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Smyrna council approves retail licenses, multiple one‑year contract renewals and quarterly top‑out bonuses
Summary
The Smyrna City Council unanimously approved two retail alcohol licenses, one‑year contract renewals for public art, landscaping and waste disposal, and reinstated quarterly top‑out bonuses for seven employees; staff will follow up on unclear contract amounts and a pending compensation study.
The Smyrna City Council on Monday approved a slate of routine business items including two privilege licenses, three one‑year contract renewals and reinstatement of quarterly "top‑out" bonuses for employees who have reached pay‑range maxima.
The council unanimously approved license LIC 2026‑006 for Super Marcato (a Mexican grocery at 2431 Cobb Parkway SE) after agent Nancy Kavarubius described the business and confirmed training requirements were met. The council also approved a license for Wendy Hill Market (agent Irvish Patel) at 475 Windy Hill Road SE; both motions passed without recorded opposition.
On contracts, staff recommended and council authorized a one‑year extension with Designing Local for public art consulting services (April 23, 2026–April 22, 2027) with compensation "not exceeding $25,000," and authorized the mayor to execute related documents. The council approved a one‑year renewal with Russell Landscape (RFP23‑017) to continue city landscaping services for city facilities; the transcript records the contractor amount in garbled numeric form as "1,343,18364," which staff should clarify in posted contract documents. Council also approved a one‑year renewal with Smyrna Transfer Station LLC / GFL Environmental (RFP22‑036) for municipal solid waste disposal beginning July 1, 2026; staff said the contract allows a 7% CPI increase.
Council voted to reinstate quarterly top‑out bonuses for seven employees who reached the maximum of their pay ranges as of December 2025; staff described a forthcoming compensation study (Evergreen) that will review pay scales and adjust as appropriate. The transcript contains garbled figures for the total annual and per‑quarter amounts; councilminutes/finance staff should publish the exact approved dollar amounts.
Motions were introduced by councilmembers and seconded in the normal course; where a mover or seconder was recorded in the meeting, the council approved items by voice/hand vote and the mayor declared them approved.
The council also approved a small consent agenda including meeting minutes and acceptance of a deed conveying 2,286 square feet to extend Smyrna Hill right‑of‑way at 790 Smyrna Hill Drive.
Next steps: staff will publish executed contracts and clarify numeric details for the Russell Landscape contract and the top‑out bonus amounts.
