City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening and welcome to the City of Roswell Mayor and Council meeting of Monday, June 22nd, 2026. I'm Mayor Mary Robichaux and I would like to introduce my colleagues and council members present. Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Beeson, Council Member Alan Sells, Council Member Christine Hall, Council Member Jennifer Phillippe, Council Member Aaron Brumbly, and Council Member Chris Zak. I will now turn this over to City Administrator Randy Knighton to explain how the meeting is run. Mr. Knighton.

Thank you, Mayor Robichaux, and welcome everyone. In accordance with Section Chapter 3.70 of the City Code, the City Council shall hold regular public meetings. The purpose of City Council meetings are for the public to participate and speak on items which constitute formal decisions by the elected body. These items are published on the city website prior to the meeting and they can be accessed, the website and our other social media platforms as well. If you wish to speak on an agenda item, we do ask that you please fill out a comment card and hand it to one of the staff members at the rear of the room and those will be provided to the city clerk who will call those participants wishing to speak in the order in which they are received. We ask that you would silence any electronic devices at this time, and if it's necessary to have a conversation, we ask that you would exit the rear doors to the vestibule area. We encourage everyone, of course, in attendance to visit the city website for information on news, events, and meetings, and also visit roswell365.com for a calendar of events. We'll look forward to a very successful meeting this evening, and thank you for being here. Mayor Robichaud.

Thank you. We would now like to welcome Reverend Neville Billy, lead pastor of Raise His Praise Worship Center, to deliver the invocation.

Well, good evening, Honorable Mayor, members of the council, city staff, and fellow residents. I want to use this opportunity to center our thoughts on the shared purpose that brings us together tonight. the well-being, and the prosperity of our great city of Roswell. As we gather in this chamber, I invoke God's spirit of wisdom, humility, and cooperation so we may look past our individual differences and preferences to focus on doing what is right for the common good of our city and entire community. Stretching far beyond just the people who voted for you, be their council members as well as those who did not vote for you. As recorded in Proverbs 29.2, when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice. Truly, when a city is governed with integrity, the citizens rejoice. Imagine how powerful it is for those of us who live, work, worship, and play in our city to rejoice. knowing that decisions in this chamber are being made with a pure heart, humble sincerity, and transparent integrity. I'm sure every member of this council genuinely seeks and sets out to do what is right. Yet as human beings, we often find ourselves in conflict and disagreement because what one person considers right another may see it differently. But the challenge is and lies in our definition of what is right. The root of doing right is righteousness, which is a standard of truth, justice, and fairness that rises above our personal opinions. For those of us who believe we were created by God, we look to God, our creator, to define the meaning and standard of righteousness. When we collectively pursue what is truly right, those efforts will morph and multiply into widespread joy in and for our community. Now surely, that is a goal we can all agree to work toward together. With that goal, Roswell will be a city on a hill, whose light will shine bright as a role model for all cities across our nation. Let us pray. Our Father in heaven, we seek your divine guidance and blessings upon this chamber tonight. Grant our dedicated mayor and council the discernment to evaluate wisely, the courage to act justly, and the compassion to serve all people equally. Remove any trace of bias or division from this room and the walls of City Hall. May the impact of what is decided in this chamber tonight and in all future meetings cascade and ripple outward, flowing directly into the homes, the families, businesses, and everyday lives of everyone who calls Roswell home. Bless their deliberations so that every decision made here is a righteous decision, one that strengthens our city, uplifts our neighbors, and builds a stronger community. Above all, help us to sincerely and practically love all of our neighbors, the ones who are easy to love and the ones who challenge us the ones who are easygoing, and the ones who give us a hard time. After all, none of us is perfect. We are all works in progress. I humbly ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord, and I pronounce a corporate blessing over our city of Roswell and all of its residents. Amen. Thank you, everyone.

Thank you. I'd now like to invite our fire chief, Chief Troesch, to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of 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.

Actually, first on the agenda is the recognition of the 2025-2026 Citizens Fire Academy graduates. Chief Troach.

Good evening, Mayor, Council, community. Before I get started with a few brief words about the Citizens Fire Academy and the incredible things that they've done, I'm gonna have Captain Chad Miller share a little bit about what CFA is. The Citizens Fire Academy is just instrumental part of a community with us in the fire department. And without Chad, it just would not happen. He's a pillar within that CFA community. So Chad, if you'd tell us a little bit about CFA.

Yes, sir. Before we get started, I'd like to invite our graduates to go ahead and stand up. And that's everybody. So join us. This is just a handful of the graduates that we have. The past four years we've actually graduated 60 participants from the Citizens Fire Academy. And the Citizens Fire Academy in Roswell is a program, it's a 30 hour, 10 week program where those that live, work, and play in the city of Roswell get to come and learn all about the Roswell Fire Department. And it starts from some PowerPoint presentations. But there's a lot of hands-on activities and they get to learn about the different disciplines like emergency medical services, how to put out a fire, how to use a fire extinguisher, how to do CPR, learn first aid, stop serious bleeding. And we get to spend 10 weeks a year with a new group of 15 participants and it's such an honor to get to grow with them and really share something that we're so passionate about with the community. Having been born and raised here in the city of Roswell since I was, well, born, It's such an honor to be able to share this. It's always been my dream to help educate and to teach and we have such an incredible team that is walking right beside me. So really grateful for this opportunity and really grateful for all of you all for sticking through it and we appreciate everything that you guys have done for us. One other thing that's important to mention is the impact that they have once they graduate from the Citizens Fire Academy. They're truly ambassadors for the city of Roswell, where they get to come out and participate in ride-alongs. They get to come out and they participate with staffing an EMS tent or volunteering their time and helping us hand out plastic fire helmets that so many of you all have received. So we're really grateful for your support, your time, and the energy that you put into not only the fire department, but the whole city of Roswell. We appreciate it.

You may be seated. So I think you'll find that tonight is definitely a night of community. Tonight is my honor to recognize two remarkable groups, the Citizens Fire Academy Class of 2025 and Class of 2026. Congratulations, you earned this. When you signed up, most of you came to learn what your fire department does. You saw how we train, what happens in seconds after a 911 call, and the people behind the trucks you see in your neighborhoods. You also had the opportunity to see the city from 100 feet in the air. Not too many people get to do that. The mayor has. But here's what I want you to know tonight. While you were learning about us, we were learning about you. We learned how deeply you care about the city. We saw your pride in Roswell, the kind that makes someone give up their evening week after week to understand how their community is kept safe. And we saw that you wanted to be partners in public safety, not just spectators. And we are honored to have you as partners. Public safety has never been something we do for a community. It's something we do with the community. Tonight, we recognize you for that partnership and dedication. This partnership is one of many things that makes Roswell a very special community. CFA class of 2025 and class of 2026, you came to learn about us. You leave having become part of us. Stay engaged, stay safe, and thank you for being the kind of citizens who make this city one that we are all proud of. Congratulations and thank you. Mayor, if you would be so kind, council, to join us for a picture.

