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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-06-76C„~F ~ f' ~t ',1 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held January 6, 1976 at 4:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building. There were present: ,Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliff, presiding. Councilmen: Arthur L. Meadows, Mason A. Vaughan, Bob J. Clark, C. William Hickam, Jr., Blair B. Brockmeyer, William A. House, James M. Neblett, Andrew L. Graham Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton Town Attorney: Garnett S. Moore Town Treasurer: Roger A. Williams Visitors: Jane Graham, J. R. Schrader, Debbie Hudson Mrs. Mack Wilson, Sr., Mack Wilson, Jr. The invocation was given by Councilman Meadows. The minutes of the regular meeting of December 16, 1975 and special meeting of December 22, 1975 were approved as recorded. Mrs. Mack Wilson and her son, Mack Jr., appeared bef ore Council and requested that the loading zone space in front of Paramount Cleaners, MACK WILSON operated by her husband, be changed to reserved parking. Mrs. Wilson REQ. FOR stated they were continually getting tickets for parking in that space, LADING and her son cited several areas which had been reserved for "professional" ZONE REF. persons. Mrs. Wilson asked that Council act immediately on this request TO STREET inasmuch as this situation has been in existence for several years. COMMITTEE Councilman Brockmeyer moved that the matter be referred to the Street Committee for a report at the next meeting of Council, and that the Police Department be advised not to issue any tickets until the matter is resolved by the Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Clark, and carried on the following recorded vote; C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. Clark - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Hickam withheld his report until Town Attorney Moore was ready to make his report to Council. Councilman Graham reported the Utilities Committee had met and considered the matter of a policy for outside corporate limits UT IL I'~ IES COMM. MEET service for water and sewer. Mr. Graham stated Town Manager Marshall ON POL . FOR OUTSIDE had presented a proposal which would be presented to the residents of CORP. LIMIT SERVICES Twin Oaks subdivision, copy of which was passed out to members of the Council. fi.~"} ~ ~.-~. ~~~"~-~ January 6, 1976 Councilman Graham also reported the design for the screen for REPORT ON the Peak Creek Pumping Station is about complete and Town Manager SCREEN FOR PEAK CREEK Marshall will place an order for same within the next ten days. PUMPING STATION He stated other matters were discussed at this meeting, but no report could be made at this time. Councilman Brockmeyer stated that several months ago Council talked about Consolidation of the Town and County of Pulaski, a_nd he was wondering as to the next step. It was discussed by Council and the consensus was that it must be CONSOLIDATION determined if the other political subdivisions are interested OF GOVERNMENTAL UNITS Db CUSSED,in consolidation, and, if so, an appropriation must be made by APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY IN the political subdivisions for the cost of such a study. Town NEW BUDGET Council would also have to take into consideration an appro- priation for their share of the costs in the new budget for the fiscal year 1976-77. Councilman House moved that Mayor Ratcliff write a letter to the Mayor of Dublin, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Pulaski County and the Mayor of Draper, to see if they are interested in discussing the subject. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Neblett - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Vaughan, Chairman of the Land and Buildings EXECUTIVE Committee, reported his Committee had met, but had no definite SESSION ASKED TO DISCUSS~~ report at this time. Mr. Vaughan asked that Council meet in LEGAL MATTER executive session at the close of the regular session to discuss a real estate matter. Councilman Clark reported he had been getting complaints from residents of Dora Highway regarding the Aust lot where wrecked cars are being stored. Mr .Clark stated this matter COMPLAINTS RE: AUST was discussed by Council sometime ago, but at that time it was WRECKED CAR LOT ON DORA f ound that the wrecked vehicles were only being held there until HWY. TO BE INVESTIGATED an insurance adjuster could make his report and the vehicles then BY TOWN MGR . moved for repairs, but he had been advised recently that parts from wrecked vehicles are being sold from these vehicles. The matter was turned over to Town Manager Marshall for an investi- f- i gation. January 6, 1976 ~~ e t ~q.~ Council discussed the traffic situation existing at Route 99 and STREET COMM. Franklin Avenue, and on motion of Councilman Neblett, seconded by TO RECOMMEND RE: TRAFFIC AT Councilman House, and carried on the following recorded vote, the RT. 99 & FRANKLIN AVENUE matter was referred to the Street Committee for a report at the next meeting of Council: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brookmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye James M. Neblett - aye In answer to Mr. Clark's inquiry as to when the Town would begin USE OF using Central Gym, Town Manager Marshall advised basketball would be CENTRAL GYM scheduled for the gym this month. The use of the gym by other SCHEDULED FOR JANUAR organizations was also discussed. Y Town Attorney Moore presented an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 25-28, dealing with right-of-way widths, alley widths, of Article V of Chapter 25 of the Town Code, as had been authorized by the Council, and on motion of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Councilman Neblett, and carried on the following recorded vote, the following Ordinance was adopted: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew. L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brookmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye