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uh where we we're feeling the development pressures. So, what I would like to see and I don't know if I would have support for this, but um there's no way we could take on looking at our tree ordinance right now because we've got a transportation master plan. We've got the comprehensive plan uh starting and which will also include the recreation and parks plan. But I think we need to be set up for the future when we are going to do uh an update to the ordinance. I think the last time that was updated was 2014 or 15. And is there a way that we could track Bridget um the amount of acres that are associated with each of these that are on here?

Yeah, we already have that. So if you want to see acres, we can provide that table. It would be interesting if we pulled that out and then we we would know what to focus on for the areas that are going to be experiencing the pressure of redevelopment. So I think that having those metrics are going to be very important as we go forward uh and look at what can we do to help as we get these big developments going in. Yep. And we definitely have the acres. That's how we came up with the percentages. So no problem.

Yeah. So that that would be helpful because I think that while we have a good percentage overall, it's not reflective if you look at the table the other table by district. Um some districts are different than others as well. So that's off. You could would you be able to is that easy to share that data? Is that available? Yep. Yeah. Yeah, we absolutely have it already. So it's just in a different Excel sheet sheet. Yeah. Okay. And it's by district and it's also by the um So we have this table based on acres. Okay. Because that'll help with uh to know where we should focus in the future. I think that's going to be really important. Great. Miss Ford,

just a couple questions and um thank you for the presentation. This is my first tree canopy presentation. So, if my questions need to go somewhere else, you can let me know. So, I also was surprised that our percentage had gone up because I feel like there's lots of trees coming down. So, I um share council member Paulson's question about that. Um I do understand the part about how tree canopy has improved in the uh interstate areas where they had taken things down and now planted. Is there a residential example that you have or is that increase of 2% entirely attributable to that?

I I think so. Um and if we compare it like to 2017 in in 2017 there was Arya City Springs uh the twotory Starbucks area atwater which is Adelyn Road at Lake Forest Glenn Perimeter which is Glenidge at 285 Springwood connector and 4600 Roswell Road apartments. those were all under construction at that point. So all of that has been replanted and growing since then. Um whereas here for the 2025 it did not include the Sandy Springs United Methodist Hillrest area. That was not under redevelopment at that um during this canopy study. So that was still fully um it had not been

uncannopied I guess. Um but it did include Embassy Row um and the Mount Vernon Johnson Ferry widening project as well as North Springs High School. But those were the main areas where we saw clear cuts in 2025. Everything else um it seems to be um just they're planting fast growing trees so the canopy grows much faster and Willie can Willie can kind of help talk to that as well in terms of like the trees that he is planting throughout the city. Thank you for that.

Fast growers. fast forward for additional context and then does this lead you to want to make a recommendation for us like oh we want to get our percentage up to this and how we could get there. So that would be Willie on the policy and it's all you.

All right, mayor council, thank you for your time today. Um I just want to address a few points. The first one being the it's hard to believe that the 2% increase could happen seeing what's actually happening in situ on the ground, right? And one thing I want to remind people is um during a lot of these developments, we're removing edge trees which um are pretty skinny and don't contribute a ton to the canopy. And usually right behind them are other trees waiting to branch out. And so we lose some trees that are not doing so well right next to the sidewalk under a lot of stress. You remove those trees for whatever reason, for whatever development, and you start to see some of the hardwoods behind those trees start to stretch out a little bit. And so even with some removal, there is still canopy reclamation. The best part you can see this is actually big trees. When the larger trees fall down, smaller trees, younger trees can actually come up towards that canopy gap in the sunlight. And so there are mechanisms naturally that may actually be contributing to this restoration of the uh the canopy. And for that second question, um like targets for what we should be doing nationally, internationally, there has never been a consensus on what is the right number for uh proper or most efficient canopy coverage. Um with the information that we know, the more the better, but more than that, Sandy Springs is positioned in a in a place that we should be concerned with the quality of the canopy, not just the quantity. you know, um what we're doing right now is trying to reduce the amount of overgrown pine forest that we find in some of our city council districts and actually create a biodiverse uh ecologically resilient forest. And what this does, it continues to replenish that canopy year over year over year. So even if there is a storm, there's a blip in one of these studies, it can naturally regenerate. And so those are the things that we're really trying to target. And the number one thing that we can do to limit loss of canopy is to really focus in on our backyards. I've said it to you guys a

million times. 95% of that urban canopy is on private land. And so we can do what we can, but at uh at the end it is a top- down policy decision to preserve more or less of our canopy. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chinsky.

Yeah, just a couple comments. So I I think probably what a couple of us are are thinking about is we we hear from constituents whenever there's a lot that's clear-cut especially in a residential area in part because it's so visible. So to see the data I find very helpful to actually understand what's going on rather than sort of rely just on our eyes and maybe our lying eyes and and we can actually see the data. So this is really helpful um for future splicing. I might suggest like looking at this if we omitted some of the I don't want to say anomalies but like in district six the palisades area is a very large forest that is never going to be cut because it's not going to be developed. Um perhaps some areas in the north end of the city along the river could also be I'd just be curious like in the non quote unquote park areas of the city how the canopy would be also evolving. Um I don't know if that's possible to do. Um I don't know if that would be helpful, but it's just something on on my mind.

So on the technical side, we we absolutely can. Um historically, we've kept it in because it does contribute to the overall canopy of um of the city. Um yeah, I mean a relative uh canopy coverage would be an interesting tool to have for sure, but I believe that looking at the existing canopy coverage map and studies um the areas that have a der of canopy or need attention are already visible. You know, if we need to reach for higher higher level fruit later on, we may pursue that. But for right now, we know what the pain points are.

All right. Thank you very much, M. Dr. Kelly. I have I have one question about one data point. So, District 2 RX, it's like a 60% increase can be. And I'd love to know what that's about. You probably don't have that information like with you right now, but I'd love if if you'd follow up. just absolutely just curious about what what that is because I don't think we see anything like it um on the on this in this data set at all. So yes, we can absolutely do that. Thank you. Yep,

Miss Ber. So, uh Mr. That's what I was asking about when I said pull out the PK and a conservation so that we could focus on uh other areas and are there u parts of the city that uh we may want to consider doing some you know there are policy changes that could help with that. Mr. Paulson one final comment. I think this is fantastic that we as a city are looking at this to the level that we're looking at. So if we're asking you questions we're not picking on you. We're just trying to understand this better. Okay. So, thank you for the good work you're doing here. This is very interesting stuff. Thank you. Okay. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. All right. Moving to design guidelines, draft update. Mr. Onspot.

Thank you, Mayor Council. Good evening. Matthew Anfall, senior planner, project manager for design guidelines. Uh really just here at the moment to introduce you once again to someone you're probably pretty familiar with, security go with RHI. He's the consultant for this project and he will give you the update tonight on those design guidelines.

Thank you mayor and council members. Uh thank you for the opportunity. My name is Sukuri Kosh. I'm a principal with RHI and today we are going to give you a very quick uh or rather a brief progress update on the design guidelines. We have some exciting news to share with you on the guidelines. We're going to share with you the focus of the guidelines that we have already shared with you how we have heard from the community and what we have heard from the community how we have taken that and created the guidelines based on what we have heard and then finally we will uh open up for discussions. As you already know, the guidelines are for the commercial districts. Those are going to be applied not only at the commercial districts, but also the apartments and the multif family areas and the town homes. These are the areas where the guidelines are going to be applied for development and redevelopment. This is an advisory in nature. All of the areas that are in color that you can see in here, those are the areas that the guidelines are going to be applied starting from north end, city springs, greater uh central perimeter, uh crossroads, neighborhood village, and powers free to the west. We are towards the end of the process. Uh we had gone through a year-long process and I'm happy to share that we have a draft document that is going to be uploaded to the website and you will probably see that tomorrow morning. um that draft guidelines document um is going to be up there for a month for public review. It is uh the public review period is up till May 15th, 2026. While we are going through that public review, we are also tweaking some of the things within the guidelines based on the discussions with the staff. We have gone through a lot of public process. Uh these are some some of the listing of that. We started with the mayor and the council uh back in 2024, end of 2024, early 2025. Uh we had a lot of stakeholder meetings. We met with

neighborhood residents, the the business owners, the developers, the real estate folks, um design folks, architects, landscape architects, uh you name it, we have met with a lot of those folks. With regards to the public meetings, we had gone through five rounds of public meetings. For each round, we had a public meeting followed by a survey and in some cases there were popups. The final public meeting is going to be two days from tonight. Um that is on Thursday and we'll be uploading all of the materials from the public meeting. Whoever is not going to be able to attend that public meeting, they will be able to view that online. You have seen this document organization um during the retreat. Again just very quickly the guidelines document how it is laid out. It starts with the overall vision and the framework and there are three specific elements to the guidelines. One is the public realm which are the sidewalk areas, the private realm which are the horizontal surfaces within the private properties and the buildings. And each one of those three realms has specific components. For example, in the streetscape you have paving, furnishings, trees and plantings. And each one of those components has the objectives and the specific strategies and the guidelines. And while there is a unifying feature for all of the different elements, there are some area specific guidance and those are reflected in the building design section. So this is a encapsulation of what we have heard so far and ideally I would like to organize that into the first two are kind of the overall framework which is creating a consistent and a clear guidelines. We have heard from the mayor and the council early on that the guidelines has to be flexible. It can be adaptable so that the developers and the property owners has a chance to express themselves within their own property.

