JUST CUT THROUGH THE GREEN SPACE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S PATHS IN FRONT OF EACH UNIT, SO THAT GOES THROUGH THE GREEN SPACE AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL SIDEWALKS. WE'RE NOT SHOWING THEM ON THE SITE PLAN, BUT EACH UNIT FACING GRAYSON HIGHWAY WILL HAVE A PATH TO GET TO GRAYSON HIGHWAY A LITTLE BIT EASIER AS WELL. ANOTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT, AND THIS IS

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OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU INCREASING THE SIDEWALK. AND WE THE CITY LOOKS, HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CAN FINISH THAT SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK ON A KROGER. AND EXCUSE ME, ON THE KROGER SIDE OF THE STREET THAT WE HAVE SIDEWALK ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE. ABSOLUTELY. ALL THE WAY FROM SUGARLOAF TO SCENIC.

SO WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WHAT PRICE RANGE ARE YOU LOOKING AT FOR THESE? IT'S GOING TO BE MARKET PRICE. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW. I JUST HAVE NO IDEA. I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. AT THE MOMENT. THESE ARE GOING TO BE VERY NICE PRODUCTS. AS TODD HAD SHOWED IN THOSE IMAGES. THE CONDITIONS REQUIRE A LOT OF BRICK. WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING A LOT OF SIDEWALKS, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF KIND OF FINANCIAL GROUND TO MAKE UP. BUT WE THINK WITH THIS NICE PRODUCT, THE THREE BEDROOMS, THEY'RE GOING TO DO VERY WELL IN THIS LOCATION. THE TOWNHOME MARKET ACTUALLY DOING WELL RIGHT NOW. AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE SAME DEVELOPERS WORKING THROUGH LDP CURRENTLY WITH THE PROJECT OVER ON SCENIC HIGHWAY AS WELL. SO THERE'S A DEMAND THERE. YOU THINK? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM? SEEING OR HEARING? NO ONE. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM, HEARING OR SEEING NO ONE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ZM2026-000004. SORRY.

JC CONSTRUCTION GROUP CARE OF LJ A ENGINEERING ON 737 GRAYSON HIGHWAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS PER THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS AND PER PRESENTATION. AND CAN WE WOULD YOU MIND CLARIFYING THAT? WE SAY SINCE THERE'S MULTIPLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION THAT WE SAY PAGE STARTING ON PAGE 10101 PAGE 101 COUNCIL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS ON EIGHT FOR 2026. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A FIRST. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I CARRIES 5 TO 0. ITEM NINE WAS TABLED. ITEM TEN IS TABLED TILL SEPTEMBER THE 9TH WORK SESSION, AND THEN IT'S

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NEW BUSINESS. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA UNLESS FORMALLY REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. WE'LL START OFF WITH ITEM 11 CONTRACT AWARD, LAWRENCEVILLE PINK PARKING LOT. AND THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED BY MR. ALVES JUNIOR, OUR CITY ENGINEER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THE PROJECT IS LOCATED TO THE WEST OF CULVER CITY, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. THE PROJECT ADDRESS IS 232 WEST PIKE AND 245 WEST KROGER, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. THE WORK INCLUDES DEMOLITION, REMOVAL, HAULING, DISPOSAL OF EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING ASBESTOS REMOVAL, UTILITY SERVICE, LANDSCAPING, PAVEMENT, CONCRETE, A PORTION OF THE EXISTING RETAINING WALL AND OTHER FEATURES, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DOWNTOWN PARKING, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF

