Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

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Anything else? Definitions? Yeah. All right. Okay. All right. Next slide. Article 4.

I think we're behind. Yeah, on the slides. We're behind on our slides. There we go.

So Article 4 is devoted to measurement of all things. So updates would include things like fractions. So we all remember school. If it's five or greater, you round up. if it's four or lower you round down so we've included a section that spells that out floor area ratio density lot coverage setbacks and a host of other things are contained in article four but essentially it does is provide clarity to applicants property owners developers anyone who needs to use the code it gives definitions for those terms and it explains how we use those terms and if you could advance the slide we have we also included some drawings some illustrations to it so this one here is for for the lots so it tells the difference between double frontage lots corner lots a standard lot a flag lot So the illustrations that go along with these terms for ease of administration. One more. That one didn't come out too good. But that one is for lot coverage. And so what you'll see in the actual document, it highlights where the lot coverage is in comparison to the boundaries of the lot. So that's one of the requirements that we review when we go through site plan reviews.

Does that lot coverage have something to do with impervious surfaces?

Yes, ma'am. They're directly connected. Okay. Yes. So for every project, we do review for lot coverage for impervious impacts. Yeah.

Okay. Yeah.

One more please. There we go. So we have this new illustration and so this one is for setbacks and frontages. So it shows if you see the bottom left, you'll see the building frontage, lot frontage shows what that is. It shows the front setback, side setbacks, rear setbacks, how we determine what those are. how you would measure those are shown with this illustration. So a number of illustrations that we've had added to the code to help with the regulations and help folks understand how we do things. Next slide, please. So that's Article 4 in a nutshell. The remainder, Articles 10, 13, 14, 16, Article 10 includes development standards, things for dumpsters, right-of-way drainage, outdoor lighting is a section that we updated. Article 13 is all about streets and right-of-way improvements through our transportation department. Article 14 is devoted to environmental regulations, flood plains, stream buffers, storm water, all of that fun civil engineering stuff. And then portions of Article 16 related to land development, utilities, and performance bonds are also recommended for adoption.

Can you talk about Article 14 a little bit more?

Yes, so Article 14 contains all the guidelines, regulations, procedures for our environmental regulatory reviews. So that includes our floodplain reviews for those sensitive areas, areas subject to stream buffers where there's state waters or creeks or streams go through there, the 75 foot buffer that's required. So there's a process if there is development that will encroach on that buffer, there's a process for how that would go storm water and erosion control that's the civil engineering stuff that i tapped out on i gave up at calculus i stopped right there but calculations and all that good stuff as it relates to the flow of water and so what is the flow During its natural state or pre-development state versus what happens if the proposed development is built? How does that impact the flow of water when it rains or if there's a stream or whatever the case may be?

Is that a mandated report that's required before construction begins?

Yeah, all those approvals have to be given before. Okay. Yeah, so most of it is during our land disturbance process, but it could vary depending on the circumstance. Okay. Let's see, discharge is related to, you know, runoff of different, it could be mostly related to manufacturing and that kind of thing. If there's water involved in the operations, what is that discharge? How clean is it? How does it affect existing water bodies, that thing?

And tell me how that works.

So I can't give you all of the details. So essentially that's what they're looking at. They're looking at what is the condition of bodies of water, streams, lakes, rivers, what have you, before this activity occurs, what happens, after the activity occurs and how it impacts those bodies of water. Right. And so there are calculations, there are all kinds of methodology as to how they measure that. So that's a part of our land disturbance review process as well.

Okay.

Let's see. Yeah, Article 16. So for Article 16, we're only proposing three sections from Article 16. Our land development permit process is in Article 16. The utility section, which just requires that any new development place all utilities underground. So that provision is carried over from the current code to the new code. And then we have a section regarding performance bonds for different projects. And so that's carried over from the current to the new code.

And how do those performance bonds work?

And so they are based on an assessment of the utilities that will need to be put in place for any given project, so be it road construction, be it water, infrastructure, all those things are assessed. And so what happens is we collect that bond and so for any instance where the project fails, it goes under, it's not completed, then the county has the funds to go in and finish that job.

And what's the timeframe that's required for the performance bond?

It usually extends a few years post the completion of the project.

Okay. Or...

is it from when they start the project so we collected before they start okay but if they didn't finish it then you could call the bond exactly okay yes ma'am okay right and we also do that for our roads as well correct yeah yes okay and so if everything works out everything's done uh meet all the specs to be doing inspection all the regulatory entities perform their inspection everything's good then at some point we release those bonds back to the developer

when do we release the um the road bonds director kelly you need some assistance with that

good morning good morning commissioners um so article 13 questions about the road bonds right what's the length of the road bonds required so those are usually done per mile but um there we're looking for the condition before and after and making sure that we have the ability to maintain the road after um there is some question about implementation of those paving layers whether those are done with the contractor versus us and that is case-by-case basis typically we prefer for the contractor to include that in their their build out we know that some cases that might not be able to be done so it's it's should be at the engineers discretion

all right let me clarify so I know when a subdivision goes in but they don't put the top coat on until after all the big trucks have gone through and things like that they'll put the storm drains in and then when everything's completed they'll go back and put the top layer for the smooth road

That is correct.

