ERKEL  COUNCIL MEETING 4040 SOUTH BERKELEY LAKE ROAD BERKELEY LAKE, GEORGIA 30096 FULL MINUTES AUGUST 18, 2022  APLISHEDT IN)  ATTENDANCE Mayor: Lois Salter  Council Members: Rodney Hammond, Scott Lee, Chip McDaniel, and Bob Smith  City Officials: Leigh Threadgill - City Administrator  Dick Carothers- - City Attorney Members of the Public: 2 WORK SESSION  Members of the Press: 0  The mayor and council reviewed the meeting agenda and materials with staff.  CALLTO ORDER  Salter called the meeting to order at 8:04PM. A quorum of council members was in attendance.  AGENDA  Salter solicited motions regarding the agenda.  Smith made a motion to accept the agenda as submitted. McDaniel seconded the motion. All  council members were ini favor and the motion passed.  CONSENT. AGENDA  Salter noted the following as items on the consent agenda and solicited a motion:  a) Minutes of July 13, 2022, Council Meeting b) Financial Statements of June 2022-1 Unaudited motion. All were in favor and the motion passed.  Lee made a motion to approve all items on the consent agenda. Hammond seconded the  Council Meeting Minutes August 18, 2022 Page: 1of3    OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS  There was no old business to discuss.  a) Public Works: Contract Award for ARPA Stormwater Project  Threadgill: The ARPA Stormwater Improvements Project encompasses various drainage improvements that were identified through inspections or citizen complaints. The project was put out to bid in accordance with state law. Bids were opened on August 9, 2022. You have before you the City Enghersrecommendaton letter and the bid tabulation. The City Engineer recommends awarding the bid to Construction 57, Inc. with a bid of $161,896. He further recommends that the Council authorteacontingeny of 15%, for a total approved expenditure McDaniel made a motion to authorize the mayor to enter into a contract for ARPA Stormwater Improvements with Construction 57, Inc. in the amount of $161,896 subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney and to further authorize a 15% contingency for a total expendituref5186.180. Lee seconded the motion. Allremaining council membersv were  off $186,180.  in favor and the motion passed. PUBLIC COMMENTS  Nabilah Islam, 44 Braves Ave. Lawrenceville, GA 30043, thanked the Mayor and City Council for the opportunity to speak tonight. She is the democratic nominee for Senate District 7 and isg going around the district to talk to voters and representatives. She is running for a new senate seat that was just drawn in 2021 and hopes to be the first state senator for this community. The district comprises Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Suwanee, Lawrenceville Duluth and Berkeley Lake. She was born in Gwinnett after her parents immigrated here from Bangladesh. She grew up in Norcross and Lawrenceville and graduated from Gwinnett County public schools. This district is her home. She is an organizer, community advocate, small business owner and knocked on 34,000 doors to get out the vote in Gwinnett County. She is running because of the urgency of this moment in which we have to protect our voting rights fully fund our schools, protect our reproductive rights, and expand health care in Georgia. If  you want more information, go to nabilahislam.com  EXECUTIVE SESSION  McDaniel moved to enter executive session. Lee seconded the motion. All were in favor and  council entered executive session at 8:09 PM.  ADJOURNMENT Council Meeting Minutes August 18, 2022 Page2of3    There being no further business to discuss, Smith moved to adjourn. Lee seconded the  motion. All were in favor and the motion passed. Salter adjourned the meeting at 8:40 PM. dys Tuan Leigh/fhreadgill, Cityelerk  Submitted by:  Council Meeting Minutes August 18, 2022 Page 3of3