Committee of the Whole
178 Sam's Street, Decatur, GA 30030 (Multipurpose Room A1201)
Agenda — 124 items
- 1 Tentative Agenda
- 1 Attendance
- 2 This Agenda is not final and subject to change, as the agenda for the Regular Board of Commissioners' meeting is set at the Committee of the Whole.
- I. Committee of the Whole
- A. Committee Reports
- B. Review of the Proposed Executive Agenda for April 28, 2026
- 6 PROPOSED PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
- 7 Public Works - Transportation
- 8 Commission District(s): 4 & 7 Traffic Calming Petition - Post Road Pass between Martin Road and Lost Creek Circle (East). Cost to the County is $15,100.00.
- 9 Commission District(s): All Districts Renewal of Master Agreement with PATH Foundation, Inc.
- 10 PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS
- 11 Chief Executive Office
- 12 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Appoint Dr. Jeremy Cole, Ph.D., to Post 9 of the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority
- 13 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Appoint Mr. Jerome Edmondson to Post 3 of the DeKalb County Housing Authority
- 14 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Appoint Ms. Rhonda F. Briggins, J.D. to Post 1 of the Development Authority of DeKalb County, Post 1 of the Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority and Post 1 of the Private Hospital Authority.
- 15 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Appoint Bruce McMillian to Post 1 of the DeKalb County Housing Authority
- 16 PROPOSED PRELIMINARY ITEMS
- 17 Airport
- 18 Commission District(s): 1 and 6 Standardized T-Hangar Shop Space Lease Agreement with Douglas Martin. There is no cost to the County.
- 19 Commission District(s): 1 and 6 Termination of Standardized T-Hangar Space Lease Agreement with John D. Mullins. There is no cost to the County.
- 20 Commission District(s): 1 and 6 Termination of Standardized T-Hangar Space Lease Agreement with Bryce Angell. There is no cost to the County.
- 21 Chief Executive Office
- 22 Commission District(s): All Acceptance of $3,259.50 in grant funds from the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) Civic Affairs Foundation to fund one (1) Executive Intern - Economic Development position through the 2026 Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP) summer program.
- 23 Finance
- 24 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A resolution authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Tax Anticipation Notes (TAN 2026) for 2026, due December 15, 2026 in the aggregate principal amount of $142,300,000, to PNC Bank, for the purpose of obtaining a temporary loan to pay current expenses during the 2026 calendar year.
- 25 Human Services
- 26 Commission District(s): ALL Transfer Funds in the Amount of $850,000 from the General Fund to the Senior Citizens Services Grant Fund
- 27 Police Services
- 28 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Amend the FY 2026 Metro Atlanta Multi-Jurisdictional DUI Task Force (HEAT) Grant to Include a County Match of $30,194.84.
- 29 Commission District(s): All Collection and Analyzation of Pawn, Secondhand, Scrap Metal Recycler, OfferUp and eBay Transaction Data (Multiyear) (Purchasing Policy Exemption). For use by the Department of Police Services (PS) to obtain a subscription to LeadsOnline PowerPlus Investigations System to search for and identify stolen items, potential suspects and criminal activity patterns. Awarded to LeadsOnline, LLC: Amount Not To Exceed: $239,484.96.
- 30 Planning and Sustainability
- 31 Commission District(s): All Districts Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability to modify the 2026-27 Zoning, SLUP, and Land Use Amendment Calendar to reflect the public hearing date change for the July Board of Commissioners’ Zoning meeting from July 23, 2026 to August 13, 2026.
- 32 Purchasing & Contracting
- 33 Purchasing & Contracting - to ERPS Committee
- 34 Commission District(s): 1,3,5,7 RFP - Request for Proposals No. 2025-142 Fire Station 5, 16, and 27 Build (Multiyear Contract). For use by the Department of Fire Rescue (FR) to complete the construction of a new fire station in Tucker, Decatur, and Lithonia. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer: Cooper & Company General Constructors, Inc.: Amount Not To Exceed: $26,588,000.
- 35 Purchasing & Contracting - to OPS Committee
- 36 Commission District(s): ALL O - Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 1384963 and Change Order No. I to Contract Nos.: 1384581 and 1384955 On Call Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HY AC) (Annual Contract with 2 Options to Renew). For use by the Departments of Facilities Management (FM), Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs (RPCA), Watershed Management (DWM) and Fire Rescue (FR) to provide on-call HV AC services. Seeking contract funds increase and SP LOST II allocation of funds. Awarded to B& W Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Galgon HY AC Mechanical Services, Inc. and Mann Mechanical Company. LLC.: Total Amount Not To Exceed: $1,458,043.70.
