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We'll get the—I'll

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call this meeting to order on Monday, October 1st, 2018.

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I want to welcome everyone very glad to have us tonight, Pastor Brian Taylor of the Life

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Church Smyrna Assembly of God at 4100 King Springs Road, who will come forward and give us our

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invocation and lead us in the place of the flag. So, would everyone please rise.

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Mayor Bacon, city council, will you join me in a moment of prayer before we begin our

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mean tonight. Dearly, Father, we thank you for this time. We're able to come

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together as a city to talk about issues relevant to our city, Father. I pray you'd

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be in guidance of tonight's talks, Father. You bring peace, Father, and you have

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your will be done in this place tonight. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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I pledge

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allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with

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Liberty, Injustice, Fra.

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Thank you.

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Before you, Brian, before you look,

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is there, I don't like to talk about folks health problems.

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I know the pastor, Pastor Shell's been a little under the

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weather, how's he doing?

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Because for the first time I texted him in it,

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I don't think it went through so.

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Right, yeah, so he had a successful surgery

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and he's recovering.

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He's actually in Florida right now on vacation.

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So he's recovering.

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He's recuperate. Yeah, he's good. Yeah, he's got surgery done. He's recovering. He preached Sunday. So it was it was kidney stones. Yes, sir

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Do a lot better though. I mean good company. So yeah, good deal. Well, I'll let them know you asked. Thank you

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Thank you so much for those folks that

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Are looking for new church or new in town. I'm sure the folks that

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Life church morning assembly God would love to have you there in the curb there on King Springs Road, right?

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past Griffin Middle School, so

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Thank you all very much.

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Agenda change is the only thing that we have on the agenda is that when we get to item 4b,

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which is a public hearing, that will be tabled until November 5th.

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Other than that, the agenda is exactly as submitted.

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Under the mayoral report, 2018-Sforge Air Force recognized City of Smyrna Employees Christy

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Manna and Rebecca Power as recipients of the City of Smyrna Award for Ongoing Excellence

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in Customer Service and the Johnkel Award for Service Excellence in Action.

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I'll let Ms. Tammy Sadler-Jones address that issue.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Good evening, everyone.

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I'm going to have Ashley Yeoman, our ICMA Management Fellow, tell you about the award

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and to share with you information about the two recipients, and I will come down and join

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Ashley.

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Good evening, everyone.

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We have two great City of Smyrna employees we would like to honor and award tonight for

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our quarter two of 2018 Employee Customer Service Awards.

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The first award is the City of Smyrna Award for Ongoing Excellence in Customer

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Service which is awarded for going above and beyond in delivering customer service to members

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of the public and or staff.

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Kristi Manna is awarded this award for ongoing excellence in customer service.

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Kristi serves as the administrative assistant for the Smyrna Fire Department.

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She is nominated by Deputy Chief Brian Marcos.

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Along with being a positive representative for the city's fire department, Kristi genuinely

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cares about delivering excellent quality work.

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work. Her attention to detail and organizational skills are proof that she is always willing

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to go above and beyond the call of duty in pursuit of excellence.

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Well, I know her boss is here. I don't know if he wants to say anything, Roy. Chief Acron.

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Thank you, Mayor. I just really hear in support of Christy, and she's very deserving of

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this award. And we'd like to thank this city and thank the council and city administrator

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her for recognizing her. She really does a fantastic job. You know, a lot of people,

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it's the easy thing to say that she's the glue that holds everything together, but

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in our case, it really is true. She does a fantastic job.

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I would say if truth be known, she probably knows more about the department than you

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do. I probably wouldn't argue with you.

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Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you.

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Our second award is the John Cole Award of Service Excellence in Action, which

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which is awarded for going above and beyond in response to an event or incident in delivering

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customer service. Rebecca Power is awarded this award tonight. She serves as the Youth

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Services Librarian at the Smyrna Public Library. She was nominated by Mary Moore, the library

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director, after Mary received the following unsolicited email from a customer. Just had

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a conversation with Rebecca in the Youth Department of your library regarding some

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needs I had for a high schooler. She was such a big help and answered all of

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my questions, even about safety concerns I had. She even called me back to clarify some

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information. Thank you for having her there. You are lucky to have her.

