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08-20-1962 Regular Meeting164 'Continuation of August 6, 1962 the area and. further motioned., the owners shall abide by and. be subject to all city codes, regulations and. ordinances and, that all city taxes shall be assessed, and. collected, for the year be- ginning January 1963." The motion carried.. Councilman H. E. Ingram reported. on the State Highway Depart- ment meeting held. in Atlanta, August 2, 1962 with comments on re- vised. uniform traffic controls, and. devices as outlined in State of Georgia newly adopted. manual on Traffic Control Standards. Mayor J. B. Ables and. Engineer Don Stanley attended the meeting. Council discussed. city taxi rates and. voted. an increase from $ :35 to $ .50 for first one half mile. Motion by R. J. McCurry, second. by H. E. Ingram, authorized, the rate increase from $ .35 to $ .50 for the first half mile and .05 for each .2 add.itional miles. The motion carried.. Amendment to the motion by H. L. Smith to paint maximum rate on exterior of each taxi cab lost on a three to two vote. Council brought up Social Security coverage for city employ- ees which requires the city to deposit a sum equal to one monthts salary of all covered. employees up to $400.00 per month or $21,000.& Suggestions were mad.e to set up 1963 departmental budgets inalfid.ing monthly costs of coverage. W. L. Keck motioned. to set as1 d.e $100.00 per month effective 9-1-62 and deposit same to separate account for employees social security fund. at the Bank of Smyrna. On R. H. Wood.'s second., the vote was four to one; R. J. McCurry vot- ing against. In the final action Council accepted..J. E. Lovernts bid, on curb and, gutter contracts for all the approved. streets; Pinedale f Drive, Oakdale Drive, Magbee Drive, Pinecrest Circle, Anderson Circle, Gilbert Street, Walker Court and. Whitfield. Street and. authority given to d.raw all necessary ordinances affecting the . above streets. Above action on motion R. J. McCurry, second W. L. Keck and. voted. unanimous. Motion to ad.journ - 11:45 P. M. Next meeting - August 20, 1962 7:00 P. M. AUGUST 20, 1962 A regular mid. -month meeting of Mayor and. Council, was held. at City Hall and. called, to ord.er at 7:00 o'clock P. M. August 20, 1962. Mayor J. B. Ables presid.ed.; council members H. E. Ingram, H. L. Smith, J. W. Webb, W. L. Keck and. R. J. McCurry were present. Councilmen J. B. Rhodes, R. H. Wood. and. City Attorney G. C. Ingram, absent. H. E. Ingram was excused. from 7:40 to 9:20 P. M. Mr. Quinton S . King of King Williams Land. Co. presented, in council specifications, building permit application and. check ($173.05) covering permit fee for one fcrt77 two unit apartment building located. on property adjacent to existing professional building. R. J. McCurry motioned, to issue permit pending confirm- ation of specifications by City Engineer. On W. L. Keckts second the vote was four to one. H. L. Smith abstaining due to tardiness. MEMO: Mr. King to work out plans for water lines and. fire pro- tection with W. L. Keck for the project. Several streets were mentioned. during discussion of current street resurfacing contracts, namely King Springs, McCauley, West Smyrna Heights area, Fuller Street and. Lee Street. Mayor J. B. Ables requested. any and all problems concerning street improvement program should be brought to council through H. E. Ingram. Motions were made and withdrawn which carried. provisions to widen Fuller Street and. others to a maximum of eighteen foot width providing the right-of-way and. funds'were available. Mayor 165 Continuation of August 20, 1962 J. B. Ables requested. consultant engineer, S. P. Hensley to make visual check of all streets under eighteen feet and. report his recommendations to council August 27, 1962. Mr. Max Parnell appeared. in Council regarding a notice from City Hall to clean up vacant property he owns on North Atlanta Street. During discussion Council granted permission to defer to the fall of 1962 and. secure burning permit. Councilman R. J. McCurry referred to City Engineer the re- quest to delete curb and. gutter along the frontage of Mr. Black- stone 1 6 property, 224 Gilbert Street and. report his findings in council. August 27, 1962. Mr. W. M. Reed. submitted. a petition reporting nine of twelve property -owners on and in area of Dogwood. Circle in favor of annexation to corporate limits