• Recognition of Billy Bean and Colin Halligan of the Forsyth County Fire Department. (item IV-1) Routine recognition of two Fire Department personnel.

• Receive an update on the status of SPLOST IX capital projects. (item V-1) Provides the Board and public with a progress report on projects funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

• Accept a $13,443.00 DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance FY25 Justice Assistance Grant to purchase ten Automated External Defibrillators for the Sheriff’s Office, with no local match required. — $13,443 (item V-2) The county receives federal funds at no local cost to add cardiac emergency equipment to the Sheriff’s Office.

• Award Bid 26-58-1620 to K-Team Engineering and Construction, Inc. for $526,988.00 to renovate the interior of the Water & Sewer facility, and approve the associated Construction Services Agreement. — $526,988 (item V-3) Approves a construction contract to renovate water and sewer department facilities.

• Review 2027 employee health benefit plan options and direct staff to proceed with the benefits broker on all contractual and administrative tasks. (item V-4) The Board will set the direction for county employee health insurance coverage for 2027, affecting all county employees.

• Amend the Forsyth County Employee Retirement Plan to add a Roth post-tax contribution option to the 401(k) plan. (item V-5) Adds a Roth 401(k) option that changes the after-tax retirement savings choices available to all county employees.

• Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Cristy Russell, not to exceed $7,200.00, for transition and training support for Social Services programming in the Senior Services Department. — $7,200 (item V-6) Engages an individual contractor to assist with transitioning and training for senior social services programs.

• Approve Change Order No. 2 (final project closeout) to Contract No. 1202400018 with Vertical Earth, Inc. for the SR 9 Gravity Sewer Main and Low Pressure Force Main Project, extending the contract time and decreasing the contract amount by $477,421.64. — $477,421.64 (item V-7) Closes out a sewer infrastructure contract with a reduction of $477,421.64 returning funds to the county.

• Approve Task Order HS-20 with Hazen and Sawyer under Contract No. 1202300002 for $787,200.00 to provide design and bid phase services for the Middle Big Creek Lift Station and Force Main Project. — $787,200 (item V-8) Authorizes engineering design services for a significant water and sewer infrastructure project serving the Middle Big Creek area.

• Authorize applying for a $150,000.00 FY26 GEFA Water Infrastructure Planning Program grant, with a $25,000.00 county match, to develop a Water and Sewer OT Cybersecurity and Resilience Master Plan. — $150,000 (item V-9) Would bring state grant funding to develop a cybersecurity and resilience plan protecting the county’s water and sewer operational technology systems.

• Approve Change Order No. 1 with Lanier Contracting Company under Contract No. 1202500002 for $92,139.94 to replace the flow meter assembly on filter backwash piping at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant. — $92,139.94 (item V-10) Funds replacement of a flow meter assembly at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant to maintain reliable pump redundancy.

• Approve Task Order No. 3 with HDR Engineering, Inc. under Contract No. 1202200046 for $627,350.00 for owner advisor services on the Forsyth County Water Intake Contract D – Raw Water Transmission Main project. — $627,350 (item V-11) Engages an owner’s advisor to oversee a major raw water transmission infrastructure project on behalf of the county.

• Approve the Fourth Contract Modification to the Construction Services Agreement with Vertical Earth, Inc. for the SR 369 at Georgia 400 Interchange and SR 369 Widening Project (PI no. 0013369), and authorize the County Manager to execute related documents. (item V-12) Modifies the construction agreement for a major highway interchange and widening project; no dollar amount is specified in the agenda.

• Award RFP 26-59-1514 to THC, Inc. for on-call right-of-way services and approve the associated Services Agreement. (item V-13) Establishes an on-call right-of-way services contract to support capital projects requiring land acquisition.

• Award RFP 26-59-1514 to Holt Consulting Company, LLC for on-call right-of-way services and approve the associated Services Agreement. (item V-14) Establishes an on-call right-of-way services contract to support capital projects requiring land acquisition.

• Award RFP 26-59-1514 to HDR Engineering, Inc. for on-call right-of-way services and approve the associated Services Agreement. (item V-15) Establishes an on-call right-of-way services contract to support capital projects requiring land acquisition.

