June 5, 2023 council adoption minutes
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June 05, 2023 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting Smyrna Community Center Magnolia Room Page 10 of 15 the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents; seconded by Councilmember Glenn Pickens. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Young Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None D. RFQ2023-13 Approval to award RFQ 23-013 Fanny Williams Legacy Project to the team of David Wilson, Stephen Hayes, and Michael Gonzales for their proposed design, Testimony of Redemption for $125,000, and to authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all documents. Ward 3 Councilmember - Travis Lindley Joe Bennett, City Administrator, Provided the following background: For the past year, the Committee for Fanny Williams (Committee) has been working to identify and recommend an appropriate memorial to honor Fanny Williams. In August, with the help of professional panelists, Keith Kaseman, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Georgia Tech; Nicole Moore, Director of Education National Center for Civil and Human Rights; Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Morehouse College; and Jennifer Grant Warner, President and CEO Fernbank Museum of Natural History, the Committee developed and released a Request for Qualifications for the Fanny Williams Legacy Project. The Committee received 36 submissions and recommended four finalists who were each asked to provide a proposed project design. The Committee interviewed the finalists, completed reference checks, and recommends Mayor and Council award RFQ-23-013 to the team of David Wilson, Stephen Hayes, and Michael Gonzales. Mayor Pro Tem Gould, chairperson of the Committee to Honor Fanny Williams, stated that the committee started this process in February 2022 to find an appropriate way to honor Fanny Williams and teaches all about who she was. The committee was made up of a very broad group of people ranging from community pastors and community members. Penny Moceri and staff did a great job during this entire process. Four finalists came and presented to the committee. This design was chosen because it tells the most comprehensive story. They are a talented group who has agreed to work closely with the committee. A contract will be put in place after attorney review, and it will be a six-to-nine-month build. There are approval processes built in at different stages in the process. Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item RFQ2023-13 to award RFQ23-013 Fanny Williams Legacy Project to the team of David Wilson, Stephen Hayes, and Michael Gonzales for their proposed design, Testimony of Redemption, for $125,000.00 and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents; seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gould. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: