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Forster Puffe made a recommendation that -the Minute Book be brought
in the Council Room the first meeting'of each month for signatures.
Homer Kuhl reported the Cobb Municipal Association was holding its
quarterly Meeting, March 12, i974 at the Holiday Inn, Delk Road, -
Marietta. The social hour begins at 7:00 o'ciock and dinner at
8:00 o'clock. All Councilmen stated they would attend.,
A letter from the Smyrna Civitan Club addressed to Mayor -John C.
Porterfield was read by Homer Kuhl announcing a meeting Monday,
March 18, 1974, at which time Lt. Governor Lester Maddox would speak
and inviting all City officials to attend.
C. 0. Canada made a motion to allow the Cumberland Softball Team
to use the lower softball field on Sunday afternoons throughout tke
summer. Mr. Canada stated they would not play later than 7:00 o'clock
P. M. Jerry Mills seconded the motion and the vote.was unanimous.
Jerry Mills asked the status of the over due water and sanitation
bills for various apartment complexes. Bob Burchfield stated he
had mailed letters, by certified mail, to the apartment owners but
had little response. Forster.Puffe made a motion that legal action
be taken against the following: Cherokee•Gardens, Hickory Lake,
Concord Gardens, Plumtree Apartments, Woodland Arms, Town Creek
Manor, Chateaux Deville, Highlands, and Las Vagas Apartments. -Berl
Tate stated it would take approximately two weeks to process the
legal papers. The motion was seconded by -Marston Tuck and the vote
was unanimous.
Berl Tate stated there was nothing new on the Burscn property.
Forster Puffe reported he had checked the Spring Street property'
requested for a rooming house by Mrs. Jordan, and found it to be
unsuitable for this purpose and since Mrs. Jordan did not appear -
before Council motioned that -it be dropped from the -Agenda. The
motion was seconded by Jerry Mills and the vote was unanimous.
Forster Puffe made a motion that we apply for BOR Funds in the
amount of $228,220.00 for preliminary work on the new park site.
C. 0. Canada seconded the motion and the voteewas unanimous.
Forster Puffe presented literature and a brochure from -the USA
Public Receptable Company from Westerville,,Ohio. The company•
desires to place five or more receptables at various locations in
the City, and the maintenance of the trash receptables will be
their responsibility. They asked only that -.the City keep them
emptied. Mr. Puffe made a motion that we add another paragraph to
the contract and grant permission for the receptables. The motion
was secm ded by hIarston Tuck.: During discussion, the fact that
the City had signed a contract of this sort in prior years and
at least one receptable was still in use, Marston Tuck motioned
this item be tabled until the old contract was checked. Forster
Puffe seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Note: If
the old contract has expiied, Berl Tate will write the new cattract.
Earle Cochran stated he needed to set up a meeting with -Berl Tate
and Chief Drake.
Marston Tuck motioned that Bethel Baptist Church be givenpermission
to hold their Easter Service at Jonquil Park. The motion was
seconded by C. 0. Canada and the vote was unanimous.
The meeting adjourned at 10:48 P. M.
March 18, 1974
The regularly -scheduled mid -month meeting of Mayor and Council was
held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia on March 18, 1974, at 7:30 b'clock
P. M. Mayor John C. Porterfield presided. All Council Members
were present. Also present were: Willouise Spivey, Assistant City
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Clerk; Bob Burchfield, Administrative Assistant; Nora C. Proctor,
Clerk; J. E. David, Supt. of Public Works; Leon Hood, Building'Inspector;
W. L.Westbrook, Plumbing Inspector and a representative of the press.
City Clerk L. W. Charles.was absent due to illness.
Invocation was given by Councilman Elbert Coalson.
H. A. Wycoff of Fleming Street appeared before Mayor and Council and
complained the City had not done what•was promised the property owners
on Fleming Street when the addition to Belmont Hills Shopping Center•
was approved. He stated there was no buffer, the noise from the
refrigeration motors was loud and trash and papers from the parking
lot blew onto their property. -Mayor Porterfield requested Leon Hood,
the Building Inspector, to check the'minutes of the zoning, and to
present recommendations at the next meeting as to what can be done
to eliminate this problemi:,
Ms.`Clevas Glover of Apartment H-2, Woodland Arms Apartments complained
to Council about a drainage ditch in back of the apartments. She
stated that last summer they had a problem with snakes and asked that
the ditch be cleaned out. She also stated the Apartment owner would
not keep the buildings and appliances in good repair, and that it
was impossible to talk with him. Mayor Porterfield asked the Building
Inspector to check out the buildings and report at the next meeting.
He also asked Jim David to see that the.ditch was cleaned immediately.
Charles Nunnally, representing Marvin Clower of Bank Street, appeared
before Mayor and Council requesting the City sign a Quit -Claim -Deed,
deeding one-half of an .old roadway adjoining the west side of Lot
18, in LL 416', tb Mr. Clower in order to make the lot large enough•
to builds°on. Marston Tuck made a motion 1/2 of this roadway be deeded
to the property owners on each side. Attorney Berl Tate was asked
to check the 'legal description. The motion was seconded by -Forster
Puffe and' the dote was unanimous.
Mayor Porterfield stated he had a letter from Mayes, Sudderth and
Etheredge authorizing him -to write a letter to Mrs. Dyar, 1125 Fleming
Street, 'inform.ing her that, if there was any malfunction of the sewer
line from tier property, under normal use, it would be taken care of.