But they should have performance bonds for like eight years, I believe. How long are their performance bonds? So I could answer that one. It's two years. Two years.

Two years upon completion of the subdivision street. So yes, it's two years. Okay.

Thank you. All right.

Thank you. All right. Next slide, please. So on to part two. So this longer list includes everything included in part two of what we'll propose to the board on September 8th for adoption. There's a remaining portion of the UDL. So as I mentioned before, lot of this is done a large chunk of it I'd say over half is done but because the sections are connected we want to hold back everything just in case we need to make any adjustments so if the zoning district changes if development standard change it may affect supplemental regulations and vice versa. So we held back on some of those things. And then there are other sections that we still have to work on. The administrative sections, 17, 18, 19. But most of the other ones are, I'd say, over 50 to 70% done. So next slide, please. And so as part of this process, the board asked us to facilitate some workshop sessions. So we've scheduled those for July 28th, August 6th, and August 11th. So one tonight, 6 p.m. at CE Steel Community Center. So tonight's discussion will center on the use table and home occupations. So what we'll discuss with the group are a variety of uses that we have contained in the use table and determining the appropriateness for those uses in various zoning districts. So should this thing go here or should it not? Should it be in multiple zoning districts or just this one district? So that's the exercise that we'll cover for commercial uses, industrial, and residential uses tonight. We'll also spend some time on home occupations. So taking a similar look at those, which uses should be prohibited as home occupations, are businesses done in the home, which uses should be allowed with limitations obviously, and then what kind of supplemental regulations should apply to those particular occupations. So we've had some discussion, I think we've had some folks show up with concerns about the current regulations, so we'll take a look at those, address any conflicts that exist in the code and try to clarify those things as part of this process.

What do you typically hear as complaints about that ordinance?

The home occupation. So recently there's been discussion about group settings or group instruction. So right now the code limits it to two students for those types of uses. So we'll take a look at that. Obviously the home has to maintain residential character. And so there are different regulations that apply to that. So we'll take a look at that. The applicability of accessory structures. So we do want to give some consideration in the agricultural district. to allow home occupations in an accessory structure, but only for agricultural properties, not in residential locations. Yes, ma'am. Let's see. For August 6th, we'll take a look at, we'll hone in on residential development standards, architecture being a big thing. uh housing corridor overlay and so that's our attempt to uh infuse some infield development regulations into the code in different places and so we'll see how to best apply those uh we'll take a look at the the wp so we've gotten a lot of feedback about uh proposed modifications to the wp minimum lot size uh so currently i believe is two acres and so we propose moving it up to five five acres for a minimum lot size in the WP. So that was done purposefully to limit the development pressure in that area. So I think we're all aware of the multitude of restrictions in the WP, and so this just aids in those restrictions by increasing the lot size. And so typically how it works theoretically, the larger the lot size, you're limiting the density of development in those areas. And so those numbers can go a lot higher. And other agricultural areas, they can have a minimum five, minimum 10 acres, 15, 25. It just depends on what the goal is. But we've been very clear about the goal is to limit development activity in the WP. And so we feel the five acre minimum does that. But we can have discussions about it and see. where we turn. So that'll be on the August 6th agenda, all residential for that one. And then on August 11th, we will look at our administrative provisions and procedures. So everything from how the planning commission process works, how we intake the applications that we go through for reviews. Some things are regulatory that we have to do. But the things that are discretionary, we'll take a look at those aspects of the process. One thing that we have proposed is adding a pre-application, well not a pre-application, I'm sorry, a pre-application community meeting to our rezoning and special use permit applications. So currently we don't have any requirement for it at this time, but we want to put that out as a possibility to begin those conversations. So rather than those conversations beginning when the public hearings begin here, we're trying to nudge the developers, the applicants, to have those discussions with the community surrounding property owners before they get to us. And so that's what that provision would do. So that is something that we are considering among several other things. So we will have that discussion in public with that group on August 11th. Next slide.

I have a question. Yes, ma'am. With these meetings, I see your workshop agendas. Are these meetings limited to these topics or will they be able to discuss anything else that's of their concern?

These meetings will be limited to these topics. is there a reason why yes so we're nearing the conclusion of the process and so to get through this process as efficiently as we can we need to focus specifically on topics on these specific topics so we can get through garner any feedback that we need and then ultimately deliver that to you to make decisions but we do want to conclude the process by september

And I understand that. My concern is the fact that we have not, or if we have, asked the stakeholders what their concerns are in reference to the UDO. Have we even asked them or polled them or got their opinion in reference to, you know, why would you want to be on this stakeholder committee? What concerns you about our UDL? Has that been done?

So I believe, to my understanding, some of that was done when the process began in March of 2025. and so they will stay well this is a new because i know we are pointing to people now so this has a different mission okay so that that original group included the things that you mentioned okay this particular group we are at this point in time and we're trying to get to the finish line so their sole mission is to assist us with getting to the finish line and wrapping up these remaining these outstanding issues that we have with dakota

So with the collaborative firm, when they were here, that was part of their contract with us, was to do those stakeholder questionnaires, feedback. We had community opportunities, a variety of them, for people to come and share what their thoughts were. But I did hear from some of the stakeholders that once that information was gathered, that there was more of going through the process and talking about the UDO itself and maybe not getting as much feedback at that point.

