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11-15-1965 Mid-Monthly Meeting146 (Continuation of November 1, 1965 Meeting) a.- City taxes paid to Cobb County. b.� City officials on a four year elective basis. c. Equalization of. malt beverage tax. d. Determination of Cobb County incinerator proposal.` e. Annexations and City boundary regulations. f., Uniform traffic codes. Councilman Homer Kuhl'reported progress on the new City fire station and recommended_ the erection of a street department storage building to- be built of concrete" -slab and crimp metal approkimately 18 ft. by 22 ft..-Joining the, south end of the -- present garage structure: On J: C'. P.orter."fleld's motion- al..bid� in the amount of $1,170.00 was accepted -"and Mr.-J. A. Bailey authorized to- erect the •bui.ldi•ng. Second Homer Kuhl and. carried. Motion to •ad journ. 9s00 P.M. Next meeti ng , November 15, 1965.. G NOVEMBER- 15,, 1965, 1 The mid month meeting of"Mayor.and Council was held a't City Hall a.bove'date and called to order et'7:30 o'clock P.M. Mayor G. W:-Kreeger presided and all Council -members were present. Others present, department heads, building inspector, City Attorney, Clerk and Otis Brumby of the Marietta Press. An esti- mated 35 citizens were present in connect-ion'with zoning hearings on Atlanta Terrace and Cherokee Road. On motion by J.- B.. Abies, ,socond-Homer Kuhl, the, certified election returns, of the regular City election, on -November 6,. 1965 were accepted. -as --read in Council .and authorized for Inclusion -in the finalized minutes and attached hereto. Voted unanimous. The -Rev. Ben Turner' spoke in Counci•I in connection with' the erection •and ,operation of a home. .for children to _be known as the Calvary, Chi-ldrens Home, Ithe location being 111 :Belmont- Avenue, adjacent to the Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. P. D. Hill read several -,letters from Cobb County judges and commissioners,, endorsing the project 'for underprivileged children. He further stated the Board of Directors.would•set up a program to raise funds, from .public and private subscription and would, operate the -home. _ Mayor and. Council; spoke- in favor of. the childrens ' home:,and .voted',unanimous on''Mr,. Ablest motion to ,go on record as endorsing,.the ,pro ject. Jt i No building permits were. submitted :for, Council approval., City Attorney, Berl T. Tate, called .out the. progress•,on Spring Road rights -of -way stating that twenty-five percent of the cifizens•had signed options, andfifty percent had been briefed on th"e issue and invited to meet the apprerers at City Hall... The remaining twenty-five percent requested more time for'evalu- ation, some of which may result iri "condemriatiori proceedi'ngs."' A letter from the plumbing inspe_ct'or referred to corrective action of sewerage installation at th,e-Majie-Wand Car Wash on So. Cobb at Bank St. The City requested the line -to be supported by piers at the crossing of Stonecreek which has never been accomplished. The letter was referred to Councilman Ables for reporting in the next meeting. 147 (Continuation of November 15;`,1965 Meeting) Council accepted the petition from Long Realty Company to, rezone the.Leonard property on Powder Springs,Street from R-1 Residential to R-2 Multiple Dwelling -town houses -restricted, and on R. J.:' McCurry+s,.motion set the date for. a. hearing at December 202 1965. The remaining property located on the north right-of-way of the Spring Road project owned by G. D...Patterson came up for hearing perladvertised,zoning notice;. The .petition requested a zoning change, from R-1, residential to. C-1- commercial area. Attorney Robert E4 Flournoy represented the petitioner. Since no citizens"appeared'in opposition, R. J. McCurry motioned the property be. zoned, from R-1 to C-1 subject to paymentj.of..$50.00.": advertising 'fee. .,Motion- second, J: C.',:Porterfield and voted , unanimous:i Zoning Hearings - Cherokee Road,,North and -South -Side The zoning of the north and.south side of Cherokee Road per advertised legal notices came up for hearing. The legal ads divided the properties into seven parcels beginning with parcel No. 1 on the south right-of-way of Cherokee Road at the lot line of the King Arms Apartments, west to Burbank Circle; parcel No. 2 from Burbank Circle west to Burbank Circle; parcel No. 3 from Burbank Circle to existing zoned•'property''on Ventura Place; parcel No. 4 on the north side of Cherokee Road beginning at the existing zoned property to North Burbank Circle; parcel No. 5 east from North Burbank Circle to a point including the Chiro- practor Clinic and unimproved property of W. A. Ward, Jr. Parcel No. 6 includes unimproved property owned by W. A. Ward, Jr. and the residence of Mr. Frank S. Stewart, known as 101 Cherokee Trail. Parcel No. 7 begins at the zoned property of Dr. W. C. Patterson on the north side :of Cherokee Road west 175�feet to the inter- section of- Cherokee- Road and Cherokee Trail aind, known as 102 Cherokee Trail,. Action `by Council:' Approximately 24 citizens whose names appeared on the petition for rezoning appeared in Council. Four c1ti.zens.were present in opposition to the -zoning of parcels No. 6> and ,7.