Um in over the next few months.

Business license renewals.

The general business license renewals were sent out last month.

They we receive majority of our revenue in the third quarter because our tax deadline for our business license is March 31st without any penalty or interest.

So you'll see that revenue increase over the next few months.

The commercial permits are up.

Typically, we'll see the permits increase a lot in the first half of the fiscal year, and then the second half of the year to go into spring, they'll go um many of those will start construction.

So the permits will slow down.

Sometimes we do see a balancing of those from uh first half of the year to second half of the year, um, depending on how much um construction is taking place over the summer.

Uh charges for services are in line as well.

They're in their typical cycle.

Um we'll see that revenue increase in the spring as well as the um outdoor sports come into come into play.

And so those are the major um areas, and if anyone has any specific questions, I'll be happy to answer those as well.

I have a question, yes, sir.

On the front, for example, the franchise taxes due to the cycle that we're quite a bit below the budget.

No, sir, that has to do a lot with our electric fees, um, our electric revenue because um with electric companies we get franchise tax at a four percent.

So whenever the revenues may be lower, um we receive less franchise because it's a percentage.

So with our electric and natural gas and natural gas prices have um been lower, and that would reflect be um have a reflection on some of the natural uh heating and natural gas, so those collections are lower, and then you also have um the electric companies that we have.

Um with the warmer months currently we're experiencing a lot of cold days, so we'll see those um franchise fees creep up a little bit as we go through the winter months, but we've had a very mild fall, so those revenues are not as high as we would have liked.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

And um if double questions amendment um motion to receive and file then is what you'd probably ask.

Yes, that's all I was gonna say.

And Mr.

Chairman may make a motion to receive and file seconds.

Make a motion to receive and file.

Second.

All right, pass Q.

The next item on our agenda.

The amendment to the griff races.

Physical year 2026 parts by department.

So, yes, sir.

This item is a budget amendment.

Um the parks um division applied for a uh grant a while back, and they were um the recipients of the grant.

It is a um with a maximum half million dollar match, and these um with construction going for Sabinsky Park, they wanted to request half of that grant fund amount, and they will be utilizing those funds for the construction of the park.

There is still the other um half that will be received at a later date once the construction uh moves further along.

So the total amount that they're um asking to receive is 220,507 cents.

You said that was in part of the grant is not the full grant, then correct.

They have up to half a million, so they are requesting a portion of that currently, and okay.

And this is our match of it is already using the money that was set aside.

This is an additional, this is correct.

Okay, yeah.

To approve the amendment to the FY2026 parks bond to receive um the federal land and water conservation grant funds.

Second.

We moved and second.

Any questions?

Discussion?

All those in favor?

With consent.

Yeah.

I'm okay with consent.

Um council members.

I don't think they get to get they have a voice they'll they get to decide with the whether it'll be on consent come January, though.

So okay.

No other business before the finance committee adjourned.

All personnel and insurance committee to order.

The uh first business is the minutes.

Make a motion to approve the minutes.

Second.

All in favor.

Um board of zoning appeal appointment ward one.

I'm making a motion to reappoint James Rosser Sutherland to the Board of Zoning Appeals with the term ending January 14, 2029.

Um second?

I second that.

All in favor.

I guess that's okay for us to do.

Consent.

Consent.

No objection.

No objection.

Uh next is the planning commission appointment of Ward 1.

Make a uh motion to reappoint Craig Smith to the planning commission for three years.

Second.

All in favor.

On consent.

No objection.

Problems?

No objection.

City of Marietta pension board appointments.

This is an item where uh you'll remember uh state law now requires the council to actually approve uh these individuals, even though they've been approved uh by a vote uh that's taking place among the um post the members that vote for each one of those DI hear a motion on the appointment of these persons.

I make a motion to appoint me read them all up.

Ronnie Barrett, post four, Patina Brown post five, Patrick Benito post eight to the City of Marietta pension board for three-year term.

Second.

All in favor.

Any problem with consent?

No.

No problem.

But your concern about the numbering, that's three years.

1126 of the salary adjustment coming up.

Oh, yes, sir.

Yeah, we've got a uh we just sent out a notice that we've got a four percent salary increase that applies to all of our regular employees as long as uh you've been here six months.

