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06-17-1974 Regular Meeting253 (continuation bf June 3rd 14intues) Jerry Mills inquired about the progress on the fence at Stephens Woods Apts. City Attorney, Berl Tate stated he had no reply from his letter to the owners. On motion by Earle Cochran, seconded by Forster Puffe, a $10.00 contribution will be made to the Recreation Fund,for the F.B.I. Academy. On request by Forster Puffe, City Attorney Berl Tate will follow up on his letter regarding drain pipe under railroad R. 0. W. near Spring Road viaduct. Forster Puffe brought up the suit against Norseman Apts. .Berl T. Tate stated he would try to reach an agreement with the attorney to speed up the action. The suit hinges on prior sewer tap fees due City of Smyrna. Homer Kuhl read a letter from the Cobb County Municipal Association. The Quarterly Association meeting will be held at the Marietta Country Club on Tuesday, June 11, 1974 at 8:00 o'clock P. M. The following Councilmen said they would attend: Elbert Coalson, Marston Tuck, Forster Puffe, Earle Cochran, Jerry Mills, Clarence Canada and Mayor John Porterfield. ti,gyor Pro-Tem moved that the meeting be adjourned at 8:44 P. M., Forster Puffe seconded the motion. JUNE 17, 1974 The regularly scheduled mid -month meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, June 17, 19749 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. and called to - order by presiding officer Mayor John C. Porterfield. All Councilmen were present except Forster Puffe, of Ward #2, who was out of town on a business trip. Also present were: L. W. Charles, City Clerk, Willouise Spivey, Asst. City Clerk, N. Proctor,,, Clerk, Bob Burchfield, Administrative Assistant, Leroy Silver, Parks and Recreation Director, J. E. David, Supt. Public Works, Leon Hood, Building Inspector, and a representative of the press. Invocation was given by Councilman Homer Kuhl. Mr. Lynn Chastain appeared before Mayor and Council and requested annexation of approximately 2 3/4 acres fronting on Lake Park Drive into the corporate limits of the City of Smyrna. Mr. Chastain was advised to get a plat of the City property and also a plat of his property which adjoins the City and bring to the special Council Meeting to be held June 24, 1974. City Attorney Berl T. Tate also requested a copy of the plats. Mr. Judson M. Strickland appeared before Mayor and Council and complained about the trailers parked in the alley between Love and Church Streets. Jerry Mills stated one of the trailers had been moved and the others would be moved out this week. Marston Tuck stated he would follow through on the acetylene cylinders stored behind the McDaniel Building. City Attorney Berl T. Tate gave the Mayor and Councilmen a copy of the ruling of the Superior Court of Cobb County declaring "Cobb County Liquor Revenue Sharing Act" (Ga. Laws, 1972 P. 3402) unconstitutional as a delegation to.the Cobb County Board of Education taxing authority. Mayor Porterfield recommended that since the referendum would be on the November Ballot that all cities get together and study the referendum in order to inform all citizens of the contents. ZONINGS: A zoning hearing was held on the Ford Foundation property located in Land Lot 737, approximately 12.9 acres from R-15 to L-1. The zoning was approved as requested on motion by Marston Tuck with the stipulation there would be a '150' natural buffer, with no ,trimming whatsoever in buffer area, no through streets, and no surface drainage in the buffer area or onto adjacent property. The motion was seconded by Homer Kuhl and the vote was unanimous. A zoning hearing was held on property located in Land Lot 5929 and known as 1559 Roswell Road, from F-C to L-C. On motion by C. 0. Canada, seconded by Marston Tuck, the zoning was approved as requested. Vote on the motion was unanimous. (Petitioner - M. L. O'Shields) A letter was submitted signed by Carl W. Davis, stating he had no objection to the lot owned by George T. Hill, 1160 Nichols Drive, being zoned from R-15 to future commercial,. The date on this hearing will be July 8, 1974. 254 (continuation of June 17th minutes) d A special meeting was called for June 24, 1974, 7:30 o'clock P. M. to finalize all budgets for the fiscal year 1974-75. A re -hearing on application for pouring license for liquor, beer and wine for Mr. Steak of Smyrna was held. C. 0. Canada motioned the licenses be granted as requested. Jerry Mills seconded the motion which carried. Voting for the motion C. 0. Canada, Jerry Mills, Marston Tuck. Voting against the motion, Homer Kuhl. and Earle Cochran. E. R. Coalson abstained. Commercial building permits were submitted by building inspector Leon Hood and upon his recommendations the following action is recorded. (1) Moto Photo structure, Atlanta at Memorial Drive. On motion by Jerry Mills, seconded by Homer Kuhl, the building permit request was denied. The small lot, Widening of Atlanta Street, and traffic, were the reasons for denial. Vote on the motion was unanimous. (2) First State Bank of Cobb County, renovation of South Cobb @ Pat Mell branch. On motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by Earle Cochran the permit was approved by unanimous vote. Mayor John C. Porterfield stated he met with officials of C. W. Matthews Contracting Company last week and was assured they would be on Concord Road this week and would stay until all curb ,and other work was completed. Action on how the sidewalks would be paid for was postponed to the June 249 1974 meeting. i1 Bids for two fences to be installed at Jonquil Park, plus a gate between the adult pool and baby pool at Jonquil and a gate between the adult pool and baby pool at Church Street were opened, read, and are recorded as follows: ' Acme Fence Company „ Smyrna, Georgia .