Mayor & Commission Meetings
Regular MeetingAthens-Clarke County, GA · December 16, 2025
Minutes
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Mayor and Commission Meeting Minutes
Meeting Name: Mayor and Commission Agenda Setting Session
Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Meeting Called to Order: 6:11 p.m.
Location: City Hall
Virtual? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Public Input Requested or Received? ☒ Yes / ☐ No
Attendees:
☒Kelly Girtz ☐Tiffany Taylor ☒John Culpepper
☒Patrick Davenport ☐Allison Wright ☒Carol Myers
☒Melissa Link ☒Dexter Fisher ☒Ovita Thornton
☒Stephanie Johnson ☐Mike Hamby
Items discussed:
1. Annual Metropolitan Transportation Planning Grant for FY 2027 (July 1, 2026 - June
30, 2027) 212/2025
2: Approve: Application and Acceptance of the Annual Transit Planning Assistance
Grant for FY 2027 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) 213/2025
3. Approve: Freeman Drive Sewer Force Main Replacement 214/2025
4. Request of Ed Lane / SPG Planners + Engineers, Owner: Athens-Clarke County
Unified Government, for a Rezone from P to C-D (Park to Commercial Downtown)
and Future Land Use from Government to Downtown on 1.53 acres known as 293
Hoyt Street Type I District II
5. Development Agreement for the Redevelopment of Public and Private Properties
Around 295 E. Dougherty Street (November 4, 2025)
6. Request of Ed Lane / SPG Planners & Engineers, Owner: Homewood Village, LLC.,
for a Master Planned Development from C-G to C-G (PD), on 15.95 acres known as
2415 Jefferson Road. Type II District 5 ( December 2, 2025)
7. SPLOST 2020 Project 28, Mental Health Recovery Facility Project – Waiver of Water
& Wastewater Connection Fees for Mental Health Recovery Facility Located at 240
Mitchell Bridge Road - (December 2, 2025)
8. Transit Service Comprehensive Planning – 187/2025
9. Naming of East Broad Street Bridge Over North Oconee River as Weaver D’s
Bridge – Automatic for the People – 205/2025
10. Amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Implementation of Fire
Classification and Compensation Study – 168/2025
11. Right-of-Way Use Ad Hoc Committee Report: Recommendation for Proposed
Ordinance Language Updates – 219/2025 REVISED – 12/15/2025
12. FY26 Investigative Audit of ACCGov Organizational Structure – 169/2025
13. TSPLOST 2026 Final Projects List – 211/2025
No votes were taken.
Adjourn
Motioned by: Commissioner
Seconded by: Commissioner Link
Result: Approved
Meeting Adjourned at: 8:46 p.m.
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