Uh basically, if you uh were hired before July 1st, uh you'll get that four percent, which we're very happy we're able to do.

And uh on top of that, there's not an increase on the health insurance uh that our employees are gonna pay.

Uh that's all being absorbed by the city, so uh that uh will mean they get a full four percent uh in this check that will be uh they'll actually get the first check the first week of January, it'll apply to the last part of December.

That won't pertain to any of these though doesn't pertain to any of these, right?

No, just no information purposes very personnel.

Yeah, okay.

I'm excited we have an outstanding staff and they deliver.

Absolutely.

Very lucky.

Okay, any other further business or personnel and insurance?

If not, I'll stand adjourned.

Call to order the parks, recreation, and tourism committee.

Uh first order of business is our minutes from November 25th, 2025.

Do we have a motion?

Do we have a motion?

Make a motion to approve the minutes.

Second.

Uh it's been moved in property second.

All in favor?

Ask this 3-0.

Uh next up is our uh 2009 parks bond report.

Eric.

Thank you, Chairman.

Uh good evening, everyone.

Uh so with the report, uh, since the November committee reports, uh, interest earnings were credited in the amount of uh $1,713 and 56 cents.

Uh so that raises our available balance up to $76,743 and 30 cents uh for any overages at Larry Sminsky Park or other uh other projects uh if needed.

Um so the uh the project at Wildwood Park has been completed.

Thank you for all for attending the uh the uh reopening there.

Uh we've received the final $50,000 uh for the land of water conservation fund grant, and that grant has been has been closed out.

Um in uh November so last month we uh we appropriated the overages for Wildwood Park and to balance that project budget.

Uh over the last month we did have one invoice come in of six hundred dollars after we did that rebalancing, and so uh we had uh a company we're working with, we did two projects with them, and both the invoices were six hundred dollars each.

So it was just an oversight by staff.

Um so what we'd like to do is wait until uh we finish the Larry Sabinsky project and then we can rebalance um all at one time if that's okay.

Um so the uh the balance available the 76,743 dollars.

We're not counting the six hundred dollars as part of that, so we're just we're making sure that's separates okay.

Um at Atherton Square, uh the framework holding up the interpretive panels uh is being is being repaired.

Um and then so we've received quotes like the contractor, uh the project's underway.

We anticipate the project being completed by the end of January uh for that.

Uh for uh Larry Sabinski Park, as Patina mentioned, uh we received the uh the first reimbursement installment um of our grants.

Um and again that's just a portion of the six of the half million dollar grants.

Um that money will go back into the park spot account and we'll start gaining interest, so that'll be a benefit to us for there.

So uh now I just uh want to call up uh Rich Deckman who's with me this evening, uh, who can give a good update on Larry Suminsky Park and our our activity there.

Thank you.

Good evening, everyone.

I haven't been up here in quite a while.

We haven't talked about park spot as much, and Rich used to kind of take up that uh take on that role for a while.

But we're looking at we've we all know we've got some sensitive soils out there in the last uh photo you saw.

You saw a lot less concrete than you see today.

You can see that loop trail.

Uh they got a most of that poured in.

The sections you see that are not poured in are allow access of heavy equipment to get around the site, and that loop is almost uh closed at this point.

Uh the uh square pad off to the right is uh going to um take on the uh pavilion, the picnic shelter, and to the left you can uh or the the right of that you can faintly see uh where the playground's gonna be.

Schedule wise, um uh uh the contractor is gonna uh stand back during uh Christmas and New Year's.

Uh they plan to have between the between the middle of January and where and end of January, we're gonna have side down landscaping, irrigation, which a lot of this is already in.

They will have most of the fencing and railings up and the site furnishings in by the end of uh this is by the end of January.

Uh January 5th, the playground starts.

They've got it fabricated, ready to bring onto the site.

So by the end of January, the playground will be in.

But as restrooms have been um a damned thing to get done.

We just got a letter today from uh the company that makes, and it's a different restroom company that we use for Wildwood, indicating that they let some licenses lapse that allow them to get drawings.

It's one of these things where it's all paper.

Um so the the uh they are behind and they anticipate a March delivery.

