Forsyth Board of Commissioners Meets Tonight for Regular Business, Public Hearings

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meets tonight at 5 for a business session and public hearings at the Forsyth County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Suite 220, in Cumming.

Here's the agenda:

I. Call Meeting to Order

II. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

III. Adoption of Agenda

IV. Announcements and Reports:

(1) Presentation of Retirement Award – Director of Personnel Services

V. Public Comments

VI. Adoption of Minutes:

(1) Regular Meeting/Public Hearings and Executive Session of December 5, 2013

(2) Work Session and Executive Session of December 10, 2013

VII. Consent Agenda:

(1) Adoption of Resolutions authorizing Affidavits concerning Executive Sessions of December 5, 2013 and December 10, 2013.

(2) Adoption of Resolution in recognition of Ross Pinou for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America – Commissioner Tam.

(3) Board adoption of a Resolution requesting the General Assembly to amend and recreate the Public Facilities Authority – County Attorney.
(Previously approved at the 11/12/13 Work Session and postponed from the 11/21/13 Consent Agenda).

(4) Board consideration and adoption of a Resolution authorizing condemnation for the following: Project ID: PEW10, Forsyth County, Union Hill Road/Mullinax Road (McFarland Parkway to SR/9 Atlanta Highway), condemning tax parcel 041-062, 600 Union Hill Road, consisting of 1.117 acres for county road construction and improvements – County Attorney.

(5) Ratification and approval of the following items that were discussed and voted upon at a Work Session held on December 10, 2013 (to the extent that a Board member(s) was not present to vote on any of the items presented below at the December 10, 2013 Work Session, the absent Board member(s) has/have indicated having no objection to placement of the item on the Consent Agenda – at the request of county staff – as anticipated by Board rule 1.07.01):


(A) Board approval of a Resolution for the adoption of the 2013 Forsyth County Defined Benefit Plan for restatement purposes as required by IRS regulations – Director of Personnel Services.

(B) Board approval of a request by Senior Services to use a portion of the remaining SPLOST VI Senior Facility funds in a not to exceed amount of $995,450 for the purpose of renovations to Sexton Hall, the purchase of three (3) new 13 passenger buses and a pool enclosure renovation at Hearthstone –Director of Senior Services.

(C) Board approval to apply to the State of Georgia FY2014 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) in the amount of $1,561,602.65 with authorization for the Chairman to execute any related application documents – Grants Manager.

(D) Board approval to renew RFP 12-106-1631 with CityScape Consultants, Inc. for Wireless Communication CUP Application Third Party Review – Procurement Director.

(E) Board approval to renew the North Georgia Fuel Co-Op Pricing Agreement for gas & diesel fuel through August 2014 at the current pricing and terms – Procurement Director.

(F) Board ratification of Amendment to the Purchase of Services Memorandum of Understanding for the Accountability Courts – Procurement Director.

(G) Board approval to renew the Local Business Initiative Program through 2014 – Procurement Director.

(H) Board approval to renew the Ambulance Service Agreement with Advanced Ambulance for 2014 with the inclusion of one additional ambulance for a total amount of $1,194,943.39 – Procurement Director.

(I) Board approval of an Addendum Agreement with AT&T for Metro Ethernet Service for the Coroner’s Office located @ 1525 Dr. Bramblett Road – Procurement Director.

(J) Board approval to award Bid C13-55-5212 for construction at Charleston Park to Phillips Brothers Contracting (with Alternate 1) in the not to exceed amount of $421,050– Procurement Director.

(K) Board approval to renew the Agreement (RFP 10-47-3340) with ESG for the Operations and Maintenance of the Antioch Water Treatment Plant in the not to exceed amount of $1,439,280 – Procurement Director.

(L) Board approval to renew the Agreement (RFP 09-27-3340) with ESG for the Operations and Maintenance of the Forsyth County Wastewater Treatment Facilities in the not to exceed amount of $1,162,080 – Procurement Director.

(M) Board authorization for the County Manager to proceed with an IGA with the City of Cumming regarding the design, purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of an emergency water intake generator – County Manager.