- 37 Commission District(s): ALL CO - Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 1244308 and Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 1244310 Uniforms for Public Safety Personnel (Annual Contract with 4 Options to Renew). For Police Services and E911 to obtain work uniforms. Ratifying term increase and an increase in contract funds and term through December 31, 2026. Awarded to Galls, LLC and Smyrna Police Distributors: Total Amount Not to Exceed: $560,000.00.
- 38 Commission District(s): All SWC - Statewide Contract (SWC) No. 99999-SPD-SPD0000210-0004 Audiovisual Equipment and Related Services. For use by the Department of Facilities Management (FM) to obtain audiovisual equipment for the Maloof Annex Auditorium. Awarded to Atlanta Soundworks, LLC: Amount Not To Exceed: $1,000,000.00.
- 39 Purchasing & Contracting - to PECS Committee
- 40 Commission District(s): 3 and 4 SWC - Statewide Contract (SWC) No. 99999-SPD-SPD0000172-006 Integrated Security and Surveillance Products and Services. For use by the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs (RPCA) to obtain cameras for security surveillance. Awarded to Convergint Technologies, LLC: Amount Not To Exceed $201,952.18.
- 41 Commission District(s): ALL REN - Contract Nos.: 1382471, 1382499, and 1382509 Plumbing Services for the Community Development DeKalb Cares (1st Renewal of 2 Options to Renew). Seeking to exercise the 1st renewal option through June 30, 2027. Awarded to J2 Connect, Inc., Facility Maintenance & Services Group, and Raw Plumbing and HVAC Services, LLC: Total Amount Not To Exceed: $1,926,356.50.
- 42 Commission District(s): All RFP - Request for Proposal No. 2025-122 Kensington LCI Master Plan Study Update. For use by the Department of Planning and Sustainability to obtain an update to the Kensington Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) master plan study. Recommend award to highest scoring proposer: Tunnell-Spangler & Associates: Amount Not to Exceed $250,000.00.
- 43 Purchasing & Contracting - to PWI Committee
- 44 Commission District(s): All CA - Cooperative Agreement - Plastic Refuse and Recycling Containers with Related Technology Solutions (Sourcewell Contract No. 120324-REH). For use by Public Works-Sanitation to obtain various sizes of new garbage and recycling roll carts. Awarded to Rehrig Pacific Company: Amount Not to Exceed $654,271.00.
- 45 Commission District(s): 3 & 7 CO - Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 2000167 CNG Fueling Station Maintenance & Repairs. For use by Public Works - Sanitation to obtain routine and on-call repair and maintenance services to the CNG fueling stations located at the Seminole Road Landfill and the Central Transfer Station. Seeking increase in contract funds and term through November 30, 2026. Awarded to Atlanta Gas Light Company: Amount Not To Exceed: $35,000.00.
- 46 Commission District(s): ALL EM - Snapfinger Advance Wastewater Treatment Facility (SFAWTF) Wet Weather Pumping Storage (Emergency): For use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) to obtain design and implementation of wet weather pumping storage. Seeking to ratify an emergency purchase. Awarded to Ruby-Collins, Inc.: Amount Not To Exceed $10,989,000.00
- 47 Commission District(s): All EM - Construction of the Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility (SFAWTF) Phase 3C (Emergency): For use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) to buildout and upgrade SFAWTF membrane capacity in Clusters 1 through 4. Seeking to ratify an emergency purchase. Awarded to Ruby-Collins, Inc.: Amount Not To Exceed: $32,371,087.00.
- 48 Commission District(s): All EM - Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility (SFAWTF) Phase 3C Influent Lift Station (ILS) Pumping System Upgrades (Emergency). For use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) to assess, upgrade, and maintain the pumping capabilities of ILS. Seeking to ratify an emergency. Awarded to Cole Technology, Inc.: Amount Not To Exceed $4,277,957.00.
