Update 2022-05-20: Videos: Mayor announces first trash trap, committees for ARPA funds @ VCC 2022-05-19.

In a very light agenda for tomorrow evening’s meeting, the Valdosta City Council nonetheless will contemplate $1,978,502.40 in spending. They will also hear an audit report.

The Hydrogen Generator for the Crime Lab will come out of $36,000 from the General Fund. “This is the equipment that is used for drug identification and blood alcohol testing.”

The two Grant Selection Committees will dispense funds from the $16,254,692 allocated to Valdosta by the federal government in an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant, of which $8,127,346 has been received to date. The City Council previously allocated $945,000 for nonprofits and $1,000,000 for small businesses. These Committees will decide which organizations get the funds. You probably recognize many of the names on the committee candidate lists.

Selection Committees

Here is the agenda. The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request, is on the LAKE website.

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE VALDOSTA CITY COUNCIL
5:30 PM Thursday, May 19, 2022
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1. Opening Ceremonies
   1. Call to Order
   2. Invocation
   3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag
2. Awards and Presentations
   1. Consideration of the May, 2022 Employee of the Month Award (Nathanial McKinnon, Public Works Department).
   2. Presentation of the Municipal Audit for Fiscal Year 2021.
3. Minutes Approval
   1. Valdosta City Council – Regular Meeting – May 5, 2022 5:30 PM
4. Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
   1. Consideration of a request to purchase a Hydrogen Generator for the Valdosta-Lowndes Regional Crime Laboratory.
5. Local Funding and Requests
   1. Consideration of appointments for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Non-Profit Grant Selection Committee.
   2. Consideration of appointments for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Small Business Grant Selection Committee.
6. Citizens to be Heard
7. City Manager’s Report
8. Council Comments
9. Adjournment

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