With that said, I also met with a contractor today to talk about the pavilion, and the pavilion is also held up and will not be here till March.

So pretty much at the end of January, we're gonna see a pause.

We're gonna look at this park and see it, you know, kind of squint at it and say, Well, it looks kind of done.

It'll be close, but we'll still need our restroom and our pavilion, which will wait a few months, and we'll give you an update in January on where that's gonna be.

Um we got a quick uh uh GIS folks that did a really neat fly through for us, kind of give you an idea of what how it's looking.

We've got a beautiful curb trail there.

Always love those.

Um this is coming in from hedges, so we're coming down the trail, the connection.

You could come from the cemetery trail and hop on this to get into the park.

Um now you're looking at the larger uh uh grassy area that we'll have in the center of the park where the the uh um walkway will you know go around this area.

Curious, how wide is that trail?

It's uh six foot.

And then we turn to look to our pad where our pavilion will be someday.

Beyond that, the playground.

And we've got our steps there.

We've got to leave a little area there undone where those stairs come down so we can get a crane in to get the restroom dropped in when it gets here.

So that kind of gives you uh a bird's eye view of what's going on out there.

That's a great view.

Y'all are doing a great job on this, and that what a great addition to that neighborhood.

It's a tough one with the soils, I tell you.

Yeah.

Thanks.

That's great.

Yep.

Okay.

All right.

Uh so no questions.

Uh the reports are information only requires no action, and that concludes our report for that.

Okay.

Um next up is going to be the uh Laurel Park Tennis Center.

Okay.

Yes, sir.

So uh for the Lower Park Tennis Center.

Uh we've had an agreement with the with uh tennis dynamics to operate the Lower Park Tennis Center since 2010.

Um during that time they've been a good partner, uh no issue with payments, they've taken good care of the facility.

Um in general, our office does not receive complaints uh about it.

So I think they've done they've done a nice job out there.

Uh so the most recent agreement with with tennis dynamics was approved uh by council in January 2018.

Uh that agreement included two additional four-year renewals.

Uh the first four-year extension uh was approved by council in January uh 2022, and that extension expires uh December 31st uh at the end of this month.

Um and so uh per the agreement uh both uh parties have uh mutual interest in extending the agreement for an additional four years.

So that would run through December 31st uh 2029 to achieve that uh approval of the of the second modification agreement um by council is needed.

Uh a copy of that is in your packet.

Um also uh a copy of the uh signed original agreement and the signed first modification are in your packet as well, just in case you need that for reference.

Um and then the uh the current agreement uh includes a tenant at will clause that allows tennis dynamics to continue to operate the facility until the new council can approve the second modification agreement in January.

Um at this time staff is recommending approval so they can we can uh uh move forward with that and renew for another four years.

Okay.

Any questions?

Yeah.

Um this is something I mentioned back when we were doing the first modification agreement.

Sir Um right now the modification agreement just as a straight extension, it's not with no reference back to this being an exercise of the second option.

Okay.

In the first in the first modification agreement, we added a sentence.

This extension is exercising the first option to renew and only one additional four-year renewal period subject to the mutual consent of both parties remains.

Something similar needs to be in that paragraph one saying that this is the exercise of the second option and no options remain, or something along those lines.

Okay.

Uh may ask a question to the chair to the attorney on this.

Uh would the with something to that effect uh cover the cover the issue of making sure that the it's the ex the exercise of the option is being done rather than just an extension.

It would.

And it would be added to paragraph one.

I'll be glad to help you with that.

Okay, all right.

If you don't mind, yes, if does it if you don't mind it, just all send me the information you would like, yes, sir, and we'll get we'll get that added.

Sir I'll work with Doug on that one and you got it.

Yep.

We're covering most of that area.

I've had no complaints from people about that about their tennis work.

Okay.

Um we're gonna get those modifications done and then uh we'll kind of look at it at that time.

Probably need to move it forward to at least the work session.

Okay, so yeah, we'll just move it forward to the work session.

Give you time to barb it.

So you I'm not I'm not on the committee, I can't make a motion.

Yeah.

I make a motion to move this to the work session to give um Eric time to make the necessary corrections.

Uh it's been moved in second.

Uh all in favor.

