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of City of Smyrna permit Codes, and
In further discussion a motion was
which authorized a letter.addressed
out the above stated violations and
ment of Stop N Go market shall appe
May 15, 1967, at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, then and the
pertaining to the violations of rec
Councilman B. F. Stewart and voted
Business License Ordinance.
made by Councilman C. W. Armour
to Stop N Go management calling
further motioned, said •manage-
ar before the Mayor and Council,
, in the Council Chamber, City
re to answer any and all'questions
ord. Motion was seconded by
unanimous.
The City sanitation committee, C. W. Armour, Chairman, brought
before Mayor and Council answers to the existing problem of refuse
pick up as evidenced by citizen complaints during the past three
months. Problems directly connected with complaints hinged on
hiring rates, in -grade wage increments, absenteeism, tardiness,
equipment break -downs, and voluntary terminations.
Councilman C. W. Armour proposed -the following solution and' motioned
for Council acceptance as follows: All new employees in the sani-
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tation department will be hired under the existing wage scale
($1.50 per hour starting rate') and will be eligible .for a bonus in
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amount of $15.00 upon completion of the scheduled work week
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consisting of five days per week, representing forty hours for each
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weekly period commencing Friday A. M. through the following Thursday
P. M. Old employees will be compensated on the basis of the existing
hourly rate, plus additional remuneration in the amount of $15.00
per week based on the same procedure as affects the new employees.
All sanitation truck drivers shall be compensated at their current
going rate plus remuneration of. $15.00 bonus per week and will be
held accountable for perfect attendance per week (40 hours) to
warrant payment of approved bonus. All the above, affecting the
City of Smyrna sanitation employees only, shall be effective per
the motion by C. W. Armour on May 12', 1967 A. M. Motion seconded
by J. B. Ables and voted unanimous.
There being no further business a motion was made'to adjourn, the
time .9: 30 P. M.
Next regular meeting May 15, 1967, 7:30 o"clock P. M.
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MAY 15, 1967
The regular scheduled mid month meeting of. Mayor and Council was
held May 15, 1967 at 7:30 P. M. at ^City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia.
Mayor G. W. Kreeger presided and all Council'Members present except
fifth ward Councilman D. L. Mixon. Also in attendance, City
Attorney, Department Heads, and Building Inspector.
In the first order of business, Mrs —Hester, 539 Burbank Circle
requested Council approval of he'r application for permit to sell
produce from stand located South Cobb.Drive at Concord (Gardner
Potter property). Issuance of permit denied on motion Homer Kuhl,
second J. C. Porterfield. The vote was unanimous.
The next item of business refers to a letter addressed to Stop N
Go Markets of Georgia concerning violations of City permit codes
and business license ordinance. MEMO: See May 8, 1967 Minutes.
In the absence of Stop N Go management in the above dated "meeting
to answer charges called out in the letter, a motion was made by
Councilman Homer Kuhl that 1967 business license for the Stop"N
Go Markets is hereby revoked with•authorization that the City
police department pick up the business license on May 16, 1967 at
8:00 A. M. Said revocation to remain in effect and reinstated only
upon compliance with all City codes and ordinances as called otit in
May 10, 1967 letter. Motion seconded by B. F. Stewart and voted
unanimous.
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The sales contract submitted by Roy Meadows Realty Company for
purchase of City owned land on South Cobb Drive was opened and
read by Mayor G. W. Kreeger. The contract in the amount of
$60,000 called -out exceptions regarding zoning and relocation
of sewerage trunk lines. The Council voted unanimous rejecting
the offer ($60,000) on motion by Homer:Kuhl, second by B. F.
Stewart.
ZONING
Reed RealtZ Company: Application and petition for rezoning
proper y at the southeast corner Bank Street at intersection of
South Cobb came up for hearing. The following items were called
out by Council concerning the area often flooded by surface water
drainage:
(1) Topo submitted by R. Dan Lord called out excavation of the
creek bed to a ten foot width.
(2) Completion of item one will contain additional cubic feet of
water which has by slow run off normally spread over rear yards on
Stonecreek property.
(3) State highway permit to be requested clearing channel to the
24.foot by 4 foot culvert under SouthrCobb.
(4) That the said excavation will eliminate in volume the existing
ponding area per engineers P:-J: Sutton and R. Dan Lord.
(5) All the above to be completed; inspected and approved prior to
Issuance bf City Building Permit and Contractor's license.