Right, and that's what I didn't want us to repeat. I didn't want that to happen again with especially a second chance at doing something right. I want us to make sure that we actually do it right and have the opinion of our stakeholders and not pretty much push this agenda. Okay, this is what we're going to talk about. This is what I want you to think about. I want to hear from our citizens and what their concerns are in reference to the UDO, not just what we want and what our agenda is.

Yes, ma'am. Understood. And so I'll put this caveat out. So the direction that we've been given is to conclude this process. So at the time we well, when I got here, I came here. We were on a timetable to conclude this process in March. It was subsequently pushed back to April and then we moved back to July. And now we're at September 1st. and so if we're going back to a point where we're trying to solicit feedback and find out the needs and desires then that takes us back to a starting point and so now it's a much longer process And so what we're trying to do now, based on our understanding of what the desire is of the board, is to conclude this process by September. And so we introduce new things, are things that are not currently up for discussion, then it takes us back to a starting point and we'll have to push the process.

We're doing the whole process again.

mm-hmm okay I just understand what you're saying right and I just even though I mean you can just want to do something best then they're making what you know did you doing it right so I just want to make that point there's me I don't know you know I just want to make sure we do it right and fair for everyone not just what the board wants because it is more than three people here that live in this community so I just want to make sure that we capture everybody's opinions and thoughts yeah even though it wasn't done the first time yeah And that wasn't done correctly. So we have a second chance to get it right and do it differently and better for our citizens. So I just want to make sure that we do that.

Yeah. And so I think this process will be more interactive. That's how we've designed this one. But it will be structured. And so, yes, we're coming in with a proposal for that group to consume this evening and to give us their feedback based on what we've provided. whatever thoughts that they have so we'll collect that information we'll make sure that you all have that information and you all can ultimately decide what the process will look like but the activities that we have for these three sessions we want them to be interactive but we do want them to be structured measured and moving through as efficiently as we can to get the feedback that we need

so don't citizens still have the opportunity to on the website to give suggestions and make comments yes yes ma'am that option is still available so that would be the option for people to participate on anything else that they're interested in looking at.

Yeah, we have received a lot of feedback through our email, so UDO at rockdalecountyga.gov. So we receive those all the time. We compile them, package them up, and we deliver them to you. So we continue to collect that feedback. Folks are more than welcome to send us feedback via email.

yeah and I think I think citizens need to understand that is has been an ongoing process since we started this and it's still ongoing people still have an opportunity to comment make suggestions ask questions whatever it is that they need right and I think this is one thing to clarify so this is a project

That's on the timetable. It's on the process. And so our consultant's tenure ended in April. And so now the staff has taken on this burden of finishing the project. But we also have a lot of other things that we have to do as well. And so the project has to end by September 8th. well the discussions can continue we can always revisit these things at any time the board desires to make tweaks to the code to revise make amendments that process doesn't end but the project we do need to wrap up the project well and i think by the time we finish it will have been a year and a half yeah and no development has been approved since that time and i think we're losing out

developers wanting to come back in and create more housing which we know we have a shortage of and they want to make money and people want to buy homes and rent homes so I like your idea that you know it this isn't the final thing forever

once it's approved it still is subject to revise revising tweaking redoing yes ma'am as technology changes as development changes as the laws change that we adjust the codes uh one of the things that we also wanted to put forth for that administration procedural section is probably codifying the process by which we make updates to the code and so maybe we make that an annual thing and so once the legislature is done in the spring we come through with a batch of amendments every spring summer and just set our cadence to doing that on a regular basis and so yeah so this is not the end of the road we just have to end the project that's yeah that's it

For me it is time sensitive because we've invested a lot of staff time in this project and it's created a lot of challenges I know for your department but there are things that I think are the time sensitive pieces for instance like the noise ordinance so if somebody next door to you has music playing loud you know we can write citations but expediently getting that handled it's a challenge the way our ordinance is written right now so having for instance If this happens, let's say, at 9.30 on a Saturday night, and let's say there wasn't a code enforcement officer at that time, that means that they would call a sheriff's deputy and they would be told there's no code enforcement or there's no way I can cite you, and there's just not enough teeth in the legislation as it is. That is almost imperative for me to get under control. I would also say the pop up vendors super, super big problem in some areas, and that needs to be addressed at the highest level. Those are the kind of things that I really want to proceed with as soon as possible and would be looking for on that September 8th deadline.

Yeah. So those are included. Yeah.

All right.

All right.

Any other. All right.

Next slide. So just a summary of some things. So we're still finalizing the zoning districts. I believe we're probably at about 90% on that. So we've scaled back. We were a little more ambitious initially with zoning districts, but we've had to scale back over the course of the project. The use tables I mentioned will be under discussion with our group tonight. Our residential development, we'll discuss that with the group next week. And so we'll make modifications based on that, similarly with home occupations as well. Yes, ma'am.

Do the residential development standards include the landscaping as well as the architecture?

architecture yes landscaping not so much so the landscaping is more the well right now the regulations for non-residential properties have more landscaping regulations we don't really get into landscaping for the residential properties outside of like the overall community development landscaping like you may find at the entrance to a subdivision or something along those lines

Well, I think one of the things we wanted to try to do was avoid the same tree planted in the same spot in every lot so that there was some variety in that. Just like there's some wording talking about standards and you can't have the same architectural standard in every house. It needs to have a difference in landscaping also. Gotcha.

