Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Spending And Capital Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Kennesaw council reallocates SPLOST funds to neighborhood improvements and road projects; one abstention
Summary
Council approved three SPLOST reallocations to fund Cherokee Street, Ben King Road and neighborhood improvements projects, reallocating funds between 2016 and 2022 SPLOST accounts; one council member abstained due to a stated property conflict.
The Kennesaw City Council on Sept. 2 approved a series of transfers and re-allocations of special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) funds intended to better fund street and neighborhood improvement projects.
An unidentified city staff member told the council the request would move funds within the 2016 SPLOST from the Sardis Street project to the Ben King Road project to adequately fund Cherokee and Ben King projects. The council moved, seconded and approved that transfer; the transcript records that Council member Pat Farris abstained, saying the Sardis Street funds would affect his property.
Council then considered a reallocation of excess funds in the 2022 SPLOST. Staff said the 2022 SPLOST showed about $6.5 million remaining after recent approvals and requested that $3,000,000 of that excess be redesignated to the 2022 Neighborhood Improvements Project. The council approved the redesignation; Pat Farris again recorded an abstention.
Finally, staff requested that the Sardis Street extension project’s $9,000,000 budget in the 2022 SPLOST be transferred to the 2022 Neighborhood Improvements Project so the funds could be used toward the Cherokee and Ben King projects. Council approved the transfer; Pat Farris abstained from that vote as well.
The transcript records the approvals and the abstentions; the presenter read the SPLOST balances and project transfer amounts during the public works portion of the agenda. The council did not discuss any amendments to the projects’ scopes in the recorded segments. Council members and staff indicated the transfers would allow projects to proceed sooner and better position the city to coordinate with potential private developers for commercial development along Cherokee Street.
Pat Farris was recorded in the transcript as abstaining on the three SPLOST items because the Sardis Street funding changes would affect his property. The transcript contains a few transcription inconsistencies (see audit notes) and the city’s staff report and adopted minutes should be consulted for the precise source documents and final amounts.