Thank you so much.

Thank you. Yes. Wow. So it was worth it.

It was good. Oh, yeah.

It was a lot of money. Yeah. I recommend it.

Yeah, they do. Yeah. Where it comes first.

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Next on the mayor's report is recognition of Gwinnett County Police Lieutenant John Cleveland Thank You mayor counsel again tonight's all about community right so tonight we honor our

an act that reflects the very best in public safety and the very best of those who choose to serve. And we do so with particular pride because the officer we recognize this evening is one of our own, a citizen of Roswell. Lieutenant Cleveland, if you'll join us.

Oh, you're already up here. Thank you.

That wasn't even a note.

That's why I always have Danny watching my back. Thank you.

So on March 29th, 2026, Lieutenant John Cleland of the Gwinnett County Police Department came upon a significant motor vehicle accident and without hesitation, he got to work. What he found was a vehicle overturned and unstable with an occupant trapped inside and in critical condition. He immediately rendered aid, and then he did something that speaks to who he is. He thought beyond the obvious, recognizing that the unstable vehicle was in danger, not only with the trapped occupant, but to every responder who would soon arrive to perform the extrication of the victim that was trapped inside. Lieutenant Cleland used a winch on his vehicle to stabilize the overturned vehicle. Although this may seem like a simple act, it takes tremendous situational awareness in the middle of a highway full of cars with an overturned vehicle to have the foresight to say, I need to stabilize this vehicle for the sake of the occupant and the responders. In a single moment, under pressure, Lieutenant Cleland saw not just the victim in front of him, but the entire operation that was about to unfold. And he made it safer for everyone. Now, I'd be remiss if I didn't point something out here. Stabilizing an overturned vehicle, thinking outside of the box, thinking about the extrication, pulling out a winch to make this scene safer for the rescue crews. Lieutenant, I think this is just further proof of what we all already know, that every police officer wants to be a firefighter. And as you are aware, we are Roswell, we are the elite, and we are recruiting. What Lieutenant Cleland showcased was his situational awareness, his professionalism, and dedication to public safety. There is no punch clock in our job. It always goes. And he showed that, and he showed the world that. It is our honor to recognize Lieutenant Cleland for his actions that reflect the highest standard of professionalism and they bring great credit to you and to the Gwinnett County Police Department. Thank you for your service and thank you for your commitment to protect. Thank you.

Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. That's all a good one. Yep, absolutely.

Last on the mayor's report is a proclamation designating the month of July 2026 as National Park and Recreation Month. So Steven Malone will present.

Who would I be without a presentation tonight? First, I'd like to say thank you so much for having me here tonight. One of the things that I think you'll hear me say frequently as I've been able to serve this community and this staff for almost 25 years now is that I do truly believe at my core that every single day in our profession, we try to make some small difference in the lives of the members in the community. I'd love to be able to say that when I get the opportunity, and times like this seem to be the best time for those to come out. So I wanted to thank you so much, Mayor and Council, for the proclamation recognition of July being Parks and Recreation Month. This year's national theme is The Power Of, a reminder of the many ways recreation and parks strengthens our community through connection, play, nature, well-being, and a sense of belonging. In Roswell, recreation parks are about much more than facilities. They are where families gather, children play, neighbors connect, and traditions are created. Every trail, program, historic site, and community event helps make Roswell a healthier, more vibrant, and more connected city. I want to thank the mayor and council for your continued support and I especially want to recognize our incredible staff volunteers and community partners who work every day to create these experiences for our residents. Recreation and parks professionals across the country are being celebrated for the essential role they play in building strong communities. And I am so very proud of the team we have here in Roswell. I'd now like to ask all of our Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs staff members to please stand and remain standing for a second. On behalf of our department and all of us, thank you for this recognition and we invite everyone to get out and experience the power of recreation and parks for themselves. Thank you so much.

So before

Before pictures, I do wanted to say a few words from Mayor and Council that yes, parks and recs and park, I keep calling out parks and recs. Recs and parks and historic assets, y'all are an amazing group, cultural arts. I've been able to talk with quite a few of you and meet many of you and they are an amazing group. They are a vital part of our city as is everyone who works here within the city of Roswell. So we again say thank you. And they don't want me to read the proclamation, but I do have one.

I do what I'm told sometimes.

Oh, wow. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Next is the consent agenda.

City Clerk Long, are there any speakers for the consent agenda?

There are no speakers for the consent agenda.

Do we know what they are?

Does council have any comments regarding the consent agenda? Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? Mayor Pro Tem Beeson, do I have a second? Council Member Brumley, all in favor, please raise your hand. Passes unanimously. Next is the regular agenda. City Clerk Long, please read the first item.

Yes, this is item 10442, approval of a resolution to approve the 2026 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant and Budget Amendment to set up the grant in amount of $443,594. This will be presented by Adam Novotny, Director of Finance.

Thank you, Mayor, Council. The 2026 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan serves as the City of Roswell's annual application to HUD and outlines how the city will invest the $443,594 CDBG allocation. Consistent with the priorities established in the 2023 to 2027 consolidated action plan, the city proposes to dedicate the entire allocation toward repayment of the HUD Section 108 loan that is supporting the redevelopment of the Roswell Housing Authority's property at 199 Grove Way. Mr. Leatherman will have some additional updates here in a second. The plan reflects Roswell's continued commitment to expanding housing opportunities for low and moderate income residents while leveraging federal resources to address critical community needs. This is just one annual component, the other being in the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report, or CAPER, an acronym I really enjoy. That obviously would occur later. And then as previously mentioned, this annual action plan is consistent with the priorities that were established in the 2023 to 2027. Consolidated action plan this item required 30 days of public comment which ran from May 13th to June 15th With a public hearing on June 3rd in these chambers There was no commentary provided either written or orally on this on this particular item as city clerk long read the Upon acceptance of this grant we will set up a budget amendment for the $443,594 with CDBG grant revenue. This requires no grant match.