Okay. I can't tell you what we have off the top of my head, but we'll take a look at that and we'll see what we can do with that.

Because I just think, I know that I worked a couple years ago with a couple of developers to do that, make sure it was all different. But if it's just part of the code, then they know they have to do that.

Yes, understood. Gotcha. Let's see. So we'll finalize the drafting. QAQC obviously will be a part of that process. Then we'll submit the document for legal review over these next few weeks. Next slide. So here's the timeline. As I mentioned, the process started in the spring of 2025. So here we are today, July 28th, highlighted in yellow. So we've included the workshop dates for tonight, next week on the 6th and August 11th on the timetable. What our goal is, is to have a final draft completed and publicly available by August 25th. So commissioners, you all will get it. It will be online by August 25th. So that's two weeks before the September 8th meeting. And so we want to allow that time. So if there are any last minute changes, we'll have time to make those adjustments, have those conversations. And so what we have asked, though, we would ask for today, if you all elect to vote today and for the second batch in September, is to make the effective date for the code October 1st. And so what we built in before was some time for the staff to make adjustments. So we have to update the zoning maps. We have to update our systems with the new districts and with new code sections and those things. And so that all takes some time. We have to train staff on the new codes, where to find things now, that type of thing. And that's for all four departments. i'm sure there'll be some other surprises along the way in that process and so that gives us about three weeks from uh the 8th to do all those things and we're moving and so we do all that and have fun in september and so yes by october 1st we should be ready for business uh so we will respectfully make that request uh to the board but

yes ma'am let me ask you this so along the way it our next board meeting if the committee comes back works through this and make suggestions for that day we could go ahead and approve those new updates correct at the next board meeting and our next board meeting That would be August 11th.

It would depend on what it is. If it's relatively minor, that's a possibility. If it's a big thing, then it may have to wait until the larger batch.

Well, if you look at a lot of what was presented today, those are name updates, a lot of verbiage changes, but just updates or omissions. Those kind of things you can get out of the way and then work on other items that are next on the list, if you will.

okay right right like noise ordinance and those pop-ups so I will add this madam chair just for sake of clarity the noise ordinance we could work on that now that's in subpar day it's not in the UDO so we wouldn't have to go through the same public hearing process so I'm making a little note simultaneously with director white and

we could start working on that one and the pop-up vendors the pop-up one would have to go through the public hearing process and the census part of the UDO so we can we're working on a definition we have a term so we'll work through what the regulations need to look like so we've done some research on it okay yeah let's see next slide please All right, so I've done enough talking for one day. So Planning Commission recommended approval of the UDO at its June 18th special call meeting. Staff recommends approval of the UDO Part 1 to include Articles 1, 3, 4, 13, and 14 in their entirety. Article 10, except for Section 10.5. and section 16.1, 16.4, 16.9, and 16.10 of Article 16. Next slide. I think that's the last one. Any other questions?

I don't have any.

So, Madam Chair and commissioners, this is before you for a second reading. Did you want to, since we amended the agenda this morning, go to public comment first before the vote or the vote and then public comment?

yeah we're gonna we'll do public comment and then okay they'd be my preference that's good okay all right and then I did want to let you know that even though the streaming stopped the recording was still going so anybody can watch it later on YouTube and get all the information so all right at this time we will start with Kenya Anderson Oh, that's not normally how we do it, but okay. All right. So, Sarah, I'll let you go.

It's kind of cold here. Good morning. good morning happy Tuesday I want to say that my son has now been to four is it four commissioners meetings which is more than I attended in the 19 years that I've lived here so he is a very established young man he's ready for his political career good morning good morning okay so hello my name is Sarah Kennedy I'm a Rockdale County resident and I live in the Lake Capri area which is located less than a mile and a half from the proposed MMM grind capital center data center campus site out of an abundance of caution I am here to publicly make my constitutional objections. I am publicly making my due process equal protection rights violation objections known publicly and on camera. Commissioners, I do not believe that this process should proceed in any way without the full view of the law of this entire procedure. I've made my constitutional objections publicly. Thank you for your time.

Okay. Mr. Bailey? Ms. Bailey? I'm sorry, I couldn't read your first name, so I apologize.

It's Lamar.

Lamar, Lamar. Okay, thank you. I read his statement the last time.

Okay.

I'll get that. Thank you. Go ahead.

Good morning.

Good morning. Good morning.

My name is Lamar Allen Bailey. I'm a Rockdale County resident, and I live at 2375 Farmer Road, Conyers, Georgia, 30012, which is located directly on the property line from this proposed MMM, Ryan Capital Data Center, campus site. At an abundance of caution, I am here publicly to make my constitutional objection, and I'm publicly making my due process an equal protection of right violations. Objection? No. Commissioners, I do not believe this process should proceed in any way without the full view of law. I have my constitutional objections. Thank you.

