Agenda – Board of Commissioners
Work Session/Voting Session
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Assembly Hall – 901 Main Street, Conyers, Georgia 30012 

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1. Call to Order

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance: Commissioner Dr. Doreen Williams, President of The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Conyers Ward

3. Special Recognitions and Presentations: “Art for the Ages” Intergenerational Initiative Program – Parks and Recreation

4. Approval of the Agenda

5. Approval of the Minutes: August 27, 2024, August 28, 2024

6. Unfinished Business:

2024-428: Special Use Permit Case #2023-01: An Ordinance to Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, To Authorize a Special Use Permit For 200’ AGL Monopole Communication Tower and Related Telecommunication Facilities at 2400 SW Tucker Mill, Conyers, GA 30012; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-429: Amendments to the Rockdale County Employee Classification and Pay Plan – Talent Management 

2024-430: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article IV of the Code of Rockdale County, Georgia, Providing for the Abolishing of Certain Departments, for the Consolidation of Certain Departments, for the Creation of Certain Departments, Amending Certain Sections of Certain Chapters of the Code of Rockdale County, Georgia; And For Other Purposes – First Reading 

2024-441: Talent Management – Rockdale County Employee Policy – Severance Policy 

7. Consent Agenda: None.

8. Regular Agenda:

2024-444: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/University of GA (UGA) – Board of Commissioners – Community Garden Grant – $145,000 (NO MATCH) – 5/15/2024 -5/31/2026 

2024-445: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) – District Attorney- Youth Enrichment and Learning by Design (YIELD) Grant Application – $95,401/No Match  

2024-446: Building Maintenance Services, Inc. – General Services – Janitorial/Custodial Services at Various County Locations – Unit Price – Change Order No. 2 to C-2023-173 – Current Cost $7,064.75/Monthly – Cost Increase $2,228.13/Monthly and Add $250/Monthly for Tatum Road Facility – 12 months with Option to Renew Two (2) Additional 12-Month Periods  

2024-447: RR&B Associates, Inc. – General Services – Fire Station 5 Renovation – RFP 24-01 – $636,300 – 150 Days from Notice to Proceed – SPLOST Funded 

2024-448: Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation (SSEMC) – General Services – Restorative Justice Complex Parking Lot and Site Lighting – $492.90/Monthly – 36 Months 

2024-449: AT&T – General Services – Judicial Administrative Complex (JAC) – Removal of All Aerial Facilities’ Copper and Fiber on Court Street from the First Pole on Main Street to Pine Street – $70,036.58 – One Year 

2024-450: DISYS Solutions, Inc. -Technology Services – Cisco and Meraki Enterprise Agreement for Renewal of Software, Hardware, and Licenses to Support the Enterprise – $426,569.90/Year – $2,132,849.50/Total 5-Year Cost 

2024-451: Park Place Technologies, LLC – Technology Services – Unity 480 DPE Maintenance Renewal – $10,721.76 – 11/1/2024 – 10/31/2025 

2024-452: Marchman Consulting – Superior Court/Accountability Courts – Provide a Variety of Services for Multiple Grants for Program Operations to Evaluation Services – $100/Hour – One Year with Option to Renew Two (2) Additional One-Year Terms 

2024-453: ABB, Inc. – Water Resources – Switchgear Preventative Maintenance – $37,473 – Completion Time is Two (2) Days 

2024-454: ESG Engineering, Inc. – Water Resources – Task Order No. 1 – Lead and Copper Program Management – $150,000 – One (1) Year 

2024-455: Cogsdale Corporation – Water Resources – IVRNet Texting Subscription – No Cost – One (1) Year Trial Period 

2024-456: Corporate Environmental Risk Management (CERM) – Stormwater Management – Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services – Change Order No. 7 to C-2020-18 – Renewal of Ongoing Need for Staffing Support – $605,898 – One (1) Year with Renewal Option 

2024-457: Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) – Transportation – Indication of Roundabout Support for SR 138 @ CR 122/Dial Mill Road (PI 0017958) – Cost to be Determined – RATIFICATION 

2024-458: Requisition – General Services – Physical Link Communications – Low Voltage Data Equipment for Mental Health Ward at RCSO – $62,352.15 – SPLOST Funded 

