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as $300. Councilman J. C. Porterfield motioned that Council approve
$300 expenditure to the Georgia Municipal Associatlon'for the purpose
of obtaining a retirement„ plan and cost figures for study. The
motion.was seconded by J. P. White.- Vote,,on,the,motion was unanimous.
Councilman,Hubert Black motioned that Coucil proceed with the -plan
to have City ordinances codified at a cost''' ofI�,840 subject to the fi:
nance committee "receiving assurance we receive proper information on
special ordinances. The motion was secondedb y*Councilman Marston
Tuck. The vote was five to one. Councilman J.,P., White opposed.
Councilman J. C. Porterfield brought to the attention of Mayor and Coun-
cil the unsightly condition oftthe refuse receptacles around the Cit;
placed at various points by Dixie Enterprises on a five year contrac-
basis. Councilman Porterfield motioned tliat 'Dix.ie Enterprises be
advised of the unsightly condition and poor maintenance of the o
containers and given thirty days to correct the situation.
Councilman J. d. Porterfield stated one new truck was set up in the
water department budget, Nhd requested,opening of bids on February
15, 1971 meeting.
Councilman J. P.' Whlte�,Pdp •rted-la full compliment of personnel in
the police department; 30 men and one clerk, and that delivery
of the new cars was expected soon.
Councilman Homer Kuhl requested in the form of a motion that a report
on the police de.par.tment be submitted at the next Council meeting.
The motion was 'seconded�by CouncilmanMarston Tuck'.and voted unanimous -
ly. (Refers to districting of police,areas.) ,-J
Councilman C.�•0. Canada announced that mounting and, balancing of
police tires would be handled by the garage within the next few
Mr. Canada stated ra •.balanc,ing machine and tire, changer had been
at a cost of $600.001. �.
Meeting adjourned 9.:32 P.M.
FEBRUARY 15, 1971 u « , :1
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The regularly scheduled midFmonth meeting of Mayor and Council was
held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, on February 15, 1971 at 7:30
o'clock, P.M. The meeting was called to order 'by presiding officer Mayor
Harold Smith and all Councilmen were present, Also present were City
Attorney G. W. Carreker, D. Scott Jackson, J.E. David, Leon Hood,
N. Proctor, C. C. Porterfield Don Atkinson and a representative of
the Mareitta Journal and WBIE. City Clerk L. W. Charles was out of
town attending the annual Clerks and Finance Officer`s meeting in Athens.
Invocation was by Dr. Boyd Israel and Mayor Harold L. Smith led the
Pledge to the Flag.
Under Citizen Reports,.Councilman J. C. Porterfield submitted for
Bill Stewart ,�copy of a petition from the Cobb County Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues concerning the rezoning of'the triangle property
(Concord and North Cooper Lake Road). The`C�-1 zoning was approved
with the stipulation that the C-1 development would not be permitted
until such time that fifteen.single dwellings .had''been completed on the
adjacent property and subject to the proposedshoppingcenter per plans
submitted at the December.1963 meeting.' J
Amdndment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to include a classi-
fication for a skating rink was next on the Agenda. It was brought
out that skating rinks.in the cotnty were placed in classification
comparable to the C-2 zoning of the City. Charles "Pete" Wood spoke in
opposition to skating rinks being placed 1n a C-1 district. Councilman
Hubert Black -motioned -,that we place the calssification of a skating rink
in a C-2 area and approve a fee of $200 for an'annual business license:
The moti on was s*e'd6hded- (,,The Motioh 'and'
second was withdrai it cdhd"Councilman Hubert% Blac'kMet i6H6d` that, the`'
'cl"ass ificati:on be dropped Trom' the `proposed ame`n'dm6nt TTze
motion was seconded by' Councilman Marston `Tuck.' A rrtotiori to''`readver-
tise for the purpose of a chang5 in the ,zoning ordinance to indludO
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a skating rink classification was made by Marston Tuck, the hearing
date on same to be March 15, 1971. The motion was seconded by Hubert
Black and voted unanimously..
,Mr. Jim Farley, Civil -Defense Director, appeared before Council I
with a request that�a new Civil Defense Ordinance --be approved to
up -date the City Ordinance and -bring tit in line with State require-
ments. The ordinanceiwould replace the ordinance adopted in 1956.