Passes 3-0.

Thank you.

All right.

Well that we will adjourn the parks and recreation and tourism committee.

I'd like to call the public works committee order first item minutes of November 25th.

Um, I think there's a correction on one of the minutes.

Um dealing with I think the last the last item 20250981 had a correction where the motion was corrected to be referred to council agenda, no recommendation since it was a public hearing.

Um with that corrupted with that one correction as presented on our desk.

Uh I make a motion to approve the minutes as uh as corrected.

All in five raise your hand.

Next item is Bosch 2016.

Uh yes, Mr.

Chairman.

The only update, if it is an update, the only project we have is still Rottenwood Creek uh trail, and we're still waiting on GDOT to get our signed contract back to us so we can get the project kicked off.

So that's the only update I have for the 2016 at this point, unless anyone has any questions.

Any questions?

Any motions before?

No, this one information purposes only, not correct.

Uh no, no motion required, correct?

Correct.

Okay.

Next item is uh 2022 splash.

Um I've got three updates uh for items on the 2022.

Uh the first one has to do with um North Marietta Parkway, the streetscape project.

Uh we finally got all of the uh concepts finalized with our consultant and with an approved by GDOT.

We are looking to schedule a public input meeting sometime after the first of the year, January, February time frame for the residents uh and any other public along North Marietta Parkway between Church Street and Fairground Street.

So those of you that will remain on council next January, uh you'll be receiving uh calendar invite for that as we once we get that meeting date set.

So just wanted you to know that that is coming.

Um it is just a public information meeting only, just for them to give us feedback on the proposed concept, and then we'll take that feedback back and look at it and see what we need to do to with GDOT and tweak it, and then we'll present the final concept to mayor and council at that point for your approval and for your review and approval.

Any questions?

And then two other items.

Uh work continues on the East Dixie Trail.

Um they're getting close, but they've still got some work, and then of course for the holidays contractors slowing down as well.

So probably after the first year before he gets done.

The other item uh know some of you have received some or seen complaints and issues that we've had about Waverly and Atlanta Way or Atlanta Street with our signal.

Um we are aware uh we've got some issues, we got some tweaks and things that we need to finish up.

We got some punch list items as well.

Uh we will be working on those, get all that resolved here very quickly and very soon.

Uh so that project is almost complete, except for the tweaks and and some of the other issues that we have identified as well that we know we need to get taken care of.

So we'll be we'll be working through those very quickly and get all that resolved.

Um we are aware of the issues, and so we'll be handling that very quickly in the near future.

That's uh all I have on the 2022, unless anyone has any other specific questions.

Any question from the committee?

No.

Okay, yes, sir.

It looks like the payment, the actual pavements have been double to what the actual splice was estimated to be.

Are you seeing the cost to do the projects increase by that much or for which ones I'm sorry?

You're talking about for the uh expenditure report?

Yeah, 16.

No, that he's right.

You're right.

Yeah.

For the collect for the collection for the collections versus expenditures over on that first page, I believe.

Yeah, page.

Right.

So yeah, the the expenditures that we have expended so far has been primarily for uh the maintenance and resurvicing and then whatever uh plan development and concept development we've begin working on.

So that's all we have spent the money on at this point.

We've not gotten into in-depth project construction.

I mean, we've had some minor projects that we've been working on, but the big projects are still to come, and that's what you you see the unencumbered balance as that continues to grow.

That will be will be going toward the main projects as in the near future.

Right.

Okay.

Any question?

Next item.

Uh yes, Mr.

Chairman.

You see the uh current performance report.

Um for the holiday period, things have been still holding steady for public works, including uh garbage and recycling pickup and the amount of tonnage.

We've been picking up uh permits have been holding steady.

So um been pretty good month for the last month in public works.

I'm happy to answer any specific questions anyone may have.

Yes, sir.

Um I can see the fee fees are well over both last year's November and back in October.

Um and the valuation, the building permits were issued were extremely high.

Was that is there a particular project driving that or projects driving that?

Uh that uh they was it was about three different projects, not not not one particular one that drove those up.

So they're kind of an anomaly right now.

Um but we we do have two projects that we just permitted.

You will see those fees in the next report uh as long as the valuations go up.

