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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-7861'73 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held April 4, 1978 at 4:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliff, presiding. Councilmen: John A. Johnston, Blair B. Brockmeyer, William A. House, Bob J. Clark, C. William Hickam, Jr., Arthur L. Meadows, Andrew L. Graham, Jr ., James M. Neblett, Jr. Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Visitors: Jane Graham, WPUV Radio Station J. R. Schrader, The Southwest Times George Bratton, Howard Sadler, Alex Rygas The invocation was given by Councilman Neblett. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 21, 1978 were approved as recorded. Howard Sadler and Alex Rygas appeared before Council and re- quested that consideration be given to the installation of lights for the tennis courts and basketball courts on West Main Street behind the County Administration Building. These courts are operated by the Town Recreation Department, and Mr. Sadler suggested that the lights when installed be turned on at dusk and turned off around ten or ten-thirty o'clock in the evening, to be left off on Saturday nights, but turned back on REQ. FOR on Sunday nights from May through September. LIGHTS AT Councilman Clark stated this would be discussed with the Recreation TENNIS & BASKET- BALL CTS. Committee to see if this was a f easible plan. Council discussed the REF . TO REC. COMM. request at length and again the subject of County residents enjoying the services as provided by the Town's Recreation Program was discussed. Councilman Clark moved that the request presented be ref erred to the Recreation Committee, with a look at a report that was developed several years ago with regard to the cost of installing lights at these courts, and bring it up todate for a report to Council. Motion was seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried. Councilman Hickam had no report. Councilman Hickam stated that MEETING WITH as a result of the recent meeting with State Highway Department officials, HIGHWAY a "NO U TURN" sign would be placed at the crossover at Pleasant Hill Drive OFFICIALS RE: NO U TURPdand Route 11 and the State Highway would place a "U TURN" sign for a AT CLINIC crossover just outside the corporate limits, in an effort to establish a 6.14 April 4, 1978 safer flow of traffic of vehicles leaving the Emergency entrance to the Hospital and also the Clinic, and returning to downtown Pulaski. Councilman Graham had no report. Councilman Brockmeyer had no report. Councilman Johnston stated he had no report other than the Land and Buildings Committee is studying several matters bef ore it; however, there was one matter the Committee had considered and would like, Council action at this meeting and that was a request from Robert P. Whitman, who leases a small tract of land at Loving Field for mowing purposes and he now desires to plant this 16 acre tract in corn and follow next year with a_:amall grain and grass R.P.WHITMAN mixture. Town Manager Marshall stated it was his recommendation that ALLOWED TO PLANT 16 Mr. Whitman be allowed to do this under the terms of his present ACRES AT LOVING FIELD lease from the Town, and that it would greatly enhance the fertility of the land. Councilman Johnston so moved, and suggested that a letter be written to Mr. Whitman advising him of Council's approval. Motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried on the following vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye Willia m 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, Jr. - aye Councilman House stated he had no Committee report, but that the Town has been awarded a Grant for upgrading substandard housing, MEETING WITH and it was his suggestion that Council meet with the Housing Authority HOUSING AUTY. TO ASCERTAIN and bring this matter up todate. Councilman House moved that the Mayor STATUS OF SUB- STANDARD HOUSING contact the Chairman of the Housing Authority and set a meeting to PROGRAM discuss this matter. Motion was seconded and carried. Councilman Clark had no report. Mr. Clark stated the softball PARKS IN GOOD fields are in good shape. A discussion followed relative to SHAPE - VANDALISM DISCUSSED vandalism in the Recreation properties of the Town. Councilman Meadows had no report. Mr. Meadows stated the Committee had met and discussed several ordinances, but that the Committee is waiting for more information on the Dog Control Law. ORDINANCE COMM. REPORT - Mr. Meadows asked Town Attorney Moore if the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance was ready for presentation. April 4, 1978 ~'~ Councilman Meadows moved that an Ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 21-89.1 through 21-89.15 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, to establish a program, plan, proper measurers, standards, specifications and procedures to prevent, control or reduce Soil Erosion and Sedimentation within the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, and to provide for Land DisturbyngE:Permit, fees and penalty for violation of the Ordinance; to further incorporate by ref erence a EROSION & SEDIMENT Town Handbook and certain minimum State requirements, be placed on CONTROL ORD. PLACED ON First Reading. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hickam. FIRST READING At 4:55 P. M. Councilman Brockmeyer left the meeting. 