Sheriff Ron Freeman

ForFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga – Sheriff Ron Freeman will request the Board of Commissioners to approve the awarding of several grants when it meets in a work session Tuesday Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street in Cumming.

One grant is the FY 2022 Governor’s Office of Highway Safety HEAT grant with federal funds in the amount of $77,680.64 with a 60% match required. A second is the FY 2021 State Homeland Security Program/CERT, Project #13 Grant, in the amount of $11,306 (no match required). The third is for the FY2021 State Homeland Security Program/ EOD K9, project #50 Grant in the amount of $73,500 (no required match).

Other agenda items to be considered include:

• Approval to purchase five additional Outdoor Warning Sirens as a Sole Source Purchase with ATI Systems for the Emergency Management Agency n the amount of $146,067.00
• Approval to award Bid 21-115-3150 for Emergency Repair Pipe Lining and Grout at Chamonix Drive for the Department of Engineering to Chase Reline, Inc. in the amount of $203,300.00; SPLOST VIII funds.
• Approval of Change Order #5 with Archer Western, LLC on the Fowler Reclamation Facility Expansion Project for the Department of Water and Sewer;
• Approval to award RFP 21-110-1562 to Foresite Group for as-needed third party review of Cell Tower Conditional Use Permit Applications for the calendar year 2022 for the Department of Planning and Community Development;
• Approval to award RFP 21-112-5211 to Game Time for the Eagle’s Beak Park Playground Design and Installation for the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $299,645.87;
• Approval of Amendment #5 to the Task Order with CH2MHill Engineers, Inc. for the Fowler Reclamation Facility Expansion Project in the amount of $47,508.00;
• Approval to issue a Task Order to Precision Planning, Inc. for Field Survey, Utility Relocation Design, Permitting, and Construction Support Services for the Post Road Widening from Kelly Mill Road to SR 20 Project in an amount not to exceed $192,715.00;
• Approval to issue a Task Order to Precision Planning, Inc. for Water and Sewer Field Survey, Utility Design, and Construction Support Services for the SR 9 at SR 369 Connector/Bannister Road Project in an amount not to exceed $85,870.00;
• Approval of the Sheriff’s Office request to change designated official pertaining to Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Law Enforcement Training Grant Award #K-75-8-017 with authorization for the Chair to sign associated required document;
• Approval of a Resolution authorizing a 5% sewer service and reuse water rate increase for the Manor Development;
• Approval for the restoration of the Tolbert Street Cemetery by Leadership Forsyth as its 2021/2022 class project;
• Direction regarding a County-Initiated Sketch Plat for a 20,720 sq. ft. addition to an existing 76,000 sq. ft. office/manufacturing facility on 5 acres currently zoned Restricted Industrial District (M1)
• Presentation of the FY 2022 Proposed Budget with the request for authorization to advertise for a Public Hearing to occur on November 4, 2021 at 5 p.m.;
• Direction regarding use of American Rescue Plan funding for County commercial sewer projects;
• Consideration of proposed amendments to the Board of Commissioners’ Rules and Procedures regarding Proclamations and/or Ceremonial Resolutions;
• Consideration and possible direction regarding the redrawing of district boundary lines;
• Consideration of a First Amendment to the Tower Site Lease Agreement and Memorandum between the Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County and Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC;
• Approval of a quit claim deed in favor of Arthur Carrasco and Lillian Carrasco (1295 Rockbass – Riverbrooke Subdivision) related to a delinquent sewer payment lien associated with Waterscape Utilities;
• Approval of a resolution to condemn property interests in parcel 11 of the Old Atlanta Road, Phase IV, Project No. WID 0208-1 with estimated just and adequate compensation: $70,800.00;
• Authorization for the County Attorney to execute and file with the Superior Court a Consent Order and Judgment resolving all issues in the condemnation involving Bethelview Road Parcel 213 in the amount of $ 71,100.00 with authorization for the Chair to sign a Quitclaim Deed releasing the permanent easement to the owners, Jerry and Barbara Bagley, subject to the terms of the Consent Order and Quitclaim Deed that the owners maintain the drainage in the area of the permanent easement;
• Board consideration and possible direction regarding a County-Initiated rezoning from A1 to M1 with a variance to the sewer distance requirement, Parcel 250-172;