We had we're in the process of reviewing, and hopefully we'll have them issued uh by next month.

Um eight different permits that was well over um two to three million dollars a piece.

So they're gonna be up the valuations quite a bit just for those particular renovations that they're they're doing.

Okay.

Thank you.

Next Adam is a dare drive.

Uh yes, Mr.

Chairman.

We've got this request by Comcast Communications for consideration of a motion authorizing a variance from the underground utility ordinance on uh eight-air drive.

Uh they're requesting um a variance uh to install 50 feet of fiber optic cable for overlashing uh along eight-air drive.

This is from the existing utility pole at 298-arrow drive to the existing utility pole at 368-air drive.

Basically, it's just right across the street.

They need to get service to the 368-arrow drive.

Uh, we do have overhead utilities in this area.

Public works has no issues with the granting of this variance.

I'd recommend approval.

Okay, given those fact given those facts, I'll make a motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor.

Thank you.

Um objection to consent.

Okay, move it.

Consent.

Next one's done.

Uh a Delt Street, I mean, Delta Street speech.

This was requested by Councilmember Richardson for us to uh look at potential traffic calming on Delk Street.

Uh Delk Street runs from East Dixie Avenue to Hawkin Street.

The reason we cut it off at Hawkins Street is that is a residential portion of Delk Street, which meets our traffic calming policy.

This section of Delk Street has approximately 758 feet in length with a 30-foot right-of-way.

It does have a current postage speed limit of 25 miles an hour, and as I said, it is this section is considered a residential street.

We are proposing uh to do a speed study to determine if traffic calming devices are warranted on this section of street.

We'd ask uh approval to do a speed study on this section.

Um ask quick question for a motion.

Oh yes, lady from from this ward, are you okay with that?

Yes, definitely.

Is that what you were going to ask?

Yep.

Would you like a motion?

So um motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor.

Next item is consent.

Application.

Um objection to consent on previous item.

See it fine.

Objected.

Object.

Um last month we uh we asked for uh some approval for some grant applications.

Uh we're back for three more grant app well, actually, four three projects for grant applications.

Courtney and economic development has been working with us to help identify some of these.

So we are asking for another grant application for Rottenwood Creek Trail for construction, some additional construction funding for that project through some TIP funding, transportation improvement funds through GDOT.

We're also asking for some additional funding for preliminary engineering as we move out of concept phase into design work for North Marietta Parkway streetscape.

And then I'll get into the amounts in just a minute.

But and then the third project is a um corridor study along Roswell Road from Cobb Parkway going on east through there.

Um we need we'd like to look at um envision Marietta has recommended us look at Roswell Road to determine what may need to be done along that corridor.

So we we'd like to have some additional funding to to look at that.

So the amounts for Rottenwood Creek, we're requesting a total of four million dollars, 3.2 million in grants with $800,000 match.

North Marietta Parkway is a total of $500,000, $400,000 in grant, $100,000 match.

The Roswell Road is actually we're applying for two grants.

We'll only receive one, but we've been advised to apply for both and see which one we can get.

One is from through the transportation improvement, and the other one is through LCI funding as recommended by ARC.

But the funding of the grant is for 150,000, 120,000 is in grant funding with a $30,000 match.

We would ask for council's approval to apply for these grants and um see if we can get some additional money.

How far along Rossell Road does this go?

Because it didn't say anything.

Is it to lower Ross or is it before that to Powers Ferry?

We would actually be going that's far down Roswell Road all the way to South Marietta Parkway.

Okay.

Um possibly even on past to the city limits, but the city limits just kind of goes a little bit past the loop there.

Got it.

In that case, I need to make a disclosure that uh members that members of my family and or entities owned by members of my family own the East Marina shopping center along Roswell Road in that area.

So I just don't know enough about the item to be able to do it.

I'm just going to I wanted to abstain on this one until I get more information.

Make a motion to approve it.

You bike motion?

Approved.

I'll second it.

All in favor.

Next time consent.

Consent.

Consent.

Yeah.

You want to be shown in judgment.

Um right now until I get more information.

The censure right now is due to lack of information.

I'd like to get a little more information on what what's involved before I say return I have it.

2028 splash.

