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pictures of the subject's property. Um, picture on the left is just the front of the property. Uh, the picture on the right is showing you uh the location where the uh proposed uh vending machine is going to go. And as you can see, there's no there's no parking spaces on the on that side of the um property. And then here's the adjoining properties to the north and south. He said there's no parking spaces on that side of the property. Wilkinson didn't hear you. Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, on on that side of the property, as you can see, there's no line spaces. The spaces on the on the right hand side of the curves, those belong I think those are uh Mexican Lindos uh parking spaces. uh community development is recommending approval of the the requested variance with two conditions. One that the approval of the requested variance be conditioned upon substantial compliance with the site plan submitted. Um, and then two, that the ice vending machine must not impact fire fire department access to and around the building and must not negatively impact uh fire access to any of the adjacent parcels which are recognized with with cross parcel access agreements. With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions on that second point. You you told us in the agenda meeting that u fire marshall has looked at this and has no issues. Yes, sir. Okay. And since we don't have a an exact site plan with a survey, we we just want to ensure that when we get into the field that we can verify that that is going to be okay. Any other questions for Rusty? Mr. Lindley. Rusty, just to clarify on the last screen it says essentially community development uh if this had gone through the variance process would have been adopted or allowed.

Yes, we while we are making a recommendation to of approval license and variance board. Um, thank you. Yeah, they would have probably voted for it. Any other questions relating to this setback? Um, Miss Wilson, uh, can you put the the the um the site plan up there again that shows the the Okay, that um, is there any parking for the the vending machine on that side of the building? You said there's no parking on that side. Where will people park to get the ice that stopped there? on either side of the building there the there on the street side of the building there's approximately 50 feet um of area that's outside of the drive lane to park or to the west side of the vending machine there's additional parking over there I mean the vending machine process for this is probably a minute to a minute and a half to get your ice and leave so I don't you didn't you said uh no parking so I was kind of on that side. So, I was just trying to figure it out. I'll recouch that. It's not affecting existing existing parking for the restaurant use on site. All right. Thank you. Any other questions? Okay. Thank you, Rusty. Like to invite the applicant up now. I recognize this for this applicant is former council member Doug Stoner. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Appreciate it. anything you want to add to the discussion uh in the sense u for those who know this used to be our dairy queen years ago. I used to work there as a teenager. Uh currently owned uh we sold the property several years ago to Hibachi Express. Uh the gentleman who currently operates and owns it used to be our tenant and we have a lease with him as it relates to putting this uh machine on that location.

We've been operating this type of equipment for about seven years at some other locations we have in Cobb County. So, we're very familiar with the product uh and the machine and to the point that was said obviously when we get to the proper time we'll obviously adhere to the city signage requirements. Um though what you saw I think in the sense of the um uh the example of the machine is you know it has you have the ability to put advertising on all four sides but obviously uh we'll meet whatever the city requirements are and and the sides that do not have advertising we can put something up that just visually looks nice and everything. So this is basically you know if you've seen twice the ice or some other places you know large buildings this is true vending machine and to the ice situation yes it's it bags it and presents it to you immediately uh and um you know it's you know when something the folks who know us um we want to put it at sites where we have a good property owner because it impacts us if they're not maintaining their property and we also make sure that our machines operating are clean uh and also making sure they're taken care of and everything. So always try to be good corporate tenants. Any question of the applicant? Miss Wilkinson. Um yes, thank you for being here. Um I wanted to uh ask is there any like maintenance or service that happens to the ice machines? Um you know just sometimes do they break down? I'm just wondering what's that slide. Yeah, actually how we operate um to give you example. So we have our company Silver Loadstone and we actually have car washes and we have a complete onboard staff that maintains our equipment.

