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07-06-2021 July 06, 2021 M&C Meeting Minutes - SIGNED - LFA. S,yy� City of Smyrna A. Max Bacon City Hall Council Chambers U D 2800 King Street SE Smyrna, GA. 30080 °NQul-rl Meeting Minutes - FINAL CFO RG�P City Council Tuesday, July 6, 2021 7:00 PM Council Chambers 1. 9 3. 4. A. Rollcall Present: 6 - Mayor Derek Norton, Councilmember Glenn Pickens, Councilmember Travis Lindley, Councilmember Charles Welch, Councilmember Susan Wilkinson and Councilmember Lewis Wheaton Absent: 2 - Councilmember Austin Wagner and Councilmember Tim Gould Also Present: 1 - Jeffrey Tucker Call to Order Staff: 6- Joe Bennett, Penny Moceri, Heather Peacon-Corn, Tina Monaghan, Joey Staubes and Tyler Addison City of Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton called the July 6, 2021 Mayor and Council meeting, held at A. Max Bacon City Hall Council Chambers, to order at 7:OOPM. Invocation and Pledge: Reverend Kathryn Davis, Smyrna First United Methodist Church (1315 Concord Rd) came forward to offer the invocation and to lead all in the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Changes: Mayoral Report: There were no agenda changes. Mayor Norton spoke about the inaccurate information that had been circulating regarding the downtown redesign plan. It was approved and now Mayor, Council, staff and citizens can move onto the details. In terms of the green space and the brewery, there is a non -binding letter of intent. Stay tuned for more discussion at upcoming meetings and every step will be discussed as it comes along. Land Issues/Zonings/Annexations: ORD2021-13 Public Hearin - Approval of code amendments to the City Code of Ordinances to move variance requests from the Mayor and City Council to the License and Variance Board beginning July 14, 2021. Mr. Joey Staubes, Planner ll, provided background information on the ordinance. This undoes what was passed a few months ago and reverts it back to the way that it was with a three member board comprised of staff that meets twice a month. City of Smyrna Page 1 Printed on 711412021 City Council A. MIN2021-4G Meeting Minutes - Preliminary July 6, 2021 Approval of the June 17, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes. B. MIN2021-41 Approval of the June 21, 2021 Pre -Council Meeting Minutes. C. MIN2021-42 Approval of the June 21, 2021 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes. D. 2021-238 Approval to use Council Chambers for Wards 3 & 6 Joint Neighborhood Meeting, Sunday, July 18, 2021, from 4:30pm - 6:00pm. E. 2021-2 Award RFP 21-015 Full Service Janitorial Contract . All request for proposals were reviewed and scored by City Staff, the review team selected the highest ranking firm and recommend American Facility Services Of 1325 Union Hill Industrial Court Suite A, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 in the amount of $ 169,200.00 F. CON2021-07 Approval of the contract with Cliffs Fire Extinguisher, located at 311 Bell Park Drive, Woodstock, Ga 30188 in the amount of $20,075, for one year with option to renew if performance and pricing is acceptable, for the annual inspection and maintenance of all City alarms, sprinklers, extinguishers and kitchen systems using Cobb County Annual Contract #18-6384 and to authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents. 9. Ward / Committee Reports: Councilmember Susan Wilkinson spoke about the Pond study from 2019 and that it did not include the plan that was recently passed. There was a meeting at Brawner with only 30 people and another with the Youth Council with even less in attendance. It was not a plan but a study where data was gathered from the community. When Council received the plan, it was June 3rd and that was when they were informed about the public meeting that took place on June 8th. There were concerns expressed about things in the plan such as traffic flow and lacking a traffic study. It was communicated at a Committee of the Whole meeting on August 30, 2020 that it was a high level plan. First time she saw the plan that was recently passed was on June 3rd. She showed the information received from South Cobb Drive study and wishes that the same would have been done for this project as well. Councilmember Welch reminded everyone that the Fourth of July was over and fireworks need to cease. 10. Show Cause Hearings: 11. Citizen Input: There were no Show Cause Hearings. Mr. Mike Mitchell, 1181 Church Street, signed up to speak about the downtown redesign. Supposedly there were two public meetings that people didn't know about City of Smyrna Page 3 Printed on 7/14/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes - Preliminary July 6, 2021 12. Adjournment: children and teenagers need a place to go.. Spoke about an area in Chattanooga, TN where there are rock climbing walls and other activities geared toward youth. Location of brewery next to a church and the Community Center is not ideal. Ms. Natalie Pitchford, 3943 North Cooper Lake Road, is a teacher, parent, etc., spoke about commuting to other metro areas for date nights, as well as other activities with her kids and husband. She said this plan is a beginning and a first step to making this a destination rather than traveling elsewhere to enjoy the arts. In support of the plan. Mr. Scott Taylor, no formal speech planned but is an advocate for the downtown proposal and everything mentioned in it. Children have grown up going to breweries. Looking forward to not having to drive to another city to find something to do. Smyrna used to be a sleepy town that has transformed and can become a place where people want to come rather than go elsewhere. Mr. Anthony Alvarez, lived in community for 16117 years and is in full favor of the growth and progress of the downtown area. COVID taught us a lot including how underutilized the green space was until recently. 100% behind the improvements. Ms. Jennifer Vandedoop, 3575 South Sherwood Road, is all for the brewery and feels that the green space next to the community center is underutilized but is concerned about the roundabout and traffic patterns. Take some more time to consider traffic patterns and the roundabout. All for more green space. Ms. Shaun Martin, 2884 Anderson Circle, feels that change is necessary and wants to see the city get a slice of the entertainment industry that other cities have. Her concern is losing the city's identity by getting rid of the fountain and other such historic features. Doesn't want us to look like Roswell. Don't sell the property. Mayor Norton reminded everyone of the State of the City address to take place on July 28th at 6:00 PM at the Community Center and it will be streamed online for those unable to attend in person.. The July 6, 2021 Mayor and Council Meeting was adjourned by City of Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton at 8:03PM. City of Smyrna Page 5 Printed on 7/14/2021 MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING DERN WORT -ON MAYOR AUSTIN WAGNER, WARD 2 11.Emml' � - TIM GOULD, WARD 6 MAYOR PRO TEM HEATHER K. PEACON-CORN CITY CLERK hp - GLENN PIEREKS, WARD 1 ar. TRAVIS LINDLEY, WARD 3 SUSA WILKINSON, WARD 5 LEWIS WHEATON, WARD 7 Official City Sea!