05-30-2024 May 30, 2024 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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1. Roll Call
Present: 2 – Chairperson Travis Lindley and Councilmember Latonia P. Hines
Absent: 1 – Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gould
Staff: 7 – Dustin Davey, Richard Garland, Brian Marcos, Eric Mohrmann, Landon O’Neal,
Heather Peacon-Corn, and Kristin Robinson
2. Call to Order
Chairperson Travis Lindley called to order the May 30, 2024 Budget and Finance Committee
meeting held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in the Administration Conference Room at 5:30 PM.
3. Chairperson Instruction and Comment
4. Formal Business
A. 2024-104 Fire Department Station Location Analysis (CIP to SPLOST)
Brian Marcos, Fire Department Chief, provided the following information and background:
• This project of adding a fire station on the south end of the City started about three
years ago.
• Placed this on the CIP to earmark – originally $5-6M. Revised last year to $9M.
• Recent Cobb Fire Station built was $9M.
• Community Risk Assessment (CRA) data has been factored into this
recommendation.
• On the emergency services side, there has been a 5-6% call volume increase.
• Station 1 used to be the busiest, but Station 4 is now almost surpassing Station 1
in terms of call volume.
• As a temporary stopgap – three employees approved through the budget – more
reliability in terms of response.
• The recommendation based on the data is supporting a rebuilding of Station 4.
The project would be paid for through the 2028 SPLOST if approved.
• The new Station 4 would need to maximize the existing lot for a 3-bay station and
annex.
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Minutes - Final
Travis Lindley, Chair/Council Member
Tim Gould, Mayor Pro Tem
Latonia P. Hines, Council Member
A. Max Bacon City Hall
Admin Conference Room
2800 King Street SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
City Attorney Scott Cochran
City Administrator Joseph Bennett
City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn
May 30, 2024
5:30 PM