Town Council Meeting

TYRONE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES August 04, 2022 at 7:00 PM Eric Dial, Mayor Gloria Furr, Mayor Pro Tem, Post 4 Linda Howard, Post 1 Brandon Perkins, Town Manager Melissa Hill, Post 2 Dee Baker, Town Clerk Billy Campbell, Post 3 Dennis Davenport, Town Attorney Also present was: Sandy Beach, Finance Manager Tracy Young, Fayette County Development Authority I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The first public comment period is reserved for non-agenda items. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Please state your name & address. Comments that require a response may not be answered during this time. The Council or staff may respond at a later date. Tyrone’s Fayette County Development Authority’s (FCDA)representative, Mr. Tracy Young thanked the police officers for recovering a stolen car from his neighborhood. He added that their street was vandalized and the officers went above and beyond by knocking on doors to gather more information. He stated that the perpetrator was caught thanks to their hard work. Mr. Young also wanted to inform Council that a large article came out in the Citizen newspaper that day which indicated that the FCDA landed a big project for a data center. He asked them to read the article and he informed them that he would be reaching out to each Council member to give more details about the project. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made to approve the agenda. Motion made by Council Member Furr, Seconded by Council Member Campbell. Voting Yea: Council Member Howard, Council Member Hill VI. CONSENT AGENDA: All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately. Town Council Meeting Page 1 of 5 August 04, 2022  1. Approval of Council minutes from July 21, 2022 2. Approval of an Eagle Scout Project – Creating wooden chairs and a picnic table to be located outside of the library. A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by Council Member Howard, Seconded by Council Member Hill. Voting Yea: Council Member Campbell, Council Member Furr Mayor Dial thanked Eagle Scout, Matthew D’Morais from Peachtree City Troop 175 for his efforts. Mr. D’Morais thanked Mayor and Council from the audience for their permission to move forward. VII. PRESENTATIONS VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS IX. OLD BUSINESS X. NEW BUSINESS 3. Consideration to award Transportation Engineering Task Order 7 2022 Senoia Road Speed Study to Pond, Inc. Mr. Langford informed Council that discussions at a past Council meeting regarding Task Order number 7 of the 2021 Transportation Engineer Service Contract with POND, Inc., were to determine if a reduction in the speed limit along Senoia Road from Crestwood Road to Deport Court was appropriate. He added that the lowering of any speed required a transportation engineering study. POND, Inc. had given staff their scope of work. The study would consider many different items such as the 85 percentiles of the speed of cars, line of sight, driveways and intersections, past crash data, and horizontal and vertical curves. They were asking for approval of the study for a cost not to exceed $14,049.25. Council Member Campbell asked if the study separated trucks from cars. Mr. Langford stated that it would be based on counts of vehicles and speed tables, not the type of vehicle. Council Member Campbell shared that cars could stop much quicker than an 80,000-pound truck. Mr. Langford reiterated that the study could consider types of vehicles, however, would be based mostly on conditions and speed tables. Motion made by Council Member Campbell, Seconded by Council Member Hill. Voting Yea: Council Member Howard, Council Member Furr. XI. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The second public comment period is for any issue. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Please state your name & address. Comments that require a response may not be answered during this time. The Council or staff may respond at a later date. Page 2 of 5 XII. STAFF COMMENTS Mr. Langford stated that Fayette County reached out to him because they had projects planned in our jurisdiction soon. Partnering with them for our projects would create more work in one contract which meant better pricing. He added that he had 5 miles of crack sealing in the budget for Senoia Road, Spencer Road, Peggy Lane, Depot Court, and Brentwood Road. He stated that the numbers fell within the pavement condition index (PCI). They were collector roads and had scores of 81-90, this would extend the life of the road and would be a preventative measure. He came to Council because some jurisdictions did not care for how the black sealed lines looked on the collector roads. This sealant would seal up to five years. He shared that before he came on board with the town the PCI ratings were around 71, since he took over, the PCI was now around 82. He asked for Council’s feedback. Council Member Campbell asked that if approved, when would the project begin? Mr. Langford stated that it would be the latter part of fall or early spring. Council Member Campbell asked if the project was in the budget. Mr. Langford shared that preventative measures were in the budget. Council Member Hill stated that Brentwood Road was residential. Mr. Langford clarified that the section of Brentwood was commercial from Arrowood Road to Senoia Road. Mayor Dial thanked Mr. Langford for his work over the years to increase the PCI levels. Council Member Howard asked if the seal would cause black lines. Mr. Langford stated yes, and the sealant would increase the life of the road. Over time there would be one less road a year that would require paving, saving millions of dollars. Mayor Dial shared that his issue was that the Town was trying to achieve a certain amount of aesthetic value downtown. Mr. Langford stated, that the reason he came to them was for feedback. Council Member Furr stated that the seal did look bad. Mr. Langford stated that he would check with the County to see when they desired a decision. Council Member Campbell asked for a breakdown of where the sealant was needed downtown. Mr. Langford stated that from Valleywood Road to Palmetto Road, the lowest PCI was 81.6 and the highest was 86.5, the normal range being 81-90 PCI. Mr. Perkins stated that a lot was going on behind the scenes. He had a meeting with Mr. Langford, Ms. Brock, Mr. Trocquet, and Ms. Boullion regarding the Pickleball court design, and reviewed questions from the engineer. Some concerns were about drainage and the design of the system. Staff was diligently working toward a resolution so the project could go out for the bidding process. Pickleball was not as simple as grading and pouring concrete. Mr. Perkins shared that staff met with engineers and that the Palmetto/Arrowood/Spencer roundabout design was moving forward. Mr. Perkins informed Council that the Tyrone Road cart path project was still in the property owner acquisition phase and that property owners had their assessments. The legal team was currently working with all property owners. Page 3 of 5  Mr. Perkins shared that a contracted stormwater crew was inspecting our stormwater easements and taking inventory for maintaining our MS4 certification to assist with budgeting for future repairs. He added that the crew started early and staff received an email from a concerned citizen. Mr. Perkins stated that he sent an email blast to citizens so they would be informed. Mr. Perkins stated that Friday night was another DDA First Friday event at Shamrock Park highlighting the Double Granite music group. There would also be food trucks and vendors. Council Member Howard asked to review the Pickleball court design. Mr. Perkins stated that he would send the design to Council. XIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council Member Howard informed everyone that next Thursday night, at 6:30 pm, at the Tyrone Museum, the Friends of the Museum would hold the first of several meetings to open some very old items. A few items were from the Tyrone Brotherhood. Tyrone government was reestablished in 1954. For ten years the Brotherhood took care of schools and items such as sidewalks. She invited everyone to attend. She also added that a government had to be reformed after that so the Town could obtain street lights from Coweta-Fayette EMC. Mayor Dial gave a shout-out to Public Works Maintenance Tech I, Cody Kelley. He shared that staff had difficulties finding a mechanic that could repair the Town’s bucket truck. Mr. Kelley saved the Town an estimated couple of thousand dollars in repairs as he repaired the truck himself. It was phenomenal that the Town had an employee that brought that kind of value, not to mention the value the other Public Works guys bring. Council Member Campbell added that Mr. Kelley also brought a good attitude. Council Member Furr asked what could be done about the Solicitors walking the streets. Mr. Perkins stated that they were required to register with the Town, which included a background check. Council Member Furr stated that they were knocking on her door at 9 pm. Mr. Perkins shared that citizens should always call the none emergency number 770-461-HELP when salespeople were dropped off on different streets. They should be able to produce their permits, if not, call that number. She added that he was very pushy and rude. XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made to move into Executive Session for one (1) item of threatened litigation. Motion made by Council Member Furr, Seconded by Council Member Howard. Voting Yea: Council Member Hill, Council Member Campbell. A motion was made to reconvene. Page 4 of 5  Motion made by Council Member Howard, Seconded by Council Member Campbell. Voting Yea: Council Member Hill, Council Member Furr XV. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made to adjourn. Motion made by Council Member Furr. Voting Yea: Council Member Howard, Council Member Hill, Council Member Campbell The meeting adjourned at 7:42 pm. By: Attest: Eric Dial, Mayor Dee Baker, Town Clerk Page 5 of 5