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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-20-76e„ ~ ~J ~ 1`. CJY Minutes of the regular meeting of the Pulaski Town Council held July 20, 1976 at 7:00 P. M. in the Council Chamber in the Municipal Building. There were present: Mayor Raymond F. Ratcliff, presiding. Councilmen: Blair B. Brockmeyer, C. William Hickam, Jr. William A. House, Bob J. Clark, Arthur L. Meadows, Andrew L. Graham, James M. Neblett, John A. Johnston Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall Acting Clerk of Council: Becky Plott Town Treasurer: Roger Williams Visitors: J. R. Schrader, Jane Graham, Ernest Draper, Mr. Huddle and Mr. Eversole The invocation was given by Councilman House. The minutes of the June 15, June 22, June 29 and July 1, 1976 meetings were approved as recorded. Mayor Ratcliff recognized Mr. Huddle, who was at the meeting in the interest of the rezoning of South Washington Avenue. He NO FINAL advised Mr. Huddle that due to the hospitalization of Town Attorney DECISION ON REZONING Moore, and the need for further investigation into the matter, REQ . OF TOM' S DRIVE-IN no action would be taken by Council at this time. The Mayor further advised Mr. Huddle that he would be notified at such time when the matter would be brought up for a final decision. Mayor Ratcliff stated the Council would be glad to hear the public at this time, however, no one spoke. The Mayor moved onto the next item of business which was a special recognition of the retirement of Ernest Draper. A special resolution was pre- pared and read by Town Manager Marshall in honor of Mr. Draper's RESOLUTION & PLAQUE faithful service to the Town of Pulaski for the past 35 years. PRESENTED ERNEST DRAPER Councilman House moved the adoption of the resolution by Council. RETIRED The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, 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 John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Resolution follows on page 5844 j1 July 20, 1976 RESOLUTION On February 19, 1941, Ernest Draper, an unassuming young man, came to work f or the Town of Pulaski as a truck driver in the Street Department. Now, some thirty-five years, five months and twelve days later, he will retire on August 1, 1976, as an employee of the Water Department of the Town. Thirty-five years, five months and twelve days of hard, efficient, and dedicated service to the people of the Town. He deserves his retirement; he has earned it. Many people work for years, retire and are forgotten, but Not Ernest Draper. His loyal and capable services will be missed by Town personnel at all levels of supervision and especially by those with whom and under whom he worked day by day. No day or night was too cold or wet, no snow too deep, nor any emergency too great to prevent him from offering his services to the Town. DRAPER The Council of the Town of Pulaski now wishes to pay its collective tribute to Ernest Draper upon his retirement, and to the type of service he has given to the Town during the years he has RESOLUTION served as one of its employees and public servants. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, meeting in Regular Session on this 20th day of July, 1976, that: The Council congratulates and wishes Godspeed to you upon the occasion of your retirement on August 1, 1976. The Council says to you, Ernest Draper, that it appreciates men like you, it appre- ciates the many "jobs" you have performed and the manner in which you oerf ormed them. Your cooperation with fellow workmen and super- visors has set an example which is to be envied. It is the hope of this Council that your retirement will be full of enjoyment and extend over many years. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Cierk of Council send a suitably prepared copy of this Resolution to Ernest Draper as a token of its appreciation for his exemplary service to the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. Mr. Marshall presented Mr. Draper with a plaque from the Town f or his long time service and many "jobs" he'd perf ormed so well for the Town. ~.; Mayor Ratcliff called for the Committee reports of the Council. Councilman Hickam, Chairman for the Street Committee, reported that he had no reports at this time other than to make known to the COMMITTEE Council that the parking meters are still under consideration. He also REPORTS advised that the Nominating Committee was not listed as a Standing Committee and asked if it should be considered as one for the next two years. The Mayor advised it should as well as the Public and Personnel ~.