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06-16-1969 Regular Mid-Monthly Meeting221 (Continuation of June 2, 1969 Meeting) A motion was made by Homer Kuhl to require that all.receipts from the Recorder's Court of Smyrna be turned into City Hall immediately after the court is adjourned. The receipts would then.be deposited in the bank as soon as possible. Motion seconded by X. C. Porterfield and approved unanimously. The Mayor signed the contract for the construction of the new Smyrna Police Station (Contractor J. A. Bailey). The contract specified that the contractor's fee (on::a cost plus basis) would not exceed $12,800.00. The motion to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract was made by J. B. Ables, seconded by C. W. Armour and approved unanimously. At this time Mr. James Burson, Smyrna Civil Defense Director, brought before Council a plan for the relocation of the auxilary power unit to the southwest corner of the basement of the -new Police Station structure, the placement of louvered vents in the rear of the structure, and the burial of a fuel tank for the unit. A motion by J. B. Ables, seconded by B. F. Stewart authorized the building contractor to negotiate plans for the relocation of the power unit. The motion was LM approved unanimously. d� Finance Chairman Homer Kuhl received the last of the 1969-70 budgets and announced that work would begin immediately toward U finalizing of the budgets. U In final action the Council: (1) Deferred an amendment to the City of Smyrna Zoning Ordinance pending further study. (2) Denied a professional hypnotist license to Mr. W. L. Thomas. Motion by Homer Kuhl, second B. F. Stewart, approved unanimously. (3) Deferred an application for transfer of malt beverage license to John Rego Rue V, pending receipt of police report. w (4) Received a'report from B. F. Stewart that the substandard house moved on,the Tackett property was being delayed as to a foundation pending action by the Cobb County Commission. (5) Deferred for rework, an amendment to the City of Smyrna Sanitation Ordinance raising the residential sanitary pickup fee from $1.00 to $2.00 and proposed'increase in current apartment pickup rate. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P. M. The next meeting: June 16, 1969. JUNE 16, 1969 The regular mid -month meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna was held at City Hall, Smyrna,_and was called to order at 7:00 P. M. by the presiding officer, Mayor George W. Kreeger. All Council Members were present. City staff members present included T. J. Grogg, C. M. Hamby, James E. David, C. C. Porterfield, and Berl T. Tate. City Clerk L. W. Charles absent due to Georgia Municipal Association Convention. Citizens from the Welcome -All Baptist Church, Russell Avenue, Smyrna, appeared before Council with a request that the City of Smyrna take action to alleviate the objectionalle condition of 22.E (Continuation of June 16, 1969 Meeting) Russell Avenue, it being an unpaved street. Mr. W. C. Flowers appeared as spokesman for the group and after discussion with the Council, it was agreed that.the City would deed the property (by a quit -claim deed) to the church after a survey of the land and a plat submitted. The land along the 300' street to be equally di- vided between the Welcome -All Baptist Church and Ann Q. Boone, owner of the property along the opposite side of the street. Upon a motion -by J. C.-Porterfield and second by C. W. Armour, the Council unanimously approved August 4, 1969 as the hearing date for a petition to rezone property on Concord Road at Hollis Street -from C to C-1. (Mr. W. 0. Moore representing Herschel S. Ray, petitioner:) Mr. John Hayes appeared in Council with a --request for a Smyrna business license under the title of technical writing, editing, and preparation of technical catalogues and brochures. No printing would be done on the -premises. A motion by J. C. Porterfield referred the request to the license committee with the authority granted to the committee to authorize the issuance of a business license and to set the fee for the license. Motion seconded by B. F. Stewart and voted unanimously. Building Inspector C. M. Hamby reported that there were no com- mercial building permits to be brought before