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Scott, if you could get over to your left a little bit, I could get in the picture.

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So many times we, we never know. I mean, all the time we never know what our employees

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do, but we appreciate both of you all for both going beyond your normal duties and taking

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care of our citizens. Thank you all very much. And as an extra award, you don't have to stay

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for the meeting any longer.

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Also under the Mayor's Report, this is, we have an election

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coming up sometime in November. I always give folks the opportunity if you are running

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for office to come forward and briefly tell us who you are and don't go over 30 seconds.

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So anybody running for office, I know I've had three notes sent to me, says you have

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a candidate for the Senate and the audience who wants to speak. I know that. Thank you.

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Yes.

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Hi, good evening. My name is Leah Aldridge and I'm the Republican nominee for State

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Senate for the Sixth District. The Sixth covers Smyrna and Vinings here in Cobb

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County, Buckhead and Sandy Springs in Fulton County. Thank you so much Mayor

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Bacon and City Council members for allowing me to introduce myself to you

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once again. I am so proud to be standing here. You know I've knocked a lot of

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doors in Smyrna from Williams Park all over Smyrna. I've met with your

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principals at Campbell High School, Mrs. Myes at Green Acres Elementary. I

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I ran the Smyrna 5K this Labor Day.

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I've been to the Smyrna Rotary.

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I've had cups of coffee at Rev Coffee,

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been to upward football games, and I

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have been listening to the citizens of Smyrna.

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The reason I've done this is because I

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want to understand the unique character and quality

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of the city if I'm going to serve as a state senator.

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And I want to assure you that today is a continuation

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of something I started a year ago when I first introduced myself to you.

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I see myself in partnership with you to hopefully work together to ensure that Smyrna's future is bright.

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I'd be honored to have your support and the vote of any citizens who are listening today on cable news.

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Thank you very much for the time to introduce myself.

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Again, I'm Leah Aldridge, State Senate for the 6th District. Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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Anyone else?

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Funding for office.

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Just briefly, I just want to mention,

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under the mayoral report,

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that Smyrna was recognized in Money Magazine

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as one of the top 50 communities

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in the United States to live.

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And we're very proud of that,

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something that we didn't know about until after we got it.

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But I think we're ranked number 44.

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There was only two cities in the state of Georgia.

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And the other one was Alpharetta.

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Not sure where they were right.

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I think they'd be in 25th or something, so.

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Pretty neat honor for us, though.

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Item four is land issues, zonies, and annexation.

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A, 2018-411, authorization for apartment name change

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from WDR-4 Wood Johnkel, LLC, DBA Alta at Johnkel

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to the new name, DBA Sink.

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SYNC at Johnclaw located at 1455 Spring Road Southeast with Carol Moore as the

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agent. Is Ms. Moore by any chance here? Anything else you can add to that, Ms. Jones?

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Alta at Johnclaw, they requested to change their name to SYNC at Johnclaw. The

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proper name change application has been reviewed and approved by the Fire

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Marshall, building inspector, city engineer, 9-1-1 communications, water department, and

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the city marshals, as well as reported to the business license officer.

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Staff does recommend approval of the name change.

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This is not a public hearing, so I'll turn this over to Ms. Blackmon, who represents

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this district.

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Ms. Blackmon.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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I was hoping that the agent Carol Moore would be here because I wanted to

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definitely ask that question about or ask her a question as to where the sink

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at Jean-Claude comes from which is really cool name so but with that if we

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don't have any other questions from the council mayor I would like to have

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us to approve 2018-411 authorization for apartment name change for WDR-4

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Wood-Jeanquil LLC, DBA, Alta et Jeanquil, to the new name, DBA, Sink et Jeanquil, located

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at 1455, Spring Road, Southeast, with Carol Moore.

