CCBoC 12.16.2025 Meeting Notes

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Note: Commissioner Jim Steed was absent, all 4 other commissioners were in attendance

Call To Order: 6 pm

Approval of 12/2/2025 Minutes: Yay 4, No 0

Consent Agenda. Approve: Yay 4, No 0

1. Community and Emergency Services Committee Commissioner Carraway

   1. (H1a) Modify the 2025 Christmas Holidays to Include Friday, December 26th

   2. (H1b) Agreement with Open Sky Drone Light Shows for Drone Light Show for 2026 Boom! in the Park

   3. (H1c) USA BMX Gold Cup Southeast Finals Host Agreement

   4. (H1d) Donation for the Hazardous Materials Response Team from Piedmont Propane.

2. Management and Internal Services Committee Commissioner Melear

   1. (H2a) Amendment to the Comprehensive Policy 302.1 - Grievance Procedure

   2. (H2b) Clariti Permitting and Licensing Solution Annual Maintenance Payment

   3. (H2c) Dedicated Internet Access Agreement with Cogent Communications

   4. (H2d) Migration of Cityworks Software to a Trimble Software-as-a-Service Platform

   5. (H2e) Tower Lease Agreement with American Tower for Blanchard Park

   6. (H2f) Purchase of Network Equipment from WorldTechIT

   7. (H2g) Change Order 002 for Additional Services with Johnson, Laschober & Associates, P.C. for the Columbia County Fire Rescue Station #2 Project

3. Development and Planning Services Committee Commissioner Steed

   1. (H3a) Alcoholic Beverage License Pham Nguyen Restaurant LLC dba Banh Mi Dang

   2. (H3b) Easement Encroachment Agreement Tax Map 073A Parcel 438

   3. (H3c) Ancillary Dwelling Variance for Tax Map 018 Parcel 005A

4. Public Works and Engineering Services Committee Commissioner Couch

   1. (H4a) Cranston Engineering Change Order #1 for Reed Creek Streambank Stabilization

   2. (H4b) Independent Contractor Agreement with Hydrologics, Inc. to Pilot a Zero Discharge Flushing Program

   3. (H4c) Amendment Number 3 to the Master Services Agreement with Paymentus

   4. (H4d) Contract #2025-3393 with EnviroHydro, LLC for NPDES Sampling and Reporting on Various County Projects

   5. (H4e) Contract #2025-3395 with Peek Pavement Marking, LLC for the FY25/26 Safety Striping Project A

   6. (H4f) Lighting Services Agreements with Georgia Power to Upgrade Street Lighting to Various Areas - Phase III

Debate Agenda

1. New Business

   1. Management and Internal Services

      1. (I1a1) Criminal Justice Coordinating Council BJA Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program Q23-8-016. Accept $29K grant: Yay 4, No 0

      2. (I1a2) Acceptance of Columbia Judicial Circuit ARPA Funding Grant CY2026 ARPA 3Y009. Accept $52,177 grant to clear backlog. Yay 4, No 0

   2. Community Emergency Services Committee

      1. (I1b1) Restructure Fire Services Dispatch. Approve: Yay 4, No 0

         Johnson: Number of calls have expanded over the years. Cover down on EMS calls for the cities and countywide. Having trouble meeting demand. They will hire additional staff. $195,689 increase for 1/2 a year. Money available through fire services fund.

   3. Development and Planning Services Committee

      1. (I1c1) RZ25-12-02, Major PUD (Planned Unit Development) Revision, located at the intersection of Market View Parkway and Washington Road, Tax Map 065 portion of Parcel 674, 1.91 +/- acres out of 26.2 +/- acres and currently zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development). Approve: Yay 4, No 0

         Schlachter: Chick Fil A needs to go into the easement some for the canopy. It’s better for Chick Fil A to have the canopy so they can keep cars moving and traffic doesn’t get backed up on the street.

      2. (I1c2) Waiver of Distance Requirements for the Sale of Alchoholic Beverages on Parcel 050002E. Approve, Yay: 3, No: 1 (Melear)

         Schlachter: County has an ordinance that liquor sales has to be a certain distance from parks. A grocery store wants to come in. This is the first step in that. This would only apply to grocery stores over 25,000sq ft. Would still have to come back to apply for a liquor license, on & off premise consumption.

         Melear: Would it stay that way forever? How far away is the grocery store from parks?

         Schlachter: It would stay that way forever but would only apply to the grocery store. The distance…. Hasn’t seen conceptual drawings yet but probably 200-300 feet from the entrance.

2. Items Added at the Meting

Reading of Resolution 25-46 for State delegation.

Public Comments:

• Howard Johnson

• Karin Parham

• Susan Warren

• Joan Krupsky

• Lisa Fletcher

Executive Session

1. Personnel

   1. (M1a) Personnel A: Executive Leadership contracts. Approve, Yay: 4, No: 0

   2. (M1b) Personnel B: Chief Marshall retired, promote Brasel. Approve, Yay: 4, No 0

2. Property

   1. (M2a) Property A: Donation easement, 5/8 properties for Horizon Park. Approve, Yay 4, No 0

   2. (M2b) Property B: Donation for Euchee Creek Main Project. Approve, Yay 4, No 0

   3. (M2c) Property C: Furys Ferry Rd Widening Project. Took out a fence and need to make the HOA whole. Approve: Yay 4, No 0

   4. (M2d) Property D: Hereford Farm Rd Widening Project. 95% of acquisitions complete. Approve: Yay 4, No 0

The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday January 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the Auditorium of Building A at the Evans Government Center.