for the BY  SPECIAL CALLED WORK SESSION OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA MONDAY, MAY6,2024  Present: Mayor Barbara Bender, Mayor Pro Tem Tod Warner, Council Members Norman A. Carter. Jr., Cristy Lenski, and Gretchen Schulz. (Council Member Kerry Hetherington was absent.) Also present City Manager Matthew Pepper, Assistant City Manager Mercy Montgomery, Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Platt, Chief of Police Greg Perry, Public Information Officer Brian Arrington and City Clerk Melisa Arnold. Amy Bell with Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) arrived  at 6:50 p.m. CALL TO ORDER DISCUSSIONI ITEMS  Mayor Bender called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.  Discussion about the Community Center with Goodwyn Mills Cawood [Bender]  City Manager Pepper explained that due to both inflation of construction materials cost in the market as well as the additional service work oft the design of the T.W. Briscoe Park Community and Recreation Center along with the proposed outdoor basketball and pickle ball courts, additional tennis courts, and the required parking facilities the cost is approximately $23 million dollars. which is above the original estimated budget for the project of$12 to $13 million dollars. Mayor Bender talked about the Georgia Municipal Association's Bricks and Mortar plan that would allow the City to finance some of the cost of the building. Consensus was that the $10 Mayor, Council, Staff, and Ms. Bell held discussions on the best way to cut costs and downsize the Community Center. As currently designed, the Center would house two (2) basketball courts, an indoor walking track, an outdoor pavilion, three (3) multi-purpose activity rooms, and one (1) large community room. Discussion was held on constructing a smaller building that could be expanded in the future. Mayor Bender and Parks Director Platt suggested focusing on the multi- purpose activities rooms and utilizing the old library as a community room and rental facility. This would help create smaller footprint and help reduce the cost of the Center. The consensus was to Ms. Bell with GMC compiled the suggested changes and advised she would update the proposed building architectural floor plan and associated costs and share it with everyone when it was  million dollar was too much to finance.  leave the two indoor basketball courts and the walking trail in the current plan.  complete.  City of Snellville Administration Department 2342 Oak Road Snellville, GA 30078 770-985-3500 770-985-3525 Fax www.snellvile.org    SPEÇIAL CALLED WORK SESSION OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL  MONDAY,MAY6 6,2024 PAGETWO ADJOURNMENT  Mayor Pro Tem Warner made a motion to adjourn, 2nd by Council Member Schulz; voted 5in  favor and 0 opposed, motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.  Barbara Ah Bender, Hakix  Di  Melisa Arnold, City Clerk