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The Sandy Springs City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The meeting was called to order at 6:28 p.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m. The council addressed a consent agenda, heard public comments, conducted a public hearing, and approved several new business items related to infrastructure, trail development, and property acquisition.
End our work session, and I would like to call this meeting of the Sandy Springs City Council to order for Tuesday, February the third, 2026. Will the City Clerk please make the announcements and call the roll? Good evening, Mayor and Council. Uh first, just a reminder to those in attendance to please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices at this time. Individuals who would like to provide a public comment at City Council meetings are required to complete and submit those public comment cards in advance of the meetings. Those providing public comment cards, public comments, excuse me, that may be allotted up to three minutes to be on their single chosen topic. As I call roll, please confirm your attendance. Mayor Rusty Paul. Present. Councilmember John Paulson. Councilmember Melody Kelly. Present. Councilmember Melissa Mueller. Here, Councilmember Frank Roberts. Councilmember Mary Ford. Here. Councilmember Andrew Chansky. Here. Please join me for the plea pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Underground individuals delivered in Justice For. Madam Clerk, have we received any public comment cards? Yes, we've received two public comment cards this evening. The first is from Natalie DeLancey, who will be followed by Susan Kiesack. All right. Mr. Lancy. Good evening, Mayor, Council members, and City Staff. My name is Natalie DeLancey, and I am proud to serve as the executive director of City Springs Theater Company. Since our inception in 2018, CSTC has been a proud presenting partner of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, helping bring to life, Mayor Paul, your vision of Sandy Springs as a city for the arts. From the beginning, CSTC has been good for the city and meaningful for Sandy Springs residents. Over the past eight seasons, CSTC has delivered a measurable and substantial public benefit to Sandy Springs, serving as a consistent economic engine. Our main stage productions and the buyers theater have served more than 330,000 patrons. And our arts education initiatives have served 155,000 students across Georgia. In 2025 alone, we produced 80s enjoyed by more than 57,000 patrons. In eight seasons, CSTC has reached nearly half a million people through professional productions and arts education. It's all made possible through our partnership with the City of Sandy Springs. The economic impact of the work is clear. Our audiences create a full day and evening economy in Sandy Springs, dining locally, shopping nearby, and staying in city hotels. Local restaurants, including the Select, Brooklyn Cafe, Little Tie, and Baronda have confirmed that on CSTC performance dates, reservations are full. Staffing is at capacity, and revenues reflect our presence. Looking ahead, this impact continues to grow. This March we will welcome 4,000 students at our come from away student matinees through our education contract with the city of Sandy Springs. Now we understand that the city is evaluating potential changes to the presenting partnership program, including proposals that could reduce our access to the building and increase our costs. At the same time, we are finalizing and budgeting our ninth season right now to be announced next Thursday. At this stage, material changes would significantly disrupt our season nine plans and the economic activity our performances generates for the city. While we value this partnership, it must remain aligned with the scale and consistency of the impact CSTC delivers. As these discussions move forward, we respectfully request three things.