But the public realm is the one that starts to unify everything within the different districts. Numbers uh the alphabet C through E is all about public realm and the horizontal surfaces and F is about the better building design without overregulating development. You have seen the overall framework. We have a lot of different character in the different districts. Whether it's the north end, it's more parkway like there's a lot of tree canopy. City springs where we are. We know this is the heart of the city, the core of the city. There is a specific character to the city. If you go to perimeter, wider infrastructure, taller buildings, glass on the south side of 285, it's more urban, crossroads, neighborhood village, and powers. While there are specific distinct differences between the different districts, how we can connect together with the with the corridors, the Roswell roads, the pastry donod, and what are the specific elements that we can promote in those specific corridors? also the east west routes the Johnson fairies Mount Vernon Hammond Glenidge connector what are some of the elements that we can implement through the development and redevelopment that starts to unify the the different districts of the city I don't want to go into the details of the key considerations it's just the uh similar elements of what we have heard the main thing is the flexibility and adaptability of the code and the other thing that we have heard very loud and clear is the term of sandy springs We are not trying to promote something through the design guidelines that is not already here. Trying to understand what what is the specific character of the different districts and trying to emphasize and highlight those through the design guidelines and kind of creating a bridge between the overall vision of the comp plan in the different character areas and trying to connect it with the legal requirements of the development code. There are many diagrams like this throughout the guidelines. How to make streets more comfortable? what are the different amenities that you can

include? It's very visual. It's very graphic. So that somebody from the city side, from the applicant side, when they see some of these images throughout the whole document, they will start to get an idea about the character of the different places. This happens to be about the streetscape. There are furnishings um and the furnishings are laid out and organized through the different districts whether it's city springs, central perimeter, north end um neighborhood village, crossroads and power fairy and the furnishings includes uh benches, trash cans, bike racks, planters, lightings and other elements. Trees became a big part of the discussion with the public. Everybody wanted to see more tree canopy. We just had a discussion about the tree canopy. Um there is a lot of guidelines regarding the spacing of trees, the clustering of trees, the types of trees and there is a correlation between these guidelines and the technical manual. There's a lot of guidance in the technical manual regarding the trees strengthening connections and creating better gathering places. We have city green as a great example, the Veterans Park on the other side of uh Roswell Road. How can we create better places within the city? Trying to understand those specific mixeduse areas and trying to incorporate special places. What are the different elements to make those special places? How can we connect safely from door to door, from destination to destination? On the building side, we are talking about materials, the massing of the buildings, the articulation, transparency. It's all about creating um features of with shades and shadows. So there is interest in the building. So somebody coming in just like the building that we are in right now. It's a great example for the city. So we do not we probably would won't like any kind of flat facade. We probably won't like anything with just one material. What are the materials with brick and glass and all of those scenarios? There are specific guidelines and strate strategies related to that. Again on the

building side of things, there is a lot of images like this which shows the kind of character for each one of those districts. And all of these images are carefully curated based on the feedback that we have not only received from all of you but also from the public. What are the most liked images? And within each one of those images, there are specific strategies that are embedded. It's not only the image that has to be replicated. It is the what is the element of that image that you can start to identify that would create a better character to a place and a building. We also have a section, you don't have to read it. We also have a section on existing smaller scale buildings, retrofits and adjusting site improvements. We know that not all of the guidelines are going to be applicable to bigger redevelopment and developments. We also want to make sure that the design guidelines can be applicable to smaller retrofits. And finally the implementation section. So we are in discussion with the city and based on uh the city staff and based on the discussions we also have a chapter regarding the implementation of how it can be helpful to the development and I kind of organized that into two different buckets. One is sharing the clear expectations through the guidelines. The legal document is the development code. There's a lot of written text and narrative. How you can graphically show that as part of the design guidelines is going to be important. and how you can add that, how you can use that in the pre-application stage. When somebody is thinking about a specific development, they can start to use that just like what they can use for the zoning code or the rather the development code and the um um and the comprehensive plan. It helps in guiding reasonzonings and other plan developments um and helps to give you the information so that you can make informed decisions um as far as uh approving or uh creating new development. It's a as I mentioned

before you already have a OAC standard outdoor amenity space improvement standards. I think it's section six in the development code. The design guidelines is kind of a graphical representation of some of the OAC standards and it helps to create a very clear picture to the applicant of what it means. What are some of the written words means as part of the guidelines. On the other side, what are the benefits? The benefits can be height bonuses. Sometimes it can be reduction of heights uh which some of the property owners have been yearning for. predictable approvals, lesser redesign because we are setting the standards and setting the stage to help the applicants um so that they can start on the pre-application process and it would be less less redesigned. This document is going to be vetted by the public and the leadership. So um the the city staff will have the better opportunity to go through the applications with the applicants um in that way. reduce risk for uh investments or reinvestments. Uh like I mentioned clear expectations and finally stronger more cohesive city creating a different brand. I mean you already have a brand how to highlight and emphasize that brand and finally the next steps. We are giving the same presentation to the planning commission tomorrow as a work session public meeting number five uh April 23rd which is Thursday. The draft guidelines is going to be up on the website like I mentioned before and after the month's public review um as we're tweaking the whole guidelines document we'll be refining that and bringing it back for the hearing process with the planning commission and the mayor and the council and you can go to spr.gs/design to see the document. All of the documents from the public meetings are up there on the website. Questions?

Any questions? Dr. Kelly.

Okay. Well, I'll start here. Um, looking at your next steps, what I'd like to understand is at what point will, for example, this body decide um the posture we want to take with these design guidelines? I know we kind of talk about it and I have a sense of where we are, but I don't think we've officially decided like more formally. Does that happen sometime after the adoption or before the adoption when Yeah, that may be more of a staff question.

So, uh, from the approach as he mentioned, we really are going toward more flexibility here, less on the requirement side. So that's something that I would love feedback from council as you all review the draft, come to the public meeting, uh take a look at that and if there are areas where you think, you know what, we actually should really be considering requiring this or changing some things in the code related to this. So we as staff are going through that same exercise now and we'll be making some determinations about, oh, we really think this actually should go in the code um and and that sort of thing. But it it would be helpful to hear from you all if there are certain things that you really prioritize that you think should be a higher priority from an implementation standpoint. So now now is

so we're negotiating that now to some degree. Yep. I got you. Um let me also ask this is sort of a timeline question. You mentioned you know it's good to catch projects in the pre-application phase. I kind of read that. Um, so I'm I'm sitting here and as you speak I picture parcels of land in my district and they have little things going on with them. I want to be realistic. Um, would it be fair to assume that anything that is currently in process won't we won't be able to like should I get that thought out of my head that we might be you know

so I think a lot of what you see here are things that staff are thinking about anyway and so most of the projects uh staff try to have that early feedback early intervention that's really what we're talking about here there are a lot of conversations that happen typically before a project comes in or files something where they're coming in talking to staff. Is this compliant? Does this work? Can I do this? Uh and so those are the conversations where we really hope these guidelines can be most effective. Uh so yes, they're not going to get quite the same treatment, but I would generally say staff are thinking about these things as they have those conversations even now.

Okay. Even if you know informally, I guess you all are on top of that.

