City Council will kick off 2026 on Monday with dozens of committee appointments as well as consideration of several possible zoning-related text amendments to City Code.

All are welcome to come in-person to the January 5 meeting, starting at 6 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers. Or people can watch it online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFPvUnBwIQ.

The evening will begin with Mayor Peyton Jamison and three Councilmembers – Brian Dolan, Juliette Johnson, and Jan Jacobus – being sworn in for four-year terms by Chief Municipal Judge Keith Carnesale. Jamison, Johnson, and Jacobus won re-election last fall, while Dolan will start his first term.

Then Council will roll into its official business. This agenda, as is customary, is split into these sections (that each have their own ground rules):

• The CONSENT AGENDA, which is for routine items that are considered collectively (so a single yes-no vote that covers all included items)
• REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS, the place for proclamations, recognitions, and presentations during which the Council can share direction but not take binding votes
• PUBLIC HEARING, which offers special opportunities for public comment (and corresponding votes) on certain types of items
• ZONING AGENDA, the home to zoning-related items that appeared on a previous agenda under First Presentation that can now be conclusively voted upon
• NEW BUSINESS, which is where you’ll find items on an agenda for the first time that can be discussed and definitively voted on

Below you’ll find summaries of every item on the January 5 agenda.

• Approval of the December 15, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.

  The Council will vote on approving the “minutes,” or official written record, from when it last convened on December 15, 2025. At this meeting, the City Council bid farewell to outgoing member Andrea Verhoff. The Milton Eagles 8th grade football team was also celebrated for its state championship victory. To read a full recap of this meeting, click HERE: https://www.miltonga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/3282/1351.

   

• Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with JQ AV Techs, LLC for the Configuration and Operation of the City’s AV Equipment during City Meetings.

  Since 2020, audio-visual professionals from JQ AV Techs have overseen sound and video recordings (as well as livestreams) of events inside City Hall’s Council Chambers. These include City Council and committee meetings, as well as select community meetings. This is an agreement to extend that partnership through 2026.

   

• Approval of a Maintenance Services Agreement with Tri Scapes LLC to Install New Endzone Netting at Bell Memorial Park.

  With approval of this agreement, workers from Tri Scapes will install new netting behind the end zones of Bell Memorial Park’s two multi-purpose turf fields. The current netting – there to contain kicked footballs – date to the park’s reconstruction and is deteriorating.

   

• Approval of a Services Agreement with ProLogics ITS, LLC to Install Emergency Equipment in City of Milton Emergency Vehicles.

  Milton emergency vehicles – including police patrol vehicles and fire apparatus – contain valuable equipment that helps police officers and firefighters respond more efficiently and effectively. This is a services agreement for ProLogics experts to provide and install such emergency equipment on certain Milton vehicles.

   

• Approval of a Construction Services Agreement between the City of Milton and Azimuth Contractors, LLC for Webb Road and Cogburn Road Intersection Improvement Project.

  This is an agreement for Azimuth Contractors to make improvements in and around the Webb Road and Cogburn Road intersection, including installing a 10-foot-wide multi-use path, adding signalizing turn lanes, milling and resurfacing, and landscaping.  In addition to enhancing traffic signal operations and functionality, this project is part of the City’s efforts to support pedestrian connectivity through Deerfield as part of the Big Creek Greenway Trail Connection project.

   

• Approval of Change Order #6 Between the City of Milton and InterDev, LLC for an Extension to the Current Managed Service Contract for Managed IT and Security Support.

  This “Change Order,” if approved, would extend by three months (through the end of March) how long InterDev professionals will provide information technology and security services to City of Milton team members.

   

• Approval of a Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) Agency Agreement to Utilize the State of Georgia GTA Statewide Contract with Verizon Wireless LLC for Cellular and Data Services (and Related Equipment).

  With approval of this agreement, the City of Milton can utilize the State of Georgia’s statewide contract with Verizon for cellular voice and data services. This will allow the City to purchase wireless service plans, mobile data services, devices, and related hardware/accessories based on pre-negotiated terms and pricing.

   

• Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Tizzy Liz Design, LLC to Provide Graphic Design Services.

  This is an agreement for Lori Konen of Tizzy Liz Design to continue doing valuable graphic design work on a project-by-project basis, as needed, for reports, signage, logos, and other City needs.

   

• Approval of a Services Agreement with ProLogics ITS, LLC to Install Vehicle Decals on City Fleet Vehicles.

  This is an agreement for ProLogics professionals to provide and install decals on all City of Milton owned and operated vehicles, including police patrol cars, Public Works trucks, and more.

   

• Approval of a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Milton and Place Maker Design, PC. for Planning and Architectural Services. 

