FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will conduct a work session Tuesday (May 11)   p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street, Cumming.

Agenda items to be considered include:

• A presentation by County Manager Kevin Tanner;
• A list of items as surplus with authorization for the Department of Procurement to dispose of accordingly;
• Awarding Construction documents for the Bennett Park Improvements to Hayes James & Associates in the amount of $621,200.00;
• An amendment to the Construction Services Agreement with Vertical Earth on the S.R. 369/GA 400 Interchange;
• Board consideration and approval of the Post Construction Services with Pond & Company and Construction Administrative Services with Atlas on the Ronald Reagan Boulevard Extension Project. Total cost for both is $961,869.21;
• Award Bid 21-41-1620 to paint the exterior/interior of Fire Stations #1, #2, #3, #4, #7, and #12 to Yates Painting, LLC in the amount of $74,450;
• Award Bid 21-42-1620 to provide all labor for removal and finishing of flooring of Fire Stations #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, and #12 to Extreme IFC, LLC; 2021 Public Facilities Budget in the amount of $69,662;
• Award Bid 21-46-3120 for the purchase of two (2) new Tandem Dump Trucks with 12” Asphalt Lip with approval of a Budget Resolution for the Department of Roads and Bridges to Peach State Truck Centers, LLC in the amount of $227,209.94;
• Award Bid 21-50-1620 to provide all labor for the renovation of the Courthouse Annex Boiler Room to Crown Services Contractors, LLC in the amount of $52,988;
• Award Bid 21-52-1620 for the Phase 1 Matt Schoolhouse Renovations for the Department of Public Facilities to K-Team Engineering & Construction, Inc. in the amount of $308,968;
• Award Bid 21-57-3340 for the Phaseout of the Kendrick Lift Station for the Department of Water and Sewer to Site Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $285,200;
• Award Bid 21-60-3150 to provide all materials, labor, and traffic control on an as-needed basis for the installation of Painted and/or Thermoplastic Striping and Raised Paving Markers as on County roadways for calendar year 2021 to Peek Pavement Markers, Inc;
• Award RFP 21-39-5211 for the Sawnee Mountain Park Playground Design and Installation for the Department of Parks and Recreation to PlaySouth Playground Creators in the amount of $249,780;
• A Service Agreement with Sawnee EMC to upgrade a transformer to provide adequate electrical service for the Matt Schoolhouse Renovation;
• Funding for the addition of one raw water pump at the City of Cumming intake to supply raw water to the County Water Treatment Plant. Funding is requested in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,796,300.00 with the total amount paid to the City of Cumming limited to the actual cost required to design, purchase, install, and inspect this pump;
• A memorandum of understanding with ARC for an additional period of participation and funding (for legal and technical assistance) of the Coordinating Committee for those jurisdictions receiving their water supply from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin (the “ACT Basin”);
• A Water Storage Agreement (“Sub-Contract”) between Forsyth County and Georgia EPD for the right to utilize raw water storage in Lake Lanier for municipal and industrial water supply with authorization for the Chair to execute all necessary documents to effectuate the Agreement;
• An Intergovernmental Agreement between Forsyth County and the City of Cumming containing terms, conditions, and stipulations including sharing the cost for storage of water in Lake Lanier with authorization for the Chair to execute all associated and necessary documentation;
• A proposal to allow the operation of drones on the Denmark Park property;
• (19) Board consideration and authorization to apply for the FY 2022 Member Community Project Funding to aid in the operation of the Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT) that has been in operation since August 2020. The amount requested is $235,000, which covers annual salaries and benefits of CIRT, with no County match required;
• Authorization to apply for the FY 2022 Member Community Project Funding to aid in the expansion of The Insight Program, a certified drug and alcohol treatment program, which is currently in operation at Gateway Academy. The amount requested is $90,000, with no County match required;
• Approval of the updated Title VI Plan;
• Approval of a Budget Agreement between Forsyth County and The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on behalf of the University of Georgia Extension regarding the County portion of salaries and associated benefits provided to County Extension personnel;
• Approval of a Budget Resolution to re-budget encumbered and carryover items from 2020; items were budgeted in 2020, but were not received or completed in 2020;
• Staff direction regarding a County-Initiated request to rezone parcel 093-024, owned by Roger Cox, from A-1 to Res2;
• A County-Initiated Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an open storage yard;
• A County-Initiated Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an open storage yard, CUP for climate controlled storage; variance to required landscape strip along the western property boundary from 6 ft. to 0 ft., variance to required buffer adjacent to RES6 property along the north boundary from 40 ft. to 10 ft., variance to eliminate the required 5000 ft. sewer distance requirements, and variance to reduce the required impervious surface setback from 75 ft. to 50 ft. – Parcels 250-004, 250-039, and 250-178;
• A possible UDC Amendment that would authorize County staff to initiate a corrective zoning, zoning condition amendment, variance, or CUP, in association with the approval of the affected district commissioner, upon discovery of an omission or error associated with a recent land use approval;
• A Supplemental Agreement #2 of the Project Framework Agreement on PI 0007526 for SR400 at McGinnis Ferry Road Widening and Auxiliary Lanes between Georgia Department of Transportation and Forsyth County;
• A Proclamation declaring the week of May 16 through May 22, 2021, as Public Works Week in Forsyth County, Georgia;
• A request by Vickery Residential Association for Forsyth County to be a sponsor for a 2020 grant to VRA for funds to repair the Green Lake Dam;
• Staff direction regarding landscaping in the roundabout on Union Hill at Kennemore Drive;
• A request by the Board of Registrations and Elections for an increased meeting per diem and monthly expense account;
• A conflict waiver involving Jarrard & Davis, LLP to allow representation of Forsyth County in certain foreclosure actions involving the Forsyth County Tax Commissioner;
• A Conflict Waiver that will authorize Jarrard & Davis, LLP to prepare an IGA between Forsyth County and the City of Milton for a coordinated roadway maintenance project on Bethany Bend;
• An IGA between Forsyth County and the City of Milton for a coordinated roadway maintenance project on Bethany Bend. Staff requests this Item be considered on a “Time Sensitive” basis – County Attorney