We still have Ford area queens by the way and we have lots of equipment. So we have our own in-house folks who maintain these units. And then twice a year the company actually the machines are actually built in Byron Georgia just south of Mon company called Cooler Ice. So these are actually Georgia produced machines and uh we do preventative maintenance twice a year. Uh they come up that we pay for to make sure the machines are properly maintained and taken care of because obviously it's in our interest to make sure the machine's operating at all times because if it's down obviously you don't make sales. So you know we're our history of dealing with businesses and equipment and stuff. uh we make sure our stuff works. And so yes, to that point, yes, we have someone locally that's maintaining it, keeping it stocked and cleaned. And on top of that, we also put out a trash can out there that's going to get emptied regularly. We're not depending on the property on to do that. We're doing that uh because people, you know, sometimes they'll take a bag or leave it, but we make sure plus we put up cameras to on all these locations. So we are monitoring it with high definitionition cameras all the time. So to your point, yes, the machine's taken care of and maintained regularly. Oh, is it also available like 24/7? Correct. Yes. People want to get ice. Okay. And the other thing is making sure, you know, they already have lighting on the property, but we want to make sure it has good lighting, you know, for safety purposes, too. Any other questions? Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. This is a public hearing. I'd ask now if there's anybody who wishes to speak for or against this item to come up and be sworn in by our city attorney.

Jeffrey, if you'll swear him in. You'll state your name and address for the record, please. Welcome. Thank you. Uh Terry Stookie. I'm the owner of the property behind the Dairy Queen. Um 2600 South High Drive. Um I'm not real crazy about the one foot off the property line. Um that's my biggest concern and that is a very congested area. Okay. Uh Mexico Lindo gets a lot of traffic. Um and then we have during the work week we have a lot of truck traffic in and out of there. So, um I'm not really forward or against it. Uh but I don't like the one foot variance on our property. Okay. Thank you, sir. I think Mr. Welch had a question for you. A question and I've sort of been in your shoes before. What would you feel comfortable with? I'm not real sure to be honest with you. What What makes sense? What makes sense? is one foot. Just awfully close, isn't it? Uh because I go out too much further than the driveway pretty much. Um like I said, I'm not totally against it. I just I'm not crazy about the one foot off the property line. Thank you. Because I think I think your standard is 10 foot, isn't it? Yeah. Okay. Sir, and I'm sorry, just for my own um reference, where's you said your business is behind it. What's the business of yours is behind it? 2600 South Tub where the big large building behind it. Oh, the the whole building. The brown brown. Got it. Tan looking. Whole building. I got it. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else want to speak for against this item? All right. We will close the public hearing and this is in W five. I'll turn it over to Miss Wilkinson. Thank you, mayor.

Um, so I uh also have looked at this area and I have concerns uh about the there there's already like congestion in this space with um the business that is behind there um um uh re reliable hydraulics and they have um like a lot of employees like I think like in 30 something and they also have a lot of um semi-truckss that come in uh in and out of that area in that drive that's right next to this um this ice machine. And um additionally, uh we have there's a uh the Mexi uh Mexico Lindo restaurant that's also right there. Um I actually did reach out to them and they uh they had seen the sign, but um they I guess nobody had um sent anything to them about it. Um, but as I was looking through the the um package, I realized that um they I guess they're not it's not required by the ordinance because they technically weren't right next door. But it is it's a kind of an odd shape because um it just has a almost like a drive to the hydraulic uh business and then the Mexico uh Lindo business. Um so anyway, but that is a a congested area. The Mexico Lindo has a lot of uh parking in that area. I'm not I'm I'm very concerned about it because I don't think everybody that's going to stop and get uh ice is actually going to drive through and around the Japanese restaurant around the, you know, the drive-thru to stop and get ice. I I feel like they're going to pull in at different places and jump out of their car. And I think it's going to impact that those other uh neighboring properties. And for uh for that reason um I want to move to deny this uh variance request for the one foot setback.

Um okay, we have a motion to deny the request. Is there a second? I'll second it for a vote. Okay, we have a second by Mr. Welch. So all those in favor of Miss Wilkinson's motion to deny will vote yes. All those opposed will vote no. Go ahead and vote. Wait a minute. My vote changed. I did. I did. But I can vote anyway I want to. We're waiting on Miss Hines. Okay, that motion is defeated six to one. That's not It is seconded. I did and then I think he wanted to give you a vote. I think that's that's within his right. That's within his right. Yeah. Any other action on this motion? Uh do pass. Uh, and I would ask that Mr. Martin, Mr. Stoner, you get with the gentleman that's the the rear property owner to see if there's any way to alleviate his concerns. Okay. Now, we have a motion due pass. All those in favor of that motion will vote yes, and those opposed will vote no. Uh, is that do I have a second? First of all, second by Mr. Gould. All those in favor vote yes. All those opposed vote no. And that passes 6 to1. That is approved. We'll move on to the next item. Thanks y'all for being here. Move on to formal business. We don't have any privilege license show cause hearings. Um item A, authorization to approve the contract based off RFQ25-022 to SCA Construction 19 Bluebird Circle in White, Georgia 30184 in an amount not to exceed 454,516.76 to be paid from the 2022 SPLOS for the construction of 44 parking spaces at 2688 Atlanta Road and authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Uh, Miss Robinson in the background, please. Yes. This project is to construct a 44 space surface parking lot at 2688 Atlanta Road.

The scope of the work includes the demolition of the existing parking area and building foundation, grading, sanitary sewer, potable water, curb and gutter, asphalt paving, parking lot lighting, storm sewer piping, and detention. And um for the record, this um this company is actually the third lowest bidder. Um the two other the two lowest biders, one of them was a contractor who had previously been awarded this work and then that contract was terminated. Um and then the other uh bidder was a bidder that when we checked references um we got references saying that they were substantially behind on the work and that um they were having liquidated damages and so it's a recommendation of public works and purchasing to move forward with uh the third lowest bidder which is SCA construction. Kristen, I missed the what was the first bidder's problem? Um it was the one that we had originally awarded to and they weren't able to do the work and so we had to terminate the contract. If you remember, there's been issues with that site including a a spring and some other things. U Thank you for that explanation. Is there any other discussion or or questions from council? It'll be a great addition, especially now with the closing of King Street on the weekends to have this extra parking over near the green space. Uh I'm looking forward to this being done and uh Rusty tells us it'll be done uh relatively soon. So, we're looking forward to that. I think he gave us specifics, but I'm not going to hold it. Relative term. It is. He He was very specific, but I'm not going to be in a public meeting. Uh this is in Mr. Mr. Lindley's Ward. I'll turn it over to Mr. Lindley. Thank you. Have a motion do pass, seconded by Miss Hines. All those in favor, please vote.

And that's approved. 70. Move on to item B. This is authorization 2025-060. Authoriz authorization to allow the city's financial officer and the mayor to establish bank accounts and be named as authorized signatories. Uh, Miss Robbins in the background, please. Yes. The city desires to establish a banking relationship with a bank that we don't we currently do not do business with. The bank requested a resolution or other official document from the governing body authorizing the city's financial officer and the mayor to establish bank accounts and be authorized signers on the account. So, that's what this is doing. Thank you, Mr. Robinson. Any discussion? Yeah, Mr. Welch. Um I I am excuse me I'm not going to support this issue. I typically when we select a bank at the city we go through a selection process. Um and in this case that that wasn't what happened and I don't feel comfortable um with supporting this without that selection process. Um, I just feel like that we should go through the process if we want to change banks. Um, and that's fine. I'm not opposed to the changing of the banks. I just think that there's a process that's established and in order to do that, we should in order to change and move money to another bank. Um, I I think we should go through that process. I just don't don't think this this meets my smell test. So with that, thank you, Mr. Welch. And Christian, you want to give a little bit more clarity on what we're talking about here and and the that it's my understanding we're not switching banks. We have our major accounts with uh one bank and this is a small fraction of Will. You just give a little bit more clarity on it. Yes. So our main banking relationship is with Truist.

