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03-15-1971 Regular Meeting' 3 ;9 MARCH 15, 1971 The regularly scheduled -mid -month meeting was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, March 15, 1971, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Mayor Harold L. Smith presided and all Council Members were present. Also present were City Clerk L. W. Charles, City Attorney G. W. Carreker, D. Scott Jackson, N. Proctor, Leon Hood, C: C. Porterfield, Donald 0. Atkinson, Dick Williams and George Hardy of Mayes, Sudderth,i and Etheredge, and a representative of the Marietta Journal and WBIE. J. E. David was on vacation. Invocation was by Councilman Homer Kuhl and Pledge -to -the Flag was led by Mr. �H. M. Cheshire. A copy of Mayor Harold L. Smith's letter vetoing the action of Councilmen Kuhl, White, Porterfield, and Canada in regard to dismissal of City Attorney G. W. Carreker was given to each Councilman. 'No discussion or vote was called regarding action. See Minutes 3/1/71. Mr. Bill Trail of the Smyrna Jaycees.requested a permit for the Annual Jonquil Parade to be held May 1, 1971, from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., the route to be from Ward Street to Cherokee to Atlanta to the First Baptist Church. The permit was -granted on motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by Hubert Black. Vote on the motion was unanimous.- - - - LO A request was made by the Rev. Charles L. Clark, Smyrna Church of God, for a permit for a parade sponsored by the combined churches for Youth for Christ on April 10, 1971; the parade to be from Belmont Shopping Center to Cobb Center. The V permit was granted on motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by J. C. Porterfield. Vote L) on the motion was unanimous, starting reported at 3:00 P.M. City Clerk L. W. Charles was asked to notify the Po lice Department of both . parades. .. , Commercial bui=1'ding permits were submitted by building inspector Leon Hood and upon his recommendations the following action is recorded: 1. Request for 7' X 14' sign, Golden Gallons Dairy Products, 2254-Atlanta Street: Permit approved on motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by C. 0. Canada, subject to payment of taxes -to: the City of Smyrna for prior, -years. (Charles J. Thomas, owner.) Vote on the motion was unanimous. Hearing date for consideration of rezoning the Towles property, LL 806, Old 41 High- way, from R-lAA to R-2 Apartments, was called out as April 5, 1971 on motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by Homer Kuhl, and voted unanimously.';. Hearing dn;th&)comprehensive zoning ordinance amendment was next on the Agenda. On motion by Councilman Hubert Black a skating rink was placed in a C-2 zoned area with an annual business license -fee of $200.- The motion was seconded by Arthur T. Bacon,and voted -unanimously: Work on the Birch Street sanitary sewer facility was reported to begin March 22, 1971. Mayor Harold L. Smith reported he has received no information as to,when work will begin on the eastside temporary sewerage treatment plant. Mayes, Sudderth and Etheredge will design the plant. Councilman J., C. Porterfield' stated he had asked for a report on the consumption at the Bohanon Plant and would like" to investigate a meter for the Church Street Plant if needed. Councilman C. 0. Canada called a committee meeting of the Sewerage Treatment Depart- ment for Saturday morning, 9:30 A.M. There was no report on the Downtown Redevelopment Program. Councilman J. C. Porterfield stated his committee had a rather lengthy meeting on March 13, 1971 in regard to the employees retirement program; however, he did not wish to make any proposal at this time. Mr. Porterfield called another meeting for Saturday morning, 11:00 A.M. in regard to this matter. Mayor Harold L. Smith reported the county is working on the Atlanta Street plans and should have the corrections made and back to the State Highway, Department by March 19, 1971. A letter was read in Council from Grady P. Holcomb of the State Highway Department addressed to the B. P. Oil Corporation in regard to the interchange at Love Street.