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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-09-82'7~3~ Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held September 9, 1982, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliffe, presiding. Councilmembers: Alma H. Holston, Ira S. Crawf ord, Andrew L. Graham, Jr.,. C. E. Boyd, Jr ., Earl D. Cabaniss, John A. Johnston Absent: Pauline G. Mitchell and Glen K. Aust Also present: H. R. Coake, Town Manager Gladys R. Dalton, Clerk Garnett S. Moore, Town Attorney Visitors: Dee Lindsey of the Southwest Times John Olver of Olver , Inc . Obel Ratcliffe The invocation was given by Councilman Boyd. WAIVER OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING We, the undersigned, duly elected members of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, hereby waive notice of a Special Meeting of said Council at 7:00 P. M.. .. on the 9th day of September 1982 for the purpose of considering & adontine the User AEreement for the sewer interceptor line from Dublin to the ectaal- ization basin in Fairlawn, and authorizing the filing of an application`#or Grant funds, and any other business that may legally come before the Council. WITNESS our signatures this 9th day of September 19 82. ~~`~'~~ September 9, 1982 Mayor Ratcliffe advised the purpose of the called meeting was to consider and adopt the User Agreement for the sewer inter- ceptor line from Dublin to the equalization basin in Fairlawn and authorizing the filing of an application for Grant Funds, and any other business that may legally come bef ore the Council. Town Attorney Moore presented and read to Council a Resolution relative to a "User Agreement" between the Town of Pulaski and the Town of Dublin, under which the parties have agreed to the terms for their joint use of the Dublin interceptor Line which begins at the Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant to the New River Pump Station, authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute said contract on the part of the Town. Councilman Crawford moved the Resolution accepting the User Agreement be adopted. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Holston and carried on the following vote: John A. Jonston -Aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - Aye Pauline G. Mitchell -Absent Ira S. Crawford -Aye Earl D. Cabaniss -Aye Alma H. Holston -Aye C. E. Boyd, Jr. -Aye Glen K. Aust -Absent RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Town Manager has this day presented to the Council a "User Agreement" between the Town of Pulaski and the Town of Dublin under which the parties have agreed to the terms for their joint use of the Dublin Interceptor line which begins at the Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant to the New River Pump Station; NOW, THEREFORE, BE TI RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in Special Session in this 9th day of September, 1982, that: The of orementioned'User Agreement" this day filed with the Council between the Towns of Pulaski and Dublin, Virginia, for the above stated purposes, BE and the same is hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That Raymond F . Ratcliffe, Ms.yor, shall execute the contract on the part of the Town, and Gladys R. Dalton, its Clerk, shall attest same. That a certified copy of this Resolution be attached to each of two copies of this agreement; that one copy of the Resolution be forwarded to John W. Olver, of Olver Incorporated, and that the other copy be sent to the Town of Dublin, Virginia. ~~~~ USER AGREEMENT DUBLIN INTERCEPTOR (DUBLIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO NEW RIVER PUMP STATION) TOWN OF PULASKI AND TOWN OF DUBLIN August 25, 1982 Revision 1 - August 31, 1982 Revision 2 -September 3, 1982 Revision 3 - September 6, 1982 Revision 4 -September 8, 1982 (Contract presented for adoption) THIS AGREFI~NT, made and entered into this day of September, 1982, by and between the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, party of the first part, and the Town of Dublin,virginia, party of the second part, municipal corporations of the Commonwealth of Virginia, hereinafter referred to as the parties; W I T N E S S E T H T H A T: WHEREAS, the parties hereto agree to construct a project termed the Dub- lin Interceptor, hereinafter defined, to transport wastewater from both of the Towns to the New River Pump Station to be owned and operated by Pepper's Ferry, hereinafter defined; and WHEREAS, the parties have previously agreed by a contract dated March 4, 1951, with the Pulaski County Public Service Authority to allow said Authority to discharge 230,000 gallons per day into the Dublin Interceptor on the receipt of payment of their appropriate share of design, construction, and operation and maintenance costs of the Dublin Interceptor line; and WHEREAS, Pepper's Ferry, with the approvals of the parties hereto, has been designated by the Virginia State Water Control Board and the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a Rrant agent for the Dublin Interceptor; and WHEREAS, Pepper's Ferry has contracted with