$2880.00 AAA Smyrna Fence Company, Smyrna, Georgia 2576.37 I Woffard Fence Company, Smyrna, Georgia 3176.00 All bids were referred to the Parks Committee for review and report back at the July 8, 1974 meeting. Only one bid was received on the 1974 (9) passenger station wagon and 1974 (12) passenger van wagon. The bid is as follows: Strother Ford, Inc., Marietta, Georgia One 1974 (9) passenger station wagon $4690.00 One 1974 (12) passenger van wagon 5462.00 The bid was referred to the Parks and Recreation Committee for checkout of specifications, delivery date, and further contact with the three dealers who did not submit a bid. Lee Silver recommended that Mrs. Rose Dervalis be appointed acting supervisor of the Smyrna Teen Canteen with Mike Cross as assistant, for a period of two months. C. 0. Canada motioned Mr. Silver's recommendation be accepted. The motion was seconded by Marston Tuck and the.vote on the motion was unanimous. Appointment of a person to fill the vacancy of cha.feman of the Parks and Recreation Committee was deferred to the next meeting. �I . On motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by Earle Cochran, the rate for zoning fees was changed from $50.00 to $125.00, effective July 1, 1974. Vote on the motion was unanimous. . J It was reported that plans had been received for the addition to City Hall and* the committee would have recommendations at the next meeting. Action on the purchase of the B700 Burroughs machine was postponed to the next meeting. A few of the Councilmen expressed a desire to see the machine in College Park in operation and a meeting was to be arranged by Mr. Paul Leamy and the Data Processing Director at College Park. r Mayor Porterfield reported attendance at the Cobb Municipal Association Meeting was very low and there was no action to report; however, he did state that most municipalities had already changed the malt beverage tax to $1.20 per case but recommended that any increase for the City of Smyrna be referred to the malt beverage committee for report to Council sometime within the next six months. 255 (continuation of June 17th Minutes) All Council Members reported they planned to attend the G. M. A. Convention at Jeykell Island. - Earle Cochran stated he wished to thank the Lions Club of Smyrna for the camera donated to the Smyrna Police Department and a fetter would be mailed to this effect. C. 0. Canada also thanked the Lions Club for the fountain at Cobb Park. Also, - a letter of thanks to follow on this. - The meeting adjourned at 9:00 P. M. The Council Meeting was called back into session at 9:04 P. M. to open bids on three garbage trucks. The bids were opened, read, and are recorded as follows: Consolidated Disposal Systems, Inc., Marietta; Georgia Model DRK 250 (25 cu. yd.) $28,871.55 Model DRK 200 (20 cu.yd.) 20t286.00 Model DRK 200•(mounted on Ford LN800) 209536.45 Fontaine Truck Equipment Co., Forest Park, Georgia 20 cu. yd. Garwood Model LP720-9 (mounted on Your Chasis) 9,064.00 20 cu. yd. Garwood Model LP902 (mounted on your Chasis) 111,148.50 25 cu. yd. Garwood Model-OP925 (mounted on your Chasis) 11,761.20 Truck Transport Equipment Corp., -Atlanta, Georgia Heil Mark III, (20 cu. yd. - body) 79680.00 -,Heil Mark III, (25 cu. yd. body) 8,380.00 (-;Not designed for handling containers larger than 3 cu. yds.) All Bids were referred to the Sanitation Committee for report back at the first meeting in July. Meeting adjourned at 9:13 P. M. JUNE 24, 1974 A special called meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia on June 24, 1974, at 7:30 o'clock P. M., and called to order by presiiding officer Mayor John C. Porterfield. All Councilmen were present. Also present were: L. W. Charles, City Clerk, Willouise Spivey, Assistant City Clerk, Nora Proctor, Clerk, Leroy Silvdi', Director of Parks and Recreation, Leon Hood, Building Inspector. ' Mr. Don Caswell appeared before Mayor and Council in regard to a rezoning request on property located at 1286 Concord Road. Mr. Caswell did not attend the Planning and Zoning Board meeting held June 10; therefore, Mayor and Council had received no recommendation from the Board. Mr. Caswell was asked to contact Bob Burchfield Tuesday morning•to determine when the Planning and Zoning Board could act on the zoning. Mr. Glenn Yarborough, representative for Mr. Lynn Chastain, appeared before Mayor and Council and submitted a plat of property adjacent to Lake Park which Mr. Chastain had requested to be annexed into the corporate limits. Mayor John C. Porterfield stated Council would review the plat and give Mr. Chastain an answer at the next meeting. Mayor Porterfield stated that if no work was started on Concord -Love this week, he would contact Mr. C. W. Matthews the first of next week in order to get the work started. ' Commercial building permits were submitted by building inspector Leon Hood and upon his recommendations the following action is recorded: (1) Halpern Enterprises, addition to Kroger Store, Belmont Hills Shopping Shopping Center. Approved on motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by Forster Puffe. The vote was unanimous.