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CALLEDMEETING /WORK

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TOORDER -

TRANSPORTATION AGENCY ....................................................................................

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY ...................................................................

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CALLTOORD ER -

7:00PM

PRESENTATIONS ......................................................................................................3

STADIUMUPDATE ....................................................................................................

PUBLICHEARING

Community

DevelopmentAgency .........................................................................

PUBLICCOMMENT ..................................................................................................

CONSENT ...................................................................................................................

TRA NS P ORTA T ION AGENCY ................................................................................

PUBLICCOMMENT ..................................................................................................

A PP O INT M EN T S ......................................................................................................0

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WORKSESSION AGENDACOVER

WORK

SESSION

OF

NOVEMBER

25,2014

ITEM

NO.

Planning

TopresenttheDraftRecommendationsReportofthe

five-

yearupdatetothe

Comprehensive TransportationPlan.

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Number.

1

CobbCounty

Department

of

Transportation

Comm.

Dist.

Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

All

1890CountyServicesParkway

Marietta,

Georgia 30008-

4014

770) 528-1600 /

ax: (

770) 528-1601

TO:

DavidHankerson,County

Manager

FROM:

FayeDiMassimo,Director

Thisitemhas

been

electronicallysignedby:

Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

TopresenttheDraft

Recommendations

Report

ofthefive-year

update

totheComprehensive

TransportationPlan.

BACKGROUND

OnFebruary

26,

2008, he

Board

ofCommissioners

accepted

theCobbCounty2030

Comprehensive

Transportation

Plan (

CTP)document,whichresultedfroma22-month

countywideplanningeffort

preparedwith

financial

participationfrom

the

County s

six

municipalities.

On

April24,2012, heBoard

authorized

theissuanceofa

Request

for

Proposals

to

secure

transportationplanning servicesforthedevelopmentofa

five-

yearupdatetothe

CobbCounty

2030

CTP.

The

five-year

update

tothe

CTP,

which

will

includestrategiesand

recommendations

through

the

year

2040,

s

required

for

the

Countyand

its

municipalities

toremaincompetitive

for

Federalimplementationfunds,aswellastoaddressgrowthandotherchangesthathave

occurred

sinceacceptance ofthe2030CTP.The

five-

yearupdatetotheCTP,

CobbCounty

ProjectNo.E5030,

sidentified

inthe

AtlantaRegional

Commission (

ARC)Regional

TransportationImprovementProgram

as

ARC

ProjectNo.AR-004-2012,andis

designated

as

GeorgiaDepartmentofTransportation (GDOT)P.I.o.0008732.

Also

on

April

24,2012,

he

Board

approved

a

SubgrantAgreement

with

theARCforCounty

ComprehensiveTransportationPlanAssistanceProgramgrant

funding

forthe

development

of

the

five-year

updatetotheCTP.Inaddition, he

Board

approved

six

Inter-

Governmental

Agreements

with

eachmunicipalitywithintheCountyfor

commitmentsto

participate

in

the

funding

anddevelopmentofthefive-

year

updatetothe

CTP.

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Number.

1

OnFebruary26,2013,

heBoard

approved acontractwithARCADISU.S.,

nc.,

odevelop

the

five-yearupdate

totheCTP.

RepresentativesfromARCADISU.S., nc.,would

like

topresenttotheBoard

a

summaryofthe

Draft

Recommendations

Report

ofthe

five-

year

update

to

he

CTP. The

Draft

RecommendationsReportincludespreliminaryrecommendationsforstrategies,policies,

projects, unding, andpriorities, aswellas

an

implementation plan.

The

Departmentwillpresent

anagenda item

requesting

theBoardtoacceptthefive-

yearupdate

totheCTPatthe

January

13,2015Boardmeeting.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

The BoardofCommissioners considerinformationregardingthestatusofthefive-

year

update

totheComprehensive

TransportationPlan (CTP).

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COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENTAGENCY

WORKSESSION AGENDACOVER

WORK

SESSION

OF

NOVEMBER

25,2014

ITEM

NO.

Planning

To

receive

a

presentation

from

theCommunityDevelopment

Agency

concerningthe

Dobbins

AirReserve

BaseJoint

Land

Use

Study.

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AgendaItem

Number.

1

CobbCounty

Community

DevelopmentAgency

Comm.

Dist.

RobHosack,AICP,Director

All

Districts

P.

O.Box649

Marietta,

Georgia 30061-

0649

770) 528-2125 /

ax: (

770) 528-2126

TO:


Manager

FROM:

RobHosack,AICP,

Director

Thisitemhas

been


Rob

Hosack,

AICP,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

Toreceive

a

presentationfromtheCommunityDevelopmentAgency

concerning

theDobbinsAir

Reserve

BaseJoint

LandUseStudy.

BACKGROUND

OnApril

22,

2014, heBoardofCommissionersapprovedagrantagreement

with

the

DepartmentofDefenseOfficeofEconomicAdjustmentandapproved

acontractwith

Matrix

Design

Group

for

consultantservices.

The

purpose

oftheseactions

was

to

prepare

for

a

deliverable

calledtheDobbinsAirReserve

Base

JointLandUseStudy (DobbinsJLUS).The

DobbinsJLUSis

an

initiativethatseeksto:

Planforthelong-

erm

viabilityofthemissions

at

DobbinsAir

Reserve

Baseand

Lockheed

Martin

inservice

tothe

national

defenseofthe

nation;

Plan

forthelong-ermviabilityoftheClayNationalGuard

complex

in

service

tothe

stateforhumanitarianmissionsandsecurity;

Increase

protection

of

health, sa fety,andpropertyof

the

localcommunity;

Improve

the

appreciation

ofthemilitarymissionat

Dobbins

bythelocalcommunity;and

Enhance intergovernmental

cooperation.

StaffswiththeCobbCounty,CityofMarietta,CityofSmyrna,

Dobbins

AirReserve Base,and

DepartmentofDefense (DOD)-OfficeofEconomicAdjustmentwillbeworkingtogetherover

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AgendaItem

Number.

1

the

next

ten

to

twelve

months

to

support

this

project.Staffwith

the

CommunityDevelopment

Agencywill

be

providingperiodicupdatestotheBoardofCommissionersandPlanning

Commission.

Thispresentation

providesinformationonthe

kick-off

meeting, goalsofthe

initiative,and

intended

public

participation

process.

PhaseI

ofthe

projectconcentrates

on

dataanalysis

and

publicdialogue

on

some

ofthe

compatibilityissuesand

concerns that

impactboth

Dobbins

AirReserveBase

and

theresidents,

businesses,

andproperty

owners

that

surround

the

base. Phase

IIof

the

project

is

defining

and

prioritizingtheissueswithinputfromthe

community

and

stakeholders.

PhaseIII

oftheproject

isdeveloping

a

listof

projects

thatcanbeconsideredtomitigatetheissues identified

asmost

critical

tothecommunityandmilitarymissions.

In

June

of

2014,

staffwiththeCommunity

DevelopmentAgencyupdated

theBoardof

Commissioners,

CityCouncil

of

Marietta, andCityCouncil

ofSmyrnaonprogress

being

made

inthisinitiative.OnJuly9,2014andOctober30,2014, he

consultant

team,

elected

officials,

leadershipatDobbinsAirReserve

Base,

andjurisdictionalstaff

conducted

public

meetingsto

provideanopportunityfortheresidents,businesses, propertyowners,andinterested individuals

toparticipate

in

the

Dobbins

Joint

LandUseStudy.

The

purposeof

this

work

sessionis

to

provide

theBoardofCommissioners withacurrentstatusontheprojectas

we

move

intoPhase

IIIoftheinitiative.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

The

Boardof

Commissioners

receive

a

presentation

from

the

Community

Development

Agency

concerning theDobbins

Air

ReserveBaseJointLandUse

Study.

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AGENDACOVER

REGULARMEETING

OF

NOVEMBER

25,

2014

ITEM

NO.

TorecognizeDr.

Stephen

Dawkins,MedicalDirectorofCaduceusOccupational

Medicine,asthesecond largestproviderof

Occupational

MedicineservicesinGeorgia.

TorecognizeSafeAmericaontheir

20th

anniversary.

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Number.

1

CobbCountyBoardofCommissioners

Comm.

Dist.

BobOtt,Commissioner,

District

2

2

100Cherokee

Street,Suite

300

Marietta,Georgia

30090-

7000

770) 528-3315 /

ax: (

770) 528-2606

TO:

David

Hankerson,

County

Manager

FROM:

Bob

Ott,

Commissioner

Thisitem

hasbeenelectronicallysignedby:

BobOtt,Commissioner, District2

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

Torecognize

Dr.