Thank you, Mayor and Council. Thank you, Adam. You know, it's just a fantastic opportunity. And during some of our briefings in this last week, the Council wanted just to take a moment to remind ourselves of the great work that we're doing with this grant. And unfortunately, sometimes the federal government can give us a giant word salad that Adam just went through. And what does this really mean? This ultimately means 102 housing units in our community for people that truly need it. And it's a fantastic project. 199 Grove Way was approved last year. by the mayor and council. I put a handful of the bullet points that you can also find online on Roswell Connections if you search this project and find a tremendous amount of details from the past history of this. But really the reality is is we are in partnership with the developer and with RHA to develop housing units right down the street from where we stand right now that mean a lifeline to our community members. They mean the ability to put a roof over the head to be able to find a good job and to be able to transition into our community. and our housing units with RHA were tired and they needed to be replaced. We saw that with some history that they were getting run down and it was time. Like many things in our city, sometimes housing runs its useful life and this was a fantastic opportunity of finding a way to fund through a Section 108 loan $2 million that shored up the capital stack to be able to build these 102 units. And so while we're going through the process of proving the money today, the reality is is we are currently

underdeveloped, can you just forward the slide for me there for some reason?

These are recent pictures of the project underdeveloped right now. Just down the street, once again, we're starting to see vertical construction on the project, which is very exciting. And just a couple of additional photos of the contractor at work. and the project coming out of the ground. This will, once again, provide 102 units. There's a couple of three-bedroom units. Most of it is single-bedroom units. And it will facilitate also the next project of phase two, which is right across the street once this is fully built out and developed. And so while it sometimes becomes very, I would say, mechanical in our grant process to approve funding of $400,000, this really is about housing in our community. And I want to thank the council for your ongoing support of this project. the finance team for continuing to facilitate, as well as our CommDev team for the inspection work that they're doing, and our developer, Penrose, who's out getting the work done on this project and with RHA in partnership to open this up for our community. So just a brief discussion on that, thank you. Happy to answer any questions, but we wanted to provide that as a closeout to this presentation.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, are there any speakers for this item?

There are no speakers for this item.

Does council have any comments or questions regarding this item?

Mayor.

Council Member South.

Jeff, would you just real brief, and I know that most people may know this, but just talk a little bit about the state of where this building was before we did this, and how many units, and also in particular, the folks that were there coming back and that. Would you just talk a little bit about that part of the project?

I might call in a friend here on the number of units to see if anybody actually remembers it might be up on the dais but you know something like I was going to say 45 so somewhere around 40-45 units that were there in this place of this building and unfortunately the RHA with help with the city a couple of years ago stepped in and essentially interceded in some very I would say dire living conditions where the building was structurally unsound and we had to make some hard choices in working with the residents to move residents that were currently living there. They were in the process of moving out of the building, but for the safety of our residents in our community, we had to find alternative living arrangements for them so that we could truly vacate the entirety of the building and then facilitate the demolition of that building so that we could move forward with this future development. Those are tough decisions that we have to make as a community. Obviously, when you move in and have to work with community members about unsafe living conditions, and we've had to do that a couple of times, it's not something that we do on a regular basis, but when it truly necessitates action from the city, the council, the staff, the community will all rally together to make that happen. And in this case, we had to do that. The residents that were there have the opportunity to have the first right back into this facility because we want to return our residents into our community, and that's important. As we build new housing, it does take time, a couple of years under development to get through the planning process and the building process, but those residents will be invited back. Sometimes as they move out of our community, they find new doctors in new circles of community where they may choose not to come back to our community, but we wanted to make sure they at least had the option, and working with RHA, they will have that option there. That was probably about four or five years ago that we started that process of moving residents to safer living situations and then working through the development process, making sure that we had the right capital arranged. And this Section 108 loan, the $2 million was the number that we were trying to crack in moving this project forward and working with our finance team, working with the council at the time and community supporters, we were able to shore up a loan program through the federal government that essentially promised future CDBG money in order to facilitate the loan, to get the capital together, to go vertical on the building. Yeah, it's very creative.

And thank you guys for the hard work on that. One or two other points. Most people may not realize that the Roswell Housing Authority is not an organ of the city government. So let's just talk a little bit about that relationship and the mayor's role in the board, the way that the board's picked. Just talk a little bit about that so people understand our relationship with the RHA, if you don't mind.

Sure, and I may turn the question over to David Davidson as well, if there's anything on the legal side that I may forget. But just in general, RHA is a separate, essentially federal agency. They are connected statutorily to the federal government. They are separate from the city of Roswell. While it does bear our name of the Roswell Housing Authority, it is in fact a separate government agency. We work very closely with them, and in this case, The mayor appoints the board members to RHA. They are not only representatives of the community, but they are also representatives of the neighborhood. People that live within the housing authority are also represented there. And they have a very active board that are supported by some administrative and professional staff. And they meet on a regular basis. Their meetings are open to the community and open to the public. And many of you all as council members have attended prior to your role as council, but also continue to attend.

And the last thing is that we have worked very hard. The financial footing, if I recall, five or six years ago of the RHA was very, very dire. and through the appointments for the board, we brought in, the board has been really stepped up a lot, and then through this process, now they'll have more units, which is key in the success, the financial success of a housing authority like that. So my view, and do you have any view on this, I think their financial FISC is far better and in far better shape than it has been, and it looks more bright than it did five years ago. Would you agree with that?

So I don't have as much information, quite frankly, on their financial stability. I do know that as we move through and find housing and are able to fill that housing, that obviously creates rent rolls at different levels within the entire buildings that they do manage. And I know over the course of the last three, four or five years, they have been much more stable within the way that they're structuring their finances. But yeah, I can't speak directly.

I believe the HUD was, there was consideration the HUD may take them over at once upon a time. So I think it was pretty dire.

Yeah, and I, again, can't speak to that directly. Okay, thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mayor.

Council Member.

Okay.

Council Member Hall. I'm sorry, I saw my hand up there again.

Thank you. And I do want to echo what Council Member Sells said, that this was a huge, huge lift of so many organizations, so many people, the city staff, the management company at the RHA, HUD, the Department of Community Affairs at the state, the finance agencies. It looks wonderful when you see the picture, but the amount of of work and blood and sweat and tears that went into this. I mean, kudos to everybody that touched it because this is something that, I mean, people were really almost suffering in the way the place was. We're also, I just wanna point out for folks that we're the only city of the North Fulton cities that has a housing authority. And we not only, I mean, we not only have one, doubled the size of what we had here and we're looking at phase two. So we really, really do care about the community and the commitment that the city has put into this I mean, just speaks volumes. And if you could just add in, this is just not housing, but it's going to have wraparound services. Could you speak to the wraparound services a little bit?

Sure. And there may be members on the council that have better information than I do. But in general, wraparound services are providing essentially counseling, job creation services, job finding services, and other essentially life services within the building itself. And so when you think about wraparound services, essentially the whole spectrum of not only housing, but also how do we find jobs, how do we potentially find the services that we need medically or otherwise, and they will have on-site staff from the Housing Authority and from the developer to provide those services.