the firm of Olver Incorpor- ated, Blacksburg, Virginia, to prepare engineering plans and specifications for the Dublin Interceptor line and to oversee its construction; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto, upon the completion of the Dublin Intercep- for line will own said interceptor line in the proportion of Town of Pulaski - 80X, Town of Dublin - 20X; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties hereto to abide by the i)ser Agreement hereinafter defined, with Pepper's Ferry, and to abide by the Rules and Regulations hereinafter defined, of Pepper's Ferry, and to awn, operate and maintain the Dublin Interceptor line in a manner consistent with the overall regional aspects of the Pepper's Ferry project; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of establishing an equitable basis for sharing the costs of design, construction, and operating and maintaining the Dublin Interceptor line, and to provide for methods of determining the costs and requirements for entrance of a Participant hereinafter defined, into this interceptor line at a future date in an equitable manner to the parties; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereta covenant and agree as follows: 1 ARTICLE I Definitions and Warranties Section 1.1. Definitions. The following terms as used in this Agree- ment shall have the following meanings: "Act" shall mean the Virginia Water and Sewer Authorities Act (Chapter 28, Title 15.1, Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended). "Collection Facilities" shall mean any facilities of the parties or a Participant used or to be used in connection with collecting and delivering wastewater to the Dublin Interceptor at the Points of Delivery, including but not limited to collector and interceptor lines, pump stations and force mains. "Construction Costs" shall mean the summary of all costa associated with construction of the Dublin Interceptor including but not limited to engineering design costs, easement costs, construction costs, inspection and construction management costs, accounting, legal and investment banker fees, and construc- tion interest paid by the parties. "Dublin Interceptor" shall mean the gravity interceptor line from the existing Town of Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant to the New River Pump Sta- tion owned by Pepper's Ferry. Total length of this line is approximately 40,000 ` linear feet and is detailed in orange on Exhibit 1 dated July, 1981, attached to this Agreement. "EPA" shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any agency of the United States of America which may succeed to its duties. "Interest Costs" shall mean the sum of all casts associated with financ- ing the Dublin Interceptor by the parties including but not limited to debt service on interim financing, bonds or similar costs incurred by the parties. If a party paid cash far their share of the construction cost, then the in- serest cost for their construction cost contribution shall be determined as follows: A. Determine the average annual prime interest rate from date of initi- ation of construction (notice to proceed) to the time of application by the Participant. Periods of less than a year shall be the average prime interest rate for that period prorated to the period of time less than one year. B. The average annual prime as determined in Paragraph A above shall be applied to the total construction cost incurred by the parties to determine the interest cost with interest compounded annually. "Operation and Maintenance Costs°' shall mean the sum of all costa assoc- iated with the annual operation and maintenance of the Dublin Interceptor in- 2 eluding but not limited to railroad permit fees, general operational and main- tenance costs, and replacement/repair costs. "Participant'' shall mean the local public body expected to deliver wastewater to the Dublin Interceptor which is the Pulaski County Public Service Authority (PCPSA). "PCPSA Agreement" shall mean the Agreement dated March 4, 1981, between the parties and the PCPSA providing access to the Dublin Interceptor for the PCPSA for an initial volume of 230,000 gallons per day with increases allowable if plant capacity available to PCPSA increases at Pepper's Ferry; fees to enter the line to be determined upon entry. "Pepper's Ferry" shall mean the Pepper's Ferry Regional Wastewater Treatment Authority as created pursuant to the Act by Certificate of Incorpora- lion issued by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia on August 8, 1977, and amended on November 20, 1979. "Points of Delivery" shall mean those points for the delivery of waste- water to the Dublin Interceptor as may be agreed upon from time to time by the parties and the Participant delivering or proposing to deliver wastewater at any such point. "Quarterly User Charge" shall mean the charge payable by the party or Participant as determined in accordance with Section 2.6 for the party and Sec- lion 3.4 for the Participant. "Rules and Regulations" shall mean the Rules and Regulations adopted by Pepper's Ferry and the participating jurisdictions