Jan 4/18, 1965
J~~.I''~JTL~tY 1t, 196,E
FIRST MEETITJG 1965
The first meeting of Mayor and Council in the New Year way held at City
Ha11, Smyrna, Georgia, above date. Mayan George 'v~T. Kreeger presided. All
seven council members were present. Meeting called to order at 7:30 o~clocl~:
p.m. Invocation; Horner Kuhl.
A€;erlda prepared and sur~tnitted called out appointments, permits, zon3.ng,
progress report° and 196 House Bill.
Several citizens appeared: Mr. tit. D. Dutt;,n ors sewage damage to interior
of his home by reason of purported 13.ne stoppage; Mr. '_'-7axwe1l on revised sarii-
tatian rates; Mr. Ken. Thompson an speeding traffic: ors Fairfield, Kennesaw Drive
and other streets in Green Acres area; and Mr. Ernest Jones on hazardous aidewalk
on King Street. All the above referred by Mayor G. W. Kreeger to committEe fvr
corrective action at~d report ~ta Council.
Count ilman, Ward Tr';.3. 1, R. J. McCurry, was elected Mayor Pro Tem for 196K.
D. L. Mixon nominated R. J. McCurry. R. H. `,r~ond nominated Cauncilr„an-at-Large,
C. r~. Chap~r:at:, the "nayar Pro Ter; during calendar year of 196. The recorded
vo~;r,-. for P. J. McCurry: D. L. Mixon, Homer Kuhl, J. B. Ables a.r:d R. J.
I4cCv.rrY; for C. M. Criapt~iat:: J. G. Porterfield, ??. H. ~v'oad and C. n'. Ghapmati.
i>atian by C. M. Chapr~:an t; defer a_~i.l. actJ_ot~ far a building permit perdir,~;
Cti3.+-'.}'~ au t''. of p~ ir`r mitcuteS On reStriCtiC%rt f Jx" Ilancay-Pang"y 3t ~"~? ~' :+ri ~}1~i 3~.E?~'
Road. Motion died for lack of a second. Tree quc'.a~tiot~ hir~;ed ~r~ r+:n.i:.;t ;.~r
pla~is and sper;ifi<_ a:tions. D~arizg d? scus.~ion on si<-3e yard , rear yard and prior
zoning of the propertyT; R. J. "IcCux•ry maned the appiicatxt~s building erir~}~
for ~t'rtc? store caw'..led oaf-. s}.a_11 be issued subjECt to inspectf~r'•. check 4,At arc}
c~~r::pliatzae with all existing Gity cade~~, rlgulatioris and ordinances. ThF volt:
oti J. B. dale: second was unanimous.
Application son malt beverage retail lice*>,:,e, Handy-Paltry, 3JU Chez•o~ee
:^oad last on a six to one vote. ?'`olion t;~ deny rrfalt beverae~ business 1icc;nse
r;y ?iorac:r K~ih1, seconc}ed by J. C. Porterfield3. ft. J. trlcCurry votir:g against
t}1CJ Ti2~~ti 'Jtl.
Bui:3_dictg Tnspectar, J. i~. Kelley, .>,zbnii,tted applieat.-i.or~ for perta:~4 to
uuiid structure on North Atlanta Strut for Red Head Oil Company of Ohic.
Issuance of permit granted s~:zb~ect to chec'~-auk.: of plan, specifica%ioti:~ and
the follo~wit~; provisions: (1j sei bat}~ frorr~ r3_ght-of-way shall be c}ianged
f oiT; l~ feet to 2~ feet to canopy, (2} sewerage tap-oti to City facilities au
petitioi2ers expense, ~3i securancr of addit~.anal building permit covering
canopy if installation is requested.
Pet.-ition sub~nitte;~ and read in Couno~tl for revot~.t~g pr;,p~rt formerly
awned by Col. Carter on i°~ard Streets P~tt1_t:1JnE'r3, J. A. Cochran, Geo. ;°i. Young
acid Donald F. 1~"azshall request council cons-i+~er the terl and one-half acres for
rezoning to R-2, mu~tiple family djrellings. Data for hearwng, per Homer Kuhles
mat:i.on, was set for February i, 19F~ meeting.