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, Jr. - aye Council discussed briefly a Dog Leash Law and some method of obtaining the consensus of the Town citizens relative to such a leash law, and Councilman Hickam moved that the Principal or the Pulaski GOVT .CLASS High School Government Class be contacted to see if they would be RE: STRAW POLL ON interested in conducting a "straw poll" at the May 2nd Town election DOG LEASH LAW on this subject for the Council. Motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried on the following vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - No Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - absent Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - No James M. Neblett, Jr.- No Councilman Neblett had no report. Mayor Ratcliff reported that the New River Airport Commission TREES BEING is making Some progress in getting the trees removed from the slide REMOVED FROM APPROACH approach at the airport, a matter which has been pending for some AT NRVAIRPORT time. Town Attorney Moore advised Council of having received a letter from Byron Shankman, Attorney for Bascom Hopkins, the present owner of the property of Tom's Drive-In, in which Letter it was staffed that the owners and lessee now desire to finish the expansion of the Drive-In PUB. HEARING Property. Mr. Moore advised that Council would recall that a petition WITH PLANNING COMM.TO BE had been presented to Council in April of 1976 for resoning of this HELD ON TOM'S DRIVE-IN REZONING REQUEST ~1 ! V April 4, 1978 property in order to carry out the expansion of the business, and after holding the required public hearings, Council took the matter under advisement, but no further action has been taken in the matter. Mr. Moore suggested that the Town Council hold a joint JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON Public Hearing with the Town Planning Commission. TOM'S DRIVE-IN REZONING REQUEST Councilman Hickam moved that a joint Public Hearing be held with t the Town Planning Commission on May 16, 1978 at 7:00 P. M. on the request for rezoning of Tom's Drive-In property from R-2 to B-2 Classification. Motion was seconded by Councilman Cla rk, and carried on the following vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - absent Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett, Jr. aye Town Manager Marshall reported the Town is in the process of TWO PUB. submitting a preapplication to the U. S. Department of Housing HEARINGS NEC. ON MT. OLIVET and Urban Development for funds through the Community Development WATER DISTRIB•Block Grant Program for construction of the Mt. Olivet water distribu- SYSTEM GRANT tion system, and it will be necessary that two public hearing must be held to obtain the views of the citizens of the Town: One by the Town Planning Commission and the other by the Town Council. Mr. Marshall stated it was hoped Council could hold its public hearing on the first meeting of Council in May. As the first meeting of Town Council in May falls on Election ELECTION MAY Day, May 2, 1978, Councilman Graham moved that the regular meeting 2ND _ COUNCIL day of May 2nd be changed to May 3, 1978 at 4:00 P. M. Motion MEETING CHANG- ED TO MAY 3RD was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried. Councilman Clark moved that a public hearing be scheduled for May 3, 1978 at 4:00 P. M. on the preapplication for funds for the PUBLIC HEARING construction of the Mt. Oli vet water distribution system. Motion MAY 3RD ON MT. OLIVET WATER was seconded by Councilman House, and carried on the following vote: GRANT C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - absent Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett, Jr.- aye April 4, 1978 617' Town Manager Marshall stated there is a loading zone problem on East Main Street and the Town Engineer's office is in the process of STREET preparing maps of same. Mr. Marshall asked that the matter be referred DEPT . TO LOOK AT to the Street Committee in order that a report and recommendation can E.MAIN ST. LOADING be made to the Council. ZONE PROBLEM Councilman Johnston so moved, seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried, that the matter be ref erred to the Street Committee. Town Manager Marshall reported that a rezoning request had been received from Cecil Breedlove to have rezoned from R-2 to B-2 Lots 46 and C.BREEDLOVE BONING REQ. 47 in the Gemmell Subdivision. Mr. Marshall stated this is in the same REF .TO PLANNING area where the Council is presently considering the request for closing of COMM. TO BE HEARD Gemmell Avenue and a request from Claremont Corporation and T. J. McCarthy, WITH OTHER REQUESTS IN Jr. for rezoning, and suggested that the request of Mr. Breedlove also be AREA referred to the Town Planning Commission for a public hearing and recommendation to the Council. Councilman Neblett moved that the Breedlove request for rezoning be referred to the Town Planning Commission for hearing and recommendation. Motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows, and carried on the following vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House = aye Andrew L. Graham, Jr. - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - absent Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett, Jr. - aye Town Manager Marshall reported that a request had been received PUBLIC HEARING from Geneva J. Sheppard for permission to place a mobile home on TO BE HELD ON SHEPPARD Lots 7, 8 and 9 on Crescent Street, and recommended. it follow the usual MOBILE HOME REQUEST procedures for application of this type. Councilman Graham moved that a public h=_aring be scheduled on the application of Geneva Sheppard for placing a mobile home on Crescent Street. Motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried. At 5:35 P. M. Councilman Clark moved that Council adjourn. Motion ADJOURNMENT was seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried. APPRO ED: ~, %~ - ~ ~ ,L_f', ' ,Mayor Ratcliff G AT ST: Clerk Council