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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-04-7760'74 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held October 4, 1977 at 4:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliff, presiding. Councilmen: Blair B. Brockmeyer, William A. House, C. William Hickam, Jr., Bob J, Clark, Andrew L. Graham, Jr., John A. Johnston, Arthur L. Meadows, James M. Neblett Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Town Treasurer: Roger Williams Visitors: Jane Graham, WPW Radio Station Ned Bane, Jr., Southwest Times E. V.Davis, Elzie Turman The invocation was given by Councilman Brockmeyer. The minutes of the regular meeting of September 21, 1977 were approved as recorded. At the September 21st meeting Council directed the Town Attorney to prepare an ordinance setting forth the recommendation of the Ordinance Committee for a taxicab rate increase of 15~ in Zone TOWN ATTY. 1, and lOC in each zone thereafter. At this time the Ordinance was PRESENTS ORDINANCE RE: presented to Council and there followed a lengthy discussion con- CHANGE IN TAXICAB RATES cerning the rate increase between members of the Council, and the operators of the Blue and White Cabs, as well as E. V. Davis, the LENGTHY owner and operator of E. V. Davis Cabs. Mr. Turman, owner and DISCUSSION FOLLOWS & TOWN operator of Blue and White Cabs, stated this makes the fare the ATTY. DIRECTED TO PREPARE same in Zone 1 as in Zone 2, which he felt was not fair. Mr. Turman ORDINANCE FOR NEW RATE CHANGES went into more detail the necessity of requesting the rate increase because of the steady increase in the operation costs of the taxicab business, and pointed out that the drivers receive 40% of the gross income taken in by them. Mr. Davis is the owner, operator and driver of his one,. taxicab, and stated he, therefore, had very little overhead expense other than keeping his cab in good condition, and made no request for an increase in the taxicab rates. Mr. Davis stated he felt the increase would reduce business, but he did not want to fight other Cab owners who are faced with overhead problems. October 4, 1977 Vo~S During the discussion on the rate increase Mr. Turman ~, recommended that the rate for Zone 1 remain, but that the rate for the other zones be raised. There was also much discussion relative to going to the meter system to replace the zone system, and it was obvious that Mr. Turman did not favor this change; he stated the zone system had been working very well. Councilman Brockmeyer moved that the matter be ref erred back to the Ordinance Committee. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilman House moved that the suggested taxicab rates be: SUGGEST Zone 1 - $1.10; Zone 2 - $1.20; Zone 3 - $1.35, and Zone 4 - $1.50; NEW CHANGE IN TAXICAB and further that the suggestion of installing meters be studied further. RATES ORDINANCE The motion was seconded by Councilman Hickam, and carried on the f ollow- TO BE PREPARED ing recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman House moved that the Town Attorney be authorized 1 to prepare an ordinance to carry out these rate increases, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - No Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - No John A. Johnston - aye William A. House - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Arthur L. Meadows - No James M. Neblett - aye At this point Town Attorney Moore advised it would be necessary that Council rescind its motion on September 21st - "that Council adopt COUNCIL a resolution to the effect that prior to the asking of another rate RESCINDS PREVIOUS increase, that meters be installed in the taxicabs". ACTION RE: INSTALLATION Councilman House then moved that the motion and vote taken on OF TAXI METERS September 21st that a resolution be adopted requiring that meters be installed in taxicabs bef ore another rate increase be considered, be rescinded. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark,"and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye 60'7 `" October 4, 1977 Mayor Ratcliff called for Committee reports. Councilman Hickam had no report. Councilman Graham had no report. Councilman Brockmeyer had no report. Mr. Brockmeyer POLLUTION & SANITATION called a meeting of the Pollution and Sanitation Committee for COMMITTEE SCHEDULED 5:00 P. M. October 10, 1977. Councilman Johnston had no report. Councilman House moved that the following expenditures be approved from the Revenue Sharing Funds as previously budgeted July 1, 1977: Account ~~4047 - Landfill Seeding & Drainage $ 25,000 APPROVED " ~p4064 - Snow Removal & Ice Control 17,000 PREVIOUSLY " ~~4068 - Street Flusher 19,685 BUDGETED REVENUE The motion was seconded by Councilman Neblett. SHARING FUNDS At this time Councilmen Brockmeyer and. Hickam asked that the Council have some knowledge of these financial transactions bef ore the meeting, as was suggested in the past. Town Manager Marshall stated the Finance Committee had considered these in a meeting just prior to the Council meeting at 4 o'clock and it was their recommendation. The motion carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr., - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett w aye Councilman House also stated the Finance Committee had considered the status of the 1947 motor grader used by the Town and $18,200.00 that because of the age of the equipment it was impossible to get APPROPRIATED FROM repair parts. Also, no provision had been made in the current budget REV . SH .FUNDS F OR PURCHASE f or a replacement. He stated it was the reaction of the Committee OF MOTOR GRADER to ask Council, and so moved, that the sum of $18,200 be appropriated from ReveF~ue Sharing Funds to Revenue Sharing Expenditure Account ~~4071 for the purpose of purchasing a second hand motor grader. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried on the f ollow- ing recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye October 4, 1977 so~~ Councilman House moved that the Council authorize the expenditure of $18,200.00 from Revenue Sharing Funds, as previously adopted, for AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE the second hand grader. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, OF $18,200. FOR MOTOR and carried on the following recorded vote: GRADER C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Clark had no report. ORDINANCE Councilman Meadows had no report. Mr. Meadows asked that the COMM. MEETING SCHEDULED Ordinance Committee meet on October 10, 1977 at 5:15 P. M. Councilman Neblett had no report. Town Attorney Moore had no report. Town Manager Marshall reported that installation of the water REPORT ON system and making the house connections for the entire area in the Twin TWIN OAKS WATER LINE Oaks Subdivision is two-thirds complete. EXTENSION Mr. Marshall reported that work has begin on the supplemental study for the expansion of the Sewage Treatment Plant on the basis of SEWAGE the grant amendment to the Town's 201 Facility Plan. Wiley & Wilson TR. PLT. EXPANSION will be doing the work in the Pulaski Study area and Van Note-Harvey __ SUPPL. . __ STUDY will be doing the work in the Radford Study area, and the estimated WORK BEGUN time to complete Phase I is twelve weeks and for Phase II thirty-six weeks. Mr. Marshall reported that sometime ago a petition was received from the residents of the Mt. OLivet Road for water services, and that the Engineering Department had prepared a cost estimate for the in- MT. OLIVET stallion of the line to provide adequate service within the guidelines REQ.FOR WATER set by the State Health Department, and also a supplemental estimate SERVICE DISCUSSED was made to include the different branch roads that run off from Mt. Olivet Road which was not a part of the original petition. Mr. Marshall stated this had been reviewed with the residents as well as the out-of- town extension policy of the Town, and in view of the initial cost per residence based on the present out-of-town extension policy, suggested to them that it would probably be in their best interest for the Town to attempt to obtain a Community Development Block Grant for the 6"708 October 4, 1977 installation as well as connections. They were also advised that it would probably be approximately March to May of 1978 bef ore the Town would be aware of whether the project would be approved and funded, and they seemed receptive to this plan. Town Manager Marshall reported the Town Planning Commission had approved subdivision plans submitted by Claremont Corporation, which is an extension of Well Street, with the exception and recommendation to the Council regarding the water service in Well Street. Some years ago the Town installed a two inch line in Well TOWN PLANNING Street which serves approximately twenty-nine homes, and Claremont COMMISSION RECOMMENDS Corporation first proposed to extend the two inch line in Well Street TOWN SHARE IN COST OF 6" to serve even more homes on the extension of Well Street. It was WATER LINE IN WELL STREET; felt this would only make a bad matter worse, and Claremong Corporation MATTER REF . TO UTILITIES COMM. then proposed to install a six inch line from Macgill Street extension to Well Street and install afire hydrant proYided the Town would share in the cost at 50%. The Planning Commission recommended to the Council that the Town share in the cost of approximately 270 feet of water line installation to serve the extension of Well Street not to exceed 50%. Councilman Neblett moved that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be accepted, and the Town share in the expense at the rate of 50%. The motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows. Councilman Graham made a substitute motion that the Utilities Committee make afield study and bring back inf ormation and recommenda- tion to the Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Johnston, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye -Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - No John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - No Town Manager Marshall again brought to the attention of UNEMPLOYMENT Council that as of January 1, 1978 the Town would have to participate COMPENSATION TAX 1/1/78 in the Unemployment Compensation Program, and that by November 1, REF . TO PERSONNEL 1977, the Town must advise the Virginia Employment Commission which COMMITTEE option the Town will take - the reimbursable or the contributing 1 method. October 4, 1977 Councilman Hickam moved that the Personnel' Committee study the Unemployment Compensation Tax and recommend which method the Town should take - reimbursable or contributing. The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried. i ~~ Town Manager Marshall stated that the Police Chief is the Town's representative on the New River Valley Alcohol Safety Program, 60'9 NEED ADDL.and they have now asked that some outside person be named. Mr. Marshall REPRESENTA- TIVE ON suggested that Council decide upon a representative and he would advise NRV ALCOHOL SAFETY the people in Blacksburg. PROGRAM Mr. Marshall advised the annual Fire Parade would be held ANNUAL October 13, 1977 at 7:00 P. M. FIRE PARADE At. 5:50 P M. Councilman Clark moved that Council adjourn. ADJOURNMT The motion was seconded by Councilman House, and carried. APPROVED: o ? t ,,;, ~, % ~ -r--' ,, , " Magor?Ratcli~ C AT;f EST ,, ~_ ~ Clerk q~ Council