2025-02-03 February 03, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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February 03, 2025 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 8 of 10 Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item 2025-072; seconded by Councilmember Latonia P. Hines. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 6 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Councilmember Wilkinson I. ATH2025-031 Authorization to amend the 2022 SPLOST Fund project length budgets to increase the Downtown and South Cobb improvements project in the amount of $1,671,263.73, increase the Splashpad / Sprayground project in the amount of $403,470.44, decrease the Restrooms at North Cooper Lake Park project in the amount of $29,754.22, decrease the Facility Improvements project in the amount of $270,000.00, decrease the 800MHz radio project in the amount of $363,251.82, decrease the Small Equipment project in the amount of $1,302.57, and decrease the Sidewalks, Trails, Greenways, and Beautification project in the amount of $1,410,425.56 to reallocate funding between projects to increase project funding for pending/ approved contracts and reallocate excess budget available on completed projects. Citywide Joe Bennett, City Administrator, stated that several projects have been completed or have available funding that can be reallocated to cover these projects, so we are recommending decreasing those project budgets to offset the increases described above. Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item ATH2025-031; seconded by Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 6 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Councilmember Wilkinson 10. Consent Agenda Councilmember Charles Welch made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; seconded by Councilmember Travis Lindley. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 6 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None