- 49 Commission District(s): All CO - Change Order No. 3 to Contract Nos.: 1309232, 1309234, 1309236, and 1309239 Storm Drainage Infrastructure System Construction for Public Works Stormwater Project (Three (3) Year Multiyear Contract). For use by Public Works - Roads and Drainage (R&D) and the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs (RPCA) to obtain storm drainage system construction services. Seeking increase in contract term through December 31, 2027. Awarded to Kemi Construction, Inc., A&S Paving, Inc., Site Engineering, Inc., and GS Construction, Inc.
- 50 Commission District(s): ALL EM - Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility (SFAWTF) Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) (Emergency). For use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) to ratify a down payment for an emergency purchase. Awarded to Kovalus Separation Solutions, LLC: Amount Not To Exceed $550,000.00.
- 51 Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
- 52 Commission District(s): All Districts 2026 Summer Food Services Program
- 53 Watershed Management
- 54 Commission District(s): 4 & 6 Agreement for the Construction and Financing of Sewer Upgrades with Wesley Woods Senior Living, Inc. with a contribution of $591,500.00.
- 55 Commission District(s): 2 & 6 Agreement for the Construction and Financing of Sewer Upgrades with Related Development, LLC (Company) with a contribution of $922,500.00.
- C. Review of Board of Commissioners Preliminary Agenda
- 57 APPOINTMENTS NOT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION - FOR INFORMATION ONLY
- 58 Board of Commissioners
- 59 Commission District(s): District 5 An Item to Record the Appointment of Joyce McKibben to the DeKalb County Women’s Commission as the City of Lithonia Government Appointee
- 60 Board of Commissioners - District 4
- 61 Commission District(s): District 4 Record the Appointment of Stephanie Fleming as the District 4 Appointee to the DeKalb Women’s Commission.
- 62 Commission District(s): District 4 Record the Appointment of Melanie Hammet to the DeKalb Arts Council.
- 63 Commission District(s): District 4 Record the Appointment of Tess Snipes to Post 4 of the DeKalb County Airport Advisory Board.
- 64 Board of Commissioners - District 5
- 65 Commission District(s): District 5 An Item to Record the Appointment of Demetrius McCoy as a standing member with voting privileges to the DeKalb United Sports Commission as the District 5 Representative
- 66 Board of Commissioners - District 6
- 67 Commission District(s): Super District 6 Record the Appointment of Mckenzie Parkins as the Commission District 6 Appointee to the DeKalb County Environmental Justice and Sustainability Resident Review Group
- 68 PRELIMINARY
- 69 Board of Commissioners
- 70 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Request to Update the Board of Commissioners’ Committee Areas of Responsibility
- 71 Commission District(s): ALL Approval of Minutes for the April 21, 2026 Committee of the Whole Meeting
- 72 Board of Commissioners - District 1
- 73 Commission District(s): District 1 To Approve the Appropriations for an Amount to Not to Exceed $125,000 (00201.579002.100) to The Mind of a Winner for District 1’s 2026 Event Management and Program Support
- 74 Board of Commissioners - District 2
- 75 Commission District(s): Commission District 2 Allocation of $10,000 from District 2 Reserve for Appropriation to Tucker First United Methodist Church to Support Their Cold Weather Shelter and Shower Ministry
- 76 Commission District(s): Commission District 2 Allocation of $10,000 of District 2 Reserve for Appropriation to Compassionate Atlanta to Support the "Creature Corner" at the 2026 Compassion Con
- 77 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts An Ordinance to Amend the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 5, to Regulate the Sale of Dogs, Cats and Rabbits in Pet Shops
- 78 Board of Commissioners - District 5
- 79 Commission District(s): District 5 An Item to Appropriate $25,000 from the District 5 Reserve For Appropriation Account to provide legal aid assistance support to the DeKalb Lawyers Association and for other purposes
- 80 Commission District(s): District 5 An item to allocate $100,000 from District 5 ARP Interest account to Decatur Legacy Project, Inc. for the express purpose of assisting in financing the creation, dedication, and placement of Phase II of the Memorial to the late John Lewis on County-owned property
- 81 Commission District(s): District 5 An Item to Appropriate $50,000 of the District 5 ARP Interest Accounts to the District 5 Beautification Mini-Grant Program and for other purposes
- 82 Board of Commissioners - District 6
- 83 Commission District(s): Super District 6 To Allocate $5,000.00 from the 2026 District 6 Reserve for Appropriation Account to Support Nia's Place Supervised Visitation and Exchange Center
- 84 Commission District(s): Super District 6 To Allocate $10,000.00 from the 2026 District 6 Reserve for Appropriation Account to Support 38 Participants in the Amani Women’s Sewing Academy Initiative
- 85 Commission District(s): District 4 and Super District 6 To Appropriate an Amount Not To Exceed $5,000 from the 2026 District 6 Reserve for Appropriation to Devine GA for Removal of Invasive Species at Anderson Family Cemetery
- 86 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A Resolution Adjusting All DeKalb County Tire Tip Fees to $1.00
- 87 Clerk to the Board of Commissioner and CEO
- 88 Commission District(s): All Approval of Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of March 26, 2026.
