Hiram City Council Meeting Tonight

The will hold its work and regular sessions for June today. The work session is at 5:30 p.m. and the council’s regular meeting follows at 6:30 in City Hall, and the agenda is subject to change prior to meeting time.

The council plans to devote its work session to three presentations.

1. Croft & Associates Design Proposal & Construction Services Proposal for the old Regions Bank Building located at 855 Hiram Douglasville Highway. The council is expected to vote this item during its regular meeting.

2. Construction of a “Welcome to Hiram/Paulding” Gateway sign on Wendy Bagwell Parkway at the Cobb/Paulding line for an amount not to exceed $60,000 to be paid from Street SPLOST, in accordance with the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum of 2010. Mayor Carmen Rollins . The council is expected to vote this item during its regular meeting.

3. The work session wraps up with a Municode proposal. Municode is a company that codifies ordinances.

The council’s new business agenda for its regular meeting includes:

Paulding County Economic Development Director Jamie Gilbert will present an update regarding the Economic Development initiative in Paulding County.

And the council will hear a 15-minute presentation from Fox Environmental regarding EPD Compliance with Phase II Stormwater Reporting requirements. This item would then require a vote to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement with Fox Environmental to perform Phase II Stormwater Reporting activities for the 2011 calendar year for $28,875 (Street SPLOST).

The council would also require a vote(s) to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement with Croft & Associates for the renovation, design and bid specifications for the old Regions Bank building located at 855 Hiram Douglasville Highway, in the amount of $16,800, and for bid tabulation and construction management services during the renovation for $6,300.

The council would also consider a vote regarding the city’s State Probation Crew Agreement for FY2012 to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Corrections for the purpose of providing a work crew to the city for fiscal year 2012, in the amount of $39,500. (Street SPLOST)

Other items the council is expected to vote on are: 

• Authorize construction of “Welcome to Hiram/Paulding” Gateway sign on Wendy Bagwell Parkway at the Cobb/Paulding line for an amount not to exceed $60,000, to be paid from Street SPLOST, in accordance with the SPLOST referendum of 2010.

• Approve the purchase of a GMC dump truck for use by the Public Works Department from Womack Truck Body Inc., in the amount of $15,000. (Street SPLOST)

• Greystone Franchise Agreement for utility services in the city.

Additionally the council will receive a Hiram Herald information update prior to going into closed session. The Hiram Herald is published by the city and intended as a quarterly newsletter and distributed to Hiram residents.