That helps. Okay. Um, just want to talk about implementation for a second because the once we adopt all I'm going to be thinking about and quite frankly even my constituents when we talk about this they always just want to know well how are you going to approach implementation you know what is going to be our strategy but that may go back to what you just mentioned about you know deciding what's going to be more prescriptive and what's not um but I' I'd also like to get a better understanding almost comprehensively of like what the menu of incentives are. Maybe that'll be something that happens after adoption once we have a a a piece of work. But I I'm very I am very interested in our strategy around implementation and how we measure it. Um

yeah. So, so as I mentioned, we are looking at a couple of different things and one of the conversations that we've had is sort of like let's figure out where we need to prioritize and maybe there are text amendments that come along with that if there are some things that we feel like we need to require or change about the code. Um, but then of course there's also this sort of like let's see how these things work. And if we're not getting development that's receptive to this very flexible model, then maybe we come back to you all and say, okay, we're not having as much success as we had hoped. We want to codify a few more of these things. But the approach up front is to try and be more flexible. Uh, one of the other things that council has talked a lot about that's included in your city springs master plan uh is for us to evaluate a facade improvement program, right? Uh so that is a tangible incentive that we will be looking at talking with you all about more um as we finalize all of this work.

Okay, great. So you would say then it would be a matter of taking the draft and kind of that would be the best document for us to interface with. Yes. To do that kind of deep dive that you're mentioning. Absolutely. Yes. Now is the time. That makes sense. Thank you. Any other questions? All right. Thank you. Any other issues that the council wish to bring to the work session? All right. Hearing none, we'll move to regular order. I'd like to call this meeting of the Sandy Spring City Council to order for Tuesday, April 21st, 2026. Will the city clerk please make the announcement to call the role?

Good evening, mayor and council. First, I would like to remind those in attendance to continue to silence all cell phones or other electronic devices at this time. Individuals who would like to provide public comment at a city council meeting are required to complete and submit those public comment cards in advance of the meeting. Public comment cards are always available online at the chamber entrance. Uh just a reminder to those who do provide public comment. You may be allotted up to three minutes to speak on your single chosen topic. As I call roll, please confirm your attendance. Mayor Rusty Paul present. Council member John Paulson. Council member Melody Kelly present. Council member Melissa Mueller here. Council member Frank Roberts here. Council member Mary Ford here. Council member Andrew Tinsky

here. Please join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance 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. Madame clerk, have we received any public comment cards? I have not received any public comment cards. All right, we will close the public comment period. Is there a motion to approve the meeting agenda? Mayor Paul. Mr. Pollson. I move that we approve the meeting agenda for Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Have a motion by Mr. Paulson. Is there a second?

Second. Mo a motion by Mr. Paulson, seconded by Mr. Roberts that we approve the meeting agenda. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on the meeting agenda. All in favor of the motion say I. Oppos? No. The item is approved. Moving to the consent agenda. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? Mayor Paul. Miss Mueller. I move that we approve the consent agenda for Tuesday, April 21st, 2026. Have a motion by Miss Mueller. Is there a second? Second. Motion by Mrs. Pewer, seconded by Miss Ford. That we approve the consent agenda. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on approval of the consent agenda. All in favor of the motion say I.

Opposed? No. The consent agenda is approved. Moving to public hearings. Will the clerk please read the first item? This is agenda item number 2026 097, consideration of a resolution to transmit the annual capital improvements element to the Atlanta Regional Commission presented by planning and zoning manager Michelle Macintosh Ross. Miss Macintosh Ross.

Yes. Good evening. Um good evening, Mayor, City Council. Um, tonight is the public hearing and request for approval of the resolution to that would authorize the city to transmit the capital improvement element known as the CIE, the annual update to the state and regional commissions for review. The CIE annual update is a required element for cities that collect development impact fees. It is a financial report of the collection and expenditures of the impact fee funds that are collected during the fiscal year ending June 30th 2025. The the CIE includes the impact fee eligible project lists of public improvement projects for each public facility category eligible for impact fee funding and those are public safety, recreation and parks, roads and bridges. Tonight we have provided the draft documents prepared in accordance with the development impact fee compliance requirements. Staff recommends that the Mayan city council approved this resolution to transmit the CIE report to the ARC and DCA for their review.

All right. Do we have any public comment cards? We'll close the public hearing. You've heard the report of the planning zoning manager. What's the desire of council? Mayor Paul. Mr. Pollson. I move that we approve agenda item 202697 resolution to transmit the annual capital improvement element to the Atlanta Regional Commission. Motion by Mr. Pollson. Is there a second? I'll support. Motion by Mr. Paulson, seconded by Dr. Kelly that we approve agenda item 202697, a resolution to transmit the annual capital improvement element to ARC. Any discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on agenda item 2026, the resolution transmitting the annual capital improvement elements to the ARC. All in favor of the motion say I. Oppos? No.

The item is approved. The clerk, please read the next item. This is agenda item number 202698, the comprehensive plan public kickoff. Also presented by planning and zoning manager Michelle Macintosh Ross. Miss Macintosh Ross.

Greetings again. Uh so this is um the exciting news. Um, this is the official announcement of the city's initiating an update of its comprehensive plan and the recreation and parks master plan. Two meetings ago on March 17th, a contract award was approved for the professional services to conduct the update of the combined efforts of the comprehensive plan and recreation and parks master plan. Today, we're holding the required public hearing. The comprehensive plan is the city's long range policy guide. It establishes our vision for land use growth investment and it's um and it directly informs decisions on resonings, capital improvements and broader policy um direction. The recreation and parks master plan will assess the current system and provide future investment strategy for facilities and programming. This public kickoff fulfills the first public hearing requirement under the Georgia state guidelines for local comprehensive planning and provides the opportunity to inform the public of the beginning of the planning process and allow for public comment. Here's our schedule. This process will include multiple points of engagement through 2026 and into 27 2027 with an adoption set for midyear of 2027. some of the highlights on here. We have um um we did our project team meeting um two weeks after the adoption of the award. So, April 6th, we are having our official kickoff today, April 21st. We will be um on our next item, new business, uh appointing an advisory committee, which we will engage in the next coming weeks. We will be at popups uh events as they come up, farmers market and all the other events that we have. We'll be engaging with focus

groups and stakeholder meetings. We're having our first public uh open house in June and we will be having of course touch points with mayor and city council and the planning commission throughout this process and we plan as I mentioned to conclude uh in June of 2027. Uh tonight's public hearing, as I mentioned, is the first formal step for this process and staff look forward to working with the mayor and city council and the 2B advisory committee that will be appointed later and uh as well as the community at large in moving forward with this process. And that is my presentation. All right. Do we have any public comment? We do not.

All right. We'll close the public comment period. You've heard the report of the uh planning and zoning manager. What's the desire of council? Oh, no actions needed. I'm sorry. public hearing. Do we need to do anything? All right. Thank you. Thank you so much. All right. Moving to new business. Will the clerk please read the first item?

This is agenda item number 2026 099. Consideration of a resolution to appoint members to the Sandy Springs Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee presented by Mayor Rusty Paul. Um, one of the things that we do as part of the uh comprehensive uh plan process every year, excuse me, or every every time we do it is we have a citizens advisory committee uh to kind of serve as a I guess a focus group that the consultant can work with to bounce ideas, thoughts, get feedback from um from these individuals. It is in no way intended to replace the public comments uh and the public access to the process and and getting that that general public feedback. But this group will meet with a consultant uh four or five six times over the course of the planning process just to provide feedback and to uh give thoughts and ideas to the consultant uh and uh in in putting this together. There are a lot of people who want to serve and I get that. Uh way more than we can ever appoint. Uh in historically we've put about anywhere from 12 to 14 people on this group that represent a broad spectrum of the community and that's what I tried to do uh in putting this together. uh and uh as I say we have a lot we have hundreds of people who are willing to serve and trying to pair this list down to the manageable group that I think we have here uh I've tried to look at people who have a couple of characteristics one they have uh they represent groups or organizations that have a broad network in the community so that they have their fingers on the pulse of de different segments of our community. Also, the people who are going to be uh

involved in implementing this like the planning commission and the board of appeals and to some degree the development authority. Uh historically, we've had some people on that from these groups. Uh in this in this instance, I felt it was important that we have those three organizations on there. Um the rest of them are are again largely citizens who have been engaged in the community and uh have as I say access to uh different groups, the business community, the health community, uh school groups, uh neighborhood groups, homeowner associations, um some folks in our Hispanic uh community, some folks in the Asian community. I've tried to be as broad-based with putting this together as I possibly can. And so you have the list here of uh you know people from faith community also uh people from uh in the past when we've had business representatives we've had people who uh largely represented our small business. We've never really reached out to our large uh employers uh like the Fortune 500 companies and uh one of my appointees uh uh Miss Ewing works with those level of of people in our city companies like uh Mercedes and New uh UPS uh so that we can get some uh some of their thoughts back because they are major employers. So, it's a very broad-based group of people. Got a lot of thought on it. Spent a lot of time trying to think through uh the qual qualifications I was looking for and that I felt that the council would feel comfortable that we had a broad-based group of people here. So, with that, I would ask that the uh council uh approve this list of nominees, and I'll be happy to answer any questions, but first I'm Is there a motion to approve the list?

