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July 12/19, 1976 Mayor and Council 415 The regular meet~ng of Mayor and Counc~l was held pursuant to the Charter at C~ty Ball. Smyrna. Georgia. 12. 1976. and called to order by Mayor Arthur Bacon at :30 P.M. All were present. Also present was Attorney Chuck Camp. Willou~se Sp~vey. C~ty Clerk. Lee Silver. Parks and Recreation Director, J~m Dav~d. Super~ntendent of Publ~c Works. Don Atk~nson. Fire Chief. Everett L~ttle. Police Chief. Gene Boaster. Bu~lding Inspector. a representative of J. S. Ross & Assoc~ates and representatives of the press. Invocation was given by Bomer Kuhl. followed by the pledge to the Flag. No act~on under C~t~zen Reports. A bus~ness l~cense to sell Malt Beverages (Peckage) only was requested by George . Dutch Farm Store. 1741 Roswell Road. Mr. Doyal was present and stated the thing he owed the C~ty Was a del~nquent sanitat~on charge, approximately .00. for wh~ch he had to pay $100 per month until paid. Bill Darby made a motion the Malt Beverage license be granted. Jerry Mills seconded the motion and the vote was six to one. Bomer Kuhl voted against the motion. Mayor Bacon stated the group insurance bids were still being checked. Jerry Mills said they narrowed to four (4) companies and a called meeting to go over them would be held next week. Mayor Bacon stated that a rumor was circulating the city had wrecked a case loader for which we paid $35~000, and we were trying to cover it up by surplusing the piece of to the minutes the case loader being surplused was purchased Equipment Company for $8,000.00 The equipment will crank but will not operate. The cost to put it in operating condition would be $3.000.00. which would not include the cost of transmission work which needed to be done. Bids were opened. read and are recorded as follows: J. E. Lovern Construction Co. 3980 Corn Road. Smyrna $2,000.00 Billy P. G:ibson 137 Smyrna Powder Springs Rd. Marietta, Georgia 30060 $ 678.50 C. O. Canada made a motion the bids be turned over to committee. with authority to act on the high bid. Rem Bennett seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Whitlock-Dobbs Inc. Wright Hotel Supply Co. 255.00 397.00 565.00 Atlanta Fixture & Salea 261. 78 410.94 Bomer Kuhl made a motion the bids be referred to the Parks and Recreation Committee. with authority to act on the total low bid. Vote on the motion was unan~mous . No bids received. Electric Sales and Service Homer Ruhl made a motion the b~dB be referred to the Parks and Recreation Committee with authority to act. Jerry Mills seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Commercial building permits were submitted by Building Inspector Gene Boaster and upon his recommendations the following action :is recorded: (1) R. W. Murray requested a permit to remodel the building at 581 Cherokee Road for use as an insurance company office. Plans had not been approved by the Fire Marshall. but after reviewing the plans, Gene Boaster recommended they be of July 12. 1976 Meeting) approved. Fire Mills made a the permit be approved. to the s approval. Rem Bennett seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. read a letter from Gene Boaster his findings of the buffer zone restrictions at the Condominiums. His con- that the developer has fulfilled the requirement of a 60 root natural the condominiums and the adjacent property. The problem the in his opinion. is caused by poor drainage or rainwater away rrom the rear of their condominiums. The problem has probably gotten worse over a period of time due to natural erosion of the bank the filling of in the drainage swale. Mrs. Sandra Speer. owner of one of the . stated that the swale had been created by the builder and she thought the natural turn of water was a state violation. Homer Kuhl stated he thought this a private matter. and Attorney Chuck Camp advised Mrs. Speer to have her attorney call him. and he would be glad to discuss it with him. motion that the of the decision of recorders court DuBuisson be at the next council meeting, July 19. 1976. the motion and the vote was unanimous. Canada made a motion to close the City Ball on Saturdays. effective next Jerry Mills seconded t;he motion. Bomer Kuhl stated he this $800 per Saturday was collected. for an average of . which citizens did come to the City Ball on the employees should have Saturdays After discussion, was six to one. Bomer Kuhl voted against the motion. stated if the from 8:30 until 5: should set the hours. Ball closed on Saturdays, After discussion it was should be the Finance City asked all council to and Recreation The Parks and Recreat~on had also checked and read the copy of the , and they would be Commission had read approved. Rules and Regulations for discussed at the next and approved them; the Mr. stated that he and Lee Silver were going to Macon with reference to the grant of $100,000. One additional application must be filled out. Homer Kuhl made a motion to approve the presented, the change the $1200 in the Parks and Recreation Jerry Mills the Be that we take a look at the anticipated income at a later if some raises could be given. I>1r. Kuhl had no to that, and that two firemen would be added later. Coalson the Sanitation supervisor did not make as much as the supervisor of Coalson made a motion to amend the motion to the Sanitation to the same as the Streets supervisor. Jerry Mills the motion. amended motion was unanimous. A vote on the original to approve was unanimous. Approval of the June minutes was deferred to the next meeting. Under citizens input. Mrs. on Saturday still have Sue Brissey aSked if the citizens could still come to to talk with councilmen. She was assured on Saturday mornings and the public was welcome to come. Ms. Sandra Speer stated that if City Ball closed at 5:30 P.M., people who worked in Atlanta could not get here by that time. thanked Lee Silver and his staff for the wonderful. job they did Bicentennial celebration. Committee a lot of credit for the successful A meeting was called for 9:00 A.M. Saturday morning to review insurance bids. Mrs. Ester Cearfoss could use the chamber of teenagers. The date to be set by attend. adjourned at 8:35 P.M. *************************** The mid-month meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall. Smyrna, Georgia. 