Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the July 14th Board of Commissioners meeting. I am your presiding officer and District 4 Commissioner, Shakira Johnson. And this is our last meeting before our recess. We will not meet again until August 11th. Amen. A little housekeeping, since we are a little full, if we have run out of agendas, there is a QR code outside the door that you can scan and see the agenda on your phone. We will go right into our inspirational speaker, Ms. Norma Stanley, if you want to start making your way up to this front podium. There she is, good morning. It is my honor t

accessible government that you are moving towards in that direction so we thank you for all that you do and i thank you for this opportunity to speak to you thank you miss stanley if you'll hang out till after our proclamations i'd love to give you a pin oh okay thank you so now we'll have our pledge of allegiance led by commissioner nicole messiah and then we'll head to the floor for the presentations and proclamations

Good morning, everybody. We are going to provide a proclamation on behalf of Madam CEO who could not be with us this morning. And I will hand it over to my Deputy Presiding Officer, Commissioner LeDina Bolton.

Thank you, Madam PO, and good morning to everyone. And this is such an honor because not just myself, but many of my colleagues over the past year or two have been working with a plethora of organizations. to support our communities with other abilities. I know recently we've worked with Horizon Over the Spectrum. Of course, ShowAbility, an amazing organization with great dancers. But I did want to make sure that we acknowledge those who are in the room. So as I read these remarks, if you are a part of an organization or have a family member where you take care of or support those with other a

And we're gonna do pictures in just a moment, but just before, we'd like to have either Ms. Clayton or her designee come and speak a few words on behalf of this.

I hope y'all heard what she said. She said, y'all refer to the community with disabilities, other abilities, but what you forgot is their extraordinary abilities. So get it right. But we're going to go ahead and take a picture at this time.

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here this morning. My name is Commissioner Ted Terry. I'm your Super District 6 Commissioner. Today we are also celebrating another prideful moment that is pride for our LGBTQ plus community here in DeKalb County. And so at this time, thank you. And so I just have a couple of remarks and we'll read the proclamation. But if I could invite our special guests here this morning to join us up here. But also I would invite anyone in the audience who not only might be a member of the LGBTQ plus community, but as an ally, friend, family, supporter of Pride M

Madam Clerk, if you will please read in the directions for comments from the public.

Mr. White. Right. I'm not seeing Mr. White.

Ms. Hutchinson. I do not see Ms. Hutchinson.

Sue Sullivan. Ms. Sullivan, are you here today? Yeah, we're checking overflow as well. I do not see Ms. Sullivan though. Dana Paul. Ms. Dana. I believe she was an overflow. Ms. Dana. What was the last name? Paul. Paul is the last name. Thank you. I heard she was in overflow, so we might. Miss Dana Paul? Dana Paul. Oh, it is Dana Davis? Okay. Sorry about that, ma'am. Good morning ma'am.

Thank you, ma'am. Rodney Helper. Rodney. Helper. Helper.

Okay, I'm not seeing Rodney coming forward. Ms. Lynn Rigsby.

Thank you, ma'am. Joe Faccio. Mr. Faccio and audience, remember, we can snap but not loud clapping. Thank you. Good morning, sir.

Thank you, sir. Good to see you. Aubree Faxio. Ah, she's up next. Good morning, ma'am.

Beasley. Good morning, ma'am. Good morning.

Thank you, ma'am. Dawn Rush. Dawn Rush, good morning.

Deborah Wallace. Mrs. Wallace, good morning, ma'am.

Thank you, Mr. Foster. All right, so now we will go.

Are you all okay with like ten more minutes? Three more comments?

We have a 40-page agenda today. And these, so I mean, if there's a motion and a second and it proves, we'll do it. But I would prefer to move on with the agenda. So we're not here for another nine hours today. So now we'll move into our public hearing. There is one item, Madam Clerk, if you will read in the rules for public hearing.

Madam clerk, I hate to interrupt. I just realized we have a decision only item and not a public open public hearing. So we don't need to read in the rules because it is decision only. I apologize. I didn't want to make you finish reading all that. Thank you. So we have the one item under planning and sustainability, item 2026-0443, Commission Districts 3 and 7, application of optimal consulting LLC to rezone property from R75 to RSM zoning district to allow residential homes. Good morning, Deputy Director Brack.

Thank you, Deputy Director Bragg. Is there a motion?

Is there a second? And we don't have the buttons on our screen.

Thank you. Is someone requesting to speak? Okay, Commissioner Bolton, you are requested to speak.

Yes, ma'am, and I just want to kind of remind us all about the discussion that was had previously on this item. Prior to last week's meeting, I had received support from community members, some in Spring Valley as well, that were interested in seeing this project move forward. I had met with the applicant as well as community members, but on that last meeting when we requested the deferral, I mentioned that I wanted to speak with any community members that were in opposition to the project. I did recently receive communication and Ms. Beasley did speak this morning. So I would prefer a deferra

Thank you, Commissioner Bolton. Commissioner Messiah, your first opportunity.

Thank you so much, Madam Chair. The gist of it is, as a commissioner, we have the responsibility to consider several factors that go into making a zoning decision on behalf of our constituents and on behalf of our community. I would argue it is our responsibility to be mindful of several factors, present and some are not. And just because a person doesn't have an opportunity, as I communicated before, to make it down to a zoning meeting doesn't mean that they are not in opposition. At one point it had been presented as though there was full community support and there had not been related to t

Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Maria Davis-Johnson.

Yeah, it is. My understanding from the last meeting that this the community council and the planning commission approved this agenda item is that correct yes with conditions and we've had that before conditions we've had that before so um i would just like to recommend That either you can do a full cycle deferral to let it go back to the planning commission and the council, community council, to get the full opposition to it. I don't know if they've done it before or in the alternative to allow for a withdrawal rather than a denial, either one. I'm sorry.

You deal with Commissioner Davis-Johnson? Commissioner Bolton, your second opportunity.

Ms. Brack, can you come up and just talk us through the difference between what happens with a withdrawal versus a denial?

A two-year freeze. That's correct. And to the applicant, I just respond yes or no because I only got two minutes. Would you be willing to withdraw your application?

Thank you, sir. Commissioner, would you be willing to defer this item?

We've deferred twice and on this particular item. And now we have additional people in the community that are coming and making sure their voices are heard as well. So I would not in this instance. I can provide that.

Unless you're asked to speak, you cannot come.

The applicant has not. The big thing is, in addition to some of the other things I mentioned, there has to be a. approving of the hardship, and that is largely missing in terms of approving.

I just want to make sure you're on her time. I want to make sure she's okay with that.

Yeah, no, I just wanted to respond to her in terms of approving of the hardship. No, no.

okay um so i'm gonna just withdraw my second i don't want to deny this application because i have not had an opportunity to communicate with miss beasley and i did receive your email that you sent on saturday but i would like to communicate with you one-on-one about it and any other community members that you think would be interested in sharing your position I yield back.

Thank you, Commissioner Bolton. So now we do not have a second for the motion to deny. Is there anyone else? Okay, Commissioner David Johnson has seconded the motion to deny. You've yielded your time. Would you like to speak again, Commissioner Masaya? Because you do have a second opportunity, if you are wishing to. Again- Second opportunity, if we'll get the clocks right. Thank you.

Again, there are reasons that I have to consider as a commissioner. I mentioned some of the considerations. I mentioned some of the considerations and reasons for denial of any zoning items. There are several which are allowable and under consideration of those particular items. My motion is to deny it.

Thank you, Commissioner Messiah. Commissioner Terry, you're first. Hold on one second, Commissioner Terry. Attorney Phillips, do you need to say something?

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. I was just going to ask Attorney Phillips, because a denial is kind of rare, but over the years, if there was – we were moving in that direction, typically we would consult with the law department on the appropriate way to approach that issue. And would you like a little more time just to review the potential options here and advise the whole board on the best approach, if that's OK for you to answer?

