Canton, Georgia  
110 Academy Street  
Canton, Georgia 30114  
Meeting Agenda Full Detail  
Thursday, August 7, 2025  
6:00 PM  
City Hall  
110 Academy Street  
City Council  
1. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation  
2. Call to Order  
3. Consideration to Approve Agenda  
4. Guests and Visitors  
5. Public Hearing  
A.  
Public Hearing on Proposed Text Amendments Regarding Accessory  
Dwelling Units (ADUs) - Community Development Intern Mary Baker  
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6. Consideration to Approve Minutes  
Council Meeting Draft Minutes - July 17, 2025  
A.  
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7. Informational Items  
A.  
Information Only - Amendments to the Unified Development Code Land  
Use Table - Community Development Director Kevin Turner  
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B.  
Information Only - Proposed Text Amendment to the Unified Development  
Code Regarding Design Guidelines and Standards - City Planner Brittany  
Anderson  
C.  
Information Only - Proposed Text Amendment to the City of Canton Code  
of Ordinances Regarding Expiration of Certificates of Appropriateness -  
City Planner Brittany Anderson  
8. Other Announcements  
9. Ten Minute Public Input  
10. Consent Agenda  
11. Old Business  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026  
Budget, Fee Schedule, and Budget Ordinance - Finance Director Ryan  
Luckett  
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B.  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action on Amendments to the City of Canton  
Official Zoning Map - Planning Tech Tyler Peoples  
Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Intergovernmental Contract  
to Create the Cherokee Regional Land Bank - Housing Initiatives Director  
Ken Patton  
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D.  
Discussion and Possible Action on the Award of Task Order 8 for the  
Transportation Improvement Project Marietta Highway/Riverstone Parkway  
at Highway 140 Intersection Improvement Project Design Services to  
Michael Baker International in the Amount of $283,150.13 - City Engineer  
Bethany Watson  
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12. New Business  
A.  
Discussion of the City's Environmental and Sustainability Advisory Board -  
Operations Manager Kelly Pendley  
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B.  
Discussion of Street Acceptance for City Maintenance for Streets in Great  
Sky Pod 15 - Sunrise Cove - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
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C.  
Discussion of Task Order 1 from Brown & Caldwell for Canton Industrial  
Pretreatment Program (IPP) Support Services in the Amount of $109,050 -  
City Engineer Bethany Watson  
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D.  
Discussion of the Award of Task Order 8 for the Transportation  
Improvement Project Highway 140 at Reinhardt College Parkway  
Intersection Improvement Project Design to Michael Baker International in  
the Amount of $127,703.95 - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
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E.  
Discussion of Project List for Transportation Special Purpose Local Option  
Sales Tax (TSPLOST) - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
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F.  
Discussion of Hickory Flat Highway Gateway Concept Plan - City Engineer  
Bethany Watson  
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G.  
Presentation and Discussion of the Proposal by Goodwyn Mills Cawood  
for Professional Architectural Services for Project 1006: North Street  
Gateway Redevelopment - Assistant City Manager Nathan Ingram  
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H.  
I.  
Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the City to Apply to the Hazard  
Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) - Assistant City Manager Nathan Ingram  
Discussion of Resolution to Add Ryan Luckett as an Authorized  
Administrator Regarding the City's Investments with Georgia Fund1 Local  
Government Investment Pool - Assistant City Manager Nathan Ingram  
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13. City Manager's Report  
14. Council Introduced Items  
15. Mayor's Report  
16. Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Litigation, Real Estate, and  
Personnel