City Council - Regular Meeting

And welcome to the City of Roswell Mayor and Council meeting of Tuesday, May 26, 2026. I am Mayor Mary Robichaux, and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my colleagues and council members. Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Beeson, Council Member Alan Sells, Council Member Christine Hall, Council Member Jennifer Phillippe, Council Member Erin Brumley, and Council Member Chris Zak. And before we get started officially, I would hope you all join us in wishing Council Member Chris Zack happy birthday today. By the way, you provide. Sorry. So I will now turn it over to City Administrator Randy Knighton to explain how the meeting is run.

Thank you, Mayor Robichaud, and good evening, everyone. In accordance with Section Chapter 3.70 of the City Code, the City Council shall hold regular public meetings The purpose of these city council meetings are to hear directly from members of the public on agenda items which constitute formal decisions by the elected body. These items are listed on the published agenda which can be found on the city website prior to the meeting. If you wish to speak on an agenda item, we do ask that you would fill out a comment card which are located at the back of the room and provide those to the city clerk. A staff member will assist you if needed. And we ask that everyone would silence any electronic devices at this time. And if it's necessary to have an independent conversation, we do ask that you exit the rear doors in the vestibule area. We encourage everyone in attendance and the viewing audience to always access roswell365.com for a calendar of events. There are a number of events happening here in the city of Roswell. And we look forward to a very successful meeting this evening. Mayor Robichaux.

Thank you, sir. We would now like to invite Justin Mason, pastor of World Harvest Church, to deliver the invocation and to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Hey, guys. Thank you for all the work that you guys do. Father, we thank you for everything you've blessed us with. Every good and perfect gift comes from above, from you, and you don't change. You're the same yesterday, today, and forever. Everything good comes from your hand of blessing. We ask that we're led by you. Do what you want to do in this meeting, in this city, oh Lord, for without you, everything else crumbles and falls. People get pulled in different directions, Lord, but you know the way. You know the light. When everyone else's mood changes, you stay the same. So do a powerful work in this place. And for every council member up there, including the mayor, may your hand of favor, blessing, wisdom, guidance, direction, and protection be upon them and their families in Jesus' name. May they do some great things that only you can do because Jesus paid it all, and only through you can great things happen. And so we thank you for allowing us to be a part of you and to be in your son, which all blessings flow in Jesus' name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you, Pastor. First on the agenda is recognition of the Environmental Public Works Department in Roswell Water Utility Awards. This will be presented by Brian Watson.

Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Council.

Happy birthday, Council Member Zak.

Now, I'd love to say that we're, you know, this is a pretty exciting night for environmental public works, but specifically for our water utility, as well as our environmental education coordinator. I'm very biased and I don't know if you all know this, but when you were elected, you inherited the number one water utility in the state of Georgia. So congratulations to all of you. And I'm gonna bring up Gary McCoy from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals, who's gonna talk about the various awards that our water utility as well as our environmental education coordinator has won. So Gary.