Mayor Paul, Mr. I move that we approve agenda item 2026 099 appointing members to the Sandy Springs Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee. Is there a second? Second. All right, we got two seconds. I'm going I think Mr. Roberts got in just a second. Either there or my left ear slightly better than my right. So, u we have a motion and second. Is there any discussion? Question. Miss Mueller. Um is Tyler Euing? She's not listed on here. So, do we need to amend the motion? Yeah, we'll need to I guess Rocka, maybe I didn't get that name to you, did I?

I don't I'm not sure, but I'll have to go back and look at my email. Um, but certainly you can a resolution that's presented before. She's on she would she was she was one of the people that I appointed. So, it's Tyler Ewing with Switch Consulting. So, I amend my motion to ad uh appoint these members in including an addition of Miss Tyler Ewing. Yeah, that was a scrivener's error or mayor's error, one of the two. And I second that. Yes. Okay. Uh, any other discussion? Mayor. All right, Mr. Chinsky, we'll just work our way across. Sorry. I always start on this end, but we'll start on this end.

Um, I'm not sure her Miss Miss Yuing is um I haven't seen a resume. I'm not familiar with switch consulting. So just as a and not of a point of order, but I I might suggest we have an opportunity to review that before we have to vote. So is it possible we could approve the people who we got in advance and add Yeah, it was posted in the material. It just wasn't on listed. Okay. Okay. Her resume was included. Okay. Yeah. Miss Ford.

Uh Mayor, thank you for your diligence and going through this process. Um when we were looking at the uh comprehensive plan kickoff a few minutes ago, I know we didn't have the opportunity to ask questions about that, but I did see that we had the dates of the steering committee meetings or they were indicated, but the exact dates weren't given. And so one thing that was uh helpful for me to understand is that those meetings are also public meetings. They are and uh another way for the public to just understand what is being discussed as part of the comprehensive plan. So getting access to those dates would be a a good piece of information so people can plan ahead for that. Thank you.

Mr. Paulson then working come down this. So just just to be clear this is an advisory committee. They don't they don't vote on anything but they they give opinions. They meet with the consultants obviously they meet with the community and their whole idea is kind of a focused group to add information and comments to this group. But this whole comprehensive plan is eventually going to come back thus we're going to wind up voting on this I guess about a year from now. Right. Okay. Dr. Kelly. Well, so with that point made, I'm just curious why why did why did did we feel that it was important to have a council member? Is that just the custom?

As traditionally, we've had a council member on there uh to you know make sure that the council's viewpoints are expressed during these meetings too. Uh I appointed you as I explained to you because you have had more interest in particularly the housing part of uh of the comprehensive plan and you and I have talked about housing on a number of occasions and I thought this would give you an opportunity to uh get in and dig into that and have some input into the process in addition being member council. Cool. Thank you. Um, Miss Macintosh Ross, will your team be the touch point for this or will it be RHI directly or maybe combination? Combination. Okay, I'm the staff project manager and

you feel like you can give us some some tea, some some some information on what we can what those of us who are going to be serving could potentially expect. I think you did this a few years ago. I I witnessed. I just can't remember. But anyway, if you can give us Yeah. So, we'll have you, as you mentioned, five or six meetings or so. We'll go over the different topics. We do plan to figure out some tasks for you guys as well, but it wouldn't be hard. Okay. But it's mainly to get to test. Yeah. To to spread the word and to get input from a broader uh cross-section of the community. Okay.

That's the plan. So, not just meeting here, but tentacles out into the community. Really? Okay, we'll talk. Okay, bye. Any other Oh, and I did want to mention that um Atlanta Regional Commission or Georgia DC does recommend a council person on the committee as well. So, it's a recommendation as well. Mr. Chinsky,

sort of piggybacking off of Dr. Kelly's comments. So, um I think this is this is very helpful to have a committee like this, but I do think this is also one small piece of the community outreach that a lot of us have been talking about. Um and I know we didn't get to to ask you when you're up here um on the public on the plan public kickoff portion, but I know a number of us are also interested in the conjoint study that's going to be going out. So, I I view that also as a really key part of community engagement to work alongside this this committee. Um and I I guess I would just also ask I know that's coming soon. Could could council have an opportunity to review those questions and how that sample is going to be selected before it goes out because I think a number of us would love to see that in particular. It's a little in the weeds, but um

just kind of curious. We have been discussing that. Yes, Michelle and I literally met yesterday to talk about that. Um so I'll be putting together something to share with you all. Uh we're kind of looking at prior examples that they've worked with other cities on. We're pulling some things from there. So, I'll be sharing that with you all and a sort of a list of ideas that staff have about topics that we want to cover and we'll get your feedback early on that of course we can share uh the study as we finalize it. Awesome. Thank you. Anybody else? All right. Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on the agenda item 202699, a resolution appointing members to the Sandy Springs Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee. All in favor of the motion say I. I. Oppos? No.

The item is approved. The clerk will please read the next item. This is agenda item number 2026100. Consideration of a resolution to declare a surplus property as surplus certain property owned by the city and directing disposal of the same. This is presented by buyer Erica Kelly. Miss Kelly.

Good evening, mayor and city council. My name is Eric Kelly and I'm here to present and declare the city-owned surplus properties outlined in exhibit A. Uh these are originated from the fleet department and they are no longer needed for city operations. Uh the fleet department has identified vehicles that are either obsolete or no longer cost effective to maintain or otherwise unneeded for the city's usage. And we are asking that these items can be donated, recycled or auctioned based on the condition and stability or reuse for per the city purchasing policy. This is section 2-334 of the code of ordinance. All departments are required to report obsolete or unneeded goods to the purchasing agent. Uh once city council has declared them as surplus, the city manager with oversight from legal and finance uh will direct their appropriate disposition whether it's through auction or donation or recycle or trade in um or any other lawful means. So all items used will be sold as is or disposed of as is with no warranty expressed or applied and represented limited residual value to the city. So we are recommending that the approval process with a removal that will help manage the resources more effectively and responsibly. Thank you for your consideration.

All right. You've heard the report of the buyer. What's the desire of the council? Mayor Paul. Mr. Paulson. I move approval of agenda item 2026 100 a resolution to declare as surplus certain property owned by the city and directing disposal of the same. Have a motion by Mr. Pollson. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Roberts that we approve the agenda item 2026100 resolution declaring a surplus certain property owned by the city and diso and directing disposal of the same. Any discussion hearing? None. We'll call the question. The questions on agenda item 2026100 resolution declaring a surplus certain property owned by the city. All in favor of the motion say I. Oppos? No. The item is approved. Clerk, please read the next item.

