City of Hogansville City Council Work Session Meeting Agenda Monday, February 5, 2024 -5:30 pm  HOGANSVILLE GEORGIA  Meeting will be held at Hogansville City Hall  Mayor: Jake Ayers Council Post 1: Michael Taylor,. Jr* 2025 Council Post: 2: Matthew Morgan 2025 Council Post 3: Mandy Neese Council Post 4: Mark Ayers Council Post 5: Kandis Strickland 2027 WORK SESSION - 5:30 pm ORDER OF BUSINESS 2. Royal Theater  2025 2027 2027  City Manager: Lisa E. Kelly City Clerk: LeAnn Lehigh City Attorney: Alex Dixon Chief of Police: Jeffrey Sheppard  Mayor Pro-Tem  1.E Economic Development Opportunity - Natural Gas (a)AVIT Audio/Visual Equipment & Labor  (b)Theater Director  Meeting to be held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville Ga. 30230    HOGANSVILLE GEORGIA 02/05/2024  Meeting held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville GA 30230  Work Session Meeting  Call to Order: Mayor Jake Ayers called the Work Session to order at 5:35 pm. Present were Mayor Jake Ayers, Council Member Michael Taylor, Council Member Matthew Morgan, Council Member Mandy Neese, Council Member Mark Ayers, and Council Member Kandis Strickland. Also present were City Manager. Lisa Kelly, Assistant City Manager Niles Ford, City Attorney Alex Dixon, and City Clerk  LeAnn Lehigh. Police Chief. Jeff Sheppard was not present at tonight'sn meeting.  ORDER OF BUSINESS  1. Economic Development Opportunity  The City has been contacted about providing natural gas to 16 poultry houses that are going to be built in the St. Marks area in Meriwether County. It could expand to approximately 40 poultry houses over time. Itv would require 71 miles of gas lines to bei installed. City staffi is asking for Council input. Matt Wilbanks with the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia was: in attendance to answer questions about the gas expansion. One poultry house's gas usage is equal to 32 natural gas homes. The project costs would be around $473k, and the developer has said they would not contribute to those costs. Council agrees that the developer should contribute some up-front costs, as other developers have had to contribute similar costs and suggested negotiations with the developer toj pay for the expansion and offer ai rate discount fora  specified period to offset the cost ofthe line.  2. Royal Theater  d. AVITAudiolVisual Equipment & Labor  As the construction oft the Royal Theater continues, A/V work is ready to begin. Thej plan is to open the Royal Theater by October 2024. Before the scaffolding is finished, mounting racks need to be installed to hang lighting and sound equipment. The City received a proposal from AVITin the amount of $400,639.29, which would cover all audio and video equipment, including the big screen. Funds would be used out ofai revenue overage in 2019: SPLOST funds. Staffi is asking Council to take action to approve thej proposal from AVIT at tonight'si regular meeting using SPLOST 2019 City Equipment as the funding The City is ready to begin looking for al Director for the Royal Theater. They are looking for someone with experience and knowledge ini running ai multi-use theater. The Director should bel hired as soon as possible to start booking talent for the Theater's opening in October. City Staff recommends having a panel/team of professionals in this field of work to assist in hiring the director. Council agreed that aj panel  source.  b. Theater Director  is a good idea. Staff will be posting the job position this week. Mayor Jake Ayers adjourned the Work Session at 6:50 pm.  ADJOURNMENT Respectfully, SR City Clerk February 5, 2024