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Votes at a glance: Alpharetta council approves contracts, parking agreements, demolition and trail funding resolution
Summary
The Alpharetta City Council approved a series of contracts, agreements and a resolution related to parks, stormwater and demolition at its March 3, 2025 meeting.
The Alpharetta City Council took multiple formal actions during its March 3, 2025 meeting. Below are the items the council voted on during new business and consent, with the motion text, mover and second where provided, and the council’s recorded outcome.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (meeting minutes, 02/24/2025): Motion to approve; mover recorded in minutes; passed unanimously.
- FY2025 stormwater pipelining services task order (Utility Asset Management, Inc.): Motion to approve a task order not to exceed $564,687.90 from stormwater funds for pipelining on pipes larger than 36 inches; mover: councilman Dorito; second: Mayor Pro Tem Merkel; passed unanimously. Staff said the work will cover roughly 1,800 linear feet at current contract pricing and that the program inspects roughly 20% of the system each year to identify relining needs.
- Memorandum of understanding with the Technical College System of Georgia on behalf of Gwinnett Technical College: Motion to approve an MOU to reaffirm partnership and campus response coordination; mover: Councilman Wills; second: (recorded); passed unanimously.
- Agreement with ZK Tekko for Union Hill overflow parking: Motion to approve permitted‑events access to ZK Tekko property for event parking; mover: Councilman Hipes; second: Councilman Will; passed unanimously. Staff said this is the second year of the agreement and is used for events such as Home Bridal, Grillfest, the Chili Cook Off and Shamrockin’ for a Cure.
- Premises usage agreement with Alpharetta First United Methodist Church for Taste of Alpharetta parking (2025): Motion to approve use of the church parking lot for the Taste of Alpharetta; mover recorded; second recorded; passed unanimously.
- Invitation to bid 25-007 Mayfield Road demolition: Motion to award contract to Eagle Demolition and Environmental for demolition and remediation in an amount not to exceed $110,109, with costs evenly split between Alpharetta and the City of Milton (approximately $55,054.50 per city); mover: Councilman Hipes; second: Mayor Pro Tem Merkel; passed unanimously. Staff said the city budgeted more in anticipation of higher costs and will be reimbursed by Milton for its share.
- Resolution supporting Brookside multi‑use trail funding opportunities: Motion to approve a resolution directing staff to pursue partnerships, grants and congressional requests to support the Brookside multi‑use trail; mover: Mayor Pro Tem Merkel; second: Councilman Will; passed unanimously. Staff noted Congressionally Directed Spending requests are uncertain but the city was invited to apply by members of Congress.
- Option agreement with the City of Milton: Motion to approve an option to purchase right-of-way at 13450 Cogburn Road in Milton for the Big Creek Greenway (authorizing the mayor to execute necessary documents); mover: Councilman Hykes; second: Mayor Pro Tem Markle; passed unanimously. Staff said the item came out of executive session.
A full transcript of the meeting records each motion, the supporting discussion and the council’s recorded unanimous votes on the listed items. Where indicated in the record, staff provided technical clarity—such as inspection practices for stormwater piping and cost-splitting arrangements for the Mayfield Road demolition—that councils used in deliberations before voting.