James M. Neblett - aye ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT, AS DEALING WITH AMENDED, SECTION 25-28, RIGHT OF WAY R/W WIDTHS, WIDTHS, ALLEY WIDTHS, OF ARTICLE V, ALLEY WIDTHS, CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF ADOPTED PULASKI, VIRGINIA BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on this 6th day of January, 1976, that: Section 25-28, Article V Chapter 25 of the Pulaski Town Code be, and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted as follows: Sec. 25-28. Same - Right of Way widths; alley widths: ALl primary through streets and roadways within or adjacent to subdivisions shall have right of way widths of not less than sixty feet. All Local subdivision streets or roadways serving only property within the subdivisions shall have right of way widths of not less than fifty feet. Buildings shall not be constructed within twenty-five feet of the right of way lines as may exist or as may hereinafter be established on U. S. Route ~kll, Virginia Route ~~99, those sections of Memorial Drive lying within business or industrial zones and within fifty-five feet from the center line of Virginia Route ~~611. Alleys for solely residential use shall be not less than twenty feet in width; alleys solely or partially for business use shall not be less than twenty-f our f eer in width. -!~ ~t.~_~ January 6, 1976 This ordinance amending Chapter 25 shall become effective upon adoption. Town Attorney Moore advised that Council on December 16, 1975 temporarily suspended f or' a period of ninety days, on a trial basis, beginning the 17th day of December, 1975, the necessity of placing coins in the parking meters on the streets and granted two-hour free parking as requested by the Merchants Council, and in order to make this legal, presented to Council an Ordinance covering this fiction of Council. On motion of Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried on the following recorded vote, the following ordinance was adopted upon its reading by Town Attorney Moore: ORDINANCE C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye GRANTING Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye James M. Neblett - aye FREE PARKING ON TRIAL BASIS AN ORDINANCE TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF: SECTIONS 16-28 THROUGH 16-39 OF CHAPTER 16, FOR 90 DAYS ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2 OF THE PULASKI TOWN CODE, PARKING METERS, FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS AND TO ENACT TEMPORARY PROVISIONS FOR PARKING IN LIEU THEREOF FOR SAID NINETY-DAY PERIOD, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in regular session on this 6th day of January, 1976, that: 1. The provision of Chapter 16, Art. II Division 2, Section 16-28 through 16-39 is hereby temporarily suspended for a period of ninety days beginning on the 17th day of December, 1975, to the 15th day of March, 1976. 2. During the period specified above, parking of vehicles shall be allowed in any space along the side of, or next to which is located a parking meter for a period of two hours. 3. If any such vehicle shall remain parked in such parking space beyond the parking limit of two hours, such vehicle shalll be considered as parked over-time. 4. The parking. of a vehicle overtime in any such part of a street along the side of, or next to which is located a parking meter, by the owner, operator, manager, or driver thereof, shall be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance. It shall be un- lawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any such vehicle registered in his name to be parked overtime or beyond the lawful period of time as above provided. 5. Provisions of Section 16-77 of the Code, insofar as they are applicable to giving notice for non-moving traffic violations, the duties of the Town Manager, issuing of warrants if ticket is not paid within the time hjereinafter provided, and payment of all sums to be credited to the general fund of the Town, shall apply to this ordinance. However, notices of violation given under the This ordinance shall become effective upon passage. ordinance may be satisfied by paying $2.50 on each citation, in the police office of the Town or at such place as the Town Manager shall provide within 24 hours of the time said notice was given. 6. There is excepted from the provisions of this ordinance, spaces alongside of or next to meters located on off-street parking lots, and emergency parking of authorized vehicles. January 6, 1976 Town Attorney Moore stated there were several legal matters which he would like to discuss with Council in its executive session. Town Attorney Moore presented legal documents - Notice and 1 NOTICE & APPLICATION FILED WITH CLERK RESOLUTION APPOINTING V IEWERS RE; ~/W LINE OF MONR OE & BROOK AVES. Application, submitted by A. Dow Owens, for closing a portion of Monroe Avenue.,. which appear to be in order, and filed with the Clerk. f .r .~ ~, ~ .--, Mr. Moore stated Council verbally authorized certain persons to be viewers and alternates, and it now appears that thiw will not take care of the situation inasmuch as Brook Avenue will take more of the resident's lot than Monroe Avenue, as cited in the Notice and Application, and it was felt these problems should be resolved. Mr. Owens has been con- tacted and he advises that he will amend his Application and add that portion of Brook Avenue to his original request. Councilman Vaughan moved that a Resolution be adopted amending the resolution of Council and to include that portion of Brook Avenue which may lie in the build- ing line of Mrs. Pearl E. Dehart's property, and set the date of January 20, 1976 at 7:00 P. M., or the closest meeting thereafter, for a public hearing on the matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hickam, and carried on .the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye Mason A. Vaughan - aye James M. Neb],ett - aye T? RCIf'1T TTTT(1T1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA, meeting in regular session on the 6th day of January-, 1976, as follows: WHEREAS, a