C~=~inc;il listened to ?"7r, fiilliatn A. }teed x•egarda_ng set bank restrictions
for commexpcial strurtures on east side of South Cobb Drive froth Echols Ma-Jik
Mar'.et 'north to end o:f ?Tentura Road and known as Block "F", Unit 2, Belmont
Hi'!ls Subdivision. The area, after discussion and, on motion by J. C.
Porterfield, second It. H. Vdaod waives code regulations from fifty foot set
hoer: +..a forty foot set back in arr~a an east side of South. Cobb Dra_ve betzaeen
the points call~od out. Nlot,a.an car rigid.
Council acted on sub-standard structure lycated at X02 Roswell Street
in Gity of ~inyrna and ordered removal or tear-da:•rn on or before January 15,
196. Metioi~ R. J. McCurry, second H. Kuhl. }"Iasi^rt carried. City Clerk
requested to notify owner Billie E. Beaver of this action.
Progress reports ~•aere heard and mostly deferred to subsequent meetings
an ward re-appoxrtionment, Haut~c~ Bill, water committee, traffic study, preventive
tnaititF;?lance, tax assessor and safety patrols.
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(Continuation of January ~~ 1965 Meeti~~;)
In final action Council:
(a) Set January 9t1~~, 1965, 9:00 a.r~., far first safety meeti:tg in 1965.
(b) Heard report on Health Center plans, specifications and location from
from Dewey H®ward and Sam Turrigiio of the SmSn•na Jaycees.
(c) Submitted to Councilman Homer Kuhl plat and invoice covering curb and
gutter cost for research on reported encroachment of the Perryman
property on Concord Road.
(d) Accepted and appraved Councilman C. M. Chapman~s request to share
cost in striping school parking lots. City to fug^nish labor and
submit invoice for materials used.
{e) Referred street light, Quarles and ~~Jills, to'J. C. Porterfield.
(f ) Listened to J. B. Ables comments on cuz^ren~t sanitation ordinance
regarding collection problems Pram business establishments and
minutes on revocation of license; also, citizens prevent~~.ng pick-up
personnel on residential premises.
(g} Approved two additional fire plugs, Andaver Apartments on fJard
Street, Summit Development Corporation, (the developer) , to furt~.sh
all materials.
(h) Approved on J. C. Porterfieldts motion, the preparation of purchase
order covering fifty feet of sewer rod.
(i) Authorized police committee chairman to act and report on foux•
establishments doing business in corporate limits in violation of
business license ordinance.
There being no further business a motion was heard to adjourn.
Adjourn 9:55 p.m. 1-1~-65
Next; meeting 1-18-65, 7:30 p.m.
January 18, 1965
The mid-month meeting scheduled above date eras held at Gity Hall, Smyrna,
Georgia and called to order at 7s30 otclock p.m. Mayor George Ud. Kreeger presided
and all members of council were present. Also in attendance: City Attorney,
Berl T. Tate, Consult ant engineer, Philip J. Sutton, City building inspector,
department heads and City Clerk. Invocation by J. B. Ab1es.
There were no citizens appealing to discuss or report in Council. On
submission of petition and plat covering an area surrounded by City corporate
limits, J. C. Porterfield motioned to annex per petition of record, and further,
the annexed area shall be included in current House Bill for ratification in the
General Assembly. Motion to annex was seconded by Homer Kuhl and carried by
unanimous vote. The property is bounded on the north by Powder Springs Street,
on the west by 01d Concord Road, on the north by lot line of Meiselman property
and on the east by South Cobb Drive, an area of 18 acres more or less which
includes residential property on Powder Springs Street, Estelle Court and Old
Concord Road plus commercial property on South Cobb Drive, west to Old Concord
Road.
Building application permits s
(1) Addition at rear, Fouts Brothers Ser-price Station, approved on motion
R. J. McCurry, second R. H. Wood, subject to approval and check oat by inspector
and in compliance with all existing City regulations.
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(Continuation of January 18, 1965 Meeting)
(2) Dan Huskey Cleaners, Concord Road, new structure for laundry operation.
