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09-24-1980 Special Called Meeting(Continuation of September 15, 1980 Meeting) permission be granted. Jack Shinall seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Elbert Coalson made a motion the City of Smyrna adopt the Gross Receipts Business Licenses to be implemented with business licenses issued for the calendar year 1981 and that the License & Inspection Committee of the City Council be empowered to draft such a schedule and return it to full Council for their approval no later than November 1, 1980. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Jim Farley advised the Red Cross was sponsoring.a CPR blitz the month of October. Civil Defense personnel will be teaching night classes during the coming week. John Steely thanked Bill MacKenna for his concern for the Scout Troop at Rose Garden. He said the staff employees lead the activities for the troop and if the City does not come up with more revenue, this particular'employee will.not be replaced and more cuts will be made. John said he would like to hear from more supporters of the park. Hopefully, we can find some way to work out this problem. Announcements: A special called meeting will be held September 24, 1980; the next regular Council meeting will be October 6, 1980; and the GMA Fall meeting will be October 7, 1980. Attorney Camp said he was on the Cobb District Scout Committee as a member at large, and also the membership committee. One duty is to find sponsoring organizations for these troops. He will be glad to work with the City in developing a method to sponsor this troop. Elbert Coalson said we need to set the millage rate as soon as possible. The State needs this information. Meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m. September 24. 1980 The'Special Called Meeting of Mayor and Council was held September 24, 1980 at the City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia. The meeting was called to order by presiding officer Mayor Frank B. Johnson at 7:30 o'clock p.m. All Council members were present. Also present was City Attorney Charles E. Camp, City Clerk Willouise Spivey, Finance Director Gunter Newsom, Police Chief R. E. Little, Fire Chief Don Atkinson, Parks and Recreation Director Bill Johnston, Public Works Director J. E. David and repre- sentatives of the press. Invocation was given by Councilman Jim Hawkins, followed by the pledge to the flag. Mayor Johnson advised this was a Public Hearing on the annexation of right-of-way of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad, located in Land Lots 244, 261, 316, 333, 388, 405, 404, 461, 476 and 533 of the 17th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia as described in Exhibit "A" and advertised in the Smyrna Neighbor Newspaper on September llth and September 18th, and on file in the office of the Clerk, City of Smyrna. Two Cobb County residents were present to oppose the annexation. Approximately twenty-five Smyrna residents were present to support the annexation. Mr. Ed Prater of 5060 Cavalier Drive, Mableton, said he represented the Civitania Homeowners Asso- ciation and several other groups, as well as the county residents who attended the meeting at Griffin Middle School a couple of weeks ago. He stated he was not against this annexation itself, but did oppose the annexation to follow, which he understood would be developed into an industrial park. He was not really opposed to the park if it remained in the county, to be developed by the county and under the Cobb - Marietta Development Authority. He felt the City of Smyrna did not .have the expertise, experience or resources to develop the park as presented, and he would continue to oppose us in every way he can. Don Lillie of 495 Willowbrook Drive in Smyrna said he had lived in the City for twenty-one years, was in favor of the annexation, and commended Mayor and Council for trying to extend the tax base. Bob Arhold of 3625 Hickory Circle, Smyrna said he approved of,the annexation, and he and Mr. Lillie stated there were residents of Smyrna capable of developing this project. There were no other speakers and John Steely made a motion to annex the Seaboard Coastline Railroad right-of-way as advertised, and be made a part of Ward 7. Jerry Mills seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. (Continuation of September 24, 1980 Meeting) Validation of Signatures - Annexation Request - Woodmere-Jacksonville, Inc. The request for annexation by Woodmere Jacksonville, Inc., was read as follows: "We the undersigned, who constitute sixty percent of the owners of the land area by acreage of the area described below, which is unincorporated and contiguous to the City of Smyrna, hereby apply to have said area annexed into the City of Smyrna under the provisions of the Code of Georgia Annotated, Sections 69-904 through 69-912 (Georgia Laws, Acts 1966, pages 409, 410, 411, 412, 413; 1971, page 399; 1976, pages 1011, 1012; said property being annexed described in Exhibit "A" and located all or in part of Land Lots 404, 461, 403, 462, 475, 534, 391, 402, 463, 474, 535, 392, 401, 464, 473, 536, 616, 460, 476, 533, 547, 607, 608, 545, 393, 544, 609, 681, 688, 390, 689, 752 and 753. Said Exhibit "A" to be advertised according to Section 69-906, Code of Georgia Annotated, in the Smyrna Neighbor, the local paper for publication of all legal notices. This request signed by J. Steve Wilson, President and Edward B. Salem, Vice President of Woodmere Jacksonville, Inc." Jerry Mills made a motion the signatures on the annexation request be validated and the date of the public hearing be October 20, 1980. John Steely seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Jack Shinall made a motion to suspend the rules and add another item to the agenda. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Jack advised approval had been secured from Cobb County to tap onto their 10" water line on Spring Road, in order for us to service the Cumberland Bridge Apartment Complex. The approximate cost of the tap -on, including the meter, will be $15,000. Jack stated all cost to the City would be reimbursed by the contractor, and he made a motion $15,000 be approved for this tap -on. Jim Tolleson seconded the motion which carried by a 7-0 vote. Jack advised the City would now service this complex with water and sewerage services. Mayor Johnson commended the team that worked this out with the county. John Steely announced the Senior Citizens Center dedication would be October 5, 1980 from 2:00 until 4:00 o'clock p.m. Senator Herman Talmadge will be the main speaker, and he invited everyone to attend. Mayor Johnson advised the ceremony would be at 2:30 p.m. Announcements: Next Council meeting will be October 6, 1980. GMA Fall meeting will be October 7, 1980 at the Smith House in Marietta. Meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Jerry Mills asked to make a statement. He said that through a fit of anger at the last meeting he made a statement to the press about Councilman Jim Hawkins. He said he wanted to apologize openly to Jim. Jim accepted his apology. FRANK B. JOHNSON, OR ES E. TOLL N, WARD 1 WILLOUISE C. SPIVEY, MY CLE MAX tACON, WARD 2 RRY S, WARD 3 AM$S M. HAWKINS, WARD 4 11011 CK SHINALL, WARD 5 ELBERT R. COALSON, WARD 6 X / STEELY, WARD w STATEMENT FOR ANNEXATION We the undersigned, who constitue sixty percent (60%) of the owners of the land °Q area by acreage of the area described below, which is unincorporated and contiguous to the City of Smyrna, hereby agree to have said area annexed into the City of Smyrna under the provisions of the Code of Georgia Annotated, Sections 69-904 through 69-912 (Georgia Laws, Acts 1966, Pages 409, 410, 411, 412, 413; 1971, 399; 1976, Pages 1011, 1012; said property to be annexed being described as follows, to wit: (SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A") WHEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUNTO SET THEIR HANDS AND SEALS, AND THEREBY AFFIRM ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF SMYRNA. Witness the signature of the record title holders of the fee simple title, or his legal representative, of 60% of the land area above described by acreage: SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY A. C. Jone , Jr. Vice Preside - OperDtions 316 333, All that tract or parcel of land fying and the 17thDistrict, 2nd being in Land LSection, Cobb County, 388, 405, 404, 461, 476 and 533 0 of said railway right-of-way in the offices of Seaboard Georgia as per plat Coast Line Railroad and registeredewiarticulth the arlytdescribed rasgfollowso : Cobb County, Georgia and being mo p Commence at the north land lot line nefintersectionLot 4appand roximatelycenterline feet west Seaboard Coast Line Railroad id l of the northeast corner of said land litinasoneeither side gofsthe ncenterline lof line; thence described as 125.00 feet lying said railroad in a southeasterly direction toits scribedasintersection 12000 feet lyingwest on land lot line of Land Lot 261; thereafter being deunig either side of a line beginning atpoint;asdistancedof�956n70 feetstace andrtonanpoint; south 53 degrees, 07 minutes 58 s thence south 73 degrees, 32 minutes 36 seconds east along an arc having a radius of 1025.92 feet and subtended by a caof 715in on �57 feetnortheasterly distancesouth rees, of 730.93 32 minutes 36 seconds east a distance of the feet; continuing thence being described as 9edfd stance and t each erunning north r86ndegrees, said railroad commencing at the last described 02 minutes 45 seconds east a distanceof and3thhe lotfeet lineto tof Landhe rLott316 continuing centerline of said railroad right Y at then being described as 60.00 feet lYnngon either Sid easterly a distancee of s f�1325.00efeet gmore the last described distance and running Y or less to the east land lot line ofLand Lota333cand its gnthencetand beingthe centerline of said Seaboard Coast Line described as 110.00 feet lying on eerde of a line southeasterly acrossnLandtLoth388ast described distance and running easterly and to a point and intersection of the centerline dfLSea Bard Coast Lineng Railroad ail roads right-of-way and the east land lot 1 to the ine of southeasterly direction across thofsthehsoutherlysection land lotflineLand of LandSLot 405 point formed by the intersection and the centerline of said Seaboard Coast Line Ra1lrolinedbeg�nning�at thenlastnd being described as 85.00 feet on either described distance and running thence southeasterly formed by the intersectionyof quadrant of Land Lot 404 to the point and corner the easterly land lot line of Land �d beathe described1as 80.00of lfeetaonse�ther Coast Line Railroad; continuing thence ang side of aline commencing at ahe last distanceeofribed l3 O.00sfeeteand more ornless toeacpoint easterly across Land Lot 4661 and formed by the intersection of the eanterly land right-ofne of thencee centerline of said Seaboard Coast Line Railroad at and being described as 95.00 feet on eiasterly andther side fthe line southeasterlyy across LandhLotast described distance and running thence e Yf Land 476 to a point formed by the intersection eaboardfCoast the eLine rRailroadland loightnof way; Lot 476 and the centerline of said S continuing thence and being describedaatdista�eandfet lring unning ion ntaesoutheasterly line commencing with the last describece direction across Land Lot 533 for adistance of 1500lot i00emore Lor less Lot to aand�the formed by the intersection of the eaY centerline of said Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.