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Council moves forward on ordinances, contracts, state funding and equipment pilot in unanimous votes
Summary
At the April 29 committee meeting the council approved moving a multi-part ordinance update forward, authorized contract awards and accepted state and federal agreements and funding; the body also agreed to participate in a firefighter helmet augmented-reality pilot program.
The Roswell City Council committee on April 29 approved a series of motions to advance ordinance changes, contract awards, state project funding and a three-year pilot program for augmented-reality firefighter helmets, unanimously moving each item forward.
Text amendment: The council voted to move forward a text amendment to Articles 2.2 (personnel), 2.3 (city administrator) and 2.4 (committees and departments) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Roswell. Senior Vice President Joe Panino presented the ordinance cleanup as a modernization that clarifies roles, moves routine personnel manual changes to the city administrator’s authority, and aligns council liaison assignments to the charter. Motion by Councilmember Christine Hall, second by Councilmember Julie Hills; the committee recorded the motion as passing and moving forward.
Garbage containers: The committee approved awarding a contract to Sea Green Services LLC for semi-automated residential household garbage containers in the amount of $143,600. The low bidder held the current contract and staff recommended the award based on responsiveness and references. (Mover/second not specified in the committee record.)
Firefighter augmented-reality pilot: The council approved the city’s participation in the See-Through Technology Pioneer Program, a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate-supported pilot that supplies helmet-mounted augmented-reality systems and command consoles to test real-time vision and tracking in live-fire conditions. Chief Troche presented the program; CFO Bill Godshall said the first-year cost would be $171,050 (50% due at signing, balance after delivery) and that the three-year contract value is about $298,000 with pro-rated maintenance tied to operational readiness. Motion by Councilmember Julie Hills, second by Councilmember Sarah Beeson; the committee approved the item and a related budget amendment.
State Route 9 Historic Gateway and related agreements: The committee accepted a supplemental project framework agreement (SPFA) with the Georgia Department of Transportation for $3.5 million in additional engineering funds for the State Route 9 Historic Gateway project and authorized contract amendments with WSP USA Inc. not to exceed $1.5 million for construction-plan work. Staff recommended, and the committee approved, both items. The committee also approved a revised memorandum of agreement among the Federal Highway Administration, Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia State Historic Preservation Office, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and the City of Roswell to address cultural-resource mitigation under NEPA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Local road assistance and resurfacing: The committee approved submission of the city’s FY2025 Local Road Assistance application and to accept $1,244,917.95 from GDOT for resurfacing and Green Street activation. The committee also approved awarding the FY2025 road resurfacing contract to Vertical Earth, the low bidder, in the amount of $4,065,986.10; staff said the advertised road list represents roughly 17 miles of resurfacing. Motion to authorize acceptance of LRA funding by Councilmember Julie Hills, second by Councilmember David Johnson; motion to award resurfacing by Councilmember David Johnson, second by Councilmember Julie Hills. Committee members described the resurfacing program as a multi-year effort to move roads toward a target condition index.
Votes summary: Most committee actions were moved by Councilmembers Christine Hall, Julie Hills, David Johnson or Sarah Beeson and seconded by other councilmembers; the record shows each motion "passes" in committee and was recorded as unanimous in committee. The committee did not record roll-call tallies by name for every item. Several items will return to a future council meeting for final ordinances, contracts or budget amendments as required.
What’s next: Several of the actions (the ordinance text amendment, MOA and funding acceptances) were described as procedural steps that allow staff to proceed with design, contracting and budget amendments; the See-Through Technology pilot includes acceptance of equipment and follow-on maintenance fees contingent on operational readiness and a provision protecting the city from extended non-operational test periods.