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And motion is second to approve this request for name change. Any discussion? All those in favor

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of the motion?

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Let's approve 7-C, bro.

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Item number 4-B under land issues, zone is an annexation.

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2018-347, public hearing, code amendment to sections 402712714716 and 720 of the zoning

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zoning ordinance are proposed to add definitions related to breweries and distilleries, and

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to list breweries and distilleries as permitted uses within General Commercial Light Industrial

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Central Business District and mixed use zoning districts City of Smyrna.

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As I mentioned at the beginning, this will be tabled until the 5th of November, Mr.

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Tim Goode.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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We're going to move to table this.

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So I moved to table 2018-347, code amendment to section 402, 712, 714, 716, and 720 of

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the zoning ordinance are proposed to add definitions related to breweries and distilleries and

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to list breweries and distilleries as permanent uses within the general commercial, light industrial,

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central business district, and mixed use zoning districts, City of Smyrna.

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Second.

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Motion to second the table from November 5th. All those in favor of the motion.

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It's approved 7-0.

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The next items CD, E, F, G and H all deal with zoning amendments or changes in the zoning ordinance.

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We will vote on these separately.

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I think what we need to do is to, we're going to turn this over to Mr. Kinn, but these are

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all public hearings.

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I think you're going to get them all at the same time, Ken.

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Is that correct?

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Probably easier for us to go right through and vote on them independently.

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I'll read C, ordinance 2018-13, public hearing, general code amendments for corrections

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and updates for zoning ordinances City of Smyrna.

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D, Ordinance 2018-14 Public Hearing Application

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for MAP Amendments Updates for Zoning

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Ordinance City of Smyrna.

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E, Ordinance 2018-15 Public Hearing Mixed Use District Update

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to the Zoning Ordinance City of Smyrna.

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F, ordinance 2018-16, public hearing code amendments to the zoning ordinance to add new single

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family residential zoning district city of Smyrna, G, ordinance 2018-17, public hearing

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section 704 RAD update to the zoning ordinance city of Smyrna, and H, ordinance 2018-18,

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public hearing, zoning ordinance, table, update, city of Smurram.

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Ms. Jones, you'll give a quick background on how we got here and then we'll turn it over

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and let Ken, if that's okay with Council, we'll do the first one and go from there.

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The Community Development Department reviewed the city's zoning ordinances and to make

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language more clear and to clean up existing areas that need updating.

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They brought forth these following ordinances to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

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And so with that said, I'm going to turn it over to Ken to give you more specifics on

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each particular upcoming agenda item.

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And as we go through this, each one of them, they're all public hearings.

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So that means that if anyone wants to make any public comment concerning any of these

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issues, we will give you that time during the agenda to speak.

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So we'll start off with Ken and you go from there.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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As Ms. Soderland has indicated, there are a variety of reasons that these are coming

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to you.

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Some has to do that you've actually requested them in our retreats.

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Some has to do that they were suggested in previous studies that we did over last year.

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Some were suggested in our comprehensive plan.

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So over the last 12 to 18 months, we've had a variety of reasons to do this.

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the issue that I had put on our work program for our FY19 budget was to get

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started on that. So this is the first phase of these amendments. We will bring

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these to you more or less every quarter, not necessarily the quarter as the

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calendar falls, but every three or four months we will bring them another

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batch to you. So we actually we actually had brought seven to you. You've tabled

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the one at our request so that we could have a little additional work on that.

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But the other six are in this presentation here and I'll try to be as

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succinct but as clear as I can. The first round which would be item C has

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to do with general corrections and update and as you know anytime you do an

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ordinance there's going to be a typo or there's going to be a grammatical

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mistake or maybe words have changed maybe there's a better way to say stuff

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and that's indeed what we've what we have done this is really cleaning up

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those those type those kind of typos there's really three main changes that

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we're dealing with here which are shown on the screen here in section 715 you

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can see that we're we've taken out and encouraged the continued

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concentration of tourist service that's a repeated phrase we don't need it in

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there twice then we talk about not more than six dwelling units should be

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permitted into single family attached building.