Good evening, Mayor Robichaux, members of the city council, city staff, and honored guests here. He said my name is Gary McCoy. I'm the president of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals. And for those who don't know what that is, the GAWP, we are a nonprofit water organization of 4,000 members. We are made up of engineers, operators, wastewater and water, storm water. So we're here as a helpmate, a guide in protecting the most precious resource. We have consultants. I mean, every aspect of the water industry It's the GAWP, the largest organization in the state of Georgia. Now, normally, when I get calls to present, I'm here to present an award, and I'm out the door. But City of Roswell is going to make me work tonight, because you had a very successful spring conference. So tonight, I want to recognize the City of Roswell for their outstanding achievements. So not just one, but I won't take all night, but I have to say that as the president, we are proud. Roswell really, really did show out at the awards. So the first I want to present is the G-A-W-W-A Plant of the Year Awards. This recognized water systems from zero to five million, and you actually won the Plant of the Year Awards. this is no small task winning this right here we have a set of inspectors and when I say a lot of times it's so tight it's you might win by a percentage and what those inspectors do they look at every single thing they look at you plant operations they look at your records they look at safety they look at every aspect of operations and I have been a farm inspector and believe me, we try to find things. We really do because it's so tight. So when I was inspecting, I would see if a light bulb was out. Oh yeah, I'm gonna dock them. But I would say after intense inspection, the city of Roswell was the winner of this year's Planet of the Year Awards. So that's a great honor. But the fun don't stop there. What the GAWP have, this thing, it's called a Gold Award and a Platinum Awards. The Gold Awards, if you achieve excellent for that year. And it takes a lot to get a Gold Award. But when you go five consecutive years receiving the Gold Awards, you move up to the Platinum Awards. So I'm here to present the awards of excellent gold awards to the distribution system. And what that entails is they go and look at everything in your system. You have to achieve a 95% or higher to get this. And when I say everything about your system, we diligently look and see if we can find something, as I say. And not only did you achieve excellent this year, but it's been more than five years consecutive you have received this. And so I would just like to congratulate the distribution system for winning that awards and also the drinking water award. Now, And I'm the superintendent for the city of East Point. And I did the calculation. We run over 100,000 tests. Just run tests. And you have to be perfect. One mishap can cause you not to get that. So just think about that. That old saying, nobody's perfect. You better be perfect if you want this award. So yes, you was perfect. And like I say, we look at Everything paperwork. It's a difference between putting a decimal in the wrong place that can make you ineligible for this award. So that is excellent on your part right there. Not only are you winning the plan of the year award showing you got a great operation, but you're doing it without any violation. So that should speak volumes. Also, while I'm up here talking, you actually won an excellent award for public aid. This recognized utilities that goes beyond educating and engaging the public with water resources. So this award program is impactful for the outreach efforts of the community. So once again, This is letting you know that when they come to you and be asking you, hey, we need money for this and money for that. I know our board used to roll out, Gary, what do you want now? But things like this let you know it's money well spent. And I started out in this industry as a janitor. And I know what it takes to actually move up and the hard work it takes. And I have to say this right here. When I come to, when my plant was successful, I used to come to my board meetings, they used to roll out the red carpet for me. Great job, Gary, because I was over it. But I'm not crazy. I know that when I was on vacation, no operators was there. I know when I was in my bed, sleep, it's a busted water main Christmas, freezing degrees, no operators is there. We, people who wear sports jackets and board, we might get the credit, but we know if it wasn't for the ones out there doing the work we don't want to do. So I would like to commend the hardworking staff of a great job they're doing. So I won't be too much longer because I know you got to start a meeting, but when I get this chance to acknowledge great performance, I have to do that. So this is my little 15 minutes of fame. So for the total city of Roswell, we just want to congratulate you for your education, your water treatment plants, your water distribution. You did an outstanding job. And on behalf of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals, congratulations to the city of Roswell for these achievements. And I hope to be back next year, right? You're going to keep it going, right? And just let the people of Roswell know you got a great product and you got safe water. So thank you for inviting me. So at this time, if you want to invite me.

I do want to say, I want to bring up Chris Boyd, who is our water utility manager.

And we also, from the dais, we want to acknowledge and agree with you that we have a great staff that do wonderful things for the city of Roswell. So we thank all of you for your hard work. day in, day out, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days out of the year. We know how that goes. So thank you again for everything y'all do for Roswell.

Well, thank you very much. Just one thing, and I'm gonna gloat on Chris and his team real quick. So Gary mentioned Water Treatment Plan of the Year. This is the fifth year in a row. And I do wanna make it note that these folks don't actually have to submit on this award. It is not part of their permit. They do this on their own time. They do this because they want to. They don't do this for myself or for anybody above us. They do it for themselves. So I think that just goes to show you what a group of folks that you have working for the city. And I'm honored and blessed to be able to work with them all. So here's Chris Boyd. Well, the right person should be able to hold it up for Hannah.

I'm not going to say too much because I think Gary said it best. I'm the figurehead. I don't win these awards. It's these guys back here that are running the operations. This is a team effort. And you as mayor and council Brian are part of that team You help fund our operations so that we can do what we need to do to produce this great water and distribute it to people's taps Ensure that it stays in the main and I just can't brag enough on the team This this award is for them and to acknowledge the great work that they do and they really do appreciate That acknowledgement and knowing that they are doing such a great job.

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So I want to thank you all for allowing us to come up here to present the awards. Thank you.

We need to make like a V. Another word.