(6) That the Mayor and Council may authorize a tentative permit
calling out the above stipulations upon evidence of a contract in
connection with the sale of the property, said contract to call out
compliance with Item one through five.
Motion by J. B. Ables to rezone the property from R-1 Residential
to C-1 Commercial area with provision to widen the existing Stone -
creek channel to a ten foot width, and a two to one slope, all in
compliance with the above grading and excavation from the Bank
Street right-of-way to the existing culvert under South Cobb Drive.
The motion was seconded by C. W. Armour. The vote on the above carried
five to one,. R. H. Wood -voting against... •
John T. Blackburn: Petition to rezone a parcel of land located north
side of Love Streat Extension, approximately 98 feet by 183 feet
came up for rezoning from R-1 to R-2 Restricted -Duplex. Objections
were heard relative to the narrow right-of-way and low water pressure.
The application for rezoning above described property was on motion
by R. H. Wood denied. The vote was unanimous on Homer Kuhl's second.
MEMO: Engineer J: E. David authorized to submit cost to extend a
two inch water line to a point and connect with the•existing water
main at the Smyrna Springs apartments.'
Alvin H. Davis: The petition to rezone the A. H. Davis property,
Clifton Road aE intersection of'Church Street, from R-1 to District
"C" came up for hearing. The west property line joins the property
known as Teen Canteen Recreational Center. In discussion, Councilman
R. H. Wood moved that the application of the petitioner be and is
hereby denied by reason of spot zoning. Motion seconded by Hoffier
Kuhl and voted unanimous.
Herndon, Jones, Hightower, Parcel #1: The advertised petition to
rezone the three parcels oca eon_7he south right-of-way of East
Sp,kng Road from R-1 to District "C" came up for hearing. One
citizen spoke in opposition to the proposed zoning. Motion by
C. W. Armour, second by J. C. Porterfield, and voted unanimous that
the above property be rezoned from R-1 Residential to District "C"
commercial.
(Continuation of May 15, 1967 Meeting)
Porter and Chester, Parcel #2: The two parcels of land located
on the north side right -of -Way- of East Spring Road and across
from Herndon, Jones and Hightower, came up for hearing to rezone
from R-1 to C-1 commercial area for the purpose of erecting a
Sinclair Service Station. The two parcels lying between Bell
Drive right-of-way and the Bethel Baptist Church. MEMO: The
property of Mr. Chester is recorded as part of the =ell -Drive
Subdivision (23 houses) and recorded with protective covenants
thereon. Four citizens were in attendance opposing the proposed
zoning. Motion by J. C. Porterfield that the application for
rezoning R-1 to C-1 be denied. Motion seconded -by B. F. Stewart.
Voting for the motion: J. C. Porterfield, C. W. Armour, B. F.
Stewart, R. H. Wood. Voting against: J. B. Ables, Homer Kuhl.
Summit Development Company: The advertised petition, Summit
U—evelopment Company, requesting a variance in the C-1 Restricted
zoning of September 1964 came up for hearing. The property lies
on the south right-of-way of Cherokee Road. approximately•4.20 feet
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to the southeast intersection of Ward Street and per recorded
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minutes was zoned to C-1, Restricted to office or professional
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building, per minutes of September 3, 1964..The hearing this date
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hinges on the request to remove the restrictive usage of the land.
In the lengthy discussion, three members of Tenneco management
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appeared and addressed the Council in favor of lifting the re-
Rstriction and further stated the company would install sidewalks on
'Ward Street in accordance with City specifications, and install a
traffic.signal'at the intersection of Ward Street and Cherokee Road
in accordance with state highway uniform traffic control specifi-
cations.' During continued discussion and objection by several
citizens, Councilman J. B. Ables motioned that the restriction as
per 1964 Minutes is hereby lifted in favor of the Tenneco develop-
ment. Motion seconded by Homer Kuhl. Voting to delete the
restriction of 1964, J. B. Abl'es,•. C . W. Armour and Homer Kuhl:
opposed, J. C. Porterfield, B. F. Stewart and R. H. Wood. Mayor
G. W. Kreeger cast the deciding vote. Motion carried four to
three. Final action on the above was the motion by J. B. Ables,
seconded by Homer Kuhl, that the developer, Tenneco Oil Company,
shall install 150 feet of sidewalks as specified on Ward Street
and the traffic control signal at the above mentioned intersection.