Can you tell me about those objections? Like what part in particular are you...

literally I don't want it on my property it's literally right behind my house this is as much as I know like okay it's alright but it's my property line is like literally bagged up to it it'll be I can toss a rock to it okay okay thank you very much and SAP

Good morning. Good morning. Hello, my name is Ann Sapp. I'm a Rockdale resident. I live at 2757 Westminster Lane, Conyers, Georgia, which is located approximately two miles from the proposed MMM Grand Capital Data Center campus site. Out of an abundance of caution, I am here to publicly make my constitutional objections. I am publicly making my due process and equal protection rights violations known. Commissioners, I do not believe this process should proceed in any way without the full view of the law. I have made my constitutional objections on camera and in public. Thank you. Can you tell us what those objections are? You'll have to talk to my lawyer about that.

So you don't know what your objections are? I do.

But you can't share that. No. My lawyer will address that. Thank you. Okay.

All right. Next, Alexandra Harvey.

Good morning, ladies. Morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. Good morning. You all know me as the woman that stood up to speak about sound, the mom concerned for her family and community's health and well-being. But I wear a lot of hats. I am many things. And first and foremost, I'm a child of God. Even when my words fail and my voice trembles, God speaks through me. With great power comes great responsibility. I ask you now, why did you get into this position? Was it random? Did it fall in your lap? Or did you want to make a difference in your community? I've been made aware that you've appointed a UDO stakeholder committee. I've been told it was not required of you. It was allegedly to do us a favor. So thank you for that. Upon reviewing the members of this committee, it seems to be largely disproportionate in what the community's wishes have been so far when we've publicly spoken to you. we only have two women on the committee from what i've seen that are opposed to the data centers in this area in many cases the majority that gets to speak is the majority with the voice controls the narrative our legislation requires guardrails we need to start over as many times as necessary to protect our community we're not a burden we're a living breathing community Esther 414 says, if you persist in staying silent at a time like this, help and deliverance will arrive from someplace else, but you and your family will be wiped out. Who knows, maybe you were made for such a time as this. I've taken the time to look upon all three of you. When I look at you, I see humanity, I see faith. I see three women who may have been made for such a time as this. You have to ultimately make the right decision. I challenge you all to rise to the occasion, walk by faith, put on the armor of God, because what we do in this life echoes into eternity. Ephesians calls us to make the most of our time here. James said it was a sin to know the good and not do it. When words fail, God speaks. You have heard our cries. You've been made aware of our objections. We've reviewed the statistics. Your community's livelihoods and lives are at stake. So when you get the opportunity to make decisions that will affect everyone around you, please allow God to speak through you too. I'd like to stay in advance to the Board of Commissioners meeting on August 25th regarding rezoning of our agriculture and residential areas in Rockdale County and any future plans made for data centers in our area. I am here to publicly make my constitutional objections. I am publicly making my due process and equal protection rights violation objections known. Commissioners, I do not believe that this process should proceed in any way without the full view of the law. I have made my constitutional objections. Thank you.

And what is the full view of the law that you're specifically talking about?

You ladies work for us. We have the right to due process. Absolutely. Our opinions should be heard. Our concerns should be heard. We should be listened to. We shouldn't be grouped into a small UDO stakeholder meeting with only certain topics at hand. We should be able to speak our concerns. We're going through all of them. The UDO has been changed multiple times. With each one of those changes, we should have the right to speak our objections.

so the task force was not just a one band focused agenda it's for the the scope of the UDO so those things will be addressed thank you thank you okay Kenyon Anderson sorry morning

My name is Kenya Anderson. I am a Rockdale County resident and I live at 2605 Farmer Road, Northwest, which is one foot away from the proposed MMM Grind Capital Data Center campus site. So basically when you walk to the end of my property, which is about 8.77 acres, cross over the creek, which is on my property, and then go up to a fence where my neighbor is right there to the left. It's the other part of the land that is on my border. Out of an abundance of caution, I am here to publicly make my constitutional objections. I am publicly making my due process and equal protection rights violation objections known. Commissioners, I do not believe that this process should proceed in any way without the full view of the law. I have made my constitutional objections. Thank you. I do want to add, I am willing to get one of the protections that I'm looking for is protection for clean water, protection for clean air, protections for lack of noise, disturbance that will affect my health. And there's so many other things. I don't want to take up a lot of time, but I will let the attorney say the rest. Okay.

I appreciate you sharing that with us because that gives us a little bit of purview into what your specific concerns are and that you can voice them really helps, me personally.

and i also want to add i know that you've already closed or already selected the members for the subcommittee but if there's space for the next two meetings i would like to be on this subcommittee thank you for asking i really appreciate that thank you all right all right at this time i'd like emotion

All righty. Madam Chair, I make a motion to approve the second reading and to adopt this ordinance as presented.

I second the motion.

is a point of just so I have a motion in a second if we could just have a minute to discuss this I would sure like to do that so I think based on what we heard today there are several sections so like one two several of those were good there were a couple of smaller nuances that I think could relate to some of the things that we want focus on from the community so I might propose and let me see if I can let me see if I can give you some specifics that we we want to make sure of let me get to that so even things like land disturbance permits would be one example

would that be an example of what I would want to approve or of what I'd like to just let the committee meet to look at some look at some of those nuances that I don't want to slip through yeah can you talk about the nuances that you're concerned about

Right. So if they could be related to any of the data centers, if they could be related to the land disturbance permits for other projects that would be tied in, I just don't want to approve it and then have to go back. But maybe Madam Clerk... Yeah, I would just recommend deferring it so that the committee can maybe look at that, approve that, and then at the next meeting we can just move forward.

