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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-20-551k.d `"~' ~ ay Council Minutes Pulaski, Va., December 20, 1955 The minutes of the regular semi-monthly meeting of 1 the Town. Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, held on the 20th day of December, 1955, at 4 p.m. in the municipal off ices. There were present: Mayor C. V. Jac?~son, presiding, Councilmen: 0. 0. Crowell, C. T. Brookman, M. E. Lester, W. F. White, W. A. Larson, W. M. Farmers and J. R. Martin Absent: I. R. Carper Also present: Town Manager: Julian F. Hirst Clerk: Audrey E. Kingrea Town Attorrley: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Rev. Glenn Garner P. Iii. Sadler C. P. Bailey Miss Myrtle Bocock Mrs. TsJ. E. Elkins Glenna Bocock G. C. Hall Hazel Winesett Kenneth T~lilliams 1 The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Glenn Garner, pastor of the First Church of the Brethren,. On motion of W. F. White, seconded by ?,1. A. Larson., it was unanimously RESOLVED, to dispense `rith the reading of the minutes of the regular monthly meeting of December 6, 1855 and. the special meeting of December 15, 1955• Mr. G. C. Hall stated he was spokesman for the grct'up 1 appearing before Council as residents in the vicinity of the lot at the corner of First Street and Sout'_z Washington Avenue upon which said lot was contemplated the building` of a filling station. He stated they were opposed to the building of the service station because of dirt, noise, damage to value of property, a.nd the hazard it would caUSe being so close to the elementary school. Considerable discussion followed between the Council and the persons present. ~~~~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulas?~~, Va., December 20, 1955 ~~r. Philip M. Sadler, Chairrrlan of the Planning Commission, displayed the proposed zoning map. He stated. the Town would be zoned in six catagories, namely: business, residential, industrial, schools, playgrounds and cemeteries. He advised- Council that before the Town could be zoned, a Z'nr_ing Commission would have to be a~~pointed by the Juc~ne of the Circuit Court. Upon motion duly made by W. A. Larson., seconded. by M. E. Lester, it was unanimously RESOLVID, that the necessary officials petition the Circuit Court requesting the Town Planning Commission be appointed as Zoning Commission for the Town of Pulaski, pursuant to Section 15-824 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended. Upon motion of W. F. White, seconded by 0. 0. Crowell, it was unanimously RESC~LVID, that the Town Attorney and the Town Manager are directed to prepare the necessary defense to the peti- tion of Bascom E. Hopkins a.nd. Paul C. Roop to the Judge of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, for the issuance of a building permit for a gasoline service station at Fifth and DTorth Washington Avenue, which said permit was denied by this Council in regular meeting on December h, 1955. Upon. motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by W. F. ;Jhite, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that action be deferred on the building permit application of °d. D. Macgill, Jr., for a service station at the P?orth?nest corner of First Street South and. '.~lashin~ton Avenue. The Counca_1 reviewed and discussed the bids as submitted and as recorded in the minutes of the special meeting of December 15, 1955, for cor_struction of a million ~~ gallon water storage tank between Bertha and Chestnut Streets, together ?~rith foundation therefor and. altitude valves for the new tank, the Ride Street tank and the Filter Plant tank. A letter ?-ras presented from Wiley c, T,dilson, Consulting ~`~ h~ l 'i Co~zncil Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., December 20, 195' Engineers, Lynchburg, recommending the acceptance by th0 Town. of the low bids as submitted. Whereupon on motion of J. R. ASartir, seconded by W. A. Larson., it was unanimou~~y RESOLVED, that the Towr_ Council does hereby accept the bid of Davis and Armentrout, Pulaski, Va., in the amount of ?23,100 and the bid of Richmond Engineering CQ., Richmond, Va., in the amount of X33,274.00 for Division x and Division II respectively of plans and specifications as prepared for the Towr_. by Wiley & Wilson for the const~ruc- tion of a one million gallon storage tan'r anal related features. The Council noted that X58,000 had been appropriated for the construction of the tanl, and related items in t 1955-56 Budget and further noted that t'zis amount was not sufficient for the estimated cost of construction of X72, ~+-Q.00 as itemized ir.. the minutes of December 