Mohan and second grants issuance of building permit subject to receipt and
clearance of plat plan showing set back, and complete check out by building
inspector plus compliance with City* c3des, regulations and o;:dinances.
(3) Erection o:~ sign 2t x ?~~ on North Atlanta rig'c?t-af-way at Hawthorne
~„,,,, cross over was denied per petition of Roland I. Smith. The sign was of the
directional type pointing to area of barber shop on Hawthorne. Motion to deny,
Homer Kuhl, second R. J. McCurry. Unanimous.
1965 Hou e Bill
Annexations
196t~ annexations reported in work by City Clerk, legal descriptions plus
plats submitted to City Attorney, Berl T. Tate, for preparation of Smyrna House
Bi11. As of above date total property annexed equivalent to 82 acres more or
less. Addition of So. Cobb Drive, east side, per petition, if secured, prior
to dead-line comprising parcels oYaned by Pace Motors, Colonial R. E. Company,
Earl Smith Flooring and W. A. Ward, Jr. will increaae acreage annexed to
approximately 105 acres.
Traffic School
Councilman R. J. McCue^ry planed a motion before council requesting City
Attorney to draft perrnissive legislation authorizing City of Smyrna to operate
a traffic school. This draft, submitted to Cobb Legislative body shall be in
form of an ordinance implementing traffic school operation in City with authority
t~ su~rnnon offenders fined in Recorder's Court and ordered to attend sessions in
tr,~ffic school.
!~" Ward re-apportionmer-t
Councilman J. C. Porterfield presented in Council, a map calling out proposed
re-alignment of wards within present corporate limits, and recommended the
following to be included in the above dated minutest
(1) The committee assi~raed started with survey cards mailed from City Hall
to all citizens. Analysis of population figures ranged from 590 in
Ward No. 3 to 11,130 in Ward No. 1~.
(2) On corrpletion of study, the committee felt the most logical solution
was the addition of one ward and eoual division by po~aulation in tze
seven wards as follows
Ward 1 - 1,935
Ward 2 - 1, 801
Ward 3 - 1,808
ward t~ - 2,065
Ward 5 - 2,099
Ward 6 - 2,097
Ward 7 - 1,576
(3) In connection with the addition of a seventh ward, the committee
proposes and recommends that the office of councilman-at-large be
abolished and that all reference to such office be deleted from our
~"' City Charter.
Based on the above, I submit the f o?.lcwing motion: Motion - J. C.
Porterfield.
"I move that we adopt this seven ward plan for the City of Smyrna
and that we authorize tre engineer to prepare a legal description.
of the plan to be turned over to the City Attorney and included in
o~ir upcoming house bill for approval by the State Legislature. I
further move that we instruct the City Attorney to include the
deletion of the councilman-at-large in saidthouse bill, and that
the effective date be January 1, 1966 with the provision that the
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(Contirn~ation of January 18, 1965 Meeting)
November, 1965 election be held on the above basis. It was further
motioned to include all properties annexed in the vicinity of Concord
Road and North Caoper Lake Road in Ward No. 7, and the area of
Estelle Court, So. Cobb Drive, Powder Springs and Old Concord Road
shall be included in Ward No. 5.~'
On Homer Kuhl~s second, the motion carried unanimous.
R. J. McCurry discussed Item No. 5 of Agenda pertaining to current wage
scale of hourly employees reporting they were out of balance with competitive
rates for similar assignments. The Councilman submitted that per present
budget the City could not implement salary adjustment covering police, fire
and department heads and withheld discussion pending review of current budgets
and anticipated revenues. Motion by R. J. McCurry: "Effective January 15,
1965 all hourly rated employees shall be increased twenty cents per hour
($0.20). Motion after discussion, was seconded by J. B. Ables and carried
by unanimous vote,
Water meter reader assignment was increased on R. J. McCurry~s motior_from
$75.00 weekly to $82.50 per week effective with pay period starta_ng January
15, 1965. On July 1965 budget, this assignment shall be increased by $7.50
or $90.00 per week. Motion carried on J. C. Porterfield~s second.
