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Moving to item B now. Uh this is approval of resolution 2025-013 authorizing participation in an Amikas

brief in the Chang vers city of Milton appeal pending before the Georgia Supreme Court and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Miss Robinson, the background, please. Yes. As the mayor stated, um the Chang versus Milton litigation um involves a claim of liability against the city of Milton. The city of Smyrna authorizes participation in an America's America's brief before the Georgia Supreme Court asking that the Court of Appeals ruling be reversed and that the Supreme Court's three pre-offered questions be answered in a way that is legally advantageous to Georgia cities. The brief, so tender, may include the city of Smyrna's name as a participating party. Any council members have questions? All right, seeing none, uh, we will entertain a motion. Second approved by Mr. Oglesby, second by Miss Hines. Everyone, please vote.

And that's approved. 6. Item C, authorization to approve the Talison Park Bridge and Trail Improvement

Project, RFP25-025, to include demolition and replacement of a concrete sidewalk and two pedestrian bridges at a cost of 329,270 to be paid from the 2022 Splast, Beautifification, and Trails line item awarded to SH Creel Contracting LLC and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Any other background, Mr. Robinson? No, I think you covered it all in the introduction. This is in Ward three. I turn it over to Council Member Lindley. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Motion do pass as presented. Second. Have a motion and a second. Everyone, please vote. And that's approved. 6. voting ab voting absent. I don't know that you can vote absent. It is. No, it's but it may be on the screen, but it's not it's not one of my options. Yeah.

All right, Mr. Lindley. Glad we got that taken care of. All right, we'll move on to item D. This is authorization to award RFP25-023

cyber security strategic and incident response plan to MD MGT Impact Solutions in the amount of $67,853.74 to be funded by the fiscal year 2022 state and local cyber security grant program with a 10% cost share by the city and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related doc all related items. Miss Robinson, what's all that mean? Um, this is a comprehensive five-year cyber security strategic and incident response plan. It's going to deliver a long-term cyber security strategy for the city outlining key priorities and objectives for for securing critical assets over the next five years. As the mayor mentioned, there's a 10% match on this and so the city share will be um a little under $7,000. Do any council members have questions? Right. Seeing none, we'll entertain a motion. Motion do pass by Mr. Lindley, second by Mr. Welch. Everyone, please vote. And that's approved. 6 with nobody voting. Absent. Go to item E.

Authorization to amend the fiscal year 2026 adopted general fund budget to increase the parks program departmental

budget in the amount of 28,675 to provide additional funding for community events and to decrease the general government and allocations departmental budget by the same amount. Miss Robinson, any background, please. Yes. The FY26 general fund adopted budget included a total of 38,325 for funding for Black History Month, Junth, and Hispanic Heritage Event 12,775 um for each event. A request was made to increase the budget to 20,000 for each of those and then to add the women's history event in the amount of $7,000. Total budget increase of 28,675. And as the mayor stated, this will be balanced by a reduction in the contingency in the general government allocations line item. Do any council members have questions? Questions or comments? So move to approve. Okay. And a move to approve by Mr. Ogensby. Second by Mr. Gould. I'm not to vote. Why am I not voting? Please vote. Did it go through? And that's approved 6. Thank you. Next is item F. Approve a contract site development agreement and

reciprocal easement agreement regarding the purchase of approximately 2.620 acres at 1101 Windy Hill Road and

authorize the mayor or mayor prom to execute these and all related documents. Robinson the background please. This is part of the redevelopment project of the former Ago church site and is designated as a civic parcel on the site plan for the heights at Smart and mixeduse development. The purchase price for the parcel is 2,423,000 and this value is supported by an appraisal. There is an additional 681,472 to be paid related to shared site development costs as stipulated in the original agreement. Any council members have questions? Questions or comments? Okay. Uh, entertain a motion. Motion do pass. Motion do pass by Mr. Lindley. Second. Second by Miss Hines. Please vote. That's approved. 6. Now we'll move on to the consent agenda.

Miss. Robinson, can you please read the consent agenda for council approval? Yes, sir. Item A, MIN2025-141, approval of the April 25th, 2025 mayor and council retreat mini meeting minutes. Item B, MIN2025-135, approval of the June 12, 2025 committee of the whole minutes. Item C, MIN2025-137, approval of the June 16th pre-consil meeting minutes. Item D, MIN2025-139, approval of the June 16, 2025 mayor and council minutes. Item E, agreement 2025-032, approval of amendment number five and number six to the community development block grant CDBG PY22 subreient agreement number CD22-C22SA.F I'm sorry -f to extend the termination date for the agreement to September 30, 2025 and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Item F, agreement 2025-036, approval of amendment number one to the Cobb County Community Development Block Grant subreient agreement number CD25- C25SA- A CD2025- C25S8-F to increase the award by 78,96823 for a total amended project year 2025 allocation. of $267,5783 and authorizes the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. What was that agreement number again? Um, item G, authorization 2025-115, approval of the use of council chambers for the Smyrna business associations alive after 5 networking event August 14th, 2025, 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Item H, agreement 2025-034. Approve 2025 agreement with Mitch Left and Associates for public relations services for and for the mayor to sign sorry there's a word missing there for the mayor to sign the agreement item I authorization 2025-119 authorization to approve Google Google Fiber franchise agreement between the city of Smyrna and Google Fiber and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents item J authorization 2025-121 One, approval for the use of council chambers for W three neighborhood meeting, village, green, and city hall neighborhoods on September 17th, 2025, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., sorry, that one was missing.

Item K, approve a settlement and release agreement with the Atlantic Billboards LLC resolving litigation pending in in Cobb Superior Court and authorized the mayor or mayor prom to execute all related documents. Uh, may I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? Have a motion by Mr. Lindley. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Gold. Everyone, please vote. That's approved. 6. We're now to the citizen participation portion of our meeting. Uh do we have anybody signed up for public comment this evening? All right. We'll move on then with ward and staff reports and we'll start tonight with Miss Hines. Uh thank you so much, Mayor. Um Mayor Mixon, uh thank you so much for being here and presiding over the meeting. It's been wonderful to have you here. Um He really has. Um, and mayor, I I don't know if you got a chance to see the Clyde Stales. Did you get a chance to come and see the Clyde Stales? I wish I did. I was traveling. Did you see them? Oh, yeah. The karate test that day. I mean, you know, it's okay. It's hard to do it all, Mayor. Um, but I would like to just uh give a shout out to Rose Garden and um the festival that they had there. Uh supposed to be spring, but it got postponed to then being summer, but it was a great turnout and it's all done by the community and they provide the food and the entertainment and music and it was a really really great time. So, Mr. Lley, uh thank you, Mr. Mayor, and uh thank you, Mr. George. Um, just uh an echo and a huge thanks to staff. I think they've all left though uh for the uh the job well done at all of the festivals this spring which seemed like were about every weekend and then it was great uh to see the community come out with excitement for the Clydesills.