Everybody smile. Say water on three. Congratulations. Thank you very much for coming out and being such a great sport. No problem. That's part of my job. You are a hit with the team. No other council member has come. You know, she also sang at the public works meeting.

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Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

Next on the agenda is the consent agenda, and we have one item only, approval of the minutes from the May 11th, 2026 Mayor and Council meeting. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? Council Member Zak, do I have a second? Council Member Brumley, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Passes unanimously. Next is the regular agenda. City Clerk Long, please read the first item on the regular agenda.

Yes, Mayor, this is item number 10391, approval of the TSPLOS 2026 project list presented by Andy Flegar, Director of Transportation.

Good evening. Happy birthday. I was supposed to bring the computer up. There it is. What I am requesting is approval of the TSPLOST 2026 project list. As we've discussed before, TSPLOST is a three-quarter percent sales tax collected in Fulton County. A portion will come to City of Roswell for use on the list of projects that you are going to present. We are through the committee meetings, public meetings, and this is the last meeting for you to vote on the list to go to Fulton County to be added to the vote in November. Our list, as we discussed in previous meetings, separated in tiers one, two, and three. Tier one takes about 85% of expected funding. Tier two goes up to about 100%. And tier three is for any additional funding beyond that. Any questions?

City Clerk Long, are there any speakers from the public on this item?

There are no speakers.

Does council have any comments or questions regarding this item? Council Member Hall?

Thank you, Mayor. I am going to support this tonight going forward because we are pressed for time and Fulton County does need it. However, I would like to state for the record that I do not believe that and many people that have reached out to me that standard operating maintenance items like road resurfacing should be included in a special sales tax option project like this, but I just wanted that for the record and for the folks that reached out to me that are really opposed to that being on here.

Any other comments? Do I hear a motion? Council Member Phillippe, do I hear a second? Council Member Zack. All in favor please raise your hands. Five, all opposed, one. Motion passes five to one. City Clerk Long, please read the second item on the regular agenda.

Yes, this is item number 103.46, approval of an ordinance to amend the Unified Development Code by modifying Article 9, use provisions, Section 9.7, accessory uses, Section 9.7.12, horse stable, noncommercial. This will be the second reading, presented by Jenny Payton, Planning and Zoning Director.

City Attorney Davidson, please read the ordinance.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance to amend Article 9 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Roswell regarding horse stable non-commercial. Now, therefore, the Mayor and Council of the City of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, do hereby amend Article 9, Use Provisions, Section 9.7, Accessory Uses, Section 9.7.12, Horse Stable Non-Commercial of the Unified Development Code, the text of which is incorporated here and by reference, and if approved, this is the second reading.

Welcome.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. This is the second reading of these text amendments that I have before you. And I have placed the wording here that was proposed at the last meeting with no changes. And if you have any questions.

City Clerk Long, are there any speakers on this item from the public? There are no speakers. Thank you. Does Council have any comments or questions regarding this item? Do I hear a motion? Council Member Beeson. Do I have a second? Council Member Brumley. All in favor, please raise your hands. Motion passes unanimously. City Clerk Long, please read the third item on the regular agenda.

Yes, this is item number 103.47, approval of an ordinance to amend the unified development code by modifying article three, residential district section 3.4, allowed uses section 3.4.2, use table. This is also the second reading presented by Jeannie Payton.

This item is related to the horse stable non-commercial as well. It changes.

Jeannie, I'm sorry. City Attorney Davidson, please read the ordinance. Sorry, you got ahead of me.

Thank you. This is an ordinance to amend Article 3 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Roswell, Georgia regarding horse stable non-commercial. Now, therefore, the Mayor and Council of the City of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, do hereby amend Article 3, Residential Districts, section 3.4.2 use table of the unified development code text of which is incorporated here and by reference and if approved this is the second reading now it's my turn this just makes horse stable non-commercial a limited use in rs18 so it's related to the last item

City Clerk Long, are there any speakers on this item from the public? There are no speakers. Does council have any questions on this item? Do I have a motion? Council Member Beeson, do I have a second? Council Member Brumley, all in favor, please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously, thank you. City Clerk Long, please read the fourth item on the regular agenda.

