08-17-1981 Regular MeetingContinued - August 3, 1981
Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote.
Jack Shinall made a motion the qualifying dates for the City election be set for
August 31, 1981 through September 4, 1981. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which
carried by a 7-0 vote. (See minutes of August 17, 1981)
Elbert Coalson made a motion that Dusty Bennett be appointed Superintendent of
the election. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote.
Jim Tolleson made a motion the minutes of July 6, 1981 be approved as submitted.
Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote.
Elbert Coalson made a motion the minutes of July 20, 1981 be approved as submitted.
Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote.
Commercial Building Permits: (1) John & Lamar Dickson requested a permit for an
addition of three new buildings to Dickson Shopping Center at an estimated cost of
$75,000. Plans had been reviewed by the Fire Marshal and Inspections. John Steely
made a motion the building permit be approved. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion
which carried by a 7-0 vote.
(2) King Springs Village, 4040 King Springs Road requested a building permit for
the construction of 192 units at a total estimated cost of $5,770,000. Plans
had been approved by the Fire Marshal and Inspections Department. Jack Shinall
made a motion the permit be approved. Elbert Coalson seconded the motion which
carried by a 7-0 vote.
Committee Reports: (Parks) John Steely said the Smyrna Connie Mack team won the
State championship and would play in the National championship in Virginia.
(Civil Defense) Elbert Coalson read a letter from Jim Farley along with a list
of items to be surplused and sold August 22nd. Mr. Farley also requested that
proceeds from the sale of this equipment be made available to the Civil Defense
Department for their use. Elbert Coalson made a motion these items (list to be
made a part of these minutes) be surplused and the proceeds used for the purchase
of items for Civil Defense. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried by a
7-0 vote.
(Water) Jack Shinall said we are having a water shortage, especially in the south-
west area of the City and we should conserve as much as possible.
(Employee Benefits) Max Bacon made a motion that we request bids for employees
health insurance, to be opened by the first meeting in October. Jack Shinall
seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote.
Max Bacon read the names of employees appointed to serve on the Employees Insurance
Committee as follows: David McKenzie,Fire Department; Nora Proctor, City Hall;
Vic Broyles, Public Works; M. L. Brown, Police Department; Doris Morris, Library;
Sherry Reavis, Parks & Recreation; Dick O'Hara, Civil -Defense. Max said there
would be a meeting with this committee at 4:15 p.m. on August 6th.
(Sanitation) Jim Tolleson said there was still some confusion about the trash
pickup schedule. For the past few months we have been picking up light trash
the first 3 weeks, and heavy items the last week of the month. For the remainder
of the year, we will be picking up light items the first 2 weeks, and heavy and light
items the second 2 weeks of the month. The county requires us to separate material
by weight and this is the reason the citizens are asked to separate items to be
picked up. The county has also increased our tonnage rate from $3.75 to $5.75,
which will require an additional $21,000 to our budget for trash pickup. Jim said
he would like the Sanitation Committee to meet and put some information together
for proposals on commercial and residential trash pickup. It will probably be
October before the proposals are ready to mail.
With no further business, meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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August 17, 1981
The regular scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council was held August 17, 1981 at
Smyrna City Hall. The meeting was called to order by presiding officer Mayor
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Protem Elbert Coalson at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Mayor Frank Johnson was on vacation.
All Council members were present. Also present was City Clerk Willouise Spivey,
City Attorney Charles Camp, Police Chief R. E. Little, Acting Fire Chief Hubert
Cochran, Public Works Director Jim David, Parks and Recreation Director.Bill
Johnston, Civil Defense Director Jim Farley and representatives of the press.
Invocation was given by Councilman Jim Hawkins, followed by the pledge to the flag.
Rezoning: Mr. W. E. Hamby represented R. L. Ruff, Sr., in his requested for re-
zoning of appriximately 8.6 acres on Concord Road at Hurt Road, from 0&I to RTD.
Mr. Hamby requested that the zoning application be withdrawn, to be presented at
a later date. John Steely made a motion the application be withdrawn, seconded
by Jack Shinall. Vote on the motion carried 6-0.