And also for the community, not only are those residents who were displaced, had to be displaced because of the condition, they're also going through one of the other, next steps will be those that are on the waiting list for housing. within Roswell that qualify the housing, and it'll be gradated, and those wraparound services where people forget many of, and then a certain proportion of them will be dedicated to veterans also, some of that area, so through more of a state opportunity also, so thank you, and yes, the wraparound services will be there, but a lot of that is also just the support because many of the residents there are employed, just do not make enough money to, they need assistance. And then in partnerships with another organization, actually DeKalb Housing Authority works with us also, as did Gwinnett, so thank you. Thank you. Are there any other comments or questions from council? Do I have a motion? Council Member Hall, do I have a second? Council Member Sells, all in favor please raise your hand. Item passes unanimously. City Clerk Long, please read the last item on the regular agenda.

Item 104.74, approval of a modification of zoning conditions with concurrent variances for the civic and retail development known as Boeing 92, located at 1340 Woodstock Road, ZMCC 0126-00001. This will be presented by Planning and Zoning Director Jeannie Payton.

Well I'm not Jeannie she's close by I promise. Jeannie will close out the presentation. We wanted just to provide a couple of additional comments around this project both from a lead in perspective but also from an economic development perspective a fire perspective planning and zoning and then we'll have our developer also present the project. Because this is a little bit different, it's not just a traditional developer-led project. This is in partnership with the city, the fire department of the city, and also our economic development team. And so just to lead in the project, Bowen Road, Woodstock Road, also known as 92, is the location of this project. You'll hear us talk about it quite some time. The city acquired this project or this property a few years ago. This is also adjacent to the Westminster Japanese Church, which is just to the south of the project. The Target Shopping Center is just to our north, right there on that intersection. What has changed over the last couple of years is the introduction of the fire station, which Chief Troesch will cover in a couple of his slides. You see that there, right on the corner of Bowen Road and Woodstock, or Bowen Road and 92. the image of this project in your mind as we go through some of the details associated with it. Jeannie will also be outlining the requests and how those requests are brought forward for variances and conditions within this project as well. Because we already have an approved project on this site, it's a little bit different than a traditional development approved project. Also just wanted to cover the view. As you see the fire station, just want to let the council and the community know right now that is just a placeholder. Some of the design components of the exterior of the fire station will change, but it was important to get the building location situated on this project site so that we had that enumerated and we could understand what the parking impacts, the project impacts were going to be. This will be going through the normal review process with the design review board later this summer. as it relates to the exterior of the fire station. You can see the green grocer in the back of the project as well as the two buildings on the back right hand side and again the intersection of Bowen Road and 92 which I know we'll talk quite a bit from a transportation perspective on how this will function in and around this community and in this neighborhood. Just wanted to highlight a couple of items on Bowen and 92. We've had a number of council and community meetings and this is just a brief summary. We've actually had more than these but these are the ones that I think are the most important December 8th of 2025, we had the approval of the purchase and sale agreement. We started doing some work on this project. It does take some time. In May, we officially transferred the property to the RDA after getting through a handful of logistical items. We also had a community meeting on May 6th with the Orchards, also on June 2nd, a traditional neighborhood meeting. And then as an outcome of that neighborhood meeting, we heard from the community that some additional details around transportation, was requested, and so we met again with the community on June 18th, specifically related to transportation. Again, wanted to make sure that the community understood what the project was, how that was being put forward, and what decisions we were asking of the council as we were considering this project tonight. With that, I'm going to turn it over to Daryl for just a couple of comments around our economic development analysis and the economics of this project itself, and we'll go from there. Thank you.

Thank you, Jeff. Good evening, Mayor and Council. This particular project represents an opportunity to accomplish several public objectives. That includes economic development, enhancing public safety, as well as maximizing the value of city-owned property. As core, this is a strategic public-private partnership. The city acquired this property for future public purposes. Under the proposed structure, the city retains land needed for a fire station, while a portion of it is sold through the RDA for redevelopment. This approach provides us with two goals being accomplished. One is securing a permanent location for fire station, also creating new private investment that expands Roswell's tax base. Rather than dedicating the whole property to a single use, we're essentially leveraging the site's value to create a broader community benefit. This project should be viewed through three complementary lenses. The first is economic development. The project brings a grocery-anchored shopping center, retail center to this part of Roswell, providing new shopping and services. It also generates private investment, creating jobs, and adding new commercial base. We talked about public safety. The city is going to be retaining the land for the fire station, helping to position us to meet long-term public safety needs. And lastly is the land optimization. We're making productive use of city-owned property while preserving a public purpose, which originally drove the acquisition. At full build-out, this particular project is projected to generate approximately $349,000 annually in real property taxes. That includes $55,000 to the City of Roswell, about $192,000 to Fulton County Schools, and about $101,000 to Fulton County. Estimated sales tax is about $55,000 for the City of Roswell. about 900000 countywide and 1.2 million statewide. In terms of jobs this will create about 101 permanent direct jobs. Twenty nine permanent indirect jobs and 81 construction jobs. This particular project there is no property tax abatement so the property is going to be taxed at 100 percent on the tax rolls. In closing this particular project represents a significant private investment that expands the tax base creates jobs and strengthens public revenues and helps to advance the long term community objectives. With that I'd like to turn it over to Chief Trosh.

So as you're aware, this truly was a data-driven approach to fire station placement. It's also important to note that this is eight years in the making, as highlighted there on the presentation. It's been a very long time to get to where we are tonight. As far as the data-driven approach, it's five years worth of data that was analyzed. I'll get a little bit into that data. But also, this took into consideration the CPSM, that was done in 2021, the gap analysis that also highlighted the importance of us putting these fire stations strategically in the right place to serve our city. As far as the data goes, and this is just a high level overview, we took a look at the population density, the address points, the drive time modeling, as well as five years worth of incidents when we took into consideration the location for this fire station. And ultimately what we were trying to achieve and what we were trying to look at is how do we maximize our ability to get to the residents and visitors that need help in this city as quickly as possible. And the goal that was established was to get there two minute faster. So as you see there, projected citywide travel time improvement of two minutes and eight seconds in the 90th percentile is a huge, huge thing to achieve as a city. And this is gonna help us get there. Also, we need to envision the fact that we have 20,158, what we like to refer to as rooftops, homes or businesses with less than a four minute travel time. Another crucial point, it's all about time. And it's also just as important to note the fiscal responsibility that goes into this by doing this, we don't have to add another fire station with the cost of a station, the apparatus, and the personnel. So ultimately we get there faster, we get to more people in need, and we do all this without adding another fire station.

And next I will turn it over to Jeannie to go over the planning and zoning analysis. Good evening.