15, 19'5, plus `~~+,650.00 for engineering fees ma'iing a total of X77,199.00. It was the decision of Council that the project would be proceeded with and that if necessary ad~.i- tional appropriations would be made when necessary or if additional funds should not become due in the current buget .year that the remainder would be appropriated in the 195-57 budget. Cn motion duly made by 'v~l. A. Larson, seconded by ~~J. F. White, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town A?anager is instructed to pace or~er for the 12 inch cast iron pipe necessary for the water line from Commerce Street to the proposed tank site. Sad pipe to be delivered when necessary and that the Counci will appropriate funds in payment thereof upon receipt off' billing from the supplier. Upon motion of W. A. Larson, seconded by J. R. Margin, and by recorded vote as follows: J. R. Martin - aye M. E. Lester - aye W. IMF. Farmer - aye I. R. Carper - aye* W. A. Larson - aye C. T. Brookman-aye t^l. F. W'r~ite - aye 0. 0. Crowell- aye *(voted by telephone) 6~~µ ~~ ~+ ~t(~~ Council PJ1ir__utes Cont ~d Pulaski, Va. , December 20, 1955 it was unanimously RESCLVID, that the following revision be made in Section 5. (2'7) of the Totm Charter: 5. (2'7) Licensing of motor vehicles. To require every owner, tahether it be a person, firm, or corporation, or every resident, of the Town who shall own, or have in his custody, or under his control, a vehicle of any kind which shall '~e operated on the streets, alleys, or public ways of the Town, or every person, firm, or corporation rot a resident of the Town who shall habitually keep or garage a vehicle in the Town of Pulaski, and every person, firm or corporation not a resident of the Tom who shall operate on the streets, alleys or public ways of the Town a vehicle of any kind for the purpose of pick-up or delivery in furtherance of or in connQction with the conduct of a busir_ess located Urithin the Town, to annually register such motor vehicles, on a date to '~e designated by the Council, and to obtain. a license to operate the same by making applica- tion to such as may be designated by the Council of s,~:id Town to issue sa.i.d license, and to require the said owner, resident, or custodian to pay an annual license fee therefor to be fixed by the Council, and to prohibit the use of streets, alleys or public ways of the Town without such license. No such license shall be required of a. non-resident of the Town who shall use a vehicle exclusively for his own personal transportation to and. from his place of employment within the Town.. And further to provide a license plate as evidence of the registration of said motor vehicle and pay- ment of the license fee, and to require that said license plate be attached to and prominently displayed upon the motor vehicle so licensed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following r~vi~ion be made in Section 8. (1) COUNCILMEN SECTIOn' 8. (1) Election Councilmen shall be elected for the first time under the provisions of this Charter on the second Tuesday in Jur_e, 1956, and on the second Tuesday in June every two (2) years thereafter, as herein provided. At the first election to be held under tti~is Charter on the second Tuesday in. June, 1956, there shall be eight (8) councilmen elected at large from the Town of Pulaski; four (!~-) councilmen thereof to be elected for a term of four (4) years and four (~-+-) councilmen to be elected for a term of two (2) years, with the determination of which of the councilmen shall serve four (~!-) years and which of the councilmen shall serve two (2) years to be made at the council's organizational meeting held in September after the said election. At the organizational meeting in September, 195b, eight (8) slips of paper shall be *~laced. in a container. On four (~+) of said slips there shall be written "Two Years", and on fQUr (~-) slips there shall be written "Four Years". Each councilman elected at the first election after the effective date of this Charter shall draw one slip from said container,. and each council~ran shall be declared elected for the term of years designated on the slip of paper which he draws. After the First election held in June, 1956, there shall be an election held on the second Tuesday in June every two (2) years thereafter, at which time four (L+-) councilmen shall be elected at large from the Town of Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., December 20, Pulaski for a term of four (~-) years. ~~~~~f~ 195 Of the eight (8) councilmen to be elected in the Town of Pulaski after the effective date of this Charter all thereof shall be elected at large