of city of Smyrna. (See minutes of 8-6-62 for council action.) Mayor J. B. Ables called. out the names of W. L. Keck and. Don Stanley to resolve -sewerage facilities and resurfacing of Dogwood. Circle. Mr. W. M. Reed requested. to submit legal discription of properties for incorporation in 1963 General Assembly House Bill and. for other purposes. Chairman of Civil Service Board., N. E. Brenner submitted in council the applications and. examination ratings of three can- d.id.ates for Chief of Police, City of Smyrna as follows: Robert L. Sharp, Woodrow C. Holcombe and. Richard. Lee Chandler. Motion by H. L. Smith to submit above reports to Police Committee for con- sideration and, for full council action, 9-10-62 was withdrawn. Maxtor J. B. Ables authorized. the merit board. report on candidates for Police Chief shall be referred to the Police Department Committee for further study and, returned. with recommend.ations to full council for interview, selection and/or final action in the sched.uled. meeting of September 10, 1962. Council voted, unanimous on motion of J. W. Webb to close the unpaved. section of Clifton Road. pending legal d.escision of City Attorney G. C. Ingram. R. J. McCurry's motion lost, which permitted. four or five property owners from No. 141 Mimosa Circle south, to install curbs at their expense to correct existing drainage problem in an area where the city street has an elevation above the level of front yards. Council suggested City Attorney render final decision in these cases with reference to charter provisions. The council voted, on R. J. McCurryts motion to accept as submitted. and, corrected. the submission of reproduced. July, 1962 minutes of Mayor and. Council. Mayor J. B. Ables commented. briefly on City of Smyrna Health Center stating Cobb County Health Director, Dr. Thompson has pre- pared. and. submitted, application for the facility with a 1963 estimated. starting date. For follow-up the Mayor appointed. the following committee: H. L. Smith, Chairman, R. H. Wood. and. W. L. Keck. The regular meeting, (first Monday of each month, pursuant to Charter) falls on September 3, 1962, a national holid.ay. Motion J. W. Webb, second. R. J. McCurry "The regular meeting of Mayor and. Council scheduled, by charter for the first Monday in September, 1962 is hereby deferred. to the second. Monday, September 10, 1962 in observation of the Labor Day holiday." Voted. unan- imous. MEMO: Council agreed all departments shall observe this holiday according to roced.ure established. except for emergency services required and./or scheduled.. Poocedure: All employees reporting and. in attendance on their full scheduled. assignment as attested by clock card registration, the day before and. the day after above holiday shall be paid. for eight hours at the going rate for each classification as approved by department supervisor. . 166 Continuation of August 20, 1962 Resignation of Officer W. L. Young of Smyrna Police Depart- ment was read in council and accepted with regret by Mayor J. B. Ables. Motion by H. L. Smith, second. W, L. Keck and. voted.un- animous. "We retain W. L. Young through August 31, 1962 and. compensate him with full pay for the period. ending August 31, 1962 plus nine days (9) for extra duty per report submittedand. approv- ed. by Acting Chief H. E. Brown and. Council H. L. Smith." Mayor J. B. Ables announced. and read. the letter of resignation of Robert E. McDuff, Attorney, as member of the "Decent Literature Committee" and requested council to submit names to replace Mr. McDuff in the next meeting of Mayor and Council. Bids were opened, calling out non -tabulated. drainage estimates on Stonecreek, Bank and. Powder Springs Streets referring to pipe, headwalls and. labor costs for installation --City Engineer, on H. E. Ingram's motion was authorized, to study, tabulate and confer with Hensley and. Associates to resolve and. let bid. for the drainage problem to low bidder based on specifications submitted.. Motion seconded., W. L. Keck and. carried.. Items brought before Council around. the table ---none for recording. Items deferred. by Council as follows: Bond. forfeitures; ordinance, clean up vacant property, sewer tap, Maxwell building and. July financial reports. Motion to adjourn: R. J. McCurry Adjourned: 10: 00 o'clock P. M. Next meeting: August 27, 1962 7:00 P. M. First meeting in September: 9-10-62 7:00 P. M.