And I'll walk through the zoning case that's before you. It is a request for modification of zoning conditions with concurrent variances. Previously a rezoning from the site from civic and institutional to Parkway Village with concurrent variance was approved on August 8 of 2022. The new application proposes a new site plan and related concurrent variances to this new site plan to develop a city of Roswell fire station, a retail development, and the reconfiguration of the church site with minor improvements. This is the Westminster Japanese Church. The application was submitted by SJC Ventures, a representative for Roswell Development Authority, SJC Ventures, and Westminster Japanese Church. The applicant is requesting that all eight previously approved conditions of approval be modified by removing the conditions that were approved. Approval of the development as currently proposed in the new submitted site plan and approval of 13 new concurrent variances and approval of retaining walls over six feet. My six disappeared. Here is the overall site plan showing the retail development, the Westminster Japanese Church and the fire station on the corner. And I will work through the variances requested. So for the church property, this shows the new development of a parking lot that is paved and a sport court. There's a reconfiguration of the lot. It will go from two parcels to three parcels, with the church being one of the three. And there are no variances requested for this site. the fire station property the first variance requested is to the build to zone corner lots it is a request to increase the build to zone regulations from the required that a building facade be placed on a corner lot within the first 30 feet measured from bowen road this will place the proposed fire station approximately 45 feet from bowen road or 15 feet further back than is required in the code so i placed a yellow line on the yellow on the 30-foot regulated build 2 zone for a corner lot off of bowen road and i placed a red dot on the fire station showing that 15 feet difference so building a new modern fire station with safety service requires the lot to be utilized to its maximum potential and we have overhead transmission lines there and so this placement would allow them to place it in a better location for use. The next one for the fire station property is for landscape open space. The applicant is requesting to reduce the required landscape open space required for a civic building in the PV zoning district from 30 to 27. This is a reduction of 1,270 square feet. You can see in red hashed the proposed landscape open space mostly to the front of the building at the corner of Bowen and Highway 92. The next variance for the fire station is to the outdoor amenity space. The applicant is requesting to reduce the required outdoor amenity space for the required for a civic building in the PV zoning district from 10% to 8%. This represents a reduction of 1,005 square feet. The outdoor amenity space is shown in the hashed blue area to the rear of the fire station. The next fire station variance requested is to the PV district additional setbacks. So in the PV district, it is required that a building be set back a minimum of 50 feet from Highway 92. The applicant proposes to place the fire station at 40 feet. Again, I've placed that with a yellow line at the requirement and a red dot at the request. It's a 10 foot reduction of additional setback regulations specific to the PV district. Now, our PV district is something that has specific guidelines for design with fencing and streetscaping, and this 40 foot would still allow them to achieve that. The next variance is for a parking setback to Highway 92. This is the same variance but for parking, 50 feet to 40 feet or a 10 foot reduction. Again, the proposed is the red line and the regulation is the yellow. And then the final variance to the fire station property is proposed to be a perimeter screening. The applicant is requesting to reduce the required parking lot perimeter screening regulations from five feet to zero. You can see the yellow line adjacent to the retail property, they're required to do five feet of plantings. The applicant is actually increasing the buffering between the two properties and proposing a six foot screening wall as an alternative. Now we'll move to the retail property. This is a landscape open space, a reduction from 35% required to 10%. It would be a reduction of 79,275 square feet. You can see the landscape open space at the perimeter of the property in the red hashing and then along Highway 92. The next variance requested is for the building height maximum for a single story shop front. So that is the building type that they're requesting to build in the PV zoning district. It has a required height of 24 feet. They're requesting to go to 35 feet, which is an 11 foot increase. We did some Analysis of nearby properties such as the Target LA Fitness the Publix at Woodstock Road. And Roswell Crossing where TJ Maxx especially. and Home Depot and all of the properties in this PV district along this corridor, they were developed prior to this zoning code iteration, but they all exceed that 24 foot height. The next variance is to transparency ground story primary side street front the applicant is requesting to reduce the required ground story transparency regulation required for a single story shop fund. In the PV district from the required 60% to 30% where it faces woodstock road. So the build two zone requirements, the transparency requirement, everything in our code kind of forces buildings to be up next to the road with parking behind. Because of where the fire station is proposed to be situating, this retail development needs to wrap the back of the property. So our transparency requirements they require a property to be activated on that front end. So we count things as glass, also planters and architectural features. Frankly, the picture before you would not need necessarily a variance. However, the variance request will allow this applicant flexibility in designing this frontage to the property as they work with the design review board. The next variance is two, additional setbacks for buildings along Highway 92 in the BTZ. Again, this is that idea of pushing the building up towards the road. So since they cannot push the building up towards the road while sharing the parcel split with the fire station, it does not allow the building to achieve the 60% required in that space between the road. So they are proposing 32%. It's shown there with the red line being the width of the building and the yellow line showing where that has to fall. So you would have the building kind of turned with more of a frontage of the building. On highway 92 when following the regulations strictly, this is a hundred and twenty foot reduction to the build to zone regulations The next variance is to the single-story shopfront activation in PV this has to do with parking bays again if ideally the property could be located as our zoning code requires the building would be between the road and the parking and that would be to the rear. So this is about the number of bays of parking between Highway 92 and the building. So two are what the code allows and they're asking for 12 or an increase of 10. And this parking this variance is to the parking setback from highway 92. This mimics the one that the fire station requested instead of the 50 foot setback. They're asking for 40 foot to allow the parking to encroach up to where that streetscape starts. It's a 10 and foot reduction. The final variance for the retail property is for the ground sign setback. And this is specific to the entrance off of Bowen Road and the property line adjacent to the Japanese church. So they're not Westminster Japanese church. They're not requesting to be any closer to Bowen Road. They're requesting to reduce the amount of space between the property line and the sign. So they're asking to go from the 15 foot required to three foot eight inches, a six foot four inch reduction of ground sign setback regulations. And you can see it there, the zoomed in with a three foot eight as the sign sits on Bowen Road, but still meets the setback off of the road. The last request is for a retaining wall over six feet high. There are three locations of retaining walls on the property that will all be under six feet. However in this one location it will reach a height of up to eight feet. So I've highlighted in yellow it's the back of the shops and the height of the wall or the face of the wall will be facing the retail property and then the landscaping will fall over to the residential property. So up to eight feet on this height. So again, zoning staff, planning and zoning staff looked at the analysis of this case and community development department recommends approval of the case with the concurrent variances as proposed. and the modification of the zoning conditions related to the 2022 case, RZ2021-5342, with the following conditions of approval, to delete the conditions of approval previously approved on August 8th, 2022, to develop the property in substantial accordance with the site plan packet dated May 22nd, 2026. Square footage uses are not guaranteed as reduction may be required to meet code regulations, approval of concurrent variances as requested in the variance justification letter, which is what I worked through previously, and approval of a retaining wall over six feet that is proposed for the southern property line not to exceed eight feet in height. Do you have any questions?