Petition and Application for the closing of a portion of .Monroe Avenue within the Town has been filed with the Council of the Town by A. Dow Owens, Attorney for Pearl E. DeHart of Pulaski, which is described as follows: 4 ~~~~~~ January 6, 1976 A portion of Monroe Avenue as shown on a plat known as the Pulaski Land and Improvement Company Corrected Plan A, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, in Deed Book 12, page 10, said portion lying in the Town of Pulaski, Va.., by altering the westerly right of way line of Monroe Avenue as showb thereon, so that the westerly right of way line of Monroe Avenue will conform to the right of way line described and established on a plat of City Improvement Corporation of record in the afore- said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 79, page 377, and insofar as the same affects Lots No. 1, 3,5, 7,9 and 11 in Block 56 of the of oresaid map of Pulaski Land and Improvement Company Corrected Plan A, of record in the of oresaid Deed Book 15, page I0; and WHEREAS, it appears that proper notice as required by statute was posted on the 3rd day of December, 1975, in three places in the Town, namely: the Municipal Office, Pulaski Firehouse and the Courthouse of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, and at least ten (10) days have expired since the said posting; and WHEREAS, the Council of said Town,. upon viewing the petition filed herein, and the map showing petitioner's property and adjacent streets thereto, is of the opinion that a portion of Brook Avenue, as well as Monroe Avenue lies within the boundary line of petitioner's property; and that in addition to considering closing RESOLUTION a portion of Monroe Avenue, the Council is of the opinion that consideration should be given to closing that portion of Brook Avenue which is shown to be within the boundary line of petitioner DeHart's property. CONTINUED The Council further finds that the of orementioned petition is in proper order and directs it to be received and filed, and the viewers hereinafter appointed view the described portion of Monroe Avenue as set out in the petition, and that portion of Brook Avenue described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the western boundary line of Monroe Avenue at its intersection with Brook Avenue; thence along the boundary line of Brook Avenue, South 75 deg. 10' East 236.45 feet, more or less; thence North 1 deg. 45' East 40 feet; thence North 75 degs. 10' West to a point in the boundary line of Gateway Drive, following said boundary line to its anterseetion with the west line of Monroe Avenue and thence therewith to the point of Beginning That all other steps necessary be followed to bring this matter properly bef ore the Council for its final consideration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that: (i) The application be received and filed and the description of the street be amended as set out above. (2) Viewers be appointed, as follows: 1. Daniel C. Bell 2. C. C. Jordan 3. W. M, Board Alternates: 1 L _J 1. J. R. Glenn 2. Forest W. Haley January 6, 1976 ~~:~~~~~~' - ~'~~: (3) Such Viewers shall meet and report in writing whether in their opinion any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from vacating and closing the portion of Monroe Avenue and Brook Avenue described, and as requested in said petition and as directed by Council. (4) That the Clerk of Council give written Notice to all landowners affected by the closing of the portion of said Monroe Avenue and Brook Avenue,-and further, that said Clerk of Council give notice by publication of same in the Southwest Times, a RESOLUTION local newspaper, once a week for two consecutive weeks, and that said notice describe the said portion of said streets, and set out therein that the Town may vacate and close the same, and that 4:00 o'clock P. M. in the Council Chambers on the 3rd day of February, 1976, be fixed as the time, place and date upon which the said Council will hold a PUBLIC HEARING upon said closing bef ore it, and that all persons interested may be heard either for or against the closing as requested in said petition and that portion of Brook Avenue. (5) That the said Town Manager and Attorney for the Town do any and all other things necessary for the proper determination of this matter. LETTER Mayor Ratcliff advised that he had received a letter from the FROM MERCHANTS Merchants Council expressing their appreciation for the two-hour free COUNCIL parking for ninety days on a trial basis. Town Manager Marshall gave a brief report on the implementation by the staff on the two-hour free parking on a trial basis plan. Mr. Marshall also reported the design for the screen at Peak Creek pumping station has been completed by the Engineering Department SCREEN and hopefully, will be able to advertise for bids in the not too FOR PEAK CREEK TO distant future for the construction of the intake area on which the BE ADVT. screens will be mounted. Town Manager Marshall also reported the Engineering Department is working on the establishment of the ownership or right-of-way line in R/W LINES the general vicinity of the Jim Dandy Market on East Main Street and AT RT. 99 & FRANKLIN Edgehill Drive, and just bef ore Council's meeting more inf ormation had been received on this. A report would be made to Council as soon as this inf ormation is complete. At. 5:30 P. M. Councilman Vaughan moved that Council go into EXECUTIVE executive session to discuss a real estate and legal matter. The SESSION motion was seconded by Councilman House,and carried. January 6, 1976 At. 6:30 P. M. Councilman Meadows moved, seconded by Councilman Graham that Council return to regular session. Motion was carried. At 6:3I P. M. Mayor Ratcliff declared the Council to again be in regular session and inquired if further business needed to be discussed by the Council. adjournment There being none, Vice-Mayor Vaughan moved, seconded by Councilman Meadows that Council adjourn. Motion carried and Council adjourned at 6:32 P. M. APPROV ~~' .~~ Mayor Ratcliff ~" ATTEST,j i ~ , ~, Clerk of C until