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Yeah. Hi, my name is Pamela Maloff and I am one of the board members of the Smyrna Arts Council and I just wanted to tell you about the show that we just put up here in City Hall and at Community Center. Um, we're calling it the photo crawl at the old Smyrna uh firehouse. And it was one evening where a a whole bunch of photographers came together and just took photos inside and outside the old firehouse. And um you know it's a really interesting quirky artistic venue. And so it was kind of fun to explore that area. And so, um, the the exhibit's on view from August 1st I guess it went up through the beginning of November, November 5th. Um, and I'd just like to recognize the artists, a lot of them who are here. Uh Ted Brooks, Chris Durban, Isa Addie, Gregory Grossman, Nina Lavoy, Latoya Addie, Dark Rush, and Robert Harrison. And thank you. Would you guys like this uh artist? Would you mind standing up? Robert, you want to stand up? Robert Harrison, the artist, stand up so we can see. Thanks. Um, Heather, can we check the mic if you what you guys do? It's really wonderful. You do great work throughout the year. And uh just really, you know, Robert, your stuff you're doing at the firehouse with your new your new art place, you know, the the facilities for artists to gather and van the newsletter you all put out on a regular basis. It's it's you know, you have activities regularly. So really appreciate all that you do. And Pamela, thanks for curating this this exhibit and uh really appreciate that. Thanks very much. Um did we want to get a photograph or Yeah, that's what we were told. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Awesome. Ricky Oglesby who's our uh leads our art council to come on down also. Okay. The artist mind coming up. We'll get a photograph, please. I don't know. Only there was a photographer in the room. All right. It's always the best part of the meetings, right? that everybody empties out for the rest of it. All right, we'll move on to uh pro proclamations and presentations. There are none. Uh move on to seven community development items.

7A resolution 2025-014 authorization for the approval of resolution 2025014 for the continuation of a moratorium for 90 days 90 consecutive days beginning on August 8th 2025 for the accepting or processing application seeking the issuance of a sign permit for freestanding signs greater than 25 greater than 25 feet in height and 150 square feet of sign area and authorize the mayor or mayor prom to sign and execute all related documents. Mr. Jones, background, please. Sure. This is an extension of the moratorum we've had in place while we work through the uh sign ordinance to revamp it. We have gotten through some of the rework of the ordinance and that's allowed us to change this where it only applies to signs. Now the moratorum would only apply to signs that are taller than 25 ft or more than 150 square feet. Thank you Mr. Cochran. Uh any questions and obtain a motion please. Motion do pass. Motion from Mr. Lindley. Second for Mr. Pickkins. All in favor by hand. Motion passes by hand. Vote 50. All right. Is that our IT voting system? We're good. All right. Motion pass 5-0. Privilege license and show cause hearings. There are none. Number 9A.

Under former business ATTH 2022-125 authorization to amend the fiscal year

2026 adopt a budget for the vehicle replacement fund at add a project titled community development vehicles and add increase the project budget in the amount of $41,000. going to go ahead and just advance the replacement of the one. Need a need a vehicle for our code enforcement officers to be out out there in the field. Can I have a motion, please? Hines. Motion by Miss Hines. Second by Mr. Welch. All in favor? Motion passes 5 to zero.

Item 9B, ATTH 2025-127, authorization to approve the reclassification of the meter service technician position to from government 3 to government 4. It gives the position a little more more flexibility to fill multiple roles. Excellent. Uh motion please. Motion to approve. Welch, second by Mr. Pickkins. All in favor?

Motion passes 50. Item 9 C at 2025-129.

Authorization to amend the 2022 SPLAS fund project length budgets to account for items not included in the original adopted project budgets and to reallocate funding between projects to increase project funding for pending or approved contracts. Reallocate excess budgets available from other city projects. Jones background please. Thank you, sir. So, it's a uh Kristen Robinson does a great job, right? Her staff and keeping us organized and um on it. So, great. Uh any questions? You have a motion, please? Motion for Mr. Lindley, second from for Mr. Pickkins. All in favor? Motion passes five to zero.

