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Votes at a glance: Canton council actions Dec. 19, 2024
Summary
The City of Canton council approved a consent agenda of planning and engineering contracts, accepted a land donation, approved emergency infrastructure spending, and acted on two annexation requests at its Dec. 19, 2024 meeting.
At its Dec. 19, 2024 meeting the City of Canton council took multiple formal actions, including approving routine contract items on the consent agenda, accepting a donation of land, approving emergency infrastructure repairs and voting on two annexation requests.
Key outcomes
- Agenda and minutes: The council approved the meeting agenda and the draft minutes from Dec. 5, 2024 (motions carried).
- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, which included: approval of proposals for professional services to prepare two concept plans for the North Canton school site; approval of a Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GIC) Canton housing team proposal to conduct minor housing rehabilitation projects; approval of an addendum (Task Order No. 7, Addendum No. 1) from Black & Veatch for the Ridge Pine elevated tank and booster pump station in the amount of $142,625; approval of a $21,700 contract with Practical Design Partners LLC for I-575 emergency access meeting work; an update to the city's noise ordinance; and renewal of the city's civility resolution and pledge. The council voted to approve the full consent agenda.
- Annexations and land-use actions: The council denied an annexation request to annex and rezone 14.91 acres for a proposed 198-unit multifamily development (cases ANNX02/..., RZON..., CUP...; applicant had requested a continuance but the council acted on the annexation and the denial motion carried). Separately, the council approved an annexation and related approvals for approximately 14.47 acres along Prominence Point Parkway for a residential development (cases ANNX2407-1, RZON2407-4, MP2407-3, CUP2407-2).
- Canton Theatre exterior renovation: The council approved a construction agreement with Calmwater for exterior renovation work on the Canton Theatre, citing a grant from "Fox grama water" for completion of the exterior renovation in the amount of $48,658 (staff said the grant amount would reduce the city——s contract cost; final payment details were described in staff remarks).
- Emergency pump replacement: The council approved emergency replacement of a pump at the Rivergreen 8 lift station with Xylem Water Solutions USA Inc. for $147,611.06. The council designated the purchase an emergency to permit direct procurement rather than a formal bid.
- Insurance/resolution: The council approved joining the GMA insurance pool option (GIRMA Fund C) to offer PTSD benefits to eligible first responders to comply with HB 451 (the Ashley Wilson Act); staff reported the annual cost quote around $7,700 and recommended approval before year-end.
- Easement and land donation: The council approved a power easement for Georgia Power at the public works roll-off site (2525 Ridge Road) and accepted a donation of 4.11 acres from Canton Mill 2 LLC, described as riverway-adjacent land in the Etowah River floodway.
Votes and procedure: Many motions were recorded as passing unanimously; where staff or council noted that all members voted for the motion, the meeting minutes reflect unanimous approvals. Where the record shows a continuance request (an applicant emailed a request), council acted on the annexation decision for the first case and denied the annexation.
Staff noted that some items (for example, the downtown master plan) received extended public discussion and were tabled for further consultant feedback (see separate article).