(N) Board approval to renew the Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior for stream flow monitoring of Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road, Big Creek at Highway 9 and the Chattahoochee River upstream of McGinnis Ferry Road for 2014 in the not to exceed amount of $40,800 – Director of Water & Sewer.

(O) Board approval of Change Order with Moreland Altobelli in the not to exceed amount of $112,500 for the negotiation of approximately 75 parcels along the Bethelview Road widening project from Castleberry Road to SR20 in accordance with the Program Management Services Agreement – Director of Engineering.

(P) Board directive to postpone the presentation of the Department of Engineering’s proposed projects for the purpose of a possible Transportation Funding Bond to the January 7, 2014 Work Session. (Note: A portion of this agenda item pertaining to a possible Parks and Recreation Bond was postponed to January 7, 2014 during agenda adoption) – County Manager.

(Q) Board directive to the County Attorney to review further the prohibition on Growler tastings and report back to the Board at a future meeting – Mills/Boff.

(R) Board ratification and approval for Forsyth County to participate as a member of the Georgia Water Quality Stakeholders Group in the amount of $5,000 – Director of Water & Sewer/County Attorney.

(S) Board approval of Agreement to Proceed at Risk between Forsyth County and KF Investments I, LLC and others – Director of Water & Sewer/County Attorney.

(T) Board authorization for the County Manager to pay a reasonable compensation to a tenant of Pilgrim Square Shopping Center, No.130, for interior inspection and testing to occur within said premises with regard to the Pilgrim Mill Square property acquisition – County Attorney.

(U) Board approval of a Resolution clarifying authority to abandon various interests in land owned by Roger Smith – County Attorney.

(6) Board approval to award RFP 13-73-1500 for Accountability Court Services to New Leaf Counseling & Recovering, LLC and approval of associated contract between New Leaf Counseling & Recovering, LLC to be distributed to the Board of Commissioners at the meeting – Procurement Director/County Attorney.

VIII. Public Hearing:

(1) First Public Hearing concerning proposed amendments of the Forsyth County Addendum to the Georgia Storm Water Management Manual – County Attorney.

IX. Old Business:

(1) Rezoning request: (Director of Planning & Community Development)

(A) Home South Communities, LLC, ZA3652, A1 to RES4 with a variance to reduce the distance between structures to 11 feet (UDC, Chapter 11-5.3, Table 11.2(b)) – District #3.
(Postponed from 11/21/13 Agenda).

(2) Board consideration of proposed land donation for a parcel adjacent to Fowler Park – County Attorney.
(Postponed from 11/21/13 Agenda).

X. New Business:

(1) Rezoning requests: (Director of Planning & Community Development)

(A) Jim Evans, ZA3638, R1 to CBD with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the purpose of an open storage yard – District #3.

(B) Legacy Senior Service, ZA3651, A1 to O&I with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the purpose of a senior housing, assisted living facility and request for a variance to reduce the exterior setback to 40 feet (UDC, Chapter 16-4.8(E)(4)(e)) and a variance to increase the maximum gross square footage per business establishment to 85,000 square feet (UDC, Chapter 12-7.3, Table 12.2) – District #3. 

(C) Howard Road Partners, LLC, ZA3653, RES2 to RES3 – District #1.

(D) Gary Hodges, ZA3655, A1 to RES3 – District #3.

(E) Allen I. Hammond, ZA3657, NS to CBD – District #4.

(2) Board approval of acquisition contract between Forsyth County and Leonard Ridings and Mary Sue Ridings for a +/- 2.85 acre parcel of property at 5955 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming, Georgia, otherwise known as tax parcel 279-007, for $50,000 per acre, with the final purchase price to be determined by a survey – County Attorney.

(3) Consideration of a Resolution appointing Jarrard & Davis, LLP as the prosecuting attorney before the Forsyth County Juvenile Court for Children in Need of Services (“CHINS”) cases in accord with House Bill 242; to consider separate counsel for the Forsyth County Juvenile Court, and for other purposes – Juvenile Judge Russell Jackson/County Attorney.

XI. Recess Regular Meeting

XII. Executive Session if Needed

XIII. Adjournment