Stephen

Dawkins, MedicalDirector

ofCaduceusOccupational

Medicine,

as

thesecond largestproviderof

OccupationalMedicine

services in

Georgia.

BACKGROUND

CaduceusOccupationalMedicine, ounded

in

1999,

byDr.

StephenDawkinsjustopened their

twelfthlocation

in

Cobb

County.Formorethan eighteenyearsDr.Dawkinshasbeen

providing

services to

privateemployers

of

all

sizes,

as

well

aslocal,

state

and

federalgovernments.

They

provide

injury/llnesstreatment,

physical

examinations,

drugscreensandrehabiliation

services

inacomprehensive andprogressivemanner.

FUNDING

NA

RECOMMENDATION

The

BoardofCommissioners recognize

Caduceus

OccupationalMedicine, undertheleadership

ofDr.StephenDawkins,

orits

servicetothecitizensofGeorgia

and

towelcomethecompany

to

CobbCounty.

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AgendaItem

Number.

2

CobbCountyBoardofCommissioners

Comm.

Dist.

JoAnnK.

Birrell,

Commissioner, District

3

3

100Cherokee

Street,Suite

300

Marietta,Georgia

30090-

7000

770) 528-3317 /

ax: (

770) 528-2606

TO:

David

Hankerson,

County

Manager

FROM:

JoAnn

K.Birrell,

Commissioner, District

3

Thisitem


JoAnnK.Birrell,Commissioner,

District

3

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

To

recognizeSafeAmerica

ontheir20thanniversary.

BACKGROUND

Starting

with

the

highwaysafetyprogram, Operation

BabyBuckle, which

gaveaway

over

150,000carseatsto

underprivileged

familiesinthemetroAtlantaarea,as

well

as

nationally,

SafeAmericahas

reached

Americansaged

zeroto

SeniorCitizensin its

first

20years.

Otherlandmark

programsinclude: Teen

SafeDrivingprograms

reaching

over15,000teens

usinginnovativetrainingtools,suchasdriving

simulators; developing

unique

programs

utilizing

communitypartnerssuch

aslaw

enforcement,

fire,

EMS,

raffic

courtjudges

and

DUI

offenderstobringthemessageof

safe

driviing

behaviors

toschools,

communityeventsand

into

theclassroom.

In

2002,

Safe

America

managed and

expanded

theCobbSafeCommunitiesprogramto

reach

and

teach

middle

and

high

school

students,

businesses,

seniorcitizens

and

the

community

about

highwaysafety.

In2005,Safe

Americacreated

theSafe

Teen

DrivingAcademy,aonedayeventforparentsand

teensto

learn

togetherabouttheriskiestbehaviorsbehind thewheelandhowtobesafedrivers.

Focusing

on

distractedandimpaireddriving,ncludingtextinganddriving.

SafeAmericahasfourpillars

of

safetyprogramming: HighwaySafety,Emergency

Preparedness,

WelcomeHome,HeroesVeteransTransitionprogramandYouthSafetythrough

theSafe Tomorrowsprogram.

Today,SafeAmerica,workscloselywithCobbCountyschools

with

itshighwaysafety

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program;

hroughoutthemetroAtlantaareaandbeyondwithitsveterans

program

and

nationallywithitsBESafe

Americaand

FirstSpouses

Preparedness

Campaign,

as

well

as

its

SafeTomorrowsprogram.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

The

BoardofCommissioners

recognizeSafeAmericaon

their20thanniversary.

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AGENDACOVER

REGULARMEETING

OF

NOVEMBER

25,

2014

ITEM

NO.

To

provideanupdate

on

thestatusoftheSunTrust

Park

projectto

theBoard

of

Commissioners andthepublic.

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AgendaItem

Number.

1

CobbCounty

County

Manager '

sOffice

Comm.

Dist.

David

Hankerson,

County

Manager

100

Cherokee

Street,Suite300

Marietta,

Georgia 30090-

7000

770) 528-2600 /

ax: (

770) 528-2606

TO:

Board

ofCommissioners

FROM:


Manager

Thisitemhas

been


David

Hankerson,

County

Manager

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

ToprovideanupdateonthestatusoftheSunTrust

Parkproject

tothe

Board

ofCommissioners

and

thepublic.

BACKGROUND

TheBoardofCommissionersappointedtheCountyManager,

David

Hankerson, asthecounty

representativeonthestadium

project

attheBoardofCommissioners' meetingon

July

8,2014.

And, urther

directed

theCountyManagertoprovide

anupdate

duringthesecondpublic

meeting

of

eachmonth.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION


receive

the

County

Manager 's

update

ofthe

SunTrust

Parkproject.

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DEVELOPMENTAGENCY

PUBLICHEARINGAGENDACOVER

REGULARMEETING

OF

NOVEMBER

25,

2014

ITEM

NO.

Planning

Toconductapublichearingtoconsiderthe

creation

and

designationoftheAustell-

PowderSpringsEnterpriseZone.

Toconductapublichearingandconsideralterations

to

theComprehensivePlanand

Future

LandUsePlanbasedupon

the

findingsidentifiedinthe

Northwest

CobbLandVulnerability

Analysis.

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AgendaItem

Number.

1

CobbCounty

Community

DevelopmentAgency

Comm.

Dist.


4

P.

O.Box649

Marietta,

Georgia 30061-

0649

770) 528-2125 /

ax: (

770) 528-2126

TO:


Manager

FROM:

RobHosack,AICP,

Director

Thisitemhas

been


Rob

Hosack,

AICP,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

Toconduct

apublic

hearing

to

consider

thecreationanddesignationoftheAustell-Powder

SpringsEnterprise Zone.

BACKGROUND

Chapter

2of

the

CobbCounty

Code

wasamended

in

2013to

authorizethecreation

of

enterprisezones

in

accordance

with

applicable

provisionsofthe

Official

Codeof

Georgia.

For

anenterprise

zone

tobe

created,a

resolution and

justification

reportistobe

approved

bythe


and

noticeprovidedtotheDepartmentof

Community

Affairs.

For

enterprise zonestobecompliant

with

statelawandlocalcode,

hree

outoffiveestablishment

criteria

mustbe

satisfied,

he

criteriainclude:

pervasive

poverty,

unemployment, general

distress,underdevelopment,and

general

blight.

TheAustell-

PowderSpringsEnterprise

Zone

being

considered

via

this

agenda

item

has

satisfiedfouroutofthefive

criteria

neededtoestablishanew

district. The

attached

justification

report

which

accompanies

theagenda item

andresolutionprovides

thenecessary

documentation

to

support

compliance.

The

Austell-

Powder

SpringsEnterprise Zoneis

proposed

asajointcity-countyenterprisezone.

The

establishment

of

ajointenterprisezonerequiresthatboththeCity

Councilof

Austell,

City

Council

of

PowderSprings,andtheCobbCounty

Boardof

Commissioners

approve

the

resolution

and

justificationreport.

To

facilitatethis

partnership, staff

withthe

cities

andcounty

coordinated in

the

preparation

ofalldeliverables forthisdistrict.TheCityof

Powder

SpringsandCityofAustellwillconsider

adopting

theAustell-PowderSprings

Enterprise

Zone

at

a

Public

HearingonDecember1,2014.

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Number.

1

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

The

BoardofCommissioners conducta

public

hearingtoconsider thecreationanddesignation

ofthe

Austell-

PowderSpringsEnterpriseZone,

n

accordance with

Chapter

2oftheOfficial

CodeofCobbCounty; adopttheresolutionauthorizingthecreationanddesignationofthe

Austell-PowderSpringsEnterprise

Zone; and

authorizethe

Chairman

to

execute

thenecessary

documents.

ATTACHMENTS

Austell-

Powder

Springs

Zon

Enterprise

Zone

creation

resolution

Austell-

PowderSprings

Enterprise Zone

Justification

Report

providedunder

seperatecover

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Number.

2

CobbCounty

Community

DevelopmentAgency

Comm.

Dist.


1

P.

O.Box649

Marietta,

Georgia 30061-

0649

770) 528-2125 /

ax: (

770) 528-2126

TO:


Manager

FROM:

RobHosack,AICP,

Director

Thisitemhas

been


Rob

Hosack,

AICP,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

To

conductapublichearingand

consider

alterationsto

theComprehensive

PlanandFutureLandUse

Planbased

uponthefindings

identifiedin

the

NorthwestCobb

LandVulnerabilityAnalysis.