All right. So the motion on the floor is still to deny. You could also table it and have that discussion and we could bring it back.

Just throwing that out there as well. I'm fine with that because we deny motions all the time. Not everything that comes before the Board of Commissioners in terms of zoning is going to pass. That's ridiculous to suggest that that's the case. And in not all instances is there any conversations with legal as it relates to it. I've named several different reasons in which a commissioner and individual has to consider when it comes to denial. There's several that have been brought up and mentioned, and I completely stand on that.

Thank you, Commissioner Terry, your second opportunity.

Thank you. At the end of the day, we do have board courtesy, but when we get into the decision of denial, that is something that affects the entire board. I would prefer us to table this item so that the county attorney can provide a little bit more feedback and input for the whole board to consider on the potential for denial. And I think I did hear the commissioner say that she would support a tabling. So I'd be happy to make a substitute motion to table this item.

So there's a substitute motion to table. Is there a second for that substitute motion?

All right. So now we have on the floor, Commissioner Terry has moved to table. Commissioner Bolton has seconded. Everyone who has spoken, except for Commissioner Davis-Johnson, has exhausted their opportunity to speak. Okay. So I think now we need to vote on the substitute motion to table. That motion to table carries four to three. All right. So Commissioner Kerry, your motion to table did carry. So we will bring this back up before the end of the meeting. All right. So moving, that was our only public hearing and zoning item. There were no appeals. Appointments not requiring board action, an

Yes, ma'am. You can go through these two, 1-1-2-6 and 1-1-3-1. I just wanted to speak on those two items briefly.

Okay. Item 2026-1131, all commission districts record the reappointment. Sonali? I probably messed it up. I apologize. Did I get it? Okay, good. Sane Dane to post six of the Animal Services Advisory Board. And Commissioner Longspear, as you had requested to speak.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. Briefly, because we have a long agenda, I just want to sincerely thank Ms. Cap Tipton for her advocacy for cats in our community. She has showed up. She has been present. She has spoke. And truly, I believe that all of our kitty friends and family members in our community really owe her. for her continued advocacy. And second, Sonali, thank you so very much for all of your work and perseverance around animal services and advocacy leading. She's the chair of the Animal Services Advisory Board. So I just really wanted both of you ladies to know how

Thank you. There are one more item that should have been added to this section. That's at the bottom of page four, item 2026-1135. All commissioned districts appoint Nicole Jennings to post eight of the DeKalb County Airport Advisory Board. Now we go into appointments that do require board action. Under Chief Executive Office Item 2026-0923, all commissioned districts appoint Dr. Leroy Reese, PhD, to post six of the DeKalb County Community Service Board. And this is a PECS item. Thank you so much, Madam PO. My motion is to approve. Second. If you can hit your buttons. Thank you. Please open th

Thank you so much. My motion is to defer to the September 15 POC with the stop in PECS pending scheduling. We're trying to get Dr. Annette Wilson Phillips scheduled to be able to join us at PECS. Second.

Thank you so much. Please open the machine for a vote. Motion to defer carries. Item 2026-0925, all commission districts appoint Ms. Kendra Price to post four of the DeKalb County Community Service Board.

Again, a motion to defer to September 15 POC with a stop in PECS pending scheduling. Second. Thank you.

Open the machine, please. Motion to defer carries. Item 2026-1127, appoint Shelly Bishop to post two of the DeKalb County Board of Family and Children's Services. Move for action. Item 2026-1128, appoint April Moore to post five of the DeKalb County Board of Family and Children's Services. Move for action. 2026-1129, appoint Angela Chambliss to post three of the DeKalb County Board of Family and Children's Services. Move for action. And item 2026-1130. Appoint Ronald Mangum to post seven of the DeKalb County Board of Family and Children's Services.

Move for action. My motion is to defer agenda items ending in 1127, 1128, 1129, and 1130 to the September 29th BOC meeting with a stop in PECS pending scheduling. And I'm thankful that we are appointing these individuals to our Department of Family and Children's Services. Second.

Thank you. If you'll open the machine for the vote. That motion to defer those items carries. We are now moving into the top of page 5, which is our consent agenda. District 2 commissioner made me aware that 1143 has a substitute, so we will do that one separately. Are you ready, Madam Deputy Presiding Officer? Ready. All right. Top of page five. Under airport, item 2026-1115, commission districts one and six, standardized T-hanger space lease agreement with Marvin and Solomon A. There is no cost to the county. Move for action. Item 2026-1094, District 5 and Super District 7 to appropriate $50

Move for action, and with that, Madam Presiding Officer, I move to approve items 2026, 1115, 1094, 0702, 1042, 1062, 1064, 1065, and 1120. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. Is there a second? Thank you. Please open the machine for the vote.

That motion to approve the consent agenda carries. We will now go back to page five under district two. There's a substitute for item 2026-1143, reallocation of $714,810 from district two capital reserves for improvements at Mason Mill Park. Motion.

Motion to approve item 1143, the substitute, please. Substitute. Thank you.

Seconded by Commissioner Terry. Please open the machine for the vote. That motion to approve carries. So I know we have two walk-on items. And it's been so long since I've allowed a walk-on item, I couldn't remember where to allow them. I know. They're sensitive. It's the only reason. We've been doing so good.

Motion to add. Second. Thank you. And we can vote on that first. We're out of practice. Second.

Do they need to hit the buttons again? So Commissioner Longspear, if you'll hit your button. I think Commissioner Bolton, you seconded that motion to add an item.

It says motion to approve, but as long as the clerk's good.

OK. Commissioner Patrick, there we go, that motion to add that item. So is carried. So I will reread that item. It is for an easement abandonment required as a component of the settlement agreement related to Carolyn Roundtree versus the Cap County, Georgia Civil Action Number 23CV3901, Superior Court of DeKalb County, as entered on March 12, 2026. Mr. Williams. Motion to approve. Did you want? Second.

All right. I'm fine with a motion to approve.

Thank you. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve that item carries. Can I get another motion to add an item? So moved. Thank you. To correct item 2026, 10.5.

All right, thank you. Motion to approve. Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Second. All right, thank you, Commissioner Long-Spears. Seeing no requests to speak on this, please open the machine for the vote.

Motion to approve carries. Thank you so much. We are now middle of page six. Preliminary items out of the chief executive office. Item 2026-1132. All commission districts consent to the sublease and modification of portions of the Kirkwood Mental Health Center, Clifton Springs Mental Health Center, and Windway Mental Health Center under contract number 13800971 with the CAB Community Service Board doing business as Claritel Behavioral Health, to Genoa Healthcare LLC for use as pharmacies.

Is there a motion? Motion to defer to August 25th with a stop in PECS on August 11th. Thank you, ma'am. Is there a second?

Thank you. It is a PECS item. Please open the machine for the vote.

Madam Presiding Officer, could those dates be repeated one more time?

Yes. Motion to defer to August 25th. Stop in PEX, August 11th.

Thank you. You bet. Thank you so much. And that motion to defer carries. Under Planning and Sustainability, item 2026-1033, all commission districts, application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for acceptance of the Livable Centers Initiative Grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission in total amount of $200,000 for the Candler Road Flat Shoals Parkway LCI Master Plan full update with a local match of $50,000 required.

Motion to defer to the August 25th meeting with a stop in PEX on August 11th.

The chair is absent right now, and so let me offer a substitute motion until she returns to table this item.

All right, thank you so much. Motion to table, seconded by Commissioner Patrick. Just please don't let me forget. Thank you. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to table carries. Thank you. Under Public Works Roads and Drainage, item 2026-1046, accept the funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation for the FY2026 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant Program.

Yes, Madam Presenting Officer. Motion to defer to the August 25 BOC with a prior stop at PWI.