• Award RFP 26-59-1514 to Colliers Engineering & Design, Inc. for on-call right-of-way services and approve the associated Services Agreement. (item V-16) Establishes an on-call right-of-way services contract to support capital projects requiring land acquisition.

• Approve Electrical Service Agreements between Sawnee EMC and Forsyth County for the Sharon Springs Park Redevelopment project. (item V-17) Establishes electrical utility service agreements needed to support the redevelopment of Sharon Springs Park.

• Approve a Right of Way Warranty Deed dedicating a tract in Land Lots 651 and 652, 14th District, 1st Section of Forsyth County as public right-of-way to become part of the existing Burruss Mill Road right-of-way. (item V-18) Formally dedicates private land as public road right-of-way along Burruss Mill Road, expanding the county’s road corridor.

• Approve Change Order No. 1 to the Engineering Services Agreement with Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, Inc., Consulting Engineers for $54,105.00 in additional design services for the Water & Sewer Maintenance Warehouse project. — $54,105 (item V-19) Increases engineering fees for the Water & Sewer Maintenance Warehouse design by $54,105.00.

• Approve a Professional Services Change Order with T.Y. Lin International for $21,409.73 for additional traffic signal design at the intersection of Post Road and Dickerson Road as part of the Post Road Widening Project (PI 0006915). — $21,409.73 (item V-20) Adds scope and cost to the Post Road Widening Project engineering contract to address traffic signal design at a specific intersection.

• Approve a Professional Services Change Order with T.Y. Lin International for $62,500.00 for additional environmental services related to a proposed culvert extension on the Post Road Widening Project (PI 0006915). — $62,500 (item V-21) Adds environmental assessment scope and cost to the Post Road Widening Project engineering contract to address impacts of a culvert extension.

• Approve the purchase of 3.2 wetland mitigation credits from Soque River Conservation, LLC for $544,000.00 to satisfy environmental requirements for the Post Road Widening Project (PI 0006915). — $544,000 (item V-22) The county must purchase wetland mitigation credits to offset environmental impacts from the Post Road Widening Project, at a cost of $544,000.00.

• Approve a Tower Lease Agreement with SBA Towers XI, LLC for tower GA00162-B (Sawnee Mountain 2 RELO), Parcel ID 099-245. (item V-23) Establishes a lease agreement for a communications tower relocation at Sawnee Mountain.

• Approve the Board of Commissioners’ official meeting schedule for calendar year 2027. (item V-24) Routine. Sets the dates for all Board of Commissioners meetings in 2027.

• Appoint a Forsyth County voting delegate to the ACCG Legislative Leadership Conference on October 7–9, 2026. (item V-25) Routine. Designates a county representative to vote on legislative matters at a statewide county government conference.

• Approve a final change order for $210,000.00 under the Fixed Price Agreement (Contract No. 1202200015) with Diversified Construction of Georgia, Inc. for the Big Creek Greenway Trailhead Phase 5 / Natural Resources Operations Center at 1605 Canton Highway, Cumming, Georgia. — $210,000 (item V-26) Adds $210,000.00 to the construction contract for the Big Creek Greenway Trailhead and Natural Resources Operations Center as a final project change order.

• Discuss a proposed Unified Development Code amendment that would eliminate any claimed grandfathering rights to operate short-term rentals under the pre-April 18, 2019 version of the UDC. (item V-27) Property owners who have been operating short-term rentals under older code provisions could lose the ability to claim grandfathered status if this amendment is adopted.

• Discuss potential Unified Development Code or County Code changes to regulate development activity commonly referred to as ‘mass grading’ or land clearing. (item V-28) Would establish new rules governing large-scale land clearing and grading, affecting how and when developers may prepare sites before formal approval.

• Consider proposed Unified Development Code modifications required to conform to recent changes to the Georgia Zoning Procedures Law. (item V-29) Updates the county’s land-use code to comply with new state-level zoning procedures requirements, which may alter how zoning decisions are made and noticed.

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