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We have that elsewhere. It just

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needs to be more consistent there. So it's sort of a cleanup issue. And then the

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last one we feel has has now gotten to be an invalid paragraph. I think it

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started out initially with a good intent. But through the years it has

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not been used and both the city attorney and I have some concerns about its due process

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issue and that has to do with the status of a rezoning if you do not obtain a building

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permit then it automatically goes back to its original state.

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That automatic aspect gives us due process.

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So we are recommending that that whole paragraph be amended.

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So those are the three major changes in item C.

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Now on item D, this is an issue of how we actually process requests

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and how that has changed through the years.

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And unfortunately the ordinance itself did not keep up with the changes that we have made.

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There's actually seven changes that we are recommending.

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I'm not necessarily going to go through each and every one of those, but this will bring

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the actual paperwork, the applications that we give out in line, or bring the ordinance

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in line with how we actually practice our work.

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Whether that's listing stuff that's already been listed on our applications, or adding

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additional information. We practice that. These amendments here in D bring the two parties

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together there. Item E, and there you can just jump it back. You can see that there's the

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seven that we were talking about. Item E has to do with our mixed use. This is an

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issue that was picked up as a result of our comprehensive plan because we have

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added the term regional activity center and we need to amend our ordinance in a

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couple places. There are three amendments that we were proposing to do that but

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basically this is generated because of our comp plan. Now that we have an option

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regional activity center we need to actually put that in our purpose and intent of that MU district.

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And while we were doing that we realized that there is a typo or some unneeded words in there as well.

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F is dealing with the addition of two new districts.

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districts.

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Both the R8 and the R10 zoning districts are proposed. Right now we do not

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have the ability other than our RAD district to really deal with developments that are

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in that 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6 units per acre and up to 6 units. There's sort of a gap between

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between those two points, and the RAD has been used in the past to fill that gap.

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What we are proposing, which is also recommended as part of the COMP plan, is that we add both

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an R10, which would add up to a little over four units an acre, as well as an RA classification

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that would allow a little over five units an acre to sort of fill that gap.

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So, you see we would be going from that mid, that sort of three and a half, and then we

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have a little over four, then a little over five, and then the RAD allows up to six.

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So we're filling in those gaps with the addition of these new districts.

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So what you see here is R10 and R8 that's on the screen, and because we use what is

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known in the planning profession as a pyramidal ordinance we don't have to list

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every single use we just refer back to the previous district and then that'll

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refer back and ultimately you get all of the uses that you need as a result of

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that we don't have to have a real big amendment here and as you can see in in

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the R10 district, it refers to everything in the R12.

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So that's how the ordinance works.

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So staff has encouraged and Planning Commission concurred as well for the addition of both

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an R8 and an R10 zoning district.

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G is dealing with our RAD districts and we are suggesting that we actually rename our RAD district.

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Not drastically, we're just reversing some of the letters instead of residential attached,

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detached, we are recommending that it's really residential detached and untouched

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because most of the time we have emphasized

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and the development community has responded

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that it is more of a detached zoning classification.

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Therefore, we feel that in this case,

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the D needs to come before the A,

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so that we're asking that it be switched to RDA.

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As a result of that,

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there's reference throughout the ordinance

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that deal with RDA and we would just change those uses as you see here that's

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up on the screen we're that's all we're doing we're changing RAD to RDA we're

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not changing any standards within that district we're just changing how it's

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represented and then finally in on H we there are three tables in the

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ordinance where there's actually multiple tables in the ordinance but

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three of the tables are affected because of the changes we have made tonight, as well

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as bringing it back up to date, we had noticed there were a couple changes that had occurred

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in previous updates that did not make it into those tables.

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Obviously, you know, we are recommending R10 and R8, that needs to be added.

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That's sort of an easy one.

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But issues like the mixed use zoning district as well as some errors.