BACKGROUND

The

Northwest

Cobb

LandVulnerabilityAnalysisisacollaborative

effortinvolving

community

participationandvarious

departments

withinCobbCounty.The

goalof

thisreport

isto

examine,

dentify,andmodifyincompatibleland

uses

withrespecttoexistingandchanging

conditionsthatcouldinfluencethisareaoverthenext10to20years.These

influencing

forces

include

incompatible

land

uses,commutertraffic,new

andimproved

transportationfacilities,

commercialandresidentialdevelopments,andenvironmental

factorsrelatedtostormwater

runoffandLake

Allatoona.

The

Community

DevelopmentPlanningDivision

wasthelead

in

the

effort

withother

departments

and

surroundingjurisdictions

providingtechnical

assistanceincluding

the

DepartmentofTransportation,

Water

System,

he

City

of

Acworth,

Paulding

County, and

BartowCounty.Asisparamountwithallplanning

projects

andtoensure thattheresultsreflect

thecommunity s

character

and

ideas,

residentsandbusinessownersinandaroundthestudy

areawereactivelyinvolvedintheprocessofevaluation

and

developing recommendations.

This

was

accomplished

through

twopublicmeetingsthat

provided

a

diverse

groupof

community

members the

opportunity

toshape therecommendations fortheeffort.

OnAugust5,

2014the

CobbCountyPlanningCommissionmadearecommendationtoapprove

theNorthwest

Cobb

LandVulnerabilityAnalysistotheBoardof

Commissioners.

OnAugust

26,

2014,afterconductingapublichearing, heCobb

County

Board

of

Commissioners

approvedtheNorthwestCobbLandVulnerabilityAnalysisandinstructedstaffto

bring

specific

Comprehensive

Planchanges

forward

forconsiderationpriortotheendof2014.

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AgendaItem

Number.

2

On

October1,2014, he

Comprehensive

PlanAmendment

notices

weresent

to

impacted

propertyowners.OnOctober10,2014areanotificationsignswere installedtoprovidenoticeto

thecommunity, egalnoticeswere

submitted

to

ourlegalorgan, and

documentation

on

the

specific

changes

waspostedon

the

CobbCounty

website.

On

November4,

2014,

he

Cobb

County

PlanningCommissionheldapublichearing

and

maderecommendationsonthe

Comprehensive

Plan

changessubmittedbystaff.Amemorandumdetailingthe

Planning

Commission recommendations isattached totheagenda item.The

Board

ofCommissioners is

being

askedtoholdapublic

hearing

and

consider

changestotheComprehensive

Plan

and

Future

Land

Use

map

perthe

study

recommendations.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

TheBoard

ofCommissioners

toconduct

apublic

hearing

consideralterations

to

the

ComprehensivePlan

and

Future

Land

Use

Plan

based

upon

the

findingsidentifiedin

the

Northwest

Cobb

Land

Vulnerability

Analysis.

ATTACHMENTS

CobbCountyPlanningCommissionRecommendation

Providedunder

seperate

coverNorthwest

CobbLand

Vulnerability

Comprehensive

Plan

Amendment

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PUBLICCOMMENT

BEGINNINGOFMEETING)

NOVEMBER25,

2014

Thosepersons

wishing

to

address

the

Board

of

Commissioners

will

please

signuponthe Public

Comment

sign-

in

sheet locatedinside

themeetingroom. The

sign-

insheetislocatedona

table

nearthefrontoftheroom (undertheoverheadscreen).

Sign-

in

sheetswill

beavailable

approximatelyfive (5)minutesbefore

the

meetingbegins.

Please

notethat

thereare

separatesheets

for

beginning

of

meetingandend

ofmeetingwith

six (

6)

positions

oneachsheet.

Personssigneduptoaddressthe

Board

will

be

called

upon

by theCountyAttorneyandwill

pleasecome

forwardto

maketheirremarksfromthepodium.Eachspeaker

will

be

allotted

a

maximumoffive (

5)

minutes,

as

shownon

atimer

at

thepodium.

Speakersshoulddirect

their

commentstoward

theChairmanonly.

The

Board

ispleasedto

offer

thisopportunityateachregularmeeting.

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CONSENTAGENDA

REGULARMEETING

OF

NOVEMBER

25,

2014

ITEM

NO.

WATERSYSTEMAGENCY

BusinessServices

To

approveanagreementwithDatamatx,

nc.

orthe

Water

System'

s

Billing

and

ElectronicPaymentServices, Program

No.

C0135.

ToapproveCobbCountyWater

System'

s ScheduleofRates,Charges,andFees.

TRANSPORTATION

AGENCY

Administration

Todeterminethat

circumstancesare

suchthatit

is

necessary

to

proceed

with

condemnationproceedingsbyDeclarationofTakingunderO.

C.

G.A. 32-

3-

4,et

seq.,

on

oneparcel

onWindyHillRoad (

West),

Project

No.E4030.

Engineering

Toauthorize

the

advertisement

for

and

conductofapublichearingprior

to

expending

100,000.00ormore

to

performengineering

design

servicesfortheI-85Pedestrian

Bridge,andauthorizethe

issuance

ofaRequestfor

Proposals.

Planning

Toadopt

a

resolutionauthorizing

thesubmissionofanapplication

to

theAtlanta

Regional

Commissionrequestinga

Livable

CentersInitiativeSupplemental

Study

Grantto

fund

atransit

stationareaopportunities

analysisandimplementation

frameworkstudywithintheTown

Center

LivableCentersInitiativearea.

Transit

To

approve

a

contract

withTindale-Oliver &

Associates,

Inc., or

development

of

the

Cobb

Community

TransitRoute10XImplementationPlan, ProjectNo.4833-02,MIS

Contract

No.

000839

PUBLICSERVICES AGENCY

SeniorServices

Toapproveacontract

with

Meals

onWheelsAtlanta

toprepare

andprovideHome

DeliveredMealsfor

eligible

seniorcitizensof

CobbCounty.

8

Toapprove

the

rankingof

the

top

qualified

firmsfor

the

operationofa

Food

Service

Kitchen,

Caf

andCatering

business located

intheSeniorWellness

Centerlocatedat

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1150

Powder

Springs

Street,

Marietta,

GA30064.

Toapprovethe2015FirstRound

Amendment

ContractNo.AG1502.1withtheAtlanta

Regional

CommissionforTitle

III

B,Title

IIIC-1,

TitleIIIC-2,TitleIII

E,

Alzheimer s,

CBS-

HCBS,

CBS-

Respite,

NSIP

Federal,

NSIP

State,

TCK

and

SSBG

Remedation

Fund

for

theperiod

of

July1,

2014to

June30,

2015.

To

authorize

the

acceptance

of

FY15

Community

Services

Block

Grant

programfunds

0

for

emergency

financialassistancetoseniorsage55+.

SUPPORT

SERVICESAGENCY

Purchasing

Toapproveamendments

to

thePolicy

forProcurement

of

ProfessionalServicesin

1

ordertocomply

with

GeorgiaDepartmentof

Transportation

s

LocalAdministered

Projectrequirementsfortheprocurementofprofessionalservicesforprojects

receivingFederalAidHighwayProgramfunding.

Fleet

Management

Toauthorizetheacceptanceof

a

donationofan

Electric

VehicleChargingStation

2

LevelIII

DC

FastCharger (

ModelFC50K-

CC) romNissanNorthAmericas,

nc.

o

FleetManagement, and

to

authorizetheinstallation

ofthis

equipment.

Toauthorizetheacceptanceof

grant

fundsapproved throughtheGeorgia

3

Environmental

Funding

Authority

fortheinstallationofElectricVehicleCharging

Stations.

PUBLICSAFETYAGENCY

Fire &EmergencyServices

ToauthorizetheacceptanceofadonationfromtheGeorgiaPacificCorporationfor

4

equipmentandmaterialsto

enhancepubliceducationprograms

andpresentations.

911Emergency

To

authorize

terminationofthe

LeaseAgreementwiththe

CobbCounty

Board

of

5

EducationandturnoverthebuildingandtowertoCobbCounty

School

District.

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY

Planning

To

adopt

a

resolutionsupporting

aCumberland

Community

Improvement

District

6

grantapplicationto

the

GeorgiaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesRecreational

Trails

Program

for

fundingtoconstruct

theBob

CallanTrunkTrail

Phase

II.

Business

License

17

Toreview, naccordance

with

theCobbCountyAlcoholicBeverageOrdinance, he

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attachedsummaryoftheAppealHearing

conductedon

November6,2014by the

License

ReviewBoardforDavidArredondo.

HUMAN

RESOURCES

To

approveacontractwith

Enterprise

TrainingSolutionstoprovide

My

Skillsource

8

e-Learning)servicesforCobbCountyGovernment.

