Canton, Georgia  
110 Academy Street  
Canton, Georgia 30114  
Meeting Agenda Full Detail  
Thursday, August 21, 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 Hearings  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Public Hearing, Discussion, and Possible Action on Amendments to the  
Unified Development Code Land Use Table - Community Development  
Director Kevin Turner  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing on Proposed Text Amendment to the Unified Development  
Code Regarding Design Guidelines and Standards - Community  
Development Director Kevin Turner  
Public Hearing on Proposed Text Amendment to the City of Canton Code  
of Ordinances Regarding Expiration of Certificates of Appropriateness -  
Community Development Director Kevin Turner  
6. Consideration to Approve Minutes  
Council Meeting Draft Minutes - August 7, 2025  
A.  
Attachments:  
7. Informational Items  
Review of June Financial Report - Finance Director Ryan Luckett  
A.  
Attachments:  
8. Other Announcements  
9. Ten Minute Public Input  
10. Consent Agenda  
A.  
Approval of Street Acceptance for City Maintenance for Streets in Great  
Sky Pod 15 - Sunrise Cove - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
Attachments:  
B.  
C.  
Approval 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  
Attachments:  
Approval 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  
Attachments:  
D.  
E.  
Approval of the Mayor to Sign an Intergovernmental Agreement with  
Cherokee County for the Use and Distribution of Proceeds Generated from  
a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales and Use Tax - City  
Engineer Bethany Watson  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Approval 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  
11. Old Business  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action on Text Amendments Regarding  
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - Community Development Director  
Kevin Turner  
Attachments:  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action on Hickory Flat Highway Gateway  
Concept Plan - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
Attachments:  
C.  
Update on Summit at Towne Mill Street Acceptance - City Engineer  
Bethany Watson  
Attachments:  
D.  
Discussion and Possible Action to Dissolve the City's Environmental and  
Sustainability Advisory Board - Operations Manager Kelly Pendley  
Attachments:  
12. New Business  
A.  
Discussion of Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Canton  
and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office for the Intelligence as a Service  
(IaaS) Software Platforms - Police Chief Marty Ferrell  
Attachments:  
B.  
C.  
Discussion of Request to Amend Approved Master Sign Plan for Northside  
Hospital Cherokee - Zoning Administrator Steve Green  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Discussion of the Award of the Canton Creek Pedestrian Bridge &  
Sidewalk Improvement Project to Excellere Construction, LLC in the  
Amount of $1,034,700.00. - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
13. City Manager's Report  
14. Council Introduced Items  
15. Mayor's Report  
16. Adjourn