Councilman J. P. White motioned that the ordinance be adopted subject
to check out by the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by J. C.
Porterfield and approved unanimously. �.
Sealed bids on the Birch -Street paving were opened, read in Council
and recorded as follows':)
MacDouglad-Warren, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. 2,600 feet @ $1.31 per sq. d•
John Hancock •Paving,Co.., 71loodstock, Ga.225 tons; @ $11.00 per ton (T2,475.00
C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Marietta(225 tons @ $9.00 per ton (2,025.00
Councilman Homer Kuhl, motioned that we accept. 'the low bid of C. W.
Matthews Company in the amount of $2,025.00. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Marston Tuck. Vote on the motion was unanimous.
Sealed bids on a one, ton truck for the Water :Depart'ment were
opened, read in Council, and recordeld as follows:
Trade City, Smyrna, Ga. 3312.12ld9s ttade=in .of $929..50 Net 2,382.62
W John Smith, Atlanta, Ga. 3094.57 Plus.$3.00 inspection sticker less
U o L ) trade-in $70l-OO,-Net,$2.,396_.57
Day's Chevrolet, Acworth, Net $2,327.57
The bids were referred to the Writer Department Committee with
authority to purchase from the low bidder if the bid met specifications.
The motion was secoonded by J. C. Porterfield. ,The�vote was unanimous.
Only one bid was received for the truck body. The bid was from
Heard Equipment Company, Atlnata, Georgia, in 'the .amount of $961, 00,4
On motion by Councilman Homer -,Kuhl, seconded by Councilman. Marston
Tuck, this bid was also referrdd to the Water Department Committee,
with au*hority to purchase or negotiate bid price. Vote on the
motion was unanimous.
A petition was submitted .in Council by Mrs, Peggy Watson for a
residential permit for a beauty shop at 1203.Medlin Street. The
• petition was signed by all residents within a 300 foot radius.
Mrs. Watson statbd she understood the stipulations,of no employees,
no on -street parking, and no s i'gns . The permit was ,approved unani-
mously on motion by Councilman Homer Kuhl, seconded. -by Councilman
J. t. White.
Commercial building permits were submitted by building -inspector
Leon Hood and upon his recommendations the'f.ollowing adtion is
recorded:
1. Request by Security National Bank to build a branch bank at
3393 South Cobb Drive. The permit was approved on motion by
Councilman Homer Kuhl, seconded by Councilman J. C. Porterfield.
Vote on the motion was unanimous.
2. Request by R & B Associates for ,building.permilt-for.Sussex
Lake Club Apartmentg, 416 units with townhouses (Burson property
LL8878, Lots 5, 6, and 7) located on Herodian Way at the 4-Lane
Highway.- Mayor Harold L. Smith rema'r:ked on the- possibility the
City might not be able to tie in to the temporary Sewerage treat-
ment plant proposed by the county but stated a'_solution would be
workedoaut for sewerage for the apartments.. Mr. Burson stated they
would like to start work --on the 3T million do.11ar..development immediatdly•
The permit was approved on motion by Councilman J. P. White, seconded
by Arthur T. Bacon. Vote on the motion was unanimous.
Mr. Dave Miller, represented.a groupvof doctors who requested a
building permit for a professional building adjacent to Brawners
Hospital, The question of the. zoning classification, on- the pro-
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perty, and whether the ownership was the same as for Brawners,
had been brought up at the last meeting. Dr..Gould stated they
were prepared to sign the contract on the February 16, 1971 and if
the property had to be advertised again, it would beybeyond the
date to sign the contract., City Attorney G. W. Carreke'r was
of the opinion the building permit could be approved with present
zoning. On motion by Councilman J. P. White, seconded•by Councilman
C. 0. Canada, the permit was approved by unanimous vote.
Mr. DeWeese appeared in Council again regarding the,241, strip
of land on Hill Street, (formerly designated as McGriff Street
but never used as a street).,) City Attorney G. W. Carreker was
asked to check ontthis and report back at next meeting..
