Mayor & Council Retreat - Lanier Islands - Combined Session — Minutes
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January 09, 2025 12:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting Lanier Islands Legacy Lodge & Conference Center 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy Page 2 of 5 Tolleson Pool/Tennis: • Henry County has an indoor aquatic facility which cost $53M • That is cost-prohibitive for the City of Smyrna • $18M project - $10M of previous aquatics money from SPLOST, perhaps a bond or general fund or both • Completion estimated Memorial Day 2027 Emory Adventist Site • 12.7 acres • 90-120 day bond will be validated • Pickleball facility should be a focal point • Could be a public-private partnership • Many ideas have been broached\ • Mayor Pro Gould stated this is a unique opportunity • The Bouncers, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch, was discussed Ward 7 Splash Pad: • Buried timber became a setback • It has been dug out, and they are moving forward • Completion date – end of the year First Baptist Church Development: • An almost 10-acre site combined with the ½ acre from the Presbyterian Church • Approximately 2,700 responses online • Church will rent from the city until their new church is completed • Substantially complete by the end of next year • Public input, high-level master plan • Stone chapel will be salvaged • $16.2M bond First Baptist Chapel Renovation: • $500K in bond, sold the Atlanta Rd property ($3.3M) – part of this bought the GA Power building, part of it is sitting in a bond disposition account • December 2027 – the new church building may be substantially complete • Timeline to spend the $1.7M – by end of December 2026 • Mayor Pro Tem Gould asked about ADA compliance. It will need to be brought up to code Georgia Power Building: • IT, Human Resources, and Utility Billing may be moved to GA Power building • GA Power building is on a transit line, City Hall is not, so it is more convenient for payments, etc. • Awaiting structural engineer • Court to move to HR/UB area which will alleviate foot traffic in City Hall • Court Services to be renovated to hold council spaces – meeting spaces, offices, etc. • Timeline – within the next year