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City Council - Regular Session The Chambers at City Center 8534 Main Street, Woodstock GA (Main) 770.592.6000 (Fax) 770.926.1375 http://www.woodstockga.gov *Hearing Assistance Available Upon Request AGENDA Monday, April 27, 2026 City Council - Regular Session 7:00 PM ITEM 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 7:00 PM Meeting called to order at The Chambers at City Center, 8534 Main Street, Woodstock, GA. ITEM 2. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS AND VISITORS 1. Proclamation - Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month (Michael Caldwell) 2. Proclamation - Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters (Michael Caldwell) 3. Proclamation - Professional Municipal Clerks Week (Michael Caldwell) ITEM 3. APPOINTMENTS/OATH OF OFFICE 1. Impact Fee Advisory Committee Appointments (Michael Caldwell) ITEM 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Announcements (Colin Ake) The Dos de Mayo Crawl is Saturday, May 2 from 2 to 6 p.m. in downtown Woodstock. See the route and the specials at visitwoodstockga.com. The Brown Bag Concert Series takes place Thursdays in May from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Park at City Center. Bring a chair and pack a lunch or pick up takeout from a downtown restaurant and enjoy these free lunchtime concerts. Schedule available in the special events section of woodstockparksandrec.com. Woodstock Summer Concert Series kicks off on Saturday, May 9th as Black Jacket Symphony presents Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet. Full details at woodstockconcertseries.com. The Downtown Woodstock Walking Tour Series returns April 30th with tours highlighting Historic Families of Woodstock. Each month April to October, the Woodstock Visitors Center offers tours on a different topic. Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased City Council 1  at the visitors center or online at visitwoodstockga.com. ITEM 5. MEETING DECORUM ITEM 6. PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM 7. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Ratify the Purchase of Neese Road - Parcel 68 (Jeff Moon) Request for approval to ratify the purchase of Neese Road Parcel 68 in connection with the Neese Road Improvements Project. 2. Approve Emergency Purchases - MAJBA JE 21025 - 1522 - WWTP Pump Emergency Purchases (Jeremy Parker) Request for approval of MAJBA JE 21025 to re-purpose funding from the Waste Water Treatment Plant UV Disinfection project and the Lift Station First Baptist Church Pump project to fund the emergency purchase of two Boerger permeate pumps and one Flygt submersible EQ Pump. 3. Approve MAJBA JE 21070 - Recognize Additional Revenue & Fund Additional Expenses for Streetscapes VI (Jeremy Parker) Request for approval of MAJBA JE 21070 which recognizes additional TAD revenue and DDA contributions and funds additional expenses for the Streetscapes VI project. 4. Approve MAJBA JE 21071 - Recognize 2025 URA Bond Proceeds for Construction of Fire Stations (Ron Shelby) Request for approval of MAJBA JE 20171 which recognizes the 2025 URA Bond proceeds and projected interest income for use of construction of the fire stations and fund related expenses. 5. Approve MAJBA JE 21074 - Fund Purchase of Fire Aerial Ladder Truck (Shane Dobson) Request for approval of MAJBA JE 21074 which uses SPLOST V reserves to fund the purchase of the fire aerial ladder truck. The truck delivery was anticipated to be in FY 2027. However, the truck was completed and delivered ahead of schedule. 6. Approve MAJBA JE 21091 - To Fund Purchase and Installation of Market Street Bollards (Jeff Moon) Request for approval of MAJBA JE 21091 which uses Green Prints reserves to fund the purchase and installation of replacement bollards on Market Street for pedestrian safety at the trailhead. 7. Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-005 Amending Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-66 Expenses (2nd Reading & Final Vote) (Robyn Adams) Request for approval to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-005 to amend Chapter 2 Administration, Article II. City Council, Division 2. Meetings, Section 2-66 - Expenses as identified in the document included in the agenda packet. This amendment updates the Code language to align with the revisions made to the Council Policy Manual - Council Approval Section, as referenced in the related agenda item. The first reading for this item was held at the April 13, 2026 Council Meeting. This serves as the 2nd Reading and final vote. 8. Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-006 Amending Chapter 34, Article V, Section 34- 139 Holidays - Addition of Federal Holiday Juneteenth as Recognized City Holiday (Mindy Nobis) Request for approval to adopt Ordinance 2026-006 amending Chapter 34 Personnel, Article V Leave, Section 34-139 Holidays to add Juneteenth (June 19th) as a recognized City Council 2  city holiday. This would be an addition to the holiday list provided with pay for full-time employees. This amendment updates the Code language as referenced in the supporting documentation in the agenda packet. The first reading for this item was held at the April 13, 2026 Council Meeting. This serves as the 2nd reading and final vote. 9. Approve Road Closure for 2026 July 4th Freedom Run 5K and 10K (Brian Borden) Request for approval to close Main Street, Rope Mill Road, Market Street, Fowler Street, Mill Street, Maple Street, and Oak Street from 6:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. for the July 4th Freedom Run 5K and 10K. ITEM 8. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Consideration of Z#167-26 & CUP#94-26, Reagan & Ridgewalk - The Pitch (Public Hearing & Vote) (Melissa Sigmund) Request for approval of a Zone Map Amendment, Conditional Use Permit (CUP), and Variances to allow for the construction of a ± 12.81 acre mixed-use development located at the southeast corner of Reagan Street and Ridgewalk Parkway (Z#166-25, CUP#094-26) that would include up approximately 26,000 sf of commercial uses, a soccer stadium for semi-professional/professional soccer teams, and a maximum of 236 multi-family rental units. The application seeks to rezone the property from NC to GC-VMU and requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow multi-family rental units and to allow the residential units to be located on the ground floor of buildings within the development. Associated Variances are requested to the development standards of the LDO for the amounts and locations of provided parking. 2. Consideration of CUP#093-25: 706 Robin Court (Public Hearing & Vote) (Cameron Dunn) Request for consideration of CUP#093-25 - 706 Robin Court. Staff recommends approval to grant a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a development within the Downtown District on less than five acres with concurrent site Variances, subject to the staff-recommended and Planning Commission-modified conditions. This case was remanded back to Planning Commission at the March 23, 2026 Council Meeting. 3. Consideration of V#220-25: 704 Robin Court (Public Hearing & Vote) (Cameron Dunn) Request for consideration of V#220-25 - 704 Robin Court. Staff recommends approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a development within the Downtown District on less than five acres with concurrent site Variances, subject to the staff-recommended and Planning Commission-modified conditions of approval. This case was remanded back to Planning Commission at the March 23, 2026 Council Meeting. 4. Consideration of ZTA#020-26: Lot of Record/Downtown LDO Amendment (Public Hearing/Vote) (Melissa Sigmund) Request for approval of ZTA#-21-26, a Zone Text Amendment that amends Chapter VII (Performance Zoning Standards) of the Land Development Ordinance to update Article III – General Information, Article IV – Zone District Performance Standards, Article V – Use Districts and Regulations, and Article VII – Downtown District Standards. ITEM 9. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consideration to Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-009 Amending Chapter 34, Article III Adding Section 34-74 Relating to Defense of Actions (1st Reading) (Robyn Adams) Request for approval to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-009 amending Chapter 34 Personnel, Article III Compensation of the City Code to add Section 34-74 relating to the Defense of Actions arising out of the performance of duties; to provide definitions, procedures, and City Council 3  limitations as identified in the ordinance. This will serve as the first reading with the second reading and final vote scheduled for the May 11, 2026 agenda. 2. Consideration to Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-010 Amending Chapter 2, Article I Adding Section 2-6 Relating to Service of Process (1st Reading) (Robyn Adams) Request for approval to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-010 amending Chapter 2 Administration, Article I In General of the City Code to add Section 2-6 relating to the Service of Process as identified in the ordinance. This will serve as the first reading with the second reading and final vote scheduled for the May 11, 2026 agenda. 3. Consideration to Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-011 Amending Chapter 30, Article III - Special Events (Melissa Sigmund) Request for approval to adopt an Ordinance No. 2026-011 amending Chapter 30 - Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Article III Special Events of the City Code to provide for revised provisions for special events. Proposed changes are shown in the redline document included in the agenda packet. 4. Consideration of Contract with Delinquent Tax Services Incorporated (Ron Shelby) Request for approval of a contract with Delinquent Tax Services Incorporated for the collection of delinquent property taxes. ITEM 10. MINUTES APPROVAL 1. Consideration of Approval to Adopt Council Meeting Minutes - April 13, 2026 (Robyn Adams) ITEM 11. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 1. Information Technology Monthly Report (April 2026) (Katy Leggett) 2. Parks & Recreation Monthly Report (March 2026) (Brian Borden) 3. Capital Projects Monthly Report (April 2026) (Chris Luly) 4. Community Development Hot Sheet (April 2026) (Melissa Sigmund) 5. Communications Report (March 2026) (Stacy Brown) 6. Public Works Project Status Report (March & April 2026) (Jeremy Parker) ITEM 12. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS ITEM 13. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF COMMENTS ITEM 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate ITEM 15. FINAL ADJOURNMENT City Council 4