Loading...
04-02-1962 Regular MeetingApril 2, 1962 The regular meeting of Mayor and Council was held pursuantlto Charter April 2, 1962 at 7:00 o'clock P.M. Mayor J. B. Ables presiding and all councilmembers present except J. B. Rhodes. Also in attendance were 65 children of Mrs. Abbotts' eighth grade class of, Brown school. Invocation by Mrs. Walter Abbott. In the first order of business, Mayor Ables read in council a proclamation calling out support for the current cancer drive. Mr. L. E. Green representing the National Educators University Foundation requested permission of Council to solicit and sell advertising for the 1961-62 year book of the above foundation. R. H. Woods motion, seconded, W. L. Keck, granted Mr. Green per- mission to solicit advertising for the above mentioned year book. Voting for the motion: H. E. Ingram, J. W. Webb, R. H. Wood and W. L. Keck. Voting against: H. L. Smith, R. J. McCurry. Agreement was signed by Wm. J. MacKenna, party of the first part and J. B. Ables for the City of Smyrna which finalizes the many proposals effecting the sewerage facilities and pump station in the proposed development of L.L. 700, 701, 740, and 7141. The signed agreement and the minutes of February 27, 1962 states that the City shall contribute up to and not exceeding $10,000.00 for one-half the cost of pumping station and force main. The payment by the party of the second part shall be withheld pending City inspection and approval of the. completed project. The property of Wm. J. MacKenna located on the north side of Spring Road in L.L. 776, approximately 825' by 1250' was accepted and annexed into the corporate limits of the City of Smyrna above date on motion by W. L. Keck and seconded by R. H. Wood. The property approximating 23.64 acres was annexed and zoned as R-1 residential with a sti- pulation that the owner, Wm. J. MacKenna shall abide by and be subject to all existing ordinances, codes and regulations of the City of Smyrna and further that city taxes for 1963 shall be payable on the above described property,or an amount equal thereto for services rendered. The motion and second were voted unanimous. On motion by R. H. Wood a lease was accepted and signed approving the use of city owned land in L.L. 387 for activation of the Smyrna Gun Club, Inc. Said lease carries a termination date of December 31, 1963 as well as a termination clause. It was agreed that the City reimburse the Marietta Coca Cola Bottling Company the monthly rental charge for one cooler in -,the Smyrna Library building. All purchases shall be paid from the library petty cash fund. Citizens appeared in council requesting action on North Atlanta Street sewerage. Motion, H. L. Smith, the construction committee shall investigate, secure cost es- timates, engineering specifications, and let bids and secure contracts for the above facility. The motion seconded by H. E. Ingram and voted unanimous. All city records pertaining to the claim of Artistic Ornamental Iron Company were turned over to Councilman R. H. Wood with instructions to recommend solution of the $75.00 invoice covering added.work on the library. Mayor J. B. Ables read in council a rough draft of the cover letter to be mailed as part of the brochure outlining the basic plans 3f the City of Smyrna proposed gen- eral obligation bond issue. Councilmembers called out the progress regarding the following: Belmont Circle sewer line, Hawthorne grade crossing sewerage, Church Street paving and curbing, water lines for J. L. Tatum, McNeal and Lea's, Inc. The listed equipment called out as surplus and for sale to the highest bidder were received and opened at a prior council meeting. The high bidder, Merritt Equipment Service, East Point, Georgia follows: I Parson's Ditcher $ 1,250.00 Koehring Backhoe 2,070.00 Adams Grader 330.00 3,650M Labor & Materials to repair Cleveland Ditcher 3,180.50 Variance - Gain $ 1469.5o i I 113 7- Continuation of April 2, i962 Council requested W.1L. Keck, H. E. Ingram and R. J. McCurry to check on tractor and trailer for purpose of transporting equipment to the job site using the above surplus toward the purchase. The automobiles parking in the area of Southern Manor apartments was brought to council by H. E. Ingram who motioned as follows: "The area of the Southern Manor apart- ments on the Church Street side shall be established as a NO PARKING area except for two car spaces reserved at the apartment rental office which area shall be designated as a 30 MINUTE limit." Second, H. L. Smith and voted unanimous. `°r Effective May 11 1962 Sanford Place from Bank Street to Powder Springs Street shall be marked as one way traffic, South to North. Motion R. H. Wood, second, W. L. Keck and voted unanimous. Councilman R. J. McCurry reported on the Tax Assessors final report and request for additional days worked in excess of estimated period. Motion by H. E. Ingram, the city shall pay the additional time called out to complete the assignments as follows: E. Jones, 4 days; C. Chapman, 3 days; C. Dobbs, 3 days. Motion seconded by R. H. Wood. The vote carried 4 to 3. Mayor J. B. Ables cast the deciding vote. / AMENDMENT TO THE LAND SUB -DIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS Motion by H. E. Ingram, second, H. L. Smith and voted unanimous as follows: Property owners improving or developing vacant property on an existing street shall be responsible for providing adequate drainage from the street and other improvements re- quired by the land sub -division rules and regulations, such as curbing, sidewalks, etc., unless waived by Mayor and Council. Councilman H. L. Smith spoke on Civil Defense operational plan for the City of Smyrna and stated that the following annexes were approved; fire, police and supply services. Ori motion, H. L. Smith, second, R. J. McCurry the following service annexes were approved on unanimous vote; engineering, transportation, welfare, communications, public informa- tion, training, educational, radiological and plane crashes. Motion by R. H. Wood that the owner of the property at 121 Fleming Street shall erect per the zoning ordinance a barrier separating the commercial property from resi- dential property at the stated address and further a letter shall be prepared and mailed to the owner. Second, R. J. McCurry and voted unanimous. Mayor J. B. Ables requested the finance committee to follow-up on current Cobb County tax evaluation program and further to formulate an agreement calling out a change in the current City of Smyrna tax assessing board. Motion, H. E. Ingram, second, R. J. McCurry, "This body accept the signed agreement from Mr. C. T. Bishop, 350 Highland Avenue, in connection: with the erection of a fence on the East side of Highland Avenue and the South side of Hawthorne. Agreement states the fence will be removed upon request of the city by reason of encroachment. Voted unanimous. Council accepted applications for retail malt beverage licenses received for 507 So. Cobb Drive and 659 Concord Road and the date set for appearance of applicants for hearing at City Hall shall be April 17, 1962, 8:00 o'clock P.M. Voted unanimous.. In connection with multiple sewerage tap-ons in single family dwellings, Councilman R. H. Wood made the following motion: "In all cases where a single family unit is being served by city sewerage and the prevailing sewer tap fee has been paid for the connection of the existing sewerage facilities, an additional sewer tap may be made to serve the same unit at a cost not to exceed the actual cost of labor and materials necessary to make such additional tap plus $25.00 payable in advance." Second, W. L. Keck and voted unanimous. Mayor J. B. Ables appointed W. L. Keck for follow-up in connection with installation of corner posts on the property of Horace Poss on Lee Street. Procedure covering the operation of a service desk in the City Hall was distributed to all council members and department heads.. Council set April 17, 1962 for the hearing of the appeal of Butch Williams regarding traffic fine. Meeting recessed 10:40 P.M. to April 10, 1962 at 8:00 P.M.