  With this item’s approval, professionals from Place Maker Design will support Milton’s Community Development Department in the review of private development proposals. The focus will be on evaluating building architecture, site layout, and overall design quality to ensure projects align with the City’s design guidelines, policies, and community character.

   

• Approval of a Construction Services Agreement between the City of Milton and Wilson Construction Management, LLC for Big Creek Greenway Connector PI 0015078.

  This is an agreement for Wilson Construction Management to carry-out construction of the Big Creek Greenway Trail Connection. Specifically, it includes the addition of 10-foot-wide concrete multi-use path, stormwater pipes, headwalls, landscaping, and water main work. Federal funds will pay for 80% of this item’s costs, with TSPLOST/Fulton County IGA funding covering the remainder.

  This project aims to give Milton pedestrians safer and more efficient ways to reach the Big Creek Greenway, starting around the Cambridge High School area. For more information, visit: https://cleargov.com/georgia/fulton/city/milton/projects/1195/big-creek-greenway-trail-connection.

   

• Approval of Task Order #1 between the City of Milton and BM&K, P.C. for Big Creek Greenway Connector PI 0015078 Construction Engineering Services.

  With the Council’s approval, professionals from BM&K will provide continuous construction administration inspection, oversight, and administration construction inspection services related to the Big Creek Greenway Trail Connection. The services will help ensure compliance with federal requirements (since federal funds will pay for most of the improvements) through daily inspection reports and other documentation.

   

   

  REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Recognition of Scott Stachowski for Service to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Milton Community.

  Scott Stachowksi began making his mark in our community before the City’s incorporation as a volunteer and eventually president of Hopewell Youth Association’s storied baseball program. He joined Milton’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in January 2010, serving as its chairperson from 2015 through the end of last year. In this capacity, Scott has proven to be a sincere, committed, wise, effective leader who consistently puts Milton residents first in his actions and recommendations. Having stepped down from PRAB, Stachowski on Monday will be thanked by the Council for his many contributions to Milton.

   

  PUBLIC HEARING

• Consideration of the Issuance of an Alcohol Beverage License to RAM0905 dba Extramile, 13625 Arnold Mill Road, Roswell, Georgia 30075 (located within Milton City limits).

  This is a request for an alcohol beverage license for the proprietors of Extramile, a new convenience store by a gas station along Arnold Mill Road.

   

• Consideration of the Issuance of an Alcohol Beverage License to Yum Thai and Sushi LLC dba Yum! Thai Cuisine & Bar, 3100 Heritage Walk, Suite 102, Milton, Georgia 30004

  This alcohol beverage license request is for Yum! Thai Cuisine & Bar, an Asian restaurant in Milton’s downtown in the Market District Crabapple development.

   

   

  ZONING AGENDA

• Consideration of RZ25-08 for a Text Amendment to Sec. 3.1.4 Building Placement with Respect to Setbacks in the AG-1 District and Sec. 8.8.19.B.2. and Article 13 Definitions in Order to Add Setbacks for Qualified Subdivisions and Pools to the Unified Development Code for the City of Milton, Georgia. 

  This amendment would modify how front and rear setback requirements are allocated for qualified, limited-access subdivisions. The configuration could be adjusted to increase the rear-yard setback requirements (while decreasing the equivalent for front yard setbacks) on qualified subdivisions, which could help preserve more overall tree canopy.  This text amendment could also increase minimum setbacks related to pools, pool decks, and equipment. City staff will provide additional information that Councilmembers requested at a December 1, 2025, meeting.

  As with the next three items, this appeared under First Presentation on the December 15, 2025, City Council agenda. Because of that, it can be conclusively voted upon Monday.

   

• Consideration of RZ25-09 for a Text amendment to Sec. 9.2.5.E to Create Sign Standards for the Arnold Mill Road Hamlet Overlay District to the Unified Development Code for the City of Milton, Georgia.

  The City Council earlier this year adopted the Arnold Mill Small Area Plan, a community-guided vision focused on preserving rural character while directing future improvements in this southwestern Milton character area. You can learn more about that project at www.miltonga.gov/ArnoldMill. An Arnold Mill Road Hamlet Overlay District – which introduced strategic modifications to support that vision and allow for greater flexibility – was approved at that same May Council meeting.

  This specific text amendment, if approved, would create new sign standards within the Arnold Mill Road Hamlet Overlay District. These standards would generally align with those used in the Birmingham Crossroads Overlay District (with the exception of allowing illuminated open-close signs like you might find in the Crabapple form-based code area).