Thank you. Motion and a second. I appreciate it. I'll please open the machine. Motion to defer carries. Moving to the top of page 7, these are purchasing and contracting items under for the IRPS Committee. Item 2026-1008. Renewal of contract number 2000349, background screening services for use by the Department of Human Resources and Merit System to obtain pre-employment background screenings, exercising first renewal option through September 30th, 2027, awarded to H.R. Truecheck Incorporated, amount not to exceed $6,800. $689,375. Move for action. Thank you. Item 2026-1049, Cooperative Agree

Move for action. And with that, Madam PO, I move to defer items 1008, 1049, and 1050 until the August 25th BOC with a prior stop in ERPS.

OK. Thank you, Commissioner Davis-Johnson. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries. We are now on purchasing and contracting for Ops Committee bottom of page seven. Item 2026-0899, renewal of contract number 1384497, chiller inspection repair and preventative maintenance service for use by the Department of Facilities Management to obtain inspection repair and preventative maintenance services for county chillers. Exercising second renewal option through July 31st, 2027, awarded to Dakin Applied Americas amount not to exceed $400,000. Move for action. Move for action, tha

Item 2026-1070, request for proposals number 2026-006, constituent financial empowerment services for use by the office of the CEO to obtain home ownership counseling, financial literacy, and credit counseling for county residents and small businesses. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer, Operation Hope, Inc., amount not to exceed $929,460.

Move for action. I move that 260899, 261006, 261070 be approved as approved in the Ops Committee.

All right, if you'll hit your button, and is there a second? All right, thank you so much. Seconded by Commissioner Patrick, please open the machine for the vote. that the motion to approve carries um madam peck's chair we did table one of your items are you ready to take it off the table i am um and that's under um plenary i think there was 1132 and we did 1132 we only tabled 1033. okay so if i can get a motion to take item 1033 off the table So moved. Second. Go ahead. Somebody hit some buttons. Please open the machine for the vote. I think the machines are ready for recess as well.

If you guys hit your buttons again. Who made the motion? Did you, Commissioner?

It doesn't matter. Hit some buttons. Okay, I'll do it.

All right, that motion carries. Now I will reread the item, item 2026-1033, application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for acceptance of the Livable Centers Initiative Grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission in total amount of $200,000 for the Candler Road Flat Shoals Parkway LCI Master Plan full update with a local match of $50,000 required. Deputy Director Brackett.

Motion to approve. Thank you. Thank you. If you'll hit your button. Second. Thank you, ma'am. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. Thank you so much. Now we will go back to middle of page eight, purchasing and contracting for PWI. Item 2026-0774, change order number three to contract number 2000105, technology product solutions and related services for use by fire rescue to obtain dash cam equipment through The competitively let County Omnia contract for the purchase of dash cam equipment, related accessories, licensing, and installation for emergency vehicles, seek

Yes, sir. Item 2026-1041, change order number 5 to contract number 1258006, stone water master plan for use by Public Works Roads and Drainage to provide some water master planning services Seeking increase in contract funds, scope of services, and term through June 30, 2028. Awarded to Arcadis U.S. Inc. amount not to exceed $2,299,900. Move for action. Top of page nine, item 2026-1096, change order number one to contract number 1350451, traffic paint for use by public works, roads, and drainage to obtain traffic paint, seeking increase in contract funds and term through October 31st, 2027, aw

Motion to defer the following items to the August 25 BOC meeting with a prior stop at PWI 2026-0774, 1041, and 1096. And I have a comment.

All right. Thank you. Is there a second? Thank you, Commissioner Terry. And Commissioner Patrick, you have the floor.

All right. Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. If someone from Public Works could come speak to this item. Just curious about the painting. I know that painting has been a priority for about four major roads in DeKalb County, one of those being Chamblee-Tucker Road, and just want to get an understanding of is this going to happen? Or does this get us there where our roads get painted?

Okay. And not to put you on the spot, when this gets approved, what's the turnaround time, the notice to proceed? How long do you estimate that being?

OK. This is such a priority, at least for District 1, that I would be comfortable if we could separate this from the move for action and just approve this. I don't know if Zach could speak to this. Second. Second.

Third. I think PWI committee is good with that.

MR. If you wouldn't mind, Zach, so we're talking about the traffic painting thermoplastic for $80,000, and I would like to send this to committee, but this is such a priority that if this was approved today, is there a way, some assurance we can get that notice to proceed?

OK. Streets striped. OK. Madam, thank you, Zach. Thank you, sir. If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to restate the motion. So I'm going to make a motion to defer the following items to the August 25 BOC with the prior stop at PWI. Agenda item 2026-0774 and 1041. And that's the motion to defer those items.

Those two items. Your second stands, Commissioner Terry. Thank you so much. Please open the machine for the vote on that one. Do we need to hit the buttons again? Hit the buttons again, please. All right. Motion to defer those two items carries.

OK. And then, Madam Presiding Officer, I'd like to make a motion to approve agenda item 2026-1096 without reading the entire item. This gets us thermal blasting on, hopefully, those four major roads we had talked about in the past for an amount not to exceed $80,000. Second.

Motion and second. Commissioner Patrick, you still wanted to speak? Oh. All right.

I said what I got to say. I got it done.

I will say, I do think that this is an item that unites the board. We all get questions about the striping timing. So as soon as we can get some striping and paint on the road, we would all be appreciative. Please open the machine for the vote. Yay. Sometimes it's the small things that unites us, right?

Madam presenting officer, if I could urge staff again, get that NT. Notice to proceed, ready to go. Follow the process, but too quick.

And thank you, Commissioner Patrick, as Chair of PWI, paying attention and pushing that one forward. We are now top of page nine, items for decision by the board. We're Doing good on our time so far. Under District 1, item 2024-1237, a request for the Director of Planning and Sustainability to amend the DeKalb County Nuisance Ordinance to add a closure of Chronic Nuisance Properties Ordinance Chapter. And this has been in PECS.

Move. Okay. Is there a companion? So now we're on top of page 11. Excuse me. Item 2024-1239, an ordinance to amend the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, as revised 1988, Chapter 18, Article 3, property maintenance to establish minimum standards for vacant property, require property owners to apply for a board up permit and for other purposes.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer, as well as PEX Chair. So these two items were introduced way back in 2024 when we were all younger people. And the agenda wasn't 40 pages long at the time. I committed that unless I could get some motion on these items that I would withdraw them. I still feel that these are valid items, and I will be reintroducing these at a later date. I'm just going to do a little more coordination with my colleagues. uh there are some pertinent issues out there that i think affect all of the districts you know vacant properties um can attract other problems and i think if

All right. Commissioner Masai has requested to speak.

Thank you. And thank you so much on your thought leadership in and around these items and the realization there's some more work wherever that comes from to get done and to withdraw it so that we can continue to work on it. But just thank you for your thought leadership in addressing these particular items.

I yield back. Thank you, Commissioner Masai. Commissioner Terry.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I concur also. Appreciations to Commissioner Patrick for bringing these items forward. It is an important issue. I think the the goal behind these agenda items is still there. And so let's all work together to bring these items or something that's similar accomplished the same goal back as soon as possible. I know we're going towards a rule change potentially for three commissioner sponsored items. So just add me as a co-sponsor so we can just keep this train running and prioritize the important issues like addressing blighted properties. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Seeing no other requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Thank you. That motion to withdraw carries. That advances a couple pages.

I think that removed four pages from our agenda. Now we're on.

Now we're on top of page 13, and we were just handed a substitute for this item. Item 2025-0683, an ordinance to amend the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 22, Article 4, to address illegal scrap tire dumping by revising Sections 22-63, 22-66, 22-67, 22-68, and 22-69, and for other purposes.

On behalf of the ARPS committee, I move to approve the substitute for item 20250683. Hallelujah.

Commissioner Tavis Johnson has seconded the motion to approve. Commissioner Bolton, you have requested to speak.

