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09-09-1968 Regular MeetingSEPTEMBER,9, 1968 The regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Smyrna was held September 9, 1968 at City Hall.' This meeting rescheduled per.prior..minutes by reason of the September•2, 1968 Holiday. The meeting was. called 'to order at _7:30 o'clock P. M.. by the .presiding officer Mayor G. W. Kreeger. All Council Members were present. Also present, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Tax Assessor, Building Inspector, Consultant Engineers and the press. Under the heading CITIZEN REPORTS Mr.-J. P. White.requtsted access' to the City of Smyrna water department records. Request was denied on the premise that water records are personal and individual accounts of.our citizens. There was no vote though Mr. White requested a vote of denial'and copy of the minutes submitted to: him. In connection with a commercial operation conducted from a resi- dence on Sharon Circle (catering. business) Councilmen Homer,Kuhl and C. 0. Canada reported that the owner of the business Mr. Lou Schreibman was in the process of selling. Building Permits: The following commercial building. and sign permits were brought before Council and on the recommendation of the building inspector C. M. Hamby permits were issued as follows: 1. ALevin Sign Company, plastic illuminated signs for Big Apple. - Store -on East Spring Road. Permit issued on motion by C; W. Armour, seconded by C. 0. Canada. 2. Levin .Sign Company, - one °set -of letters mounted on new store at Rich's at Cobb County Center. Motion by J. B. Ables, seconded by J. C. Porterfield. 3." New structure for Foto-Mat Corporation, a 4 foot by.9 foot buildingto be located'on the southeast corner of South Cobb Drive and Bank Street. I ssuance of the building permit was withheld pending check out of specifications of the Wallace Service Station land fill and water run off agreement. 4.. A building permit was issued on motion Homer Kuhl, seconded. by-C. W.. Armour, to rebuild the American Oil Company Service Station at Powder Springs and South Cobb Drive. -5. C. W.,.Armour's.motion authorized issuance of a building permit _ to. Mr. J. D. Page for a four unit apartment.building, Powder Springs at Grady. Mr. Page agreed in Council to comply with the plans and specifications submitted previously in Council. Motion seconded by J. B. Ables and voted unanimous. 6. Motion J. B. Ables for issuance of building permit for Humble Oil Service Station at'iritersection Cooper Lake.& Concord Rd. Motion seconded by Homer Kuhl. Motion carried six to one. B. F. Stewart voting against. The following report refers to progress. East Side pump station,, force main, and' roadway 1. Robert Sutton, Consultant Engineer, reported -that -NOTICE TO PROCEED with the'staiion and force wain had been issued., The completion'.date of this project -estimated at 12-18-68. 2. In connection- with the roadway easements from property owners in, the cemetery area, it was reported they'were in work with one exception. - Mr. .Bill Brooks of Bell Uri ve- refused to sell or sigm--an-easement for the proposed road at the rear yard area. The-mut-ion -of- J-.. B. Abler authorizes the City to enter condemnation proceedings on the Bill -Brooks, . property for:"the purpose of a 26 foot right-of-way on Woodlawn Terrace including curb and gutter. The motion seconded by C. 0. Canada and voted unanimously. Mayor G. W. Kreeger, reporting on progress of New Spring Road, stated (1) Mr. Emory Parrish of the State Highway Department will approve a contract for lane marking of the new road, (2) lighting of the road with 79 luminaries on 16 foot brackets and 51 new 165 (Continuation -of September 9, 1968 Meeting) poles was per engineering plat approved as submi.tted•Septembee 5; 1968. Mayor G. W. Kreeger reported on the South Atlanta Street Project which�6alls for three-laning of the road from -the Spring Street light to a point 1000 feet south of.Love Street intersection. Also the Mayor reported that -Cobb County would resurface Roswell Road.from Mathews to Spring. A question arose -as to the need .for sidewalks on, Roswell Road for the Hawthorne,Elementary School children. Councilman J. B. Ables motioned for the removal of a flashing signal on Spring Road at Glenroy since it serves --no useful purpose and.further motioned that this flashing signal shall be reworked. -and installed at the intersection of Cherokee Road and' Burbank Circle at the quoted price of $300 "from, the 'A & P Signal�Company of Tucker, Georgia. -,Motion seconded by J. C.. Porterfield +and voted unanimous.