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IF WE HAD PUT OUT SEPARATE RFP FOR THE DEMOLITION, THEN FOR THE I DON'T KNOW, THE EXCAVATION AND THE PAVING, YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE BIDDERS, I WOULD IMAGINE, WOULDN'T YOU? WELL, NOT ESSENTIALLY YOU MAY HAVE A BETTER NOT A BETTER PRICE. IN A SENSE. YOU MAY HAVE A LOT OF PROFITS ON TOP OF IT. PLUS YOU HAVE THIS SCHEDULING FOR ALL THOSE. YOU MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD CONTRACT FOR DEMOLITION THAT HOLDS THE ENTIRE PROJECT. SO PUTTING THIS WAY, USUALLY THOSE CONTRACTS ARE SUBCONTRACTORS AND THEY HOLD A GOOD, GOOD PROJECT. I WOULD SAY THAT. WAS THERE ALSO ANY THOUGHT ABOUT ADDING AN EV CHARGER FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS PARKING LOT? GOOD QUESTION. SO WE DID NOT DESIGN ONE. HOWEVER, WE MASTER PLAN WHERE THERE IS A SPACE FOR IT. SO IF THIS COUNCIL WISH IN THE FUTURE I'LL. STAFF WILL GO THROUGH A DESIGN OF EV. AND IF COUNCIL WISHES WE CAN. WE CAN IMPLEMENT ONE. SO THAT'S SMART. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WITH QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE AWARD THE LAWRENCEVILLE PINK PARKING LOT PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO COMPLETE SITE, LLC AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,373,751.50. AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

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ITEM 12 CONTRACT AWARD. LAWRENCEVILLE LONG PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. THIS ITEM IS AGAIN BEING PRESENTED BY MR. ALVES JUNIOR, OUR CITY ENGINEER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. THE WORK INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL, DEMOLITION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL, LANDSCAPING, CONCRETE, SIDEWALK AND ADA RAMPS, CURBING GIRDER, HANDRAIL AND PARKING LOT, CRACK CEILING AND SEAL COATING, AS WELL AS STRIPING AND BOLLARDS INSTALLATION. THE CITY OF FLORENCE ISSUED THE INVITATION TO BID SB 000327. ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S POLICIES, WE INTEND TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. AFTER REVIEW ALL THE SUBMISSIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONSTRUCTION TO WOODWIND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, WHICH SUBMITTED THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BID. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, I ASSUME THIS IS JUST DUE TO LIKE OUR BOO FEST AND ALL OUR OTHER EVENTS WHEN WE HAVE VENDORS, THAT'S ALL. THE SIDEWALKS ARE PACKED BEYOND AND THIS WILL ALLOW PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT TO BE MORE FLUID. YES. FEW MONTHS AGO, STAFF REUNITED TO THE LAWN. WE WE MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON ON WHAT OUR FESTIVAL LOOKS LIKE. WE COME TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR INCREASE SOME OF THE GRAY SPACES. SO ATTEND BETTER THE PUBLIC. THEY ATTEND THE FESTIVALS IN LAWRENCEVILLE. SO THIS PROJECT ASSISTS ON THAT DIRECTION. OKAY, SO WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR TO ASK QUESTIONS? YES. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. ALVES, FOR THE PRESENTATION. JUST CAN YOU GIVE US A TIMELINE ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL? WE'RE LOOKING AT 60 DAYS AS WELL. SO WE'RE YES, WE'RE. SO THIS YEAR, YES, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON FOR CHRIS KENDALL. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE I DID SEE I WAS HOPING THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING IN HERE, BUT THERE ISN'T ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE ACROSS CHESTNUT FROM THE LAWRENCE HOTEL TO THE LAWN. WE HAVE A WAY OF GETTING THEM FROM THE CHURCH ACROSS CHESTNUT TO THE LAWN. BUT NOW THAT THE PARKING GARAGE IS OPEN AND OF COURSE, THAT LOVELY HOTEL IS GOING TO BE OPEN VERY SOON, THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THAT AND JUST JAYWALKING ACROSS THE STREET THERE. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU DESIGN THAT, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING YOU GUYS HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT? YES. STAFF IS LOOK INTO IT. WE HAVE SOME REQUESTS FOR IT. WE'RE LOOKING TO THE THE ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE BEHIND IT. YOU HAVE THAT DONE BEFORE IT. WE HAVE TO DO SOME ANALYSIS FOR CROSSWALK SAFETY. SO ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, STAFF WILL PUSH THAT TOWARDS THAT. IF IT'S ACCEPTABLE WE'LL PROCEED WITH THAT. BUT YES, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. CAN YOU GET THAT DONE BEFORE CHRIS KENDALL AS WELL? YOU COULD. YEAH. IF THIS IS WHAT IF THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE ENGINEERING STANDARDS. YES WE CAN WE CAN SECURE THOSE SERVERS. OKAY. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THAT STREET AND A LOT OF CARS GOING UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD, I IMAGINE, AS WELL. SO WE GOT TO KEEP THEM SAFE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SO IT IS A PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR. I MOTION TO TO AWARD LAWRENCEVILLE LAWN PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WOULD WIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1064 100 $164,175. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR OR OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. TO HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. FIVE ZERO PASSES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 13113 MADDOX STREET PROPERTY ACQUISITION. THIS ITEM IN THE NEXT FEW ARE BEING PRESENTED BY OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BARRY MOCK. THANK YOU. MAYOR, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT FIVE ITEMS ARE ALL RELATED. THEY ARE LOCATED IN WHAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE NORTH DTL PROJECT AS A PROJECT THAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE YOU GUYS LAST SUMMER AND WAS REZONED. THE DDA HAD WORKED CLOSELY WITH THIS DEVELOPER THAT ASSEMBLED THE PROPERTIES, AND THEY HAVE HAD SOME SOME OF THEIR BACKING HAS PULLED AWAY.

