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12-20-1982 Regular MeetingDecember 6, 1982 - Continued drew the motion. Attorney Camp said if the street closing was improperly posted, we would have to readvertise and repost the street at the proper place. Jim Tolleson made a motion the minutes of November 15th be approved with the exception of the closing of Beech Valley Drive at the northwest end. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. r Committee Reports: Sarah Jones said with the increased traffic at the Crossings Shopping Center it really caused a problem when cars parked in the fire lanes, and asked the cooperation of people shopping there to not park in these lanes. Sarah also asked Chief Little to see that this is strictly enforced. (Parks) Sarah Jones said the Park Rangers would be redirecting traffic on Memorial Place for the tree lighting ceremony on Atlanta Road from 8:00 to 8:15 p.m. on December 9th, and Sherry Reavis invited everyone to attend. (Library) Doris Morris said that December 22nd, puppeteer Tommy White would be performing at the Library at 1:30 p.m. Jim Hawkins said he agreed that no parking should be allowed in fire lanes, but thought our policemen should be more considerate for people sitting in their cars in the fire lanes waiting to pick someone up, and ask them to move rather than issue a ticket. (License and Permits) Max Bacon said the game room ordinance would be ready for approval at the next meeting and thanked everyone in the License and Permit office for the good job they had done in revising the business license fee schedule. (Water) Jim Tolleson read a letter from Lincoln Properties commending Tom Collier of the Water Department for the good job he did in handling an emergency situation over the Thanksgiving holidays. Jim Hawkins made a motion the rules be suspended to allow him to place a motion on the floor. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Jim Hawkins said that bids had been requested for reroofing of City Hall and the Police Station, and the only bid submitted was from Better Industries, Inc. Their bid was $12,166 for City Hall and $10,942 for the Police Station. Jim made a motion this bid be accepted since the roofs are badly in need of repair, to be paid from the Contingency Fund. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Announcements: Festival of Music and Tree Lighting on December 9th; Jonquil Breakfast sponsored by the City of Smyrna on December 15th; C.M.A. Christmas meeting on December 15th; next council meeting December 20th. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 9:02 p.m. I. I•.. i. .. .. I♦ I. .. I. .. I.I. I. I. .. i. .♦.. I. .. .. .. .♦ December 20, 1982 The regular scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council was held December 20, 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, Assistant Public Works Director Vic Broyles, Parks and Recreation Director Sherry Reavis, Building Inspector Larry Dunn, Assistant Librarian Monika Myers, Civil Defense Director Jim Farley and representatives of the press. Invocation was given by Jim Hawkins, followed by the pledge to the flag. Citizen Reports: Carl Rosenfelt, a vending machine company owner stated he felt the $10.00 fee being assessed for postage stamp vending machines was excessive and G' felt a more reasonable fee should be set. His sales for one machine in 1982 was $270.50 of which $160.30 was inventoried, and said our new fees would probably prohibit him from doing business in the City. Mr. Rosenfelt said in many areas the fees are not above $1.00 per machine and in some states they have waived the fee completely. At present, he has about eleven machines in the City. Mayor Bacon suggested that Mr. Rosenfelt meet with the Business License Committee since they had established the new fee schedule. December 20, 1982 - Continued Annexation: James Williams made a motion that property on Matthews Street in Land Lot 633, owned by Jerry D. Arrowood be annexed into the City to become a part of Ward 3. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Annexation: James Williams made a motion that the Earl M. Arrowood property on Matthews.Street in Land Lot 633.be annexed into the City to become a part of Ward 3. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Rezoning: Bill Askea requested rezoning of property at 2960 South Cobb Drive from Office Distribution to Light Industry. Jack Shinall said this was tabled at the last meeting and tonight after discussing several problems with Attorney Camp, made a motion the zoning be changed from Office Distribution to the intervening classification of General Commercial with the understanding that a variance be granted to allow the applicant to allow storage of wire reels s6 long as they are shielded from view on"South Cobb Drive, and also to allow Mr. Askea to construct a shed to house these wire reels and other material that will come within 5 feet of the rear property Iine. Jim"Tolleson seconded'the"motion `for d'i'scussion and asked for further clarification of the change in the classification. Jack Shinall said this is an intervening classification between Office Distribution and Light Industry. Attorney Camp said council could drop a'zoning classification but could not raise it. Jack Shinall said the property to the rear of Mr: Askea's is in the flood plain and non -buildable. Vote"on the motion to grant the zoning carried 7-0. Residential Business License: Britton W. Davis requested a residential permit for Smyrna Plumbing and Heating at 970 Cherokee Road, 2-C. Mr. Davis was not present. Elbert Coalson said this request was tabled at the last meeting because Mr. Davis could not attend and since he was not present tonight, made a motion the request be denied. Mr. Coalson said he did not like the idea of a business being conducted within an apartment complex. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion to deny, which carried by a 7-0 vote. Ordinance Approval: Max Bacon said his committee had been working on a game room ordinance for several months and after making several changes, was ready for approval tonight. Max read the changes and Attorney Camp explained the intent of the ordinance. Max made a motion the ordinance be adopted, with changes as read (copy to be made a part of these minutes). Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Ordinance Amendments: Jack Shinall said there were two sections in the Code of Ordinances which were in conflict with the Personnel Rules and Regulations Hand- book and made a motion that Section 18-2 dealing with accumulated sick leave be deleted in its entirety. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Jack Shinall made a motion that Section 18-3 of the Code of Ordinances dealing with vacation earned after one year of service be deleted in its entirety. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Bid Opening: Bids for an air compressor were opened, read and recorded as follows: Tripe "E" Equipment Co. $8,570.52 - Total Bradley -Ewing $6,575.00 - compressor Alternate: 1,700.00 - Wacker GVR151Y Yamamoto YURD - $1,250 $ ,275.00 R.S. Armstrong & Bro. Co. No bid on compressor $ 65.00 - air tools 1,700.58 - Over -Lowe Model VRA-65 Ram Elbert Coalson made a motion the bids be turned over to the Street Committee with authority to award the bid. Jack Shinall seconded the motion. Max Bacon said he would like to award the low bid tonight since this equipment is badly needed. After discussion, the motion and second were withdrawn. Elbert Coalson made a motion the low bid be accepted. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Report on Bid Awards: James Williams said that Wade Ford was the low bidder on three police cars but since the bids were opened the State contract was awarded and the State contract price is $8,059.77 compared to Wade Ford's bid of $9,548.48. James Williams made a motion that we buy these vehicles under the State contract ,,,and also grant approval to buy two additional cars, to be paid from the Contingency Fund. James said that Wade Ford had agreed to honor the warranty on these vehicles. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried 7-0. December 20, 1982 - Continued Sarah Jones said the Parks Committee had reviewed all bids for repairs to Church Street and Jonquil Pools and the low bid for the sandblasting was from R & H Contractors at $7,817.00. The low bid for replastering, tile work and coping was from Willis & Wiley at $21,180, for a total of $28,997 for both pools. Sarah made a motion these bids be awarded, seconded by Max Bacon. These repairs.will.be paid - from the balance of the Revenue Sharing funds 91lotted'to Parks, all but`$700-of their money designated for repairs, and the remainder from the General Fund. Vote on the motion carried 7-0. Sarah Jones said the proposals for general liability and property casualty insurance had been reviewed and the committee recommended the Fowler Agency be awarded the contract. The proposals were based on old evaluations and new evaluations will have to be made. Sarah said the Fowler Agency has provided fine service in the past and will be able to do the new evaluations. Sarah made a motion the insurance be awarded to Fowler Agency. Max Bacon seconded the motion. Jack Shinall asked if there would.be a large'`d-iscrepancy in the proposal after the new evaluations were done, and if the additional monies would have to be approved by council. Jack said he would like to award the bid with the agreement that if the cost of the evaluation exceeded 20% of their proposal, the additional money would require council approval. Vote on the motion carried ,7-0. Jim Tolleson made a motion that $7,310.00 be approved for the purchase of 100 underground garbage can units. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Mayor Bacon said that Lincoln Atlanta Woodlands Associates, Ltd. and Post Properties r had requested permission from the City to authorize the Housing Authority of Cobb County to finance apartment projects located within the City with revenue bonds of the Housing Authority, effective until December 31, 1983. Jim Tolleson said this woucld allow the builders to borrow money at a lower interest rate, and in return they would have 10 to 20 percent of their units available for renting to people in the lower income bracket, probably $15,000 to $16,000 annually. Jim Tolleson made a motion the Mayor be authorized to sign a letter to the Chairman of the Cobb County Housing Authority giving the City's approval. Max Bacon seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Commercial building permits were presented by Inspector Larry Dunn and recorded as follows: (1) Burger King requested a permit for new construction on South Cobb Drive at Pat Mell Road at a total estimated cost of $200,000. Max Bacon made a motion the permit be approved subject to approval if the Fire Marshal and City Engineer. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. Committee Reports: (Water) Jim Tolleson reminded everyone that we have adopted the deposit system for water and sewer customers, to become effective January 1, 1983. Deposits may also be required for existing°residential and commercial customers whose service has been terminated due to nonpayment. James Williams wished all city employees and citizens a happy and safe holiday season. Jim Hawkins said he had received requests from citizens asking that the yearly audits be published in the newspaper and recommended that we do so in the future. Jack Shinall wished everyone a Merry Christmas. (Library) Monika Myers invited everyone to the puppet show on Wednesday, December 22nd at 1:30 p.m. Elbert Coalson wished a happy holiday to all. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. December 20, 1982 - Continued ARTHUR T. BACON, MAYOR WILLOUISE C. SPIVEY, C' Y CL cr, 4r����� JAMES E. TOLLES N, WARD 1 MAX BACON, WARD 2 WARD 3 /A�M�EIM.HA KINS, WARD 4 K SHINACE WAR.__ .. ELBERT R. COALSON, WARD 6 'A� rn SARAH JONES, WARD 7