To

authorizethe

correction

ofthe

narrativecontained

intheFY

2015

Recommended &

9

FY

2016ProposedBudgetdocumentwhich

was

approvedby

the

Board

of

Commissioners on

August

26,

2014.

FINANCE

20

Toapprove

various

recommendedcountyreservesand authorizethe

appropriationofapproved

reserve fundsinto

theFY 2015

budget.

To

ratifyprevious

Board

actionsthatauthorizethe

collection

andappropriationof

1

variouscountystandard

reserves

forFY2015andtoauthorize

thecarryforward

ofall

unspent

FY2014standard,state

mandated,self-

unded

anddesignated

reserve

funds

intoFY2015.

Toadoptaresolutionadopting

all

budget

amendments

setforthinagenda

items

onthis

2

date.

Economic Development

To

approve

a

leaseagreement

with

CobbWorks,

nc.,

or

office

space

within

the

Cobb

3

Community

Transit

office

andmaintenance

facilitylocatedat

463CommercePark

Drive,Marietta,Georgia.

EconomicDevelopment

CDBG

ToamendtheProgram

Year

2006, 2007,2008, and2009AnnualActionPlansto

4

reallocateunexpendedHomeInvestmentPartnershipsProgramfunds

to

MUST

Ministries.

COUNTYCLERK

To

approve

the

minutes

of

the

followingmeetings:

5

November

10,

2014 -SpecialCalled

Meeting/

Agenda

WorkSession

November11,2014 -RegularMeeting

of

the

Board

Novebmer18,2014 -

BOC

Zoning

Hea ring (providedunder

separatecover)

MOTION: MotiontoapprovetheConsentAgenda,

and

authorize

execution

ofthenecessary

documentsby

theappropriateCounty

personnel.

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AgendaItem

Number.

1

Cobb

County

WaterSystem

StephenD.

McCullers,

P.E.,Director

Comm.

Dist.

CustomerServices

Facility

All

660

SouthCobb

Drive

Marietta,Georgia

30060-

3105

770) 423-

1000

TO:

David

Hankerson,

County

Manager

FROM:

StephenD.

McCullers,

P.E.,Director

Thisitem


StephenD.McCullers,P.E.,Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

Toapprove

an

agreementwithDatamatx,

nc. or

theWaterSystem'

sBillingand

Electronic

PaymentServices,ProgramNo.

C0135.

BACKGROUND

The

CobbCountyWater

System

bills

approximately

178,000

accounts

on

a

monthly

basis.

Metersareread

by

geographicareaevery

businessday

ofeach

month.

Thosereadings are

then

uploadedat

theendofthedayfor

billcalculationandthatinformation

iselectronically

transmitted

toanoutside

vendor

tobeprinted,

nserted,

andmailed.Outsourcing this

service

has

been

foundtobeboth

cost

effectiveand

efficient.

Thebillservicesvendoralsoprovidesthe

followingservicestoourcustomers:electronicbilling,

onlineaccess

tobillcopiesandaccount

history, and

online

creditcard

payments.Withthecurrentcontractforbillservicesapproaching

expiration,a

Requestfor

Proposal

wasissued

on

September

12,

2014.

OnOctober9,2014,Cobb

County

received

fiveproposalsfor

billing

and

electronicpayment

services.Oneproposalwasdeemednon-esponsivebythePurchasing

Department.

Acommittee

evaluated

the

other

four

proposals

and

pricing

informationand

selected

Datamatx,

nc.

as

the

firm

offering

thebestcombinationofqualificationsand

pricing.Members

ofthecommittee

wereSeanKelly,Tax

AssessorsOffice;

LisaGonzalez,Water

System;GloriaDeLaCruz,

WaterSystem;TaraCrisp, nformation

Services;

and

Kathy

Brown, nformation

Services.

Its

recommended

that

anagreementbe

entered intowith

Datamatx,

Inc.

Datamatx, nc. s

the

currentvendorandhas

proposed

aunitpricestructuresimilarto

the

current

contract.Theterm

ofthe

agreementis

to

bethree

years,

withprovision

fortwo

one-year

extensions. Actualfees

will

be

based

on

thevolumeoftransactionshandled.

Credit

card

fees

are

expected

to

approach $

800,000.Weanticipateabout $900,000

in

postage

costsand $

500,000

for

handling,programming,and

support

services.

These

latter

two

elements

arecombined belowin

the

Professional

Services

account.

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AgendaItem

Number.

1

FUNDING

Fundingisavailable throughatransferin

the

WaterSystem'sOperatingBudgetasfollows:

Transferfrom:

ProfessionalServices

500-500-

5140-6326$

1,

400,000.

00

CreditCardFees500-500-5140-6570$ 800,000.

00

Total $ 2,200,000.

00

Transferto:

BillingServices 500-500-5140-6307 $ 2,

200,000.

00

RECOMMENDATION

TheBoardofCommissioners

approve

anagreementwith

Datamatx,

nc.

or

theWater

System'

s

BillingandElectronic

PaymentServices,

ProgramNo.C0135;authorizethe

corresponding

budgettransactions;andfurtherauthorizetheChairmantoexecute thenecessarydocuments.

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AgendaItem

Number.

2

yearon

thebasisofthe

previous

fiscal

year'

s

auditedresults.

No

adjustment

is

proposed

for

yearspriorto2015.

For

thecurrentyear,notingthat

revenuesfrom

commoditycharges (the

charge

per

thousand

gallons

used)

makeuponaverageabout85.2%of

revenuesfrom

user

charges,

its

proposed

thatthecommoditychargestocityresidentsbereducedby2.90%andthatthebasecharge

remainthesameasthatforresidentsofunincorporatedCobb, esulting

in

anoverallreduction

inthecostof

water/

sewer

service

tocityresidentsof2.47%.

his

isaccomplishedbythe

addition

of

a

column

headed

In-

City

under

RETAIL

RATES

n

the

proposed

schedule,

showing

theslightly

reduced rates

forcityresidents.

Itshouldbenotedthattheunitcostofpotablewaterpurchased

from

theCobbCounty-

Marietta

Water

Authority

isexpectedtoincrease

by

4%sofJanuary1,2015. Despite

this

increase,

theWaterSystem

proposesnochange

in

itswaterandsewerratesfor2015

excepttheminordecrease

for

cityresidentsdiscussed above.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

The


approve

the

CobbCountyWaterSystem's

Scheduleof

Rates,

Charges,andFees.

ATTACHMENTS

Schedule Rates, Charges, Fees

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C O B B COUNTY WATERSYSTEM

RATES,

CHARGES,

A N D

FEES

JANUARY

1,

015

MONTHLY SERVICECHARGE

Themonthlyservicechargeisassessedbymetersize.

This

charge istorecoveradministrative,

customerservice,billingandmeter-relatedcosts,bond interestandsomedepreciationexpenses. This

feeis

billed

toall

active

accountsanddoesnotinclude

consumption.

METER

SIZERESIDENTIAL

NON-

RESIDENTIALIRRIGATION

58 &34 $00$700$1900

1 $500$1500$2200

112 $600$2600$4100

2 $500$4500$6300

3 $ 6600$

120

00

4 $

9960$

185

00

6 $ 20640$32500

8 $ 32160$45000

10 $ 46320$65000

12 $

463

20$

800

00

FIREPROTECTION SERVICE

This

isamonthlyfeeforwateravailabilityondemand forfireprotection. Itis

associated

with

DCDA,

backflowdevices,andothermeteringdevicesfor

fire

protection.

DOUBLECHECK DOMESTIC

OR

UNMETERED

DETECTOR

FIREMET ER FIRELINE

INESIZE ASSEMBLY (

NO

BACKFLOW)( NOBACKFLOW)

5/8 & /4 $

19

1 $

19

11/2 $

19

2 $ 24

3 $

32

4 $

4

6 $

000$

151

00$

200

00

8 $000$20100$25000

10 $8000$25100$30000

12 $

10

00 $350

00

1

These ratesarenolongeravailable;

they

onlyapplytoaccounts

established

beforebackflow regulations.

STREET LIGHT CHARGE

Customers

whoarein

adesignated

StreetLight

Districtwillbeassessedamonthlyfeeof $3.50on

their

water

bill. This

isafeethatispassed

through

theWaterSystem totheCounty's

GeneralFund for

costsassociatedwiththe

street

light

program.

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COMMODITYCHARGES

Thecommoditychargesarebaseduponmetered

water

consumption. Thesechargesare

billed

tothe

consumeronaperthousandgallonbasis. Wastewaterchargesare

billed

equal

to

meteredwateruse.