of the regional project on March 5, 1981. "user Agreement" shall mean the User Agreement adopted by the partici- paling jurisdictions of the regional project on March 4, 1981. "Water Control Board" shall mean the Virginia State Water Control Board or any agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia which may succeed to its duties. Section 1.2. Representations and Warranties. Each of the parties rep- resents and warrants that it has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, ARTICLE II Ownership/Operation and Maintenance Section 2.1. Ownership Basis. The ownership basis between the parties for the Dublin Interceptor shall be Town of Pulaski - 80X, Town of Dublin - 3 20X.' The parties shall share all expenses relative to design, construction, permitting, and operation, and maintenance, based upon these percentages. Revenues received from Participant's entry fees or other sources shall be shared upon the same percentage basis. Section 2.2. Design and Construction. The design of the Dublin Inter- ceptojr shall be the responsibility of Pepper's Ferry with concurrence for design being received by both parties. As provided in the User Agreement, the following contributions have been made by the respective parties for the design of the interceptor: Town of Pulaski - $29,494.00 Town of Dublin - $ 7,373.50 Upon completion of the design and review of said design by the respec- tive parties and their subsequent approval, Pepper's Ferry shall submit a grant application for construction of the interceptor. Upon approval of the construc- lion grant, Pepper's Ferry shall obtain construction bids and notify the part- ies of their respective shares of the construction coats of the interceptor. Upon approval of such bids by the parties, the State Water Control Board and EPA, end upon receipt from each party of the payment of all costs in excess of those available from grant funds or assurance satisfactory to Pepper's Ferry that such payment will be made on a timely basis, Pepper's Ferry will proceed with Che construction on behalf of the respective parties. Upon completion of construction, verification of construction compliance with plans and specifica- lions, auditing of the respective construction account, the Dublin Interceptor shall'be turned over to the parties to be owned, operated and maintained in the manner set forth herein. Each party shall keep separate and accurate books and recordls according to generally accepted accounting principles for costs in- curred',for design/construction of the interceptor. Section 2.3. Design Basis. The 20-year flows for the Dublin Intercieptor for the parties and the Participant is as follows: Town of Pulaski 2.74 (Million gallons/day) Town of Dublin 0.28 " Pulaski County 0.23 " TOTAL 3.25 " Included in the 20-year flow basis numbers are allowances for non-excessive infiltkation/inflow as follows: Town of Pulaski Town of Dublin PCPSA 1.28 (Million gallons/day) 0.04 " 0 " TOTAL 1.32 " 4 Each party shall maintain and/or upgrade existing and future collection facilities such that the excessive infiltration/inflow as defined and limited above and in the User Agreement, will not be delivered to the Pepper's Ferry Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Participant will be responsible for enforcing construction methods such that no excessive infiltration/inflow is received from said Participant following the completion of newly constructed collection facilities by said Participant, Section 2.4. User Agreement/Rules and Regulations. The parties have signed with Pepper's Ferry, a User Agreement dated March 4, 1981, specifying the requirements of discharge to the regional treatment system owned and oper- ated by Pepper's Ferry, Said User Agreement was also signed by participating jurisdictions of the Pepper's Ferry regional project. Each party shall comply by the requirements of said User Agreement as it pertains to the Dublin Inter- ceptor. The Rules and Regulations of Pepper's Ferry passed on March S, 1981, shall also be enforced by the parties relative to their individual collection systems; said User Agreement/Rules and Regulations also being enforced upon any Participant wishing to connect to the Dublin Interceptor, Section 2.5. Easements and Permits. Easements and permits required for the project, including but not limited to individual land owners, N b W Rail- road, Tennessee-Virginia Gas, Virginia Department of Highways, will be applied for iointly by the parties and co-signed, with permit and easements being paid at 80X -Town of Pulaski and 24X -Town of Dublin. Annual permit fees required for railroad crossings or right-of-way will be sent to the Town of Pulaski for payment with the Town of Dublin contributing their respective share to the Town of Pulaski for final payment to the Railroad. Annual permit fee percentages charged to the parties will change when a Participant connects to the intercep- for line based upon the average daily volume of flow discharged by said Partic- ipant to the average daily flow of the parties. Section 2.6. Operation and Maintenance of Interceptor, The Town of Pulaski shall