I just want to take a moment to again commend Commissioner Patrick and also Commissioner Davis-Johnson as a co-sponsor on this item. Something we have been working on as a team for over a year or talking through in committee and amongst commissioners and this is one of those issues that we champion and are extremely proud that we brought a product that all of us can be happy with, that the community will benefit from, and we finally are moving it forward. Thank you to you guys and congratulations to everyone for a new way to continue to bring DeKalb County into the 21st century.

Thank you, Commissioner Bolton. Commissioner Patrick.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer, and thank you, Madam Earp's Chair. Also, thank you to the Commissioners as well as CEO and staff. This was really a collaborative effort between all of the stakeholders up here at the governing authority. This started with an idea, literally a resident got out on Facebook, pardon me, next door and said, I'm walking my dogs in the neighborhood and there is this huge pile of tires that have been dumped here. And that one complaint made it to me And my staff started working with central staff as well as with the colleagues up here at the Board of Commissioners.

Thank you, Commissioner Patrick. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Oh, Commissioner Davis-Johnson, just under the wire there, ma'am.

I will be very brief. I just want to thank Commissioner Robert Patrick for his efforts on this. And also Marcus, you did an excellent job. And the central staff, we appreciate you all. And the administration, this was a collaborative effort. So thank you, everyone.

Thank you, Commissioner Davis-Johnson. Now please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve the substitute carries. That is two more pages out of the agenda. We're down six pages.

Top of page 15 under Commission District 2, item 2026-0596, an ordinance to regulate the restraint and transportation of animals and for other purposes. And this is IRPS.

Thank you, ma'am. And we are still having discussions on this item. Oh, move for action.

Item 2026-0728, all commissioned districts and ordinance to amend the code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 5, to regulate the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shops.

Move for action. And with that, I move to defer these items, 0596 and 0728, to the August 25 BOC with a prior stop in Erb's. Second. Thank you so much.

All right. Commissioner Long-Speers, you have requested to speak. You have a floor.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much. Items 0596 and 0728 are District 2 sponsored items. First, I want to thank all of our animal advocates for showing up at the meetings. There are maybe a few here this morning, we heard from Dana, and continuing to advocate for the well-being of our furry friends here in DeKalb County. I will admit I am disappointed that we were unable to advance the item related to the update of the tethering ordinance prior to our recess. We're going into the hottest part of the summer. We have documentation from our Animal Services Advisory Board as well as Animal Enforcement a

Thank you, Commissioner Long-Spears. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer those items carries. Now we're in the middle of page 16, District 3 item, item 2026-0550 to adopt an ordinance to amend the code of DeKalb County to address public safety, drifting, unauthorized camping, and certain public nuisance behaviors. And this is a PECS item.

Motion to defer to the August 25th BOC meeting with a stop in PECS on August 11th.

Thank you so much. Seeing no requests to speak, please open machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries. Middle of page 17, District 6 item, item 2026-0244, a resolution requiring a baseline assessment of DeKalb County's health and socioeconomic environmental status and a third-party analysis of DeKalb's proposed data center regulations before issuance of a land disturbance permit for data centers. This is also a PECS item.

Motion to defer the substitute and have a comment.

Second. Okay, let me read the substitute so we're clear on that. Item 2026-0244, a resolution requiring an independent third party health environmental study of data centers and their possible impact on DeKalb County and Board of Commissioner's review of the study before DeKalb County's data center moratorium can be lifted. So that is the official reading of the substitute and it was to defer. To when?

Whenever the chair would recommend. Yes, thank you. The motion, well, to the August 25th BOC meeting with the staff impacts on August 11th.

All right, thank you. And Commissioner Long-Spears, you seconded? It stands, yes, ma'am. Okay, thank you. Commissioner Terry has requested a speak. You have the floor.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And so the substitute, you see there's a lot of changes to the original resolution. So look forward to... discussing it further in committee. The basic thought here is that once we pass this resolution, the procurement department and the administration would work to put out an RFP for that study based on the guidelines that are in the resolution. Certainly, through the committee process, other concerns or additions or edits can be made before final approval. And so the goal hopefully is to just recognize that the health and environmental study is actually a very large a

Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer the substitute carries. We are now bottom of page 18. There's also a substitute for this one, item 2026-0245. To request an allocation split evenly across all commission districts to support a countywide independent third-party health and environmental study of data centers and their possible impact on accounting not to exceed $150,000.

Motion to defer to the same date that was mentioned earlier. August 25th with stop and picks. And I have a comment.

The substitute. All right. There's a motion to defer the substitute. Seconded by Commissioner Long-Spears. Commissioner Terry, you have requested to speak. You have a floor.

Thank you. And again, the substitute simply changes the amount, as well as the distribution of how the funds are allocated. And so I look forward to discussing this. In the PEX committee meeting, I'd like to offer this as an opportunity for all of us to work together to jointly fund the study. And so I just usually these types of studies in the past have been around $100,000 to $200,000. So if $150,000 seems appropriate, we can stick with that. But we can talk about it in committee, of course. And then just to put my money where my mouth is, I'm going to go ahead and put the District 6 allocat

Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Commissioner Davis-Johnson.

Yeah, I would like to make a motion to deny this allocation. First of all, it has not been discussed with me. And secondly of all, we have not discussed who would do a particular study. And so with that in mind, I would make a substitute motion to deny this item.

Is there a second for the substitute motion? Second. We have a substitute motion to deny by Commissioner Davis-Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Robert Patrick. Do you yield your time, Commissioner Davis-Johnson?

All right. You've had one opportunity, Commissioner Terry. You usually try to get someone who's not spoken yet to go first. I'm going to go to Commissioner Patrick and then you for your second opportunity.

Okay. Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. My preference would be that we hear from county staff first of all. We literally just approved the budget or the millage rate to fund a nearly $2 billion government organization. We're already spending a lot of money for built-in staff that's already here. They have the knowledge from planning, from land development, from fire plan review. Even the medical examiner's officer is going to, I think, be able to speak to these items. So I would rather have all of our staff come and speak to us, first of all. And then, if there's still a sense amongst the co

Thank you, and Commissioner Bolton, for your first opportunity.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. I did want to get clarity on why the increase from $15,000 to $150,000, because this has been on our agenda since January. And I believe the change was made yesterday. just sent out to commissioners and we hadn't had an opportunity to discuss it. So why the change from 15 to 150,000?

Are you wanting him to answer on your time? You're good with that?

Yes, thank you, Commissioner, for the question. That is an estimate based on previous studies we've done, like on housing or the small box discount retail. So again, the goal was to not really discuss it here, but to go to committee and talk through those issues. So that would be my request is not deny it. Let's just go through the committee process, give it a chance to discuss. review and then we can come back with recommendation.

Okay. I understand we can discuss that in committee, but it is concerning that it's been on the agenda for six months at 15,000 and then now it's 150,000. But my other question, is typically we don't do agenda items requesting that our colleagues split a cost evenly. That's a discussion we just have amongst each other. And we usually get a consensus and then we move forward with the allocation, not the request for the allocation. Which an example is in the meeting last week, we talked about how We were willing, I spoke up, Commissioner Messiah spoke up, and maybe some others just saying, hey,

Thank you for the question. The $15,000 was based on Science for Georgia's proposal to do a baseline assessment. So that was the original goal, was not to do a full-fledged independent environmental health study, but to basically review of all the ordinances out there, you know, in the world to write recommendations. So the 15,000 was just for the Science for Georgia proposal. And I think that actually was rejected in the committee of the impacts committee. And so that's what the 15,000 changed.

Okay. And so with the 150,000, this, there is no vendor proposed that this is just, that 150 is based on other projects not related to environmental studies, but maybe other studies that have been completed in the county.

That's right. If the resolution is approved, the procurement department, Zach, would basically do their process. So they would select the vendor through an RFP.