RETAIL

RATES

UNINCORPORATED

2

TERNCTYCOBB

Tier

1 (1,000-3,000) $2.5

per

1,00

gallons $

2.83per1,000

gallons

RESIDENTIAL

Tier2 (4,000-15,000) $4.23per1,000gallons $4.36per1,000gallons

WATER

Tier

3 (

16,

000-

29,

000) $5.

27

per1,000

gallons $5.

43per

1,

000

gallons

Tier4 (30,000-49,000) $6.18per1,000

gallons $

6.

36

per1,000

gallons

Tier5 (0,000andabove) $8.01per1,000

gallons $

8.25per1,000

gallons

NON-

RESIDENTIAL

4.16

per

1,

000gallons$

4.28

per

1,

000gallons

WATER

IRRIGATION

8.01

per

1,

000gallons$

8.25

per

1,

000gallons

WATER

WASTEWATER 5.25per1,000gallons$5.41per1,000gallons

2

Water

and

sewer

ratesforcustomerslocatedinsidecitylimitsareslightlylowerbecausethe

Water

System doesnotprovide stormwaterservices

to

thesecustomers.

WATERA N DSEWERACCOUNT DEPOSITCHARGES

SngeFamy $5000*

ESIDENTIAL

ACCOUNTS

Multi-Famly $50.00*achunt

Commerca $

5000*

ON-

RESIDENTIAL Resaurans $200.00*

ACCOUNTS

Hotel,Motel,Apts. $50.00*eachunit

Orequalto2monthsbill,whicheverisgreater

METER

SZE

DEPOSIT

1 $0000

112 $0000

2 $

00

00

RRIGATION

METER

3 $100

00

DEPOSITS

4 $

60000

6 $

40000

8 $300

00

10 $

7700

00

Customerdeposits

are

refundableupon24monthsofcontinuous

excellent

payment

history. Ifthe

account

becomesdelinquent,

anotherdeposit

willbe

required

to

bereinstated.

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OTHERCHARGES

A ND

CREDITS

SENIOR

CITIZEN

7.00)permonth

DISCOUNT

To

qualify

the

customer

must

be65

years

of

age

or

older

andhavea

grossannual

incomeof

lessthan $15,730annua lly (2014). Thisfigure

will

be

updated

annually

withHH SPoverty Index

HIGH

SERVICE

7.00permonth

AREA

CHARGE

A

service

charge for

thecustomersthat

have

waterservicein

one

ofthe

identified

high

servicearea

districts. This

istorecover

costs

associatedwith

havingwater

available

forpotable

andfireprotectionuses inthese

districts.

Commercial, ndustrial,orinstitutionalusersof

wastewater

system

will

onlybe

billed

for

wastewater

serviceequaltothepre-

WATER

determinedpercentage

of

waterwhich isreturned

to

the

RETENTION

wastewater

system.Thiscreditistypicallyused insituationsof

CREDIT

productmanufacturingorlossthroughevaporation (

chillers

or

boilers).

SEPTAGE

DISPOSAL

10.00per100gallonsMaximum $100.00PerLoad

FEE

This

istheamount

billedfor

septage

delivered

to

our

wastewaterplants

for

treatment

and

disposal.

BOD

Above250mg/

l $

.936

TSS Above275mg/l $.752

NH3 (

AMMONIA)

Above15mgl $.934

NDUSTRIAL

PHOS

Above

7.5mg/

l $

.482

URCHARGE

RATES

Computation: MeasuredStrength (mg/l) -

igh

StrengthLimit

mg/l)

Wastewater

Volume (

millionsof

gallons)

x8.34

conversion factor)x

High

Strengthsurcharge ($perpound).

DEPOST$10000

IRE

SERVICE

FEE $

20.00/

meer

YDRANT

METER

WATER$825/1000galons

RENTAL

DAILYRENTAL $5.

00

Eligibilityis

subject

toprogram requirements.

OILET

REBATE

PROGRAM

FOR

SNGLE-

FAMILYMaxmum

3

per

100.00)/Toilet

PROPERTIES

RESIDENTIAL

property

BUILT

IN1992

OR

BEFORE.

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WATERCONNECTION

A NDT A P

FEES

WATERMETERCONNECTIONFEES

DOMESTIC

METER

SERVICELINE IRRIGATION

IRRIGATION

WATER

INSTALLATION

DOMESTIC INSTALLED

METER

METERONLY METERWITHDOMESTIC

INSTALLATION

3

SIZE( DROP

IN

METER)

INSTALLATION

METERONLY

34 $25.00$1650.00$1200.00

1 $

30

00$1

00

00$1

300

00$1

800

00

112 $

20000$

100.

00$1

600.

00$1

950.

00

2 $ 1

95000$

1

85000$

2

5000

3 $ 400

00$

2680

00$

450

00

4 $ 40000$37000$40000

6 $ 10,00000$937000$1100000

8 $

1400000$1222000$1222000

10 $

1950000$1796000$1796000

12 $

24

000

00

3

Ifanew long-side

service isrequired,

thenallofthe

costs

associatedwiththe

service

line

will

be

charged

inaddition

to

theirrigationmeterfee.

RESIDENTIAL

WATER

LINEFEE

1,000.00

County

Installed WaterMains

Only)

25.00

per

foot (

100

ft.minimum)

COMMERCIALWATER LINEFEE

Churches $1,000.00

TypicalWater

Meter

InstallationCosts:

1.

Developer

installed

water

distributionsystem:

water

meter

installationfee (by

metersize) +

Deposit

2.

CCWS Installed

distribution

system:

water

meter

installation fee (by

metersize) +

Water

line

fee (

defined

by

type

of

installations) +

Deposit

DOUBLECHECK

DETECTOR

ASSEMBLY (DCDA) FEES

DCDASIZEDCDAINSTALLATIONDCDADEPOSIT

70000 $12500

90000 $15000

1450000 $20000

0

21,

500.

00$ 250.

00

2

Adddepositandapplicablewaterlinefee. Thisisabackflowpreventiondevice.

SPECIALWATERASSESSMENTAREAS

Lost

Mountain

High

Service

3,000.00perEquivalentResidentialUnit

Water

Assessment

SweatMountainHigh

3,000.00

perEquivalent

ResidentialUnit

Service

Water

Assessment

Within

Contracted

area (ShilohValleyS/D,PhaseI &Iandthe

Brushy

MountainHigh

ColumnsatShilohValleyApartments): $681.00persingle family

ServiceWaterAssessment

residence. OutsideContracted area: $4,000.00peracre.

EquivalentResidentialUnit (ERU) =400gallonsperday.

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WASTEWATERCONNECTIONFEES

TheSystem DevelopmentFee (SDF)

s

basedon

Equivalent

ResidentialUnits (ER U) . Atypical

residential

house =oneERU =400gallonsperday.

FEE

RATE

TypicalResidential

SDF

Regional$

2,

400.00

Non-

Regional$

500.00

WlleoBasn

SDF $

2,

900.

00perERU

Sewer

Extension

Fee $2,300.

00

per

connectionplusSDF

SpecalSewer

AssessmentAreaFeeFee

as

definedintablebelow

plusSDF

ResidentialSewer

TapInstallationFee $1,100.00

ConvenienceSewer

TapInstallationFeeActual

cost

to

CCWS

All

CommercialSDFs

are

calculatedby

CommercialSDF

CCWSEngineeringDivision.

SPECIALSEWER ASSESSMENT

AREAS

Clark

Creek

Area

Sewer

Assessment $ 1,500.00per

acre/essfloodplain

2,200.00peracre/essflood

plain

DueWestArea

SewerAssessment

215.00peracrefor

Area

1)

ElmwoodExtensionSewerAssessment. $

1,

500.00per

acre

Area #1 - $00.00

peracre

FlintHillSewer

Assessment

Area

Area

2 - $,900.00per

acre

HarmanRoad$2,40000peracre

LibertyHillSewerAssessment $14,200.00

per

acre

Old

Highway

41

Sewer

Assessment $

13,

000.

00

per

acre

Vinings

LibraryOutfall

Sewer

Assessment $3,000.00peracre

Winifred

Drive

SewerAssessment $9000.00per

acre

WoodandBrook $23300.00

perlo

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SERVICECHARGES

WaterService 6 ervice

Establishment $

50.00

pertrip

WaterService

Transfer

to

NewLocation $25.00

Same

Day

Service

Request

Fee (

Water

turn-

on) $25.00

ServiceTermnationRecheck $25.00

Waer

RunnngRecheck $25.00

Weekend

ServiceTurn-onFee$75.00

LaeFee$1000

Processing

Fee -DelinquentAccounts (

Dispatched) $

50.00

SurchargeSameDayRestorationafter

6

PM -

75.00

DelinquentAccounts

Reurned

Checks$3000

Broken

Lockand

Cap (

DelinquentAccounts) $30.00

ReinstallPulledWaterMeter (DelinquentAccounts) $50.00

Lost /Stolen /

DamagedMeter $300.00

3

Meter

Testing /

Read ingVerification $

2500

3

Feemaybeassessed

for

excessiveverifications ofaccuratereadings.

