FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners will consider approval of a number of purchases during Tuesday’s work session, including one in the amount of $570,406.19 for a three-year agreement with Microsoft Enterprise through Dell Marketing LP for the Department of Information Systems and Technology.

Tuesday’s meeting will be held in the second-floor meeting in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street at 2 p.m.

Other items on the agenda, include consideration of:

• Awarding RFP 20-146-1620 for Electronic Message Boards, Directories, Kiosk Design, and Installation for the Department of Public Facilities in the amount of $40,302 to Frontier Vision Technologies, Inc. dba Evogence;
• Awarding Bid 20-155-2920 to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items as needed for Forsyth County departments and offices to My Medical, Norfleet Distributors, Avenue Medical Equipment, Inc., Office Depot, and LT Printing & Promotions;
• A sole-source purchase for four Model 4 Wireless Earthlift Control lifts through Steril-Koni for the Department of Fleet Maintenance in the amount of $49,382.62;
• An agreement with the City of Cumming for sewer for 84,000 gallons per day (gpd) with authorization for the Department of Water and Sewer to purchase the sewer capacity from the City of Cumming at a rate of $30 per gallon;
• An approval of updated modifications to the existing County Vehicle Replacement Policy;
• Approval of EMS Affiliation Agreements with Emory Johns Creek Hospital (EJC) and Central Emergency Medical Services that will allow new recruits to obtain the required clinical hours and skills checks required by the state of Georgia;
• Request for authorization to apply for the FY2020 grant to replace old gear, washer-extractors, and dryers whose useful life have expired in the amount of $67,795, which includes Federal Funding Assistance in the amount of $61,632, with a required match of $6,163;
• Approval of a Budget Resolution in the amount of $22,500 to allocate insurance proceeds towards the replacement of one Sheriff’s Office Total Loss Vehicle;
• Approval of a Board generated rezoning for ZA3919, The Estate of Paul Harley Reed, Jr. In accordance with UDC 8-5.5(I), if an application for a land disturbance permit has not been submitted within 18 months of zoning approval, the Board may consider rezoning to a constitutional zoning designation;
• Approval of a Board generated rezoning for ZA3915, Ramu Kesani. In accordance with UDC 8-5.5(I), if an application for a land disturbance permit has not been submitted within 18 months of zoning approval, the Board may consider rezoning to a constitutional zoning designation]
• Approval of proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code related to Public Participation Meeting Requirements;
• Board consideration of a County-Initiated Amendment of Zoning Conditions on ZA3707 (Kairos Development Corp., Inc.);
• Approval of a Conservation Easement between Toll Southeast LP Company, Inc., Lakehaven HOA, Inc., and Forsyth County for the Lake Haven subdivision;
• Approval of a proposed Consent Order and Judgment in connection with Civil Action File No. 20CV-1428-1, McGinnis Ferry Interchange Project Parcel 11, in the amount of $214,700.00 (owner: Whittington Townhome Association, Inc.);
• A City annexation of parcels 193-016 & 193-491 (+/- 21.259 acres of land.
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