from said Town, thi~.t is to say, there shall be no designation or no referenceEto the election of any councilmen by wards. (2) .Qualifications and electors. Any person elected to or seel;ing the office of councilman shall be a freeholder and a resident within and of the Town of Pul~ski~ and shall be a aualified voter in the Town election in w~iich he or she offers and. any such person shall be eligible for the office of councilman. All qualified voters who are residents of the Town shall be entitled to vote for the person seeking election as councilman t~rithout respect to any t+rard in which either the councilman resides or the voter' resides and he or she shall be entitled to vote for all. councilmen seeking office in that election. (3) Term of Office. The eie~ht (8) coun~#il- men elected as herein provided shall enter upon the disc2#arge of their duties of office on the first day of September #lext succeeding their election, and four (4) of said. c~uncilmetl shall continue in office for a term of two (2) years and`: four (~+) of the councilmen shall continue in office for a ter~i of four (~+) years; the designation of which councilmen shah: serve for two (2) years and which councilmen shall serve for four (~~) .years shall be determined as hereinabove providlgd~ and shall continue in office until their successors are qualified. The terms of office for all councilmen elected after the first election held. hereunder shall be four (~-~ years, or until their successors are qualified. BE IT FU'~'.THER RESOLVID, that the following r~visi~n be made in SECTION 19. (1) (a). The Totitirn shall be gover ed by a council composed of a mayor elected at large and ei ht (8) councilmen elected for the term and in the manner he ein- before prescribed. The mayor and the councilmen respectively and. the council as a collective body, consisting of the Mayor and. councilmen, shall have and exercise all the powers, t; functions and duties conferred upon them respectively by~~this charter or by general law, except such as they may from ~~ime to time delegate to the town manager, and the delegation`bf ar_y such potirers may at any time be revoked by the counc~'l. Upon motion duly made by J. R. Martin, seconded by ~~i. A. Larson, and by vote of all members present with the exception of W. M. Farmer, who abstained from voting be !it resolved that ?dH~'REAS, the Town Council has been formally notifi~~l of the rejection by the Board of Supervisors of Pulaski C^unty of the Subdivisior_ Ordinance as passed on first r9~rad- ing by the Town Council on nTOVember 1, 1955, and as served on the membership of the Board of S~,pervisors by duly authorized action of the Town. Council, and ~~~ Council Minutes Cont~d Pulaski, Va., December 20, 1955 WHEREAS the Town Planning Commission has recommended this date to the Towr.. Council certain revisions in the ordinance as follows: 1. That the right of way widths of subdivision streets be a minimum of 60 feet be revised to permit a minimum of 50 feet for local subdivision streets and roadways and require a minimum of 60 feet width for primary through streets anc~ roadways as referred. to in Section 7.2 2. To delete the requirement that lots having public sewer connection but not having public wafter connection shall have a minimum of 15000 square feet in area as provided for in Section 7.17. 3. To delete the requirement for surfacing of streets or portions thereof as maY be located outside the corporate l:i.mits in subdivision partly within and partly itirithout the corporate limits. ~+. To delete the requirement that the subdivider tap t1rater and sewer mains for individual lot lines and extend service lines into and substitute therefor the require- ment that su^h extensi~;ns and. tapping sha_11 be in acccrdance with the existing or current specifications, rules and regulations of the Town. 5. To make minor revisions throughout the ordinance which do not change the ir_tent of the provisions therein but merely clarify and further explain such provisions Therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council does hereb~T accept such recommendation of the Planning Commission in their entirety and does hereby direct that the ordir.an_ce as passed ley first reading bey accordingly, revised and b..ereby adopted on this the second readings and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVID, that the followi~ ordi ranee is hereby adopted; BE IT ORDAIP'ED BY THE COUATC IL OF THE TO~JD? OF PULASKI, VIRrINIA, that within ten days after the adoption of this ti'~~~ 1 1 Council Minutes Cont'd Pulaski, Va., December 20, 195.5'': ordinance, as revised from its first reading, on its