01-18-1965 Mid-Monthly MeetingAN
(Continuation of January 4, 1965 Meeting)
In final action Council:
(a) Set January 9th, 1965, 9:00 a.m., for first safety meeting in 1965.
(b) Heard report on Health Center plans, specifications and location from
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from Dewey Howard and Sam Turriglio of the Smyrna Jaycees.
(c) Submitted to Councilman Homer Kuhl plat .and invoice covering curb and
gutter cost for research on reported encroachment of the Perryman
property on Concord Road.
(d) Accepted and approved Councilman C. M. Chapman's request to share
cost in striping school parking lots. City to furnish labor and
submit invoice for materials used.
(e) Referred street light, Quarles and Wills, tD1J. C. Porterfield.
(f) Listened to J. B. Ables comments on current sanitation ordinance
regarding collection problems from business establishments and
minutes on revocation of license; also, citizens preventing pick-up
personnel on residential premises.
(g) Approved two additional fire plugs, Andover Apartments,on,Ward
Street, Summit Development Corporation, (the developer), to furnish
all materials.
(h) Approved on J. C. Porterfield's motion, the preparation of purchase
order covering fifty feet of sewer rod.
(i) Authorized police committee chairman to.act and report on four
establishments doing business in corporate limits in violation of
business license ordinance.
There being no further business a motion was heard to adjourn.
Adjourn 9:55 p.m. 1-4-65
Next meeting 1-18-65, 7:30 p.m.
January 18, 1965
The mid -month meeting scheduled above date was held at City Hall, Smyrna,
Georgia and called to order at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Mayor George W..Kreeger presided
and all members of council were present. Also in attendance: City Attorney,
Berl T. Tate, Consultant engineer, Philip J. Sutton, City building inspector,
department heads and City Clerk. Invocation by J. B. Ables.
There were no citizens appearing to discuss or report in Council. On
submission of petition and plat covering an area surrounded by City corporate
limits, J. C. Porterfield motioned to annex per petition of record, and'further,
the annexed -area shall be included in current House Bill for ratification in the
General Assembly. Motion to annex was seconded by Homer.Kuhl and carried by
unanimous vote. The property is bounded on the north by Powder Springs Street,
on the west by Old Concord Road, on the north by lot line of Meiselman property
and on the east by South Cobb Drive, an area of 18 acres more or less which
includes residential property on Powder Springs Street, Estelle Court and Old
Concord Road plus commercial property on South Cobb Drive, west to Old Concord
Road.
Building application permits:
(1) Addition at rear, Fouts Brothers Service Station, approved on motion
R. J. McCurry, second R. H. Wood. -subject to approval and check out by inspector
and in compliance with all existing City regulations.
(Continuation of January 18, 1965 Meeting)
(2) Dan Huskey Cleaners, Concord Road, new structure for laundry operation.
Motion and second grants issuance of building permit subject to receipt and
clearance of plat plan showing set back, and complete check out by building
inspector plus compliance with City codes, regulations and ordinances.
(3) Erection of sign 2' x 4' on. North Atlanta right-of-way at Hawthorne
cross over was denied per petition of Roland I. Smith. The sign was of the
directional type pointing to area of barber shop on Hawthorne. Motion to deny,
Homer Kuhl, second R. J. McCurry. Unanimous.
1965 House Bill:
Annexations
1964 annexations reported in work by City Clerk, legal descriptions plus
plats submitted to City Attorney, Berl T. Tate, for preparation of Smyrna House
Bill. As of above date total property annexed equivalent to 82 acres more or
less. Addition of So. Cobb Drive, east side, per petition, if secured, prior
to dead -line comprising parcels owned by Pace Motors, Colonial R. E. Company,
Earl Smith Flooring and W. A. Ward, Jr. will increase acreage annexed to
approximately 105'acres.
Traffic School
Councilman R. J. McCurry placed a motion before council requesting City
Attorney to draft permissive legislation authorizing City of Smyrna to operate
a traffic school. This draft, submitted to Cobb Legislative body shall be in
form of an ordinance implementing traffic school operation in City with authority
to summon offenders fined in Recorder's Court and ordered to attend sessions in
traffic school.
Ward re -apportionment
Councilman J. C. Porterfield presented in Council, a map calling out proposed
re -alignment of wards within present corporate limits, and recommended the
following to be included in the above dated minutes:
(1) The committee assigned started with survey cards mailed from City Hall
to all citizens. Analysis of population figures ranged from 590 in
Ward No. 3 to 4,130 in Ward No. 4.
(2) On completion of study, the committee felt the most logical solution
was the addition of one ward and equal division by population in the
seven wards as f of I ows :
Ward
1
- 1,935
Ward
2
- 1,804
Ward
3
- 1,808
Ward
4
- 2,065
Ward
5
- 21099
Ward
6
- 2,097
Ward
.7
- 1,576
(3) In connection with the addition of a seventh ward, the committee
proposes and recommends that the office of councilman -at -large be
abolished and that all reference to such office be deleted from our
City Charter.
Based on the above, I submit the following motion: Motion - J. C.
Porterfield.