On motion, R. J. McCurry, seconded Homer Kuhl, and passed, the Bank of
Smyrna loan ®5~ covering new sanitation truck and container equipment sha1.~~_,
and it is hereby authorized, to recind previous recorded motion calling out
repayment in 2!~ months to 36 months ~ 5~. First payment in February 1965
covering principal $26,770.52 plus interest shall be renewed each year upon
pa;~nnent of balloon note on or prior to December 31st of each year.
Progress Reparts
Roads and Drainage
Councilman J. C. Porterfield stated he would contact State Highway
officials in the interest of traffic safety with a request for additional
traffic lane on Nort'n Atlanta Street from Hawthorne to a point north of
C"~erokee Road to relieve shopping center traffic hazard. The full council
approved this action.
Water and Sewerage
No report except H.H.F. A. statistical report was submitted to consultant
engineer, Philip J. Sutton, for completion and smYtm'ission on or before
February 15, 1965.
Fire and Police Report
Councilman H. Kuhl reported on the commendable 1964 fire loss in City
as $85,000 less than proceeding year. Ifir. Kuhl stated the traffic study would
be presented in council February 1, 1965.
The apparent encroachment on Geo. P. Perryman property by installation of
side walks was investigated and reported by committee. Councilman H. Kuhl recom-
mended the previous minutes shall stand. All papers (deeds, etc.) delivered
to Attorney Berl T. Tate for correction and upon signature and recording,
curb and gutter assessment in the amount of $216.30 shall be waived in lieu
of 'tthree foot of frontage deeded to City of Smyrna.
Mr. Jesse Henderson, 700 Lee Street, was nominated to assist Mr. Ted Bowman
in the 1965 tax assessor field assignment covering a x~eriod of two weeks.
Duties require checking all real properties, new and old, and measuring where
required for completion of 1961 tax assessment and for 1965 tax returns of all
properties within corpora+..e limits. Nomination by R. J. McCurry and carried.
Mayor George W. Kreeger commenting on December 19bl~ financial reports
re~~uested all departments to hold the line on expenditures during the non-
producing revenue months ahead and to reduce operating costs within or under
budgetary allowance.
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(Continuat:ion of Jan°~iary 38, 19EK Meeting)
R. J. McCurry motioned to adjust badgets effective 1-1-65 as follows:
Increase garage budget effective 1-1-65 $1,000.00 gas, oil, etc.
Increase sanitation " " 1-1-65 $5,850.00 salaries
Increase sanitation 1T "' 1-1-55 $5,160.65 capital
Motion to adjust, secanded by J. B. Abler, m;~rtion carried.
~. Council also requested to: (1) add $60,187.83 to general fu d itrcome
cavt~ring June 1961 taatc collections; (2) combine uizder administrative salaries,
clerical with assistant City Clerk; (3) check salaries, maintenance and
street department, (over and under).
In closing action the Council:
(a) Referred letter regar;din~; alley trespass by City truc'~cs to J. B.
Abler, concerning letter from Tillman Memorial Methodist Chlz-rch.
(b) Set date, per R. J. McCurry1s motion, at February 15, 1955 for
hearing on failure of Billie Beaver to comply with all previous
co~~.ncil action on condemned structure located at 502 Roswell St.
(c) Authorized, per motion R. J. r7cCurry seconded by D. L. Mixon, a
letter originating from City Hall to insurance agent of record
claiming certain degree of responsibility arxd liability iri sewer
lire :.lean out schedule, acid that insurance carrier consider the
claim of y~l. D. Dutton of Sherwood Road in thO City of Sniyr.a pit?;
favor towards the recover; of his loss per expense reports of
la'uyT and maWerials submitted.
(d) Council ~raived permit fee for a one day circus to be held April 5,
1965 at ?3elmont Hi11s providir~ ±-hat lo~^al civic organization
(Optitnists) elect to sponsor said circus.
(e) J. B. Ables and Berl T. Tate discussed for future submission,
ame?ldrnents to current sanitation ordirance~.
(f) J. C. Porterfield submitted costs of sidewalk and curbing on
King Street. Deferred petxding chec'~ out with property owners
on curb casts.
There being no further business to be heard before council, a motion was
made to adjourn.
Adjourn 9:50 p.m. 1-18-hs
Next meeting 2-1-65, 7130 p.m.
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