2026-02-16 February 16, 2026 Pre-Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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Page 1 of 2 1. Roll Call 2. Call to Order Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gould called to order the February 16, 2026 Pre-Council Meeting held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in the Admin Conference Room at 6:31 PM. 3. Review of Current M&C Agenda PRE2026-004 Review of the February 16, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting Notice and Agenda Mayor Pro Tem reviewed the February 16, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting agenda. Brief discussion took place concerning item Z25-015. It was noted that there may be several people in attendance to oppose this item. Russell Martin, Community Development Director, reiterated that a Chick-Fil-A restaurant already exists down the road. That one will be closed when this one opens, assuming it is approved. City Attorney Scott Cochran instructed council to vote on this item as it pertains to zoning criteria as it is presented in the memo. No further discussion took place. 4. Other Business / Staff Comment Kristin Robinson, Deputy City Administrator / CFO, provided information on the SPLOST 2028 process and proposed list that will be submitted to Cobb County. • Additional funds – $2.9M – will be placed into Facilities Improvement line item • This will allow for flexibility Councilmember Welch asked: • Are there no SPLOST funds set aside for water/sewer infrastructure? It was explained that the enterprise fund adequately funds that. • Why are there still park lighting funds? Mrs. Robinson explained that there is still part of Tolleson that needs to be addressed. Pre-Council Meeting – Final MAYOR AND COUNCIL Derek Norton, Mayor Tim Gould, Mayor Pro Tem (Ward 6) Glenn Pickens (Ward 1) Latonia P. Hines (Ward 2) Travis Lindley (Ward 3) Charles “Corkey” Welch (Ward 4) Susan Wilkinson (Ward 5) Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. (Ward 7) A. Max Bacon City Hall ADMIN CONFERENCE ROOM 2800 King Street Smyrna, Ga. 30080 City Attorney Scott Cochran City Administrator Mike L. Jones Deputy City Administrator / CFO Kristin Robinson City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn February 16, 2026 / 6:30 PM