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so you've got this is sort of a table of contents where we're introducing that

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aspect as well as the table that has to do with what the actual requirements

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within the district are in terms of setbacks and minimum lot sizes and the

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like and then the final table picks that is a continuation of that for

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commercial aspects that we're bringing that all together. Now that's it but I

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also handed out tonight an update on our 8 and our 10 that we had picked up with

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the assistance of Councilman Wilkerson

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We had inadvertently, in the R10, we had said that it would reflect a medium density,

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and we've given you an update to that. It really is supposed to say moderate density,

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which is a little bit lower. And then in the R8, we actually said it was medium to high,

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and it really should just be medium. So we've given you those updates,

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and so my request would be that when you adopt that you would adopt based on what

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we had presented to you tonight plus what we've handed out regarding those

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density aspects. With that I feel like I've gotten through those fairly

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quickly I'm happy to answer any questions that you have but they really are pretty

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succinct I hope and with that Planning Commission and staff are

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recommending adoption. All right well let's do this we'll start we have to

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vote on these individually so we're going to start with C which is the

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general code amendment for corrections and updates. This is a public

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hearing. If anyone here would like to make any public comments concerning item C.

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At the

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record show there's none. And then I'll ask Mr. Tim Gould who chairs this committee to

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make the motion. And also if there's any questions after he makes a motion then we

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can answer those.

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Thank you Mr. Mayor. I want to thank Canon as group for digging into the ordinances

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and starting the process that'll go on for some time of continue to refine and

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improve our zoning codes to be suitable to where we are here in Smyrna

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currently in our for zoning needs. Anyway, Mr. Mayor, I'd like to motion to

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approve ORD 2018-13 general code amendments for corrections and updates

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for zoning ordinance city of Smyrna. Second. Motion second. Is there any

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discussion.

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It is not all those in favor of the motion.

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Proof 7-0. Item D,

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ordinance 2018, that's 14 public hearing. This is for the application for MAP

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amendments. Is there anyone, this is a public hearing. Is anyone here that would

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like to make any public comment concerning this issue?

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That's the

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approve ORD 2018-14 application for map amendments update to the zoning

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ordinance city of Smyrna

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motion a second it's in discussion although some favor

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the motion please vote to

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approve 7-0 item e ordinance 2018-15 public

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hearing mixed use district update to the zoning ordinance city of Sumerna. This is a public hearing

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because everyone here might make any public comment concerning this issue. That's the record show

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there is no Mr. Tim Goode. Thank you sir. Move to approve ORD 2018-15 mixed use district update to

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to the zoning ordinance.

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City of Somerna.

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Motion is second.

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In discussion.

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All those in favor, motion.

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Move 7-0.

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Item F, ordinance 2018-16, public hearing.

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Code amendment to the zoning ordinance

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to add a new single-family residential zoning district.

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City of Somerna, this is a public hearing.

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Does anyone here like making a public comment

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concerning this issue?

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At the record show there is none.

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Mr. Tim Goode. Thank you Mr. Mayor. This one has maybe a little bit more of an impact

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on I think in how the City Council will do business creating the R10 and R8 zoning districts

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allow us to stick more closely to a defined ordinance versus using RAD and with a wide

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range of variances to accommodate particular needs. So this is I believe a nice addition

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to our zoning code and makes it easier for us as a body to have a more formal appropriate

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code.

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So therefore I move, Mr. Mayor, I move to approve ORD 2018-16 code amendment to the

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zoning ordinance to add new single-family residential zoning districts, City of Smyrna.

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Motion second. Any discussion? All those in favor of the motion please vote.

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Let's approve 7-0. Adam Gee, ordinance 2018-17, public hearing section 7-4, RAD update to the

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zoning ordinance city of Smyrna. This is a public hearing. Is anyone here to send,

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would like to make any public comment concerning this ordinance amendment?

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at the record show that is none.

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Mr. Tim Goode.

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Thank you, sir.

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Move to approve ORD 2018-17, section 704 rad update

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to the zoning ordinance, city of Smyrna.

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Second.

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Motion is second.

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Any discussion?

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All those in favor, motion.

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Let's approve 701.