Thank you. Am I understanding the applicant is Christy Rooks with SJC?

Yes, Christy Rooks with SJC.

Hi, good evening. My name is Christy Brooks. I am with SJC Ventures. I am here tonight with my colleague Matt Gross and also Abdul Amir with A&R Engineering who is our traffic consultant on the project. This is a lot of information and I apologize, I'm gonna try not to. Jeannie was so thorough, so let me get through some of this. As Jeannie mentioned, in 2022, council approved the rezoning of the property to Parkway Village with a site plan specific and a set of variances, we're asking to amend that site plan and related variances to be consistent with the project that's in front of you this evening. The project consists of a 30,000 square foot organic grocer, approximately 30,000 square feet of single story retail, the fire station at the corner, and some improvements to the Westminster Japanese Church. Jeannie had mentioned briefly that we had been working with the Westminster Japanese Church this just shows you the land swap that we are proposing We've been working with the church for for quite a while now ultimately The project will incorporate their frontage along Bowen Road In exchange for some of the property on that Eastern property line of the church in addition We will be making several improvements to the church new parking lot site lighting basketball court in the back some additional landscaping play structure in the front of the church and incorporating their stormwater into a common project stormwater system. So we'll be taking care of that for the church. We talked briefly about the fire station. The chief did a great overview on those details. Just wanted to lay out a couple things that we have taken into account. We've been tweaking the layout of this plan for quite a while, verifying truck access and circulation, not only for long-term, both short-term and long-term equipment needs for the fire station. reviewing existing and proposed utility connections, making sure that we have clearances in both drives into the fire station, incorporating designs for heavy duty paving and necessary utility connections, and then coordinating the design and function of the preemptive signal on Bowen Road. We've been working obviously with you know the the city and the neighbors for quite some time making sure that the project really is consistent and integrates into the neighborhood Part of this is just looking long term about how we approach the project We did indicate we are extending the sidewalks from highway 92 along the Bowen Road frontage we have included a site lighting plan that addresses security, yet eliminates any light spill onto adjacent property. We've been working diligently on the grading plan to reduce and minimize some of these retaining walls Jeannie did go into detail on some of those retaining walls that we did have, but we are at a three foot retaining wall in the back at section C, a three foot retaining wall on A, and a maximum of eight foot on section B. Jeannie did touch on this briefly, but this was a detail that we had worked with Orchard's community on that just shows some of those sections. We are not only with these berms and Jeannie had mentioned that the highest retaining wall does face the property. but we have incorporated a wood privacy fence and increased our landscaping along the perimeter of the property to ensure privacy, minimize visibility from the neighbors, and sound from the center to the neighbors. I know that traffic has been a big issue, and I'm just going to put this up here for sort of an overview of the proposed improvements that we have. As I mentioned, Abdul Amir is here to answer any detailed questions about the project. But as you can see, we talked about the existing sidewalk along Bowen Road. We've got the left turn and right turn lanes. will be installed to accommodate the turning movement into the site from Bowen Road. We will have improved pedestrian facilities at the intersection, signal timing, and then you can see we've sort of tweaked the nose on State Route 92 to improve the U-turn movement. And then we've got a small raised pork chop island that will be constructed to minimize those movements on that protected right turn movement. So I know that that was a ton of information and we appreciate your time. As I mentioned, we're here for any questions you might have on the project. Thank you.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, are there any speakers for this item?

Yes, Mayor, we have five speakers. The first is Jim Johnson.

Mayor, council members, it's a pleasure to be able to speak with you again tonight. I have spoken a couple of times on this project. Our message has been consistent and you even heard it in the description of the development plans. We asked as this project was developed that you take into account our security our privacy the noise which inevitably will be there and the lighting those were the four primary concerns raised by our residents and the uh... plan as it was just described takes those into account now of course the Devil is in the details and we'll see as things move from artist rendering to actual buildings whether it remains completely true. But for right now, we feel like the developer actually heard and in their presentation included our concerns. I'd be really remiss if I didn't mention the help that we have had from the mayor in engaging in this process. And of course, Mr. Leatherman, who has been a constant companion over the last year and a half in this. I was joking with some folks, I'm a little concerned he's going to take out a protection order against us for stalking. But so far he hasn't, and he's even smiled and responded to calls and emails. And then as this project developed in the last few months anyway, we've had very good contact with SJC. They also have been responsive, giving us time and explanations and re-explanations. And in fact, just so that you know, they are coming out to the orchards to do a full community meeting there the beginning of July when folks are back in town. So we want to thank them. We want to thank you. And to say, as we see the plans and the variances now, we can support this plan. So thank you.

Thank you.

City Clerk Long, next speaker. Yes, the next speaker is Michael Deltero.

All right, good evening, Mayor and Council.

It's good to see everyone. For the record, I am not speaking on behalf of Roswell Fire Department. That's for the record. And also, I'm not speaking on behalf of my neighborhood association. I'm just speaking on behalf of me, Michael D. So, for point of reference, my family lives in Habersham Downs, which is, if you see, like on this slide right here, there's CVS, the neighborhoods of Waverly Hall, Habersham Downs, all in the back over there. We've been here for 20 years. And also for our reference, Bowen Road, we walked that at times to do our cleanup for Keep Roswell Beautiful. And then also for reference, where the subject property is, our boys went to pre-K there many years ago when it was cornerstone with the Methodist Church. So we are really keen on trying to see what this project had to offer. And it was very interesting. And thank you to the city for coordinating neighborhood meetings. Deputy City Administrator Leatherman was fantastic. And a really robust lawn meetings. And the June 2nd meeting I shared on my behalf like concerns about like what the traffic could look like and also for safety. And so, much to the leadership of Mr. Leatherman, the new meeting on the 18th happened, and it was a really deep dive from Mr. Amir about the traffic, and really clarified, I think, a lot of questions and some confusion. We all came out of that, at least I did. There will be an uptick of traffic. It's just gonna happen. And I think the general rate we heard was like roughly one more, one car a minute or something like that. But it was important to get clarification on that because if there is gonna be increase of traffic, safety was really paramount for myself and for my family. And fast moving cars that kinda go up and down Bowen Road, we see that firsthand. So there was a slide, if I may, there was a great slide with like six or seven different solutions. There it is. And it's a nice visual summary of what Mr. Amir was speaking about. And I really hope that these solutions will meet desired objectives for our safety, for if you're walking, biking, driving, you name it. So I really, you know, putting trust in a process about these steps will be taken to help calm traffic and will address issues of safety. Because at the end of the day, safety is the most important. And I did share at the last meeting and I do hope you take the recommendation or idea in earnest, is a flashing caution light. I had shared that there's a hill as you go on Bowen Road just past Stroop that kind of goes up, and it seems like cars go quick. And I said, it's like game on, you know, cars are moving. So I really, I know a lot of steps were taken to address sight lines. I appreciate that in a deceleration lanes, but I do request my recommendation be taken in earnest for a flashing yellow light, such as intersection ahead, you know, for example. Other than that, thank you so much for your time. It's good to see everyone. I'll hand it over back to you.

Thank you.

City Clerk Long, next speaker. The next speaker is Brent Kern.

Good evening, Mayor and Council persons. I've been a resident of Roswell for 28 years, live approximately 341 yards from the proposed site. I speak on behalf of a couple of the other neighbors that we've been putting together basically weekly meetings discussing this. We're not against the development. It's as good and laid out as it can be. Again, our concern is traffic and safety. All you have to do is look at the corner of Woodstock and Bowen and Mountain Park and there's always a litany of tailgate or taillights. Car parts, pieces, it's a very dangerous intersection. I fear that this will only increase that. So really my concern is let's really measure twice and cut once. Make sure we get it right the first time. And make sure that it improves the safety and as well as the flowability of traffic through that part of it. I would encourage you to look at improving our increasing the access off of 92 versus the bowen road i think that would be a little more user friendly as well as safe for everyone involved it limits our access to the leader thompson park with children going back and forth all the neighbors We enjoy that park very much. And again, my concern is looking at the safety of the plans laid out and looking at alternative, improving that 92 access into the complex.

Thank you.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, next speaker. The next speaker is William Powell.

My name is William Powell, as the clerk stated.

Thank you for letting me speak tonight. I have a little bit different perspective on this. My degree is in urban planning or economic geography with a specialty in urban planning. I was also a licensed realtor for 10 years until I retired. a few years back. I've lived in Roswell now for 44 years, and I've gone through that Bowen Road, Waverly Hall Drive intersection, I don't know, at least 5,000 times over the years. I think that aesthetically and certainly from a better, from a traffic flow standpoint, This project is way ahead miles ahead of what was proposed back in 2022 Which was just terrible This one is seems to be way better thought out and you know, the reality is this is a valuable piece of property Where it's going to be developed at some point. I think it's a great trade-off and a good partnership between the city and and the developer to cross a lot of T's and dot a lot of I's. My concern is really more related to the economic viability of these retail locations. You don't have to go even a mile further up Highway 92 towards the west to see a hulk of a shopping center that didn't make it. Some very viable tenants, one of whom, well, Kroger and Walmart, neither one of them made it, and it's a lot of the reason is because of the access issue that they're gonna experience in this project. I think the design is, they've done the best they can with what they have to work with, but it's just simply gonna be difficult to get in and out of there. I fear that it's gonna look like the blight in East Roswell. with empty stores all over. And I think for a few months, maybe a year or two, it's gonna be a lot of people coming in there because I understand there's some very attractive tenants coming in. But my concern is that over time, this project's gonna suffer the same fate that so many others have that have access issues. So I would just ask you to please consider that. Because the last thing I would want to do is to come back here in a year or two or three or four and argue about an indoor soccer facility going in or that kind of thing. Because that's what we also had to deal with before. One last point of clarification. Can you go back one slide, please? well maybe the overall I'm confused to understand that this garage for the for the fire department is in and out so in other words they'll come in and I guess they're all going to be facing the same direction but This driveway here looks very adequate coming off Bowen Road, which of course further adds to the congestion and so forth on Bowen Road, but I'm not sure how they're gonna get around the other direction to come in, or whichever direction they're gonna face. I'm assuming they'll face out towards Bowen Road, but how are they gonna get back in there? It looks pretty tight with the way the parking's set up. I would just maybe, not suggest, but throw out there possibly that if we could widen some of that, and I don't know what the parking, it seems like we've got plenty of parking here, but if we could widen some of this access area, it'll help the fire department get those big trucks in and out of there. I think a great deal. So anyway, thank you very much.

Thank you, sir. And I just want to say I asked the same questions about the fire truck turning radius and the measurements. We were told that the measurements do work. So that's all I can trust our fire department that they went out and actually did measurements that these turning radiuses would work for the size trucks they're going to be putting there. They could do both. So they could come off of 92 but they could also come off of Bowdoin. If it's on Bowen, they would go behind, I'm gonna speak, but I might be wrong. They could pull behind the parking area that's designated for the fire station, make the turn, a U almost, so they'll always be facing out toward Bowen, and or they could come in on 92, make the turn, and pull straight into the fire station from that first turn in there. And measurements done by our fire departments and others indicate that they can make those turns with our trucks. Right, Chief? Okay, thank you. Do we have one more speaker you wanna, oh, I'm sorry. Okay, so go ahead, Councilwoman Beeson.

Chief Trosh, can you clarify, it's a pull-through, correct? Not a 5,000 point turn with a fire engine.

So I appreciate the commentary. Yes, it is a pull through. We will always be facing Bowen Road. That's the direction of travel for us is gonna be out through Bowen Road. It is a drive through bay. We took all the measurements and we took into consideration that this is a 50 year minimum fire station. So we took into consideration all the different apparatuses that we may house here. And the turning radius was adequate taken into consideration that there is parking there and there could be large vehicles parked there also. So having two routes of entry really eases that down.

Thank you.

City Clerk Long, next speaker please. More speakers, the next one is Amanda Newton.

I am a mom I am a Roswell resident the last I don't even know 16 17 years but been at my house in Waverly Hall third one in for the past 11 and a half and I also teach at Mountain Park so I am literally going through this lovely intersection with soccer practice because both my girls play Santos six to eight times a day and I completely understand that we would like to diversify our tax base and not be so residential completely makes sense mine is safety aspect literally like right where it says site sections plan you just turn and my house is the third one my oldest daughter has now gotten the freedom to ride her bike to Target and I will never let her cross at hardscrabble because that's terrifying but the thought and yes we're improving sight lines for cars But I'm a mom. I'm 42. I know that I'm driving to and from soccer practice. And sometimes I'm a little tired and I'm a little rushed. Am I always the best driver? Please don't come arrest me. And always looking out. And I'm thinking of a mom or a dad or a grandparent rushing out of here trying to quickly get over to East Cobb or somewhere else. And we have people that walk to Lita Thompson. And they ride their bikes. And my child rides her bikes. We have just having, yes, the sight lines are there, it's just, I know how we drive in here, in Roswell, and we're not always paying the most attention. And it terrifies me to think of my child, another person's child, a person gets walking to Leda Thompson or doing something, getting hit, so just everything that we could possibly do to make that safe. And also my fear is people cutting through my neighborhood because you can get through by Habersham Downs off West. You can make a right coming from Cherokee and you can come in our neighborhood and cut through because you can get on Waze and then we have a lot of people cutting through our neighborhood to avoid this to get to East Cobb or Sandy Springs or wherever else they're going and my children and the girls across the street and girls over here, they're called the girl gang. They also have little brothers that are smaller and just the extra traffic makes me very nervous as a mom and as a teacher and all of that and so anything that we could possibly do to make this as safe as possible. I don't see any bike lanes and I know you guys give us the wonderful meeting for transportation but we have people that ride their bikes constantly in Roswell and I love that about it and usually we're all very wary of them on Bowen Road when we're driving on a Saturday and I'm trying to get to the soccer fields. I know a Saturday morning, I know full well there are going to be wonderful cyclists and I'm like, just wait and you're patient because you know that but so many people that we're trying to attract and I get it, to come in here don't know that and aren't going to know that I'm glad the fire department's there, but I mean, it just, it makes me nervous. It makes me worried about all the kids' safety and people's safety. So just any of those things you guys could just make sure we're keeping in mind. And I know we're trying our best and we're trying to diversify and it is what it is, but just as much safety as we can do for everybody would be very much appreciated by me. So thank you very much.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, any next speaker?