Okay, well, I would suggest, because Commissioner Long-Spears did bring this up, I believe, on last Tuesday about us following the process or doing things that aligns with efficiency and being effective in the work that we do. And typically, we do not do agenda items requesting allocations split between commissioners. We have conversations with our colleagues. And we discuss what that should look like, and then we come together and put forth an item where we're all supporting the initiative. So I would ask that we have the conversation with you, each of us individually, and then we together co

Thank you, Commissioner Bolton. Commissioner Masai, your first opportunity.

Thank you so much, I appreciate it. And agreeing with my colleague in terms of the difference and there being a vast difference, the willingness, at least as presented last week and as it had gone through committee. to assist with the expenditure of it. Several of us being willing to do so, realizing the importance of getting factual information so that it's the benefit of both the Board of Commissioners, but then also the benefit of the public. The problem, just to be abundantly clear, when it came to Science for Georgia, is they admitted they were not experts. on the impact. They said that t

Thank you, and I see Commissioner Long-Speers, your first opportunity.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. I am strongly in favor of this study. I hope that we can collaborate and work together to advance it. I think it's in the best interest of our community members. It's the best interest of our neighborhoods. And again, one of the things I always say is that Our jobs as commissioners, our responsibility is not always just in the present. Our responsibility is thinking 20 years ahead. And I think it's incredibly important that we have a better understanding of the health impact of data centers in our community, around the state, and around the country. Thank yo

Thank you, Commissioner Long-Spears. And now, second opportunity is Commissioner Terry.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So I think what we could do, if y'all are open to it, is we can withdraw this funding item because I think ultimately the resolution to do the independent third party health and environmental study is the main point. And if we can get to consensus on sort of the distribution of funds and honestly, like, I mean, Zach, at this point, like we're already in the the second half of the year. And so there might be some time for this resolution to be discussed. Procurement might have to take a few months. That's usually the process. So it actually might end up being a 2027 budg

It's your opportunity to speak now, Commissioner.

Okay. Yeah, I would want to deny this particular motion because secondly of all is designating an entity that I'm not familiar with. I'm just looking at it on my-

The substitute doesn't designate an entity.

Yeah, I'm saying, yeah, his substitute. I mean, he has identified an entity that we haven't discussed. Well, the substitute, I'm just not getting the substitute. And so, yeah, I would deny this item for further discussion. And if he wants to bring it back, that would be his prerogative. But we present it with something that we have not discussed. Now maybe he has discussed it with the public. but he haven't discussed it with the colleagues. Yeah. But the public doesn't vote on this. The colleagues vote on it.

And we need... Everybody, please have the quorum today. Thank you. Commissioner Terry. Commissioner Terry.

Okay. So I'm going to maintain my denial is because... whether it's a disgrace to you or not.

Commissioner Terry, please. Okay. No one interrupted you.

Yeah, I'm going to maintain my motion for denial of this, and if at any point Commissioner Terry or any other commissioner up here bring a motion to do a study I would assume after the administration have dug into it, we can get their information, but that's based upon the commissioner. Then we can move forward. But for right now, I'm not committed. It was never discussed for me to put any funds and money as to who would do a study, how it would be done, when it would be done. That hasn't been discussed. So my motion... To deny stands.

Thank you for removing yourself. No one else is requesting to speak. Please open the machine for the vote.

You do not have that opportunity. Machines are open for the vote. Motion to deny fails. And that was a substitute motion. We're back to the original motion, which was to approve Um, if I can make a comment, commissioner Terry, I would really support the withdrawal because I do believe that we are a little early for this type of resolution. I did not vote to deny it. I voted to not deny it, which is why we're back to the original motion. It did not carry. It didn't carry, sir, if you were paying attention. Thank you.

So I would request a withdrawal, as you had mentioned. I would feel comfortable with a withdrawal.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate that. I apologize.

Thank you. Because we are back to your original motion.

Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Second. Please hit your buttons, please. Commissioner Terry, did you hit your button? It didn't take. Thank you. Are you requesting to speak, Commissioner David Johnson? No. Thank you. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to withdraw carries. Thank you. We will revisit this when the time is more appropriate. Bottom of page 19, item 2026-0769, all commission districts, a resolution requesting the administration to establish independent civilian oversight and auditing for DeKalb County's digital shield initiative and surveillance infrastructure. And

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. On behalf of the IRPS Committee, I move to defer item 20260769 to the August 25th BOC with a prior stop in IRPS.

With a motion and a second. Commissioner Long-Speers has requested to speak. You have the floor, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much. And I'm trying hard to be brief today so we get to this agenda. Commissioner Bolton, as the IRPS chair, can you just tell me briefly why you're suggesting a deferral? It's been active, it looks like, only since May of this year. I'm just curious. I didn't attend that meeting.

This item, we haven't had additional discussion, thorough discussion recently, and there were some things that the administration wanted to add to it. I know there were some other commissioners with concerns. So the item isn't quite ready to move forward yet, but I do foresee us having another opportunity to speak to this, discuss this in committee very soon. All right.

Thank you so much. I yield back. Thank you. Commissioner Patrick?

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. I do support the deferral. Commissioner Bolton, as chair of the IRPS Committee, has been gracious enough to talk with a shared resident that we have that has expressed some concerns on this very topic. And so I look forward to the conversation with the administration as we get into this involving any complicated topic. So thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Patrick. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries excuse me, bottom of page 20 and district seven item item 2026 dash 0 2 1 8 all commission districts to establish regulatory oversight of blasting operations in DeKalb County through the adoption of control blasting and safety ordinance to promote public safety, environmental protection and community stability and for other purposes.

On behalf, excuse me, on behalf of the IRPS committee, I move to defer this item to the August 25th BOC. Second. Prior step in IRPS.

Motion and a second. No request to speak. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries. Bottom of page 21, item under Chief Executive Office, item 2026-1043, all commission districts. A resolution approving the issuance of the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb, Georgia taxable revenue bonds series 2026. And the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25 million for the purpose of funding the housing investment bond program. And authorizing the execution and delivery of an intergovernmental housing cooperation agreement between the county and the housing authority of

Can you take both of them together, the next one?

So there's a substitute for this, so I can't do them together. But I do need to read the substitute. A resolution approving the issuance of the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb, Georgia Taxable Revenue Bonds Series 2026. Thank you, Congress. And the aggregate pencil amount not to exceed $25 million for the purpose of funding the housing investment bond program and authorizing the execution and delivery of intergovernmental housing cooperation agreement between the county and the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb, Georgia. Is there a motion on the substitute? Motion to approve Motion and a second to approve the substitute. Commissioner Terry has requested a speak here before.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And so, Zach, I know between this item and the next item, there were a few recommended changes from the FAB committee yesterday. Is that on the second item? This one's the same, basically the same? Or is there, what are the natures?

Page two in the middle. You're looking for the addition?

In the middle. Okay. So I just wanted to reflect. So the addition was the chief housing officer of the county or his or her designee shall provide an annual programmatic and financial update with respect to the housing investment bond program no later than August 1st of each year to the Board of Commissioners. So, Zach, that was basically sort of like an annual report back. And then I think that Presiding Officer Johnson at the FAB Committee indicated that we can do quarterly committee the whole updates.

Okay, very good. If I did ask yesterday about the housing authority, is there a vacancy on the board?

So the website hasn't been updated. So we'll make sure that it's updated.

All right. Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Commissioner Vaughn-Spears.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. I just want to acknowledge our wonderful Chief Housing Officer, Dr. Ferguson, for bringing both of these items forward. I am so proud of the efforts and the initiatives that have been introduced to help address the housing instability challenges that we have in our county right now. While these are companion items, I just want the public to know some of the programs that he has brought to our attention that would be a good fit and align with our overall comprehensive housing strategy. The first program is Multifamily Acquisition Fund. Then we have DeKalb Hou

Thank you, sir. Again, we appreciate you. The other members of the housing team, I'll be at small right now, but it'll grow. The housing authority, our planning department, everybody that has, certainly our finance department as well, everyone that has been involved. So thank you again so much. I yield back.