•and-Atlanta'Street. Mayor Smith stated he would work on a consul- , _ 37:0, (Continuation of March 15, 1971 Meeting) tacit basis.or �(M_ tNa hate. H_i,�h%ay Department on this matter. Mayor Harold L. Smith stated he had contacted one appraiser in regard to obtaining options on rights of way on Love and Concord; however, he would like to contact'at least one other person before making -recommendations to the street committee. A bill in the amount of $851.25 was presented in Council from Mayes, Sudderth and Etheredge which was an "over -run" on the cost estimate on Project No. 9474,. eastside-seweage study. Mr. Williams stated the additional bill was for time used to work out added alternatives in the method of sewerage treatment. On motion by J. C. Porterfield, seconded by Arthur T. Bacon, the bill was approved for payment. Vote on the motion was unanimous. Mr. W. J. MacKenna appeared before Council with a request for waiver of the 400 foot restriction on a dead end street. The waiver was granted on motion by Arthur T. Bacon, seconded by J. P. White, and voted unanimously. Mr. Sam Theodocian requested•a change in the manager for the package store located at North Cooper Lake Road and Concord Road. The new applicant for manager was listed as Walter W. Watts, 3636 Westbrook Drive. Mr. Watts, having met all require- ments was approved on motion by Arthur T. Bacon, seconded by J. C. Porterfield, Thevote was five to two. For the motion, Arthur T. Bacon, J. C. Porterfield, J. P. White, C. 0. Canada and Marston Tuck. Voting against the motion, Homer Kuhl and Hubert Black. Councilman Hubert Black reported that funds invested by the City since March 1970 have netted an interest income of approximately $37,000." At the request of Councilman Black and D. S. Jackson, Tax Assessor, approval was given to purchase aerial photographs (100' to the inch) of certain areas of the City for mapping purposes. The estimated cost was calle daout as approximately $1000. Approval.for the purchase was authorized on motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by Arthur T. Bacon, and voted unanimously. Cost of the photos to �be• paid from State Grants Funds. Mayor Harold L. Smith reported the Police Department needed a cabinet, approxi- mate cost $250.00, to house the riot equipment recently purchased. This item to be handled through capital expenditures. On motion by C. 0. Canada, seconded by J. C. Porterfield, the consultant engineers were authorized to prepare plats, maps, etc. necessary for boring under the 4-Lane Highway in order to install water lines to the apartment project on the east side. The Street Committee was authorized to secure bids, if needed! Mayor Harold L. Smith recommended that bids be secured on the Police Depart- ment T.V. surveillance equipment -- three cameras and switching equipment. On motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by C. 0. Canada, it was agreed that bids be secured for opening at the April 5, 1971 meeting. Vote on the motion was unanimous. Councilman Marston Tuck motioned that $300 be approved to build a float to be used in various parades by the City, personnel of the Fire Department would be responsible for building the float. The motion was seconded by Hubert Black and voted unanimously. Mayor Harold L. Smith reported details were in work regarding the Southern Bell franchise and an annual 3% would probably begin 1-1-72. Councilman Hubert Black suggested Smyrna join Cobb County in the Clean-up Campaign. It was reported that the Downtown Redevelopment Program committee, in conjunction with the high schools, had scheduled a Clean-up Campaign for April 3, 1971 . Mayor�Harold L.`Smith stated he had asked J. E. David to get estimates on paving the area where the old police station was and changing the radius at the corner. Mayor Smith stated S. A. White had agreed to remove the tank and pump. Councilman C. 0. Canada motioned that the City Attorney check out the ownership of the alley running from Bank to Sunset in the interest of getting this area paved at the same time as the above mentioned paving. The motion was seconded by Arthur T. Bacon and voted unanimously. After further discussion, and on motion by Counci4rihan C. 0. Canada, the Street Committee was authorized to secure bids for the paving of the area where the old police station was located, moving the fire plug and changing the radius. The mo- 9 J J� (Continuat•ion of March 15, 1971 Meeting) r tion- was seconded by Arthur T. Bacon and voted unanimously. Mr. Bill Trail brought to the attention of Council the hazards of entering Atlanta Street from Creatwood and asked if perhaps a double line could be painted on Atlanta Street at this intersection. This matter referred to the"Street Committee for checkout. Councilman Hubert Blaik motioned that City vehicles be made available for the Clean- up Campaign. The motion was seconded by Marston Tuck and voted unanimously. Council- man Arthur T. Bacon to follow through with the sanitation department on this. Meeting adjourned 8:50 P.M. Next meeting April 5, 1971. HRROL SMI / /MAYOR- MARSTON TUCK, COUNCILMAN WARD 1 FIRE, PARKS & RECREATION, CIVIL DEFENSE s „ L. W. CHARLES, C TY CLERK J. P. WHITE, COUNCILMAN WARD 2 POLICE ARTHUR T. BACON, COUNCILMAN WARD 3 HOMER KUHL, COUNC MAN WARD 4 SANITATION MAINTENANCE C. 0. CANADA, COUNCILMAN WARD 5 GARAGE, TREATMENT PLANTS 2 HUBERT ULACK, COUNCILMAN WARD 7 FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 71 J. C. PORTE IELD, COUNCILMAN WARD WATER, ST ETS