19. 1976. and called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Arthur T. Bacon. All counc~lmen were present except C. O. Canada who was on vacation. City Clerk Willouise Sp~vey was also on vacat~on. Others present were Nora Proctor. Clerk, Ch~ef of Police Everett Little, Building Inspector Gene Roaster. J. E. David. Superintendent of Public Works and Jim Ross of Ross & Associates. Invocation was g~ven by Councilman Homer Kuhl. Tony Bryant of the Smyrna Athletic Association requested a parade permit for Saturday, September 4th beginn~ng at 12:15 P.M. The permit was approved on motion by E. R. Coalson. seconded by Bill Darby. The vote was unanimous. Director of Parks and Recreation Lee Silver introduced the two new interns. Candy Lopez and Ron Rayes. The appeal of Lawrence Keith DuBuisson from Recorder's Court was dropped since he did not appear at the council meeting. B~ds for bleachers at K~ng Spring Park were opened. read and recorded as follows: 4 Systems of South Carolina South Carolina bleachers $519.00 per unit - $4.152.00 8 1 Total . Knepshie1d Co. Ky. g bleachers trai1er adapter $631.15 per unit - $5.049.20 Total Miracle Recreation Equipment Co. At1anta. Georgia 8 - 15t long bleachers 1 trailer adapter $454.58 per unit - $3,636.64 Total On motion by Jerry Mills. the bids were referred to the Parks and Recreation Committee with authority to act on the lowest bid. The motion was seconded by Bill Darby and carried by unanimous vote. Awarding of bids for group insurance was deferred to the next meeting. Commercial building permits were submitted by Bui1ding Inspector Gene Roaster as fo:llows (1) Action on front yard chain link fence tabled to July 26. deferred to August 2nd meeting. (2) 10 x 12 utility building, 3075 Dunton Avenue. to be erected 5. from property s~de line. A :letter signed by Carl Davis. next door neighbor. stated he had no object~on to the bu~:lding. The permit was approved on motion by Rem Bennett subject to the building inspector having Mr. Davis state he had no objection to the 5' waiver. The motion was saconded by E. R. Coalson and carried by unanimous vote. (3) of Construction of warehouses for Jamea Pruett. 2960 South Cobb Drive. Owner Barvey Nix. A letter from J. S. Ross & Associates was read to stating the firm had surveyed the property :located in LL 379 for purposes of establishing the one in one hundred year f:lood contour. The letter stated most of the property proposed to be developed into warehouses is below the 944 contour; however. it was their there is no endangerment to human welfare and safety and a:lso that some the apartments on the adjoining property have a floor elevation of 940. The permit was approved on motion by Jerry Mills. seconded Rem Bennett. The letter from J. S. Ross & Associates is to be made a part of minutes. Vote on the motion was unanimous. of Ju~y ~9. 1976 The of June 7 were approved unanimous~y on motion by Bomer Kuhl, by Jerry Mills. The minutes of June 28 were on motion by Homer Kuhl. The motion was seconded by Jerry Mills and the vote carried by unanimous vote. Jim Tolleson reported some water revenue deposit checks had been returned and these names would be listed in the paper. Chief Little stated he had received very good cooperation and hoped to be around for a long time. Jerry ~~ls stated a meeting would be held August 3 at 6:00 P.M. to explain the insurance benefits to fire personnel and all councilmen and the mayor were invited. Jerry Mills motioned that Richard Debord. 811 Church Street, telephone 432-9075, be named to the Planning & Zoning Board to fill the unexpired term of the late Charlie The motion was seconded by Bill Darby and the vote was unanimous. Rem Bennett. in the absence of C. O. Canada. Parks Chairman, motioned the Rules and Regulations of the Parks Department as discussed be accepted" as of tonight. Bomer Kuhl seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Baccn resolution that Chief of Police Little be authorized from the Department of Public of the State of Georgia detection devices at the of Chief Little to of of the of the City of Smyrna the State of Georgia. The resolution was approved on motion by Darby, seconded by Bomer Kuhl. The vote was unanimous. Lee Silver reminded Mayor and Council of a meeting July 22nd to interview engineering firms. Jerry Mills requested a time for the J. P. White suit to get back on the court calendar. Chuck Camp to report at next meeting. adjourned at 8:07 P.M. .J. S. ROSS &. ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED ENGINEERS ... PLANNERS .. SURVEYORS MAILING ADDRESS P. O. SOX '711 SMYRNA, GEORGIA sooee 3020 ATLANTA STREET. S. E. SMYRNA. GEORGIA 30080 (404) 434-4461 S:1ncerely ~ ~ i;' ~..... ~ _~.t .. - - - --- - . - - .~ ;:i Cf1 t'- ~ ~~ ~%"" 0 ~ '" '< ". "> v '< SURVEY FOR _J_ ~M e. '-- - \~v~~"'t.T COUNTY. GEORGIA LAND LOT 3'1<:7_ .OI.TR'CT D-.5E:CTION-Z-" J. S. 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