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Y'all need in the middle here in the back. Y'all just we'll get around this thing. How about that? Come on over here, James Cecilia. Y'all come on up here. Y'all get to keep this one. This is And then we'll put one up. I was hold and we'll drop this down a little bit. There we go. anything you want to say? [applause] Um, thank you very much. You know, I never expect anything like this and it's a it's a wonderful thing to be alive to see it. Usually, you usually get these things after you're gone. [laughter] Do all that. Thank you. Thank you very much. Very gracious. Appreciate. We appreciate all you do for Smyrna. Thank you. Now, this is where the part where we say you can stay for the rest of you, but you don't have to. I'm glad to see you. All righty. Thank you. Thank you so much. We'll give them a minute. All right.

Next on our agenda, we have a proclamation in recognition of LGBTQ plus Pride Month, June 2026. And I'll turn that over to Councilman Oglesby.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. In recognition of LGBTQ plus pride month, June 20 26, whereas for more than 50 years, June has been celebrated as LGBTQ plus pride month nationwide in honor of LGBTQ plus citizens that rose up and fought discriminatory laws at Stonewall. And whereas the historical riot at Stonewall in New York City on June 28, 1969 is considered a turning point for LGBTQ plus liberation in the United States. And whereas the city of Smyrna cherishes the value and dignity of each person and appreciates the importance of equality and freedom. And whereas all are welcome in the city of Smyrna to live, work, and play. And every family in any shape deserves a place to call home where they are safe, happy, and supported by friends and neighbors. And whereas the city of Smyrna denounces prejudice and unfair discrimination based on age, gender, identity, gender expression, race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical attributes as an affront to our fundamental principles. And whereas the city of Smyrna appreciates the cultural, civic, and economic contributions of the LGBTQ plus community. And whereas it is imperative that young people in our community, regardless of sexual orientation, gender, identity, and expression, feel valued, safe, empowered, and supported by their peers and community leaders. Now therefore, I, Derek Nord Norton, mayor of the city of Smyrna, do hereby proclaim and recognize June 2026 as LGBTQ plus pride month in the city of Smyrna, Georgia, and urge residents to recognize the contributions made by the members of the LGBTQ plus community and actively promote the principles of equality. Liberty and justice. A yo, Batmir. Awesome. Anybody want to come up? Got a whole group here. We've been very intentional in this city making sure everybody is included. And I let me tell you something that that's one of the that's one of the favorite weekends.

Uh it's it's awesome. It's awesome. Anybody want to say anything? Yes, we are very excited. Thank you for the proclamation today. We're excited to hold our festival June 13th. It's going to be our biggest festival yet. Over ser 70 vendors and for the first time ever, a main stage with entertainment, dancing, music, and a lot of joy. So, we're looking forward to seeing you all there and thank you for supporting our community. How many vendors? 70. What does that compare to the past event? It's our largest by far. Double. Double. Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. Food trucks this year, live music. It's going to be amazing. DJ, we even got a brewery you can go have a beer at afterwards. [laughter] Uh, well, awesome. Well, can we get a photo with the proclamation? Let's do that. Pink. Hold the other side. Okay. Hold it. Two. [laughter] Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Oglesby. We'll move on now to our uh rest of our agenda, our formal business. Um we don't have any community development items or privilege

license show cause hearings. So item A on formal business is approval of the fiscal year 2027 budget.

All right. Um Robinson the required public hearing for the FY 2027 proposed budget was held on May 18th, 2026. The total budget as proposed is 122,710,365. The general fund is 73584427. Special revenues are 9,999,990. Capital project funds are 3,553. Internal service fund is 1,874 and the enterprise funds are 33,698948. In comparison, last year's revised FY26 budget was 126131514 to date. Finance and administration recommend approval of the FY27 budget. Council, we've been over this and presented and presented again and y'all have asked questions. Y'all have any final questions before we act on this budget? No questions. Just a comment to thank our uh finance team that guides us, Kristen and Landon, and everyone else involved. And it is a laborious process, but they keep uh keep the city running and in fine fiscal shape. So, a huge thanks to both of them. And I don't know if you noticed, but Landon wore a tie tonight meeting, Landon. And most importantly, we spent spend uh we'll spend less money than we did this year. That's a good move. I know that's a good thing. All right. If there's no questions, Mr. Budget's chair. I'll entertain a motion. Motion do pass as presented. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Pickkins. Everyone, please vote. And I should note that um Mr. Gould is traveling with his family tonight. Won't be with us. Um

that's approved 6. Thank you. Move on to item B, adoption of city of Smyrna public art master plan and approval of public art policy updates.

Mr. Robinson. All right. The city of SM Smyrna public art master plan serves as a vital guide for expanding and implementing Smyrna's growing public art program over the next decade informed by both national best practices and extensive community input and developed in partnership with designing local LLC city staff and the community. The plan provides strategic recommendations and a creative and creative activations that reflect the city's past, present, and future. It captures Smyrna's needs and community desires for public art at a specific moment in time. is intended to function as a living roadmap designed to cultivate community connection, activate gathering spaces, and support a sustainably funded program while showcasing Smyrna's unique identity and enlvening its public spaces. It is a direct result of community input reflecting the aspirations for public art and its role in shaping Smyrna's future. Staff recommends the adoption of the SMRA public art master plan. Y'all, I took a look at this and we were presented uh this in our committee meeting on Thursday. This is a long time coming and they've done a fantastic job putting it together. Ricky Oglesby chairs our arts committee. Uh Ricky, anything you want to say? I'm just so humbled and proud of the city of Smyrnner and how we've come together to support public art and our local artists. Uh, public art is supposed to make us feel good, which is what city of Smyrna is all about. So, I'm really excited about the future of public art. I think you will be, too. With that being said, I would like to make a motion to approve to adopt atth 2026-051 public art master plan for the city of Smyrna. I have a motion seconded by Miss Hines. Everyone, please vote. The one thing that's happened through this process is we've got so much talent. So much talent in the city is is uh it's it's really unbelievable. All right, so that's approved 6. Thank you.

We'll move on now to item C. This is authorization to approve acquiring a 20 foot sanitary sewer easement and a 15

foot drainage easement from the Saunders residence located at 1216 Bank Street for the city of Smyrna to be able to access and maintain its sanitary sewer and storm drain drainage infrastructure that crosses this property in multiple locations and authorize mayor to sign and execute all documents. That sounds pretty thorough. Is there anything you need to add? All right, this is in W three, Mr. Lindley. Mr. Mr. Mayor, motion do pass as presented. Have a motion. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Welch. Everyone, please vote.

And that's approved. 6. Item D, authorization to update and amend the fee schedule for sanitation and water

administration fees effective June 2nd, 2026. M. Robinson, the background, please. Yes. The fees for water administration need to be revised to establish fees for the new meters the city is implementing and to add and revise existing fees for price changes and add items that were previously admitted from the schedule. In addition, new fees were established with an ordinance change related to yard waste requiring the sanitation fee schedule um to be updated as well. Um all of these fees will be included in the new budget book for FY27 that's posted online if anybody has any questions. Public Works, Finance, and Administration recommend um approval of this item. Any questions or discussion? Council. All right. I'll entertain a motion, please. Have a motion to approve and second by Mr. Lindley. Everyone, please vote. That's approved. 6 nothing. We're making pretty good time, Mr. Welch.