- ` On July 5, 1968 a complaint in writing was received at City Hall in reference to Mrs. J.;D. Crowe -of Cloudland Drive using her R-1 single_ family .residence for R=2 multiple family. purposes.' The d� investigation that followed allowed.Mrs. Crowe to remove the tenants granting thirty days or September 1, 1968 as a reasonable W time for said tenants'to relocate. As of date of this meeting, Usince no action'was taken by Mrs. Crowe, Councilman B. F. Stewart `requested time to contact Mrs. Crowe regarding the above mentioned violation. City Attorney Ber1'.T. Tate to follow up with letter to Mrs. Crowe sighting the violation as per Section 18 of the City of Smyrna zoning ordinance: The'financial reports for the first' fiscal month of-1968 were distributed and comments from the Mayor relating'to over expending the budget, mostly in salaries and wages•in.garage,.sanitation, parks and water. It was requested that the library budget calling-out-the:salaried personnel and. part-time personnel be consolidated in the August report and thereafter. The Council approved the minutes as subonitted-=covering the meetings of August 5 and August 19, 19681, on motion J. B. Ables, seconded by C W. Armour. The Council agreed 'to- review the fiscal audit -of the City -of Smyrna for 1967-68, Monday,- September 16, 1968, 7:30 P. M. Councilman;J. C.'Porterfield'deferred'action on additional premium claimed,by-the•Travelers Insurance. -Company pending-securance of an ,audit report • from the insurance company, r The appeal letter of Charles A. Blankenship from Recorder's,Court decision was read in Council. Public hearing of the appeal was set for October 7, 1968. Mayor G W. Kreeger appointed X. C. Porterfield and C. O. Canada to investigate and report on a-requested;.businessrlicense.for Bob Brown's T. V. repair -office at.859 Cherokee Trail: The Council voted unanimous,on'C. W.•Armour4s.,motion-that the contract -,submitted by the First National- Bank,, for - tax -r payments by Bankamericard shall not be negotiated or -approved by -the Mayor and Council. -J.-B. Ables seconded the motion: The' -Council !requested 6ids-.;for police'patrol cars-3-and'-4-and -set the date•" -for opening -said., bids on October-7, 1968. This on -motion J. B.'Ables; seconded.by Homer Kuhl. Motion carried. Councilman J.. -B, ,Ables`agreed `to followfup-l.on the -,request for - additional patrol service for the first traders at'Hawthorne School.. 166 (Continuation of September 9, 1968 Meeting) A settlement with.Hensley-Schmidt, Inc.*per.,their*contract for water and sewer study of 1964 was.deferred to 9-23-68 fora firm decision. The q= ueation of police patrol of , new Spring Road including that partiow�lying and -being in Cobb County was discussed in the area of jurisdiction and referred to City Attorney for report 9=23-68. Also discussed was the feasibility of annexing the 100 foot right -of -,Way from Atlanta Street to the 4-Lane. The Council deferred action on the clean up of the Bill Reed property'by reason of proposed new structure. Presented in Council by Mr. Harvey Nix was a contract for sale of the City owned property on South Cobb Drive. The price per contract was $85, 000. ' The � Mayor recommended ' thesale--of the prop- erty as. is. A question arose- as to thelegality of ;a sale in the absence of advertisement for bids. City•Attorney to check out and report. There being no' -further business, a motion was made to adjourn.. The time 9:42 P. M. Next 'meeting audit report 9-16-68, 7:30 P.M. Next Council meeting 9-23-68,, 7:30 P. M.;, S EPTEMBER. 11. 1968 SPECIAL 'CALLED' MEETING Special meeting September ll,..1968 called to odder at 7:00 o'clock P. M.. All,Councilmen and,Mayor present.,. Motion made by Homer Kuhl--and-seconded by C..W. Armour to designate meeting as a regular meeting to 'consider sale of City owned property_ en South Cobb Dr. Preliminary discussion regarding property to be sold as is with reservation of sewer easement to City of Smyrna at location to be designated by City Engineering'Department if -line is to,be moved. Moving to be at option of buyers. Property to be sold in its present condition with present incumbrances. Motion by Councilman J. B. Ables to sell property to Tillman Nowlin Realty Company. Sales contract to be drawn with City of Smyrna to retain.existing.sewer easements,,and if to be°moved at option of buyers, to be re -located at expense, of buyers -to a mutually"agreeable location. Sales price to be eighty-five thousand,and no/100.($851,000..00) and -proceeds to be used for capital. improvements only for .the City of Smyrna. Motion seconded by Councilman B. F. Stewart. Approved unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 P. M. SEPTEKBER ;+28, L968 The-amid-nonth-:Meating of Mayor and- Council was, held_ at. City Hall September*23, 1968 and called to order at 7:30 o'clock. P. M. by Mayor_ G.i.W.-Kreeger:. All. the_ Ward -.Councilmen were present except Ward 3 J Councilman . R., H.: Wood. "Others in attendance, Berl T. Tate, ,�.zL..W.._Charles., .J.. E.. David, C. M. Hamby, V; M. Broyles, Consultant Engineer'George S. Adams and members of the press. In the -first -order of business, Dr. Donald F. Marshall requested that the-1968 Ad Valorem tax on the -,church property, 1330 Love Street, ' be" deleted by - reason of non use as rental property. The Council _agreed and on motion by C. W.. Armour the 1968 tax ($53.60) shall be refunded by a General Fund check.-Motiou.seconded by Homer. Kuhl,_ and vote& Amanimous . Mayor.G. W. Kreeger called out the plans to.correct the traffic pattern at the intersection of Love and Atlanta Street. This by virture of complaint of citizen R. D. McNelley regarding traffic hazards at the intersection.