the Council. Pertaining to current water and sewer projects, J. E. David re- ported that the City was nearing completion of the sewerage in Bennett Woods. Pertaining to current road projects, Berl Tate, City Attorney, reported that he had not received a plat from Hensley -Schmidt of the Coppenger property at Atlanta and Love Streets so that he could draw a quit -claim deed for the land needed for the widening of Love Street. Also, Berl Tate reported that the condemnation petitions for the paving of Woodlawn Terrace had been filed and a hearing date had been set for July 10, 1969. Thus, by the end of July the City should be clear to proceed with the required paving. Upon proposal by Mayor Kreeger and motion by J. B. Ables, the Council authorized James E. David to check out the land needed from B. F. Reed for widening of the sidewalk from the new Smyrna Police Station to the end of City property on the,:east side of City Hall, along Bank Street. The motion was seconded by Homer Kuhl and approved unanimously. The Mayor reported that progress on the new Smyrna Police Station was proceeding well with the foundations already in. Councilman Homer Kuhl asked that action on his proposed amendment to the City of Smyrna Zoning Ordinance be deferred until the next meeting. Councilman Roy H. Wood submitted -the name of Mrs. Eunice Gross, 1253 Bank Street as the election registrar from Ward III. Upon a motion by J. B. Ables, secondedby, Homer Kuhl, the Council approved $30.00 for election officials as a pay rate for election day and $2.50/hour for the time needed to purge the voter's lists. The motion was unanimously approved. Finance Chairman'Homer Kuhl announced a special meeting for Thursday, June 19, 1969, at City Hall for consideration of the 1969-70 fiscal year budgets. Meeting to be held at 7:30 P. M. A request for' transfer of malt. beverage license of Bavarian Alpine Inn on South Cobb Drive, Srpyrna, was brought before Council by Malt Beverage License Committee Chairman C. W. Armour. A motion to transfer the license from Fred Wingo to John Rego Rue V was made by C. W. Armour, seconded by B. F. Stewart. The motion was approved by a four to three vote. Councilmen J. B. Ables, Homer Kuhl, and R. H. Wood voted against the motion. (Continuation of June 16, 1969 Meeting) A request to be licensed to pick up was denied to the McWhirter Material for' denial, made by J. C. Porterfiel tion that the aforementioned company it has already' placed in' the City of motion was seconded by B. F. Stewart refuse in the City of Smyrna Handling'Company. The motion d also included the stipula- remove the containers which Smyrna by July 1, 1969. The and approved unanimously. Upon written application by Marjorie Hiatt Collins, the Council set a date of July 7, 1969, for the hearing of an appeal from a Recorder's Court decision concerning William Paul Hiatt, Docket number 5135, date of,court: June 14, 1969. Motion to hear the appeal was made by J. C. Porterfield, seconded by Homer Kuhl, and approved' unanimously . In final action the council: (1) Approved Smyrna float i Motion by C. W unanimously. zation to buil members: Home an expenditure not to exceed $250.00*for n the Cobb County Fourth of July Parade Armour, seconded by J. B. Ables and ap A committee to select a civic group or 1 d the float was appointed. (Chairman: r Kuhl, C. W. Armour.) a City of in Marietta. proved ike organi- J. B. Ables, (2) Directed that the City should let for and receive bids for the Reed Road sidewalk project. (3) Heard a report from the Mayor concerning a new treatment plant to handle the new additions to the City on the east side. The approximate c6stwas reported to be $250,000.00. (4) Heard a report that there are at present 1711 occupied apart- ments in the City of Smyrna. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P. M. Next regular meeting July 7, 1969. G. W. Kreeger, Mayor L. W. har es`, ity Clerk l C. W. Armour, Councilman Ward 1, Sanitation R. H. Wood, Councilman Ward 3, Streets & Maintenance tu. w. uanaaa, ouncilman Parks and Recre tion B. F . St wart', Councilman Ward 7, Water J Ables, Councilman.Ward 2, Police, Fiee & C. D. Homer Kuhl, Couricilman Ward , Finance and Administration 7 - I --,d - - C. orterf a d, Councilman and 6, Trea ent Plants, Garage