secd~nd reading, the Town Clerk shall hasTe certified copies thereof lawfully delivered. or served on the Commonwealth's Attorney for the County of Pulaski, the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and each member of said Board, the Chairman ~f the County Planning Commission and each member of the Commission, which delivery or service shall constitute notice to the governing body of the County of Pulaski of the ink tention of the Town of Pulaski to adopt the regulations ~~n- ~ained in this ordinance, as revised, and a request of sV~~ch governing body to review and approve or disapprove such regulations, pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended. The Town Manager brought to the attention of the 1 Mayor and the Council the fact that a recorded vote shou~tl have been taken to confirm postponement of delinquent tart sale scheduled for December 12, 1955, which action was ta?~en at the regular meeting of Council on December 6, 1955. The motion of W. F. White as seconded by J. R. Martin, was read and the following recrorded vote taken: J. R. Nlartin - aye W. M. Farmer - aye W. A. Larson - aye W. F. White - aye M. E. Lester - aye C . T . Brookman - f~ye 0. 0. Crowell - '~.ye Following recommendation by the Town Manager and Chief of Police, on motion duly made by J. R. Martin, seconded by 'JJ. M. Farmer, it was unanimously RESOLVID, that the following applications for rene~~l 1 of certificates of public convenience and.. necessity for operation of taxicabs, ~revicusly in effect, be approved for the year ending December 31, 1956, subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Taxicab Ordinance: Guy W. Akers, Sr. t/a Saf eway Cabs 1 Estel V. J?avis t/a E. V. Davis Cabs 1 James E. Gallimore t/a Safeway Cabs 1 Reuben S. Hash t/a Service Cabs 3 John. L. Hodge t/a Deluxe Cabs 1 Robert Paul Hubble t/a Diamond Cabs 6 Elbert E. K~.nser t/a Raz.nbow Cabs 3 Joseph C. Lawson. t/a Star Cabs 1 ~+_ .,,. ~ r~~~~ Council Minutes Conttd Pulaski, Va., December 20, 1955 J. C. & Trent Lawson t/a Irvin N. Morefield t/a Charles W. Matherly t/a Dennis L. Ratcliffe t/a Ernest L. Ratcliffe t/a Fran?~- K. Redd t/a Odell & P?ovella t/a Mayberry (Limit established. Attention of Council Star Cabs 1 Checker Cabs 5 Star Cabs 1 Deluxe Cabs 1 Deluxe Cabs 3 Redd ~ s Cabs 2 City Cabs of 10 Pulaski, Inc. by Council: 40) was noted to and record hereby made of three applications, renewed at this hearing, for adr~itional cabs when vacancies occur. They are: E. E. Kinser - 1 cab Harry M. Stoots - 1 cab Wm. P. Turner - 1 cab Note was further made of two applications as follows which had been pending for new cabs which were not renewed at this hearing ..n accordance with policy. They therefore are dropped: Buford Redd John Wm. Johnson, Jr. Councilman Martin gave a report on the meeting of the Rural Affairs Committee with the Curb Market Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. He stated his committee assured them they could use same space beside the firehouse next ,year as they had this year and the Curb Market Committee was asked. to mike a list of things they would need that could be presented to Council for their consideration. Councilman Martin further stated that nothing was discussed about charges; however, they do expect to pay their way. The Mayor advised the Council that he had discussed with Mr. E. P. Bunts the possibility of the Town purchasing the building owned by him on the Southeast corner of First Street, North a.nd Washington Avenue for a municipal building and that Mr. Bunts is desirous of selling the building. The Town Manager gave Council a description of the building and discussed renovation necessary to make the building adaptable to the needs of the Town. On motion of W. F. White, seconded by 4d. A. Larson, it was unanimously f~ s~ ~~h ."Jc.:.I Council Minutes Cont~d pulaski~ Va.? December 20~ 1q5~ RESOLVED that the Mayor pursue the matter as to price and bring it back to Council for further consideration. The Town Manager recommended to Council that some negotiations be undertaken with the County to see if som9t thing can be worked out on procuring a water truck which' the Town can maintain and operate for county fires. He stated it is necessary to take the flusher out of fire service inasmuch as it is not equipped nor properly built for fire fighting. On motion of W. I'. White ~ seconded by W. A. Larson ~ it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Town Manager appear before t.~e County Board of Supervisors to see what arrangements can 'be made . The meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Approved: ~~ Attest: 4 C 1 rk ~ Ut~~ r"'"? ~_ /~~ ~ Mayor 1