Citizen Reports: Mr. Tommy Farmer of Oak Forest Drive protested the withdrawal
of the rezoning application by R. L. Ruff. John Steely explained that when the
zoning is applied for again it would go before the Planning and Zoning Board, be
advertised and posted just as it was this time. Attorney Camp stated that a
zoning applicant could withdraw his request at any time prior to the action taken
by Mayor and Council, and they could not be denied that right.
Mr. Ray Houston said he was also opposed, and the average person could not read
the legal ads for rezoning.
Lester Pruitt of Oak Forest Drive said the survey for the Ruff property was dated
1972 and suggested that an updated survey be made.
Revenue Sharing Proposed Use Hearing: Jerry Mills read items requested by depart-
ment heads from. the Revenue Sharing budget as follows:
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Administrative/Data Processing: Air Conditioner Replacement $ 7,150
Library: 537 Books to be selected @ 14.00 = $7,520
100 Reference books @ 40.00 = $4,000
580 Doubleday Guild & Plans @ 5.40 = $3,134
35 Magazines to be renewed = $1,000
70 Phonograph records @ 6.00 = $420
Pamphlets for vertical file = $300
Air conditioner replacement = $7,150
Civil Defense: Repairs to rescue truck 33-R-23
Police: 4 - 1981 Chevrolet police pursuit vehicles
2 - Motorola Mobile 4-channel radios & sirens
2 - Whelen Strobe light bars (8029)
3 - Motorola 4-channel walkie talkies MT500
Fire: New automobile
Parks & Recreation: 1 - Fairmont station wagon
Water/Public Works: Copy machine
Streets: 1 - Dump truck (replace #9)
Sanitation: 1 - Garbage truck complete w/packer
1 - Low boy trailer - 30 ton
Water: 3 - Economy pickups
Tapping machine (2)
$16,374
$ 7,150
$ 1,500
$31,000
$ 3,400
$ 1,100
$ 2,550
$ 6,000
$ 7,500
$ 2,700
$16,000
$30,000
$ 8,000
$21,000
$ 1 , 500
$162,924
These requested items have been approved by Mayor and Council. There were no
questions or comments from the audience,concerning the use of these funds.
�Rezonin'g: Hugh 0. (Buddy) Scoggins requested rezoning of property located in Land
Lot 668, 3271 So. Atlanta Road, from LI to RTD for the construction of six 6-unit
buildings and two 5-unit buildings. These will be two and three bedrooms with
two and three baths with floor area for each unit ranging between 1100 to 1750
square feet. The price range will be $50,000 to $75,000.
Elizabeth Davis of 3211 Howell Drive was opposed, due to existing traffic congestion
and the number of multi -family dwellings already on Atlanta Road. Ms. Davis also
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felt the land, located next to Campbell High School, should be made available to
the School Board for expansion which she felt would ultimately be needed. It was
explained to Ms. Davis that the City Council has no jurisdiction over the schools
or any decisions made by the School Board. Mr. Coalson read the minutes from the
Planning and Zoning Board meeting where they unanimously recommended the rezoning
of this property. Mr. Scoggins said he had approached the School Board over two
years ago about buying the property, and they were not interested.
Bill Lucas of Bill's Tire, also adjoining the.property, stated he was not opposed
to the rezoning.
Mr. Scoggins said these would be high -quality homes built in strict conformance
with the ordinance and assured council he would have no need to ask for variances
later. There is very little drainage problem and he did not anticipate having to
install any major drainage.
Bob Bison of Dunn Street questioned ingress and egress to the property, buffer
zones, and asked if a traffic light would be installed. Mr. Scoggins said 50' had
already been donated to the State Highway Department hoping that some day the road
would be four-laned. It would also be up to the State to determine if a light
was needed at the intersection.
Max Bacon made a motion the property be rezoned from LI to RTD. Jerry Mills seconded
the motion which carried by a 6-0 vote.
