04-21-1969 Scheduled Mid-Monthly Meeting206
APRIL 21, 1969
The scheduled mid -month meeting of Mayor and Council was held
at City Hall April 21, 1969 and called to order by presiding
officer Mayor G. W. Kreeger at 7:00 o'clock P. M. Council
Members present: C. W. Armour, Homer Kuhl, J. C. Porterfield,
B. F. Stewart and C. 0. Canada. Council Members absent: J. B.
Ables and R. H. Wood. Others present: City Clerk, L. W. Charles,
Assistant City Clerk, Timothy J. Grogg, Building Inspector,
C. M. Hamby, Public Works Superintendent, J. E. David, and the
Marietta press. Absent was City Attorney Berl T. Tate.
In the first order of business, the Council rejected a plea
from Mrs. Max Morris to reconsider zoning from "C" to C-1 of
property on the north right-of-way of Concord Road for erection
of a business designed for the sales and service of heating and
air conditioning products. -
The published zoning petition to change from "C" to C-1 a parcel
of land known as lot 6, block F, on Cobb Lane, came up for
hearing. The petitioner, L. A. Phillips, represented by Attorney
Robert E. McDuff, requested a land use permit for office use
only. The office would be for the use of Northwest Exterminators
and -would be a base of operations for two salesmen and a secre-
tary. Furthermore, the petitioner agreed that there would be
no change in the physical appearance of the structure, also,
no mixing or storage of materials would be permitted on the
premises. A motion was made by C. W. Armour that; the land use
permit be granted for office use only, -local commercial area,
for and restricted to usage by Northwest Exterminators with the
following restrictions: no parking of trucks on the premises,
no on street parking, no change in the physical construction of
the building, that the requirement of submission of plans as
required for C-1 commercial structure be waived, and that no
mixing or storage of chemicals be permitted on the premises.
Also, that any violation of the above, upon presentation of
evidence before Mayor and Council, would result in revocation
of the business license. The motion was seconded by B. F. Stewart
and voted unanimous.
The following commercial building permits were submitted by
Building Inspector C. M. Hamby and the following action is
recorded:
1. A request for a pole type luminated sign for new drive in
restaurant on Concord Road, next west of Little Dairy Farms,
was held in abeyance pending purchase of City of Smyrna -business
-license by the sign contractor, U. S. Plastics. Motion was
made by B. F. Stewart, seconded by C. 0. Canada, and voted
unanimous.
2. Upon approval of plans of theBurger Chef, the issuance of
building permit was granted on a motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded
by B. F. Stewart and voted unanimous.
3. Plans for the -addition to the Church of the Nazarene on Plaza
Drive were found in order and the building permit issued for
a 431x751 structure. Motion was made by C. W. Armour,
seconded by J. C. Porterfield and voted unanimous.
4. Approval of a building permit submitted for a service station
at the southwest corner of Ward and Cherokee was withheld
pending check out of Council -minutes covering restrictions
on the property.
5. Fouts Brothers Sinclair Service Station requested a permit to
enclose a 201x241 canopy for the purpose of establishing a
Datsun dealership. A motion for approval was made by Homer
Kuhl, seconded by J. C.,Porterfie ld, and voted unanimous.
6. A permit was also requested to relocate and reletter a sign
at Fouts Brothers Sinclair Service Station. Motion for
approval was made by Homer Kuhl, seconded by C. W. Armour,
and voted unanimous.
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7. A permit for a storage room 101x18' was requested by M. B.
Ware to be built at the rear of the existing laundry structure
on Old Concord Road.. A motion for approval was made by J. C.
Porterfield, seconded by B. F. Stewart, and voted unanimous.
8. NOTE: Additions to Magic Wand.Car Wash buildings were de-
ferred by reason of insufficient information supplied to City
Building'Inspector.
Mr. Nathan Metzger, representing Bernard Jaffe and Associates,
appeared before Mayor and Council and asked that his request for
a refund on building permit 67-164 issued July 28, 1967 for 110
apartment units be withdrawn.
"One bid was received for traffic signal equipment and devices from
the A & P Signal Company of Tucker, Georgia. The bid covering four
intersections is as follows:
South Cobb and Concord $ 2,075.15
In Atlanta at Love 17639.47
Atlanta at Spring 3,282.33
Atlanta at Cherokee 2,394.85
W Grand Total 9,391.80
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The bid was submitted to committee for tabulation and check out
of specifications.
In the interest of cost reduction of thepr6posed new Smyrna Police
Station, the Mayor received authorization from the City Council
to contact Baldwin -Cheshire architects with the proposal that a
conventional heating and air conditioning system be -installed in
lieu of the presently'proposed system design.
