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January 16, 2025 
6:00 PM 
 
City of Smyrna 
Mayor and Council Meeting 
2800 King Street SE 
Human Resources Training Room 
 
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(5) Only alcoholic beverages that the licensee is licensed to sell on the licensed 
premises may be offered as part of a tasting event, and such alcoholic beverages 
shall be part of the licensee's inventory; 
(6) Only food that is lawful to sell on the licensed premises may be served as part of 
a tasting event. Such food shall be offered at no cost to the consumer; 
(7) Any operator or employee of the licensee may refuse to provide any brand, type, 
or quantity of alcoholic beverage to any consumer; 
(8) Prior to holding a tasting event, the licensee shall notify the Community 
Development Department by email through the Department’s system of record or 
online portal system; 
(9) Any broken package containing alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises that 
is not licensed for retail sales for consumption on the premises shall be kept 
locked in a secure room or cabinet by the operator of the licensed premises 
except when in use during a tasting event; 
(10) Representatives and salespersons of manufacturers or wholesalers may 
attend a tasting event; provided, however, that such representatives and 
salespersons shall not host the tasting event, pour any alcoholic beverage, or 
provide anything of value to any consumer or to the licensee or an employee of a 
licensee. 
 
 CHOR2025-003: Bo Jones, Water Sewer Utility Director, provided the following information: 
  
As Part of ARPA funded projects the Doeskin Project consist of 6,200 LFT of pipe replacement 
and new service line materials. Project cost increased due to field changes that consisted of tree 
preservation, Driveway aprons replacements, and sod installation to 70 homes returning 
landscaping back to its original state 
 
3. Formal Business and Presentations 
 
 A. COW2025-007 Recycling Program – Updates and Challenges Discussion – Julie 
Barwig 
 
Julie Barwig, Environmental Services Director, presented the following: 
  
Assessing Curbside Recycling 
Why?  
1. Reports of contamination from city staff, KSB board & volunteers, other citizens. 
2. Frequent citizen questions about efficacy of curbside recycling. 
3. Ensuring newly allocated resources are as effective as possible. 
 
What We Were Looking For 
Contamination  
• Occurs when non-recycling material or garbage ends up in recycling system. 
- Common contaminants: glass, plastics not #1 and 2, food, liquid, 
household hazardous waste 
Auditing the Recycling Bins 
The Process  
• Audit the bins of residents and find out what items are contaminating the recycling 
stream by following recycling trucks 
• Environmental Services staff audited the bins of 1,259 homes over the course of 
three days on three different routes 
• Day 1: Ward 7, 389 homes 
• Day 2: Ward 3, 443 homes