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Item H, ordinance 2018-18, public hearing zoning,

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regarding ordinance table update city of Smyrna.

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Anyone, this is a public hearing anyone here they'd like to make any public comment

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concerning this issue. That's the record show there is none.

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Mr. Tim Good. Thank you Mr. Mayor.

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Move to approve

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ORD 2018-18

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zoning ordinance table updates city of Smyrna.

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Motion second.

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Any discussion? All those in favor

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of the motion,

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approved 70.

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Item five is from previous licenses.

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We have nothing.

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Item six is formal business A2018-401,

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approval of the reappointment of George Davis

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to the civil service board for a two-year term

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to expire November 16, 2020.

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Mr. Jones, is there any background on that?

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The civil service board is comprised of three members,

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each serving two year terms. One seat is appointed by the council, currently held

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by George Davis, one elected by fire police personnel, currently Barb Allen,

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but up for reelection, and one appointed by the other two board members,

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currently John Davis. George Davis' term is set to expire November 16, 2018, but

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has requested reappointment to the Civil Service Board. Staff does

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recommend appointment of Mr. Davis.

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Ms. Blackburn.

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Thank you very much, Mayor.

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I would like to move that for approval of 2018-401, approval of the reappointment of

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George Davis to the Civil Service Board for a two-year term to expire November 16, 2020.

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Second.

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Motion is second.

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Pre-discussion.

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All those in favor of the motion?

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That's approved 70.

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Before we go into bed, I want to thank Ken and his department for the, you know,

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all the changes that we had approved tonight.

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Thanks for your hard work and thanks for not taking all night.

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I think we'll be here at 11 o'clock,

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the way that sometimes you go on.

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But thank you, thank y'all very much.

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Item B, under formal business,

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2018-415, authorization of a contract extension

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with Zaxter Inc. for bike share program services

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until March the 8th, 2019, in the amount of $14,400.

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Ms. Jones, the background, please.

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Zaxter Incorporated is planning to transition to a new regional bike system.

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The target date to relaunch this new regional program will be the spring of 2019.

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Rather than extend the current program with the city for another full year,

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Zaxter is offering a short-term extension for six months.

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The only changes to the contract will be the new end date of March 8, 2019,

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and a reduced price of $120 per bike down from $130 per bike per month.

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Staff recommends approval of the contract extension with Zaxter

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for bike share program services until March 8, 2019 in the amount of $14,400.

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Ms. Wilkinson.

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Thank you.

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So if there's anybody that would like to have any questions, I don't know if there's

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anybody to speak on this.

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Richard's not here, is he?

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Is Richard here?

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No, I don't know.

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Do you want to speak about it?

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Okay, thanks.

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Overall the program has been very successful. There's 4,000 active users and as Ms. Sadler-Jones said this is simply extending our program and saving some money in the process.

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Okay. If there's no other questions, I would like to move to approve item 6B2018-415.

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authorization of a contract extension with Zaxter for bike share program

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services until March 8, 2019 in the amount of $14,400.

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The motion is second to approve this contract extension. Any discussion? All

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those in favor of the motion?

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Proof 7-0. Item 7 is commercial building permits.

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We have none. Item 8 is consent agenda. Ms. Jones, will you please read the

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consent agenda for Council's approval. The consent agenda reads as follows. Item A,

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approval of September 17, 2018, Mayor and Council meeting minutes. Item B, approval

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of the September 17, 2018 pre-Council meeting minutes. Item C, approval of the

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August 30 of 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting minutes. Item D, approval of

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of the September 13th, 2018 Committee of the Whole Meeting

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Minutes, Item E, Approval of the City's Wellness Program,

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Renewal with Corporate Health Partners,

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and Authorized Mayor to Execute Related Documents,

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Item F, Approval of Use for Council Chambers

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for Vinings Forest HOA Meeting, Tuesday, October 16th,

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2018, from 6.30 PM to 8 PM,

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Item G, approve the use of linear park on Concord Road for an event titled

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Seeing Red Chili Cook Off, organized and managed by Wade's Fine Eatery Food Time

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Emporium on October 20, 2018 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. to include alcohol

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sales on the restaurant property, extension of premises for alcohol

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sales to include but be limited to parking spaces adjacent to the

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restaurant for the purpose of dispens- of beer dispensing from a single beer

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trailer station along with carrying privileges of legally purchased beverages

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for attendees into the park property the area designated as the event space for

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the duration of the event. Mr. Mayor move approval of the consent agenda. Most

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This is saying approve the consent agenda, while those in favor of the most, please vote.

