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Holly Springs council ratifies MOU supporting transitional housing grant, approves multiple contracts and fee changes
Summary
The Holly Springs City Council voted unanimously to support a DCA grant application through an MOU with 1st Baptist Church of Woodstock for transitional housing, and approved a professional services agreement, fee-schedule amendment, personnel changes and several contracts totaling under $200,000.
The Holly Springs City Council unanimously approved a package of consent and new-business items at its May 21 meeting, including a memorandum of understanding to support 1st Baptist Church of Woodstock’s grant application to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to develop transitional supportive housing for single mothers and their children.
Rob, the city presenter, described the agreement and said the project would use church-owned property on Hickory Road that is already zoned for the proposed townhome development. "There is no financial impact of this whatsoever," Rob said, explaining the MOU will help the church’s grant application and that the city’s role is limited to coordination and recognition of the project. The MOU and ratification of the mayor’s signature passed by voice vote, 5–0.
Council also approved updates and contracts across the city’s capital and administrative work:
- The city authorized an updated professional services agreement (reflecting a merger creating a relationship with LJA Engineering) with hourly rates for new capital projects and a 3% annual escalator; approved 5–0.
- The council amended the municipal services master fee schedule to incorporate penalties tied to a recent ordinance (section 5.4-11(a)) addressing stores that sell CBD, hemp, THC or tobacco specialties; approved 5–0.
- An updated information-technology technician job description was approved; minimum experience requirements and certification expectations were revised so the city can post the vacancy following a staff retirement.
- The council accepted Superhero Fire Protection’s quote of $104,850 for an above-ground dry-stack fire-protection system in the Holly Springs Town Center parking deck; approved 5–0.
- CAM Contracting Southeast LLC was approved for sanitary- and stormwater-sewer adjustments in the town center (estimate not to exceed $83,550) to address grade changes and to serve restrooms in the City Hall basement; approved 5–0.
- The council authorized a PowerDMS subscription from NeoGov for state certification and policy management in an amount not to exceed $10,784.24 for the police department; approved 5–0.
All voice votes on consent and new-business items were recorded as unanimous (5–0). A brief report portion included a discussion about potential impacts of House Bill 1029 on public-safety funding and whether a representative had secured additional mitigation funds; no action was taken. The council then voted to adjourn the public meeting and move into executive session for litigation and real estate (5–0).
What’s next: The MOU is intended to support the church’s DCA grant application; staff indicated the county-level conversations and grant timeline are in play, with a cited possible change in city boundaries effective Jan. 1, 2027 that the presenter said should not impede the front-end grant application.