Thank you, Commissioner Long-Spears. Commissioner Patrick.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. Dr. Ferguson, I know there was some conversation on what the substitutes are. Could you just, on this particular item, remind me one more time what's been changed since the initial presentation?

Okay. Thank you much. Thank you, Madam President and Officer.

Thank you, Commissioner Patrick. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve the substitute carries unanimously.

We are now on page 22, a companion item to what we just approved, item 2026-1044, all commission districts, a resolution authorizing the initial implementation of the DeKalb County Housing Investment Bond Program by approving the creation and implementation of various HIV initial programs. The resolution further approves the initial allocation of affordable housing fund resources to support these initiatives, authorizes delegated approval authority where applicable to the primary program administrator and designated sub-program administrators for administration and project approvals consistent

Second. Thank you. Commissioner Terry has requested a speak here before. Thank you, Madam Chair.

director dr ferguson so one of the things we talked about in fab yesterday was related to the um the last part of the iga related to the extended stay hotel families and the programs of how park like like park 500 would be implemented moving forward and so i think what would be good just because we have heard from some of the families at park 500 i think it would be good if we could set up some opportunity for individual commissioners yourself, the teams to meet with the families really just to get that feedback on how things are going and things that would make their journey to hopefully perm

Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Thank you, Dr. Ferguson. Motion to approve carries. Congratulations. Thank you. That is good work for everybody. We are now top of page 23. I am doing a time check. It's 1154. We are on page 40. So if we can go a little bit. Let's see how much far we can get in like 30 minutes and then make a decision on that. Okay, thank you. Yeah, but we want to get this done. Again, top of page 23 under community development, item 2026-0948, update to the 2024-2028 consolidated plan for the Department o

Thank you so much. Again, I will be brief. I'm not sure if Mr. Williams or Mr. Mitchell can respond to this question. When will the application be released? It may have already been released. I've actually received this question. It just would be helpful to know.

The application for HUD funding, when will DeKalb County release the application or the ability to apply?

Okay, so there's no additional application this year for HUD funding?

Okay, so I'm just, for example, I heard that City of Atlanta had released their application and I think it may be closed yesterday. So there's no additional application or nothing else our partners on the ground that addressing unhoused issues will need to keep their eyes open for.

Okay, someone had sent me, again, a question about this. And they said it was every two years, so it's not every two years, it's annual.

Okay, so no other applications will be due this year. I can tell people to keep their eyes peeled for next year. Okay, understood. Thank you so much. You're back.

Thank you so much. Please open the machine for a vote. A motion to approve carries. We do have a substitute for the next item, which is item 2026-1023, to declare 26 county owned vacant property surplus and transfer the county's interest in the parcels of real property from DeKalb County to DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority. And this is in PICS.

Motion to approve because it was approved out of committee. However, I do have a comment.

Approve the substitutes. Substitute. Second. Second by Commissioner Long-Spears. You have the floor, Commissioner Messiah.

Thank you so much, Madam Pio. I will just share the emphasis in the districts that it's located in, both the commissioner districts and most notably the super district it's in. And as a District 3 commissioner, I'm going to share my concerns in terms of the ones that are located in District 3, where they are specifically located at. in terms of anticipated development and desires for development. I will just on the record note my concerns and I yield back to you, Madam PL.

Thank you, Commissioner Masai. Commissioner Terry, you requested to speak at the floor.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So I appreciate the PECS Committee moving this forward. A lot of these parcels in Scottsdale have been a point of concern for the neighbors in Scottsdale for many years. And so I think that's a positive because they've been basically abandoned. But hopefully this is an opportunity for probably some small-scale development. Commissioners, you'll notice that the land sizes for these lots in Scottsdale, which is a historically redlined community, has very, very small lots. And so the nature of what you might see happening in these is going to be smaller homes just because

I think it would be just related to what type of development is being sought after. I mean, density, land use, you know, all the things that would be – naturally could be a zoning item eventually but just because this is a property that i guess you know the county's in control of but we're sending to the land bank with the the theory that we develop it i think that's the goal coming out of the land bank yes and specifically would you also like to see things related to housing so as we're discussing with dr ferguson I mean, to me, it's more just aligning with what the overlay district and the w

Thank you, commissioner Terry. I see no other requests to speak. Please open the machine for the vote. The motion to approve carries. Bottom of page 23, item 2026-1051, HUD-Urban County Cooperation Agreement Requalification, January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029. Motion. Motion to approve. Motion to approve. Sorry. Thank you. Seconded by Commissioner Long-Spears. No request to speak. Please open the machine for the vote. The motion to approve carries. Top of page 24. Item 2025-1577. all commission districts resolution of the DeKalb County governing authority regarding the charter review co

Madam ops chair recommend, um, deferral to the nine 15, uh, 20 26, what a commission meeting have a comment.

Yes, ma'am. Seconded by Commissioner Patrick. Commissioner Masai, hit the button first so you have the floor, ma'am.

Thank you so much. I was not able to attend yesterday's special call meeting. Thank you, Madam Chair, for having the special call. And I also appreciate that it was a spirited conversation that addressed several of the concerns, mentioned in the past. So thank you for taking those things into consideration and bringing them up. I was able to watch a large part of it and really did appreciate the spirited conversation and dialogue. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Masari. Commissioner Davis-Johnson.

Thank you. I wasn't aware that you were on. I would acknowledge you. I found later that Commissioner Terry was on. And so I don't know why I wasn't told that you were. Oh, you were watching that you were not in. Okay. Yeah. So hopefully, yeah, we did a lot of work. on the procedure rules on yesterday. And I wanted to thank Lee May and central staff on their assistance in that. We're at a point now where we're ready to move the procedure rules forward for a vote. with one exception, and now we can concentrate on the charter, finishing up the charter review recommendations. It is my intent, or I

Thank you. Commissioner Davis Johnson. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries middle of page 25 item 2026. Make sure I'm right. Yeah. Item 2026-1024, acceptance of funds from the Latin Regional Commission for DeKalb Senior Services for SFY 2027. Madam Peck's chair.

Thank you so much, Madam PO. My motion is to approve.

Thank you. Second. Thank you, Commissioner Long-Spears. No requests to speak. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. Under Public Works and Transportation, item 2026-1022, Commission District 4, Super District 6, to allocate $500,000 of category B3 bicycle paths, lanes, multi-use trails, SPLOST II funding for the Laredo Drive bicycle facility.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. Based on the recommendation of PWI, motion to approve.

Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Cherry, for your second. Please open the motion for the vote. Motion to approve carries middle of page 26 purchasing and contracting for the ops committee. I don't 2026 dash 0 9 3 7 change order number four to contract number 1 1 5 0 0 8 1 J cats to cab license and support for use by the department of innovation and technology to obtain licenses and support services of J cat software for the County. seeking increase in contract funds and term through December 31, 2029, awarded to Canyon Solutions, Inc., amount not to exceed $233,178.75.

Thank you, ma'am. Item 2026-0945, cooperative agreement, information technology category services, multi-award schedule, contract number GS35F0119W for use by Department of Innovation and Technology to attain license subscriptions for all Red Hat Ansible products utilized throughout the county awarded to Emergent LLC amount not to exceed $204,907. Move to action. Top of page 27, item 2026.0953, renewal of multiple contracts for on-call heating, ventilation, and air conditioning for use by the departments of facilities management, recreation parks and cultural affairs, watershed management, and

be approved as approved in the Ops Committee.

Thank you, ma'am. If you will hit your button. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Commissioner Patrick. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. Middle of page 27, item 2026-0989, change order number two to contract number 1343032, software and ancillary services for use by the Department of Innovation and Technology to obtain software licenses and technical support to cover all new and existing Microsoft products utilized by the county. Seeking increase in contract funds and term through August 31st, 2029, awarded to SHI International Corporation amount not to excee

Motion to approve as approved in the Ops Committee.