The consent agenda Thank you, sir. Um, Heather, is that good? Do I the background? Perfect. Awesome. Uh, can I have a motion to approve the extended agenda? So, uh, motion by Mr. Lindley, second by Miss Hines. All in favor passes 5 Z. Thank you very much. On to public comment for tonight. We have one person that signed up and give me Dr. Michelle Butler, 6125 Road. Park, the Riverview View Park. Thank you, Mr. Your Council member, Mr. O would be a good Yeah, I can I can kind of help out with that. So the park that you speak of that is part of a land grant. Uh that is in motion. Obviously plans got pushed back because of the flooding. So but that is still in the works that the timetable there has not been completely established. There are some things that we needed to do which we've completed with with an embankment there. As far as the um the bit tree that seems to be part of the community now, we are all in the process of getting all that move. I think Mike can pro I'm sorry. Um I think Mike can speak on that a little bit more, but we're going to be removing that and there will be a new dock put in. Uh we that that's all in motion. These things take a little time. Uh that is a huge tree. Okay. Mike, you want to give him a little more information on that? You have a couple questions. Did you want to get your questions and listen code enforcement has a a marshall dedicated to commercial properties and has been doing doing an excellent job of issuing notices of violation or just getting commercial property owners to take care to clean up the property essentially. If you have specific addresses, I know it's a general question, right?

But and by all means, we can get you in contact with staff. Um Rusty Martin was over community development and and uh happy to share what they're doing doing in that area. Are you referencing certain businesses or the actual roads? Okay. Yeah, the the roads are going through uh some updates also. So that's coming. As you can see, things are happening now in that area, some good conversations with folks who are interested in partnering with the city around to provide recreational services. Um, so that's still in the in the works, but that whole project's still moving forward. I'm very excited about the possibilities, but perhaps maybe if you want to catch up with Mr. Oglesby a little more, right? And and talk more, but Yeah. Yeah. Happy to go ahead. We've already consult. We're getting Thanks for being here. Thank you. Thanks. Nobody else signed up for public comment. Close that portion of the meeting. Move on to ward and staff reports. Pickkins is ready. We'll start with Thank you. Uh, Pro Tim Tim. Uh, no report, but just, uh, good luck to everyone starting school today. Hines, same. I hope everybody has a happy, uh, and a very good, successful new school year. Travis, thank you. They um just a reminder that the next public engagement session for the uh redevelopment of downtown of the uh the Baptist church site will be on August 18th at 5:30 at the community center. And uh a uh shout out to the Tilman House that dedicated the mural uh on their building yesterday at the corner of King and Church. With that, I yield. Mr. Welch. Uh I I just want to reemphasize what Travis just mentioned regarding the public meeting on the 18th. Um we really encourage everybody to come out to that meeting and offer up your opinions.

And one thing I want to mention, we we have the the council has seen three options or three different um drawings for the for the downtown area. And u one of the things we're looking for there is not necessarily whether you like one option or the other, but what you like or don't like about each option. So please come out and offer your opinion. Um that's the only way that we know what everybody's going to like and dislike and we'll make some decisions based on that with that. AM uh thanks Corki. Yeah, it's a it's a great point, right? Because like these options have become built out of what community input, right? and and Travis has been leading that over that effort and uh yeah right so this is the next phase coming back build the ideas that was come out of the community input got to keep hearing hearing from folks uh Mr. strugglesby. Yes, thank you. Uh, a few things. First of all, I want to congratulate our new uh, youth uh, US track and field all-Americans. Uh, recently we had numerous young folks here from the city here in Smyrna compete at the national championships for US Track and Field Association. this year was hosted in Savannah, Georgia at Savannah State, which is a lot closer to home than Oregon and Houston where we've been traveling for the past three or four years. And they brought home hardware once again. Uh I'm hoping to get the complete list soon. But we have a lot of all-Americans. When I say all-Americans, I do mean number eight at least in the entire country. So that's over thousands of kids. and we have at least 10 all-Americans coming home ranging from ages of seven to 17 years old. Also, there is a RFP out for from the uh uh obviously Smyrna is a public art uh friendly city. We have a new RFP out for uh we're going to continue the electrical box artwork or wrappings, whatever you choose. So, if you are artist or an aspiring artist, please take a look at our website. Hurry up though. It's closing up soon and and see if your art will be selected. Um, this particular art project will ensure that public art is in every ward in the city of Smyrna. Every ward. So, we're really excited about that. Um, that's it. I yield back. Thank you, sir. Appreciate that. Um, staff reports. Mr. Jones, anything else for us, Mr. Cochran? Awesome. Thank you. Uh with that, we'll adjourn this meeting at 7:23. John City