So Madam Chair and Commissioners, that would be my recommendation because I don't want to speak over Director White, but we work so closely, I feel comfortable doing this. I feel like if you pull out provisions of this ordinance that's in front of you, you may be affecting another part specifically the definitions and we might miss something so if we could maybe we could restate the motion and have it toward deferral for the next board meeting it would give time for the committee to take up some of these issues and then we could list out if it's just LDP land disturbance permits sorry or anything else you would like them to look at okay

go ahead I was just gonna say and although all of this so many pieces of this look great I just don't want those one or two little things to get us hung up and have to start all over again so I think that's right since the request for the effective date to be October 1st I wouldn't see any harm in deferring it it wouldn't be codified you know right away anyway okay

So I think what we would need to do is to restate the motion and do that again for it.

So I'll I'll have a call for the vote of the first motion and then we'll restate. No, I would not vote on that.

Okay. All right. I would say that we would take up the item again for a second read. Okay. And there would be a motion and a second to defer to the next board of commissioners meeting. And then we can

it just the land disturbance permit that you want to know there may be other things that I just like them the committee I mean that to me that was the purpose of putting the committee together yeah is for them to have the chance to look at these things since we talked about this today maybe that's one aspect of what they can do is there's nothing that we see problematic this can move forward that kind of thing so so then I'd like to make a motion that we defer the ordinance until the next regularly scheduled BOC meeting

I'll second that motion.

Any questions?

I do have a comment. This is exactly what I was trying to do, but we were on a time frame. We had to get finished. Now everybody's okay with stopping and pausing and going back.

That's exactly what I wanted to do. No, no, no. So I did hear you, and So for me, this is kind of like a work session slash voting session where I never mind people saying no. We can wait. So I just don't want to pause the whole thing because there are real things that need to happen. I feel the same way.

Yeah. I'm on the same page with you. We're all on the same page. But I just want to make it known that this is what I wanted to do.

Well, thanks. but everybody wanted to push it on because we got a deadline but anyway so so let me say this it is nice to have one piece out of the way yeah but because i saw a couple of things that i'm like i just don't know if it could be connected to others i think this is going to be the quickest way for us to be able to assess these things give the committee time to look at them and then come back and we won't have to restart part of it so i think it will achieve the goals for all three of us

OK, awesome question for Brandon. Now this is not on the agenda. Is that OK that this is added to their agenda? Because I know you're, you know, specific on the agenda.

For those days. The next board meeting is August 11th?

August 11th. For the stakeholders, what I'm talking about.

The stakeholders committee.

Okay. So for, well, a couple of ways we can approach it. So we have the scheduled meeting on August 11th, actually. That evening, that's devoted to administrative procedural things, if that's what the concern is. So is that what this will fall under that? Is that the concern? Mm-hmm.

But that'll be your third meeting. That'll be the third meeting. Third meeting. That's the last one.

If there's something technical.

But our BOC is in the morning, isn't it? Yeah.

So we'd have to have it before then.

Okay. So we can modify. Let's see.

Maybe it can just be a point of introduction tonight.

Yeah, we can start it tonight, and then we can revisit it on the 6th. So that will be the Thursday before your next meeting.

Okay.

And they can talk about it that night. Yeah. Just send me the specifics, I guess, of what the concerns are, and then we'll make sure it's on there.

Okay. Thank you. Yeah, that's my vote now. Yes. Yes.

So I have a motion and a second.

All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. The motion carries. Okay, so just to be clear, we have deferred this ordinance to the next board meeting. Correct. I want to make sure I say that. Okay. Okay.

All right. OK, we are on to new business now.

Item 359 is with Gwinnett Technical College for the Emergency Management Agency. It's a memorandum of agreement regarding Animal Services Division and Veterinary Technology Division to provide dogs and cats to participate as patients for the vet tech students. This is at no cows to the county. It's one year with option to continue one year terms for additional two years. Would you like me to keep going? Yes. OK, thank you. Item 360 is with Crown Castle for Emergency Management Agency for the tower modification. This is change order 23 to contract 2007-46. It's for AT&T plans to swap the equipment on the tower located at 2259 Smyrna Road to minimize the amount of towers in the area. This is at no cost.

can um director what can you address this this is looks like a really great opportunity because fewer towers are always good in my opinion good morning um so crown castle actually does sublease that from the county and we get a payment of twelve hundred dollars and something every month so what they do they subcontract it out to other usually cellular at t's um verizon's things like that so what they're trying to do is take some of the equipment off of that tower to combine it into one if you ever notice a tower it has stuff all over it and so they're just trying to combine that into smaller amounts of equipment on those towers okay and so it could improve phone service in that area fingers crossed oh my gosh i might actually be able to have a full conversation right now that is our hope that would be great