UNAUTHORIZED WATER

USE

Customer

is

notified toapplyforwaterservice.

Penaltyfortheft

is $

250.00plus

estimated

usage

at

irrigation

rate

Citizen

isalso

subjecttoprosecutionofmisdemeanor

with

penaltyupto $

500.

00

or

6months

imprisonment.

UNAUTHORIZED

WATERUSE

DURING

CURTAILMENT BAN

This

is

for

theenforcementofcustomersviolatingthe

outdoor

watering

banand

conservation

policiesper

code

section122-61and122-84(k).

Customerisprovidedoritwillbepostedon

FirstViolation

thepropertyawrittennoticeofviolation.

SecondViolation (sameproperty) $

100.

00

Third

Violation (

sameproperty) $

250.

00

FourthViolationand

allothers (

sameproperty) $500.

00

ServiceDisconnect

UNAUTHORIZED DOMESTICWASTEWATER

USE

Customer

isnotified to

applyfor

service

and

topay

connectionfees.

Penalty

fortheft

ofservice is $

250.

00

plus

estimatedusage.

Citizen

isalso

subjecttoprosecutionofmisdemeanorwithpenaltyupto $500.00

or

6months

imprisonment.

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GOVERNMENTRATES

These

ratesapplyonly

to

local

governmentcustomers

with

awholesalewastewatercontract

with

Cobb

County

WaterSystem.

WATER

GOVERNMENT

RATES

MONTHLY

SERVICE

WATERMETERSIZE CHARGE

58 &34 $7

00

1 $

500

112 $

600

2 $

500

3 $600

4 $960

6 $

06

40

8 $

21

60

10 $

463

20

12 $

463

20

WASTEWATERGOVERNMENT RATES

Wastewater $4.22

per

1,000

gallons

2.28per1,000gallons (Per

Fulton

County 10.32M GD

ContractualAgreement)

LEAKCREDIT

GUIDELINES

Customersmaybeeligible foracrediton

wastewater

chargesonwaterlostthroughasystem leakor

adamagedpool,subjecttocertainconditions. Customersmayreceiveacreditnomore thanonce

annuallyandare

requiredtosubmitdocumentation

ofrepairs. Thecredit,ifawarded, isbasedonno

morethan twobilling

periods

andcalculated from

the

difference

betweenthe

subject

period

and150%

of

theuseforthesame

periodduring

thepreviousyear.

The

WaterSystemhas

established

a

committee

to

evaluate

requests.

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AgendaItem

Number.

3

CobbCounty

Department

of

Transportation

Comm.

Dist.

Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

2


Marietta,

Georgia 30008-

4014

770) 528-1600 /

ax: (

770) 528-1601

TO:


Manager

FROM:


Thisitemhas

been


Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

To

determinethatcircumstancesaresuchthatit

s

necessaryto

proceed

withcondemnation

proceedingsbyDeclarationof

Taking

underO.C.G.A. 32-3-4,

et

seq.,

onone

parcel

on

Windy

HillRoad (West), Project

No.

E4030.

BACKGROUND

WindyHill

Road (

West) san

approved

thoroughfare improvements

project

inthe

2011

SPLOSTTransportationImprovementsProgram (

TIP).

Theproject

scopeincludes

theadditionofa

third

through

lane

in

each

directiononthewest

side

oftheI-5/WindyHillRoad

Interchange,

fromtheI-5southboundofframptoCobbParkway,

and

fromCobbParkwaytothe

I-

5southboundon

ramp,

oradistanceofapproximately

0.

80

miles.Medianimprovements

are

alsoincluded.

Additionalrights-

of-

way

andeasements

areneeded

toconstruct

thisproject.Right-

of-

way

funding

for

this

project

isavailable

in

the

2011

SPLOST

TIP

Fund

approved

budget.

Negotiations

with

the

propertyownersareongoing;however,

nordertoensure

project

deadlinesare

met, he

Departmentis

requestingcondemnationapprovalbythe

Board

of

Commissioners

in

theevent

negotiations

are

unsuccessful,

andtheLandAcquisitionReview

Committee,

consisting

of

theDepartment s

Development

Services,Right-

of-

Wayand

Constructionstaff,andtheCounty sLegalpersonnel,recommendscondemnationactionsbe

filed.

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AgendaItem

Number.

3

Underappropriatecircumstances,as

are

more

fullyset

forthundertheprovisionsof

O.C.G.

A.

32-

3-

4,

he

County

is

authorized

to

acquire

real

property

interests

by

the

Declaration

of

Taking

method.

It

sappropriatefortheCountytousethismethodfor

reasons

including,butnot

limitedto,adesire forjudicialascertainmentofall

issues

pertainingtotheacquisition.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

TheBoardofCommissionersdeterminethatcircumstancesaresuchthatitsnecessaryto

proceedwithcondemnationproceedingsbyDeclarationof

Taking

underO.

C.

G.A. 32-

3-

4,

et

seq.;

authorizethecommencementof

condemnation

proceedings

onone

parcel

onWindyHill

Road (

West), Project

No.E4030;adopta

Resolution

andOrderinformsubstantiallysimilar

to

theattached,andasapproved

by

theCountyAttorney'sOffice;andfurther

authorize

the

Chairmantoexecute thenecessarydocuments.

ATTACHMENTS

LocationMap

Resolution andAttachment1

for

Parcel

28

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LOCATION M A P

280

ELK

RD

1

Dobbins

A RB

3

75

75

Begin

Project

Marietta

Parcel

28

3

End

Project

41

Smyrna

28 5

285

PROJECT:

DATE:

Cobb

County

WindyHillRoad (West),

November

25,

01 4

Department

ofTransportation

Project

No.

E4030

k

Not

to

scale)

otes:

Commission

District

2

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AgendaItem

Number.

4

CobbCounty

Department

of

Transportation

Comm.

Dist.

Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

2


Marietta,

Georgia 30008-

4014

770) 528-1600 /

ax: (

770) 528-1601

TO:


Manager

FROM:


Thisitemhas

been


Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

Toauthorize

the

advertisement forandconduct

of

apublichearingprior

to

expending

100,000.00or

more

toperformengineeringdesignservicesforthe

I-

85Pedestrian Bridge,

andauthorize

theissuanceof

aRequest

forProposals.

BACKGROUND

The

I-

85Pedestrian Bridgewillallowpedestriantrafficaccessover

I-

85fromtheGalleria

Office

Park

toSunTrust

Park

andthemixed-usedevelopmentonthenorthsideof

I-

85.

The

bridgewill

provide

asafepathto

link

pedestriansto

major

commercial

andretail

developments

withintheCumberland

area

anddecrease traffic

delays

associatedwithpedestrianmovements.

In

accordance

withStateofGeorgia

Code,

heBoardofCommissioners isrequiredtoconducta

public

hearing

priortoexpending

funds

of $00,000.00ormoreto

employ

anindependent

consulting

firm

oconduct

an

independent

studyor

survey.The

Department

anticipates

awarding

acontract

for

thisproject

thatcouldexceed $

100,000.00,

andtherefore,

requests

that

theBoardauthorizethe

advertisement

forandconductofapublic

hearing

priorto

expending

these

funds.

In

addition,

heDepartmentrequestsauthorizationtoissue

a

RequestforProposalsto

retaina

consultant

forengineering

design

servicesutilizing

Selection

Process1 (

Competitive

Policy

forProcurement

of

ProfessionalServicesegotiations)

ofthe

current , as

amendedbythe

BoardonDecember20,2011.

FUNDING

N/A

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AgendaItem

Number.

4

RECOMMENDATION

The

Board

ofCommissioners

authorize

theadvertisement for

andconduct

of

apublic

hearing

prior

to

expending $

100,000.00ormoretoperformengineering

design

servicesforthe

I-

85

Pedestrian

Bridge;andauthorize

the

issuanceof

aRequest

forProposals,utilizing

Selection

Process

1 (ompetitive

Negotiations).

ATTACHMENTS

LocationMap

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LOCATION M A P

75

75

Marietta

3

SunTrustPark

41

285

Sandy

myrna

Springs

85

Galleria

Poject

Location

FULTON

Atlanta

DATE:

Cobb

County

PROJECT:

November25,

01 4

-

285

PedestrianBridge

Departmentof

Transportation

k

Notes:

Commission

District

2

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AgendaItem

Number.