"I move that we adopt this seven ward plan for the City of Smyrna
and that we authorize the engineer to prepare a legal description
of the plan to be turned over to the City Attorney and included in
our upcoming house bill for approval by the State Legislature. I
further move that we instruct the City Attorney to include the
deletion of the councilman -at -large in said 'house bill, and that
the effective date be January 1, 1966 with the provision that the
(Continuation of January 18, 1965 Meeting)
November, 1965 election be held on the above basis. It was further
motioned to include all properties annexed in the vicinity of Concord
Road and North Cooper Lake Road in Ward No. 7, and the area of
Estelle Court, So. Cobb Drive, Powder Springs and Old Concord Road
shall be included in Ward No. 5.1,
On Homer Kuhl's second, the motion carried unanimous.
R. J. McCurry discussed Item No. 5 of Agenda pertaining to current wage
scale of hourly employees reporting they were out of balance with competitive
rates for similar assignments. The Councilman submitted that per present
budget the City could not implement salary adjustment covering police, fire
and department heads and withheld discussion pending review of current budgets
and anticipated revenues. Motion by R. J. McCurry: "Effective January 15,
1965 all hourly rated employees shall be increased twenty cents per hour
($0.20). Motion after discussion, was seconded by J. B. Ables and carried
by unanimous vote.
Water meter reader assignment was.increased.on R. J. McCurry's motion from
$75.00 weekly to $82.50 per week effective with pay period starting January
15, 1965. On July 1965 budget, this assignment shall be increased by $7.50
or $90.00 per week. Motion carried on J. C. Porterfield's second.
On motion, R. J. McCurry, seconded Homer Kuhl, and passed, the Bank of
Smyrna loan Q 5% covering new sanitation truck and container equipment shall,
and it is hereby authorized, to recind previous recorded motion calling out
repayment in 24 months to 36 ihonths @ 5%. First payment in February 1965
covering principal $26,7700-52 plus interest shall be renewed each year upon
payment of balloon note on or prior to December 31st of each year.
Progress Reports
Roads and Drainage
Councilman J. C. Porterfield stated he would contact State Highway
officials in the interest of traffic safety with a request for additional
traffic lane on North Atlanta Street from Hawthorne to a point north of
Cherokee Road to relieve shopping center traffic hazard. The full council
approved this action.
Water and Sewerage
No report except H.H.F.A. statistical report was submitted to consultant
engineer, Philip J. Sutton, for completion and ambmdssion on or before
February 15, 1965.
Fire and Police Report
Councilman H. Kuhl reported on the commendable 1964 fire loss in City
as $85,000 less than preceeding year. Mr. Kuhl stated the traffic study would
be presented in council February 1, 1965.
The apparent encroachment on Geo. P. Perryman property by installation of
side walks was investigated and reported by committee. Councilman H. Kuhl recom-
mended the previous minutes shall stand. All papers (deeds, etc.) delivered
to Attorney Berl T. Tate for correction and upon signature and recording,
curb and gutter assessment in,'the amount of $216.30 shall be waived in lieu
of -three foot of frontage deeded to City of Smyrna.
Mr. Jesse Henderson, 700 Lee Street, was nominated to assist Mr. Ted Bowman
in the 1965 tax assessor field assignment covering a period of two weeks.
Duties require checking all real properties, new and old, and measuring where
required f or completion of 1964 tax assessment and for 1965 tax returns of all
properties within corporate limits. Nomination by R. J. McCurry and carried.
Mayor George W. Kreeger commenting on December 1964 financial reports
requested all departments to hold the line on expenditures during the non -
producing revenue months ahead and to reduce operating costs within or under
budgetary allowance.
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(Continuation of January 18, 1965 Meeting)
R. J. McCurry motioned to adjust budgets effective 1-1-65 as follows:
Increase
garage budget
effective 1-1-65
$1,000.00
gas, oil, etc.
Increase
sanitation "
it 1-1-65
$5,850.00
salaries
Increase
sanitation it
it 1-1-65
$5,460.65
capital
Motion to adjust, seconded by J. B. Ables, motion carried.
Council also requested to: (1) add $60,187.83 to general fund income
covering June 1964 tax collections; (2) combine under administrative salaries,
clerical with assistant City Clerk; (3) check salaries, maintenance and
street department, (over and under).
In closing action the Council:
(a) Referred letter regarding alley trespass by City trucks to J. B.
Ables, concerning letter from Tillman Memorial Methodist Church.
(b) Set date, per R. J. McCurry's motion, at February 15, 1965 for
hearing on failure of Billie Beaver to comply with all previous
council action on condemned structure located at 502 Roswell St.
(c) Authorized, per motion R. J.PMcCurry seconded by D. L. Mixon, a
letter originating from City Hall to insurance agent of record
claiming certain degree of responsibility and liability in sewer
line clean out schedule, and that insurance carrier consider the
claim of W. D. Dutton of Sherwood Road in the City of Smyrna with
favor towards the recovery of his loss per expense reports of
labor and materials submitted.
(d) Council waived permit fee for a one day circus to be held April 5,
1965 at Belmont Hills providing that local civic organization
(Optimists) elect to sponsor said circus.
(e) J. B. Ables and Berl T. Tate discussed for future submission,
amendments to current sanitation ordinance.
(f) J. C. Porterfield submitted costs of sidewalk and curbing on
King Street. Deferred pending check out with property owners
on curb costs.
There being no further business to be heard before council, a motion was
made to adjourn.
Adjourn 9:50 p.m. 1-18-65
Next meeting 2-1-65, 700 p.m.
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