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04-19-1982 Regular Meeting (2)April 5, 1982 - Continued Jim Tolleson said we have received word from the State that the City will be awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 and expressed his appreciation to Representative Carl Harrison. This money will go back into the General Fund for repairs being made to Jonquil Park. Jack Shinall said he would also like to recognize the Sanitation Department employees for the good job they did during cleanup month. Mayor Bacon said he thought we should pass an ordinance regulating pulpwooders. When they remove trees from yards, they are piling the limbs by the street for the City to remove and this is one of the reasons our Sanitation Department got behind during cleanup month. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 9:36 p.m. April 19, 1982 The regular scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council was held April 19, 1982 at Smyrna City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 o'clock p.m. by presiding officer Mayor Arthur T. Bacon. All Council members were present. Also present was City Attorney Charles Camp, City Clerk Willouise Spivey, Police Chief R. E. Little, Acting Fire Chief Hubert Cochran, Fire Prevention Captain Jim Tidwell, Parks and Recreation Director Sherry Reavis, City Engineer Jim Mallett, Civil Defense Director Jim Farley, Building Inspector Dan Steely, Assistant Public Works Director Vic Broyles, Librarian Doris Morris and repre- sentatives of the press. Invocation was given by Elbert Coalson, followed by the pledge to the flag. There were no citizen reports. A representative of Smyrna Girls Softball Association requested a parade permit for their opening day ceremonies on May 1st, and was told to submit their route to the police department. Plat Approval: Inspector Dan Steely presented a final plat for Phase II of Afton Downs with the only change from the original plat being one means of ingress and egress from Bell Drive, without the connecting road to Falling Waters. A petition was presented from residents of Afton Way and Bell Drive stating their opposition to the street connection to the two subdivisions. Jim Tolleson said if the two subdivisions were connected it would cause considerably more traffic on Bell Drive, and the plans have been approved by the Fire Department. Jack Shinall said he felt the street should be opened up for safety reasons and it would be more accessible for fire trucks entering Afton Downs. Jim Tolleson made a motion the plat be approved, seconded by Sarah Jones. Vote on the motion carried 4-3, with Jack Shinall, Elbert Coalson and Max Bacon opposed. Approval of Reapportionment: Jim Tolleson made a motion the reapportionment be adopted as written, seconded by Jim Hawkins. Jim Tolleson amended the motion to also approve the payment of $1,000 to Dusty Bennett for preparing the reappor- tionment. Jim Hawkins seconded the amendment. Vote on the amendment and main motion carried 6-1, with James Williams opposed. Mayor Bacon announced that the annexation and rezoning request for 163 Pat Mel] Road, Drs. Dellinger & Israel, applicants, had been withdrawn. Variance: Otto E. Jones, 3798 Cloudland Drive requested a variance from the rear yard setback requirement. Mr. Jones said he had originally obtained a permit to build a 3-bay garage, not to be attached to the house. During construction it became a part of the house and then he decided to build up to the second level of the house. Sarah Jones said when he realized he was not in compliance he had agreed to the stop work order and had been very cooperative. Sarah Jones said the addition was enhancing the value of his home and surrounding homes and made a motion the variance be granted. Jack Shinall seconded the motion to grant the variance of 8 feet. Mr. Jones said there were homes behind him, but he had not contacted the neighbors there. Jim Hawkins said he could not vote for the April 19, 1982 - Continued variance without some consent from the adjoining property owners. Vote on the motion carried 6-1, with Jim Hawkins opposed. Commercial building permits were presented by Inspector Dan Steely as follows: (1) Akins, Flanders & Rowe requested a permit for construction of a 62,330 square foot shopping center at 3315 South Cobb Drive, at an estimated cost of $1,611,000. Plans have been approved by the Fire Marshal and Inspections Department and Jim Hawkins made a motion the permit be approved. Sarah Jones seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Bid Openings: Bids for construction of Pasadena Boulevard were opened, read and recorded as follows: i Daniel & Daniel, Inc. McIntosh Paving Quarles Contracting C. W. Matthews Laslie & Company Stewart Bros., Inc. $494,617.73 Base bid 200,266.06 Alternate #1 $ 94, 3.79 $425,340.81 Base bid 170,207.92 Alternate #1 $595,599.73 $423,114.41 Base bid 160,297.85 Alternate #1 5 3, 12.2 $451,255.14 Base bid $173,577.46 Alternate #1 $624,832.9O $471,84o.93 Base bid 166�776.08 Alternate #1 $ 38, 17.01 $489,915.50 Base bid 199,117.25 Alternate #1 $689,032.75 Jim Hawkins made a motion the bids be turned over to committee with their recommen- dation back to full Council. Sarah Jones seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Bids for two (2) .pickup trucks for the Water Department were opened, read and recorded as follows: Each Fouts Brothers Datsun $6,302 (1982) Strother Ford $6,541 (1983) Nalley Chevrolet $6,469.53 (1982) Capital Ford Truck Sales $6,675.01 (1983) Wade Ford $6,650 (1983) - $300 rebate on one vehicle Day's Chevrolet $6,628.31 (1982) Jack Shinall made a motion the bids be turned over to committee with their recommendation back to full Council. Elbert Coalson seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Award of Bid: James Williams made a motion the bid from Banner Uniforms be accepted for Police and Fire department uniforms. Representatives from Banner have assured us that their bid met all specifications submitted. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Max Bacon made a motion that bids be requested on one (1) 1983 economy pickup truck for Parks and Recreation to be opened at the May 3, 1982 Council meeting. Elbert Coalson seconded the motion which carried 7-0. April 19, 1982 - Continued Road Closing - Teasley Drive: Ms. Alberta Cook represented opposition from the residents, of Rose Garden H.ills Subdivision in closing Teasley Drive. Ms. Cook said she felt the closing of Teasley off Spring Street would be a fire hazard and they would have to travel into another area to get onto Spring. Also, they felt the safety of their children were involved since there would be more traffic. Jim Tolleson said that none of the roads would be closed until Pasadena Boulevard was completed. After discussion, Jim Tolleson made.a motion this- be -tabled to the•next meeting to give everyone time to meet with the developer, Max Johnson, and Tom McNeal, a resident of Teasley Drive who is in favor of closing the street. James Williams seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Jim Tolleson made a motion the minutes of March, 1982 be approved as submitted. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried 7-0. James Williams made a motion the Civil Service Board be authorized to set the examination date for the position of Fire Chief as provided by the Smyrna Code of Ordinances and Civil Service regulations. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Quit Claim Deed: James Williams read a letter from Attorney Glen Stinson requesting that the City quit claim one-half of an abandoned alley owned by the City which adjoins the property of Mr. Victor C. Koch, 1480 New Roswell Road. James Williams made a motion the right of way be quit claimed to Mr. Koch, with Mr. Koch to bear all legal expenses involved in transferring ownership. Max Bacon seconded the motion. Attorney Camp said that actually the entire alley, having a 20-foot right of way; appeared to be on Mr. Koch's property and could be deeded entirely to him. James Williams amdnded his motion to quit claim the entire alley to Mr. Koch. Jack Shinall seconded the amendment. Vote on the amendment and main motion carried 7-0. Resolution - State Grant: Max Bacon made a motion the Mayor be authorized to sign a resolution approving a contract authorizing acceptance of a $5,000 grant from the Governor's Emergency Fund to be used for recreational purposes. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Resolution - Hospital Authority: Attorney Camp read a resolution between the City of Smyrna and Ridgeview Institute authorizing the City to establish a Hospital Authority Board (copy to be made a part of these minutes). Jim Tolleson made a motion that Sherry Marks be appointed from Ward 1, for a 2-year term. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Max Bacon made a motion that Jack Hembrough be -appointed from Ward 2, for a 2-year term. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. James Williams made a motion that Stanley P. Sullivan be appointed representing Ward 3, for a 3-year term. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Jim Hawkins made a motion that William Harvil be appointed from Ward 4, for a 3-year term. James Williams seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Jack Shinall made a motion that Suzanne Shinall be appointed from Ward 5 for a 2-year term. Attorney Camp said the development authority law restricts any employee or member of the Council from being a member of any development authority. Section 88-1803 does not specifically refer to this particular situation and did not know if the appointment of his wife would be a restriction or not. Mr. Camp said the only problem he could see was that if there were a restriction, it might affect any bond issue or any further activity by the Authority until it was resolved. Mr. Camp said we could adopt the resolution tonight as read, with the amendment that the appointment from Ward 5 be approved prior to the May 3, 1982 meeting, which could be done at a special called meeting. If the member was appointed tonight and did not meet qualifications, that member would be replaced by submission of three names to the Hospital Authority Board for their selection. After further discussion, Jack Shinall withdrew the motion and amended the resolution that the representative from Ward 5 shall be appointed by amendment on or before the May 3, 1982 Council meeting. Elbert Coalson made a motion that Cecil Batson be appointed from Ward 6, for a 2-year term. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. April 19, 1982 - Continued Sarah Jones made a motion that Martha Akins be appointed from Ward 7, for a 3-year term. J.im Tolleson seconded -the motion which -carried by a 7-0 vote. Jim Tolleson made a motion the resolution be adopted, with the amendment as 5 stated. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Committee. Reports: Doris. Morris said this was Library Week and invited everyone to participate. Elbert Coalson said the pavement on Cherokee Road at South Cobb Drive still had not been smoothed. Jack Shinall asked Jim Mallett if the engineering on the lift station at Willow- brook was completed and Mr. Mallett said it would be ready tomorrow. Jack Shinall said we also had quite a problem at Woodland Arms and would be meeting with Vic Broyles and Jim David before the next meeting for a recommendation on that lift station. Also, the county has been cooperating with us with the lift stations on Hickory Acres Drive and Ann Road. Jim Hawkins asked Vic Broyles for a report on the status of grinding the pavement on Cherokee Road. Mr. Broyles said the grinding process may not be effective, that they have let the asphalt build up too far and it cannot be overlaid as is. - They are still working with the State to see if we can get some assistance from them. Mr. Hawkins said it is being looked into and when they can decide on the best remedy, a recommendation will be made. Jim Hawkins said the Street Committee had approved an additional left turn lane on Concord Road at South Cobb Drive at a cost of $250, which will be underway the Street Committee approved $500 for the upgrading of lights on Atlanta Road and Cherokee Road, after being contacted by Georgia Power Company. This will increase the lighting capacity and will also save the City approximately 5� per month, per light. Jim Hawkins asked Council to submit a list of any work or problems that need correction in their ward so the Street Committee will know in advance what is needed, and try to stay within their budget. James Williams said we were having problems with traffic on Spring Road at Park Road since the traffic light had been moved up and need to install an automatic change button or blinker for the fire trucks when they need to exit onto Spring. Jim Hawkins said he thought this had already been done, but they would look into it. Sherry Reavis said the adult softball season would be starting soon and reminded - everyone of the Spring Festival at Jonquil Park on April 24th. Jim Tolleson reminded department heads that their budgets should be submitted by May 31st. Jim also asked Ms. Spivey to proceed with advertisements and whatever was necessary to have a Revenue Sharing hearing at the next meeting. There is $52,832 in unexpended funds and of that, $7,000 was committed to Jonquil Park pool renovation and $7,800 for a traffic light on Spring Road, with the remaining funds unobligated. Jim Tolleson said we would have a new item on the agenda for next meeting called Department Head Reports, and asked everyone to be prepared to give their report. Jim Tolleson said someone had shot a dog on Carolyn Drive and asked Chief Little to do everything he could to find that person. Announcements: Jonquil Breakfast on April 21st; opening day for Girls Softball on May lst; next Council meeting on May 3rd. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m. . BACON, 0 WILLOUISE C. SPIVEY, CITY CLER MAX BACON, WARD 2 z;. l� F ��- ��� N►N� �et4W __1_.:W�s 4cy �hGvJ lY1 _ OQQ�s►�d�! _ t \e,Za 4-0 `►M,_'ec� C.OI�(1 eR►c,Ai • �e�R�►.�_ Q���_ '�• oc�P� aplo3 QTI .-;z05( � -2.1.�3 By signing below, I wish to show my opposition to the proposed rezoning of 2101 Spring Road from Residential to Limited Commercial. ADDRESS ao7,3 �'�ch/o� �r;Yrir``� ,;7- 7 Z h o 7� �kDoo <25 1•e-� OR. 1 0 3 S- II-efl - - y I® if Se;ci. GoCr1 ozIcLI �a-r� ! 6✓� r� l $ �7'Dd � . a / We, the undersigned residents and homeowners of the Greenridge Subdivision OBJECT to the issuing of any Business License to resident and/or owner of property at a (7� Old Spring Road, Smyrna, Ga. , and further request that the business that is now operating at said address cease immediately. r h'