Yes, this is item number 10243, approval of an ordinance to amend the Unified Development Code by modifying Article 9, use provisions, Section 9.6, industrial uses, Section 9.6.6, warehouse and distribution, and Article 6, employment districts, Section 6.5, allowed uses, Section 6.5.2, use table. This is the second reading presented by Jeanne Payton.

City Attorney Davidson, please read the ordinance.

Thank you. This is an ordinance to amend Chapter 9 and Chapter 6 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Roswell, Georgia, regarding warehouse and distribution. Now, therefore, the Mayor and Council of the City of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, do hereby amend Chapter 9, Use Provisions of the Unified Development Code of the City of Roswell, Georgia, by amending Section 9.6.6, warehouse and distribution, the text of which is incorporated herein by reference, and chapter six, employment districts of the Unified Development Code of the City of Roswell, Georgia, is hereby amended by modifying section 6.5.2, allowed uses, the text of which is incorporated herein by reference, and if approved, this is the second reading.

This item is related to warehouse and distribution and modifies the use table as well. Again, I've included the language that we read in at the first reading with no changes. Changes to section one and two and adding the addition of section C, which was modified by planning commission as shown in blue. And then the use table to change it to a conditional use in the IX district.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, are there any speakers from the public? There are no speakers. Any questions from the council? Do I have a motion? Council Member Phillippe, do I have a second? Council Member Zach? All in favor, please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously. City Clerk Long, please read the fifth item on the regular agenda.

Item number 102.81, approval of an ordinance to amend the Unified Development Code by modifying Article 2, Rules of Interpretation, Section 2.2, Rules Applicable to All Districts, Section 2.2.20, Residential Parking Location. Second reading presented by Jeannie Payton.

City Attorney Davidson, please read the ordinance.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance to amend the Unified Development Code by modifying section 2.2.20, residential parking location. Now, therefore, the Mayor and Council of the City of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, do hereby amend Article II, Rules of Interpretation, Section 2.2, Rules Applicable to All Districts, Section 2.2.20, Residential Parking Location of the Unified Development Code, the text of which is incorporated herein by reference, and if approved, this would be the second reading.

This item is related to residential parking location. Again, this is the second reading. The red text presents the text amendment changes with the blue being added additions by the Planning Commission, and I've included it as presented before with no changes.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, is there anyone who wants to speak from the public?

There are no speakers.

Any comments or questions from Council? Do I hear a motion? Council Member Sells, do I have a second? Council Member Zach. All in favor, please raise your hand. Thank you, item passes unanimously. City Clerk Long, please read the sixth item on the regular agenda.

0282 approval of an ordinance to amend the unified development code by modifying article 10 site development section 10.1 parking section 10.1.14 parking lot layout and design. This is the second reading presented by Jeannie Payton. City Attorney Davidson please read the ordinance.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance to amend the Unified Development Code by modifying Section 10.1.14, Parking Lot Layout and Design. Now, therefore, the Mayor and Council of the City of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, do hereby amend Article 10, Site Development, Section 10.1, Parking, Section 10.1.14, Parking Lot Layout and Design of the Unified Development Code, the text of which is incorporated here and by reference, and if approved, this would be the second reading.

This item has to do with commercial parking and again, it's a code enforcement text amendment that was brought to you and everything is reflected as the first reading with the red being the presented item and the blue being the additions by Planning Commission.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, is there anyone from the public who would like to speak on this item? There are no speakers. Does Council have any comments or questions? May I have a motion? Council Member Beeson, may I have a second? Council Member Phillippe? All in favor, please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously. City Clerk Long, please read the seventh item on the regular agenda.

Item number 102.88, approval of an ordinance to amend the code of ordinances by modifying chapter 24, utilities and services, article 24.3, collection of commercial waste, section 24.3.6, special requirements. This is the second reading presented by Jeannie Payton.

City Attorney Davidson, please read the ordinance.

Thank you, this is an ordinance to amend the code of ordinances by modifying section 24.3.6, special requirements. Now, therefore, the mayor and council of the city of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, to hereby amend chapter 24, utilities and services, article 24.3, collection of commercial waste, section 24.3.6, special requirements, the text of which is incorporated here and by reference, and I've approved this as the second reading.