~'`~'~c1. July 20, 1976 Relations Committee since they have been active for the past year. Also, a list of the Standing Committees appointed by the Mayor for 1976-1978 was passed out and they areas follows: Committee Chairman Committee Members Recreation ~ Clark Brockmeyer,House,Johnston Public Utilities Graham Neblett,Hickam,Johnston Streets Hickam Johnston, House,Clark MAYOR Finance House Graham,Neblett,Meadows PRESENTS Ordinance Meadows Hickam,Clark,House,Brockmeyer STANDING Public Saf ety Neblett Meadows,House,Hickam COMMITTEES Pollution-Sanitation Brockmeyer Neblett,Graham,Clark,Meadows OF COUNCIL Land-Building Johnston. Graham,Meadows,Brockmeyer FOR 1976-78 Parks-Cemetery Public & Personnel Relations House Meadows,Graham,Neblett Representatives of Town on: District planning Commission House Town Planning Commission Meadows Life Saving Committee Ncblett, Recreation Commission Clark Retirement Committee - Meadows New River Valley Airport Comm. C. V. Jackson .Area Agency on Ageing W. dbl. House Councilman Graham had no report but announced the Utilities Committee and Finance Committee would have a joint work session on a water line Tuesday, July. 27,~at 4:00 P. M. Councilman Brockmeyer had no report on the Pollution and Sanitation Committee, but mentioned he had been contacted by Mrs. STREET LIGHT Mahe, 759 Elizabeth Street, as to a need for a~street light. NEEDED ON ELIZABETH ST. Town Manager Marshall stated 'she would need to submit a request to him bef ore action could be taken. Councilman Brockmeyer also stated Mr. Ralph Marshall, 1613 Lee Highway, had contacted him about LEE HWY. poor street conditions which exist in front of his house. Mr. STREET CONDITION Marshall said the street had not been maintained for the past two years and asked if the Town could rectify the situation. Town Manager Marshall said the matter was being looked into and would be corrected. Councilman Johnston had no report. He did, however, comment on attending the Institute of Government at V.P.I. and how helpful it will be to him in the future. Councilman House, Chairman of the Finance Committee, had no report. He did ask that the Town relieve him of his duty as their HOUSE ASKED TO BE RELIEVED representative to the New River Valley Planning District Commission. OF SERVING ON NRVPD COMMISSION u 1 fII LJ July 20, 1976 He stated there was no urgency in finding a replacement. Mayor Ratcliff commended Councilman House for his fine contribution to the Commission and thanked him for his help in this area. Councilman House also recommended that a resolution be written for the Bi-CentenniaL Committee and to the staff of the Town of Pulaski for a job well done on their part for a successful celebration. The motion was seconded by Councilman House, and carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye Willial A. House - aye Andrew L. Graham - 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 Council appoint Becky Plott as temporary Clerk of Council to replace Gladys Dalton while she is on BECKY ~LOTT NAMED vacation. The motion was seconded by Councilman Meadows and carried on ACTING CLERK the following 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 John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman House moved to accept the appointment of the two-year terms of the following Department Heads for July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1978: J. E, Marshall - Town Manager E. L. Early - Director of Public Works H. B. Childress - Chief of Police COUNCIL APPOINTS W. A. Hall - Fire Chief DEPARTMENT Roger Williams - Director of Finance/Treasurer HEADS FOR TWO YEAR Garnett $. Moore - Town Attorney TERM 1976-78 Gladys R. Dalton - Clerk of Council Ned Bane - Director of Parks and Recreation The motion was seconded by Councilman Neblett, and carried on the f ollow- ing 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 John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Councilman Clark noted the need for further study on the cost of repairing the old municipal building. Town Manager Marshall stated the report was almost completed but more inf ormation was needed in re- FURTHER STUDY ON Bards to the cost of heating. REPAIRING OLD MUN. Councilman Meadows, Chairman of the Ordinance Committee, asked BLDG. what were the legal actions to be obeyed at the corner of Washington Avenue and 5th Street as there was a flashing light as well as a painted 1"~~ ~~'~ c_~'~'~ ,~ July 20, 1976 "stop" on the pavement. Town Manager Marshall stated due to a bad 5th & WASH. accident at this intersection, the Chief of Police recommended the AVE. "STOP" SIGN stop being printed on the pavement as well as the use of the light QUESTIONED to further safety precautions. Councilman Meadows also sited the need to clear away growth and underbrush from the corner of Oakhurst Avenue and Peppers Ferry Road. Councilman Meadows noted that the Ordinance Committee met July 19, 1976 with the people from the Cable T~ and heard reports on how they plan to relieve some of the citizen's complaints. Within • TV CABLE 2 to 3 weeks, they. plan to install an answering service in the homes PROGRESS REPORT of "office girls" to receive calls after office hours. They plan to BY MEADOWS of line rebuild 15 miles/at a cost of $100,000 which will take one year to com- plete. They also reported on plans to improve reception of Channel 7 and 10. The Committee,,felt they should give them time to complete their improvements bef ore recommending a rate increase at which time there will be a public hearing. Councilman Neblett, Public Safety Committee, stated his committee will meet later on in the week with the Town Manager and COMM. TO MEET RE: Chief of Police in regards to the Parks and vandalism being done to VANDALISM them. There was no report from Garnett Moore, Town Attorney as he MOORE IN HOSPITAL is hospitalized. Mayor Ratcliff again stated how proud he was of the part the Town of Pulaski played in the Bicentennial celebration and acknowledged the vast amount of work on the part of the Commission as well as the BICENTENNIAL CELEBRAT. Town's staff. He also announced