Twenty twenty twenty-hosh.

Um what you have before you from the last meeting, uh, Ms.

Richardson asked that we move the two fire station uh renovation remodels onto the main to tier one list.

I've moved those over just to so you can start seeing kind of what that does to the budget line items.

Um and then for discussion purposes, um I've moved Atlanta Street Streetscape over since we've just finished up or we're finishing up the Atlanta Waverly intersection just so you can see what that additional cost would be if we do actually finish out the entire corridor uh there to improve that.

But those are the only three changes.

Um but with those changes and with the additional, as uh the city manager uh disclosed last time that we bumped up the budget to 78 million dollars uh in potential revenue there that puts us um just about 2.2 million over budget at this point, so it's a lot more manageable than before when we were almost 11 million dollars in the hole.

So uh even with these new projects that we've moved up, so a lot easier to digest and possibly make some changes or whatever you would like to do at this time or obviously next month, you will have to start making some decisions and some final by the February meeting, we'll have to have it approved.

We've got to get it the MOU to Cobb County or the approved list, I'm sorry, to Cobb County.

Um as they are already planning their informational meetings to be in with residents across the council.

Um pay attention to this because you're gonna y'all are gonna be so involved with this this new splast and all the projects that are going on and getting aware of that coming up.

Don't let it sneak up on you.

Any information for maybe by on the committee?

Just some information real quick before you do that if you don't mind, sir.

Um, just want to let you know your time frame.

Uh as was said, uh, February is really the time we need to get the final list done.

Uh the tentative date that Cobb is set for our portion of the public meeting is uh March 5th, uh, and that would be at the Civic Center.

Um so that they do not know what time yet, but it would be a joint uh presentation by Cobb and by Marietta with all of our projects.

Okay, and I'm I'm sure that's going to be the first of many, but that'll be the first.

Okay.

Any other question for the committee?

Um, I've been asking about a parking ward seven, so it just I'd still ask to try and get some kind of thing in there that's getting the call getting the cost breakdown so we can get that.

Well Pete, I'm serious, taking a look at that for that one.

Okay.

So please include something on that just so for us to take a look at and consider.

Okay.

No.

Um I know she may comment on that in the last meeting, but we didn't vote on that.

How does that get moved?

Because I've been wanting Lawrence Street for four years now.

If and any time right now for discussion, if you've got a project you want to move over just to have it see what it does to the budget, I'm happy to do that.

I want to move Lawrence.

Do you want the full Lawrence or the Lawrence Street light light?

I'll have it on the next list for coming forward for your discussion.

I'd like to I'd like to see kind of the cost I'd like to see what the cost is and consider that being being one of the projects as well.

Because I know that with Ward 7, the only park we have right now is the one that's over off that.

So it's just uh at some point we need I need to need to try and put on trying to push for it and try and get a park I've been asked by our residents quiet for quite a while now.

Okay.

We'll come up with a placeholder amount.

Any other questions for people council on the committee?

If I may, um fundamentally some kind we would it be all right to to submit in writing to you so you could give us an idea of what it cost you absolutely hard to do off your hip.

Yeah, I absolutely if you've got if you want to give me your ideas that's on the current list and you want to massage those and you know, like Mr.

Goldstein's talking about, that's fine.

Send it to me in writing, and I'll respond back to all of you in writing.

Or if you got a new one that we don't have on the list, you want me to take a quick look at to give you a number, send that to me as well.

We we can we can turn those around fairly quickly and get them on the list.

Yes.

Could we lend it limited say to two or three just to show their high priorities for us individually or for a ward?

Yes.

Yeah, I can understand that.

For the uh can you can um can you also send I'm guessing that this splotch list that's here there's an Excel version or something like that?

Could you send out the file to all of it to all of us or uh guess for the current council for the current thing, but also the new council so that we're ready to go and can take a look at some of the stuff as well, just to see our own of what happens if we did this or did this to be able to have that have those conversations with you as well?

I'm not saying that just so we can see see the stuff without having to go back to the agenda item here.

We can look at it electronically on our computer or something.

I will I'll create a spreadsheet.

You you don't want it um but I will create one for council and move everything over where you can use it and read it a lot easier than what my all my notes are in there.

