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01-06-1964 Regular MeetingMAYORIS OATH OF OFFICE I, George W. Kree er, do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myself as Mayor or the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as MAYOR act as I believe for the best interest of the said City. So help me ,,God. 4 Mayor, George W. Kree ea Subscribed and sworn to before 59i this 6th day of J `nuary. 1964 .jua.ge, .superior L;ourti Cobb Judicial Circuit COUNCILMAN AT LARGE I, Cyrus M. Chapman, do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myself as Councilman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and. that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said City. So help me God.. C man at Large, Cyrus M. Chapman Seal Subscribed and sworn to before me 6th day of January 1964 ,dud. e , Superior court Co16b Judicial Circuit CMC I LMAN I, R. J. McCurry, do solemnly swear that I will well and. truly demean myse as Councilman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and. that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and. in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God.. K ✓ " 1. Counbiltfin Ward, R. J. M Curry Seal Subsep4ed and. sworn to before me is 6th day of January 1964 , superior c;ourz obb Judicial Circuit COUNCILMAN I, James W. Webb, d.o solemnly swear that I will well and. truly demean mys— eTf as Councilman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God. SubscA bed and sworn to before. me,�thi 6th day of January 1964 ,duage, 6uper1oi .,Lours Cobb Judicial Circuit bunciiman Ward 7i z ames W. Webb Seal In -MUNC ILMAN I, Roy H. Wood, do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myse as Councilman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and. in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God.. J. o ci n and 3 Roy H. ood. Seal Subscribed and sworn to before me jthl� 6th day of January 1964 te, uperior Court b Judicial Circuit ILMAN I, Homer Kuhl, do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myself as Councilman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and. that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and. in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said City. So help me God. 4 Councilman Ward - Homer Kuhl Seal Subscri and sworn to before me th 6 h day of January 1964 age, auperior court obb Judicial Circuit COUNCILMAN I, Blake A. Thomas, do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myse f as ounc iman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God.. Subscribed and sworn to before me tblA 6th day of January 1964 gage, auperior uourz obb Judicial Circuit Counci man Ward Blake A. Thomas Seal CMGILMAN I, John C. Porterfield., do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myself as ouncilman of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as COUNCILMAN act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God.. Subscribed and. sworn to before me,,.th"i'� 6th day of January 1964 gage, auperior vourz obb Judicial Circuit CITY CLERK I, L. W. Charles, do solemnly swear that I will well and. truly demean myself —as City Clerk of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and. that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and, Ordinances of said City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and. in all my actions as CITY CLERK act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God.. City Clerk L. W. Charles Seal Subscribed. and sworn to before me this 6th day of January 1964 Judge, Superior Court Cobb Judicial Circuit COURT RECORDER I, C. V. Reeves, d.o solemnly swear that I will well and, truly d.emean myse 7 as Court Recorder of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and. Ordinances of said City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as COURT RECORDER act as I believe for the best interest of the said City. So help me God.. Subscribed and. sworn to before me this 6th day of January 1964 Judge, Superior Court Cobb Judicial Circuit Court ecor.er C. V. Reeves Seal CITY ATTORNEY I, G. Conley Ingr_aam, do solemnly swear that I will well and. truly demean myself as City Attorney of the City of Smyrna for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the Charter and Ordinances of said. City to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, and in all my actions as CITY ATTORNEY act as I believe for the best interest of the said. City. So help me God.. City Attorney G. Conley Ingram Seal Subscribed and. sworn to before me this 6th day of January 1964 if Judge, Superior Court Cobb Judicial Circuit I f January 6, 1964 Pursuant to the Charter of the City of Smyrna, the regular meeting of Mayor and Council was held at the,City Hall January 6, 1964. Mayor J. B. Ables presided and called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present: R. J. McCurry, C. M. Chapman, R. H. Wood, B. A. Thomas, J. W. Webb, J. C. Porterfield; absent H. L. Smith. Also present City Attorney G. Conley Ingram, City Clerk L. W. Charles, Council elect, department heads and a number of citizens. Invocation was given by Mr. Henry Campbell, assistant pastor of the First Baptist Church. In the first order of business the minutes of the December 21, 1963 meeting were adopted as submitted. Motion B. A. Thomas second J. W. Webb and voted unanimous. Motioned by Councilman R. J. McCurry as follows: "We approve renewal of Bank of Smyrna note covering one 20 cubic yard hydraulic Pak-Mor garbage collection unit mounted on one 1962 Ford chassis (Ser. No. C80FU-272169). Motion further authorizes the Mayor and Clerk of the City of Smyrna to sign promissory note in the amount of $4,221.95 payable in equal installments @ $240.00 per month for eleven months in 1964 with a final payment due and payable to Bank of Smyrna on December 24, 1964. All the above in accordance with the finalized minutes dated May 23, 1962." Motion carried. Outgoing Mayor J. B. Ables addressed council and citizens in attendance, with particular praise to council for their cooperation during this two year administration enabling that body to bring about the -following accomplishments: public approval of a bond referendum making possible a major street paving program including sidewalks for critical school area; physical expansion of the City recreational facilities with the addition of two new parks making