This item is related to commercial waste, and it is a coded ordinances item, therefore did not go before the Planning Commission. The text reflects the first reading with no changes. We did have a suggestion to modify some contract documents that staff is looking into in addition to this change.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, is there anyone from the public who would like to speak? City Attorney Davidson, please read the ordinance.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances by modifying Section 22.4.3, inoperable motor vehicle. Now, therefore, the Mayor and Council of the City of Roswell, Georgia, pursuant to their authority, to hereby amend Chapter 22, Traffic and Motor Vehicles, Article 22.4, Motor Vehicles, Operation and Maintenance, Section 24.4.3, an operable motor vehicle, the text of which is incorporated herein by reference and have approved. This is a terrible second reading, but it was still done.

This item is related to inoperable motor vehicles and staff did add a note that this ordinance is related to visible vehicles that are located in the front yard and generally does not apply to parts of the property where the vehicle is stored and not visible. The text again is a code, text amendment proposed to the code of ordinances and therefore did not go to the Planning Commission. The language proposed is the same language as the first reading with no changes.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, is there anyone from the public who would like to speak on this item? There are no speakers. Thank you. Does council have any comments or questions? May I have a motion? Council Member Zack. May I have a second? Council Member Phillippe. All in favor, please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously.

Thank you.

Next on the agenda is the City Attorney's Report. City Attorney Davidson, please read the first item.

Thank you, Mayor. The first item on my agenda is approval of a resolution authorizing the transfer of land located at Bowen Road in 92 to the Roswell Development Authority and for the Mayor to execute all necessary documents to complete the transaction.

Thank you, Mayor and Council. This item is before you today as part of our process in working with the developer who has been selected. On December 8th of 2025, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement that has a number of steps that we need to go through as an economic development team. One of those steps is before you tonight, which is the transfer of property to the RDA. This property transfer is contingent on the final purchase and sale agreement negotiation and terms. which will include a development agreement that we will effectuate with both the RDA and with the developer as one of the final steps in the process before then the property is sold formally to the developer and we retain our site for the fire station as proposed in the purchase and sale agreement. Again, this is one of the steps of many. We will be before you again with the project proposal in June and then later in the summer and fall with the development agreements. I'd be happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, is there anyone from the public who would like to speak on this item? There are no speakers. Council, are there any comments or questions? May I have a motion? Council Member Beeson, may I have a second? Council Member Brumley, all in favor, please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously. City Attorney Davidson, please read the next item.

Thank you, Mayor. The second item I have is approval for the city attorney to send a termination notice to SEER World LLC under Section 6.1 of the Master Services Agreement. Happy to answer any questions.

City Clerk Long, is there anyone from the public who would like to speak on this item? Yes, Mayor.

There is one speaker, Andrew Leonardi.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Happy birthday, Chris. It's kind of funny because if this Sierra conversation came up A year ago, two years ago, this place would be packed. But as you can see, there's nobody here, and there's one speaker. I was going to just go by and just wing it, but I figured I brought something down, so I might as well read it. I'm here tonight because Roswell residents deserve transparency, accountability, and measurable results for how public money is spent. Tonight, you're considering removing Sear World and Peter Sorkoff from their role in the city. That vote alone should force this council to reflect on how we got here, because this did not happen overnight. In early 2023, Sierra World began advising the city of Roswell on economic development and real estate matters. According to the reporting by the AJC, Sierra was already working closely with city leadership months before the public fully even understood the scope of that relationship. Then came the first major public expenditure, up to 250 grand approved for consulting services without the kind of open and competitive process taxpayers expected for contracts of that size. Basically we hired them because Mayor Wilson liked them. Residents were told CIRA would transform Roswell's economic future throughout ambitious development strategies, entertainment concepts, and international business recruitment. But instead of transparency, residents saw confusion. Instead of clear deliverables, residents saw expanding contracts. Name one project that was completed from start to finish. And instead of accountability, residents saw city government become increasingly intertwined with one outside consultant. By 2024, the city approved a master services agreement worth up to $2 million annually for Sierra World. Then came the proposal to place Sierra Connected Executive into city operations at $340,000 a year, which was insane. That we're paying someone $340,000 a year to be sort of a part-time employee, which made no sense. It raised obvious concerns about conflicts of interest and blurred lines between public governance and private. Because if this relationship is ending in less than two years after being presented as transformational, Taxpayers deserve a full accounting of what happened, what was promised, what was delivered, and why confidence collapsed so quickly. The public should not have to peace. There also needs to be transparency regarding the international travel tied to these initiatives. Councilmember Christine Hall, Katrina Singletary, and Peter Sorkoff participated in trade missions to the Czech Republic, along with others as part of Roswell's international economic development effort. Public trust continued to erode here at home. Alan Sells and Christine Hall have voted with Sear every step of the process. Now it's time for them to either have the courage to vote and keep their friend on the payroll, or to be political and cowardly and vote him out. We will remember your votes when re-election comes up. Economic development is important. International partnerships can be valuable. Nobody's disputing that. But process matters. Transparency matters. Oversight matters. And public confidence matters. Tonight's vote should not simply be the end of Sierra World's involvement in Roswell. It should be the beginning of restoring trust on how the city makes decisions, awards contracts, and protects taxpayer dollars. I have no doubt that the new mayor and council will do so. I do not know that Alan Sells will vote however their friends will tell them to. Roswell residents are not asking for secrecy dressed up as innovation. They're asking for honest government. Thank you.