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Prove 7-0.

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Committee reports will start tonight with Mr. Derek Norton.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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I want to remind everybody that this week is Public Safety Appreciation Week.

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We had the pleasure of attending a breakfast this morning, recognizing our public safety

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personnel, and some from SMERNA were recognized for exceptional service, examples of exceptional

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service recently and that was Lieutenant Tommy Bates and Lieutenant J.P. Paul

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from the Fire Department and Officer Heather Clemens from the Smyrna Police

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Department. They were award nominees so if you go about your week I encourage you

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to say an extra thank you to the men and women who protect us every day with

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that IU. Miss Andrea Bluesting. Yes your honor I don't have anything this

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this evening. Thank you.

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Ms. Marilyn Blackman.

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Thank you, sir.

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I would like to just follow up with Councilman Norton.

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I also attended the breakfast this morning

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for our personnel public safety week

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and want to send out a congratulations

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to those, all of the individuals that were honored.

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And just as he said, if you have an opportunity

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to go by the fire station or the police department

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and say hello and thank you,

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that would be most appreciative.

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Also just want to say, had a great time this weekend

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at the North Georgia State Fair.

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It was really a wonderful event and well attended.

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Also had an opportunity to hang out with a lot of our furry animals this weekend

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at the Wolfstalk, so hats off to Jennifer Bennett and our Smyrna crew

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for doing a great job with that as well.

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And then just want to welcome two new members to our staff,

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Herman Hunter, who is our new Code Enforcement Officer,

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and William Parker, our Economic Development Coordinator,

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Just say thanks and welcome aboard guys. We look forward to working with you and one less

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I just want to wish the family of Michael Dorsey, my deepest condolences, we lost a dear

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Smyrna resident on September 19, the accident that happened on Church Road between the motorcycle

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and the car. So again, just sending my condolences out to the family. With that, Mayor, I yield.

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Mr. Corker-Wilch. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to make sure and invite everybody

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to the grand reopening of the Smyrna Century Garden behind the community

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center this coming Saturday October 6th from 10 to 11 a.m. and that community

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garden has been restored restored by the Johnkel Garden Club so everybody

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please come out 10 o'clock in the morning. Love to have you there. That

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a year. Ms. Susan Wilkerson. Thank you Mayor. I did want to say I also attended the

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luncheon recognizing the public safety officers and I really enjoyed hearing

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about the stories and they do a wonderful job and I want to remind people

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to make sure you thank your public safety officers this week for the work

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that they do. This is a week of recognition. Also I would like to make

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an announcement for Mary Moore from the library. This is an announcement from the Friends of

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the Smyrna Library and the Friends of the Library invite you to attend the second annual

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Books and Brick Lego exhibit. The event is this weekend in the Smyrna Community Center

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Magnolia Room. The exhibit will be created by the Dixie Lego Users Group, a club of

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adult Lego enthusiasts. Displays include moving trains, landscapes, townscapes, and unique

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individual creations. Activities include a free build station, crafts, and a reading

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corner. Tickets will be sold at the door. The tickets are $8 for ages 13 and older, $4

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for ages 5 to 12, and free for ages 4 and younger. The hours are noon to 6 p.m. on

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Saturday, October 6th and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 7th. The proceeds

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benefit the youth services collection of the Smyrna Public Library. And with that,

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I yield. Mr. Tim Gu.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor. We had our first committee meeting of

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the Education Committee of myself and Councilperson Wilkinson and

