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08-19-1968 Mid-Monthly Meeting161 .14 AUGUST. 19, 1968 The midmonth'meeting of Mayor and.Councii, City of Smyrna, was held aftd called to order at 7:30 P. M. Mayor G. W. Kreeger pre- sided and all Council Members present except Ward 2 Councilman J. B. Ables. Others present: City Attorney, City Clerk, Public Works Superintendent, Building Inspector, Consultant Engineer. and two members of the press. No citizens appeared to bring items before Council for action. A request for permit from Mr: Holtzclaw for produce sales from truck on the east side of the City came up for discussion. No motion was made in Council for denial but the record will show. that Council has rejected all prior requests for door to door sales of produce. Mr. Barksdale, representing a photographic studio known as Fotomat, appeared in Council for a building permit for the first structure in Smyrna.to be located on the north right-of-way of Cherokee Road on the Dowda property. On the recommendation of the building inspector, Councilman J. C.,Porterfield motioned for-tbe issuance LO of.the permit. The motion was seconded by C. W. Armour and voted unanimous. w The second building permit was approved for issuance on,motion-by C..) C. W. Armour and seconded by J. C.-Porterfield. The motion carried U to issue a permit covering a prefab swimming pool in--ttu Highlands Subdivision. Per statement of the building inspector, no permit was requested or prepared at City Hall resulting in a violation of the Ordinance relating to building permits. The pool, built too close to the property line, resulted .in a letter stating that the neigh- bor J. H. McKinney did not object to the location. The motion to prepare a building permit for the records was voted unanimous. MEMO: The motion as ­,approved is subject to and -.binding on future property transfers of the two parcels of land involved. The follow- ing is an exact reproduction of the permissible letter referred to above: "I, J. H. McKinney, (3076 Highland Drive).give approval to Wade Bailey for the position of the swimming pool on his property, on the day of August..19, 1968." Councilman Homer Kuhl's motion authorizes Mayor G. W. Kreeger•to sign the W. J. MacKenna final.plat covering nine lots in Argyle Estates, Section Vi.. The plat,., subject to certain waivers'of the building set back codes and -,depth requirements as recorded -in the August 5, 1968 minutes, was withheld pending corrections.' The corrections'per Council request were completed on August 20,'1968 and signed by, the Mayor. The motion was seconded'by C. W. Armour and voted unanimous. The second motion by Homer Kuhl annexes the W. J._MacKenna property into the corporate limits of the City of Smyrna, said annexation dated August 19, 1968 and covers nine lots of record in Argyle Estates and known as lots 8, 9,.10 and 11, and lots 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, located on the extension of Ann Road, -and becomes an addi- tion.to Ward No. 2. Thepetitioner agrees to abide by all City of Smyrna ordinanccs,.regulations and codes and to pay City taxes for the year of 1969 on .the above described property or an amount equivalent for City utilities and services rendered. The motion, seconded by B. F. Stewart, was voted unanimous. J. C. Porterfield, Ward 6 Councilman,. reported on. the committee investigation of Ventura Road regarding a prior report in Council covering general clean up of the street, premises, parking and abandoned cars. The- f irs t - motion , by J. C. Porterfield,, which carried, authorizes a.thirty, day. time limit to the owner of No. 2342 Ventura Road to clean up the premises, board up the.structure or otherwise bring up the premises to minimum health standards. B. F. Stewart seconded the motion. The second motion by J. C. Porterfield authorizes signs to be erected calling out NO PARKING, EAST SIDE of Ventura. Motion passed on B. F. Stewart's second. 162 (Continuation of August 19, 1968 Meeting) Progress to date covering•drainage, curb, gutter and left turn lane, Bank of.Smyrna parking lot at Church Street, was reported by Mayor G. W. Kreeger. Mr. L. A..Waldrop, Consultant.Engineer, reported that repair work on Ward Street was started by the contractor on August 19, 1968. No estimated completion date was called out. In discussion of Spring Road 4-Lane, Mayor Kreeger talked on traffic control stating his recommendations: 1. For'40 M.P.H. speed limitation with traffic controls posted in the Argyle School Area. , 2. City of Smyrna to bear the cost of striping the road since this item is not a part of the State Highway contract. 