All right. Item 361 is with the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for Superior Court 1. This is a grant for Adult Drug and Veterans Treatment Court. The amount is $409,931.22 with a match of $72,341 for a total of $482,272.22. The term is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item and is submitted for ratification. Item 362 is with Eaton Corporation through the Water Resources Department for high service pump number three, drive repair. The amount is $22,601. It's net 30 days through the Water Enterprise Fund and is a budgeted item. Item 363 is with Helix Grading and Utility LLC through the Water Resources Department for the construction of the Honey Creek and Scott Creek pump stations and force mains. The amount is $7,913,597 plus a 10% contingency making the contingency of $791,360 for a total of $8,704,957. This is for its 730 calendar days from the notice to proceed unless terminated. This is through the Water Enterprise Fund and is a budgeted item. Item 364 is with Raheem Williams to the Parks and Recreation Department for clock manager for the hoops after dark is $15 per hour and an amount not to exceed $3,000 is through December 31st, 2026. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item. Item 365 is with J. Terrius Johnson through the Parks and Recreation Department as a clock manager for the Hoops After Dark. It's $15 per hour in an amount not to exceed $3,000 through December 31, 2026. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item. Item 366 is with Brandon Saifo for Parks and Recreation Department for the clock manager for Hoops After Dark. The amount is $15 per hour, not to exceed $3,000. This is through December 31, 2026. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item.

That name is Brian. I think you said Brandon. The first one was Brandon.

I think they're brothers.

Yeah, no. It sounds like she said, I thought you said Brandon. Yeah, it's Brian.

I'm transposing the two. They are brothers, yes. So let me clarify. 366 was Brandon. 367 is Brian Saifo. through the Parks and Recreation Department for Clock Manager for Hoops After Dark. It's $15 per hour, not to exceed $3,000. It's through December 31, 2026. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item. Item 368 is with Kellan Grant through the Parks and Recreation Department. It's program coordinator assistant for the Hoops After Dark. It's $20 per hour, and it amount not to exceed $3,000. This is through December 31, 2026. This is grant funded and is a budget item. Item 369 is with Southern Mechanical HVAC Contractors through the Parks and Recreation Department for the pool pack equipment inspections and maintenance at Johnson Park Recreation Center in an amount not to exceed $4,530 annually for the first year, $4,756 annually for the second year, $4,994 annually for the third year. And it's one year from option to renew two additional one-year periods, renewable each year unless terminated. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 370 is with Savvy Solutions PBC through the Human Resources Department for providing public promise insurance program for Rockdale County employees for student loan forgiveness through education and advocacy. This is change order number one, a contract 2024 dash 82. The current yearly price of $70 per registered member, increasing the yearly price to $80 per registered member. It's covered through the wellness funds. It's through May 31, 2027. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 371 is with MGT Impact Solutions through the finance department. It's indirect cost allocation plan services and an amount not to exceed $9,850 for year one. Year one with option to renew four additional one-year periods unless terminated. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 372 is with monday.com through Technology Services Department for project management software used to track SMART and KPI goals. This is for the 2026-2027 renewal covers 70 users. It's change order number five to contract 2023-92. The amount is $43,680. The term is July 3, 2026 through July 2, 2027. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 373 is with GTR Business Systems for the clerk of court's office. This is the annual preventative maintenance agreement for date time machines, handheld printers, electric embossers. The amount is $3,267.35. The term is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This is to the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 374 is with Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice to the juvenile court. It's a contract extension for youth reporting system grant. Change order number three to contract 2023-77 is $42 per youth per day. It's an extension through September 1, 2026. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item and is submitted for ratification. Item 375 is with Vertical Earth Incorporated through the Transportation Department. This is for the Elmig and LRA roadway rehabilitation. It's change order number one to contract 2025-90. It's in an amount not to exceed $286,140. It's adding 8.6 miles of road resurfacing services and to extend the term by 45 days through July 3rd, 2026. This is through the Elmig and Splass Fund and is a budgeted item. Item 367 is a requisition through emergency management agency department for ANS services. This is pursuant to contract 2025-09 for maintenance plan for weather sirens. The amount is $24,281.70. This is for the year three payment through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 377 is a requisition through the Finance Department for Snap-on Industrial for five individual electric vehicle cart organizational maintenance toolkits. The amount is $12,867.34 each for a total of $64,336.70. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item. Item 378 is a requisition through the General Services Department for Mighty Light for new chairs for the dining room of the senior center. The amount is $31,564.36. This is through the Capital Improvement Project Fund and is a budgeted item. Item 379 is a requisition through the General Services Department for Aikens Ford Dodge for a wrecked vehicle replacement for the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office. It's a 2026 Dodge Durango. The amount is $45,250.10. The county has received the check from the insurance company in the amount of $36,618.70 to be applied toward this replacement vehicle. This is through the Capital Improvement Project Fund and is a budgeted item. Item 380 is a requisition through the Water Resources Department for Pro Fence at the Tatum Road Facility site improvements. The amount is $15,575. This is through the Water Enterprise Fund and is a budgeted item. Item 381 is an expenditure request for MCCI pursuant to contract 2022-130 through the Technology Services Department. This is for software for secure scanning document repository and licenses. It's a renewal for 2026-2027. The amount is $21,662.47. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 382 is an expenditure request through Cricut Solutions for the Technology Services Department. This is the annual subscription software for code enforcement case management system. The amount is $56,710. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. Item 383 is a volunteer appointment for the Public Facilities Authority for Alicia Sanders to be reappointed for a term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. Item 384 is policy 2010-1-8 as amended for the purchasing and procurement policies and procedures for the dollar limitations and quotes and bids section to increase the threshold amount from $2,500 to $5,000. Item 385 is a resolution of the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners to accept the withdrawal of rezoning case 2026-01 without prejudice and to waive the 12-month prohibition on subsequent amendment applications on this subject site. Item 386 is with Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Superior Court 2. This is a grant for the Rockdale County Adult Resource Court. The amount is $283,107 with a match of $49,960 for a total of $333,067. The term is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This is grant funded and is a budgeted item and is also submitted for ratification. Item 387 is that the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council through the Juvenile Court. It's a grant for the Rockdale County Juvenile Mental Health Court. The amount is $87,155 with a match of $15,380 for a total of $102,535. The term is June 30, 2026 through July 1, 2027. This is grant-funded, a budgeted item, and is also submitted for ratification. Item 388 is with the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council through the Juvenile Court. It's a grant for the Rockdale County Juvenile Drug Court. The amount is $123,483 with a match of $21,791 for a total of $145,274. The term is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This is grant funded, a budgeted item, and is submitted for ratification. Item 389 is with the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council through the Juvenile Court. It's a grant for the Rockdale County Family Treatment Court. The amount is $152,048 with a match of $26,832 for a total of $178,880. The term is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This is grant funded, a budgeted item, and is submitted for ratification. Item 391 is with Pinnacle Maintenance through the Parks and Recreation Department for landscape and grounds maintenance for county facilities. The amount is $64,700. This is for one year with option to renew three additional one-year periods, renewable each year. This is through the general fund and is a budgeted item. So we left off at item 359.

