Mayor and Council Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Minutes
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November 17, 2025 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 13 of 18 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 Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None F. AGR2025-049 Authorization for the approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cobb County School District for the Lease and Use of Facilities at Campbell Middle School and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Ward 1 Councilmember - Glenn Pickens Mayor Derek Norton provided the following background: He has been working with this item with Scott Cochran and Cobb County Schools. The 13-14 acres at the school is in need of reparation. He met with Superintendent Ragsdale to discuss a partnership to commit resources to help with maintaining it better. This is a 50-year lease from the City of Smyrna from the school district. Some possibilities for its use: • baseball • tennis • pickleball • 8-lane tract • adaptive field for special needs • adaptive playground Mike Jones, City Administrator, stated that for clarification it is 15.26 acres at CMS. The Board of Education will provide the demo. Preliminary plans will be ready by the end of the year. Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. said he is very excited about this development. Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gould said it is a wonderful piece of property with a lot of potential. Councilmember Susan Wilkinson asked about flag football. It will be recreational coed. Councilmember Glenn Pickens made a motion to approve item AGR2025-049; seconded by Councilmember Charles Welch. 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 Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None