Seconded by Commissioner Patrick. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. So let's at least get through these last two ops items and then let's take our lunch break. item 2026-1000 change order number one to contract number two zero zero zero one four nine fuel master software and hardware upgrade for use by the department of innovation and technology to obtain maintenance and upgrade services to the existing fuel master system Seeking increase in contract funds and term through December 31st, 2030, awarded to Syntex Systems Inc. Amount not to exceed $532,572. Motion t

Yeah, as requested by the administration.

All right, understood. Hit your button, please. Seconded by Commissioner Patrick, and that is up to withdraw. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to withdraw carries. Item 2026-1061, change order number one to contract number 2000789, on-call heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Annual contract with two options to renew for use by the Department of Facilities Management, Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs, Watershed Management, and Fire Rescue to provide on-call HVAC services seeking to add human services to the contract and increase contract funds and scope. to repair and

Motion to approve, as approved in the House Committee.

Thanks, Senator. Motion and a second to approve. Please open the machine for the vote. You ready for that? OK. Missing one vote. Thank you, Commissioner Longspares. That motion to approve carries. I've had a request to remove from the table the one remaining tabled item before we break. Let's go back. If I can get a motion to.

Can we handle that? Second. And yes, that was item 2026-0443.

Page two, the public hearing item. Please open the machine for that vote. It's item 2026-0443. Can you use your second again? Yeah.

Motion carries. I will reread the item. Item 2026-0443, Commission Districts 3 and Super District 7, application of optimal consulting LLC to rezone property from R75 to RSM zoning district to allow residential homes.

My motion is to deny and I have a comment.

Thank you. Is there a second? Seconded by Commissioner Davis-Johnson. Commissioner Asai, you have the floor.

I move to deny this rezoning application in part in the grounds that the property's current zoning classification of R75 is constitutional and denying the rezoning request does not constitute a taking without just compensation.

Thank you. Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. We're missing two votes, Commissioners. That denial carries. Thank you. So it is now 12.17. Do we want to take a break for lunch until 1.30?

Don't tempt us with a good time. I know, right? I'm being generous today.

I think it's unanimous if you just want to put the check. We are on lunch break. We'll be back at 1.30. Thank you.

Good afternoon, everybody. If I can get a motion to reconvene. So moved. Second. Would you like us to hit our buttons, ma'am? Thank you. Did she say yes? All right. Please open that machine for the vote.

Commissioner Marita Davis Johnson. All right. We are back in session. We are just completed all of the ops purchasing and contracting items. So now we're in the middle of page 28, purchasing and contracting for the PECS committee. Item 2026-0800, change order number one to contract number 1367184, sports lighting solutions with related technology, equipment, and services for use by recreation parks and cultural affairs to obtain LED sports lighting. Seeking increase in contract funds awarded to Musco Sports Lighting LLC, amount not to exceed $270,000. Motion to approve. Thank you. Second. Than

Motion to defer to the August 25th BOC with the stop in PEX on August 11th when it comes out of audit.

Second. Motion and a second. Thank you so much. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries. This next agenda item, item 2026-0843, we do need to remove it from the agenda because it's been previously acted upon. All right, it's just a typo, so we will now go to top of page 30. Thank you. Item 2026-0856, Commission Districts 2 and 6, cooperative agreement, playground, water play, and aquatic equipment, site amenities, and outdoor fitness equipment with related accessories and services. For use by Recreation Parks and Cultural Affairs to replace the Fraser Row Park Playground

Move for action. I have a motion to approve agenda items ending in 0856-0900 and 1015 as approved out of PEX committee. Second.

Thank you so much. Please open machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. Middle top of page 31, we're now on PWI, purchasing and contracting items.

Madam Presiding Officer, the next few items going through page 34 are all going to be moved for actions for approval. So just want to read them. To approve. Yeah. And page 34, 0845 will be the place where we stop.

We're going to have to take the first one separately because it's a substitute. We have some substitutes. It's a substitute, yes.

We'll start. Thank you, sir. We tried. We tried. We tried. Item 2026-0197, all commission districts, change order number two, the contract number 1280028, SCADA controls and instrumentation for use by the Department of Watershed Management to obtain SCADA software systems management services at water and wastewater treatment plants. within the county, seeking increase to the contract funds awarded to Tesco Controls, Inc., amount not to exceed $5 million.

Motion to defer to the August 25, 2026 BOC meeting with a prior stop at PWI.

Thank you. Is there a second? Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Please open the machine for the vote.

We're missing one. Commission. Marita, thank you. All right, that motion to defer carries. OK. Bottom of page 31, item 2026-0524, there is a substitute. A request for qualifications number 2025-085RFQ. Design services for traffic signal operations and technology improvements in DeKalb County. PI number 0019786. For use by public works transportation to obtain engineering design services. for traffic signal operations and technology improvement in DeKalb County. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer, KCI Technologies, Inc. Amount not to exceed $693,983.80. Thank you, Madam Presiding O

I'm going to make a motion to approve the substitute. And then I'm also going to ask for a staff person to just walk us through the substitute for the public's understanding.

And this is a PWI item. Can I get a second? Thank you. I see no other questions. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve the substitute carries. Top of page 32, we also have a substitute for this item. Item 2026-0581, request for qualifications number 2025-045, RFQ, rebid design services for CR 5182 slash Pleasantdale Road from I-85 to Tucker North Cross Road PI number 0019623, for use by Public Works Transportation to obtain engineering design services for CR 5182, Pleasantdale Road. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer, Atkins Realist US Inc., amount not to exceed

Okay. And based on the recommendation of PWI, I'm going to make a motion to approve the substitute and then also ask for staff to come up here and speak to the change.

Motion to approve the substitute carries. Item 2026-0644, change order number four to contract number 1301526, on-call water and sewer for use by the Department of Watershed Management to attain on-call services for the installation and repair of various sizes of water and sewer pipes. Seeking increase in contract funds and scope of work awarded to Ruby Collins Incorporated. Total amount not to exceed $21,023,442. Move for action. Yes, sir. Top of page 33. Item 2026-0676. Right-of-way mowing and maintenance services emergency for use by public works and sanitation beautification to attain emer

Yes. Item 2026-0680, invitation number 2025-110ITB, North Decatur Road at Ridgewood Drive, pedestrian hybrid beacon. for use by Public Works Transportation to install a pedestrian hybrid beacon crosswalk and two school zone flashing beacons. Recommend award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, GTG Traffic Signals, LLC. Amount not to exceed $110,335. Move for action. Yes, sir. Item 2026-0821, invitation number 2025-108-ITB, Stevenson Road and Valleybrook Road traffic signal for use by Public Works Transportation to obtain construction services to install two new traffic signals at t

Move for action. Madam Presiding Officer, I'd like to make a motion to approve the following items, 2026-0644, 0676, 0680, 0821, and 0845, as approved out of committee. Thank you. Is there a second?

Thank you, Commissioner Perry. Go ahead, Commissioner Patrick.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. I just wanted to follow up on that first item, 0644. That item is over $21 million. I don't know if Director Wells is here, but maybe just for the public's benefit, just a quick rundown on what the $21 million is getting us with water and sewer funds. I will add that Mr. Lavois Campbell's department has reviewed this item and has said it was supported. through the audit process, and this ultimately works into upgrading the water and sewer system, of course, and I think there's also some special attention dedicated towards those trouble areas that we have.

um items as far as far as the consent decree which is also included in this amount which is time sensitive that we want to get done sooner than later absolutely uh director wells thank you again for that explanation um commissioners i just want to make sure everyone knew how we're spending the money when it comes up for these spending bills and thank you director wells for that explanation absolutely thank you thank you commissioner patrick especially when there's such a large amount of money especially for that one yeah yeah agreed

Seeing no further requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve those items carries. I know we don't jinx it, Commissioner Longspares. Item 2026-0854, request for proposals number 2025-117, RFP design build services for Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant, demolition a new clear wells and high service pump station for use by the Department of Watershed Management to attain design, construction and commissioning of the new SCWTP awarded to Ruby Collins Inc. amount not to exceed $233,810,423.00. Move for action. Yes, sir. Top of page 35. Item 2026-0861, change order

Yes. Move for action. Madam Presiding Officer, I make a motion to defer the following items to the August 25th BOC meeting with a prior stop at PWI. Those items are 2026-0854 and 0861.

