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\"Option 1 is the city owned model. That that is a $240,000 investment ... The city owns and operates the charging station,\" Mr. Hawkins, the finance staff member on the presentation team, told the committee. \"Option 2 is a direct partnership ... There will be no upfront capital investment required. Vendor installs, owns, and maintains the chargers. City incurs no ongoing operational and maintenance costs.\"

Why it matters: staff said EV ownership is growing in Georgia and that regional planning forecasts a marked increase in EVs over the next decade. Committee members discussed budget exposure, maintenance staffing and market dynamics and emphasized that Stonecrest currently lacks staff capacity to run a city-owned charging program.

Staff presented estimated financials for the city-owned option: an approximately $240,000 capital outlay, roughly $96,000 in annual revenue under the presentation’s utilization assumptions, about $32,000 in estimated annual operating costs and a payback period of about 3.7 years based on the model’s assumptions (2 hours of use per charger per day, 365 days). The presentation flagged that those figures are model-based and sensitive to utilization and pricing.

Staff also described the Georgia Power Make Ready program and noted a regional grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The presentation said ARC received a 2024 grant for about $6,100,000 to install EV stations in surrounding counties and that Georgia Power is investing to support community fast charging. Staff named national providers including ChargePoint, EVgo and Electrify America and described EnviroSpark as one vendor partner.

Several council members, including Mayor Jasmine Cobble and Vice Chair Alicia Washington, said they favored the hosted/vendor option on the grounds that it avoids taxpayer capital exposure and administrative burden. The mayor said administrative details belong to staff to implement and that if funding is required a legislative appropriation would follow.

The committee gave staff direction to pursue option 2 as the working approach, to negotiate contract term length (several members expressed concern about a 10-year vendor term), to compare vendor commitments (ChargePoint vs. EnviroSpark) and to confirm that the hosted approach can run under the Georgia Power Make Ready program. Staff said the hosted model would allow the city to test demand before investing capital.

Staff also noted private development activity: presenters told the committee that a Japanese restaurant at 7105 Stonecrest Parkway has proposed installing six EV chargers as a private project, a separate example of local private-sector deployment.

No formal ordinance or appropriation was voted at the meeting. Committee members asked staff to return to the committee with refined analysis, vendor comparisons, contract-term options (seeking a shorter term than the 10 years discussed) and any budget implications if a city-owned option is ultimately chosen.

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\"I was trying to get some control over the parking lot. They tend to use it for trucks,\" Director Ledbetter said. \"We do have a few unhoused people that sleep in the parking lot in their cars. But we have a majority of trucks that from across the street from Quarry Apartments they are actually sending them … you can park over in the parking lot at the parks.\"

The committee discussed short-term and longer-term steps. Committee members and staff said resurfacing the parking lot is part of this year’s capital work and must be completed before permanent fencing and gate projects, but they also discussed interim options such as dusk-to-dawn locking, curb stops and electronically controlled gates that staff could open remotely.

Why it matters: committee members said the problems are creating safety and maintenance concerns and attracting illegal dumping. Director Ledbetter said one entry point to the park’s fenced area has been repeatedly lifted and reopened, allowing people to drive in and dump tires; she said the city has documented video evidence of the access point being forced open at night.

Committee members and staff clarified several points the meeting raised. Park hours are currently 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., staff said. Ledbetter said resurfacing will include curb stops in the middle of the lot and that the capital-improvement budget contains funding for fencing; the resurfacing work must be completed before fence installation. The committee also discussed remote-capable gate hardware that could be operated from a tablet or phone.

The committee did not take a formal vote on policy but gave staff direction to pursue interim measures and to coordinate with Latonia Police and code enforcement on enforcement, and to proceed with the planned resurfacing and fencing procurement. \"Latonia Police, they also pull our parts,\" Chair Terry Fife observed while describing municipal-contract enforcement support. Staff said they would return with details and an implementation timeline.

Director Ledbetter and Councilwoman Alicia Washington also raised ongoing dumping at a second entrance and said crews have documented a large number of tires; staff placed removal of that dumping on the near-term list and said code enforcement will be involved.

The committee asked staff to prioritize a short-term interim plan that could be implemented before fencing is installed and to report back at the next committee meeting with timeline and cost estimates for remote gates and for enforcement steps.

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\"We have been doing is that we are including the reflectors in our paving bids,\" an engineering staff member (Miss Carrickano) said. \"We have been including reflectors with those goals where it is. They're even removing the feedback. And the other one we want I want to talk about is striping.\"

Engineering flagged three specific locations for restriping because faded or missing markings are causing driver confusion and potential safety problems: the commercial corridor near McDonald’s/Walmart/Sam’s Club, a Chapel/Sub-road intersection area (near several senior housing developments), and the West Barrington approaches where turn lanes and center medians have become unclear. Staff said the 2024 paving contract includes remaining striping quantities that the contractor is willing to use at up to three locations if the council directs it.

The committee also discussed coordination with county public-works staff. Engineering said many requests are filed through the county’s public work system (the transcript referenced the county public-works website) and that staff will ask county leadership for read-only access to the county work-order system so city staff can see work-order status. The committee asked the city manager and engineering to try resolving the outstanding county work orders before the city spends capital dollars on restriping.

\"If you'll give us an opportunity to try to tackle this, then let us just kind of report back to you whether or not that works,\" the city manager said, asking for time to coordinate with new county leadership. Committee members agreed to let staff pursue county coordination and to report results at the next monthly meeting. Staff also said some parking lots could not be striped because vehicles would not be moved despite repeated attempts and code enforcement involvement.

Engineering noted safety concerns at some locations where lane markings are largely gone and where elevation and sight-distance issues make nighttime driving hazardous. Staff said they will include reflectors and striping in paving scopes where feasible and will supply the committee with work-order references and status updates that the committee requested.

","Engineering told the May 14 Transportation Committee that reflectors will be included in paving bids and that three locations have active restriping requests. The committee asked staff to work with county counterparts to resolve outstanding county work orders and to report back before the city allocates funds.","actionData","errors"]

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Stonecrest committee prefers vendor-hosted EV chargers; asks staff to refine proposal with Georgia Power program

Stonecrest committee discusses gates, fencing and resurfacing to curb trucks and dumping at Farrington Park

Stonecrest engineering presses county for restriping, reflectors and resurfacing; staff to seek county response before using city funds