Mayor and Council Meeting - Council Chambers — Minutes
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May 18, 2026 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 14 of 18 – Facility improvements – Sidewalks, trails, greenways – Repayment of bonds – Aquatics center Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gould opened the public hearing. No one came forward in favor of or in opposition to this item. The public hearing was closed. B. ATH2026-065 Authorization to amend the FY 2026 Adopted General Fund Budget to increase the expenditure budgets for General Government Allocations in the amount of $508,116 for initial costs related to the Campbell Middle School project and Parks Administration in the amount of $105,299 for the purchase of an additional screen. Authorization to amend the Adopted Project Length Budget in the General Fund CIP Fund to increase transfers in from General Fund and add a new expenditure project for Campbell Middle School both in the amount of $508,116. Authorization to the amend the Adopted Project Length Budget in the Water CIP Fund to increase the project budget in the amount of $308,250 for project 52609 and transfers in from the Water Fund by the same amount. Authorization to amend the Fund FY 2026 Adopted Water Fund Budget increase transfers out to Water CIP in the amount of $308,250 for additional equipment necessary for the AMI meter upgrade. Authorization to amend the Adopted Project Length Budgets in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to adjust expenditure budgets for the close out of all related projects in the total amount of $407,825 and the revenue budget in the amount of $438,587. Citywide Kristin Robinson, Deputy City Administrator / CFO, provided the following background: Council agreed at prior meetings to use General Fund reserves (Fund Balance) to start the design process for the Campbell Middle School project. This amendment adds the budget for the transfer out of the General Fund to the GF CIP Fund, the transfer into the GF CIP Fund and establishes projects in GF CIP. For Water CIP, Council approved a previous amendment for phase one of the projects for meter replacement City wide to AMI technology. In addition to the amount initially approved for the meter replacement project, new meter boxes are required to accommodate the new technology. The ARPA fund has expended all grant funds on eligible projects. This amendment adjusts all project length budgets on the expenditure side. It also adds revenue budget for the state funded Water related ARPA projects. Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item ATH2026-065; seconded by Councilmember Charles Welch. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 5 – Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Councilmember Pickens C. AGR2026-018 Authorization to award RFP-26-016 Consultant Services for Chattahoochee Riverlands Trail Bridge to Kimley-Horn and Associates (1200