AND SO THEY WERE LOOKING TO TO OFFLOAD THESE PROPERTIES. DDA APPROACHED THE CITY AND ASKED THE CITY IF THE CITY WOULD BE WILLING TO PROCURE THESE FIVE PROPERTIES SO THAT WE COULD SEE

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SINCE THESE ARE ALL PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROJECT AND WE'RE LOOKING TO ACCEPT THESE CONTRACTS, IS THERE A WAY IN WHICH. A ONE MOTION COULD COVER ALL FIVE PROPERTIES? IF ALL. IF DESCRIBED IN THE MOTION, YOU COULD ASK THAT ALL OF THEM BE PRESENTED AT ONCE AND THEN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 13, ALL 13 THROUGH 17. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT? NO, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. OKAY. YOU MIND GOING AND PRESENTING THE REST OF THEM. SO. YES, SIR. AS I MENTIONED THE FIRST ONE THERE IS 113 MADDOX STREET. I'LL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THE ADDRESSES HERE REAL QUICK. THE ONE ADJACENT TO THAT IS 127 MADDOX STREET. AND THEN AS WE MOVE NORTH UP CLAYTON STREET, YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY AT 750 NORTH CLAYTON STREET, 806 NORTH CLAYTON STREET AND 824 NORTH CLAYTON STREET. EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS HAS WITH IT IN THE PACKET THE INITIAL CONTRACT, ANY EXTENSIONS THAT WERE APPLIED TO THAT AGREEMENT, AS WELL AS THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, ASSIGNING IT FROM THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPER TO THE CITY FOR THE AGREED UPON PURCHASE PRICE AND THOSE. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THEY'RE ALL KIND OF RELATED AND THEY'RE ALL IN THAT SAME AREA. OKAY. SO ANYBODY LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED, ASK MR. MIKE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I'LL ASK A COUPLE HERE.

