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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-02-88August 2, 1988 8395 Minutes of the regular .meeting of the. Pulaski Town. Council .held August 2, 198E at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Gary C. Hancock, presiding Council Members: James M. Neblett, Alma H. Holston, Mary Lou Copenhaver, James R. .Neighbors, Andrew L. Graham., Jr., John R. - Schrader, Ira S. Crawford Also Present: Frank Terwilliger, Town Attorney Daniel E. McKeever, Town Manager Anne Burgess, Assistant Town Manager Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk Visitors: Dee Lindsey, Jessica Clarke and Bob Thomas of the .news media Robert N. Glenn J. B. Warner Claud Kirkland Doug Phelps Virginia Kelly Andy McCready Ralph .Kegley Mr. .Martin Kim Webster 2 area citizens The invocation .was given by Councilman Neblett. The minutes of the July 12, 1988, Council meeting .were approved as submitted on motion made by Councilman Neblett, seconded by Councilperson Copenhaver and carried. In .hearing from the public, Mr. Doug Phelps addressed Council with the Pulaski .Main Street, Inc. Design Committee's .recommendations for types of trees to be placed MAIN in the downtown improvement project. He advised that Kim Webster, registered land- STREET scape architect, .had volunteered her services to .help the Main Street Program in the .selection of the trees. It was their recommendation that 18 Apple Serviceberry and 10 Amur Maples be used as well as four other types. Donation program for the funding of these trees is being reviewed and will be brought .back to Council when plans are finalized. It was felt that cost of each tree would be approximately $150.00, installed. Councilman Graham made a motion that Council concur with the recommendations of the Design Committee regarding the trees, seconded by Councilman Crawford and carried. Mr. .Ralph .Kegley, 143 S. Washington Ave., addressed Council with the complaint that he could purchase coal and wood cheaper out of Town, however, person selling the coal and wood would .need to purchase a business license to .deliver to him. Mr. .Terwilliger felt that this type of .vendor would not .need a business license but he is to check ordinance and forward a letter to Mr. Kegley. He .felt the Town LICENSE would not be involved in this situation. It would just be a question of private enterprise. Mr. Claud Kirkland addressed Council regarding Council offering the use of-tfle Town's landfill to the .New River Resource Authority. He felt it should not be turned over to them and asked that Council give this matter their .serious considera- LAND- tion.'i~.He stated that previous .requests to use the landfill had .been rejected. Fill Mr. Bill Martin addressed Council with the concern that his homeowners insurance was-being .cancelled due to his dog biting a child. The dog .was .fenced in, in accordant with County standards, but child opened gate. It was suggested to Mr. Martin that he contact the Bureau of Insurance in Richmond. As there were no further comments from the public, .Mayor Hancock .called for Council Committee .Reports. UTILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Neblett advised we were concerned with a water pressure problem in 8396 August 2, 1988 the. YMCA and Oakhurst .Ave. area. Mr. McKeever advised this had been aproblem for WATER .several years and ,the. long-term solution .was to loop a line out Rt. 11 -.Peppers PROBLEM Ferry Rd. to Twin Oaks and build a water .tank on the north end of Town. Engineering has done some .calculations to see what we can do. We would like to go to consulting engineers Dewberry & Davis to seek a short-term solution and if it would provide the area with some additional pressure. Mr. J. B. .Warner stated he felt the .security of the water system had been breached and he could not say that water .was not contaminated. He further stated that water pressure had become worse, especially at night. Dewberry and .Davis will be contacted immediately for their review of our calculations and suggestions to short-term solution. Councilman Crawford advised that vibration .repairs are now completed at pump station 4B and vibration testing will be done next week. Mr. McKeever advised that bid opening for the. water treatment plant expansion was scheduled for August 30, 1988, 2:00 p.m. The superpulsator has been approved from the .Health .Department. ORDINANCE COMMITTEE Chairperson Copenhaver had no report, however, called an Ordinance Committee Meeting for .Wednesday, August 10, 4:00 p.m. Mr. .Terwilliger districuted a draft copy of the .water and sewer ordinance for review by Council. PUBLIC & PERSONNEL RELATIONS, NOMINATING COMMITTEE Chairman .Neighbors had no report, however, a Personnel Committee Meeting and a Finance Committee Meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, August 9, 4:00 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE Chairman Crawford advised that Finance Committee had met. They reviewed a est APPALACHIAN from Appalachian Power Co. to install meter and water box near their building on 61 POWER CO. as they .feel they could encounter some rock if line put on property line. The Finance Committee felt that the Town should continue to .require meters be located at property line to .avoid any problems in the future. The Finance Committee discussed economic development and certification of CERTIFICA- the Town. It was determined that through our membership in PEP, the Town will TION HABITAT FOR HUMANITY automatically be-certified, however, it .may become necessary in the future for us to provide staff assistance but other than this there is no additional work required. The Committee reviewed a request from Habitat for Humanity concerning the extension of our utility service to new houses to be constructed by Habitat. We have also been .requested to waive the .water and sewer connection fees for the .newly constructed house on Newbern Road. Chairman Crawford so moved that .water and .sewer connection fees for 843 Newbern Road be waived, seconded by Councilman Neblett and carried on the following recorded vote: Andrew L. Graham - Aye W. H. Schrader, Jr. -Absent J. R. Schrader - Aye. Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Alma H. Holston - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Aye James R. .Neighbors - Abstain LANDFILL- MAGNOX SLUDGE The Committee .felt we .have an ordinance that governs the extensions of our utility .service and we are not in a position to provide a free extension for water and .sewer .service. Chairman Crawford advised that the Committee .had reviewed the .request from Magnox for the. Town to accept approximately 100 truck loads of dried sludge at the Draper Mountain .debris landfill site. Sludge has been tested for total metals and pesticides and .herbicides. An E. P. toxicity and leaching tests were also performed. All tests proved negative. The Department of Solid Waste Management's only concern August 2, 1988 '8397 was that the sludge be dry when it is delivered. The sludge is an acceptable CON'T, material to be deposited in a debris landfill and the Town has previously approved LANDFILIdepositing sludge from Burlington Industries. and our own sewage treatment plant. MAGNOX Chairman Crawford so moved that we accept Magnox, Inc. sludge in the debris SLUDGE landfill, seconded by Councilman Neblett. Mayor Hancock abstained from .participating in this subject and Vice .Mayor Neighbors presided over this portion of meeting. Councilman J. R. Schrader expressed concern that the public know that the landfill is open for construction .debris. Councilman Graham also expressed concern that if the landfill i open to Magnox, it should be open to all industry and all citizens of the Town. Councilman Crawford stated it is a construction debris landfill site for any Town citizen, not just industry, and this sludge is an acceptable construction debris item. Councilperson Holston made the request that we table the decision of accepting this sludge until after a decision is made on the landfill and the New River Resource Authority. Councilperson Copenhaver stated that sludge could be mixed with dirt and t}sed as cover, and could possibly end up as an asset rather than a liability. Councilman Neighbors stated that the County accepts sludge in their landfill, but are trying to extend the life of the landfill. Mr. Nick Glenn addressed Council, stating the landfill is a potential asset or liability, depending on how the Council uses it in the future. Mr. Glenn's position was not against Magnox; it was a question of fairness from the Council to its citizens _ as the citizens own the landfill. A private industry can use up a public asset at a .rate that could be exorbitant. Mr. Glenn was concerned with the liability for the land- _ fill and also the number of trucks carrying trash through the downtown area. Mr. Andy McCready stated that when we were putting the Post Office sidewalk in, under the sidewalks .was blast furnace slag. The entire Town is on it and we are debatin that little bit and Virginia Iron and Coke filled the whole Town up with it. We are not doing them (Magnox) a favor; this is a public landfill and we are just putting back a little bit. It .passed the EP toxicity test, and he .was amazed that we were bothering ', with a vote on it. Motion then carried on the following recorded vote: James M. Neblett - Aye Andrew L. Graham - No Alma H. Holston - No W. H. Schrader, Jr. - Absent Mary Lou Copenhaver -Aye J. R. Schrader - Aye James R. Neighbors - Aye Ira S. Crawford - Aye .Test Results on Pages g3gg and 8400 8401 and 8402 i~ 8400 August 2, 1988 CAW ER IN~OF~~>Of3ATE~ 93 i T~ti'o Client Sheet Nt~ '~'U9JCi ,~f v,1dSi{1 Page Client hpril 25, i988 Date 33403 Sample No.: N.A. Time Collected: :/z9/8a Date Collected: N.E. Dryir:g Bed D@SCCIptIOn: Magnox sludge Analysis: Total Phosphorus as P 2.51 mg/kg dry solid y,Total Calcium 9620 mg/kg dry solid. Total Cadmium 9.8 mg/kg dry solid. -- Total Chr~nium 100 mg/kg dry solid Total Copper 98.2 mg/kg dry solid Total I~lercury 0.006 ing/kg dry solid Total Potassium 1.34 mg/kg dry solid Total Magnesium 5330 ag/kg dry solid Total Manganese 2870 ~q/kg dry solid Total Nickel 117 mg/kg dry solid Total Lead 52.1 mg/kg dry solid Total Zinc 1390 mg/kg dry solid Total Molybdenium 1.90 mg/kg dry solid Pesticides: Endrin <1 ppb Lindane <1 ppb Methoxychlor <1 ppb Toxaphene <10 ppb Herbicides: 2,4-D <10 ppb Silvex <10 ppb PCB's <lU ppb August 2, 1988 1 ~~ .~ ~'~ ,~ "' i'c~,s t;. ~."~ OLV~R Consulting Engineers • Environmental Laboratories INCORP ATED 1116 SDUth Mafn Street Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 (7U3) 552-5548 9317 30506 8401 Client Sheet No. Job No. April 25, 1988 3/30/88 Date Date Received Client Town of Pulaski •• Wastewater Treat^>ent Plant Source Deli~.~ered to Olver Incorporated by Town Personnel Shipping Information 33403 Sample No.: N.A. ! Time Collected: 3/29/88 Date Collected: N.E. Drying Bed DesCrlptiOn: llagnox S1uc3ge Ana~ais: p 8.0 Total Coliform, Membrane Filter Method 0 Colonies/gram Fecal Ccliform, Membrane 0 Colonies/gram rilter Method Total Solids 49.9 ~ Total Volatile Solids 3.4 0 Urganic Matter 6.6 ~ Alkalinity 10,500 mg/kg dry solid Boron 7.5 mg/kg dry solid Chloride lOG mg/kg dry solid Ammonia as N 107 mg/kg dry solid "'otal Kjridahl Nitrogen 1250 ^fg/kg dry solid Nitrate as N 2.53 mg/kg dry solid Nitrite as N <0.4 mg/kg dry solid * Not Available A-:.l tests according ~~astewater 15th ca!i~hemical 2nd a;lc3 Fla:>te~ EPA. to Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Edition, Test t~tethods for Evaluating Solid Waste (Physi- ~dition, and "~ethods for the Cher.;ical Analysis of Water BY : l^^t Ei'..abeth B. 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