This is agenda item number 2026 101. Consideration of an ordinance to amend the FY2026 public safety community violence reduction grant staffing project budget. This is presented by Jason McCabe who is the CIU manager at SSPD. Mr. McCabe, welcome.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Uh this is a recommendation from staff. The council approve an ordinance to amend public safety community violence reduction grant the staffing project budget and appropriate $288,862 into fiscal year 2026 allowing the police department to implement the fun approved scope and budget changes immediately. Um some background is that we were awarded as a city um two separate public safety community violence reduction grants um an equipment and a staffing for a total of $1,622,189.80 to support the creation implementation of the police department's violent crime reduction team. Over the past two years the department along with city manager's office finance department we've implemented the team. Um, some implementation challenges were encountered which led to some project adjustments. On December 2nd, 2025, propos proposed adjustments to the equipment and technology grant were presented to council in order to address some of these challenges and modify the project scope and that this allowed the city to successfully complete the project before its scheduled end date. Some of the project scope issues discussed at that time, staffing issues and training that were was no longer necessary in particular, also affected the related law enforcement staffing grant. On February 17th, uh to complete the restructured project for the equipment portion and close out the grant ahead of schedule, council approved a similar ordinance moving the remaining equipment and technology grant funds into fiscal year 2026. Last month, the OPB approved the budget amendment and scope change for the law enforcement staffing grant, which repurposes unused personnel funds for salary fringe and related costs to additional equipment u particularly ballistic shields in trauma incident response kits, rifle plates, and uh communication headsets and adapters. To

align with council's previous action on the equipment and technology grant, a similar budget amendment is being requested for the staffing grant to move the $288,862.62 into this fiscal year to cover those equipment costs. Uh unlike the equipment grant, this will not close out the staffing grant as the personnel costs will continue until the end of the grant in fiscal year 27 in October. All right. You've heard the report by Mr. McCabe. What's the desire of councel? Mayor Paul. Mr. Pollson. Uh,

I move that we approve agenda item 2026101 amending the fiscal year 2026 public safety community violence reduction grant staffing project budget. Have a motion by Mr. Pollson. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Roberts that we approve agenda item 2026 101 an ordinance amending the FY26 public safety community violence reduction grant staffing project budget. Any discussion Mr. Paul? May Paul. Thank you Jason. So this 288,000 this is already appropriate. It's part of the grant money that we got two years ago. Right. We're now shifting it. This is not extra money that we're coming up with.

Correct, sir. Yes. This is all part of the same funding that's approved. It was just marked for fiscal year 27 in anticipation and with the scope change we're just asking to move it to 26 so that we can use it on the equipment for the scope. Okay. Good. Thank you. Yes sir. Any other discussion hearing? None. We'll call the question. The questions on agenda item 2026 101, an ordinance to amend the FY26 public safety committee violence or excuse me public safety community violent. It's reduction grant staffing project budget. Uh all in favor of the motion say I. I. Opposed? No. The item is approved. The clerk please read next item.

This is agenda item number 2026102. A resolution to authorize the submission of an application to the Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program and participation agreement to the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Presented by SSPD Police Chief Ken D. Simone. Mr. D. Simone.

Uh good evening mayor and council. Tonight, I bring before you a request to approve a resolution authorizing the Police Department to submit our application to the Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program run by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Uh we've had this certification since 2008. Uh current agreement expires July 26 of this year. Cost of participation is $515. And after this cycle, we will move from meritorious silver award to meritorious gold award by the GACP. All right, you've heard the report of the chief of police. What's the desire of council? Mayor Paul. Mr. Paulson,

I move we approve agenda item 2026102, resolution to authorize the submission of an application to the Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program and Participation Agreement to the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Motion by Mr. Pson. Is there a second? Second motion by Mr. Paulson, seconded by Mr. Roberts, that we approve agenda item 2026102, resolution authorizing submission of an application to the Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program Participation Agreement to the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Uh, any discussion, Mr. Paul? So, Chief, you said it moves us from what level to what level? How's that? Silver to gold. That's good, right? I guess it's good. Gold is more expensive.

Yeah. Thank you. Any other discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on agenda item 2026102, resolution authorizing submission of an application of the Georgia law enforcement certification program participation agreement of the Georgia Association Chiefs of Police. All in favor of the motion say I. No. The item is approved. The clerk will please read the next item. This is agenda item number 2026103. Consideration of a resolution to authorize a local government lightning lighting maintenance agreement for the T 19 Roswell Road Transit and streetscape improvement phase one project and to authorize the mayor to execute the agreement presented by public works director Marty Martin.

Mr. Martin, mayor and council, good evening. Tonight I bring before you first tonight uh local government lighting maintenance agreement uh with the Georgia Department of Transportation for our project T19. In this case, uh this uh lighting agreement is contemplated for phase one of the project T19 project which we hope to take to construction a little later this year. Uh the project as I said being currently prepared for construction with acceptance and approval of this agreement. The city can proceed with the installation and operations of the lighting system as we go to construction with the project. The city is responsible for as with any other lighting system, the city is installed on State Route 9 or Roswell Road. In this case, the city is responsible for all cost associated with the lighting to include the installation of the lighting system estimated at some $43,500 as a part of the project when left for construction. Operations, maintenance, and repair of the lighting system once installed would also be the burden of the city moving forward. As with all other lighting systems we have installed with uh previous projects on Roswell Road.

You've heard the report of the public works director was desire of council. Mayor Paul, Mr. Chensky, I move approval of agenda item 2026-103, a resolution to authorize a local government lightning lighting maintenance agreement for the T19 Roswell Road Transit and Streetscape improvements phase 1 project and to authorize the mayor to execute the agreement. Have a motion by Mr. Chinsky. Is there a second?

Second. Motion by Mr. Chinsky, seconded by Miss Ford, that we approve agenda item 2026103, resolution authorizing local government lighting maintenance agreement for T19 Rosal Road Transit and Streets Gape Improvement Project. Any discussion? Hearing none, we'll call a question. The questions on agenda item 2026 103, a resolution authorizing local government lighting maintenance agreement for T19 Rosal Road Transit Streetscape improvement. All in favor of the motion say I. Oppos? No. The item is approved. Clerk, please read the next item.

This is agenda item number 2026 104. Consideration of consideration of a resolution for the mayor's signature on the housing and urban development environmental review for activity project that is categorically excluded subject to section 58.5 document for the Northwood Drive sidewalk and pedestrian crossings community development block grant project presented by public works director Marty Martin.

Mr. Martin, mayor and council, a little different business item before you tonight uh with the Northwood sidewalk project that we're p pursuing through uh HUD funding, in this case the community development block grant as a part of the city's roles and responsibilities with respect to HUD's processes and requirements. the the city actually conducts the environmental the national environmental policy act coordination for much of the work uh for our projects especially in this case with what would be classed a categorical exclusion relatively low-level um environmental review uh all things considered in the national environmental policy act uh scheme of things and environmental assessment and environmental impact statement much higher up on threshold of rigor that's required to be conducted in terms of public outreach and decision- making uh with this tonight. This is a sidewalk project on Northwood uh that's within constructed or built out rightway and so the environmental decisions are of a relatively uh low threshold here. Um the consultant in this case was hired uh and qualified to perform environmental support for us for a HUD related project. In this case, it was uh a matter of making outreach to the affected agencies, be they state agencies such as the state historic preservation office, US Fish and Wildlife, etc. to confirm no impacts uh to environment associated with building this sidewalk and developed right away. again with those positive findings and a public information openhouse that the city conducted on March 20, 2026. Uh, excuse me, that's script typo there. 2025 for that. Uh staff recommends that the mayor uh be allowed to sign the environmental review activity report

documenting for the record that we believe this to be a categorical exclusion under the guidelines provided by HUD and the national and in within the national environmental policy act. You've heard the report of the public works director desire of council. Mayor Paul Mr. Chinsky. I move approval of agenda item 2026-104, a resolution for the mayor's signature on the housing and urban development environmental review for activity project that is categorically excluded subject to section 58.5 document for the Northwood Drive sidewalk and pedestrian crossings community development block grant project. Motion by Mr. Chinsky. Is there a second? Second.

Motion by Mr. Chinsky, seconded by Miss Ford, that we approve agenda item 2026 104, a resolution for the mayor's signature on the housing and urban development environmental review for activity project that is categorically excluded subject to section 58.1, excuse me, 5 document for the Northwoods Drive sidewalk project and pedestrian crossing. Any discussion hearing? None. We'll call the question. The question is on agenda item 2026 104. And I'm not going to read that whole long thing again. You know what you're voting on. All in favor of the motion say I. I. Oppos? No. Item is approved. Clerk will please read the next item.

This is agenda item number 20 26105. Consideration of a resolution to approve the list of streets and application to the Georgia Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 2026 local maintenance and improvement grant local road assistance administration supplemental and to authorize the mayor to execute the application and cover letter presented by public works director Marty Martin. Mr. Martin,

mayor and council, as as happened last year, uh, state of Georgia made additional funds available through the Elme program to municipalities, uh, termed the local road assistance administration supplemental. Uh, in for this year's case, uh, the city has an opportunity to claim an amount of 1,159, thou excuse me, I'm stating the wrong, let me make sure. uh1,159,63246 in additional state funds that we recommend we apply toward the LMEG program, local maintenance improvement grant or paving program. Uh the city's LRA supplemental distribution as mentioned um the application is due for these funds by June 15, 2026. uh with this application for LMEG funds with this additional LRA money uh we are also required as we did with the uh LME application uh which uh we submitted back in uh December 16th of last year 2025 we'll need to provide a list of roadways uh proposing which roadways to be paved with as a part of this work what we have done is reached forward to next fiscal year's paving program to find additional roadway miles to pave. So, we're pulling forward PCI score, the low PCI scores awaiting us next year uh for a total of 4.63 miles to match the the dollar amounts available to us here with this local uh roadway assistance program. So with that tonight, uh we recommend to you this list of streets so that we may apply for the additional monies from the state to enjoy the use of this uh a little over $1 million in supplemental state funds for paving.