3. Patroling of the road by -the City police forces will cover the entire length of the road (City -and County) from Atlanta Road to the Vrbur-Lane. This item referred to -City Attorney Berl T. Tate to confer with the County Attorney Sidney Parker with report on final decision. Report by City Clerk regarding the lighting of the road which calls out approximately.80 mercury vapor- lamps erected the entiredistance of the Four -lane road on 16 foot brackets at a cost of $4.00 and $5.00 per light per month. In discussion, Councilman Homer Kuhl motioned for the acceptance of the lighting -report pending check out of a revised plat showing the 80 luminaries on the north and south right-of-way of the three mile improvement. The motion to accept the proposal per plat to be.submitted was seconded by C:*W. Armour and voted unanimous. MEMO: Upon installation of the 80 luminaries at $4.00 and $5.00 per month with an estimated cost of $360 per month or $4,320 per year; and assuming that 50% of the luminaries will be in Cobb County and further that Cobb County Commissioners are not empowered to establish lighting districts or collect for same, the above cost, -therefore, must be absorbed by. the City of Smyrna. A transfer of funds to the Street Department budget must be considered for the current fiscal -year to cover an estimated amount of $2800 and $4300 per fiscal year thereafter. Mr. T,4aldrop -of .Hensley -Schmidt, Inca reported on the tabulation and check out of the East Side-sewerage,ligt station and force main.as, per bids received and opened August 5, 1968.. The firm of J. E. Lovern Construction Company, being the low bidder and meeting all specifications, was awarded the contract for the above capital facility. When all documents and insurance information is complete, a work.order will be issued from the City of Smyrna. Mayor G. W. Kreeger requested Supt. J. E. David to check out and report on septic tank -complaints from two residential structures on Marston Street. On the recommendation and motion of J. C. Porterfield, the Council amended the business license ordinance to include the code covering Plastics Research and Development at $50.00 for the annual business license fee.- The motion -was -seconded by B. F. Stewart and voted unanimous. The minutes as submitted covering the meetings of July 1 and 15, 1968 were approved on mmotion by B. F. Stewart, seconded by C. 0. Canada, and voted unanimous.. The letter of request of August•14, 1968 for Osborne Midget Football association to form -a budket brigade during the last weeks of August 1968 was denied on a motion by J. C. Porterfield,' seconded by B. F. Stewart. The vote was unanimous. The many requests submitted to Mayor and Council and the hazards involved was the reason and opinion,for denial. A .letter addressed to the Mayor and Council -from the King Springs Baptist Church was read and noted covering protest of a malt beverage permit issued for Concord Road and North Cooper Lake intersection. 163 (Continuation of August 19, 1968 Meeting) A malt beverage application was denied for the proposed 7-Eleven convenience type store at Concord and Hollis Street. This on motion of C._, W. Armour,. seconded bip J. C. Porterfield, and - voted- unanimous. The rezoning of theproperty District."C" to C-1 was also denied in the meeting of August 5, .1968. Per telephone call to the City Hall by a county attorney, withdrawal of,the malt beverage application for the Johnny Reb Food Store located at 941 Cherokee was requested.-. Councilman.R. H. Wood brought up the injury case of George Miller and motioned that his sister Mrs. Mamie Hughey be reimbursed in the amount of $125 for the care.of Mr. Miller during the months of May, June and July. The motion was seconded by B. F. Stewart. The vote fdr.the motion, R. H. Wood and B. F. Kewart. Voting against the motion, C. 0. Canada, Homer Kuhl, C. Armour, and J. C. Porterfield. Motion lost. The Council agreed to share equally the cost of a $50 ad in the Campbell Football 1968 Program. InAfinal action, the Council: W U 1. (Requested Mr.,W. D. Pate, City Auditor, to appear in the September U _ meetings to discuss the fiscal audit report of 1967-68. 2. Set the hearing date for a petition to rezone the Dunton property ion Concord Road from District t'C" to C-1 on September 23, L968. 3. Requested Congultant Engineer to present data.concerning a proposed ordinance covering the building of residential swimming pools. 4.-- Di•scussed the rental of trailers` at- Love and Atlanta Street. lv_- There was no action on this except statements that the business license ordinance permits trailer rentals in C-1 zoned districts. 5. Agreed to accept 5076 of the sewer tap fees, Lexington Apartments ,-),.on Roswell Road, as cash, and 50% within 60 days.- The total is $5150 covering 100 units. There being no further business, the Council motioned to.adjourn. The time 8:55 P.M. Next meeting September 9, 19689 .7:30 P.-M. 61 C.-W: Armour, Councilman Ward 1, Sanitation ,q R.-Wood ,Councilman Ward , Stre & Ma'n ance: ' Parks" & Recreation :::2___111 B, Stewart, Water nan 'Wa 7, B. Ables, Councilman WAR-2, Police Fire & CD Homer Kuhl, o nci man Ward 4,--- an� ce Ad�mi%nVration O�t -C. Porter field, Councilman ard-6, Tre ent Plants 'N