PREVIOUS COUNCIL, AS YOU MENTIONED, APPROVED THE REZONING. THEY ALSO APPROVED USING THE TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICT MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. IS THAT RIGHT? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. THAT'S CORRECT. SO COUNCIL APPROVED THE USE OF UP TO $1.5 MILLION OF OUR TAX MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BE ROADWAYS, COULD BE WATER, SEWER POWER, ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURES, STORMWATER FACILITIES. AND SO I THINK WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE THAT SAME TAD MONEY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROAD REALIGNMENT AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY INTENDED, WOULD USE THAT SAME MONEY FOR DEMOLITION. OR DOES THAT COME FROM A DIFFERENT PART THAT CAN BE USED FOR DEMOLITION AS WELL? YES, SIR. AND IF WE APPROVE ALL THIS, DO YOU HAVE A STAFF GOT A TIMETABLE YET ON WHEN YOU MIGHT START TO TEAR DOWN THINGS AND START TO BUILD A ROAD? AND SO EACH OF THE EACH OF THESE AGREEMENTS AND IT'S LISTED IN THE AGREEMENT HAVE STIPULATIONS ALLOWING THE CURRENT TENANT TO STAY FOR MAYBE 30, 45 DAYS. DURING THAT TIME, WE WILL PUT TOGETHER DEMO BIDS AND GET IT OUT TO BID. WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER TO DO THAT. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE BUILDINGS WOULD COME DOWN VERY SOON AFTER THEY'RE VACATED. STAFF HAS ALREADY ENGAGED PRECISION PLANNING TO DESIGN THE ROAD WORK FOR US. THAT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, I'M SORRY, BY THE CITY ENGINEER. SO THAT'LL BE EXECUTED SOON. AND THEY'LL DESIGN THE ROAD. I WOULD EXPECT THAT WILL TAKE A FEW MONTHS, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION WOULD ALSO TAKE A FEW MONTHS. SO I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE EARLY NEXT YEAR BEFORE YOU SEE A NEW ROADWAY OUT THERE. AND OTHER THAN HAVING TO TAKE THE TREES OUT FOR THE ROAD, WOULD THE CITY JUST LEAVE ALL THE OTHER TREES THERE AND LET THE DEVELOPER OVER BUYS THIS PROPERTY FROM US, ULTIMATELY TAKE CARE OF THE TREES? YEAH. OUR OUR PLAN IS TO ONLY DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO PUT THE ROAD IN AT THIS POINT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, MAYOR, BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTIONS ON THESE, I THINK STATE LAW WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE PRICE TO BE PAID FOR EACH PROPERTY BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION. OKAY, OKAY. BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. SO FOR YOU DO THAT OR DO I HAVE IN THE MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE 113 MADDOX STREET PROPERTY ACQUISITION PURCHASE PRICE $618,000 FOR 127 MADDOX STREET PROPERTY ACQUISITION. WE HAVE A PURCHASE PRICE OF $400,000. 750 NORTH CLAYTON STREET PROPERTY PURCHASE PRICE OF 453,200. AND

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ALSO AS IN OUR PACKET. SO SECOND, HAVE A FIRST. OKAY. AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

CARRIES 5 TO 0. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 18 FLORENCE HOTEL HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH NORTH POINT HOSPITALITY. AND THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED BY OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BARRY MAC. THANK YOU MAYOR, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE D, D, A AND A MANAGEMENT COMPANY. BUT THE AGREEMENT REQUIRES THE IGA BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE D. D A FOR THE HOTEL PROJECT REQUIRES THAT ANY AMENDMENT COME BEFORE YOU FOR APPROVAL. SO THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY THAT AGREEMENT IN TWO WAYS. ONE, IT WOULD ADD $24,000 A YEAR, BASICALLY $2,000 A MONTH, TO THE COMPENSATION TO THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT WOULD BE IN CONSIDERATION FOR THEM DOING MULTIMEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TYPE ADVERTISING FOR THE HOTEL. THE AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE HOTEL GO OUT AND PROCURE THAT THIRD PARTY.

THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN TODAY, THEY ARE DOING THAT IN-HOUSE WITH SOME OF THEIR OWN STAFF, AND THEY ONLY ARE CHARGING $2,000 A MONTH FOR THAT. WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD DEAL FOR WHAT THEY'RE GETTING OUT OF THAT. WE DID RUN THAT BY OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT FIRM, REPA. THEY AGREE THAT THAT IS ALSO A GOOD USE OF FUNDS, AND SO THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THIS AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE SECOND WAY THAT THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE MODIFIED IS THAT FORMALIZES THE THE COMP SET THAT WAS NEEDED TO BE FORMALIZED AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT AS WELL. AND THE COMP SET IS WHAT'S USED TO COMPARE THE HOTEL PERFORMANCE WITH SIMILAR HOTELS IN THE AREA AND MONITOR ITS PERFORMANCE. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS A SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO NEED EARLY ON WHEN THEY FIRST NEGOTIATED. SO THE THE WAY IT'S INTENDED TO TO BE LAID OUT IS THAT THE HOTEL ITSELF, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOTEL, THE STAFF OF THE HOTEL WOULD GO OUT AND HIRE A THIRD PARTY FOR THESE SERVICES. THEY WOULD GO OUT AND FIND AN ADVERTISING COMPANY TO DO THIS WORK ON THEIR BEHALF. THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT WE SELECTED ACTUALLY HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT IN-HOUSE AND FOR A MUCH BETTER PRICE. SO THE WAY THAT THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WAS STRUCTURED, THAT WAS THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPENSATE THEM ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT THE AGREEMENT ALLOWED.