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Councilperson Blackburn. And a great meeting, a lot of enthusiasm. The possibilities are

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wide open for what we can do as a council and as a city to help and put impact and support

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our schools here in Smyrna. So we're very, very excited and very enthused that the mayor

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and council saw fit to form the committee. So I think it's a great thing. One of the

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specific things we'll work on is some pedestrian safety. There was an unfortunate incident recently

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by Argyle Elementary. We're a couple young kids. We're hit. I think they're fine physically,

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but it just highlights the need for us to focus on pedestrian safety for families and

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kids near our schools. Also, I want to touch on a project that Scott Andrews and Ashley

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humans have been working on, the Youth Council. So they just finished selecting

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their 11 talented high school students from three high schools in our area. I can think

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orientation is this week and it's a great program to help engage our students, our youth, into

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the city activities and continue to tie our city into more deeply into our schools. With

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that, I yield.

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Mr. Ron Middle.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I want to announce that the Finance Committee's next meeting is

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on October 25th. We've had a challenge getting it scheduled properly. About October

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25th, we're having two meetings I think upcoming, this one to complete work on the finance and

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HR report outs. We'll have that one out soon, but that'll be all posted on the website.

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October 25th is the finance committee meeting, regular reports from our finance department

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and our progress toward goal on the budget. Secondly, I want to just note that I want

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I want to thank the John Quill Golden Cake Kiwanis Club for inviting me to be their guest

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speaker a week ago Tuesday.

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I appreciate being with that team.

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I didn't get through my entire presentation because there were question after question

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after question.

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They're a very curious involved group of leaders in the Kiwanis Club and I appreciate

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them inviting me to speak.

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And then finally, since we met last, the Atlanta Braves clenched the National League East pennant.

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We are now going to go to the National League Championship Series for the privilege of hosting

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the World Series right here in Cobb County on Sorna's doorstep.

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Go Braves.

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Mr. Jones.

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Mr. Andrews.

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Mr. Cochran.

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Mr. Graham.

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No?

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Okay.

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We do not have a show cause hearing. We got one person signed up for

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citizens input, Alec Bakery, 3459 Shawnee Trail.

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Comments is his topic.

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My first comment tonight is

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that we missed the deadline to consider term limits on the mid-term ballot.

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I'd like to comment that I hope in the new year this council

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re-considers doing a referendum on that. Marietta did it again and passed it so

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I'm for it either way whatever the people think about next year is an

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election year so it'd be nice to have a referendum where people especially new

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people know where to go to vote on an issue and I want to emphasize that if a

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council person is against it you got to remember it's not the person on the

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Council's opinion. It's the people that voted him in office. So you look at the majority as well as

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The taxpayers pay their salary. So it should be what the people in your ward want

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Not what you think personally

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Secondly

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on this 300,000 you've got for a survey on

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Drapik transit. I hope you consider sending that back

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because you look at Concord Road that two years to do it and then we still got

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just two lane two lane all we got was a center meeting sidewalks and a light at

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Macaulay for $20 million that doesn't do it the roads are tight and

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Smyrna and if they try to make a separate spot for look at Windy Hill as

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well, how much you're going to do to impede traffic, it just doesn't fit.

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And I think it's a waste unless you deal with through the air that the city cannot spend

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the money to do a rapid transit.

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I look at the buses that people are waiting for in Cobb County to go around Cobb.

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They're empty.

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And lastly, I hope this issue on buying that purchase on Spring Road is a dead issue.

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I think it's absolutely ridiculous to spend, even think about $15 million speculating with

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taxpayer money on something that we already have with the community center.

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I find this an absolute insane idea and I hope this council ends that conversation

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on that.

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Again, you don't speculate with taxpayer money.

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You only have to look at what Hickory Lakes and Smyrna Commons did

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Speculating with our money and the millions of dollars we lost

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And I hope that's as I say there's nothing there that we don't already have with the community center. We have

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Thank you

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concludes the

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citizen's input

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There's no other business be brought for this body out of credit is me your turn at 751