5

CobbCounty

Department

of

Transportation

Comm.

Dist.

Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

1,3


Marietta,

Georgia 30008-

4014

770) 528-1600 /

ax: (

770) 528-1601

TO:


Manager

FROM:


Thisitemhas

been


Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

To

adoptaresolutionauthorizingthesubmissionofanapplicationtotheAtlantaRegional

Commissionrequesting aLivableCenters

Initiative

Supplemental

Study

Grantto

fund

a

transit

stationarea opportunities

analysis

andimplementation frameworkstudywithin

the

TownCenter

LivableCenters

Initiative

area.

BACKGROUND

TheAtlantaRegional

Comm ission (ARC),

houghthe

LivableCenters

Initiative (LCI)

program,

awardsplanning

grants

on

acompetitive

basisto

local

governmentsandnon-profit

organizations.

Grantfundsaretobeutilizedtoprepareandimplementplansfor

the

enhancement ofexistingcentersandcorridors,consistentwithregionaldevelopmentpolicies.

The

program

alsoprovidesfundingfor

projectsidentified

in

LCI

plans, hroughaseparate

competitiveprojectsolicitation

process.

LCI

studies

are

master

plansthat

aim

toreduce

trafficcongestion

andimproveairqualityby

better

connecting

wherepeople

live

towhere

they

work,

shop,

recreate,

and

attendschool.

Locally,LCIstudiesareapproved

by

theBoardofCommissioners

and

incorporatedintothe

CobbCounty

Comprehensive

Plan.

OnJuly28,2009, heBoard

accepted

theTown

CenterLCI

Study

five-

yearupdate.TheTown

CenterAreaCommunityImprovementDistrictis

currently

intheprocessofpreparinga

required

ten-year

update

to

the

Town

CenterLCI

Study.

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AgendaItem

Number.

5

TheLCISupplementalStudy

programprovidesexisting

LCI

communities

with

additional

fundingfor

supplementalplansthat, n

addition

to

theLCI

masterplan,aid

in

overallvision

implementation.

Supplemental

study

funds

are

awarded

on

a

competitive

basis

to

existing

LCI

communities. TheyprovideanopportunityforLCI

sponsorstoplace

a

greater

focusonissues

such

as

access management, designguidelines,housingissues,orthegrowingdemandofour

agingpopulation.

OnOctober

10,

2014,

he

ARC

released

acallfor

new

LCI

studies

for2015, which

includes

supplemental

studies

forexistingLCI

communities.

Applicationsfornew

studiesaredue

by

November

10,2015.

TheDepartment

recommendssubmittinganapplication

tofund

atransitstationarea

opportunities

analysis

andimplementationframeworkstudywithintheTown

CenterLCI

area.

Kennesaw

StateUniversity

and

theTown

Center

Area

Community

Improvement

District

support

thisapplication.

IMPACT

STATEMENT

If

approved,

requestedLCIfundingcould

total $

200,000.00,whichwould

require

alocal

match

of $0,

000.

00.Funding

for

the

potentiallocal

match

requirementisavailable in2011SPLOST

Transportation

Improvements

Program Fundapproved

budget.

Kennesaw State

University

andtheTownCenter

Area

CommunityImprovementDistricthave

committed $5,

000.00

eachtoassist

with

thisstudyeffort,which

will

beappropriated ina

future

agenda

item

pending

approval

of

requestedLCI

funding.

FUNDING

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

TheBoardofCommissionersadopta

resolutionauthorizing

thesubmissionofan

application

to

the

Atlanta

RegionalCommission (

ARC)

equesting

a

Livable

Centers

Initiative (

LCI)

SupplementalStudyGrant

to

fund

a

transit

station

areaopportunitiesanalysisand

implementation frameworkstudywithin

the

TownCenterLivableCenters

Initiative

area.

ATTACHMENTS

LocationMap

Resolution

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LOCATION M A P

Town

Center

LCI

Study

Area

5

75

575

5

McCollum

Field

BELLS

FERRY

PARK

5

CO

3

Marietta

75

CobbCounty

DATE:

k

PROJECT:

November

25,

01 4

Department

ofTransportation

Town

CenterLCISupplemental

Study

FY

2015GrantApplication

Notes:

Commission

Districts

1and

3

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AgendaItem

Number.

6

CobbCounty

Department

of

Transportation

Comm.

Dist.

Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

2,3


Marietta,

Georgia 30008-

4014

770) 528-1600 /

ax: (

770) 528-1601

TO:


Manager

FROM:


Thisitemhas

been


Faye

DiMassimo,

Director

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

To

approveacontractwith

Tindale-

Oliver &Associates, nc., ordevelopmentoftheCobb

CommunityTransitRoute

10XImplementationPlan, ProjectNo.

4833-

02,

MIS

ContractNo.

000839

BACKGROUND

Insummer

2013, heCity

ofMarietta,

n

partnership

withSouthernPolytechnicUniversity

SPSU)and

Life

University (

LifeU),ompleteda

LivableCenters

Initiative

study.Thestudy

includedatransportationrecommendationtocreate

a

transitroutefocusedon

serving

the

universities,

inkingstudentsandotherpatrons

between

downtownAtlantaandCobbCounty.

TheCobbCommunityTransit (CCT)Route10Xconceptisenvisioned toprovidefasterandmore

direct

servicebetween

Kennesaw

State

University (KSU)anddowntown

Atlanta, ncluding

connectionsto

GeorgiaStateUniversity,GeorgiaInstitute

ofTechnology, Savannah

School

of

Art

and

Design,LifeU,SPSU,

and

otherdestinations.The

Route

10Xserviceisanticipatedto

decrease

travel

time

by

limiting

stops

to

major

destinations.

Also,

Route

10X

is

anticipatedto

relievethe

often

overcrowdedCCT

Route

10,whichhasthehighestridership

in

theCCT

system

and

is

one

ofthe

highestridershiptransitbusroutesin

thesoutheast.

On

May

27,2014, heBoardofCommissioners

authorized

theDepartmentto

ssue

a

Requestfor

Proposals (

RFP)

tosecuretransportationplanningservicesfordevelopmentoftheCCT

Route

10X

Implementation

Plan,

andalso

authorized

theadvertisementforand

conduct

ofapublic

hearing.

Notice

ofthePublicHearing

was

advertised

in

the

Marietta

DailyJournalonJune

6,

13,

and

20,2014.Thepublichearing

was

heldonJune24,2014.

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6

AlsoonMay27,2014, heBoard

approved

Memorandumsof

Agreement (

MOAs)withSPSUand

LifeUtoparticipate

in

thedevelopmentand

funding

ofaCCTRoute10XImplementationPlan.

The

MOAs

pertainonly

tothe

CCTRoute10XImplementationPlanstudyanddonotobligate

the

universitiesfor

any

associated

capital

oroperating

costs, should

the

Route

10X

be

implemented.

Inadditiontothefinancialcommitment, heMOAsalsodefinethe

level

ofinvolvementeach

universityisexpectedtohaveintheRoute

10X

studyprocess,which

includes

committee

memberships

deemed

essential

tothe

public

involvement

component.

Marietta

DailyJournalheRFPwasadvertised

in

the

on

July

18and25,2014,andonAugust1

Policyfornd8,2014, naccordancewith

Selection

Process1 (

CompetitiveNegotiations)

inthe

theProcurementofProfessionalServices asamended

by

theBoardonDecember20,2011.

OnSeptember

23,2014,

he

Board

ofCommissionersapprovedthe

ranking

ofthetop

qualified

firmsfor

developmentoftheCobb

Community

TransitRoute

10X

Implementation

Plan,

and

authorizednegotiations

for

final

scope

of

services

and

feesbeginning

with

the

top-

ranked

firm,

Tindale-

Oliver &Associates, Inc.

TheDepartmenthasnegotiatedafinalscope

and

fee, nanamount

not

toexceed $180,000.

00,

withTindale-Oliver &Associates,

Inc.,

ordevelopmentoftheCCT

Route

10XImplementation

Plan.

ExistingFederalTransitAdministration (FTA)

GrantNo.GA-

90-X280

will

provide80

percentofthetotalprojectcost, nanamountnot

toexceed $

144,000.00.The20

percent

local

matchrequirement

of $36,000.00willbesharedby

SPSU,

Life

U

andCobbCounty.Asspecified

intheMOAs,SPSUandLifeUwilleachfund

50

percentofthe

required

localmatch,

up

toa

maximumtotalamountof $5,000.00; herefore, SPSU andLifeUwillfundanamount

notto

exceed $

12,500.00

each

of

the $

36,

000.