Mr. Martin, this is for the current fiscal year. Do how long do we have to to uh expend those funds? If we obligate them tonight, then we're protected, correct? Yes, sir. We our list is due by June the 15th. Okay. Before the end of the fiscal year. Yes, sir. All right. You've heard the report of the public works director. What's the desire of counsel? Mayor Paul. Mr. Paul. I move approval of agenda item 2026 105. Resolution resolution to approve the list of streets and application to the Georgia Department of Transportation for the fiscal year 2026 Lmeg grant local road assistance administration supplemental and to authorize a mer execute the application and cover letter. We have a motion by uh Mr. Paulson. Is there a second?

Second. All right. All right, Miss Mueller. Uh, we have a motion by Mr. Pollson and seconded by Miss Mueller that we approve agenda item 2026 105. Any discussion? So, Mayor Paul, so in addition to the 1.15 million, we now have another 1.2 whatever the number is 2.6. Yes, sir. So, our Elme is actually near like 2 and a half 2.7 million. Huh. Keep boosting it up. Yes.

Fantastic. This is the second or third year the state has appropriated addition familiar with Absolutely. last year it kind of it so I think it's now been three years in a row as you mentioned mayor it's kind of late breaking last year um wasn't we didn't know it was going to happen and then it happened very late so we had to undertake a change order uh late last year in order to expend those dollars I think the governor signed the supplemental budget a little earlier than he did last year which helped any other discussion y Dr. Kelly. Um, Marty, just a quick question about our paving. We are we're gearing up to, I guess, bid out our next assessment in the fall.

That'll be in calendar year. So, I'll watch fiscal and calendar here. Calendar year 2027 is when the next PCI assessment is due to take place. So, we've got about one more year's worth of right roadway list. Then calendar year 27, we'll move into getting another PCI study to give us. So you'll secure the vendor late this year, right? So again, it uh I'm just thinking back it it looked like we did that in It should be early next year that we go get the vendor. Oh, okay. That's I think that's what I think I believe that's what our schedule is for that.

Okay. And just since we're talking about the timeline, so Q1 um 2027 and then the assessment will take the whole the rest of 27 calendar year. It usually takes about 6 months. Okay. I'm I'm just trying to imagine what fiscal year we could expect the next to to be working with a fresh assessment uh set, if you will. It should be FY28. FY28, I believe. Yeah, I believe. I think we're on the right schedule. And if I need to update that, I I absolutely will. Okay. Yeah. So, we'll keep our PCI consultant on schedule.

And and I'm asking because I know we we talked about um adding legacy concrete uh treatments to the scope. So, it'll it may make our paving list look a little different. So, I'm interested. Thank you. Absolutely. Mueller. So, Marty, now that we're going to be getting underway, I think we already started some paving. I think Brandon Millridge, we did some work. Um, can you speak to the uh notifications that residents receive uh when they're about to have their roads paved?

All right. So, there's a couple of And so, pavement is almost done for this year. So, we're about two weeks away. We had a brief hiatus over the coldest months of the year. uh and it was all because of this kind of late change order for the LRA funds we received this past year. So what the paving contractor is paving right now and should be completed with here in about the next two weeks is the LRA work. Uh so the notifications uh that go along with the paving work uh first in inside Sandy Springs and published to a city web page. Uh so there ought to be hints provided within inside Sandy Springs. Uh there here's a link. Uh but we put the twoe look ahead inside inside Sandy Springs as well. That twoe look ahead week of this this street from here to here is getting paved. So so that's the community facing location. Then physically on the ground about a week or so in advance is the the goal. Uh, we have a series of freestanding A-frame signs that staff places out at critical intersections, start and finish, out on the roadway to be paved. Uh, they purchased a little larger A-frame uh to improve visibility based on some concerns about not being able to see the smaller A-frame, especially as you get toward later months of the year, darker, whatever. So, so hopefully that them A-frames improve the visibility as we get out to the streets there and and get out. But as I mentioned, that all wraps up here in about another two weeks and we're done with paving until the next left for a paving contract later this this calendar year.

But we don't actually leave anything on any doors or anything knobs. We It's all just the street signs because I know that I get questions on this. I didn't get anything and I point them to all the things that you've said. Um, but I didn't know if there was something else that we do. No, that's that's the notifications we've used historically. Any other discussion, Dr. Kelly? And then go ahead. Well, I already spoke, so I guess Mr. Paul. So, real quick, they did paving this past fall, I think. And Marty, these signs are only about this big. So, are the bigger ones ready? They're here. They're here. They're here. Okay. Those little bitty ones, you can barely see them. All right. So, they're here now. All right. Good. Thanks.

All right. Um, just for comparison, uh, just based on our last PCI report, we hired the vendor fall 2023 and council received, we received our first report May 2024, just kind of so that's what I was thinking maybe three years apart. Okay. But, yep. Any other discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. Questions on agenda item 2026 105 approving the list of streets and applications to the Georgia Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2026 local maintenance and improvement grant. All in favor of the motion say I.

I no. The item is approved. The clerk please read the next item. This is request number 2026106 consideration of a resolution to approve a construction agreement between the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia Department of Transportation and the Georgia Department of Transportation for the City of Sandy Springs portion of the path 400 multi-use trail extension from Windsor Parkway to north of Baroque Circle phase 2 and to authorize the mayor to execute the agreement presented by public works director Marty Martin. Mr. Martin.

All right. Mayor and council, about the last administrative step required to move forward with construction of segment two of path 400. In front of us tonight is the construction agreement between the city and the Georgia Department of Transportation for segment two of the path 400 multi-trail uh multi-use trail extension from Windsor Parkway to just north of Baroque Circle. Call it the phase two project. The agreement outlines the expectations or requirements for both parties as it relates to the receipt of federal funds for the construction of the project. GOAT is the direct recipient of the funds in this case from FHWA and provides oversight over the project. Uh with these monies, uh the construction agreement outlines the funding for the project. G do DOT funding 80 80% of the project at 14,286,73040 in the city 20% uh 3,571,68260. Uh there are adequate funds for the city's local match within our projects. Uh is in the addition to this work uh this agreement also covers some $2.1 million in uh funding the construction engineering inspection support and materials and testing support uh required by the project

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sorry one more in avail in additional available funds should we those be required to implement all of the contract actions I was just talking about the city has received as well uh and now has in place an additional 750,000 in grant funding from the housing and urban uh department of housing and urban development uh as uh Congress member McBth's office sponsored some two years ago and is now through the HUD program and that that air mark has arrived here. So adequate funds within the city, adequate federal funds to support the project and the material testing and inspection associated with it at this point. So, few more agreements or notices in place and then we can give the contractor notice to proceed to begin construction of this project later this summer.

You've heard the report of the public works director Westire of Council. Mayor Paul, Miss Ford, move to approve agenda item 2026-106, a resolution to approve a construction agreement between the city of Sandy Springs and the Georgia Department of Transportation for the city of Sandy Springs portion of the path 400 multi-use trail extension from Windsor Parkway to north of Baroque Circle phase 2 and to authorize the mayor to execute the agreement. We have a motion by Miss Ford. Is there a second? Second.