- Mrs. Helen Baldwin addressed the `Council las spokesman for the petit"inners. During discussion, Councilman R. J. McCurry motioned as follows: "This -Counell"approves. the zoning from R-l- residential to "C" =classification -commercial, all the property per advertised petitions, called out in Parcels Nos, 1, 2 and 3 on -the south side of Cherokee Road and Parcels No.-4 and 5 on the north -side of Cherokee Road." The motion as stated was seconded by D. L. Mixon and voted unanimous. The property advertised as Parcel No.' 7 came up for hearing. l;r. W. A.. Reed spoke for the zoning of -the W. A." Ward property' east to the property, line of Dr. W. ,b'." Patterson. Councilman J. C. Porterfield'spoke for the -opposition. "During 'the discussion relating to the above described property;'D;'L. Mixon motioned to rezone the property called out in the petition known as parcel No. 7 from R-1 residenntial *to "C" classification.. On second by J. B. Ables, the voted was five to two. J. C. Porterfield and C. M. Chapman voting against. On motion.by R. J. McCurry, the property west of Cherokee Trail owned by Mr... F. S. Stewart and W. A. Ward was, on second by J. B. Ables, zoned from R-1 to "C" Commercial aeea., The vote was five to two. J.. C. Porterfield and C.. M.} Cfiapmen voting ggainat. A letter was read .in Council from Humble Oil and Refining Co. dated November 3, 1965. Excerpts.from this letter signed by James L. Weir asfollows: 148 (Continuation of November,15, 1965 Meeting)' "We will give Red Head Oil Company permission to tie onto our line when it is finished if they will agree to pay half the cost of installation and half the cost of maintaining and re- pairing the line. "I am going to talk with Mr. Bob Foreman and if he agrees, have him to draw up an agreement between Humble Oil and Red Head 011 C oinpanq. -_ _ _. "We should have our easements secured within 60 days and will start work as soon as possible." In other cacti on, the C_ounci 1: a. Reterred'-a letter from Don' Lilli® '-to Councilman Homer. Kuhl concerning ai:dewalks on the east right-of-way from Brown -- School to So. Cobb Dr. b. Authorized Councilman J. B. Ables to purchase one and two yard -garbage containers for various business establishments subject to agreement -on establishing the monthly garbage •fee ct affeing the- new buin sesses.—Th®�`mot.ion by"'T. B. "Ableii; `9'9-dorid R. J. McCurry, .carried six to one. Councilman Homer,Kubl-voting against. c. Letter from Hensley -Schmidt, Inc. called out the inspection of the drainage problem at 604 Lee Street, Mrs. W. M. Weaver. Letter referred to Councilman J. C. Porterfield. -- d;---It-was 'reported that -steel -for -the new fire station would be available. November 18 per statement of Homer Kuhl. �. Agreed to delete from the Cobb County Health Center deed, the driveway area and the lift station at the southeast corner of King Street. f. Discussed Concord Road curb and gutter assessments with reference to delinquent accous: nt""` -_ _ __._ _ g. Voted unanimous on R. J. McCurry's motion to transfer $10,500 from the General Fund to the Extension and Construction Fund to cover current contracts and operation costs. Said loan repayable when funds are available in the Extension and Con- struction fund. h. Authorized police vigilance in Whitfield Park based on complaints of usage of non-residents. There being no -further -business the Council adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Next meeting December 6, 7:30 P.M., at City Hall. 149 (Continuation of November 15,�1965 Meeting) reeger, Mayor Charles,, City Clerk IR J. c rry,-Councilman , es, ounc man, Ward Finance a d �A'dministrati ©n S itation R. H. Wood, Councilman, Ward #3 - Homer Kuhl, Councilman, Ward #4 Parks & Recreation, • Police, Fire & CD Daniel L. Mixon; Councilman -Ward 5 C.: Porter geld,- Councilman Water Ward #6, St Diets & Maintenance C. M. Chapman, Councilman -at -Large