Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA
January 13, 2022

Oath of Office:  Mayor – A. R. Roberts, III
Council Member, Post 4 – Kristine Rogers
Council Member, Pos 5 – Dennis Nelson

Item 1: Meeting Called to Order by Mayor Roberts.

Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance

Item 3:  Approve Agenda

Item 4: Appearances

Item 5: Announcements/Informational Items/Project Updates – City Manager

Item 6: Approval of December 9, 2021, Council Meeting MinutesItem

7:  Old Business
a)  Consider Second Reading of Application for Alcohol License
Applicant:  Raul De La Vega/BG Tavern, LLC
Location:  270 Gilmer Ferry Road
b)  Consider Second Reading of Annexation Petition 2021-04
Applicant: Loyd Development Services –7381, 7511, 7583 Ball Ground Highway
c)  Consider Second Reading of Annexation Application 2021-A07
Applicant:  Rob Hosack – 275 Old Dawsonville Road (04N04-032)

Item 8: New Business
a)  Consider Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem
b)  Consider Appointment of 2021 Department Heads, Committees and Board Members
c)  Reaffirm Check Signers for any/all banking/checking accounts
d)  Consider Establishing and Fixing Qualifying Fees for Municipal Elections per O.C.G.A. §21-2-131(1)(a)
e)  Consider Adoption of Zoning Map
f)  Consider Arbor Day Proclamation
g)  Consider Application to Extend the Valley Overlay District Boundary
Applicant:  Rob Hosack request to include 11.16 acres in a 48.2 Acre Parcel Identified as Map & Parcel 04N04-032. (275 Old Dawsonville Rd.)
h)  Consider Application Loyd Development Services, LLC C request for rezoning of 39.98 +/- acres from R-80 (Estate Residential) to TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) at 7381, 7511, and 7583 Ball Ground Hwy.

Item 9: City Manager Comments

Item 10: Mayor Roberts

Item 11:  Council Comments

Item 12:  Public Comments

Item 13:  Executive Session (If Needed)

Item 14:  Adjourn

Public Hearing of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 6:00 P.M.

January 13, 2022

Call To Order

Public Hearing Rules

Business/Public Hearing

Applicant:  Rob Hosack request the Valley Overlay District be extended by an additional 11.16 acres to encompass the entirety of a 45.8- acre parcel.  The property is located at 275 Old Dawsonville Road in Land Lots 309 and 310 of the 4th District, 2nd Section of Cherokee County, Georgia and indicated as TIN: 04N04 032, PIN: 04-0309-0048

City Council Discussion

Adjourn

Work Session of the Mayor and City Council
City of Ball Ground, Georgia
Ball Ground City Hall ~ 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA
January 10, 2022

Item 1:  Discussion of Fitts Annexation (Old Dawsonville Road)

Item 2:  Discussion of Fitts Property Request for Extension of Valley Overlay District

Item 3:  Discussion of Loyd Development Annexation (Ball Ground Highway)

Item 4:  Discussion of Loyd Development Zoning Request

Item 5:  Discussion of Suncap Request for Rezoning (Won’t be on agenda until February.  Request for rezone from Agricultural (AG) to Light Industrial (LI).  Proposed use as a warehouse distribution facility estimating 750 jobs.  Future land use for the parcel is “Work Place Center” which includes this proposed use.

Item 6:  Recap of agenda items for the January 13, 2022 meeting

Good Afternoon Ball Ground:

Over the next two weeks, we will be working with our contractor to change out the pump in the well that supplies most of the City water. We will also be changing out all the wiring and switching the discharge pipe from galvanized over to stainless steel. This is a pretty in-depth project that requires partial roof removal from the pump house and the use of a crane to pull the old pump and motor.

While undertaking this project we will be purchasing water from the Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority (CCWSA). Some of our customers already receive this water and will see no changes, but for most of our customers, you may notice a slight change in water taste and odor, simply because the water comes from a surface water treatment plant pulling water from the Etowah River instead of our water which is pulled for the crystalline aquifer, 400 feet below the City. The water purchased from the CCWSA goes thru the same rigorous testing and evaluations as our water and is of excellent quality, but you might just find it to be a bit different because of its origin.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call or email.

Take Good Care Ball Ground.

Eric

Hello Ball Ground and Happy New Year!

We received word this afternoon from Waste Management giving us a heads up that the local WM service area drivers and helpers have been hit very hard with the new variant of COVID-19 and they are operating very short on drivers and helpers.  They will still be doing their level best to service all accounts but we may see some hiccups in service as they work thru this shortage of available staff.  Our accounts are still scheduled to be serviced tomorrow.  If there are problems please let me know as soon as possible and we will do our best to work with WM to resolve all issues.

Next week we should be publishing the date for the upcoming ground-breaking on our new police station.  Johnson Laux will be the contractor on the project and we anticipate the department taking possession of the building by November 1^st, 2022.

Our new downtown parking lot adjacent to Rock Solid Brewery should finish up within the next couple of weeks and be open for use.

Take care Ball Ground.

Eric