A motion by Miss Ford, seconded by Mr. Chinsky that we approve agenda item 2026 106, a resolution uh approving a construction agreement between the city of Sandy Springs and Georgia DOT for the Sandy Springs portion of Path 400 multi-use trail extension from Windsor Parkway to north of Brogue Circle. Any discussion, Miss Ford? Couple questions. Marty, thank you for um getting us to this point with this project. Is can you just give us the update on the the uh where we are? Is the design done and

oh so one important fact um this construction contract in the eyes of the city is awarded. So the construction contract with FS Scarboro uh we brought that approved construction contract uh to mayor and council on November 18th of 2025. Okay. So uh a little bit about process real quickly. So city advert once G dot approves a set of plans for us to take this project out to bid. We advertised that project. We collected bids and made a recommended bidder an award to FS Garboro which the council endorsed in November of 2025. Subsequent to that we then provided that recommended award to GOT. they have to ultimately approve and then create this construction agreement in the interest of us moving forward with the construction contract with the bidder and then mobilizing for construction. So shortly after council approved that award, we transmitted the bid facts, all of the bid tabulations, all the supporting documentation regarding the contractor, the G dot. They reviewed that. We had a couple of interrogatories back and forth over the last couple of months to satisfy the the G dot's requirements and then they created this construction agreement that formalizes the dollars in the bid and the other dollars we've requested the CI the material testing etc and a formal construction agreement that gives us now the ability to move forward with the contract contractor and execute the project. So through construction or through construction bidding ready to now award and give notice to proceed to the construction contractor to commence construction is where we are today.

So the design is completed. It is absolutely. Okay. And we've talked tonight about design guidelines and I recognize that path 400 was not necessarily one of the components of the design guidelines but there may be things that can be applied that we learned along the way or is that are we past that point for that design? Uh for this design, we are we are with a bid, a firm bid from a construction contractor for the standards contained within the construction contract and plans that we put out for bid. Mr. Martin, wouldn't it be fair to say that if we made changes at this point, we'd have to kind of start over or at least back up several steps to get

and and and I don't know that the design guidelines honestly would influence much about a path project. And I I and I'll give you a couple of specific reasons why I say that. Uh in this case, I think you're very familiar with the project. It's all within Georgia 400 right ofway.

So never mind. Well, let's let's do mind the fact that these are federal funds overseen by G dot for one thing. So we'll apply state standards for how that those bridges, the paths, etc. are constructed within it. But then again as well it's now resident within the stateowned rideway which again kind of doubly reinforces the use of those standards there. So doesn't mean we won't have the opportunity for maybe some flourishes like some streetscape furniture those kinds of things at select locations throughout it council member Paulson as we may pursue in the future with perimeter etc. But uh pretty much the design is of concrete bridges and retaining walls and it it's a lot to do with the G dot bridge office and the struct the structural review requirements etc that they're going to uh impose upon us in the interest of meeting those standards required to construct within a state highway rightway. So basically our ability to influence the design is very limited because it's in G dot right away and really a G dot project

and and and the standards are fairly straightforward there with what we must comply with. Yes, ma'am. Okay. And I know that we've had some other instances for the other sections that have been built where we've had to work with uh residents regarding some safety concerns and things. So, if there were a situation like that to come up with this segment, is who is the the the go-to for a resident? Is it the city? Is it Got us. It's our project to administer. So, it's it's ours. It there needs to be a discussion about a standard modifying a standard. It comes through the city to go to GTO. It's a locally administered project all said and done.

Okay. Thank you. All right, Mr. Chinsky and M. Miller

Marty, we were not at least council member Ford and I were not sworn in yet in November, but I I believe there was some discussion around public art at that point and the opportunity for public art to be part of this project. Could you just remind us where we came out with that? Or if not, is that something that we could potentially help influence for for the future? trying to recollect right now because in in many discussions related to other projects on public art it's the art is is not incorporated into the construction contract itself. So hasn't been nor so our approach has been in general on the larger public works projects where uh is to define uh more so uh an opportunity within the project that could be a good staging point for future application for instance for a mural. You create that blank retaining wall that's desired for that. uh there have been uh opportunities to in introduce art into some portions of the other parts of path that have been built. We're fully aware of that. So those might be some opportunities in the future as once the project is completed then implementation of or introduction of art into the path could be done. And as well, Councilman Pollson, as we talked about at the very northern end of the segment, the Pat part already constructed in 285400 for us to the north end, we're looking at some augmentations, more so landscaping, uh, street furniture that perimeter C may be interested in introducing up at that end. So,

yeah, I' I'd be curious to continue the discussion offline too at some point about that. So, but it but it lends itself to that and there have been opportunities uh taken advantage of on the portions that have been built already to incorporate art into the project. Post construction is more so where we see it. Miss Miller, so my question I have is about the timing. So ballpark high level now we have all all segments are funded. Sounds like we're going to go. Is this a two-year to see to see when can I ride my bicycle from top to bottom? It's a three-year construction cycle. Three year construction cycle. Okay.

Correct. So, got one that's been underway for a while and a lot of that has to do with environmental migratory species and what year what times of the year you can remove trees etc. in the interest of constructing the path etc. So, it's three-year construction contract. three year construction from this year from the day we go notice to proceed to the contractor which should be this summer. Okay. Thank you. Any other discussion?

Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on agenda item 2026 106 uh approving a construction agreement between the city of Sandy Springs and Georgia DOT for the city of Sandy Springs portion of Path 400 multi-use trail extension from Windsor Parkway to north of Broke Circle. All in favor of the motion say I. Opposed? No. The item is approved. Clerk, please read the next item. This is um agenda item number 2026 107. Consideration of a resolution to approve contract award to NGI trenchless pipe and sewer repair, Inc. to construct the trenchless storm water pipe lining project and to authorize the city manager to execute the contract presented by public works director Marty Martin. Mr. Martin,

mayor and council, uh, our staff, uh, with consultant support has prepared a trenchless storm water pipelining project. And in this case, they found 12 candidate sites spread across the city that were opportune for trenchless pipelining. That mean meaning no excavation work access to either end of the pipe. As long as the contractor can get adequate ice access, they can reinforce and stabilize uh deteriorating stormwater pipe buried and in place without uh the costly work to get at the pipe and replace the pipe. Uh with all that said, the project developed storm water infrastructure at those 12 locations throughout the city. And in the interest of getting biders for that work, the city issued an invitation to bid on February 4th of this year, soliciting bids from qualified contractors. Held a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting in February as well. Uh and bids were received on March 11th of this year. Based on the bid results and the qualifications of the contractors, uh the city recommends award be made to NGI Trenchless Pipe and Repair Incorporated in the amount of $227,84.50. City's cost estimate for this uh work was estimated at just around the $260,000 ballpark, $2634,250. uh the and one qualification with it if you review the uh summary of biders in the bid memo you'll see that uh another contractor was the immediate an initial apparent low bidder that being video industrial services however they identified a discrepancy in their bid that would have required a change to the price making them not the low bidder any longer therefore the city went with instead NGI trenchless pipe and repair

at 227 which had the good bid in that particular case. So with that staff recommends award DNG I trenchless pipe and repair in the amount of 227 80450. You've heard the report of the public works director what's desired council. Mayor Paul Mr. policy. I move approval of agenda item 2026107. Approve a contract award to NGI Trenchless Pipe and Sewer Repair Inc. to construct a trenchless storm pipe storm water pipelining project and authorize city manager execute same. Motion by Mr. Pollson. Is there a second? Second.

Motion by Mr. Pollson, seconded by Mr. Roberts that we approve agenda item 2026 107 resolution approving contract award to NGI trenchless pipe to construct a trenchless storm uh water pipelining project. Any discussion? Mayor Paulson. Hi Marty. You know I love this stuff right so I expected it. It's a matter of first off have we done any work with these guys before?

I I believe staff has on much smaller projects. So and I'll speak to staff experience in this case. We've we've done a lot of trenches uh pipe repair in years past. So, I think between the combination of staff experience and contractor experience here, uh I think we've got enough experience here to render a successful project here. And is is this spincast or is this the lining that you pull through and cure? It just says cured in place. Doesn't say spincast. I don't know how big these pipes are. I I believe this is pulled through.

Is it pulled through? But I can answer you in more detail with the specific lines we're using here. I don't I don't think there's any spincast in that, but I believe it's pulled through in place. So, okay, good. Well, I look forward to seeing the pictures of this when you guys uh go through this. Thank you.