In reference to a proposed sewer easement from Deerwood subdi-
vision to Bennett Unit #5, J. E. David reported that the property
owner had requested a price of $2.00 per linear foot for the
easement. The Council, upon a motion by isomer Kuhl, seconded by
B. F. Stewart, and voted unanimous. authorized the City to pay
$2.00 per linear foot for the proposed easement.
The Council requested submission of a study by J. E. David con-
cerning a third lane on the south right-of-way of Concord Road
at Dickson's Shopping Center and study of a third lane on South
Cobb Drive at the new Burger Chef location.
A motion by Homer Kuhl directed Berl T. Tate, City Attorney, to
draw up an ordinance prohibiting the posting of all political
posters within the corporate limite of the City of Smyrna. The
motion was seconded by C. W. Armour and varted unanimous.
A petition was read in Council from the citizens in the Fuller
Street area requesting clean up of the property west of the
Second Baptist Church in the interest of -health and safety.
The petition was referred to V. M. Broyles for check out. MEMO:
City Attorney was requested to check out the state litter laws.
The minutes of Mayor and Council of March 3, 1969 and March 17,
1969 were approved as submitted and corrected upon motion by
B. F. Stewart, seconded by C. W. Armour, and voted unanimous.
FinanciAl reports for March 1969 and nine months cumulative were
read by Finance Chairman Homer Kuhl. No comments were submitted
upon the report due to the fact of all operating departments being
in solvent financial condition.
An application for transfer of malt beverage license for the Pizza
Inn, 2282 Old Concord Road, was submitted before Council by C. W.
Armour. A motion was made by C. W. Armour to transfer the license
from David L. Garrett to Charles K. Tyler. The motion was seconded
by B. F. Stewart. The vote was four to one for approval. Homer
Kuhl voted against the motion.
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In connection with working hours conflicts of Recorder's
Court Judge C. V. Reeves, the Council agreed to change the"
Recorder's Court from Tuesday at 6:30 P. M. to Saturday at
9:00 A. M., effective with Recorder's Court schedule of May
177 1969. The last Tuesday night court will be May 6, 1969.
It was agreed that the traffic school scheduled for the last
Tuesday of each month will not be affected by this decision.
The change in schedule came on a motion by B. F. Stewart,
seconded by C. W. Armour, and voted unanimous.
Upon a motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by C. W. Armour, the
Council adopted•a resolution commending Janice Kathleen Johnson for
outstanding accomplishments, recognition of scholarship, and
achievement of awards during 1969. A copy of the resolution
is made a part of the finalized minutes and attached thereto.
In final action, the Council agreed to the following:
1. To paint the Smyrna water tower from the Water Revenue
Fund using rustoleum paint. Motion by B. F. Stewart,
seconded by Homer Kuhl, voted unanimous. Total cost to
be $1200.00.
2. To request that J. E. David submit cost estimate of draining
surface water from culvert located at the rear lot of the
Tom Mathis property on Lake Drive.
3. To adopt on C. 0. Canada's motion, seconded by B. F. Stewart,
the Cobb County heating, air conditioning and ventilating
code for the period required to establish a City of Smyrna
code. Furthermore, W. L. Westbrook was designated to make
all inspections under the new code.
4. To construct a radius wall at Spring and Foster Streets to
promote traffic safety and lessen damage to street paving.
5. To participate in Little League Parage, 12:00 o'clock,
April 26, 1969.
6. To authorize upon a motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by'J.C.
Porterfield, and voted unanimous, an audit of the City of
Smyrna books for the closed fiscal year be performed by
Perry and Pate, certified public accountants at a cost of
$2300.00.
7. To approve attendance of T. J. Grogg, Assistant City Clerk,
to Georgia Planning Association's First Annual State-wide
Conference, April 24-25, 1969.
There being no further business a motion was made to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 9:05 P. M.
Next meeting May 5, 1969, 7:00 o'clock P. M.
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G. W. Kreeger, Mayor
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C. W. Armour, Councilman Ward 1,
Sanitation
R. H. Wood, Councilman Ward 3,
Streets & Maintenance
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C. 0. Ca da, Councilman Ward 5,
Parks and Recreation
B. F. ew—a CSuncilma ' Ward 7,
Water
L. W. Charles, ty Clerk
J tiles, Councilman Ward 2,
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Homer Kuhl, Councilman Ward 4,
Finance and Administration
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C. Porterf ld, Councilman
and 6, Trea ent Plants, Garage