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Home My WebLink About11-17-87November 17, 1987 ffi299 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held November 17, 1987, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Gary C. Hancock, presiding Councilmembers: Robert N. Glenn, Andrew L. Graham, James M. Neblett, James R. Neighbors, W. H. Schrader, Ira S. Crawford Also Present: Frank Terwilliger, Town Attorney D. E. McKeever, Town Manager Anne Burgess, Assistant Town Manager Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk t Visitors: Dee Lindsey, Bob Thomas, Tracy Wimmer of the news media Charles Maus, PPRWTA Tony Nicolo, Pulaski Community Hospital Andy McCready Pete Huber Rhoda Chrisley The invocation was given by Councilman Neblett. Councilman Neblett so moved that the minutes of the regular meeting of November 3, 1987, and special meeting of November 13, 1987, be approved as submitted, seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried. AIRPORT Mr. Nick Glenn, Chairman, New River Valley Airport, made a presentation concerning continued funding for the airport. The airport has been a deciding factor in having business/industry locate in the New River Valley. The facility originally cost $850,000 and now is valued at $6,000,000. They are hopeful that in the future they will be self-sustaining. Mr. Peter Huber also spoke supporting continued handing for the airport. The airport will be putting a major overlay on the runway which will cost in excess of $1,000,000. Funding request in the spring of 1988 will probably show an increase due to this project. A request was before Council for a dance hall permit from Rhoda Chrisley, Woody's Restaurant, 1211 Lee Highway. Mr. McKeever advised this restaurant had been inspected and approved. Councilman Schrader made a motion that a permit be issued for Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights until 12:00 midnight. Motion seconded by Councilman Crawford and carried. As there were no comments from the public, Mayor Hancock called for Council Committee reports. UTILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Johnston absent. Councilman Crawford advised that Peppers Ferry had met. He further requested an Executive Session on a legal matter. PUBLIC AND PERSONNEL RELATIONS, NOMINATING COMMITTEE Chairman Neblett had no report. PUBLIC OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman Neighbors advised that items in committee were being worked on, were scheduled to be worked on or had been completed. FINANCE COMMITTEE ANNEXATION Chairman Crawford stated that committee had met November 11. He stated th~-.t bill from Carter Glass, annexation counsel, had been received and so moved that $1,221.87 be appropriated to account 1224-503002.12 from General Fund Unappro- priated Surplus and be approved for expenditure. Motion seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Absent James R. Neighbors - Aye Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Absent 8300 November 17, 19$7 BONDS A bill had also been. received from Webster Day, bond counsel, in the amount of $145.00. Chairman Crawford. moved that $145.00 be appropriated to account 108-1214- 3002.14 from the Bond Fund unappropriated surplus and be approved for expenditure, seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Absent James R. Neighbors - Aye Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Absent A bi lirig had been received from K. W. Poore & Associates, Inc. for the preparation FINANCE of land use maps, base maps for the zoning, and maps for application for the Main Street Program in the amount of $1,680 and federal express change of $45.00 for a to of $1,725.00. Chairman Crawford made a motion that $1,725.00 be appropriated to acc t 1208-3fl02 from General Fund unappropriated surplus and be approved for expenditure, seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Absent James R. Neighbors - Aye Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Absent Chairman Crawford advised that we had applied for a grant in early October to the GRANT Department of Criminal Justice Services to fund a local drug enforcement agent CRIMINAL totalin JUSTICE g $49,024 which required a local match of $12,256. The County will split this with us, $6,128 each. Chairman Crawford moved that the Town Manager be authorized to file the grant application, seconded by Councilman Glenn and carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Absent Robert N. Glenn - Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye James R. Neighbors - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Ira S. CRawford - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Absent Chairman Crawford advised that the Town s rating on bonds came back as BAAl. is one step lower than the A bonds. If the Town purchased bond insurance, it would BONDS give us an AAA rating. Cost of the insurance would be approximately $40,000. and would result in a savings of $40,000 to $60,000 in interest cost to the Town. ChairmanCrawford moved that the Town Manager be authorized to negotiate for the bond insurance, seconded by Councilman Neblett and carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston -Absent James R. Neighbors - Aye• Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Andrew L. Graham - Aye Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Absent ORDINANCE COMMITTEE Chairperson Copenhaver absent. Mr. McKeever advised that a public hearing would be set for December 8 on the map and text of the ordinance that governs only the presently incorporated area and not the newly incorporated area. Hopefully we ZONING will have a map to publish in the newspaper showing what changes have been made. Once annexation has taken place, map will then need to be amended. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Hancock advised that letter had been received from Governor Baliles con- firming that we had been selected to participate in the Main Street Program. MAIN He further advised that resumes for project manager would be received shortly. A STREET Program recognizance visit will be made on December 3rd. Mayor Hancock further reminded Council of the Special Meeting to be held November November 17, 1987 8301 18, 1987, to. receive bids for the bonds and to adopt a resolution. Mayor Hancock stated that requests had been received from Randolph Avenue United Methodist Church and the Salvation Army to utilize the landfill for debris LANDFILL where they are tearing down old houses, at no charge. The Salvation Army has also requested that the Town waive the sewer and water connection fee to the trailer that they are installing as a home for the homeless. Councilman Graham felt that Council would be setting a precedent if fees were waived. FINANCE Councilman Neblett so moved that Council give the Salvation Army the connections and waive fee, seconded by Councilman Crawford and carried on the following recorded vote: John A. Johnston - Absent James R. Neighbors - Aye Robert N. Glenn - Aye W. H. Schrader - Aye Andrew L. Graham - No Ira S. Crawford - Aye James M. Neblett - Aye Mary Lou Copenhaver -Absent LANDFILL Councilman Neblett so moved that Council allow the Salvation Army and the Randolph Aven United Methodist Church to utilize the landfill for debris for the houses they are tearing down, seconded by Crawford and carried. Councilman Graham voted "no" to this motion. Mayor Hancock requested an Executive Session on a legal matter. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. McKeever advised that Council needed to schedule a joint public hearing with the planning commission on the zoning ordinance. Councilman Neighbors so moved that public hearing be scheduled for December 8, 1987, at 7:00 p.m. with the Planning Commission on the zoning ordinance text and map, seconded by Councilman Crawford and carried. Mr. McKeever stated the Town Offices would be closed November 26 and 27 in observance of Thanksgiving. Mr. McKeever requested an Executive Session on a legal matter. At 6:45 p.m. Councilman Neblett made a motion that Council go into Executive Session on legal matters in accordance with 2.1-344 (A6), seconded by Councilman Neighbors and carried. At 7:03 p.m. Council returned to regular session on motion made by Councilman Neblett, seconded by Councilman Neighbors and carried. Mayor Hancock advised that as published, now was the time and place for the public hearing scheduled to gather citizen input into the proposed sewer pre-treatment PUBLIC ordinance. The pre-treatment is mandatory for Peppers Ferry. HEARING/ PEPPERS Mr. Charlie Maus, Executive Director of Peppers Ferry, advised this ordinance FERRY came about as a federal regulation that is being imposed upon all discharges that PRE- 11,, treatment'ave municipal waste in their systems. It is a regulatory system that has two pur- poses, one being that at the local level it provides levels of protection to the treatment plant itself. Every industry of a certain type and certain size will have to meet the same levels of treatment. Periodic monitoring of the waste by the owner and by the municipality is mandatory and is monitored by Peppers Ferry and Peppers Ferry is monitored by the EPA and State Water Control Board. It is supposed to be in place by July, 1988. Mr. Maus is currently working up costs whereby they can do the monitoring for us. Mr. McKeever advised that all industries in the Town as well as all restaurants were in .receipt of a summary of the ordinance. No one from the public spoke for or against this ordinance. Mr. Terwilliger advised that ordinance would be adopted at the next meeting of Council. At 7:09 p.m. Councilman Neblett made a motion that Council adjourn, seconded 8302 November 17, 1987 by Councilman Glenn and carried. ATTEST.; ~,~ G . ~~~.u-~~ Clerk of Council APPROVED: G~ " G Mayor 1