Any other discussion? Marty, I'm going to take a point of personal privilege and ask you a question about a non-related project. When shall we see two-way traffic on Johnson Ferry and Mount Vernon? Mayor and council reports are encouraging. So I'll leave you with that. So I got a really good update today. Uh we should see uh in preparation. So one, there has been more utility work than we've seen in a long time out on this first tenth of a mile of project here in the in the last four weeks. And a lot of credit to Georgia Power for getting some folks mobilized to to help out there. Uh we should see paving as soon as mid to late next week to be and this won't be final paving. So I'll be very qualified with that. But paving mid to late next week and there's probably about seven eight business days of paving. Of course, when does the drought decide to end? The day we decide to restart paving it looks like if you look at the forecast. So I've got an uh anyhow. So qualifier there. But with that paving and then some other work that we need to do to our traffic signals, especially those two signals right here at Roswell Road, the one on Johnson Ferry, and we have to add a mast arm yet that's been in conflict. It's too close to the Georgia Power high voltage circuit that's just feet away from it. Uh so we're going to have to get uh some special uh it's going to have to be a D. Georgia Power is gonna have to deenergize for a day or a couple hours while the contractor puts that final mast arm. I'm talking way in the weeds now. We're making sausage here, mayor. I apologize for that. But anyhow, so they've got to get that mast arm up so they can hang traffic signals on it to get the signals into the new operation for two-way traffic. So, I'm

looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of the 15th of May to have two-way traffic on Johnson Ferry and Mount Vernon Highway. And the further east you go, the more normal the traffic gets. We've got a few meanders we have to take with the travel lanes. There's a pole or two in the way between here and the library that we've got to address. We're going to barricade that in the interest of providing safe two-way traffic around it. But we see two-way traffic coming to these two intersections by somewhere on or about the 15th of May, it looks like. So, promising news there, I think. So, and then some more utility relocations, get finally get the polls out of the way and we'll put the final

and there'll be a lot of work left to do. You know, we got landscaping, we've got other a lot of utility wreck out still to go. A lot of things left to be done, but at least we'll be birectional by around the 15th of May, right?

Yes, sir. That's the plan. We hope to get uh as well with our communications folks, get out some word about the new traffic condition. They're already putting that together. I've seen a initial run of that uh explaining the two-way traffic uh scheme that'll be out there. So, I I think we're ready for the roll out for it. I think we're ready to put some curb line down and hopefully get some paving down here in the next week or two along with a little signal work and then get that and then as you recollect with the final utility rec uh deconstruction out there, uh we did take the top off of a major transmission pole out there. The rest of it still remains right now. It's carrying some wires that we still with Georgia Power have to wreck out there as well. So, good bit of utility demolition still to go. That'll take a chunk of the summer to take care of there. But as we get more into that, we'll have a better prognosis on when we put the final nail over there. But two-way traffic target is May 15th.

All right. Thank you. Um, returning to regular order. Uh we have a motion in a second to approve agenda item 2026107 a uh resolution approving contract award to NGI trenchless pipe and sewer repair to construct the trenchless storm water uh pipelining project and authorize city manager to execute the contract. All in favor of the motion say I opposed. No. The item is approved. Clerk, please read the next item. This is agenda item number 2026 108. consideration of a resolution to accept the transfer of ownership between the Georgia Department of Transportation and the city of Sandy Springs for project P2 Abernathy South Greenway. This is presented by director of recreation and parks Brent Walker.

Mr. Walker,

good evening mayor and council. When the Georgia Department of Transportation constructed the Johnson Ferry Road Abernathy Road widening project, they quick claimed the acquired ride ofway to the city in 2014, but retained remnants of the total acquisitions and some of the rightway that was required with that project. With this action, GOT is now quick claiming any and all of its rights held in those parcels and the rideway. These parcels lie in the intersection of River Valley Road and Johnson Ferry Road, the intersection of Bridgewood Valley Drive and River Valley Road along Johnson Ferry Road from Abernathy Road southward to Longacre Drive and along the south side of Abernathy Road from Longacre Drive to Wright Road. The acquisition of these parcels will allow the city to continue with the Abernathy South Greenway project to provide trail additions and stabilization, drainage and erosion control with new rain gardens, stream bank restoration, and improved pedestrian crossings at existing crosswalks. With that, I open it up to any questions you may have.

All right, you've heard the report of the director of recreation parks. What's the council? Mayor Paul, Miss Mueller, I move that we approve agenda item 2026-108 uh consideration of a resolution to accept the transfer of ownership between the Georgia Department of Transportation GOT and the city of Sandy Springs for project P02 the Abernathy South Greenway. Motion by Miss Mueller. Is there a second? I'll second. Motion by Miss Mueller, seconded by Dr. Kelly that we approve agenda item 2026 108, a resolution accepting the transfer of ownership between the Georgia Department of Transportation and Sandy Springs. Any discussion, Miss Mueller?

So, I'm really excited that so we can finally actually uh get construction going. So, can you just go over the schedule again? Are we going to go out to bid this summer and construct in the fall? Can you just go over that? Sure. So, the project is fully uh completed as far as design goes. It is permitted. Uh we're just met with the designers last week uh to start putting together the technical manual and the bid document. So, we expect that to go out in May. Uh then as soon as that's awarded by council, we will mobilize. I can't give you a timeline on when construction will start. Uh but the hope is sometime. It's about a year project I think is said before or more. Yeah, it's pretty substantial. All right. This has been around for a while. So, thank you. Any other discussion?

Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on agenda item 2026 108 resolution accepting transfer of ownership between the Georgia Department of Transportation, City of Sandy Springs for project P2, Abernathy South Greenway. All in favor of the motion say I. I opposed. No. Thank you, mayor. The item is approved. Moving to Mayor and Council reports. Uh, Mr. Pawson, I think you had some cars out on the lawn this weekend. Yes, sir.

Did. So, those of you that were here Sunday, I'm sure you had a great time. Those that weren't, you missed it. There are cars out there that there 120 124 cars, I think, all in. The most expensive was a $5 million LaFerrari, which when I save up my council money, I'm going to buy one of these one of these days. What a what a stunning piece of equipment. But all kinds of cars, all kinds of people. We had thought there'd be around 3,000 attendees. Uh they sold over 4,000 tickets. And I'll leave you with a I guess a couple of comments. Every driver I talked to and everybody that knows about car shows said that the quality and caliber of cars at the show was the kind of car you'd see at a show in Pebble Beach, California. So, we're talking high-end. And this is strictly because of Caffeine and Octane. Caffeine and Octane is a group that took this project on. We paid the manpower cost for the people that actually worked the dead day. Other than that, they organized the whole darn thing for free. They collect the tickets and they went out and they handpicked cars to come to this, which is actually a pretty rare thing for them to do, but it's an invitation. It went over so well. We're having conversations with the Sand Springs Police Foundation board and members about doing this again next year. Everybody said this is a fantastic venue with City Hall in the back, the green and everything else. So anyway, it's a fantastic show and uh I look forward to doing it next year and hopefully we will and have even more cars and more people. Fantastic day.

Well, thank you. It was great. I unfortunately I wasn't able to be here, but uh I I've heard great reports. When my wife comes home impressed by all those muscle cars, you can tell that something magnificent had happened. Uh any any other reports, conversations? All right. Uh, Miss Carlile, financials.

Good evening, Mayor Council. We are reviewing February 2026 un audited financials. We are at 66.67% of the fiscal year. Revenues are at 87.05%. Expenditures are at 57.02% of the uh approved budget. All the departments are operating within the approved budget. And this concludes your report for February 2026. All right. Any questions of the CFO? Mr. Paulson. Mayor Paul. Thank you. Real quick, uh, the property taxes that we picked up, it's at 103% of budget. Have we got about everything that we're going to get out of the property taxes for this year? Do you know? We tend to get a maybe two smaller amounts before we close the fiscal year.

Okay. A little more to come. Yeah. Thank you. Any further questions? All right. Thank you, Miss Carlile. We need an executive session for the purposes of real estate and litigation. Is there a motion to move into executive session? Mayor Paul, I move that we suspend regular order and move into executive session for the purposes of real estate and litigation. We have a motion by Mr. Paulson. Is there a second? Second. Motion by Mr. Pollson, seconded by Miss Mueller that we suspend regular order and move into executive session for the purposes of real estate and litigation. Any discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. The questions on the executive session. All in favor of the motion say I. I.

Oppos? No. We are in executive session. Uh there will be no further business conducted this evening. Uh we will simply return to this room and uh return to regular order and adjourn for the evening. Thank you very much. All righty.

Let's dismiss this and get out of here. 853.

Mr. Paulson moves that we uh return to regular order. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Roberts. Any discussion? Hearing none, we'll call the question. Any questions on return to regular order? All in favor of the motion say I. Oppos? No. We're back in regular order. Mr. Pollson moves adjournment. Is there a second? Seconded by Mr. Roberts. All in favor? Opposed? No. We are adjourned at 8:54. as you said.