2024-459: Requisition – General Services – Southeastern Security Professionals – Intercom System for Mental Health Ward at RCSO – $141,595.38 – SPLOST Funded 

2024-460: Requisition – Transportation (RDOT) – Sunbelt Traffic, LLC – Traffic Signal Maintenance – $45,000 Additional Funds Needed to Add to PO – New PO Total – $115,000  

2024-461: Requisition – Accountability Lab Services – Microgenics Corporation – Reagents and Non-Consumables for Drug Testing – Not to Exceed $75,000 

2024-462: Expenditure Request – General Services – Courtesy Ford – Accident Repairs Completed by Courtesy Collision on AC14 – Animal Control Vehicle – $27,680.38 

2024-463: Expenditure Request – Tax Commissioner – Augusta Collection Agency – Payment Covering June 2024 Delinquent Notice Fees – $35,782.21 

2024-464: Expenditure Request – Fire Rescue – NAFECO – Turnout Gear for New Firefighters – Coats, Pants, & Boots – $40,141 

2024-465: Future Land Use Case #2024-02 – An Ordinance To Amend the Future Land Use Map of Rockdale County, Georgia’s Comprehensive Plan, As Amended, for Property Located at 1975 and 1985 NW Sigman Road; 1980, 1736, 1670, 1726 and 1716 NW Lester Road; and 1634, 1632 and 1630 NW Farmer Road from the High-Density Residential Future Land Use Category to the Technology Park Future Land Use Category; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-466: Rezoning Case #2024-07 – An Ordinance To Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, By Rezoning 1975 and 1985 NW Sigman Road; 1980, 1736, 1670, 1726 and 1716 NW Lester Road; and 1634, 1632 and 1630 NW Farmer Road from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to O-I (Office-Institutional); To Impose Conditions Upon the Property; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-467: Special Use Permit Case #2024-02 – An Ordinance To Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, To Authorize a Special Use Permit for a Data Center at 1975 and 1985 NW Sigman Road; 1980, 1736, 1670, 1726 and 1716 NW Lester Road; and 1634, 1632 and 1630 NW Farmer Road; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading

2024-468: Future Land Use Case #2024-04 – An Ordinance To Amend the Future Land Use Map of Rockdale County Georgia’s Comprehensive Plan, As Amended, for Property Located at 4105 SW East Fairview Road from the Neighborhood Commercial Future Land Use Category to the Low Density Residential/Agriculture Future Land Use Category; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-469: Rezoning Case #2024-13 – An Ordinance To Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, By Rezoning 4105 SW East Fairview Road from C-1 (Local Commercial) to AR (Agricultural Residential); To Impose Conditions Upon the Property; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-470: Rezoning Case #2024-14 – An Ordinance To Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, By Rezoning 2332 SW Old Covington Hwy from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to M-1 (Limited Industrial); To Impose Conditions Upon the Property; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-471: Rezoning Case #2024-12 – An Ordinance To Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, By Rezoning 2037 SE Old Salem Road from AR (Agricultural Residential) to R-1 (Single Family Residential); To Impose Conditions Upon the Property; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-472: Special Use Permit Case #2024-03 – An Ordinance To Amend the Official Zoning District Map of Rockdale County, Georgia, As Amended, To Authorize a Special Use Permit for Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park and Campground at 3260 E. Fairview Road SW, Conyers, Georgia 30094; To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances; And For Other Purposes – Second Reading 

2024-473: Public Relations – Rockdale County Policies: 

A. Internal Policy for Governing Rockdale County Social Media
B. External Social Media Policy for Rockdale County

2024-474: Volunteer Appointment – Conyers-Rockdale Animal Control Board – Kevin Taffe – Appointment – Term: 9/2024 through 7/2027 

2024-475: Expenditure Request – Tax Commissioner – Racami, LLC – Estimated First Class Postage – Property Tax Bills – $21,873.20 – RATIFICATION

2024-476: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – Board of Commissioners – To Replace Derek Marchman as a Program Administrator, and to Add Mary-Lou Snow as a Program Administrator in the HRSA System 

2024-477: Adoption Resolution – Capital Improvements Element Annual Update – Rockdale County, Georgia

8. Public Comment

9. Board Comment

10. Executive Session

11. Adjournment

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