bear responsibility for operating and maintaining the Dublin Interceptor. Book and recordkeeping procedures following generally accepted accounting principles shall be established by the Town of Pulaski to indicate the actual costs incurred but not limited to labor, overhead on direct labor of 35 percent, accounting, chemicals, supplies, repairs and/or subcontractual work 5 required for operation and maintenance of interceptor line. The Town of Dublin shall remit quarterly to the Town of Pulaski upon proper invoicing their re- spective share (20%) of the total quarterly operation and maintenance cost for the interceptor line. The Town of Dublin reserves the right to review the costs and expenses incurred with respect to the operation and maintenance of the fac- ility. Ouarterly operation and maintenance cost percentages between the parties will change when a Participant connects to the interceptor line based upon the average daily volume of flow discharged by said Participant to the average daily flow of the parties. ARTICLF. III Application For Connection By A Participant Section 3.1. Application, Any Participant wishing to connect directly to the Dublin Interceptor line or whose flow will enter the Dublin Interceptor line at the beginning of said line, must complete an application obtainable from either party which shall indicate as a minimum the following information: .4. Volume of wastewater to be discharged into the interceptor, includ- ing complete engineering basis for determination of said volume. B. Characteristics in detail of said wastewater. C. Completed plans and specifieations if available. If not available at time of application, plans and specifications must be approved by the parties prior to initiation of construction by the Participant. D. Proposed method of metering wastewater, i.e, water meters or flow measurement device. If water meters are chosen or recommended, ver- ification mist be provided that all connections are being properly metered, Desired point of connection to the interceptor must be in- dicated with actual point of connection to be concurred with by the parties. E. Written certification by Pepper's Ferry that the Participant has sufficient capacity at the regional wastewater treatmenC plant must accompany application. Application in.ist be submitted in duplicate to the Town Manager, Town of Pulaski and the Mayor of the Town of Dublin. The parties will respond to the Partilcipant within thirty (30) days of r<?ceipt of the application. The application, connection fee and quarterly operation and maintenance costs as presented in this Agreement pertain only to the Dublin Interceptor as 6 herein defined and are separate from any application, connection fee, or opera- lion and maintenance costs which the Participant would incur from connection to portions of the regional collection facilities owned and operated by the Town of Pulaski which discharge into the Dublin Interceptor. Section 3.2. User Agreement/Rules and Regulations. Any Participant making application for connection directly to the Dublin Interceptor line or whose flow will enter the Dublin Interceptor line at the beginning of said line, must agree in writing to abide by the 1Jser Agreement/Rules and Regula- lions of Pepper's Ferry. Section 3.3. Connection Fee, After application has been received .from Participant and. found to be complete by both parties, t}te connection fee for the Participant shall be determined as follows: Connection Fee = 3~ (Cc + Ic) + Pf Fp = Average Daily Flow from Participant in million gallons per day (MGD) Cc = Construction Cost, both parties Ic = Interest Cost, both parties to date of connection Pf = Processing Fee as follows: a, 0-10,000 gallons/day S2,000 b. 10,001-50,000 gallons/day $3,000 c, 50,001-100,000 gallons/day $5,000 d. 100,001 gallons/day-Up $7,500 The processing fee portion of the connection fee formula only will not apply when a Participant enters the beginning of the Dublin Interceptor via a connec- lion to the portion of the regional collection facilities owned and operated by the Town of Pulaski. This fee shall be payable within 15 days of t}ie date of the invoice from the Town of Pulaski. Revenue received from the connection fee shall be propor- tioned on an 80/207 basis between the Town of Pulaski and the Town of Dublin. The connection fee portion payable to the Town of Dublin shall be remitted to the Town of Dublin quarterly. The Town of Pulaski Engineering Dept. will sup- ervise the actual connection by the Participant to the interceptor line. Wastewater will not be allowed to discharge to the interceptor line from the Participant's collection system until approval by the Town of Pulaski Engineer- ing Dept. Section 3.4, Quarterly Operation and Maintenance Costs. The Partici- pant will be billed a Quarterly tlser Charge for its proportion and share of the operation and maintenance costs, railroad permit fees, and repair costs in- carted for the interceptor line. Payment shall be due within 15 days from the 7 ~ _ __ data of the invoice from the Town of Pulaski. Amounts unpaid within 30 days after the date of the bill