2026-04-20 April 20, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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April 20, 2026 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 2 of 7 Aye: 7 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines (virtual), Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None 5. Mayoral Report Mayor Derek Norton announced the following: • Thanked Smyrna Little League for an awesome fundraiser night on Saturday. They raised a lot of money to make improvements to the park. • Had the pleasure of welcoming the Webelos Pack 22 Cub Scouts prior to today’s council meeting when he answered questions about government. • The annual Jonquil Festival is this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. • The Jonquil Jog is on May 2 which benefits Support Smyrna and the Campbell Educational Foundation. • He noted that the new early voting location will be at Smyrna First Baptist Church in downtown. • The Mayor’s Education Awards will be held this Thursday which celebrates the best and brightest in the community. • On a personal note, his daughter, Sam, went to the state gymnastics championships and won! • And his dad in Cedar Rapids, IA had an unexpected surgery, but he is home and recovering well. Mayor Derek Norton invited anyone running for office to come forward. Carlos Vilela, HD42, came forward and stated that he is an attorney who owns a one-man practice doing wills and estates. He is running because he wants to see change and see people transition with dignity and respect. II. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS Public comment during this portion of the Agenda must be limited to matters on the Agenda for action. If you wish to be heard, please sign up with the City Clerk, come to the podium when called by the Mayor, state your name and address for the record and make your remarks. The time allotted for each speaker is as follows: Public Hearing - Five (5) Minutes 6. Proclamations and Presentations 7. Community Development Items A. Z26-001 Public Hearing - Rezoning Request Z26-001 - Allow rezoning from GC to MU-Conditional for a mixed use development with three multi-family units and 1,680 sq. ft. of office space - 0.28 acres - Land Lot 634 - 1715 Roswell Street - Anthony Obboye Ward 2 Councilmember - Latonia P. Hines Joey Staubes, Planner II, provided the following background: The applicant is requesting a rezoning from GC to MU-Conditional for 1715 Roswell Street to build a mixed-use development of a three-story building with 3 multi-family