Mrs. Dyar asked if the line would be inspected by our plumbing in-
spector and Mayor Porterfield assured her it would. -Earle Cochran
made a motion the Mayor .write a letter to Mrs.. Dyar, informing her
that if the sewer line did not work properly, under normal use, the
problem would be taken care of-. Jerry Mills seconded the motion
and the vote was unanimous.
Homer Kuhl reported he had met with the finance.committee with reference
` to the taxi fare increase requested by Smyrna Taxi Company, also the
complaints received about overcharges. Mr. M. C. Waldrip,°owner of
the Taxi Company, advised Mr.. Kuhl he had made a change in manager-
ship and assured Mayor and Council that meters would be used.at all
times, and if further complaints were received he would follow up
on them personally. Mr. Kuhl .made a motion the fare be increased
from 50,;' for_ the first 1/.5 mile to 70q, the first 1/5 mile. C. 0.
Canada seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. _(
James E. David reported that progress on South Cobb Drive was good
and that the Matthews Construction Company was doing some drainage
work and grading on Concord -Love this week.
Mayor Porterfield reported that he, Marston Tuck, .Jerry Mills .anal .
Forster Puffe attended the meeting with DOT officials March 13,
1974. The third.lane.on Atlanta Street north to Hawthorne Street
was discussed and,they promised to get to -work on this immediately.
Forster Puffe is to check with Bob Sutton to see what has been done
between the County and State Highway Department on this third lane.
Priorities will have to be established before an+3rthing can be done
on repaving additional streets.
Mayor Porterfield reported to Council the manholes on Atlanta Street
belong to the.Southern Bell Telephone Company. He had already
contacted the Telephone Company and they promised to get these
manholes raised immediately.
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Jim David was instructed to move the fire plug at South Cobb Drive
and Concord -Road as soon as possible:.-
Mayor Porterfield recommended we meet with Ernest Barreti before
any decision is made'with reference to the paving of Hargrove Road.
Leon Hood read a letter from Warren L. Day, owner of the property
located at 1285-Fuller Street, stating that his leasee, Gene Nix,
had permission to build a permanent type building on the property.
Mr. Hood said plans for the building would be presented at the next
meeting:. • • . . r
The contract for Wrecker Service was presented for signatures. The
contract was written as G & L Wrecker Service. Gene Nix stated the
name had been changed to D & N Wrecker Service. 'He -stated they
were operating as a partnership.
Forster Puffe reported he had not been __able to get together with Mr.
Dorsey Dyer of the Department of Transportation can cerning the - traffic
lights for South Cobb Drive. He said he would have a report at the
next meeting.
The -bid from Hubert Cochran was the only one .received for the two
surplused vehicles. Lt read as follows:-
1 - 1973 Ford - Used Police Car
$735.00
1-- 1.97.0 Chevrolet - Civil Defense (Police) ` 285.00
C. 0. Canada made a motion we accept this bid of $1020.00. Homer
Kuhl seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. - `
Berl T. Tate reported the representative of -the USA, Inc., litter
receptacles company, agreed with changes'made in the contract. The
following was added: "If receptacles have been damaged, City
agrees to promptly report that fact 6t USA, Inc. If damaged re-
ceptacles have, not been repaired within forty -five (45•) days of
notice, the City reserves the right to remove said receptacles."
Forster Puffe made a motion we enter into this contract in accordance
with the agreemeirt. The motion, was seconded by Marston Tuck and
voted unanimously.
Earle Cochran made `a mot3'Mn to adopt the Solicitor's Ordinance as
submitted. The motion was` seconded by C: 0. Canada and voted
unanimously.
r-Homer Kuhl made a motion the Burglar Alarm Ordinance be adopted
as submitted. The motion was seconded by -Forster Puffe and voted
unanimously.` t
Berl Tate reported on the City's suit -against the Cobb County Board.
of Education and stated the -Judge had asked us not -to schedule a
hearing date until the Board of Education submits an answer. The'
cities were asked to submit a brief within 30,days.` The brief was
filed last week. The county has 20 days to file, and hopefully
the hearing can be set for the last of April.
C. 0. Canada asked the status of the self service gasoline stations.
Mr. Kuhl reported the committee was looking into this matter.
Mayor Porterfield asked the garage committee to look into the
possibility of the city garage operating on a 24 hour basis. He
stated that a majority of the city vehicles were not operating in
the early morning hours and it would be a wonderful time for repairs
and preventive maintenance.
Jerry Mills made a motion to erect a three-way stop sign at Guthrie
acid Hillsdale. Forster Puffe seconded -the motion and the vote
(carried unanimously.
Earle Cochran requested we take another look at our dog lease contract
with Cobb County. .,Mayor Porterfield said that would be discussed
with Commissioner Barrett at the meeting next week.
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Marston Tuck made a motion that Jim Farley attend a Disaster Work
Shop, Wednesday, March 27, 1974, at the Georgia Police Academy.
►,k After discussion the motion was amended to read that Jim Farley,
±- an Officer of the Police Department, one member of the Fire Depart-
ment and the City Engineer attend this workshop. The motion was
seconded by Earle Cochran and the vote was unanimous.
Elbert Coalson requested a "dead end street" sign be erected on
Parkway Drive at Beaver Creek Road. Jim David stated he would get
this done immediately.
Homer Kuhl presented a letter received by registered mail concerning
the Kassuba Corporation. It was given to Attorney Berl Tate.
Meeting adjourned at 8,40 P. M.
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