City of Milton issued the following announcement on August 20.
Milton’s City Council voted Monday to submit the City’s Capital Improvement Element Annual Update, a document that outlines Milton’s collection and use of impact fees.
Impact fees are payments from developers to local governments to fund specific public facilities and infrastructure improvements including parks, roads, bridges and buildings.
The state of Georgia requires every municipality that collects impact fees to submit an annual update explaining money that have been taken in, money that’s been spent, as well as a 5-year schedule for future uses of impact fees. You can learn more about this program and the State’s requirements here: https://www.dca.ga.gov/local-government-assistance/planning/local-planning/development-impact-fees-capital-improvements,
On Monday night, a consultant gave a brief presentation walking through Milton’s 10-page update. You can view it yourself by clicking here: https://www.cityofmiltonga.us/home/showpublisheddocument/4955/637632555533187236?fbclid=IwAR0PcdU25Brtv-udWS-XDBsuOWwbOBZsJWhfMWRGtvgBMJB_rr-fmmePBD8.
The Council then voted unanimously to submit the update to the Atlanta Regional Commission. After its review, the update should go to Georgia's Department of Community Affairs before the Milton City Council can vote to formally adopt it -- something that should happen this fall.
SINKHOLE, MAYFIELD SIDEWALK ITEMS APPROVED
That vote was one of a handful taken during the Council's efficient Monday evening meeting at City Hall.
After public comment by a citizen encouraging the City to develop an action plan to conduct its own municipal elections, the Council moved onto the Consent Agenda consisting of routine matters that are typically considered collectively in a single up-and-down vote. The Council on Monday unanimously approved all the wide-ranging items on the Consent Agenda, including:
- A contract to repair a sinkhole that developed in front of a catch basin, as well as another nearby depression, in a road in the Bethany Green neighborhood;
- The installation of HVAC equipment in the computer server room for Milton Municipal Court as well as the City Hall server room -- in the latter case as a backup system -- to ensure the technology remains at the proper temperature;
- Approval for the Milton Police Department to be part of a software-based information sharing network involving fellow Fulton County law enforcement agencies;
- Agreements for two companies -- Capital City Electric and Meer Electrical -- to provide on-call electrical services should needs arise; and
- A contract for Practice Design Partners to create a preliminary design to extend the sidewalk on Mayfield Road from downtown Crabapple north/east to the Alpharetta line.
This is a by-right development, meaning that should the applicant meet all of the necessary requirements, the plat must be approved. However, that doesn’t prevent the Council from weighing in.
Council member Paul Moore -- relating a view expressed to him by another committee's member -- expressed concern that some of Lyndon Creek's lots may be too tight to accommodate "accessory structures," such as pools.
A representative of that development, speaking from the audience in Council Chambers, signaled his support for this proposal. This led to the Council's vote Monday to add a stipulation for the final plat – specifically, that the owners of lots 9 and 10 in the development not be eligible for variance requests to the City of Milton to permit buffer setbacks for accessory structures.
3 DEPARTMENTS SHARE STAFF REPORTS
Monday's meeting ended with staff reports from three departments.
Parks and Recreation Manager Tom McKlveen discussed the success of Camp Joyful Soles, the City's summer camp for special needs day camp for individuals age 13 to 22, as well as various sports and arts camps over the last few months. And very soon, after some final maintenance touches, Bell Memorial Park should soon be buzzing with lacrosse, fall baseball and football activity.
Several Milton parks are also getting, or will soon, get makeovers. Providence Park's ADA-accessible trail is fast taking shape, with restrooms as well as a pier and pavilion overlooking Providence Lake also on the horizon. Trail work and clubhouse renovations are underway at the former Milton Country Club, while bids are being taken to turf over the fields at the Cox Road athletic complex, McKlveen said.
IT Manager Dave Frizzell discussed his department's successful efforts to address technical issues faced by City employees. He also touched on projects by the City's GIS team, which after recently launching a revamp "Milton on Demand" maps portal is working on better mapping Birmingham Park and partnering with the Milton Historical Society to map out Milton's cemeteries.
Buscemi then updated the Council on what's been happening in the Community Development Department. The Building Department -- which the City took "in-house" earlier this year, having previously contracted with outside companies -- continues to take shape, with 3 of its 4 employees likely on board in the coming days. Buscemi credited summer intern Aidan McHugh with helping to significantly upgrade the Community Development Department's webpages, giving people more useful information and more ways to access it.
After sharing the latest on Fire Station 42, with the bid process should open August 19, Buscemi walked the Council through some private development news. This included a developer's addition (now underway) of an underground parking garage in Market District and the latest on the Waterford Townhouses, both in downtown Crabapple. He then explained how the developer of the Manor Estates -- which consists of 7 lots across 21 acres -- offered to repave part of Longstreet Road, saving the City approximately $200,000.
Because of the Labor Day holiday, the City Council’s next meeting will take place a little later than normal and on a Wednesday – specifically, September 8.
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