possible the creation of a girls softball league and facilities for adult recreation installation of additional traffic signals and mercury vapor street lights to reduce traffic and safety hazards; saw Recorder C. V. Reeves idea of a Traffic School become a reality through the efforts of the Smyrna Optomist Clubl provided tax homestead exemption for Smyrna Senior Citizens; changed budget year from calendar to fiscal year with operation for two year period in the "black". In summary, Mayor Ables stated that the area growth of over five and a half million dollars created a challenge that could only be met by unanimity of purpose such as that exhibited by the council. The Mayor thanked department heads for their part in making this administration a success and expressed appreciation to the press for their unbiased coverage of meetings and informative, public interest articles. Motion J. W. Webb second J. C. Porterfield to adjourn and -voted unanimous. Meeting adjourned 7:15 p.m. Oath of office for the new Mayor of Smyrna, G. W. Kreeger, was administered by Judge James T. Manning, Judge of the Superior Court of Cobb County. Judge Manning also administered the oath of office to the following Councilmen: R. J. McCurry Councilman, Ward 1 Blake A. Thomas Councilman', J. W. Webb it Ward 2 Ward 5 Roy H. Wood it Ward 3 J.C. Porterfield Councilman Homer Kuhl it Ward 4 Ward 6 C.M. Chapman Councilman At Large 2 (Continuation of January 6, 1964 Meeting) Mayor G. W. Kreeger accepted the gavel from Mr. Ables and pledged his administration would continue working toward completion of the north -south and east -west highway programs through the City. Mayor Kreeger also pledged to work toward a reduction in State -County taxes for residents of municipalities in,.the "duplicate service" area. The first official act of the new administration was the appoint- ment of a clerk. On the recommendation of Mayor Kreeger Mr L. W. Charles was re -appointed Clerk of the City of Smyrna by unanimous vote on motion B. A. Thomas, seconded by Homer Kuhl. Motion C. M. Chapman second Homer Kuhl to appoint G. Conley Ingram City Attorney and voted unanimous. Motion J. C. Porterfield second H. Kuhl to reappoint C. V. Reeves City Recorder. Voted unanimous. J. W. Kelly was reappointed City Building Inspector by unanimous vote on motion R. H. Wood second J. C. Porterfield. An application from Mr. Bill Grice for City Electrical Inspector was called out. A motion R. H. Wood second B. A. Thomas to reappoint L. W. Boring City Electrical Inspector carried by vote 5 to 2, C.. M. Chapman and J. W. Webb voting against the motion. W. L. Westbrook was reappointed City Plumbing Inspector on motion R. J. McCurry second H. Kuhl and voted unanimous. Nominations for Mayor Pro-Tem: R. J. McCurry by J. C. Porterfield; C. M. Chapman by R. H. Wood; voting on last nomination C. M. Chapman was named Mayoi:Pro-Tem by vote of 4 to 3, no vote taken on first nomination. Mayor G. W. Kreeger announced the following committee assignments: DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Finance & Administration R. J. McCurry Street & Maintenance J. C. Porterfield Police, Fire & C.D. Homer Kuhl Parks & Recreation R. H. Wood Water Department B. A. Thomas Sanict,ation J. W. Webb Garage & Treatment Plants C. M. Chapman MEMBERS (J.C. Porterfield (C.M. Chapman (B.A. Thomas (Homer Kuhl (R. J. McCurry (R.H. Wood (Homer Kuhl (C. M. Chapman (R. J. McCurry (J. W. Webb (J. C. Porterfield' (R. H. Wood (B.A. Thomas (J. W. Webb Library Board (Mayor & Council Representative) (Homer Kuhl 3 3 (Continuation of January 6, 1964Meeting) Motion J. C. Porterfield second H. Kuhl to set February 39 1964 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. as date for hearing on petition to rezone Rice property at Concord Road and Church Street for use as funeral home. Voted unanimous. Mayor Kreeger appointed Messrs. McCurry, Chapman and Kuhl as committee to study and report at 1-20-64 meeting. Motion C. M. Chapman second J. W. Webb to adjourn, voted unanimous. Meeting adjourned 7:52 p.m. Next scheduled meeting 1-20-64, 7:00 o'clock p.m. at the City Hall. January 13, 1964 The Mayor and Council met at the City Hall January 13, 1964 at 7:00 p.m. to attend a meeting scheduled by the Lemons-Vinings Civic Club (said meeting was cancelled 1-13-64 in a.m).. On motion B. A. Thomas second H. Kuhl the meeting was called an,' official Council Meeting, all members present, Mayor G. W. Kreeger presiding. A motion R. J. McCurry that City of Smyrna current House Bill shall call out July 1, 1964 as the effective date for salary increases as follows: Mayor of the City of Smyrna at $250.00 per month and seven Council Members at $150.00 per month. Motion seconded H. Kuhl and voted unanimous. Meeting adjourned 7:20 p.m. January 20, 1964 A regular meeting of Mayor and Council was held January 20, 1964 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. at the City Hall, Mayor G. W. Kreeger presiding. Council members present R. J. McCurry, C. M.'Chapman, R. H., Wood, B. A. Thomas, J. W. Webb, Homer Kuhl and J. C. Porterfield. The hearing was called on petition of Mr. Bennie Auerbach to rezone from R-1 Residential to R-2 Residential (Restricted Apartment Project) Ward Street property as advertised. Mr: Cannon, repre- senting the petitioner, presented plans of the proposed project totalling 154 units to be constructed in increments of 50, 48 and 56 units. Provision for 1 3/4 parking spaces per unit, two swimming pools, rentals to begin at slightly under Brookview Gardens high - .lighted Mr. Cannon's remarks. Six citizens from the area appeared to protest on the basis of over -saturation of Smyrna with apartments and resultant lowering of moral character of the community and the added load on schools and City facilities. Discussion centered on several major points ie., will existing facilities permit extending, -utilities to this project; will area be developed as single-family residential; is there adequate access to and from the area provided in plans; finally, should area.be zoned for apartmentts or commercial. A motion J. C. Porterfield second H. Kuhl to deny petition of Mr. Auerbach to rezone this property as advertised from R-1 Residential to R-2 Residential (Restricted Apartment Project) lost by vote 2 to 5, - R. J. McCurry, C. M. Chapman, R. H. Wood, B. A. Thomas and J. W. Webb voting against the motion.