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City of Smyrna
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
2800 King Street
Smyrna, Georgia 30080
Monday, April 20, 2020 7:00 PM TELECONFERENCED - GoToMeeting
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Roll Call
Present: 8 - Mayor Derek Norton, Councilmember Glenn Pickens, Councilmember
Austin Wagner, Councilmember Travis Lindley, Councilmember Charles
Welch, Councilmember Susan Wilkinson, Councilmember Tim Gould and
Councilmember Lewis Wheaton
Also Present: 1 - Scott Cochran
Call to Order
Staff: 11 - Tammi Saddler Jones, Heather Peacon-Com, Joe Bennett, Jennifer Bennett,
Roy Acres, Richard Garland, Robert Harvey, Penny Moceri, Landon O'Neal,
Christy Ullman and Tina Monaghan
Mayor Derek Norton called the April 20, 2020 Mayor and Council meeting to order at
7:02 PM.
1. Invocation and Pledge:
Father Brian Sullivan, St. Benedict's Episcopal Church (2160 Cooper Lake Rd) led
Invocation and Police Chief Jo Bennett led all in the Pledge of Allegiance
2. Agenda Changes:
3. Mayoral Report:
There were no agenda changes.
Mayor Derek Norton provided an update as to the latest mandates handed down by
Govemor Kemp. He then spoke briefly about the budget process and what has been
done in terms of adjusting the City's fiscal budget to better deal with the current
situation and the tough times ahead. Mayor Norton commended City staff and
residents for coming together during this time. He shared details of all of the wonderful
programs that are actively helping those in need including grocery store gift cards, hot
meals, and meal and prescription delivery by both the Police and Fire Departments.
4. Land Issues/Zonings/Annexations:
There were no land issues/zonings/annexations.
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5. Privilege Licenses:
There were no privilege licenses.
Formal Business:
There were no agenda items under formal business.
Commercial Building Permits:
There were no commercial building permits.
Consent Agenda:
City Administrator Tammi Saddler Jones read aloud the consent agenda.
Councilmember Susan Wilkinson asked City Administrator Tammi Saddler Jones for
some additional background information on the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) sub recipient agreement.
Ms. Saddler Jones explained the background and noted that the subrecipient
agreement must be approved on an annual basis. She also listed off some of the past
projects that were funded by the grant including the Code Enforcement Officer for
Ward 5.
Parks and Recreation Director Richard Garland spoke of some of the past and future ! -�
proposed projects that pertained specifically to his department.
Mayor and Council discussed the CDBG and received clarity on some of the things
that will be happening in the near future as a result of the grant funding.
Councilmember Charles "Corkey" Welch made a motion to approve the consent
agenda as read aloud by City Administrator Tammi Saddler Jones. Councilmember
Lewis Wheaton seconded the motion.
The motion to approve was carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Wagner, Councilmember Lindley,
Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Councilmember Gould
and Councilmember Wheaton
A. 2020-146 Approval of the March 11, 2020 Committee of the Whole Meeting
Minutes
B. 2020-147 Approval of the March 16, 2020 Pre -Council Meeting Minutes
C. 2020-148 Approval of the March 16, 2020 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes
D. 2020-149 Approval of the April 2, 2020 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
E. 2020-150 Approval of the April 7, 2020 Special Called Meeting Minutes
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F. 2020-138 Approval of the City of Smyrna to continue as a subrecipient of the Cobb
County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, to
receive the grant amount of $212,178.31, authorize the Mayor to sign
and execute the Program Year 2020 Subrecipient Agreement
documents and all other related documents.
G. 2020-139 Approval to purchase two 2020 Ford Edge using Emergency Vehicle
Replacement funds, Insurance funds, and monies left over from
completed vehicle projects at a total cost of $56,369.92 from Wade Ford
(3860 S Cobb Dr. Smyrna, Ga. 30080).
H. 2020-141 Approval of the re -appointment of the Downtown Development Authority
(DDA) members for a partial term to begin May 2020 for the following
members: Ron Davis, Kevin Drawe, Jim Duelmer, Larry Freeman,
Kimberly Gangemi, Dianne Resin and Jason Saliba, with Mayor Derek
Norton serving as Chairman. The term will expire December 31, 2020.
2020-142 Approval of Property/Liability Insurance annual renewal with Georgia
Local Government Risk Management Agency (GIRMA) for $627,311 and
authorize Mayor to execute related documents
9. Ward I Committee Reports:
Councilmember Lewis Wheaton asked everyone to remain safe during this dangerous
and difficult time. He made mention of his appreciation for everything that the city has
done for solidarity during this time. Mr. Wheaton took time to recognize Campbell
High School Seniors and mentioned some of their many accomplishments.
Councilmember Tim Gould offered his congratulations to this years graduates of
Campbell High School for their many accomplishments.
Councilmember Susan Wilkinson asked about the reopening of city buildings. Mayor
Norton explained that they will remain closed until at least the end of the month.
Councilmember Charles "Corkey" Welch was happy to see that things will be returning
to normal in the near future.
Councilmember Travis Lindley looks forward to seeing everyone in person again. He
stated that Smyrna has great city staff and citizens. He gave a shout out to the Public
Works for the completion of the roundabout. Mr. Lindley feels that the city is already
making great progress with traffic calming and that there is more to come.
Councilmember Austin Wagner reiterated how great the staff has been. He was
surprised to hear that the state is reopening so early and encouraged everyone to stay
safe and healthy because this situation is far from over so be smart and be diligent.
Councilmember Glenn Pickens continues to be encouraged by the support Smyrna
effort and he commended his neighbors that designed and made the shirts that benefit
the Support Smyrna programs. Even though the shirts were sold out, more shirts will
be available for purchase soon.
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City Administrator Tammi Saddler Jones thanked the Mayor and Council for their
leadership during this difficult time.
10. Show Cause Hearings:
11. Citizen Input:
12. Adjournment:
There were no show cause hearings.
No one participated in citizen input.
Mayor Norton adjourned the April 20, 2020 Mayor and Council meeting at 7:38 PM.
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