   

• Consideration of RZ25-10 Text Amendment to Arnold Mill Road Hamlet Overlay, Sec. 6.5.3.B. to Modify AG-1 Standards to the Unified Development Code for the City of Milton, Georgia. (DEFERRAL RECOMMENDED)

  This agenda item relates to the same Arnold Mill Road Hamlet Overlay District described above. This text amendment would allow for narrower hamlet-style lots for parcels along Arnold Mill Road while permitting wider-lot frontages along interior road sections. The existing requirement for a 100-foot rural viewshed adjacent to Arnold Mill Road would not change, even if this is approved.

   

• Consideration of RZ25-11 Text Amendment to Sec. 8.2 Use Tables and Create New Sec. 8.8.20 for Accessory Food Trucks in Limited Situations to the Unified Development Code for the City of Milton, Georgia.

  This text amendment would allow food trucks to operate in Milton on a very limited basis – specifically on the same property of an active restaurant that has an occupational tax certificate (aka business license). Standards for parking, setbacks, licensing, signage, and hours of operation for such self-contained food trucks (which would be classified as accessory structures) are part of this text amendment. (Currently, food trucks can only operate within city limits if they are associated with a City-sponsored event.)

   

   

  NEW BUSINESS

• Consideration of a Resolution Reappointing Keith A. Carnesale as Associate Judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Milton Georgia.

  After two years as an Associate Judge, Keith Carnesale in January 2024 became the Chief Judge of Milton Municipal Court. Passage of this resolution would reappoint Carnesale to the same Chief Judge position.

   

• Selection of the Mayor Pro Tempore.

This is an opportunity for the Council to select its Mayor Pro Tempore, or Mayor Pro Tem, to serve in 2026. The Mayor Pro Tem steps in when needed for the Mayor at public meetings and events. The Council traditionally selects one during the first meeting of every calendar year.

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1, and District 3/Post 1.

  These appointments are for one at-large and three Post 1 seats on Milton’s Board of Zoning Appeals. This quasi-judicial body hears appeals to City decisions related to zoning ordinances, stream buffers, and sign permits.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Design Review Board (DRB) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1, and District 3/Post 1.

  These appointments are for one at-large and three Post 1 seats on Milton’s Design Review Board. The DRB reviews requests for building demolitions and makes recommendations to the City’s Community Development Director on new site development, new construction, and certain alterations to existing structures.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Equestrian Committee (MEC) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1 and Post 2, and District 3/Post 1.

  These five appointments are for the Milton Equestrian Committee. MEC, as this committee is known, considers matters of importance to the equestrian community – sharing insights, opinions, and expertise with City staff and leaders.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Sustainability Advisory Committee (MSAC) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1, and District 3/Post 1.

  The next set of appointments are for the Milton Sustainability Advisory Committee. This committee, referred to as MSAC, will offer advice, insight, and expertise on environmentally related topics and initiatives such as Milton’s Recycling and Solid Waste Management Plan.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Trails Advisory Committee (MTAC) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1, and District 3/Post 1.

  The Milton Trails Advisory Committee, or MTAC, is charged with examining and making recommendations related to the City’s trails network including sidewalks and multi-use paths. Four members could be appointed on Monday.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1, and District 3/Post 1.

  These appointments – one at-large, three for Post 1 seats – are to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Members of this committee, aka PRAB, advise City staff on matters related to park facilities, recreation activities, as well as related policies and programs.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing or Reappointing Members to the City of Milton Planning Commission (PC) by Appointing a Board Member for At-Large, District 1/Post1, District 2/Post 1, and District 3/Post 1.

  The Council is set to make appointments (or reappointments) to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission evaluates and recommends potential changes to zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, zoning maps, and overall planning processes.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution of the Milton City Council Appointing Members to the Milton Parks and Recreation Authority.

  In addition to Milton’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the City has a Parks and Recreation Authority authorized by the City Charter that can be called upon if needed. Its members traditionally mirror those on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing Members to the Milton Public Building and Facilities Authority.

  The Milton Public Building and Facilities Authority exists to help the City obtain favorable tax-exempt funding and low interest rate financing for City facilities, land, buildings, equipment, roads, bridges, sidewalks, and services. This group rarely meets. State legislation allows the Mayor and Councilmembers to appoint themselves to this Authority, as has happened in the past. (More info on this committee can be viewed here: https://www.miltonga.gov/government/boards-committees/public-building-and-facilities-authority.)

   

• Consideration of a Resolution Appointing Members to the Milton Citizens Advisory Committee for the City of Milton 2040 Comprehensive Plan – The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC). 

Members of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, or CPAC, work with City leaders and staff to shape elements of Milton’s Comprehensive Plan, a visionary document aimed at guiding long-term City initiatives and projects. The City plans to update its Comprehensive Plan during 2026. This item refers to the appointment of the next CPAC’s members.