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Woodstock City Council adopts annual capital improvements update to preserve QLG eligibility
Summary
At a June 25 special meeting the Woodstock City Council voted 4-0 to adopt the city’s annual update to its Capital Improvements Element and Short-Term Work Program and to transmit the final documents to the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
The Woodstock City Council voted 4-0 on June 25, 2025, to adopt the city’s annual update to its Capital Improvements Element and Short-Term Work Program and to transmit the final documents to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA).
City planning staff presented the update and an impact-fee report and recommended adoption to preserve the city’s status as a qualified local government (QLG). Tracy Albers of the city’s community development staff said the submissions are required annually and that timely adoption allows the city to remain eligible for DCA programs and to compete for ARC- and DCA-administered grants.
Albers told the council that ARC and DCA reviewed the May submittal and returned only advisory comments, not required changes. Those comments ask the city to: clarify which projects meet the statutory definition of a capital improvement under Georgia planning law; provide clearer project descriptions in later reports; and, where projects have multiple funding sources, break down percentages for impact fees versus grants or local funds. Albers said staff will address those advisory items in subsequent annual reports.
The update covers a five-year period from 2024 through 2028 and lists recent accomplishments and planned projects, including the Little River Park construction kickoff, execution of the Dupree Park master plan, Safe Streets for All collaboration with Cherokee County, new grid street connections, and design work for the Bridgewater fire station. Albers said the documents must be provided to DCA by June 30; staff requested immediate adoption and transmittal to preserve the city’s QLG status and PlanFirst certification eligibility.
After the presentation the council moved to adopt the final report. The presiding officer announced a motion from Councilman Usher with a second noted from the council’s side (the transcript names Potts or Johnson as second; the record is ambiguous). The presiding officer then called the vote: “Aye.” The motion passed four-zero with two absences (Councilmembers Collins and Ake). Immediately after the meeting staff planned to transmit the adopted documents to ARC and DCA and to await a letter of completion and formal notice that the city’s QLG status remains in effect.
"That concludes staff's presentation, happy to answer any questions you may have," Albers said at the end of her remarks.
No other business was discussed at the special called meeting, and the council adjourned.