And we'll say staff is already I'm sorry, Mr.

Chairman.

Staff is already talking to the newly elected uh members too to get them going on that also.

Good.

Anything else from the committee?

Anything else from anybody else?

So on the fire departments, I don't want to say that they're not necessarily a tier one.

Those estimates for the cost are is that just a general estimate, or have has somebody inspected them to see you know what needs to be done and and all those those estimates came from the fire department.

Chief, could you come down and we would have to answer that that question information?

I know one was built in the 70s, and I think the other one was built in 1990 something.

Yes, sir.

Uh certainly want to yeah, um so we have been looking at the cost, uh talking to some local departments that are building uh and so that 9.6 million is a very solid estimate for the build, uh, but doesn't necessarily include the dirt.

Um for a new fire department, not around.

Yeah, the station we were uh hoping to replace down a Franklin Gateway, it's it's past its useful life, and so it needs to be replaced.

Um and then the one point two for the renovation at 52.

Um we need to extend the bay.

We need to make the living space bigger, um, and then that'll last or add some longevity to that building as well.

That was the more recent one, the one built in 1990.

97, yes.

Okay, thank you.

Yes.

Any other questions for me?

Yes, you got a question.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Any other questions with that or during public works?

Thank you, Mark.

Thank you all.

I'd like to call it a special call council meeting work session order.

First item of in this is the meeting minutes for November 25th, 2025.

So November 25th, 25.

Uh or his last vote, please note to Mr.

Show Funt voter left-handed.

Does that mean he doesn't agree or he doesn't it means he's griff?

Motion passes.

I'd like to say what I'm gonna say, but we got three plaques to do it from this diocese in our regular spot because the last time to sit as family.

But is there anybody in the audience that could take a picture of this group?

If you don't mind, and then in the second shot of if you come shake hands of who you're f following in office, but for new in coming.

Just to have a before and after picture.

We want everybody together just wide.

Oh, we're gonna standing together or something.

We're gonna get a wide one first with all of all of us in our seats, and then we'll have a standing one.

Let's see.

Let's sit down at our seats first.

Look good, do it.

We've got three of our folks up there too, so if you want to look that way.

Let's read the papers here.

Peace out.

A lot of cameras out there.

One more.

Okay.

For posterity.

Okay.

I guess he's a Georgia graduate.

Yeah, it appears that the place to take it is from uptown.

Okay.

And then all together then all together standing up, if you'd like.

I think it'll look a lot better, standing up.

Yeah, yes, if y'all come down too.

Oh, I'm I'm asking asking the chair.

I am just abusing you.

Y'all join us too, Chief.

Bill.

Stephanie.

All right, Chief.

Come on.

That chief.

Chief Milled.

Hey, Ronnie.

Ronnie.

Yeah, I get you.

Hi Stephanie.

How are you?

Good.

Thanks, sir.

Ronnie, one more.

Send me one.

You guys can just send these.

Actually, you could just send me.

I'll start drop them to you in a second after the meeting.

Yeah.

Just uh really wants to be in it.

Ready?

Look at it.

Looks at her.

Hold on, look.

No comment.

I mean, I think the camera broke, but don't worry about that.

It's not I still got another week.

Not dead yet.

I'm gonna go.

We got immunity till uh December 31st.

There is no immunity in this group.

Will y'all join us, please?

Thank you, Ronnie.

You want the new one?

You think we get in front or yeah in front.

Yeah, in front.

Yeah, stand in front of me.

That is if you want to, John.

That's after the right, yeah.

You still think you might want this, Jim?

We need your television.

He's already been sworn in left now.

Um, all over the place.

Left right.

Yeah, yeah.

Little Ricca girl here.

Okay.

Oh, wait, hang on.

Almost.

There we go.

Okay.

Got him on.

All right.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ronnie.

That was gonna be the easier way.

Before I readjourn, I'd like to ask Griff to stand up.

This is the Sigma Service Award presented to City Council member Griffin L.

Shalpont, 2006, 2025, for faithful and dedicated service to the city and the citizens.

It is hereby presented by the mayor and council of the city of Marietta, Georgia, December 18th, 2025.