Thank you. If you will hit your button and do I have a second? Thank you, Commissioner Terry. Please open machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries. Middle of page 35, item 2026-0874, change order number 7, the contract number 13902684, construction management services for Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion phase two for use by the Department of Watershed Management to obtain construction management services seeking increase in contract funds and term through December 31st, 2026, awarded to Tetra Tech Inc., amount not to exceed $654,042. Move for action. Yes, sir. Ite

Move for action. Madam Presiding Officer, I make a motion to approve the following items. Agenda 2026-0874, 0884, 0888, 0919, and 0922 as approved in committee. And there was one thing I wanted to add to that.

Thank you, Commissioner Terry. You go, Commissioner Patrick.

Seeing no requests to speak, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. Middle of page 37. Item 2026-0949, request for qualifications, 2025-039, RFQ design services for Michelle Obama Trail Extension from South River Trail to Flakes Mill Road for use by Public Works Transportation to attain design services for North Fork Peachtree Creek Trail at Waldrop Road to Flakes Mill Road near Narvey Harris Elementary School. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer, Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. Amount not to exceed $4,100,000. Motion to approve. Second. Second.

It is a PWI. Did it come out of audit? Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's on three and seven. My apologies.

No worries. Motion to defer to the August 25 BOC with a prior stop at PWI. This item is over the $3 million threshold, and we are waiting for Mr. Campbell's report back to us.

You will hit your button. August 25. Thank you. Motion to defer. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to defer carries. Bottom of page 37, we do have a substitute for this item. Item 2026-0950, request for qualifications, RFQ 23-500646, Design services for South River Trail Phase 6 for use by Public Works Transportation to attain design services for South River Trail Phase 6 from near Boulder Walk Drive and Entrenchment Creek to Crestdale Circle. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer, Kimley Horne and Associates Inc. Amount not to exceed $3,347,105.71.

Yes, Madam Presiding Officer. Based on the recommendation of PWI, motion to approve the substitute. And if we could have, thank you. Just explain the substitute for us.

Commissioner Patrick, if you'll hit your button. Yes, thank you. And if there's a second. Thank you. Seeing no other questions, please open the machine for the vote. What was the motion? The motion was to approve.

Motion to approve the substitute carries. Now onto page 38. And we also have a substitute for this item. Item 2026-0951, request for qualifications 2025-038RFQ, design services for North Fork, Peachtree Creek Trail from Fisher Trail to Chamblee Tucker Road for use by Public Works Transportation to obtain design services for North Fork, Peachtree Creek Trail. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer, Thomas and Hutton Engineering Company. Amount not to exceed $1,085,164.93.

Thank you, Madam Presiding Officer. Yes, motion to approve the substitute, and if I could ask staff to explain the substitute.

Thank you, Director Butler. Is there a second for this?

We're trying to clarify the exact. This is 1, 4, 6, and 7. Is that right?

OK. It might be 1, 2. I feel like it was 1 as it starts at Fisher Park.

I did not. Yes, it does. I didn't read that part of the substitute, but it does say three and six on the substitute.

As said though, in the description. design services for the North Fork, Peachtree Creek Trail, from Fisher Trail to Chamblee-Tuckahoe, which is definitely two, one and two, and I believe six and seven are involved in the Superstand, so that nomenclature right there being a little off, the rest of the description is accurate.

Okay, I believe a portion of this is in District 2. Yes. Okay, can you add that then to it? Did you say 2 and I didn't hear you say 2? I did. Okay, great. Okay, fantastic. Thank you.

As it goes, as described here from the North Fork Peachtree Creek Trail, from Fisher Park Trail. Actually, I guess it's just Fisher Park. Fisher Park's for the kids, right? Fisher Trail to Chamblee-Tucker Road. And that starts in District 2. Goes to 1. And then by the time it moves up close to Peachford and Shaliford Road, then it's in District 1. And then District 1 takes off up to Chamblee-Tucker Road. And then the supers that are included are a segment of six as well as seven, seven and six. But yeah, there are four districts that are included.

So it's one, two, six, and seven? Yes. Fantastic. Okay, thank you for that clarification.

Thank you much. In the minutes, yes. Perfect, thank you. All right, please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve the substitute carries. Bottom of page 38, item 2026-0955, cooperative agreement firefighting apparatus and fire service vehicles for use by public works fleet management to be used by the Department of Fire and Rescue to attain one SEPFN heavy-duty mid-mount aerial platform truck awarded to the SEPFN Corporation, amount not to exceed $2,439,812.95. Yes, Madam Presenting Officer, move for action. Yes, sir. Top of page 39. Item 2026-0976, statewide contract for public mass

Yes, sir. Item 2026-0986, renewal of contract numbers 2000, 0028, and 29, antifreeze for use by public works fleet management to attain antifreeze for various types of vehicles and equipment within the county. Exercise in second renewal option through September 30th, 2027 and seeking consent to assignment awarded to Napa Auto Parts and Taylor Enterprises Inc. to amount not to exceed $108,000. Move for action. Item 2026-0994 cooperative agreement, class four, eight chassis and calves with related equipment, accessories and services for use by public works fleet management to obtain two Kenworth

Move for action. Madam Presiding Officer, I make a motion to approve the following items, 2026-0955, 0976, 0986, and 0994. Thank you.

And you've requested a speed. Thank you, Commissioner Terry. You have the floor.

I have. And I just want the public to understand that I know there's been a lot of conversation about eliminating property taxes and all other sorts of discussions coming out of the statewide conversation. A fire truck, as we just read right here, is $2,400,000 and change. I don't know another way to pay for it. And so if you want that level of service from your local first responders, fire, police, of course, they have their own vehicles that tend to be expensive, as well as sanitation trucks are phenomenally expensive. The reality is we have a system that's in place that handles that. Just c

Thank you. And for this last agenda item that we just read, the 0994, Commissioner Terry, you had left the committee when we were working on that one. And Director Gordon missed the opportunity to celebrate that that is an electric tow truck.

An electric tow truck? Yes. Oh, my God. We are in the future.

You weren't even here when we got to the committee. Oh, man. I needed to bring that to everybody. All right.

All right. Thank you. Please open the machine for the vote. No, you're not test driving. Motion to approve those items carries. Page 40, everybody. Page 40. Oh, there's Director Gordon. Director Gordon, I was able to tell Commissioner Terry about your electric tow truck for you.

We got two items, people, two items. And you can tell them anything you want after the meeting. Item 2026-0901, eco addenda.

I was ahead of myself. Item 2026-0901, Eco Addendum, Green Space Restoration Cohort Stewardship Invasive Removal Training Program. Total donation value is $33,884. This is a PECS item.

Thank you so much. My motion is to approve.

Second. Thank you. If you'll hit your buttons. Motion to approve the item. Please open the machine for the vote. Motion to approve carries. Final item. Item 2026-1012, to approve an agreement between How Big is Your Dream Foundation, Inc. and DeKalb County for $135,000 to conduct youth workshops with music, arts, diversity, and equity at Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center. The program will take place from April 6th, 2026 to December 31st, 2026. Madam Peck's chair.

Thank you so much. Gladly a motion to approve this amazing program.

Second. Motion and a second to approve. Please open the machine for the vote. Couldn't hide my excitement, could I?

Motion to approve carries. Thank you, Commissioner. All right, everybody. That was our last item. It is 2.06 p.m. We are on recess until August 11th. Second. Everybody's a favorite. Thank you.