shall accrue interest at the rate of 1-1/2% per month, or at a higher rate as the parties may determine, until paid. If balance due is not paid in full within 90 days, the parties reserve the right to term- inate use of the line to the Participant. Section 3.5. Metering. Pepper's Ferry shall provide a meter or accept- able method of flow determination at each Point of Delivery by the Participant to determine and record on a continuing basis the quantity of wastewater de- livered from the Participant's collection systems. If all connections within the collection system receive metered water flow, water meter readings may be accepted in lieu of a continuous meter reading, provided that water meter read- ings are received in tabulated form from the Participant monthly in a manner defined and agreeable to Pepper's Ferry and the parties. Water and/or flow meter readings will be sent monthly to the Town of Pulaski Engineering Dept. no later .than the 15th day of the month following the month of readings by Pepper's Ferry. All provisions of the User Agreement relative to meters and flow measurement shall remain in effect. ARTICLE IV Arbitration Section 4.1. Matters Subject. to Arbitration. All claims, counter- claiims, disputes or other matters between the parties hereto relating to this Agreement which is alleged to involve a monetary claim not to exceed $25,000 (exglusive of interest and costs) shall be determined by an arbitration panel in the manner set forth in this Article. The arbitration panel shall have no authority to consider (except in determining its owns authority to act here- unddr) any matter alleged to involve a monetary claim of more than $25,000 (ex- cluslive of interest and costs). Section 4.2. Initiation of Arbitration. Arbitration shall be initiated by the filing of a written demand by the requesting party with the other party to this Agreement within 15 days after such requesting party has determined thaq an arbitrable dispute exists and cannot be resolved by the parties there- to.~ Such demand shall name the arbitrator for the requesting party. No such demand shall be made if the matter in question has been. barred by the applic- abld statute of limitations. 8 Section 4.3. Selection of Arbitrators. All matters subject to arbitra- tion shall be determined by a panel consisting of an odd number of members. Each party to the dispute shall select one member. If there is an even number of parties to the dispute, the members selected by or for the parties shall select the odd member. If they are unable to agree on the selection of the odd member within 10 days, they shall request the Circuit Court of Pulaski County to select the odd member. Section 4.4. Arbitration Procedure and Award. The arbitration panel shall meet within 10 days after the selection of all of its members. The panel shall select one of its members as chairman who shall preside at al.l meetings. The panel shall determine its own rules of procedure. A11 parties to the dis- pate may be represented by counsel and may present evidence to the panel which shall render its decision promptly. A decision of a majority of the panel shall be binding upon all parties to the dispute and shall not be subject to appeal, and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over any party against which a decision has been made. No decision may be rendered against any person or entity which is not a party to this Agreement. ARTICLF. V Term of Agreement Section 5.1. Initial Term. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect from the date of its execution .for 40 years. Section 5.2. Continuation of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect beyond 40 years of the date of execution until terminated by the parties hereto. ARTICLF. VI Miscellaneous Section 6.1. Amendments. The parties hereto recognize that this Agree- ment may be amended in the future. Section 6.2 Books and Records. Both parties shall keep proper books and records for the construction and operation and maintenance costs of the Dublin Interceptor in accordance with generally,. accepted accounting principles which shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by the other party hereto or through their duly authorized agents. ,, 9 • . i Section 6.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Section 6.4. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other provision hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and their seals to be affixed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written. TOWN PULASKI, V R NIA B ,, Mayor (SEAL) Atte~t: ~: ~~ ~~C ' Clerk TOWN OF DUBLIN, VIRGINIA B Mayor (SEAL) ' Attest: • 1 C1 k 10 E~ • Section. 6.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors anal assigns. Section fi.4. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall he held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other provision hereof. IN WITNESS WHF,REOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and their seals to be affixed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written. TOw"V OF YiILASKI, VIRGINIA (SEAL) Attest: Clerk f (SEAL) Attest: Clerk By Mayor TOWN OF DUBLIN, VIRGINIA By 10 Mayor ~~`~J September 9, 1982 Town Attorney Moore presented a Resolution endorsing and supporting a joint application with the Town of Dublin for a Community Development Block Grant to construct the Dublin interceptor. On motion of Councilwoman Holston, seconded by Council- man Crawf ord, and carried on the following vote, the following Resolution was adopted: John A. Johnston -Aye Pauline G. Mitchell-Absent Earl D. Cabaniss -Aye C . E. Boyd, Jr . -Aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - Aye Ira S. Crawf ord - Aye Alma H. Holston - Aye Glen K. Aust -Absent RESOLUTION RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR JOINT Support for Joing COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION Comm. Dev. Block Grant Applica. WHEREAS, The Town of Pulaski has been and continues to be under direction and mandate by the State Water Control Board and Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade their wastewater treat- ment facility or discontinue the discharge from said facility into Claytor Lake, and WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Pulaski joined the Pepper's Ferry Rgional Wastewater Treatment Authority and intends to abandon its wastewater treatment plant and connect to the Pepper's Ferry Regional Wastewater Treatment System currently under con- struction, via a series of pump stations, force mains, and the Dublin interceptor, and WHEREAS, the Council has entered into an agreement with the Town of Dublin providing for the joint construction of the Dublin intereceptor, and WHEREAS, the Dublin interceptor is an integral part of the Pepper's Ferry Regional Wastewater Treatment System, and will provide an immediate solution to the discharge of the wastewater treatment plant effluent from the Town of Dublin's plant into the ground water of Pulaski County, and WHEREAS, the Dublin interceptor has been disigned and is ready to proceed into the construction phase and has received funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and State Water Control Board in FY 82, with construction to commence in late 1982, and WHEREAS, the Virginia Community Development Block Grant Program provides for the allocation of public funds in the form of grants and aid for the purpose of community improvement, and WHEREAS, the improvement provided by the construction of the Dublin interceptor relative to the health and well-being of the citizens of the Town of Pula ski, Town of Dublin, and Pulaski County will be considerable, and WHEREAS, the Town Council has reviewed and considered the regulations and policies regarding the administration, application, use and accounting of funds under the Community Development Block Grant Program;..., NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Town Council of the Town of Pu]~ski in special session, hereby endorses and supports a joint application with the Town of Dublin for a Community Development Block Grant to construct the Dublin interceptor, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Council is aware of the assurances required to betaken and hereby adopts this resolution certifying that it will comply with and implement the assurances required under Community Development Block Grant 1982, and any 1 September 9, 1982 ""~~QQ ~~ 12 ~1 such amendmentsfliereto, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Pulaski supports and agrees with the decision by the Town of Dublin that the Town of Pulaski shall act as grant applicant for this project, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that H. Ronald Coake, Town Manager of the Town of Pulaski, is hereby authorized alone or in consulta- tion with consultants and engineers employed by the Town of Pulaski and the Town of Dublin, to plan and apply for a Community Development Block Grant, and is hereby authorized to sign, execute and acknow- ledge such documents as may be required. THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council earnestly requests the favorable consideration and the ultimate approval of this joint Community Development Block Grant application to be used for the purposes herein stated above. Town Manager Coake advised that Council should appoint its voting delegate and alternate for the annual Municipal League ANNUAL MUNICI- Conference Business Session. Councilman Cabaniss moved that PAL LEAGUE DELEGATE Raymond F. Ratcliffe be appointed the Town's voting delegate and Andrew L. Graham, Alternate, Motion was seconded by Councilman Boyd, and carried. Town Manager Coake advised that at the last Council meeting a Blue Cross/Blue Shield comprehensive insurance plan for Town employees was discussed, but no action was taken. Mr. Coake suggested that in view of the experience rating which the Town now has, this probably was not the best time to ask for bids. There followed discussion relative to securing more than one bid, and Councilman Graham moved that the Town ask for bids on a comprehen- sive plan. Motion was seconded by Councilwoman Holston, and carried. At 8:05 P.M. Council adjourned. APPROVED: y. yo Ratcliffe ~ ATTEST: Clerk of Council