Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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About this meeting

Government Body: Board of Commissioners
Meeting Type: Board Of Commissioners
Location: Columbia County, GA
Meeting Date: July 21, 2026

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

30 items on the agenda.

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CALL TO ORDER•Item A

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION•Item B

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE•Item C

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL / QUORUM•Item D

ROLL CALL / QUORUM

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING•Item 1

(E1) July 07, 2026

PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA•Item 1

Addition of Item I2a the reappointment of Mark Herbert, Rick Toole and Stan Shepherd to the Development Authority

SPECIAL RECOGNITION, PRESENTATION, AND / OR DECLARATION•Item G

SPECIAL RECOGNITION, PRESENTATION, AND / OR DECLARATION

CONSENT AGENDA•Item a

(H1a) Service Agreement with the Izzy Scott Foundation

CONSENT AGENDA•Item b

(H1b) Georgia Indigent Defense Services Agreement for the Public Defender's Office

CONSENT AGENDA•Item c

(H1c) Master Services Agreement with Pictometry International for Digital Orthophotography

CONSENT AGENDA•Item d

(H1d) Implementation of Cisco Security Suite

CONSENT AGENDA•Item e

(H1e) Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2026-2029

CONSENT AGENDA•Item f

(H1f) Allocate funding for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office to replace the Detention Center plumbing fixtures.

CONSENT AGENDA•Item g

(H1g) Independent Contractor Agreement with WSP USA Inc. for the Special Inspections and Material Testing Services at Evans Towne Center Park and the Racquet Center

CONSENT AGENDA•Item h

(H1h) Lighting Services Agreement with Georgia Power for the Evans Towne Center Park Ice Rink and Parking Lot

CONSENT AGENDA•Item a

(H2a) Purchase of Stream and Wetland Mitigation Credits from the Phinizy Swamp Mitigation Bank and Yam Grandy Mitigation Bank for the Hereford Farm Road Widening Project, PI# 0012865

CONSENT AGENDA•Item b

(H2b) Resolution 26-16 Concerning a Determination to Abandon and Sell a Portion of Morris Callaway Road

CONSENT AGENDA•Item c

(H2c) Acceptance of the 2026 LMIG Safety Action Plan Grant

CONSENT AGENDA•Item d

(H2d) Alcoholic Beverage License Mendoza's Mexican Grill LLC

CONSENT AGENDA•Item e

(H2e) Easement Encroachment Agreement for 801 Prairie Lane, Tax Map 072P Parcel 077

CONSENT AGENDA•Item f

(H2f) Easement Encroachment Agreement 3104 Wildflower Court, Tax Map 071 Parcel 178

DEBATE AGENDA•Item 1

(I1a1) VA26-07-01, Variance to Section 90-53 List of lot and Structure Requirements, 618 Millstone Drive, Tax Map 077 Parcel 599, 0.70 +/- acres, and currently zoned R-2 (Single Family Residential).

DEBATE AGENDA•Item 2

(I1a2) RZ26-07-01, Major PUD (Planned Unit Development) Revision, 500 Furys Ferry Road, Tax Map 078 Parcel 178, 11.16 +/- acres, and currently zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development).

DEBATE AGENDA•Item 3

(I1a3) RZ26-07-02, Change of Conditions, 4800 Columbia Road, Tax Map 068 Parcel 019C, 2.44 +/- acres and currently zoned C-2 (General Commercial).

DEBATE AGENDA•Item 4

(I1a4) Agreement to Participate in the Georgia Hospital Signing System

DEBATE AGENDA•Item a

(I2a) Reappointment of Mark Herbert, Rick Toole and Stan Shepherd to the Development Authority

LEGAL MATTERS•Item J

LEGAL MATTERS

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW BY COMMITTEE•Item K

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW BY COMMITTEE

PUBLIC COMMENTS•Item L

PUBLIC COMMENTS

EXECUTIVE SESSION•Item M

EXECUTIVE SESSION

All portions of meetings held in executive session