00requiredlocal

match,

andCobb

County

will

fundthe

remaining $

11,000.00. TheFTAGrant

fundsandrequired

shared local

matchfunds

are

available

in

the

TransitCapitalProjectFund.

In

thefall

of

2013, he

Departmentapplied

forandwas

awarded

a

federal

grant

to

fundthe

estimatedoperatingcostsoftheCCT

Route10Xservice

for

three

years,shouldthe

Board

authorize

theproposedservice tobe

implemented

inthefuture.Thefunding,which

consists

of80

percent

CongestionMitigationand

Air

Quality (

CMAQ)

funds, nthe

amount

of $1,600,000.00,

willrequirea20percentlocalmatchof $320,000.00overathree

year

period.Thegrantrequest

also

includedfundingofcapitalequipmentrequiredfor

the

service,butthatportionof

the

request

was

not

funded.This

informationwill

beincorporated into

the

financial

plan

for

the

Route10X

implementation,

whichwillbe

developed

aspartoftheplan.

The

contract

hasbeen reviewed

by

the

County

Attorney

s

office.

FUNDING

ExistingFTA

GrantNo.GA-

90-

X280

funding

andlocalmatch

fundingare

availableinthe

Transit

Division sapprovedCapital

Projects

FundBudget,withthefollowingbudget transfers:

Transferfrom: 202-050-4860-4439/8005 (FTA5307/Prelim.Est.) $155,000.00

Transferto:

02-050-

4833-4439/8676 (FTA5307/

Prof.

Svcs.) $

155,000.

00

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Number.

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AdditionalpartnerfundingisavailableintheTransitDivision sapproved

Capital

Projects

FundBudgetfromSPSUandLifeU,asfollows:

202-050-4833-4506/8676 (OtherLocalRev/Prof.

Svcs.) $

25,000.00

RECOMMENDATION

The

BoardofCommissioners approveacontractwithTindale-Oliver &Associates, nc.,

n

an

amountnottoexceed $180,000.00, ordevelopmentofthe

Cobb

Community

TransitRoute10X

Implementation

Plan,

ProjectNo.

4833-02,

MIS

Contract

No.000839; authorizethe

corresponding

budget

transactions;

andfurther

authorizetheChairmantoexecutethe

necessary

documents.

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AgendaItem

Number.

7

Cobb

County

Senior

Services

Comm.

Dist.

JessicaGill,Director

All

P.

O.Box

649

Marietta,Georgia

30061-

0649

770) 528-5355 /

ax: (

770) 528-5378

TO:

David

Hankerson,CountyManager

FROM:

Jessica

Gill,

Director

Thisitemhas

been


Jessica

Gill,

Director

JackieR.

McMorris,

Director

of

PublicServices

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

ToapproveacontractwithMealson

Wheels

Atlanta

toprepare

andprovideHomeDelivered

Meals

for

eligibleseniorcitizensofCobbCounty.

BACKGROUND

Cobb

SeniorServicesadministersanutritionprogram

for

persons60

and

overwhoresidein

CobbCountythroughCongregateandHDM.

The

primarypurpose

ofthe

programis

to

provide

low

cost,

nutritionally

balancedmealsthatmeettheDietaryGuidelines

for

Americans,

published

bytheSecretariesofHealth

andHumanServicesandAgriculture.

Nutrient

content

of

meals

aredeterminedbythe

applicationof

theDietaryGuidelines for

Americans,

ncludingthe

FoodGuidePyramid.WithintheDietary

Reference

Intakes (

DRIs)aretheRecommended

Dietary

Allowances (RDAs)

and

Adequate

Intake (

AI)

evels.

The

nutrient

contentofmeals

mustprovideaminimumofone-

hirdof

theRDA/AI.Due

to

aninability

of

the

previous

vendortofulfilltheircontractinpreparinghot

meals

onsiteatCobb

SeniorServices,1150

PowderSpringsStreet,Marietta,itbecame

necessary

forCobbSeniorServicesto

identify

another

vendor.

On

September

12,2014,

anadvertisement

foraRequestforProposal

to

contractwith

an

outside

vendor

to

provideHomeDelivered

Meals

for

alleligible

senior

citizensof

CobbCountywas

published.

Apre-bidmeeting for

potential

candidateswas

held

onSeptember25,

2014.

Inaccordancewith

thePolicy

for

the

Procurement

of

ProfessionalServices adopted

bytheBoardofCommissioners

on

July

28,2009,forselection

Process2 (

Competitive

Proposals),

proposalswere

solicited

through

advertisement

in

the

MariettaDaily

Journal.

Evaluationandranking

oftheproposals

includedbackgroundandstaffing,previous

experience

andperformance, menuselection,cost

and

reference responses.

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OnOctober9,2014, CobbCountyreceivedthreeproposalsforSeniorServices Home

DeliveredMealContract.

Acommitteeevaluatedtheproposals

and

selected

Mealson

Wheels

Atlantaasthevendorofferingtheproposal

determined

tobemost

advantageousandcost

effectivefortheCounty.MembersoftheevaluationcommitteewereAllisonBarnel, State

DepartmentonAging,

Mary

Boyd,CobbCountySenior

Services,

Cheryl

James,

CobbCounty

Senior

Services,ElizabethWeaver,CobbCountyParks,Recreationand

Cultural

Affairs,and

ChuckStoetzer,CobbCountySheriff sOffice.

It

s

recommendedthat

a

one

yearcontract,

withanoptiontorenewfor

two

moreyears

annually,beestablishedwithMealsonWheelsAtlantatoprepare andprovideHome

Delivered

Meals.

Mealson

Wheels

Atlanta

has

submitted abusinessplantooperate the

food

facilityasidentified,

for

thepurposesofpreparingfood,

and

relateditems

inaccordancewith

alltheterms

and

conditionsspecifiedinSealedBd #15-5974.

Meals

onWheelsAtlantashallprepareand

provide

the

Home

Delivered

Mealsonbehalfofthe

CobbCounty


and

CobbSenior

Services.

FUNDING

Funding

for

theHome

Delivered

Mealscontractis

budgeted

intheSenior

Services

Department

throughthe

2015

Annual

Update

ContractNo.AG1502withtheAtlantaRegionalCommission

forTitle

III

B,Title

IIIC-

1,Title

IIIC-

2,Title

III

E,Alzheimer

s,CBS-

HCBS,

CBS-

Respite,

NSIP

Federal,

NSIP

State,andITCK

forthe

period

ofJuly

1,

2014to

June30,

2015.

GranFund9999-

277-300-

F002-6166

Genera

Fund2015-010-300-

0070-6166

2014

Mas

Served47,

419

2014

Cost

Per

Meal$

3.98

2015

ProjectedCostPer

Meal$

4.81

2015

TotaProjecedCos$228,085.39

RECOMMENDATION

TheBoardofCommissioners

approve

aone-yearcontract

with

Meals

onWheels

Atlanta,

with

anoption

to

renew

for

two

more

yearsannually,

to

prepare

andprovide

home

delivered

meals;

andauthorize

the

Chairmantoexecute

thenecessarydocuments.

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Cobb

County

Senior

Services

Comm.

Dist.

JessicaGill,Director

All

P.

O.Box

649

Marietta,Georgia

30061-

0649

770) 528-5355 /

ax: (

770) 528-5378

TO:

David

Hankerson,CountyManager

FROM:

Jessica

Gill,

Director

Thisitemhas

been


Jessica

Gill,

Director

JackieR.

McMorris,

Director

of

PublicServices

DATE:

November

25,

2014

PURPOSE

To

approvethe

ranking

ofthe

top

qualified

firms

forthe

operation

of

aFood

Service

Kitchen,

CafandCateringbusiness locatedintheSeniorWellnessCenterlocatedat

1150

Powder

Springs

Street,

Marietta,

GA30064.

BACKGROUND

OnAugust15,2014,

hePurchasing

Department

issued

aRequestfor

Proposalsto

contractwith

an

outsideVendor

tooperateaFoodServiceKitchen,Cafand

Cateringbusiness located

atthe

Senior

Wellness

Center.

MariettaDaily

Journal

heRequestforProposalswasadvertised inthe on

August

15,

August

22,

August

29,

and

September

5,n

accordancewithSelection

Process1 (Competitive

PolicyforProcurementofProfessionalServicesegotiations)in

the , asamended

bythe

Board

ofCommissioners. Sealed

proposals

werereceivedonSeptember11,2014,withfour (4) irms

responding.

Thefollowingindividualsservedontheselectioncommittee: DinahBonesteel,CobbCounty

Library

Services,HopeWarren,

CobbCounty

CooperativeExtension,JobcyAlexander,

Cobb

County

SeniorServices,James

Maner, CobbCounty

SeniorServic

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