Voted unanimous.
Council referred to City, National, and Southern Building Codes
in connection with the application of•Hickory Lake Apartments for
two and one-half story apartment structures to be erected in the
corporate limits at Old Concord Road and west on Smyrna -Powder
Springs'Road. The developer was requested to comply with building
codes and the southeastern fire regulations, and pending compliance,
the application for building permit wa's withheld and denied as
of above date. Motion by Homer Kuh1, seconded by J. C. Porterfield,
motion carried.
On the recommendation of building inspector, C. M. Hamby, building
permit for the Gibson Department Store, Plaza Drive at South Cobb
Drive, was authorized for issuance. Motion by J. B. Ables, seconded
by Homer Kuhl. MEMO: The Gibson Department Store, similar to K-Mart,
will have a frontage of 300 feet of store area or equivalent to
450,000 square .feet shopping area.
In connection with the Woodland Arms sewerage lift station, it -was
agreed in Council that the City would, not absorb the station for
maintenance pending completion of the citations called out by the
Water Quality Control Board. A letter to this effect to be pre-
pared by City Attorney, Berl T. Tate.
Bids on South Cobb traffic control devices to be discussed in
committee May 29, 1967 and brought to Council June 5, 1967 per
Councilman Homer Kuhl.
A letter was approved by the Council authorizing Hensley -Schmidt
and Associates to complete and submit a survey coveriing,; the cost
of City traffic signals in conformance with state highway uniform
traffic control manual.
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The Council heard a report on the Atlanta -Ward connector Road.
Problems called out were not resolved. The cost of four -lane
connector road was estimated at $50,000.
MEMO ITEM: The 150 feet of sidewalk to be installed by Tenneco
Oil Company on the east right-of-way of Ward Street shall be
deleted from the Cobb County contract. See minutes this date under
heading of ZONING, Summit Development Company.
Councilman J. B. Ables submitted progress report to date on property
numbering system. Sample notice to all citizens calling out the
old and new„numbers was approved for printing:
Departmental budgets by accounting distribution were requested for
submission in Council during June meetings. Finalization of said
budgets to be accepted on or before June 30, 1967.
Mayor G. W. Kreeger discussed improvement.in the control concerning
purchases with emphasis on the City operated garage. The Mayor
requested a letter be prepared calling out that all purchase order
requests,covering tires and recaps shall be signed by the department
head together with the approval of the assigned chairman. Purchase
order requests shall show date, type or size of tire, equipment on
which placed, and matched with the vendor's invoice.
The City Hall requested the Council consider fiscal examination o%
the books of the City of Smyrna for the period 7-1-66 through 6-30-67.
Council agreed that the assignment for the regular annual audit shall
be completed by W. D. Pate, C. P. A. The fee shall be equal to the
prior year's agreement and include any and all statistical reports
requested by the Bureau of Census. '
A petition was bubmitted by Wm. J. MacKenna Company to request the
R-1 Residential property on Rolling View Drive be rezoned to R-2
Restricted --Multiple Housing. Council set the date for public
hearing on June 19, 1967. Motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by C. W.
Armour.
A motion by J. B. Ables authorizes City Attorney Berl T. Tate to
check out a strip of land, south right-of-way of East Spring Road
and known as Southland Drive. The check out involves investigation
to determine if the said strip of land is dedicated as a roadway and
if not dedicated or used as a roadway to quit claim the property to
the owners of record. Motion seconded by R. H. Wood and voted
unanimous.
On a motion by R. H. Wood, street department employee, Jonah Smith, Jr.
was moved from wage scale classification No. 2 to classification No.
3 and the. current rate of $1.70 was adjusted -to $1.80 per hour effective
May 19, 1967. Council voted unanimous on J. B. Ablest second.
In final action, the Council:
1. On J. B. Ables' motion set the July dates for meetings of Mayor
and Council at 7-10-67 and 7-24-67. The request for this change
necessary by reason of the Independence Day Holliday. The.
motion seconded by B. F. Stewart.
2. Approved the expenditure on motion by J. B. Ables of $25.00
to send D. S. Jackson to a three-day assessor's training work
shop in Atlanta, Georgia. Motion secnnded by C. W. Armour.
There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn.
Adjourned 11:4.0 P. M.
Next meeting June 5, 1967, 7:30 o'clock P. M.
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