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 
 
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• 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