Variance: The request by West Lumber Company for a variance from the sign ordinance
and tabled August 3rd was presented again by Tom Lawrence, an officer with West
Lumber Company. Mr. Lawrence said he had gone over these plans with the adjoining
lease owner and property owner. Their first request was for a variance on the
copy area, with the top portion of the sign being 156 square feet and the bottom
portion 136 square feet. The other request was for a variance on the height, to
47 feet, to eliminate blocking the other signs next to it. Mr. Lawrence said their
store would not be clearly visible from South Cobb Drive and he felt they would
need a sign this size to let people know they were there. Bogey Stoner of the
Smyrna Dairy Queen said he had no real objections to the size of the sign. After
further discussion, Jack Shinall made a motion the variances be denied. Jim Tolleson
seconded the motion which carried by a'6-0 vote.
Variance: Jim Tolleson made a motion the request by Afton Downs to build 1,000
square foot units be tabled. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried by a
6-0 vote.
Jack'Shinall said the qualifying dates for the City election set at the last meeting
were not within the State law and made a motion that the qualifying dates be reset
to September 14, 1981 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and closing.on September 18, 1981 at
5:00 p.m. Jerry Mills seconded the motion which carried by a 6-0 vote.
Jim Tolleson made a motion the first meeting in September be changed to September
lst, the first Tuesday, due to the Labor Day holiday. John Steely seconded the
motion which carried by a 6-0 vote.
There were no commercial building permits to bring before council.
Committee Reports: (Public Works) Jack Shinall said that several weeks ago we
opened bids for tires and service on city vehicles and bids were received from
Jonquil Tire, Sexton Tire and Howard's Fina. The low bidder was Jonquil Tire
Service, and Jack made a motion that the bids from Jonquil Tire be accepted for a
period of one year from today's date. Any changes from these prices or quotes
must be brought back to Mayor and Council for approval. All statements must break
out material and labor and itemize all costs. A letter should also be sent to
the vendor confirming these agreements. Jack said the Public Works Director and
City Clerk should check all prices and purchase orders would not be paid if prices
were other than those quoted. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried by
a 6-0 vote.
(Parks) John Steely said there would be a softball game between Winkenhoff-McCurdy
and Smyrna Hospital onAugust 23rd at King Springs Park.
John Steely said the mud problem on King Springs Road had still not been corrected
and school would be starting soon. Cost to correct the problem would be about $300
and John made a motion that this small portion of King Springs Road at South Cobb
Drive be sidewalked before school starts, to be paid from State Grants. Jerry Mills
seconded the motion which carried by a 6-0 vote.
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(Streets) Jerry Mills said the work on the police station needed to start right
away, and they should do that before the sidewalk on King Springs Road.
(Civil Defense) Jerry Mills read a letter from Jim Farley requesting that the
following items be declared surplus and sold at the auction August 22nd:
1 lot of shelving, van type, for work truck, with drawers
1 cooler, water, 5 gallon, Artic Boy, steel with galvanized liner
The following items were donated to Civil Defense, and Mr. Farley requested they
also be sold at auction with the proceeds to go back into the Civil Defense budget
to buy additional equipment:
Mobile two-way radios
AM broadcast receiver
Shortwave radio receivers
Shortwave radio transmitters
Desk -type electronic calculator
Exercycl e
Childs desk
Frequency meters and other electronic test equipment
Antique radio transmitter and receiver set
Electronic power supplies
Walkie-talkies
Jerry Mills made a motion these items be declared surplus and sold at auction
with proceeds from the above mentioned items to be returned to Civil Defense.
Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried by a 6-0 vote.
Max Bacon said we also need sidewalks from Kingstowne Apartments to South Cobb
Drive and we had been unable to get any help from the Board of Education. Max
asked Jim David to give an estimate of the cost involved to sidewalk this portion
of King Springs Road, which would be about 200 feet.
(Sanitation) Jim Tolleson said he and Mrs. Spivey had been in contact with city
officials from Snellville, Georgia, who use independent garbage collectors. They
will be meeting with them soon and this information will be put together for a
proposal.
Jack Shinall said there were some miscellaneous garage items which also needed to
be surplused. These are mostly obsolete automobile parts and Jack made a motion
these items be surplused and sold at auction August 22nd. Jim Hawkins seconded the
motion which carried by a 6-0 vote.
With no further business, meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
FIA KB. JOHNSON, MAYOR WILLOUISE C. SPIVEY, CITYXLERK
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