I'm sure I move that we approve items 359 through 390 as presented.

I second the motion.

I have a motion and a second. Any questions? All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. All right. At this time, we have board comment.

Okay, sure. Hello. Constituent Services is still going on with Congressman David Scott's office on Fridays from 10 to 12 at the library. And just a reminder, today is the election day to elect the person to fill his position today. Also KCRB we did our rain barrel workshop last Friday and it was well attended and it went off very well. Thank you for those that participated in our water resources department for their participation as well. And we have a few upcoming events coming soon so stay tuned for those for KCRB. I want to thank everyone who participated in our one rock back to school bash that was last Saturday it was well attended and we had vendors and different people there that were presenting the community with their resources so we appreciate everyone that participated and gave to make sure that our students have a little bit of something that they need to start our school year thank you for that

those are my comments okay coming up on august 20th is our non-profit appreciation brunch this is the eighth annual one the ninth year but we skipped a year that first year during covid and i'm excited about it it's such a great honor to be able to recognize the non-profits that serve in our community they do so much work and so much good for our citizens that um i'm i'm excited to be able to offer them this opportunity for recognition for the work they do last week i was able to attend the national association of counties naco conference in new orleans and I just wanted to share one thing that I learned that I thought was so fascinating was between 15 and 20 percent of our population is considered to be neurodivergent that's kind of a new term that's come up in the last five or ten years but it means that Those are people whose brains work differently. It could be autism, but it could be ADHD. It could be a mental health issue. It's a wide variety. But this particular session focused on how we can respond as a county to the needs of our different residents. considering 15 to 20% think differently. So the Miami-Dade County Commissioners created what they're calling the Florida Neuroinclusion Toolkit. And... so they talked about the how to implement that toolkit and I came home with that I believe chair that you got a copy of that too okay as well as it's online I just thought that was really fascinating and interesting

um and i think those are my comments okay thank you very much well i do want to remind people we'll be available today from 1 30 to 3 for at the board of commissioners office at 962 millstead avenue for open discussion from citizens and business owners in our community so we welcome you to attend we will have coffee and little treats available also the back to school event and the concert that we had this weekend excellent job to our parks and recreation department i mean i'm impressed you guys were out there a long time in that heat and so thank you very much to your team um i did want to also mention a shout out to director brian kelly and his team you had 14 people come in over the weekend From the community improvement team and the Rockdale Department of Transportation to help do grass-cutting throughout the community And although we do have a vendor in place for working on tightening up that Contract and making sure that we can meet the goals and expectations of our community members So thank you very much. Please send my regards to both Parks and Rec and to the teams that helped additionally I just wanted to say that we have on the UDO stakeholder committee we did that because we want a new set of eyes on those challenges before us making sure we get things as close to right the first time around as we pass this but it is a living breathing document so updates can be made and there's processes for those changes And as I stated earlier, there are some critical issues that need to be addressed. And we could save a lot of staff time from both code enforcement and law enforcement by not having to go out repeatedly to the same addresses. So we hope that will be the outcome from those improvements. But thank you very much to Planning and Development, your team, the volunteers that have participated in the past and will be participating moving forward in that process.

Thank you.

And that is all the comments I have today. I know that we do have a need for executive session.

We do to discuss personnel land acquisition and pending and threatened litigation.

Madam Chair, I move that we move into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel, land acquisition, and pending and threatening litigation.

I second the motion.

I have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. Thank you and have a great day. This meeting is adjourned.