City Clerk Long, is there any other person from the public that would like to speak? There are no other speakers. Thank you. Does council have any comments or questions?

Sure.

Council Member Sells.

It's always good to have a keyboard warrior here. Let's see, where shall I begin on the projects that have been accomplished? First of all, I would like to say very clearly that the statements of work were presented quarterly and that the process of defining the work as a statement of work individually and making that a master services agreement was indeed one of my first votes with this council. And the reason for that is because I wanted to make sure that we as a council looked at each project individually and saw them. And so those were done in accordance with that, and I believe there were some, how many were there, 30, 25? How many were there total?

There were 25 SOWs.

25 SOWs. So each of those were a particular project, and work was done on each of those. So Summit was one of the projects that was accomplished. Let's see. Hill Rose is coming out of the ground because largely of the work of SEER. And that was a very complicated negotiation, as anyone close to it would know. So yeah, I have seen very, very good people at what they do, and Peter Sorkoff is one of the best. And even this very day, we are going to do something similar, now with someone else, for another project. That whole concept of using an outside consultant for the purpose of attracting business to a city which has been without a strategic plan for its economic development until the last administration was very, very well thought out. I think it was necessary. I'm very proud to have been a part of it. And I'm happy to defend that to anyone who wishes me to.

Are there any other comments from council? Questions? Council Member Hall.

Thank you, Mayor, and thank you for acknowledging the success of the first trade mission that we had to the Czech Republic and our ability to recruit PBS Aerospace here. That is just the first of hopefully many to come, an ecosystem that is part of our economic strategy. A firm that is investing 30 to upwards to potentially $90 million in our city with initial jobs paying north of six figures and 150 count is something that the city wants to recruit and we're delighted that we were able to do that on our first trip. I was fortunate enough to speak at Centennial High School to a group of graduating seniors were looking at opportunities, what kind of opportunities they could do more on a short term if they weren't on a traditional four year trajectory. And being in aviation and airplane mechanic and A&P, airplane and power plant, through some of our best schools, Middle College of Georgia or Middle University of Georgia and other schools, both private and public in the state, offer that degree. These are the types of recruits that PBS is looking for. engineers and techs that can come, daughters and sons of ours that can work for a company here in Roswell and be able to afford to live here. So that is what we aspire to and hopefully we can continue to bring companies like that here and build that ecosystem so that we have those types of jobs for folks here in Roswell. Thank you for pointing that out.

Council, any other councilmen would like to speak? Do I have a motion? Council Member Beeson. Do I have a second? Council Member Brumley. All in favor, please raise your hand. Four in favor, all opposed, please raise your hand. Two, motion passes. City Attorney Davidson, please read the last item on the City Attorney's Report.

Thank you, Mayor. The final item I have is a recommendation to go into closure at 5.30 on Monday, June 8th, 2026 to discuss personnel litigation and or real estate.

Do I hear a motion? Council Member Beeson? Do I have a second? Council Member Zack for your birthday. All in favor, please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously. Being that there are no other items, this Mayor and Council meeting on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 is adjourned.