Yes, the last speaker, and if I mispronounce this, my apologies, Chloe Summey.

First, I need to realize that I've never come to one of these, and I definitely am remiss for that because you hear so much about these developments online, and coming here has answered a million questions for me. It's so much clearer. I just wanted to say that there are a big group of people, my family all lives in Roswell, my parents, my sister's family, my brother's family, I do, we all live in Roswell, and we have been supporters of this because we know Rosal's gonna grow we were here when 92 was a two-lane road and then it opened up six and I got my first and only speeding ticket on it so we know it's going to grow and after seeing this we were supportive of it before we know it's going to grow but after seeing it now it I actually thought the fire department was over behind the orchards and I was like why did they put that there but because I'm looking at stuff that's online and on social media so I just want to say there are people who support this and are happy with it, and I do think we definitely need to keep an eye on safety and the roads, but it's much better than I had expected, and I'll try to come to more of these since I've lived here since 89. So thank you.

Thank you. City Clerk Long, is that the last speaker or any other speakers? That's the last speaker. Does council have any comments or questions regarding this item? Mayor Pro Tem Beeson?

With regards to some of the feedback on pedestrian safety, especially for crossing 92, Probably a question for Sharon or our RDOT director as I look back at you. I understand that 92 is overseen by GDOT with signalized intersections, but is this something that we could coordinate with GDOT that if a pedestrian selects the signal, that it would create an all-stop? So in other words, whenever they do allow the pedestrian to cross across 92, nobody's technically going at that time? Only when a pedestrian hits it. Come on down. You're the next contestant. We need walk up songs for you all.

Dancing queen?

Not what I thought you would pick.

Yeah, so State Route 92 is a state route. All the signals are controlled by GDOT. We do have some say and some requests that we can make. I will, a pedestrian scramble, all stop, pedestrians can go. Certainly an intersection that size and the amount of time we would give to pedestrians. That'd probably be hard to sell to GDOT. We can try. But the signals will be there. The crosswalks, the cross indications will be there for them to cross, you know, one leg at a time. Just a standard.

Understood. Oops, sorry. Just trying to see if there's any ways that we could reduce any conflicts between pedestrians or cyclists and cars on a busy roadway. Thank you. Okay.

Council Member South? Oh, I'm sorry, Council Member Hall.

Thank you, and actually this is for Director Flieger as well. Just speaking to, continuing on the safety conversation, it was mentioned that there are a lot of cyclists on that road, and I, I know that you currently are working with Bike Roswell to look at all the safety on our streets. So I was just going to request that Bowen Road, I think that is one of the most traveled routes between the bike groups, Bike Roswell, Blind Dog, and some of the others, if you also take that road into consideration as far as the notification and the markings and all of those things that you're working on to ensure cyclist safety should traffic increase.

Absolutely.

Thank you.

Any other council members?

Don't leave Andy. Yeah, no, no, you can, yeah. I just wanna say, S.J. Collins and Jeff and the whole team, this was a complicated deal. You guys stuck with it. It's really great to hear residents have heard what they needed to hear, the feedback that you gave them and the time you guys invested in doing that. Pitch perfect. I mean, I realize anytime we change anything, it's, you know, somebody's ox is in the ditch always. And so you guys have really worked hard to make this work. It looks to me that we took a really light pencil where we could to the zoning variances. They, in my view, I mean, we'll see when the proof's in the pudding, as someone said, but I believe that for the most part, Aesthetically, this is gonna look really in keeping with the Parkway Village and this is a payoff to a bond referendum that we as residents approved about public safety and the fact that this gets us to that 90% mark that you talk about, Chief, so frequently without an additional fire station, which we know we need more coverage. We know we have to move one in the east. There's things that we have to do, and so when we can do this in a way that is fiscally responsible and meets what the residents require, and overcomes some of their fears and makes it a good project for them as well. It hits the three big boxes, which is it creates jobs, it creates tax revenue, but most importantly, it adds to the quality of life for the residents. This is another opportunity for them to invest in their community, shop here, enjoy life here. This is a great project. So I'm really appreciative for what you guys have done. Thank you.

Any other comments from the councilor? Do I have a motion? Council Member South, do I have a second? Council Member Hall, all in favor please raise your hand. I couldn't see that. Item passes unanimously, thank you.

Next on the agenda is City Attorney's Report.

Thank you, Mayor. The first item I have is approval of a resolution to extend the previous temporary emergency moratorium on establishment of new data centers in the city of Roswell by an additional 90 days. As this council is well aware, we have already extended the moratorium once for 90 days. This is the second extension. I cannot give enough kudos to the Community Development Department on this. They have done an amazing amount of research Citizens have been involved sending information to them. They've taken it all in. They've presented at the last planning commission meeting, I think they presented some findings, the last two planning commission meetings, they presented findings to the planning commission. We're working on the ordinance now. In order to get that ordinance through to council for approval, we are asking for another 90 day extension.

City Clerk Long, are there any speakers for this item? There are no speakers for this item. Does council have any comments or questions regarding this item? May I have a motion? Council Member Phillippe, may I have a second? Council Member Zack, all in favor, please raise your hand. Passes unanimously. City Council Davidson, please read the last item on the City Attorney's Report.

Thank you, Mayor. The last item I have is a recommendation to go into closure at 5.30 on Monday, July 13th, 2026 to discuss personnel litigation and or real estate.

Do I have a motion? Council Member Beeson. Do I have a second? Council Member Brumley. All in favor, please raise your hand. Passes unanimously. Being that there are no other items, this Mayor and Council meeting of Monday, June 22nd, 2026 is adjourned.