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11-18-1985 Regular MeetingNovember 4, 1985 - Continued ' approved subject to approval of the City Engineer and Fire Marshal. Bob Davis seconded the motion which carried 6-0. COUNCIL INPUT: On behalf of the entire Bacon family, Max Bacon thanked everyone for the support they received during their time of grief. Max Bacon said he has again been receiving complaints about the pizza delivery cars and asked John Patterson to look into this problem. Jim Hawkins thanked the Parks and Recreation staff, Cobb Center merchants, the American Legion Auxiliary and all civic clubs involved for a good Halloween Carnival this year. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. November 18, 1985 The regular scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council was held on November 18, 1985 at Smyrna City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 o'clock p.m. by presiding officer Mayor Protem Jim Hawkins. All council members were present. Also present was City Attorney Charles E. Camp, City Clerk Willouise Spivey, Assistant City Clerk Melinda Dameron, Fire Chief Larry Williams, Clean City Coordinator Elsie Rape, and representatives of the press. Following a moment of silent prayer in memory =of- Arthur. T;- Bacon, invocation was given by Reverend Al Turnell from the First Methodist Church, followed by the pledge to the flag. CERTIFICATION OF-'EtEdTIONE Election Superintendent -Sarah Monsour read the results of the November 5, 1985 City and special election. Hugh Ragan made a ^motion the election results be certified. James Williams seconded the motion which carried 6-0. APPOINTMENTS TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS: Jim Hawkins stated that Section 8 of the Charter requires that a successor be appointed to fill the office of Mayor within 30 days and this is the last meeting where that requirement can be met. Jim said that .Max Bacon was .the Mayor -elect and .recommended :.that he be appointed to fill the unexpired term of Arthur Bacon. Jack ;Shinall made a motion Max Bacon be appointed to fill the unexpired term of his father, Arthur T. Bacon. James Williams seconded the motion which carried 6-0. Max Bacon introduced members of his family and was sworn in by State Court Judge Ken Nix. Max said .that everyone would miss Arthur Bacon and he could not replace him. Max thanked council for their vote of confidence and especially Jim Hawkins who served as Mayor Protem during difficult times and helped keep council together. The next few years will be very important to the City with our growth rate but we will not sacrifice quality for quantity. Max said he looked forward to the next 2 years and hoped to make a great city greater. Upon the recommendation of Max Bacon, Bob Davis made a motion that Joel Harrell be appointed to fill the unexpired term of Max Bacon for the Ward 2 council seat. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried 6-0. Joel Harrell introduced members of his family and was sworn in by Judge Ken Nix. Joel said he was looking forward to serving on council and would always strive to do his best for the city. PUBLIC INPUT: Nancy Williams represented the Smyrna Jaycees and requested permission to hold road blocks on November 30th, December 1st, 14th and 15th at Spring and Hargrove Road and Cherokee at South Cobb to benefit the Empty Stocking Fund. Max Bacon asked that they coordinate their plans with Chief Little. DEPARTMENT REPORTS: John Patterson said that as of October 31st, with the first quarter of the fiscal year complete, the City is in good financial condition. Most departments are well within their budget and revenues are continuing to come in, with taxes being the largest producer in the last month. November 15th was the deadline for taxes and on that date we received a sizeable amount of tax monies. Mr. Patterson said we have made good investments, with no money idle in any account. November 18, 1985 - Continued Larry Williams said that October was Fire Prevention month and his department conducted programs at all elementary shools for more than 1,000 children. Chief Williams said 54 calls were received in October and of those only 3 were structural fires; the remainder were for rescue and medical assistance. Nancy Williams said the recently organized Fire Department Women's Auxiliary had made their first goal the purchase of a jaws of life rescue tool for the Fire Department. Jay Wallace of the Smyrna Jaycees presented a paid receipt for the jaws of life to council purchased through the efforts of the Jaycees, Fire Department Auxiliary and Smyrna Hospital. Elsie Rape said the Clean City Committee had their first organizational meeting for the Spring Festival and the next meeting will be December loth. Elsie said that anyone who was interested in sponsoring an event should be here. Also, they will have a contest with a $25 prize for the best theme for the festival. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (A) Variance request to reduce front yard setback at Mom & Pop's Family Food Store. John Patterson said that Mr. Cory was requesting approval to place a canopy over the pump island at his store. The front of the canopy would be 15' 6" from the right of way and about 27' 6" from the edge of pavement. This variance was `r tabled at the last meeting and after meeting with our engineer, Mr. Cory had come up with a plan tonight that will move the canopy 7 feet closer to the building, thus reducing the encroachment. With little discussion James Williams made a motion the variance be approved. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried 7-0. (B) Variance -request to reduce minimum lot size at 3491 South Cobb Drive. Neal Hopper requested a variance on the minimum lot size to allow rezoning for General Commercial. There was no opposition and Mr. Patterson said the lot is now ll,-200 square feet and our ordinance requires 20,aOO for:,GC,. The -house was on the property when South Cobb Drive was widened and this entire area is now commercial.• Jim Hawkins said he would support the lot size reduction since most of this area is already zoned commercial and made a motion the variance be approved. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. (C) Neal Hopper requested rezoning at 3491 South Cobb Drive from Future Commercial to General Commercial. There was no opposition and Mr. Patterson 'said property to the south of this location is zoned GC -and also to the- north, with` -residential property to the rear. If rezoned, Mr. Hopper- will open a sporting goods store using the existing house. The adjacent residential property owners, have agreed to the rezoning and Mr. Hopper has already paved the parking lot. Mr. Hopper had also agreed to place a 6 foot wooden fence along the rear property line. Jim Hawkins said the Planning and Zoning Board had recommended the zoning be approved and made a motion the zoning be approved with the stipulation that a 6 foot wooden fence be placed along the rear property line. Bob Davis seconded the motion which carried 7-0. (D) Management change for beer, wine and liquor pouring license at American Legion Post 160. Mr. James A. Turner requested that the pouring license for the American Legion Post 160 be transferred to his name. John Patterson said the police background investigation was favorable and recommended the license be approved. Jim Hawkins made a motion the management change be approved effective January 1, 1986. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried 7-0. FORMAL BUSINESS: Jack Shinall said he would defer the appointment to the Hospital Authority to the next meeting and at that time would have 3 names to submit to the authority for their selection. AWARD OF BIDS: (A) John Patterson said it was necessary to install an emergency door at the library and only one bid had been received from the 3 requests we mailed. The bid of $1,707.20 from Hatcher & Sons appears to be reasonable. Upon the recommen- dation of John Patterson, Bob Davis made a motion the bid be awarded to Hatcher November 18, 1985 - Continued & Sons for $1,707.20. James Williams seconded the motion which carried 7-0. (B) John Patterson said that 3 bids had been received for a fire alarm at the library and recommended we accept the low bid of $2,190 from Tele-Dynamics to be paid from the library's capital budget. Bob Davis made a motion the low bid be awarded. Hugh Ragan seconded the motion which carried 7-0. COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS: (1) T.I. Construction requested a bulding permit for internal office construction at Ridgeview Hospital at a total estimated cost of $11,500. Kathy Brooks made a motion the permit be approved subject to approval of the Fire Marshal. Jim Hawkins seconded the motion which carried 7-0. COUNCIL INPUT: The entire council expressed their best wishes to Max Bacon and welcomed Joel Harrell to council. Max Bacon reminded everyone of the Jonquil Breakfast November 20th, the Christmas Tree lighting on December 5th. Mayor Bacon said that Joel Harrell would assume the same committee assignments that he had been serving on. Max also said he appreciated the support the people of Smyrna have shown him and he would not let them down. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m. zr A. MAX BACON, MAYOR BOB ADAVIS, WARD J.O L HARRELL, WARD 2 C G JAMES M. HAWKINS, WARD 4 KATHY BROOK RD 6 WILLOUISE C. SPIVEY, CITY/,CLERK SHINALL, WARD 5 4 HU AN, WARD I