2025-05-15 May 15, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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May 15, 2025 6:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Human Resources Training Room Page 10 of 12 • Status: Projected 2025 Conversion of Sports Lighting to LED on sports fields/courts • Partially obligated for the Conversion of LED Lighting component on River Line & Jonquil Parks turf field Contract (FY 2024) • Project awarded to Musco Sports Lighting ($1,285,986.00); Installation to begin early 2025; to include Ward, Brinkley, River Line, Jonquil, and Cobb Parks; Ward Park, Brinkley, & River Line have been completed; Cobb Park is underway with Jonquil to follow. D. COW2025-059 Community Relations Discussion – Jennifer Bennett Jennifer Bennett, Community Relations Director, discussed the following: • The current website is two years and nine months old • It is presented as council approved it Council members expressed that there is some difficulty navigating the homepage. Councilmember Lindley asked that project updates be easy to find. • She discussed staffing in her department • There is no dedicated person to the website – Jennifer and Enoch share that role as needed • Attempts have been made to bring in interns, but the workload is not relieved • Suggestions came from council that utilizing Smyrna Youth Council Mayor Norton suggested discussing immediate issues (train derailment, storm water issues, street closures). Ms. Bennett stated: • Much of the information does not get to her or her department • Internal communications need work • Signage around the city was brought up – because of the new branding, an RFP was issued in conjunction with a larger project • Community Relations is building capital with media – Smyrna is now seen as a leader of economic development Councilmember Hines commended Andrea Worthy, Economic Development Director, for her interview with media. 4. Review of Current M&C Agenda A. COW2025-057 Review of the May 19, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting Notice and Agenda Mayor Norton reviewed the May 19, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting agenda. Z25-004: Russell Martin, Community Development Director, presented the following: The applicant is requesting a rezoning from R-15 to RMC-8-Conditional for the development of seven (7) single-family detached units at a density of 7.0 units per acre. A land use change from Regional Activity Center is not required for this rezoning. The existing two (2) single-family homes will be demolished to allow the construction of the proposed development. Three (3) of the homes will face Bell Drive, and four (4) of the