SO IN ORDER TO PAY THEM AN EXTRA $2,000 A MONTH, WE HAVE TO MODIFY THE STRUCTURE OF THE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW FOR THAT. OKAY. SO IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, THEN WE'RE PAYING THE FULL FREIGHT OF THIS THIRD PARTY. THAT'S RIGHT. IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT THIRD PARTY, FIND THESE SAME SERVICES, AND WE'LL PROBABLY PAY IN 2 OR 3 TIMES THIS AMOUNT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED AND GRANT THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FOR THE CHAIR OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE CITY AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ATTORNEYS. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE

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I'LL CALL. DO I HAVE A MOTION, MISTER MAYOR? I MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE. AMENDING THE DATE AND TIME OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF LAWRENCEVILLE CITY COUNCIL FOR 2026. OKAY, SO I HAVE A FIRST COUNCILMEMBER. HARRIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER? TRAVIS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. CARRIES 5 TO 0. NEXT IS THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM. SO WITH WITH MAYOR PRO TEM BRUCE JOHNSON RESIGNING FROM HIS POST, THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO ELECT A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ELECT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER THE 2ND. RANDY TRAVIS FOR THE REMAINDER OF MAYOR PRO TEM BRUCE JOHNSON'S TERM THROUGH 2026, COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY TRAVIS IS IN. IS NEXT IN LINE TO BE MAYOR PRO TEM IN 2027, AS IS THE TRADITION OF ROTATING THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION THROUGH THE COUNCIL EACH YEAR.

SO DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SORRY, I'LL GIVE IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. OH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. SO WE HAVE A IT WAS UNANIMOUS. YES. 5 TO 0. SO COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SERVING OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS I AM.

AND NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 21 BOARD APPOINTMENT FOR THE AURORA THEATER. AND THIS IS BEING PRESENTED BY CITY CLERK KAREN PIERCE. THANK YOU AGAIN. TONIGHT, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT DUE TO A VACANCY, AN UPCOMING VACANCY ON THE AURORA BOARD IN WHICH YOU APPOINT TWO MEMBERS.

ONE OF THOSE IS A COUNCIL POSITION SOON TO BE VACATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY TRAVIS TO FILL THAT POSITION ON THE AURORA BOARD. THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? I MOVE THAT WE APPOINT RANDY TRAVIS TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL POST ON THE AURORA BOARD EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SO I HAVE A FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. PASSED 5 TO 0. SO NEXT IS ITEM 22 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH AURORA THEATER FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES. AND THIS ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED BY JASMINE JACKSON, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND DANIELLA. IS SHE COMING? OKAY. YOU'RE FINE.

I'LL JUST BE ME. OKAY. JUST. YOU OKAY? YEAH. WELL. GOOD EVENING. LET ME PUSH THAT DOWN.

SO THIS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES A TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE AND AURORA THEATER. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, AURORA THEATER WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, COORDINATION, ADVISORY SERVICES, SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF FOR RENTALS, RESIDENT COMPANIES, AND CITY PRODUCED EVENTS. WHILE THE CITY RETAINS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY FOR THE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN THIS AGREEMENT VERSUS OUR PREVIOUS ONE, ONE OF THOSE BEING THAT THE AGREEMENT WOULD

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SO OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT IS ABOUT $148,000. AND SO YOU'LL SEE A REDUCTION FROM THE $50,000 THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING IN THE NEW NEW AGREEMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD, I LIKE THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE AND AURORA THEATER, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TERMS OF THE MOU WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEW LEASE AND OPERATIONS AGREEMENT CURRENTLY UNDER NEGOTIATION, SUBJECT TO CITY ATTORNEY'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO EXECUTION. OKAY. THANK. I HAVE A FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

TRAVIS. 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. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THERE WILL BE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I WILL MOVE TO FINAL ADJOURNMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. I HAVE A FIRST BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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