- 89 Commission District(s): All Approval of the Minutes of the Board of Commissioners Meeting of April 14, 2026
- 90 Juvenile Court
- 91 Commission District(s): All Commissioners Approval of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council $6,159 Emergency Subgrant Award Accountability Court Grant
- 92 Commission District(s): All Commissioners Approval of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council $28,008 Emergency Subgrant Award Accountability Court Grant.
- 93 Solicitor-State Court
- 94 Commission District(s): All Districts Seeking approval to accept the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FY26 Grant Award from the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia (PAC) in the amount of $122,528.
- 95 Superior Court
- 96 Commission District(s): All Districts Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Grant to the DeKalb County Adult Felony Drug Court-Supplemental Funding-$16,200.00
- D. Review/Recap of New Items for the BOC Agenda
- E. Discussion - Data Centers
- F. Items Previously Heard
- 100 ITEMS FOR DECISION BY THE BOARD
- 101 Board of Commissioners - District 1
- 102 Commission District(s): All Districts An Ordinance to Amend the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 22, Article IV to Address Illegal Scrap Tire Dumping by Revising Sections 22-63, 22-66, 22-67, 22-68, and 22-69, and for other purposes.
- 103 Board of Commissioners - District 2
- 104 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A Resolution to Amend the Board of Commissioners Standing Procedural Rules
- 105 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A Resolution of the Governing Authority of Dekalb County, Georgia, Urging Consideration of Recommendations of the Unhoused Support and Services Plan as Part of the Broader Housing Plan of DeKalb County; Establishing Implementation Expectations and Accountability; Reaffirming the Housing Strategies Currently in Place; and for Other Lawful Purposes
- 106 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts An Ordinance to Regulate the Restraint and Transportation of Animals and for other Purposes.
- 107 Board of Commissioners - District 3
- 108 Commission District(s): District 3 To Adopt an Ordinance to Amend the Code of DeKalb County to Address Public Safety, Drifting, Unauthorized Camping and Certain Public Nuisance Behaviors.
- 109 Board of Commissioners - District 6
- 110 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts To Approve a Resolution to Ensure that the County’s Judges Receive the Same Benefits as the Judges of the Superior Court of the DeKalb Judicial Circuit, County Employees, and Judges in Other Counties.
- 111 Commission District(s): Commission Super District 6 A Resolution To Establish The “DeKalb For The People Dividend Fund” And Fiscal Stability Policy
- 112 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A Resolution Requiring an Independent, Third-Party Health and Environmental Study of Data Centers and Their Possible Impact on DeKalb County and Board of Commissioners Review of the Study Before DeKalb County’s Data Center Moratorium Can Be Lifted.
- 113 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts To Request an Allocation Split Evenly Across All Commission Districts To Support A Countywide Independent, Third-Party Health And Environmental Study Of Data Centers And Their Possible Impact On The County Not To Exceed $150,000.
- 114 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A Resolution Of The DeKalb County Board Of Commissioners Requesting The Administration And Planning Department To Update The Recommended Substitute For Text Amendment 2025-0972 Regarding Data Center Regulations.
- 115 Board of Commissioners - District 7
- 116 Commission District(s): District 7 An Item to Allocate an amount not to exceed $15,000 of the District 7 RESERVE FOR APPROPRIATION funds to 100 BMOD The Legacy is not extinct; the future is alive youth programming.
- 117 Executive Assistant - Chief Operating Office
- 118 Commission District(s): All Commission Districts Resolution of the DeKalb County Governing Authority Regarding the Charter Review Commission’s Report and Recommended Changes to the Organizational Act
- 119 Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
- 120 Commission District(s): 2 and 6 Park Pride Atlanta, Inc. $50,000 Grant Award - Frazier Rowe
- II. Special Called Meeting
- A. Executive Session
- B. Other Matters