We established that relationship through an RFP process uh years ago and we have maintained that relationship with them. This is a oneoff. Um this bank has approached us. We had a previous relationship um with someone who has moved to this bank um through uh former bond offerings. um they're active in the community and they're they've been actively talking to us and um so we are um looking to move uh one account into this bank to um have some exposure with this bank and see what the relationship looks like. But like I said, our main banking is remaining with Truist that and we've had them for uh probably uh 15 years. Um we did an RFP process about 10 years ago and um we renewed that relationship with them several times just because if anybody knows uh banking relationship at the city level is a huge endeavor. So we are not moving everything. You would be fine with us not moving all of our assets fine with us not going through that process currently. Um and as was discussed in the agenda meeting on Thursday uh they have had discussions with uh our staff talking about truest uh recently to improve terms and service and everything. So you're very comfortable with and that's and that's not we're talk what we're talking about here anyway which is moving just one port one small portion one one small bank account over any other discussion amongst council any other questions okay uh just one thing Mr. Mayor, I do think uh you know engaging with some uh local community organizations, community bank in this case when we can serves multiple purposes. One, their engagement in the community. Secondly is gives you a different level of service al compared to quote unquote big organizations, right? And it's a good opportunity for us to experience that and um just understand that we have choices see how their service works out.

Anybody else? Okay, I'll entertain a motion. Motion do pass by Mr. Mr. Lindley, second by Mr. Oglesby. All those in favor, please vote. And that's approved 5 to two. We'll move on to uh item C, authorization for the approval of exchanging whatever interest the city has in approp in approximately 7,347.53 square ft of property situated in land lot 684 of the 17th district for approximately 9,969.84 84 square feet property now or formerly owned by Foundry Watkins Property LLC situated in land lot 684 of the 17th district and authorize the mayor to execute a quick quick claim deed and all related documents. Mr. Robinson, can you tell us what all that means, please? I am not going to repeat all of that and re and reread that. Um, I'm just going to add to it that um the value of both parcels has been established by appraisals and the property to be conveyed to the city is of greater value than the property that it proposes to convey. The appropriate legal notices for the exchange have been published. Any questions or discussion? We had Yes. This is just a formality I believe. May I have a motion? Motion do pass by Mr. Lindley, second by Mr. Welch. All those in favor, please vote. And that's approved unanimously. 70. Next is the consent agenda. Miss Robinson, can you please read the consent agenda for council approval? Yes. Item A, MIN 2025-065, approval of the March 13, 2025 committee of the whole meeting minutes. Item B, MIN2025-067 approval of the March 17, 2025 pre-consil meeting minutes. C, MIN2025-069 approval of the March 17, 2025 mayor and council minutes. D Ath 2025-054 authorization for a road closure for the 2025 College Football Saturdays at Village Green Park on Saturday, September 27th, Saturday, October 18th, and Saturday, November 15, 2025, beginning at 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.

from King Street at Bank Street to King Street at Village Green Circle Southeast Oneway Street next to Village Green Park. Item E, authorization [Music] 2025-056, authorization for a road closure for the painting of painting the two crosswalks across King Street Southeast in front of City Hall at Spring Street Southeast on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, beginning at 7 a.m. through Monday, April 14th, 2025, ending at 7 a.m. and for closing Bank Street in conjunction with the Village Green Park weekend road closure approved March 21st, 2025 and the crosswalk painting closure at Bank Street and Village Walk on Friday, April 11th, 2025 beginning at 3 p.m. through Monday, April 14th, 2025, ending at 7 a.m. That all you got? That was a lot. And and Kristen is uh is in place of Joe who is traveling. I should have mentioned that at the beginning. Thank you, Mr. Robinson. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agendas? So, moved by Mr. Lindley, second by Miss Hines. All those in favor, please vote. And that's approved. 70. We'll now move to our citizen participation uh section of our meeting and we'll begin with public comment. We have two people signed up to speak this evening. Sheree and Michael Upton, 6020 Riverview Road. I'll invite you up now. Welcome. Hi. So, my name is Sherice Ethan. I'm the founder of Gathered by Love Foundation nonprofit. Um, and pretty much we're here today because we're going to be hosting an Easter giveaway on April 19th at the Rose Garden Park. Cute little flower. Can y'all see it? This glass. All right. Okay. We also have a cleaning company, uh, residential and commercial, uh, LLC, Ballerina Professional Cleaning. Um, so we're kind of new to this, uh, nonprofit, uh, organization, and this is our first annual, and we're just pretty much here to see if we could get some kind of support with this event on April 19th, which is in Miss Hines area.