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Ahead of July 22 business meeting, county staff list major walk‑ons including up to $450M water/sewer bond and SPLOST projects
Summary
County staff on July 15 previewed the July 22 executive agenda and listed walk‑on items including a planned water and sewer revenue bond issuance not to exceed $450 million and SPLOST funding requests for park projects.
County staff on July 15 reviewed the proposed executive agenda for the July 22 business meeting and announced several walk‑on items that commissioners will consider in coming weeks.
Staff identified multiple items that will go to committee review, including a traffic‑calming public hearing (Dawn Drive), a proposed award of contract to the Urban League of Greater Atlanta to establish a DeKalb Office of Water and Sewer Customer Advocacy, and a GIS resolution to declare county property at 2117 Savoy Drive surplus and authorize sale to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Administration walk‑ons highlighted at the committee of the whole included a request to allocate SPLOST 2 funds for construction of a new Lucius Sanders Recreation Center in Lithonia Park and a request to issue water and sewer revenue bonds (Series 2025A) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $450,000,000; staff said the bond issuance is expected to be brought for committee consideration on August 5. The administration also flagged an amendment to an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Chamblee related to variances for the expansion of the DeKalb County shelter, and an appointment of Steven P. Smith, Esq., to post 8 of the Development Authority of DeKalb County and the Private Hospital Authority.
Commissioners announced a special call meeting to consider a BOC midyear budget amendment; staff indicated that a special‑call session will be held Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Malouf Building Conference Room on the fifth floor in downtown Decatur to review appropriation requests submitted by commissioners.
Other walk‑ons offered by commissioners at the July 15 meeting included several District 7 reserve appropriations submitted by Commissioner Ladina Bolton: a resolution declaring July as Disability Pride Month (ceremonial), $7,000 for a Dream Home Expo in partnership with House ATL, $25,000 for a senior gala hosted by Senior Direct, and an amount not to exceed $36,000 from park bond funds for sculptural art and edible landscaping at the new County Line/ Ellenwood Park. Staff recommended moving a $15,000 item for employee water to the consent agenda.
A county staff member reported a forthcoming request to approve an ERA2 allocation of $5,000,000 to the Housing Authority of DeKalb County for construction or renovation of transitional housing; staff said that item was part two of a matter begun last November and can go to the Pension & Executive (PEX) committee. No formal final votes on these walk‑ons were recorded at the July 15 committee meeting; several items were assigned to committees for further review.