he would be in Richmond, Thursday July 22, for an Executive Committee Meeting of the Virginia Municipal League at which time there would be a discussion on the new legislation being considered. Town Manager Marshall reported on the investigation of the cleanliness and inspection of cab equipment in the Town and reported all to be in good order and operating condition. It was also noted that there POLICE INSPECTION had been only one complaint since January, 1976 and that was in re- ;OF CABS OK gards to the parking of a Blue and White Cab in front of Piggly-Wiggly store Loading groceries instead of pulling into the parking lot. Councilman Hickam noted he too had noticed various times when the cabs could have pulled further off the street and asked that they be advised to do so in the future. ,, Il 1 July 20, 1976 It was reported by Town Manager Marshall that the Planning Commission had made certain recommendations regarding a request from Clyde McMillan to open an alley off Dora Highway. He recommended that this matter be ref erred to the Streets Committee and Town staff for further study. ST. COMM. & TOWN Councilman Graham so moved, and the motion was seconded by Councilman STAFF TO CONSIDER Neblett. T he vote wss recorded as f ollows: REQ ,F OR ALLEY OPENING C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye William A. House - aye OFF DORA HWY. Andrew L. Graham - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye John A. Johnston - aye James M. Neblett - aye Town Manager Marshall brought to the attention of the Council that he had received bids for the construction of the water screen support structure. Bids were as follows: Debusk-Shelor, Inc. $15,060.00; Gallimore, BID FOR Inc. $15,975.00, and H. T. Bowling, Inc. $10,800.00. It was further pointed WATER SCREEN STRUCTURE out that the bids had been reviewed by the Engineering staff and the Town GOES TO H.T.BOWLING Manager recommended that he be authorized by Council to execute the contract $$10,800 in order that the contractor may proceed with the construction. He also pointed 1 out that revenue sharing funds had been designated for the screen, however, the financing source for the support structure had not been resolved. He did, however, recommend that the support structure be paid for from revenue sharing funds. Council in its discussion decided that they would not at this time designate the source of the funds and would resolve that at a later MANAGER TO EXECUTE date. Councilman Neblett moved that the Town Manager be authorized to CONTRACT execute the contract between H, T. Bowling and the Town of Pulaski for the construction of the support structure. Councilman Clark seconded the motion and it was carried on the following recorded vote: C. William Hickam, Jr. - aye Andrew L. Graham - aye Blair B. Brockmeyer - aye John A. Johnston - aye William A. House - aye Bob J. Clark - aye Arthur L. Meadows - aye James M. Neblett - aye Town Manager Marshall stated the Twin Oaks Water system prepared by the Engineering Department has been completed and disbributed to the REPORT ON TWIN members of the Utilities Committee and they hoped to meet within the next OAKS WATER week to discuss the project. He also noted the Engineering Department has SYSTEM EXTENSIODbeen working on the Medallion Drive right-of-way and they now have alI the C---- ,4 ~ n •,, C.'~'..J'~t~~ July 20, 1976 inf ormation together and can soon begin working on the finalization of the project. Due to Mr. Moore being in the hospital, there will not be any final conclusions reached until Mr. Moore is able to complete whatever legal work is necessary. Town Manager Marshall reported the Engineering Department ENGR. is working on the $220,000 grant for sewer extensions and improvements. WORK ON HUD GRANT Mr. Marshall stated there is a great deal of work required in regards $220,000 to property lines and easements and they will have a report as soon as they can gather all the inf ormation required. Town Manager Marshall reported that the Ordinance Committee, several meetings back, requested him to obtain inf ormation on Weed WEED CONTROL Control and old buildings being removed. This he has done and will INF OR NATION have the inf ormation with the Committee as soon as they meet. It was noted from a report from the Police Department that from November 1975 to July 1, 1976, that considerable amount of clean-up had been done by the citizens either by personal contact CLEAN UP BY or through letters sent to them by the Police Department. It was CITIZENS further noted that only 3 cases had to be taken to Court at which time they were convicted. This shows the concern on the part of the citizens for a cleaner city. Town Manager Marshall reported that on September 23, SISTER 1976, the Town would be honored with an official visit from the Town CITY OFFICE TO VISIT Manager of our Sister City of Ashburton, New Zealand. Mr. I. S. PULASKI "Scottie" Watson and his wife will be coming over and visiting with the Town Manager and his wife and then going on to the ICMA Convention in Toronto, Canada. Town Manager Marshall read a letter from Mr. Watson in regards to his visit to the United States. At 7:56 P. M. Councilman Neblett moved that Council adjourn. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brockmeyer, and carried. APPROVED: _ i /~ ATTEST: yor Ratcliff Acting CL rk of Council ~~ ~_~