Councilman Homer Kuhl stated he had talked with,Bob Sutton and
Mr. Sutton stated they had 'completed the survey on 'At•la.nta, Street Widen-
ing, were now working on the drawings, and would try to get the infor-
mation to us within the next few days. �.
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Reporting on ;Concord. and Love Street progress, .Mr. Kuhl/stated that
stakes had been placed from Dunton Street to Medlin Street and he would
start tomorrow trying to close out acquisitions on,these pieces of property.
Coundilman Homer Kuhl stated a letter had been.received from the State
Highway Department dated February 3, 1971, listing improvements to be
made in various parts of the county. One of the jobs concerning the City,
is the widening of Campbell Road and State Route,3 at.their intersection.
The City will cooperate with the State Highway Department on this project.
Mayor Harold L. Smith stated he would meet with the Street Committee
within the next few*days to work out priorities -on various street
projedts.
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Mayor Harold L. Smith reported on the meeting, -'with the State Water
Quality Control-, Board last Tuesday regarding the, program submitted to
them by the City of.Smyrna. Mayor Smith stated -after the formal meeting
adjourned the engineers talked with them and they, tentatively approved
the proposal. It was also the impression that the State would not close
the Church Street treatment plant as long as it is pumping sewerage
although. the City might have to take over.., Nothing -has been received
in writing from that meeting.,
Mayor Harold L. Smith reported that Councilman Homer Kuhl and Councilman
J. C. Porterfield attended, the Cobb Municipal Association Meeting with
him on February 9,,1971. The Animal Control Ordinance was discussed,
business licenses, taxes, etc. but no official action was taken.
Councilman J. C. Porterfield stated he had furnished the Joint Municipal
Retirement system with City of Smyrna employee census and hoped to have
a proposal back within,the next two or three weeks.,
The Minutes of Mayor and Council for January 4, 1971 and January 16,
1971 were=:approved as submitted on motion by J. C. Porterfield, seconded
bu Homer Kuhl. The votenwas unanimous.
Revisions for Unit A. Deerwood Subdivision, were approved as 'submitted
on motion by J. C. Porterfield. The motion was seconded by Arthur T.
Bacon, and voted unanimously. .
Councilman C. 0. Canada reported,that work on-the'Birch_Street sewerage
project would start Monday, February 22, 1971. .{J
City Attorney G. W. ,Carreker read Section 34A-601 and 602, of the Georgia
Municipal Election Code and further noted that any changes made must be,
reported in detail to -the Jis,tice Department.' Reapportionment of City
wards was also discussed: I I
Mayor Harold L. Smith stated that a citizens committee for Joint City-
Coubty Voter Registration had'been appointed. The committee is chair-
maned by Ed Riley and others working with Mr., Riley are: Charles "Pete"
Wood}, of the Cobb -County Hospital Authoity, Mrs.,Frances Carson and Mrs.
Milton Bennett, of the Cobb -Marietta League of Women Voters, and
Mr. Forster Puffee of the Smyrna Jaycees. Mayor Smith requested C. 0.
Canada to work with the committee to represent Council. The committee
will make a study to determine -the poseib 1it'y' ,of tmrk], 'out+A0178,t'bh.
whereby citizens of Smyrna can be
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eligible to vote once they have registered with either the City or
County. Councilman J. P. White stated he would like to name a
person to serve on the committee.
Mayor Harold L. Smith transferred the Chairmanship of the Civil
Defense Department to Councilman Marston Tuck, effectively immedeately.
Meeting adjourned 10:27 P.M.
(MEMO: After adjournment of the meeting, Mayor Smith gave letter
addressed to Mr. Ernest Barrett (copy attached) to Mr. Robert J.
Austin to deliver to Mr. Barrett personally the morning of
February 16, 1971.0
L. W. CTMRLES,,�)CITY CLERK
MARSTON TUCK, COUNCILMAN WARD 1
FIRE, PARKS & RECREATION
CIVIL DEFENSE
ARTFUR T. 7, COUNCT N WARD 3 HO KUHL., 4
SANITATION STREETS AND MAINTENANCE
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C. 0. N , 1 u 5 .
GARAGE, TREATMENT PLANTS iATER
HUBERT BLACK, COUNCIMMAN WARD
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
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WARD 6