Roswell City Council Committee Meeting Summary - May 12, 2026
Roswell City Council Committee Meetings - May 12, 2026
The Roswell City Council held committee meetings on May 12, 2026, to receive updates and discuss items related to the upcoming T-SPLOST 2026 referendum, the 2026 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, the FY 2026 first quarter management review, and the quarterly economic development update. Key decisions included a vote to restructure the T-SPLOST project list, approval to proceed with the CDBG annual action plan, and a motion to bring forward the closure of the master services agreement with SEER World.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the committee meetings of April 28, 2026, were approved unanimously via motion by Mayor Robichot and second by Councilmember Sells.
Discussion Items
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T-SPLOST 2026 (T-SPLOST 3) Project List: City Administrator Andy Flagger presented the proposed list of projects to be funded by the next T-SPLOST, which must be submitted to Fulton County by May 31, 2026. The list was developed based on public surveys (nearly 1,200 respondents) and staff analysis. The original proposal included $25 million for resurfacing as a tier one project. Extensive discussion ensued regarding the prioritization of resurfacing vs. bridge replacement and other capital projects. Councilmember Hall expressed concern that resurfacing is a maintenance item that should be funded from the operating budget, and that bridges in fair condition should be prioritized higher. Councilmember Sells proposed a compromise: splitting the $25 million resurfacing into $15 million in tier one and $10 million in tier two, and moving approximately $10 million of bridge projects into tier one. Councilmember Brumley opposed splitting the resurfacing, arguing for a single $25 million bucket to reset the city's pavement condition. After further discussion, Councilmember Sells made a motion: (1) make resurfacing a $15 million tier one project to achieve a targeted PCI level as determined by RDOT; (2) move approximately $10 million of bridge improvement projects into tier one; (3) add a second tranche of resurfacing of $10 million in tier two to achieve 100% of expected T-SPLOST revenue. The motion was seconded and passed with two dissenting votes. The revised list will be presented to the full council on May 26, 2026 for formal approval.
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2026 Annual Action Plan for CDBG: CFO Bill Godshaw presented the 2026 Annual Action Plan, which allocates the entire $443,594 CDBG grant to debt service for the $2,029,000 Section 108 loan used for the Roswell Housing Authority's Pelfrey Pines redevelopment. The plan requires a 30-day public comment period, including a public hearing on June 3, 2026. A motion by Councilmember Sells, seconded by Councilmember Beeson, to proceed with the plan was approved unanimously.
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FY 2026 Q1 Quarterly Management Review: CFO Godshaw and Deputy City Administrator Dr. Joe Panino presented the first quarter management review, covering key performance indicators, financial performance, and a five-year projection. Q1 revenues were $23.5 million (slightly above budget), expenditures were $21.8 million (slightly below budget), resulting in a surplus of $1.7 million and a fund balance of $40.6 million. The five-year projection shows a cumulative deficit of approximately $120 million, driven by deferred maintenance and capital needs. Discussion focused on the need to grow the city's economic base and improve efficiency. No action was taken; the presentation was informational.
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Quarterly Economic Development Review (Q1 2026): Deputy City Administrator Jeffrey Leatherman presented an update on the city's economic development strategy, including the integration of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan, the proposed Tax Allocation District (TAD) for the Holcomb Bridge and Highway 9 corridors, and the transition from a contract services model (with SEER World) to an in-house team. Key projects highlighted include the Bowen & 92 property and the Independence High School site. Councilmember Zach raised questions about the alignment of the existing economic development strategy with the new council's vision. A motion to bring forward the recommendation to close the master services agreement with SEER World to the May 26 council meeting was made by Councilmember Beeson, seconded by Councilmember Zach, and passed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- T-SPLOST 2026 Project List: The committee voted to approve a restructured list (as amended by Councilmember Sells' motion) with $15 million resurfacing (tier one), $10 million bridges (tier one), and $10 million resurfacing (tier two). This will go to the May 26, 2026 council meeting for final approval.
- CDBG Annual Action Plan: Approved to proceed with the 30-day public comment period.
- Master Services Agreement Closure: Approved to bring forward the recommendation to close the agreement with SEER World to the May 26 council meeting.
- Service Delivery Strategy: Mayor Robichot reported progress on the intergovernmental agreement with Fulton County, with 93-94% of issues resolved.
Meeting Transcript
All right, we will begin in 30 seconds. So I can feel it be like, no, we gotta turn around and look at the dogs like that. All right. Ready? All right. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the committee meetings of May 12th, 2026. The elected bright body present, Mayor Mary Robichot, Councilmember Sarah Beeson, Councilmember Aaron Brumley, Councilmember Christine Hall, Councilmember Jennifer Philippi, Councilmember Alan Sells, and Councilmember Chris Zek. I am the city administrator Randy Knighton, along with the City Attorney David Davidson and Nancy Long, the city clerk, with the deputy city clerk, Rachel Rainey here as well. And we welcome you to the committee meetings. The purpose of these committee meetings are for the mayor and council to receive information and updates on items listed on the published agenda or which are come upcoming and provide vital updates of information related to the operation of city government and by ordinance. And also visit Roswell 365.com for a calendar of events. The first item on the agenda this evening is the approval of the minutes for the committee meetings of April 28th 2026. Do we have a motion? Motion by Mayor Robichot. Second by Councilmember Sells. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor. All right, that passes unanimously. Thank you very much. That will be presented by Mr. Andy Flagger. Always forget. We are rebranding a little bit. We're going to start calling this T Sploss 2026. Moving forward, hopefully we have lots more of these, and it'll just be easier to keep track of them if we do it by the years they were voted on. A little bit of background real quick. Some are completed, but Big Creek is a long lead-time project, so we're in design phase. We haven't spent construction money. We did have a public open open house here on the 30th of April. And this final list that we need to put together needs to be in Fulton County's hands by May 31st. So the plan is to get final approval on what we're going to do today and bring that to council and to our mayor and council in two weeks. On this public opinions, we've actually had almost 1,200 respondents to the surveys, which is a pretty good number. Resurfacing ranked as top scores, the medians on Holcomb Bridge Road, got the lowest score. Okay. With that, I think the next step is to I meant to bring prints. Sorry. Council member. Oh thank you. Did have you shared that with us yet? That Excel spreadsheet, the ranking one. I s yes, that was in the packet we sent Friday. It was on Friday. That was in the email we sent Friday was the here's the results from the survey. Okay. I'm sorry, I'm I must have missed it. Was it PDF or Excel? We sent it as an as a PDF open list. That's why, yeah. If I can get that in Excel, that'd be great. Okay.
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