Our service to this community with Griff, um, I think we probably watched John Glenn fly around the world on a black and white TV at Westside School.

But Alan Shepard go out too.

I mean, we yeah, they would stop school to show the astronauts.

And that was fun because they were always a little bit late, so you get out of class.

But Griff, this is for your service, not only what was seen, but what is unseen.

But whatever you did, whether seen unseen is seen as you drive around this city.

If you look at from our school systems to our roads, we finally got witluck under our wing in uh Power Springs.

Eight or twelve years from now, we're gonna be so we have Lawrence Street done.

Every time I try by those billboards, I'm gonna see them.

But we'll you know, in all seriousness, just everything, and I think unknown is how much work you put in for the Colombia Water Authority.

That is one of the Argent Mayor to come.

Yeah, but you know, it started 75 years, and that was visionary what they did, but it it took volunteers like you giving their time, board members that made it happen.

So, on behalf of this group, I just want to thank you for everything, and please display this proudly because you wonder.

Thank you, Connor.

Thank you.

Andy started.

And if you come forward, my friend, then he's the third generation.

His dad was a councilman, his grandfather was the fire chief.

Was it the first fire chief?

First faith fire chief.

First papay.

They had volunteers for boy.

First one to drive horses.

First one.

How old are you?

You cleaned up behind the horses, right?

I did, you know, with a shovel.

But the City of Mayor presents the Distinguished Service Award presented to City Council member GA Andy Mars.

2002 to 2005, 2012 to 2025 for faithful and dedicated service to the city and its citizens.

It is hereby presented by the mayor and council of the city of Marietta this December 12, 2025.

Like with Griff, we we were on the football team at Westside.

We spent a lot of hours at uh the YMCA.

We got a little uh when it was right downtown Marietta, so he was the first director, and that was uh actually I can say Thunder and I played basketball together, mayor in high school, and every time I threw him a pass, it hit his chest before he hit his hands, but he didn't he caught it.

And he passed twice in his life.

I was on to Mike.

It really was gone.

And Andy, as a friend, as a colleague serving with this with this group.

Even tonight we had a brisk discussion, but I I think we all respected each other.

I mean, it it goes to all of us, but it shows the respect they have for you and and vice versa, which made your 16 plus years of service is unbelievable.

Well, I think our friendship too for many years.

So thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Can't drop the mic.

Mr.

Walker, will you stand up?

Distinguished Service Award presented to City Councilmember Johnny Macwalker 2014, 2025 for faithful and dedicated service to the citizen, to the city and its citizens.

It is hereby presented by the mayor and council of the city of Marietta, Georgia, December the 18th, 2025.

Johnny has served us with distinction as a longtime mayor pro tem, a very important job, and um but really it was a secret uh ploy by the mayor to get that beautiful camera of yours.

Our minutes reflect a lot of the history of Marietta, but Johnny's collection of photos has captured the essence of this city.

So that was you you took that and made it run, but like you say, we're talking about the Griff and Andy, not only the seen but the unseen.

And you can see what you've done for this city, and we hope you to continue to stay with you or go back into the cheap clothes business like your dad did, and then go see.

Oh, it's gold seat.

I saw what you shouldn't have chief.

Don't you got to put up with one more week, don't we?

Yeah, yeah.

I'd like to salute my three friends.

If we could stand and recognize all three of them, I sure would appreciate it.

Uh I think I've already kind of said all my words, but uh I'll just ditto what I said the other night and thank you all so much and Merry Christmas.

It's like say to say the same same kind of thing.

The um we really appreciate it and couldn't have done anything like what we did without the Bill Bruton and his staff.

They they were they're above the beyond the call of duty.

They're there for you all the time.

Y'all have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

I'd like to thank all our city employees for doing such wonderful jobs.

Mark Rice especially been very good with me helping me out and however problems I've had and everything, Bill Bruton, Chief and everything.

I'm not going anywhere, I'll be in Marietta, so if anybody needs things, call me.

I might call don't call me early because I won't be uh up.

Thank you though.

Appreciate everything.

Is there any need for an executive session?

Can't top that.

All right.

In that case.

Merry Christmas all.

Do you have one?

No, sir.

It can wait.

Meeting adjourned.

Okay.